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Anti-Forensics Techniques
Discussion Topic 1: Describe a situation where malware may be used as an anti-forensic technique and at least one method that an investigator can work through the challenge presented Anti-forensic techniques have the primary objective of frustrating a digital forensic examination by making it extremely difficult or impossible to retrieve evidence during forensic analysis. Hartley (2007) defines anti-forensics as any tool, technique, software or hardware that is developed with the primary goal of hampering forensic investigation. A malware is one of the tools that malicious code developers can use to avoid forensic detection and obscure forensic analysis. Malware writers can use a number of subversive techniques in avoiding forensic detection and analysis; they include data destruction, data hiding and data contraception. Data destruction entails using the malware to delete the file residue such as data blocks, directory entries and inodes.
In addition, data destruction can also involve the deletion of file system activity using inode time stamps. Kissel et al. (2006) points out that the main goal of data destruction is to ensure nothing useful is left for the forensic investigators as well as removing the traces of evidence. With regard to the data hiding, malicious code writers can use malware to put data where it should not be placed; an example of this is storing data in blocks marked as bad, when they are not bad. The main objective of data hiding is to ensure that the evidence is hidden from the forensic investigator; this technique is only successful in instances where investigator is not knowledgeable on how to look for forensic evidence.
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Data contraception entails using the malware to make sure that data storing does not take place on the disk. Data contracption involves using the malware to ensure that data is not written to the disk; this limits the value of any digital evidence that the investigators are likely to find in the disk (Kissel et al., 2006). One method that a forensic investigator can use to overcome this challenge is through the use of automated malware detection and classification; however, this method is labor intensive and entails the use of both static and active analysis techniques. Depending on the abilities of the forensic investigator and the time constraints, there is the likelihood that the investigator can overlook critical evidence; therefore, it is still a work in progress. The investigators can also use memory analysis technique to access hidden data (Kissel et al.
2006).Discussion Topic 2: What anti-forensic techniques would you employ to throw off a digital forensic investigator? Why would you choose them? There are a number of anti-forensics techniques that can be used to throw away a forensic investigator. The most effective techniques are artifact wiping, data hiding, attacking the computer forensics tools and processes, and obfuscation of trail. Data hiding entails making digital evidence extremely difficult to find by the investigator while the malicious code writer can access it for future use. According to Householder, (Houle & Dougherty, 2002), encryption and obfuscation of data gives the malicious code writer to limit the collection and identification of digital evidence by forensic investigators while allowing themselves to access and use the data. Some of the data hiding techniques include steganography, wherein files are concealed within another file in order to hide data through leaving it in pplain sight, data encryption, program packers and compression bombs.
I would choose data hiding techniques because it would allow me to change the evidence frequently because I have access to the evidence while forensic investigators cannot access; such frequent changes can be used to question the integrity of the evidence, if in the long run, the forensic investigators find it. Artifact wiping, sometimes referred to as data erasure, have the main goal permanently eliminating specific or the entire system files; this can be achieved by using disk cleaning utilities, disk destruction techniques and file wiping techniques. The primary advantage of artifact wiping as an anti-forensic technique is that it is fast and it leaves a smaller signature. I would use artifact wiping techniques because it does not leave any evidence, which makes it extremely difficult to forensic evidence to the evidence. In addition, artifact wiping is faster when compared to other techniques.
With no evidence, a forensic investigator will lack the basis to initiate criminal charges.With regard to trail obfuscation, it has the primary object of confusing, disorienting or diverting the forensic analysis process. Some of the trail obfuscation tools include the Timestomp, which can make potential files to be gathered as evidence useless in a court of law by questioning the credibility of the evidence. Attacks against computer forensics can also be used to destroy, hide or alter data usage information (Kruse & Heiser, 2002). I would use trail obfuscation because it allows the malicious code writer more time by delaying the investigation process.
In addition, trail obfuscation raises a number of issues regarding the credibility of evidence, which is to the advantage of the malicious code writer.


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The Value Paradox - inducting undergraduate university students in a time of austerity
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Susan J. Beaton & Peter M. Forster
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Penny Upton & Charlotte Taylor
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Thanks to Robert Slim and Leo Gabriels, Memphis Gold will do a tour in the Netherlands in October 2018 together with Bluesther. Little Boogie Boy Bluesband will be with him.
19-10: at the new festival Bock & Blues Festival Almelo
20-10: Live at the BBC Berkel-Enschot
21-10: Haarlemse Blues Club


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Total Score: 8.57
Sound Quality: 9
Singing Quality: 8
Contextual Fit: 5
Mandarin MV | Korean MV | Lyrics Only
Release Date: 09/14/2009
Good morning, everyone, or evening as the case may be, and let's talk about "SUPER GIRL", which is possibly my favorite Super Junior-M song (it's top 3, at least), and also Hangeng's last single as a Super Junior member! It is a lovely Autotuned piece of Eurotrash, written and produced and everythinged by Yoo Youngjin (who normally just writes), and it has separate videos for both the Korean and the Chinese version, and it is 2009 so most of everyone is at maximum cute, and please click to view the wonderment. (Also, in the header image you will see if you click to view more, I would like to point out that Ryeowook is wearing MASSIVE lifts. He is a tiny elf person and there is no way he's that tall.)
Note: The next several paragraphs were written when I thought this was the last Hangeng single. It's not. However, I can't cut-and-paste this onto the real Hangeng last single, because after hearing the real last single, my frame of mind about the entire thing changed entirely. So, I am leaving this where it is. Putting this note in to head off complaints that I got the chronology wrong.
So, first, let's talk about Hangeng. Hangeng, as the only original native Chinese speaker in the group, was the leader of Super Junior-M, and unlike Heechul and Kibum who were either on official or more-or-less hiatus from Super Junior during this time, Hangeng still remained heavily involved in everything. Even in that Super Show I posted earlier this week, which was filmed about two months before this song was released, he still looks happy and motivated. In December 2009, he filed suit against SM, basically for cruel and unusual punishment, stating that the 13-year-contract was ridiculous and SM was overworking him so hard that he had developed a sickness in his kidneys. He stopped appearing in Super Junior activities after that, obviously, and eventually settled with SM in 2011. In the meantime, he went back to China and developed a singing and acting career (mainly acting).
This was difficult on everyone in Super Junior, particularly Heechul as he and Hangeng had been rather close, and since Heechul was completely overbooked and having second thoughts about participation in Super Junior anyway. There's this video, which is actually from around Don't Don but which works super-well as a pretend post-lawsuit video; anyway, point is, Hangeng was even at that time completely drained, physically and emotionally, from all the work he had been doing in Korea, and that's from two years earlier.
Since he left SJ, Hangeng has done interviews it seems like every couple of years, where somebody asks about Super Junior and the SM lawsuit, particularly since Kris, Luhan and TAO from EXO eventually did the same, and his comments always seem like "I love the dudes in Super Junior but SM is a bunch of shitheads," no matter how far after the lawsuit we get. Some of his solo post-SJ songs I've seen have also given a sort of "I'M A HARDASS MUTHAFUCKAAAAA" try-hard impression. Basically, Hangeng still seems really angry, and I get that SM was and is shitty to their stable of artists, but um, Hangeng, do you need to see someone? Do you need to take some boxing lessons? Are you okay?
ANYWAY. Back to the song. The vocals here are just as processed as "Sorry, Sorry," but it not only works with the rave sound, it covers up a multitude of likely errors. For instance, Siwon and Hangeng don't stick out as having comparatively poor vocal tone. For instance, Donghae gets to do a little bit of melisma-ing and it doesn't sound like a slurry mess. For instance, Ryeowook doesn't sound so much like his jaw is rigid. Also, much like "Sorry, Sorry", this song is packed wall-to-wall with singing. Probably the longest gap with no singing at any point is in the part after the bridge, where we have "Xing fu de quan li bu yao fang qi (fang qi, fang qi, fang qi….)" fading out into some muffled beats, and then it comes right back up. And before that, in the bridge, Kyuhyun gets a very nice bit of vocalized sass on the line: "Kai xin de, nan guo de, da ying ni, dou pei niiiiii, dou pei niiiii." Also, I really just like the rhythmic sound that starts both verses of "kan wo, kan kan wo."
The premise of the song is, "you have a boyfriend, but he suuuucks and you should date me instead." I'm not super sure he actually does suck though; sounds more like boyfriend might be a decent dude and Super Junior is just jealous. The lyric video I linked above is from the Korean version, which is generally the same, but a bit more snarky and a bit more specific and successful in explaining how the guy sucks. The Korean version also features Donghae's line, in English, "he's not Superman, he must be mama boy," which is fantastic.
All the gifs I made of this video are from the Korean version, ostensibly because SM uploaded a higher-res version of it than the Mandarin one (boo, SM) (but don't these gifs look nice?), but also because if you have read my "Versions" essay then you understand how important smirky Kyuhyun is to me, and Kyuhyun is 2000% smirkier in the Korean version than in the Chinese version. Thus, it is critical that I make gifs of said smirkiness. It is a video with a plot, as not all of them are, in which Hangeng is a nerd who goes to a party, and Jessica Jung from SNSD laughs him out, and he goes out into the hallway all sniveling and then spins himself into a cool dudebro, and then comes back in and parties with everyone. But that is not really the point here. THRILL… as Donghae gestures to his head to indicate what a babo your boyfriend is. SWOON… as Kyuhyun rolls his eyes in complete dismissal of the idea that your boyfriend could ever be as good for you as he is. SIGH… at these really good dance moves seriously are you watching? This is one of my all-around favorite SJ dance routines; it's just so FUN and partylike with the chest pound, like hell yeah I'm a better boyfriend than that jerkface. It goes by in a flash so I just made a png of it, but near the very end, at about 3:20 or so, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun both appear to be cracking up about something, and I like that.


