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Posted 22 September 2011 - 07:25 PM
So anyway I told my teacher that I was pretty sure it was possible to permanently delete a file using an unknowable seed value to overwrite the file with random values. This made the teacher go into a long rant about how I think I know everything and telling me all of his qualifications. Then he went on to explain that no values on a computer are random and once you know the algorithm you can hack any encryption. I tried to explain to him that you may know the algorithm but an unknowable seed value is easily obtained. I'm almost certain I'm right but he humiliated me in front of the whole class... Anyway, what do you guys think? Am I right? If not then why?
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Posted 22 September 2011 - 07:34 PM
There's also the Gutmann Method, though I know little about it's necessity.
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Posted 22 September 2011 - 07:42 PM
The standard practice that I know of for permanently deleting a file is to write over it will all zeros, then write over it with all ones, then write over it a few times with random bits, and then to smash the hard-drive enclosure with a hammer and discard of it in protected land-fill.
As for truly random numbers -- electronic slot machine regulations in some jurisdictions actually require truly random numbers, not just pseudo-random numbers. These are generated from a real RNG device (which measure entropy from radiation, decay, thermal noise, etc), not a PRNG algorithm, and it is truly impossible to predict the output numbers, even if you know how it works.
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Posted 22 September 2011 - 07:43 PM
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Posted 22 September 2011 - 07:50 PM
In software, the best you can do is write to the drive random bits 13-25ish times. Otherwise, wiping the drive with industrial magnets or causing the platters physical/chemical damage is your best chance of obscuring the data on the drive. Blossum's links are good.
So you're both kind of right; 'just' deleting a file won't do it. Even overwriting garbage won't do it, but you can eventually get to a state where the information is sufficiently obscured to be considered 'lost'.
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Posted 22 September 2011 - 08:02 PM
Even if you write over a file with (unknowing) random bits, forensic analysis can still detect the original values of the bits in some cases.
The standard practice that I know of for permanently deleting a file is to write over it will all zeros, then write over it with all ones, then write over it a few times with random bits, and then to smash the hard-drive enclosure with a hammer and discard of it in protected land-fill.
As for truly random numbers -- electronic slot machine regulations in some jurisdictions actually require truly random numbers, not just pseudo-random numbers. These are generated from a real RNG device (which measures entropy from radiation, decay, thermal noise, etc), not a PRNG algorithm.
Even that would be less effective than what I proposed since you are effectively reducing the magnetic field, increasing the field, and lastly using a PRNG algorithm to scramble it. To recover the data one would need hyper sensitive equipment to read off the data then reduce the values down to get the background noise. Then you simply read the bits that make up the header of an NTFS or FAT file system and run them through an algorithm to reverse PRNG randomization with every single possible seed value. You then amplify the background noise yet again and check to see if the data matches the standard header for that file system.
But if you avoid knowable headers you can just overwrite the data once with random values and result in almost absolutely irreversible deletion.
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Posted 22 September 2011 - 08:08 PM
No. If I write '4' on a sheet of paper, then you erase it and write '7' in it's place, I can still see the imprint of the 4 on the paper.
you can just overwrite the data once with random values and result in almost absolutely irreversible deletion.
You've got to repeat this process many times until there's too many imprints there to make out any specific one....
And then you've got to burn it to be sure.
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Posted 22 September 2011 - 09:29 PM
Not positive how it works, but I'd presume it estimates what the original file would look like after being overwritten a bunch of times, then produces a bunch of data that is expected to have the inverse of what the original file would have looked like resulting in neither set of data appearing to have ever existed. THIS EXPLANATION IS PURELY CONJECTURE ON MY PART, but the first paragraph stuff I did skim a paper on, and that appeared to be what they set up.
When I have to be certain something is erased and not recoverable... I use this tool:
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Posted 22 September 2011 - 10:00 PM
Speaking of destroying HDs I put one on an industrial magnet before. Once you flick that switch anything on those platters are gone. (High frequency AC ftw?)
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Posted 22 September 2011 - 10:55 PM
Pretty simple system. If you have a blank HD and you write a file and want to remove that file write the XOR of it over the original data. It's even wear on the HD. Reading doesn't change the value for a magnetic drive so you've essentially just set all bits evenly.
Speaking of destroying HDs I put one on an industrial magnet before. Once you flick that switch anything on those platters are gone. (High frequency AC ftw?)
Simply using XOR with same data is probably not a good idea.
I am assuming you are thinking that the net result will consist of all zeroes, hence my two points to ignore below.
Let's ignore that we have...:
1. Rotating platter (can't predict exactly where on one sector data will be written)
2. Encoding schema (data represented in memory != data represented on disk)
This allows us to assume the unlikely event that you will manage to write each bit of information on the exact same spot as the original data and that the data is formatted the same in memory as on disk. Even being one microsecond off would leave revealing peaks that would make recovery easy.
EDIT: my visualization was faulty so I removed it, and I have a strange feeling this is just some hypothetical rambling, but I am tired from being up all night. See my last line that really sums this up. ;)
Reality is different. You can't predict where within a sector data will be written. In fact all data inside one sector has to be rewritten even though you just want to update a part of it.
How can you manage to hit exactly the one bit of information you want to change on a rotating platter? Answer: You read the whole sector with related and unrelated data, change the bit of information you want to change and write the whole sector again. (With sync mark to identify the start of the sector and a gap so you don't overwrite the start of the sector you just wrote.)
Encoding schemas may also complicate things further. By XOR-ing the original data you WON'T get a XOR-ed result written to the disk. (Have a look at MFM encoding for instance, although it is not relevant today, I remember the good old Amiga and trackmo's.)
I would suppose just writing a few passes of pseudorandom data would suffice for most users here, and for those the rest there are probably already existing policies on how to handle sensitive data.
NOT TO mention that reading the data from the disk, then XOR-ing it with the same data, and then write it back would in effect be just writing all zeroes in the first place...
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 02:03 AM
Basically, short of physical destruction by shattering the platter, you can't absolutely guarantee data destruction, you just have to do a good enough job that its more trouble than its worth, as sophisticated analysis becomes expensive quite quickly.
SSD drives throw another wrench in the works, because wear-leveling algorithms mean that the same part of the logical file is almost never written to the same physical flash cell -- meaning that, even if you over-write it a thousand times, its still very likely that the original data is sitting in some flash cell untouched. By reading directly from the flash chips themselves, researchers have been able to easily recover data from SSDs. The drive interface/firmware of these drives do not expose any way to address a specific flash cell, so you simply can't overwrite data at will.
For data integrity, encrypted volumes are probably a better bet, and if you need to work with the data as decrypted files, create and decrypt them to a RAM disk to make sure they never tough persistent storage. While you're at it, make sure the pagefile and hibernation files are disabled too... Those files are another back door to reading your data, if something sensitive happened to be in ram when when it was paged out, or when you put your computer into deep sleep.
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 03:20 AM
Anyway, with magnetic media, once you magnetise the surface, it's difficult to restore that surface in its original state. Magnetic domains under the platter surface could be still aligned well enough to extract meaningful data. Your best bet is to overwrite the same area with alternating bit states, then random data, then more alternating bit states... etc, until the original data has eroded enough to fall under the noise floor of the scanning probe analysis equipment. This procedure is a bit like degaussing the magnetised surface and then swamping it with noise.
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 04:47 AM
There are very few people in this world that have to actually worry about someone renting an electron microscope to retrieve erased data. I would guess that no one on this website is doing something worthy of that kind of expense. For practical purposes, just filling the drive with random garbage several times would be enough that no one would be willing to go through the trouble of retrieving it. Especially when you could do cheaper things like just bugging your keyboard, since the data they're after is probably something you're still trying to use.
However, theoretically, your data is there and will always be there, short of physical destruction. It's an analog world, and everything you touch you leave a part of you behind. It's just a matter of finding the right tool to find it.
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 07:41 AM
There's also the Gutmann Method, though I know little about it's necessity.
Which is nice if you happen to stumble upon a deLorean and travel back to 70s and need to recover 8 inch flopies or an odd HDD that happened to use MFM.
Drives today tend to use PRML or EPRML, which is several generations and ages beyond that. It's not even reliable, PR is partial response, so even at best the signal is unreliable.
Regarding electron microsopes - MFM peak disk capacity was 10MB on 5 inch drive and several platters. Tracks on those could be viewed with almost regular microscope. Today, such drive would house several TB. MFM also suffered from mechanical issues, when a track was rewritten the mechanics were not accurate enough to it slightly deviated and left old track partially recoverable.
