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ROGERS, Minn. - A nonprofit organization just launched in Minneapolis is designed to comfort children in their most difficult of times.
Gracie's Room will offer kids with life threatening illnesses bedroom makeovers.
"If we can make an environment that is healing and comfortable, that eases everything a little bit more," said Jennie Korsbon, an interior designer, who was inspired to help sick children after watching her daughter's friend, Gracie, battle a brain tumor.
"After she passed away, I remember sitting at my desk going, 'I don't know how I will ever get through this, because it was just so hard on me and my family.' And I just felt like I was meant to do something. The one thing I know is interior design, and thought well, if I can make kids feel better inside their space while they are trying to heal and get better, than that is something I can offer," said Korsbon.
Gracie Joles, 8, was the kind of girl who did cartwheels in hospital hallways and flashed peace signs before radiation treatments. Her inoperable brain tumor rarely took her smile, even in the very end. It was then Korsbon realized the importance of a comfortable space for children undergoing difficult illnesses.
Korsbon partnered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to complete her first bedroom makeover, a dream for Jenna Carnes, 15, who dreamed of a sophisticated bedroom space and made it her Make-A-Wish during her battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common form of leukemia found in children.
"She is very specific about what she wants. She only wants cream and brown," said Korsbon, as she covered Jenna's with her chosen colors.
"It just is a little bit of a distraction from her illness and will be so exciting for her. That's what I am thinking about, seeing her face here at 6 o'clock how excited she is going to be," she said.
"I realized through Gracie, Jenna is getting a gift for Christmas," said Liz Flores, Gracie's mother. "It is heartfelt that a child that is no longer here physically, but continues to be here spiritually."
As a Star Tribune photographer, Flores coped with the difficulty by documenting Gracie's illness in photos, and still realizing every second is critical, poised her camera once again when Jenna walked into her new room. She immediately burst into tears, in disbelief, of the transformation before her.
"I am so grateful and so happy. It is just perfect," said Carnes.
Gone is the purple, cluttered room where Jenna Carnes so often laid in pain. The transformation could only be topped by a final gift from Gracie. Jenna received a necklace Gracie wore, depicting a memory of when she swam with dolphins before her death.
"It is so special," hugging Flores, as they both cried.
It was Gracie's way, whether in the before or the after, inspiring others to find room for light.
If you would like to be involved and make this possible for other kids battling life threatening illnesses, you can help by making a donation to Gracie's Room at 5920 Grass Lake Terrace, Minneapolis, MN 55419, go to www.graciesroom.org or go to the Gracie's Room Facebook page.
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Earlier this year, I got invited to go to Australia to do some creative work, work that has nothing to do with sex education, and which I rarely get the chance to do any more. Before then, another university in Australia had pitched getting me out there to talk about the work I do in sex education. I don't travel well these days, but I still enjoy seeing other places, and have never been able to go to Australia before. What's more, one of the folks doing the inviting said they'd even take me to where they filmed Where the Wild Things Are. Anyone who knows me well knows that I have been a Max fangirl my whole life, so the idea of being able to run around where they did in the film version was a major perk.
I started looking at my schedule. My schedule which was, as it turns out, was already booked to the point beyond what I was already comfortable with and felt capable of. Honoring all of my existing commitments well was going to be challenging as it was, not to mention keeping myself from getting burnt out by all of them. Then I started looking at other things, like the budget for Scarleteen this year (which is looking grim) which impacts how much more I can do besides the work here. That didn't look promising, either. Sigh. I really, really really wanted to go. I really wanted to say yes.
But I realized there was just no way I could say yes to this now. I wanted to so badly, and it could have so much to offer me, but saying yes would also mean a host of not-so-great things, like wearing my body down into illness, winding up really behind on things I was already behind on, probably being more broke than I already am, giving less energy and focus to those I'd already made commitments to, not seeing my partner and my pug for a solid month, which would suck for all of us emotionally, but also ask a lot of my partner in terms of managing things here at home.
Long story short, it was clear, in evaluating this carefully and honestly, that choosing to say yes was not at all likely to result in all the good stuff I'd hope for in saying yes, and was also likely to deliver a lot of bummers that either wouldn't happen at all, or would be way more manageable, if I declined instead.
I had to say no when I wanted to say yes. Which always sucks, in the biggest way, especially when you really want to say yes, and really want to do the thing you have to take a pass on.
This is something that comes up a lot at Scarleteen, which is unsurprising since it tends to come up often in anyone's life. We hear about this from young people with sexual situations like:
These are just a few examples of the ways this can come up around sex and sexual (or potentially sexual) relationships. You can probably think of some more. But the theme is that one or more people really wants to say yes, but, using their best judgment, and really supporting the best outcomes, should probably say no, at least for now.
So often, when people talk about yes or no, especially with sex, it's assumed that a no is something someone will only say when they don't want to say yes. While that's certainly true sometimes, it's not always true: sometimes we say no (or maybe, not now, not yet, or yes, but only when ) when we want to say yes. Sometimes we say no when we really, really want to say yes and it freaking kills us to have to say no. A lot of the time, that spot can be tougher to be in, that no harder to say, than when we want to say no when we feel all or mostly-no, and little to no yes at all.
It sucks to turn down an opportunity we truly want. It's also tough when others are involved because they often feel bummed out, too. Worse still, sometimes the other person knows that we want to say yes, uses that to try and sway us from our better decision. It's all too easy to be persuaded to say yes when that is what we'd rather say.
One-time-only isn't always the given it feels like. It's easy to get stars in our eyes and go with the dramatic feeling that a wanted opportunity will only come along once, so if we don't take it right then and there, we'll neverevernever get it again. Not only is that often untrue, but usually when we want something, we also want it to go a certain way. For instance, if we want to start a sexual relationship with someone, we probably don't want the other person to get hurt: we want it to feel good for everyone. If we want to be out for a partner (and ourselves), we probably don't want that to be something which mostly brings us harassment and no support or acceptance.
Most of the time, the good stuff will keep until it can really be good stuff, or will come back around again, and we can have a chance to say yes when the situation or timing is much, much better. And perhaps more to the point, if a given situation isn't really the right one for us or others, or the timing is off, we will often go for something or say yes to something that can seem like the door to what we really want, only to discover that the specific conditions turn it into something that wasn't at all what we wanted.
You can accentuate the positives, including in the negatives. By all means, when saying no, we can talk about the reasons we want to say yes, like that. Even around your no, and the reasons for it, you can come at it from a positive place. What are the other good things you want for you or the other person or people involved that you or they just couldn't have right now if you did say yes? For instance, part of what you want and don't think you can have yet is all of you feeling good emotionally about sex AFTER sex, not just during. You want an experience to be as beneficial for them as you think it will be for you, or vice-versa. If you say no for now, and say yes later only if the situation has changed so those mutally-good outcomes are a lot more likely, saying no now isn't a bad thing, but a good thing that can make bad things less likely and good things more so.
