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Big news!
I have a new job. An amazing new job. A permanent, all singing, all dancing new job. No more supply. No more 4 hour commute. A job that I have always wanted. And I cannot wait to start.
But one thing that I'm very aware of is how little time there will be for preparing meals. And if you read my blog regularly, you'll know that family meals are very important in our house.
I'm thinking that slow cooker meals will be an easy way to ensure we sit down to a proper meal every night. I am going to invest in liners for the slow cooker which means that I can spend Sunday afternoon prepping dinners, pop them into the bags and into the freezer, grabbing them each morning. This will also mean that the slow cooker will need little more than a rinse too!
We recently trialled slow cooker vegetarian fajitas which went down a storm! All I did was slice up peppers and onions, throw them into the slow cooker with some Quorn chicken style pieces, crushed garlic, homemade fajita mix and a tin of chopped tomatoes. I left it on low for 6 hours then served in flour tortillas with natural yogurt (in place of sour cream), sliced chillies and some grated cheese.
As for breakfast – well I have a complete winner that means our boys will be heading out with something warming over the winter! Everyone loves a certain fast food breakfast, but it's not the kindest to the health or the pocket so welcome to my version which has a pocket friendly price tag, it's low in fat takes less than three minutes to make…
All you need is one Quorn sausage pattie, an egg and a wholemeal muffin.
Simply split the muffin and toast then microwave the pattie for 90 seconds. You'll need to leave it to stand for a minute so lightly grease a cup, crack an egg into it and lightly break the yolk (yolks explode in the microwave), add a light sprinkle of cheese then microwave for a minute, in 20 seconds bursts just to prevent the egg expanding. Then enjoy…
If you have any quick and easy – cheat and cheerful – recipes, please do tell me


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A rookie cop and a rough-edged veteran pair up to stop a series of grisly murders in Manhattan.
Gladyss Chronou is six months out of the police academy when she first meets DS Bernie Farrell at a homicide scene—the third recent murder of a long-legged blonde prostitute in a sleazy Times Square hotel. Gladyss is guarding the crime scene and the body, dismembered and decapitated, with the limbs taped together and the head placed on the victim's abdomen. Bernie, who was one of the first responders at ground zero, has a decaying foot, a permanent cough, an irascible nature and a lack of patience with beginners. But when he asks for Gladyss to be assigned to Homicide to help him with the case, she's pleased with the temporary promotion, until she realizes he's chosen her not for her skills but for her looks. As a tall blonde, she's suitable bait for the killer. Although fellow rookie Eddie O'Ryan, with whom she had a not-quite affair, frets about her safety, Gladyss wants to conduct her own investigation of one of the suspects: movie star Noel Holden. While she's at a swanky party with him, she sees images on a website of another prostitute's murder. As she and Bernie investigate previous sex offenders who might be good for the killing spree, one clue piques Gladyss: a postcard of a statue of Diana, goddess of the hunt, who's already appeared to Gladyss in a yoga-inspired vision. But a sting doesn't go down as planned, the bodies continue to pile up, and Gladyss must stick her neck out again in hopes of solving the case despite the danger.
Nersesian (Mesopotamia, 2010, etc.) revisits New York in a tale combining grit and glamour, poignancy and cynical wit.

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Sorry it has taken me some time to get this new post up. I have been very busy with the grand kids and what a better way to show it. Here are my girls in the dresses I made them for Easter this year.
My Daughter Robin with her husband Michael and the girl Aloura and MyLee the baby.
Aloura told me this was her princess dress.
She had to have a purple bucket to hunt eggs in she said she had to match so Yes we had a purple pumpkin for her to use. Her Grandpa said she could do what ever she wanted and well she did.
This was baby MyLees first Easter and we sure had fun with her.
I hope to have a few things posted on here in the next week. Thank you for stoping by.


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Early American Newspapers - Microforms
Location: Microfilm PN 4899 B6
Scope: This series, Early American Newspapers, is a large collection of American newspapers published between 1690 and 1820, of which Pickler Memorial Library has five.
The Boston Chronicle, October 22, 1767 - June 25, 1770 (Microfilm PN 4899 .B6 B6)
Boston Gazette, December 21, 1719 - September 17, 1798 (Microfilm PN 4899 B6 B66)
The Censor (Boston), November 23, 1771-May 2, 1772 (filmed with The Boston Chronicle) (Microfilm PN 4899 B6 B6).
Massachusetts Spy, July 17, 1770-April 6, 1775 (filmed with The Boston Chronicle and The Censor) (Microfilm PN 4899 B6 B6).
Rivington's New-York Gazette: or, The Connecticut, New Jersey, Hudson's-River and Quebec weekly advertiser, April 11, 1773-December 31, 1783 (Microfilm PN4899 N5 R6)
Other early American newspapers held in Pickler which are not included in this collection are:
The Maryland Gazette 1745-1839 (Microfilm PN4899 A55 M37)
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Microfilm PN 4899 W3 N3)
Pennsylvania Gazette 1728-1815 (Microfilm PN 4899 P54 P4)
Virginia Gazette of Williamsburg 1736-1780 (Microfilm PN4899 W54 V57)
How to search the collection: The Boston Chronicle, Vol. 1 (1767-1768) is the only paper that includes a name and subject index. The print is quite small but readable. The index is found at the end of the volume (on Reel 1 of 2).
These newspapers can also be searched in the digital archive of America's Historical Newspapers. which is a full-text collection of over 1000 U.S. historical newspapers. This archive is divided into three collections: Series I (1690-1876), Series II (1758-1900), Series III (1829-1922).
Guides: Brigham, Clarence S.. History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820. Westport, CT.: Greenwood Press, 1976. (Reference PN 4855 .B74, v. 1-2).
This is the bibliography on which the series is based. It is a reprint of the 1947 edition published by the American Antiquarian Society. It is arranged alphabetically by state; then within each state, alphabetically by town or city; then name of newspaper. Each annotation includes dates the newspaper was established and ended publication, publication frequency, and libraries containing holdings of the title. An index of titles is found on page 1193 of volume 2.
Additional Reading: Brigham, Clarence S. Journals and Journeymen: a Contribution to the History of Early American Newspapers. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1950. (General Collection PN 4858 .B7 1971).
Series Title: Early American newspapers
Time Period: 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century
Subject keywords: Journalism, U. S. History


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The first look deal will see the Canadian producer develop and distribute comedies using artists and writers represented by the U.S. partner.
TORONTO -- Entertainment One has inked a two-year TV development and distribution deal with Levity Entertainment Group.
The Canadian indie producer is to develop and produce half-hour comedies with Levity's stable of artists and writers, including Jim Breuer, Pablo Francisco, Hal Sparks, and Maz Jobrani.
The agreement will also see Levity offer eOne eight to ten comedy titles each year for release on home video and audio platforms.
Toronto-based eOne last year inked an earlier deal to release four new stand-up comedy specials from Levity Entertainment into the North American market.
"Our partnership with eOne helps us to accelerate comedy series opportunities with talent that we have identified and developed," Judi Brown-Marmel, senior partner at Levity Entertainment, said of the comedy tie-up.


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I finally visited my Dad's hometown!!
After 25 years of my life, I finally got to know how my Dad's hometown looks like. I took a day trip by train cause it's pretty near, just an hour away from Yogya. The train, Sri Wedari, departed from Tugu Station Yogyakarta to Solo Balapan Station. It was an electric-diesel train; clean and quiet. Love it!
