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Want to drink good wine for a great cause?
The Winery Restaurant & Wine Bar will hold its eighth annual "Sunday in the Vineyard" fundraiser Oct. 23 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. More than 80 wines will be available for tasting; the Winery promises that many are "unique and rare finds from boutique wineries spanning the globe," though it doesn't mention any names.
Added bonus for car nuts: The event will be held amid a collection of rare and super-cool automobiles at the Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin. This year's fundraiser will benefit the Marconi Foundation for Kids and Plasticos Foundation. The Winery's executive chef and partner, Yvon Goetz, is in charge of the tray-passed hors d'oeuvres. The event includes live and silent auctions and a fashion expo by Saks Fifth Avenue.
Tickets for "Sunday in the Vineyard" are limited and a portion of each ticket is tax-deductible. Marconi Automotive Museum, 1302 Industrial Drive, Tustin. Tickets must be purchased in advance by calling the Marconi Foundation for Kids at 714-258-3001 or visiting MarconiMuseum.org.
O.C.'s list of picturesque bars continues to expand. Another beauty has just opened inside the new Water Grill, across from South Coast Plaza on the site of the former Scott's Seafood. It's too early to tell what the cocktail program will be like (I was underwhelmed by the single, wan drink they poured for us at the media event last week), but the list looks promising, and since they've spared no expense in any other aspect of this lavish, $12 million enterprise, I'm guessing the bar will follow suit.
Cocktails are priced at $13.50, which is pretty standard for upscale watering holes in this part of the world. The menu features 11 of them, a mix of traditional favorites such as the Dark and Stormy and the Pisco sour with originals such as the Bristol Street (vodka, fresh strawberry and lemon juice, served over ice with tarragon essence).
Weekend brunch features specialty morning cocktails including the "WG" Bloody Mary dressed with an Old Bay salt rim, chilled blackened shrimp, and thick-cut bacon; and Ramos Gin Fizz with gin, fresh citrus, egg white, orange blossom, milk and soda.
I count 20 beers on tap, including quality offerings by craft beer darlings Ballast Point and Green Flash. (Don't worry, proles, there's Coors Light too.)
The wine list is compact but well-considered. The reds are heavy on the Californians; whites include more European offerings.
3300 Bristol St., Costa Mesa; 949-208-7060, watergrill.com
So let's continue to drink chardonnay. Two of our latest favorites:
• Baldacci Family Vineyards 2014 Sorelle Napa Valley ($38): Starts very silky and unctuous, but that surrenders to assertive acid. In the mid-palate you'll get lemon, green apple and even some tropical notes and roasted nutty hints at the end. A great patio sipper.
• Pellegrini 2015 Russian River Unoaked Chardonnay ($24): The unoaked chardonnay movement continues to gather steam, and when the fruit is this good, why spoil it? Strong components of lemon zest, peach and apple, even some tropical fruit flavors. Excellent acidity gives it backbone and a long finish.
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As you all know I love subscription boxes, and I especially love seeing new concepts for subscription boxes. The box I am about to introduce I just love. I just got the chance to try out this new subscription called Little Miss Goodie Bags and I cannot tell you how much I like this new subscription box. This box makes me want to start planning party, after party, after party…
What is Little Miss Goodie Bags?
Each month you will receive a box in the mail containing decorations and ideas to have a themed party for 8. Each Little Miss Goodie Bags Box is filled with homemade and handpicked items geared towards everyone! All this fun packed in one box, and then delivered right to your door for the cost ranging between $34.95 to $29.95, depending on what subscription plan you pick.
August Gone Surfin'
Little Miss Goodie Bags
The theme for the August Little Miss Goodie Bags was Gone Surfin', which I think is just the cutest idea. Not only did the Little Miss Goodie Bags provide the decorations to have a great party, but also some great tips/ideas to use at your own party as well.
8 Flag Banner
|Don't worry oven was not on during the taking of this picture. Looks dangerous huh.
This was super cute, and perfect to decorate above or hanging on a snack bar location. The colors with the Gone Surfing theme are just awesome as well.
Cupcake Liners (24 count)
No party is complete without some yummy sweet treats. Thus, the cupcake liners. You could use these for actual cupcakes or these would be great liners for other treats to serve at the Gone Surfin' Party, like Life Savers or Gold Fish Crackers (ideas from Little Miss Goodie Bags idea card).
Surfboard Toppers (8 count) -$2
These toppers are just the cutest, and my favorite decoration out of the bunch. These indeed would make a cupcake topper, but they also would be perfect as a sandwich holder or to push into a rice crispy treat. The possibilities are endless.
Mini Banner/Cake Topper
I just love these cute banners on cakes. A little banner like this just makes a cake stand out even more. I will most definitely be using this on a cake some time in the future.
Food Tents (8 count)
These are to label the food so people know what they are eating. However, they also could be great name placement cards. The details of the little wood panel car on the food tents is great, a perfect surfer car.
Straws with flags (8 count)
Love stripped flags. These cute little decorations just add a little zest to the every day party drink.
Galvanized Buckets with Gone Surfing Décor (8 count)
The possibilities for these little buckets are endless as well. You could fill them up with treats for take home party favors, or use them as table decorations. A great little extra to add pop to any party.
Paper Poms (3 count)
Poms are just a great little addition to any party décor. I sometimes am amazed that just a little thing like poms or pinwheels can make a party look so different.
TICKLED PINK OPINION: I really love this first Little Miss Goodie Bags. What I love most about this box is that these decorations are handmade. I usually like to make my own decorations as well, so I know how much work it takes to put together decorations like these. So having a box like this available to parents who are just really busy is great. No matter how busy you are, your party can look great. Overall, I was very impressed with each and every item, and cannot wait to get my use out of them. I think I may coordinate these decorations with a Surfer/Shark theme kids birthday party. Our little one loves fish and sharks. Yes, I know, Sharks and Surfers, should they be at a party together, haha. Well at my parties yes.
What did you think of the Little Miss Goodie Bags? You have a special party you need to decorate for, well look no further. If you want to see past boxes from Little Miss Goodie Bags OR If you want to get your own box, you can HERE.
Until next time…
Stay Tickled Pink,
*This box was provided for review purposes only. I only review and post about products that interest me. All opinions are my own and no compensation was received

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1. Post about something blue on your blog. It can be pretty, ugly, funny, old, or new as long as it's blue. Leave a link to this blog on your post.
2. Place the Blue Monday button on the top of your post so that people can easily spot it. Place another Blue Monday button on the sidebar of your blog.
3. Mr. Linky will be up after midnight. Return here and link in with Mr. Linky by leaving your name and the Permalink to your post. To create a Permalink, click on your Blue Monday post title and copy all the stuff in the http window. It is a longer address so that people can find your post even later in the week--whenever they get a chance to visit.
4. Leave me a comment. I promise that I will visit you and leave you a commet. Visit other Blue participants by clicking on their links. Make someone's day; leave a comment.
Blue tape works almost like magic. It indicates the destination of filled boxes!
All boxes were numbered and items placed into each box were listed on a legal pad. I posted about that here. Boxes going into our apartment were marked with Blue tape that was placed under the box number. That way, we can easily see any box without the Blue tape should be kept on the truck to be taken on to the warehouse for storage. Those boxes are filled with items we will not need until we move into our new home.
Boxes filled with items we will need during the next five or six months were marked with Blue tape.
In addition, I wrote the room (office, bedroom, kitchen) where the box should be placed on its top. Note that this box has "Fragile" added to the four sides and top.
You may notice that my home seems empty. That's because we have given away our six-piece sectional sofa and our kitchen table and chairs. Some of our furniture was placed into storage before we listed our house (as suggested by HGTV).
Here's a couple of shots of the kitchen just for BJ. She wanted me to show my kitchen. Here ya go, BJ!
Some boxes were not yet sealed in this picture. The kitchen cabinets are Sanibel maple.
It's easy to see that these boxes dressed in their pretty Blue tape are headed toward our apartment. I'll give you a full report on the movers tomorrow.
Good stuff, that Blue tape.
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These are individual cupcakes with fondant accents. The accents were taken from the themed paper goods. The big #1 was a special cupcake for the Birthday boy complete with candle.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Snakes, Snails and ... Cupcakes!
Labels: Baby, Birthday, Cakes for Kids, Cupcakes
1 comments:
- Anonymous said...
I love this concept! my son will be 2 soon and I would love to see what a soccer theme would look like, using the same layout. I think the cupcake idea is AWESOME, just because it's more accessible for the children and they don't have to wait for the cake to be cut, they can just grab a cupcake! GREAT JOB!!!
- January 14, 2009 at 9:49 AM
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Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about dental care. For more information, visit the American Dental Association website.
Ways to protect teeth from acid attacks:
- Removing plaque
- Reducing the number of times and amount sugar and starches are eaten
- Using fluorides
- Having plastic sealants applied to teeth
- Regular professional cleaning of teeth by a dental hygienist
Caries – Also known as tooth decay, it affects the gums and bone structure that supports the teeth. It is one of the most common causes of tooth loss and a major cause of tooth loss in children.
