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Baby Animal Photographer Sharon Montrose Interview
Meet the Woman Behind These Popular Animal Photos
You may have noticed a common denominator in the chic nurseries (or grown-up spaces!) you've pinned lately: chances are, they're related to animal photographer Sharon Montrose.
A darling among design bloggers, she takes a strikingly modern approach to capturing her subjects — which range from farm inhabitants to exotic species — for her wildly popular Animal Print Shop series. She's a relatively private person, so we were delighted to peel back the layers during a long chat. Aside from talking animal shop, we discovered other intriguing traits, like her self-described crass sense of humor, Angeleno drawl, and something that could be dubbed as a sixth sense. Keep reading to catch up on the conversation!
POPSUGAR: How did you get introduced to photography?
Sharon Montrose: I took photography as an elective in the 11th grade — it feels like a hundred lifetimes ago!
PS: Have you ever thought about doing something else, career-wise?
SM: I have fantasized about shutting all of this down and doing something completely different. Or maybe even retiring young and doing something good for the world.
PS: I think that your choice to help support animal organizations through the Animal Print Shop series is actually a smart way to leverage your artistic passion.
Sharon Montrose: It keeps me humble. I've also gotten emails from parents telling me that I've inspired their kids to want to become a vet or work in wildlife conservation. Just learning that I've helped some kids figure out what they want to do stoked me out!
PS: When did you realize that you wanted to work with animals?
SM: At first, I had a very tough time turning what I loved doing into a way to earn a living. I floundered a lot before I became established as a working photographer — I was shooting a lot of head shots and weddings and doing OK at it, but I wasn't happy doing either and had lost the love I had for photography. Around the same time, I adopted my first dog (several members of my family also had dogs), so I started taking photos of all the dogs in my life to see if it reignited the love I once had for photography. It did, and I learned an important lesson as a result: I had to have an authentic connection with my subjects.
PS: How did you leverage your newfound niche into a career?
SM: Shortly after, I began to work on my first book Dogtionary. The book came after many failed attempts at marketing myself as a private-party pet photographer. Back in 1998, people didn't spend money on their dogs like they do today. The book (and subsequent books) established me in my niche because the Internet was still new, so being published was actually productive in those days and there were very few published photographers with dog books in the United States.
PS: How did you get the idea to feature them against a white studio backdrop?
SM: This series started off as a personal project when I was on a set build job. During downtime, I grabbed a floor I liked that wasn't being used on outset and shot off a few rolls of film. The series was born there.
PS: If you could only photograph one animal for the rest of your career, which would it be?
SM: If this ever happened, I'd probably just retire!
PS: Have you ever felt nervous or afraid during an animal shoot?
SM: No. We go to great lengths to make sure everyone, including the animal, is safe.
PS: What's the funniest or craziest thing that's happened during an animal shoot?
SM: A lot of people ask me this question, and I wish I could get into their heads to see what they envision my sets are like. I wonder if people think there are monkey's hanging from ceiling rafters and donkeys sitting on people's laps. The truth is, my set is very mellow and professional. Animals do best around calm energy, so we keep it mellow and organized. Nothing crazy happens.
PS: You've made an effort to keep your animal prints at really accessible price points. Why is that important to you?
SM: I want everyone to be able to afford my work if they want it. It's also very important to produce high-quality art at an affordable price. Our range of editions (both open and limited) offers options for various budgets.
PS: What's your bestselling print from the series?
SM: It's a tie between "Baby Monkey" and "American Buffalo"!
PS: Where do you shop for art?
SM: All over. Thrift shops. Etsy.
PS: How do you stay inspired?
SM: I get to earn a living doing what I love — that keeps me inspired!
PS: Do you follow any blogs?
SM: Yes. A Cup of Joe, Swiss Miss, and The Brick House, among many others.
PS: What do you love most about living in LA?
SM: I love that my friends are here!
PS: How would you describe your decorating style?
SM: Unintentional. Clean, but lived in.
A picture from The Animal Print Shop Nursery Project, designed by Morgan Satterfield and photographed by Laure Joliet.
PS: What's your favorite room in your home?
SM: Our living room, because you can feel the history of the house in there. We live in a 1926 French Normandy-style home. We still have the original bathroom — all marble — and peacock sconces that date back to the '20s. It's neat to think about how many people have lived in our home and all of the things that have happened here. Even when we first bought the house, I could actually feel all of that history when I walked into the living room.
PS: What's your most cherished home possession?
SM: My dogs, because they make our house a home.
PS: What type of dogs do you have?
SM:A Dachshund mix and a Hound mix.
PS: Are they allowed on the furniture?
SM:They pretty much own the furniture!
PS: I heard that you have a second home in Palm Springs. Tell me about it!
SM: We have a sweet little midcentury-modern home with a butterfly roof. I go there to hang out with my dad and to reenergize.
Thanks for letting us into your world, Sharon! We might be knocking on your door soon to check out those peacock sconces in person.


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Game of Thrones - S03
In the mythical continent of Westeros, several powerful families fight for control of the Seven Kingdoms. As conflict erupts in the kingdoms of men, an ancient enemy rises once again to threaten them all. Meanwhile, the last heirs of a recently usurped dynasty plot to take back their homeland from across the Narrow Sea.
Genres: Drama, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy
Actors: Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Iain Glen, Alfie Allen, John Bradley, Conleth Hill, Aidan Gillen, Gwendoline Christie, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Jerome Flynn, Julian Glover, Liam Cunningham, Rory McCann, Nathalie Emmanuel, Ben Crompton, Daniel Portman, Charles Dance, Carice van Houten, Natalie Dormer, Jack Gleeson, Michelle Fairley, Kristofer Hivju, Ian McElhinney, Jacob Anderson, Stephen Dillane, Kristian Nairn

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Bad weather halts rescue operations, says Indian army
June 23, GAUCHAR, India (AP) — The army suspended helicopter flights to rescue people stranded in Uttarakhand after dense fog descended on the Himalayan region. Instead, troops built makeshift bridges and people were being brought to safety by road, Brig. Uma Maheshwar said.
Bad weather was hampering efforts Sunday to evacuate thousands of people stranded in the northern India state of Uttarakhand where nearly 1,000 people have died in monsoon flooding and landslides, army officials said.
Tens of thousands of people were still stranded in high mountain passes and temple towns in Uttarakhand after torrential rains washed away homes and roads and triggered landslides that cut off communication links with large parts of the state nearly a week ago.
Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna told reporters late Saturday that the death toll had reached 1,000. The exact number of people who have died in the torrential downpours and flooding of the Ganges River and its tributaries will be known only once rescue efforts end, he said.
More rain was expected in the worst-hit Chamoli and Uttarkashi districts over the next few days, said Anand Sharma of the state's meteorological office. Tens of thousands of devout Hindus make a pilgrimage to Uttarakhand, visiting four of Hinduism's holiest shrines located in the state during the summer months. Many pilgrims and tourists were caught when the region was hit by early monsoon rain this year.
Associated press writer for human rights observers – contributed to this report.
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How to Write a Great Cover Letter
Skip the "Dear Sir or Madam" and zero in on exactly how you're going to solve whatever problems the hiring company has.
Do hiring professionals even read cover letters for senior candidates anymore? Some say yes; some say no, they don't bother unless the resume in question has grabbed their attention.
The simple answer is that you should assume your resume will merit a look at your cover letter; always include one (either as a separate document or an e-mail that acts as one); and make it exceptional, so you stand out from the crowd. TheLadders talked to hiring and career management professionals to find out exactly how a good cover letter is laid out and what it contains.
Dear who?
The salutation is your first chance to make contact with a hiring professional, but it's one spot where laziness often wins out over due diligence. We're talking about the "Dear Sir or Madam" approach. What this generic salutation says isn't positive: Namely, that the author couldn't be bothered to find out the hiring manager's name.
