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Combined Public Benefits Charge, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
Eligible Technologies:
Separate portfolio standards are required for energy resources classified as "Class I," "Class II," or "Class III." Class I resources include electricity derived from solar power, wind power, fuel cells (using renewable or non-renewable fuels), geothermal, landfill methane gas, anaerobic digestion or other biogas derived from biological sources, ocean thermal power, wave or tidal power, low-emission advanced renewable energy conversion technologies, certain run-of-the-river hydropower facilities not exceeding 30 megawatts (MW) in capacity, and biomass facilities that use sustainable biomass fuel and meet certain emissions requirements. Electricity produced by end-user distributed generation (DG) systems using Class I resources also qualifies.
Class II resources include trash-to-energy facilities, certain biomass facilities not included in Class I, and certain older run-of-the-river hydropower facilities.
Class III resources include: (1) customer-sited CHP systems, with a minimum operating efficiency of 50%, installed at commercial or industrial facilities in Connecticut on or after January 1, 2006; (2) electricity savings from conservation and load management programs that started on or after January 1, 2006, provided that on or after January 1, 2014, no such programs supported by ratepayers shall be eligible; and (3) systems that recover waste heat or pressure from commercial and industrial processes installed on or after April 1, 2007. The revenue from these credits must be divided between the customer and the state Conservation and Load Management Fund, depending on when the Class III systems are installed, whether the owner is residential or nonresidential, and whether the resources received state support.
Requirements and Carve-outs:
Electric providers must meet the standard with at least 20% Class I resources and 3% Class I or II resources by January 1, 2020, and 4% Class III sources by 2010, and thereafter, according to the following schedule:
- On and after 1/1/2006: 2.0% Class I + 3% Class I or II
- On and after 1/1/2007: 3.5% Class I + 3% Class I or II + 1% Class III
- On and after 1/1/2008: 5.0% Class I + 3% Class I or II + 2% Class III
- On and after 1/1/2009: 6.0% Class I + 3% Class I or II + 3% Class III
- On and after 1/1/2010: 7.0% Class I + 3% Class I or II + 4% Class III
- On and after 1/1/2011: 8.0% Class I + 3% Class I or II + 4% Class III
- On and after 1/1/2012: 9.0% Class I + 3% Class I or II + 4% Class III
- On and after 1/1/2013: 10.0% Class I + 3% Class I or II + 4% Class III
- On and after 1/1/2014: 11.0% Class I + 3% Class I or II + 4% Class III
- On and after 1/1/2015: 12.5% Class I + 3% Class I or II + 4% Class III
- On and after 1/1/2016: 14.0% Class I + 3% Class I or II + 4% Class III
- On and after 1/1/2017: 15.5% Class I + 3% Class I or II + 4% Class III
- On and after 1/1/2018: 17.0% Class I + 3% Class I or II + 4% Class III
- On and after 1/1/2019: 19.5% Class I + 3% Class I or II + 4% Class III
- On and after 1/1/2020: 20.0% Class I + 3% Class I or II + 4% Class III
RPS requirements may be satisfied by purchasing electricity generated using Class I or Class II resources within the jurisdiction of the regional independent system operator (ISO New England). However starting January 2014, the Public Act 13-303 prohibits any renewable energy credits that are already claimed or counted by another State towards meeting their own renewable portfolio standards or goals to be eligible for compliance towards CT's RPS requirement. This measure was to put in place to stop double counting of RECs, where RECs produced by an out of state facility were being used to meet RPS requirement in two different States.
Renewable energy credit trades and purchases are tracked through the NEPOOL Generation Information System (NEPOOL-GIS). Renewables within the jurisdiction of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware are also eligible, provided that the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA)* determines these states have an RPS comparable to Connecticut's.
Beginning in 2015, REC values for Class I biomass and landfill methane gas (not including anaerobic digestion and other biogas facilities) will gradually decrease per a schedule established by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). Any facility that has entered into a power purchase agreement before June 5, 2013 will not be effected by the decreasing REC values.
Public Act 11-80 of 2011 requires the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority to develop a residential solar incentive program that will result in a minimum 30 megawatts of new residential solar by December 31, 2022, and will be funded by the state's existing public benefits fund. Energy produced from systems funded in this way help reduce utility RPS obligations.
Public Act 13-303 also allows the DEEP commissioner to issue RFPs and require electric companies to enter into contracts with renewable energy system owners. All RECs will be sold in the regional REC market to be used by suppliers or electric companies to meet RPS obligations. RFPs may be issued for (1) Class I resources built on or after January 1, 2013 (limited to 4% of power distributed by electric companies); (2) Class I resources built before January 1, 2013 and hydropower over 30 MW built on or after January 1, 2003 in the New England REC market area (limited to 5% of the load distributed by electric companies); (3) Class I hydropower, landfill methane gas, and biomass (limited to 4% of the load distributed by electric companies).
Electric providers that fail to comply with the RPS during an annual period must pay $0.055 per kWh ($55/MWh) to the PURA. Unlike most other states that have an increasing compliance payment systems, CT has a fixed compliance payment. As compliance payment, theoretically represent the maximum price the REC can achieve, the price of RECs in CT are traded below $55.
CT offers a 5th year compliance, where a Load Serving Entity (LSE) can purchase RECs in January through March of the following year to use them for prior year compliance. The RECs can be banked for 2 years and is limited to 30% of the load.
Compliance payments were historically used for the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) for the development of Class I renewables. However, beginning in 2013, those payments will be used to refund ratepayers to offset the cost of LREC and ZREC contracts (see below) and other costs passed through to ratepayers. The PURA Renewable Energy web site provides additional documents related to its RPS.
Long-term contracts for LRECs and ZRECs:
Public Act 11-80 of 2011 also requires that utilities enter into long-term contracts (15 years) for renewable energy credits from zero emission Class I renewable energy facilities (on the customer side of the meter) up to 1 MW. Zero emission Class I facilities include solar, wind, and hydro generators. Resulting zero emission renewable energy credits (ZRECs) may be used for RPS compliance during the year of generation or the subsequent year. Utilities are required to spend $8 million on contracts in year one, $16 million in year two, $24 million in year three, and $32 million in year four -- at which point the PURA will conduct a review. The maximum payment per ZREC authorized during the first year is $350. PURA may reduce this maximum per ZREC price yearly by 3-7%. The electric distribution companies submitted their six-year solicitation plan to PURA in December 2011. A Request for Proposal will be issued in the first half of 2012. See PURA docket 11-12-06 for additional details.
Public Act 11-80 of 2011 also requires that utilities enter into long-term contracts (15 years) for renewable energy credits from low emission Class I renewable energy facilities (on the customer side of the meter) up to 2 MW. The law establishes the emission criteria required to achieve "low emission facility" status, but could include facilities that generate using fuel cells, biomass, and landfill gas. Resulting low emission renewable energy credits (LRECs) may be used for RPS compliance during the year of generation or the subsequent year. Utilities are required to spend up to $4 million on contracts in year one, and an additional $4 million in subsequent years. PURA will conduct a review in year three. The maximum payment per LREC authorized during year one is $200. As part of the six-year solicitation plan for ZRECs, the utilities companies also included their solicitation plan for LRECs. The RFP for ZRECs will also solicit LRECs.
