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Halls will be decked, bells will jingle and sleigh bells will ring this weekend in our household! Get ready for a Christmas explosion! Well, no not really. Since we are going to spend Christmas in the States this year, there won't be a tree, but the decorations will be out in full effect. I can't wait to put up stockings and decorate just a little to get into the spirit of things!
It's hard to really begin our family traditions since we likely will never spend a Christmas in our own home. We will more than likely always spend Christmas traveling, so I want to start little traditions that we can do before the "big" day. So putting up stockings and other decorations rather than the big tree seem like a good compromise.
I spent all last weekend designing our Christmas cards and I LUV them!!
Sunday the decorations are coming out and hopefully I can convince Cornel to help me get the festivities going! I'm such a sucker for this holiday!
But Christmas will not be the only activity going on this weekend. After a long absence, we are going back to baby swimmers. Nathan hasn't been there in MONTHS! First with the summer break, and then due to his daycare illnesses, and then due to just sheer laziness. While I would like to say that I'm still a little too lazy to wake up so early on a Saturday, I'm excited to see Nathan's reaction when he sees the big pool again! Now that he's mobile it's a whole new ball game.
As for now, work is done (Thank God) and the baby is bed. It is time to curl up with the hubby, pour myself a nice refreshing beverage and settle in for a good movie on the couch. Any suggestions!?
Happy Weekend everyone!


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October 2, 2012 – Council Meeting
Post office special meeting cancelled on October 18. Special Council meeting has been cancelled for that date. The post office will hold their own meeting. Council will advise.
Item #9 Auditors Recommendation (moved from Consent)
Using Street Saver to determine 5 year street paving/replacement plan. A small clarification will be added by the auditor to the report that states that the Public Works department does use the Street Saver program to determine repaving plan.
Item #20 Revenue Bond Refinancing
Anticipated savings are $5.1 million. AA rating on these lease revenue bonds. Improvements at Berkeley Rep and purchase of land from UC and 2003 to fund Center Street improvements. Also want to change the bylaws of JPFA to have the Auditor be the financing officer. Will save $980K first year and then $300K second year and $200K thereafter.
Item #18 Community Choice Aggrigation.
Waiting for council to determine what letter will be sent to EBMUD.
Community Choice Energy Group (Climate Action Working Group)
- Could be built within the city or EBMUD region not outside the region
- it we want to build jobs and capasity here then we can do it right here in this region (solar energy) where the electricity is being used.
- This is something that the City of Berekely wants to do to meet our Climate Action Plan
EBMUD Board of Directors
- Helpful that Berkeley states a vision and sets priorities
- REviewed recommendation from CCEG and thinks EBMUD could consider these recommendations.
- This will be part of a study that will take a while to complete. First step is knowing what kind of program we want. Need a clear vision/direction
- Move ahead with creating a vision to direct EBMUD to determine direction.
- Will be looking at multiple alternatives
Energy Commission
- Risks and beneifts of a community aggregation choice.
- Letter could not be produced due to a lack of time and some members did not agree with all the CCEG recommendations.
- Some principals are not assert benefits but are not measurable.
- Only credible evidence I have seen that depends on local generation only would be more expensive, if it was done not in balance with other resources.
- Apprehensive that the council go on record that the benefits stated in the CCEG are achievable.
- Just using local renewables might be more expensive and focusing on local jobs might be not as effective as more qualified firms.
Public Comment
- Solar company owner: Good new is that much land can be utilized by solar industry.Secret of solar energy is that once the capital cost is paid for the operating costs are very low. It is a benefit to the community on a long term basis. You should move forward.
Councilmember Comments
Bates: Are we on the right track in telling them upfront what we want or do we wait for the EBMUD recommendation to be delivered in December and then tell them what we want to change?
Moore: The report will not be completed until December. Would it hurt to forward both letters to EBMUD?
Maio: I think discussing how you will look at these recommendations would be helpful. Will you propose alternatives, put them into a model?
Wozniak: The goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emmissions and the secondary goal would be to create local jobs. I am leary of the directives as they put jobs first and not reduction of green house gases.
Worthington: This document is one ot the CCEG's top priorities for the year and this has one of the greatest potential of achieveing incredible benefits. Energy Commissions quesitons are melded into the Climate Action letter. I think this is a comprehensive letter and sets out a vision. Most importanty, the letter starts with an appreciative tone to EBMUD who are working on this on behalf of our city. Also I think this letter will be better recieved.
Bates: EBMUD has not taken a position that they want to pursue Community Choice Aggrigation. Is it assumed that the board of EBMUD will move forward with CCA? I think we need to put a direction out there but not until it is needed.
Anderson: We need to look at this and encourage other cities to join us. I think we need to deliver a comprehensive approach and not two conflicting ideas. We need to be decisive and at this point it will keep us in the game and understand the evaluation of these directives and if we do not move forward it takes us out of the game. I support moving this ahead.
