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Kate Middleton and Bild's publication of two bare bottom photos (one in Australia and one in Canada) is of course a serious matter and has the international community in uproar. Bild included a photo and video of last year's mishap in Canada when Kate's backside was also exposed by the wind. Princess Diana, William's deceased mom, would have likely been smiling about the affair and agreed with many of the comments posted under the May 28 The Guardian article.
Princess Diana loved to smile and even had a joke after her divorce from Prince Charles ((His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, the future King of England after Queen Elizabeth II). When asked about the divorce, Diana said that "well there were three of us in the marriage so it was a bit crowded." The third person that Princess Diana was referring to is Camilla Parker Bowles, the Duchess of Cornwall, with whom Charles had an affair and who he married in 2005. Princess Diana and Charles divorced on Aug. 28, 1996, just one year before her death.
At the time of Diana's death on Aug. 31, 1997, the internet was just in its early infancy. Diana's death, which occurred while being pursued by photographers in Paris, is being likened by The Mirror to last month's incident when the wind lifted up Kate's blue and white Diane Von Furstenberg dress while she and William were visiting Sydney's Blue mountains during her official tour of Australia. "This is reminiscent of the worst excesses of the paparazzi during Diana's life and the more upsetting to the duke and duchess for being so."
But is it really? Princess Diana might have disagreed with The Mirror.
More likely, Kate's mother-in-law would have smiled about the incident and the language used to describe Kate's bare bottom including "derrière," "a rather jolly pair of cheeks," "backsides," "bums," a few "a" words (including the comparison to the KardASSian bulge or the replacement of the letter "e" in Duchess), to "knickers" and "underdungers."
Princess Diana would have also smiled about Kate, whose opposition to Queen Elizabeth's fashion order to put weights into her dress hems or to wear more appropriate undergarments seems to have fallen on deaf ears. After all, William's and Harry's mom herself had quite a few disagreements with the royal house on how things should be done – including on how to dress.
What Princess Diana would have smiled most about though is Britain's hypocrisy and the "bum war" between Britain and Germany. Wasn't it less than two years ago that The Sun published Prince Harry's nude Las Vegas picture on Aug. 24, 2012? Unlike Kate's derrière being unwillingly exposed by the wind, Prince Harry willingly exposed himself without any clothes (to his friends). Now the British media is crucifying the German tabloid Bild and one of Rupert Murdoch's Australian newspapers?
What Princess Diana would be even more amused about is that the German tabloid Bild (which published pictures of Princess Diana in all sorts of compromising situations and which published Kate's photo first) called the publication of photos of Angela Merkel's backside a "tasteless intrusion" by British tabloids. As reported by The Spiegel, "British tabloids have published paparazzi photos of German Chancellor Angela Merkel changing into her bathing suit by a private pool on vacation in Italy. Germany's own sensationalist daily, Bild, sees the publication as a tasteless intrusion but one British journalist says the photos are a 'perverted compliment'."
To note, when Bild wrote the article about Kate and included two pictures of her exposed backside, it quoted the famous German saying, "der Wind, der Wind, das himmlische Kind." (The wind, the wind, the heavenly child.) So there is a difference whether intimates are exposed because of some eager photographers or by an accidental picture taken because of the wind? Interestingly, today, Bild shows a photo of Bruce Willis' daughter walking around topless in New York -- no wind there.
Is Bild's publication of two photos of Kate Middleton' s bare bottom (one in Canada and one in Australia) a retribution for having published Angela Merkel's backside? Princess Diana would probably just smile and shake her head -- not much has changed in 20 years.
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- Princess Diana: Her childhood, legacy, love for Prince Harry, William, the world
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Friday, October 28, 2011
See You At My House Halloween Night!
51 comments:
- Cassie said...
Awesome get-ups! I think it is so fun how you and your family goes all out. :)
Have fun this weekend!
- October 28, 2011 at 10:59 PM
- Happier Than a Pig in Mud said...
The pic of your granddaughter is just too cute! Happy Halloween Weekend Jacqueline-have fun:@)
- October 29, 2011 at 12:56 AM
- Susie Jefferson said...
Fabulous and fun! These are wonderful pix! We don't really 'do' Halloween here in the UK - but having seen these, I think we have a lot of catching up to do, lol. Happy Pink Saturday, Happy Halloween and hugs from the UK.
- October 29, 2011 at 1:45 AM
- Mary said...
Thank you to Beaulah for all your Halloween inspiration & enthusiasm! Love all your photos~~ your granddaughter's photo with the black kitty & wonderful black doors is bewitching! A Happy All Hallow's Eve to you & your family :)
- October 29, 2011 at 4:01 AM
- Diane Hodrick said...
You all are too much fun. What great costumes you come up with. And, I agree, that picture of your granddaughter is absolutely amazing. What a beautiful little girl. That black cat had great timing. I have just loved my first halloween "with" you. Thanks for making each post such a treat!
- October 29, 2011 at 4:12 AM
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- October 29, 2011 at 4:17 AM
- Castles Crowns and Cottages said...
WOOOOOOWWWWWWW! YOU ARE DYNAMIC MY DEAR!!!! And I just LOVE all of the Incredibles!!! INCROYABLE!!!!!
Thank you for visiting me..mille mercis mon amie! Anita
- October 29, 2011 at 5:03 AM
- La Table De Nana said...
You're amazing!
And that little witch w/ the cat?
We have an Incredible too:)
- October 29, 2011 at 5:14 AM
- Sandra said...
Thanks for all the inspiration this season.
- October 29, 2011 at 5:34 AM
- Lavender Cottage said...
Hi Jacqueline
The build up to Halloween has been fun at your blog and you are one sassy looking witch in the last photo!
- October 29, 2011 at 5:37 AM
- Twilight_fan_101 said...
Buhbuhbuht! Halloween isn't over yet! Can't you just sneak in one more Halloween post?! I just loved spending Halloween at your house this year! I don't think I have ever had so much fun. Love all the Halloween outfits! That has to be one of the most adorable witches EVER! She sure is a cutie. Just like Grandma!
- October 29, 2011 at 6:15 AM
- Sherry @ No Minimalist Here said...
Jacqueline, I bet the neighborhood children love coming to your house for treats. Fabulous witch costume and your little granddaughter is precious. Thank you for linking to the Open House Party and have a fun Halloween.
- October 29, 2011 at 6:42 AM
- Marigene said...
AWESOME...Oh to be a kid in your neighborhood!
- October 29, 2011 at 6:54 AM
- Rettabug said...
I hope you FRAMED that shot of your precious granddaughter & the black cat! That is a priceless treasure that should come out every year!!!
You look FABULOUS in all your costumes, Jacqueline! GREAT ideas & wonderful execution.
We used to dress up (I was once a "brick" & he was a "brick layer"...trowel & all)
Once I went as a gumball machine.
He went as a tampon...Hilarious!
We've been a "Captain" & his "Third Mate" but DH is somewhat of a party pooper these days, so not this year.
I've thoroughly enjoyed seeing all your antics this time around.
- October 29, 2011 at 7:00 AM
- Sharon said...
I think Annie was almost 10 before she dared to come to your door...even with the promise of king size candy bars and knowing that it was her beloved Jackie behind the masks. Thanks for always making Halloween (and everything else) so fun in the neighborhood. The picture of Kylie is adorable.
- October 29, 2011 at 8:24 AM
- Barbara F. said...
