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When I was a high school senior, the cool thing was to have a graduation party. My friends and I all coordinated our graduation parties so that none of them would overlap and we could go to each party. My friends all had their parties and mine was last. It was up at the beach at my dad's cabin and I couldn't wait! The morning of the party was pleasant - a warm June day.
This slowly turned into a little breezy
Which turned into a lot breezy
Which turned into a complete thunderstorm
Needless to say, NONE of my friends showed up. Not only did they not show up, but they didn't even call to say they wouldn't come. I had two guests - which I am thankful for! - but we planned on a much larger turnout.
Joke was on me.
To this day, I have not had another party. I am terrified I'll have my friends RSVP then play a practical joke and not show up. My mom had to surprise me with a 21st birthday party with family because I refused to have one. College graduation parties? Out of the question! I refuse to ever plan any other birthday party or event, because I remember how crushed I felt the day of my graduation party when not a single person showed up who said they would.
So for the past 9 years I have not hosted a single event for myself. Until now - my wedding.
And you can imagine how terrified I am that no one will show up. I'll go through a ton of effort and get my hopes up, just to be left at the altar by myself.
Since October-ish, this is what my dreams have consisted of. Almost every night I have dreams where:
- I forgot to send out invites
- The flowers didn't show
- My guests didn't show
- My bridesmaids forgot to come
- No one booked the band
- I lost my dress
- Etc etc etc
After posting this on Facebook, I quickly found out I'm not alone! I thought it was my FEAR of parties, but turns out I'm not the only one who has these nightmares!
I think whenever anyone pours their time, money, and emotions into an event we want it to be as perfect as possible, so it's common to worry about the "what-if's" of the world. But goodness if these nasty little "what-if's" could leave me and my dreams alone, I'd greatly appreciate it :-)
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Wyllian, BrazilMelhor impossível! Adorei me hospedar nesse apartamento. Muito aconchegante, organizado e bem localizado. Me senti em casa no período que fiquei. Muito obrigado por tudo. Os proprietários são atenciosos e muito prestativos. Recomendo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Carlos, NetherlandsWe stayed in December in this very nice area of Humaita in Rio , very close to Lagoa de Freitas , very quite and safe area!
The apartment has a view to the mountain where you could see the statue of Christos ( Corcovado), the apartment is very well furnished nice 2 bedrooms and 2 separate toilets , very good internet.
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Only remember to use the right elevators when you are dressed for the beach or dressed causal! Brazilians do not use the same elevator on this case this counts for the entrance as well. The apartment has a very good atmosphere and not far from Ipanema by taxi.
Marcia, Brazil"Só tenho elogios! Bairro ótimo, rua excelente, prédio simpático, com porteiro 24 horas. Não tivemos dificuldade em encontrar vaga para o carro na rua. O apartamento estava impecável, bastante limpo, as camas arrumadas, tudo no lugar. O apartamento é exatamente como mostram as fotos: espaçosos, iluminado e uma vista MARAVILHOSA! A cozinha é bem equipada, os colchões são confortáveis. Voltarei, com certeza e recomendo!"
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The biggest was that I was free to get up at 1:30 am Tuesday morning and drive to a nearby park to watch portions of the lunar eclipse. It was special on a few levels--the first of the 'tetrad,' which reminds me of 'TFE' becuase the first of the tetrad there was the first eclipse the Shado ever got to see. And being out in a cold night watching an eclipse will always remind me of the eclipse Geren and t'DoL watch near the beginning of book 5. Lovely associations! It was fairly cloudy at first, so I sat and read from 'Delarun' and watched whenever the moon and Mars swung clear of the clouds, but then it cleared for the very ending of the eclipse. So wonderful to see the light start returning...and then head home after 3:30 am.
On the weekend I finally got a much-needed new futon mattress, and started in on the job of demolishing the old one to get it into the trash or recyling. Hopefully I'll have a few weeks to enjoy it before it gets too hot and I switch to my new air mattress for the summer.
I'm seeing a benefit already of getting my 'Obstinate Pests' story seeds listed on LJ and linked to my 'What's cooking...' post. Hopefully in the next few weeks/months some of them will 'behave' well enough to relocate from there to 'What's cooking...'
Got my second silly Hu-Harek comic made over the past couple days, and plan to get it posted at the Triune LJ soon. Also made tons of progress with a Triune-focused timeline, which I really need to keep track of the pesky regnal year system they use in Triune.
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Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team's Alex Lowes stormed to a stunning second position during this afternoon's MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship Superpole session at the Sepang International Circuit, in Malaysia, after setting a 2'03.002 qualifying lap.
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Holding fast at the front for the majority of race one's opening 5,543m lap, Alex lost the lead at the final hairpin, crossing the line for the first time in second place. The determination of the Brit shone through as he fought hard with the four-strong front group maintaining fourth position for the ensuing five laps before a mistake at turn four saw him running wide and demoted to ninth.
Never one to shy away from a fight, Alex dug deep, mounting a fresh charge as his pace improved and closing down fast on the riders ahead at the halfway stage.
Picking them off one by one, he re-took three places in the first half of lap 13 taking another to round out the top five by its close.
Fourth fastest on track for the closing stages of the competition, the British rider put on a standout performance against the soaring Sepang temperatures, demonstrating the development of the WorldSBK-spec YZF-R1 and the hard work of his Pata Yamaha crew – boosting his championship position by two places to eighth in the standings with a total of 70 points.
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I have to post this b/c i can't stop laughing. These kids are crazy. This video has been viewed over 10.6 million times!!
If only mankind could harness the power of the tall kid's elbows we could finally eliminate our reliance on petroleum.
Hysterical. See you tonight!
That is comedy! LOL! Nice Nate!
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PLA: Is randomly selecting the update important?
The official description of the perceptron learning algorithm says that we randomly select an incorrectly classified point, and then update to nudge that point closer to being correctly classified.
If we actually randomly select the next point from the uniform distribution of misclassified points, we're going to have to do a lot of annoying bookkeeping, because every single time we update, we'll have to recheck every single point, figure out which ones are now misclassified (remembering that a previously correctly classified point can now be misclassified after update), and randomly pick one of the bad points for the next update.
Now, obviously, if the PLA is going to converge, it will converge no matter how we pick the next misclassified point, as long as we eventually get to every misclassified point. How much difference does it make if we select our update points non-randomly? I'll do the random update for the homework, just in case it makes a difference, but I suspect it doesn't on average.
Re: PLA: Is randomly selecting the update important?
I had originally chosen the first mismatched point instead of a randomly selected one. For N=10 there wasn't much difference, but for N=100 the random choice performed better (to the point where it could affect the selected answer).
Also, though I wasn't able to make it happen, it seems the algorithm may not converge if next point is not selected randomly (could get stuck in some sort of infinite loop).
Re: PLA: Is randomly selecting the update important?
No, the algorithm will always converge eventually if there is linear separation, no matter how you pick the misclassified point. And the proof isn't that difficult.
But now we have one person in one thread saying that they found picking the points at random gave better results, and another person in another thread saying picking the first misclassified point gave better results. Mysterious.
My strategy would be to start with the last misclassified point, the one I just updated with; try it again if it is still misclassified, and then pick the next misclassified point in the list.
Re: PLA: Is randomly selecting the update important?
Thanks, I'll have to check out the proof for myself, but trust you're right. I assume the book contains a proof, just haven't gotten my hands on copy yet (in transit).
As for performance between selecting 1st mismatch vs. random mismatch, I double-checked by running my code both ways a few times and random choice took considerably fewer iterations. Hopefully the other poster mixed it up when typing...
Re: PLA: Is randomly selecting the update important?
I don't recall if the book contains a proof of PLA convergence or not. If not, there's an outline of one in the slides for lecture 2 of Geoffrey Hinton's neural network course at Coursera. Here's a link to those slides: lecture 2. The relevant slides are in parts 2c and 2d.
Re: PLA: Is randomly selecting the update important?
The proof for the PLA convergence is given as a guided problem 1.3 (Enjoy!)
The proof applies no matter which misclassified point you pick at each iteration.
In practice I have not observed significant differences between first misclassified and random misclassified.
As pointed out picking a misclassified point requires some overhead. In CS-speak, it takes O(N) time. To pick the first one (first according to index), make a pass through the data picking the first point that is misclassified. For a random one, do the same but passing through the data in a random order.
Re: PLA: Is randomly selecting the update important?
For PLA convergence, the random selection doesn't matter much, and the observed differences can be data-dependent. You may want to be aware that the PLA is a very special algorithm, though. In most of the learning algorithms that you will see in the future, the "selection" shall better be of a random or some more clever strategy --- an arbitrary choice may not always work well.
Hope this helps.
Re: PLA: Is randomly selecting the update important?
You can do a (virtual) random permutation of the points,
That's got to be O(N) at least, though.
Re: PLA: Is randomly selecting the update important?
Re: PLA: Is randomly selecting the update important?
I think the algorithm "moves in the right direction" on the last point, though I think the sign of the dot product could still be incorrect after an iteration (this is what Exc.1.3 in the book walks you through). However, there's no guarantee that improvement will ever get you there (could be monotone sequence of increasingly small steps, though I think it's easy enough to convince oneself this won't happen) or that this point will not get "messed up" later in another iteration when you are taking care of a different misclassified point.
Problem (as opposed to "exercise") 1.3 of chapter one, as magdon pointed out, steps you through a full proof of PLA convergence. I haven't attempted it yet, but seems pretty involved.
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Here's a few of the best beaches in India for foreigners
Of course, some beaches are more beautiful than others. The Indian state of Goa has its fair share of exotic beaches. Agonda Beach, for example, is a long and mostly empty beach which has lots of palm trees and casuarinas. On the southern end of the beach, you will find a big hill which only adds more beauty to this beach. You can get to the beach by driving from Palolem to Panaji. You will need a motorbike or scooter to get to the actual beach area from there.
Three more beaches in Goa which are quiet and clean are Mobor Beach, Varca Beach, and Cavelossim Beach. If you get hungry, there are food shacks on these beaches which have lots of seafood dishes and cuisines. There is a very luxurious beach resort on Cavelossim Beach where you can lodge at. The city of Margao has bus and rental car options for traveling to this resort on the beach. The distance to travel is only about 18 kilometers.
In the Indian state of Kerala, any foreigner will love to visit Varkala Beach. Not only can you swim and surf in the beautiful Arabian Sea, but the backdrop of the beach contains a long stretch of rocky red cliffs. Other features along the stretch of the beach include coconut palm trees, guest houses, hotels, beach shacks, and old gift shops. There are steps found along the beach that will take you up to the top of the cliff and vice versa. If you go there around late March, you can witness the temple festival there.
Another beach in Kerala that is worth mentioning is the Lighthouse Beach. This is part of the beach town called Kovalam. Lighthouse Beach has fairly calm waters, thanks to its huge promontory that is quite rocky. Foreigners will also enjoy the nearby luxuries that exist, such as swimming pools, convention centers, health resorts, and affordable cottages for lodging. You will certainly recognize this beach once you see it because of its huge red and white lighthouse.
On the opposite side of India, you may want to check out Rishikonda Beach located in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The beach is just 8 kilometers from the large city of Visakhapatnam so you should find plenty of public transportation options to get there. At the beach, you will find lots of hills and greenery which lie very close to the sand and shoreline. Water sports such as windsurfing and skiing are also very popular here too. If you're looking to lodge, there are some cottages available for rent on top of the hill which overlooks the sea.
If you have visited Indian and have your own list of best beaches of India then feel free to comment and tell us about them.


