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Kanban… interesting sounding name, in Japanese it literally means billboard. In the technology world it's a process management method that can be applied to any development lifecycle. It promises to enhance or streamline the whole development process by making work visible and limiting work in progress.
Sounds promising and certainly was worthwhile for me to take a deeper dive in to it and see if it's applicable to me or not.
Short answer to the question is, nah. I work in a large organization where staffs are highly specialized in what they do. Project teams are formed based on required resources for a certain period of time, we go at it in some iterative method to deliver what we were suppose to and when we're done, project team falls apart and everybody is off to the next challenge. A fairly common practice I'd say.
I just couldn't wrap my head around how this could work in a project where you want to build a product iteratively and collaboratively, and encourage creativity. Kanban just looks too much like something that's suitable for a factory assembly line (which i'm certain that the Kanban experts would absolutely disagree with me, but this is my take).
Where does it fit then?
Assembly line, exactly. Say you work in an environment where you have a product, and when you sell it to your customers you have to customize it, configure it, package it and ship, install or launch it. Kanban is very suitable for an implementation and delivery team. In Kanban world, the car manufacturer example is commonly used to describe Kanban's benefits with the goal being: to prepare and deliver a preordered car to the customer's specs as quickly as possible (colour, options, engine type, etc).
In the software world, the implementation team can use this process management method to bring more visibility to the work that's in progress or waiting to be started. It gives visibility to where the bottlenecks are so the team can be adjusted accordingly. Had I been in charge of a team that does this kind of activities, I certainly would've considered Kanban.
Every request goes through these stages, whether it's a new implementation or an enhancement: new request is submitted, an analyst works with the customer to get the requirements, goes to a technical team to prepare and package, testing, UAT/sign off, ship, done and then done-done. A simplified chart could look like this:
I found these set of slides very helpful to grasp the Kanban concept in the least amount of time. All credit goes to the creator of the slides, they've done a fantastic job.
Kanban to manage my personal tasks…
After concluding that Kanban is not a suitable option for my project/work environment, I looked at in a different light.
"make it visible, limit work in progress, and get more done"
This is exactly what I need to manage my personal tasks. It's so easy to fall in to that firefighting trap where the day, week or month has been super busy but yet everything I wanted to do to be proactive didn't get done. The stream of emails and back-to-back meetings doesn't help the situation and I don't believe I'm the only product manager who feels this way… so what can we do?
Let's see if Kanban can help. This is the Kanban board I'm thinking, the goal is to make my tasks visible so I can prioritize better and be more efficient. Likely I'll have a blog in six months or a year to update how it worked out or if i end up with a better board than this. By the way, i'm not going to call this Kanban, cause it's not.


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- Talk
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The Simplicity of a Subway Breakfast
I do not eat fast food. I actually made a New Years resolution over ten years ago to not set foot in a Micky Ds, Wendys, Burger King and the like. Some think that Subway is classified as such, but being that you regulate what you put on your sub, I beg to differ.
Anyway, Subway started up their breakfast menu months ago and I've made my way over there on occasion and my addiction has become their flat bread wrap with egg whites, ham, chedder and some tomatoes and jalapenos. It's simple, filling, pretty healthy and really good. I didn't think it would be at first but I keep going back to it and they haven't failed me yet.
So, my question to all of you out there is if you have some simple meal at a place like Subway, Blimpie or even the fast food places that's sort of a guilty pleasure but not a guilty pleasure?