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I have sort of a morbid curiosity towards the pop cultural mammoth that is Twilight. Honestly I'm not sure why, maybe it's my affinity for gigantic overbearing phenomenons that lead to legions of girls losing their shit for no apparent reason, but this is getting a little out of hand. I've seen writers I respect attacked for not thinking things linked to it aren't the GREATESTTHINGEVER, and it's unsettling the way they've manged to make it such a cash cow.
Case in point, almost every girl I know considers it a guilty pleasure, because "it's so silly",and they have to watch it and make fun of it. Preferably with a group of other girls, over drinks, and no men within 3 miles of the room. (This is my favorite girl excuse for liking something terrible, they seem to think it's perfectly ok to try and pass this lie off, and that we don't see right through it. They also do this with Gossip Girl, E!, MTV shows, the music in the Top 40 and Tyra Banks.) The hoopla even led to a Dallas held convention, brilliantly named Twi-Con, that charged upwards of $150 dollars, so attendees could hobnob with movie star look-a-likes, and the hand model from the books. Really that's an offensively gross money grab, that makes the Oklahoma land grab deals look quaint.
(Though it led to a great writing day for us where we made up fake Con panels and posted them to Twitter throughout the day. My personal favorite was "So you're a guy, and you read Twilight: Why your father can't look you in the eye.")
The pandemonium surrounding it has even lead to a soundtrack that many are saying has the potential to be the album of the year. Ridiculous right? Well, a glance at the track list reads like a who's who of indie rock, seriously take a look. Continue reading


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PSAT for 10-12-10: Educate yourself/educate a friend
Maybe we can put the blue tights
back into the drawer for a while (Hallowe'en isn't for a couple of
weeks, anyway) and put on our thinking caps for Public Schools Action
Tuesday (PSAT).
I have been so caught up during the
past few weeks trying to deflect WFS hype and propaganda (where did I put those magic bracelets?) that I haven't attended to some very useful information about important school reform issues.
others have done a better job of staying on top of things, but maybe you can use a recap all in one place to share with friends and political leaders in
your networks.
1. Federal education priorities are not
supported by research
I KNEW it!!! Last spring, the Department of
Education published a series of reports on the research base for
President Obama's Blueprint for America. Now the National Education
Policy Center has reviewed these reports and concluded that their
overall quality is far below that required for a national policy
discussion of critical issues. The main points about the Dept. of Ed's "research," from PEN Newsblast:
- Overly simplified, biased, and
too-brief explanations of complex issues are provided, with many
critical omissions.
- The Blueprint has no mention of an
accountability system to determine how schools will be evaluated.
- So-called intervention models for
low-scoring schools are not developed or supported with research.
- No data are given to demonstrate
how competitive grants can leverage improvement for both winners and
losers of competitions, and proposed policy solutions in general do
not logically or effectively match or resolve stated problems.
- Reviewers found an overall neglect
of peer-reviewed research, and an over-reliance on information from
special interest groups, think tanks, government documents, and the
media, as well as an over-reliance on the reliability of test
See the report here.
2. First merit pay study shows paying teachers for test scores
doesn't work
From Google News: The effectiveness of
merit pay has come into question after a study from Vanderbilt
University's National Center on Performance Incentives showed that
offering bonuses to teachers didn't improve test scores. The study,
released earlier this week, is billed as the nation's first ever
scientific look at merit pay for educators.
3. More lack of accountability in
charter schools: none of our business?
Back in 2008, PURE sent Freedom of
Information requests to Chicago's charter and other privatized
schools under Renaissance 2010 for minutes of their board meetings.
Less than one-third of the schools responded, even after intervention
by the state Attorney General. Here's our full report.
Now most New Orleans charter schools
have slammed that same public access door on a local newspaper, the
Lens. In a story headlined "It's None of Your Business,"the paper wrote: "In response to
three months of requests from The Lens, a surprisingly large number
of New Orleans charter school boards failed to comply with even basic
requests for information. Many didn't respond at all. Of the
officials who did answer, some provided only partial information –
and still others claimed they aren't public officials or required
to do their work in public, even though state law says otherwise."
4. Teach for America hires not
From PEN Newsblast: A federal
appeals court in San Francisco has struck down a federal regulation
that permits teachers working towards alternative certification to be
considered "highly qualified" under the No Child Left
Behind Act even if they are merely making "satisfactory
progress" towards
certification. Education Week article here.
5. Drastic school turnarounds don't
What's the Idea? What's the Reality?
What's the Research? What's One to Do? It's all here in a great
two-page summary from ASCD.
6. Finally, what DOES work?
a real turnaround looks like from PEN Newsblast:
years of high drop-out rates and dismal test scores, a group of
teachers at the high school in Brockton, Mass. organized a
school-wide campaign that involved reading and writing lessons in
every class in all subjects, including gym. The results have been
excellent, reports The New York Times. In 2001 testing, more students
passed the state tests after failing the year before than at any
other school in the state. This year and last, Brockton outperformed
90 percent of Massachusetts high schools. At 4,100 students, the
school contravenes the received wisdom that small is better. In
engineering the turnaround, the self-appointed group determined that
reading, writing, speaking, and reasoning were the most important
skills, and recruited nearly every educator in the building — not
just English, but math, science, and guidance counselors — to teach
those skills. The committee devised a rubric to help teachers
understand what good writing looks like, and devoted faculty meetings
to instructing department heads on its use. Then, the school's 300
teachers were trained in small groups. The committee offered help to
reluctant teachers, and since all committee members were in the
union, scrupulously hewed to union rules. "In schools, no matter
the size — and Brockton is one of the biggest — what matters is
uniting people behind a common purpose, setting high expectations,
and sticking with it," explained David P. Driscoll,
Massachusetts education commissioner at the time (emphasis added).


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The 'leftists' only want to find favor in the eyes of the West, while the Arabs are only looking for honorific titles in the Knesset.
Salman Masalha ||
Israel's Arabs and liberals are no great leftists
Jews and Arabs in Israel live in two different worlds that rarely overlap. There are Arab towns and Jewish towns. There are also "mixed communities" that have both Arab and Jewish neighborhoods. In short, social apartheid.


