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Ghost of Mae Nak (US - DVD R1)
Gabe Powers deals with yet ANOTHER haunted house and angry Asian ghost...
Young newlyweds, Nak and Mak, acquire an old (and I mean old) abandoned house in Bangkok that soon brings them into contact with Mae Nak, a vengeful spirit of horror, despair, and head mouths. While Mae Nak's ghost protects the couple from unscrupulous visitors, it soon becomes apparent that she expects a terrible favour in return. Only by setting Mae Nak's spirit free will the couple have any chance of surviving her deadly wrath.
According to Tartan USA's official website, the story of the ghost named Mae Nak has already been filmed at least twenty times before (most famously, it states, as the 1999 'hit' Nang Nak). I suppose my question to writer/director Mark Duffield is, why? Why would you make another film based on this story, which already bears a striking resemblance to the majority of popular J-Horror titles, such as Ju-On and Ringu? Without watching the film, I assumed that Duffield had something wholly original and exciting to add to the formula. Unfortunately he does not.
Other reviews for the film seemed to indicate a kinship with the Final Destination films. Upon reading that comparison (one of which adorned the box art) I was very excited. Final Destination 2 is one of my rainy day favourites, and the original movie isn't half bad ether (the third one was a bit of a disappointment, but still decent fun). As the film progressed I didn't notice much in the way of Rube Goldberg inspired, graphic death mayhem. I assumed that the film was just a slow started, spending its first third focusing on character.
At the half waypoint I began to realize that there weren't going to be very many chain reaction deaths, and that I didn't much care for these characters. The newly wed lovebirds are bland people all around, and their favourite couple catch phrase ('Nak loves Mak.', 'Mak loves Nak') is pretty puke-worthy. The supporting characters surrounding them offer little release from this bland existence, all the way up until Nak finds a medium to help her figure out what evil ghost Nak wants. The medium is pretty cool, as is the scene (perhaps the only really original one in the film). These actors are all relative newcomers to the profession, which isn't unusual for a Thai production, but none of them give a standout, or even more than simply passable performance. I'm not sure how much of this is a cultural barrier (perhaps Thai people are more reserved in general than I am use to), but the majority of the performances are flat and lifeless.
But back to the violence. Basically Mae Nak startles a few people, and they die in bad ways. There are three semi-inspired scenes of gory chaos, but the most memorable one is taken from three other (and better) films. An innocent victim is sliced in half by a falling pane of glass, long ways. The set up is pure Final Destination 2, the effect is pure 13 Ghosts remake (hey, I kind of liked it, at least as much as this film), and the original inspiration can be found in Richard Donner's classic child of Satan opus, The Omen. Truth be told, I'm not all that fond of The Omen (or any Donner film for that matter), but I admit freely that it was the real inspiration behind such 'creative deaths'.
I guess what I'm trying to reiterate here (over and over again, I'm not the best writer in the world) is that this film is entirely unoriginal, and most unfortunately of all, not very interesting. I'm personally thinking of starting a petition prohibiting the use of the 'mirror scare' (the one where someone opens a medicine cabinet, only to see someone standing behind them when they close it) in all future horror films. Had Duffield found a way to offer up something truly chilling, or at least a little more outstanding gore, maybe I could've overlooked the film's cookie cutter base. And the shock ending was very awkward.
What I will commend Duffield on is his visual sense. Not surprising at all is the fact that Duffield has acted as cinematographer on several films before making this directorial debut. The film looks fantastic, if not a little over stylized. I was dreadfully bored by the story, but the visuals kept me from falling asleep. The technique utilized, which is consistent throughout nearly the entire film, is a nice mix of high contrast and soft lighting. Basically bright objects and highlights are blown out, and dark objects and shadows are pitch-black, but the edges between are soft. Night scenes tend to be drained of colour, while daylight scenes, and specifically the flashback sequence, are surreally colourful. The effect is very nice.
As mentioned above, the film is very stylized in its look, so a thorough analysis is a little difficult. There is a lot of grain, but I'm pretty sure its present on purpose, and I kind of liked it honestly. The aforementioned high contrast, soft focus technique is well produced here, but I'm not sure about some of the fogginess during daytime sequences, especially during the flashback. This fogginess, and occasional image doubling, looks suspiciously like an accident.
The print appears to have been damaged, and non-uniform grain, dust, and other artefacts flicker throughout. I'm also suspecting that this is not the Tartan usual progressive transfer. The presence of occasional combing is usually a tip of the utilization of an interlaced transfer. This is a better than average transfer, but not one without its shortcomings.
Both the DTS and Dolby Digital tracks are very impressive, more impressive than even some big budget Hollywood releases. Even the simplest sound effect, such as ambient noise, is well designed and allocated appropriately to the correct surround speaker. The film's opening sequence, where Mak is awakened by a knocking at his door is very realistic. The door knocking moves with the camera angle, is very high in fidelity, and in the end so realistic that my cat made his way over to my door thinking it was real. Very nice work.
First up on the special features front is a commentary with director Duffield, who if you haven't figured it out yet based on his name, isn't Thai at all, but British. Duffield seems like a really nice guy, and does his best to fill every inch of the track with information and anecdotes. Eager to please, but never obnoxious, this track is pleasant, if not a tad dull. Sorry Mark, no offence meant.
The vast majority of Tartan Asia Extreme releases come fitted with a short behind the scenes featurette that always acts more like a long trailer for the film than an informative documentation of the film's making. This disc takes the other road, and includes a long and detailed behind the scenes account that has little need for entertaining its audience. Basically this is an hour of 'fly-on-the-wall' footage. Had I been involved with production, I might've loved this video dairy, but without focus or narration, it's actually pretty boring. I appreciated its inclusion, but don't really enjoy watching footage of people working.
As per usual, the disc is finished off with some Tartan Asia Extreme new release trailers.
Ghost of Mae Nak doesn't do much to separate itself from the Asian ghost pack, but die hard genre fans will eat it up. The only thing that may interest those not enthusiastic about the genre is the beautiful visual presentation. Director Mark Duffield shows a lot of promise as a director, but perhaps not as much as a writer. Hopefully he'll prove me wrong in the near future, because his eye alone begs at least a minimal interest. The DVD itself is a little lacking on the video front, but has an exquisite sound mix. The extras will only interest those who loved the film.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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I always love a slicing - great effect when it's done right
Gabe Powers wrote: As for Donner, I've tried again and again to enjoy his films, and none of them ever go beyond the good-but-not-great realm for me. He seems like a great guy in interviews though.
I just recently saw 16 Blocks on DVD cause it was one of those "ah, what the hell, i'll buy it, just so I can hear Klaus Badelt's score". Honestly, I was expecting c**p from it and found it to be pretty good. It was pretty much "good-not-great" like you say, but better than what he has done. It was a sharply made little cat and mouse chase flick.
I just recently saw 16 Blocks on DVD cause it was one of those "ah, what the hell, i'll buy it, just so I can hear Klaus Badelt's score". Honestly, I was expecting c**p from it and found it to be pretty good. It was pretty much "good-not-great" like you say, but better than what he has done. It was a sharply made little cat and mouse chase flick.
Gabe, I do agree with some of your points about the film. I reviewed it for my site and I did find the first third lacking and had a problem with the shock ending too. I interviewed the director and he seemed very passionate about his film.
While the movie isn't anything to get excited for, you HAVE to see the part where the dude gets cut in half by the glass sheet, I think it was a way better affect then other movies we've seen it in....and afterwards we get an extra juicy shot of his guts slopping all out of his body and a little dog running away with the severed arm....fantastic!
Chris Gould wrote: You were doing so well until the Donner comments That slicing death sounds a bit like Ichi the Killer as well.
You're right, the effect was very Ichi-esque. As for Donner, I've tried again and again to enjoy his films, and none of them ever go beyond the good-but-not-great realm for me. He seems like a great guy in interviews though.
You're right, the effect was very Ichi-esque. As for Donner, I've tried again and again to enjoy his films, and none of them ever go beyond the good-but-not-great realm for me. He seems like a great guy in interviews though.
Another ghost flick, another film for me to ignore.
You were doing so well until the Donner comments That slicing death sounds a bit like Ichi the Killer as well.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 10th October 2006
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS 5.1 Thai, Dolby Digital 5.1 Thai
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Extras: Director Commentary, Making Of, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Mark Duffield
Cast: Pataratida Pacharawirapong, Siwat Chotchaicharin, Porntip Papanai, Jaran Ngamdee
Genre: Horror
Length: 103 minutes
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Perform this procedure on only one node of the cluster.
Become superuser or assume a role that provides solaris.cluster.admin and solaris.cluster.modify RBAC authorizations.
Create a scalable resource group to contain the scalable device group resource.
Set a strong positive affinity by the resource group for the RAC framework resource group.
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Jury trial begins in county lawsuit
Former LeFlore County Deputies Burell Shipman and Dale Fout filed a lawsuit against the LeFlore County Board of County Commissioners in 2006. On Monday a jury was picked and the trial began.Shipman and Fout allege in their petition against the commissioners they were owed payment for compensation wages and holiday pay. They claim Sheriff Roy Gentry approved the payments but when the payroll warrant was submitted to the commissioners, it was denied. The two are seeking in excess of $30,000 each in back wages.The commissioners named as defendants in the case are Carol Rogers, Lance Smith and Freddy Cox. Court is scheduled to resume at 9 a.m. today in Associate District Judge Ted Knight's courtroom.


