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Thursday, November 09, 2006
PCPS Lite version on customized SLAX
But that's a story for another time.
In any case, I put together a PCPS lite version using SLAX. I've tried to make it as close to the original version as possible. Of course, some things just weren't possible, so I've had to make some changes.
One requirement was for a local copy of Britannica 2004 Concise Edition on local disk. Unfortunately, Britannica has got to have the most brain-dead installation process for Linux. It's just so...stupid. Frankly, I don't know how the original PCPS team managed to get it to work.
So instead I loaded the stripped down Wikipedia edited by SOS Childrens' Village. At under 200MB, it fit in nicely with the rest of SLAX, plus additional applications.
I also loaded in selections from Gutenberg Philippines, GK Chesterton (my favorite author and for whom I have works handy), and Andrew Loomis' "Fun with a Pencil." I had wanted to load in OpenOffice.org tutorials, but there wasn't any more room.
Other stuff: Inkscape, The GIMP, OpenOffice.org, View Your Mind, and KDE Edutainment Package.
And, of course, a campaign button...to visit this blog. Mwa ha ha ha!
Take that, congressman!
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- AnonymousNovember 09, 2006 6:05 PM
hi dom..can you help me by giving step by step instruct how to link my blogspot to the philippines best blog websiye..thanks a lot :)...ReplyDelete
Talk about promotion! Good stuff Dom's. So all this I assumed you had to fit into a CD?ReplyDelete
Hi, Chaz: he, he, yep. Just a single 700MB CD. And when you start up KDE, you get a quick view of my face. Mwa ha ha ha.ReplyDelete
Was thinking of doing a special one for Science High.
Hi, Anonymous: sure, but...er, who are you?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 13, 2006 4:40 PM
Hi, how can I contact your friend in the PCPS? Is it a public school near Dumaguete? Maybe he/she would like this idea: set up the computers as disk-less network and boot from a server. I could contact an organization in Silliman that could donate a UPS for the server. It saves money too: 400+ pesos per computer (ethernet card and cable) instead of 2000+ per computer for a cdrom drive.ReplyDelete


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ORCi European Championship Prysmian-Celadrin, organized by the Yacht Club Punta Ala, is being held in Italy from 23 to 30 June. After this weekend's two days of registration, measurement checks, and the opening ceremony, inshore racing is due to begin on Monday, 25 June, followed by a mix of inshore and offshore racing throughout the week until the end of competition on Saturday, 30 June.
ORCi European Championship 2012
As of today there are 33 teams entered from 8 countries, a number that organizers expect to grow even further in the few remaining days left to the start of the event. Entries with GPH ratings from between 450 and 599.9 seconds/mile) will be competing in Class A, while entries with GPH ratings between 600 and 660 seconds/mile will be competing in Class B. Overall results will be calculated from a series of inshore windward/leeward races held on 25, 28, 29 and 30 June, as well from a long offshore race held around the Tuscan Archipelago over 26-27 June.
Some teams to watch in this year's championship include:
- Aniene 1a Classe, George Martin's TP52 fresh from an impressive class win in the Giraglia Rolex Cup last week;
- Cippa Lippa 8, Guido Paolo Gamucci's Cookson 50, sistership to last week's 2012 Adriatic ORC champion Calipso IV;
- Team Premier Sonnenkoening, Armin Schmidt's brand-new Farr 400 from Switzerland, with veteran US-based tactician Dee Smith on board;
- Airis, Roberto Monti's Felci-designed GP42, one of a handful of Italian boats also planning to race in the ORCi World Championship in Helsinki in August;
- Farr Marmo, Alberto Franchi's Farr 40, sistership to the reigning ORC Class A World Champion Enfant Terrible;
- Luduan Reloaded, Giovanni Sylos Labini's brand-new Grand Soleil 46;
- Scugnizza, Vincenzo de Blasio's NM38S, a strong contender in Class B;
- two M37's - Guiseppe Giuffre's reigning ORC Class B World Champion Low Noise and Francesco Sodini's Coconut - also battling for Class B supremacy;
- Alvarosky, Francesco Siculiana's GS 40R, a perennial Corinthian class winner;
- Morgan IV°, Nicola de Gemmis's brand-new Grand Soleil 39 Sport;
- Symfony, Frolov Viacheslav's X-35, Class B winner from the Giraglia Rolex Cup
'Given the many other ORC events going on in the region this month, this is a very impressive turnout of top boats and teams,' said Bruno Finzi, Chairman of the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC). 'There are many teams that have won past ORC championships here, so I foresee the eventual winners of this event to have had very difficult battles in this competitive fleet.'
'We are delighted to welcome the competitors of this Championship,' said Massimo de Sanctis, president of the YC Punta Ala. 'This is an event to which we are particularly attached, and we have had the pleasure to organize in seven previous occasions. This year the fleet is very competitive, our organizational commitment is total and I am sure that eventually this will turn out to be a beautiful event.'
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There is something wonderfully poetic about the holiday season beginning with Thanksgiving, continuing through Christmas, and coming full circle with the start of a new year.
It starts with each of us considering the many blessings in our lives and giving thanks for what we have. Then in the spirit of giving, we share our abundance with others. And finally we begin anew, resolving to be better people in the year ahead.
Yet somehow in the middle of all this, the spirit of giving has become twisted and contorted so that many believe "shopping" is a synonym for "giving."
First there's Black Friday, the infamous day after Thanksgiving when big box stores promise blockbuster deals. It's gotten so popular that Black Friday actually begins on Thursday – Thanksgiving itself.
That's followed by Small Business Saturday, the day we are told to "shop small" and spend our holiday dollars buying gifts at local small businesses.
Then there's Cyber Monday when online vendors cut their prices in the hopes that you'll spend some money with them as well.
Yet instinctively we all know that the greatest gifts are not things that can be bought in a store.
Now my children will certainly wake up on Christmas morning with presents under the tree. There is something truly magical about watching a child or loved one open a present from you.
But the true gift we share with our children is the time we spend together. It's the kind word. It's the unexpected hug. It's the lessons we share with them on how to be good people.
It's with those lessons in mind that we started a new Christmas tradition in our home a few years ago. We don't buy gifts for the adults in my family. Instead, we make contributions in their honor to charities and causes that make our world a better place.
Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Year. Give thanks. Give Back. Resolve to do better.
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Abundant Life Crusades
Tony and Marge Abram have been preaching the Good News for over 51 years!
This is an especially good message to
share with the young. They are very apt to remember the Names of the
Lord and who He is in this matter. Then the Lord's Prayer, " Hallowed be
thy Holy Name!" then it will become a reality to them.
A. Is for Alpha the Almighty who is able.
- Revelation 1:8 (KJV) I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the
ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come,
the Almighty.