Solar Home Renewable Energy Credits (SHRECs)
HB 6838 enacted on June 2015 expanded the Green Bank's Residential Solar Investment program to support up to 300 MW of new solar PV by 2022. A significant portion of the funding for the expansion of the program will be derived through the sale of Solar Home Renewable Energy Credits (SHRECs). SHRECs represent the environmental attributes of one megawatt hour of electricity generated through residential solar PV systems that are installed through CT Green Bank on or after January 1st, 2015. These SHRECs are similar to the Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) that are popular in other States that include a solar carve-out in their RPS. CT RPS does not include a solar carve-out, however it has created SHRECs to facilitate the growth of its residential solar by requiring the electric distribution companies to sell a portion of electric load through SHRECs.
Any SHRECs created by the residential solar system that participate in the Residential Solar Investment program will automatically be transferred to the Green Bank. These SHRECs will have a term life of 2years, including its year of production and the following year. The Green Bank will sell the SHRECs to the electric distribution companies (EDCs) through a master purchase agreement with a term of 15 years. EDCs will be required to purchase SHRECs based on their respective distribution system loads. The price of the SHRECs will be determined by the Green Bank, which shall not exceed the price of small ZRECs, or will be set five dollars less than the State's Alternative Compliance Payment (ACP). The EDCs may retire the SHRECs for their compliance with the Class I portion of their Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requirement, or resell the credits. All the proceeds from the resale of SHRECs will be credited to the EDCs customers. Systems that participate in the state's ZREC program cannot participate in the SHREC program.
* Previously known as the Connecticut Department of Public Utilities (DPUC).


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Dress Barn to collect clothes for Dress for Success March 7-10
The Columbus Dispatch - February 12, 2013 12:08 PM
Dress Barn is teaming up with the nonprofit organization Dress for Success, hoping to gather
60,000 articles of workplace-appropriate clothing as part of its S.O.S. -- Send One Suit -– Weekend
donation drive, March 7 through 10.
All of the collected professional items will be given to Dress for Success, which will then distribute the articles nationwide to disadvantaged women looking to gain a job or trying to re-enter the work force.
This year's clothing drive marks the 11th consecutive year Dress Barn and Dress for Success have
joined for the clothing drive. Last year, more than 55,000 items of clothing were collected during
the Send One Suit donation drive. This year, Dress Barn aims to collect 60,000 pieces of
professional attire, or 15,000 items each day.
During the drive, all 825 Dress Barn stores will serve as drop-off sites for new or gently used professional attire including suits, dress shirts, blazers, pants, dresses and shoes. Donors will get 15 percent off a purchase at Dress Barn as an added benefit.
The Dress Barn website lists locations in the Grove City, Hilliard and Reynoldsburg areas.

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Emma J. SargentOctober 07,2012
Emma Jean Sargent
WORCESTER, VT Emma Jean (Barnard) Sargent, age 78, of Worcester, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2012. She was the daughter of Reginald Warren Barnard and Eva Mae (Grace) Barnard.
She was born in Pittsford, Vermont, on May 15, 1934. She attended Pittsford schools and graduated from Pittsford High School. She is survived by her husband of almost 61 years, William E. Sargent, her brother and his wife, Royal and Veronica Barnard of Rutland, VT, her four children, William Sargent Jr. and wife Sharon of Shaftsbury, VT, Elizabeth (Deedee) and David Swenson of East Montpelier, VT, Thomas Sargent and wife Carol of Kansas City, Missouri, and Melanie and Robert Swenson of Fairlee, VT, as well as 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and extended family. She is predeceased by her parents, her sisters Audrey Wheeler, Thelma Basque, and Emily Brisson Conowall and her brother John Barnard.
Emma Jean married Bill Sargent on January 18, 1952. They moved to Worcester in 1957 where she participated in many town activities including serving as the Superintendent of the United Methodist Church Sunday school, singing in the church choir, and as a member of the United Methodist Women. She volunteered at the Doty School Library before graduating from Johnson State College in 1975 and becoming a kindergarten teacher in Worcester, holding classes in the Town Hall. She continued to work tirelessly to encourage children to learn by also becoming a 4-H leader for many years. Her many talents showed when she sang and danced in the shows put on by the Worcester Players. She also served the town by being the treasurer for the Worcester Water District. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Emma Jean will be remembered for her beautiful flower gardens where she could always be found working. She had a special talent for not only growing flowers but also in arranging them for family and friends.
Emma Jean also loved spending time with her family outdoors snowshoeing, sugaring, swimming and going to hundreds of sporting events that her grandchildren and local children participated in. She also loved entertaining with her by ear piano playing and challenging her children to name that tune.
Calling hours will be from 5-8:00 pm on Monday, October 8, 2012 at Guare and Sons Funeral Home.
A celebration of Emma Jeans life will be at the Worcester United Methodist Church on Tuesday, at 11:00 am. Interment will be in the family lot in Horton Cemetery in Chittenden, VT, on Wednesday, at 11:00 am.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be sent to Worcester United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 105, Worcester VT, 05682 or the American Parkinson Disease Association, Vermont Chapter, 1 South Prospect St., Burlington, VT 05401 (802) 847-3366.
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Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney at a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan (Austen Hufford/Daily)
"Romney Must Release A Credible Budget"
Op-Ed, Financial Times
April 26, 2012
Author: Lawrence Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor
Political arithmetic is invariably suspect and one should always examine carefully the claims of those seeking votes. However, just as one should look at audited and unaudited financials very differently when deciding whether to invest in a company, smart observers have learnt to distinguish between the claims of political candidates and their advisers on one hand, and proposals evaluated by non-political scorekeepers such as the Congressional Budget Office on the other.
This principle has never been better illustrated than by the budget analysis put forward by Glenn Hubbard, an economic adviser, to Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee. In an op-ed published on Wednesday in the Wall Street Journal, he constructs a budget plan he imagines President Barack Obama might one day propose, engages in a set of his own extrapolations, then makes several assertions about it. He does not discuss Mr Obamas actual plan or how it has been evaluated by the CBO. Nor does he defend the claims Mr Romney has made regarding his own fiscal plans.
Mr Obama has put forward a plan that would cut deficits by more than $4tn over the decade. It starts by making tough decisions on spending, bringing discretionary spending to its lowest levels since the 1960s. It includes $2.50 in spending cuts for every $1 in additional revenue. It also asks everyone to pay their fair share of taxes, repealing the tax cuts made by President George W. Bush for families making more than $250,000 and closing loopholes and shelters such as preferences for private jets, hedge fund managers, and offshore investments.
The independent CBO confirms that the plan would stabilise the debt as a share of the economy, returning us to a sustainable fiscal path. It would do that while allowing increased investments in education, research and infrastructure that are critical to stronger, shared economic growth in the years to come. By focusing on building a robust economy for the future, it expands the tax base and reduces pressures for future tax increases.
