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A BCP is a proposal to change the level of service or funding sources for activities authorized by the Legislature, or to propose new program activities not currently authorized.
There are a number of factors that affect whether a BCP will be approved for inclusion in the Governor's Budget, recommended by the Legislative Analyst and legislative staff, or included in the budget that the Legislature enacts. Some of these factors are outside of a department's sphere of influence.
A well-written and documented BCP may not be approved at even the first stage. However, a quality BCP increases the chances that a department's proposal will be favorably considered. A poor quality BCP is easy to deny; it may even mask a critical public problem that needs to be addressed.
It is very important that your proposal be timely, complete, informative and concise. Succinctness and clarity are key factors. If it takes lengthy documentation to identify the public need and justify your solution, provide the detail as clearly cross-referenced attachments. Remember, it is easy to disapprove a proposal which is late or incomplete. The narrative sections of the BCP form have been structured to provide answers to most of the commonly asked questions regarding BCPs and their justification. All sections may not be relevant to every BCP. Departments are encouraged to provide whatever narrative information is necessary to make their best case for the proposal.
Much has been written about how to communicate and how to perform completed staff work. Most of the main ideas are equally applicable to preparing BCPs.
Consider the following key points when writing your proposals:
• Know your audience.
• Have a succinct, descriptive title.
• Provide a clear and concise summary.
• Document needs/problems/opportunities, quantitatively, if possible.
• Quantify workload.
• Identify benefits to be achieved, quantitatively, if possible.
• Present and evaluate viable alternatives in terms of costs and benefits.
• Address history, risks and uncertainties.
• Document the required resources needed.
• Have an independent, skeptical person critically review the proposal before submission.
• Follow the instructions.
1. Know your audience. The primary audience within the Administration is your Department of Finance (DOF) Budget Analyst. The primary audience within the Legislature is your Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) Program Analyst, and in some cases, fiscal committee staff. These are the people who must read and understand your proposal and explain it to others. Write the proposal based upon how much information will be needed to understand the request. Keep in mind that you are primarily trying to persuade the audience of your case.
2. Give the BCP a succinct descriptive title. The title and BCP number usually are the references to the request. It is helpful to have an easily remembered title for reference purposes for questions and discussions. This name usually becomes the title used in the DOF budget tracking system, which is used in various levels of Administration budget hearings.
3. Provide a clear and concise summary of the request. This should be a brief statement of what is being requested and why. This description should provide the minimum level of detail necessary for BCP discussion and decision meetings, and generally would be excerpted into the DOF budget tracking system. For these reasons, it is important that this narrative be brief, yet clear enough so that it can stand alone.
4. A well documented request will have self-contained answers in the analysis portion of the BCP to such questions and concerns as the following:
A. Nature of Request
· What is the public need for the request?
· What is being done now by your department and others to address the problem/need?
· What resources are currently being expended in the base budget related to the request, i.e., dollars and positions?
· Why can the problem not be resolved within existing resources?
· What are the adverse impacts if this proposal is not approved? (Be realistic in this assessment.)
· Why are current efforts insufficient?
· How will the program be coordinated with other similar activities?
· What is the priority of this request versus other program activities in which the department is involved?
B. Background/History
· What is the authority (state/federal law, regulation, Master Plan, etc.) for this program activity/service?
· What clientele is being served, who benefits?
· What is the history (recent) of similar proposals?
· What have been recent program changes?
· What other (similar) activities, past and present, address this general area and are they effective/efficient?
· Are there examples from other States or institutions where this approach has succeeded?
C. State Level Considerations
· What is the state policy (Governor, Legislature, Master Plan, Board of Trustees, etc.) concerning this issue, or a closely related one; and is this proposal consistent with such policy?
· Why should the State assume responsibility for this change? (Why not private, federal, local, etc.?)
· What is the impact on other state departments?
D. Facility/Capital Outlay Considerations
· What is the impact on facility/capital needs? (Will this program/positions require additional facilities? How will this need be met? Leasing, capital outlay project, other?)
E. Justification
· How is this proposal consistent with the department's strategic plan? Be as specific as possible. At a minimum, identify the objective(s) this BCP will support.
· Will this proposal actually solve the problem?
· How does the proposal affect the quality of the governmental service being provided?
· Is each component in the proposal absolutely essential or just desirable (needs vs. desires)?
· Is this a high priority long-term need, and if so, how does the proposal affect the long-term problem?
· Why is the recommended program level the correct one? Why does this have to be done now? Can it wait?
· Are or can other non-state funding sources be made available?
· Are program/proposal objectives set forth in quantifiable terms?
· What facts and figures support the recommendation?
· What statements/information from authorities and clients support the request?
· What support/opposition is there to the request?
· Any legal considerations?
· Is the proposal technologically sound?
Include quantifiable workload/cost information, i.e., the basis for determining the level of activities that must be performed and the related number of personnel years (PYs) requested and the dollars requested. If the proposal involves a new program for which actual workload data are unavailable, the workload assumptions, and the basis for those assumptions, should be clearly set forth in the proposal. Provide functional descriptions of what staff or other resources will accomplish.
The BCP should identify what goal/objective is to be achieved and include a discussion or provide the criteria by which the success or benefits of the request can be judged. As an example, if a proposal were to establish a pilot or new program, the request should include evaluation criteria. That is, the proposal should set forth a plan including who will evaluate, how and when the evaluation will be conducted, and what will be measured. (NOTE: This may be more relevant in some program areas than others but certainly should be a consideration.)
F. Analysis of All Feasible Alternatives
Include an analysis of all feasible alternatives to addressing the problem. A position often taken by a department is that there are no other viable/possible alternatives. Such a claim is generally refuted, since DOF/LAO often suggest alternatives. Decisions on BCPs very often reflect these "other" alternatives.
A well documented proposal also provides alternatives and presents an analysis on why the selected recommendation best meets the problem/need, and indicates what adverse action would result if the request were denied. Such analysis should incorporate the assumptions/constraints, impact on benefits or quantifiable measures of effectiveness, risks and uncertainties (probability of success).
G. Timetable
Include a timetable for implementing the request -- steps necessary, PYs, and costs.
Common pitfalls to avoid include the following:
• Untimely submission of requests.
• Undefined problem, i.e., proposing a solution to an unspecified,
unquantified problem.
• Lack of detail relating to actual needs.
• No/little quantification of needs/benefits.
• Objectives unachievable, of unreasonable dimension, or not feasible.
• Expected results are too general/not specific.
• No/little discussion of viable, alternative solutions.
• Insufficient documentation, workload and cost justification.
• Unsupportable and unreasonable assumptions.
• Lack of overall planning or coordination.
• No indication of priority for the request.
• Avoid addressing issues related to the request
(because you think/hope others will not think of them).
• Case not compelling.
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I hope everyone who had attended our joint webinar with Cisco about QoS Design and validation, would have got a better idea on how to design a network with effective QoS policing. For those who missed the Webinar, you can find the video presentation here.
In continuation to our Webinar, this blogs helps you in setting up QoS policies for Live Video Traffic and monitor them using NetFlow Analyzer.
On a network the Video traffic spread in three format:
Video Conferencing
Video On Demand
Video Broadcast
Video traffic has very high and extremely variable packets rate with a much higher average maximum transmission unit (MTU) when comparing to Voice.
QoS Treatment:-
For classifying the Video traffic to appropriat…
Understanding IP Precedence, TOS & DSCP
People using NetFlow Analyzer wonder, what these reports DSCP, TOS actually means ? Here is the blog which explain more detail about these fields.
The NetFlow packets exported from the device originally contains ToS value on each flow. From the ToS value, the analyzing software derives the DSCP.
Type of Service (TOS):-
The Type of Service field is present in IP Header and it was originally defined in RFC 791.
The Type of Service octet consists of three fields. The last 3 bits ( 7,6,5) are for the first field, labeled "Precedence" , intended to denote the importance or priority of the datagram. The second field, labeled "TOS" , denotes how the network should make tradeoffs between thro…
Better QoS policies: Better Cost savings
Cost–effectiveness is the common term that we are hearing or seeing nowadays and this exists in all forms on the globe, In this tough economic situation the motive of Network Administrator should be optimizing the current infrastructure for future accommodation.
Optimization plays a major role when it comes to distributed network architecture or MPLS network. Most of the complaints from users at each location , Application usage is very slow at business hours, Ofcourse the possible reason might be due to other unwanted traffic consuming large amount of bandwidth over the business critical application.
We will have scenario based explanation to elaborate this problem of Network Administrator:…
Application Performance Monitoring using NetFlow Analyzer
In most of the Corporate networks, the common problem seen over decades is that application performance worsens during business hours. Network Admin managing the corporate network faces the huge task of finding out what is causing the slowness in accessing the application hosted on a remote data center.
The application performance can degrade due to following reasons:
Application installed server is not good enough (Related Hardware).
Bandwidth availability is less when accessing from remote office
The first point can be troubleshooted using our ManageEngine tools like ManageEngine OpManager and ManageEngine Application Manager. We will concentrate on the 2nd Point which is our focus area, since …
NetFlow Sampling on Cisco 6500 & 7600 series device
Both Cisco 6500 & 7600 serve as Core devices on a network to distribute large amount of traffic. The high volume of packets and packet rates of traffic on some device links which leads to more utilization of CPU and memory for performing traffic analysis in this scenario. One solution to avoid this problem is sampling. Sampling defines that instead of every packet, 1 out of N packets (where N is the sampling rate) is captured and sent to the NetFlow Analyzer for traffic analytics. Based on the information in 1 packet, the traffic pattern for the rest of the packets is constructed.
The sampling rate is indicated in a header field of NetFlow version 5 (same sampling rate for all i…
Enhanced per IP Address based Alert in NetFlow Analyzer
Our previous blog was about various alerts in NetFlow Analyzer. In this blog we will discuss the alerting mechanism in NetFlow Analyzer.
Network Administrators managing any corporate network would very well know the average bandwidth utilization of their critical server. A web server hosted on a network is often a target for attackers especially when there is heavy traffic from various offenders, the bandwidth utilization of web server will surpass acceptable threshold levels. The Administrator needs an alert when this anomaly occurs on the network. This is where NetFlow Analyzer Alerting mechanism comes in handy.
In the earlier versions, the IP grouping feature of NetFlow Analyzer was used in which t…
Alert Profile in NetFlow Analyzer
How to identify a network link that is down or abnormality? Simple! An alert in your Bandwidth Monitor's UI or an instant email to tell you that your network link needs immediate help from you, the network administrator. The alert mechanism is almost one of the top priority feature that is looked for while deciding on a bandwidth monitor.
NetFlow Analyzer is called as a complete bandwidth monitor tool for it can monitor traffic, analyze , generate report and also alert you in case of any abnormality in your network traffic. In this blog we will discuss about the alert features that NetFlow Analyzer as a bandwidth monitor tool has to offer.
NetFlow Analyzer allows you to configure alerts and set threshold va…
Sampling and NetFlow Analyzer
NetFlow or sFlow technology involves checking the packets traversing a router interface to identify the actual traffic. The high volume of packets and packet rates of traffic on some router links causes the router to use higher CPU and memory during such an analysis. Sampling is solution to be used when flow analytics has to be done on a device. Sampling defines that instead of every packet, 1 out of N packets (where N is the sampling rate) is captured and sent to the NetFlow Analyzer for traffic analytics. Based on the information in 1 packet, the traffic pattern for the rest of the packets is constructed.
Various devices are capable of exporting sample based flows like sFlow (from INMON and available in a wide ran…
IP Group and Billing Report in NetFlow Analyzer
Managing, Controlling and Measuring the bandwidth is a huge task to anyone administrating corporate networks. Measuring the bandwidth used is a priority before managing it. NetFlow Analyzer helps you measure bandwidth usage for your enterprise with which you can crosscheck your bandwidth usage as given by your service provider. The IP grouping, interface grouping helps in creation of virtual departments for ease of bandwidth monitoring and accounting.
This blog we have come with very different scenario of IP group, which is about IP accounting and Billing or Charge back.
Consider a Corporate services network which has lot of projects hosted and group of people are working in each project. Th…
Voice Traffic Analysis using NetFlow Analyzer
A large number of businesses are migrating to VoIP technology because of its low cost resulting in cost reduction of up to 80%. But, the greatest concern for a business using VoIP is ensuring uptime and quality. Jitter, latency and packet loss cause a drop in the quality of the voice communication which brings us to the requirement of monitoring VoIP to maintain the quality of the voice communications.
NetFlow Analyzer has a VoIP monitoring module to help check the capability of a link to carry Voice traffic and about this, we have discussed in this blog. This topic is about IP Groups which will help monitor the bandwidth used by VoIP traffic.
The scenario is a network with three sites, A, B and C, where each site is co…

