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Overview: Wolf Law replaced the aging Fleming Law Building on the Boulder Campus in August of 2006. The scope of work included 22 classrooms in addition to Moot, and Teaching Court Rooms. A digital signage system and deposition rooms were also added to the project.
The bid was won by Digital Roads; however, the project was still more than $200,000 over the University's budget. We entered a separate contract for re-design in order to work with the owner on value engineering decisions in order to bring the project under the stated budget parameters. This was a one week intensive process that required a total group effort between DRI, EDI and the University and it was highly successful in delivering more functionality for less money.
The specified SP control systems were replaced using Crestron for a significant savings. The projector models were also changed for a significant savings. Excessive power conditioning requirements were removed and the functionality transferred to the building electrical system. The video conferencing was configured so it could be shared between a number of spaces for additional savings.
These systems are all linked via Crestron RoomView software for help desk support and notification. Scope includes basic presentation systems, videoconferencing applications and IP base recording of interview rooms for deposition training. The digital signage system was installed by DRI in conjunction with FourWinds Interactive for public display and way finding.


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A sandwich made from thinly sliced pieces of steak and melted cheese in a long roll.
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- 2 fresh Italian sandwich rolls split in half crosswise.
- 1 white onion, thinly sliced.
- 1/2 large green bell pepper, thinly sliced.
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic.
- 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper.
- 1/2 pound rib-eye steak, very very thinly shaved or sliced.
- 1/3 pound thinly sliced white American cheese, or Provolone cheese OR 4 ounces melted cheese whiz.
- Ketchup, optional topping.
- Preheat the oven (fan assisted) to 200C.
- Heat a cast-iron frying pan or griddle over medium-high heat. When hot add the oil, onions and bell peppers, and cook, stirring, until caramelized, about 6 minutes. Add the garlic, salt, and pepper, and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Push off to 1 side of the griddle.
- Add the meat to the hot pan and cook, stirring and breaking up with the back of 2 metal spatulas, until almost no longer pink, about 2 minutes. Mix in the Sauteed vegetables. Top with cheese slices and melt. Spoon the cheesy meat mixture into the warm buns and serve immediately with condiments of choice or Put the meat in the bun and dip the spatula in the cheese whiz and then wipe the spatula down the inside of the bread.