Wozniak: I am concerned that we dont have an integrated recommendation from the Energy Commission because they didnt have time. I am reluctant to move forward on the recommendatin of an outside organization. We need a vision statement. I also think we need to look at other alternative energy sources that are carbon neutral (eg hydroenergy) and there must be some financial constraints. There must be a compelling reason to move away fron PG & E so it must be much cheaper. I am concerned about the goal recommendations before us.
Bates: I think it is important that we take a unamimous position on the council on how we move forward. We can't do that at this time so we should slow this down. When is the next Energy Commission meeting? What is the timing for EBMUD for consideration? So we need to get this done by the end of October.
Wengraf: I think we are moving toward a recommendation so I want to move that the Energy Commission look at this and then make a unified recommendation.
Bates: Let's set this for November 13 Council meeting after the Energy Commission has had a chance to consider this.
Maio: I think we need a draft recommendation come from our Energy Commission. I want to deliver a clear and unified message to all the other municipalities.
Bates: I would like the CCEG to work with the Energy Commission on this
Vote and Motion:
Energy Commission to deliver a draft recommendation for Nov 13 meeting
Anderson: Abstain.
Yes: All others
Item 19 and 21 Disaster and Fire Commission Recommendations
Disaster and Fire Safety Commission
- Oversight of Measure GG funds
- Surplus was great and 2.65 million spent on radios and also 2 million for firefighter overtime, with a $700K surplus remaining.
- GG funds could be spent on the purpose the tax payers voted for.
- Money continues to come in
- Public preparedness is still underfunded. A big portion of this should be spent on community preparedness in CACHE and ensuring the underserved populations are well attended.
- CERT training should be increased.
- CASHE should contain everything that people have been trained to accomplish.
- Ample funds are available to do much more.
- Despite many programs to prepare our citizens for disaster – but the programs are only effective for a small portion of our population.
- We need to find ways to serve the underserved but they don't have the expertice to make these determinations so they want to hire staff to help. One in public health and one in emergency services.
Fire Department
- Want to include the DFC recommendations for FY 2014 funding.
- 79 cashes delivered by end of year 2012. need to balance across all districts. heavy in hill districts by 5 times.
- CERT classes average just over 40 per year
- Need to emphasize preparedness in South and West Berkeley
- Need two new full time positions to address the needs for South and West Berkeley and to complete maintenance on existing cashe.
- Need more CERT classes and teaching capability by bringing on instructors on an hourly basis and look at other larger facilities for training.
- Want to fund debris box program (again) and automatic gas shutoff valve program at $10K each.
- Also recommending a $300K reserve for the fund (8% reserve). Consistent with council recommendation for general fund reserve.
- Return to Council January 2013 with budget recommendation for FY 2014 and 2015
Public Comment
- Berkeley Rent Board is concerned about this around soft-story buildings and multi-story buildings. Most of neighbors that live in South and West Berkeley need these services and training. Recommend that this should be done sooner in 2013-14 if possible. Urge council support
- Please support these proposals, the more training and preparedness is given up front the better the chance for survival especiallly the disabled community. The money spent now will save lives later.
- totally support the DFS recommendations. We will all be vulnerable in an earthquake but those that are already vulnerable will be even more so. Need dedicated staff to understand the continuing issues of special needs communties. Cannot be served with current staff level. Public Health should be involved in this outreach that is why the additional staff is necessary.
- Shocked there are only 3 cache exist in District 3. We need this help and this corridor will be in a disaster if anything happens.
- All staff are automatic first responders. It is difficult to qualify for a cache. There is a real need in our community for these services.
Councilmember Comments:
Bates: District 3 and 4 are significantly underserved in cashe disbursements. There are only 3 in District 3 and 4 in District 4. What does $10K get you for automatic shut off valves? Can you get a permit on-line? So you will be giving the valve away but the homeowner needs to pay for the permit and installation.What do we get for $10K for debris box. This will pay for 50% of the box if the community meets 2x a year for emergency preparedness. How many boxes will this be? We need to see what has been sucessful in the past. To pay for this totally is not that much. Concerned about earthquakes. Is there anything special we can say to the people we hire so we are really prepared for an earthquake? Can we have a staged event to see if it works?
Maio: This is great work across the board and a more cogent set of directives to move forward. The classes and cashe takes a "cheerleader" to get the neighborhood organized. I hope that is one of the roles of the new person taking these newly established positions. I am concerned that the CERT caches are packed with a waiting list and that the cashe components are not as robust as they were in the beginning.