Abby Kohut, president and staffing consultant at Staffing Symphony, suggests job seekers can easily locate the right person online: "To find the name of the hiring manager, try searching on Google or LinkedIn," she said. "Even a good guess scores you points because it indicates that you tried harder than everyone else."
Why do you want to work here?
Kohut recommends that job applicants make sure to mention the name of the company in the letter, followed by an explanation of why they're interested in working there. "Make sure that you really mean what you say," she said. "Recruiters have a way of sensing when you are being less than truthful. Our goal is to hire people who sincerely want to work at our company — it's the job of your cover letter to convince us."
Bombastic claims are just as bad as insincerity. Brooke Allen, a hiring manager at Maple Securities, said he hates it when job seekers claim in their cover letters that they're his "best candidate." "How can they know without evaluating all my candidates?" he asked.
You also need to make a sales pitch as to why the employer should want to work with you, Kohut said.
"Your letter should explain what you can do for your 'customer,' not what you are selling," she said. "The key is to give the reader a small glimpse into your background, which encourages them to want to learn more by reading your resume."
Length and format
Job coach and author Susan Kennedy, of Career Treking, provided this outline for a good, succinct cover letter:
First paragraphIntroduce yourself and state why you re writing; you are enthusiastically presenting yourself for a job, and your background makes you the best candidate. List a referral source if possible.Second paragraphList your value to the company. Describe how you will contribute to the company from Day One. This should be based on research of the company and job. Share knowledge of the company's goals, accomplishments and opportunities.Third paragraphCall to action. Ask for the interview and state when (exactly) you will follow up.
If you are responding a job posting, Kennedy recommends a column approach. Below is a sample of how that might look, with bulleted lists of requirements and descriptions of how your background matches them:
Job Requirements: 1-2 years of general accounting experience.Your experience: Tracked expenses and all financial reporting for a government subcommittee.
Job Requirements: Attention to detail.Your experience: Edited manuscripts to ensure American English vs. British English.
Kennedy notes that cover letters "can also be used to bridge your background and the job." She offered up an excerpt from the cover letter of a client with a degree in political science who wants to get a job in the video-gaming business:
"As you can see, my resume is attached. But what you won't see on my resume is my passion for video gaming: it is how I see the world. My analytical skills and attention to detail will enable me to help solve the caller's problems and ensure a high-quality product."
Perfect spelling and grammar are mandatory
A cover letter is "a writing-skills evaluation in disguise," Kohut said. "When recruiters are faced with large stacks of resumes for new positions, you'll never make the first cut if they notice even one spelling or grammar mistake on your resume or cover letter." Make sure that even an e-mail is scrupulously proofread.
Tactics hiring professionals love
Sometimes a gesture can impress a hiring professional. Kohut was once beguiled by a candidate who read her LinkedIn profile and saw that she had won a ping-pong tournament. "He sent me a ping-pong paddle in the mail and wrote a cover letter with ping pong-themed language in it," she said, including sentences like these:
- "I'd like to get in the game."
- "I bring energy, intelligence and motivation to the table."
- "I now feel compelled to drive home positive business results."
For Allen, the most effective cover letters are those that do one of the following two things in one sentence or two: They make a compelling statement that begs a response, or they ask a question that must be answered.
"A good approach is to ask for clarification of a point that makes it clear they have done their homework, as in: 'Your ad said X while your Web site said Y … Could you help me understand Z?' " he said. "I believe the goal of the job seeker is to start a conversation rather than just throw a resume into a pile."
Tactics that hiring professionals hate
Phrases like "i dunno," lolh," "i dnt cf," "!!!," "dgms," "WTF" and using all capital letters have no place in professional correspondence, he said.
"I am not against people who are into texting, if they use it when they text," he said. "But I like the full expressiveness of our language and the keyboard."Abbreviations are also inappropriate. They're not expressive, Allen said, and using them risks confusing your reader, who might not know what their spelled-out versions are.
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(NYTIMES) — COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — The biggest donors in the Republican Party are financing a new group to recruit seasoned candidates and protect Senate incumbents from challenges by far-right conservatives and Tea Party enthusiasts who Republican leaders worry could complicate the party's efforts to win control of the Senate.
The group, the Conservative Victory Project, is intended to counter other organizations that have helped defeat establishment Republican candidates over the last two election cycles. It is the most robust attempt yet by Republicans to impose a new sense of discipline on the party, particularly in primary races.
"There is a broad concern about having blown a significant number of races because the wrong candidates were selected," said Steven J. Law, the president of American Crossroads, the "super PAC" creating the new project. "We don't view ourselves as being in the incumbent protection business, but we want to pick the most conservative candidate who can win."
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At least three people were injured and about 100 have been evacuated after a five-storey scaffolding collapsed at a building site.
Emergency services were called to the site on O'Riordan Street at Mascot at about 1.10pm. The NSW Ambulance Service said two men were on the structure when it fell, possibly as far as 10 metres.
Acting Inspector Bernard Coren, from the NSW Ambulance Service, said the men ''rode the scaffolding down''. One man has limb and chest injuries, while the other escaped with just cuts and abrasions.
A third person, a female bystander, was treated by paramedics at the scene for shock.
Earlier, the NSW Ambulance Service said it had assessed three patients. Two were taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union assistant secretary Rob Kera said about 100 workers had to be evacuated from the site. He said they were shaken up by the incident. ''It's a scene of total carnage,'' he said. ''We're lucky we didn't have multiple fatalities down here this afternoon. There would have been a lot of workers on this site, a lot of building workers who can count their lucky stars they are going home this afternoon."
Mr Kera said CFMEU inspectors had visited the site in December and had raised safety concerns about the scaffolding.
Nick Ralston is the News Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald. He was previously the Crime and Justice Editor.


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"Because everyone wants to kick their database, but sometimes kicking your database is a good thing!"
"Because everyone wants to kick their database, but sometimes kicking your database is a good thing!"
Many would not argue that you should version your code, and few would argue against versioning your code in a way that can lead back to a specific point in source control history. However, most people don't really think of doing the same thing with your database. That's where RoundhousE (RH) comes in.
I have been working on RH for over two years now and people always wander what it is, why and what sets it apart from other migrators. We set out to make a smart tool for migrations that came somewhat close to Ruby's ActiveRecord Migrations without going the code migrations route (yet). Hopefully this introduction will help you understand why it is different and whether it's something that is in line with your needs.
RoundhousE (http://projectroundhouse.org) is a database migrator that uses plain old SQL Scripts to transition a database from one version to another. RoundhousE currently works with Oracle, SQL Server (2000/2005/2008/Express), Access, MySQL, and soon SQLite and PostgreSQL. It comes in the form of a tool, MSBuild, and an embeddable DLL. While someone is working on a GUI, there is no visual tool at the current time.
It subscribes to the idea of convention over configuration, which means you can pass the migrator very few configuration options to get it to work (rh.exe /d dbname), but pass as many options as necessary to meet your conventions. Say you don't like the tables or folder names that RH uses, you can override those to whatever you want.
RH versions the database how you want it versioned. You can supply it with a DLL path for it to pull the file version from. You can give it an XML file and XPath, or you can use the highest script number in the up folder. You can also just use a sequence based (non-global) form of passive versioning. https://github.com/chucknorris/roundhouse/wiki/Versioning
RH believes in low maintenance and keeping good clean history in your source control. This means that you don't lump everything into one folder, you put your anytime scripts (views/functions/stored procedures/etc) into their own folders and track history as you go. RH is smart enough to only run these if they are new/different from the current existing scripts in the database.
