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ATLANTA, Feb. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, reported record daily volume in the ICE Russell 1000 Growth Index futures contract with 4,443 contracts traded on Feb. 15. The previous daily volume record was 2,542 contracts on Aug. 10, 2011. Additionally, ICE Russell 1000 Growth Index futures set an open interest record of 4,373 contracts on Feb. 15. The previous open interest record was 1,573 on May 6, 2010.
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Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pears and sauté until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer pears to plate (do not clean skillet).
Sprinkle pork medallions with salt and pepper. Coat pork medallions with flour; shake off excess. Add to same skillet and cook over medium-high heat until lightly browned, about 2 minutes per side. Using slotted spoon, transfer pork to plate with pears. Add broth, Port and both mustards to skillet. Boil until reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Return pork, pears and any juices to skillet and simmer until pork is just cooked through and sauce is reduced to glaze, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
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- Carbohydrates11 g (4%)
- Fat13 g (20%)
- Protein26 g (52%)
- Saturated Fat7 g (35%)
- Sodium143 mg (6%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber0 g (2%)
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CBS has made its CSI decision: CSI: Miami is being cancelled after a rather incredible 10-season run. CSI: NY is expected to live on for a ninth season, though that's not official yet.
Though Miami (10.8 million viewers, 2.5 among adults 18-49) had better ratings than NY (10.4 million, 1.9), as we're sure learning this upfront season, the ratings mattered less than other elements like the show's time slot (NY was fairly stable in a tougher Friday night gig vs. Miami struggling on Sundays) and the show's age (the older the series, the more expensive its cast and producer deals).
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Although he failed to make it through the first corner at Spa, Lewis Hamilton says he'll take some encouragement from his team-mate's victory.
While Hamilton's Belgian GP ended at the very first corner when he was taken out by Romain Grosjean, Jenson Button went on to claim his second victory of the season.
Their contrasting fortunes meant Hamilton dropped to fifth in the Drivers' Championship, 47 points behind Fernando Alonso who was also taken out, while Button climbed to sixth, a further 16 points off the pace.
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aw movement is an orchestration of multiple muscles around the temporomandibular joint. During mastication in proper occlusion, the cusps of opposing teeth are guided into position with minimal contact time and minimal excess force. However, parafuncitonal habits, such as bruxism, can deal considerable damage to teeth and periodontal ligaments. Bite force is the amount of force that can be generated by the adductor muscle that is realized on the row of teeth. In sleep studies, observations show that nocturnal bruxism can even exceed voluntary maximal bite force by 40 to 50 percent.
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Former Steam Manager Now Leading Windows Gaming
For eight years, Valve veteran Jason Holtman spearheaded the company's Steam digital distribution platform, serving as the point of contact for developers and publishers that distributed their games through the service. Now he's working at Microsoft, and will focus on the company's PC gaming and entertainment strategy.
"Yes, I have joined Microsoft where I will be focusing on making Windows a great platform for gaming and interactive entertainment," he told Gamesindustry International. "I think there is a lot of opportunity for Microsoft to deliver the games and entertainment customers want and to work with developers to make that happen, so I'm excited to be here."
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As reported back in February, the former director of business development was part of a massive layoff that included Jeri Ellsworth and 24 other Valve employees. The company didn't make any explanations about the staff reduction, but the surrounding speculation was enough to pull Gabe Newell out of silence to confirm that Valve had no plans to talk about who was and wasn't working at the company.
"No, we aren't canceling any projects," Newell said. "No, we aren't changing any priorities or projects we've been discussing. No, this isn't about Steam or Linux or hardware or [insert game name here]. We're not going to discuss why anyone in particular is or isn't working here."
There's now speculation that Holtman's new job at Microsoft means the company plans to refocus its efforts on the PC gaming and digital distribution space. Up until now, many developers assumed that Microsoft had given up on its Games for Windows initiative in light of Windows 8 and the upcoming Xbox One. That may be due to Microsoft's saying that its first-party strategy won't include desktop gamers.
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"This kind of direct relationship is the next stage in the evolution of the games business," said John Taylor, managing director at Arcadia Investment Corp. "Valve is already there on the PC side and I think Microsoft would be very happy to have some sort of Valve template to lay on top of the Xbox."
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8BringMeAnother , August 15, 2013 9:02 PMMake it like Steam, but better, if that is possible. We need more competition.
2eklipz330 , August 15, 2013 9:23 PMi disagree. i don't need to have more fragmentation for my pc games. one place is just fine.
0Elevory , August 15, 2013 11:06 PMAt this point, I can't afford to care how good Microsoft Not-Steam may become.
3itchyisvegeta , August 15, 2013 11:17 PMThere's hope for Windows gaming after all.
0Anonymous , August 15, 2013 11:38 PMHere's working undercover for Steam, first he tells them to shutdown GFWL then find another way to sink them.
-2g00fysmiley , August 16, 2013 5:00 AMi see this as bad for the gaming community. at m$ he might help make a stronger windows gaming enviroment but that jsut means more DX titles and less of a move to opengl or somethign like that so we can escape m$ altogether
6back_by_demand , August 16, 2013 5:02 AMSean1357 clearly has no clue, Steam is the defacto best digital distribution gaming and there is no way to spin this badly for MS
0wanderer11 , August 16, 2013 6:39 AMThe last thing I want is another distribution platform. I already have Steam, Origin, and Uplay.
1yobobjm , August 16, 2013 8:11 AMThe fact is, competition is a good thing. Origin and Uplay cannot stand on their own which leaves valve with almost a monopoly on the Pc gaming company.
3back_by_demand , August 16, 2013 8:23 AMSuggestion for Jason Holtman, if XB1 and Windows 8 are share core kernel then have any game bought digital only playable on both platforms. I play at home on the console then go round to a friends house, "hey dude, I can play this game on your XB1 too, but ohnoez you have a PC instead", but then you launch the Xbox App in W8, login with XBLive and can play on the PC too - finally unite the PC / console divide
0BringMeAnother , August 16, 2013 3:33 PMWhy disagree to more competition? I mean if you don't want to split your library, keep buying from Steam exclusively. It's up to you. If Microsoft do manage to make their platform a major competitor, Steam would be forced to offer even better services and innovate more to stay in the game, so even if you wouldn't touch the Microsoft client with a ten feet pole, you'd still benefit.


