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Andrew Lieu
Andrew Lieu is a Principal at Roundview Capital. In addition to working with clients on investment management and financial planning, Andrew is a key member of the firm's investment committee.
Prior to joining Roundview Capital, Andrew was a financial analyst at Citigroup in the Capital Markets & Banking division. He also worked for Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong in the Investment Banking division.
Andrew graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Operations Research and Financial Engineering and a certificate in Finance. While at Princeton, he was captain of the Men's Varsity Tennis Team. Andrew also earned an M.B.A. with distinction from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University, where he specialized in Finance, Accounting, Taxation and Business Law, and Management. While at NYU, he was honored with the designation of Glucksman Institute Fellow and Stern Scholar and was an investment analyst for the Michael Price Student Investment Fund.
Andrew married his college sweetheart, Bonnie, in August 2008 and together they have one daughter and one son. In his free time, Andrew enjoys running, tennis, playing guitar, and singing. He also serves as a community volunteer with Manna Christian Fellowship at Princeton University and the Princeton Area Community Foundation.


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There will be some minor spoilers in this review
The Good
Aric continues to take on the Vine in order to save all those enslaved on the planet. However, he has help from those who believe the armor truly chose him.
This issue is yet another example of why X-O MANOWAR is consistently one of the best books on the shelves. It's a brilliant mixture of fantastic storytelling and brutal violence. Aric learns more and more about the Vine and the fact that it's not just humans they've enslaved. It's numerous species from numerous planets. Their hold is bigger than anyone realized.
Writer Robert Venditti does a fine job at, month after month, putting together a well paced book that never leaves the reader wondering "did I miss something?" It's clear and concise, and he always finds a way to work in an extremely brutal, yet fulfilling, act of violence, like when Aric crushes someone's skull, behind him, without looking as he slices someone's throat right in front of him. That's right, I put a spoiler block on that because it's epic in words, but much more epic on the page.
On top of all of that, we get to see some insanely brutal action sequences as Aric rips through members of the Vine. It's a brilliant sequence, and while I've been a bit critical of Cary Nord's art on previous issues, his work on issue #13 is utter brilliance. The two-page spread of the Vine approaching Aric and the other slaves is fantastic. Set-up wise, it's executed beautifully and really conveys a sense of danger to the reader.
Very satisfying ending to this issue. At first, this arc feels like it's going to be short and sweet, but as we see at the end here, nothing is as simple as it seems at first. I love seeing Aric, who is more of a warrior than anything else, have to deal with complex problems with no simple solution. It seems like it all may be too much for him, but he finds a way to come out on top.
The Bad
I really didn't have a problem with this issue. I am actually surprised that this book is always great. It never has an "ok" issue.
Ok, I found a downside to this book. It's not new reader friendly right now. You're going to be completely lost. You have to start at the beginning. Luckily, trades exist and so does Comixology, so there shouldn't be any problems.
The Verdict
I feel like the broken record of truth, right now. "Buy X-O MANOWAR! You'll love it!" There's a reason I say this book is amazing, every single month because it's one of my favorite reads, right along side ARCHER & ARMSTRONG. This is a fantastic issue that mixes story and brutality extremely well, with some solid art from Cary Nord. There's no excuse to not be reading this series. This should be on your pull list.
Overall, I highly, as always, recommend this book.

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Twelve ActionCOACH of Elm Grove Clients Named Finalists for 2013 Business Excellence Awards
Twelve Southeastern Wisconsin businesses have been named finalists for the 2013 Business Excellence Awards. The finalists were announced recently by ActionCOACH, the world's number one business coaching firm, the company sponsoring the event.
ActionCOACH of Elm Grove clients who are finalists for the 2013 Business Excellence Awards are:
- Best Customer Service Results – Central Office Systems; Right Choice Janitorial Supply, LLC
- Best Manufacturer/Wholesaler: Material Recovery, Inc.
- Best Overall Company (less than 10 employees): Allrite Home and Remodeling
- Best Overall Company (Less than 50 employees): Grounds Maintenance Services, LLC; MC Services; Winter Services
- Best Service Based: Krause Practice Management LLC; Swick Technologies
- Best Turnaround Company: Innovative Systems, Inc.
- Fastest Growing Company (less than 50 employees): 7 Summits
- Entrepreneur of the Year: Randy Miller, Allrite Home and Remodeling
Jim Palzewicz, president of ActionCOACH of Elm Grove, said, "The Business Excellence Awards honor the "best of the best" results in small and medium-sized businesses from around the world, and showcases exceptional results for business owners, entrepreneurs, their teams and their companies."
ActionCOACH of Elm Grove has helped hundreds of business owners grow their businesses and be successful in the Milwaukee 7 region since 2004. They are the number one coaching firm in North America, and have received numerous national and international awards for their individual and collective coaching excellence. They were selected as one of the 2012 Top 10 Business of the Year by the Waukesha County Business Alliance.
"Congratulations to all our clients and their great achievements. We are proud of every one of you," says Palzewicz. "More than 400 companies are participating in the Business Excellence Awards this year. Winners will be announced at the Business Excellence Awards ceremony held at the Red Rock Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 25, 2013."
The 2013 Business Excellence Awards and Business Excellence Forum are sponsored by ActionCOACH, the world's number one business coaching firm. The events are part of the company's ongoing commitment to innovation, business excellence and business re-education for owners and teams who operate small-and medium-sized businesses.
ActionCOACH of Elm Grove is the local home of ActionCOACHes Jim Palzewicz, Tom Palzewicz, Chris Carman, and Chris (CJ) Penasa. To learn more, call 262-790-1213 or go to www.actioncoachofelmgrove.com.
ActionCOACH is the world's number one business coaching and executive consulting firm, with more than 1,000 offices in 41 countries. For more information, go to www.actioncoach.com.
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After an exciting day of doing nothing or everything, come back to the sanctuary of Blue Heron Cottages. Relax in the large enclosed courtyard while sipping on a refreshing beverage as dinner cooks on the barbeque. Cheers! You are only a short stroll from the Pacific Ocean. Listen carefully and you will hear the waves crashing against "your" cove, only 1 1/2 blocks away. Blue Heron Cottages welcomes you to..."feel at home, while you're away."
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A couple years back, The Criterion Collection issued "Up All Night With Robert Downey Sr.," a box set compiling the most oddball of the filmmaker's already wildly out there and experimental oeuvre. He's a fairly obscure talent, but one longtime fan has been Paul Thomas Anderson, who participated in ...Read More »
It's still a long road to anyone seeing Paul Thomas Anderson's highly anticipated "Inherent Vice"....or is it? According to Jeffrey Wells over at Hollywood Elsewhere, some folks have managed to be lucky enough to see the film and the feedback has apparently been that it's "brilliant and mesmerizing ...Read More »
And it is in the humble opinion of this narrator that this is not just "Something That Happened." This cannot be "One of Those Things... " This, please, cannot be that. And for what I would like to say, I can't. This Was Not Just A Matter Of Chance. Ohhhh. These strange things happen all the time.Read More »
Paul Thomas Anderson turns 44 today, and while our invitation to the party got lost in the mail, there is still a few reasons to celebrate. Firstly, he's got his new movie, "Inherent Vice," coming at the end of year and if someone you missed one of his six features to date, they are all must-sees an...Read More »
While Jon Brion and Michael Penn wrote some terrific film scores for Paul Thomas Anderson over the years ("Magnolia," "Punch Drunk Love"), it's now fairly difficult to separate the filmmaker from his Jonny Greenwood-penned scores only two films deep into their collaboration. Greenwood obviously scor...Read More »
Is it the format that is important or the content? Vinyl clearly sounds better than cassette, CD or mp3, and the medium has clearly been in a renaissance period for several years, but ultimately, in the digital age, it is practical? The same debate can be fought over 35mm film and digital prints. Ko...Read More »
Despite the prominence of digital cameras, film will always have its devoted fans trying arduously to preserve it. Among the more well-known of those fans are acclaimed filmmakers Nicolas Winding Refn and Paul Thomas Anderson, who sit on the advisory board of the American Genre Film Archive as the o...Read More »
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Paul Thomas Anderson's "Inherent Vice" is one step closer to being finished, and we'll let Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood explain: "I finished recording a soundtrack last week for Paul Thomas Anderson's next film 'Inherent Vice.' We recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Clio Go...Read More »


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I've found that when the 'Mail' feature is turned off, I cannot add an appointment to a shared calendar I have Manager rights for.
