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Tonight's the last night. And only a half day tomorrow.
I "checked in" for my flight; checked my shuttle reservations. I need to think about packing, but that shouldn't take too long. I didn't buy too much this trip, so I don't have to figure out how to get everything home without paying for excess weight. That's good.
Let's start with the end of the day. After class ended Kristen and I sat in the class room and just talked for over an hour. Then we went to dinner and talked with Sara and Tina with Connie joining in for awhile. I left a little after 6 to make sure I didn't miss any books I couldn't live without. And I skipped the chocolate cookies that I couldn't resist last night. Kristen, Sara and Tina sat and talked until they had to leave the cafeteria.
We all heard Michael Hait talk about probate records. Thank you Michael for filling in. Inventories are really the best way to really get to know a family who lived in the past. What did they think was important enough to spend money on, or to make or to keep? I really like the inventory book and the interesting items listed in it. Unfortunately, I've just looked through it since I haven't found any inventories during the past year. But this next year is going to be different. Right?!!!
We finished citations this morning and moved on to assessing information. The exercises were good but I would have liked to have another one or two because I realized that I wasn't getting all of the clues from the info presented. After lunch we moved on to gathering the evidence and resolving the conflicts, if there are any. With only two sessions tomorrow morning, I know we'll be busy. And some of the good-byes are going to be difficult. But I hope to see you in Pittsburgh about one year from now.


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This was the opening day of registration for The Iron Butt Rally - 11,000 miles in 11 days. Limited entry (by lottery), it's about 125 or so this year. 67 are newbies. It runs every other year - takes that long to put this together.
These bikes were ridden to the starting/ending point in Missoula MT except I did see two bike trailers (hauling bikes not being hauled by bikes). So, some of these folks already rode from FL, OH, etc to get here. The start is Mon 10am. There is a documentary film crew along this year practicing for their official shoot which will be the 2005 rally.
The registration process was interesting - The paperwork, the witness signatures, the video taping of the list of questions where you acknowledge that you know what you are about to do and are doing so as a responsible, nonwhining adult. Well, that's my take. You know how it is these days with liability. The staff is really wonderful, though.
Every bike gets a thorough tech check, including the fuel cell setup and safety, and a sound check at the muffler. A K12RS (the rider is from Singapore via Phoenix) failed at 107 db, 2 over the limit. He just bought the bike and obviously didn't realize this might occur. We sent him to a local performance shop to repack the Two Brothers muffler, but it turned out to be full and good, so they sent him to the local BMW dealer where they were going to sell him the stock muffler off a used KRS on the floor. He has until 2pm tomorrow to get rechecked and pass. That's when registration closes.

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Hilo, Hawaii: February 9, 2005
Tridandisvami Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja
Yesterday [Vyasa-puja] we discussed guru-tattva. There are so many
speakers present tonight, those who are preaching here and there.
I want them to preach, but first they must learn guru-tattva and all
other tattvas (established philosophical truths). They should learn
all tattvas, and guru-tattva is the backbone of them all.
[Srila Narayana Maharaja then called on several devotees to continue
speaking on the topic of guru-tattva. This took quite some time, and
then Srila Narayana Maharaja spoke:]
What is the duty of a pure disciple towards his god-brothers, gurudeva
and superiors? Should he criticize others or not, and should he be
humble or not? We should not criticize anyone. Always be humble and
try to respect both superiors and inferiors.
Today our time is over. It is 7pm, and now the drama will be performed.
There are so many speakers and I want to give time to them, but I
will speak for at least one minute.
You have been hearing about Srimad-Bhagavatam. If anyone will utter
or hear even one verse, half of a verse, half of a half of one verse,
one word or even one letter of a verse, he may attain krsna-prema.
He will come in the process to attain pure bhakti:
satam prasangam mama virya-samvido
bhavanti hrt-karna-rasayanah kathah
taj-josanad asv apavarga-vartmani
sraddha ratir bhaktir anukramisyati
[In the association of pure devotees, discussion of the pastimes
and activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is very pleasing
and satisfying to the ear and the heart. By cultivating such knowledge
one gradually becomes advanced on the path of liberation, and thereafter
he is freed, and his attraction becomes fixed. Then real devotion
and devotional service begin. (Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.25.25)]
First you will attain sadhana-bhakti, then gradually bhava-bhakti,
and at last prema-bhakti. At that time you will go directly to Goloka
Vrndavana and serve the Divine Couple Sri Sri Radha-Krsna, in the
line of Srila Rupa Gosvami. Try to read, utter and hear hari-katha,
especially from Srimad-Bhagavatam. Srila Vyasadeva and Srila Sukadeva
Gosvami have stated:
nigama-kalpa-taror galitam phalam
suka-mukhad amrta-drava-samyutam
pibata bhagavatam rasam alayam
muhur aho rasika bhuvi bhavukah
[O expert and thoughtful men, relish Srimad-Bhagavatam, the
mature fruit of the desire tree of Vedic literatures. It emanated
from the lips of Sri Sukadeva Gosvami. Therefore this fruit has become
even more tasteful, although its sectarian juice was already relishable
for all, including liberated souls. (Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.1.3)]
There was a fruit in the spiritual world that was full of rasa (nectar).
It had no skin and no seed. It was simply rasa. A parrot from this
world flew there and saw that fruit. He became greedy and wanted to
taste it, so he put his beak into the fruit and said to himself, Very,
very tasteful. Out of greed, he at once picked it up with his
beak and returned to this world, and he has mercifully given the fruit
Srimad-Bhagavatam to the entire world.
Those who are fortunate should go to a rasika (taster of transcendental
mellows) tattva-jna (knower of all truths) Vaisnava and drink this
rasa until they have fainted. Even if you are a liberated soul, you
can drink this transcendental juice.
I wanted to explain these topics more elaborately, but I could not
do so because of a shortage of time.
It will be best if I tell you more. So next year, if Lord Sri Krsna
will arrange it, we can meet here again.
Up until now we have explained only the first verse of Srimad-Bhagavatam:
janmady asya yato nvayad itaratas carthesv abhijïah svarat
tene brahma hrda ya adi-kavaye muhyanti yat surayah
tejo-vari-mrdam yatha vinimayo yatra tri-sargo mrsa
dhamna svena sada nirasta-kuhakam satyam param dhimahi
[O my Lord, Sri Krsna, son of Vasudeva, O all-pervading Personality
of Godhead, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You. I meditate
upon Lord Sri Krsna because He is the Absolute Truth and the primeval
cause of all causes of the creation, sustenance and destruction of
the manifested universes. He is directly and indirectly conscious
of all manifestations, and He is independent because there is no other
cause beyond Him. It is He only who first imparted the Vedic knowledge
unto the heart of Brahmaji, the original living being. By Him even
the great sages and demigods are placed into illusion, as one is bewildered
by the illusory representations of water seen in fire, or land seen
on water. Only because of Him do the material universes, temporarily
manifested by the reactions of the three modes of nature, appear factual,
although they are unreal. I therefore meditate upon Him, Lord Sri
Krsna, who is eternally existent in the transcendental abode, which
is forever free from the illusory representations of the material
world. I meditate upon Him, for He is the Absolute Truth. (Srimad-Bhagavatam
To explain these verses, some selected verses have been given by Srila
Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Srimad Bhagavata-arka-maricimala. Among
these verses, I will try to explain as many as I will have time for
perhaps one, two, three or four.
Lord Sri Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and that fruit,
which Srila Sukadeva Gosvami brought from Goloka Vrndavana, is Lord
Krsna Himself. Krsna is bhagavat-svarupa, the embodiment of Srimad-Bhagavatam.
Srimad-Bhagavatam is the glorification of Krsna, and therefore it
consists simply of rasa. Sri Narada told Srila Vyasadeva, Dont
mix anything when you write Srimad-Bhagavatam. It should be pure rasa.
Krsna Himself is pure rasa.
There are twelve kinds of rasa (transcendental mellow relationships
with Lord Krsn). The five prominent rasas are: santa (neutral), dasya
(servitorship), sakhya (friendship), vatsalya (parental) and madhurya
(conjugal love). The seven secondary rasas are: hasya (comedy), adbhuta
(wonder), karuna (mercy), raudra (anger), bhayanaka (horror) bibhatsa
(shock) and vira (chivalry). All rasas are present in Krsna. Everything
is there.