Electron microscopes don't really work that way. They need the sample to be treated and even then, it has never been published, not even for MFMs which were shown to be recoverable.
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One could point out that drives use robust recovery methods due to that (Reed Solomon codes) which one could use to reconstruct the data. But, if data X with CRC 7 is rewritten, the result will be Y with CRC 3. So both pieces change and the CRC would only correct for Y.
I have not heard or seen any published document that would demonstrate recovery of deleted data on post MFM drives. A theory appears here and there, but not a single proof, not even for a handful of bits. All recovery companies only deal with recovering data from physical damage. Another detail is that what you write is almost completely irrelevant. Whether random, XOR or zeros, it's all the same, it destroys old data. The pattern written on media is also not 1:1, so writing 0 will not result on 8 values of 0 on platter.
It's simply an urban myth. It sounds romantic that there is some deus ex machina possibility, but it has never been done.
One thing I have experienced and will vouch for: dd. As demonstrated by a sysadmin who ran it on my production machine and switched the in/out parameters while doing backup. It's super effective.
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 03:44 PM
It's simply an urban myth. It sounds romantic that there is some deus ex machina possibility, but it has never been done.
It may be possible for very well funded governmental institutions or multinational corporations, but these would probably have much easier and much more cost effective ways to gain the relevant information. The weakest link in the information chain is always a human.
An electron microscope can't be used for that. You'd need a magnetic force microscope (ironically also called MFM), which is even more expensive.
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A Churchill County school bus crashed into a ditch on Testolin Road at about 1:30 p.m., according to Churchill County Sheriff Cpt. Jon Haugen.
The bus carried three children and the driver, none of who were seriously injured according to Haugen and Churchill County School District interim Superintendent Bus Scharmann.
Scharmann said the driver, Susan Taddo, 58, of Fallon declined medical treatment and was heartbroken over the accident. The children, ages 9-13, were transported to Banner Churchill Community Hospital with minor injuries.
"It was a slow roll over," Haugen said.
According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, the bus was travelling northbound on Testolin Road between Lazy Heart Road and Union Lane. Taddo veered to the right side of the road when an oncoming crew of tree trimmers from West Coast Arborists approached in the southbound lane of the dirt road.
The bus slid off the embankment about 100 feet from a nearby home. The bus landed on its side with the sliding door pinned against the ground.
"It looks like she came up on the shoulder and it gave out," Haugen said.
The ditch, meanwhile, only carried about 6 inches of water. The WCA crew of Temo Lopez, Travis Hettinger and Michael Wesner jumped in, pried the back door of the bus open and escorted the children and Taddo out of the bus.
"We were passing each other and it got too far over," Hettinger said. "My heart stopped. We pulled up, jumped out and tried to get that emergency door open."
Lopez, 40, Hettinger and Wesner, both 28, and all of Fallon, said the accident was shocking.
Lopez has an elementary-aged son who attends E.C. Best and said his son was all that went through his mind as he jumped into the ditch.
"The kids were OK until they got up (on the road) and it all of sudden hit them," Lopez said. "They started crying. I have a kid who rides the school bus and it freaked me out."
Hettinger and Wesner said it took the men about 5 minutes to pry open the back door. Scharmann and McAfee said the door may have been jammed due to the force of the busing crashing into the ground.
Nevertheless, once the men busted the door open, they took the children to safety. Taddo, meanwhile, was able to wriggle free from her seat belt, according to Hettinger.
As for the cause of the accident, NHP Area Lieutenant Andy McAfee reported Taddo said she may have "unnecessarily moved" too far to the right as the WCA trucks came closer.
NHP has taken over the investigation, according to McAfee. Numerous ambulances, sheriff's deputies and fire crews from Naval Air Station Fallon arrived on the scene.
"She's physically OK," Scharmann said of Taddo. "She's pretty upset she let this happen."
Taddo was recognized in July 2012 by CCSD trustees for winning the conventional bus category during the 34th annual Road-eo held in Reno.
She nearly won Top Gun award presented to the driver who compiles the most points from each of the three categories. Taddo is in her third year with CCSD after previously driving transit buses to assist special needs students for a school district in California.


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"We remember the people who affect our lives the most, either good or bad," according to the keynote speaker at the North Central Ohio Educational Service Center's annual opening day teacher convocation.
International speaker John O'Leary told of the challenges that allowed him to become a college graduate, business owner, hospital chaplain, ambassador for Big Brothers, Big Sisters, and husband and father.
At 9, O'Leary was burned on 100 percent of his body, 80 percent with third-degree burns.
During the 90-minute presentation, "Ignite Your Life," O'Leary discussed how to thrive in the year 2013-14 with three words: love, why and more.
O'Leary told the audience about specific people who made his journey a success. He spoke of the doctors, nurses and teachers who helped him through the tough times.
O'Leary said the power of love is the foundation for everything.
"Love is the strongest motivator," O'Leary said. "Love encourages, and love spreads."
Educators have to remember the little ones they serve may not always have that love others have had, O'Leary said.
O'Leary said of the importance of turning a negative into a positive and learning what or who you are fighting for, "because what you fight for matters," he said.
O'Leary said he sees his tragedy as a gift.
"The power of more opens you up to doing more throughout your lives," O'Leary said. "This is the first day of your lives, remember it is always about love, go out and do great."
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Music producer Phil Ramone passed away Saturday morning in New York, his family confirmed to CNN. He was 72.Called the "Pope of Pop," Ramone won 14 Grammys throughout his five-decade career and worked with some of the industry's top artists, including Madonna, Bob Dylan, Burt Bacharach, Aretha Franklin, Paul McCartney and Frank Sinatra.Remember other celebrities we've lost this yearFollowing news of his death, many of his collaborators released statements or tweeted to pay their respects."I always thought of Phil Ramone as the most talented guy in my band.... The music world lost a giant today," Billy Joel said. Stevie Wonder called him "the star of stars behind the stars."Glee star Matthew Morrison tweeted, "Today the music business and the world lost a music icon in Phil Ramone. I am honored that I had the opportunity to work with him on my forthcoming album, which I dedicate to him.""I'm filled with sadness at the news of Phil Ramone's passing. He was a great friend and made music the right way," Josh Groban wrote.Ramone is survived by his wife Karen Ichiuji-Ramone and their three sons.
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Volunteering: Does it really help?
29 May 2006
by Jan Taylor
You would have to be pretty soulless to remain unmoved by Africa's current woes. Thanks to TV news, tales about Africans dying on an epic scale from famine, war and disease, seem to intrude almost daily into our comfortable lives here in the developed world. So what's to be done?
We can lobby our politicians about Third World debt (while accepting that their actions are rarely altruistic and are never as `generous' as they appear). Or we can give to charities (while wondering how much gets through to those who actually need it). But there is another option: you can cut out the middlemen and go to troubled countries direct, offering practical service as a volunteer. But this, too, presents dilemmas.
Earlier this year I fulfilled a lifelong ambition by spending a month as a volunteer in Tanzania. I am in my mid-50s, now free of commitments that would previously have held me back, I am fit, and reasonably secure financially. So I signed up with the US-based agency Global Service Corps to work on a sustainable agriculture project. The reaction of friends and family to this news was in itself interesting. Some were impressed that I could countenance the prospect of roughing it for four weeks: for some of my girlfriends, for instance, life without the use of a hairdryer for so long would be unthinkable. But others clearly disapproved. Their arguments – although much more politely phrased – focused on the dangers of creating a dependency culture among Africans, or of patronising them: was it really appropriate, they questioned, to intervene and tell them how to run their lives? It was obvious that one or two of my acquaintances even felt that we do `happy' Africans no favours at all by introducing them to the wealth that bring so much misery to our own society.
But if 30 years of journalism have taught me anything, it's not to make prior assumptions. So off I went with what I hoped was an open mind. I'm glad I did. For the experience probably did far more for me than it did for the wonderful Tanzanians I met.
As part of the exercise, my American volunteer colleague Rachel and I were assigned to visit a group of farmers in the village of Ambrea Moivaro in northern Tanzania. Our brief was to see how well they were assimilating the principles of sustainable farming (previously taught by GSC) into their daily practice and to help with queries. On the surface this was a bit rich. They farm for a living, while I have a small, rather unkempt garden that supports a bedraggled selection of shrubs: I have never knowingly eaten anything from it. That this was not a patronising exercise was thanks to a number of more subtle factors. For a start, we were accompanied by Evans Javason – an African whose knowledge of bio-intensive agriculture far outshone our own. He was our translator and generally co-ordinated proceedings, making it clear that this was an African-led incentive, to which Rachel and I, as representatives from the developed world, were indicating our support. As exotic outsiders, we provided interest that drew people's interest in methods to improve soil fertility, and as such justified our presence.