I CAN create a new appointment for myself then change it to the shared calendar - just not create it from new.
With 'Mail' enabled, everything works fine.
I know its odd just wanting the Calendar function without mail integration - but is it possible to have the 'Mail' tab not-showing, while still having full calendar functionality?


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Letters to God
Cluelessness never stopped the clay advising the potter
Susanna got in the way of my having a perfect life. It's nothing she did; it's something that was done to her. Worse than that, it's something that God did to her.
Five and a half years ago, Susanna's three sons, hale men in their 20s, died in a boating mishap on the same day. Her husband and she were already divorced. Her Christian daughter subsequently renounced her faith-and her mother.
I happened to be in the home of a friend of a friend of Susanna's when the news of the accident came that spring. But I didn't know the woman. Didn't want to know her. Our paths finally crossed last month at a retreat.
A retreat, imagine. She asked to come to my room and chat. Just before that, a woman in the last session had raised her hand and asked how we can be joyful when we're always "waiting for the other shoe to drop."
I offered sound theology: "Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise" (James 5:13). Someone else did better: "Life is like a fairy tale where a lot of bad things happen in the middle, but the ending is happy. Think about the ending."
Sitting in my room with Susanna, I gave up all thought of saying a helpful word, though that's why she had come. I was scandalized myself. I felt like David when God struck Uzzah because he touched the ark. "David was angry because the Lord had burst forth against Uzzah. . . . And David was afraid of the Lord that day" (2 Samuel 6:8-9). God had killed the hapless cart man in the middle of a worship dance to the accompaniment of "songs and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals."
Susanna does not fit in my theology. She is like Psalm 88, a chapter of the Bible that you always hope won't be there next time you open it. Some other Psalms start poorly but have soaring endings. Psalm 88 has no ray of hope.
At one point in the retreat I had read selections from Children's Letters to God:
"Dear God, In school they told us what you do. Who does it when you're on vacation? Erin"
"Dear God, Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones why don't you just keep the ones you got now? Jane"
"Dear God, If you let the dinosaur not extinct we would not have a country. You did the right thing. Jonathan"
"Dear God, If you give me a genie lamp like Alladin, I will give you anything you want except my money or my chess set. Raphel"
What makes the letters cute is that the kids are clueless and yet they're giving God advice.
I went home and read all of Job.
God gave Job no answers. Nor did He apologize. He is God, He does as He pleases. We are all clueless, like children, and yet would give Him advice. He tells us that He is good. There is nothing to do with that but accept it or reject it. Job's wife rejected it, as did Susanna's daughter: "Curse God and die," they said. That's a choice.
I told two of my friends, independently of each other, the story of Susanna, thinking I would rattle their faith too, thinking I was presenting them with a theological Gordian Knot. I thought we would do a little hand-wringing together and flirting with doubts. They surprised me and said, in effect, "It all comes down to trusting Him."
Writer Anne Lamott tells the story of a little boy locked in his room and afraid. But his mother reaches under the door and finds his fingers, and he is consoled enough to wait for the locksmith who's coming in a while. This is the best we will do with Susanna: God's presence and His promise.
"Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?" (Job 38:2). That would be me, Lord.
"I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. 'Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?' Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know" (Job 42:2-3).


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Dancing With the Stars 20134: Watch All the Season 18 Premiere Performances (VIDEOS)
It's finally here! Tonight, Monday March 17, marks the beginning of Dancing With the Stars Season 18, and we're ready to see the exciting new cast in action on the premiere. Will the ice dancers blow everyone else out of the water? Will NeNe Leakes excite, or annoy? Will Maks get into a fight with the judges? And, most importantly: Who will dance well, and who will totally flop?
We'll be updating this article with all of the videos from the episode, so check back and keep refreshing to see who the early standouts are, who needs to seriously up their game, and who's just a lost cause.
NeNe Leakes and Tony Dovolani — Cha-Cha-Cha
James Maslow and Peta Murgatroyd — Foxtrot
Danica McKellar and Val Chmerkovskiy — Foxtrot
Sean Avery and Karina Smirnoff — Contemporary
Meryl Davis and Maksim Chmerkovskiy — Cha-Cha-Cha
Candace Cameron Bure and Mark Ballas — Contemporary
Cody Simpson and Witney Carson — Cha-Cha-Cha
Drew Carey and Cheryl Burke — Foxtrot
Diana Nyad and Henry Byalikov — Foxtrot
Charlie White and Sharna Burgess — Contemporary
Who was your favorite this week? Let us know in the comments below!


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Category Archives: Cooking on the Farm
It's What Makes Winter Tolerable
Being a chocoholic is the ONLY, and I mean ONLY reason why I tolerate colder weather. Cold weather is uncomfortable for many reasons as I list just a few: I'm not a fan of wearing jackets, because it's just another … Continue reading
The Chocolate Addictions
I've loved chocolate ever since I can remember, and now I'm pickier than ever it seems. Getting the shaft from the Easter Bunny when I got a hallow bunny should have been my first clue. Ya think?!? Anyhow these days … Continue reading
A Family Supplement Regimen
I'm very anal about taking vitamins, because I'm not a good eater by any means nor am I a good cook. I also have my family on a vitamin regimen as well since I'm not good at cooking and I'm … Continue reading
One Easy Recipe at a Time
As I've shared with you before I hate every aspect of cooking and making meals for the family, but it happens to fall under my list of responsibilities as a Mom so I gotta suck it up. In order to … Continue reading
Peanut Butter Pie Connoisseur
My husband and I fit together perfectly just like a Reese's Cup. He loves peanut butter and I'm a chocoholic. Ever since I've known him though his favorite type of pie is obviously peanut butter pie. So whenever one is … Continue reading
Dirt to Mud
Just recently the preschool Director asked parents to either volunteer to help during the Grandparents Day event or make a dish that would be served. Well . . . since I stay home with my boys preschool is "their" time. … Continue reading
Born at the Right Time
Thank God I was born after the invention of the microwave! I bitch about cooking constantly and I'm sure my Grandmother shakes her finger at me in heaven and says, "Be thankful for not having to make things from scratch, … Continue reading
A Finalist Recipe
We have a finalist in the family that will be a part of the 44th Annual Pilsbury Bake-Off® Contest and I'm so happy for her!! Unfortunately she's not in my gene pool, because then maybe I would be a better … Continue reading
A Christmas Morning Treat
Just the other day I read a blog post from a new friend, Shelly, about the Christmas Morning Breakfast she makes her family. I was honesty impressed with the fact that she makes the breakfast the night before so baking … Continue reading
Playgroup Meets Power Cooking
As you saw in a previous post Power Cooking to the Rescue I had a Pampered Chef party and Cindy taught us how to Power Cook. Well my friend Ryan ran with it, and just the other day her, I … Continue reading


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Ooooo, very nice! Love captain hook!
