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Mikey Solter didn�t need long to rack up a hat trick.
Mikey Solter didn�t need long to rack up a hat trick.
New Bern�s midfielder netted his third goal just 30 seconds into the second quarter.
Solter finished with four goals as the Bears� lacrosse team knocked off First Flight, 10-6, in a non-conference match at Caruso-Coates Stadium Wednesday.
�Mikey Solter comes alive when you least expect it,� said New Bern coach Steve Hopkinson. �You never know what he is going to do. He was on tonight.
�When he gets going and he gets running, they can�t stop his speed.�
Brook Wheeler and M.J. Miller contributed to the scoring to give New Bern a 5-1 advantage midway through the second quarter.
The Bears led 5-2 at halftime.
�Tonight�s game was one of those hiccup games you can expect after spring break,� Hopkinson said. �We lost a little bit of energy, but we did what we needed to do to win the game.
�We have some things we need to work on, but a win is a win.�
Bryton Templin put New Bern on top 6-2 with a goal with 6:02 remaining in the third, but First Flight answered with back-to-back scores.
Solter and Miller tacked on back-to-back goals in a 40-second span to give the Bears an 8-4 cushion entering the final period.
Wheeler, who scored four goals, had two over the final 12 minutes.
The Bears, playing their first season as a varsity squad, ripped 29 shots on goal. Solter also had a pair of assists.
They�ve outscored their opponents, 125-69.
�Our offensive is pretty potent,� Hopkinson said. �We have a couple offensive plays that we run and we have a good offense.
�We have to be patient with the ball and explode with it.�
First Flight took 15 shots on New Bern goalkeeper Kris Peck. Peck had five stops.
New Bern (8-2) returns to Mideastern Conference play on Friday at Wilmington Laney. The Bears are searching for their first win against a Wilmington-based team.
They host Wilmington Hoggard on Tuesday.
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The other day I was whinging over Instant Message to Mrs. Underhill.
I'd had lunch at a restaurant near work, and they'd made a pasta with Sicilian Cous Cous, Asparagus, Fava Beans, Fennel, Spring Onions and Pancetta.
I was kind of disappointed that the vegetable mix was pre-cooked.
Here you have ingredients that could be served in a 3 star restaurant and they are ruining them by pre-cooking them. To make matters worse, they weren't really saving any time.
I thought I could do better, and told Mrs. Underhill so.
She said, "Oh, yeah, Mr. Cheffy Chef, let's see it. Whip it out." Or words to that effect.
Weeknight dinners don't lend themselves to fava beans, so I subbed in Edamame.
Spring Vegetable Pasta
1/2 bunch Asparagus, in sliced on the bias, about 1″
1/4 Pound Pancetta, thick sliced, roughly chopped
1 bulb fennel, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 bag frozen Edamame
crushed chile flakes
1/2 cup Chicken Stock, water, or vegetable stock
1 tsp fresh thyme
1 tsp fresh marjoram
Olive Oil
salt and freshly ground pepper
Goat Milk Feta Cheese
8 oz Linguine
Heat water for pasta.
Heat pan, add olive oil, and saute asparagus until fragrant and bright green, seasoning with salt. Remove from pan.
Heat pan again, and add olive oil. Add Pancetta and saute until it begins to give up oil. Add fennel and onion. Season with salt and crushed chili flakes cook until tender. Add Edamame, thyme, marjoram, and chicken stock, cover and saute until beans are tender.
Drop pasta in rapidly boiling water.
With a spoon or mashed potato masher, mash a portion of the beans. Pull linguini from water and drop into veggies adding some pasta water if it seems dry. Add reserved asparagus and toss. Briefly cook to allow pasta to absorb flavors, and stir in most of the feta, reserving some to top the dishes.
Serve in warm pasta bowls and top with a little more crumbled feta and black pepper. A loaf of crusty bread, a light red wine, and dinner is done.
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U.S. consumer confidence pulled back in July as consumers were less optimistic about the outlook for the economy and labor market, according to a private sector report released on Tuesday.
The Conference Board, an industry group, said its index of consumer attitudes slipped to 80.3 from an upwardly revised 82.1 in June.
(Click here to track the U.S. stock market following the report.)
The report was shy of economists' expectations for the index to hold steady at June's original reading of 81.4.
The expectations index dropped to 84.7 from 91.1. Still, consumers were not so gloomy about their current standings, with the present situation index rising to 73.6 from 68.7, the highest level since May 2008.


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All-Woman Team Takes First Place in a Backcountry.com "Hackathon"
May 2013
By Steve Eaton
team made up of three students and a graduate from the Huntsman School of Business took first place in a competition sponsored by Backcountry.com recently that pitted them against industry professionals in a 24-hour contest that drove programmers towork through the night.
It was called a "hackathon" and they excelled in a category that pitted all-women teams against each other. A hackathon has nothing to do with illegal computer hacking but is instead a term that has evolved to describe a gathering where teams or individuals tackle extreme programming challenges.
Backcountry.com's website described its hackathon this way, challenging teams to: "Collaborate and build something awesome in 24-hours – at the end of the event the best, most inspiring hacks will receive prizes. It doesn't have to be helpful to anyone, or even remotely sane. Just something you are excited as hell about doing. Hackathons are meant to be fun."
The team included Huntsman students Ani Aghababyan, Gina Baldazzi, and Meghan Lewis. Britney Johnson, a Huntsman graduate, was a critical part of the winning effort, according to team members. Britney is part of a start-up company, Politicit, that is made up of current and former Huntsman students. She brought some unique programing experience to the table.
"Britney stayed up nearly all night programing," Meghan said. "Her focus was amazing."
Britney said that she went to the event not searching for a job but networking so that she'll be better aware of the programmers who might be available were she to want to hire someone. She said people often come to her looking for help but her work at PoliticIt keeps her very busy. She said she likes to be able to refer people to talented programmers.
She said she learned, for example, of the strong work ethic that Gina, Meghan, and Ani have as she watched them push their limits all night long working on the project. She said at the Huntsman School she learned programing basics more importantly, learned how to work with a team and tap individual strengths of each member to make accelerated progress. The hackathon gave her the ability to see how others work in a taxing, intense team setting.
"What you go to school for is to develop the ability to work hard, and learn to work as a team," she said. "You learn that each person has strengths. You value those who have focused on specific skills and developed an expertise in those areas. You also learn how to motivate those who aren't performing well to do better."
The contest drew about a dozen teams and most of them were employees of Backcountry.com. The Huntsman team built what it called a "gift-able application" in Facebook that, once fully developed, would help people buy gifts for their Facebook friends who have an interest in outdoor recreation. Each member of the team won a $100 gift certificate to Backcountry.com but Meghan said the certificates were not the incentive to compete.
"It was definitely for the experience," Meghan said. "We also hoped it would prove a good addition to our resumes."
Gina believes the company created an all-women category because firms want to encourage more women to go into management information systems and to increase exposure to their own outdoor product offerings to women. The contest was not a way to get some fast low-cost programing but it was held in hopes it would spark new ideas for the company, she said.
"They didn't take any of our code," Gina said. "They were just looking for ideas."


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: : : In the latest issue of Media Bypass magazine a reader did some historical research and low and behold he came up with a letter from the Collector of Internal Revenue that states that the income tax only applies to federal people and that people in the states have to be taxed constitutionally. So it looks loke the income tax is only a federal tax and has no application within the states of the union unless it is applied to a federal worker. Now I would say that is a revelation. He also found documentation that states that the 301 and 601 regulations only apply to title 27. Is the cat coming out of the bag?
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: Do a web search for Media Bypass and direct your inquiry to them via e-mail. Hate to sound like an ass, but have y'all noticed how many of the postings on this site look like they come from folks who can't use a phone book?
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BP. Goldman Sachs. Bank of America. When there's a crisis, you can be sure PR help is on the way. In April it was revealed that Edelman and La Torre Communications, a Harrisburg, Pa.-based firm, had signed on to help guide Penn State through the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal, helping with media relations, corporate communications and stakeholder engagement.
With reputation crises so prevalent today and organizations looking to "PR up," what's an agency to do when it gets a call from a potential client that could cause a reputation crisis for the agency itself?
To find out, PR News asked three agency heads what their thought processes are when considering walking into a crisis minefield, or a relationship with a not-so-savory client. What we found was a variety of philosophies, rules and perspectives on taking on controversial clients.
Huma Gruaz, president and CEO of Chicago-based Alpaytac, says organizations that are in trouble have made mistakes, and what's important is how you get out of that mistake. "If there is human error or lower-level mismanagement, we'd consider the organization as a client," says Gruaz. It's the high-level cover-up scenario that has the potential to impact the Alpaytac brand that would raise a red flag, says Gruaz, plus any hesitancy on the part of the client to be transparent and make amends for their transgressions.
