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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Alzheimer's support groups continue
The local Alzheimer's Association has three caregiver support groups in the area held at different locations on the second Monday of each month.
Locations are Metro North Church (5:30-6:30 p.m.) at 109 Central Avenue in Goose Creek; Moncks Corner Medical Center (11 a.m – noon) on N. Live Oak Drive, and the Otranto Road library (1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.) in North Charleston.
For more information, please contact Cawana Tisdale at (843) 571-2641.
Chamber announces upcoming events
The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce has announced the following events:
• Thursday, April 11: Berkeley Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting, 6:30 p.m. at the Daniel Island Club (600 Island Park Drive, Daniel Island). Cost: members $75, non-members $100.
• Friday, April 12: Berkeley Chamber of Commerce 2013 Teacher of the Year Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. at Trident Technical College, 7000 Rivers Avenue, Bldg. 920 North Charleston. Join the chamber as it recognizes Berkeley County's outstanding educators.
For all events, call 577-9549 or 761-8238 or register online at www.berkeleysc.org.
Cemetery cleanup announced
Spring Hill United Methodist Church will hold its spring cemetery cleanup on Saturday, April 20 at 8 a.m. (rain date April 27). Please bring rakes, clippers and weed-eaters. Christmas flowers and flowers in poor condition will be removed during this cleanup.
If you are unable to attend, and wish to contribute to the upkeep of this cemetery, donations can be sent to: Spring Hill Cemetery Fund, c/o Debbie Sweatman, 1167 Grapevine Road, Ridgeville, SC 29472.
Reading Council meets Thursday
The Berkeley Reading Council – the local chapter of the South Carolina International Reading Association – was recently honored by the national organization for the 22nd consecutive year for its work to promote reading in the community as well as schools.
The council's next meeting will be Thursday, April 11 at Goose Creek City Hall at 6 p.m. when local youth will be honored for their writing prowess as part of the Young Writers' Awards.
The meeting is open to the public.
First Steps meets Thursday
The Berkeley County First Steps Partnership Board encourages the public to attend its meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 11in the Berkeley County School District board room 229, East Main Street in Moncks Corner.
Berkeley County residents who attend the meeting can learn more about the results of the First Steps to School Readiness program in the county as well as future plans.
For further information contact Stephanie Olazabal at email@example.com, or by calling (843) 416-8277.
CBHS Relay events announced
Cane Bay High School is hosting several events leading up to the Lower Berkeley Relay for Life night, set for May 3-4 from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. at the school.
• April 13: Bunco for Lower Berkeley Relay for Life, 6-9 p.m. Tickets are $10; call Brenda McDowell at (843) 696-3842 or Katherine Smith at the school, 899-8786.
• April 27: Golfing to Find a Cure Tournament at The Oaks Golf Club. To donate prize items, call 553-4141.
If you would like more information on the Lower Berkeley Relay of Life contact email@example.com.
NCHS reunion set for October
North Charleston High School's Class of 1973 will hold its 40th reunion on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Hobcaw Yacht Club in Mt. Pleasant from 6 to 11 p.m. The ost is $40 per person.
Contact firstname.lastname@example.com to receive additional information and register to attend.
Taste of Goose Creek April 20
The Taste of Goose Creek will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 20 at Immaculate Conception Church (510 St James Avenue).
Irish, American, Italian, Filippino and Spanish foods, as well as chicken, barbecue and desserts will be featured. There will also be games, a photo booth, used book sale, live music and more.
Everyone is welcome.
Free wellness classes continue
Roper St. Francis Families for a Healthy Heart program teaches easy ways to be healthy and active. The program is offering a series of free wellness classes to be held at Howe Hall AIMS school in Goose Creek through April.
Sessions are planned for April 11 and April 27.
Zumba class announced
A Zumba fitness and toning class is starting at the Moncks Corner Depot on April 9, and will continue through May 17. The classes meet 8 to 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and cost $40.
Register at Moncks Corner Town Hall or at the Depot. Call 899-4708 for more information or email email@example.com.
Free computer classes announced for April
The Public Computer Center at Trident Technical College's Berkeley Campus is offering the following computer courses to the public, free of charge.
• Thursday, April 11: Improving Typing Skills, 3 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 16: Microsoft Word, 3 p.m.
• Thursday, April 18: Microsoft PowerPoint, 3 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 23: Basic Microsoft Excel, 3 p.m.
• Thursday, April 25: Intermediate Microsoft Excel, 3 p.m.
• Saturday, April 27: Creating Mailing Labels, 11 a.m.
• Tuesday, April 30: Questions and Answers, 3 p.m.
All course participants will need to bring a USB flash drive to save their work.
The Berkeley Campus is located at 1001 S. Live Oak Dr. (Hwy 17-A), Moncks Corner. The Public Computer Center is located in the Learning Resources Center (Library), Room 106C. Please call 899-8029 to register or for more information.
Relay for Life May 3-4
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a 12-hour team event that brings people from local businesses, schools, churches and families together for a night under the stars while team members take turns walking or running around the track. Relay For Life of Lower Berkeley is having its event this year on May 3-4 from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. at Cane Bay High School.
As a cancer survivor, you have something to celebrate! We invite you to show your courage and spirit. Join cancer survivors of all ages, their caregivers, and friends for a lap around the track during the Relay For Life Survivors' ceremony.
You do not have to be a member of a Relay team or pay a fee to be involved in any of the survivors' celebrations, but you do have to register.
Please register today at: www.relayforlife.org/lowerberkeleysc
St. Stephen health walk set for April 20
The Tri-City Outreach organization in collaboration with the town of St. Stephen, will host its first 5K health walk in St. Stephen on the April 20 beginning at 8:30 a.m.
There will be free health screenings after the walk.
To register contact Charles Glaze at 567-2426 or Henry Smalls at 870-3890. Registration is $10 per person, and includes a T-shirt that displays original artwork of Willis Sanders.
The event is to bring awareness to the community that exercise, along with monitoring your health, can make for a healthier you which makes for a healthier community.
4-H youth gardening contest accepting applications
South Carolina 4-H Youth Development Programs have a new short-term project for youth who are interested in gardening.
The Small Garden Project will allow youngsters ages 5 – 19 to learn how to prepare, plant, maintain and harvest a small garden. A contest record book will also be submitted for judging. Seeds will be provided for one vegetable.
Youth will choose at least two other vegetable crops to grow. An area of at least 100 square feet will be needed for the garden. Raised beds can be used if desired.
The registration fee of $15 for current 4-H members and $25 for non-members covers the cost of a soil sample, record book, score criterion and seed packet. Registrations will be accepted until April 19. Soil samples will need to be submitted to the local County Extension office by April 26 in order to meet the May 10 planting deadline.
The contest record book will be due on Aug. 16. Contact Gayle Williford, County Extension Agent at 843-719-4140 x 116 or email@example.com to register or for more information.
County festival seeks food vendors
The City of Goose Creek will present its Second Annual Beach and Barbecue Festival on Saturday, April 27 from 4 - 7 p.m. on the grounds of the Marguerite H. Brown Municipal Center.
This free, family-friendly event will feature live music from Local Motion Party Band, a corn-hole tournament, and a kid's play area.
Barbecue vendors and other food vendors are needed. Interested vendors should complete an application and submit by Friday, April 5. Applications are available on the City's website at www.cityofgoosecreek.com.
For more information, call Barbara Nimocks at 569-4242.
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on December 28, 2012 - 1:20 PM
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It's official. Seeing the Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) has become a seasonal right of passage for some folks.
For more than a decade, TSO has hit the road with a light show that seems to improve every year and thematic material that, while tweaked every once in a while, leans heavily on simplistic, melodramatic gestures.
Still, the band's metal-tinged rock concert extravaganza is more than just a bunch of musicians striking poses with their instruments and flinging their hair around while lasers and fire pots bedazzle the eyes. It has become an "all-ages" attraction, with grandparents, parents and children filling the seats year after year.
The band even donates a portion of the ticket price to aid a local charity. This year's beneficiary was Women & Children's Hospital.
The show is a progressive rock opera at its heart, with all of the blessings and curses inherent in the concept. The plot/libretto at the core of the production has a lot in common with classical opera storylines, including occurrences that would stretch credulity if they happened in "real life."
