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Hi everyone, I've been so absent and I have no excuses at all! Summer time, the kids at home, this wonderful weather, little trips here and there... the list can go on and on... and my vacation time comes in August ;) I've worked on many projects but I haven't been able to edit the pictures of write about them, so in the meantime this little project would do.
When I revealed my Summer mantel some of you asked me about this garland, this post is the answer to that.
I bought this... hmmm how do you call it? it was only two fishes and three starfishes strung together? Yeah, only five wooden shapes and at the top two pieces of drift wood and a rock in the middle. Well, it was an end of season find I got at Ross last year, like about a dollar. I love the wooden pieces.
When I was done working on the boat art and was ready to dress up the mantel, that little "garland" appeared on my Summer stash. The problem... It was too short :( and you know how things go when you are ready to take pictures of that project you just finished... You need to find those little extra pieces SOON.
For this one I have to give big thanks to my husband, he keeps on bringing home old posters. At his work many of these posters are discarded and he brings them home for me to recycle them :)
The fish and starfish silhouettes were traced on the white parts of this poster (the back was white at some point, I had already spray painted it), and then they were cut out.
Using a similar string, all the shapes were taped to it. It couldn't be any easier.
Some extra shapes were laid on the mantel too. Whoever goes on that boat is going to have a good catch :)
My poster board silhouettes are not as pretty as the wooden shapes but from far away you cannot tell.
Don't you agree?
The blue bottles remind me of the color of the sea.
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The process to fill outgoing Tacoma City Council member Jake Fey's council seat kicks off today, as the city begins advertising for applications to fill the position.
As we wrote about here, the council plans to choose a replacement for Fey on Jan. 29, with an application process and public interviews scheduled before then.
The application deadline for prospective candidates is Dec. 19. (Here's the council's appointment schedule).
Fey, with still a year left on his council term, will vacate his Position 2 council seat Dec. 31 to head to Olympia as a state representative for Tacoma's 27th district.
Prospective candidates seeking to replace Fey on the city council must be residents of council District 2, a horseshoe-shaped district that wraps around Commencement Bay from Northeast Tacoma to Old Town.
Application details are expected to be posted on the city's website later today, a city spokeswoman said. I'll update this post with more details as they become available.
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The city has posted its announcement about applications for the open council seat on its website.

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|Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys. 1984. 22:
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3.4 The Initial Mass Function
The lack of understanding about the IMF (initial mass function) is a serious stumbling block in the study of galactic star formation histories (see 307 for a comprehensive review). The Magellanic Clouds are the only systems that are sufficiently near to check the IMF outside of the Galaxy, although as we noted earlier, massive star populations are relatively similar in most nearby Irrs. An inventory of Magellanic Cloud supergiants by Dennefeld & Tammann (69), for example, indicates that the stellar component of masses 9 M is not radically different from the Galaxy (see also 223, 224, 296). Deep luminosity functions measured in the LMC by Butcher (46) and Stryker & Butcher (337) extend this conclusion to ~ 1-3 M stars. The presence of classical Cepheids (269) and RR Lyrae variables (138, 139) in the Magellanic Clouds further shows that stars covering a range in mass from 1-10 M have evolved off the main sequence. Cepheids also have been observed in several other Local Group and nearby Irrs, but only in IC 1613 are the numbers sufficient to probe the stellar content (291), which is found to be like the Magellanic Clouds (25, 240). Thus the stellar mixes of the Magellanic Clouds are surprisingly similar to those of the disks of spiral Local Group members (144, 145), although there are hints from the luminosity functions that the star formation rates are not smooth functions of time in either the LMC or SMC (147, 337).
If the IMF is to be different in the Irrs, we require that high surface brightness systems with extreme blue colors and strong emission lines be overabundant in high-mass stars, while the low surface brightness Irrs have fewer massive stars. In making such comparisons, however, one must distinguish between changes in the form (e.g. slope) of the IMF and statistical effects, i.e. very large star-forming events naturally will produce many massive stars. The similarities between the large HII complexes in Irrs and those in other types of galaxies give no reason to expect that local environments are sufficiently diverse that a different IMF would result. Hence, we are reluctant to invoke an unusual IMF when there is no compelling evidence for it. Terlevich & Melnick (347, 348) have argued that there is a systematic variation of the IMF with metal abundance, such that more metal-poor systems have flatter IMF slopes, but their approach to this problem is still controversial (cf. 124). Some effect of this type may, however, be necessary to explain the correlation between ionization level and metallicity that exists in HII regions. Below, we discuss further evidence that a normal IMF is at least consistent with the evolutionary histories of typical Irrs. However, we do not know over what time or spatial scales it is necessary to average the stellar populations in order to obtain the ``normal'' IMF. It is possible that during galaxy-wide bursts of star formation, conditions may be such that this spatial- or temporal-averaging process is disrupted, and a peculiar IMF results.


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Tough to have high TV ratings when its never on. If that's one of the criteria half of the "sports" would be gone. Wrestling was one of the few remaining actual sports. Seems the IOC is trying to turn the Olympics into a more mainstram X Games. While its a niche sport for wrestlers and parents tradition should not be overlooked. Golf should never have gotten in and wrestling never eliminated. And I loves me some golf, just don't think its worthy of a Gold Medal.
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GEORGETOWN – The Brown County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of an assault on Camp Run Road on Jan. 27. According to the Department, when they arrived on scene they discovered narcotics at the residence. After getting a warrant issued by the Brown County Court of Common Pleas Probate and Juvenile Division, investigators discovered marijuana, pills, syringes and other paraphernalia at the residence.
The Sheriff's Department placed Dakota Jeremiah Sargent, 20, under arrest for the assault. He was transported to the Brown County Sheriff's office for booking. He appeared in Municipal Court and pleaded not guilty to the assault charge.
According to the court records, Sargent knowingly attacked a male juvenile victim with an unknown objects causing cuts and bruising to the victim's head and right side of his face. The misdemeanor assault charge carries a six month maximum sentence and a $1,000 fine.
Deputy Christopher Hunter said in a statement to the Court he responded to the residence at the request of assistance from another officer. He was asked to get a statement from the victim who is described as a male black juvenile in the report. According the the report, the victim and his grandmother were walking down the street to a neighbors house when Sargent allegedly burst from the door and attacked the victim with what was described as a weed or pill grinder. During the altercation, Sargent allegedly yelled at his pitbull "Get him boy, get him boy." According to Hunter the victim had visible cuts to his head, bottom lip, right side of his face and his right eye swollen. He refused treatment from EMS but did want to file charges against Sargent.
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During balmy weather last Sunday, Skye and I walked at Meadowbrook Park in Urbana. This stormwater-drain mural by University of Illinois student Kristin Rose on the park's north side stopped us — temporarily. The bridge behind it will be closed until a special seal can be put over the mural this spring.
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Forget the country twang associated with steel pedal. Dave Easley can make his sound like a sitar, organ, guitar and other things. He, percussionist Michael Powers and Bob Watson on his new Fender Telecaster guitar turned in an entertaining, three-hour jam Wednesday night at The Iron Post. Glad I was there.
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Michael Johnson's pristine large-format silver/gelatin photographs, part of "Forest to Table" at Indi Go Artist Co-op in Champaign, knocked my socks off. So did Daniel Schneider's midcentury style furniture, some built with wood from Johnson's tree farm. Last chance to see the show: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says that knowing which trees to save and which to remove after a windstorm can impact people's safety and the survival of their remaining trees.
Information and advice on tree care, proper pruning techniques, overall tree health, and considerations for removing a damaged tree are available on the DNR website at www.dnr.state.mn.us/treecare/maintenance/stormdamage-prevention.html.
DNR Forest Health Specialist, Mike Albers, offers the following tips.
• Carefully inspect standing trees for damage; deal with hazardous trees first.
• Seek professional help, if available, when deciding which trees to remove. If more than 50 percent of the trunk circumference or live branches in the tree crown are damaged, or the tree is leaning with evidence of root lifting or breakage, the tree should be removed.