Ooooo, very nice! Love captain hook!
MY HOUSE! MY HOUSE!! You've got photos of my house!!! I've always said that I'd love to live in that tiny cottage in the corner of the Victoria Garden in Canada! :9:
I LOVE that little place!!!
Aren't those gardens particularly nice? They look good all year around.
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The situation on the ground has changed: a tragic food crisis has impacted our ability to increase women's safety through the Solar Cooker Project.
The current conditions in Chad have presented us with new challenges: food insecurity has become the primary and most immediately pressing safety and security risk to the refugees. The World Food Program and United Nations Refugee Agency have cut food rations due to increased demand for WFP and UNHCR assistance around the globe. Refugees in Chad are receiving less than 850 calories per person/per day, and some refugees report receiving closer to 250-500 calories per person/per day. To learn more about the food crisis click here.
In response to this desperate situation, we must overhaul how we serve these refugees.
Any organization working in regions affected by conflict, poor governance, and poverty – such as Eastern Chad where the Darfuris reside – must be nimble, and make changes to projects as dictated by the current situation on the ground. As such, JWW conducted several evaluations of the SCP over the years. We reviewed the evaluations thoughtfully and have continually adjusted the Solar Cooker Project as needed. Previous evaluations all pointed to one overall conclusion: the project was working.
Under these new conditions of severe food insecurity, the basic model of preventing trips outside the camp is no longer feasible. Many men, women and children are choosing to leave the camps in order to do whatever they must to get more food for their families. After careful consideration, we are suspending the work of the Solar Cooker Project, and turning our attention to increasing food rations and supporting programs that allow the Darfuri refugees to become more self-sufficient. Self-sufficiency will protect the Darfuri refugee community from the inconstancy of over-stressed international aid funding.
Until significant political progress is made in Sudan, and it is safe for the Darfuris to return home, their dire situation in Chad must be improved. We at JWW are determined to find initiatives which provide sustainable solutions to support the refugees, and will be able to do so with your continued support. In keeping with the very purpose of the Solar Cooker Project, we will support and lead efforts to keep women and girls safe from sexual violence. The Solar Cooker Project was in essence a human security project, and we will continue to keep that as a central focus in all our work to empower and support the Darfuri people.


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After days, yes days, of reading reviews on many websites, I am so lost in getting a bike (I was very unaware of the different bikes out there), so I decided to ask for help here. Basically, I have been using my stationary bike for quite some time now and would like to get into the outdoor cycling world.
Basically, I am looking for a bike to ride mostly on paved roads, about 200 miles a week(some weekend rides will go over 50 miles per trip). There aren't many hills in the area, and there are quite a few nice bike trails around.
So, I was wondering if anyone could point me towards a beginners bike? My budget is around $500(I know this isn't much considering I saw some bikes going into multiple thousands...)
If it helps, I am 5'8" male, 165 lbs.
Thanks and any help would be appreciated.


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Apricot Roast Turkey
A mouthwatering Turkey Roast served with Wattie's Rosemary and Garlic Roasters .
- 4.5kg Tegel Tender Basted Turkey
- 300g bottle Wattie's Bit on the Side Spiced Apricot Sauce
- 150g softened butter
- 2 cups fresh wholemeal breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup chopped fresh herbs (use parsley, chives, thyme, mint or basil)
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- salt and pepper to season
- 8 rashers streaky bacon
- 700g bag Wattie's frozen Rosemary and Garlic Roasters
1. If frozen defrost the Tegel Tender Basted Turkey according to the directions on the packet.
2. Beat together the Wattie's Bit On The Side Spiced Apricot Sauce and butter.
3. Mix half the apricot butter with the fresh breadcrumbs, herbs and nuts. Use this stuffing to fill the cavity of the turkey.
4. Using a spatula spread the remaining butter between the skin and breast meat and over the turkey. Tie the legs together and season the turkey liberally with salt and pepper. Arrange the bacon slices over the breast and drumsticks.
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Tissue is a cellular organizational level intermediate between cells and a complete organism. Hence, a tissue is an ensemble of cells, not necessarily identical, but from the same origin, that together carry out a specific function. Organs are then formed by the functional grouping together of multiple tissues.
The study of tissue is known as histology or, in connection with disease, histopathology.
The classical tools for studying tissues are the paraffin block in which tissue is embedded and then sectioned, the histological stain, and the optical microscope. In the last couple of decades, developments in electron microscopy, immunofluorescence, and the use of frozen tissue sections have enhanced the detail that can be observed in tissues. With these tools, the classical appearances of tissues can be examined in health and disease, enabling considerable refinement of clinical diagnosis and prognosis.
Human tissues:
Based on morphology, tissues can be grouped into four basic types. Multiple tissue types comprise organs and body structures. While all Humans and animals can generally be considered to contain the four tissue types, the manifestation of these tissues can differ depending on the type of organism.
For example, the origin of the cells comprising a particular tissue type may differ developmentally for different classifications of animals. The epithelium in all animals is derived from the ectoderm and endoderm with a small contribution from the mesoderm which forms the endothelium.
By contrast, a true connective tissue is present only in a single layer of cells held together via occluding junctions called tight junctions, to create a selectively permeable barrier. This tissue covers all organismal surfaces that come in contact with the external environment such as the skin, the airways, and the digestive tract.
It serves functions of protection, secretion, and absorption, and is separated from other tissues below by a basal lamina. Endothelium, which comprises the vasculature, is a specialized type of epithelium.
Connective tissue:
Connective tissue is comprised of cells separated by non-living material, which is called extracellular matrix. Connective tissue holds other tissues together such as in the formation of organs, and has the ability to stretch and contract passively. Bone, often referred to as osseous tissue, and blood are examples of specialized connective tissues.
Muscle tissue:
Muscle cells form the active contractile tissue of the body known as muscle tissue. Muscle tissue functions to produce force and cause motion, either locomotion or movement within internal organs. Muscle tissue is separated into three distinct categories: visceral or smooth muscle, which is found in the inner linings of organs; skeletal muscle, which is found attached to bone providing for gross movement; and cardiac muscle which is found in the heart, allowing it to contract and pump blood throughout an organism.
Nervous tissue:
Cells comprising the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system are classified as neural tissue. In the central nervous system, neural tissue forms the brain, cranial nerves and spinal cord and, in the peripheral nervous system, peripheral nerves inclusive of the motor neurons.
Epithelial tissue:
Epithelial tissues are formed by layers of cells that cover organ surfaces such as the surface of the skin, the airways, and the inner lining of the digestive tract. The cells comprising an epithelial layer are linked via semi-permeable, tight junctions; hence, this tissue provides a barrier between the organ it covers and the external environment. In addition to this protective function, epithelial tissue may also function in secretion and absorption. Endothelium is simple squamous epithelium.
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Reading Notes 2013-02-04
- Windows Azure VM Development: Part 1 (Bryan Bolling) – Great post about how to get started working with a VM in Azure. First post of a promising series.
- YouTrack — Agile Issue & Project Tracker – Great tutorial that explains how to install YouTrack in an Azure VM from A to Z to enjoy Agile project tracking.
- Access SQL Azure Data Using Java Script (Angshuman Nayak) – Interesting exercises. It could be used in a local web page.
