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The Single Bowl granite sink from Swanstone's Classic Collection will surely add flare to an aging kitchen or new home. Made from 80 percent quartz natural stone it is a rock hard material that is virtually impossible to scratch and will withstand harsh household chemicals. The durable, renewable surface, of this sink prevents the harm that everyday kitchen use can cause. Swanstone offers an outstanding limited lifetime warranty on residential applications, and a limited 10 year warranty on commercial applications. For added convenience, choose from a variety of unique finishes to suit your kitchen. No returns after thirty days from delivery. Minimum 25% restocking charge in addition to all freight charges for all returns. Refused items subject to restocking fee. Color or texture variations not considered defects and any return will be charged standard restock fee.Recommended for high traffic areas and commercial surfaces.Additional Information :
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.so, what cool things can a blackberry do ? and what is the newest one out right now..
.so, what cool things can a blackberry do ? and what is the newest one out right now..
The newest BlackBerry released by Sprint is the 9670 Claimshell. As far as what cool things a BlackBerry can do is really an open ended question. Let me ask you this. What would you like your phone to be able to do?
It looks like a version of the Torch is going to be released in August. Hopefully they are correct because I am ready for a new phone with my 8330. I am holding out for a better phone.
Yes, I am waiting for the Torch. I like the BB that a Nold with touch and keyboard. It looks pretty good too, but I doubt Sprint will get it. It is iffy on the Torch, but I heard August rumored.
The Torch sounds cool. Then again, I'd feel like I was learning a whole new phone. I might want to just upgrade my 9900. So, I see they also have a new software launch (QNX) planned for 2012. So, I can see why some people might want to wait.
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The Spoiler loves a cheeky little chip or an intricate Tiki-taka goal, but sometimes you just can't beat someone kicking the ball proper hard.
We reckon Drogba was about 33.5 yards out when he hit this and that the ball was travelling at around 63.4 mph. Roughly.
This post, written by Richard Anderson, is republished with permission from The Spoiler. Go there often if you like soccer stuff.


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Legislation to create fund for underfunded candidates dies in House committee
Legislation intended to provide campaign cash to prospective candidates who might otherwise be deterred from running for office due to money constraints, and in turn, potentially curb the influence of special-interest groups in elections, died in a state House committee this week.
Championed by Rep. Pete Lee, a Colorado Springs Democrat, the bill would have created a campaign fund through various private grants and donations to help finance the campaigns of candidates running for the legislature.
Lee says no taxpayer money would have been used for the campaign fund.
States such as Arizona, Connecticut and North Carolina have already passed similar legislation.
Rep. Don Coram, vice chairman of the House State, Military & Veterans Affairs Committee, ripped the bill.
"It is astounding that during a recession and tight budget year, Democrats would try to divert education funds to pay for political ads and yard signs," Coram, of Montrose, said in a statement.
The bill died on a 5-4 party line vote.
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Kim Kardashian Shares Her Family's Ridiculously Over-the-Top Christmas Card [PHOTO]
Kim Kardashian once again used her blog for the forces of evil -- this time by sharing the Kardashians' 2012 family Christmas photo.
The entire clan is decked out in all white and surrounded by silver confetti and white balloons, and the whole thing reads more "professional photo shoot" than "warm, loving family."
The card features the whole group: Kim, Kylie Jenner, Rob Kardashian, Bruce Jenner, Mason Disick, Scott Disick, Penelope Disick, Lamar Odom, Khloe Kardashian-Odom, Kourtney Kardashian, Kris Jenner and Kendall Jenner.
Pretty sure we also saw some maids a-milking and lords a-leaping in there somewhere.
Also featured is Mercy, the teacup Persian kitten gifted to Kim by her skirt-wearing boyfriend Kanye West -- the kitten who was apparently good enough for photo ops but not for Kim to keep. (Claiming "allergies," Kim gave her to one of her sister's assistants a while back, and the poor kitty got sick and died in early December.)
Notably absent? Kanye himself. Either because he hasn't impregnated Kim yet with another Kardashian for Mama Kris to manage or because he's finally wised up and realized he doesn't want any further photographic evidence of his association with these people.
But even within the family itself, not everyone could be present at the shoot since they were busy with their "careers." But that hardly mattered.
"We pretend that we're always together, [but it's really] the power of cameras and Photoshop," Khloe recently told Ellen DeGeneres, mentioning that she herself had to be digitally added in later. Khloe's husband Lamar and her half-sister Kendall (and all of her mile-long legs) also had to be photoshopped in.
You know what they say: The family that's photoshopped together stays together.
Famewhoring photo-ops aside, the Kardashians always gather on Christmas Day -- regardless of which cultures they're offending, television shows they're pushed into hosting or public spotlights they happen to be soaking in during the holiday season.
As Khloe claims, "Every Christmas, we're always together. Step-brothers, sisters, everything. All 10 kids, and then everyone's girlfriend, boyfriend, this, that ... The older we get, the more we stick together."
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Rumor: Change in DAPPS Payroll Software?Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Anyone have any knowledge about the following tip:
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It appears that the following occurred on either 6/27 or 6/28. A change to D-308 timesheet editing rules in DAPPS was implemented which no longer permits timesheets to include entries for which one entry ends at the same time as the next begins. Such entries have been accepted up until now, and are *necessary* to properly record work across the midnight boundary. Rumor has it that the change was made to stop somebody from getting extra pay by exploiting a bug in the system.
It is not clear what the details are, for example how multiple task codes affect the results, but it is known for certain that work across the midnight boundary is affected, and that the new edit rules can cause errors between timesheets and batches. Washington I.T. support apparently is telling people they have to shift their time 1/4 hour away from midnight (trivially, falsifying their timesheets). My LCO discovered that payroll batches which had been entered without errors for the previous week, if re-opened and re-saved for any reason, generated NEW errors. It also appears that a key diagnostic report regarding overlapping time is now, sometimes, "broken" in a way that masks existing errors.
If my understanding of DAPPS is correct, it is *possible* that MANY LCOs experienced errors when payroll was transmitted 6/29.
The change was made the day before payroll had to be wrapped up and transmitted, and there was NOT SO MUCH AS AN E-MAIL NOTIFICATION. We can't be the only ones who got burned; HQ I.T. support confirmed the situation and provided the workaround.
I would love to know how much of a problem this has caused, and/or whether the change had to be backed out of the code. As of Tuesday afternoon 6/29 the change was still in place.


