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Trouble shooting BIOS Beep Code
When your computer boot process, the computer performs a POST (Power On Self Test), which is a test that is performed each time a PC computer, is boot up. If the computer passes you will receive a normal post which in most cases is the computer beeping one or two times. However in some cases you may receive a no POST or an irregular post indicating something is causing the computer not to pass the test.
Below is a listing of some of the general steps that can be performed in helping the computer pass the POST sequence.
1)Before the irregular POST, if you added any new hardware, I would recommend it be removed to see if it is causing this issue
2)Remove all the cable from the back of the computer except for the power cable and listen to the beep codes as listed below.
3)If you continue to receive the same problem with all the above hardware still removed attempt to disconnect the CPU and RAM from the Motherboard. If this fixes the issue connect the RAM if the computer still continues to work connect the CPU.
4)If the problem persists its a good possibility that the motherboard is damaged.
The following BIOS Beep Codes were taken from the BIOS manufacturers web site.If your BIOS is not listed, you know where to go..............
Beeps Description
1-1-1-3 Verify Real Mode.
1-1-2-1 Get CPU type.
1-1-2-3 Initialize system hardware.
1-1-3-1 Initialize chipset registers with initial POST values.
1-1-3-2 Set in POST flag.
1-1-3-3 Initialize CPU registers.
1-1-4-1 Initialize cache to initial POST values.
1-1-4-3 Initialize I/O.
1-2-1-1 Initialize Power Management.
1-2-1-2 Load alternate registers with initial POST values.
1-2-1-3 Jump to UserPatch0.
1-2-2-1 Initialize keyboard controller.
1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM checksum.
1-2-3-1 8254 timer initialization.
1-2-3-3 8237 DMA controller initialization.
1-2-4-1 Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller.
1-3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh.
1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller.
1-3-2-1 Set ES segment to register to 4 GB.
1-3-3-1 28 Autosize DRAM.
1-3-3-3 Clear 512K base RAM.
1-3-4-1 Test 512 base address lines.
1-3-4-3 Test 512K base memory.
1-4-1-3 Test CPU bus-clock frequency.
1-4-2-4 Reinitialize the chipset.
1-4-3-1 Shadow system BIOS ROM.
1-4-3-2 Reinitialize the cache.
1-4-3-3 Autosize cache.
1-4-4-1 Configure advanced chipset registers.
1-4-4-2 Load alternate registers with CMOS values.
2-1-1-1 Set Initial CPU speed.
2-1-1-3 Initialize interrupt vectors.
2-1-2-1 Initialize BIOS interrupts.
2-1-2-3 Check ROM copyright notice.
2-1-2-4 Initialize manager for PCI Options ROMs.
2-1-3-1 Check video configuration against CMOS.
2-1-3-2 Initialize PCI bus and devices.
2-1-3-3 Initialize all video adapters in system.
2-1-4-1 Shadow video BIOS ROM.
2-1-4-3 Display copyright notice.
2-2-1-1 Display CPU type and speed.
2-2-1-3 Test keyboard.
2-2-2-1 Set key click if enabled.
2-2-2-3 56 Enable keyboard.
2-2-3-1 Test for unexpected interrupts.
2-2-3-3 Display prompt "Press F2 to enter SETUP".
2-2-4-1 Test RAM between 512 and 640k.
2-3-1-1 Test expanded memory.
2-3-1-3 Test extended memory address lines.
2-3-2-1 Jump to UserPatch1.
2-3-2-3 Configure advanced cache registers.
2-3-3-1 Enable external and CPU caches.
2-3-3-3 Display external cache size.
2-3-4-1 Display shadow message.
2-3-4-3 Display non-disposable segments.
2-4-1-1 Display error messages.
2-4-1-3 Check for configuration errors.
2-4-2-1 Test real-time clock.
2-4-2-3 Check for keyboard errors
2-4-4-1 Set up hardware interrupts vectors.
2-4-4-3 Test coprocessor if present.
3-1-1-1 Disable onboard I/O ports.
3-1-1-3 Detect and install external RS232 ports.
3-1-2-1 Detect and install external parallel ports.
3-1-2-3 Re-initialize onboard I/O ports.
3-1-3-1 Initialize BIOS Data Area.
3-1-3-3 Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area.
3-1-4-1 Initialize floppy controller.
3-2-1-1 Initialize hard-disk controller.
3-2-1-2 Initialize local-bus hard-disk controller.
3-2-1-3 Jump to UserPatch2.
3-2-2-1 Disable A20 address line.
3-2-2-3 Clear huge ES segment register.
3-2-3-1 Search for option ROMs.
3-2-3-3 Shadow option ROMs.
3-2-4-1 Set up Power Management.
3-2-4-3 Enable hardware interrupts.
3-3-1-1 Set time of day.
3-3-1-3 Check key lock.
3-3-3-1 Erase F2 prompt.
3-3-3-3 Scan for F2 key stroke.
3-3-4-1 Enter SETUP.
3-3-4-3 Clear in-POST flag.
3-4-1-1 Check for errors
3-4-1-3 POST done--prepare to boot operating system.
3-4-2-1 One beep.
3-4-2-3 Check password (optional).
3-4-3-1 Clear global descriptor table.
3-4-4-1 Clear parity checkers.
3-4-4-3 Clear screen (optional).
3-4-4-4 Check virus and backup reminders.
4-1-1-1 Try to boot with INT 19.
4-2-1-1 Interrupt handler error.
4-2-1-3 Unknown interrupt error.
4-2-2-1 Pending interrupt error.
4-2-2-3 Initialize option ROM error.
4-2-3-1 Shutdown error.
4-2-3-3 Extended Block Move.
4-2-4-1 Shutdown 10 error.
4-3-1-3 Initialize the chipset.
4-3-1-4 Initialize refresh counter.
4-3-2-1 Check for Forced Flash.
4-3-2-2 Check HW status of ROM.
4-3-2-3 BIOS ROM is OK.
4-3-2-4 Do a complete RAM test.
4-3-3-1 Do OEM initialization.
4-3-3-2 Initialize interrupt controller.
4-3-3-3 Read in bootstrap code.
4-3-3-4 Initialize all vectors.
4-3-4-1 Boot the Flash program.
4-3-4-2 Initialize the boot device.
4-3-4-3 Boot code was read OK.
Error Tone. (two sets of different tones)
Problem with logic board or SCSI bus.
Startup tone, drive spins, no video
Problem with video controller.
Powers on, no tone.
Logic board problem.
High Tone, four higher tones.
Problem with SIMM
Beep Code/Description
No Beeps
No Power, Loose Card, or Short.
1 Short Beep
Normal POST, computer is ok.
2 Short Beep
POST error, review screen for error code.
Continuous Beep
No Power, Loose Card, or Short.
Repeating Short Beep
No Power, Loose Card, or Short.
One Long and one Short Beep
Motherboard issue.