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my immediate family - descendants of Ann Elizabeth Holeman (m. Lenhart)
Other researchers may be interested in the Holeman and Rader reports.
(Revised 29 October 2006)
On the Holeman side (Ann Elizabeth Holeman [AEH] wife of Walter Beck Lenhart) we have associated
surname ancestors back to the 1500's - several connected with
Ann Elizabeth Holeman was the daughter of John English Holeman and Katherine
Sophia (or Sophia Katherine) Graves of KY.
John was the son of Col. Alexander Wake Holeman (AWH, known as Wake; served the
AWH was the son of Jacob Harrod Holeman (JHH) and Mary Ann Wake (MAW) of VA and KY.
JHH was the son of Andrew Holeman and Elizabeth Rader of VA.***
Andrew was the son of Jacob Holeman, son of Daniel Holeman of
See JHH, MAW, AWH and more at Portraits
***In 1965, a distant cousin (who wishes to remain anonymous) commissioned a
Ancestry Chart of Ann Elizabeth Holeman PDF file - 5 generation chart; most of the surnames on the chart are documented to earlier generations.
In the 1990's, I sent booklets to all the daughters of AEH & WBL documenting the following AEH lines (in time, I hope to add this information to the website):
Revel Wharton (red cover) - DAR application with all documentation
(Revel's daughter married an English)
Graves Ancestry (green cover)
Duvall ancestry (turquoise cover) - wife of the above mentioned Dr. John B. English was a Duvall.
Other material including write-ups and documentation about Col. Alexander Wake Holeman (and the Civil War) and his father, Jacob Harrod Holeman (a
Jacob Harrod Holeman was also the survivor of an infamous
Alexander Wake Holeman usually known as Wake Holman/Holeman (link includes Civil War details and the "bean" story).
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AEH's children in 3rd generation under Walter Beck Lenhart (WBL).
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WASHINGTON — A multiyear study involving more than 100,000 participants provides added support that eating lots of fruit and vegetables is good for the heart.
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But the analysis failed to show similar benefits for cancer, a result that prompted the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, which published the study Tuesday, to raise questions about its findings.
The report supports the American Heart Association's recommendations to consume at least five servings of fruit and vegetables per day, according to the researchers, led by Dr. Walter Willett of the Harvard School of Public Health.
But for cancer, the report said, "The protective effect of fruit and vegetable intake may have been overstated."
The research team studied 71,910 females in the Nurse's Health study and 37,725 males in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. The research began in the mid-1980s and the report followed the participants until 1998.
They found participants who ate five or more servings of fruit and vegetables daily had a slightly decreased risk of heart disease, but there was no statistically significant difference in cancer rates.
The researchers provided several possible explanations for that result, while the journal published an editorial suggesting potential sources of error.
It may be that cancer risk is increased only in people who eat few fruits and vegetables, the researchers said. Since most of the study participants — nurses and other health professionals — tended to include fruit and vegetables in their diets, no protective association would have been noticeable.
Another possibility, the authors said, is that it takes longer for cancer to develop than heart disease, so it may take longer for a protective association from higher fruit and vegetable consumption to show up.
'Open question' about cancer protection
In addition, they said, the overall finding does not preclude protective effects of some specific vegetables.
The latest facts and figuresFor example, they found that eating cruciferous vegetables — such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and watercress — was associated with lower rates of cancer in males who smoked and didn't use multivitamins. They also had found a lower rate of bladder cancer in men who ate more cruciferous vegetables.
Fruits were more strongly associated with reduced heart disease than vegetables, the researchers said. Among vegetables, those most closely related to better heart health were green leafy vegetables.
In an editorial in the same issue of the journal, Dr. Arthur Schatzkin and Victor Kipnis of the National Center Institute contend it "remains an open question" whether eating fruits and vegetables provides cancer protection.
Errors in collecting the data could obscure a cancer reduction associated with eating fruit and vegetables, Schatzkin said. Even a modest degree of protection could translate into many lives, "since everybody eats," he said.
"Our whole point was, look, we know we're dealing with a certain amount of error in measuring what people eat, and that error is enough to make a modest association disappear," Schatzkin said in a telephone interview.
The questionnaire method used to collect data on eating habits is subject to error, Schatzkin and Kipnis wrote. They also questioned statistical methods used, noting that the researchers adjusted for several other factors such as total energy intake, smoking, alcohol use and taking vitamins, which also may be subject to error.
"In other words, the evidence is simply inadequate at this time to determine whether fruit and vegetable intake confers modest protection against cancer," Schatzkin and Kipnis concluded.
The research was funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health and the Florida Department of Citrus.
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The Royal Wedding day has finally arrived and we can hardly contain our excitement – let us see the dresses!
The biggest dresses rumour spreading around the fashion world is that Kate Middleton's gown will indeed be McQueen as Sarah Burton, creative director of the brand checked in at her hotel late last night. Apparently an insider has leaked that it was designed by Mcqueen himself, I think you will agree that of all the dresses she could choose this option is probably the most exciting – fingers crossed it's all true.
And while Kate might be flying the flag for dresses designed by British designers, Princess Beatrice is said to be attending the nuptials in Valentino, which we can forgive as we are sure she will look elegant and chic as Valentino dresses never fail to impress.
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CANCELED: L.A. Theatre Works: "Seven"
Seven is a riveting documentary play by seven female writers based on personal interviews with seven remarkable women who faced life-threatening obstacles before bringing heroic changes to their home countries of Pakistan, Nigeria, Ireland, Afghanistan, Guatemala, Russia and Cambodia.
Playwrights Carol K. Mack (who conceived the play), Anna Deavere Smith, Paula Cizmar, Catherine Filloux, Gail Kriegel, Ruth Margraff, and Susan Yankowitz collaborated to create a tapestry of stories that weave together the words of these women, dramatizing their struggles and triumphs over resistance, death threats, entrenched norms and pervasive violence. Since the premiere in 2008, the piece has been translated into 27 languages and performed worldwide in over 30 countries, sharing with an international audience these inspiring tales of bravery and perseverance.
Seven makes the powerful and timeless statement that even in the darkest times, one person, one voice, and a single act of courage, can change the lives of thousands. SEVEN was created with the support of the Vital Voices Global Partnership, the preeminent non-governmental organization (NGO) that identifies, trains and empowers extraordinary women around the world by unleashing their leadership potential to transform lives and accelerate peace and prosperity in their communities. These women have returned home to train and mentor more than 500,000 additional women and girls in their communities. They are the Vital Voices of our time. Vitalvoices.org
The women of Seven
- Marina Pisklakova-Parker – Russia
Against tremendous odds, in 1993, Marina Pisklakova-Parker founded the first hotline for victims of domestic violence in Russia. At the time, there was no name for domestic abuse in her country. Despite reticent law enforcement and in the midst of threats from abusers, Marina persisted. Her efforts have since grown into Center ANNA and a coalition of hundreds of crisis centers that provide counseling services to over 100,000 Russian women per year.
- Mu Sochua – Cambodia
Mu Sochua is a Human Rights Advocate and the former Minister of Women's Affairs in Cambodia (one of only two women in the government cabinet). She grew up outside of Cambodia, having been sent away for her protection by her parents who perished in the Killing Fields of Pol Pot. She was co-nominated in 2005 for the Nobel Peace Prize for her work against sex trafficking of women in Cambodia and neighboring Thailand. After door-to-door visits to 482 villages, Mu Sochua won a seat in Parliament in July 2008 and was re-elected in 2013.
- Anabella De Leon – Guatemala
Anabella De Leon raised herself and her family from poverty in Guatemala by getting an education, which was exceptionally rare for a young woman coming from the poorest communities. In 1995, after earning a law degree, she became a member of Guatemala's congress while devoting herself to the struggle for human rights. She has received multiple death threats as a result of her fight against corruption and for the rights of the poor and indigenous peoples.
- Inez McCormack – Northern Ireland (deceased 2013)
Inez McCormack was an internationally renowned and hugely influential human rights and Irish trade union activist. She was the first full-time female official of the National Union of Public Employees (NUPE), the first female regional secretary of UNISON (Public Service Union) and the first female President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. She played a critical role in the 1998 Good Friday Peace Accords and continued to advocate for equal rights and fair labor practices for women and minorities. In 2006, she founded the Participation and Practice of Rights Project, helping the disadvantaged access resources and services in Ireland, both North and South. Inez continued to advise and support PPR until her death in 2013.
- Farida Azizi – Afghanistan
Farida Azizi became an activist fighting the marginalization of women under Taliban rule in her native country of Afghanistan. She often traveled alone to rural districts to bring medical supplies and care to women who were abused and persecuted by the Taliban. Threats to her life forced her to seek asylum in the United States, where she now lives with her two children. She continues to work on women's rights issues and peace-building for Afghanistan.
- Hafsat Abiola-Costello – Nigeria
Hafsat Abiola-Costello founded the Kudirat Initiative for Democracy and became an advocate for human rights and democracy in Nigeria following the murder of her activist parents. The Initiative provides skill-training and leadership opportunities for young women across Nigeria. She served as the youngest member of the Ogun State cabinet in Nigeria and the Special Adviser on the Millennium Development Goals to the State governor. She was educated in America at Harvard University.
- Mukhtar Mai – Pakistan
Mukhtar Mai, at age 30, was gang raped in a form of honor revenge. Her harrowing story grabbed headlines across the world. Although the custom would be for her to commit suicide following a rape, she instead brought her rapists to justice, built schools to improve the conditions for young women, and became an advocate for education in her country. The organization she founded is the champion of women's rights and education in the Southern region of Punjab Province, Pakistan. This region is known for some of the world's worst examples of women's rights violations. Her story has been the subject of numerous documentaries, books, and an opera.
About L.A. Theatre Works
Susan Albert Loewenberg, Producing Director
For more than 25 years, L.A. Theatre Works (LATW) has been the foremost radio company in the United States. Broadcast in America on NPR and internationally on the BBC, and in China on The Beijing Radio Network, LATW has single-handedly brought live theater into the homes of millions. The company also performs a hugely successful series of live radio theater presentations each season in Los Angeles. Works by Arthur Miller, Neil Simon, David Mamet, Tom Stoppard, Lynn Nottage, Lorraine Hansberry and others have been performed and recorded by LATW with casts of the most critically acclaimed film and stage actors. On the road, LATW has given live radio theater performances in Chicago, Washington, Boston, New York and over 200 other venues nationwide. An LATW performance is immediate, spontaneous, and features a first-rate cast, live sound effects, and a connection to the audience rarely felt in a traditional theater setting. This theater is an event!
"L.A. Theatre Works is a national theatrical treasure…" - The Philadelphia Inquirer
"…a thought-provoking show." - The Wall Street Journal
"Consistently superb work." - Los Angeles Times
"...Brilliant, electrifying, moving and timely" - DC Metro Theater Arts
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Monetizing Information is More Than Just Selling Your Data
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According to various dictionary definitions, to monetize something is "to convert an asset into or establish something as money or legal tender." But Investopedia goes on to suggest, "The term monetize has different meanings depending on the context. It can refer to methods utilized to generate profit, while it also can literally mean the conversion of asset into money." Conversion is the key.
This introduces a range of possibilities for information, all of which we see in today's information economy with increasing frequency: Information is used as legal tender (or at least in place of legal tender in many kinds of transactions). Information most certainly is used to generate a profit–and not just by Google, Facebook and the rest of the digerati, but by just about every business in every industry today with even just a copy of Excel. And yes, information is regularly converted directly into money by a growing marketplace of household name data brokers like ACNielsen, Bloomberg and Equifax, and by clever upstarts like Tru Optik (measuring unmonetized demand for movies, TV shows, video games and software, based on P2P traffic), AULIVE (harvesting and categorizing the worlds' trove of patents), Onvia (aggregating, categorizing and anticipating RFPs from federal and local government departments), and Apervita (a marketplace for healthcare related data and algorithms). And hundreds, perhaps thousands, of others.
But let's dispel the notion right away that information monetization is just about selling your data. It's much more than this. The range of ways to do so is endless. Try not to get caught up in these other information monetization myths and vision visors which hinder business leaders from realizing anything near the full promise of data:
Information Monetization Myths
- Monetization means selling data
- Requires an exchange of cash
- Only involves your own data
- The data is in raw form
- We're not in the information business
- Nobody would want our data
- We just give our data to our suppliers and partners
Endless Economic Alternatives for Information
The first and biggest vision roadblock to monetizing information is a failure to think beyond selling information. It's best not to get painted into this corner lest you limit the economic potential of your information. Instead, think more broadly about "methods utilized to generate profit." These methods can range from indirect methods in which information contributes to some economic gain, or to more direct methods in which information generates an actual revenue stream.
Indirect methods of information monetization can include using data to reduce costs, improve productivity, reduce risks, develop new products or markets, or build and solidify relationships.
With indirect methods for monetizing information abound, and we do them daily and for most processes. The problem is that most organizations fail to measure the information's economic impact. So how can they claim they're monetizing it? They can't really. And this presents a real roadblock to budgeting for any information-related initiatives. Although an inability to measure information's top or bottom line impact shouldn't stop you from using it, in reality it probably does limit how well, how broadly, and how creatively you deploy it. So let's put a stake in the ground: You are indirectly monetizing information only if you are measuring its contribution to economic value. This may not quite be an aphorism, but it's certainly useful.
By way of illustration, here are just a couple of the hundreds of examples Gartner has compiled of indirect information monetization:
Financial Stress Test? Citi is Stressed No More.
Consider March 5, 2015 when Citigroup added $9 billion in market capitalization and a dividend increase of 500%. That morning the U.S. Federal Reserve had released the results of the second phase of its annual Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) stress tests on major banks. Citigroup had passed with flying colors–the cleanest test of top US banks–by correlating and analyzing 2600 macroeconomic variables with revenue streams from dozens of business units with the help of machine intelligence technology from Ayasdi. They had uncovered variable permutations which were difficult to identify using basic business intelligence approaches, and reduced this process from three months to two weeks. In using information to demonstrably reduce risk and improve compliance, Citigroup had added billions in market value.
Belk No Longer Balking at Advanced Analytics
Or consider how the Carolina's-centered mid-range upscale department store chain, Belk, is monetizing information to measurably optimize merchandising, marketing and real estate investments. By blending and analyzing data from its millions of customers across thirteen different databases, along with census, ethnicity, and population migration data, with the help of self-service data integration and analytics software from Alteryx, it developed attrition models to scorecard customers by spend level, purchase history and other dimensions to identify and target high-value multi-channel customers. In doing so, Belk increased diverse and non-diverse spend, increased the number of multi-channel customers, optimized assortment plans and store format, and improved store opening and closing decisions. As a result, it has almost doubled the number of online and in-store customers.
Just as monetizing any kind of asset doesn't necessarily involve selling it, monetizing information doesn't only mean selling or licensing it either. In fact the opportunities for indirectly monetizing information arguably are broader than those for monetizing it directly.
You are only limited by your imagination…and your ability to measure and attribute the benefits.
For more on the infonomics and the topic of information monetization, refer to these Gartner publications:
Seven Steps to Monetizing Your Information Assets
Shift From a Project to an Asset Perspective to Properly Value and Fund IT Investments
How CIOs and CDOs Can Use Infonomics to Identify, Justify and Fund Initiatives
Why and How to Measure the Value of Your Information Assets
Lessons Learned From Advanced Analytics in Action
How Organizations Can Best Monetize Customer Data
Microsoft Customers Can Benefit From LinkedIn Buy in Three Ways
IHS and Markit Broker a Merger; External Data Becoming Easier to Find
IBM Storms Information, IoT Markets by Buying The Weather Company
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Bend to Prineville Reservoir
Day 5: 40 miles. Total: 292.
Took it easy today. 4 days of hard riding took it's tool. After a good night's sleep my body knew it was time for a change of pace.
Went to the REI in Bend to get a few things. Very upscale, in a shopping center with all kinds of exclusive shops. Ran into a roadie there who gave me directions through, and out of, town.
Very different today. Headed east out of Bend. Pretty soon I was rolling through juniper trees on a good road with little traffic. It felt good to relax after 2 days of highway 97. I decided to just coast down the hills and never touched my big chain ring once.
Eventually I was back in juniper country and started climbing gradually. I stopped for lunch at a park they have for ATVs (they ca then OHVs) with trails through the sage brush and junipers. The had several of these over quite a few miles. I stopped because there were picnick tables. I saw a few ATVs starting out, but they were soon out of sight and hearing.
Then it was a steep decent into another world, or another state. I coasted down into a steep canyon that looked more like Arizona than Oregon. It led to the Prineville Reservoir, which, as many reservoirs, is not all that pretty except for being a big body of water.
I stopped at the first campground I came to after the dam. I think this is the Crooked River. If you've ever stopped to look at the Crooked River wher hwy. 97 crosses it you know what a steep canyon it runs through. I'm sitting in my hammock as I write. There's no service so I'll post it tomorrow from Prinville. Right now the sun is on me and it feels like 80 degrees. In a minute a cloud will block the sun and the wind will come up and it will feel like 50. It's been like that all day It's only 15 miles to Prineville and it looks like I've got quite a bit more downhill ahead of me. I'll have to layer up for the morning ride. The sun will disapear behind the canyon wall early tonight, but it looks like decent exposure for the morning sun.