Wozniak: On future maps it would be good to show the districts and also show the Hayward Fault. There are some areas where you might want more caches that others – closer to the fault and to the east of the fault where people will be isolated. Geographic distribution needs to be take into account the population especially high density. Could we divide the city into zones instead of districts (e.g. high volume of soft story bldgs. etc.)
Bates: Those are really amazingly comments we would like to see you develope and come back with.
Anderson: I am disappointed in the numbers we are looking at and where the needs are and the proximity to the fault. Population, quality and age of the buldings and the general fence of fair distribution. We are lucky the clock has not struck yet. I think we are going to have to take an aggressive approach on this and I am grateful for the Commission for taking the lead to insure there is equality. We need a competent outreach program to reach the underserved population. This is another example of this type of disparity. At the end of the day the closk is ticking and the lives of the people in the flatlands are just as valuable as those in the hills and I am glad we are ramping up, finally.
Moore: I appreciate the comments of Councilmember Anderson. The disbursement of cache in West Berkeley are sad. 70% of cache in the hills is not fair and I realize this is a self selection process but we need to reach out to the communities that do not participate on their own. We need to do this tonight. We should not have to wait for the next budget cycle to get this done. $300 for a poor person on a fixed income is alot of money so we should be giveing these things for free to low income citizens. The cadillac caches are now gone and the inferior caches are going to south and west berkeley. Emergency preparedness should be for our entire community not just the hills. I move that we get this done now and hire these people now – not wait.
Bates: Can we just committ the money now and you can come back to us?
Wengraf: The focus should be on the training and the cache is the reward for the training. The supplies need to be rotated, they can be broken into, people move etc. Our people need to be trained. I would like to know if we have a comprehensive plan that includes the schools, hospital, university, churches etc and how we are going to work together in case of an emergency? Is there an interagency plan that includes all these agencies? I feel in the dark that I don't know there is a plan. There is a continual turn over even in the more stable districts so we need to stay on top of this training. How you discussed using Measure GG funds for broadening the focus to include fire safety issues? We should look at fire prevention strategies with these funds. Reducing the fuel loan and vegetation management needs to be addressed – we are not doing anything about it. We need to do more. Could we be doing more?
Captielli - Equity is important and the entier community is in need and some areas have not recieved their fair share. I want some specific metrics on the new employees on the number of meetings, training, outcomes, etc. We could do targeted neighborhood outreach to install the gas shut off valves – a working together day to get this done. Some of the clubs might actually participate in this effort. Let's build in a program to offer the gas shut off values for free. Also we need to get more money for the debis boxes for the twice a year emergency training meetings. I move that we add these modifications $25K for debris boxes, and an additional $10K for gas shutoff valves or staff could come back with a block by block program to get the gas shut off valves done.
Worthington: How many additional classes are included in this $70K budget and when would they begin? The assumption is that these extra employees will increase the range of outreach and training in our underserved neighborhoods. So there is no programatic policy or goal attached to these jobs. Is there a workable policy that could be developed? Would it be more cost effective to have one employee rather than two and use the money to expand disaster preparedness? Is there a particular reason there are two people to be hired? How did we come up with this balance? Is the way the commission envisioned this possible? Is it legal?
Arreguin: Do you know how many caches are currently funded in the city? It seems that one of the major issues that there has not been adequate distribution of caches is the lack of outreach to the community and training. Would increasing the amount of $$ allocated to caches increase the training? Can we add to the $$ for cache. We need a broader distribution.
Bates: We are taking from the reserve for these services. So we are taking away from the reserve which will reduce it to $250K. Also the permit fee might be an economic disincentive could we create a special exemption for low income homeowners? I think we can look at other ideas to increase incentives for installation of gas shut off valves. We need to address the disparity in distribution and if we do greater outreach we can address this.
Maio: I want to be a champion for reactivating the community action team. They get a small stipend to engage their neighbors in the training etc. I don't know how much the stipen was but they worked in conjunction with the health department. I think the stipend is important to incentivise the people. These teams were very effective and they went door to door.
Anderson: I just want to put more emphasis on this I will try to organize this community so we use the resources we have to get the equity our community deserves. We don't want anyone to suffer. We have a caudre of people who could help if there is a need and we should not be turning our back on the people who are the most vulnerable and who need the most outreach. I also want to reactiviate the community action teams. If we don't do that we are selling our people short.
Wozniak: I want to get an idea about what the appropriate number of caches are for the community. Do we need twice the number of caches or three times the number? We are trying to create a plan for the entire city so we need to get an idea of the correct number. How many people per cache? There must be some data out there. I don't need an answer back but you need to come back with that. We need a block by block effort for the gas shutoff valves. I would like to see an analysis east of the fault as these areas might need special consideration. We also need to look at density around the University and the need for additional cache in that areas. Need to look at the gaps on the map.
Wengraf: I need some clarification around the new positions. Are they permanent? Long term? So every year the positions will take more away from the program.
