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Mary is certain that her parents are giving her new shoes for Christmas, but the Depression has hit her Saskatchewan farming family hard. Mary tries to hide her disappointment when she receives a crude homemade doll instead. She ends up liking the doll much more than she expects, but the doll fuels the rivalry between Mary and her older sister, Judith. Then, when the doll disappears a few weeks later during a snowstorm, Mary and Judith's relationship changes once again. January 20, 2006. Canadian Review of Materials discusses UaLS's place in the school curriculum:"...The book does provide an authentic look at the effects of the Depression on a prairie farm family in Saskatchewan, and for this reason it is a useful novel for teaching about this period in Canadian history... Recommended." Elizabeth Fresse at www.BarnesandNoble.com: "... useful for a unit about the Depression and how people lived during that time...also great for talking about family relationships." Award: Listed among the five winners of the 2006 Family Friendly Book Awards at the Christian Book Fair International. "Given in recognition of remarkably refreshing books" that, in the words of the founder, Rev. C. Paschal Eze, "bring Christian moral values to the fore while helping to promote reading as a tool for family bonding, relaxation and individual mental and spiritual development."
Abandoned by her father during the Depression, eleven-year-old Elsie lives in the garage behind her old house with her mother, grandmother Nan and out-of-work uncle. Elsie's friend Scoop accompanies her as she searches for her father in the city, encountering unfriendly hobos, food lines and shantytowns. After both her uncle and her mother disappear on mysterious errands, Elsie and Scoop eventually discover them competing in a dance marathon. Persuading them to abandon the contest, Elsie and Scoop lead the exhausted dancers home, where Nan has news of Elsie's father and his impending return to the family.
In The White Horse Talisman, Chantel, Adam, Holly and Owen must help Equus, the great white horse, find his mate and foal and regain his magical talisman. But as the horse rises, so does the dragon. The age-old battle between good and evil threatens the bond between Chantel and Adam and endangers the quest. This is fantasy as its best, a story that raises hairs on the back of the neck and sends satisfying chills up and down the spine, a story that, while clearly drawn from the rich world of make believe, feels truer than true. The White Horse Talisman is the first of four books in The Summer of Magic Quartet. Book two is Dance of the Stones. Book three is Heart of the Hill. Book four is Behind the Sorcerer's Cloak.
Unlike his perfect older sister, Jenna, Conner hates his piano lessons and gets bad grades in math. He's really good at bike tricks and he loves animals, but his parents have a no-pets rule and they don't take his bike-riding seriously. When the local animal shelter gets overcrowded, everybody in Conner's pet club agrees to take in a foster pet. Conner has to hide his rat, Oscar, from his family, who would never believe that Oscar is smart and cute and pretty lovable. Or would they?
Princess Jill excels at jousting, fencing, skating and long-distance spitting. Her brother, King Jack, loves baking and spending time with Little Bo Peep and her sheep. So what's a princess to do when she receives a mysterious letter from the land of Grimm? Take up ballroom dancing? Not Princess Jill. All alone, with only her wits to guide her, Jill sets off to rescue the citizens of Grimm. Along the way she makes many odd new friends and discovers the value of listening to your mother.
It's summertime and hoops season is over, but that doesn't keep Nick and Kia off the court. One very hot day they head to the rec center for a swim but end up on the outdoor courts that are usually dominated by older players. Their enjoyment of the court is short-lived, however, when three teens show up and kick the kids and their ball off the court. Nick and Kia don't take well to being bullied, but there's nothing they can do about it. At least not until they run into Jerome "Junk Yard Dog" Williams at a mall promotional event, and Kia enlists the NBA star's help in proving that she and Nick do indeed belong on the same court as the older players. Eric Walters has teamed up with NBA fan-favorite and former Toronto Raptor and current New York Knick Jerome "Junk Yard Dog" Williams for the eighth installment of this best-selling basketball series. Jerome's royalties will help support the JYD Project, which is run by his brother, Johnnie Williams. The JYD Project's goal is to reach more than half a million Canadian and American students over a five-year period with their inspirational message.
Eleven-year-old Bree is happiest when she's climbing the trees at Cedar Grove, her urban townhouse complex. She's the best climber around, even better than an older boy, Tyler, who drives her crazy with his competitiveness. When Ethan, a younger boy, falls from a tree and hurts his elbow, the neighborhood council bans all tree-climbing in Cedar Grove. If Bree chooses to ignore the bylaw, her family could be kicked out of their home, so she vows to change the rule instead. After giving a presentation to the Neighborhood Council, she realizes this is not a battle she can win on her own, but rallying the Cedar Grove troops is more difficult than she imagined.


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RAMSBOTTOM United are celebrating their biggest result in their history after a thumping of Winsford United saw them crowned as North West Counties League Premier Division champions this afternoon.
The Rams, who knew that a win would see them crowned and promoted into the Evo-Stik League First Division North for their first time in their history, flew out of the blocks in front of a bumper crowd of 546 at the Riverside Stadium.
And any nerves were soon forgotten as they went 2-0 up inside the first five minutes thanks to goals from Lee Gaskell and Grant Spencer.
Ian Flannery put them into dreamland with a third goal on 18 minutes before Winsford pulled a goal back on 35 minutes.
But it was 4-1 at the break thanks to Jon Robinson - and when he scored his second and Rammy's fifth three minutes into the second period it was as good as game over despite a consolation for Winsford.

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I just turned 78, and my husband of 56 years is 82. Old age isn't for sissies. In fact, it sucks. Say this out loud, and someone will reply sweetly: "But it's better than the alternative."
This oft-repeated piece of wisdom is attributed to Deep Throat in the 1976 movie All the President's Men. Surely it's older than that. Money has always been a prime mover in man's machinations.
Back in June, I wrote a column explaining why life is better today than ever before. I provided facts and figures, suggested a book called "The Rational Optimist" by Matt Ridely, and even quoted Adam Smith who believed that international trade (globalization) promoted benevolence and, thus, a healthier society.
"And now ... (long dramatic pause) .., for the rest of the story."
Humankind is a strangely conflicted species. We are saints and sinners, killers and healers, rational and emotional. We love and we hate without really understanding why.
Everybody has opinions. Some opinions are just that: opinion. Others go deeper. They become convictions, part of a personal belief system that resists change regardless of fact or circumstance.
Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) was beloved by opera fans the world over. Even today many believe he was the greatest tenor who ever lived.
One night, Caruso paused dramatically during one of his arias, turned his back on the audience, (something no performer is supposed to do) strode up stage, then turned with a flourish and continued singing.
I have always believed that mankind is destined for the stars. Even as I write this I am trying to figure it out. Our technology seems to be on an ever-accelerating curve. Toward what?
One of the joys of having a youngster in the house is the excuse to check out the young adult section in the library or bookstore. One of my granddaughter's favorite authors is Lemony Snicket who writes "A Series of Unfortunate Events."
When was the last time you heard someone long for the past, for the good old days when life was simple and people were nicer? When did you last hear someone lament the loss of the individualism and self-sufficiency our ancestors enjoyed?
I suppose I should write a column about the Gulf oil spill. Everyone else has, but what is there left to say? Like so many other issues, opinions are divided into opposing camps: "See, I told you so" vs. "Drill baby, drill."