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So, Ohio does not need a SYGL. Why? For one reason. Stand Your Ground Laws produce more violence. It is beyond my ability to comprehend that anyone would actually write such a stupid statement much less put it into public print. But so goes the liberal mind. According to this article the reason there is more violence is because of a law that permits a citizen to stand his ground and not have to retreat in the face of criminal activity.
There are two issues here. First, if, as the article points out, the problem is a law-abiding citizen actively protecting his life or that of his family then removing or prohibiting Stand Your Ground Laws will do nothing but protect the criminal. That is the liberal goal. Second, if, as the article points, the problem is a law-abiding citizen actively protecting his life or that of his family then removing or prohibiting Stand Your Ground Laws would turn the public sphere over to the criminal as in Chicago!
No, Ohio does need a Stand Your Ground Law. What we do need less of is liberals.
No need for Stand Your Ground law in Ohio
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You're out in a public when a robber confronts you with a gun. You either comply and pray, run for your life knowing a bullet is faster or, perhaps, brandish your own concealed weapon and fight back.
Ohio law clearly spells out self-defense rights in your home, vehicle or relative's vehicle. You don't have to retreat to defend yourself, but you also can't chase a burglar stealing your computer out of the house and shoot him in the back.
Some Ohio lawmakers want greater clarity in other public situationsby removing language requiring people to retreat before defending themselves.
It's commonly known as a Stand Your Ground law, the phrase widely attached to the tragic shooting death of Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in 2012 outside Orlando, Fla.
The provision, tucked into an otherwise reasonable bill seeking to clarify how Ohio recognizes concealed carry permits from other states, will surely attract plenty of attention in light of the recent Zimmerman trial where he was found not guilty. It also seeks to protect those who defend themselves from civil cases.
The premise of a Stand Your Ground law sounds reasonable on the surface. We should always have the right to defend ourselves.
But as we've seen in Florida, Stand Your Ground laws seem to create more violence, especially among criminals and even aggressors. Aground-breaking report by the Tampa Bay Times found 70 percent of Stand Your Ground defendants in Florida were exonerated, even though many were drug dealers and gang members. One person killed two unarmed people and walked away.
Before changing Ohio law, we first ask the sponsors to provide ample evidence of cases where Ohio law-abiding victims were charged with crimes when defending themselves in public situations. We can't recall any locally in the past decade. In the one case that closely resembled these circumstances, a Morgans Fork Road man shot and killed an intruder in his home, but he was not charged.
Prosecutors use great discretion in such cases, although each scenario can become quite complicated. Ohio law already allows you to return fire, for example. But you can't just shoot someone brandishing a knife 20 feet away.
We also strongly recommend polling Ohio's prosecutors on whether they see a need for clarifying state law. At the least, work with them to make sure we're not giving career criminals a get out of jail free card. Aggressors should never be afforded self-defense excuses.
We firmly believe in the rights of all Ohioans to defend themselves when confronted with danger, especially the well-established Castle Doctrine allowing you to defend your home if you fear for your safety.
We're also confident in the abilities of prosecutors to determine when people justifiably shoot someone in self defense. And, if necessary, jurors usually make the proper decision putting themselves in the shoes of victims.
Changing Ohio's law won't change how law-abiding victims defend themselves, nor the likely outcome of any prosecution.


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I'm so excited about all the positive responses I've received from you about my tutorial on how to paint a modern barn quilt. Thank you again, everyone!
So, that got me thinking that it might be fun to host a paint along, where we all work together to create our own versions of modern quilt barns. Would you like to join me? I'm thinking of starting in about two weeks, to give everyone time to gather their supplies, although you may just have most of them already because they're pretty basic.
Just to clarify, this would be a paint along, not a quilt along. I'll show you step by step how to make one and then we can all "ooh and ahh" over each other's work! It wouldn't take long to complete the project, just maybe a week, or two, tops. Perfect for the summer, right? Plus how fun would it be to see modern barn quilts popping up all over the country? Are you in? I hope so! I'll work on the details and keep you all posted.


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He has Rios as the second-worst contract around. That is an insane ranking. I'll add the obligatory "I love you Poz, but" to qualify that I disagree totally with your analysis, while trying to sound like a nice guy. When Rios signed the deal, it was a fair deal for a non-free agent. Now that he's been unloaded and he's had a subpar season, it's a fair deal for a free agent. In no way should Rios be mentioned anywhere in this article.
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These muffins are amazing!
I saw these muffins on Annie's Eats and had to make them! It is beginning to be that time of year where all I want to eat is pumpkin. The week I made these muffins, I also made pumpkin pancakes and a pumpkin smoothie. Though I must say the pumpkin pancakes were quite spectacular, these muffins had them beat. These muffins are definitely better than anything I have had from Starbucks or Au Bon Pain. They received high appraisals from me, my boyfriend, my neighbors, and my coworkers. When that many people like them you know they must be good. If you are looking for a pumpkin muffin recipe do not bother looking any further this is really the best out there.
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
adapted from Annie's Eats
Yield: 24 muffins
For the muffins:
3 cups flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
4 eggs
1 ¼ cups vegetable oil (I used peanut oil because that is what I had on hand)
2 cups sugar
2 cups pumpkin puree
For the filling:
8 oz. cream cheese, softened (I used 1/3 less fat cream cheese)
1 cup powdered sugar
For the streusel topping:
½ cup sugar
¼ cup and 1 tsp. flour
4 tbsp. butter, cubed
1 ½ tsp. cinnamon
To prepare the filling, combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and whip until smooth. Form into a log on plastic wrap or foil, making sure that the diameter is small enough to fit into the well of a muffin pan. Wrap the log up tightly and freeze until slightly hardened, 1-2 hours. (I only let it sit in the freezer while I made the rest of the recipe. The log was soft when I cut it, but it still worked well. Just a little messy)
To make the muffins, combine the flour, spices, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl. Mix well and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the eggs, oil, sugar and pumpkin puree. Mix until well combined. Add in the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until just combined.
To make the streusel topping, combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Mix together with a pastry blender or two forks until crumbly.
Preheat the oven to 350°. Line two muffin pans with paper liners. To assemble the muffins, fill each muffin well halfway with batter. Remove the cream cheese log from the freezer and slice into 24 equal slices. Place a slice in each muffin well. Divide the remaining muffin batter evenly among the muffin cups, on top of the cream cheese. Sprinkle the streusel topping over the top of the batter. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Let cool completely before serving.