I would love to spend Halloween at your house!!! This is just fabulous!!! Your grandgirl is absolutely adorable. xo
- October 29, 2011 at 9:47 AM
- Blondie's Journal said...
All of you look amazing!! How fun!
- October 29, 2011 at 9:54 AM
- Alycia Nichols said...
Girl....you were rockin' that pink and black!!! I think it's so great how you get into Halloween!!! You have a LOT of fun with it! Enjoy!!!
- October 29, 2011 at 9:59 AM
- Charlene said...
Adorable post! And you are right about the photo of your Granddaughter. Too Cute for words! Have fun!
- October 29, 2011 at 11:51 AM
- Jacqueline said...
Yes we have a picture of that little witch blown up. Don't want to lose that one!
- October 29, 2011 at 3:43 PM
- Shenita @ Embellishments by SLR said...
Jacqueline, what fun photos!! Oh, to be a kid at your house!! LOL!! Love the photo of your granddaughter...too cute!! This was a great post!!
- October 29, 2011 at 4:23 PM
- Snap said...
You all are pretty Incredible! What fun you must have. Good for you and Happy Halloween!
- October 29, 2011 at 4:48 PM
- kitty said...
What a fun person you are, Jacqueline!! I wish I could stop by your house. It would be a treat!! That picture of your granddaughter melts my heart, too!!!
- October 29, 2011 at 4:53 PM
- renee @ Singing With Birds said...
I'm thinking I need to bring you a treat as I am dying to see you! Have fun and thanks for sharing a frightfully fun post...Happy Halloween.
- October 29, 2011 at 4:57 PM
- Babs said...
I'll bet your house is the best place in the whole town to trick or treat. How much fun! I love the photo of your adorable granddaughter. So precious.
Happy Halloween,
- October 29, 2011 at 5:43 PM
- Christie said...
Have you seen the Halloween "Modern Family" episode...so funny and I think you could relate!
- October 29, 2011 at 6:08 PM
- Beth said...
Jacqueline, Your costumes are fabulous and I love the photo of your little granddaughter with the cat! It's obvious your family enjoys Halloween!
- October 29, 2011 at 6:39 PM
- chubskulit said...
Spooky beautiful!
Pink Fairy
- October 29, 2011 at 7:47 PM
- Designs By Pinky said...
OMGoodness, your granddaughter is ADORABLE!!!!!! Gorgeous! I LOVE your costumes, especially the last one! Fabulous! Have a great one, I KNOW you will!!!!! Now, may I please have my BIG candy bar???? TRICK OR TREAT"!!!!! XO, Pinky
- October 29, 2011 at 8:07 PM
- vikki said...
My husband took me to Gardner Village this year, never had been there before, could be because I live in OR. Loved it but did miss Witches night out, darn. Bought the cutest witch hat and yes will be wearing it to hand out candy on Monday. Love how you and your husband get into the whole thing. And love your cute little granddaughter. Thanks for following my site.
PS My two favorite things, purple and chocolate. Had to love your site just for the name.
- October 29, 2011 at 8:30 PM
- Tanya@takesix said...
WOW!!! You sure know how to do up Halloween professional style!! Well done!
- October 30, 2011 at 6:05 AM
- J+S said...
Jacqueline, I'd love to do a feature of you on my blog on Halloween. (I will link and credit back to you.) I just love everything you have done and I'm amazed. I also wonder if you ever do craft and or cooking nights because if so, please sign me up!! Your blog is amazing. If it is a problem for me to feature you tomorrow, just let me know.
Happy haunting!
Gordon Gossip
- October 30, 2011 at 6:08 AM
- FABBY'S LIVING said...
Just too fabulous, the get ups for Halloween are simply awesome!! You guys were ready for a scary movie except for the gorgeous little witch....so much fun to dress up in custom like kids and have fun! Happy Halloween to you all! Hugs,
- October 30, 2011 at 9:00 AM
- Angela said...
Love all of your costumes. Your blog is awesome! You are so creative!
Happy Halloween!
- October 30, 2011 at 9:24 AM
- Esme said...
Have a fun spooky day.
- October 30, 2011 at 9:58 AM
- xinex said...
You are so much fun, Jacqueline. You all look fabulous!...Christine
- October 30, 2011 at 10:44 AM
- Jan@southernjunkin' said...
Visiting from Seasonal Sundays...Oh what fun you have at Halloween! Too, too cute!!
- October 30, 2011 at 12:25 PM
- Lizabeth said...
You all look fabulous! What fun you have! Your granddaughter's picture with the black cat is too cute! She's precious! You look quite awesome in your pink bna black diva styled outfit!
- October 30, 2011 at 2:05 PM
- SavoringTime in the Kitchen said...
You sure know how to do Halloween there, Jacqueline! Amazing! How great that your husband gets into it too :) Love the pic of your granddaughter!
- October 30, 2011 at 2:58 PM
- Mid-Atlantic Martha said...
Halloween at your fun house would be memorable and amazing I'm sure. Can't wait to see pics of this year. That picture of your grand is so adorable....it would make a great halloween card.
- October 30, 2011 at 6:04 PM
- All That Glitters said...
Y'all are just too much fun!
- October 30, 2011 at 6:13 PM
- Pam - diy Design Fanatic said...
Looks like you and your family have a lot of fun with Halloween!
- October 30, 2011 at 6:16 PM
- DizzyLizzy said...
Thanks for all the great ideas and fun posts. My children and I miss visiting your house on Halloween. I always looked forward to it!
Have a delightful, spooky halloween!
- October 30, 2011 at 7:19 PM
- A Little Cuppa Tea said...
I always get excited to see your decorations at Halloween! Your house was always a favorite, fun to see all the photos of your family!
- October 30, 2011 at 8:05 PM
- Sue said...
I sure wish I could trick or treat at your house! Your grandchildren are adorable! Love your classy witch costume too:) Happy Halloween, Jackie!
- October 30, 2011 at 9:54 PM
- Histle said...
Gracias por tu creatividad y entusiasmo..
Feliz Halloween..!
- October 31, 2011 at 12:55 AM
- Confessions of a Plate Addict said...
Spooky! Love the cute photo of your little grandie! Have a great week!...hugs...Debbie
- October 31, 2011 at 4:55 AM
- Tanya said...
So lovely for you to go to all that effort for your trick or treaters...all for *their* benefit of course! (=
Happy Hallowe'en!
- October 31, 2011 at 7:08 PM
- All That Glitters said...
That is a very cool picture of your grand daughter!
Happy late Halloween! Can't wait till next year!
- November 1, 2011 at 6:25 PM
- The Tablescaper said...
Soo love your celebration of Halloween!
Looking forward to seeing your contribution to Seasonal Sundays this Sunday.
- The Tablescaper
- November 3, 2011 at 8:04 PM
- Red Couch Recipes said...
Love all these pictures. You know how to do Halloween right. I remember coming to your door when the kids were young and they were afraid and you threw the candy at them. Sorry I couldn't drop by! Joni
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For many job seekers today, there are usually three "doors" to getting hired. There's the front door (apply online with most of the world), the side door (offer a company a specific proposal on how you can help their business), or the back door (a friend inside gets you an interview). Now there's a fourth way to get hired that's getting plenty of attention: the social media data door.