Photo courtesy from here.
In memory of Momi, Lala's most beloved soft toy.
Visiting Solo was actually not a part of my itinerary, but I was a little clueless and I don't have any plan at that moment. Once we left Semarang and reached Yogya, we were on our own as there was no more tour guide for us. Coincidentally, Lala was on her business trip to Yogya and she decided to stay there in the weekend. We met right after she's done with her company event and she 'lead' this day trip. Isn't my favorite panda such a savior? :')
Me and my favourite panda ❤
*Please excuse our 3-hours-of-sleep face, LOL*
Reached Solo Balapan Station, we hung out at the station (yes, hung out at the station). And you guys can guess for what. Yeap, selfie timeeeeee~ LOL! After all, we're Indonesians and Indonesians love to take selfies, so we taught May Ping how to be a real Indo, hehehe 😀
Actually, Mami and I were amazed with the train station. It is super clean and organized, we have never seen train station like this. I mean, it's a train, not a metro or LRT or MRT so our perceptions are always crowded, messy, unorganized, dirty, etc. But…… it is totally different from our perceptions about train station. Look at these!
We then wandered around Kauman Batik Village. It is known that the batik, t-shirts, clothes, and souvenirs that are sold in Yogya are produced in Solo. Thus, if you have a chance to visit Central Java and wanna buy souvenirs and batiks, you should definitely pay a visit to Solo. I actually didn't believe that at first but this day trip is my way to prove whether this rumor is true or not. My finding is, for batik, the price is not so much different, but for other souvenirs like t-shirts, sandals, batik boxers, etc., they are much cheaper in Solo. At least, you can bargain as low as 1/3 of the price. The plus-plus point to come to Solo is that you can shop peacefully. I mean, literally, PEACEFULLY. You can walk through one seller to another without any distractions and disturbance. Unlike in Yogya in which it's so cramped and always full of people, can't walk and can't even breath, boo!
We also had breakfast by the road side near the batik village. Anyone doesn't love street food here? Oh come on, you gotta be kidding me! I just love street food. I love the feeling having a meal not in a restaurant nor cafe. Just like that fine morning, we were just sitting on the stool by the road side, talking to the residence of Solo while enjoying a banana-leaf-plateful of nasi liwet. We noticed that Solo people are almost as friendly as Semarang people. The way they talk is soft, polite, and attentive. The other thing that we noticed here is that the lifestyle is really laid back. We didn't see people rushing, running, chasing, or anything like what we always see in Malaysia or Singapore. They move slow, but they are not lazy.
Fooooooood!!!!! *grin*
'Nasi liwet' is rice cooked in coconut milk and chicken broth, served with 'opor ayam' (chicken in a mild white coconut milk based sauce), scrambled egg, and 'labu siam' (chayote/choko).
Since it's a quick trip, Lala suggested us to take a double-decker tour to go around town. I was like "What?!! Double-decker?!!", unbelieving what she just suggested. I admitted that I underestimated this town. I always thought my dad is from a village full of paddy field, LOL. Even Melaka just had their double-decker tour like a year before I graduated from university (probably around 2010) and this small town has a double-decker tour?!! Can't believe what I just heard.
Apparently, 'Werkudara' double-decker has become a new icon of Solo. Where have I been?
Finding: Solo is green, clean, neat, well taken care, and has a lot of statues.
Peeps, all in all, Solo is such an amazing town and I really really enjoyed the tour. I would say it is the cleanest city that I've ever seen in Indonesia. Seriously, I don't see a single trash on the street AT ALL. The tour passed by the central traditional-market known as Pasar Gede (literally means 'Big Market') and I have never seen any central market this organized. I spotted the becak (rickshaw) parked in front of the main entrance very neatly. Oh, we also passed by the culinary center just outside the central market. It's basically a row of street cafes selling traditional foods of Solo and Central Java. I think Solo is a good destination for a culinary trip as well, I have been thinking of coming back here for a culinary trip.
For you guys who are thirst of cultures, Solo offers a very thick Javanese culture just like Yogyakarta. It is actually the seat of Surakarta Sunanate kraton (palace) and it has two royal palaces. I kinda felt sad that the double-decker tour didn't drop us in the palace, I actually really wanted to see the palace just to see how different it is compare to Yogyakarta palace. I also wanted to see the very famous Bengawan Solo river who has made its name into a legendary keroncong song. I grew up with this song played on our radio tape. Ah well, another reason to come back another day.


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I have often said of this treasure hunt, "While the clues are in the poem, and the hints are in the book, the key is in the man."
You can quote me.
Thus, it is highly likely I spend more time reviewing videos of Fenn's various interviews than I do reading the poem (which I have already memorized anyway), or scrounging through Fenn's "The Thrill of the Chase" with a magnifying glass and eye loupe.
I found this gem in the video produced by HDNet and hosted by one of their digital correspondents, Jennifer London. (You can find it here.)
In the video, beginning at the 4:15 mark, Fenn is showing London around his archeological dig, the San Lazaro ancient pueblo, the ruin on property he purchased from the Pueblo Tribes, and has been excavating since the 1980s.
(Note: I own a signed first edition of his book entitled "The Secrets of San Lazaro Pueblo." If you had told me, prior to buying this book, I would have read, cover-to-cover, any book on an excavation of a single ancient pueblo in New Mexico, I would have laughed. Not at you, but at the thought of it.
Yet, I did. I read it cover-to-cover.
Because, it is easily read. And, it is written in the same down-home style of his other books. In it you can see his love for the project, and his pride at the discoveries he's made.)
The clip starts with London's voiceover background on the project.
Then, we see the two of them and hear this conversation (As usual, my comments are in italics.):
Fenn: Look here what I just found. I started to pick it up, but I thought you might wanna get a shot of it.
London: Oh, this?
Fenn: Yeah.
London: Is this an arrowhead? (You can hear Fenn's excitement in the short breaths he's taking before his response.)
Fenn: See…the wind has uncovered that. It's an arrowhead.
London: Wow…look at that!
London (in voiceover): Fenn bought the land in the early eighties and has been excavating the pueblo ever since. Unearthing treasures isn't simply a pastime for Fenn…it's a passion.
Fenn (on camera, but in voiceover): Y'know…there are millions of treasures out here. (Emphasis because he's referring to San Lazaro.)
(Audio cut) Fenn (continuing): And..y'know…it's…it's part of my demeanor, I think. I mean, I live for things like this…a good fishing hole…an Indian ruin. (In B-roll, he's picked up part of animal's jaw bone.)
(Video cut to two-up) Fenn (continuing): When I found my first arrowhead when I was nine years old I told myself "That thing has been right in that very spot for thousands of years waiting for me to come along." That's a thrill to me.
London (in voiceover): Which leads us back to Fenn's book, "The Thrill of the Chase," and the hidden treasure. You see, everything with Fenn is an intricately laced story.
Fenn has said, on more than one occasion, that he hid the treasure in a place that was special to him.
It sits there, waiting for you to come along, and I'll bet there's a good fishing hole and an Indian ruin nearby.