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Hey. Just saw your text. I am sharing flat with my colleague now. You can find an agency for help.
Good luck!
when are you back boy????????
Hi,yep,i went to there,do u miss ur country?
hehe, i don't think i saw more than u, just some famous ones, lol~
but if i know some of u don't know, haha, i'd love to tell u more~ ;p
haha, i c, thanks for advice. So it's more like a MV of one song.
Three idiots i've seen already. I like that hero guy, but don't know his name. But i also saw his another movie called Ghajani, not sure about spelling. And another one indian movie don't remember name, one guy cheated two girls b4, then found last one he loves, then went to apoligize to b4 those two girls, got their forgive, then be together with last one. I also saw some others, it's not too bad, hehe~ ^-^
hey, thanks for coming by, hehe, yeah i remember u and sorry i made the mistake when first time we met, recognized u as another person. ;p
I like Aishwarya Rai, she's so pretty, but the pity is i just saw this part of video, can't find the whole movie. Maybe can u give me any ideas? ;)
hey... how r ya bro.. u live in beijing n we never met.. strange han..
Hi, Rakesh, how was last Friday? Made new friends?
I had a wonderful time in the past weekend..
The seaside was very beatiful, but I didn't bring my camera battery!!!God, what a pity!
Hope to see you next time!
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Good idea! I like that ....we can get together for pool with other friends.
although I am very bad at that field ......LOL
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Both of these groups frequently make bad social decisions that are detrimental to their long-term best interests. Preliminary evidence suggests that there is an important gender difference mediating these changes in decision-making following brain injury. The right-hemisphere sectors of the VMPC and amygdala (and possibly insula) may be critical for men, whereas the left-hemisphere sectors may be critical for women.
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Time lost: Richie Porte lost almost nine minutes to stage winner and Tour leader Italian Vincenzo Nibali. Photo: Getty Images
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CHAMROUSSE: I am not going to sit here and brush off the fact my time and position loss on Friday's 13th stage of the Tour de France was disappointing. Sure it was …
Point proven: Italy's Vincenzo Nibali now leads the tour by 3m 37s. Photo: AP
But you know what? Yes … I had a bad day … and yes, I had one last year too.
What I can also tell you is that I am not going to lose my head and throw all my preparation and training away by going out to eat a kilo of Toblerone chocolate.
I am going to pretend like Thursday didn't happen. I'm going to keep keeping on.
Helping hand: Richie Porte's Team Sky teammates, including Mikel Nieve Iturralde (right), dragged the Australian over the line during the 13th stage. Photo: Getty Images
And as the old cliche goes … The sun will rise tomorrow.
Of course, it's important to look back at Friday and then try and assess what actually did go wrong that led to a result that, make no bones about it, was disappointing.
I had a bout of heat stroke, but we rode a good position on the stage in the bunch. I drank and ate as much as I needed to. I just had a bad day.
The team has also been absolutely brilliant. I am not going to give up. Whatever I do now, I will be right behind the team strategy, whether it is for me or to perhaps allow someone else to have a chance. It's only fair that others in the team get a chance.
So the plan for me is to keep going. Let's see what happens.
Some may wonder – or even suggest – the result means I should sit up and just go with the laughing group [or main group not in contention for the stage] and then lose more time in readiness for an opportunity to try and win a stage next week in the Pyrenees.
But while we are still to sit down and talk after all that happened on Friday, I would like to think I will just try and go with the momentum of the race on Saturday and thereafter.
I am still in good form. Good form doesn't disappear in one day.
So who knows. Also, in the last week there are plenty of opportunities to try and win.
Too bad that was out of the spectrum of possibility on Friday in the Alps when I just found I couldn't follow on the last climb over 18km to the finish in Chamrousse.
I can only be thankful to Mikel Nieve and Geraint Thomas who helped me over those last kilometres to the finish where all I said to them as we slowly made our way up was: "slow down".
I felt for them, especially Mikel who is the sort of guy who could have been up on that climb for the stage. You have to appreciate guys sacrificing their race for you.
In the team bus afterwards, Sky team principal David Brailsford was quick to talk to all of us. He got us going by saying we had to take the race on to still make this a successful Tour.
That should be really encouraging for those fans who will be lining the route.
The crowds have been great, especially the huge number of Australian fans in those crowds.
Your may not know it if you are one of them out there, but your cheers do impact us.
Of course, we hear the negative stuff, but don't underestimate the positive stuff too.
It all kept me going as I slowly made my way up to the finish line at Chamrousse.
And I've no doubt that your cheers will keep me going over the next week to the finish in Paris.
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The Puget Sound Regional Council's (PSRC) Congestion Management Process (CMP) is fully integrated into its overall transportation planning process and is a truly multimodal effort. Although it is an ongoing effort, the region recently reset its CMP with establishment of the SMART Corridors concept during development of the Transportation 2040 (T2040) metropolitan transportation plan (MTP). The PSRC planning region was divided into 12 subregions called SMART Corridors, and these corridors are used as the organizing framework for T2040 and will be the focus of congestion monitoring and improvements in the future. Generally, PSRC's CMP covers the following activities: measuring multimodal transportation system performance, identifying the causes of congestion, developing and evaluating alternatives, selecting solutions, implementing solutions, and monitoring system performance. Because the CMP is so thoroughly integrated in the overall planning process, PSRC staff do not view it as a separate process with distinct steps.
Puget Sound Regional Council
Source: PSRC.
PSRC is the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for regional transportation, land use, and economic development in the central Puget Sound area of Washington State. Encompassing the city of Seattle, the region experiences congestion on a daily basis, a problem that is likely to become even more challenging due to substantial population growth forecasted for the next 35 years. PSRC recently updated its MTP, T2040, and adopted it in May 20101.
The SMART Corridors concept was introduced in the SMART Corridors/CMP Report draft of February 2010, and was used as a framework for better understanding the travel experiences of people in the region. The report was renamed to be Draft T2040 Monitoring: Congestion and Mobility Report, 2010 Existing Conditions to better reflect the fact that the CMP will serve as part of the congestion and mobility monitoring for T20402.
Development of PSRC's SMART Corridors/CMP Report represents a resetting and new direction for the CMP in the region. SMART signifies the ideals of sustainable, multimodal, accessible, reliable, and technology. Recent improvements to the CMP included expanding the breadth of what PSRC is monitoring, including greater multimodal and freight coverage. PSRC is looking to put land use data into the CMP. In addition, PSRC has made significant advances in its suite of analysis tools to now include modeling the impacts of congestion pricing and a benefit-cost postprocessing tool to better compare solutions. PSRC staff indicate that the 12 SMART Corridors and associated report could be a useful tool for developing the project prioritization process.
The CMP effort requires most of the work time of the three full-time staff members on the PSRC mobility team and significant contributions from the data systems and analysis team. PSRC staff are continuously feeding the ongoing cycle of the CMP by identifying and discussing new performance measures or data collection efforts, developing new ways to communicate information to decisionmakers, or facilitating discussions among regional stakeholders. Below is a description of the activities associated with the CMP divided into major categories identified by PSRC staff, although staff do not generally view the CMP in distinct steps or activities.
In conjunction with the update to the region's MTP, Transportation 2040, PSRC and its member agencies assessed the existing system performance of the region using the SMART Corridors framework. The SMART Corridors effort builds on the definition of the transportation system for PSRC, the Metropolitan Transportation System (MTS), which consists of "regionally significant multimodal transportation facilities and services that are crucial to the mobility needs of the region. " The 2-year effort resulting in a report and baseline for future CMP data collection was conducted by gathering extensive input and holding discussions with multi-agency advisory groups in combination with other plan update activities. The report provides a baseline of system conditions, including performance and other relevant attributes. It also identifies the specific routes or pathways the region will use to monitor performance about every 2 years.
PSRC conducted several activities to assess the existing conditions of the region. The agency defined a new way to look at the region-12 SMART Corridors that now serve as the focus of analysis and monitoring for congestion management as well as an organizing framework for the overall plan. PSRC planners report that breaking down the region into smaller geographic subregions has been useful for public understanding, and PSRC committee members seem to have more ownership of the CMP now that they feel it represents their area. It gives stakeholders a place to focus within the larger CMP.
During the 2-year development of the SMART Corridors concept and report, multimodal performance measures were identified and data were compiled for those measures on each of the corridors. The performance measures used in the report represent a realistic picture of the data that PSRC staff can acquire (primarily through member agencies) and analyze. PSRC generally has more raw data than have been visualized in the SMART Corridors/CMP Report, but the challenge is finding data that are consistently collected by member agencies for each corridor. The final set of measures is still being finalized at this time.
System performance information is included along with other information on the existing conditions and characteristics of the region. High-priority freight corridors and arterials are also identified. Below is a list of the information included in each SMART Corridor description:
For each corridor, the maximum throughput travel-time index (TTI) was used by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to identify "Commonly Congested Commutes." Data from WSDOT's Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) were used to identify "stop-and-go roadway conditions," defined as locations operating at level of service (LOS) E or worse (roughly volume-to-capacity ratio of 0.9 or greater). To help align the CMP with the Washington State Strategic Highway Safety Plan, PSRC also identified locations within each corridor where collisions resulted in serious injury or death.
Working with a group of six transit agencies and the city of Seattle, PSRC identified five performance measures to characterize the aspects of congestion relevant to transit operators. They are:
For the February 2010 draft SMART Corridors/CMP Report PSRC did not collect data for these performance measures but instead used transit operator input to identify locations of transit improvement as well as transit routes operating on freeways that WSDOT had identified as most congested. PSRC also used an analytical tool, the Transit Competitive Index, to add roads with gaps in existing service to the list of transit-congested corridors.
PSRC is working to improve the transit data that it has for the CMP as well as other planning efforts. The transit data section is a work in progress and PSRC is working closely with six transit operators in the region to get data on their physical infrastructure, on-time performance, and boardings. The agency hopes to get data from the ORCA Smart Card system soon. It is currently working with transit operators to obtain information via automatic passenger counters and automatic vehicle locators.
PSRC uses the Washington State Freight and Goods Transportation System to classify freight-significant routes within each SMART Corridor for monitoring purposes. The CMP identifies routes that carry 4 million or more gross tons of freight annually (T1 and T2 routes) as significant.
The Top 25 Signal Coordination/TSP Arterials were identified in the last 2 years by the PSRC Regional Transportation Operations Committee, along with those identified by input from transit, emergency management, and freight stakeholder groups. Criteria for a key arterial designation included volume-to-capacity ratio, redundancy, presence of transit routes and freight routes, and ability to serve as an alternate route to a freeway.
Figure 1 shows one of the maps used to illustrate the existing conditions and significant routes in 1 of 12 SMART Corridors in the SMART Corridor/CMP Report:
Figure 1: SMART Corridor map for West Pierce
Source: PSRC, Smart Corridors/CMP Report, February 2010 - Draft.
PSRC spends a lot of resources on compiling and analyzing data. It generally collates data collected by other agencies rather than collect data itself. Beyond the data in the SMART Corridor/CMP Report, PSRC is actively pursuing data for performance monitoring across the region. The agency acquires data at the regional, subarea, and SMART Corridor levels. PSRC created an interagency data group 2 years ago and it is currently being formalized under the technical forum.
WSDOT is a large supplier of data. It has instrumented the highways in the State with loop detectors, and the collected data feed the HPMS to produce information for a variety of performance measures.
PSRC is looking to improve its ability to monitor performance at the arterial level. It currently collates traffic count data from all its member jurisdictions. In addition, PSRC staff have recently reached out to 20-30 member agencies to see where traffic counts are collected and to obtain that data. The arterials identified by the Regional Transportation Operations Committee serve as the geographic foundation for the arterial count data obtained from member agencies. PSRC is working to coordinate data from WSDOT on State routes with data collected from local agencies to find gaps in arterial detection. PSRC is also conducting intensive outreach with local agencies to get bicycle/pedestrian data and updated parking information. Other information that PSRC collects includes ferry ridership, park-and-ride utilization from transit agencies, and vanpool data from WSDOT and transit agencies. PSRC uses much of the data it acquires for model calibration and verification.
PSRC looks to its member agencies to identify the causes of congestion through route development and corridor studies. Those studies have been completed on almost every major facility in the region. PSRC aggregates the information on congestion causes identified by the member agencies. To keep the SMART Corridors/CMP Report simple and focused, PSRC has not included this detail at the SMART Corridor level in the report.
This element is performed as part of the MTP development process. PSRC staff worked with multiple subcommittees covering all modes to develop six alternatives (including a baseline or no action alternative) to be considered as part of Transportation 2040. The alternatives describe varying levels of roadway/transit capacity enhancements, pricing strategies, operational efficiency strategies, demand management, as well as other transit, bike/pedestrian, and ferry enhancements.
After building the alternatives, PSRC evaluated each one and compared it to the baseline using a system of analysis tools. The alternatives were evaluated for effects at the regional, subarea, and corridor scales using criteria that included mobility, environmental stewardship, and quality of life.
The metrics used to assess an alternative's effect on mobility were:
PSRC has recently expanded the capabilities of its analysis tools to support the MTP update process. Two important themes of the new tools are integration and focus on individuals. To provide consistency and improve accuracy, the tools are integrated together rather than just linked or used independently. In addition, the tools allow the modeling of individuals or vehicles instead of groups to enable realistic modeling of mode choices and present results as population distributions. PSRC used an ITS Deployment Analysis System (IDAS) to examine its Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) strategies, and used that information to update the travel time assumptions in the travel demand model.
PSRC used a cost-benefit analysis tool to monetize the benefits of each alternative. In addition, the percentage increase or decrease of travel time for freeway, managed lanes, and transit during the morning and evening commute times was reported for each SMART Corridor. By monetizing many of the effects of the alternatives, the benefits can be compared directly to the costs and reveal the potential economic consequences of an alternative. As a PSRC staff member stated, evaluating the alternatives is a multicriterion problem and monetizing the results helps compare "apples and oranges."
Unfortunately, not all impacts can be monetized, so a description of the costs and benefits was included along with the numerical cost-benefit data for decisionmakers. For example, the cost-benefit analysis did not include travel demand management or many of the nonmotorized operational improvements. This was not a significant issue because most decisionmakers in the region are highly supportive of the kinds of strategies that could not be monetized.
Other noteworthy improvements in analysis tools at PSRC include:
Selection of congestion management strategies and projects is completely intertwined with selection of the preferred alternative for the MTP. Each alternative included many congestion mitigation strategies. The preferred alternative was selected by the PSRC Executive Board based on the evaluation information provided. Decisionmakers were guided by the priorities developed for the MTP: (1) maintain, preserve, and operate; (2) ensure safety and security; (3) ensure system efficiency; and (4) strategically add capacity.
PSRC recently began revising the current project prioritization process as part of a commitment made in Transportation 2040. It is engaging committee members with questions such as "What should the conclusions of the prioritization look like in the plan?" and "What does a local sponsor do to enter a project into the prioritization process?" The prioritization process that will be developed will include guidelines on project admission into the plan, exclusion from the plan, and prioritization. All projects in the new plan will be rescreened based on the new process developed.
Recently, 10 criteria were identified to use as priorities for making decisions in the region. The criteria are fairly subjective, so there is a general push to translate them into specific, measurable criteria, with a weighting system to allow for a transparent and objective project prioritization process.
Implementing the management strategies occurs when the projects and programs selected in the plan are entered into the TIP, and then carried out by PSRC member agencies. PSRC is currently looking to develop a process for tracking implementation of congestion mitigation strategies, perhaps through a report card that tracks project implementation by SMART Corridor.
Performance monitoring is an ongoing process that is highly connected to the first activity (Measure Multimodal Transportation System Performance). PSRC aims to update the SMART Corridors/CMP Report with updated performance information every 2 years. PSRC currently covers transportation performance topics about four times a year in its monthly Trends report on regional planning data, developed for the public. PSRC member agencies are involved in assessing the impacts of specific projects and programs. For example, WSDOT conducts project performance evaluations and the city of Seattle monitors the effects of its arterial signal retiming projects. PSRC does not currently have the resources available to perform before-and-after studies on individual projects.
One of the achievements of PSRC's CMP is that it has become fully integrated into the transportation planning process. This is seen throughout the activities described above. For example, congestion is 1 of the 10 criteria that will be used to guide project decisions. PSRC staff report that the CMP is now relevant to the public and member agencies because it is part of the MTP development process and is now tied to funding. Mainstreaming the CMP has given it better shape and direction, PSRC staff say.
PSRC staff have found that managing congestion in the region is a responsibility that must be distributed across many agencies. This is seen in the CMP where local agencies supply data to PSRC for monitoring congestion, assist in identifying congestion mitigation strategies, implement those strategies, and evaluate their effectiveness.
Because it is difficult to dictate actions to local jurisdictions from the regional level, PSRC's goal with the CMP is to agree on a regional framework for managing congestion, and on metrics that all the parties in the region will use. Within the region there are many different priorities and values related to congestion and providing mobility. For example, there is not necessarily agreement on what the correct threshold should be for identifying a congested roadway.
With the SMART Corridors effort, PSRC has learned to make use of the institutional knowledge of experts at transit agencies and local road agencies when observed data are not available. The effort relies on experts in the region to identify congested routes and arterials.
PSRC is also making progress in establishing more "give and take" with local agencies to achieve mutual goals regarding data. The challenge for PSRC is establishing consistency in the data from a variety of local sources. That has been difficult because local agencies collect data for different purposes and have different needs.
The SMART Corridors effort has helped connect the CMP to livability in the region. Because the CMP now focuses on 12 smaller scale regions (the SMART Corridors), PSRC can better understand congestion in the context of greater detail and land use. In addition, the CMP considers bicycle and pedestrian facilities and includes five aspects of transit congestion. The CMP's SMART Corridors framework has been extended to planning for special needs transit as well. Planners looked at medical destinations and other destinations of interest to people with special needs, and evaluated how to give all people more choices in travel.
1 Puget Sound Regional Council, Transportation 2040. Available at: http://www.psrc.org/transportation/t2040. (back).
2 Puget Sound Regional Council, T2040 Monitoring: Congestion and Mobility Report, 2010 Existing Conditions. Available at: http://www.psrc.org/transportation/cmp/. (back).


