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Data determines the right disaster recovery
The key to cost-effective disaster recovery is first placing a value on data, and then selecting the appropriate data protection technologies. A mix-and-match approach can help you get the right disaster recovery without busting your budget.
|What is a continuous snapshot?
In an earlier article (see The search for cost-effective disaster recovery), I described how to develop an application/data classification foundation (ADCF) that lays the groundwork for cost-effective DR. This foundation has six steps:
- Classify each application and its data into four categories:
- Mission critical
- Essential
- Important
- Less critical
Remote mirroring
Remote mirroring provides data accessibility protection for an application using physically separate locations. While similar to mirroring within a RAID array, remote mirroring takes place over MAN or WAN distances. It's usually between storage arrays or storage appliances, and can be synchronous or asynchronous.
Synchronous remote mirroring is the highest possible level for DR RPO and RTO. The RPO is "zero" lost data, and the RTO is typically seconds to minutes. Synchronous remote mirroring does this by neither completing nor acknowledging the local write until the remote write is completed and acknowledged. Additional writes can't occur until each preceding write has been completed and acknowledged. This means local performance is directly related to the performance of the DR remote device; distance is the limiting factor. Remote synchronous mirroring is rarely deployed for circuit distances greater than 160km (100 miles).
With asynchronous remote mirroring, local writes are completed and acknowledged before the remote writes. Asynchronous remote mirroring is a "store-and-forward" technique that reduces I/Os and wait delays, allowing remote writes to fall behind the local writes. This means the RPO for lost data can range from seconds to minutes, and even hours in some cases. Asynchronous remote mirroring is most often utilized when the remote site is a long distance from the local site.
The primary advantage of both synchronous and asynchronous remote mirroring is the minimal (asynchronous) to zero (synchronous) risk exposure in losing data during a disaster. A secondary advantage is the potential for quick data recovery when a disaster occurs. Remote mirroring doesn't require server agents, and it provides heterogeneous server and application support.
Remote mirroring applications are often pricey, the equipment is usually expensive, and it typically requires at least twice the primary disk space and sometimes much more. However, when the lowest possible RPO and RTO are the requirement, remote mirroring is the answer.
Another disadvantage is that remote mirroring doesn't prevent a rolling disaster, data damage, corruption or accidental deletion. If data is corrupted, damaged or deleted at the primary site, it will also be at the DR site. Some asynchronous remote mirroring products timestamp each transaction and allow recovery to a point in time before the corruption or deletion occurred, but they're exceptions to the rule. This means procedures other than remote mirroring must also be implemented to allow for recovery of corrupted, damaged or deleted data. Other disadvantages include lack of support for heterogeneous arrays, no support for internal storage, and nearly no application and file information.
Less-expensive alternatives to remote mirroring can also provide the lowest possible RPO and RTO. They're generally continuous data protection (CDP) products and include time-based continuous snapshots, automated backup, replication of changed data and automated, generational-change distributed backup. They offer a lower TCO than remote mirroring, support heterogeneous storage and provide better rollback capabilities. But they usually require installing and managing agents.
Backup applications copy primary stored data directly from the application server and move it over TCP/IP networks to a local backup server or remote DR backup server. The server then writes the copied data to disk or tape. RPO is the window between backups or incremental backups. RTO is minimally hours, but usually days to weeks.
While backup is the primary DR application deployed in most IT organizations, it also has the highest failure rate. Failures can be attributed to user error, bandwidth issues, throughput issues, tape issues and even application server availability requirements.
The primary advantage of backup is its familiarity--it's a known quantity, both good and bad. Storage administrators know how to deploy and use backup, and the TCO is relatively low depending on the storage environment.
The two key disadvantages of backup are that its RPO and RTO are usually quite high, and backup is a local process. There are exceptions, however. Several backup programs distribute and centralize backup while providing continuous incremental backups, shrinking the RPO considerably. Unfortunately, recovery time is still a lengthy process. Data consistency and usability--the ability to use the backed up data without modification, reordering or re-creation--may also be a problem. Backup programs require server-based agents and backup costs escalate sharply as the environment scales and grows more complex.
Backup products are evolving and improving. Virtual tape, disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) and massive array of idle disks (MAID) technologies speed backups and recovery times. New types of backup software, such as content-addressable storage (CAS), reduce the amount of data required to back up by sending only changed data and meta tags about data. This significantly reduces recovery times and dramatically increases recovered data usability. Distributed backup eliminates the installation of server agents. These new types of backup have RPOs and RTOs that can be used for critical data.
Replication software replicates data from server to server synchronously and asynchronously. There are incremental and CDP modes. Replicated data travels over TCP/IP networks to a remote server's disk, and then a backup client is needed to move the data to a storage device. RPO for replication is similar to the RPO for storage array remote mirroring, depending on whether it's synchronous or asynchronous. RTO can be a little faster because the DR application servers are already collocated with the DR storage.
Replication software is easy to install and operate. It can run locally and distributed, and because it's server-, storage- and infrastructure-agnostic, there are no hardware lock-ins. Replication software costs are less than those for backup software and much less than storage array-based remote mirroring. Replication has evolved to include application-aware agents, continuous protection and rollback capabilities. One important benefit to replication is data migration. Replication software simplifies the process and replicates only the data that needs to be replicated in a non-disruptive manner.
Replication software can't prevent damaged data from being replicated, and server agents must be maintained and managed. RTO can be significantly increased if there's a single DR server caching the replication from different application operating systems. In the event of a disaster, all data must be recovered and rewritten before the applications can access the data. This is similar to backup. If there's a DR replication server per operating system, the RTO rivals storage array mirroring.
A snapshot provides a point-in-time reference marker to data stored on a storage system. Snapshots are a way to speed RTOs. There are two primary types of snapshots: copy-on-write and split-mirror.
A copy-on-write snapshot stores changes and additions to existing data. Data recovery is rapid in case of a disk write error, corrupted file or program malfunction; however, all of the previous snapshots must be available if complete archiving or recovery is required. A split-mirrored snapshot references all the data on a set of mirrored drives where one is local and the other is local or remote. Each time the snapshot is run, it snaps the entire volume, not just new or updated data.
Snapshot is easy to install and operate. A copy-on-write snapshot provides a short RTO and a relatively slow RPO (data must still be recovered before it can be used). Split-mirror snapshots have a relatively long RPO, but they speed data recovery (RTO), duplication and data archival. One important benefit to split-mirror snapshots is that it's possible to access data offline for tasks such as data mining and offline production data testing. Some snapshot applications provide continuous snapshots and rollback capabilities based on a point in time, which offers faster RTO.
A split-mirror snapshot uses a lot of system resources and will degrade the performance of the platform it's running on while it creates the snapshot. And snapshots can't prevent a rolling disaster of snapping corrupt data.
|Sorting out disaster recovery options
There are four principle hardware delivery platforms: storage array, general-purpose server, purpose-built storage appliance and the intelligent storage networking switch. The storage array is a purpose-built storage server for block or file-based storage. Many storage vendors provide optional storage array DR software, which includes synchronous and asynchronous remote mirroring and snapshot. These software products are typically specific to the individual vendor and its storage offerings.
Storage array-based software usually doesn't require application server agents. The arrays are server operating system-agnostic and the DR applications run fast. They are also installed in thousands of locations, and are proven and mature.
However, the array DR applications don't work with heterogeneous storage. In general, they don't have file-level or application awareness. (Array applications with application awareness use agents.) Storage array IOPS and throughput decline while DR applications are running. And these DR applications are licensed and managed on a per-array basis. Storage array DR applications have some of the highest TCOs and, in some cases, consume more raw storage than non-array based alternatives.
General-purpose servers have very low acquisition costs and low TCO. Implementing, servicing and managing them are known quantities. Performance is tunable and DR application performance leverages ongoing improvements in server technology. Increasing performance or scalability may be as simple as buying the next-larger server, and more memory and processing power. Other advantages include support for heterogeneous storage, and application and file-system awareness. General-purpose servers require DR application agents.
The purpose-built storage appliance is nothing more than a DR application optimized server. A good way to think of the purpose-built storage appliance is to view it as a networked storage controller. It leverages technologies specifically optimized for storage DR applications. Optimization includes I/O performance, throughput, scalability and high availability (no single point of failure). TCO is definitely lower than for the storage array or intelligent server, but the purpose-built appliance is proprietary. It may also have higher initial acquisition costs and may not keep up with server technology advances.