One Long and Two short Beeps
Video (Mono/CGA Display Circuitry) issue.
One Long and Three Short Beeps.
Video (EGA) Display Circuitry.
Three Long Beeps
Keyboard / Keyboard card error.
One Beep, Blank or Incorrect Display
Video Display Circuitry.
Beep Code/Description
1 long, 2 short I
ndicates a video error has occurred and the BIOS cannot initialise the
video screen to display any additional information
Any other beep(s)
RAM problem.
Beep Code/Descriptions
1 short
DRAM refresh failure
2 short
Parity circuit failure
3 short
Base 64K RAM failure
4 short
System timer failure
5 short
Process failure
6 short
Keyboard controller Gate A20 error
7 short
Virtual mode exception error
8 short
Display memory Read/Write test failure
9 short
ROM BIOS checksum failure
10 short
CMOS shutdown Read/Write error
11 short
Cache Memory error
1 long, 3 short
Conventional/Extended memory failure
1 long, 8 short
Display/Retrace test failed
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The Senate Agriculture Committee was scheduled to hold a hearing on the report of the Commission on 21st Century Agriculture Jan. 30. Committee Chairman Richard Lugar of Indiana says he does not want to write a new farm bill in 2001.
But all of that was overshadowed by North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan's proposal to "re-balance" loan rates by raising them for some crops while keeping those for oilseeds at current levels. He would increase the loan rate for wheat, for example, from $2.58 to $3.14 per bushel while keeping soybeans at $5.26.
The intent: To persuade farmers to plant more wheat and feed grains and fewer acres of soybeans, which Dorgan and other observers feel are being pushed higher by the current farm bill.
Dorgan's argument might be difficult to follow in the South where farmers are moving away from soybeans because of falling prices.
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With experts like Willard Sparks, chairman of the Sparks Companies, saying that soybeans could sell as low as $3.80 per bushel in 2001/02, LDPs could loom even larger this fall.
Dorgan included a sizable increase in the cotton loan rate - from the current minimum of 51.92 cents per pound to 58.21 cents per pound - ostensibly to win cotton industry support for his proposal.
As this issue went to press, the National Cotton Council was considering a proposal by the American Cotton Producers to raise the loan rate 3 cents to 55 cents per pound.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African military aircraft on an unknown mission to an area near former President Nelson Mandela's village crashed in a mountain range, killing all 11 people onboard, officials said Thursday.
The Douglas C-47TP Dakota, a twin-propeller aircraft, had taken off from Pretoria's Waterkloof Air Force Base on Wednesday morning, said Brig. Gen. Xolani Mabanga, a military spokesman. The aircraft encountered bad weather in flight and failed to make its 10 a.m. landing.
On Thursday morning, soldiers found the wreckage in the Drakensberg mountains near Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal province, some 340 kilometers (210 miles) southeast of the air base, Mabanga said. The Drakensberg, which in the local Afrikaans language means Dragon Mountains, have the highest peaks in South Africa, reaching to a height of about 3,400 meters (11,400 feet).
In a statement Thursday, South Africa's Defense Department said an investigation would begin into the cause of the crash, which killed six crew members and five passengers. It identified the dead as all military members, including one major, one captain, four sergeants, four corporals and one lance corporal.
The statement did not explain what the aircraft's mission was. Siphiwe Dlamini, a Defense Department spokesman, did not respond Thursday to requests for more information about the crash.
Mthatha is about 30 kilometers (17 miles) north of Qunu, the village where Mandela now lives after retiring from public life. South Africa's military remains largely responsible for the former president's medical care. However, military officials declined to say whether those on board had any part in caring for Mandela.
In November, another South African military flight crash-landed at Mthatha, injuring several people.
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Hunters disagreed, and have for years, to the point of garnering more than 12,000 petition signatures three years ago. That failed to sway the Advisory Board or Conservation Department officials to change the season dates. Hunters also argued unsuccessfully that southeast Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle's "Zone D" dates extend into February.
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The Conservation Advisory Board cannot vote on Guy's proposal at its February meeting, but could do so at its March meeting.
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(Rangefinder magazine's Technical Editor John Rettie just spent a few days roaming the floor of the trade show at the 2012 WPPI Convention, which opened on Sunday and continues through Thursday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Here's his report on some of the interesting photo gear on display at the show.)
The annual Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas continues to grow in size and importance. For many photographers, it has become the "must attend" event for wedding and portrait shooters from all over the world.
Nikon Mania
Although there were no major new camera announcements at WPPI these last few days, it was the first opportunity for photographers outside of Japan to get their hands on the much talked about 36.3-megapixel, full frame Nikon D800 pro digital SLR.
Not surprisingly, given that Nikon is aiming this camera at wedding and portrait photographers as much as anyone, Nikon's booth was inundated with Nikon users immediately after the doors opened to visitors.
Canon, Nikon and Sony all had well known photographers such as Jerry Ghionis, Cliff Mautner and Brian Smith at their booths, pulling in the crowds as they presented their photo techniques.
Lighting It Up
While the major camera manufacturers might steal the limelight at these shows, it's often the small companies with new gizmos that attract as much interest and there was no shortage of new accessories and services being shown for the first time. These are some of the ones that caught my eye.
Lighting is naturally an important element in portrait photography and it was amazing how much new portable lighting gear was being shown at WPPI. Thanks to LED, it's becoming increasingly easy to develop lightweight portable lighting units that can deliver sufficient light, of the right quality, for lighting weddings and portraits.
Last year Jerry Ghionis, one of the most popular speakers at WPPI, demonstrated a portable light that he had been using. Upon reflection, it was obvious he was teasing, as this year he's turned it into a product that's now on sale. Ghionis had models walking around the show carrying these handled Icelights, which look more like a lightsaber from Star Wars, so photographers could snap pictures on the move. (www.theicelight.com)
Lowel demonstrated a prototype of an upcoming product the GL-1, which looks more like a large electric drill. The gunlight, as it is also called, is used for painting light over a small area and the light pattern can be changed in size. Full details will soon become available on a special website: www.thegunlight.com.
