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Austrian wine has rapidly gained in international stature in the past decade, mostly on the strength of Austria's dry white wines produced within a 20-mile radius of the small city of Krems on the Danube, less than 50 miles west of Vienna. The steep, terraced, riverside vineyards of the Wachau, immediately west of Krems, as well as geologically diverse sites on the edges of the city and to the north in the Kamptal, yield Austria's most brilliant and distinctive wines. Differences among Austrian wines within close proximity to one another are often dramatic. Nearly as dramatic, is the sight of such geological formations as crumbling volcanic slopes, sandstone buttes, and huge wavelike mounds of ancient glacial dust called loess.
Burgenland, a long, narrow swath of land running the length of Austria's border with Hungary, is home to the majority of Austria's red wines and botrytis-influenced sweet wines. Northern Burgenland is subdivided into two viticultural regions, the Neusiedlersee and Neusiedlersee-Hügelland, both named for the long, shallow lake that runs between them. To the south two red Austrian wine regions are appropriately known as Mittelburgenland and Südburgenland.
The best Chardonnays in the world continue to arrive from the region where the grape first emerged: the chalk, clay, and limestone vineyards of Burgundy and Chablis. While the origins of the grape were disputed for many years, with some speculating that the grape came all the way from the Middle East, DNA researchers at the University of ~California Davis proved in 1999 that Chardonnay actually developed, most likely, in eastern France, as a cross between a member of the "Pinot" family and an ancient, and nearly extinct variety called Gouais Blanc.
Wine lovers who have come to think of Chardonnay as weighty and thick will find Chablis a revelation. When grown in the cool, clay-and-chalk soils around the sleepy town of Chablis, at the northern reach of Burgundy, Chardonnay is transformed into one of the world's most cerebral and distinctive white wines. With its brisk citrus character, floral lift, and incisive minerality, Chablis is at once sharper and more delicate than white Burgundy from the Cote d'Or nearly 100 miles to the southeast -- and potentially at least as long-lived. And Chablis is about as far removed from fruit and oak-driven New World Chardonnay as a white wine can be.
As recently as fifteen years ago, the American market had an unquenchable thirst for Chardonnay, particularly for examples from California. Today, although Chardonnay is still the most widely planted variety in California in terms of acreage, serious wine aficionados rarely talk about Chardonnays other than those from a handful of specialist producers. Even at the level of the mass market, many consumers have tired of overly alcoholic, over-oaked, and clumsy wines, not to mention neutral, technically correct but soulless examples. Many wine drinkers have moved on to fresher, less oak-influenced white wines such as Sauvignon Blanc. This is a shame, as the trend has turned toward brighter, better-balanced Chardonnays from cooler sites, with crisper fruit aromas, more soil character, and less reliance on new barrels for flavor.
Still, it's a two tier market. A relative handful of producers make wonderfully layered, complex Chardonnays that can easily hold their own against more expensive white Burgundies, at least in their early years in bottle. These wines, which can be richer than dry whites have any right to be, are among the most impressive wines made in California today and continue to be hotly pursued by collectors. The rest of California's Chardonnay producers compete for the attention of consumers who are no longer obsessed with this grape.
But there are now many excellent choices available, many from cooler areas. Lower elevations of Napa Valley have virtually been abandoned as appropriate sites for Chardonnay. Now the best wines come from the Russian River Valley and further west in Sonoma County; Carneros, the Anderson Valley to the north; and the Central Coast, especially the windy western portion of Santa Barbara County. Today, there are fewer blowsy, tropical-fruity Chardonnays with the alcohol levels and flavors of a pina colada and many more wines with fresher stone and citrus fruit elements, mineral notes, and restrained oak spice.
While most California Chardonnays should be consumed within two or three years of their release, the top examples can give pleasure for four to eight years, although it is debatable whether these wines gain more in texture and complexity than they lose in early fruitiness.
Just north of California, Chardonnay is by a wide margin Washington's most popular white variety in terms of vineyard acreage, yet the number of truly concentrated and consistently excellent wines is limited. Some of the most interesting Chardonnays come from the cooler Columbia Gorge viticultural area, which spills over into Oregon: the Celio vineyard in particular is the source of some very fresh wines that often show a juicy nectarine component.
On the other side of the world, the export market for Australian Chardonnay was driven in the 1980s by what is called the Show Reserve style -- attention-getting wines made for competitive tastings, usually marked by lavish oak spice, superripe tropical flavors, thick textures due to high alcohol, and sometimes even a bit of residual sugar to seduce early tasters. These wines can be difficult to take, either at the table or on their own. For better or worse, though, this is the style that defines Australian Chardonnay for many North American wine lovers. Fortunately, many producers have adjusted their wine-making regimens to make fresher, more vibrant, and energetic Chardonnays. The most obvious strategy has been to plant Chardonnay in regions and in microclimates better suited to making elegant wines with real flavor intensity than those with brute strength. Western Australia, particularly the Margaret River region, has emerged as a top growing area for Chardonnay, with superb wines also being produced in Victoria and the Adelaide Hills. Tasmania is showing promise as well.
Even if it is the country's second most important variety in terms of production, Chardonnay in New Zealand is of limited interest to international markets. Few sites appear capable of producing truly distinctive Chardonnay wines, and full crop levels and a high percentage of young vines further limit the grower's ability to transmit soil character into the bottle. Some wineries slap a lot of oak on their Chardonnays, with the result that the wines can be more about wood than about the variety. But fresh, unoaked Chardonnays made in a Sauvignon style have attracted a following in North America, especially where prices are reasonable.
2008 had 7 regions scored 95 or above. Paso Robles and Champagne, both got the highest score, with a 98.
Other regions that scored 95 points or higher were Napa, Oregon, Pomerol, Germany, and Washington.
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'Blade Runner' weeps as he faces murder charge
Oscar Pistorius held his head in his hands and wept openly in court as prosecutors said they would pursue a charge of premeditated murder against the Paralympic superstar.
Pistorius was formally charged at Pretoria Magistrate's Court with one count of murder after his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, a model and budding reality TV show participant, was shot multiple times and killed at Pistorius' upmarket home in the predawn hours of Thursday (local time).
His family and management company have issued a statement saying the alleged murder is denied in the "strongest terms".
"Firstly, and most importantly, all our thoughts today must be with the family and friends of Reeva Steenkamp," the statement said.
"Oscar Pistorius has appeared in court here in Pretoria this morning formally charged with the murder of Reeva Steenkamp. The alleged murder is disputed in the strongest terms.
"Oscar Pistorius has made history as an Olympic and Paralympic sportsman and has been an inspiration to others the world over.
"He has made it very clear that he would like to send his deepest sympathies to the family of Reeva.
"He would also like to express his thanks through us today for all the messages of support he has received - but as stated our thoughts and prayers today should be for Reeva and her family, regardless of the circumstances of this terrible, terrible tragedy."
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel said in court it was premeditated murder, indicating the prosecution would file that more serious charge, upgraded from murder.
William Booth, a prominent defence lawyer from Cape Town, said this likely indicated police had evidence Pistorius planned the killing ahead of time.
He said the charge also made it more difficult for Pistorius to successfully apply for bail but it could be a challenge to get a conviction.
''It's quite difficult to prove that in a situation where there isn't a witness,'' he said. ''If I just plan it in my mind and I arrive at somebody's house and there's no witnesses and I shoot the person, it's really tough for the prosecution to show that planning.''
The double-amputee athlete's arrest and murder charge had already left South Africa stunned after the blonde-haired model's shooting death at Pistorius' house in a gated community in an eastern suburb of the South African capital, Pretoria.
Those who knew Pistorius, including a former girlfriend, weighed in on social media.
Trish Taylor, mother of Pistorius' ex-girlfriend Samantha Taylor, wrote on Facebook: "I'm so glad Sammy is safe and out of the clutches of that man."
But another ex-girlfriend, Jenna Edkins, defended the accused man Tuesday on Twitter.
"All I am saying is let him speak, let his side be heard without jumping to conclusions," tweeted Jenna Edkins, an attractive, young blonde like all Pistorius' girlfriends. She offered "love and support" to the Pistorius family and tweeted: "I have dated Oscar on and off for 5 YEARS, NOT ONCE has he EVER lifted a finger to me or made me fear for my life."
Gianni Merlo, who co-authored the 2009 biography ''Blade Runner'' with Pistorius, said he had once driven out in the middle of the night to see his first love after a fight.
Pistorius crashed his car when he fell asleep behind the wheel, though Merlo said it showed his devotion.
However, he said Pistorius once threw a friend's girlfriend out of his house, prompting police to investigate and take him in for questioning.
''He explained that this was a kind of (plot) against him, planned against him,'' Merlo said.
Prosecutors said they would argue the history-making Olympic athlete - the first amputee to run at the games - had planned Steenkamp's killing. It sent South Africans reeling further as their national hero and a global role model for people in overcoming adversity was set to face accusations that he intentionally gunned down his girlfriend.
South Africa's tabloid Citizen newspaper had the headline "Blade gunner?" Friday morning, playing on double-amputee athlete Pistorius' well-known nickname of "Blade Runner" because of his carbon fiber running blades.
Pistorius stood with his face in his hands as he broke down in tears on his first appearance at the Pretoria Magistrates' Court. Chief Magistrate Desmond Nasir delayed Pistorius' bail hearing until next Tuesday and Wednesday and ruled that the 26-year-old Pistorius would be held at a police station in Pretoria until then. Police have said they oppose the granting of bail.
Pistorius had solemnly entered the court wearing a gray suit and blue tie and initially appeared composed. When he broke down in tears, his brother, Carl, reached out a hand and placed it on his shoulder. Pistorius' father, Henke, was in the court as was sister Aimee.
The hot courtroom that was jammed with more than 100 people, including numerous local and international journalists. More than 100 people packed into Courtroom C at the courthouse, including dozens of photographers and videographers but Nasir ruled that no recordings of court proceedings would be allowed in the case.
Police said an autopsy on the body of the victim was also taking place. Lt Col Katlego Mogale said the results of the autopsy would not be published.
Pistorius earlier left a police station, his jacket completely covering his head as he got into a police vehicle. He was holding what appeared to be a white handkerchief in one hand as he was led by officers to a police van outside the Boschkop Police Station in eastern Pretoria, where he had been questioned on Thursday and had spent the night in custody.
A policeman was also seen carrying a handgun in a plastic forensic bag outside the Boschkop station. It was believed to be the weapon used to shoot and kill Steenkamp.
Police said the victim was shot four times at Pistorius' villa in a gated community. Officers found a 9 mm pistol inside the home.
Pistorius made history at the London Olympics last year when he became the first double-amputee track athlete to compete at any games. He didn't win a medal but did make the semi-finals of the 400 metres and the final of the 4X400 relay, propelling the world's best-known Paralympian to the level of an international track star and one of the world's best-known sportsmen.
But police hinted at a troubled lifestyle away from public scrutiny for the runner when they said there had previously been domestic incidents at Pistorius' home.
- Reuters and AP

