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In November, we transitioned from Postini, a hosted spam service, to the Barracuda Spam Firewall, which is a device that is installed locally on campus. The primary reason for this transition was the ability to provide all mailboxes, including adjunct email accounts, with spam filtering capabilities. On a monthly basis, this device is delivering approximately 8-10% of all the mail sent to the College to your mailboxes and blocking the remaining 90% of the mail sent to the College. This translates to blocking over 1,000,000 mail messages monthly. These numbers are reflective of the overall increase, estimated at as much of an 80%, in spam messages sent via the Internet beginning in October.
As we continue the transition to the Barracuda, its effectiveness is enhanced by each user "black listing" the spam messages in their quarantine. To learn more about this feature and other Barracuda features, we welcome your participation in the OIT Technology Education Series class "Using the Barracuda to Filter Your Spam" offered on April 17 from 2 – 4 p.m. To register for this class, please contact the OIT Help Desk at ext. 4900.
Additional questions regarding spam and the Barracuda should be directed to the OIT Help Desk, ext. 4900. We are especially interested in users that are continuing to receive large amounts of "inappropriate" spam. In these cases, please contact us so that we can investigate your account.
Password Policy
As you know, Camden County College is committed to maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of social security numbers for all of our constituents. A number of policies and initiatives have been recently implemented assuring that the privacy of such institutional data will be better secured. One such policy that has been developed by the College's Information Technology Planning Group (ITPG) and approved by the President's Cabinet is a network and administrative systems password policy. (See Attached Policy).
Highlights of the password policy include the following:
-All network and e-mail passwords must be changed every 180 days.
- All passwords must conform to the guidelines described below:
-Passwords must be a minimum of 8 characters in length and contain at least one upper case letter, one lower case letter, and one numeric character.
-Passwords should not include any words from a spelling dictionary.
-Passwords cannot be the same as the user's ID or contain a proper name.
-A password cannot be the same as the past 3 passwords.
-Accounts will be locked after three failed attempts for the duration of 15 minutes.
-Passwords should not be shared with anyone, written down, or posted on a computer or monitor.
-Users calling the Help Desk for password resets will be asked to verify their identity. The following information will be required for verification:
-College Personnel – Birthdate (month, date, year), last four digits of SSN, and employee ID Number
-Non-College Personnel – Required to present valid photo ID, in person only.
Please note that adjunct faculty e-mail account passwords (OWA) will not expire, however, when changing their password, they will need to follow the complex password standards.
We appreciate your cooperation with this new policy and assisting in safeguarding the College's institutional data.
Thank you.
Computer Purchase Program for Faculty, Staff and Students
Computer purchase programs are currently available for faculty, staff and students through both Dell Corporation and Apple Computers. Dell offers a 12% discount, while Apple offers a 10% discount on their products. Links to these purchase programs are provided on the College's Web sites under "For Faculty and Staff" and "Current Students" links. Happy shopping:)
Student Email System
This fall, Camden County College is transitioning the student email system from the Microsoft Outlook Web client to a Windows Live Mail account. Windows Live Mail is a newer, enhanced version of Microsoft's Hot Mail that provides students with a web based email client, 2GB of storage space, and an email account for life!
We anticipate Windows Live Mail to be made fully available by Microsoft this fall. While Microsoft is readying its Windows Live Mail environment, students will be provided a Microsoft Hot Mail account with 250MB of storage space.
If a student's name is John Doe and his Colleague ID is 5551234 then his email address would be: firstname.lastname@example.com
Information regarding the new student email system can be found on line by clicking here. Students can contact the Student Technology Help Desk at 1-856-374-4900 for assistance.
Faculty and staff who would like to send a student email can obtain a student's email addresses from Colleague or Web Advisor.
New Process for New Employee Network/Telephone Access
The Office of Information Technology, in conjunction with Human Resources department, will begin a new process for requesting network and telephone access for new employees. This new process will be initiated by the Human Resource department once an employee is hired. A newly revised Network/Telephone Access form (see attached) will be completed by the Human Resources department with input from the new employee's supervisor. The form will then be faxed to OIT so that the network accounts and telephone access can be configured.
Requests for Datatel Colleague or SunGard Bi-Tech access will continue to be handled through a separate account request form initiated by the supervisor. These forms can be found in the OIT folder on the S drive.
This new process is being implemented for "permanent/continuing" employees. Requests for access for temporary employees will continue to be handled by the supervisor completing a "Temporary Employee –Network/Telephone Access" form found in the OIT folder on the S drive.
We are hopeful that this new process will expedite access to technology resources for new faculty and staff.
Network Maintenance
Due to the increased number of servers and the frequent releases of security software patches, it has become necessary for OIT to establish a re-occurring weekly maintenance window.
Maintenance is scheduled every Wednesday night from 10 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. that will temporarily impact network services. Examples of the tasks that require this 'down time' include installing new life cycle network switch gear, routers, server hardware and/or upgrades; installing Microsoft security patches on Windows servers; and modifications to application, service, email, printing and security configurations.
Spring Cleaning
The OIT staff would like to remind you that your Spring cleaning chores don't end with yard work and wardrobe adjustments; this is a great time to do some housekeeping with your emails, files, and folders storage.
First, we remind everyone that your Outlook mailbox needs regular maintenance. You should delete emails that you don't want, or need, delete items from your Sent Items folder and delete out of date contacts from your contacts folder. Remember to "empty" your deleted items folder as a last step in this process. Also, perform the same cleaning in your personal folders. If you find mail items that you wish to keep please move them from your Outlook today mailbox to a personal folder. If you have questions regarding maintaining your mailbox please contact Help Desk @ ext. 4900.
Please take a few minutes to review the content of your department's G: drive and your own H: drive. Remove any data files that are no longer in use. Simply delete them (remember to empty your recycle bin when you are finished).
OIT also reminds you that data content stored on the network is backed up for a period of two weeks, any changes to your data older then this are not necessarily available should you accidentally delete it. Therefore, it is important to remember to save your most important data regularly and even make your own copy to removable media.
Thank you and enjoy your spring!
What is Acceptable Use of Technology?
"Camden County College's policy governing Acceptable Use of Technology attempts to balance the freedoms needed for legal, ethical and efficient use of shared resources", as stated in the Guide to Acceptable Use of Technology policy document. Additionally outlined in this policy, is a set of guidelines that speaks to appropriate use of technology resources. This document can be downloaded here.
Inappropriate use of technology resources includes such activities as downloading music for non-academic or personal use. Although a subscription music service is not violating the digital copyright laws, use of a college computer and its internet resources for personal use is prohibited. This type of activity does have an impact on our bandwidth utilization and negatively effects internet response time in the academic areas of the college.
Questions regarding appropriate use of technology can be directed to the OIT Help Desk, ext 4900.