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Enthusiastic participants in the Medical Weight Management Program at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh have lost a ton of weight. The group of just over 150 people has collectively lost over 2,000 pounds.
The medical-based diet program is designed to help people with Type 2 diabetes and other medical conditions get their body mass index (BMI) into an acceptable range — typically 30 or below.
Nurse practitioner Michelle Medvecz is the coordinator of the program.
"This is completely rewarding for me," says Medvecz. "I've worked with people with chronic diseases for 15 years. I never get to tell anyone they're fixed. So seeing people come in and say they've lost 16 pounds, or they need to buy smaller pants, it's so exciting. They smile. They're joyful."
Using food logs, exercise programs and the help of dietitians, physical therapists and behavioral health professionals, the Medical Weight Loss Program has been helping people lose weight and avoid weight loss surgery. Developed by Dr. John Newman, the program focuses on a low carbohydrate diet as an alternative option for surgical weight reduction procedures.
"It's everything — how you feel, how you're sleeping, how much you're moving," adds Medvecz. "It's not just the food on your plate that makes you the size you are. It's a whole lifestyle."
Loretta Pamenter of Ripon has lost 46 pounds – which is remarkable considering she suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and back problems. She's tried countless diets throughout her life. She says this one works for her because it's a personalized plan, led by medical professionals.
"All the other diets say 'we'll help you lose weight and get down four dress sizes.' That's not what this is about," she said. "My lab work is my biggest success so far. I was a stroke waiting to happen. My triglycerides were super high, now they're normal. My good cholesterol went up, my bad cholesterol went down. Now I can cut my grass without gasping for air. This is not a fad diet."
Pamenter says she has tried everything to lose weight.
"I would lose a little bit of weight and then it would just come right back on," she says. "When I went to see Michelle, she designed this diet for me and I was like, 'Oh, my goodness!' I'm a well-educated woman. I was thinking everything I was doing was good for me, and it was the opposite of what I should have been doing. The bell went off for me."
Pamenter says she has other medical conditions that make it hard for her to exercise. But this program provided a solution for that, too.
"Michelle referred me to a physical therapist who gave me a home exercise program that I could do. This is a holistic program," says Loretta. "I know what I need to do, but having Michelle there to talk to is a wonderful thing. They've made this personalized for me. This isn't about pant size. That's the difference this time."
Check the many resources available to you to help you improve your nutrition and get moving. The Health Management Resources program might be the weight-loss solution you're looking for.


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A new addition to the Madeleine Floyd mug collection and what a beauty. Featuring giraffes going round and round this mug, they look just adorable. As always Madeleine has been able to capture these beautiful animals to perfection. The colours, shape and styling are just spot on and look adorable. Madeleine Floyd is one of Britain's best loved artist and her skill is clearly showcased on this mug.
Made from bone china, this giraffe mug is finished off with a high gloss finish. It is also dishwasher and microwave safe.
Size: 8.2 x 7.4 cm
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Now on with today's post. Today we made this cute coupon holder. You can download the free template here. This opens up several times. I haven't added my cord yet, but it would tie on the side.
This is what it looks when it's opened the first time. This is what it looks like when it is opened the second time.
All the way open. The holes you see is where the cording goes.
Put your coupons and grocery list in the pockets and you are set to go to the grocery store. When you download the pattern, it gives you five different ideas to do with it. One of the ideas is to put a candy bar and a recipe for candy bar cookies in the pockets. That's what I am going to do with mine, I just haven't gotten that far. I want to make a bunch and have them for gifts. I think I might even make it masculine and put a candy bar in each pockets with some fun memories written on a cute card or something written from my kids and give it to my dad for Father's day.


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Today's "Best Song Ever"
Futureheads "News And Tributes"
Today I was up at 4 AM for a 12 or 14 hour day of models and craft service, not to mention carrying things back and fourth for hours(this day is still very much in progress). I needed the loudest thing on my iPod to help me out. To my surprise this song is the most volume friendly background noise silencing thing on my iPod. This song is perfect, in it's build ups and harmonies not to mention the always wonderful lyrical ennunciation of the Futureheads.
Download, Listen, Discuss.


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All posts for the month January, 2012
New Costco dates for modbod (posted every Friday)
Posted by modbodblog on January 27, 2012
How do you wear a cardigan?
Who doesn't love a great cardigan? A cardigan can be worn with just about anything – a skirt, jeans or even over a dress. We love the simplicity and ease of a cardigan, especially the tabbed cardigan.
A relatively slim-fitting cardigan (not skin tight, but not baggy) offers a beautifully flattering fit. How to wear a cardigan gets a little tricky, right? We've got some fantastic styling ideas to help you wear a cardigan – any time of the year.
- Layer. Wear a cardigan under a jacket (yes, a jacket), t-shirt or as a stand-alone outer layer.
- Pull up the sleeves. Change up the look a bit by pushing up the sleeves at varying lengths. Go to the elbow or just slightly above the wrist.
- Button as few buttons as possible. This will create a wonderful contrast between your undershirt and the sweater.
- Go with neural colors. This will make it much easier to pair up.
The tabbed cardigan at modbod can be styled anyway that fits your fashion sense. What we really love about this sweater though is that it's great for women of all ages. This is the perfect (and we do mean perfect) cardigan for teens and pre-teens to wear to school. We love this cardi with jeans and flats, with a backpack thrown over the shoulder.
And right now, the tabbed cardigan at modbod is on sale for only $19.95. Head to your closest modbod store or shop online.
Posted by modbodblog on January 25, 2012
New Costco dates for modbod (posted every Friday)
Posted by modbodblog on January 20, 2012
Keep Your New Year's Resolutions
Did you make a New Year's resolution to get in shape? Of course you did! Now, you have a little help with stylish modbod tanks and tees. Save 25% until January 25, 2012.
Posted by modbodblog on January 19, 2012
New Costco dates for modbod (posted every Friday)
Posted by modbodblog on January 13, 2012
Behind the Scenes with modbod
Right now, the modbod team is in Maui photographing our new Swim 2012 line, Spring 2012 and Summer 2012. Get a sneak peek at the new swim line and check out behind the scenes at a fashion shoot!
What's your favorite Spring 2012 trend?
Posted by modbodblog on January 9, 2012
New modbod attitude – Live True, Be You
In 2012, modbod will begin a new campaign that we hope will enrich the lives of our employees, customers, and friends. I am so excited to announce and share our new campaign here at modbod with all of you. The new campaign is "Live True, Be You." This is so much more than a motto or even a mission statement – it's a new attitude. This attitude is something that is very close to my heart and is at the core of what modbod truly believes. For a while now, I have wanted modbod clothing to have a clearer purpose – we have finally found it in "Live True, Be You" and hope to make a bigger difference in each of our lives! We hope that you will join us this year and find happiness and purpose that comes from living true and being you.
So, what does Live True, Be You mean? Great question! No matter who you are, I feel we have at least one common-thread between us: We all have, are, or will go through the phase of asking ourselves, "Who am I supposed to be?" My hope is that we ask, and find the answer to, a more important question, "Who am I, really?"
Let me tell you a bit about myself. I am a mother to four beautiful children. They are young, from 9 years old down to 2 years old, and certainly full of a lot of energy. They are always a reminder to me about what is really important in life. I am also a wife to an amazing man who is my partner in everything. I am a daughter, a sister, a friend. And I am a businesswoman.
On the outside, it might look like I have it all together, but I have my own insecurities. I have my own challenges that I have overcome and those things that I continue to work on to get to the point where I am today. Everyday I work on my challenges and "Live True, Be You" helps remind me what I could do, and not necessarily what I should do. Like everyone else, I have battled the ups and downs of life, but what helps me through the tough times is knowing who I really am and living true to that person.
So, what does our new attitude "Live True, Be You" have to do with clothing? Everything! The very essence of this attitude is giving women encouragement and confidence to find who they really are. When you get dressed and you look good, you feel good! How we dress is a huge part of who we are. Our clothing can show off personalities, give us confidence, and most importantly, highlight our inner beauty. When we feel good, and aren't worried about how we look, we are able to get outside of yourself to help others. Whether it's our children, our spouse, a friend or a stranger, you can give attention where it's really needed. In modbod, you can dress your True Self and feel confident and comfortable in how you look.
Throughout this year, I hope to inspire you to find your true self. I hope to inspire you to live true to yourself and to share your talents and gifts with those around you. And modbod will be there with you every step of the way. One of the blessings of owning a company that caters to women is that I have a chance to meet many women who inspire me. You inspire me! I want you to share with me and others your story so we can collectively inspire each other.
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Posted by modbodblog on January 6, 2012
New Costco dates for modbod (posted every Friday)
Posted by modbodblog on January 6, 2012
New modbod Double V-tee
Posted by modbodblog on January 3, 2012