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Romney and Obama pop up in GOP Senate candidates' ads making final case in key races
WASHINGTON (AP) � A resurgent Mitt Romney is popping up more in other Republican candidates' ads as both parties press their closing arguments in closely contested Senate races.
President Barack Obama continues to be referenced in negative ads aimed at boosting GOP candidates. His own party's Senate hopefuls are keeping their distance from the president, turning to Bill Clinton when they feel the need for a presidential embrace.
The tactics reflect that a huge part of this year's battle for control of the Senate is being waged in conservative-leaning states such as Montana, North Dakota, Arizona and Indiana, where the candidates are hoping Romney's uptick in polls will propel their candidacies as well.
"The stakes are high, Montana. I urge you to send Denny to the Senate and we'll get America back on track," Romney says in the latest ad from Republican Denny Rehberg. Romney cut a similar ad for Senate candidate Jeff Flake of Arizona and had already appeared in a spot for Republican Richard Mourdock of Indiana.
Some outside groups also are incorporating the presidential race into their final Senate ads.
"With Mitt Romney as president, we can get our country back on track, but not with Heidi Heitkamp in the Senate," says the latest ad in North Dakota from Crossroads GPS, started by former George W. Bush political adviser Karl Rove. The group is hoping its ads will help Republican Rick Berg prevail.
The strategy for the Democratic candidates in these conservative-leaning states is to display a strong sense of independence. They need to get voters to split their tickets to prevail. That means no images of Obama and a laser-like focus on coming across as someone who will work across party lines to do what's best for the state. Heitkamp's latest ad talks about her roots growing up in the small town of Mantador.
Overall, the Senate Republicans' party apparatus is advertising in eight states in the final week: Arizona, Indiana, Montana, North Dakota, Nevada, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Senate Democrats' party operation is airing ads in those states, too, plus two others: Connecticut and Missouri.
Taken together, the ad wars sketch out a map of where the battle for the Senate is likely to be won.
Whether the late wave of ads can break through the media clutter and provide an edge won't be known until after the polls close Election Day, but some big ad buys are drawing attention:
�American Crossroads, a super PAC organized by Rove, and its affiliate, Crossroads GPS, are making a big push over the final week, flooding the airwaves with $10.5 million in ads airing in Maine, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Virginia, Indiana, Montana, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
�Democratic-aligned Majority PAC is countering with a $7 million ad blitz targeting Montana, Wisconsin, Indiana, North Dakota, Virginia, Connecticut and Florida.
�American Crossroads is pumping $420,000 into Nebraska's tightening Senate race to shore up Republican Deb Fischer as she tries to turn back Democrat Bob Kerrey's bid to return to the Senate.
The closing arguments in ads from both sides are a mixed bag. Republicans cast Democrats as supporters of big government, higher taxes and exploding deficits. Democrats fire back that Republicans are conservative extremists, beholden to special interests and eager to slash key social programs.
Democrats have a 53-47 advantage in the Senate, including two independents who align with them. About a dozen of the 33 seats on the ballot are seen as competitive, most in the West and Midwest. Republicans need a net pickup of four seats to take control if Obama is re-elected, three if GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney wins, since the vice president gets a tie-breaking vote.
In many cases, the final messages reflect the uniqueness of the states. An ad by Republican Sen. Scott Brown touts his independence in Democratic-dominated Massachusetts against Elizabeth Warren, who has a slight edge. Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon in Connecticut has an ad urging Obama supporters to also vote for her in a state where Obama has a wide lead.
Former Surgeon General Richard Carmona, running as a Democrat in conservative Arizona, appeals to independent voters, about a third of the electorate. "Let's just get somebody there who will listen and start solving some problems," he says in his latest ad.
Republican opponent Jeff Flake's final pitch shows images of him with the state's two GOP senators, John McCain and Jon Kyl, as well as with Romney. Carmona is shown with Obama and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. "It's a choice," the ad's narrator says.
While Democrats rarely refer to Obama, Democrat Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin features Clinton in a commercial that aims to harness some of the former president's star power in her tight race against Republican Tommy Thompson. Thompson's latest ad features a testimonial from his wife.
Republican efforts to nationalize races in conservative-leaning states have been frustrated in Indiana and Missouri, where the GOP candidates have stumbled as they discussed their opposition to abortion in cases involving rape.
Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill's latest ad in Missouri features women talking about Republican Todd Akin's comment that women have the ability to avoid pregnancy during a "legitimate rape."
"Todd Akin is scary," said one of the women featured in the McCaskill's ad. "I'm afraid of what he'll do in Congress."
Akin is trying to steer voter attention back to the economy, making the case that he would lower taxes as a way to spur job creation.
In Indiana, Republicans fear that Mourdock's debate comment that pregnancy resulting from rape is "something God intended" could derail their hopes. An ad for Democrat Joe Donnelly meshed several Mourdock statements to portray him as outside the mainstream.
"And Richard Mourdock's opinions: Pregnancy caused by rape is something 'God intended.' He says Medicare and Social Security are unconstitutional," the narrator says.
The Mourdouck campaign replies, "Donnelly and his liberal allies have gone too far, attacking Richard Mourdock's religious faith and twisting his words, playing politics and distracting from the real issues, such as stopping the Democratic House and Senate leaders' agenda."


