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Jamie King kind of looks like a grown up Emma Stone yet for some strange reason I don't dislike her. I don't care how long ago that "Superbad" movie came out I will hate everyone who was in it till the day I die. I'm telling you all this because King has been confirmed to be joining the cast of the upcoming "Silent Night" remake. I have no problem with that either. So just to keep track I dislike everyone from "Superbad", have no problem with King or the remake, and the news is still very much incoherent.
Rupert Wyatt, the cat that brought us "Rise of the Planet Of the Apes" is teaming up with Charlize Theron for a new sci-fi flick titled "Agent 13". The plot of the film is currently under wraps but I can tell you that I dislike every person in this post. I mean I use to like Charlize Theron but then I saw her on Letterman and it turns out she's really annoying and kind of a prick. So now I don't. I've said too much now.
Well suck me dry and call me dusty because it looks like "Silent Hill: Revelation 3D" is getting a wide theatrical release on October 26, 2012 thanks (?) to the good people at Open Road Films. I've never seen the first "Silent Hill" movie so I have no opinion on it. Let's just say I dislike it though for consistency.
Because there isn't enough sex appeal in today's news here's the trailer for "Robin Hood - Ghosts of Sherwood 3D" which stars Kane Hodder and Tom Savini. Try to guess which one plays Robin Hood. Just try. Here's a hint, he should have done the role in a speedo. Tick tock mutha trucka.
Experiment time horror fans! Find someone who doesn't like horror films. Be it your squeamish girlfriend, art-house dwelling hipster co-worker or your mother who doesn't understand why you're always watching "that garbage", and ask them to describe "Friday the 13th". Chances are they'll talk about how gory the film is, mention all the horny teenagers and nudity, and talk about Jason and his hockey mask and machete. Maybe they'll also mention Kevin Bacon because, come on, it's Kevin Bacon. Problem is, that's not really "Friday the 13th".
I just waited through a 7 minute advertisement for some video game that gave me seizures to watch the new trailer for "Jurassic Shark". I regret nothing. The movie stars Emanuelle Carriere, who much to my surprise did not get her start in those late night Skinemax movies I watch, and is about a giant prehistoric shark that returns to bring death and destruction to a bunch of girls wearing next to nothing. I know, I'm excited too.
I know what you're thinking, why the hell isn't there a "Poltergeist" remake out there? I know you so well. Well good news kids because Roy Lee, the producer who brought you "The Strangers" and "Quarantine" says a reboot is very much a goal of his and hopes to have it out in the world sometime next year. I'm trying to track down his home address so you can go thank him personally. I'll let you know what I find, there's a lot of Lee's out there.
I refuse to explain to you the plot of "Silent Night Of the Living Dead" but I will tell you that both AJ Bowen and Tom Savini have joined the cast. I know it's tough love but come on, it's a play on the classic zombie flick and a Christmas song. What the hell don't you get? God do I have to wipe your ass too?
I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty excited about "Men In black 3". I don't know what it is but as my age gets up there I'm finding Will Smith more and more enjoyable. I'm just as surprised as you are! Anyway here's a look at the first poster for the film that is scheduled to hit theaters in May of 2012. Have you watched "Wild Wild West" lately? Seriously it's not that bad.
Lately I have been on a documentary kick. I've watched some really amazing ones ("Dear Zachary") and plodded through some pretty awful ones ("Snuff").
George Romero's earliest pictures strike that wonderful balance of achieving both crowd-pleasing cult sensations as well as academic and journalistic esteem. While Romero may be inseparable from popular zombie-dom* it is his 1976 "vampire" film "Martin" that represents one of his most surprisingly sincere, character driven films, making use of horror conventions as a frame for a truly unique take on the relationship between the monstrous, horrific, and social world.
The Guillermo del Toro produced and co-written film "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" has been kicking around for so long I honestly thought I saw and loved it 2 years ago. Of course I spent 3 years in the jungle surviving mostly on peyote and strange mushrooms so I'm not sure which memories are real anymore. But a full trailer has hit the net and honestly it looks even better then I remember it. I think.
Tom Savini has decided to dust off his makeup tools and come out of retirement to work on a couple of Australian independent horror films. "Redd Inc" is a revenge film that focuses on an online stripper who gets kidnapped and "Mary Doe" is about a woman who gets lost in the desert and finds herself smack dab in the middle of a zombie outbreak. Of course now that he's doing FX again we can only hope Savini decides to dust off the golden speedo one more time. The world needs it now more than ever.
If you're excited for this Sunday's premier of "True Blood" Season 4 than I'm sad to report you are officially off my Christmas card list. But while you sob about that loss you can check out the first 3 minutes of the new episode. I didn't watch it but I assume it's full of ridiculous accents and dry humping. The formula apparently works well.
Word around campus is an TV mini-series adaptation of Stephen King's "Bag of Bones" could begin filming as early as July. The book follows a man who returns to his summer home after the loss of his wife to try to break his writer's block. Unfortunately his wife's ghost isn't done with him yet and things don't go according to plan. Women, they'll even nag ya from the grave! Am I right, fellas? Is this thing on?
A boat load of new clips and interviews have popped up on the tubes for the upcoming flick "The Mortician 3D" starring the one and only Method Man as a Mortician. Because when you're putting together a cast you want to get some or all of the Wu-Tang Clan. Puffy is good, but Wu-Tang is better, Wu-Tang is for the children. If you get the reference you're my new best friend.
DJ Caruso, who directed "Eagle Eye", "Disturbia" and "The Salton Sea" has officially signed up to directed "Preacher", a big screen adaptation of the one graphic novel I've read in my lifetime. This of course means it's my favorite graphic novel of all time so I'm super pumped about this. Yeah pictures!
If you're unfortunate enough to have seen "Knightriders" then you probably can't see Tom Savini without having awful flashbacks of him in a Speedo. Well get ready to have a seizure because there's a new documentary coming out focusing on the hairy F/X one titled "Smoke and Mirrors". To get the flash backs going the doc has a new trailer up on the nets, welcome to hell my friends.
Here's a new clip from "Battle: Los Angeles" which reiterated a point I've been making for years. Never trust dogs, ever. Or any animal really. I've got a pet turtle and I would shoot that thing in the face the second I think it's turning on me. You hear me Boxy?! You're nothing!
During the Dark Ages there was a popular bit of papal propaganda regarding the mythical king of a lost Christian kingdom somewhere between India and Here-There-Be-Dragons-istan. Prester John, as he was known, was said to rule over a land that shared a fence with the Garden of Eden and contained the Fountain of Youth and a vast menagerie of Heffalumps, Star-Bellied Sneetches and other implausible animals. After a few hundred years of European explorers and treasure hunters trying and failing to find the magic kingdom, the legend died out and today Prester John remains mostly forgotten, only occasionally popping up in Marvel comics to do battle with Thor in between long stretches of waiting for Dan Brown to write a novel about him.
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Zac Efron: Monday Morning Coffee with Miles Teller!
Zac Efron and his Are We Officially Dating? co-star Miles Teller pick up cups of coffee before heading to the set of their new film on Monday morning (January 7) in New York City.
The 25-year-old actor recently encouraged his fans to attend a special event in the memory of one of his late friends.
"Come celebrate Jessica Silver's memory with family and friends for a fun day of ice skating on January 11th. Check out the website at WoodlandHillsIce.com to purchase tickets or simply go to NMCRegistry.org to donate straight to the cause. She was an amazing friend!" Zac wrote on his WhoSay account.
FYI: Miles is wearing Levi's jeans.

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STOCKBRIDGE, Vt. - Two structures stand on the wooded bank of the White River where Don Fielder has resided for 29 years, one signifying disaster and despair, the other hope and human kindness.
One is the gutted frame of what was his home until the day four months ago when the river, swollen by the torrential rains of Tropical Storm Irene, rushed over the bank, tore through windows and walls, filled tubs and sinks with thick mud, and destroyed anything that stood in its path. The house Fielder cannot talk about without crying.
Next to this hulk rises the nearly completed frame of the brand-new home that more than three dozen volunteers - some of them strangers - have helped him build; he hopes to celebrate Christmas there today.
