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Offers information on registration, events, programs, athletes, team details, awards, sponsorship and news.
Contains updates on scheduled racing activities in the facility. Indexes different events, gallery of pictures, volunteering information and links to references.
Information about events, sponsors, history, programs, calendars, and related resources.
Coaching resources, athlete development, membership, events, and resources for officials.
Offers forum, free articles, and schedule of events. Site includes games database, and forum exclusive for members.
Provincial hockey news and information including details of divisions, youth program, high performance, coaching and officiating.
Presents news, information and resources including details of membership, meetings, volunteering, resources and forms.
Offers details of the team, game day, tickets, media, community, a fan zone, history and team shop.
Provides details of training, competitions, schedules, news and events.
Offers details of membership, clubs, training, tournaments, results, racket resting, coaching, officials, policies, bylaws, sponsors, news and contacts.
News and information on water polo including sections on the provincial team, events, awards, coaches, officials and sponsors.
Nonprofit organization established to support wheelchair basketball programs in British Columbia. Site contains information for athletes, coaches, officials, and volunteers.
Features an overview of the sport with information on association activities, membership, news and events.
Netball news and information including an overview of the game, league details, calendar, event details, news and contacts.
Comprehensive guide to ski and snowboard areas in British Columbia.
Contains details of clubs, events, results, registration, images and forum.
Speed skating news and information including sections on coaching, officials, athletes, events and results.
Full service wilderness lodge in British Columbia offering freshwater, trout and fly fishing packages for couples, families, individuals and groups.
Cross country news and information including a club directory, membership details, articles, history, results and archive.
Family-oriented park offering rides and attractions for visitors of all ages. Site features photos and an interactive map.
Contains details of membership, participation, news, information and resources.
Organization created to promote the Golden Retriever in British Columbia and to encourage the development of high breed standards.
Site provides information on local gymnastic events, clubs, and programs.
Association representing the interests of the equine industry throughout British Columbia provides details of membership, competitions, education, recreation and coaching.
Offering details of heliski tours and lodges in the Rocky Mountains.
Details the various activities to be held in the venue. Indicates pricing information for the rendered services, definition of different categories in the competitions and index of policies.
Variety of racing classes accommodated in the motoring sports facility that organizes races. Includes details on admission fees, announcement of events, record of points and employment opportunities.
Describes the role of the council with details of projects, campaigns, events, research and publications.
Highlights scheduled activities in the racing venue. Provides gallery of pictures, record of achieved points, track details and index of implemented policies in the facility.
Working to promote and support amateur sports in British Columbia.
Sportfishing resource including information on lodges, articles and features, fishing reports and forum.
Provincial tennis news and information including details of events, programs, leagues, coaching certification and contacts.
Details of provincial association for the sports of triathlon and duathlon.
Offers great places to paddle, community forum, and where to buy equipment.


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Web Application Security
creating an open web application security home
Using JSON for Private Data
February 10th, 2012 by mgoodwin
Sometimes we're asked for guidance on something and the result seems worth sharing; this one is about useful things to consider when using JSON for information that needs to stay secret.
If you're using JSON for private data; make sure you've fixed the CSRF side of things and everything will be OK. If you want to try to protect yourself in the (hopefully unlikely) event of your CSRF protection mechanisms failing, read on.
BrowserID: System security
February 3rd, 2012 by gdestuynder
With the launch of browserid.org we have been busy reviewing the code and design of BrowserID.
However, we also wanted to:
- Enforce privilege separation at the system level
- Render the potential security issues in the web app code, and other services running less relevant
This is implemented via:
- Role based access control (RBAC)
- Enforced by a Mandatory access control framework (MAC)
MAC vs DAC
- With DAC, the users are responsible for setting access permissions,
such as read, write, execute (those are set by the user owning the file).
- With MAC, the system sets and controls the permissions, and users cannot modify permissions, even of files they own.
RBAC is an access control model, which is enforced by MAC. Note that for compatibility reasons, the
Linux DAC model is still in use. However, MAC has always precedence over DAC.
- File system objects, and some other system objects are grouped into different types.
- With RBAC processes (subjects) are grouped into different roles.
- The roles have a detailed list of permissions for each type.
- The list of permissions is called an access matrix (also called access vector).
- The sum of the access matrices is called the RBAC security policy.
Like in a theater, where the same person can be role playing different
characters, the same processes can be started under different roles (and
even transition to other roles if those are set to be compatible).
For the BrowserID project, we have selected RSBAC as the MAC framework, which
implements a module called RC (Role Compatibility) as it's RBAC model.
- RSBAC allows to retain both flexibility and very detailed access control (no compromise).
- It is a patch to the Linux kernel, which implements hooks and an access decision framework.
- It has several security models implemented (called modules)
- Each model can return GRANTED, NOT_GRANTED or DO_NOT_CARE (=GRANTED) for each access decision.
RSBAC modules we are using in particular:
- RC The RBAC module
- AUTH The authentication module
- Lists which user ids a process is allowed to switch to.
- You cannot login as a user, or switch to a user id, if you did not allow it through AUTH
- CAP The capabilities module, controls Linux's capabilities.
- For example we disable root capabilities (root is a regular user)
Security Policy
Common approach:
- One policy file per package.
- Complex and require a lot of maintenance. May require repackaging each package.
- More difficult to customize and extend the policy in some cases.
- Policy enabled only for specific system daemons (RHEL SELinux's does this by default: it's called the targeted policy).
- Easier management and setup, but if unprotected daemons/processes are compromised, this does not help much.
- Lower security level.
Our approach:
- Global base policy common to all systems
- Runs on default installs for RHEL 6 systems
- "Role per service" instead of "Role per package"
- Extended by a custom policy file, per system type basis
- BrowserID has such a custom policy file
- Separate NodeJS's daemons, keys, secure cookie storage, etc.
- Different custom policy for the database, web servers, and so on.
- Faster!
- Faster deployment (no repackaging, no separate per package tests).
- Security policy development team does not need to wait on the package team or vice-versa (in our case, RedHat, which release updates and upgrades independently)
- The security engineer/admin only has to verify the policy works as expected on system update (generally the policy only needs update on major version upgrades like RHEL 5 to RHEL 6)
We plan to have a specific NodeJS RSBAC module, enabling us to switch role from within NodeJS depending on the operation performed, to obtain a more detailed separation.
- Critical code sections could run with an elevated role.
- Other parts of the process cannot elevate to this role.
- Note that technically this is a hybrid form of MAC+DAC as the process itself decides when to switch roles, but the policy limits which role, by which process, and so on.
- The elevated role, still has a very detaille policy which does not give access to more than what it needs.
When a regular code section has a bug and the exploitation of the bug gives system access or the ability to run system commands/access the filesystem/access the database, the attacker will be contained in their role and RSBAC will deny access to the types that the elevated role would have access to (for example, cookies and keys).
Therefore, even if the root or an administrative user was compromised,
the attacker would again, be limited by:
- The role's access matrix
- The capabilities allowed for the process that has been compromised
- Switch to the user IDs AUTH permits for this process.
In short, the detailed access control severely reduces the attack vectors.