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Hot Rods & Speed Demons of Bonneville Speed Week 2012
Concept cars have been a mainstay of automotive design and marketing for more than a century. While Henry Leland's Osceola is considered the world's first concept car that actually made it into production, the 1938 Buick Y Job is another early example of a true concept car.
Built under the direction of General Motors' first design director, Harley Earl, the Y-Job was never intended for production but instead foreshadowed the styling and engineering cues Earl and his team hoped to use on future GM vehicles. In its day, the Y-Job earned praise for its modern style that included integrated fenders, hidden headlamps, and no running boards. The positive reaction helped several of its design cues to make it into production, including the stubby tail fins that would appear on the iconic 1948 Cadillacs and the grille design that continues to influence Buick design.
Although the Y-Job didn't make production, it remains an example of the good a concept car can do for a company and the industry. We can't help but wonder what would have happened, though, if Buick put the Y-Job into production. The company would have been in an even better position postwar.
The very first run of Hot Wheels included a golden-colored futuristic pickup called the Deora. While the truck looked like a fanciful rendering by a toy-car designer, it was, in fact, a scale model of a real vehicle.
Built in Detroit by the famous Alexander brothers (Mike and Larry, who also helped Chili Catealo with the famous Little Deuce Coupe), the Deora was based on a Dodge A100 cab-over van, and powered by a 101-hp 170-cubic-inch Slant-6 engine. Dodge promoted the Deora as a futuristic pickup concept. We're still waiting.
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PIO Number: 13-6-16
Following an extensive internal search, Gina Carter has been selected to fill the vacant public information officer position in the Broward Sheriff's Public information Office.
Gina has been with BSO since Feb. 25, 2002. During her 11 years with the agency, she has worked as a child protective investigator and youth services counselor. Before transferring to PIO, Gina served as a youth services supervisor at the Juvenile Assessment Center where she supervised 12 youth counselors who provided direct service to juveniles and adults.
Gina shows initiative and creativity. She conceptualized the JAC's marketing strategy and materials – including multi-media presentations, brochures, fact-sheets, reports and newsletters – to increase public awareness. Her information technology skills, professional photography, videography and digital video editing talents are sure to be an asset to our unit.
Gina demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills. She reads, writes, translates and speaks Spanish fluently. She holds a bachelor of fine arts degree and masters of fine arts and technology degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Students in the Woodland Joint Unified School District will soon be seeing a shorter winter break.
On Thursday, the Board of Trustees approved the calendars for the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years respectively. The calendars both feature a two week winter break instead of the three week break students and teachers are accustomed to.
Trustee Cirenio Rodriguez voiced his concerns for the shorter break. "I was disappointed to see" that we are not continuing with the three week winter. He said that he has heard from a lot of teachers, including those who teach his children, that they prefer the three week winter.
"Hopefully in a few years we can bring it back and consider a three week winter session," Rodriguez said.
Despite concerns regarding the shorter winter break, the board voted unanimously to approve the proposed calendars.
The 2014-2015 school year starts on Wednesday, Aug. 20 and ends on Friday, June 5. Spring break will be from Monday, April 6 to Friday, April 10 and the two week winter break will be from Monday, Dec. 22 to Monday, Jan. 5.
Similarly, the 2015-2016 school year starts on Wednesday, Aug. 19 and ends on Wednesday, June 8. Spring break will be from Monday, April 11 to Friday, April 15 and winter break will be from Monday, Dec. 21 to Monday, Jan. 4.
For a more complete view of the calendars, visit www.wjusd.org/cal.
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SWINDON Robins' Australian duo of Troy Batchelor and Dakota North have been named in their country's World Cup squad.
The green and gold begin their campaign in event one in King's Lynn on July 26, where they will take on Great Britain, USA and the winners of this Saturday's qualifying round.
The Robins duo are joined in the 10-man squad by GP stars Chris Holder and Darcy Ward, Aussie Championship runner-up Jason Doyle, Davey Watt, Cameron Woodward, Josh Grajczonek, Rohan Tungate and Max Fricke Australia boss Mark Lemon is determined to make it without taking part in the Race Off at the ZKS Polonia Stadium on July 31.
He said: "Expectations are high, although we tread with caution as we haven't lifted the Ove Fundin Trophy since the class of 2002.
"We need to win at Kings Lynn to get the direct route to the Final and avoid the cut throat Race Off. We have the fire power to win, but can't afford any complacency. Team competition is always fierce when national pride is at stake."
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Edmonton Sun rips off OilersNation exclusive scoop?
November 23 2007 02:16PM
Interesting to note that Edmonton Sun columnist Robert Tychkowski picked up on the Jekyll & Hyde OilersNation post yesterday.
"Dr Jekyll slept in last night and Mr Hyde blew another one as the on-again, off-again Oilers turned in one of their patented lukewarm efforts last night in a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche."
Not only does it seem Tychkowski copied our post about Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, but he also reported the score in the game as 3-2 Avalanche, exclusive news that the OilersNation provided. Within 15 minutes of the game ending, the Edmonton Sun was reporting the EXACT same score as the OilersNation.
November 23 2007, 03:28PM
The Sun eh? I know how to get them back! Let's sleep with the Sunshine girls! Let Ms. Hyde "blow another one"!
I wonder if Tychkowski ganked that from the site? I mean, it seems a sort of obvious comparison in a lot of ways. QA weird coincidence, though!


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Draft Countdown: T-minus two weeks
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Two weeks. That's how long we've got until Day One of the NFL Draft. Two weeks goes by fast. Remember how fast your two-week, low carb diet went? Okay, maybe not… but April's biggest weekend is right around the corner. So with 14 days left, where does 14 fit in the pantheon of draft history?


