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Thursday would be pretty awesome with me. We're going to start this Thursday (the 8th?)

Sean

On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 1:11 PM, Michael Shiloh <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:

Looks like there is plenty of interest, and I'm happy to move forward.

 I'm thinking Thursday at 6PM. This would overlap with "Play games with
 geeks" which is on the calendar
 (https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Events) for every Thursday at
 7:30PM. I'm guessing the game session doesn't take place in a space that
 we would prefer. We'd like something more classroom like with a white
 board/screen/tables for working.

 Thoughts?

 I'm also thinking, before I over-commit, of doing this every other week,
 at least until we see how things go.

 M

On 07/05/2010 10:43 AM, Michael Shiloh wrote:
 > I've finally quit my "day" job to make room for full time teaching and
 > leading workshops on tinkering, electronics, Arduino, and contraption
 > building.fields
 >
 > At a BBQ yesterday I mentioned this to a couple of fellows from NB, who
 > suggested I do some Arduino teaching at NB. I had presumed that Arduino
 > classes were being offered at NB, even though I couldn't recall hearing
 > about a regularly scheduled event.
 >
 > So I put this out to you: Would there be interest in a regular weekly
 > Arduino class?
 >
 > Here's what I have in mind:
 >
 > 2 hour Arduino class:
 >
 > First hour, aimed at beginners, is a crash course in basic electronics,
 > basic programming, and basic install of Arduino IDE on your laptop.
 >
 > Second hour presumes everyone knows the basics, and explores a more
 > advanced topic, such as I2C communication between two Arduinos,
 > interfacing to Processing and/or The Internet, or multitasking. Thus,
 > people who already know the basics can simply show up for the second hour.
 >
 > Of course as we see what the needs and interests are we can vary the
 > ratio of time as necessary.
 >
 > I could bring a couple of loaner laptops and Arduinos, and as we are an
 > official Arduino distributor I can also sell Arduinos.
 >
 > Would there be interest in this?

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The Shelby County health department made saving babies its goal, enlisting help from national and community organizations, social workers, faith-based groups, businesses and hospitals. They sought to improve what experts call the "social determinants" of health, including education, income, living conditions and stress.
It appears to be working. Shelby County's infant mortality rate dropped by nearly a third en route to its lowest recorded level in 2011.
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Staff Appreciation Day will take place Wednesday, May 15. Watch for registration announcements next week.
Vice Chancellor Pat Pitney is sponsoring breakfast at the Wood Center again this year and there will hamburgers, veggie burgers, hotdogs and salad available for lunch in the the Lola Tilly Commons. You'll need to register by the deadline for meals.
There are 60 sessions focusing on professional development, health and wellness, safety, and personal development. Employees will have an opportunity to try wacky bowling, a photo scavenger hunt and Frisbee golf.
The Longevity and Awards Ceremony will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Wood Center Ballroom followed by an ice cream social and door prizes.
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text: Startup Holiday MixerDate: December 13, 2012Location:Santa MonicaStartup Holiday Mixer. Hosted by Schmoozd and General Assembly LA. Say Cheese(y)! Join us to celebrate the holiday season and the growth of the LA startup community. Put on your cheesiest holiday outfits and join 30+ LA startups for food, cocktails, music, and mingling. Holiday portraits of teams and groups will be taken, displayed, and voted on by partygoers, with prizes going to the cheesiest portraits. Startups, entrepreneurs, friends, and enthusiasts are all welcome! See http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4794393159/More information: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4794393159/socalTECH.com Home


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August 29, 2013 (Salzburg, Austria) – Kästle, storied Austrian ski manufacturer, renews its partnership with the Lyngen Lodge, located high above the Arctic Circle of Northern Norway. The lodge has distinguished itself as an important on-snow product development and testing locale over the past six years. Particularly in the expansion of the TX (Tour Cross) skis, Kästle's touring line. The guides ski on the TX97 and is offered to the guests for rental as well.
The lodge offers weeklong ski touring holidays February to May from sea to summit for experienced off piste skiers. The trips consist of six days skiing on the Lyngen Peninsula and surrounding islands led by qualified UIAGM guides. Accessing the mountains either directly from the lodge or via boat across the fjord, landing on beaches, climbing to summits and skiing untracked snow high above the fjords.
"The partnership with Lyngen Lodge provides the perfect testing ground for Kästle's TX touring equipment. The harsh conditions in Northern Norway and the intense use of the equipment are ideal for long-term durability testing of our products. Having a mix of UIAGM pro guides and consumers on our product before going to the market is the best on-snow test setup imaginable. All of that delivers valuable insight for our product development processes," says Kästle President, Siegfried Rumpfhuber.
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Banksy Pays Homage to Twin Towers in Tribeca [PHOTO]
British street graffiti artist Banksy continued his month-long NYC exhibition with an image that touches New Yorkers closely. Banksy's latest art shows a depiction of the Twin Towers with the image of a bright orange flower protruding from one of the buildings on a wall on Staple Street in Tribeca.
Banksy confirmed his latest piece, by releasing a photo on his Instagram. You can see the image below. Gothamist is reporting that another image of the Twin Towers has shown up in Brooklyn Heights, but Banksy himself has yet to confirm that this is his.
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At BCG, Allies bring a sense of collaboration and excitement to their teams. They create an atmosphere of trust and support in which people can do their best work. Leandro finds clarity in a complex world.
BCG provides me with an extraordinary push toward professional development and client impact, nurtured by the best collaborative culture that I could ever imagine.
I am passionate about making things happen, something that I pursued as an undergrad working with an innovative junior company and also in an entrepreneurial role in engineering consulting before joining BCG's São Paulo office in 2008. Year after year, BCG has been able to fuel my desire to generate real impact in businesses and society in relevant topics, from a major capex optimization in energy to a complete turnaround in consumer goods to the strategy for a telecom operator.
On top of meaningful impact for clients, what makes BCG a unique place is the company's culture. People development is the core of our company, and I have experienced it in each step of my career, from intern to principal. BCG is a group of low-profile yet high-achieving individuals, willing to help each other while enjoying the journey. For me, BCG is a truly inspirational place to be!
Leandro holds a mechanical engineering degree from Unicamp and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management.
Q: What characteristics do you believe define a BCGer?
A: Someone who wants to drive impact and make things happen. Intellectual curiosity is standard. Finally, a BCGer is typically low profile, very approachable, and always willing to help and collaborate.
Q: How do you maintain a sustainable career balance at BCG?
A: The work we do is very challenging and demanding. What works for me is to contribute to an informal, yet professional, environment with my colleagues, forging a collaborative culture that drives superior delivery as a team than the sum of its parts. On top of that, I think that it is extremely important to enjoy life outside work—especially when it is busy. What refreshes me is to go to the gym by the end of the day three to four times a week.
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A: A mentor implies empowering and inspiring others to succeed. The mentor does this by providing a broader perspective on the mentee's professional career (at BCG and beyond) and on the importance of a quality personal life. Mentees' appreciation of formal meetings and informal conversations are a powerful and very satisfying fuel for the mentor!


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By the time we surfaced out of the tunnel and eased into New York City itself, it was 3:30am. Despite ten thousand returns, the first sight of all those vertical towers jutting overhead, so high they seemed to converge, still made for a sharp intake of breath. Having grown up in a restless family, that was always in motion, New York City was the one place in which I had been most grounded, or to use a phrase I just found in a critique of A la Recherche du temps perdu ; "vegetated".
It's been almost three decades of living within New York City's scale and sprawl, drive and energy. More than any where else, it was what had shaped me. I was back for meetings and not much else, not in this my dedicated state of rootlessness, but this morning, this return had a strange tincture. Was it nostalgia?