OIT Help Desk – Onsite Support Hours
The OIT help Desk is staffed onsite from 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Monday - Friday. Saturday support is 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. You can reach the OIT Help Desk at 1-888-326-4512, (856)-227-7200, ext. 4900 or via email at email@example.com.
IT Requests - Plan Ahead!
The Office of Information Technology Help Desk is responsible for receiving all questions or requests for information technology services for faculty and staff. This includes computer hardware and software, email, computer classroom labs, administrative systems, technology education, telephones and voice mail system.
To assist OIT in our planning efforts, the following timeframes are suggested for requests:
Requests for the installation of new equipment (computer, printer and telephone) or software should be received 2 weeks prior to when the technology is needed.
2. Request for network and telephone access for new employees should be received 2 weeks prior to the new staff persons start date.
Requests for a move or change to existing equipment (computer and telephone) should be received 2 weeks prior to when it is needed.
Requests for network access (jack activation) should be received 2 weeks prior to when the connectivity is required.
Requests for the installation or modification of a curricular software program, used in a computer classroom lab or open access lab, should be received two months prior to the start of the semester it is needed. OIT contacts all department chairs and program coordinators at this time to ascertain this list.
It is most helpful to us that these requests come directly to the OIT Help Desk, ext 4900 or firstname.lastname@example.com, rather than an individual OIT staff member.
Network What?!?…..Network Drives
The Camden County College network offers many different tools for you to use. Network drives provide you with options to store your information or data. These drives can be found under My Computer. There are currently four different network drives at your disposal. They are G: for Group (departmental), H: for Home, S: for Campus_ Share, and T: for shared applications. The following definitions reflect what can be found on these drives.
The G: or Group drive, is a department specific drive that enables your department to share and access information. This drive is helpful when you or a member of your department wants to share or post something particular to the department.The H: or Home drive is a personal network drive accessible only under your user login. This drive can be used to store your personal documents and to backup data that is stored on your local "C" drive. The benefit to using the H drive is that you can access your files from any computer within the college, since they are stored on the network.
S: or Campus_Share drive allows a user to create a folder to store and share documents and forms that other users need to access campus wide. This drive should not be used to store personal or confidential documents, since others will be able to access it. Presently, a sub-committee from ITGP is discussing the restructuring of this space to allow users to more easily find and access college-wide information.T: or Apps drive houses shared applications such as MS Office, Datatel, U.I., Message Manager, Visio, etc. The program applications within this drive are running when users login, given their profile and number of site licenses for the software allowed. This drive does not allow users to add or install software to this network drive or store their documents.
Questions regarding your network storage space can be directed to the Help Desk, ext. 4900.
Managing Internet latency - Internet bandwidth consumption
Over the past few years, the college allocated significant resources strengthening the college network to provide everyone access to various applications, only to have the lowly MP3 file nearly bring the network to its knees.
In order to ensure optimal use of our network and Internet bandwidth (network and internet traffic) and to limit security risks related to the installation and use of unauthorized software, please remember that the college network is for teaching and learning and appropriate office use only. (Refer to the "Guide for Acceptable Use of Technology" updated fall 2010.) Bandwidth is a commodity, and we want it to be available when it is needed. When the college's Internet access is used for personal reasons, such as downloading music for non-teaching purposes, the entire college is affected by a slower running system and less space allocated to do required tasks.
OIT is looking at ways to overcome application performance issues, while providing an expedient solution to network congestion. Network bandwidth consumption is growing due to increasing traffic and user volume as well as transaction sizes.
Where do we go from here, how do we make sure resources are available for everyone when they need them? If money were no object, we could throw enough at this problem and have the biggest pipes on the market. Or we may look at various technologies to assist us in managing network traffic.
There are application-intelligent traffic management systems that assign priority and bandwidth amounts. We do not want to affect teaching and learning or decide who needs to access what resources. We do however; want to make sure that computer classrooms have priority, and that college applications used by employees to conduct college business have priority. We will not infringe on academic freedom or negatively impact legitimate use of any services, but we do want to ensure quality of service (QoS). With everyone managing how they use college network resources we can get in front of some of our network latency issues. If that is not enough, then with appropriate software we can allow required protocols through and allocate bandwidth/priority to the appropriate applications.
IT Planning Suggestions
The Office of Information Technology Help Desk is responsible for receiving all questions or requests for information technology services for faculty and staff. This includes computer hardware and software, email, computer classroom labs, administrative systems, technology education, telephones and voice mail system.
To assist OIT in our planning efforts, the following timeframes are suggested for requests:
- 1) Requests for the installation of new equipment (computer, printer and telephone) or software should be received 2 weeks prior to when the technology is needed.
- 2) Requests for a move or change to existing equipment (computer and telephone) should be received 2 weeks prior to when it is needed.
- 3) Requests for network access (jack activation) should be received 2 weeks prior to when the connectivity is required.
- 4) Requests for the installation or modification of a curricular software program, used in a computer classroom lab, should be received two months prior to the start of the semester it is needed. OIT contacts all department chairs and program coordinators at this time to ascertain this list.
It is most helpful to us that these requests come directly to the OIT Help Desk, ext 4900 or email@example.com, rather than an individual OIT staff member.
5) Access Your Email From Home
Over the past few weeks the OIT Help Desk has received a few questions regarding access to email from home. Camden County College has adopted Outlook Web Access as the official means of doing this for full time faculty and staff. Outlook Web Access can be reached by typing owa.camdencc.edu in the address field of Internet Explorer or by selecting the Outlook Email link in the Faculty and Staff section of the College web site. By adopting Outlook Web Access as the default mail client, faculty and staff have a multitude of new features and accessibility to their email then ever before with standard mail clients like Netscape. Some new features include the ability to view and modify your personal calendar, an online task list, a global College directory of email address, a single personal address book accessible from home or office (no need to synchronize), and access to Exchange public folders. Since the new system is web-based, it is easier for you to get your mail then ever before. There are no settings required on your machine. Simply type owa.camdencc.edu from your home PC, office PC, any PC on campus or around the world (provided they have internet access) to retrieve you mail. If anyone needs assistance in using Outlook Web Access please call our Help Desk at extension 4900.
6) Adjunct Faculty Email
To contact an adjunct faculty through email, your email needs to be addressed to: firstname.lastname@example.com. The faculty name will follow the email format of first initial of their first name and full last name.
If you are an Adjunct Faculty member, you can access your email through the web at www.outlook.com/faculty.camdencc.edu. Account names and passwords will be distributed by your Dean, Coordinator or Department Chair. Open the Welcome to Outlook Live at Camden County College page, or contact the OIT Help Desk at ext. 4900 for further information.