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From the 14 September 2014 edition of l'Équipe. Quoted by Frédéric Bernès after the French team beat the Czechs 4-1 in the Davis Cup semifinals.
It's never insignificant when the substitutes of a team, some of them legitimately offended by being cut out, improvise a comedy show at the press conference.
Julien Beneteau, called "the bridge player" by the two other provocateurs, who don't need much convincing to make fun of his old age; Gael Monfils, teased for his baroque tournament scheduling; and Gilles Simon, called the "lemon slicer"; the three benched players of this semifinal were laughing like madmen when they arrived in the press room. It was a mess, but it was hilarious. We tried to reconstruct, as best as we could, this fun moment which says a lot about the atmosphere in this group. As we didn't have any alcometers, we won't take position on the nature of the liquids that were consumed in the secrecy of the locker room. But we have some idea.
Julien Benneteau [supposed to reminisce on this Davis cup campaign]: "Fuck, I don't even remember who played in Mouilleron-le-Captif [against Australia in the first round]."
Gael Monfils: "It wasn't me! (laughs)"
Julien Benneteau: "We've lost our memories. We're all drunk (laughs). And we know that this is going to be a long evening. Pff, with the two beside me, it's going to be very tough. We have to hope that we will all be healthy for this final. For those two, it's not a good start. [We ask JB a question that starts with "as a doubles specialist…"] That's nice! Like: you're 30 in the single rankings and you suck."
Gael Monfils: "Gillou, you smell of beer—you're drunk." (laughs)
Julien Benneteau: "The difference between Guy Forget and Arnaud Clement? Easy: twenty centimeters. One is a lefty with a slice backhand . And the other is not. "
Gilles Simon: "My schedule until the final? Well, the Masters, it's going to be hard to go, no?"
Gael Monfils: "You had a pretty bad start, yeah"
Gilles Simon: "But we have time before we have to think about this final. If we are going to compete with each other? What competition? Also a three-months-away match, it's a pretty long time. Who do we want to play in the final? It's nice, Naples, in November. It's warm. How are we going to adapt our scheduling? Well, for Gael it's simple. He does it all year long. ["As his new coach, reference to the last US Open, what schedule are you going to plan for him?"] You really like this one! Well, Gael, even if you don't like going to China, you are going to go for five weeks!"
Gael Monfils: "Ah, coach Gillou! You're laughing but you could make a lot of money in false advertising!" (laughs)
Gilles Simon: "For the advice, it depends on how much he pays me. We haven't discussed it yet."
Julien Benneteau: "It's hard to tell ourselves that we're not going to play too much and preserve ourselves for the final. If you only play a little, there's the chance that you won't be as good. Well, 'la Monf,' he can do it, he's used to it. How does the competition between us manifest itself? We settle it at Fifa. And it's violent."
Gilles Simon: "Exactly, the winner plays the match."
Gael Monfils: "Guys, no! It looks like I have lost at Fifa! I never lose at Fifa!"
Julien Benneteau: "It's true, you're better at Fifa than on the court." (laughs)
Gilles Simon: "You're the doubles specialist and me, I slice lemons."
Julien Benneteau: "It's going to be war, the competition. We are going to push each others down the stairs. It has already begun."
Gilles Simon: "I'm totally drunk (laughs). Where's the Corona?"
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A study by the U.S. Department of Transportation gives a look into some of the statistics regarding fatal accidents and injuries involving large trucks. The data, from 2012, shows that almost 4,000 people were killed in collisions that included at least one large truck. In the same year, 104,000 people on the roads were injured in the same type of truck accident. Both of these statistics represent an increase from the year before. The numbers for 2012 fatalities show a 4 percent rise from the prior year while the number of injuries represents a staggering 18 percent increase. In both cases, the great majority of those killed or injured were the occupants of other vehicles involved, not the driver or occupant of the truck.
On the other hand, drivers of large trucks were far less likely to have a blood alcohol content that was measured above the legal limit than other vehicle drivers, such as smaller trucks, motorcycles and passenger cars. These drivers also had a smaller incidence of prior license suspension before a fatal truck accident. However, drivers of large trucks had a slightly higher rate of speeding convictions prior to a fatal crash than those of passenger car drivers.
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Women U17 WC: Phiri stars as Zambia demolish Botswana
A technically superior Zambia U17 Women's National Team on Sunday beat visiting Botswana 5-2 in a preliminary round, first leg, Uruguay 2018 World Cup qualifier match.
Christabel Phiri was the star of the match after she scored a double brace in a match Zambia dominated on all fronts.
Despite showing more attacking intent, the Kangwa Kaluba coached side had to wait until the 21st minute when Phiri opened the scores from inside the box.
Zambia were dominating with the Tswana defense struggling to contend with the runs of Phiri and Lydia Mubanga.
The deadly Phiri found space again in the 29th minute to score a second before hardworking skipper, Mubanga fired home a third in the 33rd minute to send Zambia into the break with a comfortable lead.
With Botswana having already a change bringing in Thlobogang Maatla for Theo Pearl, they looked a stronger team in the second half but there was still room for the free scoring striker from Olympic Queens to squeeze in a shot from inside the box to grab a third in the 51st minute.
Botswana pulled one back almost immediately after an error in defense and they went on to score from the spot in the 73rd minute through Lone Gaofetoge.
However, there was no stopping they young 'on-fire' Zambian sharp shooter from scoring her fourth of the day and Zambia's 5th in the 85th minute.
The two teams meet in a fortnight to decide who qualifies to the first round.
The winner will meet South Africa in December at home and away for a place at the finals.
The finals will be played next year in Uruguay between November ams December.
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Sony upgrades robot pet
Japanese electronics company Sony Corp has smartened up its ground-breaking cyber pet Aibo, announcing a new version which understands human speech and takes photographs.
Last year Sony released the original Aibo, capable of 250 movements and basic interaction.
It sold 3,000 within 20 minutes of going on sale despite a price tag of about $2,500.
Big business
A new price of $1,500 for Aibo suggests that Sony is taking the pet robot business seriously.
The corporation said it was ready to handle 60,000 orders a month for the new version, which goes on sale in November.
It has set up a new company, Entertainment Robot Company, to help develop the consumer market for Aibo-type machines.
"We see ourselves as pioneering a new market in a fashion similar to what we did with the Walkman in the 1980s," company president Satoshi Amagai said.
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The original Aibo was challenged by pets like Sega Corp's Poo-chi dog and Omron's Tama cat.
And it came under criticism for failing to understand what its owners said.
It also understands 50 words and can imitate human intonation.
Owners can now also programme its movements via a $500 software package.
And to escape from its original "dog" image, the new Aibo is based on a lion cub, with pointed ears and a stump of a tail.
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Runner's World founder has tearful reunion with son after explosion
Speaking on the phone from the safety of his Boston hotel, Bob Anderson could still hear the sirens outside. Hours earlier, the Los Altos, Calif., resident and founder of Runner's World magazine had been among the terror-stricken competitors to hear bombs go off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
At the time, Anderson wasn't sure where his son Michael was - just that he'd be finishing right about the time of the explosion. When the two finally reunited in their hotel lobby, it was a teary scene.
"Oh, my gosh, the emotions just cried out,'' Anderson said. "It's just unbelievable because of the emotions - your entire body is on edge anyway because you just ran a marathon. Then for this to be unfolding was just unbelievable. It was a scary, scary moment."
Bob Anderson, 65, and Michael Anderson, 37, were among the handful of Bay Area runners left shaken by the explosions that left two people dead and dozens of others injured at the venerable sporting event.
Summer Sanders, the Olympic swimmer and former Stanford star, wrote on Twitter: "Evacuated from hotel, made it 8 blocks to our car & to Logan. Flight still scheduled, really ready to be home & hold my babies"
Bob Anderson, who founded Runner's World in Kansas before moving the headquarters to the South Bay, ran 50 road races last year - mostly 10Ks and half-marathons.
He decided to run a marathon again for the first time in 30 years. This was his first-ever Boston Marathon and he said he loved the race itself, clocking an unofficial finishing time of 3 hours, 32 minutes while soaking in the sights and sounds of the boisterous 26.2-mile course. "It's such an exciting event. It's like the whole town is behind you,'' said Anderson, who sold his magazine in 1984.
But the excitement turned quickly to fear. Anderson was picking up his finishing medal when he heard the first blast. Then he saw the smoke rising above the north side of Boylston Street, just before the photo bridge that marks the finish line.
Michael Anderson finished in 4:00.30. Reports have the first explosion detonating at 4:09.
"I saw the police running off in that direction,'' Anderson said, "and you think, 'Oh, my God.' ''