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Remote Sensing
Remote sensing and geospatial tools and models are being developed and used to advance our understanding of watershed processes and natural resource management. Programs at the University of Wyoming focus on research and development, education, and outreach associated with geospatial data representation, access, visualization, analysis and modeling. WyGISC (Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center) provides access to a variety of databases and educational materials. The SAWLS (Spatial Analysis of Watershed & Landscape Systems) group is currently using GIS to advance understanding of watershed processes.
- WyGISC
- SAWLS - Spatial Analysis of Watershed & Landscape Systems Group - A multidisciplinary group focused on watershed hydrology housed within the College of Agriculture, Department of Renewable Resources at the University of Wyoming. The group is composed of several graduate students, faculty and post-docs working on a variety of field applications, GIS and remote sensing research related to hydrologic modeling, impacts of land cover change, and sustainable watershed management. This site is intended to provide a brief overview of the ongoing projects in SAWLS.
- UMAC - Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium
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2014 Eldora: Erik Jones NASCAR Truck Race Preview
18-year-old Erik Jones will ride the momentum of an already exciting July into his first career start on dirt when the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series invades famed Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio for Wednesday night's 1-800-CarCash Mudsummer Classic.
Jones is coming off an impressive NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. on Saturday. The talented youngster earned the fourth starting position for his first series start and kept his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Camry solidly inside the top 10 all night. He was able to put his Toyota out front for two laps and ended the night with a solid seventh-place finish.
The last time the Michigan native was behind the wheel of the ToyotaCare Tundra, he was purely dominant. He led a race-high 131 laps of the American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway in Newton en route to his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory in just his ninth series start. The win marked the sixth of the season for the No. 51 team and the seventh overall in nine races for Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM).
Now the talented youngster heads to the famed half-mile dirt oval for his first start in any series on dirt. To prepare for his first dirt start, Jones and KBM teammate Darrell Wallace Jr. tested earlier this month at Wythe Raceway in Rural Retreat, Va. When the test was completed, he made over 200 laps and left confident that he will be able to continue riding high in July and be one of the drivers to watch in Wednesday night's race.
Erik Jones, Driver of the No. 51 NCWTS ToyotaCare Tundra:
This is your first race on dirt, what did you do to prepare for it?
"That's true - I've never raced on dirt before. We went to Wythe Raceway up in Virginia a few weeks ago and tested. I'd say I made about 200 laps and got more and more comfortable as we went along, but could've probably used about 200 more. The team felt happy with the adjustments we made throughout the test and we feel like we are bringing a fast ToyotaCare Tundra to Eldora. Kyle Larson was also there testing that day, so I tried to pick his brain a little about racing on dirt since he's pretty good on it."
How special is the race at Eldora and what would it mean to win there?
"Well, I think it's cool just in the sense that we get to go to a dirt track and especially a place like Eldora that hosts a lot of really prestigious dirt track races throughout the year. For us to get a shot to race there and really put our mark down at Eldora is pretty special. I think it would be pretty cool to pick up a win there and definitely think we've got a good shot at it. I think it's something that NASCAR and the Truck Series should continue to do. I think it's a great show for the fans and brings a lot of people out to watch the trucks that maybe necessarily wouldn't watch them every weekend. I think it's a great thing all the way around for drivers, teams and fans, and it really puts on a good show."
Where does Eldora rank in the pecking order among Truck Series races?
"Among Truck Series races I would definitely say it's probably right around the Daytona level, probably second or third. I wouldn't really see too many other races there that would really be much higher than it. Maybe on a personal level, there may be an opinion that some people would have, some races higher than it, but I'd definitely put it high up on the list because it's something so different. It's at a track that's so well known in the dirt world. I've never raced dirt, but I definitely still know about Eldora."
Eric Phillips, Crew Chief of the No. 51 NCWTS ToyotaCare Tundra:
How did your team's test at Wythe Raceway go a few weeks ago?
"It was a good opportunity for both Erik (Jones) and myself to get acclimated with the dirt since neither of us were involved with last year's race. For me, it was a chance to see what happens when you make a change on the dirt compared to the asphalt and learn what changes you need to make for certain circumstances. In the end it's still a stock car and you need to treat it like a stock car and not a dirt car. Erik had never driven on dirt before that test, so it was good for him to make a lot of laps. It took him about 15 to 20 laps to get up to speed and then he was really good -- it should be interesting."
Erik Jones' No. 51 ToyotaCare Tundra:
KBM-012: The No. 51 ToyotaCare team will unload chassis KBM-012 for Wednesday night's 1-800-CarCash Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. It will be the first start of the season for the Tundra, after making five starts for the No. 18 team with Joey Coulter last year. Coulter produced two top-10 finishes with the chassis in 2013. The Toyota also finished inside the top 10 in each of its four starts in 2012, including a runner-up finish with Kyle Busch at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga.
Erik Jones 2014:
Led a race-high 131 laps en route to victory in the American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, picking up his second career
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) victory in just his ninth career start
Across four NCWTS events this season has registered an Average Starting Position of 3.5, Average Running Position of 4.1, Average Mid-Race Position of 2.8 and Average Finish of 13.2
Despite running just four of the nine events, ranks fourth among all NCWTS drivers in both Laps Led (135) and Fastest Laps Run (94)
Finished seventh in his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut for Joe Gibbs Racing at Chicagoland Speedway (7/19/14)
In his lone Super Late Model start of 2014, won the Howie Lettow Memorial 150 ARCA Midwest Tour race at the Milwaukee Mile (6/8/14)
Erik Jones 2013:
At 17 years, five months and nine days old, became the youngest winner in the history of the NCWTS with his victory in the November event at Phoenix International Raceway (11/8/13)
Became the first 16-year-old to compete in a NCWTS race since KBM owner-driver Kyle Busch in October of 2001, went on to finish ninth in his debut at Martinsville Speedway (4/6/13) and recorded top-10 finishes in all five of his series starts
Collected first ARCA Racing Series victory at Berlin Raceway (8/10/13) and registered two top-five and three top-10 finishes across four starts
Became just the third driver in the 46-year-history of the prestigious Snowball Derby Super Late Model race at Five Flags Speedway to register back-to-back victories (12/8/13)
With a victory in the Winchester 400 Super Late Model race at Winchester Speedway, became the sixth driver in history to post victories in both that race and the Snowball Derby (10/13/13)
Erik Jones 2012:
Won the prestigious Snowball Derby Super Late Model race at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla., outdueling KBM owner-driver Kyle Busch in the closing laps to secure the victory (2/2/12)
Kyle Busch Motorsports' No. 51 Tundra:
Erik Jones picked up his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) victory in the American Ethanol 200 at Iowa
Speedway in Newton (7/11/14) and has registered an average finish of 13.3 across four starts this season
Kyle Busch has won all five of his NCWTS starts this season, capturing victories at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway, Dover (Del.) International Speedway and Kentucky Speedway in Sparta
Has led 635 of the 1534 total laps this season (41.4%)
In 2013, produced a series-leading six wins (Kyle Busch -5, Erik Jones- 1), 505 laps led and 11 top-five finishes en route to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Owner's Championship
In 2013, Kyle Busch registered five wins, eight top-five and nine top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 7.0 across 11 starts
At the age of 17 years, five months and nine days, Erik Jones became the youngest winner in NCWTS history with his win in the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway (11/8/13)
In five starts in 2013, Jones led 84 laps en route to two top-five and five top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 6.0
KBM NCWTS Program
Has won 10 of the last 13 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races dating back to Darrell Wallace Jr.'s victory at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway last October, including seven of nine this season
Has collected two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Owner's Championships, 32 Truck Series victories and 14 poles across 175 starts since originating in 2010
Six different drivers have won a race for KBM, led by owner-driver Kyle Busch with 24. Erik Jones, Darrell Wallace Jr. and Denny Hamlin have produced two victories each, while Kasey Kahne and Brian Scott have all collected one win
KBM NCWTS @ Eldora
KBM Truck Series drivers have produced one top-five and two top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 12.0 across three starts at Eldora Speedway. Joey Coulter led the KBM charge in the inaugural Mudsummer Classic, finishing fourth and earning a team-best 11th-place starting position.
