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Council again spurns cheaper proposal for Gracedale ambulance service
EASTON, Pa. - Northampton County Council delivered its latest decision to stick with Nazareth Ambulance for non-emergency transportation at the Gracedale nursing home with all the subtlety of a screaming siren.
The county administration, the company that runs Gracedale, the Gracedale Advisory Committee and even council's own finance committee all urged acceptance of a proposal from Lifestar Response Corp. that would have cost $225,000 a year for up to three years. That amount was $86,556 per year less for the service than Nazareth Ambulance's offer.
But when it came time for a vote Thursday night, only three of council's nine members -- president John Cusick, Scott Parsons and Robert Werner -- supported the Lifestar proposal, which county officials figured would save Gracedale $340,000 annually when other costs were factored in.
Afterward, Cusick told county executive John Stoffa and members of his administration it was clear that council had no intention of giving a contract to anyone but Nazareth Ambulance. "So try and find a way to work with Nazareth," he said pointedly. "That's the political reality."
Thursday night was the second time Lifestar came up with cheapest proposal, and was spurned by council. On Oct. 4, council rejected an administration recommendation to switch to Lifestar after six years with Nazareth. Lifestar said it could do the job for $315,600 a year for up to three years, $31,000 less than the Nazareth squad's proposal.
A Lifestar representative told WFMZ.com after Thursday night's vote that the company may contest council's decision in court. "We'll sit down with our attorneys to see what we have," said Lifestar senior vice president James Dickinson. "Council may have violated its fiduciary duties by not accepting our [low] bid. We won twice.
Obviously, [council's decision] was very political. We'll do what we have to do to provide services to Gracedale."
Dan Chiavaroli, Nazareth Ambulance's executive director and president of its board of directors, was surprised and relieved by council's decision, which he said would have meant layoffs of 20 to 25 of the squad's 62 full- and part-time workers, had it gone the other way.
"Yes, I was surprised, because Gracedale's administrators were pushing for the savings," Chiavaroli told WFMZ.com. The members of council, he said, "realized that service is more that just the lowest price, and that's a comfort to [Gracedale] residents."
During the debate over the new contract, which began about six months ago, members of Nazareth Ambulance and their supporters often mentioned the squad's familiarity with Gracedale residents as a major selling point. Thursday night, squad member Melissa Sutliss, told council, "We can go into that facility and talk to [the residents]. ... They know us and we know them."
Council member Peg Ferraro picked up on that point as she explained why she would vote against the Lifestar proposal, saying the Nazareth squad provides Gracedale residents with "a personal touch. ... People need consistency in their lives."
She also quoted country star Alan Jackson's 1999 hit, "Little Man," about small businesses that failed in their struggle to compete with big corporations. She called Lifestar's offer a "lowball response," and wondered why council was thinking of severing ties with "the little guy whose given us nothing to complain about."
Council members Barbara Thierry and Ken Kraft said they were not persuaded by Lifestar's numbers.
"It's obvious Lifestar delivers the best bang for the buck," said Thierry. "But what about three years from now, when there's no Nazareth Ambulance?"
Kraft said, "Lifestar won't go out of business if they don't get the contract. And I can't wrap my head around how they can do it so cheap." Kraft pointed out he ran for council promising to help open companies and create jobs, "so I cannot support a proposal that would be closing a company and losing jobs."
Werner said he would support the Lifestar offer because "we're talking about a lot of money in savings. I know this is not pleasant ... but the wrong decision could cost us a lot of money by the end of the year."
He said Premier Healthcare Resources, the company hired by council in September 2011 to run Gracedale, put the nursing home back on its feet, and its support for the Lifestar proposal is another way to "improve upon the system Gracedale has. "I don't think Nazareth Ambulance will go out of business, because they still have a 911 service," he added.
Michelle Seidel, Lifestar's vice president and general manager for Pennsylvania, tried to refute some of the claims made against her company.
She said Lifestar operates locally in Bethlehem and Stroudsburg as well as in seven other states.
She pointed out that 30 of the 100 employed by Lifestar's Bethlehem operation live in the city; that "90 percent of the staff" lives in the Lehigh Valley, and that Lifestar pays $200,000 a month in salaries.
She noted that Lifestar uses local vendors for tires, auto parts and $120,000 worth of gas each month.
"We live here, we raise our families here, we're here to stay," she said.
The Nazareth squad has been working under a two-year contract that expired last Oct. 31. Thierry recommended the administration move quickly to get a new deal with Nazareth under the terms the squad has offered. "The longer you wait, the longer will be paying the higher price," she said.
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From bit-part player to leading man, Rene Ranger's shift in responsibilities at the Blues could hardly be greater.
This year is already looking more positive for the 26-year-old after the frustration of 2012.
Then the former All Black's form was hampered by injury, a two-week suspension for an alleged dangerous tackle in South Africa and an almost constant swapping between centre and wing by former coach Pat Lam - not to mention the end of a courtroom trial that found him not guilty of assault.
"I thought I had that 13 spot sussed but with the likes of Benson Stanley and Ma'a Nonu, you get chopped around quite a bit," he said. "It was pretty hard, it got a bit frustrating at times, but hopefully this year I can cement that 13 spot."
In the absence of Stanley and Nonu, not to mention Alby Mathewson, Rudi Wulf and Isaia Toeava, Ranger finds himself in the novel position of being the most experienced player in the Blues' back line behind Piri Weepu.
With that comes responsibility - new coach Sir John Kirwan, who has told Ranger the No13 jersey is as good as his if his early-season form warrants it, has placed a leadership role on his still-young shoulders.
"It's pretty funny I guess," said Ranger. "Usually I'm just one of the boys, but it's only me and Piri from last year. JK has put more of a leadership role on us to help some of the young fellas out. It's exciting. New backs, new faces. I know the boys are keen.
"I don't see myself as a leader," Ranger added. "But he's put the onus on me to step forward and put my hand up. I've been there and done that. The senior boys before me helped me out really well, hopefully I can do the same thing."
Helping Ranger in his unfamiliar role is his fitness.
He admitted it was an area of weakness last year after a less than rigorous off-season but he credited the training he did for last month's entertaining Fight for Life bout against Kangaroos league player Greg Bird, a fight he lost on points, for his new shape.
Ranger has continued with his boxing training and was right at home at the Blues' session with Shane Cameron this week.
"I struggled a bit with my weight last year, I didn't come into pre-season quite as fit as I should have been. It helps in your game quite a bit and I suppose if the young fellas see me work hard they will too. I've lost about 4kg and am sitting around the 100kg mark."
Ranger's three tests for the All Blacks came in 2010, but since then he has struggled to consistently reach his top form. His relative lack of fitness might have hindered him in terms of work rate but a more obvious weakness was his decision making.
At his best Ranger is a like a muscle-bound pinball in contact with the ball and on defence - always charging in a bid to find the path of least resistance - but at his worst he is prone to making the sort of gaffes that make coaches want to put their head in their hands, a point he freely acknowledged.
"JK is keen to let me do my thing abut at the same time I have to make the right decisions. That was a problem in the past with me, my decision making. We've got some fast guys on the wing and some good midfielders and JK wants to use us. If that's a running game then I'm happy with that."
Until round one - a match against the Hurricanes in Wellington on February 23 - Ranger is enjoying a pre-season in which he has the comfort of knowing he won't be at the back of the pack on the long runs. It's a physical investment which should also pay off mentally.
"That's usually where I am, I'm usually at the back with all the forwards. But I've been good this year with my pre-season training, I'm up there. I'm pretty stoked. The trainers are happy, JK is happy, It's going to be a good season."
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Family biz: We all can relate
I've always been an excavator's daughter.
As a kid, my dad rescued a fleet of old, yellow Tonka tractors from the dump behind my grandparents' place. We had no idea they were a sign of our future.
It was the middle of the 1980s, and the oil shale bust on the Western Slope of Colorado was in full force. My dad, like most of the dads in the area, hadn't seen work in far too long.
"I got tired of it," my dad told me recently. "So I swore that I'd never let another man take my job."
Those two tractors look so tiny now compared to the heavy iron that eventually would sit in our construction yard. But I remember the feeling of pride the day it all started.
Dad sweated every bid and every job. He had no mentors, no guides, just hard determination born of desperation. How do you hire? How do you fire? How do you survive when margins are thin, the insurance man is always at your door and everyone assumes you must be raking it in because you're the boss? How do you build something strong enough to pass on to your kids?
The company did grow, though, and started to thrive. My brother went to work for Bear and, my dad thought, his dream was coming true. He was bidding million-dollar projects, keeping debt low and cash on hand high.
But then the Great Recession hit and the construction industry tanked. Thanks to my mother's hard-earned frugality, the company survived year one, year two, year three with almost no work.
Those hard times took a toll on my parents' marriage, and when it failed, the business went with it. In 2012, my brother and I sold off Bear at the equipment auction. I watched every piece of my family's legacy roll across the auction floor. Every piece of yellow iron looking, from the nosebleed seats, like those tiny tractors my dad once rescued from the dump.
I'm still the daughter of an excavator. I couldn't be more proud of my father, mother and brother and their legacy. Being their daughter and sister shaped who I am and how I interact with the world. It's a unique and privileged club that all of us family-business kids belong to, despite our knowing jokes about long hours and no vacations.
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The Apartment is located in the historic centre of Madrid, between Plaza España and Plaza Santo Domingo and next to Gran Via, the heart of the centre of Madrid. The apartment is located in a renovated building but keeping the typical architectural features of the building. It is five minutes walk from the Metro Santo Domingo and Metro Plaza España and 8 minutes from Metro Callao.
This neighbourhood is very lively; you have around all the main stores and international brand shops. You can enjoy also a wide range of gastronomy offer with some of the most famous and ancient's taverns and restaurants of Madrid, such as Rte.
LA BOLA, Casa LUCIO, etc. And there are always people just going around, shopping and sitting in some of the terraces.
Therefore, this apartment is a perfect place to learn the entire history of Madrid as it is situated within walking distance of the main tourist attractions and monuments of the city from where, you can enjoy walking around, the historic centre of Madrid: Gran Via, Puerta de Alcalá, Plaza España, Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Royal Palace, Opera, Museum Reina Sofia, Museum del Prado, theatres, Retire Park, etc.
And it is also the main shopping area of the capital of Spain with many international and national brands open sevens days a week.
And it is well connected by metro or bus to visit modern districts of Madrid, since in this wonderful city confluence in a harmonious way the modernity with the ancient.
So you can visit, taking a pleasant promenade, other neighbourhoods such as the luxurious neighbourhood of Salamanca, the gay district of Chueca, Malasaña alternative District, Popular District of Chamberí, Argüelles Commercial District where is located Plaza España, and the Financial Centre of Azca with the highest and modern towers of Madrid.
To conclude, the centre of Madrid is special because modernity coexists with the multicultural and authentic Madrid. It is an attractive area with a lot of life on the street, where you will never feel a foreign but instead you will be very welcome.
The apartment is located on the 4rd floor of a renovated building with a capacity for 4 people. It's bright and quiet. There are two double rooms, one with queen size bed and the other with double bed. There is a nice and spacious living-dinning room, a bathroom and a fully equipped kitchen. It has air conditioning, heating and Wi-Fi.
And there is a public parking very close (5 minutes walking) which cost is 27€/day.
All in all, this apartment is a great choice to stay comfortably during your touristic visit or even business visit, for a weekend or a longer stay in Madrid.
Additional Costs: 40€ (to be paid at the check-in) for cleaning and professional laundry, ensuring complete hygiene of the apartment.
House rulesMinimum Stay: 2 nights
Check in and Check out: flexible, subject to availability.
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Once you arrive to Madrid and before heading to the apartment must call to confirm your check-in time at least 55 minutes in advance:
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Reviews of this property
Piso muy bonito y limpio. La situación en pleno centro de Madrid es inmejorable. La anfitriona Maria disponible para cualquier duda que tuviéramos. Si vuelvo a Madrid ya se donde acudir para quedarme.
El piso tiene una ubicación muy buena bien comunicado.el piso esta muy bien.sólo eche en falta calefacción en el baño el trato de la propietaria correcto
Wij hebben heel erg genoten van ons weekend in Madrid. Het is een heel fijn appartement met heerlijke bedden. Keurig verzorgd en voor de kinderen belangrijk dat er wifi was. De ligging midden in het oude centrum is ideaal om veelal te voet de stad te verkennen. Metro ligt ook om de hoek voor als je verder de stad in wilt.
Points positifs : Appartement spacieux, idéalement situé dans le centre de Madrid, à proximité du métro Place d'Espagne mais la plupart des curiosités de la ville sont accessibles à pied. Il est très bien équipé et la literie est confortable.
En point négatif, l'immeuble est mal isolé, on entend les voisins parler et se déplacer.
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Pretty convenient location. The apartment has everything it advertises and
functions adequately. The apartment is not large and furnished modestly.
It was easy enough to check in though there were a couple of fees.
Too many problems which seriously affected the vacation. Beware.
1. The Internet was not working properly. The owner told me it would be fixed but after 2 days said it was not her fault and nothing she could do about it. So I had to be running out of the apartment five or six times a day to to a café to be able to get my work done.
Owner refused to provide partial refund
I escalated the issue to wimdu and I'm waiting for a response from them
2. The listing indicates there is a parking spot. Misrepresentation as spot is down a very narrow ramp with three 90 degree turns only fit for SMART car or a mini .Very dangerous to take a midsize car so I had to spend a lot of extra money to park on the street or in a nearby lot. Again the owner took no responsibility for the misrepresented listing
We loved the apartment, very well located and the garage is a major bonus, the descent is narrow, but low normal drive rather carefully.
The only thing I did not like is that we put the crib, the mattress very bad and there was no way that the girl slept there .... otherwise everything great! Susana a charm! Thank You
El apartamento nos ha encantado, muy bien situado y la plaza de garaje es un extra muy importante, es estrecha la bajada,pero un coche normal baja bien con cuidado.
Lo único que no me ha gustado es la cuna que nos pusieron, el colchón muy malo y no hubo forma de que la niña durmiera allí....por lo demás todo muy bien! Susana un encanto! Gracias
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Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED
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Following on from our series of selecting the best lenses for the Nikon D800 with its potential for massively detailed images from the 36Mpix sensor, we've now turned our attention to that camera's younger sibling, the 24Mpix D600.
Nikon's flagship medium range telephoto lens the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II offers a versatile focal range, great features and top-class optical quality. Costing $2,400 it's an expensive option however, and notably with cheaper alternatives like the Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX DGH APO HSM II and Nikon's latest f/4 version, the AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/4G ED VR now on the market, is this top-of-the-range lens worth the extra money?
The zoom range 70-200, or thereabout, is one of the real classic lenses, an absolute "must" for sports and photojournalism. The faster the maximum aperture the better, but most important of all it must be a good performer. Tamron's SP 70-200mm f2.8 Di VC USD has the right specifications and a price tag that is very attractive, especially when you see how good it is.
Launched in October 2012, this new lens from Nikon offers a lower cost entry point to the very popular 70-200mm focal length that finds a wide range of uses in everything from sports and wildlife to portraits and social documentary photography. Taking on many of Nikons newest technologies, does the reality match up to the promise?
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AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II will be tested when
The Nikkor AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED is a rather old lens. When will the results out for the AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
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The Nikkor AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED is a rather old lens. When will the results out for the AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
It may be an old lens but it is a widely used Lens and one that many photographers still use a lot. I for one am glad to see tests of new equipment with old lenses as I have no intention in getting rid of the ££££'s worth of lenses I have acquired over the years. :P


