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Amy writes in:
I've been a paralegal with the same law firm for four years. I love the job and the work that I do. I feel like I'm genuinely helping people.
In October, my boyfriend and I sat down and looked at our finances as you suggested. We came to the conclusion that we needed more income, so I took on a second job in the evenings at a local Home Depot.
Since then, the extra income has been very useful, but now I just come home at night exhausted and I have to practically drag myself out of bed in the mornings. I don't have any energy with my paralegal work and my boss has started to notice. We had a one-on-one meeting about it. He asked whether I was committed to the job. I told him that I didn't have enough money to make ends meet and had to take on a second job.
I don't know what to do. I'm afraid of losing the paralegal job, but I'm also afraid of losing the income we really need to get out of our financial hole.
Amy hits upon a major concern for anyone working multiple jobs. You only have so many hours in a day.
I'll show you what my own schedule looked like when I was launching The Simple Dollar as a side business. This was a normal weekday.
4:30 AM – Wake up
4:30 AM – 5:00 AM – Shower, hygiene, breakfast
5:00 AM – 6:30 AM – Writing
6:30 AM – 8:00 AM – Get kids up and ready for child care, take them there, commute to work
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM – Work
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM – Commute home, prepare supper
6:00 PM – 10:30 PM – Writing
11:00 PM – Sleep
Simply put, I was burning the candle at both ends and this caused several problems.
I had limited time for leisure activities and activities of self-improvement. There was no time for anything other than work and minimal family time.
My performance at both my regular job and my early writing suffered. It was difficult to write good articles. It was also difficult to take on challenging tasks at work. I could muddle through, but I'd have to be blind to not see that the situation was having a negative impact on my work.
I was exhausted and I got sick quite often. I used to fall ill almost every other week, making it even harder to catch up. Today, I haven't had any sort of real illness in almost a year.
How did I resolve all of this? It was really a three-step plan.
First, I set a clear deadline for myself a few months down the road where I would choose one job or the other. When I realized that something had to give – as Amy has – I set a deadline for that final decision. For me, it was almost exactly three months down the road.
Why wait so long? This gave me time to reflect on my situation and make the correct decision. It also gave me time to get my financial house as ready as I could for losing a significant income stream.
Second, I lived incredibly lean during the period leading up to that deadline. I cooked everything at home. I made sack lunches. I didn't do much of anything outside the apartment (of course, it's not as if I had a lot of time for it anyway).
During that period, I beefed up my emergency fund with all of the money I saved through living lean. Thus, when I was ready to choose, I knew that I had some support against the loss of the income stream.
I would highly recommend that Amy follow this same path. Eventually, she will lose one job or the other, so she should take the choice into her own hands. She should set a deadline, live as lean as she can until then, and then make the choice.
Finally, when I did make my choice (which was writing), I redoubled my commitment to it. In Amy's case, if she chooses the paralegal work, she should start off by meeting with her boss and simply stating the facts of it. She made a difficult financial choice to stick with this job. She should also look for a plan to maximize her chances to increase her income at the job that she chose.
Which job should one choose? For my situation, I chose the one that I felt would give me the best opportunity to spend time with my family. Both paths seemed to afford me the basic income I would need and both provided work that I found enjoyable. The difference really came down to how my family was affected.
For many people, however, and this includes Amy, the decision should come down to which job offers the best income potential if you commit yourself to that career path, unless that choice is deeply untenable for some other reason (an uncomfortable workplace, unethical work, etc.).
Working exceptional hours over a long period is untenable and negatively impacts your performance. Set a deadline for the hard choice you'll have to make. Conserve your resources as you lead up to that deadline. Then, make the leap into whichever situation is the best for you.
Even if that path doesn't lead you exactly where you hoped, you'll at least be able to tackle that path with energy and a clear mind, which are the greatest tools you can bring to the table when it comes to your career.
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LA in elite company with two no-no's in 2014
With Clayton Kershaw joining teammate Josh Beckett in the no-hit club on Wednesday night, the Dodgers became the 17th club to toss a pair of no-hitters in a season.
In addition, being eight years apart -- Kershaw is 26, Beckett 34 -- they also became one of the pairs with the largest age differential. That record belongs to Burt Hooton and Milt Pappas of the 1972 Cubs. Hooton was 22, Pappas 33.View Full Game Coverage
With Clayton Kershaw joining teammate Josh Beckett in the no-hit club on Wednesday night, the Dodgers became the 17th club to toss a pair of no-hitters in a season.
In addition, being eight years apart -- Kershaw is 26, Beckett 34 -- they also became one of the pairs with the largest age differential. That record belongs to Burt Hooton and Milt Pappas of the 1972 Cubs. Hooton was 22, Pappas 33.View Full Game Coverage
Other notable no-hit duos with significant age differences have been Sal Maglie (39) and Carl Erskine (29) of the 1956 Dodgers, Bob Groom (32) and Ernie Koob (24) of the 1917 Browns and Warren Spahn (39) and Lew Burdette (33) of the 1960 Braves.
Here's a look at the other teammates to throw no-hitters in the same season:
2010 Philadelphia Phillies
Eight-time All-Star and two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay tossed a pair of no-hitters in 2010 -- one each in the regular season and the postseason. The first came on May 29 in the form of a perfect game while blanking the Marlins, 1-0. The second came on Oct. 6, when the Phils topped the Reds, 4-0, in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. Carlos Ruiz caught both games, and Halladay's playoff gem came in his postseason debut.
1973 California Angels
Hall of Fame right-hander Nolan Ryan, who holds the record for the most career no-hitters with seven, tossed two in the same season for the Angels in 1973. The first came on May 15 in a 3-0 win over the Royals, and the second came on July 15 in a 6-0 victory over the Tigers.
1972 Chicago Cubs
Hooton and Pappas each tossed no-hitters in 1972, with Randy Hundley catching both. Hooton's came in a 4-0 blanking of the Phillies on April 16 (his season debut), while Pappas' came on Sept. 2 in an 8-0 victory over the Padres.
1962 Boston Red Sox
Earl Wilson threw a no-hitter for Boston on June 26 in a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels, and Bill Monbouquette also tossed a no-no on Aug. 1 in a 1-0 vitory vs. the White Sox.
1960 Milwaukee Braves
Del Crandall caught a pair of no-hitters for the Braves in 1960, both of which were against the Phillies. The first was on Aug. 18 by Burdette in a 1-0 win, and the second was by Hall of Famer Spahn on Sept. 16.
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers
Erskine and Maglie each tossed a no-hitter for the defending World Series champs in 1956, each caught by Hall of Famer Roy Campanella, who also caught another no-no from Erskine in 1952.
1952 Detroit Tigers
Right-hander Virgil Trucks tossed a pair of no-hitters for Detroit despite going just 5-19 in 1952. The first came on May 5, when the two-time All-Star blanked the Washington Senators, 1-0. The second came on Aug. 25 in a 1-0 win vs. the Yankees.
1951 New York Yankees
Six-time All-Star and six-time World Series champion Allie Reynolds tossed a pair of no-hitters for the Yankees in 1951, with the first coming in a 1-0 win over the Indians on July 12, and the second in an 8-0 route of the Red Sox on Sept. 28. Hall of Famer Yogi Berra caught both of the no-nos.
1938 Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Vander Meer tossed two no-hitters in consecutive starts just four days apart for the Reds -- a 3-0 win over the Boston Bees on June 11 and a 6-0 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 15. Both of Vander Meer's no-hitters here caught by Hall of Fame backstop Ernie Lombardi.