The Phillips File:
Eric Phillips, the winningest crew chief in Truck Series history, picked up his 33rd career series victory with Erik Jones at Iowa Speedway on July 11. The Illinois native has visited victory lane with nine different Truck Series drivers and 20 different tracks in his 10 seasons atop the pit box. He led KBM to a Truck Series Owner's Championship and series-leading eight wins in its inaugural campaign in 2010 and overall in four seasons at KBM has guided the team to 23 wins with five different drivers.
Wednesday night's race will mark the first time that Phillips has called the shots for a Truck Series race at Eldora Speedway.
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A Prayer Of Victory Over Evil
Precious Lord Jesus, Wonderful Holy Spirit, Awesome God,
I love you, Lord Jesus.
In the name of Jesus Christ the Messiah so long awaited by His people,
I command all influences of evil around me to be destroyed.
I command all the angels of Heaven to be arrayed as a mighty army on my
I command the Holy Spirit to be formed as a wall of protection.
I command the winds and the waves of this devouring darkness to be calmed
by the Hand of God.
In all ways and in all manners, I call upon the risen Christ to intervene
and stop the madness of this present darkness by shining His light of
truth and love.
In the holy name of Jesus, may the evil cloud now forming be grasped in
His hand and may the scars of His sacrifice melt away this evil.
May the hand of my Savior rest upon me so I may be victorious in this dark
May there never be any walls of separation between us, O Lord.
May I always be granted a few sweet moments of your peace in this great
Please grant me a humble heart and quiet wisdom to fight this good fight
in your name and in your love.
In all His ways so mysterious and so divine, may Christ bring me His holy
In all His ways so mysterious and so divine, may Christ make the fire of
Heaven fall upon every evil seeking to destroy His work, His little ones
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For more than a decade I've been a big Netflix fan, even back when it took a few days to get a disc in the mail and there was a Blockbuster outlet—plus a few independent video stores—just a block from my NYC apartment.
But even though my situation has changed—I'm now a parent and living outside the city—I've still been a big Netflix fan, getting Blu-ray discs by mail to play in my dedicated basement home theater, and streaming videos in other rooms of the house. Even though I'm paying a $2-per-month premium for Blu-ray movies, I'd argue that Netflix has been among the best bargains in our home.
But that's all about to change, thanks to Netflix's new pricing scheme that for me will constitute a 50-percent increase; it could be even more for those on a different plan. And this comes after the company raised rates last fall by a range of 7 percent to 17 percent, and at a time when the the tough economy if forcing many of us to find ways to trim our budgets, not spend more. (Check out How pricier Netflix stands up to other options for more details.)
Essentially what's happening is that Netflix is eliminating unlimited streaming as part of its DVD rental service, and instead is now charging separately for disc rentals and video streaming. The new pricing is effective immediately for new users, and kicks in on Sept. 1st for existing Netflix customers like me.
Here's how it will work for my family: Currently I pay about $12 per month for a basic $9.99 one-at-a-time DVD plan, plus a $2 premium to get Blu-ray versions of the movies when available. Frankly I didn't like having to pay more for the Blu-ray version, especially since its no longer a new format with higher manufacturing costs. But I've been willing to pay the premium for the best picture quality in my home-theater, and for the lossless higher-resolution audio formats (DTS-HD Master and Dolby TrueHD) included on most Blu-ray discs. With this plan, I got free unlimited streaming of any of the available movies and TV shows.
But under the new pricing scheme, I will have to pay $8 per month ($7.99), plus a $2 monthly Blu-ray fee, to get discs, plus another $8 per month ($7.99) for unlimited streaming. So my monthly subscription will jump from $12 to $18, a 50 percent increase. Those on the current $10 per-month plan will now have to pay $16 each month just to maintain their current level of service, a whopping 60-percent increase. The only ones to benefit are basic DVD subscribers who don't want streaming, who'll see their monthly subscription decrease slightly.
Given the timing of the increase, it makes me think that either Netflix is assuming its costs—both movie licensing and recurring broadband fees that cable companies are trying to impose on traffic traveling through their networks—are going to significantly increase, or it really wants to get out of the disc business, which has sizable physical distribution costs.
While I don't like to see my subscription fees double, my other objection is that Netflix is raising prices without any clear improvements to its service. For example, while streaming has become a common option for my family, especially my 7-year-old son, only a very small percentage of the titles in my queue are available for streaming. Also, the company has signed "delayed window" deals with several major studios, including Fox, Sony Pictures, and Warner Bros., where it agrees not to rent a movie for the first 28 days after it goes on sale. While the deal gets Netflix lower rates from the studios and presumably at some point greater access to movies it can stream, it means its customers now have to wait nearly a month to get many of the latest releases available elsewhere.
So while I quietly abided prior Netflix price increases in the past and silently acquiesced to the $2-per-month Blu-ray surcharge, I'm finding this latest increase hard to take, especially give Netflix's limited library of streaming movies and shows. I'm simply being asked to pay more to get the same. As a result, for the first time in nearly a decade dropping Netflix entirely is a real consideration for my family. At the very least, I'll be checking out other options, such as Redbox Blu-ray rentals, and other streaming services such as Hulu Plus and Amazon (free with Amazon Prime). I already have access to Vudu on several devices, and its HDX format offers better picture quality than I can get with Netflix.
So congratulations, Netflix—you've now accomplished what none of your competitors have so far been able to do: Make me think of dropping you for another service.
We'd like to hear what you think about Netflix's new pricing strategy, and how you'll react if you're already a subscriber. Let us know if there are other services you think are worthy of consideration.
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New Mexico Would Have Thousands of More Jobs If Gov. Martinez Was Better At Hers
As New Mexico's governor, Susana Martinez has cut corporate taxes while vetoing measures to raise the minimum wage and keep film jobs in the state.
The results are in: Gov. Martinez is 43rd out of 45 governors in private-sector job creation, tied for second worst.
The Business Journals "On Numbers" blog published a list of the nation's governors, ranked purely by "job creation" since that governor took office. The five governors who took office in 2013 are not rated. Their metric is simple:
On Numbers analyzed private-sector employment levels in each state during the tenure of its current governor, using seasonally adjusted data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The score for each governor is based on a comparison of the annual growth rate for his or her state and the corresponding figure for the other 49 states.
Under Martinez, private sector jobs have grown at an annual rate of 0.92 percent, versus 1.99 percent for the other 49 states. That comes out to a 15,300 fewer jobs than if New Mexico had matched the national average.
Now for a disclaimer: private sector job growth isn't always the best predictor of what's actually good for workers. For instance, Rick Perry is pretty high up on this list, but the majority of jobs created under his tenure are low-wage jobs that often leave taxpayers on the hook for SNAP, housing assistance, Medicaid, and other social services.
But here's the thing: Gov. Martinez justified her actions by claiming that keeping worker wages low and charging corporations less would be good for private sector job growth. She said her tax cut "certainly puts New Mexico in a much stronger position to compete for jobs." Meanwhile, she called the minimum wage increase a "gimmick."
The results are in: catering to corporate interests while throwing low-wage workers under the bus isn't just immoral, it's bad economics. Economists agree that raising the minimum wage would create jobs, not hurt growth. Can we afford to wait for Gov. Martinez to catch up?
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don't forget that everyone else was training it will be yours if you have trained more I hope that god will be on your side
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Walked the dog today. Had a chicken soup. I think I'm destined to be world champ.
is your dog tough?
Do you mean to eat Jimmy or like in a Dog fighting kinda way?
Had a shit this morning. Unloaded 2 kilos - I'm hovering at 127. Good job boxing has no upper weight limit like MMA. At least they get to see a serious contender without restriction.
Just had a chocolate santa. Don't tell the missus but it was only one. I'm down from five a day to one. I'm aiming high. Wish me luck.
What was behind your calendar door this morning Will? I assume you are still keeping to a strict regime and eating just the one a day?
Anyhoo - I'm kidding.
Much of this thread is still of course humour but I'm training hard.
Didn't realise I was this riddled with minor injuries though - good job I don't wrestle anymore or I'd be paralysed.
Can't wait for '14. I'm waiting for bouts. Didn't realise either that 120kg was hard to get matched for boxing. Bit disappointed.
Watch this space.
I'm filling it with choccies.
Just had a chicken soup. I'm the man.
Also, just won 8 straight bouts on EA fight night. Picked up a few good combo tips from playing.
Might try them out on Thursday when I go back training.