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Five young Reds seeking first-team spot
With this week's signing of Dejan Lovren, Liverpool's roster is close to being set for the 2014-15 season. However, there is a group of younger players who are still seeking a place on the senior team. Here are five youngsters who, with solid performances in the remaining preseason matches, could still make manager Brendan Rodgers' squad for opening day:
Conor Coady
The midfielder was first brought into the senior squad by Kenny Dalglish and looked to have a bright future ahead of him, but right now he's fighting to prove he still has a place at Anfield. Coady has captained England throughout all the various junior age groups and has great leadership qualities. He's a versatile performer, too, capable of playing centre back as well as central midfield.
- 50-50 Challenge: Liverpool vs. Manchester City
- Report: Suso close to new Liverpool deal
- Report: Sturridge confident he can step up
He enjoyed a successful loan spell at Sheffield United last season, even playing at Wembley in an FA Cup semifinal, but it's a massive step up from League One to the Premier League and a loan spell to a Championship side would appear to be his most likely fate this season. He has impressed so far in preseason, however, and an injury or two to those ahead of him in the pecking order could open the door for an extended stay should he continue to catch the eye in the remaining friendly games.
Martin Kelly
The popular Kelly is drinking in the last chance saloon this summer. At 24 years old he's not a kid anymore and he cannot afford another season like the last one, when he barely featured at all and looked a shadow of his former self when he did.
It feels like he has been around the squad forever, yet despite having made his debut in 2008, his appearance tally stands at just 62, with only 33 coming in the Premier League. Injuries have dogged Kelly throughout his career but the change in style under Rodgers has also made it more difficult for him. He's defensively solid but somewhat limited in an attacking capacity and therefore seems ill-suited to how Rodgers likes his fullbacks to play.
He was a centre back in his academy days and many assumed that's where he would eventually end up, but if that's going to happen then it needs to be soon, as right now Kelly's Liverpool career appears to be hanging in the balance.
Jordon Ibe
The flying winger has a big future at Anfield, of that there appears to be little doubt. The only question right now is whether he has an immediate future or if he will be loaned out to gain further experience. Ibe is certainly capable of playing in Liverpool's first team this season, what Rodgers has to decide is whether there will be enough opportunities to make it beneficial to keep him in the squad. If the answer to that is yes, then the 18-year-old could be this year's Raheem Sterling. If it's no, then it's in everybody's best interests for him to go out on loan.
Ibe has been fairly quiet in the past couple of preseason games but in the two prior to that he was dazzling. There is an opportunity there over the coming weeks for Ibe to prove to Rodgers that he's simply too good to be allowed to leave. The most likely scenario at this stage would appear to be Ibe sticking around in the early part of the season to see if he can be of use to the first team. If his opportunities prove to be limited then a loan move will surely follow, perhaps in January.
Liverpool are currently in talks about a new contract for the talented young Spaniard, but his role in the squad still seems very unclear. Suso has been at Anfield since he was 16 years old and it was apparent from his early academy performances that he was a huge talent. Rodgers had no qualms in handing him his Premier League debut against Manchester United and the youngster repaid his manager's faith with a fine display.
With opportunities likely to be few and far between, he spent last year on loan with Almeria in Spain where he performed well. He now faces a battle to prove to Rodgers that he should not be loaned out again and that he can play a part in Liverpool's battle for domestic and European honours. As with Ibe, Suso is certainly talented enough to play in Liverpool's first team, but his problem is that there are several others who are perhaps more talented than he is and therefore he may not play much. The next couple of weeks could be huge for Suso.
Jack Robinson
The left back was once the youngest player to ever represent the Reds before Jerome Sinclair was called up for a League Cup tie at West Bromwich Albion. Robinson's first call-up came under Rafa Benitez but it was Kenny Dalglish who gave him his first real opportunity to shine. Robinson looked to be a huge prospect in those early appearances with an exceptional display versus Arsenal at the Emirates, and against Theo Walcott in particular. His progress has stalled significantly since.
If Robinson is feeling like it's not going to happen for him at Liverpool then he need only look to the example of his good pal Jon Flanagan for the inspiration to keep going. A year ago Flanagan was behind Glen Johnson, Martin Kelly and Andre Wisdom in the right-back queue. Even worse, both Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling were also selected ahead of him at various times in the early part of the campaign. Flanagan was Anfield's forgotten man but hard work on the training ground and injuries to others eventually saw him get an opportunity and he grabbed it with both hands.
Robinson is actually in a better situation than Flanagan was. He's a year younger, he has plenty of experience playing in the Football League after loan spells at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackpool, and he has fewer players ahead of him in the pecking order. As things stand, he is competing with Jose Enrique (who is still not fully fit after a long-term injury) and his mate Flanagan. Things will change if and when Liverpool sign another left back, but Robinson has an opportunity to lay down a marker this summer and show what he is capable of.
As Rodgers said following the Olympiacos game in Chicago, "Jack now has an opportunity to show me he can be a part of the squad. I always look to young players from the academy base, I always look from within. If they show the right qualities, they can make the step up. He'll get an opportunity and hopefully he can take it."
Dave Usher is one of ESPN's Liverpool bloggers and the founder of LFC fanzine and website The Liverpool Way. Follow him on Twitter: @theliverpoolway.


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Videos: Hawaii, Wisconsin ObamaCare experiences … less than optimal
Reports from two more states and their experiences with ObamaCare exchanges show that the HHS effort has produced a lot of embarrassment across the board. Hawaii built its own exchange, one of just 16 states (plus DC) to build their own exchange, rather than rely on the federal exchange. Unfortunately for Hawaii, they chose the same contractor as HHS — CGI Federal — and ended up with even worse issues in the first two weeks (via Watchdog.org):
Hawaii Health Connector Executive Director Coral Andrews said at a news conference Tuesday that consumers can now review and buy plans offered on the exchange's website, HawaiiHealthConnector.com.
The re-launching of the website comes after more than two weeks of trying to fix technical problems that rendered the site unable to display plans and prices.
The delay caused some people without insurance to go directly to insurance companies, which offered the same plans without the ability to check for tax subsidies and other rebates. The website was developed by CGI Group Inc., a Canadian company that specializes in end-to-end information technology and business process services.
"To our community, I want to acknowledge and thank you for your patience in waiting for us to be able to get these prices and plans to you," an apologetic Andrews told reporters.
Although consumers can now compare and contrast health plans online, the website was not without its glitches Tuesday. Consumers who tried to log on before 1 p.m. were greeted with a blank screen and a one line message that read: "This website is temporarily unavailable, please try again later."
About a half hour later, the website was back up, but technical difficulties are providing critics of the Affordable Care Act fresh ammunition to rail against the unpopular legislation.
The cost to build Hawaii's state website? According to one legislator, it was $53 million to serve 300,000 people, but only a third of those don't already have health insurance. The contract got awarded on January 29th of this year, so CGI Federal burned through that cash in nine months to deliver a useless site on the deadline date. So how many people have signed up?
Andrews was unable to say Tuesday how many Hawaii residents have actually applied for health insurance under the exchange, but said Connector employees will manually process applications that were turned in before plans went live on the website.
In that sense, Wisconsin is ahead of the game. They can count the people who have successfully enrolled through the federal exchange, but it's, er, less than 50. And maybe a lot less (via WFB):
According to the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance less than 50 people have enrolled. But some health clinics say it's less than that.
Trish Sarvela with Partnership Community Health Center said she only knows of a few.
"Less than a handful," she said.
At Partnership Community Health Center they communicate frequently with other county health clinics to see if anyone has signed up.
"Every day there are emails that go out. Do you know anybody who enrolled? It's at that level it's such a countdown for us," said Sarvela.
Here we have both experiences, with a state exchange and the federal exchange, but with similar outcomes — failure. But has forcing more people into the federal exchanges has made the failures more acute? Jill Lawrence argues that Republican governors who blocked the creation of state exchanges have managed to do a lot more damage to ObamaCare than Republicans in Congress could manage with control of just one chamber:
Republicans are having a bad month, but they should cheer up. Sure, conservative lawmakers have flamed out in dozens of attempts to defund, delay, repeal and pick off pieces of the Affordable Care Act, and the GOP has taken the brunt of voter outrage over the shutdown precipitated by that crusade. Yet with a big assist from its governors, the party has already done damage to Obamacare in numerous, possibly profound ways.
Let's start with the disastrous launch of the behemoth federal insurance exchange run by the Health and Human Services Department. Yes, Republicans managed to divert attention from that to their own comedy of errors on Capitol Hill. But don't forget why the federal exchange,healthcare.gov, is so gigantic. It's because just 16 states and the District of Columbia created or plan to create their own marketplaces. By contrast,almost all of the nation's 30 Republican governors took a pass on setting up exchanges for their own states, punting that task to the feds. That along with other tactics and decisions amounts to what you might call the GOP Effect—damage that's indirect, often uncoordinated, and possibly at times unintentional, but potent all the same.
For instance, some of the initial problems on the federal exchange were due to heavy traffic. It would not have been as much of a bottleneck had more governors created individual state exchanges. More serious and continuing problems are due to misjudgments and shortcomings embedded in the federal website itself, and the worst may be yet to come.
Micah Sifry, cofounder of the techpresident.com website, says the companies that end up winning big federal contracts—for instance, CGI Federal and major defense contractors—"are not known for their innovative or up-to-date technology. They are known for their ability to win contracts."Political decisions by the Obama administration, such as requiring consumers to determine their subsidy eligibility before they can shop and see rates, also may be factors in the online mess.
The worst yet to come will be when the exchanges finally work — and people get the full brunt of the sticker shock. After that, a full year of paying nothing but higher premiums and higher deductibles without accessing coverage at all will have consumers hopping mad, just in time for the midterm elections.
Republicans haven't damaged ObamaCare as much as it is a rolling disaster on its own. Americans are just getting around to discovering it, along with the shocking level of incompetence in the Obama administration that arrogated to itself the power to manipulate the health-insurance market.


