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Coffee Connection
The Coffee Connection is your informal destination to relax, meet other Guests and enjoy coffee and snacks throughout the day. In addition to coffee selections, food is available. Breakfast options include cereals, fruits, pastries and bagels. Lunch includes cold cuts, cheeses, assorted rolls and spreads, and cookies. Sandwiches, cookies, dry cakes and fruit are available in the afternoon. Additionally, international newspapers and news magazines will be placed and displayed in the Coffee Connection whenever available.
Compass Rose
As the flagship restaurant aboard each of our ships, the wonderfully spacious Compass Rose serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and features an exceptional variety of European-inspired Continental cuisine, as well as flavorful vegetarian and kosher dishes and nutritious Canyon Ranch SpaClub® specialties. Elegantly decorated in warm golden and maroon hues, Compass Rose delights with a beautifully refined atmosphere blessed with natural light during the day. Whenever you decide to whet your appetite, your Maître D' will guide you to a quiet, romantic table for two or a festive larger table — reservations are not necessary.
La Veranda
Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, La Veranda is exceedingly popular any time of the day. Spacious and comfortably casual, La Veranda offers regional specialties that often reflect the cuisines of the countries called on, such as Grilled Lamb Chops with Spanish Sherry Sauce or pan-sautéed Mediterranean Sea Bass. Dishes are presented in a buffet style that displays the diversity of the menu. La Veranda also features an authentic pizzeria and a shaded, open-air veranda for dining al fresco.
Pool Grill
The ultimate come-as-you-are dining venue, the Pool Grill couldn't be more casual. Walk over straight from sunbathing or swimming in the pool. Drop by before or after a shore excursion. Enjoy a snack between activities. The Pool Grill is openair, yet abundantly shaded for comfortable dining. Enjoy grilled-to-order burgers, grilled seafood, sandwiches and fresh salads. Treat yourself to milk shakes, malts, and hand-dipped ice cream desserts sprinkled with all your favorite toppings.
Prime 7
A true classic in every sense, Prime 7 sets a new standard in steakhouse fare with its contemporary interpretation of an American favorite. Handsomely decorated with supple leather wing-back chairs, burnished woods and rich earth-toned fabrics, Prime 7 exudes a distinct, intimate elegance. This is glamour redefined, a luxurious setting to enjoy classic steakhouse cuisine with a modern flair.
All the traditional starters are here, including Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes, Oysters Rockefeller, and French Onion Soup Gratinée. Of course, beef is the undisputed star, as it is all USD A Prime and Dry-Aged at least 28 days to ensure the ultimate tenderness, juiciness and flavor. "Côte de Boeuf" Bone-in Rib Steak, Porterhouse Steak and succulent Filet Mignon only touch upon the selections. Mouthwatering alternatives include Colorado Double-Cut Lamb Chops and Oven-Roasted Organic Free-Range Chicken. Prime 7 is open for dinner only and reservations are required.
Setti Mari
Each evening, La Veranda transforms into Sette Mari at La Veranda, a casual, intimate dining experience. Enjoy an extensive menu of authentic antipasti and Italian specialties served á la carte and paired with fine Italian wines — complimentary of course. Delectable dishes are prepared á la minute by our talented chefs using only the freshest gourmet ingredients and served by our attentive waiters. Sette Mari at La Veranda is open for dinner only.
Signatures is one of two restaurants at sea (the other is aboard Seven Seas Voyager). Preparing authentic, decadent French cuisine is an art form and is the raison d'être of our French restaurant, Signatures. Capturing the diversity of French fare, our seasoned chefs offer an exquisite dining experience with tantalizing tastes and enticing presentation. Consequently, each and every dish served in Signatures is absolutely sublime and purely French.
Classics like Quiche au Camembert and Foie Gras Terrine with Plum Marmalade tease the palate. Main courses such as Rack of Lamb with Morel Mushrooms and Melted Potato Garnishes and Magret Duck Fillet with Raspberry Vinaigrette excite the senses, especially when perfectly paired with a delightful French vintage carefully selected by the sommelier. The experience is so authentically French that it rivals that of the finest Parisian restaurants. Open for dinner only, reservations are required for Signatures.
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Eddie Vedder Joins Bruce Springsteen + Tom Morello Onstage for AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell'
Talk about a legendary performance! Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder joined Bruce Springsteen and Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello onstage Saturday (Feb. 15) in Melbourne, Australia, for a performance of AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell.' That's a lot of iconic names in one sentence.

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Alaska sea ice increased in March 2009 to greater than 1979 levels. A colleague in Alaska sent us images from the National Snow and Ice Data Center Boulder Colorado showing more sea ice along the coast of Alaska than in 1979, and asked did we read about this in the media? We hadn't. Did you? Our colleague went on to comment: "Polar bears should have no problem at all". An archive of sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic from the 1979 to present can be accessed at: http://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index/ (Ref. climate, ocean, environment)
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Public Meetings Set To Discuss Lesser Prairie Chickens
LUBBOCK, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is hosting a series of meetings in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains regions in early March to discuss lesser prairie chicken conservation and management with landowners and others.
These meetings will be held prior and in addition to the TPWD regulatory meetings that are scheduled for later in March to discuss broader wildlife regulations proposals for the next hunting and fishing season.
"Lesser prairie chickens are a part of Texas' natural heritage, and an important component of our short and mid-grass prairie habitats," said Heather Whitlaw, TPWD wildlife biologist in Lubbock.
"However, the lesser prairie chicken is being considered for listing as a threatened species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and is thus the focus of restoration efforts in the five states where it occurs. Private landowners, biologists, and other interested parties in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, and Texas are all working toward achieving lesser prairie chicken restoration. Having a proactive approach and developing partnerships with those who own and manage private land is good natural resource management."
Without the help of private landowners to restore and improve habitats, Whitlaw said lesser prairie chickens will likely continue to decline and may eventually be listed as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act.
Lesser prairie chicken populations and range have been declining in Texas for several decades. Changes in land use in the Texas Panhandle and areas of the South Plains where lesser prairie chickens historically occurred have likely reduced the amount of habitat available to the species.
"Lesser prairie chickens need large expanses of native range and grasslands that are interspersed with certain percentages of shrubs for cover, and forbs and bare ground for insect production" said Whitlaw. "When large areas of native habitat are lost or fragmented by other land uses, the ability of the land to support healthy wildlife populations, including lesser prairie chickens, is reduced."
Private landowners and the general public are invited to the public meetings to get information and provide input on programs and incentives that are available for managing lesser prairie chickens and the habitats they rely upon. Private landowners will also be asked for their input about what they might be willing to do to help in this effort, including considering modifications to current land management practices that would improve habitat for lesser prairie chickens and other grassland-dependent species.
