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Online passwords are a pain, and not just when you have to type them to access your online bank account or shop at your favorite digital emporium. Password pain extends to the people who have to manage them. A few weeks ago we shared some initial findings from a recent poll of 2,129 U.S. adults (aged 18 and over) conducted for ESET by Harris Interactive. Now that we've had more time to drill down into the data we will explore the state of passwords and online authentication in more detail, starting with an infographic full of interesting password-related statistics:
Consider how people react to a request to change their online password. Here's how people answered when we asked: If a social media site or online company with whom you have an account requests that you change your password, which of the following would you most likely do?
In other words, a company asking its online account users to change their password can only count on 3 out of 10 them making the change. Half of the requests will either be ignored or, in a reflection of the sad state of online trust, generate some sort of customer service contact seeking verification of the request.
This finding provides a fresh way of looking at the cost of distrust. If a security breach creates a need to request 3 million users to reset their online passwords, you could be looking at 1 million unbudgeted customer service contacts. If you can keep average cost per contact as low as $1 that is still a $1 million bill.
Switching to a user perspective on passwords, I think many of us share the feeling that password changing is burdensome. That burden can mean passwords are not changed as often as they should be to properly protect accounts.
Nevertheless, our survey revealed that some people are making an effort. We asked "How frequently do you change the password for the online account you use most often?" Here's a breakdown of the responses:
Of course, when you map those frequencies against the current levels of online attack they might not seem adequate, but frankly they are better than I expected (I would like to research the extent to which some of these changes were due to the online account itself forcing a change, as opposed to the self-motivated diligence of the respondents).
The need to create and manage more and more passwords is one of the distinct downsides to living your life online. When it comes to password creation we all have our own strategies but in the survey we tried to get a sense of the elements people were using. We asked: "Which of the following do you use when creating a password for an online account?"
Again, I think these numbers are somewhat encouraging. The use of a familiar name is too high, but the number of people who were using something random, unique, or outside of the other categories was better than I expected. I also liked that almost 1 in 5 people declined to answer. The responses were pretty much the same across different demographic groups but, perhaps not surprisngly, men were more likely than women to use a sports team (7% to 4%). Women more likely to use a familiar name than men (24% to 16%).
When we published our first findings, we indicated that "safe" behavior (choosing complex passwords and using different passwords and PINs for different accounts), was more prevalent in older people.
For example, if you combine the responses to our three survey questions in this area you can see how they stack up in the chart on the left. The 55+ group scored "safer" than the group as a whole, with the 18-34 group lagging behind.
However, one commentator questioned the idea that younger people were less diligent with passwords, possibly because they were comfortable using technology to manage passwords.So here's what we found when we asked: How do you store and help yourself remember your online password(s)?
The responses were pretty much the same across all demographics, although men were more likely than women to store passwords in a computer file (12% to 6%). However, women were more likely to write down their passwords on a peice of paper than men (31% to 26%).
But what about the use of password manager apps or web browsers to store online passwords. We found that just under 1 in 10 people are taking this approach.
Demographically speaking, the use of both of these strategies–password managers and browser storage–was more common in men than women (12% to 7%); at the same time, it was less common in people earning higher incomes. This may reflect the fact that higher earners tend to be older, because we did find that younger people are twice as likely to use technology to aid their password management as older people.
These findings suggest we should look more closely as technology for managing passwords. How helpful is it? How secure is it? Reply with a comment if you would like to share your experience with password managers. Do you use one? Do you like it? Let us know,
Abbreviated Methodology: This survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Interactive on behalf of ESET. from August 27-29, 2012 among 2,129 adults age 18+. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables, please contact stephen dot cobb at eset dot com.
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MICHIGAN BRIEFS: Will the first person out of GR put out the 'for rent' sign?
More than a year ago, Crain's Michigan Business reported that demand for apartments in downtown Grand Rapids was such that the only thing a prospective tenant could occupy was a waiting list. A survey this year by the Chicago real estate firm Triad Real Estate Partners confirms this in numbers: a nearly 99 percent occupancy rate. And apartments have been at capacity for nearly two years.
The survey found that of 1,218 downtown rental units, more than 1,200 were filled, the Grand Rapids Business Journal reported. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority "has reported that our submarket for downtown Grand Rapids is the strongest submarket for housing as it relates to occupancy in the state of Michigan," said Kris Larson, executive director of the Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority.
The survey found that about 78 percent of the tenants were born after 1977. It also noted that The Rapid's Silver Line (Crain's, May 12) could further bolster community development. The Rapid, the transit system serving metro Grand Rapids, is spending nearly $40 million on the Silver Line, a bus system mimicking light rail that will link the southern suburbs to downtown.
Council on teacher education in Mich. lauds a place called Hope
The National Council on Teacher Quality says Hope College in Holland has the only top-ranked education program in the state, MLive.com reported. Hope's secondary education program was one of 107 nationally to receive the "top ranked" designation by the council, which examined factors such as student teaching, classroom management, content preparation and program selectivity.
Hope's program fared well because students are required to have a noneducation-related major and minor and because students spend time in classrooms as early as their freshman year, said Scott VanderStoep, dean of Hope's Social Sciences Division, which includes education.
Auto supplier to add 144 jobs as part of expansion in Ionia
Automotive supplier Ventra Ionia Main LLC, a subsidiary of Ventra Greenwich Holdings Corp. that makes bumpers and grille assemblies, plans to invest up to $8.5 million to expand its operations in Ionia, MiBiz reported. The expansion is expected to create up to 144 jobs.
The company received a $500,000 performance-based Michigan Business Development Program grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corp., and the city of Ionia offered a $495,000 tax abatement. Ventra selected Ionia over sites across the U.S. and in Mexico, according to The Right Place Inc., the economic development organization serving the Grand Rapids area.
• Midland-based Chemical Financial Corp. has begun a public stock offering to raise $70 million, part of which could help finance the $120 million acquisition of Northwestern Bancorp Inc. in Traverse City, MiBiz reported. Chemical will offer 2.5 million shares at $28 each.
• Livability.com has ranked Traverse City fifth on its national list of top 10 "foodie" cities. Editors analyzed data about how often families eat at locally owned restaurants and how much the average resident spends eating out. They also examined accessibility to healthy foods, the number of farmers markets and restaurants that use locally grown ingredients, the number of acclaimed restaurants, successful chefs and winners of James Beard Foundation Awards.
• Officials at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids plan to proceed with an expansion after the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation raised $15 million for the project, The Associated Press reported. The expansion is to include an 8,000-square-foot student learning center and create interactive exhibits.
• The federal government said Darryl Howes has agreed to pay $11,250 in back wages to three dozen people who picked cucumbers three years ago on his farm in the Manistee County town of Copemish, The Associated Press reported. The U.S. Labor Department said migrant workers got less than the minimum wage and were given poor housing.
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Seven-year-old Timothy Warneck balances on a tightrope during Princeton University Reunions on Friday, May 31. Circus games were one of the many activities that Princeton alumni and their families could enjoy during the annual celebration on campus. More than 24,000 people were expected to attend the event.
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Alumni attending Reunions wear vibrant orange and black attire, including their socks and shoes.
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Elizabeth Patterson, a graduate of the Class of 1994, considers Princeton University Reunions both a college and family reunion. Her husband, father, brother and sister — all Princeton alumni — are together on campus this weekend to celebrate Reunions 2013.
"Everyone seems to enjoy coming back and seeing how the campus has changed," said Patterson, who traveled from Houston with her husband, Adrian Clarke of the Class of 1994, and young children Marshall and Maribel.
