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|Safe Haskell
Types and functions to manipulate tar entries.
While the Codec.Archive.Tar module provides only the simple high level API, this module provides full access to the details of tar entries. This lets you inspect all the meta-data, construct entries and handle error cases more precisely.
This module uses common names and so is designed to be imported qualified:
import qualified Codec.Archive.Tar as Tar import qualified Codec.Archive.Tar.Entry as Tar
- data Entry = Entry {
- entryPath :: Entry -> FilePath
- data EntryContent
- data Ownership = Ownership {
- type FileSize = Int64
- type Permissions = FileMode
- type EpochTime = Int64
- type DevMajor = Int
- type DevMinor = Int
- type TypeCode = Char
- data Format
- = V7Format
- | UstarFormat
- | GnuFormat
- simpleEntry :: TarPath -> EntryContent -> Entry
- fileEntry :: TarPath -> ByteString -> Entry
- directoryEntry :: TarPath -> Entry
- ordinaryFilePermissions :: Permissions
- executableFilePermissions :: Permissions
- directoryPermissions :: Permissions
- packFileEntry :: FilePath -> TarPath -> IO Entry
- packDirectoryEntry :: FilePath -> TarPath -> IO Entry
- getDirectoryContentsRecursive :: FilePath -> IO [FilePath]
- data TarPath
- toTarPath :: Bool -> FilePath -> Either String TarPath
- fromTarPath :: TarPath -> FilePath
- fromTarPathToPosixPath :: TarPath -> FilePath
- fromTarPathToWindowsPath :: TarPath -> FilePath
- data LinkTarget
- toLinkTarget :: FilePath -> Maybe LinkTarget
- fromLinkTarget :: LinkTarget -> FilePath
- fromLinkTargetToPosixPath :: LinkTarget -> FilePath
- fromLinkTargetToWindowsPath :: LinkTarget -> FilePath
Tar entry and associated types
Tar archive entry.
data EntryContent Source
The content of a tar archive entry, which depends on the type of entry.
Portable archives should contain only
NormalFile and
|NormalFile ByteString !FileSize
|SymbolicLink !LinkTarget
|HardLink !LinkTarget
|CharacterDevice !DevMajor !DevMinor
|BlockDevice !DevMajor !DevMinor
|OtherEntryType !TypeCode ByteString !FileSize
type Permissions = FileModeSource
There have been a number of extensions to the tar file format over the years. They all share the basic entry fields and put more meta-data in different extended headers.
This is the classic Unix V7 tar format. It does not support owner and group names, just numeric Ids. It also does not support device numbers.
The "USTAR" format is an extension of the classic V7 format. It was later standardised by POSIX. It has some restrictions but is the most portable format.
The GNU tar implementation also extends the classic V7 format, though in a slightly different way from the USTAR format. In general for new archives the standard USTAR/POSIX should be used.
Constructing simple entry values
simpleEntry :: TarPath -> EntryContent -> EntrySource
Entry with all default values except for the file name and type. It
uses the portable USTAR/POSIX format (see
You can use this as a basis and override specific fields, eg:
(emptyEntry name HardLink) { linkTarget = target }
fileEntry :: TarPath -> ByteString -> EntrySource
A tar
Entry for a file.
Entry fields such as file permissions and ownership have default values.
You can use this as a basis and override specific fields. For example if you need an executable file you could use:
(fileEntry name content) { fileMode = executableFileMode }
directoryEntry :: TarPath -> EntrySource
A tar
Entry for a directory.
Entry fields such as file permissions and ownership have default values.
Standard file permissions
For maximum portability when constructing archives use only these file permissions.
ordinaryFilePermissions :: PermissionsSource
rw-r--r-- for normal files
executableFilePermissions :: PermissionsSource
rwxr-xr-x for executable files
directoryPermissions :: PermissionsSource
rwxr-xr-x for directories
Constructing entries from disk files
|:: FilePath
Full path to find the file on the local disk
|-> TarPath
Path to use for the tar Entry in the archive
|-> IO Entry
Construct a tar
Entry based on a local file.
This sets the entry size, the data contained in the file and the file's modification time. If the file is executable then that information is also preserved. File ownership and detailed permissions are not preserved.
- The file contents is read lazily.
|:: FilePath
Full path to find the file on the local disk
|-> TarPath
Path to use for the tar Entry in the archive
|-> IO Entry
Construct a tar
Entry based on a local directory (but not its contents).
The only attribute of the directory that is used is its modification time. Directory ownership and detailed permissions are not preserved.
getDirectoryContentsRecursive :: FilePath -> IO [FilePath]Source
This is a utility function, much like
getDirectoryContents. The
difference is that it includes the contents of subdirectories.
The paths returned are all relative to the top directory. Directory paths
are distinguishable by having a trailing path separator
All directories are listed before the files that they contain. Amongst the contents of a directory, subdirectories are listed after normal files. The overall result is that files within a directory will be together in a single contiguous group. This tends to improve file layout and IO performance when creating or extracting tar archives.
- This function returns results lazily. Subdirectories are not scanned until the files entries in the parent directory have been consumed.
TarPath type
The classic tar format allowed just 100 characters for the file name. The USTAR format extended this with an extra 155 characters, however it uses a complex method of splitting the name between the two sections.
Instead of just putting any overflow into the extended area, it uses the extended area as a prefix. The aggravating insane bit however is that the prefix (if any) must only contain a directory prefix. That is the split between the two areas must be on a directory separator boundary. So there is no simple calculation to work out if a file name is too long. Instead we have to try to find a valid split that makes the name fit in the two areas.
The rationale presumably was to make it a bit more compatible with old tar programs that only understand the classic format. A classic tar would be able to extract the file name and possibly some dir prefix, but not the full dir prefix. So the files would end up in the wrong place, but that's probably better than ending up with the wrong names too.
So it's understandable but rather annoying.
- Tar paths use Posix format (ie
'/'directory separators), irrespective of the local path conventions.
- The directory separator between the prefix and name is not stored.
|:: Bool
Is the path for a directory? This is needed because for
directories a
|-> FilePath
|-> Either String TarPath
fromTarPath :: TarPath -> FilePathSource
Convert a
TarPath to a native
The native
FilePath will use the native directory separator but it is not
otherwise checked for validity or sanity. In particular:
- The tar path may be invalid as a native path, eg the file name
"nul"is not valid on Windows.
- The tar path may be an absolute path or may contain
".."components. For security reasons this should not usually be allowed, but it is your responsibility to check for these conditions (eg using
fromTarPathToPosixPath :: TarPath -> FilePathSource
Convert a
TarPath to a Unix/Posix
The difference compared to
fromTarPath is that it always returns a Unix
style path irrespective of the current operating system.
This is useful to check how a
TarPath would be interpreted on a specific
operating system, eg to perform portability checks.
fromTarPathToWindowsPath :: TarPath -> FilePathSource
Convert a
TarPath to a Windows
The only difference compared to
fromTarPath is that it always returns a
Windows style path irrespective of the current operating system.
This is useful to check how a
TarPath would be interpreted on a specific
operating system, eg to perform portability checks.
LinkTarget type
data LinkTarget Source
The tar format allows just 100 ASCII characters for the
SymbolicLink and
HardLink entry types.
toLinkTarget :: FilePath -> Maybe LinkTargetSource
Convert a native
FilePath to a tar
LinkTarget. This may fail if the
string is longer than 100 characters or if it contains non-portable
fromLinkTarget :: LinkTarget -> FilePathSource
Convert a tar
LinkTarget to a native
fromLinkTargetToPosixPath :: LinkTarget -> FilePathSource
Convert a tar
LinkTarget to a Unix/Posix
fromLinkTargetToWindowsPath :: LinkTarget -> FilePathSource
Convert a tar
LinkTarget to a Windows

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A new storyline has begun! I've been writing it and feel that it's a real twist and totally unlike everything. It slowly moves away from a lot of the old themes and into new ones. I've already drawn a few weeks ahead so please stop by every Sun, Tues and Thursday.
I've found that be cutting in half the original size I can draw them faster and the result is better thanks to new inking techniques. Please post comments as I will be here.

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Since 1935, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has been the national voice of the Canadian mining industry. Working alongside our members, MAC promotes the industry nationally and internationally, works with governments on policies affecting the sector and educates the public on the value mining brings to the economy and the daily life of Canadians.
The Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) program is MAC's commitment to responsible mining.