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Reusing Text in Word 2010 via Bookmarks - Part 2 Getting your formatting right
Sun, Jun 22nd 2014 7:25p Gavin Bollard
In my last post on reusing text via bookmarks in Word, I mentioned that there was a problem with the reused text retaining formatting. Sure, you can reformat the text to look how you want but when you update it, then new text takes on characteristics of the old. You end up with text that looks like this.... There's an easy (but not obvious) way to fix this; Getting into Reveal Codes Mode on Field So, first we need to know exactly what makes our fields tick. So, click on one of your fiel
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How to Reuse Text via Bookmarks in Word 2010 (Update once and have it auto-update throughout the document)
Wed, Jun 18th 2014 9:45p Gavin Bollard
I guess this is a bit of an oldie but I was surprised how many people didn't know about it. Why would you do this? If you find yourself opening old documents and then doing a search and replace to change a name, a date or a version number, then this is the tip for you. It allows you to write your key information down once and then have it auto-update. If you do a lot of contracts or quotes - or basically any kind of document based on a template, then you'll find this very handy. Getting S
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How to do Bullets and Numbering in IBM Notes
Tue, Feb 4th 2014 9:42p Gavin Bollard
I forgot the F8 shortcut key today and I looked it up via google. On the way I found a post about colouring text white to hide bullets in notes. Crazy. In any case, I wrote these instructions for my people and thought it was worth sharing on the blog; How to Do Bullets and Numbering in IBM Notes There are lots of cool things you can do with bullets in IBM Notes. To turn them on and off, click the bullets or numbering icons on the toolbar Getting Spacing in Bullets If you're in the middl
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Getting Notes 9 to show Email Addresses as you type
Tue, Jun 11th 2013 10:05p Gavin Bollard
Until recently, in fact until Notes 9, our Notes clients used to show email addresses as we typed them in but suddenly with IBM Notes 9, it started showing their Job Titles. We got a lot of complaints about this and the fix wasn't entirely obvious (to me at least), so that's why I'm documenting it here. As you can see, the problem wouldn't be so bad if all of our contacts came from the same company - but they don't. Our contacts come from lots of different companies. So, how do we change
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How to Get your Personal Address Book Data Synching with IBM Notes Traveler and the iPhone/Android
Thu, May 16th 2013 6:42p Gavin Bollard
I'm surprised that nobody seems to know how to do this - well, according to my research on the web anyway. So here it is, the instructions for getting your IBM Notes (we don't use the words Lotus Notes anymore) personal address book Synched with your Apple iPhone (and presumably Android too). Note: I'm assuming that you're already running Traveler and are able to get your mail and calendar. Enabling Contacts Synchronisation In IBM Notes, Select File, then Preferences. Click on Contacts Ma
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How to Figure out When an Extranet User last logged into your Domino Server
Thu, Apr 25th 2013 7:42p Gavin Bollard
So, you want to do a bit of spring cleaning in your domino address book and apart from people whose email addresses you use all the time, you want to get rid of people who haven't accessed the server in ages. How do you find out when their last access was? I notice there's a lot of paid solutions on the web but it's functionality that is built into domino already. Here's how to use this feature; Start Domino AdministratorOpen the server that people log intoClick on the tab marked People a
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Book Review: Instant IBM Lotus Notes 8.5.3: How-to by Barry Max Rosen
Tue, Apr 16th 2013 4:02a Gavin Bollard
Instant IBM Lotus Notes 8.5.3 How-to Master IBM Lotus Notes with tips, hints, and instructions that will help you increase your productivity by Barry Max Rosen Published by PACKT Publishing Instant IBM Lotus Notes 8.5.3 How-to is a short book by computer standards. It's 68 pages and includes a lot of illustrations. This meant that I could literally read it during a one-way trip to work on the bus. For the most part however its short length is good because it manages to introduce many concep
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Getting into IBM Notes 9
Tue, Apr 2nd 2013 10:05p Gavin Bollard
I installed the release version of IBM Notes 9 yesterday and I'm happy to say that it works a bit smoother than the beta did. In fact, it's generally quite a nice experience. I've had no crashes so far (unlike my Notes 8 experience where I discovered three different ways to kill the client in less than 3 keystrokes on the first day). The new blue icon is nice and the black panel on the mail looks slick too. As usual, all of our applications work (notes compatibility is generally pretty g
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Apple iOS6 Calendaring bug Affecting Exchange (and by extension, Lotus)
Wed, Oct 24th 2012 10:42p Gavin Bollard
One of the things that the company I work for (and most others) do on a regular basis is send meeting invites to people at other companies and on various other systems. Notes meeting handling isn't perfect and we've had trouble with Blackberry and Google calendars in the past, but nothing like the trouble we've had this week. It seems that when we send a meeting invite out and one of our recipients cancels, they take over the meeting as chair and cancel it for the remaining participants too
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How to Disable Phone-based data for the iPhone 4S
Thu, Sep 20th 2012 5:22p Gavin Bollard
Why would you do this anyway? With the mobile data connection disabled, the iPhone can still hook into wireless networks, including those at home, in shopping centres and hotels, at McDonalds and Starbucks, on public transport and at the office to surf the internet and to receive data. It just won't be able to access data where there is either no internet wi-fi connection or where you haven't set it up. As a means of keeping mobile costs down however, the wi-fi option is certainly better th
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Moving from Blackberry to the iPhone 4S
Thu, Sep 20th 2012 4:02a Gavin Bollard
Before I start on this series, I want to make my starting position clear. I'm generally "phone-agnostic". I've had a Blackberry Bold 9000 for years and before that it was a Blackberry 8800. Prior to that I had a Nokia "dumb-phone". My only non-work phone choice recently was a HTC Android device for my wife. I've never spent much time with Apple and I've traditionally disliked their computers. I guess that means that; 1. You have to take any criticisms here with a pinch of salt. 2.
