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Isaac Buck was my 4th great-grandfather and a Revolutionary War soldier.
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Isaac Buck was my 4th great-grandfather and a Revolutionary War soldier.
1757-1846 — Massachusetts
The circumstances of the birth of Isaac Buck are interesting. The printed Southborough VR book says:
"BUCK, Isaac, s. Isaac Buck and Mary Richards, Sept 27, 1757"
The handwritten Southborough town record book says:
"Born to Mary Richards, a son named Isaac Buck reputed by her to be a son of Isaac Buck on Sepr 27, 1757."
There's a big difference in these two records. The first implies that Isaac Buck and Mary Richards were married, the second is pretty explicit that they were not married. The latter record is on the same page, and just below, the list of children born to Joseph and Mary Richards, including their daughter Mary in 1733.
As described in the Richards research, Mary Richards married widower John Phillips in 1774; presumably, Mary's son Isaac Buck went to live with his mother in Shrewsbury. John Phillips had four children by his first wife, Hannah Brown, including Martha/Patty Phillips. Isaac Buck and Patty Phillips married: the Lancaster MA town records show "May 18 1780, marriage of Isaac Buck and Patty Phillips, both of Lancaster, consummated by Rev. Reuben Holcomb." (LDS FHL Microfilm 0,547,550, page 126).
The book by Henry S. Nourse, "The Military Annals of Lancaster Mass.1740-1865", published in Lancaster MA, 1889, notes on page 128 that: "Isaac Buck, in Captain Benjamin Hastings' Company of Bolton, etc" and on page 191: "Isaac Buck in Captain Zebedee Redding's Company, 14th regiment, Bolton Continental Soldiers, 1777-9."
During the Revolutionary War in 1775, young Isaac Buck was in Captain Benjamin Hastings company of Bolton, Colonel Asa Whitcomb's regiment. He was matross in Captain James Swan's company, Colonel James Craft's regiment, in 1776. A "matross" was a private in the army who aided the artillery gunners to load, fire and sponge the guns. He was also in Captain Philip Marett's company in 1776-1777. He was in the Continental Army in Captain John Houghton's company, Colonel Josiah Whitney's regiment in 1778, and was in Captain Redding's company, Colonel Gamaliel Bradford's regiment in 1777. In 1780 and 1781, he was in Captain Thomas Jackson's company, Colonel John Crane's Third Artillery regiment.
The marriage of Isaac Buck and Patty Phillips, both of Lancaster, was performed by Rev. Reuben Holcomb in Lancaster ("Vital Records of Lancaster Mass," LDS Film 547550, page 126).
Isaac Buck was listed in Sterling in the 1790 US census (Worcester Co MA, LDS FHL Microfilm # p. 236).
In the 1810 U.S. Census for Worcester County MA, Isaac Buck headed a household in Sterling which included one male aged over 45, 1 male aged 10 to 16, two males aged 0-10, one female aged over 45, one female aged 16 to 26 and one female age 10-16 (LDS FHL Microfilm 0,205,630, p. 116).
The Revolutionary War Pension Abstract for Isaac Buck reads:
"BUCK, Isaac, S34136, Cont & MA Line, appl 8 Apr 1818 Worcester Cty MA aged 60 a res of Sterling MA, in 1820 sol had a wife Patty aged 60 and a son Isaac 14 his only child living at home" (Virgil White, "Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pensions", Vol. 1; p. 450).
The Revolutionary War Pension file for Isaac Buck indicates that for his service, he was awarded a pension of $8 per month commencing 8 April 1818. Isaac Buck says:
"I, Isaac Buck, a citizen of the United States, now resident at Sterling in the County of Worcester in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare that in the War of the revolution in the month of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine, I entered and engaged in the land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the end of the war as a private against the common enemy without any interruption or absence, that I belonged to Captain Jackson's company of Artillery in Colonel Crane's Regiment under the command of General Knox, and that I left the service in the month of June 1783 at West Point when the Army was disbanded, and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country and support being now of the age of sixty years - and I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States if any may be or hath been allowed. My discharge was lost from my pocket many years since and is not in existence."
/signed/ Isaac Buck.
A schedule of the property belonging to Isaac Buck of Sterling as of May 1 1820 included:
"one cow - one clock - one table - one looking glass - one chest - one shovel - one tongs - crockery - glass stemware - one old axe - one hoe - one old plough - one old wagon - one pot - one kettle - one pair of dogs - three old chairs - six knives and forks - $30.25"
The schedule also says, apparently written for Isaac Buck:
"The said applicant is a farmer, but wholly unable to labour the present season on account of a wound in his shoulder in May last - and never expects to perform much labour hereafter. His wife named Patty Buck is aged 60 years - is barely able to do the work of her house. I have but one child at home named Isaac Buck aged 14 years and performs as much labour as other farmer's boys at his age, but does nothing toward my support. This is the whole of my family. /signed/ Isaac Buck."
In the 1820 US Census, the Isaac Buck family resided in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (National Archives Microfilm Series M33, Roll 54, Page 67). The household included one male age 10-16, one male age 16-26, one male over age 45, and two females over age 45.
In the 1830 US Census, the Isaac Buck family resided in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (National Archives Microfilm Series M19, Roll 68, Page 51, indexed as "Isaac Busk"). The household included one male age 30-40, one mail age 70-80, one female age 5-10, one female age 10-15, and one female age 30-40.
In the 1840 US Census, Isaac Buck does not appear as a named entry in the household listings. However, he does appear in the list of names of Revolutionary War Veterans as "Isaac Buck, age 83" in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (National Archives Microfilm Series Roll 199, Page 14).
The death record in the Sterling vital record book reads:
"Registered Feby 10 1846; Isaac Buck, male, widower; age 93y 11m 20d; Revolutionary Pensioner; died February 7th 1846; died of old age; born in Southborough; Illegitimate."
No parents are listed for him - only the sad note "Illegitimate". He was buried in Leg Cemetery in Sterling (Esther K. Whitcomb, editor, Inscriptions from Burial Grounds of the Nashaway Towns", Heritage Books, says on page 176: "Isaac Buck b 27 Sept 1757 d (?), REV. in Leg Cemetery, W. Sterling"), and has a Sons of the American Revolution placard on his grave, which is under a tree in the left front of the graveyard. There is no gravestone for his wife. The age at death given in this record does not agree with the published birth date of Isaac Buck, but my conclusion is that it doesn't really matter.
After visiting the Sterling town library, I wrote the Sterling Historical Society. I received a letter in response from Robert Waters of Sterling MA, who is also a descendant of Isaac Buck, through his son Silas Buck, a farmer, carpenter and millwright in West Sterling. Bob provided a substantial list of descendants of Isaac and Patty (Phillips) Buck, plus published and unpublished documents.
A search of the Worcester County Probate Record Index revealed no probate records for Isaac or Martha Buck.
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Tokarski steals one
Rookie Goaltender Dustin Tokarski faced a 14 shot barrage in the first period while the Canadiens managed only four on Henrik Lundqvist.
