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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Rick Dross
Rick Scott perfectly personifies everything that's wrong with the far-right and with the unfocused Tea Party rage that thrust a bunch of maniacal idiots into power in the 2010 elections. He's a guy who made a fortune as the CEO of a massive for-profit health care company but who was forced out when that company was found guilty of fourteen felonies and had to pay the government back $600 million in a Medicare billing scandal. In other words, he basically operated a criminal enterprise. Since beating Democratic opponent Alex Sink by a razor-thin margin last year, he's pretty much run Florida into the ground -- an admittedly impressive accomplishment given that it was in such bad shape to begin with -- and made himself a man with almost no friends or supporters to speak of. Rick Scott is, no bullshit, the most profound and expansive case of buyer's remorse in the history of Florida politics.
If you're curious as to why he's so universally regarded as a guy who couldn't manage a 7-11, just watch his performance on CNN this morning. Christine Romans, and eventually a smelling-blood-in-the-water Ali Velshi, pound him into paste over both his inability or unwillingness to answer questions about the debt ceiling debate, and, apparently, his lack of knowledge of what the debt ceiling even is.
This man is the governor of the fourth most-populated state in the country.
Mediaite: Two CNN Anchors Try, and Fail, To Get Florida Governor Rick Scott To Answer Their Debt Ceiling Questions/7.27.11
By the way, as I mentioned earlier today, watch how quickly Scott employs the go-to GOP talking point about how government needs to be run like a business. And then ask just about anyone in Florida how well that's worked out for them under Scott's administration so far.
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You don't even need to ask that question: everyone in the nation knows how bad Florida is.
Allow me to ramble on for a bit.
I interned at the PBS station here in Tampa (WEDU) and us interns were going to do a political show based on Florida This Week. The show was any other talk show you see, but it focused more on the student's perspective.
It ultimately got canned this semester. But before it did, my job was to gather information on how students could get a job in such an economy from three different colleges -- community, public, and private.
As you'll probably know already, students from private universities have a much better chance of being employed in Florida than from community and public univerities. Specifically, at the University of Tampa, I was told by a fellow intern who went there that career counselor knew Rick Scott and got some students jobs through this connection. I couldn't meet this guy, so I can't confirm this.
Another thing worth mentioning is that upon graduation, a lot of students are seeking jobs out of states because -- you should know -- it sucks down here. Unless we got connections to businesses, we're essentially screwed.
And it's all thanks to Rick Scott way of running the state like a business. He benefits greatly with all the tax cuts his walk-in clinics (Solantic) while we struggle to get by.
I don't think we can't do shit about him until 2014 and by then, I think the damage will be too great to repair when the time comes.
-- Tony
- Tristan Ohmacht said...
I'm not the biggest Scott fan, but in fairness, those two interviewers were both unnecessarily rude and hostile. Velshi, in particular, was very unprofessional.
Mr. Scott is, like it or not, the legally elected governor of the state of Florida. Show some deference, especially considering the man agreed to come on your show.
Aside from the interviewers' lack of civility, what's so difficult to understand about Scott's position? It's simple -- prioritize revenues to make the interest payments to avoid default. Then make deep cuts in spending.
While you may not agree with such a proposal, this doesn't demonstrate a lack of understanding what a debt ceiling is.
Less rhetoric and demagoguery, please. No need to ridicule someone simply because you disagree with him.
This only serves to deepen the rift and increase the pointless animosity.
- Chez said...
First of all, Tristan, it's not the job of a national news correspondent to play nice with political leaders. On the contrary, Romans and Velshi were respectful until Scott basically obfuscated and eventually seemed to prove that he had no idea what the debt ceiling was really about. After that, they did what their jobs required -- which was to hammer the hell out of him and not let him get away with that kind of crap. You're right -- he's the governor of Florida, which is exactly why you have to hold him accountable for his views and make him explain himself at all times, since those views have the power to affect millions.
As for Scott's shockingly impressive list of misdeeds, power grabs, questionable acts and general fuck-ups in the mere eight months since he took office, I hate to refer you to an opinion article but this documents them pretty well.
It explains why his approval rating is around 28% right now.
Read this and then ask yourself who the demagogue is, please.
So I'm making this comment on my phone. There's an ad at the top of the page asking if Sarah Palin can win? Vote Now!
Anyway, Netflix has delivered a few movies I watched growing up. I remember now why I loved Don Bluth movies. "Secret of NIMH." "All Dogs go to Heaven." Etc.
So when I see Charlie (Burt Reynolds) sing a brief song about sharing...my perverted adult mind can't help think about Socialism! Sharing is Socialism!!
At this point I almost hope we default.
Maybe it will spark a second Civil War and we can finally get back to acting like human-fucking-beings after we lose another half-million people.
Of course I don't really believe that. It's just 4 a.m and the vodka/cynicism is getting to me.
- Tristan said...
I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree on all points.
Chez, you pointed me to an opinion piece in the Miami New Times? Very, very questionable source, but I read it anyway.
That you pointed me to that article and the way that article is written is more proof of my essential point: That we, as Americans, have effectively destroyed intelligent open debate with demagoguery.
I you attempted to disprove my charge of you acting as a demagogue by pointing to more demagoguery.
I read the entire article. It's a shameless attempt to stoke vitriol by, in essence, calling Scott's policy decisions that the author just so happened to dislike "evil."
"I don't agree with you; therefore, you're evil."
And then on the whole news correspondent thing, please spare me the self-righteousness spiel of the press doing a public service by holding our "politicians accountable."
Regardless of the news network -- Fox or MSNBC -- your job as a "correspondent" is to win ratings.
Many "correspondents" have become like us bloggers -- their job is to inform *and* entertain.
Scott could have refused to do the interview. But he was gracious and granted it to them...good for their ratings. Doing them a favor. Then they turned around and attempted to back stab and bludgeon him with a rhetorical mallet they had hidden behind their backs.
He just ducked it.
Can you blame the guy?
Again, I'm not much a Scott fan. I didn't vote for him.
But to start slinging invective-charged mud like Jim Crow and "he's taking away Jimmy's hot lunch at school" is disingenuous, untrue, and unfair.
And bad for America. If you want to criticize a policy, that's fine, but fill your argument with facts and intelligent insight, not more and more rhetoric.
Get your facts right. Be honest about the opposition. Don't misrepresent the truth.
Again, this is, in my opinion, hurting our nation. And it's all driven forward by ratings, ratings, ratings...
So Scott will go down, eventually, in flames, but the canard that government can or should be "run like a business" will live on and on forever. Businesses exist for one reason only, to make money. Government exists to provide those necessary services that business has no incentive to provide.
- Indigotea said...
'Regardless of the news network -- Fox or MSNBC -- your job as a "correspondent" is to win ratings.'
No Tristan, it's not. That may be the Fox News School of Journalism, but it's not how it's *supposed* to work.
I really, truly don't watch the news and read the news and listen to the news to have people tell me what I want to hear. I follow the news so I can know what is going on in the world, like it or not. I can't make informed decisions if I base them on sunshine blown up my skirt. And unfortunately, I don't have the time or talent to run down sources myself to check out every factoid. I depend on journalists to do that job for me. If there are no trustworthy ones left...we're all fucked.
My recent Ex lived in Monroe, I live in Seattle. She didn't pay much attention to politics.
But what little knowledge she had came from, of course, Fox.
There was never any chance I could dissuade her from the iron grip of Reactionary v. Rationalism
For a time it was actually fun, "sleeping with the enemy," if you will.
Of course, that isn't fair to her as I prefer the Robert E. Lee-style of defining the opposition as "Those People."
It's akin to the Unstoppable Force meeting the Immoveable Object.
I'll bet there's a few words spelled incorrectly but I'm onto beer now that I've run out of vodka. That and I'm watching "Here Come the Littles."
Oh yeah, did anyone else find it strange that the quote from Boehner was either ASS or A** or that some said ASS or A-word depending on the show/host?
- Chez said...
As I said, Tristan, the New Times article certainly takes a side, but the facts it presents can't really be argued with. While I appreciate your call for civility, just because a piece approaches a subject with a good amount of skepticism or even derision doesn't make the information it's presenting false. The same goes for Romans and Velshi: There's nothing at all self-righteous about saying that a network news reporter has both the right and responsibility to doggedly question a political leader when he or she can't or won't answer questions on a subject that that person has taken an official stand on. It doesn't matter one bit whether the end result of asking those questions is good TV, or a good read, or whatever might lead to ratings or hits or circulation.