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Man arrested, accused of stealing doughnuts
Man arrested, accused of stealing doughnuts
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
A Louisville man was arrested Thursday night after he was accused of stealing Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
According to the arrest record, Louisville Metro Police caught Mark Salines walking out of the store with a box of doughnuts. He was arrested and brought back into the store.
Upon searching Salines, police said they found two baggies of marijuana.
Police said he resisted during the search, trying to keep police from finding the baggies.
Salines faces charges of theft by unlawful taking under $100, drug paraphernalia possession first offense, resisting arrest and possession of marijuana.


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Saturday at the first-ever Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off, 12 chefs from around the state brought their best recipes to the Superdome and made them during the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience Grand Tasting. At the end, Chef Brian Landry of Galatoire's in New Orleans won the right to compete in the Great American Seafood Cook-Off, to be held in the city on August 2 and 3.
His recipe was one of the most simple in the competition.
Assisted by Chef Heather Young of Galatoire's in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, team Galatoire's made Sauteed Cobia with Louisiana Crab Butter. Second place was Chef Phil O'Donnell of O' Donnell's Restaurant in Ponchatoula, with Mojo Gulf Shrimp and Panko Crusted Louisiana Crab Cake. Third place was Chef Brian Smith of Randol's Restaurant in Lafayette, eir Kocho Crusted Louisiana Gulf Grouper.
" took a very simple approach," said Landry. "When you get access to great seafood like we do, you don't have to do much to make it delicious."
Also participating were Justin Devillier of La Petite Grocery in New Orleans, Paul Gibson of Bonnie Bell's Bistro in Lafayette, Ernest Prejean of Prejean's in Lafayette, Jorg Limper of L'Auberge du Lac in Lake Charles, Duke LoCicero of Cafe Giovanni in New Orleans, Tory McPhail of Commander's Palace in New Orleans, Fred Nonato of Tsunami Restaurant in Baton Rouge and Lafayette, Scott Varnedoe of Varnedoe's at the Myrtles in St. Francisville and William Wells of Culinary Productions in Baton Rouge.
Judges' were Chef Frank Brigtsen of Brigtsen's in New Orleans and Chef Tenney Flynn of GW Fins in New Orleans and Charlotte, N.C., both of whom have competed and placed highly in past Great American Seafood Cook-Offs. Also judging were writer Elizabeth Blanc, Mark A. Newman, Editor in Chief of Southern Breeze magazine, and writer Hope S. Philbrick.
Landry will represent the state at the Louisiana Seafood and Marketing Promotion Board's fifth annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off, held during the Louisiana Foodservice EXPO in the New Orleans Morial Convention Center. The event features chefs from around the nation cooking domestic, sustainable seafood, and is primarily sponsored by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.
Sponsors for the Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off included the Louisiana Office of the Lieutenant Governor, the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, the Louisiana Office of Tourism, the Louisiana Restaurant Association, NOAA and FishWatch, Shell, and Culinary Concierge and New Orleans magazines.
More recipes and information about the competing chefs can be seen at www.LouisianaSeafood.com/CookOff .
Sauteed Cobia with Louisiana Crab Butter over fingerling potatoes and caramelized fennel with Louisiana jumbo lump crabmeat and vegetable pearls
Makes 6 to 8 servings
Sauteed Cobia
8 cobia portions, each 6 to 7 ounces (substitute Lemon Fish or Pompano)
2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups clarified butter
Salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
Season fish with salt and pepper, and dust with flour. Cover the bottom of a large saute pan with clarified butter and set over medium-high heat. Saute for four to five minutes per side, until golden brown crust is formed.
Louisiana Crab Butter
5 Louisiana whole gumbo crabs
2 pounds plugra unsalted butter (European style)
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon white pepper or dash of cayenne
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
Place gumbo crabs in an 8-quart non-reactive sauce pot. With a food mallet or potato masher, break up shells as well as possible. Add the butter and seasoning to the saucepot and place on a very low flame or burner. Allow shells to barely simmer or stew in the butter for 30 to 40 minutes. Continue during this cooking time to crush shells more, to release all crab flavor. Turn off heat and let crab butter set for 10 minutes
Strain butter through a very fine chinois or strainer into a stainless bowl. Place stainless bowl with butter over a large bowl filled with ice water. Whisk butter until it starts to solidify and become firm, but not too tight. Place butter into a food processor with an additional 1/3 pound of butter (cut into small pieces.) Blend crab butter with fresh butter.
1 shallot, minced
1 cup vermouth
Louisiana crab butter (above)
Heat shallot in vermouth in a 2-quart sauce pan. Allow to simmer until liquid in pan is almost dry. Over medium-high heat whisk in crab butter one tablespoon at a time until all is incorporated. Strain sauce through chinois. Keep in a warm place.
Caramelized Fennel
3 large onions, cut in julienne strips
3 fennel bulbs, cut in julienne strips
1/4 pound butter
Heat saute pan to medium-high heat. Add butter, onion and fennel. Turn heat down to medium -low. Allow to cook until vegetables start to caramelize, or brown. Deglaze the pan with 1/2 cup of water to moisten the onion and lift the sugars from bottom of pan. Remove from heat and set aside.
Fingerling Potatoes
2 pounds fingerling potatoes
1 cup white wine
3 cups water
1 fresh thyme sprig
1 bay leaf
Salt, to taste
2 tablespoons butter
Place all ingredients in 8-quart sauce pot. Turn to high heat, and allow the potatoes to cook until just tender (about 20 minutes). Remove potatoes from water, allow to cool, and then cut on a bias. Add butter to saute pan on medium-high heat. Add potatoes and cook until outside is browned and crispy.
Vegetable Pearls (editor's note: Pearling is a chef technique to make small round vegetables alternatively, chop the vegetables)
2 zucchini (pearled)
2each yellow squash (pearled)
2 each carrots (pearled)
2 cups water
2 tablespoons butter
Salt and pepper, to taste
Cut each vegetable with small parisienne scoop (or chop them). Place zucchini and squash pearls in 1 cup of water seasoned with butter salt and pepper. Simmer until pearls are tender. Do the same for carrots, but in a separate pan (cook time is a few minutes longer).
Jumbo Lump Crabmeat
1 pound Louisiana jumbo lump crabmeat
1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
2 tablespoons butter
Salt and pepper, to taste
In a saute pan, heat butter in about 1 cup of water. Add crabmeat and simmer until warmed through. Add tarragon and salt and pepper.
To assemble dish:
Toss fingerling potatoes with caramelized fennel. Place in center of a large shallow bowl. Place cobia over potatoes. Next, top the fish with 2 ounces of crabmeat. Next, use a sauce spoon to sauce around the fish so that it pools at the bottom of bowl. Sprinkle the vegetable pearls around the sauce.


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Discuss your tips, tricks and experiences growing and selling vegetables, fruits, flowers, plants and herbs.
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|June 30, 2016
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Hey Let your Tomatoes Do the Talking ! and sell themselves
in worst case scenario defend themselves ...LOL
So Many Tomatoes ...So Little Time !
|June 30, 2016
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I'm sure you're not the only one who thought the man was a nut. My guess is everyone that he spouted off to about you thought he was ridiculous. With people like that, there's no need to argue with them- they do a fine job of making a fool of themselves.
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ha. That's even uglier than the Black Amber I made a thread about.
Two unique circumstances about me in regard to physical confrontations are #1 - I'm a former mma fighter, and #2 - I also have a law degree. So I have both the ability to hurt people, and the education to understand the vastly negative consequences of doing so. The net result is that I am a very difficult person with whom to pick a fight.