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We're please to have been listed as the Bed and Breakfast to stay in the 2010 issue of Boston Magazine's Cape Escapes; The best places to eat, play, stay and relax on Cape Cod this Summer.
This article is a great itinerary that starts and ends with the Palmer House.
"Check into the Victorian Palmer House Inn, where unique suites are named for famous authors."
– By Rebecca G. Dorr, Boston Magazine
Read the full article.


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I've always been on the fence about panna cotta. I've eaten both sweet and savory panna cottas quite a few times, but only when it's part of a restaurant's tasting menu or as an amuse bouche. My most recent one was a savory cauliflower panna cotta with caviar. I would never actually order panna cotta if I had a choice. It's not something I gravitate towards. And I'm not a fan Giada de Laurentis and the Food Network either, but they came together for this month's Daring Bakers' challenge.
Hostess Mallory from A Sofa in the Kitchen asked us to make Giada's panna cotta from the Food Network website. And since making the panna cotta didn't involve any baking, Mallory randomly threw in a cookie recipe for us to try too. I really wanted to skip this month, but I felt that I should participate since I had the time and both recipes were pretty easy.
Panna cotta is an eggless custard. The most basic sweet version is cream and milk cooked with some kind of sweetener (like sugar or honey) and then some gelatin is added to stiffen it up. If you plan to serve the panna cotta in a cup or goblet, then you can get away with less gelatin. If you want to unmold the panna cotta onto a plate and expect it to somewhat hold its shape, then a tad more is needed. But panna cotta should never be stiff enough to "wiggle and jiggle" like Jell-O.
I desperately wanted to like this month's panna cotta. I tried to stack the deck in the panna cotta's favor by using some great ingredients - Tahitian vanilla bean, orange blossom honey, Strauss Family Creamery heavy cream and milk. I plated my panna cotta with a sauce I made with bitter orange marmalade and homemade citrus simple syrup (that I had left over from making candied citrus peels). The sauce went really well with the sweet, creamy panna cotta. Sadly I was not converted. It was a waste of good ingredients. My panna cotta turned out very smooth and creamy, but I guess I just don't like panna cotta. Now I finally know what side of the fence I am firmly planted.
chocolate glazed oatmeal florentine cookie sitting next to the panna cotta
I liked that the florentine cookie recipe that Mallory chose for us was a simple one bowl recipe that came together quickly. And even though the cookies were not really in line with my own personal preferences, I will most likely make the cookies again in the future. The florentine cookie tasted fine on its own, but I thought it was a strange addition to the panna cotta. They did not pair well together at all.
Can you tell that I was not excited about this month's challenge? I know, I know. That's not the Daring Bakers' spirit that I should be exhibiting. Maybe it was too hard to top the grandeur of last month's jaconde imprime wrapped entremets challenge?
My own preferences (or should I say prejudices?) aside, people seemed to enjoy the dessert. I got quite a few requests for the panna cotta recipe so it must have been pretty good. So don't let my dislike of panna cotta turn you off. Try it and decide for yourself.
Blog-checking lines: The February 2011 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Mallory from A Sofa in the Kitchen. She chose to challenge everyone to make Panna Cotta from a Giada De Laurentiis recipe and Nestle Florentine Cookies.
Vanilla Panna Cotta and Florentine Cookies
Preparation time:
• 20-25 minutes to prepare the panna cotta and at least 6 hours to chill
• 20-25 minutes to prepare the Florentine cookies and 6-8 minutes to bake
Equipment required:
• Small mixing bowl
• Two medium sized heavy bottom pot or saucepan
• Wooden spoon and/or whisk
• Glasses or ramekins - something to pour and serve your Panna Cotta in
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons
• Silpat or wax paper or parchment paper
• Baking sheet
• Small bowl
Giada's Panna Cotta
(Recipe from the Food Network website)
1 cup (240 ml) whole milk
1 tablespoon (one packet) (15 ml) (7 gm) (¼ oz) unflavored powdered gelatin
3 cups (720 ml) whipping cream (30+% butterfat)
1/3 cup (80 ml) honey
1 tablespoon (15 ml) (15 gm) (½ oz) granulated sugar
pinch of salt
1. Pour the milk into a bowl or pot and sprinkle gelatin evenly and thinly over the milk (make sure the bowl/pot is cold by placing the bowl/pot in the refrigerator for a few minutes before you start making the Panna Cotta). Let stand for 5 minutes to soften the gelatin.
2. Pour the milk into the saucepan/pot and place over medium heat on the stove. Heat this mixture until it is hot, but not boiling, about five minutes. (I whisk it a few times at this stage).
3. Next, add the cream, honey, sugar, and pinch of salt. Making sure the mixture doesn't boil, continue to heat and stir occasionally until the sugar and honey have dissolved 5-7 minutes.
4. Remove from heat, allow it to sit for a few minutes to cool slightly. Then pour into the glass or ramekin.
5. Refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight. Add garnishes and serve.
Nestle Florentine Cookies
(Recipe from the cookbook "Nestle Classic Recipes", and their website)
2/3 cup (160 ml) (150 gm) (5.3 oz) unsalted butter
2 cups (480 ml) (160 gm) (5 2/3 oz) quick oats
1 cup (240 ml) (230 gm) (8 oz) granulated sugar
2/3 cup (160 ml) (95 gm) (3⅓ oz) plain (all purpose) flour
1/4 cup (60 ml) dark corn syrup (Note: I used honey instead of corn syrup)
1/4 cup (60 ml) whole milk
1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
pinch of salt
1½ cups (360 ml) (250 gm) (9 oz) dark or milk chocolate
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C/gas mark 5). Prepare your baking sheet with silpat or parchment paper. (Note: The cookies have to tendency to stick to the baking sheet so using parchment paper or a silicone baking mat is recommended.)
1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan, then remove from the heat.
2. To the melted butter add oats, sugar, flour, corn syrup, milk, vanilla, and salt. Mix well. Drop a tablespoon full, three inches (75 mm) apart, onto your prepared baking sheet. Flatten slightly with the back of your tablespoon, or use a spatula.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 6-8 minutes, until cookies are golden brown. Cool completely on the baking sheets.
4. While the cookies are cooling melt your chocolate until smooth either in the microwave (1 1/2 minutes), or stovetop (in a double boiler, or a bowl that fits atop a saucepan filled with a bit of water, being sure the water doesn't touch the bottom of the bowl).
5. Peel the cookies from the silpat or parchment and place face down on a wire rack set over a sheet of wax/parchment paper (to keep counters clean).
6. Spread a tablespoon of chocolate on the bottom/flat side of your cookie, sandwiching another (flat end) cookie atop the chocolate.
This recipe will make about 2.5 - 3 dozen sandwiched florentine cookies. You can also choose not to sandwich yours, in which case, drizzle the tops with chocolate (over your wax paper).


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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece won praise Friday from German Chancellor Angela Merkel — the lead advocate of eurozone austerity — for its painful economic turnaround and successful return to markets.
But Merkel added a polite reminder that the bailed-out country still wasn't out of the woods.
"Greece has honored its pledges," Merkel said at a news conference with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Athens. "I hope that policy is continued."
Merkel's brief visit, her second since Europe's debt crisis erupted in Greece more than four years ago, came amid Greek government euphoria over the country's successful re-entry to international bond markets on Thursday. The landmark five-year issue was Greece's first since 2010, when it was saved from bankruptcy by a massive bailout from its European partners and the International Monetary Fund.
"Greece has made it," Samaras said, before striking a more sober tone.
"My pace and that of my government will not change. What has changed is the image, the psychology ... markets have voted for Greece and given it their confidence."
Merkel remains a divisive figure in Greece because of her insistence on economic pain. During a visit in 2012, she was greeted by mass anti-austerity protests that turned violent, and about 5,000 police officers were deployed Friday to guard areas on Merkel's itinerary and enforce a ban across most of central Athens on planned protests.
Security was tightened further after a powerful car bomb exploded early Thursday outside the Bank of Greece, causing damage but no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, but police suspect domestic anarchist militants.
About 1,000 people held peaceful demonstrations outside the prohibited area, but dispersed under heavy rain.
The austerity measures that have helped stabilize public finances have exacted a horrifying social toll. The economy has shrunk by about a quarter during the crisis and unemployment is near 27 percent.
"I believe that after all these necessary reforms have been carried out — with more remaining — that Greece will have more opportunities than difficulties," Merkel said at the start of her visit.
Her talks with Samaras, who is facing opposition party demands for early elections along with next month's vote for the European Parliament, included a German initiative to support small Greek businesses, as well as future negotiations on Greek national debt relief.
The two leaders also met a group of Greek entrepreneurs who have created Internet startups.
"I don't know if your friends will talk to you after you tell them that you met the German chancellor," Merkel joked.
Meanwhile, Fitch ratings agency warned the successful bond issue didn't mean an end to Greece's financial problems. In a report Friday it said the issue showed the country's progress but doesn't mean it will be able to finance itself on its own when the bailout program ends later this year. It also highlighted risks that political support for reforms might wane.
Geir Moulson and Kirsten Grieshaber in Berlin contributed to this report.