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Packt Celebrates 1000 IT Titles with a FREE Gift
Wed, Sep 19th 2012 8:42p Gavin Bollard
You may remember that I've reviewed a few of Packt Publishing's books on this site in the past; The excellent IBM Lotus Notes 8.5 User Guide by Karen Hooper IBM Lotus Domino Classic Web Application Development Techniques by Richard G. Ellis (Review Part 1, Part 2) IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1: The Upgrader's Guide by Tim Speed, Barry Rosen, Joseph Anderson, Dick McCarrick, Bennie Gibson, Brad Schauf and David Byrd PACKT Publishing is releasing their 1000th IT title this month and are ce
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Adjusting our Word VBA Macros for Office 2010 (64 bit)
Tue, Feb 28th 2012 5:44p Gavin Bollard
We've had it easy these last few years. You could just upgrade Microsoft Office and not have to worry about file compatibility or about your macros not working. I was just beginning to relax. Unfortunately Microsoft never relaxes and the latest "innovations" extend past the annoying ribbon interface (I've been using it for over a year and I still consider it annoying) to clobber both file formats and macros. The File Format Problem The file format problem is easy to fix. First of all, I
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How to Create an Auto-Response Mail Message in Lotus Notes 8.5.3+
Tue, Feb 21st 2012 6:43p Gavin Bollard
Why would you do this? Suppose that you have an externally accessible generic email address for your company; firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com. You might expose this to the web and allow people to send messages to you. Setting up an auto-response email will tell the senders that their message reached its destination and that it will be dealt with accordingly. It's also good practice to include links to FAQs or other useful information. Why 8.5.3 The techniques we'll be using he
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How to Adjust the timing on a Subtitle SRT file using Subtitle Workshop 4
Wed, Oct 19th 2011 4:22a Gavin Bollard
In a previous post, I discussed ways to find subtitles to add to your AVI movies and I also looked at using Google Translate to modify them if they weren't in English (or your chosen language). Note: All of the software mentioned here is free. See: Finding and Adjusting Subtitles on AVI Files. In this post I want to look at how to change the timing on subtitles. Why would you need to do this? Movies have different frame rates depending upon the country that they are shown in and the system
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Notes and Domino 8.5.3 are out...
Wed, Oct 5th 2011 10:22p Gavin Bollard
The ServerI've upgraded our test server from 8.5.2 to 8.5.3 and it took slightly under 5 minutes. Now that's what I call a good server upgrade (are you listening Microsoft???) Anyway, so far, so good, everything seems to be working but then I haven't done a whole lot of testing yet. The ClientMy client took 21 minutes to upgrade from 8.5.2 to 8.5.3, which felt like a long time. It also came back a little weird and some views didn't populate immediately. Refreshing them made a big difference
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Finding and Adjusting Subtitles on AVI files
Wed, Aug 31st 2011 8:02a Gavin Bollard
If you enjoy watching foreign films or if you're hard of hearing like me, then subtitles are a must in your movie collection. In my last post, I covered how to convert movies from DVD to AVI for playing on a portable player. In this post, I'll be discussing subtitles. There are two types of subtitles, burned in and selectable. Obviously the selectable type is best because you can turn them on and off and you can obtain different languages too. Within the selectable type, there are a few forma
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Converting DVDs to Good Quality AVI Files - Part 2 (The Procedure)
Sun, Aug 14th 2011 11:03p Gavin Bollard
Forget the why and wherefores of what we're doing - That's part one which you can read here. Lets get started; IngredientsA computer with a large hard drive 20GB Free? Pentium 4 3GHz or Faster and a DVD driveA copy of DVD Decrypter - it's freeA copy of AutoGK - it's free DVD Decrypterhttp://www.dvddecrypter.org.uk/This software allows you to copy the files from a DVD to your hard drive. The project was shut down some years back but it's still possible to get hold of it on the internet.
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Converting DVDs to Good Quality AVI Files - Part 1 (The Waffle)
Sun, Aug 14th 2011 4:02a Gavin Bollard
I'm very much a believer in the idea that "files" will be the next big format for video entertainment after DVDs. I guessed right from the start that blu-ray would win the format war against HD-DVD but I never thought that either would take over. About 15 years ago, after having ridden the music upgrade from LP Records to tapes and to CD, I stumbled across this "new" format called MP3. Back then, there were no MP3 players, just computers but I was enthralled by the idea that with enough s
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Scheduling Maintenance Tasks on the Domino Server
Tue, Jul 26th 2011 4:02a Gavin Bollard
I'm sure that most Domino admins have been doing these tasks regularly but if you don't have occasion to touch them often, you might this post useful. As I mentioned last week, we've been having issues with the JVE running out of memory on our server. One of the "solutions" (band-aids) was to restart the domino HTTP task. I've been experimenting to see how long I can leave it and the shortest it's been is about 30 hours. It seemed to be a good idea to stop and then restart the domino HTTP
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Domino Resource Issues under XPages
Sun, Jul 17th 2011 8:22p Gavin Bollard
A couple of weeks ago, we launched a new XPages app. Hopefully the first of many. It was very impressive and we got a lot of hits.... ...until the server crashed. Not a big deal. Our server is set to restart automatically, and it was up and running in no time. Then about 1.5 days later we had another crash. We've decided to tackle this on a few fronts, first of all we're rewriting some parts of the app to be a bit less intense and to take better advantage of the recycler. That's all cutting e
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How to Do a Mail Merge to Email using Lotus Notes - Version 2
Thu, May 19th 2011 12:26a Gavin Bollard
I wasn't happy with the usability of my last post, so I've redone it as a presentation. You can view it fullscreen here; https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dgxzmfwk_82dp8t8gf5 or embedded below.
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How to Do a Mail Merge to Email using Lotus Notes
Wed, May 18th 2011 10:26p Gavin Bollard
Why do one?In today's "green" world, it makes much better sense to send out emails than letters but you still want to personalize them. Sadly, by itself Lotus Notes doesn't support mail merge to email. Of course, we know that outlook does (but then it lets anyone and anything send emails for you - even when you don't want them to). So, how to do it in Notes? OpenNTFThe first port of call is OpenNTF (http://www.openntf.org/). This place is full of great things but most of them are really bad
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How to Turn off Local Encryption by Default in the Notes 8.x Client
Mon, May 16th 2011 5:42p Gavin Bollard
What's this All AboutIf you have a test environment for your Lotus Notes applications, then chances are that you regularly find yourself copying (not replicating) from Production to test - and probably via a Local connection. If you do this a lot, then chances are that at some point you've forgotten to deselect the default local encryption. This is a great security feature but it's quite embarrassing when you arrive at your test site with a database which won't open. Did you know that you ca
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If you were buying a PC today...
