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The MetroWest area has caught the cycling bug, and riders, motorists and communities are learning how to make the roads accommodating for everyone.
The MetroWest area has caught the cycling bug, and riders, motorists and communities are learning how to make the roads accommodating for everyone.
Local riders said parts of MetroWest offer great cycling routes, but some roads, specifically heavily traveled ones, they try to avoid.
"I do ride right out the front door," said Bob Shapiro, a Sudbury resident. "Obviously you try to stay off the main roads if you can."
Shapiro has been cycling for 13 years, and logs as many as 5,000 miles a year on his bike. He rides with a cycling team associated with the Multiple Sclerosis Society, and he regularly rides in Sudbury, Concord and as far west as Princeton.
"This is a growing sport," Shapiro said. "Once the snow is off the ground, there are plenty of places to ride in our area."
Dover and Sherborn are two towns cyclists from the area frequent when the weather is good. Ashland resident Patricia Davidson said on a sunny weekend afternoon, there are dozens of cyclists on the road in those towns.
"Cycling as a whole is expanding," said Davidson, who rides about 2,500 miles a year. "There is nothing really that I can do that allows my mind to be as blank as possible, and I mean that in a good way."
Davidson says she usually avoids riding in Ashland because the roads are not in great shape for road bikes, which are generally lighter and use thin wheels.
"I am more afraid of the poor conditions of the road rather than the person driving behind me," Davidson said. "It is something where I have to think about where I am going and what size tire I should bring."
Major roads, such as routes 9, 27 and 30 are generally avoided, riders said. Jack Johnson, who oversees marketing and advocacy for Landry's Bicycles, said it is legal to ride a bike on Rte. 9 and it is becoming more feasible for cyclists to travel on it.
"It really depends on their comfort level," Johnson said. "Some people are more daring and brave. We certainly have a lot of customers who ride on Rte. 9 and it doesn't faze them at all. And others wouldn't consider it."
Because the sport is growing, riders said more communities are taking steps to accommodate bikes, whether it is widening shoulders on streets or installing more signs reminding motorists and cyclists to share the road.
In Framingham, the Parks and Recreation Department installed bike racks around town. William Hanson, chairman of the Framingham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee said there has been some speculation about bringing a shared public bicycle program, similar to the one in Boston, to Framingham.
"There is quite a bit of bicycle activity," Hanson said. "If you notice around Framingham, the town has put up 'share the road' bicycle signs."
Johnson said cyclists are seeing wider shoulders on roads, such as on portions of Rte. 9, and communities are also installing sensors at traffic lights that a cyclist can activate to change the light, similar to ones already in place for cars.
Riding a bike to get to work is also growing in the MetroWest area, despite less than ideal routes to some work areas, said Stephanie Hirshon, director of the MetroWest/495 Transportation Management Association.
About 500 bike commuters from the area sign up with the association annually. Hirshon said people commute for a variety of reasons including exercise and to save money on gas.
"You would be surprised at the amount of folks who choose to bike to work as a commuting option," Hirshon said. "Sometimes on a daily basis."
The goal of the association is to promote alternative commuting options, Hirshon said, including cycling. As bike commuting has grown over the years, Hirshon said companies that were once apprehensive about it are now embracing it.
"The companies are providing employees with the resources to do it," said Hirshon. "Whether it is a flexible work schedule or offering a safe place to store bikes. That I find encouraging."
Regardless of where cyclists go, local riders said crashing is always a possibility. Shapiro had a major crash last year that landed him in the hospital overnight after he got tangled up with a fellow cyclist going 30 mph.
"Crashing is something that can happen and you can get badly hurt," he said.
Bruce Tretter, chairman of Westborough's Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, said he has at least one frightening run-in with a motor vehicle every time he rides his bike around town.
"You have to be situationally aware – aware of your surroundings, the route you take and the times that you go out," he said, noting that he avoids Westborough's downtown rotary and Rte. 30 at rush hour.
Keeping the roads safe requires vigilance and understanding by both cyclists and motorists, local riders said.
Davidson said drivers have beeped at her or yelled at her while she was riding, but she has also had some run-ins with other cyclists. She almost got into a significant crash with a cyclist who cut in front of her.
"There are a lot of cyclists who don't play by the rules," Davidson said. "I've had encounters on my bike with other cyclists who have made it dangerous for me."
Johnson said more cyclists riding in groups will help motorists be more alert about sharing the road.
"Familiarity breeds safety," Johnson said. "The more motorists and truck drivers see bikes on the street the more they get accustomed to them."
Joe O'Connell can be reached at 508-626-3957 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


text: On Monday 20 November 2006 08:59, David Härdeman wrote: > On Sun, November 19, 2006 21:11, Andrew de Quincey said: > > Not sure whats up TBH, and I dont have the time to spare to investigate > > just now. If you have them lying about there anyway, it would make it > > much easier for me if you could just resend them. > > > > Otherwise, it'll be a day or so before I can get onto it, sorry. > > If you're referring to the patches I posted some time ago, I can put them > on the web later today when I get home. > > I'll also take a quick look at them to see that they still apply and > refresh them if necessary. Great thanks!