A narrator clearly – if in a stentorian manner – enunciates the bombastic text, helping the audience transition from one song to another, and talented individual singers are used to illustrate specific passages in the libretto.
Everything is rehearsed to a "T," and the careful planning of what happens when and who goes where is apparent from the get-go. The light show was amazingly good, a big step up from what was already an impressive catalog of effects and a factor in marking this year's production as one of the most impressive for TSO to date.
Guitarists Chris Caffery and Joel Hoekstra, along with bassist Dave Zablidowsky and electric violinist Roddy Chong, were all over the stage, bouncing from one spot to another, stopping only to mug in tandem with one of the other musicians or tear off a riff. Keyboard players Derek Wieland and Lucinda Butler were fairly static, rendered so by the nature of their instruments, but both managed to channel their energies into melodic forays and rhythmic pulses. Jeff Plate pounded out the essential rhythms from a high-tech looking cage of drums and cymbals.
While the instrumentalists were a near constant presence on the stage, it was the vocalists who provided the biggest improvements to this latest TSO project.
The first singer to appear was Chris Pinnella, a baritone of considerable skill whose singing on "The Lost Christmas Eve" was one of the vocal highlights of the show.
Jay Pierce's soulful take on "Christmas Dreams" was noteworthy, as was Erika Jerry's gospel-inflected "O Come All Ye Faithful" and the pairing of James Lewis' blues-tinged singing and Wieland's boogie woogie piano on "Christmas Night in Blue."
The biggest vocal parts of the production belonged to Bryan Hicks as the narrator, who guides the action from scene to scene, and Rod Evan as a banker who recovers his humanity. If there was an operatic moment in this particular rock opera, it belonged to Evan, whose banker was the only character in the whole piece whose role was fully fleshed out. His multi-song set, interrupted by some flashy instrumental playing, went from introduction to transformation in what turned out to be a mini-opera within an opera.

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The Jaindl Companies won the Societas Award for Responsible Corporate Conduct Thursday afternoon at DeSales University in Center Valley.
"It's a great honor and I am certainly humbled by the award," said David Jaindl, president of the companies, as he accepted it during an awards luncheon attended by 125 business leaders.
The second annual award was presented by The Forum for Ethics in the Workplace, an independent subsidiary of the university.
The other two finalist companies were the Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba law firm of Center Valley and Allentown-based Prudential Patt, White Real Estate.
Jaindl told the audience he did not prepare a speech because he didn't anticipate winning when he learned about the other two finalists. "I know their integrity, I know their ethics-- they are top of the line," he said.
"The three finalist companies we have today are models for the type of business we want in the Lehigh Valley," said Kevin Flemming, who chairs the forum's awards committee. He said becoming a finalist for the Societas Award is difficult, which means all three companies won a very high tribute.
The Societas Award is presented to a local company that demonstrates the best ethical business practices in its financial operations and compliance with the letter and spirit of business law, as well as "accountability of both management and employees and corporate social responsibility."
While Jaindl's large-scale development of farmland owned by his family often sparks great controversy and he has been demonized by some opponents of development, receiving the Societas Award had an interesting twist.
Jaindl told the audience he repeatedly was encouraged to apply for the award by Atty. Robert Rust, who is one of the lawyers currently appealing Lower Macungie Township's approval of Jaindl's 700-acre subdivision to the state Supreme Court.
Before leaving the stage, Jaindl thanked Rust, whom he introduced as opposing counsel "to our Lower Macungie project" – but also a friend. "You don't normally hear those words in the same sentence," he said.
Rust, who serves on the forum's board of directors and was at the luncheon, called Jaindl "a man of his word, a man of integrity."
Rust said he does not agree with Jaindl about what happened regarding the Spring Creek Properties subdivision, "but I have the highest respect for him."
While all three finalists were represented at the luncheon, they did not know who won. Flemming said he was the only one in the room who knew before the winner was announced.
Winner of the first Societas Award was Lafayette Ambassador Bank, in 2011. The bank played a major role in making more local businesses aware of the award by using the honor on its billboards and in other advertising, said university spokeswoman Lore McFadden-Westwood.
No other award can take the place "of being recognized not so much for what you did, but how you did it," said Gerald Nau, chairman and CEO of Lafayette Ambassador Bank. "We believe ethics are good business. It isn't something that we do. Rather, it has become who we are."
Nau said companies face continuous pressure to grow earnings "almost at any cost."
He said financial news organizations will report if a company exceeded or failed to meet growth expectations, but rarely will report that a company "did the right thing. Only if somebody messes up do you hear about it."
Nau said the Societas Award is important because it counters "the misconception that businesses today are the root of our country's problems. In fact, in my industry the word 'bank' has become a four-letter word in the last three or four years."
Flemming said companies go through "a long and tedious process" to apply for the award. They must submit detailed information about how they follow ethical business practices in their daily operations.
Judges for the second award were Hank Barnette, chairman emeritus of Bethlehem Steel, and Paul Huck, senior vice president and CFO at Air Products.
Flemming explained the winner is chosen by those judges using an objective, numerical scoring method developed by Dr. David Gilfoil, MBA program director at DeSales. That scoring is highly quantified, with multiple levels of measurement.
"The winner is the company with the highest numeric score."
Flemming said ethical behavior within businesses is almost impossible to measure, but added: "We recognize it when we don't see it."
Each finalist company for the award was introduced by a DeSales student.
"The Jaindl family, and their group of companies, has been part of the evolution of our region for over 75 years," said Matthew Pirrall, who has a double major in marketing and TV film. "With their record of strong business success in multiple industries, Jaindl is one of the select companies that can claim a direct role in building our area's modern economic infrastructure."


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Annika, half-blood daughter of the Na'Reish leader, longs for more than her tormented life among her father's people. Conceived in hatred and bred as a tool of retribution, she's gifted with a special talent that can heal as well as destroy…
Kalan is a Light Blade warrior who knows the future of humankind depends on him alone. Incursions into human territory and raids for blood-slaves by the Na'Reish horde have increased. As Chosen, leader of his people, he faces the task of stopping the demons.
When Annika learns Kalan is a prisoner in her father's dungeon, she agrees to free him in exchange for his protection. Now, marked for death for helping him, Annika must learn to trust Kalan as they journey to the border and discover a shocking truth that could throw the human race into a civil war…
"A compelling and fascinating world."—Joss Ware, award-winning author of Night Resurrected
"Solid world-building…and a twisty story line." —Robin D. Owens, national bestselling author of Enchanted Ever After
"In the world of paranormal romances…this one was unique."—All About Romance
Dear Reader Letter
Dear Reader,
Have you ever been inside a dungeon? Touched the stone walls of a cell? Inhaled the chilly air or listened to the splat of water echo along an empty corridor?
The environment of a dungeon was something I'd only ever read about in books until I traveled to the United Kingdom. I can assure you they live up to their unpleasant reputations. They're damp, dim, cold, confining and smelly. I can understand why prisoners tried so hard to escape from them.
This research proved invaluable when I wrote the opening scene of my fantasy romance, Vengeance Born. Annika, the half-demon heroine of the story, hates dungeons yet she heads into her father's to find the one person who can help her escape an unpleasant life.
Conceived through rape, bred for vengeance against an old enemy, Annika is reviled by both demons and humans, and endures years of bullying and abuse. She yearns for a new life and is willing to risk allying herself with a human who considers her his enemy to achieve it. She bargains with Kalan, a Light Blade warrior, for sanctuary among his race in exchange for his freedom.
Their journey together isn't an easy one, their uneasy alliance is shadowed by uncertainty, fear and hope, but it was fun to write!
If you enjoy world building, there are demons, warriors, paranormal powers, a deity, conflicts between races, secrets unveiled and political machinations. If you like a hard-won romance, Annika and Kalan struggle against personal prejudices, flaws and other hurdles to find love.
Intrigue and mystery? Several twists and turns in the plot will satisfy this craving. Some secrets you may anticipate, others I hope you don't see coming. And there's action —a dungeon escape, rebellion, fighting, a chase scene or two, death, betrayal … everything you'd expect from a fantasy romance.