No one in the quiet towns nestled between the White River and the Green Mountain foothills will soon forget the surging waters that devoured roads, snapped trees like matchsticks, and tossed sofas, pianos, cars, trucks, lampposts, and gravestones like bathtub toys.
But something positive has risen in the wake of this destruction. Strangers have become friends. Friends have become family. People who lost nearly everything have helped others who lost as much.
"Many people have made a difference,'' Fielder said. "And it's going on all over the state.''
One week ago, Fielder, accompanied by relatives whom he had rarely seen until Irene struck, hauled heavy windows from the old house to the new. He served homemade Christmas cookies someone had left for him. He reached into a bag of gifts and handed them out to anyone who pitched in.
"All these people that helped me are now family,'' he said.
Families who before the storm could not imagine Christmas anywhere but in the homes where they had gathered for generations helped each other prepare for makeshift celebrations in temporary quarters.
"We don't care about the petty stuff anymore,'' Nancy DeLeon said before attending the annual Christmas candlelight celebration at the Stockbridge Meeting House last Sunday. "We just want to help each other.''
Irene caused mayhem, destruction, and deaths when it hit the Eastern Seaboard in late August. Thousands of Massachusetts residents lost power.
In Vermont, four people died as a result of the storm, which washed out more than 2,000 roads and bridges and ravaged hundreds and farms and businesses, according to the office of US Senator Bernie Sanders. Irene also destroyed or damaged 1,500 homes, said Jennifer Hollar, chairwoman of the Irene Housing Task Force. About 900 households are still in temporary housing, she said.
Rochester was particularly hard-hit. The waters filled the foundations of dozens of homes and disinterred coffins at the local cemetery; many of the remains have yet to be found. The wreckage is still present, physical and emotional.
"My house used to be Christmas central,'' said Mary Sue Crowley, whose 181-year-old farmhouse in Rochester was gutted by the surging river as she, her husband, and their son watched in horror from inside. As the water rose far above the levels of the many floods they have endured, they retreated to higher ground until they were upstairs, contemplating whether to jump out and swim to dry land.
'Many people have made a difference, and it's going on all over the state.'
The Crowleys are staying at a neighbor's house. They will probably get a Christmas tree.
"But we're not going to be back to normal for a long, long time,'' said Crowley, who is principal of the Rochester School, which was also damaged in the flood. She spends her day job overseeing the restoration of the school, then works on her own house after hours. The school has students whose houses were destroyed; one boy came to Crowley's office sobbing because it was raining and he thought he would have to go through it all again.
"The water receded, we're fixing our homes, but the shock has not faded,'' said Connie Mendell, who watched with her husband, Dean, as the waters breached the bank of Breakneck Brook and tore through the ground floor of their Rochester home.
People pitched in to help each other. The Mendells opened the freezer of their restaurant and served free meals. A Home Depot truck drove around and dropped off generators, free of charge. The other day, someone from an organization of businesses that is raising money for flood victims came by to see how much money the Mendells needed.
Connie Mendell sees in all that a silver lining.
"As bad as it was, as much as it hurt, as much as it's going to cost, it's been a good experience,'' she said in her daughter's home in Stockbridge, a 200-year-old house that also suffered serious damage. "We got to know each other, and it's been a good experience.''
She said this, then frowned, recalling a Christmas party she had attended the night before.
"I got so depressed,'' she said. "I'm an elf usually [at Christmas]. I'm always making cookies and things. But right now I don't have the energy.''
Don Fielder, too, was depressed the day he admitted to himself that the home he still calls "a magical place'' was beyond repair.
"Don was at the bottom,'' said his cousin, Shaun, who came last Sunday with his son, Ethan, and a friend, Keith Brown, to help build the new house. The cousins had rarely seen each other over the years, but when Shaun Fielder found out the house had been wrecked, he assembled a team of volunteers who pitched in on weekends and days off. In October, he brought the camper for his cousin, who had been sleeping in a tent.
Don Fielder recalled how a man walked in off the street, identified himself as a roofer, and offered to help install a roof on the new house.
Fielder's gaze fell briefly on the river, a green trickle, now sprinkled with ice floes, that would have seemed incapable of causing much mayhem were it not for the ruins on the bank. He never considered moving somewhere else.
"This is my home,'' Fielder said. "This is where I belong.''David Filipov can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @davidfilipov. Bill Greene can be reached at email@example.com.


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Ready at Dawn creative director and co-founder Ru Weerasuriya, right, and Andrea Pessino, CTO and co-founder, left, in their offices in Irvine. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Link
Kratos, the main character in the video game, "God of War," towers in the lobby area of Sony Santa Monica. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)Link
There is no hiding from the flat-screen TVs in the Irvine offices of video game studio Ready at Dawn. With the workplace blinds shuttered, even a sunny morning finds employees' faces lit by little more than a digital glow.
These dozen-plus TVs were essentially high-definition clocks, each of them counting down a series of deadlines leading to this week's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in downtown Los Angeles.
At E3, Ready at Dawn's Dickensian-looking fantasy game "The Order: 1886" will stand before an estimated 45,000 industry luminaries, journalists and retailers, and its demos and trailers will be poked, prodded and analyzed. E3 may present a make-or-break moment for the small Orange County studio of 130 employees and its still-in-development game. The conference will set the tone, one of either anticipation or indifference, for the months between now and the game's Feb. 20, 2015, release date on Sony's PlayStation 4.
But unlike Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Electronic Arts, Activision and the other players that will grab most of the E3 headlines, Ready at Dawn's fortunes are riding on one game and one game only. With the entry point for a blockbuster video game nestled around $100 million, any misstep is a large one.
"Being an independent studio in this industry with one project — and everything relying on that one project — to the outside, to most people, in fact, this would seem foolish," says Ru Weerasuriya, the company's CEO and the game's creative director.
As one of the first titles announced for the PlayStation 4, "The Order: 1886" has the added pressure of being an expected showcase for what next-generation hardware can accomplish.
The demands were evident during a tour of the company's offices in the days prior to E3. The minimalist and modern space was outfitted with such stress reducers as a ping-pong table, beer taps and a wine cooler.
When Weerasuriya stops at the desk of concept artist Toby Kwan, whose digital pen was furiously adding detail to the game's mustached male hero, there was little interest in small talk.
As Weerasuriya called attention to the intricacies in the designs of steampunk-inspired weaponry in the game, Kwan darts a worried look at his boss, never lifting his pen from the screen. Kwan's deadline? "Soon," he says. How soon, he's asked. "Thirty minutes!" Kwan shoots back, his voice rising. Weerasuriya cheerily suggests we move on.
The 39-year-old Weerasuriya began crafting ideas for what would ultimately become "The Order: 1886" around 2004 or 2005, shortly after leaving "World of Warcraft" developer Blizzard Entertainment to co-found Ready at Dawn. While the company has had numerous successes in its decade of existence, "The Order: 1886" is its first major close-up.
It's also a rarity — an original idea in an industry reliant on name brands and sequels, and the creation of an independent studio that intends to focus on one high-concept, story-driven title at a time.
At various times over the last three decades, the game industry has vacillated between high-tech wizardry and narrative-focused experiences. While Weerasuriya describes Ready at Dawn as "storytellers," "The Order: 1886" will be analyzed first and foremost this week for its mechanical abilities.
To date, Ready at Dawn has enjoyed a close working relationship with Sony's Santa Monica Studio and is known best for its entries in the former's popular "God of War" series, an action-adventure franchise loosely based on Greek mythology. Sony's Santa Monica outfit is also the division of the company that has a reputation for investing in more avant-garde titles, works such as thatgamecompany's conflict-free explorative title "Journey" or Giant Sparrow's twist on a children's folktale in "The Unfinished Swan."
While Weerasuriya acknowledges that it's Sony's "big checkbook" that's allowing "The Order: 1886" to happen, he speaks fondly of such smaller, more idiosyncratic independent games, believing that as the latter find success on platforms from Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, it will allow for more experimentation on the mainstream level.
"We can get more depth out of characters, and we can get more depth out of what we want to say," Weerasuriya says of the game industry at large, adding that he wants "The Order: 1886" to be viewed as "a mirror image of our society."