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Money, money, money, where does it disappear to? It may go to children, grandchildren, bills, gifts, entertainment, and the basic needs of life. How much do you invest in yourself?
Without a thought we use our money for all sorts of things, but when it comes to investing in ourselves, it takes the back burner. How important are your goals to you? Have you reached them? If not, have you invested money and time on achieving them?
If you believe in your goals, and your dreams, spend your resources on them. Specifically, your time, and your money; when you fail to use these two valuable resources on yourself, you are only letting yourself down.
Buy books
Buy those books that can teach you what you need to know. In a book, you can learn from the experience of others. This will bring you a wealth of information that can propel you toward your goal.
Go to seminars
Check out the Internet, and your local paper, to find out when seminars are scheduled that can boost you toward your goal. You can expect to learn from the presenters. You will meet other people with the same interest, and you can brainstorm. A seminar allows you the time to work on your creativity, getting you away from your daily routine, so you can work on your goals, rather than the routine demands of life. One of the most valuable things you will glean from attending a seminar is you will receive a lot of information within a compressed amount of time.
Join associations
When you join an association, you will meet regularly with people who have the same interest as you. Associations are a place to find support, and help, to achieve your goals. Associations have numerous events throughout the year in which to enhance your knowledge. Being a member of an association gives you the opportunity to learn about breaking news, new ideas, and who the key achievers are in the goals you are trying to reach.
Hire a coach
A life coach will help you design your life, and create clarity as to what it is you need to do to meet your goals. Your coach will help you focus, create action plans, and obtain results.
Spend that money
When you spend money on the things that will help you reach your goals, you are doing more than dreaming about your potential, you are making a commitment. Think of spending money on your goals as the seeds to the harvest you will reap.
May you reach your goals so you will not live a life with the regrets of, I wish I had, I should have had, or why didn't I go for my dreams.


