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Multi-generation insects like the vine mealybug are tough to control because all growth stages can be found at the same time in a vineyard.
Fortunately, there are products — many of them long-time broad spectrum pesticides — still available to control these insects.
Yet, there is concern that these products may be short-lived with continued regulatory scrutiny of organophosphates and carbamates.
One of those is Lorsban, which has been an important product for control of vine mealybug, one of the most voracious pests to inflict damage in California grapes.
Lorsban has been used under a Section 18 emergency registration for the past eight years for not only mealybug control, but to control ants, which are a protector of vine mealybug. However, researchers and growers are trying to get away from that with some unique vine mealybug control strategies.
"Vine mealybugs are very prolific," says Kris O'Connor, president of the Central Coast Vineyard Team (CCVT) in Paso Robles, Calif. "They have the potential to cause quite a bit of economic damage and they're transported easily.
"The good news is we know more about the biology now and their interaction with ants. There has been a lot of hard work and investment by the University of California (UC) on this problem. As a result, we have a lot more options and choices of softer materials now."
"Vine mealybug is a constant battle," says Erin Amaral, pest control adviser (PCA) with Pacific Vineyard Co. in San Luis Obispo, Calif. "In some shape or form, we're either monitoring it or treating it. This time of year (mid-summer), we've got all generations — eggs, nymphs and adults. That makes it even more difficult. There are a lot of decisions to be made on how you're going to approach the problem and figure out the best timing for a treatment. Timing is everything with the softer pesticides we're using now."
Ant control is the key to making a softer approach work, according to Kent Daane, UC Cooperative Extension entomologist/insect biologist at the Kearney Agricultural Center in Parlier, Calif. "Ants disrupt bio-control," Daane says. "If you want to improve bio-control you have to kill the ants."
Lorsban was necessary to kill the ants. However, baits that attract and kill ants are now commercially available.
"We've pretty much avoided Category 1 pesticides for the past couple of years," she says. "We've been working with UC Berkeley on ant baits, as well as doing a lot of research with parasitoids. We actually started with the parasitoids, and then realized ants were the key. Once we found out how to control the ants, we came back with the parasitoids"
This will be the third year Amaral has released parasitoids. Currently they are reared through UC Berkeley's mealybug research program. Next year, they will be available commercially.
Timing from setting out ant baits to releasing parasitoids to applying softer chemistries is critical.
"The best time to put out ant baits is early spring right after the heavy rains quit," Amaral says. "If you put them out too late, they won't work. Then we start releasing parasitoids in late spring/early summer and release once a week up until harvest."
When pesticide applications are needed, Amaral uses a variety of products. She uses Applaud for foliar applications and Admire Pro and Venom through the drip system. Again, timing is critical.
"With these newer pesticides you have to hit them in the juvenile stage," she says. The first and second instar is the ideal time. By the third instar you're starting to push it. Some of these insecticides are growth regulators, so if they're adults, you're not going to kill them."
Other options are also promising. "We are all waiting for Movento," Daane recently told attendees at UC's Central Coast Research Road Show in Paso Robles, Calif. That wait is now over as Movento (spirotetramat), a new foliar product from Bayer CropScience, was registered by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) on July 14. The product moves both through the xylem as well as the phloem, which should offer expanded control of mealybug when the pest is under the bark.
"I do want to use it, but I'm waiting until the European maximum tolerance levels are set," Amaral says. "I've seen it work out here on a very small research trial. I've heard that it does take some time and patience, but we're all about patience here."
Through extensive research by UC, groups such as the CCVT and individual cooperators, there has been tremendous progress made in a few short years in managing vine mealybug. "There are some growers who have completely eliminated organophosphates and carbamates from their program," O'Connor says. "If you can handle the ant problem, biological controls and reduced risk materials can work. However, if you don't control the ants, that approach won't work at all. You really have to be looking at the overall mealybug/ant complex."


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Emeralds are Forever, Prom Dress
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First of all, I have to admit that I did not actually sew my dress, because between all the grad committee stuff and yearbook there wouldn't have been any time. I hired a lovely lady in my town/city to make it for me, but I was very diligent in getting the right fabric, the right patterns etc, and to top it all off i got her to make my date a tie :). I'm very happy with how it turned out and I got no end of compliments on the day of prom!!
Overall it took a month too sew, with 3 fittings in which we managed to get it pieced together. The top has been sewn to have the effect, the only problems with the dress, are in the backing, as the corset part didn't work as well as i had hoped.
Material Notes
4 meters of Sation
2 meters of tulle
3-4 meters of lining
2 bobbins of thread
total cost of project $320 (including paying for seamstress) ;)
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Mar 6, 2013, 07.59 PMby lugreen
Lovely dress and a gorgeous colour :)
Jan 20, 2013, 07.24 AMby blueartisan
Very envious, this is a stunning dress! You looked every inch a princess!
Jan 17, 2013, 02.54 PMby Princess McGhee
This is absolutely gorgeous!! The color, the style, so elegant! In love!
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Jan 18, 2013, 04.25 AMby inthenavy
:) Thanks !
Jan 17, 2013, 12.27 PMby Vanessa Velasquez
Lovely dress indeed. You look like a wonderful, younger scalet o'hara of this times….i love red haired girls wearing green outfits and you wore this esplendidly
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Jan 18, 2013, 04.23 AMby inthenavy
Thank you for the compliment :) its much appreciated :)
Jan 16, 2013, 06.31 AMby Mary Athey
It looks lovely on. Great colour and. style. It.reminds me of 'gone with the wind'.when you have time you.can adnust.the back although.it looks fine in the photo x
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Jan 18, 2013, 04.22 AMby inthenavy
Thank you :) It will have to get fixed in my spare time as, it got a couple rips in it from dancing all night :) And I really want to wear it again :)
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Charleston, SC - After a festive Friday afternoon at the Patriots Point regatta village, and later in downtown Charleston, the Audi Melges 20 fleet welcomed a morning delay in the racing to collect their thoughts, recall stories from the night before, and get properly hydrated as the forecasted sea breeze made its way to the race course. PRO Hank Stuart did a nice job of being patient and waiting for the breeze to settle. Eventually, the first start of two more races (Race Five and Six) commenced around two o'clock under bluebird conditions.
Once the breeze arrived, it was slightly more left than the first day, making for steadier conditions in the 7-10 knot range, but with plenty of gains and losses to be had on big shifts. The current was in full flood by the time racing started, providing a solid left to right push on the course, and as Race Five started, many teams were searching in the dark trying to figure out what the breeze was doing and if there would be any relief from the adverse current heading to the upwind mark.
Continuing on their impressive first day, Jason Michas on Midnight Blue played the middle right going upwind and was able to get across the fleet despite what looked like better pressure left. Like putting a nail in a coffin, Michas extended his lead and finished with an impressive win, followed by local Charleston rock star David Dabney on Stemmed, and a hard charging Richard Davies with his Section 16 team.