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I Saw My Mother Seven Years Ago
The last time I saw my mother was seven years ago. My girlfriend Jaime and I had just bought our first home, a fixer-upper overlooking a greenbelt on a quiet street in Seattle. Instead of a housewarming party, Jaime wanted to have our moms over for lunch.
After several months of silence, I'd recently reconnected with my mother. I don't remember why we stopped talking this time, or who initiated it, but ever since I moved out, our relationship had its ebbs and flows. When I left New York for college in California, we talked sporadically and then not at all — me, busy with school; her, resentfully empty-nesting — until I was almost expelled for fighting, and I called her for advice. And then we didn't talk again until 9/11. And then again until I graduated and moved to Seattle, and she followed, wanting to be closer to me. I never understood the reasons for our patches of estrangement, but changes and crises never failed to bring us back together. She was a single-mother, and I was her only child. In the end, we were all each other had.
That day was the first time my mother had seen our new home. After Jaime and I made an offer on the house, I called her out of the blue to share the news, hoping she'd be proud of me since she never owned a home, but she was skeptical. When my mother arrived that afternoon, she took it all in with a suspicious eye: the janky security door, the stained carpet wavy as a Shar-Pei's scruff, the small shed out back one strong gust from collapsing.
In her eyes, the house wasn't any better than the dingy apartments she and I bounced in and out of around Queens when I was a kid. Despite our frequent tumult, my mother always wanted the best for me — good schools, name-brand clothes, anything I needed really — and would work long hours cleaning rich peoples' houses to provide it without any help from my father who'd left her when she was pregnant. I knew she thought Jaime and I could've done better, but it wasn't worth the argument. I didn't want to ruin lunch, especially with my girlfriend's mom there.
After we finished eating, my mother walked around our place some more, wondering aloud about its deficiencies to no one in particular. I noticed her lingering for awhile at a bureau in the living room staring at a group of photos Jaime had recently framed. There were pictures of the two of us kissing, of our Lab mix Jelly and our fat tabby Butterball, of Jaime's family, and one of me and my grandmother.
"Why don't you have any pictures of me up?" my mother asked.
"We just moved in, Ma," I said. "Jaime put these up."
"But you have one of Grandma?"
My mother stopped speaking to her mother and the rest of our family years ago, again for reasons I still don't understand because my mother has refused to say. I'm sure it has something to do with her decision to have me out of wedlock, and the judgment she felt having been raised Irish Catholic. Since I was just a boy then, I was forced to choose between her and everyone else, which wasn't really a choice at all. Now a man, I'd started exchanging letters with my grandmother and emails with some of my aunts and cousins back in New York. I tried to speak with my mother about it, to encourage her to do the same, but the conversation ended when she accused me of betraying her and hung up on me. Then we didn't talk for a few months.
"Ma, we're still unpacking," I tried to explain, gesturing at the boxes inconspicuously tucked in corners, but I could see the anger in her narrowing eyes and clenched jaw. She excused herself to use the bathroom, then gathered up her purse and coat, and left quickly with a short wave.
The next day I left a message on my mother's answering machine thanking her for coming and apologizing about the pictures. A week later she hadn't returned my call, so I called again. And again. And again.
I never heard back.
Four years later Jaime and I were at the hospital for our first sonogram. The room was warm and dark, and the smell of hand sanitizer was so strong I thought I was already suffering from sympathetic pregnancy.
Jaime had told the technician that we wanted to know the baby's sex. She was indifferent, but I hoped for a boy, if only to make up for all the things I'd missed not having a father, like playing catch or talking about girls. The technician ran the ultrasound wand across Jaime's gooped-up belly and showed us the head, arms, legs, and other indiscernible body parts on the flat-screen mounted to the wall above us. Suddenly, a small arrow popped up pointing at the middle of a staticky, gray blur that was supposed to be our baby, and then the technician typed the words, "It's a boy!"
Although my mother and I hadn't spoken since she'd come over for lunch, she was all I could think about when I saw those three words. Over the years, so much had changed in my life that I wanted to share with her. Jaime and I had eloped. I'd started my career. We'd renovated our home. Was this the change that would bring us back together? And if it didn't, what would?
As I stared at the flat-screen, a hollowness filled my chest, and I could feel the tears welling in my eyes. I took my glasses off and dabbed at my cheeks with my fingers, hoping Jaime wouldn't notice in the dim light of the room. When she did, I grabbed her hand and smiled, passing it off as tears of joy over our unborn son rather than my long-lost mother.
After the technician finished, she handed Jaime a towel to wipe the goop from her belly and asked if we wanted pictures.
"Yes," Jaime said. "Can we have three? I want to give one to my mother."
"Make it four," I said.
It was brisk day in late October, six weeks before the baby was due. Outside of the hospital where our breastfeeding class was, Jaime and I sat in her car while I stared at a cardboard box in my lap. In its corner was a strange address, somewhere in New York I didn't know, written in a familiar handwriting, my mother's. Five months had passed since I sent her a card with a picture of the sonogram and a note that read, "I'm not sure what's come between us, but let's put it behind us. You're going to be a grandmother." This was her first response.
I took a deep breath and tore open the box. Inside it was filled with piles and piles of little boy's clothes — some new, some used — and my first Christmas ornament, a baby blue ball with the words, "It's a boy!" printed across it and the year, 1981. I remembered the ornament from our Christmases together and couldn't believe she still had it thirty years later. On top of everything in the box, there was an envelope. I opened it and read the card inside slowly to myself.
My mother wrote that she'd recently left Seattle, moved to some mountainside town in upstate New York, far from the city life she swore she'd never give up. She explained that she'd met someone, though she didn't mention who or how, and she was happy out there living among the dirt roads and chipmunks and pinecones, far from everyone and everything. And then she wished me good luck in life, as if we'd never see each other again, before signing, "Mom," minus the stream of XO's she'd dashed across every card she'd given me when I was a boy.
I closed the card and cried harder than I'd ever cried before. In the months since I sent her the sonogram picture and never heard back, I assumed our relationship was over. At first, I blamed myself. Did I do something wrong? Should I have tried harder? Then, instead of confronting reality, I convinced myself my mother was dead. It was easier to grieve the loss of her body than it was the loss of her love, to believe she'd never written me back because she couldn't, not because she didn't want to be in my life anymore.
Now I had to accept the truth: I was a 30 year-old orphan. My mother was cutting me off as she'd done with everyone else in our family, and there wasn't anything I could do about it. Despite how long it had been since we'd spoken, I always thought she would come back into my life when the change or crisis was big enough. If becoming a father, making her a grandmother, couldn't bring us together, nothing would.
"I can't go to this class," I said to Jaime in between sobs.
"I know," she said before holding my broad body in her arms. She held me the same way my mother did.
Brian McGuigan is a Seattle-based writer whose nonfiction has appeared in Salon, The Rumpus, HTMLGiant, The Weeklings, and elsewhere. He writes a monthly column about being a father for ParentMap Magazine called "Daddy Issues." When he's not writing and parenting, Brian curates the popular reading series "Cheap Wine & Poetry and Cheap Beer & Prose." He's currently at work on a memoir about fatherhood, violence, and masculinity.
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Job Advice
How to Strategically Exit an Interview
When the interviewer signals the end of your job interview, make a strategic exit by repeating the qualifications and benefits you bring to the job. Immerse your departure in verbal persuaders and interactive selling. You're a great match for the job, a wonderful fit!
Never leave a job interview without knowing what happens next. Prop open the door (figuratively speaking) for your follow-up.
Your sales pitch
Interviewers often forget what they hear during the course of an interview. Start your close by restating your five best skills. Then ask:
- Do you see any gaps between my qualifications and the requirements for the job?
- Based on what we've discussed today, do you have any concerns about my ability to do well in this job?
You're looking for gaps and hidden objections so that you can make them seem insignificant. But if the gaps aren't wide and the objections not lethal to your candidacy, attempt to overcome stated shortcomings.
After you restate your benefits, you may find the time is ripe to reaffirm your interest in the job. Here's one way:
- I hope I've answered your concerns on the X issue. Do you have further questions or issues about my background, qualifications, or anything else at this point? This job and I sound like a terrific match.
If it seems appropriate, try to lead subtly toward an offer.
- I hope you agree that this position has my name on it. As I understand, your position requires X, and I can deliver X; your position requires Y, and I can deliver Y; your position requires Z, and I can deliver Z. So there seems to be a good match here! Don't you think so?
- I'm really glad I had the chance to talk with you. I know that with what I learned at Violet Tech when I established its Internet Web site, I could set up an excellent Web site for you, too.
Leaving the door open
How can you leave the door open for a follow-up? You seek the interviewer's permission to call back. Use these statements as models to gain the permission:
- What is the next step in the hiring process, and when do you expect to make a decision? (You're trying to get a sense of the timetable.)
- I'm quite enthusiastic about this position. When and how do we take the next step?
- May I feel free to call if I have further questions?
- I appreciate the time you spent with me; I know you're going to be really busy recruiting, so when can I call you?
- I look forward to that second interview you mentioned — can I call you later to schedule it after my work hours so I don't have to throw off my current employer's schedule?
In the final moments, be certain to express thanks to the interviewer for the time spent with you. Say it with a smile and a firm but gentle handshake: "It looks like a terrific opportunity — I look forward to hearing from you." Don't linger.
As soon as you're alone at a place where you can make notes, write a summary of the meeting. Concentrate especially on material for your follow-up moves.


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I've decided to take another watch of Armada. As a refresher viewing. This time, however, I'll be looking at it from a fresh, unbiased perspective without any expectations aside from "to be entertained and satisfied". So, the nostalgia glasses come off here and now. No influences from past feelings or memories. Just honest, open-minded viewing.
I'll be sharing my thoughts on each episode here in this thread.


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Accredited MBA
This site is a complete online resource for students who are interested in completing an MBA degree program. Students can search an extensive list of programs offering MBA degrees and obtain valuable information about career options.
American Management Association International homepage
Home site of a non-profit educational organization that publishes a variety of print and electronic media, promoting organizational effectiveness. It offers a job opportunity center online, and TrendWatch, an online magazine from Management Review.
U.S. Business Administration
A government site devoted to supporting small business concerns. Provides the basics, such as starting your business, hiring employees, legal and tax considerations, and other information. Provides a section for minority-owned and women-owned small businesses. Also includes a topical section on small business issues, such as disaster recovery, and a section on getting out, for those who want to make a change.
The following list of titles may be found in the Business Reference Department of the Spencer Road Branch Library. To locate other print resources on finance and investment, please search the library's catalog.
Encyclopedia of Management (5th edition)
BR 658.003 Encyclopedia
A one volume book on all aspects of management. Easy to understand definitions are indexed alphabetically.
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management
BR 658.003 Blackwell
This 13 volume reference work gives an exhaustive treatment to the subject of management. The definitions are given in a comprehensive format. A separate index is provided.
The library district subscribes to several online databases that may help you with your research. Those with a "Remote Access" button can be used from your home computer with a valid library card.
Following the link to the electronic databases will take you out of the Business & Public Management web pages and into the main library pages.
For information regarding general management, you may want to try ABI/Inform or Business Source Premier. With these databases you may do keyword searches to find articles pertaining to your research. You may want to limit your results to full-text only.
These are not the only databases available to assist you, please check out the entire list of databases to see if there is something that better meets your needs.
When searching the catalog for books on managment you may want to do a subject or title keyword search using one or more of the following terms:
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personnel management
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Homeschooling Produces Top-Rate Students, Achievers
Homeschool Leaders Wary As DOE "Endorses" Homeschooling
Philippines Looks to Homeschooling to Accommodate Different Struggles
Philippines: Homeschoolers are Catalysts in Nation-Building
Homeschooling as an Alternative to Sending Kids to School
11-Year-Old Pianist Shows Strengths of Homeschooling
Philippines Homeschool Update—November 2008
Compulsory Attendance Ages:
6 to 12 years.Legal status of homeschooling:
Homeschooling is legal in the Philippines. The Philippines Constitution, Article XIV, Section 1(2) states that the country will "Establish and maintain a system of free public education in the elementary and high school levels. Without limiting the natural right of parents to rear their children…" Under the last phrase, "Without limiting the natural right of parents to rear their children," religious groups, mission boards, and families can branch off from public education to create their own private education. However, the Constitution also provides under Section 4 (1) that "the State recognizes the complementary roles of public and private institutions in the education system and shall exercise reasonable supervision and regulation of all education institutions." Further, the Department of Education (DepEd) Memo no. 216 s. 1997 entitled "Home Education Program" states that if a homeschooled student wants to transfer into a conventional school, he or she must first be accredited by the DepEd.
Estimated number of homeschool students: 4000
Homeschool Global
HAPI - Homeschool Association of the Philippines Islands
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Last Updated: April 6, 2018