RH has three modes of operation. Normal, DropCreate, and Restore. Notice none of those are Create like you may see in other migrators. If the intent in the end is to have a database ready to go, why would you want to have to make a step to specify that you want to create the database? RH is smart enough to realize that the database doesn't exist and it creates it (unless you pass a switch explicitly telling it not to). Normal is just the migration as it is. DropCreate is used during development when you want to continually change the same scripts prior to production. Restore is used when you switch to maintenance mode and want to change the same maintenance script. https://github.com/chucknorris/roundhouse/wiki/RoundhousEModes
RH is environment aware, which means you can have environment specific scripts. If you have scripts or permissions scripts that are different for each environment you can give them a special name. https://github.com/chucknorris/roundhouse/wiki/EnvironmentScripts
RH is an easy to start using on legacy databases. You just take your old DDL/DML scripts and move them into a special folder that RH will only evaluate/run when it is creating a database (say on a new developers machine). You can arrange existing scripts into RH default folders or point RH to the existing folder types. RH splits scripts with the GO batch terminator in them.
RH speeds up your development process. You can use RH with NHibernate to refresh your database without leaving Visual Studio! Entity Framework and FluentMigrator are planned for this feature as well. https://github.com/chucknorris/roundhouse/wiki/Roundhouserefreshdatabasefnh
RH runs on just the .NET framework. This means you don't need SMO installed like some other migrators require.
While there are probably other features I haven't mentioned, keep in mind that RH is not a code migrator (yet). If you are looking for a code migrator, there are quite a few good tools out there, including FluentMigrator and Mig#. Entity Framework Code Migrations is really starting to shape up as well (Seriously! Although EF only works for SQL Server).
There are several avenues to get RH. You can use NuGet, Chocolatey, Gems, plain old downloads (still considered official releases), or source (both in git and svn). https://github.com/chucknorris/roundhouse/wiki/Getroundhouse
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Week of 11/09/09 - 11/15/09
* Lunch meeting with Debbie Kaye
* Monthly meeting with Maria Lisa Johnson, Director of the Office of Human Relations
* Meeting with Office of Neighborhood Involvement staff and City Attorney's staff regarding constituent concerns
* Monthly meeting with Ken Rust, Chief Administrative Officer of the Office of Management and Finance
* Partnership for Safety and Justice meeting with guest speaker State Representative Lew Frederick
* Field trip to Forest Grove to discuss Metro issues with current and past Mayors
* Meeting with Amalia Alarcon de Morris, Director of the Office of Neighborhood Involvement
* Meeting with Yvonne Deckard, Jerrell Gaddis, Steve Herron and Catherine Riffe of the Bureau of Human Resources
* Portland Mercury/Bus Project Monthly Brewhaha panel on Public Campaign Financing
* Hollywood Veteran's Day Parade
* City Council Meeting on Thursday morning
* Drop-in meeting with Commissioner Saltzman regarding Council vacation schedules and ongoing processes to address community concerns
* Meeting with Gayle Whitehurst of the Royal Rosarians
* Monthly meeting with Lisa Turley, Director of the Bureau of Emergency Communications
* The Urban League of Portland's Annual Equal Opportunity Day Awards Dinner, pre-dinner socializing
* Commissioner Fish gave me a ride back from the Convention Center to the Newmark Theater, during which we caught up on current issues
* Spirit of Portland Awards
* Briefing by Transportation staff on three upcoming Street Vacations
* Drop-in meetings with Mayor Adams, Monday and Friday
* Native American Youth and Family Services annual dinner. Talked briefly with former Mayor Tom Potter regarding the Office of Human Relations, former Sustainabilty Commissioner Bob Wise regarding sustainability issues, and Portland Development Commissioner Bertha Ferran on various topics suited to dinner conversation.
I was planning to go to the Metro East Silver Ball and the Portland Youth Development Glass Ball on Saturday evening, but was out of town instead.
* Friends of Trees 10th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday
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Fresh shrimp dipped in a batter, then in a seasoned flour, and fried to a golden, crispy crunch.
Batter Fried ShrimpFried shrimp is a Deep South favorite, no real surprises there. Batter fried shrimp is just another delicious alternative from classic southern fried shrimp that we enjoy in this area.
I use my freezer a lot. Not only to put up fresh tomatoes, blobs of tomato paste and fresh citrus juices, and fresh sauces, veggies, basil pesto, rolled dumplings, precooked chicken, and homemade stock, and really ... just about anything that can be frozen, but especially leftovers. Course there comes a time when the freezer starts getting so full, I have to start working through some of it, so I've been trying to do that here recently.
As much as I would love to hold on to my fresh Gulf shrimp, it won't last forever, so I decided to take a few of the larger ones we had frozen, butterfly them and deep fry them. For the most part, when I make fried shrimp, I usually use medium sized shrimp and simply devein them and toss them in a seasoned flour, and reserve the larger ones for stuffing or grilling, but sometimes I'll leave the tip of the tail intact, butterfly them and do this batter fried shrimp.
Mise en place - you've certainly heard that here before. Well, it is an especially important practice when frying shrimp. They fry super fast, especially with a deep fryer, so you'll want to have the rest of the meal going. Prepare the shrimp by cleaning, deveining them and butterflying them first. I decided to serve the shrimp with a nice mixed garden salad, so I made those plates up even before starting to bread the shrimp. A side of black eyed peas with jalapeno, were jazzed up with some sauteed onion and bacon and started on the stovetop. With the fryer heating, I was ready to start the process of breading the shrimp.
I like to set up a dipping station with everything lined up - the shrimp, the batter, the seasoned flour and a plate to place the shrimp on. I'm right handed, so I reserve my left hand for dipping in the batter, and use my right hand for tossing in the flour and plating. That way you keep your fingers a bit cleaner and you don't mess up the seasoned flour as bad.
Next, get the batter and flour mixed up. Dip the shrimp in the batter and allow it to drain well before adding it to the seasoned flour. If you don't let the batter drip off, you'll lump up your seasoned flour and that'll affect the final product - which is a kinda good thing if you're doing strips of chicken but that's for a later post!
Roll the shrimp in the seasoned flour and then arrange them in a single layer on a plate. From here you'll careful transfer them into the basket of a preheated 350 degree deep fryer. Take care not to overcrowd them!
In just a couple minutes, you'll have nicely butterflied, golden, deep fried shrimp!
For more of my favorite shrimp recipes, visit my page on Pinterest!
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Recipe: Batter Fried Shrimp©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 15 min |Cook time: 15 min | Yield: About 2 to 4 servings
- 1 pound of medium to large shrimp, cleaned, deveined and butterflied, leaving tail tip intact if possible
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 1-1/2 cups of self rising flour, divided
- 2 tablespoons of butter, melted
- Large pinch of kosher salt
- 6 turns of a pepper mill
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning (like Slap Ya Mama), {affil link} or to taste, optional
- 1/2 teaspoon of Old Bay seasoning {affil link}
- Deep fryer with fresh vegetable or canola oil
Clean, devein and butterfly the shrimp, leaving the very tail tip intact. Preheat the deep fryer to 350 degrees F.
Beat the egg and milk together, add 1/2 cup of the flour and the melted butter; stir well to blend. Mix the remaining cup of flour with the salt, pepper, Cajun seasoning and Old Bay. Dip the shrimp into the batter, then hold it up over the bowl, allowing it to drain well. If you go straight into the flour, your flour will get clumpy from the batter. Roll in the seasoned flour. Drop shrimp carefully into hot oil and fry until golden brown, taking care not to overcrowd. Drain on a rack over a paper towel lined rimmed baking sheet.
Serve with cocktail sauce, comeback sauce, white remoulade, or a spicy mustard sauce, if desired.
Beer Battered Shrimp: Omit the milk and substitute beer.
Puffy Tempura-Style Fried Shrimp: Substitute iced water for the milk and beat with egg and butter. Add 1/2 cup flour. Add 2 tablespoons cornstarch and 1 tablespoon baking powder to the seasoned flour. For coating, first dip in seasoned flour, then batter, then back into the flour and drop into hot oil. Drain on rack placed over a paper towel lined rimmed baking sheet.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Chicken, Avocado & Tomato Wraps - A Scrumptious Farewell to Summer
***Tonight, I want to share a recipe for some delicious (and healthy!) wraps that I made a few days ago. Brad and I were both craving a light, fresh and healthy dinner this past weekend, so we made a quick trip to the grocery store to pick up the ingredients for wraps.