Many state and federal agencies have incentive programs in place to help private landowners improve and restore wildlife habitat on the properties they manage. In addition to TPWD staff, personnel from the Natural Resource Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency, Texas Cooperative Extension, and local RC&Ds will be invited to attend the public meetings to discuss programs and incentives for habitat improvement and restoration.
All meetings start at 7 p.m.
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- March 2 — Wheeler, Wheeler County, Mel's Diner.
- March 3 — McLean, Gray County, Devil's Rope Museum.
- March 8 — Muleshoe, Bailey County, 5-Area Telephone Coop Building.
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- "For one thing, the lack of common words for chemical concepts and processes, as well as the need for secrecy, led alchemists to borrow the terms and symbols of biblical and pagan mythology, astrology, kabbalah, and other mystic and esoteric fields; so that the even the plainest chemical recipe ended up reading like an abstruse magic incantation."
- —Libatius Borage, Advanced Potion-Making[src]
Kabbalah is a discipline and school of thought concerned with the mystical aspect of Rabbinic Judaism. It is a set of esoteric teachings meant to explain the relationship between an eternal and mysterious Creator and the mortal and finite universe.[1] Alchemists, because of the lack of common words for chemical processes as well as the need for secrecy, borrowed terms from Kabbalah and other esoteric fields.[2]
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Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Conversation on A9TV dated February 19th, 2013
DİDEM ÜRER: Master, according to first findings, 47 people lost their lives as the result of a Scud missile attack on the Aleppo region in the north of Syria. Dead and injured people are still being excavated from under the wrecked houses.
ADNAN OKTAR: The responsibility of that falls upon those people who do not advocate the Unity of Islam, those who try to prevent the Unity of Islam. That is all their responsibility. The reason for the cruelty in the world is because the Unity of Islam has not been established. It is because the Islamic world did not unite. An incredible cruelty, an incredible violence and an atrocious unrest wreak havoc in the whole world. Had the unity of Islam been established, the world would certainly have turned into a festive environment, a place of feast. Happiness, joy would enwrap the world in a moment's time. We will see an amazing development, an amazing Renaissance in arts, science, beauty, democracy and we will get into a completely different life.
DİDEM ÜRER: Insha'Allah Master.


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Police have closed part of Trowbridge Road in Bratton, reportedly because a grenade has been found.
The road has been closed in both directions between the Capps Lane junction and the Lower Road junction.
Police are at the scene, with explosive experts from the MOD curently en-route to assess the situation.
Chief inspector Charlie Dibble said: "We have discovered an old grenade which has been dug up in a field, and we are dealing with it in a controlled way.
"We don't know if it's live. It's very old and very rusty, and the location of it is near old military bases so it could be a practice one, or it could be a live one, but either way our colleagues in the military will deal with it."


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The Pink Runway 2013!!
The Pink Runway - LLUHS Department of Plastic Surgery
Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 12:00 PM (PDT)
Loma Linda University Health Department of Plastic Surgery
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5th Annual Breast Cancer Reconstruction Pink Runway Event!
Enjoy a night of eduction, high fashion, and the company of good friends at this event celebrating the strength and beauty of breast cancer survivors. Learn about nutrition, health, fashion, and fitness at one of our four seminars, then end the night by cheering on our very own Breast Cancer Reconstruction Patients as they walk The Pink Runway!
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The Honorable Rusty Bailey, Mayor of Riverside
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Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Conversation on A9 TV dated May 27th, 2012
ADNAN OKTAR: Look, Allah says this [to Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)], back in the world of spirits; "I will send you down to this world some 6000 years later. But you will suffer intense pain, you will endure many problems. I will send you down as the Messiah, as the Shiloh, I will send you to the world as the Mahdi. You will be instrumental in people's guidance but you will suffer a great deal, you will go through ordeals. You will have many troubles," He says. Look, Allah says; "you will suffer a great deal, do you accept this?" And he says; "O my Lord, I proudly accept it." Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will appear only after 6000 years, look he will be waiting for 6000 years and Allah makes a covenant with him 6000 years before. But that 6000 years would not even feel like 6 seconds for him. 6000 years wouldn't even be 6 seconds for him because there is no time. He will instantly be presented to this world as Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). He isn't even aware of it. Allah started to make his helpers be seen slowly, He gave them strength and means slowly by slowly.
Recently I was praying, I said; "O my Lord, make Islam prevail in the world as soon as possible." But may Allah forbid, once Islam prevails the world, the testing will come to an end. After that there will be no point in remaining on this world. That is why after Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) rules over the world, Almighty Allah says it will only be for seven to nine years. He lets him there for seven years the most or nine years and takes Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) to His Sight right after that. That is because it would be over. There will be nothing left for him to do. I mean if that's a treat, this world would not be counted as a treat; the Heaven is. That is because Bediuzzaman says; "do not be too eager to stay for long, you would thus make the angels feel revolted if you are too ambitious in that. Because this world is not a place that one could stand to remain in," he says. When compared to Heaven, this world has a very bad appearance. That is because angels want Muslims to be in the Heaven all the time, they want Muslims to live a comfortable, clean life. That is because the world is like a sewage. The environment in this world is very bad, very hard and though. Angels want them to come to the Heaven as soon as possible, by the Will of Allah. They await for them in joy. The man insistently asks to remain there. Bediuzzaman says "do not be too eager to stay". When the test ends, the world dominion would be established. That is why our brothers want the world reign. Both the good deeds and life itself would come to an end with the global reign of Islam. That is why people say; "where is Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)?" When the global reign is established, Hazrat Mahdi will die in a short while. He would die in seven to nine years after that. When the time extends, they constantly gain good deeds. The struggle in this world is a glorious one. So we shouldn't feel disturbed when it prolongs. Yet some people with weak minds say; "he is late, that means he will not appear, he will not come, so all these were in vain, they have deceived us for nothing." In the verse such people say; " What Allah and His Messenger promised us was mere delusion, " these were delusions they say. And then they look and see the global reign comes afterwards. They are humiliated. Insha'Allah. That is why we have at least ten years' time of ordeals and hardship. After that there will be the global reign. Within ten to twelve years, we will meet the Prophet Jesus Messiah (pbuh). It will happen in such a way that the free will of our minds would not be taken yet I do not know how that will happen. Allah knows the truth it will be open to people's doubts. This could be in a variety of ways. For instance people might have suspicions about some people will take Prophet Jesus (pbuh) from a mother and a father and then keep his parents secret and present him as if he has no parents. They might say "he sure has parents but they deliberately hide it so that people would think that he is the Prophet Jesus (pbuh)" that is for one And they might say this is a person with amnesia, probably he does have parents but he doesn't remember, etc. That is why they do not lose the free will of their minds. He doesn't remember anything himself. He doesn't know where he came from, he doesn't remember. But he has an amazingly strong belief, he has an astounding mind and a very beautiful conscience. Allah says; "He will teach him the Book and Wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel." Which Book is this? The Qur'an. Allah will teach him the Qur'an and the wisdom of the Qur'an, the Torah and the Gospel, so Allah will teach him the wisdom of these three Books. They constitute of wisdom from the beginning till the end, He will teach those to him with Wisdom. But in the first sight what interests us is the part we see, the formation of the system of the Mahdi. I have seen that the system of the Mahdi is proceeding immensely. It proceeds amazingly.