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'The Voice' Recap: Christina & Blake Send 2 Contestants Packing
Do you think the right contestants were sent home? Read our full recap & tell us!
The Voice's live shows continued April 16 — but with a twist! Both Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton had to eliminate one member from each of their teams at the end of the night even before America even got a chance to vote.
Raelynn, the crown jewel of Blake's team, opened the show and was once again impressive; She's definitely the one to beat. Then Erin Willet took on Adele, but didn't quite hit it out of the park. This was the second time someone took on the Grammy Award-winning singer, and I have to say I think her songs should be banned. They sound completely off when someone else sings them. Fortunately, Jermaine Paul closed out the performances for Team Blake, and he was definitely my favorite of the night.
From Christina's team, Jesse Campbell took the stage first. He was followed by Ashley De La Rosa, who unfortunately wasn't any better than the week before. The coaches thought she did a good job, but I found her performance to be a bit forgettable. Lindsey Pavao took on Katy Perry, and while she tried to make the song a bit more rock, the performance totally died out in the verses and her pitch was off. This was something Adam Levine pointed out, but didn't want to criticize, since he has his pitch problems of his own. Chris Mann was the last of the night, but like Adam, I felt his performance of "Viva La Vida," was odd.
Christina took the stage with her and her team for her first group performance this season, and although she looked a bit stiff in her leotard and heels, the performance was decent. She also had male strippers surround Blake and throw dollar bills at him, which was amazing after several episodes of hearing him complain about the male dancers on stage with the female contestants. The night also included a performance by Team Blake, as well as a song by Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa.
When it finally came down to elimination time the options weren't as hard, but they were definitely shocking. Christina sent fan-favorite Jesse home, which I still don't understand, and Blake sent Jordis Unga packing. Tomorrow night, two more will be eliminated and two will remain on each team.
Do you think Jesse and Jordis were the right contestants to go? Drop a comment with your thoughts on tonight's shocking eliminations!
— Milly Contreras
More on 'The Voice'
- 'The Voice' Eliminations, Round 2: Four More Finalists Say Goodbye
- 'The Voice' Live Shows Round 2: Jamar Rogers Owns The Night
- Lionel Richie Admits He's Not A Fan Of Talent Shows Like 'The Voice'


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I have Mozilla suite, which is the fire fox and thunderbird together. If is a little different from thinderbird.
Does anyone know how to make it so that when you reply to someone, your reply starts at the top and not the bottom. It is one check box somewhere, but I can't find it. Everytime I install it on a new computer I have to go through this and it is enough to make me not want to use it. there is nothing in the help files either that I can find.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
A to Z April Challenge: Z is for Zenith
38 comments:
I've loved learning more about your family and especially the fascinating women you are related to this month. There are some fantastic names, I've never heard of anyone called Zenith before.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Sally - and at the opposite end of the alphabet, there are several women named "Aseneth," which is a variation of Zenith. Had I had my act together, I could have started the Challenge with Aseneth and ended with Zenith to come full circle. I hate having a great idea too late!!Delete
I agree, Zenith is the perfect name to end your AtoZ Challenge Theme. Isn't it funny how knowing the symbolism of a word/name gives it more interest? A lightening bolt is often associated with Zenith...even before Z-TV...maybe your Zenith was Zapped in Indianna on Sept. 11, 1942. You may never know, but Boy Howdy, my Fictitious ZippityDoDa is ZippingOut over the possiblities of a good story based on Zenith's Enlistment Record. Especially if I were a SciFy writer...look at that date...September 11th.ReplyDelete
Thanks Wendy, for another April of excellent AtoZ Challenge Posts. We made it through!
My Letter'Z'...Quilters Zodiac
Sue CollectInTexasGal
AtoZ LoneStar Quilting BeeReplies
I noticed that 9-11 date too. But I'll leave the fiction writing to you -- your imagination is much better than mine!Delete
Maybe we try to live up to our names. For whatever reason she made a difference and that's what is important. Great name for "Z".ReplyDelete
I hadn't thought of that. So yeah, Go Zenith!Delete
All these mysteries kill me. I need to know the answers! ;)ReplyDelete
I saw in your response to Sally that there are Aseneths in your family. I know someone from my hometown with that name. I always thought it was pretty.
We're done! Congrats. ☺Replies
So many mysteries -- so little time!Delete
Yes, pat ourselves on the back for finishing the Challenge! Still intact, no less.
- AnonymousApril 30, 2013 at 2:47 PM
Congratulations in completing the A to Z Challenge.ReplyDelete
A to Z AMBASSADOR.Replies
Merci beaucoup!Delete
I've loved your series and have enjoyed getting to know the women in your family. Great job!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank-ya, ma'am. Many of those gals were new to me too.Delete
Ah, Wendy, I was wondering who would take the cake with the crowning "Z" name. So, it wasn't Zelda after all.ReplyDelete
Wouldn't it be great to know a little more about what happened after Zenith signed up for the Women's Army Corps.?Replies
If only the 1950 census records would come out sooner! If only I had more time to devote to her. If only ....Delete
Congratulations! You made it through the alphabet. I think you had fun.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Colleen. For the most part it was fun. I ran short of time and didn't visit others as much as I would have liked.Delete
She sounds so fascinating! And to get divorced back then.. she must have been a strong one!ReplyDelete
Congrats on finishing the Challenge! I look forward to reading whatever you come up with next :)
AJ Lauer
#atozchallenge helper minion
Twitter: @ayjaylauerReplies
There was a huge stigma attached to divorce back then. Thanks for visiting, and come back anytime.Delete
Congrats on making it to Z! The peak with Zenith! Which also stands for the first TV that I remember in my house as a kid.ReplyDeleteReplies
My grandparents had a Zenith.Delete
Just found you on the last day of the challenge. I'll have to start over from A. Aseneth is interesting. The first four letters and the same first four of my maiden name. I know of someone named Zenobia. Greek, I believe. My first name is super common.ReplyDelete
Come check out my A to Z! Jen Hemming and Hawing AgainReplies
Love your title -- I'm on my way to visit now.Delete
Such a wonderful name! Congratulations on successfully completing the challenge! I look forward to reading your other posts!!ReplyDeleteReplies
It is a pretty cool name.Delete
I have enjoyed reading your posts all month (even though I didn't comment on them all).ReplyDelete
Well Done on a great A-Z.
You're so kind.Delete
Hi, Wendy -congratulations on completing the A-Z challenge which I have very much enjoyed following - many fascinating names that I had never heard of before. I thought you might be interested in this name that I come across t in "The Sunday Chronicle" for 26th September 1937 (my husband's birthday)ReplyDelete
This quirky item bore the intriguing headline "Zeppelina was Her Stork" and told how Zeppelina, celebrating her 21st birthday, was named after a German Zeppelin which crashed in a field near her home in Essex on the day she was born in 1916. It seemed a bit odd to name a child after enemy action, but at least there was no mention of any casualties from the incident.Replies
I've heard of people naming their babies after the hurricane that was raging at the time of birth, but being named for anything to do with the enemy is a new one for me. I guess Zeppelina can be glad she wasn't named Hitlerina.Delete
Such a neat name...ReplyDelete
There was a time when everyone wanted to be part of war efforts in their country, at least that's how I understand it from reading and watching historical movies and documentaries. It was sort of like standing up for your family - All for one and one for all type thing.Replies
I've heard that too, but this is the first sign of a woman in my family being in service.Delete
You did a great job on your A to Z challenge! What wonderful information you have been able to find. I am so impressed.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Sista.Delete
It is only appropriate that Mr ZIMNOCH should applaud the completion of the A to Z Challenge!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, it is indeed appropriate! Thanks much!Delete
Congratulations Wendy!! You've completed the A to Z Challenge! My hat's off to you. I don't know if I could keep up that pace of daily posts.ReplyDelete
Zenith...what an interesting name. I checked my database. I've got some Zilpha's, Zerviah's and even a couple Zenobia's, but no Zenith.
It's both curious and cool that Zenith joined the Women's Army Corp. She would have been about 41 at the time and the record says her Branch code was "Inactive Reserve." I wonder if she stayed in the reserves throughout the war or was ever called to active duty.Replies
I wondered too about the "inactive reserve" and what that meant.Delete
You win -- Your Z names are REALLY unusual.
Whew, a popular post! Great work on finishing out this series. Ending on a high note! ;)ReplyDeleteReplies
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DENVER (AP) — The City of Aurora has asked a judge to lift a gag order preventing officials from discussing the July 20 attack at a movie theater that left 12 dead and 70 injured.
In court papers filed Tuesday and made public Wednesday, an attorney for the city said officials have received several requests from police and fire departments for briefings and tips on how they managed the attack on a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises."
The city also noted that it has received public records requests from media, academics and individuals around the world.
Judge William Sylvester imposed a gag order three days after the shooting that prevents all parties in the case form releasing information. Accused gunman James Holmes is due to be arraigned in March on 166 felony counts for the massacre.
The city argued that the gag order is moot after prosecutors revealed details of their case against Holmes in a three-day hearing last week. Sylvester found that the evidence was strong enough to make Holmes stand trial.
Martha L. Fitzgerald, attorney for the city, argued that officials should at least be allowed to release recordings of 911 calls from the attack that were played in court last week and to discuss the response to the shooting.