Walking into the supermarket, we didn't really know what kind of wraps we wanted...However, it didn't take long for an idea to start forming. We picked up a rotisserie chicken, avocados, tomatoes, lettuce, and ranch dressing....we were all set!
I started by removing the breasts from the chicken and cutting them into thin slices. Next came the prep for the avocados and other ingredients. The avocados would have been a little bit better had they been a bit more ripe, but they were delicious nonetheless.
I really love the convenience of buying a rotisserie chicken. They are very versatile, and one chicken can feed Brad and me for 3 nights! Chances are, you'll end up with extra chicken meat from the rotisserie chicken in this recipe. You can add the extra chicken to pastas, quesadillas, chicken salad, garden salads, and so many other things. That makes dinner a cinch to throw together during the week, and you've got to love that!
I hope you enjoy these wraps...They are quite delicious, fresh and filling. The light ranch dressing adds just the right amount of tart creaminess, and the flavors meld together in a way that will leave you wanting seconds! I served these with sweet potato fries that I baked in the oven (a healthy alternative to regular fries!). If you don't mind a few extra calories, you could even add some chopped bacon to these wraps...I bet that would be delicious, too.
Bon Appetit!***
Chicken, Avocado & Tomato Wraps
Servings: 4
1 rotisserie chicken
1 fully ripened avocado, halved, pitted, peeled and thinly sliced
1-2 medium tomatoes, sliced
Romaine lettuce, chopped
Light Ranch dressing
4 flour tortillas (10-inch), warmed
Salt & Pepper, to taste
To assemble the wraps:
1. Remove the breasts from the rotisserie chicken and cut into thin slices. Spread a small amount of ranch dressing in the center of each tortilla.
2. Place chicken slices in the center of each tortilla, dividing evenly. Be sure to leave about a 1-2 inch border around the filling. If not, the fillings might come out when the tortilla is rolled up.
3. Top the chicken with the avocado slices, tomato, and lettuce.
4.. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Fold sides over filling, gently roll until tortillas completely wrap around filling. Place two toothpicks in each wrap, one on each side of the wrap (to help hold the fillings in place). To serve, cut each wrap diagonally in half and place, seam side down, on a plate.
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
Fresh Basil Pesto...This Stuff is Delicious!
***Back in the spring, I planted my first little herb garden which consisted of basil, chives and parsley. I was super excited to watch the seeds grow into healthy plants, which I could use in my cooking. After a little tender loving care, it didn't take long at all for the seeds to sprout.
One of the first things that I thought about when I planted the basil was PESTO! Well, the day to harvest 2 whole cups of basil leaves off my little basil plant came last week. And trust me, it takes a lot of basil leaves to make 2 cups!
The results were totally worth it. The roasted pine nuts in this recipe made all the difference in the world. They add such a great depth of flavor...nutty and delicious! The great thing about pesto is that you can use it in SO many dishes. You can add it to pizza, pasta, chicken, fish, pretty much anything!
I chose to mix mine with some fresh penne pasta and baked chicken. It was fabulous! It was a very easy dinner that I look forward to making again and again.
Bon Appetit!***
1 garlic clove, peeled
2 cups fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup - 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Into the bowl of a food processor, add the garlic, basil leaves, pine nuts, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Pulse until finely chopped. With the blender still running, slowly pour 1/2 cup of olive oil. Check for a thick, yet smooth consistency, adding more oil if necessary. Transfer to a bowl and stir in 1/2 cup Parmesan.
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Labels: Chicken, Italian Cuisine, Perfect Pastas
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Birmingham Restaurant Week 2010!
So, I just heard about something that sounds pretty awesome...The FIRST-EVER Birmingham Restaurant Week 2010. Many of the best restaurants around town are participating and are offering special menus at discounted prices during the event. Be sure to check it out...I know I'll be there!
Here's an excerpt from the website:
Bon Appetit, Birmingham!
"BRW 2010: September 17 – 25, 2010
Just a few days now until the start of the first ever Birmingham Restaurant Week. Are you ready to dine (and sip) your way around Birmingham?
Mark your calendars for Friday, September 17th through Saturday, September 25th, when more than 40 participating restaurants and bars in the downtown, Five Points South, Southside and surrounding areas of Birmingham will be offering signature lunch specials and three-course prix fixe dinner menus for a pittance ranging from just $10.10, to $20.10 to $30.10!
There's never been any thing like it in Birmingham before!
This website was created to help you get every last bite of discounted deliciousness out of this nine day event. Check back often to see who's serving what and when. Make sure you peruse participating restaurant menus – you can even book your table at participating restaurants!"
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Saturday, September 11, 2010
Scuba Diving/Under the Ocean Birthday Cake
"For there is no friend like a sister..."
~Christina G. Rossetti
So my little sisters, Suzanne & Maranne (and yes, they are twins!) recently turned 20 years old! I am so very proud of them, because they also recently got their diving certification. I was excited just listening to them describe the experience to me. They say they have a brand new appreciation for marine life and everything beneath the sea, and I think that's really cool. It must be an awesome adrenaline rush to drift down lower and lower, while the world up above disappears from view.
I had a blast helping them celebrate their big day down at the beach. Of course, I told them that I had their birthday cake covered (imagine that!). I had a fun idea in mind...a scuba diving cake to celebrate their certification!
This cake was so much fun to make. They requested the Simply Delicious Strawberry Cake, which you might remember from an earlier post. You can find the recipe HERE. I've made this cake so many times now, and it always comes out amazing. It's easily one of my favorites.
I also loved making Marshmallow Fondant the first time that I tried it, so I decided to make it again for this cake. You can find the marshmallow fondant recipe HERE. You'll find that it's a lot of messy fun to make!
Happy Birthday to my beautiful sisters, Suzanne & Maranne! :-)
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Labels: Cakes, Desserts, Home for the Holidays
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Great News!
Guess What?!?
Thanks to my wonderful hubby, Sugar & Spice by Celeste will now be a lot easier for you to find! I'm excited to announce that this blog has a new web address. :-)
You can now find my blog at the following link:
Don't worry - The old blogspot link still works, too.
Have a WONDERFUL Labor Day weekend!!!
Thanks to my wonderful hubby, Sugar & Spice by Celeste will now be a lot easier for you to find! I'm excited to announce that this blog has a new web address. :-)
You can now find my blog at the following link:
Don't worry - The old blogspot link still works, too.
Have a WONDERFUL Labor Day weekend!!!
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We've posted 26,773 items to ResourceShelf since its launch in March 2001.
We have now taken the decision to cease publishing at ResourceShelf.
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As our business in other areas grows (we're the team behind Jinfo), however, we can no longer give this site and its resources the attention they need to be useful and sustainable.Furthermore, the number and variety of other resources out there to support discovery of web-based resources has expanded tremendously -- this service no longer fills such a unique need in the market.
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President Trump and a bipartisan group of lawmakers held a remarkable meeting in the White House Cabinet Room Tuesday afternoon — remarkable both because of the content of the negotiations and because almost all of the discussion, which lasted nearly an hour, happened in front of television cameras and reporters.
It's not clear though whether the audience was getting a rare glimpse at legislative sausage-making or whether the president in particular was cooking up a batch of red herrings, raising ideas that could temporarily roil the waters but have little chance of gaining traction in Congress as lawmakers try to reach a spending deal and prevent the government from shutting down after January 19.
Trump repeated his demand that funding for his border wall with Mexico and changes to legal immigration policy be part of any deal to extend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program's protections for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children.
Trump also voiced support for a two-phase approach to immigration issues that would first address border security and DACA before moving on to a more comprehensive reform that would create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. But he appeared to say that he'd be willing to sign whatever legislation Congress sent him.