I agree that ratings drives TV coverage these days; it has for years, actually. But what these two did on CNN very likely wasn't the product of some front-and-center thought that making Scott look foolish would somehow translate into great numbers and endear them to their corporate overlords. It was very, very likely just a case of a couple of business reporters being stunned that Scott didn't seem to know what he was talking about and not wanting to let him off the hook for it. And once again, that's their job. It's not demagoguery. Yes, being consistently cordial would be nice and I'm all for healthy but civil debate, but that doesn't mean that a powerful political leader should be allowed to just skate when he or she says something ridiculous. American journalists these days do that far too often. They concern themselves too much with access and being civil and occasionally even awestruck in the presence of power and therefore they don't do their jobs. And we all suffer because their jobs are damn important to a functioning democracy.
Beltway Cocktail Circuit.
I'd love to race it with my drunken English and Italian friends on Forza.
Better start saving bottle caps...after the economy collapses it would be a perfect form of currency.
If Fallout is to be believed.
I wonder how Liquid feels today.
- dick_gozinia said...
"It was very, very likely just a case of a couple of business reporters being stunned that Scott didn't seem to know what he was talking about and not wanting to let him off the hook for it. And once again, that's their job."
Tristan's argument reminds me a lot of the people who got indignent when Katie Couric asked Sarah Palin the softball question of "What magazines do you read?" and then felt bad for Palin when she couldn't answer it because Couric supposedly "cornered her". It's really not too much to ask that a vice presidential candidate could list a magazine, and it's surely not too much to ask that the governor of the 4th largest state in the US understand what the debt ceiling is. Hell, I don't govern anybody or make policy decisions or even take care of myself all that well and I know what the debt ceiling is. I agree with Chez's assessment that the reporters were acting genuinely stunned that Governor Scott stuck to his asinine talking points which actually have nothing at all to do with the debt ceiling argument. Talking about reining in spending is a fine argument to have, but in the context of whether to raise the debt ceiling to pay prior obligations, it makes absolutely no sense. They were absolutely correct to demand accountability from Governor Scott.
And for the argument about reporters treating the office of governor with a modicum of respect, I'll demand that as soon as Republican representatives do the same for the President of the United States.
- Tristan said...
Make no mistake -- I certainly believe that journalists should ask tough questions and press for answers. But there's a very clear difference between professional assertiveness and downright condescension.
I ask everyone (Chez included) to re-watch the clip with a very open mind just for the sake of the discussion.
Now I'm not as much an expert on TV news production as Chez, but I do have some working knowledge of what goes on when the cameras go off.
I really think the CNN correspondents and the producer involved tried to set Scott up. Happens all the time on all networks.
Lay a trap for the guy and lead him into it. When he falls in, catch him on tape looking foolish. Great for ratings. Play it over and over. Hope it goes viral.
Is that really a stretch?
If you watch the expressions and body language of the correspondents closely, you can tell that they're not getting frustrated that Scott wasn't answering the question; they were becoming *angry* that he wouldn't fall into their trap.
Velshi in particular lost his cool. He was frustrated they couldn't catch him, so he jumped in with a *very* condescending, "What is it you don't understand about that, Governor?!" It was a desperate attempt to goad him.
The whole thing was foiled.
You can't blame a guy for not falling into a trap.
@Dick: Where, exactly, in anywhere in that interview did Scott indicate that he doesn't understand what a debt ceiling is? I believe you came to that conclusion because Velshi yelled it at Scott to provoke him.
You see? This is where I'm going with this. We're letting our own critical thinking slip and are buying into presumptuous and/or false statements made by people just because they happen to be of our political stripe.
By the way, why in blazes are we asking a state governor for his assessment of a federal issue?
And Chez, the New Times article you posted, while cleverly written, was nothing but an ad hominem.
And it's very easy to misrepresent a situation by simply excluding facts that don't support your argument.
For example, I have a $100 credit on my credit card. That means I don't have to make a payment this month.
If someone were to then say, "Tristan didn't pay his credit card bill this month..."
Yes, that would be true.
And not at the same time.
- Chez said...
Do you know what Occam's Razor is, Tristan? With respect, please apply that to the Rube-Goldbergian machinations you apparently see at work in the Scott interview. As for ad hominem attacks: 1) That's such a convenient dodge, particularly since it isn't true (and often isn't when people make that very popular argument) and 2) one more time, the New Times article was meant as nothing more than a quick run-down of the crap Scott's pulled; you can independently confirm all of it if you'd like.
- Joash said...
It seems to me like the whole basis for having Scott on was so that he could explain why not raising the debt ceiling would have a minimal impact on the economy. Should the anchors have just ignored his inability to articulate a position on this subject? Rick Scott is our governor, but his complete lack of intellectual/social dexterity when confronted by anything other than unwavering support is not uncommon among politicians. It is a byproduct of the kind of ass- sniffing interviews that we usually see on television. I applaud these two interviewers for actually living up to their obligations as journalists.
- Chez said...
You hit on a good point. Scott basically bought his way into office and he's never been very good at doing the things political leaders are expected and required to do. He can't defend his positions beyond spouting memorized talking points; he doesn't know how to actually get people on board with his ideas, which are generally terrible to begin with; and he can be made uncomfortable and utterly flustered at the first curveball thrown at him. The thing is, he has to be able to field curveballs because his views will always been called into question. I get the impression that he's just used to being the very rich guy at least and the CEO at best, which means that it doesn't matter whether people like or dislike his ideas -- what he says goes.
- VOTAR said...
With all due respect, I watched the clip, and it just doesn't appear to show what you think you are seeing.
The question about a federal issue was asked of Gov. Scott because he brought it up. He went on an AM talk radio program and -- without anyone there to "trap him" into it -- conflated two fiscal issues that, while both are serious, are simply not the same thing. An elected official charged with the lives and welfare of millions of Americans must be expected to know better, and when they demonstrate that they apparently do not, they should be called out on it.
I see no evidence of a trap, I see journalists following up on a politician's prior public statement and asking for a clarification of it, and being frustrated at what clearly appears to be a (poorly) rehearsed dodge.
His ad nauseum repetition of those talking points only vaguely suggest the obvious: that gee, we all ought to budget our spending better. This does nothing to address his irresponsible suggestion that it's no big deal to him if America finds itself unable to pay for the things we have already bought, and we should allow the federal government to DEFAULT against its existing (not future) creditors.
This is astonishing, disappointing, and something more than a little frightening from a state governor, and illustrates not only his lack of suitability to govern, but his allegiance to the teabagger lunatic riot mob that has hijacked American politics and foisted the likes of Bachmann, and Scott, into positions of power over my life and yours.
If that's ad hominem, so be it. I don't believe that it is, nor do I see much demagoguery here except that a fairly convincing amount of discussion has been presented in contradiction to your (otherwise well crafted) comment, yet your position does not waiver.
Tristan, Scott indicated he did not know what the debt ceiling was by repeatedly equating the act of raising the ceiling to spending more.
He seems to think that raising the debt ceiling is the same as increasing the federal budget, which is an honest mistake I could see any average joe making, since the debt ceiling has historically been raised at the same time the budget for the year is passed.
The reason he was in the interview was because Scott has made public statements about it. CNN didn't throw a dart at a phone list of state governors to call someone up and badger over the debt ceiling. Scott has represented himself as an authority on the issue, and while doing so, has taken a position completely opposite of what everyone else has said thus far - that we should not raise the debt ceiling. He should expect to be grilled pretty hard for that position and at least try to prepare himself better.
I agree that a little more civility on the part of the interviewers would have been preferable, but they were completely in the right for taking him to task on his lack of knowledge and parroting of talking points.


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EDB Backup and Recovery Tool (BART) is a key component of an enterprise-level Postgres-based disaster recovery strategy. BART implements retention policies and point-in-time recovery requirements for large-scale Postgres deployments. Now available, BART 2.0 provides block-level incremental backup.
EDB Backup and Recovery Tool Architecture
Setting retention policies
Setting retention policies
The EnterpriseDB Backup and Recovery Tool (BART) allows the definition of retention policies at the level of the BART server - these apply to all database servers being backed up - or at the level of individual Postgres servers. BART stores the archive in a directory of your choosing. As time goes by, archives tend to accumulate within the target directory tree. BART can expire old backups according to a set of rules that you define - each set of rules is called a retention policy. You may define a single retention policy that applies to each database server managed by BART, or you can override the global retention policy on a server-by-server basis (for example, you may retain 10 backups for most of your database servers but choose to retain 2 weeks worth of backups for a few database servers).