For instance those people who came to us from Iran were, let me say it frankly, the people in the most key positions of Iran. I mean those are the people who lead Iran from behind the scenes. For instance there is a Prime Minister in Israel but he is not the one who leads Israel, I do know that. I mean I know this from my meetings and from my contacts. He cannot decide on even the simplest matters. He has to receive news from some places, he has to receive news from some people. They take actions only after they receive those news. Just like officers. That is the same in Iran as well. Ahmadinejad cannot act according to his own mind. He has to receive some news. For instance those people I've met with, are the brain team, I mean they are among those who actually take decisions insha'Allah. These are the types of people I have met, these are my contacts insha'Allah.
We said; "The Turkish Islamic Union, the Unity of Islam is very easy." And they said;" that is right". That is actually right. We said; "It would not work if we leave freemasons out of this. It would not work if we leave the Templar Knights out of this. It wouldn't work if we leave the Jews and Christians out of this." They said ; "you are right about that as well." We need to take them in, as they are the servants of Allah. We cannot leave them aside. We have to look at them with compassion. That is what the Qur'an commands us. We are in harmony about that matter. We said; "bigotry is a grave danger. That is not the power which obstructs the Unity of Islam." They said; "that is correct as well. We are in agreement." Bigots are coward anyway. There is no need to crush their heads anyway. Through compassion, mercy and wisdom it will be solved. That is what is seen in the hadiths as well. The hadiths do not tell us to crush their heads. It says; "they will be afraid." They will be afraid like dogs. But it is said that they will be hoping for some things. It is a miracle that our Prophet the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) foretells us about that, about their lack of character. The hadiths state that they will both be cowards and they will expect some things." As you see the hadiths state their lack of character, insha'Allah.


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Some technologies work so well that they've become immortal -- not, perhaps, because they are perfect, but instead because newer technologies have not improved on their advantages enough to unseat them, even if they may make inroads.
One example of this would be NIS. Though there are a host of newer network authentication mechanisms available, NIS is still ubiquitous. Another would be IPv4. Even though IPv6 is far more extensible and modern, most of us are still working with IPv4 and will be for a long time to come.
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Then there's NFS, which is turning 30 next year. NFS's usefulness as a distributed file system has carried it from the mainframe era right through to the virtualization era, with only a few changes made in that time. The most common NFS in use today, NFSv3, is 18 years old -- and it's still widely used the world over.
It wasn't always that way. There was a long time where NFS was used solely in Unix land, serving up files to Solaris, Linux, and FreeBSD servers in various places but eschewed by many as being too old and insecure to be of much use otherwise. Even the advent of virtualization didn't immediately call on NFS for much other than a fallback option. iSCSI was on the rise, Fibre Channel was the go-to medium for providing fast network storage access, and NFS was just sort of there. But with the adoption of 10G networking and the subsequent price drops of 10G ports, NFS has seen a resurgence, specifically in the virtualization space.
Sure, there are still millions of Unix boxes using NFS, but now there are also millions of virtualized Windows servers that are running from NFS storage through the hypervisor. More and more storage vendors are recommending NFS over iSCSI for virtualization deployments for a wide variety of reasons.
For one, NFS is far less cumbersome to use and manage than iSCSI. You don't have to cut LUNs for each set of virtualization hosts (or in the case of some hypervisors, cut LUNs for each VM); instead, you can simply export a file system on a dedicated, closed storage network, and any host can play in the game. Sure, you won't have CHAP authentication, but in many cases, that's not necessary. In many data centers, authentication for iSCSI exists simply to prevent problems with hosts accessing LUNs they shouldn't while scanning.
Presenting storage through iSCSI rather than a file system places the onus of managing simultaneous host access on the hosts themselves. All locking and write management has to be handled outside the storage array, meaning you can run into problems that cause catastrophic effects when one host goes pear-shaped.
On a few occasions, I've lost an iSCSI LUN completely when a war between several ESXi hosts resulted in a horribly corrupted VMFS volume on the LUN. I had to destroy the volume and re-create it from backups. With NFS, all of the tasks at the file system layer are handled by the array itself, leading to a more cohesive environment for multiple systems to access -- as in the case of virtualization.


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Hi, I am wondering if you can help me with a project I am doing. I'm writing about a pro surfer and have some questions about surf boards.
My questions are:
1. What type of surfboards do the pros ride when surfing pipeline? (Especially during contests) I don't need all the specifics. Just a typical name to call them.
IE: Could i say he is using a "semi-gun thruster" or would no one actually say that? Originally I had him JUST riding a thruster...but that could be any board with 3 fins right?
2. Do the pros ever ride shortboards at pipe? I know Kelly does, but other than him? haha. And if so, what kind?
3. Do the pros ever do tricks out at Pipe during contests...or are the judges mostly looking for barrel rides?


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Fundamentals of Project Management Part 2 People Side
The Project Management Certificate Program is presented in two parts. Participants may attend one part at a time or both parts together. The course is designed for project managers and leaders, product development managers, engineers, marketing, operations, R&D and construction managers, functional managers, or any professional who leads projects and project teams.
Part II - The People Side (16 hours, 16 PDUs)
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- Use leadership skills and techniques.
- Create, build and lead your project teams.
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- Develop effective communication plans for both internal and external communications.
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First Statewide Conference on Invasive Plants Scheduled
AUSTIN, Texas — On Nov. 17 and 18, 2005, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin will convene the first statewide conference in Texas on non-native invasive plants as part of the Pulling Together Initiative. Conference planning is led by a coalition of interested parties who recognize the importance of creating networks of information about the potentially negative impacts of non-native invasive plant species. The coalition includes: the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Texas Forest Service, Houston Area Research Council, Texas Nursery & Landscape Association, National Biological Information Infrastructure, and the Texas Department of Agriculture.
The purpose of the Pulling Together Initiative is to: provide information about identification and management of invasive plants; establish locations for invasive plant demonstration areas; develop science-based strategies for classifying and managing invasive plants; and through this statewide conference, facilitate information sharing about non-native invasive plants.