In a lively panel discussion yesterday hosted by Zynga at their headquarters in San Francisco, company leaders from LinkedIn, Evolv, and Entelo shared insights with attendees on the changing job market and how a combination of branding, online visibility, and data analysis are driving hiring decisions for businesses around the world.
The panel was put together by the Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) a San Francisco-based nonprofit who helps people build skills and find work at no cost to the job seeker. Despite the recent boom in technology employment throughout the Bay Area, there are still 23,000 long-term unemployed in San Francisco alone and the panel discussion was live-streamed on the JVS website in hopes that others would watch and learn from the insights.
And the insights were somewhat surprising. For example, resumes are becoming as out of date as DVD players. The footprint provided by online social media data is becoming the more significant factor in hiring, as companies will often just "google" candidates to see what shows up. "A number of companies don't even look at a resume anymore," said Max Simkoff of Evolv. His firm is a big data company that uses predictive analysis tools to improve workforce productivity and quality.
In today's faster paced digital world, it's not so much about what you've done over your career as what you've done lately. Many companies seeking to hire technical talent will keep an eye on sites such as GitHub, where software programmers can try out new code they developed themselves. "It's now learn skills, demonstrate skills, be found by an employer," said Jon Bischke, the founder of Entelo. His company works with recruiters to leverage social media tools in the hiring process.
For many job seekers, it's also about how they "brand" themselves online using networking sites such as LinkedIn. Recruiters will often look at the LinkedIn groups that a candidate has joined to gain a better understanding of their interests. Like going into a gym and working on different muscle groups, it's now a process of "creating connective tissue," as LinkedIn's Bryan Breckenridge described it yesterday.
Data analysis and the conclusions drawn from it are playing a larger factor in employee hiring and retention as well. Evolv's Simkoff described how his data shows that something as basic as the kind of web browser you use can be a key indicator of how long or how well you perform in a job. Employees who just used a "default" browser were not as successful as those who upgraded to a different one (such as from Google to Google Chrome).
Simkoff also revealed a somewhat startling bit of news. His data shows that employees with a criminal history, including convictions, will outperform their peers and stay longer. "That's one example that's more counterintuitive," Simkoff admitted.
The panel also talked about how companies can do a better job of branding themselves. Hiring good people can become more difficult if there is a largely negative perception of a firm in social media, through sites such as Glassdoor (which posts employee generated reviews) and others. In this respect, each employee becomes an "ambassador" who can help raise the image in social media and create pipelines for recruitment. "It's amazing how often you hire people already connected to your staff," said LinkedIn's Breckenridge.
What emerged from yesterday's discussion at Zynga was a clear sense that the hiring process is being transformed by the volume of information now available in social media and other online sources. But the speakers also cautioned that data should not override the most critical factor of all: who the job seeker is as a person.
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The dynamic group of the city of Puyallup, Pierce Stream Team, Stewardship Partners and many other local area businesses once again came together to host an equally dynamic environmental stewardship event. The third cluster installation in the City came on a sunny morning, that hung around just long enough for the event on September 18, 2010. In the 800-900 block of 18th Street SW, just east of Clarks Creek and DeCoursey parks, six rain gardens were planted along with several residential banks along Clarks Creek.
The days events also included many other environmentally-conscience events such as Home Energy Audits sponsored by PSE, a Fish-Friendly Car Washing demonstration by the City, a compost-amending lawn demonstration, and exhibits by several supporting local businesses.
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- Hard Day's Night (1964) 2014
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- U.S. vs. John Lennon 2006
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- How I Won the War (1967) 1967
- Help! (1965) 1965
- Magical Mystery Tour
- Fire in the Water
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- Beatles: A Long and Winding Road
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14th Century Mosque in the Lodi Gardens, Delhi India
Beautiful Islamic Tomb at Qutb Minar Archaeology Park New Delhi
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$1,195.00 raised
Tom says:
The problem is enormous but we can make a difference. One in eight people don't have safe water meaning each morning they scavenge to survive. Lack of safe water and sanitation impacts a family's health, keeps children from getting an education, and traps millions in a cycle of poverty.
For only $25 Water.org can get someone safe water for life. Co-founded by Matt Damon, Water.org has been helping people get sustainable solutions for over twenty years. We can make a difference in the world, we can help change someone's life.
In addition to this amount, other donations are based on how many miles I end up walking, and that amount is not displayed here.
Tom Ward
Great job Tom!!!
Derek Smith
Congratulations and thank you for doing this!
Mary Gormley
Tom, we are impressed with how far that you have walked! Love, Grandma and Grandpa
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Kevin Brinkley
Congrats on your effort Tom!
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Congrats, Tom on a great walk!!!!
Catherine McNulty
We're proud of you Tom!
Lucas Fleming
Tom, what a great idea to raise money while you walk. Reminds me of the kindness your Dad showed to others in college. Lucas
The Cook Family
Good Luck, Tom!
Mike Kowalczyk
Hope you have a great hike! - From Lucius and Mike.
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Good luck, Tom!!
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Tom, great job raising money for this important global issue. And good luck on the AT this year! -Uncle Brett, Aunt Susan, Jessica and Zach
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Good Luck!
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Tom, Thank you for taking on this very worthy cause. Keep hiking and keep caring! All the best, Andrew and Lucius Johnson
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WICHITA, KAN. - A registered sex offender from Hamilton County, Kan., pleaded guilty Monday to a federal child pornography charge, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
Wade H. Dewey, 47, Syracuse, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of possessing child pornography. In his plea, he admitted that on Aug. 2, 2013, in Syracuse he was found in possession of images and videos depicting child pornography. He obtained the child pornography via the Internet.
Dewey previously was convicted in 1999 in Pueblo, Colo., on a charge of criminal attempt to commit sexual assault on a child.
Sentencing is set for Nov. 4. Both parties have agreed to recommend a sentence of 20 years.
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Growing up in the Washington, D.C. area during the 1960s was… interesting – History would have a way of occasionally butting into an otherwise typical suburban boyhood. The memory of John F. Kennedy's inauguration comes back to me in a Proustian sort of way through the taste of hot chocolate, which my father administered …Continue Reading
On Monday morning, October 15, 1962, CIA photo interpreters (PIs) hovered anxiously over a light table at the National Photographic Interpretation Center (NPIC). The mood was urgent and foreboding. They peered down on 928 photographs of high quality—some of the best shots had a resolution of three feet. The images were just 24 hours old …Continue Reading


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On this day
by Kate Smith
Trophy lifted at the SoL.
2005 – A capacity crowd at the Stadium of Light watched Sunderland lift the Championship trophy after a Carl Robinson goal was enough to see off Stoke City.
1973 – Former SAFC right back Chris 'Shoot' Makin is born in Manchester.
1936 – Scottish international George Mulhall is born in Falkirk.


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So, Did the Roots Justify the Gratuitous-Seeming Indie-Rock Guest Spots on Their New Album?
Yes!By Amos Barshad
Yes!By Amos Barshad
Black Thought drives a cab through the city.By Edith Zimmerman
If not particularly daringly.By Amos Barshad
It's a good sound for a Monday morning.By Edith Zimmerman
We have to go ahead and call this song heavenly.By Nick Catucci
Plus: Jim James, a.k.a. Yim Yames.By Amos Barshad
Plus: Built to Spill covers M.I.A., and a celebration of the "dark age" — don't act like you don't know what we're talking about.By Ehren Gresehover
Plus: Ron Perlman to make 'Hellboy 3' from inside iron lung.