B. Is for the Babe who was born in a stable.
- Luke 2:16 (KJV) And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph,
and the babe lying in a manger
C. is for Christ and for Calvary and the Cross.
- Luke 23:33 (KJV) And when they were come to the place, which is called
Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right
hand, and the other on the left.
D. Is for the Deliverer who saves us from loss.
- Romans 11:26 (KJV) And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written,
There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away
ungodliness from Jacob:
E. Is for Emmanuel meaning 'God with us;
- Matthew 1:23 (KJV) Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall
bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being
interpreted is, God with us.
F. He is the Friend of publicans and sinners.
- Matthew 11:19 (KJV) The Son of man came eating and drinking, and
they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of
publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
G. He is the God whom Thomas confessed.
- John 20:28 (KJV) And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my
H. He is the Head of the Church that He blessed. (Col 1:18 KJV)
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the
firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the
I. He is Immortal as He rose from the dead.
- 1 Cor 15:12 (KJV) Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the
dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
J. His Name of Jesus for He will save His people.
- Matthew 1:21 (KJV) And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt
call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
K. He is the King on His throne and up above. Revelation 19:16
(KJV) And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING
L. He is the Lamb the proof of God's love.
- John 1:29 (KJV) The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and
saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
M. He is our Mediator, the one in between the Father and us.
- 1 Timothy 2:5 (KJV) For there is one God, and one mediator between God
and men, the man Christ Jesus;
N. He was called the despised Nazarene
- Matthew 2:23 (KJV) And he came and dwelt in a city called
Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets,
He shall be called a Nazarene.
O. He is the Only Son and adored by the Father.
- John 3:16 (KJV) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but
have everlasting life.
P. Is for the great Physician who healed and restored.
- Mark 2:17 (KJV) When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are
whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not
to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Q. Quench not the Spirit but be filled.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:19 (KJV) Quench not the Spirit.
R. He is the Rock on which we can build.
- 1 Corinthians 10:4 (KJV) And did all drink the same spiritual drink:
for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock
was Christ.
S. He is the Shepherd who cares for His sheep
- John 10:14 (KJV) I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am
known of mine.
T. He is the Teacher whose rules we must keep.
- John 3:2 (KJV) The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him,
Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do
these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
U. He is Undefiled, harmless and Holy.
- Hebrews 7:26 (KJV) For such an high priest became us, who is holy,
harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the
V. He is the Vine in whom the believer abides.
- John 15:5 (KJV) I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in
me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye
can do nothing.
W. He is the Way and Life and Truth.
- John 14:6 (KJV) Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the
life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
X. Is for the Cross where He suffered for YOU.
- Hebrews 13:12 (KJV) Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the
people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
Y. Is He did it all for YOU.
- John 5:24 (KJV) Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my
word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and
shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Z. Is for Zion where the Redeemer shall reign.
- Isaiah 24:23 (KJV) Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun
ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in
Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
- Isaiah 59:20 (KJV) And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them
that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.
- Revelation 2:8 (KJV) And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write;
These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
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EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Rutgers looks as of it's ready to play anybody, anywhere.
Matee Ajavon scored 20 points, and Kia Vaughn added 14 to help the fourth-seeded Scarlet Knights rout East Carolina 77-34 on Sunday night in the first round of the Greensboro Regional.
The Scarlet Knights (23-8) advanced to play Michigan State (24-8) on the Spartans' home floor Tuesday night.
When the possible matchup was revealed, Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer wasn't happy.
"I am not going to say anything because I have thousands of dollars in fines right now," Stringer said last Sunday night.
A week later, Stringer was still stewing.
"One of these days, I'm going to say a lot of things," she said. "But right now, in my capacity, I'm happy to play Michigan State. I'm excited. My team is excited.
"It doesn't matter where we play."
On Jan. 28 at home, the Scarlet Knights rallied to beat Michigan State 63-57 with a 12-2 run to end the game.
East Carolina (19-14) was outmatched from the start, and the game was essentially over when Rutgers went on a 13-0 run to lead 31-12 with 7:24 left in the first half.
"Any time a team makes a run like that, it's going to get into your head," Lady Pirates center Cherie Mills said. "Still, we're not supposed to give up.
"We'll learn from it. I'm pretty sure, that's not the last time you'll see East Carolina."
As if the game was still in doubt, the Scarlet Knights scored the first 12 points of the second half and went ahead by 34.
"We were just in the flow of the game," Ajavon said. "We were fortunate to get a 13-0 run. That opened up the game."
Stringer took out most of her starters midway through the second half ahead by 30-plus points, but reserves added to the lead.
Mills scored 13 and Jasmine Young had eight points for the Lady Pirates, who had won their previous 10 games.
Rutgers and East Carolina won their conference tournament titles, in the Big East and Conference USA, respectively, for the first time in school history.
But that was the only thing they seemed to have in common.
Rutgers was quicker, bigger and more talented at every position and is in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth straight year and ninth time in 10 years.
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Rutgers held East Carolina to a season-low 34 points.
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She had plenty of help.
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"Today was not the day to let down," Stringer said. "The tone was set with Matee, and with Heather. Those two made the difference."
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Among the campers will be officials from Scottsdale, Ariz., which recently adopted a code of ethics in response to a citizens' petition (it hasn't yet been implemented); mayors and council members from other cities; and ethics commissioners, a relatively new phenomenon in city and municipal government, Nadler says.
"Not many places have ethics officers. We did a matrix of cities to find out who has ethics officers, ethics codes, and whether ethics training is mandatory, then looked at whether it reduces ethical problems in government."
Nadler found the emphasis on ethics doesn't always help. "The city of San Diego has an ethics code, for example, but they have myriad problems," she says. "Others have no codes and no problems. It's not only about the code, it's about the culture you establish."
In addition to Nadler, "camp counselors" will include:
Kirk Hanson, executive director of the Markkula Center and former chair of Santa Clara County Political Ethics Commission.
Elizabeth Brinkman Day, assistant director of character education for the Markkula Center.
Elsa Chen, assistant professor of political science at SCU and leader of the Public Sector Program.
JoAnne Speers, executive director and ethics program director of the Institute for Local Government.
Carla Miller, esq., co-ethics officer for the city of Jacksonville, Fla., and board member of the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL), and found of CityEthics.org.
LeeAnn Pelham, executive director of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission.


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LAS VEGAS, N.M. >> Authorities say a person who refused to stop during a vehicle pursuit on Interstate 25 near the northern New Mexico city of Las Vegas was shot after driving aggressively toward a police officer.
New Mexico State Police say the driver is undergoing treatment at a hospital for injuries suffered in the pursuit that began around 10:40 p.m. Saturday.