"If an organization called me and was willing to be transparent and honest, and are willing to work with us and not take the position that we have to lie to the media, yes, we would help them," says Gruaz. "But we won't become a mouthpiece of a company that's lying."
According to our three sources, the media is a big piece in the decision-making process when taking on a client. "We pride ourselves on strong relationship with media," says Richard Dukas, president and CEO of New York-based Dukas Public Relations. "When we call them and send them pitches, they know we give them good sources," says Dukas. "It takes years to build solid relationships with journalists, but trying to withhold information or giving false information for a client in trouble will quickly destroy that goodwill."
Dukas puts potential problem clients in two different categories: organizations that are "less than stellar" and companies that come to the agency with a specific problem or crisis. Dukas says less-than-stellar clients are companies that can use some PR help but have a reputation for shady practices. In this case, Dukas asks, "Do we really want to work with these people?" The client's ability to pay is one factor in the decision, as is the question of "can we really help them." For a potential client in crisis, Dukas has three criteria for taking them on:
1. Is the organization trying to duck the media?
2. Has it done something unsavory or bordering on unethical?
3. Is there a chance for serious litigation around the crisis?
Three years ago his agency took on a client concerned about an insider trading situation. "They said they didn't do anything wrong—yet the meeting took place with their lawyers in the room," he says. The company had gotten a call from a Wall Street Journal reporter, hired Dukas PR and told them it didn't want to be in the planned WSJ story.
"I got on the phone with the reporter and explained that the client would be unable to speak about insider trading," says Dukas. "Sure enough, the reporter got angry with me and said 'If they don't speak with me things will be worse,'" then slammed the phone down. Dukas got the reporter back on the line and calmed him, saying he took the client on for that one situation and his hands were tied.
Lesson learned for Dukas: "Those aren't the right clients for me. There are firms that will charge a big fee to do that, but it's not good business for us." And what happened to the client in the end? The Journal did write about them, but the company was never named in an insider trading suit.
Ned Barnett, president of Barnett Marketing Communications, has a basic question he asks himself when taking on a potential problem client: "Could I be a good advocate for them?" Based in Las Vegas, Barnett has asked himself that question quite often. "I've walked away from clients here that exploit women," he says. "I couldn't represent anyone who crosses that line."
Another criterion is whether the client is willing to listen to the agency, says Barnett. Years ago he worked with Fleishman-Hillard representing Ford Motor Co. in the Ford Explorer rollover controversy.
"Against our advice, Ford blamed the tire company for the problem," says Barnett. "The tire company comes back with the fact that all tires that failed were in the right rear, meaning it was a car design fault." Ford dug itself a hole and the agency, which resigned the account, looked foolish in the process, says Barnett.
There are also reputation and agency morale considerations. That's why Gruaz often stays away from clients who want to have their names cleared.
"I want to work on projects that build brands, rather than cleaning up a mess," she says. That's good not only for Alpaytac's reputation, but for the team as well.
Dukas feels the same way. His agency shies away from clients with full-blown, public crises. But inevitably, there will be work that might be controversial and that his staff may find troubling.
"I tell them that we can't always pick and choose every single client, and they understand that," he says.
After all, a PR agency is— first and foremost—a business. PRN
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The feral grace of the world's vanishing wildlife caught forever by European master craftsmen. Queen Lace crystal is entirely handblown, hand cut and hand polished in Germany. It is then engraved with the rare Copper-Wheel technique developed during the Renaissance. A single engraving takes more than 24 hours to complete. Capacity 12oz
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Verdera Village Real Estate
Verdera Village is a community designed for golf lovers with discriminating taste. Located in the Lincoln Hills near the community of Twelve Bridges, this private, gated area is comprised of high-end Mediterranean-style homes, elegant, yet not out of place for the semi-rural town that Lincoln is known to be. It is "decidedly upscale – committed to families."
The neighborhood blankets 900 acres of rolling hills and has 501 home sites, primarily Mediterranean, with some contemporary styles, creating an aesthetically harmonious flow. The layout consists of privately situated, intimate neighborhoods, within the gated sections. A security guard mans the gate around the clock.
A number of trails meander through the natural wetlands, groves of oak trees and stunning golf course. A number of vistas, fairways and homes offer panoramic views of Lincoln, as well as from Sacramento to the snow-capped Sierras.
The 30,000-square foot Santa Barbara mission-style clubhouse sits at the epicenter of Verdera Village. The spectacular property is surrounded by shady verandas, open decks, courtyards and fountains with causal and formal dining, meeting facilities, and massage rooms.
While enjoying a quiet life within a secluded community, residents can easily take advantage of the small-town life and amenities of downtown Lincoln. In addition to offering all the necessary services, shops, and dining options, the town embraces its roots with Fourth of July and Christmas parades. The historic downtown is known to be bustling in the summer evenings with families out for ice cream and enjoying the cool twilight temperatures.
Lincoln has many distinctions. Money Magazine listed it among the top 100 cities to live in the United States and was the fastest growing city in California in 2010. It was also named an All-American City by the National Civic League in 2006.
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Give it away, give it away, give it away now
A month-long effort to raise funds for Typhoon Haiyan relief ended last month with the Rise Above II concert sponsored by the Ventura Theater and co-organized by members of Dirty Rice. Proceeds from the concert and many other activities, including sales, fitness events, dances and more, yielded a whopping $64,000. Shirts and Cans: An Evening of Music, Art and Helping Hands at Bombay Bar collected 300 cans of food and two pickup trucks worth of clothing according to organizer Graham Ginsburg of Chronology Presents. Ginsburg, who delivered the items to local homeless shelters said turnout for the event was "amazing."
Sing a Song
The First Sunday Song Game kicked off in Ojai last week. Hosted by Rain Perry, who learned about it from Matt the Electrician, the game originated in Austin, Texas. The premise: Audience members shout out phrases to a group of songwriters who return the following month with a finished song containing the phrases. The first installment featured selected singer-songwriters Donna Lynn Caskey, Shelby Figueroa, James Graham, Eda Maxym, Rain Perry and JB White. The next game will be on Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. at Kim Maxwell Studio, 226 W. Ojai Ave., #102. Tickets are $10 at the door, with proceeds going toward a scholarship fund for Rain Perry's Songwriting for Civilians classes. The roster will change throughout the year but the format will be the same.
Changes Gotta Come
Darkside of the Hand announced the addition of Adam Figueroa on bass. Look for good stuff from this band in 2014. Night Demon replaced hardest working guy in local rock, drummer John Crerar (Stop Breathing, T.F.W.), with New Liberty's Diezel Bottoms. Gypsy Death Star signed a deal with Genetic Music in Germany. The first record will be released on various formats in March throughout Europe and Japan. The band also released a video for "I Wanna Be Your Man" (filmed by Angela Izzo) as part of the celebrated Beatles Reimagined project. Camarillo singer-songwriter Cameron Ray has moved to Ventura after a stint in Nevada, where he funded his debut record Solids and Hollows as a blackjack dealer in Reno. He's been making the rounds locally; Green Art People's Lisbet Frey calls him "passionate and high-energy."
Spread Your Wings
Ill Repute's Carl Valdez and Tony Cortez have teamed up with infamous Indie West promoter Michael Jones (Jumpin' Jimes, Jackass, The Vonettes) and Randy Miller (Mayors of Garratt, Global Warning) to form Mother of Dissension. Inspired by early punk rock, the band debuted at Billy O's last month. Spartacus released its long-awaited self-titled debut full-length recently. Wooden Nomad is putting finishing touches on its second record. Tall Tales and the Silver Lining recently had the song "Waves" featured in an episode of the popular TV series Nashville. Members of Rubberneck Lions wrapped up the first season of their music trivia night at Bombay Bar with a nice bow last month. The challenging and totally fun bi-weekly event — the second round of which this writer's team had the distinction of winning — attracted music brainiacs like Carlism, Brian Mikasa and Kasey Herbison.
You think you know something about music? Prove it on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 7 p.m. when music trivia returns to Bombay. You could leave with some cash. Also, it's super-fun.
Don't You Forget About Me
It is with deep regret that we report the passing of PIRANHA (formerly Feisty Piranhas) front man Peter Alexander Lust III. Always encouraging and positive and absolutely passionate about music, Lust was in the midst of tremendous personal and professional growth when he died suddenly at only 25 years old. During his short but memorable career, the hearing-impaired singer/guitarist had the opportunity to play alongside bands like The Dickies, Filter, D.R.I., UFO and NOFX, whom he actually joined on stage, and nailed down lead guitar on the song "Linoleum" following an invitation by Fat Mike. Not only was he writing reportedly groundbreaking material while reimagining the band he and his father started years ago, Lust had recently lost a staggering 300 pounds and quit smoking. A memorial service for Peter Lust will be held on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2 p.m. at Poinsettia Pavilion in Ventura. There will be special guests and video footage with music from Lust's new record that was slated for release this year.