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natural cure acid reflux treatment
Foods higher in sugar and fat, like cream sauces, desserts, fatty meats and chips usually are tolerated in smaller quantities, whenever. Most people which have this condition setting off to the drugstore and purchase over-the-counter medication. There are quite a few reasons that pregnancy is an acid reflux cause. Limit or avoid foods that naturally contain high amounts of acid, including citrus fruits like oranges, grapefruits, lemons and tomatoes. The 1st tip would be to eat a red apple.
Though it cannot be cured for acid reflux, the symptoms could be reduced with medication by avoiding some types of food. There are plenty of known causes of heartburn today. But if the protective valve with the stomach, called lower esophageal sphincter, is diminished or won't close when it should, the foodstuff and acid with your stomach may reflux or move up to the esophagus. What are side effects of papaya? Heartburn, featuring its a burning sensation underneath the breastplate that may be increased by prone, bending or stooping over and even eating the wrong foods. How could you avoid getting them? There is a valve that stops the gastric juices from increasing the esophagus; stage system the lower esophageal sphincter.
The time to behave is, be informed about the disease, and just how it may be taken care of. So, it is primarily the that you should be treating to prevent your heartburn problem. You will need to note that bloating are symptoms and therefore are not the specific problem. Given these treatments for the heartburn or acid reflux condition, it will be a disappointing situation to see you suffering without moaning as you avoid testing these remedies convinced that it is an ashaming affair in the end all know it is not and that you might actually get help by trying them out. This should be from your variety of vegetables, non-citrus fruits, and cereals. A lot of researchers have established that post nasal drip, allergies, and acid reflux disorder are definitely the three leading reasons for chronic cough.
Wear some mellow music, ignore the phone, and concentrate solely on feeding baby. Let's take a look at the common drug treatments for acid reflux disease, how they work, and the way they should be used. You should use almonds to relieve your pain as using those makes the pain bearable.
To your large extent heartburn or acid reflux is not something to become taken lightly. It really is thought that perhaps four out of five nighttime heartburn sufferers do! Food is OK in reality rather appetizing. Substitute that morning mug of coffee with a cup of tea.
They relieve the symptoms not the delimas. This further underscores the need for early diagnosis, and addressing the sickness by alternate means, namely nutritional supplementation. This cough mechanism being a line of defense is endorsed by the contraction with the upper esophageal sphincter on one side and the esophageal acid clearance mechanisms alternatively.
Tomatoes or tomato-based sauces, including spaghetti, salsa and pizza. There won't be any side effects of the herb, nonetheless it should be used moderation because it can work as a laxative if excessive is taken. Having said that, even if you possess extra gastric acid, apple cider vinegar may also improve the acid-alkaline equilibrium with your intestine. It encourages the production of acid after eating and enjoying.
Water can also be one of the most effective ways to treat preventing severe acid reflux disorder naturally. Eating slowly, chewing food well and putting cutlery down between mouthfuls may help. Chances are you will quickly realize that one or two foods are triggering some of those heartburn attacks. One word of advice though, if you learn you are experiencing difficulity with one medication, you will sometimes have problems with the whole family who's belongs to. Protrusion with the stomach into the chest due to weak muscles that separate the chest from the abdomen. take care with over eating greasy, and spicy foods. Dental Erosion – from acid decaying tooth enamel. The idea holds that by doing this, the negative effects of GERD won't have the time to take place, thus eliminating any discomfort.
Coffee Replacements: Many times that herbal coffees are caffeine free. These pills don't take on effect immediately, so if you have a bad case of reflux/heartburn, don't expect these pills to right away cure it. This in return is causing additional digestive tract problems worse than heartburn or acid reflux. One of the most common signs of acid reflux might be characterized by heartburn, a burning sensation in your throat, chest, and/or abdomen. If you've been eating unhealthy for some time it may take many months to rebuild calcium reserves to a good heartburn protection level, and do tasks like avert colds and viruses. Hydrochloric acid is extremely corrosive but helps in the prevention of viruses from living in the stomach. If you have acid and reflux then you can certainly well be at risk of losing your voice.
Because infants cannot talk about their feelings, it is not easy to determine should they be suffering from a problem. Your stomach produces acid to assist you digest your meal. Others have occasional reflux after they have eaten spicy foods. Over half of the 5 million people who seek emergency answer to chest pain usually are not having a heart attack, in accordance with the IFFGD.
Adam Waters has become a overall health skilled for fourteen years. Probably the most common changes in fact it is very difficult to use. government doesn't only extend to keeping the U.S. Is actually a result of heredity also. Natural treatment solutions are not only safe, nonetheless it has a higher possibility of success than some other treatment. One of the major reasons for getting attacked by heartburn over and over is your lifestyle. By understanding what the symptoms of heartburn have you been will better be able to get the correct relief that will work best for you personally.
It'll certainly taste a lot better than cider thats for certain. One immediate remedy would be to stay away from spicy foods. Having the triggers can be a big deciding element in how you go about getting assistance in addressing the heartburn and preventing it from occurring. Heartburn must be clearly distinguished from acid indigestion, which is the irritation within the duodenum. Tomatoes and anything with tomatoes in it. People with hiatal hernia have had their upper stomach and LES moved above their diaphragms, that causes their painful symptoms. Just be sure you drink sufficient levels of water to keep up the fluid level within the body to desired levels.
Unfortunately, lots of the foods suspected of causing heartburn are likely among our favorites and figure in large numbers within our staple diet. It's the cause of the typical burning discomfort we refer to as heartburn. However some doctors are apt to recommend instituting changes in lifestyle first before prescribing medications. Loosing nice hair can be a blow in your confidence and self-esteem. Shun eating big meals and through meals, avoid drinking huge amounts of fluid during as it could trigger heartburn. It can't be simply cured just by ignoring it or by self treatment.
Specific food and drinks can for the problem of heartburn or acid reflux. That's the digestive system. It is just unverified seller's report that it did. Allow me to start by telling you why pregnant women are prone to acid reflux disorder or heartburn. Most people will use cough syrup when they have a persistent cough. Esophageal diseases in cats may range from mild to very severe as there are many different forms and each one of them could cause your pet an enormous amount of stress. Chew one stick of natural licorice each day before meals or ingest half gram (500 mg) to one full gram of a DGL licorice supplement each day.
If you are suffering from chronic heartburn or heartburn or acid reflux, you would highly benefit from having a special for acid reflux disease prevention. The worst thing you want soon after a nice family dinner is acid and reflux it can make things go so wrong this means you will be tiring after using every one of the medication answer to acid and reflux disease that does not even work anymore. Utilizing is now more desired by people who need a natural approach to cure their heartburn or acid reflux. Exercise doesn't commonly cause heartburn, but for those who suffer from chronic heartburn or acid reflux, heartburn may occur, especially when engaging in high-impact and jarring exercises including jogging, and for athletes who take part within an intense fitness regimen. The truth is cow's milk is 87% casein, sort of animal protein they generate glue away from. Persistent heartburn is among the most frequent but not the only symptom of GERD. It dilutes the acid and wash anything down that might be causing problem. It occurs when there is relaxation in the lower esophangeal sphincter which is the muscle at the base of the esophagus in which the esophagus connects for the stomach.
When a person suffers from this kind of hernia, the entry from your esophagus towards the stomach has stopped being in the right place and thus preventing reflux from occurring gets to be more and more difficult. The reason for any illness is rooted with your losing contact along with your internal own therapeutic voice . If so you can take powerful prescription drugs or over-the-counter medications but as this article reports you will find natural cures which can help with your heartburn and maybe even useful esophagus. Following tips for good health can help improve your acid reflux. An undergoing surgery should be considered thoroughly, since it can compound some underlying conditions, including stricture and motility disorders.
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Jungian Psychotherapy & Dream Work
Jungian Psychology is best explored through personal Dream Work. Jung believed that our dreams can guide us past our Ego identity and persona if we have the courage to face our Shadow, deal with our animus (our masculine 'doing'), address our Soul (our feminine 'being') and await the coming of the Self.
Dreams help us access
the deep wisdom of the Soul.
SOUL: our rational, emotional and willful nature; energy and depth of feeling as well as our moral and immortal nature; the animating, essential, vital element of a thing or person.
Dreams are our most intimate companions and yet they are mostly ignored because they are foreign to our rational, waking consciousness. Dreams are very personal and yet they are also universal, for dream motifs, like myths and fairy tales, are found in all times and in all cultures.
While some scientists would have us believe that dreams are merely the result of our brains releasing excess energy, artists, musicians, philosophers, and scientists find answers to their creative problems in their dreams.
• The Russian musician, Igor Stravinsky, dreamed of an ancient springtime ritual that later became his famous RITES OF SPRING.
• Paul McCartney first heard the melody of YESTERDAY in his dreams, and it was days before he finally believed that it wasn't someone else's music that he had heard and forgotten.
• Steven King finds solutions to his stories in dreams or uses dream images to write about.
• Filmmakers work with dream images.
Sigmund Freud thought that the dreams were the unconscious wish fulfillment of repressed sexuality.
Swiss psychologist Carl G. Jung felt that dreams came from many different layers of the unconscious.
• Some dreams come from what is called the personal unconscious, and they are the 'small' dreams that speak of our daylight thoughts and feelings and anxieties.
• Dreams also come from the collective unconscious where the universal symbols of the archetypes are found, the source of inspiration and prophecy that the 'big' dreams of humanity come from.
• Some dreams are so real that we're sure we've really experienced it, and perhaps we have.
There are many planes of existence that we can reach in our dreaming state.
The Soul is the essence of Feminine Spirit. It is Feminine Spirit which can lead us to new life, just as Dreams can lead us to a new understanding of ourselves and our life.
I tell my clients that dreams are the soul's response to life. Dreams can answer questions we have about our lives by giving us a mirror image of how we are handling our lives.
Many people complain that their dreams are incomprehensible - weird, strange, crazy are some of the ways to describe them. Dreams are anything but that.
But dreams come to us in a language we have forgotten, and like any language that we cannot understand, it takes time to learn.
Dreams speak in the universal language of images, a pre-verbal language that we all learn from the moment of our birth - and perhaps even before birth. It is the universal language of our humanity.
By understanding our dreams, we access our own inner wisdom, our own knowing that can help us make better decisions about what we want and how to go about getting it.
If you are interested in working with your dreams, call me for a private session, sign up for an online tele-class or if you live in Las Vegas, join one of my ongoing dream groups.
Individuation Counseling
C. G. Jung called the inner process of transformation the Individuation process. It involves the development of a mature personality, which is capable of choosing its own path and self-reliantly remains true to its own inner law. Especially in times of collective neurosis, the existence of such mature people is of crucial importance. It is at moments such as we find ourselves in today that many people are called by an inner voice and find themselves compelled to set forth on an inner quest. It is the quest for wholeness. It is a quest for one's life's purpose.
The call to discover our individual destiny comes to us under many guises – an illness, a divorce, an empty nest, dissatisfaction with our job, depression, a general loss of interest in the things that we once considered important. It is the Call of Spirit that comes at our darkest moments.
It is usually around mid-life that we somehow lose a sense of ourselves. As the great poet Dante wrote, "Midway through my life, I found myself lost in a dark forest with no straight path I could see anywhere." That dark forest is where we go to meet our true Self. It is the beginning of a journey of discovery and transformation.
As an Individuation Counselor, I can help you re-connect to the Self – the Divine Spirit within you - and ultimately, to your life's purpose.
As your Individuation Counselor, I am available to help you awaken the Soul's wisdom through the practice of dream work and engaging the True Imagination. According to Jung, dreams point the way to the Self, for this process involves a purely inner bent or is determined by destiny. Dreams and personal visions that are an indication of the individuation process often have a spiritual, religious or mythological character. I can help you understand the symbolic language of the Soul so you get the messages that your soul is sending to you. And then we can work together through coaching to devise a plan for manifesting your dreams and your life's purpose.
The most important phases of the individuation process are the integration of the shadow, that is, the "dark" side of the personality, which is denied or overlooked by consciousness; making conscious the opposite-sex components, which Jung called the Animus (the masculine side of a woman) and the Anima (the feminine side of a man); and finally, experiencing the Self and developing a relationship with the Self, the innermost core of the psyche.
Working with dreams and other manifestations of the unconscious speeds up psychic growth. The Individuation process brings you the gift of self-realization, self-actualization and spiritual transformation. And coaching helps you to bring that Truth into the world in your everyday life.
Email Cathy at email@example.com for an appointment. Or you can call to discuss what therapy involves with me at 310-741-7013.
Visit my coaching website for more information: www.imaginecoachingservices.com


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In the next few years, many career-status employees will be retiring from the federal government. This means there may be a great opportunity for you to begin your career within this line of work. If you are considering a career in the federal arena, the following are just a few things that you should know:
- Different application process: Most people who are not familiar with federal employment are shocked to learn the entire process for getting hired could take months. This is because your application must pass through a few different stages in order to finally make it to the desk of the hiring manager. My advice: It is best to apply for federal employment when you already have a position because it will take a while.
- Highly mission-oriented: What do you believe in? Be aware that federal employment is strongly tied to organizational mission. Therefore, if seeking federal employment, the first step should be to identify the mission and see if it is what you believe in. Then, you will know if that position will be a fit for you.
- Job experience is king: Education is always great, but experience is even better. When hiring for federal positions, managers like to see that you have already performed the type of work in question. Does this mean that someone who does not have the experience will not be hired? Not necessarily. But, for someone who is a recent graduate with little to no work experience, it may be best to apply for an internship within the federal government or non-federal sector in order to gain that coveted work experience.
- Detailed information: A federal resume should be longer than 2 pages, which is the length of a traditional resume. The resume is also very detailed and will require names and contact information for supervisors, exact dates of training, education detail, awards, and many other items. It is suggested that you gather all of your documents first before beginning to write your federal resume. A more extensive list of what you need can be found here in this article on building a professional portfolio.
Federal employment can be a wonderful career for those who are interested in serving the people of the U.S. Have patience, do your research, and put your portfolio in place before you begin to save time.


