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Take a Family Cruise
Family togetherness, cruise ships, and kids' activities make cruises ideal family vacations. Planning a cruise for your family's next vacation is easy because all the planning is done for parents by the ship's crew. Cruises lend themselves to family time together and children's and parents' time apart. Also, a great learning opportunity for your child.
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Returning from a cruise recently, a three day, fun filled cruise on a ship is ideal for you and your family.
|How does first-rate entertainment, planned activities for children, casino gambling, ample family togetherness, sunbathing, swimming, sumptuous and continual dining opportunities, all right outside your room, sound for your next family vacation?
If this is your type of relaxation, then taking a cruise vacation is definitely for you and your family.
I returned from my first cruise recently, a three day whirlwind of fun and sun on a Carnival "Fun Ship". We departed Miami and arrived in Nassau the next day on a literal "moving city."
Family togetherness, cruise ships, and kids' activities make cruises ideal family vacations. Planning a cruise for your family's next vacation is easy because all the planning is done for parents by the ship's crew. Cruises lend themselves to family time together and children's and parents' time apart. Also, a great learning opportunity for your child.
|This "city" is 855 feet in length and can accommodate 2602 passengers. Crew members on the cruise are ample (920) and will help you with information, beverage procurement, children's needs, shore excursions, and travel information.
The festive atmosphere on this three-day cruise is due to the young crowd (my guess for average age is 35), Carnival's philosophy, and the ship's lively Las Vegas-style decor. Perfect for a family cruise and children.
When at port in Nassau, the cruise offers many shore activities at reasonable prices. Family activities cover interests such as scuba diving, snorkeling, town tours, shopping trips, or a lazy day with the kids at the beach.
|Cruises offer the kids many new experiences. If your children have never seen a seaport, a foreign country, or even the deep blue sea, a cruise will be a real eye-opener.
And, oh, that food! Food is good, ample, and available all day. On the three day cruise there is one formal dinner, but the other nights are causal. All dinners are seven courses and you get to choose your selections from a daily menu. Menus include items that appeal to kids as well as parents.
Take advantage of the free nightly Las Vegas style shows on board and the midnight buffet on deck. Daytime on a cruise abounds with activities, both planned and unplanned for your family. Children will find ample to do while leaving parents to enjoy some alone time. Kids and parents also have activities to do as a family.
I am looking forward to my next cruise and will try a seven-day cruise. One warning, however. There is so much to do and see, you may need another vacation day upon your return home just to recover from your vacation.
It is worth it, though. You will have a blast, get closer to your family without feeling confined, and want to cruise again soon! An excellent way for parents and children to enjoy a vacation.
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For those of you who haven't noticed or who are fortunate enough to live in sunnier climates, it's Autumn and getting cold in London. That means the coats, boots, hats, scarves and woolly jumpers are unearthed from the back of the wardrobes and in my world of food it means my blender once again becomes a much used cooking utensil to make deliciously warming soups.
For a long time I was a big fan of my home-made carrot and orange, and leek and potato soup. They saw me through many a cold evening in rainy Cork while I was at University, and in turn my trusted blender was frequently used. When I moved to London I stupidly left that coveted kitchen utensil in Ireland which then saw it's way into storage along with the rest of the family home. You may wonder why I never bought a new one – London being at the end of the day full of perfectly good blenders. The answer is I should have a good reason, but there is simply no reason, I just never bought one. So along with my shipment of books, bookshelf, hand mixer, teapot and other such like treasures, my blender finally found it's way to London last June.
Enough about blenders and on to the food. My new-found soup, which has taken the place of my Uni soup for now is Butternut squash and sweet potato soup. Now, I know I have previously bemoaned the tediousness that is involved in trying to cut a butternut squash, but I have since found a solution of sorts. While on the train on the way back from a client meeting the other day, my colleague and I got talking about food – as you do. One thing led to another and we ended up discussing the butternut squash cutting techniques. My colleague who has a baby, provided me with a hugely valuable tip. Cut the squash in half or quarters and put it in the oven for half an hour to an hour and hey presto, it's so much easier to cut. I've tried it myself and it works, no more impending casualties every time soup is on the menu.
Thanks to my Sri Lankan founded spice addiction I now add chilli, spice or Tabasco to most of my meals. Adding a bit of curry powder to the cooked onions before adding the chopped squash, potatoes, stock, milk and basil leaves gives the soup a gorgeously spicy kick. It only takes about 20 minutes for the vegetables to soften and then it's time to put the blender into use.
Spices are not something I grew up with, however, I've developed a strong liking for them over the years. I'd never made a curry at home until last week when I thought it was high time to give it a try. The outcome, a pretty damn good – if I may say so myself – Cauliflower and potato curry. It was gorgeously spicy with chopped green chillies and curry powder. Cooked in a tomato sauce and garnished with coriander, a dollop of natural yoghurt and warm Naan bread on the side, it was really delicious.
So my verdict on cold weather food is soups and spicy dishes are guaranteed to heat anyone up on a cold Autumn or Winter day!

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Being a cat lover and mother of 4 cats, I had to get this and I'm glad I did, I would definitely buy it again!
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This was simply fantastic and I have used many a setting powder varying from clay, silica, etc. I did not have makeup slip with their mineral makeup nor did the dread shine appear. Soft, slippery, and you can carefully use a good amount without going white where applied.
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I would buy this again!...and again and again and again! hahaha!
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It's time to add yet another ingredient to my ever growing list of ingredients that break me out. While this powder was okay in the beginning (first couple days), by the third day the Boron Nitride started to give me a rash, clogged pores, and tiny whiteheads. The weird thing is that Boron Nitride is supposed to have anti-bacterial properties. In terms of working as the setting powder it's supposed to be, I really liked it. The silk powder adjusted itself accordingly so that while I wasn't completely oil-free, I wasn't desert-dry either. It also gave me a soft-focus, even airbrushed look when I used it to set my concealer. I guess I'll just have to use silk powder on its own. (I've already ordered some from GOW)
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I have just placed an order for this and the glow powder from Meow Cosmetics, plus some full size blushes and sample eyeshadows. I just wanted to start my review by saying the e-mail/customer help service was quick with information on their products. Also some info on samples, you can get sample sizes of the products for $1 each, and international shipping is $8 normally for samples, but right now Sept 2011 they have free shipping internationally on orders over $30. Will update and revise my rating and review when I actually receive the products. I also have purchased some samples from another US brand called Lucy Minerals that offer very similar products and at the moment have free US domestic and international shipping for any order price/quantity (I ordered 7 sample products). On Lucy Minerals website they have a link to a Polish website with all their foundation colour swatches which helped me out enormously when trying to choose a shade. Their sample packet cost is $1.50 each. Will do a comparison when I receive both :)
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This episode involves a villain referred to as "The Spirit of the Goat", who disguises himself under a black mask. The tone of this story felt like an Alfred Hitchcock film because the villain is shrouded in mystery. When they think that they've killed this murderer, a copycat rears it's ugly head. The victims of "The Goat" are the rich and wealthy firstborns, whom he captures them and then in some form crucifies them; spreading their ligaments upon a plank. The most engaging character in this plot was surprisingly Harvey Bullock played by Donal Logue. I'm growing to really like his character and we get to see a more heroic side to him. An old partner of his named Detective Dix played by Dan Hedaya tells Harvey that there are no heroes but Harvey rushes to the scene of the crime. When they finally bring down "The Goat", a copycat crops up. This is no common copycat but is familiar with the meticulous methods of its original murderer who cuts an opening behind the victim's ear and places a penny inside. Not as menacing as a moth placed in the mouth of the victims like in "Silence of the Lambs", but strange nonetheless. Harvey Bullock picks up on this particular detail and proves he's a more intelligent detective than what we've seen in the past. I'm so use to the egg-headed version of Bullock we know of in "Batman: The Animated Series." So it's refreshing to see Harvey at his best.
The lighter aspect of this episode is Edward Nygma's interaction with Kristin Kringle. I've got this strange empathy for Nygma because he's a genius and yet he is socially awkward. I have a feeling his descent into madness will be quite tragic. And though they make some obvious references to him being The Riddler I enjoy every bit of it, including his coffee mug with the question mark on it. The Penguin keeps himself pretty low key this time considering his violent brush with Maroni. He spends some time with his mother and the relationship is quite strange, like Norman Bates strange.
Meanwhile Renee Montoya and her team are investigating the murder of Oswald Cobblepot and get closer by getting an eye witness that saw Jim Gordon shoot Oswald. They interrogate Barbra and warn her of what's coming to Jim.
Back to the case, Bullock talks to a family of one of the victims and even consults with the therapist. He tries to talk to an older relative but he seems unresponsive and he keeps clenching his fists compulsively. Harvey is hot on the trail of the next crime scene.
Harvey Bullock manages to have another brawl with "The Goat" and wins. He interrogates the man and discovers he suffers from mental illness, just like the prior suspect who dawned the black mask. Harvey realizes that each suspect has no prior history of violence, however, and things just don't add up. Then he notices the man he arrested is clenching his fist. He finally has an epiphany and goes to the therapist and discovers she's the culprit behind "The Goat" killings. She uses hypnotherapy to command the men she wants to act as "The Goat" and them clenching their fist is a subliminal trigger. Despite hypnotherapy being a stretch, it is a nice twist. He takes her into custody simultaneously when Jim Gordon is arrested by Montoya. Jim confesses that he didn't kill Oswald and then Penguin decides to reveal himself in public. Everything implodes at this point.
Overall a great episode! I had a sneak peek into the next episode and it is probably the most intense one of this season. Continue to watch GOTHAM and promising things will come.
Overall Grade: 9/10


