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Oregon's Agricultural Lands Preservation Policy: An Analysis of Effectiveness in the Willamette ValleyBriggs, Rebecca S., 1973- (University of Oregon, March , 2009)[more][less]Briggs, Rebecca S., 1973- 2009-05-08T21:13:00Z 2009-05-08T21:13:00Z 2009-03 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/9129 xii, 84 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. Developed in 1973, Oregon's agricultural lands preservation policy sought to stop the conversion of agricultural land to other uses, particularly in the Willamette Valley. This thesis analyzes the effectiveness of this policy in preserving agricultural land in large blocks in the Willamette Valley, examining trends at the county, regional, and state levels. State land use data are used to assess whether the 1989 and 1993 efforts to strengthen the original legislation slowed the rate of agricultural land use conversion. Adviser: Ronald Mitchell en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Environmental Studies Program, M.S., 2009; Oregon's Agricultural Lands Preservation Policy: An Analysis of Effectiveness in the Willamette Valley Thesis
Planning for Injustice: A Case Study in Discourses on Environmental Justice and State Rationale in the City of EugeneAu, Lokyee (University of Oregon, August 18, 2015)[more][less]Norgaard, Kari Au, Lokyee 2015-08-18T23:01:52Z 2015-08-18T23:01:52Z 2015-08-18 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19246 For years, West Eugene, Oregon residents have struggled for acknowledgment of unjust government practices in the area, while agencies have been slow to acknowledge the negative social and environmental health outcomes experienced by the neighborhood. Examining land use/zoning and air quality agencies in Eugene, this study identifies the way the "state" engages in discourses regarding inequity that are used as a means to deflect political criticism and maintain social order, effectively insulating its actions from public input or scrutiny. By examining discourses from the 'top', this study finds the "state" deflects criticism and insulates its actions through four processes presented by Habermas: use of scientific discourse in development of government policy, management of political demand through neocorporatist decision-making, prioritization of capital accumulation in organizational structure, and increase of decision-making power within the state. Adding to the literature, this study finds a fifth process: "homogenization" of the public. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. environmental health environmental justice institutional logic planning public engagement Planning for Injustice: A Case Study in Discourses on Environmental Justice and State Rationale in the City of Eugene Electronic Thesis or Dissertation M.S. masters Environmental Studies Program University of Oregon
Novick, Adam (University of Oregon, June , 2013)[more][less]Toadvine, Ted Novick, Adam 2013-10-03T23:48:55Z 2013-10-03T23:48:55Z 2013-06 doi:10.7264/N3NC5Z4X http://hdl.handle.net/1794/13343 270 pages I theorize and offer some evidence that humans inadvertently risk exacerbating the loss of maintenance-dependent species on private land by using species-based land-use regulation to seek other benefits. Drawing evidence primarily from the US, I argue that such regulation poses a risk to maintenance-dependent species, that humans routinely disregard this risk, and that this disregard widely serves to defend the power of individuals and organizations to use such regulation to seek other benefits. I suggest this implies that with constraints on public funding, humans might improve the survival of some species by clarifying the purpose of such regulation and considering openly refraining from such regulation for some species. I also suggest such change might depend on articulating the issue as whether the survival of a species could ever depend on individuals having a right to conserve or maintain it without selectively incurring harm from regulation intended to save it. en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-SA Biodiversity conservation Conservation-reliant species Environmental economics Land ethic of Aldo Leopold Land-use regulation Political ecology Risk to Maintenance-Dependent Species from Orthodoxy in Species-Based Land-Use Regulation Thesis / Dissertation
Settlement Preferences of the Pacific Sea Nettle, Chrysaora fuscescens, and the Socioeconomic Impacts of Jellyfish on Fishers in the Northern California CurrentConley, Keats (University of Oregon, October 3, 2013)[more][less]Sutherland, Kelly Conley, Keats 2013-10-03T23:31:20Z 2013-10-03T23:31:20Z 2013-10-03 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/13232 Few data are available on distribution, abundance, and ecology of scyphozoans in the Northern California Current (NCC). This thesis is divided into four chapters, each of which contributes to our understanding of a different stage of the scyphozoan life history. The first study describes the settlement preferences of Chrysaora fuscescens planulae in the laboratory. Planulae were found to respond to the interaction of substrate and orientation. Artificial substrates were identified as viable habitat for C. fuscescens. In the second chapter, a population of scyphistomae in Charleston, Oregon were identified to species-level using DNA barcoding techniques. The third and fourth chapters focus on the medusa stage of the life history. Using surveys mailed to fishers in the Pacific Region, this study provides baseline data on the types and magnitudes of economic damages caused by jellyfish on different fisheries and helps assess fishers' perceptions of jellyfish population trends in the NCC. This thesis includes previously unpublished co-authored material. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Bloom Coastal development Economic damage Jellyfish Ocean sprawl Salmon trolling Settlement Preferences of the Pacific Sea Nettle, Chrysaora fuscescens, and the Socioeconomic Impacts of Jellyfish on Fishers in the Northern California Current Electronic Thesis or Dissertation M.S. masters Environmental Studies Program University of Oregon
Chen, Chu (University of Oregon, September , 2009)[more][less]Chen, Chu 2009-11-24T01:09:12Z 2009-11-24T01:09:12Z 2009-09 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/9979 xii, 78 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. Watershed councils in Oregon have been created and developed for collaborative watershed management since the 1990s. Although a lot of research has been conducted to examine the conceptual framework and practical experience of watershed councils, there have been fewer investigations of the outreach and education strategies used by watershed councils. The goal of this study is to identify the range of outreach strategies that have been used by watershed collaboratives and discuss how these strategies relate with councils focused at the organizational level compared to those focused at the action level. OWEB grant applications provide the major source of data for examining a sample of eighteen among more than ninety watershed councils in Oregon. The study results reveal that watershed councils' outreach strategies include direct involvement and public outreach. The planning of outreach is incorporated into mission statements, organizational governance, board member representatives and recruitment, decision-making processes, meetings, community events, watershed events, invitation and tracking, and outcome measures. Action and organizational groups use similar public outreach approaches but adopt different direct involvement strategies. Action councils rely more on direct involvement from participants in the community, while organizational councils are more likely to use partnerships to achieve their involvement goals. Three themes emerged from this research. Organizational councils need to create "in-group" awareness and connectivity to their watershed communities since these councils lack a sense of place-based identification. Social networks are important for action councils' outreach and education, but organizational groups depend more on interorganizational networks. Lastly, multiple levels of public participation are realized in the implementation of outreach strategies by watershed councils in Oregon. Committee in charge: Dr. Richard D. Margerum, Chair; Dr. Patricia F. McDowell en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Environmental Studies Program, M.S., 2009; Watersheds -- Oregon -- Management Watershed councils Stakeholder Involvement and Public Outreach Strategies Identified from Watershed Councils in Oregon Thesis
