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Rich, P., Liaw, H., & Lee, A. (2014). Large environments reveal the statistical structure governing hippocampal representations. Science, 345 (6198), 814-817 DOI: 10.1126/science.1255635
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Rich, P., Liaw, H., & Lee, A. (2014) Large environments reveal the statistical structure governing hippocampal representations. Science, 345(6198), 814-817. DOI: 10.1126/science.1255635
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Home › Forums › Off Piste › Fishing & Tenkara › Fishing with a stick
May 12, 2013 at 9:26 pm #1302858
I'm curious why I see 'survival' type folks often selling little kits with just hooks and line, while the threads on this forum intimate that a real fishing rod is mandatory. Has anyone here had much luck just bringing line to wrap around a stick and fish with a bobber and bait, for instance on mountain lakes and streams in northern CA? I'd like to start fishing but don't want to add any gear to my pack. I'm in Sacramento and often head out toward Desolation Wilderness area. Thanks and apologies in advance if this question is absurd.May 12, 2013 at 10:40 pm #1985649
Dale WambaughBPL Member
@dwambaughLocale: Pacific Northwest
You can certainly fish with a stick and line. The whole idea of a fishing pole is to make accurate casts and to be able to play the fish. I would use a 8' long and thin willow or vine maple switch with a bobber. I've seen photos of canal bank fishermen with really long poles — like 16' or so. My father had a 2-piece bamboo pole that was 12'. About all you can do is to flip the fish out on the bank unless there is a lot of give in the pole. You still can't have the fish "run" like you can with a reel with a light drag.
I've been thinking of wrapping some line quides (eyes) on one of my trekking poles and cooking up a reel mount. The light poles like the Black Diamond Z-Pole or a SUL. carbon fiber pole should be easy to rig up as a. Fishing pole. They are too stiff to get much "action" but you souls be able to get a healthy cast with one rigged with a closed face reel. I guess a fly reel might work too.
The antithesis is something like the Popiel (now Ronco) Pocket Fisherman or a hand line. I use a hand line reel known as a "Cuban yoyo."
Cuban yoyo
Pocket Fisherman
A hand line takes a quick reaction and it is quite a surprise the first time you hook a fish with one. I was hand line fishing from my sea kayak using a jig and rubber worm and hooked a rockfish. I got so excited that I nearly capsized. It is a very odd feel to have a fish tugging at the line in your hand vs a flexible pole. You need to be prepared to release line so you don't break the leader, but keep tension so the fish doesn't throw the hook.May 12, 2013 at 11:06 pm #1985653
Thanks for the helpful info! I will try the handline.May 12, 2013 at 11:14 pm #1985656
Dale WambaughBPL Member
@dwambaughLocale: Pacific Northwest
You can get the yoyo reels on eBay or try a kite shop. They work great for kites. One side is curved to let the line peel off freely when casting. You can get a long cast with the right rig and a little practice. Perfect for jigging if you have a boat or platform.May 13, 2013 at 5:06 pm #1985869
Bill SegravesSpectator
In many mountain lakes, especially with rocky shorelines, there are fish that can be reached with a handline or with a line dangled from a stick or a treking pole. If your stick is not the long, flexible willow branch or its equivalent that Dale recommended, you will have a hard time catching good size fish on a light line. The ability of the rod's flex to absorb the force of a sudden pull is key. Without it, any fish with some fight can break line testing at several times the fish's weight. But if your quarry are the small fish that populate many mountain lakes, any stick and line with a fly on the end will do!
Bill S.May 13, 2013 at 5:25 pm #1985872
W I S N E R !BPL Member
If two little girls with a stick, 10 feet of line, one hook, and some salami can do it…
Catching baby catfish on the Sespe River. Adan's daughter at left, mine at right.May 13, 2013 at 5:48 pm #1985879
David LutzMember
@davidlutzLocale: Bay Area
The key is an oversize puffy and pink pants!May 14, 2013 at 3:30 am #1985961
Pete StaehlingBPL Member
Any of that can work, but I will mention that the weight saved may be pretty minimal. Not sure what the Cuban Yoyo weighs, but I am guessing maybe as much as two ounces. Some Tenkara rods weigh in at 3 ounces or so. My point is that if pack weight is the reason for your choice you might consider just taking a Tenkara rod. You can find some for $60 or so (Check out the Fountainhead Caddis Fly). If that is too much some telescoping crappie poles are under $10 and are pretty light (3-4 ounces) and you might spend almost that much on a Cuban Yoyo.May 14, 2013 at 10:21 am #1986016
Elliott WolinBPL Member
@ewolinLocale: Hampton Roads, Virginia
"The key is an oversize puffy and pink pants!"
So that's why I never catch anything…May 14, 2013 at 11:50 am #1986041
Hi Peter,
Weight and price– but then I didn't realize one could have a tenkara pole for $60. The fishing I enjoy most is dipnetting salmon, pretty low tech, so the stick was more appealing than a reel or anything over $100. Thanks for the rec; I will look up someone he cheaper rods.Jun 29, 2013 at 10:43 am #2000836
Scott TruongSpectator
@elf773Locale: Vancouver, BC
Just my opinion, but I'd get a proper pole and reel for targeted fish (for mountains ultralight), just makes it that much more enjoyable.
Not sure how the fish behave where you plan to fish, but from my experience some finesse is required to "angle" them, but YMMV.Jun 29, 2013 at 12:22 pm #2000854
David ThomasBPL Member
@davidinkenaiLocale: North Woods. Far North.
Here's my 8-year-old grabbing hooligan (herring-sized anadromous fish) out of the Kenai River earlier this month. In about 20 minutes, she'd gotten 25 of them.Jun 29, 2013 at 12:32 pm #2000858
David ThomasBPL Member
@davidinkenaiLocale: North Woods. Far North.
The kids and I caught these ten sockeye standing in the surf with a 5-foot diameter net. That tends to be a lot more productive than lures, bait, rod&reel, Tankara, etc.
I did catch one of these in my hands after she'd slipped the net. (Fourth from the top, on the left, I think). So it can be done, even in very silty glacial water.Jun 30, 2013 at 10:13 pm #2001234
LOL Dale,
Now that is a blast from the past. I had a Pocket Fisherman when I was like 8! Not sure if they have updated the design since then, but my first edition as I remember it would not really qualify as UL gear.
As you pointed out, you don't need a pole to catch fish. Presumably in the scenario we are talking about you just want to catch something to eat, and pleasure and finesse don't enter into the equation. With barbed hooks you could even potentially set the lines out overnight and come back in he morning for breakfast.
For me the fly rod or stick is for playing *with* the fish, and well as "playing the fish".
When I was living in Greece there were some large iguana-like lizards living in the hills around my house, and I discovered I could play with them by throwing small pebbles past their nose. They would invariably chase it like a bug for 10 feet or so until the rock stopped and they realized it wasn't one. Yes, I am easily amused by such things for hours!. I never did find out what species the Greek lizards were – the local goat herder just laughed and call them "crocodiles".