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Ceredo district was named from the town of Ceredo. The town of Ceredo was so named in honor of the goddess "Ceres" because of it farming possibilities. The name Ceredo is equivilant to "plentiful and beautiful crops".
The first settler in Ceredo district was Stephen Kelly who built his cabin at the mouth of Big Sandy River. Mathew H. Bellomy came a little later and settled on the present site of the town of Kenova. In the next few years other pioneers who joined Kelly and Bellomy were the following: Wm. Hatton, Benjamine Maxey, Levi Stodridge, Thos. Cartmill, John Keyser, Leonard Sharp, Samuel Parsley, John Stewart, Jas. McCormick, Jas. Durney, Stephen Wilson, Jno. Toney, Anthony Plymale, Isaiah Perdue, Wm. Haney and others.
The first iron forge to be built in this part of West Virginia was put up at the Mouth of Buffalo Creek in the year 1828. The forge was built by Geo. and Jacob Coons and Stephen Wilson. The building which housed the "county's first factory" was a 70x40 structure made of slab boards. Two tilt hammers, each weighing 700 pounds, were used for forging the metal.
The first school in Ceredo district was taught on the present site of Kenova in 1813. The second was erected near the town of Ceredo ten years later.
The first church in the district is said to have been organized by Rev. Burwell Spurlock in 1833, a Methodist minister. The Washington Baptist church was the second religious organization, and it was begun by the Rev. Wm. Davison. It is thought that neither of these congragations built houses, but held meetings with the various members.
Ceredo district has some of the best farms to be found in the county. Purebred cattle, farm tractors, and better farming methods in general have been adopted in Ceredo during the past few years. The district also boasts one of the best educational systems to be found in any rural community. Small factories in Kenova, Ceredo, and Westmoreland add to the wealth of this section.
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National Headquarters
Founded in San Antonio, Texas in 1968, MALDEF is currently headquartered in Los Angeles, California and maintains regional offices in San Antonio, Chicago, Atlanta and Washington, D.C. In 1991, it purchased the MALDEF Nonprofit Center, its permanent home. The center houses MALDEF's National Headquarters and Western Regional Office, as well as other nonprofit organizations that represent minority and under-served communities. This helps MALDEF perform its mission by enabling dialogue, cooperation, and broad-based coalition building.
The National Headquarters oversees litigation from all of the regional offices. In addition, the office litigates on behalf of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands.
National Headquarters
634 S. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Phone: (213) 629-2512
President and General Counsel
Thomas A. Saenz
In 2009, Thomas A. Saenz returned to MALDEF as President and General Counsel. Previously, as Counsel to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Saenz served on the four-person executive team to the mayor, where he provided legal and policy advice on major initiatives. During his four-year tenure with the City of Los Angeles, Saenz helped to lead the legislative effort to change the governance of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), and served for two years as the lead liaison on labor negotiations, with a goal of addressing serious financial challenges in partnership with the City's workers.
Saenz previously practiced civil rights litigation at MALDEF for 12 years, including four years as Vice President of Litigation. He was MALDEF's lead counsel in the successful challenge to California's anti-immigrant Proposition 187, and he led numerous civil rights cases in the areas of immigrants' rights, education, employment, and voting rights. Saenz achieved several victories against ordinances unlawfully restricting the rights of day laborers, served as lead counsel in the 2001 challenge to California's congressional redistricting, and initiated the employment discrimination lawsuit resulting in a $50 million settlement with Abercrombie and Fitch. He also served as MALDEF's lead counsel in two court challenges to Proposition 227, a California English-only education initiative. Saenz was also the lead drafter of the amicus brief on behalf of Latino organizations supporting affirmative action in the Supreme Court case of Grutter v. Bollinger.
Saenz currently serves as a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Education, the American Bar Association Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities, and the U.S. Department of Education's Equity and Excellence Commission. He also serves as steering committee co-chair of the California Civil Rights Coalition and on the boards of the Campaign for College Opportunity, ENCOMPASS, and the Impact Fund. He served on the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations for four years. For eight years, Saenz taught Civil Rights Litigation as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Southern California (USC) Law School.
Saenz has been recognized on numerous occasions for his work. He was selected as one of Hispanic Business Magazine's "100 Most Influential Hispanics" in October 2009. Among many honors, he received the Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior (IME) Ohtli Award in 2006 and the 2010 Corazón Award from Univision.
Saenz was born and raised in southern California. He graduated summa cum laude from Yale University, and he received his law degree from Yale Law School. Saenz served as a law clerk to the Honorable Harry L. Hupp of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and to the Honorable Stephen Reinhardt of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Vice President of Finance & CFO
Shelley Mallchok
As VP of Finance/CFO for MALDEF, Shelley Mallchok oversees the organization's finance, budgeting, cash management, investing, fiscal compliance and property management activities. She joined the organization in 2006.
Mallchok came to MALDEF with over 20 years of experience in international, domestic and non-profit finance and accounting and business planning. Her for-profit experience includes progressive levels of responsibility in international finance and accounting with Calcomp/Lockheed Martin Comp Inc. She also worked for Mars Inc/Pet Care Division and GTE directories in finance, business and strategic planning roles. In her non-profit career, she has worked with non-profit healthcare organizations and small, community based organizations, holding positions with progressive levels of responsibility in finance and accounting, budgeting and contract management.
Mallchok earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Loyola Marymount University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Golden Gate University.
Vice President of Community Education
Gina Montoya
As Vice President of Community -Education, Gina Montoya is responsible for revamping MALDEF's communications, technology and human resources infrastructure. Montoya brings nearly 20 years of experience in non-profit management and legislative experience. She has served as the Chief of Staff for two mayors and a state senator. In those positions, she oversaw the operations of several offices with large staffs and varied constituencies.
In addition to managing the complexities of high constituency focused and high demand offices, she has extensive legislative experience, including policy advocacy. Montoya has cultivated a vast network of invaluable contacts and community liaisons, as well as corporate relationships. She has led and coordinated strategic planning, mobilized community advocacy outreach campaigns, coordinated multi-media communications and organized successful fundraisers.
Additionally, Montoya was chief administrator for an internationally recognized Chicano arts non-profit organization and has served on several non-profit boards. She is a practicing artist and has exhibited her work at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, UCLA's Wright Gallery and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
Vice President of Litigation
Nina Perales
Nina Perales is Vice President of Litigation for MALDEF, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. In that role, Perales supervises the legal staff and litigation docket in MALDEF's offices throughout the United States. Perales is best known for her work in voting rights, including redistricting and vote dilution cases. Her litigation has included successful statewide redistricting cases in Texas and Arizona as well as LULAC v. Perry, the Latino challenge to Texas 2003 congressional redistricting, which she led through trial and argued successfully in the U.S. Supreme Court. She also specializes in immigrants' rights litigation, including leading cases striking down anti-immigrant laws in Farmers Branch, Texas and recovering civil damages from violent vigilantes.
Perales received a Bachelor's degree from Brown University and earned her J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.