"If you approach it that way there's more depth to the characters," Weerasuriya says. "You want the characters to be like you. We have depth. We've lived long enough to know our lives have different paths. That's what you want out of characters."
That's no simple undertaking, especially when players are asked to inhabit the role of someone who can cause a bounty of death and destruction on the game's cobblestone streets with the simple push of a button. At its core, "The Order: 1886" will still be a third-person action game, one that presents an alternate history of London in which the Knights of the Round Table still act as protectors.
But Weerasuriya talks of the game as something of an allegory. There are projectile weapons that cause large explosions and monster-like creatures, but there are also class issues on display throughout "The Order: 1886." In the poverty-stricken Whitechapel, the game's populace views the heroes with skepticism, as defenders of the rich.
Weerasuriya knows that's a big topic to tackle but envisions a time when action and big ideas are relatively commonplace in the game business, where creators are championed over brands.
"We don't celebrate our own people the way other industries do. You don't have the same connection with the talent behind the games the way you do in other art forms, whether it's authors, filmmakers or musicians," he says. "I don't know if we're seeking it, but the benefit of getting that is freedom. If you have recognition, you have more leeway."
— Todd Martens | @toddmartens | @LATHeroComplex
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The monarch is one of the best known butterfly species. Although native to North and South America, it has expanded its distribution to Australia, many Pacific islands, and a few places in Europe. Monarch larvae, like those of many other Danaini, feed on milkweeds of the family Asclepiadaceae, from which they sequester cardiac glycosides that often render them unpalatable to potential predators. The species is perhaps best known for its annual migrations, from eastern North America to the mountains of central Mexico, and from western North America to the coast of California. The butterflies rest for the cool winter months in large aggregations which may contain tens of millions of individuals.
Left: Monarch larva feeding on milkweed host plant at Poco Sol (Caribbean slope below Monteverde), Costa Rica. Right: Overwintering monarchs covering a tree branch at Alpha Monarch research site, Mexico. Images © Greg and Marybeth Dimijian


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Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack's mission is nearly complete. Also starring in this sci-fi thriller that's based on director Joseph Kosinski's Radical Comics graphic novel of the same name: Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Morgan Freeman, Melissa Leo & Zoë Bell.
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Rosalie (Rosie) Day was one of the latter and she has an amazing ability to find seemingly random, un-indexed tidbits of great information. While any of us could Google "Kosciusko County cemeteries" [well, OK, only those of you who are really, REALLY good spellers could Google anything that starts off with "Kosciusko"!!], Rosie was able to find the exact location, including the row number, of the grave of Simon Wyland. She has been hoping to be able to visit the cemetery after leaving the library and now she knew just what she needed.
In the Kosciusko County, Indiana Cemetery Records, Vol II by Lester H. Binnie there on pg 44 was this entry:
There was also a nice picture of the layout of the cemetery along with some history.
So, after some "fishing" in the library, Rosie and her daughter-in-law Wanda (who took all the pictures you are seeing) were able to go directly to the Mount Pleasant Cemetery and take pictures of the stone Rosie had been looking for.
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How will I select my room?
You will need to decide where you would like to live next Fall (stay in your same room, move to a different room in the same hall, or change halls). Once you identify your preference, view the schedule to find out when you can enter Topnet for the room selection process. This schedule is available on our website, and you will be notified of this schedule in your WKU email account as well. You will select your room on Topnet through "My Housing". You will be able to see all vacant spaces in the residence halls. If you wish to pull in a roommate, you will want to identify rooms that have two vacant spaces. Once you have access to "My Housing," you will continue to have access until March 31, and can make changes to your assignment and roommate until that date.
What is a "Proxy Code?"
The proxy code is a random 8-digit number that is only used by a student to pull another student into their room as their roommate. You should only give your proxy code to a student that you want to room with. The proxy code can be found on your "My Housing" page in Topnet.
Can I change my proxy code?
Yes. There is a place on your "My Housing" page that allows you to change your proxy code. Simply choose a random 8 digit number and click the "Change Proxy Code" button.
What if I gave my proxy code to someone and I no longer want to live with that person?
If you change your mind about rooming with a particular person that you have already given your proxy code to, you just need to change your proxy code as outlined above. If they have already pulled you in as their roommate, you can go into "My Housing" and change your room assignment.
Can I pull in a roommate of my choice?
You will be able to pull in a roommate of your choice, as long as s/he is eligible to live in the same residence hall as you are and there is a space in your room. You must have your preferred roommate's proxy code in order to pull him/her in. During this room selection process, you can only pull in a roommate that is currently living on campus. If you would like a new freshmen or transfer student to be your roommate, you will need to contact the Housing and Residence Life office or email that information to email@example.com.
If I don't pick a specific roommate, how will I know who my roommate is?
Once someone is assigned to your room, their name will be listed on your "My Housing" page just below your room assignment information.
What is a "squatter?"
A "Squatter" is a term used for those students who want to stay in their same room. If you want to stay in your same room for next year, you will enter "My Housing" on February 20, 2018 and select "Stay in Same Room."
How do I access "My Housing"
Will I be notified of my room assignment?
Yes. An email will be sent to you after you make your room selection. If you gave your proxy number to someone so they could pull you in as their roommate, you will also receive an email. Every time you make a change to your assignment, you will receive a new email confirming that change.
How can I get a private room?
A limited number of private rooms will be available to upperclass students in McCormack hall for males and Rodes Harlin Hall for females. The cost of a private room is 1.25x the double occupancy rate of that hall.
During renewal, there will be an option to add yourself to a waitlist for private room. Additionally, you must also renew to another room on campus, to hold a spot elsewhere, should you not get a private room.
As renewal continues in March, Housing & Residence Life staff will contact students on the waitlist, in a first-come, first-serve order to re-assign you to a private room at McCormack or Rodes Harlin halls. For more information, please call our office at 270.745.4359.
How can I renew to an extended living hall?
Extended living halls remain open during Thanksgiving, winter, and spring breaks, when other halls traditionally close. If you need extended living, please come by the Housing & Residence Life Office in Southwest Hall 18 and we will assist you in renewing to Barnes Campbell, Northeast and Hilltopper halls.
What are the definitions of "rising seniors," "rising juniors," "rising sophomores," and "rising freshmen?"
For the purpose of room selection, priority is based on classification, except for students in the Honors College who want to live in an honors hall. Once the squatters have been assigned, we will open "My Housing" to everyone else based on their classification. (Hours are calculated by adding your cumulative earned hours to your Spring 2018 hours). Priority for the Honors College residents is calculated using their honors credits, not earned hours. Honors credits are: 0-5 for rising freshmen, 6-14 for rising sophomores, 15-23 for rising juniors and 24+ for rising seniors.
- "Rising seniors" - students who will have 90 or more hours by the end of the Spring 2018 semester
- "Rising juniors" - students who will have 60 to 89 hours by the end of the Spring 2018 semester
- "Rising sophomores" - students who will have 30 to 59 hours by the end of the Spring 2018 semester
- "Rising freshmen" - students who will have 0-29 hours by the end of the Spring 2018 semester
Have more questions? Contact your RA, your Hall Director, or the HRL main office: firstname.lastname@example.com | (270)745-4359 | 18 Southwest Hall
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Just noticed that Classpath is five errors away from covering all of 1.2 except for swing.text, other than serialVersionUID problems in swing.
The Metal errors are a single one-word patch (s/protected/public/ on
the class, which will fix the constructor for free) and the RCSIDs are
the same ones I've submitted a patch for previously which Mark doesn't
want to accept (I, and also apparently others, still would like to see
it go in, though). I've no idea about the difficulty of the missing
Beans method.
In other spectacular Japi progress, Classpath has passed 97% of 1.4 and the generics branch is fast approaching 90% of 1.5!
Oh, btw, I do still intend to continue blogging about cmeScribble,
but I've been working on more of the mocking framework in nrdo to make
it easy and convenient to populate the mock tables with decent amounts
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Improving performance/Boot process
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Improving the boot performance of a system can provide reduced boot wait times and a means to learn more about how certain system files and scripts interact with one another. This article attempts to aggregate methods on how to improve the boot performance of a system.
Modifying boot files
Asynchronous startup
The initscripts can be started asynchronously instead of running in a strict order.