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WASHINGTON (Dec. 21)
Following up on Syrian President Hafez Assad's recent pledge of cooperation, a U.S. congressional delegation will be heading to the Middle East next month to investigate the long-mysterious fate of six Israeli soldiers missing in action in Lebanon.
Plans for the delegation's specific itinerary are being kept quiet here.
But a staffer from the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Monday that the delegation plans to travel to the region at some point between Jan. 1 and Jan. 25, when Congress returns for its new session.
The investigation could coincide with President Clinton's meeting with the Syrian leader, scheduled for next month in Geneva.
The four-person delegation will be headed by Mike Van Dusen, chief of staff of the House committee, and will include a Foreign Service officer from the State Department's Israel desk.
The delegation will look into the fates of six Israelis: Ron Arad, Zachary Baumel, Yehuda Katz, Zvi Feldman, Yossi Fink and Rachamim Alsheikh.
Arad is believed to have the best chance of being alive.
In addition to his pledge on the issue of Israeli MIAs, the Syrian president also vowed recently to issue travel documents by the end of the year to all the Jews living in Syria.
In an interview Tuesday with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), just back from the Middle East, said that both Assad and Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa had said in meetings that the Jews would be allowed to leave by the end of the year.
There are now an estimated 1,350 Jews remaining in Syria, most of whom do not have permits to leave.
Specter, who said he discussed the Syrian Jews with Assad on three previous occasions as well, was part of a congressional delegation that also included Sens. Dennis DeConcini (D-Ariz.), Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), Bob Graham (D-Fla.) and Rep. Bill Richardson (R-N.M.).
DeConcini, Graham and Richardson serve on congressional intelligence committees.
The delegation also visited Israel, Jordan and Egypt, where they met with Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat.
Capitol Hill sources this week denied a published report in Israel that the delegation had met with radical Palestinians and Iranian-backed Muslim militants while in Syria.