The intelligent storage networking switch is a relatively new DR delivery platform. The storage area network (SAN) switch is the ideal system to provide DR applications because it sits between application servers and their target storage, and it also has visibility into all servers and storage targets.
There are two principle types of intelligent storage-network switches. The first essentially integrates the purpose-built storage appliance as a server blade into a Fibre Channel SAN switch or director. The second packages it as a storage software delivery platform that just happens to use switching as part of its architecture. It leverages a new technology called split path acceleration of independent data streams (SPAID). SPAID improves performance by separating the control path (the slow path) from the data path (the fast path). It enables out-of-band virtualization without requiring server agents and runs most DR software applications without any changes. Initial costs and TCO will probably be much higher than for non-integrated systems.
No other platform has the DR application performance potential of the SPAID intelligent storage networking switch. SPAID switches have an inherently higher level of reliability, availability and serviceability than storage appliances because of the separation of control path from data path. Unfortunately, there are only a small handful of products that use the SPAID architecture. These include software from Incipient Inc., Maranti Networks, StoreAge Networking Technologies, Troika Networks Inc. and Veritas Software Corp. Of these, only StoreAge has a comprehensive suite of DR applications that works with all of the SPAID intelligent storage networking switches. Maranti has its own suite of DR applications, and Troika is working on a suite with tie-ins to other software-based DR applications. Incipient and Veritas are currently limited to volume management only.
Remember, a cost-effective DR strategy requires a mix of DR applications running on several platforms. Managing cost and effectiveness requires matching the value of the data to specific DR capabilities. This mix-and-match approach will reduce overall DR cost while meeting the organization's needs (see Sorting out disaster recovery options). Of course, this process must be repeated periodically to re-evaluate new technologies, products, SLA requirements and compliance regulations.


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Pakistan coach Javed Miandad has hinted he may give up the job after the current Test series against India.
Miandad, who is in his third spell in charge of the team, says he is fed up with media criticism.
"I've been very disappointed and upset and upset with some comments in the media and I'm not sure if I want to continue," he said.
Pakistan lost the one-day series 3-2 and the first Test, but look set to win the second in Lahore.
India ended the third day's play on 149-5 in their second innings, still needing another 53 runs to make the home side bat again.
"I'm very happy with how the boys have bounced back in this match.
"But this performance has been soured by the damaging and unfair criticism in the last two weeks," said Miandad.
"What hurts most is that there is criticism on the basis of just one or two bad performances."
Miandad is one of Pakistan's greatest ever batsmen, having scored 8,832 runs in 124 Tests and 7,381 in 233 one-day international appearances, and was a member of the 1992 World Cup-winning side.
His previous spells as coach ended in 1999 and 2001 and he said he would be willing to step aside again if anyone else could do the job better.
"I've never asked to be appointed coach of the senior team.
"The board have always come to me to help out in a crisis," he added.
What a blow this will be for Pakistan...

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SMart is a BBC children's series currently presented by Kirsten O'Brien and Mike Fischetti. The aim of the series is to give viewers tips on how to draw. Children can send in their artwork so that it can appear on the show.
The series was originally shown on BBC One but with the introduction of the CBBC Channel the series was shown on there prior to be being broadcast on BBC One. The airdates for the later series reflect the CBBC broadcast dates.
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Does anyone have a tutorial or some tips on making a grid in java where it is possible to select objects via the keyboard and move them to other positions in the grid.
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For Immediate Release, August 31, 2012
Cadiz Water Project Challenged in Court
Project Would Suck 16 Billion Gallons of Water Per Year From Mojave Desert,
Threatening Wildlife, Costing Ratepayers
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.— A coalition of conservation groups filed a lawsuit in San Bernardino County superior court today challenging the Cadiz water project, which would take more than 16 billion gallons of water per year from the Mojave desert and pump it to southern Orange County, creating numerous problems for desert lands and animals. The project would mine underground water near the town of Cadiz, in eastern San Bernardino County, to fuel Orange County growth.
Widely opposed by Orange County ratepayers, San Bernardino County residents, state and federal public agencies, and a local mining company, the ill-conceived plan threatens to dry up life-sustaining desert springs in the Mojave National Preserve, hurting vegetation and key habitat for iconic desert wildlife species including desert tortoises, bighorn sheep, Mojave fringe-toed lizards and kit foxes.
"This shortsighted water grab will benefit those pushing more sprawl in Orange County, but it'll rob some of California's rare species of the water they need to survive," said Adam Lazar, an attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity. "Our desert, the residents of San Bernardino County and Orange County ratepayers all deserve better."
Although the project's environmental review should have been conducted by San Bernardino County, it was actually done by a water district in Orange County about 200 miles away, disregarding San Bernardino County's groundwater ordinance. "Santa Margarita is the wrong agency, in the wrong county, serving the wrong interests for reviewing the environmental impacts of a project that will drain the groundwater from the eastern Mojave in San Bernardino County," said Lazar.
"On behalf of our over 90,000 California members and supporters, we sent a strong message to the Santa Margarita Water District that this ill-conceived project was a significant threat to the Mojave Desert in general and the Mojave National Preserve in particular," said Seth Shteir, California desert field representative for the National Parks Conservation Association. "Our voice — and the law — was disregarded throughout this process, and taking legal action is our only viable next step."
The Cadiz Corporation has faced a series of rejections of similar proposals from larger water districts in Southern California over the past decade. Former government hydrologists from the U.S. Geological Survey have disagreed with the Cadiz consultants on the recharge rate of the aquifer and identified the project as unsustainable over the long term.
"Any effort to mine the water source for the vast desert area adjacent to the national treasures of the Mojave National Preserve and Joshua Tree National Park must be looked at very carefully, and the environmental documents that have been produced do not adequately address the multitude of issues and concerns of our members and residents of the desert," said Kim Floyd, conservation chair for the San Gorgonio Chapter of the Sierra Club. "Our 145,000 California members feel strongly that the desert and our national parks must be protected from wanton, profit-driven destruction that will likely result from this proposal."
"The so-called Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery, and Storage Project is none of those things. It's just a scheme to destroy the aquifer so a single corporation can make more money using a water company that will charge higher rates," said Drew Feldmann, conservation chair of the San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society.
The groups filing today's suit were the Center for Biological Diversity, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club and San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society.
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Bob Hewes Brings a Note from His Mother
Like most white children in eighteenth-century Boston, George Robert Twelves Hewes (1742-1840) learned to read at a couple of private neighborhood schools. He told his 1835 biographer about learning from "Mrs. Tincum" and "Mother McCleod." Then about age seven he went off to the Queen Street Writing School, kept at the time by Master Samuel Holyoke.
But young Hewes wasn't always diligent in his attendance, as this anecdote from Traits of the Tea Party shows:
He had been late or absent one morning, when his mother, at his request, gave him a note to "the Master," which was the usual mode of escaping punishment for such an offence.About 1752, the Queen Street school was closed because of a smallpox epidemic. Eventually it reopened, but young Hewes never went back. His schooling was over.
She complied readily, and he went on his way rejoicing, till, as he passed by the house or shop of his uncle Robert—for whom he was named, and always a great friend of his—he was questioned a little about his late hours, and called in. "Well, Bob, what's that you have in your hands?" asked the good man, as he was sending him off again with a word of advice.
The lad offered the paper for inspection. His uncle questioned him farther. He told all the truth of the case, as usual, without hesitation, confessing his misdemeanor, but rejoicing in his "excuse," which, however, turned out to be a request for Master Holyoke to give poor Robert a sound whipping, duly signed by Abigail Hewes herself.
He began to cry, and his uncle began to write. He gave him another paper, differently worded, and every syllable of which he was to remember to the last hour of his life.
"Well, Robert," said the good lady when he returned, "what did the Master say to you?"
"Nothing, ma'am—only to sit down."
"Only to sit down! was that all?"
"Yes, ma'am!" said the boy, pulling his hat a little over his eyes.
The old lady pondered the matter a moment. "Did you call at your uncle's, Bob?" said she.
"Yes, ma'am!"
"Ah-ha! you did, indeed! Well, remember this, Bob, if you run away again, I shall go to school with you myself."
(Portrait of Hewes at age 93 courtesy of The Bostonian Society.)


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Frequently Asked Questions - City Engineering
Traffic Signals
- Why do traffic lights take so long to change?
Why does a signal change when no vehicles are present?
What is being done to improve traffic signal timing and coordination?
Why aren't signals put on a flash cycle late at night?
How do I go about getting a traffic signal installed at an intersection?
Why can't we get a left-turn arrow at a signalized intersection?