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Touching Base: A Message from the Chief August 11, 2013@PPDChiefSanchez
Dear Community Members and Department Personnel:
Our Community:
On August 6, several Pasadena Police employees
participated in the opening ceremonies for National Night Out. The
kick-off event was held at Kings Villages and was very well attended. I
provided brief comments after remarks from elected officials, community
leaders, and other stakeholders. Many of the Pasadena Police employees
then traveled to other National Night Block Parties throughout our
I received several positive remarks commending Pasadena Police
Specialists Hilda Jurado for facilitating such a special event.
Community leaders, police officers, and elected officials joined together to
celebrate our rich history, collaboration, and partnerships. The Kick-Off event
was coordinated by Pasadena Police Sergeant Bobby Lomeli, and Dr.
Yolanda Cunegin, DM. VIPs included: Mayor Boggard, Vice Mayor Robinson,
City Manager Beck, and Councilmember John Kennedy (Photos
On August 7, several police employees attended the
Pasadena Public Safety Committee (PSC) meeting, which was held at the Pasadena
Police Range. Commander Russ and Deputy Fire Chief Kosta provided
an overview of the 2013 4th of July Fireworks Event at the Rose
Bowl. Corporal Anthony Russo provided police training for the PSC
members covering the use of force, which included policies and
procedures. Following the presentations, I updated PSC on AB109 and
the potential release of 9600 (additional) formally incarcerated
prisoners. The last presentation of the meeting focused on the Pasadena
Police Department's Internal Affairs process, personnel
complaint/investigations, and use of force incidents during the first six months
of 2013 (Photos @PPDChiefSanchez).
On August 8, Commander Rosales, Administrator Patterson, and I
participated Ramadan celebration at New Horizon School. The event was
very well attended by community leaders, parents and students. VIPs included Mayor
Bogaard and Councilman Kennedy.
On August 8, Commander Rosales, PS Correa,
Deborah K. Sanchez, and several police employees attended graduation
ceremonies for Pasadena Police Department's Citizens Police Academy, Class
39, which was held at the First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena. The
event was very well attended and each graduate received a certificate of
completion. Several of the class participants commended the program, its
instructors, and emphasized the value of their experience. The graduation
was coordinated by Pasadena Police Specialists Kitty Johnson (Photos at
Pasadena's Finest:
On July 15, I received a letter from Azusa Police
Chief Samuel G. Gonzales commending Pasadena Police Sergeant Chris Kirby
and the West San Gabriel Valley Anti-Crime Taskforce for their
assistance during a gang search warrant. Currently, detectives
from Pasadena, South Pasadena, Monrovia, Arcadia, Monterey Park, El Monte, and
Los Angeles County Probation serve on the taskforce. The unit is responsible
for AB109 compliance checks, property crime investigations, and other major
cases as assigned. Pasadena Police Lieutenant Diego Torres is the
commanding officer.
On July 21, I received a letter from the Pasadena
Tournament of Roses commending several Pasadena Police officers who
participated in their Annual All Member Family picnic. Although there
were several police officers participating in the event, the letter identified Officer
Jack Rappuchi and the Bear-Cat Rescue Vehicle.
On July 14, Pasadena Police Detective Mary Hooker
distributed a wanted poster (flyer) describing a suspect wanted for CA Penal
Code Section, 647 (i), loitering and prowling. After seeing the information, Corporal
Kim Smith remembered a similar suspect description on a case that she had
handled when assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division. Smith
provided Hooker with the data, which subsequently led to the arrest of the
wanted suspect.
On July 27, I received a note from a Pasadena
community member commending Pasadena Police Commander John Perez
for his role in the recent Cold Case Homicide Summit. You may recall,
Commander Perez served as a panel member and engaged the audience regarding
violence, homicide investigation, and cold case follow-ups.
On August 5, several Pasadena Police employees
attended the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Reserve Officer Academy graduation,
Class 129. Pasadena Police graduated three reserves: Reserve
Officers Tavera, MCGaham, and Romberger. The event, which was
held at the Los Angeles Board of Supervisor's Hearing Room, was very well
attended (Photos @PPDChiefSanchez).
From August 4 – 7, the Pasadena Police and
Fire Departments and PUSD participated in Active Shooter Training at Washington
Middle School. The training was coordinated by Pasadena Police Corporals
Jayce Ward and Glenn Thompson and was very comprehensive. Pasadena
police officers participated in the training, which included role-players
making the environment dynamic and realistic. The local media covered the
training: http://www.pasadenanow.com/main/police-school-district-will-conduct-active-shooter-training(Photos @PPDChiefSanchez).
Critical Incidents:
On August 2 at about 7:30 a.m., Pasadena Police
officers responded to a report of road rage on Colorado Boulevard. One
of the involved parties reported that the aggressive party displayed a handgun.
PPD officers located the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.
The officers conducted a preliminary field investigation and determined that a
handgun was not involved, and that the alleged brandishing was unfounded.
On August 2 at about 1:30 p.m., the Pasadena
Police Department received information about an elderly woman who went
missing from East Pasadena. PPD initiated a massive search for the victim and
alerted the local media and our community (via a Nixle alert) requesting their
assistance in the effort to locate the missing female. Unfortunately, the
collective efforts did not produce the whereabouts of the victim. On August 3,
at about 11:21 a.m., Pasadena Police officers responded to a report of a
traffic collision at the bottom of a ravine in the 300 block of Manford
Way. Officers arrived and found the vehicle. The drive and sole
occupant was deceased behind the steering wheel. The victim was identified as
the missing elderly woman from the night prior. The Los Angeles County Coroner
Office was contacted and assisted with our investigation. Our preliminary
investigation does not suggest foul play (http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/08/03/missing-elderly-woman-last-seen-in-east-pasadena).
On August 5 at about 12:30 a.m., two groups
of Hispanics were at a nightclub in the 100 block of East Colorado Boulevard.
Both groups started to argue inside the location. The nightclub staff
intervened and escorted one of the groups outside the club. A Male
Hispanic, 25 years old, who was with one of the groups, walked to a nearby
light standard. He was approached by a Male Hispanic, who punched him on
the side of the head. The victim fell unconscious to the pavement, and
was transported to a local hospital in grave condition. PPD officers
responded to the hospital and learned the victim was placed on life-support (http://www.pasadenanow.com/main/monday-bar-fight-victim-remains-in-critical-condition).
The on-duty Pasadena Police Watch Commander, Lieutenant
Gourdikian, notified Pasadena Police Detectives, who ultimately
responded. On August 5, at about 2:00 p.m., PPD received
information that the victim's family elected to remove the victim from
life-support. The incident was classified as a homicide. http://sanmarinotribune.com/2013/08/06/man-assaulted-pasadena-restaurant-died. On
August 6, (less than 60 hours following the homicide) Pasadena Police detectives
arrested several suspects responsible for the assault on the victim. Lead
Detective Pham presented the case to the Office of the Los Angeles County
District Attorney, who filed several felony charges including manslaughter.
Detective Pham was assisted by Investigators Gordon, Sandeen, Duran, Russo, and
Carter. Lieutenant Rojas and Sergeant Devis supervised the
investigation. Story at: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=9198235.
On August 5 at about 8:47 a.m., Pasadena Police
officers responded to the 200 block of West Washington Boulevard regarding
suspicious circumstances. A witness reported seeing a male subject allegedly
discharging a firearm at the residence. On arrival, officers saw a subject run
into the rear house on the property. Officers asked the subject to
surrender; however, he was nonresponsive. PPD established a command post
and requested additional resources. Officers conducted a limited number
of evacuations to ensure neighbors were a safe distance away from the
incident. PPD officers began talking with the occupants in the front and
later, the rear house, requesting they walk out to contact police. All complied
with our request.
Subsequently, all occupants were accounted for without further
incident. Officers then searched the location to determine if a firearm
was involved. One of the subject contacted had a No Bail Warrant
for probation violation. He was arrested without incident. The
story was covered by the local media: http://www.pasadenanow.com/main/police-have-closed-washington-blvd-hunt-possible-gunman.
On August 6, during the early morning hours,
Pasadena Police officers assigned to the department's Special
Enforcement and Special Investigation Teams served two independent
search warrants in conjunction with Operation LaJale. The investigation
involved the ATF and several other local, state, and federal law enforcement
agencies. The 13 suspects arrested during the search warrants are
associated with the Mexican Mafia International Cartels. The successful
operation was a follow-up to an extensive investigation of organized narcotics
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responded to the 1500 block of North Raymond Avenue regarding a serious traffic
collision. On arrival, officers found one victim driver (Male Hispanic
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serious condition. The driver of the second vehicle (Male Black Adult) was
located attempting to mix into the crowd that had gathered around the crash
site. All parties were transported to a local hospital with non-life
threating injuries. The Pasadena Police Department's Traffic Section was
notified and responded to the incident. Our preliminary investigation
suggests alcohol may have been involved.
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FOR THE PAST 15 years, Bonnie Hayes has been living the good life in Marin County. A successful record producer, she owns her home in San Anselmo, has a daughter she's putting through college, plays keyboards with one of the county's most popular bands and enjoys the music business respect she's earned as the songwriter who penned the hits "Love Letter" and "Have a Heart" for Bonnie Raitt.
At 58, she's com-fortable in her own skin. Maybe a little too comfortable.
That's one of the reasons she's renting out her house, packing her stuff and moving to Boston for a prestigious new job as the chairwoman of the songwriting department at the Berklee College of Music, the largest school of contemporary music in the world.
"It's the year of the snake and I'm shedding my skin," is how she puts this radical change in her life. "I'll be someone else when I come back."
A decade and a half ago, Hayes left Los Angeles and moved to Marin with her then 4-year-old daughter, Lily, now a 19-year-old student who left home a year ago to study at Boston University.
"I moved here for a reason, to have a nice life for my kid," she said the other day after wrapping up work on Tommy Castro's new album. "I've been living a nice suburban lifestyle, but now that my daughter's gone it's too mellow a context for me. I may be nuts, but I really like being scared and surprised and challenged by what I do."
Before she goes, her Marin fans will have a chance to wish her well on Saturday night, when she plays a "Bye-Bye Bonnie" show at Rancho Nicasio with Mystery Dance, a band she co-leads with bassist Tim Eschliman.
Hayes spent last summer teaching a full load of classes at Berklee, so when a full-time teaching position came up, she applied for it. On a lark, when the chairman of the songwriting department also came open, for the first time in 35 years, she threw her hat in the ring for that job, too, thinking she probably wouldn't get it, but what would it hurt to apply?
So when the call came in May that Berklee wanted her as the new head of the songwriting department, beginning in the fall, she suddenly found herself with a major life decision to make.
"When I got the job, I really had to think if I wanted it," she recalled. "I'm really, happy here, but I had to ask myself, 'Are you happy because you're in Marin County, or are you happy because you know how to be happy.'"
She decided that she might be unhappy if she turned down a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity like this, and would always second-guess herself, wondering, "What if?"
And, besides, this kind of challenge not only fits her self-described OCD personality, it offers the kind of personal security, including health insurance and other benefits, that life as a freelance record producer and songwriter doesn't. Plus, she'd be close to her daughter, who will be attending Berklee this year.
"I've been making a living as a record producer, but I could see that I was going to have to ramp it up or it was going to go away," she said. "And I wasn't sure how long this wave I've been riding on is going to last, so I realized I'd better start thinking ahead or it's going to get ahead of me. I always thought I would coast into relaxed obscurity, and here I am ramping up. I'm agape at my own capacity for intensity because this job is topping anything I've done before. But I can't help it. I have to do it."
In her new post, she'll supervise a staff of eight full-time and five part-time teachers, develop the curriculum, monitor its progress and communicate her vision for the future. She'll teach one class, basic lyric writing.
"I don't think teaching is enough for me, but running a department and creating curriculum gives me experience I really need that I can bring back here in 5 or 10 years," she remarked. "I love my community here, but there are world-class musicians, educators and visionaries at Berklee. There is so much going on there. I'm looking forward to playing at that level."
Rancho Nicasio owner Bob Brown, who's known Hayes and her brothers for decades, sees the Berklee post as "a wonderful opportunity."
"Of all the artists I've dealt with over the years, she's he most accomplished all around musician. I've never met anybody as well-rounded as she is. Berklee is fortunate to have her."
The eldest of seven children, Hayes attended the Blue Bear School of Music in San Francisco when she was growing up, as did her brothers, Kevin Hayes, former drummer for Robert Cray, and Chris Hayes, lead guitarist and a songwriter for Huey Lewis and the News. Bonnie also has taught songwriting at Blue Bear, including at its summer camp program, and serves on the school's board of trustees.
In the Bay Area, she's best known for her work with Bonnie Hayes and the Wild Combo, a band that released the album "Good Clean Fun" and toured with Huey and the News in their '80s heyday. An eponymous solo album followed on Chrysalis Records and featured the single "Some Guy," which was covered by Cher, the first time one of her songs was recorded by another artist.
Her big break came when she was in L.A., getting ready to go on the road with the Go-Go's Belinda Carlyle. Raitt came to her hotel room and asked to record her songs "Love Letter" and "Have a Heart" for her 1989 album, "Nick of Time," which would sell 6 million copies and win three Grammys, including Record of the Year. "Have a Heart" was the album's biggest hit. Just like that, Raitt was a superstar and Hayes was a songwriter to be reckoned with.
"It brought me into the A-level of songwriters," she remembered. "I was gratified to be taken seriously as a songwriter by the big boys."
Since her latest solo CD, "Love in the Ruins," in 2004, she has occasionally performed with her bands Superbonbons and Mystery Dance and has been playing keys with Danny Click and the Hell Yeahs.
She's reluctant to sing "Have a Heart" or "Love Letters" when she performs these days, joking, "I'm off beating my famousness to death. I always feel like I'm pulling out my gun and waving it around."
But she doesn't deny what those songs have done for her, and continue to do for her.
"They've given me credibility," she said. "And that cred is what got me this job."
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What: Bye-Bye Bonnie Bash, featuring Bonnie Hayes and Mystery Dance
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At its December 12 meeting, the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board appointed Kevin Walleser, a dairy producer from De Soto, Wis., to serve as Interim District 21 Director on the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) representing Vernon and Crawford counties.
The appointment was made to fill a board seat vacancy that occurred earlier this fall. Walleser will complete the remainder of this three-year term on the Board, which runs through June 30, 2013. During the regular election period in spring 2013, District 21 is one of the eight WMMB director seats that will be up for election. The WMMB Board of Directors is comprised of 25 dairy producer-directors who set WMMB policies and procedures, supervise business affairs and approve annual budgets.
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Victory by a duo running as a kind of reform slate has guaranteed a new majority on the controversial Marina Coast Water District board of directors.
Former board member Tom Moore and newcomer Peter Le won two open seats on the board in Tuesday's election, outdistancing incumbent Dan Burns by promising to change the way the district does business.
With 5,514 votes counted as of Wednesday, Moore captured 2,525 votes and Le tallied 1,822, compared with Burns' 1,168. The incumbent conceded he had virtually no chance to make up the difference in late ballots remaining to be counted.
Longtime board member Ken Nishi chose not to run for re-election.
Moore, a Naval Postgraduate School instructor who served on the board for 17 years before losing a bid for re-election two years ago, and Le, a civil engineer who serves as chairman of the city's Planning Commission, are expected to team with current board member Jan Shriner to form a new majority on the board, which includes Howard Gustafson and Bill Lee.
Moore and Le, who are aligned with Marina Mayor Bruce Delgado and city progressives, ran on restoring the board's reputation and a promise of improved transparency after arguing the water district had been poorly managed on a range of issues, including the investment of up to $17 million in the failed regional desalination project.
Moore, who is reportedly at a conference in Florida, could not be reached for comment, but Le said he hopes to begin work on several initiatives. Le said he would like to see water board meetings held in Marina City Council chambers to make it easier for district residents to attend and participate, and to make use of the facility's recording and broadcast capacity.
He said he wants to see the board take a hard look at its own quest for a desal plant and consider less expensive alternatives, such as drilling new wells. He noted the district still has plenty of water allocation remaining to meet growth projections for several decades.
Burns said he was disappointed his opponents used unwarranted criticism of general manager Jim Heitzman and district staff in the campaign, and predicted the dispute over the district's investment in the regional project will end up in an expensive court battle.
The retired wastewater operations manager was appointed to the water board in 2007 and was seeking his second full term.
In another special district race, Rafael Garcia beat Orlando "Orly" Jimenez for an open seat on the Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital district board, garnering 809 more votes out of 3,243 counted so far