7) OIT Update - Protecting E-Mail from Viruses
Typically the college receives 500-1000 emails containing viruses per month. So far this month we have received over 4000, which in not uncharacteristic. This type of activity occurs when new variants of viruses are written. This month the college received emails from 2 new viruses. Since the most common way for a virus to procreate is though email, the college has a special version of Norton Anti-Virus specifically written for Exchange Servers (our mail server) to protect our mail. This software automatically scans all inbound and outbound mail for potential viruses. If Norton finds a virus, it will automatically remove it from your mail. Norton also alerts you that the original mail contained a virus and it was removed. Norton also notifies the sender of the virus to make them aware that they are infected and OIT network staff. This process keeps OIT staff abreast of the potential virus threat constantly. Norton is automatically updated every 3 days to prevent a new virus from slipping into the campus.
If you have received a notification that Norton has found a virus in your email that is a good thing. That means that the software has protected your computer and your files from the virus. Sometimes you may receive several notifications regarding the same virus. Viruses typically use the victim's address book to send itself to more victims. Depending on how the viruses are written it could continue to send itself out every so often to stay healthy. This will occur exponentially until everyone on the Internet updates their anti-virus programs to fully eradicate the virus. Unfortunately, OIT cannot prevent you from receiving multiple emails of a virus threat. If anyone has any questions or concerns regarding viruses please do not hesitate to call our help desk at extension 4900.


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The Pacifica Tribune's "Best of Pacifica" contest is under way. Pacificans can vote for their favorites in a variety of business-related categories. Ballots are being published in the Pacifica Tribune print edition, but residents can also vote online by visiting our website: pacificatribune.com and clicking on the "Best of" link on the left side of the page. At least 25 percent of the categories must be completed for the ballot to be counted. We encourage people to vote online, but those without computer means are welcome to fill out a Tribune print ballot and hand deliver or mail to our office at 59 Bill Drake Way. Winners in each category will receive a certificate for framing and we will celebrate them at a breakfast get-together at the Tribune office and publish and post photos online. Vote for your favorites now. Deadline is Dec. 31. Winners will be featured in a Tribune in January.
Pacifica Tribune Holiday Fund
As I noted in a column in November, 'tis the season of sharing and caring. The Pacifica Tribune's collaboration with the Silicon Valley Community Foundation is in full swing. Pacificans who donate to the Holiday Fund will have their contributions matched to the largest extent possible through the SVCF funders: The Hewlett Foundation and Packard Foundation.
All proceeds will go toward four deserving Pacifica organizations: the Pacifica Resource Center, Pacificans Care, Pacifica Youth Services Bureau and the Pacifica Library Foundation. So that all donations are tax-deductible they must be sent directly to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Attn: Pacifica Tribune Holiday Fund, 2440 W. El Camino Real, Suite 300, Mountain View, CA. 94040. People can also donate online at www.siliconvalleycf.org/pt-holiday-fund. If you have questions, call (650) 450-5444.
Although times are tough, the Tribune encourages Pacificans to donate if they can to help our friends and neighbors in need and help keep our community the vibrant place it has always been. Pacifica has a reputation for being a caring community. After 26 years of living and working in this town I can safely say: No doubt about that.
Community Notepad and Fundraisers
The Pacifica Tribune is working on a new format for our Community Notepad feature and developing new ideas specifically for local fundraising events. Look for the changes as early as the first of the year.
However, for now, the Community Notepad will be published alongside a separately headed feature on fundraisers. Send all of your notepad and fundraising events to the editor at email@example.com The Pacifica Tribune seeks to be the source of information for all fundraisers. Information must not exceed 75 words.
Have you heard from Patrick?
Pacifica subscribers have been asking us. They've been receiving calls from a guy named Patrick and wondered if it was legit or some scam.
It's no scam. The Pacifica Tribune is reaching out to its subscribers to ensure they are receiving proper service and, at the same time, asking for email addresses. It's part of our ongoing effort to build an email database to use "in-house" to offer our subscribers special new digital offers in the coming months. Such as an e-edition of the Pacifica Tribune which will allow our readers who already receive the print edition to go online to "flip through" the PDF pages of the actual paper — a great added value, especially for those away from town on business or vacation who don't want to miss a single happening recorded in their local hometown newspaper.
We will also be moving toward digital breaking news e-mail blasts to subscribers for those instances like Highway 1 traffic back-ups, major grass or house fires, and other critical news that people want to know about immediately.
So when Patrick calls you, be assured he is working for the Tribune and its loyal subscribers. All email addresses will not be sold. They will remain in-house in the Tribune's own database. We are your partners and have our new and future subscribers' best interests at heart. The Pacifica Tribune has been the source of local news for more than 50 years. We will be retaining our print reputation while embarking with a greater presence on the social media game field, so that we will remain the proven, reliable source of local news people of all generations have come to know and respect.
Santa Claus is coming to town
It's that time again. Santa is looking to the Pacifica Tribune to help him gather up all the local boys and girls' Christmas wish lists. Clip and fill out our Letter to Santa form in the Tribune and mail or deliver to the Pacifica Tribune. Or email your little one's wish list to us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Letters to Santa will be published in the Pacifica Tribune on Dec. 18 so act fast so we can make sure to get the letters to the North Pole in time for Santa's sleigh ride around the world.
Note to parents: If your child fills it out please make sure the information is legible so that the Tribune elves can correctly transcribe it for publication in the Pacifica Tribune. Please include a phone number just in case. We want to make sure Santa gets all of the correct information so there are no disappointments on Christmas day.
New production schedule
The Pacifica Tribune is launching a new production schedule that is intended to provide more time to produce local crime, education and city news as well as features and profiles. The entire community has been our partner for some years on contributing local happenings in various arenas. This new production schedule effects everyone: in-house Tribune staff, freelancers, contributors and the general public. Freelancers and columnists' deadlines are Wednesday at 5 p.m.
All general public contributor submissions are due no later than noon Thursday prior to the following Wednesday publication. Letters to the editor are due by Friday at noon and must be no longer than 250-300 words. Guest columns are also due by Friday at noon and must not exceed 750 words. No exceptions. Production begins on Fridays and ends at the close of business Monday. The paper is sent to the printer by 10 a.m. Tuesday, which is why the earlier deadlines are required.
The only exceptions are breaking news and obituaries, but obit space reservation must be made as early as possible and we offer no guarantees. If need be, obits too late for publication can be posted online on our website.
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These pickled red onions are a satisfying combination of sweet and sour. Serve them over Smart Chicken frankfurters, burgers, sausages, and barbecued sandwiches.
In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. In the jar or container, combine the sugar, salt, vinegar, garlic, peppercorns, allspice, thyme, and chile (if using). Transfer the sliced onion to a colander in the sink and carefully pour the boiling water over them.
Add the onions to the jar and stir gently. Seal and let rest at room temperature for at least 1 hour. Pickled onions should be stored in the refrigerator and will keep for up to three weeks.


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Disclosure: This holiday season, I have the privilege of being an HP Brand Ambassador and sharing some family time ideas with you as part of the program. I have received an HP PC, an HP printer, a Snapfish gift certificate, and HP Instant Ink Program as part of my participation.