If a traffic signal appears to be malfunctioning, who do I contact?
When traveling on some streets, red lights are hit on a regular basis? Can't they coordinate them?
Why isn't there enough green time at a signal to get the traffic through at some approaches?
There is not enough pedestrian time to cross the street! The pedestrian signal does not work.
Q: Why do traffic lights take so long to change?
A: The length of wait at a traffic signal depends on the signal cycle length and the amount of traffic. On major cooridors the cycle lengths are longer to accommodate higher volumes of traffic, to serve the greater number of separate traffic movements during the timing sequence and to accommodate much longer pedestrian crossing times. Overall, these longer cycle lengths provide more efficiency since they can move more vehicles through an intersection in a given amount of time. However, increasing cycle lengths may also cause some secondary movements longer delays.
For more information, contact  or call 719-385-5966.
Q: Why does a signal change when no vehicles are present?
For most traffic signals in Colorado Springs the signal rests on the green light for the major street in order to serve the greater volume and switches to the side street upon demand. If the signal is sequencing to the side street for no apparent reason, it could be because of one of these situations:
- The video detectors are not operating correctly. Video detectors running 24 hours a day sometimes malfunction. In this case, the traffic signal falls into a fail-safe operation and sequences green light phases to the side street to ensure access. If you suspect that a video detector is not functioning correctly, please call 719-385-6720.
- The traffic signal has detected a vehicle that has subsequently made a right turn at the intersection. The detectors will recognize a right-turning vehicle sitting at an intersection for greater than 10 seconds. If this vehicle turns after this time the call for the green signal is still made. The same is true for pedestrian crossings. If the pedestrian activates the push button and crosses prior to receiving the walk light, the signal will still change its sequence.
With the exception of the downtown area, all traffic signals in the city have vehicle detectors for side street detection. Because of the high pedestrian volumes, the downtown signals operate under a pre-timed plan with the lights changing constantly to serve all approaches and pedestrian traffic.
For more information, contact  or call 719-385-5966.
Q: What is being done to improve traffic signal timing and coordination?
The City is reviewing and revising traffic signal coordination timing on a continual basis. This includes the reviews needed to respond to concerns and requests about stops and delays along corridors. Comprehensive reviews are also performed along individual corridors every one to three years due to changes in traffic volumes, development, and signal operations.
In addition to this review, the City has initiated a strategic plan to be more proactive in improving traffic signal timings. To implement this plan, staff will focus attention to four key areas that include:
- improving signal coordination plans
- enhancing signal equipment
- initiating traffic benchmarking and reporting efforts
- bolstering public information and outreach activities
Q: Why aren't signals put on a flash cycle late at night?
A: For your safety, the City does not put signals on flash late at night.
Many studies have indicated that collisions increase significantly at
locations with this type of operation even during periods when traffic
is light. As a safer alternative, the City's signals are equipped with
vehicle detectors and remain green for the major street unless crossing
traffic is detected. Also, many signals are released from
synchronization late at night so they will change almost immediately.
If a traffic signal is on flash, it is because there is a problem with
the equipment.
Q: How do I go about getting a traffic signal installed at an intersection?
A: After receiving a request, staff carefully analyzes the accident
history, the intersection geometry, and the amount of vehicular and
pedestrian traffic at the intersection. In nearly all cases, the City
will apply warrants based on the Federal Highway Administration's
"Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices" that establishes minimum
criteria, or warrants, for the installation of new traffic signals. If
the location is warranted for traffic signals, the next challenge is to
find a method of constructing and funding the signal. A new signal
costs between $80,000 and $120,000 to design and construct, and an
additional $5,000 per year to maintain.
For more information, contact  or call 719-385-5966.
Q: Why can't we get a left-turn arrow at a signalized intersection?
A: Although left-turn arrows benefit turning traffic, they also increase
waiting times for other traffic and pedestrians using the intersection.
For this reason, certain criteria are used to ensure they are installed
at locations where they do not adversely affect other movements. The
criteria used when evaluating the need for a left-turn arrow signal are:
- how well the movement is operating without a left-turn signal.
- how much the left turn signal will increase waiting times to other traffic movements at the intersection
- the accident history for the movement
For more information, contact  or call 719-385-5966.
Q: If a traffic signal appears to be malfunctioning, who do I contact?
For reporting signal malfunctions or to discuss a technical question about the signal's operation, call 719-385-6720.
All signals within the City are maintained by the Traffic Engineering Division. This includes traffic signals along major highways and interstate ramps. Other signals outside the City limits are maintained by El Paso County Public Works, Colorado Department of Transportation, and other jurisdictions in which the signal is located.
Q: When traveling on some streets, red lights are hit on a regular basis? Can't they coordinate them?
Yes, all traffic signals along major streets are coordinated in peak hours to minimize stops and delays. Our staff examines each corridor and designs a "best-fit" timing plan to address the circumstances. Our problem, simply stated, is that these streets cannot be perfectly timed due to varying traffic speeds, congestion, the distance between signals and the need to vary the amount of green time at each intersection.
While designing coordination plans for a one-way street is pretty straightforward, doing so for two-way streets is much more complex. Timing must be designed so vehicles traveling in both directions arrive at the intersection simultaneously. Additionally, when one considers traffic from the side streets, heavier bi-directional flows, and that the intersections are not uniformly spaced, it becomes clear that there are no perfect solutions.
Q: Why isn't there enough green time at a signal to get the traffic through at some approaches?
A: The amount of green time programmed for each movement at a signal
varies by traffic demand. When there are shorter green lights it is
often because there is more traffic than the signal can handle, and the
signal is over its capacity. In these situations, the Traffic
Engineering Division attempts to time the signals to equalize delays
for conflicting movements. In general, increasing green time for one
movement requires decreasing the amount of green time for another
Q: There is not enough pedestrian time to cross the street! The pedestrian signal does not work.
For crossing signalized approaches, pedestrians need to push the push buttons to receive adequate crossing times. With the exception of the downtown area, the pedestrian push button is the only means of activating the "Walk" light to obtain the required amount of crossing time. Pedestrians need to know that the push button, in most cases, will not change the light immediately unless this phase is next in the signal operation's sequence.
With this activation, the "Walk" light will allow people to step off the curb and start walking across the street, as this symbol means it is safe to start crossing. The flashing "Don't Walk" is next and provides enough time for pedestrians who have started to cross the street to complete their crossing before opposing traffic is released.


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Sunday, August 8, 2010
Steamed Meatball and Nagaimo
17 comments:
- Joanne said...
How out of the ordinary! I love finding new takes on meatballs.
- August 8, 2010 at 7:38 PM
- Stella said...
Nagaimo! I need to look into that. It looks neat, and altogether with meat balls-delicious!
- August 8, 2010 at 8:51 PM
- the lacquer spoon said...
The presentation is so beautiful as always! Love the texture of nagaimo :)
- August 8, 2010 at 10:51 PM
- Little Inbox said...
Joanne, that's the method to try out the new combination and to work out a new taste. :)
Stella, not sure if you can get Nagaimo at your place there?
the lacquer spoon, thanks. There are people who can't accept the taste and texture of Nagaimo.
- August 9, 2010 at 7:47 AM
- Duckie said...
sure looks yummy =)
- August 9, 2010 at 10:54 AM
- Elin Chia said...
Nagaimo! This is so healthy. I want to try this out. I guess it must be tasty and flavorful with the marinated mince as toppings. Creative dish ! Thanks for sharing this :)
- August 9, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- Big Boys Oven said...
wow nice way to steam those meatball! :)
- August 9, 2010 at 3:27 PM
- Big Boys Oven said...
how about replacing the nagaimo with scallops or even beancurd?
- August 9, 2010 at 3:28 PM
- Little Inbox said...
Duckie, thanks.
Elin, it is tastier with egg tofu. I hope you'll like it.
BBO. I've tried tried it with egg tofu earlier. Scallop? Yes, it's a great idea!
- August 9, 2010 at 8:08 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
It is a lovely dish and a really new way to serve meatballs. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary
- August 9, 2010 at 10:54 PM
- tigerfish said...
I will try this out too!Love steaming!
- August 10, 2010 at 7:46 AM
- noobcook said...
such a neat idea! I'm gonna try it too :D
- August 10, 2010 at 1:20 PM
Reminds me of fish paste shaped like little balls and steamed on top of tofu. Presented in a similar way like your dish here.
- August 10, 2010 at 1:38 PM
- xin said...
i really love the presentation of this. And your spirit of cooking! salute!