Elliott, Erica (University of Oregon, October 17, 2014)[more][less]Ford, Karen Elliott, Erica 2014-10-17T16:17:10Z 2014-10-17 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18548 This dissertation argues that the U.S. government employs multiple rhetorical strategies to manage discourse about the Hanford Site, a nuclear site located on the Columbia River in Washington State. Hanford produced plutonium for the U.S. nuclear weapons program from 1944 until 1989 and in doing so emitted a massive amount of chemical and radioactive pollution. Today, Hanford is home to one of the largest environmental remediation projects in the world. Since the project began, journalists, advocacy groups, and whistleblowers have revealed numerous instances in which the government has mismanaged Hanford cleanup and misrepresented the Site's dangers. To counter these claims and argue that it is operating safely and transparently, the government publicizes Hanford's remediation successes, offers evidence that Site operations have been protective of nature, and invites private citizens to visit Hanford on public tours. Federal agencies adopt these rhetorical strategies to pacify private citizens, who might be concerned about Hanford's impact on the local environment and human health. In three chapters, I argue that the government uses new and social media, wildlife preserves, historic sites, and tourism to give Hanford the appearance of order and safety. Each chapter offers close readings of texts the government has made widely available to the public through the Internet. The first of these chapters explains how the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the agency that manages Hanford's waste, uses new and social media to craft a reassuring virtual image of the Site operations. This chapter investigates how the DOE has used such media to distract the public from revelations about leaking nuclear waste tanks at Hanford. The second illustrative chapter contends that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), which manages the Hanford Reach National Monument, works to extend the Department of Energy's argument that Hanford operations are protective of, and not threatening to, environmental and public health. The third illustrative chapter details how federal agencies, including the DOE, FWS, and the National Park Service, are commodifying Hanford and repackaging the Site as a tourist destination. These strategies for discursive containment ultimately mislead the public and foreclose opportunities for meaningful public participation. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Atomic tourism Department of Energy Hanford Site Nuclear communication Nuclear waste Nuclear weapons Strategies for Containment: The U.S. Federal Government at the Hanford Nuclear Site Electronic Thesis or Dissertation 2015-04-17 Ph.D. doctoral Environmental Studies Program University of Oregon
Sanchirico, Emily (University of Oregon, October 10, 2013)[more][less]Mitchell, Ronald Sanchirico, Emily 2013-10-10T23:18:25Z 2013-10-10T23:18:25Z 2013-10-10 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/13410 Climate change has been described as a malign, wicked, and super wicked problem. I focus on key characteristics that make international collective action challenging: asymmetry, fear of free riding, scientific uncertainty, and inherent interdependencies. I argue that an institution designed to tackle such a complex problem requires a key set of features: leadership, linkage, quality information, differentiated obligations, monitoring/enforcement, transparency, and flexibility. I assess the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Kyoto Protocol to determine what aspects are missing. I then ask why the European Union (EU), with incentives to the contrary, set broad unilateral goals. I argue that the framework of political and economic integration made deep cooperation possible. Lastly, I consider whether this experience is specific to the EU and ask whether regional trade networks have a role in the global arsenal of climate change solutions. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. climate change institutions international environmental politics policy regional trade agreements A Strong Institutional Climate: Regional Trade Networks and Climate Action Electronic Thesis or Dissertation M.A. masters Environmental Studies Program University of Oregon
Crayne, Jennifer (University of Oregon, August 18, 2015)[more][less]Norgaard, Kari Crayne, Jennifer 2015-08-18T23:08:54Z 2015-08-18T23:08:54Z 2015-08-18 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19302 What are middle school science teachers teaching their students about climate change? And why? This qualitative study examined the experience of middle school science teachers from western Oregon, finding that while participating teachers accept the science of climate change and express concern about it, many teachers are reluctant to make the topic a priority in their classrooms. When they do include the subject, teachers frequently address "both sides." They also report that students have persistent doubts and misconceptions about climate change. What accounts for these trends? I argue that the way teachers address climate change is a result of complex interactions between structural pressures, emotional pressures, and cultural pressures. I conclude that, in order to promote the inclusion of sound climate science instruction in public schools, advocates of climate change education need to address challenges at all these levels: structural, emotional, and cultural. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Climate Change Environmental Education Middle School Oregon Science Education Teaching Climate Change: Pressures and Practice in the Middle School Science Classroom Electronic Thesis or Dissertation M.S. masters Environmental Studies Program University of Oregon
The "World's Biggest Zoo"? Elephants, Ecological Change, and the Contested Legacies of Conservation in the Kruger National ParkMoore, Samuel (University of Oregon, February 23, 2016)[more][less]Dennis, Matthew Moore, Samuel 2016-02-24T00:19:31Z 2016-02-24T00:19:31Z 2016-02-23 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19696 This thesis explores landscape change in one of Africa's biggest parks from the perspectives of its managers, the international conservation community, and media in South Africa and the United States. The surprising history of Kruger's elephant population reflects the complicated relationship between shifting wildlife management approaches, environmental ethics, and understandings of African nature, which continue to influence future conservation priorities. Elephants, because of their capacity to drive ecosystem change, expose a history of conflict over what nature means in the Kruger Park and how it should be managed. Current management philosophies in the park reflect the need to prepare for an uncertain future but also to confront an unsettled inheritance of the past. I delve into the 20th century chronicles of science, landscape aesthetics, wilderness ethics, and international politics that inform conservation in Kruger today. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. African Wildlife Elephants International Science Kruger National Park South Africa Strategic Adaptive Management The "World's Biggest Zoo"? Elephants, Ecological Change, and the Contested Legacies of Conservation in the Kruger National Park Electronic Thesis or Dissertation M.S. masters Environmental Studies Program University of Oregon
The Impact of Hypoxia on the Louisiana Brown Shrimp Fishery and the Potential for the Public Trust Doctrine to Slow Nonpoint Source PollutionRommwatt, Maya (University of Oregon, August 18, 2015)[more][less]Norgaard, Kari Rommwatt, Maya 2015-08-18T23:01:58Z 2015-08-18T23:01:58Z 2015-08-18 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19247 Seasonal hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico has been mapped extensively and is known to overlap the habitat of the brown shrimp Farfantepenaeus aztecus on the Louisiana continental shelf. Yet the impacts of Gulf hypoxia on the profitable brown shrimp fishery in Louisiana remain largely unknown. The problem is primarily attributable to nonpoint source pollution in the Mississippi River, but awareness of the problem has not resulted in an effective policy solution to stem this pollution to date. Using the combination of a quantitative data analysis to look for a correlation between Farfantepenaeus aztecus and hypoxic water, a survey mailed to shrimp fishers in Louisiana, and qualitative interviews with shrimp fishers and environmental activists and lawyers in Louisiana, I will examine the potential of a legal tool, the Public Trust doctrine, to slow nonpoint source pollution into the Mississippi River. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Brown Shrimp Fishery Gulf of Mexico Marine Hypoxia Nonpoint Source Pollution Public Trust Doctrine The Impact of Hypoxia on the Louisiana Brown Shrimp Fishery and the Potential for the Public Trust Doctrine to Slow Nonpoint Source Pollution Electronic Thesis or Dissertation M.S. masters Environmental Studies Program University of Oregon
The Performance of Four Native Perennial Forb Species Along a Climate Gradient in Pacific Northwest PrairiesHendricks, Lauren (University of Oregon, November 21, 2016)[more][less]Bridgham, Scott Hendricks, Lauren 2016-11-21T16:58:37Z 2016-11-21T16:58:37Z 2016-11-21 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20707 To determine how Pacific Northwest prairies are influenced by local site factors versus. regional climate, we studied the reproduction, plant size, and density of sixteen natural populations of four perennial forb species native to Pacific Northwest prairies: Ranunculus austro-oreganus, Sidalcea malviflora spp. virgata, Microseris laciniata, and Eriophyllum lanatum. These populations were distributed along a 700 kilometer latitudinal gradient from southern Oregon to Whidbey Island, Washington. We found significant differences in plant size and reproduction among populations for all species, but correlations among edaphic and climate variables and plant size and reproduction were weak. Instead, density was more strongly correlated with both edaphic and climate variables, suggesting that this is a better indicator of long-term demographic processes. Although a few factors are important across species (e.g., nutrient availability and minimum temperature), response is idiosyncratic at the individual species level in Pacific Northwest prairies. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. climate climate change edaphic forbs Pacific Northwest prairies The Performance of Four Native Perennial Forb Species Along a Climate Gradient in Pacific Northwest Prairies Electronic Thesis or Dissertation M.S. masters Environmental Studies Program University of Oregon