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UTSA names small-business regional director
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(July 20, 2005)--UTSA has named Al Salgado regional director of the South-West Texas Border Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Al Salgado will report to Robert McKinley, associate vice president of the UTSA Institute for Economic Development (IED).
In his new role, Salgado will help meet the demands of a rapidly changing small business economy by providing confidential, one-on-one business counseling and management training programs for existing and start-up businesses.
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Salgado formerly served as associate regional director for the North Texas Small Business Development Center (NTSBDC) at the Dallas County Community College District. NTSBDC is one of four statewide regional programs like the UTSA SBDC.
"With Al Salgado's vast entrepreneurial and SBDC experience, the UTSA South-West Texas Border SBDC program will continue its journey to excellence by fulfilling the public service mission of UTSA as well as the SBDC program," said McKinley.
IED provides consulting, training, technical, research and information services to facilitate business and economic growth, and community and business development in San Antonio and South Texas.
In 2004, UTSA's SBDC provided 52,066 hours of professional counseling to 7,127 business clients and sponsored 839 management-training events that were attended by 14,014 business owners.
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text: Hi everyone. My son (10) recently became interested in becoming a beekeeper, and after listening to him for a few weeks I think I am now too. We plan to get started with 2 hives in the spring. We still haven't decided what type but are currently considering the Langstroth, Warre, and Rose hives in no particular order. But my son was wondering if we could get started with a small observation hive through this winter while we wait for spring. Is an observation hive a possibility in MN during the winter? My understanding of an OH is that it must allow the bees to exit and fly outside for cleansing. We will likely have several months in a row where the temperature will never get above 20 deg F, and likely several weeks below 0 deg F, and almost certainly a week or two around -25 deg F. Now all the reading I've done about wintering bees tells me that they will start flying when the temp gets above 50 deg F. That NEVER happens around here for at least 3 or 4 months straight. So I guess I'm wondering if some experienced beekeepers could comment on how I would go about setting up an OH that would work in a MN winter. I wouldn't mind comments on wintering bees through harsh winters in the three outdoor hive styles we are considering as well. Thanks much for any wisdom!


