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July/August 2009
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Questions and Answers with CWLA Staff
Julie Ohm Chang, Senior Child Welfare Data and IT Specialist, National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology
How did you get involved with CWLA?
I have a master's degree in child development and worked as a parent counselor and early childhood educator. I've always been interested in technology, so after grad school I began another master's degree in information systems. I heard CWLA had an opening with the National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology and thought it would be the perfect blend of my interests. I started at CWLA in 2000 and have done some interesting work, such as developing the fourth version of the National Data Analysis System (http://ndas.cwla.org). I'm now helping manage the Resource Center and taking the lead on some technology development at CWLA.
What is the Resource Center?
The Resource Center is a cooperative agreement between the Children's Bureau and CWLA. The Children's Bureau has several resource centers focusing on child welfare that provide technical assistance to state, local, and tribal agencies and courts, and we focus on improving outcomes through the use of information technology. We assist agencies with improving data quality, meeting federal data and SACWIS requirements, CFSRs, and court-agency data sharing. But we also provide tips on topics such as mobile technologies and digital dashboards on our website (www.nrccwdt.org) and are currently working on some resources related to social media.
How can members use free technology to get the word out about their work?
There are so many free online applications, such as Facebook, Twitter, blogging software, and YouTube. The thing to remember is that, even though the tools are free, you have to devote staff time and resources to make them work. Think about your goals, and then include these tools as part of your strategy to meet them. Twitter will allow you to strike up conversations or watch the buzz about a particular topic. Facebook's Groups and Causes applications are great for raising awareness. If you have a website with good resources, you can use Digg and Delicious-social bookmarking and reading tools-to let people rate and share your articles.
Tools like these can really get people to come to your site and look at your content. If someone interested in your agency says, "I'm reading this" as a Facebook status update with a link to your site, it takes maybe three seconds, and then their whole network of 400 friends will know about it. I've seen a lot of people learn about CWLA's BlogTalkRadio show that way.
What are the benefits of online meetings and trainings?
Obviously they don't require time and money to get to a physical location. And if you combine online events with a chat feature, the conversation doesn't have to be one-way; people can still learn from each other without physically being there.
Another benefit of online meetings is anonymity. Let's say you're having a training on best practices in restraint and seclusion and somebody has an example but they are reluctant to share it. Depending on how the meeting is set up, it can be anonymous, and they could talk more freely about a case.
How does an agency get started in social media?
See how others are using social media. Some CWLA members who were early adopters of social media, like Hamilton County Job and Family Services in Ohio (www.hcjfs.org), have been using Twitter and hosting community chat rooms.
It helps to read examples of social media policies and understand how to deal with negative comments or mistakes. Then experiment with tools to see how they work. Create a group on Facebook and share links or resources. Create a Twitter account, perhaps for personal use, and start following people who are tweeting about interests related to yours. This is a great way to immerse yourself in social media and get ideas for how to leverage it for your organization.
Finally, think about strategies. Use social media as a tool related to a specific goal. At CWLA we have our BlogTalkRadio show, "On the Line with CWLA." It's a great resource, so we're trying to spread the word through social media. First, we are going to get baseline data about how many people are listening. Then we're going to measure any increase in listeners after using Twitter. When you implement something, always measure to see if it's worthwhile.
What is CWLA working on that will impact members?
CWLA recently hosted the Commissioner's Roundtable, and we wanted the commissioners to have a forum for communication after the event. I think commissioners like the roundtable format because they are in a closed room and they can talk openly. We are now providing them with an online way for them to communicate. We created a Groupsite, accessible only to commissioners and directors, with support from a few CWLA staff. They can share information via a discussion board or blog posts. We are considering similar forums for CWLA steering committees and program groups.
We have just begun integrating our membership management system with a redesign of our website. While it is going to take some time, we will have a fresh new website that integrates our social networking and online communications to enhance our offerings and facilitate communication between members.
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The Sweetbay Supermarket on Highland Avenue in Clearwater is closing its doors Tuesday, Feb. 5, as part of a company-wide shuttering of under-performing stores, according to an article on TBO.com.
The store at 1861 N. Highland Ave. is among 33 Sweetbays scheduled to close in February.
Many stores began liquidation sales in the last two weeks, with some stores offering as much as 50 percent off.
Several closing dates were moved up, and the rest will close by Wednesday. For a complete list of the new closing dates, click here.
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[Community Showcase] Sony starts two holiday programs, includes discounts and free games
Blog Post | Posted December 2, 2011 - 12:10am
Sony has begun two new December holiday programs for the PlayStation Network. The events include discounted content, plus additional free games for PlayStation Plus users.
Sega reduces prices of several classic franchises for iOS platforms
Blog Post | Posted November 24, 2011 - 6:00pm
As part of a recent Thanksgiving sale, Sega has discounted prices for several iOS versions of some of their classic gaming franchises.
[Community Showcase] - Sony starts new "Only on PSN" program
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The company has recently announced a new "Only on PSN" campaign, which includes a list of several upcoming exclusives per week, as well as some deals


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Some Greater Nevada Mortgage borrowers received an email from us Monday, August 12 regarding an escrow analysis notification, which we later attempted to recall. Unfortunately, the email addresses of some of our borrowers appeared in the recall message.
We apologize for this error and would like to assure you that your personal and private financial information has not been in any way endangered. Additionally, our procedures regarding email communication have been revised and we have discontinued the email system that was used to ensure that this will not take place again.
We appreciate your continued confidence in Greater Nevada Mortgage and assure you that information security is of the utmost importance to us.


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When I became a Certified Professional Resume Writer a couple of years ago, I had never heard of an Applicant Tracking System, or ATS. I knew that many companies used software packages to allow candidates to upload their applications, and had used Penn State's HR system as a member of several screening committees. That system was pretty basic, allowing committee members to view applications online as they screened them in whatever way their department prescribed, but if it had higher-level functions, we didn't use them.
It wasn't until I began following a discussion on a resume writers' discussion forum that I learned how widespread Applicant Tracking Systems are, and how they can be used to mine data and determine a candidate's match to a position. I left the discussion, though, with a clear understanding that I needed to learn more about these systems, if I wanted to be a better resume writer.
I'm still unclear on how colleges and universities are using Applicant Tracking Systems, and hope to interview some Human Resources professionals soon to learn more, but I have come to the conclusion that it is always best to write your resume with both the human reader and the computer in mind.
Computers and Humans Use Different Logic
Writing for a computer forces you to apply some different logic than writing for a human. I had learned this already in my efforts to understand Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and get better rankings on Google for my websites. Computers parse information differently than a human reader does. In some ways, software can be less forgiving than a human reader. As a result, simple mistakes in formatting, style, or word choice can cause the ATS to misinterpret information and return a low score for your match to a position. If you don't get past the ATS, a real human might not see your resume!
For the past few months, I have been using a tool called Resumeter that emulates an Applicant Tracking System, and can help you identify the potential matches and gaps between your resume and a position description or job posting. It can also return reports that show you where errors in formatting are confusing the ATS, so you can reduce the possibility of information on your resume being misinterpreted or skipped over altogether.
Using a tool like this one takes some patience, because Applicant Tracking Systems are "smart enough to be dumb."
Five things you need to keep in mind, and how to work around them:
- Keywords matter. Applicant Tracking Systems apply some of the same principles that a search engine does. In particular, they look for keywords. When parsing information out of a document, an ATS will find exact matches, but may indicate information is missing, if it does not find an exact match. Some systems will give partial credit for related terms, some will not. Work-around: To maximize the possibility of being seen as a match, use the exact words you see in a position description or advertisement, whenever you can honestly and accurately do so.
- Applicant Tracking System software is logical but not reasonable. I've had to learn when to edit the job description down to only the most important keywords (almost always). Since the software will be applying rules, not reason, you sometimes have to step in and apply kind of a "reasonable person" test and take your best guess at whether a term is a "required" term, a "preferred" term, or just some word that was stuck in there. This requires using the tool, seeing what the tool is not finding, and then going back to read the position description in context. Sometimes the tool is looking for a more complex word where you may have used a simpler one. Work-around: When this happens, you can change the word on your resume to the exact one being sought, or you can edit the job description in the tool to search for the simpler word instead, and hope that it won't count against you in an actual application process.
- Repeating yourself is a good thing. One thing I used to do when writing resumes was switch up wording here and there, because I played similar roles across different jobs. I didn't want to bore the reader by seeming repetitive. Throw that idea out the window! Applicant Tracking Systems, like search engines, score documents higher based on keyword density. So if you are applying to be an academic advisor, for example, don't put in one bullet that you "advised" students and in another bullet that you "assisted" students. If you "advised" them here and "advised" them there, then maybe you can "advise" them anywhere. Work-around: Use the word they are looking for whenever it applies, and you will get better results than going for variety.
- Inconsistent formatting will confuse the software. Applicant Tracking Systems will parse information out of sections of your document, by looking for words commonly used in Headings, or words that seem to be headings (For example, single words in all capital letters or underlined and set apart from other information.) The ATS may find a blank line and interpret it as a section break. One area where I see this often is in the "Education" section. Let's say that you have an advanced degree and wrote a thesis, so you list it under the graduate degree, maybe inset by a tab. Then you list your bachelor's degree but do not have a parallel section there. Even worse, you have more than one graduate degree and you list your thesis the same way for both. I've seen the ATS get confused and start mismatching degrees to institutions and dates, and I've seen it think that the thesis was a separate degree and note it as missing dates and the issuing institution. Work-around: Tweak the format within each section and eliminate any extra line breaks, until the ATS at least records the correct degrees, dates and institutions, even if it lists some of the other information as "additional education." Or you can move your thesis information into a "publications" or "research" section.
- Where (and how) you list skills matters to the Applicant Tracking System. If you have many skills that you would like to list, you may be tempted to use a table. It's a legitimate way to get a lot of information into a document. But there are legitimate reasons to list your skills in bullets, under specific positions. First, it helps in interpreting your skills in context. Second, many ATS systems give credit for one year of experience for each mention of a skill in a skills list, but will estimate length of experience listed in position-related bullets by looking at the dates you were in a position. They can tally up skills mentioned under multiple positions, and give a much better approximation of your experience. Work-around: Put skills in position-related bullets whenever possible. Some ATS systems are confused by table formatting, and will skip tables altogether, which means that whatever you listed in the skipped table won't count toward your potential match score. Work-around: If you use a skills list, do not use the "table" function in Word. Use the columns setting instead, or make columns using the tabs.
I'll be writing some more posts soon about Applicant Tracking Systems, and how candidates can write their resumes to get through computerized screening measures. In the meantime, please share this article with anyone you think might be interested, and post your questions and comments.