When Sri Krsna entered the wrestling arena with his brother, Lord
Baladeva, they were each carrying a tusk of the elephant Kuvalayapida.
Some blood was dripping from the tusks and the boys were somewhat
smiling. At that time Kamsa told the very strong wrestlers, Carana,
Mustika and others, Be ready. Krsna should not leave here alive.
You should all combine and kill Him at once. The wrestlers were
very tall, resembling mountains. They were ready to wrestle, and they
tried to pull Krsna and Baladeva into the arena. Lord Krsna told them,
I can only wrestle with boys my age. I cannot wrestle with you.
They replied, You have killed Putana, Agasura and Bakasura.
You always wrestle while cow-herding. We know you. So come on and
wrestle, and in that way we can try to please Maharaja Kamsa.
Then they forcibly pulled Krsna and Baladeva into the arena.
The wives of the Yadus were present in the audience. They saw Krsna,
and they saw that the demons were dragging Him into the arena. They
became furious and could not check themselves. Rebuking everyone present,
they announced, If anyone here supports the idea that the wrestlers
should fight with this boy, Krsna, they will go against religious
principles. We will not remain here.
You should be like these wives of the Yadus. My daughters should be
very bold. When something is going on against religion and bhakti,
they should speak up.
They wives of the Yadavas spoke very beautiful verses, in which they
glorified the gopis. They said: O gopis, what high class of
austerities you have performed!
gopyas tapah kim acaran yad amusya rupam
lavanya-saram asamordhvam ananya-siddham
drgbhih pibanty anusavabhinavam durapam
ekanta-dhama yasasah sriya aisvarasya
[What austerities must the gopis have performed! With their
eyes they always drink the nectar of Lord Krsnas form, which
is the essence of loveliness and is not to be equaled or surpassed.
That loveliness is the only abode of beauty, fame and opulence. It
is self-perfect, ever fresh and extremely rare. (Srimad-Bhagavatam
You are always drinking the beauty of Sri Krsna with your eyes,
taking Him through your eyes into your heart, and embracing Him there.
What austerities have you performed? We want the dust of your lotus
feet upon our heads, so we can be like you.
ya dohane vahanane mathanopalepa
gayanti cainam anurakta-dhiyo sru-kanthyo
dhanya vraja-striya urukrama-citta-yanah
[The ladies of Vraja are the most fortunate of women because,
with their minds fully attached to Krsna and their throats always
choked up with tears, they constantly sing about Him while milking
the cows, winnowing grain, churning butter, gathering cow dung for
fuel, riding on swings, taking care of their crying babies, sprinkling
the ground with water, cleaning their houses, and so on. By their
exalted Krsna consciousness they automatically acquire all desirable
things. (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.44.15)]
Oh gopis, you are always remembering the sweet pastimes of Sri
Krsna. At the time of sweeping you sing: Govinda Damodara Madhaveti,
Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, Govinda Damodara
When purifying your courtyard with cow dung and water, you sing:
Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, Govinda
Damodara Madhaveti, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti.When your
babies are going to sleep but are not yet sleeping, what are you doing?
Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, Govinda
Damodara Madhaveti, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti.
And when you are churning yogurt, you sing: Govinda Damodara
Madhaveti, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti
Govinda Damodara Madhaveti
"Only the bodies of the gopis engage in these household activities.
They are blessed, for their minds are in Lord Krsna. Krsna is always
on the chariot of their minds, and they always sit on the chariot
of Krsnas mind."
Oh gopis, how glorious you are! What austerities you must have
performed! pratar vrajad vrajata avisatas ca sayam
gobhih samam kvanayato sya nisamya venum
nirgamya turnam abalah pathi bhuri-punyah
pasyanti sa-smita-mukham sa-dayavalokam
[When the gopis hear Krsna playing His flute as He leaves Vraja
in the morning with His cows or returns with them at sunset, the young
girls quickly come out of their houses to see Him. They must have
performed many pious activities to be able to see Him as He walks
on the road, His smiling face mercifully glancing upon them. (Srimad-Bhagavatam
When Krsna goes to the forest to graze the cows, and also when
He returns home, you are waiting there. Having come from your houses
and having given up all your duties, you gaze at Sri Krsnas
face and smile. What austerities have you performed?
You can also think of Sri Krsna like the gopis, when sweeping or performing
any activity. Krsna is very sweet, and this has been told in the above-mentioned
I will continue to explain tomorrow.
Gaura Premanande.
I wanted to give this sweet rasa to you during my days here in Hilo,
but I could not. Instead I spent most of my time here discussing tattva-jnana
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Occupy Wall Street to World: This Is So Not Over!
When I asked a young woman why she was linking arms as part of a human barricade at Hanover and Wall Streets during the morning portion of Occupy Wall Street's November 17th Day of Action, she explained that she had been in Zuccotti Park, the movement's home of two months, during the surprise raid and eviction of the park at 1 a.m. Tuesday morning. She wanted, she said, to show that "the more they kick us around, the bigger this is going to get, because its time has come."
It was this mood of jubilant defiance that characterized the day's events—the morning attempt to disrupt the New York Stock Exchange by forming human chains in front of major financial-district intersections, a 3 p.m. student rally in Union Square and several marches downtown, and the culminating march of thousands over the Brooklyn Bridge. According to both The New York Times and Occupy Wall Street's own website, at least 200 protesters were arrested over the course of the day, including City Council members Melissa Mark Viverito and Jumaane Williams and SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry in an attempt to block a roadway leading onto the Brooklyn Bridge.
The day of action, which was intended to commemorate the two-month anniversary of the movement, was planned before the protesters and their belongings were cleared from Zuccotti Park. But coming two days after the raid, it offered occupiers a chance to prove, as one protester's sign read, that "this is so not over."
"We coordinated today without a park, you know, without a hub," said Kevin Sheneberger, who had been part of the occupation since its first week and is a member of several working groups, including information and facilitation. "People have been here for months; they're in it for the long haul," he said.
For Kevin, the goal of the day of action was the same as the goal of every action taken by the movement: "We're sending a message, we're waking people up, and we're taking back our country, we're creating democracy, this is what it looks like, this is what it takes, and we have to do it every day," he said, acting out his words as he linked himself into a human blockade during the morning action.
The celebratory atmosphere only increased by the time of the march across the Brooklyn Bridge, which began with a 5 p.m. meet-up in Foley Square and continued past 8. When I finally made it onto the pedestrian walkway around 8 p.m., someone had found a way to project captions onto the Verizon Building—an appropriate choice given that the Occupy Wall Street movement has marched in solidarity with Verizon workers negotiating a union contract. Messages included, "It is the beginning of the beginning," "We are winning," and "Happy Birthday Occupy Movement," which elicited a chorus of "Happy Birthday" from the marchers, accompanied by an almost constant stream of supportive honks from passing cars.
In one of the most troubling details of the raid on Zuccotti Park, police confiscated the occupation's library of more than 5,000 books (some of the books were later returned). William Scott, a member of the people's library working group for the past six weeks, explained that after protesters were allowed back into the park on Tuesday evening (though they were prohibited from bringing camping gear or other supplies), they brought new books to begin rebuilding the library—only to have it confiscated again on Wednesday by the NYPD and private security guards.
On November 17, occupiers set up two mobile People's Library stands on the Brooklyn Bridge. Scott said the library now planned to have a mobile presence at any future OWS actions and events. The eviction, he said, "has only breathed new life and energy into the movement."
What direction that energy will take now that the occupation is not maintaining a physical encampment remains to be seen, but occupiers are confident that the community they've formed will not disintegrate. Athena Soules, an artist who had made a large "Occupy Wall Street" banner that was used during the march over the Brooklyn Bridge, pointed out that the movement had access to a donated office space and that over 90 working groups had already been meeting in locations other than Zuccotti. "It's a wonderful physical symbol, but the working groups will keep working," she said.
And she pointed out that the movement, sans tents, still has a presence in the park itself. Back in Zuccotti late Thursday night, I spoke with Rich S., an information and community alliance working-group member from Pelham Bay who has been spending the nights since the eviction in the park, alongside a team of 30 to 40 others "to let them know that we're still here, that they can't just scare us away." Without sleeping bags, the volunteers walk around and drink hot chocolate for warmth. Other occupiers who came from out of town have found places to sleep at friendly churches; the occupiers' kitchen, now operating out of nearby Trinity Church, still feeds the movement.