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The All-Time Gotham Baseball Team: The Pitchers
You give us the pitching some of these clubs have and no one could touch us, but God has a way of not arranging that, because it's not as much fun. – Sparky Anderson
Great pitching is a tradition in Gotham.
From the earliest days of "base ball", Gotham has seen its share of great hurlers; Candy Cummings, Amos Rusie and Buffalo great Pud Galvin to name a few.
It's hard to imagine any of New York's World Series winning teams without thinking of their great starters, and as the game has progressed, it's shut down closers.
We've assembled what we think is a collection of the best pitchers Gotham has had to offer, and we admit it was hard to leave off names like Ron Guidry, Sal Maglie, David Cone and John Franco. We have our reasons for each selection, as well as each omission, but you're going to have to wait until the Winter 2013 issue of Gotham Baseball to hear why.
We're asking you vote for 2 (two) left-handed starters, 2 (two) right-handed starters and a closer. Once the votes are tallied, the Gotham Baseball panel of experts from all over the realm of baseball will make the final selections, which will be announced at an upcoming event at Foley's NY, which was named Best Baseball Bar in NY by Gotham Baseball magazine back in 2011.
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Admit it. The last time only time? you thought about Nebraska's biggest city was when Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning yelled "Omaha!" about 40 times in a playoff game last January.
That was fun, sort of. Imagewise, pro sports haven't been very good to Omaha.
More than a few larger metropolitan areas have trafficked in an ominous possibility: Without their major league teams, the warning goes, they would be Omaha. In Kansas City, Royals fans know that one gets "sent down" to Omaha. It's the wrong direction.
And yet lately, Omaha is acting confident. Frisky, even.
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Long overdue thank you!
This letter of thanks goes out to Paul and Kathleen Rudder.
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Rudder,
Thank you so much for honoring my daughter Danielle (Dani) Stanton with the JRR Memorial Scholarship.
Dani was flattered and surprised to be interviewed for a scholarship, then very proud and happy to have been awarded this scholarship.
Dani is attending Cerro Coso now, so this scholarship will help with her expenses.
Dani spoke of the scholarship award with pride to both family and friends and I cannot tell you the pride I had that you had seen something special in her as I have always thought she was a special girl.
You may have given Dani the push she needed to help her succeed, so I cannot thank you enough.
Stephanie Stanton, proud parent,
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Savor those big happy smiles. They're amazing!
Savor those big happy smiles. They're amazing!
Mama to Viv since 4/08/12 -- my all natural post-breast cancer miracle baby
with just one breast. So far so good.
My two cents is trust your insticts-and get a new doctor!! Take her off the formula, it will only make matters worse. Try to increase your supply with lots of water and supplements. The point the doctor made that you can't tell how much breastfed babies eat isn't true, they can be weighed and if he didn't do this-then he doesn't really know she isn't eating enough! All babies are different and gain differently, as long as she is staying to her own pace (not dropping drastically, but a slow gain) she is fine! A LOT of babies have mild cow's milk allergies-good call on cutting it out.
P.S.-all babies are needy! it's ok
I messaged you vivsmama.
She is not on formula. She is exclusively breastfed. I stopped giving formula a good 3-4 weeks ago.
I feel like we are regressing in our progress. Today she spit up 13 times, and I have been painfully engorged.
Unless your baby is in pain, don't worry about spit up. Stop counting, you will just make yourself crazy. Prolific spit up is common with oversupply and overactive letdown. My perfectly healthy extra fat little baby spewed spit up constantly.
Keep block feeding (increase your blocks if you think you need to do so). Nurse in a relined position to slow the flow of milk (helps a little with spit up). Cold compresses helped ease the pain of engorgement for me.
Oversupply can fluctuate back and forth a lot before you see a permanent improvement. It will get better, it can just take awhile sometimes.
K. Sophia - Mama to my little lactivore, the amazing Mr. X (11/10).


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Remembering an Andrews University scholar by reflecting on the arts was the goal of the evening as nearly 100 people met in the Seminary Chapel at the Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary for the first annual John O. Waller Lectureship on the Arts.
The mixed assembly of students, faculty and friends was formally welcomed shortly after 7:30 p.m. by Department of English chair, Douglas Jones. Jones expressed excitement that a commemorative lectureship for John O. Waller was finally established and noted that the English department had wanted to put together a series in his honor for several years. Delmer Davis, emeritus professor of English, presented Waller's life and accomplishments to the crowd through a biographical reading. For many faculty in attendance, the words better served as a reintroduction of an old friend—someone who was both scholarly and approachable, a man who was both Dr. Waller and "Jack."
Waller chaired the Andrews University Department of English from 1963 to 1979. He was awarded his doctorate in 1954. An active scholar who devoted time to scholarly research, he was published and referenced in scholarly articles. Waller was cited as being remembered by students for reading poetry aloud in class with passion and applying the same zeal when reading their poetic contributions.
Waller's widow, Elaine, worked with Andrews University to help endow the John O. Waller Lectureship on the Arts. She was also present for the event. Davis embraced the event stating, "A lectureship on the arts in his honor is a worthy and fitting tribute." The lectureship was intentionally planned for Oct. 28, the day before the anniversary of Waller's birthday.
After commemorations, F. Estella Greig, professor emeritus of English, introduced the guest speaker, former Andrews University teacher William S. Peterson, professor emeritus of English at the University of Maryland. Peterson was a student of Waller's at Walla Walla College and a long-time friend. He recalled first seeing Waller in a "cramped little office on a hot day in Washington," and described being received with acceptance and tenderness. "He received my immature comments with a gravity they were not worthy of," remembered Peterson. He later added to an audience chuckle, "All of his students knew of his immoderate love of cats."
Peterson's lecture was entitled, "William Morris's Pocket Cathedral: The Kelmscott Press Chaucer." The presentation was an exploration of the publication process and artistic expression of Chaucer, an 1896 product of William Morris' Kelmscott Press. Peterson carefully outlined the precision, intent and conflicts which arose in the making of what has been hailed as a masterpiece of book production and the zenith of private press publishing. Peterson also took time between hard scholarly analyses to humor the audience with the more casual elements of Chaucer. He noted Morris' exactness on what the aesthetical layout should be for book margins. Morris thought the largest margin should be at the bottom of the pages and room should especially be made for the reader's thumbs to rest without blocking words. The thought-provoking, engaging and much appreciated lecture concluded to sturdy applause. All were invited to enjoy refreshments afterwards.
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Stoddert Family papers
The Stoddert family of Virginia and Maryland traces its history to Richard Parker, the Viriginia judge at the trial of abolitionist John Brown, and General William Smallwood, a Revoluntionary War soldier from Charles County, Maryland. The collection contains family correspondence, legal documents, and genealogies of various families connected to the Stodderts. It also includes material related to West Hatton, the Stoddert family home in Charles County; the trial of abolitionist John Brown; and a 1906 "colored" wedding in Winchester, Virginia.
Important Information for Users of the Collection
This collection is open for research.
Stoddert Family papers, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/4580
Photocopies of original materials may be provided for a fee and at the discretion of the curator. Please see our Duplication of Materials policy for more information. Queries regarding publication rights and copyright status of materials within this collection should be directed to the appropriate curator.
This collection is PROCESSED.
Historical Note
The Stoddert family of Virginia and Maryland traces its history to Richard Parker, the Virginia judge at the trial of abolitionist John Brown, and General William Smallwood, a Revolutionary War solider from Charles County, Maryland.
Margaret Parker McCormick Stoddert (1858-1917) was the daughter of William Adams McCormick (1814-1893) and Charlotte Foushee Parker (1825-1875). Charlotte Parker was the daughter of Richard Elliot Parker (1783-1840) of Westmoreland County, Virginia, and Elizabeth H. Foushee (1786-1859) of Richmond, Virginia. Elizabeth H. Foushee was the sister of Richard Parker (1810-1893), the judge at the 1863 trail of John Brown.
Margaret Stoddert's husband, William Truman Stoddert (1854-1885), was the son of Elizabeth Stoddert (born 1836) and Robert Bowie (1821-1860) of Maryland. William Truman Stoddert's name was officially changed from Robert William Bowie to William Truman Stoddert in 1864, presumably to continue the Stoddert family name. Elizabeth Stoddert Bowie's great-uncle was Benjamin Stoddert (1751-1812), the Secretary of the Navy under President George Washington. Her great-grandmother, Lucy H. Smallwood Stoddert (1733-1768), was the sister of General William Smallwood, who served in the Continental Army and later was a governor of Maryland.
Elizabeth Love Stoddert (born 1880), the daughter of Margaret and William Truman Stoddert, married Foster Reader (born 1879). She inherited the Stoddert family home "West Hatton," in Charles County, Maryland, in 1908.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Stoddert Family Papers span the years 1797 through 1939 with the bulk of the material dating between 1895 and 1908. The collection contains family correspondence, legal documents, and genealogies of various families connected to the Stodderts. Subjects covered include brief histories of the family members copied from several different sources; "West Hatton," the Stoddert family home in Charles County, Maryland; the trial of abolitionist John Brown presided over by Judge Richard Parker; and a 1906 "colored" wedding in Winchester, Virginia.
Custodial History and Acquisition Information
This collection was separated from the Paul Dennis Brown Family Papers which were donated to the University of Maryland Libraries in 1978 by Margaret Brown Klapthor and Mary Brown Moore, daughters of Paul Dennis Brown.
Processing Information
Processed by Terry Ann Sayler, June 2008.
The materials have been placed in acid-free folders and stored in acid-free boxes.
EAD markup created using EAD database in Microsoft Access. Markup completed by Elizabeth A. McAllister, July 2008.
Arrangement of Collection
The collection is organized into three series:
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Correspondence, 1895-1939 (8 items)
Most of the letters in this series are addressed to Margaret Parker Stoddert and relate to her research into her Stoddert and Smallwood relations. For example, the 1895 letter from G. G. Eaton details a Stoddert/Smallwood connection. In 1907 Margaret Stoddert offered two family portraits for exhibit in the Jamestown Exposition and received a reply from the First Lady of Virginia, Lizzie Lyons Swanson.
Margaret Stoddert's daughter, Elizabeth Reeder, received a letter in 1939 providing details of the history of the Stoddert family home, "West Hatton," from 1663 to 1819, when John Stoddert purchased the land.
Arrangement of the correspondence is alphabetical by recipient and then alphabetical by sender. Under each recipient the arrangement within each sender group is chronological.
|Box / Reel
|Folder / Frame
|To Elizabeth L. Stoddert Reeder (Bessie), 1916 and 1939
|series 1
|box 1
|folder 1
|To Margaret Parker McCormick Stoddert (Mrs. William Truman Stoddert), 1895, [1901?], 1902, 1904, and 1907
|series 1
|box 1
|folder 2
Series 2: Legal Documents, 1797-1908 (5 items)
This series consists mainly of documents related to the property called "West Hatton," Charles County, Maryland. A 1909 copy of the 1797 deed of sale between George Dent and John Maddox noted that Thomas Hatton owned the land in 1663 and it was "called West Hatton." A 1904 copy of John T. Stoddert's 1869 will bequeaths "West Hatton" to his daughter, Elizabeth Stoddert Bowie. The appeal and the summary from the Circuit Court of Charles County to the Court of Appeals of Maryland for the October Term, 1908, describe a "suit in equity" brought by Elizabeth Stoddert Reeder against Catesby Graham Brown, Robert Stoddert, and others to establish her title to "West Hatton."
Arrangement is chronological.
|Box / Reel
|Folder / Frame
|Deed of Sale of West Hatton from George Dent to John Maddox, 1797, 1909
|series 2
|box 1
|folder 3
|Bill of Lading, 1850
|series 2
|box 1
|folder 4
|Will of John T. Stoddert, deceased, 1869, 1904, 1934
|series 2
|box 1
|folder 5
|Brief of Appellees, Brown et al vs. Reeder et al, October 1908
|series 2
|box 1
|folder 6
|Syllabus of the Decision of Brown et al vs. Reeder et al, November 1908
|series 2
|box 1
|folder 7
Series 3: Genealogical Records, 1895-1908 (25 items)
This series consists mainly of items copied from various sources and collected by Margaret Parker Stoddert and her daughter, Elizabeth Stoddert Reeder. Also included are two wedding invitations and a newspaper account of John Brown's raid.
In 1895, Margaret Parker Stoddert began the "M. P. Stoddert Record Book." It contains newspaper clippings, primarily of obituaries, and her handwritten notes and articles copied from other sources. Among the items included are:
- "Memoir of the Parker Family in Virginia," by Captain William Harnar Parker of Richmond, VA.
- "Genealogy and Biography of the Parkers of the Northern Neck of Virginia," written by the third Judge Richard Parker for the Shenandoah Book (Valley) in April 1888.
- "Report of the Committee on the Death of Most Worshipful Richard Parker, Past Grand Master," 1895.
- Smallwood-Stoddert Genealogy
Among the newspaper articles several pertain to John Brown's raid and his subsequent trial presided over by Judge Robert Parker, Margaret Stoddert's uncle:
- April 8, 1888, St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat includes an interview with Judge Richard Parker.
- The Green Bag, an entertaining magazine for lawyers dated April 1899, written by Bushrod C. Washington.
- An early twentieth-century newspaper article recounts an interview with Jacob Widner, the sole survivor of John Brown's raid.
- Harpers Magazine, July 1905, written by Frederick Trevor Hill
- The Kansas City Star, 1906, three articles commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the 1856 battle of Osawatomie.
In addition, articles from Maryland and Virginia newspapers relate the 1908 judgment awarding "West Hatton" to Elizabeth Stoddert Reeder. Two articles mention the death of Margaret Parker Stoddert in 1917.
An invitation and two newspaper articles describe the "colored" wedding of Mary E. Taylor to John M. Morris in Winchester, Virginia on May 10, 1906. Elizabeth Stoddert Reeder and her husband may have received this as they resided in Winchester at that time.
Additional genealogical Stoddert and Parker materials are:
- 1948 Department of the Navy press release from the 150th anniversary of the department which includes a description of Benjamin Stoddert's career as Secretary of the Navy.
- Dangerfield Family of Virginia, undated, originally prepared by Sarah J. Keene.
Arrangement is chronological.
|Box / Reel
|Folder / Frame
|Newspaper articles, 1888, 1899, 1905-1906, 1908, 1917, 1930, and undated
|series 3
|box 1
|folder 8
|M. P. [Margaret Parker] Stoddert Record Book, 1895
|series 3
|box 1
|folder 9
|Mary E. Taylor and John M. Morris wedding, 1906
|series 3
|box 1
|folder 10
|Leila Moss McGuire and Lewis Huntington Hyde wedding announcement, 1907
|series 3
|box 1
|folder 11
|Benjamin Stoddert, 1948 and undated
|series 3
|box 1
|folder 12
|James Stoddert Family, undated
|series 3
|box 1
|folder 13
|Dangerfield Family: Parker, Bathurst, and Merriwether Families, undated
|series 3
|box 1
|folder 14
|Parker/McCormick family genealogy prepared by M. P. Stoddert, undated
|series 3
|box 1
|folder 15
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For other related archival and manuscript collections, please see the following subject guides.
Selected Search Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the University of Maryland Libraries' Catalog. Researchers desiring related materials about these topics, names, or places may search the Catalog using these headings.
- Maryland -- Genealogy.
- Parker family.
- Smallwood family.
- Stoddert, Margaret Parker -- Correspondence.
- Stoddert family -- Archives.
- Virginia -- Genealogy.