1917 St. Louis Browns
Koob, a left-hander, and Groom, a right-hander, tossed no-hitters on consecutive days on May 5-6 in victories over the Chicago White Sox. Hank Severeid caught both of the no-nos for St. Louis.
1916 Boston Red Sox
Right-hander Rube Foster and left-hander Dutch Leonard threw no-hitters for Boston in 1916. Foster's came in a 2-0 win over the Yankees on June 21, while Leonard's came in a 4-0 blanking of the St. Louis Browns on Aug. 30. Both of the no-hitters were caught by Pinch Thomas.
1908 Cleveland Naps
Right-hander Bob Rhoads tossed a no-hitter in a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Sept. 18, and Hall of Fame righty Addie Joss threw a perfect game on Oct. 2 in a 1-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. The perfecto was the first of two no-hitters in Joss' career, with the second coming in 1910, also against the White Sox.
1904 Boston Americans
Hall of Fame right-hander Cy Young tossed the second of his three career no-hitters when he pitched a perfect game for the Americans on May 5 in a 3-0 win against the Philadelphia Athletics. Jesse Tannehill threw Boston's second no-no of the year in a 6-0 blanking of the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 17.
1888 Philadelphia Athletics
Right-handers Ed Seward and Gus Weyhing threw no-hitters five days apart for the A's, with Seward's coming in a 12-2 win over the Cincinnati Red Stockings coming on July 26 and Weyhing's coming in a 4-0 blanking of the Kansas City Cowboys on July 31. Seward's no-no was caught by Hall of Famer Wilbert Robinson.
1884 Columbus Buckeyes
Left-hander Ed Morris and right-hander Frank Mountain both threw no-hitters for Columbus in 1884. Morris' came in a 5-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Alleghenys on May 29, while Mountain's came on June 5 in a 12-0 route against the Washington Nationals. Rudy Kemmler was behind the plate for both gems.
1882 Louisville Eclipse
Right-handers Tony Mullane and Guy Hecker both pitched no-hitters for Louisville in 1882. Mullane's came in a 2-0 blanking of the Cincinnati Red Stockings on Sept. 11, while Hecker's was in a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Alleghenys eight days later. Both games were caught by Dan Sullivan
Matt Weber is an editorial producer for MLB.com.

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Meringues: light-as air confections; a marriage made in heaven with lemon pies. But on a deeper level (and at this point we pause to look the slightly-browned puff soulfully in the eye), who are you, little meringue? We had these questions on our mind when taking on our first Daring Bakers Challenge; so, we took some time to do some research on this sweet treat. Here's Cakespy's response to some Frequently Asked Questions about the mighty meringue and its relationship with that famous pie, as well as our offering to the Daring Baker's Challenge!
Q: What is a meringue?
A: Most simply put, it's a confection made from whipped egg whites and fine (caster) sugar. The way it helps us to think of it is, kind of like whipped cream, but instead of cream, egg whites (for what it's worth).
Q: What is the difference between meringue cookies and meringue on top of a pie?
A: There are different ways to make meringues. The "soft" meringue that you will see on top of pies has only a small amount of sugar to egg white; the "hard" meringues which may be bagged or sold in boxes, are crumbly but quite solid; this is a result of a higher sugar-to-egg white ratio.
Q: Where does its funny name come from?
A: Depends on who you ask. Some insist that it got its name from the Swiss town of Meiringen where some claim the confection was invented by a pastry chef in 1720. However, the word "meringue" appeared in a French cookbook from 1692; so, there is some debate over where the name really comes from. The Dictionary of etymology cites "unknown origin". Quel mysterieuse!
Q: Why do I never see Lemon pies without meringue?
A: Good question, and while you may see a tarte citron, you'll rarely see a lemon pie sans meringue. Although we couldn't find a definitive answer, here's what we think: lemons are sour. Their taste alone doesn't really make a good sweet, so frequently they will have a sweet accompaniment; think of the lemon bar's shortbread crust, even that tarte citron's sweet pastry shell. Since the pie crust will frequently not be sweet, we think that perhaps the addition of the sugary meringue is to add a much-needed sweet complement to the sour lemony filling.
Q: Are meringues delicious?
A: Meringues are, on their own...very sweet. So, it depends on the taster. Marie-Antoinette, that queen of sugar she was, is said to have adored them; to the Cakespy crew, in general they're not entirely compelling all their lonesome. To us, the true goodness of the meringue is brought out by other flavors which accompany and complement that sweetness.
Q: What does it mean when a meringue "weeps"?
A: On a Lemon Meringue pie, a magical place exists where meringue ends and filling begins. Not so magical when a syrup forms in that layer and seeps out while you're cutting the pie in front of guests. Usually, this is because the filling is undercooked on the bottom, and moisture is held suspended. How do you keep your meringue from weeping? Act quickly upon taking your pie from the oven: meringues should always be set on piping hot pie filling to adhere properly. More suggestions can be found here.
Q: What is a marshmallow meringue?
A: A marshmallow meringue is pretty much a meringue, but with marshmallow cream added (think fluff), and is a wonderful accompaniment to sweet potato pie or sweet potato cupcakes (photo left, Marshmallow meringue topped cupcake from Trophy Cupcakes). We like this recipe for its tiny addition of salt, which seems to make the taste come alive.
Q: Is Divinity a meringue?
A: While they are similar, we'd say that they're more like cousins than immediate relatives; the ingredients and methods differ. While meringues consist of egg whites and super-fine sugar, divinity calls for a mixture of white sugar, corn syrup and vanilla; also, the method of making divinity is more consistent with candymaking techniques, calling for a syrup to be made and heated before the beaten egg whites are added. For a recipe, check out this link.
Q: Can you teach me to meringue like in Dirty Dancing?
A: Silly rabbit, you're mistaking the meringue with the merengue, which is a type of Latin dance. While doing the merengue is an excellent way to work up an appetite for meringues, they are completely different things.
Interested in finding out more? We found the following resources very helpful: whatscookingamerica.net and joyofbaking.com.
And as for the Daring Bakers Challenge?


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August just happens to be "Happiness Happens" month, challenging us to think of the everyday happiness that fills our lives. This challenge could not come at a more perfect time of year. It is relatively easy to see the happiness in life during those lazy, crazy, hazy days of summer; however, as we roll through the last weeks of August, we also enter into those final days of summer. Summer vacations have been taken, children are going back to school, and various holiday themed items and sweet treats have started to pop up in store (I think we can all agree that festively shaped candy is vastly superior to the ordinary variety).
As sunny summer days slowly take on the chilly edge of fall, we get closer to the three month long holiday season and time commitments start piling up. Our personal calendars look like great works of literature. Though we may enjoy many of these commitments, it can be hard to forgive the intrusion on our personal time especially when reminiscing about those wonderful schedule free summer days. So before fall is upon us, let us all take the opportunity to try to master the art of happiness.
For inspiration let us turn to the first, first lady of our country, Martha Washington,
"I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances. We carry the seeds of the one or the other about with us in our minds wherever we go".
Washington wrote this piece of advice in a letter to one of her dear friends and revolutionary political writer, Mercy Otis Warren. It still speaks true today as it spoke back then. In us, we have the power to change our life for the better. We have the choice of whether to think positively or negatively about the world around us, which can greatly affect how we go about living our lives. Science has also backed this advice up.
Dr. Andrew Newberg and Dr. Mark Robert Waldmen have written extensively about positive thinking and language's effect on the brain. They state that when we speak positively about something our brain's frontal lobe gets a workout. By working our frontal lobe, we are assuring that the lobe's functionality is improved. In this case, you are increasing its ability to judge right from wrong and how to act accordingly. Positive thinking and speaking also puts the parietal lobe of the brain to work. This lobe heavily effects not only how we view ourselves, but also how we view others. More positive thinkers tend to have a stronger positive outlook of themselves and those around them; whereas, those who are more negative in their frame of mind tend to be more doubtful or their own self-worth and the worth of others. So with this is mind, here are some tips to guide your beginning steps on the road to mastering positive thinking. You might find it helpful to keep a "Happiness Journal" to record your thoughts and efforts towards mastery.