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U.S. Senators Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran, and U.S. Representatives Lynn Jenkins and Mike Pompeo sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to support two Kansas universities, Wichita State University and Kansas State University, in their role as members of the Center of Excellence for General Aviation Research (CGAR).
CGAR is a cost-sharing partnership made up of a coalition of universities that perform critical general aviation research to keep the nation and state competitive in the aviation industry. Secretary LaHood must establish a new Center of Excellence for general aviation safety matters.
Wichita State University and Kansas State University are part of the existing CGAR that has operated successfully for 10 years.
The following is the text of the letter calling on Secretary LaHood to avoid wasting millions in taxpayer dollars in establishing a new CGAR when the previous CGAR is already working hard on the research:
Honorable Ray LaHood
Secretary of Transportation
Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20590
Dear Mr. Secretary:
As you make a final decision regarding the new Federal Aviation Center of Excellence for General Aviation Research (CGAR), we wanted to express our strong support for the current coalition of universities comprising this important center of excellence.
As you know, the goal of CGAR is to enhance research efforts designed to advance general aviation technology to meet the needs of the U.S. general aviation industry in the short and long term. Over the past 10 years, this current group of universities comprising the center of excellence has succeeded in accomplishing this goal, and have played a significant role in making aviation our country's number one export; helping to further President Obama's 2010 initiative to double our nation's exports by 2015.
With a geographically diverse coalition of schools across the country led by the University of North Dakota; Wichita State University and Kansas State University have teamed up with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the University of Alaska, Middle Tennessee State University, Rutgers University, Lewis University, Drexel University, and Arizona State University to provide critical research and development necessary to keep our nation's general aviation industry competitive with foreign countries. With the expertise and technological facilities already in place within the current center, it would seem fiscally irresponsible to spend millions of dollars bringing a new center up to the level that already exists today.
Again thank you for your time and consideration regarding this important selection process. We look forward to your response and to working with you in the future on strengthening our nation's aviation sector.
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3rd Annual Camp Taloali Deaf Youth Camp Fundraiser @ Jerry Miller DGC
Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Camp Taloali in Stayton, Oregon
C-tier · PDGA sanctioned singles tournament
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Fundraiser to help build new things for the Deaf summer campers. Last year's tournament fundraised money to build a new playground for the smaller kids.
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If you think like a teenager, maybe there's only one thing worse than being dropped off and retrieved from school by your dorky mom or dad.
I'm talking about arriving and departing from campus in a vintage station wagon driven by your grandfather.
That was my lot in life during my boyhood, after my mother's father offered to shuttle my siblings and me to classes each day.
The station wagon wasn't one wagon, but a succession of them — two, maybe three secondhand models that my grandfather owned in his later years. But they've merged in my mind as a single, singularly unglamourous vehicle, filed somewhere in the recesses of the past as the Uncoolest Car of All.
The cruelest irony in all of this, I suppose, is that my grandfather had once driven the Baddest Car in Town — a patrol cruiser complete with siren and flashing lights. As our town's chief of police, he'd spent a long career rising early and working late, driving streets and back roads to keep his friends and neighbors safe. He'd retired when I was little. I can't imagine, after all those years behind the wheel of his police car, answering the clock of another day's shift, that spending his golden years in carpool duty was a dream gig for him, either.
But he volunteered as the family chauffeur to make our household life just a little easier. My father left the house before dawn on weekdays to work construction jobs far away. My mother owned a florist shop that kept her behind a sales counter much of the time. We could have taken a bus or walked to school, but my grandfather would have none of that. He deputized himself as the transport officer of our early education.
What he was teaching me, I later came to understand, is that love doesn't often express itself in the grand and momentary gesture. It more commonly makes itself known in small, repeated acts of selflessness, executed every day of every month of every year — until you realize, looking back over the long stretch, that this daisy chain of kindnesses has been a lifeline extended from one heart to another.
I wasn't smart enough to grasp that truth until I signed on for carpool duty myself, pulling into the school's driveway in a minivan that my kids found atrocious.
This Father's Day, we honor the men who've quietly loved us with little expectation of glory or reward. We embrace the fathers and grandfathers still with us, remember those no longer here.
My grandfather has been gone for a quarter of a century now — alive, I hope, in some better place. I imagine, when the time comes to close my eyes for the final time, that I'll spot an elderly man in a station wagon on the other side — waiting, as he always did, to carry me home.
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E! Online is the cyber home of E! Entertainment television. E! is the world's largest producer and distributor of entertainment news and lifestyle-related programming. The website was launched in 1996 as a companion to the cable television network. This website boasts over 16,000 archived searchable entertainment news stories. Looking for the latest celebrity news? Or maybe the complete list of Grammy and Golden Globe nominees? All this information and more is just a mouse click away.
The categories featured on this website include:
Some of my favorite "reads" on this website are "Tab Fab", where they run down all the hottest stories from the supermarket tabloids for you, and the "Six Pack where they list the top 6 requested celebrities updated hourly. There's also a spot for celebrity sightings for when you happen upon Britney Spears or Jessica Simpson loading up on the latest goodies at Kitson. Of course the latest movie and music reviews can also be found if you are searching for a good choice for this weekend's trip to the local multiplex. If you are looking up the listings for tonight's episode of the abc Gastineau Girls xyz , the abc E! True Hollywood xyz abc Story xyz or abc Dr. 90210 xyz then look no further. This website covers everything having to do with the world of entertainment.
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There are times when the use of sugar pills or other placebos can be the most effective form of treatment available
Sir, Regulators cannot and should not publicly endorse the use of placebos within the NHS (report and Opinion, Mar 21). It would destroy the trust between patient and doctor. Our placebos would be far less effective.
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Australia has posted its widest trade deficit in more than four years on plunging commodity prices, reinforcing the Reserve Bank of Australia's fear that declining income from the terms of trade will drag on the economy.
"Put simply, export income is easing and this will underpin lower national income, wealth and expenditure," said RBC Capital Markets senior economist Su-Lin Ong, a former Treasury official. The trade deficit worsened to $2 billion in August from a revised $1.5 billion in July, the Bureau of Statistics said.
The estimate for July was $556 million.
August was the eighth straight month of trade deficits, underscoring the RBA's warning that the resources boom may end sooner, and lower, than expected.
Falling commodity prices are dragging down the terms of trade – a measure of income from exports – to levels well below what the federal government is counting on to return its budget to surplus this financial year.
The turmoil has unsettled resources companies, which have told the RBA they are reconsidering some investments and pulling back on others.
RBA policymakers cited evidence that export income was likely to fall further when they cut the official cash rate for the first time in four months on Tuesday – largely to spur sectors of the economy battered by the high dollar.
The report suggested there might be more declines in the terms of trade, which has shed 10 per cent from the peak a year ago as a slowdown in China fuels a rout in iron ore and coal prices.
Exports fell 3 per cent in August to $24.6 billion, outpacing a 1 per cent decline in imports to $26.6 billion.
The trade balance has been in deficit every month this year, in sharp contrast to the export-driven surpluses in 2011 and 2010, when China's economy was supercharged by its stimulus after the global financial crisis.
The largest surplus was in August of last year, at $2.78 billion, according to ABS data.
Deutsche senior economist Adam Boyton said the 11 per cent drop in coal and iron ore's 6.9 per cent slide accounted for all the drop in exports in August.
"Falling prices for bulk commodities have seen an end to the period of trade surpluses for Australia and this can be expected to continue for a while yet," Mr Boyton said.
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People think there has to be a choice between privacy and security; that increased security means more collection and processing of personal private information. However, in a challenging report to be published on Monday 26 March 2007, The Royal Academy of Engineering says that, with the right engineering solutions, we can have both increased privacy and more security. Engineers have a key role in achieving the right balance.
Monday, March 26, 2007
We can have 'win-win' on security vs. privacy
Excellent new report just released on privacy and security by the Royal Academy of Engineering (via Open Rights Group):
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Join a networking and referral group like Local Business Network (LBN) or Business Networking International (BNI). This may also take the form of joining a local business association, rotary, or other similar group. Joining these groups offers you an opportunity to meet and network with other small-business owners in the spirit of bringing opportunity to one another. By getting to know your fellow entrepreneurs, you broaden your personal network—and therefore the value you bring to your prospects and clients through your ability to refer problem-solvers to them—while maintaining a finger on the pulse of the local market.
Tip: These groups can be wonderful sources of referrals, as well as training in the world of business-to-business relationship building.
Tip: Websites like Meetup.com and LinkedIn.com can also be a great source for meeting and networking with local entrepreneurs.
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Adam Lambert Kisses A Male Fan
Adam Lambert kisses a male fan!
The outspoken American Idol winner really went all out during a concert at Sydney, Australia's Enmore Stadium. Lambert was in the middle of a song when he singled out a male audience member and gave him a passionate kiss! The fan was a bit surprised but embraced Adam and seemed to really enjoy himself. Lambert really let loose in Australia after being forced to tone things down during his Malaysian concert.
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A NEW online medical records system is doomed to failure because not enough people will sign up for it, the Australian Medical Association has warned.
From July 1 next year, patients will have to volunteer to ''opt in'' to the system, which stores all their health details, including test results and prescriptions, in a national database. It's the first time patients will be able to access their medical information.
The AMA believes inclusion in the federal government's Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record system should be automatic unless patients choose to ''opt out''. Otherwise, many patients in nursing homes, the elderly or others who are not ''technically savvy'' will miss out, the group's national president, Steve Hambleton, said.
Mr Hambleton said the medical profession supported the concept of having a one-stop source of medical information ''but people should be asked if they want to leave the scheme, not if they want to join''.
''When they did this in Auckland, where they had a million people, only 91 people opted out,'' he said.
John Bennett, chair of the e-health national standing committee at the Royal Australian College of General Practice, said the opt-in issue would be challenging.
''Unless you get enough people taking part in the system, that's healthcare providers and the community, it's hard to have enough information available to make it useful,'' he said.
As well as information uploaded from a patient's doctor or specialists, patients will be able to add details about their medical history including information about allergies and medications. They can also choose who can read the information, which, in theory, could prevent a medical practitioner from accessing the record.
The federal Minister for Health, Nicola Roxon, said the system would stop the fragmentation of medical records so that paper and computer records were not spread across a patient's GP, specialist and hospital emergency rooms.
''Patients will no longer have to remember every immunisation, every medical test and every prescription as they move from doctor to doctor,'' she said.