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Packt is pleased to announce Gnucash 2.4 Small Business Accounting Beginner's Guide a new book that helps users maintain their books of accounts using feature-packed, easy-to-use GnuCash. Written by Ashok Ramachandran, this book helps users make decisions with confidence as well as drive their business to its full potential.
GnuCash is personal and small-business financial-accounting software, freely licensed under the GNU GPL and is available for GNU/Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. GnuCash is an easy to use, powerful and flexible software which allows, users to track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses.
Gnucash 2.4 Small Business Accounting Beginner's Guide starts off from scratch with step-by-step tutorials providing readers with useful tips. It helps them handle their routine transactions, such as creating and processing customer invoices, vendor bills, and employee expense vouchers with ease. It also makes tax times less stressful by mapping GnuCash accounts to income tax schedules.
With the help of this book, users will be able to reconcile with their bank and credit card statements, charge and pay sales tax, do invoicing and track payments due as well as print cheques. They can also set up reminders for their bills and capture expenses using their mobile phone. While beginners can get started quickly, advanced users will find lots of features such as migrating transaction data and integration with other applications that they were not aware of.
Those who are self-employed, home businesses, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), as well as office-bearers of non-profits and students who want to learn accounting hands-on will find this book to be an interesting and beneficial read. This book is out now and available from Packt. To read more about it, please visit:www.packtpub.com/gnucash-24-small-business-accounting-beginners-guide/book
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Still looking for some last minute Thanksgiving recipe ideas? Get some inspiration, with some of these recipes from some of the restaurants in the area.
Chilled Seafood Salad with Herbed Olive Oil and Sea Salt
According to George Georgiades, Executive Chef of Greek restaurant Varka in Ramsey, "Greeks just love their seafood even on Turkey Day." Take a twist on the usual turkey and stuffing and impress your guests with this seafood salad.
1 pound cleaned squid
1 pound bay scallops
1 pound medium shrimp (about 25), shelled, leaving tail and connecting
shell segment intact
For herbed olive oil
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leafed parsley leaves (wash and dry
before chopping)
1/2 cup chopped fresh chives (wash and dry before chopping)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves
1/2 teaspoon table salt
2 lemons, sliced thin
Fresh lemon juice to taste
Coarse sea salt to taste plus additional for serving
Remove flaps from squid sacs if attached, reserving them, and cut sacs crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rings. Cut reserved flaps into 1/4-inch-thick strips and halve tentacles lengthwise if large. Remove tough muscle from side of each scallop if necessary, have ready a large bowl of ice and cold water. In a large saucepan of boiling salted water cook shrimp 1 minute, or until pink and just cooked through, and transfer with a slotted spoon to ice water to stop cooking. Add scallops to boiling water and cook at a bare simmer 2 minutes, or until just cooked through. Transfer scallops with slotted spoon to ice water to stop cooking. Add squid to boiling water and cook 20 to 30 seconds, or until just opaque. Drain squid in a colander and transfer to ice water to stop cooking. Drain seafood well in colander and transfer to a bowl. Chill seafood, covered, until cold, at least 2 hours, and up to 1 day.
To Make Herbed Oil
In a blender blend together herbed oil ingredients on high speed
1 minute. Pour oil through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on solids, and discard solids. Herbed oil may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered. One hour before serving, toss seafood with lemon slices and lemon juice. Divide seafood among 12 bowls and drizzle with herbed oil. Sprinkle salads with sea salt and serve additional sea salt on the side.
Recipe Contributed by George Georgiades, Executive Chef and Partner of Verka Restaurant in Ramsey.
Cream of Pumpkin Soup
Pumpkins are not only a fall staple but they remain a top Thanksgiving favorite. Embrace this fall fruit with this recipe courtesy of Vincent at Portobello Restaurant in Oakland. This recipe has a 6 cup yield.
Cream of Pumpkin Soup Ingredients
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 medium sweet pumpkin
2 tablespoons butter
1 white onion, chopped
1 quart vegetable stock or water
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup to 1 cup of heavy cream
For Pumpkin Soup
Place pumpkin on an oiled baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour. Remove from heat and scoop out pumpkin chunks with a spoon. Set aside.
In a large stock pot melt butter and cook onions in low heat for about 5 minutes until they are translucent. Add vegetable stock, salt, nutmeg, heavy cream and pumpkin. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook for about half an hour and blend in batches; season to taste with salt. Pour soup into bowls and serve!
Recipe courtesy of Portobello Restaurant in Oakland.
Thanksgiving on a Bun
Great for the day after Thanksgiving, Manager Joel Weiss recommends a sandwich that's great way to get rid of leftovers.
Fresh roasted turkey breast, sliced
Hoagie or Seven Grain Roll
Cranberry sauce
Take one hoagie or seven grain roll and layer turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce like you would when making a regular sandwich.
Recipe Contributed by Joel Weiss, Manager of Mason Jar Restaurant in Mahwah
For Joe DeVita owner of , Pizzelle is a family Thanksgiving favorite. Made from anise, margarine, and sugar, Pizzelle are light, airy wafers that go well with coffee and dessert.
½ cup Margarine
2/3 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 ¾ cups of flour
1 tsp. Baking powder
1 tsp. pure Anise
Pinch of salt
Beat shortening until smooth. Gradually add sugar and beat well. Add eggs and vanilla and beat. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into mix until sticky soft. Best results – Make a soft batter. Use spoon to place batter into pre-heated Pizzelle maker, cook Pizzelle approximately 30-40 seconds until light in color. Allow to cool, lightly dust with powdered sugar.
Recipe contributed by Joe DeVita at Fratello Bake Shop in Wyckoff.
What are some of your favorite Thanksgiving recipes?