Mozilla CTF 2012 – Aftermath
January 31st, 2012 by Frederik Braun
On January 25th, with the help of many volunteers, we hosted the first Mozilla Capture The Flag (CTF). The Mozilla CTF will be a recurring security event, although we are not yet prepared to announce when the next iteration will be. CTF participants competed against each other trying to research flaws, exploit vulnerabilities or find hidden messages embedded in different (web) applications.
The CTF consisted of 22 challenges. Most challenges involved little hacking experience to present newcomers a low bar to overcome.
The covered topics included reverse engineering, cryptography, web application hacking, exploitation and trivia.
We had 211 teams participating from all over the world, of which 119 stole at least one flag. Many teams consisted of small groups up to 5 people.
The overall traffic amounted to 11 GiB and our servers handled it quite well
Within 24 hours, every challenge got solved. We had a close fight for the first place with LeetMore ending up on first and Eindbazen on second place, being only 4 points apart by having solved everything. You can see some nice graphs about the standings and how they evolved throughout the CTF. A lot of teams performed well and many did a great job to sum up all the tasks and their solutions.
Besides all the hacking, we also had a fun challenge where people were supposed to dress up in a swim-suit.
Fortunately, no serious security flaws were misused to break other people's experience and we hope that everybody had a safe ride 😉 Ultimately we would like to thank all the participants for making this event so enjoyable!
Mozilla CTF – Registration will close on Friday
January 10th, 2012 by Frederik Braun
We are excited to get this much attention with our CTF. Unfortunately, this means that we will have to close down registration soon.
Registration will be closed on Friday or as soon as we hit the limit of 150 teams (currently 110 teams registered)
Update: Registration is closed
Mozilla CTF – Registration starts now!
January 7th, 2012 by Frederik Braun
This is an update on the prior Mozilla CTF announcement:
As mentioned earlier, the CTF is on January 25th and will go for 24 hours.
Everybody is invited, also see FAQ
Teams registered via E-Mail beforehand have already been added to our list
Garmr Update
January 5th, 2012 by Frederik Braun
- a class for test results based on HTML content
- Detect inline JavaScript, which is undesirable when switching to Content-Security Policy (CSP)
- Check for mixed-content
Mozilla Security AMA On Reddit
December 21st, 2011 by yboily
Several members of the Mozilla Security team will participate in an AMA on reddit this morning. You can find it here!
Mozilla CTF Competition
December 19th, 2011 by yboily
Announcing the Mozilla CTF hacking competition
Per the announcement during Frederik Braun's presentation today, Mozilla will host a CTF event in January, 2012.
The Mozilla CTF will take place on January 25, 2012 (24 hours, PST). (Yes, this is a business day. Sorry)
The competition will be open for 24 hours to allow people from all over the world to participate.
This CTF is mainly aimed at the Mozilla Community and is designed to be accessible to people of all skill levels. There will be two registration phases, with the Community registration opening first. If you are a member of our community and are interested early registration, please reach out to your contacts within in Mozilla, or the CTF organizers (fbraun at mozilla.com, or yboily at mozilla.com)
Other players are still encouraged to join us, but please note that this CTF is mainly aimed at people who are new to Capture The Flags and the skill level has been adjusted accordingly.
Detailed information can be found at https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Events/CTF/ and you can watch this blog and follow @mozwebsec on twitter for updates.
Securing BrowserID
December 14th, 2011 by yboily
One of the important projects that Mozilla has been building in 2011 is BrowserID, a user-centric identity protocol and authentication service. Significant work has gone into building out and testing the infrastructure and protocol to make sure that it is a robust, open, and simple to adopt authentication scheme. If you want to learn more about BrowserID, here is a quick 12 minute video that explains what it is, and why we are doing this.
BrowserID continues to evolve as we build support for it across Mozilla properties and encourage adoption from 3rd parties. To date there almost 1000 different websites that rely on BrowserID, but we still have a long way to go to see large scale adoption!
Much of the effort we have put into reviewing the protocol and implementation of BrowserID is discussed in a recent presentation, a recording of which can be found below:
[Slides: html | html(zip) | pdf]
(if the video doesn't appear, click here!)
In addition to ongoing application and infrastructure security work in the next year, we are aiming for two significant milestones in 2012. First we will engage two third party security reviews of the Browserid.org site, and the cryptography used in BrowserID (including the protocol, the algorithms used, and the libraries we are relying on). Our objective in doing the third party review is to remain as transparent as possible in the development and review of the security aspects of BrowserID. This commitment to transparency includes:
- opening up currently closed security bugs as the issues are resolved
- publishing the results of the 3rd party review once high risk issues are addressed
As we proceed with this effort we will publish additional information on this blog, and we will work to keep the community up to date at each stage of progress.
Second, once we have completed the 3rd party review, resolved the issues identified, and published the results, BrowserID.org will become one of the properties fully covered by the Bug Bounty program (as always, exception bugs reported for none covered sites will be considered for bounty nomination).
Mozilla at Sheffield Hallam
December 12th, 2011 by mgoodwin
On Wednesday 14th December, Mark Goodwin from Mozilla's Infrastructure Security team will be presenting a guest lecture on web and application security at Sheffield Hallam University.
The talk explores how a system is viewed by an attacker and how adopting the attackers' mindset can be useful in improving the security of what we build.
If you'd like to attend, head to the Adsetts Learning Centre (room 6619) on Sheffield Hallam University's City Campus in time for a 5pm start.

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The final year of homeschooling my current oldest at home seemed to be passing slowly. We talked about future plans, but he couldn't quite seem to put his finger on his next step. A retake of the ACT in the fall raised his score a few points, yet that didn't prompt a move forward. Even more surprising was that this particular child who had always been focused, detailed, and timely on all his high school studies and whom I had anticipated making the push to finish his senior year early, which is a definite advantage of homeschooling, only seemed to almost stall with a case of senioritis.
As the last week of May came upon us, like a bolt of lightning on a clear blue sky day he was struck with a plan. Surprisingly the college he was considering was still taking applications for the fall semester and I was prompted to immediately get his transcript in order to be sent in to accompany his online application. Had I mentioned that I was also planting the garden, attempting to finish schooling with his four younger siblings, and preparing for an out of town wedding of his older brother the following week? Let's just say that it felt like there was a bit of thunder rumbling after Mr. Lightning Bolt struck as I scrambled to hold my umbrella to keep some balance in my life.
No sooner had we unpacked our van from the wedding when his college acceptance letter arrived quickly followed by a huge smile on his face. But that was only the start of the process that felt familiar having been through it before with his older siblings. It was time to get into a college mindset with this son who only weeks before was planning on working at his dad's business until further notice. Suddenly we needed to get his financial system set up with a checking/savings account, send in his enrollment confirmation check, fill out his college housing application, and begin looking into financial options to fund his college education.
And then another old familiar feeling struck as my mind abruptly realized what was happening. A son had grown up and was leaving home. Oh my! Had I prepared him well enough? Had he learned everything he needs to know to maneuver through the world without me? Would he be able to handle the transition into college life? Had he learned the necessary educational tools to tackle the demands of higher education? Did I need to review laundry details, remind him to take Emergen-C when illness was spreading through the dorms, reexamine budgeting, and give him tips on girls?