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text: Greg Lindahl wrote: >I was recently surprised to learn that SSD prices are down in the > $2-$3 per gbyte range. I did a survey of one brand (OCZ) at NexTag > and it was: > > 256 gigs = $700 > 128 gigs = 300 > 64 gigs = 180 > 32 gigs = 70 Alas, these drives have lousy random write performance. As in 4 IOps lousy. Read speed is pretty good, but since it appears to take 250 ms for an erase + write cycle on the flash (during which other reads are blocked as well), it's got really rather limited usefulness. People have reported that Vista won't install on the drives, due to timeouts. This is also why the prices are so low - they're basically dumping them to get rid of them. Note that OCZ aren't alone in this issue - all of the "low cost" SSDs have the same issue since they're all just rebadges of the same OEM drive. For good performance, you're AFAIK limited to the Intel X25's and similar. The 80 GB X25-M hits you for $528 according to NexTag, other good 64 GB SSDs are around the $450 - $500 mark, depending on the drive (I can't get NexTag to list them, it only shows a very high price for the MTRON 64 GB drive). They're still not a whole lot faster than spinning rust once you start to have some randomness in your writing. Reliability should be fine in laptops, though I'd be less keen to deploy a rack full of them - they're a lot more sensitive to electrical noise than traditional HDDs when both reading and writing, so their reliability in these situations depends on how good the ADC and DAC converters are in the chips, and how much space they burn for ECC. The fact that the manufacturers don't spec the uncorrected/miscorrected error rate under any circumstances makes me a tad worried. Also, the lifespan question is still unanswered - any particular page of MLC flash is still limited to about 10000 writes, so you've got to hope that your workload doesn't tickle the wear levelling algorithm the wrong way. Cheers, Michael


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text: Andrew Piskorski wrote: > > I believe Garth's whole point is that your assumption above is often > NOT true. He also seemed to imply that this is a function of the > ineraction between the block-level RAID implementation and the file > system, as his Panasas file system reputedly fixes this scary, "one > small unrecoverable read during array rebuild kills your entire disk > volume" failure mode. Panasas is an object-based filesystem. Individual files are stored as either a mirror (small files) or as a RAID-5 across the filesystem. If you should be in the middle of a reconstruction process and THEN run into bad blocks only the file which contains those bad blocks is affected. Panasas also has "distributed sparing" which is kind of interesting. Instead of allocating a complete spare disk (or disks) in a RAID array, the filesystem allocates a certain percentage of space as spare space - a high water mark if you will. So there is no need to allocate individual spare blades, and the user can choose how much spare capacity is desirable (say you have ten storage blades, then 10% of space would be allocated. If you have 20 blades, and specify one blade's worth of redundancy you have 5% allocated) When a reconstruction process starts this spare space is used up. When a failed blade is replaced with a new one, the filesystem migrates to it over time, until the N% sparing is restored.


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Food Worker Handwashing and Food Preparation
This page shows the study purpose, method, results, conclusions, and recommendations in plain language for the EHS-Net project titled Hand-hygiene Study.
The findings and recommendations from this project are also in fact sheet format Cdc-pdf[PDF – 281 KB].
Citations for more EHS-Net publications are available by Study Topic or by Citation.
Study Problem
The spread of germs from the hands of food workers to food is an important cause of foodborne illness outbreaks in restaurants. In fact, it caused 89% of outbreaks in which food was contaminated by food workers. Proper handwashing can reduce germs on workers' hands. It can also reduce the spread of germs from hands to food and from food to other people.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises that hands be washed before
- Making food and
- Putting on gloves to make food.
FDA also advises that hands be washed after
- Eating,
- Drinking,
- Using tobacco,
- Coughing,
- Sneezing,
- Using tissue,
- Preparing raw animal products,
- Handling dirty equipment, and
- Touching the body (such as scratching your nose).
Improving food worker handwashing practices is critical. But first we need to know about current practices. We interviewed and watched food workers to collect data on these practices.
Study Purpose
This study described restaurant food workers' handwashing practices and focused on when workers washed their hands.
Study Findings in Brief
EHS-Net found that food workers carried out about 9 activities an hour that should have involved handwashing. Workers only washed their hands in a quarter (27%) of these activities.
Study Method
We collected data in 321 restaurants. These restaurants were located in EHS-Net states and were selected at random.
Data Collection
State or local environmental health specialists collected the data. In each restaurant, they watched a food worker for about an hour and collected data on the worker's activities and handwashing practices. The specialists looked for activities where FDA says handwashing should occur, and then noted whether workers washed their hands. Proper handwashing included removing gloves (if worn), placing hands under running water, using soap, and drying hands with cloths or paper towels.
Study Results
Overall, workers engaged in about 9 activities an hour that should have involved handwashing. Workers washed their hands in only 27% of activities in which they should have. Handwashing rates differed by activity and are described below.
- Before preparing food: 41%
- Before putting on gloves to prepare food: 30%
- After eating, drinking, using tobacco, coughing, sneezing, using tissue: 26%
- After preparing raw animal products: 23%
- After handling dirty equipment: 23%
- After touching body: 10%
Workers were more likely to wash their hands at the right time when they were not wearing gloves than when they were.
Study Conclusions
Workers carried out about 9 work activities an hour that should have involved handwashing. Yet handwashing rates were low. These rates suggest that workers either do not know when to wash their hands or they sometimes choose not to wash their hands.
Handwashing rates were highest before food preparation, suggesting that at least some workers may know that food needs to be protected from dirty hands.
Handwashing rates were lowest after workers touched their bodies (for example after scratching their noses). Workers may not know they need to wash their hands after touching their bodies or may think it takes too much time to wash their hands every time they touch their bodies. They also may not be aware that they are touching their bodies.
Workers wearing gloves when handwashing should occur were less likely to wash their hands at that point than were workers who were not wearing gloves at the same point. For example, workers who were wearing gloves while preparing raw animal product were less likely to wash their hands when they were done than were workers who were not wearing gloves. This suggests that glove use may lead to less handwashing.
EHS-Net Recommends
Restaurant management and food safety programs should
- Work to improve handwashing rates, particularly after activities involving raw meat.
- Revise food preparation activities to lower the number of needed handwashings. For example, a sandwich-making process could be revised to lower the number of times a worker has to handle raw meat. This would lower the number of handwashings needed and should increase the odds that workers will wash their hands as needed.
- Occasionally carry out observations like those done for this study to show where progress in handwashing is needed.
Researchers should conduct research to find out factors that affect handwashing and to explain the link between glove use and handwashing. This information could be used to address barriers to effective handwashing and ultimately reduce illness.


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The Giants emerge from the bye with a poor (for them, and pretty much for anyone) 2-6 record but an unusual amount of realistic hope to make it to the playoffs.
That's one of the benefits of playing in the worst division in the league.
Receiver Victor Cruz joined Pro Football Talk on NBCSN to talk about a wide variety of topics, including Cruz's assessment of what it will take to win the NFC East.
"I think it's going to be nine," Cruz told Erik Kuselias. "Anywhere between eight and nine, maybe even 10. It's going to be a tight race, especially with ourselves and obviously Dallas and Washington. This entire division, it can swing with one win, swing from one team to another. It's going to come down to the wire. . . .
"I think it's the race to nine. Who ever gets to nine first and maybe it's going to come down to one of those games between ourselves and Washington, later on in the season. We'll see where it goes."