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Weston, MA – February 7, 2014 – Gail Bogle, manager of Hammond Residential Real Estate's Weston and Wellesley offices, recently announced that agent Cathi DeCiero has affiliated with Hammond. In her new role, DeCiero will assist clients from Hammond's Weston office located at 506 Boston Post Road.
DeCiero possesses expertise in both the marketing and sales of new construction properties, as well as resales. She is known for her honesty, compassion, friendly attitude, and knowledge of all aspects of the real estate industry. DeCiero views her real estate career as a responsibility to make a positive impact on the lives of her clients. She prides herself in making sure they have the information pertinent to a transaction, and that they understand the required disclosures and contracts prior to moving forward in the process of buying or selling. DeCiero is skilled at pointing out both the positive and negative implications of a potential decision in an effort to ensure that her clients are well-informed.
DeCiero's first listing as a Hammond agent is a newly renovated Colonial residence that has been developed by David M. Kane at 42 Summer Street in Weston. This unique property has been designed with a separate wing housing a master bedroom suite, an oversized two-car garage with an attached porte-cochere, and amenities such as Miele, Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances.
Gail Bogle said, "Cathi is a welcome addition to Hammond's team of experienced agents in Weston. We are certain that her knowledge of the MetroWest real estate market, combined with her use of Hammond's unique marketing platform, will ensure that her loyal client base continues to expand."
A longtime MetroWest resident, DeCiero was born and raised in Marlborough, where she currently resides. Prior to her real estate career, DeCiero worked for fifteen years as a Corporate Travel Consultant in Boston, Brighton, Wellesley and Weston. She is a Marlborough High School graduate and later went on to attend classes at Fisher College. A mother of one, in her spare time DeCiero enjoys attending her grandsons' hockey games, travelling, and spending time with friends and family.
Hammond Residential is headquartered in Chestnut Hill, and has three Boston locations and fourteen suburban branch offices. The company reports over two billion dollars in sales volume annually, ranking in sales volume among the top 500 firms in the United States, and as the sixth-highest in mean average sales price and the ninth-highest in sales volume per sales associate. Hammond is well-known as the publisher of the region's finest magazines featuring local properties for sale, and is an independently owned and operated franchise company within the Real Living Real Estate franchise network. The Weston office is also the exclusive Regents representative of the Luxury Real Estate network.
To learn more, please visit www.HammondRE.com.


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This gracious country cottage is more than just a place to live for Tamara Maynes; for this designer, the house has given her a new lease of life – artistically, physically and emotionally.
After 20 years in inner-city Sydney, she craved a slower pace. A former window-dresser and fashion designer, Tamara had been extremely busy at home and at work; while expanding her design business (her clients included Kookäi and Empire Homewares), she'd managed to move house 16 times. By the time she scored her most recent coup – working as a product designer for Orson & Blake – she was after a more simplified lifestyle.
Fate intervened. Around the same time that a colleague was looking for a long-term housesitter for her Southern Highlands property in NSW, Tamara's musician husband, Sascha, was diagnosed with a serious health issue – so, after months of soul-searching, the couple was ready to make a new beginning.
It's the pure seclusion of this country home, as well its ramshackle garden, that convinced the couple they'd made the right decision. Built in the 1920s but renovated five years ago, the house is located on the side of Mount Gibraltar, close to the genteel town of Bowral.
Settling in, however, wasn't as easy as they expected; in fact, Tamara had an artistic meltdown within the first few weeks. After unpacking her modern baroque-inspired pieces, she realised all her theatrical chandeliers and fabrics full of rich reds and pinks detracted from the interior's light, airy ambience. "Everything I had was completely wrong," she recalls.
A makeover was essential, so Tamara compiled a designer mood-board in her workroom at one end of the house. Equipped with her trusty sewing machine and baskets full of craft supplies, she not only created her own house palette, but she also ended up putting together her new business – The Six Week Boutique, an online shop of her homespun craft. Examples of her handiwork – cross-stitch displays, macramé owl hangings – can be seen on many of the walls.
Tamara's soft spot for the country life is much more than a fad. She grew up in the 1970s on a sheep and cattle farm in Cowra, where she'd huddle around the kitchen table, watching her dad make leather sandals while her mum baked enamelled jewellery in the oven.
Free to experiment, she always had access to hammers, saws and drills in her father's workshop, but it was Tamara's mother's sewing room that was the real treasure trove. It was "full of every craft medium you could possibly want", thanks to her mother running a craft-supplies store.
"I don't remember either of them teaching me, but I think it just rubbed off," says Tamara. "I'm such a perfectionist, and that's my dad down to a tee. He'd always pull something apart and put it back together till it was perfect. Mum has this real sense of creative adventure; she'll try any kind of craft, and I have that trait, as well."
Recently, Tamara learnt that her family's love of craft actually goes back four centuries. After her maternal grandmother compiled the family's genealogy chart, they discovered that an ancestor was responsible for the wardrobes of King James I of England in the early 1600s. "Not only that, my grandfather still builds the most amazing dolls' houses, even though he's 80," says Tamara. "It must be in our genes."
Today, family influences her craft in other, somewhat unexpected, ways: a motorcycle cross-stitch pattern, for instance, is inspired by her great-grandmother's bike-riding antics. And that creative gene keeps firing up. "Even now, I have a good time making things, but I'm always thinking, 'What's next?'"
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Minnesota Vikings
Marvin Mitchell - #55 - LB
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Vikings announce ticket policy for Monday night
The Vikings have announced the ticket policy and information for next Monday night's game vs. the Bears, which will be played at TCF Bank Stadium following the collapse of the Metrodome's roof last Sunday due to a snowstorm.
Bears players concerned about conditions at TCF Bank Stadium
Some Bears players expressed serious concerns about playing on a frozen surface at TCF Bank Stadium on Monday night.
Vikings place QB Jackson on injured reserve
Tarvaris Jackson's consecutive-games streak is over at one as the team placed him on injured reserve after he suffered a turf toe injury Monday night, starting in place of Brett Favre.
Restoring the rush key for Bears' defense
The Bears' secondary has received a large share of the blame for the breakdowns during the defense's horrendous first half against the Patriots in Week 14, but the pass rush wasn't as effective as it needed to be ...
Report: Vikings sign QB Ramsey
The Vikings have agreed to terms with QB Patrick Ramsey, agent Jimmy Sexton told the (St. Paul) Pioneer Press today.
Bears-Vikings matchup of the day: Wednesday
With an uncertain situation at quarterback, the Vikings will be relying heavily on their offensive line and backs to keep the chains moving against the Bears.
Vikings still on hold with TCF Bank Stadium
The Vikings have not confirmed where they are playing on Monday against the Bears, but they say they are working towards making it as close to a home game as possible.
Vikings-Bears to be played at TCF Bank Stadium
The Vikings announced late Tuesday that the Metrodome will be unavailable for Monday night and the Vikings-Bears game will be played at University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium.
Vikings place CB Cook on injured reserve
The Vikings placed rookie CB Chris Cook on injured reserve after he battled knee injuries all season.
Vikings planning in case Metrodome not ready
The Vikings are working hard to repair the tear in the inflatable roof above the Mall of America Field for Monday's game against the Bears, but they also are ready for Plan B, if needed.
Vikings' Jackson has turf toe; Frazier hopes to have Favre back
Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier said Tuesday that QB Tarvaris Jackson suffered a turf toe in the loss to the Giants and that Brett Favre's season — and career — might not be over.
Week 14: Did Brett Favre earn his money?
We once more examine whether Vikings QB Brett Favre, who is being paid more than $1 million per game this season, earned his paycheck. Let's take a look at the Week 14 loss to the Giants.
Vikings' players of the Week: Week 14
Here's a look at the players of the week from the Vikings' 21-3 loss to the Giants in Detroit.
Giants dominate Favre-less Vikings 21-3
The New York Giants took advantage of Brett Favre standing on the sideline as Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw had long runs in a 21-3 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night. Favre's NFL-record streak of 297 straight ...
Favre inactive vs. Giants, streak over at 297
Vikings QB Brett Favre is inactive for tonight's matchup against the Giants, ending his consecutive-starts streak at 297 consecutive games. Tarvaris Jackson will take his place in the Minnesota starting lineup.
Mitchell has signed with the Miami Dolphins after spending the past four seasons with the New Orleans Saints.||||||| Mitchell joined practice Monday and wore No. 52, which was worn by Channing Crowder until his release last month. Mitchell, a former seventh-round draft pick from Tennessee, played mostly on special teams for the Saints. Last year he had 30 tackles, one sack, two fumbles forced and two fumbles recovered.
Mitchell was inactive for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.||||||| Mitchell has played in 11 games for the Saints this season.


