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A state investigation into the Stroud Township day care where a 3-month-old boy died last month found that the child was placed face-down on a queen-sized mattress for a nap before he was found unresponsive later that evening.
A state investigation into the Stroud Township day care where a 3-month-old boy died last month found that the child was placed face-down on a queen-sized mattress for a nap before he was found unresponsive later that evening.
"There were pillows, blankets, clothing and another child sleeping in a car seat also on the bed at the same time. Our representatives also confirmed that there was a cat sleeping on the bed during the victim child's nap," the report says.
Sometime between 6:30 and 6:45 p.m. Nov. 29, the operator of the facility went into the bedroom and found Jasaan Feliciano of East Stroudsburg was not breathing.
Stroud Area Regional Police officers responded and performed CPR on Jasaan until paramedics arrived, but he was pronounced dead a short time later at Pocono Medical Center.
There was milk on the bed and around the infant's neck. He was sleeping on his stomach, the report said.
It is up to local medical officials to determine how Jasaan died. The State Department of Public Welfare, which released the report, does not make that kind of determination, said department spokeswoman Anne Bale.
"Our job is only to look at (the day care owner's) requirements under law via regulation, and she violated those regulations by putting a child on a bed and surrounding a child with blankets," Bale said.
As a result of Jasaan's death and other violations inspectors discovered during a Nov. 30 investigation, the DPW revoked owner Deborah Terry Thompson's certificate of registration to operate the facility at 124 Jaime Court.
"The Department's preliminary decision to revoke your certificate of registration is based on failure to comply with the department's regulations, gross incompetence, negligence, or misconduct in operating the facility," said a letter accompanying the investigation report.
Thompson was required by law to notify other parents with children at the facility within 24 hours of the incident that the boy had died, but failed to do so, the report said.
On Nov. 30, she could not provide inspectors with files for the children enrolled at the facility and did not know the last name of one of the children.
An investigator also noticed a child sleeping on top of the bed next to a car seat. When the investigator directed Thompson to move the child, she placed the child on the floor next to a portable space heater that was being used, according to the report.
The heater was not insulated and did not have protective guards, according to records.
Thompson also was unable to provide verification that a cat at the facility had received its rabies immunizations, the report said.
Thompson has the right to appeal the decision to revoke her license, Bale said. She must do so within 30 days of receiving the report.
A forensic autopsy was conducted on Jasaan, and the forensic pathologist did not find any evidence that the child was smothered, Monroe County Coroner Bob Allen said Wednesday. Allen is now awaiting the results of toxicology tests, which could reveal whether the child died as the result of a virus. Those tests take up to six weeks to complete and won't be available until the end of the month.
"We aren't looking at anything of a suspicious nature at this time," Allen said.
Stroud Area Regional Police are continuing to investigate, said SARP Capt. Brian Kimmins.
It is too early in the investigation to comment on whether there could be charges against the day care owner, Kimmins said.
Once SARP finishes its investigation, it will discuss those findings with the district attorney before making a decision whether to file charges.
The day care, which served between four and six children, is registered to Thompson. She did not immediately return a phone call for comment on Wednesday morning.
According to state law, smaller day cares such as Thompson's are not subject to regular, annual inspections like larger day cares.
Facilities serving between four to six children are referred to as "family child care facilities," and are inspected either at random or based on a tip about a possible violation.
Thompson's day care was opened in 2004 and had inspections completed in 2006 and 2011, according to the DPW. Those inspections were done at random and not prompted by a complaint.
The August 2006 inspection found multiple violations, including not having an emergency evacuation plan or training in place.
Certain children attending the center also lacked signed consent forms authorizing emergency medical care and first aid.
A Nov. 4, 2011, inspection found the day care's operator did not have the necessary 12 hours of training.


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February 7, 2017 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Faith Presbyterian Church
5003 Whitesburg Dr
5003 Whitesburg Dr
Instructor: Betty M. Carlton
This course is designed specifically for anyone who wants to write his/her own life story and needs guidance writing it. Each participant will be given handouts regularly as resource guides for developing his/her own story.
Recommended (but not required): Mary Borg's Writing Your Life: An Easy-to-Follow Guide to Writing an Autobiography and/or Nancy Barnes' Stories to Tell. Both are available on Amazon.
Also offered Feb 1 – Apr 5

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TIFTON - The Georgia Southwestern men's tennis team won four of six singles matches Monday afternoon en route to a 6-3 win over Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College at the ABAC tennis courts.
The GSW teams of Evgeniy Vinogradov and Jake Koonce at No. 1 doubles and Tommy Cangelosi and Chris Eastwood at No. 2 took care of business in the opening matches to propel the Hurricanes to a 2-1 advantage heading into singles play.
Joseph Bjerregaard led the charge in singles with his 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 3 over Parker Woodall. Valentin Demande cruised at No. 6 for GSW with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Jordan Chastain.
The final two GSW victories in singles took three sets apiece to secure. Matt Vansant at No. 4 and Stephen Moore at No. 5 were pushed to a deciding set and both took the final set by a 6-1 score.
It was the Hurricanes first win over ABAC since GSW joined the NCAA in 2006-07. A perennial power on the National Junior College Athletic Association circuit, ABAC has controlled the series with GSW in recent years, winning by a combined 39-6 margin over the past five seasons. ABAC has finished in the top eight at the NJCAA national tournament the past seven years. In three of those seasons, ABAC finished in third place.
The Hurricanes look to make it two wins in a row when they host Fort Valley State on Friday at 2 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Georgia Southwestern vs Abraham Baldwin
Feb 18, 2013 at Tifton, Ga.
(ABAC Tennis Courts)
Singles competition
1. Kamil Oliver Snaider (ABAC) def. Evgeniy Vinogradov (GSW-M) 6-4, 6-1
2. Dragomir Culjat (ABAC) def. Jake Koonce (GSW-M) 6-0, 6-3
3. Joseph Bjerregaard (GSW-M) def. Parker Woodall (ABAC) 6-3, 6-3
4. Matt Vansant (GSW-M) def. Richard Symanski (ABAC) 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
5. Stephen Moore (GSW-M) def. Michael Bailey (ABAC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
6. Valentin Demande (GSW-M) def. Jordan Chastain (ABAC) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Evgeniy Vinogradov/Jake Koonce (GSW-M) def. Kamil Oliver Snaider/Dragomir Culjat (ABAC) 8-5
2. Tommy Cangelosi/Chris Eastwood (GSW-M) def. Richard Symanski/Michael Bailey (ABAC) 8-2
3. Parker Woodall/Jordan Chastain (ABAC) def. Joseph Bjerregaard/Matt Vansant (GSW-M) 9-7
Match Notes:
Match does not count in GSW's overall record (NCAA rules)


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Anti-HIV Drug Regimens With or Without Protease Inhibitors and Drug Level Monitoring in HIV Infected Adolescents
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00075907
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : January 13, 2004
Last Update Posted : October 7, 2013
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|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Efavirenz + 2 NRTIs Drug: Lopinavir/Ritonavir + 2 NRTIs Procedure: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
|Phase 3
HIV infected adolescents may have a significantly higher capacity for immune reconstitution following highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), compared to adults. Despite this advantage, HIV infected adolescents are often reluctant to get proper medical care, follow through with doctor appointments, and adhere to medication schedules and regimens necessary to keep their infection under control. Lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r), a PI, and efavirenz (EFV), a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), both have long half-lives that make them ideal drugs for the adolescent population, as they are more forgiving if patients miss or sleep through doses. The availability of once-daily dosing of LPV/r will reduce pill burden and offers more flexibility in medication scheduling, also helping to promote treatment adherence among this age group. This study will examine the effectiveness of two HAART regimens, one with the PI LPV/r and two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), and the other with the NNRTI EFV and two NRTIs. The efficacy of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and subsequent dose adjustment will also be assessed with both regimens.