I could not blog without a laptop. When I started blogging, I used our old, SLOW desktop. Had I continued to use that, I'm sure I would have given up blogging a long time ago. It was just too hard on that thing. My husband bought me my very first laptop about 6 months after I started blogging. Having a laptop enables me to sit in my living room and work while my children play. While I liked it at the beginning, over time my old (very first laptop) had grown REALLY slow and would not even work unless it was plugged in. I was in desperate need of a new laptop, so when I was contacted about being part of the #HPFamilyTime campaign and told that I would be receiving a new laptop……..well, I can't begin to tell you how excited I was!
HP sent me the Spectre 13t-3000 Ultrabook as part of the #HPFamilyTimeCampaign. I have to admit, with a name like "Spectre" and the chrome finish on this laptop, I feel like my own blogging James Bond. After using this laptop for over a month, I wanted to let you know my thoughts on it. To put it simply, I. LOVE. THIS. LAPTOP!!! I was not required to write a review of this laptop during the #HPFamilyTime campaign, but I am loving it so much, I couldn't help but share my experiences with all of you.
Never in my life have I been more pleased with an electronic device, and that is no exaggeration. I have to admit that I was very worried about using the new Windows 8.1 (I had used it in the past and loathed it), but on this laptop, the operating system works phenomenally. The graphics are stunning, crisp, and clear. The Beats Audio system delivers amazing sound quality out of speakers that, honestly, I can't even find! The battery life on this laptop is another thing I love. I plug it in at night while I sleep and usually can then use it ALL DAY without needing to plug it in again until bedtime. I've never seen a laptop with battery time like this before.
This laptop is also the lightest laptop I've ever used. It's so small and portable. When I have had to get my old laptop out to pull off pictures or documents, I'm amazed at how bulky and heavy it seems now. Another great feature about this laptop is that it does not overheat. It doesn't even get warm really. My last laptop would start burning my legs after about an hour's worth of use, or less if it was charging.
If I were to list off all of the issues and things I disliked with my old laptop, the new HP Spectre solves them all–and delivers beyond what I would have asked for in a laptop. I honestly could not be more pleased with this laptop and highly recommend it to anyone in the market for a new computer! You won't be disappointed!
As previously mentioned, this holiday season, I have the privilege of being an HP Brand Ambassador and sharing some family time ideas with you as part of the program. I have received an HP PC, an HP printer, a Snapfish gift certificate, and HP printer ink service as part of my participation. Here is more info for you about the products sent to me:
- HP ENVY 5530 e-All-in-One printer: This is a printer, copier, and scanner all in one. Some of the features included with this machine include the ability to print on both sides of the page, wifi enabled (I can sit on my couch with this laptop and print things on my printer upstairs!), it is eligible for the Instant Ink program, and includes a number of web apps. My children's favorite app is one that allows you to print free Disney coloring sheets! They have had a lot of fun coloring all of their favorite characters like Mickey, Sofia the First, and the Muppets. For full details on this printer, click here. This printer is priced at $129.99.
- HP Spectre 13″ Ultrabook: This laptop could not have arrived at a better time. My old laptop was truly on it's last leg. The HP Spectre 13″ Ultrabook is a touchscreen laptop with Microsoft Windows 8.1. Some of my favorite features of this laptop include its small size (less than 4 pounds in weight, ultra slim, and a 13.3″ diagonal screen), the amazing Beats Audio sound system, the crisp, clear graphics, and the speed and ease of navigation. This laptop also does not overheat the way my old one would, and it has an extremely long battery life! I am LOVING this laptop! You can find all the details about this Ultrabook by clicking here. The price of the HP Spectre 13″ Ultrabook begins at $999.99.
- Snapfish: Snapfish is your one-stop shop for all things photo and print. You can print your basic 4×6 prints from here, but you can also do SO much more! From gifts like mugs and blankets, to photo books and Christmas cards, they have it all! If you are looking for gift tags this holiday season, they have a great selection of printable tags! Check out everything Snapfish has to offer by visiting their website, www.snapfish.com.
- HP Instant Ink Program : HP Instant Ink Program is available for select HP Printers (including the HP ENVY 5530 e-All-in-One printer) and allows you to have ink delivered to your door, as needed, for as low as $2.99 plus tax per month! Because the printer is wifi enabled, it alerts this program when your ink is running low and automatically sends you more. As someone who is always running out of ink and then having to make a special trip to purchase more, I am SO excited to be a part of this program! It is very easy to signup! Find out more by clicking here.
- HP Chromebook 14″: Coming soon, HP is giving me the chance to give one lucky reader a new HP Chromebook 14′" (and an HP ENVY 5530 e-All-in-One printer). While you wait for the giveaway to launch, find out more details about the HP Chromebook 14″ by clicking here.


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It's simple. With Max, I know how I grow flowers. Thank you sovery much Nev, Ardy and Lynn. hugs dear friends :-))
Very pretty. Are they mini carnations? How did you ever manage without Max lolol Thanks, Jana hugs :)
Love these. Max has a wonderful garden. He also has an excellent gardener!!! Thanks, Jana.
Greetings, Jana. Max is truly a marvel in the garden, isn't he? Without his Regal care, life would be really dull. :-)))
Thank you so much dear Marlene, you are right it is Max´s garden :-))))) big smile.Have a great afternoon and later sleep tight :-))) hugs and love for you :-)))
HELLO JANA MY DEAR FRIEND. How Beautiful. I Love It, You Sure Have a Wonderful Garden, OOPS I Mean MAX'S Garden. [[MEOWS]] To MAX. MUCH LOVE to You Both. Auntie Marlene. X X X X.


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Spruce Moose Festival – Band Lineup And Performance Times
Spend this Friday and Saturday in Big Sky Resort with great live music at the 2013 Spruce Moose Festival! Here's the official line-up for this years festival!
Spend this Friday and Saturday in Big Sky Resort with great live music at the 2013 Spruce Moose Festival! Here's the official line-up for this years festival!
It's true, Michael Franti did write "Say Hey (I Love You)" in Woody Harrelson's bathroom. He talks about that experience here, before performing his hit song.
95-1 The Moose is proud to have Michael Franti & Spearhead in Big Sky this Labor Day weekend as our 2012 Spruce Moose headliners. In honor of that, here's 5 things you may not know about Mr. Franti:
The big event starts tomorrow! Check out some photos of set up and early attendees from early during the day on Friday. More photos to come as the event continues.
I'm looking forward to the Spruce Moose Festival this weekend for obvious reasons but I love driving up to Big Sky for anything for one main reason...just that, the drive up.
Hours from now, the first ever Spruce Moose Festival will begin! Do you already have tickets? Do you need a reason to go? Read on to know how best to join in with the other thousand festival goers ready to have a great Labor Day weekend up at Big Sky Mountain!