- Announcing Amazon Elastic Transcoder – Amazon is replying to the Windows Azure Media Services with the release last week of a similar service.
- Startup Accelerator for Windows Azure: Demo Day (Scott Gu) – Exciting program for start-ups. See what you missed and how you could jump-in.
- Maarten Balliauw {blog} (Maarten Balliauw) – Get a tutorial for continuous development. I'm looking forward to see more tools/framework from .Net that will be supported.
- Using Fiddler to decipher Windows Azure PowerShell or REST API HTTPS traffic (Avkash Chauhan) – Great use of PowerShell for deployment.
- 39 design patterns to boost your cloud architecture (Joe McKendrick) – Post to bookmark, it also contains SOA references.
- "Key not valid for use in specified state" exception when working with the Access Control Service – Great tutorial/workaround to manage issues with the certificate when deploying with Azure.
- Backup TO DISK, TAPE and now URL – Backup On-Premises SQL Server Databases to Azure Storage – Enjoy the new way to do your on-premise SQL database backup.
- Build better VHDs with expanded SQL SysPrep support in SQL Server 2012 SP1 CU2 – A lot of information about the SysPrep tool and the new features to get more control on your Sql Database VM. These prepared VM are supported on-premise or in Azure.
- How Does the Cloud Change a Database Administrator's Job? – Excellent post if you are a DBA or if your job is database related. This post gives a good summary of the cloud database ecosystem and a lot of other good references.
- TFS and VS 2012 Update 1 Released (Bryan) – Announce of the new update in Visual Studio 2012 and is correlation with TFS… update now.
- TFS Power Tools Issues (Dustin Metzgar) – Little tips to be able to enjoy TFS PowerShell cmdlets.
- Developer Movement Windows Phone App Challenge (Jonathan Rozenblit) – Developers : You have until the end of February to take this challenge !
- Git support for Visual Studio – Git, TFS, and VS put into Context (Scott Hanselman) – Woohoo ! Great news ! I know a lot of friends that will be really happy on this… If only they believe me.
- Learning JustMock for Working with Nasty Dependencies(frazzleddad) – Good post that compares rhino mock and justmock with some code samples.
- Cross Browser Debugging integrated into Visual Studio with BrowserStack (Scott Hanselman) – Wow! Wow! Wow! Great addition to Visual Studio. That the first thing I will do next time I 'm opening VS. And just when Expression suite is going down. Hum…
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- Plex is the media center software ecosystem I've been waiting for (Scott Hanselman) – Plex was a big discovery for me in the holidays. Since that time, I can't imagine how I could go without it.
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Keflezighi will turn 39 in two weeks, an age when most elite marathoners have lowered their expectations to respectable rather than victorious. So many years of competition over 26.2 miles tends to pull the swiftest back toward the pack with tendinitis here and a fractured bone there. But Keflezighi seems to be getting younger, defying all that is understood about the sport in a most spectacular way and winning the enthusiastic support of many runners in the field.
In a race that had taken on greater meaning because of the act of terrorism it was witness to a year ago, Keflezighi became the first U.S. man to win the Boston Marathon in more than 30 years, and he did it in a personal-best time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 37 seconds.
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The race, the world's oldest annually run marathon, felt like a catharsis for this city.
A crowd of 1 million people, twice the usual number, showed up to cheer the field of 32,530 athletes that started the race.
Twice as many law-enforcement officials patrolled the racecourse as well.
Keflezighi gave fist bumps to the enormous crowds on Boylston Street, near where two bombs went off at the 2013 marathon, killing three and wounding more than 260. Once across the finish line, he was hugged by 1983 champion Greg Meyer, the last American man to win the race. Keflezighi bowed to the crowd and waved to the spectators in the grandstand at the finish line.
"This is probably the most meaningful victory for an American because of what happened last year,'' he said. "I'm almost 39. I just ran a personal best.
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One of 10 children, Keflezighi fled to Italy from Eritrea with his mother and siblings while his father worked cleaning jobs to support the family while arranging for them to move to San Diego.
At 34, Keflezighi won the 2009 New York City Marathon — the first American male winner in that race since 1982. His shoe sponsor, Nike, dropped him less than two years later, perhaps convinced his career had peaked.
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"My career is fulfilled," Keflezighi said. "Since 2008, it's been frosting on the cake. It's just getting better and better."
Keflezighi said he fought off a stomach ailment around the 20th mile and then "prayed a lot" to make it to the finish line. Wilson Chebet of Kenya was second in 2:08:48.
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Posted 11 September 2013 - 03:59 AM
Posted 11 September 2013 - 08:56 AM
I would possibly approach this guy again, and ask nicely what you did for him to change his attitude so abruptly; and if something can be worked out between you & him so that both parties are happy.
If neither works, perhaps build some light shields.
Posted 11 September 2013 - 02:48 PM
If neither works, perhaps build some light shields.
The fight, and it some respects it is a fight, to stop or reduce light pollution and trespass, requires active not passive tactics. If we assume the burden of mitigating the (impact light shields), it is yet another loss. Education and persuasion are the best approach, but frankly most people just do not care. That makes the legislation the best action tool.
If your local government does have a lighting ordinance, in most states, you cannot compel enforcement, you can only ask. When you ask having others join with you is more effective.
After that try small claims courts. You have a legal right to the peaceful enjoyment of your property (in every state). If all else fails small claims might work. One of my neighbors used a small claims filling to get the attention of a commercial property owner. The result was a compromise, but an improvement.
If you have a lot of money, get a lawyer to write a letter, and then prepare to spend a lot more if you want to go to court for injunctive relief.
Good luck.
Posted 11 September 2013 - 02:57 PM
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Posted 11 September 2013 - 06:13 PM
I'm not suggesting to rely on "passive tactics". However, if trying to reason with this individual, nor any codes to assist him, rather than having to move, LP panels would at least help him observe.
There are bigger issues that the world faces.
Posted 11 September 2013 - 07:03 PM
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Posted 12 September 2013 - 05:56 AM
and light bulbs have been know to burn out......
Very true!
Posted 12 September 2013 - 07:29 AM
Posted 12 September 2013 - 08:38 AM
Nobody lives in the house. I missed that the first time. Why not unscrew the bulbs a bit while you are out and tighten them back when you are done?
I would definitely ask the owner first. With the attitude shown, if someone else reports back to the neighbor, the OP could be charged with tresspassing.
Posted 12 September 2013 - 09:44 AM
Nobody lives in the house. I missed that the first time. Why not unscrew the bulbs a bit while you are out and tighten them back when you are done?
I would definitely ask the owner first. With the attitude shown, if someone else reports back to the neighbor, the OP could be charged with tresspassing.
I'm curious whether, the OP unwittingly made some mis-steps in approaching his semi-absentee neighbor about the lights, despite believing he was doing so in a polite, diplomatic manner. How much did he chat up, i.e. schmooze a bit with the neighbor first before broaching the subject of the lights? Did he first create the vibe where the neighbor's first impression of the OP living next door is reassuringly positive rather than indifferent or concerning? Was the issue of the lighting practically the first thing out of the OP's mouth?
By saying this, I'm not at all conclusively presuming the OP did go about it all wrong; some people, some property owners are simply cantankerous and mercurial PITAs to reasonably deal with. However, the OP's description does leave open the possibility that despite what he perceived as the neighbor's initial momentary receptiveness to his proposal, he nevertheless somehow rubbed the neighbor wrong, and while the neighbor stepped away for a few minutes, irritation from the wrong-way vibe prevailed over his superficial initial agreeableness. Maybe the guy IS also a bit mercurial and cantankerous to boot, but those are the sort of folks whom it's especially important to schmooze up a bit first before making any negotiating demands upon them.