Heading into Race Six, there was more fool's gold on the left side of the course with what looked like better pressure, but with slight current relief and right shifts pulsing over Folly Beach, boats that were able to dig right and be patient were pleasantly surprised with good position and a nice current push up to the layline.
Hot off the blocks in Race Six was Rob Wilbur's Cinghiale who used a lefty at the bottom to take all the way to the upper right, followed closely by the enthusiastic Skip Shapiro on Makaira who has improved steadily over the past few events. "I really enjoyed today, the racing was really tight, and any mistake cost you boats. The breeze was not as crazy as yesterday and we did our best to stay in the pressure and make sure we had a nice current lift on starboard coming into the mark," stated Shapiro after taking second and getting nipped at the line by Wilbur. Posting a solid day, Michael Kiss' Bacio took third to climb the standings.
After a very civilized day of sailing, many teams were feeling refreshed and immediately dove into some cold refreshments to kick off a Saturday night in Charleston. Although Michas has a huge lead, with the conditions being as difficult as they are, there could still be a shake up in the standings.
Overall, Davies now commands the second overall position, with Grace Lucas on Bombarda holding steady in third.
More racing, the final day happens Sunday.
As with other Audi Melges 20 events in North America and around the world, racing updates will be posted online at the Official Audi Melges 20 Facebook Page. Tune in for the latest racing information, results, video interviews, and photos. Race reports, press releases and photos will be available online each day post racing at melges20.com.
TOP FIVE RESULTS (After Six Races, One Discard)
1.) Jason Michas/Mark Mendleblatt, Midnight Blue; 2-1-4-3-1-[8] = 11
2.) Richard Davies/Charlie McKee, Section 16; 10-4-[16]-1-3-5 = 23
3.) Grace Lucas/Sam Rogers, Bombarda; 1-8-[13]-5-7-4 = 25
4.) Travis Weisleder/Scott Nixon, Lucky Dog/Gill Race Team; 8-[10/ZFP]-7-2-2-5-6 = 28
5.) Michael Kiss/Chris Rast, Bacio; 5-7-9-[13]-4-3 = 28
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Loss to Yorktown drops Darien boys lacrosse to .500
DARIEN -- Perception can be an awful burden.
"Our program has been on such a run since 2005. We are expected year in and year out to compete and WIN these type of games," said Darien High School boys lacrosse head coach Jeff Brameier. "It's been a long time to look at this point on the calendar (April 20) and see four losses in our record. I'm not used to it. The kids aren't used to it. The town isn't used to it. With reputation comes pressure. We ALWAYS get our opponent's best effort."
That was indeed the case Saturday as longtime rival Yorktown (NY) reeled off 11 consecutive goals on its way to an 11-5 victory over Darien at the Blue Wave's football stadium in the fifth annual Tom Lener Memorial Cup clash.
The defeat leaves Darien at 4-4 overall, with road losses to FCIAC archrival New Canaan (9-4) as well as nationally ranked powers Manhasset (N.Y.) (10-9), Niskayuna (N.Y.) (14-9) and now Yorktown.
It's not the end of the world with eight contests left in a busy regular season.
But it is a bit disconcerting to see a Darien squad win almost no faceoffs, go scoreless on the man advantage while watching Yorktown (7-1) turn a 3-0 second-quarter deficit into a 5-3 halftime edge, a 9-3 lead after three quarters and 11-3 with 11:40 left to play.
"We just have to tip our caps to Yorktown. They have a lot of offensive weapons (Nick Mariano, Brian Prestreau three goals each)," Brameier said. "We just made crucial mistakes. This year our lineup has questions. We have two sets of attackmen and two sets of midlines we're looking at. We're playing a freshman on defense. This group is still searching for its niche."
Yes, all-everything Case Matheis is at Duke, but Darien lost its entire defense from last season as well.
The plan for Brendan Hathaway to be the Blue Wave's top faceoff man ended when he broke his leg in the FCIAC ice hockey playoffs this winter.
"The bottom line is we're not as bad as 4-4. But we're not as good as we thought we'd be," Brameier said. "It's a learning process. Our staff needs to teach more. We need to make adjustments. The schedule (eight games in 17 days) has mitigated against that. Playing smart, playing together and making smart decisions at full speed takes time."
Phil Huffard registered 12 saves in net for Darien while Austin Graham was sparkling with 11 saves for Yorktown.
"We are playing well. It's nice to come to Darien's home field and win. It doesn't happen often," Yorktown head coach Dave Marr said. "I'm fortunate in that this group has some four-year starters to lean on. With public school athletic programs, there are going to be ebbs and flows of talent. We've had the occasional rough year as well. It takes time for some teams to find their legs and find the right combinations."
The reality is that people rarely recall regular season records. And Darien's long fabled tradition has been built on playoff performance.
"We have to keep working. We will get the chance to right the ship," Brameier said. "Be on point at playoff time. We have the talent in this lockerroom for us to make a run."
"We have to keep our composure and bounce back," Huffard said. "We have to develop a tough skin."
YORKTOWN (NY) 11, Darien 5
Records: Yorktown 7-1; Darien 4-4.
Scoring: Y -- Danny Manning 2 goals, 2 assists ; Nick Bonitatibus 1g, 2a; Connor Vercruysse 1g, 1a; Nick Mariano 3g, 1a; Brian Prestreau 3g, 1a; Luke Palmadesso 1a ; Billy Strassman 1g. D-- Kyle Cornell 2g, Harry Gillespie 1g; Kevin Seiler 1g; James Lyons 1g; Will Hamernick 1a; Peter Lindley 1a. Goalies: Y -- Austin Graham (11 saves). D -- Phil Huffard (12 saves).


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Junior Seau's Mercedes S550: For Sale on AutoTrader
- Linebacker Junior Seau made 1,849 tackles in the NFL
- Seau bought the S550 new in San Diego
- The custom Mercedes is available in California for $55,000
This 2008 Mercedes S550 was formerly owned by famed NFL linebacker Junior Seau. The highly customized luxury sedan is now available for $55,000 at Newport Coast Auto in Costa Mesa, Calif.
According to Paul Passero, a salesman at Newport Coast Auto, this S550 was purchased new by Seau in 2007. The likely future hall-of-famer was the car's only owner, and Passero says the sedan's Carfax report displays Seau's commitment to regular dealer maintenance. Indeed, Seau had the S550 serviced at least once a year, and always at the San Diego-area Mercedes-Benz of Escondido.
"He was born in San Diego, and he spent most of his time playing in San Diego," said Passero of Seau, who recorded a legendary 1,849 tackles during his nearly 20-year NFL career. Seau, a San Diego native, graduated from the University of Southern California in nearby Los Angeles and played for the San Diego Chargers for over a decade. But it was during Seau's time with the New England Patriots that he purchased the S550. According to Passero, Seau kept the sedan at his home in Oceanside, just north of San Diego, until his death earlier this year.