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Bowers & Wilkins just took the wraps off its AM-1 (architectural monitor) outdoor loudspeaker, and it's a looker, inside and out.
The speaker has the industrial strength to brave the elements, but B&W didn't phone in its acoustical engineering as is so often the case with other outdoor speakers. Made to be as convenient as it is durable, the AM-1's one-plug wall mounting system is engineered to streamline setup. It can be oriented horizontally or vertically and can rotate 110 degrees from center in two different directions. According to Bowers & Wilkins the product went through extensive stress tests during development to ensure that it could withstand a variety of weather conditions..
Underneath the hood, we can see that the AM-1 also employs some interesting techniques in pursuit of sound quality. For one, it flips the script in terms of driver configuration, placing its one-inch aluminium dome tweeter below, instead of above, its five-inch glass-fiber bass/midrange driver. The inversion is said to provide superior sound dispersion when the unit is mounted high on the wall. The speaker also features a rear-mounted auxiliary bass radiator to help handle lower frequencies, rather than a bass reflex port that would no doubt wind up playing home to birds or bees. The end result is a sealed speaker with some real bass potential.
The speaker will be available next month in both white and black finishes. Expect to shell out about $300 per speaker to get the patio party started.


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Durham, N.H . Wastewater Treatment Superintendent Recognized for Outstanding Service
Release Date: 02/19/2013
Contact Information: David Deegan, 617-918-1017
(Boston, Mass. - Feb. 19, 2013) - Daniel Peterson, Superintendent of the Durham, N.H. Wastewater Treatment Plant is being honored with a "2012 Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Excellence Award" by EPA. Mr. Peterson has done an outstanding job over the years in operating and maintaining the facility.
The EPA Regional Wastewater Awards Program recognizes personnel in the wastewater field who have provided invaluable public service managing and operating wastewater treatment facilities throughout New England. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services was instrumental in Mr. Peterson's nomination.
"The professionals operating these wastewater treatment plants, as well as the municipalities and the state environmental agencies that support them, are essential to keeping our environment healthy by protecting water quality. I am proud to give them the credit they deserve," said Curt Spalding, regional administrator of EPA's New England Office.
EPA's New England office formally acknowledged Mr. Peterson for his fine work during the annual New England Water Environment Association Conference at the Boston Copley Marriott Hotel on January 30th.
For more information: https://www.epa.gov/ne/topics/water/wwater.html and https://www.epa.gov/owm/mtb/intnet.htm
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Teaching and Mathematica go hand in hand for Eric Schulz, a mathematics instructor at Walla Walla Community College. "Mathematica is more than it appears to be to the new user. It's not just a calculator. It's not just input/output. It's a tool where you can express yourself," says Schulz. "I use Mathematica to do all of my writing, in addition to lecture notes and handouts."
Schulz also creates dynamic interfaces in Mathematica to visually enhance every lesson he teaches. He says, "I regularly think about how I can explain concepts visually because I know in the classroom I have students for which that would make sense. And then I can follow up and teach in the analytical mode."