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Just thought I'd give back to the community,
I had a 0225 MXIC board which I flashed with 1.92 but was getting "Play DVD" with everything including originals, however when flashed back to stock normal service was resumed. Tried reflashing several times, followed JF tutorial to the letter just to see if a tiny step was being missed out but the same results.
Read around a bit and tried flashing to 1.91 instead with the previous version of JF (1.86?) and voila, loads backups first time. Seems strange since 1.92 was supposed to be more compatible no?
Anyway, figured anyone having these issues might help themselves out with trying to load up 1.91 instead - as far as I'm aware there aren't any security issues to be aware of with using 1.91 instead of 1.92, although please point out if I'm mistaken on this.


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Holding a 7-3 record all-time against the Gamecocks, the Bulldogs will look to pick up win number eight riding a wave of recent non-conference success. Head Coach Vann Stuedeman and the Maroon and White have won 28 of their last 34 games against teams outside the Southeastern Conference, including the last nine consecutive. The Bulldogs won their only meeting ever at University Field in Jacksonville back on April 25, 2001, a narrow 3-2 victory against the home team.
State is 8-2 over its last 10 games, tied with top-10 Texas A&M for the best SEC West record in its last 10 games. Pitching has been a big reason why the Bulldogs are 10 games above .500 this year. Stuedeman's staff owns an impressive 1.71 ERA, ranking 24th in the country out of 289 Division I softball teams. The Dawgs are led in the circle by two-time SEC Pitcher of the Week Alison Owen, who leads the nation in fewest walks allowed per seven innings (0.17) and is third in fewest hits allowed per seven innings (2.78). In addition, southpaw teammate Stephanie Becker ranks 18th nationally in strikeouts per seven innings (9.6), which also leads the SEC.
Offensively, Starkville's Team is generating runs thanks to its speed on the bases. Ranking 24th last season in stolen bases per game (1.67), MSU is 10th nationally in 2013 with 2.32 swipes per game. Knocking in 38 percent of the base runners is the junior slugging combo of Logan Foulks and Sam Lenahan. Combined, the three and four-hole hitters in the MSU lineup are batting .339 (42-for-124) with 32 RBIs and 24 runs scored, courtesy of 11 home runs and nine doubles.
Following the road game in Jacksonville, MSU travels to beautiful Charleston, S.C., for the conclusion of its four-game spring break road trip. The Bulldogs play a doubleheader at the College of Charleston starting at 3 p.m. CT on Thursday, March 14, before wrapping up the roadstand Friday, March 15, as the Maroon and White play at Charleston Southern at 12 p.m. CT.
For live in-game updates of MSU's contest against the Gamecocks Tuesday, follow the program on Twitter at @MStateSB. For pictures, like the team on Facebook at Facebook.com/MStateSB and visit the team's Instagram account at MStateSB. For pregame and postgame video, check out MSU's official YouTube channel at YouTube.com/HailState.


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Sony have just announced the world's first 16.41 megapixel CMOS sensor for mobile phones, leaving the previous 12 megapixel sensors in their dust.
Sony's sensor is a 1/2.8" back-illuminated Exmor R model, IMX081PQ sensor, which is the industries smallest 1.12μm unit cell size and is capable of shooting 1080p at 30fps and 720p at 60fps.
Sony does claim to have ironed out some of the problems related to the very small pixel sizes by introducing a unique formation of photo diodes to achieve a sensor with a high resolution, high sensitivity and low noise.
ETA is currently January 2011.


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When Gandalf says the Black Speech from the ring during the secret meeting in Rivendell, someone else is also speaking. Who is that? Is it the ring, or Gandalf? There is distinctly another, deeper, possibly evil voice that is echoing him. What is that? Is it Sauron?
The language spoken is the Black Speech, which Tolkien described as thus:
There only is a single example of "pure" Black Speech in the book, which is the writing on the ring:
All other occurrences in the book are simply broken words. Due to this, for the film version, a linguist, David Sato, used the broken phrases throughout the book along with some invention to create Gandalf's speech in Rivendell:
The book does state that when in Rivendell Gandalf recites the wording on the ring, and goes on to say:
Suffice to say, even though the movie speech was created by Sato, it appears Peter Jackson was trying to emulate what Tolkien suggested here. Tolkien didn't expand on the paragraph above so it seems like Jackson improvised and decided an overlay of Sauron's voice would be the best way to make the scene seem even more dark and haunting.
I'm pretty sure it is the 'voice of the ring', therefore Sauron's voice, as the one ring was forged by him, with his own spirit infused in it.
The voice of the Ring and Sauron in LOTR as well as Necromancer/Smaug in both parts of the Hobbit may seem similar. Back to the plot, the One Ring is a part of Sauron, so to speak. The Dark Lord put some of his evil spirit into it. In The Desolation of Smaug, taking place 60 years earlier,Gandalf realizes that the Necromancer is in fact Sauron when he (Gandalf the Grey) is caught in Dol Guldur.
The voice of Necromancer/Smaug belongs to Benedict Cumberbatch. The actor in question mentioned it in an interview promoting "The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug". Here are some relevant links:


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Patient-Related Diet and Exercise Counseling: Do Providers' Own Lifestyle Habits Matter?
Version of Record online: 16 AUG 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7141.2010.00079.x
© 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Preventive Cardiology
Volume 13, Issue 4, pages 180–185, Fall 2010
Additional Information
How to Cite
Howe, M., Leidel, A., Krishnan, S. M., Weber, A., Rubenfire, M. and Jackson, E. A. (2010), Patient-Related Diet and Exercise Counseling: Do Providers' Own Lifestyle Habits Matter?. Preventive Cardiology, 13: 180–185. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7141.2010.00079.x
Publication History
- Issue online: 22 SEP 2010
- Version of Record online: 16 AUG 2010
- Manuscript received February 3, 2010; revised May 11, 2010; accepted June 18, 2010
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The goal of this research was to evaluate the personal health behaviors of physicians in training and attending physicians in association with patient-related lifestyle counseling. Physicians at a major teaching hospital were surveyed regarding their personal lifestyle behavior, perceived confidence, and frequency of counseling patients regarding lifestyle behaviors. One hundred eighty-three total responses were received. Trainees were more likely to consume fast food and less likely to consume fruits and vegetables than attendings. Attending physicians were more likely to exercise 4 or more days per week and more than 150 minutes per week. Attending physicians were more likely to counsel their patients regarding a healthy diet (70.7% vs 36.3%, P<.0001) and regular exercise (69.1% vs 38.2%, P<.0001) compared with trainees. Few trainees or attendings were confident in their ability to change patients' behaviors. Predictors of confidence in counseling for exercise included the provider's own exercise time of >150 minutes per week, being overweight, and reported adequate training in counseling. Only adequate training in counseling was a predictor of strong self-efficacy for counseling in diet. Many physicians lack confidence in their ability to counsel patients regarding lifestyle. Personal behaviors including regular exercise and better training in counseling techniques may improve patient counseling.
Prev Cardiol. 2010;13:180–185.©2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


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A new "Frozen" video is going viral. On Wednesday, NewsMax shared this video and everyone can't stop talking about it. This clip is of two guys that are in the Navy and they are sitting in their car. They decided to video their lip syncing to the song "Love is an Open Door." Kids love this movie including free printables from it.
This video already has over 1.5 million views and they are rising. Fans are loving it and can't stop sharing the clip. You can see it in the video on this page. They are driving down the road as they are filming it and one guy is the girl which is hilarious. During the entire video it looks like there are just two guys in the car until one pops up at the very end to join in the video.
It is crazy how popular the songs from this movie are now and that everyone knows them. There are a lot of videos out there of people lip syncing to "Frozen" songs so you will have to make a unique one if you want to go viral and get noticed like these two Navy men did with their new one.
New York Daily News shared that these are two Navy baseball players by the names of Matt Kilby and Brad Borosak. They are both with the U.S. Naval Academy. Matt is actually a pitcher and Brad plays infield for the team. Kilby even called it more like "Brozen" than "Frozen."
They actually did the video for the baseball team to help with moral. They were convinced to put it online and since they did it has gone viral. The views are increasing by the minute on this "Frozen" clip. It has always been on YouTube, but they decided to make it public and not private. Now the rest is history and everyone loves their new clip.
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- Disney's 'Frozen' aims to be a great movie: Check out free printables here
- Jennifer Lawrence teddy bear: Star plays with paparazzi
- 'Brave' Disney princess makeover: Merida gets unneeded makeover
- Eric Hill of 'The Bachelorette' passes away after accident
- 'Southern Charm' news: What was Thomas Ravenel in prison for?