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I love them so much and just had to share them with you. If you follow me on Instagram you've probably already seen them, but they're so cute they're worth a second look haha. The quality isn't great as these are just the proofs, but here they are:
Every time I look at them I just can't believe how lucky I am to be this gorgeous girlys mummy... and doesn't Jack scrub up well too!


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What should I upload to MonitorBase, and what information do I need to upload a file to MonitorBase? You only need a name and address to monitor a consumer for credit based events.
Here are some examples of prospects that would be beneficial to monitor:
- You past funded loans.
- Your credit denied, withdrawn, or "not quite ready" borrowers.
- Contacts from your CRM or Loan Origination Software.
- Prospects that have worked with your referral partners.
- Leads that you have purchased in the past.
- Prospects that would recognize your name or brand in your local market.
- Local affinity groups or organizations.
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Establishing expectations for an interview can help in making sure interviews go smoothly.
Media agencies should establish clarity and expectations for an interview with CEOs and executive of a brand to accurately interpret the interview. Mock interviews can help executives who are weak at communicating to analyse and improve their communication styles.
This piece says that agencies can help executives communicate with their employees better by finding their strengths, like one-on-one meetings. A veteran non-profit CEO, Janice Booth, says that leaders should "understand their communication style" and have the right tools for effective communication.
Brands can further seek out "media friendlies" who are willing to do a "desk-side briefing" for a bit of practice before a press release or an interview. The author suggests that brands can further delegate specific communication tasks to more capable communicators in their company.
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Stanley Pozdziak Memorial Scholarship
The Stanley Pozdziak Memorial Scholarship provides funding to help our members attend workshops, conferences, or other educational activities. Our goal is to advance the knowledge base of our chapter in support of our mission. Any SMDSA member may apply for consideration. Applications are reviewed and approved by the Steering Committee. Scholarships may be awarded in full or in part depending on funds available. Recipients will be asked to present what they learned at a General Membership meeting. If you are interested, apply now!
Stanley Pozdziak (1941-2008)
Stanley Pozdziak dropped out of high school to pursue migrant agricultural work before returning to Maine to take a job as a fish cutter on the Portland fish pier. Southern Maine DSA member and former Maine State Legislator Harlan Baker met Pozdziak at an anti-war rally in downtown Portland on April 15, 1970, one month before the Kent State massacre. "There were 7 to 12 of us marching down Congress street; Stan was carrying the banner, and people stood along the side of the road and spit at us," recalls Baker. The two young men, then in their early twenties, forged a friendship that would last nearly four decades. Baker remembers Pozdziak as a hard worker and self-taught intellectual who could filet a fish with lightening speed – a requirement in an industry that paid by the piece – and who wrote numerous articles and pamphlets for Leftist publications. "He was a voracious reader and wasn't afraid to challenge you on your opinions," Baker says.
In 1973 Pozdziak, working alongside writer Michael Harrington and international labor organizer Victor Reuther, helped found the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC), a predecessor organization to the Democratic Socialists of America. The first issue of the DSOC's Newsletter of the Democratic Left (now The Democratic Left) called for more "thought, self-criticism, candor, and communication" among Leftist activists searching for new direction in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.
It is in the spirit of these lofty goals and in the longstanding tradition of working class education and self-liberation that we establish the Stanley Pozdziak Memorial Scholarship.