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N. This describes when one does not wipe (in going to the bathroom) properly, and thus infestations of what was to be wiped are now pushed under the poor sap's fingernail(s). (This term was begun by Artie Lange of the Howard Stern Show.)
"Yo Bill what's that under your fingernail? You stupid ass, can't you wipe yourself? Now you've got shitnail."
by Sigge December 19, 2008
A term used to describe an angry or extremely unpleasant surprise in reaction to information or a situation. Akin to "shitting a brick," the term derives its meaning from the horrific experience that "shitting nails" would be, and thus a person suffering through it would naturally be in a pissy mood.
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Still no pictures. Instead of just exchanging it, the brand new camera has to be sent back to the manufacturer for repair. So much for customer service. No more Best Buy for me ~ next time I'll go back to Circuit City.
But it's still growing strong! I've added three male guppies and a small circulating pump aimed at the surface to increase the oxygen for them. They add a nice little splash of movement and color to the tank.
|A Hill
Sounds like you're having better luck than me, my Black diamonds saddle, berry, and never see babies...
I might turn it into a moss tank too try and breed them lol...
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Did you ever get any pics?
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awsome in my 10g i have like 6 saddled and like 6 with eggs!!
|awsome in my 10g i have like 6 saddled and like 6 with eggs!!
|Did you ever get any pics?
Thanks for asking, Vibes! I do need to get a pic of it now and post it. It's a jungle in there! I've been neglecting it lately.
Last night after I read your comment, I went to take a closer look with pics in mind. I'd had a few plants in there I'd just thrown in intending to move them later, so I started moving them for the pics and noticed a BIG chunk of clado near the back, behind the rock. I started tugging it and kept tugging and pulling and ended up pulling a HUGE hunk of it out! ACK! I'd stuffed some moss behind the rear stem plants against the glass back there, one handful on each side, and both of them were COVERED with the clado! I'll see if I can't get pics tomorrow and post them.
Anyway, moving those around clouded up the water a good bit and it's still cloudy. It might be clear enough for some decent pics tomorrow. I'll try then.
|Have any picture update?
Daniel, you have GOT to get a shrimp tank! They're so much fun! Despite me having other tanks with beautiful show-quality bettas in them, types you don't find at the local pet store, the shrimp tank is what draws everyone in.
And I DO mean everyone. We had a man over the other day to do some dirtwork (building some stock ponds) and he was surely not the type I'd think would be interested in something like an aquarium, or anything "superfluous" at all actually. He's a definite redneck sort, in the old meaning of that term ~ work with your hands from dawn 'til dusk, come home, dinner-shower-bed, then do it all over again the next day. But even he got caught up in the tank, staring at it for quite a while.
I love to watch others watch my shrimp tank, too. My grandkids get really drawn in and lost in it ~ kids are always fun to watch enjoy it. But even the adults. I caught my 85 year old MIL looking down into the top the other day. *snicker* It's so nice the look on people's faces when they're doing it ~ so serene and calm.
Nope, Iroc ~ I put those plants in a different ten gallon that's not ready for pictures yet. But man, that myriophyllum you sent has grown like crazy! It was so healthy that it just took off. I've already taken cuttings from it for a second tank AND to give to my stepsons! Those ferns and mosses are still floating in another tank, waiting for me to find the perfect piece of driftwood to put them on. They're such nice, healthy little things that I'd like to give them a good start ~ put them where they're going to be and not move them much.
I need to update this with a new picture. The water sprite has really grown. There are two branches that grow across the tank from left to right. They hang over the "trail" in the middle, lending a secretive air to it ~ LOVE that. And two branches have grown up and out of the water. Since this tank doesn't have a cover and only a clamp-on light, it looks really nice like that I think.
I also took the first shrimp out of there. That's a nice milestone! Both stepsons were first on the list for them, so I loaded them up with a few dozen each. They LOVE them! I also moved some of the reddest ones into another tank. I hope to eventually develop my own super-red strain via culling heavily. And I'll be taking a few to the LFS in Marble Falls soon. I stopped in there the other day and the husband-half of the owner couple was in there. He has a planted tank! He's a newbie to it, but it looks good what he has so far. We got to talking and I plan to bring him some cuttings and shrimp soon, just as a gift for him. Later on I might hit him up for trades or store credit.
|I'm guessing you didn't put the plants I sent you in that tank?
|80 babies! Congrats! You are definitely starting to sway me towards a shrimp tank now.
Just thought I'd stick a pic up here. I fed them today and they're all clustered around the front, so I thought it'd be a perfect time to snap a picture. Cool, huh?! I love all that red.
Man, I sure need to clean that tank up, don't I? I do clean the front and back (atleast the parts of the back I can reach), but leave the ends alone as the babies sure do like it ~ NumberOneStepson counted over eighty babies on one of those ends yesterday.
Hopefully inside the next couple of months I'll be able to afford that better camera and will get some really good pictures.
|Microscopic things are cool! I almost miss the hydras. LOL! I have cyclops in there as well, and some other new long thin thing. It's not as big as some of the shrimp parasites I've seen here, so I'm not worried yet. I've also seen what I think is a seed shrimp, though I've only seen one and I didn't have my glasses so it could have been a tiny, baby pond snail. *snicker* It's just cool to see all these things just show up, isn't it?
cool update.
i got some FW copepods out of the koi pond filter at work today, they're neat, but very good hiders.
i mention this because they arelike a microscopic life, like hdras.
Hydras are gone, I think! I quit feeding for a couple weeks, and now am just putting a couple algae wafers in there every few days. I saw only one hydra in there three days ago, cleaned the front glass (it went with the dust algae), and haven't seen any since. Of course since I didn't squish that one up really well, it might just be moved to another spot. But atleast the number of them is waaaaay down.
Everything else is growing just fine. The plants are doing well, though have slowed their growth now that the shade tree outside the window is blocking some of the sunlight. I need some more cuttings now to fill up some other tanks I've set up, so have a couple clip lights on that tank now ~ two fifteen watt spiral bulbs in them. We'll see how that does, if it makes the hygros in there grow like they did before the shade tree leafed out. I'm still hesitant to fertilize in that tank, so still won't be doing any of that. I'll save that for my other tanks.
I have about decided to put a filter on it, but it didn't work with the pump I had. I'll be getting a small pump or hob soon for it. I've been checking the nitrate/trite/ammonia levels closely and so far, nothing ~ all tests are zero. I'm using a new test kit, but am planning on learning how to check it (calibrate it? whatever the term is) soon just to make sure it's accurate. If the levels continue to be zero and I can get a bunch of the babies sold and out of there, I just might change my mind on the filter again, back to no filter. It's kind of nice having such a low tech setup.
I've also got a couple other ten gallon aquariums set up that some of the shrimp could go into if I needed to move some out in a hurry. I just planted one of the tanks and put a couple female bettas in it, but those girls can move out if need be.
Decisions decisions. But, man, this sure is still fun!
|My GOD these things DO breed like roaches! Just yesterday I counted 45 babies clinging to the glass on one END of the tank ~ just the glass! I'd left the algae growing on the ends since I'd read here that the babies like it. Apparently so! I'm betting there are atleast 200 babies in there. Good thing I've already stocked up on priority mail boxes and breather bags.
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A Hartford firm, Centerplan Development, recently proposed a 240-room luxury hotel at the corner of College and George Streets at the edge of campus, but the credit squeeze has reportedly put that project on hold.
Downtown could use the additional accommodations, said Bruce Alexander, vice president for New Haven and state affairs at Yale. "There are many times of the year when there aren't enough first-class hotel rooms in the city, and people end up staying out in the suburbs," he said.
Yale has allowed three hotels — the Omni, the Courtyard and the Study — to add the university's name to their own. There is no cost to the hotels; the university lends its name as a good will effort to support local enterprise. The decision-making process is markedly informal: typically, Mr. Alexander checks out the facility and decides whether to recommend granting it the right to use the university's name. ("It's a subjective determination — we're not the AAA rating service," he said.)
This is Hospitality 3's first independent hotel project. The company, which has about a dozen employees and offices in New Haven and New York, is a partner in a new W hotel under construction in Hoboken, N.J., but has primarily focused on managing hotel projects for clients.
Mr. McGowan will not disclose his firm's total investment in the Study, other than to confirm that it acquired the property, then operating as the Colony Inn, for about $7 million in 2006. The extensive renovation of the five-story building, which had 86 rooms, included the addition of two more stories and a penthouse function room with floor-to-ceiling views of downtown.
The architect, KPMB Architects of Toronto, combined modern lines with natural materials like wood, bronze and fabric to lend warmth and familiarity. The building's open glass front is dappled with colored window panes that mimic those found in some of Yale's Collegiate Gothic buildings. A granite staircase leads to the lobby, where a coffee lounge offers guests fat leather chairs with a street-side view.
The main floor includes three walnut-paneled meeting rooms, the largest of which accommodates 110 people, and a restaurant and bar with more leather chairs as well as banquette seating. The restaurant, a small-plate venue called Heirloom, is operated by Main Street Restaurant Partners, a New York City firm that owns several restaurants in Manhattan, including Django, Calle Ocho and Rain.
Each guest room has a leather armchair and ottoman, along with a work station that runs the length of the window. The beige linen coverlet on each bed is given added heft by a Vermont-made wool blanket. Blue-and-white seersucker guest robes sport the hotel's eyeglasses logo.
There are nine suites and most have a separate study with stocked bookshelves. One suite will instead have an artist's studio outfitted with art supplies.
Room rates downtown range from roughly $169 to $269, Ms. Kozlowski said. Rates at the Study will be at the upper end of that range.
Even before the Study opens, Mr. McGowan is convinced that the concept "has legs" enough to be replicated in other college towns; the challenge, he acknowledged, will be finding similarly ideal locations. In the meantime, Yale parents are already greeting the brand with enthusiasm — the Study is sold out, with a wait list, for commencement weekend."* New York Times Article, October 15th 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/realestate/15yale.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=a%20themed20hotel&st=cse&oref=slogin