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The New York Times reports that Elmo puppeteer, Kevin Clash, has resigned from Sesame Street after allegations he had sex with an underage teenage boy.
The New York Times reports that Elmo puppeteer, Kevin Clash, has resigned from Sesame Street after allegations he had sex with an underage teenage boy.
Today is not a sunny day on Sesame Street. Kevin Clash, the voice actor and puppeteer behind Elmo, the show's most popular character, has taken an indefinite leave of absence following allegations the he had sexual relations with an underage boy.
Hmmm...20 years ago this would never had happened, but Slash has become a household name. I bet my mom knows who Slash is...
Slash would love the chance to appear on kids' TV show Sesame Street – but he's not sure he's a good enough role model to be invited.
It's anti-bullying week at 'Sesame Street' and everyone's favorite Muppets are speaking to the importance of treating everyone with kindness and respect.
To commemorate the occasion, rock legend Elvis Costello stopped by the Street to share the story of the time a mean old monster came along and kept him from counting to 10.
Can you tell me how to get to 'Occupy Sesame Street'? Grover's in trouble!
Spawned from the far-more-serious Occupy Wall Street movement, which has now spread to 25 cities, the Occupy Sesame Street spoof has invaded the Web. It's about time Kermit and the gang stood up for employee rights at the Jim Henson Workshop.
Should long-time bachelor "roommates" Bert and Ernie tie the knot?
LGBT activist Lair Scott thinks so, and he has created on online petition on Change.org which requests that Sesame Street and PBS allow the pair to wed. According to the petition, such a matrimony would help teach kids that homophobia is not OK.


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Just a reminder that the 6th Annual WCS Run for the Wild at the Bronx Zoo is only 5 weeks away. This year's event, Saturday, April 26th, supports 96 Elephants, " the number of African elephants killed daily."
Each walker or runner participating in the 5K event, either at the Zoo, or as a "virtual runner" by committing to run or walk on their own in their yards, neighborhood run or even on a treadmill will help critical funds for elephant protections and doing their part to ensure a future where elephants still roam Africa's forests and savannahs.
Those who sign-up by Monday, March 24th and use promo code SPRING will get $5 off the registration fee, then get a jump on raising funds for eles. As with each WCS Run for the Wild, this event, this event is open to runners and walkers alike. Registration includes: Free all-day access to the Bronx Zoo for all participants; Staggered starts for runners and walkers/ families (at 8 am and 8:45 am); Free t-shirt for registered children and a host of great prizes for fundraisers of all levels, including a t-shirt, a soft plush elephant, coffee tumbler, umbrella, backpack, and hoodie.
Registration for the WCS Run for the Wild at the Bronx Zoo is $40 for adults, $30 for children (3–15) and $30 for Seniors (65+).All adults and senior registrants must also raise at least $30 before the run in order to participate on April 26! The minimum fundraising requirement is waived for children.
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No tree of mine is done without the Indian touch. Love my paisley ornaments and my Indian princess.
My tree in all its real life glory. Kiddies pulled the silk curtains and the rod off the wall, which now requires a repair job. Sigh. All part of the fun.
I couldn't resist picking up this little glass case and then all of the sudden it demanded a reindeer. I have friends protesting already to free the reindeer!
My little globe ornament from the Land of Nod. A reminder for us on how connected we all really are.