He was beaten only Carl Hagelin.
The Canadiens slowly fought their way back into the game. Andrei Markov tied it at 1-1 early in the second period, and Daniel Briere gave the Canadiens a lead with a tick over three minutes left.
But Chris Kreider – the R.J. Umberger of this series – ticked one in off Alexei Emelin's skate with Lundqvist on the bench and 28 seconds left.
The Overtime hero?
Alex Galchenyuk, who had been invisible to that point.
Galchenyuk wins it
Tomas Plekanec threw the puck toward the net.
Alex Galchenyuk – invisible to that point – tipped it past Henrik Lundqvist.
And the Canadiens win a wild one.
Can't catch a break
With a tick over three minutes left, daniel Brière scored to give the Canadiens a rare lead.
But with Henrik Lundqvist on the bench and 28 seconds left, a shot by Chris F. Kreider ticked in off Alexei Emelin's skate.
rangers have a 36-22 shot advantage over three periods.
Tied in spite of themselves
Andrei Markov converted a pass by Max Pacioretty.
It was the Canadiens' sixth shot of the game.
Dustin Tokarski has made 26 saves through two period.
The Rangers will begin the third on a power play.
The Rangers had a 14-4 shot advantage.
The Canadiens went 12 minutes without a shot on Henrik Lundqvist.
Dustin Tokarski handled the bombardment well until Josh Gorges took him out of the play on a Rangers' 2-on-1, opening the door for Carl Hagelin's goal.
P.K. Subban was caught at the Rangers' blueline on the play.
Max Pacioretty has three of the Canadiens' shots, Daniel Brière the other.
Hope springs eternal
Your Montreal Canadiens were better in Game 2 than in Game 1.
Granted, it would have been difficult to be worse. But Game 2 possession stats favoured the Canadiens, and they'll need more of the same as the series shifts to Madison Square Garden.
Michel Therrien juggled three of his forward lines at the team's Thursday practice.
Thomas Vanek, who played less than 12 minutes in Game 2 and did not record a shot on Henrik Lundqvist, dropped down to the fourth line, with Brandon Prust and Daniel Brière.
Alex Galchenyuk moved to left wing with Tomas Plekanec and Brian Gionta. Lars Eller will centre Rene Bourque and Dale Weise, while the top line – David Desharnais between Max Pacioretty and Brendan Gallagher – remained intact.
The Canadiens will need traffic in front of Lundqvist, who stops everything he can see. Special teams have to improve. And Dustin Tokarski will have to get in touch with his inner Ken Dryden/Patrick Roy.
• Pre-game reading: A really excellent analysis of the goal that turned Game 2 around.

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It began in an apartment in 1984, with a lot of passion and dedication and little room in which to work. Twenty-plus years later, Commotion Promotions has expanded to seven locations nationwide, not only marketing and promoting their clients, but making a name for themselves as well.
Over the past year, Commotion Promotions has created quite the buzz for itself, launching projects such as the One Good Turn Project, which donates $500 of promotional products to non-profit organizations monthly, as well as receiving recognitions for its work.
Highlights include earning a Best Places to Work award from Counselor Magazine and, most notably, its placement on the 2011 Inc. 500/5000 Fastest Growing Companies List.
Headquartered in Phoenix, Commotion Promotions was not only recognized for its 33 percent growth over the past three years, but it was also one of the only promotional products companies on the list.
What does this recognition mean to Karen Kravitz, president of the female-owned business?
"It really means that we have, since 1984, been able to grow continually," Kravitz says. "And certainly in an economy where people are seeing a downturn, we've actually grown."
Kravitz credits the company's success to the strong relationships with its suppliers, its sales team, customer assistance as well as its niche markets.
"We meet with our suppliers on a regular basis, so they are bringing us new pieces and product lines all the time," Kravitz says. "And the staff is always sharing ideas, even for each other's clients. So we work with a team approach. There are a lot of sharing of communal ideas here."
For Commotion Promotions, it's all about staying ahead of the game and on the cutting edge. And there are several ingredients to creating and maintaining an award-winning marketing company.
According to Kravitz, one of the main ingredients to its business success is creativity. Because Commotion Promotions has received awards for its creative pieces and campaigns, "suppliers and manufacturers will come to us before the product has hit the market, and we help guide them regarding whether it's a valuable product to bring to market and what we think it could sell for," she says.
The niche markets Commotion Promotions work with also sets them apart — with brands including Stop Smoking Promotions, Get Healthy Promotions, Planet Earth Promotions and Promotions for Pets, which are all found online.
"In terms of providing promotional online stores for clients, we've been able to implement those and that's definitely helped our growth," Kravitz says.
But according to Kravitz, it's the combination of award-winning creative advice, measurable results and its "unbelievable customer service team" that doesn't usually happen when customers purchase promotional products online — a game changer in the industry — that makes Commotion unique.
"I think over time, people will realize the value of a promotional contact you work with at a local level brings to the table, as opposed to trying to buying something online," Kravitz says.
Kravitz's advice to other female entrepreneurs?
"It's OK to be a woman entrepreneur, a women-owned business, run a home, have children, work out of a second bedroom or have a toddler in the background," Kravitz says. "As long as you have a passion and the dedication, you will succeed."
Commotion Promotions has plans to expand into southern California and Chicago, as well as launch other niche markets over the coming year.
Commotion Promotions
2999 N. 44th St., #340, Phoenix
(602) 996-0006
Commotion Promotions: By the Numbers
3-Year Growth: 33%
2010 Revenue: $8.9 million
2007 Revenue: $6.7 million
Employees: 29
Founded: 1984
Industry: Advertising & Marketing
Industry Rank: #348
Source: Inc. 500/5000 Fastest Growing Companies List
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Central America
In terms of landmass, Central America — at 202,000 square miles — accounts for only 0.1 percent of the Earth's surface. But as part of the Mesoamerican hotspot, the tiny subcontinent boasts 7 percent of the world's biodiversity. Its southern countries (Costa Rica and Panama) are the most biodiverse, followed by the northern countries (Guatemala and Belize) and then the central countries (Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador). Central America is a land of contrasts — including high mountain ranges and populated valleys — and geological volatility — from active volcanoes and earthquakes.
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Tanners eased their way through to the next round of the FA Trophy with a thoroughly convincing win at Northwood.
Goals from Chris Boulter, Greg Andrews, Mark Simmons and Elliott Thompson saw off the Evo-Stik South Central side to earn Leatherhead an away tie against Faversham Town on September 29.
Tanners pressed forward from the start, winning three corners in quick succession in the opening five minutes and they took the lead from the third of these corners.
Adam Gross drilled the ball into the heart of the six yard box and an unmarked Boulter found room to nod past Woods goalkeeper James Reading.
Northwood squandered a great chance to equalise after 18 minutes when Spencer Bellotti got himself into a good position in front of goal but shot straight at Leatherhead keeper Matt Reed from close range.