To define a retention policy, modify the retention_policy option within the bart.cfg configuration file. For example, to configure BART to retain the 10 most recent backups:
retention_policy = 10 BACKUPS
You can also configure BART to retain backups for a given time period, for example:
retention_policy = 2 WEEKS
To define the default retention policy (that is, the policy that applies to every database server, unless overridden by a given server), specify the retention_policy option in the global section of the bart.cfg file (the section titled [BART]):
bart-host = email@example.com
backup_path = /opt/backup
retention_policy = 10 BACKUPS
To define the retention policy for a specific server, add the retention_policy option in the bart.cfg section corresponding to that server, for example:
host = 192.168.2.42
port = 5444
retention_policy = 2 weeks
For more information about retention policies, see the EDB Backup and Recovery Utility Guide.
Using the command line interface
Using the command line interface
BART provides a command line interface (CLI). To run BART, use the bart command. This command comes in three forms:
bart --version bart --help bart [--config-path path] [subcommand] args
The first form displays the BART version number.
The first form displays a usage summary that describes the complete syntax for the bart command:
$ bart --help
bart: backup and recovery tool
bart [OPTIONS] [SUB-COMMAND] <args>
-h, --help Show this help message and exit
-v, --version Show version information and exit
-d, --debug Generate debugging output
-c, --config-path
Path to the configuration file
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to 'all', specify '-s <server>' to limit
to specified server(s)
BACKUP Backup the database server.
Requires '-s <server>' to limit to
specified server(s) or all to backup all
RESTORE Restore the database backup.
Requires '-s <server>' and '-i <id>'
DELETE Delete a backup. Requires '-s <server>'
and '-i <backupid>'
SHOW-BACKUPS Shows the list of backups. Defaults to
'all', specify '-s <server>' to limit to
specified server(s)
SHOW-SERVERS Show server information. Defaults to
'all', specify '-s <server>' to limit to
specified server(s)
VERIFY-CHKSUM Verifies the backup checksum. Defaults to
'all', specify '-s <server>' to limit to
specified server(s)
MANAGE Enforce compression/retention policy on
backups. Defaults to 'all', specify
'-s <server>' to limit to specified
See 'bart [SUB-COMMAND] --help' to read more about a specific command.
The third form is used to initialize the BART catalog, backup a database server, restore from a backup, manage a BART catalog, or view the content of the BART catalog.
When you use the third form, you specify a sub-command that determines the type of operation that you want BART to perform. For example, to backup a server named seattle, use the following command:
$ bart BACKUP -s seattle
The -s server-name option specifies which database server you want to back up: the server-name must match a server specified in the bart.cfg configuration file.
To view the complete syntax for the BACKUP sub-command (or for any sub-command) include the --help option after the sub-command:
$ bart BACKUP --help
bart: backup and recovery tool
bart BACKUP [OPTION]...
-h, --help Show this help message and exit
-s, --server Name of the server or 'all' to
specify all servers
-F, --format=p|t Backup output format (tar (default)
or plain)
-i, --incremental Incremental backup
-z, --gzip Enables gzip compression of tar files
-c, --compress-level Specifies the compression level
(1 through 9, 9 = best compression)
--backup-name Specify a friendly name for the
current backup
--parent Specify parent backup for incremental
For a complete list of BART sub-commands, see Basic BART Subcommand Usage in the EnterpriseDB Backup and Recovery Guide.
Point in time recovery
Point in time recovery
PostgreSQL and EDB Advanced server maintain the write ahead logs (WALs) in the pg_xlog subdirectory of the DATA folder. The WAL log records every change that is made to the data files.
In order to support recovery to the current state or to a point in time (PITR), BART requires archiving to be enabled on the backup database server and archive_command set to send the WAL files to the BARTHOST. Using the BART INIT command the user can automatically set the archive_command for the backup database server. On the database server the archive_command is set to send the WAL files from pg_xlog directory to BARTHOST.
In order to perform point in time recovery, the user needs to specify the point in time to which they want to restore. Using the BART restore command the user can specify on the following points for performing PITR :
- Target Timestamp (Restore the system up to given target timestamp)
- Target Transaction ID (Restore the system up to target transaction ID)
- Target Timeline (Restore the system up to target timeline)
The BART restore help menu displayed below shows that user can provide -g, -x or -t switch in order to perform PITR using one of the above options.
$ bart restore --help
./bart: backup and recovery tool
./bart RESTORE [OPTION]...
-h, --help Show this help message and exit
-s, --server Name of the server to restore
-i, --backupid ID or Name of the backup to restore
-r, --remote-host Host on which backup will be restored (in format USER@HOST)
-p, --restore-path Path where data will be restored
-g, --target-timestamp
Target timestamp of restore
-x, --target-xid Target XID of restore
-t, --target-tli Target timeline ID of restore
-c, --copy-wals Copy WALs to the 'restore-path' (instead of stream)
In order to explain the purpose of PITR, you can consider an example when a user takes a full backup on Sunday and on Monday at 10am he accidentally runs a drop table statement or truncate table statement on some critical data. The user would like to restore the database server to a point before 10am on Monday in order to not loose the critical table data.
This can be done using the following BART restore command :
$ bart -c ~/bart.cfg restore -s ppas-9.5 -i 1473478624481 -p /home/ec2-user/restore/ppas-9.5 -g '26-SEP-16 09:30:00'
BART automatically creates the recovery.conf that is required in order to perform PITR, a sample recovery.conf file is given below :
restore_command = 'cp /home/ec2-user/backup/ppas-9.5/archived_wals/%f %p'
recovery_target_time = '26-SEP-16 09:30:00'
BART restore process restores the full backup, replays the WAL file and stops at the given point in time or transaction ID or timeline.
Incremental backups
Incremental backups
Backup and Recovery 2.0 has added the most commonly requested feature, block level incremental backup. Block Level Incremental Backup supports the needs of customers with large databases by increasing the speed at which backups can be taken and minimizing the amount of space required.
Backup and Recovery 2.0 takes advantage of new technology developed in Postgres 9.5 called the XLogReaderAPI. The XLogReaderAPI allows tools like EDB Backup and Recovery to inspect the contents of the WAL file to understand exactly which blocks within the database have changed within a given transaction.
As WAL files are continually shipped to the Backup and Recovery server, there is a background process that is always running which scans those files and identifies the location of modified blocks. EDB Backup and Recovery then generates a file we call an MBM to indicate which blocks have changed. When the user is ready to take the incremental backup, Backup and Recovery consolidates all those files and issues a "harvester" process to fetch the modified blocks and write out only data that has changed. This is a much faster and more space efficient alternative to running another base backup to backup the entire database.
When we need to restore a database, BAR will restore the base backup first, and then apply the modified blocks to get the system back to an appropriate state.

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Different Cadres of Teachers to be Merged in Education Department
Monday - January 22, 2018 1:28 am , Category : BHOPAL
There is Only One 'Teacher Cadre' now
Focus on Education without Worry, Government will take care of them
CM Chouhan takes Major Decision
Focus on Education without Worry, Government will take care of them
CM Chouhan takes Major Decision
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that different cadres of teachers will be merged in education department. Now there will be only one cadre i.e. 'Teacher Cadre'. Facilities which are being provided to the teachers will be given to all the merged cadres along with the teachers' cadre. CM Chouhan was addressing the office bearers of teachers associations and teachers at CM House today. He mentioned that the benefit of today's decision will be given to about 3 lakh persons of teachers and other cadres.
Historical Injustice Eradicated
Chouhan further mentioned that historical injustice to the teachers is being removed from today. Facilities like transfer policy, seniority order of gurujis and maternal leave for women teachers will be included in the facilities being provided to the teachers.
He further said that the state has seen such a period, in which the teachers were made karmis. The current government, by eradicating the karmi culture has taken several important decisions from 2004 till today to establish new academic culture in the education sector.
Pay Attention on Children' Education without Worry
Moreover, Chouhan said that all the cadres included in the teacher cadre beside teachers have responsibility to pay their attention on the education of children now. Educate children with hard efforts and loyalty to make their bright future. The future of the teachers will be ensured by the state government.
Conventions on Quality Education to be Held at Division Level
Conventions on quality education will be organized at division level to ensure good examination results of government schools' students.
Chouhan informed that the state government has decided that the fee of the students, who score 70 percent marks in class 12th will be paid by the state government, on getting admissions in medical and courses like engineering.
Minister for Public Works Rampal Singh, Office Bearers of the Teachers Associations Darshan Chowdhary, Bharat Patel, Jagdish Yadav, Balram Pawar, Rakesh Patel, Javed Khan, Shailendra Tripathi, Bharat Bhargava, Smt. Sushma, Brijeshwar Jhariya and Teachers in large number were present on the occasion.-Window To News
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Alan Abrahams or as he is known around the globe as Portable/Bodycode is proudly South African, born on the Cape Flats in a very modest area called Bonteheuwel. We caught up with this world-renowned DJ/Producer shortly before he comes out to Cape Town to headline the Cape Town Electronic Music Festival.
