text: CHARLOTTE ASSEMBLY 2007 June 21, 22 and 23 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS I. Vision Charlotte County is a place of natural beauty and Old Florida ambience. It has the potential to prosper, yet faces many challenges. What do you think is beautiful about Charlotte County? What is your vision for Charlotte County in the future? What would you like the County to look like in 10-20 years? 1 II. Environmental Protection A. Water Quantity/Quality What are your concerns about water supply and water quality? What additional actions should be taken to further conserve water? What methods should the County use to supplement its water sources? B. Habitat Protection What are your concerns about habitat protection? C. Phosphate Mining What are your concerns about the impact of phosphate on water? D. Development What are your concerns about the impact of future development on water? E. Agriculture What are your concerns about the impact of agriculture on water? F. Pumping Levels What are your concerns about the impact of pumping level on water quality and quantity? 2 III. Growth Management A. Urban Form/Zoning and Infrastructure 1. Planning Does the County have sufficient planning in place to manage growth in a way that maintains the character of the community and protect the environment and open space? What type of community planning (i.e., utilities, nutrient loading, roads and drainage) should be considered to more accurately manage future development to insure consistency with the "vision" of Charlotte County? 2. Height/Density Limits Should Charlotte County change its height (currently at 3 stories) and density limitations for commercial and residential development to discourage strip-malls and to encourage more commercial development in Port Charlotte? 3. Platted Lands The General Development Corporation's (GDC) platted land is a problem. 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There will be development pressure for other lands outside of the Urban Services area in eastern and southern County. What techniques should the County employ in directing development in these areas? What are the advantages? What are the disadvantages? a. Growth Management Outside of the Urban Service Area Does the County have sufficient planning in place to manage growth in a way that will maintain the character of the community and protect the environment and open space outside the Urban Service Area? b. The Bert Harris Act In light of budgetary constraints the County is facing, what costs should the community as a whole be willing to pay to further restrict currently allowed uses? 5. Roads Roads and other transportation systems have significant influence on development patterns, economic development and emergency management. What changes, if any, are needed to the existing road network and/or other transportation facilities or services to preserve or enhance Charlotte County's economy, quality of life, and emergency management? Are additional transportation corridors needed to improve traffic circulation in Charlotte County? Are parallel roads a solution in developed areas where existing roads cannot be expanded? Is public transportation a solution to some of the County's traffic issues? 4 With the approval of the Babcock Ranch development, the character of the eastern portions of Charlotte County will change. Consider road improvements. Should S.R. 31 be held to the higher standard of 'C' to permit ease of evacuation? Should the developer be responsible for maintaining S.R. 31 or should that fall on the County? What additional improvement needs to be made to local roads outside the Urban Services Area? 5 IV. Economic Development A. Economic Diversification What strategies would you suggest for the County to promote economic diversification? B. Incentives to Attract Business What additional actions could the county take to attract new businesses? 6 V. Health & Human Services A. Health Care Access What changes would you like to see in awareness and availability of these programs? B. Public Transportation What is your vision for public transportation in Charlotte County? C. Substance Abuse, Violence, Crime What ideas do you have about addressing the problems of substance abuse, violence and crime in Charlotte County? D. Affordable Housing While many actions have been taken, are there other actions that should be taken to expand the affordable housing stock? E. Reaching Out to Underserved Populations What additional steps should the County take to reach out to underserved populations? F. Day Care What additional programs or changes are needed? 7 VI. Post Secondary Education A. 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The collapsible can comprises two layers of a flexible plastics material which are coupled at the perimeter thereof and define a pouring mouth arranged at the end of an elongated portion, at least a gripping handle being provided at a peripheral edge defined by the two plastics layers.
1. A collapsible can having handle means for facilitating the pouring of a liquid held therein, comprising two flexible plastics material layers coupled to one another at their perimeter and including a pouring mouth arranged at one end of an elongated portion, there being moreover provided at least a gripping member attached to said can at a peripheral edge defined by said layers, near said elongated portion, and removable closure means associated with said pouring mouth, said at least a gripping element consisting of a handle attached to a thickened portion located at the peripheral edge of said collapsible can near said elongated portion.
2. A collapsible can according to claim 1, wherein said collapsible can comprises two spaced apart handles attached to said thickened portion.
3. A collapsible can according to claim 2, wherein said collapsible can comprises a belt element removably coupled to said two spaced apart handles.
4. A collapsible can according to claim 1, wherein said closure means consist of a key having an enlarged head from which a stem extends, said stem being provided with a slot adapted to removably receive a folded part of said elongated portion, to be rolled on said stem, there being moreover provided a resilient cross-member to prevent said elongated portion from unrolling.
The present invention relates to a collapsible can provided with handle means for facilitating the pouring of the liquid held therein.
There are already known and commercially available collapsible cans which are provided with deformable walls so as to reduce their size as they are not used.
These known cans generally comprise bellows and the like portions which afford the possibility of partially reducing the can size. However because of a rather great residual volume, these known cans can not be completely folded.
Other known collapsible cans substantially consist of bag elements, made of plastics film materials which present the advantage of reducing the residual volume to a very small amount in the not use condition: however, these collapsible cans can not be easily handled for use purposes.
In fact the liquid held in these cans can be hardly poured since these cans do not have a well defined shape.