Periodontal Disease – An inflammatory disease that affects the soft and hard structures that support the teeth. The major cause of tooth loss in adults however, it too can afflict youngsters.
Trauma – A frequent cause of tooth loss is trauma. Anything from an automobile accident, participation in sports or just an unanticipated accident can cause tooth loss. When an accident occurs, seek treatment immediately.
Many people experience a toothache late in the evening, the middle of the night, or when they are not able to rush off to the dentist. If you ever find yourself in a situation where your tooth is hurting and you are not able to see a dentist right away, you can relieve the toothache by placing clove oil on the tooth. Clove is a natural sedative for the nerve in your tooth and it will help to calm the nerve down and ease the toothache.
- Take a Q-tip and dip it into the clove oil
- Dab the Q-tip on a piece of sterile gauze to get the excess oil off the end
- Then place the Q-tip on the tooth and swirl it around the tooth
- You should begin to feel some relief
- Repeat as necessary
You will also want to take some over the counter pain reliever, at the recommended dosage even if you do not have a toothache. The medicine will work throughout the day and evening to keep the toothache at bay. It is is much easier than having the medicine wear off and then trying to treat the toothache when it's at its peak
You should Schedule An Appointment with your dentist as soon as possible to evaluate what is causing the tooth-ache. Do not wait! It is much easier to treat a dental problem when it is diagnosed earlier than later.
Often, bad breath results from less-than-optimal oral health. Sometimes people are not aware that they are not performing oral hygiene as effectively as they could be. A dental hygienist or dentist will be able to evaluate your oral health procedures and make recommendations for improvement. These professionals will be able to recognize any associated problems that might be contributing to an unpleasant mouth odor. In addition to evaluating and suggesting alterations to your brushing, flossing, and tongue cleaning are also methods that can be used to reduce bad breath.
Plaque can produce harmful byproducts that irritate the gums. Plaque can cause gingivitis, the early stage of periodontal diseases. If plaque isn't removed daily, it will build up into a hard deposit called calculus. If plaque continues to form on top of the calculus, it can irritate the gums, and a pocket may develop between the teeth and gums. Plaque build up can eventually destroy the gums and bone that support the teeth.
The American Dental Association advocates brushing twice each day. There is research indicating that brushing once a day is sufficient to disrupt the formation of plaque that feeds the bacteria that cause decay, this may not be enough for some people, depending on factors such as their diets and the efficacy of their brushing technique. ADHA recommends that you discuss this with your dental hygienist who understands your individual oral health needs and will be able to make a recommendation appropriate for you.
It all depends on what is making you uneasy. Every patient is different. At Dr. Breen's, we talk to you to find out the source of your uneasiness so that we can do everything possible to make your experience better! Our friendly staff is always here to serve you and make you comfortable. Talk to us about your anxiety and we will be extra sensitive to your needs.
Caused by plaque, a thin, colorless, sticky film containing bacteria, which constantly forms on the teeth. These bacteria use carbohydrates, sugars and starches, to produce an acid that attacks the enamel covering the teeth. After repeated acid attacks, the enamel can be broken down and a cavity begins. Continued acid attacks eventually dissolve the enamel and penetrate the softer, inner layer of the tooth. Decay can spread rapidly throughout the tooth's structure. Acid attacks begin immediately after every meal or snack and last about 20 to 30 minutes.
A dental hygienist is a licensed health care professional oral health educator.
- A dental hygienist provides preventive, educational, and therapeutic services supporting total health for the control of oral diseases and the promotion of oral health
- A registered dental hygienist has graduated from a minimum two-year college program that includes classroom studies and extensive supervised clinical experience
- A dental hygienist also must pass a national written exam and a comprehensive state clinical exam to earn the RDH license
A procedure by which the nerve and pulp tissue are removed from the inside of the tooth. There are many causes of why the nerve in the tooth becomes sore. Decay and trauma are the two most common causes.
The tooth is held into the jawbone by 1-3 roots, depending on the tooth. Inside each root, is an area called the pulp. The pulp is very much like tissue in the rest of your body. It contains blood vessels, connective tissue, and yes nerve tissue. Unlike tissue in the rest of your body, the pulp is encased in hard tooth structure, so it has a limited capacity to become inflamed without dying. Once the pulp dies it cannot heal itself. This dead pulp tissue needs to be removed from the inside of the tooth to treat infection and to help prevent future infections in your jaw and the rest of your body. The root canal procedure is a relatively painless procedure and many patients are relieved when the tooth no longer hurts them anymore. Root canals eliminate the source of infection while saving the tooth.
Most people have teeth that are naturally darker than "pure" white. If you want them whiter, the best thing you can do is talk to your professional oral health care provider about your options. Different people respond differently to different procedures used to whiten teeth, and it will take an in-person consultation with a professional to determine what is best for you. There are many products and procedures available to brighten your smile.
Before you purchase any number of the tooth whitening products in the store or online, it is important to understand what is causing your teeth to stain, the risks, as well as the benefits to whitening your teeth. Your first step should be to schedule an examination and cleaning of your teeth. At this time, your dentist or hygienist can review your oral health with you, any medications that you may be taking, as well as make recommendations for any dietary changes or teeth bleaching products or procedures that will work for you. Sometimes all it takes is professional prophylaxis to remove stain and then abstinence from behaviors that stain teeth, such as drinking coffee or tea, or smoking tobacco. Some people respond well to the use of whitening toothpastes while some do not. Our office offers an at home bleaching system prescribed by Dr. Breen.


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Caregivers Of ICU Patients Found To Have High Risk Of Mental Health Problems
When it comes to the intensive care unit (ICU), most ordinary people would be under the impression that the health and well-being of patients, whether current or recently discharged, is the primary area of concern in this area of healthcare. However, a recent study conducted by Canada's RECOVER Program shows that the health of caregivers of patients discharged from the ICU is in fact at serious risk as well.
Risk factors of ICU caregivers
Dr. Jill Cameron of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network and Dr. Margaret Herridge of the Toronto General Research Institute led the study with the intention of identifying risk factors for both intensive care patients and their families.
Dr. Cameron states, "In the world of critical illness, a lot of research has focused on making sure people survive -- and now that people are surviving, we need to ask ourselves, what does quality of life and wellbeing look like afterwards for both patients and caregivers."
Currently, this 'quality of life' is of the highest cause for concern. Of the nearly 240 caregivers who completed mental health assessments, 43 percent were found to be at high risk for clinical depression one year after their related patient was released from the ICU. Other symptoms associated with a caregiving relationship with an ICU patient include emotional distress, caregiver burden, compromised personal health, and even symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
This newfound information is vitally important not only because of the personal health risks of the caregivers, but because negative caregiver outcomes also has the potential to compromise the patient's rehabilitation process and potential.
In the ICU, or any other professional medical environment, patients are taken care of by highly trained medical professionals who are specially trained to work in these high-stress situations. Nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals know what to expect under certain circumstances and know how to effectively deal with patients' needs. Family caregivers generally do not, and this is where the main problem lies.
Impact and responses
The RECOVER Program's study showed that patient's illness severity, as well as functional and cognitive abilities are not linked to the caregivers' physical health. However emotional factors of the caregiver's situation, such as sense of control and social support, do have an impact on their overall wellbeing.
With these findings, the plan now is to take action, to develop new rehabilitation models for patients as well as education programs to proactively prepare caregivers on the rehabilitation process and how to identify and address the potential negative effects it will have on their own lives.
As Dr. Cameron emphasized, the goal is not to merely survive an illness, whether it be your own or that of a loved one, but to survive and live a life of quality and fulfillment.
Aptly named, Enclothed Cognition is the official Medelita blog for medical professionals interested in topics relevant to a discerning and inquisitive audience. Medelita was founded by a licensed clinician who felt strongly about the connection between focus, poise and appearance.


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How can I make the Active Server Pages (ASP) files on my server unreadable to those who might gain access to the script?
As you probably know, if a user can access the ASP script files that run on a server, that person can determine the software, variables in use, paths to calling programs, database connections, and even embedded passwords or authentication schemes. If IIS is working properly, users should see only the result of running the script; however, various vulnerabilities have enabled users to access ASP source code. (See the Microsoft articles "Malformed HTR Request Returns Source Code for ASP Scripting Files" at http:// support.microsoft.com/support/kb/ articles/q260/0/69.asp and "Virtual Directory Mapped to UNC Returns Server-Side Script Code When URL Contains Additional Characters at the End of the Request" at http://support .microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/ q249/5/99.asp.) Note that Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 (SP1) fixed the Server-Side Script Code bug but not the Malformed .htr Request bug. In addition, anyone who can access the IIS server files with Read permissions by any means other than Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) can peruse the source code.
These vulnerabilities represent serious security problems. Some administrators don't use scripting on their sites, insisting on the harder-to-develop, faster-to-execute, and harder-to-read compiled code in the form of isapi.dll or custom COM objects. To solve this ASP-related problem, Microsoft released Windows Script Encoder, which is available at no cost as part of the updated Windows Script (WS) engine at http://msdn.microsoft.com/ scripting. The encoder takes readable ASP and obscures it so that it makes no sense to the viewer looking at the script.