Rotolight has been available in Britain for some time but is only now becoming available in the US through RTS Inc. It has an array of LED lights in a circle that can be placed on camera and even placed around a hot shoe mounted mic. It includes a set of gels for changing the color and white balance. (www.RTSphoto.com)
Get a Grip
Ever wanted to put an iPhone on top of your camera so you can shoot video at the same time or perhaps take some still images for immediate transmission to Facebook or a client. Now, rather than having to hold the iPhone, you can just use the simple DaisyGrip, which attaches to the hot shoe on a DSLR and can hold up to one pound in weight. For child photographers it could be used to hold a stuffed animal to help get the child in the right mood. (www.daisygrip.com)
If you hate photographing a red carpet at an event, here's a unit that can take the photographer out of the picture, so to speak. The Outdoor Photo Booth is a self contained unit that assembles in minutes. It includes a Canon DSLR, a flash unit, touch screen monitor and printer. A person or group that wants to be photographed can pose using the monitor to preview their image. They press a button and the picture is snapped in three seconds. (www.openairphotobooth.com)
Visitors to Launch Pad, held on the afternoon before the trade show opened, had the opportunity to get a sneak preview at several products from individual entrepreneurs who were not quite ready to spring for the cost of a booth. These included CameraMator, a company that's almost ready to introduce another new app for remotely controlling a DSLR on a laptop, iPad or iPhone. In the demonstration, captured images were displayed very rapidly on an iPad. It will also be possible for someone to view images remotely through an Internet connection. (www.cameramator.com)
Photo Clothing, Video Albums, Online Portfolios and More
If men need pockets in their pants when shooting they have cargo pants or vests they can wear. One can imagine most female photographers would not be seen dead in this sort of wear, especially when photographing a wedding. Now Julie Watts has come to the fair sex's rescue with photopantz.
It's difficulty to tell from the photograph but these smart looking pants have plenty of pockets and pouches for holding stuff, such as a cell phone, cards, and even jelly beans, as Watts suggested as she modeled the pants to a receptive audience of photographers. In an enterprising setup she even had a changing tent on her booth at Launch Pad, so women photographers could try them on for size and buy on the spot. (www.photopantz.com)
Wedding albums and services provided by photo labs are obviously an extremely important part of any show for anyone attending WPPI. Among the many traditional albums of all shapes and designs we found a new one. The Video Book Company, as its name suggests produces one that includes a video screen. They take a regular album and carefully cut out sections of the pages and insert an Android tablet with small speakers in the pages.
The album can then be placed on a special stand that incorporates a wireless charging device to power the album. Considering the amount of money brides spend on wedding photography the added cost of burying an Android tablet in a high end album is probably not as extravagant as it sounds at first blush. (www.thevideobookcompany.com)
As you'd expect, there were numerous companies promoting services to build website and online portfolios. However, one company in particular made a big splash with a unique large square box. Squarespace has been in business for over eight years as an alternative content management system to WordPress. It is about to launch an entirely revamped version that it has designed with photographers in mind.
Visitors who stepped inside the cube were able to see how easy it is to create portfolio websites that only require one hi-res image to be uploaded. Squarespace then automatically resizes and redraws screens to match whatever size screen is being used. One can set a focal point on an image and that will always stays in the same place even when viewed on an iPhone or on a 27-inch monitor. Squarespace does not use Flash, so websites are correctly displayed on any platform. (www.squarespace.com)
Until now SmugMug Pro has used Bay Photo and ezprints as its affiliated photo labs. At the show SmugMugPro announced it's added WHCC, one of the most popular full-service labs with wedding photographers to its list of partners.
Speaking of WHCC, it made news at the show as Canon announced it will be the first customer to purchase a Canon DreamLabo 5000 Printer, which was easily the largest and most expensive piece of equipment on display at WPPI.
The DreamLabo 5000 features automatic double-sided printing, which is especially convenient when printing photo albums and on-demand two-sided documents. It requires only 72 seconds to print a 20-page A4 size photo album. Canon says the DreamLabo 5000 production inkjet printer will offer the retail photo printing and high-end print-on-demand (POD) markets optimal performance and productivity.
This year's WPPI Trade Show appears to be a hit, with individual photographers spending anywhere from a few dollars on props to those splashing out on new cameras to a major lab spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a major printing press.


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Arctic Bowhead Whale: Native Disassembly, Pathobiology and Climate Change
Arctic Research Initiative
2007 Funded Project
Arctic climate change has the potential to have massive impacts on the traditional subsistence hunts undertaken for millennia by native Inuit. One such is the Spring and Fall bowhead whale hunt undertaken from Barrow on the Alaskan North Slope. Climate change may include increased unintentional human impacts on bowhead whales, such as ship collision and fixed fishing gear entanglement as the amount of ice decreases. The PI in this project has ongoing studies on the pathobiology and human impact issues of a related species, the North Atlantic right whale. This project will enable native knowledge bases to enhance the study of the right whale, by allowing the principal investigator (PI) to participate in, and record the disassembly of hunted bowheads. It will also allow the PI to share his knowledge of potential future climate change induced human impacts on the conservation of bowheads. Through visits to the hunt over a two year period, he will also be able to collect bowhead bone samples critical to the diagnosis of a widespread lesion observed in the humerus bones of many large whale species.


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Oct. 25 Bruce Bochy postgame interview
Q. How important was it for your pitcher to get off to a good start after he had struggled and strike out the first two guys and find his rhythm?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, I thought the first inning would be a critical inning for him, for his confidence, also just to see where he was at. Really, I mean, what a job he did. He's worked on some things, and Rags, Dave Righetti, our pitching coach, did a great job getting him back on track, and he had great poise out there with great delivery, and he stayed right on for seven innings.
Q. How important was it for your pitcher to get off to a good start after he had struggled and strike out the first two guys and find his rhythm?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, I thought the first inning would be a critical inning for him, for his confidence, also just to see where he was at. Really, I mean, what a job he did. He's worked on some things, and Rags, Dave Righetti, our pitching coach, did a great job getting him back on track, and he had great poise out there with great delivery, and he stayed right on for seven innings.
He's done such a great job for us. I really thought he needed a break, and I thought he benefitted from it, getting some rest, both mentally and physically, and he went out there and pitched like we know he can.
Q. How much has it helped this team to get the kind of freak plays, the ball hits the bag, you get the freak double play yesterday and then the bunt tonight? How much does that help what you're trying to do?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, I mean, that always helps, but you have to give Blanco credit. What a bunt he laid down. He couldn't put down a better bunt than what he did. He's a good bunter and we executed well with the bunt. The relay was huge. Blanco recovered, and even though he overthrew Crawford, Scutaro was right there and made a perfect throw; and Buster made a great tag there, and that does a lot for the pitcher, too, when you make a play like that. Defense can help you win games, and it's done that for us. It's all about executing, and tonight we did a great job of it.
Q. About that play, were you surprised they sent Prince there in the second and what was your view on that play at the plate?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, it hit off the wall, so I thought he would score, to be honest, the way it carried off the wall. It took two perfect throws to get him. It was a bang‑bang play, and great call by Dan. That's not an easy call there. He was out, and good quick tag by Buster, like I said. It took a perfect relay to get it done.
Q. The fans are obviously very pleased with the situation. How would you describe the situation your team is in right now being up 2‑0?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, that's what it is. It's the best of seven, we're up 2‑0. That's the way we have to look at it. It's the best of seven; it's great to get off to a good start. We're heading to Detroit and playing in their ballpark, and you keep pushing. That's what you do at this point.
We don't, believe me, take anything for granted. You go out there and you play hard every game, and tomorrow is our ‑‑ two days from now is our biggest game, and that's how we approach it.