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Fang (dog)
Fang was one of the guard dogs of Farmer Maggot's Bamfurlong. Fang was one of the three large, wolf-like dogs, (the other two were named 'Grip' and 'Wolf').
These ferocious but well-trained animals lived at his farm at the time of the War of the Ring, but he had evidently kept other dogs before these. Frodo had frightening memories of Maggot's dogs going back some thirty years, but the dogs that had threatened him three decades earlier could hardly have been Fang, Grip or Wolf.[1]
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Fang means "canine tooth" but was also an archaic English verb meaning "grip".[2]


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The Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport is centrally located in the heart of Texas, adjacent to Fort Hood. We offer direct, non-stop air access to Dallas Fort Worth and Houston airports. From these hub airports, passengers can fly to any destination in the world without changing airlines. The Airport offers a variety of services for the airline traveler and the General Aviation community; to include two scheduled airlines and ample parking. The Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) offers excellent commercial airline service with daily flights to and from Dallas / Fort Worth International (DFW) and George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) airports. Inside the terminal we offer food service, a gift shop and car rental agencies. Ground transportation is available to numerous lodging and dining facilities located just minutes away in Killeen, Harker Heights, Copperas Cove, and other surrounding communities.. Centrally located along the Interstate 35 corridor, the Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport is only an hour drive from Austin, and less than three hours from Dallas and San Antonio. It is also close to the Killeen Mall and other Shopping areas. Our Corporate Aviation FBO offers a full range of services for the corporate aviation community.
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Cayenne Pepper Plus 11 More Helpers To Calm A Sore Throat
Does a sore throat have you down? Here are a dozen home remedies to soothe and help get rid of them. These are simple to whip up and treat yourself with–nothing too fancy for ingredients and you likely have many of these items in stock at home.
Items noted with * are to be used as a gargle every other hour or so (unless directed otherwise)
- *Cayenne Pepper: Mix 1/8th of a tsp of cayenne pepper with 1/2 cup warm water.
- *Salt: Add 1 tsp of table salt to a cupful of warm water.
- *Apple Cider Vinegar: Mix 2 tsp of Apple Cider Vinegar with a cup of warm water.
- Ginger: Make a strong brew with freshly grated ginger (about 3 tsp per cup of boiling water), steep for about 5 minutes then stir in a spoonful of honey and sip.
- *Thyme: Brew 1 tablespoon dried thyme in 1 cup boiling water. Strain before using.
- Honey & Lemon: Mix two tsp honey and 1 tsp lemon juice with one cup of boiling hot water. Allow to cool a bit then drink.
- Licorice Root: Make a brew with licorice roots (one or two pieces per cup) and sip. You can also brew licorice tea bags or chew on a piece of licorice root to help relieve the pain. Licorice root can affect blood pressure if too much is consumed, not recommended for those who are pregnant or have high blood pressure.
- Cloves: Slowly chew on a few cloves.
- Green Tea: Sipping a cup of this can help, but gargling with it is also recommended since it naturally fights infections. See this page for more info on its health benefits.
- *Baking Soda & Salt: Mix 1/2 tsp of each baking soda and salt with a 1/2 cup of warm water.
- Chamomile: Best to start sipping this tea as soon as you feel one coming on.
- Hydrogen Peroxide: Gargle 3% hydrogen peroxide to fight the infection. If the taste is too much for you, dilute with some water first (about 50/50).
- Run a humidifier in your room at night to help prevent your throat from getting too dry, a Herbal Decongestant Steam can also help.
- Sucking on hard candies or lozenges can be soothing.
- Throw out your toothbrush and start a fresh one to avoid reinfecting yourself.
- If coughing is the problem, see this page for tips.
Sore throats are a common symptom of a cold or flu developing but they can also be a sign of bacterial infection that can lead to problems if untreated (strep, tonsillitis, etc.). If it doesn't seem to be getting better after two or three days, make sure to see a doctor since you may need antibiotics to fight the infection.
Note: These are simply tips I've collected, they're not professional medical advice. Be aware that some spices and herbs may conflict with prescribed medicines–always check with a doctor before treating yourself.
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In 1981, Susan Point began her career with engravings. Her style of designs has been reflective of the art and ideals of her own people, the Coast Salish. Point is well known for her use of the spindle whorl as her medium. In the 1990s, Point's career took a new direction with her creation of three-dimensional art using a variety of materials (such as bronze, concrete, stainless steel and cast iron). Subsequently, Point's use of unique mediums has rewarded her with many art commissions-including large-scale works at the Vancouver International Airport and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC.


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TONY EASTLEY: Sometimes you don't appreciate what you've got until you lose it.
Sixty-thousand services are gradually being returned after a fire at a Telstra exchange in Warrnambool last Thursday knocked out landlines, mobiles, internet and Eftpos across a part of south-west Victoria.
Kirsten Veness reports from Dunkeld where some people are enjoying a life without distraction and others, particularly teenagers, are trying to cope with, like, a phone-free world.
KIRSTEN VENESS: Dunkeld is nestled in the picturesque Grampians mountains and could be considered serene on any given day.
This week it's been even quieter.
ALISON BRUMLEY: It really has shut the western district down. And we often wonder what Melbourne would be like if the same thing happened there.
KIRSTEN VENESS: Alison Brumley works in a cafe and says ordering stock has been hard without phone lines or ways to email.
ALISON BRUMLEY: When we're out of the area and they're going, oh send a fax, and you're like well we can't, and they're like, oh, well we don't want to have to hand write it, and it's like well you have to because we can't - and then your phone drops out. And yeah, it's testing.
KIRSTEN VENESS: She says people aren't prepared for no Eftpos.
ALISON BRUMLEY: It's cash only at the moment. And people don't carry it. And they're just not used to it. Especially we get a lot of tourists.
KIRSTEN VENESS: You're currently in the cafe having a break from work are you?
LANCE: I'm having an involuntary day off (laughs).
KIRSTEN VENESS: And why's that?
LANCE: No phone.
KIRSTEN VENESS: Lance is a workplace consultant in Dunkeld.
Are you losing business and revenue?
LANCE: Well you don't know, but yeah, no phones coming in so business is restricted.
KIRSTEN VENESS: Across the road at the general store is 19-year-old Britenee Sanford. She misses the internet.
BRITENEE SANFORD: It's just weird not having that internet there because you're not, you go on there like every five minutes or whatever if you've got nothing to do.
KIRSTEN VENESS: As a 19-year-old have you ever known a world without internet and Facebook really?
BRITENEE SANFORD: Facebook yes, but internet no (laughs).
KIRSTEN VENESS: Dunkeld is a well known tourist town.
Andrew Nairn is visiting from Sydney and says it's been strange.
ANDREW NAIRN: Yeah, we were trying to phone up the hotel here in Dunkeld but nobody was answering and emailing wasn't working and so it was as if they'd dropped off the planet.
KIRSTEN VENESS: Telstra spokesman Bill Mundy says a temporary base station has been brought in to Dunkeld and services should be restored soon.
BILL MUNDY: We are hopeful that we'll have a number of communities like Dunkeld connected to a new parent exchange in Melbourne, South Melbourne.
KIRSTEN VENESS: So life should eventually return to normal - or will it?
Back at the cafe Alison is hoping her three teenagers will learn something from the good old days.
ALISON BRUMLEY: Wipe Facebook out and you've got to go and stay with your friends and catch up. So, how bizarre. Isn't that old fashioned? (Laughs)
TONY EASTLEY: Dunkeld café worker Alison Brumley; Kirsten Veness the reporter.
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U.S. Watchdog Groups Query Part of Wireless AuctionBy Reuters - | Posted 2008-03-20 Print
Watchdog groups ask
the Federal Communications Commission to look into
allegations that the auction of the "D" block portion of the wireless spectrum
had been thwarted by demands made on behalf of public safety agencies.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer groups are asking regulators to investigate why a major auction of airwaves failed to draw enough bids to kick-start plans for a new private wireless network to be shared with public safety agencies.
A coalition of nine watchdog groups sent a letter to the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission asking the agency to look into allegations that the auction of the "D" block portion of the spectrum had been thwarted by demands made on behalf of public safety agencies.
The groups, including the Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union and the Media Access Project, said they also had asked the FCC to study whether plans for a shared public-private network were still workable.
A spokesman for FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said the chairman has asked the agency's inspector general to look into complaints about the D block auction, but declined to be more specific.
Bidding in the landmark 700-megahertz auction ended on Tuesday with the auction raising a record $19.59 billion, but investors were unwilling to meet the government's minimum price for the D block spectrum.
The lone bid on the D block spectrum was a fraction of the $1.3 billion minimum price set by the FCC.