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Reaching off campus and into communities
By Jeanne McDonald and Wynn Martens, Outreach Coordinators, Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies
CU-Boulder faculty and students provide a wide variety of outreach programs to communities across Colorado. These programs extend the scholarship of the faculty and the educational resources of the university and serve various educational, social, economic, and cultural needs. The Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies annually supports these efforts by designating funds for the CU-Boulder Outreach Committee along with contributions from the offices of the Chancellor and Provost. The committee awards funding to faculty projects designed specifically for external audiences of all ages that highlight faculty research, creative work, and teaching. Projects feature an extensive range of disciplines, including everything from history, literacy, dance, and musical arts to physics, math, and engineering.
A project the outreach committee has supported for the past six years is the 30-student CU-Boulder African Highlife Ensemble. Music professor Kwasi Ampene, a native of Ghana, teaches the group not only the rhythms and songs but also the culture and social importance behind the music, and shares it all through performances and school assemblies in many of Colorado's small communities. The Ensemble will end their tour with a performance in Macky Auditorium on April 21. Ticket information is available on the Highlife Ensemble website.
Additionally, seed funding has assisted civil engineering professor Joe Ryan and his students in aiding two Colorado mountain towns by analyzing drainage from abandoned mines near their communities. A team of graduate and undergraduate students has been involved in testing for metal contamination in area streams, which have been traced back to historic mines near Jamestown and Crested Butte. Watershed stakeholder groups are now prioritizing cleanup plans based on the CU-Boulder analysis. Research findings have been instrumental in securing funds from the EPA for cleanup and remediation impact planning.
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1 St Servatius's Church, Quedlinburg
Religious buildings
Schlossberg D - 06484 Quedlinburg
The basilica, in the shape of a Latin cross, was begun in 1070. Note the capitals and friezes in the central nave. Under the chancel, the crypt is decorated with frescoes. The treasury houses a Gospel (10C) and the Quedlinburg Knotted Carpet.
2 Feininger Galerie
Museums and art
Schlossberg 11 D - 06484 Quedlinburg
Interesting collection of drawings and watercolours by American painter Lyonel Feininger, who joined the Bauhaus in 1919 and taught at the school until it was shut down by the Nazis. His work, in which both Expressionism and Cubism can be seen, is in..
3 Marketplace
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Marktplatz D - 06484 Quedlinburg
The square is closed off on its north side by the town hall, a Renaissance building (early 17C) with a gateway showing the town's armorial bearings. On the left is a statue of Roland (c 1420). The square is bordered with 17C and 18C houses.
4 Old Streets of Quedlinburg
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Marktstr. D - 06484 Quedlinburg
Walk around the Church of St Benedict, behind the town hall, through the old streets. Several picturesque lanes open off the Breite Straße. Also stroll through the Wordgaße, Hohe Straße and Blasiistraße.
5 St-Cyriacus Stifts
Religious buildings
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The collegiate church of St Cyriacus (10C) is laid out like a basilica. In the crypt, added in the 12C, can be seen the funerary plaque of the convent's founder, the Margrave Gero. The Holy Sepulchre is a rare example of Ottonian sculpture.
6 Klopstock Museum, Quedlinburg
Museums and art
Schlossberg 12 D - 06484 Quedlinburg
Bordering the Schloßbergplatz is the late-16C house where the poet FG Klopstock was born in 1724. He is known principally for his epic poem «The Messiah». Various rooms in the house recall his life and work.
7 Quedlinburg Castle
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Schlossberg D - 06484 Quedlinburg
The rocky base onto which the castle (16-17C) was built explains the irregularity of its floor plan. It formed part of the abbey. The Castle Museum houses paintings from the Italian and Flemish schools of the 16C and 17C. See the Abbess' Reception Ro..


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On year ago, we (the mancoosi team) published a comparison study regarding the state of the art of dependency solving in debian. As few noticed, the data presented had few glitches that I promised to fix. So we've repeated our tests using exactly the same data we used one year ago, but now using the latest available versions of all package managers as available in debian unstable.
Last year we invited David to work with us for a few days to add a generic interface to apt to call external solvers.
A small (and probably not complete) list of videos associated to the mancoosi project @ FOSDEM.
Recently I've discovered a subtle consequence of how the order in which dependencies are specified in debian actually matters. While re-factoring the code of dose3, I changed the order in which dependencies are considered by our sat solver (of edos-fame) . I witnessed a twofold performance loss just by randomizing how variables were presented to our sat solver.
The results of the MISC competition 2011 were announced during the Workshop LoCoCo in Perugia Monday 12th of September.
The winners are :
Recently, all relevant packages needed to run mpm (the mancoosi package manager) landed in debian (thanks ralf and zack !). Now it should be a tad easier to run mpm and to play with it. The code of mpm is available on the mancoosi svn repository (user/pass : mancoosi/mancoosi) . To run it, you also need to install python-apt.
These are all cudf solvers you can use as mpm backends.
Thanks to Ralf's work, dose3 has been just accepted in debian experimental !!!
After a bit of work, today I decided to start using mpm, the mancoosi package manager, to upgrade my laptop. My first use of it on a production system - until now I run all my experiments in throw-away virtual machines - and it works !
Not rocket science here. During the last month David Kalnischkies (of APT fame) visited our offices in Paris and together with zack worked out a communication protocol between apt-get and the mancoosi cudf solvers (EDSP). I guess somebody is going to announce all details about this endeavor soon.


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Famous for his chilling portrayal of Hitler in Downfall, Bruno Ganz is set to play the Pontiff in a Ridley Scott-directed show.
23:18, UK, Friday 15 March 2013
An actor best known for playing Hitler is to take on the role of the Pope in a US television drama.
Bruno Ganz will play the fictional Pope Sixtus VI in The Vatican, a show for the American Showtime network.
The Swiss actor received praise for his part in 2004 film Downfall, which told the story of Hitler's final days in his Berlin bunker.
But now the 71-year-old will star in director Ridley Scott's take on the "relationships and rivalries ... behind one of the world's most hidden institutions".
A pilot episode is currently in production and if it proves successful a full series is likely to be made.
Showtime says Ganz's character will be of German ancestry, which draws parallels with the recently retired former pope, Benedict XVI.
"(He) is an unassuming and introspective caretaker of the Church, who struggles with his own legacy, and how history will judge his papacy," says the US network.
The show was approved before this week's election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the first non-European pope for more than a millennium.
However the decision to reveal Ganz as the lead character seems to have been well-timed.
The show also marks the first time that Prometheus and Gladiator director Scott has taken charge of a TV pilot.
Ganz's ability to convincingly play powerful figures is well recognised.
He won multiple awards for his intense portrayal of Hitler, with one of the scenes becoming a YouTube meme and spawning many tongue-in-cheek subtitled versions.


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LG KM330 low end music candybar announced
Enough all those rumors and leaks for a moment. How about some official announcements?
Well, we've got one from LG today. And again it's about a new media phone in their KM series.
Only this time it's a low end music centric LG KM330 candybar.
Nothing really exciting about this one. Though LG says that KM330 has a reaaalllly good 3D stereo speakers.
Other LG KM330 specs include:
- Tri-Band GSM 900/1800/1900 connectivity
- 2" 340x320px 262K color display
- 3 mpx camera with autofocus
- FM Radio
- Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0 Full Speed
- 90 MB of user memory
- microSD memory card slot (up to 8GB)
- Battery: 900 mAh
- Dimensions: 108,2?47,2?13,8mm
- Weight: 84 gr
- Price: ~170 EUR
As I said, LG KM330 ain't too exciting . But it's looks well enough, has biggish display, an OK camera and plays loud music.
And hey, it's cheap. You'll probably be able to pick LG KM330 up for free and with not too onerous contract from your carrier.
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My family drove up to my great uncle's house to eat ozoni, mochi soup that is traditionally eaten as the first meal of the new year in Japanese culture. Oshogatsu, as the New Years celebration is called, is the most important holiday of the year in Japanese culture. Instead of just celebrating from the 31st to the 1st, Oshogatsu celebrations can extend from December the 28nd to January 6th!
|My mom got me this kagami mochi for my place!
|2013 is the year of the snake
As a kid, I didn't particularly like ozoni. I remember watching the mochi get put in the broth and thinking what a waste of perfectly good mochi! I preferred my mochi to be sweet rather than savory, and I didn't like all the vegetables interfering with my carbohydrate overload.
|New hashi for the new year!
Ozoni, like oden, is a dish that varies wildly from household to household. Some boil the mochi in the broth, while others toast them before adding them to the soup. In the Tokyo region, they use a dashi based broth, whereas in the Kansai region they use a white miso broth. Coastal regions favor more seafood, while mountainous regions traditionally used more taro.
These dishes steeped in tradition, that incorporate your family and upbringing, are my favorite type of food.
|I used to hate bitter greens, but mizuna is very mild now.
Mizuna (水菜) is a Japanese green with a mustardy-peppery bite, kind of like arugula toned down. It is also called Japanese Mustard, California Peppergrass, and even the very vague "Japanese Greens." It apparently is very cold hardy and grows even in Japan's winter, so that is why it is often used in ozoni.
Uomoto Family Ozoni
|Mochi toasting, the bowls are ready, and the mizuna is in the pot!
6 cups of dashi
12 kirimochi
1 1" diameter bunch of mizuna
1 block of soft tofu
Remove the tofu from water, wrap in paper towels, and let drain for 10 minutes.Wash the mizuna, drain, and then cut into 2" lengths. Grill the mochi over medium-high heat until browned on both sides. Heat up the dashi, and place the mizuna, tofu, and mochi in the pot. Heat for a couple minutes, until the mizuna has wilted slightly and the tofu is heated through. Place two mochi in each bowl, a good portion of mizuna and tofu, and pour the broth on top. Serve immediately and take small bites of the mochi carefully.
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What do mock turtlenecks with Tevas and Patagonia windbreakers, Uniqlo Khakis with New Balance sneakers or Crocs, souvenir baseball caps, sweatpants, fleece, and boxy jeans have in common? They're all elements of the newest fashion, or anti-fashion trend, "normcore". If you've ever felt out of step, or left behind, in the fashion world, this may be the trend for you. It's 2014 fashion's biggest buzzword. New York City based youth trend forecasting agency K-Hole called said "Normcore moves away from a coolness to a post-authenticity coolness that opts in to sameness. But instead of appropriating an anesthetized version of the mainstream, it just cops to the situation at hand. To be truly normcore you need to understand that there's no such thing as normal."
Some have referred to it as "stylized blandness", a way of deliberately embracing sameness to be cool, rather than trying to be different, "mall clothes/chic." Think Steve Jobs and his perpetual black turtlenecks, jeans and sneakers. The normcore aesthetic has its roots in the 1990's but fast forward to the 21st century, normcore wearers are returning to styles they would have worn as kids,but didn't because they were trying to establish an identity through fashion. To be unfashionable is now fashionable. Normcore fashion blends into the crowd with no trace of distinctiveness. " It's about dressing as inconspicuous as possible" is the way GQ describes it.
Lauren Sherman, editor at large of Fashionista, says "Normcore is the 'Seinfeld' of fashion - it's about nothing. People are wearing mom jeans and dad jeans and fleeces and sweatshirts, all items that 'uncool' people have worn for years. The idea is to take the uncool and make it cool." Vogue even named Kate Middleton as "The Duchess of Normcore" for her basic, no-flare sense of style.
The New York Times in an April 2, 2014 article posed the question as to whether normcore was a true fashion movement or just a massive inside joke. The article put forth three definitions of the normcore movement: 1. "a fashion movement, c. 2014, in which scruffy young urbanites swear off the tired street-style cliches of the last decade in favor of a less-ironic embrace of bland, suburban anti-fashion attire"; 2. a sociocultural concept, c. 2013, having nothing to do with fashion, that concerns hipster types learning to get over themselves, sometimes even enough to enjoy mainstream pleasures like football along with the rest of the crowd"; 3. an Internet meme that turned into a massive in-joke that the news media keeps falling for." Either way, normcore has taken on a life of its own.
Normcore is popping up as one of the most googled terms in June 2014. From June 4 to June 18, the number of times normcore was googled doubled from 750,000 to roughly 1.5 million.
Whether normcore is a true anti-fashion statement or an Internet joke, whether it is ahead of the fashion curve, or behind it remains to be seen. Either way, like all fashion and social phenomena it will eventually be passe.