Transforming Regulatory Processes: Karuk Participation in the Klamath River Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) ProcessStoll, Shannan (University of Oregon, November 21, 2016)[more][less]Norgaard, Kari Stoll, Shannan 2016-11-21T17:00:22Z 2016-11-21T17:00:22Z 2016-11-21 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20722 This thesis examines the extent to which the Karuk Tribe has participated in natural resource management regulatory processes, using the Klamath River Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) process as a particular case study for evaluation. One of the most effective ways that the Tribe participates in the TMDL process is through the rigorous adoption of the technical tools of regulatory science. Collaboration with nontribal organizations is also used to build capacity for participation. The Tribe's active participation in the TMDL process has in turn shaped the process, making it more inclusive of tribal values and traditional knowledge, improving overall scientific inquiry, and facilitating increased cooperation among tribal and non-tribal resource managers. At the same time, the Tribe's participation in the process remains "uneven," underscoring the ongoing challenge of making regulatory processes that recognize the legitimacy of tribal knowledge and values. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Karuk Tribe Klamath Basin Native American studies natural resource management Traditional knowledge Traditional management Transforming Regulatory Processes: Karuk Participation in the Klamath River Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Process Electronic Thesis or Dissertation M.S. masters Environmental Studies Program University of Oregon
Unpacking Ethno-tourism: "Development with Identity", Tourism and Mapuche Struggles in South-central ChileKrell Rivera, Ignacio (University of Oregon, 2012)[more][less]Nelson, Lise Krell Rivera, Ignacio Krell Rivera, Ignacio 2012-12-07T23:11:38Z 2012-12-07T23:11:38Z 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12518 In Latin America, multicultural reforms came in the last three decades in response to regional indigenous empowerment that in turn coincided with processes of neoliberal re-democratization. In Chile, neoliberalization also meant for the indigenous Mapuche dramatic processes of indigenous proletarianization by de-territorialization and a new cycle of resistance and creative deployment of political, economic and cultural agencies bringing forth issues of sustainability, collective well-being, and democracy. Through qualitative methods, this thesis examines how multiple actors are shaping the landscapes of tourism development in south-central Chile. There, tourism practice and discourse in Mapuche rural communities reflect Mapuche responses to a recent phase of policies targeting them under the rubric of "Development with Identity". I demonstrate through three case studies how both these policies and tourism markets are being engaged by Mapuche ethno-entrepreneurial leaders, who at the same time advance agendas of Mapuche re-territorialization through novel re-articulations of livelihoods, place, and identities. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. development indigenous territories latin america mapuche sustainability tourism Unpacking Ethno-tourism: "Development with Identity", Tourism and Mapuche Struggles in South-central Chile Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
"We Have Done This Ourselves": Evaluating Participatory and Sustainable Development Practices in Rural SenegalGrigsby, Kaitlyn (University of Oregon, June 17, 2014)[more][less]Wooten, Stephen Grigsby, Kaitlyn 2014-06-17T19:39:51Z 2014-06-17T19:39:51Z 2014-06-17 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/17892 The World Bank paradigm of large-scale neoliberal development projects has repeatedly failed to deliver durable and sustainable changes for the world's poorest nations. Although the World Bank and other multilateral development organizations have committed themselves to forging new participatory intervention methods, the core objectives of development have not changed. This thesis explores the work of CREATE!, an organization that funds and implements rural and community-based projects that address the increasingly devastating impacts of climate change in Senegal. This analysis is an illustrative case study of a small-scale and participant focused development intervention in West Africa. I use interviews and participant observation to describe (1) how CREATE! understands and responds to beneficiary needs through participatory development, (2) how participatory methods influence CREATE!'s programs, and (3) the organization's sense of success or failure in promoting poverty alleviation and community sustainability in rural Senegal. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. "We Have Done This Ourselves": Evaluating Participatory and Sustainable Development Practices in Rural Senegal Electronic Thesis or Dissertation M.S. masters Environmental Studies Program University of Oregon
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Multiple injuries in 16-vehicle Delta County crash
GARDEN CORNERS – White-out conditions on U.S. 2 at Garden Corners led to a 16-vehicle crash that sent seven people to area hospitals Friday morning.
Shortly after 10 a.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police Gladstone and St. Ignace posts and Delta County Sheriff's Department deputies were dispatched to the crash on U.S. 2 just west of County Road 183 at Garden Corners.
While enroute, officers were advised by fire personnel at the scene that other vehicles were colliding with ones that had already crashed.
Blowing snow at the crash scene created white-out conditions with zero visibility, which helped contribute to the pile up. In total, the conditions led three tractor trailers and at least 13 passenger cars to be involved in the accident.
Officers believe the eastbound portion of the crash started when a van rear-ended a tractor trailer and spun out in the lane of travel before being hit by another eastbound vehicle. As the occupants of the van were attempting to exit the vehicle, it was hit by a second tractor trailer, throwing occupants into the air and causing several injuries.
Other vehicles proceeded to collide with the vehicles in the eastbound lane or went into the snow bank to avoid collision.
In the westbound lane at the same location, three trucks were stopped in the roadway. A westbound tractor trailer collided with the last truck pushing it into the snow bank and causing a series of collisions.
At least seven people were treated for injuries at OSF St. Francis, Schoolcraft Memorial and Marquette General hospitals. Some of the injuries were severe, however none appeared to be life-threatening.
U.S. 2 from Highway 13 to M-183 .25 Road was closed for roughly six hours while the scene was cleared.
Assisting at the scene of the accident were Rampart EMS, Tri-Star EMS, Manistique EMS, Nahma Township Fire, Garden Fire, Inwood Township Fire, Thompson Township Fire, Gene's Towing, Bay de Noc Towing, Renze Towing and TKL Towing.


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teakid wrote:Since the recent milk powder crisis in China, I'm a little concerned about some of the more affordable ($10-$20) young tea cakes that are enjoyable to drink now, with the worry that some chemicals may be involved in the processing and potentially hazardous to our health. I know some believe that drinking young puerh alone in the long run is not good for the liver, spleen or what not, adding chemicals just make things worse. Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but I think I'm going to take it easy on the pu for a while until the cloud clears.
Space Samurai wrote:While I think it behooves us all do be aware of where our products come from, I'm not sure what milk has to do with pu.
Wesli wrote:Shog, this idea is actually tossed around a lot. I've heard from many people that they think young sheng is harsh on their health. They talk about stomach upsets and the like. I've also heard that in traditional Chinese medicine, young sheng is bad for one of the following types of people: Warm-Wet or Cold-Dry. It's come up in quite a few threads on here, and on the Puerh livejournal community. Research time for you, my friend.
tony shlongini wrote:Why would young sheng be bad for you? I think that's ridiculous. I could see an older sheng where the aging process has gone awry, or a nastily fermented shu, but young sheng? It's basically green tea. Why no concern from the green tea camp?


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NHN I&S uses CUBRID for its Search Results Monitoring System
NHN's subsidiary company NHN I&S deploys the CUBRID database for its NAVER Search Results Monitoring System.
Today we would like to reveal a short interview conversation we had with Mr. Kim Kee Jeong, a team leader at NHN Information & Services which deploys CUBRID as a backend database management system. The conversation is about which services rely on CUBRID, for how long, and the reason for this choice.
Hello Mr. Kim Kee Jeong,
First, I would like to thank you for agreeing to have an interview with us. Now I am ready to listen to your story about how your company first got to use the CUBRID Database.
Could you please introduce yourself to our readers and tell us about your company and your role?
NHN I&S is a subsidiary company of NHN, Korea's #1 Search Portal with over 30 million users. At NHN I&S we create and manage in-house information systems and provide support for educational consulting, staff recruitment, corporate security, translation and interpretations services of NHN. Here I work at the NHN Service Development Center. I am a leader of two teams: one is an Administrative Tools Development Team; the other is a Quality Tools Development Team. I make decisions on which supplementary applications to use to facilitate our development and production. My teams are responsible for developing the tools used for monitoring various UGC (User-generated Content) registered at Naver portal.
I have heard about NHN Services deploying the CUBRID DBMS. Could you please tell more about which services rely on CUBRID and for how long?