One of the things I learned from mma is that appearances are deceiving. Sure, some fighters like having tattoos and purple mo-hawk haircuts. But the best fighters I knew never cared about having a menacing appearance. A lot of them looked like innocent choir boys. But they would have just annihilated an untrained opponent, one of any size.
There was a video going around last week of a 6' 6" drunk guy picking a fight outside a bar with a 5' 4" 150 pound little guy...who happened to be a Gracie purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Big guy got put in a guillotine choke and left laying unconscious on the sidewalk. No permanent harm done, by the way, he woke up after just a brief nap. One of the great things about training martial arts is that you not only learn to defend yourself, but you can do so without seriously hurting the person who is attacking you.
So all of that helps with my calm demeanor about confrontations. That guy at market didn't come looking for a physical fight. But he was certainly scared of one from my 300+ lb step dad. He moved like the wind when stepdad told him to leave.
|June 30, 2016
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Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
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I told you that wasn't nitrogen you put on the plants!Now, you'll have orthodontist's bills for the tomatoes.
Cole, sorry some one acted the fool, but you did get free entertainment out of it. <grin>
|June 30, 2016
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Location: Sunol, CA
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This is one of the reason Farmers' Markets are so frustrating. It is very hard for managers to control supply when most farmers want to bring things like tomatoes.
We left our last farmers' market at the end of last year, and I miss a few customers, but certainly not most of them, and I certainly don't miss the inefficiency built into selling that way (unless one has a completely unique product, and can set the price in a way that has no relation to other growers at the market.
|June 30, 2016
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Sounds like they are like swap meets or flea markets.
I have yet to even by anything from one.
I have always wondered why large people aromatically think their size is an automatic winner for them.
I have worked around people like that, always bragging about their size like they are invincible.
Happy Fermenting.
I Texas.
|June 30, 2016
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what could go wrong ??? LOL
So Many Tomatoes ...So Little Time !
|June 30, 2016
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Not necessarily about size. In this specific situation and when people are trying to play the "crazy" card, they tend not to do it around you if you're a larger person. Something about the testosterone visually-based pecking order. Works the same if you show no fear at the approaching whacko, irrespective of your size.
It's fun to get choked out by a smaller person; krav maga sure is fun too. Ah the good ol' days.
As C-R said, best to avoid all confrontations, and just in case remember not to leave any marks.
He was probably angrier at his product not being up to par.
|June 30, 2016
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Here is a bummer, do not say the price, ask the customer what they will pay for your tomatoes...
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: San Marcos, California
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Gerardo, you've read my mind. I have a psycho little dweeb neighbor. Always in my face over nothing. I was just thinking yesterday, "I'll bet if I had a six-footer next to me (a husband or boyfriend) the little sh** wouldn't come after me like this".
"The righteous one cares for the needs of his animal". Proverbs 12:10
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Location: Illinois, zone 6
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Speaking of the crazy card, crazy trumps big. It's like paper-rock-scissors. Anyone crazy and big will be the top dog, but that is a rare combination. (I'm thinking Gerardo is down, though, he's my pick if we ever pick teams and rumble. But if Worth isn't on the same team, I'm probably going to run away, sorry Gerardo)
There was one guy this spring who came out to my greenhouse to buy super-hot pepper plants. He was not big at all, 5'7" and 150 pounds or so. But as soon as I started talking to the guy, I got this feeling of being scared of him, which is really rare with me. I'm bigger than him; I'm the mma fighter; but when I looked into his eyes, he was honestly terrifying to me. And he was as nice as he could be. It was just the look in his eyes that scared me.
It turns out, after talking to him for a while, he had spent most of his adult life in Menard State Penitentiary for meth. I'm not sure he was fully recovered when he came to buy plants from me. My intuition was right - he was good choice to be scared of.
|July 1, 2016
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Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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So loving this thread.
The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.
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When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. Maya Angelou
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Location: San Diego-Tijuana
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Crazy and big is a lethal-mutation, you don't make it past your teen years.
And it's great your spidey sense works, it's an eerie feeling to be around people that can gut you like a fish and not blink and eye. I've met plenty of those around here, and know exactly what you're talking about. The caveat is they normally get treated badly by people, so if you're nice and treat them like your spidey sense isn't buzzing away, they immediately sense it and appreciate it. I've had those bad ppl pull me out of the flames because I was nice to them at some point.
Deb, get a taser and if he starts mouthing off again and violates your personal space get him right where it counts (no warning, just surprise your junk has electricity running through it) and call the constables on patrol, they will be on your side.
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I came home one day and the neighbor lady had some guy working on her garage door.
He looked crazy and was.
First he started in on politics and then it was religion and then he got started in on how messed up the world was.
Then he started talking about animals not having rights and how stupid people were that thought animals had rights.
That is when I said I thought animals had rights and he exploded and came across the yard on me shaking his fist and flapping his arms in the air like a wild man.
I was not talking to this guy all I said was hello and he started preaching to me.
There was also a nut in town that had a muffler shop that was the same way.
Then I remember a guy I knew named Ed.
As far as he was concerned there was a government spook behind every bush spying on him.
If he heard a helicopter he would run behind a wall or bush and look at it through binoculars.
He was trying to get a militia started but was too crazy for crazy people to want to be around him.
We always said that if the president came to town they were going to lock him up till the president left town.
The last time I saw him he had started a print shop and he asked me to come look at something in back.
He had a pile of $100 bills printed out on one side.
Just fooling around he said.
Yeah what ever Ed I am out of here.
This guy and his wife were full fledged nuts and they had two kids that I think were nuts two.
Nuts have a certain look about them and I can spot them a mile away for the most part.
As for prison that does something to some people for the rest of their lives.
I have worked with two guys that were good friends that went to prison and got out.
One was just the same as he was when he went in because he was too crazy for it to effect him the other was a different man.
He had the thousand yard stare.
But I can say one thing both of these guys had their jobs waiting on them when they got out.
I dont know what the deal is with me though.
I am only 5.7 and I dont act like a tough guy nor do I have a short mans attitude.
In my adult life I have only hit two people.
One big guy was tilling me what he was going to do to me in front of his Detroit gang buddies in the Marines.
While he was telling me this I busted his nose.
Yesterday I had a young gal follow me around in Lowes she worked there.
She was always trying to help me find something.
Then she said dont forget your glasses.
Well I waked away and came back to where I had set my glasses and they were gone.
Then later on she came running up to me with my glasses telling me she was keeping them for me so I wouldn't lose them.
I am telling you this young lady never left my side and was always finding an excuse to be around me.
Very strange.
I have had many people say that when the S hits the fan they want to be with me.
I don't get this, I see myself as a scardy cat.
Happy Fermenting.
I Texas.
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I served this quick meal with a nice tossed salad. The portion size was perfect for me, but if you have bigger eaters and want a larger portion, make this a serving for four. It would be 9 points +.
serves 6 ( 1/2 c. polenta and 1/2 c. ragu = 6 points+)
- 3 ( 4 oz) hot turkey Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 c. chopped onion
- 1 ( 8 oz) package sliced mushrooms
- 1-1/2 c. marinara sauce
- 2 c. water
- 1c. skim milk
- 3/4 c. instant polenta
- 1 oz. ( about 1/3 c.) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- black pepper
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onion and mushrooms. Cook, breaking up sausage, until meat is no longer pink and veggies are tender. Drain. Return to pan, add marinara sauce, reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring milk and water to a boil in a saucepan. Gradually add polenta, whisking constantly. Cook until mixture thickens ( about 3 minutes). Remove from heat, stir in Parmesan cheese and pepper to taste.