Patterson was among the more than 24,000 Princeton alumni, family and friends expected to reconnect with classmates, enjoy performances by student musical and theater groups, attend alumni-faculty discussions, and participate in community service projects from Thursday, May 30, through Sunday, June 2.
(From left to right) Elizabeth Patterson of the Class of 1994 traveled from Houston to Princeton with her son Marshall, husband Adrian Clarke, also of the Class of 1994, and daughter Maribel. Patterson's father, sister and brother also are on campus for the annual alumni gathering. (Photo by Denise Applewhite)
Across campus Friday, alumni and their families were playing games, enjoying food and showing off vibrant orange and black attire.
At the 20th Reunion headquarter site, the Class of 1993 set up a "93 Ring Circus" where children juggled balls and walked a tightrope.
"Being typical Princeton alumni, we don't do punch and cookies. We have to do something different," joked Class of 1993 graduate Maria McElroy, who helped organize the activities. "The idea is for parents and children to have fun together."
For a different kind of fun, W. Barksdale Maynard, Class of 1988, led alumni on a tour of campus titled "Princeton, America's Campus: Explore 260+ Years of Architecture."
"How do you improve on the campus? It's almost a hopeless task," Maynard said, remarking on the architectural beauty of the University's historic buildings as the group gathered near 1879 Hall archway.
Princeton University Reunions 2013, held Thursday, May 30, through Sunday, June 2, is a time for alumni to reconnect with classmates, attend alumni-faculty discussions, enjoy student performances and participate in community service projects. (Photo by Denise Applewhite)
At a reception in Rockefeller College, President Shirley M. Tilghman and Provost and President-elect Christopher L. Eisgruber talked with alumni volunteers. Among the crowd were Donnica Moore of the Class of 1981 and Dwight McKay of the Class of 1984, organizers of Parent-Net, an online discussion group about parenthood for Princeton alumni. Although Moore enlisted McKay nearly 16 years ago to provide technical support for the virtual network, the two had never met in person.
"It's amazing that until today Dwight's and my connection had only been online and through email," said Moore, who also is a parent of a Princeton sophomore. "Through Parent-Net, we have built an extremely close virtual community that spans Princeton alumni across the globe. It really has broken class lines, racial lines, socioeconomic lines."
Ada Undieh, Class of 2012, Jennifer Asare, Class of 2012, Edward Appeadu, Class of 2010, and Alan Thorne, Class of 2013, reconnect. (Photo by Denise Applewhite)
Throughout the day, alumni attended alumni-faculty forums on a range of topics. Eisgruber, a Class of 1983 graduate, moderated the panel "Is the Judicial Confirmation Process Broken?" Christopher Schroeder, Class of 1968 and the Charles S. Murphy Professor of Law and Public Policy at Duke University School of Law, joked that the caliber of judges remains high as demonstrated by the three Princeton alumni serving on the U.S. Supreme Court.
In the forum "Books That Changed Your Life," Jeff Gordinier, staff writer for The New York Times and Class of 1988 graduate, recalled the wonder of taking undergraduate classes with authors John McPhee, the Ferris Professor of Journalism, and Joyce Carol Oates, the Roger S. Berlind '52 Professor of the Humanities and professor of creative writing.
Attendees listen to alumni authors and writers speak during a panel discussion on "Books that Changed Your Life." (Photo by Denise Applewhite)
Alumni also participated in community service projects while attending Reunions. Members of the Class of 1993 and seniors from the Class of 2013 painted a mural that will be installed at the Family Resource Center (El Centro) in Trenton, N.J. Junior Amanda Santillo designed the canvas mural featuring colorful animals.
"I wanted it to be a kid-friendly mural that captured a sense of collaboration and friendship," Santillo said.
Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman (center) talks with Carol Barash, a graduate alumnus from the Class of 1989, and Jed Kwartler. (Photo by Denise Applewhite)
Other highlights of Reunions 2013 include:
- a conversation with Tilghman and Eisgruber at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Richardson Auditorium;
- the P-rade throughout campus beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday;
- evening performances by student arts groups Friday through Saturday;
- fireworks at 9:15 p.m. Saturday on Finney and Campbell fields;
- and the University Orchestra's lawn concert before the fireworks at 8 p.m.
All alumni and University representatives are required to have wristbands for entry to all Reunions headquarters sites for evening entertainment as well as for alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Wristbands are not required for alumni attending lectures or performances, watching the P-rade, or attending the concert and fireworks.
Faculty and staff members may register for a wristband for themselves and one additional guest. The wristbands are not transferable, and applicants and guests must be 21 or older. Online registration for wristbands closed earlier this week, though individuals may purchase wristbands for $40 each at East Pyne, Room 111, through Saturday. More information about Reunions wristbands is available on the Alumni Association website.
Attendees also can access event schedules and other key content via the Reunions 2013 website and the Reunions Mobile website for mobile devices, as well as call 609-258-1900 or email email@example.com.
(Left to right) Junior Amanda Santillo and Daisy Freeman paint a mural that will be installed at the Family Resource Center (El Centro) in Trenton, N.J., as part of a Reunions community service project sponsored by the Classes of 1993 and 2013. (Photo by Denise Applewhite)
(From left to right) Anya Potsiadlo, Abby Bojko, Tyler Potsiadlo and Sophia Bojko have fun in the photo booth at the 20th Reunion headquarter site. (Photo by Denise Applewhite)
The Princeton Tiger celebrates with Amy Berg and Gilchrist Berg, Class of 1973. (Photo by Denise Applewhite)
Provost and President-elect Christopher L. Eisgruber (seated first from the right) moderated an alumni-faculty forum titled "Is the Judicial Confirmation Process Broken?" (Photo by Denise Applewhite)
The Princeton University Band marches through campus entertaining alumni. (Photo by Denise Applewhite)
The Classes of 1978 and 2013 performed together Thursday night in a talent show "Seniors and Senior Citizens United!" (Top left) The co-ed modern dance troupe BodyHype; (bottom left) The Generation Tap performed "Turn It Off" from the Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon"; (right) Princeton's hip-hop dance troupe Sympoh. (Photos by Danielle Alio)


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For Immediate Release: Contact: Sharon Snyder October 19, 1998 Ron Harris Ian Stirton Kelly Huff
WASHINGTON The Federal Election Commission today announced several additions to its Web site which will enable reporters and researchers to more easily find last-minute contributions to federal candidates and independent expenditures made on their behalf and/or against them.
Contributions of $1,000 or more, which are received between October 15 - November 1, must be reported by campaigns within 48 hours of receipt. Independent expenditures aggregating $1,000 or more made between October 15 - November 2 must be reported within 24 hours. In previous elections, the flood of such reports has discouraged many from trying to keep up with the last minute money flow. This new system will help users to track reports as they are filed.
The information will be updated daily as reports are processed.
The FECs Web site is located at http://www.fec.gov and contains information on campaign finance as well as copies of reports filed by PACs, political party committees, and House and Presidential campaigns. The search process being added today contains information which already exists on the FECs Web site, but is accessible only through each individual candidate or committee. The importance of the new access is that it will consolidate all last-minute contributions and allow users to see which candidates filed reports on a given day, or to view the reports filed on a given day by all candidates from a particular state. This will save time and allow users to view all or some activity, as they wish.
To access the new information, click on "View Contributions and Financial Reports ", then choose Last-minute Contributions or Independent Expenditures. For contributions, you can either choose all candidates within a state by clicking on the word state and then clicking on that particular state within a map of the United States, (the abbreviation for that state will appear at the bottom of your screen), or candidate, which will give you an alphabetical listing of each candidate who has filed reports that day.