Tanners were undeterred and pushed forward in search of a second goal. Gross whipped in another fine corner after 24 minutes and an unchallenged Tommy Hutchings flicked the ball just over the bar.
Northwood always looked threatening on the break but poor finishing let them down each time.
A series of short passes took the ball from the half way line to the edge of the Leatherhead penalty area but the carefully crafted move came to nothing as Adamson Ajayi got beyond the last defender before hastily shooting into the side netting.
The hosts caught Tanners on the break after 44 minutes, but missed another great chance to equalise.
Four Northwood players outpaced three recovering Leatherhead defenders from the half way line as they raced towards the visitors' goal.
Once again Tanners had Reed to thank as the cool headed keeper held his nerve to produce another fine save.
Tanners punished their hosts with a second goal after 48 minutes. Kev Terry outpaced his marker down the right to find Andrews in space in the six yard box for a simple tap in.
Simmons added a third goal for Leatherhead with a superb solo effort after 55 minutes.
The Tanners captain won the ball in the middle of the Northwood half before side stepping his marker and unleashing a powerful shot from twenty five yards which whizzed past Reading and into the back of the net.
Northwood's hopes were raised briefly after 63 minutes when they got the ball in the Leatherhead net but the goal was quickly ruled out for offside.
With the game as good as won, Leatherhead manager Richard Brady took the opportunity to rest three of his senior players with a series of substitutions.
Tanners switched to a four-five-one formation with Tashan Francis-Adeyinke given the role of the lone front man.
There was still time for a fourth goal after 80 minutes as Bentley Graham threaded the ball through to Sam Blackman in a crowded Woods penalty area.
Blackman fed the ball out to Thompson on his right and the young midfielder slammed the ball home from ten yards.
This was a thoroughly accomplished Tanners performance and it should gave the players some much needed confidence as they prepare for their FA Cup tie next weekend at Chelmsford.
Leatherhead: Matt Reed, Jamie Coyle, Adam Gross, Chris Boulter, Jerry Nnamani, Elliott Thompson, Billy Manners, Mark Simmons, Kev Terry (Sam Blackman), Tommy Hutchings (Tashan Francis-Adeyinke),
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$100 BillMath brain teasers require computations to solve.
Joe and Bob are walking down the street. Joe stumbles across a $100 bill on the sidewalk across the street. Joe picks up the bill and tells Bob, "Since you were with me when I found this, I'll give you half." So they go to the bank and half it up. But Joe decides that since he found the $100, he should have 10 more dollars than Bob. How much would Joe have and how much would Bob have?
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Marking its first hundred years, Arkansas State University continues to expand in exciting ways.
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- B.A. English, Arkansas State University, 1966
- M.A. English, Arkansas State University, 1967
- Ph.D. English, University of Mississippi, 1987
- M.F.A Creative Writing, 2001
Teaching Specialties
- Poetry
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Courses Taught
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- Roth, Jane Butkin, ed. We Used to Be Wives: a Poetry Anthology. San Jose, California: Fithian Press, 2002
- The Sanguine Sunrise. St. John, Kansas: Chiron Review Press, 1998. (a 90 page poetry collection)
- Bright, Susan, and Margo LaGattuta, eds. Everywhere is Somewhere Else: A Literary Anthology. Austin, Tx: Plain View Press, 1998.
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The Crap We Missed – Wednesday 7.10.13
Welcome To Wednesday's The Crap We Missed where we take a brief pause from drinking bourbon out of a coffee thermos our daily lives to collectively hate people like Rob Kardashian. And not because he somehow gained forty pounds in a week, which is undoubtedly hilarious, but because he's the failure of a family who continues to be famous based solely on the time his sister got banged on camera. The same goes for Justin Bieber, or wait, maybe this is just what he sees in the mirror, Shia LaBeouf, who's as American as fatigues, Bud Light and penis butterflies, and Ben Affleck already knowing where the text I can see you MOTHERFUCKER!!! on this girl's phone came from.
In every Kate Upton photo, there's always an Asian guy in the background saying everything with his eyes that the guy in skinny jeans says out loud in front of his boss during golf,
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Diving Against Debris: The Captain Kidd Way
It's the only pirate ship discovered in the Caribbean and it's the site of Dive Against Debris this Saturday, September 17th. The Captain Kidd's 1699 Quedagh Merchant shipwreck located offshore Isla Catalina in the Dominican Republic continues to see its share of marine debris. The constant flow of our trash from the nearby river threatens this irreplaceable historical and biological treasure that rests among an endangered Elkhorn coral habitat.
The site is a unique example of a 17th century Armenian shipwreck and is part of a Living Museums in the Sea project lead by Charles Beeker, Director of Indiana University's Office of Underwater Science. Living Museums in the Sea is a USAID funded interdisciplinary effort to protect the biological and archaeological integrity of selected shipwreck sites in Dominican Republic.
This Saturday, more than 15 different groups are all coming together to Dive Against Debris on Captain Kidd - Indiana University, East Carolina University, Peace Corps, members of the Clúster Turístico La Romana/Bayahibe (CTRB): FUNDEMAR, Pro Excursions, Splish Splash, Grigri Divers, Scubafun, Seavis Tours, Flamingo Bay; the National Association of Guides of the Dominican Republic, the Dominican Navy, the Dominican Ministry of Tourism, the Dominican Ministry of Environment, La Romana City Hall, el ConsorcioDominicano de Competitividad Turistica (CDCT), la Oficina Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural Subacuático del Ministerio de Cultura (ONPCS), and Viva Wyndham Dominicus Resort.
Whether you're Diving Against Debris on a pirate shipwreck site or in your own back yard, you're helping jumpstart a long term effort to reduce marine debris. It's what Debris Month of Action is all about!


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Los Angeles, Sep 26 (IANS) Actor Michael J. Fox will be seen in a new show about a TV anchor and his father who suffers from Parkinson's disease.
The NBC show is titled "The Michael J. Fox Show".
The 52-year-old suffers from the disease in real life as well and even left highly successful sitcom "Spin City" 13 years back, because of his disease, reports contactmusic.com.
The actor was seen in movies like "Back To The Future", "Family Ties", and "Casualties of War".


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From psychedelic rock to country and jazz, the soundtrack of 1968 was a kaleidoscope of sounds.
take a look at the colorful tapestry of album sleeves decorating a
portion of "The 1968 Exhibit." Stroll around and you'll see only a few
of the hundreds of records released that year. They include Canadian
folk songstress Joni Mitchell's debut double-album "Song to a Seagull";
Diana Ross & the Supremes "Love Child," a record whose number one
single told the story of a child born out of wedlock, and
singer-songwriter Johnny Cash's "At Folsom Prison," an emotional set of
songs played in a California penitentiary. From avant-garde jazz to
stirring soul, 1968 seemed to have it all.
Here's a look at some of the year's musical moments:
The Rise of the Fillmore East
March, Bay Area rock promoter Bill Graham opened the Fillmore East in an
abandoned theater in New York City. The space was dubbed "the Church
of Rock n' Roll" and featured two nightly shows and a number of the
period's best known acts. Many live albums were recorded there including
sets by the Allman Brothers, the Grateful Dead and Miles Davis.