Thus, the task of the present invention is to overcome the above mentioned drawbacks, by providing a collapsible can, having gripping handle means for pouring the liquid held therein, which is capable of assuming a very reduced volume, as the can is not used, while affording the possibility of precisely pouring the liquid held therein.
Within the scope of the above mentioned task, a main object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible can which can be stored in a very reduced space while having a comparatively high capacity.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible can which is very reliable and safe in operation.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible can which may be constructed starting from easily commercially available materials and which, moreover, has a comparatively low cost.
According to one aspect of the present invention, the above task and objects, as well as yet other objects, which will become more apparent thereinafter, are achieved by a collapsible can provided with gripping handle means for facilitating the pouring of the liquid held therein, characterized in that it comprises two layers of flexible plastics material which are coupled at the perimeter thereon and define a pouring mouth arranged at the end of an elongated portion.
Moreover, the can comprises at least a gripping handle member, formed at a peripheral edge defined by the mentioned layers, near the elongated portion, as well as closure means adapted for removable association to said mouth.
Further characteristics and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of a collapsible can, according to the invention, including gripping handle means for facilitating the pouring of the liquid held therein, which is illustrated, by way of a not limitative example, in the accompanying drawings, where:
FIG. 1 schematically illustrates the collapsible can according to the present invention:
FIG. 2 illustrates the subject collapsible can in its use condition, for example for pouring a fuel liquid;
FIG. 3 illustrates the collapsible can according to the invention supported by a user shoulder;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating means for removably closing the collapsible can mouth;
FIG. 5 shows the starting step for closing the collapsible can pouring mouth; and
FIG. 6 illustrates a detail of the collapsible can mouth in its closed condition;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view, on an enlarged scale, through one of the can handles and a thickened portion of the top can edge.
With reference to the mentioned figures, the collapsible can, with gripping handle means for facilitating the pouring of the liquid held therein, according to the invention, has been generally indicated at the reference number 1 and comprises two flexible plastics material layers 2 or, possibly, a single folded plastics material layer, said layers being coupled at their perimetrical edges 3 so as to define a substantially rectangular closed element extending with an elongated portion 4 ending at a pouring mouth 5.
More specifically, the used flexible plastics material layers may be of any suitable type and, preferably, they are made of a food plastics material: in this way the collapsible can may also be used for holding drinking water and food liquids in general.
A main feature of the present invention is that on a slanted edge 10 of the collapsible can, near the mentioned elongated portion 4, there is provided a thickened portion 11, or plastics material rib embedded inside the two layers 2 and which may also be made by folding the two layer edges so as to provide the collapsible can with the desire stiffness.
With the mentioned thickened portion there are coupled two handle members 20 which are spaced at a given distance from one another.
More specifically, to said handle members 20 a belt element 21 may be coupled so as to afford the possibility of bearing the filled can on a user's shoulder.
As it should be apparent, moreover, the provision of said handle members 20 will facilitate the pouring of the liquid held in the collapsible can.
At the corner opposite to the can corner defining the elongated portion 4, which, in turn, defines the pouring mouth 5, there is provided an auxiliary handle member 25.
This auxiliary handle member can be made by simply coupling by adhesion the two layers or by interposing a plastics material comparatively stiff small plate.
At the pouring mouth 5 there are provided removable closure means, consisting of a small key 30 having an enlarged gripping head 31 therefrom extends a stem 32 which is provided with a slot 33.
Into said slot 33, as is shown in FIG. 5, can be introduced the elongated portion 4 folded on itself.
After having introduced said elongated portion into said slot 33, the key 30 will be rotated so as to roll apart of said elongated portion on said key, so as to tightly close the pouring mouth.
The tightness of the closure is assured by a resilient cross member 40 which, at one end thereof, is coupled to the stem 32, at its enlarged portion 31 and, at the other hand, is provided with a throughgoing hole 41 adapted to receive the free end of the stem 32 so as to restrain the cross-member 40 on the rolled elongated portion thereby preventing it from unrolling and providing a tight closure.
From the above disclosure it should be apparent that the collapsible can according to the invention fully achieves the intended task and objects.
In particular, the fact is to be pointed out that the collapsible can according to the invention has a very flexible body, made from simple flexible plastics material layers, and, in the meanwhile, has the great advantage of assuming a stable shape thereby facilitating the pouring of the liquid held therein, which pouring operation is further facilitated by the gripping handle members arranged at the collapsible can corners.
Moreover, the provision of a closure key 30 provides the collapsible can with perfect tightness properties.
While the invention has been disclosed with reference to a preferred embodiment thereof, it should be apparent that it is susceptible to many modifications and variations all of which will come within the spirit and scope of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.
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2. Michigan (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. Central Michigan, Saturday.
3. Arizona (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. Colorado, Thursday.
4. Louisville (11-1) did not play. Next: vs. Kentucky, Saturday.
5. Indiana (12-1) beat Jacksonville 93-59. Next: at Iowa, Monday.
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The Fourth of July is the perfect holiday for all kinds of zesty and acidic foods–frosty lemonades, spicy barbecue sauces, zingy slaws and salsas. But if you're on a low-acid and bland diet like I am, a table groaning with siren-song-singing goodies can be one heck of a depressing experience (as any dieter can attest). So what to do at a fun family gathering–other than wear a long face and hide in the corner?