Folks around here had their five minutes of national exposure the last week when a tea party member in the 9th House District had his say on NPR: "We're going to get rid of Obama. We're going to get rid of all the Democrats and all the moderate Republicans, and we're going to return this country to its conservative heritage."
Humanity is in for a rough ride in the coming years.
Diogenes is not exactly a household name, but my granddaughter learned about him in elementary school from one of those easy-to-read books designed to engage second- and third-graders.
All the nastiness and negativity going around these days is contagious. Listen to it long enough and you'll find yourself slipping into a real funk. So let me tell you about some positive things that have happened recently.
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A young mother (Williams) lives on a London council estate with her bomb-squad husband and young son. She begins an affair with newspaper journalist Jasper (McGregor), but her life changes forever when a terrorist attack hits an Arsenal match.
The book on which this is based was published the day of the 7/7 attacks on London. Ordinarily that might be of little more than trivial interest, but given that the book centres around a massive and devastating terrorist attack in the British capital, it's unfortunately on the nose. The terrifyingly familiar premise, then, sets up an indie drama that touches on the big issues — before bottling it in a trite finish.
Living on a council estate and married to a distant man, our heroine is an unnamed wife and mother played by Michelle Williams, with a convincing accent but perhaps too much poise for a self-confessed ignoramus. Her only solace is her four year-old son (Sidney Johnston). Williams' heartfelt narration about her love for him strikes a foreboding note that's maintained until the fateful attack scene.
While Williams made an excellent middle-class Brit in Me Without You, she doesn't quite nail the persona of a "pikey" (she suggests Googling it, presumably for the US market). She's never looked more beautiful, despite wolfing down endless fish and chips, and her narration shows a literary intelligence not reflected in either her circumstances or story. That said, she's a good actress, and if she does not entirely convince, she does at least involve you in her plight. There's a welcome lightness, too, when she's chatted up by journo Jasper (Ewan McGregor, in aggressively charming form), and pathos when she tries to track down the family of a suicide bomber in a subplot that's never quite developed.
Elsewhere, an avuncular Matthew Macfadyen veers between attractive and repulsive as the anti-terrorism head who tries to comfort our heroine. He and Jasper provide both love interest and broad platforms for comment on our response to terrorism, but it's Williams' character who makes it personal, penning a letter to Osama Bin Laden as therapy. This becomes all too saccharine in the film's final frames, alas, leaving us with why-can't-we-all-get-along? Truism rather than real insight.
Incendiary's novelistic tone, uneven mood and inauthentic leading lady detract from the drama, but this is still a valiant effort to deal with a hot-button topic.
Its an atmospheric drama and a strong turn from Williams, but doesnt tell us anything about ourselves or the terrorists that we didnt already know.


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NEW YORK -- CNNMoney reported this week that the nation's biggest banks cut their collective small business lending balance by another $1 billion in November. The drop marked the seventh straight month of declines.
According to the report, 22 banks that got the most help from the U.S. Treasury's bailout programs have cut their small business loan balances $12.5 billion since April. The banks' total lending has fallen 4.6 percent in that seven-month period, to $256.8 billion.
"As Wall Street megabanks return to health -- and celebrate with lavish bonuses -- President Obama and his administration have been pushing financiers to help spur a main street recovery. Small business owners are still reporting difficulty finding banks willing to extend the credit they need to launch, run and grow their ventures," said CNNMoney.
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New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Delhi court which Tuesday convicted four men in the Dec 16, 2012 gang rape case said the destruction of evidence by them showed an "illegal agreement" between them and they knew what they were doing.
Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna said: "The acts of abducting the victims, robbing, causing injuries and the act of some of the accused in pinning the complainant down while other took their turn in committing rape/unnatural sex and while one of them continued driving the bus, and lastly throwing them (woman and her friend) out of the moving bus, sharing the booty, destroying evidence thoroughly showed an illegal agreement between them to commit such illegal acts and they had knowledge of the same."
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Vincent Valdez has only had one job in the "real world."
As a teen, the artist briefly worked at a theater concession stand, serving up nachos and popcorn for minimum wage.
"By the end of the first month, I convinced the managers they needed to let me just stay on the payroll and paint murals in the lobbies and they went for it," laughs Valdez.
Other than that, the artist — known internationally for his epic paintings and exquisitely detailed drawings of boxers and soldiers — has chiefly made a living with his art.
"It's the only thing I've ever wanted to do, and I've always found a way to make it happen," Valdez says.
When he needed health care and didn't have cash on hand, Valdez bartered.
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"This whole thing of making work has been the entire reason and the only way I've ever existed," he says.
Along the way, the San Antonio native, who graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2000, has done some teaching, "but I've always done it on a very limited basis where it didn't cut into my studio time," says Valdez, currently working on a series of drawings and paintings for an upcoming solo exhibit at the McNay Art Museum.
That may soon change.
Now 34 and engaged to be married, Valdez is considering the possibility of a full-time position at an arts institution.
"I'm starting to think about security," he says. "I think it's normal at this age."
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- Have you ever thought about all the contents of your home – all the big purchases you've made over the years?
- Do you know when the warranty will expire on that big screen TV – was it 9 months ago when you bought it, or is it already out of warranty?
- Have you ever wanted to start keeping track of your growing home library?
- Do you know how many books, CDs and DVDs you own?
- When you're at the shops, do you wonder whether to buy that classic movie on DVD, thinking, "didn't I buy this a few years ago?"
Our web site, www.myhomecontents.com.au, has been built with just one simple purpose – to help you keep track of your home contents. It's in "beta" status at the moment, so I'm keen to get as many people as possible to try it out to flesh out any bugs.
When you visit the site, you'll be invited to create your free account: After logging in, you'll see a summary of your home contents (or, at least, you will once you enter the information):
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(July 31) -- A two-day strike by unionized immigration officials working for the U.K. Border Agency is still on, and will begin on 5 August, as previously reported. However, officials maintain that it will cause little to no disruption for cruise holidaymakers flying into or sailing out of the U.K.
A spokesperson for U.K. Border Control, which is responsible for immigration and security at cruise ports and airports, says, "Talks will be ongoing until the day of the strike ... and we do not envisage any significant impact at border control. Travellers should not experience delays and security will be maintained.
"This action will only involve a minority of our staff. We are therefore confident that normal service will be maintained."
A spokesperson for the union in question -- Public and Commercial Services (PCS), members of which are employed at the ports of Dover and Southampton, as well as area airports -- confirms that discussions are still ongoing and tells us more information should be available Monday.
The port of Southampton did not have additional comment and referred Cruise Critic to U.K. Border Control for information. The port of Dover did not respond by press time.
We'll keep you posted.
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Robbie Deans will be observing the unfolding injury crisis in the British and Irish Lions camp with a small but knowing smile.
After enduring a run of injuries without precedent last year and this year working around the loss of David Pocock, George Smith, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Sitaleki Timani and Scott Higginbotham, Deans knows exactly the content and tone of conversations taking place among Warren Gatland's coaching staff late into the night as they run the ever-changing permutations on which players they can call up, from where.