Police say the driver refused to pull over after being spotted driving in the wrong direction down the interstate, but officers eventually managed to forcibly stop the vehicle.
The driver is accused of then driving aggressively toward an officer.
The driver's identity hasn't yet been released.


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At 04:53 26-11-00 -0800, John Ahlstrom wrote:
>Rumor hath it that in the late 60s and early
>70s various US defense related organizations
>were required to place their chad in burn bags
>for disposal as secret information.
>We suggested that it would be more cost-effective
>to dump the bags on the lawn of the Russian embassy.
Would this be the aftermath of the incident when the Canadians extracted
Americans from ?Iran on Canadian passports? Students were employed to
reassemble the thin paper strips that had come out of the US embassy
shredders. Since the students had some success the shredders were later
replaced with models that produced thinner strips and did other things to
them. If these thin strips were referred to as "chad", then instructions to
burn chad as secret info make sense.
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Terrible footage of police violence against a crowd which had gathered in protest after Anaheim police fatally shot an unarmed young man in the back. Men, women, and young children were sprayed with rubber bullets and mauled by a police dog:
Terrible footage of police violence against a crowd which had gathered in protest after Anaheim police fatally shot an unarmed young man in the back. Men, women, and young children were sprayed with rubber bullets and mauled by a police dog:
Slaves gotta learn to follow orders. Rubber bullets are a gentle teaching tool. Hopefully they gained enough understanding to avoid real bullets in the future.
i am liking this quasi-sarcasm.
Man, fuck tha police.
.. Comin straight from the underground, young nigga got it bad coz I'm brown
and not the other color so police think, they have the authority to kill a minority
after watching this and other shit from usa, when shall we expect the first american boat people here in europe?
Are they any better than that sick bastard in Aurora?
Hell no there not.
this type of stuff has been going on for decades
China needs to adopt a Bill of Rights so they can be free like Americans
Oh, this happened in the Land of the Free?
They musta been trouble makers asking for it.
Imagine how the cops are going to whine when the tables are turned and they and their families are targeted with violence.
Oh you and your hypothetical scenarios…
Yeah, the more wild and unlikely the hypothetical, the more more likely I am to comment on it.
It's no fun talking about things that actually could happen.
to serve and protect
These people all seem like Spanish speaking illegals or uneducated welfare sucking people. No wonder the police acted this way.
This would have never happened in an all white neighborhood or an all black neighborhood. White people pay taxes and nigga's got guns.
that's a ghetto neighborhood full of gang banging fools. you'll see 12 yr old little bangers too. those fools will use their kids as shields thinking cops wont do anything to the trouble makers if their holding their kids. Orange Co. has turned into little mexico ran by illegal immigrants and their offspring. "they just started shooting" (for no reason of course!) riiight maybe if you took your illegal ass back inside instead of threatening officers your ass wouldn't have been rolled HA HA HA
WTF America? Why do we as The People keep letting piece of shit cops do this to us? They shot an unarmed man in the back cause he ran. That's not police protocol. Then the people protested wanting answers and the police start shooting bean bags at the crowd with kids in it. Stop The Hired Mafia!
This shit needs to stop. The police are murdering Americans and getting away with it. This is the second time this month. We are Americans. We have the power not the governments. Please remember that.
Kid runs from cops
Cops shoot kid
Families get upset
Cops release dogs and shoot rubber bullets
No wonder kids run from cops.
Imagine if you were given a gun and told you could shoot anyone who didn't obey you or did something you didn't like and get by with it . If you had power over everyone else. Add anger and your buddies backing you, encouraging you so you could laugh about it later. Cops need to answer to someone. The people can't protest for wrong doing anymore without being shot . Instead of politicians worrying about Zimmerman they need to be checking their own police who do the same thing everyday.
You may not be a criminal suspect, but the police will feature you in a "wanted" poster if they don't like you. Via DNAinfo New York: The NYPD has created...


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The Department of Interior notified dozens of state treasurers on Monday that refunds totaling $110 million would be coming back to their coffers after a reversal of the Administration's decision to withhold royalty payments required by the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA). Last spring, a decision was made by Interior and the Office of Management and Budget to treat MLA payments owed to 34 impacted states as a "federal expenditure" subject to the parameters of the Sequester and the 2011 Budget Control Act. That decision received significant bipartisan opposition from many in Congress and the Western Governors Association.
On Monday, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar announced a management plan that would remove roughly half of the acreage available for oil and natural gas drilling in the 23 million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. Under the proposal, drilling activities and potential pipeline construction development could occur in the remaining 12 million acres of the reserve that may connect exploration projects waiting federal approval in the Chukchi Sea.
Alaska State Representative Charisse Millett and the Chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee, Cathy Foerster, testified at a hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources criticizing the very slow pace of plugging 136 abandoned wells overseen by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the National Petroleum Reserve. The Committee's Ranking Member, Senator Lisa Murkowski stated, "This is the type of crime the federal government would fine a private company millions of dollars for, but since these wells were drilled and are owned by a federal agency they are allowed to willfully ignore the law...Only the federal government could get away with this."
HB 1487 went into effect today, which prevents the state of New Hampshire from joining a national, regional, or state low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) without first receiving legislative approval. Although the legislation does not prevent agency staff from participating in discussions about LCFS related topics, it could have a significant impact on the development of a regional agreement that critics have often referred to as a "liquid cap and trade program."
According to media reports including the New York Times and others, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is considering a plan to allow limited permitting for hydraulic fracturing in communities in the Marcellus Shale region bordering Pennsylvania that have expressed support for the process. The move would signal at least a partial end to the nearly three year administrative review that has been conducted by the state Department of Environmental Conservation to determine the path forward on the controversial practice that has been derided by environmental activists because of water and air pollution concerns.
Last week, the Illinois State Senate voted 54-0 to pass new legislation regulating hydraulic fracturing by requiring chemical disclosure of the fluids used to break open the underground formations and new testing requirements for the cement and steel used during the "casing" process. Proponents of the bill lauded its passage as a way to beef up the state's oversight of expected drilling activity that may occur near the New Albany Shale formation and coal fields of southern Illinois.
Today's Wall Street Journal features a prominent story chronicling the number of local municipalities challenging state laws prohibiting them from regulating oil and gas drilling.The trend underscores an inherent tension between states seeking to provide regulatory certainty (not to mention a steady stream of tax revenue) with localities that believe they should have more control over zoning and development in or near their town borders.
