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In red and orange are the projections from global climate models under two IPCC greenhouse gas emissions scenarios: high (red, A1B) and low (orange, B1). The result is an average of many global climate simulations, which can be found here. The low emissions scenario projects a 1.8°C global rise in temperature through 2100, while the high emissions scenario projects a 2.8°C global rise in average temperature through 2100. Note: The high emissions scenario is not the highest in the IPCC scenarios. The highest scenario is A1F1, which projects up to 6.4°C warming, globally. Our current emissions are on a pace greater than A1B, and close to A1F1.
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|Authored By: California Dried Plum Board
|You can sub chicken or tofu for the turkey.
|Diet Type: Low Fat
|Serves: 6
|Cooking Time: Under 15 minutes
|In medium bowl, combine turkey, dried plums, celery, yogurt, green onions and mustard until thoroughly mixed. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Store, covered, in refrigerator for up to 3 days. T serve, place 1 lettuce leaf and spoon 1/2 cup turkey mixture into each pita pocket.
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[THIS WEEK] Sophisticated fake shopfronts enter the festive spirit, writes James Pallister
The Tyneside firm Shopjacket has had a fruitful year, winning a large contract from Armagh City Council to improve 15 buildings and sites in a joint venture with contractor JPM, and several lines of enquiry from councils with European Regional Development Fund to spend.
Along with the grisly private equity-speak 'Built-to-Flip' phrase, the firm's eponymous neologism Shopjacket even made the Cambridge English Dictionary in December 2011: 'A fake front to a shop that is designed to give the impression that a vacant unit is functioning.'
Bad business for high streets is good business for this firm. Its countercyclical offer gives councils and business groups a chance to spruce up un-let units on high streets with photorealistic renderings of businesses that could – but for some plucky entrepreneur (and presumably, customers) – enliven the high street and help arrest that menace of shopping areas: a negative feedback loop of low footfall and business closures.
Not satisfied with helping the Whitley Bay Chamber of Commerce visualise a delicatessen for one of the street's empty plots (AJ10.11.11) Paul Murphy and Jo Atkinson's firm has diversified, launching a Christmas window shopfront, aimed at shop owners, shopping centres and local authorities throughout the country.
The rendering is of a Christmas scene, complete with Father Christmas, Elves, stockings and presents. The scene is designed to be backlit, giving it an attractive, inviting glow. One is currently being modelled by the former Co-op in Whitley Bay, and in a piece of splendid seasonal simulacra, was part of the town's Christmas lights switch-on ceremony in November.
While the unpredictable nature of shops going bust in the festive period means that Shopjacket has a just-in-time delivery procedure, the company already has orders for two for Durham and Edinburgh, and one for Workington.
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ARDEN HILLS, Minn. - Picking up right where they left off, the Bethel Royals Football team defeated the Concordia-Wisconsin University Falcons 54-10 in the second week of the season to improved to 2-0.
On a gorgeous afternoon at Royal Stadium, Bethel got off to a fast start thanks to a 14-yard touchdown reception by Jay Hilbrands (So., Clara City, Minn.). Just minutes later, Logan Flannery (Sr., Lakeville, Minn.) busted a 36-yard run that would put the Royals up 14-0 entering the second quarter of play.
Josh Aakre (Jr., Dawson, Minn.) threw his second touchdown pass of the afternoon for the Royals third score of the day, when he connected with Gabe Kleinschmidt(Jr., Hastings, Minn.) on an 11-yard pass. Flannery continued his torrid day when he collected another 30-yard plus run that would put the Royals up 28-0 later in the second quarter. With time winding down in the half, Kevin Lindh (So., Houston, Minn.) sprinted for a 4-yard run to move the score to 34-0 heading into the locker room.
With momentum in hand, Bethel continued their dominant play in the second half when Flannery ran for his third touchdown on the day, this time a 10-yard stroll into the end-zone.Kelson Carr (Jr., North Bend, Wash.) and Jesse Phenow (Fr., Richfield, Minn.) each saw significant action on Saturday and made the most of it. Carr ran for a 22-yard touchdown to give the Royals their second score in the third quarter. Phenow would tack on a 30-yard run of his own in the fourth quarter to finish off the Royals scoring on the day.
In the 54-10 victory, Aakre completed 13 of 22 pass attempts for 138 yards and 2 touchdowns. His main target, Hilbrands collected 66 yards on 5 receptions and a touchdown. Phenow, Lindh, and Carr each finished the day with a touchdown apiece. Flannery racked up 113 yards on 11 rushes with 3 touchdowns.
The Royals continue play this weekend taking on Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota to open up MIAC play.


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parenting experts
While we're on the topic of doctors and hospitals, I've said before that no mother should have to watch her baby be taken down the hallway to be put under anesthesia twice. It's such a horrible, sinking, helpless feeling. So of course I feel even stronger that no mother should have to do it THREE times. So this third time they let me come along. Hmmmm. Maybe it was better to watch her go down the hallway...
Now, anyone who knows Lucy knows that wow, she can put on quite a show as she throws around her chubby body in a full-on tantrum. She's actually upgraded to some pretty smooth moves of rolling all over the floor as she kicks. Man I need to get them on video.
Well, just imagine one of those doozies here as they were giving her the gas mask. As much as the tantrums hurt my head, heart and ears, it was pretty eerie to watch them squelch her fit with a little gas until she was lying there all calm and peaceful, totally out. Poor baby.
They had to do a hearing test to make sure her ears are ok and that she's really hearing clearly since she's still not saying much of anything.
And happily it turned out that her ears are perfect specimens. So maybe talking really is on the horizon...some day. I thought we were done at that, but now they have to get an ultrasound of her kidneys next week and we have to re-do her thyroid blood test since they lost it.
doesn't that picture just make you want to snuggle her up? She looks so soft
and cuddly and guess what? she totally lives up to the expectations
Since Lucy was born Dave and I have worried. We've looked for answers. We've searched for solutions. We've begged for diagnoses for the delay with no results. And gradually I've realized that you know what? In my heart of hearts I think she's going to be just fine. I think all this delay has been tough but it's also been good. It has made us think. It's made us more aware. It's made us fall deeper in love...all of us. It's made us look at parenting and life in a different, more thankful way.
A little while back as we were in the thick of dealing with the biggest issues my mom sent me this quote. It's from Anna Quindlen and it comes right after the one I adore so much
so I must have overlooked it before. But it fits so perfectly with how I feel about Lu:
"I remember 15 years ago poring over one of Dr. Brazelton's wonderful books on child development, in which he describes three different sorts of infants: average, quiet, and active. I was looking for a sub-quiet codicil for an 18-month-old who did not walk. Was there something wrong with his fat little legs? Was there something wrong with his tiny little mind? Was he developmentally delayed, physically challenged? Was I insane? Last year he went to China. Next year he goes to college. He can talk just fine. He can walk, too."
The more I've gone thorugh these ordeals with Lucy the more I realize this is motherhood. As mothers we may not be "Parenting Experts" per se, but we
experts...for our own kids. We can pour over every parenting book we can get our hands on. We can visit multiple specialists. We can scour the Internet for answers to everything from bed-wetting to job charts to how in the world to get kids to come out of their shy shell.
But when it comes down to it, we must realize that we
are the experts because we're just that...
. No matter how many doctors we go to, it's me (& Dave ) who know when to slow down and figure it out on our own. Whether our kids have developmental delays, social insecurities, physical handicaps or stubborn streaks, we mothers are the ones who know them. We're the ones who tuck them in bed at night and who know how to comfort them after they've had a bad dream. We know what will push them to get straight A's or to go a whole day without whining. We know if they need firm action taken if they're out of line or if just a stern look will do the trick.
It's so overwhelming when you think about it. Although I talk a lot about Lucy, I'm just as passionate about figuring out the other four. Their needs just aren't as "in your face" but I know as their mother I'm the "expert" for all of them. As mothers we're all on a continual quest to be those parenting experts we need to be. How do we teach them responsibility? How do we teach them to really love from the bottom of their hearts? How do we teach them to serve selflessly? How do we teach them to do hard things and to appreciate that they get to have those experiences? And the tricky thing is that the answer is seldom the same for even two different siblings. Each needs totally different tactics to help them on their path. But, we can figure it out if we dig in and put our hearts in it, because we're the moms.
And I couldn't be more thankful for the challenge.