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Pre-Eclampsia Prediction By Doppler Screening Of Uterine Arteries And Angiogenic Factors In Second Trimester Of Pregnancy
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BACKGROUND: Pre-eclampsia complicates about 2% of pregnancies. It accounts for at least 50 000 maternal deaths per year worldwide and is the second most common cause of maternal death in the developing world. Also, Pre-eclampsia is the commonest cause of iatrogenic prematurity, It frequently coexists with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and placental abruption, other important causes of adverse prenatal outcome.
There have been many studies investigating whether the disease can be prevented. In order to achieve this, one needs to be able to identify firstly those women that are at highest risk of the disease.
Early studies showed that impedance to flow in the uterine arteries decreases with gestation in normal pregnancies, while in pregnancies with established pre-eclampsia or IUGR the impedance is increased.
These observations led to a number of screening studies in the second trimester, which assessed if it is possible to predict those pregnancies destined to have complications of impaired placentation. These studies showed that women with increased impedance to uterine artery blood flow have an increased risk of developing pre-eclampsia, and detection can be further increased by using angiogenic factors (That are involved in the pathogenesis of Pre- eclampsia and could be useful for early prediction of the disease: VEGF, PIGF, PP13, sFLT1) in combination with uterine arteries Doppler study in the second trimester.
METHODS: In this study we would like to add uterine arteries Doppler to the early routine detailed ultrasound examination (14-16 weeks), in 3000 women in Jerusalem. in addition we would like to check angiogenic factors from the serum blood taken for the routine triple test in these women (16-18 weeks).pregnancy outcome would be collected after labour from the medical centers participating in this research.
|Pregnancy Pre Eclampsia
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
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|Study Start Date:
|September 2008
Pregnant women in second trimester that took the routine triple test, and are having an early routine detailed ultrasound examination.
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|18 Years to 50 Years (Adult)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- pregnant women in second trimester that took the routine triple test, and are having an early routine detailed ultrasound examination, in Jerusalem, Israel
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00725660
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|NCT00725660 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|July 29, 2008
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|July 29, 2008
Keywords provided by Shaare Zedek Medical Center:
pre eclampsia
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced
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5 Reasons You Need To Watch Love Forecast, Starring Lee Seung Gi And Moon Chae Won
Its a great time to be an Lee Seung Gi fan, Soompiers. Tap into your dose of cute, sweet, and romantic fun with director/writer Park Jin Pyos 2015 rom-com Love Forecast, which stars Lee Seung Gi and his Shining Inheritance co-star Moon Chae Won. Puppy dog Lee Seung Gi doesnt disappoint as a devoted young man in love and makes us more than anxious for his October return from the military. Luckily, you can watch this film multiple times on Viki if youre missing him. I know I will. Lets check out five reasons why this movie needs to be on your watch list.