Think about it: the OP's reaction to the abrupt turn-around turn-down by his neighbor was to think "court orders" rather than trying first to fix a relationship that had inadvertently got off on the wrong foot.
Posted 12 September 2013 - 12:33 PM
A darkened house, with light bulbs loosened inside, makes it EASIER for someone outside to see that someone is snooping around when someone has to use a flash light to look around.
Also, point out that as YOU are living there and HIS house is unoccupied most of the time,
IF HE TURNS OFF THE OUTSIDE LIGHTS OFF WHEN HE IS AWAY, you will call the police if you see/hear anything out of the ordinary.
IF HE LEAVES THE LIGHTS ON, you will just chuckle that the annoying neighbor is getting what he deserves when the bad guys break in.
Posted 12 September 2013 - 04:22 PM
Posted 12 September 2013 - 04:58 PM
Build some light shades with bright colored tarps, with the bright side facing out, and leave them up 24/7. He might ask you to remove them, and then you will have negotiating power.
Maybe there needs to be a hall of light pollution shame website where folks could post pictures and location information on. Bad publicity works.
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Posted 13 September 2013 - 01:59 AM
Understood and gentle persuasion is always good. However, but in the middle ground between passivity and malicious mischief, we should tend to move toward activism of a peaceful sort.
I'm not suggesting to rely on "passive tactics".
I write that as one who is very frustrated with the small gains we make locally and the constant pressure from the land and business groups to move backwards. LEDs undercut the resource conservation argument; almost no one sees sea turtles or the fate of migratory birds. The health argument is not persuasive (at least not yet). Concern for astronomy does not make the list.
There are three nearby observatories. One is urban for public education. One is on college campus, and the director says the sky is so bad he does not worry about his own lights, let alone any ohthers. The third belongs to the University of California. It has a semi-working 30" and and a broken 20" and is in a fairly protected valley. No effort was ever made to deal with light pollution so we have this.
There are literally thousands of acres of open space (parks, watersheds, reservoirs, and some vineyards and grazing land nearby. The land is rural according to the Census, but the sky is increasingly urban (red headed for white). None of the abutting cities or the county requires zero uplight fixtures. We have some strong open space groups, and they all say that they do not want to dilute their main efforts with a lighting controversy. Neither of the two active astronomy groups in the area pursues a darker sky agenda. Things are as they are, seems to be the motto.
California has a reputation for liberal, green, etc, rules, causes, and policies. I live in an upper income (them not me) area with a very high percentage of college grads and professionals. However, light is tough subject, and that won't change if we are timid.
Every neighbor won over by whatever means is a victory, but in our modern world not much can be done one person at a time. Dark sky is now a politcal issue and will require legislated solutions. It might be sad, but one planning director or city coucilman is worth more than a neigbhor.
In my case if it was only the neighbors, the problem would not be a problem, any of them would turn out a light, even the ones who barely know each other.
The OP has dark sky and I wish him well with the neigbor, but whether he wins or not very little changes. If we look at this as individual cases with individual solutions we are doomed. . I really urge everyone to make some effort and to expand on any effort that you do make.
I will post later on some recent gains and setbacks by a disparate group of homeowners seeking some limits on light growth by the largest single entity in town. But they made gains, and it required politcal action.
Posted 13 September 2013 - 06:04 AM
Also, point out that as YOU are living there and HIS house is unoccupied most of the time,
IF HE TURNS OFF THE OUTSIDE LIGHTS OFF WHEN HE IS AWAY, you will call the police if you see/hear anything out of the ordinary.
IF HE LEAVES THE LIGHTS ON, you will just chuckle that the annoying neighbor is getting what he deserves when the bad guys break in.
Indeed.. whether it is explicitly or implicitly stated, there is some real truth here. We have small second home in an isolated part of the county. We love the place dearly but the best thing about it, our neighbor... he watches the place like it was his.
For a property owner who is mostly somewhere else.. a solid relationship with your neighbor is the best security there is.
Posted 13 September 2013 - 06:26 AM
But seriously though, the guy is being a little crazy. If there is no recourse for you, throw up some tall trees, poplars, lelylands or something that will grow fast and block out the light. Either that or when he is home aim a floodlight in his living room. Some people can't be reasoned with. Some people just want to watch the world burn.
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Posted 13 September 2013 - 08:00 AM
Nobody lives in the house? Get a gobo that says "nobody lives here" and shine it on the house.
Posted 13 September 2013 - 08:25 AM
While we all wish to have dark skies, bullying others to suit our needs will do nothing to further our goal to reduce LP.
Posted 13 September 2013 - 08:51 AM
Retaliating against a neighbor (or anyone) is never a good idea! I don't think this is what CN wishes to represent.
While we all wish to have dark skies, bullying others to suit our needs will do nothing to further our goal to reduce LP.
My response, as I have a feeling that the others are mostly the same, was firnly tongue-in-cheek. I assure you.
Posted 13 September 2013 - 09:27 AM
Neither of the two active astronomy groups in the area pursues a darker sky agenda. Things are as they are, seems to be the motto.
Yes, this is my frustration with the astronomy clubs I am a part of. The discussion is 100% on, "Where can we find a dark sky?" rather than "How can we MAKE a dark sky?" Path of less resistance apparently is just driving farther and farther. The point I try to make is, "What are you going to do when the light catches up to you, and there's no where left to drive?" Sadly, it falls on deaf ears, mostly. Or, "Great idea Dave - YOU go do it."
However, light is tough subject, and that won't change if we are timid.
Every neighbor won over by whatever means is a victory, but in our modern world not much can be done one person at a time.
On that point I disagree. Having good lighting present as an example matters. "Look at the good lights that the Dodge car dealership has up." Or, "Ever notice how Joe just leaves his light off, despite having that expensive car? There's a reason for that..." It allows us to have a conversation with others. YES, we need political action too - I'm not disagreeing with your later point about that. But one at a time matters as well. We need a both/and strategy.
Dark sky is now a politcal issue and will require legislated solutions. It might be sad, but one planning director or city coucilman is worth more than a neigbhor.
Yes, and this can be an even steeper uphill battle than one neighbor at a time (though you're right that getting one good political person on board can reap huge rewards for us).
My story: I got one neighbor to turn off her lights simply by asking. My wife got the library to change their lights when one burned out. I am still waiting - 2 years later - for either the electric company or the village to get something done about one of my other neighbor's lights, and the streetlight which both shine into my daughter's window.
And here's the point on that: We can then lobby both political leaders and neighbors on both the benefits, AND be able to SHOW them what is good about better light. My neighbor laughed/scoffed at me when I mentioned getting the streetlight changed, "HA! They'll never change it!" he declared. Of course, he doesn't know me well enough to realize how persistent I am. So if I can get even that one streetlight changed, I will be able to approach him again, and say, "Okay, the streetlight got changed... now what about YOUR light? Marie turns her lights off, the library changed theirs... see?" (Not that bluntly of course, but something along those lines.) It let's me point to examples for the prickly/stubborn ones.
If we look at this as individual cases with individual solutions we are doomed. . I really urge everyone to make some effort and to expand on any effort that you do make.
I've been making astronomy videos for 2.5 years to get more people looking up at the night sky, so that light pollution is on their radar, and they will then DO something about their own lights.