"Invasive species can be detrimental to natural ecosystems and wreak havoc on our water resources and agricultural land in Texas, and often they are very difficult and expensive to control. This conference is the first statewide initiative of its kind and will help us share information on how to quickly detect and combat non-native species. I applaud the many agencies and organizations that have come together to examine the scope of the problem and find solutions on behalf of the State of Texas," said Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs.
"We can all help protect our native plants and healthy habitats by learning more about invasive plants," said Susan Rieff, executive director of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. "As the problem grows, so do the opportunities for people to get involved in the detection, control and eradication of invasives."
"People who care about wildlife well know the threat posed by invasive plants, and we encourage all interested parties to pull together with us on this one," said Robert L. Cook, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department executive director. "It will take a large scale effort involving broad public awareness and support to effectively combat the invasive plant problem. This conference is an outstanding way to kick-start that effort."
The conference goals are to facilitate communication among the state's stakeholders who have a vested interest in non-native invasive plants; develop a coordinated response on a statewide level; provide a venue for sharing information about prevention, early detection, control and management, restoration, and research; and to raise public awareness of the problems posed by non-native invasive plants in Texas.
The first two days of the conference are professional level meetings designed to serve scientists, land managers, state and federal agencies, local governments, and other professionals. Plenary speakers include Lori Williams, executive director, National Invasive Species Council, Department of the Interior, and James H. Miller, Research Ecologist and Team Leader, USDA Forest Service.
The third day of the conference, Nov. 19, is devoted to public awareness and educational outreach and will be open to the general public. The event will include showings of National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth: Invaders Special, expert presentations and exhibits on invasive plants, and a special appearance by "Woody the Weed".
The Texas Invasives Web site, www.texasinvasives.org, serves as the main hub for information about the conference, and the Pulling Together Initiative.
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I have said before that I am something of a geek. In addition to reading news, SEC filings and anything else I can get my hands on, I am fond of academic studies on the markets. I'm among a small group that passes these studies around like baseball cards, looking for an edge or additional tool to help us succeed. I skim a lot of them and throw them away because so much academic research is the result of a "publish or perish" mentality, which tends to produce faulty work with erroneous conclusions by authors writing for tenure and not for financial gain. A few, however, produce exploitable ideas that can make me a better investor.
I like was the work of recently deceased pioneer quantitative investor Robert Haugen. Along with Nardin Baker of Guggenheim Investments, he published a study entitled "Low Risk Stocks Outperform within All Observable Markets of the World." The paper was a follow-up to earlier work by the two that showed higher risk did not necessarily equal higher reward. This study applied the principle of buying less volatile stock to 33 different markets around the world between 1990 and 2011.
The paper flies in the face of a traditional Wall Street theory that the higher the risk, the higher the reward. Haugen and Baker say that widely held belief is the reason low-volatility stocks outperform their high-flying, riskier brethren. Money managers are taught efficient market theories and the capital asset pricing model in school and, as a result, tend to embrace higher-risk stocks to chase higher returns. Most managers tend to favor stocks with the most analyst coverage and media attention, and these are the most volatile issues on the stock market. According to the study, it is exactly the wrong way to approach portfolio management.
This is a potentially important study with amazing implications, so I ran some numbers and set up a screen for the most- and least-volatile stocks on the S&P 500 to see if I could draw my own conclusions. I am not a grand mathematician or statistical genius, so I drew my screens using simple measures like beta and monthly volatility, which are easy to find and calculate.
The riskiest stocks in the index to be avoided, according to the study, include some current darlings of traders and investors alike. Netflix (NFLX) has taken shareholders on a wild ride over the past year and is one of the most volatile stocks in the index. Investors have made good money in Tesoro (TSO) over the past few years, but this study suggests it is too risky to own for the long-term investor. Fossil (FOSL) has recovered some from its earnings-related price dump earlier this year, but the shares are still on the too-volatile-to-own list. I was disappointed to see that Micron Technology (MU), one of my holdings, made the list of no-no stocks.
On the other end of the spectrum, the lowest-volatility names in the index produced stocks that you do not hear discussed much on TV. The list contains all the typical lower-risk consumer-products companies, like Procter & Gamble (PG), Heinz (HNZ) and Kellogg (K). Drug companies such as Bristol-Meyers (BMY) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) also made the list of low-volatility, under-owned issues that should outperform their more popular brethren in the index. Tobacco may not be a popular industry, but Reynolds American (RAI) and Altria (MO) are on the list of potential lower-risk winners. One real bonus to this approach to viewing the markets is that all the low-volatility stocks tend to pay relatively high dividend yields.
The research by Haugen and Baker ties in nicely with one of my favorite questions for investors and traders: Why are you doing what every else is and expecting better results? Traders flock to stock like Apple (AAPL), with almost three times the market's volatility. Now that the stock has risen sharply, Bank of America (BAC) has become a market favorite, despite the fact that volatility is actually greater than the index by a factor of more than three. Market participants tend to focus on the same sectors and subsets, with higher volatility and lower returns as a result. The evidence suggests that the opposite approach would be less popular but more profitable.
On Friday, I'll take the paper's conclusions and combine them with my own valuation tools to see if I can produce a winning approach to buying low-risk stocks.


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Still a few tickets left for CARAVAN
The legendary CARAVAN are in Whitstable for an exclusive, one-off show at The East Quay on Saturday November 23rd…..and there are a few tickets left.
Formed in the late 60s, Caravan were the leading lights of our very own Canterbury Scene. They quickly achieved cult status and still have a huge and loyal international following. Described by NME as the creators of 'Superior pop music, full of taste, craftsmanship and hard work', you can expect quirky jazz riddled psychedelic rock played by virtuoso musicians.
With their unique quintessentially English sound, Caravan make a very welcome return to Kent following a sold out South Bank show earlier this year.
Tickets are £17.50 and available online here or in person at Gatefield Sounds in Whitstable and in Herne Bay, and Canterbury Rock in Canterbury.
Funke and the Two Tone Baby to support Hazel
How does one man make so much lovely noise?
Be sure to arrive early for the treat that is Funke and the Two Tone Baby when he supports Hazel O'Connor on Saturday November 9th at The East Quay Whitstable. Doors open at 7.30pm.
A one-man mechanical blues band, a 'self-contained festival' and one of the 'hardest working acts' on the independent live circuit.
Creating a blues folk mix with a technological twist and having been compared to a uniquely experimental, multi-instrumental mash-up between Bob Dylan, Jack White and The Hitcher. Funke will audibly assault you and you'll be wanting more.