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The last month has been nothing short of crazy. We moved into the new house, Todd started Physical Therapy school at the U, and we had a rough pet week which included Potato making a desperate attempt to escape and our bees swarming in our backyard. Needless to say, I'm looking forward to some summer fun… plans include St. George, Cherry Hills, and lots of walks around the new neighborhood. Here are a few pics of June and the new house…
Can you say adorable? June is finally tolerating her bumbo, which is awesome. Her hair is starting to grow in lighter, and she even has a few blonde patches in the back. It's kind of a crazy mess, but I love it. Notice how her hair on the left side is WAY longer than the right? Yep.
To say that June hates tummy time would be an understatement. This precious pic was taken about 5 seconds before she started getting ticked.
Still sleeping with her hands in the air…
And now onto the house:
Please disregard the sleeping baby in the middle of the floor. I didn't want to move her since she was actually on her tummy.
Master bedroom- I have big plans including crown molding, wainscoting, and a heck of a lot of new fabrics, drapes, and decor. Don't tell Todd.
June's room. I must say, I love how this turned out, even though the room is actually T.I.N.Y. The wide angle lens makes all these pics look much larger than reality.
The office. Gross. And yes, that is a garbage can as the computer chair. Now you can see why this room needs some desperate attention.
We decided after much deliberation to move the office to the downstairs family room, just so we can keep this open as a guest bedroom and future kiddo bedroom. That way we can do this… (or something like it)
I also have big dream plans for the main family room… how cool would those columns look?!
Bathroom dreams…
Well that's it for now. Next time… the big bee swarm. It was a nightmare, but I got some cool pics.


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Community Liaison
Julia serves as a contact person for the effective altruism community and helps local and online groups support their members. She is also the president of Giving What We Can, serves on the board of GiveWell, and writes about effective altruism at Giving Gladly. Before joining CEA, Julia was a social worker, and studied sociology at Bryn Mawr College.


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It's only been a week since GNS3 1.0 was released and it's already been updated to 1.1 so in this post I have Ubuntu 14.04 LTS with the latest updates and its time to set up GNS3. GNS3 is an open source tool that helps network professionals run a virtual network right on their computer, GNS3 is not a simulation program but rather an emulation program. So if you wanted to test a configuration change but did not want to run it on production you can run it in GNS3 instead. This gives network professionals testing without touching any physical hardware or purchasing that expensive test lab for certification studies. Let's get started. Continue reading "Setting up GNS3 1.1 on Ubuntu"
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CCNA 2.0 What's New?
I brought this topic up in March of this year (See original post) but I wanted to re-post it to add some information because as of today this was your last day to pass the older CCNA exams. Cisco has a refreshed all the CCNA Routing and Switching exams. That includes the ICND1 (640-822), the ICND2 (640-816), and the all in wonder exam (640-816). You will notice some old references no longer mentioned on this refresh, so let's go over the differences and some of the changes Cisco has made to the associate-level certification track. Continue reading "CCNA 2.0 What's New?"
CCNA Version 2.0 Refresh
I think we knew it was coming at some point and Cisco has recently announced a refresh for the 640-822 (ICND1), 640-816 (ICND2) and the all in one 640-802 (CCNA) the last day to take these tests and get certified are September 30th of 2013. You will notice some old references no longer mentioned on this refresh, so let's go over the differences and some of the changes Cisco has made to the associate-level certification track. Continue reading "CCNA Version 2.0 Refresh"
Cisco Lab Setup
When it comes to learning and getting started with Cisco there are some tools that will help out a lot like Packet Tracer, GNS3 and other emulators. These are great tools for that "simulation" of hands on learning, but you can't always stay in that area. I find it best to get hands on with "real" Cisco Gear and so with this post I'll go through my current setup of what I have and ask that question when it is a good time to get a lab? Just because you may want to get a lab that does not guarantee you'll actually learn and or pass. Continue reading "Cisco Lab Setup"
Password Recovery – Cisco IOS Routers
In this post I want to cover how to recover passwords on a Cisco IOS Router. This is helpful in lab environments as well as production environments. Although this method can be used the correct "legal" way you can also use this method to break into these devices "illegally" if you have physical console access to the device. However to get into it physical power must be turned off first causing a disruption in the environment, let get started! Continue reading "Password Recovery – Cisco IOS Routers"