Plus: The Streets! Regina Spektor! Muse! Ben Folds! Guess which pairs duet.
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In a specially televised episode of 20/20 called "The Secret Life of Eliot Rodger" which aired June 27, 2014 Barbara Walters glossed over the website PUAhate.com which Eliot Rodger was a member and several members watched him "going Chodini" Chodini refers to Seung-Hui Cho who shot up Virginia Tech. A member of PUAHate.com using screen-name Genetically Inferior posted at 9:17 p.m. local UCSB time a link to Eliot Rodger's youtube rant titled "Elliot Rodger's Retribution" which was published on May 23, 2014. He urged his fellow members to get in the thread because Rodger was going Chodini. This was at approximately the same time that Rodger mailed his manifesto which Walters quoted quite extensively.
Barbara Walters didn't cover any of this and just mentioned that Rodger was a member of misogynistic websites. Barbara Walters was able to work in a lot of time for a victim's father, Richard Martinez, to blame the NRA but not point out that half of the murdered victims were killed by a knife.
Member Iced Earth of Puahate.com pointed out that Eliot Rodger was a member since Apr 23, 2013. [Rodger's] last activity was on May 22, 2014. [Rodger] went bonkers on May 23, 2014. Iced Earth went on to write "you guys with all your male model bulls**t and bitching about childish stuff actually made him more f**ked in the head."
Genetically Inferior did feel some remorse because he posted at 10:10 p.m. after the shooting was over "I feel like sick, we basically witnessed a mini lanza[sic]" They weren't too upset though because member manic786 really wanted puahate to go mainstream so members tried to contact CNN and eventually deciding to contact the Daily Mail because the British tabloids according to user bazookajoe are "more relevant for this type of story". The Daily Mail excerpted several of Rodger's tirades from PUAhate but no mention that several members knew before the shooting that Rodger was going Chodini. Member manic786 went on to write "The greatest achievements of Elliot's will be to take LMS to the masses." As of June 27, 2014, their version of LMS (Looks, Money, and Status) is still not even defined on the Urban Dictionary.
The stabbing deaths of Rodger's roommates and visitor had happened hours before Genetically Inferior's thread. The members of puahate couldn't have saved them but they might have been able to save Martinez's son who was shot last had PUAhate members notified the police which could have used Rodger's login IP to visit the apartment, find the bodies, and swarm the area.
The PUAhate members realized this was a big deal because Rodger's mother (according to member Iced Earth) was "rich as f**k and a celebrity" and that "Puahate was going down". Genetically Inferior responded with "Should we contact Nicholas [owner of PUAhate.com] and tell him to delete everything? It's still early. " The PUAhate site was shut down and eventually the Google cache was scrubbed in the finest tradition of Soviet Union type revisionism.


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At the end of last year, I wrote about the audite release of an extensive collection of archival recordings of Sergiu Celibidache's early work as a conductor in Berlin between 1945 and 1957. The sources for these recordings all came from the Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv (German radio archive). It thus seemed appropriate for me to supplement my observations with an earlier audite release of three CDs made from the original tapes of the RIAS archive. (The hyperlink explains the abbreviation and its significant role in reinvigorating the culture of serious music in Berlin following the Second World War.) There are only nine sessions in this collection, two of which are studio recordings with the remainder performed live before an audience.
While this is a much smaller collection than the one taken from the Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv, it is far more adventurous. The earliest work is Luigi Cherubini's overture for his 1803 opera Anacréon ou L'amour fugitive. The chronology then leaps ahead to Ferruccio Busoni's Opus 35a D major violin concerto, completed in 1897. Everything else is twentieth century, with a generous amount of attention (three compositions all recorded during the live recording made on October 7, 1957) of the work of Celibidache's teacher, Heinz Tiessen. These include his second symphony (Opus 17) and two suites, one from incidental music for William Shakespeare's Hamlet and the other from Tiessen's Salambo ballet.
As was the case with the Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv, there is also an "American presence," possibly in recognition of RIAS being located in the American Sector of divided Berlin. This includes a second live recording of Aaron Copland's suite of the music he composed for Martha Graham's "Appalachian Spring;" and a complete performance of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" with pianist Gerhard Puchelt. I included that "complete" adjective because this piece is often performed with cuts, many of which are specified explicitly in the score. This account is as spirited as it is thorough. We may not associate Celibidache with jazzy rhetoric; but, where Gershwin is concerned, he definitely "got it."
While this collection may be less popular than the larger set of many more familiar selections compiled from Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv sources, it definitely presents unique aspects of Celibidache's personal aesthetic, which should not be neglected by those interested in his career as a conductor.


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Kenny G: Songbird
Kenny G (soprano sax, keyboards, electronics)
Duotones (BMG 37832)
Kenny G (soprano sax, keyboards, electronics),
John Raymond, Corrado Rustici, Alan Glass (guitars), Randy Jackson, Joe Plass, Walter Afanasieff, Roger Sause, Preston Glass, Cory Lerios (keyboards, wind chimes), Kenny McDougald (drums), Tony Gable, Greg "Gigi" Conway (percussion).
Composed by Kenny G.
Recorded: San Rafael, CA., 1986
Rating: 60/100 (learn more)
Seldom has a jazz track ignited such firestorms. Songbirding, as it's now known, gained notoriety during the 1989 overthrow of Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who, fleeing the U.S. invasion, took sanctuary in the Apostolic Nunciature. Since assaulting the Holy See's embassy would've violated international law, U.S. troops surrounded the compound with loudspeakers, volume cranked to 11, from which they directed an around-the-clock barrage of Kenny G's hit. After enduring 72 hours of this unspeakable torture, Gen. Noriega emerged, hands clasped to his ears, and meekly surrendered. Although songbirding remains a controversial tool in the war against terror, no one doubts its effectiveness.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
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Chickpea Salad with Capers and Roasted Red Peppers
Adapted from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
Now, I know not everyone has time to soak their own chickpeas, and I know that there are canned ones that aren't bad at all. But. I think that in chickpeas almost more than anything that comes dried, the flavor pops when they've been cooked fresh in a way that it doesn't when they've been in their canning liquid for ages. Buy a one pound bag, and you'll have plenty left over to make a nice batch of hummus
2 large red peppers, roasted and skinned (great directions over here, if you're new to this)
3 cups of cooked chickpeas, rinsed if canned (about 2 15-ounce cans)
1/4 cup of parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons of chopped mint
3 tablespoons of capers, rinsed
2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice or red wine or sherry vinegar
1/4 teaspoon of salt
2 cloves of garlic, minced
4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
Cut the peppers into half-inch wide strips and put them in a large bowl together with the chickpeas, herbs and the capers. In a smaller bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, salt, garlic and oil. Pour over the chickpea mixture and combine.Serve immediately, or refrigerate it for a day to get the flavors to mingle fantastically.
This is a great make-ahead dish for weekday lunches. It would also be wonderful on a pile of torn lettuce, served with toasted pita wedges.