Just as suddenly my mind shifted gears as I realized that I needed to bypass all that other stuff as I considered one of those important things to a mother's heart – the handmade Noah's ark quilt that had covered his bed since he was a little boy and which matched his brother's bed quilt since they were in bunk beds at that time. The quilt was worn and torn from much loving and snuggling under through the years. Even if it had been in good shape it would most likely not be traveling to college because it was a little kid's kind of quilt. Guess I'd have another task to consider this summer as he definitely needed a new quilt to go with him for his dorm bed. A quilt pieced by mom with solid colors or plain designs that was more grown up looking for a young man heading off to college as he added a new piece to his life.. A quilt homemade by mom with a soft border that he could snuggle under after a late night of studying for exams and be reminded that there were people back home that loved him, prayed for him, and were only a phone call away. A quilt sewn by mom with love as I looked back over the struggles and challenges of his growing up years and witnessed God sewing together his strengths and championing his positive characteristics. A quilt hemmed by mom with prayer as my heart released him and his hopes, dreams, and future into the Lord's faithful hands who will hem them into His purposes.
Yes, when our children hit that all grown up moment it often feels like it happened as suddenly as a lightning bolt and takes our hearts a bit to catch up. Yet their lives within our homes have been steadily pieced and sewn together over the years building a foundation that prepares them for God's purposes in the future. We can completely trust God as He faithfully continues the process of quilting our child's life into something beautifully suited for His glory. And isn't that really the heart of the matter?
Married in 1980 and still living in the same house in a woodsy rural setting, Tammy Dallmann's homeschooling journey began in the fall of 1987 when her oldest turned six years old. As rather new believers professing Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, homeschooling was a way to live out the principles found in Deuteronomy 6:4-9. Through all the challenges of life Tammy has stayed the course growing to a family with nine children who presently range from grade school age to college graduates married with children. Her role has transitioned from learning everything she could about homeschooling to becoming an encourager to others coming along the way. Please visit Tammy at Garden Glimpses.


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Reversing Metabolic Syndrome and Its Risks
By Amanda Fey, ND
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together, significantly increasing risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. As obesity reaches epidemic levels in the US, this dangerous condition, also known as Syndrome X, is affecting a growing number of people. According to the American Heart Association, up to 25 percent of the US adult population is thought to suffer from metabolic syndrome. The good news is, if you have metabolic syndrome or any of the components of metabolic syndrome, you have the opportunity to make therapeutic lifestyle changes and reverse your risk of developing these serious diseases.
Signs and Symptoms
Having metabolic syndrome means you have several disorders related to your metabolism at the same time. Specifically, metabolic syndrome is diagnosed when a person has at least three of the following risk factors:
• Abdominal fat: men over 40 inch waist; women over 35 inches.
• High triglycerides: over150 mg/dL
• Low HDL cholesterol: men less than 40 mg/dL; women less than 50 mg/dL
• Elevated blood pressure: equal to or greater than 130/85 mm Hg
• High fasting glucose levels: equal to or greater than 100 mg/dL
The more of these risk factors you have, the greater the risk to your health. In general, a person with metabolic syndrome is twice as likely to develop heart disease and five times as likely to develop diabetes as someone without metabolic syndrome.
Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome
The dominant underlying causes for metabolic syndrome appear to be abdominal obesity and insulin resistance. Insulin is a hormone made by your pancreas that helps control the amount of sugar in your bloodstream. Your digestive tract breaks down the food you consume into glucose, which enters the bloodstream. This rise in blood glucose after a meal stimulates the pancreas to secrete insulin, which enables glucose to enter cells to be converted into energy. In people with insulin resistance, glucose doesn't enter the cells effectively and therefore remains in the blood stream. To compensate, the pancreas may secrete more and more insulin. The excess levels of both blood sugar (blood glucose) and insulin contribute to developing high triglyceride levels, low HDL ("good") cholesterol, high blood pressure and/or other signs of metabolic syndrome, such as increased waist circumference.Reversing Your Risks
Data from the National Institutes of Health indicate that over $100 billion in healthcare costs annually go to diseases associated with metabolic syndrome. An article written by the chief medical officers of the American Cancer, Diabetes, and Heart Associations published in the journal Circulation in 2004 stated that the current strategies in approaching these chronic conditions are not effective, and more emphasis needs to be placed on disease prevention and lifestyle changes. In addition, a statement issued by the American Heart Association and National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute emphasized that lifestyle interventions should be the initial therapies recommended for treatment of metabolic syndrome. If they are not sufficient, then drug therapies for the individual risk factors may be recommended.
A study by Duke Medical Center found that people with metabolic syndrome who made lifestyle modifications by exercising and losing weight had a 47 percent reduction in insulin overproduction. Weight management is an important aspect of reversing metabolic syndrome. However, fad diets, strenuous exercise regimens, and/or the use of stimulants have been shown clinically and scientifically to eventually fail. The problem with most popular weight loss programs is that they focus on weight loss alone. Little or no emphasis is placed on healthy body composition (fat-to-lean muscle ratio), even though healthy body composition is widely recognized as being more crucial to long-term success than just dropping pounds.
Unhealthy body composition refers to carrying too much fat in comparison to lean (i.e., muscle) tissue. Diet programs that focus only on weight loss can help you look thinner, but they can also lead to muscle loss and retention of excess fat. So even if you do lose weight, an unhealthy body composition will still leave you at risk for a wide range of serious health concerns.
Your bathroom scale alone isn't a good indicator of body composition. Even if your weight is within normal range, you might still have an unhealthy ratio of fat to muscle. A more accurate and scientific way to estimate body composition is Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA). BIA is a noninvasive technique that analyzes your tissue and fluid compartments by passing an ultra-low-level electrical current through the body. It is more sophisticated than your bathroom scale, but just as painless.
It is crucial to understand that controlling metabolic syndrome cannot be accomplished by simply taking a pill every day. Many national health organizations are recognizing the benefits of therapeutic lifestyle changes and are recommending it as a primary treatment protocol for managing many chronic conditions. Clinically, I find coaching patients to achieve balanced eating habits, stress management, regular physical activity, and optimal sleep patterns, in addition to utilizing condition-specific nutritional supplementation, are the keys to obtaining proper body composition and reducing the metabolic risk factors.
Making lifestyle changes is a multi-layered event that should not be expected to happen overnight. A sedentary lifestyle, poor food choices and an ever-increasing amount of stress in our lives have all contributed to this explosion of chronic health conditions. If you or anyone you know of has metabolic syndrome or some of the risk factors involved, it is important to begin today to address these conditions. Your well-being matters.
Dr. Amanda Fey is a Naturopathic Doctor and certified First Line Therapy Lifestyle Educator at the Integrative Medicine Center in downtown Ithaca, NY (www.ithacanaturalmedicine.com). She can be contacted at 607.275.9697.
Dr. Amanda Fey will teach a class at GreenStar, "First Line Therapy: For Better Health Now and For a Lifetime," on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 7 pm. The class is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register, sign up at GreenStar's Front Desk or call 607.273.9392.
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Tompkins County is famous for its cloudiness. And it's quickly becoming famous for something else — renewable energy. Despite all those clouds, there's plenty of sun and wind, and more and more Tompkins residents are figuring out how to curb their fossil fuel consumption with a variety of sustainable energy approaches, from the tried-and-true to the purely experim...


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Outdoors notebook: Outdoor magazines off limits to children under the age of 14 in Great Britain
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Children in Great Britain can buy a shotgun license and shoot guns. But they can't read about it.