Independent expenditures, which are reported by various committees, groups, and individuals, will also be available by date. The user will be able to see the amounts spent for and/or against a candidate in one of three ways: alphabetically by the last name of the candidate, alphabetically by state and district, or alphabetically by the name of the committee, group or person making the expenditure.
The reports will be grouped by date, beginning with October 18.
Finally, the file containing summary financial information for candidates (WEBL) will be updated each day from October 19 through November 2. This file, normally updated on a monthly basis, contains overall receipts, totals for different sources of receipts, overall disbursements, cash-on-hand and debts. Select Financial Information About Candidates, Parties and PACs, then select downloadable databases, then select financial summary files.


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I have had several students begging me to let them charge their phones in my classroom (last year, I had some damage/missing issues with students doing just that, so I eliminated the possibility of letting anyone do that anymore), just as I read that one of the new issues with the new upgrade is that it seems to be draining batteries much faster. Hmm... a connection?
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
Well, the wife and I each got a Space Gray iPhone 5S (16GB) on Tuesday. So far so good, it's my wife's first iPhone and my second. My iPhone 4S was a 32GB model and it had way more storage than I needed, so I decided to stick with the 16GB this time around.
May the force be with you.
Well, I ordered a new iPad Air on Monday, it is set to arrive Friday. I love my current 3rd generation iPad, but I really needed more storage, so I bought a 128GB model. Tonya (my wife) will be getting my old 32GB iPad.
Meanwhile the 16GB iPad mini I bought my son remains one of the best investments I've ever made.
So the addiction continues and the entire family is fully infected. My daughter inherited my wife's 4th generation iPod touch (upgrading from an older 2nd generation iPod touch). Tonya didn't need it anymore since she has the iPhone now.
The plan right now is to buy Apple TV's for the kids for Christmas, refurbs are a reasonable $75 from Apple's website.
May the force be with you.
You really are addicted to Apple here.
I can operate my 5" Android phone one-handed, and my gloves size is medium. It's just about the WAY you hold it, iphone users deathgrip the thing with their fingers on one side and the palm on the opposite, but putting your fingers behind the phone instead of on its side allows for at least an inch more reach. My dad took a 4" Android screen over a 3.5" iPhone screen specifically for his eyesight.
My phone just got the Android update, and I find it's usurping my tablet's purpose much of the time. It has a monstrously generous battery, a better screen, and it's 10 ounces lighter. Plus it has more advanced hardware and software. Most of the time I'm using my tablet now only to keep from using my phone more.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Yeah, my posts get a little long.
Well, Tonya and I are enjoying our iPhones. Right now I have everything loaded and about 4GB of storage for updates and any additional apps I decide to add. We went with the "Top Up" program from Sprint, so we can always upgrade whenever we want. At the end of the day it ended up being about 6 of one and half a dozen of the other when it came to settling on a plan. I like the "no contract" aspect of my new Sprint plan. So, if I do find myself needing more storage, upgrading the phone won't be too difficult.
As for the iPad. I have gone "all digital" for most of my media, I use my iPad for all my books, magazines, comics, etc. which takes up a lot of storage, but not nearly as much as my work reference library. I keep a lot of stuff on my iPad for work, Army Regulations, Field Manuals, policy letters, Soldier data files, work files, etc.
The advantage here is that I have gotten rid of all those long boxes of comics, storage bags, backings, less physical books, blu-rays taking up space in the house. When you have a ton of media, going digital is a huge advantage, it's easier to stay organized, I never have to worry about losing things, and the space advantage is obvious.
For anyone who is interested, the "128GB" iPad actually has 115GB of storage. As I'm sure you are all aware, storage is always measured in raw numbers, so formatting takes up some space and of course the operating system, so I lost 13GB of actual storage space. By weight of comparison, here is a list of storage for my various devices:
iPod Touch 1st Generation 16GB (iOS 3.1.3)
14.6GB capacity
iPod Touch 2nd Generation 16GB (iOS 4.2.1)
14.3 capacity
iPod Touch 4th Generation 32GB (iOS 6.1.3)
28.5GB capacity
iPad 3rd Generation 32GB (iOS 7.0.3)
27.9GB capacity
iPad Air 128GB (iOS 7.0.3)
115GB capacity
iPad mini 16GB (iOS 7.0.3)
13.4GB capacity
iPhone 4S 32GB (iOS 7.0.3)
27.9 GB capacity
iPhone 5S 16GB (iOS 7.0.3)
12.9GB capacity
So a 16GB device goes from 14.6GB capacity down to 12.9GB capacity from iOS 3 to iOS 7. This makes sense of course, because as you add features and capabilities to an operating system you write more lines of code which takes up more space. I wouldn't argue that people should go back to iOS 3, but the additional space requirement should be taken into consideration. Consider that the first iPhones were available in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB models. The 4GB iPhones were quickly discontinued and now the 8GB have been discontinues. So, realistically Apple has kept pace with the added storage requirements.
May the force be with you.
Interesting stuff. I am not sure I could get rid of my physical media for some stuff though, digital music and books and art are all buying licenses, and those licenses have loopholes - I had an app disappear off my device not too long ago due to it being pulled from the appstore, my license said they had a right to take it away and I had no recourse.
The newest version of Android actually is about making it smaller, lighter, more accessible than the previous version, making the code work better and more streamlined at the same time. I think that's what iOS should have been striving for all along, adding features and toys is all well and good but usability should be a major concern too. Instead, Apple builds their operating systems to push users into new gadgets every 2 years by making the existing gadgets run worse and worse for no real gains. Nothing in iOS6 was an advantage over iOS4, for example.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Our school district received individual iPad Airs for each teacher (doesn't look like the proposed for each STUDENT thing will occur soon, though), thanks to a local ballot measure. Still getting used to it. Slowly, gradually.
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
Mind if I post your comment in my classroom? My sentiments exactly.
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.


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King Trunk with Feet
If you want a lot of storage that can double as a table, this rustic southwest trunk might be perfect for you. Intended for use at the foot of a king-size bed, it's also perfect as a coffee table. Place it in front of a sofa bed and you can store bedding and blankets inside. In front of a wide window, it's ideal as an area for displaying flowering and indoor plants. It can also be used as a window bench with storage.
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This charming rustic furniture piece has been produced with care using a combination of new, kiln-dried ponderosa pine and genuine wormwood accent planks between 50 and 250 years old. It is finished with a rich, honey-colored furniture wax to bring the wood grain to life. All iron and hardware is hand-forged with a distressed, rust-colored finish. Every piece is 100% solid wood (no laminates, particle board, or veneers), carries a one-year warranty, and unlike other on-line stores we try to keep all items in constant stock for delivery to your home or office in just 2-3 weeks.
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2011-11-16 The furniture pieces arrived safe and sound today in my home, all in perfect condition well packaged and wrapped!
"The furniture pieces arrived safe and sound today in my home, all in perfect condition well packaged and wrapped! They look wonderful in our newly decorated room. Again thank you for your professional sales and knowledge as well as your patience with all my calls and questions. I've already signed up for your newsletter and future sales on items so if I need to re-do another room you will be 1st on my list!"