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mama says i look like 'batman' from if you look at me from the back. now, you tell me- why would i look like batman!!! i can, at most, look like a 'cat boy'! humans can be so silly...!
just so you can judge- here's a picshure mama took of me today while i was waiting for papa to come back home.....
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i know i have darker ears and they stand out, but do you REALLY think i look like batman!!!
EDIT: and oh! the human feet that you can see from the net door that i am looking out from- THAT'S MY PAPA!
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4 comments:
- Country Cats said...
We don't think you look like batman but you do have very beautiful furs :)
- February 17, 2009 at 9:15 PM
thank meew! and i'm happy you don't think my ears look like batman's!
- February 17, 2009 at 10:24 PM
- angel and Kirby said...
I don't see batman it that photo. Just beauty full ears.
- February 18, 2009 at 4:30 AM
- Dilani said...
I think you love your papa very much. Because you wait at the door for him.
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If you know me, you know how impatient I can be at times. And if you really know me and follow my tweets, you know that I always rant about my kitchen almost everyday. I cannot stand a dirty kitchen.
I am renting an apartment with 4 other girls and the kitchen is the most used common space in the house. You would assume that the kitchen is always neat and tidy since everyone uses it. But it's not. If you want me to get mad in a split-second, you should mess up the kitchen or not wash your dishes or not wiping the counters and stove or sweeping the kitchen floor after using it. It has never fail to piss me off. I cannot stand having a dirty kitchen.
I rarely cook and most of the time, I find myself cleaning the kitchen when I wanted to cook in the first place. I can't stand seeing both of my sinks full with unwashed dishes that are left for 2 days or more. I hate it when people just stack newly washed dishes on dry ones. And I really hate it when they don't arrange the dishes properly. I can't stand seeing grains or any spills on the counters or the stove. I can't stand walking in the kitchen when you can feel a lot of dusts or grains on the floor. I can't even stand being in the kitchen if the floor is oily. If all these things are not being attended to by the person responsible, I would do it. And I would make sure everything is cleaned before I start using the kitchen because I cannot stand using a dirty kitchen.
To me, it's common sense for you to wash your dishes after using it or immediately wipe a spill on the counter. But I don't know what's up with these people. I don't know why can't they do it. I'm pretty tired of always cleaning up after everyone else. At times it feels like I'm the kitchen maid, always washing up after everyone else. Earlier on, I am fine doing everyone's dishes. But now, I'm not because it's making some people irresponsible and not using their common sense to wash after their mess. And it's gotten to a point where my morning starts with me ranting about how dirty and unorganized the kitchen is. It's not the best way to start my day and I pretty much hate it. I cannot stand having a dirty kitchen.
We are living in a house together but are we really living in a house together if it's only one person that's always cleaning up the kitchen? I'm paying the bills just like everyone else but it's not fair if I'm the only one taking care of the kitchen. Does this mean that everyone else is fine with a dirty kitchen but not me?
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The government, through an amendment to the Maternity Benefit Act, has enhanced the paid maternity leave for women in the organized sector to 26 weeks from the current 12. This move is in line with several expert recommendations including that of the World Health Organization, which recommends exclusive breastfeeding of children for the first 24 weeks.
Once the amendment to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, comes into effect, only Canada and Norway will be ahead of India, with 50 and 44 weeks of paid leave, respectively.
Provisions in the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016:
- Maternity leave for children beyond the first two will continue to be 12 weeks.
- Maternity leave of 12 weeks to be available to mothers adopting a child below the age of three months as well as to the "commissioning mothers". The commissioning mother has been defined as biological mother who uses her egg to create an embryo planted in any other woman.
- Every establishment with more than 50 employees to provide for crèche facilities for working mothers and such mothers will be permitted to make four visits during working hours to look after and feed the child in the crèche.
- The employer may permit a woman to work from home if it is possible to do so.
- Every establishment will be required to make these benefits available to the women from the time of her appointment.
In 2012 only 27% of Indian women worked compared to 63% in East Asia. This deficit shaves off an estimated 2.5% from the country's gross domestic product every year. Worse still, India is one of the few countries where women's participation in the workforce has actually fallen—the International Labour Organization reported last year that female participation declined from 34.1% in 1999-00 to 27.2% in 2011-12. There is also a stark rural-urban divide: In 1972-73, women comprised 31.8% of all rural workers; in 2011-12, that figure had dropped to 24.8%. For urban workers, the number has increased only marginally, from 13.4% to 14.7% in that same time period.
Benefits of maternity leave:
- Will reduce the risk of infant mortality
- Breastfeeding will have positive bearings on child's physical & mental health
- Adequate maternity leave will help prevent postpartum depression and stress in new mothers.
- Women workers are more likely to return to the workforce
- A survey by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India last year found that 25% of urban Indian women quit their jobs after having their first child. Extended maternity leave might help change this pattern.
Key Issues and Analysis:
- Women in unorganized sector aren't covered. They are entitled to a mere cash benefit of Rs6000 under the Maternity Benefit Programme.
- Job opportunities for women may be adversely impacted for the cost of this leave is to be borne by the employer. (The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Maternity Protection Conventions have stated that employers should not be exclusively liable for the cost of providing maternity benefits to their women employees. It has recommended that the benefits should be provided through compulsory social insurance or public funds.)
- While 26 week leave is for the first two children, it is 12 week in case of a third born child. It could affect the growth and development of the third born.
- Lack of uniformity across labour laws related to maternity benefits.
- the Bill leaves out surrogate mothers as statutory beneficiaries of the
- issue of paternity leave not addressed, removing the onus of childcare from men
Constitutional Provisions:
- Article 42, provide for "just and humane conditions for work and for maternity relief".
- Labour comes under the Concurrent List of the Constitution
- Article 15(3) safeguards the rights of the women and their health.
- Article 39 which is a mandatory obligation upon the State to make policies in order to secure the economic justice wherein more particularly Article 39(e) which ensures health and strength to workers and also 39(f) wherein children are prohibited from material abandonment.
Women's empowerment can be achieved through more progressive and universal initiatives, not limiting benefits and restricting their coverage. It is high time we recognize the greater role of fathers in parenting and make required provisions. Access to welfare support has become even more critical as workers migrate frequently due to economic changes. The twin imperatives are, therefore, to create more jobs for women in a diversified economy, and to provide social opportunity through maternal and child welfare measures. India's problem is not just about ensuring women return to the workforce after childbirth but in bringing women into the workforce in the first place.
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Friday, March 30, 2012
When will America Collapse? Today's bad news provide a timeline to Economic Collapse
The beginning has just begun. Balfour Beattie are to lose 12-15000 jobs soon. Petrol panic buying causing mayhem today in the UK. Soon the governments across the world will create anther 9/11 to scare the crap out of you. Meltdown is on its way and with that will come martial law. Our right to freedom have gone. America has fema camps trains all in place these are the new work camps.Our imprisonment has always been their but now we can clearly see what is coming. stockpile food and weapons. Read more.....