• Watch for detached branches, loosely hanging branches, and split or cracked trunks that could cause injury or further damage.
• Use proper pruning techniques, but limit pruning to making the tree safe. Incorrect or overpruning will further damage a tree that is under stress.
• Be careful not to overwater damaged or water-stressed trees – especially in heavy clay soils. In dry conditions, trees need one-half to 1 inch of water per week during the growing season.
• Use mulch to help conserve water in the soil, keep the soil cool, prevent soil compaction, and encourage more root growth. Keep mulch at least 4 inches away from the tree's trunk, maintain a depth of 2 to 4 inches deep, and cover an area at least 2 to 3 feet in diameter around small trees. Increase the diameter for larger trees.
• Don't try to save or repair a broken branch or fork of a tree with tape, wire, bolts, or other wraps.
• It will not heal and the split will invite decay and further weaken the tree. Cabling or bracing should only be performed by a certified arborist and inspected annually.
• Don't top trees – doing so removes large portions of leaves needed for food production, makes tree more susceptible to insects and disease, and may result in new branches that are weakly attached.
• Don't try to save a leaning tree that is more than 15 feet tall, especially if the soil has been raised on the side opposite of the lean. This usually indicates broken roots. Very young trees less than 15 feet tall may survive if they are gently pulled back into place. Be sure to press out air spaces in the loosened soil. Also water the entire root system twice each week in the absence of rain, mulch the tree, and carefully stake the tree for the first year. Tree staking is not usually recommended when planting new trees, but is of value for a tree that has been bent of blown over.
• To avoid damaging the trunk, don't use rope, or any narrow band of material when staking a tree. Instead, use a broad strap or other fabric at least one inch wide. Date the staking and remember to remove it next year.
• Don't panic and remove all living, healthy trees. Consider the value of these trees for aesthetics, property values and cooling shade.
• Don't be rushed by "bargains" offered by inexperienced vendors. Improper pruning (or tree removal) can be expensive and damaging, and sometimes result in the removal of healthy trees.
• Don't allow the use of climbing spikes on a tree that will be saved.
• Don't fertilize damaged trees. The tree's root system may not be able to support the extra growth.
• Don't use paint or wound dressing to cover wounds as these materials may actually interfere with the natural wound-sealing process. An exception is using latex-based paint to seal the wounds on oak trees during the months of May, June and July in areas that experience oak wilt.
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The fact that my friend Matt released a loosely autobiographical film based on a break up was confusing for a lot of my college friends. It still gets brought up sometimes, because it was weird; too personal, but all facts. I get why he did it though, why he wrote it, why he fought to get it made. I think it's something everybody does.
Two years ago I was on a road trip with my roommates, and one of them, my friend Patrick, was telling me about narrative therapy, how therapists use storytelling to vet trauma. He probably would've explained better if I hadn't started talking like I was an expert already, but I was fairly certain that I am.
I've had this conversation a lot of times, usually drunk, a couple times not drunk. I believe that there are two types of storytellers, and two types of stories: those that dig into themselves to try to heal and teach, and those that put up a wall to distract. I haven't read past the first chapter of enough writing books to see if this is a widely held belief, but I have been stuck in enough destructive cycles that I only got out of by hearing a beautiful sentence, and woken up from enough comic binges to think that I'm probably right. Stories help people cope, either through soul surgery or by providing the anesthetic and letting everything heal itself. Sometimes, like crazy people who decide to become therapists, or loud people who decide to brew their own beer, people who rely heavily on stories decide that they want to become storytellers.
It seems magical at first, because we're staring into the face of God. We realize we can be active instead of passive, and we write thinking nobody else ever learned to spell. And it feels good. It feels good to get it out. It feels good to tell the truth. It feels so good, we don't realize that we're harvesting our subconscious, and taking those moments when we feel dramatic, the ones that everyone has, where they think this should be a movie and then we act like yes, it definitely should. We don't realize what we're doing until somebody says, "hey, I said this line to you, the one that you wrote. Is this me?" and then the cold reality slides in and we realize that we were the killer all along.
If this realization never happens, if the movie gets made, the best case scenario is Garden State. The worst case scenario is also Garden State. It's just so exciting to write a movie, it's easy to forget that like any art, the nature of doing it doesn't imbue it with goodness. You need an eye. You need taste. And even if you have taste when you're first starting to write, you're like a baby; all you can do is cry about it when it isn't what you like.
The reason narrative therapy works, Patrick told me, is because it allows a patient to apply archetypes to people that might not otherwise be applicable. Like if someone is abused by an authority figure, and they can't talk about it because that person is liked and trusted by everyone else, in the story, that authority figure can be the bad guy, and that's OK. It allows the patient to look at a situation layer by layer, to see what's actually true. That's what Matt did. He was hurt, and he was an artist, and he needed to see what was true.
Sometimes I catch myself planning shots of real moments that happen to me as though they're happening to a character that I came up with. I'll write entire screenplays or short stories thinking I'm creating this brilliantly angsty youngster, and people will read it and refer to it as "the character that's you," and I'll be baffled. Sometimes I realize I'm creating a character and describing them as slender, with brown hair, wearing the worn out, maroon hoodie that I actually own, and I go, "Dammit. That's me. I've been writing about me. Well, he also has a mustache now." But the mustache usually disappears twenty pages later, because it's hard to picture that character with a mustache.
There was a long time where I tried to write scripts about girls to get girls, and then whatever girl I was trying to get would read the script and wouldn't fall in love with me, and I'd be confused and heartbroken, and then two months later, I'd rewrite the script and it would be better. I've mostly grown out of it now, but it still pops up in little ways. I'll create a subplot that makes no sense, or a character that has no place, and they'll hang around and say things to the main character that apply more to me than anything else. I'll get notes from other people telling me the script could be a lot better if that character just wasn't there, if this scene was cut, but I'll refuse, because they are what make it mine.
Eventually, the writer putting up a wall to distract learns to dig to find real stakes. The writer who digs into themselves has to learn where to put up walls. I tried something different. I spent a night with some friends, a night that I felt was lovely and filled with subtlety and dramatic undertones, and I spent a year and a half trying to retype that night word for word. I told my friends what I was doing, and I bought a tape recorder, and I recorded our rehashed conversations to try to get the wording exactly right. I tried to make it as real as possible. I wanted to rewrite life. I plowed through the moments of typing where it felt terrible and boring and it wan't any fun, because I thought, There is truth here. This happened.
But halfway through the first draft, I realized it would take nine drafts, by nine different writers who would each focus on one aspect of each character, her nervous tics or his cadence, and each draft, every single word would be rewritten. The title would change nine times, and every line, even the lines that were two words, would mean fifteen different things. Only then would it be as brilliant as the night seemed, as real life seems when it's paid very close attention to. So halfway through the first draft, I gave up, and allowed it to be fiction.


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Residents of Ohafia area of Abia State were gripped with fear yesterday, after bombs were reportedly found in the community.
Soldier on duty along the Ebem/Asaga Road had gotten information at about 9a.m that some strange objects were found in the area after some herdsmen passed the area between the house of Nigerian Ambassador to Canada, Chief Ojo Maduekwe and that of the member representing Ohafia South in the state House of Assembly, Mba Ukaha.
According to Daily Sun report, the soldiers after visiting the site and seeing the object, alerted their superiors at the 14 Brigade headquarters, Ohafia who ordered the area to be cordoned off and vehicles stopped from plying that route.
A source who pleaded anonymity said men of the Bomb Disposal Unit of the Abia State Command were immediately drafted to the area and when they arrived, spotted one of the bombs allegedly connected to a high tension wire. They were said to have detonated the bombs and took them to Umuahia for analysis.
"It was around 9.30a.m. after I had already gone to work that I received the information and I had to rush back home. On my way back, I stopped to see some of the soldiers at the checkpoint because we are friendly and they confirmed the incident to me and I had to rush home immediately.
"Thereafter, the road was cordoned off for about three hours even after the bomb disposal experts from the police had left with the objects to Umuahia," the source said.