# use once instead of wait rc::sysinit:/etc/rc.sysinit rs:S1:wait:/etc/rc.single rm:2345:once:/etc/rc.multi rh:06:once:/etc/rc.shutdown su:S:once:/sbin/sulogin -p
TTY terminal management
agetty is Arch Linux's default terminal manager. By default it will generate six terminals, which can be access by typing Template:Codeline. To increase performance you can comment out unused terminals. It is important to not comment the first two terminals (i.e. Template:Codeline and Template:Codeline). Template:File
Additionally, consider using a lighter terminal manager such as Template:Package Official, which consists of the minimal tty manager, Template:Package AUR, that has been stripped of printfs and compiled against Template:Package Official.
# pacman -S fgetty
Then replace Template:Codeline with Template:Codeline on the following lines: Template:File
This file lets you modify the kernel command line at boot. A couple ways to speed up boot time using this file to modify the kernel commandline is to remove framebuffer entries, and set the kernel loglevel to a low level of logging with quiet. For more kernel parameters and Template:Filename examples check out the page on GRUB. Remove existing Template:Codeline framebuffer resolution entries and logo.nologo, parameters to the desired kernel:
kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/UUID ro logo.nologo quiet
Delete the HOOKS you do not need, and consider using just base (sometimes udev is needed too) along with the MODULES you need for your root device (and keyboard, instead of usbinput).
Read more in the mkinitcpio article.
In the network section, make sure you only load the network interface you need. Manually configuring your network is also faster than using dhcp. Then find and remove all DAEMONS you do not need.
DAEMONS=(alsa network gdm)
Next, move your Login manager (in this case 'gdm') to the front, and background all DAEMONS.
DAEMONS=(@gdm @alsa @network)
Another thing you could do about daemons is finding the best, or rather, "sweetest" arrangement.
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng @acpid arptables iptables network pdnsd @alsa @dbus @mpd @crond @sensors @ntpd @dropboxd)
You should try to background as many DAEMONS as possible, making sure to start dependent DAEMONS after what they require (in the above example, pdnsd depends on network, ntpd and dropboxd depend on pdnsd and network, because 127.0.0.1 is the dns server). You can still background daemons that are required by other things (dbus is required by the Xorg), but they need enough time to start (it can take some experimentation to get it all to work well).
This script is responsible for the majority of output you see during boot, meaning this is a system-critical configuration file which looks up other files like rc.conf and loads modules, sets up mounts, handles errors, and basically tries to be your best friend.
There are certain lines here which you may not need. Removing or commenting them out may save you a few seconds at most. Do this at your own risk. For example, if you do not have RAID, LVM or encryption, then you would not need any lines concerning that.
It's also possible to add some ampersands (&) to make it more asynchronous, but be careful - lots of things are expected to be finished during later parts of the script.
Compiling a Custom Kernel
To decrease boot time, a stripped kernel is a must. Read more about compiling a kernel.
Additional Resources
- Arch Boot Process
- e4rat
- udev
- Daemons
- rc.conf
- mkinitcpio
- Maximizing Performance
- Systemd - An alternative init process
- Bootchart - A tool to assist in profiling the boot process
- Kexec A tool to reboot very quickly without waiting for the whole BIOS boot process to finish.


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Niklas necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 111 diseños de 30 diseñadores freelance.
Memolane is your history . Some would call it a "Time machine". Allowing you and your friends to take a ride down Memolane [memory-lane] and navigate back and forward in time.
Memolane is your digital memory - your tool to rediscover your social life on the Internet. Memolane is a digital platform collecting and connecting your thoughts, pictures, messages and music yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Currently we support Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Last.fm and soon we will add many more, like Picasa and Linkedin. Memolane is a startup project created in Copenhagen on a startupweekend in April 2010.
The following is our current logo. We have emhasized something simple, easy to remember, easy so scale. The logo represent the memolane, a timeline disappering in the horizon. We actually like our current logo for its simplicity, but at the same time, would like to see recommendations to how the logo could come more alive.
Target audience - 20 - 35 year - Students, young families, Social media power users
Let your mind run free!
The logo needs to be very scalable. From small icon in browser window or on mobile device to large icon on web.
The logo should have a quick recognition value similar to the S in Skype, the F in Facebook, the T for twitter or the Li for Linked in. However it does not need to be the letter M but could also be something showing a trip back in time.
Must work on meny types of backgrounds.
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Acupuncture and Chinese herbs fall within the broader heading of Traditional
Chinese Medicine (TCM). TCM has been used for thousands of years to understand
and treat disease, and today is becoming more popular as people realize the
powerful yet gentle ways of TCM healing.
Both acupuncture and Chinese herbs can be used effectively in treating health
issues in dogs and cats. Many holistic veterinarians offer acupuncture as a
treatment modality in their practice. Chinese herbal remedies are also widely
used for pets in the holistic veterinary community, including many that are
formulated specifically for pets. Following is an overview of the basic
principles behind TCM. At the bottom of the article you will find links to the
Chinese herbal remedies offered at Only Natural Pet Store.
Here are a few basic principles that are helpful to understand when using
Chinese herbs:
1. Chi or Qi (pronounced Chee) is the fundamental life force energy.
Chi flows through the body through 12 primary channels called "meridians." All
beings start out with a certain amount of Chi, and obtain Chi by breathing it in
from the air and deriving it from food and drink.
2. Yin/Yang (pronounced Yong) represents the duality or opposite
nature of all things; this is its familiar symbol. Yet the dot reminds us that
there is a little bit of both in everything. Yin (Water) is considered
feminine, cool, downward, weak, and dark; while Yang (Fire) is the
opposite: masculine, hot, upward, strong, and bright. Yin and Yang are
interdependent; health depends on maintaining a balance of both. An imbalance
may be either excessive or deficient.
3. The Five Elements describes five natural phases of transformation:
Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, and Wood. Each element has certain characteristics
and governs certain organs and tissues. These phases constantly interact by
creating and controlling to maintain balance; when they are out of balance,
disease is the result. Diseases are characterized by which elements (organ
system or tissue) is disturbed, and in what direction (Yin or Yang, excess or
deficiency). It's a bit like "Rock-Paper-Scissors"—Fire creates Earth (ashes);
Water controls Fire.
There are many ways that the five elements can be categorized; here are just
a few:
Late Summer
Heart, Small Intestine, Pericardium, Triple Heater
Spleen & Stomach
Lung & Large
Kidney & Bladder
Liver & Gall Bladder
4. Six External Factors can invade the body, and cause disease. These
are wind, cold, (dry) heat, dampness, dryness,
and summer (humid) heat. Arthritis is an example of a wind
condition, while asthma indicates dryness.
Health Concerns Power Mushrooms
This formula helps strengthen and stabilize the organs and immune system.
Chinese Therapeutic Effects:
Ingredients: Ganoderma (Reishi mushroom) – strengthens immune system
Tremella (Wood Ear mushroom) – good for lungs, skin, and immune system Poria
sclerotium (Indian bread mushroom) – benefits digestive system Polyporus
sclerotium (Umbellate Pore Fungus) – anti-inflammatory and liver protectant.
Only Natural Pet Chinese Herbal Blends Digestion
While modern medicine knows that the spleen is not part of the digestive
tract, in TCM, digestive problems occur when the stomach and spleen are
unbalanced or out of harmony.
Chinese Therapeutic Effects:
Ingredients: Huo Xiang (Patchouli bark) –for nausea, vomiting,
diarrhea, abdominal pain Hou Po (Magnolia bark) – for vomiting, diarrhea,
abdominal distention Ban Xia (Pinellia root) – for vomiting Chen Pi (Tangerine
peel) – for vomiting Fu Ling (Poria mushroom) –for diarrhea, loose stool Bai Zhu
(White Atractylodes root) –for digestive disorders Shan Zha (Hawthorne berry) –
for diarrhea Shen Qu (Fermented Yeast, Wormwood and Knotweed) – improves
digestion Gu Ya (Rice sprout) – for problems caused by starchy foods Bai Zhi
(Angelica root) – for loss of appetite, gastrointestinal spasms, and flatulence
Da Zao (Jujube fruit) –for diarrhea, poor appetite, and liver protection Gan Cao
(Licorice root) –for chronic gastritis, liver disorders, food poisoning, and
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CHINO – Working together, members of the Chino Police Department and the Chino Valley Independent Fire District issued 81 fireworks related citations on July 4.