We need to start by making the changes at our own homes. "Hi neighbor - look at the lights on my house. See how there's no glare? All the light goes down, and I can still see everything I need to see at night to walk, look for burglars, etc." An example matters.
And beyond that, we need to not talk about how it affects US, as amateur astronomers. "Oh, you can't see the stars? Go drive out into the country!" No one cares about OTHER people's issues. People care about what matters to THEM. So we need to focus on the reduction in crime stats when cities have turned off lights (Bristol and Essex UK are great examples), or how even the tiniest bits of light at night can disrupt your sleep (Dr. David Blask and Dr. George Brainard's work). If we say, "Do you know you could sleep better if it were darker - no pills, no sleep aids, no expensive curtains that don't block all the light - just DARKNESS?" we might get some people's attention. The U.S. spends 9 BILLION on sleep medications. Of course, everyone likes a secret too, so we can't just scream, "Turn off the lights!!" we need to approach like, "Hey, I discovered the secret to a great night's sleep... call me if you're interested."
BAM! You have their attention - you've got a secret, and have information they want.
I plan to do just that by talking about better sleep at library presentations. Imagine how much more we could accomplish if we approach it that way. Yes, the political side - totally agreed. But we need to get citizens on board too. Politicians listen to squeaky wheels, and if squeaky wheels are only hearing, "We need more light because CRIME!" (even if there is effectively no crime, like where I live, yet we have hundreds of lights - and it's not because of them we have no crime), they will do what will get them VOTES - or more accurately, they will do what will not LOSE them votes.
In other words, educate EVERYONE. And be in it for the long haul, too.
So that's a really long way of both responding to your points, and saying to the OP "Take the long view." I know it's frustrating. I've been dealing with lights spewing onto my yard for years, and haven't made a ton of progress. But I've made some, and will make more. It just takes time. Be patient, work out a positive approach to get the changes made. And in the meantime, put up light shields.


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A man charged with killing his mother and grandmother might have been in jail if police had known he had been released from a mental health hold, records and interviews show.
Tyler Withrow, 30, was arrested for the murders that happened on Aug. 13 in Kirk in northeastern Colorado. Two weeks before the murders, Withrow was under mental health surveillance at the request of Aurora Police, police said.
Neighbors and police records show Withrow went on a rampage at his town home complex in the 2500 block of Victor Street in Aurora.
Police reports show he broke car windows, possibly with a golf club, and threw a rock through a neighboring home's window. Police said when officers arrived, they followed a trail of blood to find Withrow naked, and when he disobeyed commands, they used a Taser weapon on him multiple times before putting handcuffs on him.
Fearing for his safety, police took him to the Medical Center of Aurora, placing him on a medical center hold for 72 hours.
"It allows us to put someone on hold or put someone on hold when we come across someone who's showing the behavior he was that day," said Aurora police Officer Frank Fania
Fania said the department didn't arrest Withrow at the time because it was only a property crime, and no person, other than Withrow, was injured in the July 27 incident.
But Fania says the hospital never told police Withrow was being released from the medical hold because to do so would violate federal law.
"They don't follow up because once we turn him over to the hospital, we can't get information because of HIPAA laws," said Fania, referring to the privacy laws included in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
A spokeswoman for the Medical Center of Aurora said if a person isn't in police custody, officers aren't be able to get specific medical information on that person. But the hospital would have told police Withrow was released if an officer had called.
If a suspect is in police custody, the hospital will call police once the suspect is ready to be released, the spokeswoman said.
When Aurora police officers requested an arrest warrant for Withrow, he was already in custody in Yuma County, charged with the murders, records show.
Fania said almost every detective in Aurora police is working the theater shooting case from July 20, and Withrow's burglary case wasn't a high priority since it was only a property crime.
"Even if we would have arrested him, chances of him being in jail under that crime [for longer than] a day or two would have been slim because of the low bond," Fania said.
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Libraries aren't just for reading anymore.
"The libraries are becoming a gathering place, a safe haven at times for a lot of our young people to go study, concentrate, interact, to research on the internet, or books or whatever they need." said Flathead County Commissioner Cal Scott.
Flathead County Library has been around since the early 1900s, and has seen a large increase in use in recent years, which is why the library system and the county commissioners have decided to build a new 55,000 sq. ft. library building.
Flathead County Library System Director Kim Crowley is hoping to nearly double the amount of space they currently have.
"Right now we have no room for meeting spaces, for study spaces, for collaborative work areas," said Crowley. "A lot of libraries are putting in digital media labs. We just have no space to meet the needs of the public."
While some may say the way we read has changed due to technology, that's not the case at the Flathead County Library where people are still coming in to check out books like this one here and reading them all of the time.
"We don't think the book is going away anytime soon, our circulation of books and DVDs and music right now continues to grow every year," Crowley said.
There are a few road blocks to get through before the project begins, but Scott says they are going forward with the plan that they have in place.
"The bottom line is it is in the plan, we're looking at that," Scott said. "It is up to determination of the library board and the county in the future as to if we actually do anything in the future at that time."
Scott said he's confident that the library will be used by more people in than community than just those who want to read.


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STONEWALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE president Brandon Weinheimer, right, congratulates Golden Service Award winners Henry and Kathy Duecker, left, and Outstanding Community Citizen Bradley Nielsen. – Standard-Radio Post/Ken Esten Cooke
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Bradley Nielsen was named Outstanding Community Citizen while Henry and Kathy Duecker won the Golden Service Award on Monday at the annual Stonewall Chamber of Commerce Banquet.
The event, held at the Stonewall Chamber building, featured an introduction of new board members, recognition of outgoing members and a talk on the wine industry by Maureen Qualia, enology instructor at Texas Tech University-Fredericksburg (see separate story on page A/B6).
Incoming chamber president Brandon Weinheimer said he was proud to lead the organization, especially considering his family's deep roots in the area.
Weinheimer highlighted the chamber's 2013 accomplishments, including a Casino Night, hosting the Peach JAMboree, and the Stonewall Seed Stomp Skidaddle 5K Run.
Weinheimer said upcoming chamber efforts include academic scholarships, supporting Stonewall exhibitors at the Gillespie County 4-H and FFA Livestock Show and Auction, repairs and upgrades to the chamber building and grounds.
"We also want to work with the Stonewall Heritage Society toward getting a new welcome sign at the edge of town, and we want to develop closer ties with other organizations, such as the LBJ State Park and Historic Site," he said.
The new president said the chamber would continue to support the efforts of the Stonewall Volunteer Fire Department, as well.
"We meet the third Monday of each month if anyone would like to attend, and we are open to ideas and suggestions," he said.
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"This ink has been especially made to celebrate the 340th Anniversary of J.Herbin. With a dark red color and earthy tone, this intense and deep dye this ink will bring brightness and majesty to all your writing."
Dark red color and earthy tone... haha... This is blood red ink if I've ever seen it. Perhaps a way to indulge writers to write more vampire stories in the vein of Stephenie Meyer and Charlaine Harris.
In early French promotional literature for this ink, I saw it described as "Rouge Hematite" which could be translated as blood red. On the box and in the catalog, this ink is known as "1670" and the name of the color will be "Rouge Hematite."
50ml per bottle, and retailing for approximately $20 in the US, the cap is made with official wax cherry ref. H310/24, (not imported to the US by Exaclair) and the seal with glue gun wax gold ref. H358/04.
The bottle arrived with it's cap covered in wax and when I went to open the bottle, the cap came off quite easily... as if it might not have been tightly secured.