Wed, May 11th 2011 6:22p Gavin Bollard
I'm often asked to tell people what to look for in a PC and recently I was asked to provide something in writing for all our staff members. These people aren't serious gamers and generally aren't all that computer literate (or computer-adventurous for that matter). I thought I'd share it with the rest of the world. Note that prices are in Australian Dollars and specs are as at 11 May 2011. I've ignored netbooks even though I personally find them cool. I've also mostly ignored non-windows p
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Book Review "IBM Lotus Domino: Classic Web Application Development Techniques" by Richard G. Ellis (Part 2)
Mon, May 9th 2011 5:05p Gavin Bollard
In part one of my review, I looked at the opening and closing chapters of this book. They're fairly non-technical and provide a very useful set of guidelines for the development and testing of Lotus Domino applications - and they're just as relevant to XPages development. In part two, I want to look at the middle chapters. These chapters cover CSS and JavaScript as it relates to forms, views and agents. The book talks about some features which are only available in Notes/Domino 8.5 but it neve
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Book Review "IBM Lotus Domino: Classic Web Application Development Techniques" by Richard G. Ellis (Part 1)
Wed, May 4th 2011 5:25p Gavin Bollard
I'm doing this review in two parts because the opening and closing chapters of this book are vastly different from the rest. I have to admit to wondering, when I was first asked to review this book, exactly what the market was that it's aimed at. After all, aren't all domino developers heading towards XPages now? Could a book on "traditional web programming in domino" still be relevant today? Well, surprisingly it is. The opening chapters deal with issues and requirements that our developer
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Microsoft's "Killer" Update for Powerpoint 2003
Wed, Apr 20th 2011 8:46p Gavin Bollard
This morning I got a call from a colleague who was having problems opening one of our Microsoft Powerpoint files. After quite a while of saving back and forth (My newly created and not-yet-updated PC had no problems with the files), we discovered that it affects everyone in the office - in fact, everyone in the world. As it turns out, Microsoft issued a "Killer Update" on 12 April which causes Microsoft Powerpoint to fail when opening presentations or presentation templates which have a graphi
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Lotus Notes 8.5.2 and Microsoft Windows 7 64 Bit
Wed, Apr 20th 2011 4:45p Gavin Bollard
We're currently testing Windows 7 - Not because we actually see a business need. It's not about support, applications or even new features. It's simply that it's too hard to buy PCs with Windows XP loaded on them these days. Over the last few months, I've learned one very valuable lesson: There is NO benefit in Windows 7 unless you go 64 bit! Of course, that doesn't mean that there are many 64 bit applications out there to run on it. Why is 64 bit so important for Windows 7? Well, like al
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What do I have on my Blackberry?
Tue, Apr 19th 2011 5:25p Gavin Bollard
A couple of weeks ago my Blackberry Bold suffered misfortune during a canoeing event with the Scouts. I had to temporarily revert back to a barely functional pearl. Now however, I've got a replacement Bold and I'm reloading all my "stuff" onto it. I could have simply restored my settings from a backup of my old Blackberry but I figured that I'd rather exclude applications which I haven't used. So I did a manual reinstallation. I thought this might give me a chance to talk about some good b
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How to get your Notes Webmail working in Firefox 4
Sun, Mar 27th 2011 9:22p Gavin Bollard
Note: This isn't my solution, all credit goes to "nickbeee" who posted a couple of lines on the firefox site. I've had to document this for our internal users and figured that other people may benefit from a more detailed explanation. Also: I'm a stickler for long explanations with pictures.... It seems that the new security features in Mozilla Firefox 4 prevent Lotus Notes/Domino Webmail from working. Here's how to get that functionality back. First: The problem that you see looks like th
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The Perfect Storm: How a Combination of Random Events can lead to Disaster
Fri, Feb 11th 2011 10:02p Gavin Bollard
No, this post isn't about that Wolfgang Peterson & George Clooney movie but it does borrow from the concept in a business sense. This week we skirted close to disaster but the rest of the business was completely oblivious to the danger. I wasn't worried, it was all under control but my boss said to me later, "we nearly had the perfect storm today". I thought about his words and realised that he was right. I was wondering just how many times we, and other businesses nearly have the perfec
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IBM Celebrations at Packt Publishing (20% off)
Tue, Feb 8th 2011 5:42a Gavin Bollard
In case you've missed it, Packt Publishing is holding an IBM Tuesday celebration because;They're publishing four IBM books on the same dayIBM is turning 100 this year.To celebrate, they've got 20% off IBM books for the entire month of February. Go here to read all about IBM Tuesday. It doesn't end there though because they've got a competition which is drawn on the Tuesday of each week, the prize for which is a years subscription to PacktLib, their online library.
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How to Change Your Notification Options for New Lotus Notes Mail in version 8.x
Sun, Jan 30th 2011 4:22p Gavin Bollard
Don't worry, I'm not patronizing you (my readers), I just decided to re-document this for one of our internal users and thought you might want to be able to use it in your own user documentation. WHAT IS THIS DOCUMENT ABOUT?Some people who don't get a lot of mail, like to be notified when such an event occurs. Notification can be;via a soundvia a pop-up boxvia the system tray (where the computer clock is) The pop up box looks like this; Other people, who like myself, get too much mail would
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Resolving the Lotus Notes 8.5.1 (and Higher) Attachment Issue
Wed, Jan 5th 2011 4:43p Gavin Bollard
A long while ago, November 2009 actually, I posted about an Attachment Problem which was introduced in Lotus Notes 8.5.1. At the time, I pushed IBM for a solution and they eventually produced a half-solution (slightly better but no cigar). Since then we've been living in pain. Recently a commenter named "CIS" left a note on my original post to try putting AttachmentsUseCaption=0 in the notes.ini. It worked **THANKS** - you're my hero of the hour! I decided to describe the problem and solutio
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Getting Real Business Value out of Cheap eBook Readers
Tue, Jan 4th 2011 3:03a Gavin Bollard
Everybody wants an iPad but if we're really honest with ourselves, most of our reasons aren't exactly business reasons.The iPad has a lot of great uses but it's amazing how often I see its business use limited to email and web browsing. If you've already got a work supplied mobile phone with these capabilities, blackberry for instance, then what is the business case for duplication?Right now, the iPad is still a little pricey for mainstream business use but it's not a bad idea to start buil
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End of Year (2010) IT Wrap-up
Wed, Dec 22nd 2010 8:39p Gavin Bollard
divbExcuses and Stuff/b/divdivOnce again, I've reached the end of yet another year of minimal T-related blogging. It's frustrating because there's so many things I want to talk about and so little time to do it in./divdivbr //divdivIt's not that there's nothing going on - we're busier than ever and we're doing some fascinating things with domino and with other systems./divdivbr //divdivI've been dying to talk about our three-plus year painful but ambitious domino project but it's just n
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Book Review: IBM Lotus Notes 8.5 User Guide by Karen Hooper