Finished in a striking shade of silver with a black leather interior, Seau's S550 looks noticeably different from typical S-class models. According to Passero, that's because Seau had Mercedes of Escondido fit a full Lorinser body kit to the sedan, which added a stunning $34,995 to the car's base price when new. Newport Coast Auto later added the custom 20-inch wheels, which complement the wider, lower and more aggressive stance of the modified car.
In addition to the celebrity ownership history, buyers interested in this 2008 S550 will get a spotless car at a fraction of its original value. According to Passero, the sedan's original window sticker was nearly $130,000 before its Lorinser kit was added. Much of that price is due to the sedan's long list of standard equipment, which includes a navigation system, rearview camera, heated and cooled seats and a muscular 382-horsepower 5.5-liter V8 engine.
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Internet bot
An Internet bot, also known as web robot, WWW robot or simply bot, is a software application that runs automated tasks over the Internet. Typically, bots perform tasks that are both simple and structurally repetitive, at a much higher rate than would be possible for a human alone. The largest use of bots is in web spidering, in which an automated script fetches, analyzes and files information from web servers at many times the speed of a human. Each server can have a file called
robots.txt, containing rules for the spidering of that server that the bot is supposed to obey or be removed.
In addition to their uses outlined above, bots may also be implemented where a response speed faster than that of humans is required (e.g., gaming bots and auction-site robots) or less commonly in situations where the emulation of human activity is required, for example chat bots.
IM and IRC
Some bots communicate with other users of Internet-based services, via instant messaging (IM), Internet Relay Chat (IRC), or another web interface. These chatterbots may allow people to ask questions in plain English and then formulate a proper response. These bots can often handle many tasks, including reporting weather, zip-code information, sports scores, converting currency or other units, etc. Others are used for entertainment, such as SmarterChild on AOL Instant Messenger and MSN Messenger.
An additional role of IRC bots may be to lurk in the background of a conversation channel, commenting on certain phrases uttered by the participants (based on pattern matching). This is sometimes used as a help service for new users, or for censorship of profanity.
AOL Instant Messenger has now[when?] introduced a feature that allows you to make a screen name into a bot.[citation needed] This new feature removes the rate limit on the screen name, however it is now limited in the amount of instant messages that can be sent and received.
Commercial purposes
There has been a great deal of controversy about the use of bots in an automated trading function. Auction website eBay has been to court in an attempt to suppress a third-party company from using bots to traverse their site looking for bargains; this approach backfired on eBay and attracted the attention of further bots. The United Kingdom-based bet exchange Betfair saw such a large amount of traffic coming from bots they launched a WebService API aimed at bot programmers through which Betfair can actively manage bot interactions.
Bot farms are known to be used in online app stores, like the Apple App Store and Google Play, to manipulate positions[1] or to increase positive ratings/reviews.[2]
Malicious purposes
Another, more malicious use of bots is the coordination and operation of an automated attack on networked computers, such as a denial-of-service attack by a botnet. Internet bots can also be used to commit click fraud and more recently have seen usage around MMORPG games as computer game bots. A spambot is an internet bot that attempts to spam large amounts of content on the Internet, usually adding advertising links.
- There are malicious bots (and botnets) of the following types:
- Spambots that harvest email addresses from contact or guestbook pages
- Downloader programs that suck bandwidth by downloading entire web sites
- Website scrapers that grab the content of websites and re-use it without permission on automatically generated doorway pages
- Viruses and worms
- DDoS attacks
- Botnets, zombie computers, etc.
- Bots are also used to buy up good seats for concerts, particularly by ticket brokers who resell the tickets. Bots are employed against entertainment event-ticketing sites. The bots are used by ticket brokers to unfairly obtain the best seats for themselves while depriving the general public from also having a chance to obtain the good seats. The bot runs through the purchase process and obtains better seats by pulling as many seats back as it can.
- Bots are often used in Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games to farm for resources that would otherwise take significant time or effort to obtain; this is a concern for most online in-game economies.
- Bots are also used to increase views for YouTube videos.
- Bots are used to increase traffic counts on analytics reporting to extract money from advertisers. A study by comScore found that 54 percent of display ads shown in thousands of campaigns between May 2012 and February 2013 never appeared in front of a human being.[3]
- in 2012 reporter Percy Lipinski reported that he discovered millions of bot or botted or pinged views at CNN iReport. CNN iReport quietly removed millions of views from the account of so-called superstar iReporter Chris Morrow. A follow-up investigation led to a story published on the citizen journalist platform, Allvoices: http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14694943-cnn-hit-hard-in-ongoing-pay-per-view-scandal-millions-of-page-view-removed. It is not known if the ad revenue received by CNN from the fake views was ever returned to the advertisers.
The most widely used anti-bot technique is the use of CAPTCHA, which is a form of Turing test used to distinguish between a human user and a less-sophisticated AI-powered bot, by the use of graphically encoded human-readable text. Examples of providers include Recaptcha, and commercial companies such as Minteye, Solve Media, and NuCaptcha. Captchas, however, are not foolproof in preventing bots as they can often be circumvented by computer character recognition, security holes, and even by outsourcing captcha solving to cheap laborers.
See also
- ↑ "Touch Arcade Forum Discussion on fraud in the Top 25 Free Ranking".<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "App Store fake reviews: Here's how they encourage your favourite developers to cheat". Electricpig.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Holiday, Ryan. "Fake Traffic Means Real Paydays". BetaBeat.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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Three of the four Rolla City Council incumbents who faced opposition in the Tuesday election were sent back for two-year terms.
Carrolyn Bolin, though, lost a close race in Ward 5 with challenger Brian Woolley. The vote was 57-50. One write-in vote was cast.
"I wish him well," said Bolin, who noted she enjoyed her two years of service on the council. "I really learned a lot, and I'll probably try again."
Meanwhile, Bolin said, she'll continue to volunteer and work on community projects. Among her activities are work with the Phelps County Community Partnership, the Lyric Live Theatre and the Cancer Gala committee and the Phelps County Fair Board.
Woolley was not available for comment.
Susan Eudaly, appointed last fall after Ward 3 Councilman Gary Hicks won election to the Phelps County Commission, defeated challenger David Nenninger 148-63.
"I'm excited to once again serve the people of Ward 3," Eudaly said. "I'm looking forward to a great couple of years."
Eudaly thanked her supporters, and she thanked Nenninger for "running a good, positive race."
"I hope he continues to be involved in the community," she said.
Nenninger congratulated Eudaly "and all the other people who serve on the council … I commend the people who serve."
"I appreciate the votes I did get," he said.
In Ward 4, Councilman Louis Magdits held off challenger Mike Samaras, 116-73.
"I thank the citizens for giving me an opportunity to continue serving them," Magdits said. He also thanked Samaras, saying "I appreciate the fact that people are willing to serve. It's good to have a contested race."
Samaras could not be reached for comment.
And in Ward 6, Fran Mazanec slipped by challenger Mark Walburg, who held that seat two years ago, 19-13.