- August 10, 2010 at 3:01 PM
- Little Inbox said...
Mary, thanks. You too, have a nice day!
tigerfish, me too. Steaming is the most easy way.
noobcook, I hope you like it too. Personally, I prefer egg tofu than this. But nutrition wise, this is better.
Mei Teng, Oh I see. Now I remember it. :)
xin, thanks. :D Cooking needs passion.
- August 10, 2010 at 4:14 PM
- Kathryn said...
Those meatballs look so tasty! I recently made sweet and sour meatballs for a hawaiian party- you can find the recipe here: http://www.chewonthatblog.com/2010/08/16/sweet-n-sour-hawaiian-meatballs/
- September 18, 2010 at 4:53 AM
- dining room tables said...
This is a nice way to serve meatballs.I love the presentation.
- December 4, 2010 at 9:34 AM


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Local districts review policies as students return to school
School leaders focus on procedures to ensure students' safety
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – Many principals, students and teachers headed back to school Monday for the first time since the school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
The tragedy has many school districts around the country, including those in northeast Florida, reexamining their safety procedures and working to reassure those who work and learn at those schools every day.
Area districts say there's no immediate action to take right now, but at the moment, the focus is on reviewing the procedures they have in place and making sure they are doing everything they can to protect students.
Most area districts believed their measures are strong, but they want to take every step they can to make them even stronger.
"My children are at school this morning," Clay County Superintendent Charlie Van Zant said. "I hope the other 35,500 Clay County students are at school. That's where they should be. They're safe there today."
That was the message Van Zant wanted to get across to students, parents and teachers in his district: Schools are safe.
It began early Monday morning with a conference call with all 41 school principals.
"I just told them to do whatever they need to do to control their campus and make it feel safe to them, and if we need to go back and tweak any School Board policy or district procedure, we can do that at a later date," Van Zant said.
He said some teachers had concerns about badges and gates, but otherwise, there were no major changes -- a far cry from 2001, when districts conducted drills two years after the Columbine High School shooting.
Van Zant said each school has rehearsed a drill at least once this year, and he wants parents to know the schools' safety measures are strong.
"All our parents and guardians of students will receive a phone call from me later today outlining the steps that have been taken and reassuring them that everything's that can humanly possibly be done to ensure their students' safety is being done," Van Zant said.
Duval County students are out of school for winter break, but Superintendent Nikolai Vitti penned a letter on the district's website, saying the district is working to update its emergency response plan, which it will share with staff when school resumes in January.
Nearly every school district is taking a closer look at its policies.
"Because we have strong leadership in our schools and good policies and procedures is not an excuse not to review every one of them, and I'm in the process of doing that today," Van Zant said.
Clay County says it has not only been meeting internally, but also with the Clay County Sheriff's Office. The superintendent says the sheriff has promised to make everything it has at its disposal.
As far as adding more school resource officers, the superintendent says that is just one of many options the district will discuss going forward.
RELATED: School security discussed in St. Johns County
The St. Johns County School District will have more school resource officers at schools, as the district is trying to calm parents' and students' fears.
"I know everyone is worried after seeing that on television. It scares us," parent Dawn George said.
"During this week, the Sheriff's Office has actually brought more folks on for support, especially during the morning when you have big movements of students at arrival time and at dismissal at the end of the day," said Tim Forson, St. Johns County deputy superintendent of operations.
Deputies will be at all St. Johns County schools, not just middle and high schools.
"Unfortunately, it's the world we live in," Forson said. "It's nothing's foolproof, but you certainly want to do everything you can to provide safety and security for our schools."
For George, it's making a difference.
"But every time I drive up and see the police car out there, I get scared like, 'What's going on inside?'" she said. "But it's a little comforting to see them there."
That stepped up deputy presence started Friday, along with a fresh look at safety procedures. The superintendent met with all district principals, and Monday, those principals reviewed their schools' individual safety plan to see what is working and what needs to be improved.
Overall, the district says its safety measures are strong, but it never wants to become complacent.
"Over time as things go well, and they are going very well, you get a little relaxed about it, so it was a reminder to all of us to make sure we do all the things we need to do," Forson said.
Even though there are no major changes to the the safety policy right now, the district says thats not to say there won't be any. Officials say it takes time to evaluate the plans, and each school is different, so they may have different needs.
The same is true in Nassau County. Officials there say they are using these events to determine what, if anything, needs to be changed.
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Meet Me at the Museum at Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton; 5:30 to 8 p.m.; $8 to $22; 561/392-2500 or www.bocamuseum.org
Fresh off the recent world premiere of his latest piece at Festival of the Arts Boca, composer Marshall Turkin will return to the Boca Museum with his Classic Jazz Band for an evening of art, music, food, drinks and conversation at this popular monthly event. In a program titled "All That Jazz and Glass," Turkin will perform numbers from the Golden Age of jazz alongside the museum's newly opened exhibitions, "Glass Act" and "Will Barnet at 100." The ticket price includes light appetizers and two glasses of wine.
Cirque Dreams: "Pop Goes the Rock" at Hard Rock Live, 5747 Seminole Way, Hollywood; 7:30 p.m.; $24 to $69; 800/745-3000 or www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com
If you missed Cirque Dreams' "Pop Goes the Rock" when it opened last weekend, you still have tonight through Sunday to experience one of the year's most breathtaking entertainment spectacles. Created by Neil Goldberg – whose "Jungle Fantasy" was a Cirque hit a couple of years back – "Pop Goes the Rock" is full of signature Cirque stunts, from impressive aerialists to gravity-defying balancers to colossal strongmen. Only this time, the concept is music, with a live band performing 20 chart-topping hits after the lead character, Jack, jumps out of his box and won't stop dancing to songs like "She Bangs," "King of the Road," "I Want Candy," "Rapper's Delight" and others. More than 100 costumed performers and dazzling special effects highlight this rock 'n' roll party.
Stephen Bogart at Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 2 p.m.; $25 to $40; 561/243-7922 or www.oldschool.org
The Crest finishes its impressive 2012 lecture series with the multitalented son of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Though he was only 8 when his father passed away, Stephen has been piecing together Bogie's legacy for decades. In addition to a couple of hard-boiled pulp novels inspired by Hollywood excess, Stephen penned "Bogart: In Search of My Father," his nonfiction account of growing up as the celebrity offspring of a larger-than-life dad. "We're all fascinated with actors and their personas outside of the public," says Joe Gillie, executive director at Old School Square. "Stephen will tell you stories you won't hear anywhere else." Partly escaping his father's shadow, Bogart has forged his own career as a TV news writer and producer for programs such as "NBC Nightly News" and the "CBS Early Show."
Bill O'Reilly at Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach; 8 p.m.; starting at $25; 561/832-7469 or www.kravis.org
With Keith Olbermann's recent firing from Current TV, Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly can say that he's outlasted yet another rival. Regardless of your politics, there's good reason O'Reilly has decimated whatever competition he has had on every cable news network – his show is absorbing and entertaining, and it's as enlightening as it is infuriating. O'Reilly, the interruptive, volcanic, pugnacious man in the chair, will step up to the podium for this rare tour appearance (at 8 o'clock, he'll be competing against his own show, which is virtually unwatchable without him), where he'll surely take pleasure in roasting his fellow media personalities, Democrats and (possibly) Republicans, while supporting his historical nonfiction book, "Killing Lincoln."
Opening night of "Master Harold … and the Boys" at Palm Beach Dramaworks, 201 Clematis St., West Palm Beach; 8 p.m.; $55; 561/514-4042 or www.palmbeachdramaworks.org
Unfortunately, racism never really goes away. It just lies dormant for a while until a major news event – the election of Barack Obama, the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, the slaying of Trayvon Martin – reignites the color war. The tragic Trayvon story sets a grim but timely emotional backdrop for "Master Harold … and the Boys," a 1982 play about institutional racism that runs from tonight through April 29 at Dramaworks. It's set in South Africa during apartheid and centers on the relationship between two middle-aged African-American servants and Hally, the 17-year-old boy they must refer to as "Master Harold." It shows the insidious nature of racism – how, when it is enforced by the state, it becomes a part of someone's cultural fabric. W. Paul Bodie, Jared McGuire and Summer Hill Seven star.