- Be mindful of your internal and external language. Try to be aware of how you think and speak about yourself and others. Are you more positive or negative? What words seem to keep being used?
- Keep a list of your favorite positive words. They could describe anything a person, a feeling, etc. Try to work these words into your everyday thoughts and conversations so you get in the habit of using positive words.
- At the end of the day, reflect on what has happened and pick one thing that made you happy. It could be the cup of coffee your co-worker brought you or that you got to have a nice chat with a friend.
- Make a short term goal for the better. It could be just a day to a week-long goal. Try to find the good in that one person who rubs you the wrong way three days in a row or choose to do an activity that makes you happy every day for a week.
- Take time to appreciate the small changes you have made. At the end of the week, take some time to think about what you have done to change your outlook. Make a list of what you have done and what you would still like to do.
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Motor Starter
The Multi-Contactor Starter (MCS) controls 2-speed, 2-winding and 2-speed, 1-winding re-connectable motors. The starter features a built-in timer and control functions that reduce the number of separate components needed for the typical installation. Using power sensing rather than current monitoring, the starter is capable of detecting belt loss or coupling sheer accurately without difficult adjustments. Other features include damper control and fireman's override (smoke purge), Class 5 to 30 electronic overload, and 120VAC to 480VAC operation.
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Speed Controls
Type ABL-3906C low-voltage brushless DC stock controls provide variable speed control for low-voltage BLDC (ECM) gearmotors and motors. The controls operate from a DC power supply or from a battery (12VDC or 24VDC, depending on the control model). Suitable for portable or remote applications where connection to an AC line is not possible, motor speed can be controlled by an external potentiometer, the onboard speed trim potentiometer, or a 0VDC to 5VDC analog input signal.
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Motor Lead Disconnects
Blackburn Kube motor lead disconnects are installed by crimping the male and female disconnects onto the cables, plugging them together, sliding on the insulating boot, and securing it in place with two Ty-Rap cable ties (supplied). When the motor needs to be swapped out, users snip the cable ties, slip off the insulating boot, and unplug the disconnects. The product's contacts and body are made of silver-plated, high-conductivity copper for a connection that meets or exceeds bolted-together connectors, while a stainless steel spring ensures a secure connection between the disconnects.
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Data Logger
The Hobo UX90 is a matchbox-sized, LCD-display data logger designed for monitoring run-times of motors, pumps, compressors, and other equipment. The logger records up to 340,000 equipment on/off cycle changes and uses the company's HOBOware software to convert the recorded data into time- and date-stamped graphs. The software, which runs on a PC or Mac, features time-saving tools that allow users to batch-configure and readout hundreds of loggers in a fraction of the time it would take with previous generations.
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Student Projects
Advancing Trauma-Informed Systems Change in a Family Drug Treatment Court Context
Shelby Jones
A growing body of literature documents the importance of trauma-informed and trauma-specific services and systems change in both addiction treatment and child welfare fields. The overall aim of this qualitative study was to explore barriers, benefits, and facilitating factors associated with a trauma-informed systems assessment and improvement initiative conducted in the context of a family drug treatment court (FDTC). Semi-structured, in-depth interviews and historical analyses were conducted. Results underscore the importance of trauma-informed systems in collaborative contexts designed to address the complex needs of children and families.
Barriers and Opportunities for Collaboration between Schools and Child Welfare
Erin Carter, Genevieve Gonzalez
Educational success is an important factor in long term positive outcomes for children, particularly children who may have experienced problems related to family violence. This mixed methods study examines the needs of children identified by the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children's Services' (DFCS) Educational Right's Project, with a special focus on the needs of children who have been exposed to domestic violence. This study also explores barriers and opportunities for collaboration to better address the needs of vulnerable children in educational settings.
Empowering Teens to Overcome Dating Violence
Bessie Fuentes, Valerie Morales, Maribel Ureno
For this project we collaborated with the Domestic Violence Intervention Collaborative (DVIC) and Santa Clara County Probation to address the issue of Teen Dating Violence. The purpose of this project is to raise awareness of Teen Dating Violence and the resources available in the community for teens. We worked together with the East Side Union High School District to create a Teen Dating Violence curriculum, which we will present at 3 three schools. In consultation with local domestic violence agencies, we also created a Teen Dating Violence brochure and a Teen Resource binder that provides key resources and information for teens involved in abusive relationships.
Having a Family Justice Center Model in Santa Clara County
Rhoden Briones
The purpose of this project was to assess Santa Clara County and San Jose's capacity for a Family Justice Center. Currently, San Jose is home to the Family Violence Center which houses law enforcement, victim advocates, and a CPS worker. The Family Violence Center was established before the Family Justice Center model and was visioned to be what Family Justice Centers are today, to address family violence issues by serving as the core for a multi-agency effort and provide all the support services available to victims of family violence in a safe and friendly environment. This project identifies practical next steps the city of San Jose and the Family Violence Center could take to expand into a more comprehensive Family Justice Center type model.
Improving Collaboration and Response within the Medical Community
Jenny Duong, Pooja Rekha
The purpose of this project was to engage MAITRI, a domestic violence agency serving South Asian clients, and the San Jose Medical Group in taking the first steps to improve collaborative response to domestic violence within the medical community. The objective was to raise awareness among medical professionals in Santa Clara County about local services offered regarding domestic violence. We were able to secure a presentation with 16 medical practitioners of the San Jose Medical Group to discuss the role of health practitioners when serving patients affected by domestic violence. MAITRI representatives provided information about services available for this population.
Mentor Parent Program (MPP) Evaluation: Survey Development and Analysis Component
Lisa Haun
This research was part of a larger evaluation of the Mentor Parent Program and represents a partnership between SJSU and the Dependency Advocacy Center (DAC). Surveys were administered to Family Wellness Court (FWC) partners to evaluate professional's perspectives on how Mentor Parents inform systems change and enhance opportunities for systems collaboration.
Mentor Parent Program: A Collaborative Evaluation
Vanessa Kimball
This project was part of the larger Mentor Parent Program evaluation, a partnership between San Jose State University and the Dependency Advocacy Center (DAC) in Santa Clara County. The Mentor Parent Program works in conjunction with the local dependency drug treatment courts, providing parents with mentors who are in recovery and have successfully reunified with their children. Through focus groups with mentors and reunified mothers, this project specifically examined the mentor-parent relationship, looking for the elements that make the relationship successful and assist with family reunification. This project also briefly examined how collaborating with birth parents impacts larger systems change efforts.
The Evaluation of the Partnered Project Initiative
Julia Le
The purpose of this project was to evaluate the Partnered Research Project Initiative between the San Jose State University School of Social Work and the Department of Family and Children's Services, specifically in child welfare. This research explored strengths, barriers, and opportunities for partnered research across disciplines. The project examined two overarching questions: (1) in what ways does partnered research facilitate student learning, specifically in child welfare. (2) What are some emerging opportunities for greater interdisciplinary community/university partnered research?
Trauma-Informed Systems Assessment Project
Ashley Thomas
The overall aim of the present study is to formulate recommendations on how to most effectively assess collaboration between different systems (substance abuse treatment, mental health services, domestic violence services and family and criminal courts), and how to introduce and implement change on a systems level in order to ensure that clients are receiving effective interventions in a trauma-informed environment which promotes safety and understanding. This research sought to answer the following questions: What are the perceived benefits or barriers to participation in trauma-informed systems assessment and change; and, what are the most significant gaps or barriers, opportunities or facilitators for implementing trauma-informed systems?