But it didn't stop there. When the difficulties of water harvesting and storage were raised, Rachel had personal experience on which to draw. When the best ways to market surplus produce were being debated, my professional knowledge proved useful. In this way, we were both able to bring something to the party that would not otherwise have been available – and in a way that was not remotely patronising.
But what about creating a dependency culture? Nobody wants Africans to laze around assuming that others will pick up the bill. Of course, when people are actually on the brink of starvation, hand-outs are the only things keeping them alive. But initiatives like GSC's Sustainable Agriculture project aim to prime and point the way: we were introducing them to better ways of farming, but we were definitely not going to do the work for them!
Our Urony farmers were kind, generous, hard working and intelligent. But it was clear that things we take for granted, like education and access to credit, are simply not available to them. With an average annual income of around $200, they cannot afford to educate their children so there is little chance of escape to better things. And although the construction of a few concrete tanks to capture water during the wet season would greatly lessen the problem of drought during the rest of the year, without the money for this, and with no realistic credit facilities, they were stymied.
The upshot is that Rachel and I have also been helping by drumming up finances for the concrete wells. Our reasoning is that better irrigation means better crops means better income – and that this can help to fund education and healthcare. Far from creating dependency, it will, we hope, provide the kickstart liberating them to create greater independence for themselves.
And that can make you feel like Bill Gates. I am far from rich in my own country, but in that environment, we saw how the sacrifice of small sums to us could make a huge difference to them. And what a privilege that is! I still can't get over how fortunate I was to meet Agnes. This dear little soul is the daughter of one of the Urony farmers – a single mother whose life is one long struggle to make ends meet. With very little education, her options in life were negligible. However, for a relatively small sum each year, I am paying for an education for her that will transform her prospects. At the same time, I have secured a life-long link with a group of people I grew very fond of and with a country of stunning, if improperly exploited, beauty.
First hand experience of real poverty is shocking. It is difficult to understand what it means to have virtually nothing until you see it for yourself. More than ever I realise how lucky we are in the developed world to be born into affluence. Yet there is so much about the Tanzanian way of life that I envy. The generosity of people who have so little is humbling, and their politeness and concern for each other make our society seem greedy, selfish and uncaring. The adoption of our `values' is that last thing one would wish on them.
Perhaps poverty is better for the soul than wealth. But surely nobody relishes a life cut short by need and preventable disease. There has to be a balance, but where that lies is a question I will leave to others. In the meantime, I will cherish my link with Africa and the mutual, beneficial exchange it provides, while recommending volunteering as a truly life changing experience.


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Santa Fe Opera announces 2013 season
World premiere of "Oscar," based on the life of Oscar Wilde, by composer Theodore Morrison, with libretto by Morrison and John Cox. Countertenor David Daniels will sing the title role.
First Santa Fe production of Rossini's "La donna del lago," featuring Joyce DiDonato.
Offenbach: "The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein," with Susan Graham in the title role.
Mozart: "The Marriage of Figaro," revival of 2008 production, with Susanna Phillips as the Countess.
Verdi: "La traviata," revival of 2009 production.
In addition, there will be two special concerts:
Wagner "Wesendonck Lieder," Britten "Cabaret Songs" and Wagner-Liszt piano transcriptions, with soprano Christine Brewer and pianist Frederic Chaslin (marking the Wagner bicentenary and Britten centenary)
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Synchro ever @ future Olympic or X Games??: comments from USFS
Excerpt from a US Figure Skating Q and A yesterday (Feb 26) on assorted subjects (i.e., most unrelated to synchro):
Tammy Luc Brooks asked
When will synchronized skating become an Olympic sport? How can we make this happen? Can it become an X-games event?
U.S. Figure Skating answered
Frankly, we dont know if or when Synchronized Skating will become an Olympic event. The sport has more than a decade of international championships as well as worldwide participation but the process is a tough one for a sport to become added to the Games and the decision is ultimately out of our hands. We will continue to support Synchronized Skating and we would love the discipline to some day be contested at the Olympics. For now, we are extremely excited to be hosting this years World Synchronized Skating Championships in Boston this April. We dont feel Synchronized Skating has a future in the X-Games.
Sorry if a new thread is overkill for just the few general words above.
I don't know a thing about synchro, but from Sochi-related threads, I have the impression that its prospects as a possible Olympic sport is a matter of interest.
Mods, sorry that I accidentally started this thread in the wrong place. I intended to put it in the "General" synchro folder. If you think it belongs there, please move it. Thx.


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Indicates presence of a hazard. Installed 5 to 15 meters before danger.
Indicates that mobile snowguns are installed in the trail (even if they are not in operation) or when permanent snowguns are in operation. Installed at the entrance to the trail and at each entry point.
Indicates that access to the trail is closed. Installed at the start of the trail and at each entry point. This sign is placed behind the rope and bamboos.
Indicates that grooming machines are at work. Installed at the entrance to the trail and at each entry point. This sign is accompanied by the Trail Closed sign and is placed behind the rope and bamboos.
Installed at the entrance of certain trails (ex: Émotion, Brasse Camarade, Bouleaux, Buzz) where conditions are usually good but where unmarked objects are permanently present. (rocks, branches, stumps.)
Indicates that part of the trail or the entire trail is reserved for gate training or for a race.
Indicates the presence of moguls in the trail. Installed at the entrance of the trail and at each access point when there are moguls that cannot be seen from the entrance.
Indicates the presence of many rocks that cannot be seen and that are not marked on the trail. Installed at the entrance to the trail and at each entry point.
|Marginal Conditions
Shows a narrowing of the trail Installed 5 to 15 metres above the site.
Indicates the presence of uncovered rocks, spots, ice, etc. The trail is about to be closed and it must still be a possible to go down it with a ski patrol sled. Installed at the entrance of the trail and each entry point.
Snowmobile trail sign (one route on the South Side, one route on the North Side). Sign placed on blind spots for skiers or snowmobiles.
You must yield to the other skiers.
|Obstacle marking
|Trail Edge Boundary
|Narrow Trail
2 or 3 bamboos inclined toward the direction the skier must take.
2 bamboos installed above an obstacle (indicated that skiers can avoid the obstacle on its right or left).
Installed where there is a marked difference between two surfaces. Bamboos installed straight, visible from one to the next with less than 10 meters in between.
Bamboo indicating the direction that must be taken by the skier on top of the trail, followed by bamboos installed straight, visible from one to the next with at least 10 meters in between, giving the limits of the open trail.
There are many snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and hiking trails around the mountain. Enjoy also our designated areas for climbing the mountain on alpine touring skis. No matter which area you chose to climb, plan your way down! Tremblant offers 96 trails on 4 different sides. Ensure you go down a trail that will lead you back to your starting point or to your planned arrival point. More details about accessible trails and safety rules
Regardless of your equipment – alpine skis, snowboards, telemark skis, cross-country skis and specialized equipment for people with disabilities – ensure that you always follow the Mountain Code of Conduct; it's your responsibility!Here are guidelines for all activities other than gliding sports planned for the ski area:
Tremblant's snowparks adhere to the Smart Style Code of Conduct. Follow these simple guidelines which can be summarized in four main points.
On the slopes, our ski patrollers ensure our guests' safety through prevention and first aid services. They play a key role on the mountain.
The primary safety consideration is to ski and ride in a controlled and responsible manner. Be safety conscious, it is your responsibility!


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A Rich town near Lake forest. Kids in this town drink, smoke, and gamble alot. Most girls are hot but have been around the block a couple of times or haventeven been up to bat.
Dude tina's hot but shes been around the block like 4 times
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a preppy town mainly rich kids their high school is one of the best in illinois. there is alot of stores there
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A boring town north of Chicago in which there is nothing to do except shop. Part of My Best Friends Wedding was filmed there.
Dude, let's go to Vernon Hills and have some fun. Oh wait, there is nothing there. Nevermind.
viết bởi Get Lost 03 Tháng năm, 2005
A town filled with carnie circus folk-like beings. it also feaures scum of the earth dwellings used to house the carnie folk and thier VW jetta's. Painted Pengiun in Hawthorn mall is the headquartes for the scum to orginize the spreding of thier scummyness throughout Bloomington-Normal
Shira and her carnie friends work at Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills
viết bởi Grossi 31 Tháng bảy, 2006
A town with inhabitants so scumy that its neighboring town, Libertyville paid its inferior high school so they would not infest theirs. Its countless strip malls make for no taxes and cheap living if you're into zero scenery and ugly townhomes. With its losing sports teams and embarassing academics, Vernon Hill's only claim to fame is that 2 minutes of My Best Friend's Wedding was shot there.