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Evan Schuman: Get ready, IT; here comes the Internet of Things
- 11 February, 2014 13:11
When you and your colleagues in IT hear the CEO talking about the Internet of Things, the excitement in the CEO's voice means only one thing: You're unlikely to be home in time for dinner for quite some time. Boards and CEOs see all of the potential benefits of this all-inclusive toasters-and-vacuum-cleaners-connected-to-the-Internet scenario and think little of the nightmarish risks.
I mean, what could possibly go wrong when you have dozens of household appliances and devices being controlled by any seemingly authenticated person on the other side of an Ethernet connection?
For starters, you could point out to the higher-ups that the Internet of Things has the potential to introduce millions of new backdoors into networks, putting proprietary information at risk. But you know what they'll tell you: "Well, it's your job to make sure that doesn't happen. Take care of it." If you spin up more elaborate threats -- such as someone taking over your oven, turning on the gas and turning off the pilot lights and blowing you up -- they'll likely say that you've been watching too many bad movies.
But being responsible for the information and device security of all of these things is only half the nightmare. How about handling the oceans of new data that you'll be responsible for managing, protecting and analyzing? You thought mobile data avalanches were bad? Wait until every car, refrigerator and vacuum cleaner is sending you files. And while you're dealing with all that, who in your company is keeping the alarming privacy threats of the Internet of Things in check?
If you think this all sounds silly, take a look at Google's purchase of Nest, a sophisticated household thermostat. Talk about data potential. What do you think is going to happen when you give a company that makes its money from advertising a window into your temperature settings? If you're someone who is always cranking up the heat, Google might send you an offer for 20% off electric blankets, firewood or two weeks in the Caribbean.
Does that not seem all that intrusive to you? (Excuse me; I meant helpful.) Well, then, let's say that your Nest thermostat has recorded a long history of you keeping the thermostat at 71 degrees during the winter months but you suddenly start to set it at 66. Google's algorithms take note, make some calculations and conclude that you are in dire financial straits. Now you're getting offers for low-interest loans or selling your gold jewelry for cash now. Maybe your neighbor doesn't realize that you've been laid off, but Google does.
But this isn't just about Google wanting to know all about you -- though heaven knows its appetite for information about everyone on the planet is ravenous. Lots of companies want to get into this game, all in the name of making life easier for you, though somehow it manages to fall to their advantage. Consider the vacuum cleaner. Now consider a young man who owns a networked vacuum, which notes that the young man goes from hardly ever running the vacuum to using it every few days. Result: Young man is inundated with offers of discounts on flowers, candy boxes and dinners for two. He can only hope Google, Amazon or whoever is behind those offers doesn't spill the beans to Mom before he has a chance.
Then there's the grand poobah of household appliances, from an advertising perspective: the networked refrigerator. By scanning the barcodes of its contents and monitoring containers' weight, the smart fridge can keep you informed about expiration dates and an impending exhaustion of supplies. ("Your milk is two days past its expiration date, and you have only two cold beers left.") Makers of those products are going to love having a new and compelling way to nudge consumers to buy more stuff.
Meanwhile, back in the IT data center, all of that data, from all kinds of appliances, will be pouring in, on top of the steadily increasing mobile datalanche you've been seeing for the last year or so.
And you still have to deal with those potential backdoors that you warned the CEO about, the ones he told you are your problem. You are not being overly paranoid about that. We have precedents. Remember when printers and scanners started getting network access and some rudimentary intelligence? IT was thrilled, until it realized that printers had become highly insecure backdoors into corporate networks.
That security threat was obscured by all of the cool things these devices could potentially do. Because who is going to deny that it's cool when your printer can recognize that your 228-page print job can't be completed because it has only 100 sheets of paper loaded, and that printer also has the smarts to send your job to a printer with 250 sheets loaded? Then that second printer realizes that those 250 sheets don't have the letterhead you need for this job, so it finds another printer better equipped for your needs. And the third printer assesses the sensitivity of what you plan to print and sends your job to a printer that has enough paper with the proper letterhead that is located behind a locked door. And it lets you know where to pick up your job and advises you that, since you lack the clearance to get into that room, you are going to need to get someone to let you in. You respond that you need this printout for a meeting at 2 p.m. in conference room 4660, and it calculates when it needs to start the print job and finds yet another printer that meets all your criteria and is located just steps from that conference room. I mean, all of that is very cool!
And so is the Internet of Things. But like those printers, the Internet of Things comes with some serious risks that you and your IT teams will need to clean up. But CEOs tend to get obsessed with all of the good things that a new initiative can do and assume that someone else has their back to ward off any potential dangers. That would be you. So get ready for a lot of new work, because the advantages of the Internet of Things are far too powerful to stop.
Evan Schuman has covered IT issues for a lot longer than he'll ever admit. The founding editor of retail technology site StorefrontBacktalk, he's been a columnist for CBSNews.com, RetailWeek and eWeek. Evan can be reached at email@example.com and he can be followed at twitter.com/eschuman. Look for his column every Tuesday.
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The cupcake evolved in the United States in the 19th century, and it was revolutionary because of the amount of time it saved in the kitchen. There was a shift from weighing out ingredients when baking to measuring out ingredients. According to the Food Timeline Web, food historians have yet to pinpoint exactly where the name of the cupcake originated. There are two theories: one, the cakes were originaly cooked in cups and two, the ingredients used to make the cupcakes were measured out by the cup.
In the beginning, cupcakes were sometimes called "number" cakes, because they were easy to remember by the measurements of ingredients it took to create them: One cup of butter, two cups of sugar, three cups of flour, four eggs, one cup of milk, and one spoonful of soda. Clearly, cupcakes today have expand to a wide variety of ingredients, measurements, shapes, and decorations - but this was one of the first recipes for making what we know today as cupcakes.
Cupcakes were convenient because they cooked much quicker than larger cakes. When baking was down in hearth ovens, it would take a long time to bake a cake, and the final product would often be burned. Muffin tins, also called gem pans, were popular around the turn of the 20th century, so people started created cupcakes in tins.
Since their creation, cupcakes have become a pop culture trend in the culinary world. They have spawned dozens of bakeries devoted entirely to them. While chocolate and vanilla remain classic favorites, fancy flavors such as raspberry meringue and espresso fudge can be found on menus. There are cookbooks, blogs, and magazines specifically dedicated to cupcakes