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Description of Lake Huron Woods in Fort Gratiot, MI
Lake Huron Woods, located in Fort Gratiot, Michigan provides the following services: Assisted Living, Senior Community, Short Term Care: Rehabilitation, Respite, and Skilled Nursing Facility. It accepts the following payment methods: Veteran's Benefits. Lake Huron Woods has an average user review rating of 3 stars. Accommodations at Lake Huron Woods, start at $637 a month. Lake Huron Woods has a very good hospital, Port Huron Hospital, located nearby, which scored a 82 out of 100 in its most recent Medicare review. The Lake Huron Woods's nearest hospital is 5 miles away. The zipcode (48059) in Michigan, where Lake Huron Woods is located, has an average safety rating based on recent crime statistics. A more detailed description of the types of care for Lake Huron Woods can be found here.
Lake Huron Woods is an assisted living facility. Assisted living facilities are an apartment-style habitat designed to focus on providing assistance with daily living activities. They provide a higher level of service for the elderly which can include preparing meals, housekeeping, medication assistance, laundry, and also do regular check-in's on the residents. Basically, they are designed to bridge the gap between independent living and nursing home facilities. When thinking about how to pay for care, assisted living facilities are generally less expensive than nursing homes, if assisted living is a viable option for your loved one.
Also, Lake Huron Woods is a Senior Community. Senior communities are for seniors who can take care of themselves. It is often a set of apartments in a variety of sizes from studios to large two bedrooms, where seniors live independently, but may receive additional services like transportation, pools, a convenience store, bank, barber/beauty shop, resident laundry, housekeeping, and security, are all services and amenities that may be provided there.
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Friday, August 15, 2008
Can't Get Enough of Kathy Dalwood
Here are more images from one of my favorite designers Kathy Dalwood. I am really loving that pink chair in the first image and the lamps and bright pillows in the others. So fun! I wish a fabulous weekend to everyone! :)
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
I was browsing anthropologie.com and found this lovely image. I really like that peacock wingback settee. Unfortunately, I don't have the $2500 for it! I think I could manage the cost of that paint color though. Love it!
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Eric Staudenmaier
Last month Desire to Inspire featured work by the super-talented photographer Eric Staudenmaier. You have to check out his online portfolio because these images are just scratching the surface of his talent. Not only does he take some amazing architectural and residential photos, but you shouldn't miss his personal photos either. I am seriously loving the library above. Those shelves are something else, and hello, the chandelier?! LOVE.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Spanish Revival in Texas
I didn't know you could find a home like this in Dallas, Texas...it looks straight out of Europe!! This 1920's Spanish Revival home was featured in House Beautiful, and was designed by the talented Dana Oatley Ortego. They have a lot more images and tons of great info on this amazing home here!
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Monday, August 11, 2008
Mi Casa Revista
The lovely Jennifer of MadeByGirl recently shared her love of the Spanish design magazine 'Mi Casa Revista'. She featured several colorful images from their website, this bedroom being my absolute favorite. Check out MadeByGirl and the magazine here for more!
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Lexi arrives at her new babysitting job to discover the father is a workout instructor. But his workout was different. In the aerobics class at gym, she didnt have a cock shoved in her mouth. Melanies boyfriend catches her cheating on him while babysitting. Melanie ha to give up both her holes at once to keep the boys from fighting. Now thats using you head! Dont miss this and other hot babysitting pounding and pumping in The Babysitter 11! Enjoy!
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Oh, brother!
John Harbaugh and his Baltimore Ravens set up a family reunion at the Super Bowl, shutting down the New England Patriots 28-13 Sunday in the AFC championship game.
The Ravens reached their first Super Bowl in 12 years, thanks to three touchdown passes from Joe Flacco and a defense led by Ray Lewis that made Tom Brady look downright ordinary.
Next up for Harbaugh and the Ravens is baby brother Jim and the San Francisco 49ers, who beat Atlanta 28-24 earlier in the day for the NFC title.
They'll meet in two weeks in New Orleans — what a place for a party to celebrate the first brother-vs.-brother coaching matchup in Super Bowl history.
It also will be quite a last game for Lewis, the emotional linebacker who will retire after the matchup with the 49ers, who opened as a 5-point favorite.
Driven by Lewis' pending departure from the NFL, Baltimore's defense stepped up in the playoffs. Brady was 67-0 at home when leading at halftime, but this was no contest in the second half.
It also was a first for the Patriots, who hadn't lost an AFC championship at home.
After they had avenged last year's AFC title game loss at Gillette Stadium, many of the Ravens gathered on the field jumping, chest-bumping and whooping before several thousand fans wearing Ravens jerseys — mostly Lewis' No. 52 — who remained in the stands.
As in the previous two playoff wins against Indianapolis and Denver, the Ravens (13-6) were brilliant offensively in spots. This might be 17-year-veteran Lewis' team, but it's also Flacco's, and the quarterback's six road wins are the most in playoff history.
"It was pretty awesome," Flacco said. "We were here last year and thought we had it, but came up a little short. Guys came out in the second half and made plays. … We put pressure on them like that, and it worked pretty well."
Flacco, the only quarterback to win a playoff game in each of his first five seasons, was dynamic with his arm and precise with his decision making. Looking much more the championship passer than Brady did, his throws of 11 and 3 yards to Anquan Boldin and 5 to Dennis Pitta all were perfect.
New England (13-5) lost a home AFC title matchup for the first time in five home games. The loss denied Brady and coach Bill Belichick a shot at their sixth Super Bowl. They've gone 3-2, losing their last two times in the big game.
Instead, it's the AFC North champion Ravens heading to the Big Easy, seeking their second NFL championship. San Francisco has won five.
"This is our time. This is our time," Lewis said as he and a few teammates were receiving the AFC championship trophy. "All these men out there, there might just be only five of us up here, but every man out there sacrificed this year for each other, and man, we did it and we're on our way to the Super Bowl.
That's awesome."
The Ravens have gotten there the hard way, with no postseason bye. Then again, five of the last seven Super Bowl champions took that route.
The Ravens also were pushed into a second overtime in frigid Denver last weekend before eliminating Peyton Manning and the top-seeded Broncos.
And now they've cast aside the league's most successful franchise of the last dozen years.
New England (13-5), which hasn't won a Super Bowl since the 2004 season, had four injuries, the scariest when running back Stevan Ridley was knocked flat by Bernard Pollard in the fourth quarter, forcing a fumble. Baltimore turned that into the final touchdown, on the only short scoring drive it had, 47 yards.
The Ravens gained just 130 yards in the first half.
Brady guided a 13-play drive to Stephen Gostkowski's 31-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. Neither defense yielded a big play, and punters Zoltan Mesko and Sam Koch were the busiest guys on the field.
That changed when the teams switched sides for the second quarter. Baltimore again was pinned deep, at its 10, but Flacco led a 13-play drive. Ray Rice, whose 83-yard run on the Ravens' first play from scrimmage in their wild-card round victory here three years ago, ran left untouched for the TD.
Awakened by Baltimore's march, the Patriots staged a long one of their own, 79 yards, aided by a 15-yard personal foul by Ravens linebacker Dannell Ellerbe.
Wes Welker picked up 24 yards on a short pass, then got free in the right corner of the end zone after a mix-up in the Ravens' secondary, making it 10-7.
It was 13-7 by halftime as Gostkowski connected from 25 yards, with New England outsmarting Baltimore several times. Danny Woodhead ran for 7 yards on a direct snap on fourth-and-1 in the drive. Defensive end Paul Kruger, who's good at sacks, not much in coverage — found himself downfield on Aaron Hernandez on what became a 17-yard reception.
But Brady made a mental error himself, not calling timeout quickly enough after a short scramble. So the Patriots didn't get a shot at the end zone and Gostkowski made his second kick.