Vernon Hills is the sewer of the noth shore.
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Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront
Formerly Hotel 71, the Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront hotel is a full-service hotel is just steps from The Loop – Chicago's theatre and cultural district – and several renowned Chicago business headquarters. Access the legendary Magnificent Mile, a mere stroll across the Chicago River nearby.
Visit this historic renovated inn with its 65 delightful rooms and suites. Family rooms with mini kitchens, spacious Parlor rooms furnished with selected antiques, or Signature Suites with marble Jacuzzi baths available. Free WiFi is available in all of our rooms and an internet station is available in the lobby. Located in the heart of Oak Park, the Write Inn is close to shopping, Frank Lloyd Wright walking tours, and the Hemingway Museum. Travel to Chicago is fast and convenient as the Write Inn is only 2 blocks north of Chicago's Green Line. Features the fine cuisine of Hemmingway's Bistro.
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An alternative to hotels with 13 vintage apartment suites in a neighborhood setting. It is a wonderful base for visitors who want to see Chicago's many museums or catch a ball game or are here on business.
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DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - 220 rooms including 56 private concierge-floor rooms. Convenient to McCormick Place and Oak Brook. Complimentary Midway Airport shuttle available. Meetings to 600 people, banquets to 360.
The Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel is located close to 900 N. Michigan Ave., Bloomingdales, Water Tower, and Oak Street Beach.
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DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center will boast 500 luxurious state of the art guest rooms featuring the Westin Heavenly Bed & Bath. Visit Westin Workout powered by Reebok to jumpstart your day or unwind at Harry Caray's Holy Mackerel! American Fish House.
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Overlooking Lake Michigan, this hip hotel is close to many prime downtown attractions. Indulge in the hotel's Bliss Spa, sip a cocktail at the 33rd-floor Whiskey Sky bar that offers amazing panoramic views and dine on Mediterranean dishes at Wave.
Discover extraordinary amenities at W Chicago - City Center. From imaginative cuisine and in-room dining to bold beverages and top technology, we've got you covered. Connect at the WIRED Business Center. Relax with a soothing in-room massage treatment—or energize at FIT. For all other requests, our Whatever/Whenever® service and concierge are always on call. Just ask.
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28 rooms. All suites. On site exercise facilities. Outdoor pool. All of our fully furnished and privately owned apartments allow guests to feel like they never left home. Our "central to everything" location puts you steps from Michigan Ave, shopping, Oak Street Beach, CTA Red Line, and all of the best restaurants Chicago has to offer.
University Quarters Bed & Breakfast & Suites
University Quarters is housed on the first and second floors of a restored vintage greystone that's located half a block from the University of Chicago campus. Explore the historic Hyde Park and Kenwood neighborhoods (President Obama's stomping ground!). The Museum of Science and Industry and Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House are nearby.
Full-service facility. A total of 166 guest rooms, accessible to downtown Chicago. Banquets up to 100, small meetings, parties.
Under the Ginkgo Tree Bed & Breakfast
A magnificent Queen Anne Victorian Home built around 1890, air conditioned, with a wrap around front porch. Located one block from Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio; savor a light breakfast in our elegant dining room or bright homey kitchen; weather permitting, breakfast on the veranda; 20 minutes from downtown Chicago and all the museums and points of interest. Also, not your ordinary meeting place, host your next event in a warm gracious setting. Non-Smoking establishment and use only green products for cleaning. Now offering wi-fi throughout the house.
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Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
Soaring 92 stories above the Loop and North Michigan Avenue, Trump International Hotel & Tower® Chicago is a showcase of bold style and engaging design, polished stainless steel and iridescent-tinted glass. It is the tallest reinforced concrete building in the world, and downtown Chicago's most enviable address.
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TownePlace Suites by Marriott Naperville
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - The perfect relocation hotel for extended-stay travelers. Providing studio & one- or two- bedroom suites with refrigerator, stove top, microwave. Free deluxe continental breakfast, high-speed wireless access, indoor pool/whirlpool. 100% smoke-free hotel!
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DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - 125-room new, moderately priced all suite hotel by Marriott designed for travelers who will be away from home for a week or months at a time.
All suite hotel featuring our "Morning Break" breakfast, "In a Pinch" market, and complimentary high speed wireless internet. Our Suites are 30% larger than a standard hotel room and feature fully equipped kitchens.
70,450 square foot Convention Center features 18 versatile meeting rooms with the ability to accommodate up to 4,000 making this the ideal location for trade shows, conventions and social events. Ample free parking!
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Whether you call it the "L" or the "El", an elevated experience is exactly what to expect at Thompson Chicago. British design icon Tara Bernerd turns her worldly, eclectic sensibility to eleven, with the loft-like, urban industrial bones of the lobby and lounge accented with warm American woods and clean, mid-century lines throughout our unique downtown Chicago hotel. Now imagine your own luxe studio in the skies overlooking the hip Gold Coast neighborhood's leafy streets, with the Chicago skyline and Great Lake waterscape daring you to look away.


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At least 11 projects totaling more than $1 billion are in the works or have just been completed, most of it at the two ends of downtown Buffalo – the waterfront and the Medical Campus.
Hard hats already dot the landscape near Canalside, where the former Memorial Auditorium site is being transformed and the neighboring Donovan Building rebuilt.
At the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, four projects, including a new University at Buffalo medical school and a new children's hospital, are expected to be built and opened in the next four years. They join the $291 million Gates Vascular Institute, which opened next to Buffalo General Medical Center last year.
Taken together, it is a level of activity that hasn't been seen in Buffalo for at least 20 to 30 years.
"It's been decades," said Andrew Rudnick, president and CEO of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership. "It's making people believe that there is a real estate development environment here that's far more positive than it's been in a long time, which begets more real estate development."
The boom promises to further transform the Buffalo Niagara economy, making it less dependent on the manufacturing and transportation industries that have dominated the region since the 1800s. Most of the 11 projects provide new facilities for health care, medical technology, higher education and tourism. Advocates hope the projects will attract attention, visitors and new residents from outside Western New York.
Among the projects planned or under way:
• The former Memorial Auditorium site is being transformed into replica canals, including a winter outdoor ice rink, retail, office and restaurant space.
• Benderson Development Co. is turning the former Donovan State Office Building into a Courtyard by Marriott hotel and offices for the Phillips Lytle law firm.
• The Buffalo Sabres plan to build a hotel, two indoor rinks and indoor parking on the Webster Block in front of First Niagara Center. Groundbreaking on the $123 million project is scheduled for March.
• At the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, plans are moving forward on a new $375 million University at Buffalo medical school to be built above the metro station on Main Street at Allen Street.
• The new $200 million John R. Oishei Children's Hospital at Ellicott and High streets is scheduled for completion in 2016.
• Catholic Health System announced it will build a six-story, $46 million headquarters and training facility, extending the Medical Campus downtown. The facility will go up at the foot of the Kensington Expressway, between Elm, Oak and Genesee streets.
• Roswell Park Cancer Institute is building a $50 million, 11-story clinical sciences center planned on the northwest corner of Michigan Avenue and Carlton Street, abutting the cancer center's main hospital building.
• Kaleida Health has consolidated its skilled nursing facilities into the new Highpointe on Michigan facility.
"Right now, if you look at Western New York in general, those are your two hot spots," said Robert G. McDonnell, vice president for sales and leasing at Ciminelli Real Estate Corp., referring to the Medical Campus and Canalside. Ciminelli is building the 300,000-square-foot Conventus facility at Main and High streets, tied to the medical school and the new children's hospital.
Just outside the city core, growth continues at Larkinville, where Howard Zemsky's bet on an enormous old manufacturing warehouse has paid tremendous dividends. The Larkin at Exchange Building is full, and Zemsky has revived other nearby buildings, creating an active community and public space, and attracting new investment into two other facilities in the neighborhood.
The Hamister Group bought the Tishman Building at Lafayette Square with plans for a hotel and its new headquarters. Mark Croce has renovated three floors of Statler City and wants to put a boutique hotel at Franklin and Huron streets. Other developers, such as Jake Schneider, have undertaken other projects.