Brown soothes Boston
One day after the April 4
assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., soul
singer James Brown took the stage in Boston to perform a stirring batch
of songs. The concert was broadcast on public television, and it is said
to have kept many from rioting in the streets.
'Age of Aquarius'
On April 29,
the musical "Hair" shook off its off-Broadway trappings and leapt into
the big time. Set in New York City, the Broadway show explored themes
near and dear to the counterculture including drug use, sex, war and
race. A worldwide smash, the rock opera spawned a Grammy-winning live
recording featuring the original cast.
The White Album
a sojourn in India to soak up the teachings of guru and Transcendental
Meditation founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, The Beatles hunkered down to
record a self-titled album that is known more popularly as "the White
Album." The double-LP boasted a range of genres including psychedelic
rock, country, classical and vintage music hall and spawned the hits
"Hey Jude" and "Revolution." Unfortunately, the album was linked to the
brutal 1969 Charles Manson murders that put a tragic end to the decade.
World beat
was musically significant in other parts of the world. Brazilian
singer-songwriter Caetano Veloso released his first album, a self-titled
affair melding poetry, traditional Brazilian music, psychedelia and
pop; Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley and his bandmates Rita Marley,
Bunny Livingston and Peter Tosh were working hard to nail down a
commercial sound. Malian musician Ali Farka Toure had just bought his
first guitar and was busy soaking up the music of James Brown, Otis
Redding, John Lee Hooker and other blues luminaries.
Revolutionary rhythms
they didn't release their debut album until 1970, Harlem-based The Last
Poets trace their roots back to 1968. It was then that members Abiodun
Oyewole, Jalal Mansur Nuriddin and Umar Bin Hassan formed a musical
group that placed radical poetry against a soundtrack of drumming and
jazz. Inspiration came from the politics of the Black Panther Party and
the African American experience.
year's albums included Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks"; Marvin Gaye's "I
Heard It Through the Grapevine"; "The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter" by
the Incredible String Band; Pink Floyd's "A Saucerful of Secrets"; The
Velvet Underground's "White Light/White Heat" ; "Dance to the Music" by
Sly and the Family Stone and Jimmy Hendrix's "Electric Ladyland." Top
hits included Otis Redding's "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay"; Simon
& Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson"; "Grazing in the Grass" by Hugh
Masekela and The Beatles' "Hello, Goodbye."


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wpa and wpa2 are basically the same thing.
WPA vs WPA2 (802.11i): How your Choice Affects your Wireless Network Security | Openxtra
Keep reading and learning though you are trying and that's a good thing.
Well, I'm not that expert, but I think here is the best place where I can discuss about this.
So, basically to crack a WPA network, you capture the handshake packets in order to obtain the key hash right? After that the only way to retrieve the plain text key is to perform a brute force attack on this hash, wait and pray.
The brute force attack provided by the aircrack suite usually tests 400 - 600 keys per second.
Recently I was looking for hash cracking when I found a technique called Time-Memory Tradeoff. They say its cappable of testing up to 100.000 keys per second (WTF?).
A benchmark is shown in the picture bellow:
This is from the Raibow Crack project, really worth take a look at it... Rainbow Project.
I was wondering if that wouldn't be usefull for also cracking WPA hash.
If I said anything stupid please let me know, I'm just trying to help anyway.
wpa and wpa2 are basically the same thing.
WPA vs WPA2 (802.11i): How your Choice Affects your Wireless Network Security | Openxtra
Keep reading and learning though you are trying and that's a good thing.
I think what windhawk is missing is that those graphs and charts do not take into account the time it takes to actually make the "rainbow" table. I may be able to crack at 100,000 keys per second but if it took me a few days to make the table, thats not very accurate.
The other major difference is that once a ntlm hash table is created it will work with any hash, this is not the case with wpa because the essid is salted into the hash. This means that every time you have a different essid you would have to create a new hash table which is once again , time consuming.
im not an expert either but , im working in a project ,im trying to set up my ps3 to crack hash file password because i heard from some source that the power of the ps3 processor is awesome , have you ever heard about it ?
Actually WPA and no AES variants of WPA2 are vulnerable to differential cryptanalysis methods as well. If you knew enough plain text you could derive the key just by looking at the traffic.
pyrit with its cal based core is even more interesting. dealing with ati drivers is a nightmare though.


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Series with Presbyterian College:
• Liberty leads the overall series with Presbyterian College, 6-4
• Liberty has won all four meetings against Presbyterian College since the Blue Hose became official Big South members in 2009
• Liberty is 3-2 against Presbyterian College in Lynchburg, with both losses taking place at Lynchburg's City Stadium
• Liberty is 3-0 against Presbyterian College at Williams Stadium, having outscored the Blue Hose, 130 to 53, during those contests
• During the last three meetings with Presbyterian College at Williams Stadium, Liberty's average margin of victory is 25.6 points per game and the Flames have scored an average of 43.3 points per game
• The last time the Blue Hose visited Williams Stadium, Liberty needed double overtime to get by Presbyterian College, 27-20, on Oct. 29, 2011
Attendance Notes:
• The VMI game on Saturday was played in front of 18,334 fans, which is the eighth-largest crowd in Williams Stadium history
• The attendance figures for three of Liberty's five home games in 2013 rank in the stadium's Top 10 best-attended games list
• Following the VMI game, Liberty currently ranks No. 5 in the country in total home attendance (87,007), No. 8 in average home attendance (17,401) and No. 21 in filling stadium capacity (90.63 percent)
• Liberty needs 12,993 fans to attend its final two home regular season games to break 100,000 in total home attendance for the first time in program history (stadium record is 98,515 for six home games in 2011)
Noting November:
• Saturday's game against VMI marked the first of four games in the month of November for the Flames
• Since the 2006 season, Liberty has posted a 18-4 record in the 11th month of the year
• Since the 2003 season, Liberty has posted a 24-7 record in the 11th month of the year
• Liberty was 3-0 last year in the month of November during its first season under head coach Turner Gill (W/ 26-12 vs. Charleston Southern; W/ 28-14 vs. No. 6 Stony Brook; W/ 33-14 at VMI)
• During the last 10 seasons, Liberty has posted a perfect record in November five times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2012)
• During the 2003 season, Liberty finished the month of November with a 4-0 record, marking the only time Liberty has won four games in the 11th month of the year in program history
Last Time versus Presbyterian College:
• The Flames won their fourth meeting in a row against Presbyterian College, defeating the Blue Hose, 56-7, on Oct. 13, 2012
• Liberty set a new program record with 692 yards of total offense during the contest
• The Flames finished the game with 429 rushing yards and 263 passing yards
• Liberty's rushing total against the Blue Hose fell 30 yards short of the program's all-time single game rushing record (459 rushing yards vs. Norfolk State, 2003)
• Liberty limited PC to 56 rushing yards, marking one of five times the Flames held an opponent to less than 100 rushing yards during the 2012 season