Shockingly for an offense that scored 557 points this season, that was it for New England.
The touchdown by Pitta capped the Ravens' best drive of the game, covering 87 yards in 10 plays and made it 14-13. It started with a 15-yard defensive pass interference penalty.
49ers 28, Falcons 24
ATLANTA — The clutch quarterback. The genius coach. The big-play defense.
The San Francisco 49ers are ready to start a new dynasty with a familiar formula.
Next stop, the Big Easy.
Colin Kaepernick and Frank Gore led San Francisco to a record comeback in the NFC championship game Sunday, overcoming an early 17-0 deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons and send the 49ers to their first Super Bowl since 1995.
Gore scored a pair of touchdowns, including the winner with 8:23 remaining for San Francisco's first lead of the day, and the 49ers defense made it stand up. A fourth-down stop at the 10-yard line denied Atlanta another stirring comeback after blowing a big lead.
"Everybody does a little," 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said, "and it adds up to be a lot."
San Francisco (13-4-1) moves on to face Baltimore at New Orleans in two weeks, looking to join Pittsburgh as the only franchises with six Super Bowl titles.
Joe Montana led the 49ers to four Super Bowl wins and Steve Young took them to No. 5. It's up to Kaepernick and Co. to get No. 6.
The second-year quarterback, who runs like a track star, didn't get a chance to show off his touchdown celebration — flexing his right arm and kissing his bicep, a move that quickly became a social media sensation known as Kaepernicking.
But he shredded the Falcons through the air by completing 16-of-21 for 233 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown to Vernon Davis, and had them so worried about his running ability out of the spread option that Gore and LaMichael James had plenty of room.
Gore scored a pair of touchdowns, including the game winner with 8:23 remaining for San Francisco's first lead of the day. Davis scored the first TD for the 49ers on a 15-yard run.
"I take my hat off to Atlanta. They played hard. They've got a great team," Gore said. "But we fought, man. We fought and we deserved it."
The 49ers pulled off the biggest comeback victory in an NFC championship game, according to STATS. The previous NFC record was 13 points — Atlanta's victory over Minnesota in the 1999 title game, which sent the Falcons to what remains the only Super Bowl in franchise history.
The AFC championship game record is 18 points, when Indianapolis rallied past New England in 2007.
Kaepernick guided San Francisco on a pair of second-half scoring drives that wiped out Atlanta's 24-14 lead at the break. Gore scored on a 5-yard run early in the third quarter, then sprinted in from 9 yards out for the winning score with 8:23 remaining after each team made crucial mistakes to ruin potential scoring drives.
On both of Gore's TDs, the Falcons had to worry about Kaepernick running it in himself. They barely even touched the running back on either play, and James scored pretty much the same way.
The top-seeded Falcons (14-4), in what appeared to be the final game for Hall of Famer-to-be Tony Gonzalez, tried to pull off another season-extending drive. But, unlike the week before against Seattle, they needed a touchdown this time.
They came up 10 yards short.
On fourth down, Matt Ryan attempted a pass over the middle to Roddy White that would have been enough to keep the drive going. But linebacker NaVorro Bowman stuck a hand in to knock it away with 1:13 remaining.
Gore carried 21 times for 90 yards, while James added 34 yards on five carries.
Ryan finished 30-of-42 for 396 yards, by far the best performance of his playoff career. But his postseason record dropped to 1-4, done in by two big miscues — an interception and a fumble — in the second half.
Julio Jones was Ryan's leading target most of the day, finishing with 11 catches for 182 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He hauled in a 46-yarder less than 4 minutes into the game, then made a dazzling grab in the left corner of the end zone for a 20-yard score. He got his left foot down, then planted his right foot about an inch inside the line — while cornerback Tarell Brown was all over him.
Ryan threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Gonzalez with 25 seconds remaining in the first half after the 49ers had cut the deficit to 17-14. It seemed the home team had reclaimed the momentum heading to the locker room, but, amazingly, that would be its final score of the day. The 49ers quickly seized control on the opening possession of the second half, driving 82 yards in just seven plays for Gore's first TD.
After a nearly perfect first half, in which Ryan was 18-of-24 for 271 yards and those three TDs, the quarterback known as Matty Ice made a couple of crucial blunders.
First, he tossed a pass that was picked off by Chris Culliver, halting a drive in 49ers territory. Ryan ripped off his chinstrap in disgust.
Then, with the Falcons in scoring range for at least a field goal, Ryan failed to grab a shotgun snap, appearing to take his eyes off the ball before he caught it. The ball squirted away and Aldon Smith recovered for the 49ers at their own 37.
"Against a good team, you can't have those kind of mistakes," Ryan said.


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Dan Cray: Hammer Head
Hammer Head
Dan Cray (piano)
Over Here Over Heard (Crawdad)
Dan Cray (piano),
Clark Sommers (bass), Greg Wyser-Pratte (drums).
Composed by Wayne Shorter.
Recorded: live in Chicago, IL, November 2007
Rating: 83/100 (learn more)
Over Here Over Heard was recorded live in Chicago. The least straight-ahead piece on the album, Wayne Shorter's "Hammer Head," is given an interesting treatment by this talented trio. Pianist Cray reserves some of his loudest block chords for this performance. The closest Cray comes to really "showing off" his single-note chops on the entire album occurs during his solo turn. Sommers and Wyser-Pratte are a strong rhythm section and generate enough power and momentum to carry the composition's slightly off-kilter mood. On this and other more traditional songs on the album, the Dan Cray Trio proves they are more than capable of interpretations worth a listen.
Reviewer: Walter Kolosky
Tags: 2000s jazz · hammer head · piano trio · wayne shorter covers
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USB flash drives have finally taken over. They are, without a doubt, the single most efficient way of temporarily storing and transferring data. Floppy disks are gone, CD-Rs aren't very pocket friendly and there's absolutely no competition. In the past we've reviewed several high performers. Today we'll be taking a look at Corsair's Flash Voyager GT, heralded as the "fastest USB drive in the world".
..When dealing with larger single files, Corsair's GT is about as fast as 7200RPM HDD. Not too shabby. Copying lots of smaller files still takes longer though.
There's not much you can say about a USB drive – they all serve the same purpose and are functionally identical. However, not all are created equal. Corsair got it right with the Voyager GT. It's fast, durable, has unheard of storage capacity, and is relatively inexpensive.
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I've been teaching online courses for over 6 years now, and every semester it seems to be a new experience. Some semesters go smoothly, and other semesters present new opportunities for me to change my approaches. Regardless of every group of students, there are ten things I have learned that I keep in mind when I do teach. Here are those lessons:
- Some students are simply not ready to take online courses. Whether they are learners who need an in-classroom experience, or there is a lack of understanding about how online classes work, there will be students who start their online class without knowing exactly what they will need to do. What I have done is create an "orientation" for my course (using a blank page in Blackboard Learn) which is the first page students see for the initial week of classes. On this page I explain what is expected of students in the class, where to find their syllabus, and other information to get them started.
- It's easy for instructors to blame Blackboard when things go awry. I've made errors with settings before where a test didn't open on schedule for students. Instead of sticking to the due date, I took responsibility for the error and provided an appropriate extension.