"Historically, we never had one hot spot. Now we've got three. And look at the amount of money and investment that's taken place," said James R. Militello, president of JR Militello Realty. "People want to be here, and there's room for new and improved assets. Every time a new asset is brought online here, it seems to do pretty well."
Why now?
Some of the development – especially the $375 million University at Buffalo medical school – is the result of government investment. But the far larger private development has been enabled by economic forces, business executives say, especially renewed lending and low interest rates.
"There is more money flowing in the system, and the cost of utilizing that money is very low. and so things that might have been hanging around for a while are all happening now," said Rudnick of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership. "Those might be independent of each other, but they're all products of those macro drifts."
The HSBC vacuum
The owners, Seneca One Realty LLC, have said it will explore mixed uses for the building. But many are concerned about how so much empty space will affect the city's real estate market.
"Until we know if there's going to be a reuse or what's available on the office side of things, the plans are sort of unclear," said Shana Stegner, director of office sales and leasing for CBRE in Buffalo. "There will be an impact on the market. How much will be figured out in 2013."
Beyond HSBC, the building boom will create vacancies in older buildings.
"New development and redevelopment will leave older office space vacancies behind," said David Schiller, associate broker and director of sales for Pyramid Brokerage Co. "As painful as this may appear to many ... renewal of the inventory is a natural, expected process, and it is good to see it occur in Buffalo."
Downtown living
"Downtown is an area that people want to be in now," Militello said.
Uniland Development Co. revived the former Dulski Federal Office Building on Delaware Avenue into the Avant, with residences, office space and an Embassy Suites hotel. Rocco Termini's Hotel @ the Lafayette has loft apartments as well as hotel, event and office space.
Ellicott Development Co. has roughly 300 downtown residential units – and they are 90 percent occupied, the company says.
Said William Paladino, chief executive officer of Ellicott Development: "We are starting to see more people from the suburbs looking at the city. People are seeing what's happening, and there seems to be a lot of action and excitement about downtown."
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Eric Stonestreet: My Dog Couldn't Care Less About the Golden Globes
But there's a special somebody who doesn't seem to be rooting for a big win: Stonestreet's dog, Coleman Hawkins, who the actor says doesn't get caught up in the spirit of red carpet season.
Amped up for all the glitz and the glamour? "No, nothing like that," Stonestreet, 41, told PEOPLE at a pre-Globes party in L.A.
And should the Emmy winner claim victory in the supporting role category, he'll return Coleman's cool. He wasn't sure if he'd give the Jack Russell terrier/beagle mix a shout-out in his acceptance speech, saying, "I don't think so."
But industry events aside, "He's my best buddy. He hangs out. He takes care of stuff," Stonestreet said of Coleman, whom he rescued in 2000. "He's a loyal, good friend. He's always excited to see me, no matter what my day is about."
And should he walk away without a trophy, well, he'll still have Coleman by his side. Adds Stonestreet: "He's been with me through ups and downs, been my constant rock-steady through the last 13 years of my life."
And that's an award all its own.


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Business-led initiative is designed to ensure Maryland employers have the talent they need to compete
BALTIMORE, MD (December 30, 2013) - Today, Leonard Howie, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) announced
the recipients of EARN (Employment Advancement Right Now) Maryland Planning Grants. These grants mark the first funds awarded under the new state-funded
competitive workforce and economic development grant initiative, which took effect in June, 2013.
EARN Maryland, managed by DLLR, is a first-of-its-kind state skills training and economic development initiative that is business-led, flexible and
collaborative. EARN Maryland is designed to ensure that Maryland employers have the talent they need to compete and grow while providing targeted education
and skills training to Maryland workers.
"There is no progress without a job. By awarding today's state-funded Planning Grants to these selected strategic partnerships, we're moving our State
forward and helping more Marylanders get the skills they need to qualify for Maryland's most in-demand jobs. Working together, these EARN planning grants
will provide industry-specific, state-of-the-art training for high-demand occupations," said Governor O'Malley.
"The 29 emerging Strategic Industry Partnerships awarded EARN Planning Grants today represent a diversity of industries, regions, partner organizations,
and target populations as rich as the state of Maryland," said Maryland Department of Labor Secretary Leonard
"Maryland MEP is proud to be a part of such an exciting opportunity for Maryland manufacturers to potentially change the workforce landscape in our
state. We're excited that EARN Maryland is giving industry a voice and engaging manufacturers from around the state to shape the workforce programs of
the future," said partnership grant recipient Brian Sweeney, Director of the Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership
To ensure the most robust, industry- and data-driven training plans, as well as the most efficient and effective use of State funds, the $4.5 million
in State funding for the EARN Maryland program for FY 2014 will be distributed in a two-phase competitive process: Planning Grants and Implementation
The average Planning Grant award amount is $22,000.
EARN Maryland is based on a successful national model. Among similar initiatives around the country, this approach led to skills advancement, career
building opportunities and increased wages. Sector strategies are among the few interventions with a growing body of evidence showing improved employment
opportunities and wages for workers as well as increased productivity and other positive outcomes for employers. An estimated 1,000 regional sector
partnerships are operating across the country. More than 25 states are exploring or implementing sector strategies as a way to address industry needs
through education and training initiatives.
DLLR will host a statewide Pre-Proposal Conference open to any potential EARN Maryland Implementation Grant applicant. The Conference will take
place at 1 PM on January 31, 2014, at the Anne Arundel Community College--Robert E. Kauffman Theater--101 College Parkway, Arnold, MD 21012.
The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation protects and empowers Marylanders by safeguarding workers,
protecting consumers, providing a safety net and cultivating a thriving workforce that can meet the demands of
Maryland's dynamic economy. For updates and information, follow DLLR on
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EARN Maryland Planning Grant Awardees 2013-2014
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This is one story that won't have a happy ending.
On Tuesday's The Real Housewives of New York City, "BookGate" erupted as Carole Radziwill and Aviva Drescher exchanged heated words about writing their memoirs.
What started off as an innocent lunch – with Drescher asking Radziwill to share some writing advice with her as she completed her first book – turned into a mystery when Drescher seemed to imply that Radziwill had used a ghostwriter to pen her own bestselling memoir, What Remains.
"Is she insinuating I hired a ghostwriter to write my first book?" Radziwill wondered as the uncomfortable lunch progressed. "That's awkward and awful."
When Radziwill asked Drescher about her own writing process, and if she had used a ghostwriter, Drescher replied offhandedly, "I just wrote … It was kind of like e-mailing … It wasn't that big of a deal."
"What she's saying undermines those who spend years crafting," said Radziwill, 50.
When the two departed, Drescher continued to tell the other housewives that Radziwill had indeed utilized a ghostwriter, Bill Whitworth, the former editor-in-chief of The Atlantic Monthly.
"She's written one book … I felt one-upped and put down," Drescher, 43, told Ramona Singer at a wine shop following the lunch. "She had this attitude that 'I'm the writer' … Carole shopped her novel at my publishing house, and they passed … They said it needed to be completely overhauled … I heard her first book had a ghostwriter."
"Suddenly, I was having to defend my 20-year writing career," Radziwill later told Heather Thomson and Kristen Taekman. "She asked me if I hired a ghostwriter … Who asks that? … Did she just question my credibility and career? … It's the worst thing you could say to a writer."
The two faced off at Drescher's housewarming party, when Radziwill confronted her about her remarks.
"I was really happy for you when you got a book deal," Radziwill said, "but [comparing your writing to mine is] like apples and spaceships."
"The word on the street is that you had What Remains ghostwritten," Drescher said to her, which elicited screams from Radziwill. "You're yelling."
"I don't care," she said. "Your own publishing company doesn't want to work with you."
"Why did they pass on your novel?"
"There was a bidding war," replied Radziwill. "I would never make up such vicious and stupid lies about someone's career."
"You've written one book," Drescher sarcastically replied. "Who do you think you are, John Grisham? Stephen King?"
"You are a liar," said Radziwill. "You lie about everything."
Chapter two of their literary war continues Tuesday (9 p.m. ET) on Bravo.
RHONYC: Aviva Drescher Implies Carole Radziwill Used a Ghostwriter
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Athletics Signs Long Term Agreement with PMI College
Ball State's athletics department has signed an agreement with Playbook Management International College to assist with its outbound ticket sales efforts.
"We are pleased to announce Ball State's agreement with PMI College to assist us with our ticket sales," Ball State athletics director Bill Scholl says. "This is an important step for our athletics department as we strive to increase our sales and develop relationships with our fans, alumni and community members."