Mazanec could not be reached for comment.
"I congratulate Fran," Walburg said.
In Ward 1, Rhonda Sue Myers ran unopposed to succeed Councilman William Lindgren, who did not run. Incumbent Greg Sawyer in Ward 2 faced no opposition.


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Obama Request For Sandy Aid Could Face Hurdles
President Barack Obama's proposal for $60.4 billion in aid for states hit by Superstorm Sandy adds a huge new item to an end-of-year congressional agenda already packed with controversy.Lawmakers from New York, New Jersey and other states had requested significantly more money, but generally praised the request Friday. They're urging Congress to adopt it without delay.
That's no easy task. Washington is laser-focused on the so-called fiscal cliff looming at the end of the year. And tea party House Republicans may demand budget cuts elsewhere to offset costs.
That means the measure could be delayed in whole or in part until next year.
The request blends aid for homeowners, businesses and local governments affected by Sandy, which left millions without power and is blamed for at least 125 deaths.
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We publish A.T. Journeys four times a year to feature the people, places and events that make up the Appalachian Trail community.
AT Journeys magazine is published 4 times per year and is a benefit for members of ATC. You can join ATC with a donation of $50 or more. A.T. Maintaining Club Members, students and seniors receive a reduced member rate of $45.
We do offer AT Journeys subscription only to schools and public libraries at a cost of $15. Please call Anna at 304.885.0460 if you represent a school or library.
Freelance manuscripts provide about 30 percent of the material in each edition, and submissions are welcome. Electronic submissions (Microsoft Word, Rich Text Format, or as plain ASCII text) are preferred and should be sent to [email protected]. Alternatively, typewritten manuscripts with double-spacing should be sent to A.T. Journeys Editor at P.O. Box 807 Harpers Ferry, WV 25425.
Each edition contains several stand-alone photographs (including covers). Photos are of people, views, flora, and fauna on or from the A.T. Photos featuring people are most desirable, but must be "model-released," meaning that the photographer has permission to publish a picture of an individual. Submissions must be high resolution; 300 dpi is the minimum. Payment is from $25 to $150, depending on placement; $200 for covers. Color prints are welcome, but are treated as donations and are not returned. All images should be identified as either "donation" or "permission and payment required." Submissions should be sent to [email protected], or to A.T. Journeys Editor at the address above.
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I don't mean to sound rude, but you are saying that we can't have a relation with us if they do not have the same belief? Aren't we to accept people even if they do not believe the same thing as us? I mean, I'm sure not all of the people you have relationships with do not have the same beliefs as you, but you still accept them, do you concur?
Oh God, I know this is gonna start something now!!! j/k But a Christian could worship with a Buddhist by saying, My God, My God, and just worshiping to his God, because he knows the God he is worshiping. So basically a Christian could worship with anyone, as long as they know who they are worshiping...
Well, I didn't mean to say that I worship Buddha, because I DON"T!!! no, i just meant to say that a christian can worship beside a buddhist, but be worshiping God and not BUddha. comprende? ok, I will just keep my mouth shut
Lystra,There are very ancient canons that say one can't worship with heretics or pagans. There may even be specific Holy Scripture as well.
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Date: 6/19/2018
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 11:30 AM
Storytime programs are presented for preschool children ages 3-5 and include stories, finger plays, and action rhymes. Caregivers must remain in the library during storytime; however, they cannot accompany children into the programs. In consideration of all participants, programs will start promptly at the assigned times. Latecomers will not be admitted.Library: Milton Library Map to Milton Library
If this will be your first storytime visit, we invite you to come to the library before your first adventure to meet your storytime presenter, pick up a welcome packet, explore our children's area, and enjoy a tour of the library!
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This my bacon loving friends is my favorite K.A.F recipe. I've had some winning treats coming out of my oven when using their recipes. They are always sure to please. But these.... these are bacon bliss.
Bacon + Maple = Match made in Heaven.
Add in some brown sugar, butter and pecans? And I'm at a loss for words.
If you do anything this weekend.... please please please make this recipe. You will not regret it!
Maple, Bacon, Pecan Biscuit Bake
Recipe slightly adapted from King Arthur Flour
Syrup ingredients:
1/2 pound of bacon cooked until medium brown
1/3 cup of brown sugar
1/4 cup King Arthur Flour (I have used both White Whole Wheat and All Purpose when making these)
1/4 cup maple syrup (no you can not sub for the fake stuff!)
2 Tbs of melted butter
1/4 cup of pecan pieces
Biscuit Ingredients:
2 cups flour (again I have used both kinds listed above)
2 tsp Bakewell Cream
1 tsp baking soda
4 tbs of cold butter
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk
Preheat oven to 475.
Mix your syrup ingredients together and spread over the bottom of a 9 in buttered baking dish.
For the biscuits, in a medium bowl whisk together your dry ingredients. Work butter into the mixture using a pastry blender until you get pea sized bits. Mix in milk.
With a 1 tbs cookie scoop drop mounds on top of the Syrup mixture.
Bake for 10 minutes. Turn off oven and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes without opening the door! ( I know it's tempting!)
When the biscuits are golden brown remove from oven and immediately turn out onto serving dish and eat them warm.
Hubs and I immediately devoured a couple each with coffee. Later that night when the syrup hardened a bit into a caramel like cover (OMG) I ate some of mine with my Woodchucks Cider... probably a weird pairing. But it did the trick!
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Maybe it's the sense of danger that reels you in at first. The crazy name, the wild picture slapped on the bottle. Before you know it, you're on for the ride, and the best ones leave you reduced to a sweaty and speechless mess. When it's finally over, you can't help but want more.
I'm talking about hot sauce, a virtual thrill ride for the taste buds. And for fans, nothing beats the feeling.
So what makes hot sauce so attractive? Blame it on the capsaicin, the chemical behind a chile's heat. When you eat hot sauce, or any chile-spiced foods, your mouth reacts to the capsaicin as if it's in pain, signaling the brain. Your body responds by releasing endorphins, much like it does with laughter, chocolate, stress and sex.
Pleasure and pain, conveniently packaged in a bottle. All I know is I can't get enough of the stuff. I have a collection at home and drizzle at least one sauce – more often two – over everything. A sure sign of a junkie, lately I've even taken to making my own.
It's amazingly simple. A puree of chiles and salt, thinned perhaps with vinegar or water, maybe a secret ingredient or blend of spices thrown in for good measure. Voila.
For a quick Sriracha-type sauce, take a pound of fresh red chiles – red Fresnos and jalapenos can generally be found year-round – and mash them with fresh garlic and salt, a touch of sugar and vinegar. A little love on the stove-top – simmering the mash helps to marry the flavors – then blend and strain the sauce, thinning as desired with water. The sauce literally comes together in minutes (as opposed to fermented hot sauces, which can take days, or more, to make). And while it tastes good right away, it gets even better after a day or two in the fridge.