Three mayday calls were sent out within a 12-hour period after the Lions' 47-17 rout of the Waratahs on Saturday, the latest of which will see a man who played his last Test two years ago swap the commentary box for a jersey against the Brumbies on Tuesday.
"We know he's training and fit and I'm sure he'll come in and do the jersey proud and do himself proud," Gatland said of draftee Shane Williams, the Welsh former world player of the year who has been playing in Japan since retiring from Test rugby in 2011.
"We just said we needed him for one game. He was already halfway here. Part of the reasoning behind that was he is still playing. He was in Japan at the time and we were thinking about the travel with getting players here."
After bracing to lose key centre Jamie Roberts with a hamstring injury incurred against the Waratahs, and with at least three other back-line players – Manu Tuilagi (shoulder), George North (hamstring) and Tommy Bowe (hand) – under a cloud, the Lions are desperate to protect their remaining, able-bodied options leading into the first Test against the Wallabies in Brisbane this weekend.
Hence the call to Williams on Sunday, which followed confirmation that young England winger Christian Wade and centre Brad Barritt would not only join the squad but be parachuted into the starting line-up alongside another replacement, centre Billy Twelvetrees, to play the Brumbies in Canberra a day after reaching Australia.
"I suppose when we look back on it we might think that 16 backs wasn't enough," Gatland said. "You're only going on past experiences, aren't you? I've already said that I've noticed a physical step up from four years ago, the way that the game has developed and the physicality of the players. It's something that we'll probably look at when we finish the tour and look at doing a report, in terms of the numbers of players that we need."
In a somewhat ironic twist it appears it is the schedule of provincial warm-up matches, so maligned for their "poor" quality, that has caused much of the panic.
"I think we've been a little bit unlucky, not so much with major injuries, it's just the bumps and bruises that the players are getting that's holding it back," Gatland said. "In terms of player welfare, being able to recover and sometimes having to back up two or three days later is pretty tough for them."
The imminent loss of Roberts and North, who Gatland described as a "less than 50-50" chance to start in the first Test, also means a loss of size in the Lions' back line, but Gatland said it would not change the game plan. "We have lost some big physical players, I don't think it will change the way we are going to play," he said.
His other selections for the Brumbies match are instructional for the first Test on Saturday. With Sean O'Brien, Justin Tipuric and Toby Faletau named in the back row to play on Tuesday, it appears that Lions captain Sam Warburton will be picked to start at No. 7 against the Wallabies, with Tom Croft and Jamie Heaslip alongside him.
Paul O'Connell and Alun Wyn Jones's performances against the Waratahs have sealed their inclusions on Saturday, with Richie Gray and Ian Evans starting against the Brumbies.
The same may be said for the front row. Adam Jones, Tom Youngs and Mako Vunipola will be front runners for Test selection.


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GREAT NECK, N.Y. — At least 20 current or former high school students from an affluent New York suburb of have been charged in a widening college entrance exam cheating scandal.
Thirteen students from the Great Neck area, a cluster of Long Island communities with top-ranked schools that send virtually all their graduates to college, were implicated in the latest round of charges, filed Tuesday. Seven others were arrested in September.
Prosecutors said 15 high school students hired five other people for anywhere from $500 to $3,600 each to take the SAT or ACT for them. The impostors — all college students who attended Great Neck-area public and private high schools — fooled test administrators by showing up for the exams with phony ID.
"Honest, hardworking students are taking a back seat to the cheaters," Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said. "This is a system begging for security enhancements."
Prosecutors actually suspect 40 students were involved in the cheating, but the two-year statute of limitation had expired for the others, Rice said.
All the defendants but three, who were awaiting arraignment, pleaded not guilty.
The scandal led New York state lawmakers to convene a hearing on test security, and a firm run by former FBI director Louis Freeh was hired by test administrators to review procedures.
The students who hired ringers registered to take the exam at different high schools from the ones they attended, so that their teachers would not realize what was going on.
Prosecutors did not say where the students accused of hiring others to take the exam may be attending college. And because of privacy reasons, they said they cannot even notify the colleges of the cheating allegations.
The scheme began to unravel after Great Neck North High School faculty members looked into rumors that students had paid someone to take the SAT for them, Rice said.


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By Keith Niebuhr
Times Staff Writer
LUTZ — Because Jesuit graduated so many of its top players from last year's team, coach George LaPenna wasn't overly optimistic when the current season began.
"I thought we'd have trouble winning a match," he said.
On Tuesday, the Tigers won the district.
Playing in windy conditions on a Cheval Golf and Country Club course that is tough enough under ideal circumstances, Jesuit got 7-over-par 79 from Brian Lanoue and finished with a 331 team total to defeat Berkeley Prep by six for the Class A, District 14 title. Steinbrenner (350), which was third, also advanced to regionals.
"We came out, had fun and played hard as a team," said Jesuit's Willi Martin.
Berkeley Prep junior Blake Morris took medalist honors with 75. Only two other players — Lanoue and Morris' brother, Chandler, a sixth-grader — broke 80.
"Today was windy, and this course doesn't set up for birdies," Morris said. "I stood strong and didn't let it get to me. I played a really good round. The winds were like 25 mph. Anywhere else, my score would have been a 70 or 71. It was four or five shots tougher out there."
Jesuit's individual scores weren't great, but the Tigers were consistent, counting rounds of 79, 81, 85 and 86. By comparison, Berkeley Prep, which was strong at the top of its lineup, had to use a 94.
"I think we're peaking at the right time," Martin said.


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French Marie Claire Goes Curvy
Lately I've been feeling really unhappy about my body. Mind you, I've been majorly slacking on working out and the most exercise I've been getting is a lot of walking on the weekends, riding my bike around my 'hood sometimes, and the occasional Bikram yoga session. Couple that sad amount of effort with my up-and-down diet (sometimes I'm really healthy, sometimes I am a one-woman carb-hoarder) and my body is lookin' a little mushy. Now, I still think I need to get my ass in workout mode — for my health, if nothing else — but the June issue of French Marie Claire is reminding me how sexy curves are. I mean, who cares if my inner thighs always touch and I have a little muffin top — these women do and look how lush and gorgeous they are! Sure, they've still been airbrushed like all the models in major magazines, but regardless, their curves — and hell, maybe mine too — scream femininity and sex appeal. Check out a few more photos after the jump. Meanwhile, I'm going to eat some cheese.


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>Health and Nutrition>Nerve testing
I have been strengthening my left side (dead man lifts, lunges, bridging, clamshell stretch...) as prescribed by my physiotherapist and now my lower left leg hurts laterally to the tibia along with some aches in the knee. I have had this pain before over the years but it feels worse now. I also can feel a bit in my hamstring tendon but that may be left over from a small tear I had in August - hence the physio. I thought maybe it was IT but I'm done with self-diagnosis. So I went to my sports doc who checked out joints and muscles and he thinks it is a nerve problem. Mentioned peroneal nerve. Ordered a nerve conduction test.
I did some research and it seems like some pieces fit. (About me: 54yo female, running for about 6 years, low mileage, orthotics, stability shoes recommended by foot doc, no speedwork, never had broken bone in leg but 2 stress fractures - fibula + foot)
Has anyone had a nerve conduction test and will I be screaming in pain?