If you're planning on attending the Spruce Moose Festival this weekend in Big Sky, here's a check list of some simple necessities. These may seem like common sense reminders but you probably don't want to forget any of the items on this list. Have fun, it's gonna be an epic Labor Day weekend!
The party of the summer is almost exactly one week away! Time is running out to win your free 2-day pass to the Spruce Moose Festival Labor Day weekend at Big Sky Resort. Stop by Bobcat Mattress today (8/25) between 12:00-1:30 and get registered. I'll be giving away a pair every 15 minutes!


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. --- This isn't the Dick Vitale you know from television. There's no bombastic pronouncements, no frenetic arm movements or head bobbing, no shouts of "Awesome, baby!" or "Better get a T-O!"
It's just Vitale, sitting in a bookstore, quietly signing copies of his new book for hundreds of fans.
Who would have believed it? One of college basketball's most popular announcers comes with volume control. He still has the same emotion, same affability that comes across on the TV, it's just much more subdued.
"I have a great time doing these," Vitale said after signing books for two hours. "I love meeting people, talking to people."
That passion is there in the bookstore, too, evident in the interactions with every fan who has a story about their own struggles with cancer, friends or family who have battled the disease.
Vitale has been a supporter of cancer research since his friend, former North Carolina State coach Jim Valvano, died in 1993, and his resolve to fight the disease became stronger with a throat cancer scare last year. Proceeds from his new book, Dick Vitale's Fabulous 50 Players and Moments in College Basketball , go to the V Foundation for Cancer Research.
"This is for my brother, Ted, who's fighting colon cancer," one fan told Vitale. "He's a big fan of yours."
"You tell him I said to keep up the fight -- don't give in to it," Vitale said as he signed the book.
Vitale's thoughtfulness was also there at the end of the signing, when he walked out and shook hands with a Salvation Army worker who had been standing outside the door for hours.
"Get this man a book," Vitale said just before signing the inside cover and handing it to the man. "Keep up the good work."


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Report: US plans to attack Iran's nuke facilities
A US military action against Iran's nuclear facilities has entered a practical stage, according to a Saudi newspaper. The report, published Sunday by al Watan daily, claims the American intelligence identified 23 nuclear facilities in Iran while intelligence bodies of other countries added to the list eight facilities. All of these are expected to targeted by US warplanes if diplomatic efforts to stop Iran's nuclear facilities fail.
According to the report, the US army will need five days to one week to complete the strike. However, US military experts claim the attack should be carried out no later than January 2007, because on that time Iran's nuclear development enters the "red phase", i.e. the nuclear facilities would be dangerous to strike due to fear of radiation.
The report adds the US has decided that Israel will not be directly involved in the strike. However, the Bush administration will allow Israel to retaliate if attacked by long range Iranian missiles. Based on US intelligence reports, Iran has at least 20 mobile launchers for this kind of missiles.
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Do you ever remember special things you did with your mother? As my daughter grows, I want to create memories she'll treasure for her lifetime. I came up with a list of things I think are important and fun, both to your relationship and your daughter's faith. 1. Take a picture of your daughter in […]Read More


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"It's just nice to have a home. We don't have to be evicted from anywhere, ... We know where we are going to be for the next 20 years at least."
"I'd like to thank Mr. Gordon Burgess for helping us out and getting us the money to get this done, ... I'd also like to thank the Sheriff's Office for taking us in and the Health Unit for donating the land."
"Tom Scully sent an e-mail directing that we not respond to these requests and warning that the consequences of insubordination were extremely severe, ... I took that to mean that if I sent the responses, they would go ahead and fire me."
"When the call comes in, there will be a display showing the number and the name. Eventually we'll have equipment that will show a map of their location for the dispatcher as well."
"We're excited about this season. We're returning a good group of athletes. We're just hoping we can pick up from where we left off last year and keep getting better."
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Patientswhom we serve are 200% of FPG. They have no insurance, Medicaid, or Medicare and, frequently, barely have resources for survival.
If we could not provide medications to accomodate their treatment, our primary care services would be in vain. You can't tell a diabetic to keep good control of their blood sugar inless they have Insulin or oral glycemic medications and the cabability to check their blood sugar. LIke wise an acute illness becomes complicated unless the appropriate medication is provided.
Providing assessment of the patients' health care needs and the medications to maintain their health status ensures the patient will become a partner in the tratment of their illness and paves the road to wellness.
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Our President is elected by the Board elected every two years.
The Governing Board defines the policies and strategies of Eurogas and determines the budget and financing, which is then submitted to the General Assembly for approval.
The General Assembly convenes twice a year to approve the annual budget, sets out the association's objectives, elects the executive committee and board members.
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The U.S. Forest Service, still apparently struggling to balance its books in the face of sequestration, has come back to Oregon with a new demand. Send us $400,000, it told the state, in addition to the $3.6 million you already owe us. This time, take the money from funds that had been set aside for use on forest restoration.
It's the second time since the mandatory budget cuts enacted by Congress went into effect March 1 that the Forest Service has told Oregon counties it wanted some of its money back. The cuts, in Oregon $4 million in all, come from money sent in the 2012 fiscal year under the Secure Rural Schools Act, the creation of Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.
The $400,000 is a drop in the $100 million bucket of cash Oregon counties received in fiscal 2012, to be sure. But it and the remaining $3.6 million come from a section of the law that aims to finance badly needed restoration projects and, Wyden believes, Oregon is being asked to pay more than its fair share.
We're of two minds about the whole issue.
On one hand, it's difficult to believe that Forest Service officials understand their own budgets so poorly that six months after sequestration began, they're still unsure of what they believe the states owe them.
Sequestration was no surprise — it had been discussed for months, and the prudent course would have been to plan ahead and give the states and the counties within them time to plan for any shortfall.
At the same time, while we believe a healthy dose of restoration projects is part of the prescription to reduce devastating wildfires in the West, this is one time that we believe cuts here are better than the alternative. Cash-strapped counties like Curry and Klamath will not be forced to return Secure Rural Schools funds dedicated to local fire prevention efforts, and that is a small blessing.
In this case, what is good for the counties today may hurt the forests in the long run, unfortunately. It is an unhappy trade that better planning should have been able to avoid.


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General Overview
The interest in the euro, supported by a slight increase in the risk appetite has allowed the single currency to record a profit in trading versus the dollar. Perhaps, it was the result of the reducing the geopolitical tensions, as the main event of the moment is a referendum in the Crimea, provoked an armed clashes, the occurrence of which could result in the outbreak of war in the Central Europe.
The support is 1.3860. The resistance is 1.3925.
There is a strong northern movement. The price is above the Cloud and below the Chinkou Span. The upward movement will be until the Kijun-Sen is above the price. The Tenkan-Sen is crossing the Kijun-Sen upward. Both lines are horizontal.
Bollinger Bands indicator is broadening showing high market volatility.