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Jonathan Fenby
A Ringside View
Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang
By Translated and edited by Bao Pu, Renee Chiang and Adi Ignatius
If leadership politics is a tough business everywhere, it is particularly so in China. With a few breaks for reason and benevolence, the country's history has been marked by a succession of ruthless leaders and intense power struggles from the days of the First Emperor, 2,200 years ago. The coming of Communism kept the tradition going, with Mao in many ways reincarnating the persona of the dynastic founder whose word was law. With the Great Helmsman's death in 1976, a page might have been thought to have been turned as Deng Xiaoping came out on top. Market-led economic reform was launched; a 'Democracy Wall' was allowed in Beijing; relations were established with the United States and the diminutive new patriarch was photographed wearing a ten-gallon hat in Texas.


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The fourth Monday of May is traditionally observed in the United States as Memorial Day. It is a day of remembrance of the men and women that died in service of the country. On Memorial Day, the flag of the United States is raised briskly to the top of the flagpole, then slowly lowered to the half-staff position, where it remains until noon. This is done in observance of the holiday, and remembers over one million people that lost their lives. It is then raised to full-staff for the rest of the day.
Memorial Day is a federal holiday, and EC Miami is closed in observance, so staff and students all have the day off. We will resume our full classes including our academic English courses on Tuesday.


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Trying to find a 1948 Leaf Football wrapper has proven to be far more difficult than one would expect. Given the nearly endless offerings of Bowman wrappers from the early to mid 1950's, the dearth of Leaf wrappers is somewhat surprising. Over the past several years, I've seen one made available and that was part of a larger lot of wrappers from the era. The actuallity of it being 1948 versus 1949 is still up in the air as the images provided were not of high enough resolution to decipher.
Speaking with other collectors, I have been advised of two other 1948 Leaf wrappers that definitely exist in the hobby. I'm sure that there are others, but I have yet to scour deep enough to unearth them.
Recently, an initial portion of one of the largest hobby collections, The Dreier Collection, was offered for auction by Chicago-based Legendary Auctions. Amongst the items were to interesting lots. The first was a nice run of football wrappers, albeit without a 1948 Leaf. The second, and the most startling, was an original 1948 Leaf Football display box.
Now, consider for a moment, the scarcity of the wrappers from this issue and perhaps you can fathom the magnitude of such an item being presented. Until the auction, although some knew of this box residing with the Dreier's, the existence of this item was akin to the existence of a unicorn. Was it a myth or was it real?
The question then became, what would this sell for? Would there be a buyers' frenzy? Was there any chance that I could add it to my collection without creating a great divide in my marriage? Thankfully, the frenzy was less than expected, there was a chance that I could add it to my collection and I'm still married...
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Presented are two additonal White Background variations that to date, are still uncataloged and PSA has not recognized them.
To the left is Harrell Collins, issued in the High Number Series and to the right is Bobby Nussbaumer, issued in the Low Number Series.
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After several attempts, PSA has finally recognized the Steve Van Buren Blue Sock variation. This variation exists in both the Green Jersey/Blue Sock (pictured below and previously uncataloged) and the Yellow Jersey/Blue Sock (cataloged in Beckett).
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I have shared this interesting accumulation of variations of Harry Gilmer's 1948 Leaf card with several other collectors. It appears as though each of these variations, the Maroon and Red Jersey (consistent with others in the set) with a yellow or tan football and the even more interesting Maroon Jersey with a black football:
Recently, I provided each of the example to PSA for potential inclusion in the 1948 Leaf Master Set Registry. Unlike the White Background variations, which appear to be scarcer than hen's teeth, this series of variations are somewhat more common and should be able to be acquired by all avid collectors of the issue.
There is no doubt as to the significant and distinct differences in the variations. Unlike so many that suggest that there should be a Yellow/Orange variation for the name banners and/or backgrounds, this appears to be a legitimate variation within the set that should garner hobby-wide acceptance.


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Are you wondering how to heat corn tortillas and why to do so? The answer to the second question is quite simple – warm tortillas taste way better than cold ones and the heating process is one of the most important factors while preparing meals like fajitas or burrito. I would like to describe various ways of heating corn tortillas accordingly to the cooking equipment you have.
Ways of heating corn tortilla
Heating on a grill (coal-powered, gas-powered, electric one)Credit: http://www.sxc.hu/profile/kaike75
A tortilla heated on a grill is tasty, but the problem with this procedure is that it can be performed only in spring or summer, when the grill can be placed outside the house. Seasons like autumn or winter are making it rather impossible due to the weather conditions. The best solution is to grill also the whole tortilla stuffing like meat or vegetables. It is a huge waste of time and money to burn up the grill only to warm the tortilla up. One should also remember about keeping the grill's surface clean, because after warming the corn tortilla up, it's most probably going to be held in hands, and it is not good if it will be dirty with some remains or old oil.
The whole process of warming up is easy and anyone can do it properly – all you need to do is to put the tortilla on the grill and wait a few minutes to make sure that it is heated well. It is advised to touch it with your fingers to check how warm it is. After one side is done properly, flip the tortilla to the other side and put it on the grill for a while to be sure, that it is warmed up evenly. If you want to perform this procedure at home, the easiest way is to fry the tortillas on a pan or in a microwave.
Frying pan
This way of heating tortillas is also pretty easy. It is important to remember, that we shouldn't add any oil on the pan's surface. After about a minute of warming the surface up, when it is warm enough, put the tortilla into the frying pan and wait for a while for it to be properly heated from the one side (as in the case above, the easiest way is to check it with your fingers), and then flip to the other side, to ensure that it is well fried from both sides. If the pan was warmed to the proper temperature, it is usually enough to fry the corn tortilla for about 10-15 seconds for each side. If you're putting the tortilla into the frying pan while it's pattern is still cold, the amount of time that you'll spend waiting for the meal to warm up rises significantly.Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mellowynk/
It is also important to know that adding the oil in the process of frying can be performed, but it is advisable only for those, who aren't concerned with oily tortilla and want to add it to other meals on the plate. In case of meals that we need to keep in hands, like burrito, it is not good idea, because the feeling of keeping oily meal in hands is quite unpleasant.
Microwave oven
It is another solution to heat corn tortillas properly. The process is faster than in case of frying on a pan. It is important to check the product's temperature after taking it out of the microwave. If it is too cold it should be inserted and warmed again for a few seconds, and if it is too warm, we just need to wait a little for it to cool down to the proper temperature. I'll serve you with an important tip : do not overheat the tortilla because it can become really dry or even charred. There are at least four different ways to heat corn tortillas in the microwave oven, and I will list them for you, so you can choose the most suitable one.
The first option is to warm tortillas separately (one at a time): put one of them into the microwave for 10 to 15 minutes, take it out and insert next one. The second option is useful when there is a necessity of heating a big amount of tortillas at once. All you need to do is to put the whole pack of tortillas with 4 to 6 of them inside and heat them all in the wrapping, without removing the protective foil. In this case the warming up time should be around 60-70 seconds.Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sshb/
Third and fourth way is for those who don't mind having their tortillas a little damp. In the third option it is advisable to cover the whole pack of tortillas (after removing the protective foil) with a slightly wet paper towel. In this case warming should last about one and a half minute. The fourth way is very similar to the previous one - the procedure is the same, we just need to insert one tortilla at a time and warm it for about 15-25 seconds each. Those two solutions have their benefits – after warming the tortillas like mentioned, they can be rolled and folded with much lower probability of breaking apart. Unfortunately, none of these procedures gives a 100% guarantee of keeping the tortilla's pastry in one piece.
Another way of heating corn tortillas is to warm them up in a traditional oven. In order to do so, the device should be firstly preheated to the temperature about 250 degrees. When the temperature is right, put the tortillas into a casserole dish, with a damp dish towel inserted on the bottom of it. Then insert the dish with tortillas into the oven and wait for about 20 minutes to make sure that they are warmed properly.
Wrap up
So, I have provided you with some ways of warming corn tortillas up. I hope that you won't have any problems with the issue of how to heat corn tortillas properly and make them tasty within a few minutes. Bon appétit!