So, if you have a few hours spare, join Annika and Kalan, and venture into the world of Vengeance Born.
Happy reading,
Kylie Griffin


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The term used for a Duke fan.
Only considered offensive when spelled Dookie.
Only considered offensive when spelled Dookie.
Yeah, I'm a Dukie, what?
লিখেছেন- Dana S. 8 de নভেম্বার de 2005
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To modify a forum database into FUBAR.
Jake dukied the forum and now the forum is dead.
লিখেছেন- midgetchucker 8 de অক্টোবার de 2010
A big poop!
Dont go in the bano I just took a smelly dukie!
লিখেছেন- Ben Affleck 11 de অগাস্ট de 2003
An original-oldschool old-timer construction worker's term for lunchbox. During this era, dukies were made from tin, and the thermoses had glass liners in them.
As horseplay and pranks were overlooked on the job in the old days, a man's dukie was definitely off limits, as much as his vehicle, home and family, by (honor). Now, a guy wouldn't hesitate to steal your lunch or your meds, let alone your wallet or your phone if he had half a chance.....so much for (union brotherhood).....
লিখেছেন- worldhead 12 de নভেম্বার de 2009
An extra disgusting-brand of crap. Possibly causing one to lose a pound or two.
"Dude, I dropped a pound and a half with the trout I just dropped."
"Flush the dukie man, and light a match!"
"Flush the dukie man, and light a match!"
লিখেছেন- Hadraniel 10 de জানুয়ারি de 2005
A word synonymous with, hella, too, a lot,
What is that a bug? It's dukie big
লিখেছেন- MacDose314 30 de সেপ্টেমবার de 2009
An endearing nickname for a loved one.
Dukie, be careful when you go skydiving - I'd hate for you to get hurt.
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LEWISTOWN -The second annual Mifflin County Marching Band Reunion will be held during the Huskies Homecoming Game on Oct. 11. Anyone who has ever played in a high school band is invited to participate.
"We don't care if you didn't graduate from a local high school," explains Jenny Barron Landis, who graduated from Lewistown Area High School in 1979.
"Part of why we're doing this is to shine a light on the music programs in public schools. And the impact can be felt through generations."
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Mifflin County Marching Band Reunion participants play their instruments in the stands after the game at Mitchell Field in 2012.
Jim Marker recently signed up to participate just so he could share the experience with his granddaughter, Laurie Everly, and his great-granddaughter, Taylor Everly. Jim will turn 80 next month and would have graduated from Lewistown High School in 1951 had he been able to complete his senior year. He learned to play both bass horn and bass drum while moving from high schools in Reedsville, Yeagertown and Lewistown. Jim also played in the Brooklyn Drum and Bugle Corp and while he's not sure if he'll be playing an instrument at the Homecoming Game, he does plan to be in the stands.
"Your level of participation is up to you," explains Pauline Belfiore, who graduated from Lewistown Area High School in 1978. "This event is all-inclusive, so if you'd like to come but can't march onto the field with us, you can meet us at the 50 yard line. If you'd like to attend but don't want to play, that's fine, too."
The registration form for the reunion can be found on the Mifflin County School District's website, under Alumni Reunion - www.mcsdk12.org . If you're not on the Internet, please feel free to contact Jenny Landis at 248-8078 for a form. The cost is $20 per person and includes a limited edition T-shirt. Proceeds will be donated to the band. For ongoing updates, find the Mifflin County Marching Band Reunion on Facebook. For more information contact Landis at email@example.com or at the phone number listed above.


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on March 10, 2013 - 11:30 PM
, updated March 11, 2013 at 6:27 AM
Rolando Gomez saw a need.
As the county's Hispanic and Latino population has grown, the number of foster families who speak Spanish hasn't kept up.
So Gomez, a case worker for the county, and a team from the county's Department of Social Services have been on a mission to recruit more Spanish-speaking families who can welcome foster children into their homes. They've set up tables at Tops and gone to local churches in an effort to spread the word that more Hispanic and Latino foster families are needed.
It's not just about language. Sometimes it's as simple as a meal of rice and beans.
"Completely taking the child out of their home is a traumatic experience for them. Everything is new. They're not in the same bed. They may not be in the same neighborhood," said Roberta Farkas-Huezo, administrative director of children's services for the Department of Social Services. "If they go to church, they hear the same songs and the same hymns in the same language, or if they can have that familiar meal, at least that's something that connects them to their roots."
Across Erie County, the number of Hispanic and Latino families has grown by more than a third in the last decade. While still less than 5 percent of the county's overall population, the number of people who identified themselves as Hispanic or Latino grew to 41,731 during the last U.S. Census compared to 31,054 a decade earlier.
As those numbers have grown, so have the number of foster children who come from homes that speak Spanish. But the number of foster families who speak Spanish hasn't grown at the same pace.
Between 10 to 15 percent of the children in the county's foster care system are of Hispanic origin. But only about 5 percent of the families prepared to take in foster children are from the same communities or speak Spanish, Social Services administrators said.
"We really want a better selection of families who have a cultural match so that when we get children who are Spanish speaking or bilingual, we can match them up with families that have those abilities as well – families that observe the same holidays, that cook the same kinds of food, that observe the same kinds of traditions," said Patricia I. Dietrich, administrative director of adoption and homefinding for the Department of Social Services.
Finding the right match for a child on the first try – even in a foster situation meant to be temporary – is important because there's a chance that it could become a permanent home.
"If that child cannot go home to a family member, either a parent or another family member, then we've already made that good match up front," Dietrich said. "We don't have to do the horror stories that we hear about where kids bounce from place to place."
In the best foster situations, Dietrich said, foster parents serve as a vital link to the biological family.
"If you are of the same culture and speak the same language, of course you're going to do a better job of being that link and that asset to the biological family in the unification process," Dietrich said.
It was Gomez, the case worker, who first brought up the need for more Spanish-speaking foster parents during a staff meeting last summer. Since then, he and other Social Services employees have held outreach efforts at Tops Market on Niagara Street and at the Salvation Army on Grant Street. Another event is in the works at Hispanics United in Buffalo.
Those working with Erie County to spread the word hope to get the message out beyond areas of Buffalo, particularly the West Side, that have been home to immigrants from Puerto Rico and other Hispanic communities.
"This is a large community, and it's not just in the West Side," said Eugenio Russi, a board member for Hispanics United. "The community is spread out all over Buffalo and Erie County."
The hope for Erie County workers, Dietrich said, is to get enough interest from people who speak Spanish to run a 10-week course for prospective foster parents in Spanish. The class is already regularly held to help prepare people for foster parenting, but has not been held in Spanish in recent years.
"We really try our best to prepare people for what they might encounter," Dietrich said. "The idea being that we want to know that when you get to the end, you're really committed."
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Thanksgiving is actually a really great time to think about the crafters and artisans that you know. And I happen to be lucky enough to know A LOT of really talented, up and coming folks that are creating and sharing their work.
And for that, I'm thankful. It's a huge risk to take your labor of love and expose it to the world! It's hard to invite people to see your work and possibly critique your work. But it's bold attempts that allow for real growth.
With Colorado Creative right around the corner, I wanted to talk up a lot of my favorite local businesses and local crafters and artisans that you should consider when purchasing gifts this holiday season.
It's so much more than just the empty sentiment of "shop local" when you know crafters personally – when you know their kids, their partners, and know their passion. Buying local means more when you know how much is mixed up in the process of creating.
Consider this when you buy your gifts this year and, really, all the time.
Below, we've listed some of our faves and we hope that you might list some of your own! Do it! In the comments!
Local Business:
Wild Yarns
Ink Lounge
Fabric Bliss
Low Brow
Pandora on the Hill
The Colorado Bead Company
Horns Up Knits
Bitter O'Clock
Donna Diddit
Teeter Totter Tot
Mama Zshanna
Lucid Weaves
Anne Franklin Designs
Nom Pod
Happy Accident
Sailor Made Goods
Some of these folks will be at Colorado Creative! Don't forget to mark your calendar for December 9th!
We're thankful that Denver has such an exciting and diverse collection of risk takers and makers!
Happy shopping!