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The Class of 2007 at Bowling Green High School began a new chapter Sunday afternoon.
220 seniors were presented diplomas as part of the 96th Commencement exercises.
The ceremony included singing from the Bowling Green High Acapella Choir as well as speeches from the top five honor students.
Several other seniors were recognized for their various accomplishments during the school year.
One of the graduates holds a special distinction that no one else in his class has.
It began in kindergarten and has led him to this day.
As Jeremy Webb prepares for graduation, he reflects on all the achievements in his academic career such as being an honor graduate and having a 4.0 Grade Point Average.
However, he says of all the accomplishments, there's one that stands out to him the most.
"I'm proud of it. I'm happy to say that I've come everyday and I've gotten the most education that I can," says Webb.
He's never missed a single day of school, from kindergarten through high school.
Webb says it was never something he really thought he could achieve.
No, I never thought I would. I thought I would miss because of sickness or something would cause me to miss. But I'm fortunate that i haven't," he admits.
A love of learning and responsibility is what got Webb to school every morning, despite weather or illness.
" I like school and I like to learn. I think that 1 day of school missed... you can't make it up," Webb says.
Its something his parents, Jerry and Diana Webb have instilled in him since he was little.
"We wanted him to complete his job and attendance was very important to be taught in school because they'll have to learn how to be at work," says Diana.
However, Jeremy isn't the first one in his family to reach this lofty milestone.
Two years ago, his sister, Amanda, graduated from BGHS with 13 years of perfect attendance.
Webb says he's looking forward to his future and definitely feels that by attending school every single day... he hasn't missed a thing.
Webb also received the Award of Excellence from WKU, just like his sister.
He'll be joining her there in the fall.
Webb says he hopes to continue his perfect attendance streak through college and into medical school.
He says his ultimate goal is to become a dermatologist.


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World Games are the highest level of competition for Special Olympics. There are World Winter Games held every 4 years and World Summer Games held every 4 years. Like the Olympics Games, they are on a schedule so that every two years there is a World Games. Athletes selected for World Games are done so by nomination. A nomination process generally starts approximately 12-15 months prior to the start of the Games.
Prior to 2003, all World Summer Games events had been held in the United States, with only two World Winter Games events having been held elsewhere (1997 in Toronto, Ontario and 1993 in Salzburg and Schladming, Austria). In 2003, the World Summer Games were held in Dublin, Ireland. Nagano, Japan, played host to the next World Games outside the US, hosting the 2005 World Winter Games at many of the same venues that had been used for the 1998 Winter Olympics. The 2007 World Summer Games became the first Summer Games to be held in Asia when they took place in Shanghai, China. In 2009, the World Games returned to the US with the World Winter Games in Boise Idaho.
After their brief return to the U.S., however, the World Games returned overseas for the 2011 World Summer Games. Those Games were held June 25-July 4, 2011 at the birthplace of the Olympic movement, Athens, Greece. Five Kentucky athletes and two coaches took part in those games, with Kentucky athletes claiming 14 medals.
The next World Games will be the 2013 World Winter Games in the South Korean Skiing mecca of Pyeongchang. There is no word as of yet as to how many Kentucky athletes will be participating in those Games.
The World Summer Games will return to the United States for the first time since 1999, when Los Angeles hosts the 2015 World Summer Games.
For more information about the 2013 World Winter Games or about how you can support the Kentucky athletes going to the Games, please contact Special Olympics Kentucky President/CEO Trish Mazzoni at 800-633-7403 or via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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When I am filling in information during the upload process to add a photo to a challenge, I am asked to use GMT to put in the time photo was taken. years ago I heard that Pacific time zone in California, U.S. was 8 hours earlier than GMT. Do I add 8 hours to my time photographed in California to get the proper GMT to use? If this is not really true, can someone please tell me what I need to do to upload my photo correctly. Thanks in advance for everyone's help.
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Michael Owen makes surprising debut as BT Sport commentator - video
The legendary England striker has really thrown himself into his commentator role for BT Sport...
The legendary England striker has really thrown himself into his commentator role for BT Sport...
Former British Number One announces retirement from tennis.
The first live FA Women's Super League (FA WSL) game on BT Sport will be the big clash between leaders Liverpool and two-times champions Arsenal at the Halton Stadium on Saturday, August 3.
Channel reveals more big names and programming
FA Cup will be shown on BT Sport for next five years
Tottenham vs Chelsea heads a clutch of unmissable Premier League games to be screened exclusively by BT Sport.
McNamara returns to Partick Thistle with Dundee United in opening clash of season
Promoted Halifax in action at Cambridge United in opening live clash
Jill Scott tells BT Sport that England relish the new weight of expectation that surrounds the national team.
Dean Richards will make his return to top flight rugby live on BT Sport.
All the latest transfer news and rumours from the newspapers.
Lionel Messi hailed Argentina's winning start to the World Cup.
Lionel Messi scored as Argentina triumphed over tournament newcomers Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Italy are hopeful that goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and defender Mattia De Sciglio will recover in time for Friday's Group D match against Costa Rica.


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Will there be a season 2 of "Southern Charm" ahead on Bravo? Fans are hoping that will be the case, and some think that there are signs indicating that more episodes may well happen. The site Bravo Ratings took a look at the details on Tuesday, though the network itself has yet to announce anything official.
The debut season of "Southern Charm" generated quite a bit of buzz and the ratings improved over the course of the full season. There had been indications that a season 2 pick-up could depend on how the ratings were for the season 1 finale. If that is the case, that is good news for fans.
As TV by the Numbers notes, the Bravo show pulled in its highest-ever ratings with Monday night's finale. "Southern Charm" had 1.2 million total viewers Monday, up a nice amount from the prior week's episode. Fans knew that they had at least one more follow-up episode to embrace, which was slated to air Monday, April 28. It had been said that that was a show titled "Secrets Revealed," but it looks like Bravo may have shifted their plans a bit.
It now appears that there will be a standard reunion special airing Monday, April 28 and the "Secrets Revealed" special is pushed out to Monday, May 5. That gives the network an extra week of juicy fun for viewers and ratings, and it certainly looks good in terms of the discussion regarding a renewal. If Bravo does tap a season 2 of "Southern Charm," at this point there is no telling when it would be back or exactly which cast members may return.
Fans were floored with the news that Kathryn Dennis and Thomas Ravenel just had a baby girl together, and viewers can only imagine what other goodies will come out over the next two follow-up episodes. Tune in to "Southern Charm" over the next two Monday nights to see what great stuff Bravo dishes out. Stay tuned for news on "Southern Charm" season 2.