Sun, Nov 14th 2010 5:20a Gavin Bollard
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Coming Soon - A Review of "IBM Lotus Notes 8.5 User Guide" by Karen Hooper
Wed, Nov 10th 2010 3:08a Gavin Bollard
img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 152px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Qb-X-glOJAE/TNo4eEZK5pI/AAAAAAAAFxE/H8D6KtCFoLw/s400/IBM%2BLotus%2BNotes%2B8.5%2BUser%2BGuide.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537800781031990930" /br /I've just downloaded the a href="http://link.packtpub.com/9idb5n"IBM Lotus Notes 8.5 User Guide/a by Karen Hooper from a href="https://www.packtpub.com/"PACKT Publish
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Patch Tuesday - There is no SOE
Wed, Oct 13th 2010 7:43p Gavin Bollard
So, once again a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9189980/Microsoft_plans_colossal_Patch_Tuesday_next_week"Microsoft's Patch Tuesday/a is breaking all records and we're in a quandry.br /br /We can either accept the risk of applying 28 untested (by us) patches to fix 49 vulnerabilities or we can accept the security risks of not applying the patches.br /br /Both choices are difficult but in the end, I'm always going to accept the "upgrade risk" versus the "security risk".br /b
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IBM Lotus Notes 8.5.2: Upgrading your Icons from 16x16 to 32x32
Tue, Sep 7th 2010 8:44p Gavin Bollard
divI've upgraded my client to Notes 8.5.2, sure it took a couple of goes and I ended up having to completely uninstall and reinstall - but I got there./divdivbr //divdivI've since done an upgrade on a different PC (but that one didn't have designer) and I didn't have the same problems - so, maybe it was just a glitch on my PC./divdivbr //divdivSo... What's new in IBM Lotus Notes 8.5.2? Well, if you really want to learn the answer to that question, a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/software/lot
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Our IBM/Lotus Renewals and TCO
Thu, Sep 2nd 2010 6:14p Gavin Bollard
span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "I've just finished the IBM/Lotus renewal cycle for the year and either IBM has made some changes for the better or I'm losing my grip on my sanity. Whatever the reason, ithis year the process actually made sense/i.br /br //spandivspan class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "br /bThe Cost and the TCO/bbr /W
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How to Install the OpenNTF Document Management Plugin for Lotus Notes 8.5.x
Tue, Aug 31st 2010 3:14a Gavin Bollard
diviThere's now a great new OpenNTF document management plug-in for Notes. I'm interested in seeing if I can move away from MS Office and this little utility seems to me to be the best way to start. It allows you to work on documents in folders while still keeping things available for users who prefer to access folders directly. The only caveat that I've found so far is that it wants everything to be stored in OpenDocument format and will convert the imports accordingly./i/divdivbr //divSo...
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The Notes UI and Sending a Link to a File - Part 2
Tue, Aug 24th 2010 8:44p Gavin Bollard
Thanks to everyone who responded yesterday. I've considered and tested the responses to find the method which will be simplest for our users.divbr //divdivWhat follows is a set of instructions..../divbr /divWe start our instructions by identifying the file we want to link to. Often for me, this will be a MPEG, AVI or giant PDF (because why else would you link rather than attach?) but in this example, I'm just using a MS Word Document./divdivbr //diva onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGr
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The Notes UI and Sending a Link to a File
Mon, Aug 23rd 2010 9:14p Gavin Bollard
Yesterday I found myself explaining to a new but technical user that Notes/Domino is, like Blackberry. An amazingly powerful and capable piece of software capable of everything that the competition is capable of - plus a whole lot more.divbr //divdiv....and hampered by what is still one of the worst user interfaces in the world./divdivbr //divdiviSorry Notes UI team - I know you're doing your best. The same goes for the blackberry team. I know that they're doing their best too. It's just that
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Article: 5 Million Web Sites Served Malware for at Least 3 Months - And Nobody Noticed!
Wed, Aug 18th 2010 3:15a Gavin Bollard
divI really want to direct your attention to the following article which appeared today;/divdivbr //divdivbMalicious widget hacked millions of Web sites/b/divdiviParked sites hosted by Network Solutions spread malware since at least May/i/divdiva href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/081610-malicious-widget-hacked-millions-of.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_2010-08-17"http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/081610-malicious-widget-hacked-millions-of.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_2010-08-
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Our Lotus Domino Cluster Failover Problem
Sun, Aug 15th 2010 8:48p Gavin Bollard
divIn certain computing circles, "clustering" is a dirty word. I've heard of situations where, far from providing business continuity peace of mind, it creates more work and greater risk than it would if it were not involved.divbr //divdivThis is not the case with Domino clustering. Done properly, it is extremely reliable/divdivbr //divdivbOur Problem/b/divdivRecently, our cluster seems to have "picked up a slight flutter". Actually, I think that perhaps the rules behind it may have changed
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Quick Rant: Why does Blackberry Discriminate against Australians?
Wed, Aug 11th 2010 10:47p Gavin Bollard
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The Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm.
The Clerk called the roll:
PRESENT: Jeff Gowan, Clark Harris, John CaraDonna, Alternate Henry DeLuca, Selectmen's Representative Greg Farris
ABSENT: Paddy Culbert, Roger Montbleau, Michael Soby, Alternate Carl Huether, Planning Director Vincent Messina
The Chairman announced that Mr. DeLuca would be voting for Mr. Culbert.
Mr. Gowan read aloud a letter of resignation received from board member Roger Montbleau.
MOTION: (CaraDonna/DeLuca) To accept the minutes of the October 4, 1999 board meeting as read.
VOTE: 5 – 0 – 0 The motion carries.
Mr. Harris read aloud the proposed change to the Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land - Chapter 260, Section XII, Paragraph F – Drainage; Subparagraph f. – Curbing:
"Curbing is required lining for both sides of all streets where grades are in excess of four percent (4%), and the roadway is to conform to the town's typical cross section with curb."
Mr. Harris stated that the revised typical cross section has yet to be received by Mr. Messina for incorporation into the subdivision regulations.
MOTION: (Harris/CaraDonna) To approve the change to the language as currently worded regarding curbing to "Curbing is required lining for both sides of all streets where grades are in excess of four percent (4%), and the roadway is to conform to the town's typical cross section with curb."
VOTE: 5 – 0 – 0 The motion carries.
DISCUSSION – Cul de Sacs
Mr. Gowan feels that it is time for the board to proceed with their discussion on cul de sacs and decide which is the best direction to go with the current regulations.
Mr. Farris asked if the 840 ft. maximum takes into consideration potential cul de sacs off of the existing cul de sac. If the board allows this, they will continue with the "spider web" effect of cul de sacs. If the length is extended to allow a developer his ten lots, it will also allow for multiple cul de sacs off of the main cul de sac. Mr. Farris feels that the board needs to try to get a development to "loop around" and allow for at least two accesses. Mr. Harris explained that the regulations state that a developer cannot construct intersections within so many feet of each other. Mr. Farris stressed the need for "creativity" in the development and planning of future subdivisions. Mr. Harris stated that it is up to the board to review the plans as they come before them.