Anyway, I leaned that A. lizards will chase a "lure", and B. goat herders don't give a damn about zoology. I later discovered you can pretty much do this with any lizards if you use the right "bait" pebble (i.e. smaller than the lizards head) together with the proper "presentation".
So the above experiences together with the present obsessive group of folks we have here leads me to posit the following 2 (possibly revolutionary) questions:
1. Might it be possible to catch lizards and other insect-eating reptiles using a more realistic fly with a hook (I think the answer to this based on my experiences is almost certainly "yes"), and
2. Are they good eating, and if so how to prepare them with UL gear.
I am prepared to take my Tenkara rod into the desert to prove 1. if someone can provide information on 2. I know Nick lives in the desert, perhaps he could grill and taste a few for us in the interest of scientific investigation.
At the very least there might even be a survival function for bringing the basic emergency hooks and line even into the desert. To paraphrase Crocodile Dundee, you can still live on it, even if it tastes like shit.
David – So jealous! I had a less than half a pound piece of salmon tonight that cost me more than $10 down here.
On nets: I used a cast net as a kid all the time. You could possibly make a small, UL cast net quite easily. Perhaps about 4 feet in diameter. Since everything is nylon line and thin cords if could be very light and packable, probably only a few oz and packed to the size of an orange. A cast net would give you a ton of range as well. The main issue would be weights and you would probably have to have small "bags" of some sort to put rocks in on the outer rim. That would be highly efficient net (though also highly illegal in most places where I would be backpacking). For survival purposes I'm assuming I wouldn't care. With such a cast net I think you could more of less reliably feed yourself no matter what. As a bonus it would also work on slow-moving marmots, and possibly mulit-use as a head net.Jun 30, 2013 at 10:46 pm #2001237
"As you pointed out, you don't need a pole to catch fish. Presumably in the scenario we are talking about you just want to catch something to eat, and pleasure and finesse don't enter into the equation. With barbed hooks you could even potentially set the lines out overnight and come back in he morning for breakfast."
Very illegal in California, just FYI. Same with the yo-yos. There are many easy ways you can capture and kill an animal in an emergency, many of them extremely brutal and cruel to the animal, all illegal.
Still, these skills are important to know. I carry snares on longer trips and hope I never have to use them.Jun 30, 2013 at 11:03 pm #2001242
"I carry snares on longer trips and hope I never have to use them."
Again, we are talking about survival situations only here. In such cases it is bad form to violate the fantasy by quoting fishing regs. Anyway, in a lot of the places I like to go bait is illegal as well.
But let me get this straight, you carry equipment for killing what have to be pretty cute type animals with you? For shame!Jun 30, 2013 at 11:12 pm #2001244
"But let me get this straight, you carry equipment for killing what have to be pretty cute type animals with you? For shame!"
No shame, the cutest animals taste the best. I hunt occasionally.
Squirrels taste amazing. Fwuffy wittle squiwells…Jul 1, 2013 at 9:37 pm #2001569
I ran into this pretty much at random.
If you want to just fish with a "stick" maybe this one is both cheap enough and light enough (less than 2 oz and about $6) worth a try.Jul 1, 2013 at 11:02 pm #2001584
Take some paracord, pull out one strand a little bit, and tie an overhand knot to prevent any more strands from coming out. You will have one thicker/heavier line and a very thin line, kinda like a fly fishing line. Tie it off to a branch and get casting.
I only did this once and failed because I know nothing about fly fishing, so I'm not sure if it actually works.Sep 21, 2013 at 7:57 am #2026675
kevin smithMember
nope i know nothing about stick fishing or how to do it lol
kevinOct 5, 2013 at 2:02 pm #2031055
brian HBPL Member
@b14Locale: Siskiyou Mtns
assuming you have a basic, working knowledge of where trout hold in streams, and how they are 'opportunistic' feeders by n large…here is all u need in Desolation area streams, from any shop w/ fly fishing gear:
a 9 ft. tapered leader with 4x tippet
a handful of flies size 14 – black ants, prince nymphs, yellow humpies
tie the leader to a 7-10 ft willow or other stick, and drop the fly near the hungry trout, and yer in biz.
for the lakes you will want a longer line, so tying the leader to a 10-15' piece of 10 lb test line first would work, and a little split shot for casting weight. in shallow mtn lakes, most feeding takes place along the shorelines.
using flies which imitate trout food assumes that you're not inclined to spend hours trying to catch grasshoppers & the like ;)
if you are, then bring bare hooks.
Wow Mark i must say i am intrigued by the sub $10 tenkara knockoffs you found…Oct 5, 2013 at 4:24 pm #2031076
Richard CullipSpectator
@richardcullipLocale: San Diego County
I had a fun and effective day of fishing with a stick during Survival School in the USAF way back in 1971 or so. It was up in eastern Washington or Western Idaho (never did figure out where we were). I had some mono and hooks in the small survival kit that was provided to each of us. Dug up some worms and tied the line and hook on the end of a willow stick and it was game on. Caught some trout that tasted remarkably good when roasted over our fire that first night in the woods. Of course things went down hill shortly after that when we were "captured" and put in a POW camp. As I recall those next few days weren't near as pleasant.Mar 4, 2014 at 8:35 pm #2079540
Glenn SMember
@glenn64Locale: Snowhere, MN
"Wow Mark i must say i am intrigued by the sub $10 tenkara knockoffs you found…"
I ordered one of these on a whim after reading about it here and just received it in the mail today.
Carbon Glass, 78" tip to tip (minus lillian), 15 1/4" closed, 38 grams with both end plugs and delivered to my door for a whopping $5.43.
I fly fished many years ago and my technique was adequate from what I remember, but this tenkara stuff is all new to me. Despite the short length, for the price and weight, I'll give it a whirl. Now for some floating line and dry flies I think, unless somebody advises me otherwise.
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Fans got a sneak preview of the Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks in action in February as they raced in a $500 to win, Sunday night affair that saw Jason Gamble make a return to Victory Lane. But this time around there will be points scored toward the season championship, so the necessity of getting off to a good start will have Gamble looking over his shoulder. The Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks have earned the reputation of being a tough and rugged bunch at Ocala, and the use of fenders and bumpers will probably be as prevalent in 2011 as it was in 2010. So racers and fans are expecting yet another physical affair to crank up the points season, while Jason Gamble, and a host of others, look to unseat Scott Mooers as the division champion.
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A popular Midwestern expression similar to "Tough Luck."
Guess what republicans, you lost the election again, tough toilets! or This letter here says that I can't keep my $1000 a month junk health insurance policy that only covers a box of band-aids, oh well, tough toilets!