This number is more than double the 35 citations issued last year, according to a Chino news release.
Offenders received either a $500 fine for the inappropriate use of "safe and sane" fireworks or a $1,000 fine for possession or use of illegal fireworks, the news release reads.
Of the 81 citations issued this year, 78 citations were $1,000 fines and the remaining three citations were $500 fines. Of the 35 citations issued in 2012, all but three were $1,000 fines, the news release reads.
In total, Fire District personnel, alongside Chino and Chino Hills Police Department personnel, confiscated in total 5,191 illegal fireworks during on the holiday.
The number of confiscated fireworks was an almost 300 percent increase from the number of fireworks confiscated in 2012, which totaled 1,574 fireworks, according to a CVIFD news release.
The total number of citations issued for illegal fireworks is being reviewed.
Chino Valley Fire District personnel responded to a palm tree fire on Seventh Street and Lincoln Avenue in Chino caused by a firework and a small vegetation fire in an empty lot adjacent to a home on the 12900 block of Fifth Street in Chino, according to CVIFD's news release.
Firefighters responded to several rubbish and dumpster fires throughout the night.
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The New York Jets have released WR Joe Collins, LB Marcus Dowtin, G Fredrick Koloto, G Matt Kroul, P Spencer Lanning, CB LeQuan Lewis, TE Tarren Lloyd, S D'Anton Lynn, CB Julian Posey, DE Jay Richardson, WR Eron Riley, LB Brett Roy, QB Matt Simms and NT Martin Tevaseu. The team also waived OG Robert T. Griffin.
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Several Upshur County school superintendents are hailing a state district judge's recent ruling that the state's funding method for schools is unfair and unconstitutional—a decision which is subject to appeal to the Texas Supreme Court.
As reported in Saturday's Mirror, Union Grove ISD Supt. Brian Gray saId he is "cautiously optimistic" the higher court will uphold Judge John Dietz's ruling agreeing with his school district and hundreds of others that the state's funding method is wrong.
Gray told The Mirror Feb. 5 that Dietz "hit the nail on the head" in ruling the prior day that the system delivers inadequate funding for schools to perform their job, and that distribution of funds is flawed. The state is expected to appeal the ruling.
Six of the eight school districts lying primarily or substantially in Upshur County—Union Grove, Big Sandy, Union Hill, New Diana, Ore City and Gladewater—were among more than 600 schools which sued the state over its financing. Gilmer and Harmony ISDs did not participate in the litigation.
According to an article in the Feb. 5 issue of The Dallas Morning News, Judge Dietz granted most of what the four plaintiff groups of schools wanted, and sided with them on three matters: the amount of funding, the equity of it, and the restrictions on school districts' taxing ability.
Union Hill ISD Supt. Sharon Richardson on Friday declared it "a great victory for the school districts of the state of Texas that the judge ruled on all three levels" cited by the Equity Center, a party to the litigation.
"It would truly benefit the students in all of our districts and would help with all the mandates that the state is requiring school districts to do," Ms. Richardson told The Mirror.
Asked if she thought the ruling would stand up on appeal by the state, she said, "I hope so."
Said Ore City ISD Supt. Lynn Heflin on Friday, "Ore City ISD is very pleased with the judge's ruling. We felt like our schools were inadequately funded and also it (funding) was inequitable. . . . We realize this is just the first step in probably what's going to be a long process in hopefully getting it corrected."
"I think the chances are good it'll stand up (on appeal) because the judge ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in almost every area. . . . (It) speaks highly for the plaintiffs (that) there's definitely problems," Heflin added.
"I feel good...I think the real battle will really happen when it goes back to the legislature and they tell them (legislators) to get it corrected, what will it look like? That's the question."
Another school man praising last week's court ruling was New Diana ISD Supt. Carl Key.
"I couldn't be more pleased," Key said. "He (Dietz) hit it on every mark."
The New Diana superintendent conceded that "it's hard to say what will happen in the appeal process." But "we're hopeful...it (Dietz's decision) will stand firm."
Key also said he loved the judge's remark that "I have to say there are 26 million Texans, and I doubt there are 26 people in this state that understand the school finance system." He said the judge "is spot on" about the complexity of it.
Key complained of inequity in financing schools, saying New Diana ISD receives about $5,000 per student, but that another district may be receiving $2,000 more per pupil.
"How can you tell me their kid's worth $2,000 more?" he said. "All I'm asking for is what's fair. . . . My kids are worth the same as a Longview kid or a Gilmer kid or a Union Grove kid."
Big Sandy ISD Supt. Scott Beene said Monday he was "pleased" with Dietz's "encouraging" ruling, as schools need a "sufficient amount of funding from the state to give quality education on a regular basis."
But, he said, "I definitely believe. . .that it's not over."
And "before we start jumping up and down, celebrating the win," the schools need to get the state Supreme Court's ruling, Beene said.


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"Detective Comics" No. 31 is the second part of the "Icarus" story line -- and the second issue of Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato's run on the title. Cover by Manapul. (DC Entertainment)Link
This "Batman '66"-themed variant cover for "Detective Comics" No. 31 is by Mike Allred. (DC Entertainment)Link
Page 1 of "Detective Comics" No. 31, by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato. (DC Entertainment)Link
Page 2 of "Detective Comics" No. 31, by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato. (DC Entertainment)Link
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There is a combo edition of "Detective Comics" No. 31 that includes a code for a digital copy. (DC Entertainment)Link
Murder has come to Bruce Wayne's doorstep.
The shocking conclusion to last month's "Detective Comics" No. 30 showed Elena Aguila, a social activist the billionaire had recently agreed to team with, collapsing on the welcome mat of Wayne Manor as she seemed to catch on fire from inside her body.
The title's new creative team – Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato – wasted no time in setting up a potentially complex mystery in their "Detective" debut. Wayne and Aguila's deal, which would erect free medical clinics, drug abuse treatment facilities and education centers instead of commercial development on his property along Gotham City's troubled East End waterfront, has rankled some people in high places: Congressman Sam Young was seen questioning the decision on TV (and answering to some shady characters in private). Also, a drug called Icarus has taken hold on the East End.
Could that volatile substance be what killed Aguila? And will the police treat Bruce as just a witness – or as a suspect? Those answers come early in "Detective Comics" No. 31, out Wednesday. Hero Complex readers can preview the first six pages of the issue in the gallery above or in larger versions via the links below.
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Among the many remaining mysteries: How does the vicious East End criminal Mr. Squid figure in? And what will become of Aguila's motocross star daughter, Annie?
There are some clues as to how the "Icarus" arc will play out.
Two detectives are investigating the death of Aguila – the GCPD's Harvey Bullock and Batman. The Dark Knight is used to police cooperation from Commissioner Jim Gordon, but he can forget about that here, Manapul told a panel crowd at WonderCon in Anaheim last month.
"The great thing about Harvey Bullock is he ain't giving him nothing," Manapul said. There will come a moment when the vigilante asks the gruff homicide investigation detective, "What's more important — you wanting to win, or solving this crime?" he added.
The story also seems to tie back to events in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's ongoing "Zero Year" story in "Batman": Aguila told Wayne that a speech he gave six years ago (seen in that retelling of Batman's early days) inspired her, and Bullock says he first encountered the Icarus drug during a storm six years ago.
Manapul and Buccellato – who co-write and collaborate on art duties – are in darker territory in Gotham than they were in Central City with their recently concluded, well-regarded run on "The Flash," which they had been on since the New 52 launched in 2011.
Among the differences in writing for Batman instead of the Scarlet Speedster, Buccellato deadpanned to the WonderCon crowd, "He's slower."
Maybe in velocity, but not in wits. And it looks like he's going to need them.
– Blake Hennon | @BlakeHennon | @LATHeroComplex
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It is our distinct pleasure to announce the 2017 Class of Outstanding Seniors in the Arts. These students were recognized at a ceremony in their honor on Friday, May 5th at noon in the Saxe Room of the Worcester Public Library, Salem Square.