Once I put the cap back on and gave it a secure twist, the wax broke and crumbled off.... Hmmm... Not sure if I like this for two reasons. One, is that the aluminum cap under the wax is unattractive and doesn't go at all with the "classic" bottle theme. IMHO, it should have been black plastic like the rest of their caps, but maybe they couldn't get the wax to stick to the plastic. The second reason I don't care for it is unless you pick all of the wax off, when you open the bottle, you could inadvertently get wax inside the bottle and I have no idea how that could potentially affect the mixture, or if it could contaminate it in any way.
I am not crazy about the smaller opening on this bottle. As I can sometimes be a clumsy oaf when filling pens, I find it too narrow of an opening and in fact, when I submerged the nib of my Safari into the bottle, I managed to overflow the ink down the side.... This is one of 4 bottles Exaclair received directly from France and I go slopping it up all to heck. You can see the way I stained the gold elastic near the top of the bottle.
Front of the box, (which arrived shrink wrapped in plastic) note that the ink was made to match the color of the classic Herbin logo. No clue what all of the icons represent, thoughI have seen some on other bottles of Herbin ink.
To confirm, the back of the box reads, "Ink for fountain pens." (Note my stained inky fingers)
With maybe the exception of Herbin's Perle Noire, (only because I can't see through that ink to the bottom of the bottle,) this might be the most heavily saturated Herbin fountain pen ink I've yet to encounter. The black areas at the top of the image are (what I am guessing to be) undissolved dye. Of note, I tested this ink with only a little agitation in one pen, and then I shook the heck out it to dissolve the dye and filled it into a separate pen and once I wrote with them, the results were for the most part, indistinguishable.
If you are wondering about the inscriptions on the bottom of the bottle.
The manufacturer of the bottle provided the following information:
- A means Food / Alimentary
- 5 means 5 CL= measurement equivalent to 50ml
- Logo VetroElite
- 3 number referring to the mold used for the bottle
While I have tested most all of my J. Herbin inks in this Clairefontaine Basics journal, I'd like to point out that this 90g bright white paper can sometimes tend to make dry inks (ones without great flow) and pens with a less than magnificent flow seem kind of stingy and laborious to write with.
I initially tested the 1670 ink in a .5 cursive italic (specially cut by Pendemonium) Lamy Safari - (red of course,) and was at once surprised how saturated and how... orange this red ink was. (but don't get me wrong... it is definitely a red ink.) My first thought was of Diamine's Monaco Red but no... I'll get back to my comparisons in a minute. The ink had great flow in the Safari on the Clairefontaine paper, and later in the medium nibbed Al-Star as well. Looking closely, there is some shading but like most heavily saturated inks, it's not very pronounced.
Now for the interesting part, the pen with the thinner nib (the Safari) was filled from the bottle when I had only lightly agitated it. When I wrote with it, it looked slightly darker than the wider nibbed pen which was filled after I shook it violently. Go figure. I usually see thinner nibbed pens write lighter than wider nibbed pens filled with the same ink. In her recent review of this ink, Margana from Inkophile said she liked the chameleon aspect, and that it leans orange-red depending on lighting conditions as well as nib width and flow. I would tend to agree.
Though I have not tested every available red ink on the planet, I have tested quite a few and this not like any color of red I've sampled before.
The color I would say is the closest, would be my all-time favorite red, Diamine's Poppy - but the 1670 has more shading and leans more towards orange/brown. (Like blood) I find it looks more brown on off-white paper, my personal favorite, and I happen to prefer the way Poppy stays more "red" on off-white paper than the 1670.
These are the inks I compared it to, and how I perceived the differences:
It's more orange than Diamine Ruby
Brighter and more orange than Rohrer & Klingner's Morinda
Darker and more brown than Diamine's Vermillion
Darker and more brown than pink of Diamine's Passion Red
More red/orange than Diamine's Monaco Red
More reddish brown than Diamine's Maroon
and lastly, darker and more red/brown than Herbin's Rouge Caroubier.
Of the 4 bottles that Exaclair recently received, I received one to sample, as did Margana from Inkophile and Ryan from Pear Tree Pens. (The 4th bottle will be up for inspection at the National Stationery Show in NYC May 16-19th.) Margana and Ryan both noted that this ink seemed to have a longer than usual dry time, which could pose problematic for lefty writers. As I've come to expect some amount of drying time from all of my fountain pen ins, I quite honestly didn't give it much thought as I was testing it, but after reading their comments, I went back and checked and yes.... it does take a little longer to dry but still nowhere near what I have deemed to be "the ink with the longest drying time ever, in any pen, and on any paper, Noodler's Red-Brown."
While Margana and I both experienced the ink to have excellent flow, Ryan experienced the ink to be rather dry writing... he has told me that he will test the ink in a different pen to see if it is indeed the ink and not the pen.
The initial shipment from France is only 100 bottles and those are being limited 10 per retailer, on a first come first serve basis. As I am certain this first batch will sell out almost immediately, though set to be a limited edition ink, future shipments are expected.
I tested this ink against a myriad of other brands/shades of reddish inks. Top right hand color is Visconti Burgundy, a deeper darker more pink shade of red, and Herbin's Rouge Caroubier - a lighter more pinkish shade of red.
I created the above doodle on white Clairefontaine sketch paper and though the ink is what I would definitely describe as an "orangey-red" when I applied water to the ink from a waterbrush, it pulled out what looked to be bright shades of pink. I must emphasize that though this ink is not a pinkish red, it had those characteristics when water was applied. I've seen similar situations with several different orangey Diamine colors - water applied, pink comes out. I'm guessing it has something to do with the dye mixtures.


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Writing In Computer Engineering
By Aaron Blancaflor, Sacramento State Computer Engineering major
Purpose of This Website
The purpose of this website is to inform newly entered as well as incoming students about the types of writing they should expect in the Computer Engineering major. Also to inform them about what types careers can be obtained with a Computer Engineering degree and what kind of writing to expect in that career.
Description Of Computer Engineering
Computer Engineering is one of the majors offered here at California State University, Sacramento. In the Sacramento State Catalog it describes Computer Engineering as this:
"Computer Engineering is one of the newest areas of engineering, a dynamic field that thrives on innovation and challenges. Business, industry, and home applications create the need for products that often can be used both for work as well as for entertainment. In high technology areas of the United States, Sacramento included, Computer Engineering has experienced tremendous growth, becoming one of the major driving forces behind the rapidly advancing electronics and computer industry. Employment projections consistently predict that computer engineering and computer science will continue to experience more than doubling of growth in a ten-year period. Nationally nearly all engineering universities offer a degree in Computer Engineering. Being close in course content to Electrical Engineering, and to Computer Science, these degrees are found in various departmental and program configurations. At Sacramento State, Computer Engineering enjoys the advantage of both areas since it is a program jointly supported by the Electrical and Electronic Department and the Computer Science Department."
The Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering is a 4-year program that emphasizes engineering design of computer hardware and systems at all levels. Engineering design begins with logic design taught to entering students during their first semesters. The thread of design continues through the study of architecture, CMOS and VLSI technology, ASIC design, operating systems, computer hardware design, and networking hardware. To complete their degree, students take a two-semester senior design and project course.
Students are expected to satisfy the general education requirement of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as well as the University's General Education requirements. Students should consult the Program Coordinator for specific General Education requirements.
A total of 137 units must be completed in order to successfully receive a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering. Of these 137 units, 101 of them are required for the major.