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Safety Net Project
Technology helps victims and their children successfully flee violent batterers, stalkers and rapists. But what millions don't realize is the dangerous and potentially lethal sides of various technologies in the hands of abusers and perpetrators. NNEDV's Safety Net: Safe & Strategic Technology Project addresses how technology impacts the safety, privacy, accessibility, and civil rights of victims by:
- Educating victims, their advocates and the general public on ways to use technology strategically to help find safety and escape domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, stalking and abuse;
- We have two dozen handouts, many in multiple languages at: Technology Safety Resources
- Training law enforcement, social services, coordinated community response teams and others how to hold perpetrators accountable for misusing technology to impersonate, harass, stalk, surveil, and threaten.
- Advocating for strong local, state, national and international policies and practices that ensure the safety, privacy and civil rights of all victims and survivors.
NNEDV's Safety Net Project addresses how technology can be harnessed successfully to do effective outreach, intervention, and violence prevention work.
Since 2002, the Safety Net Project has trained more than 50,000 advocates, police, prosecutors and others. Read more
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The Stalking Resource Center of the National Center for Victims of Crime and the Safety Net Project of the National Network to End Domestic Violence present an exciting training event: The Use of Technology... Read More ▹
NNEDV launched its Technology & Confidentiality Resources Toolkit to assist domestic violence, dating abuse, sexual violence and stalking victim service organizations. The unique and innovative toolkit... Read More ▹
As part of the 2nd World Conference of Women's Shelters, NNEDV's Safety Net Project hosted a full day Institute on Technology: Violence Against Women in the Digital Age. Presenters illustrated ways that... Read More ▹
Sen. Al Franken (D) of Minnesota, met with representatives from a variety of Minnesota agencies that are concerned for the safety and privacy of victims with the use of modern technology. On Tuesday, May 10,... Read More ▹
NNEDV announced that it is joining Facebook's Safety Advisory Board, becoming one of five organizations from North America and Europe to be a part of the group. NNEDV's Safety Net Technology Project experts... Read More ▹


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Ladue's Kauffman among teacher honorees
ST. LOUIS -- Hank Kauffman taught math at Ladue (Mo.) High School for 52 years; now he will represent the hometown Cardinals at the All-Star Game next Tuesday at Target Field in Minneapolis.
Kauffman was announced Tuesday as one of 30 winners of the Target Presents PEOPLE All-Star Teachers campaign, which celebrates current and retired educators who have had an impact on the lives of their students and communities.
Kauffman, who started teaching math at Ladue High School in 1961, has earned an outstanding teaching award from the University of Chicago and is listed in "Who's Who Among America's Teachers."
All 30 winners, one representing each club, will be included in the All-Star Week activities and will be recognized during a ceremony prior to Tuesday's game.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. Alex Halsted is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I have not been on the forums too much this summer. Between work and vacation with the family, I haven't really had alot of time to browse or even bake for that matter. But I have been trying to prepare for this wedding cake in September. My very first one ( I'm sure I have mentioned that sometime before on the forums. ) and the closer it gets the more nervous I am getting. I am so scared something catastrophic is going to happen. I'm sure this is somehow going to give me nightmares.
I have been busy working on some gumpaste flowers for the cake and I have finally finished the gerber daisies and almost finished the roses. ( the bride is having white gerber daisies in her bouquet ) Well, if I had of known how labour intensive they were before hand, I would have tried to talk her into a different flower. But, I was quite happy with the results, considering I have never made them before.
I have all the buttercream and lemon curd ready to go in the freezer. All I have to do is bake the cakes.


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Mattel rolls out new Cars 2 product...
Be sure and enter Sideshow's SDCC Captain American Bucky Barnes Premium Format Figure Giveaway!
To insure your action figure collection, get in touch with Collectibles Insurance, the official insurance company of the Figures.com network. Say "Figures.com" to get 5% off your first term premiums.
To buy action figures, take a look at BigBadToyStore.com, RedfordFilms.com, Toynk.com, PastGenerationToys.com, BriansToys.com, ToyWiz.com, and MonkeyDepot.com.
For action figures, statues and sculptures, go to CSMooreStudio.com.
One of the biggest merchandise sellers in the world, Disney-Pixar's CARS franchise is still speeding its way to your local retail stores near you. With still move CARS 2 product yet to hit stores this fall and a rebrand in Spring 2013 back to the world
of "CARS" (both films and all shorts can co-exist in this line), there will be plenty more toy automobiles to rev your collecting engines.
The display case for the main line shows the memorable scene in CARS 2 at
the World Grand Prix party in Towkyo (Tokyo to you and me). Fans may be disappointed that the woody wagon John Lassetyre will not be available for mass release as it was a gift from John Lasseter to the Cars team (that version of John Lassetyre also helped launch the new Cars Land at Disney California Adventure in June). What collectors can look forward to are some Super Chase cars featuring
characters that U.S. audiences may not be familiar with as they were only featured in the foreign releases of the film replacing the American favorite Jeff Gorvette played by Jeff Gordon.
Also coming soon is a new kid-targeted brand coming this Fall called MICRO DRIFTERS. Using a ball bearing, these mini-cars will come 3-to a pack (not blind boxed like many other smaller toys) and be the perfect thing to race and wobble and drift down the race track. With a larger scale Mack with storage areas, kids will have a blast collecting these smaller versions of the Disney-Pixar Characters.
If you're worried that your store is still filled with Maters and Finn McMissiles, rest assured that more Cars are still coming your way. Ka-Chow!
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Hi all, I working on a php project where a pdf has to be shown in div container .I have googled around this and on this forum also.If anybody can help.please help me on this topic.
thanks®ardsRajeev Ranjan .
Whether a person's browser will show a PDF embedded within a page depends on their browser and plug-in settings. In my experience, the majority of people have it set so that PDFs launch Adobe Reader as a separate application, rather than as a plug-in within the browser, meaning that you can't achieve what you're after for those people.
Well... While Stevie D is correct here, you COULD run some PDF libs to convert to jpegs on the fly
i used iframe but this need pdf plug-in on the browser,so i have used google doc viewer to show pdf content.

If the browser supports displaying PDFs in the browser then the following is the simplest solution:

Again it needs pdf plug-in.is there any third party tool to show pdf on the site like we see on other sites like scribd.
A PDF is never the original source - if you want to display in the web page without needing a PDF prugin then it is best to convert the original source into a different web supported format.
JPEG, with cool little javascript zoom ability
Ok. i will try that.