WH Smith, that nation's largest distributor of books and magazines, will not sell hunting and shooting magazines to children younger than 14, even though it's legal for kids that young to hold a shotgun license. Cash registers will give cashiers a "till prompt" to check a customer's age whenever anyone, including adults, attempts to buy a magazine.
The decision followed a campaign by animal rights activists. According to reports, Animal Aid, Britain's largest animal rights organization, published a report earlier this year which claimed that the "lurid, pro-violence content" of so-called country sports magazines could have a "corrosive, long-lasting effect on impressionable young minds."
The report, "Gunning for Children: How the gun lobby recruits young blood," argued that titles promoting guns should be put on the top shelf alongside pornography, and banned for sale to those younger than 18.
Going camping
More people than ever are going camping, according to a new report.
Done by the Outdoor Foundation, the study determined that 43 million people camped last year.
That's 14.9 percent of Americans older than age 6.
The study found that fathers are most likely to take people camping for the first time. Lack of time is the most cited reason for why people don't camp more.
The complete report can be found at www.outdoorfoundation.org/research.camping.2012.html.
Interactive map
Details on all 20 Pennsylvania state forests are available on the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' interactive map.
The map, at www.gis.dcnr.state.pa.us/maps/index.html, can be used to find hiking trails, wild and natural areas, regional offices, driving directions and forecasts. You can also create and print maps. Information on state parks is also available.
Top rated
Anglers and boaters named Presque Isle State Park among the nation's best for those sports.
The "Nature's Waterpark Showdown" competition was sponsored by the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation.
More than 150,000 fans on Facebook voted on their favorite park in eight regions of the country. Presque Isle State Park in Erie County won for the Northeast.
Bob Frye is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 724-838-5148.
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Relationship vs. Task Oriented Leadership
After reviewing the article Six Personality Traits of a Leader by Ram Charan I found that the article reflected a task-oriented leadership action. "A task-oriented leader is primarily motivated by task accomplishment" (Daft, R.L.), while "A relationship-oriented leader is concerned with people" (Daft, R.L.). The article covered some great trairs that leaders should focus on however many of the traits listed where task dependent. Ram Charan describes on of the most important traits of a leader is "A desire to achieve something visible and noteworthy propels individual leaders and their companies" (Charan, R.). This characteristic that Charan points out is based on a task-oriented leadership style. Even though it is important for leaders to be ambitious and achieve great feats, completing the task isn't always the pinnacle attribute of leadership. In many cases the process of completing a task is more important than finishing it.
Not addressing the relationships that are needed to make a leader a "leader" is the main flaw in Charan's article. No one man or woman can claim that their leadership is singly owed to themselves. "Leadership involves creating change, not maintaining the status quo. In addition, the changes sought are not dictated by leaders, but reflect purposes that leaders and followers share" (Daft, R. T.). A leader has to have followers and others taking action. Neglecting the relationships that are needed for a leader to implement his talents is nothing without people willing to follow. Understanding that there are task to be completed is vital for leaders. However, if a leader does not spend the time creating relationships and bonds between his or her followers their will be no one to help complete the task. If a leader cannot guide the people around him then there is little if any hope to complete tasks.
Daft, R. L. (2008). The Leadership Experience (4th ed.). Cincinnati, OH: South-Western. ISB
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Charam, R. (2007) Six Personality Traits of a Leader; Who Perform from Those Who Don't. Retrieved from http://career-advice.monster.com/leadership-skills/management/Six-Personality-Traits-of-a-Leader/home.aspx (July 13, 2008).


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Popular Teas from KTeasSee All 40 Teas
Recent Tasting Notes
This one isn't on the website, I don't know if it has already sold out or not. I will have to drop KTeas a line and find out.
This is an incredibly strong Assam: bold, malty and a considerable amount of astringency at the finish. The aftertaste is especially nice: I can still taste the malt and it brings forth a pleasant caramel-y sweetness. A good, strong Assam!
Loving this!
Deliciously bold, hints of malt, caramel-y undertones. It has some real gusto. I love a good Nilgiri and this one is as good as any that I have tried (at least recently that I can remember). I love that it's organic too.
Wow! This is really quite different from the other Morawaka estate Ceylon teas that I've tried (those being broken leaf, this is whole leaf). This is lighter and crisper in taste, while the others were actually quite a bit stronger and bolder. This tastes very clean and very much what I'd expect from a Ceylon, only fresher in taste. Very uplifting and makes a nice afternoon cuppa.
The sweetness here is more like honey than burnt-sugar or caramel.
Yummy, and goes great with shortbread cookies too!
The Ceylon tea that I have tried was more honey in taste as it was a green tea; but I have noted that Ceylon can be black teas as well. Estate teas are quite different it seems than specialty blends perhaps.
Sorry, sounding out loud.
Seule771: Don't be sorry! I was surprised to read that you have had green Ceylon, as I have never heard of it! My hubby loves Ceylon teas best, so perhaps that is something I should acquire for him to try. He is not a fan of green tea…yet!
Loving this!
This is so good. Beautifully floral and sweet. It is similar (somewhat) to a Bai Mu Dan, but, it has a heartier flavor. This would be an excellent white tea for those who find a typical white tea to be too delicate for their palate.
So far my favorite of the Hawaiian Grown teas that KTeas offers.
I just got finished writing a review of this tea for the SororiTea Sisters blog (which will publish next week). I gotta tell you how impressed I am with this teabag. I am not one to normally GUSH over a teabag … but this one is an exception. This tea was harvested in February of this year, and processed into teabag form immediately. This has got to be the freshest tea in a teabag I've ever had the opportunity to drink!
It is a great Ceylon, too. Bold … much bolder than most Ceylon teas I've encountered, with a malty undertone. There is some astringency, and I recommend steeping at just 2 1/2 minutes to keep the astringency under control. My first cup at 3 1/2 minutes was a little too astringent for my liking, but, at just 2 1/2 minutes, this cup that sits before me is just perfect. Bright flavor with a sweet note that develops as I sip.
If you're looking for a fresh alternative to the teabag for the times when you need that teabag convenience … you really should try this. I think you'll be surprised at just how much freshness and flavor these teabags hold!
A bit on the lighter side of things today but still tasty.
I'm declaring today SIPDOWN DAY!
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See how many teas from your stash you can SIP DOWN and empty from your stash!
SIPDOWN #1 for today
Actually, I can't do a sipdown day today, because I have a lot of new teas I need to try today… my sipdown days are usually Sunday – Tuesday. :)
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This is a medium strength black tea that has a hint of citrus to it – naturally! There are also slight hints of a creamy-sugary taste to it much like caramel. It's a very even taste – somewhat velvety – from start to finish! This is a nice relaxing, comforTEA!
Plain and simple! I LOVE IT!
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This is gentle and smooth. A very lightly colored brown liquor post infusion.
I really like this. Probably one of my FAVE Darjeelings to date! Very fresh, VERY Springy!!!! No astringency at all! Not earthy…just clean and springy!
This one certainly didn't last long :)
This is incredibly malty and rich. The first infusion was slightly astringent but still tasty for those who enjoy a strong black tea! The 2nd infusion was also nice. Still malty but not astringent…and still strong! YAY!