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OpenSPARC CAB Formed
By dwayne on Oct 02, 2006
Sun has announced the appointees to the OpenSPARC Community Advisory Board (CAB). The board will be comprised of five charter members, two from Sun and three outside the company. The members are:
- Nathan Brookwood, Analyst, Insight64
- Professor Jose Renau, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Robert Ober, Fellow, CTO office, LSI Logic<
- David Weaver, UltraSPARC Architect, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
- Simon Phipps, Chief Open Source Officer, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
This is a very exciting milestone in the growth of the OpenSPARC community. This board has a diverse membership to hopefully capture the breath of the community. The board will solicit input from the OpenSPARC community which it will use to help shape the evolution of the initiative. The community's initial charter is available.
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|The large-scale dynamics of infectious disease spread can be significantly affected by the details of random discrete infection events between individuals. Examples include heterogeneities in the number of contacts an individual has; heterogeneities in the infectiousness and susceptibility of an individual; and the impact of small-scale social structures such as families and work groups. I will give an overview of network models of disease spread and specifically will describe how each of the above effects modifies the probability, size, early growth, and timing of an epidemic and how this can help in intervention design. The approaches used borrow techniques from branching processes, perturbation analysis, and network theory.
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WWE legendary superstar Rey Mysterio might be finishing up his run with the company. It has been mentioned that Alberto Del Rio might leave once his contract expires this year and now it sounds like Mysterio will as well. According to PWS on Feb. 26, Mysterio might end up in AAA when he leaves the WWE.
The big news about this is that U.S. fans will still get to see Rey Mysterio because AAA will debut in the United State on the new Robert Rodriguez El Rey Network, an English language network for Mexican fans. Of course, this also means that Mysterio will have to sit out until his no-compete expires.
Mysterio's contract is up in April, so he would be able to join AAA sometime in the summer if that is where he is headed.
Rey Mysterio has been one of the biggest stars in United States wrestling for almost two decades, wrestling in WCW, ECW and the WWE. He is a former Royal Rumble winner and former WWE and World Champion.
The problem with Rey Mysterio is that there doesn't look to be a spot for him in the main event scene. The WWE didn't even use him on their recent San Diego house shows, even thought that is Rey Mysterio's home.
If Rey Mysterio decides to leave the WWE for AAA, he has a friend in the company, as former WCW wrestler Konnan has a large hand in running AAA and he is still a close friend of Rey Mysterio.
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THESE lads are unrecognisable after shedding about 15 stones between them.
Darrell Mitchell weighed a whopping 23 stones before losing 8st 7lbs and fellow slimmer Andy Roberts rocked the scales at 19st 7lbs, until he dropped 6st 8lbs.
Darrell, 41, said his weight gain was due to late nights, booze and junk food, which had become a way of life in his job as a pub manager.
He's been an inspiration to Andy, of Darley Avenue, Ward Green, whose big vice was food.
After joining the slimming group at Dodworth Methodist Church, Andy changed his diet, took up swimming and going to the gym.
Group leader Christine Melhuish, 49, has entered the lads in to the 'Slimming World Man of the Year' competition on July 6.
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HBO has released the official key art for True Blood's sixth season which premieres June 16th on the network. Click here to see it.
Meanwhile, Amazon has decided NOT to turn its "Zombieland" pilot into a TV series after all. Writer/producer Rhett Reese blamed trolls whilst tweeting about the news:
"Our Zombieland series will not be moving forward on Amazon. Sad for everyone involved. I'll never understand the vehement hate the pilot received from die-hard Zombieland fans. You guys successfully hated it out of existence. Anyway, we did our best, and we're very proud of our team."


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Aug. 10, 2011
Early Signing Class Press Release (Nov., 2010)
SEATTLE - The Washington baseball team has added five more student-athletes to its 2012 recruiting class, head coach Lindsay Meggs announced today.
Joining the 16 prospects who signed last November are outfielder Jayce Ray (Sonoma, Calif.), pitcher/outfielder Mac Acker (Redmond, Wash.), and pitcher Steven Swift (Danville, Calif.), Keith Zuniga (Nogales, Ariz.) and Joshua Fredendall (Hillsdale, Calif.).
"When I look at our 2011 recruiting class I can't help but get excited," Meggs, the Huskies' third-year coach, said. "The talent and the depth that they bring to the program will be felt the minute they step on campus. Coach Nakama, Coach Dangler and Coach Twohig deserve a great deal of credit for landing such a talented group of players who also excel in the classroom."
Ray comes to the UW from Santa Rosa (Calif.) College, where he was coached by Damon Neidlinger. Last spring, he batted .350 with seven triples 12 RBI and 14 stolen bases. He earned All-Northern California and ABCA All-America honors. Ray attended Sonoma Valley High School prior to going to Santa Rosa.
"Jayce is your prototypical leadoff hitter," said Meggs. "He knows how to handle the bat and apply pressure to the defense. And defensively, he will take control in center field. Jayce wants to run the show out there, and we like that."
Acker, a left-handed pitcher and outfielder from Redmond High, played at Columbia Basin CC in Pasco, Wash., last year, coached by Steve Farrington. He was voted the Most Valuable Player of the NWAACC and also earned ABCA All-America after hitting .380 with 35 runs batted in. He was also 5-1 with a 1.49 earned run average and 43 strikeouts in 54 innings.
"Mac proved in the NWAACC that he is a legitimate two-way guy," Coach Meggs said. "While I like his swing and I'm impressed with his stuff, I love his attitude. This guy competes every day, one pitch at a time, for nine innings. And Mac's a late bloomer, so he will only get better."
Swift, a right-hander, went to Monte Vista High School and Diablo Valley College, where he played for coach Mike Nue. As a freshman in 2011, Swift was 11-0 with a 0.97 earned run average in 13 starts. In 93.0 innings, he allowed just 62 hits and 17 walks while striking out 71. Swift helped lead DVC to the state super-regionals and earned All-Northern California, ABCA All-America and was the MVP of the Big 8 Conference.
"Steven has been well coached and he knows how to win," said Meggs. "While he lacks the prototypical size we all look for, his makeup is off the charts. Every time he takes the mound he will give us a chance to win. Steven is a strike thrower with something to prove. He will be fun to watch."
Zuniga is also a right-handed pitcher. After prepping at Nogales High, he attended Pima Community College in Tucson, Ariz., and was coached by Jason Hisey. As a freshman in 2011, he pitched 87 innings, going 7-4 with a 3.00 earned run average and 71 strikeout, earning first-team all-region. At Nogales High, he was 9-0 as a senior.
"Keith has starter stuff with the makeup of a closer," Coach Meggs said. "He believes in his stuff and he loves to compete. He throws three pitches for strikes and he wants the ball when it matters the most. Keith is a throwback, he is very talented but he loves to work."
Fredendall, another right-handed pitcher, attended Hillsdale High and then played at the College of San Mateo under coach Doug Williams. As a sophomore in 2011, he led the California CC ranks with a 0.25 earned run average, going 3-0 and striking out 33 batters in 36 innings. Opponents batted just .120 off of him and he allowed just one earned run and 14 hits. Fredendall earned first-team All-Golden Gate Conference as well as All-America honors from the CCCBA and ABCA.
"Josh had incredible numbers at the College of San Mateo," Meggs noted. "He is a strike thrower who uses both halves of the plate and can pitch virtually every day. His slider is a legitimate out pitch and he can throw it anytime. Josh wants the ball every day and will be a great addition to the back end of our bullpen."
The Huskies open their fall practice season in September.
Here's a full list of the 2012 recruiting class, including those who signed during the early signing period last November:
Name Pos. Hometown/High School/Last School Mac Acker P/OF Redmond, Wash./Redmond/Columbia Basin College Dayton Alexander CF Wailuku, Hawai'i/Kamehameha-Maui/Feather River College George Asmus RHP Pleasanton, Calif/Foothill/Ohlone College Brandon Berry 1B/C Escondido, Calif./Rancho Bernardo Bryan Burgher RHP Puyallup, Wash./Emerald Ridge Jacob Coats LHP Twin Falls, Idaho/Twin Falls/Everett CC Tyler Davis RHP Mountain View, Calif./Archbishop Mitty Andrew Ely IF Eagle, Idaho/Eagle Jared Fisher RHP Bellevue, Wash./Newport Erik Forgione SS Centralia, Wash./Centralia Josh Fredenhall RHP Hillsdale, Calif./Hillsdale/College of San Mateo Matthew Jackson IF Morgan Hill, Calif./Valley Christian Dae Yang Kim RHP Honolulu, Hawai'i/Moanalua/Feather River College Ryan Krustangel C Spokane, Wash./Ferris Trevor Mitsui 3B Shoreline, Wash./Shorewood Robert Pehl 3B/RHP Chehalis, Wash./W.F. West Jayce Ray OF Sonoma, Calif./Sonoma Valley/Santa Rosa CC Blake Snell LHP Shoreline, Wash./Shorewood Steven Swift RHP Danville, Calif./Monte Vista/Diablo Valley College Robert Stephenson RHP Martinez, Calif./Alhambra Keith Zuniga RHP Nogales, Ariz./Nogales/Pima CC