Patients will be enrolled in this study for 96 weeks and will be randomly assigned into one of two groups. Group 1 will receive LPV/r and 2 NRTIs. Treatment naive patients in Group 1 will have the option of receiving either once-daily dosing or twice-daily dosing of LPV/r. Treatment experienced patients will receive twice-daily dosing of LPV/r. Patients on once-daily dosing of LPV/r who become intolerant to the regimen will be permitted to switch to twice-daily dosing. Group 2 will receive EFV and 2 NRTIs. All patients will be independently and simultaneously randomly assigned to undergo either TDM with subsequent dose adjustment if necessary or no TDM.
Patient medical history and physical exam will be conducted at screening, entry, Weeks 2, 4, 8, every 8 weeks until Week 48, and every 12 weeks thereafter. Blood collection will occur at all study visits. Self-reported pill counts and MEMS TrackCap readings (on LPV/r and EFV bottles) will be noted at most visits. Patients will be asked to complete adherence questionnaires at selected study visits.
Patients enrolled in PACTG 390 (Different Combination Regimens and Treatment-Switching Guidelines in HIV Infected Children 18 Years of Age and Younger) are encouraged to coenroll simultaneously in this study and in PACTG 219C (Long-Term Effects of HIV Exposure and Infection in Children).
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Enrollment :
|240 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Comparative Trial of Protease-Containing and Protease-Sparing HAART Regimens in HIV-Infected Adolescents With an Evaluation of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
|Study Start Date :
|July 2004
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|September 2006
- Proportion of patients achieving viral suppression (viral load less than 1,000 copies/ml) at Week 24 and maintaining suppression through Week 48 while remaining on study treatment
- Proportion of patients achieving virologic suppression (viral load less than 1,000 copies/ml) at Week 24 and maintaining suppression through Week 96 while remaining on study treatment
- adherence measured by MEMS TrackCap Monitors (percentage of doses taken, estimated using the frequency of bottle openings recorded by the MEMS TrackCap Monitors, the MEMS TrackCap Monitor tracking form, and the information recorded on the questionnaires)
- adherence measured by patient self-report (binary variable of perfect adherence measured 3 days prior to any study visit reported on the adherence questionnaires and the numbers of visits with reported perfect adherence up to Week 24, 48, and 96)
- adherence measured by pill count (percentage of pills taken, determined by counting the pills left in the bottles)
- HIV viral load at each study visit
- number and severity of symptoms of distress and central nervous system (CNS) side effects
- number and severity of all adverse events of Grade 3 or more attributed to study treatment
- time to virologic failure (first time viral load is measured to be 1,000 copies/ml or more after Week 24, time before discontinuing study treatment for any reason before Week 96, or time before terminating study for any reason before Week 96)
- HIV resistance mutations at baseline and at time of virologic failure (viral load returning to 1,000 copies/ml or more)
- baseline values for percentage and total number of CD19 (B cells), total T cells (CD3 T cells), CD4 (T helper cells), CD8 (cytotoxic T cells), naive CD4 T cells (CD62L/CD45RA/CD4), and activated CD8 T cells (HLADR/CD38/CD8)
- changes from baseline to Weeks 24, 48, and 96 for percentage and total number of CD19 (B cells), total T cells (CD3 T cells), CD4 (T helper cells), CD8 (cytotoxic T cells), naive CD4 T cells (CD62L/CD45RA/CD4), and activated CD8 T cells (HLADR/CD38/CD8)
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|13 Years to 23 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV infected
- HIV RNA viral load of 10,000 copies/ml or more at screening
- Weigh 35 kg (77.2 lbs) or more
- HAART naive or received a single regimen of combination therapy consisting of NRTIs with or without a single PI (except LPV). Patients who received zidovudine monotherapy during pregnancy or used low-dose ritonavir (RTV) as a PI boost are not excluded.
- For PI experienced patients, have sensitivity to LPV at screening
- Able to receive, as part of background HAART chosen by their physician, at least one new NRTI that is likely to be active against the patient's virus and unlikely to have cross-resistance with previously used NRTIs
- Willing to use acceptable forms of contraception
- Parent or legal guardian willing to provide informed consent, if applicable
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior receipt of any NNRTI or LPV
- Require certain medications
- Grade 3 or 4 clinical or laboratory toxicity, as defined by the Division of AIDS Toxicity Table for Grading Severity of Pediatric Adverse Effects
- Chemotherapy for active malignancy
- Acute opportunistic or serious bacterial infection requiring therapy at study entry
- Investigational treatment within 30 days of study entry
- Score of 20 or more on Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) or suicidal thoughts on BDI-II (score of 2 or 3 on Question 9), regardless of total score
- Pregnant within 48 hours of starting EFV
- Breastfeeding
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00075907
|United States, California
|Usc La Nichd Crs
|Alhambra, California, United States, 91803
|Long Beach Memorial Med. Ctr., Miller Children's Hosp.
|Long Beach, California, United States, 90806
|Children's Hospital of Los Angeles NICHD CRS
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027
|United States, Colorado
|Univ. of Colorado Denver NICHD CRS
|Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
|United States, Illinois
|Chicago Children's CRS
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60614
|United States, Louisiana
|Tulane/LSU Maternal/Child CRS
|New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
|Children's Hosp.
|New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70118
|United States, Maryland
|Johns Hopkins Hosp. & Health System - Dept. of Peds., Div. of Infectious Diseases
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
|United States, New York
|Bronx-Lebanon Hosp. IMPAACT CRS
|Bronx, New York, United States, 10457
|SUNY Stony Brook NICHD CRS
|Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794
|United States, Tennessee
|St. Jude/UTHSC CRS
|Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105
|United States, Texas
|Children's Med. Ctr. Dallas
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235
|Texas Children's Hosp. CRS
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Study Chair:
|Margarita Silio, MD
|Tulane Medical Center
|Study Chair:
|Russell Van Dyke, MD
|Tulane Medical Center
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00075907 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|January 13, 2004 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|October 7, 2013
|Last Verified:
|October 2013
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
Acute Infection
Treatment Experienced
Treatment Naive
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Protease Inhibitors
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers


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Question to SS Tech Support:
I'm fairly new to kiting and have spent most of my time on a 17 m Slingshot Turbine, which works well for my location; however, I'm looking to travel towards 20 mph+ wind. I purchased a new condition 2004 11m Slingshot Fuel that had been sitting around for a while and figured it would be an inexpensive way to try a C kite for the first time. Question: Can I use a Slingshot 2012 CSC Bar 17in x 20m with this kite? The front lines appear to be way to long. Was thinking of removing the stock pigtails from the front lines and using them on the back lines to even things out or just adding extensions to my rear lines? Since the front lines run .65 meters longer than the back stock (20m vs 20.65m), is this creating the exaggerated ratio? It makes sense that the front lines would be longer than the back (considering the width of the kite and space for trim adjustment), but it looks like I've got almost an extra 1 feet of line to account for.
Appreciate any feedback.
Donavan Brown
Update for Case #28376 - "2004 Fuel + 2012 CSC Bar"
I would not use a 2012 bar with a 2004 kite. There isn't anybody that I can ask around here that knows the answers to your questions man sorry. I would just try to figure out what bar came with that kite and buy that. 2004 is super old for a kite man be careful!
Anyone on this forum using older C kites with new bars? Was hoping for a better answer from SS tech support, the response is obvious "man"; however, not very thorough. This equipment still has some life in it, and the C-kite technology hasn't changed that much over the years, I plan to extract the remaining hours this kite has to offer. This will be a good exercise for me in kite tuning and understanding legacy products and appreciating the modern updates. Hopefully, helping me make a choice between a kite like the Naish Torch/SS Fuel 14 m or a North Dyno/Rebel of the same size. I like the idea of being able to fly the hell out of my kite, vs just parking it, although I know that seems counterintuitive; hence, my experimentation with an old inexpensive C-kite.