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2007 Coaching Changes: Indiana's Hoeppner Passes Away
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|Air Force
|Fisher DeBerry
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|Dan McCarney
|Gene Chizik
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|Jack Bicknell
|Derek Dooley
|Bobby Petrino
|Steve Kragthorpe
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|Larry Coker
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|Tim Brewster
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Army announced January 29 that Bobby Ross, at age 70, had tendered his resignation as the head coach at Army. Offensive line coach Stan Brock was promoted to succeed him.
Ross' coaching career milestones include a split national championship for Georgia Tech in 1990 and a trip to the Super Bowl in 1995 with the San Diego Chargers.
Army was on a 15-game losing streak when Ross took the reigns in 2004. He went 9-25 with the Black Knights and retires with a 103-101-2.
Brock is a 16-year NFL veteran offensive tackle who played two seasons for Ross with the Chargers, and was hired by Ross upon his arrival at Army. Brock became an Arena Football League head coach with Portland in the middle of the 1997 season and went 12-24. He was then named the first head coach of the expansion Los Angeles Avengers where he was 3-11 in the teams' inaugural season. Brock was fired after an 0-3 start in 2001, ending his AFL head coaching career with a 15-38 record.
David Bailiff of Texas State was hired by Rice on January 18 to succeed Todd Graham. Graham replaced Steve Kragthorpe at Tulsa who replaced Bobby Petrino at Louisville who replaced Jim Mora, Jr. at Atlanta (NFL).
Bailiff led the 1-AA Bobcats to a 21-15 record in his three seasons at the San Marcos school, and reached the division 1-AA semifinals in 2005. His squad was just 5-6 this past season.
It was announced on January 12 that Graham would replace his former boss at Tulsa. Graham was Kragthorpe's defensive coordinator for three years with the Golden Hurricane before landing his first head coaching job with the Owls.
Graham spent just one season with Rice, leading them to a 7-6 record and the school's first bowl bid since 1961. The school had announced just three days earlier that Graham's contract at Rice had been extended through 2012.
Louisville introduced Kragthorpe as the new head coach on January 9, replacing Petrino who was plucked from the Cardinals by the NFL's Falcons on January 7.
Petrino had signed a 10-year pact with Louisville worth $25 million prior to the start of the 2006 college football season. He then led the Cardinals to a 12-1 campaign that included a Big East title and their first BCS bowl berth, a 24-13 win over Wake Forest in the Orange Bowl.
The Cardinals went 41-9 in Petrino's four years as head coach, including a 2-2 record in bowl games. Louisville elevated its bowl status each year during Petrino's tenure, with a 2003 GMAC bowl bid followed by invitations to the Liberty, Gator and Orange Bowls.
Kragthorpe was 29-22 in four seasons at Tulsa, with bowl appearances in three of those seasons. The Golden Hurricane went 8-5 this year but lost four of their last five games, including a 25-13 setback to Utah in the Armed Forces Bowl. Tulsa had gone 2-21 in the two seasons just prior to Kragthorpe's arrival in 2003 and had not played in a bowl game since 1991.
Minnesota on January 15 tapped Tim Brewster, tight ends coach of the NFL Broncos, as its new head coach.
Brewster has spent the past five seasons in the NFL as tight ends coach for San Diego for three years, and the last two seasons in that same capacity with Denver. Prior to his move to the NFL, he was an assistant in the college ranks under Mack Brown at North Carolina and Texas.
Two days after giving up a 38-7 third-quarter lead over Texas Tech in the Insight Bowl, Minnesota fired head coach Glen Mason on December 31. The Red Raiders came back to win the game 44-41 in overtime. The 31-point deficit is the largest margin any team has ever overcome in a 1-A bowl game.
Mason's team also blew a 24-0 lead over N.C. State in the 2000 MicronPC.com Bowl, and a 21-7 lead over Virginia in the 2005 Music City Bowl. Mason was 64-57 in ten seasons with the Golden Gophers and led the team to seven bowl games. Minnesota had appeared in just five bowl games in its history before his arrival.
Central Michigan hired West Virginia assistant coach Butch Jones on January 5 as it new head football coach. Jones leaves his post as receivers coach with the Mountaineers to take his first head coaching position.
Jones has ties to the Chippewas, having coached the tight ends, receivers and running backs at various times from 1998-2004.
On December 3, three days after Central Michigan won the MAC Championship game over Ohio, head coach Brian Kelly accepted the post at Cincinnati that became available when Mark Dantonio left the Bearcats to go to Michigan State. The Chippewas went on to defeat Middle Tennessee 31-14 in the Motor City Bowl with Kelly's associate head coach, Jeff Quinn, serving as interim head coach. Quinn joined Kelly's staff at Cincinnati after that bowl game.
Kelly made his debut with Cincinnati in the International Bowl on January 6 after going 19-16 in three seasons with Central Michigan.
Nick Saban is back in the SEC as the new head coach at Alabama. After an aggressive campaign and multiple public denials, Saban agreed on January 3 to leave the NFL's Miami Dolphins after a two-year stint and attempt to resurrect the Tide's football image as a traditional power.
Saban becomes Alabama's fourth head coach since 2000.
Saban has the track-record of a quick-change artist, but has also been a journeyman. As an assistant or a head coach, he hasn't stayed anywhere longer than five years. As a collegiate head coach, he led a probation-saddled Michigan State team from 1995-1999. In his final year at East Lansing, the Spartans won 9 regular season games for that school's highest single-season win total since 1966. Prior to their 1999 bowl win over Florida, Saban left to take the job at LSU. He stayed in Baton Rouge for five seasons, from 2000-2004, and won a BCS title with the Tigers in 2003.
Saban is 91-42-1 as a college head coach, and was 48-16 with LSU. He was 15-17 with the Dolphins.
As an incentive for him to stay in Tuscaloosa, the contract is reportedly valued at $40 million over 10 years.
Mike Shula became unemployed on November 27 after just four seasons. The Crimson Tide was 26-23 during Shula's tenure, including a 10-2 season in 2005 that was capped by a victory in the Cotton Bowl over Texas Tech. But Alabama took a step backward in the 2006 season with a 6-6 finish that included a home loss to Mississippi State for the Bulldogs' only conference win of the season. Shula also was 0-4 against state rival Auburn.
Shula's defensive coordinator, Joe Kines, coached the Tide in a 34-31 loss to Oklahoma State in the Independence Bowl.
Air Force filled its job opening on December 22 when it hired Troy Calhoun, a former Falcons' quarterback and assistant coach. Calhoun is just the sixth head coach in the AFA's history, and is also the first graduate of the academy to hold that post.
Calhoun succeeds Fisher DeBerry who resigned on December 15 as the third longest-tenured head coach in major college football with 23 years at Air Force. He is the current offensive coordinator of the NFL's Houston Texan's after serving in various capacities for the Denver Broncos for three seasons before his move to Houston this season.
Under DeBerry's guidance, Air Force dominated the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy competition, winning it fourteen times. The trophy goes to either Army, Navy or Air Force for winning the annual round-robin competition between the three academies. If there is a tie (each team goes 1-1), it stays with the school that last won it. Air Force was uninterrupted in its possession of the trophy from 1989-1995 and 1997-2002. DeBerry's Falcon teams had a cumulative record of 35-11 against the Black Knights and Midshipmen. Navy has kept possession of the trophy since 2003.
Over-all, DeBerry was 169-109-1 at Air Force.
Idaho named Washington State defensive coordinator Robb Akey as its new head coach on December 20, replacing Dennis Erickson who flew the coup to Arizona State after just 10 months in Moscow.
It will be the 40-year old's first head coaching position after nine years with the Cougars. His previous experience involved stints with Weber State and Northern Arizona.
Idaho officials were plainly miffed that Erickson spent just one season with the school after signing a five-year contract and vowing to rebuild the program. Erickson had coached at Idaho prior to more high-profile stints with Miami (Fla.), Oregon State, and the NFL. On December 9, Idaho announced that Erickson had taken the job with the Sun Devils effective after their bowl game.
Arizona State dismissed Koetter on November 26, even though the Sun Devils were bowl-bound for the third straight season. However, the last two seasons produced records of 7-6 and 8-5 amid higher expectations. Koetter was 40-34 in six seasons, including a 41-24 loss to Hawaii in the Hawai'i Bowl. He was just 21-28 against the PAC-10. Before taking the job with the Sun Devils, Koetter led Boise State to a 26-10 mark from 1998-2000.
Erickson has an 18-year career head coaching record of 149-64-1.
Florida International named Miami Hurricane offensive line coach Mario Cristobal as its new head coach on December 19, replacing Don Strock.
Strock resigned as head coach on November 15, effective at the end of the season. Though his team was 0-9 at the time, no one considered him as a candidate for replacement or resignation. The Golden Panthers finished 0-12. The former Virginia Tech and Miami Dolphins' quarterback is a popular south Florida resident who started the program at FIU and had served as its only head coach.
Florida International became a full-fledged 1-A member in 2005 and went 5-6. But after losing several close games early in the season due to kicking problems, the program was hit hard by the brawl at Miami that prompted the indefinite suspensions of 16 players. Two other players were kicked off the team.
Cristobal played on the offensive line at Miami from 1988-1992. He has only served as an assistant coach at Miami and Rutgers. He was tight ends coach with the Hurricanes in 2004 and 2005.
Stanford announced Jim Harbaugh as its new head coach on December 18, while Boston College named Jeff Jagodzinski on December 20.
Harbaugh has been the head coach at 1-AA San Diego for the last three seasons, leading the Toreros to a 29-6 record while going 27-2 over his last 29 games. The former Michigan star quarterback played 15 seasons in the NFL.
Harbaugh replaces Walt Harris who was fired by the Cardinal on December 4 after just two seasons. He was 6-17 at Stanford, including a 1-11 mark this year.
Jagodzinski rejoined the Green Bay Packers as offensive coordinator this season after a two-year stint in Atlanta as offensive line coach. He was Green Bay's tight ends coach from 1999-2003, a job he took after serving as Tom O'Brien's offensive coordinator at Boston College in 1997 and 1998.
The Eagles were led by O'Brien's defensive coordinator, interim head coach Frank Spaziani, to a last-second 25-24 win over Navy in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.
N.C. State officially announced Tom O'Brien as its new head coach on December 9 after luring him away from Boston College. O'Brien was 75-45 in 10 seasons at BC and included a 6-game winning streak in bowl games. The win over Navy, under Spaziani, extended the school's streak to seven.
O'Brien replaced Chuck Amato who was fired on November 26 after N.C. State finished the season on a 7-game losing streak. Amato was 49-37 in seven seasons from 2000-2006, but the N.C. State alum was just 25-31 in the ACC. The pinnacle of Amato's success was the 2002 season when the Wolfpack went 11-3 and beat Notre Dame in the Gator Bowl, but they only managed a fourth-place finish in the ACC that season with a 5-3 conference record.
Amato also managed something that few coaches have achieved, a 4-3 record against Bobby Bowden's Florida State Seminoles for whom Amato worked with before taking the Wolfpack job.
UAB hired Neil Callaway, Georgia's offensive coordinator, as its new head coach on December 17. Callaway stayed with the Bulldogs through their game against Virginia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, a 31-24 comeback victory after trailing 21-3 at halftime. Callaway was with Georgia for six seasons. Before that, he was at Alabama where he was the offensive line coach in 1997 and offensive coordinator from 1998-2000.
Callaway was the offensive line coach at Auburn under Pat Dye from 1981-1992, and an assistant at Houston from 1993-1996.
Watson Brown resigned from UAB on December 8 to take the head coaching job at Tennessee Tech in his home town of Cookeville. In 12 seasons, Brown was 62-75 at UAB. His 22-year career record is 94-152-1.
La. Tech hired Derek Dooley as its new head coach on December 18. The son of former Georgia head coach and athletic director Vince Dooley finished the season as the Miami Dolphins' tight ends coach before beginning his new job.
Dooley replaces Jack Bicknell who was booted out the door on December 4. Bicknell's record was 42-53 over eight seasons and included a trip to the 2001 Humanitarian Bowl, the Bulldogs' first bowl appearance since 1990 and the only time they've been invited anywhere besides the nearby Independence Bowl. Louisiana Tech slipped to 3-10 this year after going 7-4 last season.
North Texas plucked a coach from the Texas high school ranks, announcing Todd Dodge as the man in charge on December 12. Dodge was the head coach at Southlake Carroll High School, located just 20 minutes from UNT's Denton campus. Under Dodge, the school won its third straight state 5-A Division 1 championship on December 28 to end the season on a 48-game winning streak. The school was ranked No. 1 in the final USA Today Super 25 prep football rankings.
Dodge served as offensive coordinator at North Texas from 1992-1993 before beginning his head coaching career in the high school ranks. At Southlake, he ran a no-huddle offense with four receivers in a spread formation that followers dubbed "Dodge Ball".
Dodge replaces Darrell Dickey who was fired from North Texas on November 8 after winning just 2 of his last 15 games. He coached the team for its last three games of the season and went 1-2. Through nine seasons Dickey had a 42-64 record in Denton. The Mean Green captured the first four Sun Belt Conference titles from 2001-2004 and represented the conference in the first four New Orleans Bowls where they went 1-3.
Tulane on December 11 hired New Mexico offensive coordinator, and former UCLA head coach, Bob Toledo. He succeeds Chris Scelfo who was fired on November 28 after producing just two winning seasons in eight years. Toledo has a career head coaching record of 78-68, but was 49-32 at UCLA where his Bruins set a school record with 20 consecutive wins from September 13, 1997 through November 21, 1998. Two losses at the beginning of the '97 season, and two losses at the end of the '98 season, prevented UCLA from winning a national championship both years.
The Green Wave went 37-57 in Scelfo's tenure, including a 2-9 record in 2005 when the school had to play all 11 games away from home after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the New Orleans campus.
On December 8, Rich Rodriguez declined to leave West Virginia for Alabama. Meanwhile, Miami officially announced it had promoted defensive coordinator Randy Shannon to replace Larry Coker.
A tumultuous season at Miami ended with the firing of Coker just hours after a 17-14 win over Boston College made the Hurricanes eligible for the postseason at 6-6. Coker coached Miami to a 21-20 win over Nevada in the MPC Computers Bowl against Nevada. Coker won a national championship in his first year with Miami, and compiled a 60-15 record in six seasons. But a third-quarter brawl in their October 14 game with FIU marred the rest of season and left the Hurricanes with a tarnished image.
November 27 was a busy day as Alabama fired Shula, Michigan State hired Dantonio, Iowa State hired Texas defensive coordinator Gene Chizik as their new head coach, and Butch Davis was formally introduced as the head coach at North Carolina.
Dantonio was 18-17 in three seasons with Cincinnati. He was an assistant under Nick Saban when he was head coach of the Spartans. Dantonio also served under Jim Tressel at Ohio State and Youngstown State.
Chizik has been with Texas for two seasons after serving as the defensive coordinator at Auburn from 2002-2004.
Dan McCarney resigned from Iowa State on November 8. The Cyclones went 22 years without a bowl appearance, but went to five bowl games in McCarney's last seven seasons. At the time of the announcement, however, his team had slipped to 3-7 and lost seven straight games to 1-A opponents. His team finished 4-8, dropping his record at the school to 56-85 in 12 season in Ames.
On November 1, John L. Smith was fired from his post at Michigan State. Smith seemed to have potentially saved his job when his team rallied from a 38-3 deficit in the third quarter to beat Northwestern. The following week, however, the Spartans lost to Indiana 46-21 to drop his teams' record to 4-5 for the season when the decision was made. Michigan State then lost the final three games of the year leaving Smith with a 22-26 record in four seasons in East Lansing, Michigan State has not posted a winning season since it went 8-5 in Smith's inaugural campaign in 2003. His teams won just 12-of-32 conference games and their Big Ten record has declined each season. Smith has a career head coaching record of 132-86 that included stints at Utah State, Idaho and Louisville.
Shula's firing left Alabama looking for its fourth head coach since 2000.
While Butch Davis wasn't formally introduced until November 27 as the new head coach at North Carolina, his pending arrival had been known since November 13. Davis spent six seasons with the Miami Hurricanes from 1995-2000 and had a 51-20 record. He was the only one of Miami's last five head coaches who failed to win a national championship at the school with much of his tenure spent rebuilding a program hit hard by probation. Howard Scnellenberger, Jimmy Johnson and Dennis Erickson all won titles before him, and Larry Coker won the title with Davis' recruits in 2001.
UNC fired John Bunting on October 23 but he coached the Tar Heels through the end of the season. Bunting's team was 1-6 at the time of his dismissal and the Tar Heels had lost 7 straight games to 1-A teams. They went 2-3 down the stretch to give him an over-all record of 27-45. Bunting was hired in 2000 after Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer appeared to be headed to Chapel Hill but declined at the last minute. Bunting's first team went 8-5 and beat Auburn in the Peach Bowl, but his best record since then was 6-6 in 2004 with a loss to Boston College in the Charlotte-based Continental Tire Bowl (now known as the Meineke Car Care Bowl).