In other words, not only can a no when yes is wanted, all around, be a better thing than it appears, talking about the things or feelings we already have to be at a yes, and then the things that our no is about can help us and others to identify what we really need to get to that yes and have it be as great as we want it to be.
Remember that you can also always leave the door open if you want. Now, the other person may or may not take you up on it later, because that's just how life goes: our timing, and everyone else's is often off. But they just as well might.
No to something sexual or relational is sometimes a "No, not now," or "No, not in this particular situation." If you know what you'd need to feel best about saying yes, you can put that out there, as a "If and when we have X," or "If there's ever a time when you want Y, like I do," followed by a "give me a call," or what have you. Most people, most of the time, have conditions around sex and relationships, they don't just say yes to everyone or every possibility. Having limits or conditions not only is totally okay (even if they feel sucky sometimes), it's healthy. Someone without any limits or any boundaries is usually someone who isn't in a sound space to be intimate with anyone, and if often someone who can get really hurt or deeply hurt others.
If the other person is a heel about your no, hold your line, get out of their way if needed, then give yourself a pat on the back for dodging a bullet. If and when another person won't accept our no, because they know we want to say yes or for some other reason, and they try and talk us out of nixing, that's usually one of those moments where we can know exactly how much of a bullet we dodged when we did say no. In other words, when that happens, it's usually proof that saying no was a really smart choice, because they're showing us things like a lack of respect for our own wants and needs, an inability to consider things that have to be about more than them without only considering what they want or could get, a lack of emotional maturity or patience, and sometimes even a cue that they might not be safe or our relationship may be unhealthy or abusive.
For example, let's say that instead of being as gracious and understanding as he was, the person who offered to bring me to Australia had said, "I KNOW you want to go, Heather, even though you're saying this won't work for you. Just say yes. You know you really want to," or "But this is really important to ME, so just do it, okay?" or "If you don't say yes now, even if I want to or can, I will never, ever invite you again because I don't like that you said no to me."
What does that show me? For starters, that I could probably expect those exact same kinds of dynamics if I took the trip, which would have possibly made parts of it, or all of it, a nightmare. That that person might not even be safe for me to be around, for that matter, since they aren't doing a very good job of seeing me as a separate person, with separate issues, wants and needs from theirs. Also? Flatly, they'd be showing me they're a bit (or more than a bit) of an asshole.
Of course, that doesn't mean that dealing with that kind of dynamic is easy or fun. If and when something like that is going on, the best you can do is express and hold your line; be thoughtful and kind, but clear, with the other person about it. You can even offer to talk with them about their own hard feelings, making clear that their feelings of disappointment are okay, but trying to get you to change your mind isn't. Then you make space for yourself as needed. They might need it too, so they can process their own feelings.
If they keep pushing, pressuring or otherwise trying to get you to give them a different answer even when you do all of that, then the next step is to just get gone, even if it's hard and that's not something you want, either. Whether it goes that way, or the other person chills out and starts acting with more maturity and consideration, don't forget to give yourself credit for a good choice, even if getting it out there and respected, or holding it, was challenging or rough.
These kinds of calls are a sign that we have or are developing emotional maturity and sound decision-making; that we're getting skills, or already have them, when it comes to doing a good job taking care of ourselves and others well. All of those things are open doors to the best stuff in life.
Making these kinds of choices thoughtfully and where we're looking at the big picture, rather than just leaping at any and every opportunity we want is part growing up and developing emotional and interpersonal maturity. It's also a huge part of self-care, and you probably already know that if we can't care well for ourselves, we probably can't care well for others or be cared FOR well by others, either. While at the time, saying no when we want to say yes can feel crappy, what usually happens is that very shortly afterwards, we and others will instead feel really good: way better than we'd have felt if we made a poor or hasty choice. Feeling disappointed about nixing an opportunity we wanted blows, as can dealing with someone else's disappointment, but most of the time, feelings of disappointment don't stick around forever: they usually pass and are often eclipsed by better feelings when we're making our best choices.
When we're younger, it can be tough to visualize or imagine how very long life often is, and that includes how long we have to live with our good decisions and our poor ones. Sitting with a poor choice for a long time really blows, especially if that choice creates tough outcomes that extend how long we have to live with that choice. Sitting with a good choice usually gives us lasting good feelings, all the more so if and when -- as often happens -- making that better choice opened us up to more of what we or others really wanted, or to getting what we really wanted, just a little later on.
If you need a little extra coaching with this, you can look no further than our dear, wise friend Max, who shows us how it's done.
But the wild things cried, "Oh please don't go - we'll eat you up - we love you so!"
And Max said, "No."
The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth
and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws
but Max stepped into his private boat and waved goodbye
and sailed back over a year and in and out of weeks and through a day
and into the night of his very own room, where he found his supper waiting for him
and it was still hot.
P.S. From the looks of things, it seems like I'll be able to go to Australia next year, instead, when this would be way better for me, and be something I could plan with more advance to assure it went better. See how this can work? :)
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- "Toni! We did it! We run things now. You and me. We're a team, huh? Now I just need you to do one small thing for me; I got some problems that I've been dealing with..."
- — Salvatore Leone to Toni, after killing Massimo.
The Sicilian Gambit is the final storyline mission in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories given to protagonist Toni Cipriani by Leone Family Don Salvatore Leone from his home in Saint Mark's, Portland Island, Liberty City.
Toni goes to Salvatore's home and finds Salvatore talking to the Sicilian Mafia, who want to make peace. Salvatore also wants peace but only on his own terms. He decides to pay Mayor Miles O'Donovan a visit, to talk about dropping the charges on him and quickly realizes the Sicilians are after the Mayor. Toni and Salvatore arrive at City Hall in Torrington, but are too late. Toni kills some Sicilian goons while Salvatore checks the Mayor's office. They head to a jetty in Newport and see Massimo Torini speed off in a boat, with the Mayor hostage. Toni and Salvatore then take a boat and give chase, Toni gets a minigun and destroys the boats chasing them. They eventually reach Portland Rock, with the Sicilians taking the Mayor to the lighthouse. Toni and Salvatore shoot their way up Portland Rock and meet Massimo Torini, who holds O'Donovan at gunpoint. After a short talk, Torini escapes to a helicopter with Toni eventually destroying the helicopter, thus killing Torini in the process. Toni and Salvatore return to Salvatore's home with the Mayor, who then realizes that he is going to be controlled by the Leones. They then head up to Momma's Restaurante, meeting Salvatore's uncle, and peace is confirmed between the Sicilians and the Leone Family. Salvatore thanks Toni for his work and pays him half a million dollars.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Head over to City Hall. Watch out for any Sicilian wise guys
- Head for the Pier
- Take out that Sicilian wise guy
- Protect the boat from the Sicilian wise guys
- Fight your way up Portland Rock through the Sicilian wise guys
- Take down Massimo's helicopter
The reward for completing this mission is $500,000 and King Jumpsuit Outfit is unlocked.