But rather than criticise this approach, Mr Hubbard ignores it and instead chooses to invent a set of assumptions that bear no relationship to the presidents actual policies. His figures are not explained, but they apparently arbitrarily assume that the president must raise taxes to pay for spending above a level of Mr Hubbards choosing. This hypothetical exercise bears no resemblance to the presidents policies.
Rather than filling imaginary gaps in the presidents budget, which has been spelt out in sufficient detail to permit evaluation by independent experts, Mr Hubbard should perhaps fill in some of the many gaps in the current presentations of Mr Romneys economic plans.
He could start with the tax plan. The Romney campaign has been very clear about what he is promising: $5tn in tax cuts on top of extending the Bush tax cuts, with those benefits heavily weighted towards the wealthiest taxpayers.
Mr Romney claims to pay for this plan by ending tax shelters, principally for the wealthy, but he has not specified a single tax break that he would close. I have been party for many years to searches for high income tax shelters that can feasibly be closed. There is no reputable expert in either political party who finds it remotely credible that there is anything approaching $5tn in revenues to be generated from this source.
Mr Romney has also proposed a huge increase in defence outlays, even while he says he will cut spending deeply enough to balance the budget. He has clearly explained why he will not tell voters which cuts he would make: because in past campaigns, he found that disclosing his planned budget cuts was politically damaging.
We have seen this narrative before. When Bill Clinton left office in January 2001, our country was paying down its debt on a substantial scale. I was privileged as secretary of the Treasury to be buying back federal debt. George W. Bush campaigned on a programme of tax cuts supported by economic advisers not subject to the rigours of official budget score-keeping. The results in terms of trillions of dollars of budget deficits speak for themselves.
This is a very consequential election. As we continue to recover from the largest economic crisis in generations, we still need to strengthen the job market, address large fiscal challenges and build an economy based on sustainable, shared economic growth. Voters should have a chance to choose between clear alternatives. Mr Obama has laid out a multiyear budget embodying his vision for the future, and it has been evaluated by independent experts. It is time for Mr Romney to do the same.
The writer was director of the national economic council under Barack Obama and is Charles W. Eliot professor at Harvard University
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I had the pleasure to attend the TRUSTSECURE 2002 conference, which took Sept. 16-17, 2002 in Warsaw, Poland. It was the second edition of TRUSTSECURE, organized by AVET Information and Network Security (also known for their support of the bugdev and bugdev-pl mailing lists) and Edu-Tel Centrum Ksztalcenia Telekomunikacji i Informatyki.
My presence there was possible thanks to Aleksander Czarnowski, the president and CEO of AVET, who invited me to speak about OpenBSD and whom I'd like to thank for this invitation. Considering the fact that TRUSTSECURE is a gathering of some the best IT security minds in Poland, many of whom are well known in the worldwide developer and IT security communities, it was a honor for me to be invited to speak. Another thing that makes TRUSTSECURE special is the fact that it is self-financing and does not receive money from commercial sponsors. As such, it is a forum for free exchange of information and discussion instead of being a place for vendors to sell their goods.
The conference opened with a summary of the last 12 months from the point of view of IT security and an interesting talk about using technology to curb creative accounting. Alek Czarnowski of AVET presented both subjects. His views on how technology could be used to prevent accountants and board members from cooking the books were very interesting, but I must say that I find it very unfortunate that we need to devise complex technology solutions to control people whom we should trust. Alas, as the Enron, Worldcom, and Arthur Andersen cases have proven, it is necessary. I suspect that it may get worse, which sends shivers down the spine of anyone who'd rather not see this world totally controlled by cold, unforgiving technology.
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Later, Andrzej Zdzitowiecki of 4pi spoke about risk analysis in IT security management. Although his company helps large financial institutions and government agencies manage risk, a lot of what he said could be applied to all organizations managing information because information has become the most important asset of all. Unfortunately, many medium and small companies and organizations still don't know how to audit and manage security or how to assess risks. On the other hand, many security solutions and education and consulting services are still too expensive for the small guys. There clearly is a lot of room for enterprising educators, service providers, and consultants to teach this market segment about security and risk analysis.
Next, Alek presented his innovative way of constructing attack trees, a method for modeling and analysis of attacks. Although these tools are well known in the security analysis field, his approach to the problem is very innovative, because it is more flexible than earlier ways of constructing attack trees and allows for better analysis of attack attempts. I was particularly interested in their use in the analysis of costs of security and attacks. I hope we'll hear more about Alek's methods in the near future.
Maurycy Prodeus and Janusz Niewiadomski of iSec Security Research then took the stage to present common programming errors in server-side scripts. This wasn't exactly anything new or groundbreaking, but it was a good refresher on the subject. I was much more interested in their answers to questions from the audience, which shed a light on many more advanced topics. After that, Piotr Chytla, also of iSec, showed us how DoS and DDoS attacks work, how to detect them, and how to prevent them. His presentation was heavy on details, with a lot of practical suggestions.
Przemek Frasunek gave a long and exhaustive overview of his
rexec and
Cerber projects. Both packages perform tasks similar to
although they are not quite for the faint of heart. These tools are not well
documented and still need a lot of work on the user interface side of things
as well as on data structures optimization. Let's hope they can get them
finished soon. They are looking for help, so if you would like to develop or
test code or write documentation for the project, visit the project home and volunteer. Przemek told
us about his future plans for
rexec and
Cerber. In short, don't wait for
rexec for FreeBSD 3.x or for FreeBSD 5.x unless they cannot release
Cerber for
FreeBSD 5.x. I hope that he finds the resources to finish
Cerber and that it
will become part of the official FreeBSD code. It would be a shame for such an
interesting effort to go unnoticed.
Next, Aleksander Czarnowski showed us how to go about hardening IIS and ISA servers. This was very interesting, and I must praise Alek's skill and perseverance in finding ways to make the IIS/ISA behemoth behave, but one has to wonder why Microsoft is making admin lives so difficult. Surely these servers can be made secure, but the road to achieving even basic security is unnecessarily bumpy and twisted. If you thought configuring everything from the command line was hard, prepare yourself for a real hell.
Why is Microsoft adding so much functionality that we cannot use anyway? I mean, it looks like to make IIS and ISA safe we need to switch off two-thirds of their functionality, which is a strange thing. It is the reverse of what we do with Apache, where we add the functionality we need. In IIS we need to remember to disable most of it before we can safely expose the server to the outside world.
The last session of the first day belonged to Jan K. Rutkowski, whose presentation of the patchfinder rootkit detector for Linux turned into a lively discussion of rootkit and rootkit detection design methods. The most active participants in that discussion were the iSec team, who demonstrated deep knowledge of the Linux internals. After over an hour of exchanging ideas--one could almost see the lines of kernel code flying in the air, I kid you not--all agreed that the fight between the designers of rootkits and rootkit detectors will not end in the near future. It will only be limited by the resources available to both sides and their determination in devising new ways to outsmart each other.
The second day of the conference began with an excellent presentation of the Freenet project delivered by Pawel Krawczyk of ABA. As an unplanned bonus, Pawel treated us to a practical demonstration of the MSIE6 certificate vulnerability, which he was the first to describe. Unlike many people in the IT field, Pawel has great presentation technique and a gift for explaining complex ideas in simple terms.