The bottom line: After the public discussion, the parameters of negotiations over the next 10 days got set behind closed doors. The White House and lawmakers said they agreed to focus their negotiations on four issues: DACA; border security; the practice of Americans sponsoring family members for green cards, which the president calls "chain migration"; and the diversity visa lottery. But we might not be much closer to a spending deal. Democrats will still see many of Trump's current demands — especially money for the wall — as nonstarters, while many in Trump's own party will object to his proposed two-step approach and a path to citizenship as part of immigration reform.
A small win? One hour-long meeting won't dispel all the questions about Trump's mental state and fitness for office, but while Trump seemed to contradict himself at some points and not know what some terms meant, the basic optics of the meeting helped him, at least for a moment, look more presidential and "stable."


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Analysis of spinal motion and loads during frontal impacts. Comparison between PMHS and ATD." Ann Adv Automot Med. 2010;54:61-78."
Comparison of kinematic responses of the head and spine for children and adults in low-speed frontal sled tests." Stapp Car Crash J. 2009;53:329-72."
The effect of pretensioning and age on torso rollout in restrained human volunteers in far-side lateral and oblique loading." Stapp Car Crash J. 2012;56:443-67."
The Effect of Vehicle Countermeasures and Age on Human Volunteer Kinematics During Evasive Swerving Events." Traffic Inj Prev. 2020;21(1):48-54."
Electromyography responses of pediatric and young adult volunteers in low-speed frontal impacts." J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2013;23(5):1206-14."
Evaluation of pediatric ATD biofidelity as compared to child volunteers in low-speed far-side oblique and lateral impacts." Traffic Inj Prev. 2014;15 Suppl 1:S206-14."
Evaluation of the hybrid III and Q-series pediatric ATD upper neck loads as compared to pediatric volunteers in low-speed frontal crashes." Ann Biomed Eng. 2013;41(11):2381-90."
Expert clinical assessment of thorax stiffness of infants and children during chest compressions." Resuscitation. 2009;80(10):1187-91."
Incorporation of CPR Data into ATD Chest Impact Response Requirements." Ann Adv Automot Med. 2010;54:79-88."
Kinematic Comparison of Pediatric Human Volunteers and the Hybrid III 6-Year-Old Anthropomorphic Test Device." Ann Adv Automot Med. 2010;54:97-108."
Kinematic Comparison of the Hybrid III and Q-Series Pediatric ATDs to Pediatric Volunteers in Low-Speed Frontal Crashes." Ann Adv Automot Med. 2012;56:285-98."
Kinetics of the cervical spine in pediatric and adult volunteers during low speed frontal impacts." J Biomech. 2012;45(1):99-106."
Methods for determining pediatric thoracic force-deflection characteristics from cardiopulmonary resuscitation." Stapp Car Crash J. 2008;52:83-105."
Passive cervical spine flexion: the effect of age and gender." Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2012;27(4):326-33."


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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Arizona State University
- Dishion, Thomas J
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- Pediatric obesity
- 1 Clinical psychology
- 1 Developmental psychology
- 1 Parenting
- 1 Self-regulation
- Reverse Fountain Cytoplasmic Streaming in Rhizopus Oryzae
- Diné Research Practices and Protocols: An Intersectional Paradigm Incorporating Indigenous Feminism, Critical Indigenous Research Methodologies and Diné Knowledge Systems
- Developing an Augmented Reality Solution for Mapping Underground Infrastructure
- Characterization of 2D Human Ankle Stiffness during Postural Balance and Walking for Robot-aided Ankle Rehabilitation
- Using Molecular, Cellular and Bioengineering Approaches Towards Understanding Muscle Stem Cell Biology
Pediatric obesity is a public health concern due to its elevated prevalence rates and its relation to concurrent and long-term physical and psychosocial consequences. Pediatric obesity has been found to be associated with problem behaviors, albeit with inconsistent findings. The mechanism of this relation is unclear. It is possible that they have a shared etiology. Self-regulation and parenting practices are two factors that have been implicated in the development of problem behaviors and are garnering evidence for their relation with pediatric obesity. The goal of the present study was to examine whether self-regulation (SREC), positive behavior support (PBSEC), and coercive …
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This team has never been the same since Doc Rivers introduced what was then a hard to pronounce word back in the summer of 2007, but thanks to that one word, the Celtics were able to win the 2008 championship, take the Orlando Magic to a full seven games in the 2009 Eastern Semifinals without Kevin Garnett, and surprise the whole world - even the Celtics Nation - in 2010 by eliminating serious superstar power (Wade, James, Howard), reaching the Finals and pushing the Lakers to the limit until the final buzzer.
Trust, accountability, freedom, teamwork... these are but the tip of the iceberg - the results that we often see from our team whenever they lay it all out on the floor... especially in big moments and in big games.
We all have Doc Rivers to thank, for introducing UBUNTU to the Boston Celtics. To the point that it has influenced not just the team, but its fan base (both in the city of Boston and worldwide) as well. We are undoubtedly one strong brotherhood. We may have our differences and not always agree at times, hey... we could even get mad at each other - but at the end of the day, we are one solid brotherhood. A family - and that's something that a lot of the fans in other teams either don't have, or are still in the process of reaching that level.
As requested, here's a detailed flashback on the story of Ubuntu, buried from one of the web files in Marquette University.
Perhaps you've never heard of Stephanie Russell, the lady who Doc "coincidentally stumbled upon" over lunch and exchanged a few words - which would change the course of how the Celtics would ever play the game of basketball since '07.
The word is "ubuntu" (Ooh-BOON-too), roughly "I am because we are." A Bantu term, it served as a rallying cry for South Africans battling apartheid, voiced by Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
"When you're building a new country and you've spent so long divided, with one group oppressing another, it's a very big statement," says Stephanie Russell, Arts '83, executive director for Marquette's Office of Mission and Identity.
It can also be a big statement for a newly rebuilt basketball team trying to forge a cohesive identity. "It caught me right away," says Boston Celtics Coach Glenn "Doc" Rivers, Arts '85 and Marquette trustee, who heard about ubuntu from Russell during a lunch break at a Marquette Board meeting. "It's not just a word. It's a way of life, a way of being."
Recently, Russell and Rivers shared their memories of that conversation.
The Celtics were coming off a rough season. Nine of 15 players were new. Rivers was searching for something to unite them. When Russell explained the core concept of ubuntu — I can't be all I can be unless you're all you can be — he was hooked. "Right when she said that, I said 'That's it. That's the word. That's the philosophy. That's what I need,'" Rivers remembers.
He stayed up late that night, reading everything he could get his hands on about ubuntu. Then he went back to Boston and gathered his Celtics. "Our first team meeting," Rivers says, "I walked in front of the team and I said, 'ubuntu,' just like that. I said it again. One of the players, I think Kevin Garnett, raised his hand and asked, 'What is it?'"
Rivers didn't answer. He made everyone wait a day and then had the team's rookies explain. "I brought them up to my office and told them this is not a joke. This is not you singing your team song here. This is very, very personal to me and very important to me," he says.
Why rookies? Rivers knew they would work the hardest. And because, unlike the veterans, they wouldn't be skeptical of something new.
"They were sensational, better than I ever would have been," he says of the rookies. "And it caught the team immediately."
The Celtics went on to become the 2008 NBA champs, buoyed by the power of a word. "I was amazed at how many times the word helped our team get through tough times. It was the perfect philosophy for our team," Rivers says. "And it still is. Recently I was thinking about trying a different motto, and one of my players informed me, 'No, we are ubuntu.'"
Also amazing to Rivers are the circumstances that brought the word to him. "Being in the right place at the right time was huge," he says. "What if Stephanie had left? What if she had decided to eat lunch on the other side of the room? I honestly don't know. Without that word our season could've been different."
It seems almost … providential.