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We are delighted to announce Canterbury band, THE BOOT LAGOON, will be supporting Canterbury Scene legends, CARAVAN at their Whitstable gig at The East Quay on November 23rd.
With their love of old vinyl, valve amps, analogue synths and odd time signatures, The Boot Lagoon sound like nothing else coming out of their age bracket. "The Canterbury muse is singing again!" enthused Gong legend (and instigator of the psychedelic 'Canterbury scene' of yore) Daevid Allen to a BBC TV interviewer after seeing them play a festival set in the summer of 2009.
You can hear echoes of those bands like Egg, Hatfield and the North, Soft Machine and Caravan in the sound of this adventurous four-piece, but there's an urgency, intensity and just-plain-weirdness about their sound which sets them apart from mere 'progressive rock' revivalists. Their live sets can feel like being dragged by the scruff of your neck on a whirlwind tour of a mansion, each room of which was designed by M.C. Escher! But offsetting the precision and mathematical complexity of their music is an underlying soulfulness and evident sense of deep personal and collective commitment to the open-ended musical journey they are engaged in.
Doors are at 7.30 and The Boot Lagoon will be on shortly after. GET THERE EARLY.
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Hazel O'Connor The East Quay, Whitstable Saturday November 9th
…Here are some recent live reviews…………….
"The show was the highlight of The Edinburgh Festival" The Scotsman
"Five star performance" The Guardian
"Hazel O'Connor is so much more than an 80′s icon. If you ever get the chance to see her, don't think twice… just go!?" Edinburgh Telegraph
"Her voice is a female amalgam of Rod Stewart, Leonard Cohen and Tam White – with a touch of Eartha Kitt – but it remains her own, unique and unforgettable" The Scotsman
"I felt I had seen a true artist perform, which is something you can't say very often these days " East Anglian Times
"O'Connor's superb singing voice and musicianship goes far beyond the punk style with which she made her name" The Stage
"She had the audience wrapped up in her pocket, as they enthusiastically demanded an encore" The Backroom
"In my wildest dreams I could never have imagined hearing Calls The Tune and Eighth Day accompanied by a harp – but it worked… sell-out audience on their feet for three standing ovations…" Jersey Evening Post
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We cannot hear this without getting goosebumps
The HAZEL O'CONNOR "Greatest Hits Tour" comes to The East Quay, Whitstable on Saturday November 9th.
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…….of what we can expect from the wonderful Mr GLENN TILBROOK at The East Quay, Whitstable on Friday November 8th
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He had a CT yesterday because he is becoming jaundiced again and the liver enzymes are out of whack. The results are that the tumor in his common bile duct is growing around the stent and it has only been in place about 4 weeks. How fast does this stuff grow??? His bilirubin is climbing but no itching yet. He broke down yesterday and it was horrible to see him cry. I can't seem to get his spirits up and he has basically given up and the Dr. is telling me (not him) that she thinks he only has 1-2 months left because of how fast this is progressing. They have him on the duragesic patch and dilauded for pain and his blood pressure is slowly going down. He was only diagnosed about 4 weeks ago so it's like we are still in shock. I wish I knew how to make him feel better because he doesn't have a postive attitude and I think it is making everything worse. Any suggestions????? Love and prayers to you all!!!!


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PLANS to build more than 200 new houses around the edge of Malvern have just been unveiled.
Plans to build 110 homes on former allotments off Lower Howsell Road, owned by the Madresfield Estate, were introduced to the public at an exhibition at Malvern Cricket Club last Friday.
Four days later, a scheme for 41 new houses on a field off Broadlands Drive was unveiled at another exhibition, this time at Northleigh School.
And Worcestershire County Council has just applied for planning permission to build up to 59 new homes on land bordering Mayfield Road and Townsend Way.
Since the South Worcestershire Development Plan (SWDP), which provides a blueprint for development in the area until 2030, has not yet been completed, and Malvern Hills District Council cannot demonstrate a five-year land supply, national guidelines say housing developments deemed "sustainable" should be approved.
Cllr Julian Roskams of Malvern Hills' independent group said: "Developers are submitting plans like these as a direct result of the council not having a local plan and a five-year housing list, as we've been warning for several years."
Tuesday night's exhibition was held by planning consultants Frampton on behalf of BDM Developments, and attracted about 100 residents.
Traffic in already-congested residential roads was one of the main worries, along with the impact on infrastructure including drainage and sewers. David Baker of Broadlands Drive said: "I'm astounded by the number of houses they're planning. I CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 thought it would be five or so, but this is just too many.
"The roads are congested enough already, and my concern is that emergency vehicles won't be able to get up there."
Stephen McCarthy, also of Broadlands Drive, said: "They've just built 750 houses on North Site, so why do they need more?
"Also there's wildlife in that field, including bats. People walking their dogs there in the evenings see them flying around."
Andrew Massey of Cowleigh Bank said: "It's going to cause havoc on the roads. There will be two cars per house minimum and the roads are already seriously congested."
Paula Tompkins of Broadlands Drive said: "I just think this plan is awful. I don't have reservations about it, I just completely object. This field is green space and should remain that way."
And Alan Brewer of Cowleigh Bank said: "There should not be piecemeal development like this, because the proper infrastructure is never provided. If we must have housing developments, big developments like Warndon Villages, where roads, sewage, schools and so on are all part of it, are better."
Louise Steele of Frampton said: "BDM is committed to engaging with the local community . We are keen to work with the local community to progress a high quality scheme which will positively contribute to the area and increase the local housing choice."
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HOUSTON - A mother was killed when a tree fell on her during a backyard get-together in northeast Harris County.
Her family is struggling with how to break the news to one of her children.
The accident happened on Kenswick Drive near Stagewood Drive about 8 p.m. Sunday while a family gathered in the back yard. The eight people who were there said they heard something make a sound on the other side of their fence.
Jose Mata is the son and brother of the victims.
"I just heard the commotion. That's when I ran outside and I saw what happened," he said.
The woman was Mata's 54-year-old mother. She did not survive.
The tree also hit a 12-year-old girl. She was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.
The tree also hit the home. Deputies said it fell from a wooded area outside their fence.
Mata said he kneeled next to his mother underneath the tree, trying his best to comfort her still hoping she was alive.
"I kept on telling her everything was going to fine, but I don't think she was ever conscious," he said.
As Mata plans his mother funeral, his sister is recovering in the hospital with a skull fracture. Mata said he's still trying to find the right words to tell his little sister that their mother is gone.
A local tree expert, Louis Flory, said the drought from last year is making trees this year especially brittle. He also said this year he's been called out by customers to treat twice as many trees as usual because of last year's drought.