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Teriyaki Sauce MIA
Costco used to carry a teriyaki sauce that was extremely viscous and not too sweet -- in other words, perfect for grilled salmon.
However, I can't seem to find it anymore and the Costco people haven't been able to help me.
I can't remember the name -- I wanna say 'Rainbow' teriyaki or something along those lines.
Anyone else know what I am talking about? And where I could get some? Or maybe another brand that has similar characteristics with regard to viscosity and lack of (over)-sweetness?
I am in Orange County, California. Thanks in advance.
Sorry you're having so much trouble finding our product. Believe it or not, it constantly sells out and it's up to the store buyer to keep it in stock. All Costco stores do carry Yoshida Sauces worldwide so if you don't see it, be sure to ask an employee at the store to locate you some and they will. We're happy to find so many people hooked!!
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The brand is Rice Road- I'm looking at the bottle that I saved since I bought it at Costco and they never had it again. I love Yoshida sauce but this is a different thing altogether. I am online right now trying to figure out where it can be purchased. Very thick and tasty. Best teriyaki sauce i've ever had. Did you ever find it anywhere? I'm in Colorado- we don't have smart & final.


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• Coach: Keith Gast, 15th season at Jeff.
• Assistant Coaches: Michael Dennis, Greg Smith (diving), April Gibson (diving).
• Departed Swimmers: Hanna Martin (three-year state qualifier), Kea Gwin (four-year sectional finalist).
• Returning Varsity Swimmers: Elizabeth Browne (So., 100, 200 free); Samantha Glover (Jr., IM and breast); Katie Scott (Sr., sprints and back); Alexa Waldrip (diving); Yanna Martin (IM, fly and breast); Amber Leininger (distance free).
• Varsity Newcomers: Amelia Blankenbeker (free and fly); Kali Crace (fly, back and sprints); Karlee Demsey (100 fly, 100 back).
• Outlook: Jeff could have its best season in years. Demsey, who moved from Jeff to Kentucky, has moved back and Gast believes she can be a state finalist and a solid replacement fror Hanna Martin. The Red Devils have some individual conference and sectional championship contenders and decent depth. Making a run at Floyd and New Albany is unlikely, but it's not impossible.
• Coach Gast said: "We are already better than I thought we would be this season. It looks like we might be facing a real rebuilding season, but we are looking forward to the next few weeks as we will start our dual meet competitions against HHC competition, including Seymour, New Albany and Floyd Central. If we want to improve on our fourth-place finish from last season, we have to be able to beat one or more of those teams. It will be a tough task as all three of those teams are traditionally HHC powers, but I like our chances to improve this season."
• Coach: Steve Bonifer, 22nd season at New Albany.
• Departed Swimmers: Abby Liktenhous, Courtney Lancaster.
• Returning Varsity Swimmers: Hannah Manger (Sr.), Lauren McCool (Sr.), Phoebe Bauer (Sr.), Rachel Klein (Sr.), Shelby Renner (Sr.), Alexis Lete (So.), Kaitlyn Stewart (Sr.), Kelsey Newlin (Sr.), Lauren Kessinger (So., diver).
• Varsity Newcomers: Reagan Thom (Fr.), Elsie Brown (Fr.), Emma Reas (Fr.), Gabby Getty (Fr.).
• Outlook: With seven returning seniors and Lete, who was a valuable contributor as a freshman last season, New Albany will once again be a Hoosier Hills Conference and sectional contender. There's no doubt that Bulldogs will place a ton of swimmers near the front at the conference and sectional. The question is will they have enough depth to compete with Floyd Central and Seymour.
• Coach Bonifer said: "We have only 12 girls swimming and three divers, but out of our 12, we have some pretty solid swimmers. Our divers — Lauren Kessinger, Grace Sherrell and Emma Reas — should do very well this year. On the swimming side, we have three out of the four swimmers back on two relays that went to state — Hannah Manger, Rachel Klein and Alexis Lete. Lauren McCool is a very hard worker who could steop into the fourth spot, along with Reagan Thom. Other swimmers that should help out consistently are Phoebe Bauer, Shelby Renner, Kaitlyn Stewart, Shelby Kerberg and Kelsey Newlin."


text: It's been a while since I decided to write a post about offsets. The offset is the amount of time the drive that reads the audio CD will mistake the beginning and end of the CD. A read offset of +600 means that the extracted track will begin 600 samples into the resulting wav. An offset of -600, and the extraction will miss the 600 first samples of music. A sample is 1/44100th of a second, thus a -600 offset misses about 1/75 of a second. Why don't the drives read properly ? At the beginning, the technology was unable to read exactly at a given place on a CD. It was not the same each time. Engineers being aware of the limitations of CD readers, the CDs were pressed with about 600 samples of null audio data at the beginning (588 according to Eric Charton "La gravure des CD 2e édition, MacMillan ed.), and several thousand at the end. Then no drive should miss anything. In addition, the red book standart says that before the first track should stand 2 seconds of silent audio : the "pregap", improperly called lead-in in EAC ( the lead-in is in fact some non-audio data standing before the pregap). And after the last track, the "lead-out" should also begin with silent audio data. So if the drive overread the CD because of a big offset, there will be no error : just silence added to the result. Now, with the improvments in accuracy, especially in computers, a CD Reader is able to read exactly at the same place each time. I've not got the Red Book, but I think the place where the audio begins is not officially defined. As far as I know, it is defined in millimeters from the center of the CD ! Then, the groove having a coil shape, it doesn't define the angle at which the audio begins. So a little spread is allowed, not all CDs beginning exactly at the same place. Copying CDs, the error about the position will increase each time a copy of a copy is made, until it gets bigger than the silence buffers at the ends, then some music will be cut. That's why EAC features the offset correction ability : comparing a copy to an original, it tells how much offsetted they are, and then allows to pad the extracted wavs so that the copy made with them is exactly at the same place as the original. But moving data inside a fixed-lenght window, there is one end that will disappear, while some silence will be added at the other end. Then EAC allows for separate read and write offset correction. Andre Wiethoff seek and found some CDs made from analog sources where nobody payed attention to the original background noise. His drive allowing overreading into the pregap and the lead out, he could read some more data at the end, in order to see the whole tracks, and to see where the noise was cut, marking the real end of the CD. He found several different positions, but 6 of them were the same. He then included some of the data of the CD in a database featured in EAC, so that any other people having the same CDs could run an automatic offset detection that will tell how much their drives are offsetted from the 6 matching CDs reference. Lead by curiosity, I performed the same test, and found +26 two times, and +2350 one time for an Artec 34x CDROM drive (see my report at http://pageperso.aol.fr/Lyonpio2001/offset.htm ) with three CDs where I could see some analog noise being cut at the end of last track. With the +26 value, I deduced the read offset of my Yamaha 6416S drive, is was 12 samples different from what is reported in SatCP's database for similar drives from Andre's reference. ( http://www.ping.be/satcp/ , links at the bottom of the page) But those are not the only different references known ! Since countless days and week and monthes (and years), people keep asking the mailing list ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eac ) why they never get the same offsets using CDs of EAC's database. I can't find back the post where someone gave about 10 results, with only two or three matching. Andre also warns that only the same pressings as the ones recorded in the database will give correct results. So why do we blind ourselves thinking there should be only one valid offset, while the evidence that 80 % or the official CDs use a different offset is before our eyes ?? We should adapt the read offset differently for each CD we read, since it has been burned with a different offset !! There are some especially sensitive cases : Cds made on computers from MP3s or tapes or vinyls etc... The files used to make the tracks have no silence at the ends, and the user usually use an automatic 2 seconds gap insertion between the tracks. So at the beginning and at the end of the CD, the music will begin and end exactly at the places defined by the burner offset. This CD must be read with trial and error until the correct correction is found, looking with a wav editor where the music stops or begins. There is also the case of CDs where the original analog noise is present in all the pregap and lead-out. Then a fade-in and fade-out should be performed, together with inserting silence, to achieve a perfect result. There are also some CDs that begins too early, eg : Mike Oldfield Discovery EMI 786426 CDM01 begins 7643 samples before track 1, into the pregap. A special offset correction of -8000 is needed to properly rip it. And the cut I very obvious, listening to the CD! In conclusion, the offset correction can help preventing the shifting of data if several generations of copies of copies of copies are made, but it doesn't help to achieve a perfect CDR. If you seek for perfection, use an accurate wav editor, and check by yourself what you burn ! Links : Offsets are arbitrary (pio2001) : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eac/message/6593 Mathematical war between Pio2001 and Matthias trying to figure out ofsets without external reference : http://www.digital-inn.de/showthread.php3?threadid=3079 How to "read" your read offset with noisy CDs (pio2001) : http://pageperso.aol.fr/Lyonpio2001/offset.htm