Last week, the House of Representatives approved the energy portion of a surface transportation package, the "Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act" (H.R. 3408) by a vote of 237-187. The amended bill included several provisions to significantly expand offshore oil and natural gas development off the Pacific, Mid-Atlantic, and Gulf Coasts as well as Alaska as a way to fund transportation projects due to a shortage in federal-gas tax receipts for the Highway Trust Fund. In addition, HR 3408 would open up the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to exploration, incentivizes the development of oil shale reserves and it includes language to expedite the approval process of the Keystone XL project. Prospects for final passage are uncertain at best as the bill faces stiff opposition in the Senate and a veto threat from the Administration.
Energy issues were a focal point last night in the President's State of the Union address. He highlighted the significant increase in oil and gas production, the vast economic potential of natural gas, energy independence, as well as echoing his continued support for renewable and alternative energy. Below is brief analysis from a state perspective into some of the specific proposals, the reaction from Congress, and the prospects for potential action.
The Obama Administration is expected to announce this afternoon that it will deny a National Interest permit for the Keystone XL pipeline project. TransCanada, the company building the project, will reportedly be given an opportunity to "reapply" once it develops an alternative route to avoid the Sandhills region of Nebraska.


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This is a French-Coated-Hot Dog.
No really.
At The Last Appetite Blog, you can learn how to make one for your self. Excuse me while I go out and price street food vending carts, these should be sold on every street in America. After all, this is the time for change we can believe in.
Happy MLK Day and Happy Inaguration America. I really hope we can catch up to the rest of the progressive world. The fact that my own home State Fair did not invent, but some Koreans!!?!!@#@!?? That is just crazy, ridiculous.


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Dr. Bunnell (1823-91) operated several embalming buildings in the field. This one, near Fredericksburg, advertises "Free from Odor or Infection." "Embalming surgeons" could pitch a tent near the battlefield. Often there were hundreds of bodies a day. Undertaking was a new profession and quite profitable.
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@ginidietrich I joke all the time about my "mark all as read" Google reader. Pitiful. Like you I timeshift. I set aside time here, time there for my few must-read blogs. Comment when I have something to say, which you know me and how clever I think I am, is always. ;-) I've started scheduling tweets too, check it a little several times a day, click on those tweets that interest me. My problem is I'm a slow reader, I don't scan well. Truthfully I probably need to cut back but this is fun, chatting with folks like you and @Danny Brown @Griddy . And I learn something almost all the time, which hopefully makes me better at my job. FWIW.
It's the Arment Dietrich Facebook question of the week time and this week's question comes from Elizabeth Shelby. Elizabeth is a student at NYU, but is from Houston. All that snow is probably killing her right now (and I'm insanely jealous)!
She asks, "I have a question for your weekly Spin Sucks video post. How do you (Gini, or any of your staff) manage the amount of time you spend reading new blog posts, catching up on Twitter feeds, reading news stories, etc.? As a student, it's hard for me to find time to be both productive and good at my work AND be aware of what's happening in the blogosophere each day. I'm sure the same goes for you as a PR professional with your own clients whose needs must be met each day. Any tips?"
My answer is in the video below (or by clicking here). What are your tips for Elizabeth?
Don't forget…if you have a question or want to pick my brain, go to our Facebook wall and ask it there!
Great question from Elizabeth! I can't imagine being a student right now and trying to figure out how in the world you're going to balance a career, life and staying updated on all the blog reading and social Web activity.
I think your suggestion is a good one, Gini. I've amped up my blog reading in the past year. I've definitely learned a lot and established relationships through commenting, but my one recommendation to Elizabeth and others is to not spend SO much time reading that you leave no time for creating content. That's one area I'm focusing on this year - spending as much time writing as I do reading.
If only there were more hours in the day!
There are way too many great blogs for me to read them all. I don't use RSS very much but I am a late bloomer. I have kind of a core list I find most interesting for Marketing/Advertising. I was pretty smug with myself when I saw in the AdAge top 50 I think I read only 3 or 4. Maybe 8 in the top 100. I need excitement. Something challenging intellectually. I don't want fluff or gratuitous self promotion. Outside of around 10 core and 20 outercore blogs I let Twitter do the walking. People post links and that allows me to dive bomb around where needed!
I don't spend enough... I know there are so many good things to read out there...
I spend too much time... because I get distracted easily and end up following links or people who comment, etc..
productive? LOL.
btw, I rarely ever hit 'mark all as read' because I eventually get to it and do a marathon reading on the blog and make comments... sure, it seems like I'm a stalker on that day, but hey... I don't care ;) xo
Great advice, Gini.
You need to structure your day and adhere to that, otherwise you're just going to get lost and the day will get away from you.
I know over at Bonsai, we schedule the first hour for blog writing/reading, then take on client projects, then lunch/Twitter/Facebook, etc. Check back into client and lead gen work, and then end the day with a strategy meet.
All good fun. And these Bonsai Boys (thanks, @Griddy for the name, haha!) must be something if you read BOTH their blogs religiously, hehe. ;-)
My biggest tip is to get really good at knowing what you are looking for and scanning for that specific information - keeping up with curation helps (lists, RSS, etc.). Unfortunately, you're never going to have more time to keep up with all of the information the internet has to offer than when you're in college.
For me, keeping up with useful information is productive. So I don't consciously limit myself, but it ends up being about 1-2 hours per day reading through relevant articles/tweets (+scanning past things I don't need) and determining where I'm going to comment and share.
I'm very irregular for everything except my own writing, which is about 40 minutes 3X a week. My prospective clients in SM are people <i>not</i> on twitter, so my productive time online is either promoting m'self (ug!) or finding people who need a writer (and I am available!). That's a very different world than what you describe - where prospective clients are already online.
So I think that the goals are more important than the actual time. It's best to ask, "Is this the most productive thing I can do right now?" For many of us, twitter is more fun than productive.
Great question! I try to be consistent but also recognize that some days, my blog reading and Twitter might need to take a back seat to work and real life (or in today's case, a snow day!)
I generally take about a half an hour first thing in the morning to go through my Google Reader and open in new windows the handful of blogs posts I plan to read either during lunch or when I have an afternoon break. Those might take up to an hour to get through. With Twitter, I keep my Tweetdeck rocking and auto-updating so I can glance at tweets throughout the day and catch additional posts or articles to bookmark. Then, at the end of the day, usually after dinner when there's nothing on TV, I'll go through my Google Reader again and see if I missed anything from the afternoon and bookmark for the next day.
It's a balancing act some days, and I have to also allow for time to turn everything off to just do normal things and chores, especially on the weekends when I'm almost entirely offline.
Hey Gini! Unfortunately, I don't have sound on my office computer here, so I won't be able to hear your response until I get home...but I can honestly say that I spend at least 1-2 hours reading blogs every day, including yours (and often, other bloggers I discovered through you, like nittyGriddy). And I believe at my job, that's acceptable, especially because the knowledge I've gained from blogs like yours has proven invaluable the further I get into social media, marketing, and PR. I shall stop by later (figuratively speaking)!