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Risk Pro is looking for extremely talented and effective business development professional who can grow the company from the startup stage to a well established practice. The candidate must be strong in Sales and Business Development with very good business acumen. He or she will be expected to prospect and sell risk consulting solutions by generating leads, negotiating and closing sales.
We are currently recruiting for Mumbai and Bangalore regions. Some of the qualities that we are looking for are:
Desired Profile
MBA with 7-22 years experience in selling consulting or similar services to corporate clients. The professional should have a mix of industry & consulting experience. Professionals able to or wish to work part time (about 2-3 days a week) may also apply. Please indicate the range of compensation expected. Please see the para below regarding compensation since we are looking for professionals who can come on board on a variable compensation rather than fixed salary.
The compensation will be 'strike rate' based or linked to performance and will be very rewarding depending upon the size of the engagement. Equity may also be considered for the right professional.
If you think the above meets your career objectives, please add resume (Less than 2 minutes required) or contact us for more details at firstname.lastname@example.com for immediate consideration.


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Standing tall! Hoffenheim and Leipzig aim to be a cut above in Bundesliga face-off
It will be a battle of youth; of fresh, inventive ideas, quick running and high pressing, and perhaps far less importantly, when Hoffenheim host RB Leipzig this weekend, it will be a battle between two of the Bundesliga's tallest coaches.
Who will triumph in tactical terms will unfold before our eyes in what is certain to be a blistering Bundesliga match-up at the WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar Arena on Saturday.
Watch: Leipzig narrowly beat Hoffenheim at the Red Bull Arena when the sides last met
However, having counted and recounted this week's big-game statistics, one less than crucial question remains unanswered: just who is taller, Julian Nagelsmann or Ralph Hasenhüttl? Unconfirmed sources suggest that the Leipzig leader edges it by millimetres, standing as the Austrian does at 1.91m, or 6 ft 3in.
Yet to finally verify if this is true, our stat collectors have called on both coaches to stand back to back following their pre-game handshake at the home of Hoffenheim so they can finally gain closure on this most trivial of conundrums.
Far less than trivial, of course, is the Sinsheimers' recent record ahead of their meeting with the Bundesliga's second-placed team. Just one win in their last eight games in all competitions has young Nagelsmann concerned.
A 3-0 reverse against Hamburg last time out – which began with the unfortunate Kevin Akpoguma scoring the division's 1,000th own goal – left Hoffenheim's record in their last eight Bundesliga games looking like this: W2 D3 L3. "I am a friend of honest words," Nagelsmann said, drawing on his best Game of Thrones-era voice. "We are in a crisis of results and cannot live on what we achieved in the past. We must get back to reality again and do everything we can to win."
Despite their recent travails, Hoffenheim are only five points worse off than at the same stage last season, when they finished a club-high fourth and qualified for European competition for the first time in their history. That was a feat Leipzig also achieved when ending 2016/17 in second, and the Saxony-based side are hitting a similar vein of good form again, having won six of their previous eight top-flight matches.
Watch: Leipzig down Werder Bremen on Matchday 14!
High-Tower Hasenhüttl was even thrilled that Leipzig's last game – a 2-0 win against Werder Bremen - ended with his side keeping a clean sheet, something they hadn't managed in their previous six encounters across all competitions.
"[The Bremen game] was a huge piece of work for us …. I'm happy we finally got back to zero in [the goals conceded column]," the Leipzig coach enthused. The 50-year-old will also delight in the knowledge that of the 30 Bundesliga teams Hoffenheim have faced, Leipzig are the only side they have yet to beat.
Indeed, Saturday's hosts took the lead against their Saxony rivals three times last term, but the first encounter – Leipzig's Bundesliga debut – ended in a 2-2 draw while in the second meeting, the newly-promoted outfit ended Hoffenheim's 18-match unbeaten run by posting a 2-1 win at the Red Bull Arena.
While Nagelsmann and Hasenhüttl might by the tallest on the touchline, Timo Werner and Sandro Wagner are among the deadliest of German marksmen on the field of play. Both have combined to register 11 goals this term, with 'Turbo' Werner's seven earning him fourth spot in the race for the 2017/18 Torjägerkanone.
And watching both skilled strikers from a lofty position in the stands on Saturday will be a visitor who has strong links with the men in blue. Leipzig's sporting director Ralf Rangnick was responsible for taking Hoffenheim into the Bundesliga for the first time in 2008 as their coach, an accomplishment he oversaw in the same role with Leipzig in 2015/16, before handing the reins to Hasenhüttl.
Who will stand tallest when the final whistle blows on Saturday remains to be seen, yet as the short history between Hoffenheim and Leipzig suggests, both look set to produce high entertainment in the battle to procure maximum points.
Quiz: How well do you know RB Leipzig?


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BTC will be reporting on a series of Presidential Candidates whose position on Real ID is now competetive heading into the November general election.
We have been in touch with Presidential party nominees on how they will represent constituents who want to Beat The Chip by stopping Real ID's and staving off government commandeering of the American identity. Real ID is a federal to state matter nationwide which falls into the enforcement range of the Department of Homeland Security.
First up to bat at the chance to represent this single issue constituent is Green Party presidential hopeful, Cynthia McKinney. Stay tuned for more details on her bid to get our vote.
In other news … LEWIS BLACK On The Blog Attack
The results are in. Lewis Black's comeback on Comedy Central's Root of All Evil determined that bloggers are problematic, saying with the slam of a gavel,
"Bloggers should have their fingers ripped off… and toes ripped off. Then they should have their mouths and asses sewn shut."
Black was challenged on BeatTheChip.org for being recruited by Qorvis Aadvertising to sponsor the Identity Guard product. Qorvis is the chosen advertiser for DynCorp, Halliburton, and TSA recruiter's Pearson. We asked his production company and members of his audience to respond to Black's concession to work with Qorvis. No reply was ever given, however we are pretty pleased that after being relieved of his Comedy Tour nationwide his overall response about blogging was amusing and entertaining.
Hey – it's not my fault that blogs are a serious competitor for TV and mainstream media news. Viva the 4th Amendment. It keeps American life interesting.