The 700-MHz signals are considered valuable because they can go long distances and penetrate thick walls. The airwaves are being returned by television broadcasters as they move to digital from analog signals in early 2009.
Under rules set by the FCC, the winning bidder for the D block spectrum was required to enter a partnership with police, firefighters and other public safety groups.
The winner would have to negotiate an agreement with the public safety groups' representative, a company called Cyren Call, giving public safety priority use during an emergency.
Plans for the public-safety network ran into trouble early. Even before the auction started, potential bidder Frontline Wireless closed its operations for unspecified reasons.
The auction failure has raised questions about whether the minimum price for the spectrum was too high, whether rules for negotiations with emergency responders were too onerous, and if penalties for failing to reach a pact were too severe.
In their letter to the FCC, the public advocacy groups singled out a meeting between Frontline and the chairman of Cyren Call. They asked whether discussions during the meeting "may have had the effect of preventing Frontline from attracting needed capital and discouraging other bidders."
The FCC should find out "whether concerns over the possible financial exposure of the D Block winner and/or the role of Cyren Call as an intermediary played a role in the failure of D Block to attract bidders," the groups said.
Cyren Call has declined to comment on the meeting and the allegations, citing FCC anti-collusion rules.
FCC Chairman Martin has said the agency will have to re-examine the rules governing the D block auction. But he has also stressed that the needs of police and firefighters should be kept at the forefront as the FCC considers what to do next about the D Block auction.
(Reporting by Peter Kaplan; Editing by Tim Dobbyn)
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FTC Warns Hotels over Resort Fees, Says They May Be 'Deceptive'
(WASHINGTON) -- The Federal Trade Commission issued a warning to 22 hotel operators that they may be breaking the law by misrepresenting the cost of a hotel stay by hiding mandatory surcharges, including "resort fees."
The FTC said it reviewed a number of hotel reservation sites but did not identify which companies it warned. It found that some hotels exclude what are commonly referred to as resort fees from the quoted reservation price, for amenities like newspapers, exercise facilities or Internet access. These fees can be as high as $30 a night or more.
The Palace Station Courtyard in Las Vegas has a resort fee of $14.99 per night, which increased one traveler's hotel bill by more than 50 percent, USA Today reported.
The hotels were warned that the FTC may take action to enforce and seek redress for any violations of the FTC Act.
Betsy Lordan, spokeswoman for the FTC, said this was the first time the agency has publicly stated its position that it is deceptive for the hotels not to include mandatory fees as part of the total price they quote.
Lordan said it did not reveal the names of the 22 hotel operators to give them an opportunity to come into compliance voluntarily before naming them publicly.
"Consumers are entitled to know in advance the total cost of their hotel stays," said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz in a statement. "So-called 'drip pricing' charges, sometimes portrayed as 'convenience' or 'service' fees, are anything but convenient, and businesses that hide them are doing a huge disservice to American consumers."
The FTC has previously warned about "drip pricing," described as a technique in which firms advertise part of a product's price and reveal other charges when the customer completes the transaction. One common complaint involves mandatory fees that hotels sometimes list nearby but separate from the quoted price on their websites, the commission said.
Sometimes a quoted price is accompanied by an asterisk that leads to another part of the hotel's website. Other websites fail to identify applicable resort fees and instead inform consumers that other undefined fees may apply.
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How do you like to vacation? Are you adventurous? A history buff? Culinary tasting-fiend? And then, there are the all inclusive lovers: Beach all day and swim-up bar 'til the sun goes down.
While I don't have the right formula for your next holiday, I like my vacations the way I like my food prepared: A main ingredient showcased in different ways so I can experience a new sensation with each bite. On a recent trip to Jamaica, this is exactly what happened.
I'm a runners' runner. I've run two marathons and five half marathons, so even though I didn't sufficiently train to run the Reggae Half Marathon in Negril, I wasn't too nervous about it — until the pre-race Rasta Pasta party, that is.
The party is where runners fuel up on pasta the night before the race. Feeding off the energy of others, I could feel butterflies start to make an appearance in my stomach. Good thing there was a cool youth calypso band churning out pop hits to keep us entertained.
On race day, our wake up call was at 3 a.m. Walking to the bus in darkness, it was hard to believe I'd be running in a few hours. The air was humid, and other than a few torch-lit spots, the only flickers of light were created by stars.
Cars with large boom-boxes strapped on top lined the streets and blasted Bob Marley and '80s pop music. It felt like going back in time.
Not far into the race, I was exhausted. With another 15 km until the finish, the spectacular sunrise helped boost my energy to keep going.
On my left, the crystal clear and seemingly endless Caribbean Sea emerged, while on my right, up popped a vast area of hills and flatlands blanketed in lush green.
Locals making their way to work walked along the road beside us. Each gave us a quick smile or nod as we huffed and puffed past with one goal in mind: To finish the race.
Knowing that fresh coconut water and Red Stripe beer were waiting at the finish line helped me do just that.
With my muscles now relaxed, the athlete in me was ready for the foodie to take over this holiday — and it did.
"I'll have another one please," I proclaimed with enthusiasm while slurping the last gulp of a Drunken Coconut cocktail at Pushcart restaurant in Negril.
Sampling warm and doughy seafood fritters, spicy curried-goat and grilled pepper-shrimp, I was making up for the calories previously burned in a hurry. (Bonus entertainment: Friendly bats accustomed to humans appear regularly in the sky above restaurant. They need to eat, too!)
In a foodie's paradise, snacking is considered an activity, so you can imagine how busy we were as we made our way from the Middle Quarters — an area in the hills just north of Negril — to the South Coast.
The Middle Quarters area is famous for one thing: Pepper-shrimp.
Caught in the nearby Black River, the shrimp are boiled with spicy-hot scotch bonnet peppers and sold by "higglers" at simple outdoor stalls. Honey bananas, sweetsop (sugar apple), peanuts, green oranges, coconut, pineapples and mangoes dangle in your face from the stalls, so clearly you have to try these, too.
My food coma ensured I was a little groggy when we arrived at Treasure Beach in St. Elizabeth parish on the island's South Coast.
The South Coast felt like a completely different Jamaica than the one I was in a few hours ago.
Dirt roads served as cushions between the natural rugged coastline — marked with rows of palm trees as boundaries on one side — and rolling farmlands on the other.
Life is slowed waaay down here. The mega-resorts of Negril are visibly absent. There was one small coffee shop and no hustle-bustle.
After easing into my day with yoga and then a mug of Blue Mountain black coffee at Jake's Hotel and Driftwood Spa, I couldn't wait to try my hand at making Jamaica's national dish — saltfish and ackee with fried breadfruit, dumplings and plantains. Head chef Dockery Lloyd's huge smile made the dish, which resembles scrambled eggs, taste even more delicious.
Next on my to-do list was a boat ride to Pelican Bar, a makeshift driftwood and palm-frond bar constructed on a sandbar in the middle of the sea. The 20-minute boat ride went by quickly thanks to a pod of playful dolphins frolicking nearby.
The interior of the bar, decorated with flags of visitors from different countries and sports memorabilia, added novelty. A few beers, an island storm and a sunset later, and we were ready to head back to shore.
On the way back, it was pitch dark and the waves were huge. It made me feel like I was taking part in a great secret adventure.
Later, as I bid farewell to Jamaica, I couldn't have imaged a better way to get to know this beautiful place.
Foodies and folks interested in the Jamaican South Coast slow-food movement can take part in private, farm-to-table al fresco dinners hosted by Jake's Hotel on "Farmer Dool's" farm.
From November through April, these are planned for the Saturday closest to the full moon. A four-course meal is served with wine and welcome cocktails for about $120 including tax.
If you want to visit with local farmers, for $25 Jake's house-chef — Dockery Lloyd — takes guests to meet peanut, beetroot and watermelon growers.
YS Falls: Seven cascading waterfalls offer family friendly fun with zip-lining and tubing. See ysfalls.com.
Raggae Marathon: Don't wait to sign up for next year's race. Registration is open now at reggaemarathon.com.
Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort and Spa, Montego Bay: The massive resort has the largest pools in Jamaica and many 24 hour snacking options. See grandpalladiumjamaicaresort.com.
Jake's Hotel and Driftwood Spa, Treasure Beach: To experience a rustic and completely non-mega resort vibe, where you're treated like family, go here. See jakeshotel.com.


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WOONSOCKET – The bill was championed by animal rights groups and boosters of that most controversial of canines, the pit bull.
But Pawtucket Animal Control Officer John Holmes says state lawmakers won't be doing the dogs any favors if they prohibit cities and towns from enforcing local bans on pit bulls.
The city banned "pits" in 2004 after a series of attacks on pets and humans that caused serious injuries. Authorities also suspected illegal dog fights were being staged in Pawtucket after finding the mangled remains of deceased animals abandoned like trash.