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Winners in 13 categories were announced Sunday afternoon at the third-annual Charlie Awards. The awards, which celebrate the Twin Cities food and drink community (and are named for the late, great Charlie's Cafe Exceptionale, pictured above), were held at the Pantages Theatre in downtown Minneapolis.
Lucia Watson (pictured, above), the force behind 28-year-old Lucia's Restaurant and the adjacent Lucia's Wine Bar and Lucia's To Go, was handed the Lifetime Achievement award.
Butcher & the Boar (pictured above, with chef/co-owner Jack Riebel, left) was named Outstanding Restaurant.
Sameh Wadi of Saffron Restaurant & Lounge and World Street Kitchen was named Outstanding Chef.
The Emerging Food Professional award went to Tyler Shipton, co/chef-co/owner of Borough.
Diane Yang of La Belle Vie was named Outstanding Pastry Chef. La Belle Vie also won top honors in the Outstanding Restaurant Service category.
St. Paul's sole Charlie went to the Strip Club, with Dan Oskey winning the Outstanding Bartender honor.
Julie Snow Architects won Outstanding Restaurant Design for the firm's work on Burch Steak and Pizza Bar (pictured, above).
Birchwood Cafe owner Tracy Singleton (pictured, above, with daughter Lily Singleton-Hill) walked away with two honors: the Community Hero and Outstanding Neighbor awards.
Three food and drink items were placed in the klieg lights: Newcomer Hot Indian Foods won the year's Outstanding Food Truck Item with its Indi Frites. Lift Bridge Brewing Co.'s Hop Dish IPA won the Outstanding Local Craft Brew award and Corner Table won Outstanding Menu Item with chef Thomas Boemer's version of crispy pork belly.
Awards for individuals and businesses are determined by a vote of all participating Charlie Awards restaurants. Food and beverage awards are determined by an online public vote and a panel of experts.


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Rockabilly Folk band Sam Spades is back by popular demand! This band takes a new twist on songs steeped in rockabilly tradition and has just released their first EP "Wolf."
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Best Pet Birds | Find the right pet bird for you in 2020
Best Pet Birds To Get
Imagine a new reality show: "Greatest American Bird." You can bet your tail feathers that budgies (parakeets) cockatiels and conures would make the final three! What makes these pet birds so popular? All three have every quality we're looking for in a pet bird. Budgies or parakeets, cockatiels and conures talk, they whistle, they can do tricks, and their personalities can charm us for hours.
Best Pet Birds To Get: Budgies Or Parkaeets
Budgies or parakeets have a bold attitude, which matches the many colors mutations they come in. A longtime fan of these birds, BIRD TALK's Small Bird Columnist, as well as author of "Cockatiels for Dummies," Diane Grindol pointed out that budgies come in two sizes: the English budgie and the American budgie (sometimes known as an American parakeet).
"Though they are the same genetically, American parakeets are smaller and more active than larger English budgies, which have been bred for show." Don't underestimate budgies as pets; both budgie varieties melted my formerly large-parrot resolve.
When it comes to small parrots, many people cannot believe that a budgie has the ability to talk. No one is better equipped to dispel that misconception than Diane Grindol. "Male budgies," Grindol said, "are among the most talkative parrots. In 1995, The Guinness Book of Records named Puck, a male parakeet, as the champion talker of birds, with his vocabulary of over 1,700 words."
Grindol mentioned that budgies play by "bopping" another bird's beak. You can join the game by using your thumbnail as a "substitute beak." Budgies also seem to like "bopping" small, hollow balls. Budgies can easily learn tricks, like playing fetch, where they toss the ball at you for you to retrieve!
Budgie owners might not even realize that they have a talking bird. "You have to listen closely to a budgie's speech. It is fast and high, and squeaky. The females rarely talk well," Grindol said.
Budgies or parakeets love bath time, especially leaf bathing. When people tell me their budgie doesn't like to bathe, I advise them to put a wet lettuce leaf or two on a plate and stand back. A budgie will hop right on top of the lettuce leaf, fluff out its feathers and start getting wet. It's always hilarious to watch!
Best Pet Birds To Get: Cockatiels
Do you want a cuddly pet bird? "Cockatiels usually like to be petted," Grindol noted. "Once you learn to stroke them behind their crest and on their cheeks, they request petting and grooming."
And if that isn't enough, they're quiet, too. "Because they spend a great deal of time sitting and preening, [cockatiels] are good companions when you do quiet activities," said Grindol. "They love being with you, even when you aren't directly interacting."
"Cockatiels," according to Grindol, "differ from talkative budgies." Male cockatiels learn whistles easily and occasionally say a few words. Females typically don't talk and only occasionally whistle, and have a reputation for being docile.
This makes females cockatiels excellent pets for someone who wants a quiet, gentle bird."Like budgies, cockatiels can learn tricks and come in several color mutations in the gray and brown ranges, as well as white and yellow. While they are not known for their talking ability, male cockatiels love to whistle and can be taught songs, such as "Yankee Doodle." (Or if you 'd like, "The Imperial March" from Star Wars.)
When I got my cockatiel, she amazed me with the way she picked up food in her foot and raised it to her beak, like a kid eating an ice cream cone. (Conures and larger parrots tend to eat food held in the foot, but budgies typically do not.) Watching her eat makes me happy every time.
Cockatiels also raise their leg over a wing to scratch their head. This incredibly flexible feat amazed my friends, who crowned my cockatiel the most limber creature on the block.
Best Pet Birds To Get: Conures
Conures offer the dramatic personality and the coloring of a macaw, packed into a smaller body. In fact, Grindol said, "Conures might be related to macaws, and share many of their personality traits."
While more affordable than larger parrots, conures nevertheless require a commitment of energy and attention. Most conures live 25 to 40 years.
Most conures can learn simple tricks, such as waving or whistling on command. Conures climb and swing like acrobats and play like clowns. Many conures can learn to talk or imitate household sounds.
One thing that conures have in common with large parrots, and which separates them from budgies and cockatiels, is their vocalizations. Most conures can out shout budgies and cockatiels. Long before you see a conure, you can hear it. Conures' vocalizations evolved to communicate over long distances to flock members in neighboring trees or to keep the group together while in flight.
The conure's vocal range and power both intimidates and inspires awe. For this reason, choose a conure that has a sound level tolerable to both you and your family/neighbors.Grindol pointed out three unusual conure activities: conures enjoy climbing inside a shirt or a pocket; like macaws, they sometimes sleep or play on their backs, and conures love birdie buddy cloth companions. (Grindol advised cockatiel and budgie owners to not provide their birds with cloth companions, because it might stimulate their companion birds' breeding behavior.)
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Wanda, 85, worries that young people won't be interested in her life lessons. I think she's wrong about that, because her hard-won lessons for living are ones we all can use.
I write poetry for children and for the old. The media generation escapes me. I really would like to know what is going on, but it all seems as alien as the planet Mars. What could I tell them out of my experience that would have any meaning for them? In my 84-year-old case, I feel that I have lost their attention. If I could re-capture it for fifteen minutes, I would say this:
It all boils down to choices. Make a bad one in a few seconds, and live with the consequences for the rest of your life. When you are young, lots of the choices have to do with sex and relationships. Use your head, and go carefully.
If you have a chance, get as much education as you can, because it gives you options you would not have otherwise. Find out what your strong suite is, and follow up on it. Don't be afraid to seek advice . If words are your thing, and you think you might make a writer, don't wait until you are 70 years old as I did.
Those who make a plan for their lives have an advantage over those who just float merrily along. This, in fact, is what I did, and I had a wonderful ride – but if someone had asked me "What do you want to do with your life? You're only going to get one." I might have focused more, and perhaps made a difference . But no one ever did. Too late for regrets!
One must make a living, and it is not easy these days. But don't insist on being a millionaire. Focus on making enough money to bring up your children, educate them, save and invest anything extra for your old age.
If you have children, spend time with them, doing "stuff" like going on beach picnics, going to the zoo , reading poetry and stories at bed time, making cookies, at Christmas, singing with them, using art materials( Kids clean up well.) These are things they will remember in later life.
I think I'll stop here. If I get preachy, no young person is going to listen.