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Challenging Clojure's Integration with Java in Lisp with C++
Preamble – An uncommonly common language
Lisp may be said to be simultaneously the most common and near enough most uncommon programming language in the world. We can quantify this. Head over to the Tiobe Index of Programming Languages at http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html .
As of August 2014, the lead of the pack is populated by the usual suspects… C, Java, Objective-C & C++
Lisp is barely number 19 on the top-20 index.
This of course proves nothing besides popularity. A single lens reflex camera, while infinitely more useful for photography, is still less common than cameras built into smart phones.
Lingua Franca of your Compiler
When I say Lisp is more common than any other programming language I mean this: No matter if you are programming in Python or C++, Lisp is invariably what holds up the scaffolding behind the scenes. This is true because Lisp is the Lingua Franca of your compiler. Your compiler does not work with the syntax that you see, semicolons in C++ or significant white space in Python. Rather it discards this at the earliest possible moment and converts your code into an abstract syntax tree or AST. That AST is composed of lists of lists containing statements and expressions. Your compiler prefers this format for working with your code because it needs a format that is suitable for representing code as data, one of the core tenets of Lisp. It needs this because it must be able to both transform and optimise your code. For example, it may want to elide, re-arrange, or parallelise. Yet it must reason about the equivalence of the transformations it makes. In other words, your compiler needs to "calculates code," precisely what Lisp is great at by way of its homoiconic syntax. So your compiler borrows this concept to build one or more Intermediate Representations (IR) using abstract syntax trees. Being a List Processor and working with Abstract Syntax Trees, your compiler may essentially be regarded as a Lisp engine. We can extract this intermediate representation from compilers like GCC and CLANG.
Let's take the very trivial example of a C++ function square() being called from a function main.
CLANG generates this AST for the function square() using the command "clang++ -cc1 -ast-dump hellofun.cpp"
Hint: clicking on the images expands them to full resolution.
Immediately evident is the canonically correct Lisp indentation and code layout. This format is actually very illuminating because it makes it obvious, for example, where type casts have been inferred by the compiler. Similarly, we may elicit our AST from GCC as shown below. We use "g++ -fdump-rtl-dfinish hello fun.cpp".
Returning to our analogy from photography, less capable cameras built into smart phones are more common than professional single lens reflex cameras. But for the average professional photographer this is of no consequence. A professional wedding photographer capturing life's shiny moments in glamorous portraits will not find himself compelled to reach for a smart phone camera. But how would this be different if wedding photography took months and could avail itself of pre-existing work done by multitudes of smart phone users the world over ? Assume further that re-use depended on compatibility of the photographic material. And here lies the problem of programming languages like Haskell, OCaml & Lisp. They are extremely expressive. But they require certain a mathematical acumen, that eludes mainstream IT. Consequently the majority of problems solved in IT are expressed in less expressive languages. So while Haskell, OCaml & Lisp are more expressive, what is the use of being more expressive if you have to express most everything yourself? Being pragmatic means realising that re-using the wealth of very mature Java, C++ & Python libraries can be just as or more useful than writing such library support yourself in a more expressive language. Of course this consideration is subject to other factors, such as whether you require proof of correctness, or the ability to evolve third-party libraries yourself. Understanding your requirements will go a long way here.
Expressiveness vs Mainstream Re-Use Cost Benefit Analysis
What trend can be expected in the future? We have highlighted a convergence of C++ on Lisp as well as the emergence of functional programming in C++ in previous articles. For C++ this is new. In Java this trend is old and open by admission. Guy Steele, co-author of the Java language specification at Sun Microsystems is quoted as saying "We were after the C++ programmers. We managed to drag a lot of them about halfway to Lisp." The original quote can be read in context here http://people.csail.mit.edu/gregs/ll1-discuss-archive-html/msg04045.html. Guy Steele is also known as the author of the Lisp dialect Scheme. Yet the irony is this: Each time another programming language adopts yet more features from Lisp — the same is true for functional programming and Haskell, OCaml etc. — this detracts from Lisp itself, or Haskell or OCaml. Why ? Because the cost benefit analysis tips in favour of the less expressive, more mainstream language. This is true because the mainstream language will always have superior library support, yet the list of benefits bestowed exclusively by features exclusive to Lisp ( or Haskell, OCaml, etc. ) has just diminished. So rather than being a case of advocacy, the trend becomes self-defeating. Programming languages are most often thought of as a man-machine interface. They are just as much a medium of communication between programmers and software engineers. It stands to reason then that the trend will always be towards mainstream. As university curricula target a wider audience, and IT becomes less a matter for computer scientists and mathematicians, so too mainstream IT will trend towards programming languages that require less mathematical acumen than is demanded by languages such as OCaml, Haskell or Lisp.
Rich Hickey understood this when he devised Clojure. Because there is only one thing more powerful than having extreme expressiveness OR mature library re-use at your fingertips: and that is to have them both. Yet again, there is precedent. Common Lisp has been embeddable in C for some time by way of ECL, Embedded Common Lisp. ECL has traditionally focused on embedding in C, but less well-known also works with C++, including the more recent C++11. Coincidentally, as C++ tends more towards modelling state in closures and functions, the lack of emphasis on object orientation in ECL will become less of an issue.
A Recipe
The recipe we will present here will support the features shown below:
1) The extreme expressiveness of Lisp embedded in C++, not just C
2) "Live programming" via a Python style REPL directly in a C++ process
3) Support for bidirectional calls from Lisp to C++ and C++ to Lisp
4) Variable support for interpreted, byte-compiled and natively compiled operation
5) The ability to re-use not only C++ libraries from Lisp but also re-use all of Lisp's libraries
People have been writing the latter since around 1958. Why not use them?
6) A means of configuration management via Lisp to replace INI files or XML
ECL Configuration
If you are building ECL from source, make sure you are building with C++ support. See screenshot below for an example.
The Source Code
Show below is the C++ source code for our recipe. Assuming your ECL installation is to be found under the /usr/local prefix and further assuming you have saved the source code in the single file main.cpp, you might compile this example as follows :
g++ -std=c++11 main.cpp -I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib -lecl -stdlib=libstdc++
Note that this example assumes OSX and g++ with an LLVM backend that requires the -stdlib=libstdc++ flag. On Linux, this would not be required. Please refer to comments in the code for explanations.
/* "Example of a C++ program embedding ECL with two-way calls." Copyright (C) 2014 Chris Kohlhepp */ #include <iostream> #include <cstdlib> #include <ecl/ecl.h> // A macro to create a DEFUN abstraction in C++ // Credit: https://gist.github.com/vwood/662109 #define DEFUN(name,fun,args) \ cl_def_c_function(c_string_to_object(name), \ (cl_objectfn_fixed)fun, \ args) // Define some variables in C++ that we might wish to access from Lisp auto elapsed = 0; // seconds elapsed auto maxtime = 3600; // one hour // Define some accessors. cl_object runtime() { return ecl_make_integer(elapsed); } cl_object set_runtime(cl_object i) { auto seconds = fix(i); elapsed = seconds; return ecl_make_integer(elapsed); } // Define a function to run arbitrary Lisp expressions cl_object lisp(const std::string & call) { return cl_safe_eval(c_string_to_object(call.c_str()), Cnil, Cnil); } // Initialisation does the following // 1) "Bootstrap" the lisp runtime // 2) Load an initrc to provide initial // configuration for our Lisp runtime // 3) Make our accessors available to Lisp // 4) Any In-line Lisp functions for later reference void initialize(int argc, char **argv) { // Bootstrap cl_boot(argc, argv); atexit(cl_shutdown); // Run initrc script lisp("(load \"initrc.lisp\")"); // Make C++ functions available to Lisp DEFUN("runtime", runtime, 0); DEFUN("set_runtime", set_runtime, 1); // Define some Lisp functions to call from C++ lisp("(defun header () (format t \"Starting program...~%\"))"); lisp("(defun makeanumber () 3.2)"); } int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { // Bootstrap Lisp initialize(argc,argv); // Run some Lisp functions... // Demonstrates calling Lisp from C++ lisp("(header)"); // Demonstrate calling Lisp from C++ and // return its value to C++ using C++11 style syntax. auto x = ecl_to_float(lisp("(makeanumber)")); std::cout << "A number is " << x << std::endl; // Main loop // Do something "not so useful." for (; elapsed < maxtime; elapsed++){ sleep(1); std::cout << "Time elapsed " << elapsed << std::endl; } return EXIT_SUCCESS; }
(format t "I've run the contents of init.lisp~%") (defun foo () (format t "We called foo...~%"))
Putting It All Together
If you ran the above g++ command line, you will have a binary called a.out. Let's start this.
So what happened ? We initialised our Lisp engine within C++, the performed any relevant initialization via initrc.lisp. This will prove incredibly useful later. We then evaluated a Lisp function (makeanumber) and streamed its output to cout. Noteworthy here is that C++11 was happy to infer the type from ECLs eco_to_float() function, eliminating any redundancy in type declarations. Incidentally (makeanumber) has been byte-compiled. Subsequently we entered our program's main loop.
Now to make this slightly more interesting. We hit CTRL-C.
We now have a REPL inside our C++ process using Lisp's excellent exception handling and restarts system. Restarts are one of the finer points of Lisp, one yet to find its way into C++. Having a REPL means we can go an poke around. Whatever we do here will be interpreted. One of the functions we defined was (runtime) it denotes our loop variable. Let's try that.
Ok, so our C++ loop variable has the value 6. But really we can run anything that Lisp has scope to… arithmetic, anything. This is really useful, because we might, for example, interactively redefine a Lisp function subsequently called as part of the regular execution of our C++ program. This gives rise to an entire style of programming otherwise alien to C++: Live Programming.
In fact, lets do this right-now. The Lisp function (makeanumber) we called from C++ evaluates to the constant 3.2. We can verify this by re-evaluating it in the REPL. Let's change it. We'll redefine the function to return something else: 6.4.
There is nothing inherent about using constants here. This could be an arbitrarily complex operation. Indeed we might find other ways to inject the operation into our program, apart from hitting CTRL-C and getting a REPL. We might, for instance, inject this logic via something like Zero-MQ, a popular message bus technology that abstracts a range of architectural patterns. Of course, our C++ program, does not call (makeanumber) again, but if it did, you get the idea … immediate feedback without the edit-compile-debug cycle. Hence the name Live Programming.
Now let's confuse our C++ runtime a bit. Say we want our loop variable to assume the value 60 instead and proceed from there. Remember those restarts? Exceptions such as CTRL-C are "restartable." Just tell Lisp to (continue).
Iterations 7..59 were skipped and C++ continued with iteration 60.
Beyond Live-Programming and the REPL, it is easy to see how this paradigm might be extended to provide configuration management. If we can set application parameters and script this in a file without having to compile and link a new C++ binary, then we can provide a means of configuration management. But don't we have XML for this today? We do. And a one-on-one comparison of XML vs Lisp based configuration could fill pages and start several flame wars. Yet this is not the goal. We do observe that we have included but one single header file, ecl.h, and in turn ended up with a REPL in C++, Live Programming and Configuration Management — all in one. A key aim of software engineering is to manage and reduce complexity. The astute reader will observe that all our boiler plate code so far fits in about 50 lines of code — excluding comments. A paradigm that solves a problem in 500 lines of code is the lesser of a paradigm that solves the same problem in 50 lines of code. A paradigm that solves 3 or more problems in 50 lines of code…
More than just a REPL, this so called BREAK-LOOP hides a full featured symbolic debugger.
Just to recap, so far we have seen C++ calling in-line Lisp; Lisp calling C++; a Lisp REPL inside of a C++ process; a full symbolic Lisp debugger inside of C++; byte compiled and interpreted mode of execution; as well as trivial Live-Programming. We are yet to see full integration with Lisp's package management system and fully compiled Lisp code inside of C++.
For more information about package management, you might wish to read up on ASDF and Quicklisp. There are some 1000+ libraries available under Quicklisp. We will skip the detail, but think cmake-and-Python-PIP combined. Imagine I wanted to use sqlite – how would I make this available to my application ? Like so:
(ql:quicklisp 'sqlite)
This achieves the equivalent of Python's PIP install. How do we make this available within a Lisp application? We "require" it.
(require 'sqlite)
Pythonistas know this as "import." But this is fully compiled code. No interpreter, no GIL ( Python global interpreter lock limiting concurrency ). Just the same convenience as Python.
The real question is: how do I make this available inside of C++ ? Well, essentially the same way we demonstrated above in the REPL. What works in the REPL, works the same if byte-compiled or fully compiled. When ECL starts, it loads a bootstrap file called .eclrc from the user's home directory. My .eclrc file has three lines. The first two are:
(require :asdf)
(require :ecl-quicklisp)
The first imports ASDF, the second imports Quicklisp. An embedded ECL instance does not load .eclrc by default since there is an expectation that the application might be deployed outside of the context of the developer's home directory. But our recipe already envisages its own bootstrap file called initrc.lisp — associated specifically with our C++ application. Loading sqlite support from within our embedded Lisp C++ application is thus essentially reduced to :
(require :asdf)
(require :ecl-quicklisp)
(require 'sqlite)
But we call this from the application initrc.lisp rather than the default bootstrap file.
This brings us to our final point: fully compiling our Lisp code for better performance inside of our C++ application. What we are after is the expressiveness of Python without its lacklustre performance. To make this a little more interesting, we will inline C++ directly inside Lisp. Matthias Benkard's journal has a great post on how to inline C++ in ECL. The (c-inline) macro can be persuaded to inline C++ as well as C. What is not immediately obvious from the posting is that the code presented is not immediately usable. Rather inlining C++ presumes static compilation. Matthias gives the following example:
To use Matthias' code we must first compile it — as we might rather expect with any C++ source.
We do this simply via (compile-file) and (load) directly from within Lisp. Now executing the function (c++hex) works as expected.
Here again, if we want to avail ourselves of this technique in our C++ recipe, we require but one small modification to our initialize() function – two lines of code. We replace (load) with (compile-file) and a subsequent (load) with the latter eliding the file name extension.
void initialize(int argc, char **argv) { ... // Run initrc script // lisp("(load \"initrc.lisp\")"); lisp("(compile-file \"initrc.lisp\")"); lisp("(load \"initrc\")"); ... }
This produces an interesting JIT style behaviour when running our C++ application. We can even observe the system CLANG compiler doing it's magic because CLANG warning are finding their way to standard out.
To conclude, we have changed but one line of Lisp code and added another to our C++ recipe and have in effect added both Lisp JIT and C++ JIT capabilities — prototyped and demonstrated working all in under one minute of coding. Solving complexity with the smallest number of moving parts: this is what software engineering is all about!
Like Clojure to Java, ECL can be used to host Lisp within C++. Head over to Meta-Circular Adventures in Functional Abstraction on how to leverage this capability for full featured functional programming. One key difference with ECL and C++ is that we have simple yet effective control over the AOT of our JIT process. We may chose to interpret, byte-compile or fully AOT/JIT compile at a point of our choosing.