PMI College is the business unit within PMI partnering with Colleges and Universities to maximize ticket sales revenue. PMI is uniquely positioned to help collegiate sports properties maximize ticket sales revenue. PMI is committed to remaining as flexible as possible in order to find creative proactive sales solutions to work within budget constraints or commission and bonus restrictions within the University landscape. PMI College is led by Mark Washo, 20 year professional sports executive and author of the book "Break Into Sports Through Ticket Sales" used by many collegiate sports management programs, and is supported by the full resources within PMI.
Ball State has used PMI College in the past for single game assistance on ticket sales, including the Cardinals 2011 football game vs. Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. The agreement runs through March 2014, and includes Ball State's four ticketed sports -- football, men's basketball, women's basketball and women's volleyball.
"We are excited to continue out outbound ticket sales partnership with Ball State athletics through a new longer term relationship," Washo says. "Ball State has all the building blocks for success including a new A.D., new coaches and a desire to support a sales culture within the athletic department. We look forward to growing new one-to-one fan relationships to capitalize on the anticipated on field success of all the sports programs."
Ball State will open the 2012 football season Thurs., Aug. 30, vs. Eastern Michigan at the Cardinals' Scheumann Stadium.


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INDIANA - With 30 seconds to play and Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic down by one point, Lady Marauder fans got to see something they've become very accustomed to over the past four years.
Halee Adams took the ball, shredded the defense and created an open layup for herself.
Only, this time, the ball rolled off the rim.
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BG coach Mark Moschella answers questions
Vincentian Academy pulled in the rebound, made four free throws in the final 25 seconds, and eliminated Bishop Guilfoyle in the PIAA Class A semifinals, 45-40, at Indiana High School on Tuesday.
When the Lady Marauders emerged from the locker room for the final time following the game, Adams and fellow seniors Devin Stessney and Kayla Bates spread themselves over different parts of the gym to be consoled by family members. The moment was in stark contrast to the familiar post-game team hugs and group celebrations associated with BG's senior class over the past four years.
"I spent the best four years of my life playing for BG," Stessney said. "It ending tonight is so sad, because each of these girls are my best friends, and now we're all going to go our separate ways."
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Bishop Guilfoyle's Kayla Bates (12) and Elyssa Ehredt console each other following Tuesday night's loss.
Bishop Guilfoyle jumped out to an 8-2 lead on 3-pointers by Brittany Boslet and Stessney, but then Vincentian took over the game.
Maia Joiner made a layup with 2:54 to play in the first quarter that began a 35-15 Lady Royal run that was capped by Kiersten Elliott's jumper with 2:47 to play in the third quarter that gave Vincentian a 37-23 lead.
"It was the first half that did us in," Bishop Guilfoyle coach Mark Moschella said. "It wasn't a shot at the end of the game. It was one of those things where Vincentian did a real nice job in the first half, and we just didn't attack."
Adams connected on a pair of free throws to cut the Lady Marauders' deficit to 12 heading into the fourth quarter.
It turned out to be just a prelude to a big final performance from the former all-state senior.
Adams began the fourth with a three-point play, and after Alexis Craig made a layup, Adams stole a pass for a layup of her own and drained a 3-pointer with 3:24 to play that made the score, 39-37 Vincentian.
"It was just heart," Adams said. "We knew we were down and had to do everything we possibly could to win, and that's what we tried to do."
The Lady Royals came up empty on their next possession, and Alyssa McGhee, the only underclassman that played for BG, found Craig under the basket. Craig made a layup while being fouled and hit the free throw to give the Lady Marauders their first lead since the first quarter, 40-39, with 2:43 to play.
"Alexis stepped up for us big time," Stessney said. "She played so well, and it was all you can ask for."
After fighting back from a 14-point deficit and capping a 15-0 run to finally recapture the lead, it was gone in six seconds.
Torrieonna Cash dribbled the length of the court and hit a contested layup to give Vincentian a 41-40 lead.
"I knew they were a senior team and that they'd make a run," Vincentian coach Ron Moncrief said. "That shot to give us the lead back was important for our confidence. We're young, so we really needed that basket to stop the bleeding."
Cash's layup turned out to be the only Vincentian field goal of the fourth quarter, but it was just enough.
The Lady Marauders had several chances to reclaim the lead but couldn't come through.
BG turned it over with 1:47 to play but got the ball back still down one. Boslet's 3-pointer with 50 seconds left rimmed out, and Bishop Guilfoyle was forced to foul Cash.
The freshman missed her free throw, but Adams couldn't find the bottom of the net on her final drive to the basket.
"I think about every little mistake throughout the whole game," Bates said. "It's not just the last play. There were little mistakes the whole game that cost us, but we played our hardest when we made that comeback, and I'm proud that we were able to do that."
Brenna Wise, a 6-foot-1 sophomore who finished with a game-high 18 points and 16 rebounds, connected on a pair of free throws with 25 seconds to play.
Craig got a wide open look from beyond the arc with BG down three, but her shot glanced off the rim, and Abbey Bartoszewicz, who had left the game before halftime with a bloody mouth, made two free throws to ice the game.
"You have to be good, and you have to have a little luck," Moschella said. "Look, the ball rolled around that rim a little bit tonight and just didn't go through for us."
As BG's five senior starters, Adams, who finished with a team-high 16 points, Bates, Stessney, Boslet and Elyssa Ehredt walked off the court for the final time, an era ended at the school.
"I told them I wasn't even going to talk about the basketball game," Moschella said. "They were on the state championship floor twice in their career, won four district championships, won the Laurel Highlands conference, several tournaments and everything else. To measure it on not getting to Hershey [for the state championship] wouldn't be fair to this group."
BISHOP GUILFOYLE (40): H. Adams 6 3-5 16, Bates 3 0-0 7, Stessney 2 1-2 7, Ehredt 1 0-0 2, Boslet 1 0-0 3, Miller 0 0-0 0, Craig 2 1-1 5, McGhee 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 5-8 40
VINCENTIAN ACADEMY (45): Wise 5 7-10 18, Al. Bartoszewicz 1 0-0 2, Ab. Bartoszewicz 4 3-3 12, Cash 3 0-1 7, Key 0 0-0 0, Joiner 2 0-0 4, Elliott 1 0-0 2, Marusic 0 0-0 0, Galbraith 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 10-14 45
Bishop Guilfoyle 12 5 10 13 - 40
Vincentian Academy 15 11 13 6 - 45
3-pointers: Bishop Guilfoyle 5 (Boslet, Stessney 2, Bates, H. Adams); Vincentian Academy 3 (Ab. Bartoszewicz, Cash, Wise)
Records: Bishop Guilfoyle (27-3); Vincentian Academy (29-1)
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But most of it would disappear into an enormous batch of my latest ice cream addiction.
Best of all, this ice cream tastes intensely of maple, due to generous amounts of grade B syrup, which is darker in color and more richly flavored than grade A. It lends the cool cream a warmth of flavor, bridging the gap from summer to fall and whispering of winter holidays.
Wait, there's a bacon shortage, too!?
We all scream for:
Irish Coffee Ice Cream
Cacao Nib Ice Cream
Pumpkin Ice Cream
While the base chills, candy the pecans:
In a small, heavy-bottomed saucepan, add enough water to barely cover the bottom of the pan. Add the sugar to the center of the pot, moisten it evenly with the water, and wash any crystals that get on the sides of the pan down into the water. Add the corn syrup and cover the pot with a lid. Place the pot over medium-high heat and bring to a boil until the sugar has dissolved.
Have the butter, salt and nuts measured and at the ready, and have a sheet of parchment paper or a baking sheet ready on which to dump the candied nuts.
Remove the lid from the pot, and, without stirring, boil the syrup until it reaches an amber caramel. (If the mixture begins to crystallize, you can save it by adding more water and beginning the caramelization process again.) Remove the pot from the heat and immediately swirl in the butter and salt, then add the nuts and stir quickly to coat with a heat-proof silicone spatula.
Dump and scrape the nuts out onto the parchment, and quickly separate the pieces with the spatula as much as possible. You can use your fingers when the mixture cools a little more, stretching it into fun shapes. Let the nuts cool, break or chop up any large clumps, then freeze the nuts while you…
Churn the ice cream:
Stir the bourbon and vanilla into the chilled ice cream base. Place the ice cream base in the freezer for half an hour to get it really cold, stirring it every 10 minutes to prevent ice crystals from forming.
Churn in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. When the ice cream is the consistency of a thick milkshake, stir in the candied pecan pieces. Scrape the ice cream into a container, and freeze until scoopable, at least 4 hours.