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text: Well I have tried Alias-domain, Sub-domain and all combinations there-off and if I don't get a solid error I keep getting the same problem. My Scenario is this DNS set = ok pop.domain.tld A IP LITERAL DNS set = ok www.domain.tld A IP LITERAL If i set the redirect to my webmail /var/www/webmail Code: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Aug 23 20:34 webmail -> /var/www/webmail/ I get Can you please explain why ISPConfig 3 generate this? Code: Subdomain for website Domain Host [pop] Domain [domain.tld] Redirect Type [L] Redirect Path [/webmail] Active [Y] Code: /etc/apache2/sites-available/domain.tld.vhost Code: <VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot /var/www/domain.tld/web ServerName domain.tld ServerAlias *.domain.tld ServerAlias pop.domain.tld ServerAdmin [email protected] Help - I guess my knowledge of this is not good


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The elementary-age students of the Children's After School Achievement (CASA) program at Hope College will take a closer look at a crucial part of everyday life through "Farm to Table," exploring where food originates and learning about making good nutritional choices.
More than 90 area students will be participating in CASA's six-week summer session, which begins on Monday, June 20. The program will include trips to area farms - with a chance to pick fresh blueberries - and a visit to Holland's farmer's market, as well as presentations focused on diet.
"Food is a basic essential of our lives, yet what is simple on the surface is actually quite complex in terms of growth, production, distribution and consumption," said Fonda Green, who is executive director of CASA. "Through 'Farm to Table,' we're hoping to acquaint young students with the many facets of what we eat by capitalizing on the access to food that we have in Holland. It will explore farming practices, food sources and supply, and healthy eating."
The program has received $6,300 in grant support from the Youth Advisory Committee of The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area. In addition to underwriting the field trips and presentations, the award is helping provide books and supplies for the related classroom activity running during the six weeks.
CASA, a community organization housed at Hope, provides academic and cultural enrichment for at-risk first- through fifth-grade students. The program, which runs year-round, is intended to improve the students' academic performance by providing the tools they need to succeed in school.
CASA runs five classes, each led by a certified teacher and assistant four mornings a week during the summer session. During the school year, the students meet after school twice per week in one-on-one sessions with volunteer tutors, most of whom are Hope College students.
The academic-year and summer programs serve Holland and West Ottawa students. A total of 150 elementary-age students participated in CASA during the 2010-11 year.
CASA was established in 1987 by Marge Rivera Bermann and Latin Americans United for Progress (LAUP) and originally housed at First United Methodist Church. CASA moved to Hope College in 1989, and has its offices and summer classes in recently renovated Graves Hall and its school-year activities in classrooms in Lubbers Hall.


text: Around 2000s when I first started going to internet skating forums, there was a general perception that the North American ice dance community prefers ballroom styles, while Russian/French/European ice dance community prefers dramatic, storytelling, nonballroom styles. Recently I looked at some early 1990s ice dance programs and found this theory to be ... not too reliable. A comparison among the top three free dances is pretty interesting. Isabelle and Paul Duchesnay, music from the movie soundtrack Missing, choreographed by Christopher Dean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coM4d1CQZfs Usova and Zhulin, music from Piazzolla's tangos, choreographed, I assume, by Natalia Dubova: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JiIHccQJ-8 Klimova and Ponomarenko, music from My Fair Lady the musical, choreographed also by Dubova (most likely): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLwYcdCzboM The two Soviet teams were actually more ballroom than the French/Canadian team. I wonder how commentators like Tracy Wilson and Susie Wynne, who have often implied a higher regard for orthodox ballroom style on ice, really feel about these programs. By the 1992 Olympic season, the Soviet teams saw the writing on the wall and adopted the nonballroom style for their free dance. By the time of the 1994 Olympic season, however, no-drama floor dances returned to dominance. It is also interesting to compare the judging considerations between then and now. The more I look at it, the more I am uncertain about what is more important in the sport of ice dance --- technical difficulty and ability versus originality and "that undefinable artistic quality" (or maybe I'm wrong and it is neither). We all know how these programs were judged in 1990. If they are judged now, would the verdict be any different? If yes, does that mean the standards of what is considered ideals of ice dance have changed in the past 15 years? Over the years, I see the pendulum swing back and forth between drama vs ballroom in ice dance. My guess is that it will continue to swing. Funny to realize that the arguments get rehashed every generation (8 to 10 years).


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Data Breach Response Plan | Templates & Resources
Posted on Nov 14, 2013 | Categories: Data Security|
What is a data breach?
The definition seems obvious for any organization. A data breach occurs when data that was supposed to be protected from unauthorized access is exposed.
What may not be as clear cut is all the ways that sensitive data can be compromised. These include malicious attacks, accidental mistakes, and employee incompetence. Confidential information can fall into the wrong hands during electronic file transfers, accessing lost or stolen devices, or because of hackers' infiltration into a company's servers. Even sending an unsecure email could qualify as a data breach, depending on the information it contained.
What is your data breach response plan?
Sometimes known as an incident response plan, a data breach response plan is a critical component for ensuring your company is able to properly respond to a data breach. As complex as the causes of data breaches can be, the steps for responding are fairly straightforward, though time-consuming, stressful, and expensive. Dealing with the breach will be monumentally more challenging if you don't already have a data breach response plan in place.
Generally agreed upon steps include
- thorough, extensive documentation of events leading up to and immediately following the discovery of the breach
- clear and immediate communication with everyone in the company about what happened, and how they should respond to any external inquiries
- immediate notification and activation of the designated response team, especially legal counsel, to determine whether law enforcement and/or other regulatory agencies need to be involved
- identification of the cause of the breach and implementation of whatever steps are necessary to fix the problem
- development of messaging and deployment schedule for notifying those whose data was compromised, based on counsel from lawyers who will review state laws, compliance regulations, and other mandates affecting what the messaging must say and how soon notification must occur, as well as what compensation to affected victims should be provided
4 Data Breach Resources
If your company does not yet have a data breach plan in place, or if you've been thinking it might be time to update your current policy, here are four great resources that you'll want to review.
Data Breach Response Guide (Experian Data Breach Resolution Team)
Here is a comprehensive 27-page PDF that overviews how to create your data breach response plan, practicing your plan, responding to a data breach and auditing your plan.
Security Breach Response Plan Toolkit (International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP))
Use this questionnaire to guide the development of your incident response plan. Involve your executive and IT team so everyone can better understand all facets of the process.
Specifically designed for small businesses, the BBB provides a series of articles and resources to help companies understand the issues surrounding data security, as well as how to build a response plan.
Model Data Security Breach Preparedness Guide (American Bar Association)
For those with limited access to legal counsel, this PDF provides an overview from the legal perspective of how to prepare for a data breach. It obviously isn't a substitute for seeking advice from a lawyer who knows or can learn the details of your specific situation as well as the laws that apply in your state and industry. However, it does provide some good general information that could help you launch a discussion with your legal team.
Definitions of Personal Information and Breach of Security by State (Baker Hostetler law firm)
If your company does business in more than one state, this is a great starting point to review how different states' data breach laws compare. Again, it doesn't take the place of your legal team, but it's a helpful overview.