Bates: We should be better prepared than any other city. We need to retrain our citizens. And there are issues about pets.
Arreguin: Is there grant progarms for fraternities and sororities or other student housing?
Perhaps we could look at a similar model for soft story buildings and low income housing etc.
Capitelli: $15K for gas shutoff $10K for free shut off $15K for debri $15K for new cache and $$ for community action teams.
Motion and Vote:
$$ as above and staff to come back with recommendations in January


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|Johan, what a great description of digging entrenchments.
Some members of the Bull Run Civil War Round Table have CW entrenchments in their back yards. They haven't been disturbed by construction, but have eroded somewhat. Also trees have grown up and will eventually destroy them as the shallow root balls move the soil.
I believe the earthworks were originally built by Confederate troops for the winter encampment of 1861-62. Control of that part of Fairfax County shifted back and forth several times, so it's possible the Union troops used them too.
Knowing how dense the natural vegetation is here in our Virginia jungle, I wonder how on earth anybody could dig anything. The shrubs and trees, not to mention briars and poison ivy, cottonmouths and rattlers, ticks and chiggers - you get the idea. Maybe they threw up their earthworks in open land, cow pastures and corn fields, where there was already a clear field of fire. And plenty of fence rails to steal. There weren't any fences left at the end of the war.


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November 26, 2015
The trial date for a Perry County man who allegedly shot three people last year is set.
Police say 74-year-old Charles Sizemore of Rowdy shot Josh Jones, Devon Jones, and Chris Whitaker on April 9th with a shotgun.
They all survived.
Sizemore is charged with three counts of second degree assault and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
His jury trial starts next Monday.
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|A retrospective review of methotrexate-induced hepatotoxicity among patients with psoriasis in a tertiary dermatology center in Malaysia.
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|Background Methotrexate (MTX) is a common and efficacious systemic agent used for the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis. Nevertheless, its use is associated with the risk of hepatotoxicity. This study was performed to study the association of MTX dose with regards to hepatotoxicity as evidenced by deranged transaminases. Methods This was a retrospective review of patients with psoriasis on MTX from 2000 to 2009 at the outpatient dermatology clinic, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). We analyzed patients' demography, serial laboratory investigations, liver ultrasounds, and liver biopsies of patients on MTX. Results Sixty-six of 710 (9.30%) patients with psoriasis were prescribed MTX throughout the 10-year period. Among them 57.6% developed deranged transaminases, with six requiring MTX withdrawal due to hepatotoxicity. The mean cumulative dose of MTX at the detection of liver enzyme derangement was 552.3 ± 596.1 mg. Conclusion A high proportion of patients on MTX had deranged transaminases. However, the number of serious events was low. We concluded from this study that the use of MTX is relatively safe in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis.
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By Tracy Clemons
DE SOTO, Mo. (KSDK) - A massive fire destroyed a family's home in Jefferson County Friday afternoon.
It's a devastating loss for the family, especially because it's the second time this has happened.
The fire started in the 4500 block of Valley View Drive in De Soto. We're told the family moved into this house after their previous home burned down a few years ago.
Firefighters got the call a little after 3:30 p.m. When units got there, flames were shooting out of the attic. A neighbor tried to put the fire out with a fire hose, but that didn't work.
Some of the family's belongings were salvaged, including an American flag. The owner of the home is a veteran. He was not home at the time, but his step-daughter was.
"There was a lady and her four year old daughter home," said De Soto Rural Fire District Assistant Chief Thomas Fitzgerald. "The four year old daughter woke the lady up when she heard the smoke alarm. They were able to get out. They had to run across the street to call 911."
A firefighter was injured when part of the ceiling collapsed onto the first crew that got inside the house. We're told he was taken to a local hospital with minor burns and is expected to be ok.
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Livingston County Sheriff John York will not seek a seventh term in the fall, and will instead back his undersheriff, James Szczesniak, in the campaign to replace him.
York has been a staple in local law enforcement for more than four decades; he joined the Sheriff's Office in 1969 and became sheriff in 1989.
He is a past president of the New York State Sheriffs' Association, which reviews sheriffs' policies and procedures throughout the state's 62 counties. ...


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southern Scotland. David is a writer and photographer specialising in field sports and has written a number of books on shooting and gundogs as well as contributing regularly to the shooting press. He keepers a small pheasant shoot near his home, and is equally happy shooting, beating or picking up just as long as he can take part. Pheasant Shooting is his eighth country sports book.
Binding: Hardback
Extent: 246 x 189 mm, 192 pages
Illustrations: Colour photographs throughout
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The Game Book
Ref: B41
A Shooting Anthology
Almost half a million people in Britain enjoy shooting game or other live quarry and this book is aimed at the real enthusiast. Game shots, wildfowlers, decoyers, stalkers and rought shooters alike will find a wealth of 'entries' in The Game Book to fire their imagination and enhance their knowledge of their favourite sport.