Good day Alan [or "awe ma-se-kin"], thanks for taking time out of your super-busy schedule to chat to us ahead of your visit to the fairest Cape.
Is this the first time you're playing in Cape Town? I think you may have featured at a Killer Robot night before, but it's certainly not been a fixture on your gig guide right?!
No I played at Killer Robot a few years ago, the last time I was here it was closed for refurbishing ,so I haven't been playing here in years. My Johannesburg gig will be my first one there.
Also, as I am playing in the late afternoon my parents, will be able to come see what I do for the very first time!
You're world-renowned. Have played on all the major stages around the world and are revered by your colleagues in the industry, yet there are many people back in South Africa, who are in the electronic music industry [in particular], who have never heard of you. How does this make you feel?
I don't take it personally to be honest, I am composing music for a living and get to perform it live, unlike no one else, all over the planet, and get the appreciation from the hosts who invite me and the audience at the events. For me, that is enough, I am not composing music in order to be recognised by this or that industry but for the appreciation and uplifting of the social consciousness as a whole, through direct communication with a people at large.
In this day and age, in clubs or festival gatherings is a very effective means in doing this. It is the true form of social communion.
Recently you featured on the Slices DVD Feature. In there you allude to your upbringing on the Chicago House sound and how you're reinventing that sound to suit the current scene. How difficult is it to bring this 'message' across to your audience today and get them to relate to that era?
I don't go about intending to do anything of the sort. That era is gone and assimilated into this current age.
It was just an initial base when I started composing music but now it has been merged and morphed into my growth as an artist and a composer into something else entirely, something that you could call a Portable sound, as a source of reference.
You are certainIy well-traveled and I liken your gig guide to be as busy as Golden Dish take-away on a Saturday night. Where do you find the time to produce with such an intense schedule?
I am always composing music, even if I am not physically recording it. I am always in state of furious nonstop recording for days on end, and then a few weeks of nothing but absorption and conceptualizing. I am travelling with my live set-up, so when I want to put down ideas, I can, my studio is totally portable, and in that I don't mean, just my laptop, but my controllers and portable workstation. In fact, as I am writing this, I am planning to go to a lagoon, here in Florianopolis, Brazil, with my workstation and record some ideas for a future Südelectronic release.
Tell us a bit about the project with Esa, Ali Ooft and yourself called "Prophets of the South" How did that come about?
I know Esa, and he asked me if I would be interested in doing a remix for their project.
When listening to "Into Infinity" I get the feeling that you were going through many-personal challenges and articulated this well in the lyrics of the songs on there. Is this the way you always go about writing your music?
Yes of course, my music is a form of personal release. It has always and will always be that way. I think that is one of the things that could set it apart from the general run of mill these days.
You and Lerato Khuti have forged quite a partnership! Collaborative project putting out gems like "A Deeper Love" and of course the Süd Electronic label. Are there any new productions coming out by the two of you?
Lerato, Tama Sumo and I collectively run the Südelectronic imprint. I am currently finishing a new 12″ for the label. And working on something for a new Perlon release too, later this year.
Besides playing at CTEMF, what else are you looking forward to doing here in the 021?
Seeing my parents and family. They've never seen me live before…Mutton Salomies, Table Mountain!
I firmly believe that Cape Town is in for a treat when you get on stage on Sunday 09 February at 17h30pm and I've actually bet a Gatsby [and Frulatti] that you will be the stand-out performer. No pressure, right?
People always ask me if I get nervous, of course I do, but its more often than not, a waste, I just do what I do and things always work well, guess as my parents will be in the audience, that makes me also a little nervous, but it will be fantastic ! I know it!
Well I'm definitely looking forward to enjoying a Mutton Salomie with you and having lots of fun while you're down here. Thanks again Alan!


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How Michelle Phan Stays Relevant on YouTube
YouTube star and entrepreneur Michelle Phan has had millions of views on her YouTube channel. She tells the WSJ's Deborah Kan how her content has varied over the years--from looking like Zombie Barbie or a character from "Game of Thrones."
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Breakfast with chocolate thins
Although most nutritionists recommended to avoid eating cacao to lose weight, several studies have already shown that eating black chocolate helps lower body mass index.
Studies indicate that those who incorporate chocolate into your breakfast lose weight faster than those who strive to avoid it. The explanation is, our body is much more active than during the day, so the calorie expenditure is faster.
Chocolate anti-stress
The main reason why researchers recommend adding some chocolate to our breakfast is that cocoa is an antidepressant. It helps relieve stress. This is because black chocolate has a high dose of magnesium, a mineral essential to relieve stress.
Moreover, its energy level fights off fatigue, tiredness and exhaustion that some people suffer every day.
Incorporate chocolate into the diet
- Here are three tips to incorporate chocolate into your diet:
- Eat no more than 100 grams of chocolates per day, and balance it by eating less of other sweets.
- Consume only black chocolate. White chocolate and milk chocolate do not report these benefits. They also have a higher level of calories.
- You can eat it in forms of cereal bars or any fruit filling. Never with milk or nougat.


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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Wordless{ish} Wednesday - Brave little girl
We went to Little Ray's Reptile Zoo this afternoon with some friends. They were filming an online virtual tour and wanted a full house so it was free admission all day. We had been once before, about a year ago I think, but this time was better.
We went through the zoo, checking out the tortoises, snakes, alligators, crocodiles, and more, and then caught one of the interactive shows. Little K was so brave and touched most of the animals they brought around: a tarantula, a snake, a lizard, a skink. She didn't like the looks of the scorpion. Little J only touched the snake.
We got the kids in their coats and checked out the outside. There were two big cats, an owl, two big bald eagles, and two pigs. If we go back in the summer, we'll have to leave time for the play structure in the back too.
Would you touch a tarantula? This was my second or third opportunity and I never have. I had a hard time staying close enough to take the picture while Little K did.
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Startup businesses are always difficult to bring from conception to reality. Obstacles present themselves in ways that were not seen during the planning process. This can provide challenges that were impossible for entrepreneurs to imagine. It is important to be prepared for these types of circumstances and have the resources to orchestrate a plan to get through them.
Unforeseen events are taxing to the basic resources of a new business. Startup companies suffer greatly from the time they open their doors to the period when profits are beginning to flourish. Mike Baur understands this process very well. He has dedicated his time to helping startup companies overcome these tremendous barriers. The Swiss Startup Factory was created to assist businesses in developing innovative ideas and seeing them through to a successful destination.
Mike Baur started out in the corporate world as an executive. He eventually decided that he wanted to work on some personal projects of his own. The Swiss Startup Factory was his original idea. It was a bold step forward to inspire other people to pursue the dreams that they were trying to develop. The Swiss Startup Factory goes into detail with startup businesses about planning and corporate structure in order to keep their learning curve as painless as possible.
Goals are essential in developing a business plan. The entrepreneur has to be ready to work through the unexpected circumstances that they will face as the business is beginning to evolve. The Swiss Startup Factory is divided into specific departments that all companies need to build a solid foundation. Marketing, sales and administration are all elements that a business leader must tend to in order to have the company function properly. Financial guidance and data analyzation will make or break any organization. The Swiss Startup Factory provides mentorship to company leaders that assist in applying these techniques to their business in the most effective ways.
There is a 12-month program available at the Swiss Startup Factory. The program is designed to help ease clients into the learning process. Taking action is the only way to understand if a particular business model is going to be effective or not. Mike Baur and the Swiss Startup Factory team have a hands-on approach about how to develop each client's original idea.
Mike Baur worked for over 20 years in the banking industry. He decided to go his own way at the age of 39. He partnered with two other business visionaries in order to build what eventually became the Swiss Startup Factory. Mike's educational background consists of an MBA from the University of Rochester New York. He also holds an Executive MBA from the University of Berne.


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Having a website in this day and age is a necessity for any growing business. With that being said, you not only need a website which is aesthetically pleasing; you're going to want a return on your investment – so your website should drive leads, sales and encourage user engagement.
I design and build websites which are engaging, use the latest technology and make a lasting impression.
I build all of my websites on the open source WordPress content management system. Which allows you to have full control over the content on your website, whether you'll be running a website with daily updates or just the odd image or text change. You'll have the power to do as you like.View my portfolio
Every new project starts here. This where we talk about all of your website needs, from style and aesthetics to functionality and strategy. No need to worry though, I like to keep open communication, so if there's anything we've missed, we can always discuss it further down the line.