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I've decided to start a new tradition this year after almost three years of this "blog" thing (wow... I started this in 2005) I'm doing an end of the year wrap up and you'll see my nice "New Year's Resolutions" come morning.
These are a slightly tart change from the usual super sweet cookies at Christmas time. They taste best with fresh lemon, you can get lemon zest by scraping the yellow part of the rind off the lemon - try not to get the white part, that's bitter. Or you can cheat and buy it in the …
This is a very unusual chex mix variant, both savory and sweet. I make it to "use up" the leftover cereal after making the other varieties.
This was actually going to be made before my adventures in chex mix, but my son broke my candy thermometer and I had to wait until I had time to buy a new one.
This is also known as "Muddy Buddies" or "Puppy Food" but we've always called it dog chow. I only make this with Crispix cereal, Chex mix just doesn't seem right (and doesn't have as "dog food" of a shape)
The age old stuff that your mom always made and is still great to munch on - keep out of reach of children, it won't last long.
Ah, the chex mix variations brigade. My kids love this stuff, made from roasted cereal with butter and seasonings. I make several versions of it, traditional, ranch, and Moroccan (sweet and fruity). You can make it in the microwave, but it's so much better in the oven. However, it's not really kid safe if you're making …
Ah, traditional hard candy. Pure sugar with some flavoring and food coloring, but kids love to suck on it (and it makes the whole house smell like peppermint) Like other candies, have everything ready before you start cooking, and don't let kids help with this, also be careful, we don't want any burns!
This is hard butter toffee, not the gooey kind (which is more like hard caramel) This is also deadly, anyone left alone with a bag will devour it all. It is probably my husband's favorite Christmas sweet. This is another candy, so a good candy thermometer is essential. Also this is not something children should be …
Ah, yummy gooey caramels, the kind that stick to your teeth and taste great! Warning- to make great caramels you need to follow the directions carefully, and have a good candy thermometer. This is also not something you should make around kids, you'll be dealing with very hot temperatures.
These have always been a favorite of my brother, Joshua. They take very few ingredients and are fun to make with kids.
It's a Christmas tradition in my family to bake. All that Mennonite and Amish background bubbles to the surface around holidays. I enjoy making a different "sweet" every day the entire month of December.
Life's been pretty busy for me lately. I'm switching jobs (more on that later) and starting to get into the article writing and podcast gig.
I didn't think I'd manage to wake up the last day. It had been a very late night and the pasta from the day before gave me an incredibly upset stomach. But the thought of Cory Doctorow made me get up and at it.
Day 2 ... well let's just say we all got up a little later. Day 1 I had been on Eastern time still so at 5:30 I was awake and ready to go, Day 2 meant a more normal 7am wake up. I had meant to sleep in, except that I forgot I had signed up …
I could have been a good girl and blogged each day I was there, but I was generally way too busy for that...so here are my random thoughts and opinions on ZendCon 2007.
Here's a link to my pretty keynote generated pdf for my building php on windows slides. If you have questions or comments feel free to get ahold of me. Now to write slides for the desktop talk tomorrow...oops.
It's been awhile since I've written. Summer is always a busy time with vacations and summer sports and dealing with four little ones at home. However school has started again and I'm officially "back to work".
In case you haven't noticed from the glut of other blogs announcing it - PHP-GTK2 beta has been released. A lot has been accomplished from the alpha in terms of fixed bugs, features, and other fun stuff. I've been self-volunteered to do the windows builds. Should be unzip and run on any windows above 95/98, but …
In addition to making php and lots of php extensions available for download, I'm also slowly working on getting some common open source libraries and tools (mainly ones used by/for php and php-gtk) compiling on windows. For some libraries this isn't a problem, for others it won't be so easy.
Personal pet peeves of mine
So my current project is complete (my build system is working except for the automatic part - need a new nic so it can upload without me repairing the connection...and a new libssh2 that doesn't crash on disconnect) next on my list is the "GREAT PECL WINDOWS FUN HAPPY"...err I'll stop now.


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My dad is turning 60 this weekend and I'm making a meal. Pairings are so important…like, eating Rold Gold Pretzels and Rootbeer. I want to make sure my pairings are on point and that he'll remember it.
The menu will mainly consist of proteins. Unfortunately I won't be killing any fish this week nor will I be serving hunted meat :( though I should serve that sheep from last week... or trick em and give em 1 of 10 wild boar cheeks. mohahaha. My parents hate that I hunt but love that I bring lobster, grouper, and scallops back. They're Asian you'd think they'd be down for eating dog.
go figure :)
Anyway without further ado here are my ideas and pairings with obvious holes:
Have at it, thanks.
Kumamoto Oysters & Blue Point or Fanny Bay w/ Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc. Crisp, acidic, goes well with the ocean. I love it with Oysters.
Diver Scallop Ceviche w/ Blood orange, lava salt & some chardonnay by the ocean…recs?
O-Toro Tuna & Yellowtail Belly w/ Champagne or Champagne blend…recs?
250F salmon w/ bell pepper puree, wild mushrooms … (no clue. Was thinkin a Riesling before moving to Pinot in the dish after next…)
Santa Barbara live spot Prawn w/ Grade A Seared Foie Gras & beet sauce (Sauternes still? I've seen this pairing more with cold foie).
Roast Liberty Duck, sautéed spinach w/ 30Y aged warm balsamic vinegar w/ Melville (Carrie's)
Colorado Lamb Chops (with the fat cap of course), parmesan cream sauce, black truffles w/ 1986 Lafite & Pichon-Longueville
Prime Ribeye , mashed potatoes w/ Nicolas Catena Zapata 2007 and 2008 Scarecrow


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Create your own world of disaster with the new Redcat Racing Hurricane XTR! This powerful buggy boasts three sealed gear differentials, impressive SH M 28 P3 big block engine, pre-painted polycarbonate body, full electronics including a metal-gear servo, polished aluminum SH tuned pipe, pivot ball suspension (PBS) and a steel spur gear; all at a price that is hard to beat. The anodized 3mm thick chassis is fully countersunk, and the wheel hubs are coated to match for durability. A durable suspension combined with a high torque steering servo, tough servo saver, and a DSM-2C 2.4GHz radio system keep this overpowered beast tracking straight through the roughest terrain while the massive oil-filled shocks keep your tread firmly on the ground.
- Redcat DSM-2C 2.4GHz Remote & Receiver
In Depth
- Motor Type: Nitro 4.57cc .28 SH
- Transmission: Single Speed
- Drive System: 4 Wheel Drive
- Length: 490mm (19.29 inches)
- Width: 305mm (12 inches)
- Height: 190mm (7.48 inches)
- Wheelbase: 320-325mm (12.60-12.80 inches)
- Ground Clearance: 30mm (1.18 inches)
- Fuel Tank Capacity: 125cc
- Chassis Type: Aluminum 6061 / T6
- Brake Type: Composite Disc
- Shocks: Aluminum Body Oil Filled
- Speed Control Type:
- Radio System: Redcat DSM-2C 2.4GHz Remote & Recei
In the Box
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R4 Firmware
As we all know, the R4 Vesion 2 card firmware has not been updated for since mid 2008. This has affected the game compatibility of R4 card, especially with a lot of newer games (the R4DS isn faulty ?this is because newer games may use different methods for encoding software).

 In a somewhat ironic twist, the R4 team has announced on GBAtemp that from September 15th onwards, R4 firmware updates may brick your DS. Why have they been upto this? Why is it that for a long time no firmware update has come out? Do the R4 team hate us? WHHY, R4 team, WHY???!!!
 The R4 team Is certainly not going to hate. By the way.
 But anyways, for those who have genuine R4 cards, you need not worry! Apparently the bricking only applies to the "R4 clone cards" that are able to function using the R4's firmware. For the rest of you, however, you'll have to find other ways to update your card: Getting the R4 from now on will be playing with Death (for your DS)! Bricking as in completely forcing up your DS! Bricking as in making your DS useless so that it functions better as a brick than an actual gaming console!
 As soon as this deadly firmware pops-up, the NDS-Roms News team will let you know.
 New firmware for R4DS flash card:

 1. It supports NDS and GBA games card ans it automatically recognize slot 2 adapter.
 2. Frameset can be customised for loading slot 2 GBA games. (save your gbaframe .bmp to _system_ dir)
 3. Backup/Restore game saves. (press SELECT to switch to Display Savefiles, choose the SAV file and then press A to backup, chose the BAK file and then press A to restore)
 4. You can empty directory and it also supports deleting file. (Press X to del while highlighting the corresponding file or directory)
 5. Bug has been fixed for 0970 save complicacy.

 There is sometning new that the R4 DS team have released a new version of their firmware for the flash cart.:
 1) Optimization delete process;
 2) Solve the 0991 issue;
 3) Solve issue to some of the games without displays of icon and the title; 4) Support master switch of action replay cheat for real-time game (opening cheats by L+R+START+UP, temporaryly closing cheats by L+R+START+DOWN);
 5) When cheats to the same game are in both the official database and the users database, users can choose to use the cheat in any database;
 6) Solve the 1070 achiving issue;
 7) Solve the 1085 issue;
 8) Update Cheat code editor v1.01;
 9) Released the list of cheats.

 There are some questions asked frequently by the users.