Raekwon at Revolution Live, 100 S.W. Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale; $21; 954/449-1025 or www.jointherevolution.net
Only on my Week Ahead column does Bill O'Reilly appear on the same list as Raekwon. The audience couldn't be more different, of course, with Raekwon representing the sort of gangsta rap that O'Reilly decries on a regular basis on his program. A member of the endlessly talented Wu-Tang Clan, Raekwon has borrowed a number of that influential collective's melodies and members on his acclaimed solo albums. His legacy has been defined, mostly, by his epochal 1995 concept album "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx" and its 2007 sequel, the latter charting to No. 4 on the Billboard charts. Expect to hear material from both of these releases as well as his latest album, last year's "Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang."
Breakfast with the Bunny at Palm Beach Zoo, 1301 Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach; 9 or 11 a.m.; $14.95 to $29.95; 561/533-0887 or www.palmbeachzoo.org
The Palm Beach Zoo is putting all its eggs in one basket the day before Easter with its final "Breakfast With the Bunny" – a family-friendly event that has been running every weekend since March 24. It provides a great opportunity to spend the day at Palm Beach's only zoo, beginning with a hot breakfast buffet followed by an egg hunt and a visit from the Easter Bunny and his animal friends. The ticket price seems high, but it includes full admission to the zoo: Stick around for the daily "Wings Over Water" and "Wild Things" shows, and visit the zoo's new batch of tiger cubs.
Screening of "Inspecteur Lavardin" at Cinema Paradiso, 503 S.E. Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale; 3 p.m.; $5; 954/525-3456 or www.fliff.com
This week marks the opening of an ongoing series of French thrillers, programmed by Alliance Franciase of South Florida and running on the second Sunday of each month at Cinema Paradiso. The series begins with "Inspecteur Lavardin," a 1986 police procedural by Claude Chabrol that reintroduces the titular detective from a previous Chabrol pic, 1984's "Cop au vin." The sleepy drama concerns the bizarre death of a wealthy Roman Catholic writer, but Chabrol is too cerebral a director to be burdened by traditional whodunit mechanics; his leisurely film, like most in his oeuvre, is about character interactions, the subtle gestures that give people away and the skeletons we hide in our closets.


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Computer simulation has helped engineers at Ferrari make significant improvements to the aerodynamics of a Formula One vehicle. The simulation was used to fine-tune the aerodynamics of a new roll-hoop structure required by a recent rule changes. Because of the compressed design cycles required in Formula One racing, there wouldnt have been time to evaluate alternatives if wind tunnel testing had been the primary design tool. Instead, engineers used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to model the configuration of the upper rear bodywork and optimize its design. In order to minimize simulation time, a reduced-domain simulation was performed in the vicinity of the new structure, with the conditions on the boundaries of the domain coming from an existing CFD model. During the CFD analysis, several sophisticated modeling methods were used to ensure an accurate solution, including the Reynolds Stress Model (RSM) and non-equilibrium wall functions for the turbulent flow. Subsequent air tunnel testing revealed that panels whose design was based on the simulation met the design objectives; they were essentially invisible aerodynamically.
In 2001, the body governing Formula 1 racing required that, for safety reasons, the roll hoop structure be capable of supporting higher vertical and lateral loads. This requirement forced all F1 teams to revise their chassis structures and bodywork in the vicinity of the inlet to the airbox snorkel. It ultimately became necessary for each team to re-optimize aerodynamically all of the upper surfaces of the car aft of the cockpit.
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I was checking my HD and found two programs: an application and a notepad file named dialler.exe and dialler.txt respectively. I scanned them with my AV and Tauscan and they're clean. When I open the .exe, It forwards me to a porn site, and the .txt file looks something like this:
Log: 3|Dial|United States of America||||19002881053|cbw_235003|19002881053|1|617
Log: 1|rasapi32.dll found|
Log: 5|Redial|19002881053
Log: AOL process ID: 1572
Log: HangupAll called: save=1
Log: HangupAll: fnRasEnumConnections=1995328863
Log: HangupAll: 0 connections
Log: HangupAll: 9 devices
Log: HangupAll: modem Actiontec MD56ORD V92 MDC Modem type modem
Log: HangupAll: 1 modems
Log: New entry: (null) PRPI
Log: New entry: dial 0 device Actiontec MD56ORD V92 MDC Modem type modem
Log: RasSetEntryProperties returned 0
Log: 0|Program started|cbw_235003
Log: HangupAll called: save=0
Log: HangupAll: fnRasEnumConnections=1995328863
Log: HangupAll: 0 connections
Log: 0|Program started|cbw_235003
Log: 0|Program started|cbw_235003
Log: 0|Program started|cbw_235003
and I have no clue what that means. I tried to delete both and I couldn't (even though Im running admin) and I got this message :
Cannot delete Dialler. Access denied
Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use.
Im using Xp so I went To "ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS" and couldn't find it there. I searched the registry but still couldn't find them.
Can somebody please explain to me what's happening to me and how can I stop it and prevent it from happening again?
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A gold-plated necklace recovered from the Titanic has been stolen from an exhibition at Copenhagen's Tivoli amusement park.
Park spokesman Torben Planks says the alarm did not sound when the jewelry disappeared Saturday morning.
"The showcase has not been broken into and the alarm didn't go off," Plank said, adding police were investigating the theft. "It is pretty embarrassing."
A $1,380 reward has been offered for information leading to the retrieval of the necklace.
Exhibition owner Luis Ferreiro said the necklace has an insurance value of $19,300 but he doubted it could be sold because it is known internationally.
"It was very important piece. The artifacts tell stories about the people aboard," Ferreiro told The Associated Press.
The necklace was owned by first class passenger Eleanor Wildener of Philadelphia who survived the Titanic sinking, according to maritime historian Claes Goran Wetterholm.
The Titanic sank in the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912, while making its maiden voyage. More than 1,500 passengers and crew perished.
The temporary exhibition at Tivoli park includes fine china, ship fittings and other artifacts from the famed shipwreck.
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"I continually look for opportunities to build students' confidence and encourage them to see writing and learning as social activities, not as things they must suffer through alone."
For many, the term "rhetoric" conjures images of ancient Greek orators, masters of the spoken and written word, compulsively searching for the perfect turn of phrase to persuade an audience to adopt an idea or undertake an action.
Few in the fast-moving twenty-first century, where words are reduced to single characters and sentiments are conveyed with emoticons, ponder the value of rhetoric in our everyday communications.
But Kerri Hauman understands fully how these two worlds collide. And she wants to help students see the value in crafting writing that effectively informs, persuades, argues, or critiques—even if the message is relayed via social media.
Explains Hauman, "While some people might feel uncomfortable about incorporating digital media into a liberal arts education, our program recognizes that a basic tenet of rhetoric—the necessity for a rhetor to consider all available means of persuasion—requires us to weigh other options in addition to the spoken word or printed texts.
"As a writing teacher, I see myself as someone who works alongside students to discover or rediscover familiar and new ways to write for varied purposes and audiences, using various modalities and technologies. Ultimately, I aim to help students have experiences and gain skills that will make them more thoughtful, critical readers and writers who are able to participate effectively in society."
Rhetoric was, of course, critical to the original concept of a liberal education—a compulsory skill for any engaged citizen. But before you can articulate a well-formulated opinion or write for a broad audience, it's important to have an understanding of the wider world. And that's another way Transylvania's liberal arts curriculum helps students become better communicators.
"A person studying writing, rhetoric, and communication should have a broad base of knowledge in order to consider various worldviews and determine how to best communicate within a particular situation," says Hauman.
"The liberal arts education Transylvania offers—where teachers and students really get to know each other, where students necessarily build their education from a broad base of disciplines and classes, where writing and small group discussions are privileged, where cultural events are emphasized alongside traditional classroom activities— ensures that students have many and varied opportunities to practice and test the theories we talk about in class."
It's hard to imagine a contemporary profession or career that doesn't demand clear communication and effective writing. Whether it's preparing lab reports, summarizing case studies, marketing a product, documenting a technical specification, or communicating policies to your staff, you will be more successful in your job if you communicate clearly.
After all, we're all part of society, of a community that requires regular interaction among its members. And while Hauman strives to be respectful of her individual students—their interests, their learning styles, their peculiar anxieties about writing—her goal is to help them be active participants in this larger world.
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The body shape remained unchanged with two exceptions. The 90's reissues had the same shape but were thinner (top to bottom) and the GSR shape was significantly different in dimensions and proportions. Because of the changes in the headstock and tuners the bass has to be matched to the case. For example a '67 will fit in a 70's case and a Newark Street case but the Newark Street will not fit in the 70's case.
SF II's did not come with thumb and/or finger rests. Thus any SF II that has them was either a conversion from a SF I or a post-factory modification.