It's already been a fun experiment and the subtle issues I've had have shed light into specific features on new kites, like kook proof line connectors, one pump convenience etc. I got it to fly in 7 mph wind with some basic line adjustments, but still looking for a little more feedback.
Any input on the old kite + new bar, or just kite line adjustment on a Bow, Hybrid vs C-Shape would be appreciated.
I've read most of the white papers on the site about kite tuning, so I'm probably looking for feedback from someone who has flown a similar setup or knows Slingshot products new and old.
Thank You,


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Looking for the parents of John Southam who was born in 1779/1781 who married Sarah Garratt at Bow Brickhill in 1811. They lived there and had the first two children and then the remaining children were born in Syresham. The child i am descended from was called Emmanuel Southam which was quite a different name in our family.
If anyone can help I would be really grateful as we are going round in circles trying to find his parents.
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How do you tell the difference between a picky eater and a child who needs feeding therapy?
We asked Le Bonheur Speech Language Pathologist Amy Claire Petro, MS, CCC-SLP, when parents should seek help for their child's eating habits. Here's what she said:
Many parents express concern about their child's eating habits. Some may say, "My child is a picky eater because he refuses to eat vegetables." Others may say, "My child loves eating fruits, but she just won't eat meat."
These picky eaters will usually gradually expand their food preferences. Food jags are common in toddlers; however, if your child continues to limit the foods he will eat, he may need feeding therapy.
Children who need feeding therapy will continue to narrow their acceptance of different foods. The problem only gets worse. For instance he may start out eating pretty much anything; then, he'll begin refusing those once-loved foods until he will only eat a handful of things.
Often times children will show refusal behaviors such as head turning, gagging and unwillingness to touch certain textures. These children are not just picky eaters; they may need feeding therapy to learn to accept a variety of foods.
If you notice overall mood change and anxiety during meal times, it may be beneficial to discuss these behaviors with your child's primary care physician at which point a referral may be made for either a speech language pathologist or an occupational therapist to complete a feeding assessment. Occupational therapists address sensory issues, as well as grasp (for hand-to-mouth motion) that is associated with feeding. Speech language pathologists address the acceptance of the food into the mouth and swallowing.


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At The Wild Geese, we work every day to weave the threads of individual Irish stories into the tapestry of heritage "wherever green is worn." Whether you are still pulling at strings or have a fully woven view of your own Irish story, a professional genealogist may hold the key to learning more.
Two of our own Heritage Partners, Helen Kelly, of Helen Kelly Genealogy, and Nicola Morris, of Timeline Genealogy in Ireland, gave us us an insight into their work through an e-mail interview conducted by Preservation Editor Belinda Evangelista.
[Uncover your own Irish story with the help of a $300 donation to our campaign to build The NEW Wild Geese.]
The Wild Geese: What started your interests in genealogy?
|Helen Kelly
Helen Kelly: Like most professional genealogists, my initial foray into genealogy started because of an innate interest in 'Who's Who?' and in particular, a curiosity about my own origins.
Nicola Morris: It was the detective work that appealed to me, searching back through fragments of records to try and build the story of a family and the telling of the history of Ireland through each family story.
The Wild Geese: Have you both ever been baffled in your efforts? Hit the proverbial wall.
Kelly: In our professional capacity, our primary work entails Irish family history research, so we are always conscious of the fact that for historical reasons, Irish family history research, for most individuals, can hit the brick wall in the early 1800s.
Morris: The great challenge of being a professional genealogist is that it is our job to solve mysteries, to seek out sources that will get us past that 'brick wall.' We can't always find the answer, but we will leave no stone unturned in our quest.
|Nicola Morris' Timeline Genealogy in Ireland
Kelly: I have to say that land and property record known as Griffith's Valuation is my favorite source, particularly in relation to members of the Irish Diaspora, because this source usually leads to identification of the precise birth location of the emigrant ancestor.
Morris: I enjoy working with estate records. These collections vary greatly in what they contain. It is the collections that document tenants and employees on an estate that excite me the most because these can often predate the many other traditional sources. These records can be mined for descriptions of tenants, maps of estates and, on the odd occasion, diaries and letters that breath life into the research.
The Wild Geese: Have you ever gotten teary-eyed over a case? Do you get emotionally involved with your research?
Kelly: All the time! Research becomes very sterile if the genealogist does not enter into the life and times of individuals they 'meet' on the paper trail.
Morris: Yes, of course. You cannot help empathizing when you are holding in your hand a death certificate for an abandoned child who died in the workhouse or a census return for a family of 15 living in a one-room cottage. You cannot avoid imagining what their lives were like and the struggles that they overcame. It certainly gives you perspective on the challenges that we face in life today.
The Wild Geese: What is your best advice for those who want to discover their roots?
Kelly: Be aware that as human beings we store a vast amount of personal data in our conscious and subconscious, and that the best starting place is -- not on the internet -- but within the recesses of our minds and in the minds of close family members. So, it is good for those starting research on their family history, to write down all they know about their family, retrieve all family documents in their possession and talk with other family members to ascertain what they know about their family history. Once this basic homework has been completed, they should then systematically go in search of family documents in the various family history repositories in their own area, and in the area where their ancestors emanated from. Many of these documents are available on the Internet, but one must always be aware that the family-history project will also necessitate research in local and national record archives and libraries.
Morris: I agree with Helen. Your family will often hold some of the most valuable clues to your family origins. When undertaking research I would always recommend patience and persistence. Sources can sometimes be time-consuming and tedious to research, but stick with it because there is a great sense of achievement when you do find the information that you are searching for.
The Wild Geese: Do you both talk shop when you get together?
Kelly: Mostly – but we also have downtime and fun discussing a range of topics outside the realm of genealogy!
The Wild Geese: What is a typical day like for a genealogist in Ireland?
Kelly: In truth, there is no such thing as a typical day for a genealogist -- whether in Ireland or elsewhere. Of course, every day has to start by booting up the computer and downloading e-mails. After that, one realizes that no two enquiries are the same -- just as no two individuals or families are the same. As each new day dawns, this diversity inevitably brings with it a sense of fresh adventure as, typically, we head for one of the wonderful record repositories in downtown Dublin, such as the National Archives, National Library of Ireland, etc.
The Wild Geese: What is your own 'Irish story'? Do you have any particularly fascinating ancestors, for instance?
Kelly: In the late 1980s, my interest in genealogy led me to search the history of my own family after being told by a relative that one of my maternal grand-mother's ancestors was evicted from a large holding in the Midlands of Ireland back in the 'mists of time.' Extensive research of extant church registers brought me to the Registry of Deeds, where I discovered that this event really did happen circa 1790. Validation of this piece of 'family lore' then led me to an exciting trail of registered deeds back to the early 1700s and to a family pedigree for one branch of the family documented in Hunstanton, in England, in the 16th century.
Morris: My grandmother always spoke about her Italian grandmother and when I started working on our family history, I discovered the Pericho family in Cork and have so far traced them back to 1805 and a looking-glass manufacturer who I believe came from Italy. I have yet to make the connection in Italy. WG
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The skies hold a special place in Ray Davis' heart. At one point or another, the Hendersonville resident has flown through the skies, monitored the skies and monitored space.
The skies hold a special place in Ray Davis' heart. At one point or another, the Hendersonville resident has flown through the skies, monitored the skies and monitored space.
Over the last 50 years, Davis has not only flown, but has had more than 50 years of safe flight operations. For that reason, he was recently honored with the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award by the Federal Aviation Administration.