Well, first of all, you always BYOT (Bring Your Own Treats). Fortunately I don't have to bring all of them, though, because my sister always makes homemade sugar cookies. She makes them twice a year–once for our Christmas family party, and once for our Fourth of July party. I remember about ten years ago when she told me she really wanted to make them for our gathering.
"But it feels so weird making them on the Fourth of July," she said.
"Are you kidding?" I said. "Bring it on!" Hey, star cookie cutters work just as well for the Fourth as they do on Christmas, right?
This year, I'm packing some drink ingredients along for myself so I don't feel left out in the beverage department. One of the things I love the most about the recipe below is that I could alter it to my specifications…but other family members will easily be able to whip up the spicier, boozy version (I'm bringing along the habenero-flavored syrup as well as the heat-free version for myself). The honey-based simple syrup adds a very intriguing flavor to this drink, even if you're not into spicy. (You can find awesome local honey, by the way, at the Yakima Farmer's Market.)
The base of this 'tini is one of Tree Top's newer products, the Fruit Smoothie, which is low-acid enough for me to tolerate and it has a nice substantial mouth-feel. I used the mango version to make this drink (Tree Top makes a strawberry version as well), and I altered the recipe to my specifications. Hey, what's a holiday without a little something special in your glass? As long as I have my drinks and my desserts covered, I'm a happy woman.
Sweet and Spicy (or not spicy) Fruit-Full Martini (or mocktini)
1 part Tree Top Fruit Full 100% Fruit Smoothie
1 part vodka
1 part Honey-Habanero Simple Syrup (recipe below)
1/2 part fresh orange or blood orange juice
Directions: Shake the ingredients together with ice, pour into a martini glass. You can shake the orange/blood orange juice into the drink or float it on top after you pour the mixed drink if you wish. The mango Fruit Full with a float of blood orange and the strawberry Fruit Full with a float of orange juice make beautiful colors! Garnish with fresh pineapple cubes and jalapeno slices that have been marinated in a little bit of the Honey-Habanero Simple Syrup and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Cheers!
Honey-Habanero Simple Syrup
1 cup honey
1 cup water
1 habanero pepper, poked ONE time with a knife
Directions: Bring the ingredients to a boil, remove from heat and let steep 1 hour. Want to make it a real eye-burner? Cut the habanero in half to really release the oil. Remove the habanero and refrigerate until needed, up to one week.
Recipe used with permission from the nice folks at Tree Top. Have a fun and safe Fourth, everyone! (And tell 'em Elly said it was OK to BYOT.)
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Yakima native Carly Holtzinger graduated from Seattle Pacific University in 2010 with a degree in apparel design and business, and she's been putting that degree to good use lately—both here in Yakima and in Seattle.
"My journey in fashion began in Yakima when I remade vintage garments into contemporary wears (outfits) during high school," she said. She began the Fashion Front show as a senior project (a fundraising fashion show that's being hosted this September by the Yakima Junior League).
As part of her new job in the development department at the Yakima Union Gospel Mission, Carly is organizing another fashion-themed fundraiser titled "A Proper Picnic in the Park" to raise funds for the mission that will be held on July 20 in Franklin Park. This Victorian-themed event will feature period music, food, clothing and lawn games. (Tickets and more information can be found here.) [EDITOR'S NOTE: "A Proper Picnic in the Park" has been canceled due to weather.]
Carly has been busy in Seattle, too. Last year, she styled the wine awards feature for Seattle Magazine's August cover, a shoot that was held at Gilbert Cellars' orchards. "It was a beautiful backdrop," Carly noted, adding that she was impressed with the attire for that shoot that she selected from Steve Goodwin the Haberdasher here in Yakima.
Seattle Magazine asked Carly to style their June cover this year, and she once again found herself selecting clothing from the Yakima area for that assignment. (Note: those of us here at Yakima Magazine have to admit we were thrilled when we realized Holtzinger had selected the same Garden Dance top that Alyssa Skiles from Patina selected for our wine-tasting fashion shoot earlier this year.)
Carly contacted the Yakima clothing stores that she worked with during the shoot to ask them why they felt it was important to have independent local clothing stores.
Michelle Wyles of Garden Dance told Carly: "This is my small town. I don't want to live anywhere else…it supports small stores and budding entrepreneurs. Yakima is my sustenance, not only because of the community's support but because of its beauty and inspiration."
Kirsten Smith, the owner of Over the Hedge, said she aims to bring farm and fashion together in her equestrian, gift and clothing boutique. "I love Yakima and all that the valley bestows upon us," she said.
Holly O'Donnell, store manager of the Yakima Macy's, spoke to Carly on her own behalf when asked about Yakima fashion. "There are a lot of fashion-forward people in Yakima, and I'm a part of the fashion scene to give them the opportunity to find style here in their local town. My dream for the local retail industry is to compete with the metro market on a smaller scale–Yakima has so much to offer—people don't know that it really is a hidden gem."
Carly said she was thankful for how Yakima has supported her in her fashion projects, and noted that she felt it was important for people to support their local clothiers. "Not only do these stores dress our town in style, they are the forerunners for future businesses to come in and set up shop," she said. "I look forward to seeing downtown Yakima bustling."Click Here To Comment On This Post
Summer Rolls Around
I had the bright idea this week of trying to make a treat I've had at several Thai places, but the first difficulty I had was nailing down what the dish is actually called.