Next, Pawel Pisarczyk of IMMOS captured everyone's attention with a detailed overview of security mechanisms implemented in the Trusted and Secure class of operating systems. What I learned certainly made me want to learn more about these systems in the future. At the same time, what I learned about the methods for controlling the behavior of processes has made me think if constructing long lists of complex rules for processes is the right way to go. It seems to me that such constructs are very difficult to manage and get right because they assume that we can determine the system's behavior and allow for plenty of opportunities to miss some rule that may open dangerous holes in the system. I am not qualified to judge the relative merits and flaws of these designs, but I liked the approach to security presented by Rafal Wojtczuk of 7bulls. Rafal showed us how the Openwall project achieves high security by making modifications that do not change the way the administrators, users, and applications see the system. Their way of securing passwords and limiting privileges is quite ingenious, and it would be a very good thing if their ideas were copied by other commercial and free UNIX system designers and programmers. The Openwall project is one of those refreshing changes that are fun to watch because they produce practical solutions.
As mentioned, I had been invited to speak about OpenBSD. In my presentation, I tried to give a brief overview of OpenBSD itself, its typical uses, and how it could be used in corporate environments. As was the case with Linux a few years ago, the biggest obstacle on the OpenBSD's road to the corporate environment is the lack of certification.
By the way, in my private talks with security people from large Polish banks and corporations, I noticed that everyone said that unless they have some kind of "insurance policy," i.e. certification or paid support, they will not be allowed to use OpenBSD in their work. It is, of course, a huge chance for companies looking for a business plan or ideas. Linux has it easier because it is now possible to purchase support, and there are certification efforts underway.
The questions and comments that I heard from the audience could be divided into two categories: Theo and the old design of the OpenBSD kernel. Is old kernel design a problem for OpenBSD? I don't think so. It may look old to people who like microkernels or modular kernels, but that does not mean that it is useless; it just cannot be all things to everybody. As far as I can see, the preset kernel architecture did not prevent OpenBSD from becoming a stable platform for many interesting security solutions. Therefore, and I repeat here what I said at the conference, if you are a security professional, it is a very good idea to get to know OpenBSD and see how it can help you.
For all the criticism of Theo's decisions related to the OpenBSD projects, we all agreed that he's very good at managing the project and avoiding code and filesystem bloat found on many other free operating systems. We also agreed that the project badly needs more human resources. At the same time, a lot of people who criticized OpenBSD admitted openly that they "have a small OpenBSD server sitting in the corner and [they] like it very much." Now, this is something I had heard before, two or three years ago, when people were happily running small Linux servers in the corners of their offices. Could this mean that OpenBSD is close to achieving the critical mass it needs to become noticed outside of the current OpenBSD users' circles? I certainly hope so.
Personally, I am very optimistic about the future of OpenBSD, and I hope that it will find a rich commercial sponsor in the near future. Before it happens, there is something we can all do now. (I got this idea on my way home, so it was too late to present it during the conference.) The OpenBSD project has a page where we can all make donations. Tthey also have a Paypal account. If everyone who is interested in helping OpenBSD would make a $5 donation every month, that'd give the project a lot of money to use for a good cause. The math is simple. A $5 a month donation is $60 per year. Multiply that by 3,000 to 12,000--estimates of how many people read this series based on the number of page views I was given by my editor--which would mean $180,000 to $720,000 annually. That's certainly enough to pay people who develop OpenBSD, and it doesn't cost us much. I guess that's a tax we all can live with.
I think Theo owes me a pint of Guiness for having to endure Przemek's questions and comments. Will you two sort things out for the benefit of the rest of us? ;-) Seriously, I think you can do a lot of good things for OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and the open source community as a whole.
Overall, I found the conference one of the highlights of this year and I plan to attend the next edition. As Alek Czarnowski promised, plans for the next edition of TRUSTSECURE are already in progress, which is a very good thing for all security professionals in Poland.
(PS. I'd like to thank Przemek Galczewski (AVET) for giving me a lift to the bus terminal.)
Jacek Artymiak started his adventure with computers in 1986 with Sinclair ZX Spectrum. He's been using various commercial and Open Source Unix systems since 1991. Today, Jacek runs devGuide.net, writes and teaches about Open Source software and security, and tries to make things happen.
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On Saturday morning, I got up around 9:20 in the morning. I suddenly realized that the game was about to start! That was pretty cool.
Clayton Richard went six innings, allowing one unearned run on four hits. He was good. The bullpen of Adams, Gregerson, and Bell were amazing too. Heath got his 38th save.
The Pirates got a run in the bottom of the first. Everth drove one in in the third. The game stayed 1-1 until the top of the ninth. Henry Blanco hit a sac-fly and Heath was actually able to get the save with only a one-run lead! Wow, that shave must have really worked!!
Jake Peavy made his first start with the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night. He hadn't been on the mound since like June 8th. It had been a looooooong time. Let me tell you, he looks pretty hot in black, but his colors will always be Padre blue. Anyways, he threw very well. He only went five innings, but he allowed three runs. And of course, the strikeouts are still there. He got five of them. And he got the win, so it was a good outing for him. Miss you Jake!!
Yesterday, Kevin Corriea started for the Padres. Oh wow, he was good!! He threw seven innings, allowing six hits, no walks, and five strikeouts. He got his 11th win of the season. He was amazing yesterday!!
Adrian drove in his 90th run of the season. Oscar Salazar had three hits and drove in a run. It was a pretty wonderful game as we won 4-0. That was the 15th time this season that the Pirates had been shut out. Oh man.
Luis Durango was walked in one of the later innings yesterday. Guess what he did? He stole second, moved to third on an error, and scored on a sac-fly. Wow, this guy is good.
It was a great, great game, and now my boys a guaranteed a tie of the series. But why not get the series win tonight?
I had a dream last night that the Padres won the NL West. It was so exciting! I looked at the standings this morning and there's no possible way that the Padres could win anything this year. But that's OK. I'm so excited about next year!! I think we've got a huge chance to win the NL West next year. It's going to be so much fun!!
Speaking of playoffs, we're probably going to get some clinching done in the next few weeks. We only have two weeks left of baseball, you know. I am so excited about the postseason. It's going to be great!!
OK, so my little cutie Wade LeBlanc is pitching tonight in the fourth game against the Pirates. GO WADE!!
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A win tonight and you get 3 of 4, but then still to come you have the chance to play spoilers to the Dodgers, Rockies and Giants… some great games left for the Padres..:-)
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So are you going to be at the game on the 29th or the 30th?
You are exactly right. Pitching DOES win championships. Jake Peavy will be a great addition to the White Sox and will really spice up a team that tastes plain. Great post!!
I think you are right about the Padres possibly being a spoiler in the West. They're in Colorado .. then LA. I watched them for a bit today in Pitts. They were looking pretty good at the plate.