MACD histogram is in the positive area. The indicator is decreasing, giving a sell signal.
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There is a quite uncertain euro growth versus the U.S. dollar. The nearest resistance level 1.3925 is suitable for the volume lowering.
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US may shut down embassy in Syria
Damascus, October 29, 2008
The US embassy in Damascus may close to the public, a US embassy spokesman said on Wednesday, ahead of demonstrations planned in the Syrian capital to protest against a US military raid in eastern Syria.
"The American community in Syria should be aware that unforeseen events or circumstances may occur that could cause the US Embassy in Damascus to close to the public for an unspecified period of time," the spokesman said.
In a phone call to Reuters, the spokesman read part of an embassy message initially released on Monday after the US military raid on the Syrian side of the border with Iraq.
A demonstration is planned in Damascus on Thursday by groups describing themselves as independent to protest against Sunday's raid which Syria says killed eight civilians.
A US official has said a smuggler of foreign fighters into Iraq was believed to have been killed in the attack.
The embassy spokesman declined to comment on whether the number or status of US diplomats in Syria could change.
Washington recalled its ambassador to Syria following the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Al-Hariri in February 2005.
Thousands of protesters attacked the US embassy in Damascus in 1998 during a demonstration against US-led military strikes on Iraq. They pelted the embassy with stones and ripped down and burned the US flag.
Some consular activities were suspended after that protest. Outraged at Sunday's raid, Syria decided on Tuesday to close an American school and an American cultural centre in Damascus.
Syria also has called on the UN Security Council to take action to prevent a repeat of the attack in which military helicopters flew over the border and attacked a farm just inside Syrian territory.-Reuters


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June, 1972. Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Complex in Washington, D.C., is burglarized and wiretapped by Republican operatives. No one dies. National security is not compromised.
President Nixon denies any involvement. Democrats are outraged. The Senate establishes a select committee chaired by Democrat Senator Sam Ervin to investigate. Investigative committee uncovers denials, lies and a cover-up.
The scandal creates disaster for the Nixon Administration, resulting in the "Saturday Night Massacre." Prominent personnel in the administration go to prison or resign and President Nixon, facing impeachment, resigns the presidency in disgrace.
September, 2012. U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is under attack. Help is requested, none arrives. Four U.S. citizens are dead, including the ambassador. National security is compromised. Conflicting reports from President Obama, his press secretary, the U.N. Ambassador, the State Department and security agencies suggests denials, lies and a cover-up.
The head of the CIA resigns after being accused of adultery. A major scandal ensues involving the FBI and CIA. Congressional Republicans call for a select committee to investigate. Excluding Senator Feinstein, congressional Democrats are silent.
Where is the outrage and why are the Democrats not demanding an investigation? And, where is the committee?


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Georgia continued addressing one of its biggest needs for its 2010 football signing class when it picked up its second commitment from an in-state receiver in the past week.
And it took less than 48 hours for Alpharetta's Michael Bennett to jump Monday at the Bulldogs' scholarship offer extended at a camp in Athens on Saturday.
"Getting that first SEC offer, and it was right in town, I just loved the school and loved the coaches, it just felt right when I got the offer," said Bennett, who had been recruited by Florida, but did not get an offer from the Gators.
The 6-foot-3, 190-pound Bennett becomes Georgia's seventh commitment for its 2010 class. He also had offers from Syracuse, Wisconsin, Indiana and Purdue as well as schools from Conference USA and the Mid-American Conference.
Georgia coach Mark Richt said last week the Bulldogs want to sign at least three and perhaps four receivers in this class to bolster the numbers at the position.
The Bulldogs got their first receiver commitment last week from Da'Rick Rogers of Calhoun and now have added Bennett, who had 25 catches for 550 yards and five touchdowns as a junior.
Bennett said he was praised by Bulldogs offensive coordinator Mike Bobo for his competitiveness at Georgia's camp.
"They put the best corners on me," Bennett said. "He said I was just stepping up every time and making plays and he liked that."
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BRIC named a finalist for Global Innovator's Award
Baylor's BRIC project is really beginning to take shape; the old General Tire plant has been gutted down to its shell, with new walls going up daily and interior work just around the corner (see current photo and final drawing at right). That's right in line with the original timeline, which calls for the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative — Baylor's first research park — to begin welcoming occupants from Baylor, Texas State Technical College and industrial partners next year.
But BRIC is already earning international plaudits for its vision, having been named one of eight finalists for CoreNetGlobal's 12th annual H. Bruce Russell Global Innovator's Award last month. The award recognizes innovation in economic development, technology, project management and development and workplace innovation; it is presented by CoreNetGlobal, a leading international association for corporate real estate and workplace professionals, service providers and economic developers.
Other finalists for the 2011 award include PricewaterhouseCoopers, CB Richard Ellis, the state of Pennsylvania's Center for Trade Development, and New Zealand-based architecture firm Jasmax. In August, representatives from Baylor's Office of the Vice Provost for Research, the Greater Waco Chamber, and Perkins+Will Architects went to Atlanta to deliver a presentation on the BRIC project. The winner of the award will be announced at the annual CoreNet Members Summit meeting on Nov. 6 in Atlanta.
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I always pay attention to what The Beatles producer George Martin says about the group. As someone who was there from start to finish, he's the most credible first person source for information and opinion, so when he said Rubber Soul was "a first" I wanted to know what he meant. The American issue of Rubber Soul, with a different track line-up than the British counterpart, was released in December 1965 and hit the album chart on Christmas day of that year. It would spend 6 weeks at #1 and spend a total of 59 weeks on the chart in its initial run. Impressive, but that's not the "first" George Martin was referring to.
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Problems Aren't Going Away: EU Is Approaching The Danger Zone AGAIN As Spain And Italy Start To Tear Apart – The Economy Is Horrible And Governments Lost The Support of The Public – Yields In Spain And Italy Jump And Stock Markets Are Now Getting Smashed!
Suddenly, There Are Reasons To Worry About Europe Again…
Thanks to the ECB's promise that it will backstop the government bond market, if necessary, the acute financial crisis from the past couple of years is basically over.
But there have always been risks.
For one thing, the economy is horrible, and people can only accept that before so long before society starts to tear apart.
And then there's always been politics, and the worry that these governments will lose the support of the public, and be seen as corrupt.
That's what's going on now.
In Spain, a country that's always been one of the biggest worries, there are calls for PM Mariano Rajoy to resign amid a big corruption bombshell in a Spanish newspaper.
Via Email, economist Frederik Ducrozet of Crédit Agricole explained to Business Insider the overall cause for concern:
It looks bad for Rajoy facing such a massive pressure all of a sudden, mostly because no obvious alternative is available in terms of leadership. This also give Catalunia and other regions a fresh opportunity to contest central policies. And, of course, it happened at a time when activity is still very weak and a risk to fiscal sustainability. Italian politics are getting more unstable. EU cohesion could be more broadly impacted. True, there is always the OMT backstop to cap any sell-off in Bonos but clearly we are approaching the danger zone.