"This was a tool to keep the dogs from being abused and to keep them out of the wrong hands," says Holmes. "Now if this law comes to pass I'm afraid we're going to go backwards. We're going to see more pit bulls and we're going to have more euthanizations."
The House overwhelmingly passed the measure Wednesday despite the objections of lawmakers from Pawtucket and Woonsocket. If affirmed by the Senate and signed by the governor, the law would make existing prohibitions on pit bills in Pawtucket and Central Falls obsolete, and prevent Woonsocket, which has proposed a similar ban, from moving forward.
The measure was spearheaded by a group of lawmakers from the Greater Providence area, led by State Rep. Thomas Palangio.
"We felt it was unfair to pick on a breed of dog when the problem is not the dog but the owner," said State Rep. Charlene Lima (D-Cranston, Providence), one of the co-sponsors of the measure. "The opposition from Woonsocket and Pawtucket was there because they felt we should not be messing with town ordinances."
Woonsocket Animal Control Officer Doris Kay says Lima's right – they shouldn't. The legislature should leave it up to the local jurisdictions to decide how to deal with pit bulls on their own turf, she says.
"It should be left up to the local cities and towns to decide because they're closest to the problem," she says. "What's going on in Lincoln isn't the same as what's going on in Woonsocket."
There were 16 dogs at the Woonsocket Animal Control Facility Thursday, and every one was a pit bull, including a nursing mother with six pups seized in a raid at the home of an accused drug dealer.
Without question, they are Woonsocket's most popular dog – and also the breed that bites most often, with the most injurious results, according to police.
Kay says the House measure, which passed by a vote of 56-9, is a victory for the pro-pit bull lobby, a well-organized coalition of defenders of the American Staffordshire Terrier and related breeds, commonly known as pit bulls. The network has grown stronger over the years in response to what pit bull lovers perceive as unfair attacks on the breed, which are often portrayed as inherently mean and aggressive. Defenders say the dogs aren't born bad, but many end up aggressive as a result of abuse, neglect or willful training by owners who want them for protection or macho props.
"You could assemble a crowd of a hundred pit bull supporters on an hour's notice, and that's something that no other dog can do," says Kay.
Dr. E.J. Finocchio, director of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, agrees. He says the triumph of the House bill on Wednesday is largely a reflection of the power of the pro pit-bull lobby.
Finocchio says the nature-versus-nurture debate over pit bulls is something like the feud between pro-lifers and women's rights when it comes to abortion.
"It will never be settled."
That's because the best science about the nature of pit bulls is mixed, according to Finocchio. Some pit bulls raised in aggressive environments turn out to be wimps. Some born to wimpy parents turn out to be aggressive.
But Finocchio says pit bulls do display higher levels of predatory behavior than many other breeds, and when they bite they do more damage than other canines because their jaws are more muscular and bigger than most dogs.
"Unfortunately for the pit bull, if you did a google search on dog attacks that resulted in fatalities, the pit bull would be right at the top of the list," he says.
Finocchio declines to take a position on the House bill or municipal bans on specific breeds, but his records do seem to support Holmes. Finocchio said that before Pawtucket banned pit bulls in 2004 RISPCA regularly convened vicious dog hearings for pit bulls corralled in Pawtucket. Such hearings can result in everything from muzzling and castration orders to confinement and euthanization, depending on the severity of the dog's behavior.
On average, says Finocchio, RISPCA convenes about 65 vicious dog hearings a year. "A majority involve pit bulls," says Finocchio, but they're not dogs coming out of Pawtucket any longer.
"Since the city passed that law we have not had a vicious dog hearing come out of Pawtucket," he said.
Holmes says the local law essentially banned the introduction of new pit bulls into the city after 2004. Residents who already had pit bulls before the law was passed were allowed to keep them, and even get a new one if their existing dog died. Citing a high number of pit bull attacks, the City Council in Woonsocket has twice considered implementing a law modeled after Pawtucket's, but has so far declined to move forward despite pressure from the police.


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An Evergreen couple are participating in a cycling event, but it's not your everyday bike ride: It's a 350-mile benefit through — and for — Israel.
It's also a journey back to their roots.
Jonathan and Beth Miller, members of Congregation Beth Evergreen, are raising money for the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies and a nonprofit organization called Hazon, both of which promote healthy living and sustainability in Israel.
The two organizations have been putting on the event for several years, Jonathan said, "but they also have a peace mission as well: to bring together Arab and Jewish leaders to deal with environmental issues in the region."
The Israel Ride is an international event with a $500,000 goal; right now it's at $321,000. Residents of Australia, the United Kingdom, the U.S., Canada and Israel participate, the couple said, and every rider has an individual fund-raising goal.
Beth has never been to Israel, but has an uncle and cousins there with whom she is going to stay for four days after the ride. Jonathan, who hasn't been back to Israel since 1976, when he was 15, also has cousins there.
The couple trained throughout the summer, he said, riding hundreds of miles to get in shape for the trek from Jerusalem to Eilat. So far, he said, they have raised $4,508, with a goal of $6,000.
The Millers have a website, israelride2013.com, where people can learn more about the ride and make donations.
"We are just amazed at the generosity of our family, friends and our temple family," Beth said. "They are just totally behind us, and it feels really great.
"I am so excited," Beth said. My father was an only child, and my mother has one brother. (My uncle) and his wife live in Israel, and his kids live in Israel, and their kids live in Israel. They have a daughter that's a year older than our daughter, and she already has three kids. So I've got this whole family there that I've never seen or met. Maybe the last time I saw them was when they were babies."
A friend of the couple went to Israel last year, Beth said, and he said it was "absolutely the most amazing place, and the most amazing trip. And then a few months later he got very sick and passed away within the year. So to me it was a wake-up call. I mean, 'I can do this now, and I may not be able to do this next year.' Who knows?"
The couple will leave on Oct. 25, Jonathan said, and will visit the Dead Sea, spend a lot of time in the desert, tour the west coast, and then head to the southernmost part of the country on the Red Sea.
"To be on your bike seeing all of it is really special," he said, "because I can't think of a better way to see the country."
Aside from the beauty of it, the trip is all about peace, goodwill and family.
"It's not so much religious (for us) as spiritual," Jonathan said. "Taking note of where you are, and understanding the history of the area, and that you're standing in holy places all along the way … and we'll be able to share the experience with other people. It's going to be really cool."
"It's a little intimidating for me," Beth added, "because there are rabbis and very religious individuals that are doing this, and we're not that religious; we're spiritual. (But) I'm very excited by that part … I mean, it's the origin of every religion.
"And I'd like to stress that it's not a religious thing — it's a peace thing," she said, adding that the trip is neither political nor religious in nature. "It's about two different groups of people with two different views coming together to solve common problems. Like water — everyone needs clean water."
"The thing that we really latched on to is that they bring together Arabs and Jews to make decisions together on mutually agreeable terms," agreed Jonathan. "It's a little microcosm of peace, but the thing is, Arabs and Jews don't agree on anything, and to find this kind of balance is pretty special."
The couple have lived in Evergreen for eight years and have three children: Haley, a senior at the University of Colorado; Chasen, a senior at Lakewood High; and Olivia, a freshman at Evergreen High. They first heard about the ride from their rabbi and his son, who made the trip a few years ago.
The Millers are posting on Twitter and Facebook about the event, reaching out to friends, family and through e-mail.
People can donate either on the website or in person. Checks should be written to "Friends of the Arava Institute." The Millers also may be reached at 303-596-4520. Donations are collected through the end of the year, but the couple said they'd like to reach their goal before leaving. The donations, Jonathan said, sgo directly to the institute. The couple are paying their own way, all the way.
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Interview horror stories are real.
During an interview, one guy dished all the terrible dirt about his former boss, only to find out he was sitting across from his ex-boss' spouse. There's the woman who was so nervous her mind went blank and she uttered a total of 10 words throughout the whole interview. Then, of course, there's the guy who ordered spaghetti, along with a few beers, and made a mess - of both himself and the table.
These issues seem easy to avoid because they're obvious. But what about the less overt ways you can screw up the interviewing process? It's the sort of stuff you won't read in any of the career books and guides.
Here are five things you should do to prepare for your next job interview:
1. Recognize that your interviewer may be gauging your reactions
I intentionally left interviewees in the lobby for 20 minutes to see how they'd react. Did they read? Were they respectful to the receptionist? Did they talk to her about her job and use that opportunity to learn about the company?
After I'd spoken to the interviewees, I'd ask the receptionist what she thought - and her opinions weighed heavily in my decision because it formed a very authentic look at that candidate.