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The Campus Center is home to a number of different restaurants and services (including a credit union), so you can get what you need without leaving campus.
Got a growling stomach? Need some caffeine? How about some cash?
The Campus Center is home to a number of different restaurants and services (including a credit union), so you can get what you need without leaving campus.
Whether you're craving something fast and fried or you'd rather dig into something fresh, you'll find what you're looking for here.
Choose from nine dining options.
If you are a Starbucks coffee fan, the café is your place. Grab and go meal options are also at the ready, along with a wide variety of snacks. Maybe even take a few minutes to relax with a friend or colleague in the cozy seating area.
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Fuel up or wind down with a cup of coffee or tea, espresso drink, or pastry from Caribou.
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Make this your next stop if you're hungry for chicken. Chick-fil-A offers chicken sandwiches, nuggets, and salads, along with a variety of sides, shakes, and beverages.
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Satisfy your sandwich craving with a hot or cold sub. You'll also find a variety of soups—the menu changes daily.
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If you want pizza, this is where it's at. You'll also find cheese sticks, breadsticks, and even wings at Pizza Hut.
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Grab and go at this café with locally sourced foods, including vegetarian options, that focus on wellbeing and sustainability.
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You decide what's on the menu. A student vote will determine the chef's creation. You'll choose from tacos, Mediterranean, burgers, breakfast, and more.
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If you're looking for your Chinese-American favorites, then look no farther than Panda Express.
No time to stop? Grab a sandwich from The Market and go. This convenience store also offers chips, candy, soda, and a variety of other packaged foods.
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As the official IUPUI bookstore, Barnes and Noble rents and sells textbooks, campus gear, and even school supplies. You'll also find a cafe with Starbucks coffee.See what the bookstore offers
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Get all your banking done at this full-service branch of the credit union. It offers checking and savings accounts, mortgage loans, and an ATM.Explore credit union services
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Get your CrimsonCard (IUPUI's official student ID card) and take advantage of deals and discounts, gain access to assigned areas on campus and more.See when the office is open
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Full-service printing center for everything from large-format posters to IUPUI letterhead and business cards.
If you're part of a student organization, the Multimedia Production Center can help you design your materials.Learn more about Miles Printing


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In late February, the Golden State Warriors made their lone visit of the season to Orlando to face the Magic. The day before making the trip, Klay Thompson expressed a sort reserved excitement about utilizing his down time to visit Universal Studios and check out the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
"I'm excited to get to Orlando," Thompson told reporters. "They got the new Harry Potter land. That'd be kind of cool."
During his trip, though, we saw the inner wizard, er, fan come out of Klay. And thanks to reddit, we get to see how big of a Harry Potter fan Thompson was back in high school.
You're not alone, Klay. A lot of us donned the glasses, scarf and robe look back in the day.
*burns old pictures*
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"Shawn Levy's absorbing, affectionate portrait manages to bring [Newman] back to us…. PAUL NEWMAN: A LIFE leaves readers with a suprisingly cheering message. If the rest of us can't aspire to having Newman's life, we can at least take inspiration from the way he lived his. We can play the cards we're dealt–with guts, grace and generosity."
—The Washington Post
"Eloquent and perceptive….Levy's meticulously researched biography is as revealing a portrait as one could hope for….By the time Levy details Newman's last recorded words, you may find yourself blotting the ink on the final page."
—Christian Science Monitor
"[A] sweeping tribute to Newman….Levy offers reportage as impresive as his critical analysis. PAUL NEWMAN: A LIFE is a layered and absorbing portrait."
"A graceful tribute to a one-of-a-kind man."
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"A rich, serious, yet thoroughly readable biography of a major American movie icon….Fascinating."
—Portland Oregonian
"[A] very readable accounting of Newman's life. Levy reveals the chinks…while still deeply appreciating the man."
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"[R]ichly researched….Shawn Levy, a film critic at Portland's Oregonian, has done his homework….Being able to bask in Newman's Own insights is enough to bring this one-of-a-kind star back to life, however briefly. And to miss him terribly again when the final page is turned."
—USA Today
"An illuminating look at one of the true greats, full of humor and intelligent analysis–highly recommended."
—Kirkus, starred review
"Levy's unique representation…will leave readers feeling that they have somehow slipped through the security gate and gotten to know a movie star who was famously guarded about his private life."
"Respectful, thoroughgoing….Levy doesn't' shy from discussing Newman's shortcomings as a father and husband, yet he leaves a glowing assessment of this legend's career."
—Publishers Weekly
Praise for Shawn Levy
The Last Playboy
"[Levy is] a bulldog researcher, and many of his judgments are astute…an entertaining, informative book."
—Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post
Ready, Steady, Go!
"Nimble and exciting . . . Levy's writing is more smashing than an Austin Powers movie."
—Entertainment Weekly
Rat Pack Confidential
"An excellent book, not only in its depictions of the Pack's carryings-on but in its portrayal of the dark turns each life took."
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Phew. Gotta' say, I feel better now that Elton John supports George Clooney's brave push back against stoning gay people to death in Brunei. We're going to boycott their hotels. You know, just in case you were going to Brunei… Read More ›
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The Good. The Bad. And the Ugly.
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Part Two of America the Immoral took me longer than I anticipated to put together. Better late than never. Here you have it. The continued war on women is immoral at its very core. Apparently the GOP didn't get the… Read More ›
More News and Notes on the Newtown Massacre
We're a couple of days removed from the Newtown Massacre, and it is no less horrifying today than it was Friday. As a follow-up, I have posted on my Scribd site a PDF file of the NRA brochure that I… Read More ›
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The 2012 Election Goal: Keep Romney-Ryan Out of the White House. Period.
Over the last several days, the GOP has proved once again that it and its supporters are totally irrelevant, beginning with Donald Trump's supposedly election-changing revelation about Barack Obama and ending with yet another GOP prospective lawmaker weighing in on… Read More ›
Toot! Toot! All Aboard the GOP Train Wreck!
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Volume 9, Issue 3 (1975) Spring 1975
Table of Contents
Mandatory Dedication of Public Sites as a Condition in the Subdivision Process in Virginia
Robert L. Dolbeare
Zoning Laws: The Private Citizen as an Enforcement Officer
Frank Eugene Brown Jr.
Recent Decisions
Constitutional Law-Civil Rights-Absent State Involvement, Right of Association Not Protected by 42 USC § 1985(3)
Constitutional Law-Termination of Utility Services for Nonpayment of Bill Without A Hearing Does Not Violate Due Process Clause of Fourteenth Amendment
Evidence-Defendant's Confession Following Confrontation with Illegally Seized Evidence Not Excluded Where Independent Motive Induced the Confession
Federal Jurisdiction-Incidental Use of Facilities in Interstate Commerce Held Sufficient to Invoke Travel Act