First things first. I love your hair Gini - it looks awesome! And the makeup artist in me has to tell you I love your lip gloss too, very nice!
Now back to business. I spend about an hour every morning reading blogs, tweeting, updating statuses etc. I usually get up at 5am to do this (before the kids wake up). After I get to work I tweet, post, etc. whenever I get a free moment.
For me it's easy to loose 2 + hours a day to the online world so I really have to limit myself.
Great video Gini!
I know that doesn't have anything to do but, I think I have a perfect boyfriend for your sock monkey girl heheh I'll send you a pic during the day!.. kisses!
I heard you say Ingrid Abboud :)))!
@Danny Brown @ginidietrich @Griddy Secret's safe with me.
@3HatsComm @ginidietrich @Griddy Don't let Gini hear you say that, Davina - she'll start to think she's doing something good over here... ;-)
@ginidietrich Awesome! Definitely share the secret once you've figured it out. ;)
@Nikki Little I'm working on creating clones so stay tuned!
@ginidietrich @Danny Brown @markwschaefer or the opposite. I just did a count, Of the top 100 read blogs I only know about 15 of them in terms of heard of the blogs. I only read 6 of the top 100! Which you three are included in that 6! How special are you? In fact I have 32 blogs and 3 podcasts listed as must reads/listens on my blog. Sorry I am an underground hipster. I don't do pop culture. Chris Brogan is like Britney Spears. Seth Godin is like Vampie Weekend. Brian Solis is like Beyonce. Blecch! Where is the beef? I know where it is but I keep it only for those in the know! =)
@HowieG I think you just insulted @Danny Brown @markwschaefer and me.
@ginidietrich @EricPudalov I LOVE reading things that make me think , or give me ideas, or whatever... so if I hit 'mark all as read' - how will I know I didn't miss something that could trigger something else?? LOL
@EricPudalov Well I stalk - I mean love Gini and she writes stuff here! Glad to know you are unarmed! LOL
@EricPudalov @RandomShelly I do remember, yes. I didn't realize that was something you did all the time. Fascinating! And Eric is right. He's harmless.
@RandomShelly Oh, you stalk Spin Sucks too? And I thought I was the only one...don't worry, I'm unarmed.
@ginidietrich For the ones that I find interesting - YES... I might scan through others... Don't you remember that weekend I stalked Spin Sucks? LOL
@RandomShelly So if you get weeks behind, you still go back to them all??
@HowieG @ginidietrich @Griddy They spell the company name right, they can be as rough and tumble as they like... ;-)
@ginidietrich @Danny Brown @Griddy Bonzai sounds like going to summer camp. No wonder you are all in such a great mood all the time. But I must say your blog commenters are a rough and tumble lot. Unlike the very kind and courteous folk here on SpinSucks.
@Danny Brown Crap. I've been trying not to drink any caffeine with these long days, but it's clear I need to do something. "Weren't." I mean *you* weren't supposed to. Everyone else can. I thought I'd get away with saying something nice about you without your knowing. @shonali help!
@ginidietrich @Griddy Were or weren't? If "weren't", why the heck is it up? ;-)
@Danny Brown @Griddy Dang it! You were supposed to actually watch the video. Now you know...sigh.
@Danny Brown A nice breakdown of your daily activities Danny.
And I'm glad you like the name I gave you and Troy :). It seems like the perfect fit - for the Bonsai Boys certainly are something and then some :).
@sjhalestorm I wish I could spend however much time it took me. But I'm like @RandomShelly . I'll move on to another blog or, if I like a person's comment, I'll go spend time finding out more about them. It's a great ego stroke for everyone else, but hugely unproductive for me. Maybe you can teach me?!
@Elizabeth @wabbitoid What? Twitter is fun? I'm doing something wrong.
@wabbitoid "For many of us, twitter is more fun than productive." -- Great last point. This is where I fall into a trap, because I DO find a lot of good content via my Twitter feed (which oftentimes I end up retweeted or commenting on) but then somehow get sucked into checking the feeds for longer than I should. I think the takeaway from Gini's post and most of these comments is to have structure and dedicate an allotted amount of time to reading/catching up, if possible.
@Krista I will hold your secret close!
@ginidietrich I grew up in Southern Minnesota, so when I see 15 inches of snow, it's no big deal. Not so for the city of Philadelphia...
But I digress-- to your question, yes, I actually do at times keep a ridiculous amount of windows open for the various blogs. Luckily, my screen faces away from others, so no one knows what a blog geek I am ;)
@Krista Oh sure! You just HAD to rub in the snow day! I AM SO JEALOUS! Seriously. I live in Chicago and we've had hardly any snow. Sigh...
Do you keep a bunch of tabs open in your browser like I do? When I speak and people glance my open windows, they laugh at me.
@EricPudalov Doesn't the computer have the in-system speakers? That's what I'm using to listen to Pandora right now. Heck! I have an extra speaker. Do you have a PC? I'll send it to you.
@ginidietrich Well, to answer your question about the computer: I guess there were no speakers installed when I got here; although I've had the opportunity to buy some, I do have to admit I'm a little less distracted without them. But more recently, co-workers have sent me videos and such, so maybe it's about time I found an inexpensive pair of speakers! :-)
@EricPudalov That's pretty much what I say so you don't have to watch later. :) But...how does your computer not have sound?
@SamanthaCollier OMG! That lipgloss is from Victoria's Secret. My sister-in-law gave it to me for Christmas. It tastes good, too! And thanks on the hair. It's totally lazy, so I don't leave it like this often.
That's me too. I get up at 5 and write and read. Then go to work around 8:30. How do we do all of this without getting up that early?
@Beamena I LOVE my sock monkey! His name is Alfred. My mom made him for me for Christmas.
@Beamena I have Duckie - he's cute as hell, white and fluffy, amazing listener, doesn't move around when he sleeps. Unfortunately, ever since he met the washing machine a few years back - he doesn't quack anymore :(. Do you have a girl friend for him please? lol Thanks
@ginidietrich @Griddy haha, but that's what I do. I'm an encouraging person. : )
@ginidietrich @joey_strawn Alright, alright I'll stop here :). For now! lol
@joey_strawn @Griddy Please don't encourage her Joey.
@ginidietrich There should be a "Love" button on certain posts instead of just "like".
@joey_strawn @ginidietrich I'm not really loving it - it sort of, kind of, limits me, just a little - but Gini made me do it hahaha. Kidding. I'll crack soon enough though.
@joey_strawn @ginidietrich LOL Joey. I am trying the new Drive-by thing. I hear it's the way to go ;).
Holy Moses, Ingrid. That's a lot of comments right in a row. You're like a comment Uzi.