He received a certificate from the federal program, and the North Carolina division sent him a plaque with a silhouette of the Wright brothers on it.
"It's an achievement that not a whole lot of pilots have gotten at this point," Davis said.
He was honored at a recent Civil Air Patrol meeting in Asheville. The 74-year-old is a lieutenant colonel in the Patrol and is also the operations officer, mission pilot, flight instructor, check pilot, check pilot examiner and FAA FAAST representative.
Davis joined the Air Force with the desire to fly in 1959. He worked as a tower controller and radar approach while stationed in Yokota, Japan. In 1961, while working in the Light Military Electronics division of General Electric, Davis got his pilot license.
He became an air traffic controller at the Washington Center in Leesburg, Va. Three years later, Davis transferred to NASA and worked in the Manned Space Flight Network Operations at Goddarc Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. He worked there for 30 years.
At the same time, he began flying part time for Atlantic Air. He's been flying commercially and teaching people how to fly ever since.
Davis retired from NASA in 1996 when his wife transferred to Georgia for work. That's where he discovered the Civil Air Patrol. He relocated the Hendersonville in 2005.
The variety in his background brings a lot of the table for the Civil Air Patrol, Davis said.
"We're teaching cadets all about aerospace and flying," he said. "Anything to do with aerospace, I was involved in it. I enjoy flying."
Reach Millwood at 828-694-7881 or at email@example.com.


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Items where Research Group is "Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics" and Year is 1984
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Coleman, K. D. and Fowler, A. C. (1984) A mathematical model of exoprotein production in bacteria. IMA J. Math. Appl. Med. Biol., 1 . pp. 77-94.
Fowler, A. C. and McGuinness, M. J. (1984) On the nature of the torus in the complex Lorenz equations. SIAM J. Appl. Math., 44 . pp. 681-700.


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vicd wrote:Let's head to a somewhat another direction: iPad + Animoog + Waldorf Nave (+ Wolfgang Palm's Wavemapper or Wavegenerator + Camelaudio Alchemy) + (camera connection kit + any keyboard controller).
Would likely fit your bill and cover "soundscapes" quite nicely.
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The OpenXava team is pleased to inform you that a new version of XavaPro is already available.
XavaPro 5.1.1 is a maintenance version with several bug fixes and some minor new features such as:
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- Fix: Adding a role creating a new user saves the user without validating the repeated password.
- Fix: Long module titles are shown in two lines in mobile UI.
- Fix: Currency symbol misplaced in money field with mobile UI.
- Fix: Calendar icon misplaced in date fields with mobile UI.
- Fix: Font size reduced when soft keyboard is shown.
- Fix: Calling an action from detail mode in views with groups or sections fails with mobile UI.
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Early altimeters with 19 jewels and Swiss-made movements were price-prohibitive and thus weren't included in either The Mountaineers navigation courses or the Ten Essentials. However, with new technology emerging, the upcoming 9th edition of Freedom of the Hills will feature map, compass, and all of the modern tools with altimeters prominent among them.
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In October, some 70 navigation students took the newly named Wilderness Navigation class (FKA Basic Navigation). The class has been updated by the Seattle Navigation Committee with input from several branches, and guided by the results of the June 2015 Navigation Summit. The course now prominently features the altimeter and lays a solid foundation for GPS use.
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It was a little awkward to wear three wrist altimeters and more awkward still to ask my spouse and climbing partner to wait in a snowstorm on the Muir snowfield while I recorded data. But the results are in and they are clear. The cheapos work great. I can highly recommend at least one cheap watch and a handful of mostly Android cell phone apps.
I tested three wrist altimeters and six apps on my Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone. The S5 has a built-in altimeter chip as do the latest iPhone 6 models. The apps were picked were free and strongly rated.
For wrist altimeters I used my 15+ year old Suunto Observer, a new Suunto Core, and the cheapest altimeter I could find on Amazon—the "Casio SGW300H-1AVCF Twin Sensor Multi-Function Digital Sport Watch."
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These tools use three, quite different methods to determine altitude. The traditional method measures atmospheric pressure, as do barometers, but calibrated in feet rather than inches of mercury (or meters vs. millibars). Since weather effects air pressure, and therefore apparent altitude, these tools must be calibrated at the start of a trip and perhaps during. I calibrated them at the trailhead to a known elevation and made no further adjustments.
Tools that determine altitude using GPS use two quite different methods. The first GPS altitude method takes the absolute position in 3D space and compares it to a math model (the ellipsoid) that approximates mean sea level. GPS technology has taught us that the sea isn't as level as we thought and undulates considerably around the world. Using a built-in table, modern GPS units then correct for the difference between the ellipsoid and local mean sea level. Early GPS units did not make this adjustment. Perhaps this is one reason GPS units have an undeserved bad reputation for determining elevation.
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The other way GPS determines altitude is to assume that you are standing on the surface of the earth (a bad assumption for pilots in flight). The tool then uses GPS coordinates to find elevations in a lookup table. An Internet connection is required so this is not practical for wilderness navigation. If the Internet is not available, these apps default to the 3D method.
The test was simple. I took all eight tools on four trips: three at in Mt. Rainier NP (a glacier climb to Whitman Crest below Little Tahoma, a climb to Anvil Rock near Camp Muir and a hike to Mildred Point) and one hike to the summit of San Jacinto Peak near Palm Springs, CA. I took measurements along the way and then compared with a gold standard "actual" elevation based on GPS location.
While we might like to know elevation with great precision, mountain navigation is tolerant of several hundred feet of deviation. The bold topographic index lines on a 1:24000 (7.5 minute) USGS map are 200 vertical feet apart so I set two criteria for success:
I assumed that some of the apps or the $30 Casio special would produce material errors, especially over large changes in altitude.
For these three trips, I could not get any of the wrist altimeters or apps to misbehave, with two exceptions that I'll address below. Each device's worst individual reading was within my criterion of success of +/-300 ft. with the worst individual reading varying by 259 ft. On average, the tools were almost ridiculously accurate with the worst average difference being only 60 ft. This was surprising especially considering one of the trips was over two days with an elevation difference of 5400 feet.
While all the tools performed exceptionally, the GPS apps were more accurate. If the barometric altimeters had been recalibrated, as recommended for a normal trip, they would have been even more competitive.
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A few cautions are in order. There were two anomalies that surfaced during testing, both with wrist altimeters. On the summit of San Jacinto Peak it was below freezing. When I took the watch off my wrist to use the built-in thermometer, the temperature plummeted until it hit 35F and then shot up to over 200F. The altitude, which had shown a reasonable 10,800 ft., shot up to 27,400 ft. If anyone can explain this, please let me know. When the altimeter was back on my wrist, readings returned to normal.
The second anomaly was with the Suunto Core. This watch has large buttons that protrude. There is a locking mechanism that I had not engaged and on one trip, the buttons were accidentally pushed and the watch adjusted to the wrong altitude. I left this data out of the results.
Also, remember smartphones are fragile, power-dependent electronics so get a credible case, turn it off (or to airplane mode) between uses and have a map, compass and backup tools. Wristwatch altimeters and apps that rely on atmospheric pressure are subject to changes in weather. Keep that in mind and recalibrate when the altitude is known (map position) or recalibrate against GPS which is unaffected by weather. There were no dramatic changes in weather and I did no recalibration during the tests.
Table 3 Note: Average and maximum deviation is the difference between the tool and the actual known elevation as determined by the Google elevation service. Where the tool uses both atmospheric pressure and GPS, each is shown with the atmospheric first followed by GPS to the right of the slash.