The encoder is fairly straightforward, but there are a few important items to note. First, you use the encoder only on your final code. Error messages reporting problems in encoded script tend not to be as useful as error messages in unencoded script. For example, the line numbers indicating where the error occurred can be wrong, which makes it harder to identify the problem. Second, the encoding is a one-way process. So, when your script is debugged and you use the command
Screnc <sourcefile> <outpufile>
to encode the script, .html file, .txt file, or scriptlet, users can't decode the encoded file to yield your source.
The encoder lets you encode all your ASP files at one time and place them in a target directory. For example, to encode all ASP files and place them in a directory called aspencoded, you use the command
Screnc *.asp c:\aspencoded
You use a special marker to indicate where encoding begins in your script, as Listing 1 shows. Anything above the **Start Encode** marker isn't encoded. During encoding, the scripting language reference changes to indicate that the script is encoded. For VBScript, here's how the change appears:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE= _ "VBScript.Encode">
For JScript (or JavaScript), here's how the change appears:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE= _ "JScript.Encode">
Finally, note that the encoded script won't work unless you update your WS engine to version 5.5. This update applies to Win2K, Windows NT, Windows 98, and Win95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2).
I'm running IIS 4.0 on NT 4.0 with SP6a. I'm using a host header for my Web site. Whenever I try to execute a search against my Web site, I receive the error message The template file can not be found in the location specified by 'CiTemplate=' in file \index.idq. I'm using the HTML/IDQ/HTX approach for searching Web pages under Microsoft Index Server 2.0. I've set the variable CiTemplate in query.idq to CiTemplate=/Search/index .htx. Is using the HTML/IDQ/HTX approach on a Web site that uses host headers a problem?
Several ways exist to make inquiries to Index Server. The HTML/ IDQ/HTX method is perhaps the most laborious, but it yields the fastest results. The .html file holds the form that creates the query through an Internet Data Query script (the .idq file), which Index Server processes. The results go to the specified HTX (i.e., extended HTML template) file, which formats the file for presentation.
Host headers aren't a problem. Verify that the index.htx file is present and has proper permissions. More important, check the .htx files for Include files, which must also exist and be accessible. If these files aren't present or accessible, you'll receive the error message you describe. See the Microsoft article "Err Msg: The Template File Cannot Be Found in the Location Specified" at http://support.microsoft .com/support/kb/articles/q183/7/24 .asp. (Thanks to reader Gregory Toland for this question.)
Some of my Microsoft FrontPage 98 users have starting documents named index.htm. When those users publish their sites, FrontPage renames their starting documents to default.htm, even though the users have specified index.htm in their Web site properties as the starting document. How can I prevent this renaming?
Oh, the wonders of FrontPage administration! Indeed, FrontPage performs this renaming because it can use only the default document that you specify in the Web server's Master properties. Furthermore, FrontPage uses only the first default document listed on the Documents property page for the Web. This problem isn't present in FrontPage 2000.
Although you could specify index .htm as the default document in the Master properties, this fix will cause the reverse problem for those users who use default.htm as their starting document. So, to fix this problem, you must either standardize on a default document name or upgrade to FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions. To change the default document of the Master properties, follow these steps:
- Start Internet Service Manager (ISM) in Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
- Click the plus sign (+) next to Internet Information Server.
- Right-click the server name, then select Properties.
- In the Master Properties drop-down list, select WWW Service.
- Click Edit beside WWW Service, as Figure 1 shows.
- On the Documents tab, add the document name you want to use (e.g., index.html), as Figure 2 shows.
- Click OK three times.
I'm an MCSE, an MCP+I, and almost an MCSE+I; I've been in the industry for a little more than a year and am an IT director/systems engineer. Which scripting language would you recommend that I learn?
In my opinion, you'll get the most leverage for your technical skills as an administrator/engineer by knowing how to automate processes. This skill is particularly useful with IIS, where you might want to create a virtual directory for 100 Web sites, create 100 Web sites, or create users on the fly. You can automate all these tasks with scripting.
The key to most IIS administration with scripts is Microsoft Active Directory Service Interfaces. ADSI lets you manipulate directory objects in the computer. For example, you can determine the files in a folder, the users in a group, the role the computer is serving (e.g., PDC, Flexible Single Master of Operations—FSMO), and the services running. In addition, you can edit and modify the IIS metabase as well as Win2K Active Directory (AD). ADSI isn't a scripting language but rather a scripting technology that lets you manipulate objects in a namespace. You can use a scripting language such as VBScript with Windows Script Host (WSH) or ASP to access ADSI.
ADSI has a unique syntax. The best way to quickly learn this syntax is to study the administrative scripts that Microsoft provides with IIS. Many IIS 4.0 administrators don't realize that IIS includes a \winnt\system32\inetsrvadminsamples folder containing .vbs scripts with names such as pauseftp .vbs, startweb.vbs, and stopsrv.vbs. (Figure 3, page 6, shows some of the administrative scripts that you can access.) For Win2K/IIS 5.0, you can find these scripts in the \inetpub folder. These scripts can easily serve as a foundation for customized tools. The Microsoft Windows Internet Information Server Resource Kit and the Microsoft Windows 2000 Resource Kit provide many more scripts.
In this column, I usually discuss practical how-to concerns. I'm taking time to write a bit about ADSI because I'm getting more and more requests such as "How can I script the creation of a Web site?" and "How can I add IP addresses to the restricted list programmatically?" ADSI is a central player in NT and even more important in Win2K. Consequently, IIS administrators can't consider ADSI an optional technical skill anymore. To help you get started or to supplement what you already know, the sidebar "For More ADSI Information," page 6, provides a list of ADSI resources on the Web and in print.
When I install IIS 5.0, no prompt appears asking me where I want to install the Web server. IIS 4.0 conveniently asked me where I wanted the \inetpub folders to reside. Can I install IIS 5.0 where I want it to be?
This question is commonly asked regarding IIS 5.0. Having previously installed IIS 4.0, most administrators expect this prompt and are surprised when IIS 5.0 installation whirs along to completion with everything installed on your C drive.
When I asked Microsoft experts about this difference from IIS 4.0 at a recent TechNet chat, the story they provided was that, during Win2K development, the law of the land was to eliminate every nonessential user prompt during installation. Although many people would argue that this user prompt is essential, the ugly truth is that you can't direct the installation target during an attended installation. You can, however, direct the installation to a different location by using an unattended installation.
An attended installation is the standard method most people use. The method is called attended because a user is usually standing around attending to the process, answering prompts, and completing forms. This method works well for one or a few servers, but if you're installing a few hundred servers, you're likely to employ Win2K's unattended installation option. In this method, you create an answer file that contains the information the installation program requires. In this way, the installation proceeds without prompting the user for setup parameters. For general information about unattended installations, go to http://www.microsoft.com/windows 2000/library/planning/default.asp. For more information about installing IIS 5.0 unattended, see my article "Upgrading to IIS 5: Installing IIS 5 to a Custom Location" (http://www.iisanswers.com/articles/upgrading_to_iis5/ changing_iis5_install_location.htm).
I'm having a problem with IIS 5.0 displaying the error message 1747 The authentication service is unknown. Why am I receiving this error message?
This error occurs when you haven't selected an authentication method in IIS. You must permit one or more of these authentication methods: Anonymous, Basic, Certificates, Windows/Integrated, or Digest.
In your answer to the question "Does an easy way exist to duplicate IIS on a new system," February 2000, you spoke highly about iisexport.exe. I'm new to managing and administering IIS, so I wanted to run by you what my organization is attempting to do to make sure this tool is appropriate.
I plan to replace the server that runs the organization's intranet. Server B will replace Server A. The iisexport.exe documentation leads me to believe that both servers can't be operational at the same time. I want to have both servers running at the same time so I can have more time during business hours to test the Web sites on the new server. I'm experiencing some problems on Server A that I don't want to migrate to Server B. Is iisexport.exe the appropriate tool for my organization?
As I reported in February, iisexport .exe is a decent tool suitable for migrating basic Web servers to new servers. IISExport was recently upgraded to include IIS 5.0 and IIS 4.0 migration, file migration, and NTFS permissions. This tool doesn't manage Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) objects. (You can download IISExport from http://www.adsonline-co.uk/iisexport/.)
Another migration option is MetaEdit 2.1, Microsoft's new metabase editor. Originally released as MetaEdit 2.0, which Microsoft still includes in the Microsoft Windows 2000 Resource Kit, Microsoft reissued MetaEdit to fix a major bug that incorrectly writes hexadecimal values to the metabase if the metabase changes. MetaEdit 2.1 supports both IIS 5.0 and IIS 4.0. You can obtain MetaEdit 2.1 from http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q232/0/68.asp. One key feature of the tool lets you export a metabase and import that metabase to a new server.