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The Wichita Toy Run rally didn't include a parade from Lawrence-Dumont Stadium to the Kansas Coliseum this year. The event was held this year in Wichita's historic Delano district. The format was changed after two accidents occurred last year. Proceeds benefit U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, the Salvation Army and the Kansas Food Bank. (November 4, 2012)
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I stumbled into the main area, and five heads turned in my direction. Everyone was silent. I stopped dead in my tracks. "Uh...hi?"
"Hey Mikey," Our manager Brian said. He patted the seat next to him, "Why don't you take a seat."
Oh. Good. Fuck. "I was just about to get some coffee actually–"
"There's some on the table for you," Gerard said, not looking at me.
I walked to the table and grabbed a coffee. It was bland, needed some whiskey. I turned to face them, leaning on the table. "So what's up?" I asked, nonchalantly. There's nothing good that can come out of this situation. Nothing good at all.
"Can I start?" Frank asked. Brian nodded. Frank's eyes darted around the room to everyone but me. He pulled out a piece of paper and read off of it, "Mikey, I've already done this once. I really didn't want to have to do it again–"
"Then don't!" I yelled, storming off the bus. I wasn't going to let them so this to me. Once outside I hastily dumped the contents of the flask in my pocket, into my coffee. Only Gerard followed me outside.
"Mikey," he said softly, "I know that you like to think that you were good at hiding this. But we knew a long time ago. I just...I didn't know how to help..." he stared down at the ground, his shoulders shaking. He was crying.
He had this incredible was of making me feel guilty. "Gee, I don't want to do this right now,"
He sniffed, and wiped at his face with his sleeve. "But Mikey, we found this great place. It not anything like rehab, its like a fucking hotel–"
"Rehab?! Fuck you Gerard. You refused to go to a nuthouse, well so do I," I was shaking, I was so furious. I polished off my coffee, and tossed the cup onto the ground. "I'll try to quit while we're on this vacation okay?"
"No, Mikey. That's what's different about our situations. You have the perfect opportunity to go. We were so busy that I couldn't abandon everyone to go to rehab, I had to stay." he said calmly.
"I'm an adult Gerard, you can't make me go," I scoffed, wanting to go back to bed, so badly.
"I knew you would say that, and I checked into it." I scowled at him, "As your older brother, I can put you in there. And I will."
I exhaled loudly through my nose. "Fuck. You." I grunted, shoving him against the bus with all the force I could muster.
He grabbed me before I could walk away. "You're going," Everyone else rushed outside, after hearing the commotion. Brian and Bob grabbed hold of me and took me to a black car. I was screaming inaudible words at the top of my lungs, reminding myself of a two year old.
Once they got me in the car, I calmed, folding my arms across my chest. Brian climbed in the drivers seat, and Bob in the passengers. "Where are all my suitcases?" I demanded.
"They guys are loading them into another car and following us. Everything is going to be fine Mikey." Bob said, not turning to face me.
"This is a fucking joke." I muttered. I stared out the window as a blur of buildings passed by. We were heading out of the city. So many thoughts we racing around in my head, it was difficult to process all of them. I just wanted to shut down.
"Mikey, wake up," my brother said. My eyes slowly opened. The vehicle was stopped and just Gerard and I were in it. "I'm going to give you some advice," taking a long drag of a cigarette. I held out my index and middle finger, signaling I wanted a drag.
I took the cigarette and put it up to my lips. It instantly calmed me upon taking a drag. "What's that?" I replied.
"If you don't put up any fights, this will go a lot better. But if we drag you in there, and you're kicking and screaming think of the impression you'll make," he said quietly. He had a good point. Then I thought about it, if I played along with everything they were planning to do to me, I would be outta there in no time. Score. "Are you ready to go in?" he asked.
I nodded, getting out of the car. A large brick building towered in front of us. This did not look like a pleasant place. It looked like a fucking hospital. I hate hospitals.
A/N Hi, so this is pretty short. Review me please, even if you don't like it. I need to know these things. :)