The ice cream is best within a week of churning, but will keep for several months. Store with a piece of parchment paper pressed to the surface to prevent ice crystals from forming.


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Hilary Duff
- 1987
Kid Sister and Me
Bob and Susan Duff welcome Hilary to the family. Sister Haylie, who is two years older, inspires her sibling throughout childhood: "I always wanted to be like my older sister Haylie. When she learned to ride a bike, I had to as well. If she took ballet lessons, I did too. I took singing lessons because she did. It all just got more intense until it turned into careers for both of us," Duff tells the Calgary Sun.
- 1993
California or Bust
Duff, 6, and Haylie, 8, land parts in the ballet The Nutcracker Suite in San Antonio. The sisters later relocate to California from Houston with their mother to break into acting. Dad stays at home to maintain a chain of convenience stores in the Houston area.
- 1998
Ghost of a Chance
After appearing in a few TV commercials, Duff lands the lead role of Wendy in the feature-film comedy Casper Meets Wendy. The part marks Duff's first major role in a motion picture.
- 2000
Down But Not Out
Duff lands a part in the pilot episode of the NBC sitcom Daddio, starring Michael Chiklis. But the actress nearly gives up on showbiz after being dropped from the cast before the show airs. Despite the disappointment, Duff makes an impression. "After working with her the first day," Chiklis later tells the New York Daily News, "I remember saying to my wife, 'This young girl is going to be a movie star."
Along Comes Lizzie
Duff auditions for Disney's comedy show Lizzie McGuire and is cast as the title character. The show eventually draws two million viewers per episode, becoming the network's highest-rated offering, making Duff a household name with the tween set.
- 2001
Get Carter
Singer Aaron Carter guest-stars on Lizzie McGuire. The two thirteen-year-olds eventually begin dating on and off for nearly two years. But it's the alleged love triangle between Carter, Duff and fellow teen star Lindsay Lohan, 14, that prompts a feud between the actresses. "Sometimes I feel like I really hate her, which is pretty extreme for me because I don't hate anybody," Duff Blender.
- 2002
Military Victory
Duff gets a shot on a major motion picture, playing the younger version of Patricia Arquette's character in Human Nature. She then stars in the Disney Channel film Cadet Kelly, which becomes the network's most-watched program in its 19-year history.
Stocking Stuffer
Duff releases the holiday album, Santa Claus Lane, a collection of Christmas songs that eventually goes gold. It includes duets with Lil' Romeo, Christina Milian and Duff's sister Haylie.
- 2003
Lights, Action, Big-Time
Duff plays a damsel in distress opposite Frankie Muniz in Agent Cody Banks, which grosses nearly $50 million. She hits the big-screen again with The Lizzie McGuire Movie, which grosses more than $50 million.
Divorcing Disney
After talks of renewing Duff's contract, Disney announces that it has split with the rising star due to differences over the direction of her career. "We gave them a very generous offer and unfortunately they passed," a Disney spokeswoman says to Reuters. "Hilary is a great girl and we truly wish her the best of luck."
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BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): COURTESY DUFF FAMILY; EVERETT; EVERETT; Lester Cohen/WireImage; DISNEY CHANNEL/EVERETT; Everett Collection
- Name
- Hilary Duff
- Date of Birth
- September 28, 1987
- Birth Place
- Houston, Texas
- Relationships
Mike Comrie, ex-husband (2007 to 2015)
Joel Madden, ex-boyfriend (July 2004 to Nov. 2006)
Aaron Carter, ex-boyfriend (2001 to 2003; on & off)
- Children
- Luca Cruz Comrie, son (3/20/2012)


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Double Platinum selling artist Newton Faulkner joins the cast of Green Day's explosive Tony Award ® winning musical, American Idiot, on it's UK Tour. Newton will be taking on the role of Johnny from May 2016 after Matt Thorpe, who will open the role from 19 March at the Curve Theatre, Leicester until 7 May at the New Theatre, Oxford. One of the UK's finest contemporary singer-songwriters, Newton's unique style of guitar playing and soaring vocals have made him a worldwide success since he burst onto the music scene back in 2007.
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The widely scattered farms are located at an elevation of 1,400 to 1,850 meters. The sections Innerglas, Ausserglas, Obergmeind, Ober- and Untertschappina are part of the community. Walser people, who migrated from Safien Valley to Heinzenberg, settled the area in the 14th century. Tschappina thus has been part of the German-speaking communities of Canton Graubünden for centuries.
Gentle hills entice one to hike and rest awhile at Heinzenberg. The PostBus brings guests from June to October from Thusis to the Glaspass. Whoever hikes on the Heinzenberg ridge, enjoys a magnificent 360-degree view of Graubünden's mountain world. The Walser Trail in Graubünden, which leads via the Glaspass to Safien Valley and/or down to Thusis, is also worth discovering. The Heinzenberg mountain lakes guarantee a pleasant cooling off and at Lake Patrutg in Oberurmein rowing boats, rafts and brooks entice young and old water enthusiasts. The Eco Energy Path in Flerden and the Meadow Name Path in Tschappina convey a lot of information worth knowing.
The skiing area Tschappina-Heinzenberg is sunny, snow-assured and family-friendly. It offers twenty-five kilometers of pistes (6 km have artificial snow), 4 ski lifts, 2 children's ski lifts and magic carpets, restaurants, snowbars, snowsport schools and rental centers. But not only skiers enjoy the world's most beautiful mountain (according to the 17th century French Duke de Rohan). Winter hikers, toboggan enthusiasts, snowshoe hikers, curling enthusiasts and nature lovers have found the right place here. Any way you look at it: the view is magnificent.


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AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 15, 2011 – The paint is dry, the beds are in place, and the new equipment is ready for use. Physicians and staff are now ready to care for you around-the-clock at the Summa Health Center at Lake Medina Emergency Department, which opened Wednesday.
The community can now utilize Summa Health System's first free-standing, 24-hour emergency department, located at 3780 Medina Road in Medina and Montville Townships.
"We are very excited to bring Summa's emergency care services to Medina County and to provide an efficient and comfortable experience for patients and their families," said Kevin Klauer, D.O., medical director of the Summa Health Center at Lake Medina Emergency Department. "Our innovative approach to patient-centered care allows patients to be checked in and moved to a bed to be treated as quickly as possible, and for families and visitors to sit alongside them at the bedside."
The Summa Health Center at Lake Medina is a 100,000-square-foot center that opened in 2010. The center provides a wide range of services including medical, radiation and gynecologic oncology; outpatient surgery; sleep lab; physical and occupational therapy; lab services; pulmonary medicine; imaging services; family medicine; obstetrics/gynecology; cardiovascular medicine; behavioral health and pain management. The health center's laboratory and imaging services adjoin the emergency department, providing accessibility and efficiency.
Adding an emergency department to the health center is part of a plan Summa announced in March 2010 to grow its comprehensive emergency services network by building two new, full-service emergency departments and expanding three of its existing emergency departments. Across the system, Summa's five existing emergency departments saw more than 226,328 patients in 2010. Summa's other free-standing emergency department is under construction in Green and is expected to open in June.
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Kim Faught, the first patient at the Summa Health Center at Lake Medina Emergency Department, receives care from David Scott, M.D., Summa emergency medicine physician. Patients and their families may request to come to the emergency department from any ambulance squad in the Medina area. In the event that a transfer to another facility is needed, the physician, patient and family will decide the next appropriate location for the patient's care.
The $8 million, 20,000-square-foot emergency department is staffed by emergency medicine physicians who are board-certified in adult and pediatric emergencies and can treat Lake Medina ED First Day of Care any severity of emergency. The emergency department includes 12 private exam rooms, including two resuscitation rooms. The emergency department staff expects to see 11,000 patients in the first year.
A ribbon cutting on Dec. 12 commemorated the opening of the Summa Health Center at Lake Medina Emergency Department. Pictured left to right: Christine Snow (Nurse Manager of the Summa Health Center at Lake Medina Emergency Department), Jeff Brandon (Montville Township Trustee), Richard Marsh (Chair of Summa Health System Board of Directors), Thomas J. Strauss (President and Chief Executive Officer of Summa Health System), Sally Gardner (Medina Township Trustee), Michelle Blanda, M.D. (Chair of Emergency Medicine at Summa Health System), Kevin Klauer, D.O. (Medical Director of the Summa Health Center at Lake Medina Emergency Department), Tom DeBord (President of Summa Barberton and Wadsworth-Rittman Hospitals), Cynthia Reynolds (System Director of Emergency and Trauma Services at Summa Health System), Unhee Kim (System Vice President of Service Lines and Ancillary Services at Summa Health System), Lanie Ward (System Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Summa Health System), Dennis Hanwell (Mayor, City of Medina), Steve Hambley (Medina County Commissioner), John Surso, M.D. (Medical Director of the Summa Health Center at Lake Medina), Bethany Dentler (Medina County Economic Development Center), Deborah Lynn-Schmitz (President of the Medina Chamber of Commerce).