Frederick Forsyth reveals why he prefers pigeon decoying, Max Hastings sings the praises of pheasant shooting, Jonathan Young of The Field puzzles over the trickiest shots imaginable, Will Garfit ends up in the hot seat on a partridge drive and Robin Scott of Sporting Gun relives his country past on a very special family shoot.
More than sixty contributors from shooting writers from all the leading shooting magazines to experts share their experiences from countless forays - from shooting grouse on the moors, ptarmigan on the tops, snipe in Ireland, woodcock in Norfolk and pinkfeet in Scotland to stalking red deer, fallow and roe wherever they roam.
Not since BB's classic, The Shooting Man's Bedside Book has there been a book that shooters will want to keep close to hand, a book they can dip into again and again for advice and interpretation, for reminders of past pleasure and a foretaste of those still to come.
Key Features
More than 60 contributors from the world of shooting from Max Hastings to Frederick Forsyth, from Jonathan Young the Editor of The Field to Barry Atkinson a beater.
A book to dip into again and again for advice and inspiration
A modern take on BB's classic The Shooting Man's Bedside Book
'Exquisite sketches add the finishing touches to a book that is worthy of a place in every shot's collection either fro handy hints or solace during the close season' The Field
''It is the ultimate book for dipping into and the real joy is that it covers a huge range of subjects, a lot of which you wouldn't normally read about, but nothing is too long to bore you while many will really wet your appetite' BASC Shooting & Conservation
'Reading The Game Book is like going around the whole country and gaining a better understanding of it' Rory Knight Bruce - Country Life
Author: Chris Catlin
Binding: Hardback
Extent: 234 x 156 mm, 256 pages
Illustrations: Line drawings throughout
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The Pigeon Shooter
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A Complete Guide to Modern Pigeon Shooting. 2nd Edition
This new second edition in hardcover explains every aspect of pigeon shooting including field craft, reconnaissance, where to shoot and how to plan a day?s sport, with full information on the revolutionary Pigeon Magnet.
'There's almost nothing worth knowing about pigeon shooting that is not in here...' Shooting and Conservation
Author: John Batley
Binding: Hardback
Extent: 246 x 189mm, 140 pages
Illustrations: Black and white photographs
Price: £18.95
Mastering Skeet
Ref: B28
Sub Heading: Fundamental Shooting Techniques for Hitting the Target in Championship FormMastering
Mastering Skeet emphasises fundamental techniques that will greatly improve your precision and consistency. It addresses shooting methods and describes proper form, with notes on stance, posture and balance, gun mount, foot position and follow-through. Invaluable for the experienced shot looking for an extra edge or the beginner who wants to learn the basics of good technique.
Author: King Heiple
Binding: Paperback
Extent: 230 x 155m 192 pages
Illustrations: 50 Black & white photographs, 40 illustrations
Price: £14.95
The Great Shoots
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2nd Edition Sub Heading: Britain's Best - Past and Present
A unique history of sporting literature; the first and only one ever to embark on a comprehensive survey of the gameshooting scene both as it was and as it stands today. In this new and revised edition the fascinating story is brought right up to date. Many of the shoots chosen are owned by the rich and famous, Brian Martin provides a rare insight into their social lives; providing fascinating comment on their own estates and on shooting generally.
Before detailing the history and present sport of each estate, region by region, the author sets the scene by outlining the history of gameshooting in Britain: the changing attitude of society; how economics have played an increasingly important part; how the popular press has perpetuated an often inaccurate image, how technical developments have shaped both gunmaking and game rearing; and much more. The inter-relationship between shooting and conservation, and the important contribution of the general welfare of our flora and fauna by the overwhelming majority of shoot proprieters, are given special attention.
This superb volume has become the established celebration of the gameshooting world today.
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Brian P Martin is among Britain's most successful country and natural history writers. He has written over twenty-five books to date, including the bestselling Tales of the Old Gamekeeper. Brian has contributed to numerous magazines including his weekly column 'Rusticus' which ran in the Shooting Times and The Countryman.
"The Great Shoots is a new book from Quiller Publishing, offering a snapshot of the game shooting scene as it is today." Sporting Shooter
"While many of us will never have the chance to shoot on such great estates it is fascinating to read of the people who own them and how the shoots are run". Shooting Gazette
'As fascinating and comprehensive a study of the sport of shooting past and present as you're likely to find' Shooting Times & Country Magazine
'It's a great read, a fascinating and perceptive history of our sport, and the book is beautifully illustrated' BASC Shooting & Conservation
Author: Brian P Martin
Binding: Hardback
Extent: 246 x 189 mm, 288 pages
Illustrations: Colour photographs and illustrations
Price: £25.00
Shooting Top Tips
Ref: B37
Anyone who shoots and shoots well knows they have some lessons, buy the gun, get the kit, train the dog, placate the wife but first buy this book. Shooting Top Tips contains everything anyone needs to know about shooting and each tip is wonderfully and ludicrously illustrated in Bryn Parry's modern guide to the noble sport. Regardless of whether the reader is a novice or an expert this book will become a favourite in every sporting household in the country.