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Baltimore Orioles "Iron Man" and Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. has been living among Annapolitans for at least a couple months, a spokesman confirmed Thursday.
He recently relocated to Annapolis from Baltimore, and is renting a home for the summer, said spokesman John Maroon.
The move comes on the heels of a divorce from his wife of 29 years, Kelly Ripken. The divorce was finalized Thursday morning.
The couple has two adult children.
Longtime Annapolis resident Chris Rasmussen was surprised to see his favorite Oriole Tuesday while casting a primary election ballot at Annapolis High School.
"I almost didn't recognize him," Rasmussen said. "We had a great conversation regarding our families and the changing roles of fathers at our age."
Rasmussen grew up rooting for Ripken and his father, former Orioles coach Cal Ripken Sr.
"It was a nice surprise to run into one of your heroes. He was just as nice as can be," he said.
The Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation will hold its annual Annapolis event Ripkens Uncorked on May 19 at the Chart House restaurant. Funds from the foundation support at-risk youths across the country.
Ripken, who played 21 seasons with the Orioles, holds the record for most consecutive games played at 2,632. He retired in 2001.
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CPM Leader B.V. Raghavulu met with accident
CPM state General Secretary B.V.Raghavulu who was seriously injured in a car accident yesterday at Kukkatpally, Hyderabad was rushed to a private hospital for the treatment. He was travelling in his car, when the brakes failed and dashed to passing vehicles on the same road. His condition is not yet known, as the doctors of the hospital didn't give any information about his health condition till now.


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Up to 1928 there had been uncertainty in Germany, with the Wall Street crash of 1928 this uncertainty became reality as the Weimar republic fell and Hitler took power. The crushing blows of the Treaty of Versailles to Germany's economy and its public pride led to the mood of the German people becoming depressed. They were penniless, so they looked left and right for an answer to their problems. With the rise of communism and right wing socialism, democracy was steadily loosing power. With the continual use of article 48(presidents ability to overrule the Reichstag), the limited personality of leaders, the awkward policies and loss of democratic ideals, the Weimar republic was week. With the ideas of Nazi propaganda and Nazi political methods, people specifically looked at Nazism as a way out of their situation.
In 1923 a group of young, so called, Nazis were ambitiously planning to take over Berlin.
When their ally dropped out they decided to break into a meeting and obliterate it, this was called the Beer Hall Putsch. They were arrested and their leader, a then unknown man, named Adolf Hitler went to jail with a chain of publicity trailing behind them.
The years between 1923 and 1928 were prosperous for Germany; the economy had a minor 'boom' thanks to 'the young plan'. Müller, chancellor at the time, put in action a plan where Germany would borrow money from America so it could secure payment on it's reparations. This was fine until the Wall Street crash in 1928 threw Germany, and most of Europe, into depression. America demanded it's loans back and Germany's economy slumped. Inflation rose to an absurd amount, people became extremely poor, and they had lost whatever small confidence they had in democracy. Hindenburg threw Muller out of his chancellorship; Muller was...


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Palmetto Health Children's Hospital-led camp serves children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing
Volunteers, volunteer counselors, campers and community support are needed for Camp Wonder Hands, a six-day, five-night camp for deaf and hard-of-hearing children ages 7-15. Held at Camp Kinard, near Batesburg-Leesville, the camp is a program of Palmetto Health Children's Hospital and is set for July 16-21.
Camp Wonder Hands is offered at no cost to campers. To serve as a volunteer or volunteer counselor, a person does not have to be deaf, hard-of-hearing or have the ability to sign. Training is provided during an orientation session held just prior to the camp.
Jena Martin and her husband, Brad, are the parents of four adopted children. "It has been a remarkable journey," said Martin. In the span of two years, the couple adopted four children from two sibling groups. Sons Dakota, 7, and Jacob, 10, were fostered by the Martins before their adoption was finalized in May 2016. The brothers had been through four previous foster homes and much transitioning in their young lives.
Dakota was a first-time camper at Camp Wonder Hands last July. As part of the camp's sibling program, Dakota was able to bring his big brother. Jena Martin feels it was a positive experience. "Dakota came to us at age 4 1/2 and was not yet potty trained," said Jena. "Brad and I noticed that something more was going on. After testing, we found that he couldn't hear." There had been no previous recognition of Dakota's hearing problem and no early intervention. "Dakota is just now catching up socially and we are thankful that camps like Camp Wonder Hands exist," said Martin.
She added, "Camp was an amazing experience for both of our boys. Neither had stayed overnight away from us for that length of time and neither had attended a camp, so it was definitely a first. I am so thankful for the loving camp staff, their encouragement, support, understanding, and willingness to get our kids with special needs on their own journey to make it the best experience possible."
Call (803) 296-KIDS (5437) for information and applications or visit http://campsite.palmettohealth.org/. The deadline for applications is April 24.
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Palmetto Health Children's Hospital is South Carolina's first children's hospital and has more than 150,000 children's visits each year. It offers more than 30 subspecialties to meet the unique health care needs of children and has central South Carolina's only Children's Emergency Center. With more than 350 professionals who work exclusively with children, Palmetto Health Children's Hospital has a team of highly skilled and trained experts unmatched by any hospital in the Midlands. Palmetto Health Children's Hospital is the place to go for children's medical care, because the best care matters.