- The default song and radio station that plays during the chase in Salvatore's boat is "Renegade Snares" on MSX 98.
- After failing the mission on the first attempt, the player can start the mission again from the pier on Staunton Island, when Salvatore and Toni begin to chase Massimo Torini, thus making it the second known final mission wherein the player can start from another act after its failure rather than starting from the very beginning, the first one being End Of The Line, the finale of GTA San Andreas. (Note: does also work in the PS2 version.)
- This mission is similar to GTA III final mission The Exchange, as both missions have hostages being taken to remote locations and the protagonist taking down a helicopter, where the antagonist is in.
- This is the only point in the game where there is stormy weather.
- This is the only final mission in any GTA game to introduce a character (namely, Miles O'Donovan).
- This mission is considered a follow-up of the mission Calm Before the Storm because Salvatore and Toni don't encounter Torini until this mission.
- This is the only mission in the entire game that showcases Involuntary Ejection. For example, if a member of the Sicilian mafia collide into a solid object, they will be thrown through the front windshield of their Stinger.
- This is the most rewarding mission in the game, with a $500,000 reward. It is also the second most rewarding final mission in the series, after The Exchange from Grand Theft Auto III which has a $1,000,000 reward.
- The boats parked near the lighthouse pier must be destroyed in order to end the rail gun portion of the mission, otherwise other boats will continue to spawn and attack.
- The difficulty of the final portion of the mission (storming the lighthouse) is enhanced by the fact there are no health or armor pick-ups on the island.
- A glitch in both the PSP and PS2 versions renders the thug hiding behind the crates unshootable, even from point-blank, as long as the crate is between him and Toni; Toni must move to the side of the crate to take him out.
- In the PS2 version it's possible to prevent the enemy cars from spawning and attacking after leaving Sal's estate. Drive the vehicle to just shy of the entrance to the compound and get out. Walk into the street and then back to the car. Do this a couple of times, and the enemy cars may not spawn. (When doing this trick, however, it's advisable to be armed with a minigun or rocket launcher to take out the enemy vehicles on foot in case they do spawn.
- There is no time limit to get from point A to point B in this mission, allowing time for Pay 'n' Spray and visits to purchase either a rocket launcher or minigun (either of which can be used to take out the final helicopter).


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Onslow County dispatchers say the call from the garage fire on Burgaw Highway near Holly Shelter Rd. came in at 4:03 a.m. Southwest Volunteer Fire Department responded to the garage, which the dispatcher said was not connected to a home.
Crews cleared the scene with the fire extinguished at 5:14 a.m., according to dispatchers.
No injuries were reported. There is no word at this time about what sparked the fire.
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– Herodotus
The true object of all human life is play.
Earth is a task garden.
Heaven is a playground.
G . K. Chesterton
You can discover more about a person in an
hour of play than in a year of conversation.
– Plato
Play is a uniquely adaptive act,
not subordinate to some other adaptive
act, but with a special function of its own
in human experience.
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Games lubricate the body and the mind.
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Play is the exultation of the possible.
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Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the
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It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use,
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This kits have everything pre-cut and include the borders and binding fabrics exactly like the quilt pictured here. The quilt is even already laid-out with the squares pre-stacked in labeled rows and ready to pick-up and sew together quickly.
Have you tried the Shout Color Catchers in your washing machine? I had read how great they are-especially for quilts. I got some, and to test them I threw one in the wash with my maroon scrubs which never fail to turn something pink if it gets in there with them. I threw in a white sock who lost it's friend-and it was still white when it came out! The shout sheet was pink instead. I threw
I love the pennant! Red is my favorite color, you could use that for so many things! It would be really cute for a birthday party!
Perfect timing! Last night I spent a good hour scouring online looking for a pennant idea and voila! This morning it is here all ready for me to begin!! I know what I am doing with my Saturday night!! Thank you, it's super cute!
I am seriously tempemted to buy up all those squares…that quilt you made your daughter last year is probably my most favorite ever. But I tol myself no more fabric! Dilemma….we'll see what happens 🙂
Love your baby quilt and the valentine fabric is really fun.
Connie204
Question on the pennant. Do you put a stabilizer on them so they hang well?? I did a birthday pennant banner, but I did a back and batting in between to make them puffy.
Amy I don't think I can say this enough!
Everything you touch is purely amazing to me!
I agree with Michelle, have you ever tried the shout color catchers, I love them!
I start my beginners quilting class in about 4 weeks!
Yipee!
Biz
Love your pennants! So jolly, and the cute birds, but I've just been reading Michelle Bell's Comment at the top and I'm thinking maybe I'll dig out some runny fabrics and try that trick for myself. The place does tend to look bare when the decorations come done, true enough.
Like the pastel colours in your baby quilt too…I'm off to check out your Etsy shop to seeeee…
I'll vouch for the Shout Color Catchers too, I never wash a quilt without one since I ruined one about two years ago.
I'm loving your red and white banner, I think I need to make one too!
Yes! I totally agree with all the Shout Color Catcher love. I'd never heard of them until I had the disaster with that red bird fabric – I used them for the first time trying to salvage that quilt and they worked!! Now I throw them in with every quilt as an insurance policy just in case.
Your pennant is so sweet! I love those fabrics!
I am stopping over form Quilt Story – I'm one of the other judges and I had to come over and say hi! 🙂 I Checked out your tutorials and saw so many great projects. So I'm following along now! So glad I found you. 🙂
very very cute, I'm making 2 baby quilts kind of like this.
I love the look of the fireplace, pilows so cute, the banner, and the cute baby quilt. You are amazing I love it. You are the best. I finally washed the quilt today…it went well, looks great.
love Julie =)
As alway, so adorable. Love the pennant!!
I bought your valentines pennants from your etsy shop & got them in the mail. Thanks! Would love to know how you put yours together. Do you use a second layer of fabric under the triangles?
Hi! I've been following your blog lately & love all you do. I bought your valentine's triangles from etsy & I'm wondering how your put yours together. Do you use a second layer of fabric under the patterned fabric?

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M. Serak,
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Price and Jan Serak share
both a friendship and a passion for helping others that has resulted
in their co-founding and co-directing the Wisconsin Family Assistance
Center for Education, Training & Support Inc.