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This week-end, we escaped from the craziness of Freetown and made for the hills of the peninsula… It only takes a 20 minute drive up the hill before you reach the lovely village of Regent, and then the road gets a little bumpier and a little dustier and you hit the jungle. First on the right, it looks almost too narrow, but there's a sign there, insisting that it is, after all, the right direction. The track gets progressively worse and then suddenly the track's not under you but literally in front of you, shooting up and only to be tackled with the help of a four-wheel drive.
Then, at the top of the hill, here it is: Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary. The Sanctuary has been running now for nearly 15 years, rescuing chimpanzee which are all too often captured to be sold as bushmeat or pets. After an obligatory 90-day quarantine (chimps can catch many human diseases, such as meningitis, flu or even malaria!), they are slowly introduced to communal life.
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I've been feeling under the weather the last few days, so I've spent a lot of time just sat outside on the balcony doing nothing at all. One of my favourite things to do if I get home before it's dark is to sit and watch the red kites gliding on the thermals, periodically falling on one another, or swooping in search of lizards. With nothing much to do I thought I'd take up my camera and capture some of the wildlife. Continue reading


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BY RICHARD JAMES, Council of Twelve Apostles
I remember little about my baptism, but I know it was on my eighth birthday.
I vividly remember the birthday present I received from my sister and brother-in-law: a soccer ball. It was a great present. But I also remember feeling I wanted to be like Jesus and do the things he did. It was this desire at 8 years old to be a disciple of Jesus Christ that has shaped my life and enabled me to make responsible choices.
My father was a coal miner and worked alternating shifts of days, afternoons, and nights. Some days I did not see him. It was hard physical labor. He would come home straight from the coal pit, and then we would visit church members and friends.
Many people came to know Community of Christ because of his testimony and commitment. For me he is an outstanding example of humble, grace-filled servant ministry.
As a child I used to wear the knee pads my father wore underground in the coal mine. I would go into our coal shed and pretend I was my dad, working and digging out the coal. I wanted to be like him.
I remember when I was 10 or 11 going on a school visit to a safari park. Our family did not have much money, and I can see my mother now emptying her wallet into my hands, giving me everything she had so I could go on this school visit.
It was not much—just a few coins with little value. But because she loved me, she willingly sacrificed her last few coins. She loved and cared for me so much that she gave everything. Her nature was to be generous with everything. Though we had little, she always gave, and we always had enough. I wanted to be like her.
I ask myself now, whom do I want to be like? I want to be like Jesus. What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus Christ? I want to imitate him, to be humble and full of grace, and to be generous by nature. Giving and receiving is what it means to be a disciple. Would I empty my wallet because I love and care so much for the mission of Jesus Christ?
My parents taught me well!