Last year I reviewed CUBRID for eligibility to be used in the Manual Management System. Earlier this year we deployed CUBRID in the NAVER Search Results Monitoring System. This service is responsible for the quality of search results at NAVER (Korea's #1 Search Engine). It is an internal tool used by the NAVER service to keep track of the search keywords associated with all those Web pages on the Internet and improve the search results relevancy. Every month millions of records are inserted, updated, and selected from our database, and CUBRID is doing very well.
After we have recently upgraded from CUBRID 1.4 to CUBRID 2.2, we have started to witness the significant increase in performance especially for INSERT type queries. With CUBRID 2.2 we were able to achieve I/O load balancing when INSERT operations are concentrated at a certain point of time. For the data integrity we rely on CUBRID's native HA (High-Availability) feature which provides Resource Management, Failure Detection, and instant fail-over capability.
At this moment we also review CUBRID for the use in the Spam Management and the News Monitoring Systems at NAVER.
Now since you have a developer's experience in CUBRID, please tell us your honest opinion about CUBRID.
The first time when I got to use CUBRID, I was quite surprised by how fast it SELECT's the data. The latest version of CUBRID has even faster indexing algorithm. That's why I feel proud of this domestic DBMS as if I am its developer. When CUBRID is applied to request-intensive services or systems, it shows very satisfactory results. This makes us, the developers, happy.
From your experience, what do you want to be improved in CUBRID?
It would be great if CUBRID offered more situational User Guides. If they explained on which system and in what circumstances which configurations work best for CUBRID, we could consider this information in our system design to get even higher performance from deploying this database. CUBRID has so much potential and it has to be revealed to the users.
As you know NHN is a representative portal of Korea. It might have been quite difficult at first time to go with CUBRID, a solution that is not one of the major and heavily marketed commercial database systems you have already known. Perhaps at the beginning your colleagues at NHN might have doubted CUBRID's performance and reliability, and your decision. What can you say about developers' initial bias?
When choosing a DBMS for critical Web services, I do not go for the reputation or the brand. I always care about the performance, about how the solution can be optimized for our services. CUBRID has many features designed specifically for the Internet services, which is why we chose CUBRID. When working with Web services, CUBRID, with its web optimized features, provides more convenience than other existing database systems. Our developers do not have to implements work-arounds to solve certain tasks. CUBRID provides many native optimized functions to make our work easier. So when choosing a database system, decision makers should look carefully and precisely at the database in target not to miss its key benefits. Before switching to CUBRID on Linux, at NHN I&S we used a number of database system, including MySQL, MSSQL, and other proprietary database technologies. I should say CUBRID is the best when deploying for Web Services.
As you know CUBRID is an open source project. What do you think about it? Do you have by any chance any intentions to contribute to this project?
Yes, indeed. I am glad that CUBRID together with its other projects are open at Sourceforge.net. This is very important for a healthy open source project. Even though I have not had time so far to join the project as I have been involved in different systems development, I am eager to make contributions to CUBRID.
You are right, Mr. Kim. The CUBRID Project, CUBRID Cluster, CUBRID Programming Interfaces, CUBRID Administration Tools, and the CUBRID QA Tool are all hosted and open at Sourceforge.net. You are welcome to join and start contributing to any of these. As a developer, Mr. Kim, what is your dream, your passion?
Currently what I do is I develop the various tools to monitoring UGC which are necessary not only to Naver. My passion is the fact that wherever monitoring is necessary, Naver's monitoring tools come to your mind.
This is the end of our interview. Today we had an interview with Mr. Kim Kee Jeong, a decision maker and a team leader at NHN Information & Services. I am sure our readers will be very glad to get such a valuable feedback from you. Once again thank you, Mr. Kim, for your time. Please keep watching CUBRID further.
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Hi Bellas,
You may have seen my last review on Mineral Magic's Microdermabrasian Scrub. I was also contacted by the owner Kellie to try out her well known eyeshadow pigments.
She sent me this gorgeous stack of irridescent shades. I honestly told Kellie that i'm not a huge fan of loose shadows, but I was willing to try them out. I really like how these come in screw stacks so it saves space and makes it easy to keep products together. Many makeup artists use these in their kit to keep organized. The cool thing about these shades is that each of them has a duochrome quality. It reflects more than two colors...for example, there is a white pigment that reflects blue and green...a gold pigment that reflects green and gold, etc. There's even a dupe for the popular MAC Stars and Rockets eyeshadow. Because of the duochrome quality, you can change the colors of these pigments by just choosing a different base. In the video, I swatched the shadows dry on my hand...but it looks completely different when applied on my eye with a base. I was glad I tried these out because they weren't as difficult to use our blend as some pigments I have, yay!
I also got to try out this nifty little makeup brush set. It was very soft...reminded me a lot of EcoTools brushes. When dealing with pigments, you'll want to use synthetic brushes a lot especially if you decide to foil the colors.
Check out the video tutorial!
Here's What I Used:
-Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer in Medium
-Pur Minerals Tan Pressed Foundation
-MM Mercy loose shadow
-MM Suite loose shadow
-Steelo Cosmetics Eyeshadow base in medium
-MM Opeal loose shadow
-MM Mercy loose shadow
-MM Harvest loose shadow
-Graftobian Black Velvet Kohl Pencil
-Red Cherry Lashes #102
-Rimmel Brow Pencil in Hazel
-MAC Viva Glam V Lipglass
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Check out these products at Mineral Magic Cosmetics and follow them on their YouTube page.
Till next time, Ciao Bellas!
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Mineral Magic Fall Copper Look
Posted by MakeupByRenRen at 9:36 AM
7 comments:
- teeyah. said...
Lovely look, Ren :)
- August 25, 2009 at 11:34 AM
- Sherry said...
last pic like yo yo yo :)
- August 25, 2009 at 11:41 AM
- shasha said...
Hey Ren,
Spread your love of those Sigma Brushes here in the Philippines...Pick Me!
I already made a comment on your youtube video under katski081383. PINAS REPRESENT!
- August 25, 2009 at 11:46 AM
- Arezu said...
Love this look.
It reminds me of a lion, leo's representttttttt. (:
- August 25, 2009 at 1:25 PM
- Tina Marie said...
This is a gorgeous summer look and the lashes look amazing. (:
- August 25, 2009 at 1:51 PM
- jojoba said...
this is way hot! the summer look is excellent but the lashes are great too.
i need to get a stacker like that for my MAC samples. They are getting out of control. *_*
- August 25, 2009 at 6:21 PM
- SAUCY | eff. | BABY said...
I really love using warm bright colors on my eyes so I really like this.
- September 6, 2009 at 9:13 PM
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Lexus
In a unique move for a carmaker, Lexus has opened its first luxury "experience space" -- which is not to be confused with a car showroom. Or a retail store, for that matter.
As Lexus describes it, Intersect by Lexus is a place where people can experience Lexus without getting behind a steering wheel -- places for "interaction among people and between people and cars."
That interaction can take place in a variety of ways. The first Intersect by Lexus, which opened Aug. 30 in Tokyo's trendy Aoyama district, includes a cafe and an exhibition space on the first floor. On the second floor is a library lounge where food is served and a shop selling lifestyle items crafted for Lexus.
"The origin of the idea comes from a desire to expose people to a different side of Lexus -- more of the emotional side of the brand that we are trying to emphasize of late," Lexus Corporate Marketing Manager Will Nicklas says. "When you look at a consumer of luxury goods, it's about more than just the product for them. It's also about a connection people have with the brand. This provides a physical place where we can do some exciting things and have some exciting collaborations and in the process, connect with our buyers and with the community in a new way."
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Kazakov, Yuri
Yuri Kazakov 1927-1982
(Born Yuri Pavlovich Kazakov; also transliterated as Yury, Yurii, Iurii, Jurij, or Yuriy) Russian short fiction writer.
Kazakov is viewed as one of the more important Soviet authors to emerge from the post-Stalin period. His short stories were a decided change from the long, ideological novels that were being written at that time. Critics have often compared his work to that of Anton Chekhov.