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FREUD'S LAST SESSION Opens Tonight in LA
FREUD'S LAST SESSION, New York's long-running hit play by Mark St. Germain, is set to open in Los Angeles tonight, January 16th starring Judd Hirsch as Sigmund Freud and Tom Cavanagh as C. S. Lewis under the direction of Tyler Marchant, who helmed the original New York production. Presented by The Broad Stage & Carolyn Rossi Copeland, Robert Stillman and Jack Thomas, FREUD'S LAST SESSION will play a strictly limited engagement through February 10th at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica.
The Off-Broadway premiere engagement of FREUD'S LAST SESSION opened on July 22, 2010 to rave reviews and became a sellout sensation throughout its phenomenal two-year run. The show is also currently playing to sold-out houses in Buenos Aires, Stockholm and Anchorage. Additional productions are set to open this season in London, Mexico City, Sydney, Madrid, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Vancouver, Copenhagen, Phoenix, Cincinnati, and Tucson.
FREUD'S LAST SESSION centers on legendary psychoanalyst Dr. Sigmund Freud, who invites the young, rising academic star C. S. Lewis to his home in London. Lewis, expecting to be called on the carpet for satirizing Freud in a recent book, soon realizes Freud has a much more significant agenda. On the day England enters World War II, Freud and Lewis clash on the existence of God, love, sex, and the meaning of life - only two weeks before Freud chooses to take his own. Not just a powerful debate, this is a profound and deeply touching play about two men who boldly addressed the greatest questions of all time. Mark St. Germain's celebrated new play was suggested by the bestselling book The Question of God by Harvard's Dr. Armand M. Nicholi, Jr.
Judd Hirsch is a two-time Tony Award winner for I'm Not Rappaport and Conversations With My Father and his other Broadway credits include Barefoot in the Park, Chapter Two, Art, Talley's Folly, and Knock Knock. Off-Broadway, he starred in The Hot l Baltimore and The Seagull. Mr. Hirsch won two Emmys for the long-running hit TV series "Taxi," and his other film and TV credits include A Beautiful Mind, Ordinary People (Oscar nomination), "Damages," Serpico, Running on Empty, "Numb3rs," "The Law," "Color of Justice," Independence Day, and "Dear John."
Tom Cavanagh is best known as the star of the hit NBC series "Ed." On Broadway, he starred in Urinetown and Shenandoah. His other film and TV credits include "Scrubs," "Royal Pains," "Stories from the Vaults," "I Love the '80s," Bang Bang You're Dead, "The Outer Limits," "Jack & Bobby," "Eli Stone," "Love Monkey," "Trust Me," "Anya's Bell," Breakfast with Scot, Two Weeks, The Cake Eaters, "Trading Christmas," Something More, "A Killer Among Us," "Snow," Dangerous Intentions, and Gray Matters.
Playwright Mark St. Germain has written the plays Camping with Henry and Tom (Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards); Dr. Ruth, All the Way; The Best of Enemies; Out of Gas on Lover's Leap; and Forgiving Typhoid Mary. With Randy Courts, he has written the musicals The Gifts of the Magi, Johnny Pye and the Foolkiller and Jack's Holiday. TV credits include Writer and Creative Consultant for "The Cosby Show." Mark co-wrote the screenplay for the acclaimed film Duma, and he directed and co-produced the documentary My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story featuring Richard Gere, Glenn Close and Edward Albee, among many others.
FREUD'S LAST SESSION hosted an unusually large number of celebrity attendees throughout its New York run, including such luminaries as Woody Allen, Alec Baldwin, Barbara Walters, Kenneth Branagh, Richard Gere, John Cleese, Frank Oz, Marcia Gay Harden, Peter Bogdanovich, Neil Simon, T.R. Knight, Patricia Heaton, Jerry Stiller, Christiane Amanpour, Andy Rooney, Olympia Dukakis, Dick Cavett, Victoria Jackson, Scott Adsit, Dan Lauria, Roger Goodell, Cornel West, Celeste Holm, Peter Shaffer, John Kander, Dr. Ruth (10 times!), Frances Sternhagen, The Amazing Kreskin, Tina Louise, and Louis Zorich.


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We asked you for photos of how your pets are dealing with the frigid weather — and you folks sure did deliver. Here are some of the images you tagged #nprfrostypaws on Instagram.
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Placer County, which is planning a second annual Stand Down event for its veterans, presented a resolution on Tuesday, to the Placer County Chaplaincy for its efforts supporting the first Stand Down.
Today, Stand Down refers to a grassroots, community-based intervention program designed to help the nation's active duty military members, veterans, including an estimated 107,000 homeless veterans, deal with life. In the military, Stand Down gives battle-weary soldiers an opportunity to renew their spirit, health and sense of well-being. Today's Stand Down gives the same opportunity to active duty, veterans and their family members.
The annual Placer County Veteran Stand Down, sponsored by Gold Country Chaplaincy, is being held on Sept.18, through 20, 2012, at the Placer County Fairgrounds, 800 All American City Blvd., Roseville.
In presenting the resolution to the Chaplaincy, First District Supervisor Jack Duran, whose mother and father are veterans of the Air Force and Navy, praised the organization.
"We're always very thankful that you've taken the time to organize the Stand Down in our County," said Duran, who went on to read from the resolution, "While the primary focus is on helping homeless Veterans get services, the program is available to all Veterans and their families who need access to some type of service to help them with their daily needs."
The 2011 Stand Down assisted 241 Veterans, a large number of who were homeless, reported Chaplain Terry Morgan, who received the resolution from Supervisor Duran.
"We know that we're not going to help everybody," said Morgan. "But to those few that we can, we will give them the help they need."