Asked about what would come after the day of action, Rich answered, "We have to keep on occupying places, keep on demonstrating, keep on disrupting things that go on here, so that the bankers in Wall Street know that it's not business as usual anymore."
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This week the winds of change have been blowing, from the Independence Referendum through to the changing of the seasons – this week seems to
This week the winds of change have been blowing, from the Independence Referendum through to the changing of the seasons – this week seems to
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This week I have been completely immersed in Lucy of Attic24's fabulous Coastal Ripple Blanket and to say that I was no crocheter before this
So at long last another project is complete, although deep down I am missing the nightly challenge of finishing another tooth. I absolutely adored this
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This week has been one of those crazy weeks that sneak up on you every once in a while. It all started out so well
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My name is Shawn McCool and I purchased a Touchstream LP back in the mid 2000's. I loved it. I'm a human interface junkie and I work on computers all day long. About that time I switched to Dvorak and haven't looked back. When I heard that Fingerworks was going out of business I became nervous that the ribbon cable would fail and sold my unit. I look back on that moment with regret.
I'm hoping to purchase a Touchstream LP soon before I move to The Netherlands in late May.


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American Legion Auxiliary Unit
263 recently had their February meeting, at which the charter was
draped for deceased member Jeannie Handlin.
Megan Jackson will
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On March 17 the auxiliary will serve their Monday night
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p.m. there will be an evening of karaoke, featuring a picture booth
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Are You Kidding Me? And You're Shocked, WHY?
The United State Military chose to not encrypt the video images sent from drone aircraft. They are surprised that enemy fighters would intercept the images, to avoid being surprised themselves.
And we're all shocked and incredulous. Why? We should expect these kinds of security shortcuts. Let's dig in a bit deeper and see what other forces are in play.
The design for some drones goes back nearly 20 or so years ago. At that time, the government actively surpressed learning and using encryption technologies, prefering to shovel DES and SkipJack at U.S. This did many things, including supress knowledge of encryption and how to apply it well. I'm not surprised that adding encryption would seem a large hurdle to product development and would be skipped.
In the early 90's, satellite communications were esoteric, with the Internet a reseach tool only. It seemed 'safe' to assume that these channels would never become 1) widely used and 2) an Achilles heel to routing the communications securely. Ethernet bridges cost thousands; no one has access to these networks, let alone can decode the proprietary communication protocols.
(Remember when our vendors upheld the value of proprietary anything? Data formats, communication protocols, even computer chips were perfectly secure because they were–P r o p r i e t a r y! It's an incantation for quick success. Try it, "I like proprietary encryption. I want a proprietary set of shoes." Feel the sense of security wash over you!)
Last, the overall design is embedded electronics, and embedded electronics are expensive. Anything embedded must be environmentally hardened; and onsite storage and CPU power needed to encrypt a datastream was monsterously expensive then. So security was not given serious attention. It was too expensive. "Besides, our back-end networks are some of the latest technologies," they may have mumbled in 1994, "They're PROPRIETARY!". Remember when you had to buy an IP stack for Windows?
Now flash forward, with the same design. People have grabbed unencrypted satellite communications for more than a decade. Any planned use of IP networks lacking encryption is met with $300 laptops that have ethernet built in, with Internet access capacity that once cost thousands of dollars a month. What's the plan now? "Maybe they won't notice!"?
Embedded computers are pervasive. They are difficult to develop because many are still custom hardware designs with little mass production involved. They are coded up with 'Git-er-Workin' C code that loves the most legacy, least secure functions in too many cases. Bounds checking? Ha! Client input sanitation? Not in the specs. Yet now our cars and appliances begin their steady march to Internet connectivity, much as PC's did in 1993.
I get all of this information from the news and from experience with those old automation controller cards that worked via BASIC programs. As part of my MVP award, I've taken a long look at embedded linux and Windows CE both. I've even gutted controller code for my old WAP, only to see my root password encoded as a plaintext string!
In all of these cases, I think it's more surprising that people are shocked. Wow, who knew that a whole batch of mission-critical embedded electronics were sent into the field without adequate security–in the early 90's.
We wouldn't do that today would we? Remember the F-22 and all the problems it had? Check this old post out: http://mae.pennnet.com/articles/article_display.cfm?article_id=100159.
No the news talkinghead reports that it will be expensive to retrofit encryption onto that legacy design. No surprise. Unlike coding with a type-safe language like embedded Java (or my fav' .Net Compact Framework); this is mean-green C code that might be procedural if we're lucky. Most likely it's coded to the hardware vendor's API's. Extensibility? Nah, not with embedded. Your next mobile phone design will use an entirely different processor and require wildly different calls. You code that one in 60 days. Nah, this is embedded 'Git-er-Workin' at its finest, done without .Net Compact Framework's hardware abstraction layer.
Let me guess, they'll implement encryption on the drones by using discarded SkipJack chips, soldered onto some daughtercard you put in the design's slot on the PS/2 motherboard. Ummm, smell the proprietary!
Where Have All the American IT Flowers Gone?
It's a wild mix of ideas in the Blogosphere and in the IT newsletters. Some claim IT is leading a job resurgence. Others claim IT jobs are going. What gives?
I don't claim to know what is going on. I do see fewer IT majors lining up for the field in colleges and universities. I also witness, first-hand, how skills become commodities. Remember the days of $300 10 MB ethernet cards? Remember setting interrupts, clearing conflicts, and spending thousands on hubs?
I can both provision and configure a wireless ethernet network at home, implement a firewall, and use the internet: all with $100, built-in networking hardware, and the advice of a WalMart employee. Don't laugh! WalMart often provides hi-tech employees for their electronics department.
Of course, I can chortle that these aren't 'Enterprise-ready', but the fact is this: IT topics, IT learning, is pervasive and cuts across all segments of our society. IT has always been fast paced; but today, it moves at Internet speed. Is your learning plan equally aggressive?
Everyone gripes about 'foreign competition', alleging unfair practices and all that. How many are equally comfortable with confronting the commoditization of IT technology and knowledge? While you're on this topic, consider the cost savings virtualization brings. Three hundred physicals [servers AND switches] get folded into a lovely VMWare architecture, now easily placed into a room 1/10 the size of the old computer center. How many people you need now?
And what about those Clouds (and Cloud Computing) on the horizon? Do companies still need to in-house any IT? I'd suggest yes, especially for core topics like security. But some companies are fool-hardy and willing to accept long-term, business-ending risk for Xnd Quarter gain.
Sorry if I'm so cranky. Heard some comments about 'foreigners', the longtime American punching doll. My ancestors came here with nothing and became 'foreign competition', often taking life-threatening jobs Americans wouldn't take–at any wage. For this, they were called, "Huns" and "Dutchmen", often after tossing a brick through a living room window during the World War I–despite being Americans for more than a decade. Their foreign accents and funny long names were ridiculed and made fun of. Lots of immigrants had big difficulties put on them. How ironic that immigrant grandchildren pass the same ridicule onto new immigrants…?
Today's IT change we see is not unlike the shift from steam to diesel, from people to mechanized shovel, from LAN to Internet. And as before, with other shifts, do we have an education plan and set of expectations on par with those rushed into being after the Sputnick launch? NO! Show me an Adult Learning plan put in place to help us meet the challenges of the 21st Century! (Check the investment in people, the support for learning that other governments give their citizens…)
I could end this now. I won't. It seems to make governmental inactivity 'The Cause'. No. As an American, do you accept new technologies and a need to learn, with all the force given to condemning other workers? When is the last time you took the opportunity to take an IT class, (let alone be asked to teach)? Would you use governmental retraining programs, possibly provided over the Internet?
If you're looking for an easy job, a learn-once and work-forever job, stay away from IT. We're all moving at Internet speed, and that has made all the difference.
Is an IT Career Still Worth It?
I teach at a local university. I receive emails that seem to indicate declining enrollments in IT across the U.S.
My daughter needs to 'find herself'. We are strolling the job boards, looking over various jobs. There seem to be quite a few IT jobs. So what accounts for those declining enrollments?
This is an open invite to you, my fellow IT workers, to comment on today's IT opportunities. Are things as good as they once were? If not, when did things change? Would you encourage your son or daughter to study to be an IT worker?