If Cruz is right, the Giants will have to go 7-1 down the stretch. If he's wrong — if only eight wins will secure the divison — the Giants still have to go 6-2.
Still, New York can move to 3-6 with a win over the Raiders on Sunday. Then comes Washington, followed by a rematch with the Cowboys.
"We're excited," Cruz said. "We're on a two-game win streak, playing some really good football, especially defensively. Really doing some good things. Once we put two together, we feel like we can string more together. We're coming off the bye where we get Andre Brown back after his setback earlier this season so we're excited for that. We're excited for what our team has in store and we look forward to doing some good things in the upcoming weeks."
It's rare to hear anyone from a 2-6 team talk like that. Then again, it's rare for the NFC East to be this weak.
Still, the Giants have shown that, no matter what their regular-season record or playoff position, they have the ability to get hot in January. To have a chance to do that in 2013, they'll need to get hot (and stay hot) in November and December.


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Nelson Mandela's visit to Boston in 1990
Nelson Mandela's visit to Boston in 1990
June 23, 1990: Spectators greeted the limousine carrying Nelson Mandela on Martin Luther King Boulevard. During a whirlwind tour through Roxbury and Dorchester, the Mandelas were welcomed as heroes. Thousands lined the streets and waved the African National Congress's black, green, and gold flag. Others placed pictures of the Mandelas in their windows.
June 23, 1990: Nelson Mandela acknowledged the cheers after his speech at the Hatch Shell. His then-wife Winnie is at right. His remarks praised Boston and Massachusetts for their fight against apartheid. "It is with boundless joy that we speak to you today. We embrace each and every one of you. Sisters and brothers, my delegation, my wife and I are deeply moved by the warmth and love that your city has accorded us. We are even more touched that it was here in Boston that your own independence movement got its birth. Your love and enthusiasm as well as your pioneering role in taking positive measures against apartheid portray a deep feeling of kinship you hold towards our people and the just cause that they are so vigorously fighting for. When one day our history is rewritten, the pioneering and leading role of Massachusetts will stand out like a shining diamond. It was you who supported us when very few knew of our existence, our trial and tribulation."
June 23, 1990: The crowd of people, estimated at 250,000, at the Hatch Shell sang the national anthem of the African National Congress, the leading antiapartheid group in South Africa.
June 23, 1990: Dancing to the finale music after his speech at the Hatch Shell on Boston's Esplanade, Nelson Mandela was flanked by Senator Edward Kennedy and Mayor Raymond Flynn. Musical performers included South Africa's Johnny Clegg & Savuka and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, as well as Paul Simon, Jackson Browne, and Stevie Wonder. Local performers included the Boston rap group Young Nation, gospel singer Larry Watson, the Roxbury Presbyterian Choir, and soloist Linda Chorney.
June 24, 1990: Nelson Mandela waved goodbye to Boston from the airplane doorway. Mandela's six-week, 13-nation tour was designed to raise awareness of the antiapartheid struggle of South African blacks and to raise money for the African National Congress. It was Mandela's first visit to the United States since he was freed in February after 27 years as a political prisoner in South Africa. Boston was Mandela's second stop after New York and more than $ 500,000 in contributions were raised here for the ANC.


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text: OK folks, I should clarify my original desire... in keeping with the mass market consumer product, I was wondering if it could be done with the ubiquitous on-board sound interface on the mobo. Clearly, one can go out and buy (for fairly reasonable prices) digital audio interfaces with as many channels as you might want, and with external sync, SMPTE time codes, etc. (thanks to the burgeoning home recording market, I think...) It was the "how to use something you've already got for free" desire that prompted the inquiry... Lots of great suggestions so far.. and some good places to go look for timing latency data. At 05:28 PM 3/13/2003 -0500, Wade Hampton wrote: >Jim Lux wrote: > >> >>The real question is whether one can synchronize the sampling of the >>sound card. Synchronizing the processor to better than a microsecond is >>fairly straightforward (one could always use some interrupt line, for >>instance), but the interaction with a sound card is fairly complex. > >Depends on the sound card. If you have a card like the M-Audio Delta 1010 >(96K, 24-bit, 8 analog inputs, 8 outputs), it comes with a "world >clock". This >should be able to be used to sync. the sample clocks on the cards. >I believe there are some other studio cards with "world clock" inputs. > >http://www.m-audio.com >http://www.rule.com/productDesc.cfm?productID=24&categoryID=6 > >You may also be able to use S/PDIF as a sync source. > >I have a couple of 1010's and they are excellent. I'm using the commerical >OSS driver, but it does not support the world clock sync (yet). > >You might want to try contacting the opensound folks and >the alsadriver folks for recommendations. > >For sync'ing your data, could you provide a sync signal on another channel >as a rough sync (not nearly as good as if all the sample clocks are in sync)? > >Good luck, >-- >Wade Hampton


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Morning Five: 04.29.13 EditionPosted by nvr1983 on April 29th, 2013
- There were so many early-entry decisions over the past three days that we will have break them into groups. The first group will be the guys who left. Perhaps the most notable is Shane Larkin, who is leaving Miami after a sophomore year in which he took his stock from not being on the NBA's radar to being a potential first round pick. We are not quite sold on Larkin as a NBA point guard–his limitations were exposed in a few games this season–but we do not see his NBA Draft stock getting much higher especially with how little Miami will be returning next season so it made sense for him to leave. On a smaller scale, but probably more important in terms of the landscape of his conference Ray McCallum Jr. announced that he is leaving Detroit after his junior season. McCallum is in a similar Draft position or possibly a little worse than what Larkin is based on the mock drafts that we have seen, but given the information that his father (Detroit's coach) has we would expect that he has some pretty good information on where he could expect to be selected. Finally, there is Andre Roberson, Tad Boyle's first recruit in Boulder, who announced that he will forgo his senior season at Colorado to enter the NBA Draft. Roberson's draft stock appears to be similar to the other two although Roberson's position in mock drafts has varied more than the other two.