Play around with the sauce to personalize it to your tastes, changing up chiles and flavorings. For a Caribbean jerk-inspired hot sauce, use the same method but switch out the Fresnos for Scotch bonnets or habaneros, rounding out the flavors with fresh ginger and green onion, lime, a blend of spices and a touch of dark rum. Playfully sweet and fruity at first, the heat will sneak up on you in the most wonderful way.
The variations are endless. Probably the hardest part to a great homemade hot sauce is giving your wonderfully potent creation a fitting name. I simply call mine "Shock in a Bottle."
Total time: 1 hour
Servings: Makes about 1 quart hot sauce.
Note: This sauce should be prepared in a well-ventilated area.
3 ounces dried New Mexico chiles
1½ ounces dried ancho chiles
1 ounce dried arbol chiles
½ ounce dried pequin chiles
8 to 12 cloves garlic
¼ to ½ teaspoon ground cloves
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons toasted whole cumin seeds, ground
2 teaspoons salt, more as desired
1 cup cider vinegar
¼ cup olive oil
1. Bring a kettle or large saucepan of water to boil.
2. Meanwhile, heat a large comal or skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Place a few chiles on the comal at a time, gently pressing to flatten. Leave the chiles just until aromatic, a few seconds, then turn them over and heat again until aromatic, careful not to burn (burning the chiles will make them bitter). Repeat until all of the chiles are heated; for the smaller chiles, shake them briefly in the comal to warm.
3. Stem the chiles and place them in a large bowl. Pour over boiling water to cover. Weight the chiles with a plate to keep them submerged, and set aside for 15 minutes until they are softened.
4. Remove the chiles from the soaking water (reserve the water) and place them in a blender. Add the garlic, cloves, oregano, cumin seeds and salt, along with the cider vinegar, 2 cups soaking water (taste the soaking water before using, and if it tastes bitter, use plain water) and the oil.
5. Puree the sauce until it is completely smooth, adding water as needed to thin. Taste the sauce – the flavors will vary with each batch of chiles – and adjust the flavorings and seasonings to taste (sweeten if desired with a little sugar).
6. Using a very fine mesh strainer or chinois, strain the sauce into a large heavy-bottomed saucepan. Whisk in additional water to thin as desired. Bring the sauce to a simmer and stir frequently for 3 to 5 minutes to marry the flavors, then remove from heat. Pour the sauce into a glass jar or bottle, cover and refrigerate.
Each tablespoon: 18 calories; 1 g protein; 2 g carbohydrates; 0 fiber; 1 g fat; 0 fat; 0 cholesterol; 0 sugar; 74 mg sodium.
Total time: 30 minutes
Servings: Makes about 3 cups hot sauce.
Note: The sauce should be prepared in a well-ventilated area. Muscovado sugar can be found at most cooking and baking supply stores. Wear gloves while chopping the Scotch bonnet or habanero peppers because the heat in the oils can sting your hands. Wash your hands thoroughly after handling the peppers.
1½ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
¾ teaspoon grated nutmeg
1½ teaspoons ground allspice
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
2 tablespoons salt
¼ cup muscovado or dark brown sugar
6 to 9 Scotch bonnet or habanero peppers, stemmed and chopped
4 teaspoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced ginger
2 bunches scallions, chopped (green and white parts)
Zest and juice of 4 limes
¼ cup distilled white vinegar
¼ cup dark rum
¼ cup oil
½ to 1 cup water
1. In the bowl of a food processor, combine the pepper, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, cloves, salt, sugar, peppers, garlic, ginger, scallions, lime zest and juice, vinegar, rum and oil. Pulse a few times to form a coarse paste.
2. Transfer the mixture to a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, to marry the flavors.
3. Remove from heat. Place the mixture back in a food processor or blender and blend to form a smooth sauce, thinning as desired with one-half to 1 cup water. Strain if desired. To store, refrigerate the sauce in a covered glass bottle or jar.
Each tablespoon: 16 calories; 0 protein; 2 g carbohydrates; 0 fiber; 1 g fat; 0 saturated fat; 0 cholesterol; 1 g sugar; 195 mg sodium.
Total time: 25 minutes
Servings: Makes about 1½ cups sauce
Note: This sauce should be prepared in a well-ventilated area and is best prepared at least 1 to 2 days before using. Cane vinegar and palm sugar can be found at select well-stocked cooking stores, as well as Asian markets.
1 pound mixed fresh red chiles (such as red Fresnos or jalapenos), stemmed and chopped
2 to 4 cloves garlic
¼ cup cane or rice vinegar
1½ teaspoons sea salt, more if desired
2 tablespoons palm or light brown sugar, more if desired
1. In the bowl of a food processor, pulse together the chiles, garlic, vinegar, salt and sugar to form a coarse paste.
2. Transfer the mixture to a non-reactive saucepan and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the aroma softens or mellows a bit, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
3. Blend the sauce again to form a smooth paste, thinning as desired with water.
4. Strain the sauce, pressing the solids through a fine mesh strainer with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon. Taste the sauce, and tweak the flavors as desired with additional salt, sugar or vinegar. Remove the sauce to a glass jar or bottle and cool completely. Refrigerate until needed.
Each tablespoon: 13 calories; 0 protein; 3 g carbohydrates; 0 fiber; 0 fat; 0 cholesterol; 2 g sugar; 133 mg sodium.
A quick note on heat: Capsaicin is found in the inner ribs, or veins, of chiles, not just the seeds. To minimize the heat (why you'd ever want to do that, I don't know), remove the ribs with the seeds. And when working with chiles, be careful. The capsaicin in the oils can burn your hands and eyes. Wear gloves when handling the hottest chiles, and work in a well-ventilated area.
Chile heat varies by type, with Anaheim and pasilla on the milder end and jalapenos and serranos packing somewhat more of a punch. Habaneros (or Scotch bonnets if you can find them) are legendary, and even naga jolokia (the ghost chile) is increasingly easier to find. For true hotheads, you can buy pure capsaicin by itself for a practically weapon-grade sauce.
Fresh green chiles are fine, though the flavor can be a little underripe and "grassy." Ripe red chiles are the best, though they are generally seasonal, available typically late summer through early fall.
Dried chiles can be found year-round, their flavor more concentrated and complex than fresh chiles. To use them in a sauce, toast them briefly over a hot skillet to add smoky notes, then soak them in hot water to soften. Once softened, they can be used just like fresh.
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Thursday, January 3, 2013
But I Don't Know Who They Are
I recently posted two pedigree charts, one for my father and one for my mother. The comments contained the obligatory "cool", "thanks", "good work" etc. However, one of my nieces commented "but I don't know who they are." My first thought was that I had never sent her a pedigree chart, that I had somehow missed her. Then I realized that was not what her comment meant. She didn't "know" those people past a name and a date on a page.