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Dec 15, 2001
Stanford, Calif. - Coming off its first loss of the season, Stanford looks to continue its domination over non-conference foes as they play host to Long Beach State at Maples Pavilion on Saturday.
The 13th-ranked Cardinal (3-1) has had two weeks to think about their 83-75 overtime loss to unranked Texas on Dec. 1.
Casey Jacobsen, averaging 22 points a game, shot just 3-of-17 from the field and was only 3-of-8 from the line, as he finished with nine points and ended a stretch of 32 straight games in double figures.
"They had some quick defenders, but I've played against guys quicker than them," said Jacobsen.
He added that while there was a lot of trash talking going on, it had nothing to do with his poor performance.
"(Royal Ivey) was yapping at everybody. He's a competitor. He needed that to get himself going," Jacobsen said. "But I've played too many games to let one defender get in my head. I can't say one guy talking in my ear is responsible for me shooting 3-for-17."
Jacobsen's woes were just part of Stanford's miserable day. The Cardinal were hurt most by shaky free-throw shooting, making just 10-of-25 (40 percent).
"Things like this happen," Jacobsen said. "I know I can shoot the ball and score and this team needs me to do that."
Stanford is hoping the time off and a tremendous record against non-league foes gets the program back to its winning ways.
Since the 1994-95 season, Stanford is 35-1 against non-league opponents, including a current 10-game winning streak.
Cardinal head coach Mike Montgomery, lettered two seasons for the 49ers, and his father Jack, served as Long Beach State's first athletic director in 1949.
The 49ers (3-5) have dropped three straight and five of six, including a 86-68 loss to USC on Wednesday. Travis Reed is averaging a team-high 8.7 rebounds per game to go along with his 11.6 points.
Reed had his third consecutive double-double, and his fourth of the season, in the win against the Trojans. He finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Stanford has won both previous meetings between the schools.