WI FACETS grew out of their
collective experience trying to negotiate the educational system
to accommodate Charlotte's son's orthopedic needs and the needs
of Jan's autistic son. As they discovered the resources
that would help their own children, the two united to provide
this information to other parents through statewide workshops,
parent counseling, resource referral, and support related to
early conflict resolution.
In addition to their work through
WI FACETS, both Charlotte and Jan provide board training and
strategic planning for non-profit organizations, mediation
services for organizations around Wisconsin and hours of support
for numerous
other organizations as well.
Charlotte has devoted countless hours to WI FACETS' mission,
beginning with when she was learning about the services her two
and a half-year-old son needed to overcome his physical disabilities.
The more Charlotte learned, the more she shared. "Part
of the advocacy program then was for participants to, in turn,
help another family," she says. "That's when
I became hooked." As for the future, "I think I will
always provide volunteer support for parents who have children
with disabilities," she says. "I am also developing
a private mediation practice which should sustain me during my
golden years." In the meantime, she's getting plenty
of experience through her work with Marquette's Center
for Dispute Resolution and the many organizations with which
she is involved.
Jan serves in various state and national leadership positions
and as an active committee member with numerous organizations
related to her work in advocacy and mediation, including the
Autism Society at regional, state and national levels. Her enthusiasm
has only grown as she has seen her work make a real difference
in the lives of children with disabilities and their families.
To work and life, she applies her special formula for success:
Passion + Knowledge + Network + Family + Faith. "Family
is foundation," she says. "My husband and our two
sons, Jeff and Ben, are my joy and keep me grounded and aware
of the need for time away from work. My faith in God makes it
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(CNN) -- Congratulations, the $10 lottery ticket you just bought in our convenience store is worth $1,000! Here's your money!
Should you be suspicious?
If you're a customer at the Peninsula Deli & Grocery in Hempstead, New York, the answer may be yes.
The store's owner and his son, a clerk, were arraigned Saturday on grand larceny charges, accused of trying to cheat the unnamed lottery winner, whose ticket actually was worth 1,000 times what they gave him.
Their attorney said the real culprit was a malfunctioning lottery machine, CNN affiliate WCBS-TV reported.
In either case, the winner was smart to question his apparent good luck.


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Use this page to discuss script 974 python: alternative indentation script for Python
- Add constructive comments, bug reports, or discuss improvements (see the guideline).
- Do not document the script here (the author should do that on vim.org).
- This page may be out of date: check the script's vim.org page above, and its release notes.
It seems something wrong with the script installation. The script page says
- Drop the script in your ~/.vim/indent directory.
When I did that, no Python indent when I use Vim. The correct step is:
#cp python.vim /usr/share/vim/vim73/plugin/python.vim
the vim73 directory is your Vim version.
- No, this is wrong. If you copy it to your plugin directory, you will get python indent for all file types, until some other filetype indent script overrides it.
- The installation instructions are probably correct, but they assume you already have your Vim set up to read filetype-specific indent files. To do this, place the line "filetype indent plugin on" in your vimrc. See:
- --Fritzophrenic 15:50, July 7, 2011 (UTC)
The suggestion is the Python auto finished script when using Vim.
The step is:
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We can use Ctrl+N to get the prompt of python.
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Description: where do you think PostgreSQL should go in 2 years? 5? 10? What features do you see as essential to Postgres continuing to thrive? Who's going to work on them?
Description: where do you think PostgreSQL should go in 2 years? 5? 10? What features do you see as essential to Postgres continuing to thrive? Who's going to work on them?
Revision as of 13:25, 23 May 2013
pgCon 2013 Unconference Day
The PostgreSQL Community is having our first Unconference Day at pgCon 2013 in Ottawa! This event, sponsored by Salesforce.com, extends pgCon and gives us additional opportunities to share, collaborate, and discuss about PostgreSQL development, hacking, usage, and community.
For more about unconference days and why we're doing this, see the Unconference Day FAQ.
If you are interested in holding a session, or you want someone else to do a session on a particular topic on the Unconference day, please add your proposal to "session ideas" below.
Basic Information
pgCon Unconference Day
Saturday, May 25th
10am to 5:30pm
Rooms: MNT202, MRT221, MRT256
Unconference Schedule
Not final, may be revised based on conference logistics.
|10am to 11am
|Introduction and selection of sessions in MRT 202
|11am to 12pm
|First sessions (3 rooms)
|12pm to 1pm
|Second sessions (3 rooms)
|1pm to 2:30pm
|Lunch discussion groups
|2:30pm to 3:30pm
|Third sessions (3 rooms)
|3:30pm to 4:30pm
|Fourth Sessions (3 rooms)
|4:30pm to 5:30pm
|Spillover Sessions (3 rooms)
How Sessions are Selected
No predetermined schedule is set for the Unconference Day beforehand. Instead, participants in the Unconference bring their ideas, demands, wishlists and discussion topics, and propose sessions at 10am in MRT 202. Anyone can lead a session. Sessions are accepted by acclaim, and scheduled collaboratively in the first period from 10am to 11am.
In order to get things started quickly on the Unconference Day, participants are encouraged to post session ideas on the wiki, below, before the unconference actually starts.
For more information, see the Unconference Day FAQ
Session Ideas
If you wish to lead a session at the Unconference Day, or if you wish someone else would hold one on a specific topic, please propose it below. Copy this template and add your session proposal:
=== My Session Idea === Proposed By: Me Session Type: Presentation/Round-table/Open Discussion/Hacking/Other Description: write a few lines of description of your session idea here Attendees: anyone who thinks they'll attend this, add your name here
PostgreSQL.org Testing Brainstorming
Proposed By: Josh Berkus
Session Type: Open Discussion
Description: the regression tests and the Buildfarm don't cover anywhere near all the kinds, or scope, of testing we want to do with Postgres, especially during the Beta Testing period. What other kinds of testing could we be doing? How can we increase test coverage? How can we get new contributors involved in testing?
Attendees: put your name here:
Enhancement of PostgreSQL testing framework
Proposed By: Galy Lee
Session Type: Presentation/Open Discussion
Description: We had enhanced three parts to current PostgreSQL regression test suite, those are: new replication testing framework, kernel testing framework for index/transaction/buffer page module, enhancement of isolation testing framework with synchronization mechanism. I will introduce our works and hope to discuss with the community how to make our testing framework better.
Attendees: Galy,
Trigger-Based Replication Brainstorming
Proposed By: Christopher Browne
Session Type: Open Discussion
Description: What are people liking/not liking about Slony, Londiste, Bucardo? What features are not available that would be valuable to have? What backend features would be useful to make implementations better/faster/more reliable?
Attendees: cbbrowne,
Open Hack Session
Proposed By: Quinn Weaver
Session Type: Hacking
Description: Bring a project or come looking to join, work in a team or solo, use IRC and sneakernet to help each other out — just hack!