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The Simpsons: Tapped Out: Tap Ball Comes to Springfield
The update sees players competing in Homer's new sport while unlocking prizes for their town.
In honor of the Women's World Cup, EA Mobile has updated The Simpsons: Tapped Out with a major sports-themed content update. The update sees Homer create his own sport, Tap Ball, which gamers can play to unlock various prizes.
As players begin this Tap Ball quest series, they'll construct the Grass Field and Stadium Entrance, with the Grass Field hosting the actual games of Tap Ball. Players receive Referee Homer, Soccer Lisa and Pin Pal Apu costumes to start the event, while additional sports outfits can be unlocked for Bart and Marge (among others) over time.
Players have access to only single-player Tap Ball games to start, which see them selecting four characters to face the computer-controlled team. For instance, at the start of the event, players will have Ned, Homer, Apu and Lisa available for their team, with each character having a different star rating.
During each round of Tap Ball, each team automatically selects a single character, with the two facing off in the center of the Grass Field. The game compares the characters' star ratings, and the character with the higher rating wins the round. In the event of a tie, a coin toss decides the winner.
Gamers have access to two boosts while playing. One allows users to switch to another character when their current character is too weak (or perhaps too strong) for their opponent, while the other gives the active character a temporarily higher star rating.
After each game, players win Amateur Bucks and Foam Fingers, this event's currencies. Characters must recharge in between games, or players can spend their Amateur Bucks on Obesotade to instantly refresh them.
Amateur Bucks can also be earned by sending characters on specific jobs, and can be used to upgrade characters to higher star levels so they can successfully defeat stronger opponents.
Like other major events in The Simpsons: Tapped Out, the Tap Ball update is split into three timed acts, each offering different prizes. Gamers earn these rewards, like decorations and new characters for their team, by collecting Foam Fingers in bulk. Thankfully, players can collect additional Foam Fingers by tapping on the fans who randomly spawn in their towns. Players will also eventually unlock access to multiplayer Tap Ball games.
Finally, players can purchase new decorations, buildings and a football costume for Nelson in the store. As of this writing, these items all cost Donuts to purchase, and will only be available for a limited time.
The Simpsons: Tapped Out is available to download for free on the iTunes App Store, Google Play and the Amazon Appstore. The Tap Ball event is scheduled to end in 27 days.


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Every day as I walk or take the bus to and from work, my heart breaks when I see people living on the streets desperately trying to survive.
Since arriving at the King County Council in January of 2016, I have been working continuously on policies to secure investments aimed at getting people into stable and affordable housing, especially families with children. Our work is far from over.
After scrutinizing the proposal closely, deliberating with my colleagues and meeting with stakeholders from the community and the Seattle Mariners, I have decided to no longer co-sponsor Motion 2018-0266 – the Executive's proposal for how to expend Hotel/Motel tax revenues beginning in 2021. Instead, I will be offering an amendment that would massively boost the proposal's investment in affordable housing by $184 million, bringing the total amount of money for affordable housing and services for homeless youth to $660 million.
Even though I believe the Executive's proposal to fund up to $190 million for maintenance at Safeco Field is simply the wrong amount at the wrong time, I do support the County's dedicating some level of funding for Safeco Field maintenance.
The bottom line is our region is experiencing a major housing crisis. If a government declares something a state of emergency, then the public deserves to have its elected officials act accordingly.
I continue to believe this does not have to be an "either/or" argument. We can strike the right balance and find a way to meet the Mariners' stated basic maintenance needs for Safeco Field while also acknowledging the immense, immediate need to address our housing crisis.
We can also recognize the importance of our tourism industry and maintain a consistent revenue stream that will continue to attract visitors to our region, which in turn generates revenue for important county services and programs. I believe my proposal meets these goals.
Under the terms of my proposed amendment, 52 percent of the Hotel/Motel Lodging Tax would be dedicated to affordable housing, up from the 37.5 percent minimum requirement under state law in the current plan, which represents an increase of $184 million in new funding for housing.
This additional investment would be funded by a decrease in the tourism portion of the existing plan, including cuts to the Mariners stadium funding proposal, which would be reduced from approximately $180 million to $25 million which, I believe, is the amount to cover basic maintenance needs.
The arts, culture, and heritage portion of the proposal would remain at the minimum mandated by state law (37.5 percent).
The next opportunity for public testimony on this motion will be on August 29 at 9:30 A.M. in the Committee of the Whole. Click here to find upcoming meeting agendas. And I have requested that an additional evening meeting be held in order for working people to be able to attend. I encourage you to participate.