New Office for Some
Office 2010 beta is released to us'un's. Neat. Lots of neat features in the offing.
Some will claim now is the time to try Open Office. You know, the 'free' alternative. It's kind of like getting a free printer, or somewhat free, or at least for the price of a replacement toner/ink cartridge. Why was that even offered?
The idea was to corral you into a lifelong dependency on their replacement cartridges, papers, parts, and paraphernalia. But how can this sales tool be at all related to office suite software?
I've run Open Office for many years, alongside Microsoft Office. I even have a Star Office manual somewhere. I generally got the evil, commercialized version of the Microsoft offering ?for free? with most new computers. I at least got Word. Good thing. In my role as a Technical Editor of textbooks and consumer computing books, most of the projects were Word documents, with Word macros. I tried Open Office and compatability was not assured, with mildly complex files, let alone those time-saving macros. No, I seem to make money with the commercial offering office suite.
And this is my advice to those of you considering a switch to a more generic office suite of tools. Do you use Microsoft Office Macros or VBA extensions? Have you created VSTO (Visual Studio Tools for Office) offering for your customers? Do your documents include tables, custom bullet shapes, etc?
If so, getting Microsoft Office just might be worth it–only you know your data. Changing data formats is never easy. I have old poetry on 5 1/4″ floppies, typed with WordStar. I just completed transferring a lot of video cassettes to DVDs (the wedding, the kids, etc). Data conversions are very difficult to manage. Committing your graphics to PCX versus JPEG may be something you regret.
Lots of things change; technologies and formats come and go. They Stumble That Run Fast.
I am a Microsoft MVP who teaches Visual Basic .Net and has seen the power of VSTO as a way to knit really nice applications from those swell Office Objects. I'm not an Office MVP, so I'm not sure this is relevent. But I offer it regardless.
What We All Need to Do
Yesterday, I sanctimoniously proclaimed that we all must manage our accounts better. Tonight, let's explore another angle: the growing convenience factor decreasing actual security.
Wired had an excellent article on a hacker who was, he alleges, an FBI informant. In this story, one I can't find, there is a sub-plot that revealed how a man had his investments stolen by a different hacker, one who monitored the investor's life, through the his online postings and emails. Once the man left for a trip, the hacker realized s/he had opportunity to take the money from the distracted investor. And that's what happened.
How did this happen? How is it so many thousands of dollars can be vacuumed away in an online session lasting minutes?
We've exchanged many traditional safeguards for online convenience. Paper checks are destroyed, not returned. Paper checks themselves, once physical records for transactions, are seldom used, in favor of 'authorized' electron flows. Financial and banking systems are created and designed with big dependencies on 'consumer' online systems, systems outfited with consumer-grade security, (such as challenge questions whose answers lie littered on your Facebook page). Credit card fraud and identity theft crimes only grow in frequency and in damage, but so long as easily faked cyber transactions produce money, no one says, "Stop!"
What does happen are those frequent sanctimonious writings, like mine, chiding us all for weak or dated passwords; all the while no one challenges the notion that critical financial systems can be secured reasonably with artifacts as ancient as user-maintained passwords. New passwords that guard your finances, that critical bundle of transactions that take the place of physical records (and equally physical authentications at the local branch); these new passwords and reset codes are sent to email systems that may or may not lock an account out after repeated password guessing attacks.
What We All Need to Do is think through where the responsibilities for secure systems lie. Is the problem common people who make common mistakes, or does the responsiblity lie with financial security experts, experts who knowingly trade off established security systems and principles for convenience and cost savings for the financial institution?
What I Need You To Do
People rebel against the thought of Internet Accountability.
Nothin' doin', I'll do what I want. No harm if I don't change my email password. It's my email, and I don't care who sees it. Mumble, Grumble.
But think outside of your own sphere of self-involvement, huh? Right now, buckets of spam are thrown onto the email flames burning up bandwidth because of poor security practices giving spammers free reign to your account. Viruses you didn't send still sneak into your friends' systems because people think you might be trustworthy. And are you really surprised to find out that someone, not you of course, used your eBay account to bid $9000 for an old doll?
It's time to think of more than ourselves, to think to those connections on this thing called Internet that weave us together.
I agree with others who are upset with naive security practices in place at social networking sites, sites that leak more information than they disclose by security design; but I'm not writing about some vague organization. I'm writing about you; you, that reader out there.
What I Need You To Do Is This: think through the myriad numbers of accounts and accesses you have across dozens of applications and systems. Are they reasonably secure? Are you checking on their use, possibly closing them if no longer needed? Do you routinely send email with nebulous subject lines like, "offer enclosed", "read this; it's funny!", or other lines a phisher might use? What I need you to do is think about your ties to us other Internet citizens.
What do people know about you just now?
I enjoy reading Dilbert, the cartoon. It's fascinating to what degree Scott Adams, the writer (and illustrator, of sorts) of the comic. The other weekend, I was deeeee-lighted to read how Dilbert and Wally convinced the pointy-haired boss to post everything, his very whereabouts even, on Twitter. While claiming the purpose was to provide inspiration, far more sinister was the use of Twitter to know where the boss was and when he was likely to return. I raise my cup of decaf in their honor.
I remember someone remaining at our home the day of my father's funeral, so very long ago. Ours was never a 'great' neighborhood, but the run down of it, that neighborhood, in the late 60's meant that we had these and other precautions in the early 70's. There were those who'd read the obituaries and then rob the home during the funeral.
What do you broadcast with your attempt to turn your life into a low-cost reality show? If someone explored your social networking patterns, would enough information be gathered, information enough to answer those challenge questions needed to reset your passwords on a dozen sites?
It's amazing to me, this twist to the privacy movement. People object to companies collecting information on us, their zombie-like customers. And yet the same will provide dozens of vignettes, some embarassing, on Facebook. They will enroll on dozens of sites that spell out the minute details of their lives. They will give freely what once cost Info-Brokers a lot of money and pre-texting.
What do people know about you, just now? Should you be worried? Why not? Leave a comment or two.
Blogger ethics & the FTC
Let me Introduce myself. I am a blogger with a lively interest in the IT and IT Security fields. These blogs will bring together more than a decade of experience with so many IT events and happenings.
As you know, the FTC recently made it important that we bloggers own up to anything that might sway our judgment. I am a Microsoft MVP because of my work teaching Visual Basic .Net at the local university. This means I get a free copy of MSDN so as to keep track of new developments with Visual Studio. I even get free access to another development environment called Eclipse, one that can run gcc, a !free! compiler. Did I mention I got Apache and Linux approved for use at a big organization once, so I may be partial to those technologies?
Last, I got a small, !FREE! box of Tide detergent in the mail. I must confess that I use perfume-free All detergent. My indoctrination didn't take I guess.
Meanwhile, the number of bank failures is something like 106 during last year's crisis. The banking industry got untold billions of dollars to prevent an out-and-out collapse, one caused by lousy ethics and even worst inspection of business practices. Much of that money went for bonuses or was never properly accounted for.
Meanwhile, we Internet Bloggers must confess that the candy machine once dropped TWO bags of Peanut M&M's onto the platform, and this explains why we favor those candies more than others. We're in the middle of an Info-mercial epidemic but it's the blogger community needing inspection? Medical claims for herbs and plants are routinely provided by actors who only play doctors, but it's 'those Bloggers' we should beware of…
I applaud the government's willingness to clean up a growing problem, but the approach seems all wrong. Does anyone really think you Internet-savvy readers are so easily duped or that we Internet-driven bloggers are so easily swayed that anything we get freely will drop our objectivity?
I think this reveals the gap between the Internet and the traditional societal structures. If FREE were able to so conclusively sway we Internet Experts' views and opinions, we'd mention nothing other than Open Source technologies, I suppose. So just what will this column cover?
I have a deep fondness for efficient and cost-effective IT tools that work well. You'll read about them here. Just remember, though, that we're both easily swayed by such transparent tactics… This intial blog hopes to set the record straight regarding what may be influencing our views on many information technologies.


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Date Set For Camera Policy Public Input Meeting in March
Last Updated on Monday, 14 January 2013 18:47
February 3, 2012
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PULLMAN – The Pullman Police Department (PD) is seeking public input for the development of a video policing policy. The third and final meeting to obtain public input is scheduled for Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm at the WSU Compton Union Building (CUB) Lair.