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Agraria is an established fragrance emporium that has been in business since 1970 when it was a boutique on Nob Hill (they had a motley collection of books, antiques and gifts) but soon began recognized for their fragrance products.
"As interior designers, Maurice and Stanford believed that 'no great house is ever completely decorated until it has its most important decorative accessory—home fragrance.'"
Lifestyle Examiner received samples of their scent, Balsam, in soap and tassel. (I believe it was the fragrance of their very first candle.) We are extremely taken with their TasselAire™. This product is not only beautiful when adorning a cabinet pull, doorknob or armoire key, but they can also be attached to drapery tie-backs and the fragrance is always the experience. Retail price: $35.00 (with a small vial of fragrance oil inside, it lasts a long time).
The Balsam Luxury Bath Bar is a delight as it turns into a creamy lather that leaves the skin feeling silky and clean in a refreshing way. At $20, it is a great gift because it lasts a long time without losing its special properties that make it uniquely Agraria.
There is an entire suite of products in Balsam from lotions, to burning sticks, bath salts, cologne, cane-designed candle and more.
Geraldine Stutz, the legendary President of New York's
Henri Bendel, believed that "the way a house smells
is one of the most important elements in decorating."
When she put Agraria at the front door in 1974, The
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This week's hostess of the Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree is accomplished Country and Gospel music entertainer Barbara Fairchild.
The native Arkansan relocated to the St. Louis, Missouri area at a young age. By the age of 15 years old, she had already made her first recording for the small, local Norman Records label. She was also a regular on local radio and television shows. While the talented young Fairchild met with success, it wasn't the type that she sought on a broader scale. The move to a larger market was inevitable.
Upon high school graduation in 1968, she made the move to Nashville, Tennessee to follow her dream and,hopefully, further her career in the music industry. Initially, Fairchild recorded for the Kapp Records label, and had a brief association with MCA Records. It was a meeting with music producer Billy Sherrill which set the wheels of progression in motion. Sherrill was able to see the talent that needed to be developed in Fairchild, as he had with others. At the same time he was working with another up and coming starlet, Tammy Wynette.
Sherrill's work with Fairchild proved to him that she was ready to take the next step. He was able to get her signed to the Columbia Records label in 1969 where she released her first recording entitled "Love Is A Gentle Thing". The release was a minor hit and generated enough excitement about Fairchild that other projects followed. Between the years of 1970 and 1972 she placed five recordings in the Top 40. Among these releases were "Love's Old Song" and "Thanks For The Mem'ries", which were the most successful of the offerings. It was in 1973, however, that Fairchild achieved her greatest success, to date, and established what would become her theme song with the release of "The Teddy Bear Song". The song achieved the number 1 status on the Country charts where it remained for two weeks. It also established Fairchild as a cross over artist as it ranked number 32 on the Pop charts. The song was nominated for a 1973 Grammy Award. On the heels of this hit recording, Fairchild released the song "Kid Stuff" which also garnered her a number 2 Country chart hit and also placed in the Billboard Hot 100 at number 95. In 1974 the song "Baby Doll" was released and also gained some momentum and is very identifiable with Fairchild.
By the late 1970s and early 1980s, Fairchild was looking to diversify her career. Among her first attempt to do so was a contract with Paid Records. The label paired Fairchild and Country music artist and Grand Ole Opry member Billy Walker. The duo produced several duets but none of the recordings put her back in the chart position she enjoyed during the previous decade. It was also during this time that Fairchild turned her attention to the Gospel music field. The career expansion also lead to a personal life change in a marriage to evangelical singer and songwriter Milton Carroll. Unfortunately, for Fairchild's personal life and career, the marriage and the attempt at recapturing her former status did not work out.
Over the last few years, Fairchild has stayed the course of her musical career. She has continued to perform in front of adoring audiences. She is a regular on the Branson, Missouri music scene where she and current husband Roy Morris perform in their own theater. In 2003 she teamed up with friends and colleagues Connie Smith and Sharon White to release the Gospel music album "Love Never Fails". She also became an inductee in the Christian Music Hall of Fame in 2009. Her road and tour dates reflect the adoring fan base that Fairchild has created over the last 46 years. Her child-like innocence endears her to the audience and draws the lisener in to her performance. It is truly a joyful experience to be a part of the Barbara Fairchild show.
The Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree has been produced since 1947 through the facilities of 650AM WSM radio. It is the second longest running radio show in history, second only to the Grand Ole Opry. The admission to the show is always free. The Midnite Jamboree is performed each Saturday night at midnight Central time in the Texas Troubadour Theater on Music Valley Drive in Nashville, Tennessee. The theater is adjacent to the Ernest Tubb Record Shop #2 and across the street from the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Resort complex. For more information, call (615) 889-2474. If you cannot join in person, listen on the radio dial at 650AM WSM or via the Internet at www.wsmonline.com.


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Police must work with key populations not prosecute, says report
HIV health experts have joined forces with police across the world to encourage law enforcement officers to work with key populations, including sex workers and people who inject drugs, to reduce HIV infections, said a report released today.
The report, launched at the AIDS 2014 Conference, acknowledges that by working to end harmful law enforcement practices that drive people away from life-saving health services, HIV experts are now training police across the globe to implement harm reduction approaches to HIV prevention.
"We used to think of these people as our targets, but now we see them as our partners," said Lam Tien Dung, Lieutenant Colonel, People's Police Academy Vietman.
"Harm reduction approaches to HIV prevention among sex workers and drug users have been scientifically proven by public health experts, but cannot be successful without the active participation of law enforcement," he said.
"Many countries, despite the evidence, continue with harsh policies that we know are associated with elevated risk behaviours, but at the community level it is about policing and the relationship between the police, law enforcement, the health sector and the communities," said Michel Kazachkine, UN Secretary General's Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
"There is ample evidence that police practices such as arrest for drug possession, or syringe possession, client harassment or using condoms as evidence of criminal wrongdoing, all obviously directly and negatively impact on behaviour, perception on outcomes on people who use drugs, sex workers in the communities," he said.
"Increasingly there are police around the world who are seeing that traditional approaches to policing of communities who are most vulnerable to HIV are causing more problems and more damage than alternative approaches," said Nick Crofts from the Centre of Law Enforcement and Public Health.
"Police see front line the devastating impact of criminalization of the rampant epidemic of HIV in these communities, and police increasingly are becoming frustrated in parts of the world with filling prisons with people who need health care rather than handcuffs" he said.
Crofts acknowledged that the work the report has done should have been going on for the past two decades, and has been a neglected sector in every police sector he knows, but he knows there are police that want change.
"Those police that do see that there is a different way of doing things in agencies that aren't supportive are becoming part of a global peer support network to bring about change," he said.
Although the report focuses on people who inject drugs and sex workers, there was no mention of the key population of men who have sex with men, considering the amount of countries, which criminalise the homosexual sexual behaviour.
Nick Crofts, who's about to move to Amsterdam to continue his work with the Centre of Law Enforcement and Public Health, told GNN he is hoping to broaden the capacity of the Law Enforcement and HIV Network.
"We're trying to broaden to MSM/LGBT issues and in fact, one of the things I'm doing in Amsterdam is partnering up with a group of Dutch Police who call themselves 'Pink in Blue', who started as a peer support group for gay and lesbian police in the Dutch forces, and are increasingly getting involved internationally.
"One of the things that the network is starting to do is bring these people together, so they can learn from each other too," he said.
Case studies included in the report are from Burma, Ghana, India, Kenya and Kyrgyzstan, and comes as almost 10,000 current and former law enforcement officials from over 35 countries sign the Law Enforcement and HIV Network's statement of support.
Currently, in many countries including Russia, Burma and Vietman, police harass and arrest drug users who attempt to obtain health information and sterile syringes from pharmacies and health service centres.
In China, police have detailed outreach workers at needle exchange sites to obtain information.
These are just a small selection of some of the activities occurring around the world in regards to the prosecution and treatment of key populations, which is why the release of this report is so important to help reduce further HIV infections.
- TOPICS: AIDS 2014, Drugs, Ending HIV, HIV, HIV_AIDS, Sex workers
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The ninth edition of Destroying Texas Fest is coming up fast, and it's going to be one for the books. This homegrown metal extravaganza has a consistent record of showcasing some of underground's best and darkest, and this year will be no exception. Rarely-seen Los Angeles death metallers Sadistic Intent are the jewel of the event, though support from Blaspherian, Nodens, Morgengrau, Nethermost and Inverted Trifixion ensure that the concert will be memorable from start to finish.
Sadistic Intent's appearance is a state-wide exclusive, so that's reason enough to make the trek from Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, or parts in between. Yes, Houston can be a pain, but they continue to have the best metal scene in the entire state, bar none. There will also be the usual vendors with tons of metal wares on hand, and it's a safe bet that the relatively small digs of Mango's will be packed to capacity in short order. Houston will be hosting some other killer shows throughout the summer, so get your war-face on and kick things off with this hellish onslaught!
Destroying Texas Fest 9 lineup
- Sadistic Intent
- Blaspherian
- Nodens
- Morgengrau
- Netherwards
- Inverted Trifixion
The venue
Mango's Cafe
403 Westheimer Rd
Houston, TX 77006
Doors at 7:30, $20 admission
For more info: Visit the event's Facebook page