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Orange Regional Medical Center707 East Main StreetMiddletown, NY 10940DirectionsLocated on the fifth floor, Orange Regional's dedicated Pediatric Unit welcomes patients from infancy through age 17 taking a family-centered approach to your child's healthcare needs. The Pediatric Unit is inviting, comfortable and secure and staffed by Certified Pediatric Nurses with more than 200 years of combined experience in delivering pediatric care. Our unit offers specialized pediatric equipment and a private procedure room, where certain procedures are performed, allowing for the child's private room to remain a safe, pain free zone. We also provide access to Board-certified Pediatric Hospitalists for your child's inpatient stay; available to children who may not have a pediatrician. Pediatric Hospitalists are physicians who specialize in the care of children, while they are hospitalized. Upon discharge, children will be treated by their primary care provider, a Pediatrician or another sub-specialist.
Orange Regional's Child Life Program seeks to ease fear and uncertainty by familiarizing young children, adolescents and their families with the hospital experience. The program is designed to help children through a wide variety of stressful experiences that can overpower their natural ability to cope and heal. Our Child-Life Specialist complements our team with expertise in helping children and their families effectively cope with their illness through play, preparation, education, distraction and self-expression activities. They provide emotional support and encouragement throughout your child's hospitalization, while providing information and guidance to all family members. Out Pediatric Hospitalist specialize in care of pediatric patients and our Pediatric Hospitalist Services offer you and your child many benefits throughout their stay.Featuring 12 private patient rooms with bathrooms and individual thermostats, we also offer free HDTVs, free in-room phone, free WiFi, and access to several of the portable gaming consoles available on the unit. Additionally, kids can take part in choosing their own meals from the children's menu!
Our colorful, cheerful playroom provides a place for our pediatric patients to relax, enjoy games, activities and be themselves without disrupting others. While our focus for care is always on the patient, we offer amenities for parents such as meals and sleeper chairs. A parent's understanding of the illness their child is facing is important to the recovery process.Orange Regional provides diagnosis and treatment educational materials to all parents and guardians.
We encourage parents or guardians to remain with their child as much as possible throughout their stay with us. Visiting hours are unlimited for parents. The following information will be helpful to you during your child's stay with us.
View a full list of our Pediatric Sub-Specialists here
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Orange Regional offers Complementary Therapies as a part of your recovery. Complementary Therapies aim to treat the whole person, not just the symptoms of an illness. Orange Regional Medical Center offers Reiki Therapy as a natural approach to healing and wellness and our Pet Therapy Program helps make a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of our patients.
For more information on our pediatric services, please call our Physician Referral & Health Information Hotline at 1-888-321-ORMC (6762).
The Pediatric Unit was made possible through the generosity of the Orange Regional Medical Center Auxiliary.
If you are interested in giving to our Child Life Program Wish List, please click here for a list of new items you can donate to the pediatric patients at Orange Regional Medical Center.
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Warmly welcome your family home with the Italian aroma of chicken parmesan slow cooking in the kitchen.
This dish will quickly become a family favorite. For variety, experiment using different flavors of pasta sauces and serving it with various pasta types.
Fresh steamed green beans and slices of whole grain bread would round out this meal nicely.
The penne can be swapped with any of your favorite pastas.
To complete the meal, serve with fresh steamed green beans and warm chewy Italian bread.
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London has become a unique shopping city, showcasing some of the best brands in the world. You'll find everything from luxe to high street and vintage to cutting-edge, giving you a taste of just how well London does fashion, food and furnishings.
Our city has always been about the high/low mix, we much prefer to mix up the latest designer purchase with a cheap find from the high street. So hit the well-known department stores – Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty or Harvey Nichols – who highlight the designers on show during London Fashion Week. Then peruse the best High Street in the world, with stores including Topshop and Primark gaining international recognition. If you're in the mood for something a little different you'll love perusing the best markets, seeking out wonderful vintage pieces and getting savvy at charity shopping.
Many British brands bring a rich heritage to London's fashion scene. Veterans of British design, such as Paul Smith, Vivienne Westwood and Mulberry continue to influence global style trends. The best-known is Burberry, whose history sits comfortably with its beautiful modern take on design. But the city has a wealth of others – tailors have been working on Savile Row since the 1840s, and names such as Barbour (founded 1894) and Smythson (founded 1887) are quintessentially British too. For more affordable fashion, particularly appealing to the university crowd, Jack Wills epitomises what it is to be young and Fabulously British with its increasingly popular 'Preppy' look.
Possibly the most famous department store in the world and certainly one of the most varied, Harrods is a must see on any trip to London, even if it's just to browse the five floors of exquisite and surprising goods. The Harrods motto is Omnia Omnibus Ubique – All Things for All People Everywhere – and you can see why, with everything from fashion to food being showcased here. Make sure you stop by the toy kingdom, a multi-sensory experience for all ages. If you can't find what you're looking for here, one of the world's largest toy shops can be found on Regent's Street. Hamleys features seven floors of pure play, with an astonishing 40,000 toys and games to discover. The second-largest department store in the UK, Selfridges, is located on Oxford Street – the busiest shopping strip in Europe. Home to hundreds of famous brands and shopping experiences including a Champagne bar, a personal shopper service and a hair and beauty salon.
Around the Bond Street area, you will find established labels such as Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen and now Victoria Beckham recently opened her first store nearby on Dover Street, opposite the influential retail space. Mount Street in Mayfair is becoming the latest fashion hot spot away from the traditional style thoroughfares. Or head to London's Burlington Arcade – England's oldest and longest covered shopping arcade, which opened in 1819, and favoured by royalty, celebrities and the cream of British society. Tradition matters here; so does craftsmanship, individuality and bespoke service. Housing over 40 luxury stores including Chanel, La Perla, Maison Michel and the world famous antique watch stores that house the largest collections of Rolex and Omega timepieces, shoppers with find the finest accessories, footwear, and a glittering array of fine jewellery and watch shops.
On the high street, Top Shop is the leader in affordable fashion, with regular collaborations with London style champions such as Kate Moss, and emerging new designers, such as Marques Almeida; the London-based label is the most directional name in denim for those in the know. Leading the way in 'Cheap chic' has to be Primark, offering the latest trends at a bargain price. Just be prepared for a very different shopping experience, as regulars try on and buy in bulk – resulting in long queues in the changing rooms and at the tills. But just imagine the satisfaction when you find that coveted item featured in virtually every fashion magazine. For staple wardrobe classics, Marks & Spencer still plays a fundamental role. However, if the fashion doesn't quite hit the mark the food certainly will – their deli delights are perfect for picnics and their famed biscuit tins make great souvenirs to take home.
You don't need to go far to find vintage in London and some of the best have made it to the West End. In Soho, check out Absolute Vintage for shoes and bags, and Peekaboo for those pristine occasion pieces. For something a little more quirky and fun, Wow Retro in Covent Garden is bursting at the seams, so you're sure to find something to suit your style. ¬The vintage hunting grounds of Portobello and Shoreditch add another dimension to the city; try the weekend markets, or for a more upscale experience, House of Liza in east London and Merchant Archive in Notting Hill stock carefully edited quality vintage.
Charity shopping has long been hot on the heels of vintage, but it's now giving department stores like Selfridges a run for their money. Location is of course the key to finding the best buys, so you need to be savvy about where you go. You generally find London's wealthiest neighbourhoods have the most lucrative finds and, if you're lucky, even celebrity cast offs hanging off the rails. If you want to make a morning of it, the Kings Road in Chelsea is a great starting point – the British Red Cross on Old Church Street is brimming with designer donations. Oxfam, at 432, looks more like a boutique with its black signage and Octavia Foundation is similarly renowned for stocking quality items. For that quick trip take a diversion from Oxford Street to Marylebone High Street and seek out the Cancer Research UK store – it's long been a favourite with London College of Fashion students, who know a good thing when they see it.