Suffering Benefiting from mature onset exercise addiction and low aerobic endorphin release threshold. Hoping there is no cure.
Before I had rotator cuff surgery, I had an EMG done. It wasn't that bad. The description they gave me was that it would be about like a wasp sting. They put probes (a nice term for needles) in your body and send an electric current through the path they're wanting to test. It feels pretty strange because it makes your arm jump. They progressively increased the current and at the end, my arm was jumping pretty violently but not a lot of pain.
I don't know if this is the type of test they will do with you, but the purpose of the EMG was to check for nerve damage.
Good luck to you!
Not trying to freak you out...and no, I personally have never had one. But I have heard people say it sucks big time, and, other people have said that it's not that bad.
If it means anything, one of the people that thought it hurt them horribly was a big wuss. She hates needles, and that didn't help. I really have to believe that in her case, she was just so freaked out that it made the situation worse. Foe example, she has back problems, and I told her how my wife had responded to an steroid epidural (it worked very well for her), and she wasn't interested. She wouldn't endure ANY pain that involved a needle, even if it meant that her back problems might be alleviated for weeks/months/even years (in my wife's case).
My mom had TWO, and said it was not "pleasant", but bearable. And she was not a person that took well to pain either.
Other people I have known said it was "no big deal". They were almost upset that they were led to believe that it was going to be horrible, they got themselves all worked up about it, and it was nothing.
Once again, I have not had one, but even if I had, it seems to me that the experience is different for everyone.
Bacon Party!
pace sera, sera
old woman w/hobby
I had one 7-8 years ago. Pinched nerve in neck. I didn't feel much of any thing. The biggest thing that I remember
is that the room was cold
Just run.
I had a nerve conduction study done many years ago to check carpal tunnel symptoms. It reminded me of what it felt like to touch and electric fence when I was a kid. (Older sibling dared me to do that.) It also turned out to not be carpal tunnel syndrome.
Marathon Maniac #991 Half Fanatic #58 Double Agent #22 It's a perfect day and I feel great!


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Magnitude and frequency of flood volumes for urban watersheds in Leon County, Florida
Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4233
- By:
- M.A. Franklin
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AbstractTechniques are provided for estimating runoff magnitudes for urban-flow streams in Leon County, Florida, for recurrence intervals of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, and 500 years. Synthetic runoff volumes were generated by using a calibrated lumped-parameter rainfall-runoff model, pan evaporation data from Milton, Florida, and long-term unit rainfall records from Thomasville-Coolidge, Georgia, and Pensacola, Florida. The synthetic runoff volumes were used to develop station runoff-frequency relations which were used in multiple linear regression analyses to derive regional equations relating runoff to basin characteristics. The significant basin characteristic was impervious area. The average standard error of regression was + or - 16 percent for all recurrence intervals except the 2-year, + or - 18 percent and the 500-year + or - 17 percent. (USGS)
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- Publication type:
- Report
- Publication Subtype:
- USGS Numbered Series
- Title:
- Magnitude and frequency of flood volumes for urban watersheds in Leon County, Florida
- Series title:
- Water-Resources Investigations Report
- Series number:
- 84-4233
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- -
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- 1984
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- U.S. Geological Survey,
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- iv, 20 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm.


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About the Book
A collection of my images created during 2010.
This book include images from the Atacama desert, Chile, the Bolivian altiplano, the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District, and the Scottish islands and mainland.
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Large Square, 12×12 in, 30×30 cm
40 Pages
- Publish Date Dec 15, 2010
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Mike Green
Yorkshire Dales, Europe
I've been 'taking photos' for years, mostly whilst mountaineering, ice climbing and walking in the hills. I decided to try and 'make photos', take a little more care, in 2009. Oh, and I accidentally took some photos of a certain poodle by the name of Patsy Pegman, or 'The Earl' - once or twice....
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Version 1 Security Changes for the Microsoft .NET Framework
Microsoft Corporation
January 2002
Applies to:
Microsoft .NET Framework version 1
Summary: This document describes how Microsoft .NET Framework helps you to incorporate the best security practices in your software development, and how to update your existing components and applications. (6 printed pages)
Prerequisites: Familiarity with the common language runtime and the Microsoft® .NET Framework, including basic knowledge of evidence-based security and code-access security.
Customers have expressed their desire that, in today's security-sensitive climate, Microsoft focus intensely on security. In response, Microsoft is aligning to the Trustworthy Computing initiative, an industry-wide effort spearheaded by Craig Mundie, Chief Technical Officer of Advanced Strategies and Policy at Microsoft. The goals of Trustworthy Computing are to improve the design, implementation, and policies that emphasize security. Achieving the goals and meeting the requirements of Trustworthy Computing will require concerted, long-term effort by vendors, government, and industry.
The Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET and .NET Framework development teams have examined the balance between extensibility and security in the .NET Framework based on the Trustworthy Computing initiative. To strike the balance requested by our customers, we are being extremely conservative about the set of features that will be available to partially trusted code, and we are using the security system to enforce these more conservative policies.
This document describes the changes made to Version 1 of the .NET Framework to address security needs, provide maximum security to the .NET platform out of the box, and provide guidance on how to incorporate key security practices in your software development. For most of you, these changes will not require any specific action. However, it is important for all developers to understand the nature of these changes, which can prove to be useful in your future software development efforts.
Summary of Changes in Version 1
Partially trusted code is code, usually from the Internet or a local intranet, that security policy grants only a subset of permissions to. These permissions enable the code to perform a limited set of actions that are considered safe, but nothing that might be dangerous in the event the code is malicious. The .NET Framework supports partially trusted code to safely enable key scenarios, primarily for mobile code applications. However, because the Internet and local intranet can be sources of either an initial attack or the subsequent propagation of security threats to enterprise and individual customers, there is a difficult trade-off between maximally enabling functionality to partially trusted code and minimizing the risk involved.
The following changes have been implemented in the .NET Framework in response to the requirement for additional security:
- Default process identity for Web applications.
By default, Microsoft ASP.NET now runs Web applications under an unprivileged local account. (Beta versions of the product ran as System.)
- Strong-named assemblies must be explicitly enabled to be used by partially trusted code.
Developers must now declare which strong-named assemblies are designed for use by partially trusted code. Without this explicit declaration, the caller must have full trust to use the code. This change ensures that developers will never unknowingly expose functionality that is not properly secured for use by partially trusted callers. Note that this change applies only to assemblies that have been assigned a strong name.
- Default security policy installed with the common language runtime has been tightened.
The security policy defaults that are installed for initial use with the .NET Framework have been changed to reduce the permissions granted to mobile code from the Internet or the local intranet. The new defaults reflect a slightly more conservative set of mobile code scenarios for the new security/functionality trade-offs of the platform.
- Web applications must be fully trusted.
Application code must be fully trusted to use Web Forms features. Previously, it was possible to use Web Forms with partially trusted code. The new restriction was deemed worth the resulting improved security.
The rest of this document describes these changes in more detail and explains what they mean for developers, including when specific action might be needed to ensure that applications built on the .NET Framework are as secure as possible.
Process Identity in ASP.NET
In its default installation on Microsoft Windows® 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP, ASP.NET runs Web application code in a worker process. The identity of this process defaults to an unprivileged local account called the ASPNET account.