 Is the R4 OS/Firmware can be upgraded?
 A: Yes! And the best part is that its DEAD EASY and SAFE to do it
 Do I have to flash my DS firmware in order to operate the R4?
 B: No firmware tricks are required to use the R4. Don't ever try to change your firmware because if u do so you lose your warranty!
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Flight (US - BD RA)
Jonathan checks out Robert Zemeckis's awaited return to live action films..
Airline pilot Whip Whitaker (Washington) miraculously lands his plane after a mid-air catasrophe. But even as he's being hailed for his heroic efforts, questions arise as to who or what was really at fault. (From the Paramount synopsis)
It's great to see Robert Zemeckis working outside of the motion capture room again. Flight is his first live action film since 2000's Cast Away. Due to the poor box office performance of Mars Needs Moms, Disney decided to pass on Zemeckis's Yellow Submarine remake. As a fan of the original, and someone who really wasn't crazy about his motion capture output, I wasn't saddened by the news. While I like a good portion of Zemeckis's directorial efforts, aside from Back to the Future and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, I've mostly enjoyed his movies for the lead performances. I prefer Cast Away to the overpraised Forrest Gump, but its hard not to like Tom Hanks in both movies. Jodie Foster sells Contact. Now with Flight he makes his first film with Denzel Washington, and again he owes the success of the film to his lead.
We're introduced to pilot Whip Whitaker in a hotel room. He wakes up with one of his flight attendants, gets into an argument with his ex-wife over the phone while drinking beer, then promptly snorts a line of cocaine before getting dressed and heading out for his morning flight. There's nothing subtle about it. This guy doesn't have it together. After doing a routine check up on the plane and helping himself to more alcohol from the beverage cart, he takes to the air piloting a airplane with a bunch of souls on board. I'm probably going to have The Grey and Flight replaying in my head next time I have to get on an airplane. Both have the most intense movie plane crashes in recent memory. The plane crash sequence in Flight is where the movie shines most. There is a good fifteen minutes or so of sustained tension and pure dread. The only times it lets up is when the movie decides to cut to the character of Nicole (Kelly Reilly) as she goes through a heroine overdose. I suppose it was necessary to cut between these scenes so Whip and Nicole would meet each other in the hospital, and sure you could draw some uninspired parallels between a crashing plane and an overdose, but when the movie shifts to her scenes during the plane sequence it sucks all of the tension out of the movie.
After the plane crash, the movie settles into talky drama territory. The run time gets split between Whip trying to overcome his alcohol addiction and the impending trial his character faces regarding his state when piloting the plane that day. The whole middle portion of the movie is nothing particularly special on paper, but Denzel completely owns this movie. With all due respect to Malcolm X and Training Day, this could be my favorite performance from him. He brings a lot of depth and nuance to what could've easily been just another drunk character. Even when the movie spirals into some tiresome addiction movie material, Denzel makes every scene that he is in worthwhile. I can't say the same for the character of Nicole. Kelly Reilly isn't bad, but there's not enough happening with Nicole to bring any dimension to her heroine addict with a heart of gold character. While the movie never quite gets as good as the plane sequence again, the scenes building up to the climactic trial and the trial itself are flawlessly executed. I won't spoil the fun, but the scenes leading up to the trial took some really unexpected turns with both dramatic and humorous results. At the very end the movie falls right back into the lame formula, but Denzel's performance and a few great moments in the screen play make Flight well worth a viewing.
Flight comes with one of the better 1080p transfers I've seen in some time. It probably helps that the film was shot on the Red Epic digital camera. Like other films show on this system, detail is very realistic and the blacks are deep. There is practically no digital noise throughout, giving the image an incredibly clean look. Detail is astounding. Check out the texture on Denzel's face in the last screen cap, or the cloudy red in the close-up of his eye following the crash. The digitally shot movie has made the transition to Blu-ray with a healthy bit rate and no compression artefacts to be found. The only flaws I could find with the image are some very minor halos; which I've consistently noticed with movies shot on the Red camera, so I wouldn't attribute these tiny instances to Blu-ray transfer process. Long time Zemeckis collaborator Don Burgess was the cinematographer on the film, and his visual style is very fitting for the movie. Color and lighting are usually darker than is natural. Browns and yellows dominate the palette, and the overall image color has a warmth to it. Outdoor scenes have a very overcast look to them while indoor scenes look under lit, sometimes like you'd expect from a David Fincher film.
The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track that comes with Flight is very impressive. As you can imagine, you get the most out of the track during the plane sequence. Loud engine noises, the worried chatter and eventual screams of the passengers, as well as that very distinct sound of descent fill the entire sound space with horrifying realism. The LFE channel brings some low end terror into the mix as well. Following the plane crash, this becomes a much more typical 5.1 mix with the rear channels often being used for ambient noises. It works really well though. I felt constantly immersed even in the most mundane interiors, like a restaurant. Dialogue is absolutely clear, even during the perilous plane descending with all the surrounding noise. Zemeckis gets Scorsese on us and puts a couple Rolling Stones songs (including "Gimme Shelter") on the soundtrack, and they sound loud and great in this mix. I particularly loved a short elevator music rendition of The Beatles "With a Little Help From My Friends". This is a great audio track that serves the film wonderfully.
First up is Origins of Flight (HD, 10:30). This is a short look at how the film came about. It is comprised of interview footage of writer John Gatins, Robert Zemeckis and Denzel Washington. Gatins talks about how he got the idea for the film after a pilot sat next to him on a plane and started talking to him about his life. He realized he didn't want to know about a pilot's personal life. He wanted to think of his pilots as infallible and clear-headed. Zemeckis doesn't give much valuable input. He talks about putting comedic elements in a dramatic film as if he is going against the grain. Denzel talks about his character a bit and comes across as an incredibly humble guy. Next up is The Making of Flight (HD, 11:32). This is another short segment that doesn't feel much different than the Origins featurette. There is more of the same interview footage, but with more actors from the film. They cover what it was like to work with one another. A highlight is seeing is Brian Geraghty learning how to be a pilot in a simulator.
Anatomy of a Plane Crash (HD, 07:46) is a look at the film's best sequence. It's short and not as extensive as I would like, but its neat to see some footage of the rotating set and the animatics they prepared. They actually had part of a real airplane hooked up to a giant rotisserie, and turned a bunch of extras upside down in it. I was impressed to see that Denzel Washington was actually hanging upside down in a model cockpit during filming. A short but sweet featurette, and definitely the highlight of this disc's extras. Last of all is Q&A Highlights (HD, 14:19). This is a post-screening Q&A with most of the cast and creators present, but Denzel Washington was sick and not present. Gatins shares the origin of the screenplay again. Zemeckis talks about how he got on board again. The actors share some anecdotes from the set. Halfway through it turns to questions from the audience, which are substantially more interesting.
Flight is saved from being a boring drama about substance addiction by a gripping performance from the always reliable Denzel Washington. If it weren't for Daniel Day-Lewis and Joaquin Phoenix, I'd believe he could pull off a hat trick at this year's Oscars. It also features one of the best plane crash sequences in recent memory, and the build up to the story's climax is great. This Blu-ray doesn't come with much in the way of extras, but the audio and video quality are top notch.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Jonathan Hogberg
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This was a weird movie for me; I must not have paid much attention to the trailer because I was expecting something more like Peter Weir's Fearless.
Nadine Velazquez. That's all I have to say.
hogaburger wrote: bass88 wrote: You don't like Back To The Future and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
You monster!
I do! I was saying those are two movies of his I liked that didn't rely on the capabilities of his lead actor.
Oops! My bad :-)
You monster!
I do! I was saying those are two movies of his I liked that didn't rely on the capabilities of his lead actor.
Oops! My bad :-)
bass88 wrote: You don't like Back To The Future and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
You monster!
I do! I was saying those are two movies of his I liked that didn't rely on the capabilities of his lead actor.
You monster!
I do! I was saying those are two movies of his I liked that didn't rely on the capabilities of his lead actor.
You don't like Back To The Future and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
You monster!
You monster!
Sorry if this one doesn't read to smoothly. I'm wrestling with the flu right now and having trouble focusing.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 5th February 2013
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French, Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish, Dolby Digital 5.1 Portuguese, English Audio Description
Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese
Extras: Origins of Flight, The Making of Flight, Anatomy of a Plane Crash, Q&A Highlights, DVD Copy, Ultraviolet Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Denzel Washington, Nadine Velazquez, Don Cheadle
Genre: Drama
Length: 138 minutes
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Maui High School wins 2013 Hawai'i Ocean Sciences BowlUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Outreach Coordinator, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
On Saturday, February 23, 2013, high school students from throughout Hawai'i competed in the 11th annual Hawai'i regional competition for the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB), the "Aloha Bowl." Five high school students from Maui High School won the competition and will represent Hawai'i in the 16th annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl on April 18 - 21, 2013 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Members of the winning team include Steven Okada (team captain), Bryson Galapon, Gabriel Salazar, Christopher Kim, and Riley Camp. Ed Ginoza, retired science teacher, coached the team. This is Maui High's sixth win in eleven years. Among 13 total competing teams, Punahou School took second place and Waiakea High School Team B from the Big Island was awarded third place.
During the competition, students were asked three types of questions: toss-up, bonus and team challenge. Toss-up and bonus questions are in a multiple choice or short answer format. The team challenge questions involve written answers and require higher cognitive skills. Questions cover a range of topics related marine sciences including biology, chemistry, physics, and geology, marine policy, and social sciences. Question difficulty increases as the competition progresses – requiring competitors, for example, to know various conservation and management laws or understand how oceanic plate motion affects seafloor features and mineral chemistry.