These students are selected not only for their hard work and mastery of artistic concepts but also their dedication to the development of the arts pathways at their schools. Congratulations to these students, their teachers and families.
Burncoat High School
Dance: Makayla Connor
Music: Kylie Thomas
Theater: Valenia Bergier
Visual Arts: Sandra Perez
Claremont Academy
Music: Rebeka Mehmeti
Visual Arts: John Le
Doherty Memorial High School
Music: Jared Ferrin
Visual Arts: Kayliani Rodriguez
Theater: Kylee Rutkiewicz
North High School
Art History: Enrique Delgado
Music: Romaine Powell
Visual Arts: Max Rossetti
Theater: Jose Rosario
South High Community School
Music: Katherine McFarlane
Visual Arts: Jocelyn Marshall
University Park Campus School
Visual Arts: Krystal Bailey
Worcester Technical High School
Music: Giovanni "Gio" Petrella
Media Arts: Tymannie Isales-Santos
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After getting a chance to play in the NBA with the Hornets, forward Bostjan Nachbar felt his best move was to stay put
Thursday, July 21, 2005
By Jimmy Smith
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Some NBA players mark time on the calendar, waiting for contracts to expire so that a few potentially lucrative words can be placed in front of their name on July 1: Unrestricted free agent.
Not Hornets forward Bostjan Nachbar.
"At the end of the season, I had thought about what the Hornets had given me," Nachbar said Wednesday at Dillard, at one of the team's free Summer Hoops Clinics.
"They offered me a new career, a new life. In Houston, I never got a chance to play. The Hornets did so much for me. When it came to re-signing, I never thought about any other team. . . . I really felt comfortable here. I had my mind set. I said if the offer came from the Hornets, they'd be my No. 1 choice. That's how it stayed."
Nachbar's agent, Chicago-based Herb Rudoy, understood.
"Those were my instructions -- getting something done with New Orleans," Rudoy said. "For Boki, that was the best opportunity to play. He said to talk to Allan (Bristow, Hornets general manager) right after midnight (on July 1). He had no interest in going anywhere else. I did what he wanted."
As soon as the league gives the OK for teams to sign players, Nachbar will sign a three-year contract with the Hornets.
Nachbar, acquired on Dec. 27 last year from the Rockets, earned $1.4 million in 2004-05.
His future, at the moment, appears to be in New Orleans, where he will buy a home for his new bride, Anka. He just returned from a six-day trip to Beijing, China, where he participated in the NBA's Basketball Across Borders clinic program with former Rockets' teammate Yao Ming, along with Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs and Kyle Korver and Samuel Dalembert of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Although the Hornets are searching for a small forward who can score, Nachbar said he has received encouragement that he will enter training camp in October as the team's first option.
"I was just in the office yesterday and talked to Allan real quick," Nachbar said Wednesday. "He told me if the season started today, I'd be the starting small forward.
"It puts a lot of pressure on me. But at the same time, I never felt happier in my life than when he told me that. It's a great opportunity. That doesn't mean that they're not going to bring another small forward in. There's still a lot of time.
"But it definitely means they're counting on me as a guy who can spend a lot of time on the floor this year."
Which is exactly what Nachbar hoped. He hasn't asked Rudoy about the half-dozen other teams that expressed interest in him. And he said he won't. Nor will Rudoy offer.
After spending the next few weeks in New Orleans, Nachbar will return to his native Slovenia to play for his country's national team in the European championships in Belgrade, Serbia, a qualifying tournament for next year's World Championships.
"It's the highest possible tournament in Europe," he said. "I'll play a bunch of games, which will help me a lot, get me into game shape so when training camp comes around, I'll be ready for it."
NOTE: Tonight at 9 p.m., Cox Sports Television will air a special about the recently concluded summer league in Las Vegas called, "New Orleans Hornets Summer League: Shooting For The Stars." Hornets radio voice Bob Licht is the host of the show.
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HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Alexandria is a 47-bed rehabilitation hospital that provides a higher level of rehabilitative care to patients who are recovering from stroke and other neurological disorders, brain and spinal cord injury, amputations, orthopedic, cardiac, and pulmonary conditions. Accredited by The Joint Commission, the hospital is located at 104 North Third Street, adjacent to Rapides Regional Medical Center.
We offer our patients the latest technology such as the Auto Ambulator. Our friendly therapists have a wide range of experience and are teamwork oriented. The majority of our population is adult/geriatric with a variety of neurological and orthopedic diagnoses.
Why Choose HealthSouth? The Physical Therapist creates an environment and culture that enables the hospital to fulfill its mission by providing patient safety and patient-centered treatment.
Benefits- To attract and retain the best professionals, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), college savings plan, employee assistance program, loan forgiveness program, pre-paid legal plan and much more.
Who will you treat? We are an acute rehabilitation hospital setting. Typically our therapist can expect to spend an average of 2-4 weeks with our patients treating a wide clinical caseload such as: stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, various neurological disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, amputation, joint replacement, fractures, multiple trauma, cardiac conditions, and pulmonary conditions. 80% of our patients are discharged directly home.
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|Toby Gerhart's new opportunity should mean big things in 2014.
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|Ackley the latest Mariner to show life at the plate, and the Twins have two on the rise following a deadline deal.
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|The M's need some offense, so they've called up one of their Triple-A stars. Plus, another closer change, by default, could help fantasy players. So could a Phillies lineup switch.
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March 23. 2013 5:37PM
KEENE — Two Concord people were injured Saturday when their car was hit by a delivery truck, police said.
Lewis George, 77, and Priscilla George, 79, were driving on Route 9 on Saturday when a FedEx truck, which was crossing Route 9 from Base Hill Road, hit their car.
Both were taken to Cheshire Medical Center, though Priscilla George was later flown to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon for treatment of serious injuries, police said.
Route 9 was closed for about two hours because of the accident.


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Ashlee Simpson wraps her arm around her mom Tina as she makes her way through JFK Airport on Wednesday (January 2) in New York City.
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Food hypersensitivity in dogs and cats: Elimination veterinary diet trial pitfalls
The only method to accurately identify patients with food hypersensitivities is to perform an elimination diet trial for a sufficient time while controlling all concurrent allergies and secondary infections. Last month I outlined how to conduct a successful diet trial. Now let's look at some common complications to avoid or to be ready to handle.
Beware over-the-counter wares
A plethora of over-the-counter novel protein diets claim to be restricted in their protein sources. You and your clients need to read labels closely to ensure they are consistent with the goals of the food trial or management of the food-allergic patient. Because of price and convenience, clients often prefer these over-the-counter foods. Unfortunately, close scrutiny has revealed that many of the over-the-counter "novel protein diets" contain several ingredients not listed on the label.One study evaluated four popular over-the-counter venison diets, which were tested for soy, beef and chicken.1 Three of the four diets contained soy, beef and/or chicken, and the fourth contained rice protein. For this reason, using therapeutic diets from reputable companies with stringent quality control remains important in determining whether a patient has a food allergy. Once the patient is stable, you can always "work backward" and challenge the patient with an over-the-counter novel protein diet and monitor for a flare. Whereas improvement on a diet may require weeks, most dogs flare within days if not hours.
Home-cooked diets
At times, a client will desire to use a diet cooked at home. In these cases, the challenge is to find a novel protein that fits the previously discussed criteria and is available and not cost-prohibitive. I typically will use white or sweet potato as the carbohydrate. If the patient has not had exposure to fish, I might recommend tilapia as the protein source. We recommend a ratio of one part protein and two parts carbohydrate.
Since this diet is intended to be used as a test diet and not long-term maintenance, we do not attempt to balance the diet with various micronutrients. If the patient is to be fed a home-cooked diet long-term, then we will suggest a resource such as http://www.balanceit.com/ for advice regarding a proper balance of nutrients. There are several new companies providing frozen or freeze-dried novel exotic proteins for feeding dogs or cats, which may provide alternative options for clients.
Sneaking in snacks
One pitfall for successfully implementing an effective food trial is the "unbelievers" at home who cannot comprehend the detriment a little snack can have. Small children who drop food and other dogs at home eating different diets can also provide challenges the owner will have to overcome.