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Get Inspired! 20 Favorite Recipes from Around the World
Until gathering all these recipes together, I didn't quite realize how far and wide we'd traveled this past year -- at least through our kitchens! We have a spicy noodle salad from Thailand and soft potato flatbreads from Norway. We learned how to stir-fry chicken in a wok and how to make stuffed grape leaves the traditional way. That's just the beginning! These are twenty recipes from all corners of the globe that you really have to try for yourselves.
• 1 Spicy Glass Noodles with Crispy Pork (Yum Woon Sen)
• 2 How To Make Stuffed Grape Leaves with Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce
• 3 Egg Noodles with Rich Chicken Curry Sauce (Khao Soi)
• 4 Scandinavian-Inspired Avocado & Bacon Club Sandwich Cake
• 5 Sicilian-Inspired Blood Orange Salad
• 6 Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Apricots, Almonds & Chickpeas
• 7 Norwegian Potato Lefse
• 8 Croatian Stonska Torta
• 9 How to Stir-Fry Chicken
• 10 Thai Grilled Steak Salad
• 11 How to Make Light, Airy Pavlova
• 12 African Beef & Peanut Stew
• 13 Filipino Garlic Fried Rice
• 14 How to Make Boba & Bubble Tea at Home
• 15 Enchiladas de Pipián Rojo
• 16 Andean Potato & Cheese Soup (Locro de Papa)
• 17 How to Make Fried Rice
• 18 Green Papaya Pad Thai
• 19 Vegetable Biryani Rice
• 20 Yachae Kalguksu (Korean Knife Noodles with Vegetables)
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MONTGOMERY | Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge Scott Donaldson said Friday that he's interested in filling a judicial vacancy on the five-member Alabama Court of Civil Appeals.
MONTGOMERY | Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge Scott Donaldson said Friday that he's interested in filling a judicial vacancy on the five-member Alabama Court of Civil Appeals.
"I talked to him and asked him about it," Donaldson said of Gov. Robert Bentley. "I want the job."
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Judge Tommy Bryan was elected to the state Supreme Court in November, creating the opening. Bryan took the oath of office Friday and will begin his Supreme Court job on Monday.
If Bentley appoints Donaldson to the civil appeals court, that would create a vacancy on the Tuscaloosa County circuit court.
Bentley on Friday praised Charles Malone, who the governor appointed as chief justice in 2011 after Sue Bell Cobb resigned for family reasons.
"He is an outstanding judge and if there is an opening available, we certainly will consider him strongly," the governor said.
Roy Moore was sworn in as chief justice Friday, replacing the the 58-year-old Malone, who will be out of a job for the first time on Monday since high school.
Malone was a twice elected Tuscaloosa County circuit judge, and had served for 10 years when Bentley appointed him chief of staff in January 2011. He appointed Malone chief justice Aug. 1, 2011.
Malone lost the 2012 GOP chief justice primary to Moore.
Malone in an interview this week said he has resisted job discussions because he was still chief justice. He did say he plans to return to teaching law, which he did as a circuit judge.
Malone said he wasn't interested in the Court of Civil Appeals because it wouldn't be right for him to remain in the state judicial building.
Donaldson was appointed a circuit judge by Gov. Bob Riley in 2003, and was elected in 2004 and 2010.


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Technology, employee expectations and legislation could make it a reality
Despite years of official support and the promise of huge returns on investment, routine telework remains a goal in most agencies, relegated to pilot programs and special situations.
"A lot of the resistance in government is from managers who want to see their employees every day," said Rod Turk, chief information security officer of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, one of a handful of agencies that is making telework work.
But the butts-in-the-seats paradigm has to change, said John Berry, director of the Office of Personnel Management. "We've got to start practicing what we're preaching."
Berry, speaking recently at a Washington conference hosted by the Telework Exchange, said that like it or not, telework already is happening. In a recent OPM survey of government employees, 22 percent said they were teleworking without formal agreements, doing at least some of their jobs from home or elsewhere away from the office.
Managers are beginning to respond to this new de facto standard, Berry said. "We see that telework is starting to take root. Our managers are starting to see that this is a major culture shift."
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Satellites come to the rescue when ground systems fail
For continuity, build telework into operations
Employee expectations for working outside the traditional office are combining with advances in technology and the possibility of new legislation to help erase the distinction between work and telework.
"The technology is certainly available" to enable effective telework, said General Services Administration Administrator Martha Johnson. "The private sector has been doing it for years."
GSA is the lead agency for enabling government telework and has been identified as the second-leading agency in putting the concept into practice, after USPTO, which is the poster child for telework.
Johnson, speaking at the Telework Exchange conference, said 85 percent of GSA employees are eligible for telework and 42 percent of them work outside the office at least two days per pay period. She said the agency wants to expand the number of telework days and percentage of workers who telework.
Telework, or telecommuting, is the practice of working outside a traditional office or workplace. It has been promoted as a way to improve employee satisfaction and productivity, reduce highway congestion and pollution by limiting commuting, and cut government real estate and infrastructure costs.
A decade ago, much of the emphasis on telework focused on establishing satellite offices in outlying metropolitan areas that were convenient to commuters. Employees could work outside their usual office buildings but still be on government systems and networks. There are 13 telework centers in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. But Johnson said that as technology has advanced, telework occurs more frequently at home than at a center.
In spite of its limited application so far throughout government, telework would seem to be a no-brainer.
"GSA's business analytics on telework show that, depending on the size of the program, there is a 200 to 1,500 percent return on the initial technological investment after adopting a telework system thanks to increased productivity, reduced absenteeism, lower real estate costs, and reduced recruitment and retention needs," Johnson said.
In a pilot program in Kansas City, Mo., GSA essentially sent 42 of its employees home to work for 90 days. "Let there be no mistake," Johnson said. "Our results were great." More than three-quarters of the employees said their productivity had increased, sick leave dropped by 69 percent, peer-to-peer communication increased, and the workers avoided an estimated 30 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions by not commuting.
Through work started under the recovery act, GSA will expand telework among its 6,000 Washington, D.C., metro area employees. The agency plans to renovate its 100-year-old headquarters building, forcing workers into a temporary facility during construction. That dislocation and the elimination of three leased properties that house GSA offices in the Washington area are an opportunity for telework, Johnson said.
"When we come back, all of GSA in D.C. will return to that building," she said. That will not work if all the employees are in the building at the same time. "This move will be, in part, a forcing function for our telework capacity."
Another catalyst could be the Telework Improvement Act of 2010, which has passed both houses of Congress and is awaiting final approval in a reconciled form. With the House and Senate in recess until mid-November, time is running out for passage of the bill before the end of this congressional session. But Berry said congressional staff members already are working on a conference bill that would iron out differences in the House and Senate versions, adding that it has a good shot for passage in the lame-duck session following the elections in November.
The measure would require agencies to establish telework policies and designate telework managing officers, and it would call for OPM to develop regulations for implementing policies and guidelines for IT acquisition that support telework. The Office of Management and Budget and National Institute of Standards and Technology would need to establish security guidelines.
The bill would not take the place of continuity-of-operations plans that call for employees to work at home during emergencies nor would it create blanket approval for telework. Employees who handle classified information would be excluded from the policies, as would some employees with disciplinary problems. And agencies would need to certify that a telework policy would result in savings before they allow employees to work outside the office.
One of the remaining major hurdles to implementing telework is the lack of metrics for determining if it is working. Despite its potential for returns, there are no standards for objectively measuring worker performance and the effectiveness of programs. Berry said OPM wants to change that by focusing on results-oriented management.
OPM is conducting its own telework experiment. Although formal results are not yet available, Berry said anecdotal information gathered so far has been positive. He said OPM plans to extend the experiment to include better performance metrics and mechanisms for rewarding performance and sanctioning those who do not meet expectations. One of the tools would be negotiated agreements with employees to define the results expected and then focus on the results.
Negotiating with employees involves unions, and Johnson said GSA is in constant discussions with federal employee unions to define what will work best for everyone. She said she did not see unions as a block to effective telework policies but that the policies would need to be sold to everyone, including taxpayers.
"The last mile is to trust that this is going to work," she said. "The amount of money we can save on this is a large argument for the taxpayers."
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Combine policy with the government's very low-cost and higher-security telework tool, LPS-Remote Access, and we've the capablity to 1) be more productive remotely, 2) avoid thousands of dollars/year maintaining each govt laptop, and 3) better secure our sensitive information. See FCN article on LPS-Remote Access at http://fcw.com/articles/2010/10/04/air-force-lps-telework-tool.aspx
Wanna save even more money? Just fire the louts.
The biggest problem with teleworking is the connectivity between the end users location back to the agency's data center. As an administrator for one organizations telework platform, we have found that most users prefer to use their own personal computers over government issued equipment, if any. The problem with that is standards, or lack thereof on the personal computers. Malware, spyware, virus and various other issues that needs to be cleaned up on their systems in order to work effectively....which cannot be done as the agency will not allow techs to work on users personal computers. Additionally, a serious lack of technical understanding on the part of the employee to ensure that their connectivity is properly configured, ie wireless setups are the worst as they are setup in default modes which are almost always at odds with neighboring wireless setups, to ISP issues between the home and the provider. These are usually the same folks who could not program the time on their VCR now becoming defacto network and computer admins for their home systems........major issues there. I could go on, but the biggest challenge to our telework deployment, in the 10's of thousands, is the loose nut between the keyboard and the chair. User education and continuous re-education is the key :-)
There are Managers that are more flexible than others; you need to look at both sides of the spectrum. There are those who not only let their employee's telework but also allow them to work AWS or CWS. Then you have those who had their employees sign telework agreements while not actually allowing any of them to telework. Ant yet these are the managers that are hardly around and say that they want to see their employees while they're running around doing god knows what..
Butts-in-seats didn't prevent one of my coworkers from coming to work late and leaving early 3 days out of 5. He would be reprimanded and would do better for awhile. Then he would start the behavior again, be reprimanded again and so on. This cycle went on for years. Finally, he was fired for falsifying his time sheet. Of course management's reaction was reactionary, All of us who had been telecommuting successfully were suddenly forced back into the butts-in-seats mode. Incredibly stupid! It wasn't as if this one guy even telecommuted at all. As a discipline problem, he wasn't allowed to telecommute.
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Best skiing in space is on Saturnian ice moon Enceladus
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Anyone who'd like to ski in space should head for Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, according to boffins who've discovered that the superfine ice crystals coating the moon's surface would be perfect powder for skiing.
"Bulky space suits and extremely low gravity aside (the surface gravity there is only roughly 1 per cent that of Earth's), the particles themselves are only a fraction of a millimetre in size, roughly a micron or two across, even finer than talcum powder. This would make for the finest powder a skier could hope for," said Dr Paul Schenk of the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Texas, who presented the results at the EPSC-DPS* Joint Meeting 2011 in France today.
The sweet slopes have helped proved the theory that ice particles blown in flurries on the moon fall in a predictable pattern and that the heat source driving the plumes of ice has lasted millennia.
Instruments aboard the Cassini orbiter took global and high resolution mapping images of Enceladus, showing how and where this fallout of fine ice particles lands on the surface. The plumes aren't blowing around a whole pile of snowy stuff, in fact getting 100m deep requires a few tens of millions of years or so. This tells the boffins that the heat source driving the flurries is similarly long-lived; if it wasn't, the E-ring around Saturn formed by ejected particles from the plumes would dissipate in tens of thousands of years.
Apart from discovering its potential as a ski resort, the patterns of fallen snow on the moon will also help scientists understand the internal heating mechanism driving the plumes, and the insulating properties of the moon's surface. They'll get more evidence to help their study of the phenomenon in 2012 and 2015, when Cassini passes Enceladus again. ®
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What a difference a decade makes. The U.S. Census Bureau is planning to use technology in a big way for the upcoming 2020 census, relying on digital surveys rather than the traditional mailed-back paper surveys. Citizens will receive a letter in the mail directing them to fill out their survey online.