Bryn Parry took up shooting in his thirties so knows exactly what it is like to commit a shooting faux pas. Bryn has shot the low bird, lost control of both his dog and his wife, locked his gun in his car, turned up at the wrong shoot and suffered the humiliation that comes with missing every bird and being told to 'just enjoy the day'.
In Shooting Top Tips Bryn takes over one hundred essential tips and illustrates them with his unique cartoons; they are hilarious but help to remind the reader of very genuine etiquette and safety points and so are a vital aide memoir for every gun, regardless of experience.
The Author
Bryn Parry has illustrated nine books including the best selling Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Horses for Courses, Sex in the Country and Dog Training with Mr Perks. His cartoons appear regularly in Shooting Gazette and he has been published in The Field, Horses & Hound, Horse magazine and The Shooting Times. Shooting Top Tips is a wonderful addition to the collection.
Key Features
Launched at this year's CLA Game Fair
Bryn Parry's ninth hilarious book
A shooting bible for any novice!
The perfect present for shooters, young and old
'The brilliant Bryn Parry has elaborated on a theme first conceivede in this magazine last September (with his Shoot Day guide) to produce both a guide to shooting and a genuinely funny book. Pure genius' Shooting Gazette
Binding: Hardback
Extent: 230 x 230 mm, 124 pages
Illustrations: Colour illustrations throughout
Price: £19.95
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Regarding openness and sharing, the Brooklyn Museum is an exemplary institution. They are major contributors to The Commons on Flickr, license their online image collection under a CC Attribution-NonCommerical license license, provide API access to this collection, and recently ran a CC-licensed remix contest with Blondie's Chris Stein. Needless to say, we were eager to catch up with Shelley Bernstein, Brooklyn Museum's Chief of Technology, and learn more about how they are using our licenses to open up their catalog of amazing work, shaping the role museums play in a digital age in the process.
Can you give our readers some background on your role at the Brooklyn Museum? BM's Twitter page describes you as the "Museum's Chief Geek" – what does that entail?
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What would happen if you could peek inside the chart and see what your doctor has been recording about you? Primary care doctor Tom Delbanco, MD, and Jan Walker, RN, MBA, both of Beth Israel Medical Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, are leading a national study to find out.
This article, published July 20, 2010 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, profiles OpenNotes, a program that enables patients open access to the notes that doctors record during and after their visits.
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ROCKFORD — The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announced its 2012 spring semester dean's list.
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ROCKFORD — The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announced its 2012 spring semester dean's list.
Students who receive this academic honor in the College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture and the College of Liberal Arts and Education must achieve a 3.75 grade point average, and students in the College of Engineering, Math and Science must earn a 3.5 grade point average.
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Kietl wrote:This is a little tougher...since, as far as I can tell there isn't a specific word for "praised one". Instead, there seem to be a variety of ways this meaning could be expressed.
If, for instance, we translated it literally as "one who is praised" maybe a compound like hered-man or gehered-man might work (hered/gehēred/gehiered being forms of the past participle of herian "to praise")...? Unfortunately I'm not much versed in the rules of OE compounding.
Couldn't you just use the past participle, like we do in modern English?
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Learn to use Visual Studio, Visual Studio Online, Application Insights and Team
Foundation Server to decrease rework, increase transparency into your application and increase the rate at which
you can ship high quality software throughout the application lifecycle
[Update 2/1/13] Finally! We now have the updated fix available. We went through quite a bit of testing. It is important to follow the instructions. Please take a moment to read these. I have copied them here from the KB article. If you tweet, blog or share the link for the patch, please use the KB article link. We still need to get the download page updated with the latest info from the KB article.
If you installed the original patch, you can and should install this patch. This one fixes a few additional issues, as detailed in the KB. You do not need to uninstall the original patch – just install this one to update your server.
This patch only contains fixes for the server, so you do not need to install it on your build, version control proxy, or SharePoint computers.
We apologize again for the disruption and appreciate your patience!