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Everton manager David Moyes has admitted he is a big fan of the fact that Tim Cahill has remained so humble despite him joining world football's elite.
Moyes is in town for Everton's Down Under tour and was quick to praise his star midfielder who has been a revelation since joining the Toffees from Millwall in 2004.
"What do I like about Tim Cahill? I like that he is just Tim Cahill," Moyes said.
"Tim is not just a player. For me, it's the man, the person. Since he came to us from Millwall, he has been great for Everton and great for me. He has great maturity.
"As a player he is very effective in both boxes. It is a reason why he is liked by lots of managers, lots of clubs. He has the ability to do that and arrive in the box."
And Moyes added that if the next Tim Cahill was to pop up somewhere in Australia, the Merseyside club will be glad to have him.
"We try to keep tabs on all the best young boys all over the place, whether in Australia or elsewhere. Obviously, Europe is our main shopping window but if there are any more Tim Cahills we will gladly have them," he added.
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Much like the ads, Brand and the Philadelphia 76ers won't sneak up on the NBA this year.
"I think we did sneak up on some teams for a little stretch," coach Maurice Cheeks said. "But at a certain point, they knew we were coming."
The team that shook off an abysmal start last season thanks to a fun and fast-breaking style that propelled it into the postseason has a new roster, new star and new attitude. The Sixers expect to win.
"They want to have that taste again," Cheeks said Thursday. "They want to get back at it. They want to work a little bit harder to do that."
Nattily attired in a suit, Cheeks laughed at suggestions the 76ers could make a Boston-type turnaround and contend for a championship in just one season. The NBA champs are still the team to beat, but the Sixers are now a threat to at least become contenders in the East thanks to the acquisition of Brand, and free agents Kareem Rush, Donyell Marshall, and Theo Ratliff.
Andre Iguodala and Lou Williams earned contract extensions and Cheeks was rewarded with his second extension of the year for taking the Sixers from an 18-30 start to a 40-42 finish.
"I think the players that we've added, and the reason why some of them elected to come our team, are the things we did last year," Cheeks said. "The new players that we have coming on board recognized the way we played."
Cheeks should be an instant hit with the new additions when training camp opens next week in State College, Pa. The affable fourth-year coach wants the Sixers to scrimmage more with the hope of forging some early chemistry rather than always working on tedious drills.
"Each one of them can get accustomed to each other out on the floor," he said. "I'm going to try and play a little more and try and get our players on the same page early on and not try and wait until this game or that game."
The Sixers want to quickly work at weaving Brand into the game plan. They signed him away from the Los Angeles Clippers to a five-year deal worth more than $80 million to transform the emerging franchise into Eastern Conference contenders. He should immediately bolster the frontcourt, and his career numbers of 20.3 points and 10.2 rebounds over nine seasons make him one of only four active players to average a double-double.
Brand played in only eight games last season because of an Achilles' tendon injury, but he has proclaimed himself fit and ready to go.
Cheeks has no concerns about Brand's health or worries that he'll do anything but lift the offense.
"The way any team has any chance of winning is that they're a selfless basketball team," Cheeks said. "I thought that's what our basketball team was last year and I don't think it will be any different this year."
Cheeks also has no plans to abandon the uptempo style of basketball that worked so well in the last quarter of the season and helped the Sixers stretch their first-round playoff loss against Detroit to six games. Brand's arrival should make the 76ers more potent when Andre Miller and the fast break simply aren't clicking.
"You can take the ball to him, bring the ball to him down on the block and let him play," Cheeks said. "Of course, he's probably going to be double-teamed. So if he is double-teamed, it allows other players to have wide-open shots."
The 76ers will likely open camp with a lineup of Miller and Iguodala in the backcourt; Thaddeus Young, Brand and Samuel Dalembert in the frontcourt. Not bad, but not quite Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and the rest of the Celtics.
"To compare us with Boston? C'mon, we have a long way to go," Cheeks said. "We're still trying to reach and see where we can go. That's a long stretch to think we can be the Boston Celtics."
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It was a scenario Dodgers fans dreamed about: Paul Lo Duca delivers a clutch hit during the game-winning rally and Shawn Green squeezes the final out to clinch the National League Division Series. Too bad the champagne flowed in the visitors' clubhouse. Allow me to be the first to say congratulations to the Los Angeles Mets of New York.
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Grady Little has now disabused the baseball world of any notion that his reputation for making terrible pitching decisions is undeserved. Let's hope the McCourts are bright enough to figure out what this means for the Dodgers.
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India overcame a spirited Afghanistan side and came out victorious in their opening match of the T20 World Cup at the Premadasa in Colombo. Chasing India's 159, thanks to a splendid 50 by Kohli, the Afghans went down fighting by 23 runs but not before they gave India some heart-stopping moments along the way.
Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field. India left out Harbhajan Singh and went in with their tried and trusted 7 batsmen and 4 bowler combination.
The wicket was true and had a bit of pace and bounce. The Afghanistan bowlers began well getting a bit of purchase from the wicket. The Zadran brothers, Shapoor and Dawlat were steaming in keeping the Indian openers on the backfoot. Gambhir's misery and poor form continued and he finally played on to a Shapoor delivery, poking outside the off-stump, for just 10. The tall left-armer soon struck a double blow and sent shivers down the Indian dressing room when he got rid of the dangerous Sehwag for 8. India were under pressure. Afghanistan's batting coach Umesh Patwal had said that they would love to be giant-killers. Kohli and Yuvraj took charge. They slowly but surely built the innings. Yuvraj showed everyone that he meant business when he slapped Shapoor Zardan for a six straight over his head. Virat Kohli then smacked Gulbodin Naib for the maximum - the ball crashing into the sightscreen.
The pair added 46 runs for the 3rd wicket in just 36 balls before Karim Sadiq got Yuvraj caught at backward point. Afghanistan were maintaining the pressure. Suresh Raina was dropped on 2 by Nabi - an easy caught and bowled! Kohli decided to take the initiative and danced down the track to Karim Sadiq. Sami at deep mid-wicket dropped a relatively simple chance and pushed the ball across the line for a six. Raina and Kohli made the most of the reprieves. They went after the bowling and kept getting the regular boundaries. Their cause was aided by the poor Afghanistan catching. Virat Kohli reached yet another half-century in international cricket - his fifty came off 38 balls. The Afghanistan fielders finally held onto a catch - Nabi took a skier off Kohli off the bowling of Dawlat Zardan to end a fantastic innings. Raina and Dhoni added a quickfire 34 off 22 balls. The southpaw fell in the final over for a well made 38 off 33 balls. Dhoni hit a six of the last ball to end the innings with a flourish. India ended at 159 for 5 after 20 overs.
Afghanistan made their intentions clear. Mohammad Shahzad went after Zaheer Khan. He tried to hit the first ball out of the park, but only managed a couple over wide long-off.
The openers were going after everything. They wanted to strike the Indians early and they wanted to strike them hard. Shahzad, then, as promised, did a 'Dhoni Helicopter'. He whipped Zaheer Khan over mid wicket for a boundary. Afghanistan meant business but Shahzad was taking a risk too many. Balaji was introduced into the attack and he struck in his first over getting rid of the erratic Shahzad, chancing his arm on one too many an occasion. The captain Nawroz Mangal took the initiative and swept Balaji for a towering six over mid wicket off the last ball of the powerplay. Afghanistan had moved to 52 for 1 after 7 overs and Dhoni was a worried man. He had introduced Rohit Sharma before Ashwin, preserving his leading spinner for the middle-overs. He brought in Yuvraj Singh from the other end and the comeback man struck in his first over - getting one to dart in and striking the Afghanistan captain on the pads. At the half-way mark, Afghanistan had moved to 69 for 2 requiring another 91 from the remaining 10 overs. The situation got to Karim Sadiq and he held out to Gambhir at deep square leg to give Yuvraj his 2nd wicket. His comeback got even better as he got Stanikzai caught by Dhoni off the next ball - two in two for Yuvraj!
Ashwin got rid of Shenwari in the next over and the Afghanistan house was falling like a pack of cards. In the last 5 overs, they had scored 24 runs and lost 3 wickets. Shafiqullah and Nabi added a quickfire 24 before Pathan got the former lbw. Nabi was not going to bow down though - at least not without a fight. He hit Zaheer Khan for a blistering six over extra cover. He had raced to 29 off 14 deliveries. Zaheer went for 16 in the 16th over. Afghanistan required 44 off the last 4. Mohammad Nabi finally held out to Sharma at the long-on boundary and that put an end to Afghanistan's hopes of a miraculous victory. He had made a splendid 31 off 17 deliveries. The Afghanistan innings finally folded up at 136 in 19.3 overs with Balaji picking up 2 wickets in 2 balls. India won by 23 runs but credit must be given to the Afghans for their spirit and the fight they showed. India was given a few scares. Balaji and Yuvraj picked up 3 wickets each. However, Ashwin was the pick of the Indian bowlers with figures of 2 for 20 off his 4 overs. Virat Kohli was adjudged the man of the match for his fantastic half-century with 4 fours and 2 sixes. He displayed a wide array of shots and looked confident and a man possessed at the crease. The Indians will have to sort out their opening issues though, with both Gambhir and Sehwag not getting the starts they once produced on a canter. The bowling needs some firepower as even the strong Indian batting line-up won't be able to produce a score in excess of 180 each time they go out to bat. Afghanistan take on England on the 21st while India play them on the 23rd.
India defy spirited Afghanistan
India overcame a spirited Afghanistan side and came out victorious in their opening match of the T20 World Cup at the Premadasa in Colombo. Chasing India's 159, thanks to a splendid 50 by Kohli, the Afghans went down fighting by 23 runs but not before they gave India some heart-stopping moments along the way.