Mr. Gowan agrees with Mr. Farris and is also not an advocate of "cascading cul de sacs". Mr. CaraDonna stated that the board needs to determine whether or not they will continue to allow "cascading cul de sacs" to occur. He suggested that the board agree on a figure that will be reasonable – possibly something less than 840 ft. Mr. CaraDonna referred to Page 14 of the Subdivision Regulations – Section XII – Design Standards – A. Streets 1. Location and read aloud as follows:
"d. Streets that cannot be extended and will be permanently terminated will not have a greater centerline length than 560 feet prior to the beginning of the termination."
He explained that this means if a cul de sac is permanent, it cannot be greater than 560 ft. However, if a right of way is shown, it can be greater. Mr. Farris pointed out that a waiver would be necessary.
Mr. Gowan stated that the board must base any change to the language on sound reasoning. He believes that this language "flies in the face" of the Master Plan which calls out for connecting roads whenever possible. The board needs to find a way to balance this issue. Mr. CaraDonna stated that if the board sets a specific limit, the developer can always request a waiver. Mr. Harris disagreed and explained that if there is criteria for limits between a maximum and minimum, it cannot be waived. This is similar to the intersection grades regulation.
Mr. Farris referred to the towns of Dracut and Tyngsboro where the 500 ft. limit is strictly enforced with no waivers. He feels that there must be a balance in order to allow for "creative" long term development. Mr. Farris feels that Pelham's regulations currently allow for very long cul de sacs with no way out.
Mr. Gowan believes that the board needs to tighten up the regulations but they must be able to base these decisions in fact. Mr. Farris stated that the Master Plan, which is utilized as a guideline for planning, refers to the protection of the way of life throughout the document. He questioned how the granting of waivers would effect this protection. Mr. Gowan stated that the Master Plan also calls out for connecting roads and that could mean disruption of a way of life on an existing cul de sac.
Mr. Harris stated that the board cannot deny access to abutting parcels with permanent cul de sacs. Mr. Farris stated that the board has allowed 2,000 ft. cul de sacs on the "potential" that a piece of land may be developed. He feels that the owners of the abutting parcels need to be contacted prior to the development. Mr. Farris stated that the board continues to create "over extended" cul de sacs that lead to nowhere.
Mr. CaraDonna feels that there have been a few subdivision plans before the board that are way outside of the regulation. He referred to the extension off of Shelly Drive and Irene Drive. Mr. CaraDonna stated that there is a potential for a connecting road off of Irene Drive but Buonarosa Drive is "done".
Mr. Harris stated that he drafted language in August that set a limit of 760 ft. and being waivered to a maximum of 800 ft. allows you 40 ft. in length. This is more conducive to rectangular lots. Mr. Farris stated that the longer the road is extended, the greater the change of having cul de sacs off of cul de sacs.
Mr. Harris explained that the limitation would apply to permanent cul de sacs only because the board cannot deny access. Mr. Farris stated that the board does not have to allow an applicant to develop to the end of his property. Mr. Harris explained that if the applicant develops around the permanent cul de sac, the board has created a "reservation strip" that denies access. Mr. Farris stated that if a developer establishes a 50 ft. right of way off of the cul de sac, he can return to the board to develop further. Mr. Harris explained that the developer will have to connect if he is going to utilize the frontage. Mr. CaraDonna stated that with today's regulations, this would be waived. Mr. Harris referred to Wyndridge Estates off of Bowley Road and the cascading cul de sac situation that has occurred there. There was no way that the board could deny the access. This parcel has the potential to be connected to another town road.
Mr. Farris asked how the board can encourage a developer to loop these roads around rather than create more cul de sacs. Mr. Harris referred to Shannon Circle off of Jericho Road. It is beneficial for the developer to create a "P" or "Q" shape that will gain road frontage for more lots.
Mr. Gowan stated that if the language is properly written, the board can force creativity on the developers. He understands that the more narrow pieces of property will be difficult to create loops on. Mr. CaraDonna referred to Evergreen Estates off of Route 38 and pointed out that this very long roadway goes right up to the wetlands and ends in a cul de sac. He questioned if this is how the board wants to continue to plan the town.
Mr. Gowan suggested that the board members try to merge specific language to the wording that Mr. Harris has presented and work on it again at the next planning session. Mr. Farris questioned whether the board wants to set this language up so that there are no waivers. They could insert a minimum and maximum figure to avoid the requests for waivers. Mr. Gowan stated that this way, a waiver could still be granted, but only to the maximum figure established. Mr. Harris stated that it must apply only to permanent cul de sacs because the board cannot restrict access to future development. Mr. Farris asked what the point of the restriction is if the board is going to allow cul de sacs of a greater distance. Mr. Harris stated that a developer would be held at 560 ft. if a 50 ft. right of way is not provided to the next parcel.
Mr. Gowan feels that the minimum should be left at 560 ft. with a maximum of 800 ft. Mr. Farris stated that with a permanent cul de sac, a developer could get ten lots.
Mr. Farris suggested that the board create language that will not only protect the town but will also be fair and equitable to the developer. He feels that the onus is on the developer to be creative with the layout of the plan. Mr. Farris expressed concern for protecting way of life in local neighborhoods.
Mr. Gowan stated that the Master Plan calls out for connecting roads. This document will be reviewed this year for updates. Mr. Gowan stressed the importance of the Planning Board conducting lengthy discussions about this issue prior to any rewrites of the Master Plan.
Mr. Farris asked if the proposed language states that a cul de sac cannot be extended unless it interconnects, will it allow the board any flexibility. Mr. Gowan stated that a potential property owner must thoroughly research the lot prior to purchase. Mr. Farris believes that the board must have the option of controlling any connections to surrounding towns. Mr. Gowan stated that the board must research whether or not they can say no to a connecting road.
Mr. Gowan requested that Mr. Harris and Mr. CaraDonna pull this language together and submit it for review and discussion at the next work session.
Mr. Harris explained that he would submit language that provides a minimum length of 560 ft. and a maximum length of 800 ft. for a permanent cul de sac. There will be no further extension beyond 800 ft. unless there is a connecting road. Mr. CaraDonna requested that cascading cul de sacs also be addressed in the language. Mr. Farris stated that with this parameter set, a developer would be forced to be creative.
Mr. CaraDonna requested that side setbacks, minimum water requirements and work within the WCD be discussed at the next work session.
MOTION: (DeLuca/Harris) To adjourn the meeting.