After our initial consultation I'll be able go away and begin to research your competitors, required functionality and the most cost effective solutions. I'll also gather some design ideas to discuss before kicking off the next stage.
This is where you begin to see the website coming together, and get a feeling of how the website will work. Once some visuals are designed, I'll set up a prototype so you can browse the website (minus the real functionality).
By now I hope you love how the website looks, so I can begin building your website in the WordPress content management system. Once built, we can work on adding content and preparing everything for the launch.


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After not selling a single piece of art work for the past 5 or 6 years, suddenly this month I've sold 8 paintings.
One watercolor of a villa in Tuscany that I put in the local Library Show sold and I was very pleased. I felt validated as an artist.
Then just a week ago one of the women in my knitting group saw some of my art work and wanted to come by and visit my studio. She and her husband had just redone thier home and she wanted some art work. She said she'd been looking but didn't like what was available in the
galleries or in other places around. She had seen some of my works on my webpage and in cards that I gave to each of the women in the group and liked what she saw.
I told her I would be pleased to show her my studio and what I have available, actually thrilled would be a better word for it. It's been so
long since anyone has shown any interest in my work and I was feeling that painting was a waste of my time and hadn't done any for the past two year.
She apparently came ready to buy and chose 7 paintings. A few were framed, but most were unframed.
I was blown away, thrilled, over the moon, etc. She was happy with her choices and we were both grinning ear to ear.....
Now I need to put my knitting needles aside and get back down into my studio and get to work again, replentishing my supply. Oh Happy Day!!!!
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Google's Gmail has a feature called "Labs" which you can access by going into the email settings. Within labs, you can enable funky functionality to enhance your user experience. Sometimes these "labs" get approved as a fantastic piece of functionality, and written into scripture as a main feature within Gmail. Other times they get scrubbed out.
One such lab that was fantastic, and everyone who used it loved was the "right-click preview" which allowed you to right-click a message, get some options like mark as read, archive, delete, reply, etc… And you could read the first bit of the email.
Used to look like this:
Can't fucking have that anymore, it was too god damned useful! They scrubbed the lab,and replaced with a simple piece of useless shit right-click menu that allows you to mark as read, archive, and delete.
As if that didn't suck enough, they added a bunch of tabs in, and divided our inboxes into different categories… Depending on what kind of mail (that Gmail THINKS it is) it goes into a different tab. Things from blogs and Facebook go into "social" where forum notifications go into "Forum" etc… And with this dumbass change, they added "Move to tab" to the right-click menu.
Oh, and by the way, if you don't like the tab names, tough shit, you can't change them. You can't add your own either, so if you have a favorite person you want a tab for, tough shit. They go where Google says, you don't like it, hit the fucking road.
Clearly, they must have expected some folks to fucking hate the tabs, so you can turn them off and just go back to a simple inbox like every other useful fucking email reading platform.
But wait! Remove those other tabs, and you're back to NO FUCKING RIGHT CLICK ACTION WHATSOEVER! NOTHING. No labs, no built-in right-click for the simple "archive" function… You get nothing, cause fuck you.
Don't wanna use the new toys? You don't get to use the old ones either.
What the fuck Google? That Lab was not only fantastic, but useful for YEARS! You can't make a god damn right-click menu that just fucking works with the same functionality? As if it's not bad enough that you couldn't give the preview users a fucking heads up, you're basically saying this:
We're taking away this option thing that people love, and cutting its legs of. You can use the version we're creating with a quarter of the functionality. Oh, and BTW, you have to use our newest TABS feature if you want even this watered down version. Otherwise, you should go back to Windows Mail.
Thanks a bunch, jerks!
I've used Gmail's web portal for YEARS, and I've always enjoyed when they made "improvements" before, so I have to make myself believe that they're going to fix this shit soon, otherwise it might be time to re-evaluate my options.
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Archive for August 2010
This is Just My Opinion
This week is not just an ordinary week for me. The recent events in the Philippines affected us in so many ways possible. I want to look at it this way:
It is true, there are lapses, but this is not the end of the world for us.
We all make mistakes, but how we treat it paves the way for something greater.
People died, families mourn. Both parties lost someone important.
We tend to be emotional. Yes, it's natural for humans to react that way.
We are afraid to die. Another natural instinct, self preservation.
There are problems, let us focus on the solution.
Yes, you can blame everyone. But at least, try to understand.
I'm sure people can finally understand each other in the end.


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Results from our youth employment grants & fun facts about the great things youth did this summer are represented in the following infographic:
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Note: Some of the programs continue into the school year, therefore these numbers are not final for the grant period.
One last "Thank You" to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for making these grants possible. I saw first-hand what a powerful impact it had on young people this summer and had a great time sharing their experiences.


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Crowder is one interesting looking dude!
Looks like a fun time. May I ask, who is David Crowder? I've never heard of him.
Oh, it looks like I missed a great concert! I was this close to buying tickets, but then decided to save our money instead. Glad you were able to go!! I love The David Crowder Band!


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Just got these today and they are way cool! I love artisan glass beads and these are different, love the texture and metallic look!
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Nice color and beautiful texture! Great quality, fast shipping and great costumer service!
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It's been quite a ride!
We're Chuck and Carolyn, lampworkers for more than 20 years....has it actually been that long?
Chuck: Grew up in western Nebraska, in the fields and prairies. Moved to the east coast briefly, then headed for Alaska, where there weren't so many people.
Bought a truck and drove from Boston to Fairbanks, with Smokey the cat in the back. (She settled down eventually)
Got his pilots license, bought a plane, met his wife, and acquired the most beautiful daughter in the whole world.
Carolyn: Born and raised in Alaska, almost born in an airplane as there was no doctor in Seldovia at the time. Grew up on a fishing boat, with salt water in her veins
and fish scales in her hair. Remembers the Good Friday earthquake and pipeline days in Anchorage, canning salmon and cutting wood for winter....wishes she could go home again, sometimes. Was working on her pilots license when she met Chuck, so they had much in common immediately....
Now they've come full circle to Nebraska, sunflowers and endless vistas, thunderstorms and tomatoes without a greenhouse. The most beautiful daughter in the world is growing up fast and making her own mark on the world.
The menagerie has grown---two llamas watch over an assortment of goats, a sheep, chickens and cats. The cats will go out to pasture with the goats, as do the chickens.
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The face of Blue Heeler Glass at shows---leaf-maker extrordinaire, pilot, machinist, and father of the most beautiful daughter in the world..
Lover of sunflowers, beadmaker, cook, and mother of the most beautiful daughter in the world..
Shop policies
Please be aware of this before you order, it really is as much time as we need.
If you overlooked the made to order aspect of our shop, we do accept cancellations within the first 48 hours of order placement--after that, no cancellations, sorry.
The reason: we place orders to our suppliers based on orders in process, so after the 48 hours, we may have ordered the supplies to fill your order.
If an item is OOAK, it will be clearly stated. If you purchase both OOAK and made-to-order on the same order, the items will all ship with the made-to-order items.
We do occasionally take a weekend day away from the computer, so if you've messaged us on a weekend, please understand that you may not hear back from us til the next business day.
Please contact us with any questions via convo, rather than email, that way there is a running record for both of us, as suggested by Etsy.
We'll generally make the orders as they come in, although we try to keep a set ahead on our most popular items, so there will be times we can mail your order sooner.
We don't accept custom orders, sorry!
As always, we properly kiln anneal all our lampwork, from flame to kiln, for heirloom longevity.
It's impossible to control how colors appear on different monitors--we photograph in daylight with flash, and edit for focus, but at the end of the day, glass will be glass. Please read the description and feel free to drop us a convo if you have any questions. We don't use a "professional" set up, while that does show the beads at their very best, very few of us wear jewelry under those lights.
On all the made to order items, the photos are stock, but please let us know in advance if you'd like a preview photo of your beads, we're happy to oblige.
Hole sizes:
we most often use 1/16 and 3/32 mandrels but most bead measurements are listed in mm, so we've added the following for your convenience.
The 1/16 mandrel converts to 1.58mm, with the bead release added the hole is approx. 1.8 to 2mm.
The 3/32" mandrel converts to 2.38mm, with the bead release the hole is right at 2.5mm.
The 1/8" mandrel converts to 3.17mm, with bead release the hole is about 3.30mm.
Accepted payment methods
- Accepts Etsy Gift Cards and Etsy Credits
Returns and exchanges
Cancellations ARE accepted within 48 hours of order placement.
We refund or replace for damage incurred in shipping.