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What is your definition of "secure"?
Echosign uses a login-email-password type authentication as opposed to Acrobat's certificate based authentication. Both have unique advantages.
The are two main security issues with sigs:
- Is the signer really the signer? (Identify verification)
- Is what I see that's signed identical to what the signer saw when they were signing? (document integrity)
You have to decide what you want based on your workflow, who you trust, what infrastructure you have at your disposal, how in depth the signing and signature verification needs to be, whether you care about document integrity, etc.
2. Re: EcoSign detailsjay fresno Mar 30, 2012 5:51 PM (in response to EnterpriseHelp)
Thanks for your input about the security issue.
Do you have any input on how EcoSign is used? Is it mainly for PDFs that get emailed? Or can it easily be used on the web, for PDFs that are posted on the web?
3. Re: EcoSign detailsjay fresno Mar 30, 2012 6:03 PM (in response to EnterpriseHelp)
Does the Reader user have to use the EcoSign web site in order to sign?
Can the PDF be signed on a company web site, without the Reader user having to navigate to the EcoSign web site?
Lots of questions because I've not been able to find out by searching the web.
4. Re: EcoSign detailsAmbooS Apr 5, 2012 7:13 AM (in response to jay fresno)
Reader 10.1.2 has an integration with Adobe EchoSign in the sense that it enables an end user to fill-up documents, electronically sign and then send a PDF document, without having the need to print them. You can access the feature via the "Sign" pane in Adobe Reader 10.1.2.
There are two options available to the user:
1 - Fill and Sign: Here the user can place text using 'Add Text'. Users can add arbitrary text to a PDF, eg. in documents where Reader cannot interact with the document even though the document looks like a form, in forms where user cannot save the filled-up form. In such cases the only option a user has is to print the form, fill it and then fax or fedex the filled up document to the author or scan it and send it electronically. Using the Sign pane in Reader, a user can add text and also electronically sign the document using an image of their signature. He can create a 'signature' from a scanned paper which has user's handwritten signature and place it on the PDF.
2 - Send for Signature: Here the user is sent to EchoSign for collecting signatures from others.
Do let me know if you are interested in more details about the feature.


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LAKELAND, FL (August 2, 2013) — Mayor Gow Fields announces Maria Torres as a replacement member of the Lakeland Police Advisory Commission for Ana Rivera who cited expanding workload in organizing chamber events and recent medical news as her reasons for resigning. Torres will be introduced at the 3 p.m. Lakeland Police Advisory Commission meeting that will take place today at City Hall (228 S. Massachusetts Avenue).
Torres works as an Activities Coordinator/Resident Service Coordinator in a premier gated community. Torres is also a Spanish and Arts & Crafts instructor for the Wing Chun/Just Dance Summer Camp and Afterschool Program.
Torres is the President of Just Cares, Inc., a non-profit organization created to bring enrichment to peoples' lives through art and educational programs. Torres is a State of Florida Notary Public and a member of the National Notary Association, also a graduate from the Lakeland Police Department Citizens Academy.
Torres said, "I enjoy working with others to help make a difference in people's lives. This kind of giving back has always been close to my heart and I look forward to working with the Police Advisory Commission as we look at ways to restore trust within the Lakeland Police Department."
Torres was appointed to replace Ana Rivera, the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Polk County president who resigned from the LPAC panel on Monday. Mayor Gow Fields said, "In a phone conversation on Monday, Ana shared with me that she and her husband were informed last Friday that he will be facing major surgery." He added, "This along with her work schedule and the work for Puerto Rican Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will be too much for her to continue."
The Lakeland Police Advisory Commission, appointed by Mayor Gow Fields, is a group of business and civic leaders who are charged with recommending specific actions to improve community trust with the Lakeland Police Department. The Advisory Commission is chaired by Bruce Abels and co-chaired by Tim Jackson. Among the tasks, they will be looking to see if cultural changes are needed and what steps may need to be taken to ensure that employees of the City of Lakeland feel comfortable about bringing complaints forward.
The Lakeland Police Department is currently conducting a series of internal investigations and as a way to keep the community informed, the City of Lakeland has compiled information pertaining to these investigations in one place. The Lakeland Police Advisory Commission has also been formed to define and answer questions concerning the recent controversies involving the Lakeland Police Department. The group will review policies, conduct research regarding the Department and suggest actions that can be taken to improve community trust. Materials requested by the Advisory Commission will also be shared with the community and published on this site. For more information regarding the Lakeland Police Advisory Panel and to learn more about the internal investigations, go to www.lakelandgov.net and click on the LPD Update button.


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WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Ocean safety officers in Maui are patrolling an area where a shark bit a California man.
The 58-year-old Marina Del Rey man was bit in the leg Tuesday off Kaanapali Shores Place in Lahaina. Firefighters described his thigh wound as a 6-inch bite in the outline of a shark's jaws.
Maui County officials say the man later told authorities the shark had a head the size of a basketball. Surfers who were nearby reported seeing a 4-foot-long shark. Lifeguards believe it was a reef shark.
The Maui News reports (http://is.gd/9uyPoh) the area off Kaanapali Shores Place likely will remain closed for at least part of Wednesday.
People have been warned to stay out of the water for a mile in either direction from the location of the attack along the shoreline. Warning signs have been posted.
Information from: The Maui News, http://www.mauinews.com


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Aachen-based Silexica is making waves in the world of multi-core and embedded systems, as evidenced by their recent win in the German Silicon Valley Accelerator program. Company leadership was motivated to spend Q1_2016 in Silicon Valley, networking and meeting with thought leaders in the Bay Area's tech community.
While he was in California, I had a chance to speak by phone Silexica CEO Max Odendahl. As many know, the problem of parsing code to take advantage of multi-core systems is a massively tough one to solve, one of the Grand Challenges in computing. My conversation with Odendahl was compelling, because it would appear his company has the solution.


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Hess Corporation (HES) held an earnings conference call on January 25, 2012, in connection with the company's fourth quarter of 2011 and full year earnings releases. The company discussed its operations in the Utica Shale in 2011 and plans for 2012.
"Regarding the Utica Shale, our appraisal drilling program will be designed to delineate the oil-, liquids- and gas-rich areas on both our 100%-owned acreage and that owned by our 50-50 joint venture with CONSOL Energy."
"On our 100%-owned acreage, we plan to acquire 200 square miles of seismic and drill approximately 7 wells. The joint venture will also acquire approximately 200 square miles of seismic and plans to drill 22 wells. We will also continue to pursue and delineate unconventional opportunities globally."
"Regarding the Marquette well, we recently completed that well in December that was drilled by Marquette prior to the acquisition. The well was drilled in a dry gas location, we knew that. But it was ready to complete, so we went ahead and completed it. And while we're still testing the well, we can report that the initial rate from the well was 11 million cubic feet per day on a 24/64 choke. So that's a very good result. We're very pleased with that result. It's very encouraging, but, obviously, there's a lot more appraisal drilling necessary to delineate our acreage position and, in particular, figure out where the oil condensate and dry gas windows are."