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Rule of law "at heart" of UN's work: Ban Ki-moonListen /
The rule of law is at the heart of the work of the United Nations, according to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Mr. Ban spoke as the Security Council began an open debate on Wednesday under the theme "The promotion and strengthening of the rule of law in the maintenance of international peace and security."
He said strengthening of the rule of law is now an integral part of the mandates of peacekeeping operations and special political missions.
Eighteen missions around the world currently have the mandate to support rule of law, Mr. Ban said.
"The rule of law is at the heart of our work at the United Nations. It is intrinsically linked to peace and security. When public institutions fail to deliver justice or protect the people's rights, insecurity and conflict prevail. At the national level, reconciliation and enduring peace require strong rule of law through responsive and inclusive institutions." (25")
The Secretary-General said people must be able to trust that their institutions can resolve disputes promptly and fairly, and provide equitable access to basic services, including justice and security.
Jocelyn Sambira, United Nations.
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Chickahominy Lake - News & Reports
The Department's Angler Recognition Program issued a total of 41 trophy fish citations for this reservoir in 2005, putting it in 25th place in the list of top 25 waters in the state. It ranked third in the state for chain pickerel with 13 citations reported. Chickahominy Lake is well known for its chain pickerel and bowfin fishery. Numbers of citation-sized fish have dropped in the last few years. Only 7 chain pickerel and 2 bowfin citations have been reported for 2006. A total of 22 citations have been reported for Chickahominy Lake during 2006.
Fisheries staff conducted a spring electrofishing survey on Chickahominy Lake during April 2006. The sampling resulted in the collection of 17 species of fish with bluegills, bowfin and largemouth bass being the most abundant. Chickahominy Lake has never yielded extremely high catch rates during electrofishing surveys. A total of 83 largemouth bass were collected during the 2006 survey. The bass catch rate (41.5 bass/hr) was the highest catch rate since the 1994 sample (47.2 bass/hr). Good numbers of 2 to 4 pound bass were represented in the sample. The largest bass measured 21 inches and weighed 5.7 pounds. The sample also revealed an abundance of bowfins with a total of 95 collected. This yielded a record catch rate of 47.5 bowfins/hr. The majority of the bowfins were within the 3 to 6 pound range. The largest bowfin netted measured in at a citation length of 30 inches. Department fisheries biologists will continue to sample Chickahominy Lake on a yearly basis.
The submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) becomes particularly abundant in the summer, becoming an inconvenience in localized areas. Certain creek arms become clogged with hydrilla and other aquatic vegetation. Boaters should be cautious when trying to maneuver through these areas.


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I realize that opinions will vary, but I'm curious from an LEO perspective, are there any LEO's that would rather have citizens not be able to conceal carry legally?
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I realize that opinions will vary, but I'm curious from an LEO perspective, are there any LEO's that would rather have citizens not be able to conceal carry legally?
That's a rhetorical question, right?
Here is one of the few whose opinion is one of actual consequence:
Police Superintendent: Concealed Carry Could Lead To More Shootings - NewsInBlack
The Chief of Police of Milwaukee is not happy about the concealed carry law in WI but the Sheriff of Milwaukee County is all for it.
I know about a dozen LEO, my son included. They are unanimously agreed that the CC law is a good thing.
I'm a retired law enforcement officer, and I can offer this perspective.
I think you'll find that most rank and file officers are in favor of law abiding citizens having the option of protecting themselves with firearms. I know that an individual that has gone through the process to legally carry concealed isn't the problem, and never has been. I've always considered them to be on the good guys side.
Many of your police executives, and their organizations like IACP support gun control, but that is pure politics. Their troops don't overwhelming support these positions. Unfortunately, the Police Chiefs and their organizations usually have the microphone, not the cop on the street.
I know lots of cops, after over 27 years on the job, and don't know any that would support the legislation that is being threatened today. It's not the gun, it's the person behind the gun we should be focused on. Enforce the laws that already on the books. Stop letting the criminals off, when they are caught. Stop letting them out of prison early. Those things would have an impact on gun violence, not bans on rifles or high capacity magazines.
I was an LEO for eleven years. Currently where I live now I do not know any LEO's but from all that I have talked to and asked the question, "What is your opinion on concealed carry, all of them said they think everyone should conceal carry if they qualify for such permit.
I recently had an opportunity to have lunch with a couple from California. During lunch, when we discussed our jobs, I discovered he is a Sheriffs Deputy in California. So the topic of concealed carry came up, and she jumped in and proudly told me she has her CC permit. He explained that his county (in the north, it shall remain unnamed to protect the innocent) is very gun-friendly, and that most deputies in his county are very supportive of CC.
We discussed the problems with other parts of California vis-a-vie guns...chuckled some, and enjoyed our meal. It was pleasantly eye-opening for me.
I think that most people would be pleasantly suprised to know how most LEO's really feel about the subject.
The rabid anti-gunners in the LEO world are mostly the higher ranking ones that run departments and are little more than politicians or the dumb ones that are new enough to have not figured it out yet.
While not a LEO myself, I have many family members who are. Basically rank and file LEO on the street are in favor of it. The Chiefs/Commissioners who are political appointees will normally swing which ever way their political boss goes.
I'm a retired Police officer... and here's my opinion.
The police work for the people. What ever an officers individual opinion should only hold water in their mind. All Officers are sworn to uphold, and defend the Constitution of the United States, including the second amendment. To give some credence to an Officers individual opinion is giving the police more power than they are entitled to.
Individual Officers are entitled to their opinions... but thats all they are, opinions. People should understand there are basically three types of policemen. The first being politicians... usually chiefs and those appointed to their positions. Second is pogey police. These Officers have very little interest in actual police work, and rarely to into harms way. They tend to work at office, inside, and low risk assignments. The third is those I'd consider "Cops". These are the usually 10% of any police department who do 75% of all real police work.
So having or hearing a police officers opinion is probably tainted by the kind of a policeman they are. The politicians I think mostly go with what ever way the wind happens to blowing or will be issued an opinion by the mayor or town counsul. Th pogey cop may see an armed citizen as the potential for more work, and a possible danger to his cushey job. Unless of course he can get off the street by working in the permit section, then he's probably be for all citizens being armed.
The "COP" is that guy on the street you see stopping suspicious persons, making arrests, chasing stolen, and felony cars.. you the fun part of policing. I think most guys in that position see armed citizens as potential allies. These are the guys that know when the fecal matter hits the spinning blades... it really dont matter who comes to their aid. Also if an armed citizen is sucessfull in defending themself... IMO That kind of an Officer will respond with real understanding... They themselves understand how reality actually works.
All the above is based on my experience, and my interaction with many hundreds of other officers during my career.
Just a coincidence; whats with the new members posting question salong the same lines as far as something pertaining to gun control??
Heres another post , posted by another "new" member.
Someone from the anti gun sector of the government "fishing"?
Just sayin!
Some of these are way out there, and infringe on our rights. But no one but psychiatrists come in contact with more crazies than cops do.
Food for thought - In TX, to get my CHL, I had to sign an affidavit that allowed our Department of Public Safety to look at my medical history. I have heard that bipolar disorder can prevent you from getting a CHL in Texas.
I had no issues with individuals carrying as long as it was lawful. My chief felt the same way.