What other resources do you know about that should be included in this list? Let us know in the comments!
Learn how IT management can defend against data breaches in our whitepaper, "Defending Against Data Breach: Developing the Right Strategy for Data Encryption."


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I did a MAJOR fail and didn't take any pictures of me and my friends. I was too obsessed with getting pics of the sexy men that were up dancing on the stage! ;)
This was THE.BEST. concert I have ever been to. I was excited to go, but I really didn't think it would be THAT fun. Boy was I surprised. If you have the chance to see them in concert, you must go! It was so fun to see 2 different generations of women in a room still screaming, crying, and wanting to touch these men that we loved from our tweens. I stood up almost the entire concert singing and dancing and reminiscing on the middle school days when these boys were popular.
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Jules Feiffer has prodded and entertained Americans with his sharp wit for over 50 years by way of cartoons, illustrations, plays and books—including his 2010 memoir, Backing Into Forward. Recently, he spoke at the Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture about photographer Bob Landry's blithesome portrait of dancer Fred Astaire. Feiffer was interviewed by the magazine's Jesse Rhodes.
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In your memoir you refer to Astaire as your guru. How did that love and reverence for him come about?
I was a child of the Great Depression and the only cheer that came through for many of us in those times was in the form of popular entertainment People were living from hand to mouth and in near poverty situations and while we weren't suffering or starving or anything like that, it was not a happy time. And the happy times were up on the screen or the happy times were on the radio or the happy times were, in my case, the comic strips and later in comic books. One of the most happy times was those occasions was when my parents would take the three of us to the local movie theater to see Fred and Ginger. That was a memorable occasion because the ease and effortlessness—or apparent effortlessness—of Astaire's dancing communicated a form of high spirits and optimism and cheer that communicated itself as hope—at least to a substantial part of the population, or at least to me.
Would you say that Fred Astaire is a personal hero of yours?
There were many personal heroes, most of them cartoonists.
Which cartoonists?
As a kid it was EC Segar who wrote and drew Popeye. Milton Caniff who wrote and drew Terry and the Pirates. Al Capp who did Lil Abner and later on Walt Kelly who did Pogo, Crockett Johnson who did Barnaby. These were brilliant, brilliant men who were doing some remarkable work at that time.
What is heroic about Fred Astaire?
I think heroic is the wrong word. Inspiring is a much better word. He was inspirational. Thank god he wasn't heroic because heroic people usually end up getting into trouble—they send you into war and things like that. There were months and months of hard work that went into making a movie with only one purpose in mind and that was to do something difficult and make it look easy.
The dancer as a figure is an image that pops up in your work time and again. Why does that image appeal to you?
It's hard to explain. It's a complicated question and I'm not sure how to answer it simply, but from the time I began my Village Voice cartoon in the 50s, modern dance was taking off and I visited periodically that world and took in dance and had friends who were dancers. I saw the dancer as an ideal subject matter for the kind of comments I wanted to make and embodied in her all the ambivalent ambiguity, doubt, self-doubt, self-reproach and all those other feelings—neurotic and not neurotic, political and non-political. And also because she moved all the time she was leaping and arabesque-ing and doing this and doing that and as opposed to most of my figures who just stood and talked. So it was a lot more fun drawing her than it was my other characters.
Do you see the art of dance and the art of illustration as being related?
I never thought of it. I think everything is interrelated but I never gave it that much thought.
Has your journey through life been anything like Milo's in The Phantom Tollbooth?
All I did was illustrate the book. I had nothing to do with the writing of it.
50 years after doing The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster and I have collaborated for only the second time in our careers and that picture book published by Scholastic and coming out in the fall.
You've been a media presence for over 50 years. Has your opinion of your work ever changed?
First of all, the work has always been fun. I've always enjoyed doing it. The only time I haven't loved it was when it stopped being a challenge and then the quality would decline. But when I can figure out ways of challenging myself the fun came back and the work improved and what's impressed me most about myself is how much better I learned to draw over 50 years.


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WAPOA explores formation of lake improvement district
In light of the recent discovery of zebra mussels on the Whitefish Chain, the Whitefish Area Property Owners Association (WAPOA) is exploring the possibility of forming a Lake Improvement District (LID).
WAPOA president Dave Fischer said by phone Tuesday, Aug. 13, that WAPOA met with members of city councils and township boards from each of the cities and townships surrounding the chain Aug. 7 to discuss how to proceed with a plan for dealing with AIS.
The three cities and three townships that surround the chain are Crosslake, Fifty Lakes and Manhattan Beach, and Ideal, Timothy and Jenkins townships.
Fischer said WAPOA is in the preliminary stages of looking into establishing an LID. An LID on the Whitefish Chain would put a tax on the residents on the lake, and the money could be used to fight AIS.
Fischer presented the idea to the Crow Wing County Board on Tuesday morning, Aug. 13. He said the board's reaction to the plan was mixed.
In a letter to Crow Wing County Land Services Supervisor Chris Pence, which was also provided to the county board, Fischer stated that currently only about one-third of property owners on the Whitefish Chain are members of WAPOA.
"We believe we must turn to a bigger — and more equitable and ongoing funding mechanism: a lake improvement district," Fischer's letter stated.
Crow Wing County's laws, which act in addition to state statutes on LIDs, say that "a 60 percent 'super majority' of property owner support is intended for establishment of an LID."
The state's laws require only a simple majority for the formation of an LID.
In his letter, Fischer called this a "Herculean task" and requested that the board forego the need for the petition containing 60 percent of property owners' signatures. The letter suggested that this be the policy for all the larger lakes in the county.
Crow Wing County Commissioner Paul Thiede, who represents the Whitefish Chain area, said later Tuesday that the board was not very receptive to approving an LID by resolution without the 60 percent approval of property owners. He said the 60 percent requirement is a policy the board developed and is comfortable with.
Thiede said he suggested holding a hearing on the matter, but the idea died due to lack of support.
"Now they (WAPOA) need to get the signatures or have some other proposal," he said.
Thiede said information WAPOA presented at the meeting showed the average LID expense to a household is $125, but that WAPOA was thinking in terms of $40-$50.
By phone, Fischer stressed that the process is in its very early stages, and said no further meetings with representatives from neighboring cities or townships have been planned. He said the next step would be gaining support from local government entities.
"This is exploratory," Fischer said of the potential for an LID. "It's just in the very preliminary stages of — would this be possible for the Whitefish Chain?"
Crow Wing County currently has eight LIDs, including districts for Ossawinnamakee and Kimble lakes.