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IYA2009 SPOCs Questionnaire Report II
On 19 May 2009, questionnaires were prepared by the IYA2009 Secretariat and posted on www.astronomy2009.org. E‐mails were then sent to approximately 140 national and 50 organisational nodes, requesting their assistance in completing the forms. The purpose was to gauge thoughts and opinions on several IYA2009 Secretariat related topics, to help recognise both strengths and areas for improvement.
This report will summarise the replies gathered. Key statistics will be provided as graphs, although they should be taken within the context of all replies, provided in the appendix. Qualitative answers were also collected, and at times examples with be given in the text, reproduced exactly as written. References may also be given to an earlier report, which was produced and is available here:
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#3 Cole Walton - Career Stats
Career Game-by-Game Stats: 2012-13
High School: A graduate of Bellevue High School. Played three seasons of basketball for head coach Chris O'Connor. He led his team in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots as a senior and guided his team to a second place finish in the Washington State Playoffs. He was named a team captain and MVP in 2011-12. He led his team to a second place finish in the Kingco League and led the league in rebounding and blocks. He averaged 12.5 points per game on his way to being named the Kingco Defensive Player of the Year as well as garnering all-conference first team honors in 2011-12. He was named to the Bothell Holiday Classic Tournament after leading his team to a second place finish. As a junior, he led his to a second place finish in the Washington State Championship while finishing with the second most blocks in the tournament. He lead his team to both the Kingco and Seaking Championship and was selected to play on both the Xfinity All-Star Challenge and the Franklin Quarker Tournament All-Star teams.
Personal: Born on June 23, 1994. He is the son of Dan and Randell Walton. He has two younger brothers, Jack and Drew Walton. He has declared as a business administration major as a freshman. His favorite team is the New York Knicks and his favorite basketball player is Dwight Howard. His favorite football player is Marshawn Lynch of the Seattle Seahawks. His favorite book is Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. His two favorite movies are Gladiator and Joe Dirt. He enjoys watching South Park and Entourage. His favorie food is his mom's homemade chicken enchiladas. Some of his hobbies include surfing and playing video games. If he could have diner with anyone in the world, alive or passed, it would be John Wooden.


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Interview By: Armando Garcia
Make-Up: Kim Bui
Wardrobe: Bikinis Provided By Kandy-Shop
Girls: At first glance I thought you were Filipino. Is my assumption correct?
Yuki: (Giggles) No, actually I am Japanese. Some people might think so because my complexion is not to common for a Japanese girl.
Girls: What is the biggest difference you see between the girls here in the states versus the girls in Japan?
Yuki: The girls here are more wild and open-minded.
Girls: What is your favorite thing to do in Japan?
Yuki: Go shopping.
Girls: Hmmm. Let me guess, your favorite thing to do here in the states would have to be…shopping. Correct?
Yuki: Yes, I like shopping everywhere. This is my favorite thing to do.
Girls: Where do you lay your head down out at the end of the night?
Yuki: Redondo Beach, CA.
Girls: What does a beautiful girl like yourself do for a living?
Yuki: I'm a stripper.
Girls: So you're a stripper?
What do you like about working in a dance club?
Yuki: Meeting new people and watching naked girls dance. It's fun for me to watch them.
Girls: What kind of car do you own?
Yuki: I don't at the moment, I recently got into an accident, my sixth one! I'm an Asian driver so be careful and don't park next to me. (Laughs)
Girls: Wow, six accidents. Watch out for you and cars!
Yuki: Actually, me and cars get along fine. I actually like having sex in cars, its my favorite place to do it.
Girls: Now that we are on the subject, have you ever had a threesome?
Yuki: No, but I have watched my friend have sex.
Girls: Your friend, so how was that for you?
Yuki: To be honest, I thought it was very interesting.
Girls: Interesting, that's a good way to describe it. So what turns Yuki on in the bedroom?
Yuki: A guy who smells good and talks dirty to me.
Girls: Okay, well I think we should stop there before this goes too far. So what would you like to tell the readers of LRG?
Yuki: Everyone should visit Japan once in their life. It's a beautiful place.
Girls: Thank you Yuki for your time.
Yuki: I would like to thank Lowrider Girls for this opportunity.


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Laurie Mylroie has circulated the following April 26 AP story by Laurie Copans via her Iraq Newsletter. I can't find the story online, but here is the text of the story in its entirety:
Iraq had chemical weapons and the means to deliver them ahead of last year's US-led invasion, Israel's military chief claimed in an interview published today.
Iraq may have transferred the weapons to Syria or buried them in desert sands, said Lieut General Moshe Yaalon, speaking a month after a parliamentary investigation criticised Israeli intelligence gathering on Iraq.
The parliamentary report found that Israeli warnings that Saddam Hussein could launch weapons of mass destruction were based on speculation and that Israeli authorities had little evidence to support this belief.
In today's interview in the Yediot Ahronot newspaper, Yaalon said that before the war, Iraq had developed the ability to fit planes with chemical weapons that could have been used against Israel.
"There is no doubt that in the eight months leading up to the war, the Iraqis prepared an ability to deliver by air chemical weapons, at least at us," Yaalon said.
He said the Iraqis were preparing drones and Russian Tupolev-16 and Sakhoi aircraft to carry dozens or hundreds of pounds of chemical substances.
He said the US military destroyed the planes in the first two days of the war – based on Israeli intelligence information. The chemical weapons, Yaalon said, were more carefully hidden.
"Perhaps they transferred them to another country, such as Syria," Yaalon said. "We very clearly saw that something crossed into Syria. Perhaps, they (the Iraqis) buried them."
The United States cited Iraq's weapons capabilities as justification for the war. But since ousting Saddam last year, inspectors have failed to find chemical or biological weapons.
Yaalon, in tacit criticism of the US operation in Iraq, said he would have carried out searches in Iraq in a "different way than the Americans", but did not elaborate.
Now will anyone express interest in discovering the source of the chemical weapons that were to be used in the foiled Jordanian attack came from?
UPDATE: Reader Tom Lyons forwards the link to the AP story as carried in the Jerusalem Post: "Ya'alon: Iraq had chemical weapons."