The Pullman PD has been awarded a Department of Justice "Smart Policing Initiative" grant in the amount of $300,000. The grant proposes to address violent crimes and neighborhood disorders through the use of video cameras placed at public locations where high frequencies of those types of incidents occur. Live video feed will be transmitted to the police station and police cars, and video will be recorded for use in criminal investigations and prosecutions. The camera locations will be determined through research and analysis conducted by the Washington State Institute for Criminal Justice at WSU and the WSU Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology. Initial research indicates that the Adams Mall area of College Hill is a location where the cameras could have a positive impact, although other locations may also be identified.
Pullman PD is developing a video policing policy to establish best practices for authorized use of the cameras and video and to address privacy concerns. The Pullman PD, with the assistance of community organizations, planned three meetings to obtain public input on policy development. All members of the public are invited to attend to provide policy development input. A draft policy is available on the Pullman PD website and at the Pullman Police Department, Pullman City Hall, Neill Public Library, and Pullman Chamber of Commerce. The first meeting was hosted by the College Hill Association on January 18, 2012 at Stubblefield's Bar & Grille.
When: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 7:00 pm
Where: City Council Chambers, 325 SE Paradise St., Pullman
Hosts: Pullman League of Women Voters and Pullman Police Advisory Committee
When: Wednesday, March 21, 2012; 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Where: WSU Compton Union Building (CUB) Lair (on campus)
Host: Associated Students of WSU (ASWSU) and WSU Police Advisory Board
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If I was one of these Mars500 crew members who spent over 250 days sitting in a room as part of a simulated journey to the red planet, and this was the best Fake Mars the European Space Agency could come up with, I'd be pissed. Keep in mind they have to go back in that room for another 200+ days after they finish their "mission", which you can check out in video form:
Oh, also, if they're trying to study the psychological effects that a voyage to Mars would have on a space traveller, doesn't having random observers in the background kind of screw things up? [ESA via PopSci via Dvice]


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What to do if your website has taken a hit in rankings from Google's latest Penguin update
With over 700,000 websites already reporting their organic rankings affected by the evil Google Penguin update there is a lot of talk within the SEO community on what to do if you have received a message in your Webmaster Tools inbox from Google re: suspicious links.
Here's our take on the situation and what to do before resubmitting your site to Google for re-consideration:
1.) Stop link building immediately
Why? How do you know you won't get another bad back link to your site, which Google is going to see, and get a further penalty?
Two wrongs will kick you in the ass and I don't know any webmaster, SEO or business that wants to get the site removed from Google's indexed, or blacklisted for 3-6 months.
2.) Analyse your back links that have cached. A great tool which has a 30 day free trial is SEO Powersuite and it can effectively analyse your current back links much more accurately than some of the free online back link checkers.
3.) Remove all suspicious looking back links. There are ways an means such as contacting the webmasters themselves if your link building company can't remove them or don't know how. Another great service is DMCA takedown – we've used them twice to get stolen content taken from our site down. They usually do it in well under than 24 hours and it's not an expensive service about £100.
What to look for when searching for bad/suspicious back links:
SEO Powersuite will tell you using a green to red colour scheme if these links you have indexed to your site have any warnings on them, green = good and red = bad.
Look at the domains themselves, are they really new with lots of outbound links?
Paid for links – Personally we avoid any sites with 'buy links here' or 'paid back links' on their site. You're just asking for trouble. Of course it is likely that Google has a filter in built to look for such tags, alt text or meta data. Just avoid like the plague it's a fundamental rule of Google to not use paid for links.
Anchor Text Density
Quite a recent find but if the majority of your links say 'best seo' or 'diamond rings cheap' for example that looks un-natural to Google. In reality if it were organic link building we'd all write them slightly different it's not like your customers care what is says after all. So very them, alternative try long tails, spelling mistakes this should keep you off Google Penguin's radar.
Google Penguin has a darker side
The other interesting point I don't see people talking about is if Google really is going to be using this in it's algorithm and quality checks to determine site positions then surely if you wanted to beat your competition without link building you would just buy really bad links to your competitor's websites. I'm not suggesting in any way we all do this, I for one am against black-hat SEO.
We've all seen those links advertised for 10,000 for $5 – and we avoid them.
But you can see where I am coming from, there has to be a darker side to this we must be all aware off. Nothing worse than playing it by the book for some rogue SEO trying to get you penalised.
Google Penguin Case Study:
I thought I would add this on to this post as it is relevant and i'm sure some people will be able to relate to.
Yesterday I spoke to a business (not a customer just a cold caller) who wanted to know about the Penguin cull. They told me they received a penalty warning from Google in their webmaster account approximately 4 weeks ago.
When I asked what they were doing about it they said 'Oh nothing!'……..
Really? Nothing that's an odd decision, and you said your ranking are dropping everyday?
To which they replied sheepishly 'Yes'.
So at least you're not still link building, and not with the same company you've been using that have picked up this dodgy back link though right?
There was a bit of a silence and then a 'errr yes'.
I was stunned to be honest. You get a penalty but yet you still carry on link building and haven't tried to remove any potential suspicious back links. I can't believe any company would willingly go toe to toe with Google. It's Google they hold all the cards, it's their casino. You all saw what Joe Pesci did in the 90's film Casino right? [Head-in-Vice] Same thing applies here. Play by the rules and don't mess with the don, he will have your head and squish it like a grape.
Tom Peary is the director of SEO21 Ltd. Offering SEO, Website Design, Digital Marketing, Google Places Optimisation, Guest Blogging, Copywriting and Link Building Services.


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So I want to draw a diagram explaining names of digit places ('hundreds' 'tens' 'ones'). I want blank lines with these labels underneath. I'm thinking qtree might be an idea (4 top branches being the blank lines with 1 branch coming off each for the labels).
I am curious is anyone knows an easier way.
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As I struggled to reconcile what I was learning about these corporations, their profit-driven strategies, our government and the global food crisis, I was fascinated by an article by Michael Pollan, "Playing God in the Garden" and a recent Catholic News document from the Vatican stating that "the responsibility for the food crisis "is in the hands of unscrupulous people who focus only on profit and certainly not on the well-being of all people. If one wants to pursue GMOs (genetically modified organisms) one can freely do so, but without hiding that it's a way to make more profits" given that "a more just system of distribution and not the manufacturing of genetically modified foods is the key to addressing the problem."
According to the Wall Street Journal's Money and Investing section, one of these corporations has recently seen their stock price rise 170 percent.
As the Vatican cries "moral foul", is this a signal that there's more fire than smoke on the horizon? We will have to wait and see. So let's circle back tomorrow here at www.drgreene.com!


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Keeping the same revised look and feel as the recent 17-inch M17x version, the Alienware M15x is an imposing black slab of computing power that's thicker and heavier than most 17-inch laptops.
We love having high-end options such as Intel's uberpowerful Core i7-920XM CPU, and it's a plus that Alienware has finally gotten onboard the 16:9 display bandwagon; but if you want serious gamer options such as dual video cards or two hard drives, you'll have to trade up the bigger 17-inch model.
While it starts at a deceptively promising $1,499, our review unit clocked in at $3,199, which is a steep premium for a system with a single GPU and hard drive (not even a solid state one, at that). Still, the Alienware mystique counts for something, and you'd be hard-pressed to find a better built, or faster, 15-inch laptop.
Price as reviewed / Starting price $1,349 / $1,499
Processor 2.0GHz Intel Core i7-920XM
Memory 4GB, 1,333MHz DDR2
Hard drive 500GB 7,200rpm
Chipset Mobile Intel PM55 Express Chipset
Graphics 1GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M
Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)
Dimensions (WD) 14.9×12.2 inches
Height 1.9 inches
Screen size (diagonal) 15.6 inches
System weight / Weight with AC adapter 9.4/10.9 pounds
Category Mainstream
The new look of the M15x is essentially a slightly shrunken clone of the current 17-inch M17x. Much like that model, this M15x has a modern minimalist design. There are fewer distracting flourishes on the keyboard tray than on previous Alienware systems, and there's a slick edge-to-edge glass overlay on the display. The front edge, rather than squared off, has an angled automotive-inspired grille that helps the overall look from being too slablike, complete with adjustable glowing lights.