Take this study as a strong recommendation to add an altimeter (or two!) to your navigation tools. A cheap Casio wristwatch altimeter will run for years on one battery and if you have a smart phone, add a free app. Or, better yet, add Gaia GPS for $20 and have a world-class navigation tool in your pocket.
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you should add that most touch screens often will not work when near or below freezing, particularly with cold fingers.
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(Reuters) - Canadian hardware retailer and distributor Rona Inc RON.TO will sell assets and simplify its operations as part of a back-to-its-roots strategy designed to turn its fortunes around, the company's interim chief executive said on Thursday.
Dominique Boies, who took the reins at Rona following last month's exit of long-time CEO Robert Dutton, said he plans to bring profit margins in line with industry standards with his changes, which will shift the company's focus back to its roots as a hardware distributor.
Rona, Canada's largest distributor and retailer of hardware, home renovation and gardening products, has grown through a series of strategic acquisitions.
But the Quebec-based company has stumbled in recent years amid strong competition from U.S. giants Home Depot (HD.N) and Lowe's Cos Inc (LOW.N). Earlier this year it was the target of an unsolicited C$1.8 billion ($1.8 billion) takeover proposal from Lowe's.
Lowe's withdrew its proposal in mid-September in the face of stiff opposition from both provincial politicians in Quebec and from many of Rona's independent dealers.
Dutton stepped down early last month, soon after the company announced another quarter of disappointing results.
His departure prompted speculation that the company could be back in play, but in an interview with Reuters on Thursday, Boies said Rona has had no discussions with Lowe's since rejecting the U.S. company's proposal earlier this year.
Boies acknowledged that the company's operations have become too complex. "We are really trying to assess the true performance and true potential of all of our businesses," he said. "We know that distribution has always been core to Rona and that it is a high-performing business."
He said Rona plans to simplify its business model and boost its focus on distribution as it disposes of non-core assets and redeploys capital.
The company will offer quarterly updates on its initiatives and performance, and Boies said he will meet with investors and stakeholders in coming weeks to discuss Rona's strategic and financial priorities.
Last month, following the disappointing results, Invesco Canada Ltd (IVZ.N), one of Rona's largest investors, called for the removal of the company's board.
Boies said Invesco has refused to engage in discussions with the company since it issued a release on November 14 disclosing its intent to requisition a meeting of Rona shareholders.
He said Rona remains open to discussions with Invesco and it has even asked Invesco, which controls about 10.16 percent of the company's shares, for potential nominees to fill two vacant seats on its board.
"We have offered to have Invesco propose candidates and to include them in our process, but they have not done so yet," Boies told Reuters.
Shares in Rona were up 3.1 percent at C$10.46 in midday trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday.
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In preparation for Miss Effie's Annual Ice Cream Social, I've spent some time creating a few pieces to be for sale in the Summer Kitchen. Just delivered these on Friday....gives me a great excuse to visit one of my favorite people. Of course I will be finding my way back out to the farm tomorrow to actually ATTEND the ice cream social. Seriously folks, who can turn down homemade french silk chocolate ice cream and 'just baked for me' carrot cake? Not I. Not I. Oh, and I don't think I could keep my kids away from the dwarf baby goats if I tried. I mean, a goat smaller than a chicken? Forgedaboudit.
I had to paint an egg sign....the only place I buy eggs from is Miss Eff. Best eggs around. I won't even touch storebought eggs anymore....gives me the heebygeebies. She's spoiled me like that.
And of course we needed an ice cream sign for an ice cream social! I used a new crackle/layering technique on the signs....worked like a charm....and was SUPER cheap. Did you know crackle medium rivals only printer ink in per ounce cost? hehehe. I need to save every penny right now....my super hero Rich is starting our bath remodel next week. Can I get an A-MEN?!
Oh, and we all know how I feel about details. Love. Them.
I hope this sign finds a nice home....it's a favorite. Maybe I'll sneak it back out of the Summer Kitchen tomorrow. ;-) Unless you get to it before I do.


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Quite often, a good way of finding a great dish at an eating establishment is to ask for your waiter's recommendation. Usually, he or she is eager to help, and will point out one or more of their particular favorites. However, if they reply, "Everything is good here," this can be a signal to be on your guard, because that can mean that nothing stands out and everything is mediocre. Happily, such is not the case at award-winning Chitos Mexican Restaurant, the friendly little taqueria tucked in behind a Chevron Station on Legacy Drive. Recently, I posed this very question to proprietor Gabriel Correro, and he smiled and offered, "It depends on how spicy you like it." If you like it kind of mild, I suggest the Asado de Puerco Rojo, however, it you like it really spicy, then I suggest the Steak en Salsa Verde." Indeed, I had loved the Asado on previous occasions when he recommended it, so I was emboldended to try steak. In due course, he brought out a pretty platter of steak sliced carne asada style, surrounded by a sea of zesty green tomatillo sauce and sided by good rice and beans and homemade corn tortillas. Paired with a tall, cooling Horchata de Agua Fresca, this dish is solid enough to make you want to come back again next time you need a fillup. However, you need not fill up on the same dish every time. Just ask Gabriel what's good, and he's certain to blow his horn for something wonderful.
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The new softball and soccer fields planned for development adjacent to the Old Spanish Trail Arena (OSTA) might not include green grass.
Faced with possible water shortages, officials are now considering installing artificial turf for the fields. That idea was discussed last week during a meeting of the Grand County Recreation Special Service District board of directors.
Grand County Council member Jim Nyland, the council's liaison to the recreation district, said OSTA manager Steve Swift is investigating the cost of artificial turf.
"They see the concern and are looking at it," Nyland said.
He added there is some time to research the issue because grass seeding isn't likely to occur before this fall or spring of 2014. Nyland said OSTA has a private water well and is looking into whether it taps the aquifer that provides residential water in the area.
"They have an allocation at Ken's Lake, but they only use it to water down the indoor arena and some trees," Nyland said.
Because of the record low water level this year, Ken's Lake irrigation water users' normal allocation already has been cut in half, according to the Grand Water and Sewer Service Agency.
The lake held just 418 acre-feet of water on April 1 – about one-third of its average amount for that date in past years.
Mike Steele, chairman of the recreation district board, confirmed that purchasing artificial turf is a possibility despite its higher cost.
"The stuff is really pricey," he said. "We're concerned, like everyone, about water consumption. We're looking at all our options, including real grass and keeping it alive with water.
"We've been told we have plenty of shares [of Ken's Lake water]. But we're not stupid. We're looking at emergency backup options in case we have years like last year. We can't call this year a drought yet, but it's not looking good."
OSTA Manager Steve Swift said he's asked some companies for cost estimates for artificial turf, but hasn't received the information yet. Like Steele, he said it would be expensive.
"One of the big issues with turf is the sand blowing over it, then you have to find some way to suck it off the turf," Swift said, adding there are machines that do that although they're costly.
"Then there's the heat factor," he added. "The heat buildup on turf is much greater than on grass."
Also, Swift said some event organizers have asked OSTA to use the ball field areas when they are not in use.
"That might damage the turf," he said.
As for water from Ken's Lake, Swift said the amount OSTA has been using "doesn't come anywhere close to what we are entitled."
He also considered using water tanks to catch rainwater from the roof, but said he found the cost of large enough tanks was $100,000 and up.
The Grand County Council approved a conditional use permit last month to allow construction of the fields and other amenities, including a multi-use pavilion. The total construction cost has been placed at $2.1 million, although Steele said the final numbers are pending a check of the costs from sub-contractors.
The recreation district will operate the park and pay $1.2 million of construction costs, with the Utah Permanent Community Impact Fund Board providing a $923,500 grant, according to a financial summary from Grand County staff. Grand County will own the park and its maintenance equipment.


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Representatives from Hormann, a German-based garage door company, visited Seaman's Doors and Awnings on Thursday morning.