In Beta releases of ASP.NET, the process identity was System, a powerful administrative account with many privileges on the computer. To provide a less-privileged default installation, the weaker account is now used. This account is suitable for use in many Web applications.
Strong-Named Code Must Explicitly Enable Use by Partially Trusted Code
.NET Framework code access security enforces the evidence-based policy constraints on partially trusted code. In most situations, developers do not need to do anything new to gain the advantages of these new technologies. However, to follow the best security practices, the .NET Framework now requires developers to specifically identify strong-named code that may be used in partially trusted code scenarios.
Because it can be easily accessed, code that can be shared between applications is especially at risk of exploitation by other, malicious code. Signing an assembly with a strong name makes the assembly easily available for sharing, either by installation in the global assembly cache or by code download. Therefore, you must now include an explicit declaration in strong-named assemblies that enable them to be safely called by partially trusted code. Without this declaration, only fully trusted callers (which are presumed to not be malicious) will be able to use such assemblies.
Note Only code signed with a strong name is affected by this change. Code that is private to a specific application does not require a strong name. Additionally, because it cannot be referenced by potentially malicious code outside the application, such code does not need to enable its use by partially trusted code.
Code Affected by This Change
The following kinds of code must explicitly enable use by partially trusted code:
- Strong-named code that is written for partially trusted scenarios.
- Any components (whether partially or fully trusted) that will be called by mobile code downloaded from the Internet or the local intranet. These components are affected because under default security policy, the mobile code receives partial trust.
- If default policy is modified, any code that security policy grants less than full trust.
Enabling Use by Partially Trusted Code
By default, any strong-named assembly that does not explicitly opt in to its use by partially trusted code will be callable only by other assemblies that are granted full trust by security policy. This restriction is enforced by placing a LinkDemand for Fulltrust on every public or protected method on every publicly accessible class in the assembly. More information on LinkDemand is available in the Microsoft .NET Framework SDK.
Assemblies that are intended to be called by partially trusted code declare their intent and opt-in through the use of an assembly-level custom attribute. The custom attribute is the System.Security.AllowPartiallyTrustedCallersAttribute class. You opt in by simply declaring this attribute at the assembly level. For example:
[assembly:AllowPartiallyTrustedCallers] // C# syntax
The presence of this assembly-level attribute prevents the default behavior of placing FullTrust LinkDemand security checks, making the assembly callable from any other assembly (partially or fully trusted).
When this attribute is present, all other security checks in your code still work as before, including any class- or method-level declarative security attributes that are present. This attribute blocks only the implicit "fully trusted caller only" enforcement described previously.
When to Use the AllowPartiallyTrustedCallersAttribute
The AllowPartiallyTrustedCallersAttribute should be applied only after the developer has considered the security implications and taken the necessary precautions, including code review against the secure coding guidelines referenced previously. This attribute should be applied to assemblies only if the following criteria are met:
- Partially trusted code use is important to support.
- The assemblies have been designed and built with explicit attention to security considerations to make them robust against all callers, including potentially malicious callers.
- Appropriate security testing with partially trusted code is done before releasing the code.
.NET Framework Assemblies with the AllowPartiallyTrustedCallersAttribute
To enable key scenarios for partially trusted code and minimize unintended use by partially trusted callers, several .NET Framework assemblies are marked for use by partially trusted code. Some code within these assemblies might be subject to security restrictions, including requiring callers to be fully trusted in some cases. All other assemblies that are part of the .NET Framework are intended for use only by fully trusted code.
The following .NET Framework assemblies have the AllowPartiallyTrustedCallersAttribute:
- System.Windows.Forms.dll
- System.Drawing.dll
- System.dll
- mscorlib.dll
- IEExecRemote.dll
- Accessibility.dll
- Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
- System.XML.dll
- System.Web.Services.dll
- System.Data.dll
Default Security Policy Changes
Security policies for code downloaded from a local intranet zone were altered to further restrict what such code is allowed to do without compromising key scenarios for mobile code. The following changes were made:
- Removed EnvironmentPermission Read access to "TEMP" and "TMP".
Path names of the respective temporary file locations will not be disclosed because downloaded code typically does not have file access to these locations.
- Removed SecurityPermission.RemotingConfiguration.
Object-remoting scenarios are not supported for partially trusted code applications.
- Restricted the policy giving full trust to Microsoft-signed and ECMA strong-name-signed code to apply only to code installed on the local machine.
Partially Trusted Web Application Support Removed
System.Web.dll is not enabled to support partially trusted callers. Therefore, Web applications must be run in the "Full" trust mode. If a Web application is mapped to a UNC share, that share must be granted full trust using the common language runtime security policy management tools provided in the Microsoft .NET Framework SDK.
Additionally, ASP.NET does not support the <trust> configuration directive that allows Web applications to be run with partial trust. This directive is supported only with the default setting of "Full".
Reflection Security Change
Enforcement of LinkDemand declarative security for types accessed using reflection was strengthened. Because LinkDemand is a security check that occurs during just-in-time compilation, it cannot be directly applied to late-bound use. To ensure that security enforcement is robust, the reflection layer makes a run-time Demand of the same permission for all late-bound uses, preventing possible malicious use of the member through reflection that would not be allowed in the early-bound case.
Impact on Customer Code
The rest of this document describes how the changes described previously might impact you and the appropriate course of action that will ensure your code is as secure as possible. The most common case where you will need to make changes to accommodate the new security implementation will be for components that are intended to be used by partially trusted code.
ASP.NET Application Account
In some cases, ASP.NET applications developed with Beta versions of ASP.NET might require changes to work with the new process identity. For more details regarding this change, please review the [Content link no longer available, original URL:"http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/nhp/Default.asp?contentid=28000440"] ASP.NET documentation.
Components Used by Partially Trusted Code
Components intended for use by partially trusted code that are not private to a specific application must be changed if they are signed with a strong name.
If you have such components (typically, in applications with components downloaded from the Internet or the local intranet), perform the following steps:
- If the code was not originally implemented with code access security as an important design goal, completely review the code for security so that partially trusted callers can be safely enabled.
- Include partially trusted code scenarios in component testing; test that all security checks function as intended.
- When you have completed steps 1-3 and you are confident that the code is secure, add the assembly-level attribute described previously to enable partially trusted callers. The resulting component will be secure and will work with partially trusted callers.
If these steps are not taken, the security checks that result from the omission of the partially trusted caller declaration will cause a security exception to be raised at run time, resulting in an application error.
Partially Trusted ASP.NET Application
Because Web Forms do not support partially trusted callers, such Web applications must be changed to be fully trusted. Of course, only trustworthy code should ever be run under full trust. Therefore, you should make this change only if you can trust that the source of the code is not malicious.
Reflection Security Change
This change can cause a new security exception to be raised when your code uses reflection against a type that is protected by a LinkDemand, and the callers above the reflection layer do not have the required permission grants.


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Vilna Hotel City Gate
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Hotel City Gate *** is located in the old city of Vilnius close to the Old City gates (XVI c.) which are world-wide known as Gates of Dawn. As soon as you go through them – all the gems of the old Vilnius and also restaurants, shops, nightclubs are at hand. Whether you are a tourist exploring the new sights or a businessman looking for both quality rest and exciting entertainment, our hotel is your best choice.Our personnel welcome you and look forward to seeing you here!