VOTE: 5 – 0 – 0 The motion carries.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan J. Tesch
Recording Secretary


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The Interpreter
reviewed by Steve Sailer
The American Conservative, May 23, 2005
"The Interpreter," starring Sean Penn as a Secret Service agent charged with protecting a Robert Mugabe-style African dictator visiting the United Nations and Nicole Kidman as a translator who overhears a plot to assassinate the kleptocrat, received a rather warm welcome from critics and opening weekend audiences because 2005 has been so lacking in Hollywood movies for grown-ups. One suspenseful set-piece tracking a terrorist on a Brooklyn bus temporarily justifies the movie's thudding, screeching score, but, overall, this portentous, inane, and interminable film gives maturity a bad name.
Directors seldom ripen with age, and the septuagenarian Sydney Pollack, maker of "Three Days of the Condor" and "Out of Africa," is no exception. We like to imagine that directors are artists with profound insights into the human predicament, but they more resemble battlefield commanders relying upon the charismatic confidence and sleepless energy of the prime of life, not the wisdom of age, to make countless quick decisions.
Imagine that after months wheedling permission to be the first to film inside the UN, it's the day to shoot the crucial encounter between Penn, so florid and furrowed, and Kidman, so pale and smooth. But your leading lady shows up with a pimple, and all that your make-up artists can do is powder it down to a not-quite-subliminal blemish on her otherwise flawless complexion.
So, do you call Kofi Annan and beg to be allowed back in a week when Nicole's lip has healed? Or do you throw out your planned close-ups? Or maybe you could backlight her? Your 120 or so highly-paid crew members are looking to you for decisions.
Pollack, though, just tiredly plows ahead, making uninspired choices that fail to encourage suspension of disbelief in the frequently ludicrous plot.
Many critics have praised "The Interpreter" for shooting at the UN, but you'd have to possess, like Pollack and his squadron of screenwriters, a quasi-religious reverence for that trade association for heads of government (some of them gangsters like Mugabe) to see anything uplifting in the UN's soul-sapping International Style modern architecture. Inspired primarily by Le Corbusier, the muse of the public housing project, the UN's 38-story skyscraper reflects a time when trendy architects assumed that the Pantheon, Chartres Cathedral, and the Taj Mahal were all just crude random gropings toward humanity's ultimate style: the metal-and-glass box.
Similarly, "The Interpreter's" politics are an only modestly disillusioned updating of the "Kumbaya" era when liberals fantasized that the UN would lead decolonized Africa in offering moral guidance to the West.
"The Interpreter's" big plot twist is that Kidman, the palest of Hollywood's innumerable blondes, turns out to have grown up in fictional "Matobo" (in reality, a national park in Zimbabwe). Is she a femme fatale plotting revenge on the Mugabe-figure because he took her country away from her settler family?
Heavens, no! She remains the sappiest true believer in multiculturalism, even though the liberator-turned-tyrant blew up her parents.
And it's just as well that the script portrays the heroine as a naïve nincompoop, because Kidman, although built on the elongated chassis of the classic femme fatale, is too bland for a dark role. She's the kind of obvious arm candy -- very slender, very fair -- that an extremely rich man might marry to quiet questions about his sexual orientation, yet her resemblance to a twelve-year-old girl means she lacks the bewitching beauty of womanhood.
Still, this gullible progressive might have shed sparks with Sean Penn's character if he had been written as an Irish-American NYPD detective at first disbelieving and then contemptuous of how Kidman's people gave up their colony and merely hoped for justice from those they had once ruled -- in contrast to how New York's Catholic ethnics have held on to the police department and, especially, the heroic fire department.
Unfortunately, Penn is supposed to be a Secret Service agent, yet, despite his enormous reputation as an actor, he makes little effort to imitate their famously neutral professional affect. He's just a humorless bore until he finally earns his pay by scrunching up his legendarily mobile features and boo-hooing.
Penn is to tragedy what Jim Carrey is to comedy: the man with the most gymnastic facial muscles. Unfortunately for Penn, actors who have succeeded at playing tragic heroes, such as Laurence Olivier and James Earl Jones, have traditionally been imposing figures whose downfall is cathartic. Penn, sadly, is a wrinkly little rodent of a fellow.
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Directions: Rt 22 North of Brewster to Rt 55 West towards Poughkeepsie for five miles, left on Old Rt 55, first left at AT signpost to small parking area (white house in driveway belongs to Maintainer)
Trail Information: 1/2 mile on dirt road to AT (2x6 white blazed), take AT north 1.5 miles to Beekman Upland trail on left (blue blazed), ~3miles on blue blazed back to AT junction, turn left on AT (hard left, three blue blazes in triangle formation denote Beekman upland trail terminus), take AT back 2 miles to service road, right on service road, 1/2 mile back to parking area.
Trail type is single track, hardpack with root and rock and a few bouldering sections but nothing too technical or steep. Trails borders lake for approx 1/3 mile, in June, most of trail is fringed by blooming mountain laurel, in September, blueberries.
Miscellaneous Information: Shorter loop may be made by parking at AT on RT 55 1/10 of a mile up from Old Rt 55, lessons by approx 1 mile.


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Community Garden an Oasis on Soledad St.
Article taken from the Salinas Californian March 7, 2013
Along Soledad Street in the Chinatown neighborhood there is a plot of land, 2,500 square feet of serenity amid bitter misfortune, as different from the street as green is to gray. It's known simply as "the garden" throughout the neighborhood.
"I knew what [Soledad Street] was about. I was born in this valley. This was the spot to come if you wanted drugs or anything. You name it, it was here," said Javier Rodriguez. Rodriguez is the Chinatown Community Garden Steward and works for AmeriCorps Volunteer Infrastructure Program (VIP) in the garden at the north end of Soledad Street where it meets East Lake Street.
"I've seen a really, really big improvement," Rodriguez said. "Now I see children coming to the garden. I bring my own daughter to the garden. The people on the street take care of the garden. They guard the garden, they don't let anything bad come into the garden.
"A lot of that is the fact that they know the garden and CSUMB and everything we're doing is bringing a positive light to the area. It's bringing positive energy . They want to take care of it, because without this, it's going to revert back to what it was."
Since 2008 his zeal and self-taught agriculture and horticulture expertise — "By osmosis you could say," Rodriguez said — have nurtured growth and vitality in a section of Salinas where most things appear wilted and broken. One one side of the garden's perimeter green shrubs and vine-covered metal fence are bleak views of street life; on the other are orange poppies, roses and hummingbirds.
Rodriguez started working in the garden as a volunteer, then accepted a series of part-time jobs that eventually grew into full-time employment as keeper of the one, quietly determined sliver of hope and beauty on the block.