We do want you to be pleased with your purchase, so if any other problems arise, let us know, and we'll work with you to address them.
If a return is made, it must be sent with tracking, within five days of receipt of package.
Coupons obtained through 3rd party applications such as "Honey" and not directly from our shop, will result in a refund and an order cancellation.
We declare purchase price on all international shipments. Customs fees and import duties/taxes are the sole responsibility of the buyer. It's against the law for us to declare a lower purchase price to avoid fees---please don't ask.
If you need to stay under a certain value for customs, please feel free to place individual orders based on your needs. We do ship all orders as placed, no splitting into smaller shipments after the fact, sorry!
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And, as a thank you for reading the boring stuff, we have a coupon: just enter POLICIES10 at checkout, for 10% off your order.
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Alright, for those who don't know (I believe you might be leading a sheltered life) I have a trilogy in the process of publication.
Now I had painstakingly bled my life into these three novels for the last year and a half (yeah, yeah. Quite possibly a exaggeration there) with the idea of releasing them all at once merely because I'm an impatient woman when it comes to reading a series and love reading them back to back. I thought that, surely I ma not alone in this. However an awesome Beta reader asked me why I had decided upon this action and suggested I ask my friendly online book club. So I did and low and behold, they say I should hold it off.
Some even said three-six months. I was very much shocked by this and thought to myself that I couldn't hold back for that long. In the end I held on for six weeks. LOL.
It's killing me!
But it's only one week and one day and twenty six minutes away so I'm gritting my teeth.
So, this leaves me quite unclear as to what to do with the last novel of the series, BLOOD FOR JUSTICE. I would really love to release it earlier and if I could bribe my editor to let me I would have it out within the week of novel Two.
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From the back cover:
A great evil force descended on the town of Phlan years ago. The townspeople were all either killed or driven away, and Phlan became (literally) a ghost town. Fifty years later, the survivors are ready to reclaim their town. But they need a band of strong and brave adventurers to lead the fight—they need you.
Ruins of Adventure is a set of connected short adventures written by James Ward, David "Zeb" Cook, Steve Winter, and Mike Breault—four names familiar to all AD&D® game fans. It uses the same setting, location, and characters as the computer game Pool of Radiance by Strategic Simulations, Inc. In fact, many of the scenarios here in Ruins of Adventure will provide important clues to the successful completion of Pools of Radiance.
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When needing to line a baking pan with foil, turn the pan upside down, take the foil and shape it around the bottom of the pan and up the sides. Then pull it off, turn the pan right side up and just set the foil right inside the pan! Sh-bang! Perfect fit!
By MasterMom from Hutto, TeXas
Duh. Now why didn't I think of that? Such a simple solution. Where was my brain this past weekend when I tried to line a large baking pan with foil? Thanks for turning my brain around a bit. I can't believe I tried stuffing that darn foil into the pan the other way!
By Deb
Oh thank you, wise one! My family calls me queen of foil as I use to save from washing baking pans! Thank you for the great tip. (11/17/2007)
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Michaela Schlüter
Business woman, model and mother of two.
This month we met for an interview with Michaela Schlüter. The 48 year old business woman, model and mother of two children spoke with us about her
favorite 7 Chic Avenue top, styling advice and more!
1. Why is this top your favorite from 7 Chic Avenue?
.. My favourite Top is the silk T-Shirt. It is perfect for both business and leisure outfits and the high quality silk makes it very special.
2. When do you wear it?
.. At work but also privately. My business look requires a more stern appearance, which is perfect with a basic piece that can easily be combined and is high-quality. However one or two accessories that are unexpected are always allowed. In my free time I combine 'classy pieces' like this great T-Shirt with casual jeans. For partys I may even combine it with extravagant hot pants, a mini skirt or leggings.
3. What is your favourite accessory?
.. Definitely Sunglasses!
4. What is your most important piece of make-up?
.. Lipstick and preferably in bold colors.
5. What is most important to you, when you decide what to wear? / When you choose an outfit?
.. Of course I want to make a good impression with my look and my appearance needs to fit the occasion, but it should also be fun and have that special something.
6. What is your favourite item in your wardrobe?
.. My Belstaff leather coat. I just love it more than anything!
7. Your biggest fashion mistake?
.. Broad shoulders in the 80's. Even though it was super-trendy and everyone wore it…
8. What is the first thing you check, when you look in a mirror?
.. Do I like myself?
9. What is your best styling advice?
.. You should try new things and also play with the different possibilities.
10. What top are you missing in your wardrobe?
.. A stunning robe by Yves Saint Laurent.
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I laid in bed last night, unable to sleep, visions of baguettes dancing in my head. I began planning our wardrobes. I'm going to dress myself in black, with a parade of berets and red lipstick. I'm going to dress my children as mimes. I'm going to force Ryan to slick his hair down and don a thin mustache.
I hope some poor Delta employee didn't get fired for accidentally selling flights to Paris for $82.60, but if he did, I hope he knows how much it meant to me that he did it.
Life is so unpredictable.
Now we have to figure out what to do when we get there. Do you have any great suggestions? Tips? Must sees? Must eats? Great hotels or areas to stay? Fun activities for our motley crew of adults, teens, and tweens?


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Here are some of the things we'll be making:
Thursday, January 28, 2010
You can never have too many...
Here are some of the things we'll be making:
12 comments:
- Bobbie said...
Sounds super fun!
Wish I lived a few thousand miles closer to you :)
- January 28, 2010 at 1:24 PM
- Kim @ seven thirty three said...
I want to live near you so I can come! :)
- January 28, 2010 at 1:37 PM
- Alison said...
I, too, wish I lived closer. Can I just buy some of yours instead? Are they in your Etsy shop?
- January 28, 2010 at 1:43 PM
- WestSacHoney said...
Aww so much fun! I love craft nights with the girls! I don't have any little ones so I make stuff for the girlfriends that do!
- January 28, 2010 at 2:02 PM
- Amanda @ Serenity Now said...
I am actually near DC...I don't reveal my exact location on my profile, but I am in driving distance. :) I'd love to hear more about this!!!
- January 28, 2010 at 3:20 PM
- Michelle said...
SOOO agree, a girl can't have too many bows!
- January 28, 2010 at 3:51 PM
- Teaching Money to Kids said...
wow, those are some cuper cute hair clips, etc.
I am afraid we are getting to the to many hairbows stage, but mostly because I have a nearly two year old that likes to empty out drawers. UGH
- January 28, 2010 at 3:53 PM
- Kristine said...
wish I lived closer. i need to replenish my stash of hair bows. Yours look super cute.
- January 28, 2010 at 6:27 PM
- Lyndsay said...
Man!! I wish I lived closer so I could come. All I have for my daughter are the korkers. I really need some more variety.
- January 28, 2010 at 10:26 PM
- michelle@somedaycrafts said...
you are right! You NEVER can have too many hair clips!!!!!!! I need more for my daughter!
- January 29, 2010 at 12:47 AM
I would love to host a night like this. Let me know how it goes!
- January 29, 2010 at 9:20 AM
- Candace @ Candace Creations said...
I love your hairbows!!!
- February 1, 2010 at 4:36 PM


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There has been a huge explosion outside a military compound in the Afghan capital Kabul.
Witnesses said the blast struck just after 1am local time on Monday and was heard across most of the city.
Early reports suggest it was a lorry bomb and the compound was housing foreign contractors.
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Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance ReviewsWe haven't played this game yet.
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With its scale, complexity, and polish it got with Forged Alliance Forever, I can't help but feel that this is my best RTS game ever. I play 1-2 matches almost every day for the past years. It says enough about what I think of it!
Good Points:Mass armies and a hell of a battle.Thats the main staff.Easy controls in my opinion and surely nice tutorial.
Bad Points:I am not quite a fan of sci-fi thats all.Though the economic system could be a little better i think.Also some more units wouldnt harm at all but things are ok as they are now.
Synopsis:Of course you must buy it.Its a must for the fans of sci-fi strategy genres and a good game for the other kind of gamers.
This game is HUGE, just like Supreme Commander it requires an awesome PC to work, but it is worth of it! The game pace is faster than in SUPCOM, units are less expensive and take less time to build, moreover, they're faster! Battles everywhere on the map are common and the new Seraphim faction has been implemented really well.
BUT! Yes, but.... You can play the game smoothly only against 3 AIs. You will never be able to play a skirmish against more than 3 AIs or you will see a GREAT speed loss and the fame itself will seem to play in slow motion! TERRIBLE! This is due to some AI problem occuring when there are many units around, problems not present in SUPCOM, strange but true.