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I have a few tattoos, all are nerdy or geeky in nature. I plan to have many more. Ask if you want to know what they are.
I work in IT as a BI report developer and Systems Admin.
I also prepare Taxes for money. Its very glamorous.
Or the guy you hate because he thinks he is good at a lot of things.
LOTR Trilogy, The Hobbit, Narnia Series, Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (I read most of them, not all) The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll, The Iliad and The Odyssey, Dune, The Neverending Story, The Dark Tower Series, Hearts in Atlantis.
That is just the top shelf of the ones above my computer. I have so many more.
Fantasy and Sci-fi are the biggest genre in my library but I read a lot more than just that.
MOVIES: The single movie I could watch everyday is The Princess Bride.
Sci-fi and Fantasy again, and as before, I am not really limited to that.
MUSIC: I am mostly a rock guy. I am definitely a Queen fan.
FOODS: Italian because it is what I grew up on. Tacos. Steak and potatoes. I just tend to eat a lot more than most people would assume I would. I am like a Hobbit that way.
UPDATE: Apparently some of those herbivores would still be destroying things and killing people/lawyers. So, what about the medium to small ones? The pursuit of theoretical Jurassic Park continues.


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Here's what we know about Underworld: Awakening, which features the return of Kate Beckinsale as Selene, the "vampire warrioress*:"
1. Selene's been held captive for 12 years. Good, that way she didn't have to see the atrocity of Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.
2. In all that time, no-one has figured out how Selene can better deal with her hair. Is it that her hair gel is too greasy? That she hates barrettes? She won't push it back behind her ears?
3. The people doing the Underworld series seem to believe the best, and only, color is blue. Would it kill them to maybe introduce a sepia tone in there somewhere? Maybe a touch of green?
4. Vampire fashion never changes: Black? Check. Leather? Check. Tight? Check.
5. Selene has yet to smile, even when seeing Mr. Bare-Chested Hot Guy right around 1:28. Way too serious, Selene.
The movie comes out January, 2012.
*What is a 'warrioress' anyway?


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Antioch: Bill McGee, trumpeter extraordinaire
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ANTIOCH -- Like a lot of adults, 50-year-old Bill McGee of Antioch still had his trumpet from his school days, but it was gathering dust in his closet.
He was inspired to play again after hearing Dixieland music in New Orleans in 2001. Shortly afterward, the control engineer joined the Lakes Area Community Band, which practices Monday nights at Antioch Community High School.
"It's with me a lot now. I'll never put it down again," McGee said.
He's president of the band, which includes more than 40 musicians. The youngest are still in high school, while the oldest are grandparents in their 80s. Some had never put down their instruments, while others, like McGee, hadn't touched them for 20 or 30 years before they joined the band.
"When you stop playing, your interest goes toward making a career and making a living. Then you realize how important music is to your life," McGee said.
He still uses the trumpet he played in middle school.
"It's got a lot of sentimental value," he said.
The band of brass, woodwind and percussion instruments mostly plays show tunes, classics and marches. For example, they're currently playing the classical "Overture to Pique Dame" by Franz von Suppe, the march "Black Horse Troop" by John Philip Sousa and a medley of Hoagy Carmichael tunes.
The band receives donations from the Festival Arts of Antioch to pay a small stipend to band director Steve Porch of Antioch and to buy music or equipment.
Every year the band performs four concerts in the high school auditorium and three to four outdoor concerts over the summer. Their next concert will be presented May 12. All of their concerts are free, and the only cost to join the band is a $15 matching band T-shirt in the summer. There are no auditions. Everyone is welcome to join.
Holly Frederichs, a piano tuner from Lake Villa, joined the band in 1999 for a fun outlet and a chance for the mother-of-four to talk to adults.
"Monday night is my sanity. It's a chance to get away. A chance to talk to adults about other things besides Elmo and Dora," Frederichs said.
The discipline of having weekly rehearsals is also an excuse for her to keep playing her clarinet.
"The community band gave me a reason to keep it out of the closet," she said. "We all come here because we enjoy it. We wouldn't do this if we found it boring or if it was like a class. We all share the drive to play the music."
She directs a swing band, which meets on Monday nights after the community band rehearsal. It has played music from the '30s and '40s since 1999, and performs in outdoor festivals, dancehalls, weddings and nursing homes. Although it's not affiliated with the community band, many of the members are in both bands.
A couple of the community band members have gotten together to form a small Dixieland band, directed by McGee.
The Lakes Area Community Band includes members from the Antioch area, as well as McHenry County and Wisconsin.
Robin Schoonhoven, a real estate agent from Grayslake, joined the band seven years ago. She was 43 at the time and hadn't played her French horn for about 20 years.
"When you first get out of college, you concentrate on working. You get so busy with life," she said. "Music is a way to escape from the daily routine. It really is fun."Report item as: (required) XComment: (optional)lourugani wrote:Nobody plays "My Funny Valentine" like Bill!4/22/2008 2:29 PM CDT on suburbanchicagonews.com


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Bench blossoming for Robert Morris women
The Robert Morris women got two points from their bench players in the first half against Akron on Wednesday and 14 in the second. Coach Sal Buscaglia said he learned a little something from that.
"I have to trust the kids off the bench more," he said. "They certainly proved to me that I can trust them more, just with their effort."
The four players coming off the bench in the 85-78 win at Sewall Center played a combined 17 minutes in the first half. They played 25 in the second half and were led by freshman Catherine Matthews' eight points. Matthews had appeared in only two of 10 games to that point, posting six points in five minutes.
"If that's a sign, then that will really do wonders for our future," Buscaglia said.
The Colonials (8-3) will seek their first road win when they face Duquesne on Dec. 31 at Palumbo Center.
> > Pitt's Brianna Kiesel is second in minutes played in the Big East at 35.1 per game. She's the only freshman in the top 10.
> > The Panthers' win over Indiana in the Caribbean Classic on Tuesday was Agnus Berenato's 150th at Pitt. After Wednesday's victory against Michigan State, she is eight wins from becoming the program's all-time winningest coach.
> > The Duquesne women set a program record with their eighth straight win Tuesday.
District schedule
West Virginia vs. No. 6 Baylor
When/where: 9 p.m. Friday/Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
On air: ESPN/WVAQ-FM (101.9), WBGG-AM (970), Mountaineer Sports Network
Records entering Thursday: West Virginia 8-2; Baylor 10-0
Series: First meeting
Of note: Entering Thursday, Baylor was one of six undefeated teams in Division I.
Players to watch
West Virginia: Deniz Kilicli, F, Jr. — Had scored in double figures in all 10 games entering yesterday.
Baylor: Perry Jones III, F, So. — Named Big 12 Player of the Week after career-best 28-point game Saturday at BYU.


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By The Associated Press
NAME -- Colin Luther Powell.
AGE-BIRTH DATE-LOCATION -- 71; April 5, 1937; New York City.
EDUCATION -- Bachelor's degree in geology, City College of New York, 1958; master's in business administration, George Washington University, 1971.
EXPERIENCE -- Strategic limited partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers venture capital firm, 2005-present; secretary of state, 2001-2005; founder and chairman, America's Promise, a nonprofit organization for youth; 12th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Oct. 1, 1989-Sept. 30, 1993 under Presidents George H.W. Bush and Clinton; national security adviser to President Reagan, 1987-1989; served in the Army for 35 years in command and staff positions.
AWARDS -- Military awards include Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Army Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart. Civilian awards include two Presidential Medals of Freedom, the President's Citizens Medal, the Congressional Gold Medal, the Secretary of State Distinguished Service Medal.
FAMILY: Wife, Alma; three children, Michael, Linda and Anne.
QUOTE -- "He has met the standard of being a successful president, being an exceptional president. I think he is a transformational figure. He is a new generation coming into the world, onto the world stage, onto the American stage, and for that reason I'll be voting for Sen. Barack Obama." -- Powell, in announcing his endorsement of Obama on Oct. 19, 2008, on NBC's "Meet the Press."
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Not yet but it it possible to implement it.
I was planning to implement this in a later stadium but at the moment
there's a feature freeze to test the stability of the current radius
code release.
Expect it within 1 month after I got enough response from people running
my code.
I don't know how many people uses it at this moment. I only got feedback
from about 4 people. With 3 the images work without any problems, with 1
the image works but only a later radius log analyser (hp procurve
manager) doesn't follow the rfc and has problems with it (but it didn't
also didn't work with the normal 1.2 branch)
You're stating this:
> What I am looking for is that when the user gets to
> the portal page they click a button and, if their MAC
> address is in the radius server they are allowed
> through.
If RADIUS mac authentication is programmed, the user isn't going to see
anything and will be automatically logged on to the system. Only if
there is url-redirection specified (static or radius based) the user
will see a page AFTER he is successfully authenticated or get a login
page after an unsuccesfull mac authentication (username/password
Since there needs to be done more processing, expect a faster cpu
need... (the option will be a feature so you could enable/disable it)
Jonathan De Graeve
Network/System Administrator
Imelda vzw
Informatica Dienst
Jonathan dot de dot graeve at imelda dot be
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> Van: Dave McCammon [mailto:davemac11 at yahoo dot com]
> Verzonden: donderdag 17 november 2005 23:01
> Aan: m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
> Onderwerp: [m0n0wall] MAC authentication only to radius server
> Is there currently a way in m0n0wall's captive portal
> to authenticate to a radius server with MAC address
> only?
> What I am looking for is that when the user gets to
> the portal page they click a button and, if their MAC
> address is in the radius server they are allowed
> through. If not they get the radius authentication
> error page to tell them they need to register their
> machine.
> The MAC addresses are in the radius server as username
> and password.
> The radius server is cisco's Secure ACS 3.3.
> The access points will authenticate fine to the ACS
> server as MAC only but we want to have a portal page
> for everyone so we need m0n0wall to mac authenticate
> them.
> I'm currently using the
> generic-cdrom-radius2_element_20051111_23-24.iso
> downloaded from
> http://inf.imelda.be/downloads/m0n0wall/.
> thanks,
> dave
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Tyler D.wrote a review of Coal Knit Balaclava on November 3, 2012
really warm, cool loocking bala. the kid who said it doesn't pull down is only partially right. that's definitely how it is at first, but after wearing it a bit, and washing it cause they get stanky if you dont, it will be a lot easier to pull down.