Germany Warns Eurozone Crisis Isn't Over
Europe's efforts to solve its debt troubles won a vote of confidence Friday from the chairman of China's sovereign wealth fund, but Germany's finance minister told an international conference that the continent can't afford to become complacent.
Three years since the crisis started in Greece, the 17 European Union countries that use the euro have made a hopeful start to 2013, with promising economic data and troubled countries such as Italy and Spain enjoying lower borrowing costs.
'Last great battle':Berlusconi: if I win, Italians get tax back…
ROME (AP) – Media mogul Silvio Berlusconi on Sunday promised Italians that if they vote him back into office, he will abolish an unpopular tax on primary residences and refund property taxes Premier Mario Monti's government made them pay in 2012 as a key austerity measure to rescue the country from the eurozone debt crisis.
Berlusconi abolished the tax in 2008, when he was elected for a third term as premier, to fulfill a campaign promise. But the tax was immediately revived when Monti, an economist and former European Union commissioner, replaced him in 2011 as Italy sunk deeper into the debt crisis.
ROME (Reuters) – Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi announced his "last great electoral and political battle" on Sunday with a sweeping promise to cut taxes and the cost of government if his center right wins elections this month.
It would appear that either Germans have stopped using electricity (now that is some severe austerity) or the 'real' economy in the core powerhouse of Europe's growth is struggling notably more than the nominal price of its stock market would imply. Applying the same 'myth-busting' data-series to Germany as we have in China, it is clear that expectations for greater electricity demand (and implicitly economic growth) are grossly different to the expectations priced into German stocks.
…or they just discovered cold fusion…
Dutch nationalise SNS Reaal bank group in $14 billion rescue
"The bankers get more and more money, and the people at the bottom foot the bill," That is likely to prompt an outcry from a Dutch public which has already suffered years of austerity, including a cumulative 30 billion euros of budget cuts announced in the past year.
Spain and Italy getting slammed
The big sell-off in the euro periphery today comes amid renewed fears over political stability in Spain and Italy. Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been enveloped in a corruption scandal while upcoming national elections in Italy and the resurgence of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's party have investors on edge.
Yields In Spain And Italy Jump
Today we're seeing selling in the stock and bond front in both of those countries.
Italian stocks are down 1.3%.
Spain is down 0.5% (it was down 1.7% on Friday).
Two years borrowing costs in both countries is jumping a bit… not huge but notably.
Euro woes re-emerge to knock global stocks
U.S. stock-index futures slid Monday as political uncertainty about Europe rattled investors, with the euro softening and Spanish bond yields rising to a six-week high.
n Spain, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is facing a corruption scandal and calls for his resignation from the opposition Socialist Party. Yields on Spain's 10-year government notes surged 19 basis points to above 5%. One basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point. See: Italy, Spain jitters spook Europe markets and See: Spanish PM says corruption claim false: reports .
And reforms implemented in Italy are seen as at risk by the increasing popularity of Silvio Berlusconi, with the former prime minister a contender in general elections slated for later in the month. See: Spain yields rise as Rajoy aims to contain scandal
Futures on the Dow industrials DJH3 -0.44% fell 76 points, or 0.6%, to 13,854, while S&P 500 Index futures SPH3 -0.38% slipped 7.9 points, or 0.5%, to 1,498.8.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +1.08% last week topped 14,000 for the first time in more than five years.
Nasdaq 100 futures NDH3 -0.44% lost 15.25 points, or 0.6%, to 2,741.25.
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The Internet cultivates 'barrier free exchange'; what is your viewpoint on the 'constant' culture it also nurtures – through Twitter, Facebook, blogs, Tumblr etc etc? How has it affected you with Celebration? And personally, how do you feel about, and interact with, the Internet?
I have love/hate with these things. I quit Facebook a couple of years ago. I believe the CIA uses Facebook literally as a book of faces, an up to date, minute by minute, dossier on all users (99 million people and counting). The potential for commercial and political exploitation, scares me to the core. I am very careful.
On the other hand, I love the idea that people can share instantaneously. More often it's with pictures/video. But everything is becoming a symbol and a meme as if some futuristic fourth dimensional hieroglyphs. So instantaneous in fact, we've a global case of ADD, a flash of this and flash of that and "what next".
I feel like humanity is drunk with information. Our ancestors, to my knowledge, have never been so exposed to each other and the world. But, the caveat is that it's not REAL, it is a "virtual reality", not tangible but fallible and manipulatable . Sometimes I believe past the corporate sludge, it's just a din of narcissists building ego shrines. That's the dark side. The bright side, is seeing and connecting to the beauty and humor of life and experiencing a by proxy empathy resonance with others, well outside our physical limitations.
Personally I really don't like album or single reviews, or live reviews. Elvis Costello once said writing about music is like dancing about architecture. I struggle with the way people dissect somebody else's creation. And with the internet, it can happen so instantaneously, with little/no thought. Do you read reviews? How do you feel the Internet has impacted music journalism?
Yes, I read reviews of my work: it's like watching a car crash. You helplessly cannot look away. As an insecure artist I'm always looking for confirmation. It is my weakness. If I didn't give a damn what others thought, it would never leave my basement. People sometimes genuinely take the time with an open heart and listen. Other times I'm not sure if they made it past the first chorus. All in all we have received some pretty good reviews, but the bad ones hurt . Anyone with internet access has the power destroy or deify your hard work with a few keystrokes. Now whether that person has any weight or not can be the defining factor. Who are these people? Are they music lovers? Witty antagonists? Frustrated journalists? High school kids? Cointelpro? We'll never know really.
What do you love about making music?
I believe that music is the most powerful expression of communion with creation. Physically I love the escapism from the mundane. Spiritually it makes I feel connected with "the other". Singing is my life.
Do you have any other creative outputs?
I write. I take photos. I love making art, painting, paper sculpture, video, collage. I dabble in many mediums. I don't dedicate enough time to any one thing to master it, sadly. I just have lots of ideas/feelings and a need to express.
Have you ever thought about calling it quits with Celebration? If so, why?
Yes. We've felt like the world was against us so many times. We have a long history playing together, we are a family. Sean and I are married. We've been together 20 years. Life is a balance of light and dark forces. It's the good things that have kept us together.
Your live show is amazing. Do you enjoy playing live?
When it's on and everyone in the band is connected, it's energizing and emancipating. When I get my spell broken or rather my illusions shattered by an unsuccessful connection to the audience it's distracting and forced. The key is to not be tugged on by your ego either way. Your ego shouldn't be attached. That's the hard part. The ultimate goal live is to become a channel or conduit for the collective spirit. Sometimes it happens.
I am really excited to hear you are working on a new record – can you tell us a bit about this?