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This site is the archived OWASP Foundation Wiki and is no longer accepting Account Requests.
To view the new OWASP Foundation website, please visit https://owasp.org
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Upcoming Talks/Training:
2014 Feb 23: SCALE 12x Los Angeles Aaron Guzman: ZAPping your applications
The OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is an easy to use integrated testing tool for finding vulnerabilities and bugs in web applications.
ZAP is a flagship OWASP project with an active community behind it. ZAP provides automated scanners as well as a set of tools that allow you to find security vulnerabilities manually.
It is designed to be used by people with a wide range of experience in developing, security penetration testing and functional testing.
As such, this presentation will be covering basic to intermediate testing on web applications, use cases, basic scripting, zest scripting, and integration automation for software development lifecycle.
2014 March 17: OWASP AppSec APAC Tokyo Minoru Sakai: Hands on Simple method of the penetration testing using OWASP ZAP (Japanese)
This course goes through automated security testing from OWASP tools:
- OWASP Zed Attack Proxy
- OWASP Broken Web Applications
2014 May 13-16: CF.Objective() Bloomington, MN Dave Epler: Using OWASP ZAP to find vulnerabilities in your web apps
Target Audience: Developers
Assumed Knowledge: Basic knowledge of OWASP Top Ten
Objective: To learn how to use OWASP ZAP to test your web application for vulnerabilities
- What is OWASP ZAP
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- Testing for vulnerabilties with ZAP
- Automated Testing
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- 1 Virtual Machine Lifecycle
- 2 Concepts
- 3 Tasks
- 3.1 Creating a domain
- 3.2 Editing a domain
- 3.3 Starting a domain
- 3.4 Stopping or rebooting a domain
- 3.5 Pausing a guest domain
- 3.6 Unpausing a guest domain
- 3.7 Taking a Snapshot of a guest domain
- 3.8 Listing the snapshots of a guest domain
- 3.9 Restoring a guest domain from a snapshot
- 3.10 Removing a snapshot from a guest domain
- 3.11 Migration
- 3.12 Deletion of a domain
- 3.13 Wiping the storage used by a guest domain
- 4 Reference
Virtual Machine Lifecycle
This page describes a basics of virtual machine lifecycle. Its aim is to have fundamental information about creating, running, stopping, migrating and deleting virtual machines in one page.
Since libvirt uses a slightly different terminology than other technologies, it's important to know what is meant under the terms it uses. Please refer to this page if you are not familiar with it.
Guest domains are described using XML configuration
In libvirt XML format is used to store configuration of everything, be it domain, network, storage, etc. It allows users to edit configuration in their favourite text editor. Devices in domain are represented by XML elements and device configuration is done by assigning attributes and/or child elements. For instance:
<domain type='qemu'> <name>demo</name> ... <devices> ... <disk type='file' device='disk'> ... </disk> <disk type='file' device='cdrom'> ... </disk> <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/> ... </devices> </domain>
Libvirt then uses XPath technology to select nodes from XML document.
Transient guest domains vs Persistent guest domains
Libvirt distinguishes two different types of domains: transient and persistent. Transient domains are better suited for single use, since they exist only until domain shutdown or host server restart. Persistent domains, however, last indefinitely.
Once a domain is created (no matter what type) its state can be saved into a file and then restored many times as long as the file exists. Thus even a transient domain can be restored over and over again.
Transient domains are created a bit differently than persistent ones. Persistent domains need to be defined first in order to be started up. Transient domains are created and started at once. This also means that different commands are used.
Please keep in mind that although transient domains are created and destroyed on-the-fly, all of their components (storage, networks, devices, ...) need to exist before.
This topic is strongly related to the next one.
States that a guest domain can be in
Domain can be in several states:
- Undefined - This is a baseline state. Libvirt does not know anything about domains in this state because they haven't been defined or created in any way.
- Defined - The domain has been defined, but it's not running. That's why this state can be also called stopped. Only persistent domains can be in this state.
- Running - The domain has been created and started either as transient or persistent one. All domains in this state are executed on hypervisor.
- Paused - The domain execution on hypervisor has been suspended. Its state has been temporarily stored upon resume. The domain does not have any knowledge whether it was paused or not. If you are familiar with processes in operating systems, this is the same.
- Saved - Similar to the previous state, but this time the domain state is stored to persistent storage. Again, the domain in this state can be restored and it does not notice anything.
The next picture shows how domain flows from one state to another:
The states are described above, the edges represent commands used to change state of the domain.
From the picture one can see, it is possible with one command (shutdown) to either get to Defined or Undefined state. Transient domain would go to Undefined state and persistent one to Defined.
Snapshot is a view of a virtual machine's operating system and all its applications at a given point in time. Sometimes it is good to have restore points to which can one return. This is the aim of snapshots. For example, user install and set his or her domain and create a snapshot. From this time on, he or she can do anything with the domain, like changing domain OS configuration, install or update new applications, etc. But at anytime there is the possibility to unroll all changes made and return to the previous state of domain.
At this point it is worth mentioning snapshots are static. So when you revert to previous state and make some changes (e.g. modify some files), they get lost unless you create a new snapshot.
A running virtual machine can be migrated to another host as long as the VM's storage is shared between the hosts and the host's CPU is capable of supporting the guest's CPU model. Migration of virtual machines does not cause any service interruption.
Types of migration:
- "standard" - Domain is suspended as long as all its resources are being transferred to destination host. Once done, it is again resumed on destination. The time spent in suspended state is directly proportional to domain memory size.
- peer-to-peer - this type is used whenever source and destination hosts can communicate directly.
- tunnelled - in this case a tunnel is created between source and destination hosts, e.g. ssh tunnel and all network communication is sent through it.
- live vs non-live - When migrating in live mode, the domain is not paused and all services on it are still running. The opposite is non-live migration, when a domain is paused for the time necessary to transfer its state through network. However, live migration is sensitive for heavy domain load. When live migrating a domain, its allocated memory is sent to the destination host and being watched for changes at the same time. After this all changed memory areas are moved to destination host, and again since the domain is still active, any other memory areas changed in the meantime be recognized and transferred. At the end we have the same memory images and domain can be transfered.
- direct - libvirt just initiates the migration, but then whole process is under hypervisors control, since they talk to each other, e.g. Xen on the source host communicates directly to Xen on the destination host without any libvirt intervention.
Requirements for migration:
- Shared storage accessible under same paths and locations,e.g. iSCSI, NFS, etc.
- Exact same version of hypervisors on both hosts
- Same network configuration
- Same CPUs, or better said CPUs have to be from the same vendor and CPU flags on the destination host must be superset of CPU flags on source.
A checklist for successful migration is here.
Removing guest domains
When removing a guest domain one can also want to remove and wipe the storage it was using so there are no sensitive data left behind. This has to be done explicitly since during the domain removing process libvirt does not release any resources domain was using, although they might be used only by this one domain.
Wiping the storage is critical, since simple file removal does not erase data from the hard drive, it only marks the file as deleted and its blocks as free space. The only option is to rewrite the file content with random data.
Creating a domain
In order to run a domain it is first necessary to create one. This can be done in several ways. The following page describes the process using the Virtual Machine Manager GUIT. The second way is by using the virt-install command line tool.
# virt-install \ --connect qemu:///system \ --virt-type kvm \ --name MyNewVM \ --ram 512 \ --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/MyNewVM.img,size=8 \ --vnc \ --cdrom /var/lib/libvirt/images/Fedora-14-x86_64-Live-KDE.iso \ --network network=default,mac=52:54:00:9c:94:3b \ --os-variant fedora14
This command creates a new domain called 'MyNewVM', with 512 MB RAM and 8 GB disk space using KVM. Please read the manual page for any further information.
The last way is to create an XML definition of the domain and volume(s) and run virsh with the appropriate commands: vol-create and define.
Volumes are joined in a pool. By default, there exists one pool called "default". This is a directory-type pool, which means all volumes are stored as files in one directory. But please read this page if you are not completely aware of libvirt storage management. You may find more suitable storage solution there.
Example of volume XML definition (new_volume.xml):
<volume> <name>sparse.img</name> <capacity unit="G">10</capacity> </volume>
This defines a new volume with a capacity of 10 GB. To create volume in "default" pool:
# virsh vol-create default new_volume.xml
Example of domain XML definition (MyNewVM.xml):
<domain type='kvm'> <name>MyNewVM</name> <currentMemory>524288</currentMemory> <memory>524288</memory> <uuid>30d18a08-d6d8-d5d4-f675-8c42c11d6c62</uuid> <os> <type arch='x86_64'>hvm</type> <boot dev='hd'/> </os> <features> <acpi/><apic/><pae/> </features> <clock offset="utc"/> <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot> <on_crash>restart</on_crash> <vcpu>1</vcpu> <devices> <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-kvm</emulator> <disk type='file' device='disk'> <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/> <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/MyNewVM.img'/> <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/> </disk> <disk type='block' device='cdrom'> <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/> <readonly/> </disk> <interface type='network'> <source network='default'/> <mac address='52:54:00:9c:94:3b'/> <model type='virtio'/> </interface> <input type='tablet' bus='usb'/> <graphics type='vnc' port='-1'/> <console type='pty'/> <sound model='ac97'/> <video> <model type='cirrus'/> </video> </devices> </domain>
To define a new presistent domain:
# virsh define MyNewVM.xml
Domain XML format has many optional elements which you may find useful. Therefore read this page which is a complete domain XML format reference including examples and most common scenarios.
Editing a domain
Any domain can be edited in a user's favourite editor. What is needed is to set the $VISUAL or $EDITOR environment variable and run:
# virsh edit <domain>
If neither of these variables are not set, the vi editor is used by default. After closing the editor libvirt will automatically check for changes and apply them. However, it is also possible to edit domain in Virtual Machine Manager.
Starting a domain
Once a domain is created, one is able to run it. This is possible through Virtual Machine Manager or by running virsh start <domain> command. For example:
# virsh start MyNewVM
This command however performs either so called clean boot up or restores the domain from the previously saved state. See managedsave virsh command for details. It is important to notice, a domain can't be started if any of its components are not up, e.g. network.
As mentioned above, a transient domain can be run without previous definition:
# virsh create /path/to/MyNewVM.xml
Stopping or rebooting a domain
To stop running domain just run:
# virsh shutdown <domain>
To reboot a persistent domain:
# virsh reboot <domain>
Rebooting a transient domain is not possible, since right after shutdown are transient domains also undefined.
An inelegant shutdown, also known as hard-stop:
# virsh destroy <domain>
This is equivalent to unplugging the power cable.
Pausing a guest domain
Domain can be paused in virsh:
# virsh suspend <domain>
or in Virtual Machine Manager by clicking Pause button from main toolbar. When a guest is in a suspended state, it consumes system RAM but not processor resources. Disk and network I/O does not occur while the guest is suspended. This operation is immediate
Unpausing a guest domain
Any paused or suspended domain can be resumed by:
# virsh resume <domain>
or by unclicking the appropriate Pause button in Virtual Manager.
Taking a Snapshot of a guest domain
Creating a snapshot is done by executing:
# virsh snapshot-create <domain>
Listing the snapshots of a guest domain
All snapshosts of a guest domain can be viewed in virsh:
# virsh snapshot-list <domain>
For instance, the output might look like this:
Name Creation Time State --------------------------------------------------- 1295973577 2011-01-25 17:39:37 +0100 running 1295978837 2011-01-25 19:07:17 +0100 running
We can see one snapshot created at 17:39:17 local time, with the name 1295973577 which corresponds to Unix time. The other was created at 19:07:17 with the name 1295978837.
Restoring a guest domain from a snapshot
To restore a guest domain from a previous snapshot you can use:
# virsh snapshot-restore <domain> <snapshotname>
This restores a specified domain to a state represented by snapshotname. Please note that any changes made will be destroyed!
Removing a snapshot from a guest domain
Any snaphsot of a given domain can be removed via:
# virsh snapshot-delete <domain> <snapshotname>
Libvirt provides migration support. It means you can migrate a domain from one host to another over the network. Migration can operate in two main modes:
- Plain migration: The source host VM opens a direct unencrypted TCP connection to the destination host for sending the migration data. Unless a port is manually specified, libvirt will choose a migration port in the range 49152-49215, which will need to be open in the firewall on the remote host.
- Tunneled migration: The source host libvirtd opens a direct connection to the destination host libvirtd for sending migration data. This allows the option of encrypting the data stream. This mode doesn't require any extra firewall configuration, but is only supported with qemu 0.12.0 or later, and libvirt 0.7.2 or later.
For a successful migration there are couple of things needed to be done. For instance, storage settings have to match. All volumes that migrated domain use have to be stored under the same paths. For full checklist follow this page. We also recommend you use secure migration.
Once pre-migration checks are done, you can migrate machine using virsh:
# virsh migrate <domain> <remote host URI> --migrateuri tcp://<remote host>:<port>
Deletion of a domain
One may delete an inactive domain in virsh:
# virsh undefine <domain>
As usual, there is also the possibility of deleting it in Virtual Machine Manager, covered in this page .
Wiping the storage used by a guest domain
A volume used by a domain can contain confidential data, hence it is necessary to wipe it before removal. Libvirt offers a helping hand for such cases:
# virsh vol-wipe <volume>
which truncates and extends the volume to its original size. This in fact fills the file with zeroes. This ensures that data previously stored on volume is not accessible to reads anymore. After this, you can remove volume :
# virsh vol-delete <volume>
These pages may also provide useful further information:


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Lawyer of the Universidad Católica de Colombia (2009). Specialist in Constitutional Law of Universidad nacional de Colombia (2012) and University Teaching in Law at Universidad Libre (2013). Master of Administrative Law student of the Military University Nueva Granada (2016 - In progress).
He has worked as a university professional in the Attorney General's Office (2008) and in the Judicial Branch (2014), expert in Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, with presentations on these topics at the Universidad de Guadalajara -México (2016).
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"You'll never plough a field by turning it over in your mind."
Approaching St. Patrick's Day this year, I found myself lacking a bit of inspiration and oomph to make the holiday memorable. St. Patrick's Day has always been a minor holiday for me, a bit too close to Easter on some years, and since Bill and I do not ever drink alcohol, we find ourselves a bit on the sidelines of the modern St. Patrick's Day ethos. Curiously, the kiddos have strong Irish lines on both sides of their family: Bill has traced his ancestry extensively. The first William McGaugh in America was from Ireland, a farmer who fought alongside George Washington. My strawberry blonde, blue and hazel eyed babies seem to preserve some of this lineage, and so it is a wonder that we aren't a little more into the holiday. In some ways, we celebrate Irish culture a bit more around Christmastime.
Still, over the years a bit of a tradition has developed for the wee McGaughs: we make Irish soda bread, a rainbow fruit salad, and broccoli soup (we don't much go in for the corned beef and cabbage—I like it all right, but am mostly vegetarian-minded now, and the kiddos and Bill don't care for it) and watch The Wizard of Oz. We usually do an Irish craft and listen to our St. Patrick's Day playlist.
I had the makings of our dinner, but no other inspiration this year until seriously the last possible minute. I had the start of a cold, my mind is focused on my 15K this coming Sunday (very important to me, a big test in my mind of my training and hard work), and Katie happened to be scheduled for her back teeth sealants on St. Patrick's Day morning.
So it wasn't until lunchtime, over a cup of Irish tea and a slice of Dubliner cheese, that I started thinking more in earnest about our St. Patrick's Day dinner plans. We had invited my mom and dad over to share our bread, soup, fruit, and mint chip ice cream, but I had no table laid out and no crafts ready to go. Katie and I brainstormed together about how we could decorate. I had been stressing a little bit because I was wishing I had gathered some St. Patrick's Day decor for our table and planned a bit more, but then I decided to delve into the challenge of decorating without buying anything new and to enjoy the creative process that comes from setting such parameters. Something she said sparked the idea of "I am thankful and lucky because…" placemat making. We found our leprechaun hat we made from a couple of years ago, and put it on a green serving plate. We cut out shamrocks, and I pulled out my light green runner. We happened to find a long dark green Williams-Sonoma ribbon that was exactly the length of the table, and we put it on top of the runner. Happily, I had some orange cups leftover from Eric's first birthday party, and they held our markers. In February we had just purchased green tapers from our favorite candle makers up in Idyllwild.
In short, it all came together. I am usually the anti-procrastinator, but I have learned that waiting until the last minute sometimes works quite well, too, as it forces creativity out in a different way.
And it was merry.
Eric and Katie made Irish soda bread together, while we listened to Celtic music as well as old favorites like The Proclaimers, The Cranberries, U2, and Damien Rice.
We made Blarney Stone friends, watched some information on the Blarney Stone, and talked about the gift of rhetoric (I had written a really nerdy paper on the Blarney Stone in college, looking at some primary source documents).
The kiddos and the other adults decorated their "I am thankful and lucky because…" placemats while they waited for dinner to be served. Our rainbow fruit salad is a favorite every year.
Laughter and smiles for Katie and her Amie
And the truth is? I am still not personally much into St. Patrick's Day. Wearing a bit of green would be enough for me. But St. Patrick's Day means something to my children, and that's enough of a reason for me to enjoy it at this point. Who doesn't like the magic of a little extra-special day once in awhile? Katie talks about our St. Patrick's Day dinner and traditions as soon as it becomes March, and those traditions are one way to anchor their childhood for them. For now, I want my children in the land of dreams and light, a place where magic moments can happen, the lullaby of their young lives:
"Somewhere over the rainbow/Way up high/There's a land that I heard of/Once in a lullaby/Somewhere over the rainbow/Skies are blue/And the dreams that you dare to dream/Really do come true…"