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6'3″ Guy Dupuy Shuts Down New York City! Between The Legs, Behind The Back OVER Someone!
Check out arguably the best one foot dunker in the world and one of the best dunkers period, 6'3″ Guy Dupuy aka Easy J shutting down NYC this past weekend at the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown.
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How To Share and Use Public AMIs in A Secure Manner
When using Amazon Machine Images (AMI's) it is important to remember to use proper precautions to ensure that private information is not inadvertently left on AMI's when shared publicly. This tutorial is provided to help customers share public Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) in a secure manner.
This tutorial expands upon the basic instructions within the "Sharing AMIs Safely" section of the EC2 User's Guide, which can be found at http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AESDG-chapter-sharingamis.html. The EC2 User's Guide and this tutorial cover the most common security concerns with sharing public AMI. They should not be used as a complete security assessment guide.
For information on hardening and clean-up requirements, go to Public AMI Publishing: Hardening and Clean-up Requirements, which is available at https://aws.amazon.com/articles/9001172542712674.
Additional security guidance is provided for users of public AMIs, as well as instructions for what to do should you discover an AMI that has security concerns.
Sharing Public AMIs in A More Secure Manner
We recommend against storing sensitive data or software on any AMI that you share. Below, are expanded guidelines to help you to avoid some easily overlooked security risks.
Always delete the shell history before creating your AMI. The shell history may contain your secret access key or other private info that are not intended to be shared with users of your AMI. As an example, the following command can help locate the root user and other users' shell history files on disk and delete them, when run as root:
find /root/.*history /home/*/.*history -exec rm -f {} \;
Bundling a running instance requires your private key and X.509 certificate. Put these and other credentials in a location that is not bundled (such as the instance store). If you are building an AMI from an EBS volume, make sure your private key and certificate are removed from the volume before taking the snapshot.
Exclude SSH authorized keys before creating your AMI. The public key used to launch an instance is commonly stored in the SSH "authorized_keys" file. As an example, the following command can help locate "authorized_keys" files on disk and delete them, when run as root:
find / -name "authorized_keys" –exec rm –f {} \;
Ensure that your private credentials for third-party applications and remote services are deleted, such as the username and password for any remote database you might have stored locally, or perhaps the credentials for a remote source code repository you have used recently. As an example, the following commands can help locate CVS and subversion information you may not wish to share publicly:
find /root/ /home/*/ -name .cvspass –exec rm –f {} \; find /root/.subversion/auth/svn.simple/ /home/*/.subversion/auth/svn.simple/ -exec rm –rf {} \;
Using Public AMIs in A More Secure Manner
For users of public AMIs, particular attention should also be paid to ensure that there are no pre-installed credentials, such as public SSH keys or default usernames and passwords, which could allow unwanted third-party access to your running EC2 instances, or preconfigured remote logging hosts which could result in sensitive system and application logging data being transmitted to unauthorized recipients.
At a minimum, we recommend that users of public AMIs identify and disable unauthorized public SSH keys. To do so, you will need to remove any unrecognized keys from your running instance(s). Note that public SSH keys are not guaranteed to be in the '/root/.ssh/authorized_keys' file. As an example, the following command will help locate "authorized_keys" files on disk, when run as root:
find / -name "authorized_keys" -print -exec cat {} \;
This command will generate a list of all known "authorized_keys" files, which you can then individually edit to remove any unrecognized keys from each of the identified files. To ensure that you do not inadvertently remove YOUR authorized keys, we recommend that you initiate two SSH sessions when starting this process for each instance. You should keep the second session open until you have confirmed that all unrecognized / unauthorized keys are removed and that you still have SSH login access to the instance using your authorized key.
If you do not use SSH to connect to your Amazon EC2 instances, we recommend that you check the security groups associated with the above instance(s) to ensure that port 22 inbound is closed to all unknown IPs. This can be done via the AWS Management Console. For detailed instructions, please check the "Using Security Groups" section of the Amazon EC2 User guide:
You should find and remove any default usernames and passwords that could result in unauthorized access to your instance.As an example, the following command can help find usernames and passwords:
cat /etc/passwd /etc/shadow | grep -E '^[^:]*:[^:]{3,}' | cut -d: -f1If you see any unrecognized login, we recommend that you change the password by running the following command (where the USERNAME is the unrecognized username),
password USERNAME
To prevent any preconfigured remote logging, you should delete the existing syslog config and restart the syslog service. As an example, you could run the following as root:
rm /etc/syslog.conf service rsyslog restart
Security Concerns with A Public AMI
Finally, if you should discover a public AMI that you feel presents a security risk to any member of the AWS user community, for whatever reason, please e-mail AWS Security directly at firstname.lastname@example.com. We take security very seriously, and investigate all reported issues. If you wish to protect your email, you may use PGP; our key can be found at https://aws.amazon.com/security/aws-pgp-public-key/


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Poo: Garnier Fructis Pure Clean (yes, it has A Sulfate!!, but I have Teflon hair)
Co-wash (when I feel so inclined, which isn't often!): VO5 Kiwi Lime Clarifying Conditioner
Conditioner/LI: same for both -- whatever I have in the shower at the time (I experiment a lot)
Style: EcoStyler Olive Oil <3
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Made in USA
Our Floral Fun Pendant Lamp is available in prints that look just as good in a child's room as in any other room of your house. The lampshade measures 16" x 16" x 9". If you don't see the theme or color scheme you need, email us & we can show you more lamp shade options than we have room for here. This beautiful lamp is made in California.
This lamp is made with a standard silver Braided Cord canopy, but there are other canopy options available. Please select from the "Canopy Options" drop down menu to select an alternate canopy. For white, black, bronze or copper hardware, please note your preference in the "Comments" section at checkout.
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ADNC, INVN, ONNN: Street Reviews the Apple-Samsung Supply Chain
The Street today is playing another version of handicapping the suppliers to Apple (AAPL) and Samsung Electronics (005930KS) and the rest of mobile market, names such as Audience (ADNC), On Semiconductor (ONNN) and InvenSense (INVN).
Invensense, which makes micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) that support sensor capabilities in smartphones and tablets, last night reported fiscal Q4 revenue and profit per share that slightly exceeded consensus estimates. The shares in response are up $2.45, or 26%, at $11.76.
Shares of Audience, which makes chips that refine the quality of audio communications in handsets, are down $2.13, or almost 14%, at $13.50, despite reporting Q1 revenue and profit per share that beat and offering a better-than-expected forecast.
Somewhere in the middle, stock-wise, is ON Semi, which makes a variety of circuitry for a myriad of functions, from "clock generation" to analog-to-digital converters, to power management.
Last night it reported Q1 revenue slightly below expectations but beat on the bottom line by a couple pennies, and forecast this quarter's revenue a bit light. Its shares are up modestly today, rising 18 cents, or 2.4%, at $8.09.
Wedge Partners's Brian Blair, reflecting on InvenSense, writes that "InvenSense remains on a tremendous trajectory this calendar year, and though we would have liked to have seen a stronger revenue guide for June, we were encouraged by all of the company's commentary around Samsung, gross margin expansion, new customers (Apple?), China, and the expanding market for InvenSense's solutions."
"We believe investors were bracing for a revenue miss for March and very weak guidance for June (given Samsung concerns), and we expect the company's solid report and positive market share and sector commentary to silence the naysayers."
Piper Jaffray's Gus Richard, who has an Overweight rating on Invensense, and considers it his "best long idea," today reiterates his $27 price target, writing that the only weakness in the report was 50% gross margin, lower than the 52% he was modeling, which was "due to customer product transitions and slower than expected uptake of new, higher margin products."
But, "As these new products ramp, gross margins will return to the mid 50 percent range," writes Richard. He examines the importance of the balance sheet:
Cash and investments were up $7.8M to $200.3M for cash per share of $2.28. Accounts receivable rose $5.6M to $30.1M, and DSOs increased 12 days to 50 days. Inventory was $23.8M, up $5M (up 26% QoQ), and days of inventory increased by 16 days back to 62 days. We believe the spike in inventory is anticipation of stronger orders ahead and we view it as a positive.
John Pitzer with Credit Suisse, who has a Neutral rating on Audience shares, raised his price target on the stock to $16 from $14, after raising his estimates for this year and next, writing that this year is all about the transition away from reliance on Apple to greater reliance on Samsung:
A q/q decline in C2Q revenue was anticipated, but is being more than offset by significantly higher GM (up 380bps q/q; 480bps for product GM) as June contains a significantly higher mix of eS325 to support the GS4 ramp at Samsung. Higher GM will be offset somewhat by higher tape out costs but net/net EPS goes up. For the full year, we still see 2013 as a transition away from AAPL – especially AAPL was/will be 33%/26%/21% of C4Q/C1Q/C2Q sales – we see AAPL at sub-10% exiting 2013 – risk will be timing and linearity of the decline as AAPL introduces iphone5s and potentially a low end phone replacing the waterfall of 3GS, 4 and 4S. However, we continue to see good growth prospects outside of AAPL and still expect 30% revenue growth in 2013, and 14% in 2014.
James Faucette with Pacific Crest reiterates a Sector Perform rating on Audience stock, writing that he'd like to see more "diversification and faster growth from customers outside of Samsung and Apple." Nevertheless, his estimates are going up today, modeling $180 million in revenue and 67 cents EPS this year versus the $170 million and 39 cents he had been modeling previously:
On one hand, we were encouraged by the company's commentary about design wins and particularly its commentary around improving traction into mid-tier smartphones. We believe handset makers may be increasingly open to deploying a high-end audio processing solution into mid-tier smartphones […] On the other hand, the company's former largest customer, Apple, was only 26% of revenue in Q1 on its way to below 10% by 4Q13. Audience is beginning to get gross-margin benefit from the ramp of its third- generation processor as we move through 2013; however, we believe may be somewhat of a challenge for this business to more than offset the highly profitable business from Apple that Audience is losing.
Canaccord Genuity's Bobby Burleson reiterates a Buy rating on ON Semi shares, and a $10 price target, advising that despite a soft outlook for revenue, "Our positive leverage thesis on a cyclical recovery remains intact, supported by ONNN's design wins in automotive, wireless and consumer white goods, combined with share gain in computing."
"As revenue recovers, gross margins should improve, especially for the Sanyo division, enabling the company to approach target gross margins laid out during ONNN's analyst day in February."
Likewise, Chris Danely of J.P. Morgan reiterates an Overweight rating on shares of ON Semi, and a $10 target as well, writing that the outlook for $675 million to $715 million was actually higher than his $690 million estimate, even though it missed consensus of $702 million.
Writes Danely, "ON stated bookings improved throughout the March quarter and lead times have extended from seven weeks to nine weeks."
"As we state in Rule #3 of our top ten rules of semiconductor investing, 'lead times going out is good.' Backlog represents 80%-85% of 2Q13 guidance, roughly flat from 1Q13."
Danely sees the company delivering much higher margins as it restructures its Sanyo Semiconductor unit:
The main reason we are Overweight ON Semi is we believe it has significant leverage and earnings power. We estimate ON has roughly 56% EPS upside in C14, the highest in our semiconductor universe, and we believe the Sanyo Semi unit could drive $1.16 in peak earnings. Target margins of mid teens – would be $1.16 of EPS… Current operating margins are 5.7% and EPS is $0.05 per quarter. We believe if ON executes on the restructuring and the industry experiences an upturn, operating margins can get to its target of 18.0%, which translates to roughly $1.16 in annual EPS […] We believe ON Semi can achieve quarterly EPS of $0.29 based off total revenue of $800.0 million, gross margins of 41.0%, and operating margins of 18.0%. The latter model equates to roughly $1.16 in annual EPS.