About Summa Health System
Summa Health System is one of the largest integrated healthcare delivery systems in Ohio. Encompassing a network of hospitals, community health centers, a health plan, a physician-hospital organization, a multi-specialty physician organization, research and multiple foundations, Summa is nationally renowned for excellence in patient care and for exceptional approaches to healthcare delivery. Summa's clinical services are consistently recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (Magnet® status), U.S. News and World Report, Thomson Reuters and The Leapfrog Group. Summa also is a founding partner of the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron. For more information, visit www.summahealth.org or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/summahealth and Twitter at www.twitter.com/summahealth.
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A Samwitch is a hug given to one individual by two Sam's at the same time. The Sam's are normally on the outside of the hug and the person receiving the hug is in the middle. Therefore making a "Sam"witch.
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the single most abused term in the world of food and cooking
"Many foods and food products labeled as 'gourmet' are actually worthless chemical-laden garbage, and it is utterly misleading to label it with that word, which in all honesty has become meaningless."
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adj. Extremely high in price, extremely small in amount, extremely decorative in style and extremely enjoyable. The last part is not always true.
In a gourmet restaurant, it is not unusual to spend an entire moth worth of budget for food on a single meal and still leave the restaurant hungry.
This slice of bacon is not just good; it is gourmet.
This slice of bacon is not just good; it is gourmet.
Used as a buyer beware: This item costs several times its market value.
Apple offers gourmet computers.
streetchemistによって 2008年11月03日(月)
Any food sprinkled with parsley or served on a square plate.
"I thought the spaghetti bolognese was boring, but look... now it's gourmet."
Andy Skyeによって 2005年08月31日(水)
"cool" or "dope" from Aaron Karo's ruminations, www.aaronkaro.com
For instance, one could say "Damn, those sneakers are gourmet!" or "That chick you took home last night had a gourmet ass."
The manによって 2004年04月12日(月)
a sub-standard home made food that is not as good as its cheaper, commercially made equivalent
My dad's gourmet mac & cheese is much worse than Kraft Dinner.
elind85によって 2011年06月15日(水)
Term for a extremely good looking person. Also known as sexy.
"Julie, look at the guy. He's gourmet.
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Only effective strategy will fight against poverty
March 16, 2013
Finding more effective ways of reducing poverty in West Virginia is both a moral imperative and an economic necessity, as state Senate President Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall, pointed out recently....
Has there ever been anyone who has handled the poverty problem well?
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These kids that come from poor families have worries that they shouldn't have to. They worry will there be enough to eat until the next paycheck. They also worry that they will be teased for the clothes or shoes they have to wear. And when you struggled to make enough to buy what the school supply list ask for, then every teacher will ask you to get more and more items. Things like this make it hard on students to concentrate on their school work. I recently found out that my son who will be graduating this year always went to school worried about me. I have a lot of health issues & he worried he may come home and I wouldn't be here. That's a heavy burden on any kid.
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TheIdiot - "These institutions have not advanced social equality or equal distribution of wealth to all members of society."
Have all members of society made "equal" contributions ? Do they have "equal" talents ? Why should they have "equal" wealth ?
"How do we incentivize our corporate brethren to care about others??"
Why does "someone else" have to do it ? Do you care about others ? Why don't you make it happen ? You seem to be "incentivized", you make them equal !
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"If a person is poor it must be his fault because Capitalism is so efficient at distributing wealth"
Free markets are, corporatism (or fascism light) do not. Government mismanagement of free markets created this mess, but as usual liberals look to government to fix the problems it created.
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Contrary - "Everybody should read the Pearlstein column."
I don't need to, I read Marx - the intellectual father of his economics.
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"Pointing at Virginia's former Republican Congressman Tom Davis, Maher said, "You know what? Rich people - I'm sure you'd agree with this - actually do pay the freight in this country."
What a shock, Bill Maher of all people.
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"A similar shift in the distribution of rewards has occurred within firms and within industries, with much more of the income captured by superstar performers or those at the top. Fifty years ago, the typical corporate chief executive earned less than 50 times the pay of the average front-line worker. Today, the ratio is closer to 350 to 1.
These shifts suggest that the way markets distribute rewards is neither divinely determined nor purely the result of the "invisible hand." It is determined by laws, regulations, technology, norms of behavior, power relationships, and the ways that labor and financial markets operate and interact. These arrangements change over time and can dramatically affect market outcomes and incomes."
Everybody should read the Pearlstein column.
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The decrease in labor's share if income is one of the main reason that Social Security and Medicare have shortfalls. Less income is being taxed to fund these programs.
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"In an economy of self-sufficient farmers and ranchers, people can point to something and credibly claim, "I produced that" or "I built that." But in a modern, complex economy, the connection between what is produced and who is responsible for producing it is not so obvious. Modern business is a team sport.
It was only 20 years ago, for example, that wage and salary earners reliably captured about 75 percent of the national income, with the rest going to the providers of capital. But in recent years, labor's share has fallen closer to 67 percent."
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"Here at home, large swaths of the economy have been deregulated, and tax rates have been cut. A good portion of what is left of government has been outsourced, while even education is moving toward school choice. In embracing welfare reform, Americans have acknowledged that numerous programs meant to lift up the poor instead trapped them in permanent dependency and poverty.
But more recently, we've seen another side of free markets: stagnant incomes, gaping inequality, a string of crippling financial crises and 20-somethings still living in their parents' basements. These realities are forcing free-market advocates and their allies in the Republican Party to pursue a new strategy. Instead of arguing that free markets are good for you, they're saying that they're good — mounting a moral defense of free-market capitalism."
Steven Pearlstein, Wash Post
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The poverty fate in most states has increased the last few years, thanks to the Bush Recession. But it's OK because the rich are getting richer, corporate profits are at an all-time high, and the stock market is soaring.
If a person is poor it must be his fault because Capitalism is so efficient at distributing wealth
(Sarcasm alert)
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"For more than 50 years, state and federal programs aimed at helping the poor have been failing miserably to lift around one in 10 West Virginians out of poverty. During the past few years, the poverty rate in our state has increased."
Another "great editorial. The above paragraph is all you need to know.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - At the end of the year many investors review their portfolios and evaluate their investment adviser(s). For many advisers, that isn't good news. According to Fidelity Investments, only 57 percent of investors thought their adviser performed well recently. Worse still, 43 percent thought their adviser did not earn his fee (they must not have interviewed my clients!).
What's going wrong? I suspect a big issue is that too many advisers rely on Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT). MPT, first proposed in the 1950s, says that you can minimize risk for a given level of expected return by holding a broad mix of assets (i.e., a "diversified portfolio"). The theory behind MPT is that your overall portfolio risk is lower because some securities will zig while others zag. The securities are periodically rebalanced, where you buy more of the losers and sell some of the winners.
With today's new breed of ETFs, it is easier to invest in all different markets - individual commodities, currencies, futures products, etc. Unfortunately, most of these exotic ETFs are performing poorly.
A bigger problem, however, is that the approach doesn't work in bear markets. I cringe when I hear an adviser say, "Don't worry, your portfolio is diversified." Those in favor of diversification will point to low correlation statistics in different types of securities. In calculating the correlation, long time periods are almost always used.
The problem is that the low correlation occurs during bull markets, which is when you don't need to be diversified. Then a bear market arrives and securities start to move in lockstep. Just when diversification is needed, securities become highly correlated.
One simply has to look back to 2008 to see how this works. A portfolio may have been diversified in the years leading up to that bear market, but when the financial crisis arrived, then nearly all securities moved down in lockstep. Instead of calling it diversification, I prefer to call it "di-worsification."
A better approach is to overweight the attractive areas of the market and avoid the bad ones. That's why even my largest client accounts hold fewer than 20 securities. That focus, not diversification, is how an adviser earns his fee.
- David Vomund is an Incline Village-based fee-only money manager. Information is found at www.ETFportfolios.net or by calling 775-832-8555. Clients hold the positions mentioned in this article. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Consult your financial adviser before purchasing any security.