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A hobby is an activity you enjoy to do, it is something of your choosing, something unique to your taste and talent. A hobby can enhance our well-being and can give more meaning to our life. Just as physical exercise is important for the body, cognitive relaxation, i.e. relaxation of the mind is also essential. The creative forces of energy present in everyone should not be repressed. In fact studies reveal that people who cultivate themselves through such activities are less likely to suffer from anxieties, rage, depression and other negative feelings. Here are eight reasons why having a hobby is important:
- As a remedy for fatigueA hobby is the easiest way to restore your balance whenever you are over-worked or stressed. Since it is an activity of your choosing, it will always give you pleasure and help you to unwind. Even if you indulge in your hobby for a short period of time, you still can feel the difference in your energy level and spirit.
- As a chance to connect with yourself Perhaps one of the best active ways to get in touch with yourself is to explore yourself through your hobby. It does not matter as much` what your hobby is; than having a hobby of your own. It is the private time you have with yourself. Interestingly, when you have a hobby, you will strive to create time for yourself and manage your schedule well to keep that appointment with yourself.
- As an alternative career option Many people have made a flourishing career out of their hobby. What can be more rewarding and enjoyable than the fact that your career and work is also the source of your unwinding and relaxation! When you take up a hobby or pursue the one you have with a sense of purpose, you can think of adding value to yourself.
- As a life-long pleasure Most people think that the time to pursue their hobby is when they retire. They miss a very important aspect that by the time you retire, you would have lesser ability and agility required of a person to learn a hobby. However, those who have pursued a certain hobby.In their younger age, would continue to do so well into their old age. By then it has become their second nature.
- As an independent and intrinsic source of pleasure Instead of depending upon external sources of pleasure and entertainment like movies and friends, a hobby is something you do with an urge from within. You cannot always look on to others for relaxing or spending your free time. Having something to do of your own keeps you in control of yourself and gives you a sense of freedom in the way you wish to spend your precious time.
- As a means to discover and re-discover your talents Your job can recognize and utilize your competence to some extent, but it takes more than that to bring out what talents lie hidden with an individual. While you pursue a hobby, you may discover that you have a talent for something unusual as well which you did not know about so far!
- As a chance to meet people of similar taste When you procure material, equipments etc which are required for your hobby, you are likely to find people who pursue your hobby. You may be further surprised to know how serious some people are about their hobbies and therefore would have immense knowledge of their chosen pastime. Instead of being forced to meet people from your work or those whom you have gradually grown apart with, it is a great way to meet people with whom you have something in common.
- As a chance to share What you create or learn through your hobby gives you something to share with others. People who learn card-making and pottery can use them as gifts. Hobbies like music and theatre enable you to share the fine experience of the arts. People who like photography like to click pictures and share their photos. It gives you a reason to reach out and share with another person.Invest some time in cultivating a hobby. It is a gift you can give to yourself that shall be an enriching and rewarding experience for the rest of your life.


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Schick Quattro for Women Dare to Be Spontaneous: Katy Perry Concert Tix Giveaway!
Do you all remember last month when my beauty besties and I went on a little trip to South Beach, and while we were there just HAPPENED to hang out with a certain Katy Perry?
Well, here's the scoop: The trip was sponsored by Schick Quattro for Women, the official partner of the Katy Perry California Dreams tour, and they launched the Dare to be Spontaneous summer program — which among other fabulous components, encourages women to embrace the freedom that comes from having legs so smooth you can skip a day or two.
Trust me, this is an amazing thing. Especially when you are more of a "booty call" than a "date night" sort of girl. Not that I am. Remotely. Obviously.
Anyway, throughout the last few weeks and this month, my blogger friends and I are sharing "dares" we were issued on Schick Quattro for Women Facebook page. My dare was to share a skeleton from my closet – and trust me, it's a hilarious one!
So, please go check out my dare! And feel free to laugh at me!
And then…I'm giving away Katy Perry tickets!!! TWO of you will win a pair of tickets to Katy's show in San Diego on August 9th. (Transportation will not be provided, so please be able to use the tix and get there!) To have a chance to win, please do all of the following:
1 – Follow me on Twitter at @alywalansky AND retweet this giveaway
2 – Share a skeleton from YOUR closet. It can either be in a tweet or in a comment below.
You must enter by 11:59 PM Thursday night, August 4. Winner will be notified at midnite so their tix can be shipped in time! Good luck!
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Too many skeletons! I kissed my best friends girl and I liked it!
Mine is horrid! YEARS ago I hooked up with a guy I met during rush hour traffic on the 405 freeway!!! EWWWW!!!!
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Dyeing in the Sun – Fun with Silks and Colours
In case you hadn't worked it out – I love colour and I love painting on silk. It's just something that brings me alive and fills me joy. It feels like a fountain of lightness is just welling up from within and it's wonderful to just surrender and go with the flow literally. Today I was totally in the flow and was blessed to be able to play in the sunshine, an unusual occurrence. I thought it must be a … Continue reading
And This is What the Fuchsia Top Looks Like Now it's Finished…
So…moving on from the last post, I'm now going to let you see how I put the final touches to the top I was making in lovely fuchsia and pink. Now I hadn't steamed my silk yet, so I had to be very careful in handling the top. This meant keeping it well away from anything that could cause the tiniest of bloops and mess the silk. I certainly couldn't steam iron it to remove the creases although that would … Continue reading
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Painting a Crepe de Chine Top in Nummy Fuchsia
It's no secret that I adore fuchsia. So just recently it was particularly exciting for me to paint myself a new fuchsia top. These photos here document the first few steps that I took for my creation. I decided to do without the frame and just make lots of mess on the plastic sheeting on the table. In contrast to the orange camisole top I recently sewed and painted from scratch, I decided to use a pre-sewn ladies top for … Continue reading
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After a two-month journey all over the planet, the Stanley Cup has settled back in Southern California for a while. The tour, during which every Kings player, coach, management and staff member got at least part of a day with the Cup, started in July in Russia and Slovenia and eventually made its way through 16 U.S. states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin) and six Canadian provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan).
The Stanley Cup tracker map has been updated with stops and pictures — link here — and based on all the trips, the Cup traveled at least 38,230 miles in July and August. That's strictly counting the direct miles from one city to another, and doesn't take into account any longer routes, side trips, etc., but that's still an impressive number, given that the circumference of Earth is approximately 25,000 miles.
The Cup is back in Southern California now, for this week's rink tour and a few more "days" with staff members who live in the area. Before long, though, it will head East again, to visit with Luc Robitaille and a couple scouts, make an appearance in New Hampshire (state No. 17) with the Manchester Monarchs and then the big day in Montreal, when all of the names get engraved onto the Stanley Cup. Louise St. Jacques, who does the engraving by hand, can probably take her time. The NHL's players and owners have no negotiations scheduled, as the clock ticks toward a Sept. 15 lockout.