- While a trio of players announced their departure from the college game another trio announced that they will be staying. The most significant in terms of the national championship picture is Adreian Payne, who announced that he will return to Michigan State for his senior season. Out of all of the players considering entering the NBA Draft early opinion on Payne may have been the most divided. He probably could have come out and been a first-round pick, but if he returns and improves his game he should be a lottery pick next year. The next biggest announcement was the Isaiah Austin will be returning to Baylor for his sophomore season. Austin seemed to be a fairly safe bet to be a first-round pick so his decision is a bit surprising, but it has been reported that he was diagnosed with a torn labrum, which would affect his NBA Draft workouts, and he clearly has some areas to work on his game so it doesn't seem unreasonable. We will leave the question of coming back to Scott Drew to work on those deficiencies for another column. Shabazz Napier may not garner the same headlines as the other two players that we mentioned, but his decision to return to Connecticut for his senior season may have an equally significant impact on his team's success. We are glad that Napier decided to return to school because he was at best a late second round pick although the fact that he waited so long to announce might suggest that someone was putting thoughts in his head that he could have been a first-round pick. Fortunately he did not listen to those voices and will return to finish his college career in Storrs.
- Most of the attention has been focused on NBA Draft decisions, but there were a pair of notable transfers. On Friday, Ahmad Starks announced that he is transferring from Oregon State. Starks, who has one more season of eligibility left is reportedly looking at Bradley or Illinois to be close to his ailing grandmother. Starks would be a huge addition for either program and given the way the family hardship waivers have been getting cleared by the NCAA we have no doubt that he would be able to play next season. The other transfer announcement is more of an update as Rutgers transfer Eli Carter has narrowed his list down to Florida and Maryland. Normally we would assume that Carter would have to sit out a year, but after the NCAA's ruling on the players at Rice and how they received a waiver due to the abuse they alleged at the school we would not be surprised to see Carter and other Rutgers transfers to try for a similar waiver given the video evidence against Mike Rice.
- We may have finally moved past conference realignment, but it appears that conferences are looking at creating their own version of Manifest Destiny as the ACC is looking at expanding its brand into Europe by playing games there. As the article notes the entire idea is in the preliminary stages so a lot of work needs to be done, but other schools have played games overseas with some success. Our big qustion is how this would work at the conference level. It works great when teams are playing glorified exhibition games or when there is well-defined revenue-sharing the way that professional leagues do, but what happens when a school loses a lucrative home-game that could be the difference between them becoming bowl-eligible or being on the right side of the bubble. Obviously pro sports teams deal with this issue too, but they have more well-defined revenue-sharing agreements and have a much stronger central leadership structure that allows them to issue edicts that will be followed.
- It is a move that probably will not attract much attention on the coaching carousel, but UNC-Asheville filled its head coaching vacancy as it introduced Nick McDevitt as its next head coach. McDevitt, who played for the school from 1997 to 2001, had been an assistant with the team before taking over the head coaching responsibilities when the former coach left to take a job on the staff at UNC-Wilmington. McDevitt has no experience as a head coach so we are withholding judgement on his ability to coach so hopefully his alma mater gives him a chance to prove himself.


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How to block Port Scans?
I'm trying to figure out how to block port scans from the net on my OpenBSD router.
Currently the closest I've come is a site:
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block in quick proto tcp all flags SF/SFRA block in quick proto tcp all flags SFUP/SFRAU block in quick proto tcp all flags FPU/SFRAUP block in quick proto tcp all flags /SFRA block in quick proto tcp all flags F/SFRA block in quick proto tcp all flags U/SFRAU block in quick proto tcp all flags P
Also using an Android based app "Fing" to do a TCP port scan, I am still able to detect "open ports". Though I've got Snort up and running which basically is giving me all kinds of ICMP sweeps and tcp/udp scan types.
I'm probably attacking this the wrong way so really the question is; is there a way to do this - or what would be an example of a way to do this?
{EDIT} outside of the obvious; closing ports! If one has web services like http or smtp running it really isn't an option :-)
Many thanks.
Disclaimer one: I don't use flags options in any of my own rule definitions. I also don't recommend them to admins who do not have a clear understanding of each flag. Unless you understand each specific flag's specific purpose and role you may block desired traffic or inadvertantly permit undesired traffic.
TL;DR - Just because the tool gives you a gun, it does not mean you must pull the trigger. It's usually aimed at your own feet.
Disclaimer two: I don't believe blocking scans serves a useful purpose for those of us who use a block all policy and only pass permitted traffic, since only the permitted traffic will pass. I also use the return option with my block rules. I do this because appropriate blocked traffic that is dropped should learn about the drop immediately -- this limits application issues at the client. And I'm nice to the inappropriate traffic as well, because I don't believe dropping packets is useful, as there is no security through obscurity. Bad actors can still find the services I present to the Internet. For those services, I rely on application level protections such as authentication mechanisms.
TL;DR - Everything I don't want in is already blocked, whether they scan or not.
Thanks for the response.
Of course security at the application layer is important but if you can stop nastyness from getting there before it taxes the end servers less so they can do what they should be doing.... though I guess it's a bit of a tangent on the "chicken and egg" concpet???
I think I just felt like being invisible was the best way forward. My IDS is screaming at me for portscans though it might just be better to turn off those rules?
Any device exposed to the Internet will be scanned. Welcome to 1992.
You cannot stop scanning from happening. You can only stop your IDS from seeing the scans or screaming about them.
In my case, as I noted above, due to block return rules, TCP scans to "closed" ports will receive an RST packet. I'm nice, that way. Mostly, because I want remote applications to be able to act on a connection failure immediately, and not undergo timeout handling, which I consider rude.
I'm not worried about the script kiddies, because eveni if I dropped blocked packets the kiddies will still find the services which are exposed. There is no "stealth" mode on the Internet, regardless what you may have read == all ports for all IP addresses are scanned constantly. This is the world we live in.
All we can do is try to ensure that all exposed services are as secure as we can make them. And that is an application specific subject.
Actually this all came about as I was trying to integrate Snort into the network. Having tested it for a while I started to see a pattern of "false positives" so I'm currently in the 'tweaking' stage to get what I need out of it.
Though it's quite scary to see Snort reporting "Torjan-activity" or "Web application attack".... need to do more reading and more looking at tcpdump/wireshark output.
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No - the point remains that what Episcopalians did with liturgical features has no bearing on why we have rood screens and find them incompatible with having an altar rail.