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I care about:
- Freedom (I want root on my phone without having to jailbreak it)
- Hardware quality
- Operating system quality (random crashiness is not acceptable)
- Operating system longevity & upgradability (Maemo and Meego went away pretty fast, and I don't want to buy a device that will never see another OS upgrade)
I'd rather have a physical keyboard, either in addition to or instead of a touchscreen, but I can stand not having one. And I have basically no hope that I could get a device made under fair labor practices and with any attentiveness to the environmental impacts of its manufacture, but am willing to be surprised.
I really do not care how many apps are available for a phone -- I'll be fine if it browses the web, makes and received phone calls, and it would be lovely if it takes mediocre photos and plays music. And it can be big and heavy and ugly and I don't mind as long as the hardware is robust.
I am planning on buying a device, that is, buying an unlocked one separately from getting a data/voice plan from a carrier (see again: my interest in freedom). I acknowledge that I am being picky here so I'm fine with spending commensurately. And I live in the US but am willing to purchase devices from abroad. For example, if multiple people have tried the Geeksphone Zero and can recommend it, I'm willing to pony up.
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Kris built a Facebook page, and we'd dig it if you'd check it out. Click the link, or search on Facebook for JET Karting.
[update] Just found out how to change the url for the page to www.facebook.com/jetkarting
Go to www.facebook.com/usernames to do this for your account.
At the end of last season, looking through attendance records as well as comments from racers, we saw 'early morning practice' loosing popularity. This season will have an increased Group Practice time, with a slightly earlier start time.
I have heard interest through the winter in the Sr. Supercan class. I'd love to have it strong here again. If you are interested in running it this summer, I'll make you a really good deal on a season pass. Email me, and we'll work it out. We need to have at least 3 karts for a class, but would like to have many more.
Don't wait. Now is the time to help me organize this class for 2010!
We had our schedule posted, but our first race conflicted with the Route 66 first race. Since we would like to schedule around the Route 66 Series, we have moved opening race to the 10th of April.
With weather turning cooler, we are looking at shortening the hours a little. Starting October 26, we will be closed on Mondays. Also, weekday hours are now 11am - dark. As always, keep an eye on the right navigation of this site for correct hours.
Our annual Halloween Gran Prix is on Oct 31 this year. With the full compliment of 30 lap mains and 100 lap races, everyone should be able to finish the season with some fun. Remember that the grid is set by order of signup.
This weekend was a fast one, as we had two drivers set a track records. Congratulations to Thayne Chapin for setting a new Rookie record, and Christian Vega for setting a new record in Spec racer.
We would also like to congratulate Rick Apichairuk for setting a TAG Masters track record at 61 Kartway during the Route 66 race there. Rick has been contracting tuning services with us here at JET Karting for the Route 66 series, and we are proud to be a part of his success.
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The 2013 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature hits the halfway mark this week, and finally there are indications that the plan for improving this state's public elementary and secondary......
It is not alternative marriage, it is marriage. And any law, no matter if it is a ballot initiative or passed by representatives that denies equality to all is unconstitutional. And again you are wrong about Skinner, he ran as an openly gay candidate.
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UNIVERSITY PARK - The Penn State Lady Lions cruised to an 82-37 victory over the NJIT Highlanders (6-7) on Sunday afternoon at the Bryce Jordan Center in front of a crowd of 7,852, including Academy Award winning actor Jon Voight.
Penn State held the Highlanders to nine first-half points, the fewest allowed by the Lady Lions in a half since giving up seven to Rider on Nov. 14, 2010.
Junior guard Maggie Lucas led the way for the Lady Lions, collecting game-highs in points (21) and rebounds (eight). Lucas shot 7-for-11 from the field, including an impressive 5-for-8 from three-point range. The 21 points by Lucas moved her into 15th place on Penn State's all-time scoring chart with 1,445, passing Jen Bednarek for the spot. Additionally, Lucas passed Lisa Shepherd for second place all-time in three-point field goals made with 234.
Lucas led a total of four Lady Lions with double-digit performances; senior Nikki Greene tallied 12 points, while senior Alex Bentley and junior Ariel Edwards each added 10. Greene added six rebounds and a block, which moved her into a tie for third with Rashana Barnes on Penn State's all-time blocks chart (189). Bentley added six assists and tied her career high with eight steals. Junior Dara Taylor added a game-high eight helpers, the most for her in a Lady Lion uniform.
Just six seconds into the contest, Lucas drained a three from the top of the key to give the Lady Lions a 3-0 lead. On Penn State's ensuing possession, Nickson converted on a wide open layup, which was then followed by a Greene jumper in the paint off a Lucas offensive rebound.
Following a Highlander jumper, the Lady Lions went on a 9-0 run with Lucas being responsible for seven of those points on a pair of free throws, a layup and a 3. Nickson capped off the run with two from the charity stripe. The Lady Lions took a 16-5 lead heading into the second media timeout with 11:45 remaining in the half.
Edwards hit a baseline jumper to give Penn State a 13-point advantage at the 10:51 mark. Bentley then forced a steal and battled for a loose ball where she grabbed it and converted on a difficult layup to give the Lady Lions a 20-5lead. Following a jumper by NJIT's Melanie Griffin, Lucas drained a deep 3-pointer, her third of the game, to put Penn State up by 16 (23-7) with more than seven minutes remaining in the half.
At the 6:07 mark and the Lady Lions leading 25-9, Penn State went on a 19-0 run to end the half. The Penn State run started on a jumper by sophomore Tori Waldner at the top of the key. Taylor made one of two free throws and then Greene followed with the next four points. Bentley put in afast break layup off a Greene steal and senior Gizelle Studevent nailed a jumper to give the Lady Lions a 27-point lead. Following another Greene layup and Bentley freethrow, Edwards scored the final five points of the half on two from the charity stripe and a three to give the Lady Lions a 44-9 lead at halftime.
Penn State's run grew in the second half, as it scored the first nine points of the period. Bentley scored the first four points on a pair of free throws and ajumper. Taylor sunk two free throws and Lucas hit a three to give Penn State a 53-9 lead. A jumper by NJIT's Rayven Johnson stopped the run, but Lucas answered with another three and Greene made a field goal to put the Lady Lions ahead, 58-11.
The Highlanders cut into the Lady Lion lead by going on a 10-6 run up to the 8:15 mark, as Penn State led 66-25. Lucas snapped that run with a jumper in the paint. With 5:09 to go, freshman Candice Agee hit a pair of free throws to put the Lady Lions up 73-30. On the ensuing possession, Studevent hit her second jumper of the game from the baseline. Agee and Edwards capped off a 7-0 run with a post-up layup and a free throw to give Penn State a 47-point advantage.
Penn State extended its lead to a game-high 49 points on a layup by Agee with 2:13 remaining in the contest. The Highlanders closed out the game on a 4-0 run,resulting in the 82-37 Penn State victory.
GAME NOTES: Penn State held NJIT to nine first half points, the fewest allowed by the Lady Lions in a half since giving up seven to Rider back on Nov. 14, 2010 The 21 points by Maggie Lucas moved her into 15th place on Penn State's career scoring chart with 1,445 points, passing Jen Bednarek With five three-pointers, Lucas passed Lisa Shepherd for second place all-time in three-pointers made (234) Lucas' 20-point game is the 38th of her career Senior Nikki Greene's block moved her into a tie for third with Rashana Barnes on Penn State's all-time blocks chart (189) Dara Taylor's eight assists are the most for her in a Lady Lion uniform Alex Bentley matched her career-high in steals with eight, last accomplishing that feat vs. Nebraska on Dec. 30, 2011 The eight steals by Bentley moved her past Nancy Kuhl for seventh place on Penn State's steals list with 264 career thefts Bentley's three made field goals move her into 10th place on the all-time Lady Lion list with 600 Candice Agee tied her career-high in points with eight and set a personal best in steals with two Ariel Edwards eclipsed the 400-point plateau for her career (401).
NJIT (6-7): Olson 1-5 0-0 3, Nwankwo 1-4 5-7 7, Johnson 2-16 0-1 4, Griffin 3-8 3-3 10, Dweck 3-4 0-0 6, Tullis 0-1 0-0 0, Albanese 1-2 0-0 2, Maticka 2-3 0-0 4, Domiterova 0-0 0-0 0, Matejcikova 0-3 1-2 1, Zoric 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 13-47 9-13 37.