Installation information Before you install the update: Close any instances of Event Viewer that are running (EventVwr.exe). Close any instances of Server Manager that are running (ServerManager.exe). Close the Team Foundation Administration Console (tfsmgmt.exe). If you have multiple load-balanced application tiers (ATs): Shut down all the ATs except for the one on which you will install the update. Make sure that you close the Admin Console on all these ATs. Remove the AT from the load balancer. Install the update (as discussed earlier). After you install the update to the first AT, install the update on the other ATs one at a time. Add the ATs back to the load balancer. If you are using SQL Mirroring or SQL AlwaysOn features for your databases: This update requires your SQL Databases to be set to simple recovery mode. To make sure that the update can set simple recovery mode for your databases, do the following before you apply the update: If your databases are in a SQL AlwaysOn Availability group, you must remove them from the availability group before you apply the update. If the databases are part of a SQL Server database mirroring, you must remove (break) the mirror before you apply the update. As soon as the update process is complete, you may return the databases to the AlwaysOn group or re-enable database mirroring.
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The patch is available here.
[Update 1/14/13] We have found that the patch fails to install correctly for installations where TFS is not installed on the primary drive. I apologize that we didn't find this, and we all feel really bad about it . As a result, we are pulling the update down while we get this fixed. We will get it updated as soon as we can. If you are blocked by the permissions issue, contact CSS to get the fix until we re-release it. If you already have installed it successfully, you can continue to use it.
[Update 1/11/13] Download the fix. We have now release the patch to fix the problem, including restoring the permissions if you've already run into this. Within the hour, the KB article for it will be live.
[Update 1/4/13] We have published the list of bugs that will be fixed in the patch. We plan to have the patch available next week. Also, installing the patch will fix the permissions – it turns out they are not permanently lost. I've updated the text below to reflect that.
We want to let you know that we've discovered an issue where permissions are lost on attaching a collection to a server that is running TFS 2012 Update 1 or executing tfsconfig changeServerId (that command is used after cloning an existing server or cloning a collection). If you are not using the feature of detaching and attaching collections to move or clone them, you can ignore the rest of this post.
We are in the process of creating a patch to fix this issue, and it will be available in early January (we'll post an update when it is available). The issue stems from an infrastructural change that we made for the Team Foundation Service but only affects on-premises installations.
Until the patch is available, we recommend that you do not attach a collection to a server running TFS 2012 Update 1 or that you contact customer support before attaching a collection in order for them to help you install a temporary fix.
There are two issues around the handling of permissions in the collection attachment process. The first issue results in a set of permissions being lost. These are the permissions that indicate which groups and users have access to a collection. Installing the patch will restore the permissions.
The second issue results in a set of permissions not getting imported into the configuration database from the collection database – they are just left in the collection database. Since they are still there, a SQL script can be used to import them.
As a result of the issue, you may see one or more of the following.
If you have been affected by this issue, please contact customer support. They will be able to help you determine the quickest way to recover from the situation.
I apologize for the inconvenience.
Thanks Buck! that was very helpful.
Any idea on when the patch to address the issue "TF50632: An error occurred removing the group member" will be available?
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Michael, I'm very hopeful it will be available for download today.
Buck! Really nice the way you guys are iterating. I might have an edge case, and it's suspiciously seems related to this patch. My users are working away happily, but as project collection - I cannot do anything to my security - i get a lot of Access denied: Need edit collection-level rights - even though I see that very user shown as a project collection administrator AND that security group is assigned that right in the GUI..
This patch is applied and I'm getting that.
Hi Cbkadel . Let me see if I understand you correctly. So after you applied the patch all contributors are able to see team projects and connect to them but Collection Administrators are somehow blocked? If that's the case, what kind of operation are you trying to do as a collection Administrator. Also, can you tell me the exact error message you're seeing? How was this collection setup, was it newly created/ upgraded/ attached or cloned?
cbkadel, would you contact me via email (buckh - microsoft.com) to answer the questions Shady has asked (he's going to work to help get to the bottom of it)? Sorry for the trouble.
When you state in the most recent post -
[Update 1/14/13] We have found that the patch fails to install correctly for installations where TFS is not installed on the primary drive.
Can I safely assume the primary drive is where the Windows OS is installed?
Joe, that's correct. For example, if the primary drive (OS disk) is the C drive, the problem is that the patch fails to install properly if TFS is installed on the D drive (or anywhere other than C).
Is there an estimated release date on the new patch? I'm stuck right now because I upgraded an environment and applied that patch last week but need to migrate it this week and the destination server is .1 versions behind the source so I can't attach the collection. Thanks.
Luke, it will be very soon. Since you need it now and the original installed properly for you, send me an email, and I'll get it to you (buckh - Microsoft)
I need the patch as soon as possible also. I am dead in the water on a test server where I am testing the migration process to move 6 more collections from TFS 2010 to TFS 2012
I'm planning to do an in-place upgrade of out TFS 2010 server this weekend. But now i have some reservations on what version of 2012 i should be installing...
Should I install from the "en_visual_studio_team_foundation_server_2012_with_update_1" ISO ?
or should i stick with the RTM version ISO?
Everett, I've got your email and will provide it.