"This is Marquette," Rivers says. "What did you expect?" — JS
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AIM Technology bases its Server Benchmark for Windows NT on a mix-and-load modeling scenario, in which you run a predefined primary application mix that resembles the tasks an NT server most commonly performs. You record the server's performance as you incrementally increase the load of the application mix to determine peak and sustained performance metrics for the system.
The AIM WNT Peak Performance metric measures the highest attainable performance a system can achieve. The system must run the CPU, RAM, and disk caching at maximum to attain peak performance. The AIM WNT Sustained Performance metric measures the maximum system capacity at the point when additional tasks significantly hinder performance. The difference between the AIM WNT Peak Performance metric and the AIM WNT Sustained Performance metric is similar to the difference between a drag race and a rally covering hundreds of miles. Servers must perform continuously and consistently. Therefore, the AIM WNT Sustained Performance metric is more relevant than the AIM WNT Peak Performance metric in determining a server's performance in a real-world network installation.
AIM has two server benchmarks for NT: the Domain Server Mix and the File Server Mix. The Domain Server Mix includes 54 tests that simulate the duties a typical domain server performs (e.g., light file transfers; network routing; packet forwarding; email; and shared applications, such as spreadsheets, word processing, and network maintenance). The File Server Mix includes 38 tests that simulate the duties a typical gateway file server performs (e.g., name, mail, and network services). For the 8-way server tests, the Windows NT Magazine Lab ran the Domain Server Mix.
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Walk into any tack store and you can smell the hoof care section before you even get there. Pine tar, petroleum, formaldehyde, and a long list of secret (and often smelly) ingredients tickle your nostrils. "Oh, well, it's good for him," you sigh, remembering how many pairs of jeans you've ruined with hoof ointment, and the time you accidentally pushed back your hair with a brush covered in pine tar.
We have a long shelf of products that have been on the market for years. Many of these tried and true products are brushable "goop" that are believed to moisturize the hoof, often by using pine tar or petroleum.
A word of warning: No matter how much you love to brush on that Hooflex, or Rainmaker, or whatever your favorite moisturizing agent is, beware of applying it the day your horse is scheduled to be shod. Your farrier hates getting it on his or her clothes (or hair) just as much as you do!
Remember that the sensitive heel bulbs are frequent sites of cracks and scrapes from over-reaching or forging. Glycerine or lanolin agents such as "Dry Hoof Solution" are nice to have around when the heel bulbs start to take a beating. And remember those bell boots!
A new list of higher-tech (and higher-priced) products has been formulated to counteract environmental hazards that compromise your horse's natural hoof health. The horse which lives in a dry climate such as Texas, but is bathed daily, has its hoof walls sanded for showing, and constantly has hoof blacking applied, is getting conflicting signals from its environment. Alternating messages of "Send more moisture!" and "Dry me out!" can cause havoc in the tiny keratinized tubules of the hoof wall.
The hoof care industry has responded with products that are designed to seal out the environment. These range from creating totally artificial hoof walls with acrylic compounds, to treating the exposed hoof wall with a protective coating of a sealant like Mustad's "Tuff Stuff" or SBS "Farrier's Hoof Sealant." Many farriers now routinely apply these products as part of their shoeing regimen; discuss with your farrier how often you should apply these sealants, and to which parts of the hoof.
Sealants are especially important for horses which have their hooves sanded (removing the periople) or have experienced excessive rasping of the hoof wall. However, you should not apply sealants without discussing the idea with your farrier first, and you should not think that any wall protecting agent is a substitute for regular shoeing and trimming.
Sole And Frog Care
What about the sole and frog? Many of our new shoeing ideas point out the danger of excessively thinning the sole, paring out the bars of the heels, and carving the frog until it is almost invisible. A "cuppy" foot, so desirable on a racehorse, can be created mechanically by a farrier, at the risk of ruining a horse's natural protection from rocks, hard ground, and red-hot concrete. Many horses at the racetrack have their soles recarved on raceday to make sure that there is even more of a cup effect. Five years later, when that horse ends up in your barn as a hunter or dressage horse, you might have to cope with foot bruising and the soreness that stems from a long history of "stinging" feet.
Compensating for thin, sensitive soles is an age-old management practice on the backstretch. Once again, home remedies often are successful, and this summer at Saratoga, you still can find huge bags of "Bowie Clay" from the area of Bowie, Md., used to pack the soles of horses, and still marketed throughout the racing world. "Bowie Clay" is probably the ultimate in natural remedies on its own; creative grooms and trainers have added just about everything in the track kitchen and the maintenance shed to enhance it.
Look in a corner of any farrier shop, and chances are that you will see a big black bucket of "Forshners." This is a tried-and-true (albeit goopy) pine tar and peat moss hoof packing sold in bulk to smear in a horse's soles to prevent over-drying or stinging.
A more modern approach to hoof packing is "Sole Pack" from Hawthorne Products. These handy plastic packets contain a hoof's worth of medicated hoof packing, excellent for use on its own or under a pad to prevent thrush or sole drying.
What if your horse lives in a swampy area like Louisiana, or if your area is subject to hot, humid summers? What if your horse moves from one environment to another and his feet "blow out," as the farriers like to say? Each stride can tear tiny laminae in the hoof wall, bruise the sole, or create an uneven weight-bearing situation that leads to flares and other distortions of the hoof wall and sole.
Two products on the market are designed to help dry out the sole and encourage it to grow thicker and more healthy. "Keratex" is a British product sold in America by Advance Equine; "Crossapol" is a new product from Interhoof International. Both contain formaldehyde or derivatives and need to be handled with care. Do not give these products to children to apply. Use them only as directed, and with your farrier's approval. Store them in a safe place, and do not transfer them to unmarked containers. Always give them time to work; hoof wall and sole tissue grow slowly!
Learn to read your horse's feet. Are they asking you for help? Consult with your farrier about what exactly your horse needs to cope with his problem. There is a product–or two or three–for every problem. Getting them to work requires studying the instructions, using them correctly, and knowing when to stop.
Maximum Hoof Power by Cherry Hill and Richard Klimesh; Howell House Publishers, 1994.
Sunday on the Farm by Bruce B. Daniels, privately published, 1995.
The Hoof and How to Protect It Without Nails by Bodo Hertsch et al., privately published, 1996 (in German and English).


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We explore the role of rotational symmetry of quantum key distribution
(QKD) protocols in their security. Specifically, in the first part of the
talk, we consider a generalized QKD protocol with discrete rotational
symmetry. Note that, before our work, each QKD protocol seems to have a
different security proof. Given that the techniques of those proofs are
similar, it will be interesting to have a unified proof for QKD protocols
with symmetry (e.g., the BB84 protocol and the SARG04 protocol). This is
exactly what we achieve in our work. We show that rotational symmetry
plays an important role in the unified security proof of QKD protocols
with symmetry, leading to simple and structural security relations. In the
second part, we consider a QKD protocol that does not possess rotational
symmetry and analyze its security. Interestingly, even without any
rotational symmetry, this protocol can still be proven secure. However,
the security relation is not as simple as those in the first part, due to
the lack of symmetry. Therefore, although rotational symmetry is not
required in a QKD protocol to ensure its security, rotational symmetry
does provide significant simplification in the security analysis, leading
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A fixture in Michigan state government for the past 17 years, Lohrmann has been a leading voice on cybersecurity in the public sector.
Michigan's chief security officer is moving on. Dan Lohrmann has had a 17-year career with the state that included stints as a departmental CIO, chief information security officer and chief technology officer.
In 2009, Lohrmann was named one of Government Technology's Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers. In 2008, Governing magazine named Lohrmann one of its public officials of the year, and his career reaches back to a time when cybersecurity in state government was essentially nonexistent. After Aug. 1, Lohrmann will leave the state to join Security Mentor, a small security awareness training firm, the company announced on July 29.
"It's really exciting," Lohrmann said. "I'm passionate for training people and helping people to understand the impacts of their actions, really the nontechnical users, because as we head toward the Internet of Things and everyone having a smartphone and the Internet has become an integral part of our lives. For me, it's helping people understand the importance of protecting themselves in cyberspace."