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Liberal Studies has a founding mission to develop global leaders in a world where cultural competency is increasingly important. Our community is committed to respecting difference and maximizing learning through conversation across multiple identities, experiences, and viewpoints. We strive to create a collaborative learning environment that both celebrates our diversity and provides equitable, inclusive opportunities to every student.
A program-wide committee has been convened to facilitate conversations and the sharing of information across and among the different areas of Liberal Studies; identify diversity, equity, and inclusion issues of importance to the LS community; make recommendations to faculty committees and deans on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives; and report periodically to the LS community.
- LS Student Council President - Trenten Sayles
- Chair of LS Student Diversity Advisory Committee - Raj Kittusamy
- Representative from the LS Student Council - Ghania Chaudhry
- Representative from the LS Student Council - Nicky Nenkov
- Representative from the Steering Committee - Tamiura Reid
- Representative from the Academic Planning Committee - Gerceida Jones
- At-Large Faculty Member - Ifeona Fulani
- At-Large Faculty Member - Mitra Rastegar (Chair)
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- Academic Advising Representative - Paul Brown
- Representative from Global Programs - Sentienla Toy
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- Dean's Office Liaison - D Simmons Jendayi, Ex Officio
The student advisory board for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI SAB) is a student committee that is responsible for collecting students' voices and representing them to the program-wide committee as well as the Dean. DEI SAB also organizes two events per semester for the LS community regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
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Liberal Studies sees diversity, equity and inclusion as essential to education and the development of leadership in a globally interconnected world. Diversity, equity and inclusion are also values that inform LS as a collegial and respectful environment for students, faculty and staff. We promote diversity, equity and inclusion with particular attention to improving the student experience.
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8.559650 - Chamber Music with Guitar (American) - KERNIS, A.J. / LIDERMAN, J. / MACKEY, S. (Awakenings) (D. Tanenbaum, Plitmann, A. Strauss, Kernis)
Aaron Jay Kernis (b. 1960): Two Awakenings and a Double Lullaby (2006)
Two Awakenings and a Double Lullaby, a song cycle for high soprano, violin, guitar and piano was written in 2006 to commemorate the opening of the new Concert Hall at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. This cycle of three songs is dedicated to my beloved twins, Jonah and Delphine. The work was composed with the exceptional talents of dear friends Hila Plitmann, Axel Strauss and David Tanenbaum in mind.
The Salutation, a text by the English metaphysical poet and clergyman Thomas Traherne (1636–74), is a meditation on the rise of consciousness from nothingness, the mysteries of existence and infinite glories of being. It begins with bell-like sounds in the piano and guitar and uses these sounds transformed throughout the movement.
In The Light Gatherer, English writer Carol Ann Duffy (one of my very favorite living poets, born in Glasgow in 1955) presents her young daughter infused with light and color in myriad ways, with a beautiful realization of the exuberance of childhood and the delight in witnessing growth and change.
Double Lullaby is a gentle, lyrical song which intertwines the soprano and violin in duet. I have placed two well-known texts alongside each other—the words in English from Engelbert Humperdincks' Lullaby from Hansel and Gretel (which treats the word "two" like a touchstone), and "Angels Watching Over Me", a traditional American spiritual.
Two Awakenings and a Double Lullaby was commissioned by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for the Inaugural Year at Civic Center with generous funding from the Fleishhacker Foundation.
Jorge Liderman (1957–2008): Aged Tunes (2007)
Aged Tunes (2007) represents my fourth collaboration with guitarist David Tanenbaum and Cuarteto Latinoamericano. Similar to the language of the Piano Quintet, Aged Tunes' rhythmic language is pulsating and motoric. The opening of the piece presents the rasgueado of the guitar and the chords in the quartet forming an ensemble unison, which leads to the introduction of the "aged tune" in the guitar while the quartet accompanies the guitar with articulating harmonic points. Then, the tune goes to the quartet while the guitar holds an E pedal. After this initial presentation of the tune, the guitar and the viola establish a duet while the rest of the quartet provides a harmonic background.
After an interplay between the guitar supported by the viola and cello, and then the violins, fragments of the original tune reappear, this time juxtaposed with new materials. This section culminates in a chordal unison that leads to the return of the original melody in the guitar. Then, accompanied by the quartet, the guitar presents scalar patterns.
While the quartet presents a quasi-ostinato fragment in slow motion, the guitar articulates arpeggios and chords that end in a scalar passage in the strings. Supported by a similar ostinati in the strings, the guitar now introduces a low melody followed by a rasgueado passage.
Scalar patterns in the strings lead to a rasgueado section in the guitar which introduces a cadenza.
After the cadenza, there is a return to the original tune. This is followed by chords in the guitar accompanied by running scales in the quartet which then, in pizzicato, articulate the melody line in the guitar. The tune then goes to the violin and through an alternation of scalar passages between guitar and quartet the piece comes to an end.
Steven Mackey (b. 1956): Measures of Turbulence (2006)
Measures of Turbulence explores the sound of gong-like, harmonics in the two electric guitars, with melodic lines, ostinato patterns, and strummed chords in the classical guitars. The emphasis is on nuances of ensemble texture and rarely does an individual instrument emerge as a solo voice. One exception is the bass, which does not play for nearly half the piece, and takes a leadership rôle for the first couple of minutes after it finally enters.
The work is not overtly turbulent or dramatic but rather deals with relatively subtle harmonic and rhythmic disturbances that do not cause catastrophic fractures or upheavals in the music but rather contribute to a constantly evolving dynamic equilibrium. Having said that, I imagine that it is a matter of perspective; to the individual leaves on an aspen tree the breeze is a violent disturbance while the nature lover on the path below witnesses a gentle shimmer. Similarly, for a group of guitarists performing a 15-against-8 polyrhythm, the sense of disagreement is quite dramatic, while the listener, hears a blended rustling.
A word about the electric guitar harmonics: For years I have used these multiphonics in improvisatory contexts but, until now, I have never asked anyone else to learn them since the finger must be placed very precisely in positions never used for ordinary playing which makes them difficult to notate and difficult to consistently reproduce. When executed properly each harmonic produces several, predictable pitches, which sound more like gongs than a guitar.
Perhaps these harmonics are the best metaphor for the rôle of perspective in Measures of Turbulence. In order to produce these multiphonic harmonics the string must quiver in spasmodic paroxysms, yet the result of all that turbulence is a stately, somewhat solemn sound.
Measures of Turbulence is fifteen minutes long. It was commissioned by the San Francisco Conservatory for the opening of a new facility and premiered on 28 January 2007 by students, faculty and alumni of the Conservatory's highly regarded guitar program, led by David Tanenbaum.
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music commissioned Steven Mackey's Measures of Turbulence and Aaron Jay Kernis' Two Awakenings and a Double Lullaby to celebrate the opening of the Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall at the school's new home in San Francisco's Civic Center.
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DALLAS – A passenger accidentally fired a hunting rifle at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport on Nov. 23 but no one was hurt, an airport spokeswoman said.
The incident occurred as the passenger was complying with a request by airline employees to demonstrate the rifle was unloaded in accordance with regulations, spokeswoman Tina Sharp said.
"There was an accidental discharge but nobody was injured and airport operations were not affected," she said.
The shot damaged a window and momentarily caused panic among other passengers near the Delta Air Lines check-in counter. The passenger, whose name was not released, was not charged and was allowed to board his flight, Sharp said.


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Lately, we've been hearing lots of buzz in the eDiscovery and Information Lifecycle Governance industry about "Value-Based Archiving." "Value-Based Archiving," also known as "Smart Archiving," is an approach that enables organizations to archive and retain only the content that has business value. In the case of email, this applies to archiving only the emails that have business value and eliminating the rest.
It's exciting to hear this topic coming to the forefront since this is an approach Integro has been promoting and helping our customers implement since the very early days of archiving. It's also the core concept behind our product, Integro Email Manager (IEM), which we developed after helping numerous customers who came to us with archiving solutions gone bad.
So, why is value-based archiving such an appealing concept and how does it solve failed archiving solutions? The common problem we often see is that companies have implemented archiving solutions that simply keep everything. Eventually, hundreds of TBs of email accumulate. Then one small failure, such as Full Text Indexing becomes corrupt, and all efforts at ROI are out the window. Other risks of keeping everything include increased exposure in litigation due to not being able to find what you have, and the additional costs related to attorney review of irrelevant content.
Integro developed our product, Integro Email Manager (IEM), to help companies take a more proactive approach to email archiving – one that's focused on the value of each email. IEM is a tool that enables companies to keep what's important and dispose of what's not. No more massive email archives that do more harm than good; that cause soaring storage costs and present significant risk.
IEM provides users with a seamless and friendly approach to tagging email content that has business value. Then IEM rigorously and defensibly disposes of the rest, which we call "ROT," or the redundant, outdated, and trivial. Only email with value is actually archived – hence the term, Value-Based archiving.
Makes sense right? But implementing such an obvious solution is very hard to do without a tool like IEM. Integro has worked to make IEM as easy as possible for users and allow it to seamlessly fit inside the user's mailbox, supporting rather than hindering their email experience. This is critical to enable the organizational change needed to roll out a Value-Based Archiving program. The tool has to fit the user's current workflows or it won't be used or accepted.
IEM is the only tool on the market today enabling true Value-Based Archiving (or Smart Archiving) of email. Other solutions archive email by basic email header data. This doesn't really solve any problems because you can't determine the business value of the email from the header data alone. Alternately, others provide a location-based solution which forces users to move email with business or records value to some other archive location outside their email. This approach can hurt organizational adoption and hinder user productivity.