The hotel is located 0,5 km from the bus and railway stations and approximately 6 km from the airport. It is a perfect place for tourists and businessmen.
At present, our hotel offers 29 comfortable up-to-date rooms, 3 conference halls, cozy restaurant, a stylish comfortable internal courtyard.
• In the rooms TV set, direct-deal phone, Internet connection, air conditioning, mini bar, lavatory cum bathroom;
• Rooms for handicapped persons;
• Room service 24 hours;
• Parking free of charge;
• A stylish comfortable internal courtyard;
• Dry cleaning / Laundry service;
• Luggage service;
• Safe deposit box at reception;
• Taxi service 24 hours;
• Wake-up service;
• Fax and copy services;
• Conference service;
• Booking for tours;
• Car rental;
• Booking for the tickets to different events;
• Hospitable, in some languages speaking staff;
• Full information at the reception;
• Restaurant is an excellent place for private diners, business meetings, banquets etc.;
• Warm and hospitable atmosphere.
Hotel City Gate Policies and Conditions:
Cancellation policy: 24 hours before arrival.
This property may pre-authorise your card before arrival.
Check in from 14:00.
Check out before 12:00.
Payment upon arrival by cash, credit cards, debit cards.
Taxes included.
Breakfast included.
No curfew.
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BSU announces Chinese partnerships
BEMIDJI – University students here will immediately reap the benefits of their faculty's trip to China.
Bemidji State University students may now spend a semester in China for about the same tuition costs they would pay to stay in Bemidji.
"If you're a student at BSU, you pay for 12-15 credit here, then you go abroad and you take those credits over there and (the universities there) don't charge you for those credits," said Martin Tadlock, BSU provost. "It will cost less than $500 (more) than what it would typically cost you to be here for a semester."
Tadlock led an eight-member faculty team to China last month to meet with four universities to consider faculty- and student-exchange opportunities.
"Every one of the universities we met with … they are wanting their students to go abroad," Tadlock said Thursday afternoon in a presentation on the BSU campus. "They're just as interested in these opportunities as we are."
A signed agreement is already in place with Weifang University through which BSU students and faculty could take part in exchange opportunities.
Already, music professor Del Lyren has finalized an exchange through which five members of Voltage, BSU's electronic music ensemble, will spend a month this summer in China. They then will serve as hosts for visiting Chinese students the following year.
"This is just very exciting for our students," said Colleen Greer, dean of the College of Arts and Science, during the presentation. "We are hoping to see more of these opportunities."
BSU also has verbal agreements in place with three Chinese universities.
Tadlock said the goal is to offer 120 BSU students a semester the chance to go overseas at very minimal extra costs.
"We're not interested if it's going to cost our students another $2,000, $3,000 or $4,000," he said. "That's not what we're about. It will not cost you hardly any more than if you stayed here for that semester."
Likewise, Tadlock said, BSU is aiming to increase its number of international students from about 150 to 300.
Faculty, also, benefit from exchange opportunities offering during the school year and summertime. Another option would be serving as a co-researcher with a visiting Chinese professor. The Bemidji-based professor would mentor the visiting professor during his stay and later go to China to continue the research and experience Chinese culture.
"This is not taxpayer dollars," Tadlock said of the new initiatives. "We have one-time money that we are using for some of it. Basically, this is being covered by the agreements, by the universities, that we are working with."
Tadlock said that China, with its growing populations, has a strong economy and the country is heavily investing in higher education.
The president of Weifang University told him he is "only" getting a 12 percent budget increase this year.
"They are very actively engaged in educating a huge population of people and that takes a lot of resrouces," Tadlock said, "and it provides opportunities for us."
He noted the Bemidji community, as a whole, will benefit as well.
"It's going to impact the city as well in very, very positive ways, economically, culturally, and just having what we consider to be … polite, ambitions, hard-working (students)," Tadlock said. "Those students are there for a very specific purpose and that's to get an education. They're dedicated to that."


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Up, up and away!
The last hurrah.
Our last week and a half. Wow it just flew by. We spent 5 days in Holland and it was such a great end to the trip!
After a couple days of hanging at the house (and Derek's terrible haircut experience), we took the bus and train an hour and a half to Nijmegen to meet up with an old friend of mine and her boyfriend who are in the Canadian navy and were doing the annual 4 day 'march'. It's quite an event actually! There are thousands who participate in the march and vary from military groups from all over the world to groups of people who do the march for fun. Ok so here's how it works, the walkers get up at 3-4am each day for 4 days and walk 40kms which takes about 12 hours and results in lots of bandaged feet and people who look like they're in horrible pain walking afterwards. It's insane! You can opt not to do the walk, you can just come afterwards each and party! They have tents, food stands, festival tents - it was so much fun! I love Europe and their festivals, it's so relaxed, laid back and just different than North America. Maybe it's because you can have a drink in public and that's just normal. People don't seem to get 'fall down drunk' but it's more of a relaxed atmosphere. After grabbing some dinner at a very busy restaurant, Derek and I headed back to Oosterhout. The next day we got ready to go by train to Utrecht to meet up with our friends who we had met in Indonesia. They had a baby 5 months ago so we were so excited to see their new family! Maurice picked us up at the train station and we walked to their house (townhouse style) in this great area near some green space! We BBQ'd and sat around drinking wine and beer on their patio, catching up and realizing how lucky we were to meet them. They are just such great people. We were supposed to catch the train back in order to get the last bus to Oosterhout but we ended up staying the night at their house so we could have more time together. Such a great decision as our talks continued until after midnight. The next morning we met their 5 month old son, who is just adorable, and Maurice drove us home to Oosterhout in time for us to meet up with Jurgen, Iris and Bjorn and head to an amusement park about 30 minutes away. Oh my goodness. I hand it to parents... children take a lot of energy and I only spent 9 hours at an amusement park with kids who are fairly grown (11 and 13). We were exhausted coming home but the kids definitely were not ready to pack it in on a Saturday night. They wanted to go to the nearby exhibition. No thank you - I stayed home. Derek and Jurgen went though... troopers. They were out until after midnight and Derek said it was the biggest exhibition he's ever been to. The rides were apparently beyond anything we could imagine and tens of thousands of people were there. Derek said it was over a kilometre long!