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This is a simple dip that can double as a sauce or even, if you increase the amount of cucumber, as a salad.
In a dry pan, toast the hazelnuts. They are ready when they begin to turn golden brown and smell delicious. Remove from the pan and then toast the sesame seeds. Do the same with the spices.
Crush the nuts, seeds and spices in a pestle and mortar. Leave a little texture in the mixture rather than crushing them to a fine dust. Add the salt and mix together.
Store the dukkah in an airtight container if you're not using it straight away.
Zest and juice the lemon. Stir into the Greek yoghurt.
Cut the cucumber in half, and scrape the seeds out with a spoon. Using a fine grater, shred the cucumber. Sprinkle with the salt, and set aside for 5 minutes.
Crush and peel the garlic clove. Mince finely, then add to the yoghurt.
When the cucumber has rested, squeeze out as much water as possible, before adding to the yoghurt.
To serve, sprinkle the yoghurt mix with a generous amount of dukkah, and finish with a drizzle of olive oil.
«If you are making this dish ahead of time, keep the yoghurt dip in the fridge for up to three days, and only sprinkle with the dukkah just before serving.»


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AUSTIN, Texas – Horse-drawn carriages delivered the official 2012 Capitol Christmas trees the Monday after Thanksgiving. The six trees were donated by the Texas Christmas Tree Growers Association and came from the Elves Farm in Denison. The largest is a magnificent 21-foot Virginia pine.
School and church choirs entertain visitors with traditional holiday music in the Capitol Rotunda throughout the month. Please go to www.capevent.legis.state.tx.us/capevent.aspx for a complete listing of entertainers, dates and times.
Free tours of the majestic Capitol, which was completed in 1888, are conducted daily beginning in the Capitol South Foyer and concluding in the Capitol Extension, an underground addition completed in 1993. Tours last about 45 minutes. The Capitol Information and Guide Service office is located on the first floor of the Capitol near the south entrance.
After your tour, you may want to stop by the Capitol Gift Shop in the Extension to buy the 2012 edition of the Capitol Ornament. This year's ornament showcases the fence finial that surrounds the 22-acre Capitol grounds. It features the historic wrought-iron and cast-iron fencing, installed by 1890. All proceeds support Capitol preservation and education projects.
Capitol ornaments also may be ordered online at www.texascapitolgiftshop.com at a cost of $18 each.
The Capitol Visitors Center, located on the southeast corner of the Capitol grounds, is in the oldest state office building in Texas. Completed in 1857, it had served as the General Land Office until 1918.
The General Land Office is selling uniquely Texas Christmas gifts at its Web site, www.glo.texas.gov/save-texas-history/gifts.html. Every purchase helps conserve historic maps and documents in the Texas General Land Office and fulfill the mission of Save Texas History!
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department also is raising funds by selling unique Christmas ornaments. Each ornament features the natural, cultural, and historical resources that the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department serves to protect. You may find images of state parks, wildlife, plants, and some of the numerous outdoor activities that you may enjoy at the more than 90 state parks and historic sites across the Lone Star State.
The ornaments are handcrafted in the United States with images laser-etched into wood in incredible detail. The 2012 Texas State Parks Ornaments may be purchased individually for $8.95 or as a set of three for $19.95. See these and other gifts at www.tpwd.state.tx.us/business/shop/.
Please note that the Visitors Center, Visitors Center Gift Shop and the Capitol will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. For tour times and parking information, please visit www.capevent.legis.state.tx.us/. Click under Visitor Information on the right.
A lesser-known Texas jewel worth visiting in December is the French Legation Museum, the oldest house in Austin, which stands as a reminder of life in the Republic of Texas era. On Saturday, December 15, you may enjoy the "Festival of Carols" there from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. To learn about the museum and programs, please see www.frenchlegationmuseum.org.
Best wishes for a very Merry Christmas for you and your family.
This column was written by State Sen. Jeff Wentworth.


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The Agriculture Program with the Land Grant College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University is an important resource for the Capital Region. We provide information and programming that meets the needs of today's farmer. Our programs are provided through one-on-one meetings, articles, classes, newsletters, webinars, and open meetings.
Cornell Cooperative Extension's Capital Region program areas are numerous and diverse, aiming to meet the needs and interest areas of our residents, gardeners, farmers and businesses.
A list of local Cooperative Extension Ag programs and Capital Region programs are listed to the left of this page.
This Cornell Cooperative Extension program provides agricultural and horticultural education through workshops, newsletters and consultations utilizing traditional and electronic means.
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The mission of this Extension team is to provide high quality educational programs that address the needs of dairy and field crop producers.
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Passions & Hobbies
Preaching and teaching God's Word, discipling the next generation, leading the people of God in musical worship, cultivating and pursuing Biblical community. Music (making it, listening to it or writing it), playing sports (volleyball and pickleball are my favorites), writing and chess.
Life changing moment
September 2011-September 2012 = The most challenging season of my life up until that point, where God called me to leave behind everything
that I had ever known and loved to follow His calling for my life to serve His church. My entire identity was deconstructed and Christ led
me to truly find my identity in Him alone. To top it all off, I met my beloved bride and we got married September 9th, 2012.
Favorite Bible Story
Gideon (Judges 6-8) – that God took a man filled with a fearful sense of inadequacy and perfectly demonstrated his strength in Gideon's weakness by ironically choosing, empowering and granting him victory over the Midianites with only three-hundred men.
What I want my legacy to be
That I would faithfully lead and care for my family and the Church for the glory of God and the good of all people until the day I die.
Person who had a significant impact on my life
There are so many, but if I had to choose only a few I would say…
1) My wife: her presence in my life spurs me on to be more like Christ and I see the Gospel work in power through my relationship with her
all the time.
2) Dave Meyers: He is my "Jonathan" (1 Samuel 18:1). His friendship, accountability, and encouragement was a vessel of God's truth and
grace throughout my time in college where the Lord did a lot of work to shape me as a man and servant in ministry.
3) My parents: They were living examples of the Gospel by not just dealing with me in my vast challenges growing up, but they loved me
and supported me through it all. I am the man, leader and follower of Christ because they raised me up in the way that I should go, even
when I put them through quite a number of emotional roller coasters.
4) Steve Matson: He has been a faithful mentor and friend throughout my time at Journey. He has been teaching me how to be a better leader,
husband, father, and preacher as I've been navigating through life in ministry. His example and his intentional-discipleship in my life have played a huge part in what God has been doing to develop my gifts and help me grow as a man and pastor.
People would be surprised to know that…
I'm actually very introverted and shy. I still get this nauseous feeling in my stomach whenever I have to get up in front of people.
My wife Samantha, my daughter Alethea aka "Thea" and my son Ezekiel aka "Zeke".
Favorite Music
It literally changes almost on a weekly basis, but I listen to everything from classical to alternative rock and pretty much everything in between.
Favorite Sports Team
I just like watching a good game in whatever sport so I don't have a favorite team, with the exception of Team USA in the Olympics, World-cup, and other International competitions.
I graduated from Hilton High School, and I graduated from Waynesburg University with a double Bachelor's in Music Ministry and Creative Writing. Since then, I have gone through seminary level pastoral training and continue to read, listen, and engage in online training.


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Shot poolside overlooking the scenic view of the California mountain range, the model looks vacation read with her looks in the Rebecca Minkoff Spring 2013 campaign.
American beauty Hilary Rhoda shows off the freshest looks from the designer's spring line. The collection is made up of a lot of bold and bright patterns mixed in with a lot of whites. This gives the clothes the airy and fresh look, which warmer weather welcomes, while also giving a taste of up-to-date fashions. The prints used for Rebecca Minkoff Spring 2013 collection are tropically inspired, which melds well with the overall setting of the shoot.
Though the Palm Springs is not exactly a tropical destination, the pool as well as the general surrounding still manages to accomplish a vacation paradise.
Rebecca Minkoff Spring 2013 Gets You Pining for Warmer Weather
Ariel Weber — February 16, 2013 — Fashion
References: rebeccaminkoff & fashiongonerogue