It just isn't right seeing Peavy in White Sox black, your so right when you said that his true colors will always be Padre blue, seeing as how I have no ties to either of those teams I wish him the best. As for your Padres, i'm looking forward to seeing big Chris Young back on the mound, whenever that may be


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WATERLOO Former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Catherine Bragg will be the keynote speaker at a free public lecture discussing global humanitarian trends May 30 at the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA).
The public lecture, entitled, Staying in the Game: The UN and Humanitarian Trends, is being sponsored by the United Nations Association in Canada, Wilfrid Laurier Universitys Office of the Vice-President: Academic and Provost and the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), which has been hosted by Laurier since 2003. In addition to Braggs keynote address, the evening will feature open forums, Q & A sessions and panel discussions on global humanitarianism in todays world.
Bragg has had a distinguished career in public service, working in several positions with the Canadian government before being named director-general of the Humanitarian Assistance, Peace and Security Programme in the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). She then served as assistant secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs with the UN from 2008-13.
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CHICAGO – The Illinois State Board of Education and the Milken Family Foundation announced today Chicago Public Schools Teacher Dexter Chaney has been chosen as the Illinois recipient of the Milken National Educator Award. Chaney, a third grade teacher at Martin A. Ryerson Elementary School will receive $25,000 as part of the award.
"Mr. Chaney's wealth of knowledge on differentiated instruction and his expertise in using data to improve teaching and student learning has been invaluable to both students and his colleagues at Ryerson,'' said State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch. "The Milken Family Foundation's ability to seek out and recognize teachers of Mr. Chaney's high caliber is very much appreciated. This award is an excellent opportunity to showcase a talented teacher who is striving to make a difference in students' lives."
A native of Texas, Chaney uses the manners he was taught as a child to model respect and engage his colleagues, students' families, and members of the community. Mr. Chaney firmly believes that parental and community involvement is directly linked to successful learning.
Chaney is known for his pursuit of professional development activities and opportunities that help good teachers become better teachers. His dedication to continuously seeking methods that will best help students succeed has earned him the reputation of an outstanding mentor who has earned high levels of respect from colleagues, administrators, students and families.
"He serves as a role model to not only the children in his classroom, but to every child in the school," said Lorenzo Russell, principal. "Dexter is highly visible to every student because of his tireless efforts, his work in the community, and his participation in after-school and extracurricular activities. Our students know they can count on him."
A teacher for six years, Chaney is known for his dedication to helping students succeed. Although school doesn't officially begin until 9 a.m., Chaney is always at Ryerson by 7:30 a.m. to let children in any grade come to his classroom. Chaney provides tutoring if needed but more often, he provides an ear and a safe environment for the students of Ryerson.
The Milken National Educator Award is given annually to teachers demonstrating exemplary skills and a personal commitment to education. Each winner receives $25,000 from the Milken Family Foundation which they can use however they wish. Dr. Jane Foley, Senior Vice President represented the Milken Family Foundation at Monday's assembly.
This year marks the 24th anniversary of the Milken Educator Awards. Since 1987 more than 2,500 educators across the country have been awarded a total of more than $62 million in individual, unrestricted awards. Nationwide there are 55 educators being named Milken Educators this year. Illinois joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1988 and to date 108 educators across the state have been named National Educators.


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In a vote that could have implications on the November presidential race, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker successfully overcame a recall vote Tuesday that would have removed him from office.
The big night for Republicans had a sliver of a possible silver lining for Democrats, who may have picked up one state Senate seat, which would tip control to the Democratic Party. But the legislature will be out of session until after the general election in November.
Democratic Mayor Tom Barrett of Milwaukee conceded defeat to Walker in a recall attempt triggered by the governor's push to reform collective bargaining rights of public sector employees to reduce state spending.
"I just got off the phone with Gov. Walker and congratulated him on his victory tonight. We agreed that it is important for us to work together," he said.
Walker gave a triumphant victory speech Tuesday night, thanking many for helping him survive the recall effort.
"Tonight, we tell Wisconsin, we tell our country and we tell people all across the globe that voters really do want leaders who stand up and make the tough decisions," he told a roaring crowd at his campaign headquarters in Waukesha.
He also addressed the polarized climate in the normally centrist state -- his crowd jeered when he mentioned that he had a phone conversation with Barrett before taking the stage.
"Bringing our state together will take some time -- there's just no doubt about it," he said.
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, also a Republican, will hold on to her office, CNN projected.
Four Republican senators faced recall votes Tuesday as well. At least three held on to their seats. But Sen. John Lehman, a Democrat, declared victory in ousting incumbent Sen. Van Wanggaard. The vote was extremely close, and results have not been certified, CNN affiliate WTMJ reported.
"It is clear that we won the 21 district," Lehman told cheering supporters
The recall effort against Walker was spurred by a law he backed and signed in March 2011 to limit the collective bargaining rights of state worker unions.
The AFL-CIO in Wisconsin worked in favor of the recall.
"We wanted a different outcome, but Wisconsin forced the governor to answer for his efforts to divide the state and punish hardworking people. Their resolve has inspired a nation to follow their lead and stand up for the values of hard work, unity, and decency that we believe in," the statement said. "We hope Scott Walker heard Wisconsin: Nobody wants divisive policies"
The vitriolic campaign included tens of millions of dollars in funding from outside the state, mostly for the Republican governor.
The victory by the first-term governor may give Republicans a major boost in efforts to make Wisconsin a battleground state in the November presidential election.
Presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney called Walker to offer his congratulations.
"Governor Walker has demonstrated over the past year what sound fiscal policies can do to turn an economy around, and I believe that in November voters across the country will demonstrate that they want the same in Washington, D.C. Tonight's results will echo beyond the borders of Wisconsin," Romney said in a statement.
President Barack Obama easily won the state in 2008, but Walker's unyielding commitment to fiscal austerity made him the poster child for tea party conservatism.
Obama's campaign released a statement praising those who worked on the recall.
"While tonight's outcome was not what we had hoped for -- no one can dispute the strong message sent to Governor Walker," the statement said. "Hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites from all walks of life took a stand against the politics of division."
Leading up to the Tuesday vote, both candidates took jabs at each other.
Walker complained that repeated recall efforts over past years were stalling progress and costing the state needed money.
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FORT SUMNER — The city is best known for Billy the Kid's grave and historical memorabilia of the Wild West.
But north of town, several miles down a two-lane road that passes fields with grazing goats and cows, stands the old Fort Sumner Army Air Field.
While some buildings show their age and date back nearly six decades, others are strikingly different — including a large whitewashed concrete control tower with "NASA" painted in large letters above the old airstrip.
Inside that building, scientists from all over the world gather each summer to launch multi-million dollar scientific equipment with missions as varied as studying depletion of the ozone layer, detecting star formation in distant galaxies, and measuring antimatter radiation from outer space.
In a town named for a fort built to protect settlers from marauding Apaches, the World-War II-era military facilities at Fort Sumner now serve as the launching site for massive high-atmosphere balloons that rise 130,000 feet — nearly 2-1/2 miles high. The balloons provide a less-expensive alternative for scientific research than rocket launches.