Q. Would you have played the situation the same way that Jim did in the seventh inning with the infield back there?
BRUCE BOCHY: I don't go into what their strategy is or mine. I don't think about that. They're in a tough situation and don't want to give up a big inning. With that offense, we do what we think we have to do, just like Jim does. I don't even think about that.
Q. Hunter Pence last night had some rough at‑bats; tonight he had some really good at‑bats. How important is he individually to what you guys are trying to do offensively?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, he's in the 5 hole, and those guys you're counting on to help drive in runs and do some damage, and that at‑bat to add on to the score was really, I thought, huge for us. It's a little different when you have a one or two‑run lead. He battled and barely got a piece of one pitch there, and he finally found a way to get the run in.
Pence, he's full throttle, gives you all he has out there, and that's all you can ask. You know when he's up there he's going to fight as hard as he can to do something.
Q. After winning by five runs last night, was it back to torture tonight, back to the torture way of winning again?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, it's our style, really, and it's been like that for a few years here. You know, we play a lot of close games, and these guys are used to it. We faced a good pitcher tonight that was on top of his game. He threw the ball very well. And this game could have gone either way, with the way both guys were throwing.
But the torture thing is something we've had fun with, but at the same time, we wish we could do things a little bit easier. But that's not our way.
Q. For you what's the fundamental difference in Madison's performance tonight versus the last two outings?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, I think more than anything, it was his delivery. It was a little simpler, more compact, and I think he was able to get the ball where he wanted tonight because of that. Sometimes you get out of sync, whether you're a hitter or a pitcher, and tonight he was right on with his delivery, his rhythm, and just had a good tempo out there and kept it going; great poise the whole game and just did a tremendous job. He hadn't pitched in a while, but he was right on tonight.
Q. Can you talk about how Romo has embraced his role as the closer on this team?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, if you know him, he loves it. He loves being out there with the game on the line. That's what you love about him. He's not afraid, and he controls the baseball very well on both sides, a good slider, and he's got the ability to keep his composure out there in that ninth inning. That's always a tough inning. But he's got the makeup to be out there, and he's done a great job of whatever role I put him in, whether it's setup or closing, and he wants to do whatever he can to help. But I do think he really enjoys closing.
Q. You mentioned Bumgarner's delivery was simpler, more compact. Could you get a little more detailed exactly what was happening?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, not really. It would take a long time. But these are things that hitters and pitchers work on. I talked about he was making too big a turn there and going side to side. He just wanted to get back to where he was when he was throwing the ball, and he just got out of sync.
He had, I think, three pens or whatever to work on some things, and tonight he was much more compact and kept his hand on top of the ball a little bit better.
Q. Given how much Pence struggled last night, did you consider dropping him at all? And what was different about ‑‑ he had several good at‑bats tonight. What was he doing differently tonight than last night?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, every night is different. They made some great pitches last night. No, I didn't think about dropping him in the order. I did the one time in St. Louis, but when you're in postseason, you pretty much want to go with the guys that got you there and the order that brought you to the dance, so to speak.
This guy is a good hitter, and I like his presence in the lineup, where he's at, and I think it's important we stay behind our guys, and they need to know it.
Q. You talked before about your team not taking anything for granted. Do you think the fact that you guys went through what you went through the first two rounds on the other side will help your guys sort of keep perspective of you still need two more wins in the series here?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, you have to. You have no choice. It's the best of seven. So you go out there and you play hard and you see what happens. You don't really look at where you're at. You go out there to win every game. And if you do that and do it in the right way, you'll see where you're at when it's all over. Don't get caught up in you're 2 and 0 or 0 and 2. You go out there and play hard for nine innings. These guys did a great job of it in Cincinnati and St. Louis, and that's the way we have to keep doing it here.
Q. What impressed you about Fister's performance tonight?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, he gets good movement on his fastball. He's got a good breaking ball, changeup, was pitching in and out, and he was making his pitches. He was throwing the ball well coming into this game. We knew that. And he carried that into tonight's game. We had our work cut out. We couldn't do much against him, and we finally scratched and clawed and found a way to get a run off him.
Q. That play at the plate considering last year what happened with Buster, how concerned were you about safety? Is that something that immediately passed into your mind or do things happen so fast that you don't worry about it?
BRUCE BOCHY: You really don't think about it in the game, to be honest. We've worked on plays at the plate, and it's part of the game, and he's going to have plays at the plate. I don't try to think about it, to be honest, but he was in a good position, made a great tag. And sometimes for a catcher, though, you're caught in an awkward position depending on the throw. And you have to give Marco credit with the perfect throw to help him to be where he was and apply the tag.


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Now that Hurricane Irma has left Florida, gasoline supplies are slowly coming back into the state. But thousands of gas stations remain closed anyway.
That's because with electricity out throughout the peninsula, even stations that have access to gas have no way to get it into people's vehicles.
"Power is the issue. Most of these gas stations don't have backup generation that can allow the pumps to work," says John Kilduff, founding partner of Again Capital, an energy investment firm.
About 40 percent of gas stations remained closed in Florida, and the number was as high as 65 percent in some places, says Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst at the crowdsourcing website Gasbuddy.com.
A lot of stations ran out of fuel last week as millions of Floridians began to evacuate in anticipation of the storm and rushed to fill their tanks. Many of those who remained behind also bought gas just to be on the safe side.
Although the storm is gone, many of those stations are still closed, says Tampa resident Matthew Kemp, who has been tracking fuel supplies on a smartphone app.
"People are posting, desperately in some cases, 'Is anything open? Is anything open?' One person ... said she had basically driven all around south Tampa today and every single establishment that is a chain was closed," said Kemp, who owns a small Internet marketing company.
A lot of people who left the state in anticipation of Irma want to come home but are worried they won't find fuel along the way, he says.
"They feel paralyzed, and they cannot return from their evacuation, because no one wants to get in their car and go south on I-95 or south on I-75 and make it 300 miles [and] run out of gas on the side of the road," he says.
After Superstorm Sandy, New York and New Jersey began requiring gas stations to have backup generators, but Florida has no such law, Kilduff says.
As a result, stations have to wait for utility crews to restore electricity, he says.
At a 7-Eleven near Fort Myers, plastic bags covered the gasoline tanks to indicate no fuel was available.
Andrew Haltunnen had driven around searching for gasoline without any luck, so he was standing outside the store siphoning gas from his father's car.
"I'm trying to get to Miami, and Alligator Alley's a long stretch," he said, referring to the interstate highway that crosses the Everglades. "I looked on the app, went to many stations. All out. No power in this area."
Devan Rios, who stopped at the store to buy snacks for his son, said he had passed as many as 50 closed stations on the way south from Tampa.
"It's crazy. I mean, obviously, a hurricane just passed, so it's understandable," he said. "But we're not used to this."
Anyone who can do so should probably just stay home, he noted.
"I recommend just stay inside your house and don't even bother looking, 'cause there's nothing around here."