Attendees: Quinn, Satoshi
Planned projects:
- Quinn: I will be giving pg-version-compare some much-needed love (top priority: adding data for recent PostgreSQL releases).
- Satoshi: I will be hacking pgperf-snapshot to catch up to the 9.3 (and add some unit tests). See docs for more details.
The Future of Postgres
Proposed by: Josh Berkus
Session Type: Open discussion
Description: where do you think PostgreSQL should go in 2 years? 5? 10? What features do you see as essential to Postgres continuing to thrive? Who's going to work on them?
=== Lower level tuning === Proposed By: Susanne Ebrecht Session Type: Presentation/Open Discussion/ Description: Databases are real I/O and RAM eater. The talk gives an overview what administrators need to consider on buying new hardware, what they need to tune on Linux level and which variables they might want to change in postgresql.conf to get better performance. Attendees: anyone who thinks they'll attend this, add your name here


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Horatio Humboldt was an English explorer in Grand Theft Auto IV. He is based on the real life person Henry Hudson. Humboldt was hired by the Dutch to find a new place to sell weed. On September 4, 1609, he steered his ship into the mouth of a river coincidentally named the Humboldt by the local natives, based on Humboldt's writings. He is mentioned on CNT's show A History of Liberty City.
Humboldt's name is presumably based on Alexander von Humboldt, a German naturalist and explorer after whom many geographical features were named.


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Web application developers want to monetise their work, particularly on mobile where ads are not as effective as on desktop. The Open Web Platform does not yet offer standard ways to transfer money, demonstrate proof-of-purchase, and meet other payment needs. Without a standard, developers are forced to turn to native platforms, or use solutions that work for one service provide but not another.
What are the opportunities and challenges for Web based payments? Can we provide a means whereby users have a free choice in which means of payment they want to use in any given situation? What is the relationship to eWallets that reside in your phone or in the cloud? How can we enable valued added third party services?
There was a headlights initiative on this in 2012, as well as a Community Group looking at a particular approach. The W3C staff believes that the platform and industry have evolved in the past year to the point where we need to revisit the question as a community.
- 1 Draft plan of action
- 2 How to get involved
- 3 Scope
- 4 Payments and Web Intents
- 5 The Future of Money
- 6 Complementary standards for value added 3rd party services
- 7 Brief survey of existing payment services
- 8 Using your phone in place of a ticket
- 9 Money transfer for the unbanked
- 10 2011 W3C Web Payments Community Group
Draft plan of action
- W3C Blog on the 2013 web payments initiative
- Questionnaire aimed at developers to assess their needs
- Direct contact with key stakeholder groups
- Web Payment workshop in late 2013 when we have clarified the scope
- Public Report
How to get involved
Please subscribe to the public mailing list email@example.com. See the link on that page for details. If you already have a W3C Account, you will also be able to edit this wiki. To get a W3C account, fill out the account request form.
In case of further questions, please contact the following:
- Dave Raggett <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Note: anyone making a substantive contribution to W3C specifications on the Recommendation track will be required to commit to the requirements of the W3C Patent Policy.
See also Team only wiki
What is the scope for web payments? Here are some ideas for consideration:
- Online payments to a website, or web app developer
- Small payments as part of a prior arrangement
- Offline payments, that can be redeemed when you go online
- Payments via tapping your device against another
- Person to person payments
- Use of community based currencies
- Use of third parties as means to bridge gaps, e.g. currency conversion and different kinds of payment systems
- Proof of purchase
- Secure means to track your payments
- Relationship of payments to systems of identifiers (people, organizations, currencies, etc.)
- Anonymous payments
Payments and Web Intents
Web Intents provides a mechanism whereby the user can select which provider to pass to a web page requesting a given intent. This breaks free of the current practice of hard wiring the web page to specific providers. There are multiple solutions for Web-based payments, and users should be given the choice of selecting the means of payment that best suits them in the current situation. Web Intents has the further benefit of minimizing the information disclosed to the Web Application, which only sees the payment solution provider chosen by the user, and doesn't get to find out just which set of credit cards etc. the user has in her wallet.
Some measure of privacy is given by existing payment solutions where the Web application makes use of a third party to perform the secure payment transaction, and doesn't get to know the number of the credit card used (as an example). Web Intents improves on this by avoiding the need for Web applications to have a fixed connection to such third parties.
Open standards for Web payment APIs
Call for Implementations
To get the ball rolling, we need volunteers to work on experimental implementations that extend web browsers to support a variety of payment solutions via Web Intents.
The Future of Money
David Birch has some interesting observations:
- David Birch 24 November 2011, http://www.thersa.org/
- David Birch 23 February 2012, http://liftconference.com/
In essence, we are still using industrial era money in the post industrial age. The mobile phone is truly disruptive and is likely to displace cash and replace it by many kinds of money. Innovation will come from entrepreneurs and not from governments. Putting virtual replicas of plastic credit and debit cards into phones isn't sufficient, as it needs to be really easy to pay anyone either face to face or across the other side of the World. Once that is realized we can expect to see the flourishing of community based virtual currencies together with accompanying systems of exchanges between different currencies. Some examples of existing community currencies include Second Life's Linden Dollars, and Facebook Credits.
What does this mean for W3C? There won't be one payment system, instead, there will be many, along with many currencies, most of which will be purely virtual. It may be practical to create standards that abstract away from the differences, making it easy for developers to accept payments in a variety of currencies. Lower level standard will also be important, e.g. access to secure elements such as SIM cards, emulation of smart cards for touch based payments and so forth. Payment solutions will need to support offline payments when you want to pay someone, but don't have network coverage.
Complementary standards for value added 3rd party services
Why would you bother with an eWallet in your mobile phone when you can pay with a regular debit or credit card? For people to switch, there needs to be a compelling value proposition. A frequently cited benefit is a painless approach to discount coupons, such as those commonly delivered to your door as paper spam. Having to sort out these coupons and stuff them into your already bulging wallet, then pull out the right one at the checkout stand is a pain for customers and checkout staff alike. With an eWallet in your phone, you could scan in printed QRCodes on advertisments, or easier still automatically add the eCoupons when tapping on NFC tags on other products.
Bar codes (including QRCodes) requires you to load the appropriate app on your phone and to line up the camera to make the scan. By comparison, NFC tags offer a much better user experience, as you just need to tap your phone against the tag, and the appropriate application is launched automatically. NFC tags could enable a wide range of value added third party services, for example, here are just a few ideas:
- instantly check if the food item you are buying would trigger any of the allergies for your or your family members
- at the same time get advice on alternative products that would be safe
- get menu suggestions and a list of where to get the ingredients
- get reports on your eating habits and suggestions for improvements - this would be based on signing up with a third party who would aggregate your purchases and provide a monthly report
- get independent reviews of a product and suggestions for alternatives
- get price comparisons with other stores, and painlessly contribute to those comparisons
- get information on the provenance of products and how they were produced, e.g. is this item produced in an sustainable way and were the workers paid at equitable rates?