The cost of the therapeutic diets can also be an obstacle in performing a food trial. Supplementing the diet with home-cooked ingredients that are already allowed (such as potato) can help buffer the cost of the food trial and is preferable to over-the-counter foods.


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Distrust of the National Security Agency has deep roots. As far back as 1976 many believed that the code-breaking agency had slipped a backdoor into the new Data Encryption Standard, the approved algorithm for government encryption. For years, the suspicions were met with stony silence. Then, 35 years later, the NSA came clean.
The agency contributed changes to the proposed design, but left no backdoors or other surprises, Richard "Dickie" George, then technical director of NSA's information assurance directorate, told an audience at the RSA Conference in 2011. "We're actually pretty good guys," George said. "We wanted to make sure we were as squeaky clean as possible."
Now some of the squeak is wearing off that clean. No one doubts that the NSA is good at breaking codes. But the latest revelations from the Snowden files seem to confirm what many have long suspected: The NSA knows that it is easier to break a code when someone gives you the keys. Documents published by the New York Times describe a Signals Intelligence program to "actively engage the U.S. and foreign IT industries to covertly influence and/or overtly leverage their commercial products' designs."
A goal of the program is to "insert vulnerabilities into commercial encryption systems, IT systems, networks and endpoint communications devices used by targets," and to "influence policies, standards and specifications for commercial public-key technologies."
In other words, to install backdoors in commercial products.
There is a lot of outrage about the disclosure, but little surprise. Few people have taken theNSA's assertions of the sanctity of commercial products seriously. The NSA seems proud of its efforts at subverting the security of personal communications. The project is in line with the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, NSA said in its 2013 budget request, because it invests in corporate partnerships and cuts costs by exploiting existing sources of intelligence.
Most of us assumed that the public-private partnerships advocated in the CNCI were intended to strengthen cybersecurity and privacy. Live and learn.
To Chris Wysopal, chief technology officer at the application security company Veracode, what is surprising about the latest revelations is not so much that the NSA apparently is tampering with products. Everyone expects them to do that, he said. "What is eye-opening is that they are tampering with standards." That would weaken all technology built to those standards, including that used by the U.S. government.
Although the NSA has expressed its desire to weaken standards, there is little evidence to date that it has managed to do so, Wysopal said. But there may be some evidence. In 2007 weaknesses were found in a pseudorandom number generator published by the NSA and included as a cryptographic standard for government use. It was immediately suspected that the flaw could have been intentional. Intentional or not, "in this case, it was detected and not used," Wysopal said.
Since then there have not been similar discoveries in public crypto standards. And that underlines the greatest challenge in inserting backdoors through standards. As Dickie George told his audience of crypto professionals in 2011, "I don't think we were good enough to sneak things in that you guys wouldn't have found."
Still, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. We don't know what we still don't know.
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I'm pretty sure that no one with any intelligence (the real sort, not the NSA variety) trusts the NSA. Or the government. Or politicians...in fact I think we can pretty much wipe clean the expectation that the Bill of Rights has any impact on official thinking. Welcome to the death of the USA.
In the company I work for, the IT Security was set on using a approved standard for transferring information. Due to it's nature I refused and pre-encrypted the data before sending it. considering PGP pulled it's email service due to not wanting to be compromised, it seems like they would not have allowed a back door. TrueCrypt has the human element in installing a cypher key. (mouse movement) in the end any large corporate structure tends to be set in standards, and that's always a risk. Most Viruses were written for Windows because it was more profitable in terms of machines compromised. Standards and consolidation to a single set norm in the end make it easier, but less secure.
The dystopian fantasies of yesteryear are now a reality. We've allowed the coming of an age where the civil liberties our forefathers fought so hard for are being eroded by the day. Freedom of Press, Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Assembly are mere ghostly images of their original intent. We've woken up to an Orwellian Society of Fear where anyone is at the mercy of being labeled a terrorist for standing up for rights we took for granted just over a decade ago. Read about how we're waging war against ourselves at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/09/living-in-society-of-fear-ten-years.html
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Warren's Sowa will be chillin' at Drake
When not practicing with the Illinois Chill Gold on frosty Sundays, Megan Sowa chills in a batting cage with her dad, Paul.
Never mind this January cold. Forget that it's hockey season (finally). Sowa's stick remains hot.
Her smokin' line drives can melt ice.
"Since it's been basically my entire life since I was 8, I'm used to it," the Warren senior said of hitting a softball, which has became a year-round pleasure. "It's something I look forward to, because I love to hit. I don't know what it is about hitting, but I just love to hit so much.
"That's really what I work on in the winter," Sowa added. "I still throw, and I still field, but hitting is more of the main focus. It's still enjoyable ... even though you just want to bundle up in a blanket."
Sowa is warmed comfy-coozy by the fact that this winter she signed a national letter of intent to play Division I softball for Drake University in Iowa.
Moreover, softball tryouts for the high school team are only about five weeks away.
Spring is the ... (cold) air. Almost.
After a third varsity season this spring, the two-time Daily Herald All-Area center fielder/lefty leadoff hitter will head to Des Moines, where she will play for head coach Rich Calvert. In a decade at Drake, Calvert has helped change the Bulldogs into a winning program that is also known for its academic success in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Drake spotted Sowa last summer, when she was pounding the ball for the Chill.
"A few other schools were looking at me too, and (Drake) came into the picture," Sowa said. "Then when we were on our way home from one of our tournaments in Colorado, they asked me if I wanted to see the campus."
In early July, she drove to Drake. Two weeks later, she gave a verbal commitment to Calvert. She says she listened to her heart, which meant canceling a planned visit to another college.
She says Illinois-Chicago and Western Michigan also made her a scholarship offer.
"I fell in love with (Drake)," Sowa said. "I just love the area.
"We clicked."
Sowa, the daughter of Paul and Barbara and whose sister, Brooke, is a sophomore pitcher at Warren, was 8 when she started playing travel softball for the Northern Ice. She played three years for the 10-U team.
Drake is getting itself a hitter who can drive the ball to all fields. Don't let the lefty fool you. She's not a slapper, although she's adept enough with the bat that she could probably do that, too.
As a junior, Sowa batted .464 with a .564 on-base percentage, setting single-season school records for hits (65), consecutive hits (14), at-bats (140) and runs scored (55). Her 8 home runs, which included a grand slam, tied the school mark.
She led Warren to a school-record 31 wins and North Suburban Conference championship. The Blue Devils' season ended in the regional finals. With Carri McGahan stepping down following last season to focus on being a new mom, former assistant Tina Meyer takes over the Blue Devils.
"Not that it wasn't based on fun before, but I just want to have a lot of fun," Sowa said. "It won't be as stressful trying to impress colleges with my numbers. I just want it to be about our team, and definitely we want to get back to the regional championship and actually win this time and get further (in the state tournament)."
More chances to hit. Just what she likes.
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Records Relating to Judiciary | State Archives Catalog
The first era: 1636 to 1647 Roger Williams settled Providence in 1636, and the town's first judicial system relied on arbitration to resolve disputes. Dissatisfied petitioners could appeal arbitration decisions in a "trial" before a general town meeting. The town meeting functioned at all levels of government during this period, including judicial matters. Settlements followed in Portsmouth, Newport and Warwick, rounding out the four original towns of the new colony. Each established its own laws and methods for adjudicating them. Portsmouth and Newport elected a judge as their highest government official. Elders were elected in Portsmouth to assist the judge, but in all towns the officials ultimately were accountable to the general town meeting.
The second era: 1647 to 1663 Under a charter obtained by Roger Williams in 1644, the four original towns united to standardize certain governmental and legal practices among the settlements. By 1647, they established a code of laws and a Constitution based largely on English precedents. These were among the most detailed in 17th century Colonial America. They included a remarkably advanced "bill of rights," which scholars today say were even more advanced and liberal than the Magna Carta of England. Under the new Constitution, a president and four assistants, one from each town, comprised the general officers of the new colonial government. These same officials were the judges that made up the General Court of Trials, the precursor of today's Rhode Island court system. While the towns were permitted to have their own courts to deal with local matters, the General Court of Trials was empowered to hear the most serious crimes and issues, as well as appeals from the local courts. The General Court of Trials held sessions in each town as necessary. This system existed until King Charles II issued a new Royal Charter in 1663.