• Aldreakis Allen finished the game with a career-best 183 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns
• Sirchauncey Holloway recorded his third of four career 100-yard rushing games, finishing the contest with 128 rushing yards and a touchdown
• Aldreakis Allen and Sirchauncey Holloway became the 13th pair of Liberty running backs to rush for 100 yards in the same game
• Josh Woodrum completed 15-of-21 passing attempts for 232 yards and a touchdown
• Pat Kelly was Liberty's leading receiver, finishing the contest with seven receptions for 79 yards
• Walt Aikens and Kenny Scott were Liberty's top defenders in the game, both finishing the contest with seven tackles each
• Chima Uzowihe finished the contest with a season-best three tackles for a loss
• PC's lone touchdown of the game came on a 32-yard touchdown pass from Kaleb Griffin to Michael Ruff with 2:05 left to play in the second quarter
• PC finished the game with 12 total drives, eight of which never crossed midfield
Last Time versus Presbyterian College at Williams Stadium:
• Liberty needed double overtime to defeat the Blue Hose, 27-20, on Oc. 29, 2011, the last time Presbyterian College visited Williams Stadium
• Liberty was ranked No. 23 in the Sports Network poll and No. 24 in the FCS Coaches poll coming into the contest
• PC led 10-6 late in the fourth quarter until a 41-yard punt return by Ervin Garner gave the Flames field position inside the Blue Hose's red zone
• Two plays later, Aldreakis Allen capped off a quick 12-yard drive with a six-yard rushing touchdown to give Liberty a 13-10 lead with 1:32 left to play in regulation
• However, PC quickly responded and was able to move the ball downfield 50 yards on seven plays, setting up a Aaron Maves 22-yard field goal to tie the game at 13-13 with five seconds left in the fourth quarter
• Both teams recorded rushing touchdowns during the first overtime
• Michael Ruff rushed 25 yards on the first play of the overtime period to give PC a temporary 20-13 lead
• Aldreakis Allen scored his second rushing touchdown of the game six yards out on the sixth play of Liberty's first overtime period to send the contest into double overtime
• Liberty scored on the first play of the second overtime period when quarterback Mike Brown hit wide receiver Chris Summers in the corner of the end zone for a 25-yard scoring reception
• PC managed to get to the Flames' 10-yard line before linebacker Scott Hyland sacked Ryan Singer for a 12-yard loss and a fourth-down passing attempt fell incomplete to preserve the victory for the Flames
• Aldreakis Allen led Liberty's rushing attack in the game with 26 carries for 131 yards and two touchdowns
• Mike Brown finished the game for the Flames completing 24-of-40 passing attempts for 264 yards
• Chris Summers was Liberty's leading receiver, finishing the game with six receptions for 76 yards and one touchdown
• Nick Sigmon was Liberty's top defender, finished the game with 10 tackles (seven solo, three assisted)


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My teaching philosophy has its roots in Adlerian psychology: mutual respect, shared accountability and responsibility, pragmatic, creative, and flexible. I view my students as my customers and my goal is to provide a great experience while holding a high standard for learning and development.
My background and experiences cover both counseling and organizational psychology. I have 20 years of clinical experience and managing clinical facilities and 18 years of organizational development work as a consultant and as a senior human resources executive. I had the honor of being trained clinically by more than 10 people who were directly trained by Dr. Rudolf Dreikurs. My experiences in organizational development include both consulting to Fortune 500 companies and smaller organizations and responsibilities internally as Chief Learning Officer to a multi-billion dollar international corporation.
In working with students, I have a number of goals. I would like students to find their own style and voice and tap into their strengths and capabilities to be positive change agents. I would like students to value diversity and accept the uniqueness of every individual while recognizing we share a common bond of social interest. Every individual has a place and must be treated with dignity and respect. Finally, I would like students to become leaders and innovators while maintaining commitment and focus on social responsibility.
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- Colker, J. & Slaymaker, F. (1984). Reliability of idiographic interpretation of early recollections and their nomothetic validation with drug abusers. Individual Psychology, (40)1, 36-44.
- Colker, J. (1980). Holistic drug abuse treatment. In Drug: Problems for the 70's, Solutions for the 80's. Faulkinberry, R. (Ed.). Lafayette, Louisiana: Endac Enterprises
- Colker, J. & Funk, E. (1978). Psychodrama and the Willhite. In Life Style: Theory, Practice, and Research, Eckstein, D. & Baruth, L.G. (Eds.), Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall Hunt.
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- Colker, J. Utilizing Adlerian open forum counseling model in leadership development. Accepted for Poster Presentation, North American Society of Adlerian Psychology, 2012 Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 2012.
- Colker, J. Engagement from the inside out. Presented at the Chief Learning Officer Summit, Braselton, GA, April 2010.
- Colker, J. Change management. Branch Manager Training, Chennai, India sponsored by ShoreCap Exchange.
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- Colker, J. Using HR for High Performance Growth Conference, Luxembourg; facilitated leadership sessions, May 19-21, 2008.
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By Guest Blogger Michlyn Metropolit So I decided to start a blog. I am an extremely busy mother of three young, beautiful children. I probably don't have time for this, but who really does? I have enjoyed being a guest blogger at Women On The Fence, (click here) as well as on friends' popular blogs. I truly enjoy reading them…Read more


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A SUSPECTED fraudster has claimed he had no idea cash transferred into his account was criminal funds.
University of Bolton graduate Akinymika Oyedapo is alleged to have duped a mother and daughter out of £3,800 after renting a non-existent flat over the internet during the London 2012 Olympics.
Shirley Clark and her daughter Gillian Carlson transferred funds to Oyedapo after finding the flat on Sublet.com. But they discovered it did not exist after going to collect the keys.
Attempts to contact a man called Michael Smith, the alleged landlord, were fruitless.
Oyedapo, of Selkirk Road, Astley Bridge, was arrested in England after getting off a flight from America.
He claims a transaction of £3,850 was put into his account around the time of the alleged fraud because he had sold a large, signed Al Pacino picture over eBay.
Oyedapo said: "He (the buyer) realised the money was too much for the goods I was selling and he wasn't interested any more. I said to him 'the money is in my hand what am going to do now?' He said he wanted the money back."
At Bolton Crown Court the jury of four women and eight men heard the buyer, allegedly called Paul Dawson, said he would allow the defendant to keep £100 but would get someone to collect the money.
The money was collected by two men in a blue BMW after they met the defendant at the University of Bolton, the court heard.
He added: "I handed over the money. After they left Paul texted me saying thanks very much for everything, sorry for the inconvenience. I had no contact with him after that. I didn't know it was criminal money, I didn't suspect."
Oyedapo told the jury he later sold the picture to someone in America.
Aoife Duhan, from eBay, previously told the jury that in the last six years Oyedapo's magnus4world account had listed six items for sale — and an Al Pacino picture was not one of those for sale.