Another major new tool is the IIS Migration Wizard—another resource kit goodie. This tool supports migrating a Web server from IIS 5.0, IIS 4.0, Apache HTTP Server, or Netscape Enterprise Server to a target IIS 5.0 server, including content and NTFS permissions. The IIS 5.0 Migration Tool has some oddities (e.g., renaming the migrated Web sites, transferring the source system IP addresses, placing the content in folders named after the migrated Web site), but it can take you pretty far down the road to migration. You can find a demonstration of this tool at http://www.iis answers.com in the article "Upgrading to IIS 5." (Thanks to reader Terri Tarzi for this question.)


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Nurturing your top talent...
Jul 18, 2016 • Features • Management • management • Human resources
As the field workforce of many companies begins to go through perhaps the greatest cultural shift in modern history, it is vital that companies begin paying attention to the stars within their midst and help them grow into more senior roles.
Jennifer Lescallett, Affymetrix, explained exactly why and how we can achieve this during a presentation at Field Service Medical earlier this year...
Apparently only 10% of companies spend time developing their top talent. This is despite the fact that talent acquisition and retention is a critical area for most companies. In field service where training engineers to maintain a specific set of devices can be both a long and costly endeavour this is perhaps magnified even further.
So why doesn't nurturing our top talent take more of a front seat?
"As leaders of Service and Support organizations, we are all hard-wired to fight fires and resolve immediate issues facing our customers. We want our customers to be successful, our teams to have the resources to make it happen, and for our businesses to thrive. Given the many day-to-day issues that arise, it can be difficult to carve out time to strategize and focus on top-talent. It is undeniably, however, our most important job," explained Jennifer Lescallett, Senior Director, Affymetrix, at Field Service Medical held a little earlier this year.
"As leaders of Service and Support organizations, we are all hard-wired to fight fires and resolve immediate issues facing our customers. ..."
Identifying potential stars given the above it's crucial that as a first step you can identify those with genuine potential.
"Imagine the bell curve" Lescallett explains "At one side of the curve you have your lower performers, people that haven't employed all of the best practices. In the middle you have those people who are solid, steady team players who love what they do – fixing issues and working with customers."
"And then there is the final part of the curve, the top performers; this is where the focus needs to be."
However, Lescallett advises that we then drill deep into these high performers to find those that can fill future leadership roles.
"These are people on your team that have curiosity and deep engagement. They are the ones that face adversity with determination and grit. And they have a way of looking at a customer problem and knowing intuitively how to resolve it." Lescallett explains
"People with these high potential qualities also want to be engaged at the strategic level. They have insight into your organisation and a keen ability to connect the dots. Their capacity for learning is vigorous and expansive. They feed off of challenges and high-stakes situations."
Lescallett herself has adopted a three part process for identifying and developing talent.
The process is identified as:
1. Developing success profiles
2. Assessing and reviewing your talent strategy
3. Executing the plan
"The first two steps are relatively easy. You can lock you and your team away in a day-long, closed door session. Don't forget to leave your phones and computer at the door and delegate the fire-fighting to someone else. Use this precious time to get your talent plan aligned, develop success profiles and assess your organisation."
"It is the third element, however, that is the trickiest to implement because it means scheduling time to devote to it on a routine basis," she says.
"You want someone who can identify a need and has the enthusiasm and energy to figure out a solution. You want someone that can think out of the box, that's truly creative, that works well in a team or whatever the key behaviours are that you are seeking in future leaders."
There are three key steps in developing your success profiles Lescallett suggests.
The first of these is defining the behaviours that drive success.
"You want someone who can identify a need and has the enthusiasm and energy to figure out a solution. You want someone that can think out of the box, that's truly creative, that works well in a team or whatever the key behaviours are that you are seeking in future leaders."
"You have to then build the competencies around the behaviours that you want."
"Next you have to define the destination roles in your organisation."
Maybe it is an assignment in a new territory/geography you are expanding into, or maybe it's leading in a small business unit within the organisation for example."
"It is important to help people not only build their expertise in the service and support department but also make sure that they can rotate through different groups within the organisation" she adds
The second process Lescallett suggests is to use different models to assess future ability.
""It's often easy to spot the 'racehorses'. Those that come into an organization and are raring to go, always making contributions and searching for more. However, there are diamonds in the rough that are worth unearthing too,"
While the 360 report is a tool for the employee, the leadership team can use other tools like a talent grid to assess the organization as a whole. This provides a way of comparing and contrasting the organization and getting a better feel for the talent pool.
Lescallett explains that "there are many ways of evaluating teams, including a matrix format mapping them on a grid, with potential being the x axis and performance being the y axis – this is a particularly useful and commonplace tool for visualising exactly who on your team have both the potential and the work ethic to step into a leadership role, whilst also helping you see who could potentially be in need of more coaching and guidance."
Another avenue for critical feedback is getting the opinions of more than just the line managers, says Lescallett.
"Certainly they [line managers] have a very good idea of where their team is, but it's important to get assessment from a range of leaders in the business because people can see different things in different individuals."
"It's often easy to spot the 'racehorses'. Those that come into an organization and are raring to go, always making contributions and searching for more. However, there are diamonds in the rough that are worth unearthing too," she explains.
"People that might have the technical skills but haven't fully refined some of the leadership skills you need in the organization. You have nurture them and build on their strengths. It is important not to discount those who may not be 100% polished yet."
The final process Lescallett suggests is a broad review of the data.
"You should review the group data as a team of managers to make sure that other teams like Marketing and Sales are evaluating their teams in the same way that you are evaluating yours."
As a manager, mentor or coach, it's vital to set the expectations that a person's career is their responsibility – they own it. A person may have all of the qualities of being high potential, but it's up to them to pave the way for their own success.
One thing is certain though, building a healthy pipeline of future leaders is critical for the success of every business.


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The following letter and pledges were sent to each of the presidential candidates by name and asked to respond by May 20.
June 1, 2016 is the eleventh annual Say Something Nice Day and June 5, 2016 is the tenth annual Say Something Nice Sunday. Our ecumenical committee is asking each presidential candidate to take our Civility Pledge for either one or both of those days. This is a wonderful opportunity to shine a bright light on the importance of civil discourse in America.
Our movement is supported by both democrats and republicans. We also have the support of the major religious denominations including but not limited to Baptists, Catholics, Disciples of Christ, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Methodists, and Presbyterians. We are also reaching out to the Jewish community.
Please sign either one and or both the enclosed pledges and return them to me by May 20, 2016.
We will release the names of those candidates who have taken one or both of our pledges prior to June 1. If it is possible please give our movement a mention in one of your speeches.
Thank you for your love for the United States and your willingness to run for the highest office in the land. It is a daunting task.
Sincerely,Mitch Carnell, Chair Say Something Nice Sunday Committee
Civility Challenges for Presidential Candidates
Civility Challenge One:
I pledge that on June 1, 2016 and or June 5, 2016, I will refrain from saying anything ugly, demeaning or derogatory to or about anyone especially any of the other candidates running for the presidency of the United States.
Signed: ____________________________________ Date: __________________
Civility Challenge Two:
I pledge that on June 1, 2016 and/or June 5, 2016, I will say something nice, uplifting or encouraging to or about at least one person running for the presidency of the United States. I understand that remarks related to physical characteristics are off limits for this exercise.
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Seeing as how I've been rotting in real life as well as in otakudom, I figured I'd go on a commenting spree today.
Mostly, it's just jubilation over Mizuki Nana's No.1 spot on the Oricon charts, one ranking that's well deserved. Shin Ai is a wonderful song, despite the simplicity. Or perhaps the simplicity is the charm. In any case, when Agematsu Mika and Mizuki Nana team up, the result will always be wonderful.
There are also the new Nanoha figures that will be getting releases soon, like the Alter Subaru(covered at Zotaku), and Alter Fate in Shin Sonic Form. I must be retarded not to know that about the Fate release earlier, considering the news came out around November. Oh wait, I was too busy trying to cram years of subjects into my head within a month. Damn exams.
May'n STREET was also released on the same date as Shin Ai. I still haven't heard the album yet, but I'm skipping straight ahead to Lion -May'n version- first. XD
LaMB has been getting lots and lots of publicity as the air date looms closer – Yahoo!answers contest, Blogger's contest, and even product placement by famed designer Vivienne Tam – which I think marks a positive change for anime merchandising(of a sort), rather than just figurine and plushies.
Well, that's a lot of tags for now. I'll go watch WHITE ALBUM now.