text: Can anyone help or has anyone had experience with this? Today in class someone knocked my cup of water over as they walked by my desk and some water spilled on my laptop! THANK GOD I had a lid on my cup but some of the water spilled forth through the hole that you drink out of. I immediately turned my keyboard over and began trying to soak up what I could. I didn't have any problems right away but now my Y key will randomly press and Y's suddenly appear on anything I have my cursor on. I can make it stop by pressing the Y button and it will not do it as long as I am typing. It only happens if I sit still for a moment with my cursor on a spot where it can type. It is aggravating but not the end of the world. I have a Macbook but do not have insurance on it, although it wouldn't matter if I did because water damage is not covered. I read that I can turn it upside down and air it out overnight and hope that works. Is there any other recommendations that anyone can make?


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Perhaps this Nashville duo should call themselves "Jeff the Bruvverhood" as their debts to the Ramones (dense and fuzzy pop, aural references to 60s' girl groups, etc) are splattered across many of these 11 songs co-produced by the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, who has brought out a marginally more pop element from them.
So reference points might now include garage-band Beach Boys, a more constrained but slightly-delic Dinosaur Jr and even the Meat Puppets - if they'd adopted teen pop instead of country as a touchstone.
All of which means Jeff frequently sound little more than a sum of influences and it's hard to share the enthusiasm with which American reviewers have greeted this often unadventurous outing.
Must be their anointment by Auerbach, because enjoyably thrashy though songs like the flat-tack Wood Ox and Staring at the Wall may be, there's not a lot of depth or originality on display. And Leave Me Out sounds like it might have been found in a Nirvana outtakes box.
Not entirely borrowed clothes (Region of Fire with sitar-guitar is kind of cool in a late 1968 way) although it ends with an unusual, wonky synth-supported cover of Sabbath's Changes.
Stars: 2.5/5
Verdict: Children of Joey 'n' Johnny and Kurt come out to play.
Click here to buy a copy of Hypnotic Nights.
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SRVGAL is currently accepting Coaching Applications for the Red, Blue, and White Softball Divisions. Anyone interested in coaching a Red (competitive) or a Blue (developmental) team needs to submit their coaching applications IMMEDIATELY, in order to be considered for this excellent opportunity. Red & Blue Coach selections will be finalized by the end of October.
You don't need to pay for your daughter's registration at the time of coach registration; it is a separate process. Visit www.srvgal.org and select the "Register to coach your daughter's team".
Tryouts for these two divisions will be held on November 10th & 11th and December 1st and 2nd. Drafts will be held the 2nd and 3rd week of January. Check the calendar on the SRVGAL website for exact dates and times.
This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in taking their coaching skills to the next level.
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Great job ladies - it was so nice to see all the entries! Everyone had a different spin on the block design - I sure hope it inspired some of us to take on (sigh) ANOTHER project!!! heehee
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Great job ladies - it was so nice to see all the entries! Everyone had a different spin on the block design - I sure hope it inspired some of us to take on (sigh) ANOTHER project!!! heehee
Congrats! The blocks are gorgeous!
If a woman's work is never done....why start?
Congrats to the winners, great blocks everyone!!! Many thanks to Patrice and Rhonda for all your hard work in having the contest for us all. It was much fun! hugs and smiles for everyone..
Linda Wedge White
I believe UFOs are like scraps, ferns and dust bunnies. Once you get two, they send spores out into the air and more just happen anywhere the spores meet.
Congratulations to all!! They were all wonderful blocks, it was one of the hardest contests I've seen yet on QB.
May your stitches always be straight, your seams always lie flat, and your grain never be biased against you.
Congratulations winners! They are wonderful blocks and it must have been hard to pick from all of the other wonderful blocks that were submitted.
"Take your needle, my child, and work at your pattern ... It will come out a rose by and by. Life is like that ...one stitch at a time, taken patiently."
*Oliver Wendell Holms
Wow! Great quilts. Congrats to all.
Congrats to the winners and great job everyone who entered did
Congratulations to the winners! Fantastic blocks!
Being skinny isn't easy, so I gave up and opted for being sexy instead. (aunty acid)
congrats to all the winners an non winners.
Thank you "Rhonda and Patrice" for all the hard work that went into this contest. Thank you to all the board members that voted. Needless to say I was shocked to find out that my entry won Best in Show and tied for Best Colour...thanks everyone. I received my prizes today and just let me say " WOW" Again...thank you everyone that voted for me. All the entries were fabulous and made it difficult to choose. Congratulations to everyone...job well done!
Quilting is my PASSION not my pass time.
If Your DREAMS don"t Scare You...Then They Are NOT Big Enough!!!Dare to DREAM!


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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) faces the regular challenge of collecting, managing, fusing, using and sharing data during emergencies. While the process is getting better, the agency is looking for enhancements. And, it's looking to the cloud.
The vision is to move geospatial data to the cloud to provide federal, state and local agencies and other partners with real-time access to critical data during emergencies, per a request for information titled FEMA's Disaster Management and Support Environment (DMSE) Program Management Office, under FEMA's Office of Response and Recovery is leaded the effort.
DMSE currently uses Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) which got a good workout during Hurricane Sandy. Demand was so high another server had to be added. The interface is ArcGIS Online. While there is a "sign in" option on the main page of the FEMA Geoplatform, one need not log in to see public data per the RFI. The page is essentially the same as ArcGIS Online, a page I find innapropriate for the public.
Questions are due Feb 28 and responses March 11.


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"It's not what happens to you. It's what you do with what happens to you." Chris Waddell
One Revolution is seeking applicants and will award five $5,000 grants to individuals with disabilities to wish to tell their story of turning the perception of disability upside down through short film. Individuals with disabilities, teams, groups and filmmakers are all eligible.
Presented to more than 100,000 students across the nation to date, Nametags™ educational program challenges the assumptions and limitations that result from the labels that we give ourselves and others.
Now scheduling!
1 Revolution is an award-winning film that captures Waddell's very human journey as the first paraplegic to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro almost entirely unassisted.
Now available
One Revolution wants to help you turn perception of disability upside down. Do you have an idea for a short film that forces people to discard their belief that "disabled" means "less"? Do you have an idea that will make the world see you instead of the wheelchair, prosthesis, speech impediment or anything else that qualifies as a disability? We want to help you make that idea a reality with one of five grants of $5,000.
1 Revolution is an award-winning film that captures Waddell's very human journey as the first paraplegic to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro almost entirely unassisted.Now available on DVD in our store or on iTunes.
Community inspires resilience! Please feel free to center these stories around anyone that has inspired you with their integrity, resilience, etc. All stories that highlight unique ways in which an individual has inspired you or demonstrate a choice to live fully in spite of challenges are welcomed. If the story you've submitted is selected to be featured, we may reach out to you with additional questions. Thank you!


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The complete waste of perfectly donatable organs you see every day on your bus route who thinks he's the driver's personal mascot...always sits right up front occupying the handicap or elderly designated seats, leans across aisle, and yammers incessantly and distracts the bus driver the whole trip and 99% of other riders would like to 'ding' the next-stop button with his face.
Hey, Buscot!!!! tell the driver what your favorite snack cake before bed-time is some other time and move the fuck down a seat so the lady with the crutches can take a load off.