The anodized aluminum case is built like a tank, but also about as heavy as one. Even though this is technically a fairly portable 15-inch laptop, we don't see it taking too many trips out of the house.
Alienware's Fusion FX lighting and settings control system is a unique selling point. You can set the color for the backlit keyboard in four separate zones, meaning you can create a rainbowlike design across the keys. The same software package also provides a fairly comprehensive power control suite, which offers more detailed options than the basic Windows power settings, as well as security controls, including facial recognition log-in software.
The keyboard has a more traditional tapered key design, rather than the wider, flat keys many laptop makers are partial to these days. When we reviewed the similar-looking 17-inch model, Alienware explained that these tapered keys provide more space between the individual letters, which is better for first-person shooters, which make heavy use of the WASD keys.
The 15.6-inch wide-screen LED 16:9 display offers a 1,920×1,080-pixel native resolution, which is as good as you'd find on any 17-inch or larger laptop. That matches the 1080p standard for Blu-ray and other HD video, making the M15x well-suited for media watching. For $100 less, you can opt for a lower resolution 1,600×900-pixel screen, but we don't see why anyone would.
Alienware M15x Average for category [mainstream]
Video VGA-out, DisplayPort VGA plus HDMI or DisplayPort
Audio 5.1 speakers, headphone (2x)/microphone jacks Stereo speakers, headphone/microphone jacks
Data 3 USB 2.0 (1 USB/eSATA), SD card reader 4 USB 2.0, SD card reader, eSATA
Expansion ExpressCard/54 ExpressCard/54
Networking Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, optional mobile broadband
Optical drive DVD burner/Blu-ray player DVD burner
Dell continues to push the DisplayPort standard as an alternative to HDMI, and having only three USB ports may be a bit limiting for a gaming machine, but other than that, the M15x is well-equipped for networking, expansion, and accessories.
As expected from Dell and Alienware, there are enough configuration options to create some very different final products (as well as easily doubling the price). The most notable is the new Intel Core i7-920XM CPU. It's a whopping $900 upgrade over the default Core i7 720QM (itself nothing to sneeze at), and includes a requirement that you also choose the larger nine-cell battery option.
With that superpowerful processor, we saw some of our best performance numbers to date, even beating a hybrid laptop built with desktop quad-core components. Make no mistake, you're paying a lot for the privilege, but at least for right now, no one will have a faster laptop if you go for the most expensive processor upgrade.
Actually using the Alienware M15x was a smooth, pleasing experience–windows snapped open and shut instantly, annoying pauses were virtually nonexistent. Gaming was likewise excellent, even with only a single video card. Running Unreal Tournament 3 at a whopping 1,920×1,080-pixel resolution, we got 99 frames per second. A few SLI dual-card laptops, such as the Asus W90, could beat that, but not by much, and even those systems fell behind at lower resolutions. The combo of a killer CPU and a good single GPU was a powerful one, and we can only imagine what we'll get from the first system we test with a Core i7-920XM plus dual Nvidia GeForce 260M or 280M video cards
As one would expect, the Alienware M15x won't run very long away from a wall socket. Even with the extended nine-cell battery (required by the Core i7 920 processor), the system ran for 1 hour and 46 minutes on our video playback battery drain test. That's alright for a high-powered desktop replacement, but very low for a 15-inch system with at least pretensions of portability.
Alienware includes an industry-standard one-year parts and labor warranty with the system, which includes in-home service. Upgrading to a three-year plan will cost an extra $299, and several other options are available for purchase, including "Tech Team" coverage for all your Dell products. Support is accessible through a 24-7 toll-free phone line, an online knowledge base and driver downloads.


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FROM THE BOOKCOVER:City of Ashes resumes shortly after the events of City of Bones [2007]. As the book blurb shows there is no lessening of the action. All of the character relationships become more tangled. Now that Clary and Jace realize they are brother and sister they are struggling to come to terms with their mutual feelings for each other. Simon professes his long-standing love to Clary further complicating their difficult triangle. Jace is devastated by the new mistrust from his adoptive parents now that they know he is Valentine's son. Alex begins a not so secret relationship with Magnus the Warlock. A new teenage werewolf called Maia is introduced to complicate Simon's life.
Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what's normal when you're a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who's becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn't ready to let her go -- especially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary's only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil -- and also her father.
To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings -- and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father?
In this breathtaking sequel to City of Bones, Cassandra Clare lures her readers back into the dark grip of New York City's Downworld, where love is never safe and power becomes the deadliest temptation.
The action this time around is much darker, the pace more relentless. Simon's biting of the vampire while a rat in the last book turns out to have severe consequences. As if it is not enough that Jace's evil father wants to bring him over to the darks side, the Shadowhunter Inquisitor also arrives to interrogate Jace with a personal agenda that may endanger them all.
Clary continues to learn more about the Runes of power and her own unique ability to create previously unknown runes. Using her new found skills she uses to them to their advantage in several crucial moments. The heroic band together struggle to solve the mystery of the murdered children and to locate Valentine and retrieve the Mortal Instruments before his power becomes too great.
Clare's inventive imagination constantly surprises with graphic depictions of the various breeds of Valentine's demons and delightful ideas such as the flying vampire motorcycles powered by demon energies. Action scenes are intense and detailed, especially the climactic battle on Valentine's ship.
Despite all of the intensity there are moments of normality. In particular, I found a quiet interlude between Simon and Clary watching and discussing anime to be one of the funniest descriptions of the absurdity of the art form I have seen.
"Rule number one of anime," Simon said "Never screw with a blind monk."City of Ashes propels the story arc to new heights setting the stage for what I am sure will be a rousing conclusion in the final volume of the trilogy, City of Glass, due for release in March 2009. Read and enjoy the first two books until then. Recommended.
"I know," Clary said. "For some reason they 're always way better fighters than monks who can see." She peered at the screen. "Are those guys dancing?"
"That's not dancing. They're trying to kill each other. This is the guy who's the mortal enemy of the other guy, remember? He killed his dad. Why would they be dancing?"
"The guy with the hat," she said. "He was the evil guy?"
"No, the hat guy was the dad. He was the magical emperor, and that was his hat of power. The evil guy was the one with the mechanical hand that talks."
"More chibis," said Simon gloomily. "I'm tired of this anime. I can't tell what the plot is and no one ever has sex."
"Of course they don't," Clary said. "Anime is wholesome family entertainment."
Read the first chapter.
And here is a deleted scene cut from the ARC.
Listen to the SimonSays Podcast interviewing author Cassandra Clare about the book..
SciFiGuy review of City of Bones here.


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Jeanne Rohner's apple pie
In my column for the print edition of tomorrow's Denver Post (10/13/2010), I write about Tribute, the signature fundraiser for Mental Health America of Colorado. It's a dinner honoring Don and Patty Cook, and includes both silent and live auctions.
One of the most popular items in the live bidding was an apple pie that MHAC's president/CEO Jeanne Rohner baked for the occasion. Michael Touff, husband of MHAC board member Pegi Touff, beat out all contenders with a winning bid of $550.
Rohner was gracious enough to share the recipe:
Jeanne Rohner's $550 Live Auction Apple Pie
Preheat oven to 400°.
9-inch pie pan
2 cups unbleached flour
2/3 cup Crisco
½ teaspoon salt
5-6 tablespoons cold water
Mix flour, Crisco and salt until crumbly. Add 5 tablespoons water and mix thoroughly. Handle the dough as little as possible – handling the dough too much can make it tough instead of flaky.
Add more water if needed until dough holds together. Divide dough and roll out for the bottom and top crusts.
6 large apples – Jonathan or Rome. For a more tart pie, use Granny Smith (Jeanne used Colorado-grown apples from her daughter's backyard)
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/ 4 cup water
Peel, core and slice apples
Mix all filling ingredients together and place in pie crust. Dot with five pats of butter. Make 10 slits in the top crust for venting while cooking and then place over apples. Flute crust edges together.
Place in 400° oven for 15 minutes, lower temperature to 350° and continue to bake for 45 minutes.
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What is Roundtable and who is it for?