Welllllll, are there any WR churches in this country with a screen? Looking about, I haven't seen any.
And I think you have forgotten what you originally asserted:
But the question is whether the choir area should be so included.
None of this has to do with what denomination is involved. It strictly has to do with how you adapt the form and appointments of a medieval church to modern use.
That's fine, in its way, but then the implication of some sort of historical continuity is pretty much a fantasy, unless it traces back through the places these people came from. The various parish histories testify the ubiquity of Episcopal origins, and at that point I see the tradition tracing back through those Victorians.
The problem goes back to Gothic revival itself. Why revive it?
We also seem to agree on the connection between the choir and monasticism. But that simply leads right to the problem: where there are no monastics, what does the feature mean?
And another issue is that conversion itself is a profoundly romantic act, again both for good and ill. Convert mentality is an expression of it.
As for the connections of these parishes with their Episcopalian pasts: one need but look at their websites. ... I am simply finding it impossible to square your claims in this regard with what I can see for myself.
Let me conclude by saying that I cannot object to the notion that the WR parishes cannot devise their own praxis. It's the notion that I or anyone else-- even someone who is Orthodox-- has some intellectual obligation to view these decisions as anything but present day decisions prompted by present day concerns.
Eh, I don't think that your argument necessarily proves the point; he may not have worked on the doctrinal "explicitness" if he didn't think it was necessary, but it doesn't mean that it isn't necessary now, or that it wasn't necessary then.It would be akin to the argument about the Holy Spirit being "omoousios" in the Creed - why did generations of fathers, and 5 other Ecumenical Councils as well as countless Endemousa Synods and local councils not add it? They felt it wasn't necessary. But one can argue effectively that it belongs in the Creed if the Creed is to be the one-stop, all-inclusive definition of the necessary core of our belief.So too, the WR liturgy may need to be more "doctrinally explicit" (I don't know - I haven't read it) even though St. Tikhon went over it with a fine-tooth comb; or it may not. If someone wanted to do a textual study here on OC.net of the WR liturgy, then maybe the issues could get hashed out.
The insertiion of the Eastern epiclesis and the prayer before communion, inserted by the Patriarch of Antioch, might be artificial in a way, but then again it is an organic addition in that the Patriarch is trying to remove a cause of scandal with the rest of the Orthodox, sort of laying out the WRO credentials.
Quote from: Elisha on December 21, 2006, 09:17:37 PMAnd I am also bothered that a layman such as yourself gives this 'Priest' who wrote the article.What comes around goes around, one who is so dismissive of and disrespectful towards the Great Balsamon deserves no more respect.
And I am also bothered that a layman such as yourself gives this 'Priest' who wrote the article.
That venerable Liturgy [of St. James] (and the Liturgy of St. Mark of Alexandria) was needlessly suppressed in the 13th Century by "Patriarch" Theodore IV (Balsamon), who was a Greek bishop living at Constantinople and who never saw Antioch and never served the Liturgy of St. James. The arrogance of those who discard sacred tradition does not belong only to the modern age. Nor does such arrogance belong to the Latin West
Quote from: ialmisry on November 23, 2007, 08:33:18 PMBalsamon's supression of the rites of Antioch were without warrant, and we can't complain of forced Latinizations if Balsamon is our model.He was the Patriarch of Antioch, it was perfectly within his rights to regulate and define the liturgical activities of his See.
Balsamon's supression of the rites of Antioch were without warrant, and we can't complain of forced Latinizations if Balsamon is our model.
Gangra c. 18. If any Bishop duly ordained to a diocese fail to go to the one to which he has been ordained, not through any fault of his own, but either because of the anfractuosity of the laity, or for some other reason for which he is not responsible, he shall retain the honor and office, only without causing any disturbance to the affairs of the church where he should be accorded a congregation. But he shall await the outcome of the decision of a complete Synod of the province in regard to his appointment.(Ap. c. XXXVI.)Interpretation.Both the above Canon and the present one contain pretty much the same matter as Ap. c. XXXVI contains. For this Canon says that if any bishop who has been duly ordained fails to go to his province, not on account of any blameworthy action of his own, but either because of some disorderly behavior of the laity, or on account of some other outside interference, he shall continue to enjoy the honor of a prelate and to perform the sacred services incumbent upon a prelate, provided that this occasions no scandals and disturbances in strange or foreign provinces to which he might go (for without the consent and approval of the prelate in charge of the region in question, he himself can neither teach, nor perform any sacred function, nor ordain anyone, nor appropriate the proceeds of the church there). But he must wait until his fate has been determined by a complete Synod attended by a Metropolitan, before he can gain any definite provision and resource for a living and prebend. See also Ap. c. XXXVI.
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Urban vegetation and its management can significantly influence human health and environmental quality in and around cities. Thus, optimal vegetation designs and management practices are essential to sustain human and environmental well-being for current and future generations. To this end, forest and community managers need accurate information on the urban forest resource, how it is changing, and the ecosystem services it provides. Decision-making tools are also necessary to guide management and policies related to improving ecosystem services provided by trees.
Researchers at the USDA Forest Service Lab in Syracuse, NY, work with numerous cooperators to: 1) quantify urban forest structure (e.g., number of trees, species composition), 2) determine how urban forest structure and its management affect ecosystem services (e.g., air and water quality, carbon sequestration, air temperatures, soil-nutrient cycling) and 3) develop appropriate vegetation management strategies and tools to improve urban natural resources stewardship and consequently human health and environmental quality in urban and urbanizing areas.
Unit scientists are principal investigators on one of the first National Science Foundation funded urban long-term ecosystem research (LTER) projects. On this project in Baltimore, a team of researchers investigate the long-term effects of urban vegetation on city ecosystem processes. Much of our research in this Baltimore Ecosystem Study monitors long-term tower measurements of carbon dioxide flux, water flows and vegetation in Baltimore to help understand how urban vegetation is changing and its impacts on environmental quality and human health.
Research Topics
We research:
Urban Forests - What are urban forests and how do they vary through time and space from the local to national scale?
We research how urban trees and forests affect:
Atmospheric Quality – How do varying amounts of vegetation cover, species, and locations affect air pollution, greenhouse gases, air temperatures, ultraviolet radiation and building energy use?