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Former UF player arrested on pot charges
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Former Florida and NFL defensive end Jarvis Moss, back in classes at UF this semester working toward his degree, was arrested Monday for misdemeanor possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and felony tampering with evidence.
Moss was released on his own recognizance Wednesday.
Moss was stopped late Monday night for running a stop sign, but was arrested after the officer smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and then found Moss chewing something that turned out to be "large pieces of cannabis" that he was trying to swallow.
Moss is one of five former Gator players who have returned to classes this spring. The others are Matt Elam, Josh Evans, Sharrif Floyd and Jelani Jenkins.
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
Nail polish addict's must haves
1) BASE COAT - You absolutely need a good base coat. It should prevent your nails from stains (especially when wearing dark shades), fill ridges, harden and nourish nails. My favourite is Nailtek Foundation II. I never start my manicure without it.
2) TOP COAT - If you change nail polish daily (like I do), you'll need a fast drying top coat. My favourite is Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat. I add it while nail polish is still wet and it dries my nails in approximately 20 minutes.
To refresh nail polish I use Essence Maximum Wear top coat.
3) POLISH THINNER - Let's be honest. Polish will get gloopy sooner or later. Seche Restore is a perfect liquid for that kind of problems. It really restores your polish with just a few drops. I simply cannot live without it. I thin my polish, base coat and top coat with this miracle.
WARNING: This thinner contains toluene. If you want to keep your polish B3F this isn't the answer. There are other thinners that don't have toluene in them.
Which are your must haves?
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Uau,.. :)ReplyDelete
Jaz pa imam kar od Essie Fill the Gap in Good to go. Nimam pa nobenega thinnerja, pa bi prav prisel ker sem na koncu z g2g in mi naredi takooo debele nohte..
- hontapocasgreen on muaJuly 26, 2009 at 8:06 PM
I'm glad you noted that you wait 20 minutes for a fast-drying topcoat to do it's job. I think most people forget the topcoat is suppose to set before it's truly dry.ReplyDelete
My favorites are Orly Bonder basecoat, Orly Nail Armour as a ridge-filling basecoat, Orly Sec N Dry for a fast drying topcoat, Orly Glosser for a refresher, and Sally's Beauty Secrets Brand for thinner.
- nihridaJuly 26, 2009 at 8:25 PM
Pri nas lahko kupis thinner od Mavale, ampak ga je zelo malo in cena je zasoljena. Pomaga pa vseeno. :)ReplyDelete
- nihridaJuly 26, 2009 at 8:27 PM
Yep, but once it's dry it is really DRY. You're ready to go.ReplyDelete
I guess you really like Orly. :) I only have nail polish.
- MaestaJuly 27, 2009 at 7:04 PM
My must haves:ReplyDelete
- fast drying top coat - I love INM Ot The Door
- base coat - I don't have a favourite one
- glass nail file - Essie, Credo and ArtDeco are good
- a lot of nail polish :))))))
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I had Seche Vite but I found I had too much pull back from it. I know have Poshe and that works better. The problem is they both get so thick. You really have to have the thinner for them. Only their brand of thinner works with the topcoat. I don't know why. I'm also using Zoya's Ridge Filler. I've never tried NailTek. I've seen it do a nice job for making polishes matte.ReplyDelete
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I transferred from California to Texas blind. Meaning I did not come visit Texas or Angelo State before I made the choice to come here. However, it has been one of the best decisions I have made. From my dorm, meal plan, food, classes, and the people here. You get an unlimited meal plan for the same price or close to the same price as any other meal plan at another school. The options of food are endless and delicious and change everyday. The dorms are awesome and have enough space with a private bathroom. The facilities here are my favorite. The CHP is our gym and has every possible machine plus any thing else needed to workout (also an indoor running track). My classes are awesome and when you get to you major there are literally 12 people in your class and sometimes less! The teachers have been amazing so far along with the people here. They are so nice and inviting.
About to start my second semester of college at ASU and I couldn't be more excited! In the first semester I was a little nervous about College since I had never been before.Angelo State University made me feel at home.All of the professors were nice and they encouraged you to go to their office hours to talk to them about your homework. They have a math lab if you struggle in Math there are tutors to help you.They also have a writing center to help you write better by suggesting what to write and how to fix your paper to your professors liking.We have Chick Fil A, Subway, Starbucks, A barbecue place that is the bomb, a wrap and soup place and a place called Revolution Noodle.Not to mention we also have a place called On The Go where you can pick up a snack if you are in a hurry to get to class and we have the Cafe for more dining.Overall Angelo State University is a great school,plus it is cheap! I would highly recommend coming here!
When taking a certain class, there may be a class size of fifteen or there may be a class size of 95! Even though you are in a class that may have more students than your whole high school, the professors still are very engaged in their students' success. All the professors that I have had at Angelo State are very knowledgeable and have more ways than one that will help any student to better understand the material. Every university has their courses that are probably the hardest you have ever taken, but when you finally finish with that course at the end of the semester with a passing grade, you will always remember the material that you learned in that class. If you are ever concerned about your grade, your professors will do all they can to help you either pull up your average or find ways to earn extra credit. They all take pride in having a 100% passing rate at the end of the semester or year and that is what makes them so great!


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SAINT LEO, Fla. - Tereza Novotna stepped onto the campus of Saint Leo University (SLU) for the first time as a student in early August and has already left her mark on the school's record book.
The freshman on the Lions women's cross country team has the two fastest times in a 5-kilometer race in program history. She ran an 18:39 in her collegiate debut at the Early Bird Invitational at the University of Tampa on Sept. 2, besting the previous record of 19:11 set last year by teammate Andrea Maxwell.
"I was happy, but I didn't perform anything special," Novotna said. "I didn't take it like it was something special. Hopefully next race I can do better."
After her first race, Novotna, a native of Opocno, Czech Republic, was selected as the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Runner of the Week, the first SLU woman to earn the honor. The Early Bird was just a preview of what was to come.
Novotna broke her own record in the second race of the season at the University of South Florida Invitational on Sept. 9, posting an 18:06.83 and earning runner of the week honors again.
"She has more potential than she knows," said SLU coach Melissa Miller. "She has a lot of good opportunities that will open up for her if she keeps doing the best she can. What's going to take her further than her talent is her attitude. That's the key, and she has it. She has a passion for the sport."
Miller said she is very impressed with how easily Novotna has been able to adjust to moving to a new country.
"In the back of my mind I thought she was going to have to adapt to the culture for a year, but she hasn't had that transition," Miller said. "She's already adapted."
Novotna didn't have a lot of negative culture shock coming to Florida, but she did say there are a lot of differences from her homeland.