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A+ and Net+
I looked around for ideas on books, on this site and also on the recommended list by CompTIA and found a few that look like good ideas. However, while a few had good reviews, other books that "look" good from the cover, have no reviews. So i was wondering what you guys can tell me about these options please:
CompTIA A+
1) CompTIA A+ Complete Certification Kit, Second Edition (Exam 220-701/220-702) http://search.barnesandnoble.com/CompTIA-A-Complete-Certification-Kit-Second-Edition/Quentin-Docter/e/9780470486474/?itm=7&USRI=comptia
** This one looks like it would contain the necessary material for both exams, but there are no reviews on it.**
2)CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, (Exams 220-701 & 220-702) / Edition 7 http://search.barnesandnoble.com/CompTIA-A-Certification-All-in-One-Exam-Guide/Michael-Meyers/e/9780071701334/?itm=1&USRI=comptia
3)CompTIA A+ Complete Deluxe Study Guide: Exams 220-701 (Essentials) and 220-702 (Practical Application) http://search.barnesandnoble.com/CompTIA-A-Complete-Deluxe-Study-Guide/Quentin-Docter/e/9780470486481/?itm=13&USRI=comptia
CompTIA Network+
1)CompTIA Network+ http://search.barnesandnoble.com/CompTIA-Network/Todd-Lammle/e/9780470430972/?itm=15&USRI=comptia
**Again, this looks like the complete kit, but it has no reviews, and it only mentions exam N10-004. On the CompTIA site, it says there are two exams, N10-004 and JK0-016.**
2)CompTIA Network+ Deluxe Study Guide (Exam: N10-004, includes CD-ROM) http://search.barnesandnoble.com/CompTIA-Network-Deluxe-Study-Guide/Todd-Lammle/e/9780470427484/?itm=3&USRI=comptia
**Leaning towards this one**
3)CompTIA Network+ http://search.barnesandnoble.com/CompTIA-Network/Michael-Meyers/e/9780071614870/?itm=2&USRI=comptia
I saw no mention of the JKO-016 exam on any of the Network+ books. Anyone know why that is?
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NGA's Complete to Compete Initiative Report: Adult Postsecondary Education Is Essential
The recently released National Governors Association (NGA) report, Complete to Compete: Improving Postsecondary Attainment Among Adults was designed to help states improve postsecondary credential attainment rates for adults and increase their chances of success in the labor market. The report urges states to focus on four key policy areas: flexible and integrated learning environments, comprehensive support services, cross-institutional data to track performance, and innovative financing. In addition to improving policy in these areas, the NGA recommends as critical such actions as bringing successful local programs to scale, investing in technology, and informing individuals of the benefits of increased training and education for developing a skilled and knowledgeable workforce.
By 2018, 63 percent of all jobs—approximately 30 million—will require some postsecondary education. The United States, however, does not have enough skilled workers to fill these positions—less than half of the current labor force holds an associate or higher-level degree. To fill this skills gap, an additional 3 million individuals must obtain a postsecondary credential over the next seven years
An increased focus on adult learners and their needs can help fill the labor gap. Nearly 90 million adults face at least one major barrier to success in the labor market. These include the lack of a high school diploma, no postsecondary degree or training, and an inability to speak, read, and write English well. In addition, lack of incentives, financial aid and other support services, and transitions among educational programs create roadblocks to success.
Vice President Biden Calls for States to Host College Completion Summits
Addressing the first annual Building a Grad Nation Summit last week, Vice President Joe Biden called on all governors to host a college completion summit in their respective states to support the administration's goal for the United States to have the most educated workforce and the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020. To support the state summits, Biden announced the release of a new comprehensive college completion tool kit, which provides ideas for states to draw from and identifies seven no-cost or low-cost strategies that governors can use, 15 related action steps, and a series of existing federal resource streams from which to draw.
Biden also announced a new grant competition focused on helping institutions of higher education raise completion rates. The Department of Education will be accepting applications for the 2011 Comprehensive Program , a grant initiative under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. The program will provide $20 million to colleges to implement plans designed to increase student success and productivity in postsecondary schools. The plans must also have the potential to serve as models for postsecondary education the nation.
Skills for America's Future Initiative Announces New Industry Partnership at U.S. Department of Education's Third Community College Summit in Indianapolis
On March 23, the U.S. Department of Education held its third regional community college summit at Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis. Ivy Tech is the state's largest public postsecondary institution and the nation's largest statewide community college with single accreditation. The all-day meeting included representatives of community colleges, business, labor, industry, philanthropy, state and local governments, and students. In addition to Indiana, representatives came from Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter gave the summit's opening remarks. Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education, Brenda Dann-Messier, moderated the lunchtime panel, Unique Industry Partnerships With Community Colleges. Roberto Rodriguez, special assistant to President Obama for education, gave the closing remarks. Additional speakers included Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and Ivy Tech's president, Thomas Snyder.
During the summit, Skills for America's Future—a new initiative launched by President Obama last October to improve industry partnerships with community colleges—announced United Parcel Service (UPS) as a new corporate partner. UPS plans to establish a new workforce advisory board to expand career options for students in community college training programs, improve job placement rates and promote economic growth in local communities. Skills for America's Future chair, Penny Pritzker stated, "Partnerships like this one between employers and community colleges are a win for students, a win for businesses, and a win for our economy."
For more information on the summits—the next is toto be held in San Diego on April 15 and a virtual symposium is scheduled for April 27, please visit OVAE's home page.
2011 National Meeting for State Directors of Adult Education—Registration Now Online
Registration for OVAE's 2011 National Meeting for Adult Education State Directors is now open online. The event will be held at the Hyatt Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, Va., on May 10–12, 2011. A special pre-conference session, open to all interested attendees, is being held on Monday, May 9, from 1to 4p.m. The session, Winning the Future: The Race for Quality and Results in Adult Education is a chance for state directors and other state personnel to engage in learning opportunities and to interact with senior administration leaders and Congressional staff on policy related to the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), Title II of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).


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The Export Express program is designed to help SBA meet the export financing needs of small businesses. It is subject to the same loan processing, making, closing, servicing, and liquidation requirements as well as the same maturity terms, interest rates, and applicable fees as for other SBA Express loans except in some cases. The total Export Express loan cannot exceed $500,000. SBA guarantees 90 percent for loans of $350,000 and under and 75 percent for loans greater than $350,000 up to the maximum of $500,000. SBA allows participating lenders to make their own credit decisions. SBA provides a quick processing time, less than 36 hours. You must have a business operating history of at least one year ヨ not necessarily in exporting. The SBA may waive this requirement if you have sufficient export trade experience or other managerial experience. The foreign buyer must be a creditworthy entity and the methods of payment must be acceptable to the SBA and the export lender. The application process is the same for the SBAExpress, except the applicant must demonstrate that loan proceeds will enable it to enter a new export market or expand an existing export market.