The 2013 Aloha Bowl was organized by the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) with generous funding and support provided by the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, UH Manoa SOEST, UH Manoa's Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR), UH Manoa's Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE), NOAA Marine Debris Program, UH Mānoa Bookstore, UH Sea Grant College Program, and the Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence (COSEE) – Island Earth.
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Editor's note
The printed version of this publication includes illustrations.
All dogs, male and female, that are to be housed in a breeding colony should receive a nutritionally balanced diet and annual vaccinations for distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza and parvovirus. Annual or three-year rabies vaccinations also should be maintained in accordance with local municipal regulations.
The dogs should test negatively for Brucellosis before being presented for breeding. Brucellosis is an infectious disease that may cause infertility in males and females as well as the abortion of litters around 45 to 55 days of pregnancy. There is no effective treatment for this disease and no vaccine. Animals that test positively should be removed from the breeding colony.
After a bitch reaches puberty between six and 24 months of age, she will be sexually receptive (in heat or estrus) twice a year. The average period between heats is seven months. Heats may occur any time of the year and last an average of nine days (range 3 to 21 days). Besenji bitches are an exception and are in heat only once each year, usually in the fall.
The reproductive cycle in the bitch has four phases that must be recognized to ensure proper breeding management. These phases are influenced by hormones, which are responsible for the changes in the reproductive tract and behavior in the bitch.
Estrus is preceded by a nine-day period called proestrus (range 0 to 17 days) in which the reproductive organs are being prepared for mating and conception. This period is dominated by increasing levels of the hormone estradiol, which causes swelling of the vulva. A blood-tinged discharge is often seen at this time. This discharge results from the action of estradiol on the vessels of the uterus allowing blood to leak into the uterus.
The male dog may be attracted during proestrus, but the female usually will not permit him to breed. Late in proestrus a second hormone, progesterone, begins to increase while estradiol begins to decline. The combination of these two events is responsible for the bitch demonstrating receptivity to the male. She will permit him to mount, will deviate her tail and permit breeding.
Decreased swelling of the vulva, cessation of the bloody discharge and acceptance of the male are characteristics of estrus (heat). Following estrus, the bitch enters diestrus. The beginning of this phase is characterized by the refusal of the male. Progesterone will remain elevated during diestrus in the pregnant or non-pregnant bitch for almost 60 days.
Diestrus is followed by a period of sexual inactivity (anestrus). The length of this cycle phase varies from one female to the next but usually lasts for several months.
Many bitches will not fit into the "average" cycle (Figure 1). Therefore, proper management of the individual brood bitch is required to ensure a fertile mating and the delivery of a litter of pups. Sexual behavior differs greatly between bitches and by itself is not a reliable means of monitoring cycles. Greater accuracy in the timing of breeding can be achieved by combining behavioral observations with daily vaginal cytologies and measurements of serum progesterone levels.
Figure 1
Hormonal changes and reproductive events of the cycling bitch (adapted from Olson and Husted, 1986, p. 466)
Monitoring vaginal cytology and serum progesterone levels should begin after the first day of proestrus. The vaginal lining changes in response to estradiol levels and the cell types presented are characteristic for the different stages of the reproductive cycle. During proestrus and early estrus, the number of layers of cells increases as much as tenfold and the most superficial cells are altered to resemble those much like the outer layer of skin. These changes are necessary to protect the reproductive tract during mating.
Late in estrus with the decline in estradiol levels, the vaginal lining quickly returns to normal. Progesterone levels are low during proestrus. Late in proestrus, serum progesterone begins to increase. Maximum fertility occurs between four and six days following this initial increase.
When the bitch enters proestrus, she should be presented to a veterinarian for an initial examination. At this time, the first of several sequential samples can be collected for vaginal cytology and an initial serum progesterone level can be established. The materials required to collect daily vaginal cytology samples can be obtained from a veterinarian and include: clean microscope slides, glass or plastic vaginal speculum and cotton swabs.
The technique for collecting these cytology samples should be demonstrated by a veterinarian before it is attempted at the breeding kennel. A clean glass microscope slide with one frosted end should be labeled in pencil with the name of the bitch and the date of the sample. The speculum with a cotton swab is introduced into the vaginal canal (Figure 2a). The swab is advanced through the speculum and lightly twisted one to two full turns in one direction and withdrawn (Figure 2b).
The speculum should be cleaned and disinfected after each use. The swab is then gently rolled across the prepared microscope slide several times (Figure 3) and allowed to dry. The slides may be held in this manner or may be fixed by dipping in methanol and again allowed to dry. Every second or third day, these slides are returned to the veterinarian for staining and interpretation.
Several commercial kits for measuring serum progesterone levels are available for veterinary use. Serum samples should be collected daily from the onset of proestrus until the initial rise is detected. Each bitch should be exposed to a male only when the vaginal cytology demonstrates she is in estrus. Cytologic estrus and elevated serum progesterone levels correlate with increased conception rates.
Additional breedings should take place at three- to four-day intervals as long as the vaginal cytology samples indicate the bitch is still in heat. When the cytology sample indicates that diestrus has begun, breeding should cease. If she becomes pregnant, the bitch should be expected to whelp 56 to 58 days from the first day of diestrus.
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What should I put my family's disaster supplies kit in? Disaster Supplies kits can be large or small depending on how many persons you have to gather supplies for in your household. Remember that for your home disaster supplies kit you should include supplies for everyone in your household including pets. This may make a difference in what type of container you utilize for your kit. Next, remember that you may not be the one picking up or carrying the disaster supplies kit. Everyone should be able to get the kit and evacuate the home quickly. Some containers have wheels, some have straps and carrying handles to make evacuating quicker and easier.
Below are some options of types of containers to use for your disaster supplies kit. You may have something to use already or you may need to purchase them. Either way you will need something dedicated for your disaster supplies kit. Mark it clearly so that everyone is aware of the contents.
How long can food supplies be stored?
To judge how long you can store food supplies, look for an "expiration date" or "best if used by" date on the product. If you cannot find a date on the product, then the general recommendation is to store food products for six months and then replace them.
Some households find it helpful to pull food products for their regular meals from their disaster supplies kit and replace them immediately on an ongoing basis, so the food supplies are always fresh.
What kinds of food supplies are recommended to store in case of a disaster?
Recommended foods
Foods to avoid
What is the basis for the Red Cross recommendation to store supplies to last several days to a week? The American Red Cross recommendations to have food, water, and other emergency supplies on hand are not new, and are considered reasonable in case of any disaster. Our recommendations are to have supplies to last several days to a week. Most reasonable people would not consider such quantities of supplies as a "stockpile" or "hoarding."
Some families may choose to store supplies to last several weeks or more. Certainly, if they wish to do so, they may. It is always wise to have sufficient food and water supplies on hand in case access to such supplies may be disrupted by a disaster.
What kinds of containers are recommended for storing water?
Make sure the water storage container you plan to use is of food grade quality, such as 2-liter soda bottles, with tight-fitting screw-cap lids. Milk containers are not recommended because they do not seal well.
Should water be treated before storing it?
If your local water is treated commercially by a water treatment utility, you do not have to treat the water before storing it. Treating commercially treated water with bleach is superfluous and not necessary. Doing so does not increase storage life. It is important to change and replace stored water every six months or more frequently.
If your local water is not treated commercially by a water treatment facility, that is, if your water comes from a public well or other public, non-treated system, follow instructions about water storage provided by your public health agency or water provider. They may recommend treating it with a small amount of liquid household bleach. Still, it is important to change and replace stored water every six months or more frequently.
If your local water comes from a private well or other private source, consult with your local public health agency about recommendations regarding storage of water. Some water sources have contaminants (minerals or parasites) that cannot be neutralized by treatment with liquid household chlorine bleach. Only your local public health agency should make recommendations about whether your local water can be safely stored, for how long, and how to treat it.
Can I use bottled water?
If you plan to use commercially prepared "spring" or "drinking" water, keep the water in its original sealed container. Change and replace the water at least once a year. Once opened, use it and do not store it further.
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Anatomy of a first aid kit
First Aid kits come in many shapes and sizes. You can purchase one from a drug store or the St. Louis Area Chapter, or you can make your own kit. Kits are designed for a variety of locations including your home, office or automobile. They're also important to have for special activities such as hiking, camping or boating. Whether you buy a First Aid kit or put one together yourself, make sure it has all the items you need to be prepared for emergencies. See the inventory list below but also be sure to include any personal items, such as medications and emergency phone numbers, or items your physician may suggest. Check the kit regularly to make sure flashlight batteries work, out-of-date contents are replaced, and expiration dates are current . Remember, the contents of a first aid kit can be dangerous in the hands of young children, so store your first aid kit in a secure place.
First aid kit suggestions
Items marked with an asterisk are recommended.
Supplies and tools
Clothing and bedding
Include at least one complete change of clothing and footwear per person.
Remember family members with special requirements.
For baby
For adults
Important family documents
Store in a waterproof, portable container.
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