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If you're a regular around Kolakube, you've probably noticed a lot of changes throughout the site lately. And I'm talking more than the release of my new WordPress theme.
For the past month or so, I've been rebuilding the Kolakube website. Every major part has been overhauled, and it all now runs 100% on WordPress, which is a HUGE deal since I had a few other pieces of software deeply integrated into the site. Running my business has never been simpler.


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light saber duels, why is there so little blood? Even blasters kill without gore or carnage. In Section 14.11 of IPMB, Russ Hobbie and I discuss tissue ablation. According to Wookieepedia, ablation cauterizes wounds, preventing bleeding. This is the same reason we use lasers in surgery.
2. Why do blaster shots not propagate at the speed of light? Chapter 14 of IPMB gives the speed of light as 3 × 108 m/s. In Star Wars, shots travel not much faster than a hard-thrown fastball, maybe 100 m/s. Apparently this far-away galaxy has a large permeability of free space, μo. Next time you view these films, watch for exaggerated magnetic effects.
Han Solo freeze so quickly (and reversibly!) in carbonite? The bioheat equation developed in Chapter 14 of IPMB implies that heat diffuses into tissue, and over long distances diffusion is slow. My guess is that carbonite freezing makes use of the blood flow term in the bioheat equation, perhaps by rapidly injecting cold carbonite intravenously. However, I don't see any IV tubes coming out of Han. Do you? Carbonite freezing has to be dangerous. But no matter; had Han died during freezing, Chewbacca would have saved Princess Leia.
Luke Skywalker's artificial hand work? Chapter 7 of IPMB discusses electrical stimulation of nerves, which is crucial for developing neural prostheses. Luke had such a prosthesis after he lost his hand during his epic duel with Darth Vader (Luke's FATHER!). Functional neural stimulation is becoming so sophisticated that artificial hands may arrive sooner than you think.
scaling. One famous result involves the strength of bones. Body mass scales as length cubed, but the strength of a bone scales as its radius squared, meaning that bones must get thicker relative to their length in larger animals. This is why Jabba the Hutt has no legs. Yoda lied when he said "size matters not."
Hoth? When an animal dies, it loses heat according to Newton's law of cooling (Chapter 3 in IPMB). After Han killed the tauntaun and shoved Luke into its belly, its temperature began to fall exponentially. Luke must have gotten really cold. What saved him was immersion into a bacta tank, which speeds rewarming by taking advantage of convection as well as conduction. I suspect bacta may also contain suspended stem cells, but who knows? Whatever the mechanism, Luke survived. During his recuperation is the most disturbing event in the entire Star Wars saga: the incestuous kiss. Ewwwwww!
Rebel Alliance say when they realized that Vader knew about their plans to attack the Death Star? One way to measure radiation dose is to use thermoluminescent phosphors, which Russ and I describe in Chapter 16 of IPMB as a "dielectric material that has been doped with impurities or has missing atoms in the crystal lattice to form metastable energy levels or traps." So, Admiral Ackbar must have just discovered the mechanism of thermoluminescence when he exclaimed "It's a trap!"
machete order, thereby avoiding Jar Jar Binks). Finally, don't miss my favorite version of the Star Wars theme song, performed in the video below by lounge singer Nick Winters. Now, off to the movies. And, May The Force Be With You.


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Carver, Brent
Brent Carver, actor (b at Cranbrook, BC 17 Nov 1951). One of Canada's most versatile actors, Carver has tackled the classics at the Stratford Festival (1980-87), as well as turning in critically acclaimed performances in musical theatre, cabaret and film. Associated with Robin Phillips, who directed him both at Stratford and at Theatre London (1983-84), Carver has also worked closely with John Neville at Edmonton's Citadel Theatre in such productions as Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Romeo and Juliet.
Heralded for the searing honesty and exceptional charisma of his performances, Carver has won 10 awards in a career that began in 1972, when he dropped out of the University of British Columbia after his third year to join the Vancouver Playhouse Holiday touring children's theatre, under the direction of Don Shipley. That same year he was in his first adult theatre production with the Vancouver Arts Club's Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.
Carver has worked across Canada, in the US and UK, but gained his reputation at the Stratford Festival, where he demonstrated his considerable adaptability with The Pirate King in Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance (1985) and the title role in Shakespeare's Hamlet (1986). He further cemented his popularity among small theatre audiences with Brad Fraser's Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love, for which we won the 1989/90 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Actor. Other diverse stage roles have included Ariel in Shakespeare's The Tempest (1979), in Los Angeles with Anthony Hopkins; Horst in Martin Sherman's Bent (1981), for which he won his first Dora; and Dr. Frankenfurter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1976).
Carver's film roles include Rafe in Carol Bolt's One Night Stand (1978), for which he picked up an Etrog Award, Robert Ross in Robin Phillips's adaptation of Timothy Findley's novel The Wars (1983) and Gail Harvey's adaptation of Michel Marc Bouchard's stage play Lilies (1995).
His television credits run the gamut from Street Legal, in which he played an AIDS patient (1995) and won the Gemini, to principal roles in the mini-series Love and Hate (1988) and Love and Larceny (1984).
In 1996 Carver toured his highly acclaimed cabaret show, Brent Carver in Concert, playing at Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre and at Vancouver's Ford Centre for the Performing Arts. He also guest starred as a dancer in an hour-long CBC tribute to Canadian dancer/choreographer Margie Gillis and received raves for his portrayal of psychotic thief Donnie in Lee MacDougall's High Life, a new Canadian play that headed for Broadway later that year. In the summer of 1998 Carver played the title role in an outstanding production of Schiller's Don Carlos, directed by Phillips. And at the end of the year he was back on Broadway, starring in the Livent musical Parade. Engagements for 2000 included the role of Tevye in the musical Fiddler on the Roof at the Stratford Festival.
Along with a 1993 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Molina in Kiss of the Spider Woman) and a Tony nomination for Parade in 1999, Carver's other awards include an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a musical (1992-93), also for Spider Woman; the Toronto Arts Award in the Performing Arts Category (1996); 2 more Doras for his outstanding performance as an actor (1993, 1996); a Gemini Award for Best Actor in a dramatic role or mini-series (1996); the Sterling Award for Best Actor (1994); and the New York Drama Desk Award for Best Actor (1992-93).


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Law school did not nurture my spiritual self. In fact, traditional legal education has a way of sucking spirituality right out of a student. You are trained to think "critically," to put aside feelings of sympathy and vague notions of morality.
To be fair, this training is essential for students to become the zealous advocate for a client that they need to be. Unchecked sympathy for a client or for the opposing party can lead to disastrous results. Lawyers need detachment and objectivity to navigate the treacherous waters in which their clients swim.
This training to "think like a lawyer" is the focus of the first year of law school. The problem is that it often goes on for three years without much encouragement of, or assistance for, students to incorporate into their new lawyer-self the essential moral and human values with which they entered law school and the additional ones they need to develop. Many law schools today are aware of this problem and are intentional in addressing the values gap. Such was not the case when I was in law school.
Thankfully, I found a counterweight to the narrow training of law school, which served to keep me balanced: Watts Street Baptist Church. And in this church I found a small group of elders who became my mentors: the Herndons (Fred, Nannie Mae, and Ruby Leigh) and Leslie Dunbar. All were in their 60s and 70s. They formed the core of the Peace and Reconciliation Committee. I joined them, or perhaps, it is more accurately to say that they took me under their wings.


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