Biographical Information
Kazakov was born in Moscow in 1927. His parents were from the Russian provinces and instilled in him a love of the rural areas of the country, particularly the area along the White Sea coast. In fact, the contrast between the city and the country would become a recurring theme in his work. He began to study music in 1944 and entered the Gnesin Music School in 1946; he would later teach in music schools and play in different orchestras and musical groups. In 1953 he entered the Institute of Literature, graduating five years later. He began to write and publish stories in Soviet periodicals while a student. When a prestigious Soviet literary critic, Konstantin Paustovskii, published an article in The Literary Gazette praising Kazakov's work, a controversy erupted among older, more conventional authors who felt that Kazakov's fiction was pessimistic and not ideologically acceptable. In his later years, he primarily wrote children's stories. He died in 1982.
Major Works of Short Fiction
Kazakov's stories are short and deal with events in the lives of ordinary people. Several of his stories deal with animals and the natural world. His best-known story is "Arcturus, a Hunting Dog." In a small northern town, a blind dog lives a difficult life scavenging food from garbage dumps. One day a lonely, widowed doctor takes the filthy and tired animal home and cleans him up. The dog stays, and the doctor names him after the evening star, Arcturus. The dog and his master form a strong bond. The doctor takes Arcturus on long walks in the forest and discovers that the blind dog has remarkable hunting instincts. Soon the dog's fame spreads all over the region and the doctor is offered large amounts of money for Arcturus, but the man refuses. Tragically, one day the dog fails to return from the forest. Years later the doctor finds a rusted collar hanging from a branch; the blind dog had apparently impaled himself. Another group of stories concerns the lives of men and women who isolate themselves from society. For example, the protagonist of "An Easy Life" is a peripatetic worker who avoids responsibility and contact with others. He is vaguely troubled by his lack of emotional connection with people and his resulting spiritual emptiness. The autobiographical "Adam and Eve" focuses on a Soviet artist at odds with the prevailing literary establishment. He struggles to deal with his stalled career as well as his own self-destructive actions.
Critical Reception
Kazakov's work is noted for his compassionate portrayal of downtrodden and ordinary characters, as well as the precision and lyrical nature of his language. His deft contrast between urban and provincial life has been discussed as a recurring theme in his work. Some reviewers contend that many of Kazakov's stories are limited in scope and show no development or resolution. During his lifetime, Soviet literary critics derided his stories for their pessimistic tone and lack of ideological heroes. Although his work is thought to invoke such nineteenth-century Russian authors as Ivan Turgenev, Leo Tolstoy, and Anton Chekhov, many scholars perceive Kazakov as a transitional writer, as he represents an important break from the Soviet literature of the early twentieth century.
Principal Works
Man'ka 1958
Na polustanke 1959
Po Dorage (stories and a sketch) 1961
Goluboe: Zelenoe (stories and sketches) 1963
Legkaia zhizn [An Easy Life] 1963
Going to Town, and Other Stories 1964
Selected Short Stories 1964
Zapakh khleba [The Smell of Bread, and Other Stories] 1965
Arcturus the Hunting Hound, and Other Stories 1968
Galina Kornilova (review date 1964)
SOURCE: A review of An Easy Life, in Soviet Literature, Vol. 1, 1964, pp. 188-89.
[In the following essay, Kornilova outlines the defining characteristics of the stories comprising An Easy Life.]
Yuri Kazakov's stories are about ordinary things and ordinary people. There is nothing special about the people, nothing dramatic happens to them. His inspector Zubavin, whose job involves a lot of travelling, is again off on one of his missions; mechanic Kudryavtsev is returning empty-handed after a day's hunting, collective-farm club manager Zhukov is walking across a field after a hard day that has brought him one vexation after another. Each has only the usual round of dull cares to look forward to. But suddenly, surprisingly, "for no good reason," each is overwhelmed by a deep sense of happiness. With one it is brought on at sight of a fog veiling the stars, with another by the glow of a distant campfire, with a third by the nocturnal breath of the forest and the smell of a river. Overtaken by it, mechanic Kudryavtsev wonders:
… why this sudden happiness? Now, if I had fallen in love, if I'd had a stroke of luck, if my work and everything else were going smoothly—why, then there'd be nothing to wonder at. But this groundless feeling, when in the midst of a black, hopeless mood your heart suddenly quivers and beats with joy, so that afterwards you remember the moment for a long time.
Kudryavtsev and the others experience this "groundless" joy because it is given to them, modest, ordinary people to feel and appreciate the beauty of nature, because they have an awareness of the pulsing of life in the autumnal fields, the dark forest, the damp ravines. And this awareness is complemented by an ability to understand people and feel with them, to respond sensitively to their joys and cares and thus to spread happiness about them. Their moment of heightened awareness of nature's...
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Edward Wasiolek (review date 1964)
SOURCE: "The Human Russia," in Modern Age: A Quarterly Review, Vol. 8, No. 3, Summer, 1964, pp. 327-28.
[In the following laudatory review of Going to Town, Wasiolek maintains that "Kazakov expresses eloquently the mute gestures that speak of the heart's wild hopes and its quiet pains."]
There is in this collection of Yuri Kazakov's stories [Going to Town and Other Stories] a bit of what has burdened the pages of much Soviet literature: simplifications at the service of crude ideology. An abstractionist painter is shown to be selfish, self-justifying, and incapable of love; a holy beggar to be a glutton, hypocrite, and lecher; a landlady, who is...
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George Gibian (essay date 1964)
SOURCE: "Yurii Kazakov," in Major Soviet Writers: Essays in Criticism, edited by Edward J. Brown, Oxford University Press, 1973, pp. 321-32.
[In the following essay, originally published in 1964 as the introduction to Selected Short Stories, Gibian surveys the defining characteristics of Kazakov's fiction and praises their novelty and modernity in light of his time and setting.]
Despite the slimness of his works, Yurii Kazakov has already become an author watched by those Russians who are most keenly interested in contemporary fiction. He has not yet won such a mass following as that of Konstantin Simonov: his works do not compare in breadth (and, one might...
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Helen Muchnic (review date 1964)
SOURCE: "Russian Pastorale: Kazakov," in Russian Writers: Notes and Essays, Random House, 1971, pp. 354-58.
[In the following review, originally published in The New York Review of Books in 1964, Muchnic offers a positive assessment of Going to Town and discusses Kazakov's place in Soviet literature.]
The title story of this collection [Going to Town and Other Stories] is a rather grim sketch of a carpenter who leaves the country to take his sick wife to Moscow. He is sure she will die there and hopes she will, for he has long since stopped caring for her and she has prevented his settling in the city. They drive off in their cart, she, tears...
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Karl D. Kramer (essay date 1966)
SOURCE: "Jurij Kazakov: The Pleasures of Isolation," in The Slavic and East European Journal, Vol. X, 1966, pp. 22-31.
[In the following essay, Kramer analyzes the major thematic concern of Kazakov's short fiction—the theme of isolation.]
No recent Soviet writer has so concentrated his creative energies on one central theme as Jurij Kazakov has; there is hardly a story of his which does not depict a character who has isolated himself from the normal flow of life about him, from ordinary social intercourse. In considering Kazakov's stature as a writer, the question one must resolve is whether his stories represent a form of artistic escape or whether the body of...
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Christopher Collins (essay date 1968)
SOURCE: "Nature and Self in Kazakov," in The Slavic and East European Journal, Vol. XII, No. 4, Winter, 1968, pp. 397-406.
[In the following essay, Collins considers the themes of nature and isolation in several of Kazakov's stories.]
Both Soviet and Western critics have noted (although not explored) the influence of Turgenev and Bunin, among others, on Jurij Kazakov. In view of Turgenev's use of nature—especially in Otcy i deti—to indicate man's relationship to Self, and of even more complex currents in the works of Bunin,1 it is surprising that Kazakov's themes of nature and Self, of alienation and the overcoming of alienation, have received...