PENN ST. (10-2): Nickson 1-3 2-2 4, Greene 5-9 2-2 12, Taylor 1-2 3-4 6, Bentley 3-9 4-6 10, Lucas 7-11 2-2 21, Agee 3-8 2-2 8, East 1-4 1-2 3, Edwards 3-6 3-4 10, Studevent 3-5 0-0 6, Waldner 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 28-61 19-24 82.
Halftime-Penn St. 44-9. 3-Point Goals-NJIT 2-12 (Griffin 1-2, Olson 1-5, Johnson 0-1, Nwankwo 0-1, Tullis 0-1, Matejcikova 0-2), Penn St. 7-10 (Lucas 5-8, Taylor 1-1, Edwards 1-1). Fouled Out-Nwankwo. Rebounds-NJIT 28 (Nwankwo 8), Penn St. 42 (Lucas 8). Assists-NJIT 6 (Albanese, Griffin 2), Penn St. 22 (Taylor 8). Total Fouls-NJIT 16, Penn St. 18. A-7,852.


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Hubs has always told the boys that when they grow up, they have to have a job first, before they can get married. And somehow over time the boys have added that they are going to need a car before getting married, too.
But, in Gray's little (or, really, not so little) mind he was confusing the meaning of it all, and today in the bathtub he was thoughtful, and finally asked, "do I HAVE to get a wife when I get a car?"
Because he really just wants a car. A Jeep that he can drive to church, to be exact.
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How does 2 recent Cup winners playing each other mean "absolutely nothing"?
Sometimes the blind hate for Sid C and the Penguins gets in the way of good hockey around here.
They can play good hockey inside. It'd make a nice game of the week for NBC.
Much of the appeal of the WC comes from the novelty. Novelty that is eroded with over-exposure. Then you have Pittsburgh in a 3rd outdoor game, Rangers in their 2nd and 3rd, Chicago and Detroit both in a second, Philly's already had two... While it's understandable to want the biggest ratings draws in an event like this, and it's nice that some new teams will be featured, they shouldn't do it all in one season.


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Learn from our mistakes
Learn from our mistakes
We are quite familiar with the phase, "We all learn from our mistakes." Nothing smacks you in the face as a poor decision, but, once that mistake is made, it is rarely repeated by the same person. We need to learn from the decision and move forward.
Once in a while, a poor decision is made. It is frustrating that the decision was made, but even more irritating is the feeling of stupidity or naivity that contributed to the choice. And, in those cases, we learned from it but can be too embarrassed to admit the error in judgment and, therefore, others do not learn from it. It is left there for them to make the same poor choice you did, if not advised correctly.
Earlier this week, I took a "limousine" to the airport, which in common terms is a large sedan with a guy in a tie as the driver. The taxi line was going to be a 30-minute wait. We did not ask how much the ride would be, but he was heading to the airport for a pickup anyway, so it was not an inch out of his way. He was a friendly enough fellow, talked about his children in college and had a quaint chat on the 15 minutes to the airport. Once at the airport, we were smacked with a $25 fare which we paid and grumbled under our breath. From there, we hailed a cab to the local baseball field to catch a Saturday spring training game. Again, did not ask ahead of time of the cost, just saw the meter there, and figured, a fare is the same, so take a yellow cab to the game; $26 later, we arrived at the game.
I let my frustration with the transportation subside while I enjoyed the World Champion San Francisco Giants play their second game of spring training and defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers. For the return to the hotel, we were going to have a better plan. While checking out the local Scottsdale area, an extended golf cart was driving around with a very casually dressed guy with a Packer hat. Well, that looked like a good sign (to people from Wisconsin). He asked where we were headed and said, anywhere downtown, but we asked for the cost of the fare. (we were learning) "No cost, just tips", he replied. Pretty good deal, we thought. He dropped us at a local eating establishment, told us to see his buddy the bartender and tell him "EZ "sent us. We found "Slater", enjoyed half-off appetizers and some Phoenix sun. We checked out the area and needed a ride back to the hotel. Not wanting to deal with a $50 cab ride back to the hotel, we weighed our options: go with a random cab company waiting outside the restaurant or call "EZ's Limosine Service". We thought for a bit and decided EZ treated us well earlier, and, afterall, he was wearing a Packer hat. As EZ's car arrived, the customer service person for EZ called to verify that the car had arrived, and we confirmed — just a little extra customer service. However, this time, we asked how much to get us to the hotel, to which the driver replied, $25. We asked him to repeat his charge, and then quickly jumped in the car and headed to the hotel. Half the cost of the initial trip.
So, lessons learned. . . .
1. Just because someone dresses in a tie does not mean they are a better service provider than a casually dressed Packer fan nicknamed EZ.
2. Ask ahead of time what the cost will be, so there are no surprises and scenic routes taken to run up the meter.
3. Reward those who have served you well in the past.
4. Convenience in taking a waiting cab was set aside in favor of a company with a positive previous experience.
Now, these lessons can be applied to much more serious matters involving larger purchases like equipment and repair services. Appearances can be deceiving, ask for costs ahead of time, work with those with proven performance, and select people to work with based on performance and not simply on convenience. And, when we make mistakes, share them with others so they do not repeat your mistakes and hope they do the same for you. Learn from your mistakes and hopefully from others as well.


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I decide to call again and the person answers "Blippitybloppity911?" (that's what it really sounded like to me) and I say "Is this the yarn shop?" and they say "This is Blippitybloppity911" really fast and again- I am confused.
"I'm looking for a knitting store. Are you in Colorado?" And she says "This is the police in (my town), Indiana." I say, "Oh weird! I'm from (my town), Indiana!" Then she says "Is everything ok there?" and now I realize that maybe this person thinks I am being held hostage and trying to disguise it by saying I am calling a yarn shop.
Sooo, I explain that I don't know that happened- I even looked at my phone where it shows the number I dialed and it was the full number for Woolen Treasures. No idea how 911 got called. But, she had to send an officer out anyway just in case.
There I am waiting by the front door, no shower yet that day, with three little spectators peering out, for an officer to come. I explain the situation again and all is well. Much to the boys' dismay, there were no flashing lights and his car was even un-marked. But still, they are now going to be police officers when they grow up and thought it was the coolest thing yet to happen all summer.


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The controversial actress filed a civil suit against Rockstar Games, the makers of Grand Theft Auto V, with the state Supreme Court in New York Wednesday, claiming her likeness was used for a character in the video game without her permission, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The lawsuit claims that character Lacey Jonas is an "unequivocal" reference to the Mean Girls star, 28.
"The portraits of the Plaintiff [Lohan] incorporated her image, likeness, clothing, outfits, Plaintiff's clothing line products, ensemble in the form of hats, hair style, sunglasses, jean shorts worn by the Plaintiff that were for sale to the public at least two years," the suit claims, according to Forbes.
In the game, Jonas hides from paparazzi and asks a main character for a lift. "Please, I'm hardly wearing any makeup," she says.
When the main character fails to recognize her, she says, "I'm really famous! I didn't do anything – this is my average commute."
While Lohan may be convinced the character points to her, buzz around the Web links the blond character to Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Kate Upton.
But, according to a report from NowGamer, the Grand Theft Auto blond beauty is actually model Shelby Welinder.
"It's nice to see all these people referring to me as a porn star and a slut," Welinder said in 2012. "Quite entertaining to say the least. I worked for [Rockstar] and signed a release that said I'd be listed in the game credits."
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Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography
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Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography is be among the first major exhibitions to explore astrophotography as an art genre and, together with its attendant catalogue, present new scholarship in this rapidly-evolving field. The exhibition features 106 images by thirty-five artists from around the world. Nine artists are included by invitation: Michael Benson, Linda Connor, Robert Gendler, Sharon Harper, David Malin, Thomas Ruff, Hans-Christian Schink, Alfred Stieglitz, and Jacqueline Woods. The remaining artists were selected through a juried format.
Starstruck presents the genre through a variety of subjects, from landscapes to deep sky objects, and includes historically significant photographs such as the first successful image of the solar analemma.
Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography is organized by Anthony Shostak, Curator of Education and Lead Curator, Bates College Museum of Art.