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Bali Sea Walker – Allows everyone to enjoy the marine life With minimum equipment and minimum fuss!
- After change into your swimsuit,then it's off to sawalker station-it takes only 3 minutes from the beach.
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Andrzej Krauze, best known for his extraordinary illustrations in the Guardian
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Whimsical animals, monsters and demons emerge alongside dancing couples in this exquisite print series. Krauze is a master in producing wry, ironic, and sometimes scary images.
Experimenting with paper and scissors to produce images for an edition of 19 screen prints, these works are a radical departure from Krauze's line drawing style.


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Nanostudio 1.40 Leopard compatibility?
Not sure if Nanostudio 1.40 is meant to run in OSX 10.5.8 but i tried it on a dual core iMac and got the app quit unexpectedly message. This is the Apple error report:
Process: NanoStudio [18471]
Path: /Applications/NanoStudio.app/Contents/MacOS/NanoStudio
Identifier: co.uk.blipinteractive.NanoStudio
Version: ??? (???)
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [105]
Interval Since Last Report: 23007593 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 139548
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 0 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 9
Date/Time: 2013-05-21 13:05:14.363 +0100
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L31a)
Report Version: 6
Anonymous UUID: 98CD48B5-4D4E-41FB-BEBA-45189FB471C5
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0
Dyld Error Message:
unknown required load command 0x80000022
On the Tablet and Phone versions I received a different error window:
It's not a problem for me (as I normally use Snow Leopard) but thought it was worth reporting.
When it was on the distributed on the app store it had to support later OS versions only, so I removed some old stuff. It could easily be due to this. I haven't got time right now to add the old support stuff back in I'm afraid.
Not a problem for me but you may want to change the "Minimum System Requirements" text in the "ReadMe" file. Just a thought.
Yes. NanoStudio is only supported on 10.6+
I just tried this on a friend's laptop running 10.5.8.


text: Information that details what goes on behind the scenes at the Church of Scientology: http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Fishman/time-behar.html This famous 1991 Time Magazine article critical of Scientology reveals how the "Church" is the equivalent of the mafia disguised as a religion. Oppose them and you are fair game for harassment and maybe even a frivolous lawsuit. http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Secrets/index.html Things they don't want you to know. http://www.xenu-city.net/ How they occupy downtown Clearwater, and monitor the area with over 100 different video cameras. http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Cu...ths_and_practices/scientology/opposing_views/ - a large list of Internet sites opposed to the cult.