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The Federal Communications Commission yesterday took its first concrete steps towards heading off the so-called "data spectrum crunch", announcing plans to free up more wireless bandwidth to ease congestion in hotels, airports and cities, and hopefully boost Wi-Fi speeds.
The five-member FCC yesterday announced the approval of a plan to release an additional 195Mhz of wireless spectrum within the 5Ghz band specifically for use by unlicensed Wi-Fi networks. This represents a sizeable 35% increase in the total amount of unlicensed spectrum available in the US – the largest such increase in almost ten years.
In addition, the FCC has also drawn up rules governing the way in which devices can use this upper 5GHz spectrum band.
The upshot of this announcement is that eventually, consumers should be able to see a marked difference with faster uploads and downloads in public Wi-Fi spots. The extra capacity should also help to relieve the burden on major hubs in hotels, airports, convention centers and other places where large numbers of Wi-Fi users mass.
It may be some time before the FCC can put its plan into action however – the 5GHz band it intends to free up is currently reserved for Federal users such as the emergency services, and so the commission will have to come to an arrangement with agencies on how to share this bandwidth.
To begin with, the FCC's proposal is now open for public comments. Once these have been reviewed, the commission will set about creating a final proposal on how the new data spectrum should be used, before this is put to a vote. Only then can the FCC begin to implement its plan.
The FCC has been under pressure for some years to come up with a plan to head off the bandwidth crunch and free up more spectrum for Wi-Fi use. A recent report by UK consulting firm Deloitte warned that unless action is taken soon, the US could well see the emergence of "mobile rush hours" as early as 2016, characterized by slow browsing speeds, frozen web pages, an increase in the number of dropped calls and the inability to connect.
Several approaches have been suggested to prevent this from happening. The FCC is currently working on a simultaneous plan to auction off lower frequency spectrum that has voluntarily been given up by broadcasters to ease Wi-Fi congestion. Meanwhile, the commission is also trying to re-designate spectrum assigned to satellites so that this can also be used by Wi-Fi services.
A more ambitious proposal concerns the creation of so-called Super Wi-Fi networks that can travel across hills and through concrete walls, bringing lightning fast connections to every corner of the US. However, this plan is likely to be some years off – if it's even possible – and would almost certainly meet stiff opposition from carriers.
Not everyone agrees with the FCC's current plan to free up available spectrum for unlicensed use though. Some lawmakers have pressed for the commission to auction off additional spectrum instead, in order to generate funds that could be used to replenish budget deficits. But the FCC's Ajit Pai has stated his opposition to this idea, saying:
"Flexible unlicensed spectrum use was one of this country's great innovations in the 1980s… The Commission expanded several so-called junk bands to permit additional unlicensed uses and streamlined the Part 15 rules accordingly. Unlicensed spectrum in the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands is now some of the most valuable spectrum in the world for broadband. And consumers are the ultimate beneficiaries of unlicensed-use technologies such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth."