Denis, I would say go with TFS 2012 RTM until we have the patch available shortly if you think you will be using attach. I have no hesitation in recommending RTM (and won't with Update 1 once the patch is available to address the attach issue).
We have also run into this problem? Any idea when you will be able to provide an updated respectively working patch?
We have the same troubles that should be solved with the patch mentioned above. Any idea when the fixed patch could be available?


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Sporadic mutations identified in children with autism spectrum disorders
Seattle WA (SPX) May 18, 2011
Scientists at the University of Washington (UW) Department of Genome Sciences have identified several sporadic or "de novo" genetic mutations in children with autism spectrum disorder. The researchers applied leading edge molecular biology techniques and massively parallel sequencing to simultaneously examine all of the protein coding portions of the genome, collectively called the exome.
The research was published in advance online in Nature Genetics.
The study was led by Dr. Brian O'Roak, senior fellow in the UW Department of Genome Sciences, and senior authors Dr. Evan Eichler, UW professor of genome sciences and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, and Dr. Jay Shendure, UW assistant professor of genome sciences.
O'Roak and colleagues analyzed the exomes of 20 individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their parents, an approach called trio-based exome sequencing. Autism spectrum disorders encompass a range of social impairments in language, communicating and interacting with others, repetitive behaviors, and engrossing fascinations. The condition can be mildly to severely disabling.
The researchers found 21 newly occurring mutations, 11 of which altered proteins. Proteins altered by genetic mutations may hold clues to the biological pathways involved in the development of the disease. The abnormal proteins or the pathways they affect could draw interest as targets in the design of preventive or treatment drugs.
O'Roak's fellowship at the UW, as well as part of the research itself, was supported by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding from the U.S. government. O'Roak said, "I came to the UW with the specific plan to use the latest genomic technology to study autism because it affects the lives of so many children, adults and their families."
In four of the 20 families studied, O'Roak and colleagues identified disruptive new mutations that are potentially causative for autism. In examining the clinical data on the child in each of the four families, they learned that these children were among the most severely affected of the study group, both in intellectual disability and in their autistic features.
These initial findings point to the possibility that these new sporadic disruptive genetic mutations could contribute substantially to the underlying mechanisms and severity of autism in perhaps 20 percent of the cases in which no larger family history of autism exists. In some cases, the combination of newly appearing mutations and those inherited from the parents may worsen the severity of the disorder.
"The results of the study suggest a multi-hit model as a trend, but this possibility would need to be further explored by comparing a much larger number of affected and unaffected siblings," said Eichler.
In this study, many of the discovered mutations were located in genome areas that were highly conserved during evolution. These parts of the genome likely play a fundamental role in the biology of many animals, including humans. Mutations in these regions tend to have significant repercussions.
"Consistent with the complexity of autism and its symptoms, the new mutations were identified in several different genes," lead author O'Roak said. Moreover, many of these mutated genes have already been associated with other brain disorders, including epilepsy, schizophrenia and intellectual disability - reflecting a surprising genetic overlap.
Eichler explained that scientists are not sure what the genetic overlap means. It could point to common underlying mechanisms in the development of these neurological diseases, or different manifestations stemming from similar genetic lesions. It might also be due to many other factors, such as environmental triggers or other genes in a person's make-up that influence how and when genes operate, whether or not a disease will appear in a genetically susceptible individual, and what type of disease it will be.
How and why sporadic mutations such as these originate is as yet unknown. However researchers are uncovering clues about risk factors.
In six of the affected children in this study, the scientists were able to trace the original genes that were later mutated in the child back to the father's half the child's genome, and in one case to the mother's half.
These genetic findings further support population studies showing that autism is more common among children of older parents, especially older fathers. Eichler explained that certain genetic mutations might more likely occur during sperm formation as men age.
The scientists wrote, "The identification of de novo events along with disruptive inherited mutations underlying sporadic cases of autism spectrum disorders has the potential to fundamentally transform our understanding of the genetic basis of autism."
"Our results," Shendure noted, "show that trio-based exome sequencing is a powerful approach for identifying new candidate genes for autism spectrum disorders."
From identifying mutations, researchers hope to learn more about the biology of autism and to understand interacting genetic and environmental factors within the context of families with affected and unaffected members.
In addition to O'Roak, Shendure and Eichler, other researchers on the study included Pelagia Deriziotis from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, United Kingdom; Choli Lee, Laura Vives, Jerrod J. Schwartz, Santosh Girirajan, Emre Karakoc, Alexandra P. MacKenzie, Sarah B. Ng, Carl Baker, Mark J. Rieder, Deborah A. Nickerson, all from the UW Department of Genome Sciences in Seattle; Raphael Bernier of the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; and Simon E. Fisher of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics and the Language and Genetics Department of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
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