The earliest basses had the rests evenly spaced between the sweet spot pickup and the neck ("original"). They remained in the same location after the pickup moved to the neck position and then finally migrated to an offset location. All three configurations occurred during the Early era (an approximately in that chronology). The offset position occurred in the Vintage and 70's era. The original configuration is also observed in the GSR and Newark Street eras.
The earliest of the Early era saw three different pickups, commonly called the "Mickey Mouse", the "other Hagstrom" and the Hagstrom "Bisonic". There is no clear data indicating which pickups were used when. The Bisonic was used at the latter part of the Early era and in the Vintage era. A Guild humbucker was used in the 70's. The 90's reissue had a pickup that was similar in cosmetic appearance to the Guild humbucker and it is most likely to have been made by Duncan to specs based on the 70's pickups. The GSR pickups are cosmetically like the Guild humbuckers and it has been stated that they are original "vintage" pickups, presumably the 70's version. The Newark Street has a new pickup designed to recreate the Bisonic both cosmetically and sonically.
One way to distinguish between the '70's and '90's humbuckers is to remove the pickup and look at the back. The pole pieces protrude from the back plate in the '90's pickups but not the '70's.
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Two pickup basses (SF II) were produced in all eras. One pickup basses (SF I) were produced in all eras except the 90's reissues.
SF IIs all had the pickups in the same locations, almost flush against the neck and just above the bridge.
SF Is had the pickup in one of two locations. A location by the bridge (the "sweet spot") was used in the Early, GSR and Newark Street eras. A location by the neck was used in the Early, Vintage and '70's eras. The "sweet spot" location in the Early era predates the neck location.
The neck location was the same on a SF I and II but the "sweet spot" is slightly closer to the neck than the bridge position of a SF II.
There is an emerging hypothesis that some SF IIs started out as a sweet spot SF I and had a neck PU added. If it is true then it is worthy of its own post.
The headstock in the '70's and in the 90's was bigger than the other eras, but otherwise is not helpful in assigning a bass to an era. (TODO - dimensions? TODO - TRC variations. TODO - did the number of lines in the Chesterfield change?).


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Integrated BLAS/MLAS Program
An integrated baccalaureate and master's degree program provides the opportunity for outstanding undergraduates to earn both degrees in five years. Typically, a baccalaureate degree requires four years to complete and a master's degree requires an additional two years. However, the integrated degree programs are intended to be accomplished over a period of five years. In addition to earning both degrees a year early, the integrated programs may include additional opportunities to participate in a variety of experiential educational activities such as a master's project or thesis.
The requirements for the baccalaureate and master's components of the integrated program will remain the same as for the existing baccalaureate and master's programs. However, some advanced coursework (referred to as bridge courses and will carry a "B" designator following the course number) completed while the student is at the baccalaureate level will also be used to satisfy requirements for the master's degree.
All policies/regulations related to undergraduate or graduate degree programs apply to the integrated degree programs except as specifically differentiated.
Admission to Integrated Baccalaureate and Master's Degree Programs
Undergraduate students may apply for admission to an integrated program after completing 60 semester hours of undergraduate coursework of which a minimum of 30 semester hours must be at WIU. Integrated degree applicants must meet the cumulative grade point average and the grade point average for their major as specified by their integrated degree program. Admission must be granted by the School of Graduate Studies before a student will be allowed to enroll in graduate level courses. Students may begin taking bridge courses after the completion of 90 semester hours.
Academic Requirements
Students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and a minimum of 3.25 grade point average in the major prior to enrolling in bridge courses.
The work required for the integrated baccalaureate and master's degree program must be completed within six consecutive calendar years from the time of first enrollment in courses which are part of the integrated program.
Upon completion of all requirements of the baccalaureate degree, such degree will be awarded. Subsequently, after completing the requirements of the master's degree (including the bridge courses), such degree will be awarded to the student.
Grades of A or B must be earned in courses taken with the "B" designator.
Students in this program are not eligible for assistantship positions until the baccalaureate degree has been conferred.


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The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) offers employees a work environment that is second to none. Our many dedicated staff report to work each day in some of the most beautiful outdoor settings in the country. From the sheer tranquility of Montauk Point on Long Island's easternmost tip to the awe inspiring majesty of Niagara Falls on our State's western border with Canada, there are over 200 State parks and historic sites that operate to meet the recreational needs of the millions of visitors we receive each year.
State parks and historic sites are staffed by a core of permanent employees who work year round to maintain these precious resources. During the peak of our operating season (May through September) the permanent staff is supplemented by several thousand seasonal employees who work to ensure that our patrons have a positive and safe experience when visiting our sites. Lifeguards, who oversee our beaches and pools, and Park and Recreation Aides, who perform a variety of tasks in our parks, are two examples of positions staffed by seasonal employees.
OPRHP also welcomes undergraduate and graduate level college students to serve as interns through the New New York Leaders Student Internship Program.
The New York State Park Police offers permanent employment opportunities for those interested in a career in law enforcement. The Park Police are a corps of full time officers dedicated to ensuring the safety of our park visitors, whether they are attending a concert or other large event at one of our sites or are simply enjoying a relaxing day out with their family.
In addition to our permanent and seasonal employees, volunteers provide many valuable services in our parks that could not otherwise be accomplished without their generous support. Numerous parks and historic sites have active Friends Groups that help coordinate volunteer efforts and raise money for important programs. So even if a career in Parks is not in your plans, there are still lots of ways to get involved and help preserve our abundant recreational resources for current and future generations to enjoy.


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Few new details emerge in Hot Sulphur Springs shooting
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Hot Sulphur Springs, CO Colorado
HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS – Authorities continue to investigate the events leading up to the shooting of 31-year-old Joshua Stevens, who died late Monday night, April 1, from "multiple gunshots to the torso."
Results of an autopsy performed on Wednesday show he was shot four times, according to Grand County Coroner Brenda Bock.
He died outside the home of John and Heather Stein, respectively a lieutenant with the Grand County Sheriff's Office and Grand County deputy district attorney of the 14th Judicial District.
"As for who fired the weapon or if Mr. Stevens was armed, that remains part of the active investigation and cannot be released at this time," said Colorado Bureau of Investigation Spokesperson Susan Medina. "We're not commenting on the weapon component at this time," she added, when asked if more than one weapon was involved.
Up to now, authorities have been saying a deputy of the Grand County Sheriff's Office discharged the weapon.
9News, citing unidentified sources, reported Tuesday morning that Heather Stein fired at least one shot at the man who was killed.
Heather Stein placed the 911 call regarding the incident shortly before midnight, according to the CBI.
A neighbor to the Steins in Hot Sulphur Springs told the Sky-Hi News he notices discrepancies in the timeline authorities so-far have reported, especially the timing of the altercation outside the couple's residence and a possible 911 call to authorities made before Heather Stein's call.
Authorities have been unwilling to release dispatch recordings from that night. An open records request submitted to Grand County Sheriff Rod Johnson on Tuesday by the Sky-Hi News was denied Wednesday on the grounds of "harming an ongoing investigation" by the 1st Judicial District Attorney's Office and CBI. CBI is leading the investigation. The sheriff said in his email he would be discussing this week with those agencies possible release of the 911 and dispatch tapes.
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What do you understand of the text? Are there words or phrases that you don't know in it? What are they? Have you looked them up? If you have, try to explain why you still don't understand or aren't sure what they mean.
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I, Rebecca J. Cantley, being of sound mind and disposing
memory, do make and publish this as and for my last will and
testament and by this act do hereby revoke all former
1st. I devise and bequeath unto my daughter Nancy
J. Combs, one bed, two pillows, one coverlid, and
one dollar in money as and for her entire interest
in my estate.
2nd. I devise and bequeath unto my dau-
ghter Nettie J. Serratt, one bed, two pillows, one
coverlid and one dollar in money as and
for her entire interest in my estate.
3rd. I devise, bequeath, grant and convey unto
my son James A. Cantley all the remainder of
my property bowth real and personal of every
kind and character, wherever situate & of which
I may die siezed and possessed, and hereby
nominate him as and for the Executor of that
will, with full power, conferred, and request
that he qualify as such.
Signed and sealed this the 19th day of May, 1910,
in the presence of W.O. McGinnis & C. W. Massey who at
the request of the Testatrix, and in the presence of
each other, witness the signature of the said Rebecca
J. Cantley, and subscribe their names in
testimony thereof.