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Courses / DescriptionsEECS 395, 495: Distributed Systems in Challenging Environments Seminar
Quarter OfferedNone ;
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: A top on interesting ideas and ongoing projects pushing distributed systems in to new and challenging domains.
REQUIRED TEXTS: None; material is drawn from recent publications in top conferences.
COURSE COORDINATOR: Fabián E. Bustamante
COURSE OBJECTIVES: To familiarize the student with ongoing research and open problems in distributed systems and networking.
PREREQUISITES: Please contact the course coordinator.
DETAILED COURSE TOPICS: An evolving network; distributed systems underwater, environmental impact, vehicular networks, mobile systems, sensor systems.
GRADES: Determined roughly as follow: a quarter-long project (50%), paper presentation and discussion leading (20%), class participation (15%) and summaries (15%).


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If you want a brand new job in banking, you have – in theory – many of them to choose from. With bonuses paid, we're in the prime hiring season. And yet, if you're on the market, you may be experiencing something more akin to famine that feast in your efforts to find a new role.
The good news is that it's not you: it's the broader market climate. If you can't find a new finance job easily, you can probably attribute your struggle to one of the six issues below. Resolving any of them, unfortunately, is another matter.
1. Banks are being incredibly fussy and incredibly indecisive
Recruiters in London say this is a bigger issue than ever. Line managers want the Nordic speaking salesperson with a first class degree and seven years' experience at a top tier bank and they will settle for nothing less. Worse, when a recruiter actually finds someone who fits its description, the line manager struggles to get sign-off to bring them on board.
"Decisions on hiring are taking an age and the benchmarks for recruiting are higher than ever," says the head of one front office investment banking search firm in London, speaking on condition of anonymity. "And then in around 50% of cases, we find a candidate and sign-off is withheld."
2. Roles are being filled internally
As banks try to save money on external hires, the 'internal mover' is still a thing. When UBS released its annual report last month, it revealed that 34% of its open positions were filled internally – the implication being that around 4,500 jobs that might otherwise have gone to outsiders went to people who were merely shifting roles within the bank. Nonetheless, 8,988 people were still hired from outside…
3. There are hiring freezes
And then there are the hiring freezes. If you're looking for a new job now, you might want to avoid Barclays where Jes Staley has been busily cutting headcount by failing to replace people as they leave. Barclays' hiring freeze is indefinite – it's even removed the investment bank from its divisional categories on its job search page.
The good news, clearly, is that Barclays is merely one bank. There are others – like Deutsche – which have big hiring plans, at least in equities technology and electronic trading.
4. It's all about hiring support staff and consultants
As you will know if you read this site with any regularity, the jobs in banking are not in the front office. They are especially not for old-school salespeople and traders and especially not in fixed income. The jobs in banking now are mostly for infrastructure and control staff – often on a contract basis.
Take Goldman Sachs. When the U.S. bank's London operation released its results for 2015 last month, it revealed that 77% of the net hiring that took place there in 2015 was of support staff and consultants.
5. You've just been 'clicking buttons'
As a colleague of Goldman Sachs' technology head Marty Chavez expounded in an interview with the New York Times, finance is changing. In future, Chavez has reportedly been telling everyone that jobs that are "purely manual" and involve "just clicking buttons" will disappear as they're automated.
The same might apply to jobs that involve talking to clients and making markets in ways that can be done more cost effectively using computers. There are plenty of equities market makers looking for "new opportunities" in London now – and many of them have been out of the market for six months or more.
6. You're in the wrong place
Credit Suisse is cutting 30% of its headcount in London, but hiring traders in Dublin and support staff in Wroclaw. Goldman Sachs is mostly hiring in Poland, Mumbai and Salt Lake City, and Deutsche is moving jobs to Birmingham.
There are jobs in the world's major financial centres. There are just fewer of them as non-critical roles are dispersed to cheaper places.
7. You're not an experienced associate or VP
And lastly, maybe you're too senior. Since 2012, Goldman has increased its headcount of analysts and associates by 12% and reduced its headcount of managing directors and partners by 2%. The sweet-spot for hiring now is typically individuals with between five and seven years' experience – at experienced associate and VP level. Fewer people wanted to work in banking immediately after the financial crisis and there's a persistent hole in the ranks as a result.
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While the fast ferry Fairweather sits idle in Ketchikan because of a contract dispute, the only thing "fast" about the vessel is the way its absence is draining several schools' travel budgets.
The state took the Fairweather out of service on Jan. 23 after it was unable to reach labor agreements with two of three crew unions over the ferry's revised winter schedule.
Last-minute schedule changes resulting from the ferry's removal have forced several Southeast Alaska schools to make a difficult choice: spend thousands of dollars more to pay for plane tickets, let students miss more school days, or cancel long-awaited trips.
At least two districts have found that traveling by air will cost more than four times what was budgeted for the same trip aboard a ferry. If they revise trips to use the remaining ferries, students may miss additional days of school.
"The schedule we're operating under right now is going to bankrupt our activities budget, and we have to weigh the educational effects," Haines activities director Charlie Jones said. "It has made travel much more difficult and much more expensive."
When the Fairweather was running, Jones said Haines students could get in a half-day of school on Thursday before hopping aboard the fast ferry to Juneau at 2:30 p.m. and making connections to weekend events.
With the Fairweather gone, the only southbound ferry departures out of Haines this month and next are on Monday and Friday evenings. The former takes students out of school too long, while the latter operates too late for the Glacier Bears to reach most weekend games and events.
Jones said taking the Fairweather to Juneau from Haines at group rates costs from $13 to $17 per student, one-way. Plane tickets to Juneau run roughly $75 per student, one-way.
Haines already has canceled its boys and girls basketball teams' trip to next weekend's Icy Strait Tournament in Hoonah due to the cost of flying and time constraints. Jones said students needed to be back in school on Monday for an event, and there were concerns about return flights being grounded due to weather.
Skagway also is dealing with increased student travel costs due to the Fairweather's absence. Superintendent Michael Dickens said the district originally budgeted $1,680 for this weekend's basketball trip to Kake, which relied on the fast ferry. He said switching to air travel for the whole trip was expected to raise the cost to at least $7,000.
And, as it turns out, poor weather in Skagway and Juneau kept the boys and girls teams grounded Thursday and Friday and forced the trip to be canceled. The schools will have to work to reschedule their games.
"We have a budget that has gone through the roof," Skagway activities director Gary Trozzo said Tuesday. "We can't plan anything, and it hurts other teams coming in here."
Two accidents and engine problems took the Fairweather out of service several times last year, causing additional disruption to Skagway school travel.
"If you're committed to go to these communities ... it's not fair" to cancel, Dickens said. "It's very unfortunate (that) the Fairweather has compromised our situation two or three times already this (school) year."
Juneau-Douglas High School student travel has not yet been affected by the most recent Fairweather cancellation, because the drama, debate and forensics team went to Haines and the junior varsity basketball squads played in Skagway earlier this month while the fast ferry still was running.
The next JDHS trip that could involve the Fairweather is not until May.
Hoonah student trips also have not yet been affected, but the events it is hosting have. Hoonah High School principal Michael Byer said Haines' basketball-trip cancellation has caused a lot of disappointment.
"We were going to have one of the nicest, biggest Icy Strait Tournaments we have ever had," Byer said. "Haines was supposed to come down, but they've had to cancel. ... (The ferry shutdown is) at the expense of the communities. ...
"Haines and Hoonah had a traditional rivalry before they created size classifications (in high school sports). People were very excited about the prospect of rekindling that."
Byer said coordinating student travel is a time-consuming, complex process without having to deal with sudden cancellations. While the state and unions may be at an impasse in the Fairweather dispute, Byer said Southeast Alaska schools are united.
"We're ready to settle," he said.
In the meantime, affected schools are trying to reschedule games when possible. Jones said Haines and Metlakatla worked out some alternative basketball game times and dates to fit revised travel plans last week. The schools' boys teams played a Monday-Tuesday series at Metlakatla, for example, but a midday or midweek game rarely draws the same ticket sales and community support as a Friday night event.