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Samantha Dean liked seeing her bank balance grow. By the age of 10 she had saved close to $2000.
Now the Auckland accountant, described by her mates as "an epic saver", is looking at buying another home to add to the house she invested in in central Hamilton with her parents five years ago for $500,000 when she was 22.
Miss Dean, 27, says the importance of saving was drilled into her by her parents from a young age as she was growing up on a Mangatawhiri farm.
"They were careful with their money in spending on themselves but they spoiled us. You saw how they acted and you act similar to them."
She worked on her parents' farm over summers during school breaks, saving what she earned. While at university she saved and budgeted carefully.
"I knew what my outgoings were and made sure I had enough during the year to survive."
She still puts away 15 per cent of her monthly income into her own savings and KiwiSaver fund.
Miss Dean said she never felt jealous of her friends spending while she saved.
"I had a couple of friends who have asked me for advice where they have blown out on credit cards and haven't been able to pay it back.
"The whole point of saving was having money and being able to do what you want and not being jealous of anyone else."
Miss Dean agrees with findings from a Financial Education and Research Centre survey indicating New Zealanders need to improve their financial literacy.
"People are too short-sighted instead of being long-sighted, they see money and they don't really understand the value of it.
"There is probably not going to be a retirement fund for people in New Zealand and KiwiSaver will probably be the only choice."
Her advice for savers? "You always have your dreams but it is important not to live beyond your means but still have fun."