Representatives from Hormann, a German-based garage door company, visited Seaman's Doors and Awnings on Thursday morning to view the facility and learn about the Lexington area customer base.
Christoph Hormann, managing partner for Hormann, and Frank Webber, president, make a regular habit of visiting their dealers, and recently they chose the 31-year old Lexington company on Cotton Grove Road.
"We are pretty excited," said Tiffani Berger of Seaman's. "A couple times a year, representatives from Hormann likes to visit family-owned dealerships."
Right now, Seaman's has seen three generations in its lifetime, started by Robert Seaman Sr. and passed down to Robert Seaman Jr. Berger along with two of her three siblings work at their family's business. The company sells garage doors along with commercial doors, offering a simple residential product or as large of a project as an airplane hangar's door.
The two German representatives were shown around the sales office and warehouse while they asked pointed questions about Lexington and the things customers in this area prefer.
"I wanted to see customers from our (High Point) distribution center," Hormann said.
This was Hormann's third visit to North Carolina, but his first to Lexington.
During the visit, Richard Loflin, business manager for Seaman's, demonstrated some of the differences between Hormann garage doors and a competitor's company. The Hormann brand was recently picked up by Seaman's, but the quality has already made the company's doors a main seller, Berger noted.
"They have great product as far as quality and durability, and the price is great as well," Berger said.
While Hormann is based out of Germany and German engineered, some of the doors are American manufactured.
"(Hormann) supports our economy as well," Berger said.
August Hormann started manufacturing steel doors in the 1930s, but it wasn't until after World War II when his son, Hermann Hormann, re-established the business that it took off. In 2002, the company made the leap to cross the ocean and begin the first sales company in the United States. The company offers residential garage doors to its dealers as well as commercial sectional and high-performance doors.
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Confucius once said: "When anger rises, think of the consequences."
The big problem is, when you're already fuming, your thinking abilities weaken. Perhaps it is always best to exercise control and develop long tolerance levels before getting angry. The study below will tell you why you should always strive to lengthen your fuse.
NEW YORK --- Anger appears to raise the risk of suffering an injury, particularly for men, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that among more than 2,000 patients treated in an emergency room for broken bones, cuts and other traumas, bouts of anger appeared to boost the risk of injury by up to 8 times.
The study, published in the Annals of Family Medicine, included men and women seen at 3 hospitals for injuries from falls, car accidents and other incidents.
For men, being "extremely" angry raised the risk of injury more than 7-fold, but even moderate levels of anger and hostility were linked to greater injury risk. Among women, only extreme anger and hostility raised the risk of injury, and to a lesser degree than that found for men.
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JC Alvarado Previews the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Fight
The biggest boxing fight in history takes place on May 2nd, and we spoke to fighting fan JC Alvarado about the match up. While Floyd Mayweather has, and will be, the favorite in this fight against Manny Pacquiao it is still anyone's game.
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I've really started to pay attention to how babies act in the days, weeks, and months after they are born. I'm starting to really buy into the idea that naturally-born babies tend to be more calm, more confident, and sleep better than babies who experience traumatic births.
Fact. My daughter didn't sleep well and was difficult to calm as a young baby.
Fact. My student's wife just had their first baby at home. Calm. Chill. That's how this baby is described.
Fact. My best girlfriend here in town just had her third baby at a birth center. Calm. Chill. I've seen first-hand how calm and secure this little guy is. He's only 2 days old and he clearly recognizes his mother's voice. They were only at the birth center for a few hours following the birth. And my friend is SO IN LOVE with him.
Now, I'm not trying to suggest that ALL homebirthed babies or all babies born at birth centers are calm and quiet, and ALL hospital-born babies are difficult, but as I've learned from Diane Wiessinger, the birth environment and the birthing act/ritual have a tremendous impact on the mother-baby dyad.
Dr. Sarah J. Buckley, MD writes: "The connections between events at birth and long-term health certainly deserve more study.1 But we cannot afford to wait for years for researchers to prove the benefits of an undisturbed birth. Perhaps the best we can do is trust our instincts and vote with our birthing bodies, choosing models of care that increase our chances of undisturbed- and ecstatic- birthing."
The three examples that I made above – my child, my friend's child, and my student's child – are not the only ones that I can think of that strengthen my belief that how a baby is brought into the world is critical to his/her health, happiness, and development. Talk to everyone you know who has had a baby and find out what their early experiences with their children were like. I'm certain you will observe patterns in what you hear and see.
1. Odent M. Primal Health Database: Birthworks, 2003 http://www.birthworks.org/primalhealth/.


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There's a fine line between making your kids feel being naked is shameful and teaching them to be exhibitionists.
One mom likes to let it all hang out in front of her kids ... in front of everyone. She says she's naked all the time -- while cooking dinner, reading magazines, playing with her son. Just naked, all the time. Every day.
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Weird right? But her son is 5, below the age it might seem sexual or embarrassing to him, and the mom maintains it's not sexual. But what's really weird is that her 4-year-old niece comes over all the time and she feels no need to cover up in front of her.
Hey, if it's just you and your spouse, clothing is quite optional. But once you have a kid -- especially a child of the opposite sex -- throw on some yoga pants like the rest of us. And if you have someone else's child coming over a lot, you'd better make extra sure their parents are okay with your being naked or there are going to be major fireworks.
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NorthWest Sports Beat Blog Seattle Seahawks & Mariners news opinion & stats
NWSB insider and Beavers blogger Jon Irwin reports on the job Craig Robinson's done this year. Once again the OSU Beavers fell short in the Pac-12, and a change could be coming. But can the Beavers afford to cut ties with the notoriety Robinson has helped bring to the table? The NCAA tournament is coming to a close, and with it another disappointing Beavers hoops season will officially be behind us.
NWSB insider and Beavers blogger Jon Irwin takes a look back at the career of senior Joe Burton, as the Beaver hoops star heads towards graduation. Burton began his Oregon State career in 2009, and will go down as one of the most beloved Beavers of all time.
NWSB Editor and Insider recaps Oregon State's 2012-2013 basketball season that ended with a loss to the Colorado Buffaloes in the first round of the 2013 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament. While the Beavers did have an impressive showing in out of conference play, their record in the Pac-12 kept them out of anymore postseason action. Roberto Nelson was the player of the year for Oregon State, dominating the team's statistics,
NWSB Editor and Insider Chris Anderson talks about Oregon State's performance against Colorado in the first round of the 2013 Men's Basketball Tournament. Though the Beavers were able to manage a victory over the Buffaloes on Saturday, they could not repeat their impressive effort in the tournament, falling by a score of 74-68. Unfortunately for the Beavers, Colorado was able to put the game away at the line despite all of the late-game efforts being put on by the men from Corvallis.
NWSB Insider and Oregon State Beavers basketball blogger Rick Stella gives you his overachievers and underachievers for a Beavers basketball squad that has been a little lackluster this season. The Beavers were 10-4 in out of conference play, while preparing for the Pac-12 schedule to start, and underwhelmed as their weak schedule dragged on. An early win over Purdue, coupled with the close losses to Alabama and Kansas, seemed like ages ago.
NWSB blogger and OSU insider Jon Irwin reports on the four biggest games remaining on Oregon State's Pac-12 schedule. After a stellar start to the season the Oregon State Beavers have hit their first real rough patch. But OSU has plenty of big games down the stretch, and the team's just beginning to hit the meat of its Pac-12 play.