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Anheuser-Busch climbed back into the saddle as No. 1 with a heart-tugging commercial about the raising and training of one of its iconic Clydesdale's.
But it was a tight horse race.
This was the Super Bowl when ads with heart got all the love in USA Today's Ad Meter, which, for it's 25th anniversary, vastly expanded in scope by going online to 7,619 pre-registered panelists.
Procter & Gamble's Tide laundry detergent pulled off an unlikely feat Sunday night finishing No. 2, ahead of many Super Bowl regulars.
The ad is about an image of football legend Joe Montana miraculously appearing from a salsa stain on a rabid 49ers fan's jersey. The miracle stain causes a media uproar and becomes a relic of worship until the player's wife who happens to be a Baltimore Ravens fan washes the stain out with Tide.
For P&G, the road to nearly achieving advertising nirvana has been long, slow but focused. The company, once ridiculed for its advertising, has become a regular in studious attendance at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, the largest and most prestigious gathering of ad executives worldwide. Its ads have continued to improve from pure product demonstrations to humorous slices of life with product as hero.
Chrysler's two-minute spot for Ram pickups, in third place, focused on a celluloid hug for the American farmer, featuring photographic images of farmers and their work. For the ad's narrative, the carmaker turned to an old commentary by radio broadcaster Paul Harvey, who died in 2009. His comments extol the virtues of American farmers, whose hard works seems to put them as about as close to God as anyone can get.
A second two-minute Chrysler ad for Jeep saluted military veterans. Airing just before the third quarter, it was in the top five. Chrysler proved something Sunday night that every Super Bowl marketer must remember for years to come patriotism still sells.
Fifty-five commercials that cost 40 advertisers $3.8 million to $4 million per 30-second slot for the airtime were in the CBS broadcast, which set a record for viewership. The game was marred by a 31-minute blackout, which either cost many second-half advertisers millions of viewers or kept viewers tuned in once the 49ers mounted a comeback from being down 28-6 and made a close game of it before losing, 34-31..
The Budweiser winner was about a guy who breeds and raises a Clydesdale, only to wistfully watch it leave for the big-time, then, three years later, at a big-city parade, man and horse re-unite in an emotional embrace.
"That was absolutely heart-warming," says Tyler Stocks, an Ad Meter panelist and journalist from Greenville, NC.
For A-B, whose major-brand beer sales have taken a hit in recent years, it's a return to marketing glory after slipping out of Ad Meter's Top Five last year. Through the years, A-B has won 12 Ad Meters, more than any other advertiser.
For the first time in years, the Super Bowl took place at a time of relative national calm, so with a decent chunk of the American public feeling a bit better about themselves and the direction of the nation, Super Bowl advertisers figured it was time to let loose. Most of the commercials were overflowing with spectacle, scantily-clothed bodies and visual and audio pyrotechnics. This must be what viewers really want, right?
Wrong. What most of Sunday night's viewers really wanted weren't ads that go whiz, bang and pop. What they preferred were ads that told a simple story with a wisp of wonder. Amid the wreckage of Sunday Night's mostly overdone ad fest, Madison Avenue must admit this, simple is hard.
"It's almost unfathomable to believe corporate sponsors paid millions of dollars to create those overall woeful ads, and then, paid even further millions to show those ads during the Super Bowl," said panelist Kitty Grubb, an attorney from Seminole, Fla.
Viewers loved the ads about heart-felt reunions. For A-B, man and horse. For Chrysler, soldier and family. Doritos finished fourth with a touching ad about a father whose daughter talks him into prancing around in a tutu for a bag of chips.
Other Super Bowl ad trends on Sunday:
Social chit-chat • A common thread ran though many of the top-scoring ads: they'd been viewed on YouTube and talked about on Facebook and Twitter for days. Increasingly, advertisers are embracing a new social media platform that demands advertisers give the goods early well before the game so that millions of folks can see them long before the clutter and confusion of The Big Game."
Ads go long • Who'd a thunk, in age of instant gratification, that two advertisers would choose to air three Super Bowl spots that are each two-minutes long? Chrysler do it twice. And Samsung jumped on the train, with a spot featuring three actors in search of the next big thing who happens to be LeBron James. (Isn't he already a big thing?)
Sex with a twist • Sexy babes sipping soda or ogling guys just don't have the Super Bowl thrill any longer. Perhaps that's why GoDaddy put super model and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue cover girl Bar Refaeli into a 30-second ad in which she French-kisses a bespectacled, chubby geek for a full 18 seconds. The close-up smackeroo was an utter turn-off for many viewers.
Results from Richter7's Ad Bowl in Salt Lake City
Most Valuable Ad • Dodge Ram Farmers
Best Low Budget Award • Doritos Fashionista Daddy
Celebrity Sack Award • Subway February
Championship Chuckle Award • Oreo Whisper
Illegal Use of $$$$ Award • Coca Cola Mirage
Creative Fumble Award • Century 21 Wedding
Should Have Punted • Go Daddy Perfect Match


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Case File: James Dupree Lewis - 4434DMPA
|The Doe Network
James Dupree Lewis
Physical Description** Listed information is from the time of dissappearance.
Clothing & Personal Items
Circumstances of Disappearance
"Squirt" Lewis was reported missing on the morning of Saturday, July 28th. 1991. Initially, his mother's boyfriend, Maurice Martin, told police that he had left the boy in the car at the local Giant food store while he ran in for groceries, but when he returned, Squirt was gone.
What investigators learned was that in the year or so that Martin had been in the families life, the little bou had been the subject of extreme and constant abuse at the hands of his mother's boyfriend. The grocery store story had been concocted to cover what had really happened.
Martin was convicted May 1992 of 3rd degree murder and received the maximum sentence; 10-20 years in the SCI at Camp Hill. Squirt's body has never been found.
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text: Back in September of 2010, I did a blog post on a few iPhone offline maps. It became actually one of my most read blog posts. I realized I have struck a nerve with many of my fellow travelers. The iPhone Maps app is great. It can direct you through a city with very little difficulty. The problem is it needs a data stream to work. But let's face it, most of us don't want to pay for international roaming so we can't use the Maps app on the iPhone. This is precisely why "offline maps" have become so popular with travelers. Continue reading