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After being jilted again and again by the Pentagon in pursuit of a common digital health records system, the Veterans Affairs Department is hoping a new makeover will finally get its own system noticed — and perhaps get defense officials to commit to a long-term relationship after all.
The Pentagon and VA spent a decade and $1 billion developing plans for a common digital health records system, only to have the military step away last year. So VA officials are taking a new approach: using outside companies to sell the system as the perfect match for the military's every desire.
Last week, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki told lawmakers he wants "to be in the competition" for the new defense records system, even though Pentagon planners haven't expressed much enthusiasm for VA's plans in the past.
At issue is the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture, or VistA, VA's longtime health records system. VA officials released their source code to commercial developers last year with an eye toward making it more interoperable with outside medical programs.
That's led to a number of improvements in VA's system, officials said, while creating a stronger private-sector base for it. Several private companies plan to bid to build the Defense Department's new digital health records system, a multiyear, multibillion-dollar endeavor.
This means DoD could end up buying a new system that is compatible with VA's records, based on VA's software — the original, long-delayed goal — but with a commercial firm acting as a go-between.
That irony has befuddled lawmakers who wonder if troops and veterans will ever get the seamless, lifelong electronic medical files the Obama administration promised five years ago.
"Everybody seems to be protecting their own turf," said Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn. "That might work well for them, but it's not working well for troops and veterans."
Roe puts the blame squarely on the Pentagon, saying VA "has done its job" in updating its records system, while DoD still contemplates its path ahead.
Decades-old goal
The idea of seamless military-to-veterans records has been a goal of the two departments for decades, but President Obama made it a formal promise in 2009.
Veterans' advocates have long lamented the process of dragging hefty paper medical files from doctor to doctor to make sure service-connected injuries and past physician visits aren't overlooked.
VA and defense officials had planned to solve that problem by upgrading their separate electronic medical records into a common digital system. But they abandoned that plan last spring, citing a $28 billion cost estimate.
At the time, defense officials considered switching to VA's VistA system but instead opted to see if better, more compatible commercial options were available.
VA officials privately disagreed but publicly backed other plans to integrate the departments' separate records in other ways. Officials in both VA and DoD say that despite their still-different systems, they have common displays for most digital medical files — allowing physicians from either department to see the same information about patient prescriptions, treatments and illnesses.
But lawmakers are still frustrated that DoD abandoned plans to share a single back-end software system and confused by DoD's indifference toward VistA.
Many stories have been cited of missing and incompatible records leading to duplicate treatments, unnecessary operations and a host of headaches for veterans. Roe said his greatest fear is that "10 years from now, we're still going to be here dealing with the same problems."
DoD hopes to put a new records system fully in place by 2019. It has been soliciting input on its proposal request for months, gauging commercial firms' interest and ideas before a formal bid process later this year.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has publicly stated he is open to the idea of a VistA-based system, if the coupling would be beneficial to the military.
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LONDON -- Royal officials in Britain have expressed disappointment that paparazzi shots of Prince William and his wife on a beach holiday in the Caribbean may be published by an Italian magazine.
St. James's Palace said Tuesday that publishing the photos would be a "clear breach of the couple's right to privacy."
The photos reportedly show the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge -- the former Kate Middleton -- wearing a bikini and strolling on a beach with William on the island of Mustique.
The Italian gossip magazine Chi was reportedly planning to publish the pictures.
Last year, William and Kate went to court over a French gossip magazine's publication of topless photos of the duchess while the couple was on holiday in the south of France.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- In the 2012 rom-com The Five Year Engagement, Jason Segel's character, a budding chef named Tom, follows his fiancée from California to Ann Arbor so she can pursue her doctorate degree at the University of Michigan.
One of the main comedic points of the movie is that Tom, formerly an on-the-rise talent in the foodie town of San Francisco, is now stuck in a total culinary backwater, reduced to making sandwiches at a deli. A deli! Quelle horreur!
A town with a thinner skin might have treated this cinematic slander with outrage. Ann Arbor seems to have issued a "what me, worry?" shrug and quietly gone back to being one of the most understated food destinations in the U.S.
And that deli where Jason Segel had to sling sandwiches?
Only among the most respected and influential artisanal food outlets in North America. But more on that later.
Ann Arbor, about a 30-minute drive from the Detroit airport, is probably best-known as the home of the U of M, the prestigious university with the biggest football stadium in North America. It's a classic college town, with a mix of frat houses and charming craftsman homes on its tree-lined streets, a vibrant art scene and a Midwestern-nice attitude. The strollable downtown is the way downtowns should be, filled with character and lovely little boutiques, bookstores, old-fashioned theatres and tons and tons of pubs, bars and restaurants.
And because it's a college town, the perception is those restaurants cater to students, with cheap, greasy fare.
Certainly, if you've spent the night playing beer pong, there are burrito joints to soak up the alcohol at 2 a.m. But with more than 200 independent restaurants in the downtown area, A2, as the locals call it, has plenty more on its plate than pizza slices and wings.
There are three prime examples on Washington Street alone: Slurping Turtle, Aventura and Frita Batidos.
First, Slurping Turtle, the Japanese comfort-food restaurant recently opened by MasterChef competitor Takashi Yagihashi in a former Borders bookstore.
The decor has minimal, clean lines with homey touches and pops of colour, and the food is similar -- unfussy presentation with deeply satisfying flavours and little surprises.
Take the croquettes, for example -- fabulous, deep-fried balls -- the crunchy coating has a hint of unexpected sweetness -- with a creamy interior of potato and mushroom.
Another treat is the hamachi tacos, with a shell made out of a taro root, pairing the richness of tuna with the tang of miso and masago. The decadent duck-fat fried chicken is a nod to Yagihashi's roots in French cuisine -- the James Beard award-winner has a Michelin star for his Japanese-French fusion restaurant in Chicago, Takashi. The noodle bowls are, as expected, fragrant with rich broth and a warming hit of spice.
Desserts are also French-influenced with a Japanese twist. The fillings of the giant, delicate cream puffs with the caramelized bottoms come in flavours that include green tea and red bean, while the jewel-like macarons come in raspberry-wasabi or yuzu varieties.
Down the road at the warm and welcoming Aventura, the style switches to Spanish. Chef Juliann Botham serves up rustic, tapas-style food whose only downfall is you won't want to share it.
It's tough to go wrong with patatas bravas, that mainstay of Spanish tapas, but Aventura's is a standout version: thrice-fried potatoes topped with honey aoli, spicy bravas sauce and a fried egg -- totally addictive. Other tapas dishes worth hoarding are the alcachofas fritas, the lemony artichoke hearts delicately breaded and topped with boquerone aoli, and the heavenly hamburguesa de cordero, a platter of three small lamb burgers garnished with garnacha caramelized onions, olives and manchego on a brioche bun.