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- AnonymousMarch 30, 2012 at 11:31 PM
The beginning to the endReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 1, 2012 at 7:17 AM
Going on "RAT" now!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 1, 2012 at 6:12 PM
birthpangs..faster and faster. what evil beast it's time now come...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 28, 2012 at 3:41 PM
these are real facts and glenn beck ? was on . in penna the school dist in the city of brotherly love is about to rid dozens of schools let alone the parochial tsunami. bank exec resigning ? you bet! ponzi scheme ? if i ever get my hands on a maddoff type, aghhh.. gas @ 4 per gallon ? who can afford anything ? here the bagpipes anyone ? when companies do mass advertising they are about to lose there shirts ... and sooo are the banks.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 4, 2012 at 6:18 PM
I hope America falls. I love my country, but I am beginning to see how fucked up the GOVERNMENT truly is. We need a new form of government. We had gotten freedom way too fast and now look where it's gotten us. If you people don't know what I'm talking about, just think about it for a long time and you'll see what I mean. We got our freedom, too much, too fast.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousSeptember 19, 2012 at 3:17 PM
Actually, it is the people (moron liberal voters and propogandist media) that have "fucked" America... The government is elected officials appointing permanent non-elected agents... The morons that vote for the Obamas are the ones that have squandered our freedom.Delete
Our freedom was not gained fast, and it can NEVER be too much. BUT, the ignorance and willingness to be followers of the morons will surely cause us to lose it "too much, too fast"...
- AnonymousNovember 11, 2012 at 3:32 PM
The liberals are corrupting americas youth to the point its not coming back.socialism. is americas cancer the ony way america can survive free traditional. America can needs to secede from socialist americaReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 11, 2012 at 3:39 PM
Free america needs to secede from socialist america before the liberals bankrupt all of the united states.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 20, 2013 at 7:33 AM
Jobs are created at a local level, and a national policy like this can never take account of local factors. Furthermore, politicians, at any level, cannot be expected to have the expertise necessary to pull a country out of the economic crisis. Maybe, they should turn to professional economic crisis specialists, as already happens in the US. For example, the Orlando Bisegna Index, specialists in the economic crisis, apart from measuring the intensity of the econonomic crisis in many countries, have helped various counties with debt problems, business failures and unemployment, thus improving the economic condition of many families.ReplyDelete


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Hunter Hayes Song "Wanted" Goes Gold! [VIDEO]
Former Cajun musician turned Country music star Hunter Hayes has his first country music Gold record!
It takes 500,000 sales to reach the Gold status when it comes to songs. This includes hard copies and downloads. Breaux Bridge's Hunter Hayes song "Wanted" has reached Gold status and his song "Storm Warning" is not far behind. He is on his way to being a legitimate Country star!
Hunter has already been on tour with Taylor Swift and coming up in September, Hunter will go out on tour with Carrie Underwood. A gold record and now touring with Carrie Underwood, Hunter Hayes has come along way from the little boy playing the accordion. Congrats Hunter! Make Cajun music fans proud!


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Every fan of 60s and 70s music will know at least one (or two or three) Gerry Goffin songs. Gerry died this week (June 19, 2014), aged 75.
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Gerry wrote the words, collaborating with a number of musicians including, most famously, his wife, Carole King.
Together Gerry and Carole wrote a plethora of hit songs including:
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow (The Shirelles and Carole King)
- Take Good Care of My Baby (Bobby Vee)
- The Loco-Motion (Little Eva)
- Go Away Little Girl (Donny Osmond)
- It Might As Well Rain Until September (Carole King)
- Up on the Roof (The Drifters)
- One Fine Day (The Chiffons)
- I'm into Something Good (Herman's Hermits)
- Oh No Not My Baby (The Shirelles)
- Sweet Young Thing (The Monkees)
- Sometime in the Morning (The Monkees)
- Pleasant Valley Sunday (The Monkees)
- (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Aretha Franklin)
- I Wasn't Born to Follow (The Byrds)
- Smackwater Jack (Carole King)
After Gerry and Carole divorced Goffin wrote with other composers, helping to create songs like:
- Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) (Diana Ross)
- Saving All My Love for You (Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr)
- Tonight, I Celebrate My Love (Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson)
Gerry wrote the words for 59 US Top 40 and 21 UK Top 40 hits. Seven of them reached #1
In 1990, he and Carole were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Gerry died on June 19, 2014 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 75
On hearing of his death, Carole King said:
[Gerry was] my first love and had a profound impact on my life. His words expressed what so many people were feeling but didn't know how to say… Gerry was a good man and a dynamic force, whose words and creative influence will resonate for generations to come.
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The photograph on the front was taken in Valley of the Fire State Park in Nevada. Really, there is nothing in it that is directly related to computers. But, I thought the boulder arrangement could serve as a model of how things might go wrong if not enough planning is done. Also, printing this picture on a red cover sort of matches the real color of the rock - it is a spectacular rusty red.
In this issue, you will find Carol's account of the Homecoming breakfast and a couple of short reports. Sorry that we don't have any photographs from the breakfast as we did last year. I forgot to take my camera and no one else was taking pictures. So, you will have to use your imagination to visualize the alumni that Carol reports on. But, some of them are probably just as glad that I didn't have a camera - it can be difficult to look dignified while eating French toast and scrambled eggs.
The only extended article this time is from Bill Oblitey who provides an update on many aspects of the Information Assurance program. The last element in his report could keep several of us busy for the next three years. We are hoping to hire another faculty member in the IA area as we conduct our searches this winter.
In case you are someone who reads the editor's notes but not my column, let me also state here my thanks for those of you who filled out the survey about the Masters in Information Assurance program. Collecting responses from surveys such as that one are essential for supporting the idea that the program is needed.
Please consider sending in your life story or writing anything else you think would be of interest to other alumni. It has been a long time since we have published a direct contribution from one of the alumni in The Debugger.
Jim Wolfe, Editor
Jim Wolfe
This has been an enormously busy semester. I thought that there was no way that I could be busier than I was last Fall. But, this Fall has at least equaled last. There are several reasons; let me start with teaching.
With the resignation of Leem Shim in July, I wound up teaching a bit different schedule than I anticipated. I am teaching Compiler Construction for the first time since 1994; so, it almost like teaching it for the first time. I am also teaching COSC 105, which I use to teach frequently; but I haven't taught it since 2000 when we were still using the VMS system. So, I've had to make a bunch of adjustments there too. Teaching has been a struggle; but enough about me.
The department has received about thirty returned alumni surveys about the Masters in Information Assurance program. Thanks to all of you who took the time to give us your opinions. As you might have guessed from what I said above, we have not yet analyzed your responses. (That may have been a good thing; a late survey came in just before Thanksgiving.) I will try to give you a report in the Spring issue about what the survey shows.
The department is gearing up to review applications for the two open faculty positions. We are collecting applications until the end of the year; there are already about 35 in. Carol complains about all the paperwork and filing needed to keep track of the applications, resumes, transcripts, and letters of reference. Selecting new faculty is one of the most important and difficult tasks that the whole department gets involved in.
And speaking of tasks involving many people, IUP is currently doing a self-study in preparation for Middle States Accreditation. Four of the faculty in the department are on various Middle States sub-committees doing this study. The work of the sub-committees takes a lot of time - meetings, analysis, writing a report; and nearly all of the 17 sub-committees have created surveys of some kind. I have lost track of how many of these surveys I have responded to on behalf of the department.