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If you're getting a new puppy or have already brought the adorable little guy or gal home then chances are you're wondering what you've gotten yourself into. You may be wondering what to expect and what puppy behavior problems might arise. More importantly, you may be planning ahead and learning how to prevent puppy behavior problems – great, we're here to help.
Potential Puppy Behavior Problems
Biting and nipping – Puppies have puppy teeth, also often called milk teeth. These teeth are sharp and can do a lot of damage to hands. As puppies grow and mature, these teeth will fall out and be replaced by adult teeth. It's similar to the teething process that babies go through. So it's natural for puppies to bite and nip.
However, accepting this behavior is a bad idea. If you allow your puppy to bite and chew on your hand, they'll learn that this is okay. To prevent puppy biting and nipping, make it a no no from day one. When your puppy puts their mouth on your hands or someone else's hands, give them a firm no and replace your hand with an appropriate item to chew on. This will quickly teach your puppy what is and isn't appropriate to chew on. Read more on what I like to call "Urge Control" to stop puppy nipping.
Destructive chewing – Puppies and dogs need to chew and they will chew. They'll chew on your furniture. They'll chew on your shoes. They'll chew on your pillows, your cupboards, your dishes and on and on. Because chewing is a natural puppy behavior you have to accept it however, you don't have to accept it when they chew on inappropriate items. Read a technique I teach on how to stop puppies from chewing up the wrong stuff.
A great puppy training tip is to make sure your puppy has a supervised and controlled environment. Give them a secure space to live and play and plenty of toys and appropriate items to chew on. When you find them chewing on something they're not supposed to be chewing on, quickly replace it with an appropriate item. This particular puppy behavior is short lived and once their adult teeth have come in, simply providing them with bones and chew toys will give them the outlet they need.
Barking -Barking is a very common puppy behavior particularly amongst certain breeds. This is also a signal that they're starting to feel attached to their home and are protecting it. It may also be a signal that they need something from you. To curb a dog's tendency to bark, make sure your puppy is getting enough exercise. Exercise will tire them out and they'll be less inclined to bark. Also make sure they have plenty of toys and if the barking persists, pull them away from windows so they don't bark every time someone walks by.
Going to the bathroom inside – Finally, going to the bathroom inside is a puppy behavior that must be modified. Housebreaking is likely the first item on your puppy training list. Decide where you want them to go to the bathroom, learn their body language and schedule, and be consistent with your praise and rewards when they do go to the bathroom outside. Housebreaking your puppy isn't as difficult as it seems and with a few steps you can quickly prevent this puppy behavior.
Puppies are delightful little creatures and the puppy phase of a dog's life is short lived. Take steps to prevent unwanted puppy behaviors but don't forget to enjoy this period in your dog's life. It's a great time to set the foundation for your relationship
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There needs to be clarification on the Java issues. It's clear that we can disable Java in the java control panel itself and/or via the plug-in link.
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Ah! Thank you so very much - this is exactly the answer I was looking for. :)
You can disable the Java plugin in Tools > Add-ons > Plugins if you do not want to use it or are concerned about security issues.
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This weekend I came across a disappointing article from Washington Post columnist Eugene Robsinson. The article was discussing New Jersey governor and possible presidential candidate Chris Christie. And as happens so frequently with public officials who happen to be obese, the article focused entirely on Christie's weight. While the article is awash in obesity-related tropes, there are a few especially grievous (and common) misconceptions that I'd like to highlight.
From the Post:
Whether or not he lets himself be persuaded to run for president, Chris Christie needs to find some way to lose weight. Like everyone else, elected officials perform best when they are in optimal health. Christie obviously is not.
We've said it before, but it's worth repeating: weight ≠ health. Obesity (as defined by body weight) is associated with increased health risks, but by no means are all obese individuals unhealthy. Much of Peter's PhD thesis centred on this issue, and he has written about metabolically healthy obesity at length both here and elsewhere. By the same token, not all lean people are healthy.
Robinson goes on to quote Christie, who recently stated that he is:
"relatively healthy by all objective indicators," but added that "if I weighed less, I'd be healthier."
That may be the case, at least hypothetically – all else being equal, lean individuals tend to be healthier than individuals with obesity. But if a person is already healthy, then there is little or no medical reason for them to attempt to lose weight, especially given that many attempts at weight loss actually result in weight gain. For example, prominent bariatric physician and researcher Arya Sharma (who likes to joke that "the easiest way to gain 25 lbs is to lose 20!") has recently argued:
that, given the rather loose relationship between health and weight, continuing to promote the notion of 'healthy weights' may do more harm than good, as such messaging would simply continue to promote obesity related stereotypes and can potentially set people off on paths of unhealthy weight loss in the firm belief that losing weight is equivalent to improving health.
Robinson goes on to point out the obvious:
You could argue that this is none of my business, but I disagree. Christie's problem with weight ceased being a private matter when he stepped into the public arena — and it's not something you can fail to notice. Obesity is a national epidemic whose costs are measured not just in dollars and cents but also in lives. Christie's weight is as legitimate an issue as the smoking habit that President Obama says he has finally kicked.
This is something that comes up a lot, and it's strange that otherwise smart people make such a horrible leap in logic. Smoking is a behaviour. Obesity is an outcome. It really is that simple.
Aside from obesity, we don't typically demonize people for health outcomes. We don't tend to look down upon people with high blood pressure, or diabetes, or cancer, because we realize that these things are complicated and not completely under an individual's control (For example, we probably all know someone who, despite their best efforts, has been unable to lower their cholesterol of blood pressure).
Similarly, we would not see articles pondering whether a person with type 2 diabetes or peripheral vascular disease should be president. But because we can tell if a person is obese simply by looking at them, and because of the incredible amount of stigma around the issue of obesity, it is a health outcome which is treated as if it were simply a behaviour. Which may explain why articles like Robinson's are all too common whenever an individual with obesity runs for office (you can find links to several articles of this ilk in a Slate piece taking apart Robinson's essay).
Oddly, later in the article Robinson does a 180 and says some things that actually make sense. Mostly.
My intention is not to blame Christie… for his own obesity. Blame is not the point. Christie is just 49 and has four young children; politics aside, I'm sure he wants to be around to share the milestones in their lives. He prides himself on bullheaded determination and speaks often about the need for officials to display leadership. Well, Gov. Christie, lead thyself.
"I weigh too much because I eat too much," [Christie] said after his hospitalization this summer, "and I eat some bad things, too."
If only it were that simple. Yes, the basic arithmetic of calories ingested vs. calories expended is inescapable. But the science of weight control now takes into account the role that genetics might play, along with psychological factors that lie outside our conscious control. There are new options, including gastric surgery, beyond the dieting roller coaster — lose 40 pounds, gain it all back — that Christie says he has been riding for years.
So Robinson seems to understand that obesity is not simply a matter of eating less and moving more, and that it's a complex health outcome which is only partially under a person's control. And yet somehow, he still ends his article thusly:
Today, I'd just like to offer [Christie] a bit of unsolicited, nonpartisan, sincere advice: Eat a salad and take a walk.
So obesity is the result of a complex interaction of multiple factors, and yet it can be cured simply by the odd salad and a leisurely walk? Robinson might want to patent that idea, I'm sure no one has tried it yet…
[Update: The Obesity Society has put out a statement on this recent debate, which I have embedded below. Thanks to Atif Kukaswadia for pointing it out in the comments]


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By David Crow, L.Ac.
There are various types of diffusers on the market with different advantages and disadvantages.
Electric heat and cool air nebulizers can be purchased with timers to produce intermittent diffusion. This reduces the amount of oil consumed, and prevents over-saturation in a room.
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In general, when used properly essential oils are quite safe and highly beneficial. However, because their uses are still relatively unknown, people can and do hurt themselves by using these highly concentrated botanical substances improperly.
There are two exceptions to this rule:
Should accidental ingestion of any significant amount of an essential oil occur, immediately call your local Poison Control Center. Do not induce vomiting. Do not give water if breathing or swallowing is difficult.
Essential oils are very concentrated. Dilute all essential oils before applying to the skin, either in a fatty oil or in water as when used on a compress.
Skin reactivity is becoming more of a problem as synthetic aroma chemicals become more common adulterants in the essential oil industry. A general rule is to never apply more than one to two drops of undiluted oil to the skin. Patch testing is always advisable. For people with sensitive skin, always test a small area with a diluted oil before applying over a larger area. For general non-medical use, avoid essential oils with highly sensitive skin and with any instances of skin allergies, severe inflammation and dermatitis. Pure essential oils are much less dangerous than synthetic aroma chemicals.
Skin reactions are dependent on the type of oil, the concentration of the oil, and the condition of the skin. It is best to check with clients to determine any prior history of skin reactions before using oils, either for dermal or respiratory applications. Old and oxidized oils are more prone to cause reactions, especially rashes.
Refrigerate fatty carrier oils to prevent rancidity. Essential oils generally have a shelf life of one to three years. Some get better with age, such as sandalwood oil, vetiver oil, and patchouli oil. The citrus oils are most prone to degradation and should be used within one year.
Skin reactions to essential oils can take three forms:
Phototoxicity will be much stronger directly after application of the oil and will gradually decrease over an eight to twelve hour period; if higher than normal concentrations are used, it can be longer. Most of the phototoxic oils are also photocarcinogenic. The most common oils which cause phototoxicity are the citruses; bergamot oil is the most reactive. Some citruses are phototoxic if expressed, but not if distilled, such as lemon oil and lime oil. Other oils include marigold oil (tagetes), verbena, and angelica oil.
The best practice is to use proper dilutions, avoid direct exposure to UV rays after application, and avoid the use of citrus oils if exposure will be occurring after treatment.
Measurements/conversions (by volume)
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The best treatment for skin irritation from essential oils is to apply a fatty oil, such as coconut, which will dilute the impact of the essential oils. Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes. If an essential oil gets into the eye, do not rub it. Saturate a cotton ball with milk or vegetable oil and wipe over the area affected. In severe instances, flood the eye area with lukewarm water for fifteen minutes.