The next day Derek and I got ready to pack up and head out on the train to Brussels for our last few days before making our way back to Canada. Jurgen and the kids drove us to the train station and we took one of our last train rides of this amazing adventure. We arrived in Brussels and walked to my sister and her boyfriend's pal's place (his name is Marcus) where we were greeted so warmly! The 3 of us caught up and then he took us to a nearby stand that has amazing fries and mayonnaise (a Belgium classic) and you can choose from a list of about 15 different types of dipping sauces. The great thing is, we could take our food to go and eat at a nearby restaurant while having a drink! I love that you can take food from somewhere else to other restaurants - why not? We sat, talked about life and reflected on our trip and then Marcus took us for a walk through the city where we saw tons of pedestrian areas, monuments, parliament buildings, parks and then stopped into the 'Hipster area' for another drink - this time a Belgium favourite of mint grenadine type of syrup with club soda and ice. Yum. So refreshing! As it was the equivalent to 'Canada day' in Belgium and also the ringing in of a new king who had taken the throne, we headed to the incredible square to hang out until the fireworks started. There's a main building in the square that if you look at it, you notice the huge doorway is not symmetrical with the rest of the building. Marcus says that legend has it, the man who designed the building didn't notice the mistake until after it was completed and ended up hanging himself because of it. Eep. Anyway, we sat on the ground of the square with a couple hundred other people who were sitting around in small groups with Belgium flags and people singing. Then it was fireworks time - honestly a bit disappointing because they weren't high enough to get over the historic buildings so we only saw some of them but it was pretty cool to be in a city with 1-2 million people who have gathered just for this day. I just hate the crowds afterwards when everyone wants to leave and it takes forever. Thank goodness we were within walking distance because we saw the line up for the metro came up onto the street - yikes.
The next day Marcus was working so I made Derek have his haircut redone (it was seriously awful before) and then we met Marcus for a quick lunch and then back to his office to meet some colleagues who work in the same building but for different companies. We met a friend of his who is planning on moving to Canada (Quebec) with his girlfriend, they have never been to Canada before but were so hopeful things would work out for them. We heard that because of the dire financial situation in Europe, people are moving to other countries in the hopes of securing work... people from France and Belgium are flocking to Canada to work. It's a sad situation but hopefully their economy turns around. We were reading that 60% of Spain's youth are unemployed due to lack of jobs... it's just terrible. Marcus was telling us it's more difficult for them because most people there cannot speak another language so moving to another country to work is not really an option. How can they ever get back into the work force when it does turn around? How can they survive without a job? I am so lucky to be able to choose to quit my job... but sometimes it feels ridiculous that I even chose that when I hear about other people who would never contemplate that luxury...
That afternoon, Derek and I ended up walking around the city center and may or may not have done a 'chocolate crawl'. Oh. My. This is what I've wanted to do the entire trip. We jumped from chocolate shop to chocolate shop (there must be hundreds in this city) and trialed chocolate until our stomach hurt. Which really didn't take long. Our favorite store was called 'Mary' and it was the most delicious chocolate I've ever had. Afterwards we grabbed some sushi for dinner and headed back to Marcus' apartment for the evening as he was working late so gave us a chance to get packed up to leave in two days. The next day we met Marcus for lunch again but this time stopped at a local sandwich place for a quick bite and Derek and I headed off to the Chocolate Museum which was really cool and ended with a chocolate demonstration by a chocolate chef (or whatever the proper name is) who told us all about the properties of chocolate and how you can use it in different ways. We saw in one of the display cases there was chocolate tea so we were encouraged by the museum staff to go to this local shop that sells all types of tea. It was so neat - tons of large red tin cans lining the entire wall of this store. The chocolate tea smells amazing and has the cocoa pod instead of actual chocolate so it smells a little spicy but sweet. Cannot wait to try it! Afterwards we stopped in at a cafe for a couple of hours and just talked about the past 5 months and how crazy it is that it's basically over. It's bittersweet... we have been wanting to do a trip like this for a long time now and it's over. But no regrets and we really couldn't be happier that we actually did it.
My advice to anyone who is able to make a change in their lives in order to take that risk to improve their happiness - do it. If you have a good support system around you, have some financial security, have the passion/desire/confidence. Do it. What is stopping you from living your life the way you deserve to? Ask yourself what is it you want to get out of a certain new experience? People say they want to travel all the time but many don't know why... take the time to figure out the why and what part of your life feels unfulfilled. A big thing with me as well is managing money effectively; I don't buy 'stuff' that a) I obviously don't need and b) will get in the way of me achieving my goals.
After our few hours of reflection we met up with Marcus and got some pizza before meeting three of his work friends at a bar called 'Delerium' which has over 1000 different beers on tap. It's crazy! The bar is two stories and is packed with tubes/kegs/taps and a big folder of all the beers. I don't know how the staff keep it all straight! If you go to Brussels, it's pretty cool to see. Too bad I don't drink beer... hah. I had a cherry beer which I had hoped was like a cooler but it tasted like cough medicine... oh well! When in Brussels! So that was our last night... we were up early the next morning to catch our last and final train to the airport where we boarded and took off for Montreal and then bused it to Ottawa for three days to find an apartment.
Looks like we are all set for the fall! Are now on PEI for a month and so excited for the next chapter in our lives. Thank you to everyone who spent the time reading my entries and following us on this journey. Your support has meant so much.
Now, I leave you all with my favourite travel quote - it doesn't just apply to travel but to new experiences that broaden your mind i.e. reading, school, meeting new people, etc:
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." – Mark Twain
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Here's a Slayer Poster gig I did for the Stage AE
Client: BS Productions / Livenation
Art Direction: Zak Wilson
Exciting News! My poster design/illustration for Black Sabbath will now be used to promote their 2014 Canadian / European Reunion Tour. This includes advertising/posters and merch. I'm really stoked as I've already seen it on posters in Europe and even a TV spot. The design is my reinterpretation of the iconic mask from their NEVER SAY DIE album (1978). Why this is significant is because this was the last album when all the original members were together including the prince of darkness himself Ozzy Osbourne. I feel honored and humbled to play a small part in what I consider musical history. If you see the image pop up anywhere please send me pics or let me know nosmallvictories(at)gmail.com
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Here is my piece for Blurppy's 4th Poster Posse project. This project celebrates upcoming movies with a collection of art curated by Blurppy.com. The imagery in the movie looks really cool and can't wait to see it when it comes out this Christmast.
Update: The director of the movie said he liked my piece on his twitter
AMC and the Hero Complex Gallery has teamed up to bring the official "The Walking Dead" art show, my licensed piece is called "All We Do is Run" is a tribute to my favorite duo of the show, Glenn and Maggie, who have found love in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. It will have a limited edition of 50 prints. The show runs Oct. 11 /2013. You can get yourself a copy at http://www.herocomplexgallery.com/collections/amc-twd/products/all-we-do-is-run-by-samuel-sho-ho
Venue: The Loft, Peachtree City, GA
Band: Goblin
Art Director: Zak Wilson
Fans of the classic Italian horror movie director Dario Argento, might know who this band is. I created the gig poster for the historical first stop of the band Goblin's first ever North American Tour. Happening Oct 1/2013 at the Loft in Peachtree City, GA. This was a whimsical challenge taking their mascot and creating a fun play of Horror Nouveau with visual cues from Argento's most famous movies. (This is the no venue text version of the poster)


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Why do people believe that parents of Autistic children or ADHD children want their child to be labled? I was reading another post on CafeMom asking about the rise in diagnosis and everyone kept commenting that these moms just want their kid to be diagnosed so that they don't have to parent. They had the opinion that it was a way to explain away bad behavior. I didn't comment on the post because the ignorance being posted was astounding but I was saddened that this is a prevalent opinion. My children were never diagnosed because of "bad behavior." My oldest has ADHD and two of my other children have Autism and ADHD. Never did a teacher come to me and say, "Your child is out of control. You should have him tested." My oldest son could not control himself and it was evident from a young age that he had impulse control issues, but not bad behavior. My two children with Autism were diagnosed because of signs of Autism (and anxiety for my older boy) but never bad behavior (other than tantrums for my older one and I don't consider that bad behavior because it was not just to get his way). I am a strict mother and I hold my children to high standards. I approach them all on their level but I expect a lot out of all of them, diagnosis or not. And lack of discipline has never been the reason for my children's behavior. I know I am taking it personally but I think it is very sad that there is this opinion out there at all.