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Michael Pursglove (essay date 1994)
SOURCE: "Iurii Kazakov: Overview," in Reference Guide to Short Fiction, edited by Noelle Watson, St. James Press, 1994.
[In the following essay, Pursglove provides a brief overview of Kazakov's short fiction, describing it as "allusive, ambiguous, and open-ended," the opposite of much Stalinist prose writing of years previous.]
Iurii Kazakov published no more than 35 short stories in all, and yet this small corpus of work epitomizes the literature of the post-Stalin "Thaw" period, ushered in by Khrushchev's secret speech to the 20th Party Congress in February 1956. The mere act of writing a short story represented a major change; Stalinist prose writing had...
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Further Reading
Conley, John. "A Clutch of Fifteen." The Southern Review 3, No. 3 (1967): 776-87.
Calls the stories in Going to Town "firmly realistic and unpretentious."
Heins, Paul. "Spring Booklist." The Horn Book Magazine XLIV, No. 3, June, 1968, pp. 324-25.
Positive assessment of Arcturus the Hunting Hound and Other Stories.
Nightingale, Benedict. "A Season's Stories." The Manchester Guardian Weekly 93, No. 18 (4 November 1965): 11.
Applauds the realism and nonjudgmental nature of the stories in The Smell of Bread.
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This week's Poly Weekly #219: Success and Divorce.
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UPS just delivered my Lou-To-Go-Dough.
The label on the 16 oz. Lou-To-Go-Dough container gives the following for Nutritional Data:"Serving size (57 g), servings per container 8, Amount per serving (DV%), Calories 190, From Fat 70, Total Fat 8 g (13%), Saturated Fat 1 g (6%), Trans Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 0 mg, Total Carbohydrate 25 g (8%), Dietary Fiber 1 g (3%), Sugars 0 g, Protein 3 g, Vitamin A (0%), Vitamin C (0%), Calcium (5%), Iron (10%), Percent DV based on a 2,000 calorie daily diet." I would have no idea what this means. It is a result of government regulations made to help people better understand nutritional information. I bet less than .00001 % of the population understand much from this description.To anyone interested, I did a posting regarding my cooking of one of the Malnati's frozen pizzas last night at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,6480.msg92021.html#msg92021 . --BTB
pizzard,From Reply 85 in this thread, at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,10161.msg91598.html#msg91598, the ingredients list for the LouToGo Dough is given as:INGREDIENTS: Pizza Flour, Water (tap, municipal), Corn Oil, Olive Oil, Yeast, Salt, Sugar.Is it that no salt and sugar are added to the dough as you say or is it that they are used but the quantities fall below the radar screen and do not have to be specified in the Nutrition Data? Also, salt and sodium are not identical. If salt is listed, must one have used salt? In addition to carbohydrates (which I assume covers starch, sugar and fiber), there is also moisture in the flour (usually around 14%). Would that have to be taken into account as part of the total water, even though the ingredients list mentions only municipal tap water? Peter
My feeling is that Malnati's uses cake flour. . . Perhaps this is why, but it would also explain the light color of dough/crust.
I have to reluctantly -- well not so reluctantly -- but respectfully disagree with that part because of my previous experiments with using cake flour with Chicago Style deep dish pizza. It results in so soft a pizza crust that it falls apart like a deck of cards when trying to extract the whole uncut pizza from the deep dish pan. None of the pizza crusts from Lou Malnati's, Gino East, Uno's/Due's, Pizano's, etc. falls apart in such a manner in my experience or had such properties or soft dough characteristics. They are generally solid, crispy thoughout from rim to rim. My recent baking of a Lou Malnati's frozen pizza -- reported elsewhere -- had the pizza slide out in one nice solid crisp flat disc. That had never, never happened to my home made deep dish pizzas with the use of cake flour. I am so turned off on the use of cake flour that I threw the box of it out and cannot see it's utility for pizzamaking. Sorry if I sound . . . eh . . . frustrated.Further, from the gazillion times I've eaten at Malnati's pizzerias, usually, but not always, the only place you will find such "light color of dough/crust" is in their advertisements and videos. They are normally much darker, as many of my photos on this website have shown.But in any event, your great thoughts and comments in pursuit of our deep dish crust formulation is invaluable, so please don't get defensive on me. Often written email expressions sound totally different from what was intended. --BTB
What this tells me is that you have a total of 456 grams of product.
(By the regulation that covers this, the serving size for pizza crust is 55 g. Any other serving size is contrary to the FDA's rules.)
dms,Maybe I am misreading the requirements for pizza crusts (55 grams serving size), at http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfCFR/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=101.12 (footnote 2), but does the 55-gram serving size apply to ready-to-serve or almost-ready-to-serve products, which would apply to a pizza crust but not to pizza dough?
3. Both the original video that DKM posted and the instructions given by Malnati's on the LouToGo Dough at http://www.loumalnatis.com/About/baking_reheating.aspx specify that Parmesan cheese be used. Maybe Malnati's has gone to Parmesan cheese, but my recollection is that their frozen pizzas specify Romano cheese. Since Mary apparently has the boxes with the labeling information, maybe she can shed some light on what the frozen pizzas currently use as grated cheese.
5. The frozen pizzas that Malnati's sells are made exactly like the pizzas sold in their stores except for the fact that the frozen pizzas are partially baked before freezing. I was told that the same ingredients and the same quantities of ingredients are used for the frozen pizzas as for the fresh ones, and that it would be a mistake to try to sell people pizzas that are different than what they may have had in Malnati's stores. Freeland noted that there will always be differences between a frozen product and a fresh one, and that was also true of their pizzas.
So the pizzas are identical, or "exactly like", but different because fresh and frozen will always be different even if made with all the same ingredients prepared in the same fashion?


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School's out and it's officially summer! Whether you'd like to take Dad on an unforgettable trip or the kids on a great American road trip, check out our June travel picks. Plus, stay cool on the longest day of the year at an extreme water park.
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I like the Wishlist homepage - very intuitive!
Now then. When I clicked the select button to select my primary address, this opened up another page that said:
Thank you for updating your shipping address
Select your primary address...
Because I saw the "Select your primary address" heading first (since it's in a larger font than the "Thank you" text), I thought that my address selection hadn't worked and that I had to try again. It took me a few moments to realize that my selection had been successfully made and that I was now able to start using the wishlist functionality.
So perhaps you might consider adding another line or two to the effect of, "Now enjoy creating your wishlist!" or "Return here at any time to change your selection of primary address". Just to make it nice and obvious
When I began browsing through the teas, it became obvious how the wishlist feature works. For those who haven't seen it yet: as mentioned on the introductory page, there is a wishlist button next to each tea, and each size that is available for that tea. I really appreciate the latter fact, since I often want the opportunity to try a 2-oz sample before committing to a larger one. I also like the mouseover effect on the wishlist button (it turns into a cross), along with the somewhat more subtle arrow that appears under the corresponding product in the photograph above. Very nice indeed!
Improvements? It would be nifty to have some Amazon-style wishlist features, e.g. the ability to set a priority on a wishlist item (ranging from High, which for me would be "I must get this on my next order!", to Low, which would be more akin to, "Order this at some point, but, no rush"). The other Amazon wishlist feature I quite like is the Add to Cart button. Clicking this button on Amazon doesn't remove the item for the wishlist automatically, which means - if Adagio adopts a similar feature - that I can keep my permanent favourites always available to me on the wishlist.
One other thing that would be nice, IF possible... a spot to post a comment on each item in the wishlist. How nice would it be to have a place where we can make such notes as "Keep this one in stock forever!", "If you buy me one tea, Dad, make it this one"; and "Get this one as a Christmas gift for Melody, she will love it!"
I do recognize that these might require a lot more code, and they aren't essential by any means. If I could have one new feature, though, it would be the ability to add comments (or to select a priority if commenting isn't doable). This would be a big help to family and friends browsing the list in search of potential gifts.
P.S. And I think someone already mentioned it, but - it would also be very cool to have the prices displayed on the wishlist, too!