The third era: 1663 to 1842 Under the Royal Charter of 1663, a governor, deputy governor and ten assistants were elected to fulfill the dual roles of General Assembly members and judges on the General Court of Trials. The latter became the Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Assize and General Gaol Delivery. The court met exclusively in Newport, which at the time was Rhode Island's preeminent town. In 1729, the General Assembly divided the colony into three counties - Newport, Providence and Kings. Courts of Common Pleas were established to hear civil matters and General Sessions of the Peace were established to hear criminal cases. Judges were elected from the counties they served. Appeals from these county courts were heard in Superior Court, which, in effect, was the General Assembly. As populations grew, it became impractical for the Superior Court to sit only in Newport. In 1747, the General Assembly selected five judges - a chief and four associates - to hold court twice a year in each Rhode Island county. In 1790, the General Assembly passed a law preventing political office holders from simultaneously serving as judges. The awkward name of the Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Assize and General Gaol Delivery remained until 1798, when it was changed to the Supreme Judicial Court.
The fourth era: 1842 to present This period began with passage of a new "people's constitution." Under this document, full and final adjudicatory power, which had been the domain of the General Assembly, was established as a court function. The new Constitution, for the first time, also clearly divided state government into executive, legislative and judicial branches. Until then, the General Assembly had exercised almost unlimited power, unencumbered by the safeguards of checks and balances that exist today. The General Assembly not only enacted laws, established courts and elected judges, but it also had the power to review, revise or reverse any judicial opinion or decision. In short, until 1842, the concept of an independent and co-equal judicial branch of government was nonexistent in Rhode Island. In 1843, the Supreme Judicial Court's name was shortened once again to simply the Supreme Court. In 1856, a major blow for judicial independence was struck in the historic decision in Taylor v. Place. With that decision, all judicial power was "vested in one supreme court, and in such inferior courts as the general assembly may, from time to time, ordain and establish." From that decision forward, the General Assembly could not lawfully review, revise or reverse judicial decisions. The Supreme Court during this period consisted of six Justices - including the Chief Justice - and later seven Justices, whose work was split into the Appellate Division and the Common Pleas Division. In 1905, Rhode Island's comprehensive Court and Practice Act created the Superior Court for general trial jurisdiction and it recast the Supreme Court as a five-member appellate court, which it remains today. Rhode Island's District Court had its roots in 1886, when the General Assembly divided the state into 12 judicial districts and appointed part-time judges to decide certain limited civil and criminal cases without juries in each of those districts. Family Court was established in 1944 as Rhode Island Juvenile Court. It dealt exclusively with matters relating to minors. In 1961, however, the authority of this court was extended to include divorce and all other domestic matters. To reflect this broader mission, its name was changed to the Rhode Island Family Court. As part of a sweeping reform of the workers' compensation system in 1990, the General Assembly created the Worker's Compensation Court to hear and decide disputes. In 1999, the legislature revamped the state's traffic court system, creating the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal and moving jurisdiction from the Executive Branch to the Judicial Branch. While the courts have enjoyed judicial independence as the third branch of government, they did not have true independence on administrative matters until 2004. Before then, Rhode Island's Governor was able to modify the Judiciary's budget before passing it along to the General Assembly, the appropriating authority. Legislation passed in 2004 ensured that the Judiciary could determine policy and spending for court priorities within its appropriated amount.


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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia plans to raise up to $117 billion from sales of state assets, the finance minister said Thursday, as the government tries to bridge a gaping budget deficit.
The announcement comes after the International Monetary Fund highlighted the challenge Australia faces to return its budget to surplus in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. The task has been made harder by tax revenue falling short of expectations as a mining boom cooled.
The federal budget is headed for a 47 billion Australian dollars ($42 billion) deficit in the current fiscal year that ends June 30. Gross debt will peak at AU$667 billion, according to the latest government projections.
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann was not specific on what assets were being considered for sale, aside from his government's plan to sell health insurer Medibank Private, which is estimated to be worth up to AU$4 billion.
Treasurer Joe Hockey, who chairs a meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers in Sydney this month, will likely reveal more of his privatization plans when he delivers his conservative coalition government's first annual budget to Parliament on May 13. He is developing the asset sale plans in conjunction with state governments.
The conservative coalition took office after winning elections last September after five years in opposition.
"There is opportunity for both the federal government and state and territory governments to recycle capital by selling infrastructure which appropriately can be sold and then reinvest the capital," Cormann told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio. He said assets sales would boost economic growth and create jobs.
Cormann said AU$130 billion ($117 billion) "is the potential" amount of money that could be raised.
Analysts at ANZ said the greatest beneficiaries would likely be the New South Wales and Queensland state governments, which own the majority of public assets.
The IMF warned the federal government that it would have to make "sizeable cuts" in projected spending if it is to return the budget to an enduring surplus.
"We are very conscious of the challenge in front of us. The Treasurer and I are very focused on turning the situation around that we've inherited," Cormann said.


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Jackson County, Oregon Genealogy
- 1 County Courthouse
- 2 Quick Facts
- 3 Places / Localities
- 4 Resources
- 5 Societies, Libraries and Museums
- 6 Web Sites
- 7 References
County Courthousehttp://www.co.jackson.or.us/
Jackson County Courthouse
Room 216
10 South Oakdale
Medford, OR 97501
- Jacksonville was the former county seat prior to 1927.
- Records kept at the Courthouse: County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Jackson County Court House as of September 2001.
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Quick Facts
Named for Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States.
Parent County
12 January 1852: Created from Umpqua. [1]
Boundary Changes
- Parts taken for:
22 December 1853: Coos County
11 January 1854: Wasco County
22 January 1856: Josephine County
24 October 1874: Lake County
Places / Localities
Populated Places
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Ashland | Butte Falls | Central Point | Eagle Point | Gold Hill | Jacksonville | Medford | Phoenix | Rogue River | Shady Cove | Talent
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Applegate | Lake Creek | Prospect | Rock Point | Ruch | Sams Valley | Trail | White City | Wimer
Miscellaneous Places
Miscellaneous Places, historic and contemporary, can be found at the Jackson County Genealogy Library Website [1]
Neighboring Counties
Douglas | Josephine | Klamath | Siskiyou County, California
Jackson County Genealogy Library [2]maintains and updates a listing of burials and or deaths in Jackson County Oregon. All Jackson County cemeteries are listed with links to Google maps [3]to help users locate individual cemeteries. Each entry in the database includes the following information: name of the deceased, year of death, year of birth, cemetery if buried in Jackson County, a code designating the source of our information,e.g., o for obituary and a headstone photo. Additional information is available in the full database housed at the library, contact us by email[firstname.lastname@example.com] for more information. Of course, not all information is included for every individual in the database but we do update the database frequently. All information in the database is free. Submitted by Barbara H Basden, Website Publications Barb 97501 02:35, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
Church History and Records (rural area)
- 1850
- 1853 Territorial Transcription and Index
- 1854 Territorial Transcription and Index
- 1855 Territorial Transcription and Index
- 1856 Territorial Transcription and Index
- 1857 Territorial Transcription and Index
- 1858 Territorial Transcription and Index
- 1859 State Transcription and Index
- 1860
- 1870
- 1880
- 1890
- 1893 State Transcription and Index
- 1900
- 1910
- 1920
- 1930
Court Records =
The website of Jackson County Genealogy Library [4]contains indexes to marriage certificates, divorce records, naturalization documents, and deeds. Copies of the the orignal and/or of abstracts of those documents can be obtained by paying a nominal fee. Barb 97501 02:36, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
Land and Records
Military History and Records
Probate Records
Vital Records
The Jackson County Genealogy Library Website [5]has extensive indexes to births, marriages, divorces, death certificates, and obituaries for residents of Jackson County.
Societies, Libraries and Museums
- Jackson County Genealogy Library
maintained by Rogue Valley Genealogical Society
Web Sites
- The Jackson County GenWeb Project;part of The ORGenWeb Project
- Linkpendium
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Jackson County
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Jackson County (backup site)
- FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Jackson County
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].


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