It seems like this delicacy happens to be one of the foods that goes by a bunch of different names. That wouldn't be such a problem if I'd made this dish a thousand times, but not knowing what a dish is called makes it a little tricky to Google for recipes.
Some people call these spring rolls, although I've also seen "spring rolls" that are fried, and the rolls I had in mind aren't fried at all. Some folks call them "fresh rolls" or "summer rolls." I finally found a recipe under "Vietnamese-style summer rolls" on allrecipes.com.
I was trying to explain what fresh rolls were to R, who had never had them before. "It's like a little Vietnamese burrito," I said (you'll note the way I was using my trademark writerly description skills there).
I bought some rice paper wrappers at a Bed, Bath and Beyond store near the Southcenter Mall that I ran into to kill time while R. was agonizing over a guitar purchase at a nearby music store. We decided the summer roll project would be a good one to undertake while R's daughter M. was visiting this week.
The rolls themselves (depending on what you put in them) can be a little on the bland side (summer rolls are mainly all about the fresh texture and crunch), so they're the perfect vehicle to transport spicy/tangy/peanutty dipping sauces up to your mouth. We tried a couple of different sauce recipes with varying success. After much tasting and additions of sugar, I just couldn't get a basic peanut sauce recipe to taste right. We weren't using natural peanut butter, which the recipe suggested–I suspect it would have tasted better if we'd used the natural stuff.
But I thought a simple sweet and sour garlic sauce wound up tasting much better than the peanut sauce, which surprised me (the garlic sauce recipe is below). I know fish sauce sounds disgusting, but trust me… fish sauce is a magical ingredient. (I personally try not to even catch a whiff of fish sauce when I add it to things, because the smell grosses me out. But somehow the stuff makes sweet love to the little molecules of other ingredients and creates pure deliciousness).
I thought the prawns tasted a lot better than the salmon did in these, and I wish that we'd chopped up more basil. I also have to admit that I pretty much gave up trying to roll them as neatly as R. and M. could, but rolling them up tightly not only enhances the dining experience (i.e., it keeps food out of your lap), but it keeps all the ingredients bound tightly together for maximum flavor. R. thought that maybe next time some shredded cabbage would also be a good thing to put in these.
We all agreed that fresh rolls are a fun summer meal. We could all tailor the rolls to our individual tastes, and they were nice and light to serve on a hot afternoon. We'll definitely be making these again.
Ingredients for about 8 summer rolls (adapted from allrecipes.com)
- thin rice noodles (cooked or soaked so they're ready to eat)
- bean sprouts
- 8 large cooked shrimp, halved
- 1-2 T. chopped Thai basil
- 3 T. chopped mint
- 3 T. cilantro, chopped
- 1 bunch green onions, chopped into slivers (white and light green parts only)
After the ingredients for the inside of the wraps are all ready, put a clean wet kitchen towel on your work surface. Soften a rice wrap by placing it in a pan of warm water for about five seconds. Lay the wrap on the wet towel, and place the halved shrimp in a line in the middle of the wrap. Add other ingredients on top, and roll like you would a burrito (tucking the ends in). The wraps will be sticky, which is good (you want them to hold together) but if you can work quickly, the wraps will be easier to handle. It takes a little practice, but the end result is worth it.
If you have to store these prior to serving, you'll want to take steps to keep the wraps from drying out (you can line a cake pan with damp paper towels, place the rolls on the towels, and cover tightly with plastic wrap). That's a good way to plan ahead, since it seems like you can eat these a lot faster than you can make them.
And keep in mind that these ingredients are only a guideline. I've seen fresh rolls made with unchopped herbs in them…some restaurants will just lay the basil leaves flat inside the wrap. I was wondering what some black beans would taste like, and. R. floated the idea of trying slivered cucumbers and shredded cabbage next time.
- 4 tsp. fish sauce
- 1/4 c water
- 2 T. fresh lime juice
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 2 T. white sugar
- 1/2 tsp. garlic chili sauce
Mix together and let sit for a while before serving.
And if anyone can share a good peanut sauce recipe with me, I'd love to try it!
Happy summer.
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Toasted History
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to teach a personal history writing class at an apartment complex for retirees. Even though I've taught quite a few composition classes, wrapping my head around the concept of writing a personal history was a daunting one for me. Don't get me wrong: I love college students, and teaching young adults is invigorating in a way only college profs can really understand. But I knew I'd be talking to folks who'd lived through amazing transformations during their lifetimes. These are the people with truly amazing stories to tell.
Where does a person start writing a personal history, when they've lived through infections before antibiotics? A world war? The constant fear of contracting polio? Growing up in a one-room schoolhouse without electricity? The Depression?
I spent some time last week talking to our obituary clerk here at the Herald last week about the importance of history before I went to teach the class. Simon is a thoughtful person, and I knew he'd be able to help me nail it down a little better. He immediately brought up the same old quote that I'd been thinking about ("Those who don't learn history are doomed to repeat it"), but I persisted. "We can say that history gives us perspective, but what does that really mean?" I asked.
So Simon came up with a great analogy (which I knew he would, which was why I was pestering him). "Well, you'd want an architect to know what all sides of a building will look like before they start to build it, right?" he said.
Yes indeed.