Westfield London is the capital's ultimate luxury shopping and leisure destination - the perfect place to shop, eat, and meet. With Westfield boasting stores such as Marks & Spencer, House of Fraser, Apple and Burberry there is something for everyone. Within Westfield London you will also find a Vue cinema with 17 screens and the child-sized city KidZania.
Westfield Stratford City, situated in East London, is the largest urban shopping and leisure mall in Europe. On top of the 250 shops within the shopping centre you will find a Vue cinema boasting 17 screens, Aspers Casino and the luxury All Star Lanes bowling experience. With the shopping centre next-door to the Olympic park there is so much to explore in the area.Download the Westfield brochure
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The atmosphere of shopping in markets is something to experience and London offers some of the best. Whether you're looking for fashion or are in search of a unique gift, you're bound to find a bargain.
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Description The California purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, lives along the eastern edge of the Pacific Ocean extending from Ensenada, Mexico to British Columbia, Canada. This sea urchin species is deep purple in color and lives in lower intertidal and nearshore subtidal communities. Along with sea otters and abalones, it is a prominent member of the spectacular kelp forest community. It normally grows to a diameter of about 4 inches and it may live as long as 70 years.
The purple sea urchin plays many roles. Besides its ecological importance, it is also an important fishery along the west coast of the US and it is one of several biomedical research models in cell and developmental biology.
Because of its importance to biomedical research, the sea urchin genome was completely sequenced and annotated in 2006. The sea urchin genome is estimated to encode about 23,300 genes. Many of these genes were previously thought to be vertebrate innovations or were only known from groups outside the deuterostomes. Thus the sea urchin genome provides a comparison to our own and those of other deuterostomes, the larger group to which both echinoderms and humans belong. Using the strictest measure, the purple sea urchin and humans share 7,700 genes. Many of these genes are involved in sensing the environment, a fact surprising for an animal lacking a head structure.
Habitat Rocks, Ocean or bay shallows.
Range California, Northwest, Western Canada.


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|>> Archive: Warmwater Gamefish Flies Freshwater Bass, pike, muskie?!?
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Looks great!
The profile should also help with the casting and the materials would not "drench" the fly.
I just got to get into some river pike fishing next season!
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Hook: Mustad 3366, size 2/0
Thread: Chartruese, 3/0
Inner tail: Chartruese bucktail
Tail flash: 6 strands each of peacock and copper krystal flash
Tail: Two pairs of hackle, one yellow and one grizzly chartruese, tied in with the dull sides to the outside; grizzly hackles furthest out
Head/beak: Thread
Eyes: 3D prismatic
Head finish: 5 minute epoxy followed by Hard as Nails
This fly is a tarpon style pattern tied in colors to match yellow perch, a favorite food item for the pike in these parts. Although I haven't fished it yet, I'm sure that the splayed feathers will move plenty of water and get some attention. I'll probably try this in red and white too.
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Bella Beach Apartment (Mirador del Mediterraneo)
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Dimensioni40 m²
- Aria condizionata
- Biancheria da bagno
- Adatto a famiglie e bambini
- Accessibile per i disabili
- Parcheggio disponibile
- Piscina
- Animali ammessi
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This holiday apartment was refurbished in 2013 and is located in a well-kept and nice neighborhood in San Miguel de Salinas (Alicante). ~
It is an ideal place for a couple. Many of the owners of the surrounding buildings stay here for the whole year. This residential district is one of the area's first developments and some of the residents have been staying here for more than 20 years.
The holiday apartment in on the ground floor of the building and features a total 40 m² of living space. There is a bedroom with a double bed, two bedside tables and built-in wardrobe, and a bathroom with bathtub and over bath shower, hairdryer, sink and toilet. The fully equipped open plan kitchen is integrated into the living room and complete with leading brands kitchen appliances.
It includes cooker, fridge, freezer compartment, microwave and a coffee machine. There also is a small dining area seating two. The comfortably furnished living room has a couch and digital television LED HD with satellite receiver (Uk , German, French, etc.), DVD player and stereo.
The holiday apartment's sun terrace is south facing and equipped with garden furniture. The apartment is surrounded by leafy gardens with two gorgeous communal swimming pools and a children's pool, only a few metres away.
Near the residential complex you find a wide range of bars and restaurants offering something for everyone's taste, Supermarkets within a 5 minute drive.
It only takes 10 minutes to get to the Costa Blanca's popular beaches which are some of the best beaches in Spain. These beaches are generally very safe and well patrolled by lifeguards and they benefit from regular beach clean-ups. The surrounding area has several golf courses on offer, quick and easy to get to by car. A large shopping centre with various shops and shopping facilities for your daily needs is about 3 km away.
Alicante airport is a 45 minutes' car drive away and to the airport of Murcia it takes about 25 minutes. All in all the Costa Blanca is an ideal place for sun worshippers but it is also a great destination for nature lovers and holiday makers who enjoy cultural activities, There are many First Class Golf Courses in the area for every standard of golfer.
Regole dell'AbitazioneOn request, an additional fold out bed (196 cm x 65 cm) for a child of up to 12 years can be made available in this part air conditioned apartment.
No hidden costs, prices fully inclusive of departure cleans, etc.
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A nice appartment, it has all you need. To find it is a bid harder although the owner gives you plenty of information. We had to redirect a few times I guess mainly because it was dark. The owner is easy to contact and gives lots of info aboit the appartment as well as the surrounding area. I would do it again.
prima verblijf in een heel kleine accommodatie(geschikt voor 2 personen).
alle voorzieningen aanwezig voor een goed verblijf van voor ons 4 weken.
niet teveel van alle openbare voorzieningen (shopcentrum, grote stad en strand).
schappelijke prijs en je krijgt waar voor je geld.
Goed uitgerust en in beach style ingericht appartement. Op loopafstand wel een paar eettentjes, maar vanwege de ligging is een auto wel aan te raden.
Wel veel bouwwerkzaamheden op en rond het complex waar we wel wat (over)last van hadden (veel stof en geluidsoverlast). Op 10 automonteur van diverse strandjes.
Het appartement was uitstekend verzorgd. Het enige grote minpunt is dat er geen WiFi was zoals in de beschrijving genoemd.
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- I proprietari sono contattati e verificati telefonicamente
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Tinsley Mortimer Long Wavy Hairstyle - Light Blonde (Ash)
This light blonde hairstyle is styled into soft loose waves adding shape and movement to these locks. This is perfect for any day or night occasion and can be easily re-created with a blow-wave or rollers.
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The altarpiece representing The Betrayal of Christ is dated by Brigstoke (1973) to c. 1612–20, and is probably part of a series of altarpieces depicting the Passion of Christ. The other two pictures, of the same size, are the Mocking of Christ (Sheffield, City Art Galleries) and The Raising of the Cross (Edinburgh, National Gallery of Scotland).
The Betrayal of Christ is possibly to be identified with the Christ Led to the Calvary formerly in the collection of Abraham Darby (mid-19th century).
The traditional representation of Christ on his way to Calvary depicts him carrying his Cross, pulled along by soldiers. However, our picture is identified as The Betrayal of Christ, an earlier episode in the Passion, by the presence of Judas who places his arm around Christ's shoulder as he reaches to kiss him. This was the pre-arranged sign to identify Christ to the soldiers who throw ropes around him as he is taken prisoner.