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The cost of living is a key factor when businesses decide where to set up shop. That's why Cost of Living is one of the categories we measure as we rank America's Top States for Business. The lower the cost of living, the higher the score. Here are America's least expensive states to live in as ranked by CNBC, as well as a sampling of the prices you'll pay for some basics in the most expensive area of the state. (Average price data based on Council for Community and Economic Research C2ER Cost of Living Index, Q1 2013.)
—By CNBC Senior Correspondent Scott Cohn.
Posted 11 July 2013


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Well, it's been a long, long time since I've submitted any tuts on Dragoart. So, I bring you this cute little toast tutorial. Enjoy!
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Research firm DataQuick says the median price paid for a California home during the third quarter was $360,000. That's up 4% from the previous three months and 26% from a year ago.
The increase in home values has helped cut down the number of people in California who owe more than their homes are worth. DataQuick analysts say that drives down the number of homeowners vulnerable to foreclosure.
In fact, "notices of default" or foreclosure starts during the third-quarter fell more than 20%from the previous quarter and nearly 60% from the same period last year.
Last quarter's foreclosure starts were the second-lowest since the early part of 2006.


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The words �right to privacy� don�t appear in the U.S. Constitution, although courts have interpreted its amendments as ensuring that right in various ways.
People have struggled to define the concept, most notably Supreme Court Justice-to-be Louis Brandeis and Boston attorney Samuel Warren who, in an 1890 Harvard Law Review article, called it simply �the right to be let alone.�
Brandeis and Warren were responding to media and technological developments they contended infringed on the right to privacy. They felt laws needed to change along with the world, to preserve the right.
We wonder what they would think about two major stories last week.
First, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it�s not a constitutional violation for law enforcement to take DNA samples from those arrested for serious crimes. Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the majority, compared it to fingerprinting and photographing.
The ruling allows law enforcement to take cheek swab samples at the time of an arrest, before a suspect has been convicted. It�s something 28 states and the federal government already were doing.
Opponents said the ruling would lead to a national DNA database for those arrested and samples being taken for non-serious crimes as well as open the door to DNA collections in other, non-criminal settings.
The latter would be problematic, but it hasn�t happened. As for databases, the FBI has more than 100 million sets of fingerprints on file, available to law enforcement. Fingerprints remain in that database permanently, even if a person is cleared of a crime.
We understand the squeamishness of those who say inking a fingertip doesn�t compare to removing genetic material from someone�s body. Safeguards absolutely need to be in place to protect suspects� rights and ensure the integrity of any databases, but we have less of an issue with this than we do the other story.
A British newspaper reported that Verizon Wireless was ordered to turn over records to the National Security Agency of all calls between the United States and foreign countries during a three-month period this year, and that the NSA also has gained access to the databases of Apple, Facebook, Google and various Internet providers.
Government officials say it�s a legal and necessary (because of the war on terrorism) surveillance program that people shouldn�t worry about.
The story�s still developing, but it seems to us to be an overreach that will secretly gather tons of private data from those who are not and will not be guilty of any malfeasance, in the hopes of catching a terrorist or two.
Some might say, �That�s a good thing, and worth the cost.� Maybe so, but wouldn�t targeted efforts be better than this clumsy one?
The very concept of privacy is considered antiquated not just by the government, but by social media entrepreneurs these days.
We think they�re wrong and hope somewhere Brandeis and Warren are nodding in agreement.


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In a small, empty office in San Francisco's Cow Hollow, landlord Billy Tookoian surveyed a fraudster's dream: 46 cardboard boxes of personal information.
The boxes were the detitrus of what was until last year a thriving business, Financial Title. Then the economy tanked, and the company folded up its locations all across California, including the one Tookoian rented to it.
"They basically abruptly closed shop," he said as he walked past the company's logo still affixed to a white wall. "Turned the lights off, closed the door and walked away."
The company walked away, but it left behind a few souvenirs of its time there.
The office desks and chairs were left at the ready for the morning workforce. Also left behind: the 46 boxes, containing personal information for about 2,000 clients.
A bankruptcy firm that handled the closure worked out a deal that allowed Tookoian to take control of his building without a lengthy court battle. But in exchange, he was left responsibility for all the personal files.
"We had 2,000 to 3,000 files," Tookoian said. "As a landlord and a condo owner, didn't feel comfortable just throwing them out in the recycling bin."
So while he figured out what to do with the files, they languished in a corner of his building.
Tookoian fingered through the boxes, bearing Social Security numbers, copies of checks, bank information, credit reports, even thumbprints.
"I guess the best way to describe what's in those files is an identity theft fraud starter kit," said Tookoian.
According to consumer advocates, 10 million people in the U.S. will fall victim to identity theft each year. Joe Ridout of Consumer Action says situations like Tookoian's have become more common as the economy takes a toll on businesses : "One of the hidden consequences of this economic mess we've been in over a year now is that a lot of businesses are failing and as they fail they leave behind a lot of information that could contain something very important about you and me."
Ridout says the Federal Trade Commission has implemented new laws requiring businesses to properly dispose of sensitive personal information. So far, an Illinois mortgage company was fined $50,000 for throwing personal records in a dumpster. But fines like that are rare.
"I think most of us underestimate how much of our personal information is just lying about in numerous businesses across the country," Ridout said.
In Tookoian's case, there is a happy ending for Financial Title's customers, who probably had little idea that a lifetime's supply of personal information was sitting in a cardboard box, guarded by a single deadbolt. Last week, a company that specializes in destroying sensitive documents hauled off all 46 boxes from Tookoian's business.
And left him with the bill.


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Location pips price when it comes to buying a new home, according to new research.
Potential house buyers give more consideration to where a property is situated over the financial requirements of a new house and selling their current properties.
Research commissioned by luxury housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel Homes found that location (78 per cent), fair price (74 per cent) and the number of bedrooms (65 per cent) are the key factors househunters in the North East consider important when buying a new home. Just over a third (34 per cent) rated being close to family and friends as important while other considerations like eligibility for incentives (7 per cent) and proximity to reputable schools (10 per cent) were much lower down the list of priorities.
Those aged 55+ in Scotland were the most price conscious with 85 per cent citing it as a key factor in their decision, while location was the most common consideration among Scottish 18-24 year olds. Despite their focus on value for money, only 7 per cent of those aged 55 and over in Scotland ranked the eligibility of incentives as important compared to nearly a quarter of the younger generation (23 per cent of 18-24 year olds).
Nearly four in 10 Scots (38 per cent) would worry about selling their current property when buying a new home, with regional data showing broad variation across Scotland's housing markets. Respondents in the Highlands & Islands and West of Scotland were most likely to have concerns about selling on their existing property (46 per cent) compared to 44 per cent in the North East.
Joanne Casey, director at Mactaggart & Mickel Homes, said: "It's interesting to see the notable difference in Scotland's housing markets. While there is still some concern in the North East about selling properties, other regions cited this as a bigger worry.
"With the current economic uncertainty, it is understandable why Scots are feeling anxious about taking the plunge and moving house. It's no surprise to see location and price come out as the key factors considered when buying a new home – a sign of the times and the competitiveness of the housing market."