I was told by my pediartrician not to have my 5 year old (now 6) tested because it was too early to label him. I had him tested against his advice. My opinion about the label is this; If I suspect my child has Autism and treat him that way and he does not, then I am doing harm. If I treat him as if he does not have Autism and he does, then I am doing him harm. Knowing that he has Autism has helped me to meet him where he is. I can decide whether he is just being stubborn or if the task is really too much for him. I don't "want" the labels on my children but the diagnosis is a tool I use to manage their education and their therapies so that they can grow up to be functioning adults. Without it, my son who is riddled with anxiety about school would never make it to middle school without a nervous breakdown. My son who has language delays and processing difficulties would not be one of the top kids in his Kindergarten class. I would not have known that "SnapWords" would help him get through sight words by appealing to the side of his brain that is most dominant when he is processing language.
I did comment on that post in MC. Most of the people talk without knowing anything about this life. They assume that every autistic child is a boy that is diagnosed when they get to school because they are out of control. I'm a girl and an Aspie. I was diagnosed when I was two and I was never out of control. My son was exactly the same. We are too controled. There are no tantrums. No tears. Almost emotionless. My family just wanted me to smile and to hug them back.
You have to learn to actually ignore the negative comments and the ignorance. Ignorance just means they don't know. Their stupidity is not wanting to know more though. Ignore that too. They will never know. They don't give a damn too. I honestly was on this site for six years and very active and only recently came out as an Aspie. Many people were shocked and told me I can't be autistic because I'm not like "them" or because I'm an adult.
If you can't handle the negativity the best bet is to stay out of posts like that. The women are just looking for a punching bag that they know they can get heated up and break. Even their words can get to you.
Its funny... When looking at that last night I wondered the same thing... Then at bedtime I went to bed with this weeks book "the blessing of a skinned knee" by wendy mogul..a former child psychologist in LA who gave up her practice to study Judiasm.... And read this :
I described my surprise and confusion when, after conducting tests and telling parents that their child was "within normal limits," the parents were frequently disappointed. In their view, a diagnosable problem was better than a normal, natural limitation. A problem can be fixed, but a true limitation requires adjustment of expectations and acceptance of an imperfect son or daughter. Parents feel hope if their restless child is actually hyperactive, their dreamy child has ADD, their poor math student has a learning disorder, their shy child has a social phobia, their wrongdoing son has "intermittent explosive disorder." If there is a diagnosis, specialists and tutors can be hired, drugs given, treatment plans made, and parents can maintain an illusion that the imperfection can be overcome. Their faith in their child's unlimited potential is restored.
Why are parents so anxious to be raising perfect children? The answer is twofold: pride and fear of the future.
Laypeople call it bragging; psychologists describe it as "achievement by proxy syndrome." Some parents use their children's achievements for their own sense of security, personal glory, or the fulfillment of unfulfilled dreams. Even parents who don't use their children as a hedge against existential fears or a badge of their own worth can find it hard not to succumb to the fever of competition.
When I began studying Judaism, one of the first things that struck me was how directly it spoke to the issue of parental pressure. According to Jewish thought, parents should not expect their children to be anyone other than who they are. A Hasidic teaching says, "If your child has a talent to be a baker, don't tell him to be a doctor." Judaism holds that every child is made in the divine image. When we ignore a child's intrinsic strengths in an effort to push him toward our notion of extraordinary achievement, we are undermining God's plan.
If the pressure to be special gets too intense, children end up in the therapist's office suffering from sleep and eating disorders, chronic stomachaches, hair-pulling, depression, and other ailments. They are casualties of their parents' drive for perfection. It was children such as these who spurred me to look outside standard therapeutic practices for ways to help. In Judaism I found an approach that respects children's uniqueness while accepting them in all their ordinary glory.
so while I, the parent of an HFA, SPD, GAD 7 year old agree with you.. i too noticed the delay/ difference in my son early on.. And would NEVER, in a bazillion years wish for a DX, a DX helped me to understand and help my son.. BUT, in reading this passage last night, I could understand why some parents MAY look to a DX to explain away some "average." Or "complacency". We as parents want so much for our children... And I imagine it may be hard for some to accept their children as average... IF something is keeping them from being straight As or sharing, it must not be them.. It MUST be a DX. But I think those kids are a small percentage. :)
raising kids is a rocky messy road filled with scattered skills... When there is a TRUE disorder, the scattering is immense... Lol...
I would ignore them, too because they speak out of ignorance. They do not realize that we need to diagnose our kids to help them get services to help them reach their full potential in life as an adult. It also helps them get medical treatments and therapies that would not be covered othersie without a diagnosis.
I'm sure that those same people have misconstrued and ignorant opinions of quite a few things in life of which they have no experience. I just ignore and don't even go there (figuratively and literally). (Unless, of course, it's thrown in my face, then I can't and won't ignore it - e.g. an uncle of mine who made a stupid comment about my son and ASD in general, I will not ignore that!)
Avoid those posts. Some people on this site have nothing else better to do with their time than to be hateful towards others. I don't even waste my time anymore with these yahoos.
I agree here.
Quoting wildchild.com: I just ignore those people, why bother with such ignorance.
I know what group you are talking about. It was smart not saying anything in there. They are always bad mouthing mom who have kids with ADHD and ASD. It's something that they bring up all the time.
I agree. I never bother with those posts or people.
Quoting wildchild.com: I just ignore those people, why bother with such ignorance.
Exactly...my son would have never gotten his services he needs (speech,OT, feeding clinic, Mobile therapy, TSS, and social skills groups) without his diagnosis because he would not have otherwise qualified for MA which pays for all these services...
Quoting dawncs:
I would ignore them, too because they speak out of ignorance. They do not realize that we need to diagnose our kids to help them get services to help them reach their full potential in life as an adult. It also helps them get medical treatments and therapies that would not be covered othersie without a diagnosis.


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December 14, 2001
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — The Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc. (AMCA), is in the process of constructing a test facility to support its Certified Ratings Program for duct silencer testing as described in AMCA International's Publication 1011, "Certified Ratings Program Acoustical Duct Silencers." The publication provides a detailed description of the procedures under which AMCA International's Certified Ratings Seal is issued for acoustical silencers. According to AMCA, the test facility should be operational in the first quarter of 2002.
The new acoustical duct silencer test facility is part of an expansion project that began in 1996. The expansion added 17,000 sq ft of testing area to AMCA International's headquarters based in Arlington Heights, IL.
Publication date: 12/17/2001
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The Dominion Bitcoin Mining Company of Saskatchewan has been under a cease-trade order since May of 2014. The order, issued by the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) was originally filed because the FCAA accused the company of seeking investors without properly registering their intent. While the original order has since expired without penalty it seems that the FCAA is now upping the game by accusing Dominion of multiple violations of the Securities Act of 1988.
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