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Minutes of 2013 General Meeting
MINUTES OF THE GENERAL BOARD MEETING OF THE AMERICAN WORKING MALINOIS ASSOCIATION:: MS Word File ::
November 15, 2013
AWMA BOARD: Anne Camper, Glenn Stephenson, and Waine Singleton
VIA TELEPHONE: Cynthia Zimmerman, Christopher Smith, Terry Miller, Paul Konschak, and Donna McGinnis
- John Bochenek, Metro Detroit Schutzhund and Police K9;
- Ivan Balabanov, Spirit Working Dog Club;
- Hardy Ernsting, Podium Belgian Shepherd Working Dog Club;
- Deb Stephenson, Three Mountains Working Dog Club;
- and Angie Stark, Midwest Working Dog Association
GUESTS: Mario Gomes, Natalie Balabanov, John Holiday, Dre Hastings, Linda Guidry, Jim Engel, Michelle Kutelis
1. Call to Order and Introductions
Ms. Camper called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Roll call and introductions commenced accordingly. Prior to proceeding, the newly appointed northeastern Regional Director Waine Singleton confirmed events were held by Metro Detroit Schutzhund and Police K9 thereby eliminating the need for an event waiver for their presence as a delegate.
2. Reading of the Previous Meeting Minutes
Ms. Camper dispensed with the reading of the previous meeting minutes as they had been posted for a period of time and were approved by the board.
3. Officer Reports
President's Report: Ms. Camper noted she would provide updates to the various topics as the meeting progressed.
Vice President's Report: No report.
Secretary's Report:
Greetings AWMA members. Thank you to all the AWMA clubs and members who have been supportive of the organization during the past year, and for your cooperation in responding to my requests as secretary.
The AWMA has continued to make a strong showing in national events, as follows:
- The 2012 AWMA National Championship hosted by Motor City Working Dogs in Bowling Green, Kentucky on November 9-11, 2012 included 22 entries ( 16 IP03; 2 IP02; and 1 IP01, and 3 BH )
- In the 2013 AWDF Championship hosted by Kentucky Hundesport Klub in Lucas, Kentucky on May 15-19, 2013, the AWMA provided a team of 21 entries ( 17 IP03 and 4 IP01 )
The full member clubs of AWMA collectively held 6 trials this year, as follows:
- December 2, 2012, Midwest Working Dog Association — 7 entries
- January 26, 2013, Spirit Working Dog Club — 5 entries
- May 11, 2013, Midwest Working Dog Association — 10 entries
- May 26, 2013, Cache Valley Working Dogs — 7 entries
- August 30, 2013, Midwest Working Dog Association — 15 entries
- October 6, 2013, Three Mountains Working Dog Club — 4 entries
Thank you to all the clubs that have provided trial opportunities for our members.
Donna McGinnis, AWMA Secretary
Ms. Camper added that in order for the organization to grow, we should encourage clubs, albeit dual organizations, to host AWMA events. She thanked Midwest Working Dog Association for hosting three trials this year (half of the total events of the organization were hosted by this club). She further commented that while our entries in the AWDF may not appear substantial, in comparison to other AWDF clubs the AWMA has the highest percentage of membership participating in national events.
Treasurer's Report:
AWMA Treasurer's Report as of November 04, 2013.
- Treasury Update:
- Current Balance: $20,689.90 ($22,969.41 in accounts, $2,279.51 pending checks)
- Please see 2013 AWMA Financial Statement, Profit & Loss Statement, and Sales Summary for detailed breakdown of income and expenses. Please note that the numbers are based on when checks were received and deposited by Treasurer, not necessarily when submissions were made to individual officers so membership/club/scorebook totals may be different than other officer reports.
- Two notes about this past year's finances. Most of our surplus this year came from having only 2 participants at the FMBB Championship. Still waiting on Shari to submit their uniform expenses, but it is expected to only be about $200. Judge's Program budget this year went to Cynthia Zimmerman's trip to the FCI Judge's Meeting.
- 2013-2014 Budget: Additions to the budget throughout the year voted on by Board included increasing Nationals budget to $2000, $250 for zooza membership database, $200 for officer bond insurance, and allotting $300 to each AWMA team member of the FMBB and FCI Championships (reimbursed after event). A one time website repair order of $200 approved by President Camper.
- We have a $380 credit with IRS for overpayment of 2011 taxes that they double billed us for and never applied to the 2012 taxes. This will be applied to the 2013's taxes due in March, 2014.
- I apologize for not being able to make it this year as I'm 9 months pregnant and baby will be here this week. Good luck to all the competitors! I'd like to take this time to also thank the rest of the board for all their time and hard work.
Warmly Submitted, Kristina Carmody, AWMA Treasurer
The financial statement, profit and loss statement, and sales summary were then passed to those in attendance for further review.
Membership Chair's Report:
Membership Chair Report/Newsletter/Website Committee Reports: Membership numbers for this year are again on the rise as they have been the last several years I've done this position. We had 169 Single Memberships and 30 Family Memberships). We moved our system from the paper/binder method and invested this year in a new database software called Zooza. Several other breed clubs have used this software and the cost is approximately $200/year which was significantly cheaper than the other database alternatives. Members may still send in a check but can no longer use Paypal directly, they must use it through Zooza which then automatically puts them in our database system and ensures every member will be processed. The last few years since instituting Paypal we have had issues because there was no way to mark whether an application had been processed so some members were skipped over and there were delays in processing. Zooza has streamlined the process significantly, although there were some delays since this was our first year and we had to get all the initial data entered and set up. We hope to get all of our stuff on Zooza and eliminate all our paypal buttons this year since that has been a repeated issue with the coding on them breaking on the website. Overall Zooza has been a very positive step in our organization and will hopefully increase our membership numbers and make the membership chair position significantly easier which will make processing times much faster.
Dana McMahan, Membership Chair
Scorebook Report: Prior to reading the report, Ms. Camper presented the revised AWDF scorebook policy. She then noted the AWMA is the only club providing the opportunity for a non-FCI recognized registered Malinois to be listed as a Malinois in an AWMA scorebook via our Working Privilege Listing application.
Scorebook Policy Change
Score book policy: Motion passed May 16, 2013 (annual AWDF meeting)
- Effective immediately, AWDF member clubs can issue scorebooks to any breed of dog owned by their members and list the dog's breed on the score book provided that proof of FCI recognized registration accompanies the application. Score book application processes used by each member club will be followed.
- Dogs for which no FCI recognized registration is submitted can receive a scorebook from any AWDF organization but the dog will be listed as a mix.
- Breeds not recognized by the FCI (for example, American Bulldog) must have their scorebooks issued by their breed organization or the dog will be listed as a mix.
- Clubs that offer the opportunity to have a non-FCI registered dog's breed listed in the scorebook via a working privilege listing (for example Malinois with the AWMA) must have the scorebook issued by that club.
- Effective March 21, 2013, USCA eliminated the requirement for scorebooks to be certified by USCA, thus also removing scorebook certification fees. USCA will accept scorebooks from all AWDF, WUSV, or FCI organizations.
- Effective with the 2014 AWDF Championship, the requirement to use an AWDF scorebook is removed. This was done to accommodate the use of foreign scorebooks issued by FCI organizations and therefore complies with the FCI regulation of one scorebook per dog.
Scorebook Sales
- 79 Scorebooks as of November 4 2013
- Rott - 3
- Beuceron – 1
- AWMA WPL's - 5
- Belgian's other than Mal - 6
2012: 64 Scorebooks
- AWMA WPL's - 4
- Belgian's other than Mal - 2
2011: 85
2010: 61 Scorebooks
2009: 48 Scorebooks
2008: 39 Scorebooks
2007: 24 Scorebooks
2006: 35 Scorebooks
2005: 21 Scorebooks
Terry Miller, Scorebook Chair
Concern was raised that scorebooks for Malinois would be obtained from other organizations, yet it was fairly clear from the report that the AWMA has also provided scorebooks to other breeds as well.
World Championship National Events Chair: No report.
Judge's Committee Report:
The judge's committee has actively contacted some members to inquire about their interest in becoming an AWMA judge apprentice. Although many were interested, for the most part they stated this just was not quite the time yet for them to do so. We will continue this to grow our pool of judge apprentices and encourage other members to do so as well. We welcome speaking with anyone about the process at any time.
We worked with the hosting club to secure judges for this year's AWMA Nationals. Through this year's process we learned we needed to re-word and add some things into the contract for this event, which we did so that going forward into next year the process will be easier for all concerned.
Currently we have two AWMA judges, Glenn Stephenson and myself. We have one AWMA judge apprentice at this time, Waine Singleton. We congratulate him for his decision and I look forward to working with him as he goes through the program. Dana Miller had no movement within the program, so per our by-laws we had to remove her name from the website and she is no longer an AWMA judge apprentice at this time. We hope that in the future she will revisit the time commitment it takes and consider entering the program again.
Cynthia Zimmerman, Director of Judges
Ms. Camper then made a personal request that if anyone is interested in becoming an AWMA judge, or if someone is known to be interested if they were approached, please let us know.
Website Report: [Dana McMahan stepped down as primary website coordinator and Katie Finlay and Tracy Klopp volunteered to assist with this position. Ms. Camper thanked John Wiitanen for his time and assistance in managing the Facebook page.
Our website and forum have had quite the year with multiple hacking attempts that left us offline and in need of professional website coding services. We have since got everything online and re-secured our website but this may be an ongoing issue in the future that we will need professional website services for. I personally need to step down as the primary website person and have found two volunteers who are willing to help with website updates - Katie Finley and Tracey Klopp. Mohawk John has been very helpful in keeping the Facebook page up to date and Anne Camper has been incredible in keeping things updated on the website, forum and Facebook page.