The lack of electricity in a lot of Florida is one reason that people who want to return to their homes are stuck. They're having trouble finding gasoline to make the drive home. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.
JIM ZARROLI, BYLINE: When Irma looked like it was aiming for Tampa, Matthew Kemp and his family evacuated to central Florida. Driving home yesterday, he says virtually every gas station he passed was closed. Now he uses an app on his smartphone to find places to fill up his tank. And Kemp says it's not looking good.
MATTHEW KEMP: People are, you know, posting desperately in some cases, you know, is anything open? Is anything open? One person replied and said she had basically driven all around south Tampa today, and every single establishment that is a chain was closed.
ZARROLI: Kemp says a lot of people fled to Georgia or South Carolina to escape the storm. Now they want to come home, he says, and they can't.
KEMP: They feel paralyzed. And they cannot return from their evacuation because no one wants to get in their car and go south on I-95 or south on I-75 and make it 300 miles, run out of gas on the side of the road.
ZARROLI: Irma may be gone, but Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst at the website GasBuddy, says thousands of gas stations remain closed.
PATRICK DEHAAN: Fort Myers, Naples, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tallahassee, Tampa - all of those areas are seeing outages over 40 percent and in some cases as high as 65 percent.
ZARROLI: Because Irma's struck such a large area, an unusual number of people evacuated. And too many of them rushed to fill up their tanks at the same time. John Kilduff off of Again Capital says a shortage of supply is one reason that so many stations remain closed.
JOHN KILDUFF: But also, power is the issue. And most of these gas stations don't have backup generation that can allow the pumps to work.
ZARROLI: Patrick DeHaan of GasBuddies says utility companies trying to get power back on are having trouble keeping up.
DEHAAN: Motorists are coming back. The storm has moved on. And that's the problem - is motorists really can move, you know, in this case quicker than utility crews restoring vital services.
ZARROLI: So for now, people are making do any way they can. There's no gas available at a 7-Eleven in Fort Myers, and plastic wrap is placed over the gas tanks. Andrew Haltunnen tried to buy gas with no luck. So he ended up calling his father, and now he's siphoning gas from his car. He wants to take I-75 across the state.
ANDREW HALTUNNEN: I'm trying to get to Miami, and Alligator Alley is a long stretch. Looked on the app, went to many stations - all out - all no power in this area.
ZARROLI: Nearby, Devan Rios has stopped to buy snacks for his son. Coming from Tampa, he says he'd passed about 50 closed gas stations.
DEVAN RIOS: It's crazy. Obviously a hurricane just passed. It's understandable, but I mean we're not used to this.
ZARROLI: The good news is that gasoline is coming back into the state. And as ports re-open, supplies should gradually return to normal. But as long as power remains out in so many places, a lot of stations will remain closed anyway. Jim Zarroli, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Pets, Pets, Pets
October is Fire Prevention month with reminders to practice escape drills and check smoke detector batteries. Pets can be fire victims too. Most of us consider our pets family and include them in exit plans, but people usually know enough to leave when a smoke alarm goes off, where pets tend to panic and hide.
In 2005 there were over 40,000 animal deaths resulting from house fires, compared to 4,000 human deaths. Fire fighters will go to great lengths to save pets from succumbing to smoke inhalation or carbon monoxide, and have resorted to mouth-to- snout res u s c i t a t i o n . Now there's an alternative invention distributed by a few remarkable volunteers.
Thanks to donations and the hard work of a small Florida g r a s s r o o t s group, many fire departments nationwide have been equipped with specially designed pet resuscitation kits. Each cone shaped mask, adapted from ones traditionally used for anesthesia, seals tightly around the pet's nose and connects by a tube to an oxygen tank. For a multiple pet emergency, the mask can be attached to a flexible air (ambu) bag. The reusable mask (and that is a big plus) comes in 3 sizes. The plastic diaphragm is pliable to fit the contours of the pet's snout. Think about it: pet faces vary much more than people's. Birds and hamsters can be placed directly inside the masks to receive 100% oxygen.
Without these masks, reviving has been hit or miss. Regular children's oxygen masks are rigid and do not fit animals snuggly, although rescue workers have tried squeezing in the edges. This can cause a "blow by" where much of the air goes down the sides. Pet recovery oxygen masks were developed in 1997 by Richard McCulloch of New Zealand who also invented several breathing devices for foals and farm animals, and the Breath of Life(r) Resuscitator for humans used by first responders. Presently the pet masks are marketed by SurgiVet of Wisconsin which only sells to municipalities and non-profits.
Pet masks were virtually unknown in the US until 2003 when the Daytona area volunteers of HELP Animals, Inc. got involved. June Johnson saw a rescue on Animal Planet, and wanted to protect her own cat. Her group of about a dozen dedicated dynamos, already promoted wildlife and pet rescues, repairs to shelters, spay/neuter assistance and low cost vaccine clinics by organizing yard/ bake sales and car washes. They also held a motorcycle run to pay for a paralyzed man's service dog's state of the art surgery. A NASCAR driver flew the specialist to Florida.
HELP decided to fundraise to supply pet masks to Volusia County's fire stations, police K-9 corps and ambulances. They didn't stop there. They provided masks for the EMS, fire and canine unit at the Kennedy Space Center. Soon Daytona Beach became the first city to be fully equipped. In 2005 a Lab, Rottie, and Poodle overcome in a fire were rescued with the masks. Ironically, nearby a mask also saved a 12 year old Dalmatian, the quintessential fire dog, who got her head stuck in a plastic donut bag. When the HELP ladies realized that distribution was the obstacle, they gradually expanded their reach to 45 states. With only humble headquarters, over $40,000 worth of masks has been delivered this year alone. As Cheryl Crozier says: "The warehouse is the room off my bedroom, the packaging area is the table after dinner."
Here's how it works: HELP, a 501 (c) (3), mails sets of masks from SurgiVet all over the US. They charge their cost- a set of 3 for $55- plus shipping, but do NOT make a profit; it winds up costing them. Orders come in from fire departments, service dog groups, and all sorts of donors. NYC received 3 sets as a tribute to a 92 year old fireman. The CFA (Cat Fanciers Assoc) just bought $15,000 worth. After this week's cat show at the Garden, these masks are slated to go to rescue units in Texas, Florida, and California for areas that are known to have fires and floods. The Wilmington Kennel Club ordered enough for 30 fire departments. Right away the devices saved several cats in a house fire. Organizer Cheryl Costello's goal is to make the nation's first state, Delaware, the first state completely outfitted. Locally, New Hyde Park FD has masks given in memory of Precious, a beloved Sheltie.