Familiar face leading Beavers The Oregon State Beavers are off to a fantastic start to the season, currently tied for fifth in the Pac-12 at 6-2. Their lone losses on the season were close games to Alabama (62-65) and Kansas (78-84). OSU has a great group of athletes, and it's by far Coach Robinson's most […]
NWSB insider Jon Irwin gives us a preview of the Beavers upcoming seven game homestand. The series will be a nice mix of easy games before leading into Pac-12 conference play. Fittingly enough, the Beavs kick off conference play at home against in-state rival Oregon. But their biggest challenge comes at the end of the homestand against Pac-12 leading Arizona.
NWSB Insider and Oregon St. Beavers blogger Rick Stella looks at the Beavers post Jared Cunningham. The Beaver's 2011/12 leading scorer forwent his final year of eligibility to join the NBA. Now Craig Robinson is left wondering who fills the void. With a group of able players, it could be anybody's role.
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Full Disk Encryption - The Debian Way
Tested with: sidux 2009-04, 32bit + 64bit, aptosid 2010-02 64bit kde light, aptosid 2011-01 32bit kde light
multiple tests with Aptosid 2010-02 "Κῆρες", based on Debian sid, kernel 2.6.35 and KDE 4.4.5 full 64bit install were successful !
successful attempt with aptosid 2010-03 "Ἀπάτη" kernel 184.108.40.206 kde full 64bit released december 27, 2010. i changed a few of the settings below during my install to use ext4 on the boot and / partitions. i also adjusted my partition size to only encrypt my aptosid LVM partition for / and swap, as i want to chainload other systems on my other partitions. this successful attempt i let the bootloader write to the mbr (default choice) making the grub of aptosid the 1st choice during system start up.
*failed attempts when chainloading and the "partition" option is selected for the bootloader mbr option section of the installer.
successful install, aptosid 2010-03 "Ἀπάτη" kernel 22.214.171.124 kde 64bit. chainloading with multiple hd's and choosing the correct hd in the mbr option(sda,sdb,sdc, or sdd depending on how many you have) This choice does not write to the main mbr unless you are installing on the hd where the main mbr is,but you can change bios boot order to boot from the installed hd.
successfully install, aptosid 2011-01 "Γῆρας" kernel 18.104.22.168 kde 32bit.
Please update this note if you made it with a newer release!
Securing your data is not only relevant for laptop users, but should be the default for every installation (my opinion). Everbody has some sensible data on his harddisk, may it be passwords, confidential documents, pictures, emails, downloaded copyrighted stuff, whatever. If your computer gets stolen, or if you get busted by the police (why should you?), it would be all open to the offender. That's what we are trying to prevent here, by encrypting just about everything on your harddisk, so that nobody without the passphrase can get a clue, what's on it. This method even ensures, that you can savely hibernate your computer, because the swap-partition is an encrypted volume as well.
The Debian installer (which is also used by Ubuntu & Co) already has a nice option to perform an installation with full harddisk encryption, which means just a small unencrypted /boot partition, and everything else on an encrypted LUKS partition. Unfortunately aptosid is not using the Debian installer, and since it's a LiveCD?, some manual work is required to get to the same result.
This article is about installing aptosid onto an empty harddisk, so be sure, that there is no data on it, that you still need, because it will get DELETED! DO NOT FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS, IF YOU HAVE A MULTIBOOT ENVIRONMENT, OR ANYTHING ELSE ON YOUR HARDDISK, THAT MATTERS TO YOU!
Once the installation is finished, your drive will look like this:
Partition Mountpoint Comment
/dev/sda1 /boot Unencrypted boot partition
/dev/sda2 Encrypted LUKS partition holding the logical volumes
Basic Linux / aptosid experience is required to understand and follow this article! Feel free to adjust the proceeding to fit your needs (especially if your hardware setup differs).
Options and Other Considerations
If you want to chainload other operating systems this method can also be used to encrypt the aptosid installation only. But certain commands below should be changed carefully to install and apply changes to the correct partitions. If aptosid is NOT your first installed system on your hard drive or if you want to save information on other partitions, then you should skip the "Wiping disk and filling with random data" section, and move on to "setting partitions". To check your current partition scheme open a terminal and enter the following commands:
su fdisk -l
If you are chainloading you will also need to decide which system to write to the mbr of the bootloader and make any needed changes to the bootloader using the installer during installation.
Wiping disk and filling with random data
Warning: THESE METHODS WILL WIPE ALL DATA ON A HARDRIVE! ALL THE DATA IT CONTAINS WILL BE LOST! IF YOU DO NOT WANT THAT, THEN SKIP TO THE "SETTING PARTITIONS" SECTION! IF YOU ARE USING MULTIPLE HARD DRIVES YOU SHOULD PHYSICALLY UNPLUG THE HARD DRIVES YOU DONT WANT TO GET OVERWRITTEN TO PREVENT ANY UNWANTED DATA LOSS DURING WIPING. AFTER THE WIPING PROCESS YOU CAN PLUG THEM BACK INTO YOUR COMPUTER TO GET YOUR BOOTLOADER RIGHT.
Choose one of the methods below:
Method 1
Boot from the aptosid Live CD, and open a root-terminal.
At first we should ensure, that absolutely nothing useful can be found on your harddisk, by overwriting the entire disk with random data. Depending on the capacity of your drive, this can take a very long time (on my laptop it took about 4 1/2 hours for a 60 GB harddisk)!
Warning: AT THIS POINT, ALL STORED DATA ON THE HARDDRIVE WILL BE LOST FOREVER!
dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sda bs=10MB
If you want to check the progress, open another root-terminal and enter:
pkill -USR1 ^dd$
Method 2 Using Shred
Using a single pass of shred should be fine for common users. You can choose as many passes as you like, but passes 1,13, and 25 write random data. A single pass will take about 1-2 hours depending on your hardware. To use a single pass of shred open a terminal, switch to root, and enter the following command:
shred -n 1 -v /dev/sda
Setting Partitions
Once this is finished, we create our two partitions:
fdisk /dev/sda
Note: if you didn't overwrite the disk, you still have a partition table there. Erase it using the fdisk command "o".
Command (m for help): n
Partition number (1-4): 1
First cylinder (1-7296, default 1): [Enter]
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-7296, default 7296): +256M
# Set the bootable flag on partition 1:
Command (m for help): a
Partition number (1-4): 1
Command (m for help): n
Partition number (1-4): 2
First cylinder (33-7296, default 33): [Enter]
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (33-7296, default 7296): [Enter]
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sda: 60.0 GB, 60011642880 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7296 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x65da6411
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda2 33 7296 58348080 83 Linux
Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
If the kernel doesn't recognize the new partition table, reboot from the Live CD to continue.
Format the /boot partition and apply some optimizations (which I always use for !ext3, check the !tune2fs manpage for details):
mkfs.ext3 -L boot /dev/sda1 tune2fs -c0 -i0 -o journal_data /dev/sda1
Create Encrypted Container & LVM
Now we create the encrypted container on the second partition, and open it as sda2_crypt, which will create the device-node /dev/mapper/sda2_crypt:
cryptsetup luksFormat -y --cipher aes-xts-plain --key-size 512 /dev/sda2 cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda2 sda2_crypt
Choose your passphrase wisely, because if you ever should forget it, you are doomed!
Choose a sufficient long password as well (16+) and use many different characters (special chars, capitals etc)!
A LUKS encrypted partition has 8 key slots, which means you can have more than one passphrase to unlock the encrypted container, and you can change your passphrase afterwards (by first adding another one, and then deleting the former one), which is recommended from time to time. Please have a look at the manpage (man cryptsetup) for more details.
FIXME: Is this still true?
Additionally: do not encrypt partitions over 1TB, since the aes-xts-plain security guarantee deteriorates as more data is encrypted with the same key.