"The schools are trying to work together, but it has an effect on the community," Jones said. "Our gate goes down, and our kids don't have as much of an audience."
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BitBake Commander 0.6.8 – Installers!
by kengilmer
A new release of OpenEmbedded Tools for Eclipse is available that adds the ability to install a flavor of OpenEmbedded via a simple GUI wizard as shown below. Currently available install profiles are OpenEmbedded dev branch, Poky Linux, and BUG-Poky. Other OpenEmbedded distros can be easily added, as the wizard configures itself based on a bash script. Other enhancements include:
– UI cleanup
– Existing project wizard is now an Import Project Wizard to follow my closely with Eclipse convention
– Varios minor bug fixes
Sources are here: svn://svn.buglabs.net/ote/tags/releases/0.6.8
The updatesite is here: http://bugcommunity.com/downloads/files/ote/updatesite/
Select OE Flavor
Specify Installation Parameters
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I want to be able to make a living using the internet as the primary source of my income. The reason being is obvious to me, but I'll still explain. Being able to make money online would allow me to live anywhere the world as long as it had a good internet connection.
For me, happiness is grilling on a beach with friends while sipping on a couple of beers while the kids run around playing.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
Social Media Man
Blogging is a dying art. Well, maybe not dying, but evolving art. I still feel as though the blog is a powerful tool but it doesn't matter if you have the greatest ideas if no one reads it. I've created a powerful twitter handle that garnered almost 5,000 genuine followers but I have almost completely abandoned that. My YouTube channels have gotten millions of views, but since I wasn't the one creating the content I haven't been able to capitalize on the views as of yet. I still have an idea in my backpocket but I don't want to jinx it. Pheed was a lot of fun and probably had the best features of any social media site, but no one uses it.
The funny thing is that I've figured out a way for people to make money off the internet, but because it is so complex, I'm finding it hard to get anyone to buy in. Maybe I'm just asking the wrong people.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Why won't the Redskins listen when I yell at my TV?
The Redskins were victorious this week against the Chicago Bears. I'm really glad because I don't think we would have had a snowball's chance in hell to beat the Peyton Manning's Broncos after losing yet another game. Roy Helu, the back up running back, had a fantastic game scoring three rushing touchdowns. RGIII was also able to show off some of his mobility this week. Last but not least, the Redskins have their starting running back, Alfred Morris to round out and dynamic running offense.
So what could I possible have to complain about?
Last week we played the Dallas Cowboys and decided that we weren't going to run the ball. This was crazy considering that Dallas' defensive line was completely decimated by injury. I yelled at my TV and even posted status updates on Facebook pleading with them to run the ball. All to no avail. Sometimes I wonder what the hell Kyle Shanahan is doing. If he was fired after that game I would not have been surprised, because after that lackluster play calling, he would have deserved it. But considering his father is running the team, I doubt he even came close to losing his job..
I will be yelling at my TV again this week when the Redskins play the Broncos. I hope this time they listen. #HTTR
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
How To Win A Street Fight Simply By Learning How To Move Your Head
Red Bank, New Jersey-based mixed martial arts fighter and trainer Travis Roesler demonstrates "how to win a street fight simply by learning how to move your head."
Monday, July 15, 2013
Dave Matthews found stranded on side of road by fan
What would you say if you were driving to a Dave Matthews Band concert and saw Dave Matthews stranded on the side of the road?
That's just what happened to Emily Kraus and her boyfriend, who spotted Matthews as they were traveling to his concert in Hershey, Pa., on Saturday.
"We saw him on the other side of the road and we pulled my car in here," Kraus told CBS' WHP-TV affiliate. "And he picks up his bike and throws it up here."
Matthews was on a preshow bicycle ride when his bike broke down.
"I did not have a cell phone on the bicycle. So I thought, 'S---," Matthews told the audience later at Hersheypark Stadium. "And then a nice lady named Emily rode up in a red car with a bicycle rack on it and gave me a ride on to the gig."
Needless to say, the 7-minute ride to the show was a bit surreal for Kraus with, you know, Dave Matthews in the back seat.
"We didn't know how to make conversation with him in fact, so we were talking about his tour and where he had come from," Kraus said. "He had just been in Cincinnati and he said 'I'm taking a short break after this one because I have to drop my daughters off at camp.' He was just a very humble guy."
The 46-year-old Grammy-winning singer-songwriter invited the pair to dinner and gave them backstage passes and memories that will last a lifetime—or at least until they pick up another stranded rock star.
"My cheeks still hurt from smiling, giggling and laughing all night long," Kraus wrote on Facebook.
Matthews also signed their tickets with a note: "Thanks for the ride."
"I woke up this morning, and I rolled over and I said, 'OK, yeah that really happened yesterday," she said. "It was surreal. We couldn't believe it."
Monday, November 14, 2011
Amazon brings 400 magazines and newspapers to Kindle Fire
The Kindle Fire has been in the news a lot lately, and the device hasn't even shipped, yet. In addition to the Android games and apps that are set to come to the Kindle Fire, and the update to their App Store, Amazon has announced that 400 newspaper and magazine titles will be made available for the Kindle Fire. Kindle Fire customers who subscribe before March 1, 2012 will also receive an exclusive free three-month trial of 17 Condé Nast magazines, including Vanity Fair, GQ, WIRED and Glamour. Kindle Fire Newsstand customers will have access to publications from Conde Nast, Meredith and Hearst in full color. Built-in video and audio are also available for some publications like Garden, Allure and Self.
Kindle Fire offers more than 18 million movies, TV shows, songs, books, magazines, apps and games, as well as free storage in the Amazon Cloud and Whispersync for books and movies. Customers of the Kindle Fire also receive a month's free membership to Amazon Prime, which not only gives them access to Prime Instant Video, which has over 13,000 movies and TV shows with unlimited streaming, but also gives them access to the Kindle Owners Lending Library. Through the library, Kindle owners who are also Amazon Prime members, can borrow an unlimited number of books. The Kindle Fire is available for pre-order now and will ship on the 15th of November, 2011.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
The anti-Facebook picture
Me and Toniann were sitting on the porch watching the storm roll in. I was trying to explain to her how a blog works. We decided to take some Facebook pictures with the standard poses, but after awhile we got bored and took an anti-Facebook picture.
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Neuromorphic: The Next Step for Video Surveillance?
Last month, I delved into the subject of Deep Learning and its application in video surveillance, particularly analytics (www.securityinfowatch.com/12221990). This is now becoming feasible through components called Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), which enable pixel-level processing and analysis. As luck would have it, since writing that piece, I found myself with a little time to plow through the stack of unread publications that had been accumulating in my office. Fortunately, I stumbled onto something quite interesting in the Dec. 2015 issue of IEEE Spectrum, authored by Christopher Posch, Ryad Benosman and Rapph Etienne-Cummmings (read it at http://bit.ly/IEEE_Spectrum1115), dealing with an approach to video processing rooted in neuromorphic engineering — creating electronic signal-processing systems inspired by biological systems. No, we're not talking about viruses; interestingly, the electronic research dates back to the…
Link to Full Article: Neuromorphic: The Next Step for Video Surveillance?
Neuromorphic: The Next Step for Video Surveillance?


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Bill Gross today (Feb 21st) made the following Tweet on the PIMCO Twitter account:
Gross: All Euroland bonds held privately now effectively subordinated to #ECB. Do ratings reflect this change?
Which followed his tweet on Feb 19th:
Gross: #ECB subordinates all #Greek debt holders & in so doing subordinates all holders of Euroland sovereign debt.
The European Union (through European Central Bank and other organizations) is loaning Greece around $170 billion dollars. Based on Bill Gross' tweets, the terms of the loan make the European Central Bank first in line to get payment if Greece has trouble paying their loans. Any country needing assistance from the European Union (and many of them do) will have to agree to this term if they want money from the European Union (money coming from France, Germany and indirectly the US) This makes the current loan agreement between European countries and their private bond holders fairly meaningless. If a crisis happens, their loans will be subordinated.