Some other LI departments like W. Sayville, Huntington, and Wading River already received pet resuscitators. Karen Clark of HELP mentioned that in gratitude, Syosset Fire Dept. will get masks because HELP was featured on Dr. Greenfield's Family Pet, and Melville will also, because Melvillebased Henry Schein donates veterinary supplies to their charitable events. West Babylon is expecting 3 sets as a gift of the Saur family. Babylon Fire Chief Richie Krollage was quite receptive to the idea, but the Village does nots have any yet. He told me the biggest pet problem was about 20 years ago when the Copper Kettle burned down. Chief Roy Gross of Suffolk SPCA said that they would love to have masks, but want to see that all the fire departments have them first. The SPCA's MASH (mobile hospital) could use masks to protect search and rescue dogs.
You can help pets and owners breathe easier by donating pet masks to fire departments and ambulance squads. This is a wonderful community service project for scouts and schools; a touching memorial to a person or pet; a unique holiday gift in honor of a friend (who has everything).Gifts to the rescue unit of your choice via HELP are tax deductible, and can be anonymous or acknowledged with certificates. To order pet resuscitators: contact HELP at 386-747-0598; 386-479- 9700 or at www.helpanimalsinc.org.
This week "Benji" is appearing at Oyster Bay Town Shelter (677-5784) Miller Pl. Syosset. Don't be fooled by Hollywood. This Benji #991 is a neutered cat- a magnificent, longhaired Maine Coon type who relaxes quickly when out of his cage. "Phoophie" ##981 is a young female Pomeranian who seems to prefer people food. She would also prefer a breed experienced home. See more photos on the shelter's Petfinder site.
Females: a pair of fawn purebred Boxers #1001/1002, one cropped, one with natural ears; "Kelly" #860- a mature gold Shepherd mix.
Male: "Jolting Joe" #893- last week's poster white Shepherd mix; an older, coated Chihuahua #930.


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Venture firms have been buying stock on secondary markets in quasi-public companies for some time. This means they're buying stock from other stockholders, not investing money into the company. They're doing it because they think the stock is cheap and there are still venture level returns to be made. And they're also doing it for marketing purposes, to put the cherished company logo up on their website as a portfolio investment.
Elevation Partners bet the house on a massive Facebook secondary market transaction in 2010, for example (it was a good bet). Facebook is listed as a portfolio investment on the Elevation site.
Andreessen Horowitz also does this – their investments in both Facebook and Twitter were both secondary market transactions. Both companies are listed prominently on their portfolio page.
Kleiner Perkins also lists Facebook as an investment on it's Digital Growth Fund page, although it takes a bunch of clicks to get there. Their main portfolio page does not list Facebook. The firm bought shares in the secondary market.
Competitor venture capitalists hate this – a portfolio page listing a Facebook investment could mean a late stage secondary deal made without the knowledge of Facebook, or it could mean a very early investment at a $100 million valuation (Accel, in that case) when everyone thought you were crazy for putting money behind a Harvard dropout.
Sarah Lacy wrote a post on TechCrunch earlier this year (with a really handy chart) showing which firms invested in which companies when and at what valuations. It really shows how much of a difference there is.
This is inside baseball, but most of the really interesting stuff is inside baseball, in my opinion. So when you see Roelof Botha at Sequoia Capital talking about the issue publicly on Twitter (see image above), that's what's really going on. Marketing, positioning, and future deal flow. As well as genuine frustration about what the ground rules are for VCs.
Disclosure – every venture firm mentioned in this post (or their individual partners), except Elevation Partners, is an investor in CrunchFund. I keep meaning to put up a website showing all of their logos.


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People have criticized me for not making real world arguments... they say every system I discuss is for high security, high assurance, high budget, with intelligent users. I must be honest, that is the majority of my experience and this has always been a stumbling block when posting here or searching for work. Security is a spectrum, high assurance.high security doesn't mean "different" it merely means "more" (or as is sometimes the case, less). the following tutorial is an example of translating higher security techniques to your average low brow php+mysql web application.
Attackers frequently use SQL injection attacks as a means of compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and sometimes even the availability of RDBMS powered web applications. While SQL injection attacks are a trivial matter to prevent (though this by no means is to indicate that people with means do in fact prevent such attacks) with more advanced RDBMS and commercial security software, they tend to present a problem with popular free products. Traditionally the solutions revolve around verifying every single variable that might end up in a query to ensure that potentially dangerous characters are properly escaped. Although this is a good policy, it can frequently be impractical, especially in a retrofit situation or with complicated inputs and code developed by an external agency.
I purpose a simple solution that will work with all major scripting and programming languages, all major RDBMS (including traditionally minimalistic ones like mySQL), all major platforms. Additionally this solution will work with the majority of managed hosting accounts and is simple to retrofit even complex existing web applications.
This solution does not aim to remove the potential for SQL injection attacks, merely to prevent plaintext disclosures and provide containment. I feel this is sufficient to decrease the exposure factor and the annualized rate of occurrence dramatically enough when compared with the cost of implementation to be a viable option for nearly any organization utilizing RDBMS powered web applications.
This paper assumes the reader has a basic knowledge of SQL, a web scripting language (I selected PHP because it is sufficiently chatty and widespread), and injection attacks.
Part 1: The power of least privilege
Least privilege is the concept of giving a subject (user or process) only the minimum rights required to complete a given task. Consider the following query:
UPDATE table SET x=$x WHERE x=$y
If this is made from a typical mySQL account, the mySQL user most likely has the following rights:
Which means, not only can that process insert data, it can also select data, remove data and create entirely new schemas (and potentially files). I am sure it doesnt take a rocket scientist to see the dangers in:
$y = ; UNION ALL SELECT password FROM users WHERE =
$y = ; DROP TABLES WHERE = You get the idea
We want to calculate all of the required user rights and then break them down into the smallest sets possible. Ideally youll end up with one user that can SELECT and nothing else another user that can INSERT and nothing else, still another user that can UPDATE and nothing else, etc (Odds are that sometimes you may need an account that does multiple things for compound queries, but these accounts should be used only when required.)
All scripting languages that I know of offer a way to create multiple RDBMS connections, each under a separate user and then tie each query to the applicable connection and effective rights.
If the mySQL account used in the aforementioned query were limited to UPDATE these types of attacks would fail. No matter how insecure the queried variables are.
Least privilege is a very simple in concept, but sometimes calculating and then formally defining the required rights can be an arduous task. Also, this least privilege implementation fails to deal with attacks using the same right (more on this later), e.g. using a SELECT query to pull from the accounts table as well as the originally intended news table. Least privilege is also ineffective if an entire script is compromised, because the attacker can then call all of the available accounts (which may or may not be all RDBMS rights). Lastly on this line, many hosted accounts only allow one database account, which of course removes the ability to use least privilege altogether.