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For Immediate Release
August 23, 2011
In Franklin County
The following work is planned in the Franklin County area on the specified dates and times. All work is weather dependent; it may be postponed or cancelled without prior notice.
Interstate 270 (West side) –
I-270 south will be reduced to two lanes between Hilliard-Cemetery Road and Roberts Road from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for bridge work. The ramp from Hilliard-Cemetery Road eastbound to I-270 south will be closed. The detour will be I-270 north to Tuttle Crossing Boulevard to I-270 south.
US Route 33 (Northwest Side) –
US 33 is reduced to one lane in each direction at Lane Avenue for utility work. Completion date: August 31.
State Route 605 (Northeast Side) –
SR 605 is closed in both directions between Walnut Street and Fancher Road for culvert replacement. Detour: SR 605 to US 62 to SR 37 to SR 604. Completion date: August 31.
Dempsey Road (Northeast Side)
– Dempsey Road is closed between SR 3 and Arnett to allow ODOT to begin work on realigning the intersection of Dempsey Road and Emrick Road at SR 3. There are at least two detours for motorists. One is SR 3 to Huber Village Drive to South Hempstead Road to Dempsey Road or reverse. Another detour route is SR 3 to SR 161 to Sunbury Road to Dempsey Road or reverse. ODOT will also begin work to rebuild New Emrick Road. Completion date: August 31.
State Route 317 (Southeast Side) –
SR 317 is reduced to one lane in each direction between Groves Rd. and Eastpoint Dr. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for surveying. Completion date: September 10.
Interstate 70 (Downtown) –
he ramp from SR 315 south to I-70 east is closed for bridge work. The detour is SR 315 south to I-670 east to I-71 south to I-70 east. Drivers can also take SR 315 south to Greenlawn Avenue to SR 315 north to I-70 east. Completion date: September 2011.
Fourth Street (Downtown) –
There will be a barrier wall down the middle of Fourth Street between Nationwide Boulevard and Goodale Boulevard which will divide traffic as ODOT works to replace the Fourth Street bridge deck.
Two lanes of traffic in each direction plus a pedestrian walkway will be maintained. Access to I-670 east and west will also be maintained.
State Route 665 (South Side) –
I-71/SR 665 (Grove City) –
Beginning August 3,
motorists will be using the newly constructed entrance ramp to access Interstate 71 north from both directions of State Route 665. The switch to the new ramp will occur between the morning and afternoon commutes.
If you are east of the interchange, there will now be two lanes as you approach the entrance ramp, one for thru traffic on SR 665 and a right turn lane for I-71 north traffic. With two lanes, traffic will move more efficiently through the interchange.
If you are west of the interchange, you will notice that the entrance ramp to I-71 north is a few hundred feet east from its previous location. Temporary pavement has been set up to help vehicles make the left turn from SR 665 onto the ramp as smooth as possible.
Wendy's and Tim Horton's traffic will no longer be able to exit directly onto SR 665. Instead of making a right turn out of the businesses, you will be re-routed to N. Meadows Drive/Seeds Road at the back of their facilities to SR 665.
Motorists travelling east on SR 665 will still be able to make a right turn into Wendy's and Tim Horton's. The new traffic pattern change only affects motorists leaving the businesses.
Third Street (Downtown) –
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will close the Third Street bridge over Convention Center Drive for bridge work. The ramp from I-670 east to Third Street will also be closed. The Third Street detour is 1
, 2
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Avenue to High Street to Chestnut Street. There are three possible detours from I-670 east. The first is the Fourth Street exit to Goodale Street to High Street to Chestnut Street to Third Street. The second is the Cleveland Avenue exit to Spring Street to Third Street. The last is the Broad Street exit to Third Street.
There will be NO LEFT TURN restrictions at High Street and Broad Street.
To access Broad Street between High Street and Cleveland Avenue, take I-670 east to the Cleveland Avenue exit to Broad Street. To access Broad Street between Cleveland Avenue and I-71, take I-670 east to the Broad Street exit.
Completion date: November 1.
Hilliard-Rome Road (West Side) –
Hilliard-Rome Road is reduced to one lane in each direction using temporary pavement between Westchester Woods Boulevard and Roberts Road for widening.
Left hand turns are allowed at the following locations:
Traveling both northbound and southbound on Hilliard-Rome Road at Westchester Woods Boulevard.
Traveling southbound on Hilliard-Rome Road at the service drive by Chick-Fil-A (opposite of Tanglewood Park Boulevard).
Traveling both northbound and southbound on Hilliard-Rome Road at Nike Drive.
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This traffic pattern will remain in effect until November.
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Saving money for retirement can feel overwhelming " it's such a big chunk of money. But here's one smart strategy that's super manageable: making small increases each year in your
Saving money for retirement can feel overwhelming " it's such a big chunk of money. But here's one smart strategy that's super manageable: making small increases each year in your savings rate.
Say you're 22, earning $40,000 a year, and saving 6% of your salary in an invested retirement account like a 401(k). If you stick with that same 6% savings rate year in and year out, you'd end up with $551,000 by the time you're 67.Upping the ante
But if you increased that 6% savings rate by just one percentage point every year, you'll end up with almost $1.4 million by the time you're 67. (These figures assume you earn 6% on your investments and, if you hike your savings rate each year, you do so up to 20% but no higher.)
Now let's say you're 22, earning $60,000 a year, and saving 6% of your salary. Your nest egg will be $1.2 million larger if you increase your savings rate by one percentage point each year rather than keeping it at 6%. That is, your retirement savings account will be worth more than $2 million, instead of $827,000.
Check out the numbers based on different salary levels:Finding the motivation
While 1% may not seem like much, you may still find it a struggle to diligently set aside that extra amount every year.
One mental trick: Take a moment to think about Future You, says Maura Griffin, a certified financial planner and founder of Blue Spark Capital Advisors in New York.
As an easy reminder, do it every year on your birthday.
'Just say, 'This is my appointment with my future,'' she says.
It doesn't have to take long. Many workplace retirement plans offer an online account tool that makes it fairly simple to enroll " and to adjust your contribution rate.Tips for later starters
Our chart above assumes you've got 45 years to save. If you're in your 30s or older, that's unrealistic. (There's nothing stopping you from saving into your 70s, but you're probably going to want to start spending your retirement savings by that time.)
While the same principle holds for late starters " the more you save, the more you'll have in retirement " it's important for them to start at a higher savings rate.
Say you're 35, earning $60,000 a year, and you've got zero retirement savings:If you start setting aside 10% of your salary into your 401(k) now, you'll have $731,000 when you retire at 67 (assuming you earn 6% on your investments and your employer doesn't offer a match).If, instead of 10%, you started saving 15% of your salary, you'd end up with $1.1 million.And if your employer does offer a match " say, dollar-for-dollar up to 2% of your salary " and on top of that you save 15% of your salary, you'll end up with $1.24 million by the time you're 67.
And these examples don't even factor in small savings increases every year. Want to run your own numbers? Check out a �401(k) calculator.
The takeaway? Wherever you're at, start saving now and increase your savings rate every year.
This article was written by NerdWallet and was originally published by Forbes.
More From NerdWalletCheck out our retirement calculator to see if you're on track No 401(k)? See if a Roth or traditional IRA is best for you Learn about simple investment portfolios to meet your retirement goals
The article 1% Savings Hikes Can Spice Up Retired Life by $1 Million originally appeared on NerdWallet.