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Apr 21, 2012
Guest Post & Giveaway
This necklace could be a great one for Mom - you know, for Mother's day! Just sayin'!
And, thanks to Elizabeth for hosting me today!
15 comments:
- Sarah said...
Your tutorials are awesome. Thanks so much for sharing.
- April 21, 2012 at 10:20 PM
- queenOprincesstrio said...
This necklace is gorgeous. I love it!
- April 21, 2012 at 10:33 PM
- Jackie said...
I just visited Broken Treasures and looked at your wonderful tutorial. These necklaces are SO adorable!
- April 22, 2012 at 8:53 AM
- Kathy said...
Thanks for sharing this tutorial on broken treasures. It's so cute and I think my 6 yo granddaughter could make it for her mother with just a little help.
- April 22, 2012 at 11:21 AM
Loved, LOVED your article and easy steps to follow. Thanks. Teri
- April 22, 2012 at 12:41 PM
- Connie said...
A beautiful piece and thanks to your tutorial I have confidence that I could make something similar!
- April 22, 2012 at 1:14 PM
- Terri Betz said...
Hi! Loving the necklace & joined your giveaway!
- April 22, 2012 at 4:02 PM
- Jenn Meier said...
Great tutorial! I love your necklaces!
- April 22, 2012 at 5:48 PM
- sandyandcosmo said...
Hi and thanks for the tutorial!
- April 22, 2012 at 9:52 PM
- Lkay107 said...
Hi...your necklaces are beautiful.
- April 22, 2012 at 10:41 PM
- The Cunningham Family said...
hi! i love your necklaces :)
- April 24, 2012 at 5:32 AM
- Liliana W said...
Hi! Thanks for the necklace tutorial and all your inspiring projects :)
- April 24, 2012 at 10:57 PM
- Lisa Christine Johnson said...
That is beautiful! One of the ladies I work with just helped a bunch of girls she teaches make some of these like your "courage" ones from last year. I let them use some of my clear stamps but now the stamps will not stick to their sheets. Is this because of the clay dust? If I give them a good washing will they stick again?
- April 25, 2012 at 2:06 PM
- Lily Anne said...
Love easy steps on the Tutorial! And the necklace is really pretty! Thank
you so much!
- June 17, 2012 at 10:56 PM
What a beautiful necklace. I am gonna have to try to make it! Thanks for the tutorial. ~Gin~
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Bethany and Scott's wedding was like something from a dream! From the crystal clear blue ocean waters, to the sunny skies of the Bahamas, everything about this wedding was absolute paradise! We were welcomed to our room with a custom Beach Bag filled with goodies, and immediately felt like family. Working with Bethany and Scott was so much fun as they were laid back, happy, and so thrilled to have their family travel to this destination to share their day with them. The look in Scott's eyes when Bethany walked down the aisle said it all: This couple was truly meant to share their lives together. As Bethany and Scott exchanged their personally written vows, there was not a dry eye in sight. After their ceremony the couple enjoyed the scenery of Atlantis as we walked around with them and their wonderful photographer (Stacey Brandon) to take photo and video of the newlyweds. Their reception was an evening of delicious food, fun, and lots and lots of dancing! The whole wedding day was filled with so much love, celebrations, and memories! Check out their Coming Soon Trailer to see just a glimpse of the amazing footage we captured on their wedding day:
Cinematographers: Christina Grimsley and James Grimsley
Editor: Christina Grimsley
The Vendors That Made This Day Possible:
Cinematography: In Motion Video Productions
Photography: Stacey Brandon Photography & Design (check out Bethany and Scott's Amazing Pics Here: Bethany and Scott )
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It was the Phillies night tonight at Citizens Bank Park, the whole season full of games totaled up to give the Phillies their third NL Championship in as many years. There are a few more games remaining in the season, and the Phils would do well to keep winning so they can get home field advantage.
Charlie Manuel brought out Brad Lidge to finish it all off tonight in a classy move by Chuck, but only after the Phils got the first two outs!
The Magic Number is '0' now, the Phillies are in the Playoffs in 2009!


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More on South Carolina School Choice Hearing
State Senator Robert Ford is an African-American, Democratic champion of education tax credits to fund school choice and sponsor of the bill under consideration at this hearing. He has a tendency for quotable lines, and delivered one of my favorite last week.
"For 37 years I lied to myself [about education reform]," Sen. Ford admitted. He's now determined to shine a light on all of those lies that he swallowed . . . that the public schools are the only way to help the poor, that we just need one more public school reform and all will be right and good.
Sen. Ford has the courage to admit that he was wrong and face the vicious attacks of his one-time allies for choosing children over public school special interests. And he's not the type to let go on a matter of justice. I look forward to hearing a lot more from him . . .
Check in here for updates on school choice in SC and videos from the hearing, and in the meantime, here's my testimony (speakers were limited to 3 minutes . . .).


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The After Christmas Bills Blues
If I had to come up with a song title to my client's concerns after the holiness, glamour, and majesty of Christmas has ended, it would be "I've Got the After Christmas Bills Blues."
03.15.2016 | by Kenny Steinberg
Keep your money, I don't want to represent you
There is a horrible myth that all attorneys are out to get your money and, no matter why you come to see the attorney, they will find a way to get yours.
02.26.2016 | by Nathan Chase
Choosing your tax preparation specialist
Many people use a tax professional to prepare their taxes. Tax professionals with an IRS Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) can prepare a return for a fee. If you choose a tax pro, you should know who can represent you before the IRS. There are new rules this year, so the IRS wants you to know who can represent you and when they can represent you. Choose a tax return preparer wisely.
02.23.2016 | by Kenny Steinberg
Don't be fooled by bankruptcy myths
You have probably read or heard the stories about bankruptcy. Maybe your neighbor or friend told you, or you did some research on the internet and came across them.