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From The Legal Genealogist Blog.
From The Legal Genealogist Blog.
Press Release from Georgia Secretary of State:
|September 13, 2012
Statement from Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp on Public Closure of the State Archives Effective November 1, 2012
The Governor's Office of Planning and Budget has instructed the Office of the Secretary of State to further reduce its budget for AFY13 and FY14 by 3% ($732,626). As it has been for the past two years, these cuts do not eliminate excess in the agency, but require the agency to further reduce services to the citizens of Georgia. As an agency that returns over three times what is appropriated back to the general fund, budget cuts present very challenging decisions. We have tried to protect the services that the agency provides in support of putting people to work, starting small businesses, and providing public safety.
To meet the required cuts, it is with great remorse that I have to announce, effective November 1, 2012, the Georgia State Archives located in Morrow, GA will be closed to the public. The decision to reduce public access to the historical records of this state was not arrived at without great consternation. To my knowledge, Georgia will be the only state in the country that will not have a central location in which the public can visit to research and review the historical records of their government and state. The staff that currently works to catalog, restore, and provide reference to the state of Georgia's permanent historical records will be reduced. The employees that will be let go through this process are assets to the state of Georgia and will be missed.
After November 1st, the public will only be allowed to access the building by appointment; however, the number of appointments could be limited based on the schedule of the remaining employees.
Since FY08, the Office of the Secretary of State has been required to absorb many budget reductions, often above the minimum, while being responsible for more work. I believe that transparency and open access to records are necessary for the public to educate themselves on the issues of our government. I will fight during this legislative session to have this cut restored so the people will have a place to meet, research, and review the historical records of Georgia.
Jared S. Thomas
Press Secretary
Brian P. Kemp, Secretary of State
214 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30330
404-656-4269 phone
404-656-0513 fax
Hurray! He wants to put more records online.
Link to the al.com article here:
BGS has joined forces with genealogy societies and organizations around the country as part of the 1940 U.S. Census Community Project. The initiative aims to publish a free, online searchable name index of the 1940 U.S. Federal Census. This online index will be free forever, offering family history researchers a rich genealogical data set for their ongoing use.
For complete details on how to participate and support BGS, see our 1940 U. S. Census Community Project page.
The Alabama Department of Archives & History (ADAH) is facing potential deep cuts in funding again. See the link below for details on the cuts:
Alabama History at Risk: Can You Help?
If you are a resident of the state of Alabama, please consider contacting your legislator about the proposed budget cuts.
See Times-Journal news article below:
The Birmingham Genealogical Society meets the fourth Saturday of each month (ex. Nov. & Dec.) at the Downtown Birmingham Public Library. Guests are always welcome!
Next meeting: Saturday, September 25th at 2 p.m.; Refreshments at 1:30 p.m.
Meeting Room: Story Castle (2nd Floor of Central Library, Youth Department)
Program Topic: Tour of the Birmingham Public Library Archives
Our program is a tour of the newly renovated BPL Archives! Established in 1975, the Department of Archives and Manuscripts is located in the Linn-Henley Research Library, a part of the Birmingham Public Library system. The department collects government records, business records, maps, photographs, letters, diaries, scrapbooks, and other primary material documenting the history and development of Birmingham, Jefferson County and the surrounding area of Alabama known as the Birmingham District.
The Archives also collects material statewide relating to the Episcopal Church in Alabama, the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama and Jewish history and life in Alabama. The department's holdings include the papers of city and county officials, businesses and business people, politicians, social activists, churches and synagogues, civic groups and study clubs, clergy, artists, writers, musicians, athletes and homemakers. Serving as the archives for the City of Birmingham and for numerous organizations and institutions, the collection contains more than 30,000,000 documents and 400,000 photographs.
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The area served by Dougherty Elementary School defines the Dougherty community in Dublin, California. The school is surrounded by a mix of apartment complexes and single-family homes. Residents and visitors can enjoy a number of parks, including the Alamo Creek Park, the Rancho San Ramon Community Park, and the Dougherty Hills Dog Park.
Asco is located in the northeast corner of Pleasanton, CA. It's also located near Highway 580 and Highway 680. Visitors can shop at the San Francisco Premium Outlets, take in a movie at Regal Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 20 and Imax, relax at the Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Center, or enjoy rides at the Alameda County Fairgrounds.
Downtown Walnut Creek features a free trolley service that transports residents and visitors around the area. Shops, restaurants, nightlife, and cultural destinations abound in this vibrant section of the city, which you can learn all about on the Downtown Heritage Walk, a self-guided cellphone-based walking tour showcasing the area's 165-year history.
The Burbank neighborhood in Hayward, California, offers residents and visitors mostly pleasant weather year-round and quite a few amenities. You'll find a nice selection of fitness centers, libraries, Cannery Park, and a wide assortment of restaurants. La Casita and El Dorado Restaurants feature Mexican food. China Kitchen of Hayward offers authentic Chinese cuisine. Other eateries include West Lake Restaurant, Anna's Family Coffee Shop, and Everett and Jones Barbecue.
Murietta is located in the southwestern section of Riverside County in California. The city's motto, "Gem of the Valley," is featured with a diamond on its official seal. This ethnically-diverse community offers a variety of activities, including golf, youth sports, go-cart racing, a comedy club, a trampoline park, and more.
The Produce and Waterfront neighborhood in Oakland, California offers quite a few amenities to residents and visitors in the area. You'll find plenty of shopping, grocery stores, coffee shops, restaurants, fitness centers, parks, a public library, and entertainment. Some of the restaurants include the contemporary Italian Lungomare, Ginza Japanese Sushi Restaurant, and Josiah's Seafood Restaurant.


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Look, I am ALL for being recognized. I'm not the kind of girl that likes to be ignored. And I'm not one to ignore people. Really. But I think it's time to ignore, or at least TRY to ignore whomever is playing games.
And these games aren't the kind that are really kid friendly. And they certainly aren't games that keep objects safe, either.
Last week, I had posted about the rock that was flung VERY hard from INSIDE my home by unseen force and hands… or people. It whacked the metal of the screen door so hard, that it ricocheted off of the door, hit the wood door, then bounced off of it and landed right at the door way in between the two doors. To read that entry, CLICK HERE.
This morning another strange anomaly has happened. One that has not taken place in several months. The last occurrence in that spot happened somewhere in between Halloween and Thanksgiving of last year (2011).
It was an exact week since the rock incident. The only difference is that today's problem happened this morning. The rock was thrown at around 4:30 in the afternoon of last Thursday.
Basically, this is what transpired in the dining room…
One of my salt/pepper shakers literally "flew" off of it's shelf above the lizard's cage and smashed all over my dining room floor.
There's no conceivable way that this should have happened. If it fell, it would have hit the top of the cage, and bounced off, or have stayed atop the cage.
It was "thrown" off the shelf with so much force on to the floor, that it shattered…. Here we go again. Second thing from there to do that.
The shelf is firmly connected to the wall of the dining room, above my Bearded Dragon's cage. You cannot access the back of the cage and the table that the cage sits on, being that both are right at, or extremely close to the wall.
And like I had already previously stated, the shaker never just tipped or fell over. If so, then it would HAVE TO land on Gobi's cage (40 gal. long tank with screened top). Then from there, it would either come to rest on the top of the cage, or roll off (which is basically impossible with the cage being wide) and then hit the floor. Still, it would have maybe only cracked, but not all out shatter.
The salt shaker hit the wood floor with such a hard force, that it literally shattered in to small pieces. It's as if someone got angry, grabbed the boot-shaped shaker and had thrown the shaker on to the floor very hard in a fit of rage and/or anger.
Thankfully, my kids (and the one child that stayed last night, being he is one of my son's friends) were NOT in the dining room for breakfast when this took place. God only knows what could have happened.