One of the things we really don't talk about much is how history drives a sense of gratitude. If you think about it, gratitude almost always springs mainly from knowledge that widens our perspective. And has there ever been a time when gratitude has been such an absolute necessity? Our culture's current excesses are legendary. Americans feel pressured to consume, even if it means living on credit and ignoring what we're doing to the environment. We stuff our landfills with perfectly good clothing and other items that our grandparents would have saved and reused many times over. We're never satisfied with what we have…we always want more, more, more.
I remember some of my dad's stories about growing up in rural western Kansas. They finally got a toaster (and electricity) when he was in high school. He recalls devouring entire loaves of bread; wolfing down piece after piece after piece of toast. Dad's mom had died from a ruptured appendix when he was 12 years old, and he'd spent most of his adolescent years riding on a tractor and eating out of cans when he got hungry. I was shocked when I realized that something as ordinary as toast had been absolute ambrosia for him.
Of course when I heard that story, I'd never really given our toaster a second thought. The toaster was, for me—a suburban kid of the 1970s—something that had just always been there on the kitchen counter.
When I met the nice folks at Orchard Park last week, we talked about breaking up a life history into smaller chunks, and starting out with a story that was life-changing rather than starting out at the very beginning. "Think about it like a puzzle," I said. "You can work on the individual pieces and then put it all together when you've finished…add more to pieces as you go along, and maybe take out some different parts."
We also talked about the significance of having something to write about. "When you're a writer, it's best if you have something to say," I told the group. "And you guys have a lot to say. " And then I said (like a real idiot): "You know, sometimes I wish I had been a part of the last generation and lived through something big, like a world war."
But I was driving home after the class, I thought about how easy it's been for me to romanticize the past and gloss over the unpleasant parts. I thought about the hardships people in my parents' and grandparents' generation went through: burying a treasured young adult daughter during the worldwide Spanish flu epidemic; how my father's favorite uncle had been lost in the WWII. My dad had something like 17 addresses growing up because Grandpa had to travel to find work during the Depression and the war. My mom remembers wearing dresses made out of flour sacks. And I thought about how easy I've had it my entire life, how many opportunities there have been, and how few worries.
So I'd do well to listen carefully to the stories from those who've been there, and have my perspective adjusted a bit. History is, after all, a fabulous antidote for pure foolishness—like secretly wishing you've lived through harder times.
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Planting Inspiration
This is the time of year all gardeners need a little boost, and one of the most inspiring treats you can give yourself is a ticket to the annual Yakima Area Arboretum's Garden Tour this weekend. We hear that several of the gardens will be also be featuring artists and plant and garden items for sale…so grab your hat and sunglasses (and your camera) and prepare to have your socks knocked off.
Tour tickets are just $20, and you can purchase a boxed lunch from Evie's Catering for $10. Check for more details (and how to order online) by clicking here. You can also get tickets from: Cowiche Creek Nursery, Garden Dance, Garden Girl, Inklings Bookshop, Selah's Helms True Value Hardware and Stein's ACE Hardware.
The tour will be held both days this year (on both Saturday and Sunday) so you can take your time. One ticket is good for both days (10-4 on Saturday and 12-4 on Sunday) and don't forget that the proceeds all go to an excellent cause—our fabulous arboretum!
Here are the featured gardens on this self-guided tour. I especially got a kick out of the "We support a 12-step program for rock addicts and plant lovers!" quote from Linda Knutson and Ron Sell. Sounds like I better make sure I meet them, because I have some of the same issues.
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Nancy exclaims, "Earl plants even and I plant 'abstracts' which I believe offers brilliant contrasts."
Nancy & Earl Williams
12705 Douglas Road
The Clark's Park
"Way before the internet I would study garden design by bringing home stacks and stacks of books from the library," states Patty.
Chris & Patty Clark
14771 Summitview Extention
The Knutson-Sell Garden
"We support a 12 step program for rock addicts and plant lovers!"
Linda Knutson & Ron Sell
15280 Douglas Road Yakima
Rocky Mountain High
"Rocks, rocks, rocks everywhere we put a shovel to the ground, more rocks!!"
Nelda & Keith Bruner
605 Pioneer Way
Barn Girls Garden
"Hot pepper flakes keep the cats out of our flower beds."
Cheryl & Ron Miller
12307 Douglas Road
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In the compulsive tics thread several people mentioned having to do things in 3's or 10's, etc. For those that have compulsions with numbers, were you ever abused in any way? Or go through a traumatic experience?
I have to do things in threes. I eat three cookies, take three steps, cough three times, etc. I went to a therapist once for something else entirely and I jokingly mentioned this and she asked if I had been abused as a child, especially sexually. I was and during one of my sessions I remembered that I used to count the trees on the way to my grandfather's home (he molested me for a few years). The therapist speculated that that is where my compulsion to do thing in 3's came from. So I am curious if this is common for us 'counters' or just in my case.
S/O if you have a compulsion to count *trigger*
In the compulsive tics thread several people mentioned having to do things in 3's or 10's, etc. For those that have compulsions with numbers, were you ever abused in any way? Or go through a traumatic experience?
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My numbers depend on the items. Household supplies I always get 2.
As long as the number is even any food item number is cool. (What do you do with 5 apples anyway?)
There are not many things I like in odd numbers, but 3 oreos is a good amount. 3 sprays of body spray. 3 steps in a shirt fold. Towels folded into 3rds after getting them halved twice.