US Treasuries have been bought as investors have fled European sovereign (country) debt. Given that the debt of most European countries has effectively become more risky, this move looks a little less like a knee jerk panic reaction.
However, the point of the Greek bailout is to take the pressure off other European countries that are having trouble financing and paying their debts. The idea is that if Europe as a whole says WE WILL NOT LET A MEMBER OF THE EURO ZONE DEFAULT, the market will not be worried about loaning Portugal, Ireland, and Spain money. If the European Union can convince the market of this, they will not need to make any more emergency loans and money will come back into European debt.


text: Perhaps the one of best ideas in decorating your yard attractively is by putting novelty mailbox. There are plenty of attractive varieties of mailbox which can be your choice. If you like cats, then you can have cat-shaped mailboxes or even mailboxes shaped like fishes. You can create anything that would complement the existing design and decorations of your home. Usually novelty mailboxes are made in elegant designs, but nowadays it is coded in various designs. Therefore, you can always get the best mailbox which fits your requirements well.


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Kris McGuirk is a young dynamic Irishman, with a passion and enthusiasm for his chosen craft that is nothing short of infectious. Fast making an international reputation for himself in the field of destination wedding photography, his work has been variously described as atmospheric, stylish, elegant and cosmopolitan.
Kris originally graduated with a degree in finance, and spent ten years as a broker in the City of London before returning to Dublin to explore his more creative side and study photography. His two years as Assistant to Ireland's leading fashion photographer, Barry McCall, gave him in-depth experience of that industry and led on to work with award winning portrait photographer Mark McCall before he finally took the plunge and formed his own highly successful company.
Wedding Photographer
Kris shot his first wedding in Dublin whilst still in college and immediately fell in love with all the possibilities that it involved, deciding then and there that this, along with portraiture would be his area of expertise.
"It is a privilege as well as a pleasure to be included in such a special occasion," he says. "When you think that months and even years of planning may have gone into making the day an unforgettable one".
Wedding Photography Style
Kris has that special talent which raises his work above the average. His ability to locate the perfect image make his photographs stand out, capturing the essence of the moment and preserving it through the magic eye of the camera lens. He frequently combines traditional colour photography with the more evocative black and white, offering both options to his clients so that they have optimum choice from the finished results.
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If you are interested in reserving Kris McGuirk for your wedding,
please contact him directly to request a wedding photography booking form and further details.
Need advice or have a query ?
If you would like to discuss your ideas for your special day why not email Kris directly with your questions.
Should you prefer to discuss your special day directly please feel free to contact me on either of the telephone numbers below.
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LOCK, STOCK AND KEY: Have you ever forgotten the code to one of those little combination locks? Or maybe one of the numbers mysteriously shifted, and you either couldn't get it to lock or you couldn't get it to open — a real hassle when you have to bust or saw the lock open to free your bag's contents. Finally, backup for what fails you. The Dual Combi/Key Lock opens and locks via a 3-digit combination mechanism on the bottom or a keyhole on the front (two keys included). Either method can override the other one. Then you can reconfigure the lock so it can serve another day instead of getting trashed. Sturdily constructed of zinc alloy, steel and plastic, the lock comes in a range of bright colors. And it's TSA-approved, so now everyone entitled to access is good to go.
Dual Combi/Key Lock, $12.95, us.go-travelproducts.com
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Dear Advisory Committee Representative, I'm pleased to announce publication of: Provenance XG Final Report http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/prov/XGR-prov-20101214/ For the past year, the Provenance Incubator Group worked on use cases and requirements for provenance on the Web, providing a synthesis of the state-of-the art, and developing a roadmap in the area of provenance and possible recommendations for standardization efforts. In the report, the XG highlights the importance of provenance and presents requirements in a variety of contexts in the Web based on use cases collected from the community. Based on these requirements and a close examination of existing provenance work, the XG identified the need for standard mechanisms to represent and access provenance. The group formulated a roadmap for provenance on the Web that includes short term and long term priorities. The group also agreed to concrete starting points to ensure rapid progress towards a standardization effort, and proposed a charter for a Provenance Interchange Working Group. Read more in their conclusion: http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/socialweb/XGR-socialweb/Overview.html#Conclusions Congratulations to the XG. With this publication, the Provenance Incubator Group is now closed. Coralie Mercier, Incubator Activity Lead -- Coralie Mercier - Communications Team - Incubator Activity Lead World Wide Web Consortium - http://www.w3.org W3C/ERCIM - N212 - 2004, rte des lucioles - 06410 Biot - FR mailto:email@example.com +33492387590 http://www.w3.org/People/CMercier/Received on Tuesday, 14 December 2010 18:27:42 UTC
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text: Being the idiot I am, I installed Intellipoint 5.0, without reading beforehand what evil it possessed. Microsoft, for some god unknown reason, removed the mouse button to key binding thingy for specific programs... now im stuck, and im looking for something that would bind my mouse buttons 4 + 5... Any thoughts on a free, low mem program that might do this? I prefer it to be one where you bind keys to a specific program, so its not system wise... i just need these 2 keys in one game.. (wolf).


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William A. McEachern, "ECON Microeconomics 4"
2014 | ISBN: 1285423542 | 400 pages | PDF | 115 MB
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This is the Third in a series of blog posts about presentations made at the recent 2012 Chemical Sector Security Summit. The first in the series dealt with the problems associated with the presentations in general. The subsequent posts will deal with the information provided in the slide presentations. The published presentations only provide the outline, I'll try to fill in what information that I can from other sources or my best guesses.
In this post I'll look at two presentations that were made concerning cybersecurity. The first (not necessarily in order of presentation at the CSSS) was presented by Lisa Kaiser from ICS-CERT and the second was made by a consultant, Edward J Liebig of CTO Commercial Security Consulting. Neither specifically addresses the cybersecurity requirements of CFATS program (RBPS #8).
ICS-CERT Info
For readers of this blog there is very little new information in Lisa's presentation. The first statement on her first real slide (#2) sets the tone for the presentation;
• Internet facing control system devices are a BAD idea
The rest of that slide presents the standard ICS-CERT view of internet facing devices. The next slide (#3) explains one of the reasons for that view; she describes the SHODAN search engine. The slide doesn't explicitly state that attackers can use SHODAN to find control systems that face the Internet, but I expect that her explanation covered that. The next slide it the standard ICS-CERT pie chart about 2011 incidents, pointing out that 5% of the 2011 incidents were chemical related, though I doubt that she mentioned that there were no actual ICS attacks included in that 5%.
The most valuable slide in the presentation, in my opinion, is slide #5, Key Control Systems Contacts. It includes email contacts for:
• Joining the Industrial Control System Joint Working Group (ICSJWG; firstname.lastname@example.com);
• Joining the ICS-CERT Portal (email@example.com);
• Reporting ICS-CERT Incidents (firstname.lastname@example.com); and
• Reporting other cyber-incidents (firstname.lastname@example.com)
It also includes links for the ICS-CERT web site and the Cybersecurity Evaluation Tool (CSET). I hope that Lisa spent some amount of time explaining the CSET and how useful it would be to have an ICS-CERT team on site when running the tool.
A Cybersecurity Consultant's View
Liebig's presentation looks at cybersecurity from a consultants view of the process of evaluating and improving the security of cyber systems, both enterprise and control systems. He starts with an overview of the ICS threat environment, concentrating on the big threats, Stuxnet, Flame and Shodan (#3). Then he goes on to look at CFATS as a 'call to action' for addressing cybersecurity, making two important points (#5):
• The requirement for a "combined domain expertise in IT Security, ICS and Manufacturing Operations, with consistent cyber policy from the Enterprise Data Center to the Plant Control Room."
• "Compliance is not enough – we must go "Beyond CFATS" to meet today's cyber threats to manufacturing operations."
He makes the point (#6) that cybersecurity evaluations are not unique to CFATS; noting that MTSA, and industry standards such as Responsible Care® also require cybersecurity assessments. Next he looks at (#7) building an 'ICS Cyber Security Roadmap' that looks at risk assessment, gap analysis, remediation & mitigation, and prioritization/roadmap.