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Ken Briggs July 5, 2014 at 07:21 am
hope the young lad get his full use of his hand some day again but he should of gotten more . have…Read More the school pay for what ever job training the young lad needs for life .
Climate Change: Researchers Looking to Save Coastal Towns like Newport from Flooding
Christopher Trela July 3, 2014 at 08:19 pm
Your photo caption says Flooding in Tijuana in 2011. That is actually a photo of the flooding in…Read More Newport Beach on Aug 31, 2011. High tides that day caused the streets near Balboa Pier and other areas to flood. In the photo you can see boats in a harbor. To my knowledge, Tijuana does not have a harbor.
Penny Arévalo July 3, 2014 at 09:30 pm
You're right. I snagged the wrong caption information from UCI. Now fixed.
Study: Middle Schoolers Engaged in Sexting Six Times More Likely to Be Sexually Active
Brainwashed_In_Church June 30, 2014 at 06:12 pm
I'd rather have my kid sext 10 messages a day than eat an extra donut a day or smoke cigarettes or…Read More watch 20 hours of TV a week or go to church.
Attila July 1, 2014 at 04:35 am
The photographic recording and transmission of minors in a sexual connotation or state of nudity /…Read More partial nudity is production, possession and distribution of Child Pornography (California Penal Code 311). Every single time Child Pornography is viewed the victim is victimized yet once again (the standard law enforcement line). What the participants in this study (the ones dealing with imagery) are most likely to do, or should be doing, is being criminally prosecuted and, if not in prison, ending up on the Lifetime California Sex Offender Registry, where they belong. That is what the law says, and the law is the law.
College Planner July 16, 2014 at 10:07 am
The degradation of our culture saddens me.
Chapman University Agrees to Pay $75K to Settle Racial Discrimination Suit
Vito Spago June 25, 2014 at 10:34 am
No. Racism is alive and well with all races. She just was able to make a payday out of it.…Read More That is the name of the game for minorities and Jackson, Sharpton, and Obama are there to guide the way. Turn racism into cash, victimhood and free stuff.
The Beast ! June 25, 2014 at 10:35 am
@ Mimi, What was racist ? She didn't get a job "THAT SHE FELT ENTITLED TOO" that's not…Read More racism. So my 1st issue with you Mimi is that you need to read a book and understand what the meaning of Racism is !
72 Years Later, Japanese-American Interned in WWII Gets to Walk in High School Graduation
Brainwashed_In_Church June 20, 2014 at 12:02 pm
I wouldn't have been surprised if he had given them the middle finger salute either: "Thanks…Read More (for jacking my life) but No Thanks (for allowing me to be a publicity and show and tell object at your graduation so you can feel better and ease your parents' guilty conscience)."
Brainwashed_In_Church June 20, 2014 at 12:02 pm
I wouldn't have been surprised if he had given them the middle finger salute either: "Thanks…Read More (for jacking my life in the 1940s) but No Thanks (for allowing me to be a publicity and show and tell object at your graduation so you can feel better and ease your parents' guilty conscience)."
Anna E Wooten June 21, 2014 at 08:49 pm
Wow what a wonderful opportunity, I am proud of you sir. Thank yoou for doing your part.
Obama Tells UC-Irvine Grads 'You Get It' On Climate Change
Nicole June 15, 2014 at 12:32 pm
Bread angel, so since I'm a "racist" for disagreeing with Obama's policies, aren't you a…Read More racist for disagreeing with McCain and Romney?...you know, because they are white? NEWS FLASH people have moved on from discriminating against race (for the most part).
Sallie June 15, 2014 at 12:46 pm
Can we get off the racist rant and on to the real issues here? We can't tell China how to run their…Read More country and stop their horrible greenhouse emissions since we owe them all our debt. There are so many things we need to clean up first (like bring jobs back to the US), and then we will be ABLE to demand cleaner air, water, etc.
OC Students Vying for $25K Prize in Science Competition
InformedParent June 12, 2014 at 03:08 pm
Good for them! I wish them luck.
mOmO123 June 13, 2014 at 07:04 am
Good Luck Kiddos! Its nice to hear something good about the students going to Serrano for once
PortolaHillsParent June 16, 2014 at 09:21 am
Andi Suter is just one of the many great things about Serrano. Congratulations to her and these…Read More talented students.
Tips for Keeping Teens Safe this Graduation Season
Brainwashed_In_Church June 11, 2014 at 10:57 am
"Never, under any circumstance, let someone who's been drinking be a driver." I can…Read More think of a circumstance. Two people, one who needs to be transported to a hospital in an emergency, the other had one beer 30 minutes ago. According to the Office of Traffic Safety, the person who had the beer shouldn't be a driver to drive the other person to the hospital.
Dan June 11, 2014 at 12:58 pm
Call an ambulance.
Donna Fleming June 12, 2014 at 10:24 am
The kids are excited and distracted in a car on the way to grad night or a prom, texting, or just…Read More fooling around and accidents happen. Driunking makes it worse. Funerals for young people are unbearably sad. Hire a limo, or a driver. Be safe.
California's Teachers' Tenure Laws Ruled Unconstitutional
Kay Scuttlemaker June 11, 2014 at 07:35 pm
I love (most) teachers! That being said, I think this is a step in the right direction for…Read More education reform here in California. I strongly believe that what we really need is a better way to evaluate teacher performance. I'd run it like a business using a multi-pronged evaluation approach: 1) self-evaluation (the best teachers will grade themselves more critically than the not-so-great ones), 2) student evaluations of their teachers, 3) peer evaluations, 4) parent evaluations (customer surveys!), and 5) evaluations by superiors. The best teachers not only keep their jobs but should be compensated appropriately. I'm all for merit-based pay and with such a comprehensive approach to evaluating performance the margin for error would be low. Alex Caputo-Pearl's statement that this ruling is "an attack on teachers, which is a socially acceptable way to attack students" is total baloney. It's an attack on the teachers that shouldn't be teaching and that's it. Period.
Wolfman June 11, 2014 at 07:39 pm
all depends on what side of the fence you on on
Brainwashed_In_Church June 12, 2014 at 06:38 am
UC Irvine Law School Granted Full Accreditation
Are College Degrees Worthless?
Dawn Urbanek June 10, 2014 at 07:01 pm
We have to make people aware that our State is run by public employee Unions and we need court cases…Read More like today which ruled that the California Teacher Tenure rules are unconstitutional so that we can change laws and vote people out of office who do not represent the interests of the public who pay the taxes.
Spencer James July 11, 2014 at 01:19 pm
Something that is interesting to note is that high school grads are going to four year universities…Read More and studying subject that isn't marketable. While on the other hand you have people getting vocational training at vocational schools that essentially guarantees them a job out of school that will make them 'x' amount of money. So it isn't that college degrees are worthless, some are. It is also said that sometimes trade school is the right choice! Spencer James |  http://www.newmexicodentalassisting.com/home.html
Spencer James July 11, 2014 at 01:20 pm
Something that is interesting to note is that high school grads are going to four year universities…Read More and studying subject that isn't marketable. While on the other hand you have people getting vocational training at vocational schools that essentially guarantees them a job out of school that will make them 'x' amount of money. So it isn't that college degrees are worthless, some are. It is also said that sometimes trade school is the right choice! Spencer James | http://www.newmexicodentalassisting.com
Riley's Farm: We Don't Put Nooses Over Children's Heads
Capo Parent May 13, 2014 at 12:53 pm
ChristieD What is your understanding based on, rumors, innuendo, making BS up? Until you can cite…Read More specific examples, why should anyone try to prove your rumors are nothing more then rumors?
ChristieD May 13, 2014 at 07:08 pm
Good point capo parent. This whole article is actually based on "he said she said" at…Read More least at this point. I have asked because I received this information from a parent whose child left the school for this reason. So it is indeed not first hand knowledge. This is why I Am looking for either other validation or denial. The only quote given on a link to the school cited "what a God-send the school was." Perhaps the school might have picked another "quote," but alas, they did not. So again, a weigh in on this issue would be helpful...and if it's not true there is nothing to be worried about.
Elizabeth K May 28, 2014 at 02:43 pm
I don't understand how the teacher was an "idiot" for choosing this child. She went to a…Read More rotation on soldiers who deserted the army. She was asked to pick a student who can speak in front of people. The teacher chooses a student that meets the qualifications. If the teacher had said "I can't pick that student because they are black for this particular role," wouldn't that have been racially profiling the student? She picked a student who was well spoken and whom she thought would do a good job in this role. She had faith in this student, giving him an opportunity to participate in this activity because he met the qualifications. If she had NOT chosen him because he was black, that would have been wrong. I've been to Riley's farm before. The teacher is usually given the title of the rotation (and sometimes the title is vague) and at the beginning the docent might ask the teacher for students to play a role that may involves speaking in front of the group. The students that are called should be students who are well spoken and eager to act in front of the group. Their race should not be a factor. It saddens me that in choosing a students that met the requested qualifications, this teacher is being criticized. Please note, I do not know this teacher, so if there are other facts about past behavior that are not being reported, I can not speak to those. I CAN however, speak to how Riley's Farm handles their field trips - it is an amazingly awesome experience.
Charter School Teacher Accused of Forcing Noose Around Boy's Neck
Jaimie Crowder July 12, 2014 at 12:26 pm
I think OCMOM2 sounds very self- absorbed. Rather than consider how the school admin practices have…Read More adversely affected many children; how can we learn from those mistakes and improve the running of the school, OCMOM2 wants commenters to just be quiet so that her child can continue to thrive. I really don't think you do care about the children that have left OPA. My hopes is that all parties concerned can see the bigger picture here. Do you know why we teach children US history? ( or history in general). because unless we are aware and learn from history, the same mistakes will continue to be made or in some cases we learn what works. I see nothing wrong with a forum which allows a form of freedom of speech. And this forum has helped bring light to many issues that have been sitting in our communities. And I thank you Penny that you have this blog. It appears to me that there are some post from former or current OPA community and it feels to me they would like to just have a voice. So let that voice continue to flow.
OCMom2 July 12, 2014 at 12:56 pm
Opps with teal colored lens
O.C. School of the Arts in Running to Design Vans Shoes
djschristensen3 April 27, 2014 at 06:59 am
awesome shoes. where can I get my paper with one of those designs?
djschristensen3 April 27, 2014 at 07:00 am
pair not paper. darn spell check.
For the Dogs April 28, 2014 at 09:02 am
Sage Hill One of the State's Most Challenging Schools, Washington Post Says
Attorney: It's Too Time-Consuming to Fire a Bad Teacher
Capo Parent April 4, 2014 at 12:24 pm
Union tools, and dull ones at that.
shelly April 4, 2014 at 04:04 pm
Capo Parent, Why the name calling?
fact checker April 4, 2014 at 05:23 pm
Because factual and respectful discussions aren't getting the results wanted. It's easier to trash…Read More than it is to back up a losing prospect.
Obama to UCI: Yes, I Will Speak at Commencement
Nancy March 22, 2014 at 07:30 pm
Mike T, are those "White Americans" possibly German Americans, Irish Americans, or ??…Read More Would you venture to guess how many of the Asian American students don't speak a word of Chinese? Perhaps half or more? Koreans, Vietnamese, Thai, and Japanese (to name a few) don't speak Chinese. Please tell me you knew this already. Just like we might not speak Spanish, Portuguese, or French even though we're from the "Americas"-- yet those other languages dominate in eastern Canada, Latin America, and Brazil. There are large numbers of UCI students with Asian heritage (NOT nationality) in other southeast Asian countries who are not Chinese.
Shripathi Kamath March 22, 2014 at 08:36 pm
Nancy, shelly, Y'all need to speak Bircherese. 'Americans' does not include Asian Americans.…Read More Because, LOOK AT THEM.
Number of O.C. School Districts in Financial Jeopardy Plummets
cheryl March 11, 2014 at 05:32 pm
If this is really the case why is just about every school in SVUSD still sending out donation…Read More request letters stating "due to severe budget cuts" there is no money for this program?? They will never tell you the money is not going to the classroom it is going to pay pensions and salaries. I know, I know .....it is for the kids. Sure it is.
Lawrence (Larry) McCook March 11, 2014 at 05:35 pm
Saddleback & Capo School Districts homes pay a large percentage of taxes for much of Orange…Read More County.
UCI Wooing Obama for Commencement Address
GreenInOC February 19, 2014 at 11:22 am
@Donna Fleming, I hope you aren't saying that researching, reading and understanding history beyond…Read More our own personal experiences is invalid. Jobs WERE plentiful. Manufacturing started moving overseas and continued to do so. In the late '90's and the early 00's is when white collar jobs started following suit. While your desire to blame President Obama for that is well communicated it is not a possibility.
fact checker February 19, 2014 at 12:08 pm
In fact, President Obama has advocated strongly for investing in infrastructure (which is what the…Read More CCC and other programs set up after the depression did). The economic crisis caused your sons, difficulty. The private sector (mostly large corporations( have not done their job to help the recovery. They worship profits for the few over better opportunities for the rest of us.
Nancy February 19, 2014 at 12:10 pm
Donna, I am surprised that you believe the job-finding problems are a result of our most-immediate…Read More president. Surely you must know that previous presidents (and congress) were instrumental in creating the legislation and lack of oversight that allowed jobs to be shipped abroad. And regarding the CCC: well now, you're sounding like a liberal...watch out! I think it would be fabulous to have a similar job force to work on our crumbling infrastructure. But you CAN'T do that if you cut government! The CCC didn't just spring up from volunteers; it was a government program. For the record, Obama has actually done a similar program. Have you noticed the freeway signs from the Obama administrations recovery act? This is both a job creator and a public safety win/win. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/summaryinfo.cfm
Students Passing the AP Test in Increasing Numbers at 6 O.C. Districts
Tom Thumb February 13, 2014 at 10:54 am
I rode my bike to work this morning, stopping at CSULB to get some breakfast. While having…Read More breakfast at a table surrounded by students, there were 5 sitting at the next table playing cards and talking in 'conversations'. One loud guy for 10 straight minutes only uttered one word phrases every 20 seconds the entire time while the others were talking wierdly. The one words he spoke, that I remember, were racism, Palin, Cheney, masterbation and lesbian. Were fully in the post-Westphalian era now.
Tom Thumb February 13, 2014 at 05:03 pm
I think I heard one of them listening to this song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5MWCnKeH2s
Don Schultz February 15, 2014 at 07:37 am
"The distinction means the districts are increasing access to AP classes while simultaneously…Read More increasing the percentage of students earning passing scores of 3 or higher on the AP test" While this may be the "ideal scenario" as you call it, never ending improvement is hardly sustainable unless the rules of the game change which they will. The problem with your article is that its misleading, it leads the uninitiated reader to conclude that CUSD and LB some how came up short compared to the districts on the list. This is not true. Neither CUSD nor LB would trade their scores with ANY of those other districts because CUSD's and LB's record is better, just not improving as much as the others because they have less to improve upon. CUSD is among the top large districts in the state and LB is among the elite small districts. Both are constantly and consistently improving.
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Should Teachers Have a Dress Code?
Sonny Morper January 19, 2014 at 09:40 am
As a principal, retired, for 28 years, "dress for success" is a good motto and the style…Read More should fit the classroom. Expect teachers on their feet all day to dress in comfortable shoes, tennis shoes, for P.E., for sure. The more business type look is more appealing but dressing like you are going to church is not necessary. Women's styles usually get the most attention over time. High heels, nylons and dress or skirts were the norm when I taught. Shorter skirts and pant suits soon became the style, men wore sport coats and always a tie. School administrators, including women, have generally maintained a more conservative business look,though suits have gone the way of cotton slacks particularly with middle and high school educators modeling spirit shirts and other school labeled clothing. Today, any teacher is general accepted when wearing less formal school clothes, in fact they seem to add to student school spirit when they do wear the school emblemed items. The sexy look of provocative clothes has no place in the school business, but the look is in the eye of the beholder and many times in the negotiated contract. Where today's cleavage look was out when I started teaching, today a sensible approach is to ask whether it detracts from ones ability to teach or administer with the greatest positive effect or is the " look" detracting from a great educator becoming exceptionally great. Tongues will wag among our adolescent youth with little provocation and certainly among their parents. Better to portray the competent, highly thought of professional educator who is working to make the school distinguished than known for unnecessary, unfortunate, and derisive behind the back comments that only bring contempt to the profession. The chances are better for success and higher performing schools when everyone dresses for success including students, parents who come to the school, and most important those who are there to educate. P.S. Leave the flip flops at home, everyone.
Carol January 23, 2014 at 12:47 pm
Perhaps the teacher need to wear school uniforms too?
nobody January 23, 2014 at 01:02 pm
lol CHK! The "former playboy bunny" middle school teacher will be happy with your idea!