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Visual Data Lineage
In speaking with customers lately, I am finding more and more attention spent on the lineage of data. It isn't enough these days to manage these type of complex movements and manipulations of data with spreadsheets. More often than not, I am finding customers asking for the golden nugget feature of being able to reverse engineer the data lineage in a visual manner. This is a highly complicated request. It is not enough these days to just reverse engineer a database and call it documented. More and more, people need to understand and document the movement of data. I find it interesting we have a common way to exchange meta data via CWM, but would'nt be great to have a common meta model for exchange lineage and visualizing that in a simpe form. We, meaning, Embarcadero Technologies have been listening to our customers and are investing in these types of requirements. Our data modeling product ER/Studio today can not only reverse engineer the schema but enables users to document the data lineage visually. Documenting the lineage regardless of transformation syntax provides great optics in the flow of data by the data experts. Until the golden parser is evolved in a manner to reverse engineer visual data lineage, it is a great start to understand impact and garner more interaction as lineage develops. Stay tuned as we continue to innovate and evolve around this visual data lineage life cycle.
Database Compliance II
I wanted to follow up my previous blog and dig deeper into database server parameters. Today, there are a number of highly sensitive parameters within each DBMS that, depending on their value, can leave the databases or database servers vulnerable to various types of malicious activity. Some key parameters for SQL Server and Oracle are outlined below. Also included are explanations of why these parameters are sensitive, and why an organization might want to standardize on a particular value.
SQL Server:
· xp_cmdshell = 0 (Disabled) –this is an extended stored procedure that allows you to execute a command line OS command from within the database (e.g. using T-SQL). This can be a serious security risk, because someone could potentially corrupt your system or escalate their privileges to sysadmin or box administrator. This was enabled by default in SQL Server 2000. Microsoft changed the default to "disabled" in SQL Server 2005.
· OLE Automation Procedures = 0 (Disabled) – These system stored procedures allow the use of COM objects (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/guide/sas_vbs_wcmr.mspx?mfr=true) within T-SQL (i.e. someone can open a computers File System and open, process, read, and write files). This can also be used to access & manipulate OS objects from inside the database, which could pose a threat or crash the server. This is now disabled by default.
· remote admin connections= 0 –The setting of this parameter determines whether or not the SYSADMIN server role can use the Dedicated Administrator Connection (DAC) to access SQL Server remotely. Organizations concerned that the SYSADMIN server role has been compromised should leave this parameter disabled.
· C2 audit mode= 1 –Enabling this parameter will configure the server to record both failed and successful attempts to access statements and objects. This information can help you profile system activity and track possible security policy violations. Note: this parameter is often disabled for performance reasons.
- remote_os_authent = FALSE— When using OS authentication (remote or local), authentication occurs at the OS level and then the user connects to the database. When connecting to the database the user does not have to supply a password and Oracle maps the database user to the OS user based on user name. Allowing remote OS authentication (setting parameter value to TRUE) exposes a database to great security risk. The risk is that someone can connect to the network with a user name that maps to a DBA, and gain entry with no authentication being done on the database server.
· 07_dictionary_accessibility = FALSE — Setting this parameter to FALSE ensures that users with the ANY privilege are restricted from SYS schema objects (data dictionary objects). These users will still have access to all other schema objects. Setting this parameter to FALSE prevents users with the "drop any table" role from maliciously dropping parts of the data dictionary. For Oracle 8 the default is TRUE and for Oracle 9 and up the default is FALSE
· audit_sys_operations = TRUE – Organizations that need to audit users with SYSDBA or SYSOPER privileges will need to enable this parameter. When set to TRUE, all actions by SYSDBA and SYSOPER users are logged in the operating system file. Note: setting this parameter to TRUE can cause a significant performance hit on the database server. The default value is FALSE.
- remote_login_passwordfile= NONE — Password files allow you to store passwords outside of the database which in turn are used for authenticating administrators (SYSDBA and SYSOPER). The remote_login_passwordfile parameter controls if and how the password file will be used by remote administrators. The parameter value can either be NONE, EXCLUSIVE, or SHARED. NONE restricts the use of the password file; EXCLUSIVE ensures that the password file can be used by only one database; SHARED allows the password file to be used by multiple databases. The security risk of enabling this parameter (SHARED or EXCLUSIVE) is that passwords are vulnerable to theft. Organizations that want to protect against this should set this parameter to NONE.
· audit_trail= NONE – the audit_trail parameter turns auditing on or off. Default is NONE which disables auditing. In most cases you probably want to make sure it stays NONE, as this can incur massive amounts of logging and slow things down. If auditing is desired, there are many possible parameter settings: OS– Oracle writes the audit records to an operating system audit trail; DB – Oracle directs the audit trail to the SYS.AUD$ table; DB,extended – similar to the db setting, but adds two extra columns, SQLBIND and SQLTEXT, to the SYS.AUD$ table; XML – writes audit records to the OS audit trail in XML format; XML,extended – similar to the XML setting, but it includes SQLTEXT and SQLBIND values.
· os_authent_prefix (default is OPS$) — The os_authent_prefix parameter defines a prefix that an Oracle database will append to the front of every operating system username. Oracle will then compare the prefixed OS username with the database username when a user attempts to connect. The provided SQL Server Security Standards Template can be easily used to identify OS authentication prefixes that do not comply vis-à-vis the standard.
Database Compliance
The evolution of the DBA in the past 10 years is astounding. That evolution doesn't follow a linear growth pattern either. I would say it is more of an 89 degree angle. Every time I am speaking to a DBA team, I always ask who is managing less today than they were a year ago. And that question returns nothing but laughs. It is true.
As DBA's we have more on our plates than ever. We could start with just the ratio of DBA to database support. I typically hear that ratio as each DBA supports between 50 – 80 databases. An added complexity is that those aren't all on the same platform nor same database version and patch level for that matter. To add just a little more complexity, I add database compliance. There is more red tape around who, what, when, and why than ever. Just managing delegation of duties becomes a matrix larger than any cares to admit. The fast paced environments and ongoing projects continue to ramp at exponential paces. This all seems daunting but it is truly all about the process and tooling. As I said in an earlier post, the tooling is of course the easiest to solve. Tooling to a DBA is about supporting a complex heterogeneous environments with as few interfaces as possible.
That of course is where the cult-like following of DBArtisan (Heterogeneous Database Administration software) began. It is all about having a single interface to be the ultimate dashboard for the enterprise. The tools must be flexible and maintain the db currency to support the entangled database compliance work flows and processes. Once the correct tooling is established the red tape can be broken down and compliance procedures can be established. The book of regulation and compliance is indeed large but there for our protection. And that protection comes with many rules and interpretations of how, what, and why. That is a much larger discussion but I will continue to break this topic down in my upcoming blogs.
Completed Windows 7 Upgrade
My upgrade to Windows 7 is complete! It is always the small things that hold the bigger projects up. And yes, my "small thing" caught me off guard. I use an air card for a lot of my customer presentations and low and behold it does not come packaged for Windows 7. Nor could I find the drivers anywhere on my carriers website. So where does one turn to next? Newsgroups and search engines. After a few searches I found the correct Windows 7 drivers that weren't from the carrier but from the makers of the air card. I downloaded and installed and finally I am able to hit the information highway in my hotel, and airports, and customer sites. The point of this ramble, is planning. Just when you thought you had planned for everything small items keep arising from this simple upgrade. I will not even bore you with my 2 print driver conflicts. So in restrospect, the matrix of supported applicaitons, drivers, etc, can easily appear limitless. How does an organization start the matrix of support to plan an upgrade such as WIndows 7. I think starting at consolidating as many applications and licensing is a good start. Beyond that, I believe it will be a trial and error, lots of reading and research, and POC to get there. We will all get there and be very happy we did, it is just the "small things" that cause the biggest frustration.
Leap of Faith
I recently made the leap of faith to Windows 7. The install was painless, but installing all the applications that I use on a daily basis is where the "fun" started. I am a week into my Windows 7 experience and I'm still trying to get my "toolbox" completely installed without conflicts. Some products install smoothly, some in compatibility mode, and items like SQL Server Express not at all. I would classify myself as a very literate PC user and I cannot imagine the planning large organizations must be going through with their compatibility of supported vs. conflict matrix. How can they ensure the rollout of mission critical developer and database tooling is seamless and without error?
This certainly makes me appreciate the efforts of my own company, Embarcadero Technologies. We sell 19 different products, all of which I can use daily without having to install! That's because we have an innovative approach to deployment called ToolCloud that makes accessing, managing, and sharing tools nearly frictionless. With ToolCloud I can spin up tooling on projects in seconds vs. weeks. And the same technology would offer a huge time saver for those doing Windows 7 testing against their thousands of in-house applications.
In a past life, I helped manage desktop images and profile rollouts, and know what a challenge the task can be. With so many moving parts, it only takes one product update to ruin months of process. With frictionless deployment, solving these installation challenges becomes much more manageable. But I will leave the entire conversation of managing licensing for another day.
The tools for success
Hi, my name is Brent Hansen and I am a software consultant manager at Embarcadero Technologies. I spend most of my days and weeks traveling the U.S. listening to DBAs, developers, architects and IT managers express their frustrations, challenges, and wishes about the software that runs their business. This is what I refer to as "tooling". In this ongoing blog I am hoping to share my experiences from the trenches and hear your stories about this fast-paced technical industry that I really enjoy and am addicted to.
Implementing a data warehouse project is huge undertaking for a business. Key decisions need to be made upfront. Which hardware, O.S., database platform? How will virtualization effect our decision? How many resources are needed to meet the deadline? Where is the data? How will we analyze the lineage of data? All these heavy questions take a lot of planning and decision making. Then, once these project starts, how do you ensure communication, efficiency, optimization, and commonality?
Just recently, I was speaking with a customer who was trying to keep the wheels on a DW project with each team in separate geographic locations using different design products with no collaboration? They spent more time generating reports and asking if those reports were the most recent than moving the project forward. It is ironic to me in these expensive projects, the investment tools and standardization make all the difference. The planning, resources, and tools are the recipe of success. Many people spend more time in proof concepts on platform than choosing the tools that do all the heavy lifting in these DW efforts. I would go as far as to say that in many projects tools are the last and least expensive part…but possibly the part of the recipe that can most easily be set for success. Ensuring the tools of choice for these highly complex DW projects is absolutely key. Aligning yourself with a toolset that can enhance process and methodology is key.
There is nothing more frustrating than deviating from the plan because of a tool inefficiency or roadblock. Due diligence in tooling makes for peace of mind 6 months, 12 months, 18 months down the road. It is vital that the tool supports the process not the exact opposite. In my experience toolsets that are progressive, agile, and flexible in their support for heterogeneous environments is a must. Tools can either help be a catalyst in finishing projects on time or the hindrance. It is all about the tools.