The remaining slides in the presentation provide a great deal of high-level information about 'Critical Success Factors' (#8) and 'Key Learnings' (#9). Both pages have a large number of interesting bullet points that could have had their own pages. All of the points made are valuable, but the most interesting from my point of view are:
• "Understand that cyber security gaps will be a combination of people, process, and technology and actively engage all three aspects to assess and close gaps (including ICS suppliers)."
• "The engagement and awareness better aligns IT, Security and Operations stakeholders in understanding of how cyber risk is measured and managed."
• "Assessments should be done at the ICS device level."
• "Consider the impact on Safety/Health/Environment, Operations/Cost, and Company Image/Brand."
The last page looks at how the previous slides were applied in an actual unnamed client operation. This is again a bullet-point dense slide that would be best understood with the presenter providing the necessary supporting details (yet another plug for future web casts). The key bullet point here is the last that addresses the 'Client Value delivered' with three important points made:
• Complete Risk Assessment & Remediation Plans to meet Security Policy and CFATS requirements.
• Clear understanding of risk to Manufacturing Operations across key plants.
• Comprehensive approach to rolling out Plant Cyber Security Standards globally.
This certainly sounds like what you pay a good cybersecurity consultant to provide. Now the facility just needs to make it work.


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Chapter Six
��There you are!� Alice cried as I stepped into the sixth year girl's dormitories. �When you didn't come back, I got really worried.�
She flew from her place on her bed and gave me a huge hug.
�Rose, I'm such an awful friend! I should never have said those things! Please forgive me?� She said, while simultaneously crushing my ribs.
�Haha, ow! Alice, you're crushing me!� I cried, wiggling away from her.
�Oh, I'm sorry.� She smiled as she pulled away.
�And no, Alice, I should apologize. You are totally right, I am the world's biggest slut.� I said, looking down. I felt like such a slut.
When most people needed distractions, they went and rode their brooms or something. I, on the other hand, went and slept with the guy I hated. Again.
The fact that I needed to say again really showed what a slut I was.
�No, you're-� She started, then her brow furrowed, and she stepped back, taking in my rumpled hair and clothing. �What did you do last night?!�
�You don't wanna know.� I sighed, going over to my bed and gathering my shower things.
�Wait...� I turned around to see Alice with her thinking face on. I could practically see the gears in her head turning.
�You totally slept with him again!� She cried, just as Dom walked into the room.
�WHAT?� Dom shrieked.
I sighed in exasperation. I was never going to get to my shower.
I turned to Alice. �Fill her in on the events at the club, I'll tell you the rest later.�
I raced to the washroom, before either of them could protest and locked the door behind me.
�And then he left.� I finished up my story as I buttoned up the last button on my white collared shirt and pulled my robe over top. I took a deep breath as I tied my tie and turned to face my friends.
Dom and Alice had bombarded me with questions the moment I stepped out of the shower, and I reluctantly told them everything while I got dressed and ready.
The look on my friend's faces was comical; mouths hanging open, totally dumbfounded. I snorted loudly, which broke their shocked daze.
�Oh Merlin!� Dom exclaimed, jumping up from the bed. �You totally seduced him!�
I threw my pillow at her. �I did not!�
Alice got up and walked over to me. Putting one hand on my shoulder, she said seriously, �You kinda did.�
Alice and I locked eyes for a moment, reading each-others� thoughts.
Then she broke the mental conversation. �I'm so proud of you!� She cried, pulling me into a hug.
Dom burst out laughing at her comment.
�What?� I asked, pulling away, half confused, half happy at her acceptance.
�Well, before the other night, you never really...� Alice paused as if searching for words. �Other than Rowan and Al, you never really spoke to that many guys. It seemed like you thought you were above them.�
�I did not!� I protested. �I talked to guys all the time! And I don't think I'm above them, I just think they're rather...� I thought hard for a moment to find the right word. �Unnecessary. I don�t have time for them! What�s the point in wasting all that energy?�
Dom started laughing harder, �Rose, two things. One, snogging boys at balls then refusing to acknowledge them the next day, doesn't count as talking. Two, there are many reasons to waste time on them.� She winked at me, and I groaned.
�I guess.� I admitted, grudgingly, �But look, I've decided now that I'm done my OWLs, I can afford to live a little. I want to start having fun!�
Alice clapped her hands together excitedly. �Yah! Now Dom won't be the only slut!�
�Hey!... Wait, no that's true.� Dom shrugged, and wiggled her hips 'sexily'. �I've snogged every guy in our year!�
I snorted and grabbed my bag off the nightstand, �Come on, we need to get our time tables.�
I smiled down at my time tables. Though I tried to hide it most of the time, sometimes I couldn't help it; I was a huge nerd. I simply loved going to classes and school. My schedule looked like this:
History of Magic, break, Double Potions, lunch, Arithmancy, Double D.A.D.A, dinner
Double Charms, break, Double Transfigurations, lunch, Muggle Studies, Herbology, dinner
Arithmancy, break, Transfigurations, lunch, Double Herbology, Muggle Studies, dinner, Astronomy (11:00)
*Empty*, break, Potions, lunch, D.A.D.A., History of Magic, dinner
Arithmancy, break, Charms, lunch, Histoy of Magic, Muggle Studies, dinner
�What do you have?� Alice asked, leaning over to compare her time table to mine.
I looked it over quickly, and exclaimed, �We have every class together! Except for Muggle Studies and Arithmancy, of course.�
�Yah!� She smiled at me. �I still don't understand why you take Muggle Studies. Divination is an easy O.�
In third year, I had decided to take Muggle Studies, I thought it would be fun and interesting, which it is. Alice and Dominique, on the other hand, decided to take Divination, because 'all you had to do to learn about Muggles was stick your head out your front door.'
Dom leaned over Alice to examine my table. �Alice and I have every class together, we're going to be sick of each other by the end of the year!� She joked.
�I already am sick of you!� Alice shot back as she sat down at the Gryffindor table.
�Hey! Not nice!� Dom huffed, poking Alice with her fork.
�Settle down, guys.� I laughed as I loaded up on scrambled eggs, bacon and toast.
We ate our breakfast quickly, and not wanting to be late for class, headed up to History of Magic.
Though I usually find class interesting, History of Magic was the on class that never failed to bore me. Having it every Monday morning was going to be torture.
Finally, we reached the class and I slid into a desk next to Alice, Dom taking a seat behind us with Rowan.
�Why, hello, cuz!� Albus cried as he walked into the room.
I turned and smiled at him, but then narrowed my eyes furiously when I saw Scorpius behind him. Al plopped down in the desk on the other side of me, Scorpius taking the one next to his.
He swiped my schedule off my desk and began comparing it with two other sheets of paper. He burst out laughing, and handed one of the papers and my schedule to Alice, who took them confusedly.
Then she started laughing, as did Dom when she looked at the papers over Alice�s shoulder.
�What is so funny?� I asked angrily, trying to snatch the papers away from Alice, who giggled and handed them back to Albus.
�Good news or bad news, Rosie?� He smirked at me.
�Good news.� I deadpanned, what the hell was on that paper?
�Well, you and I have the same classes except for Arithmancy, and Muggle Studies together.� He said happily.
�And the bad news...?� I asked, still confused.
�You have every class with Scorpius.� He sat back and looked at me as if waiting for me to explode.
It took a minute for that to settle in.
�What?� Scorpius and I cried at the same time, then glared murderously at each other.
Al, Alice and Dom started laughing again.
�How the hell do I have every class with him?� I cried. �Don't I have to have classes with the other houses?�
�Rose, look around.� Alice told me gently. �We're a pretty small year, this is it.� She said gesturing around. �Haven't you noticed? It's only you, me and Dom in our dorm since Annette and Carmen transferred to Beauxbatons.�
Dom piped up then. �It's not like you have every class exclusively with him, we're all in the same class other than our electives. It makes sense.�
�Doesn't mean I have to like it!� I snapped. �All I want is to be as far away as possible from the prat!�
Rowan poked me in the shoulder, and I turned around.