I enjoy the research portion of genealogy more than the story writing and obviously this shows as my niece saw only the names and not the people. I'm going to be honest with myself though (and you), I will not be busting out a family history book anytime soon...if ever. Hopefully, there is a budding writer in my family that will want to tackle that project.
I realized I need to find a better way of telling our ancestors stories so they will be more interesting and meaningful to others. I can use photographs, heirloom items, yearbooks, and newspaper clippings to illustrate the stories. I have all of those items (boy do I have all those items!) but I haven't shared those often as I didn't think they provided any context without the charts. I was building the framework and waiting to fill it in after everyone understood the base. I've been doing this backwards, thinking the charts will lead to an interest in our family history. I should have been using the visual and tangible items to lead back to the charts.
While going through my family photos and heirloom items I realized two things, one I have no idea what I really do have and two some of these items need to be restored and preserved properly. Lucky for me, I have a friend that knows a little something about restoring damaged photos. Joe, from Photofixerjoe.com restored the photograph you see above. Isn't it beautiful? This is Ora Gaines Allen Cummings and her son William Cummings. The photo was taken in 1921 in Winchester Kentucky.
After posting the before and after photos of Ora and Billy in my family group on Facebook, the comments were much more engaging and interesting. Does anyone else see a Ferris Wheel in this photo? Me neither, but one of my sisters thinks that's what the tree behind Ora looks like. :)
Photos and heirlooms will become my focus in 2013. I'm looking forward to sharing all that I have with my family and blog readers. Be sure to visit Joe's website to see more restoration projects as well as his Facebook page.
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|The hubz and me at our fave post-hike joint, Blue Mountain Brewery
At the risk of sounding like a total self-aggrandizing idiot, let's just say that 2011 was my best year as an ultrarunner, as far as race results go. Not bad for an old lady. I set three personal best (PR) times at three distances: the 50K, 50 mile, and 100K++. I was really stoked about doing this because I was coaching myself and weaving together everything I have learned in ten years of running ultras. This gives me a lot of confidence as I stare down my 2012 race and adventure plans.
OK, enough about me. Let's talk about...me. Here are a few lessons from 2011 that I want to carry into 2012's big challenges, and that might also prove helpful to others who are seeking their own new adventures:
1. Less mileage is More (at least for me). I am 49 years old and this year proved to me that I could run fast and go long with an average of 55-60 miles per week. Granted, I am working on ten years of an ultra base, but it is nice to know that I don't have to crank out huge miles to run faster.
2. Hill repeats are the bread and butter. I ran a lot of 1:00-4:00 hill repeats on a runnable slope at least once every two weeks. These workouts gave me a ton of confidence and strength without spending a lot of time in the weight room.
3. The weight room is my friend. That said, I did go to the weight room at least twice a week for about 25 minutes. There I did classic core and balancing workouts with the Bosu ball, Swiss ball, kettlebells and planks. I know a lot of friends swear by Crossfit, Pilates, Yoga...but this works for me, and is all I really have time for.
4. Swimming and pool running keep me sane and healthy. I am not a running streaker, nor can I ever envision myself running more than 4 days in a row. I would get terribly bored and burnt out. To break things up, I spend my 25 minutes in the weight room, then I go to the pool (in the same building, very convenient), swim about 1,000 yards easy, then pool run with a flotation belt. I don't do this for long (about 15 minutes is all I can handle) but I can solve many of my problems of the day by running up and down the lap lanes in the pool. Plus, it's very relaxing and stretches out my hips.
5. I don't need a track to run faster. For years I have been doing speed work on the UVA track. This year the track has been closed for a multi-million dollar upgrade, so instead I relied on tempo runs on hilly gravel roads, fartleks such as 1:00 hard, 1:00 easy x 10, and the aforementioned hill repeats on trails and dirt roads.
6. Inov-8 shoes make me run faster. Call it a coincidence, but ever since I started running in my inov-8 Roclite 268s, my turnover has been quicker and I have been running faster times. I really think they help me run more efficiently with a mid-foot strike. Plus they are comfortable as heck.
7. Running with a group a friends also makes me faster---and it is way fun. In 2011 the Charlottesville Area Trail Runners (CATs) became an organized, inclusive group that trained together and supported one another at races by crewing and pacing. One of my key workouts for Hellgate was a "Skinny B" workout with the fastest guys in the club. We ran in the dark for 1.5 hours at my tempo pace on rooty, muddy trails and then did a bunch of tough 2:00 hill repeats. It kicked my butt but delivered two weeks later with a Hellgate PR. Thanks, boys.
|CATs at Mountain Masochist 50
9. Less racing is more--for me. My 2011 racing season was split into two: a spring season with the three LUS 50Ks, each a month apart; and a fall season starting with the SNP run over Labor Day (not a race, but a hugely beneficial training weekend), and including Mountain Masochist in November and Hellgate in December. I did not race from the end of April until the beginning of November, but instead rested a ton, ran for fun, trained with friends, and spent time with my family. Racing from November through March seems to suit me best, and will be my routine for the next few years.
10. Remember always: Being able to run is a privilege. This is the greatest lesson. Thank you, David Horton, for reminding us all at the start of the Grindstone 100 this year, and every time we see you ride your mountain bike. Thank you, my wonderful family, for accepting my passion and supporting it. Thank you, dear friends, for your companionship on the trail and roads. Thank you for reminding me to never take running for granted.
|The epitome of privilege: on the WS100 course above Lake Tahoe with good friends, 2006
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UNC Asheville (11-33) took the early lead with a run in the top of the first. Josh Coyle hit an RBI single to left with one out, but then Buccaneer starter Brian Lovett (
The Bucs struck again in the top of the fourth and sixth innings, scoring single runs in each to take a 3-1 lead. In the fourth, sophomore designated hitter Mike Giroud (
In the sixth, Giroud again led off the frame with an infield single, then later crossed the plate on an RBI triple to right by Russell.
ETSU held its lead until the bottom of the eighth, when UNC Asheville scored two runs to tie the game. Elliott Arrington hit an RBI double and Kevin Mattison drove in a run with a groundout. The Bulldogs had the go-ahead run at third with one out, but ETSU senior righty Michael Bauer (
The Bucs seemed to put the game away with their six-run ninth. Clear led off the inning with a walk and after junior second baseman Greg Roberts (
UNC Asheville immediately began to chip away at the Buccaneer lead in the bottom of the ninth. Three consecutive singles to lead off the inning loaded the bases. Coyle then hit a sacrifice fly to left and Johnny Martinez loaded the bases again with a single to left field. Arrington would hit an RBI single and Mattison drove in three runs with a one-out triple to right-center. But the Bulldogs stranded another key runner in scoring position as Mattison, the potential tying run, was left at third.