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Cataclysm on the BlogosphereAuthor: admin | Filed under: Cataclysm Alpha, Cataclysm Screenshots
I've decided to put an overview together of what other bloggers have wrote about the Cataclysm expansion this week. I am not sure if I am going to make this a regular weekly feature or not – however, given on the interesting ideas I saw this week, it seems certainly worth it.
Lissanna (Restokin) has an alternative solution – an Azeroth sight-seeing guide – the first post (in hopefully a long series) is already online. Along the same lines you can take a look at BigRedKitty's collection of favorite memories from Vanilla WoW to WotLK.
BRK shares some experiences of the Cataclysm alpha and gives you an idea (without violating the NDA…) what might go through your head when you start a Worgen hunter.
BigBearButt has posted a really interesting scenario on how crowd control can make a come-back in the upcoming expansion. His "giant example" (no pun intended) sounds like a terrific example of great game design to me.
Lodur from World of Matticus seems to consider starting a fun guild for the Cataclysm expansion. If you want to join him and want a say in the matter on which server to start, head over to the voting booth.
Last but not least – Blog Azeroth's shared topic is a nice write-up of what everyone and their uncle is doing to prepare for the expansion (technically not *this week*, but I am cutting myself some slack with the first post of this kind).
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It's a good idea to clean your mower, sharpen the blade, change the oil, lubricate the engine and clean or replace the air filter, too, mower maker Lawn-Boy recommends.
Store the mower in a cool, dry place, Lawn-Boy says. If you cover it, use cloth, because plastic can trap moisture.
Inspect the furnace
Experts differ on how often you need to have a heating system inspected and serviced. Dominion East Ohio and most heating contractors recommend annual maintenance, while the nonprofit American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy says every other year is sufficient for natural gas furnaces. The council recommends annual servicing for oil-fired systems.
A furnace inspection is a matter of safety as well as comfort. Besides spotting potential problems and helping your furnace run more efficiently, a technician can find combustion and venting issues that can lead to the production and buildup of deadly carbon monoxide.
Now's the time of year to have your furnace inspected and possibly tuned up, before the weather turns bitter.
Dominion East Ohio recommends hiring a well-qualified contractor. The company says a thorough inspection should include:
-Lubricating the blower bearings and blower motor.
-Inspecting all vents, the heat exchanger and the filters.
-Checking the pilot light, if the furnace has one.
-Clearing the furnace area of dust or combustible materials.
-Cleaning dust from the blower compartment.
-Testing the thermostat to be sure the heating system is working properly.
-Checking the safety components.
-Checking the flue to make sure it's clean and open.
Some people are motivated by saving money. Some are motivated by saving lives.
Either one should be an incentive to get your chimney inspected.
Chimney inspections help prevent both hazards and expensive repairs by spotting problems early, said Melissa Heeke, a spokesperson for the Chimney Safety Institute of America. The inspector looks for creosote buildup, cracks and obstructions such as birds' nests and debris - problems that can contribute to chimney fires or carbon monoxide.
The institute recommends an annual inspection, Heeke said. It also recommends having the chimney cleaned when creosote builds up to thickness of one-eighth inch.