Water Flows and Quality – How do varying amounts of vegetation and impervious cover, species, and locations affect stream flow and water quality?
Soil Quality and Nutrient Cycling – How do urban soils vary across urban areas; how does urbanization and vegetation management affect soil properties and nutrient cycling; and how do these soil properties affect tree health?
We develop tools to assess:
Ecosystem Services and Values – these tools aid local users in assessing their urban forest and associated ecosystem services.
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How to Turn a Stranger into a Network Contact
Charles Purdy | Monster+HotJobs senior editor
February 17, 2011
Whether you're looking for a job or trying to advance your career, networking is very important (in a recent HotJobs poll, 57 percent of respondents said that networking was a factor in landing their most recent job). And networking shouldn't end when you log off of LinkedIn or head home from a conference. Valuable contacts are on the perimeter of your social circle, they're the parents of your kids' school chums, they're sitting next to you on airplanes—basically, they're all around you every day. So how do you turn these people from relative strangers into valuable network contacts?
Step 1: Identify good contacts.
An effective professional network has a wide variety of types of people, including people from outside your industry. So how do you decide whether someone you meet at a cocktail party is someone you want in your circle? Career expert Liz Ryan says it's more about "feel" than logic: "You've got a certain style and approach, and people who are comfortable with you and with whom you're comfortable will make up your A-list for network cultivation."
Look for people who are active in and passionate about their field (whatever it is), and who seem interested in what you're doing. Also, people who communicate well are likely to be "connectors" who have their own networks that you may be able to tap into.
Step 2: Manage your contacts.
Productivity expert Stever Robbins, the author of "Get-It-Done Guy's 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More," offers tips for managing the business cards you receive:
First, if you're at a conference or a similar event where you're receiving a lot of business cards, Robbins suggests jotting down quick memory-aid notes on the backs of cards—so when you enter the contact in your digital address book, you can record (in the Notes field) the name of the conference and what you talked about.
Then, immediately after you put a new person into your address book, send a brief "Great to meet you" email—with a note about your conversation and a brief follow-up.
Step 3: Offer value.
Effective networking begins long before you need to get something from your network. First, you must demonstrate that you have something to offer—this builds a foundation of goodwill. Every time you talk to someone in your professional network, you should ask what he or she is working on, so you're aware of the problems your contacts are trying to solve.
In his book "Well Connected: An Unconventional Approach to Building Genuine, Effective Business Relationships," executive coach Gordon S. Curtis offers suggestions on how to offer value to a new contact: consider how you could supply information, new clients, or interesting products—or even other contacts. Curtis explains, "If you make the right introduction, both parties will feel you've done them favors."


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VoiceThread and Structured Literacy Instruction
Students with Dyslexia are one of the most underserved student populations in our schools. When we discuss Universal Design and accessibility for students, we typically forget about students who struggle with text. The International Dyslexia Association has spent time working to help these students and recently shared a Structured Literacy approach that works well with … Continued


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Tamkeen was established in August 2006 as part of Bahrain's national reform initiatives and Bahrain Economic Vision 2030, and is tasked with supporting Bahrain's private sector and positioning it as the key driver of economic development.
Tamkeen's two primary objectives are: 1) Fostering the creation and development of enterprises, and 2) Providing support to enhance the productivity and growth of enterprises and individuals.
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Rodney Atkins Wraps His Run on the on Country Throwdown Tour
Last weekend, Rodney Atkins played his final shows as part of the 2012 Country Throwdown Tour lineup, which also featured Gary Allan, Josh Thompson, Sunny Sweeney and more. While the shows in Illinois and Nebraska were bittersweet for the singer, Atkins' overall experience on the tour was one of the highlights of his year so far.
"It's been a blast," Atkins told Taste of Country backstage before his performance on Friday (June 29) in Marion, Ill. "It's been some of the greatest people that we've ever got to work with, and the people from the crowds every night have been stellar and beautiful and have been singing along."
Also parting ways with the Throwdown Tour was Josh Thompson, but the final show of the all-day music festival (sans Atkins and Thompson) will take place this coming weekend, on July 8 in Nashville. Corey Smith has been added to play the main stage along with Allan and Sweeney, while Eric Paslay, Florida Georgia Line, Maggie Rose, Drake White and Jonathan Singleton and the Grove will play the small stage that afternoon. Tickets to the Nashville performance are still available and can be purchased by clicking here.
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Saturday was spent mostly in traffic as well, with us desperately trying to get from place to place. Between bouts of excruciatingly slow car drives, we got Shep's hair cut. It was worth it. He got his first real haircut. Mom and a few other people had chopped at it from time to time (mom showing the best results) but this was a proper cut. John Roth, owner of Crow's Nest Barbershop, did an awesome job as he always does with mine when I'm not sporting this Mohawk for the documentary. We got Shep a fade. He now looks like he can kick some serious ass. He even got a comb from John at the end of the appointment. I think you'll agree looking at the shots that he suits is new cut very well. I think Rachel shed a tear or two when she first laid eyes on him after john was done.
Shep getting his cut, 1920's style footage.
Later that evening, we to our friend's wedding while Rachel's brother Derek and his girlfriend Kate watched the kids. Normally I'm not a fan of going to weddings but this was a long time friend of mine who had been married once before. Needless to say, he's with his soulmate now. I understand what he went through. My first marriage didn't work out either. But, the way I see shit, it was necessary to have that first one and all the terrible trouble of it falling apart to get to the person I'm with now. I have nothing against the previous marriage, it just wasn't the right person. Nothing more, nothing less. I think he feels the same way. I took some shots at the wedding but that's for them to share, not me. Well, maybe just one.
|Matt and Tiina on their special day.
Sadly, it was such a good time that I drank too much and went to sleep about 2 am. So 6 am Sunday morning came way too soon. Why would I get up at that hour after such an evening? The only reasons I can think of would be for Rachel, the kids or birds. This weekend, was birds. I snuck out of the house and drove to pick up my cameraman. Jon was ready right away. We grabbed a shitty coffee at McDonalds (sadly not bird friendly) and hit the highway. We had at least an hours drive to get to the meeting spot of the OFO guided walk. The leader of the trip was Dave Milsom. You might remember him from that amazing and terrible trip I took to Manitoulin Island looking for Sharp-tailed Grouse. He's great and is always eager to tease me if things aren't going well. I managed to pull shit together enough that he may not have noticed how I felt. There was a group of 45 birders present. It was great, especially when I saw the two wearing metal band t-shirts. I knew I needed to talk to them. They stood out in the crowd like I usually do. They were new birders and loving it. They had been birding for about a year and had a list of a little over 200. Not bad at all for a first year. He programs games for X-Box 360 and she works for a recycled clothing company and teaches belly dancing. And I thought I was different...
|Birding the Beeton Sod fields.