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About the Author: Rick Snelsire serves as Spokesperson at U.S. Embassy Islamabad.
As part of the ongoing Strategic Dialogue between the United States and Pakistan, officials from both countries met in Islamabad on July 1, 2010, to discuss issues critical to the education sector in Pakistan. The Education Strategic Dialogue highlights the shared commitment to a long-term relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan that focuses on improving the lives of the Pakistani people and working to ensure that all have access to quality education, particularly girls.
At today's meeting, the second of the Education Working Group, participants further discussed the direction of the U.S.-Pakistani partnership recently agreed upon by Pakistani government officials and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator, Dr. Rajiv Shah. The dialogue underscored the commitment of the governments of the U.S. and Pakistan to continuing support for basic education while exploring ways to increase support for technical and higher education.
The Education Strategic Dialogue was co-chaired by Ms. Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Sectors and Mr. David Barth, Director of Education, USAID. Other members of the Pakistani delegation included Federal and Provincial Education Secretaries, Dr. Javaid Laghari, Chairman, Higher Education Commission, and Dr.Sohail H. Naqvi, Executive Director, HEC. Other members of the U.S. delegation included Ms. Alina Romanowski, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Academic Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State, and Dr. Marshall "Mike" Smith, former Deputy Secretary of Education.
The U.S. delegation also called on Sardar Aseff Ahmed Ali, Federal Minister of Education. The Secretary of Education, Mr. Imtiaz Kazi, presented to the delegation the National Education Policy adopted in 2009, followed by presentations by representatives from the Provincial governments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Sindh, Punjab, and officials from Azad Jammu Kashmir, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, and Gilgit-Baltistan on educational priorities and challenges in their regions. Members of the Pakistani and American delegations discussed how to jointly support implementation of the education policy, especially at the provincial level.
During the session on higher education, the bilateral Education Working Group considered how the U.S. government can improve its support to higher education in Pakistan. Our discussions included the possibility of establishing centers of excellence at Pakistani universities and further developing U.S.-Pakistani exchanges, linkages, and scholarship programs, including the Fulbright Program.
Other sessions included discussions on the 18th Amendment and its implications for the provinces, National Achievement Standards for Teachers and Students, technical education, and the Pakistan Education Taskforce.
To ensure an on-going dialogue that fosters a continued strong partnership between the U.S. and Pakistan, the group will continue to interact over the coming months and will meet again in six months.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 24, 2012) – With the end of the 2012 Olympic Games, U.S. beach volleyball fans are looking to the future and wondering whom they might be cheering in Rio and beyond.
Some future Olympic hopefuls played Friday in the qualifying rounds of the Manhattan Beach Open, part of the 2012 Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series. They were hoping the competition would help prepare them for the major international tournaments they will be playing over the coming weeks.
Geena Urango (Los Alamitos, Calif.) and partner Caitlin Ledoux (Phelan, Calif.) won their two qualifying matches on Friday and will face top-seeded Jenny Kropp (Grand Island, Neb.) and Whitney Pavlik (Laguna Beach, Calif.) in the main draw on Saturday.
On Sept. 12-16, Urango and Ledoux will be part of the U.S. delegation traveling to Maceio, Brazil to compete in the World University Championships.
It has already been a long season for the team, both of whom competed in sand volleyball for their universities in the spring (Urango for the University of Southern California and Ledoux for Long Beach State) before moving on to the summer beach camps and tournaments.
But Urango said she is ready for the international competition.
"I'm really excited," she said. "I've never been to Brazil so it's a great excuse to go there. The competition is awesome. I've been playing with my partner Caitlin all summer so it's great to be able to develop that partnership over the summer and really feel comfortable with each other."
Other teams traveling to Brazil will be the women's team of Summer Ross (San Diego, Calif.) and Emily Day (Torrance, Calif.) and the men's duos of Will Montgomery (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Jeremy Casebeer (Santa Barbara, Calif.) along with Connor Hughes (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Adam Cabbage (Rio Rancho, N.M.).
Ross and Hughes will each play in Saturday's main draw with different partners. Ross will compete with Kim Dicello (San Diego, Calif.) and will open in the main draw. Hughes and partner Lilla Frederick (Huntington Beach, Calif.) won two matches on Friday to qualify for Saturday.
Connor Hughes and Cabbage qualified for the men's main draw on Friday while Montgomery and Casebeer lost their second qualifying match.
To reach the main draw, Hughes and Cabbage defeated Alex Jones (Northridge, Calif.) and Kyle Stevenson (Santa Monica, Calif.), 21-15, 21-13. Jones and Stevenson will be leaving Sunday for FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH Junior (Under-21) World Championships on Aug. 29-Sept. 2 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Jones and Stevenson, who are both 20 years old and play volleyball for Cal State Northridge, worked hard to prepare for both Manhattan Beach and Halifax.
"We came, we prepared. We were at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista (Calif.) for three days and we'd love to thank all the staff there because they are really helping us out."
Also traveling to Halifax will be the women's teams of Ross and Hughes, who will be in the main draw for sure, along with Kirby Burnham (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Jace Pardon (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), who are first on the waiting list should a team from another country not be able to compete.
As for the question of what teams will be the next Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh or Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers, Jones said time will tell.
"I don't think anyone knows who's going to be the best when they're in their 30s," Jones said. "So USA Volleyball has an under-21 training program for us. I think there were 18 to 25 guys and we trained really hard. The big thing is any one of those guys could be the next Olympian. We just don't know who it is yet."
The Manhattan Beach Open will begin main draw play on Saturday at 9 a.m. and continue until 6 p.m. Play will begin Sunday at 8 a.m. The finals on Sunday will be filmed for TV on NBC Sports Network and will be streamed live online. The women's final will be at 2:15 p.m. PT and the men's final is scheduled for 4 p.m. PT.
To view the men's main draw bracket, click here.
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Sunriver Resort is proud to host a number of annual events, from marathons to holiday festivals.
Events for
- February1
Friends of the Sunriver Library Art ExhibitWhen: From February 01, 2014 to March 31, 2014
Experience the Friends of Sunriver Library Art Exhibit at the Sunriver Area Public Library. This Sunriver, Oregon art exhibit will feature works by bronze sculptor Joren Traveller and nature paintings by Vivian Olsen.
- January25
The Bear FactoryWhen: From January 25, 2014 to March 29, 2014
Every Saturday | 10:00-12:00pm
We're excited to bring you the official Bear Factory stuffed animal collection. Choose from a variety of bears, kitties and puppies that you'll hand-stuff to achieve perfect "huggablity." You can also select from an assortment of outfits and accessories. Berry cool! This project takes approximately 15-20 minutes. Located at the Outpost, Reservations required with a 24 hour cancellation policy or full program fee will be charged. Cost: $25 per Animal; $15 per outfit.
- January25
Making Memories WorkshopWhen: From January 25, 2014 to March 29, 2014
Every Saturday | 12:00-3:00pm
Join us at the Outpost and put your personal touch on a ceramic piece with paint or create a unique fused glass project. All ages are welcome; children 12 and under require adult supervision. Plan to spend 45-90minutes completing your work of art. Appointment times required. 24-hour cancellation policy or full program fee will be charged. Cost: Fused Glass Projects: $12-45/project Ceramic Projects: $12-25/project
- February1
Have a Heart for BendWhen: From February 01, 2014 to February 01, 2014
Join the local community for the annual Have a Heart for Bend fundraiser at the Bend Elks Lodge. This annual fundraiser features beer and wine tastings, a buffet dinner, dancing, a live auction and more. All proceeds benefit the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry in Bend, Oregon.
- January23
"Alice in Wonderland" At BEATWhen: From January 23, 2014 to February 01, 2014
Spend evening enjoying a performance of "Alive in Wonderland" performed by the Bend Experimental Art Theatre at Summit High School. This classic tale by Lewis Carroll will be brought to life in the form of theatre as directed by Leila Smith-Daines and Rebecca Fender.