Sir Richard Bronson dressed up as a chauffeur and drove candidates around town to see how they treated him; for some, it didn't go well. Another person I know left candidates in a room with a television playing static. Did they turn off the T.V.? Did they simply turn down the volume? If the candidates left the T.V. on, he deemed them too passive. If they turned the T.V. off, he determined they were take-charge people who were comfortable making decisions they'd need to justify. How will they see you?
2. Exude confidence
This is a basic rule, but it cannot be said enough. Go into interviews believing you're a highly-sought product. Not only will it help convince your interviewer that you're a viable candidate, it will give you peace of mind. Be very careful with this, as this can easily come off as arrogance (believe me, I know). To calm your nerves, have a talk with yourself where you say, "I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I can help this company in a significant way." If you get there and don't act like you invented the job you're applying for, things should go well.
3. Track your speech
The interviewer should talk more than you do - he or she needs to tell you about the company, the position, and what they're searching for. If you find yourself talking too much, start asking questions. You'll find out what you need to know in order to make a good decision, should you get that hoped-for offer. And nothing says "I'm intelligent" more than asking good questions.
4. Research the person interviewing you
Take the time to look your interviewer up online. Figure out how you can connect: build a relationship on a shared interest, or focus on making a good impression by showing that you took the time to learn about him or her and the company. But don't ask about your interviewer's children by name. That's creepy.
5. For crying out loud, spend time thinking about good questions to ask
I don't mean generic things like "Why is this position open?" Get creative and go for the "nobody has ever asked me that before" response. Some good questions are:
- Would you join this company if you could do it all over again?
- How many friends have you recruited to work for this company?
- Does this company deserve to be on the "best companies to work for" list?
These types of questions will do three things: 1) get them thinking, 2) lend insight into what they say vs. what they do, and 3) separate you from the rest of the candidates asking textbook questions.
You don't want to be an awful interview story that becomes part of company lore. Being confident in your abilities and assertive in making decisions will make it that much easier for an interviewer to make a decision about you. Stand out so you can break through the clutter of other applicants and give them a good taste of who you really are, not someone you're trying to be. If you do that and they don't select you, then it wasn't a good fit to begin with; therefore, it's a win for both sides.
Mark Quinn is a Segment VP of Marketing with Leggett & Platt and has more than two decades of experience. Quinn writes a bedding industry and marketing blog called Q's Views.
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The Hants County Christmas Angels Society has hundreds of kids on its Christmas list every year.
"Our whole goal is to make sure that every child has Christmas," says Leslie Porter, president of the non-profit organization.
Porter says tough economic times is making it increasingly difficult for the society to fulfill its mandate. While donations are at a low, the need continues to grow.
To adjust, Porter says, the society is turning to local businesses for help.
When Debby Rose, of Rose Real Estate, heard the Christmas Angels society was having a hard time gathering enough toys to accommodate all of the children in families approved for the program, Porter says Rose offered up her office at 630 O'Brien Street in Windsor as a drop-off point for a toy drive.
From there, Hants West MLA Chuck Porter agreed to make his office, located at 58 Gerrish Street, another drop-off point for donations of new toys destined for children who would go without if not for the efforts of the Christmas Angels, and the generosity of their community.
Linda Sheehy, of Children's Classic Apparel, is putting her own twist on the Christmas Angels toy drive by offering to accept donations of gently used toys at her Gerrish Street shop.
Sheehy is encouraging parents to ask their child to pick a toy to give away, and have the child involved in the clean up and delivery of the donation.
"It's a learning lesson that it's not all about receiving, it's also about giving," she said.
Sheehysays those children will eventually understand how their willingness to part with a toy they no longer used brought joy to another child.
"They're also going to receive that joy as well as getting what they're going to get from Santa."
The Christmas Angels Show, an annual telethon featuring local musical acts that raises cash for families approved for assistance from Christmas Angels, is Dec. 2 from noon to 8 p.m. at the Hants County War Memorial Community Centre in Windsor. Pledges will be accepted at the Royal Bank in Windsor, Scotiabank in Hantsport and Victory Credit Union in Windsor, Brooklyn, Kempt and Kennetcook.
As always, the coveted Seagull Sou'Wester felt hat, which has recently been renamed the Dr. Garth Vaughan Seagull Sou'Wester in honour of the late Vaughan's vast contributions to Christmas Angels, will be auctioned off to the highest bidder at the end of the telethon, along with a painting that had yet to be selected as of press time.
Christmas Angels co-ordinator Sacha Brake says the program is designed to help families struggling to make ends meet have something to look forward to over the holidays, and all applications for assistance will be seriously considered.
"We're really aware of the fact that you can have two people in your house working and still not be able to afford Christmas," she said.
"It doesn't necessarily matter where you're coming from, or how you got in this position… those children deserve to have the spirit of Christmas in their home."
People wishing to support the Christmas Angels Society can also pluck a gift request tag off of one of the Trees of Hope positioned at participating banks in Windsor and Hantsport and various variety stores in Mount Uniacke, or sign on to provide Christmas for an entire family through the Wishbook Program.
To learn more, visit www.christmasangels.ca.


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Mary M. Collins 79, Kewanna, passed away at 2:03 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, at Woodbridge Health Campus, Logansport.
She was born on May 5, 1934 in Kewanna, the daughter of Charles and Ida (Evans) Mullins. On Sept. 18, 1949 in Jeffersonville, she married Robert G. Collins. He preceded her in death on Sept. 14, 2010.
Mrs. Collins was a homemaker and had worked as Housekeeping Supervisor for twenty-one years at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. Earlier in life she worked as a cook at the Grass Creek Restaurant. In her spare time she had volunteered as a Sunday school teacher. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, attending sporting events, fish fries, playing table games and especially spending time with her family.
Survivors include her children, Carolyn and husband Ronald Pearson, Macy, Lois and husband Sam Coffing, Kewanna, Ruth Collins- Price, Logansport, Peggy and husband Jim Scarbrough, Post Falls, Idaho, Michael and wife Emyle Collins, Plymouth, Jim and wife Viola Collins, Knox, Amy and husband Scott Lewis, North Manchester, fifteen grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren, brothers, Ralph Mullins, Rochester, LeRoy and wife Pat Mullins, Kewanna, sisters, Verna Huegel, South Bend, Bessie Bain, Minnesota, Luella Mullins, Kokomo, Darla Jean Caldwell, Minnesota, several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Becky Collins, grandson, Brian Pearson, and sisters, Esther Bixler and Zora Lee Conner.
Funeral services were held on Dec. 23, at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Fulton, with the Rev. Jason See officiating. Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery, Fulton. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Fulton County Public Library or Riley Children's Hospital. Online condolence may be expressed at www.zimmermanbrosfh.com.


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The Hardened-PHP Project has put out another advisory for the PHP distribution itself, versions 5.1.6/4.4.4 and below dealing with the HTML entity encoder heap.
While we were searching for a hole in htmlspecialchars() and htmlentities() to bypass the encoding of certain chars to exploit a possible eval() injection hole in another application we discovered that the implementation contains a possible bufferoverflow that can be triggered when the UTF-8 charset is selected.
The issue has been corrected in the latest PHP 5 release - version 5.2 - but is still present in the PHP 4.4 series (they have a recommended patch until the new version is posted). You can get complete information about this issue from the full vulnerability listing.


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Upcoming Events
Teacher Incentive Fund
On May 20, at Bladensburg Elementary School in suburban Maryland, Secretary Duncan announced the availability of $437 million in Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) grants for states, school districts, and non-profit groups partnering with states or districts. The grants, funded under both the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and Fiscal Year 2010 appropriations, support local initiatives that reward teachers, principals, and other school personnel who improve student achievement. Applications are due July 6.
TIF began in 2006 and currently supports 33 grant sites in 18 states and 109 school districts, including charter school districts. To date, the program impacts approximately 55,000 teachers and 2,500 principals. Bladensburg is implementing the district's Financial Incentive Rewards for Supervisors and Teachers (FIRST) program, which is funded by a five-year, $17 million TIF grant awarded in 2007. The district developed FIRST as a voluntary program with full union support and input from educators who served on planning committees. FIRST rewards participants for school improvement, considering factors like student test score gains, positive classroom performance evaluations, and professional activities such as mentoring other teachers and becoming certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
TIF will hold two separate competitions: the TIF Main competition and the TIF Evaluation competition. Both competitions will utilize the same core program and eligibility criteria. The Department is running a separate Evaluation competition to identify applicants willing to participate in a rigorous evaluation of the impact of performance-based compensation on student achievement in high-need schools. These applicants will be required to meet additional criteria and will be eligible for at least an extra $1 million over the grant period. The Department will select winners for the Evaluation competition first, and then allow applicants who did not win the Evaluation competition to compete under the Main competition.