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Eric Clapton Hints at Retirement, Calls Touring "Unbearable"
Eric Clapton Hints at Retirement, Calls Touring "Unbearable"
Will Eric Clapton's just-completed tour be his last?
We're not sure about that, but according to a new interview with Uncut, the guitarist is considering curtailing his touring efforts in the future.
"The road has become unbearable," said Clapton, who turns 70 next year. "It's become unapproachable, because it takes so long to get anywhere. It's hostile — everywhere: getting in and out of airports, traveling on planes and in cars.
"There are tons of things I'd like to do, but I'm looking at retirement too. What I'll allow myself to do, within reason, is carry on recording in the studio. I don't want to go off the boil to the point where I'm embarrassing myself."
When asked if he plans to stop playing guitar altogether, Clapton said, "Maybe. It might be that I can't, if it hurts too much. I have odd ailments."
Last year, Clapton told Rolling Stone, "When I'm 70, I'll stop. I won't stop playing or doing one-offs, but I'll stop touring, I think."
"The bit onstage, that's easy," he added. "If I could do that around my neighborhood, that would be great. You have guys in Texas that play their circuit, and it keeps them alive. But for me, the struggle is the travel. And the only way you can beat that is by throwing so much money at it that you make a loss."
Last week, Clapton released the music video for his new single, "Call Me the Breeze," which you can check out below. The track is from The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale, a new album attributed to Eric Clapton & Friends. It will be released July 29.
In terms of friends, "Call Me the Breeze" features guitarist Albert Lee, who also famously joined Clapton on the popular live version of Cale's "Cocaine" from 1980's Just One Night album. The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale features 16 of Cale's songs performed by Clapton, Mark Knopfler, John Mayer, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Derek Trucks and Don White.
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June 30, 2014 at 3:54pm
I know what Eric is saying, what he is trying to say is that a true musician plays and makes music not for money ,fame, its something you have to do ! ITs something that you, have to get out and once you do, UNDERSTAND THIS - a true musician will play until the day he/she dies ! there's no other way to explain this, you will create and play music for the enjoyment of self, and of others until you die. That's why he mentioned Texas, a small blues club where he could perform once a week, like LES PAUL did. The early musicians were wandering minstrel's, dirt poor, and would audition for the King in hope of a steady gig, and if the King got tired of the minstrel he would kick them out or worse. A true musician is always creating music in their mind.
June 30, 2014 at 12:11pm
Clapton has been a travelling, professional musician for over 50 years now. That's a long time, and I can understand why he would want to retire.
However, I'm getting very tired of musicians complaining about losing money recording, touring etc. I understand their problems. I really do.
But I'm just tired of hearing about it. Be grateful for what you have, and go off quietly into the sunset.
And please don't milk a retirement tour thing. That would just be cheesy.
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GAO: Debt Pays For Past — Not Future — Spending
Posted By Barry Ritholtz On February 24, 2011 @ 6:43 am In Fixed Income/Interest Rates,Politics,Taxes and Policy | Comments Disabled
First Bernanke, now the GAO [1]: It appears the adults — an admittedly small group of folks in Washington DC — are beginning to assert themselves.
The GAO issued a research report discussing what raising the US Debt Limit is about:
"The debt limit does not control or limit the ability of the federal government to run deficits or incur obligations. Rather, it is a limit on the ability to pay obligations already incurred.
While debates surrounding the debt limit may raise awareness about the federal government's current debt trajectory and may also provide Congress with an opportunity to debate the fiscal policy decisions driving that trajectory, the ability to have an immediate effect on debt levels is limited. This is because the debt reflects previously enacted tax and spending policies."
That is your wonk update of the day . . .
Delays Create Debt Management Challenges and Increase Uncertainty in the Treasury Market [1]
Highlights of GAO-11-203 report to the Congress
February 2011
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This week's topic is data file shrinking. I've seen lots of mis-information in the last few weeks and I've had a bunch of questions about it. First up is auto-shrink.
In my opinion, this feature causes way more problems than it solves (in fact, I can't think of a single problem it solves) and should be removed from the product. Remember I'm talking about auto-shrink, not manual shrink. Post a comment or drop me a line if you think there's a scenario where it's required.
So why?
So - if that hasn't convinced you to make sure its turned off, I don't know what will. For databases created on SQL Server 2005, the AUTO_SHRINK option is off by default. You can use ALTER DATABASE yourdb SET AUTO_SHRINK OFF for all others, especially the MODEL database, so new databases don't inherit the setting unwittingly.
Next up - a look inside the algorithm for 2005 and how you may see the run-time of shrink increase unexpectedly, depending on your schema...
Every time I encounter a best-practice recommendation, be it a new idea or old-hat common sense,...
Turn if OFF? Never! Why.. how can I justify a higher budget, if I can't randomly generate system slowdowns? Why, I put Auto Shrink right up there with 45 minute Checkpoint recovery times, using Audit/Modification times as my clustered primary keys, and using lots of stored procedures which access out-of-scope temporary tables.
I agree 110% Paul. I have been preaching this for years and include it with each presenation on DB maintenance.
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Blake Baggett scored his second 250cc win of the season and extended his points lead over the other competitors at Budds Creek. The Kawasaki rider finished second in the first moto, but won the second race to get the overall win.
In the first race, Ken Roczen jumped out to an early lead but was passed by both Baggett and Justin Barcia. The two riders dueled at the front, but it was ultimately Barcia who was able to hang on for the win.
Barcia's good fortune would not continue, as he fell out of the top five early on in race two. Once again, Roczen had the lead early on but couldn't hold off Baggett, who cruised to victory and earned the overall win for the weekend.
The victory allowed Baggett to build his lead in the standings to 13 points over Barcia.
"My main goal is to keep holding onto that red plate," Baggett told SpeedTV. "I don't think I'm hungrier than I was last year, I think I'm just smarter. Last year I got a lot of wins, but just kept making mistakes that cost me. So this year I've learned from my mistakes and know what I need to do to achieve my goals."


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Ukrainians and their supporters gather at a rally in front of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2014, to protest Russian President Vladimir Putin's 'invasion of Ukraine and aggression in the region.' President Barack Obama declared on Thursday that a referendum in 10 days on the future of a Ukraine's Crimea peninsula would violate international law.
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Protests and unrest have rocked Ukraine since November, though it's only since Russia entered Crimea, a Ukrainian republic that enjoys some autonomy, that the whole world has paid attention.
The protesters want Ukraine to turn to the West, toward European Union alliance, instead of the East and Russia.
The protests intensified in February, forcing pro-Russia politicians to abandon Kiev and leading to the ouster of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. He was replaced by interim Prime Minister Areniy Yatsenuk.
Russian President Vladimir Putin intervened, sending troops to Crimea to, as he said, protect ethnic Russians living there. Since then, lawmakers in Crimea voted to split from Ukraine and join Russia
The U.S. has threatened sanctions against Russia if troops don't leave the Crimean peninsula.
In the United States, political reaction has settled into the predictable camps, with the right blaming President Barack Obama and dragging Benghazi into the mix.
U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., called the president's foreign policy "feckless," saying it led to the unrest in Ukraine.
John McCain blames Obama's "feckless" foreign policy for Ukraine crisis http://t.co/Wxfm4Jzgu9— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 3, 2014
That's fine if you're willing to forget that Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, sat by during Russia's incursion into the South Ossetia region of Georgia.