I tend to only count when bored at meetings or other boring activities like being a passenger in a car. Sometimes at the post office because there are so many boxes and I have yet to count them all so I try while I wait.
I need to check out the other thread because I didnt know counting is considered a tic.
i do the counting thing too. was abused,and had some traumatic experiences..i had ni idea of the connection,
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I count things to some degree. Bite-sized snacks always in pairs, etc.
But I count because of autism.
I count (and I also have a weird thing with words), I like 3's and 7's... even numbers make me feel sick to my stomach, unless it's 2, 2 is okay because it's a prime number. I was abused and had several traumatic experiences.
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This beautiful modern well appointed villa is surrounded by fantastic panoramic views of the Atlantic ocean. Spectacular mountain views including the famous plateau complete the majestic scenery. The location is ideal for walkers, nature lovers and those that crave a little peace and quiet among a rural setting.
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Villa Murphy is surrounded by the wonderful natural nature that Madeira has to offer. The west of the Isle is the sunniest spot and boasts numerous swimming locations. The famous lava rock pools of Porto Moniz are only a 25 min drive away.
The surrounding local restaurants offer a wonderful selection of typical Madeiran fare. A large fully stocked supermarket in Calheta only a 5 minute drive away has everything you need while the small local shop has a good selection too, with fresh bread delivered daily.
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A small on site bar/restaurant/supermarket offers friendly facilities, typical local dishes and packed lunches for walkers. Lidio the owner speaks english and is very helpful.
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The area is a haven for writers, painters and keen photographers surrounded by rural nature; the real Madeira.
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This was one of the best holiday we've ever had. The Villa was immaculate, all the rooms were very sizeable with two very large bedrooms both ensuite, the kitchen had loads of attractive solid wood cupboards, with everything you need (4 ring hob, oven, microwave, toaster, lots of glasses, cutlery etc, etc). Everything was built and decorated to an attractive and high standard. There is a large balcony (on the ground floor and on the upper floor) on which the sun shone from about 9:30 a.m. to about 6:00 p.m. even in the winter; the sea was easily visible right in front of us. The garden was packed with lovely colourful flowers and even had a small banana tree with a cluster of bananas dangling from it! The owners, Sarah and Ciaran, are extremely nice people. For us the location was perfect; villa with a southern location and southerly aspect, it was in a quiet town and the surrounding houses were quite well spaced out and were very pleasant, colourful and natural. Being on the south coast the weather was much better than in the north; we didn't have a day's rain the whole fortnight with just loads of sun. The other thing about the location is access to the levadas; I think we were in the best place for levada walks which we love, giving beautiful views, many of spectacular gorges; quite a lot of flowers and butterflies were out even in the winter. The roads are very windy but no problem and driving around was scenic - and so little traffic! No Funchal for us! Oh, and we went on a great whale and dolphin watch from the Calheta Marina (see www.madeirawhalewatching.com). The Madeiran people were very friendly and nice to us, they deserve support from the tourist industry.
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We are living in Madeira for ten years. We have always worked with holiday rentals and tourism and we enjoy it very much. We live in the next village so are on hand should you need any help in finding your feet. We love madeira and know all the very best places to explore. The Island has much too offer.
We built Villa Murphy in 2006; we designed the build ourselves having found lots of other villas for sale quite small and dark. We wanted to offer our quests open space and lots of light. We also wanted nice big balconies from the bedrooms and panoramic views of the ocean. The villa is a beautiful large building with lots of space throughout the property and never fails to impress our guests: hence our reviews.
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I looked into the database of arrests for NFL players (http://www.utsandiego.com/nfl/arrests-database/) and put together team statistics as far back as they went (2000) and came up with the following data.
1. Average Arrests/team since 2000 is 22. San Francisco has 16 so they are well under the average. Here is the list of the top 5 and bottom 5:
1. MIN 44 arrests
2. CIN 41 Arrests
3. DEN 37 Arrests
4. TEN 33 Arrests
5. TB 30 Arrests
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29. ARI 12 Arrests
30 PHI 12 Arrests
31 HOU 9 Arrests
32 STL 9 Arrests
So, here we see Phi well down the list at #30 and yet they get a lot of press as to their bad boy image. Meanwhile Denver at 37 is the squeaky clean image of all that is good in the NFL.
So, now I am sure that everyone will be saying "but that is all old news and skewed from early 2000-2010 data. Teams are not like that currently.
So, lets cut it off at 2010 forward and see the top 5 and bottom 5. Average, btw, is 6.8 arrests since 2010.