Rebecca J. Cantley {seal}
W. O. McGinnis
C. W. Massey
Witness as to mark, W.O. McGinnis
C. W. Massey
Teste. M. J. Meadows, Co. Clk.
West Virginia
Raleigh County Court Clerks Office July 5th 1910,
The last will of Rebecca J. Cantley, dec'd, was this day pre-
sented in said office for probate, and being duly proven
is admitted to record.
Teste. M. J. Meadows
County Clerk.
Source: Raleigh County [West Virginia] Wills, 1:370-371, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Charleston, West Virginia.


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- HHA Colloidal Silver 500ppm - Natural Broad Based Supplement. Indicated for any and all infections. Safe for children and adults. Use at the onset of any infection or cold like symptoms or any other chronic infection. Daily Adult supplement dose - 1/2 teaspoon in any liquid 1-2 times a day. 4 sizes available. This is a pharmaceutical grade and the #1 supplement you should never be without! Stores at room temperature for years. Check current prices - 5 sizes available.
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- SUPER ll Natural Laxative 150 tabs - This is a great product to treat sudden or chronic constipation. At the first sign of a cold take this product. See back of bottle for ingredients.
- HHA U.T. Clear 60 caps - For kidney and bladder infections, low back ache, bladder infections and any time urine becomes scanty. Used by patients with high blood pressure to eliminate fluid buildup.
- HAS Decongestant Herbal Formula 100 caps - This is great for stuffy noses and will not only offer relief, but the formula contains antibiotic herbs that help fight the infection.
- Rescue Remedy/Calming Essence 20 ml. bottle - This is for emergency use. It should be given anytime a child or adult has a serious upset or shock. It works very fast to help stabilize them. Death, accidents, cuts, animal or insect stings that upset children, etc. Simply put 7 drops right under tongue and repeat again in 20 minutes.
- Rhus Tox 6X 500 tabs - For a family that is prone to poison ivy, poison oak. If exposed, wash entire body really well and give 4 tablets under tongue every hour until rash begins to fade. Then 4 tablets every 4 hours.
- HHA Muscle Calm 90 caps - Safe Effective Herbal Formula to be used on those nights when you can't sleep. Adult dose: Take 2 before bed and another one if you wake up in the night. Not for children.
- Echinacea Tincture - Used to neutralize poisons from insect bites and snake bites. Adults - 15-25 drops every 1/2 hour if bites are serious. Immune system stimulator. Comes in 4 sizes, check tincture page for more info.
- Vitamin E Oil - This can be used on all healing of the skin, especially burns. It is better than Aloe Vera.
**Shelf life on colloidal silver and other liquids is at least 10 years. Herbal capsules are good for at least 2 years after expiration dates, if bottle is still sealed.**


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It's because she's promoting the new movie, Muppets Most Wanted. Last night was the Hollywood premiere. There were some other lesser actors there. Like, you know, Ricky Gervais and Tina Fey. But when Piggy's around, there's really no one else but Piggy, although I feel like she'd want me to mention her boyfriend. She and Kermit arrived on the carpet in a car and didn't bother to get out.
Suck on that Mariah Carey. PIGGY DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR.
Muppets Most Wanted opens on March 21, up against Divergent. It's Piggy vs Tris next weekend. So… Piggy all the way, right?
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Students from Ontario's Carleton University, Algonquin College and Queen's University have joined forces to enter a prestigious U.S. competition that will challenge their skills, creativity and ingenuity while they build a solar-powered house of the future.
Called the Solar Decathlon, the decade-old competition, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, attracts dozens of applicants worldwide every two years. Twenty are chosen to compete over 10 days in 10 categories from energy balance and architecture to market appeal and home entertainment. The winning team will be the one judged to best blend affordability, consumer appeal and design excellence with optimal energy production and maximum efficiency.
"It's pretty exciting," says Chris Baldwin, Carleton's student project manager. "It builds the image of the schools and the programs involved and it gives us a lot of experience as well."
The local group, called Team Ontario, has spent upwards of three years preparing its proposal, but now the real work begins. The 50 or so students involved have 18 months to finalize a modular design for a single-storey home of about 1,000 square feet and then build it here before taking it all down, shipping it on a flatbed truck for 4,500 kilometres and spending about a week putting it back together at the com-petition site in California.
Depending on their level of involvement, Carleton faculty adviser Cynthia Cruickshank estimates they "could easily spend at least 30 hours per week on the project and then during the summer time, it'll be at least 60 hours a week."
The aim of the competition is to bring clean-energy products and technology into the mainstream, educating both students and the public along the way.
Baldwin, a 22-year-old mechanical engineering graduate student with an interest in solar thermal technology, says the main focus of Team Ontario's design "is to create a house that a starter family could use, young adults with one or two young kids, that could be affordable for the next generation."
Called Aurora House, the concept plan calls for a home that can trans-form from a bachelor pad to a one bedroom and then a two-bedroom home as the family grows. Although the design of the house may change over the next several months, it has a contemporary, open-concept look that takes advantage of natural ventilation, photovoltaic panels, super-insulated walls and floors and rainwater recovery. Automated windows and shades will adjust as needed to either block or allow in the sun's rays.
The group aims to include technologies that exist now but may not be widely available. They'll determine the most efficient systems and materials for insulation, hot water, appliances, home entertainment and storm water use, says Cruickshank, an assistant professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department.
"In the process, students will have applied their classroom knowledge to create viable, real-world solutions for energy-efficient housing — and inspired the public to demand more from the next generation of homes."
This is the first time the Team Ontario institutions have been accepted, although they applied for the 2011 competition, and the group is one of just two Canadian teams participating (the other is a returning group from the University of Calgary). It combines students from architecture, skilled trades, engineering and business across all three institutions. Although some of the students may graduate before the competition takes place, they tend to stay with the project, says Cruickshank.
"It's one of those projects where once you start, it's really hard not to continue with it."
Why the partnership of the three schools?
"Queen's and Carleton have been collaborating for quite some time on different solar projects to begin with so it was a natural fit," says Cruickshank. "And Algonquin, they are very good for their practical experience. It's just a really nice fit with a lot of expertise around the table for the three of us to be all together."
They're still figuring out where they'll build the home, she says, but they're hoping to utilize Algonquin's Perth campus and start construction by January.
"It's really a chance to get your hands dirty, get to think outside the box, to really challenge yourself to do something," says Cruickshank before adding with a laugh, "It's very addictive."


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StoryQuest: 2014 Summer Oral History Workshop - WWII Veterans of Kent County
Date: 12:00am EDT June 26, 2014
A program to collect and preserve the firsthand interviews of America's WWII wartime veterans. 4-weeks; Tuesdays-Wednesdays and Thursdays thru June 2014. (June 3-5, 10-12, 17-19, 24-26). Number of students: 3-6.
Workshop Description & Objectives
This workshop will teach the methodology and practice of the oral history interview. Our area of focus will be WWII veterans from Kent County, Maryland. Students will learn the theory and practice of the oral history interview, the proper use of oral history recording equipment, and best practices for sharing and presenting recorded interviews to the public.
The first three days of the workshop will consist of intensive training in oral history methods, theory, and practice, followed by more than three weeks of hands-on interviewing experience in the field. Occasional educational visits from project advisors and road trips will further enhance the students' workshop experience.
The goals of the workshop include creating, archiving, and making accessible a body of interviews that illuminates the experiences of WWII veterans from Kent County, Maryland, and to do so in a way that prepares students to initiate, design, and carry out their own oral history research in the future.
Program Coord.: Michael Buckley, Program Mngr./StoryQuest Proj. Dir.
Staff Advisor/Instructor: Ted Maris-Wolf, Starr Center Deputy Director
StoryQuest 2014: Program Description - Outcomes and Takeaways
SQ workshop students will achieve the following:
1. Become familiar with the interviewing process.
2. Develop by the second week camaraderie, team work ethic, and confidence while learning and practicing how to communicate in a focused, team-driven group interview.
3. Work as duo teams (by the third week) and apply their newfound interviewing confidence (by the final week) to the task of interviewing solo.
4. Improve their ability to communicate with seniors in their 80s and 90s.
5. Create a project blog that uses photos and portions of their interviews to highlight the StoryQuest summer workshop experience.
6. Plan a month-long RiverArts exhibit featuring individuals and material from their completed interviews.
7. Plan and design a special Veterans Day roundtable discussion event for Fall 2014 that features their StoryQuest work. The event will be followed by a free dinner for Veterans at the Dining Hall and a performance developed by students using these WWII interviews and music.