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Investigators were questioning 17 suspects held in Britain in connection with the botched July 21 bomb attacks on London's transit system; authorities released three other suspects detained in raids.
The government said it was trying to extradite from Rome one of the suspected attackers; Italy also arrested two brothers of that suspect.
British police are investigating possible links between the terror cell that killed 52 people when it bombed three Underground trains and a red double-decker bus on July 7, and a second cell that targeted the same transportation system two weeks later but caused no deaths when their bombs failed to fully explode.
Police say the four suicide bombers who carried out the July 7 attacks are all dead. And they believe they have arrested all the failed July 21 bombers.
On Tuesday, Underground officials restored full service on the Hammersmith and City line and the District line, which were partially shut down after the July 7 bombing at Edgware Road station.
Two other lines remain closed or suspended. Officials say they hope to reopen the closed stretches of the bombed Piccadilly line later this week but do not know when full service will resume on the targeted Circle line.
British Transport Police continued its highly visible policing operation across the capital's subway system and overland rail network on Tuesday, spokesman Simon Lubin said. Officers in bright yellow jackets were posted outside many stations, although the police presence was not as strong as on Thursday, when a massive force patrolled the network exactly three weeks after the first attacks and one week after the second attempt.
Home Office minister Hazel Blears also planned the first in a series of meetings with representatives of Britain's Muslim community amid increasing complaints that young Muslims were being targeted by police in stop-and-search operations.
"Just picking people up on the basis that they are Muslim is never going to get the results that we want," Blears told the British Broadcasting Corporation's Radio 4 on Tuesday, reversing her earlier support for the controversial police initiative.
"Tackling terrorism is absolutely dependent on the confidence of these communities to feel that they can come forward, give information and be part of the fight against this threat."
Meanwhile, Britain is also "pursuing extradition" of Hamdi Issac, one of the four suspected July 21 attackers who is being held by police in Rome, Blears said.
Issac was charged Monday in Italy with association with the aim of international terrorism and possessing false documents, his lawyer Antonietta Sonnessa said. She raised the possibility that investigations in Italy against Issac could hold up his extradition. "One cannot possibly define the timing of the extradition process," she told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
But Italian police said he would soon be extradited to Britain, and Blears told British Broadcasting Corp. radio that "it's my understanding that there are no domestic charges" against Issac that might delay his extradition.
Carlo De Stefano, head of Italy's anti-terror police, said the investigation so far indicated that Issac was "part of a loosely knit group rather than a well-structured group."
De Stefano did not say whether he thought Issac's cell had ties to the earlier bombers. Italian media have reported that Issac said the group was not linked to either the July 7 attackers or the al-Qaida network.
Sonnessa told Britain's ITV News the plot was put together the day before, "in a meeting with this group of friends."
Italian police have also arrested two of Issac's brothers who live in Italy: Remzi Issac, in whose apartment the suspect was hiding; and Fati Issac, picked up Sunday in the northern industrial city of Brescia and accused of destroying or hiding documents sought by investigators.


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The vast Cheese Cake Factory empire is expanding…to Asian food! Knowing the type of financial backing that must come from the Cheese Cake Factory, my expectations for Rock Sugar Pan Asian Kitchen were high.
Despite being located in a mall, the décor is somewhat remnant of a temple. Describing the restaurant as ornate is an understatement. Huge pillars line the entrance to an outside patio where diners can sit and enjoy a drink over a fire before dinner. The interior is even more spectacular with 30-foot ceilings and walls filled with Asian art. Small cabanas on the left and right of the room allow for a more private dining experience. An outdoor patio shows you the rather loud and unattractive Santa Monica Blvd, so I would opt for sitting inside.
The menu has changed more than once since the restaurant has opened but it feels as though they've finally got their groove. The cuisines of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and India are definitely tweaked slightly to meet the demanding needs of the American consumer, but without losing all authenticity.
Crispy chicken samosas are a great way to start the meal and come with a cilantro dipping sauce. I don't particularly care for cilantro but I still loved these and the sauce. An interesting sesame cracker with a sweet, spicy dipping sauce is brought to the table in lieu of bread and are hard not to finish.
The Nyonnoya Seafood Laksa is the first laksa I ever tasted so although I may not be an expert on the dish, I really loved it. I reminded me of a curry but with thick noodles.
The ginger soy black god was the perfect mild, flaky fish.
Topped with mushrooms, bok choy and tofu, it was different from the typical Miso Cod that seems to be on every other restaurants menu.
Noodle dishes are always a plus with me, especially when they are served with fresh shrimp and calamari. These were special.
This is a fun place to go and try different types of cuisine. The menu is so large that it would take weeks to try everything, and most things are really great.
Rock Sugar Pan Asian Kitchen 10250 Santa Monica Blvd (310) 552-9988