Birder convoy.
Anyway, we did well and we saw lots of good birds. I even managed to add 5 to my year list, bringing it up to about 220. The new birds were Baird's Sandpiper, Semi-palmated Plover, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper and Pectoral Sandpiper. A couple of those I think I had a few days previous but I was alone and am a novice shorebirder at best. Those I was with were not so I can be more confident in adding them to my list. Also, I got a confirmation on something I saw Thursday last week. You may remember me saying I got a dowitcher but was sure if it was short or long-billed. A fellow named Charles was at the same spot the day after me and saw the same bird. He identified it as a Short-billed Dowitcher. He also told me how to tell the difference. It's the shape of the bird, not markings and certainly not bill length, despite their names. He said that a short-billed will have a flatter looking back while a long-billed will have more of a hump on it's back. After much conversation with Charles, I learned that with shorebirds, it can be easier to go by behaviour than markings. The way they feed and act is more important to helping distinguish one shorebird from another. I learned a lot that morning, let's hope the slight hangover and lack of sleep doesn't cloud my memory.
|Baird's Sandpiper by JulioM.
|Semi-palmated Plover by A. Davey.
|Buff-breasted Sandpiper by Seabamirum.
Shepard and I about to go shorebirding.
|Short-billed Dowitcher by omarrun.
After getting into yet another traffic jam heading into the city to drop Jon at home and pick up my family, we were finally going back to Orono. Oh how I had missed it. What others might deem boring, I call paradise. It's funny. I wasn't always this way. There was a time when I didn't leave the city once for 3 years. But this past weekend made me realize I can never live in a big city again. Who the hell stands outside a house and yells another persons name for 3 hours. I swear that's what was happening outside our bedroom window. Though the house we traded for was beautiful, there's no place like home. Will we trade again, yes. Will I drive around doing things in the city again, never. Next time we go in for the weekend, I want to park my car in the driveway and just relax, maybe take the streetcar to Kensington market for another haircut or lunch, but forget driving, it's just not worth the anger that builds up inside me. Here's a shot of Orono that I was happy to come home to.
|Orono. Home sweet home.
Thursday August 25 day list
Short-billed Dowitcher
Sunday August 28 day list
Baird's Sandpiper
Semi-palmated Plover
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
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Aiyana Stanley-Jones, 7, was shot and killed May 16, 2010, by a shot from a Detroit police officer during a raid of a Detroit home in search of a murder suspect. (AP Photo/Family Photo via The Detroit News)
DETROIT (AP) — Police accompanied by a reality TV crew fired a stun grenade through a window as they raided a Detroit home in search of a murder suspect. A gunshot then went off inside, fatally striking a 7-year-old girl in the head while she slept on a couch.
Now, three years later, Officer Joseph Weekley goes on trial in the death of Aiyana Stanley-Jones. Jury selection starts Wednesday.
Weekley, charged with involuntary manslaughter, is accused of acting with gross negligence when he didn't prevent his gun from firing during the chaos that followed the use of a "flash-bang" device.
The shooting shocked Detroit. Cooperation between police and the reality show, "The First 48," was banned in the aftermath, and the chief soon resigned at the mayor's request when it was revealed that he was working on plans for another TV show.
But beyond the city, there was little, if any, impact on the hunger for real-life police drama on the small screen. "Cops," in its 25th year, still is on the air, moving from Fox to Spike TV this fall. "The First 48" has been on A&E Networks since 2004.
"They're fascinating and compelling," said Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University.
"Everyone has built into them an inherent interest in encounters with police," he said. "We know how our adrenaline gets going when we see that flashing light behind us when we're going too fast on the highway. … Every now and again an incident happens, but it isn't enough to trump the momentum this genre has."


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Tips for Reporting Text Message Spam
I seem to be getting more spam text messages on my phone these days; I reply with 'stop' like they say, but it doesn't always seem to work.
- Andrea
This question was answered on August 17, 2012. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.Spammers are notorious for figuring out ways to exploit our communication systems to annoy us and text messaging spam is just the latest.
Although text spam in the early days was mostly annoying pitches for junk we didn't want, we are seeing more 'smishing' messages these days.
Smishing is a phishing scam perpetrated over SMS (Short Message Service) a.k.a text messaging and many of the current attempts are using popular brand names in the messages to convince you that they are legitimate.
Many of them are posing as a message proclaiming that you won something from major brand XXX and all you have to do is click the link to tell them where to ship it.
Others will pretend to be your bank alerting you of a problem or a popular e-commerce website saying that you need to update your profile.
In most of the cases, they include a link that generally leads to a rogue website that has been setup to look exactly like the brands existing sites so they can 'phish' your personal account info from you.
The key is to never click on any of the links even if you believe the information is legitimate (and assume anything that claims you won something is a scam) Instead, always go to the company's website yourself and login to your account to see if the same 'warning' or update shows up.
In some cases, you are prompted to call a certain phone number, which can be rigged to charge your account for a very expensive phone based service.
The only way that a legitimate company would ever send you any information via a text message is if you previously signed up for that type of communication such as Facebook's Login Approvals or Gmail's 2 factor authentication.
Most legitimate communications from services that you signed up will also be simple information messages with no links or phone numbers to call For instance, I love that I can tell Southwest Airlines to text me if my flight has been delayed or has changed gates, but they don't ever include a prompt to click on anything.
The only time replying with the universal 'stop' command works is when it's a legit service and it's actually from a short code number, not a phone number Replying 'stop' to spam text messages will likely generate more spam since you have validated your number (just like it does with e-mail spam), so I would only use the 'stop' command when you know you signed up for a text service.
The spammers can also use caller ID spoofing meaning that what's listed as the sender of the text message may not actually be where it's coming from, so don't assume a strange message from a familiar number is safe.