Carol will give you a complete report about the Homecoming breakfast. I'll just note that I had a good conversation with Bruce Weinsheimer and his son, Milt and Lori Ferguson, Tim Jamison, and Mark Minser. Bruce graduated before I came to IUP which meant that he could relate to punched cards and batch processing much better than more recent graduates. Lori is a current IUP student and writes a weekly article for The Penn. The discussion with Mark was a bit unusual because he can't talk about what he does; he says it is interesting work - I take his word for that. Unfortunately, I forgot to take my camera to the breakfast; consequently, I have no pictures of the event to share with you.
I guess that is all for now. I hope you all have Happy Holidays.
Carol Miller
Hi Everyone! I hope you're having a great Fall wherever you are. We've been having pretty nice weather in Indiana which, I guess if we were to ask most of you, you would say is unusual. The semester even started off very well and other than being ultra busy, it's going smoothly.
One of the first things I want to report on is the Alumni Breakfast. We had some nice visits and a good time.
Cathy (Fleig) Gruss (12/85) came with the twins, Amanda and Rebecca. The "boys" were off doing their own thing this year, but the "girls" came down for breakfast and for the parade. I think I mentioned in an earlier issue that Cathy has family in Indiana, and I'm sure they all got together and enjoyed the parade. Other than the kids growing, everything in Cathy's life has stayed the same. They haven't moved from Portage and Cathy is still working from home for Seton company based in Norristown. It was really great seeing you and the girls, Cathy!!! Stop in when you're here visiting your family.
Greg Holtz (5/03) is still working at 3eTI Inc. in Blairsville but is now a Senior Web/Database Programmer and is performing web site development and enhancement for the U.S. Navy and has recently started to work on 3eTI's product support website. Greg was the supervisor for the Computer Science Intern who worked at 3ETI Inc. last semester. Greg's wife, Lia works here on campus, but not for IUP. She works for the Lytle Group as a Project Manager for IUP's OnStage Arts and Entertainment. Maybe we'll bump into her one day. It was great seeing you, Greg, stop in any time.
Mark Minser (5/00) is still with Raytheon in State College and still commuting from Armagh. He told me some of the Raytheon/IUP gossip, but I won't repeat it. I don't want to get Mark in trouble. But, of course, I would hope those people would write me on their own!
Bruce Weinsheimer (5/78) and his son, Adam, were here. It was great to see them. Bruce has been laid off work for a bit (from Highmark Blue Shield, no less) and is using the opportunity to take some computer courses that will enhance his skills. Adam is a student here which I probably reported before and I also probably reported that he isn't a Computer Science Major; but since we're such kind people, we won't consider ex-communication or shunning.
We got a chance to visit with Milt Ferguson (8/96), his wife, Lori, and their son, Ian. Lori is taking classes here at IUP, Milt is still with Sheetz and Ian is quite the little character and just as smart as a whip.
Tim Jamison (8/98). Tim, we still didn't talk - next year!
Jaunita Burdette (12/01) and Judy were here. It's always great to see them. Jaunita is still teaching in Pittsburgh and is still enjoying it. She also sent me some pictures of the cats. They are such beautiful little kittens.
Jason Agostoni (12/97) and his wife, Jackie, joined us. Nothing much has changed for them either; Jason is still at PPG in Pittsburgh and Jackie is still working on her M.D. However, they did buy a house in Wexford and are commuting from there.
Donna (Reed) Rosenberger (12/81) stopped by with her daughter, Danielle. Donnie and Suzannah were off doing their own thing, too. Donna is teaching at CCAC in Monroeville now, but still living in Parkwood on the farm.
Micki Hart (5/91) had breakfast with us also. Micki was working at IUP at the time of the breakfast but shortly after, she left for a job with SungardSCT. Her start date was October 17 and she was traveling to Rochester for training. She's back from Rochester now and is continuing the training online from home. Micki will provide more information later; but she was hired to do training and would be traveling to other locations to do this training but wasn't exactly sure how it was going to all work out. I'll keep you posted. Micki also started taking a class here on campus this fall and wasn't quite sure if finishing that course was going to be a possibility.
Then we had visits from several alumni who spoke at our colloquiums:
Mike Bigrigg (5/91), who you may remember is with CMU, spoke recently to the Software Engineering class and stopped in for a bit afterwards. It's always nice to have Mike here. We enjoy seeing him.
Mike Everett (5/97) who bought a house and is now living here in Indiana, but still working for IBM. You may remember that when Mike came back to finish his degree, he had Kerian and then he and Anne had Logan Spencer. Well, Mike sent me a picture of the family as it is now. I can't believe how big those kids are getting. Logan was an infant when they moved from the area, so it's not surprising how much she's grown, but Kerian has turned into a young man. He looks exactly like he used to, though. Mike and Ann bought a house over on Croyland Avenue; and I'm going to show up on their doorstep one of these days for a tour. It's one of those houses that I kept looking at and thinking what a neat house it is and always wondered what it was like and now I have the opportunity to find out.
And, Ed Kuzemchak (5/88) just recently spoke in the Software Engineering class. Ed is still living near Salina and running his own business, Software Design Solutions, Inc. (SDSi) which is focusing on embedded software development and Windows Mobile application development (Pocket PCs and Smartphones) and which is doing very well. They're now in the process of licensing their own software. The girls (Maggie and Kelly) are doing very well.
It was great seeing all three of you guys!!
Todd Orange (12/03) stopped in the other day. Todd's working for MobilVox here in Indiana. I think I mentioned in a previous issue that Mike Rozdilski (12/84) has stopped in several times and is working for MobilVox in Reston VA and said they were trying to open an office in Indiana. Well, they did and Todd is working there. There are openings there, too. For Database Programmer, Java Application Programmer, Java Enterprise Programmer, System Analyst, and a Network Engineer. If anyone is interested, let me know and I can give you details or if you're interested in something in the Indiana area, send your resume to firstname.lastname@example.com. Great to see you, Todd, and glad to see you in Indiana.
Heard from Jim Butler (8/88). He was actually in Indiana, but it was on a Sunday so we didn't get to visit with him. As you may remember, Jim's son Adam (who was just a little guy when Jim was a student here) is now 19 and a student at IUP. Jim also has Ryan, 4 1/2, who is in preschool and doing great. He had just learned to ride his two-wheeler without training wheels and was feeling a great sense of accomplishment. Dylan was born on March 1 of this year and is growing like a weed. As for work, Jim is still with Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) in Johnstown where he manages the System of Systems Technologies line. This is a people management position Jim moved into in January. He also manages several technical programs for CTC and mentioned in his e-mail that CTC is looking for system and software engineers. Clearances being a big plus. If you're interested, send your resume to Jim at email@example.com.
Our condolences to Zack Palmer (05/04). We received information that Zack's girl friend was fatally injured in an auto accident in November. We're very sorry for your loss, Zack.
Heard from Janie (Pike) Kustaborder (5/92). Janie and Lisa (Dillon) Boslett (12/93) were considering a trip to Indiana in November. Unfortunately, it didn't work out since I didn't have a free weekend until after Thanksgiving. The kids were getting ready for Halloween with Ryan going as a duck, Amber as a very specific kind of angel; but she couldn't describe that angel and Janie couldn't guess; Heather was going as a bubble bath. Go figure. But, Janie sent pictures and she really pulled it off. They looked adorable. Hopefully, Janie and Lisa, we'll be able to get it together one of these days.