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Cooper Erving & Savage LLP Helps Former Athletic Director to Settle First Amendment Lawsuit Against Averill Park School District for $567,500
Contact: Phillip G. Steck, Attorney
March 19, 2008 (Cooper Erving & Savage LLP)
Lou Cioffi served as Athletic Director of the Averill Park Central School District from 1981 to 2002. The School District terminated his employment, claiming it was saving money by combining his position with another. Cioffi was the only person who lost his job as a result of the alleged reorganization.
In July 2002 Cioffi filed a lawsuit against the School District in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. Cioffi asserted that he had been fired for complaining to the School Board concerning how the School District had handled a severe hazing incident which occurred in the football locker room. A public employee, such as Cioffi, cannot be terminated from employment, or have his job eliminated, for speaking out on a matter of public concern.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that Cioffi's had spoken out on a matter of public concern. For example, the hazing incident was widely reported in both the print and TV media. Cioffi was one of the administrators who uncovered the hazing incident. For years, he had warned against certain practices in the football program, including use of performance enhancing substances.
The School District had asked the United States Supreme Court to review the Appeals Court decision in favor of Cioffi. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case.
On March 17, 2008, after five years of litigation, the School District settled the lawsuit for $567,500.
Cioffi's attorney, Phil Steck, said: "The School District fought this case tooth and nail for years, even taking it to the United States Supreme Court. But Lou Cioffi had the strength to persevere and, I am most happy to say, in the end achieved justice. Even a schoolboy should know that it is wrong to retaliate against a person for expressing his views.
This is a clear case of a man illegally forced from his job. Lou is to be congratulated for having the courage to speak out and to defend his right of free speech in Court."
Cioffi's reputation was such that he was able to obtain replacement employment. He is now Athletic Director at the Cornwall Central School District in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York.


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Michael Jackson (credit: Vincent Amalvy/AFP/Getty Images)
By Robyn Collins
LOS GATOS (RADIO.COM) – Netflix is getting close to closing a deal for Bubbles, a script detailing the life of the late Michael Jackson from the perspective of his beloved pet monkey, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Taika Waititi, who directed the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok, will co-helm the stop-animation feature with Mark Gustafson. Sources say the deal is near $20 million and is for worldwide rights.
The film is expected to be similar to Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa (2015), utilizing stop-animation technology, which combines 3D printing and puppetry.
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The week beginning the 26th February 2018, has arguably been one of Trump's worst – his week from hell! Highlights include:
Feb 28 – Trump criticizes Sessions for lack of action on FISA reporting to Inspector General – Sessions fires back
Feb 28 – Jared Kushner's security clearance gets downgraded after John Kelly stipulated new changes to the security clearance system.
Mar 1 – Trump announces 25% tariff on imports of steel and 10% tariff on imports of Aluminum.The tariffs are being imposed in an attempt to combat cheap metals flooding into the United States, particlarly China and are inteded to protect the US steel and aluminum industry.The tariffs will however have a negative impact on US indiustry dependant on Steel and Aluminum.Stocks fell in response to the tariffs, including shares of American automakers and Boeing.
Mar 1 – Hope Hicks, Trump's fourth communications director resigns
Mar 1 – Ben Carson, the US secretary for housing and urban development (Hud), cancelled an order for a $31,000 dining set for his Washington office amid a growing ethics controversy.
Mar 2 – The United States ambassador to Mexico said Thursday she will resign from her post in May
Mar 2 – Trump suggests that drug dealers should get the death penalty. He said:
"Some countries have a very, very tough penalty – the ultimate penalty. And by the way, they have much less of a problem."
Mar 2 – Trump tweets:
"When a country (USA) is losing many billions of dollars on trade with virtually every country it does business with, trade wars are good, and easy to win. Example, when we are down $100 billion with a certain country and they get cute, don't trade anymore-we win big. It's easy!"
European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, warned:
"If the Americans impose tariffs on steel and aluminium, then we must treat American products the same way."
"We must show that we can also take measures. This cannot be a unilateral transatlantic action by the Americans. I'm not saying we have to shoot back, but we must take action."
"We will put tariffs on Harley-Davidson, on bourbon and on blue jeans – Levi's."
The International Monetry Fund stated:
"The import restrictions announced by the US President are likely to cause damage not only outside the US, but also to the US economy itself, including to its manufacturing and construction sectors, which are major users of aluminium and steel."
The Business Roundtable, one of Washington's most powerful lobby groups, said it:
"strongly disagrees… because it will hurt the US economy and American companies, workers and consumers by raising prices and resulting in foreign retaliation against US exporters"
Mar 3 – Trump attacks the press with following tweet:
"Mainstream Media in U.S. is being mocked all over the world. They've gone CRAZY!"
Mar 3 – It is reported that former Trump advisor, Carl Icahn dumped $31.3 million in steel relatred stocks shortly before Trump announced steel and tariffs.
Icahn sold off nearly 1 million shares of Manitowoc Company Inc. Manitowoc is a "is a leading global manufacturer of cranes and lifting solutions" and, therefore, heavily dependent on steel to make its products.
The filing came just seven days before a White House event where Trump announced his intention to impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports
Mar 3 – Trump praises Xi Jinping's powergrab, which eliminates the two term limit for the presidency and states:
"He's now president for life, president for life, and that's great,"
"And look, he was able to do that. I think it's great. Maybe we'll have to give that a shot someday."