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12/10/13 — James Robert Buckler Sr., 76, of Carter Cave Road in Olive Hill, passed away Thursday evening, Dec. 5, 2013, at his residence.
He was born Feb. 20, 1937, in Carter County, a son of the late Roy J. Buckler Sr. and Bertha Kitchen Buckler.
James was of the Freewill Baptist faith having accepted the Lord as his personal savior in 1969. He was employed by Ingersol Humphries Borg Warner in Mansfield, Ohio, for 20 years, and then retired from Gorman Rupp Industries. He enjoyed gardening, working in his flowers, cars and spending time with his family and friends.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two wives, Elsie Dailey Buckler and Kathy Tackett Buckler; two brothers, Larry Buckler and Roy Buckler; two sisters, Marjorie Stacy and Thelma Bloomfield; and a special brother-in-law, Walter Webb.
James is survived by one son, James Robert Buckler Jr. of Olive Hill; one daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Dennis McNary of Mansfield, Ohio; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Eileen Buckler of Olive Hill; eight sisters and three brothers-in-law, Zelma Quillen of Crestline, Ohio, Edna Childers of Rush, Bonnie and Manuel Bowling of Olive Hill, Donna Webb of Olive Hill, Norma and Ronald Giddings of Laurel, Ind., Shirley Janosik of Mattoon, Ill., Clara and Dick Morgan of Crestline, Ohio, and Kathleen Conn of Niles, Ohio; a sister-in-law and her husband, Nadine and Richard Stallard of Olive Hill; a brother-in-law, Jerry Jarvis; and special friends, Clayton and Faye Middleton and Edna Middleton, all of Olive Hill. He also leaves many other family members and friends who will sadly miss him.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, at Globe Funeral Chapel in Olive Hill with the Rev. Jonathan McNary and the Rev. O. Douglas Tackett officiating. Burial will follow in the Oakland Cemetery in Olive Hill.
Friends may visit from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, and until the service hour Thursday at Globe Funeral Chapel, 17277 West US Highway 60, Olive Hill, KY 41164.
James Buckler Jr., Jonathan McNary, Christopher McNary, Nathaniel McNary, Donald Buckler Jr., Gregory Buckler, Ronald Giddings and Clayton Middleton will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Richard Stallard and Donald Buckler Sr.
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Hypertech or Edge??????
Im looking for people who have used the Hypertech Max Energy or the Edge Evolution. I am told and have read that the Edge will not change the shift points in a 6-speed. Will the Hypertech? Pros and cons of either one. Some advice would be great. I plan on ordering it this week.-Nick
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You won't find anything on the market with more features for the money than that one, I have it in my truck and I always get a bunch of compliments from my passengers on it. I use it for diagnostic and live monitoring, I also like the drag strip mode when I'm fooling around at the track. Good luck!2004 Chevy Colorado
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I suggest forget both and go with a sct hand held from wait4meperformance. That is my input but if I had to decide between the two I would say go with the edge. I gives a ton more power than the hyper. If you want even more power go with a custom tune from wait4me and you will be very happy and wont be disapointed like I was with the superchips.08 silverado
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"Evasive Action." It's more than just a clever play on words by Americans United blogger Simon Brown. It's also an accurate summary of the situation at California Marine Corps base, Camp Pendleton. They're putting a tremendous amount of time, personnel, and other government resources to support massive evangelical concerts and other events. This is only legal *if* they promise to provide the same support to all other groups. Camp Pendleton rejected our atheist-themed concert for laughable … [Read more...]
Americans United calls Marine Corps out for discrimination against atheists
ACLU, AU Tells the Army That They Must Approve Atheist Festival
This letterhead is a surefire way to turn some heads: The Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, ACLU, and ACLU North Carolina, and are rallying around the Rock Beyond Belief festival. They delivered an impressive letter to Secretary of the Army, and officials at Fort Bragg yesterday, which you can read here [pdf]. They have already recovered hundreds of pages of documents relating to the evangelical Christian festival from 2010, known as Rock the Fort. Their stated … [Read more...]


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text: "Chances are if you turn down a job you later regret, not too many people are going to beat you up over it. After all, your friends and family -– if they're not a**holes -– will probably be too busy consoling you and trying to cheer you up to make fun of you. But movie stars don't quite have that luxury. When they turn down a role only to see some other actor turn it into something iconic, the whole world gets to know about it. Sure, their loved ones are probably just as sympathetic as yours would be, but unfortunately for them, we're not their loved ones and, well, we kind of are a**holes and so we don't mind reminding these nine actors and the whole world just what a giant mistake they made, and we don't mind asking the question that is probably on their minds every day: just what would that movie have been like had they not turned it down?" w/ photos


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Below are some answers to frequently asked questions about the Senior Pass (which replaced the Golden Age Passport in 2007)
What is the Senior Pass?
It is a lifetime pass available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are 62 years and older. It provides access to recreation areas managed by five Federal agencies. It also provides the pass owner a discount on some amenity fees such as camping (see Senior Pass Benefits section).
What does it cost and how long is it valid?
The cost of the Senior Pass is $10, and it is valid for the lifetime of the pass owner.
If I have a Golden Age Passport is it still valid?
Yes, Golden Age Passports are valid for a lifetime and are equivalent to the new Senior Pass.
What if I have a plastic Golden Age Passport and want a new Senior Pass instead?
Plastic Golden Age Passports are valid for a lifetime. However, if you do want the new Senior Pass, you may purchase one for $10, with proof of identification (e.g., driver's license, birth certificate, or similar government-issued document).
What if I have a paper Golden Age Passport and want a new Senior Pass instead?
Paper Golden Age Passports will be exchanged free of charge for the new Senior Passes with proof of identification, e.g., driver's license, birth certificate, or similar government-issued document.
Where can I purchase a Senior Pass?
A Senior Pass can be obtained in person from a participating Federal recreation site or office. Participating agencies include:
You must obtain the Pass in person because the official issuing the Senior Pass must verify your age and residency.
Can I purchase a Senior Pass before my 62nd birthday?
No. To be eligible for the pass you must have turned 62.
If my spouse was the pass owner and s/he passes away, does the Senior Pass automatically transfer to me?
No, the Senior Pass is not transferable.
If I am a 62-year-old Canadian citizen can I purchase a Senior Pass?
No, the Senior Pass is available only to U.S. citizens or permanent residents, age 62 years and older.
If I'm a foreign citizen and have a winter home in the United States (Phoenix, for example), where I reside six months of the year, do I qualify for the Senior Pass?
No. Owning property or paying taxes in the U.S. does not automatically qualify you for a Senior Pass. You must be a permanent U.S. resident, or a U.S. citizen.
USAGE OF THE SENIOR PASSWhat does the Senior Pass cover?
The Senior Pass admits pass owner/s and passengers in a non-commercial vehicle at per-vehicle fee areas and pass owner + 3 adults, not to exceed 4 adults, where per-person fees are charged. (Children under 16 are always admitted free.) Remember: Photo identification will be requested to verify pass ownership.
The Senior Pass also provides the pass owner a discount on some Expanded Amenity Fees such as camping (see Senior Pass Benefits section).
Where is the Senior Pass honored?
The Forest Service, the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Reclamation honor the Senior Pass at sites where entrance or standard amenity fees are charged.
In addition, the Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Valley Authority may honor the Senior Pass. (Visitors are always encouraged to contact the site they plan to visit and inquire about pass acceptance before visiting).
Why is the US Army Corps of Engineers accepting Interagency Senior Passes but not selling them?
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) was not included in the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act of 2004, which gave agencies the authority to create the new America the Beautiful - the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass. Although the Corps will not sell or issue the new passes, the Corps will accept the new Interagency Senior and Interagency Access Passes or previously issued Golden Age or Access Passports as proof of eligibility for age- and disability-related discounts. More information may be found at: http://www.CorpsLakes.us/fees.
What if I forgot to bring my Senior Pass?
You can either buy another Senior Pass with proper documentation, or pay the applicable Entrance or Standard Amenity fee(s).
What if my Senior Pass is lost, stolen or damaged?
- The Senior Pass is not replaceable if lost or stolen. You can either buy another Senior Pass with proper documentation, or pay the applicable Entrance or Standard Amenity fee(s).
- The Senior Pass is replaceable if damaged as long as identification is provided to validate ownership and a portion of the pass is identifiable.
My family is traveling in two cars; will one Senior Pass let all of us into the site?
No. Only the vehicle with the pass owner is covered. The second vehicle is subject to an entrance fee, or must have (or buy) a second pass.
My spouse and I are each riding our own motorcycle or scooter; will one Senior Pass cover both our entries?
No. At sites with per vehicle entrance fees the Senior Pass will cover entrance for the pass owner on one motorcycle only.


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Protecting national security data at DOE sites
A new IG audit report indicates that despite considerable improvements made in national security systems at DOE facilities, more work is needed. Here's the link. It's not clear whether any of the Oak Ridge sites were evaluated because that bit of info wasn't included.
According to the report, the audit was conducted between October 2007 and May 2008. Auditors visited five field sites, including three managed by NNSA. Another was a DOE Science lab, and the other was managed by DOE's Environmental Management office.
"We also obtained information from an Office of Nuclear Energy site not visited," the IG folks reported.


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Nassau County detectives have charged a Flushing man with counterfeiting in connection with the illegal distribution of fake DVDs.
Detectives with the Second Squad charged Zhan Lin, 45, of 166-15 65 Ave., Flushing, following a sting operation in Hicksville.
Lin approached two plain-clothes Bureau of Special Operations officers who were inside 265 N. Broadway, Hicksville on Friday. The defendant offered to sell them DVD movies for $5 each, police said. The officers identified themselves and placed Lin under arrest without incident.
In addition to numerous counterfeit DVDs he had in his possession, hundreds more were found inside his vehicle, police said.
Lin is charged with counterfeiting and two counts of failing to disclose the origin of a recording. He was arraigned on Saturday in First District Court, Hempstead.


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