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As a solar system evolves the planets interact, and in trying to achieve a harmonious state some bodies are ejected. Space is big, but I have heard that some meteorites have been found with anomalous isotope ratios that could have come form beyond the solar system.
There must be a variety of bodies of different sizes passing through space, how easy would they be to spot as they passed through the solar system and out?
A collision with a solar system asteroid would be dangerous, but one traveling at interstellar velocities would be far worse, what sort of damage could that do?


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Also, we already know that most military get back everything they pay in, or more, in taxes, and this will actually change that a little bit to make military members contribute fiscally.
Of course now we'll have to hear the words "hero" and "sacrifice" as the media spouts their faux outrage so as not to appear like they don't fully support everything military members.
Whether it passes or not, or gets amended or not, it's a step in the right direction.


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How Keywords Help You Grow Your Website
Often, the first step one takes to optimize one's website for the search engines involves keyword research. To be honest, though, you should perform that keyword research BEFORE you do SEO – in fact, you should probably do it before you even build your website! Keep reading to find out why.
I need to tip my hat once again to Stoney deGeyter at Search Engine Guide. He discusses five steps one needs to take to organically grow one's search engine ranking. I'm in Central Florida, so right now is a great time to think about growing things (or at least starting them indoors before the last frost). And that gardening metaphor is more than apt.
Think about keywords as you would think about the seeds you use to grow your garden. You may start by thinking about what you'd like to grow, but before you even buy the seeds, you'd research what kinds of plants grow well in your area. For example, I like certain homegrown tomatoes, but if I lived further south I wouldn't dream of growing them except under specifically controlled conditions; South Florida suffers from a serious nematode problem. Which is a pity, because you'd figure the climate is perfect otherwise…well, as long as you keep in mind that the growing season is different because it gets too hot in the summer for tomatoes to do well. (Big surprise to those of you further north, yes?). And don't even get me started on the soil consistency…
Now before I take this metaphor too much further, let me explain what I'm trying to point out: if you don't do your research, you could end up with some really unpleasant surprises. You might want to use a keyword that gets a lot of traffic, but also has a lot of competition. You might want to use one particular keyword for your product, but find that your customers use a totally different word for the same thing. Or you could get some pleasant surprises…like the time I grew a tomato plant and had it last for more than two years, when I'd heard that one usually must replant every year. Not in Florida, apparently, or at least not with that particular plant! But you're not going to know unless you do the research.
You wouldn't even begin to create a full-scale garden without researching your plants, and you shouldn't even begin to create a full-scale website without doing your keyword research. Just like the plants, keywords are the key elements to your website; it's what the site is all about. Yes, I know, it's all about content and giving a good experience to the user (and helping you conduct your business, of course), but your content grows from the categories you choose, and those categories are your keywords.
Keywords are like tomatoes; raw or cooked, you can use them in everything. And plenty of people do. This luscious red fruit happily goes into salads, pizza, stews, soups, chili, on burgers (as both tomato slices and ketchup), pasta sauce, and so much more. As deGeyter points out, "keywords can help you build navigation, titles, descriptions, content and blog posts!"
Your keywords help you market your website; they tell everyone what your website is all about. And by "everyone," I mean the search engines, your visitors, your writers, your suppliers, those who create your product or service, and even you. And that's why you should get that research done BEFORE you build your website. Because if you don't, you might find yourself fighting to grow tomatoes in July in South Florida in soil that's full of nematodes. Good luck!
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I wouldn't have guessed it, but deviantART artist Theresa Cartwright has a whole gallery dedicated to proving the naysayers otherwise.
They don't just include video game characters either. Everyone from The Last Airbender's Aang to Breaking Bad's Jessie appears in that gallery. Even Jessie's meth head makeup is somehow, slightly, oddly charming in the squarified imagery in there.
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By Don Casey
Here is a statistic you should know. Those 10-BC dry chemical fire extinguishers we all carry (designated B-I by the Coast Guard) will discharge for maybe 10 seconds. For an onboard fire with a head start, that won't be long enough to put the fire out. Then what? If your boat is larger than 26 feet, Coast Guard regulations require a second B-I extinguisher aboard, that or a larger B-II. A second 10-BC gives you another 9-second shot-if the fire hasn't put this second unit out of reach. A B-II extinguisher is better, carrying at least a 60-BC rating, which doesn't mean the extinguisher will discharge for six times as long, but does mean it has six times the extinguishing capacity. But if your single B-II is on the other side of the flames you won't be able to get to it, so think carefully about where you'll mount them and consider having two available.
Meeting Coast Guard requirements equips your boat to extinguish only the smallest of onboard fires. For real fire protection, take aboard B-II extinguishers, or at least the larger B-I, rated 40-BC. All but the smallest watercraft should have at least two extinguishers aboard, mounted in opposite ends of the boat.


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The chalkboard eLearning template is great for displaying information on a board that a teacher (or other character) would be presenting to an audience or a learner. You can easily add your own custom text or graphics to the board to display information. This chalkboard uses a standard room with a green background and a black chalkboard. The chalkboard template comes in three different views:
- Zoom out: The zoomed out view of the shows both the chalkboard and the character, with a split in focus between the character and the board. This is good for creating an establishing shot in visual storytelling. You can start with this view, then move to one of the zoomed in views to focus on the content.
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Biologist tours at bases in Afghanistan making troops, wildlife safer
By KATY MOELLER | The Idaho Statesman | Published: January 14, 2013
A week after Boisean George Graves arrived at Bagram Air Force Base, two mortars exploded about 100 yards from his office.
This temporary job assignment would be unlike any other in the wildlife biologist's 27 years with USDA Wildlife Services.
"Although I didn't fear for my life, it did make me realize that I was in a combat zone and not to take the overt security of the base for granted," Graves said in an e-mail last week from Afghanistan.
He is one of four Wildlife Services biologists from Idaho who volunteered for four-month rotations at U.S. military bases in Afghanistan, embracing the mission as both patriotic duty and an opportunity to benefit science.
"It was kind of my way to give back to (the troops)," said Scott Stopak, who worked at the base in Kandahar early last year and has volunteered for a second tour, like Graves.
The biologists' primary objective: Haze, trap and/or kill wildlife to keep it away from airstrips -- preventing costly collisions that jeopardize the lives of military personnel.
During the two years they've been working at bases in Afghanistan and Iraq, bird strikes have dropped 65 percent and there's been a $2.6 million reduction in damages, said Michael Begier, national coordinator of the Airport Wildlife Hazards Program.
They also have compiled a catalog of animal species in and near the bases in Afghanistan and provided a large number of hundreds of specimens to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
"They've never documented migration of animals in the area," Stopak said. "What's unique about Kandahar is that two different flyways cross over."
Identifying local wildlife, habitats and patterns of movement is critical in determining how to prevent conflicts with human activities. Wildlife are usually drawn to one of three things: water, food or cover.
Identifying problem-causing circumstances is sometimes easy, even if the solution isn't. For example, there was a landfill near the end of the runway at Bagram Air Force Base.
"At times, there would be hundreds of black kites -- which are similar to turkey vultures -- circling at the end of the runway," said Todd Grimm, Idaho state director of Wildlife Services. He spent spring of 2010 at the base.
"We'd see F-16s dodging birds," he said.
The landfill has since been moved. Mowing down waist-high brush near the runway made it less attractive to wildlife.
Migration patterns and seasonal changes -- the rainy season, for example --can radically affect the number of birds and other critters in the area. Bird strikes spike during spring migration; there were eight in one day in April at Kandahar.