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The Royal Ramble: Top Ten WWE Matches of 2012!
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THE ROYAL RAMBLE HAS RETURNED!!!!!!!! It's been a few months since my last blog came out to over whelming reviews and was actually retweeted by Goldust and the legendary "Hot Rod" Rowdy Roddy Piper! As I was getting ready to write my next blog my computer completely crashed! Now on Christmas Day, I got a new lap top. I'm not wasting anytime, so let's get the Ramble going! (Follow me on twitter @The_RoyalRamble
10. Sheamus vs Wade Barrett - RAW
This is the most underrated match of the year by far! These two guys beat the living crap out of each other for the whole and never let up once. Wade Barrett proved in this match that he is worthy title contender in the near future. Even though, there was no real winner of the due to outside interference by Tensai, the match itself was brutal and the marks on the faces of both men proved just that!
09. The Rock vs John Cena - Once In a Lifetime - WrestleMania 28
A year in the making, two generations collide, and iit was once in a lifetime! So, you would think that it would be the greatest match in the history of pro wrestling....not the case. In what could have went down as the most overrated match in pro wrestling history, was saved by a great finish and an electric crowd! The whole crowd almost through the whole match was on fire! Seeing crowd react to the People's Elbow brought chills down die hard wrestling fans as the Great One was back in the main event of WrestleMania! Then hearing the crowd when Cena tried to do a People's Elbow, only to be countered by a Rock Bottom for a win was one of the most incredible pops of this generation! The Rock stood tall once and for all!
08. Big Show vs Sheamus - World Heavyweight Championship - Hell in a Cell
I thought this was going to be the worst match of the night and like many of fans, I have grown very tired of the Big Show. But Show does deserve one last championship run and proved it. Big Show vs Sheamus ended up being the best match of that night, with many near falls and high intensity. The way the match ended was very entertainng and exciting.
07. CM Punk vs John Cena - WWE Championship - Night of Champions
Being at the 1000th episode of Monday RAW, I was very disappointed that they didn't let Punk and Cena have the match they could have had. The match at Night of Champions, showed exactly what I was talking about! Even though the Money in the Bank was way better, this match could have been if it had a finish to the match. So many near falls and amazing moves, these two showed why they are the face of the WWE! Having Punk walk out on top at the end of the night was the perfect move as Punk could be bigger and better than Cena popularity in the near future!
06. Brock Lesnar vs John Cena - Extreme Rules
Why was this match so good? The violence and brutality of the match! The beast returned and targeted Cena instantly. The blood in the match brought back old memories of how the WWE once was and how good it can be again. Blood in a match can change everything in this day and age in the WWE. With it being gone for so long, it really brought us back to our feet when watching the match because it showed a whole another side, that we as fans, forgot about. I believe that Lesnar should have came out on top but with the finish of the match, I was ok with the ending.
05. Sheamus vs Daniel Bryan - World Heavyweight Championship, 2 Out of
3 Falls - Extreme Rules
After Daniel Bryan was screwed over at WrestleMania for no reason what so ever, he became one of the most popular wrestlers in the WWE. It sparked something special in Bryan and with the fans. The match at Extreme Rules showed what kind of a match should have been at WrestleMania! It was also a long time since we had seen a 2 out of 3 falls match in the WWE. The match had near falls, athleticism, and great story telling. Daniel Bryan and Sheamus showed the world they can be the face of the company if they wanted to be.
04. CM Punk vs Chris Jericho - WWE Championship, Street Fight - Extreme Rules
This feud was the one of the best feuds of the year and it all came together at Extreme Rules. It should had been the main event of the night too, considering the fact that it was in Chicago, a place that worships Punk like no other! This match was a bitter fight to the end. The best part of the match was the elbow drop from CM Punk from the top turnbuckle through the announcers table. The match was epic and was great way to end a great feud.
03. CM Punk vs Daniel Bryan - WWE Championship - Over the Limit
The two best wrestlers in the WWE today, went one on one, in a classic of a pure wrestling match. The match was back and forth with great submissions and near falls. The sequel they had at Money in the Bank, was good but was no where in compare to this. I don't even want to talk about this match, I want everyone to go on YouTube and watch this epic of how wrestling should be!
02. The Shield vs Ryback & Team Hell No - TLC Match - TLC
This should have been the main event of the TLC PPV! Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns had finally arrived in the WWE and it was long over due! These three men and Ryback, whether you like it or not, are the future of the WWE! They will take this company to new heights like you have seen in the past and maybe further. They bring a intensity and attitude to a level that wrestlers once had before the PG era took over. The match was all out fight and was non stop. I won't lie, I actually marked out several times and was chanting "this is awesome" along with the crowd. The spear through the barricade, the usage of the chairs and the table on the turnbuckle was great but nothing compared to the fall that Rollins took from off the ladder through the tables. The Shield came out on top and showed the world they are the future and the future is now!
01. Triple H vs Undertaker Part III Speical Ref Shawn Michaels- Hell in a Cell - WrestleMania 28
End of an Era! Even though I think the Shield had the best match of the year, this match deserves the top spot for so many reasons but the main one has to because of the two wrestlers in the what was built as the end! And what better person to ref the match than HBK, Shawn Michaels. The match was epic on so many levels. The chair shots, the near falls, and the ending to match showed they were the best of the best the WWE had to offer at a point in time. The best part of the match had to be when HBK super kicked Taker and Triple H gave a Pedigree to Taker, only to have Taker kick out of the pin. The pop the crowd gave in return to that was amazning because it actually looked like the Undertaker's streak was over. Triple H gave it his all to no avail. Triple H showed he couldn't go on and in telling the Undertaker to "Suck It" was a way to get the Undertaker to finish the job. Undertaker would go on to 20-0 but it was after the match that was certainly something special. Three of the greatest wrestlers of all time together hugging and saying thank you to the world that gave them everything in return. It truly was an End of an Era!
Thanks for reading my new blog! Please follow me on Twitter @The_RoyalRamble and a new website will be coming soon with not only wrestling blogs but Music, Movies and Sport reviews. Please leave some comments and list your top tens of the year! Thanks again and Happy Holidays from the Royal Ramble!