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25-28.JAC/NO/PIT/ STL 3 Arrests
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30. CAR 2 Arrests
31. BUF 2 Arrests
32. HOU 0 Arrests
SF is at 11 with 8 arrests (tied with SEA btw…)
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text: Tamper resistant devices Levente Buttyán Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security (CrySyS) Budapest University of Technology and Economics email@example.com Why are they needed in SeVeCom? implementing security services in vehicular networks requires cars to store sensitive data [RayaH05sasn] – cryptographic keys (secret keys, private keys), event logs, … sensitive data needs to be protected from unauthorized access cars operate in a hostile environment – unsupervised access to all parts of a car by potentially malicious parties (car owners and maintenance service providers) is possible – there may be incentives to compromise the data (e.g., to modify event logs by the car owner) detection of an attack seems to be impossible in "real-time" – system is fully distributed, there's no central entity which can collect and analyze transaction logs, and identify anomalies (such an entity may not even be desirable for other reasons such as privacy) – tampering with cars may be detected by authorities at regular inspections, but only months (or perhaps years) later attacks should be prevented – tamper resistant hardware in cars could be useful ! Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 2 Outline and objective outline – FIPS 140 – smart cards – the IBM 4758 coprocessor – conclusions the objective is to understand – what tamper resistance means ? – what kind of tamper resistant devices exist ? – what they are capable for ? this understanding is necessary to base the design of the SeVeCom security architecture on the right assumptions Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 3 FIPS 140 benchmark standard that specifies the security requirements for cryptographic modules types of requirements considered: – cryptographic module specification • algorithms, modes of operation, description of HW, SW, FW, security policy – ports and interfaces – roles, services, and operator authentication – finite state model • states and state transitions – physical security • locks, seals, coatings, covers, tamper detection and response – operational environment • OS requirements – key management • random number generation, key generation and storage, key erasure – EMI/EMC – self-tests – design assurances • configuration management, delivery and operation, development Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 4 FIPS 140 security levels level 1 – basic requirements on cryptographic algorithms – no physical security mechanisms are required in the module – examples: encryption software on a PC level 2 – needs tamper evident coating or seals – requires role based access control – OS evaluated at CC level EAL2 (or higher) level 3 – enhanced physical security preventing unauthorized access to stored sensitive data – requires identity based access control – data ports used for critical security parameters must be physically separated from other data ports – parameters must either be entered into or output from the module in encrypted form or be directly entered into or output from the module using split knowledge procedures – OS evaluated at CC level EAL3 (or higher) level 4 – highly reliable tamper detection and response (immediately erasing all secret data) – protection against a compromise due to environmental conditions or fluctuations outside of the normal operating ranges (e.g., voltage, temperature, …) – OS evaluated at CC level EAL4 (or higher) Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 5 Smart card basics a smart card is microcomputer embedded in a plastic card (credit card size or smaller) ROM EEPROM CPU ~16-64 kbyte 8-bit RAM ~1 kbyte Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 6 Smart card basics smart cards are used in a wide range of applications – bank cards – GSM SIM cards – electronic tickets for mass transport systems – payTV applications – access control to buildings – electronic ID cards, e-passports in all these applications, smart cards store sensitive data – crypto keys (even system master keys), access codes, account balance, … smart cards are intended to protect sensitive data in hostile environments, but … – their use is usually extended with other security measures (e.g., video surveillance, transaction log analysis and blacklisting, …) – when such additional measures are not applied, smart cards become less efficient and fraud pervades (see e.g., payTV systems) many smart cards support cryptographic operations – custom hardware for DES and modular arithmetics Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 7 Security of smart cards access control – smart cards have a single interface – access to sensitive data through the interface is controlled by the smart card (OS) – authorization of access is based on PIN codes – after a certain number of unsuccessful attempts, the card blocks itself however, physical security is not very strong – smart cards do not resist tampering by a determined attacker with slightly above-average knowledge Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 8 Classification of attackers clever outsider – intelligent but may have limited knowledge about the system – access to moderately sophisticated equipment – takes advantage of known weaknesses rather than create new ones knowledgeable insider – specialized technical education and experience – varying degrees of understanding of parts of the system – highly sophisticated tools and instruments for analysis funded organization – able to assemble teams of specialists with complementary skills – advanced analysis tools – backed by great funding resources most attacks against smart cards can be carried out by "clever outsiders" with few hundred dollars resources Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 9 Non-invasive attacks non-invasive attacks do not destroy the card side-channel attacks – careful observation of the interaction of the card with its environment during critical operations may reveal some amount of information about the sensitive data stored in the card – examples: timing attacks and power analysis unusual operating conditions may have undocumented effects – unusual temperatures or voltages can affect EEPROM write operations – power and clock glitches may affect the execution of individual instructions Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 10 Example a typical subroutine (writes the content of a limited memory range to the serial port): 1 a = answer_address 2 b = answer_length 3 if (b == 0) goto 8 4 transmit(*a) 5 a=a+1 6 b=b–1 7 goto 3 8 … if we can find a glitch that transforms the loop variable decrement in line 6 into something else, then the card will dump the content of the whole memory Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 11 Physical attacks removing the chip from the plastic cover is rather easy – nitric acid dissolves epoxy without damaging silicon once the chip is visible, one can use microprobing needles or electron beam testers to access on-chip signals and extract data from the chip Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 12 Conclusion on smart cards the main advantage of smart cards is their low cost disadvantages: – no tamper resistance against a determined attacker • although there exist smart cards already with FIPS 140 level 3 evaluation – additional security measures (surveillance, blacklisting) are not feasible in the SeVeCom scenario – no battery, no on-board clock – limited support for multiple players • car manufacturers, national authorities, third party software providers • who would personalize the smart cards ? • who could put code on it ? Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 13 The IBM 4758 cryptographic coprocessor programmable PCI board with custom hardware to support cryptography and tamper resistant packaging main features: – pipelined DES encryption engine – pipelined SHA-1 hash engine – 1024-bit and 2048-bit modular math hardware to support RSA and DSA – hardware noise source to seed random number generation – pseudo-random number generator – support for RSA key pair generation, encryption, and decryption – support for key management • DES based, RSA based, key diversification, PIN generation – secure clock-calendar – support for PKCS#11 and IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA) – battery backed RAM (BBRAM) to store secrets persistently – steel house with tamper detecting sensors and circuitry to erase the sensitive memory Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 14 IBM 4758 hardware Intel 80486 CPU (66 OR 99 MHz) ROM for bootstrapping code 1-2 MB Flash memory to store bootstrapping code, OS, and application code 4 MB RAM for applications data 32 KB BBRAM for secrets hardware support for common cryptographic operations random number generator on-board clock tamper detection sensors (with own battery) state controller – controls access to portions of the BBRAM and Flash memory – functions as a hardware lock separated from the CPU – denies unauthorized access to secrets even if the CPU runs a malicious application Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 15 Defending against physical attacks the board is wrapped in a grid of conductors, which is monitored by a circuit that can detect changes in the properties of these conductors conductors are non-metallic and resemble the material in which they are embedded the grid is arranged in several layers entire package is enclosed in a grounded shield to reduce detectable electromagnetic emanations additional sensors: – temperature – humidity – pressure – ionizing radiation – changes in supply voltage and clock frequency reaction to tamper: erase BBRAM and reset the whole device physical security is certified at FIPS 140 level 4 Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 16 Device initialization the primary secret of the device is its RSA private key factory initialization – each device generates its on RSA key pair (using its own random number generator) – private key is kept in the BBRAM, public key is exported – external CA (manufacturer) certifies the public key by adding identifying information about the device and its software configuration and signing the certificate – device certificate is loaded back in the device regeneration of key pairs – the device generates a new key pair – signs a transition certificate with the old private key for the new public key – atomically deletes the old private key and activates the new one Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 17 Code layers and organization of the BBRAM software is organized into layers layer 4 application FLASH device is shipped with layer 3 appl. startup FLASH miniboot 0 and 1 OS and applications are layer 2 loaded into the Flash OS FLASH memory by miniboot 1 layer 1 miniboot 1 FLASH each layer has its own page in the BBRAM, where it can store its own secrets layer 0 miniboot 0 ROM – device private key is stored in page 1 the state controller ensures that code running at layer N cannot access pages that belong to lower layers Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 18 Secure bootstrapping bootstrapping sequence: miniboot 0 miniboot 1 OS startup appl. startup application after HW reset, the CPU starts miniboot 0 from ROM miniboot 0 – runs self-test and evaluates the hardware needed to continue execution – checks the integrity of miniboot 1 – advances the state controller from 0 to 1 – and starts miniboot 1 miniboot 1 – runs self-test and evaluates the rest of the hardware – checks the integrity of OS and applications – advances the state controller from 1 to 2 – and starts the OS OS – starts up – if needs to hide data from applications, then advances the state controller from 2 to 3 before invoking layer 3 code Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 19 Code integrity problem: how to ensure that a malicious application cannot change the code of the OS and the miniboots? – the application can remove the integrity checks and the instruction to advance the state controller – next time the device is booted, miniboot 1 will not check the integrity of itself and upper layer codes, and will not advance the state controller – then, the application can read secrets of lower layers solution: the state controller prevents writing access to the Flash by the OS and the applications – all write accesses are denied when the state is greater than 1 – only miniboot 1 can update software in the Flash ! Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 20 Code authorities loading of new software into a given layer is authorized by code authorities code authorities are organized into a tree each authority has a key pair parent certifies public key of its children miniboot 1 knows the public key of the miniboot 1 authority IBM miniboot 0 officer IBM miniboot 1 officer IBM OS officer other OS officer IBM Crypto API officer other appl. other appl. officer (e.g., bank) officer (e.g., bank) Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 21 Code loading code to be loaded is signed by the appropriate authority necessary certificate chain is also attached to the signed code miniboot 1 can verify the chain and the signature on the code if everything is correct, it loads the new code into the Flash Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 22 Authenticating the execution problem: – how to distinguish between a message from an untampered device and a message from a clever adversary naïve approach: – device should use the device private key to sign messages problem with the naïve approach: – applications have no access to the device private key (stored in page 1 in the BBRAM) solution: – each layer N has a key pair, and its public key is signed by the private key of layer N-1 – public key of layer 2 is signed by the device private key – application signs its messages with its own private key – signature can be verified with a chain of certificates starting from the device certificate manufacturer's application device pub key OS pub key message pub key pub key Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 23 CCA and PKCS#11 support the CCA and PKCS#11 support programs provides host-system software and coprocessor software that together allow the full exploitation of a 4758 device both CCA and PKCS#11 provide a convenient API to the cryptographic functions for application programmers Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 24 Conclusion on high-end secure coprocessors advantages: – very high level of security – high performance – flexibility (loading and updating the OS and the applications) – layered trust model and code authorities may be conveniently mapped to the SeVeCom scenario • miniboot officer security module manufacturer • OS officers car manufacturers • application officers car manufacturers, national authorities, third party software providers disadvantages: – price • the 4758 costs around 4000 dollars – battery lifetime • batteries need to be changed after 3 years – robustness • e.g., operating temperature: 10 – 40 C Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 25 Conclusions we have presented two extremes of the spectrum of tamper resistant devices the solution for SeVeCom may lie between this two extremes how to find it ? – we must better understand the threats and the security requirements – we must determine the decision criteria • level of security provided • cost • … – we must look at what other people did in this field (e.g., GST) Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security www.crysys.hu 26


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