New lights added to aircraft parking ramps at the base helped airmen with visibility, but also attracted more insects. That drew more birds.
The English house sparrow accounts for 80 percent of bird strikes at Kandahar. They know this, in part, because they send off splatter and feather samples to the Smithsonian for confirmation.
Hazing techniques are not effective on the house sparrows. "You can shoot pyrotechnics at them, and they don't react to it," Stopak said.
The average annual cost to repair Air Force aircraft damage from bird strikes is more than $30 million, according Air Force Safety Center statistics.
But the problem isn't limited to military aircraft.
The highest profile example was the so-called "Miracle on the Hudson" in January of 2009, when Capt. Sully Sullenberger landed a commercial jet on the Hudson River.
In 2007, a black kite flew into an F-16 engine at Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan. The crew landed safely, but the damage was $1.2 million.
It wasn't long before Air Force officials asked for help from Wildlife Services.
Wildlife Services is one of the oldest natural resource agencies in the country, beginning with protecting farm products in the late 1800s.
"Our work started with the military after World War II. In the Pacific there were large concentrations of nesting birds on the islands where we had bases," Begier said. "We did some outreach overseas."
Wildlife Services biologists provide assistance at 772 civilian and military airports across the country. Some are full-time "airport biologists," as they call themselves.
The agency put out a call in 2009 for volunteers to go to Iraq and Afghanistan.
They stationed one biologist at Bagram and Kandahar bases in Afghanistan and Belad in Iraq.
"We needed our best people to hit the ground running," Begier said.
Some of the best qualified volunteers in the country came from Idaho.
Todd Grimm of Nampa was the first. The 41-year-old former airman, reservist and guardsman has experience as an airport biologist in Chicago, New York, Miami and Kansas City.
Stopak, also a Nampa resident, is currently a wildlife disease biologist. But he spent more than 10 of his 16 years with Wildlife Services at Memphis International Airport, which is a joint-use military/civilian airfield.
Todd Sullivan, a Pocatello biologist going to Kandahar in February, previously worked at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia.
Graves is out before sunup to patrol the runway, scaring off loitering birds. Then he spends several hours checking his traps for jackals, sparrows and raptors.
After lunch, he checks mammal traps.
"Normally, I'll have 100 to 150 traps out at any one given time," he said.
When Grimm was at Bagram, he worked with Afghans to set and check traps.
After checking traps, it's back to patrol the runway until dark. Then dinner, and writing reports.
And because it's a war zone, the biologists must stay vigilant.
Graves picked up a piece of machined steel; experts at the base identified it as an anti-aircraft munition.
"They told me I was lucky it didn't detonate, considering me kicking and handling it," he said.
He once found a grenade. It apparently fell out of an Army helicopter.
The experience has helped all the biologists gain a deeper understanding of the challenges, sacrifices and dangers faced by the troops.
"It's been a privilege and honor for me to have been given this opportunity," Graves said.


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To access the Weight Watchers portal, please click on the Weight Watchers logo. The company ID and passcode are provided for you below. There are also links to FAQs and steps regarding the use the Weight Watchers portal.
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Ben Chu, president of the popular Taiwanese consumer electronics company BenQ, made an apology today in response to consumer outrage over an ad that marketed the company's MusiQ MP3 player. The ad ran in China and said, "I belive (sic), music makes hope," and featured a rather trendy looking young fellow, all laid over the top of an image from the collapsed World Trade Center after the September 11 attacks:
The apology was not a public one, but sent directly to consumers who filed complaints with the company. It offers no explanation for what in the world they were thinking when they used such a controversial background image for marketing purposes. There appear to be several versions of the letter floating around, via both traditional mail and e-mail. One of them, seen by Ars Technica, reads:
BenQ regrets the subject matter of the advertisement that ran on a local web site in China. We immediately took action to remove it. BenQ apologizes for the feelings this regrettable incident may have caused. We have put a process in place to prevent this type of incident from happening again.
BenQ China
Another, seen by Engadget, is slightly longer:
I am writing to you in response to your email below. BenQ deeply regrets the running of the ad in China. We have taken immediate action to remove it.
BenQ apologizes for the feelings this regretful incident may have caused. We assure you that we have put a process in place to prevent this type of incident from happening again.
Ben Chu
BenQ USA Corp.
If anything, BenQ has learned that their marketing department and QA system needs a little tightening up to be more culturally sensitive (and could use a proofreader, too). This is also a lesson to companies that think they can get away with running questionable ad content in other countries without getting any heat—the Internet sees all. At the very least, it's nice to see someone offer up an apology without the caveat that seems to be common in corporate apologies these days. BenQ did not return calls for comment.


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Google Crisis Response provides information during disasters
During the recent natural disaster known as Isaac, I was busily tracking the progress of the storm and attempting to determine the potential threat to my community near the Gulf Coast. Thirsting for information, I was always searching for additional tidbits that might be of practical use. During my continuous search, I found a most comprehensive resource that had information available about Isaac and its effects, and also included evacuation routes and traffic information, graphically displayed evacuation shelters, sources and locations of assistance, local weather warnings, radar and satellite images, user generated YouTube videos, live Webcams from the impacted areas, and a variety of other valuable information and data. This important online resource was Google Crisis Response at google.org/crisisresponse.
According to Google, the explicit purpose of its Crisis Response service is, "Making critical information more accessible in times of disaster. When disaster strikes, people turn to the Internet for information. We help ensure the right information is there in these times of need by building tools to collect and share emergency information, and by supporting first responders in using technology to help improve and save lives. ... When a disaster strikes, the Google Crisis Response team assesses the severity and scope of the disaster, and the relevance of our tools for the situation to determine whether and how to respond. ... Google's contributions can include updated satellite imagery of the disaster area, charitable donations to organizations on the ground, outreach through Google Web properties, and engineering tools such as Google Person Finder and Landing Pages, designed to organize and coordinate critical response resources and information."
While responding to Isaac and its aftermath, was one of the most recent projects for Google's crisis team, it is not its first major response. The Google Crisis response service with Hurricane Katrina in 2005 by posting information including shelter locations, emergency numbers, and information for those willing to donate to disaster assistance services such as the Red Cross. California based Google is a truly international organization, with facilities around the globe. This international scope also influences the crises that it covers, including recent past events such as the October 2011 earthquake in Turkey; the October 2011; floods in Thailand; a multitude of hurricanes including Irene, Ike and Gustav; Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami (March, 2011); earthquakes in New Zealand, Haiti, Italy, Chile, China and Pakistan; floods in Brazil, Australia, Pakistan and North Dakota; massive fires in California; and Pacific cyclones. Not all of the crises covered are natural disasters, as the Google Crisis Response service also covered the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Google Crisis Response offers a variety of tools to responders and emergency management agencies, as well as the general public. One of the tools is Google Public Alerts at google.org/publicalerts. The heading on the Web page says, "Important alerts from across the Web when and where they are needed most." These public alerts are superimposed on a fully scalable Google map and continuously updated in real-time, with the most important or relevant warnings placed at the top of the list by default. As I type this, the public alerts include tornado warnings, severe thunderstorm warnings, and flood warnings. An example of the usefulness of timely information on Public Alerts, which may also be life saving, includes a pair of tornado warnings announced by the National Weather Service just two minutes before I opened the alerts page. In addition to weather and storm information, local and regional emergency management officials can register with the Google Crisis Response team and post their emergency announcements on the Public Alerts Web site. For mobile use on Android devices (Android is a Google product), a new app "Google Now" is incorporated into the recently released Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" and automatically displays appropriate alerts from the Google Crisis Response team and Public Alerts. These Public Alerts can also be viewed in any browser on any computer, tablet or smart phone.As often happens in times of crisis, evacuations, and other serious events, people and families are separated, which can create emotional and logistical issues. As an integral component of its Crisis Response system, Google has created Google Person Finder at google.org/personfinder. This Person Finder service is " ... an open platform for individuals and organizations to let people know who they're looking for and to enter updates about missing persons." Organizations can embed the code for Person Finder in their Web sites to allow for people to utilize the service. Emergency management personnel and other responders can download the lists from Person Finder, as well as upload names to the system.