I had a sock monkey when I was a kid as well, but I don't think he had a name, oh well. I just wanted to stop by and comment on all of Ingrid's comments.
Great video , Gini!
@JamesDBurrell2 @ginidietrich I have a few stuffed animals I can send your way hehe
@JamesDBurrell2 @ginidietrich hahaha!
I clicked on that link - I was worried lol ;).
@Griddy @ginidietrich www.nittygriddynotes.com is available as an aside. If there were about 4 more hours in each day, I would have found my new hobby (but it seems all these drive-bys would put an end to said hobby), but alas, the rotation of the earth is not about to change. Shucks.
I don't have a stuffed animal so my relevance in this conversation has come to its end. Ciao.
@ginidietrich Until you and @JamesDBurrell2 publicly profess your love for the "The Gid Length" and write individual Cliff Notes for each of my comments on your blog - say hello to DB (not Danny Brown lol) DriveBY :)
@ginidietrich And each counts as a drive-by cause it's on its own hehe
@ginidietrich Hey, they're short and sweet :).
@Griddy OMG! You're doing a bunch of comments instead of one long one. LOL!! You know I love your blog. And yes, his name is Alfred.
Drive-by's all the way! Woohooo
(Damn - those were hard to do haha)
Thank you Aunt Gini.
PS - Does the monkey have a name?
I'm lovin' ya more and more :).
In the same sentence as "The Oh, Great Ones" like - Mark, Danny , Troy and Valeria :)).
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I will be participating for my first ever running research study. I decided to sign up since Nike and a local world class university is doing the study among runners in the lab, track, and on the street. I will be outfitted in the latest Nike apparel too.
So, has anyone here ever participated in a running research study and did you enjoy the experience?
That sounds cool. I have signed up once or twice but haven't been picked yet.
Was in several studies in college, some running related and others not. I have also been in the lab coat side of things. Thanks for volunteering (I have nothing to do with this study but just a general thanks for being willing to be a subject).
I have confident that they will not do some of the terrible I was subjected to or subjected others to
All opinions are mine. Not sure who else's they would belong to.
I was in a running research study in 2010 and enjoyed it, mostly because I was in the group of runners given speed workouts to do twice a week. If I'd been in the group of runners given speed sessions in the swimming pool twice a week - it was a study on the effectiveness of pool-running - I think it wouldn't have been as much fun! Also, I thought their protocol for determining max HR was terrible, because I couldn't keep up on their treadmill test long before I hit my known max HR (that I'd approached in 5K races).
A friend of mine was in a research study that tested whether beer the night before affected running. I envied her that study!
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I got paid $200 earlier this year to wear a patch for 6 weeks. (might be for pain relief) I would love to do a running one.
Today, they did an assessment on my running history, including injuries, PR for races, and leg strength, ankle flexibility, jumping, and leg balancing. They also did a 3D scan on both of my feet and they made me walk on a sensor with my bare feet to see how I land on my feet.
The strength test on my leg was quite brutal as I had to lay down on my face on a pillow which I had to push my legs sideway right or left while having force pushed against me on a pressure sensor. The lady was quite big and tall and she pushed with all her force against my leg with the sensor while shouting at me to use more force on my legs. She was shouting so much that she was losing her voice and she even had to take a short break to drink some water. I could see someone with leg or hip problems getting into some serious injuries with this test.
The jumping test looked difficult. They even made me do some practice jumps. I had to jump 4 feet from a wooden board into a metal sensor with one feet, then I had to stay on the one feet for 12 seconds. I had to do it three times for both left and right feet. Luckily, I didn't have any problems, but I was never trained in gymnastics.
The initial assessment was a bit of a shock with the leg strength test, and I came home with a rash with dots on my forehead. I believe it could have been caused by the dirty towel which I had to lay my face on while I was being tested for my leg strength. The test were administered by sports sciences students and they were all handling feet that have been walking on the floors inside the test facility. I did not see them use hand sanitizers which wasn't too reassuring.
As this Nike Running Study involves how male or female runners get injured from running in their own shoes (runners don't have to wear Nike shoes), there are group runs for every Sundays for 13 weeks at a local but brand new sports research institute.
This morning, I arrived at the group run destination and the organizing manager was present and the sports medicine physician who was in charge of the study was there too. I learned that the manager of the study isn't even a runner, but she is a dancer! She managed the last few Nike running studies too! Oh well.
The sports medicine physician told us that this Nike study will be the world's most in-depth and technical running study ever! His previous Nike Running Research Studies have been published in Runner's World and scientific medical journals. Expect to see my research study in Runner's World or some scientific journals!
Now the bad part!
Organization was joke! We were told that the run will be 5K. We ran in a wooded trail, and it did reach 5K, but we had to head back, so it made it 10K! I wasn't prepared to run 10k, because I was racing in a 5K pace, since I was told that we will be only running for 5K! The manager of the study and the sports medicine physician weren't even present at the finish line or anywhere near the trail when the runners were running!
Since this Running Study was 100% funded by Nike, they should have provided some basic essentials during the run. There was absolutely nothing on the trails, not a single water station! Even if someone needed water, there was no access to water at all - there were no water fountains! They didn't give out swag like Nike water bottles or hats during today's session, nothing! There was absolutely nothing at the finish line, no water or food too!
So, I walked back to the sports research institute where all the runners met for the start of the run, and there was only a single bottled water station inside a running store, that's it. No yogurt, bagels, bananas, oranges, cookies or energy bars - nothing!
People were asking if runners could use the shower facility at the sports research institute, but the manager of the study told us that it is only for members only! What a shame that Nike couldn't fund some money for us to shower.
They even didn't apologize to the runners that we had to run 10k, since everyone was told it would be only 5K.
It was sad that runners were treated the way they were treated today, thanks to Nike. I am extremely angry how Nike who made over 24 billion dollars in revenue could treat runners so cheaply! Now I know how Nike treats their employees in sweatshop environments!
Also, we were never provided with any Nike clothing during today's run!
Shame on you Nike for being so cheap!
This morning, I did a 4 mile/ 6.4km run with the run study group on the road.
Once again, nothing was given at all before and during the run. No food or swag whatsoever.
Free water from a water cooler jug was only available inside the running store where the runners met up.
Nike is still being extremely cheap!
It sounds like the only reason you participated was to get free stuff. They could be treating the group runs as normal group runs, not races with swag and aid stations. Unless they don't allow you to bring your own water, I don't really see the problem. Besides, maybe all the swag will be at the end of the study. I hope you end up enjoying the study.
Now I know how Nike treats their employees in sweatshop environments!
Yes, because running 6 miles and not being showered with free merchandise, food, and sport drinks at the conclusion is comparable to being a sweatshop worker in a third world country.....