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Great product at a great price!
I have been using EPA/DHA Essentials by Pure Encapsulations for about 7 years now. They have the most EPA/DHA PER CAPSULE than any other brand I have ever come across. Be careful when reading other omega 3's. Most state how much epa/dha there are in two capsules. But these are 1 capsule for a serving size instead of two capsules per serving size. I take 2-3 per day.
I feel much more alert since I have been taking omegas and haven't been sick for as long as I can remember.
They do cause you to burp a bit which is why I started take them at night before bed and that is no longer a problem.
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High in Omega 3s.
Great fish oil! High in Omega 3s! 500 mg total per capsule! A quality fish oil product without lemon! Since I am allergic to lemon "EPA/DHA Essentials 1000 mg. works best for me! Also no fishy burps with "EPA/DHA Essentials 1000 mg. !
High in Omega 3s.
No lemon in product.
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Doctor order fish oil pills, friend suggested EPA/DHA Essentials by Pure Encapsulations from PureFormulas. They work well with very little or no fish taste. Very happy with quick shipping.
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20 October 2011
Daniel's duvet cover
Here are his design sheets.
I photographed each chosen design - you can see this one has a red line drawn around it which is how I knew which ones he had chosen from his design sheets:
Then in Photoshop I cropped each picture right to the edge and erased all extra marks around the edges.
Most of his designs had been coloured in so I used the Hue / Saturation tool to select each colour group (red / yellow / green / cyan / blue / magenta) in turn and pull the lightness slider all the way to the right. This effectively bleached out all colour.
Then I converted to grayscale and increased brightness and contrast to get a nice, pure black and white image to trace.
As you saw above, each original image is tiny. I resized each chosen character to fit on a sheet of paper and printed them out.
I bought felt-tip fabric markers and tested them on the inside hem before starting.
I also ironed the duvet cover so that I had a nice smooth surface to work on.
Time to get started! I chose the first image to trace, put it on a piece of cardboard ...
... and slid it into the top left corner of the duvet cover.
Then I began tracing with the fabric marker.
First one done, only 119 to go! I'm not even kidding - that's how many images ended up on this queen-sized duvet cover.
This is after about four and half hours of tracing:
Preparing the images took around 2-3 hours (I didn't take note of the time) and the actual tracing took around 8 hours. I didn't do it all in one go but worked on it as and when I had time, packing it away in between tracing sessions.
And here is the final product, which I am so happy about - and thankfully Daniel likes it too!
I am so scared to wash it!! I promise I'll let you know if it fades, smears, streaks or in any other way doesn't come through the wash beautifully.
Update: I washed it and the drawings faded ever so slightly. I think it is due to the higher synthetic content of this inexpensive duvet cover - pure cotton or polycotton would probably have held the ink better. But it still looks good and even if they fade a lot more they will look more like pencil sketches, which is also good. Overall: success!
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Oh wow, I am so impressed! What an awesome idea, and it turned out so great! You definitely deserve a mom-of-the-year award for putting all that time and work into it. Great, great job!ReplyDelete
AMAZING!!! Really really impressive!!ReplyDelete
WOW, Well impressed...I'm soooo glad mine have grown out of Pokemon, I don't think I'll show them though just incase !!!! When Daniel is really bored, you could give him some coloured pens and he could colour it in - then you could wash it - then he could start again !!!!!ReplyDelete
Hope you haven't shown Noah, you'll be doing another one before long !!!
Glad you're keeping yourself busy....keep up the good work...
It looks great! I would never have even thought to do something like that!ReplyDelete
I'm not sure what type of markers you used, but we took some pillowcases on our Disney cruise and had them autographed by the characters with permanent fabric markers. They have held up through many washes and still look great!
That is just about the coolest thing I've seen in about forever. I'm archiving this idea in my little head under coolest things I've seen.ReplyDelete
I stalk your blog like a mad-woman. This is incredible. I hope to do this for my kiddos in the future. What an AWESOME job!ReplyDelete
You are such an inspiration!!
That.is.AWESOME!!! You are the best mom EVAH and I bow down to your obvious superiority! Seriously...that is the most fantastic and original thing I've seen in a long time. Nice job!!!ReplyDelete
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My jaw is hanging in my lap. I absolutely love what you did. I wonder if it could be reproduced commercially. I think it is the cutest little boy fabric I have ever seen for a duvet, and I bet it would sell.ReplyDelete
This is absolutely the coolest thing I've seen in a boys room ever! You are so clever and your little guy is really a great artist, otherwise it wouldn't look near as great as it does. Fabulous job!ReplyDelete
What a fun and impressive project. I just HAVE to pin this. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
I just said outloud to myself, "WOW!" What a great job you did! That is so perfect.... I hope for your sake that it stays that way during the washing!!! Again, awesome job.ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness! I saw your blog through I heart Organizing -THIS IS SUCH A COOL IDEA!!! Both of my kids would get such a kick out of this! I wish I'd seen this before we just redid my daughter's room; definitely filing it away! Looking forward to perusing the rest of your blog! Thanks for the inspiration!ReplyDelete
This is absolutely wonderful! I love the idea of such a great piece of personalization for a child's room. I also think you deserve major kudos for your patience and willingness to give him this gift! Great teamwork, Mom & Daniel. :)ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for sharing. This is very inspiring and makes my mind reel!
Absolutely brilliant!ReplyDelete
That looks soooo good! The true mark of an amazing mum. What a keepsake. I bet he just loves it.ReplyDelete
Wow!! That is so cool! What a great idea.ReplyDelete
Came here through YHL. Absolutely brilliant idea! Totally speechless.ReplyDelete
Saw this on YHL. This is AWESOME. And your son Daniel, like my brother with the same name, is an amazing artist! <3 it :)ReplyDelete
Jen, what an awesome idea and beautiful outcome! You make me wish I had saved a lot of drawings (mostly superheroes) over the past few years. Now I'll need to start a file!ReplyDelete
This is so awesome! Your son's sketches are amazing! I said this on YoungHouseLove but seriously if I were a Kid's bedding company, I would totally buy this design from you :)))ReplyDelete
Great job!!!
Saw you on YHL. Your duvet is awesome!! What an amazing idea. Your love for your son is very evident!ReplyDelete
Found you through YHL and this project is just the coolest thing ever. You're son is one awesome artist! And you are one amazing mama for doing this awesome duvet for him.ReplyDelete
This is amazing!!!ReplyDelete
I love this! Well done!ReplyDelete
Hello! I saw you featured over at Young House Love and visiting your blog see you live in New Zealand! Hi from a fellow Kiwi!ReplyDelete
I LOVE this idea! It is awesome on so many levels!
I am Mum to a budding young four year old artist who draws the most amazing mermaids, fairies and butterflies - I am so inspired I am going to start collecting her drawings to have a go at this for her too. Thanks goodness she only has a single bed :-)
absolutely fabulous!!! truly a labor of love...it really couldn't be anymore fantastic!!! sorry to keep going on but i'm floored!!!ReplyDelete
wow!! that is amazing!ReplyDelete
As an art teacher, I love how you are encouraging your child's creativity!ReplyDelete
SOOO amazing and adorable!ReplyDelete
amazingly brilliant! i love this idea! you have definitely created a wonderful keepsake for you son. i would love to try this, but i might try it out on a pillow first. again, beautiful!ReplyDelete
This is the greatest thing ever!! I am so PINNING this!ReplyDelete
You are such a great mom! And creative too. I love this idea!ReplyDelete
Funny, I was just going through old folders and found drawings by my friend's son of his invented Pokemon characters. The finished product looks great. Nice job.ReplyDelete
My son also designs his own Pokemon and is sitting beside me begging for this to happen. :) Maybe one day. I predict he has a few more sketches within the day. His favorite color is purple so with the pillows AND the duvet he is probably wishing you were his mom! lolReplyDelete
I made his clock into a Pokeball you can see here:
Great job!
Hah, I saw this post on Young House Love earlier this week! What I brilliant idea. I can't wait to try something similar for a baby blanket. Thanks for the awesome idea!ReplyDelete
This is so unbelievably cool!ReplyDelete
Just saw your project on Young House Love and had to pop over to comment. This is such a fabulous project! What a lovely way to honor your son's talent. I am in awe.ReplyDelete
You and your son make a great team. Thanks for sharing this awesome project!ReplyDelete
How wonderful! I hope your son appreciates all the work you put into this! Maybe some day you could let him color them in with fabric markers, or make it into a quilt. At any rate, great idea! Makes me want to try something like it with my grandchildren - think I will do pillow cases for them (start small!!) lolReplyDelete
OMG I love this!! I've always wanted to do this with my illustrations... your tutorial has inspired me, I'm going for it! Thank you. xoReplyDelete
Dear Jen this is a great great idea!!!!ReplyDelete
Nice to meet you... I'm from Italy and, funny coincidence, I dream of moving to NZ with my family.
I wonder if one day we will succeed...
ciao ciao
Parabéns pelo trabalho é principalmente pelo carinho depositado em cada desenho, é substancial o amor empregado nesta estampa, você conseguiu fazer duas coisas maravilhosa:ReplyDelete
1- Perpetuar infância de seu filho
2- E marcar em cada desenho o amor incondicional de mãe,
Este amor sem limite nem barreiras.
Viva as mães.
Bjos De♥coração
Quanta criatividade. Maravilhoso. Inesquecível, marcante trabalho para toda família.ReplyDelete
Parabéns pela arte.
Nice idea!!!ReplyDelete
Could you please tell me where you got the duvet cover? I have been searching for an all white cover for a while now, with no luck (unless I want to spend super big bucks on it).ReplyDelete
this is fantastic!ReplyDelete
I guess Daniel knows he has the best mom ever! Love this!ReplyDelete
Unbelievable ... you have so much of patience and creativity... I would have given up half way or much before.. though the final product is awesome and hats off to that... would love to do some day with my daugther's creations.. she is 4 now and till now only scribblesReplyDelete
Rub-a-dub sharpie markers are made to go through the wash and won't fade or run :)ReplyDelete
lovely project!
Awesome!!! I am definitely going to have to make one...for ME!!! :DReplyDelete
That is amazing, Love your sons drawings. Something for him to keep.ReplyDelete
really lovely idea! I am going to try this for myself!ReplyDelete
I loved the art work & both of you have inspired me. From the mom not the google account holder.ReplyDelete
I love your idea...it's cool, now I know better thing to do with my fabric pens...hope you don't mind if I follow your step :) it's a real Mom and Son collaboration!!!ReplyDelete
Good idea. I'm going to have my grand kids draw directly onto the cotton sheet themselves and keep it for myself. I know they will be proud to make it for me. I have 4 grand kids that can decorate 1/4 of the sheet each and sign and date it. Thanks for the idea.ReplyDelete
This is an awesome idea. I featured it on my blog today! http://www.imperfecthomemaking.com/2012/02/storing-and-organizing-childrens.htmlReplyDelete
Did you purchase the cover or make it yourself? I love this idea and would love to use it when I have kids in the next couple of years.ReplyDelete
I found your wonderful duvet cover through the blog at imperfect homemaking. Wow. Just... Wow! Labor-intensive, creative, precise representation, fabulous! Your love for your son is shown in every step of this process. Thank you for sharing! BTW, there is a www site called spoonflower (dot com) which makes custom fabric from your own designs. You and your son might want to check it out. :)ReplyDelete
so amazing and inspirational! :) lisaReplyDelete
Wow you are a patient woman! It paid off though, looks awesome!ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh!! I just found your post and flipped out! My son does the exact same thing - he even made up his own pokemon game and mailed it to Nintendo in Japan hahahaha! What a great idea. He has a twin bed so I might be able to handle this :)ReplyDelete
How fun! Just one question...why didn't you have him do it?ReplyDelete
I am thinking of doing this with Muppet characters for my son, but wanted to know how it's held up since you made it? Would you do anything differently if you were to start over? Thanks!ReplyDeleteReplies
It has held up fine. There was a little fading after the first wash but I think it was because it's a synthetic fabric rather than polycotton. A reader has suggested that ironing it first would prevent any fading. Further washes have not faded it anymore, so that's good!Delete
We are planning on doing another one since we have replaced his double bed with a single bed (twin bed). At least it will be a smaller duvet cover to do! Things I will do differently next time:
1) I will use a different brand of fabric marker. I originally used no-name-brand ones from a store far away from my home, so difficult to buy more. I'll switch to Stephens brand as they are available locally.
2) I will buy a better quality duvet cover with a higher cotton content.
3) I will iron the design before washing it.
Let me know how it goes if you do your own!
respect! greetings frm greece!ReplyDelete
LOVE IT! Can't the child just color straight onto the duvet? It may not come out perfect, but it would save a ton of time, no?ReplyDelete
That is awesome! I love it, you should make it into a fabric on spoonflower. So designy and creative!ReplyDelete
Absolutely love this!ReplyDelete
Wow, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this!!!! My 8 year old does the same thing; I can't tell you how many drawings I have saved of his. We could print an entire book of his Ben 10 sketches alone :) What a brilliant idea though to put it on a bed spread! What a great mother you are!!!!!! Thank you for sharing your fabulous idea!ReplyDelete
This is just all around awesomeReplyDelete
This is so wonderful! WOW!!!! Just delightful! Thanks for sharing, janeReplyDelete
I love this...your son and my son would get along famously. I don't think I have the same amount of patience that you do, but I think I'm going to give him a set of pillow cases done like this for Christmas. Thanks for the great idea!!ReplyDelete