Many of us use the online Google Maps (or similar competing products) instead of a published road atlas, and are well aware of the power and flexibility of Google Maps. Responders and emergency management officials can create customized Google Maps to provide current information to the public or response teams. The types of information that can be graphically displayed include "crisis information such as road closures and resources such as emergency medical stations; draw lines and shapes to highlight paths and areas that are covered in debris; Add your own text, photos, and videos to provide context." Customized Google maps may be available to the general public or restricted to designated users such as the media or co-workers.
Other Google services that can be utilized both by the general public and officials in times of crisis or disaster include Google Earth, Google Fusion Tables (google.com/fusiontables/Home), Google Docs, and Google Sites. Google Fusion Tables can be used to "visualize your data from shelter lists to power outages instantly as a map or a chart. Identify data patterns to aid in crisis decision making; show the world your work in real time by embedding your map or chart in a Web page; collaborate with other responders by merging your data, allowing you to see all important related information in one place." Google Docs can be used to host and display a quantity and variety of documents in virtually any major document or spreadsheet formats, access to which may be controlled, restricted or made public. Google Sites can be used to quickly create and upload Web sites with current and relevant information.Google Crisis Response and its components already are a valuable resource in times of crisis and disaster. Google already integrates current real-time data provided by major federal agencies into its crisis services maps and information resources; it would be a great benefit if more local, regional, and state emergency management agencies participate and provide appropriate data to the service. Being on the Gulf Coast, a readily available centralized repository of critical crisis data and information could literally be a lifesaver.
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Last week I told you about invasivores, people who eat invasive species for the express purpose of controlling the species so they don't devastate ecoystems. A representative from Roger Williams University contacted me and told me they had done research on eating invasive species and had come up with a list of invasive species that can be eaten. I thought it would be interesting to share the list with you. I've also tracked down recipes for them.
- Lionfish. Lionfish Romesco Stew was featured in The Washington Post last summer. It was also called the sustainable "it" seafood that conservationists say more people should begin eating.
- Asian carp. The Bowfishing Association of Illinois has a recipe for Smoked Asian Carp that can be prepared two ways — savory or sweet. You'll have to scroll half way down the page to find the specific recipes.
- Brassica rapa (aka turnip mustard or field mustard). The Selfsufficientish blog has information about this invasive plant species and a recipe for Simple Mashed Turnips.
- American cannonball jellyfish. Apparently eating jellyfish is common in Asia. (I didn't know they were edible.) The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has some instructions on how to prepare jellyfish to be added to salad or served alongside vegetables.
- Kudzu. I found several suggestions for kudzu on Grandpappy's Basic Recipes. Both the leaves and the blossoms can be used to create teas, salads and even wine.
- Bullfrog. In France, frog legs are considered a treat. I'm not so sure I'd want to give them a try, but garlic makes everything better so maybe this recipe for Garlic Frogs Legs from Food.com might make them seem more palatable.
- Feral pigs/wild boar. If you're a skilled hunter and want to help thin out the invasive pig and boar population, you might as well make a meal out of your kill, right? Texas Gourmet has a recipe for Sugar Cured Feral Hog that is cooked in a BBQ pit.
- European green crab. Green crabs can be used in most crab recipes, although they are smaller than many crabs so getting enough meat can be time-consuming. Try Green Crab Enchiladas from Big Oven or Green Crab Soup from Epicurious.
- Rusty crayfish. The only time I've ever eaten crayfish (also called crawfish) was in New Orleans in an etouffee. I'd try Emeril's Crawfish Etouffee recipe if you've got an overabundance of rusty crayfish you're looking to cook up and eat.
- Rabbit. I've eaten rabbit in restaurants. It's got one of those "tastes like chicken" flavors but a bit gamier. The one time it was served on the bone, I could clearly see the shape of the little rabbit leg, and it kind of ruined the dish for me. So, I suggest if you don't want to think about eating rabbit while you are eating it, go boneless. Try this Hassenpfeffer (rabbit stew) recipe from allrecipes.com.
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Configuring IBM Storwize V7000 and SVC for Optimal Performance Part 2
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Configuring IBM Storwize V7000 and SVC for Optimal Performance Part 2
Thanks to everyone who responded to my Part 1 post, I'm amazed at how many people must read what I have to say! Based on the number of you that have either spoken to me in person, or emailed. I'm glad to be of some use
Anyway, part one seems to have thrown up quite a discussion. At the end of the day, RAID and of course the cache layers can do its best to make the IO that hits the disks as optimal as possible. However, in most cases the ultimate performance is going to be dictated by disks themselves.
I'm glad to say that FC-AL (Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop) disks are pretty much dead. If any vendor tries to sell you a disk system using them, you need to think about what they are after - your money, or your money. I've discussed the disk attach technology at length with many customer over the last few years. I find it almost amusing, if it weren't for the "I told you so" feeling. Back in the late 90's when I first started at IBM, we were working on a technology called SSA - Serial Storage Architecture. The technology was a serial disk technology, with the concept of spatial reuse. You have to realise this was in the days before SAN's, where direct attached disks were king. SSA RAID brought you the technology to attach 2 to 8 servers with the same set of disks. It was a loop technology, but as soon as an I/O had been sent from one link to the next (a link was a connected between server and disk, disk to next disk in the loop etc) you could send another. No need for loop arbitration. Spacial reuse.
It may seem like I'm reminiscing here, but the reality is that we've gone through a few years of FC-AL where a single disk has to arbitrate (get control) of the loop to perform I/O. What happens if that disk gets control, then goes AWOL. How long do you wait? How do you recover? I've discussed in the past how we spent many hours working out how we could make a disk system using FC-AL that was as reliable as what we already had with SSA.
Some ten years later, here we are with SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) - back to a serial disk technology - and that's great. SAS is a tree topology, with inbuilt spacial reuse. Best of all, the disks themselves are leaves on the tree. So the controller is the trunk, expansion and cabling are branches, while the unreliable disk entities are the leaves on those branches. No longer can a single disk take down the whole network, you simply lose that leaf.
So how does this affect me you ask. Lets look at where we are now with SAS and Nearline-SAS.
Nearline SAS
Nearline as a term was originally used to describe tape, or in its true name "near-online". The term has been abused recently to describe the slower spinning, higher capacity HDD (hard-disk-drive) technologies. You can think of NL-SAS as essentially SATA drives, but dual ported, running server grade firmware and connecting to a SAS infrastructure.
Consumer grade SATA drives are the lowest grade commodity storage. In some cases still running at 5.4K RPM, but high capacity. 3TB+ However, drive speed is directly proportional to access latency. When it comes to a disk head reaching the data you need, there are two things.
The drive speed directly contributes to the time take (latency) to reach the data.
The other issue with consumer grade SATA disks is the interface options. A SATA drive only had one interface, or port. So you can only access it through one attached interface. NL-SAS drives basically combine the expense, slower rotational speed, and high density, but add the dual ported SAS interface. That is, you have two interfaces to the drive, allowing two control units (servers, storage heads etc) to talk to the drive at once. Now you can lose one control unit, but still have access to the device, but make use of the high capacity provided by the disk.