- Be as specific about course policies and procedures as possible in your syllabus. If you don't give extra credit, make it clear. If you do not accept late work except in certain circumstances, be as specific as possible as to what constitutes an acceptable circumstance to turn in work after the due date. If your course is completely online, your students should be referring to the course syllabus for all information about the course. If your syllabus is vague and open to interpretation, you put yourself in a position where students could question and appeal your decisions.
- Keep your course calendar as static as possible during the term. Ideally, an online student should be managing their time based on the calendar you have given them at the beginning of the term. Also, keep in mind that if you do have proctored exams and your students are trying to schedule times to take their exams at a testing center, they will hopefully make appointments well in advance based on your course schedule, and changing the calendar during the term may require scrambling on the part of your students to rearrange their exam appointments.
- Be direct but kind when communicating with students individually when they do something that violates course rules or exhibits a behavior that is unacceptable to you. Did they email you five times in two hours about what their grade was on an assignment they just submitted less than 24 hours before? Did they plagiarize another student's discussion board post on the same topic word-for-word? Clearly explain the concern but carefully construct the message to be guiding – I try to keep in mind that what I write back to a student can support me later or be used against me.
- Be engaged. Post announcements frequently. Participate in discussions to provide guidance and to keep discussions on track. Provide rich feedback so students can review their work with the feedback and improve their performance. Students can tell if an instructor is actively involved in the class or if the instructor is passive, where the instructor is only grading and providing basic feedback. Students will make note on their course evaluations of how active you were in the class!
- Grade quickly, because students are expecting feedback quickly. Yes, that large research paper may take a week or two to grade, and students should be told that upfront so they aren't expecting grades on that project immediately – YOU need time to read their papers, grade the assignment, and provide feedback! However, for short assignments, essays, and graded discussions, make an attempt to return grades within a week of the due date.
- Provide explicit expectations and directions for assignments. And this does include mundane details – if you have Microsoft Word on your computer(s), you need to make sure students submit papers in a format you can read! As you provide full instructions on the content you want to see in the paper, whether the paper is to be in APA, MLA, Chicago, etc. format, and other details on the content you want to see, don't forget to direct students to submit papers in a format you can read. The older Microsoft Word format (.doc) and Rich Text Format (.rtf) provide formats that nearly all word processing programs can produce and open. The more detailed you are, the less questions about the assignment you may need to answer.
- Understand that students aren't taking online classes in a "perfect" environment. Students' internet connections fail. Computers crash. Browsers lock up. Be willing to work with students who contact you before the due date/time who need to re-submit an assignment or possibly retake a quiz due to technical problems.
- If you do teach completely online and you schedule live online office hours via Adobe Connect or some of Blackboard's collaboration tools, don't be shocked if students don't use those hours. I schedule two hours per week where I am available via live chat for my students. If students aren't utilizing that time, I spend that time grading or working on the course. Those are two specific hours I set aside just for my online course, and if students contact me during that time, great! If not, I've used that time productively.
These are just some of the things I've learned teaching online courses. If you're considering teaching online classes, just remember these courses are a different experience for you and your students. If you need any assistance with your courses, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Brett Creech
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Here we attempt to group the interaction between the many passwords on one's Dreamhost account.
Password storage at DreamHost
User passwords are stored in two places:
- in a hash format that cannot be reversed on the servers
- a symmetrically encrypted version of the password is stored in a very secure location as well. This is only used to help increase the efficiently of support and would not be reversible without knowledge of Dreamhost's algorithms.
Therefore, if you do not want the symmetrically encrypted version stored you can simply change your password from the shell with the
passwd command. The the only record of your password will be in the hash file on the server.
Equivalent sets
Changing the password of one member of the below sets automatically changes the others of the same set. Some sets have only one member though.
Summary of some of the most important passwords
There are basically four basic accounts involved for every website, with the possibility of others. No usernames or passwords should be recycled across accounts.
These accounts are ordered from least to most likely to be accessed which, ironically and unfortunately, is roughly proportional to the severity of a potential breach. Each level entails access to all levels below it except for #4.
- database account: this should rarely be needed except for maybe development work. The username and password should both be long and complex. There's no reason to make either easy to remember or even type.
- username: ≥12 from [a-z0-9_$]
- password: ≥15 from any printable characters
- vulnerability: password can be viewed by other users on the same machine when passing the password as an argument when invoking mysql ∴ -p should be used and the password entered at the subsequent prompt. Web-based interfaces should never be used unless they are routed through a secure connection such as https or an ssh tunnel.
- connection: command line from shell, ssh tunnel
- breach: all data stored in the database including all usernames, email addresses, hashed passwords, and possibly PII.
- shell account: this account should also rarely be needed. It is useful when installing new software, viewing log files, and other low-level maintenance work.
- username: ≥6
- password: public key authentication (preferred if the private key is adequately protected) or ≥12 from ⊇ [a-zA-Z0-9+/]
- vulnerability: few if connections are made over secure channels and public key authentication. Keyloggers may capture passwords on compromised systems
- connection: ssh, sftp, scp, or other secure communications channel only
- breach: as database connection information is stored at this level, all data in database information would be lost. In addition, viruses, malware, and other unpleasant garbage could be added surreptitiously to the site to make it dangerous for all future visitors. Depending on the severity of the breach, changes made to the site by an adversary could result in a violation of the Terms Of Service Agreement with Dreamhost which would lead to a complete loss of all sites hosted under the hosting account.
- Dreamhost panel account: this account is used for higher level maintenance such as (setting up|installing|removing|modifying) new software, domain names, databases, email addresses, discussion lists, statistics reporting, etc. as well as requesting assistance from Dreamhost Support.
- username: email address or Dreamhost-supplied WebID which is derived from email address
- password: ≥12 from any printable characters
- vulnerability: Email account is the single biggest threat due to the password recovery mechanism which will forward a working key to get into the panel with no questions asked. If possible, set email address to be one not used often or one which is very secure. Other than that, mostly keyloggers or other malware on the machine used to connect to the panel.
- connection: https only. There is an option which can be set under Edit Profile > Preferences: Require email confirmation before allowing a new IP to log in to your web panel (more secure). Enabling this option is highly recommended as it limits the ability of an adversary to use compromised credentials but assumes that the associated email account has not been compromised as well.
- breach: everything, complete disaster.
- Application admin account: this account is full permissions account for WordPress, Joomla, or some other web-based application.
- username: ideally avoid (admin|administrator) because they are usually defaults and most web apps have no protection against brute-force attacks. It's better to change the default admin username to something else and possibly create a more limited account for daily content creation and moderation if the app has that level of granularity (see breach section and optional accounts sections for details).
- password: ≥12 from any printable characters
- vulnerability: this is the only account which can not be authenticated over a secure channel ∴ this set of credentials should be assumed to be disposable and/or compromised from the beginning. It's like leaving a spare key under the doormat or using a combination lock to secure a bicycle. Usually you'll be fine, especially if you don't do it often, but if an adversary really wanted to attack, it would not be very difficult.
- connection: http only ∴ credentials are passed in cleartext. The only way to avoid this situation is to set up a local mirror and open an ssh tunnel to forward database queries to the remote database. Unfortunately this will result in slow queries which can make some applications frustrating to use. Another way is to create an authenticated cookie either through a local mirror or through a slow but secure ssh tunnel to the live database, then switch to normal http for the rest of the session. It's still possible to capture an authenticated cookie by listening in over unencrypted channels, but the ability to use the cookie on another computer depends on the sophistication of the app (i.e. if the app is also encoding your browser type, IP address, and other identifying features, it will be harder to reuse the cookie elsewhere, but few apps do this).