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Google started sending out invites to its Google Wave collaboration service back in September. But the search giant now believes the service is ready for prime time and can now be accessed by all.
Wave is a revolutionary new way to keep in contact with people and collaborate on documents and could completely replace email.
The theory is that email (which has been with us for over four decades, believe it or not) is beginning to look a little antiquated, especially when we could be using the features of Web 2.0 with 'waves'.
On that basis, Google plans to release this new system under an open source licence, so that other developers and companies can create their own wave services, and eventually help everyone to replace their current email solutions.
What exactly are these 'waves' that you're talking about?
A wave is best compared to a conversation in an instant messenger, but in the case of a wave, you can chat to yourself or to a whole group of people.
Each wave contains a subwave called a 'wavelet', which focuses on a particular aspect of the main wave, and can be manipulated in much the same way. This means one wave can branch out into a number of other waves, but keep all the original associations.
This may not sound like a killer feature from the outset, but if you subscribe to a mailing list or want to bracket multiple wavelets within the same project wave, then this is a much more elegant solution.
Isn't much of this kind of thing already included in instant messengers such as Google Talk?
By coincidence, waves are actually built on the same Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) that Google Talk uses, but they deal with much more than just instant messaging.
Each wavelet contains entries, known as 'blips', posted by the various collaborators, extension apps, or even automated robots you converse with. These can contain anything, including text and video, and mean that your wave becomes diverse and dynamic, with content that's constantly updated, either from an external source or your fellow collaborators.
I heard somewhere that waves are part of a 'live' protocol?
This is because everybody sees each other's keystrokes in real time. That way we avoid a common problem you'll no doubt have encountered while instant messaging, where one person posts what someone else is about to say, or answers an older question.
By seeing each other's input in real time, you can ensure that responses don't overlap, while being assured that the other collaborators are responding to your input. You can also reply to a particular blip rather than each entry being listed in chronological order.
So where does the document collaboration come in?
A document, in wave terms, contains the content of each blip. You slowly build up and manipulate the various blips to produce in-depth conversations or collaborative papers. You can then embed your wave document into a webpage, so it can act like an interactive and automatically updating wiki. It's also possible to export everything into a final file for printing or sending to your fellow collaborators.
Couldn't it get very messy and confusing, what with everyone doing stuff at once?
It's no more difficult to manage a wave than a Google document or a traditional wiki, and as the creator, you have most control. Once you grant users edit rights, you don't need to approve each change they make. However, unlike these existing methods of collaboration, you can see edits in real time, and can roll them back on a particular section without affecting content added since the change in question.
You can also decide whether or not to make your work public from the outset, or you can publish the final document once you feel it's complete enough.
But won't we miss important tools such as spell-checkers?
You are less likely to suffer from spelling mistakes or grammatical errors than you would with a wiki, thanks to Google's innovative natural language tools. These adapt depending on the context of your writing, and pick the most likely suggestion when it compares against the text that came before.
This means you could type "I have bean eating beens" and have this automatically corrected to the sentence you expected as you type, without the need for any further intervention.
How do I embed other documents and files into this system?
Waves have full support for you to drag and drop files, text snippets or any web content. This will automatically be added to your document as a blip. This makes things much more interactive. As expected, you can also embed other Google services such as calendars, YouTube video, Picasa images and so on into your waves.
What if I no longer want someone to collaborate on my document?
As a document creator, only the people you explicitly specify as collaborators can alter your work. You can remove collaborators at any time and cycle back through the changes they might have made. These features make waves a little more robust for enterprises who may find that disgruntled employees sabotage work before leaving.
However, its usefulness isn't limited to big business – it will also come in handy for you if someone in the group of friends that you're collaborating with disagrees with the general consensus, and starts changing things in their own way.
Before I ditch Google Docs forever, you mentioned extensions?
Google has open-sourced the open-transport layer as well as large swathes of the main code, so developers can build their own extensions using the Wave API. One such extension enables you to embed Twitter feeds into a document, thereby creating a 'twave' and enabling real-time communication over another protocol while still integrating seamlessly into the interface. This can then be extended by programming robots.
Ooh, robots? Tell me more…
Developers can program robots that create blips and respond in particular ways to content in other waves and external websites. They can even respond to you sending them messages, which means you can ask your robot for the latest sports scores and be told instantly.
The API provides Java and Python bindings, so if you found Nick Veitch's tutorials on building a Python bot particularly interesting, you'll be able to apply your skills here to integrate your favourite services. To include your robot in any wave, just add it as a collaborator, and off you go.
But doesn't this mean we're entrusting even more of our data to Google?
Initially, Google will be the only wave provider, but it's offering all potential providers complete use of its Google Wave Federation Protocol (GWFP). This would allow waves from other providers to communicate seamlessly with each other and use security measures such as Transport Layer Security (TLS) and certificate authentication.
We might therefore see other providers spring up, so you could potentially entrust your data to anyone, and move between providers when you choose.
This all sounds awesome, but will it be included in Google Chrome OS?
We can only speculate at this point, as Google has been particularly vague about the features that Chrome OS will have.
In our opinion, it's hard to see Google not including a technology that it's pushing as a new standard in some form or another, especially as Chrome OS could turn out to be a flagship product for the company.
If it isn't, then you needn't worry as the protocol will be cross-platform compatible (through the browser, naturally), as this tends to be important when you're trying to establish a new web standard.
Where can I find out more about waves and what they could do for me?
TechRadar has a piece called Google Wave: what you need to know. There's also a comprehensive guide to waves in this excellent blog post at Mashable. If you're interested in developing extensions or robots for this new platform, head to the Google Wave API pages.
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Generally unclean or grubby person. One who avoids washing regularly. A person of questionable personal hygeine.
Festival Cop 1: See me when I twatted that soap dodger over the head?
Festival Cop 2: Yeah! I knobbled six of the scruffy fuckers today. Filthy fuckers...
Soap Dodger: That's harassment, maan. Babykiller!
Festival Cop 1: Right, you're fucking kneecapped.
Festival Cop 2: Yeah! I knobbled six of the scruffy fuckers today. Filthy fuckers...
Soap Dodger: That's harassment, maan. Babykiller!
Festival Cop 1: Right, you're fucking kneecapped.
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A slang term for people from england. During the early to mid 20th century the english were famous for only washing once a year. The english considered bathing to be bad for the health. Hence the expression that they were adept at dodging the soap.
Hide the cutlery Sheila, I smell a soap dodger approaching.
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Dirty, smelly or generally unkempt person. One who dodges soap.
"Get out of my cab you filthy soapdodger, you reek."
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Some sweaty unwashed scabby lookin fuck
look at that scruffy smelly fucker over there, stinks like a piss stained mattress.. Bet he's a SOAP DODGER, OH AYE!!
Beküldő: Anonymous 2003. augusztus 23.
one who is adept at avoiding bars of soap when thrown at them
Tim is an excellent soap dodger and stayed in the game while his teammates were pummeled with bars of soap. He must have learned his techniques from being a three-time MVP of the more traditional sport dodgeball.
Beküldő: lever 2005. október 12.
a person possessing an irrational fear of being prison raped
yo tommy aint no perp that soap dodger afraid of the cell
Beküldő: Tyrannate 2012. május 21.
generally found in council estates in large british cities,liverpool ,manchester,birmingham and in particular,the east end of glasgow.these "soapdodgers" follow the fortunes of glasgow celtic(see tims)and are well known to steal from they're own filthy kind.
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Half way to "woot". Similar to "whoopy" and "I don't care".
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by Janesy April 07, 2005
n.(or adj), the way a person is when they uncritically believe unsubstantiated or unfounded ideas. Short for "woo woo".(See Russell's definition of woo woo)
Shirley believes that in a past life she was the Jolly Green Giant of Rainbowland. Shirley is very woo.
by roger the fabricator February 24, 2004
This is a sound made right before you give someone a hi-five after they have made a bad joke or an awkward comment.
"Dude, I think I am attracted to one of my aunts."
by u-e March 27, 2005
Seducing a person romantically.
Jacob tried to woo sarah by sending her roses.
by moriejorie October 17, 2010
The great word said by wrestling legend Ric Flair.