Roundtable is continual education and supplemental training for all leaders. Anyone can attend and it is highly suggested and requested that at least one representative from each unit is present to bring back information about what is currently happening in our Scouting Community. Some units rotate their "secretaries" others have several in attendance all the time. We will even have Scout parents in attendance who are chairing a particular event or fundraiser for their unit. Every month is slightly different in information that is dependent on the time of year concerning membership, fundraisers, events, recharters, camps, activities, Good Turn Projects and special community interest. There is also the "Mobile Scout Office Currier Service" where every unit has a file and can pick up forms or drop forms off to the District Executive. (Don't forget to check your file every month.)
What happens at roundtable?
Specific Leader Training - Skits crafts - games - sharing ideas- food - making friends - guest presenters - discussing the scouting theme - sharing their resources with you - every month is diffrent!
What are the results and benefits of attending roundtable?
Gain knowledge - smile frequently - gain outside resources for assistance - have more fun than the average leader - your scouts have more fun - your scouts want to stay in scouting - obtain first hand information on District and Council events - drop off and pick up paperwork for your unit - and much more!
Free Child Care is provided by Dickinson High School National Honor Society Students where they play games and help with homework if needed so you can attend your program area.
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Mike Welch's spoke person Mr. Frank Lohlein e-mail me today saying that Mike Welch has 30k to run for his reelection for ECWCD this year. The job pay $250 a month plus they get health insurance for their family. They only work 3 hours a month. Wow! How many of us can get those kind of Job? Mr. Lohlien told me in 08 election that if Mr. Welch is elected. Mr. Welch will fire the Manager of ECWCD because the manger only work 4 days a week and got paid over 100k a year. I saw Mr. David Lindsay @ the parade on Sunday. Mr. Lindsay was Mike Welch's driver for the parade. Mike Welch is in such of bad shape that he can not walk @ the parade. It is amazing to me that when they get elected they put the special interest groups and the rich people before the people in Lehigh. Please join me and my friends to kick Mike Welch out of office this November. Anybody is elected is better than Mike Welch. Mike Welch only cares about the rich and the special interest group. We do not want any of your money
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker men's basketball team will look to pick up a South Atlantic Conference win against its conference rival Queens University of Charlotte on Wednesday (Jan. 8) in the friendly confines of the Timberlake-Lawton Gymnasium. The game is set for an 8 p.m. tip and the game will be available for a live webcast at www.cokercobras.com.
The navy and yellow are coming off a 28-point rout of Brevard College and enter the game 6-4, with a 3-3 conference record. The Cobras continue to be led offensively by the duo of Julian Nelson and Larry Felder. Nelson is leading the team in scoring at 15.1 points per game, while Felder is averaging 14 points on 73.4 percent shooting from the field. Felder's field-goal percentage is good for first in the SAC and second in NCAA Division II.
The Royals enter the game at 5-5, and 3-3 in SAC play. Queens is currently on a two-game winning streak, but is 0-3 on the road this season. Leading the Royals offensively are Jarrett Stokes and Nkosi Ali who score 20.8 and 13.3 points per game, respectively.
Tickets for Wednesday night's game can be purchased at the door for $5 dollars for adults, $3 dollars for students, and are free to all Coker students, faculty, and staff. It will also be Trinity-Byrnes Night, with all Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate students, faculty, and staff receiving free admission to the games with proper school ID.
Release written by: Sharod Williams, Coker sports information graduate assistant.


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Photo 6: Little Rock Central High School, front entrance.
Little Rock Central High boasts four impressive statues of Greek goddesses over the front entrance. The statues represent Ambition, Personality, Opportunity, and Preparation. At the dedication service in 1927, Lillian McDermott, president of the School Board, claimed the new school "would stand...for decades to come [as] a public school where Ambition is fired, where Personality is developed, and where Opportunity is presented, and where Preparation in the solution of life's problems is begun."
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1. Why might the architect have chosen these statues for the facade?
2. Discuss the irony in Lillian McDermmott's statement regarding her expectations for the school.
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Men's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week - No. 1
By Travis Rae, Communications and Sports Information Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Zack Lindsley of Doane (Neb.) has been named NAIA National Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week and Cordell Baker of Oklahoma Baptist has been tabbed as the NAIA National Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Lindsley and Baker were selected based on their performances from Jan. 7 - 13.
Lindsley, a senior and Columbus, Neb., native, won the weight throw at the Holiday Inn Invitational hosted by NCAA Division I Nebraska on Jan. 11. He recorded a throw of 18.15 meters (59-6 ¾). Lindsley continued his strong weekend the next day at the Scott Nisely Memorial Classic hosted by Doane as he took home first place in the weight throw as his throw measured 19.53 meters (64-1). His weight throw was nine feet better than second place. Lindsely also competed in shot put, where he finished second with a distance of 16.06 meters (52-8 ¼). Lindsley hit the NAIA "A" Qualifying Standard with each of his three throws this past week.
Baker, a native of Sapulpa, Okla., met the qualifying standard in the one-mile run at the Wichita State Herm Wilson Invitational on Jan. 10. Baker clocked a time of 4:19.02 to take home first.
The next Athletes of the Week announcement will be on Jan. 23. For the complete Athlete of the week calendar, click here.
Field Nominees: Andy Peffer, Oklahoma Baptist; Austin Krohn, Morningside (Iowa); Bo Johnson, Concordia (Ore.); Ryan Lucas, Siena Heights (Mich.); Ryan Gimbel, Dakota State (S.D.); Chris King, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.); Brittany Green, Cornerstone (Mich.); Jalen Wilson, William Penn (Iowa); Allen Clark, Grand View (Iowa); Dilan Simmons, Central Methodist (Mo.); Augustus Cowan, Briar Cliff (Iowa).
Track Nominees: Alex Blehm, Davenport (Mich.); Monte Larsen, Morningside (Iowa); Colin Swanagan, Bacone (Okla.); Taylor Adrian, Concordia (Ore.); Calvin Sullins, Siena Heights (Mich.); Taylor Whitmore, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.); Alex Edwards, William Penn (Iowa); Blake Campbell, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Wes Hammer, Grand View (Iowa); Bryan Groeper, Central Methodist (Mo.); Jeffery Josephs, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Caleb Franklin, Midland (Neb.); Kyle Heidebrink, Northwestern (Iowa).
2013 Men's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week (Field; Track)
Week 1: Zack Lindsley, Doane (Neb.); Cordell Baker, Oklahoma Baptist


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From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I'm really fond of baked goods that use masa as an ingredient. With barbecue season reeving up, I thought it would be nice to have a masa flavored cornbread to serve with some of our grilled meals. Masa, a flour made from corn, adds distinctive flavor and texture to baked goods and I've found it adds an unmistakably Southwestern flair to cornbread. I stumbled on two recipes, found here and here, that use it as an ingredient and I was able to cherry-pick from them to come up with the recipe I'm featuring today. This is very easy to make, but I have found that the amount of milk needed to make the cornbread can vary from one occasion to the next. If you find the batter is too stiff to work, add additional milk, a spoonful at a time, until it is of spreadable consistency. I prefer my cornbread unadorned, but chiles and cheese can be added to the batter if you'd like yours to have a bit more kick or flavor. This was a welcome addition to our table today. I had planned to grill, but the weather turned cold and we are back in heavy sweaters and ended up having chili for dinner. This was a perfect accompaniment. I think those of you who try the cornbread will enjoy it. Here's the recipe.
Masa Cornbread...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of Bon Appetit and Chow.com
1 cup masa harina
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 to 3 tablespoons sugar
1-1/2 cups milk
2 eggs
4 tablespoons (1/4 cup or 1/2 stick) butter, melted plus 1 tablespoon for skillet
1) Place a 10-inch cast iron skillet on center rack of oven. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2) Whisk masa, cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar and salt together in a large bowl.
3) Whisk milk, eggs and 4 tablespoons butter together in a small bowl.
4) Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Stir to combine. Do not over-mix.
5) Film bottom and sides of hot skillet with reserved tablespoon of butter. Spoon batter into skillet and smooth top.
6) Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the edges are browned and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pan or on a rack slightly before serving. Serve war. Yield: 8 to 10 servings.
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Hand picked, early spring green tea leaves with organic Tanzanian ginger root. Proverbs hold: Everything good is found in ginger and it is essential to health and longevity. Delightful piquant and aroma. Soothes, warms, and brightens. Antioxidant catechin health benefits with 41% less caffeine than brewed coffee. Delicious served hot or chilled. Quick and easy, environmentally appropriate tea bags.