This is the second installment of the Electric Tarot (our musical tarot deck). We've been recording it in pieces over the last six months. Some at home, some at High End studio. We want this to be the most intimate, experience of Celebration. It's all over the place really. We have a children's song. A song that's a psychedelic take on French folk style. A seven minute dirty rock song with a FUCKING GUITAR SOLO (I never thought we would indulge/cross the line… just a pinky toe). A wartime lullaby. A 50′s doo- wop shaman song. A song that I can only say sounds like Scooby Doo in a Clockwork Orange.
New Track: 'Tomorrow's Here Today'
New Track: 'Blood is the Brine'
These themes seem unrelated but I assure you we will tie them together. The key will be when we sequence the record. We are now in the final tracking, just the cherries and frosting. We have been having a blast. As to how anyone will hear it? I don't know. We need someone to believe in it. But nobody's heard it, we haven't "shopped" it around. So I'm not sure how that will happen. Crazy I just don't know how to self promote, I'm not a marketer. No one in the band is.
How do you feel about the time we live in?
Happy to be alive. Sitting here next to my cat, having a nice cup of coffee, in my beautiful house and having the privilege to communicate to a person (you) on the other side of the world, who cared enough about my creative expression to ask me some heartfelt questions. I am LUCKY! I sometimes get depressed. There is so much corruption and suffering in the world, always has been. But I believe we are experiencing the growing pains of evolution.
If you could move 1000 years into the future, would you?
Yes. If humanity is still around it will be incredible to see. If not, I'd enjoy some peace and quiet.
What are some things that influence your creativity?
The love and the fear involved with living on this planet in this day and time. Being bipolar, I feel my creativity is greatly influenced by my sensitivity to the world. It's a way to get out of my head and into my heart. I was born into chaos. My parents were very young when they had me. They were outcasts in the deep south in the 70s. My father was a pool shark/drug dealing/ engineering student. My mother was a schizophrenic cocktail waitress/artist.
Key points from my childhood that shaped me :
- Everyone in my immediate family, besides myself has found a dead body. The stories behind each are intense and chilling.
- When I was two years old, I was in a horrible car wreck I was thrown through the windshield of a car and landed in a construction site; I had plastic surgery to reconstruct the right side of my face.
- When I was three and a half, two men broke into our house in the middle of the night and hog tied my mother and robbed us….
- My father listened to music constantly (mainly: Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Doors)
- My mother's slow decline into madness and addiction, seeing her act like an animal.
- By the time I was 18 years old I had moved twenty-two times. I lived out of a suitcase, I missed a lot of school (ie: programing).
I'm looking at this list and thinking "damn this is dark!". Woven throughout the chaos were weird, happy and beautiful moments; most of them from non traditional experiences. My imagination and ability to escape through art and music was my saving grace. It was my constant in a life of surprises.
What inspires you?
The patterns in nature and man. The magic and mysteries of life and death. Human spiritual ritual song and dance. Collective Consciousness, Dreams
What fascinates you?
The Cosmos.
If you could have all the secrets to the universe – how it was created, is there a boundary, when will it end, etc etc etc OR $100million in your bank account, what would you choose and why?
The secrets would be cool. It might blow my mind up. I don't think humans have the ability to understand infinity. If we could, we wouldn't be human.
Purchase Celebration's latest tracks, 'Blood Is The Brine' and 'Tomorrow's Here Today' via the band's Bandcamp page.


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Well, I got the Vornado fan, which circulates the air pretty good, so at night, i stick it on the window, and then let it blow cool air at me all night long. It's not really pointed at me directly, but it circulates the air pretty good, so I can feel a gentle breeze. But i was talking to someone, who said that it's not good to have the fan blowing all night, but they couldn't explain why...i don't know why it'd be a bad thing to have a fan blowing all night long?


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Kristen Olsen wants to give something back to the school that welcomed her and many of her teammates with open arms.
"Since it's a new school it feels good to win and come into a new school and just play like we know how to and try to win," Olsen said.
The junior guard was one of five players to transfer to Curtis after St. Peter's closed last June and join legendary former Eagles coach Bob Daggett. While the young group with little varsity experience was unable to wrestle the PSAL Staten Island A crown away from McKee/Staten Island Tech, it is a now a win away from bringing a different title home to Curtis.
The second-seeded Warriors ended the Cinderella run of No. 38 Bayside, 80-43, in the PSAL Class A girls basketball semifinals Sunday at Hunter College. Curtis returns to the title game for the second straight season to face top-seeded Leon Goldstein at CCNY next Sunday. It's a very different group from the squad that lost to Wings last season, with just Danielle Santucci and the injured Karisa Crawford returning.
"It's taken a little bit of time," Daggett said. … "We have a pretty young team. Everyone was saying I brought these kids from St. Peter's. They weren't varsity players. They were JV players. It's a different level of play. I didn't coach them when they were JV players."
Olsen, the lone St. Peter's transfer with varsity experience. was the catalyst against Bayside. The junior scored 17 of her 27 points in the first half and connected on four 3-pointers. Jessica Rosalbo had 13 points and Notre Dame Academy transfer Shannon McGill added 11 for the Warriors. Bayside was within 31-18 with 3:53 left in the first half, but Curtis used a 2-2-1 press to push the advantage to 42-22 at the half.
"It was good to see her make a couple early," Daggett said of Olsen. "It's certainly helps us a lot."
He warned his team that Bayside, which beat defending champion Wings in the quarterfinals, has become known for second-half comebacks.
The Commodores got an emotional lift after the break as coach Steve Piorkowski arrived in a neck brace and wheelchair and slapped all of the players hands as he was wheeled behind the bench. He left the team in late January after being diagnosed with plasmacytoma in his neck, a form of cancer that ate away at the bone marrow in his CG vertebra that has left him with a broken neck.
"These guys inspire me with their play," Piorkowski said. "I got a bad break and I'm battling my way through it. For me, things are going really well. When you're an underdog and you get a 38th seed and you just keep riding to the top, it's just a matter of confidence."
Senior forward Ashley Mitchell played inspired from there on out, attacking the basket and scoring 13 of her 16 points after halftime. Syndy Durugordon also tallied 16 points and Sara DeLuca added eight points. Bayside cut the lead to 55-37 after three quarters, but McGill and Olsen opened the fourth with consecutive treys.
The young Warriors have grown into one family, with one goal that one win away.
"To get with the championship with this team is really special," Rosalbo said. "We started off with a group of girls that knew each other and another group of girls who knew each other. Playing together and actually going to a championship as a team as a whole it shows a lot. It shows how much we've grown on each other."


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Kenny Chesney Leaves His Worries Behind in Tropical 'Save It for a Rainy Day' Video
Kenny Chesney and the beach are one and the same. His favorite thing is to transport to a tropical paradise far away, and the "Save It for a Rainy Day" video is no different. Chesney leaves his worries — and the woman he's thinking about — behind and enjoys a day on the water.