Performance wise, we'd normally expect about 100-150 IOPs per 7.2K NL-SAS disk, and about 80-100MB/s.
These are the middle of the road drive when it comes to enterprise disks. However, we recently have tested 1.2TB 10K RPM 2.5" drives. That's a hell of a lot of reasonably fast spinning disk capacity. In a 2U enclosure, that's almost 30TB spinning at 10K RPM. Or in a 42U rack, 600TB and 151,00 IOPs...
The main difference is that these are dual ported drives by definition and the disk platters and logic are aimed at enterprise systems. Firmware can contribute a big difference to the reliability and performance.
Performance wise, we'd normally expect about 200-300 IOPs per 10K SAS disk, and about 100-150MB/s.
Top of the range spinning rust. 15K RPM, think about your car engine, if you have a diesel, you'll top out at 5-6000 RPM, a high performance petrol may make 7-8000 RPM - and of course the Wankel Rotary will keep going close to 10,000 RPM. But for a spinning platter, with the read and write heads managing to get and store your data with the medium spinning past at 15,0000 RPM - that's motorbike or F1 car territory!
Today's SFF (Small Form Factor) disks are reaching 600GB for a 15K RPM disk, but the performance is stunning (for HDDs).
Performance wise, we'd normally expect about 350-500 IOPs per 15K SAS disk, and about 125-175MB/s
Now throw everything I've said out the window. Solid State Drives are a new breed.
The latest disks we've been testing using eMLC and efficient algorithms are producing 50,000 IOPS - yes 100x a 15K RPM disk, and close to 500MB/s (2-3x) The bandwidth is close to saturating the 6Gbps drive interfaces - but 12Gbps SAS aint far away.
Consumer SSD
Its worth noting that there is a big different between Enterprise class SSD that we offer in SVC, DS8000, V7000 and those ~$100 SSD drives you can buy for your laptop/desktop. It really is a case of you get what you pay for. Most consumer SSD drives have little or now over-provisioing and much reduced wear-levelling / endurance capabilites. Performance too.
Performance wise, we'd normally expect a consumer SSD to provide ~5,000 iops but still about 3-400MB/s
Performance Comparison
The catch 22....
High capacity, low performance, high protection = even lower performance
One last point to consider, the lowest reliability drives, 7.2K NL-SAS high capacity, need the highest level of protection, RAID-6 which in itself has the lowest performance (6 ops per write) as per my part1 discussion... and of course the longest rebuild times... but maybe soon we can do something about dual parity raid rebuild times...


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UK Foreign Office Reverses Course On CIA Rendition Files 'Lost' To Water Damage: Papers Have Now 'Dried Out'
from the it's-a-miracle! dept
No one's immune from careless document handling, not when a government's in charge! The ongoing war of words over the Internal Revenue Service's lackluster data retention continues, with the agency claiming emails relevant to a House investigation all simply vanished during a series of coincidental computer crashes. That these should have been backed up to hard copy (as IRS policy dictates) and backed up further by servers elsewhere has been the topic of conversation for a few weeks now, but all the posturing in the world isn't going to bring these emails back.
The UK has its own problems with keeping relevant records intact and accessible. A little over a week ago, the UK Foreign Office was asked to produce documents detailing the use of its Diego Garcia base for CIA extraordinary rendition flights. In a variation of the "computer ate my homework," the Foreign Office offered up this explanation for its failure to produce the requested records.
''Daily occurrence logs, which record the flights landing and taking off, cover the period since 2003. Though there are some limited records from 2002, I understand they are incomplete due to water damage.''Oh, well. It's only stuff from 2002 that's somehow too wet to recover. Out of a decade's worth of records, that's not too bad. Except that records from 2002 are exactly the records pertinent to the discussion, as indirectly acknowledged by a Foreign Office spokeswoman:
''With or without flight records we have firm assurances from the US government, as recently as December 2013, that apart from two instances of rendition through Diego Garcia in 2002 there have been no other instances in which US intelligence flights landed in the UK, our overseas territories or crown dependencies with a detainee on board since September 11, 2001.''So, if we choose to believe the "firm assurances" of the US government, 2002 would be the only year with acknowledged rendition flights, making the rest of the non-wet documents largely extraneous. Cue disbelief from pretty much everyone but the Foreign Office. First, the CIA's "torture tapes" vanish and now records on its rendition flights somehow managed to sustain very specific damage.
Maybe it's true. Maybe only the records actively being sought happened to be stored in harm's way. Either way, the cries of "cover up" forced the Foreign Office to take a closer look at the requested files, quite possibly for the first time.
Foreign Office minister Mark Simmonds said a ''fuller inspection'' from BIOT immigration officials has revealed ''previously wet paper records have been dried out''.This variation of "Oh, you mean these records?" has prompted further disbelief and, presumably, an above-average amount of cynicism. The Foreign Office has also declared that it will (rather belatedly) remove these files from beneath the "leaking roof" and digitize them into compliance with Two-Thousand-Freaking-Fourteen.
Unlike the thoroughly destroyed tapes, wet things will dry out, provided someone makes an actual attempt to recover the files and assess the damage. The Foreign Office appears to have done none of that when first asked to turn them over. Instead, it took the word "wet" to mean "irrecoverable" until the building outrage forced it to actually send someone to take a look at the files it declared lost.
Odd how that works. Wet things becoming dry. Destroyed records suddenly becoming recoverable. The Foreign Office loses either way. There have been too many previous attempts by the UK government to cover up its involvement in some of the US's more questionable activities. This sudden about-face on missing documents only confirms that default mode is still secrecy.
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New York, NY(2/13/13) - Next Thursday, February 21, DiBella Entertainment will present the latest installment of its Broadway Boxing series. Headlining the card is WBA #10-rated junior welterweight Thomas Dulorme (16-1, 12KO's).
Making his much-anticipated pro debut on the card-featuring a number of DBE's most promising young stars-will be Ecuadorian heavyweight Olympian Ytalo Perea. The 19-year-old Perea is set to take on Buffalo's Excell Holmes (2-1-1, 1KO) in a four-round heavyweight special attraction.
Perea, the 2011 Pan-Amercian Heavyweight Champion and 2012 Olympian, relocated to the US at the beginning of 2013 to pursue his dream of becoming a world champion. Perea has set up shop at the famed Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn and has been training with renowned boxing coach Tommy Gallagher. When introduced to Perea, Gallagher, who also trains DBE's junior welterweight contender Gabriel Bracero, was absolutely blown away by the Ecuadorian's skill, speed and power.
Gallagher, who has been around the boxing world for decades, has called Perea one of the best prospects that he has ever seen in this sport.
Promoter Lou DiBella is anxiously awaiting the moment Perea steps foot into the professional prize ring for the very first time, as he sees big things on the horizon for the young heavyweight.
"I have heard nothing but terrific things about Ytalo thus far and I am looking forward to seeing Ytalo in action next Thursday night," said DiBella. "We anticipate a very bright future for Ytalo and are excited to be a part of what we expect to be a great career."
"I am very excited for my debut," began Perea. "I have always dreamed of becoming a profesional fighter who draws great crowds to come out and see me do what I love to do. This debut will be in honor of every single kid who comes from a ghetto or a slum anywhere in the world. I am very anxious and grateful for this opportunity, and cannot wait to finally hear that bell ring."
The 10-bout card is promoted by DiBella Entertainment (DBE) and sponsored by Manfredi Auto Group, Newlio.com, and Everlast. The event will be broadcast live on broadband through GFL.TV. SNY will broadcast the event tape-delayed. Tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased through Ticketmaster by calling (800) 745-3000. Tickets are priced at $125, $85, $65 and $45. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. ET with the first bout scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.