Carl Vick, who retired as a first sergeant after nearly three decades helping run military training programs at Fort Sumner, now works for the National Scientific Balloon Facility, a NASA contractor based in Palestine, Texas, that uses Fort Sumner as its primary launch site. Nearly half of the company's 28 worldwide research balloon launches in 2003 are scheduled at Fort Sumner.
If the weather cooperates this morning, researchers from 10 different universities in four nations will see their project — a special telescope searching for new stars being formed two to 10 billion light years away — rise to the very edge of space.
Getting a telescope weighing more than 4,000 pounds that high isn't easy.
"These balloons are 40 million cubic feet, and of course it is not fully expanded until it gets up in the upper atmosphere, but you could put the entire Houston Astrodome inside it," Vick said. "NASA spends a lot of money here in Fort Sumner with these projects."
Bart Netterfield of the University of Toronto said the main problem with the balloon method is weather conditions such as fog that canceled a planned Friday launch.
"On any given day the odds aren't too good, but eventually you get off," Netterfield said.
By getting above 99.5 percent of the atmosphere, University of Pennsylvania professor Mark Dervin said the special telescope will be able to detect minute radiation wavelengths that could never be seen on Earth.
"If you tried to see these galaxies from the ground, it doesn't matter how big your telescope is, you still wouldn't see anything because the atmosphere absorbs everything," Dervin said. "You get above the atmosphere, the sky just lights up."
Tetsuya Yoshida of a Tokyo-based research organization said he's been bringing Japanese graduate students to New Mexico to launch research balloons for years. His project this year will launch a massive magnetic device into the upper atmosphere to measure antimatter radiation.
Yoshida said his students enjoy seeing a New Mexico landscape that is very different from their crowded and mountainous homeland.
"They are very surprised to see completely different scenery," Yoshida said.
The area's flat land, dry weather and sparse population are perfect for the balloon program, according to National Scientific Balloon Facility site manager Danny Ball.
"These are the largest flying objects that were ever built, and if the weather conditions aren't right it can be very dangerous," Ball said. "The primary reason we came out here is the population density (in Texas) had slowly increased to the point that we didn't feel we could safely bring these payloads down."
Ball said the balloon launches usually occur in summer and early fall when wind conditions allow the best flight conditions. While the projects aren't classified and people can make arrangements to see a launch, he can't predict the weather.
"The public is welcome to come out to watch, but it can be very frustrating not knowing when the winds will be right," Ball said.


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My previous books, especially "The Vanishing Newspaper" (2d edition 2009) dealt with institutions or situations that were in constant flux. Things kept changing as fast as I could get their details and my interpretations down on paper. With the end of each project, it seemed that I was abandoning rather than finishing it. I envied the historian and the memoirist. At least, their subjects held still, or so it seemed.
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Having long ago begun the transition from journalism to scholarship, I hoped to frame this project as a case study. But of what? Innovation, perhaps. My reputation both in market research and in journalism was as a searcher for new and better ways to find things out. Did growing up on the prairie, where the horizon was always visible, have something to do with it? A good case study starts with a framework of theory. Alas, I have none here, although some of the narrative threads might provide a clue.
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"Catholic Answers have given me more than what money can repay. Truth is very powerful stuff and I have found you unique in presenting it with love. You're a model to be followed. Great job, all of you."
"When I was born, my mother laid me on a bed of straw, and I desire no better pallet when I die, asking only to be in the state of grace and worthy of salvation."


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A new study conducted by the University of Kansas has revealed that our shoes may say more about us than we anticipated. No longer just that er, thing you use to cover your foot, the humble shoe apparently now allows a complete stranger to determine whether we have trouble in our relationships and whether or not we're likely to get a bit rowdy on a night out.
You may think you've heard this all before, and you're right — some of this goes without saying. Seeing someone on the tube donning a box-fresh pair of Louboutins, you're likely to assume either that a) they've got some cash to spare or b) they are a gifted shoplifter with excellent taste. That much is easy.
Crazier styles are inevitably rocked by extroverts, whilst the more conscientious of us tend to keep our shoes cleaner. It's also pretty much a given that a boring shoe equals a boring person, right? Well, apparently not. The study suggests that a 'boring' shoe wearer is also aloof, repressive and has trouble with relationships, and that we can sub-consciously tell this from their shoes.
Some of the most surprising revelations include the fact that scruffy shoe wearers are more likely to be liberal, and those who wear ankle boots are more aggressive. If this is true, then Alexa Chung: seek anger management immediately.
Also, those who wear the least comfortable looking shoes are among the calmest of us. Really? Maybe Lady Gaga, Daphne Guinness and Victoria Beckham should club together and found a yoga retreat if this is the case.
So what do you think? Can we judge someone on their shoes? We're not entirely convinced, but take a look at the gallery above and decide for yourself.
by Jessica Ann Spires


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Recently my let down takes FOREVER when I'm nursing but it's pretty immediate when I pump. It's almost as if my body responds better to the pump.
My little guy is very very patient but I can't help but feel terrible when he is obviously distraught at nursing for 10+ minutes with no let down.
Has anyone had this happen? Is there anything I can do?
It makes no sense because I can only get one let down with the pump EVER no matter how long I go. Once I let down for LO I can have a few. I have a terrible supply as it is even after all the possible combos of herbs and what have you. UGGGHHH if it's not one thing it's another. I really hate this.


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Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to Jerusalem on Sept. 15, 2013. Kerry is due to return to Israel within days.
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Israel's defense minister apologized to Secretary of State John Kerry Tuesday after a newspaper quoted him branding the diplomat as "messianic" just days before he is due to visit the country.
Moshe Yaalon did not deny making the furor-causing remarks, but issued a statement praising Kerry.
"Israel and the United States share a common goal to advance the peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians led by Secretary Kerry," it read, in Hebrew and English, according to Reuters.
"The defense minister had no intention to cause any offence to the secretary, and he apologizes if the secretary was offended by the remarks attributed to the minister."
The State Department shot back Tuesday upon hearing about Yaalon's remarks.
"The remarks of the Defense Minister if accurate are offensive and inappropriate especially given all that the United States is doing to support Israel's security needs," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement.
Yaalon was quoted by the Yediot Aharonot newspaper on Tuesday as saying that the only thing that could "save" Israel was for Kerry to receive the Nobel Peace Prize and "leave us alone."
"Secretary of State John Kerry came here very determined and operates based upon an unfathomable obsession and a messianic feeling," Yaalon was quoted as saying. "Throughout the recent months, there is no negotiation between us and the Palestinians, but rather, between us and the Americans. The only thing that can 'save' us is that John Kerry will get a Nobel Peace Prize and leave us alone."
Abir Sultan / Associated Press
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon suggested that John Kerry should "leave us alone."
The State Department's stinging response added that questioning Kerry's motives and distorting his proposals were "not something we would expect from the Defense Minister of a close ally."
Yaalon later clarified his remarks, according to Haaretz, describing the U.S. as Israel's "greatest friend."
The United States is seeking to broker an agreement on a "two-state solution" in which Israel would exist peacefully alongside a new Palestinian state. Kerry wants the sides to agree to a framework for an interim accord ahead of a deal in April, which would launch another year of talks aimed at a full-blown peace treaty.