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Price-To-Earnings Ratios Reflect Market Sentiment/ May 16th, 2011
Like EPS, the price-to-earnings or P/E ratio is a number thrown around in the financial media. But what exactly is a P/E ratio and why do you need to understand it? Basically, to calculate the P/E ratio, divide a company's stock price by its earnings per share (EPS). The resulting number is a widely accepted measurement of market sentiment toward a particular company. Just as earnings numbers vary depending on how they are calculated, stock prices change, too. As a result, the P/E is a constantly changing measurement and can be calculated in a number of ways depending on which type of earnings and what stock price is used.
The basicsLet's walk through the math. If ABC Company has a price of $60 per share, and its EPS is $3 per share, you calculate the P/E ratio like this:
The price factorMany investors are confused by P/E ratios because they see so many different figures quoted for the same company. You could look at several financial publications and financial websites for a company's P/E ratio and get four or five different numbers. And none of them would necessarily be wrong or any more correct than the others. Basically, a company's P/E ratio changes frequently because its price changes constantly. Stock prices change from minute to minute when the stock exchanges are open. P/E ratios aren't that useful if calculated from minute to minute, so generally investors calculate and use them based on a certain period. Investors might use the high and low price of a stock over a year's time to calculate a high and low P/E ratio for that year. Once that's done, you can use those two figures to find out an average P/E ratio for an entire year. Because companies operate on differing fiscal years that may or may not align with the calendar year, it's a good idea to calculate P/E ratios using a company's fiscal year rather than the calendar year.
Because investors pay for future growth, it can be useful to estimate a company's future P/E.For example, many retail companies have a fiscal year from Feb. 1 to Jan. 30 so that the entire Christmas seasona retailer's biggest selling timeis included in one quarter's financial results. Therefore, when analyzing a retail company, it's wise to calculate high and low P/Es from Feb. 1 to Jan. 31 rather than from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. Other companies may have fiscal years beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30the variations are endless. Basically, using fiscal-year high and low leads to more realistic, consistent P/E ratios.
The earnings factorEPS is a slippery figure. Just make sure you know which earnings type is being used in a P/E calculation so that you understand what the ratio is telling you. For example, if you use basic rather than diluted earnings in a P/E calculation, the P/E figure may be artificially low, as it doesn't account for all the potential shares outstanding that could be included in a company's share count. By not including these potential shares, the earnings are spread out over fewer shares compared with the diluted figure, increasing the EPS figure. And assuming the stock price doesn't move, as EPS increases the P/E decreases. The traditional P/E ratio is based on what's known as trailing earnings. Trailing earnings are the last four quarters of a company's earnings. P/E ratios can also be calculated for future earnings periods. Since investors pay for future growth, it can be useful to estimate what a company's P/E might be in the future. To do this, you'd need to use future earnings estimates or a combination of past results and future earnings estimates, using the stock's current price. P/E ratios from the pasthistorical P/E ratioscan tell us what a company's P/E ratio has been in the past. Some companies have a range of P/Es that are characteristic of that company, while other companies have P/Es that vary widely.
P/Es in contextP/Es are an important measure of investor sentiment toward a company. Because investors prefer companies with strong, predictable earnings, these companies will command a higher P/E ratio than those of companies with more volatile and less predictable earnings.
A company's P/E ratio changes frequently because its price changes constantly.They also reflect investor sentiment toward the economy and market in general. When the economy is booming, stock P/E ratios are generally higher than when the economy is in a recession. For example, overall P/E ratios in the stock market were historically high during the bull market of the late 1990s. Investors became accustomed to higher stock prices and were willing to pay up for companies with the highest growth potential. When the stock market fell into a bear market in 2000, however, P/E ratios contracted. The prices of virtually all companies fell, and astute investors were able to pick up some bargains among growth companies that had falling stock prices along with the rest of the market. Historically, P/Es have had a relationship to interest rates and inflation. When interest rates and inflation are higher, P/Es tend to fall because investors are getting higher interest rates for investing in bonds and are typically less attracted to stocks. When interest rates and inflation are falling, investors are more willing to assume the risks inherent in stocks in order to take advantage of potential capital appreciation. This attitude leads to P/E expansion in the overall market. P/E ratios are also very sensitive to a sector's favor in the market. When a sector is in favor, P/E ratios for a majority of companies in that sector tend to be higher. When a sector is out of favor, P/E ratios for companies in that sector tend to retreat.


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The American Soybean Association and Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, are seeking applicants for the 2009 Young Leader Program. The Young Leader Program is recognized for identifying and cultivating the producer leaders who are shaping the U.S. soybean industry.
"The Young Leader Program is an exceptional leadership training program," said John Hoffman, ASA president. "The instructors and program content are of the highest quality. This program provides information that the participant can start using immediately, not only in business, but personally as well."
The 2009 class of Young Leaders and their spouses will participate in an educational leadership event Dec. 1-4 at Pioneer headquarters in Johnston, Iowa, and then complete training Feb. 24-28, 2009, in Grapevine, Texas, in conjunction with the annual Commodity Classic. The seminar helps participants enhance leadership skills and learn from other young leaders from the United States and Canada.
Application forms for the program have been mailed to all ASA members. Forms may also be obtained by calling (800) 688-7692, ext. 1328, or on the Web site: www.SoyGrowers.com/dyl.
Soybean producers are encouraged to apply or nominate another producer for the program. Program guidelines are available at ASA's Web site or by calling the ASA program manager.
All applications and nominations should be returned to ASA by Sept. 1. One young leader couple will be selected from each of ASA's state affiliates.
For more information contact: Michelle Siegel, ASA corporate relations manager, at [email protected] or (314) 754-1328.


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Investors and Traders using technical analysis to study stocks may be looking at the ATR or Average True Range. Presently, Ascena Retail Group Inc (ASNA) has a 14-day ATR of 0.23. The Average True Range is an investor tool used to gauge stock volatility. The ATR is not used to figure out price direction, just to measure volatility. The ATR is an indicator developed by J. Welles Wilder. Wilder has developed multiple indicators that are still quite popular in today's investing landscape. The general interpretation of the ATR is the higher the ATR value, the higher the volatility.
Some investors may find the Williams Percent Range or Williams %R as a helpful technical indicator. Presently, Ascena Retail Group Inc (ASNA)'s Williams Percent Range or 14 day Williams %R is resting at -56.04. Values can range from 0 to -100. A reading between -80 to -100 may be typically viewed as strong oversold territory. A value between 0 to -20 would represent a strong overbought condition. As a momentum indicator, the Williams R% may be used with other technicals to help define a specific trend.
Investors may use multiple technical indicators to help spot trends and buy/sell signals. Presently, Ascena Retail Group Inc (ASNA) has a 14-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of 60.01. The CCI was developed by Donald Lambert. The assumption behind the indicator is that investment instruments move in cycles with highs and lows coming at certain periodic intervals. The original guidelines focused on creating buy/sell signals when the reading moved above +100 or below -100. Traders may also use the reading to identify overbought/oversold conditions.
The Average Directional Index or ADX is a popular technical indicator designed to help measure trend strength. Many traders will use the ADX in combination with other indicators in order to help formulate trading strategies. Presently, the 14-day ADX for Ascena Retail Group Inc (ASNA) is 20.69. In general, an ADX value from 0-25 would indicate an absent or weak trend. A value of 25-50 would indicate a strong trend. A value of 50-75 would signal a very strong trend, and a value of 75-100 would indicate an extremely strong trend. The ADX alone was designed to measure trend strength. When combined with the Plus Directional Indicator (+DI) and Minus Directional Indicator (-DI), it can help decipher the trend direction as well.
Taking a peek at some Moving Averages, the 200-day is at 5.99, the 50-day is 4.33, and the 7-day is sitting at 3.91. The moving average is a popular tool among technical stock analysts. Moving averages are considered to be lagging indicators that simply take the average price of a stock over a specific period of time. Moving averages can be very useful for identifying peaks and troughs. They may also be used to help the trader figure out proper support and resistance levels for the stock.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank says he would like to fill in for Senator John Kerry, who has been nominated for secretary of state, as Congress battles over the budget and raising the debt ceiling in the next few months.
Frank, who retired from Congress this week and was the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, told MSNBC on Friday that he would like to serve during the high-stakes debates that will follow this week's "fiscal cliff" deal.
"That deal now means that February, March and April are going to be among the most important" months for the American financial system, Frank said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program.
"I've told the governor that I would now like ... to be a part of that. It's only a three-month period. I wouldn't want to do anything more, I wouldn't want to run again," he added.
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, a Democrat, told reporters on Friday that Frank was "definitely on the list" of people he would consider appointing to fill Kerry's seat.
"Congressman Frank is a really gifted legislator and he'd be a great senator, even on an interim basis," Patrick said, adding that the two had spoken on Thursday. He declined to reveal details of their conversation.
On Tuesday, Congress hastily passed legislation to avert $600 billion in automatic tax increases and federal spending cuts known as the fiscal cliff.
In two months, the United States will need to raise the debt ceiling or face default, and the delayed automatic spending cuts known as "sequestration" are scheduled to kick in. A month after that, there is a risk of a government shutdown if lawmakers cannot agree on a funding deal.
Under Massachusetts law, Patrick can temporarily appoint someone until a special election can be held to formally replace Kerry, a Democrat who has been tapped by President Barack Obama to lead the State Department after Secretary Hillary Clinton departs.
Frank, the first openly gay member of Congress, had planned to retire after serving in the House of Representatives for more than 30 years and after marrying his longtime partner in July.
On Friday he said he had already begun making plans for his life after leaving Congress.
"I'm going to write a couple books, I hope ... give lectures, do some teaching and maybe some TV commentary, I think - basically run my mouth for money," he told MSNBC. "I am not marching in any more parades, ever," he added, jokingly.
Along with former Senator Christopher Dodd, a Democrat from Connecticut, Frank was the chief architect of the 2010 Wall Street reform law, which was enacted as a response to the 2007-2009 financial crisis.
Longtime Democratic U.S. congressman Edward Markey has announced he would pursue Kerry's seat if the Massachusetts senator is confirmed as secretary of state.
Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown, who lost his Senate seat in November to Democrat Elizabeth Warren, has not said whether he will run for Kerry's seat.
(Reporting by Susan Heavey; Additional reporting by Scott Malone in Boston; Editing by Eric Beech)