Born in Bologna, the son of Ercole Procaccini, who was himself an esteemed painter, Giulio Cesare moved with his family to Milan in 1587 where he began his own artistic activity in the field of sculpture. At the age of 16, in 1590, he worked in the Cathedral and a little later he executed sculpture for Santa Maria presso San Carlo in Milan (1597–1602) and for the Duomo of Cremona (1597–1600). Turning to painting, Procaccini began to depart, more than his father, from the stylistic ingenuity offered in Milan by the paintings of Cerano.
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Family: Alcidae, Auks, Murres, Puffins view all from this family
Description ADULT Has smoky blue-gray plumage overall, darkest on head, back, and upper wings, and palest below (white belly is seen in flight). Eye has pale, yellowish iris and white "eyelids." Bill is relatively narrow and pointed, mostly dark, but with a pale base. JUVENILE Similar to adult, but with darker, duller eye color.
Dimensions Length: 8-9" (20-23 cm)
Habitat Very locally common, breeding on isolated islands. Nests in burrows and under boulders, with activity at colonies taking place after dark. Suffers badly from introduced ground predators, but local extinction of these is helping redress balance.
Observation Tips Hard to observe except at sea because of nocturnal habits at breeding colonies (which are themselves hard to access) and pelagic, offshore life outside breeding season.
Range California, Northwest, Alaska, Southeast
Voice Vocal, after dark, uttering hissing screeches.
Discussion Dumpy seabird. Looks short-necked when swimming. Often dives or paddles away (rather than flies) from boats. Sexes are similar.


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Think Outside of the Gift Box
Posted On November 16, 2012 by Sara Thomas
Gift gifting is a major part of US culture. In fact, it's such a prominent part of our lives; it's a staple in many studies on human behavior. Psychologists say giving gifts is a complex and important part of human interaction. It helps define relationships and fortify bonds between people. What these studies don't do, however, is define what a gift needs to be in order to have an impact.
Thoughtfulness really does make a difference. Hate to shop? Don't like crowds? It's OK; you can still reap the benefit of giving the perfect gift to a loved one. You just have to think outside the gift box.
According to Recycling Works and the EPA, from Thanksgiving to New Years Day, household waste increases by more than 25%. Added food waste, shopping bags, packaging, wrapping paper, bows and ribbons – it all adds up to an additional 1 million tons a week to our landfills.
But it doesn't have to. The increased trash can stop without decreasing your gift-giving ways. Giving an experience or planning a fun activity is a great way to give someone you care about a present without producing piles of trash. Not only does it show them that you've truly thought about their interests, but you can reduce your environmental impact and the amount of trash that ends up in our landfills as well.
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A snowflake forms inside a cloud when a droplet of water freezes around a tiny particle of dust, salt, bacteria, smog, or some other substance. Most snow forms in supercooled water-droplet clouds of the middle and upper atmosphere, such as nimbostratus, cumulus congestus, or cumulonimbus. (Supercooled water can exist at subfreezing temperatures without freezing, but will freeze when it comes into contact with a particle.) In a supercooled atmosphere within a cloud, liquid water droplets and free ice crystals cannot coexist for long periods of time. The ice crystals rob the liquid droplets of their moisture and thereby grow continuously and rapidly. Some of these sizable ice crystals stick to each other to create a collection of ice crystals known as a snowflake.
The shape that an ice crystal takes depends on the temperature and moisture content in the cloud. The colder the air, the less water it contains. Warm air contains more moisture than cold air, allowing larger crystals to grow. Crystals that grow from the meager water supply at -20 degrees F or below form pencil-shaped hexagonal (six-sided) columns. At temperatures from -10 to 0 F, most crystals are flat, hexagonal plates. At temperatures of 0 to 20 degrees, crystals become large, delicate, six-pointed shapes called dendrites, a word derived from the Greek word for "branched." Warmer cloud-level temperatures (20-32 degrees) yield splinter-shaped crystals called needles.
Most ice crystals form as six-sided plates, as they replicate the shape of water molecules, but all snowflakes don't retain this shape. During their "lifetime" they may crash into other ice crystals and break; partially melt and refreeze; or they may be misshapen by dirt or other impurities. By the time the millions of snowflakes in a snowstorm reach the ground, they may be shattered, half-melted, or fused with others. Under such circumstances it would be difficult to find two that are completely identical. But considering the billions upon billions that have fallen in the history of the world, there remains a chance that over all of time, two identical snowflakes may have fallen. In 1986, a scientist with the National Center for Atmospheric Research is reported to have photographed a pair of column-shaped snowflakes that looked exactly alike. But whether they were truly identical remains the question.


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Alternate name: Mountain Short-horned Lizard, Hernandez's Short-horned Lizard
Family: Phrynosomatidae, Earless and Horned Lizards view all from this family
Description Gray, yellowish, or reddish-brown, and there are two rows of large dark spots on the back. When threatened or aggressive, their colors become more intense. Spots have ill defined borders.
Dimensions 9.3-15.9cm. (3 3/4-6 1/4")
Breeding Live young born July-August. 6-31 per litter.
Habitat Rocky and sandy plains, also forested areas.
Range Montana to Canada. Also Dakotas, Kansas, Texas, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona to New Mexico.
Discussion Diurnal. Active midday. Diet includes insects, snails, bugs and small snakes and lizards.


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Family: Cyprinidae, Carps and Minnows view all from this family
Description The Cutlips Minnow (Exoglossum maxillingua) is an olive-green medium-sized minnow (average 6 inches) with a distinguishing lower jaw. Isolated from all other minnows by its three-lobed lower jaw with the middle lobe sticking out like a tongue. The range of this species is from the St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario south into Virginia. It is found in running streams and seems to prefer clear, stony pools but not rapids. The distinctive mouth of the cutlips lets it feed on minuscule shellfish which it scrapes from rocks. Although mollusks appear to be its primary food, it also eats insect larvae and diatoms. A nest builder, the cutlips male constructs a nest of stone, some of which are up to 18 inches across. Spawning happens late in spring when the male attempts to crowd females over its nest. The cutlips is not a popular bait species due to its softened coloration but it takes a hook without much difficulty and is favored in some areas as a choice panfish.
Dimensions Up to 5" (12.5 cm).
Habitat Rivers & streams.
Range New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Eastern Canada.


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In their rich visual self-presentation the young women of today project meanings that are often contradictory, if intriguing. My focus in this work is on the way that young women deal with conflicting and contradictory forces, on how they use clothing to project self-assurance and strength, while at the same time not being shy about being feminine, soft and delicate. The development of new materials such as lycra, has meant that clothing can contain and enfold the body without restricting movement or distorting the contours. This has made the form of the body very visible on the publicly presented surface. The clothing is shaped by the body not the other way around.
But there is another side to this coin. By creating a tension between form and surface my sculpture holds on to the two-way push between the culturally constructed shell (the dress) and the biological female body. While the body is, strictly speaking, absent from my work, its force is very strongly implied. The dresses give definition and identity to these (absent) bodies. They create a social, gendered individual of a particular age and class.
Like the young women I see around me, these sculptures project an image of self-assurance, of a kind of strength which is divested of constraints. Strangely, this physical, athletic, good health and well-being is reminiscent of Classical Greek sculpture in which Alex Potts saw an 'unselfconscious and unalienated oneness of being, a kind of unproblematic happy childhood of human subjectivity' (Flesh and the Ideal). These days, of course, we see identity as constituted more by a response to lack and fragmentation, and we recognise it as a process rather than an entity. These ideas ricochet in and around my sculpture.