All true teas stem from the plant Camellia sinensis, an attractive perennial shrub about five feet tall with gentle rounded leaves and tender twigs. Tea becomes green, black, or other varieties depending upon the time of harvest, and the way it is cured and handled. Tea begins to oxidize as soon as it is picked. Chinese and English teas allow oxidation to proceed as they dry, but with Japanese green tea, oxidation is skillfully halted by the steaming and rubbing process.
Herbal teas are not true teas and do not contain any tea leaves at all. They are infusions that are made from many types of plants or combinations of plants simmered in boiling water. Each herb has various healthful attributes such as plant chemicals known as polyphenols and flavonoids, volatile oils, and antioxidants.
Eden Organic Sencha Ginger Green Tea is a delightful combination of the best of both - green tea and herbal infusion. Premium Sencha Green Tea is expertly blended with ginger root resulting in a tea with the bold piquancy and aromas of ginger and smooth undertones of soothing green tea. Loaded with antioxidant health benefit from green tea's catechins and the volatile oils of ginger. 41 percent less caffeine than regular brewed coffee.
Eden Sencha is organically grown on remote, centuries old tea plantations of Uji, Japan by the Nagata family. Unlike most farmers the Nagatas process their first, most prized leaves into Sencha. While most tea farmers spray their plants with chemicals fifteen to twenty times per year, the Nagata family has rejected chemical agriculture completely. They do not use animal manure, chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides and replenish nutrients in their soil only with vegetable quality compost. The Nagatas have been somewhat of a curiosity to the neighboring tea farmers. Their plants are not overly protected and pampered, and are allowed to grow according to their own pattern. Although they harvest slightly less tea than those using the pampered and chemical methods, their tea plants produce tea for twice as long a period of time. Chemically treated plants burn out in about twenty years, but the Nagata plants commonly produce for forty years, and some for as long as one hundred years. The Nagata family has supplied natural food shops around the world with organic sencha and other organic teas since 1974.
Ginger Zingiber officinale is native to tropical southern Asia where it has been cultivated since ancient times. Chinese sailors used it not only as a vegetable on long voyages, but as a source of vitamin C and as an antidote for motion or sea sickness. Fresh ginger root was typically planted in pots and kept onboard, a practice that was eventually adopted by Arab traders, hence the spread of ginger root to other parts of the world.
The ginger plant requires good rainfall and fertile soil, which are necessary for successful production of its roots or rhizomes. Much of the world's ginger root cultivation today is done by small farmers in tropical areas. The ginger root in Eden Organic Sencha Ginger Green Tea is organically grown in Tanzania where the use of ginger root has a long history. It's climate is ideally suited to the cultivation of ginger root.
The flavor of tea reflects the soil it is grown in, the season picked, and the curing process. Eden Organic Sencha Ginger Green Tea is tended adhering to strict organic practices. The farmers are dedicated to organic agriculture. This dedication is reflected in the use of skillfully executed traditional handling methods that preserve and enhance the tea's flavor, antioxidants, and volatile oils resulting in exceedingly fine organic tea.
Most tea bags contain a plastic that allows them to be heat sealed. We didn't think this was any way to treat good tea. Every part of an Eden tea bag reflects the highest care, from its unbleached manila fibers, to its crimped seal and 100 percent cotton string. No whiteners or plastics used.
Green tea has been the focus of medical research in many countries over the past decade. These studies affirm green tea's healthful properties. Powerful antioxidants, including epigallocatechins gallate, tannins and flavonoids, all collectively referred to as "catechins" are cited. These polyphenols account for up to 40 percent of the tea's dry weight. Ginger root's volatile oils, especially gingerols and shogaols, soothe and strengthen. The root has been used for centuries and considered essential to digestive, circulatory, and respiratory health.
Eden Organic Traditional Teas contain no added flavorings or dyes, and are not processed using any additives whatsoever.
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Artichokes Recipes
Quinoa Salad Stuffed Artichoke Recipe
Our family's just back from our wonderful trip to Europe. Our last stop was in Paris and I have to stay I might have overindulged on delicious pastries from my favorite boulangerie, Moulin de la Vierge. Their croissants are to die for. As a result, now that I'm home I'm preparing light, healthy meals.
For this recipe, I stuffed tomato and corn quinoa salad into jumbo artichokes and served them during our quiet July 4th weekend.
I want to thank the people who stopped by during my booksigning event at Barnes & Noble Blossom Hill. I'm going to be repeating the fun next Saturday at Barnes & Noble Eastridge, so if you live in the Bay Area, please mark your calendar!
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How to Make a Basic Vinaigrette
I've often heard from readers that the vinaigrette I've posted id either too difficult or requires ingredients that are too expensive to purchase for only one dish. Well, fear not; the ingredients in vinaigrettes can be easily swapped out for whatever may be available in your pantry. The real key to easily creating delicious vinaigrettes is to apply the basic rules. Almost all of my vinaigrettes requires a few basic ingredients: an acid (vinegar, concentrated sour-tasting fruit juice, lemon juice), mustard (coarse grained, honey, horseradish, flavored mustard), a sweetener (very sweet concentrated juice, syrup, honey, sorghum), an oil (olive, sesame, walnut, pistachio, etc.), seasoning (salt & pepper) and a mix of herbs and spices (oregano, basil, shallots, pickled garlic, etc) of your choosing. The acidic ingredient and sweetener help balance the salad dressing. The lecithin in the mustard acts as binder and helps emulsify the oil into the mixture.
I used this blueprint to create a dressing for garlic pan-seared artichokes (I pre-cooked them) accompanied by button mushrooms, tomatoes and capers that I drizzled with lemon juice and extra-virgin oil. If you want to recreate this particular vinaigrette but don't have an ingredient or two on hand, have fun with it! Vinaigrettes are very forgiving, making them perfect candidates for kitchen experimentation. And if you come up with something fabulous, please let me know!
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Grilled Baby Artichoke Recipe
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I'm always shocked when people say they don't like fresh artichokes. They are so underrated. I think it's because they look difficult to cook. During my childhood in France, I enjoyed a very simple presentation that Maman would often serve us when artichokes were in season. She would boil then grill the artichokes so that the hearts were soft and creamy.
Artichokes prepared this way taste great with some sort of dressing. This particular one is made the way Maman used to, using vinegar, mustard and olive oil. To add a little twist, I "stuffed" a mixture of green olives and parsley into the artichokes. I served the finished artichokes with braised chicken as a side dish. Eating artichokes can be a little messy but the meal tasted heavenly. The dish was very tasty while still being healthy. It doesn't take too long to prepare and you're in for a special treat!
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Beet Cream with Goat Cheese
I've used the combination of beets and goat cheese several times, and I think that it works incredibly well. The color is so vibrant it only makes sense to use it as an appetizer. To brighten up the purée, I added marinated artichoke as a garnish and covered it in crumbled goat cheese as a hint of what's inside. Just serve it in small shot glasses along with some tasty black sesame crackers, and you'll have an easy appetizer that still brings the wow factor.
It also goes great alongside the hummus that I published yesterday, so mix and match and have fun!
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Grilled Artichoke and Endive Salad Recipe
Grilled artichoke and endive salad is one of the dishes I concocted in the tiny kitchen of the Parisian apartment we rented. Don't get me wrong, we loved the place where we stayed at. It's just that the kitchen had the bare minimum: a sink and a toaster-sized oven topped with 2 burners. First I steamed leeks, then grilled a red bell pepper, the endives and artichokes and coated pieces of Rocamadour cheese in herbs. The mixture makes a colorful, tasty first course.
I'm a little slow at sharing the recipes from our recent trip to Europe. It takes some time to process all the photos, so I promise they should be ready after the celebration of the Chinese New Year. Stay tuned!
In case you're wondering who the man in the collage is, he's one of the many vendors who operate stalls at the Daumesnil open air market on Tuesdays and Fridays. I was snapping photos as I meandered through the market and he begged me to take one of him. The merchants in Paris tend to have a lot of personality (they sing, they scream, they rhyme; whatever it takes to get people's attention) and they do their best to entice you to buy their food. He was quite a ham and was absolutely thrilled when I told him I'd post his picture on the site.
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