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Hi all, it is good to see the grass after all this snow.
Today it's warm and sunny and I was looking at my bees, I was surprised to see some of them coming back with a grey/yellow pollen. I live in N/E New Jersey and I cannot see any flowers or buds around.
Does someone know where this pollen is coming from?


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Assistive equipment includes shower seats and bathtub mats; walkers, canes, and wheelchairs; and telephones for the hearing-impaired.
"Formal" caregivers are paid for their services and have had training and education in providing care. "Informal" caregivers, also called family caregivers, are people who provide care to family or friends, usually without payment.
More than 22 million Americans are involved in some form of helping elderly family members or friends with their daily routines. If you're part of this group, whether you call yourself a caregiver, or simply a good daughter or son, you know that caring for an aging parent or friend has its rewards and its trials.
Caring for anyone is difficult, even in the best of circumstances. Here are tips to help make the task easier.
Caregivers come in all shapes and sizes. They can be adult children, spouses, siblings, friends or neighbors, who help with daily activities such as bathing, feeding and clothing.
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Many children of aging parents wait until there's a crisis, and then they're left scrambling for mediocre options.
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It's start from the basics, explaning the process of a pentest, goes through linux usage and the most used tools to scan and exploit systems.
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Its a very good book to begginers, but if you are already familiar with the basics concepts, I'd recommend: Advanced Penetration Testing for Highly-Secured Environments, Packt Publishing.
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What is great in this book are the advanced techniques and the labs setups. It teachs you to build up labs with layers of firewalls and systems to make your exploitation harder.


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Who you guys taking and would you spend a first rounder on the Honey badger?
Personally I think Mathieu projects as a Safety at the next level, too short and doesn't have the pure cover skills to play corner. But I do love his play making ability and I think he could thrive as a FS or in a Hybrid role similar to Charles Woodson.
Reid to me is a fantastic in the box safety but isn't dynamic enough in coverage to over take Mathieu....Plus with Mathieu you get a fantastic special teams player.
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I saw LJ Lovely at the Nutty Irishman last night and she had this low cut halter - I tell ya I took a few pics of LJ's tits and looked at them at home!
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Another aviation milestone was reached using an Airbus jetliner this week when Air Canada performed the first transatlantic flight powered by biofuel using an A330.
This week's A330 trip from Montreal to London, which carried a number of Canadian athletes for the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games, was powered by a 50/50 mix of regular jet fuel and biofuel derived from recycled cooking oil. This blend – along with implementation of more efficient pre-flight, taxi, takeoff and flight techniques – were expected to reduce emissions by 10 per cent.
"Airbus is proud to be part of the world's first transatlantic biofuel flight using an A330," said Airbus Vice President of Environmental Affairs Andrea Debbané. "Like the sports stars on board, we too have goals. More than 90 per cent of Airbus research and technology is directed at setting new records in environmental performance, speeding up sustainable alternative fuel production and keeping the world connected."
Air Canada also teamed up with Airbus on June 18 for North America's first-ever "Perfect Flight," an Airbus initiative which combines a fuel-efficient aircraft with several company-supported eco-friendly programs for greener air travel. This A319 flight from Toronto to Mexico City used a biofuel mixture and the most direct travel route, while implementing modern air traffic management and aircraft descent technologies – with the goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 40 per cent.


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I'm running into folk that insist the microSD card slot is a SIM card slot but it's not. US Cellular is apparently CDMA so phones they offer have no reason to have GSM capabilities.
Is it possible to unlock a US cellular samsung galaxy note 2 and use it on AT&T? I know us cellular is CDMA, but there is a sim tray on the phone.
This is what I have been able to gather:
"To Unlock Galaxy S3/Galaxy Note 2/Galaxy Note 2 LTE
Open Phone app and dial - *#197328640#
From Main menu, navigate to [1] UMTS >> [1] Debug Screen >> [8] Phone Control >> [6] Network Lock >> Options
From Options, select [3] Perso SHA256 OFF and wait for about 30 seconds after choosing the option
Now go back one step by pressing Menu button and then select Back (this should be in [6] Network Lock)
Choose NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZE and wait for a minute
Reboot device
To verify, insert a SIM card from different carrier/provider. If the new SIM card works then the phone has been unlocked"
Also I currently am using a iphone 5 with a different sized SIM card but I can buy an adapter . If it is possible will I still have LTE? I want to trade someone for the note 2, but he only has US cellular.