- breach: full admin rights as granted by the application will be gained by an adversary if an admin account is breached. Some apps, such as WordPress, allow administrators to edit plugins and themes from within the application which is basically an open door to the database and shell account, but not the panel. If possible, most accounts should be set at a level below admin, such as Editor or Author in the case of WordPress, with an admin account reserved for actual application maintenance such as upgrades or changes to themes and plugins.


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Today, the White House announced the President Barack Obama will be appointing former Rep. Patrick Murphy — the House champion of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal who lost his re-election bid in 2010 — to be a member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy, or West Point — the institution where he formerly taught constitutional law.
Murphy is an announced candidate for attorney general in Pennsylvania, but the Iraq war veteran has been a part of national politics — as recently as his attendance at the LGBT Leadership Council Gala in New York City on June 23, where Obama recognized him for his leadership on DADT repeal.
Murphy's appointment was announced this afternoon along with several other appointees and nominees, of whom Obama said in the statement, "It gives me great confidence that such dedicated and capable individuals have agreed to join this Administration to serve the American people. I look forward to working with them in the months and years to come."
According to the Board of Visitors's website, "The board, under the provisions of 10 US Code 4355 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, shall inquire into the morale and discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods, and other matters relating to the academy that the board decides to consider."
Murphy, as noted in the White House biographical information provided, "became the first Iraq war veteran elected to Congress in 2006 and is currently a partner at the law firm of Fox Rothschild LLP. Volunteering for combat after the September 11 terrorist attacks, Mr. Murphy deployed to Baghdad in 2003 with the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division. He earned the Bronze Star for Service.
Although referencing his time in Congress, the White House did not mention his work to repeal DADT, stating, "During his two terms in Congress, Mr. Murphy fought for a pay raise for U.S. troops, a new G.I. Bill for men and women returning from combat and increased protection for servicemembers under the Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act."
[Photo: Murphy (Photo by Chris Geidner.)]
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Courtesy of a Jan. 10, 2014, FOX report, free live NFL streaming and TV schedule (start time) for the NFC playoffs divisional game between the New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks is available online. Loud and stormy CenturyLink Field will be the site for this live NFL streaming feed and FOX's national TV broadcast, which gets underway at 4:40 p.m. (Eastern Time).
According to a Seattle Times report, not only will the Saints and Seahawks battle each other, but both teams will also have to contend with potentially brutal weather conditions.
In fact, The National Weather Service has issued a high-wind watch for the Seattle area, as wind is projected between 20 to 35 miles per hour. In addition, periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms will also be in effect, as well as snow in some regions.
Meteorologist Ni Cushmeer stated that temperatures "will be in the upper 40s on Saturday afternoon, but with the rain and wind it's not going to be comfortable".
FOX's national TV coverage gets underway at 3:30 p.m. ET with FOX NFL Pregame, hosted by Curt Menefee and Terry Bradshaw, along with analysis by Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson and Michael Strahan.
FOX's live NFL streaming (Internet) feed has the same TV schedule start time, and is free for customers of the following TV providers: Xfinity, AT&T U-verse, Optimum, Wow, Midcontinent and Sudden Link. Please visit FOX Sports Go Live Stream page for more information, or click here to verify accessibility.
Saints vs. Seahawks 2014 NFL (Updated) Odds
- Saints spread: +9½
- Saints line: +310
- Seahawks spread: -9½
- Seahawks line: -390
Betting Action Prior to FOX Free Live NFL Online Stream
- New Orleans ATS: 65 percent
- Seattle ATS: 35 percent
- OVER action: 54 percent
- UNDER action: 46 percent
ATS Trends Prior to NFL Playoffs 2014 TV Schedule Start Time
- Saints are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games after accumulating more than 150 yards rushing.
- Under is 5-0 in Saints last 5 games following a straight-up win.
- Under is 5-0 in Saints last 5 versus teams with winning records.
- Under is 5-0 in Seahawks last 5 versus NFC opponents.
- Under is 4-0 in Seahawks last 4 versus teams with winning records.
- Under is 4-0 in Seahawks last 4 games on field-turf.
- Saints are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 meetings in Seattle, Wash.
- Saints are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 meetings.
- Favorite is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 meetings.
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FotoTag is a user-friendly, highly customizable photo tagging plug-in for WordPress. It has a powerful and easy to use tags editor, supports custom styles, and integrates smoothly in WordPress posts, pages, header, sidebar...
Easy to use
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DigitalGlobe: Why This Modern-Day Monopoly Continues to Be a Winner
L.A. Little
The company swamps its competition in terms of size, its barrier to entry is tremendous, and its charts look good.
Monopolies are not easy to find. From a shareholder point of view, they can be quite lucrative though, since they can offer rates of return that are more than "fair." The difficulty in finding them is that few exist. They dominate their industry and typically have significant barriers to entry that perpetuate their monopolistic existence. Although government typically seeks to destroy or deter monopolies, there are special cases, and that's where satellite imagery company
(NYSE:DGI) fits in.
DigitalGlobe has become a modern-day monopoly. It swamps its competition in terms of size, and its barrier to entry is tremendous: to compete with it, you need a constellation of satellites, which is by no means cheap or logistically easy to do.
It has successfully created this monopoly by attracting the US government as its largest customer. Ostensibly, it sells non-classified satellite imagery to the government, but it's far more likely that DigitalGlobe sells more to the government than just that. In fact, it's quite likely that it sells spy imagery to the US government since its eyes in the sky have far greater resolution capabilities than what is available to commercial customers.
DigitalGlobe consumed its largest competitor earlier this year to become a virtual monopoly. Its birds in the sky take imagery that is
finding use in an increasing number of applications; far more than just defense and intelligence
So what about its fundamentals? With a year-over-year 47% revenue growth rate and earnings rate that is even higher, fundamentally it is definitely on the right track. If you look at its charts, it's the same story over all time frames, as seen in the charts below.
On the daily time frame, Friday witnessed a reasonably good size pullback off the highs. With the rainstorms and flooding in Longmont, CO, last week, and particularly on Thursday and Friday, DigitalGlobe's Longmont headquarters were likely of concern to investors, and the price pressure a reflection of that concern. If so, then this fast pullback on the short term time frame is most likely an opportunity, not something to fear.
From a neoclassical point of view, the price pullback is nothing more than a retest and regenerate sequence off the July and August highs. Since the retrace happened within six bars of the breakout, it could carry to the lows of the bars being retested. Those price points are $32.65 and $31.30. I believe the higher price point is possible but the latter unlikely on the first retrace.
If we move to the weekly time frame, you can see the bullish behavior as an uninterrupted move $13 to $33 in the past year.
With such a steep move already, is there more to go? Take a look at the monthly chart.
On the monthly chart we can see that the all-time highs are currently under test. That test comes on increasing volume, which likely means that the highs will eventually succumb and higher highs will eventually print.
Now clearly we could see some consolidation at these levels given the steep price rise that has already occurred, but DigitalGlobe virtually monopolizes a market that's only likely to increase, not decrease. When you add in all the other uses for digital imagery that the company is now tapping into with its takeover of GeoEye, longer term this continues to a be a winner and retraces are to be bought -- still.
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