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Windows Azure Endpoints – Overview
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You ever have those days where you wake up, look around, and wonder how you got where are? Or better yet, what the heck you're doing there? This pretty much sums up the last 6 months or so of my career. I have recently realized that I've been doing so much Windows Azure evangelizing (both internally and externally) as well working on actual projects and potential projects that I haven't written a single technical blog post in almost 5 months (since my Azure App Fabric Management Service piece in November).
So I have a digital copy of Tron Legacy running in the background as I sit down to write a bit on something that I have found confusing. And judging by the questions I've been seeing on the MSDN forums, I'm likely not alone. So I thought I'd share my findings about Windows Azure Endpoints.
For every ending, there is a beginning
Originally, back in the CTP days, Windows Azure did not allow you to connect directly to a worker role. The "disconnected communications" model was pure. The problem with purity is that it's often limiting. So when the platform moved from CTP to its production form in November of '09, they introduced a new concept, internal endpoints.
Before this change, input endpoints were how we declared the ports that web roles would expose indirectly via a load balancer. Now with internal endpoints, we could declare one or more ports on which we could directly access the individual instances of our services. And they would work for ANY type of role.
It was a bit of a game-changer. We were now able to reduce latency by allowing direct communication between roles. It was a nice and necessary addition.
What does internal mean?
The question of "what does internal mean" is something I struggled with. I couldn't find a clear answer for if internal endpoints could be reached from outside of Windows Azure, or more specifically outside of the boundary created by a hosted service.
We're told that when you create a Windows Azure Service, all instances of that service are put on their own branch within the datacenter network to isolate them from other tenants of the datacenter. The Windows Azure load balancer sits in front of this network branch, and handles the routing of all traffic to the input endpoints that have been declared by that service. This is also why the ports your services' input endpoints were configured for (the external facing one) and the port that your service is hosted on (behind the firewall) can be different.
So where does this leave internal endpoints? I ran some tests and I've asked around and unfortunately I was not been able to come to a definitive answer. What appears to be happening is that an internal endpoint is not visible outside of Windows Azure because it's not managed by the load balancer. Therefore the internal endpoints simply aren't visible to anything on the public side of the Azure Load balancer. Even if you know the port number to connect to, the IP addresses assigned to the instances isn't known on the public side of the Azure load balancer.
But is this secure enough?
It turns out that this isn't the end of how the endpoints are secured. I ran across a great blog post on what the Azure Fabric does when it configures the instance VM's. Namely, its configuring the internal firewall.
I really want to salute Michael Washam for his info on the firewall. This wasn't information I would have gone looking in the guest VM for. It's also information I hadn't seen anywhere else. In his post he discusses how the role's firewall is set for restricting access to only the roles and their IP's within a Windows Azure service. Presumably, these settings are automatically managed by the fabric agent as roles are spun up and down during normal service operation.
This would be important because as you recall from earlier, I discussed how each branch of the network is protected. So the firewall configuration compliments this by further ensuring that traffic is restricted. How if we could just apply the same filters to Azure storage services. J
But we're missing here…
But this all has me thinking. There are likely a couple items missing yet. Windows Azure is a PaaS offering. It's supposed to take away the mundane tasks we have to do today and replace them with features/services that do these tasks for us. If so, there's two things missing.
As Michael Washam points out, if you're spinning up internal ports yourself, you have to configure the firewall manually. IMHO, there should be a way to register connections with the Azure Fabric at run-time and have them auto-magically configured. Admittedly, this is a bit of an edge case and not something that's being asked for.
The more important need that I see is one that is illustrated by a recent MSDN article, Load Balancing Private Endpoints on Worker Roles. In his article, Joseph Fultz talks about how they needed a "private" service but also one that's load balanced. The internal endpoints were a perfect solution for privacy, but not load balancing. In Joseph's article, he explains a couple of approaches to creating a load balanced internal service.
These approaches are valid and work well. But having to do this seems to fly in the face of what PaaS solutions are about. I don't want to have to build my own load balanced solution just because I want to keep a service private. Its PaaS, I shouldn't have to do this. To me, this shortcoming is almost as high on the feature list as fixed IP's.
To this end, I have created my own entry in the MyGreatWindowsAzureIdea list. I have proposed being able to flag a load balanced input endpoint as either public or private. If it's public, you get behavior as we see if today. If you flag it as private, then it's accessible only to instances that are within its service boundary.
Learning more
I normally try to make sure I'm adding to the discussion on any topic I cover in my blog. Unfortunately, with this topic I'm not adding anything new as much as aggregating several sources of information that I found scattered around the web. So I figured I'd leave this update with a list of some other sources on Azure Endpoints I recommend.
- Hands on Lab: Using Internal Endpoints for Inter-Role Communication
- Azure Team Blog: New Endpoint Options Enable Additional Application Patterns
- Creating an external facing Azure Worker Role endpoint
- MSDN: Enabling Communication for Role Instances in Windows Azure
- Overloading your web role
Until next time!
PS – It's often asked how many endpoints you can have. The simple answer is that any role can have any of input and internal endpoints up to a maximum of 5 endpoints. Additionally, if you plan on enabling RDP, this will consume one of those endpoints.
Update: My post-script isn't entirely correct (but still works if you just want to keep things simple), so my buddy David did a new post just moments after this that clarifies some additional info about the 5 endpoints per role limitation. He managed to get 50 total endpoints!


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Fighting Back Against President Obama's Gender Identity Insanity
It didn't take long for Mississippi State School Superintendent Carey Wright to fall in line like a good bureaucrat.
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It didn't take long for Mississippi State School Superintendent Carey Wright to fall in line like a good bureaucrat.
Several Republican presidential candidates had a great opportunity over the last two weeks to take the lead on an issue critical to millions of conservatives — federal control over public education.
What explains Republican collaboration in these educational travesties? One possibility is simple ignorance. The leftist education establishment, embodied by USED, is masterful at obfuscating what it's really doing.
High-school students in Jefferson County, Colorado, are outraged about censorship of their history curriculum. In a recent protest, one student carried a sign reading, "Teaching Partial History is a lie." One might conclude that these students are upset over the College Board's recent rewrite of the Advanced Placement U.S. History (APUSH) course, which excludes reams of information about their country that they would have learned under the previous APUSH course.
Between the announcement of the Truman Doctrine in 1947 and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the single most important influence on global politics and American foreign policy was the Cold War.
A dramatic, unilateral change is taking place in the content of the College Board's Advanced Placement U.S. history course. In fall 2014, almost half a million high school sophomores and juniors will learn a version of U.S. history very different from the course of study now in place.
David Coleman, the non-English teacher who wrote the Common Core national English language arts (ELA) standards, is conducting a charm offensive to persuade Christians to embrace the new national standards