- for clothing, get fashion tips on which other items would form a good outfit
- get regular assessment of your family expenditure after having signed up with a third party, who could offer advice on healthier and cheaper choices for stretching your budget
- get instant notifications of which of your friends bought this or a similar product
Some valued added third party services will involve a business relationship between the merchant selling the product and the third party. Other such services could be based upon open standards, e.g. for naming products and providing access to information about them.
Some of these use cases can be addressed through an API for Web applications to read data off NFC tags. Others necessitate open standards for the information involved, e.g. for ingredients, provenance, washing instructions, and for adding a discount coupon to your eWallet.
- See W3C NFC wiki for further background on NFC tags, use cases, and Web APIs
Brief survey of existing payment services
Debit payments are possible where an account is prefilled and drawn down for each transaction. The account could be your bank account, or it could be a separate account that you fill with you regular credit or debit card. Another approach aggregates your transactions subject to some overall limit and requires you to settle in full or in part at the end of the month.
please add to this list and amend as appropriate
- Western Union - person to person transfers settled online through a user's debit or credit card or through cash payments at Western Union outlets
- PayPal - online payment service settled through a user's debit or credit card
- Paypal Here - dongle converts phones into wireless card swipe reader for card payments
- Square - dongle converts phones and tablets into wireless card swipe reader for card payments, "Pay with square" - pay without even touching your phone, merchant automatically opens your tab as you walk in the door, and at checkout time, confirms your identity by your name and photo. How does the merchant sense your presence (WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, explicit Web notification)?
- Verifone SAIL - dongle converts phones and tablets into wireless card swipe reader for card payments
- Flint - use the phone's camera to read your debit or credit card, and enter card verification information
- V.me - enter your email address and password at checkout as a proxy for swiping your Visa debit or credit card, in addition, support for NFC payments from your phone with the V.me account
- Paypass - NFC payment solution for Mastercard NFC enabled debit or credit cards, and now from your phone with the PayPass wallet
- Project Oscar - mobile wallet with payment via the mobile network or via NFC - joint venture between Vodafone, O2 and Everything Everywhere (parent company of T-Mobile and Orange in the UK)
- Isis - mobile wallet with payment via NFC at any Isis Ready merchant.
- Google Wallet - mobile wallet with payment from your phone via NFC at PayPass enabled terminals
- LevelUp - mobile display or printed card with QRCode as a proxy for the user's debit or credit card
- GSMA OneAPI - HTTP based network payment protocol aimed at mobile operators
Some more experimental approaches:
- Bitcoin - a decentralized electronic cash system based upon cryptographic tokens with a peer to peer solution for managing transactions and minting tokens
- Flattr - prepay service for making payments to sites displaying Flattr button, where your monthly spend is divided amongst the sites where you clicked the button
- PaySwarm - micropayment solution that splits payments across people listed in a PaySwarm digital contract
- WebCredits - simple system for storing and transferring IOUs (credits) between agents
- OpenTransact - HTTP based payment protocol
- IFEX - protocol designed to facilitate the negotiation of financial transactions between internet-based financial endpoints
- Ripple - credit based solution where commitments to pay ("IOUs") are exchanged along trust chains
- Opentabs - credit based solution involving settlements of cryptographically signed open tabs ("IOUs")
- webinos payment API from the webinos research project. It is not linked to a specific payment service provider and is designed to be sufficiently generic to be mapable to various payment services like GSMA OneAPI, BlueVia, Android Payment API or PayPal.
Using your phone in place of a ticket
Purchase a ticket online and present your phone at the turnstile to gain entrance, using either a 2D barcode or NFC. Buy a ticket for a friend and transfer it to her by tapping her phone. This approach has also been applied to airline boarding passes, avoiding the need for printing or collecting a paper version of the boarding pass.
Money transfer for the unbanked
People without bank accounts often own mobile phones. Network operators have created solutions for person to person transfers between phones. These are popular in the developing world.
2011 W3C Web Payments Community Group
A Web Payments CG which was set up in 2011 by Manu Sporny. Its stated aim:
The purpose of the Web Payments Community Group is to discuss, research,
prototype, and create working systems that enable Universal Payment for the Web. The goal is to create a safe, decentralized system and a set of open, patent and royalty-free specifications that allow people on the Web to send each other money as easily as they exchange instant messages and e-mail today. The group will focus on transforming the way we reward each other on the Web as well as how we organize financial resources to enhance our personal lives and pursue endeavors that improve upon thehuman condition.
The group is active, further information is available on the wiki and email archive.


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Congrats Tilt!! May your thread necro'ing be swift and decisive!!
Gather round ye worthless scum and petty peons! Put your quills into their inkpots and harken unto the words of your most benevolent overlords. We have decided to again draw from your masses a NEW Overlord. Bend knee and pledge fealty to TILT and pray he continues to show unto you the same demeanor we have shown in the past. Afterwords, return unto yer labours and perchance dream that your diligence will be rewarded in turn!
In other words, Lets all give a hearty congratulations to TILT whose dedication to the Guild and his friendly and helpful attitude has shown him to be a wonderful addition to the ranks of the Forum Leaders, and is a fine example of the friendly, helpful Guild we strive to be and continue to be in the future.
Now back o work!
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Congrats Tilt!! May your thread necro'ing be swift and decisive!!
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Congratulations tilt!
Well done, my man! You deserve it!
Congratulations overlord Tilt Welcome to your new powers!
Your secret message decoder ring is in the mail.....
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Grats Tilt.
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thanks all, I'll do my best to be hard but unfair... *lol*
thanks for the great intro NeonKnight
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OMG! Have been gone so long that the 'newbies' are taking over!
Congrats, Tilt! Don't expect me to be to be calling you 'sir' or anything.
I should be poking me head in more often next month - been taken over by two different publications at the same time, sorry all.
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Hercules is a gay club in Liberty City that is mentioned in Grand Theft Auto IV and appearing proper in The Ballad of Gay Tony.
The location of Hercules is within the northern edge of Westminster, Algonquin, at Galveston Avenue, just beside the Algonquin end of the Booth Tunnel. The actual club does not exist in the main game or The Lost and Damned, as the same location is simply a nondescript grilled storefront with a Hinterland logo on a window.
Hercules is one of several Liberty City clubs owned by Anthony Prince, also known as "Gay Tony".
In GTA IV
Bernie Crane also first met his current (and secret) boyfriend Bryce Dawkins during a foam party at the club while high on ecstasy. According to the Liberty Tree and Weazel News, the club has been closed alongside Maisonette 9, following revelations of its club goers taking and selling drugs in the premises.