For banner sponsorships we are down to 3 Banner Sponsorships this year -- Kustom Krates, Working-Dog.eu and Canine Training Systems. We need dedicated individuals on our sponsorship committee to help contact companies to get dog-related companies signed up to do Banner Sponsorships. I have a letter prototype and list of companies to contact if anyone is interested in helping secure new sponsorships. These sponsorship funds have been very helpful in adding a buffer to our treasury so if anyone can volunteer that would be great.
For the newsletter committee I have decided not to continue with the position. We have changed the newsletter from a quarterly to a yearly format with quarterly President's report but it is simply too much work to keep up with.
Dana McMahan, Website Chairman
Discussion then commenced regarding the quarterly newsletter which has evolved into a quarterly President's report. The question was asked if there really was any interest in receiving newsletters because they require a tremendous amount of work to generate, which is unnecessary if no one reads them. Mr. Singleton believes everyone enjoys reading the results and personal stories of people in the organization and that it is essential if we are going to become acquainted with people across the country. Ms. Camper replied that the difficulty comes when we ask for articles and we receive nothing, but we could again call for volunteers. Mr. Singleton and Mr. Engle offered to assist.
4. Elections
Standing committee elections:
Judges Committee (nominees Carol Karchnak and Waine Singleton).
World Championship/National Events Committee (nominees Nicole Kelly and Kim Yeager).
Nominations Committee (nominees Britney Bradshaw, Michelle Kutelis and Deb Stephenson).
Ms. Camper thanked Mrs. Stephenson for her assistance in cultivating nominees for these positions. Ms. Camper pointed out if there are no other nominees, the election could proceed by acclamation. All were in favor, no opposition, the motion carried.
Ad-hoc Committee: Samie Jones has agreed to be the website chair. This is an appointed position and not subject to election. Ms. Camper asked if anyone else wished to volunteer for the position and Mr. Engle volunteered to assist as needed.
5. Old Business
AWDF Information. Ms. Camper acknowledged posting AWDF information on the website as it is received. She asked if there were any questions, concerns, or discussion regarding our membership in the AWDF. Discussion commenced regarding the date of the AWDF Championship and the need to respect the date of the FMBB World Championship. Ms. Camper reaffirmed her request that it is not held within a three-week window of the FMBB. Spirited discussion ensued regarding the conflicted scheduling of national IPO events in relation to the FMBB Championship. Ms. Camper reminded everyone that elections would proceed this year and further encouraged AWMA involvement via representation on the AWDF board. It was suggested that the AWMA boycott the AWDF entirely. Mr. Smith suggested that the AWMA could also host the event, giving the AWMA the ability to schedule the event as desired. Ms. Camper disclosed the AWDF is currently hosting their own event and then securing a club to assist them. Mr. Stephenson recommended AWMA participation on the AWDF board as the proper method of achieving fair representation. Mr. Balabanov suggested that the AWDF not be held after April 30th; then they could arrange their national events as appropriate because national events should not trump world championships. Mr. Engle commented on the historical significance of the GSD being promoted to a greater degree and recommended that the Malinois worldwide needs to do more to project their image. After further historical commentary, Ms. Camper asked that we return to the issue at hand. Mrs. Stephenson reiterated the need for AWMA representation on the AWDF board.
After much discussion, Ms. Camper acknowledged that the issue could not be resolved in this meeting and again strongly encouraged AWMA participation via forthcoming AWDF elections. She further invited everyone to contact her directly or take the issue to our Facebook page, in addition to the use of private email exchanges. Mr. Balabanov suggested that the issue needed to be addressed by the AWMA as opposed to individuals. Mr. Stephenson then suggested forming a committee to address a solution. Mr. Balabanov, Mr. Doud, and Mr. Smith volunteered to serve to address AWMA's representation within the AWDF (AWDF Strategy Committee).
Ms. Zimmerman then asked for clarification on the new hosting protocol, i.e., that the AWDF is hosting their own event. Ms. Camper confirmed the decision was made by the AWDF executive board. Mr. Stephenson asked if it was for this year only and Ms. Camper replied that was not known at the present time.
FCI and FMBB Updates. Ms. Zimmerman acknowledged additional new rules being rolled out in 2014. She has requested the slides that were presented at the FCI judges meeting by Frans Jensen and they will be added to the AWMA website.
Discussion then commenced regarding the qualifying requirements for the FCI team, that being the undisclosed potential of the top 6-7 placements of the AWDF Championship forming the team and how this decision came to be. Mr. Stephenson and Ms. Camper both stated there were a number of valid reasons for the decision, even though it was not reached via the best practice. Questions were asked on how one trial could be the best practice. Mr. Stephenson again acknowledged there were valid arguments for reaching this decision. Ms. Camper confirmed she was not offered the opportunity to bring the issue to the membership, as the decision was reached by the AWDF executive board.
The FMBB Championship date has been set and a Facebook page established for updated information. Ms. Camper asked everyone to bear in mind the strict regulations regarding training aids in foreign countries, that in some countries a violation of these regulations could equate to more than disqualification and could include imprisonment. Mr. Singleton asked what was necessary to bring the FMBB Championship to the United States. Commentary included the necessity of providing a venue large enough to house the variety of activities (that being agility, obedience, conformation, mondio, and IPO), the necessity of obtaining the variety of judges required, the ability to obtain an appropriate amount of seed money necessary to fund such a venture, together with the logistics of getting the different organizations in the United States to work together, altogether making this an enormous responsibility and likely impossible to accomplish.
New Business.
Ms. Camper stated motions are posted under news. All motions for the year have been posted with the exception of one which was the change to the AWMA contract for hosting a national event. The most noteworthy revisions were the increased seed money offered by the AWMA and the inclusion of an approval process of the judges for the event.
Ms. Camper asked for questions, comments, or concerns regarding the board's activity over the last year. Mr. Balabanov believed a better way to communicate would be to send an email to those that wanted to receive such communication. Mr. Engel volunteered to assist. Ms. Camper reminded everyone that we have an email distribution list being created through Zooza that has not been launched yet, but most of the difficulty is keeping the list current as people move or are no longer AWMA members and this is why we must coordinate such a distribution through our membership database. The AWMA will continue to address this project.
AWMA National Event. A request for bids from prospective host clubs for the 2014 AWMA National event will be placed on the website and also on the Facebook page. All bids are due February 1, 2014.
Policy On Training Aids.
The executive board previously discussed the need for a policy on training equipment and how the AWMA would position itself within the AWDF. Mr. Smith was asked if he wished to summarize the discussion from the preceding meeting and he suggested Mr. Balabanov proceed with comments regarding this issue. In summary, Mr. Balabanov stated that he had been following the historical/political progression against the use of prong and electric collars in Europe very closely over the last two years. He further described a variety of studies held in Germany, England, and Switzerland which demonstrated that few individuals actually know how to use an electric collar and when used properly, it was not an abusive tool. He suggested that we should focus more on how we treat animals and not what they wear, as it is not difficult to determine if a dog is mistreated. Lastly, he recommended that we position our organization as approving of these tools but disapproving of animal abuse, while confirming our respect of other countries' laws regulating the use of same. Mr. Stephenson reminded everyone that judges from foreign countries must obey the rules of the organization they are licensed under.
Ms. Camper surmised that this issue would not be resolved in this meeting, that it requires a committee to discuss and formulate the best approach, and then asked for volunteers. The committee is comprised of the following members:
- Ivan Balabanov
- Mario Gomes
- Christopher Smith
- Jim Engel
- Glenn Stephenson
Ms. Camper requested they attempt to formulate something within the structure of this country, our relationship with the FMBB, FCI, AWDF, and also in regard to UScA's relationship with the WUSV. She personally did not believe we are in imminent danger of legislation banning the use of training equipment, as Ms. McGinnis mentioned in the executive committee meeting preceding the general meeting, legislation in this country is not at the same level with regard to training equipment as other countries due to the strength of the NRA/gun lobby and how they prefer to train their hunting dogs. Ms. Camper further noted this subject is not merely related to legislation in this country, but our relationships with worldwide dog sport organizations. Ms. Camper was pleased to report there were no board of inquiry reports for this year, as we have only had one in the history of this organization.
In conclusion, Ms. Camper asked for comments, suggestions, or recommendations regarding the future direction of the AWMA. Several responses related to the scheduling of the AWDF Championship. She then asked if there had been anything that the members observed that they did not appreciate, and once again the response related to the scheduling of the AWDF Championship.
Motion to adjourn from Mr. Stephenson, seconded by Mr. Singleton. With no opposition, the meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.


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Today I'm excited to be taking part in the blog tour for the release of 'Beyond Jealousy', book 4 in the O'Kane series by Kit Rocha.
Author: Kit Rocha (aka Moira Rodgers)
Release date: 17th March
Source: Review copy
Genre: Dystopian
Description: She's been looking for the perfect man. She found two.