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- When: May 1st - May 3rd, start will be 09:00
- Where: Braunschweig, Germany (exact location still unknown, most likely somewhere around http://informationfreeway.org/?lat=52.27389186224494&lon=10.524687317867564&zoom=17&layers=B0000F000F)
- What: Please indicate in the list how many devices you will bring. The rework itself will take about 40 minutes. Testing device before and after (including flashing) will take a couple of minutes, but can be parallelised. The day has 24 hours. You do the math. :-)
- How: Back up all your data! There is a possibility that the Freerunner will get damaged during the process (I haven't broken one device yet, but the possibility exists). Openmoko has promised me replacement devices for this case, but they are not here yet. So until further notice I will not guarantee that you will walk away from this with a working Freerunner. Mark all the parts (battery, main and cover) with your full name. Use labels which leave no glue residue and remove labels afterward, especially from your battery! One could use painting/masking tape, especially the blue version that sticks as less as possible.
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Amy's Decadent Underground Dinner-Bite Me
Chef Amy Jurist
Saturday, February 16, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PST)
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Who is the dead woman at the bottom of the stairs?
When Weather Network star Gina Monroe arrives in Black Currant Bay for her wedding shower, all is bliss. But happiness turns to horror when Gina and close friend Becki find the hostess with her head bashed in.
Strange things come to light when Gina and Becki are asked to sort through the dead woman's belongings. Just who was this woman? And why did frumpy Louisa have a closet full of vintage couturier clothes?
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Monday, October 19
Ricky Fowler Has One Tricked-Out Set of Golf Wheels
Ricky Fowler and his custom golf ride.
(Courtesy of Puma)
TWENTY-YEAR-OLD RICKY FOWLER IS TOUTED as one of the next big things in pro golf. And although Fowler doesn't have his PGA Tour card (yet), he finished T7 at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open this past weekend in Las Vegas. Ricky will go PGA Tour-card hunting at Q-school this fall.
But let's get to the golf cart, shall we?
According to PUMA, Fowler's new sponsor, the above red buggy is "a tricked-out, motocross-inspired golf cart" and "features a roll cage, off-road tires, a push bar and a state-of-the-art stereo system." Ricky used the cart in the pro-am of the recent Soboba Classic Tournament, a Nationwide Tour event.
A motocross-style golf cart. Hmmm. I think there may be a market for that. You could drive it right into those giant bunkers, splash through creeks and water hazards, and speed across off-fairway terrain in search of those wild "I'll never find that" tee shots.
Fowler Bio
Once a promising motocross competitor, Fowler started playing competitive golf at the age of 14. As a freshman at Oklahoma State, he was the youngest recipient of the Ben Hogan Award, given to the nation's top men's college golfer. He also earned the Phil Mickelson Award the same year.
For the past two years, Fowler has been ranked as the world's No. 1 amateur and was also part of two Walker Cup Teams. This year, he played in several tournaments on the PGA Tour, including the U.S. Open. He made his professional debut in September at the Albertsons Boise Open.
−The Armchair Golfer
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No offense to Ricky Fowler, but do we really need this on a golf course filled with players who might have a few beers while tooling around the links? On many of the courses I play this would be considered a real hazard.
- The Armchair Golfer said...
I was being facetious about there being a market for Fowler's custom cart. You won't be seeing these red machines on golf courses. It was a PUMA welcome gift for Ricky.
What is with the hair and the hat. Are his ears so huge he needs to tuck them into his hat. He can't be cold, he's playing in the desert.
Good golfer no question but check out the other dudes. Anthony, Sergio or the US Marines.
- kewl said...
Very Awesome Golf Cart. Sounds like he deserves it though. Very interested to see how well he does in Pro.
I think his hair is cool. The younger kids like to wear their hair longer. No big deal. However, if he starts slabbing then I'll have a serious problem!