Another method of least privilege can be achieved using the scripting/programming language to only assign pre-approved values to variables (here you are least privileging the variables themselves). This is done by calling the returned query data by its actual column name rather than by column number, or worse still queried column order. Observer the following php examples:
What happens if, the attack we gave earlier is presented:PHP Code:
$query = mysql_query(SELECT states FROM addresses where rep = .$x);
while($result = mysql_fetch_row($query)){
echo $result[0];
$x = ; UNION ALL SELECT password FROM users WHERE =
Now what happens if the same attack is dumped into this?:
In this case the second SELECT is allowed because the query must have been granted SELECT permissions to run in the first place. In the first example, loop will output all the passwords, in the second example the script will only spit out the results which come from the states column, consequently all of those password values never make their way to the scripts output and even though the attacker successfully injected SQL data, they were not able to leverage anything from this.PHP Code:
$query = mysql_query(SELECT states FROM addresses where rep = .$x);
while($result = mysql_fetch_assoc($query)){
echo $result[states];
This variable least privilege is difficult to implement into existing web applications, however it is a nice an simple way to deal with SQL Injection without having to mess around with what may be complicated data sanitation. This is especially useful when sourcing out code as it allows the simplest of requirements in this regard.
Part 2: Pass-through encryption
Pass-through encryption is another simple concept that can solve many problems revolving around unauthorized disclosure. The idea here is to encrypt all private user information, using their web application authentication data as a passphrase.
The advantages are clear, by using an SQL injection or any other method of database compromise, the attacker can only view the encrypted information. Additionally this technique can be implemented at a single point offering a high level of assurance while easing the retrofitting of an otherwise complicated system.
Using this system it is important to store account information (which in this case doubles as key management) in an encrypted format, most simply an md5 hash, otherwise an attacker could gain access to the entire system by using plaintext account information (keys) to decrypt the important tuples. I believe all modern web applications store account information in this way already.
Perhaps most importantly, since this scheme uses the subjects existing account information, the encryption will be completely seamless.
While this protects confidentiality of unique tuples, it does not stop attacks against confidentiality of shared objects (member only resources on a PHPNUKE site for example), though as a rule these are rarely important enough to spend much effort protecting. However, if you need to protect them, enjoy section 3.
Part 3: Faking multi-level security
Multi-level security is most common in high assurance operating systems, network controllers, and databases but that doesnt mean we cant kinda-sorta fake multi-level security. The idea here is to create several (in this case) non-hierarchical encrypted pseudo-compartments.
Here we run into the problem that the majority of free, readily available (ideally universal) hosted web accounts do not feature any viable means of many to one encryption. So we have to fake this as well, but can it be done without allowing potential attackers to gain information about same level accounts? Granted this will be different information than your average web application attacker comes across, that doesnt mean it wont still be useful.
This many to one relationship can either be accomplished via a trusted agent, at is a small application that accepts a private key and distributes a common key or of course with any number of one to many encryption schemes on the market today. My money is on the former for no out of pocket solutions. Data for any given compartment will be encrypted using the same key, this ensures that even if the standard access controls are compromised, the protected data remains protected.
A nice beauty of encryption is that it can fill in for bad access controls.
Part 4: Summary
Adding multiple RDBMS accounts is a very simple way to dramatically reduce exposure, however it does not address same type injection attacks and in the case of hosted accounts may not be possible at all. Advantages include: easy to implement, plus the user has a lot of gray area for implementation. The can use two accounts or 10, makes no difference other than security through granularity vs. usability.
Requiring variables be called by their column name is difficult to retrofit; however it is likely to be easier than adding different and potentially unique data cleansing techniques. This technique will not stop all confidentiality attacks and it will not stop any integrity or availability attacks. This is an excellent approach for using third parties to develop new code.
Using encryption to create a sort of cross between mandatory access controls and least privilege are also a simple way to offer strong confidentiality controls, but again these do nothing for integrity or availibility. (however in the case of web applications these frequently have lower costs of compromise associated with them)


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There are many clubs and sports to join at MAC. I am a member of PSEA and MYI, and am considering writing for The Belltower. Also, activities are held several times a weeks, such as Craft Night, magic shows, live music, and dances. Altoona is roughly a twenty-five minute drive away, if you would like to get off campus to shop, bowl, or see a movie.Read More
There is a lot of open space at the Mount to go outside and have a catch with your friends or play pick up games at the different athletic complexes. Also the city of Altoona is about fifteen minutes away and has a lot more entertainment as far as restaurants, ice skating rink, bowling alleys, and much more.Read More
The numerous clubs on campus try to have multiple activities and entertainment available for the residents. The Campus Activity Board hosts many comedians, magicians, hypnotists, dances, almost anything imaginable. Homecoming is a very big deal for them, and they try their best with their funds to give everyone something fun to commemorate the day. There is many things available to do, but you have to be willing to participate and attend the events.Read More
The college has a great atmosphere and there is always something to do with friends in the community areas. Also Johnstown and Altoona are nearby to explore and lake Galitzen and Raystown for day trips for hiking or a picnic. There is always a friendly local to share the sights with.Read More
There is always something going on up at school to do in your free time, fundraisers to participate in, basketball and volleyball games, Vox Nova concerts and an array of other things that the clubs have going on.Read More
Although Cresson is a small town, Mount Aloysius is always finding a comedian, magician, band, or speaker to come here and perform. There have been a number of outstanding performances and speakers. The Mount also hosts dances every now and then. Take advantage of the activies on campus!Read More
There are always activities to attend on campus like sporting events and study groups. The college also has many convocations and study groups to attend for your own benefit. There are also clubs and different groups that you can attend and if you don't like any that are already out there, create a new one because it's something they encourage you to do at Mount Aloysius.Read More
I hang out with friends, watch movies, go on field trips. Many students frequently go to Pittsburgh, Altoona, or University Park. Of course IUP is not that far either.Read More
The one club will arrange for different activities to come in on friday.Read More
There are always many things to do on campus. Every week there is a list of events going on. We have comedians, singers, artist, barn fires, ice cream socials, tye dying, cupcake making, plays, and so much more! there is never a dull moment on campus!Read More


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UConn Huskie Girls
Rounding out the Final Four are the Connecticut Huskies of the Big East, trying to win another National Championship while coming out of the West Bracket. Coached by Jim Calhoun, they've been ranked as high as number 1 this season, and are on of the tournament's two remaining #1 seed.
The team cruised on past Missouri last Saturday, winning by a margin of 82-75. A.J. Price has led the way, but he's been supported by a number of players and fans, including these fine ladies. Let's hope fortune smiles their way this weekend en route an appearance in the finals on Monday. You know the women's team will make it, so the men have to match that or risk looking bad in relation.


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Gallery: Light, Bright Kitchens
Are there many things more satisfying than working with lovely fresh ingredients in a bright, cheerful kitchen? This gallery offers a variety of ideas for creating your own bright culinary oasis. Light wall color, to start. A tough stance on clutter helps, too. White- or light-painted cupboards for an added boost. And a healthy burst of sunshine doesn't hurt, either.