I'm okay with GOP calling Obama policies "feckless" so long as we remember George W. Bush did nothing when Putin invaded Georgia.— JoeSentMe.com (@joesentme) March 3, 2014
Media coverage has even been political. Jim Sciutto, CNN's chief national security correspondent, tweeted how a news broadcast by RT, formerly Russia Today, shows that Crimea is already part of Russia.
Russian state TV already showing Crimea as part of #Russia in maps. Via @businessinsider #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/ZlxiDBpBZL— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) March 6, 2014
RT is a pro-Kremlin media company that broadcasts all over the world, though its reputation has taken several hits.
First, it interviewed actor Steven Seagal who criticized Western media coverage of the situation. We're not sure why they chose Steven Seagal, or any actor to comment about serious geopolitical action.
Question more http://t.co/b51InIRbfF pic.twitter.com/XfDpoTNIwK— max seddon (@maxseddon) March 4, 2014
Second, one of its anchors quit on air in protest of Russia's heavy hand in this crisis.
Liz Wahl of RT America in Washington explained how her grandparents came to the United States to escape Soviet forces in Hungary. She said she's very lucky to have grown up here in U.S. "That is why personally I cannot be part of a network funded by the Russian government that whitewashes the actions of Putin," she said. "I'm proud to be an American and believe in disseminating the truth. And that is why after this newscast I am resigning."
If you want to follow what's going on in Ukraine in real time, one of the best journalists to follow is Christopher Miller and one of the best newspapers to follow is the one where he's the editor - English-language Kyiv Post .
Miller is there covering the crisis, tweeting photos of Russian troops in front of an airbase in Crimea, Ukrainian troops awaiting a deadline for negotiations, journalists sifting through financial documents and exploring the unbelievably opulent estate of Yanukovych, who we've learned from his photos, was a big collector of cars, motorcycles, boats, yachts.
Pro-Rus Militiamen and Cossacks have surrounded Crimean parliament, guarding from "Kyiv extremists," they tell me. pic.twitter.com/DLTF0DHUEs— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) March 6, 2014
Ukrainian troops await 12:00 deadline for negotiations. One tells me Russian soldier said they would shoot at legs. pic.twitter.com/JDUa7NWR9U— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) March 4, 2014
Journalists, investigators pore through trove of Mezhyhirya documents Yanukovych left behind http://t.co/GlQfBOCOmh pic.twitter.com/vOnUNpGIbU— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) February 23, 2014
Yanukovych's purported car collection. MT @Andriyak: ? ?????? ????????? - ??????? ???????? ???? ? ???? ????????!!! pic.twitter.com/ffK70U8LOz— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) February 22, 2014
Max Seddon, foreign affairs reporter with BuzzFeed, is also there and tweeting insightful news and pictures, including one of a billboard in Crimea calling for "STOP MAIDAN."
"STOP MAIDAN! Crimea is for stability! Say NO to foreign meddling!" via @jmsardo pic.twitter.com/cYvDsDteqs— max seddon (@maxseddon) March 6, 2014
"Local self-defense" - Putin MT @mike_giglio Besieged Crimean air base commander negotiates with masked Russian man pic.twitter.com/AIEhcCRM1g— max seddon (@maxseddon) March 4, 2014
Maidan is the square in Kiev where the protests have been held since November. The movement has been called EuroMaidan, so named for the desire to align with the EU.
There's even Twitter accounts from the protest group EuroMaidan - @EuromaidanPR and @EuromaidanEN - that are covering the crisis.
In front of #Belbek airbase in #Crimea: #Russian soldiers photo sessi?n
pic.twitter.com/EfTUkowQ08 - @EvgenyFeldman |PR News #Ukraine— Euromaidan PR (@EuromaidanPR) March 4, 2014
On the pro-Russian side is MFA Russia, the official Twitter account of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Naturally, it blames the opposition and the West (which gets blamed for doing too much and not enough) in the crisis and supports Yanukovych.
#Russia Foreign Ministry hopes EU will not suspend visa dialogue over Ukraine http://t.co/Vec1BdtzGv— MFA Russia (@mfa_russia) March 6, 2014
Vladimir Putin met with media representatives to answer questions about situation in #Ukraine http://t.co/keNhP60BtA pic.twitter.com/uanmP0XZIR— MFA Russia (@mfa_russia) March 4, 2014
The conflict resonates in Europe because of proximity and because of natural gas from Gazprom, a privatized company that the Russian government largely controls.
It supplies many European countries with natural gas and the pipelines run through Ukraine to Western Europe.
Jamie McGeever of Reuters highlighted its important with a tweet and graphic illustrating Europe's dependence on Gazprom.
Europe's dependency on Gazprom for its gas. It's pretty high: pic.twitter.com/VvXLZYzNx8— Jamie McGeever (@ReutersJamie) March 4, 2014
While in the United States you might have to winnow through the rhetoric and partisan sniping of politicians to get information about what's going on in Ukraine, you can get insightful and sometimes visceral reports from the Twitter feedds of journalists like Miller and Seddon.


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|A randomized comparison of pulmonary vein isolation with versus without concomitant renal artery denervation in patients with refractory symptomatic atrial fibrillation and resistant hypertension.
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|OBJECTIVES: The aim of this prospective randomized study was to assess the impact of renal artery denervation in patients with a history of refractory atrial fibrillation (AF) and drug-resistant hypertension who were referred for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI).
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular condition responsible for the development and maintenance of AF. Treating drug-resistant hypertension with renal denervation has been reported to control blood pressure, but any effect on AF is unknown.
METHODS: Patients with a history of symptomatic paroxysmal or persistent AF refractory to ≥2 antiarrhythmic drugs and drug-resistant hypertension (systolic blood pressure >160 mm Hg despite triple drug therapy) were eligible for enrolment. Consenting patients were randomized to PVI only or PVI with renal artery denervation. All patients were followed ≥1 year to assess maintenance of sinus rhythm and to monitor changes in blood pressure.
RESULTS: Twenty-seven patients were enrolled, and 14 were randomized to PVI only, and 13 were randomized to PVI with renal artery denervation. At the end of the follow-up, significant reductions in systolic (from 181 ± 7 to 156 ± 5, p < 0.001) and diastolic blood pressure (from 97 ± 6 to 87 ± 4, p < 0.001) were observed in patients treated with PVI with renal denervation without significant change in the PVI only group. Nine of the 13 patients (69%) treated with PVI with renal denervation were AF-free at the 12-month post-ablation follow-up examination versus 4 (29%) of the 14 patients in the PVI-only group (p = 0.033).
CONCLUSIONS: Renal artery denervation reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with drug-resistant hypertension and reduces AF recurrences when combined with PVI.
|Evgeny Pokushalov; Alexander Romanov; Giorgio Corbucci; Sergey Artyomenko; Vera Baranova; Alex Turov; Natalya Shirokova; Alexander Karaskov; Suneet Mittal; Jonathan S Steinberg
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Senior year at the University of Colorado, Boulder was a big one for Jeff Popp. That was the year when, as captain of the U.C. snowboard team, he was honored as a first-team All-American. It was also the year that he decided to avoid the "white collar path" and start an outdoor company. Popp graduated from Boulder and singled out backpacks as the category that could most benefit from a makeover. And, just like that, Mile High Mountaineering (MHM) was born.
company offers a small but solid line of packs sized and purposed for
everything from urban commuting to multi-day trekking. For the past few months
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Spain, stuffed it full of quickdraws and climbing shoes for a weeklong trip in
France, and wore it on a 25k hut traverse in the German Alps.