"Here everyone is more friendly and they want to get to know you," Novotna said. "The other thing is the heat is much more here, but in a good way. I like the weather. In the Czech Republic right now you can't run in shorts because it's too cold."
Novotna started running around age 6 in a sport called orienteering, which involves going through forested areas with a compass and map. Participants have to find checkpoints that are not in a straight line. Courses can range from 3-9 kilometers and the fastest participant wins.
"It's a completely different sport," Novotna said. "You start and finish alone. Plus you have to focus on the course and follow the compass, so you have to be prepared physically and mentally and have good map technique."
Novotna said running cross country is much easier for her because she can "just run." While the mental burden associated with orienteering is absent at SLU, she still had to learn how to pace herself on a 5K course.
In fact, the distance was completely foreign to Novotna as she approached the starting line at her first collegiate race.
"I wanted to perform well and stay with the leading group," Novotna said. "I just ran, and that was the first time I've run a 5K ever. We did different distances in training.
"During the run I was hurting because I'd never run that exact distance before. I was wondering what distance I chose," Novotna said with a laugh.
Miller said Novotna has also shown leadership as well as low times.
"I've noticed she encourages everyone," Miller said. "She asks how you're doing and are you OK today. It's a good chemistry on the team, and Tereza contributes to that. She's a very special person."
Novotna is currently the No. 1 individual runner in the South Region and fifth nationally in Division II. SLU is also rising up the rankings, coming in at No. 9 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association South Region, the highest rating in program history.
The next challenge for Novotna and the Lions is the SSC meet in Fort Lauderdale on Oct. 22, followed by the South Region in Tampa on Nov. 5.
To qualify for nationals, which is in Spokane, Wash. on Nov. 19, Novotna will need to finish in the top two in regionals.
"I'd love to go to nationals," Novotna said. "That's the main goal, and I think it is possible because of my coach. She's the reason I chose this school."
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In Remembrance of SP4 James E Berry
6 May 2010 — Monticello, IN
SP4 James Berry was assigned to 3rd Platoon Bravo Company 2nd Battalion 27 Infantry Regiment Wolfhounds 25th Infantry Division Cu Chi Vietnam. SP4 Berry started his tour in Vietnam on April 20, 1968 and was killed on January 9, 1969. Bravo Company was assigned to pull security on top of Nui Ba Den (Black Virgin Mountain) north of Tay Ninh. There were several Signal Units setup on the very top of the mountain with a bunkline surrounding the area for security. We reconned by fire down the mountain, periodically, all night long, with small arms and munitions such as various types of grenades just to assure that the enemy wouldn't try to approach and over-run us. Charlie owned the mountain, our job was to keep him away from the top. I was in the bunker with Berry and Polk. Berry had just come in the bunker to wake Polk up for his turn at guard duty and had went back out of the bunker. Polk got up and went out. All of a sudden I heard some one yell Gooks!!! Gooks!!!! and a lot of firing. At the same time I heard Berry yell, "Polk !!, Don't shoot, it's me!!" from out in front of the bunker. I ran out and jumped on top of the bunker to see Polk now shooting down over the mountain with the M60 machine gun. At that time, I was struck in the face with shrapnel and was knocked off the bunker. It appeared Berry had went out front to relieve himself when Polk saw the shadow and started firing. The medic came running down in his bare feet to tend to Berry. He had several wounds in his chest and was bleeding badly. They called in a dust-off and that is the last we saw of SP4 Berry. Doc then came in the bunker to see how badly I was hit because I had blood was all over my face. Turned out I took a piece of shrapnel in the upper lip and chipped a tooth, no big deal. The military listed it as a misadventure. This incident as remembered and told to me by one of his un-named fellow platoon members. Rest in peace, Wolfhound, and you will never be forgotten. Posted and shared here by Gerald Maddock 2nd Platoon 2/27 Wolfhounds


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Beethoven has been kidnapped AGAIN!!! He is being kept in one of six rooms and his wig is being kept in another. Above each room is a letter. The letters are: Q, V, W, Z, K, and X. Use the clues below to match each letter with its door, find the room where Beethoven is being kept, and find the room where his wig is.
1. The letter K is above the second room.
2. Beethoven's Wig is not in the fifth room.
3. The letter X is either above room three or room six.
4. The letter X and the letter V are to the left of Beethoven's Wig.
5. The letter K is to the left of Beethoven.
6. Beethoven is to the left of the room with the letter Q above it.
7. The letter Z is NOT above one of the first three rooms, the letter Z is to the right of the letter W.
8. The letter Q is above the wig.
9. The letter V is either the first or the last.
10. Beethoven is NOT right beside the wig, he is also NOT in the room with the letter W.
AnswerBeethoven is in the third room.
Beethoven's Wig is in the sixth room.
V is above the first room, K above the second, X above the third, W above the fourth, Z above the fifth, and Q above the sixth.
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Talk about stage fright! The Gosselin twin girls may be all grown up, but they clammed out during a recent appearance on NBC's The Today Show. I just keep thinking that Kate dragged them onto the show and, being typical teenagers, they totally refused to cooperate. But Kate Gosselin says the now 13-year old Cara and Mady are just shy.


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Report highlights a five-point action plan to achieve green schools
WASHINGTON D.C. -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) today unveiled Local Leaders in Sustainability: A Special Report from Sundance, which outlines a five-point national plan that mayors and local leaders can use as a framework to develop and implement green schools initiatives.
"This report should serve as a guidepost for many communities throughout the country that are looking for ways to implement green initiatives but fear the expense involved," says AIA president Clark Manus, FAIA. "In reality, the average school is 42 years old, and energy inefficiencies cost it approximately $100,000 a year, money that could be better spent on teachers, education materials, books or computers."
The steps outlined in the five-point plan include tangible action steps and are based on the conversations that took place at Sundance and successful green schools initiatives from across the United States and include:
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The report also provides a comprehensive review of the benefits of green schools; a summary of local, state and federal policy solutions; leadership profiles of green school advocates; and case studies from both large cities and small communities. Together, these resources serve as a roadmap on the journey to green schools.
This special report stems from outcomes at the Greening of America's Schools Summit, which took place November 2010 at the Redford Conference Center at Sundance, Utah. USGBC and its Center for Green Schools; the Redford Center, founded by Robert Redford; and ICLEI - Local Governements for Sustainability USA, collaborated to host the Greening of America's School Summit, which brought U.S. mayors and superintendents from cities across the country, along with leaders in green design, education, arts and green school advocacy to take part in an intimate discussion on the importance of greening school districts.
"Through the greening of America's schools, we have the chance to improve the health and education of our children, inspire future leaders and create a stronger America," says Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO and Founding Chair, USGBC. "Sundance was just the beginning. This comprehensive blueprint provides local policy makers and community members ways in which they too can accelerate green schools in their areas."