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In a real life twist on the critically panned Hollywood flick "Bride Wars," a woman who wasn't invited to her sister's wedding reception showed up anyway and attacked the bride, pulling out clumps of her hair, police said.
Annmarie Bricker, 23, of Valparaiso, Ind. was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of battery.
Jeremy Glotzbach told police he was hosting a reception for newlyweds Nicholas Landry and Lori Kappes at his home on Jan. 23 when Bricker, Kappes' sister, attacked Kappes on the front porch.
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The struggle has echoes of a scene from "Bride Wars," the Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway vehicle. In the film, the starlets play best friends who have a falling out after each refuses to move her wedding date when both are mistakenly booked for the same time at a fancy Manhattan hotel. The stars then try to sabotage each others' wedding preparations with peak chicanery occurring on the big day itself.
Bricker told police she went to the house because she "just wanted to talk" to her sister and parents about family problems. She said she never touched her sister, but five witnesses contradicted her, authorities said. Kappes did not need medical treatment.
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Enough about the Pill. A new study by an Emory University scholar claims that the sexual revolution was launched soon after it was discovered that penicillin cures syphilis. These developments likely had something to do with one another.
Economist Andrew M. Francis writes of finding "evidence that the era of modern sexuality originated in the mid to late 1950s" rather than in the 1960s. Using vital statistics from the 1930s to the 1970s, he ran the numbers:
Regression analysis demonstrated that most measures of sexual behavior significantly increased immediately following the collapse of syphilis, and most measures were significantly associated with the syphilis death rate. Together, the findings supported the notion that the discovery of penicillin decreased the cost of syphilis and thereby played an important role in shaping modern sexuality.
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Five years ago today, our family and friends came from Michigan and Oklahoma here to Colorado to celebrate our happiness and witness our joy as Jody and I proclaimed our love for each other.
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Summary Notes: Joint Meeting of the Neighborhood Centers and Residential Development and Compatibility Policy Expert Groups
August 13, 2013 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Centers PEG: Kate Allen, Lisa Bates, Kristin Cooper, Ivy Dunlap, Allen Field, Bob Granger, Gary Oxman, Rick Michelson, Mark Raggett, Alison Stoll
RDC PEG: Tamara DeRidder, John Gibbon, Michael Hayes, Rod Merrick, Emily Sandy, Irma Valdez, Justin Wood
Key Points and Outcomes
- Different tools and approaches for managing scale transitions are needed in different places. Portland needs a corridor-by-corridor approach to determining appropriate ways of achieving transitions.
- Need to consider the impacts of additional restrictions on building scale on housing affordability and on housing opportunities for future residents.
- Activity impacts are often not site specific. Need to find ways of addressing impacts, such as from traffic and peoples' behavior (e.g., public inebriation, noise), that cannot be addressed by screening and site design alone.
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Presenter: Bill Cunningham and Barry Manning, BPS
Summary: Bill welcomed members of the Neighborhood Centers and Residential Development PEGs and guests. Staff for these two PEGs (Bill Cunningham and Barry Manning) summarized the areas of focus of these PEGs. Bill related that this meeting will be an opportunity to share the perspectives of both PEGs in exploring how the role of centers and corridors as places of growth and activity relates and transitions to adjacent lower-density residential areas. Bill encouraged PEG members to consider appropriate approaches for balancing priorities for focusing growth and activity in centers and corridors with desires to limit impacts on adjacent residential areas.
Scale Transitions
Presenters: Bill Cunningham and Debbie Bischoff, BPS
Summary: Bill and Debbie provided a presentation on issues related to transitions in scale between the higher-density zones of centers and corridors and adjacent lower-density residential areas. This discussion is intended to provide staff with initial guidance as they begin to consider approaches for implementing the draft Comprehensive Plan policies.
The draft policies focus growth and higher-density development in centers and corridors, helping to achieve goals for allowing more people to live close to services and transit, and providing the sustainability-related benefits of compact development (these priorities have been a focus of Centers PEG). However, where the higher-density zoning of centers and corridors is adjacent to lower-density residential areas, the new development can create compatibility and livability issues due to their larger mass and height, limited setbacks, and lack of transition requirements in many areas (the lower-density residential areas have been a focus of the RDC PEG). The draft policies call for transitions in development scale, but do not provide much guidance on appropriate implementation approaches for achieving these transitions. Some issues staff highlighted included:
- Narrow bands of mixed-use zoning complicate balancing growth and transitions (limits development types and configurations, and provides little room for transitions in scale).
- Currently there is no citywide zoning approach to addressing transitions in scale.
- Limited options for discretionary design review as a tool (transitions could be addressed through discretionary design review, but this is not available citywide – due in part to state limitations on the ability to require discretionary design review).
Staff shared the various types of approaches that Portland has used to manage transitions, including:
- Requirements for step-downs in building scale within higher density zones where they are adjacent to lower density zones.
- Zoning transitions outside higher density zones, in which medium density zoning is used as a transition to single-family zoning.
- Zoning boundaries at mid-block (or keeping areas of mixed-use zoning one-lot deep along major streets), limiting the area of neighborhood impact but contributing to abrupt scale contrasts.
- Zoning boundaries providing a full-block of mixed-use zoning depth, providing more space for scale transitions, but expanding area of change.
- Use of trees and landscaping to soften scale differences, responsive to the more vegetated character of western and eastern neighborhoods, but requiring sufficient site space.
Staff invited PEG members to share their perspectives on what priorities staff should consider as they investigate implementation approaches, and to provide feedback on which approaches might be appropriate to apply more broadly in the future.
PEG member comments included:
- Need to know how regulation of development scale and transitions impacts the numbers, types, and affordability of future housing. Issues of design, scale and transition should not be used as a cover for exclusionary practices.
- Need to consider impacts on the health of residents of future multifamily housing. If we limit development in centers and corridors with good access to services, are we forcing more people to live in outlying, less walkable areas?
- Need to think long-term regarding scale and context. Those nearby low-lying houses may not always be there.
- Transitions in scale are needed at the edges of the higher-density zoning.
- Solar access should be a consideration in determining appropriate building scale (scale along east-west streets needs to be considered differently than along north-south streets). Zoning boundaries between higher- and lower-density zones located along streets have less solar access impacts on lower-density zones.
- 45 feet is an odd height to use as a scale limit. It is tall enough for elevators, but 65-foot buildings are more cost effective and make more sense in many areas.
- Step-downs to streets are important for preserving the character of areas where low-rise buildings predominate.
- Density and tall buildings may not be appropriate or feasible in all areas. Development economics in southwest and east Portland do not support higher-density development.
- Step downs in scale are important. Managing building height and bulk is important to livability. Need to consider access to light and air.
- We should not assume everything will change, so context should be a consideration.
- The various approaches to transitions Portland has used are all reasonable tools. Different tools and approaches are needed in different places. Need a corridor-by-corridor approach to determining appropriate ways of achieving transitions.
- Need to consider whose voices are being heard when we consider implementation approaches. Is it just homeowners? Are renters being considered? Are we considering just people who are here now, or also future Portlanders?
- Transitions in scale are needed as a compromise (between accommodating growth and neighborhood concerns about limiting change)
- Windows and the privacy impacts of taller buildings are an issue.
- We are in a city – we cannot expect that there will not be privacy impacts (even 2-story buildings allow neighbors to see into your yard).
- Concentrating housing in compact areas close to services is a good idea, but concerned about corridors.
- Focus development around transit hubs – don't want continuous stretches of 4-story buildings along lengthy stretches of corridors.
- Organizing principle should be 20-minute neighborhoods, allowing more people to be close to services.
- Need to be better in communicating growth concepts to the community. Need 3-dimensional graphics to show community members where growth is intended to be focused, intended patterns and scale.
- Need to avoid regulatory approaches that lack flexibility and force everything to look the same.
- Base allowable building heights at a height 10-feet above adjacent residential zones.
- In historic districts, need to set height allowances to be in-scale with existing development.
- Need to be more creative in engaging the public about development scale. Use lego blocks to show building scale relationships. Help people see the connections between density and additional services.
- If we minimize scale contrasts at the cost of density, where does density go instead? Is it really a good idea to limit growth in areas where we want growth to happen?
- Our commitment to housing affordability should be a greater priority than concerns about transitions.
- Need greater clarity in our policies regarding what is meant by preserving privacy and access to light.
- We need to do a better job at communicating expectations of change to the public.
Use and Activity Transitions
Presenter: Barry Manning, BPS
Summary: Barry provided a presentation that highlighted issues related to managing the impacts of activities in centers and corridors on residential areas. Centers and corridors are intended to be places of focused activity. However, an intense mix of uses can create impacts and conflicts between non-residential and residential uses. The draft Comprehensive Plan policies identify the need to improve the interface between non-residential uses and residential areas. Staff is looking into appropriate implementation strategies for improving this interface. Some issues to consider include:
- Many policies encourage development along transit streets, but fewer policies address the compatibility of different land uses.
- The intensity and scale of residential/mixed development in centers and corridors may amplify use conflicts.
- Many commercial sites have minimal lot depth in which to buffer/mitigate impacts to nearby residentially-zoned areas.
- Mitigation and buffering - through lot-line landscaping - may not be an effective tool for some impacts.
- Sometimes impacts can be better addressed through a review process, but most development is checked only for compliance with standards.
Implementation approaches Portland uses to address impacts include:
- Transitional zoning patterns, using different zones to minimize/buffer direct use impacts.
- Buffering, landscaping and screening requirements, such as code provisions that address impacts at the site level.
- Regulation of off-site impacts through enforcement-driven code standards.
Barry shared examples of transitional zoning patterns and the use of landscaping and screening to provide buffers between uses, and also raised the issue of the impacts of activities on residents living within centers. He invited PEG members to share their perspectives on priorities and their ideas on appropriate approaches for managing the impacts of non-residential uses and activity.
PEG member discussion included:
- Need to also consider the impacts of pollution along freeways and high-traffic roads. Need to address health issues and provide buffers from these impacts.
- Parks are needed in centers to bring fresh air and provide a focus for community activity.
- Need to consider use impacts within residential areas, such as from home occupations and short-term rentals.
- Need buffers between industrial and residential areas.
- Impacts are often not site specific. Impacts from traffic and drunk people cannot be addressed by screening and site design.
- Some impacts are best addressed by the building code (sound, air quality, etc.).
- Delivery trucks blocking sidewalks are a concern of neighbors.
- Noise needs to be considered. Some neighbors are concerned about noise from bar patios.
- Impacts of I-5 corridor traffic compromise livability. Something is needed in the policies about addressing freeway impacts.
- The buffer between industrial activities (noise, odors, etc.) and residential areas should happen in industrial areas (onus should be on the industrial uses).
- Tacoma in Sellwood is intended to be a mixed-use main street, but heavy traffic has a blighting effect. What tools can be used to address these traffic impacts and encourage mixed-use development?
- Longstanding light industrial in Sellwood is part of the neighborhood mix. This allows creativity and land-use variety that is compatible.
- Health should always be a consideration. Need to consider impacts of industry on residents. What are the impacts and what regulatory tools can be used to mitigate them?
- Use good neighbor agreements, since impacts typically extend beyond an individual site. Explore ways of encouraging greater use of good neighbor agreements.
- Portland will need to use a greater range of approaches to address impacts as it becomes a more mixed-use city.
Meeting Presentation:
Scale and Use Transitions Issues
Public Comment
- Examples used in the transitions presentations are mostly from the inner neighborhoods. Need to address issues related to East Portland's differing characteristics and urban form.
- Need to address issues related to the Eastside MAX corridor along Burnside. Concerned about the amount of density between the light rail stations, where there is no transit access. Density should be focused more closely around the stations and where streets connect. Burnside is not wide enough for parking, which density creates more demand for, and there are not enough north-south connections across Burnside.
Next Steps
The next meeting of the Neighborhood Centers PEG will be Thursday, September 19th, from 8 to 10am. The likely focus will be the Comprehensive Plan "Map App" and a wrap-up of lessons learned from the Neighborhood Centers PEG discussions. There may also be an All-PEG meeting in the Fall to discuss the Comprehensive Plan Part 2 products.
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Los Angeles Rams executive suggests Jeff Fisher will be back
Los Angeles Rams coach Jeff Fisher, in the final year of his current five-year deal, may still return in 2017 despite a 4-7 record this season.
Rams chief operating officer Kevin Demoff said it is not fair to judge Fisher only on the team's record. Demoff told Steve Wyche It was different than any team in the NFL.
Fisher reportedly was in line for three-year contract extension earlier this year. In 22 seasons as an NFL head coach with the Tennessee Titans and Rams, Fisher led his teams to the playoffs only six times, including getting the Titans to the Super Bowl before losing to St. Louis in 2000.
Fisher's 163 losses are second-most in NFL history among head coaches. He is three defeats away from setting the all-time record, held by Dan Reeves at 162.
Meanwhile, Fisher has been feuding with Los Angeles Rams legendary running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson.
Dickerson, 56, said Fisher told him that players feel "uncomfortable" with him because of his criticism of the team, and Dickerson told AM 570 in Los Angeles that a member of the Rams front office told him he is no longer welcome on the sidelines.
Dickerson said he was not lobbying for anyone to be fired, but he initially promised to boycott games while Fisher is coach. Fisher denied the rift between the two.
Dickerson, on business in Canton, Ohio, said he is not mad with Fisher.