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County Government >> Departments >> County Executive >> Executive Department News >> 2015 News Releases >> Dutchess County Ranked 2nd in the Country for Technology Use
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Dutchess County Ranked 2nd in the Country for Technology Use
Poughkeepsie…This year's Digital Counties Survey has once again ranked Dutchess County Government 2nd in the nation for its use of information and communications technology, for counties with population size between 250,000—499,999. The annual survey, conducted by the Center for Digital Government (CDG) and the National Association of Counties (NACo), recognizes the nation's best examples of technology use to improve services and boost efficiencies to better serve residents. Dutchess County is only one of two counties in the country to consistently rank in the nation's top ten for each of the past 12 years.
Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said, "Dutchess County is continuing to develop new and innovative ways to share information with the public using a variety of communication outlets, including email, social media and website applications. We are grateful for the continued recognition for our efforts as we strive to advance our shared services collaborations with our municipal partners and enhance communications to our residents."
"Counties across the country are harnessing technology to enhance services, maximize efficiency and save money," said NACo Executive Director Matthew Chase. "The Digital Counties Survey recognizes county innovation that strengthens communities and builds a stronger America."
The county's award winning survey submission highlighted a number of the citizen engagement initiatives and cost saving measures instituted by the Office of Central & Information Services which have streamlined access to information and resources important to residents.
Among the citizen engagement efforts highlighted in the county's submission:
• Social Media – Dutchess County Government is active on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to inform and engage residents quickly and easily. Additionally, the county's Office of Emergency Management has been a useful resource for inclement weather advisories and updates.
• Dutchess Delivery – Allows residents to subscribe to more than 60 topics of broad ranging topics. Updates are automatically distributed to subscribers via email or in some instances text message.
• ParcelAccess – Enhanced in 2014 with new features that appeal to a broader audience, the public is provided with a wide variety of property data from numerous sources in one online portal, allowing users to conduct address searches, estimate taxes, create maps, measure specific areas, and more. ParcelAccess is the county's most utilized public web application, serving more than 6 million pages to users in 2014.
• Enterprise Content Management (ECM) – This multi-year initiative is transforming Dutchess County from a paper based document environment to one of the few county governments to have a true digital document management environment. As part of this initiative, the county will provide public access to a broad range of county documents and historical records using an online web portal. The first application to be rolled out for the public portal is the Legislative Records Search.
Additionally, the survey submission provided an overview of the county's continuing efforts to promote shared services to reduce the cost of government and increase efficiencies, through PC/server tech services, network services, website and software development, and IT consulting. A number of local municipalities and government entities, including the Arlington Fire District and the towns of Dover and LaGrange, partnered with the Office of Central and Information Services (OCIS) to streamline IT services and deliver information to residents faster and more effectively.
"Last year we partnered with the City of Beacon to develop a newly designed municipal website resulting in streamlined access to information and services. We are thrilled to be able to partner with the towns of Dover and LaGrange and the Arlington Fire District to provide services to their residents more efficiently and at a reduced cost. We look forward to greater shared partnerships in the future," said OCIS Commissioner Tim Mahler.
As part of the shared services partnership with the Arlington Fire District (AFD), OCIS will host the AFD's equipment and servers, provide onsite support services, and redevelop their website. Under the 5-year agreement, OCIS will begin the transition of infrastructure and website redevelopment this year, with plans for a complete takeover beginning January 1, 2016. The agreement will provide AFD taxpayers with an estimated $20,000 annual savings.
"We are encouraged by our partnership with the county to deliver IT services with expected stability and efficiency, from which we project will save our taxpayers money now and in the future. We look forward to the development and launch of a newly designed website to be able to deliver up-to-date and easily accessible information and services to fire district members and the public," said Arlington Fire District Board Chairman James Beretta.
Key features of the Arlington Fire District shared services agreement include:
• Multi-year agreement with the county that provides Arlington Fire District taxpayers with an estimated $20,000 annual savings, compared to current expenses;
• Hosted infrastructure at the Office of Central and Information Services secure Computer Center, eliminating the need for the Arlington Fire District to replace aging servers and network internet equipment;
• On-site operational support;
• Strategic planning services;
• Support at all four fire stations;
• An enhanced website;
• A "Members Only" website component;
• Other IT services as needed to improve operations.
The Town of Dover is engaged in a 3-year shared services agreement which allows the town to choose from a variety of county IT services, including PC support, networking, software development, IT consulting and needs assessments. Through the agreement, Dover can still use its own IT staff for basic operational support, however, they also have the option to consult with OCIS on advanced projects, such as networking and server installation and upgrades.
Town of Dover Supervisor Ryan Courtien said, "We are excited to partner with the County to deliver efficient IT services to residents in the Town of Dover. By maintaining our own IT staff, we can directly monitor issues as they arise while also having the option to consult with the County's OCIS Department for more advanced services and support."
Last year, the City of Beacon partnered with OCIS to launch a newly redesigned municipal website, which is maintained and updated by the city with OCIS providing hosting and maintenance support. The Town of LaGrange will be the second municipality, after the City of Beacon, to have their municipal website redeveloped. As part of the partnership, OCIS will incorporate numerous advanced features not currently available on the town's website. As with the City of Beacon website, the LaGrange website will be hosted and maintained by OCIS at the County's secure computer center, however, municipal staff will have the ability to make edits to the site. Work on the new website has already commenced, and completion is expected by the end of July.
Key features of the new LaGrange website include:
• LaGrangeDelivery – Public Outreach Service that allows residents to receive emails or text messages for information/advisories for topics that they subscribe;
• Public Alerts and Advisories – includes both emergency and non-emergency advisories;
• Consolidated Calendar – featuring both Town of LaGrange and countywide calendar listings;
• Digital Newsletter – Provides news about the Town of LaGrange and what town government is doing to serve its residents through LaGrangeDelivery;
• Integrated Map Directions to Town of LaGrange agencies' locations;
• Incorporation of the new GIS-based InfoAccess mapping application;
• Website feedback survey;
• Language Translation of all web pages – Allows residents to select virtually any language to display web pages;
• Fully "Responsive Design"—Provides optimal viewing on workstations, tablets and smart phones.
Town of LaGrange Supervisor Alan Bell said, "We were very impressed with the work that was done on the City of Beacon website, as well as the full integration with the county's excellent website. It sparked our interest in a shared services partnership with the county. This new website will provide much needed improved access to services and information of interest to town residents and the general public. While we've been following the development closely each step to date, we are all excited about seeing the finished product later this month."
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Australian Boy Julian Cadman Confirmed Dead Following Barcelona Terror
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Australian 7-year-old, Julian Cadman, has been confirmed dead by his family.
The family shared a statement overnight, confirming the boy was among 14 people killed in last week's terror attack in Barcelona.
The little boy's mother, Jumarie Cadman, remains in hospital with what's being described as serious and permanent injuries.
The pair had been in Spain for a wedding, when they took a break from celebrations to do some sight seeing.
The boy's father, Andrew, confirmed his death after arriving in Spain.
The family released the following statement:
Julian was a much loved and adored member of our family. As he was enjoying the sights of Barcelona with his mother, Julian was sadly taken from us. He was so energetic, funny and cheeky, always bringing a smile to our faces. We are so blessed to have had him in our lives and will remember his smiles and hold his memory dear to our hearts.
We would like to thank all those who helped us in searching for Julian. Your kindness was incredible during a difficult time. We also acknowledge we are not the only family to be affected by the events, our prayers and thoughts are with all people affected.
Julian's school, St Barnadette's Catholic Primary in Lalor Park, has also issued a statement:
Julian was a delightful little boy - curious and energetic with a kind and generous heart. He was much loved by his teachers and fellow students. The school community is feeling his loss deeply.
Together with the St Bernadette's community, we pray for Julian's family, particularly his mother Jumarie who was seriously injured in the attack, his father Andrew, and for all those affected by this terrible event.
The Cadman family have requested privacy at this incredibly difficult time and we encourage everyone to honour this request.
Julian, you will be in our hearts always.


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Just More Bull? What Red Bull is Made Of
Wired Magazine Looks at What's In a Can of Red Bull
When I pull the short straw and have to drive back from the mountains--after a long day of fishing or snowboarding--I accomplish the four-hour driving feat with one simple solution: two cans of Diet Red Bull.
Naturally I like to watch my figure while grinding my teeth onward toward sore jaw muscles. And, I always secretly suspected that Red Bull's secret ingredient wasn't all that secret: shitloads of caffeine. Since I am opting for the diet version, I'm pretty sure it's not the sugar high that's got me literally flying high.
Anyway, this article is almost entirely worth it, if only to find out that one ingredient, Taurine, was originally isolated from bull bile, back in 1827. Cool.


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Brian Wilson's 50th Anniversary of Pet Sounds at Tanglewood!February 12, 2016 by Corey A. Edwards
Brian Wilson, legendary cofounder of the Beach Boys, will be live, onstage at Tanglewood, June 19th, 2016, in a 50th anniversary celebration performance of the entire Pet Sounds album, widely regarded as one of the best pop music albums of all time.
Brian Wilson's upcoming performance at Tanglewood will include Beach Boys co-founder, Al Jardine and longtime touring member of the Beach Boys, Blondie Chaplin. The band will be backed by the Boston Pops Orchestra and it is likely that other, classic Beach Boys hits will be performed in addition to the entire Pet Sounds album.
Brian Wilson is no stranger to Tanglewood, having performed here as part of the Beach Boys three times before – but that was in the '80s. Brian Wilson's 50th Anniversary of Pet Sounds concert is his first solo performance at Tanglewood in 30 years – and any performance including Brian Wilson is a rare and wonderful opportunity to see this reclusive musical genius at work.
The Beach Boys' eleventh album, Pet Sounds, was released on May 16 in 1966. The album is considered by many to be the band's very best work and it ranks No. 2 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, second only to The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. Ironically Paul McCartney has said that Pet Sounds heavily influenced the direction and sound of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band!
Pet Sounds was recorded while Brian Wilson was taking a mental health break from touring with The Beach Boys. The making of the album, which includes the hits "Wouldn't it be Nice" and "God Only Knows," was recently brought to the big screen in 2014's "Love & Mercy," starring John Cusack and Paul Dano.
Brian Wilson says this will be the last time he will play the album in its entirety, which explains the rather lengthy but descriptive name for this tour: The Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary Celebration and Final Performance in its Entirety Tour.
Brian Wilson's Pet Sounds at Tanglewood
Sunday, June 19th, 2016, 2:30pm
Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, MA
For tickets and more information: www.bso.org
Tanglewood Lodging
Federal House Inn is less than a quarter hour's drive from Tanglewood and Brian Wilson's 50th Anniversary of Pet Sounds. Whether you're here in the Berkshires for a performance, our area's natural beauty, business, or romance, do yourself a favor and stay at The Federal House Inn. Our central location in lovely South Lee provides easy access to all the Berkshires have to offer, along with our delicious, candlelit breakfasts, and stately amenities. Treat yourself to luxury at Federal House Inn!