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I captured a swarm (5-6 lbs) 13 days ago. They have filled two mediums with new comb already. They are running circles around the rest of my hives which hasn't made much comb comparativley. All of these hives are within 20 feet of each other.
Why would this hive make that much more comb in 1/4 of the time?
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Arsenal face Aston Villa in the Premier League at Villa Park on Saturday evening.
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The return of Bacary Sagna to the Arsenal first team may not have been received with the same fanfare as that of Jack Wilshere, but he has been just as influential. The 29-year-old has broken his leg twice in the space of 12 months, but has still managed to slot seamlessly back into the Gunners backline as if he had never been away. And nowhere was that more evident than against Tottenham last weekend.
Facing a lively Gareth Bale, Sagna did not neglect his defensive duties but still managed to provide a real attacking outlet for his side on the right flank. As our chalkboard and heatmap above indicate, the France international was highly influential in the final third of the pitch, constantly charging down the right past Theo Walcott on the overlap. This in turn helped press back 10-man Tottenham and the dangerous Bale, as the Gunners eventually ran out convncing 5-2 winners.
On Saturday, Sagna will come up against another pacy opponent in Gabriel Agbonlahor - but if his derby performance is anything to go by, it is a challenge he will relish.
STRIKING SIMILARITIES - GIROUD v BENTEKE
Two of the newest strikers in the Premier League will go head to head at Villa Park, with Olivier Giroud and Christian Benteke spearheading their respective side's attacks. Both have made an impression with their physical attributes so far this term, causing similar problems with their height and power.
Villa forward Benteke stands at 6ft 4in, like Giroud, and has proved to be a real handful. The Belgian international's link-up play has been especially promising, and he has made more passes than Giroud this term (246 to 198) and has a marginally superior success rate of 67.9 per cent to 62.6 per cent. The 21-year-old has also won slightly more of his aeriel duels (56 per cent to 53.2 per cent) as he has introduced himself to Premier League defenders.
Strikers are ultimately judged on goals though, and Giroud has four top-flight goals to Benteke's two, and scores on average every 199.5 minutes (compared to every 308 minutes for his rival). The 26-year-old has also been more accurate with his shots on goal and, with five goals in his past six games, will fancy his chances of adding to his tally at Villa Park.
So keep an eye on these two strikers on Saturday - they are likely to be central to each side's hopes of victory.
ARSENAL v ASTON VILLA - FACTS
- Aston Villa have won none of their last 13 Premier League home games against Arsenal (D6 L7)
- There has been a goal scored in the 87th minute or later in seven of the last nine Premier League games between Arsenal and Villa
- Darren Bent has scored six goals in his last eight Premier League games against Arsenal and in his only FA Cup appearance against them last season for Villa
- Abou Diaby has scored four goals in six Premier League games against Villa; more than against any other opponent in the competition
- The Villans have won only two of their last 18 home games in the Premier League (W2 D7 L9)
- The Gunners had lost just one of their previous 12 Premier League away games (W7 D4 L1) before losing their last two on the road against Norwich and Man Utd
- The only top-flight season in which Villa have had fewer points after 12 games than this season is 1964-65 (adjusted for three points for a win)
- Arsenal's last two Premier League games have produced a total of 13 goals
- Both teams have scored in seven of Arsenal's last nine Premier League games
- Only Barcelona's Xavi (1152) has made more passes than Mikel Arteta (1104) in Europe's big five leagues this season
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Large Apartment by Sagrada Familia
Size120 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Smoking allowed
- Elevator in building
- Pets allowed
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
|Sardenya, 08025 Barcelona, Spain
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|Property ID
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The sunlit apartment features 2 double bedrooms with plenty of storage space, and a cosy bedroom with bunk beds. The comfortable living room includes a double sofa bed and a formal dining area. There is a fully fitted kitchen with a dishwasher and laundry facilities, and a marble bathroom.
Joanic Metro Station is just a 5-minute walk away, whilst Sagrada Familia Metro Station is just a 10-minute walk away. For the beach, Barceloneta Metro Station can be reached within 10 minutes by metro.
Enjoy the charming narrow streets of the surrounding Gràcia District which are filled with restaurants, boutiques and terrace cafes.
Apartment License number HUTB-001724
House rulesKurtaxe: 2.5 € pro Person / Nacht. Maximal 18 € pro Person / Gesamtdauer des Aufenthaltes.
A €200 security deposit is required and is refundable on successful check-out.
A €60 fee will be required in the case of lost keys.
Be respectful of the neighbours and keep noise to a minimum.
|Weekly rate for up to 6 guests
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|£ 9 per guest/night extra
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Reviews of this property
Nice, big apartment. Accomodate 6 adults + a toddler. Quiet rooms at the back of lejligheden.Stue out to the street where the Sagrada Familia can be seen from the balcony. Very good service from the host (extra cot mm) fine timing of reception and farewell. Exciting area. Highly recommended
Pæn, stor lejlighed. Fin plads til 6 voksne + et lille barn. Rolige værelser bagest i lejligheden.Stue ud til gaden, hvor Sagrada Familia kan ses fra altanen.
Meget fin service fra værten (ekstra barneseng m.m.) fin timing af modtagelse og afsked.
Spændende område.
Anbefales meget
My first impression was that the rooms and over-all, the apartment, was very clean and enough space to orientate. Its located very central and calm place .Stayed here for a week with students (as im a spanish teacher) . A place recommended for families who wants to live in a safe area and the necessity of relaxed evenings after hours of walking around in barcelona. The only thing i would recomend is a fan or if possible air-conditioning because of the heat.
Perfect communications with Dani and companion. Home in excellent condition, well equipped, full to say the least, great for simple summer holidays. Subway in four steps, circular night idem-Congratulations!
Comunicazioni perfette con Dani e compagno. Abitazione in ottimo stato, ben accessoriata, completa a dir poco, ottima per semplici vacanze estive.
Metropolitana a quattro passi, circolari notturne idem-
great experience all perfect recommended
ottima esperienza tutto perfetto consigliato
A really nice and clean apartement with lots of space. A very good host that answered all my questions very quick!
I really recommend Dani a a host to others.
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Excellent location, amazing views of Sagrada Familia, metro just around the corner, many restaurants, cafes and shops in the area. The apartment is nice and bright, we really enjoyed watching Sagrada Familia at different times of day and night.
We were 6 friends who stayed at this place. The organisation and communication was great, we got all information we needed in advance and a member of the team welcomed us in the flat on the day of our arrival. The apartment is a 5 minute walk to Sagrada Familia and the metro station. It was clean and the kitchen provided everything we needed. It is modern furnished even though with a few drawbacks. E.g. I wouldn't sleep on the couch as the seat cover is about to unravel. You don't have a proper fresh air supply in at least two of the three sleeping rooms. You can open the windows but then you're looking straight into a narrow and sulky square. Therefore, the apartment provides air conditioning. We didn't mind as we only slept there for a few hours. Altogehter we had a great time and are satisfied with our stay. There'll be always something to beef about. ;-)
This apartment was comfortable and very well situated for the city centre. It could do with some new furniture, but this is a minor complaint. Dani and Inga were very helpful.