The cafeteria-style Frita Batidos is less formal -- a bright white room with communal seating at whitewashed picnic tables -- but just as delicious. The Cuban chorizo frita is the kind of sandwich -- so harmonious in all its elements -- that makes you shush people around you so you can concentrate on stuffing your face... er, enjoying the interplay of soft egg bun, spicy chorizo burger slightly crisped around the edges, perfectly runny fried egg and tangy chili mayo, with a couple of delectable garlic-cilantro fries thrown in, just for texture. Wash it down with a batido -- a tropical shake made with fruit and ice cream -- augmented with a splash of dark rum. Then have a nap.
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It is difficult to overstate the effect Zingerman's Deli -- the scene of Jason Segel's mortifying introduction to cold-cut cuisine -- has had on Ann Arbor. The deli, established by Paul Saginaw and Ari Weinzweig in 1982 in the city's then-ungentrified Kerrytown district, is now practically world famous. You can get a corned beef on rye or a $56 bottle of balsamic vinegar. It appeals to gourmets and gourmands, 100 Mile Diet adherents and those who would travel the world for the perfect prosciutto. They sell pasta from Italy and sauerkraut from a local company called the Brinery (run by the ebullient David Klingenberger, a contagiously enthusiastic advocate of fermentation).
It's also an admirable enterprise that has spun out organically into the Zingerman's Community of Businesses, which includes, among other things, a bakery, a creamery, a mail-order business, an event centre and a restaurant, Zingerman's Roadhouse.
Roadhouse chef Alex Young is tough to pin down. The James Beard Award winner looks like a farmer -- tanned arms, calloused hands, baseball cap, hipshot stance. He talks like a philosopher, espousing the values of farm-to-table living. And he cooks like a master -- unpretentious fare that makes you want to eat until your pants buttons pop.
His hearty, crusty bread is adapted from a 1600s recipe, made with a sourdough starter the restaurant has been using for 17 years. The buttermilk fried chicken is mouth-watering, as is the barbecue. His mac and cheese -- named best comfort food by Food Network's Alton Brown -- is the ne plus ultra of mac and cheese; gooey and rich and salty and unctuous.
It turns out Alex Young looks like a farmer because he is one -- he and his wife, Kelly, run Cornman Farms, another arm of the Zingerman's empire (she heads up their goat operation and knows the name of all 126 of her bleating charges). On 42 acres, they grow more than 70 varietals of vegetables that make their way to the Roadhouse menu.
Alex is passionate to the point of prickly abut the importance of good food, and by good, he doesn't just mean tasty. He strives to balance environmental concerns with quality; he believes everyone should know where their food comes from. The Roadhouse purchases no prepackaged meat, only whole-carcass animals, including, of course, goats from their own farm. Their heirloom tomatoes aren't shipped in from California; they grow them at Cornman. Whole pigs are smoked on-site. The chickens are free-range Amish birds.
Making the most of Michigan's bounty is a concept one sees wherever one eats in Ann Arbor, from casual cafés to upscale eateries, but there's more to it than that.
Vellum Grill's Peter Roumanis is dedicated to the locavore concept -- his elegant downtown bistro recently featured a Michigan mushroom tasting menu with a to-die-for morel tart -- but points out a good restaurant scene needs more than fresh ingredients and good intentions. "You need chefs who can coax the poetry out of a carrot," he says.
Ann Arbor is home to a multitude of chefs capable of culinary odes. They just don't care if Hollywood knows it.


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Published: Friday, March 1, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 8:55 p.m.
Things to look out for this week in SEC basketball.
Student vs. mentor
Florida and Alabama will meet in a key showdown in the SEC regular season title race on Saturday at the O'Connell Center. The Gators are 13-0 at home this season. In addition, Florida coach Billy Donovan is 4-0 against Alabama coach Anthony Grant, who was an assistant under Donovan from 1994-2006.
Hog heaven
Arkansas is 16-1 at home this season, with its lone loss at Bud Walton Arena coming against Syracuse. But the Razorbacks will face a tough test when they host Kentucky in a nationally televised game. Both teams are on the bubble and in need of wins to bolster their NCAA Tournament hopes.
Rocky Top revenge
Tennessee won its sixth straight by upsetting No. 8 Florida 63-58 on Tuesday night. The Vols will try to keep their positive momentum going Saturday at Georgia. Tennessee will be looking to avenge a 68-62 loss to Georgia at Thompson-Boling Arena earlier this season.
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In this year's November general election, Oregon voters could be asked to ratify (or not) a new law that would effectively end the Oregon Liqour Control Commission's role and "privatize" sale of distilled spirits (aka hard liquor). That is, assuming that at least one of eight petitions filed by a group calling itself Oregonians for Competition can garner the required number of voter signatures (87,000) to gain a spot on the ballot. The petitions are backed by the Northwest Grocery Association and agents of various large grocers, acting as petitioners.
Dozens of people were turned away from the Bascom-Tykeson room at the Eugene Public Library Feb. 23. The room had reached its full capacity of 106 people well before Walidah Imarisha's 2 pm talk "Why Aren't There More Black People in Oregon? A Hidden History." Several people watched through the windows from Broadway.
Imarisha, a professor in Portland State University's Black Studies department, has been touring Oregon for three years giving the talk, with 12 stops this February in honor of Black History Month.
• The Eugene Budget Committee's Revenue Team subcommittee meets from 5:30 to 7:30 pm Thursday, Feb. 20, in the Atrium Building Sloat Room at 10th and Olive.
• The new 350Eugene chapter's "Think & Drink" will be from 6 to 7 pm Thursday, Feb. 20, at Hop Valley Brewing at 990 W. 1st Ave. Thursday, Feb. 20. Call 343-5091 or find the group on Facebook.
"Who's going to pay for the arts?" artist Jerry Ross asked at a Feb. 12 meeting at the Eugene Public Library. That was the question of the hour at the meeting hosted by the Arts & Business Alliance of Eugene (ABAE) and the Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA).
SheerID has grown to 21 employees and has moved from 1175 Charnelton to a larger building at 2451 Willamette St. The now vacant Charnelton building was previously occupied by the nonprofit Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics. SheerID specializes in verifying valid customers for businesses, nonprofits and other organizations that do targeted marketing. The business grew out of concern for fake IDs and coupons being used for discounts and special offers by military vets, students, alumni, etc. The company has seen major growth since launching in early 2013.
A Lane County land-use case, which was first filed in 2011, alleging that the county regularly exceeds deadlines is not yet resolved. Advocacy group LandWatch Lane County is frustrated with the amount of time it is taking to get a final order on the case from the state Department of Land Conservation and Development.
• Seneca Jones Timber Company, 461-6245, plans to aerially spray herbicides including Atrazine and 2,4-D on 50 acres near Coyote Creek. See ODF notice 2014-781-00181, call State Forester Brian Peterson at 935-2283 with questions.
• Seneca Jones Timber Company, 461-6245, plans to spray herbicides including glyphosate and 2,4-D along 38 miles of Seneca roads throughout Lane County. See ODF notice 2014-781-00201, call ODF at 935-2283 with questions.