"At one point this was an open parking lot, it was dumping ground, it was an outdoor toilet," he said. "The positive energy of all the (California State University, Monterey Bay) students coming in, the volunteers that come in on a regular basis, faces changing, all the schools coming into the area and helping out at Dorothy's [soup kitchen] — just this positive atmosphere that constantly people bring — changed the street."
Homeless people still congregate on the sidewalks. Cars slowly cruise up the street, stop, and wait for someone on the sidewalk to step up and hand something into the vehicle before rapidly driving off.
But Rodriguez takes note of Soledad Street life not immediately recognized by others.
"I can see the difference because I've been here," he said. "I see it during the winter when we have not that many volunteers. It kind of starts dying down (the garden). That's when the bad elements start coming back. The worst thing that's happened here, in the garden, is we had a break-in recently and they stole a wood chipper that was going to help us maintain the garden. It's a revenue-driver to keep the garden maintained after the grant money runs out."
Rodriguez's daily routine starts in the morning when he opens the locked gate to the garden, then determines the garden's needs for the day. He coordinates the activities of 15 service learning students from CSUMB and three workers from the CalWORKS program. His day includes weeding, watering and managing a variety of projects designed to sustain the existence of the garden.
"Currently we're working with the solid waste authority teaching classes on composting," he said. "We're teaching people in the Salinas Valley, anywhere from King City to Prunedale. They're open classes, they're free and taught by a master composter."
Rodriguez tends from 50 to 75 different organisms growing around the fenced oasis. He knows the plants' needs and individual personalities as intimately as if they were his own children. He said last year the garden delivered over half a ton of produce — broccoli, potatoes, pinto beans, artichokes, herbs of all kind, mustard, dinosaur kale, Russian kale, Greek oregano, mint, garlic chives, savory, cabbage, onions, lettuce, spinach, corn, peas and squash.
"A little bit of everything," he said. "I want to find out how to plant a T-bone steak plant or a filet mignon plant. If I could figure that out, I could plant a money tree."
Rodriguez said all the food produced in the gardens went into the hands of the homeless and some to Dorothy's Place. Privately adopted plots within the garden also donated to Dorothy's.
Each plot in the garden is available for adoption, a program Rodriguez initiated four years ago. All that is asked is two hours of time per month donated to the collective maintenance of the garden. For that, Rodriguez supplies all seeds, tools, compost and agricultural assistance needed.
Each plot has a name, such as Duchess or Freckles, in order to keep track of what is growing in each. Plots can be and are individually decorated, but the name must remain the same. Rodriguez said if someone feels they cannot devote the time needed to maintain a plot, then there are wooden half-barrels available to plant flowers.
A central task for the garden is to become self-sustaining. To that end Rodriguez has a variety of projects underway. The garden's gazebo will soon be outfitted with four, 740-watt solar panels to supply electricity.
He has created a passive solar water heater on the roof of the shed that, he said, reaches 130 degrees on a good day. He's developing a gray water system. Along with providing food for the body, he's now creating nourishment for the soul.
"We'll be doing an open mike night on the next full moon (March 27), and on all full moons for summer," Rodriguez said.
This first full moon get-together will be the garden's inaugural open mike night. Anyone is welcome to tell jokes, sing, play a musical instrument or recite poetry. Rodriguez said organizers will offer tea.
Any proceeds made will go to La Perla coffee shop and art gallery on Soledad Street just down the block from the garden. A future project on the drawing board is an earthen pizza oven.
"Right now it's in concept," Rodriguez said.
If he can replace the stolen wood chipper, he plans to develop vermiculture (a system of composting using worms) to sell at farmers markets. Rodriguez hopes this will sustain the gardens and pay his wages when the grant money fades away in the next year.
~ Story taken from the Salinas Californian 3.7.13
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FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2012 file photo, Feminist punk group Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova sits in a glass enclosure at a court in Moscow, Russia. Federal Prison Service spokeswoman Kristina Belousova said Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 that Tolokonnikova is in a prison hospital in the province of Mordovia in western Russia, the site of her prison colony. Belousova refused to specify Tolokonnikova's illness or comment on her condition, saying only that she has "nothing serious." (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, File)
MOSCOW (AP) — A jailed member of the Pussy Riot feminist punk band has been hospitalized and had complained of headaches and of suffering from overwork at a prison colony known for its tough conditions, a fellow band member said Friday.
An official confirmed that Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who is serving a two-year sentence for an irreverent protest against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main cathedral, is in a hospital at her prison colony in Mordovia in western Russia. But Federal Prison Service spokeswoman Kristina Belousova declined to specify her illness or comment on her condition, saying only it was "nothing serious."
She didn't say when exactly Tolokonnikova was admitted, but said it happened recently.
Yekaterina Samutsevich, a band member who also was sentenced to two years in August but later released on appeal, added that during their trial Tolokonnikova said she was suffering from headaches and the judge ignored it. Samutsevich said that Tolokonnikova feels exhausted after working long hours with little sleep.
"They don't allow her to have any rest; she works nearly round the clock," Samutsevich told independent Rain TV on Friday. "She said she feels tired, extremely tired."
Pyotr Verzilov, Tolokonnikova's husband, said the hospitalization was connected with an appointment Tolokonnikova had been scheduled to have before she was sent to the colony, rather than a specific illness. "Obviously, the conditions aren't that great, but her lawyer's dealing with it," he told The Associated Press.
In an interview published last week in the independent Novaya Gazeta newspaper, Tolokonnikova stoically described harsh prison conditions, saying she doesn't expect any leniency from authorities.
Tolokonnikova, who works at a sewing machine like most female prisoners in Russia's prison colonies, told the paper that she has had her fingers punctured by the needle but has picked up speed and experience and can now meet her quota of making lining for 320 jackets a day. Like other prisoners, she bathes once a week and uses cold water to wash the rest of the week.
"I am not paying much attention to living conditions," she said in an interview filmed in December. "I'm ascetic, and living conditions matter little for me."
Tolokonnikova said she meditates to prevent her spirit from being dulled by the monotonous labor and added that the main thing she misses at her prison colony is the ability to read freely.
Tolokonnikova, Samutsevich and the third band member, Maria Alekhina, were found guilty of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred in August after they raucously prayed to the Virgin Mary for the deliverance from Putin at Christ the Savior Cathedral. Samutsevich was freed in October, but the two others were sent to prison colonies. The verdict has drawn global outrage, highlighting Russia's intolerance of dissent.
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Lake Placid is said and done for 2013, and many are shedding a tear that it doesn't last all of August. That's just how fun it is! We got some new champions this year, and we'll work on some more first hand updates and stories in the coming days.
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