In short, when, AND IF (in their forum no one talks about a patch), GPG Games will patch the game you can buy it, otherwise I suggest you to buy SUPCOM.


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Sun Chemical Acquires Shares of Leading Colombian Ink Supplier to South America's Andean Region
Monday, January 06, 2014
Press release from the issuing company
PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief UA has purchased the remaining shares held by Inversiones Mundial (Grupo Mundial) in their Colombian joint venture companiesTintas SA and Sinclair SA.
With annual sales over $100 million, the Tintas/Sinclair Group sells printing inks and related graphic arts products primarily to the packaging market in the Andean region of Latin America, which covers Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
"This acquisition reinforces Sun Chemical and DIC's commitment to both the printing ink business and the growing Latin American market," said Rudi Lenz, President and CEO of Sun Chemical. "Tintas and Sinclair are the market leaders of printing inks and related products in a region where the economies are growing. It is our intention to continue operating with the current successful management team and bring our customers the quality products, excellent service and new innovative solutions they expect from us. We look forward to continue working together in other businesses with Inversiones Mundial (Grupo Mundial)."
Sun Chemical has had a good relationship with Tintas and Sinclair for more than 30 years, and Sun Chemical and Inversiones Mundial have been equal partners in this successful joint venture formed in 1999 after Sun Chemical purchased Coates Lorilleux.
"With the sale of Tintas, Grupo Mundial consolidates the strategy set a few years ago to focus on four core businesses: paints, chemicals, commerce and water pipes," said Santiago Piedrahita, CEO of GrupoMundial. "Proceeds of this sale will allow us to remain active in our investment portfolio in these lines of business."
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2.00 — Independent
6.00 — lunch
8.00 — Vagabond
2.00 — i Sebastiani
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+ 269.85
= 287.85
morning — Marauders
(Begin excited squealing:) I've got a silver armband! I've got a silver armband! I've got a silver armband from Cariadoc! Woot! I'm so very, very, very excited!
Okay, breathe. Calm down to normal levels of energy. In. Out. In. Out. Whew.
I've got a silver armband!
You see, last night there were no big circles, so those bards who tend to visit Enchanted Ground all decided to do it last night: Fiana, Dorigen, Anne, Maraha, Naga, Yohan, and a few others. I think we were about 12 around the circle. I decided to perform "The Tale of Reprobus," which had been my plan since I wrote it in December. It went as well as I'd hoped: my voice was clear, my timing was good, and I could tell people were engaged. I saw a few glimmers of recognition as I recited the story, and a few nods and smiles (among them from Caridoc) when I revealed the story was about St. Christopher. There were murmurs of appreciation, and then Cariadoc tossed me a silver bracelet. Squee! I admit I don't remember much of the tale or two after mine, I was that excited.
[Editor's note: Getting a silver armband from Cariadoc is kind-of the bardic equivalent of winning Crown Tournament. It doesn't happen often, and it means Cariadoc was really impressed with your performance.]
The circle was excellent, as always. The main theme of the evening seemed to be tales of religion or conversion or miracles, followed later in the evening by fables involving animals. I only did my one pieces, but it was enough.
The circle broke just after midnight and Naga walked me home. Whereupon I called Marc and shared my excitement.
And now it's morning again. It'll be a long, full day, but it should be fun. If it's not raining tonight, I'll bring out my wench garb. It's supposed to be blissfully cool today: 77F (25C), but it may rain. I can live with that.
So. Time to get dressed and get to it, then. Bye!
afternoon — Marauders
We've got rain. Lots of rain. I checked out my tent: apparently I've got one small leak that's rolling down the mesh part of my tent… right on top of my pillow. Thankfully, I was smart this year and have a garbage bag draped over my pillow so it doesn't get wet. Yay for advance planning! On the other hand, if it's still raining when I go to bed, things may get interesting. Ideally, the rain will stop before that. Otherwise, I'll need to move my bed. It shouldn't be too hard, only annoying.
Before the rain, it was a pretty good day. It was nice and cool, which let me go out walking without suffering the obnoxious heat of the day. I gave Cariadoc my embroidered Enchanted Ground medallion I'd meant to give him last night, performed my new piece for Seamus and a few other Bardicci, and gave hugs to Dirk. I bought lunch for the second day in a row because I couldn't find leftovers worth stealing. Cariadoc also came up to our camp to talk to other people here, but I got to take advantage of his presence. I suspect he knows me by face but not by name. But I've got his armband — ha ha!
I also went to a class on relics and reliquaries, which approached the topic from a completely different direction from my class. Interesting class. Well-presented.
Now I've got about 3 hours before there's anything I want to do. I don't really want to wander in the rain. It looks like Liam's got food poisoning, so there's no wedding party tonight. I'll have to perform their wedding poem at another time. If it keeps raining, I won't switch into wench garb later, as it's much colder in the rain than my normal garb. I'll probably hit the Bardicci, but I don't know if Brion's circle will be happening in the rain. I really hope it's not still raining when I go to bed.
I have no idea what I'm doing for the next 3 hours.
slightly afterwards — same place
John bought me a book! A leather-bound, brown book, blank, which I think I'm going to use as my new bardic book. It's 8 gathers of 12 pages each, which gives me nearly 200 pages of write-able paper. Yay!
later afternoon — Marauders
I spent the last few hours with Alethea and Caera at Your Inner Vagabond drinking hot beverages and chatting. I tried a new drink, which I believe is called a Sahlep — it tastes like hot, drinkable French Vanilla ice cream. Very, very yummy.
Efenwealt's concert starts in a half-hour. Later is the Low Party at Bardicci and other stuff. The rain has stopped, at least for the moment, but it's still very muggy. Oh rain, you were supposed to get rid of the humidity, not cause more!
Wearing a heavy armband is taking some getting used to, but I shall prevail. If nothing else, I want to be able to gloat.
Now to Efenwealt.
late night — Marauders
Efenwealt amazes me in his ability to make people laugh. He can take an entire audience of people, probably 80% of whom know all his songs, and still have them all rolling with laughter. Partly it's the facial expressions, partly it's the phrasing, and partly (I think) it's a skill so practised it looks completely effortless. Needless to say, I had a great time.
After dinner, Dolan came over to teach me two songs: "Fruit of the Yew" and "Strike the Drums." Partly through this, Fiana showed up and the three of us started talking "shop" (if you can really call bardic "shop").
Fiana convinced me to go watch i Sebastiani, "the greatest commedia del arte troupe in the entire world," and they very well may be. They were hilariously funny, and I'm so glad I went. It was a tale of two sets of star-crossed lovers in Ravenna, along with some other colourful characters. There was a whole lot of people crying out, "nooooooo…." and it worked.
Afterwards I stole one of John's umbrellas and trudged down (in the rain) to Casa Bardicci for the low party. It was raucous. It was bawdy. It was a great deal of fun. Captain Billy Bone-cracker (not, I hasten to clarify, Erwillian, but one of his alter-personae) picked me out to perform for the assembled rabble, so I did. I warmed them up with "Devilish Mary" and followed it up with my as-yet-untitled piece about the Bardicci. [Editor's note: I have since named it "A Warning to Thieves."] As I finished performing, one lord gave me a silver piece and Captain Billy slipped me a gold (very pretty) finger-ring. It's been a good 24 hours for gifts.
Shortly before midnight it stopped raining, and I hope it stays not-raining until at least tomorrow morning, preferably until the end of War.
I spoke too soon. It is now raining again. I shouldn't have written the last sentence of the previous paragraph. I really hope my tent isn't leaking. If it is, I'll be really pissed. Apparently it's going to be off-and-on raining until about 6 am.
G'night… I think.
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Today Slashdot cites a blog-post by Chester Wisniewski from Sophos Security Research about a proposal by Chester on how to make public, unencrypted WiFi-Hotspots more secure. With the release of Firesheep, it has become the task of clicking a button to steal authentication-cookies from unencrypted, captured network-traffic. Public, unencrypted WiFi-Hotspots are by definition the most vulnerable playground for that.
Chester proposes to use WPA/WPA2-PSK with a universal, non-secret password; for example "free". He points out that an encrypted WiFi-network everyone knows the password for is better than a completely unencrypted network:
What is the value of a password if it is a "well-known secret?" WPA2 negotiates unique encryption keys with every computer that connects to it. This means you and I cannot spy on one another's traffic even when sharing access on the same access point.
This is a golden opportunity for a high-profile provider of free WiFi to step up and show us how easy it is.
Join my movement to provide a safer internet for everyone by making sure you provide secure wireless access.
The argument is well-intended which however does not protect it from being completely false and misguiding due to a lack of understanding how WPA/WPA2-PSK works. The proposal boils down to security theatre where means are provided to make people feel safer while in fact they are not.