When Rachel Riley sacrificed a life in Eden to protect the O'Kanes, she earned her place in the powerful Sector Four gang. But the former crime princess is tired of being everyone's sweet little sister . It's time for her to get wild, to embrace her fantasies as only an O'Kane can—with a delicious exiled soldier and the gang's wickedly sinful tattoo artist.
A saint...
Lorenzo Cruz is a warrior, taught by his commanding officers in Eden that involvement equals distraction. Emotion is a liability, and desire a sin. In Sector Four, he finds decadence, shameless sex—and his own dark urges. No battle strategy prepared him for how Rachel makes his heart race…or the way his rival for her affections sets his blood on fire.
...and a sinner.
Ace Santana has a dirty reputation and a mind to match, especially where his new lovers are concerned. He's eager to help Cruz embrace his dominant side, and to explore the lines between pleasure and pain with Rachel. But corrupting them quickly becomes an obsession, a need he can't deny—and a love he never imagined.
Three hearts on the line means a hundred ways their ménage a trois could go wrong. After all, even O'Kanes do forever two-by-two. One of them could be the missing piece that makes them all whole…or a temporary diversion destined for a broken heart.
My thoughts: If you've been reading this blog for any length of time, you know I'm a fan of this series. I love the dystopian world the ladies who make up Kit Rocha have created, with a civilisation forced to change after solar flares knocked out a lot of the electricity sources and communication devices. Eden is an isolated city, meant to be a perfect place, and around it are built the Sectors, each run in a different style by a different leader.
One of my favourite things about this book is that we're really starting to learn more about the world outside Eden, and how Eden is managing to run itself, and protect itself from any other cities. There are hints that the city is managing its resources very badly, despite apparently being set up to cope just fine, which is something I think would be very interesting to see as the series continues.
Tension between Ace & Rachel has been there since the beginning. They've always "sparked" as Ace puts it, but the wrong words coming out mean that as the book starts, they're not exactly getting along with each other. Instead, Ace and Cruz have turned their work partnership into something a whole lot more personal. There are some very hot scenes as the group set aside their arguments and start trying to make a go of things as a threesome. Of course, love is never simple, and although they work as a three when it would probably never last with any of them in a pair, it's hard to feel balanced in a three. Ace's past makes it very difficult to let other people in, and the events of Beyond Jealousy really push him to accept some things.
There are so many things developing around this romance, too. The fake O'Kane liquor from book 3 comes back to keep causing trouble, and Rachel's father the beer brewer from Eden becomes involved. The crisis leads to something which has been brewing in these books since the beginning and I can't wait for the next book to see how the next stage of things starts to play out.
With 'Beyond Jealousy', Kit Rocha shows a steamy hot menage-a-trois come together, while further exploring their dystopian world, and the effects of events in the previous books. As ever, I'm waiting desperately for the next in this brilliant series.
Overall, I give this one 8 out of 10.
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|The U3A Videographer's at the Tramway Museum
|The Museum Volunteers provided morning tea in the workshop
|Then they rolled out the trams
|That brings out memories
|I used to go to work on one of these
|Volunteers run the trams
|This is the oldest tram in operation at the museum
Here is a little video I made:
Here is a photo I found on the internet of the tram I used to pick up at the Treasury Building, every morning, in the 60s. It used to take me to Mater Hill.
|The tram at the old Treasury Building that used to take me to work in the 60s


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There's nothing boot-i-ful (har, har) about making fashion mistakes that involve our favorite winter footwear (yay, boots!) and our warm-weather pants and dresses. Much the way we wouldn't pair a cowboy hat with a cocktail dress, some boot styles are a match made in heaven with certain outfits -- while others just leave us looking clunky or too sexy for the street.
Remember these simple tricks and you'll perfect the art of wearing these 4 super-hot boot styles any time your heart desires!
Ankle Boots
From Anine Bing
Ankle boots are all the rage this season and are, arguably, the most versatile of all boot styles. For a downtown vibe, pair yours with slightly cuffed, slim-fit pants or jeans and be sure to show just a hint of skin at your ankle.
Another idea, which is super trendy and not as hard to pull off as it sounds, is to wear your booties over heavy ankle socks layered a second time over textured tights. This is a great, sneaky way to rock a voluminous short skirt when temperatures outside dip.
From H&M
Slouchy Boots
On the other end of the complexity spectrum, we have slouchy boots, which give off a cool, downtown vibe, but can cut off your leg in an unflattering way if you aren't careful.
Don't make the mistake of wearing these with a skirt or dress cut any shorter than at the knee or you risk looking like an NFL cheerleader. Prim, below-the-knee dresses or skirts look fantastic with this boot and the amount of leg you'll show off is just perfect without going overboard sexy.
From Modcloth
Over-the-Knee Boots
If you immediately think of Julia Roberts' prostitute character in Pretty Woman when you imagine this style, you aren't giving it the respect it deserves! As long as you select a boot that is fairly plain, black or brown, and made from quality leather (save shiny pleather for your moto jacket), you can look perfectly respectable in over-the-knee boots.
Seriously, how cute does this girl look? The trick to her sartorial success is that she pairs her boots with opaque tights and a modestly-cut dress with a slight flare that hits no shorter than an inch or two above the knee. Over-the-knee boots also work fabulously over thick leggings, skinny jeans, and even short-shorts, provided you have on extremely thick textured tights, are covered completely from the waist up, and are feeling bold that day.
Knee-Length Boots
From Modcloth
Ah, the trick to mastering this ubiquitous and sexy boot is the tuck-in. If you own a pair of skinny jeans or trousers, it will be a cinch for you to do -- just tuck your pants into your boots, add an oversized sweater and chic blazer, and voila -- you're gorgeous.
But don't give up on your boot-leg jeans just yet. Make the tuck-in work by following these simple steps:
1. Roll up the leg of your jean to create a cuff.
2. Fold over the extra material of your cuff and roll up one more time to tuck it in.
3. Grab a pair of high, extremely fitted socks and wear them over the cuff to hold everything in place. That should do the trick! Pull up your knee-high boots and hit the town.
What's your favorite style of boot and how do you like to style them?
Image via Modcloth


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Stem cells from the linings of dog's noses have been used to help paralysed dogs to walk. The cells were cultured and transplanted to the injury site in the spine of pet dogs and many of them were able to walk again with the help of a harness (see the video). It's early days, but one day this could help repair damage in humans.
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So, this month's post is dedicated to phaseolus vulgaris- the humble green bean.
When fresh and in season (July/August), these lovely legumes can be treated just like asparagus- stir fried with a little garlic and salt
|Simple stir fried beans
then topped with a sprinkling of toasted sesame seeds
or lightly steamed to accompany soft boiled eggs
|Asparagus and beans to dip
or even with a quick holllandaise sauce to dip them into whole
|Lemon and chive mayo hollandaise
When cooking from frozen - either cook them quickly like in this quick Spring Stir Fry
|Stir fry beans, radishes, peppers and spring onions
|With beansprouts, noodles and soy sauce in a Spring Stir Fry
or slow cook them with peppers, onion, olive oil, white wine and garlic then cool them to make marinaded slow cooked veg- delicious with salads or quiches.
|Slow cooked marinaded vegetables
If they are leftover from a meal, put them in a minestrone to give them another lease of life.
And mix them into your Salade Nicoise
|Salade Nicoise
Or why not add them to a Chicken Printanier- a dish of chicken with beans, asparagus and peas in a white wine, mustard and cream sauce?
|Chicken Printanier
Believe me, if I could make a pudding out of them I would- and a quick trawl of the internet revealed that many people have done!
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There is plenty of sex — gay and straight — in the Game of Thrones TV show. It is HBO after all. But fans are curious as to why George R.R. Martin hasn't included any gay sex scenes in his Song of Ice and Fire series upon which Game of Thrones is based.
The author addressed the issue at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in the U.K. on Monday night, according to the Guardian. Martin's books are written through the viewpoints of various characters. None of the viewpoint characters are gay, so Martin hasn't shown any gay sex scenes from their points of view. "A television show doesn't have those limitations," he said. "Will that change? It might. I've had letters from fans that want me to present particularly an explicit male sex scene — most of those letters come from women."
"I'm not going to do it just for the sake of doing it," he continued, "If the plot lends itself to that if one of my viewpoint characters is in a situation then I'm not going to shy away from it, but you can't just insert things because everyone wants to see them. It is not a democracy. If it was a democracy, then Joffrey [the sadistic boy king] would have died much earlier than he did."


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My last exam is coming up next week, so it's the perfect time to start looking forward to the summer vacation. The good weather, traveling and loads of free time are things I'm in desperate need of. School has been extremely busy this year, as I just almost finished my first year in college, and I really need some time to catch up on sleep and all other sorts of things. In this post I'd like to take a look at all the things that I'm aspiring to read or watch this summer.
Yes Please – Amy Poehler
I've already started reading this quite a while ago, but I wasn't able to continue reading due to having to read another book for school. Now that that's over I'll gladly reprise Yes Please. I've only read 36 pages (and the prologue) so far, but I was already really enjoying it. She's hilarious and it's fun to know she's dealing with other people and situations.
Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn
I think it's about time that I read this one. Gone Girl has garnered a lot of critical acclaim and it has been lauded by readers, so I guess that's the most important recommendation you can get. The fact that I liked The Girl on the Train so much and that it is being called 'the new Gone Girl' should say something, right? I'm really excited to read this one, or perhaps devour is a better word, and then I can finally watch the movie as well.


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We went to visit the Design Museum on the 26th May to visit the Russian exhibition which allowed us to look at the Russian typography and lettering to help us for the alien part of this brief. However I am choosing not to opt for the alien brief as I feel as though I would be stronger in completing the other two tasks.
The trip was fairly educational however there wasn't much type apart from one room where there was around 4 posters. I understand that the exhibition would be beneficial to those completing the alien brief however for me I didn't find it very useful.


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Hillary's botched #MeToo apology posted on her Facebook page minutes before the SOTU address was a sneaky way to slip in an explanation for her years of enabling sexual predators.
As all eyes were on President Trump's State of the Union address, when "Crooked" Clinton tried to explain why she did not fire a former campaign adviser over sexual harassment allegations against a female staffer. Her explanation was a massive fail.
Tucker Carlson breaks down Hillary's sneaky, quasi-apology…
Remember when Hillary Clinton referred to women who accused her husband, Bill Clinton of rape, "bimbo eruptions".
Here is an excerpt from Hillary's official Facebook page..
The most important work of my life has been to support and empower women. I've tried to do so here at home, around the world, and in the organizations I've run. I started in my twenties, and four decades later I'm nowhere near being done. I'm proud that it's the work I'm most associated with, and it remains what I'm most dedicated to.
So I very much understand the question I'm being asked as to why I let an employee on my 2008 campaign keep his job despite his inappropriate workplace behavior.
The short answer is this: If I had it to do again, I wouldn't.
Before giving some of the reasons why I made a different choice back then and why looking back I wish I'd done it differently, here's what happened and what my thinking was at the time.
In 2007, a woman working on my campaign came forward with a complaint about her supervisor behaving inappropriately toward her. She and her complaint were taken seriously. Senior campaign staff and legal counsel spoke to both her and the offender. They determined that he had in fact engaged in inappropriate behavior. My then-campaign manager presented me with her findings. She recommended that he be fired. I asked for steps that could be taken short of termination. In the end, I decided to demote him, docking his pay; separate him from the woman; assign her to work directly for my then-deputy-campaign manager; put in place technical barriers to his emailing her; and require that he seek counseling. He would also be warned that any subsequent harassment of any kind toward anyone would result in immediate termination.
I did this because I didn't think firing him was the best solution to the problem. He needed to be punished, change his behavior, and understand why his actions were wrong. The young woman needed to be able to thrive and feel safe. I thought both could happen without him losing his job. I believed the punishment was severe and the message to him unambiguous.
According to The Gateway Pundit, Hillary sent out a tweet linking to her statement and took a swipe at President Trump!
"I wrote a Facebook post about a decision I made 10 years ago, what's changed, & on an issue you didn't hear a single word about tonight. Take a look."
I wrote a Facebook post about a decision I made 10 years ago, what's changed, & on an issue you didn't hear a single word about tonight. Take a look. https://t.co/itPfGtIMOM
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 31, 2018
Crooked Hillary got trashed AGAIN!
You're saying that you believe as a woman you have a responsibility to look out for making women feel safe. Tell that to Paula Jones & Juanita Broadderick.
You are one demonic woman.
— Joey Mann (@JTMann05) January 31, 2018
What did she do for the women abused by her husband, William Jefferson Blyth Clinton, except demonize them?
— Robert Kovács (@rwkesk) January 31, 2018
Go back in the woods.
— Alex ???????? (@SoCal4Trump) January 31, 2018
10 years ago you were 60 years old! You didn't know the staffer should've been fired immediately for sexual harassment and yet you thought you were ready to be President & take on Russia, Iran and North Korea. ????
— Laura (@211Pine) January 31, 2018
Why do you insist on crow barring yourself into Washington? Your Glory Days are Over! Go take up a hobby. Go do something Substantial & Worthy for a Legitimate Charity! pic.twitter.com/1AwqBwGvwp
— Anne Scinta (@ScintaAnne) January 31, 2018
You cover for sexual predators. It's just what you do. Everyone knows it. Stop pretending
— CraigDangerous (@craigdangerous) January 31, 2018
Because you got caught and now trying to justify it
— Lynda M Rollins (@RollinsLynda) January 31, 2018
Another non-apology from the Queen rape enabler, Crooked Hillary. https://t.co/m0u99LrDMX
— Cristina Laila (@cristinalaila1) January 31, 2018
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Spring ISD approves costs to speed up middle school construction, security upgrades
The Spring ISD board of trustees approved funds for security, construction for two future ninth grade centers and change orders for a new stadium and middle school as part of its $330 million bond approved by voters in 2016.
A change order for the Springwoods Village Middle School for $1.2 million was approved to accelerate the construction of the new school that is scheduled to open in August.
"This is to get us to the finish line for that project, so that the contractors can work nights and evenings and weekends and do whatever it takes to get us completed on the project," said chief operations officer Mark Miranda.
The new school, which is expected to house up to 725 students, is being built north of the Grand Parkway and east of the North Freeway.
The school board approved a change order for the district's future stadium. The change order for $378,000 is for the construction of a street that will be named Cypress Heights Drive. The new street, which will be approximately a city block in length, will connect to Quailgate Drive on the other side of Cypresswood Drive.
"As soon as school is out, we're going to be connecting an intersection near the stadium's side," Miranda said.
One lane on either side of Cypresswood Drive is expected to close while the construction is ongoing and the stoplights at the intersection will also be redone, he said.
The board also approved $9 million in construction for two of its three new ninth grade centers that are currently under construction.
"It's all part of the building. It's not the full building. Each GMP is another bigger expanded part of the building," Miranda said.
The third guaranteed maximum price for the Spring High School Ninth Grade Center for $6.6 million will cover roofing, elevators, plumbing, electrical work and a pre-engineered ROTC building, Miranda said.
The Dekaney High School Ninth Grade Center will have $2.3 million as its third guaranteed maximum price that will cover structural metal frames, waterproofing, elevators, plumbing, and electrical systems.
The board will also approved a fifth guaranteed maximum price for $2.7 million for safety and security upgrades at Spring High School and Dekaney High School.
"We've been doing safety and security packages since the fall and every campus in our district is getting safety and security upgrades. Specifically, perimeter security, which is access control and intruder alarms along with surveillance cameras," Miranda said.


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Prof Makhanya was born in Durban and started his schooling at Sinamuva Catholic School in Tongaat. He then moved to Mshwathi Memorial School where he completed his primary school education. Thereafter, he started his secondary school education at KwaMakhutha High School. Before he could complete his studies there, there were student uprisings which resulted in the suspension of all student leaders. He was one of the students suspended from school. The student leaders were reinstated, however, when they won a court case against their suspension. He then went to the University of Fort Hare, a period which was marked by numerous expulsions from the University. During those periods, he worked for a municipality.
On 1 January 2011, Prof Makhanya took up the position of Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of South Africa. Prior to this, he held the positions of Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of South Africa (from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2010), Executive Dean of the College of Human (from 2004 to 2007) and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the old Unisa. Before that, Prof Makhanya worked in the sales and marketing division of a multinational company until he was recruited to the lecturing staff at Unisa.
Prof Makhanya holds a BA and BA (Hons) in Sociology from the University of Fort Hare, a master's degree from the University of Natal and a DPhil from the University of Pretoria. In 2009, he completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. The University of Athabasca in Canada conferred an honorary doctorate on Prof Makhanya in recognition of his outstanding leadership at Unisa and his contribution as a distinguished scholar in distance education.
In addition to the above, Prof Makhanya is a Referee for the National Research Foundation (NRF): specialising in refereeing applications for funding, grants and postgraduate scholarships (Sociology, Development Studies, Business Administration and Social Work).
He is an external examiner for the University of Fort Hare, the University of North West and the University of Johannesburg. He is also a trainer for trainers of adult basic education.
As a sociologist he is invited by the media to provide an analysis of various political and sociocultural issues.
Prof Makhanya publishes widely in accredited journals. His recent publication is entitled "The importance of basic education in the mitigation of HIV/AIDS among informal sector workers".
He also addresses a number of conferences on various topics. Organisationally he is a member of the following:
Besides his academic endeavours locally, Prof Makhanya engages in academic and higher education forums in South and Southern Africa, and internationally. In this regard, mention can be made of the role that he plays in Unesco and its activities. He is the deputy chair of the South African National Commission for Unesco, as well as chair of the Culture Sector of South African National Commission for Unesco.
On a more personal note, Prof Makhanya is a committed family man who enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He loves sport and he is a fan of soccer, rugby, karate and boxing.
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