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Best Places for Military Retirement
#3 Austin-Round Rock, TX
Population: 1,659,140
Military Installation: Fort Hood
Median Home Price: $180,600
The metro area of Austin is hot these days and it's not just the weather. Austin has the reputation as a hip and quirky place, due in part to the 50,000 students at the University of Texas, located in the heart of the city. Like other Texas metros in our top ten rankings, federal pensions aren't taxed, and Austin housing has managed to remain fairly affordable. As a larger metro area, Austin offers the retiree more arts and culture, trendy restaurants and mass transit. It has a reputation as one of the most progressive cities in the U.S., with 'green' initiatives and thoughtful urban design. One drawback for the military retiree is that access to benefits and amenities such as base exchanges, commissaries and a VA medical center are all 60 miles away.
Military Retired Pay Overview
The military retirement system is arguably the best retirement deal around. Unlike most retirement plans, the Armed Forces offer a pension with benefits, that start the day you retire, no matter how old you are.
TRICARE for Retirees
So you are set to retire, but do you know what is going to happen with your health care? Can you really stand to lose your military health care benefits now that you're leaving and probably have a family to take care of?
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Helpful tools and advice for military retirees whether you're just getting started, approaching or living in retirement.
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October 10, 2011 at 17:18:55 Oct 10, 2011 @ 17:18
Show is pretty interesting at the moment. discuss
Cigarettes, Ice Cream and Figurines of the Virgin Mary http://www.last.fm/user/actsyalawlz
Don't badmind me.
I got hoez on deck niggah
All my friends are black but my wives are white
So theres aliens a demon and psycho killer?
Originally posted by Inactive UserSo theres aliens a demon and psycho killer?
By aliens do you mean the creatures in the woods? Also, I think that demon is supposed to be Satan himself. I dunno though, this season is a mess imo. Extremely difficult to follow.
All my friends are black but my wives are white
Is this a show I can start watching from the second season? From your guys posts it looks like season 1 sucked but 2 really picked up?
Websites at your price aodevelopment.co HMU
I like Polo and stuff.


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The Wilcox Corduroy Worker's Jacket features a snap and button front closure and multiple interior and exterior pockets.
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Sizes listed here in centimeters in this order: Length; Width; Shoulder Width; Sleeve Length
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Featured alum: Trevor Haley, Class of '00
Trevor Haley '00 didn't make it to the big leagues for his long ball or his gold glove in the outfield. He landed a spot with the Pittsburgh Pirates for his strong work ethic, positive attitude and keen eye for talent. As a scout, Haley has found and assessed some of the Pirates' best upcoming talent.
His road to the Major League was long, his journey tenacious and focused. With his MC degree in business administration in hand, Haley took a position as assistant coach for conference foe Franklin College while working on his master's degree in physical education in recreation at Indiana University.
He wanted to make his resume stand out to baseball clubs because he had no direct "in," so he earned a law degree at Marquette University in 2006. After years of working for low pay with a scouting bureau and sending out more than 500 applications, Haley landed an internship in player development with the Colorado Rockies.
In January 2008, he joined the Pittsburgh Pirates as an area scout, covering Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana. His first day on the job was one for the books and the future of Pirates baseball. He traveled to Vanderbilt University with his supervisor to scout the Commodores' No. 1 draft prospect, slugger Pedro Alvarez.
Pittsburgh signed Alvarez as the second pick in the 2008 draft, on a negotiated $6.4 million four-year contract.
As Haley grows as a Major League Baseball professional, he credits the people and education he received at Manchester College for helping to prepare him. He recalls his classroom learning and mentors like Professor Tim Ogden '87, who helped him develop business instincts, and baseball Coach Rick Espeset, who prompted him to a life mantra of improving every day.
"In my role as an area scout, every day is completely unique and full of decisions," says Haley. "Each decision impacts the next. There is no set schedule. There are no directives and there is no office. You are 100 percent on your own.
"The job requires you to make a call on many different fronts a day, always with imperfect information. But at the end of the day, you have to be accountable – the expert on the baseball players in your area.
"It comes down to accountability on a daily basis. Be it accountability to teammates, a curriculum, or a career — that is a virtue I first learned at the Chet."
By Chaz Bellman '13
Manchester magazine online
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When selecting a supplier, sometimes it's also what you can not see that is equally important. Quality and costs are directly affected by manufacturing. Ethernet Direct products are produced in "State of the Art" manufacturing facilities in Taiwan. These manufacturing lines (pictured here) provide our customers with products that not only exceed our spec's but also comply with the latest environmental requirements (RoHS).
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text: Now why would anyone in the world be jealous of the Dutch? Well because they are exclusively bringing home 15 (fifteen) Pon Edition 911 4S Porsches— and that luxury will not be available for the rest of the world. The first in the world to import Porsche models, way back in 1949, the Dutch will commemorate 60 years since the special moment and Porsche will craft 15 splendid cars for that reason. With a diamond-black metallic paint, a leather interior, the old 1949 Porsche badge, sports exhaust and the Porsche name etched on the engine cover, each of the Pons will be numbered. Available for prices ranging from €172,911 to €188,261 (depending on whether it's the Coupe or the Cabriolet), we'd sure love to make that tiger roar. [via WCF]


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2011 Volvo S60
Volvo. Yes, It's Cool!
The 2011 Volvo S60.
When you think Volvo, you think mainly of cars that offer safety and at times, conservative, even uninspiring styling. This typical reaction is rapidly changing, thanks to the current line-up of Volvo vehicles which are actually good looking and interesting to drive. Yet, maintaining the all-important DNA that Volvo is so well known for. The refreshed styling and active safety features are perfectly highlighted by the newly redesigned and cool-looking 2011 S60.
Even though the S60 has the unmistakable Volvo lineage look, it most definitely manages to come across fresh and current. The roofline has an elegant sweep, ending at the base of the rear window and the front fascia looks forceful and modern. Headlight treatment is styled more aggressively, and it works, blending in quite well with the overall design.
"...you are greeted with an updated interior that continues to offer the clean and crisp Scandinavian look that is reminiscent of the current Volvo interior design.."
Inside the S60, you are greeted with an updated interior that continues to offer the clean and crisp Scandinavian look that is reminiscent of the current Volvo interior design, yet updated and modern. This works well for the S60 as it gives the driver and passenger a feel of relaxation and comfort without being over the top. Front seats are superbly comfortable, offering pleasing, supple-to-the-touch leather. Dash, instrument cluster and center console are brushed metallic, giving off a modern flavor to the interior. Switchgear and controls are first rate, quite pleasing to the touch, actually. Rear seat is comfortable for two, a smidge tight for three. Navigation system is a leap forward in ease of use and on screen presentation. Trunk is deep and spacious.
Driving the S60 is a delight. There is a noticeable, yet non-intrusive exhaust tone that does give a hint of sportiness to the car, especially when you go deep with the accelerator pedal. Steering wheel feels superb; more so because of the luxurious feel of the leather used around the grip area. Acceleration is smooth and powerful, not overly so though. Cornering feels direct and quite lively; this is due in part, to the AWD system and the excellent suspension set up. Braking is good, with a linear and powerful brake pedal feedback. The smooth 6 cylinder, turbocharged engine left us pleasantly surprised, making the S60 a bit of a stealthy, dark horse sleeper when you want to impress off a stoplight. For those that are tech and safety focused, the S60 offers a host of active safety features that will make even the most timid feel safe. These include: Lane departure warning, Distance alert/Driver alert control, Collision warning and pedestrian detection, both with full auto brake, (no, we didn't ask for volunteers).
The 2011 Volvo S60: A brilliant mix of traditional Volvo DNA coupled with a striking design as well as useful modern technology.