- February7
Chocolate, Pinot & PedicuresWhen: From February 07, 2014 to February 07, 2014
2:00-7:00PM | Sage Springs Spa
February 7th, 2014
Book our signature Cocoa Pedicure and receive a box of Oregon chocolates and a glass of Estancia Pinot Noir of your choice. $70 per person.
- February7
Chocolate & Cocktail PairingWhen: From February 07, 2014 to February 28, 2014
All Evening | Owl's Nest
February 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 21st, 22nd, 27th, and 28th.
Enjoy a specialty tasting of chocolate desserts harmoniously paired with cocktails or our Chocolate, Beer and Wine, Four Course Dinner menu.
- February7
Culinary Secrets of Central Oregon TourWhen: From February 07, 2014 to February 07, 2014
Join The Well Traveled Fork for an exciting day with the Culinary Secrets of Central Oregon Tour™. This Sunriver, OR culinary tour features local brewing facilities, bakeries, wine tastings and much more.
- February8
Mushers MadnessWhen: From February 08, 2014 to February 08, 2014
February 8th, 2014
2:00 - 4:00pm
You don't mind being the dog!
Join Sunriver Resort for our first annual Human Dog Sledding Event on February 8th 2pm to 4pm at Besson Commons adjacent to the main lodge. Try out your mushing skills as teams of 2, 3, and 5 race in head-to-head sprints over a 100-foot track. The winning teams in each sled category will be crowned the victor as well as win prizes that include items such as a stay at Sunriver Resort, Sage Springs spa gift certificates, Run for chocolate package and much more. Join us as we kick off our first annual competition to celebrate winter.
Spectators can cheer on the teams while enjoying a Chocolate Stout Beer tasting or S'mores roasting on our open-air fire pits. Kids are welcome and may participate in our kid-friendly events such as our Hershey tm Kiss Hunt or test their sharpshooter skills in the Chocolate Marshmallow shooting range.
Registration is $25 per team and closes February 1st at 5pm to participate in the races.
- February8
Chocolate Breakfast SpecialsWhen: From February 08, 2014 to February 28, 2014
All Morning | Meadows Restaurant
February 8th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 22nd, 23rd, and 28th.
The Meadows Restaurant at the Lodge will feature limited time only specials for breakfast all centered around everyone's favorite ingredient!
- February14
Absolut Chocolate Martinis & Mini-ManisWhen: From February 14, 2014 to February 14, 2014
2:00 - 7:00pm | Sage Springs Spa
February 14th, 2014
Book a 30 minute mini manicure and receive an Absolut Chocolate Martini with your service with chocolate tastings and chocolate product sampling. $40 per person.
- February15
Chocolate Cookie Decorating for KidsWhen: From February 15, 2014 to February 22, 2014
3:30 - 5:00pm | Sunriver Lodge
February 15th, 16th, 22nd
Let your children enjoy their creativity and craving for chocolate by joining us for our popular cookie decorating event. Two cookies to decorate for $5.00.
- February15
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryWhen: From February 15, 2014 to February 15, 2014
7:00pm | Sunriver Lodge
February 15th, 16th, 22nd
Join us for a fun evening watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Chocolate candy included in purchase of kids tickets with popcorn and soda. Other candy available for purchase. Tickets: $5 Resort Guest, $10 General Public.
- February15
Chemult Sled Dog RacesWhen: From February 15, 2014 to February 16, 2014
Bundle up and head out to the 20th Annual Chemult Sled Dog Races in Chemult, Oregon. Aside from the main Sled Dog Races, the event also features a warming hut, a snowman making contest, a coloring contest for the kids and much more.
- February15
Chocolate Cooking Seminar | Chocolate SouffléWhen: From February 15, 2014 to February 22, 2014
2:00pm | Sunriver Lodge
February 15th & 22nd
Chocolate Soufflé with Chef Fabrice. This legendarily light and fluffy dessert is notoriously troublesome for some home chefs, but with our help anyone can incorporate this heavenly creation into their culinary repertoire. You will master techniques for mixing the ideal soufflé base, learn how to whip whites and fold into batter, and then how to perfectly bake soufflés. It's sure to wow your family during dessert time.
- February16
Chocolate & Wine Pairing Four-Course DinnerWhen: From February 16, 2014 to February 16, 2014
7:00pm | Hearth Room in the Sunriver Lodge
February 16th
Reservations Required. Call (541) 593-3740 for reservations.
- February21
Chocolate Hot Stone Massages & StoutsWhen: From February 21, 2014 to February 21, 2014
2:00 - 7:00pm | Sage Springs Spa
February 21st
Welcome the weekend with a 75 minute chocolate hot stone massage and then relax in our relaxation room with a local chocolate stout beer. $165 per person.
- February22
Chocolate Confessions Musical ComedyWhen: From February 22, 2014 to February 22, 2014
7:30pm | Abbot Room at the Sunriver Lodge
February 22nd
Chocolate Confessions is the deliciously funny one-woman musical comedy about love, life, and chocolate that answers these questions and more. The show has played to rave reviews and sold-out performances in more than 25 cities across the country.
Comedienne and songstress Joan Freed takes you through a world of comic confections as she assumes the role of chocolate shop owner Coco Bliss, as well as her mixed assortment of uproarious customers. Over a dozen characters are portrayed as they confide their stories and songs. With Broadway show tunes and pop song parodies, this hilarious musical comedy leaves audiences craving for more! Tickets: $20 Resort Guest, $25 per Non-Guest, $16 for Children 12 and under. Tickets include the show and a special chocolate treat.
- February27
Chocolate Facials & Sparkling WineWhen: From February 27, 2014 to February 27, 2014
2:00 - 7:00pm | Sage Springs Spa
February 27th
Book our signature chocolate facial and enjoy a glass of Ruffina Prosseco or Absolute Tune. This is the perfect way to celebrate the weekend! $120 per person.
- February28
Willamette Valley Vineyards Wine Makers Dinner at CrosswaterWhen: From February 28, 2014 to February 28, 2014
Join us at the Club Friday, February 28 for a Winemakers Dinner with Willamette Valley Vineyards. Crosswater Chef de Cuisine, Jason Greene and Willamette Valley Vineyards president and founder, Jim Bernau will prepared a five-course menu featuring wine pairings from the Willamette Valley Winery in Turner, Oregon. The cost of the dinner will be $69 and will include all wine pairings.. To sign up for the Willamette Valley Vineyards Winemakers Dinner please contact Leiana Smith at 541-593-3428 or by email at email@example.com.
Reservations are required and please RSVP by February 24.
Reception appetizers
Eagle Point Oysters on the half shell with mignonette and pickled shallots Salmon caviar with sour cream and rye crisps
Boursin cheese and crushed pistachio encrusted red grapes
2012 Gruner Veltliner
First Course
Grilled Northwest Steelhead with butternut squash and herb risotto, chives and thin sliced radishes
2012 Pinot Gris
Second Course
Seared Alaskan Halibut with herbed nage, sea salt, carrots and roasted Brussels sprouts
2011 Dijon Clone Chardonnay
Third Course
Lightly wilted kale with heirloom beets, crumbled goat cheese, Portobello mushroom crisps, diced bacon with blood orange vinaigrette
2012 Whole Cluster Pinot Noir
Fourth Course
Petite filet mignon with whipped boursin, potato and wild mushroom croquette, house made Worcestershire sauce, beet chips, and parsnip puree
2010 Griffin Creek Cabernet Sauvignon
Fifth Course
Muscat poached pear tart with lemon sorbet, mint and crystallized ginger
2012 Tualatin Estate Semi-Sparkling Muscat


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Memorial Library, constructed in 1967 and in full operation by 1969, was named in honor of those faculty and community members who made significant contributions to the growth of the institution, and those graduates who gave their lives in the service of their country during several wars. The library underwent a significant remodeling project, which was finished in January of 1992.
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