�Am I missing something here? You seem to hate him more than usual.� He said, his brow furrowed. Rowan hated not knowing what was going on with me, sometimes it was annoying but mostly it was like having a big brother. He was just watching out for me.
�I'll tell you later.� I mumbled as Professor Binns floated into the classroom, and called us to order.
Pf. Binns, one of my least favourite teachers, had been teaching at Hogwarts for hundreds of years. He had died nearly three hundred years ago, but a little thing like death didn�t stop Binns from continually boring students. He simply continued teaching as a ghost. His wheezy, monotone voice made me wish I had the Ghost Busters on speed dial.
Class passed by slowly, most people had cast Muffliato and were talking amongst themselves. I ignored the talking though and continued taking notes, as my friends talked around me. I noticed while shooting him angry glances, that Scorpius was also ignoring the chatter and taking notes. Halfway through class, Alice turned away from Dom.
�What happened to fun Rose?� Ryan said, smiling and poking my elbow.
�Fun Rose wasn't mad at her friends.� I retorted.
�You're mad at me?� She said, pouting.
I sighed and cast Muffliato. �Yes.�
�Well, what did I do?� She said, leaning closer to me, and looking concerned.
�You all need to stop laughing at the whole Scorpius-and-I ordeal.� I hissed. �It's not funny, it's bad. It shouldn't have happened, it was the biggest mistake of my life. And you guys are laughing about it.�
�Oh,� She said, �I see.�
She shot a glance over at Al and Scorpius then continued. �I'm sorry, I mostly just laughed because I'm trying to impress Al.� She looked down, going pink.
I started, and leaned closer to Ry. �You fancy Al?�
She nodded, face completely red.
�Yeah. It�s more than just a crush now.� She sighed, looking frustrated. �I can't figure out how to get his attention! He never flirts back or notices me at all, I don't know what to do!�
I thought for a moment before a light bulb went off in my head. I could feel the mischievous look go into my eyes.
I grabbed a piece of parchment and started to write. Ryan struggled to move my hand that was guarding the paper, but I refused to let her see until I was down.
When it was finished it read:
Friday Night
Room of Requirement
Bring Your Own Fire Whiskey
Get Ready To Party
Ryan's face broke out in a wicked grin. �Perfect.�
I took out my wand and pointed it at the paper. �Geminio.� A duplicate of the note appeared and I repeated the curse until the notes filled my desk.
Crumpling a couple into a ball, I thew one at Dom, Al, and Issac Macmillan, a Hufflepuff I was friends with. Turning around, I levitated a few to my other friends in the class; Ben Davies from Ravenclaw, Alexandria Lise from Slytherin and Emma Smith from Hufflepuff. Ben shot me a thumbs up as he read the note, and both girls beamed at me.
I turned back to the remaining notes on my desk and folded them all into paper air planes. On each of the wings I wrote a name; Lorcan, Lysander, Molly, Fred (all in seventh year), Louis and Roxanne (in fifth year), Lily and Hugo (both in fourth year). I quickly charmed them and watched as they flew out of the class and hopefully to their owners. I turned and looked at Professor. I giggled as he droned on, it was amazing what he didn't notice.
Class finally ended, and we all raced out of class, eager to get out of the room.
Rowan fell into step beside me. �Care to share, Rose?�
I sighed and once again started telling the story of Scorpius and I's 'activities'.
�Where is that prat?� He looked around angrily. �I'll curse his ugly face off.�
I laughed and grabbed Rowan's arm. �I can handle it myself.�
�So I can't curse him?� Rowan shot me his best puppy-dog face.
I burst out laughing. �No, not today, Ro.�
�Fine.� He grumbled.
We made our way up to our dormitories, talking about Quidditch and things. Rowan was on the team with me, though I played Chaser and he played Beater.
After gathering our books for Potions, we started making our way to the dungeons.
�Is Hugo trying out for Keeper this year?� Rowan asked as we walked down the stairs.
�Yepp, and I think he'll make it. He's certainly better than Emmer.� I said, referring to Jason Emmer, last year's Keeper. I could never figure out how Emmer made the team; he was terrible.
�Good.� He nodded pleased. �So Fred's a Beater, you and Gracie Thomas are Chasers and Lily's the Seeker. We need another Chaser though.�
�I know.� I sighed. �We're not going to get anyone as near good as James was though. I just hope there will be someone left.�
Ryan and Dom caught up with us then.
�Enough with the Quidditch talk!� Dominique exclaimed, she hated Quidditch.
�Come on, let's talk party!� Ryan said, looking excited.
We talked about the party the rest of the way to the dungeons, and took our seats just as Professor Alban strode into the room.
�No talking, students, and wands away!� He ordered as he reached his desk.
Professor Alban, my other least favourite teacher, took over for Slughorn about fifteen years ago. He was very strict and was the Head of Slytherin, which of course, made him favour Scorpius over me. I didn't hate him because he taught Potions, which was one of my favourite subjects, but he was prone to giving excessive amounts of homework and terribly difficult tests, as well as being way too strict.
�Now that were are moving towards N.E.W.T. Level potions, we will be working in permanent partners which I have selected for you. There will be no exceptions, no trades or changes, is that clear?� He eyed the room as if daring us to contradict him.
When no one did, he cleared his throat and began to read.
�Dominique Weasley, and Issac Macmillian.�
�Alexandria Lise, and Rowan Finnigan.�
Rowan got up and moved to sit beside Alexadria, who looked ecstatic. Everyone, apart from Rowan, knew Alexandria had a huge crush on him.
�Ryan Longbottom, and Albus Potter.�
I shot a smug grin at Ryan as she moved to sit by Albus.
�Emma Smith, and Jasper Nott.�
�Lillian Boot, and Anthony Goyle.�
A few more names were called, and I started to squirm, wondering who my partner would be. Finally he read my name.
�Rose Weasley, and Scorpius Malfoy.�
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A roller-coaster decade
By David Frey, NewWest.net guest blogger, 12-29-09
The last 10 years in the West was a wild roller coaster ride, a decade of explosions and implosions: nine years of mostly up, up, up and one year of solid down.
Here are five top trends that shaped the region in the first decade of a new millennium.
Real estate boom – and bust. At the dawn of the Ohs (or was it the Oh Nos?), real estate was already booming here, but it would soon go off the charts. Minus a post-9/11 sputter, real estate prices soared throughout much of the West as baby boomers and urban refugees sought their own little piece of big sky. The real estate bubble expanding across the country hit a funhouse mirror in the West – bigger, fatter and a little twisted.
Little towns like St. George, Utah saw growth go off the charts. Big cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas metastasized into megalopolises. Resort towns saw their prices hit insane levels ($135 million for Prince Bandar's Aspen spread, anyone?), and worker bee hamlets followed suit.
Fast forward to 2008. The economy tanked. The real estate market collapsed. The construction industry vaporized. The only things going up were foreclosures and bankruptcies. The Yellowstone Club's bankruptcy was one of the most vivid examples: a playground for the wealthy, now hard up for cash.
Energy boom – and bust. Booms and busts are par for the course when it comes to the energy industry in the West. The Ohs were no exception. A broad swath of the West, from New Mexico to Montana, saw a boom of oil and gas development, with rigs popping up in backyards where residents never dreamed of seeing them.
It wasn't just oil and gas. Oil shale and uranium saw renewed interest. Coal was going gangbusters. Solar and wind were getting attention from more than just environmentalists.
The boom brought battles. Residents complained about impacts on their homes and ranches. Environmentalists fought over cherished landscapes. The Valle Vidal. The Roan Plateau. The Wyoming Range. Wells were planned in view of spots like Utah's Arches National Park.
Part of the rush was pure economics. Soaring fuel prices made drilling in remote Western lands more economical than ever before. Part was pure politics. The Bush administration opened up public lands to drilling and stripped roadless protections that would have kept some lands drill-free.