Chester argues that even if the password used for WPA/WPA2-PSK is known to all parties, WPA would "negotiate unique encryption key", so one "cannot spy one another's traffic"; this is only half-true. As I pointed out in The Twilight Of Wi-Fi Protected Access, the PSK-mode ("pre shared key") of WPA/WPA2 is seriously flawed as it trades the one most important thing about secure communication – authenticity – to gain simplicity. In case of WPA/WPA2-PSK, authenticity is only provided through a single password that everbody uses. We can therefor only tell apart those that know the password from those that do not know the password. The identity of any party within such a network can't be proven any further than that as everbody uses the same key to do so: The Pairwise Master Key, which derived from the password
As the Pairwise Master Key is not authentic to exactly one party, all session keys derived from it also can't be. Therefor all traffic protected by the session keys can't be authentic. However, there is no point in encryption in we do not know who we are encrypting to. In a WiFi-network protected by WPA/WPA2-PSK, every user who knows the password can pretend to be anyone (including the Access-Point) and inject, modify or drop any traffic owned by anyone else. The only promise that WPA/WPA2-PSK can make is to protect users within the network from those outside. The line of defense is drawn by knowledge of the password; beyond that, there is no security between users.
The proposal made by Chester is based on a false understanding about how WPA/WPA2-PSK works and what promises it can make. The intention to make the users of public WiFi-hotspots more secure creates the feeling of being more secure ("We do that for security. Therefor it makes us more secure."). In that sense, Chester's proposal is not only misled but dangerous.
One may argue that "some" security is better than no security. This however is as true as the hedge on the lawn in front of the bank adds to your money's security and the people telling you "Of course your money is secure in our bank! Didn't you see the hedge on the lawn outside?"
To underline my point, here are two ways on how to spy on any user within such a network:
- Eve wants to spy on the network which Alice is connected to. The network is protected by WPA/WPA2-PSK and Alice already has a unique session key to encrypt and authenticate her traffic. Eve is locked out.
- Eve knows that the network is named "Starbucks" and that the password is "FreeStarbucksWifi". She can therefor compute the Pairwise Master Key just as anyone else can.
- Eve sends a control message to Alice's laptop that seems to come from Starbucks' Access-Point. The control message tells the story that Alice's session key has timed out and needs to be re-negotiated. Eve also sends such a message to the Access-Point, allegedly coming from Alice's laptop. As such control messages are (by design) not authenticated, one or even both parties will most certainly believe in it and start re-negotiating a new session key. (This step is optional if Eve just waits long enough)
- The Access-Point sends a unique number to Alice which is used during key-negotiation. As the message is unencrypted, Eve can read that number too.
- Alice's creates her own unique number, takes the Pairwise Master Key, both unique numbers (and other elements) and computes a new, unique key. Alice sends her unique number to the Access-Point and signs the message with the new key. As the message is only signed but not encrypted, Eve can also read the number picked by Alice.
- The Access-Point derives a key just as Alice did and checks if Alice picked the correct key to sign her message. If so, Alice must have had the correct Pairwise Master Key and is therefor authentic (a member of the club who know the password). The Access-Point sends a signed confirmation-message to Alice. Alice checks the sign and now knows that the Access-Point uses the correct Pairwise Master Key and therefor is also authentic.
- Alice and the Access-Point now resume network-traffic as normal.
- As Eve knows both unique numbers and the Pairwise Master Key, she can now compute the session key just as Alice and the Access-Point did and can use it to decrypt Alice's traffic.
- Eve starts looking out for Alice's cookies. Alice doesnt notice that her traffic is being decrypted although the network has a password…
Man in the middle:
- Mallory sends Alice the control-message to start a new key-negotiation. She also floods Alice with packets that resemble the first phase of the key-negotiation (the unique number that should come from the Access-Point).
- Alice has started the key-negotiation and expects the Access-Point to send a new unique number. She receives such a message from Mallory before the real Access-Point can respond.
- Alice picks Mallory's number and uses the Pairwise Master Key to derive a new session key. Alice sends her unique number to the Access-Point. Mallory can also see that message.
- The Access-Point takes Alice's number, his own unique number and the Pairwise Master Key and checks if Alice correctly signed her message. As Alice used Mallory's number, her session key differs from the one now computed by the Access-Point. As the sign is therefor incorrect, the Access-Point drops the connection to the unauthentic party.
- Mallory receives Alice's message and completes the key-negotiation. As she knows the Pairwise Master Key, she can successfully sign her messages. From Alice's point of view, all messages coming from Mallory are authentic.
- Mallory has now taken over the connection from the real Access-Point. She uses her legimate key to decrypt Alice's traffic and passes it on to the real Access-Point. She starts looking out for Alice's cookies while Alice doesnt notice that here traffic is being decrypted although the network has a password…
In the end, I again quote from Chester's proposal:
Join my movement to provide a safer internet for everyone by making sure you provide secure wireless access. If you care enough to provide networking to your friends, neighbors, or customers, help them enjoy it securely.
Join the movement. Do not provide WiFi protected by WPA/WPA2-PSK to your friends, neighbors, or customers. They can't be trusted, they can't trust you and they can't trust each other. For all men are evil and will always act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever the chance…
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You're right that the proposal to use a known password for WPA-PSK is severely flawed.
I had proposed a secure solution in 2007.
My proposal was based on WPA with PEAP authentication using a known username/password. The username and password could actually be blank or anything for that matter.
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The number of online poker sites available is amazing and at times choosing which one to play on can be unnerving and challenging. The internet site Poker Scout estimates there are over 600 online poker sites available today with more coming online almost daily.
Networks that carry these rooms are also very plentiful with some offering unique configurations.
One such Network is the Equity Poker Network which is the world's only Cooperative poker network. It is a fully transparent, peer-to-peer network of operators looking to add poker to their portfolio or increase their existing poker profitability. This network is a non-profit organization committed to the transparent distribution of profits on the basis of contribution to the poker network, with low fixed fees and minimum costs to the Operators who make up this poker collective.
With good reviews thus far on the network's entrance poker room FullFlushPoker the EquityPokerNetwork has welcomed a new European facing online poker room IntegerPoker to the network.
The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Equity Poker Network, Clive Archer, commented, "IntegerPoker is a perfect fit for Equity Poker Network, and we're excited to have them on board. Our thinking is aligned in many ways that will make working with IntegerPoker a delight. They promise their players a well-balanced online poker room with exciting promotions and tournaments, and a poker room they can always trust; that's exactly what EPN is all about, and what we ultimately will deliver in spades,"
The IntegerPoker slogan "We are everyONE", describes perfectly their regard for every player and their quest to make available great promotions, and a different slant on VIP benefits.
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A mother's words of encouragement can be the foundation for which greatness is built.
A mom is our first teacher.
A mother's love runs deep and its power knows no limit.
Moms truly are the most selfless beings on the planet.
It's always reassuring to know that a mom's love is unconditional.
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Polat Can: Deir ez-Zor youths give a message to everyone
SDF Command member and Southern region commander Polat Can stated that all the Deir ez-Zor tribes support their forces, saying: "The youth's intense participation in our ranks gives the message that there is no place for other forces in the region."
From the beginning of the Operation Cizire Storm until now, while Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) forces continue liberating villages and regions of Deir ez-Zor, the youth of the region are joining SDF and taking part in the liberation of their lands. In addition, the region's tribes and opinion leaders express their support for SDF, emphasizing that the SDF rescued them from the tyranny of gangs.
Speaking to ANHA, SDF South Commander Polat Can said that more than 700 youths from the Begara tribe, the towns of Cezra, Kesra and Bumihemid and different villages have joined the SDF over two months. "Hundreds of youths from the region participating in SDF ranks gives the message to everyone that people of the region believe in the democratic nation project. The people of the region are warmly welcoming our forces," said Can.
Noting that all the tribes in the region hold trust in the SDF, Polat Can said: "The people of Deir ez-Zor believe that the only solution against all the forces that want to create chaos in the region is SDF. They say that SDF is the path to solution, and that there is no other place for any force other than SDF. This is the decision of the people of the region."
Polat Can remarked that people of the region will be liberating their regions by gathering under the roof of the SDF, saying; "The young people of the region are joining the ranks of our forces. They will provide regional security under our flag. The participation of young people in the region is the guarantee of maintaining the security of the region. We will expose the sleeper cells of ISIS which want to target regional security."
Lastly, SDF South Commander Polat Can added that Deir ez-Zor youths are joining their forces each day and called on all the youth of the region to join their forces and take part in the defense of the region.