Triple H: 'Wasup Ric ?'
Ric Flair: 'Wooo !'
HHH : 'Flair, you're an idiot'
Flair: 'Woo !'
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Flair: 'Woo !'
by J January 12, 2004
followed by 'hoo'. An exclamation. Something that you say at the beginning of a road trip.
woo hoo! i am so psyched!
by sweetness-and-light April 30, 2007
weed mixed with cocaine
they called them woos; you crush up the weed and you smoke it with the cocaine
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AUD507: Auditing Networks, Perimeters, and Systems
- Contents | Schedule | Additional Info
- Instructor: David Hoelzer
The entire course has been fantastic it far exceeded my expectations. I think SANS training is far superior to other training programs.
Paul Petrasko, Bemis Company
This course not only prepares you to perform a comprehensive audit but also provides excellent information to operations for improve network security posture.
Rifat Ikram, State Dept. FCU
One of the most significant obstacles facing many auditors today is how exactly to go about auditing the security of an enterprise. What systems really matter? How should the firewall and routers be configured? What settings should be checked on the various systems under scrutiny? Is there a set of processes that can be put into place to allow an auditor to focus on the business processes rather than the security settings? All of these questions and more will be answered by the material covered in this course.
This track is organized specifically to provide a risk driven method for tackling the enormous task of designing an enterprise security validation program. After covering a variety of high level audit issues and general audit best practice, the students will have the opportunity to dive deep into the technical "how to" for determining the key controls that can be used to provide a level of assurance to an organization. Tips on how to repeatably verify these controls and techniques for continuous monitoring and automatic compliance validation will be given from real world examples.
One of the struggles that IT auditors face today is assisting management to understand the relationship between the technical controls and the risks to the business that these affect. In this course these threats and vulnerabilities are explained based on validated information from real world situations. The instructor will take the time to explain how this can be used to raise the awareness of management and others within the organization to build an understanding of why these controls specifically and auditing in general is important. From these threats and vulnerabilities, we will explain how to build the ongoing compliance monitoring systems and how to automatically validate defenses through instrumentation and automation of audit checklists.
A Sampling of Topics
Audit planning and techniques
Effective risk assessment for control specification
Firewall and perimeter auditing
A proven six-step audit process
Time based auditing
Effective network population auditing
How to perform useful vulnerability assessments
Uncovering "Back Doors"
Building an audit toolkit
Detailed router auditing
Technical validation of network controls
Web application auditing
Audit Tools
You'll be able to use what you learn the day you get home. Five of the six days in the track will either produce or provide you directly with a general checklist that can be customized for your audit practice. Each of these days includes hands-on exercises with a variety of tools discussed during the lecture sections so that you will leave knowing how to verify each and every control described in the class and know what to expect as audit evidence. Each of the five hands on days gives you the chance to perform a thorough technical audit of the technology being considered by applying the checklists provided in class to sample audit problems in a virtualized environment. Each student is invited to bring her own Windows 7 Professional 64 bit or higher laptop for use during class. The ideal laptop will have at least 4 gigabytes of RAM. Laptops with less memory will function for the majority of the exercises, though one or two may be impossible to accomplish with less memory. Macintosh computers running OS X may also be used with VMware Fusion.
A great audit is more than marks on a checklist; it is the understanding of the what the underlying controls are, what the best practices are and why. Sign up for this course and experience the mix of theory, hands-on, and practical knowledge.
|Course Contents
|AUD507.1: Advanced System and Network Auditing
|David Hoelzer
Mon Jun 23rd, 2014
After laying the foundation for the role and function of an auditor in the information security field, this day's material will give you two extremely useful risk assessment methods that are particularly effective for measuring the security of enterprise systems, identifying control gaps and risks, and assisting you to recommend additional compensating controls to address the risk. Nearly a third of the day is spent covering important audit considerations and questions when dealing with virtualization and with Cloud Computing.
In today's information security world, most enterprises are either already moving toward or seriously considering moving toward compliance with any number of a variety of security standards that represent best practice. Is your organization doing this today? Are you running up against any road blocks? Despite implementing controls, are you still dealing with significant compliance problems? The risk assessment discussions covered in this material is for you. One of the key topics covered in this material is an effective risk based method for the specification or selection of controls. Following this discussion, you will be able to analyze an existing set of controls, a business process, an audit exception or a security incident, identifying any missing or ineffective controls. More importantly, perhaps, you will be able to easily identify what corrective actions will eliminate the problem in the future. Included in this material is a tried and true method for conducting audits and presenting findings that will assist the organization to move toward compliance effectively.
The last two sections of the day are spent digging into virtualization solutions. After first examining some of the huge issues and the biggest questions facing us when it comes to Cloud Computing, we dig into significant audit considerations when dealing with the market leader in private cloud implementations: VMware.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
Auditor's Role in Relation to
Basic Auditing and Assessing Strategies
Risk Assessment
The Six-Step Audit Process
Virtualization & Cloud Computing
|AUD507.2: Auditing the Perimeter
|David Hoelzer
Tue Jun 24th, 2014
Focus on some of the most sensitive and important parts of our information technology infrastructure: routers and firewalls. In order to properly audit a firewall or router, we need to clearly understand the total information flow that is expected for the device. These diagrams will allow the auditor to identify what objectives the routers and firewalls are seeking to meet, thus allowing controls to be implemented which can be audited. Overall, this course will teach the student everything needed to audit routers, switches, and firewalls in the real world.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
Detailed audit of a router
Auditing switches
Testing the firewall
Testing the firewall rulebase
Testing third party software
Reviewing logs and alerts
The tools used
|AUD507.3: Web Application Auditing
|David Hoelzer
Wed Jun 25th, 2014
Web Applications have consistently rated one of the top five vulnerabilities that enterprises face for the past several years. Unlike the other top vulnerabilities, however, our businesses continue to accept this risk since most modern corporations need an effective web presence to do business today. One of the most important lessons that we are learning as an industry is that installing an application firewall is not enough!
A portion of the morning will cover all of the underlying principles of web technology and introduce a set of tools that can be used to validate the security of these applications. Throughout the day, all of the OWASP Top Ten issues will be addressed, abstracted into five practical principles of web application design and deployment. The majority of the day will be spent building and working through a checklist for validating the existence and proper implementation of controls to mitigate the primary threats found in web applications through the use of cutting edge techniques and advanced testing methods. Throughout the material time is spent identifying key development requirements, allowing you to provide meaningful feedback into your organization's coding standards.
Several discrete web applications will be examined using these tools and the audit program developed. By the end of the day each student will use the provided high level checklist and detailed instructions throughout the day to perform a comprehensive validation of security controls in at least one full web application.
In addition to designing an audit testing program, time will be spent discussing process remediation for project managers and coding teams.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
|AUD507.4: Microsoft Windows: Auditing & Continuous Monitoring
|David Hoelzer
Thu Jun 26th, 2014
Microsoft's business class system make up a large part of the typical IT infrastructure. Quite often, these systems are also the most difficult to effectively secure and control because of the enormous number of controls and settings within the operating system. This class gives you the keys, techniques and tools to build an effective long term audit program for your Microsoft Windows environment. More importantly, during the course a continuous monitoring and reporting system is built out, allowing you to easily and effectively scale the testing discussed within your enterprise when you return home.
During the course of this day, attendees will have the opportunity to perform a thorough hands on audit of Active Directory servers in class, in addition to the laptop that they bring to class. In addition to covering all of the major audit points in a stand alone Windows system, the course will scale these methods for use within a domain. One of the primary goals of the material presented is to allow the auditor to get away from checking registry settings, helping administrators to create a comprehensive management process that automatically verifies settings. With this type of system in place, the auditor can step back and begin auditing the management processes which generally helps us to be far more effective.
Finally, the course will spend a significant amount of time discussing the more important aspects of Active Directory from an auditor's perspective. We will cover and give you the opportunity to try your hand at querying useful data out of the Active Directory. Throughout the day we will work to build a comprehensive baseline auditing script to automatically audit all of the systems within a domain.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
|AUD507.5: Auditing Unix Systems
|David Hoelzer
Fri Jun 27th, 2014
Students will gain a deeper understanding of the inner workings and fundamentals of the Unix operating system as applied to the major Unix environments in use in business today. Students will have the opportunity to explore, assess and audit Unix systems hands-on. Lectures describe the different audit controls that are available on standard Unix systems, as well as, access controls and security models.