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hanyhasan wrote:r0ckm4n wrote:I failed again, but I was so close. I rooted 3 servers giving me 55 points and I had low level access to 2 other servers, but time ran out before I could get root. I will be retaking the exam on June 22 at the latest.
Hard luck , never give up and i was only scared from taking CCIE " from Cisco " . I read the subject from the beginning and let me asking you why there is no support from the trainer or does the material " Videos & PDF " not covering those attacks . The CCIE exam is about troubleshoot the network and more you practice to solve the network issues the faster you can solve the exam and pass but the material does cover the exam objective . Hard luck again & sorry i talked about Cisco here . Forget about my English every 1
Thanks and I won't give up. I am more determined.
There is a lot of missing instruction from the course materials, but I have learned a lot. It seems to be there teaching approach and it is working, but if it was covered more in depth it would take as long.


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Educators from across Arkansas will be at Pulaski Technical College April 2-3 for the 2008 New Student Symposium.
The two-day symposium will bring together more than 130 educators from the state's two-year colleges and four-year universities along with representatives from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education and the Arkansas Association for Two-Year Colleges.
The symposium's theme is "Each One Reach One" and will focus on how faculty and staff all play a role in the academic success of students, particularly students who are attending college for the first time.
"This event is the first of its kind in Arkansas and is a very important forum for college and university faculty and staff throughout the state," said Dr. Dan F. Bakke, college president. "We know that everyone plays a role in the success of new students - not just our faculty but also our staff, from librarians to physical plant. We want those interactions to be positive experiences for our students."
The two-day symposium begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday with a reception followed by a dinner program. Sybil Hampton, former president of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation; John Gardner, executive director of the Policy Center on the First Year of College; and Ed Franklin, director of the Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges, will share their insights and vision regarding higher education in the state.
On Thursday, participants will hear from experts who have proven strategies for engaging new students and improving retention.
Presenters include Dr. Jim Purcell, director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education; Dr. Phyllis Curtis-Tweed, interim associate provost at Medgar Evers College - City University of New York; Dr. Tom Carskadon, professor of psychology at Mississippi State University; Dr. Wendy Troxel, assistant professor of educational administration and foundations at Illinois State University; and Dr. Greg Lampe, interim vice president and provost at the University of Wisconsin.
Events take place in the Pulaski Technical College Campus Center and the Information Technology Center.
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I planted garlic last year in the garden and was wondering when I should harvest them. In the spring or in the fall.
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I mostly harvest in the fall, but as explained by the Boundary Garlic Farm
With garlic, there are three harvests or crops you can use:
* The first harvest is in early spring, when garlic plants are about a foot tall. You can either cut some greens or pull some complete plants as scallions and use them in your cooking as a source of fresh garlic.
* The second harvest is the scapes. Around mid June, hardneck garlic varieties send up a round stalk or scape. When the scapes curl, snap them off. This enables the plants to put their energy into bulb formation. The scapes are delicious and should not be discarded but used in place of garlic bulbs. They contain loads of garlic oil and have the same health benefits as the bulbs. Scapes can be refrigerated in plastic bags for about 3 months.
* The main harvest is when the underground bulbs are dug, cured and stored for fall and winter use. This is the most critical harvest requiring meticulous care to give you top quality, keeping garlic. Careless harvesting can ruin a fine crop of garlic.
Thank you very much for the valuable information; I didn't know about the first two harvests at all.
Scapes are absolutely delicious. I gave bunches of them away to members of garden organizations and many reported back that they were pleasantly surprised that they like them and commented on how good they are.
Garlic Scape Pesto
1 C grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 lb garlic scapes
3 T fresh lime or lemon juice
1/2 C olive oil
Puree chopped scapes and olive oil in a food processor until
smooth. Stir in Parmesan and lime or lemon juice and season to
taste. Serve on bread, crackers or pasta. Salt to taste.
Saut�ed Garlic Scapes yields two servings
1 C garlic scapes, excluding the seed pod, cut into 1"-3� lengths
2 T butter or extra virgin olive oil
Kosher or sea salt & freshly ground pepper to taste
Heat a heavy saut� pan over medium to high heat. Add oil or butter
(or a mixture of the two). Add scapes and sprinkle lightly with salt.
Cook, stirring until scapes are bright green and slightly softened.
Salt & pepper to taste. Enjoy!
Sit down with a cup of tea or coffee and witness the evolution of an Organic Kitchen Garden.
If you're growing it for the bulb, the thing to do is wait until your garlic has completed a full years cycle of growth. As you harvest, you replant (not in the same place though mind). Where I live garlic goes dormant in the heat of the summer and in the winter, so it really depends when you plant. The best way is to plant when it is naturally dormant.
In Oregon, we plant in the fall, hopefully before the "monsoons" set in, and harvest in the late summer or fall when the greens start to turn brown. So as BHC said, basically one year worth of growth. As for the scapes, they are an outstanding substitute for the real thing, until the garlic matures.


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AOL in the Running for Two Major Ad Awards
Aug 30, 2012
AOL's Hunger Games Premium Format ad campaign has been named a finalist in the 2012 international IAB MIXX Awards, sponsored by the Interactive Advertising Bureau. The winners will be announced on October 2nd. The ad unit, launched in February to build momentum for the premiere of Hunger Games in March, is one of four finalists in the Single-IAB Standard Rich Media Display Ad and Single-Location-Based Advertising categories. The Devil ad showcases HD video assets, print-quality images and features the Moviefone showtime finder.
In addition, Live Better America, AOL's custom publishing platform built for General Mills that launched Aug. 2, has been nominated for a 2012 OMMA Award for Web Site Excellence in the Health & Wellness category. The OMMA Awards for Online Advertising Creativity recognize the year's most innovative and brilliant online advertising creative, campaigns and websites across 65 categories in three disciplines. Winners will be announced on October 1st.
The Live Better America brand lives across General Mills' www.livebetteramerica.com, AOL's LiveBetterAmerica.aol.com and Everyday Health's EveryDayHealth.com/LiveBetterAmerica and targets baby boomers. AOL's content taps into The Huffington Post's lifestyle content across multiple sections, including Travel, Healthy Living and HuffPost 50.
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[quote user="bigblue58"]I work with a Cowgirl fan and every year he tells me how great they're going to be....so I know full well how delusional they are.[/quote]

Thats what all fans of all teams are supposed to think.
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It's not just that...it's like every game, Cowboys fans have this arrogance about them like, "oh, this must be a very exciting day for you, playing against America's Team. Everybody's goal is to beat us."
It is true to an extent, they are a very high profile team and the games are often televised, but they just don't have the big-game cachet they think they do anymore.