Other Benefits
Road Trips: Optional weekend road trips (Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington and the Maryland Traditions Festival in Baltimore), and one weekday road trip (American Folklife Ctr. + Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress). (*All trips include boxed lunches!)
Books (provided): Doing Oral History, by Donald Ritchie
Nearby History, by Kyvig and Marty (selected chapters),
The Good War, by Studs Terkel (1985 Pulitzer Prize-winner).
Guest Instructors: Weekly guests TBA
Michael Buckley, brief bio: Michael came to Washington College in 2008 as Program Manager and to develop an oral history/interviewing workshop. For the past 14 years, as part of his award-winning radio show The Sunday Brunch on 103.1 WRNR Michael has created and produced an interview series titled Voices of the Chesapeake Bay. The popular series includes a collection of over 500 Chesapeake interviews to date, a 400-page Voices of the Chesapeake Bay book (Schiffer, 2008, available at Miller Library), a CD titled Songs of the Chesapeake Bay, and an ongoing commitment to helping radio listeners to develop a richer "sense of place" about where they live.
That commitment extends with opportunities for Washington College students to learn the oral history and radio interview production process. Over the past five years, the StoryQuest workshop has offered students opportunities to learn to recording stories of various themes. The StoryQuest program has included student interview projects about the Chesapeake Bay, the Civil Rights Era in Chestertown and, most recently, Kent County's World War II Veterans. These American heroes are reaching their 90s now and this is really our last chance to record their stories in the first-person.
We hope you will join us in this effort for an action-packed month long summer workshop. To see what fellow Washington College students have already done for this StoryQuest: WWII Veterans Interview Workshop please visit the project blog at:
StoryQuest: WWII Interview Project Blog 2014:
StoryQuest Blog, Civil Rights Project Summer 2013:
Contact: Michael Buckley at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Art critic and author Vicki Goldberg writes: "Tenneson possesses a unique vision which makes her photographs immediately recognizable. She creates enigmatic and sensuous images that are timeless and haunting. Whether a classically draped nude or a mysterious portrait of a young child and aged man, her photographs speak to the fragility of life, its poignant beauty—and its pain. The images are deeply affecting, often evoking forgotten memories." This print of the New York Yankees' Derek Jeter reflects Tenneson's attempt at revealing something beyond the surface of her sitter, as she tries to capture the man behind the pinstriped uniform. Using the camera as a means of documenting Jeter's presence, she also uses the medium to expose aspects of the baseball player that would usually remain hidden from the public eye.
Joyce Tenneson's (born in Boston, 1945) work has been displayed in countless exhibitions in America and abroad, and is featured regularly in publications such as Life, Newsweek, Esquire, and the New York Times Magazine. She is the author of several books, including Light Warriors (2000), Wise Women (2002), and A Life in Photography (2008). Tenneson lives and works in New York City.
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Baylor University Celebrates Football Stadium Fundraising and Construction Milestones
7 May, 2013
Under-Construction Baylor Stadium Reaches $100 Million Achievement in Private Fundraising For Largest Construction Project Ever in Central Texas
With a backdrop of Baylor Stadium rising above the banks of the Brazos River, Baylor University today celebrated significant progress in both fundraising – at $100 million in private support – and construction on the University's $250 million on-campus football stadium which is slated to open in fall 2014.
Hundreds of dignitaries, Baylor fans and local citizens gathered on the football practice fields at the Highers Athletics Complex to hear of the significant milestones from Baylor University President Ken Starr. Just two weeks ago, Starr announced that the University had successfully raised more than $100 million for student scholarships through the President's Scholarship Initiative, and today announced more good news on the fundraising front.
"Only one year ago – on the heels of an athletic season that will be remembered for generations – we took our first step forward in this historic project. Drayton, Elizabeth and the entire McLane family provided a generous lead gift that has given rise to a period of unprecedented philanthropic support for Baylor. Additional leadership gifts followed from John Eddie and Sheridan Williams and Sheila and Walter Umphrey, which gave the University the impetus necessary to move forward with construction of this remarkable facility," Starr said.
"Over the course of the past year, Baylor Nation has risen up in record numbers and with unparalleled generosity, and today, we are privileged to announce that we have reached the $100 million milestone in private support for Baylor Stadium," Starr said.
Baylor Student Body President Kelly Rapp, who will graduate next week from Baylor, recalled the excitement of running out on the Floyd Casey field for the first time with the Baylor Line as a freshman and cheering the Bears on year after year.
"Baylor Stadium and the President's Scholarship Initiative are two examples of the passion and loyalty of Baylor Nation. For Baylor students, the future is bright and we look forward to leading the charge onto the field at the new Baylor Stadium," Rapp said.
Baylor Director of Athletics, Ian McCaw, told the gathered crowd that enthusiasm for the stadium is running high. Premium seating for the new Baylor Stadium, including Founders Suites, Premium Suites and Loge Boxes, have all sold out, with great demand expected for club seating options when they become available on June 1. McCaw also announced that season ticket sales for Baylor's forthcoming 2013 football season have been brisk, already running well ahead of this time last year.
"It is exciting to see the progress that has been made over the past year to bring Baylor football back to campus," McCaw said. "We are deeply appreciative of the generosity of Baylor Nation, and the outstanding work of our development team. Through these efforts, Baylor Stadium will open in 2014 as the most modern, student-athlete and fan-friendly college football facility in America.
"In addition to selling out the Founders Suites, Premium Suites and Loge Boxes, we have received more than 1,500 new season ticket orders for the 2013 season. The outstanding work of Coach Briles, his staff and student-athletes has inspired Baylor Nation to rise up and be a part of Baylor football," McCaw said.
When it opens in fall 2014, Baylor Stadium will be arguably the most dynamic college football stadium in America. The $250 million on-campus stadium is under construction on a 93-acre site at the intersection of Interstate 35, one of the nation's busiest highways, and the Brazos River, the longest waterway in the state of Texas. The stadium will hold 45,000 spectators, with the flexibility to expand to 55,000, and feature the Shelia and Walter Umphrey Pedestrian Bridge that will cross the Brazos and connect the stadium to the campus in the area of Baylor Law School.
"Baylor Stadium is a game-changer not only for the football program, but for our University and the Central Texas community," said Baylor Head Football Coach Art Briles. "We are grateful for everyone who has given generously in support of the stadium, as well as our University leadership for stepping forward to turn this vision into reality.
"The stadium has created tremendous excitement with our current student-athletes, as well as those we are recruiting for future success," Briles added. "People know Baylor is a great academic University but there's no question this has enhanced peoples image of the University as a whole, and they look over and say, 'Baylor's doing it right, all the way across the board.'"
Brian Nicholson, associate vice president for facility planning and construction at Baylor, said construction on Baylor Stadium is on schedule for the August 2014 opening. The contractor for the project is a partnership between Austin Commercial-Flintco LLC, which have worked on such Big 12 football facilities as Oklahoma State's Boone Pickens Stadium, Oklahoma's Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium and TCU's Amon G. Carter Stadium. The architect for the project is Kansas City, Mo.-based Populous, which has designed several stadiums, including Minute Maid Park in Houston, Yankee Stadium and the new football stadium at the University of Minnesota.
"The project is running smoothly and we are right on schedule. All of the foundations for Baylor Stadium have been installed, and today we poured and placed our 300th column," Nicholson said of the largest construction project ever undertaken in Waco and Central Texas.
Nicholson provided a series of construction highlights to illustrate the magnitude and complexity of the project. To date, Baylor Stadium crews have:
drilled 1,129 piles, each one between 45-50 feet deep
poured 7,000 cubic yards of concrete
installed five miles of piping underground
brought in 22,000 truckloads of dirt
pumped 33 million gallons of water
and logged 155,000 combined work time hours without a lost time accident
Over the summer, Nicholson expects work to begin on the precast seating bowl and installation of structural steel and exterior skin of the facility on the west side of the stadium.
In addition to moving football games to the Baylor campus, the Baylor Stadium project is expected to help stimulate riverfront development, revitalize downtown Waco and bring jobs and economic development to the region. During his remarks, Nicholson noted that about 50 percent of the dollars contracted to date have been spent locally.
For more information about Baylor Stadium, visit www.Baylor-Stadium.com.
About Baylor University: Baylor University is a private Christian University and a nationally ranked research institution, characterized as having "high research activity" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University provides a vibrant campus community for approximately 15,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating University in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 11 nationally recognized academic divisions. Baylor sponsors 19 varsity athletic teams and is a founding member of the Big 12 Conference.


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