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Seven Wonders of the Muslim World Making a pilgrimage to Mecca, birthplace of the prophet Muhammad is one of the five pillars of the Muslim faith. In SEVEN WONDERS OF THE MUSLIM WORLD, a group of young Muslims leave their homes and families to take the journey of a lifetime, bound for Saudi Arabia on their first pilgrimage to Mecca. This compelling documentary traces the history and message of Islam as it follows these young pilgrims, exploring their lives and beliefs as well as the beautiful and historic mosques where they worship. D
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Harper Lee: American Masters Explore the mysterious life of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of To Kill a Mockingbird. The documentary examines social changes the novel inspired, while interviewees reflect on the book's power, influence and popularity. Harper Lee died February 2016 at the age of 89. D
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MotorWeek "Jaguar Xkr-S" Road Test: 2012 Jaguar XKR-S. Energy Smart Road Test: Toyota Prius C. Goss' Garage: Pre-purchase Test Drive. D
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Sesame Street "Baby Bear's Baby Doll" Baby Bear and Curly Bear are happily playing with dolls. Telly comes along and wants to show Baby Bear his new bulldozer, and Baby Bear quickly hides his doll behind his back and says that it is Curly's. They start to play with the bulldozer, but then Baby Bear suggests they need a driver and he offers his doll. D
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Sid The Science Kid "All My Senses" Sid wants to know about all his different senses. At school, Sid and his friends embark on a quest to explore vision, hearing, touch, smell and taste!. D
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Martha Speaks "Verb Dog, When Action Calls!/Martha's Adverb Adventures" Verb Dog, When Action Calls! - Struck by a falling book of five-hundred-and-one English Verbs, Martha instantly becomes - Verb Dog! Using her unique superpower to control people with verbs, Martha sniffs out trouble and defends the town from evil. Vocabulary: (E) verb, amublate, elevate, descend, (un)petrify. Martha's Adverb Adventure - Weaselgraft and Pablum have a new invention that is sure to make them rich again. D
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Nature "Ocean Giants: Giant Lives" The great whales such as the blue and the bowhead are the largest animals that have ever lived on our planet. Yet these mighty leviathans feed on tiny shrimp and sardines. This first episode of the mini-series shows why size matters in the world of whales. Part 1 of 3G
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Rick Steves' Europe "London: Mod and Trad" Rick finds London quintessentially English, yet cosmopolitan. He checks out the new - the Millenium Bridge and the British Museum's Great Court - and admires the old - well-wrapped mummies and a rare Leonardo.G
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Smart Travels - Pacific Rim With Rudy Maxa "Shanghai" China's new powerhouse, Shanghai dazzles with fantastic skyscrapers, non-stop shopping and delicious dining. From traditional Tai Chi in the parks and teahouses to market madness and tumbling acrobats, Rudy explores tradition and modernity in this burgeoning city. Excursions to the gardens of Suzhou and the canal town Zhouzhuang bring the ancient past alive. D
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The Desert Speaks "Ancient Secrets of the Galapagos" The third and final episode in the Galapagos Islands features some of the "newer" islands, which are "only" a few hundred thousand years old. There are plenty of interesting creatures in the waters around these islands, like marine iguanas - the only known iguanas that swim in salt water and can stay underwater for more than an hour - and the Flightless Cormorant - a bird that uses its stubby wings to swim rather than fly. On Isabela Island, the crew visits Darwin's Lake - a saltwater lake - to study flower color and pollination and spends some time in Zodiac boats finding penguins endemic to the islands. D
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Ciao Italia "$20.00 Dinner/Venti Dollari Per La Cena" Mary Ann shows you just how far 20 dollars can go when you're creative about what you're preparing for dinner, starting off with a creamy Farfalle with Gorgonzola Sauce. Second course? Oven-roasted Pork Loin with Apples, followed by an fresh mixed salad, and to polish off this low-cost, high-taste meal, ice-cold, orange-flavored Granita. D
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Baking Made Easy "Pizza Party" Turn your kitchen into a pizzeria. Family and friends will appreciate pizza fresh from the oven - not out of the box; Pizza Dough, Finished Pizza, Focaccia, Calzones, Stromboli and Bread Sticks. D
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Pati's Mexican Table "Quesadillas" Quesadillas - the perfect marriage of heaven and earth, where the basic, simple tortilla meets the ecstasy of cheese, and to the surprise of many, many other fillings! Pati Jinich will look at Mexican quesadillas prepared three completely different ways, including: Ham and Cheese Sincronizadas; Oaxacan Mushroom and Cheese Quesadillas; Plantain and Refried Bean Quesadillas; Guajillo Chile Salsa. D
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "A Latin Celebration" Test cook Bridget Lancaster uncovers the secrets to authentic Peruvian Roast Chicken. Next, gadget guru Lisa McManus reveals her top pick for vertical roasters. Then, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges host Christopher Kimball to a tasting of brown rice. D
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Around The House with Matt and Shari "Multi Purpose Garages" Do you have a little extra space in your garage? If not, you'll want to after we show you all the cool things you can do with it! We create a multipurpose space to start out and then create a themed party using the existing space. Next, learn the right way to paint a garage door with Matt. Finally, it's recipe time for a tropical themed party right in your garage. D
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Bluegrass Underground "Will Hoge" With force, style and purpose, WILL HOGE is one of those singer-songwriters that pulls from astonishingly personal experience to craft compelling stories set to music that move and inform the listener not only of HOGE's life, but of their own. Popmatters.com summed him up like this: "If you believe the persona in his songs, he's not that cool and he's prone to loneliness and broken hearts. D
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Music Voyager "Afro-Colombian Grooves" From Cartagena's gorgeous old city to the rough and tumble streets and beaches of La Boquilla, this episode of Music Voyager provides entree into the beauty, rhythms and culture of this colorful city. Colombia's beautiful Caribbean coast gave rise to cumbia, the iconic Colombian rhythm now popular in nearly every corner of Latin America. Host Jacob Edgar discovers sights of Cartagena da Indias alongside Toto la Momposina, one of the most respected figures in Colombian music, who performs with her band on the beach as local children dance along. D
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Sesame Street "Elmozilla" Baby Bear, Elmo, Telly, and Abby gather around a growth chart as Chris measures them and marks their height. Everyone has their own color lines on the chart, and can see how they've grown over time. When it's Elmo's turn, he sees that he grew only a little bit. D
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Dinosaur Train "Shiny and Snakes/Tiny Loves Flowers" Shiny gets over her fear of snakes when Tiny challenges the Nature Trackers to meet the ultimate snake: the Sanajeh, a huge Cretaceous snake from what is now India. Dad takes the kids on the Dinosaur Train to find Sana Sanajeh, who may be huge, but turns out to be quite friendly. Once Shiny and Sana become friends, Shiny returns home with the knowledge that snakes aren't scary - they're just another part of nature! Tiny is horrified when her favorite buttercups all wilt, so Mom takes her and the family to the Big Pond, where she remembers seeing a whole lot of buttercups in bloom. D
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Super Why! "The Great Robot Race" Ready.steady.splat! Whyatt and his puppy want to win the porridge race, but the bowl of breakfast cereal keeps falling off the puppy's back. D
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Thump/Squirreled Away" Thump - Nick is trying to make his mother a surprise lunch, but she keeps coming into the kitchen! If only there was a way for him to know when she was coming. The Cat takes Nick and Sally to meet his friend Twitch the rabbit. Twitch and her bunnies teach Nick and Sally how to stop, look and listen for danger. D