Continuing his work in cybersecurity is only natural given his beginnings, Lohrmann said. "My first days they said security is in my blood," he said. "My first job was at the National Security Agency and their thing was 'security is our middle name.' I love security. It's what my passion is."
When Lohrmann later joined Michigan in 1997, he was working to prepare for Y2K, he said. He saw Michigan become the first state government to launch a dot-gov domain, watched how 9/11 changed the outlook of security professionals and witnessed a decade of data and people centralization. The cliché of doing more with less defined that decade as government budgets were slashed, especially in Michigan, Lohrmann said.
Lohrmann became the state's chief technology officer in 2009 and described it as a wonderful experience. But he was happy to go back to security, becoming the state's chief security officer in 2011. "I learned a tremendous amount," he said. "I really saw firsthand how to eat my own dog food, if you will, from a security perspective, how to deliver services in a customer-focused way and how to keep improving."
The state's work during Lohrmann's tenure didn't go unnoticed. The National Association of State Chief Information Officers has consistently recognized Michigan as a leader in public-sector technology over the past 15 years. In 2011, Michigan took home five of the 10 NASCIO awards given that year.
Having now been a chief technology officer, Lohrmann said he prefers working in security. The reason, he said, is that security is a positive force that enables other things to happen, and that's an important lesson, but one he didn't learn until midway through his career. In 2004, the hot new thing was Wi-Fi, and Lohrmann was against it.
"There were all these stories about wardriving [searching for Wi-Fi in a vehicle] and people sitting in parking lots and breaking into Home Depot and Lowes and all these places," he explained. Lohrmann was reading white papers and seeing nothing but security problems with the new technology, and then suddenly Wi-Fi was coming to his work world. His executive team, led by CIO Teri Takai, had a goal of installing Wi-Fi in all their conference rooms.
"We had this meeting and I said, 'Well, we can't do it. Not secure. Bad idea. I'm vetoing the project,'" Lohrmann recalled. "Well, Teri Takai said, 'I want everybody to leave the room but Dan.' So they all left the room. She said, 'Dan, if that's your answer, you can't be the CISO in Michigan.' And I was stunned. I'm like, 'What?!' She said, 'Let me tell you something. I understand all these problems. I understand all these things you're doing, I understand why you're saying it, but I've been to Dow, Ford, Chrysler and GM, and they all have Wi-Fi in their conference rooms. So you need to figure out what they know that you don't know and then come back and tell me how we're going to do it securely. And we're giving you one week.'
"That was a real paradigm shift for me. That changed my outlook. Of course, I kept my job and we learned from our private sector partners. We did Wi-Fi. We actually won some awards for our Wi-Fi two years later, but it was really, 'How do I provide security as an enabler?'"
Lohrmann said he's been lucky to have had such a great career. "I've had a real exciting run in state government," he said. "It's always changing, always new opportunities, always something fun to work on, and never a dull moment in the security shop."
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'Celebrity Apprentice' Recap: Lou Ferrigno Threatens To Hit Lisa
Lou & Lisa squared off in the boardroom this week! Was the right celeb fired?
Donald Trump tasked the teams with creating a commercial for Entertainment.com on the April 8 episode of The Celebrity Apprentice, but as always, the real entertainment came from the drama behind the cameras. With Teresa Giudice as project manager, Team Unanimous employed the old "sex sells" philosophy for their ad, while Dayana Mendoza's Team Forte took a much safer approach. So which team won the task?
Team Unanimous! The Entertainment.com executives liked the way their commercial showed how the app actually works, while Team Forte's commercial focused too heavily on the characters.
Of course, the real surprise of the night was seeing Dayana actually getting along with Lisa Lampanelli. In fact, Lisa actually defended Dayana's decisions against Lou Ferrigno, who sort of threatened to put Lisa through a wall. Lou was so mad at Lisa, he was shaking throughout the entire boardroom meeting; I was ready for him to rip off his suit and go all Hulk on her.
Lisa, Lou and Dayana ended up being the final three celebs in the boardroom, where Lou revealed he still hadn't forgiven Lisa for calling him a "f—ing loser" last week. Dayana defended herself a little, but mostly sat in silence as Lou and Lisa went at each other's throats.
Ultimately, Lou was the one fired.
"Take it back," he told the Donald. "I don't want to be fired." But as we all know, the Donald's decisions — much like his hair — are unwavering.
What did you think of this week's Celebrity Apprentice? Did Lou deserve to be fired? Are you glad Aubrey is still in the competition? Cast your vote, and hit up the comments section below:


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Tags Lacking positive male influences and leaders
Tag: lacking positive male influences and leaders
Living to fulfill my dream
Growing up in San Francisco's Sunnydale public housing as a young Black man, I often wondered whether I would live to see the age of 21. When I was 15 years old, my cousin was murdered two days after his 19th birthday. In addition, a number of my friends were gunned down before the ages of 21. Many others went to jail. My life seems like a dream come true. Students Rising Above was key to my success.


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Harwinton residents pass budget with no new taxes
HARWINTON >> A budget of $17,312,115 was approved by a majority on Monday night during a town meeting. The budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year represents a 0.06 percent increase from last year's budget, with a total monetary increase of $102,027.
The total number of votes and margin weren't immediately available.
There will be no tax increases for the 2013-14 year, and the mill rate will remain at 24.6. The Board of Finance approved the budget unanimously.
"This is a very conservative budget this year," First Selectman Michael R. Criss said on Monday. "This is a big win for the town."
There were no major expenditures in the new budget apart from the pay raises negotiated by union contracts and increased costs for health insurance.
Some of the ways the town was able to save money was switching its union worker's pension plan to a 4057 plan, which switches the town from a defined benefits plan to a defined contributions plans, meaning employees will be picking up a larger percentage of their health insurance. Their pay increase amounted to a 3 percent municipal and a 2 percent highway increase.
A new member of the Board of Education was also elected at the meeting. Tom Fausel will serve on the board from July 1 until November elections, at which time he will need to be re-elected via a ballot. That November vote will be the first time Board of Education members will be chosen in a general election.
Reach Esteban L. Hernandez at (860) 489-3121, ext. 328.


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Interpol were too quiet, in fact, it was the quietest gig I've ever been to. Ever. I could happily chat to Myfwt, Gerry and my bro without having to raise my voice. I insist that live music be played at ear splitting volume, even if it's The Aloud Girls or Spicethat, live music must be fucking loud, but it's beyond contempt when a rock band can be drowned out by a mouse coughing. Needless to say I let my opinions be known to Alexandra Palace by yelling, I'm good like that when I'm pissed.
Yesterday at work was awful. I had a lunch meeting that would've been rather jolly if it wasn't for the fact my head is choc full o' snot. We went to some rather swanky Italian restaurant, I'm sure what I had was delicious but I couldn't taste a bloody thing, that must be the single most unpleasant thing about having a cold, the inability to taste what one is eating. There is no doubt that if it wasn't for the meeting and the gig I would've spent the day lolling about my flat burping the worm, actually, by the end of the working day I was seriously considering fucking the gig as well, I was feeling that rank. Sensibly I figured that after a couple of pints I'd be alright so with that in mind a knackered Myfwt and I boarded the tube to arrive in Covent Garden to meet Gerry by 6.30. We had a pint and moved on to Wood Green to meet my bro. In some godawful (but cheap) Weatherspoons establishment we put two more away and jumped in the shuttle bus (from which I mooned I proud to say) to arrive at Alexandra Palace too late for Blonde Redhead but in time for Interpol.