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Sin Chew Daily
Beijing - After decades struggling with official censorship, China's contemporary music scene is finally taking off, fuelled by live shows, the Internet and a government eager to cash in on a growing market.
Chinese indie bands came late to the music scene, largely missing out on the lucrative days of vinyl records, cassettes and compact discs, and also suffered enormously from state broadcasters' preference for pop.
But from rock to rap and hip hop to grunge, the independent music scene has blossomed in recent years as the Internet and an explosion in live venues have given an outlet to acts long shunned by state-run television and radio.
"Since I have been here, everything has changed," said Helen Feng, the lead singer of the electronica band Nova Heart who returned to her native Beijing in 2003 and has just finished a European tour.
"The changes in the music scene have been massive. Everything has gotten better, personal liberties have gone up, the numbers of bands have gone up, the numbers of venues have gone up, financial support has gone up, fans have gone up."
Born in Beijing to Chinese parents, Feng, 34, spent most of her childhood in the United States where she was raised on the likes of Natalie Cole and George Gershwin, eventually graduating from University of Southern California where she minored in music.
Since returning to China, the blonde diva has been at the centre of the Beijing music scene, fronting three different successful bands, while working jobs with state radio and television and American music video giant MTV.
Feng, whose bands have toured throughout China, playing numerous outdoor music festivals, says there is no longer much government antipathy to modern music -- something veteran music producer Kenny Bloom agrees with.
"The government has become supportive of the music industry... no one is banned in China and no one is arrested for singing a song, at least not to my knowledge," said Bloom, who runs an Internet platform promoting Chinese indie bands.
While available sales data is thin, bands get by on what they make from concerts and fairly low-level CD sales in a market notorious for piracy.
Bloom said many of the around 100 music festivals that now take place in China every year were sponsored by local governments eager to showcase their local enterprises, bolster regional tourism and let the music industry grow.
"The fact that they give licences to all these music festivals is a great indicator... they are letting these big festivals take place... with up to 60,000 people going to them. And nobody seems to mind."
Bloom used to produce albums for Cui Jian, one of China's biggest music stars and known as the "Godfather of Chinese rock and roll".
He set up Mogo.com.cn in 2009 to promote independent music in China and the website now features footage of thousands of live performances from about 300 indie bands, which users can access for free.
At the moment the site is mainly used by industry insiders and musicians themselves, but Bloom plans to introduce presenter-led programming that would appeal to a broader audience.
To build up content, he has a simple arrangement with the bands: they allow him to professionally record their performances in his cramped Beijing studio for free and he uploads it up to his website without charge.
"The Mogo Internet platform is really cool ... it is a professional video site. It allows us to see what other bands are doing," Qi Zihan, lead singer of the electronic folk band Mountain People told AFP at the Mogo studio.
After 10 years of constant touring, Mountain People -- from the mountainous southwestern province of Yunnan -- have become renowned for their amped-up traditional Chinese instruments and energy-packed shows.
As well as becoming a favorite band in Beijing, the Mountain People are revered in their home province of Yunnan and regularly tour overseas.
"Years before, the music was restricted in China, but now things are better," Qi said.
"They (the government) realised that overall the music and the music industry didn't have such a big influence on society. They realised there are no problems (with rock music). Overall they want the music industry to develop."
Meanwhile, bands are smart enough to know that mixing music with sensitive political issues could be a fast way to end a career, Bloom said.
"There are thousands of bands, indie bands, hiphop bands, ethnic bands that are really pushing the envelop in music. They are starting to write great songs, their arrangements are good, they are playing better," Bloom said.
"The bands aren't stupid, they want to play music, the fans want to hear music, it is nothing more complicated than that. Not everything has to be political, music is music."
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The eleventh circuit court has ruled that defendants cannot be forced to decrypt the contents of their hard drives, as this is in violation of the 5th amendment.
http://volokh.com/2012/02/23/elevent...pted-computer/First, the decryption and production of the hard drives would require the use of the contents of Does mind and could not be fairly characterized as a physical act that would be nontestimonial in nature. We conclude that the decryption and production would be tantamount to testimony by Doe of his knowledge of the existence and location of potentially incriminating files; of his possession, control, and access to the encrypted portions of the drives; and of his capability to decrypt the files.
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We are proud and happy to announce that our work for "Swatch – Mad About The Sea" was chosen by the jury of the animago 2013 as the winner in the category "Best Commercial Production". more
The Myth revealed
THE MYTH by Bernhard Landen and Alexander Gnädinger for danish designer Mads Dinesen will have its premiere on wednesday, 3rd of July at the Berlin Fashion Film Festival during the "Meet The Locals" screening. more
Going Underwater
We teamed up once more with our friends from Online Video 46 in Zurich. This time for the new campaign of Swiss watch manufacturers Swatch, called "Mad About The Sea". more
Berlinale 2013
Thomas Arslan's movie GOLD will have it's world premiere at the Berlinale Palast on Saturday, Feb. 9th. We're proud to have created the title sequence for it and are looking forward to see it on the big screen. more


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Murray Center for Research on Parkinson's & Related Disorders
The Movement Disorder program at MUSC is involved in ongoing research through the Murray Center for Research on Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders as well as clinical trials designed to find new and better ways to treat patients with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. The physicians of the MUSC Movement Disorders Program are currently conducting clinical trials on a variety of topics.
About the Murray Center
The Murray Center for Research on Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders was formally dedicated on June 27, 2003, with the generous support of this noted philanthropist. Mr. William Edwards Murray and his family have been long-standing friends to the Medical University of South Carolina, in both research and education. They and other supporters of the Movement Disorders Program allow us to progress in the fight against these disabling neurological disorders. As the research branch of the Movement Disorders Program, the mission of the Murray Center is to find the causes of Parkinson's disease and related disorders, create new treatments for this disease, and ultimately find a way to detect the illness before symptoms develop and prevent its progression. The Murray Center enjoys collaborative relationships with many other programs at MUSC, as well as outside of the institution, locally, nationally, and internationally.
What Are Clinical Trials?
Clinical trials or research studies are special, highly structured programs in which we learn more about Parkinson's disease, and related disorders. Drug trials are designed so that we are able to evaluate new medications to see if they are safe and effective. Each trial or study will have a very specific set of illness characteristics which the patient must meet if they wish to participate ("inclusion" and "exclusion" criteria). These may include medications you have been on, how long you have had your illness, and the state of your health in general.
Clinical trial information changes on a daily basis. Many clinical trials accept only a limited number of participants. Further, new trials are added on a routine basis as they are approved by the various institutions involved. Therefore, we suggest you check back often if you are interested in a specific treatment for a specific condition in order to review your options.
We currently offer trials for the following conditions:
- Early untreated Parkinson's disease
- Moderate to advanced Parkinson's disease
- Advanced Parkinson's disease with wearing off symptoms
- Freezing of Gait with Parkinson's disease
- Cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease
- Exercise and Cognition in Parkinson's disease
- Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's disease
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Vascular Parkinsonism
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If you are interested in participating in a clinical trial please call the MUSC Movement Disorders Program at 843-792-9115.
For more information on specific clinical trials, you can visit the MUSC Translational Research Unit list of available movement disorders clinical trials or search The South Carolina Research Studies Directory.
Keywords for Search Studies include:
- Parkinson's disease
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Vascular Parkinsonism
- Exercise