Specific information can be found in the Sacramento State Catalog online: http://catalog.csus.edu/08-10/program/cpe.pdf
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As we continue to fight to keep the arts in education, it is time to realize that the real fight is keeping the art in education. When I first started teaching many years ago, teaching was primarily seen as an art — an innate ability to use creative skill and imagination to communicate and build relationships that facilitate learning. The curriculum guide was a small gray book covering all subjects. Now, teaching is seen primarily as a science. Attention is paid to specific teaching techniques, core curriculum, testing and narrowly-focused results. Data is collected, analyzed and used more for accountability than to personalize student programs.
We need to create a balance of art and science as we nurture the students in our care. Granted, research over the past few decades has provided us with evidence of how the brain functions, how students learn in different ways and that they have multiple intelligences. This valuable information has only found its way into the education debate in limited instances. The focus has been more on defining what students need to know, how they should be taught and measuring results. This is much easier and more scientific than using brain functioning, learning styles and multiple intelligences to empower teachers to personalize education and create safe and caring learning environments.
The science of teaching helps us to understand concepts such as that the brain remembers information when it is relevant and evokes an emotional response, that we have a basic human need for safety and that living in poverty has a definite impact on a child's ability to maximize his potential. Science creates the structure underlying the art of teaching.
It takes artists to see the big picture, think creatively and critically, and begin to shape the future of education. Artists celebrate human individuality. The art of teaching requires that we:
- Apply what science teaches us in a holistic way.
- Know our students as individuals.
- Empower students to be the best they can be.
- Understand that students must first feel safe and secure if they are to take the risks necessary for them to become the person they want to be.
- Focus on creating positive, supportive school cultures.
- Engage students in their learning at the deepest level possible by creating an emotional response.
- Ensure that curriculum is personalized and meaningful.
- Focus on building connections and relationships.
- See the big picture by dealing with the whole child.
- Seek the complexities and depth in the big picture.
Although this blog post may evoke a response of: "Yeah, but we're accountable for raising test scores through processes and programs that come from above…," I hope you will let your inner artist shine through and see what you need to do as a teacher and as a leader. It is only when we find the balance between the art and science of education that we will begin to make a real difference in the lives of our students.
Carol Hunter is an award-winning, retired elementary-school principal and author of "Real Leadership Real Change". She is president of Impact Leadership, a consulting company focused on bringing real change to public education. Learn more at www.impactleadership.ca.
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Cool. I'm an old OISE grad meself. Nice to hear another one or two of us making good. We ARE everywhere!
Imagine if administrators treated teachers with some of the bullets points listed in the article…
Great post. Thank you.
This post all of my concept about the educational science.


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Someone said they hope Ben can get better starts this year, as he seems to come on late in the race.
That may work to his advantage. I read an article at the Speed Channel website that said tire management will be a bigger issue with the new bikes. Those that can keep their tires under them will have a big advantage.
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Mr. Burris was born Dec. 30, 1946, in Laredo to Dora (Goff) and Earl Hayes Burris. He married Joye Hoffman in Beeville on June 1, 1969, and served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a rancher and a member of First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Joye Burris of Beeville; two sons, Brian (Lydia) Burris of Eagle Pass and Brett (Stefani) Burris of Frisco; three grandchildren, Victor, Lily and Brianna; and two sisters, Rita Burris of Austin and Beth (John) Haney of Duncan, Okla.
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basic services to urban poor. There are two sub-missions under JNNURM one for urban infrastructure and governance and another for providing basic services to urban poor.
Delays and shoddy work have been the culprits in many cases, as it is in Meerut. District magistrate Vikas Gothawal defended the scheme: There are genuine reasons for the delay. Work slowed down for almost six months during state elections. As far as the quality of work is concerned, third-party inspections are being conducted and I dont think the agency undertaking the work is incompetent, he told a visiting team from FE.
However, Meeruts housing project for the urban poor which comes under integrated housing and slum development is barely 30% complete. While digging is on for sewerage, there is little movement on an ambitious waste disposal plant, which was to start by 2009.
A Jal Nigam official told FE that the sewage network under construction lacks capacity and would collapse within a decade as population grows. This means a key mission objective securing linkages between asset creation and maintenance for long-run project sustainability is not being met.
The Meerut sewage project envisages laying 243 km of pipelines for waste disposal within municipal limits. The project, which was slated for completion by March 2012, now has a new deadline of September 2013. But given the pace of work and lackadaisical approach of implementing agencies, even the new deadline seems hard to achieve.
A city development plan of around Rs 1,400 crore was prepared for Meerut in 2006 under which around Rs 235 crore was to be allotted for the sewage network, Rs 341 crore for water supply and storm water drains, around Rs 25 crore for solid waste management, Rs 300 crore for roads and transportation, Rs 358 crore for urban renewal and the rest for municipal reforms and capacity building. Only one project roads and transport under which 150 low-floor buses were to be procured was completed on time.
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam was made the implementing agency for sewage, water supply and waste management works and Meerut Nagar Nigam was the monitoring agency. According to Jal Nigam, only 45% of the network has been laid and the progress of other projects like urban renewal, storm water drain are not satisfactory. Local MP Rajendra Aggarwal is of the view that the work couldnt be completed as the municipal and implementing bodies lacked the


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Valcourt, Québec, May 13, 2014 – Can-Am Renegade 800R X XC racer Bryan Buckhannon posted his first 4x4 Pro class win of the season and finished second overall on the 10 a.m. session podium at round six of the AMA AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country series in Hurricane Mills, Tenn.
"It was a very competitive weekend at Loretta's, but we were extremely pleased by Bryan Buckhannon's 4x4 Pro Class win and second overall finish during the morning session," said Jeff Leclerc, racing project leader, Can-Am. "The class points race is tight between Buckhannon and current class leader Kevin Trantham. After the six rounds of racing action, it's exciting that four different Renegade 800R X xc racers having won at least one round."
The sixth round of the 2014 GNCC series was held at the Loretta Lynn Dude Ranch outside of Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Despite a call for rain, the weather held off for Saturday's ATV action and instead racers had to battle the hot, dry conditions and hilly course. Bryan Buckhannon (ATV Parts Plus / Can-Am) battled out front with the 4x4 Pro class leaders all day and eventually posted his first class victory of the year. The multi-time GNCC utility ATV champion climbed to within three points of class points leader and fellow Can-Am Renegade racer Kevin Trantham, who took fifth. Buckhannon, who earned second overall in the 10 a.m. session, has been consistent all year, making the podium at five of six rounds.
"It feels great to win the 4x4 Pro class. I have been waiting six rounds to do it and I am happy to get the monkey off of my back," said Buckhannon. "I was third off the start, but was able to grab the lead by mile marker one. I got into a battle with Kevin (Trantham), although he had some bad luck. After Kevin, Rob (Smith) and I started to battle. We had a blast. We passed each other back and forth. It was a good clean race."
Smith (BNR / Can-Am) earned his second straight 4x4 Pro class podium finish after slugging it out with Buckhannon in Tennessee. Smith, who has one win this year, currently sits third in the class point standings 10 points out of second place. Jordan Phillips finished fourth.
Another class victory went to Can-Am racer Tanner Bowles in the 4x4 A/B class. The Loretta's win marked the fifth victory in a row for Bowles, who leads the class by 19 points heading into round seven. In his third race of the year in the 4x4 C class, Can-Am racer Matt Ewart posted his first class victory, winning by more than six minutes. Brian Foltz also scored a podium finish aboard a DS 450 in the Senior A/B (38+) class Saturday afternoon.
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