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A Melksham man is to be placed on the sex offenders' register after pleading guilty to having pornographic films involving children.
Robert Jones, 52, of Forest Road, had stored 20 movies and pictures of children, three quarters of whom were aged under 13.
Police, acting on information from the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, seized a laptop and desktop computer from Jones' address on October 24, 2012.
And after investigation, they uncovered the images, two of which were the most extreme level, dating from nine months before up to the previous day.
Jones must return to North West Wiltshire Magistrates' Court in Chippenham for sentencing on Thursday, April 17.


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JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL: Gilbert AZ woman, Holly Solomon was upset that her husband, Daniel, didn't vote and blamed him for President Obama's reelection, then ran him over with her vehicle.
According to police in Gilbert, 28-year-old Holly Solomon of Mesa and her husband Daniel argued loudly in a local parking lot before Holly got in her Jeep SUV and began chasing Daniel around. She eventually managed to pin him underneath the vehicle as he was trying to run away.
Daniel sustained life-threatening injuries and was rushed to Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn Medical Center where he remains in critical condition.
"According to Daniel, Holly believed her family was going to face hardship as a result of President Obama's re-election," Gilbert police Sergeant Jesse Sanger said in a statement.


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Bremont are delighted to announce a partnership with the aerobatic air-show super-star Michael Goulian. Bremont Co-Founders, Nick and Giles English, have a passion for the sky that was passed down to them from their late father, Euan, an aero-nautical engineer and display pilot. On the other side of the Atlantic, the same passion was being passed down to Michael from his father.
Michaels father Myron, began his aviation career by working at the local airport in Haverhill, Massachusetts at only 13 years of age. Myron soloed on his 16th birthday and received his Private Pilot Certificate on his 17th birthday. In the 1950s, Myron earned his living by flying his Stearman Bi-Plane as a crop duster and aerobatic pilot in Massachusetts and New York, and then in 1964, Myron started a flying school with his wife and Michaels mother, Rita. Located just outside Boston, the school grew from a small flying school with just a few planes into one of the largest and most historic flying companies in the Northeast United States. Myron lived and breathed aviation until his passing in 2000.
With a passion for aerobatic flying and a responsibility to run the family business, Michael was always pushing the limits to be able to succeed at both. And succeed he did. Michael was fortunate to have won the US National Advanced Championship in 1990 and then in 1995, he went on to win the Unlimited National Championship and competed on three US World Aerobatic Teams.
In 2006, Michael was invited to join the elite group of Red Bull Air Race World Championship pilots. For 5 years, he competed globally in the World Championship Series, winning the prestigious Budapest race in 2009.
Michael currently enjoys a full time career in the air show industry flying 20 shows per year across North America. He is also one of only seven pilots to have been awarded all three of the air show industries most prestigious awards; the Art Scholl Memorial (2006), Showmanship Award, and the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship (2009), and the ICAS Sword of Excellence (2012).
The mechanical precision of the Bremont watch is directly aligned with precision of Michaels aerobatic flying. His brand is focused on his extremely precise maneuvers in the sky which comes from his competitive flying heritage.
Goulians eye for mechanical detail did not end with his choice of aircraft the watch on his wrist was equally important, and the continued growth of Bremont in US aviation circles over the past five years in particular did not go un-noticed.
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Romance on the Rails 2013
Mark your calendars and come out to experience Romance on the Rails when Golden Gate Railroad Museum and The Pacific Locomotive Association host a Valentines Day Wine Train on Sunday February 10, 2012. You'll be served a selection of wines and Hors d'oeuvres onboard this luxurious Art Deco Lounge Car
Experience the magic of this elegant Art Deco lounge, as it winds through Niles Canyon on a two-hour round-trip ride from Sunol to Fremont and return. Your trip on the Southern Pacific 2979 is aboard a vintage 1940's parlor lounge car restored to its original layout, appearance and atmosphere. The car features plush lounge seating and a semi-circular mahogany bar framed by etched glass and mirrors.
All seating in the Valentine Lounge is reserved. Seating is limited See at http://www.ggrm.org/Collection_View.aspx?Id=8
Please note that the Valentine Lounge is not wheelchair accessible due to the narrow aisles and doorways on our antique equipment.
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This museum event is presented to supoort the projects of the Golden Gate Railroad Museum.
We are sincerely grateful for all of our supporters who help our non-profit, tax-exempt, living history museum continue to operate and grow.
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The Philly thread got me thinking:
Philly gets
Jamaal Tinsley
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We get savings in the first two years of this deal. They are the two years that we will worry about needing financial flexibility. We get the back to the basket scoring threat we need and a perfect complement to Hibbert. Foster moves to the first man off the bench, which is the more appropriate role for him. We get rid of Tinsley since Philly's PG situation is up in the air. They have a chance to work him out all summer to get him up and running again. If they do re-sign Miller, which is a good idea, this still gives them a terrific player as a backup. Miller won't command the 9M per that he earned before and would probably take just above the MLE from the Sixers since they own his Bird Rights. I could see him taking 6+M per over about 3-4 years into retirement. They add their first rounder and they have 13 players under contract and they are right at the 69M mark which will be close to the LT.
Yes, we take on another 28M in this deal, but we get a huge upgrade at PF and we wouldn't be able to make this deal if not for his injuries and their drafting of Mareese Speights. I think this is a great time to go after Brand. His achilles was fully healed early this season and its had tie to rest. He had shoulder surgery and he will be ready long before training camp. He will hopefully be fully recovered and give us another four years of great basketball. His deal gets moderately more expensive and there is always the opportunity for him to opt out of that final year for us to re-sign him for a couple more years. I think this would be a great deal for us in the short term and the long term. Brand and Murphy are both 30. Brand will be 34 when his deal is over.


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LORAIN -- A 41-year-old man and his 43-year-old brother were arrested late Saturday night when they tried to evade police by covering themselves with leaves while in plain view of an officer.
Officer Robert Hargreaves was in the 2200 block of East 29th Street when he noticed two men, later identified as Robert Fox, 43, and Kenneth Fox, 41, walking on Gary Avenue.
Hargreaves reported that as he drove toward them, Robert noticed the officer. He immediately laid down in the tree lawn and began covering himself with leaves and debris as if attempting to hide. Kenneth then raised his middle finger at the officer while concealing his face with clothing. When Hargreaves exited his cruiser, Kenneth dropped to the ground on top of his brother and the pair began laughing and telling each other to be quiet.
Robert told the officer he was nervous around police and that he covered himself up with leaves because he was scared, police said. Robert further said he and his brother had too much tequila, Hargreaves wrote.
"Kenneth began interrupting his brother and at a loud volume stated 'You ain't gotta tell that (expletive) (expletive)," Hargreaves wrote.
Hargreaves wrote that attempts were made to take the brothers to their residence to let them sleep it off, but the first two addresses were met with no response. When the brothers were asked for identification, both refused and Kenneth continued to raise his voice. Robert finally took out his Ohio ID and threw it at Hargreaves, while Kenneth told his brother that he did not need to show anything.
Neither was found to have a warrant, but both ended up being arrested for their behavior. Robert was charged with disorderly conduct while intoxicated and disorderly conduct with persistence. Kenneth was charged with disorderly conduct while intoxicated, disorderly conduct with persistence and disturbing the peace. Both were booked in to Lorain City Jail.


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Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, James Taylor to Perform at Inauguration
In a blend of pop music's new and old, singer Beyoncé Knowles will sing the national anthem Star Spangled Banner and songwriter-artist James Taylor will sing "America the Beautiful" at President Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony Jan. 21, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced Wednesday.
Singer and former "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson will also sing "My Country Tis of Thee," at the inauguration, which takes place in front of the U.S. Capitol.
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