The standout feature of the Salute is its unique S-shaped zipper, which winds around the top compartment and down the packs' body. This made for lightning-fast access to everything we took with us, from energy bars at the top to our last-resort rain shell stuffed in the bottom.
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2015-2016 Manatt Fellowship Awardees
We are pleased to announce that the 2015-2016 Manatt Fellowship has been awarded to two M.A. students in the Elliott School, both of whom have demonstrated longstanding commitment to global gender issues and gender equality through their academic record, internships, and research.
Women still face a fight for recognition in war and peace
The Guardian referenced the GGP/IGIS publication "Women in Peace and Security through United Nations Security Resolution 1325" (.pdf) in this article on the impact of the Resolution 15 years after its passage.
Mikaela Romero Awarded 2014-2015 Michele Manatt Fellowship
Mikaela is an M.A. candidate of International Affairs at the Elliott School of International Affairs. In this capacity, she explores topics of international development and global gender equality.
The Global Gender Program (GGP) comprises Elliott School faculty, staff, students, alumni, and affiliated professionals who are dedicated to improving the health, education, rights and security (HERS) of women and girls internationally and to reducing gender-based exclusion, violence, and discrimination in these four areas. Founded in 2010, GGP pursues its mission through teaching, research, and policy/public engagement.
Everything the Global Gender Program does is based on the premise that Gender Equality Matters.


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The first day of a PDGA National Tour disc golf event is always interesting. Today was no different, as the first of three rounds of the "Steady" Ed Memorial Masters Cup took place on the DeLaveaga Disc Golf Course here in beautiful Santa Cruz, CA. Playing DeLaveaga is a seemingly endless battle on the mind and body. The easy holes aren't easy and the difficult holes can be devastating. A tournament played on this course means there is no favorite. It can and will make or break competitors in any and every division.
For many, the "Steady" Ed Memorial Masters Cup is the one tournament a year you simply can't miss. Even if you've never been to Santa Cruz or played the infamous DeLaveaga Disc Golf Course, it's still not that difficult to understand why. Whether you are walking the Santa Cruz boardwalk after a round or standing on the tee pad of hole 27 at DeLaveaga, dubbed the "top of the world" by locals, it's easy to see why people travel from all over the world for this event. California is truly a hot spot for disc golf, and with that comes great courses and incredibly talented golfers.
Day 2 at The Steady Ed Memorial Masters Cup was yet another gorgeous day with perfect weather. When the first cards of the day were teeing off it was brisk and foggy but by 9AM everything was back to the normal Nor Cal climate. The wind was again a non-factor today and one would expect scores to improve compared to round 1. Despite all odds, for the most part, they didn't.


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While construction continues on the first University of Iowa dorm in more than four decades, Iowa State University wants to build a residence hall next to Buchanan Hall that would house 700 students, Iowa state Board of Regents documents show.
In Iowa City, West Campus Residence Hall, a $53 million project, will have room for 500 students when it opens in fall 2015.
UI and ISU have strained to meet the housing demands of an increasing number of students in recent years. Officials at both campuses said they're building new residence halls because booming enrollment has forced them to spend ...


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I can understand why so many Renaissance painters included pears in their paintings. They're just so beautiful! So… painterly. (There's a word that grates on my nerves.)
These are Orcas pears. It's an oddball variety that was discovered on nearby Orcas* Island. This year's crop is smaller than usual. I haven't had one ripen yet, so I'm crossing my fingers that they will taste good. Because typically the Orcas pears taste absolutely delicious.
I don't know why I never see them in the stores. If you ever have a chance to try one of these delicious pears with the pretty orange blush, snap it up!
* Pronounced "or cuss," not "or cuz" like the whale. I don't know why.
It's particularly confusing since the waters around Orcas Island are one of the best places in the Pacific Northwest to watch orcas. Several pods of resident or-cuz live off the shores of Or-cuss Island.


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This is the October 5, 2012 news archive. View today's Dolphins rumors and news.
Bengals muster sellout of Miami game
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When the Dolphins cut Chad Johnson during training camp, Sunday's visit from Miami to Cincinnati instantly lost a lot of its luster. Still, the Bengals managed to sell out the non-premium tickets, thanks to a 24-hours extension of the deadline for doingShare Tweet
Dolphins CB Marshall (back) out vs. BengalsESPN.com Oct 5, 2012Miami Dolphins cornerback Richard Marshall has been ruled out of Sunday's game at Cincinnati with a back injury, putting a further strain on the team's week secondary.Share Tweet
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Duelling Pistol Shooting
The dueling pistol event was held twice, in 1906 (at the Intercalated Games - not officially recognized by the IOC) and 1912. This event required competitors to shoot at mannikins dressed in frock coats. There was a Bull's eye were on the dummy's throat.
The event was held over 20 meters and 30 meters.
20 m dueling pistol
- Léon Moreaux (FRA)
- Cesare Liverziani (ITA)
- Maurice Lecoq (FRA)
30 m dueling pistol
- Konstantinos Skarlatos (GRE)
- Johan Hübner von Holst (SWE)
- Vilhelm Carlberg (SWE)
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- other discontinued shooting events
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Underwater Areas
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State underwater area runs approximately 2.5 miles along the Big Sur coast from Partington Creek in the north to Anderson Canyon in the south. Included within the Marine Managed area is the McWay wash-rock. Just south of the underwater area is the famous waterfall that empties the water from Anderson Creek out off the rugged cliff into the waters of the Pacific. Predominantly recognized for the Big Sur forest running to rugged sea cliffs of the park, the underwater area is accessible only at the northern end near the historic Partington Landing.
Archaeological data from 1922 to 1956 indicates that there are 5 prehistoric sites in the park, including shell middens. There are 3 sea vessels that are reported to be lost in the underwater area.
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This underwater area is one of the best, kept secrets in California State Parks. Although recognized as one of the most exciting and pristine underwater environments park personnel are more likely to direct the visitor to the impressive redwoods and exotic waterfall. The remote location of the park in both historic and modern times lends itself to the lack of understanding about the maritime heritage of the area.
Visit Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.
Refugio State Beach
Refugio State Beach is a natural estero that opens into a verdant valley. Located just north of El Capitan and approximately 15 miles north of Santa Barbara, the area is bounded by the coastal hills that run to the sea and end as coastal bluffs. Both Highway 1 and the Southern Pacific Railroad hug the coastline in this area, arbitrarily delineating the coast from inland. The in-silted estero provides a flat alluvial glade between bluffs opening on to a broad sand beach.
Archaeological data from 1946 to 1952 indicates that there are 3 prehistoric sites in the park, including a settlement. There are 8 sea vessels that are reported to be lost in the underwater area.