The club is also mentioned during the mission "Out of the Closet", by Tom Rivas, who also mentions Gay Tony, the founder of the club. It is also mentioned by Eddie Low.
In The Ballad of Gay Tony
The club appears in The Ballad of Gay Tony as a proper location which the player, assuming the role of Luis Fernando Lopez, may visit. Compared to Bahama Mamas and Maisonette 9, Hercules is much smaller in size and less elaborate, its interior consisting only of a hallway with a cloakroom, and a cramped room that serves as a bar, lounge and dancefloor. Because of its compact design, the player can only drink for free from a bar or dance at the club. The club is manned by a doorman named Troy, and its bartender is constantly depicted as a topless, well-toned man who dances around.
Hercules is mentioned in the radio station Integrity 2.0. The station's host Lazlow mistakenly believes that the club is for heterosexuals, with a Greek style.
- The club plays music from K109 The Studio:
- Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
- Chance - A Lover's Holiday
- Sister Sledge - He's the Greatest Dancer
- Chic - Everybody Dance
- Creme D'Cocoa - "Doin' the Dog"
- Stephanie Mills - "Put Your Body in It"
- The Fatback Band - "(Are You Ready) Do the Bus Stop"
- Despite being a gay club, Luis can still dance with a heterosexual woman on the dance floor and at least three women always spawn in the club. A few heterosexual men spawn at the club as well.
- In the The Lost and Damned found in Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City you can see the clubs exterior, although in the downloadable version you can see the Hinterland logo. But it is still inaccessible to the player.
- Troy (bouncer of the club) and Hercules (name of club) are both names of Greek culture, Troy being a Greek city, and Hercules, being a Greek myth.
- During multiplayer in TBoGT, it is possible to enter the club, like Bahama Mamas. However, it is usually empty, though sometimes someone can be found at the coatcheck, behind the counter.
- Humorously, the muscular man appearing on the logo of the club is positioned right upon the "U", with the concavity of that letter forming the shape of a penis.
- In Not So Fast, it is revealed that Gracie Ancelotti parties there with Gay Tony.
- During the first encounter with Eddie Low he will ask Niko if he would like to go to Hercules with him, with Niko replying, "I'm not like that friend." (He will only say this when you meet him, start the encounter, kill/abandon him, then restart, he will also say different things.)
- If you leave early from a strip club outing with Roman; he will be "disappointed" that you are in a rush. Then he will ask if you've been spending time at Hercules instead.
- During Hating The Haters, Bernie will mention while chasing the homophobe that he used to dance at Hercules without a shirt.
- After the completion of The Ballad Of Gay Tony the club seems to cater to a predominately black crowd as seen in the ending credits, but it returns to having its regular clientele afterwards.
- Unlike Maisonette 9 (which is closed during the daytime), Hercules is open even in the daytime.
- In The Ballad Of Gay Tony if you were to set off explosives or guns then you will be barred from the club, if you were to come back (without them chasing you or having a wanted level) Troy would then try to beat you up, if you got past him then you would still be barred, but by knocking him out you will have entry to the club once again.
- The same with Maisonette 9, in order to get 100% completion you must finish the "bus stop" dance.


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So what is Syracuse University basketball, circa 2013?
The Orange's run to the Final Four in Atlanta has evoked a whole lot of examination of what's gone right and what's gone wrong here. It's also evoked the usual amount of journalistic opportunism - some of it legitimate, some of it not.
Long story short, it's a complex, messy picture, symbolic of the modern game's myriad problems and yet, at the same time, displaying virtues of loyalty, enthusiasm and support that most other programs would gladly trade for.
First, we'll share the bad news. From academic questions to off-the-court incidents (small, but numerous) and the Bernie Fine saga, there's plenty of reason to cast aspersions on SU because, at the least, there's been less-than-stellar behavior.
It would have turned sinister if the allegations of abuse against Fine were found to be absolutely true. But there's too much ambiguity (from the accusers), opportunism (from ESPN post-Sandusky) and flat-out lying (from accusers who recanted). As a result, we'll never know the whole story, and even if we did, a lot of people wouldn't trust it for the reasons above.
Even without that cloud, the others, causing the NCAA to conduct a years-long investigation into the program unrelated to Fine, has brought some doubt into SU's basketball future. The threat of doom led many to suspect that Mike Hopkins would run away and be a head coach somewhere else, rather than wait for Jim Boeheim to retire and inherit supposedly damaged goods.
Then there's the move to the ACC. Boeheim, and many others, were blunt about their sad feelings of leaving their ancestral Big East home for a reason (football) that had nothing to do with events on the court. Even as a measure of survival, the move hasn't gone over well.
Here, just like with the other non-basketball issues, SU reflects the typical big-time program, always needing to chase that next dollar to keep up with the other superpowers. And if it blows up history and ticks off fans, well, that's tough.
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(a) Plans and Specifications.— The Secretary is authorized to furnish to individuals eligible for assistance under this chapter, without cost to the individuals, model plans and specifications of suitable housing units.
(b) Handbook for Design.— The Secretary shall make available to veterans eligible for assistance under this chapter, without cost to the veterans, a handbook containing appropriate designs for specially adapted housing. The Secretary shall update such handbook at least once every six years to take into account any new or unique disabilities, including vision impairments, impairments specific to the upper limbs, and burn injuries.
Source(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1168, § 803; renumbered § 2103 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a),Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406; Pub. L. 110–289, div. B, title VI, § 2602(b)(4),July 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2859; Pub. L. 110–389, title V, § 503,Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4176.)
Prior Provisions
Prior section 2103,Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1223, related to payment of mustering-out payments to beneficiaries of deceased members, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89–50, § 1(a),June 24, 1965, 79 Stat. 173, effective July 1, 1966.
2008—Pub. L. 110–389designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
Pub. L. 110–289substituted "individuals" for "veterans" in two places.
1991—Pub. L. 102–83renumbered section 803 of this title as this section and substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".
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Center Expands Online Classes and Wilson County Computer Access
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The Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Volunteer State Community College, in cooperation with the U.S. Small Business Administration, has added additional classes to its online offerings and made it easier for small businesspeople across the state to access classes, counseling, and expertise. Classes have increased from six to 21 offerings. Entrepreneurs and others will be able to attend online classes by visiting a local chamber of commerce instead of traveling to TSBDC offices, which are commonly located in metropolitan areas.
"Small businesspeople are really pressed for time," says Patrick R. Geho, J.D., TSBDC state executive director. "Making classes and counseling available online allows clients to spend more time focusing on making the business a success and less time traveling to get the valuable information and advice TSBDC has to offer."