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Candidates for Hash
Let's look at each of the final five and get an overview of its internal workings. Due to length, we could not show any source code for each candidate. But we will provide the URLs to that candidate's home site. Readers are welcomed to download the source project and do their own tests.
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Unless stated otherwise, all five candidates can emit 256- or 512-bit hashes. All divide the message data into discrete chunks prior to processing, padding the last chunk, if necessary, according to a preset rule.
The BLAKE Function is based on the ChaCha stream cipher developed by Dan Bernstein. It uses a table of 16 constant words (
Cw) and a table of ten 16-element permutations (
P). The size of each message chunk (
Mw) is dictated by the final hash size. So, for a 256-bit hash, the chunk size is set at 32 bits. For a 512-bit hash, it is 64 bits.
BLAKE's compression block was derived from a ChaCha quarter round. It uses ten operations of a single block round. The block combines two message words with two constant words. Each word, message or constant, is chosen based on the current round. There are about 8 compression rounds in a single block round. BLAKE uses 14 block rounds to produce a 256-bit hash, 16 rounds for a 512-bit hash.
The BLAKE hash function boasts a simple code structure, one that is easy to analyze. It lends itself well to parallelization and can use of multiple processor cores for faster throughput. Moreover, it can be optimized for embedded systems.
Next, the function can use salts to further randomize the final hash. Salts help the function resists pre-image and second pre-image attacks.
The function performs well in either hardware or software form. On an Intel Core 2, BLAKE-256 takes an average of 16 cycles per byte to produce a hash, and BLAKE-512 an average of 10 cycles per byte.
On the other hand, BLAKE is not meant to be scalable. Its authors deemed that scalability is impractical in most real-world applications. They also think scalability makes it difficult to locate security flaws.
The function also does not support variable-length hashing. It can only emit two types of hashes: 256 bit and 512 bit. According to its authors, supporting variable-length hashes only complicates the function's otherwise simple structure. Plus, they see little advantage to hashes longer than 512 bits in most real-world applications.
Grøstl uses a variant of the S-box construct found in the AES cipher. It keeps its hash states at double the output bit length. So, for a 256-bit hash or less, Grøstl uses states that are 512-bits long. For a 512-bit hash, it uses 1024-bit states. Grøstl also uses the same bit lengths to divide its message data.
Grøstl's S-box consists of two permutation functions
P and
Q. These are the same ones found in AES, but are modified to work with an 8-by-8 byte table (or 8-by-16 for Grøstl-512). Grøstl-256 uses 10 rounds to process the message data; Grøstl-512 uses 14 rounds.
After completing the requisite rounds, Grøstl subjects the last hash state to one more round of mixing. The mixed state is then truncated to the last n bits prior to output, n being the desired hash length.
Like BLAKE, Grøstl has a simple code structure. Its two permutation functions are easy to examine for cryptographic flaws. It can resist side-channel attacks, as well as length extension attacks. Plus, its S-box is designed to deter attempts to add a trap-door function.
Grøstl is platform-agnostic, and it is fast. On an Intel Core 2, Grøstl-256 was clocked at an average of 21.4 cycles per byte, Grøstl-512 at 19 cycles per byte. And unlike BLAKE, Grøstl can emit 224-bit and 384-bit hashes.
JH Function uses 1024-bit hash states and divides its message data into 512-bit chunks. In Figure 1 is the compression block used by JH. First, the block combines a message chunk (
mi) with the upper-half of the current hash state (
hi). It then submits the modified state (
h'i) to the bijective function
E. The function returns a new hash state (
hi+1), and the block combines the lower half of that state with the same message chunk. The final state is then truncated to produce the hash output.
Bijective E is basically a block cipher that uses a constant key. It starts by dividing the hash state into 4-bit chunks, storing the results in a private array. It processes the array with two 4-bit S-boxes, then with an an 8-bit linear transform. Next, the function uses a permutation routine to further randomize the state bits.
Bijective E repeats the last three steps 48 times. Once done, it combines the array elements into a new state hash.
Like its fellow candidates, JH has a simple and effective code structure. Its bijective function is easy to analyze for flaws and can be optimized to use bit-slicing for better performance. The function has a strong resistance to collision attacks. It is also efficient and performs quite well, even when not optimized. On an Intel Core 2 processor, JH takes an average of 37.3 cycles per byte to produce a hash. If optimized for a 64-bit host system, JH takes about 16.1 cycles per byte.
On the other hand, JH is claimed to be too inefficient for message authentication. The author himself suggested that a dedicated routine be used to handle MAC tasks.


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Very good and very emotional, have you any more?Hello!
I have here a poem that I wrote two years ago. Can anyone please check for anything that may be incorrect (grammar, tenses, strange phrases, etc.). Comments and suggestions are welcome!
The Little Box ... How about 'The little Box on the Stairs'
I saw the little box
While walking down the stairs,
Although it's not a crime,
It arouses anger and despair.
Where is the love?
Where is the care?
It's nothing they deserve,
Have you got some love to spare?
In that little box,
Two siblings side by side,
Sleeping, dreaming as babies might,
Little do they know their rights,
Have been abused, have been denied.
Passers by look down with sympathy,
Those who really care, pray theyll be okay,
But most show no strand of pity,
They simply dont bother, dont care.
The sun has set, the moon is high,
Hunger pangs gnaw at their stomachs,
What else can little babies do but cry?,
Oh dear! What though, bad luck!
Rays of sunshine touched them twice,
Before they bade goodbye to life forever,
No one will ever hear again their cries,
But to some, it doesnt matter.
Those little kittens had a mother,
Who loved them like any other,
But someone thought they were a burden,
Put them in a box, and they were abandoned.
Were these innocents born to die?
Others may do this inhuman act, not I,
I'd have done anything within my power,
For those kittens in the box.
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The Survivor is pricey for an 8GB drive.
But then, it's packed with fast chips, and housed in aircraft-grade aluminium, for the major selling point of the Flash Survivor GT is its sheer toughness.
The cap is screw-on, and Corsair claims watertightness to 200 metres, plus the body is incredibly tough - no amount of boot-stamping dented it.
Transfer speeds are in the upper echelons too for this highly desirable (and well 'ard) item.


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text: Prior to the release of the 1940 U S Census, I created a list of everyone in my database who should be in that census. Each Saturday I hope to be able to introduce an ancestor and his/her enumeration sheet from my 1940 Census "Wish List": Jack Dixon Carr (1917-1981) was my great-uncle. (click to enlarge)


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DeclareDesign: a tool to characterize research designs
Graeme Blair, Jasper Cooper, Alexander Coppock and Macartan Humphreys are developing an R package that provides tools to formally characterize research designs, assess their properties, and register them. The key inputs required are an abstract statement of the estimands and estimators as well as the data structure. The outputs include dummy datasets, dummy analyses, and reports on properties of the design such as the power, the expected bias, and the coverage properties of estimators. These in turn can be used to select a design and generate a preregistration design document.
You might be surprised using it to see how simple designs may have fundamental flaws.
Lots more on the DeclareDesign alpha version here, to be be released publicly soon.