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If you ever have a taste for something new or different and/or you are just plain tired of dining out at the same old restaurants over and over again, why not try Mediterranean or Lebanese food? You should stop by or dine in at Shish Garden. Shish Garden is located at 22673 Allen Rd. in the city of Woodhaven and at 15612 Fort St. in the city of Southgate. When visiting Shish Garden, you can expect to experience great customer service as well as authentic Middle Eastern food.
Inside, the ambiance is very comforting and the menu is pretty extensive. It can be a bit difficult to choose so, maybe try a few dishes at a time. Go ahead. This may not be such a bad thing because Mediterranean food is known to be a pretty healthful diet.
Lebanese/Mediterranean cuisine utilizes fresh vegetables, fresh herbs and spices, olive oils, dairy and wheat products to create healthy dishes. On the menu, there is plenty of fresh vegetables, vegetables and rice, vegetables with rice and with meat.
There are many combinations to choose from, including marinated and sauteed meats, lunch combinations, dinner combinations, sandwiches and seafood dishes. They also offer salads. As for the children, some children are picky when it comes to food so, there is a kid-friendly menu for children that are not willing or open to trying Mediterranean cuisine. Shish Garden offers traditional kid-friendly foods like chicken nuggets, cheeseburgers, and pizza.
Shish Garden's typical prices can range anywhere from around $3.99 to around $30.00 for the dinners. If you are interested in catering an event, you will be pleased to know that they offer catering as well. Check out their menu at http://www.shishgarden.com/index.php/menu-article. As this article has to come to a close, here is a heads-up. Try the Chicken Shawarma plate and any of the salads. You will not be disappointed.


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Arizona 2011
Played in 17 games, most as a pinch-hitter, but also started seven contests as a valuable left-handed bat in the lineup ... Four starts came as left fielder, while three others were as designated hitter ... Turned in a steady season at the plate, collecting 11 hits in 13 at bats (.333) ... Key weapon off the bench as a pinch-hitter, going 4-for-9 (.444) in such roles ... Entered as a pinch-hitter and delivered a hit, a walk and two runs scored in first championship game victory over Texas A&M at the College Station Regional (6/5) ... Went 0-for-1 at plate following pinch-hit appearance in 13-0 victory over Wright State at College Station Regional (6/4) ... Delivered a pinch-hit single in bottom of ninth-inning and eventually scored game-winning run to defeat Washington, 6-5, in final regular season series (5/28) ... Went a combined 4-for-7 with a triple, two runs and an RBI in two starts as designated hitter in series sweep of USC ( 4/29, 5/1) ... Hitless in seven at bats over three games, including two starts, at UCLA (4/15-17) ... Tallied three hits, a run scored, an RBI and a double in series finale against California (4/10). Delivered a pinch-hit, one-out double in bottom of ninth inning to spark a three-run rally in a 5-4 victory over California (4/8) ... Picked up a pinch-hit RBI single in 11-1 rout of Northern Colorado (3/11) ... Started in left field on opening day against North Dakota State (2/18).
Played in 46 games and made 33 starts in left field and designated hitter ... One of five players on team with double-digits in doubles (12) ... Started two of final three regular season games at Oregon State (5/28-29). Went 1-for-7 with a walk in series ... Played in all three games with two starts against Stanford (5/21-23). Went 4-for-8 with a double and two runs scored ... Collected one hit, a walk and a stolen base in three games, including one start, in conference series against Arizona State (5/15-17) ... Combined to hit 2-for-7 with a double and RBI in three games against Cal State Bakersfield (5/7-9) ... Hitless in two at bats in single game against Arizona State (5/4) ... Combined to hit 2-for-10 with a run and a double in three games at USC (4/30-5-2) ... Tallied a hit in each game while going 4-for-12 with two runs and a triple in three games against UCLA (4/23-25) ... Knocked a double and an RBI in 4-2 victory at Arizona State (4/20) ... Combined to go 1-for-6 with a double and two runs scored in two starts against Washington State (4/16-17) ... Totaled four hits in nine at bats with a double, triple and an RBI in three games a Washington (4/9-11) ... Posted an RBI in seven trips to the plate in three games at California (4/1-3) ... Registered a hit in each of three games against Oregon (3/26-28). Combined 4-for-9 in series with three runs scored, three RBI and a double ... Walked a scored a run in only plate appearance against New Mexico (3/23) ... Hitless with an RBI in two plate appearances in series against Sacramento State (3/20) ... Tallied a double and an RBI in victory over Wichita State (3/17) .... Posted two hits and two RBI in two games played against Northern Colorado (3/13-14) ... Collected two hits, three RBI and a run scored in six at bats against Saint Joseph's (3/10) ... Registered a hit in each of three games played against Cal State Fullerton (3/5-7). Combined 4-for-10 in series with two runs scored and an RBI ... Went 1-for-3 with a run scored in two games against UNLV (3/2-3) ... Combined 3-for-5 with a double, triple, run scored and an RBI in two games against Long Beach State (2/26-27) ... Hitless in four at bats in season opening series against Utah Valley (2/19 and 2-21).
Arizona 2009
Appeared in seven games on the season ... Collected one hit and one RBI in five at-bats.
Arizona 2008
Summer Leagues
Played for the Harrisonburg (Va.) Turks in the Valley Baseball League in 2009 ... Turned in a league-best .350 batting average ... Represented the Turks in the league All-Star game, earning the North Team MVP award ... Named the Week 4 Valley Baseball League Player of the Week ... Played Connie Mack ball for the Southland Shockers in 2007 ... Diamond King All-Star team in summer of 2006 ... Played two years for the Kansas City Royals Orange County scout team.
High School
Graduated from Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego, Calif., in 2007 ... Earned two varsity letters in baseball for head coach Sam Blalock ... Earned first-team All-Palomar League honors his junior season and second-team honors his senior year ... Second-team All-CIF his junior year ... San Diego Union Tribune Scholar Athlete his junior year ... RBHS most outstanding player his junior and senior seasons.
Full Name: Robert Bruce Fisher-Brown ... Born: 10/14/1989 in Seattle, Wash., ... Son of Bruce and Kellie Brown ... Has a sister, Brittnie and a brother, Bradley ... Is enrolled in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences with a major in history and a minor in anthropology.


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Extending the Linux hotplug system
Hotplugging is invisible and automatic – if you want it to be. But a close look at the Linux hotplug system reveals interesting opportunities for customization.
Getting software to talk to hardware is a messy business in any operating system. Compounding the communication problem is the fact that the growth of the PC industry has led to a vast proliferation of hardware devices for nearly endless categories of uses. Unfortunately, most hardware vendors don't commit enough resources to supporting their Linux customers. The good news is that Linux and other Unix-like systems have a very logical and practical design that works well with hardware once you understand it. Of course, the real goal is to make hardware support so easy and invisible that the user is never even troubled by it. As Linux enters the market for non-technical home users, this need for effortless configuration is even more crucial. Hotplugging has been a buzzword for several years now, and hotplugging in Linux is at last a reality. But because the point of hotplugging is to promote hands-off automatic configuration, some users may not realize that it is very possible to adapt, customize, and extend the Linux hotplug system. We'll show you some handy hotplug hacks in this month's cover story.
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ownCloud Forked
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"Xenial Xerus" comes with a new packages format and several improvements for the enterprise.
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Linux users can now download and install the Windows code editor
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New initiative will address security and interoperability concerns around container technology.


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Have you had any REALLY bad experiences? Quite a few of my friends are using gDiapers and I feel like I'll have a great support system, but it just seems like they're the red headed stepchild of the cding world. Thoughts?
Why is everyone so DOWN on gDiapers?
These leaked for me. I had wanted to love g-diapers. It is what I brought my little one home in from the hospital. But I never got these to stop leaking on to the cover.
I ended up using prefolds with other covers that would not leak on her car seat or clothing.
Maybe I did something wrong. :0) Glad you all haven't had the trouble that I did.
I used them with my second baby and now I am using them with my third. We get the occasional pee leak but it is so much better than disposables still. I absolutely love my G's and they just keep getting better. :D
Married to my best friend 3-23-03 • William Alma 6-29-04 (All born at home!) Jack Dmitri 4-23-10 (Born in water!) Keirsha Aleksandra 8-29-12
I have used them on all three of my girls! I love them! I was able to use them at day 5 with my 2nd daughter and day three with my June 11! Even my daycare uses them! I can't imagine using anything else!
Hadley11-03-2006--Evelyn 04-29-2009
Juniper 06-21-2011-- Indigo 04-11-2014
Mommy to my sweet boys Bryant James (10/1/09) & Ander Russell (3/11/13).
BFing, CDing, BWing, FTM to Rowan born 6/29/12 (EDD 6/18/12)
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BFing, CDing, BWing, FTM to Rowan born 6/29/12 (EDD 6/18/12)
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We love our Gs. And even though we are xls and are nearing the end of our diapering days, I couldn't be happier that she was a gbaby.
Stay at home momma to 3 girls
Nina 10-8-10 & Julianna 4-12-00 & Veva 10-17-97
I like my gDiapers (I use them along with other types of diapers), but I think there is a learning curve. A single gcloth insert worked for me for awhile, but as LO got older we had some issues with soak through (not leaks). I just either double up on the gcloth inserts or use a prefold now. These are one of the few cloth diapers that I can get my husband to use and I have never had a blow out in them (which happens all the time in sposies).