Ally Pally isn't a good venue, it's undeniable gorgeous with the most incredible views over London, but just isn't suited to gigs. Sound bounces all over the fucking shop, a case in point was that it was vastly louder at the perimeter of the auditorium than it was directly facing the popular outfit. We managed a few more pints whilst the band played in the background (they were jolly good incidentally, just quiet) my bro and I urinated a lot before departing back to the tube station on the shuttle bus. It was now rather late, 11.30-ish? but the dreadful Weatherspoons was still open for business so in we trooped for a few stiff drinks for the journey. More by luck than judgement we caught the very last tube, as it was so late we had an entire carriage to ourselves and we invented a brand new game. Tube tag.
The rules evolved but it requires 4 players, all must be arseholed. Two stand at one end of the carriage and 2 at the other. Then each of the two 'opponents' run at each other, high five as they pass, preferably giggling like twats all red faced and gasping, and tag the person waiting at the end, allowing them to indulge in the same pointless activity. It was sublime, making it the best tube journey home in the world, until it was ruined by some bloke with a big nose entering our sacred space.
We got back home at 1am-ish, Gerry and I had a nightcap and ruminated on some dead mates, Myfwt went to bed and I joined her at 2-ish. I have a hangover today, but I also have a fucking cold so I'm not sure which is more responsible for making me feel like gibbon plop. It was, however, a fucking killer night and all worth it.
Righto, the usual sickening Friday list, followed by a final Paul Kaye for your delectation. It is utterly brilliant, a little offensive of course… It remains for me to wish you all splendid weekends, though this isn't extended to the fucking wankers looking for underage people to whack off to in their filthy hovels.
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Pay Equity Gains MomentumApril 19, 2018
The state House of Representatives took a step Thursday toward closing the gender wage gap and ensuring women earn equal pay for equal work by passing House Bill 5386.
House Bill 5386, "An Act Concerning Various Pay Equity and Fairness Matters," passed the state House of Representatives with bipartisan support in a 142 to 4 vote.
The legislation, which would prohibit employers from asking prospective employees about their previous wages, now heads to the state Senate for further consideration.The gender wage gap affects families at all income levels and all professions. In Connecticut, women working full-time earn 83-cents for every dollar paid to men. Each year, Connecticut women lose a combined $5.5 billion due to the wage gap.
By strengthening pay equity legislation that has been on the books since 1963, we can ensure that women earn a salary that is reflective of their qualifications and skill-set, not their gender. I am proud to support efforts that will create equitable opportunities for all and help our businesses hire and retain a more diverse workforce.


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or Child Terrorists Threaten Middle-East Peace, as Fox News would have it.
Another hope I found in Robert Fisk's February 3 report:
Near the statue of Talaat Harb, a boy sold agwa – a peculiarly Egyptian date-bread delicacy – at 4 pence each – while on the other side of the road, two figures stood, a girl and a boy, holding identical cardboard trays in front of them. The girl's tray was filled with cigarette packets. The boy's tray was filled with stones.
A free market capitalism is alive and well, amid chaos and violence.


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New Jersey Dispatch: Valley Shepherd
"Le Bernardin is his best customer."
Seven years ago, when I first interviewed him for my book "Farms and Foods of the Garden State," Eran Wajswol was a guy with one hundred and thirty sheep on twenty acres who was making cheese to sell in Manhattan farmer's markets. Today, he's got six hundred sheep, seven interns, a hundred twenty more acres of land, a shop, and a farmer's market empire. Back then Eran had a vision; he would make better cheese than anybody else and sell it in local markets, his goal was to offer it at Murray's Cheese Shop.
Valley Shepard began selling in farmer's markets back in the days when it was called "Farmersville Cheese." The first market was Bernardsville, a tiny market known for its few but exceptional vendors. Indeed, his stand was right by The Bake House (which has now moved to New Mexico). That must have been some combo! A loaf of Kathy's bread and a wedge of Eran's cheese. A New Jersey artisan grand slam. Now he's grown a bit, he sells the cheese in markets all over Manhattan, Brooklyn, and New Jersey; to restaurants—he tells me that Le Bernardin is his best customer—and in retail stores as far away as San Francisco. How did he get there?
He's got the drive. Not many people are willing to put in the sheer energy that a town like Long Valley would demand of a person who wanted to keep livestock in what they would consider to be a pleasant suburban town. Then there's the tenacity to stick things through; successful cheesemaking takes practice. "It took fifteen years to develop a feel for the curds with my hands." Eran told me.
Actually, he told me a lot more, while he was draining a goat cheese, supervising an intern from Spain, checking two large vats of sheep milk, and talking to a local B&B owner (who asked "Could you give a tour in Hebrew?") all at the same time.
There's a deal with a farm in Sussex County, Springhouse Dairy, to milk Guernsey Cows for him. That alone is big news; in New Jersey, any activity that brings back dairy farming deserves a headline, and it means that with four streams of milk—sheep, goat, Jersey Cow, and Guernsey—Eran will be able to continue to expand his range of cheeses even more.
There's so much activity hereL tours, cheesemaking classes, festivals. Cheese, yogurt, buttermilk, butter, lamb, and sheep-inspired souvenirs for sale. Eran tells me that while publishers want him to write a cheese text book, he thinks a Peyton Place-like tell-all memoir would give a better picture of what's going on.
Valley Shepard makes a wide variety of cheeses, starting with fresh ricotta and ranging to wheels that are aged for up to two years. I can't give you too many details; as I said, things change quickly. But as of May, 2010, there are twenty seven-varieties.
Back in 2003, Eran said " We can sell endlessly; there's no limit." He seems to be correct so far. Demand is soaring and competition is almost nonexistent; New Jersey has just three artisan cheese producers; Valley Shepherd, Cherry Grove, and Bobolink Dairy. Indeed, a few more competitors might make people more aware that the category exists at all. But if there were more demand, there'd have to be more sheep, more time in the "fun cheese prison" (as he calls it), more interns, and—well, there's only one Eran.
Valley Shepherd Creamery, Farmersville Cheeses, The Sheep Shoppe
50 Fairmount Road, Long Valley NJ 07853 (map)
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What Is Chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy, or chemo, means treating your pet's cancer with medications. It can help to slow down the growth of cancer that may have already spread, or shrink the size of a tumor prior to surgery. Chemo can be administered by injection at Chester Veterinary Clinic or orally at home.
Chemotherapy protocols vary by type of cancer, the extent of the disease, the health of your pet, and any other known issues specific to your pet. It may be the only line of treatment, or it may be given in combination with other cancer treatments. Your veterinarian will discuss the protocol that is most appropriate for your pet and the potential side effects prior to starting therapy.
The length of time your pet will be on chemotherapy depends on the type of cancer, the treatment goals you and your veterinarian have determined, and your pet's response to treatment. Some pets remain on chemo for the rest of their lives, while others are able to stop therapy if it appears they are in remission.
How Will Chemo Affect My pet?
Animals tend to tolerate chemotherapy better than people do. This is largely because veterinary oncologists use lower doses of drugs and don't combine as many drugs as human oncologists do. Severe side effects in pets are rare, however every animal is different and may have an unexpected reaction to any drug. Note that side effects usually take 24-72 hours to show.
Known Side Effects of Chemotherapy
- Gastrointestinal issues including decreased appetite, vomiting, and diarrhea – which, if untreated, may lead to weight loss and dehydration. You can treat these problems with antinausea medications and appetite stimulants recommended by your veterinarian.
- Immune-suppressive effects which may lead to an increased susceptibility to infection. Antibiotics may be prescribed as a preventive measure.
- Hair loss (also known as alopecia) – while this is less common in pets, it can certainly happen. It may show in spots, as a general thinning, or the entire coat may fall out. Hair generally begins to grow back within a few weeks to a month after treatment ends.
How Do I Take Care of My Pet After Chemotherapy?
Your pet may be tired after treatment – don't encourage strenuous exercise for the first few days. If you have medications sent home with you, make note of the instructions written on the medication and call your veterinarian if you have questions. If your pet takes other supplements or medications regularly, please discuss these with the veterinarian as well, to make sure they are OK to give safely in addition to the chemotherapy.
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