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Council backs stop work order on patio construction
In a 4-1 vote, the Crosslake City Council upheld a stop work order Monday night, June 10, on an unpermitted patio being reconstructed on the shore of Cross Lake.
Council member Mark Wessels voted against the measure.
Community Development Director Ken Anderson said he brought the issue before the council at a council member's request. Anderson reported that as he was inspecting another permit application June 3, he noticed the patio improvement work being done at the nearby residence on Red Oak Circle belonging to Wayne Reinking.
Anderson said that after researching, no permits had been purchased for the initial patio or the repairs that were being conducted June 3. Other concerns over the work included the proximity of the patio to the lake and drainage from the lawn, which was being routed directly into the lake.
Reinking told the council he took out a permit for the house when he built it in 1991. He said he was simply maintaining the patio because sand between a rock wall was eroding.
"I did not know you needed a permit to do this, to be honest with you," Reinking said. He added that he felt the work on the patio was similar to other basic maintenance, like painting the house.
Wessels asked if there was a problem with simply asking Reinking to purchase the permit now.
Anderson said the department would do whatever the council approved, but he felt the department needed to be consistent. He said the patio does not conform to city ordinances as it was too close to the lake. The city requires a setback of at least 37.5 feet.
City attorney Brad Person said that from a procedural standpoint, the city should not issue a permit.
"I don't think the right channel is to direct staff to issue a permit because it's against the ordinance. ... This really should go to P and Z (planning and zoning)," Person said.
Anderson said it was feasible to have Reinking on the next planning and zoning commission meeting agenda, despite the fact that it was past the deadline.
Mayor Darrell Schneider questioned how contractors were notified of what permits they were required to obtain when the city established the requirement for permits.
"From a pure legal stance," Person responded, "if it's in the ordinance they've got legal notice. It's not necessarily our duty to run around and tell people what's in the ordinance.
"From a customer service standpoint, obviously we want to get that to them the best we can and make sure they know what the rules are and not get to the point where it looks to me like it was a very honest surprise," he said.
The council suggested that Reinking ask the planning and zoning commission for a variance, but both Anderson and council member Gary Heacox believed that the patio would not be granted a variance because of its proximity to the lake and the availability of space for another location on Reinking's property.
"I don't think there's a chance they're going to approve it," Heacox said.
In addition to upholding the stop work order, the council waived late or penalty permitting fees, required erosion control on the sand resulting from the maintenance work on Reinking's property, decided to put Reinking's issue on the next planning and zoning meeting agenda and required Reinking change his drain system so that his lawn runoff no longer goes directly into the lake.
Concerning his patio, Reinking told the council he wasn't alone in the issue, and wondered why he was being singled out.
"I've been up here for 35 years and my guess is I'm not the only one that has this same problem on the lake, and why am I the one singled out?" Reinking said.
"What about all the (other) ones that aren't conforming that are just like me? What's going to happen to those?" he asked.
Permit summary
The planning and zoning permit summary for May showed the department sold 54 permits, including one home, seven garages/storage buildings, five signs, five septic systems and 21 land alterations. By comparison, the department sold 61 permits in May 2012.
In other planning and zoning business, the council:
• Turned down a request by Anderson for the city to sell signs required by law to be installed in business' parking lots. Anderson said he felt the sale could provide convenience for contractors and assist in compliance. The council decided Anderson should simply distribute information on where to purchase the signs.
• Decided that freestanding signs will be allowed next to legal, noncompliant billboards on the same property. The city no longer allows billboards, but seven were grandfathered in. The council chose to interpret city ordinance in a way that allows both a freestanding sign and an existing billboard.


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Toray makes waves with Zoltek purchase
Toray was already the largest carbon fiber maker in the world, and with Zoltek it not only gets bigger, but expands into new markets.
Toray (Tokyo, Japan) is well known for supplying material to the aerospace market, with its carbon fiber used extensively in the Boeing 787 and other aircraft. Such fiber, of course, is of the high-modulus, low-tow (1k to 24k) type and generally too expensive for use in non-aerospace markets like automotive, wind and industrial. And it seemed that Toray was happy to dominate the high-performance carbon fiber segment. On top of that, Toray was the leader of the overall carbon fiber market with a share of market of about 17 percent.
It was with some surprise, then, when Toray announced last week that it is acquiring Zoltek (St. Louis, Mo., USA). Zoltek's carbon fiber is a 50k tow material marketed to the wind and automotive markets and thus represents all that Toray is not. Further, Zoltek's capacity is almost on par with Toray's and holds about a 16 percent market share.
Odd couple?
Maybe not. Although carbon fiber cut its teeth in the aerospace market, it's well known that carbon fiber use, in terms of shear volume, is trending toward industrial applications. Toray surely saw that it would eventually have to expand into the industrial market. Adding carbon fiber capacity — particularly of a type not currently in the Toray portfolio — is expensive and time-consuming. For $584 million to buy Zoltek, Toray does many things simultaneously: Acquires product for the industrial marketplace; becomes, by far, the largest supplier of carbon fiber in the world; and avoids the time required to ramp up new carbon fiber production. It's a good deal for Toray and a good deal for Zoltek. We'll see if it's a good deal for composites manufacturers.


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New opportunities for internet access
The turning point, however, came in 1997 when the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) approved the 802.11 Standard, the basis of what is now known as WiFi. The existence of a standard that guaranteed the interoperability of equipment produced by different manufacturers fuelled an impressive growth of the market, which in turn drove competition and led to a dramatic decrease in the cost of devices. In particular, the portion of the ISM band between 2400 and 2483 MHz is currently available in most of the world without need for a license and is widely used by laptops, tablets, smart phones and even photographic cameras.
The role that unlicensed spectrum played in the enormous success of WiFi high speed Internet access cannot be overstated. Airports, hotels and cafes all over the world offer WiFi Internet access on their premises, and low cost wireless community networks have been built both in rural areas and in cities covering considerable geographic areas – all thanks to the availability of unlicensed spectrum.
Mobile phone operators, which have to pay dearly for spectrum licenses, were initially quite hostile to this apparently unfair competition. But with rocketing data usages thanks to a burgeoning smartphone industry, they soon realized that off-loading the traffic to WiFi was in their best interest, because it relieved the traffic in their distribution network (known as backhaul). Now mobile phone operators encourage their customers to use WiFi wherever it is available and to use the more expensive cellular service only when out of range of any WiFi Access Point.
This demonstrates the value of unlicensed spectrum even to traditional telecommunications operators who often have lobbied against it.


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Fall youth sports registration under way
Fall youth sports registration under way
Registration for all fall Pequot Lakes Youth Sports programs is being taken through Thursday, Aug. 15, at the Pequot Lakes Community Education office.
Programs include third- through sixth-grade football, third- through sixth-grade volleyball and second- through sixth-grade soccer.
Registration forms are available at the Community Education office or on the Pequot Lakes School website. Click on the Community Education link, then "Youth Sports" and the sport of interest.
Youth sports registration forms and fee will be accepted at the Community Education Office.
Questions can be directed to youth sports at 568-8090 or Community Education at 568-9200.


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On Firing Range, the goal is to shoot at the targets on continuous rounds of increasing difficulty, with a different weapon each time. The game has the sensibility tuned to perform exactly the same as the COD series, even including the ADS skill, and will help you improve your FPS accuracy.
On the higher levels, the game will require both accurate shots and high reflexes to keep going, which will end up in a challenge even for most seasoned gamers.
The game also includes a shop were you can purchase skins for all your weapons, using your hard-earned bullseye points. There are tons of skins to choose from, including camouflage and dynamic skins, such as "Fire", "Rainbow", etc.


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Champagne dinner in KLM Economy Class
08 November 2013 | Feel like a bit of inflight pampering? Take a look at our à la carte menu. We've added some options that just might do the trick.
Captain's choice and Champagne delight
We selected those dishes that our cockpit crew love best for the new Captain's choice meal. Think: salmon millefeuille… braised veal and suave horseradish sauce… our famous chocolate-coconut mousse. All served with quite a variation of crisp veggies and extra sweets with your coffee or tea.
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Next, dine like a star with herring caviar, a subtly smoked tuna salad and thinly sliced rib eye in spicy Korean marinade. By the time you get to the grand finale of balsamic cherries and cinnamon mousse you might have to ward off your travel companions.
The 2 new à la carte meals can be ordered now for flights departing as of 15 November!
Order online
All à la carte meals are available from EUR 14:
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