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my apologies, had our first Varsity baseball game tonight, so it was a long day/night. I'll make my pick here shortly!
"The Hall of Fame is there to keep alive the memory of people. You don't need to do that with people like Buck [O'Niel] and Joe [Nuxhall]. Nobody's forgetting those guys."
- Joe Posnanski
Michael Stanton, OF, Marlins
"The Hall of Fame is there to keep alive the memory of people. You don't need to do that with people like Buck [O'Niel] and Joe [Nuxhall]. Nobody's forgetting those guys."
- Joe Posnanski
Nice pick.
"Now that's a real shame when folks be throwin' away a perfectly good white boy like that."
I took Kevin Correia.
"Bring on Rod Stupid!"
I took Carlos Santana.
I love the music, and the guy can catch too!
"I think were starting to get to the point where people are starting to get tired of this stretch of ball, Votto said. I think something needs to start changing and start going in a different direction. Im going to do my part to help make that change.
1.12 Octavio Dotel
pick 2.8 TRF's debacle selects Ian Desmond, SS/2B eligible from the Washington Nationals.
sweet.Both my picks so far are who I wanted in each round. haven't felt cheated yet.
Use a Cocktail Stick!
I just posted my new trading block. I'm offering Mark Reynolds to the best offer. He's a 4 category player, so I'll need to be knocked over by the offer.
Use a Cocktail Stick!
Hey guys, I just wanted to throw out a possible 'small' wrinkle for people to consider. I've been checking out the "League of Reds Nation -- the ultimate dynasty" thread occassionally (partly cuz with a name like that it's just GOT to be the ultimate!).
Anyway, I noticed that Atomic said that he would allow something in that league that I thought was interesting so I thought I'd throw out this "wrinkle" for people in this league to consider/use. Trading waiver priorities. I know it might sound silly. But sometimes if I'm trying to make a trade and the other owner and I are close, but we can't quite get to the point where there's an agreement, something like being able to move my waiver priority up would make it a little easier for me to part with a specific player to seal the deal. I know it might not sound like much but sometimes it can come in handy. And sometimes when I'm talking trade I, for one, am just looking for something to make it easier to say "yes, i can agree to that".
I've checked with Atomic and he said that he didn't have a problem with people doing that. So, hopefully, this can be the kind of thing that can make the league a little more interesting this year (and in a good way).
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"Now that's a real shame when folks be throwin' away a perfectly good white boy like that."
I gained 4 points yesterday. Maybe my anemic offense is starting to wake up.
Last year, pitching was my strength. this year someone cut my ponytail off.
Use a Cocktail Stick!
We've become the "silent league." I just wanted to bump this thread to possibly get some discussion going. And check out my box from Sunday. Putrid. I'm ready for the break now.
Hey, I'll take third place. Gimme my bronze medal!
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Architects Murphy/Jahn have bridged the gap between two twin skyscrapers in Seoul, Korea. Called Pentimonium, the towers share one common roof, which filters sunlight and protects the apartments below. The sky-high residences will also be encased in a lattice-work shell, which protect balconies and sky gardens that adorn the façade.
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You'll know who this character is if you've got all the "bear necessities." Can you name this fun-loving mentor?
Baloo acted like the father figure that Mowgli needed in many ways. Protecting him and teaching him how to live a happy and carefree life, Baloo is loved for his outlook on life. Now we're all able to live by the simple "bear necessities," thanks to Baloo!


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Welcome to my first post in our awesome new home!
PJ here. I hope you'll find the updated digs engaging, user friendly, and informative. I, and each of my Scribe sisters will continue providing you with twice weekly blog posts, rotating through on Mondays and Thursdays so that each of us will be with you only once a month. The good news is that posts will be left active for the three days in between so more folks will have time to pop in, visit, and leave comments.
So, I'll be back here Thursday, March 6th with my next post. By then, I'm sure I'll have something super exciting to share with you!
Don't forget to subscribe to our blog so you don't miss anything.
Now, for the results of our survey, based on 25 responses:
1) Do you think blogging is a useful endeavor for authors?
58% said yes, 12% said no, and 30% said maybe.
2) How many blogs do you currently subscribe to?
52% said (0-5), 24% said (5-10), and 24% said (10 or more)
3) What types of blogs do you follow?
68% said Writers blogs (tips on industry info), 12% said Readers blogs (from your favorite authors), and 20% chose "other" with responses indicating personal hobbies ie: photography, travel, mommy sites, and such.
4) What do you like to see on a blog or website?
40% chose an Active site with daily blogs from different authors, only 12% liked the idea of a static site, while 44% preferred an Active site with contests, reviews, and guest bloggers. 36% chose "other', responding with comments suggesting that 2-3 time per week blogs were plenty. Also noted was that the respondents would like to continue seeing insider industry information, marketing tips, as well as book reviews, entertainment, interactive conversation, and guest bloggers blogging on writing related topics.
5) What would make you subscribe to a blog?
52% chose "Industry Insider info on self-publishing", 36% would subscribe to "writing craft blogs", and another 56% of respondents also chose "A variety of interesting, entertaining, and informative posts." 12% who said "other" said all of the above and one commented that if they were to follow an individual author they would sign up for their newsletter.
6) Which of the following would most likely make you unsubscribe to a blog?
Almost 46% said "too frequent posts". 12.5% said too infrequent posts, while 25% said "inconsistent/unfocused content". 17% sited ranting, offensive, or boring posts as reasons to unsubscribe, along with posts that are too long, inaccurate, rude, or irrelevant.
And lastly,
7) What would you like to see at the Secrets of 7 Scribes in the coming year?
We heard everything from "no interviews" to "more interviews", the "writer's journey" to "more about how to get published". Requests were made for posts on "what agents are looking for" and "sneak peeks into the writing process and related topics about each author's journey." "Theme weeks/months" were suggested (LOVE that one!), and a few votes for and against holding contests were noted.
I don't need to tell you that polls like these can be terribly skewed, depending on the questions, how they are worded and the pool of respondents. As such, there was nothing scientific about the survey and most people who responded were probably writers, given that's the readership we've attracted over the years. Taking these factors into consideration, our results aren't too surprising, but I enjoyed reading the comments and we have lots of food for thought!
I'll end by giving a big thanks to all who responded. We heard you, and hopefully you'll stick with us and see what we have in store for you. We appreciate each and every one of you who engage with us here at the Secrets of 7 Scribes on a regular basis. We hope you'll continue to do so.
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Governor Branstad's abrupt decision to close the Iowa Juvenile Home created a number of problems. It is the Legislature's job to help solve those problems. The Senate has passed legislation on this issue. The House has not taken up that legislation. So we must settle these issues through the budget process, and I hope that Representative Fisher and Speaker Paulson will help us on that.
This is an important, difficult social issue. It may not affect very many people directly, but it matters a great deal to Iowa boys and girls in need of serious help, to their families and to their communities.
Here's our problem: We need information. We've asked for the information. We've haven't gotten a response. Specifically, we need to know what Governor Branstad and his administration have done, are doing and are planning with regard to this issue. We've heard nothing.
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On January 15, the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency sent a confidential request on the Legislature's behalf to the Iowa Department of Human Services. This LSA request asked for information about the Branstad administration's plans for the care of Iowa's most troubled young girls.
LSA, as you know, is the Legislature's information gathering agency. LSA is approved to handle all sorts of documents, including confidential materials. In fact, LSA can subpoena records, if legal action is required.
The Branstad Administration received the LSA request two and a half months ago. We've heard nothing back. We need this information to address a serious issue and the session won't end until we reach agreement.