Want to learn more? The Department will be hosting two technical assistance planning workshops (June 3 in Washington, D.C., and June 7 in Minneapolis) and an Evaluation competition webinar (June 8) for potential TIF applicants. At the identical workshops, staff will review the application's selection criteria, requirements, and priorities (for both competitions) and answer technical questions. The webinar will offer a more targeted overview of the Evaluation competition and an opportunity to ask questions about the evaluation requirements and benefits.
Longitudinal Data Systems
The Department's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has awarded grants to 20 states for the design and implementation of statewide longitudinal data systems. These grants, funded under the ARRA, are intended to support states with systems that promote the linking of data across time and databases, from early childhood into career, including matching teachers to students, while protecting student privacy and confidentiality consistent with applicable privacy protection laws. The value of the three-year grants range from $5.1 million to $19.7 million. Grantees were selected based on the merit of applicants' proposals and the funding available. An independent peer review panel evaluated the proposals on critical aspects such as need for the project, project goals and outcomes, activities and timeline, management and governance, and personnel and financial resources.
Sustaining Progress
Over the last two weeks, Secretary Duncan has visited three cities and seven schools to meet students, teachers, administrators, and community leaders and have engaging conversations about the importance of saving teacher jobs and sustaining education reform. On May 18, the Secretary spent the day in Brooklyn, New York, visiting classrooms at Kings Collegiate Charter School, P.S. 65, and P.S. 214. Next, on May 19, the Secretary was in Boston, delivering the commencement address at Lesley University and visiting classrooms at Beachmont Veterans Memorial School and Josiah Quincy Elementary School. Then, yesterday, the Secretary was in Cincinnati, delivering the commencement address at Clark Montessori Junior and Senior High School and visiting with teachers at Carson School.
Also, this week, the Secretary joined Congressional and union leaders in support of an education jobs bill to prevent dramatic and damaging cuts to resources and services that help students succeed in school.
Moreover, the Secretary penned an op-ed, which appeared in The Hill, titled "Keep Teachers Teaching, Students Learning, and Our Economy Growing."
Commencement Addresses
University of Wisconsin at Madison (May 15):
"How to sum up the meaning of a first-rate education in the 21st century? To paraphrase from the Bible, these three virtuescreativity, adaptation, and following one's passionabide. But the greatest of these is to follow your passion. You received an education in the shadow of the State Capitol and saw first-hand the value of civic involvement. When you leave here, run for office, volunteer at a local school, tutor, or coach, even if it sometimes seems like the tougher path to take. Find what you love, find your genius. Find what would you get up and do every day, even if you weren't getting a paycheck. And, whatever that calling is, pursue it with all your heart."
Lesley University, Boston (May 19):
"While the short-term picture for teaching is tough, due to the lingering effects of the financial downturn, I would urge you all to remember that the long-term picture is promising. In the next four to six years, we project that up to one million new teaching positions will be filled by new teachers, as teachers and principals from the Baby Boomer generation retire. Our ability to attract and retain great teachers over the next several years will shape public education in our country for the next 30 years. This is truly a once-in-a-generation opportunity."
Clark Montessori Junior and Senior High School, Cincinnati (May 27):
"Clark and the other finalists in the [President's first-ever Race to the Top] Commencement Challenge are examples of what high schools in our country should be. They should be places where teachers are asking: 'Where are you going to college?' not 'Are you going to college?' They should be places where guidance counselors are saying 'Here's how you're going to pay for college' not 'How are you going to pay for college?' But today I want to remind you that not all high schools are fulfilling that mission of preparing students to succeed. At least two challenges lie aheadchallenges for which you are well-prepared. First, make it your mission to complete college.... Second, become a role model for others."
NAEP 2009: Reading Assessment
The Nation's Report Card: Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) Reading 2009 describes recent results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in reading for 18 large districts from across the U.S. Representative samples of between 900 and 2,400 fourth-graders and between 800 and 2,100 eighth-graders participated in the 2009 public school assessment. Eleven of the districts also participated in the 2005 and 2007 assessments, and 10 districts participated back in 2003. Among the results:
- In comparison to 2007, scores improved in 4 districts in fourth-grade and 2 districts in eighth-grade. In comparison to 2003, scores improved in 7 districts in fourth-grade and 4 districts in eighth-grade.
- In 2009, fourth-graders in 6 districts recorded higher scores than fourth-graders in large cities nationally. Also, among those 6 districts, African-American students in 4 districts scored higher than African-American students in large cities nationally, and Hispanic students in 5 districts scored higher than Hispanic students in large cities nationally.
- In 2009, eighth-graders in 5 districts recorded higher scores than eighth-graders in large cities nationally. Also, among those 5 districts, African-American students in 2 districts scored higher than African-American students in large cities nationally, and Hispanic students in 3 districts scored higher than Hispanic students in large cities nationally.
NAEP is administered by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), part of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). TUDA math results were released in December 2009. The total number of districts in TUDA will grow to 21 in 2011, as three more jurisdictions have agreed to participate. (Note: Secretary Duncan's statement on the TUDA reading results, observing the mixed picture, is available online.)
Condition of Education 2010
On May 27, NCES released "The Condition of Education 2010," a Congressionally mandated report to the country on education in America today. The report includes 49 indicators in five major areaseducation participation, learner outcomes, student effort and educational progress, the contexts of elementary and secondary education, and the contexts of postsecondary education. The report also includes a special analysis on high-poverty public schools. Among the findings: in 2007-08, 20% of public elementary schools and 9% of public secondary schools were considered high-poverty schools, versus 15% and 5%, respectively, in 1999-2000; in 2007-08, according to school administrators, 28% of high school graduates from high-poverty schools attended four-year institutions after graduation, versus 52% of high school graduates from low-poverty schools; and roughly 57% of first-time students seeking a bachelor's degree at a four-year institution in 2001-02 had completed their degree at that institution within six years.
Other new NCES publications:
- "Science Achievement and Occupational Career-Technical Education Coursetaking in High School: the Class of 2005"
- "Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 2007-08
- "A Profile of Criminal Incidents at School"
Quote to Note
"We have never been more aware of the value of a multi-literate, multi-lingual society: a society that can appreciate all that makes other cultures and nations distinctiveeven as it embraces all that they have in common. Today, our country is engaged in a far-reaching endeavor: to uphold the values enshrined in our Constitution and secure our place within the world by transforming the way we teach our students. America's success depends on the success of its individual citizens, just as the progress of humanity ultimately depends on the shared progress of nations. I believe that education has immeasurable power to promote growth and stability during the 21st century. As we work to lift America's children out of poverty and to liberate their true potential through the power of excellent teaching and learning, we will join with other nations to achieve this end for all the world's children."
|Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (5/26/10), addressing the Council on Foreign Relations
Upcoming Events
On Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, at 3:00 p.m. local time, Americans are asked to stop what they are doing and spend one minute in a Moment of Remembrance. The mid-afternoon time was chosen because it is when a majority of Americans are enjoying their freedoms on the holiday.
The Department is conducting a web conference on ARRA data quality and recordkeeping, "Avoiding Reporting Pitfalls," on June 7 at 2:00 p.m. ET. This presentation will help grantees improve the quality of their data collection and analysis, to meet the reporting requirements of their federal grants, as well as the requirements for retaining records related to grant activities and expenditures. The presentation will also share information on common data quality pitfalls identified during reviews of Section 1512 reports.
July 19-21, the Department will convene the 2010 Reading Institute in Anaheim, California. And this year, for the first time, the Department of Education is joining with the Department of Health and Human Services to offer an Early Learning and Development Strand at the Institute. This strand will feature sessions on developmentally appropriate practices in language and literacy for children from birth-to-third-grade and planning and building comprehensive early learning systems and infrastructure. Federally funded grantees, educators, state and local policymakers, and other stakeholders in early learning are encouraged to attend. There is no registration fee for the Institute or its specific strands.
Meanwhile, two upcoming webinars will provide a foundation for participation in the early learning strand. First, on June 16 (1:00-2:30 p.m. ET), the Zero to Three National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families will host a Pre-Anaheim 2010 Institute webinar on the state of early learning for children from birth-to-third-grade. Then, on June 29 (1:30-2:30 p.m. ET), the National Institute for Early Education Research and the National Title I Association will host a Pre-Anaheim 2010 Institute webinar on trends in pre-kindergarten and the implications for transition to kindergarten. Both webinars are available free of charge.
June 10-13, the Department will exhibit at the National PTA Convention in Memphis. If you are attending this event, please stop by the Department's booth.
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This section describes problems that can occur when using
YEAR(2) and provides information
about converting existing
columns to
Although the internal range of values for
YEAR(4) and the deprecated
YEAR(2) type is the same
1901 to
2155, and
0000), the display width for
YEAR(2) makes that type
inherently ambiguous because displayed values indicate only the
last two digits of the internal values and omit the century
digits. The result can be a loss of information under certain
circumstances. For this reason, before MySQL 5.7.5, avoid using
YEAR(2) in your applications and
YEAR(4) wherever you need a
YEAR data type. As of MySQL
5.7.5, support for
YEAR(2) is
removed and existing
columns must be converted to
YEAR(4) to become usable again.