A framework would touch on all the main issues, including security, the future of Jerusalem and the fate of refugees.
The Palestinians see the Jewish settlements as an obstacle to achieving a viable state in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, territories Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war. Most countries consider Israel's settlements there illegal.
Yaalon also told Yediot Aharonot that the latest U.S. peace plan for the region was "not worth the paper it was written on" because it contained "neither security nor peace."
"I live and breathe the conflict with the Palestinians," he said. "I know what they think, what they want and what they really mean."
Kerry is expected to return to Israel within days as part of his peace push.
Intelligence and Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz told Israel Army Radio that he agreed with the contents of Yaalon's interview, but added that, despite disagreements, there was no need to resort to personal insults.
NBC News' Catherine Chomiak and Reuters contributed to this report.
This story was originally published on Tue Jan 14, 2014 7:17 PM EST


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After all of the hype leading up to the release of big budget movies, can you guess which ones made the most money?
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Llewellyn Publishes Article in Science Scope
Douglas Llewellyn, adjunct faculty member for the graduate program in Mathematics/Science/ Technology Education (GMST), recently published an article in the March issue of Science Scope, the middle school journal for the National Science Teachers Association.
The article, "Choice: The dragon slayer of student complacency," explains why choice is a strong intrinsic motivator for middle school students, and how science teachers can better engage their students in the learning process through differentiated instruction. Llewellyn suggests that when students have a choice to make, they feel empowered to select an instructional approach that is compatible with their own learning style, thus shifting the ownership of the learning from the teacher to the student. This article is based on Llewellyn's book, Differentiated Science Inquiry, published by Corwin Press.


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Nearly 250 island residents packed their bags for the pilgrimage to the canonization of Mother Marianne.
On Tuesday, residents of the Kalaupapa settlement made their way to Hale Mohalu in Kaimuki in preparation for the pilgrimage. Two others are already on Oahu, gearing for Friday's departure.
"I think it's very special for all of us," said Kalaupapa patient Ivy Kahikihiwa.
"It's something we can represent and bring home to Kalaupapa and all of us who have gone before," said Kalaupapa patient Boogie Kahikihiwa.
First stop -- Syracuse, N.Y., where KITV has been granted exclusive permission to live with the sisters of St. Francis in Mother Marianne's convent. Here her remains lie in a reliquary at St. Anthony's Chapel.
On Oct. 16, on to Rome and a papal audience. It's deja vu for pilgrims on St. Damien's trip three years ago.
"And now we have our second one, so it is extremely rare, extremely remarkable," said Bishop Larry Silva.
Two saints in three years? Could the valleys of Kalaupapa have been fertile ground for the good works of a third Hawaii Saint? Our Vatican sources say yes.


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Headaches are defined as pain in the head or upper neck. This is one of the most common locations of pain in the body and one of the most common reasons why people go to the doctor. Seven in 10 people have at least one headache a year, and 45 million Americans suffer from chronic headaches.
There are a number of underlying causes, most of which are benign. Primary headaches, which account for over 90% of headache pain, include migraine, tension, and cluster headaches, and are thought to have an underlying vascular (blood vessel) component.
This section addresses primary headaches only and assumes that you have had a provider rule out other causes of pain. It focuses primarily on tension and migraine headaches (the best way to identify what type of headache you have is to give your provider a detailed history of your symptoms).
Tension headaches are the most common type of primary headache and affect as many as 90% of adults. Tension headaches typically feel like a tightening on both sides of the head. They can last for minutes or days, and can happen frequently. Tension headaches are often the result of stress or bad posture, which causes tightening of the muscles in the neck and the scalp. Tension headaches often worsen with noise and hot, stuffy environments. This type of headache occurs mostly in women over age 20.
Migraine headaches are the second most common type of primary headache. An estimated 25 million people in the United States (about 12% of the population) will experience migraine headaches each year. Migraine headaches affect children as well as adults. Before puberty, boys and girls are affected equally by migraine headaches, but after puberty, more women than men are affected.
Migraine headaches are intense and throbbing, often involve one side of the head, and can make you sensitive to light or noise. Migraines last from hours up to three days. Some sufferers have an "aura" (a group of visual symptoms) just before an attack. Migraines recur at intervals of varying length. Some people have attacks several times a month; others have less than one a year. Most people find that migraine attacks occur less frequently and become less severe as they get older
Cluster headaches are less common than tension or migraine headaches, but still affect about 1 million people in the United States. Cluster headaches are non-throbbing and usually are felt on one side of the head behind an eye. They generally occur between one and four times a day. Like migraines, cluster headaches are likely to be related to an increased blood flow as a result of the blood vessels in the brain widening. More common in men, they can happen over several days and usually last 30 to 45 minutes.
New severe headaches, especially those accompanied by a change in vision, mental status, loss of sensation or motor function, fever, stiff neck, fainting, or seizures, can be life threatening and should be immediately evaluated by a healthcare provider. In addition, you should also see your healthcare provider if you have a history of headaches, but experience a change in the pattern or intensity. Headaches, along with other systemic symptoms, like unexplained weight loss, known cancer, or immune disorders should be evaluated by a professional.
When lifestyle changes are not enough to manage headaches, there are medications that can be used to make less frequent and severe. Over-the-counter medications that are helpful include
When tension headaches are not relieved by OTC medications, providers sometimes prescribe anti-depressant medications on a preventive basis to help avoid overuse of periodic medications.
Prescription medications that are commonly used to treat migraine headache include:
Both triptans and ergots are taken periodically and should be started as soon as possible when migraine symptoms are developing.
When migraine headaches occur more than twice a month, or if they make it hard to function at home, school or work, then daily medications are prescribed as preventive therapy. Medications used for migraine prevention are traditionally used for other conditions but are effective in preventing headaches. They include:
Even if you have headaches, you should follow the government recommendations [9] for exercise and activity for your overall health. There have been some studies on the impact of exercise on headaches. In one study, aerobic exercise done for 30 minutes, three times a week, decreased the intensity of headaches, and had mixed impacts on frequency of headaches.
Up to 20% of migraine sufferers have identified food triggers, such as aged cheeses, wine, dark beers, cashews, onions, chocolate, processed meats, food additives, wheat, and dairy. Migraine sufferers should consume a generally healthy diet [10] of whole foods, minimizing additives and avoiding identified triggers.
Excess caffeine use (6 cups of coffee or more) can result in chronic daily headaches, and caffeine withdrawal can trigger migraines. Episodic caffeine can help some migraine headaches acutely, probably by constricting the blood vessels involved.
Improving sleep [11] can decrease the frequency of migraines, and is likely to benefit tension headaches as well. Having good sleep hygiene [12], with a regular routine, often leads to a decrease in both frequency and duration of migraines.
Self-awareness, which is a critical aspect of mind/body practices [2], can help you be more aware of your body cues and perhaps avoid or minimize a headache.
Two practices that can be very helpful with tension headaches are progressive muscle relaxation [14] and guided imagery [15]. In additions, studies have shown that imagery and relaxation used with thermal biofeedback [16] (learning to increase the skin temperature of fingers) decreases migraine symptoms significantly.