Next comes the creation of the LVM physical volume, volume group and volumes onto the encrypted container:
pvcreate /dev/mapper/sda2_crypt vgcreate cryptVG /dev/mapper/sda2_crypt lvcreate -n swap -L 3G cryptVG lvcreate -n root -l 100%FREE cryptVG
This creates a logical volume for swap with 3 GB (= /dev/!cryptVG/swap), and allocates the remaining free space to the logical volume for our / (= /dev/!cryptVG/root). Since I want to use hibernation, and my laptop has 2 GB RAM, I think, 3 GB for swap is a good number, and since it is all contained in one encrypted physical partition, The point for splitting up / into more separate logical volumes is increased security and preventing your system of growing out of space, the con is that you have choose wisely the space you allocate. But using a separate partition for /var is also used sometimes on production servers. A more practical case for a general case is having a separate partition to put the data that matters all in same place which allow for simple backup, if you want to be able to have a copy on you, consider using a virtual drive (a simple file used as a loop device.
The final step of our preparations is to create the filesystems on the logical volumes, create the necessary mountpoints, and mount our new / and /boot partitions:
mkswap -L swap /dev/cryptVG/swap -f mkfs.ext3 -L root /dev/cryptVG/root tune2fs -c0 -i0 -o journal_data /dev/cryptVG/root
Now it is time to start the aptosid-installer.
In the second tab (Partitioning), have a look, if /dev/!sda1 shows up in the device-list. If not (like it was in my case), start gparted by clicking on "Execute", quit it without changing anything, and /dev/!sda1 should be shown now.
You only need to unselect "format with ext3", and select /boot as mountpoint for /dev/!sda1.
Then configure the settings in the other tabs, and finally start the installation.
If the Installer doesnt recognize the crypt partitions, start gparted through the 'execute' button, reinstall the Installer or manually include the mountpoints in /root/.sidconfig
To reinstall, if needed:
apt-get update && apt-get install --reinstall install-gui
Post-InstallationNow mount the disks.
mkdir /media/aptosid mount /dev/cryptVG/root /media/aptosid
Once the installation has finished, we need to modify a few things to tell our new system about our encrypted setup.
Hint: You can find out the UUIDs of your devices for the above and following steps by taking a look into the folder /dev/disk/by-uuid in one terminal:
ls -al /dev/disk/by-uuid
Now open another terminal, switch to root, and edit the file /media/aptosid/etc/crypttab :
nano /media/aptosid/etc/crypttab
Make the file look like this:
# <target name> <source device> <key file> <options>
# /dev/mapper/sda2_crypt = /dev/dm-0
sda2_crypt /dev/disk/by-uuid/[UUID of your /dev/sda2] none luks
Replace [UUID of your /dev/!sda2] with the actual UUID of your /dev/!sda2.
press "ctrl x" to save, then y , then enter.
If you have an Verson before 2011-01 you have to do the addational steps see below.
Chrooting and recreating initramfs
Now we have to chroot into our new installation and regenerate the initrd-image to incorporate the made changes:
chroot /media/aptosid mount -t proc proc /proc mount -t sysfs sysfs /sys update-initramfs -u umount proc umount sys exit
You are now ready to reboot into your new system.
Remark: The keyboard might be mapped as 'qwerty' (US standard). So, if you get an error like: "cryptsetup failed, bad password or option?" have a look at this keyboard picture∞ and find the corresponding keys for your password.
Additional Precautions
BIOS: Use a setup password, and configure the first boot device to be your boot-harddrive.
GRUB: Set a grub password to protect your grub menu.
CRYPTSETUP: Change your passphrase for the LUKS encrypted container from time to time (have a look at man cryptsetup).
Keep in mind: Anyone with physical access to your harddrive can make changes to your /boot partition (like sniffing your password the next time you boot).
Remark: One could install /boot on an USB stick ...
This installation method is considered absolutely safe and solid.
If your encrypted machine nevertheless should not boot for any reason, simply boot from the aptosid LiveCD?, open a root-console, and mount your encrypted filesystem manually the following way, to be able to correct the problem:
mkdir /media/aptosid cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda2 sda2_crypt FIXME: What are these 3 lines for? Answer: you might not see the partitions in /dev/cryptVG if you don't scan. pvscan lvscan lvchange -ay /dev/cryptVG/root mount /dev/cryptVG/root /media/aptosid mount /dev/sda1 /media/aptosid/boot mount --bind /dev/ /media/aptosid/dev mount --bind /proc/ /media/aptosid/proc
Now you have full access to your installation again, and you can chroot into /media/aptosid, if needed (especially necessary, if you need to make changes to the file /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/cryptroot and regenerate the initrd-image).
chroot /media/aptosid
How to regenerate initrd
If you need to generate new initrd to boot your encrypted system chroot into it as described above.
After that you can do so like this:
update-initramfs -u -k all
-u stands for update
-k specifies the version to update. Using -k all updates all initrds available.
Postinstallation before 2011-01Now to edit the file /media/aptosid/etc/fstab (note that aptosid installer might have already set it up correctly):
nano /media/aptosid/etc/fstab
Adjust the files for your new devices so it look like this:
# <filesystem> <mount point> <fstype> <mount options> <dump> <pass>
# /dev/cryptVG/root = /dev/mapper/cryptVG-root = /dev/dm-2
UUID=[UUID of your /dev/dm-2] / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro,noatime,user_xattr 0 1
# /dev/sda1
UUID=[UUID of your /dev/sda1] /boot ext3 noatime 0 2
# /dev/cryptVG/swap = /dev/mapper/cryptVG-swap = /dev/dm-1
UUID=[UUID of your /dev/dm-1] none swap sw 0 0
FIXME: I think these kind of entries are no longer needed, right?
/dev/cdrom /media/cdrom auto noauto,rw,user,exec,utf8 0 0
Replace the three [UUID of your ...] with the actual UUIDs of your devices.
press "ctrl x" to save,then y,then enter
Now to edit the file /media/aptosid/etc/initramfs-tools/modules :
nano /media/aptosid/etc/initramfs-tools/modules
Add the following to the file:
# for 32bit:
#for x86_64:
press "ctrl x" to save,then y,then enter
Remark: Somebody could test whether really all modules are needed.
EDIT: As it seems for 64bits only the two modules (aes-x86_64, xts) are really needed.
Create the file /media/aptosid/etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/cryptroot :
pico /media/aptosid/etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/cryptroot
and put the following in it:
target=sda2_crypt,source=UUID=[UUID of your /dev/sda2],lvm=cryptVG-root
Replace [UUID of your /dev/!sda2] with the actual UUID of your /dev/!sda2.
press "ctrl x" to save,then y,then enter
Remark: It is not possible, to boot this kind of installation without that file being added to the initrd-image in the next step, but strangely when doing such an installation with the Debian installer on Debian or *Ubuntu, this file is not present. I could not find out, how the Debian installer handles that matter differently. If anybody knows more about this, please leave a comment in the forum thread (see at the end of this page).
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Perhaps one of the saddest stories from the amphibian world, Rabb's fringe-limbed treefrog was described as a new species as recently as 2008, but the arrival of the fungal disease chytridiomycosis in the only known population appears to have driven the species to extinction in the wild. As of early 2012, a single male remained in captivity, believed to be the very last of its kind anywhere in the world after the only other known individual, another captive male, was euthanised due to poor health.
Darwin's frog
Discovered by Charles Darwin, the unusual Darwin's frog is another species with a rather strange method of reproduction. The male possesses a large vocal sac, but rather than producing a loud call, he uses it for an altogether different purpose. It is his job to guard the fertilised eggs, and after they have been developing for around 20 days he uses his tongue to pick them up and manoeuvre them into his vocal sac. The tadpoles hatch and metamorphose within his vocal sac, emerging from his mouth when their tails are reduced to stumps. Check out a video of tadpoles moving within a male's vocal sac .
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Claire Lewis, ARKive Researcher