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When Mattel Toys first made a limited-edition barbie in the likeness of "Selma" Director Ava DuVernay back in April, fans thought that would be the last of it. After DuVernay's Twitter followers pushed for a release of more of the dolls, however, the company obliged.
The doll went on sale Monday at 1 pm EST time. Within the hour, Barbie tweeted that their limited edition doll had already sold out, and directed fans to purchase it on Amazon. However, it didn't take long for Amazon to quickly sell out, leaving fans wondering how to get their hands on it. By Monday evening, the doll, which retailed at $65 dollars, was going for up to $350 on eBay, NBC News reported.
Amazon's website now says, "We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock."
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The doll was originally created as part of a "Sheroes" line that featured five inspirational women, including actress Kristin Chenoweth and country singer Trisha Yearwood, and was auctioned off to charity.


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Navajo or Navahoboth: nä´vəhō [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Athabascan branch of the Nadene linguistic stock (see Native American languages). A migration from the North to the Southwest area is thought to have occurred in the past because of an affiliation with N Athabascan speakers; the Navajo settled among the Pueblo and also assimilated with the Shoshone and the Yuma both physically and culturally while remaining a distinct social group.
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The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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text: Mets lost to the Nationals last night. Again. Six losses in a row, 2-8 in the last 10 games. Miguel Batista gave up two runs in less than an inning of bullpen work. Said the pitcher poet after the game: "I believe we are the best team in baseball. We just have to play like one. That's what we're not doing." Does the Mets' starting rotation include Miguel Batista? Yes? Then they're not the best team in baseball.


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Delaware Campus to host race this weekend
It's not too late to register to run or walk in the 2nd Annual Rhythm & Shoes 5K Run/Walk, which starts and ends at the Columbus State Delaware Campus this Saturday! The event supports the Central Ohio Symphony. The scenic out and back run/walk begins at the Delaware Campus, then follows beautiful Winter Road and Chapman Road along the scenic waters of the Olentangy River. Participants reach the mid-point refueling water station before looping back to enjoy the gorgeous sights a second time upon the return.
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the race starts at 9:00 a.m. The cost is $25 and you can register on the day of the race.
Awards will be issued to the top three runners and walkers, male and female, in the following age groups: 13-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79; 80+. All results will be posted at www.premierraces.com after the race. See you there!
Autumn enrollment statistics now online
The preliminary Autumn Semester 2012 headcounts and FTEs as of the official census date, September 12, are now available online here. (Documents on the Intranet are not available off campus.)
Columbus State's headcount stood at 25,650 paid students on September 12, while the total FTE (Full Time Equivalent) numbers stood at 15,288.80.
You can also see total census-day headcounts and FTEs by campus, distance learning, Regional Learning Centers and dual enrollment at the same Intranet location.
Read more about why enrollments are down at colleges across the state in this article from the Dayton Daily News.
Library's iPad "Petting Zoo" Opens on Wednesday
Librarians at the Columbus State Delaware Campus will host an iPad "Petting Zoo" on Wednesday, September 26, to demonstrate what the iPad can do and allow students to explore the iPad and available applications.
The activity will be presented at the Learning Center from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Delaware Campus Learning Center has 20 new third-generation iPads available on circulation to students thanks to a Library Services and Technology Act mini grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio.
With either their Cougar ID or state-issued photo ID, students can check out an iPad for two hours at a time from the Learning Center. The iPads are loaded with a wide variety of educational apps to support the student learning experience.
Gospel Ensemble to perform next weekend
The Columbus State Gospel Vocal Ensemble, under the direction of Emma Easton, will present their first performance of the Fall Semester, "A Gospel Music Heritage Month Celebration" on Friday, September 28 at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, September 29 at 6:00 p.m., both in the Nestor Hall Auditorium.
Friday's presentation, Music & Movie Night, will feature the ensemble performing and then a movie titled The Story of Gospel Music.
Saturday kicks off with a Heritage Chat about The State of Gospel Music Today, followed by video footage of The Winans Lost Concert at 6:30 p.m. At 7:00 p.m., the Gospel Ensemble will honor local gospel music legends Willie Alls, Pastor Stan Wood, and Thommy Adams , with a memorial tribute to the late Doris L. Brown.
By popular demand, GVE will repeat an excerpt from their tribute to the pioneer of gospel music radio in Columbus, Eddie Saunders. Both performances are free and open to the public.
Students and faculty "Rally for Recovery"
Several Columbus State students studying in the Addiction Studies program joined faculty member Dianne Fidelibus at the Statehouse for the Rally for Recovery on September 12. The event is part of National Recovery Month. Key points discussed included the effectiveness of treatment and drawing attention to concerns about access to treatment. Virginia O'Keeffe, Executive Director of Amethyst, was given the Sister Ignatias Award for her outstanding services to the addiction field.
At the Rally for Recovery are, from left: Jeanette Limoni , student; Dianne Fidelibus; Ramona James, student; Virginia O'Keeffe, Riley Rees, student; and Deanna Banks, student.
Secure shredding pick-up delayed
Iron Mountain secure shredding service will not be at the Columbus campus or Long St. locations on Friday, September 21, as scheduled due to the unavailability of new secure recycle bins currently on order. Their visit has been rescheduled for Tuesday, September 25 so they can deliver the new bins and empty the current ones.
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Ohio State offers study tour to Turkey for educators
The Middle East Studies Center at Ohio State will offer its 3rd annual study tour to Turkey for educators, scholars and policy makers on March 6-16, 2013. The MESC-Niagara Turkey trip is unique because it focuses on interaction with individuals and communities rather than sightseeing. Visits to famous sites are accompanied by conversations with international and local scholars. The focus is on making history relevant to the present day, and decoding surrounding environments to learn about current cultures.
Educators at last year's trip to Turkey enjoy the popular drink "Sahlep" sold by street vendors.
An application for the trip can be found online here, and is due December 2, 2012: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PGC3HL8.
The fee is $1,350 and includes lodging, in-country transport, and airfare from New York City. Participants will be responsible for the costs of transportation to New York City, and for getting to the pre-departure orientation in or near JFK Airport.
Learn more about this trip here: http://mesc.osu.edu/documents/onTurkey/TurkeyTrip2012.pdf