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The amount of U.S. job openings jumped 8.3% on month in December to 3.4 million as employers continue to have increases in the number of positions they are looking to fill.
The growth as 2011 ended comes as the number of hires fell 2.1% to 4 million amid a similar drop in those leaving their job voluntarily or involuntarily, according to the job openings and labor turnover survey survey, or JOLTS.
Last year finished with a 16% increase in the number of job openings, says the Bureau of Labor Statistics, no doubt a bullish sign for the economy as employment growth has only now started to show signs of picking up.
As we mentioned earlier, jobless claims edged higher last week, rising 15,000 to 381,000. But it was the fourth straight week below the 400,000 level. Improving jobless claims are starting to raise expectations for the government's monthly report, expected a week from tomorrow. Here are some quick thoughts from a few market watchers:
Michael Shaoul, Oscar Gruss & Son: We have now entered the holiday period for Initial Claims (this week's data covers the period ending December 23rd) which tends to make the data somewhat more erratic than normal. This means that we will refrain from drawing any deep conclusions from the data until we are into the 2nd week of January but we would still expect to see the distinct improvement in the data carry through this period.
Jim Baird, Plante Moran Financial Advisors: Lower readings in recent weeks have helped pull the four-week average to 375,000, in a range where job creation is positive, but still more limited than would be ideal to bring the jobless rate down at a satisfying pace. The jobs market is the backbone for consumers, and recent signs of improvement are providing a boost to consumer confidence. While the recent improvement in jobless claims and the drop in the unemployment rate in November were welcome developments, continued progress in the months ahead will be key to sustained improvement in the collective mood of consumers.
Peter Boockvar, Miller Tabak: With another extension of unemployment benefits agreed upon before the expiration of the current one, we'll thus see no disruption in the claims data. Bottom line, initial claims are running below 400k now for the 7th week in the past 8 but it still doesn't answer the question of when the pace of hiring's will pick up to a higher and more sustainable level from where we've been.
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The Trouble with Triffids
By Richard Romano on June 14th, 2012
Okay, I may stand corrected, perhaps the concern with protecting trees and other plants is akin to the animal rights movement. That is, maybe plants are more sentient than we give them credit for. Vegetable rights!
Seriously, though, a post over at Discover asks the question, "How Smart Are Plants?" Treebeard notwithstanding:
plants are in fact complex organisms that can interact with their environment, sense smells and sounds, communicate with each other and with insects, and even process information.
Said Daniel Chamovitz, a plant biologist and author of What a Plant Knows, in a recent interview in Scientific American:
Plants definitely have several different forms of memory, just like people do. They have short term memory, immune memory and even transgenerational memory! I know this is a hard concept to grasp for some people, but if memory entails forming the memory (encoding information), retaining the memory (storing information), and recalling the memory (retrieving information), then plants definitely remember. For example a Venus Fly Trap needs to have two of the hairs on its leaves touched by a bug in order to shut, so it remembers that the first one has been touched. But this only lasts about 20 seconds, and then it forgets. Wheat seedlings remember that they've gone through winter before they start to flower and make seeds. And some stressed plants give rise to progeny that are more resistant to the same stress, a type of transgenerational memory that's also been recently shown also in animals. While the short term memory in the venus fly trap is electricity-based, much like neural activity, the longer term memories are based in epigenetics — changes in gene activity that don't require alterations in the DNA code, as mutations do, which are still passed down from parent to offspring.
It's tempting to think that a new science—some sort of botanoneurology or something—is on the horizon, but likely not. When I talk to my plants and they talk back, perhaps I'll reconsider…


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Top Ten Foods to Stock Up on
Basic grocery items that you should buy and keep in bulk.
My household goes through a lot of food on any given day and there are some items I like to keep stocked up. These foods are not only nutritious and filling, but most are good for storing long term. All of the foods in my top ten are also great items to have extra of in case of emergency situations.
1. Rice. This is a great filler food that is easy to cook and flavor to your liking. Store this in air tight containers or the bugs will get in.
2. Peanut Butter. This is a perfect food because a little goes a long way. It is high in calories, fat and protein, and nearly everyone loves peanut butter! This is an item you will need to rotate frequently. Only keep on hand what you can consume in a year or so and watch your dates.
3. Beans. Not a very glamorous food, but very nutritious and filling. Beans have a long shelf life but I suggest storing in air tight containers.
4. Canned meat. I'm hesitant to include this one on the list because I'm vegan…but the rest of my household isn't so this needs to make the list. I keep plenty of cans of sausages, tuna and spam around for my carnivores. I include this on the list as a good emergency type food that has a lot of protein and in some cases fat and calories. Canned meat has a long shelf life, but always check labels and rotate as needed.
5. Coffee. This is an important one and you know what I mean if you drink coffee! I stock up on coffee when it is on sale because it is one of the higher priced items on my grocery list. Coffee is a natural stimulant that has benefits if consumed in moderation. Coffee also has a long shelf life and many brands come packaged for long term storage.
6. Canned fruit. This is an easy one, and its a good idea to store a fair amount of it. I keep plenty of canned fruit for a few reasons. Fruit is nutritionally necessary. You could live without it I suppose, but your body won't be very happy about it. I also store canned fruit in bulk because the price can go up or down really fast. You never know what the next growing season will be like.
7. Canned veggies. I store canned veggies for all of the same reasons that I store canned fruit.
8. Vegetable shortening. I stock up on this because it is a cooking and baking necessity and it can be a little expensive. I always stock up when I come across a good deal. Shortening has a longer shelf life than oil. Although I keep plenty of both on hand, I store more shortening for this reason.
9. Flour. This is one I really stock up on when I find a sale, because I use a lot of. It will store a long time if you are careful. I suggest freezing your flour thoroughly before storage and then put it in air tight containers. The freezing will kill any bugs that may have gotten in.
10. Sugar. I stock up on this one for most of the same reasons I stock up on flour. I use a lot of it and it can be a little expensive if you don't catch it on sale. I also find that I have more motivation to bake during the winter holidays, if I keep plenty of sugar, flour and shortening on hand.
As mentioned a few times, the most important part to long term food storage is rotation and watching your labels.
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Endangered and Threatened Plant and Insect Species
Virginia's flora and fauna are among the most diverse to be found anywhere in the temperate latitudes of the earth. Virginia has been called an "ecological crossroads" for its vast range of distinctive natural communities, physiographic regions and natural features. Here, southern and northern ecosystems are found in proximity. Within Virginia's borders are found lush cove forests and desert-like barrens of the western hills, expansive caves and springs of the Shenandoah Valley, plunging streams and boreal forest of the Blue Ridge Mountains, singular peaks rising form the rolling topography of the Piedmont, pristine freshwater tidal marshes along the tributaries of the unique Chesapeake Bay and the coastal plain's distinctive pocosins, cypress swamps and barrier islands. From the Cumberland Plateau to the Eastern Shore the Commonwealth encompasses a tremendous diversity of natural communities supporting an impressive array of plant and animal species, some of which occur nowhere else on earth.