I choose the materials for my work to reflect and explore these ideas. While the stainless steel has the effect of removing the living signs of life (it is cold and hard), it does embody a kind of empty essence, a highly charged space in which the viewer's fears and desires can be held, displaced and mediated.
Anna Eggert, November 2002


text: It would feel like we're desperate to fill that need because we don't want to take the chance of doing so in the draft. To have that need filled gives the FO a ton of flexibility with those 5 early picks, imo, have the new regime really make their mark on the whole roster. We're in a precarious position with a young QB who has no one to stretch the field. But Wallace's recent production does not warrant 12mill/year. I understand the thinking (that we kinda feel like we have to reach), but I wouldn't be crazy about paying him that.


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Date Posted: April 30, 2010 - 2:30 am by: Paris
|Chelsea Handler
According to RadarOnline, funny lady Chelsea Handler has a decade-old sextape which features her naked, down on all fours, and engaging in some pretty "explicit act" with British-accented man. In defense, Chelsea didn't deny its existence, but she said that the tape was done for a "stand-up comedy bit."
She said:
"Thanks for ruining my surprise Christmas gift to my staff…It was made as a joke. I put it on an audition tape for a comedy club because I'm a comedian. I've been showing it at birthday parties for fucking years!"
Okay, so a sex tape isn't a sex tape if it was made as a joke. I'll keep that in mind.
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The pre-history of Britpop can be traced to the early-'80s Liverpool grudge match between Echo & the Bunnymen and Julian Cope's Teardrop Explodes. The Oasis and Blur of their time, respectively, neither band would be satisfied until they were Beatles-level huge (with the Bunnymen almost actually getting there). Similarly striving for pop perfection, but with a biting mid-'80s post-punk snarl, were Glasgow's Orange Juice, whose wry delivery and snotty outlook would be a sneak influence on almost every Britpop band. But none of the aforementioned would be a match for the UK phenomena that were Steven Morrissey and the Smiths: they set the blueprint, from the twisted storytelling that would become Pulp's stock-in-trade, to the veddy English preciousness that a band like Blur would take to the bank a handful of years later, to the stadium-rocking relatable hooks that would propel Oasis to super-duper-stardom.
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wasn't Panther 45lbs or so? I know a guy who used to breed for smaller labs. Saw them..they were maybe 40lbs-he called them pocket labs. Said people in big cities like them. Whatever. What is the largest dog (lab) you have run with??
I personally like larger dogs..longer legs big head/muzzle as we kill many many honkers here. Just seems they pick them up and fling them around so nice.


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We've got another thread going that has raised some good questions about turkey hunting trends and safety.
- Are new products (realistic decoys, long range loads, etc.) making turkey hunting more dangerous?
- Are hunters who use aggressive tactis (run and gun, stalking, and tag-team hunts) causing more shooting accidents?
- Are more turkey hunters leading to more deaths?
I have done a little looking but have not been able to come up with hard data one way or another. It seems to me that the trend is pointing to fewer and fewer shooting accidents but I cannot provide definitave numbers to support that.
This much I can prove. Heart attacks and non-shooting accidents cause far more deaths than two party shootings, and the numbers are NOT improving. What are we doing about that? Might we better off encouraging hunters to get in shape, watch their step and carry a cell phone instead of being critical of new products and tactics?
I mean are we serious about helping hunters come home or are we simply trying to keep things from changing? Your thoughts?


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By Bobby Harrison/NEMS Daily Journal
JACKSON – Legislative Democrats said they are ready to meet with the Republican leadership, including Gov. Phil Bryant, to discuss their plan to use federal money to allow uninsured working Mississippians to obtain private health insurance.
House Democrats, flanked by some of their Senate colleagues, unveiled their plan Wednesday during a news conference at the state Capitol.
Gov. Phil Bryant's spokesman and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves indicated no interest in considering the plan.
Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, said the Democratic legislators have met with federal officials who told them their plan is "on the right track," though he stressed federal officials would not OK any plan until it is approved by the Legislature and submitted for official review.
The federal Affordable Care Act gives states the option to expand Medicaid to cover those earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level or about $15,000 annually. Bryant and the Republican leadership of the Legislature are blocking the expansion, saying the state cannot afford it even if the federal government pays the bulk of the costs.
Johnson said, "Our first inclination is to try to get Medicaid expanded. The political reality is that will not happen."
Johnson said he believes the plan offered Wednesday "is something Republicans and Democrat can agree."
Instead of an estimated 300,000 primarily working poor Mississippians being enrolled in the federal-state health care program, under the plan offered Wednesday they would be able to go to an exchange to obtain a private health care plan. The money that the federal government had earmarked to pay for the Medicaid expansion would instead pay for the private health care coverage.
Rep. Cecil Brown, D-Jackson, said, "We are looking forward to sitting down with the governor, the House and Senate leadership to iron out the specifics of the plan."
But whether that will happens remains to be seen.
Bryant spokesman Mick Bullock said, "As Gov. Bryant has said before, he remains opposed to expanding Obamacare … While we are unfamiliar with the details of what the House Democrats have proposed, it appears that their plan is very similar to what Arkansas has proposed – a repackaged expansion of Medicaid."
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves also did not offer an indication of a compromise.
"Clearly, President Obama is working with Mississippi Democrats in an attempt to force Obamacare on Mississippians," Reeves said.
Under the proposal, the federal government would pay 100 percent of the costs for the first three years, starting in January. After those first three years, there would be costs to the state, topping out at 10 percent in 2020, though, there might be some additional administrative costs.
To make the Democrats' plan work, the state would have to develop an exchange where people could go to garner private health insurance that presumably would be offered at a less expensive rate.
The Democrats propose that Republican state Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney would administer the exchange.
In a statement, Chaney said, "We stand committed to work with legislators, the leadership and the governor's office to further the well-being of the people of Mississippi."
The fight over whether to expand Medicaid resulted in the 2013 session ending without the current Medicaid program being funded or re-authorized for the new fiscal year, which begins July 1. Democrats want a debate and vote on health care expansion to occur if Bryant calls a special session to deal with the current program.
Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, who attended the news conference held by House Democrats, said that under the federal law funds are reduced that compensate health care providers for treating the uninsured under the assumption that more people would have insurance thanks to the expansion.
If Mississippi rejects the expansion, he said it will cost the state more than $1 million per day, starting Jan. 1.


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Goodbye, livejournal.
Well, it was bound to happen. Goodbye, livejournal. You've served me well since 2004.
My new blog is at mulix.wordpress.com and the rss feed is at mulix.wordpress.com/feed/. See y'all there!
Goodbye, livejournal.
Well, it was bound to happen. Goodbye, livejournal. You've served me well since 2004.
My new blog is at mulix.wordpress.com and the rss feed is at mulix.wordpress.com/feed/. See y'all there!
You know it's a good day when you get to use angry turtle in a presentation. Angry turtle is angry!
I was hurrying down the Newark airport terminal, wondering whether I was going to make the connecting flight to Seattle, en-route to Vancouver for the 9th USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation. Suddenly, my cell phone rang. It was Michael Factor, a long-time co-worker and mentor. "Have you seen the email?" "No, I just landed in Newark and am on the way to catch a connection to Seattle. Which email?" "Here, let me read you the opening:
Dear Authors,
Your paper has been selected as one of two winners of the OSDI Jay Lepreau Best Paper award."