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VOTE HERE!: Alumni Association Elections Open
7 October 2011 • Alumni Event
"The Alumni Association of St. Vladimir's Theological Seminary is announcing the opening of elections to the Alumni Board," says our Director of Alumni Relations and Recruitment, Protodeacon Joseph Matusiak. "All SVOTS Alumni are encouraged to participate in the election of three new board members."
"The Alumni Board," expalins PDn. Joseph, "is made up of nine members, and reserves seats for the Serbian Orthodox Church, Antiochian Orthodox Church, Oriental Churches, Orthodox Church in America, and the Greek Orthodox Church, and for representation by women, with the remaining seats being 'at-large' members. This is an attempt to keep each group that comprises our alumni represented.
"The Alumni Board has been without a representative from the Serbian Orthodox Church for two years," he continues. "This year we received only one nomination from the Serbian Orthodox Church, who is Fr. Christopher Rocknage. Therefore, because the 'Serbian' seat is open and there is no opposition, Fr. Christopher Rocknage is not part of this year's ballot but is therefore elected to the Alumni Board."
PDn. Joseph lists the other candidates for office as:
- Dena Fokas Moses (GOA)—SVOTS 2005; worked for Parliament of World Religions; The Algeron Sydney Sullivan Foundation; The Fund for Theological Education. Married with one child. Currently lives in Memphis, Tennessee.
- Patricia Schellbach (OCA)—SVOTS 1996; works for Cleveland City Schools as a School Psychologist, received Doctorate in Education in May 2011. Currently lives in Cleveland, Ohio with husband, Fr. Paul Schellbach.
- Fr. Nathan Preston (OCA)—SVOTS 2007; Rector of St Nicholas Albanian Orthodox Church, Queens, New York. Currently lives in Queens, New York.
- Kh. Stefanie Yazge (AOC)—SVOTS 1986; worked for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Terre Haute, Indiana as Assistant Professor in Theology Department; Currently teaches part-time at Seton Hill University. Is a published author for the series "Encountering Women of Faith." Married to Fr. Anthony Yazge (SVOTS 1988).
- Fr. John Stefero (OCA)—SVOTS 1969; worked as a US Air Force Chaplain. Currently retired living in Georgia with wife Denise.
- Fr. Angelo Artemas (GOA)—SVOTS 1989; Rector St. Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church, Glenview, Illinois. Currently lives in Glenview, Illinois.
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Proposition C imposes term limits on the city's top legal counsel, reduces the salary and establishes an independent Office of Legislative Counsel. The change effectively allows the City Council to turn to its own separate legal department when it perceives a conflict-of-interest in the city attorney's advice.
Backed by wealthy landowner Earl Jentz, the measure's supporters laid out a litany of concerns about City Attorney Glen Googins' power, including his role overseeing the Ethics Commission, a board that rules on complaints about the ethical behavior of city officials.
Supporters also cited instances when Googins, a Republican, has advised council members to recuse themselves from key votes, angering the Democratic voting bloc.
"There are some inherent conflicts with respect to the fact that we now have a publicly elected city attorney, and in essence, one more politician up here on the dais," Councilman Steve Castaneda said.
The measure reduces the elected city attorney's annual base salary from $208,000 to $178,789 a year, a pay cut that wouldn't affect Googins until his next term. It also imposes the same soft term limits the council members abide by. An elected official can serve two four-year terms, leave for a period of 12 months and then run for office again.
"The voters were given a choice and they passed the measure," said Jentz, who declined to elaborate on the virtues of initiative.
In 2008, 59 percent of Chula Vista voters cast ballots in favor of having an elected city attorney, instead of an attorney appointed by the council. Jentz, 69, provided most of the funding for that initiative, and he and his wife each spent about $50,000 on Googins' opponent in the 2010 city attorney's race, through independent expenditures.
John Moot, a former councilman, close friend of Googins and adamant critic of Proposition C, said he's concerned that the new salary makes the position not as attractive to top attorneys and Googins.
"The results are certainly disappointing considering the amount of litigation Mr. Jentz has brought against the city," Moot added. "His motivation for reducing the independence of the city attorney's office is frightening."
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ok I started trying to use airodump, but I cant seem to get off the ground. Essentially all the commands I try to run say i need to enable a device. I tried to do that... I think. Here's what it said:
root@bt:~# airodump-ng wlan0
ioctl(SIOCSIWMODE) failed: Device or resource busy
ARP linktype is set to 1 (Ethernet) - expected ARPHRD_IEEE80211,
ARPHRD_IEEE80211_FULL or ARPHRD_IEEE80211_PRISM instead. Make
sure RFMON is enabled: run 'airmon-ng start wlan0 <#>'
Sysfs injection support was not found either.
I used iwconfig to pick that wlan0 idk if that right
ok so again my post may have been a little premature, but wlan0 is definitely my wireless adapter. I found out you can use airmon to find this out.... right? Anyways after I ran kismet i ended up running iwconfig again well after i did that this other device magically appeared- wlan0mon. Evidently well you run kismet it puts your adapter into monitor mode at least thats what i read. Anyhow i entered wlan0mon into airodump as my wireless device and it seems to be working
try to put your wireless card in monitor mode using thses command :
ifconfig wlan0 up
airmon-ng start wlan0
this should return a result like this
PID Name
925 avahi-daemon
926 avahi-daemon
1086 NetworkManager
1281 wpa_supplicant
1856 dhclient
Process with PID 1856 (dhclient) is running on interface wlan0
Interface Chipset Driver
wlan0 Ralink 2573 USB rt73usb - [phy0]
(monitor mode enabled on mon0)
mon0 Ralink 2573 USB rt73usb - [phy0]
note that in this case the name of the monitor mode enabled wireless card is mon0 (monitor mode enabled on mon1)
than try airodump-ng mon0 (in my case)
should start a new interface called mon0, which is to be used for monitoring. If you read the output of the command, you would probably have noticed this. Try using that interface with airodump. Also next time you have a question, try searching the forum, man pages, or wiki before asking a question. I'm pretty sure this question has been answered in about a thousand other places.Code:airmon-ng start wlan0
I think it has to do with your card not being in ,,monitor mode,,. You have to get your card working in ,,monitor mode,, either by running command ,,airmon-ng start wlan0,, (this should sound familiar to you, see your post :-) ) or ,,iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor,, .
Then check ,,iwconfig,, see what wifi interface is in monitor mode (if using ,,airmon-ng,, it may show you ,,mon0,, in monitor mode while wlan0 still in managed mode.)
then just run airodump again exactly as you tried.
added: note that some of the wifi card can't run in monitor mode.
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