Much of the character of Virginia has been altered by man since the early settlers of colonial times were first greeted by Virginia's continuous wilderness. Virginia is being transformed progressively into a cultural landscape which threatens the natural history of the Commonwealth. As a result of these changes, many species lead an uncertain and tenuous existence, surviving in fragments of their natural habitat, or as marginal species in a changing environment. Some 500 plants (nearly 20% of Virginia's flora) and many insect species have been identified as state species of "special concern" which because of their extreme rarity, could be lost from the state's flora and fauna if some measures of protection are not taken.
Two state agencies, the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services have legal authority for endangered and threatened species and are responsible for their conservation in Virginia. A third state agency, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage produces an inventory of the Commonwealth's natural resources, and maintains a data bank of ecologically significant sights.
In 1979, the Endangered Plant and Insect Species Act, Section 3.2-1000 et seq. of the Code of Virginia, as amended, mandated that the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services conserve, protect, and manage endangered and threatened species of plants and insects. The impetus for and original intent of the legislation was to provide Virginia with federally required legislation to control the export of American ginseng. When the act was passed, it listed ginseng as threatened and Virginia round-leaf birch as endangered. Under the provisions of the Virginia Endangered Plant and Insect Species Act, there are now twenty-one plant and insect species listed as endangered and fourteen plant and insect species listed as threatened on the Virginia's Listing of Endangered and Threatened Plant and Insect Species. Also, there are currently 20 plant and insect species in Virginia that are federally listed as endangered or threatened throughout their range. Included in this total of federal species are eight threatened plant species, one threatened insect species, and eleven endangered plant species.
The Virginia Endangered Plant and Insect Species Program personnel cooperates with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage and other agencies and organizations on the recovery, protection or conservation of listed threatened or endangered species and designated plant and insect species that are rare throughout their worldwide ranges. In those instances where recovery plans, developed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, are available, adherence to the order and tasks outlined in the plans are followed to the extent possible.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has implemented the Endangered Species Protection Program, which is designed to reduce the potential risk from pesticide applications to federally listed threatened and endangered species and their critical habitats. In Virginia, the program is administered by the Office of Pesticide Services in the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Click here for more information regarding this new, mandatory program.


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For the past eight years, Ron Harris has headed the town. He helped get the community involved in the July 4th picnic eight years ago.
He used his consulting experience to help bring municipalities together to negotiate with companies to bring cell phone service to the borough, he said.
Ron Harris
Harris helped the borough to save money by recognizing that the properties could be reassigned as parks and recreational facilities, allowing them to be tax-exempt and the county commissioners approved the move in 2010.
Michael Flannery
His background as a business owner and experience in making tough decisions will guide him in office, he said.
"I want to create a new vision for the community, taking a hard look at spending to reduce taxes," Flannery said.
He thinks Harris has done a good job, but that "things need to be reassessed from a budget standpoint."
"I know my way around a balance sheet," Flannery said.
Harris said his primary focus has been bringing people together and helping to find solutions to problems.
"I appreciate that my opponent is looking at the budget and how to save money," Harris said. "I've already proven that I've done that."
Ron HarrisParty: Republican
Residence: Carroll Valley Borough
Employment: Retired, military consultant
Education: Pratt Institute graduate; Air Force
Political experience: Two-term mayor
Community involvement: Vice president of the South Central Region of the Pennsylvania State Mayors' Association, president of the Adams County Boroughs Association, president of Community Media Board
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Residence: Carroll Valley Borough
Employment: Business owner
Education: Military
Political experience: None
Community involvement: None


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Belle Vernon freshman offers tribute to veterans for Eagle Scout project
Paul Amicucci wanted to design his Eagle Scout project to honor and benefit veterans in his family.
So it was fitting that a family member suggested the project that the Belle Vernon Area freshman completed.
"I asked my cousin (Monessen Veterans Council President) Ron Chromulak for a worthy Eagle project to benefit veterans," said the Belle Vernon Area High School freshman. "He suggested the Fisher House."
According to the organization's website, the Fisher House Foundation is "best known for a network of comfort homes where military and veterans' families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving treatment."
"I wanted to do something for the veterans," Amicucci said. "My grandfathers are veterans — Ermundo Amicucci served in the Korean War and (the late) George Bagay served overseas during World War II. And my cousin, Ron Chromulak, and uncle, George R. Bagay are veterans."
Amicucci has been a member of Boy Scout Troop 1560, located at Rehoboth Presbyterian Church in Rostraver, since 2010. Kevin Huebner is the scoutmaster.
For his project, Amicucci filled 250 care packages, welcome bags for the guests, with essential toiletries and comfort items. He donated 50 $25 Walmart and Giant Eagle gift cards to give to the residents.
He also donated an Xbox gaming system with six games as well as three boxes of pantry food items and two boxes of cleaning supplies.
In addition, Amicucci, with the help of four fellow Scouts, troop leaders and family members, prepared a meal for the nine residents plus the staff. They served pasta casserole, salad, garlic bread, dessert and drinks.
The meal was served Nov. 22, the same date that Amicucci presented the Fisher House with the collected items.
The items donated to the Fisher House were collected during two collection days at the Rostraver Wal-Mart.
Donations were also collected at various other businesses and civic locations in the Valley as well as Legion and VFW homes.
Amicucci completed his board of review Dec. 21. His Eagle Court of Honor is scheduled for March 15.
In addition to scouting, the alto saxophone player is a member of the BVA marching, concert and jazz bands as well as the county and district bands.
He is also member of the high school student council.
He is an altar server at the Church of St. Anne in Rostraver and a member of the church's youth group.
Amicucci enjoys long distance running and is currently training for the sixth annual Center for Fitness and Health Indoor Triathlon, scheduled Feb. 23 at the Rostraver Township facility.
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Cheryl Skenandore of Green Bay, left center, and Dawn Roder of Greenleaf, right center, work out Monday in the cardio room at Titletown Fitness. The two work together professionally and have been working out at the gym together for about three years.
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Three dozen people in workout clothes lifted weights to music and the voice of trainer Mike Moran shortly after 9 a.m. Monday morning at Titletown Fitness in Green Bay.
For fitness-related businesses, like Titletown, January is a brisk month that sees an influx of members joining the ranks of regulars.
One of the key challenges is keeping those new members engaged and active past the first few weeks of the new year. ...