- Look! A Bright, White Kitchen
- Kitchen Visit: Julie's Light-Filled Eat-In Corner
- Look! AB Chao's Gorgeous (Yet Restrained) Kitchen Reno
- Kitchen Spotlight: Bright and Bold Cottage Kitchen
- Kitchen Tour: Art and Chelsea's Delicious Kitchen Update
- Pink! A Fun, Bright Kitchen
- House Tour: Jessica and Erik's Cozy Bungalow
- Kitchen Tour: Christen Carter's Bright and Serene Chicago Kitchen
- Before & After: A Modest Galley Kitchen Makeover
- Kitchen Tour: Katin and Brandon's Casual Kitchen by the Sea
- Kitchen Tour: Jean Greenfield's Kitchen and Garden in Anselmo
- Kitchen Spotlight: Michelle's Gracious Craftsman Kitchen
- Kitchen Tour: Steve's San Francisco Color Inspiration
- House Tour: Tracey and Jason's Light-Filled Remodel
- Swedish Kitchen Tour: Chez Larsson
Related: Kitchen Gallery: White, Bright and Clean
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Fiesta on Main
It's working guys, I think it's working! I've been planning and doing outings with my little brood around San Antonio and I'm really starting to find some gems. Which means that yes, I'm starting to like San Antonio. I know! Of course come August and months of the hot, hot heat and I could be cursing this city and state all over again. Anyway, thank you so much for all your suggestions. I'm slowly chipping away at them and having a good time. Yesterday was a trip to Fiesta on Main. As was said on the Design Sponge San Antonio guide this place is ridiculously fun. Filled to the brim with fiesta style decor. I really, really want to throw a party with all this awesome stuff. Whether it's giant pinatas, paper streamers, metal ornaments, luminary bags, huge paper flowers, sombreros this place is fun to the max x 2.
Also, I thought you might enjoy a little video of Lamp scooting down their front stairs. She actually did all of them, but here she tackles just one step, even though it's "kinda big."
More talking and more scooting...lucky you.
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- Linda P.11:01 AM
I am LOVING that first picture. I love bright colors! Yes, you NEED to have a partay with of these gorgeous colored decorations.ReplyDelete
My hubby was in San Antonio for a few days last week for his work, and I sooo thought of you. : )
Lamp is so precious--her little voice and her perseverance. Go Lampy!
This is one of the sweetest videos ever. I felt like cheering her on. What an inspiration she is!ReplyDelete
Miggy, would you mind if I put a link on my blog to this post?
This video is awesome. Lamp is amazing and you are such a great Mama!ReplyDelete
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It includes plans as sweeping and ambitious as the development of a large indoor/outdoor performing arts venue.
Gainesville has a broad, $55 million long-term vision for its parks department.
It includes ideas as sweeping and ambitious as the development of a large indoor/outdoor performing arts venue in the range of 100 to 200 acres to establish the city as the "cultural center of Florida."
It also includes more modest goals such as the development of eight additional neighborhood parks of less than 10 acres and the renovation of the city's existing community centers.
Of course, envisioning a plan and having the money to see it through are two different matters. Right now, the city estimates that, at the current parks funding level of $1.5 million annually, it would have approximately $30 million for park capital projects over the plan's 20-year term. That's some $25 million short of the projected funding needs.
If the plan is fully implemented, it's also projected that annual operating costs would run some $2.75 million.
One potential funding option that this parks master plan identified is a �-mill property tax increase approved for 20 years either by the City Commission or by a voter referendum.
Another option was a voter referendum on a sales tax that would be levied only within the city limits. That plan focused on a half-cent sales tax on the books for four years and modeled after the 2008 Wild Spaces & Public Places sales tax referendum for recreation projects and land conservation purchases.
Other possibilities include issuing bonds to borrowing money for park projects or putting no additional money toward the implementation and completing what the Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs can accomplish at typical annual funding levels.
The city paid consulting firm AECOM $100,000 to put together the long-term parks plan. The firm visited and evaluated 31 of the city's park sites, received input from more than 1,500 members of the public, conducted demographic analysis of the city in terms of ethnicity, gender and age, and looked at population growth projections.
Overall, the plan found that Gainesville, with 3,080 acres of park lands, well exceeded its goal of 8.8 acres of park land for every 1,000 residents.
The main need identified in the plan was the improvement of existing facilities with filling gaps in the services and programs that the park system provides coming behind that.
"Upgrade what we have, that's the top priority," said Michelle Park, the assistant director of the Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs.
One proposed upgrade is a $1 million project to heat the pool at Westside Park, converting it to year-round use and improving the pool's locker facilities.
The city previously used Wild Spaces & Public Places revenues to do that to the pool at Northeast Park.
The plan also calls for some $500,000 annually to go toward the renovation and upgrade of existing community centers, including projects to improve Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility.
East Gainesville resident Karen Edwards said while the city has made significant strides to develop Fred Cone Park on that side of town, other sites need improvements.
"We know there are a few parks that need significant upgrades," Edwards said.
She said that was the case with the community center and the restrooms at the T.B. McPherson park.
Proposed upgrades to athletic fields include more multi-purpose fields and providing or improving lights and restroom facilities.
The plan identifies a need for a new community center in the western area of the city and new athletic fields there.
Besides the addition of eight new neighborhood parks, several small parks are identified for upgrades.
Gainesville resident Robert Puzio lives near one of them, Springtree Park, at the Northwest 39th Avenue and 34th Street intersection. Puzio said he'd like to see neighborhood events in the park but it is now lightly used with rundown playground equipment and an old brick grill.
"I just want them to make it usable for the general public because most of the people don't even know it's there," Puzio said.
The master plan includes a $250,000 upgrade to the park, including playground equipment, ADA projects and work on the trail.
The city's bicycle/pedestrian corridors were identified as both a strength and an area of need in the plan.
Park said the goal is better connectivity linking the corridors to one another and to shopping, schools, libraries and parks.
The most ambitious component of the plan is the vision of bringing together all local groups involved in the arts and performing arts to transform the city into the "cultural center" of the state. To that end, the plan envisions a 100- to 200-acre indoor/outdoor venue for concerts, arts festivals and events. The goal is something comparable to the Tanglewood Music Center in Massachusetts or the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts near Washington, D.C.
While it remains to be seen if that plan is brought to fruition, Judy Skinner, with Dance Alive National Ballet, said it could tap the local arts community's significant potential.
"I think one thing that makes Gainesville remarkable compared to other cities is how much arts we have and how many artists," Skinner said. "I love the idea of making people aware that this is the cultural center of Florida."


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In this episode of IGN Versus, Halo 4 vs Call of Duty Black Ops 2, you were asked to vote for which game you prefer or you could say which game you think is the best, there were 3 categories where you could vote.
Which of these titles did you prefer? Halo 4 or Call of Duty: Black Ops 2?
Not sure why this is tagged as a PS3 article, considering Halo 4 is Xbox-exclusive; what relevance is this piece to a PS3 gamer if they can only own/play Black Ops II?
No one reads IGN anymore and I think they're struggling to find ways to get hits. This is the result.
Bye Bye IGN :)


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