States scrambled to catch up to the boom. The Obama administration was less industry-friendly. But what really did in the energy industry was falling prices. Rigs are lying down now, just waiting for the prices to rebound.
Purple tide. The West has long been Republican territory, but Democrats made enormous strides here in the Ohs. Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico all found themselves with Democratic governors. Democrats gained ground in Western congressional delegations and statehouses.
Compare that to 2000, when the West had no Democratic governors, three Democratic Senators, just a handful of Democratic congressmen and most state legislatures were in Republican hands.
The party took notice, and in 2008, it gave a nod to the power of the region by holding the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Obama and his supporters made campaign appearances in parts of the West long abandoned by Democrats. Obama carried Colorado, New Mexico, Montana and Nevada.
Time will tell how long the Democrats hold onto these victories, but it seems their win was more than just good luck or dissatisfaction with the GOP. The West's politics are shifting. The Western Democratic politician doesn't have to don a cowboy hat and boots to get elected anymore.
Dry spell. Much of the first decade of the century was marked by drought. If global warming projections are right, it looks like much of the rest of the century will be, too.
Devastating wildfires raged across the region. Part of that is thanks to a century of firefighting that left the forests filled with big, old trees ready to burn. Much of it, though, was thanks to year after year of drought. Summers didn't bring rain. Winters didn't bring much snow. The forests dried, and fire, a part of life in the West, raged into conflagrations.
What the fires left behind, the beetles took. A scourge of pine beetles raged across the West, leaving in their wake thousands of miles of dead timber from the Canadian border to Mexico.
It used to be environmentalists who threatened to drain Lake Powell in Utah. In the Ohs, Mother Nature did it herself, revealing canyons long hidden by the Glen Canyon Dam. Rivers shrank, often leaving fish to die in waters that were too warm for them.
Western communities worried about dwindling water supplies as reservoirs emptied and snowpacks thinned. Say goodbye to the glaciers of Glacier National Park. Even ski industry executives worried, and responded with a campaign to fight global warming. It wasn't just a rallying cry of environmentalists, anymore.
Nuevo West. As the West boomed, immigrants came in search of jobs. When resort towns were booming and construction was thriving, there were plenty of jobs to go around. The ranks of construction workers and housekeepers filled with immigrant workers, just as the West's agricultural industry had relied on them for years. Most were Mexicans, escaping a lack of jobs at home in search of work across the border. Others came from across Latin America and around the world and fueled the New West boom.
These immigrants changed the face of the West. Latino-owned restaurants and businesses thrived. Norteño music pounded from passing pickups and Spanish became a common sound on even small-town Western street corners. A Pew Hispanic Center study found illegal immigrants made up one in 10 workers in Arizona and Nevada, nearly one in 20 workers in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah and over 3 percent of workers in Idaho.
When the economy tumbled, their fortunes did, too. Some headed home. Others held on, hoping, like all Westerners, that the next decade would bring better times.


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Well, okay, not just any corn on the cob, but "Boulevard Raspail" corn on the cob.
Yeah, I didn't know what "Boulevard Raspail" meant either. That's what the internet is for! Although, Dorie does explain it in the introduction to this recipe, which is very, very short in and of itself. This may be the easiest recipe in the book. The ingredients list is certainly brief: corn, butter, salt & pepper.
It seems that while perusing the market on Boulevard Raspail, Dorie came across some ears of corn, a fairly uncommon sight in France. She bought some, and this is how the vendor told her to cook them.
I'll be honest: I've been cooking my corn this way all summer, a tip I picked up on the internet somewhere. It is now my favorite way to cook corn, as it comes out wonderfully tender and delicious. You can eat it the American way by nomming it straight off the cob (which we have done a few times), or you can eat it the French way by cutting off the kernels (which we have also done, the better to add it to salsas, couscous, and taco salads). Actually, I almost always prefer to cut off the kernels. When I was a child, I once lost a loose tooth while biting into a corn cob, and the sensation still haunts me. It's the same reason I can't bite into apples unless they've been sliced first.
Here is Dorie's method:
Now, this is very tasty, but I wonder if that can be attributed to the (locally-grown) corn. Either way, this really is the best way to cook corn, in my opinion. We do not have a grill, and I honestly don't like messing with boiling corn. Besides which, this tastes better. At least, to me it does. And, honestly, it doesn't bother me to turn on the oven to 400ºF in the middle of summer – I live in Texas. The AC is on constantly anyway. Plus, you get kinda used to it, especially since summer seems to last from about April to October.
So, is this a keeper? Well, I've been doing it this way since April, so yeah. It works for me. Half of this corn went into our tacos, and I'm saving the other half for some enchiladas I'm making this weekend. I've also mixed it with couscous and lime-flavored olive oil, which was delicious, and I'm sure I'll be making some tomato and corn salsa with it eventually. I really don't see any reason to cook it any other way!
To see how the other Doristas dealt with this interesting way to do corn, check out the French Friday links. Happy cooking!


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Holiday Cheese Log
Servings: 12
Serving Size: 1 ½ oz
4 oz fat free cream cheese
fresh cilantro leaves and parsley sprigs for garnish
1 tsp NutriFit Calypso Salt Free Spice Blend
2 cups reduced fat cheddar cheese, shredded
3 oz reduced fat spiced cream cheese
2 tsp sesame seds, toasted
2 drops Tabasco sauce
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 med apple, cut into wedges
5 stalks celery, cut into short sticks
Note – For each teaspoon of the Calypso Spice Blend, you may substitute: 1/2 tsp. ground chiles, 1/4 tsp. cumin, 1/8 tsp. black pepper, and 1/8 tsp. garlic powder.
- Combine the cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, and spiced cream cheese in the work bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth.
- Add the Worcestershire sauce, Calypso blend and Tabasco sauce and process with short bursts to blend. Taste for seasoning. Remove the mixture from the work bowl, and place on waxed paper.
- Form the resulting mixture into a log and roll it in the toasted sesame seeds, using the waxed paper to help roll the log or ball. Refrigerate until ready to serve, then garnish with fresh cilantro and fresh parsley. If desired, you can roll the log in Grape Nuts instead of the seeds, or a combination of both seeds and cereal.
From: Jackie Keller, Founder – NutriFit, LLC
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Cars > ' Garage > View Profile
Cars Profile
My first car
1984-6ish Plymouth Sapparo, paid $400.00 for the car, and spent $$$$$ gettting that stupid carb re-worked over and over again.
Car I wish I still had
1986 -1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS ( Canadian Model )
1966 Chevrolet P/Up
1976 Olds Cutlass Supreme
My dream car
1965 Pontiac Bonneville
1986 Monte Carlo "SS" the way I think GM should of Built the Monte :)
1970 Monte Carlo SS... BB All Stock
Car clubs I'm in
Come see me at my "MYSPACE" love to meet other Car Junkies!!
- Type of racing: Drag Racing, Nascar
- Driver: To many to list
- Driving song: Fast and Heavy
- Car movie: Cars lol
- Car book: How to Fix stupid...by Ron White
- Car magazine: alot
- Car game: Grand Theft Auto
Bikes Profile
My first bike
1984 Honda Magna, bought this bike for $300.00, used it for training wheels, then sold it once I learned how to ride.
Bike I still wish I had
None LOL
My dream bike
Hmmmmm, I can't think of the name rite now and too lazy to hunt for it...it's a Harley
Boats Profile
My first boat
Blow up Raft...
Some Coral In Hawaii Popped it
My dream boat
One that doesn't cost a fortune to own and up keep.
Planes Profile
My first plane
It cost me .99 cents, made of wood and had a rubber band....fly it behind Walmart and it landed on the roof of no return :( boooohoooo
Plane I wish I still had
Read My 1st Plane
My dream plane
I'm not into planes
My certifications
Passenger, window seat, Smoking section please
Where I got my certifications
At the Airport hehehehee
Plane clubs I'm in
Just Kidden.
- Pilot: Me
- Airport: El Toro California, to Honolulu Hawaii
- Flying destination: Say honolulu real fast
- Aviation magazine: Car Craft, how to built Jet Engines
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