The Lebanon/Wilson County Chamber of Commerce has entered into an agreement with the TSBDC to provide the scheduling for use of the computer and an orientation to prospective TSBDC clients. In return, TSBDC will be providing a computer, webcam, and the necessary software to connect clients with the statewide online counseling center in Cookeville. Not only will businesspeople be able to view the 21 online classes, they will also be able to speak with a live TSBDC business counselor. Eventually 60 computers will be placed in chambers of commerce across the state of Tennessee to facilitate the connection of TSBDC counselors and businesspeople.
Available online, TSBDC classes cover business basics, financing, managing a business, human resources, accounting and budgeting, and marketing and sales. Online classes are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That allows small businesspeople to fit the training into their busy schedules. They do not have to attend a TSBDC class during regular office hours.
Additional information about the online courses and counseling is available at www.tsbdc.org. The Lebanon/Wilson County Chamber of Commerce is located at 149 Public Square in Lebanon and their phone number is (615) 444-5503.
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Bake at 450 F for 15 minutes. Then let sit a few minutes before carefully opening packet. Serve hot, and enjoy!
(Makes 2 servings, can be doubled but use separate foil packet for each two pieces of salmon. Recipe adapted from Mark Bittman's Quick and Easy Recipes from the New York Times.
2 salmon filets, about 6 oz. each
Szeged Fish Rub (or other seasoning of your choice; optional but recommended)
2 tsp. olive oil (to grease foil)
about 4 tsp. basil pesto (can use pesto from a jar here with good results, although obviously homemade pesto is even better)
2 or 3 medium tomatoes, sliced about 1/4 inch thick
Tear two pieces of foil, big enough to wrap salmon with some overlapping. Place foil pieces one on top of the other. Put about 2 tsp. olive oil in center of top piece of foil and lay salmon on top of oil. Season salmon with Szeged Fish Rub or other seasonings of your choice.
Spread each piece of salmon with about 2 tsp. basil pesto. Arrange sliced tomatoes over pesto so they cover the top of the salmon.
Wrap salmon securely in foil, doubling over the seam and ends several times. Place salmon packet on heated baking sheet and cook 15 minutes.
Remove from oven after 15 minutes and let sit 2-3 minutes. Then open carefully and serve immediately, while salmon and tomatoes are hot.
South Beach Diet / Low-Carb Diet Suggestions:
This is a wonderful meal for any phase of the South Beach Diet and most other types of low-carb eating plans. Serve with a perfect green salad for phase one. For phase two or three, I would add something like Georgette's Really Lemony Greek Pilafi or Curried Rice and Red Lentils.
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I chose the South Beach Diet to manage my weight partly so I wouldn't have to count calories, carbs, points, or fat grams, but if you want nutritional information for a recipe, I recommend entering the recipe into Calorie Count, which will calculate it for you.
More Low-Carb Ideas from Kalyn for Cooking with Pesto:
Easy Baked Pesto Chicken
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Baked White Fish with Pine Nut, Parmesan, and Basil Pesto Crust
Sauteed Zucchini with Spinach and Basil Pesto
Baked Chicken Stuffed with Pesto and Cheese
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Skinny Chicken Pesto Bake ~ Skinnytaste
Roasted Vegetables with Pesto ~ Former Chef
Cheesy Spaghetti Squash with Pesto ~ I Breathe I'm Hungry
Roasted Red Peppers with Pesto and Goat Cheese ~ Aggie's Kitchen
Grilled Cauliflower Steaks with Pesto ~ Two Peas and Their Pod


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Launch of the first online Global Freshwater Biodiversity Atlas
A new online Atlas of freshwater biodiversity presenting spatial information and species distribution patterns will be launched today at the landmark Water Lives symposium, bringing together European Union policy makers and freshwater scientists. Freshwaters are incredibly diverse habitats; they cover less than 1% of the Earth's surface yet are home to 35% of all vertebrate species. Sadly, freshwater life is declining at an alarming rate, faster than any other component of global biodiversity. …
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CEMEX presents 'Water Policy' for global water management
As part of a partnership with IUCN, CEMEX introduced today a Corporate Water Policy that defines its global strategy for responsible water management. …
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World Water Week is an annual conference addressing the world's most urgent water-related challenges. For the 2014 conference, IUCN will be one of the three collaborating partners for the global meeting. …
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Cooperation in the Sixaola River Binational Watershed as Practical Example for Students of the University for Peace (UPEACE)
Students of the Water Security and Peace course learn from efforts by IUCN and local stakeholders toward water governance in the Sixaola River Binational Watershed. … | Spanish
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By Jane Lawton, Head of Communications, IUCN Asia. The word 'dialogue' may be somewhat overused in our development lexicon, but the recent meeting of the Mekong Water Dialogues I attended in Siem Reap, Cambodia provided a powerful example of what we really mean by effective dialogue in action. …
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Enabling the wise use of wetlands through integrated wetland management
An innovative action planning toolkit on wetland conservation and management is now available online. Funded by the European Commission, as part of the HighARCS project, the Wetland Resources Action Planning (WRAP) Toolkit offers researchers, technical planners and policy-makers a systematic approach to conserving and sustainably managing aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity at any site scale. The toolkit provides a suite of methods and practices, together with insights from lessons learned. …
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Blog by Juan Carlos Sanchez. One of the key messages that came out of this year's World Water Week in Stockholm is that climate change presents an opportunity for transboundary cooperation. After a series of seminars on this topic, there seemed to be several arguments supporting this. …
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In our 'Countdown to COP19' we look back at videos that contribute solutions to climate change challenges. Here we focus on a video on water infrastructure solutions for the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus. …
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Blog by Stefano Barchiesi. As participants of the 7th GEF International Waters Conference started arriving in Barbados for the 4-day event, I got a better feeling of why we had been asked to support the pre-conference technical workshop on the economics of ecosystems. …
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ANNANDALE, Va. (WUSA) -- Memories of the Virginia tech massacre five years ago came flooding back today for families of the victims.
The gunman killed himself, leaving 33 dead in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
"It hits you like ton or bricks because it goes right to your emotional core and brings back everything that you went through," said Peter Read, Mary's father.
He says you know there is a whole other community with families that are now going through what they went through."
" You desperately don't want to see it happen again and at the same you know every thing your tried to do in your own way did has not kept it from happening again. And that's very frustrating," said Read.
Read says the massacre makes him sad and angry. Angry, because nothings been done to help prevent them.
"It stands to reason that after we saw this when Congresswoman Gifford was shot, you don't want to have the kind of weapons available that allow killing on this scale," said Read.
A memorial for Mary Read is in a park about a half mile from the read home. But neither Mary's parents, nor any of the parents or families of the victims from Colorado, Arizona, and now Connecticut, need a memorial to remind them of their loss every day.
"Your life changes forever," said Read.