Issues with the
YEAR(2) data
type include ambiguity of displayed values, and possible loss
of information when values are dumped and reloaded or
converted to strings.
YEAR(2)values can be ambiguous. It is possible for up to three
YEAR(2)values that have different internal values to have the same displayed value, as the following example demonstrates:
mysql> CREATE TABLE t (y2 YEAR(2), y4 YEAR(4)); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO t (y2) VALUES(1912),(2012),(2112); Query OK, 3 rows affected (0.00 sec) Records: 3 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0 mysql> UPDATE t SET y4 = y2; Query OK, 3 rows affected (0.00 sec) Rows matched: 3 Changed: 3 Warnings: 0 mysql> SELECT * FROM t; +------+------+ | y2 | y4 | +------+------+ | 12 | 1912 | | 12 | 2012 | | 12 | 2112 | +------+------+ 3 rows in set (0.00 sec)
If you use mysqldump to dump the table created in the preceding item, the dump file represents all
y2values using the same 2-digit representation (
12). If you reload the table from the dump file, all resulting rows have internal value
2012and display value
12, thus losing the distinctions among them.
Conversion of a
YEAR(4)data value to string form uses the display width of the
YEARtype. Suppose that
YEAR(4)columns both contain the value
1970. Assigning each column to a string results in a value of
'1970', respectively. That is, loss of information occurs for conversion from
YEAR(2)to string.
Values outside the range from
2069are stored incorrectly when inserted into a
YEAR(2)column in a
CSVtable. For example, inserting
2111results in a display value of
11but an internal value of
To avoid these problems, use
YEAR(4) rather than
YEAR(2). Suggestions regarding
migration strategies appear later in this section.
Before MySQL 5.7.5, support for
YEAR(2) is diminished. As of
MySQL 5.7.5, support for
YEAR(2) is removed.
YEAR(2)column definitions for new tables produce warnings or errors:
Before MySQL 5.7.5,
YEAR(2)column definitions for new tables are converted (with an
ER_INVALID_YEAR_COLUMN_LENGTHwarning) to
mysql> CREATE TABLE t1 (y YEAR(2)); Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.04 sec) mysql> SHOW WARNINGS\G *************************** 1. row *************************** Level: Warning Code: 1818 Message: YEAR(2) column type is deprecated. Creating YEAR(4) column instead. 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> SHOW CREATE TABLE t1\G *************************** 1. row *************************** Table: t1 Create Table: CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `y` year(4) DEFAULT NULL ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 1 row in set (0.00 sec)
As of MySQL 5.7.5,
YEAR(2)column definitions for new tables produce an
mysql> CREATE TABLE t1 (y YEAR(2)); ERROR 1818 (HY000): Supports only YEAR or YEAR(4) column.
Several programs or statements convert
ALTER TABLEstatements that result in a table rebuild.
REPAIR TABLE(which
CHECK TABLErecommends you use if it finds that a table contains
mysql_upgrade (which uses
Dumping with mysqldump and reloading the dump file. Unlike the conversions performed by the preceding three items, a dump and reload has the potential to change values.
A MySQL upgrade usually involves at least one of the last two items. However, with respect to
YEAR(2), mysql_upgrade is preferable. You should avoid using mysqldump because, as noted, that can change values.
To convert
YEAR(2) columns to
YEAR(4), you can do so manually
at any time without upgrading. Alternatively, you can upgrade
to a version of MySQL with reduced or removed support for
YEAR(2) (MySQL 5.6.6 or later),
then have MySQL convert
columns automatically. In the latter case, avoid upgrading by
dumping and reloading your data because that can change data
values. In addition, if you use replication, there are upgrade
considerations you must take into account.
To convert
YEAR(2) columns to
YEAR(4) manually, use
ALTER TABLE or
REPAIR TABLE. Suppose that a
t1 has this definition:
CREATE TABLE t1 (ycol YEAR(2) NOT NULL DEFAULT '70');
Modify the column using
ALTER TABLE as
ALTER TABLE t1 FORCE;
ALTER TABLE statement
converts the table without changing
YEAR(2) values. If the server
is a replication master, the
TABLE statement replicates to slaves and makes the
corresponding table change on each one.
Another migration method is to perform a binary upgrade:
Install MySQL without dumping and reloading your data. Then
run mysql_upgrade, which uses
REPAIR TABLE to convert
YEAR(2) columns to
YEAR(4) without changing data
values. If the server is a replication master, the
REPAIR TABLE statements
replicate to slaves and make the corresponding table changes
on each one, unless you invoke
mysql_upgrade with the
Upgrades to replication servers usually involve upgrading
slaves to a newer version of MySQL, then upgrading the master.
For example, if a master and slave both run MySQL 5.5, a
typical upgrade sequence involves upgrading the slave to 5.6,
then upgrading the master to 5.6. With regard to the different
treatment of
YEAR(2) as of
MySQL 5.6.6, that upgrade sequence results in a problem:
Suppose that the slave has been upgraded but not yet the
master. Then creating a table containing a
YEAR(2) column on the master
results in a table containing a
YEAR(4) column on the slave.
Consequently, these operations will have a different result on
the master and slave, if you use statement-based replication:
To avoid such problems, modify all
YEAR(2) columns on the master
YEAR(4) before upgrading.
ALTER TABLE, as described
previously.) Then you can upgrade normally (slave first, then
master) without introducing any
YEAR(2) to
YEAR(4) differences between the
master and slave.
One migration method should be avoided: Do not dump your data
with mysqldump and reload the dump file
after upgrading. This has the potential to change
YEAR(2) values, as described
A migration from
YEAR(2) to
YEAR(4) should also involve
examining application code for the possibility of changed
behavior under conditions such as these:


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Nathaniel FOUNTAIN landlord of the Marquis of Granby public house
Nathaniel was my gx3 grandfather who owned the Marquis of Granby Public House on the corner of Percy Street and Upper Rathbone Place, just off the Tottenham Court Road in London. I visited the pub recently with my daughter, a very popular pub with space outside where you can have a drink in the warmth of the afternoon sun.
Many of the features of the pub would have been there in Nathaniel's time which was from the 1820s to the 1850s.
Nathaniel came from York and within the family there is talk that there was a family relationship with (I think)John FOUNTAIN, Dean of York.
I am having a huge problem with dates and names. I think that the name Nathaniel was much used within the FOUNTAIN family. Before me as I write, I have a fragile, all manuscript marriage certificate dated 9th December 1837. This is a marriage between Nathaniel (son of Thomas a gentleman) whose address is (the aforementioned)Percy Street, London and Amelia Elizabeth PLOWMAN (a spinster living in Regent Street Leeds and daughter of John PLOWMAN a Common Brewer). The wedding takes place in the Church of Bramley in the Parish of Leeds, Yorkshire.
I have a marriage certificate for John PLOWMAN who married Elizabeth TAYLOR on 9th October 1820. The certificate has been altered to read 1813! Their daughter, Amelia Elizabeth was born in 1816.
I have a (much damaged)extract from the book of baptisms for the Parish of St. Mary Bishophill Junior in the City of York for Nathaniel FOUNTAYNE born 20th January 1798, 5th son of Thomas FOUNTAYNE living "without North-Street Postern, (I think either) Sawyer or Lawyer and son of Nathaniel FOUNTAYNE and Mary daughter of John WELLS of Shewsby a farmer. I find it strange that Nathaniel, born in 1798, waited until 1837 before getting married. Is he the same Nathaniel, did he marry more than once or was he just a slow starter?
Nathaniel and Amelia Elzabeth Fountain went on to have four children:- Mary Elizabeth b 29th September 1838; Amelia Margaretta b 25th June 1840; Amelia born 17th July 1843 and Nathaniel Thomas FOUNTAIN b 28th October 1841. He certainly made up for lost time!
Mary Elizabeth FOUNTAIN my gx2 grandmother married Frederick Kennedy Stevens but I think they divorced in 1876. In 1877 she died. One of their children Mary Amelia Jane Stevens married George Elliott Lovegrove III . One of their children, Nora Emma married Edward Albany BRISCOMB and thence my mother Joan Marianne.
Amongst other documents, I have a frail manuscript copy of the last Will and Testament of William FOUNTAIN dated 16th May 1860. He was Nathaniel's brother living in Regents Villas, Avenue Road in the County of Middlesex. He was a very wealthy man and there was a broad spread of beneficiaries in his will. We have one or two items that may once have belonged either to him or perhaps his brother Nathaniel.
I would be delighted to hear from anyone who has carried out research on this particular Fountain family. I shall be happy to share what little documentation that I have.
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