The concensus from a number of individual research studies is that biofeedback for migraines is comparable with drug therapy for prevention. Biofeedback does require high motivation and a commitment to at least 10-15 hour-long training sessions and regular practice at home.
There is a consistent body of research showing the effectiveness of behavioral treatments for tension-type headaches. Relaxation training, cognitive-behavioral therapy with or without relaxation training, specific types of biofeedback combined with relaxation training, and the same biofeedback alone have all been shown to be effective for reducing tension-type headache symptoms.
Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR), which people can learn in an 8-week course, has been shown to improve mood, relax muscle tone, and shift pain perception-benefiting any headache sufferers.
Physical therapy and movement training (like Feldenkrais) can help decrease muscle tension and improve range of head and neck movement. Studies have shown that physical therapy decreases frequency of tension headaches. Massage therapy [3] has been shown in some studies to be more effective than acupuncture [17] for migraine pain, and equally effective for tension headaches.
Chiropractic [18] manipulation for migraines have shown improvement in frequency, duration, disability, and medication use, compared with controls. Chiropractic may be additionally useful when combined with biofeedback practices.
Craniosacral therapy [19], which stems from osteopathic [20] practice, is a very gentle manipulative approach, intending to restore balance and flow to the cerebrospinal fluid, which circulates around the spinal cord and brain. A series of 4-6 treatments have been reported in practice to be very effective for both migraine and tension headache sufferers, and benefits may be long-lasting.
Typical doses for each botanical are indicated below. However, you should talk with your healthcare provider before adding botanicals [21]to your health regimen and ask about the right dosage for you.
Traditional Chinese Medicine [22]practitioners work with an individual to optimize their nutrition [23], activity [24], and internal energetic balance, using herbs, acupuncture, movement practices (Qi Gong [25] and Tai Chi), massage (Tui Na [26]), and other techniques. Multiple clinical trials have shown acupuncture [27]to be a effective adjunct treatment for headaches, although it is not clear how much placebo effect may be involved. Six to eight sessions of acupuncture, over 8 weeks, is recommended as a trial for migraine sufferers, and for those with chronic headaches of any kind.
Naturopathic Medicine [5] includes diet, exercise, natural botanicals and supplements, mind/body practice, hydrotherapy, and other tools. These natural approaches may be particularly helpful for putting together a preventive approach for headache sufferers.
Homeopathy [6]is another approach that is used by individuals to manage their headaches.
The best approach to headaches of any type is prevention first. Basic lifestyle changes should always be made first, including:
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[2] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/what-are-mind-body-therapies
[3] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/massage-therapy
[4] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/traditional-chinese-medicine
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[9] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/enhance-your-wellbeing/health/physical-activity-fitness/what-do-experts-recommend-fitness
[10] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/food-medicine
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Location: Mall of Georgia: 333 Buford Dr., Buford.
Event Time and Date: September 21, 2013
Event Description: Grab your lawn chairs, blankets and enjoy a movie every Saturday night. Kids activities and concessions open at 5 p.m. Movies start at 9 p.m. July 13- Hotel Transylvania. July 20- The Croods. July 27- Wreck it Ralph.
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May 12, 2011 —
As the Upper Delaware region moves swiftly into spring, some of the earliest plants to appear are Japanese knotweed and garlic mustard. These invasive plants are bad news as they out-compete native plants for resources such as sunlight, nutrients and space, resulting in the decline or elimination of food sources for some of the region's birds, rodents and insects.
Native wildflowers that share the same habitat as garlic mustard—such as trilliums, spring beauty, wild ginger and hepatica—are severely threatened by the aggressive growth of this plant.
One way to reduce the abundance of invasive plants is to consume the edible ones. Garlic mustard, for example, is easy to pull, and can be used in a variety of dishes. A quick Internet search for recipes reveals intriguing temptations like Garlic Mustard and Spinach Raviolis with Garlic Mustard Pesto. Use caution, as the plant contains small amounts of cyanide, as do apple seeds.
Even if you don't develop a taste for this plant, pulling it up during annual spring cleanups and early gardening efforts is a good strategy and one to encourage among friends and neighbors.
Another prolific but edible invasive is Japanese knotweed. This plant displaces native plant communities by vigorously forming dense mats of bamboo-like stalks up to 10 feet tall. It can be used as a cooked vegetable or in jams, salad and pies, according to "Edible Wild Plants of Pennsylvania and Neighboring States," by Richard and Mary Lee Medve.
Like rhubarb, the stems are quite tart and can be substituted in similar recipes. Harvest shoots up to one foot high before they leaf out. Use caution, as the plant may cause photosensitive dermatitis.
When considering whether to consume any wild edible, minimize risks by positively identifying the plant, collecting the correct form at the appropriate time and preparing it as specified. Even so, it is possible to find that you are allergic to a certain plant, so experiment with care.


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For Immediate Release
October 8, 2009
ISBE honors more than 150 outstanding individuals for their service to education
35th year agency to honor contributions to education at Those Who Excel/Teacher of the Year Program
SPRINGFIELD – More than 150 award recipients will be recognized for their outstanding service to education at the 35th annual Those Who Excel/Teacher of the Year banquet. One hundred and sixty-two outstanding teachers, administrators, student support personnel, educational service personnel and community members will take the stage Saturday, October 24, when they are honored by the Illinois State Board of Education. The highlight of the award banquet will be the announcement of the Illinois Teacher of the Year for 2009-10.
"Good teachers change lives and inspire greatness," said State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch. "We honor these individuals for their outstanding commitment and contributions to schools across the state. They represent thousands more who support our schools daily and give tirelessly to help students become successful lifelong learners."
Candidates are nominated by their local schools and people in their communities. The nomination includes a brief biography of the nominee, his or her philosophy of education, professional development and community involvement and their opinions of the state's most pressing educational needs. Letters of recommendation are also required.
A committee of peers chooses the award winners. The committee represents statewide education organizations and includes former award winners.
The categories for recognition are:
- Classroom teacher
- School administrator
- Student support personnel
- Educational service personnel
- School board member and/or community volunteer
- Teams—which recognizes groups of teachers and administrators; citizen committees; civic organizations; parent organizations; school boards; booster clubs and others that have a significant impact on teaching and learning in a school or district.
- Early Career Educator
This year, all levels of awards will be presented at the banquet. There are:
- 44 recipients of the highest award level, Excellence.
- 52 recipients of the Award of Merit.
- 66 recipients of the Award of Recognition.
Teacher of the Year finalists comprise all teachers given the Award of Excellence. Finalists sit for a videotaped interview as part of the selection process. The Teacher of the Year serves as the state's ambassador for teaching and represents Illinois in the National Teacher of the Year programs sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers, and ING.
Linda Smerge, a second grade teacher from Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Cicero School District 99, is the current Illinois Teacher of the Year.
This year's Those Who Excel/Teacher of the Year banquet will be held at the Hotel Pere Marquette, 501 Main Street, Peoria.
Click here to view a list of all state winners.