The majority of the day will be spent working hands on with the instructor to create a comprehensive set of auditing scripts that can be used on virtually any Unix system. This set of scripts can be used to either check the security of a system, report on the compliance of the system to a baseline or be used in a change control process to validate a system before patching and subsequently re-generate the system baseline.
Neither Unix nor scripting experience is required for this day's course. The course book and hands on exercises present an easy to follow method with the assistance of the instructor that will allow you to cover scripting and more advanced topics like regular expressions.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
Auditing to Create a Secure Configuration
Auditing to Maintain a Secure Configuration
Auditing to Determine What Went Wrong
|AUD507.6: Audit the Flag: A NetWars Experience
|David Hoelzer
Sat Jun 28th, 2014
This final day of the course presents a capstone experience with additional learning opportunities. Leveraging the well known NetWars engine, students have the opportunity to connect to a simulated enterprise network environment. Building on the tools and techniques learned throughout the week, each student is challenged to answer a series of questions about the enterprise network, working through various technologies explored during the course.
This allows students to immediately put the knowledge gained into practice with these guided challenges. At the conclusion of the day, students are asked to identify the most serious findings within the enterprise environment and to suggest possible root causes and potential mitigations.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
Technologies included in the capstone challenges include:
|Additional Information
|Laptop Required
Audit 507 requires that you bring a fairly modern laptop running 64 bit Windows 7 Business (or higher) operating system. Your computer should additionally have a minimum of 2 gigabytes of RAM. A computer not meeting the RAM and operating system requirements will not be able to run all of the hands-on exercises. Your computer will need a DVD drive and a wireless adapter for you to participate in the exercises in class.
Your laptop must be capable of running the most current version of VMware Player (http://www.vmware.com/products/player/). It is strongly advised that you attempt to download and install VMware Player before coming to class to verify that your laptop can indeed run it successfully.
It is absolutely necessary that you have full administrative rights on your computer for this class. We would strongly recommend that you work with your help desk to have a clean laptop built for the purpose of attending this class. Full administrative rights means that you will need the ability to install software, change system settings, manipulate the registry, possibly disable antivirus, etc. Of course, you can meet this requirement by bringing a laptop with VMware Player already installed and a Windows XP or higher virtual machine installed inside of a virtual machine to which you have full and complete access.
If you have additional questions about the laptop specifications, please contact email@example.com.
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Barborak fights Homestead Exemption elimination
September 19, 2013
LISBON — State Rep. Nick Barborak wants to stop reinstatement of an income requirement needed to qualify for an automatic property tax break available to the disabled or anyone once they turn 65....
Swager The problems with education is not how we are taxed to fund it. It don't make a whole lot difference which pocket they pick to fund it, we are still going to pay. Changing the funding method is not really the answer. The problem is the system is too expensive to operate and does not do the job it should. Both of which are caused by government controls and mandates. We need to get the Federal and State government out of the local school district's operation or we will never see any improvements.
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Barborak must think it is ok to double tax these same affected people with the unconstitutional school taxes. Just a diversion folks. If he and any other so called representative actually cared about their districts they'd have fixed this a long time ago. Some counties did it in defiance of the state. Imagine having to defy both parties and have a judge force the law to be followed. None of these politicians deserve a paycheck.
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"And make it simple and fair. Just give any homeowner over the age of 65 years of age, a fair percentage off their entire property tax. No fuss, no muss." That is the way it is now at least until 2014. What the state is doing is going back to making the senior homestead tax break an income tested discount. Actually what Barborak is doing is fighting to keep the exemption for all people 65 and over as it is now. Imagine that a democrat fighting for a tax break without putting an income limit on it!! I don't care if he is doing it for political gain or not. What he is doing is the right thing to do. I hope he is successful. I really don't get his reason being,that the State is going to have a surplus. The majority of property taxes go to the local schools not the State.
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Why in the heck don't they just do away with the entire joke.
And make it simple and fair. Just give any homeowner over the age of 65 years of age, a fair percentage off their entire property tax. No fuss, no muss.
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Oh great, Booborak is going to be one of those drama queen politicians. The horror of it, those evil republicans cheeped into the halls in the middle of the night and slaughtered 12% of Seniors making over $30,000!! He voted no no no after he was able to sneak through an open window and catch them in the act!!! All the "poor" and retired politicians with salaries and retirements off the backs of the poor declared him a hero for saving them a tax on that first $25,000 on their million dollar homes!!! They cry in unison, we are an "effected group", we don't how we would have survived this terrible economy, we are struggling, those nasty taxpayers don't pay us enough, we deserve that TAX BREAK...HAIL BOOBRACK!!!
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I agree the income test for this exemption is wrong. a persons primary home should not be taxed at all regardless of income or age but if we have to have a test for income who determined that 30,000 is "wealthy" that is slightly above the poverty level. With the increased cost to senior health care caused by the so called affordable health care act all seniors need all the help they can get.
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NS I am a little confused by what you just said. If we are going to have a fair and equal tax plan how much money someone has should not have any bearing on the how much property tax they have to pay. I agree with Mr. Barborak's desire to do away with the income test on this, although I am a little confused by his stand too. I thought the democrats motto was "let the rich pay a little more". Where are our tax cutting republicans on this? They seem to like to talk a good talk but where is their walk on this one. O I forgot they are the ones that dreamed up that returning to income testing for tax exemption for the disabled and retired. I think our republican brethern speak with forked tongue.
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I saw the movie on DVD and it was awesome!! The 2008 Joker is deffinetly better than the 1989 Joker that Tim Burtan did.
ya heath ledger did an amazing job "You know what you have to admire? A Catholic hit man who blesses himself just before he strangles someone."-George Carlin
it would have been funny if in the scene were the police laid out the knifes on the table, if there had also been something stupid like a rubber chicken. mostly they were going for the joker as the homicidal maniac, it would've been funny to have some more elements of the prankster. "When the heavens do not bring forth justice, man must bring it upon himself to do so. That is the meaning of Jinchuu." -Enishi Yukishiro.
he made the joker actually scary as scary as a man wearing makeup can be.
i loved it it was pretty cool
The guy who played the Joker did an extermly good job (he was a very good actor it's to bad he died right after the movie was completed), but the movies it self was not as good as I was expecting.
Heath ledger as the Joker made the show" My generation do you hear the call? Today well watch babylon fall, and witness the birth of Atlantis. What a beautiful time to be alive..."
Some thing would have been good. Even the old gun that has the bang roll out of it. Something, anything.." My generation do you hear the call? Today well watch babylon fall, and witness the birth of Atlantis. What a beautiful time to be alive..."
but it was litel boring from the start so I quit
I thought it was amazing! All the actors did a great job, but Heath did do an amazing job as the Joker! They made the movie fairly realistic and I really really enjoyed it. =D
but really the highlight of the movie was definitely the Joker (crazy and kind of excting :P), I mean really hands down the best character I've seen in the entire franchise!!!
Love... is just a different kind of pain.
The movie was amazing, but mostly because od Heath Ledger as the Joker. Love... is just a different kind of pain.
You really can't compare Nolan's joker to Burton's joker due to the fact that they're two completely different styles. It's like comparing Jack Nicholson's joker to Caesar Romero's joker. Or Danny DeVito as the Peguin in "Batman Returns" to Burgess Meredith as the Penguin in the 1960's TV series. Completely different styles. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely admire both Jokers, but comparing the two is kind of dumb.
very carzy. i liked it
haven't seen it yet but i'm going to though
yeah it is the best that i have seen in so many year's i have it on dvd as well as the bouth of the tim burtan made.
The dark knight is action packed thrill drama movie from Batman film series. It is really amazing movie.
but im sure it was great and i plan on getting it on dvd or blu-ray. and its so sad how heath ledger had to die like he did :/||all i can taste is champagne, and i can't get up without you||
The Dark Knight is tha MOOOOOVY!
You are absolutely write buddy!
The movie is really superb and I think this movie is popular based on the joker roll. He played a good roll in this movie.
He deserve the appreciation!