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Police identify victim of Deer Creeke shooting
Anthony Botello Perez of Elkhart was found dead with gunshot wounds in an apartment at Deer Creeke Apartments in Elkhart Sunday, March 30.
ELKHART — Police confirmed 26-year-old Anthony Botello Perez of Elkhart was the person killed in a Sunday night shooting at Deer Creeke Apartments.
The Elkhart County Sheriff's Department, as well as the Elkhart Police Department and an ambulance, responded at about 10:46 p.m. Sunday, March 30 to 2801 Toledo Road on reports of a shooting.
According to a sheriff's department news release, Perez was dead when officers arrived at the scene.
The Elkhart County Coroner's officer performed an autopsy Monday and found that Perez was killed by a gunshot wound. The death was ruled a homicide.
This is the second time police have investigated a shooting at Deer Creeke Apartments in the past year. Early on the morning of April 20, 2013, Matthew Bark, 24, died from a gunshot wound following an argument. His roommate, Terry Sheets, 27, was arrested that same day and later charged with murder.
Sheets pleaded guilty in October to lesser charges of voluntary manslaughter and criminal recklessness, and was sentenced in December.
Deer Creeke residents who spoke with Elkhart Truth reporters said they didn't hear shots fired Sunday night.
On Monday afternoon, as residents at Deer Creeke returned home from work, Ismael Salaices worked on his truck out on the parking lot.
Salaices said he didn't hear anything from the night before. When he got up to go to work in the early morning, he noticed police were outside his apartment building. As he left his apartment in the morning, a couple reporters approached him telling him about the shooting and asking if he'd heard anything.
Like Salaices, Carol Larsen said she didn't hear shots fired. But she said that shortly after police arrived, officers seemed to be searching the area with flashlights.
Two other neighbors, Michael Hart and Monica Bahena, said they heard a woman screaming and sobbing sometime after 11 p.m. That was the first time they had heard any sounds outside their apartment, but by then police were already at the scene.
Several neighbors recalled the shooting from April 2013, and reactions to the violent events in the last year were different among the residents.
"Since it's the second (homicide) in less than a year we've been thinking about moving" Hart said, adding that police are sometimes called to the complex to break up domestic fights.
Other neighbors say the apartment complex is quiet most of the time.
"Up until now it had been calm here," Salaices said. "I'd imagine this person had his own problems he was dealing with."
Salaices said that although he didn't feel "100 percent safe," he also didn't think of Deer Creeke as a dangerous apartment complex. Someone once broke into his vehicle, he said, but "there there was nothing for them to take."
Salaices added that officers would sometimes drive through as part of their routine patrol and that he hasn't heard of any other crimes of violent nature in the area.
"I think that as long as you don't go looking for trouble, you'll be fine," he said.


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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Projects Getting Checked Off The List
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The cross is stunning and I am getting ready to copy your pesto recipe!ReplyDelete
Thanks for shaaring!
Your commissioned piece turned out so beautifully. How large is it and do you know how it'll be used?ReplyDelete
I imagine that you always have a project list loaded with things to do. That's why you get so much done!
The cross is beautiful, Penny!ReplyDelete
I've not tried making sundried tomato pesto. Sounds wonderful.
The cross is just beautiful, Penny! The pesto sounds pretty good, too!ReplyDelete
The cross is exquisite! It's really beautiful! Love your pesto recipe, too! Sounds so good right now! ♥ReplyDelete
You are a busy lady!! Very nice.ReplyDelete
Love love the cross, so beautiful!ReplyDelete
Penny, the cook side of me has taken a powder, I'm afraid! But it's so nice to see what others suggest and I KNOW would taste SO good. What's wrong with me? Do you suppose it was all that cooking I did for 7 children and a ravenous husband all those years?? Do you suppose that's what it is?ReplyDelete
I LOVE Penne pasta...this I just might try...sounds SOOO good!
Penny....Your mosaic cross is beautiful! I am sure someone will be very happy to have that! Yummy Pesto! I have never made that before....I should!~Hugs,PattiReplyDelete
I absolutely love that mosaic piece you did! I was thinking about what a wonderful gift that would be for a baby shower! You are incredibly talented!ReplyDelete
Hi Penny,ReplyDelete
Your heart is lovely, is it for "The Katillac Shack" make over project...
I just read about it from Sherry at "Country Wings in Phoenix".
What a sweet and thoughtful project to be part of!..
You have been a busy girl finishing things up. Your pesto looks so good really it does..I need to try new things for dinner for Gary. I think this is one dish I will have make for him on a weekend...
Have a sweet day and big hugs~Elizabeth
Penny, that cross came out so beautiful! I also think you pesto making looks wonderful-I can smell the basil now....! Enjoy!ReplyDelete
Penny, being able to check things off of a project list is one of the most satisfying things a person can do. The cross turned out great and I know the pesto tastes like summer time.ReplyDelete
I love pesto..this looks yummy! Great work too..you are so good at this! :DReplyDelete
I'm sure that the ends of your fingers must be smoking!ReplyDelete
What lovely items to have been working on. That mosaic is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
And I can IMAGINE that the pesto will take wonderful!
That cross is just outstanding Penny! Beautiful!ReplyDelete
And the pesto looks yummy!
The cross you created is purely lovely and the pesto recipe with the sun dried tomatoes is one I will use some day.ReplyDelete
That cross is beautiful, Penny.ReplyDelete
The cross is over the moon beautiful. Absolutely gorgeous!ReplyDelete
You have done it again...now I am so hungry and it's not even close to dinner time here on the west coast! I will be trying this recipe this weekend. Thanks!
I love pesto! Thanks for the recipe!ReplyDelete
I love the sweetness of the cross - simple composition and gentle colors. And the pesto looks so fresh and tasty.ReplyDelete
You've been a very busy lady. I like your idea for always having pesto in the freezer.ReplyDelete
I'm heading out the door to work. Just trying to sneak in a few extra minutes to enjoy the quiet of the morning.
A really beautiful mosaic, I'm sure the owner is going to be very pleased.ReplyDelete
I love basil and ours didn't do very well this year. It is so expensive in the produce market. Send me an ice cube or two, LOL!
Oh Penny the cross is gorgeous! I have a mosaic rose tiered stand that is a perfect match to it. Lovely! :)ReplyDelete
Your mosaic work is absolutely gorgeous. I'm wondering as Elizabeth and Gary if it is for the Miracle Makeover Party this weekend. I'm working on a post for Spiritual Sundays and was wondering if I could add a picture of the cross to the post.ReplyDelete
Hugs & Blessings,
After I made the above comment I revisited the Katillac Shack and see she has a picture of the cross posted there. I want to thank you for your generous contribution to this cause. Whoever gets it will be thrilled.ReplyDelete
Hi Penny,ReplyDelete
Your mosaic cross is stunning; a very generous gift! Someone is going to be very happy receiving it.


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Damien McCarron, front man for the Indulgers, says they are looking forward to some wonderful days outdoors this summer with great times ahead but just before the calendar turns its pages........
This Friday (20th) the acoustic trio of Mike, Renee and Damien (Wil Mountain Celts) will make a special stop at the original Denver area Irish Pub (Sheabeen), with a one off in Aurora, at the corner of Iliff and Chambers. 8:30pm
On Saturday (21st) it's home to their oasis in Boulder, with a night of full blown Celtic fracking at Conor O'Neill's in Boulder. Always a blast.10pm
The curremt edition (June) of the Colorado Celtic Connecrion newspaper features a full length article on the one and only Mike Nile, the Spirited Indulger, which covers many of the aspects Mike's indulgences in music. A great read.
The Indulgers will be playing some summer concerts, check the schedule at www.shamrocker.com . The site includes a page of Colorado pubs and many great Celtic Radio shows online.
The Indulgers are a local band that combines Scottish, Irish and American musical styles into a fantastic new sound. Composed of five artists with a wide variety of musical influences, The Indulgers have created an amalgamation that has a distinctive Celtic sound, with elements of folk, rock and jazz thrown in for good measure.
The Indulgers formed in Colorado after Dublin born and raised, Irish singer Damien McCarron
had completed a solo recording project and decided to settle in the west.
While recording at Alley Studios in Wheat Ridge, McCarron and producer Mike Nile formed a songwriting
partnership and created an Irish rock band that continues to explore the boundries of the genre.
Mike had returned to Colorado as a member of Randy California's -Spirit- and played with
Mick Fleetwood's Speed Of Light Band while based in Los Angeles.
Regular gigs at front range and mountain venues and festivals polished the band known for high energy shows and top class
original material sending the Indulgers to major festivals in many states across America including,
Kansas City Irish Festival, San Francisco Oyster Festival, Chicgago Irish Festival and Irish Fest in Albany, NY.
The flair of Fiddle player Renee Fine flows through the soul crafted songs of the McCarron/Nile,
while rythym section Aaron Haywood (Bass) and Cheech Mannone (Drums) add the
energy as the band expands to a six piece with the addition of Ryan Bunnell in the spring of 2013
for the release of the seventh album "Whiskey Tonight".
A recent tour of Ireland led to the band appearing in an Irish TV
documentary filmed on location in Colorado, detailing immigration thru the ages.
The show was developed by legendary Irish rockers Jim Lockhart and Barry Devlin of Horslips,
the director behind many U2 videos.
Neale Heywood of Fleetwood Mac and The Lindsey Buckingham Band
co-produces The Indulgers CDs and is currently working with the band
finishing the upcoming new release.
The Indulgers are:
Damien McCarron - Vocal/Guitar
Renee Fine - Violin/Fiddle
Mike Nile - Vocal/Guitar, Mandolin, Whistle, Harmonica and Electronic Bagpipe
Aaron Haywood - Bass
Frannie "Cheech" Mannone - Drums
Mike Reynolds - Logistics