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Wild Kratts "Caracal-Minton" The Wild Kratts crew is are playing badminton on the African savannah when a high jumping wildcat called a caracal steals the birdie. And this is no ordinary birdie - it is Aviva's precious family heirloom. As they rush to get back the treasure from an elusive, leaping Caracal cat, they learn how the caracal's musculature is specifically designed stalking and leaping- a perfect example of the concept of "form for function. D
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Wyland's Art Studio "Maui Breaching" Bring out the beauty of the Hawaiian islands using vibrant colors and movement.G
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Piano Guy Host Scott Houston and guests show viewers how to play Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You" and the signature intro from Bruce Hornsby's "That's Just The Way It Is." Featured guests are Bradley Sowash, David Tolley and Dave Powers. D
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The Desert Speaks "Exploring Arizona's Big Empty" It's big, it's empty and it's in a relatively unexplored area of northwestern Arizona. Known affectionately as the "Arizona Strip," this topographically rough area is free of paved roads and other amenities, but has a rich geological and natural history. Host David Yetman, ecologist Yar Petryszyn and archeologist Jock Favour trek through the "Big Empty" to examine evidence of early settlements, investigate high desert plants and learn about a project helping to increase the population of a rare and magnificent creature. D
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Outdoor Idaho "Backroad Adventures" Taking three routes - Owyhee Backcountry Byway (Mud Flat Road), Magruder Corridor, and Lolo Motorway - the program samples what Idaho's 40,000 miles of backroads offer travelers. Along the way, there are scenic vistas, a bit of history, and opportunities to spot wildlife.G
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NOVA "Cracking Your Genetic Code" What will it mean when most of us can afford to have the information in our DNA read, stored and available for analysis? We meet cancer patients returned to robust health and a cystic fibrosis sufferer breathing easily because scientists have been able to pinpoint and neutralize the genetic abnormalities underlying their conditions. But we also meet ethicists who are convinced we need to consider the moral dilemmas raised by this new technology.G
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Independent Lens "You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't" This documentary is a first-person account of one man's life inside the Traditions Alzheimer's & Other Dementia Care Unit at the Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living in Danville, California. A total immersion into the fragmented day-to-day experience of the disease, the film reveals the patient's penetrating ruminations and charismatic vitality, challenging our preconceptions of illness and aging.G
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Scientific American Frontiers "Dead Men's Tales" Alda meets scientists reconstructing mysterious past events from the evidence of excavated remains. Stories include the mysterious destruction of the Jamestown colony and the unconfirmed hanging of outlaw Wild Bill Longley. D
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Autism: Making It Work This program explores the growing needs of adolescents and young adults with autism. In 1991 the number of autism cases began to increas sharply, and that population is now exiting the school system to enter the general population.G
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NOVA "Cracking Your Genetic Code" What will it mean when most of us can afford to have the information in our DNA read, stored and available for analysis? We meet cancer patients returned to robust health and a cystic fibrosis sufferer breathing easily because scientists have been able to pinpoint and neutralize the genetic abnormalities underlying their conditions. But we also meet ethicists who are convinced we need to consider the moral dilemmas raised by this new technology.G
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Independent Lens "You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't" This documentary is a first-person account of one man's life inside the Traditions Alzheimer's & Other Dementia Care Unit at the Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living in Danville, California. A total immersion into the fragmented day-to-day experience of the disease, the film reveals the patient's penetrating ruminations and charismatic vitality, challenging our preconceptions of illness and aging.G


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Cisco Systems: Choke One ThroatBy Baselinemag | Posted 2005-12-13 Print
Cisco has used its status as the de facto choice for networking gear to slipstream its firewall and virtual private networking products into the mix.
Cisco Systems covers security's bedrock. It has used a powerful hold in data networking gear to slipstream firewall and virtual private networking products into the mix. The strategy has been effective: Many Cisco customers say that the convenience of dealing with one vendor is the principal reason they've chosen its security products.
"We found it much easier to find a product from Cisco to do what we needed instead of looking at several different vendors," says Frank Yuan, network manager at ReserveAmerica, which provides reservation services for 100,000 U.S. campgrounds.
Yuan says that in past years, the main security challenge was to get the infrastructure locked down. Now, he says, the bigger issue for Cisco is to make it easier to identify the cause of specific problems. At the same time, he notes, because ReserveAmerica uses Cisco's firewall, VPN and intrusion detection systems, "It's easier to troubleshoot than if we'd had separate vendors. In the past, we've had vendors point fingers at each other."
Exempla Healthcare, a three-hospital system in Denver, uses Cisco's PIX firewalls as well as its intrusion detection systems and virtual private networking equipment. "We're a pretty solid Cisco shop," says chief technology officer Lots Pook. "They have been very progressive at helping us with security."
In Pook's view, the fact that all of Exempla's equipment is based on common software—Cisco's Internetwork Operating System (IOS)—makes it easier for one group to manage the network and security infrastructure. "We view security as extending down to the physical infrastructure, which is why we wanted a total solutions provider for security," he says.
But the single-vendor approach can be a double-edged sword. Vulnerabilities discovered in IOS, such as those detailed in an advisory from Cisco in July, leave Cisco's products with older versions of IOS susceptible to attacks that could potentially knock out networks. Cisco points out that the possibility of an attack successfully exploiting the July IOS vulnerability is fairly low, because such an attack would have to originate from a local network segment and target devices configured to handle IPv6, an advanced networking technology that is not widely used today.
Pook allows that there's reason to be concerned about flaws in IOS. But he says his security team has "really locked down the firewall, with some very complex rules set up." For example, certain kinds of network traffic, such as requests from partners for information on Exempla patients, are allowed to only access specific kinds of servers.
But Chad Hoggard, manager of information security for Holland America Line, a Seattle-based cruise ship operator, says Cisco isn't at the forefront of delivering new security technologies: "They buy up companies to get into a market. I think of them as an infrastructure company that has some security products."
Indeed, Cisco has made five security acquisitions since October 2004, including Protego Networks, a maker of security monitoring and threat management appliances, and Perfigo, a developer of network access control software. Cisco positions those deals as part of its "self-defending network" strategy, to let devices automatically adapt to changing threats. A key element is the Network Admission Control (NAC) initiative, which provides a set of capabilities that grants network access only to computers that meet a company's security policies.
Hoggard says it sounds like a good idea, in theory. But to date, "NAC has been very vendor-specific," he says. Cisco's first NAC endpoint products were available only on Windows desktops or servers (although the company last month introduced a version for Red Hat Linux), and work only with Cisco routers and switches.
So what's the upside of Cisco's security offerings? Says Hoggard: "They let me stick with one vendor."
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