Marine Artifacts of Note:
There are no artifacts on display in the park that relate to the area's maritime heritage. However, the local diving community does maintain an informative double-sided interpretive panel near the eastern bluff, close to the beach that details the underwater topography of the area and highlights the variety of marine life that potentially can be seen underwater. Refugio Underwater Survey
In addition to the offshore prehistoric finds, local recreational scuba diver, Mike Martini reports that he has seen a cannon barrel offshore near the eastern reef in 12-14 ft of water. However, the cannon has not been re-found since Mr. Martini first discovered it. This may be due, in part, to the seasonal offshore/onshore flow of sand. It is possible that the cannon is from time to time covered and uncovered making rediscovery serendipitous.
Visit Refugio State Beach
Crystal Cove State Park
Crystal Cove State Park runs along the scenic beach coast between the Southern California beach resorts, Newport Beach and Laguna. Although the park controls only a narrow strip of land west of Pacific Coast Highway 1, the underwater area extends from the property edge of Cameo Shores south to the northern side of Abalone Point. Encompassed in the park are Pelican Point, Reef Point and an area known as Rocky Bight. Nestled at the water's edge is the historic hamlet of Crystal Cove beach cottages. Bluffs edge the park's beaches and the majority of park property runs inland up the slopes of the surrounding hills at the southern end of the park.
Archaeological data from 1926 to 1956 indicates that there are 30 prehistoric sites in the park, including settlements, shell middens and rock shelters. There are 6 sea vessels that are reported to be lost in the underwater area. Read about found underwater pestle artifact.
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July 5, 1949 Lt. William H. Anderson, USNRO, was stationed at Los Alamitos Naval Air Station. Anderson was on a routine training flight that crashed in the Pacific Ocean at Crystal Cove, California. He escaped unharmed and was recovered shortly after the crash by Marines in area. His Navy F4U Corsair is now a fascinating part in the offshore area.
An underwater archaeological dive in 2005 found that the Corsair is remarkably well preserved, and deserves protection. Both wings of the plane are largely intact. Although the Pratt/Whiney engine of the fighter was retrieved by the Navy, many artifacts remain. The instrument panel outlets, rudder controls and cockpit wiring are identifiable.
John Foster, senior archaeologist for California State Parks, indicates that there will be an interpretive panel set up for divers to view the site when it is marked as a permanent feature. "Although there were many aircraft accidents along the California coast, this one site is unique," says Foster, a maritime archaeologist.
In 2002 park personnel secured an historic anchor that had previously been recovered from the mouth of Newport Harbor channel during past dredging activities. The anchor is a large, admiralty type with folding stock. Although the artifact's history is unclear, it is thought to have been used to anchor a Newport Harbor channel buoy marker and may have originally been associated with a grounded schooner from the first quarter of the 20th century. The anchor has now been placed in the waters for divers to explore and enjoy.
At least one other historic anchor is located within the park as lawn art among the historic beach cottages of Crystal Cove. This anchor is smaller, older and shows signs of having been submerged in saltwater for an extended period of time. The style of the anchor, with its keyed stock and hawse ring, dates to the first half of the 19th century. Visit Crystal Cove State Park.
Doheny State Beach
Doheny State Beach straddles the mouth of San Juan Creek running southeast from Del Obispos Street. Highway 1 and the AT& SF Railroad line border the north side of the park. Famous for the local surfing conditions it is rare to see the waters without surfers.
Archaeological data from 1948 to 1954 indicates that there is one prehistoric site in the park of shell midden. There are 4 sea vessels that are reported to be lost in the underwater area.
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DPR acquired the beach in 1968 and over the next three decades supplemented the original parcel. In 1970 the area off shore was recognized as an important underwater area. There are no maritime artifacts on display although nearby at Dana Point the replica brig, Pilgrim, has a highly evolved maritime heritage educational program that is nationally recognized. Visit Doheny State Beach.
Lake Perris State Recreational Area
After traveling over 400 miles along the California Aquaduct, the waters of Northern California empty into San Bernardino's Lake Perris, a manmade recreational reservoir. The lake includes the centrally located Alessandro Island and numerous beach and camping areas, as well as a waterfowl, hunting zone along the lake's southeastern banks.
Archaeological data indicates that there are 73 prehistoric sites in the park including occupation and processing sites. Visit Lake Perris State Recreational Area.
Cardiff and San Elijo State Beaches
Cardiff and San Elijo State Beaches are two separate state parks ashore. The underwater area offshore is a contiguous strip. Onshore at the northern end of the parks, the high bluff bound the long run of sandy beach famous for surfing. The bluffs gradually slope down to the estero and lagoon of San Elijo at the southern end of the parks.
Archaeological data from 1928 to 1951 indicates that there is 22 prehistoric sites in the park, including shell midden. There is one know shipwreck and 3 sea vessels that are reported to be lost in the underwater area.
Marine Artifacts of Note:
Although no maritime artifacts are on display in either park, several artifacts have washed up on the beach or been recovered offshore by divers. In 1947 a beachcomber discovered a cannon ball buried in the surf zone. No specific location is recorded.
In 1991 after a winter storm part of a wooden ships hull was found stranded on the beach. The second futtock of one of the ship's frames, along with fragmentary ceiling planks and an interior wale are visible in the pictures of the piece (Kuhn 1991). The final deposition of the hull fragment is unknown. Reports in the local newspapers reveal that at least one if not more hull fragments have regularly washed up on San Elijo and Solano Beaches. The hull fragment that most recently washed ashore onto Solano Beach in the mid-1990s was removed by DPR personnel and taken to a location in San Diego. Both the smaller fragment of 1991 and the larger hull section of the mid-1990s are part of 19th or early 20th century wooden hulls. The framing, planking and fastening patterns are reminiscent of north coast lumber schooners.
Over the years rumor has waxed and waned in regard to the presence of the shipwreckTrinadad off the beaches at Cardiff and San Elijo. TheTrinadad belonged to the Spanish explorer Francisco de Ulloa, sent to explore the Californias by Cortez in the early 1500s. No evidence of the shipwreck has ever been discovered but from time to time groups apply for permits to search the Marine Managed Area off Cardiff and San Elijo for this famous expeditionary ship (Moriarity 1970).
Offshore divers located a small stone bowl similar to the ones discovered at Refugio (Ellis 1997). Since the 1950s divers have recovered metates, net weights as well stone mortars from the sandy seafloor directly off the beaches in San Diego county (Tuthill et al 1954, Woodward 1984). Visit Cardiff State Beach and San Elijo State Beach.
Silver Strand State Beach features extensive beaches on both the Pacific Ocean and San Diego Bay. Combined with the area's mild climate, the beaches make Silver Strand one of the state's finest recreation destinations. Anglers can fish for perch, corbina, grunion and yellow-fin croaker.
In 1936, the California Department of Parks and Recreation purchased 32 acres at the north end of the bayside from the U.S. Army. The U.S. Navy took over the bayside parcels during the later summer of 1941 and, during the war, dredged the original parcels of land almost out of existence, creating a larger parcel of above-water property in the tidal flats. The ocean-side 40-foot strip remained in state ownership and, in fact, grew as bay dredging for naval purposes dumped millions of tons of sand onto the beaches on both sides of the highway, creating an extensive "new" beach.
During World War Two, the State Parks Commission acquired additional property from the Spreckles and the Coronado Development Company (successor of the Coronado Beach Company.) In 1955, the State Lands Commission gave the California Department of Parks and Recreation all of the "artificially accreted lands and tide and submerged lands," creating a large addition to Silver Strand State Beach. Visit Silver Strand State Beach.
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