Lane United FC hasn't pieced together its roster, but the soccer club already has high expectations — and not just on the field. The newest member of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) Premier Development League signed a three-year deal with Springfield's Willamalane Parks and Recreation District as its venue, but the Northwest Division's latest under-23 competitor plans to go USL-Pro as soon as it has a more permanent pitch to call home.
Eugene's Police Commission is hoping to improve the police department's "professional police contacts" policy, which says in its draft version, "This policy states unequivocally that bias-based profiling by the Eugene Police Department will not be tolerated."
City Councilor Greg Evans, who is African American, says he believes he has been affected by racial profiling in Eugene.
"I've been stopped in this community — between the time I was 28 and 45 years old — 43 times with only two citations," Evans says.
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) followed up on the pre-enforcement notice that it sent to Pacific Recycling, LLC in November (EW 1/9, goo.gl/QO7Z1t) with a civil penalty of $2,400 on Feb. 3. DEQ formally cited Pacific Recycling for failing to dispose of hazardous waste at a permitted site, failing to determine if hazardous waste had to be treated prior to land disposal and offering hazardous waste for transport without a hazardous waste manifest.
On Feb. 12, the Associated Students of the University of Oregon voted in favor of a resolution "condemning the discriminatory views and practices of Lierre Keith and Deep Green Resistance."
The issue was brought forth because people in the LGBTQ community and allies felt unsafe having Keith come to campus to speak at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference due to her alleged transphobic views, according to the authors of the resolution.
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership is the topic of a free Sierra Club forum at 7 pm Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Unitarian Universalist Church at 13th and Chambers. Speakers include Jesse Swanhuyser, chair of the national Sierra Club's Committee on International Trade, Human Rights and the Environment, and Linda Peterson of the Oregon Fair Trade Coalition and AFSCME Local 3214. Contact Bill Rogers at 654-0405.
The annual KLCC Microbrew Festival carried on at the Fairgrounds last weekend despite the snow and ice, and "this was the first time we've had ever had people arrive by ski, sled and snowshoes," says Cheryl Crumbley of KLCC. She says proceeds were down about 50 percent due to the weather, but only six out of 65 breweries didn't make it. "For the attendees, this year's brewfest was excellent because the music was great and the crowds were small (no lines)." The low attendance was "a big blow," but Crumbley says there are no plans for a make-up event.
Concepts of a new Eugene City Hall don't look much like the old building, city councilors saw at a Feb. 10 work session. Architecture firm Rowell Brokaw presented configurations of a small building, with a council chamber similar to the existing one, facing 8th Avenue near its intersection with Pearl.
Doug & Linda Carnine, 485-3781, plan to hire Larry Kimer, 206-7187, to ground spray 200 acres near Spencer Creek with Element 4, triclopyr. See ODF notice 2014-781-00159, call State Forester Brian Peterson at 935-2283 with questions.
Drive over the Santiam Pass to Bend from Eugene and as you drop down off the mountains you will see the big old-growth ponderosa pines that forest activist Tim Lillebo loved and worked to save. Lillebo, 61, died Feb. 9 after going out to shovel snow near his Eastern Oregon home, and he leaves behind a legacy of saving the wilderness and using collaboration to do it, according to his fellow staffers at conservation group Oregon Wild.
Comments on the stormwater pollution control plan for Natron Wood Products LLC's facility in Jasper are due to Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) by 5 pm on Feb. 10. Visit goo.gl/ScwdH to see stormwater the plan and goo.gl/iMDQb to comment. Comments to DEQ regarding the erosion and sediment control plan for Phase 3 of Willamalane's Sports Park on South 32nd Street in Springfield are due by 5 pm on Feb. 11. Visit goo.gl/Yp4iAK for information on how to make arrangements to view the plan and comment.
Using science and creative writing, OSU's "Transformation without Apocalypse" symposium will discuss different ways mankind can improve its relationship with the planet. The Spring Creek Project will host the symposium this weekend in Corvallis.
Lane County finally released a far less blacked-out copy of the investigation into changes Liane Richardson made to increase her take-home pay, but many, particularly the County Commission candidates in the upcoming May primary, still have more unanswered questions.
Less than three weeks are remaining of the 30-day reprieve given by the Eugene City Council on Jan. 30, and the campers at Whoville persevered through a storm that shut down schools, public buildings and stores.
The 30 to 35 residents periodically cleared snow from the tops of their tents and the walkways between them.
"I'm loving it," Whoville camper Megan Ludwig says. "It's not easy, but I come out every hour and my tent's not doing too bad. So I'm loving it."
A dispute has been brewing for years over a proposal to install four historic street lamps in front of the Woodmen of the World Hall, aka the nonprofit Community Center for the Performing Arts on West 8th Avenue. The WOW Hall is willing to cover the costs of installation, retrofitting, maintenance and electricity, but Eugene Public Works is balking, saying the old lights conflict with the city's efforts to upgrade street lighting citywide. Eugene has about 10,000 streetlights.
• City Club of Eugene will look at "Working Together on the BEST Outcomes for Kids" at its luncheon at noon Friday, Feb. 7, at the Downtown Athletic Club third floor ballroom, 999 Willamette. Speakers include Raquel Gwynn, Sharon Tabor and Randy Bernstein from School District 4J and Peter Chavannes of the city. $5 for nonmembers.
Greater Goods is closing after 23 years in Eugene. Joan Kleban is retiring and she has been a good friend to EW and a consistent advertiser all these years. We wish her well and expect she will continue to be a positive force in our community. We also appreciate her dedication to offering fair trade, hand-made products and folk art from around the world. Fair trade goods promote social and environmental sustainability, rare qualities in developing countries and even here at home.
On Feb. 4, the newly renamed Dove Medical Pregnancy Diagnosis Clinic, a crisis pregnancy center (CPC), held a grand opening celebration. Pro-choice advocates such as Planned Parenthood have criticized CPCs for giving patients false information about abortion, including that abortion causes breast cancer, can lead to sterility and is psychologically damaging.


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ResearchGate, a social network for scientists and academic researchers, has received a second round of venture funding from Founders Fund, adding to the growing cadre of health and science related social start-ups attracting the attention of Silicon Valley investors.
The Series B round builds on the company's earlier financing from social networking VC gurus Benchmark and Accel in 2010. The company did not disclose the funding amounts for either round. Read more


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The Omax 80X JetMachining center is a bridge-type center with an X-Y cutting travel of 13 ft., 4" × 6 ft., 8". The center features a 50-hp EnduroMax pump, rotary axis head and Tilt-A-Jet cutting head. The machine will be equipped with the Intelli-Max 18 software suite, which offers features for advanced six-axis 3D machining. The program features the Intelli-Visor system monitoring package, enabling operators to monitor the machine's performance through detailed messages and alerts.
The company will also feature its Maxiem 1530 with an X-Y cutting travel area of 10 ft., 2" × 5 ft., 2". The machine is equipped with a 40-hp direct-drive pump and A-Jet beveling head.