Cellular companies use keyword filtering systems for their text messaging networks just like e-mail providers do, so you can help them stay up to date with current scams by forwarding a copy of the message to 7726 (SPAM)
There are no charges assessed for reporting spam text messages and it does not count towards your voice, data or text usage on the network.
Don't modify the message in any way, just forward it as it appears so it is accurately reported.
Android users can press and hold the message to see the Forward option and iPhone users can press the Edit option with the text message open to expose the Forward option.
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Colorful Cooking: The chicken and the egg
Special to the Daily
Chicken is the most searched-for food item on Food Network. A chicken dinner is one of the most versatile meals we eat. Chicken is high in protein, niacin (B-vitamin), low in fat and can be fancied up easily. For the next few weeks, I will share a series of recipes highlighting fun ways to prepare chicken and eggs that will keep you healthy and put dinner on the table inexpensively and without hassle.
Sesame chicken fried rice is a family friendly meal that all ages can help prep. Grab your chopsticks (which make you eat slower) and indulge in this veggie-packed brown rice dish. The fresh ginger and sesame give the illusion of fast food take-out without the added fat and hefty bill. Sprinkle on some peanuts or cashews for extra crunch – let the kids count out the portions, math and Chinese food all in one.
Eggs are as versatile as chicken and full of healthy benefits. They contain lutein and zeaxanthin, which help prevent macular degeneraton in the eyes. Eggs are high in protein, choline (helps regulate the brain, nervous system and cardiovascular system), vitamin D and they contain all nine essential amino acids. The natural sulfur in eggs helps improve our looks too, keeping our nails and hair healthy.
A scrambled egg can serve as a quick breakfast or snack, but takes a few specific tools to perfect. The first step to a fluffy scrambled egg is to beat the eggs in a bowl with a whisk or fork so the yolk and white are very well mixed, this will create air which will help achieve a light texture. Next, a non-stick pan seems to work best over low heat. A heat-proof spatula will allow you to move the egg around enough to keep it from browning. Eggs, on average, cracked and cooked on the stovetop take about four minutes. With these tools and a couple of bucks, you've got a quick, healthy meal to enjoy.
Tracy Miller adds fruits and veggies to all her meals. She teaches culinary classes at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards, hosts private cooking parties and shares recipes on TV8's Good Morning Vail. To contact her, email email@example.com or log on to Colorfulcooking.com.
2 large chicken breasts, cubed
(about 2 cups)
4 Tablespoons flour
Salt and pepper
2 large carrots, sliced on diagonal,
about 1/4″
3 green onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 cups brown rice, cooked
1/4 lb. pea pods, chop each pod
into 3 pieces
1/4 lb. shitake mushrooms, stems removed, cleaned and sliced
1 Tablespoon ginger, minced
(or 1 teaspoon dried)
2 eggs, beaten
4 oz. water chestnuts, diced
1 Tablespoon sesame oil
1-2 Tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
canola oil
Cashews, peanuts and soy sauce (optional)
In a large saute pan over medium-low heat, toast sesame seeds until fragrant – about 6-8 minutes in a dry pan. Remove from pan, reserve. This step is optional.
Drizzle 1-2 Tablespoons canola oil into pan over medium-high heat.
Toss chicken cubes with flour, salt and pepper and discard excess flour.
Cook chicken in pan for 5 minutes or until cooked through, stirring. Remove chicken and reserve.
Turn heat to medium.
Add carrots, onions and garlic and cook 2-3 minutes, stirring.
Mix in rice, pea pods, mushrooms and ginger and cook another 2-3 minutes, stirring until rice is warmed.
Stir in eggs and continue stirring until eggs are cooked, about 2 minutes.
Add chicken and stir.
Turn heat off and mix in diced water chestnuts, sesame oil and sesame seeds.
Serves 4.
1-2 eggs
1 Tablespoon fresh herbs (basil, chives, tarragon, mint and parsley)
1 teaspoon cheese
Heat a non stick pan over medium low with a drizzle of olive oil.
Crack the eggs in a bowl and whisk until they are light and fluffy, about 30 seconds.
Pour the egg into the warm pan and let cook 1 minute or until the bottom is set.
Using a heat-proof spatula, scrape the bottom of one side of the egg gently to the other side of the pan, tilt pan and allow the uncooked egg to run onto the hot open pan.
Add herbs.
Repeat the scraping method in a gentle manner, allow the bottom to cook and gently scrape again. You don't want to break the egg curds up too much, so be delicate. When the egg is still slightly soft, turn off the heat and gently stir in the cheese. Immediately, place the egg on the plate – it will cook slightly while sitting.
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Share Your Home, Change the World, Host a YFU Exchange Student !
June 25, 2009
Many international exchange students are leaving this month for home. They have been on an adventure of a lifetime – living and going to school in Northern Michigan Communities this past school year. Many have mixed feelings about leaving: they want to see their parents and friends back home, but they will also miss people here, plus are concerned – Will they be able to speak their native language again? Have they changed a lot? Will their parents and friends recognize them?
So, take a leap of faith this year! If you cannot travel abroad, but want to experience another culture, consider opening your heart and your home to a Youth For Understanding high school exchange student for this next school year! Or maybe you would host shorter-term in a welcome placement? You would provide a place to live, three meals a day, encouragement, guidance and love to your new exchange son/daughter. It is a typical family living experience—NOT a tourist/travel opportunity. Families come in all shapes and sizes, with and without children of all ages.
The students come with their own spending money, health insurance, and the commitment to live according to the rules and values of your family and Youth for Understanding (www.yfu-usa.org). They can share a room with a host sibling. Early placements give you and your student the opportunity to get to know each other – establishing a bond that will grow and help for a successful year!
Students arrive in August! For detailed information to see if hosting might be right for you, Call Field Director Barb Wisney at 800-872-0200, ext. 241 today! firstname.lastname@example.com (Traverse City based)
YFU is an IRS 501 © 3 non-profit organization, and is one of the world's oldest (50+ years), largest, and most respected international exchange organizations. YFU USA has been granted Full Listing Status by CSIET (Council on Standards for International Educational Travel) in the 2009-2010 Advisory List for International Educational Travel & Exchange Programs.