Receiving this award is a unique experience and a great honor. It is doubly sweet because of all the research projects I've worked on, the Turtles nested virtualization project is perhaps the one I am most proud of. When Orit, Ben, and I started working on it in 2008, we set out to do the impossible. Many colleagues claimed that efficient nested x86 virtualization on the Intel platform could not be done. Eventually, working long and hard, and with help from friends, we showed that not only could it be done, it even performs well. I've learned a lot in the process, about x86 virtualization, about leading a team, and about the art and craft doing research, but the most important lesson was to never lose hope, to always believe that eventually, it will work. And guess what? It did!
If you want to know how we did it, and what we learned in the process, check out The Turtles Project: Design and Implementation of Nested Virtualization.
In classical machine virtualization, a hypervisor runs multiple operating systems simultaneously, each on its own virtual machine. In nested virtualization a hypervisor can run multiple other hypervisors with their associated virtual machines. As operating systems gain hypervisor functionality---Microsoft Windows 7 already runs Windows XP in a virtual machine---nested virtualization will become necessary in hypervisors that wish to host them. We present the design, implementation, analysis, and evaluation of high-performance nested virtualization on Intel x86-based systems. The Turtles project, which is part of the Linux/KVM hypervisor, runs multiple unmodified hypervisors (e.g., KVM and VMware) and operating systems (e.g., Linux and Windows). Despite the lack of architectural support for nested virtualization in the x86 architecture, it can achieve performance that is within 6-8\% of single-level (non-nested) virtualization for common workloads, through multi-dimensional paging for MMU virtualization and multi-level device assignment for I/O virtualization.
The scientist gave a superior smile before replying, ``What is the tortoise standing on?'' ``You're very clever, young man, very clever'', said the old lady. ``But it's turtles all the way down!''
Happy one month birthday, Ze'ev
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interesting call for papers
I have been remiss in updating this thing recently. In penance, I offer you these interesting call for papers from conferences that you should, without a doubt, submit your best papers to:
The 2nd Workshop on I/O Virtualization, which I will be co-chairing, will be co-located with ASPLOS 2010 and VEE 2010 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in March 2010. Once again we will be looking for ground-breaking and thought-provoking papers in I/O virtualization, although if your paper is only ground-breaking or only thought provoking, that's fine too.
The 24th International Conference on Supercomputing (ICS'10) will be held in Japan (Japan!) in June 2010. We are soliciting papers on all aspects of research, development, and application of high-performance experimental and commercial systems. This will be my first time on the ICS PC, and I am looking forward to the experience.
Last but certainly not least, SYSTOR 2010---The 3rd Annual Haifa Experimental Systems Conference, will be held once again in Haifa in May, 2010, and you should all come visit.
More later.
SYSTOR 2009 Call for Participation
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION SYSTOR 2009---The Israeli Experimental Systems Conference http://www.haifa.il.ibm.com/conferences/systor2009/ 4-6 May 2009 Haifa, Israel Registration deadline: May 2nd SYSTOR 2009, the Israeli Experimental Systems Conference, will be held at IBM Haifa Labs, in Haifa, Israel. The conference program will run over three days, combining the forefront of academic systems research with real-world systems developed in industry. The goal of the conference is to promote systems research and to foster stronger ties between the Israeli and worldwide systems research communities and industry. Conference proceedings will be published by ACM in the ACM Digital Library. There is a limited number of seats available on a first-come-first-served basis upon registration at http://www.haifa.ibm.com/conferences/systor2009/registration.shtml (registration is free of charge). Lunch and refreshments will be served on all three days courtesy of IBM Haifa Labs. The first day of the conference will feature sessions on distributed systems, concurrency, and power management. Marc Snir, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, will give a keynote talk, and in the afternoon a student poster session with sweet refreshments will be held. The second day will begin with the keynote "Towards Invisible Storage" by Alain Azagury, Director, XIV Business Executive, IBM, and an invited talk on "The Next Generation Data Center" by Michael Kagan, Mellanox CTO. After the morning talks, there will be paper sessions focusing on data de-duplication and storage issues. The day will end with an optional social event in Caesarea. The third day will conclude the conference with paper sessions on virtualization and system optimizations, and a panel of well-known systems researchers who will debate "What is Systems Research about and is it Relevant?" The full program for all three days is available on the conference website. We look forward to seeing you at SYSTOR 2009! SYSTOR Advisory Committee * Marc Auslander, IBM * Ken Birman, Cornell * Danny Dolev, HUJI * Julian Satran, IBM * Marc Snir, UIUC * Willy Zwaenepoel, EPFL Program Chairs * Michael Factor, IBM * Dror Feitelson, HUJI General Chair * Miriam Allalouf, IBM Publicity Chair * Muli Ben Yehuda, IBM Publication Chair * Gregory Chockler, IBM
I want to update this thing more often, but there's so much going on, the days filled with action and counter-action, that before I know it it's past midnight, and I have to wake up at 5 AM for a workout, and updating the blog is left on the TODO list for yet another day. Like, today.
So, content?
I've been a manager for a month and change now, managing the virtualization and systems architecture group at the lab. It's an interesting challenge (which is why I agreed to do it), often frustrating, occasionally exhilarating. To my surprise, the part I like most is dealing with human beings in their myriad forms. To my non-surprise, the part I like least is the bureaucracy, but I figured I'd wait a couple more months before I start tilting at wind-mills. I still write code (well, debug code, mostly) and conduct research, but it's no longer the most important part of my day.
On the research front, we had two papers accepted to ICAC 2009 (one full paper and one short paper/poster), both in the general area of treating virtual machines as black boxes and inferring useful things about them---performance bottlenecks and boot-time--via statistical analysis of their inputs and outputs. Another paper, on the DMA mapping problem in direct assignment, was not accepted to USENIX ATC to my disappointment, and we are now revising it while looking for a new home.
I am continuing to work out twice a week with a private trainer who is seriously kicking my butt. It's rare when I don't finish a workout on the brink of exhaustion, drenched in sweat. I *love* it. Twice a week is no longer enough---I crave the endorphin rushes and sore muscles---so I've also re-started going for long walks, and hitting the punching bag in the back-yard like I really mean it. The kilograms are coming off, too, an added bonus.
Last but not least, SYSTOR 2009 is coming up next month, with a great program combining academic research and real-world systems. See y'all there!
It's 5:40 AM. I am is sitting in an empty room full of half-assembled furniture, waiting for the personal trainer to arrive and whip my ass into shape.
There will be a half-day workshop at the Technion's EE department on Thursday afternoon on "Technology Transfer - from Academy to Industry" which looks mildly interesting. I am on nominally on vacation this week and flying to Italy that night, but perhaps I'll go anyway. Anyone else planning to go?
New HTML Parser: The long-awaited libxml2 based HTML parser code is live. It needs further work but already handles most markup better than the original parser.
Keep up with the latest Advogato features by reading the Advogato status blog.
If you're a C programmer with some spare time, take a look at the mod_virgule project page and help us with one of the tasks on the ToDo list!


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Phillip "doesn't deliver" Rivers:
Washington 1 Yard Line.... ONE YARD LINE
1st down - rushes up the middle. - doesn't work. OK. I understand. Nice try.
2nd down
3rd down
Finally a field goal (at least) - which felt like a one-cent discount on your beer, btw.
ALL resulting from deep passing plays at the ONE YARD LINE.
WTH! If you can't dive over the middle (protection for the RB anyone?) then try the ends of Washington's defensive lines. Don't throw long bombs from the 1 yard line!
Even if you can actually pass - throw at the sides I suppose. I wasn't on the field, but the Redskins's defense did not look to be that tight on the ends.