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Once again I took one for the team, especially since The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 3 Premiere was last night, and once again watched Dancing with the Never Were & Wannabe Stars for you so you didn't have to. We had not one, not two but 3 dances for each couple and in a twist never seen before in DWTS History, a Winner Take All Cha Cha. Wow. I am almost speechless.
We were once again live from (Insert your own joke here) Crystal Ballroom. Brooke was wrapped so tightly in her shiny silver floor length gown that she almost looked like The Mummy. She moved as easily as a mummy too when we saw her try to turn around by herself during the introduction. I wonder if they had to put her on a dolly to get her from spot to spot in time. My wife did like her dress and she did approve of her hair. So let's get onto the Dancers/Stars themselves.
And before I forget, is Bruno growing a pencil thin mustache or did he forget to wipe his upper lip ? He did seem to play more of a villain this week in his critiques.
Ralph Macchio – Maybe Ralph should have pulled himself out of the competition last week because he just didn't bring it. He tried to cover his sloppy footwork with "intensity" and bad hair & makeup during his first number. His salsa was just slightly less impressive than the butt pads that appeared to be sewn into his pants. His partner, Karina Smirnoff, tried to be a decoy with her wild hair & skin tight costume that provoked some comment from the suddenly somewhat sinister Bruno that got bleeped. (Note to self: look it up online) Ralph's Winner Take All Cha Cha got blitzed by Hines & Kym and I fear that our aging Daniel-san is on the verge of being on the receiving end of a crane kick.
Kirstie Alley – Once again there was drama behind the scenes with Kirstie & Maks but then again that is really as surprising as death & taxes. Kirstie came out to start the evening for her Waltz dressed like she was a Disney Princess and the judges fell for her hard. Kirstie has always been light on her feet but she's never been outstanding so I was not surprised that on an evening of 10's that she could not garner one. Her Paso Doble probably doubled as aggression therapy for both Kirstie & Maks but her Cha Cha saw her get swept by Chelsea & Mark in Round One of the Winner Take All Cha Cha. Kirstie will be safe tonight. She has a much bigger fan base than the Karate Kid and I think Kirstie will be the sentimental finalist of choice.
Chelsea Kane – This little girl could & should use this experience as a springboard to fame though I have yet to see her act. She was on The Disney Channel with the Jonas Brothers and I don't love my daughters enough to ever watch them. That aside, she nailed both of her dances and if anyone deserved a 30 last night it was Chelsea and Mark. As it was, they went into the finals of the Winner Take All Cha Cha with heels a blazing and came out with the valuable 15 winner take all points. Those extra points along with the lead that she had already built over Ralph & Kirstie should be more than enough to send her to the finale next week.
Hines Ward – After treating his partner, Kym Johnson, like a Cincinnati Bengal defensive back on a downfield blocking play, Hines Ward was all set to get sympathy votes from not only the judges but also all of Steeler Nation and then some. It probably helped his cause that they showed the replay of him falling on Kym and almost snapping her neck almost as many times as ABC showed Lawrence Taylor snap Joe Theisman's leg all those years ago on Monday Night Football. After a day of speculation as to whether she could still dance or not, all Kym had to do was appear and dance without a hitch and she did. Hines got the first 30 of the season and then inexplicably got another 30 on their next dance. More sympathy points as far as I was concerned. On a night when footwork was blasted on all the others, Hines & Kym floated through unscathed. That is until the finals of the Winner Take All Cha Cha where they looked like they didn't even belong on the same dance floor as Chelsea & Mark. Obviously, Hines is safe.
So who goes home – Ralph or Kirstie ? Does the older female demographic love Ralph enough from his Karate Kid days to put him through or do they relate more to Kirstie and the personal struggles that she has been through in her life. The overall dance scores heavily favor Kirstie and I think the fact that each week the number of votes that can be cast will be factor. Romeo & Chelsie may have been a better fit for the dances this week but I think it will be Ralph who hopes he has his padded pants on when the door hits him in the keister on his way out.
Check back next week when mercifully this season ends and I can quit recapping it and get down to watching some real trashy television over on Bravo.


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BELMONT � The last conference team to beat South Point put itself in prime position to do it again, but the Red Raiders came up with some key defensive plays and the offense came to life just in time for a 3-2 home win over Forestview on Friday.
South Point scored a run in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to rally from a 2-0 deficit and remain perfect nine games into the season while extending its conference winning streak to 16 games.
�We made some excellent plays to take some runs away,� South Point coach Jason Lineberger said. �They could have easily scored two more runs if we don�t make big plays in big situations. I was extremely proud of that because the guys stepped up when they needed to.�
The biggest defensive star was second baseman Derek Perry, who made a pair of run-saving defensive plays to keep South Point (9-0, 4-0 Big South 3A Conference) from getting too far behind early. The first play was a diving catch in shallow right field with two runners on base in the second inning. Then, after Forestview scored two runs in the fourth, Perry forced the Jaguars to leave a runner stranded on third when he dove to stop a grounder and jumped back to his feet just in time to make the throw to first.
�Practice makes perfect. I do it all the time in practice and thank God it finally happened in the game,� Perry said.
South Point�s stellar defense backed up a quality start for right-hander Aaron Biggerstaff, who yielded three hits in a complete-game effort. Biggerstaff struck out four and walked three.
Andrew Locklear, Perry, Biggerstaff and Aaron Mauldin accounted for South Point�s four hits against Trey Stallings, who went the complete game on the mound for Forestview.
South Point hasn�t lost in league play since the final game of the 2011 season when Forestview beat them 4-3 before South Point went on to win the state championship.
With the game tied at two in the sixth, Tanner Muse drew a one-out walk, advanced to third on Biggerstaff�s infield single and crossed the plate on Mauldin�s groundout to second base, giving South Point the final margin. Biggerstaff then retired all three of his batters in the seventh to close it out.
Stallings (2-2) struck out five and walked six in the loss. Taylor Adams had two of Forestview�s three hits. Aaron Rumburg had the other, an RBI double in the fourth inning.
�They�re probably one of the best teams in the state and we had a chance to win the ballgame,� Forestview coach Brian Horne said. �I�m proud of the guys.�
Forestview (6-4, 1-2) broke a scoreless tie with a pair of runs in the fourth. Rumburg�s one-out double down the right field line scored Moe Neal, courtesy runner for Boone Owenby, who drew a walk. Garren Stewart then scored on a wild pitch after reaching on a fielder�s choice and advancing to third on Rumburg�s double.
The Jaguars nearly added a third run in that inning but Perry ended the threat with his second outstanding defensive play.
South Point answered in the bottom of the fourth when Locklear turned a leadoff walk into a run. Perry�s double moved Locklear to third and Locklear scored on a groundout by Mykel Davis.
The Red Raiders tied it in the fifth when a throwing error allowed Mauldin to score from second after he led off with a single.
South Point visits Clover on Monday before resuming conference play Thursday at North Gaston. Forestview hosts Ashbrook on Tuesday.
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Here's a story nobody likes to see. 19-year-old Abraham K. Biggs overdosed on pills on a live webcam stream before hundreds of people on Wednesday night, all while commenters on Justin.tv and bodybuilding.com encouraged him, apparently thinking it was some kind of joke. He lay passed out on his webcam for hours until he appeared to stop breathing, at which point the people watching realised it was no joke.
Sadly, this isn't the first time something like this has happened. Followers of internet lore are surely familiar with Brandon "I told u I was hardcore" Vedas, who overdosed on drugs live on a webcam after having given his personal information out to the viewers in case something went wrong. All were too afraid to get in trouble to call the authorities.
There's definitely something about being on the internet that makes you feel cut off from and not responsible for the people you're dealing with (see: YouTube commenters), but when you're watching a real, live human on video doing something obviously damaging to themselves, it's completely inexcusable to do nothing. And to egg them on, well, that's something those people will have to deal with on their own. A sad story all around. [NewTeeVee]


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The 2018 C7 Conclave was held on April 20-22, 2018 at the Sandwich Fairground in Sandwich, IL. Our Host was Owasippe Lodge, Pathway to Adventure Council. 423 Arrowmen from our 11 lodges and Area C7 attended. Service included a food drive which collected over 2 tons of food for the Ottawa Food Pantry.
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LONDON - A Royal Navy submariner on Tuesday admitted collecting secret coding programs that could aid an enemy of the state, and meeting with people he believed were Russian agents.
Petty Officer Edward Devenney was arrested earlier in a British intelligence sting operation. He was charged with communicating information that could be "directly or indirectly useful to the enemy," in breach of the Official Secrets Act.
Devenney, 30, from Northern Ireland, pleaded guilty at a court hearing to gathering details of "crypto material" - programs used to encrypt secret information. He also admitted misconduct in a public office in relation to a meeting with two people he thought were from the Russian secret service.
He acknowledged discussing the movement of British nuclear submarines with the pair, who were in fact members of the British secret service.
Devenney will be sentenced Dec. 12.