Also got pictures of Jane (Cunningham) Harnagy's (5/87) kids. They were taken at an annual festival in Ocean Shores, WA where there is a sort of gathering of the pirates. The kids were dressed accordingly and partook in all the festivities. They looked really cute and one of the things I noticed was that Isabel now looks like Olivia did at that age; and Olivia is changing her looks quite a bit. Thanks Jane!!!! Keep those pictures coming.
Joe Ondrejik (5/84) is still working at Dell in Austin, Texas where the focus is on Systems Management software. Joe and his wife, Leisa, had a baby boy on May 27, 2003. His name is Joey (wonder where they got that??). Thanks for the info, Joe. Bring Joey in to see us if you're ever in the area.
Zack Howe (12/96) is still in Georgia working for T Mobile. There are jobs available there; and Zack sent me the website address and I shall put it in here. But just so you know, it's long and I may lose my journalism license by taking up so much room but that's a chance I'll take. Zack talked with Donnie Wishard (5/95) about heading north for Homecoming; but Zack had to head to Seattle the following weekend for the Teradata Partners conference. So, he didn't think he'd be able to get away for homecoming weekend as well. They didn't make it; but I know Zack will always be around since his family is from Indiana.
Congratulations to Kathy (Scott) Bachofer (12/98). She got married in December at Disney World, three days after running her first marathon! Can you even believe it? But, it isn't surprising, since Kathy also sky dives and engages in some other physical sports. She also still does quilting and now has a new house to display them in and a new hubby to display them for. She's still working at the same place (Target Software). Great to hear from you, Kathy.
Got a really nice update from Dave Coates (12/77). After graduating IUP, he began his employment with GTE in the Erie, PA data center where he supported their first online order entry system. This, in turn, peaked his interest in telecommunications and data networks; so he took an assignment at the GTE North Area headquarters in Indianapolis supporting their internal data networks and end user computing environment and where he learned about computer viruses and information assurance for distributed computing environments. From there, he moved on to Dallas at the GTE World Headquarters in their corporate electronic messaging department supporting the migration of 90,000 desktops from 6 different platforms to Banyan Vines. Then, he moved to Genuity which is a spin-off of Verizon; and he managed the $2B network construction program. After moving to Dallas, he started classes at the University of Dallas toward an MBA in Telecommunications Management and graduated from that program in the Spring of 1998. He then became an adjunct professor teaching their Telecom for Managers course.
The University of Dallas provides access to their degree programs both in the classroom and online and Dave supported both the migration of existing courses to the online environment and the selection of their online hosting partner, e-College. And, he was recently appointed to Pace University as an Adjunct Professor teaching the online version of their Telecom IV course. Both schools have developed programs in Information Assurance and they have seen strong enrollment in them. Dave has also very kindly offered his help with our new Masters program. Dave and his wife, Linda, have been married for over 27 years; and they have three children. Their oldest son was married this summer and his wife started medical school. Their daughter is a senior at The Ohio State University with plans to graduate with a double major in Animal Biology and Psychology in May, 2005. Their youngest son is in his Sophomore year at the University of North Texas in Art Design. Linda is a math teacher at Flower Mound High School. Wow, Dave, you've done very well, not only in your career, but with your family. Please keep in touch!!
Adnan Al Ghourabi (5/02) got a job in Denver at a company called IHS (Information Handling Services). One of the managers at Johnson & Johnson where Adnan used to work, moved down there and found there was a position open for a .NET developer and Adnan was hired. They have also sponsored him for H1-B. He's currently doing Content Management Server (CMS) and SharePoint development for intranet and Internet applications. Adnan is in graduate school and had planned on concentrating on wireless networking; but he took a .NET course and changed his mind, and fortunately for him, he landed a good job because of that. Meanwhile he hasn't defended the MS project yet (comparing MS ASP.NET and Apple's WebObjects); but I'm sure that will come in time. Thanks Adnan, glad things are going well for you. Keep us posted.
Matt Uhron (5/03) sent a nice update. On August 30, 2003, he married Jodi (Warren) who was an August 2002 graduate from the Journalism department. They had a nice honeymoon in Disney/Orlando and just had a first anniversary celebration in Hershey. Matt's been working at American Precision Technology (APT) in Johnstown where they have been living since December of 2002. They are both looking for jobs in the Pittsburgh area and hope to relocate soon. Matt will follow up with the new information then. Meanwhile, Matt you didn't indicate that you are job searching, but if anyone out there knows of any openings, let us know.
Congratulations to Chrisand Jennie Wastchak (5/03) who were married on labor day in Pittsburgh. They are living in Plum Borough and Chris is working for Allegheny Energy in Greensburg. Again, congratulations!!!!!! Keep in touch!
And, also congratulations to Dan and Chris Yuhas (5/88) who were married on September 18. They had a beautiful wedding in Northern Cambria and went on a cruise for their honeymoon. They are living in Northern Cambria in Dan's house. Dan is still working here at IUP for the NEDIC; and Chris works for First Commonwealth Bank. I also had lunch with them and Gary Buterbaugh; and we had a nice chat and a nice lunch. Congratulations!
And, from Ryan Knepper (12/01). Ryan is working right here in the big metropolis of Indiana. It's a small company mainly doing customer support for a large client. The company creates and maintains specialty database applications for small businesses mainly in FoxPro. (And here's another one of those guys who praises Charley Shubra and admits Charley knows what he's talking about when he says everything is database). The company has only five employees at the present time; but it has been around for sixteen years with their largest client being a world wide multi-billion dollar corporation. Ryan said the Indiana office only deals with the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico but that includes 100+ offices; and he said it can get busy. They also have some local clients; but he doesn't deal with them at all. On the personal front, Ryan's been married over two years now; and they bought a house here in Indiana. His wife is teaching music in Punxsutawney. They also rescued a Shi Tzu who was going to be put down. But, his most exciting news by far is that they had a little Knepper, Maura Anne; she was born on October 29 at 9:58 p.m. and was 18 inches long. I saw pictures of ;her and she sure is a beautiful little girl. I can't wait until they bring her in (that's a hint, Ryan). But, you should see what they did to her. They dressed her in a pumpkin suit to take her home from the hospital, complete with a jack-o-lantern hat. It was SO cute. Ryan is now trying to catch up on some sleep. Congratulations, Ryan!!! She's a real cutie.
Tony Popp (12/98) wasn't able to make the Homecoming breakfast because he was in a wedding in Somerset that day; but he did send me a picture of Victoria, his daughter. She is so cute. She's a year old now and I can't wait to meet her. I'm hoping Tony will bring her in person so I can play with her at the very least! Tony also has sent along a couple job openings that he received; but since he's very happy at CTC in Johnstown, he thought maybe someone else could use them. I e-mailed those to some people who are looking for something in the Pittsburgh area, Tony; and I posted them here on our display case; but if anyone else is interested, send me an e-mail and I'll get them to you.
Matt Holbrook has been working for the Commonwealth of PA for about a year and half now. He's a Data Base Administrator with the Department of Public Welfare, database design section. Matt recommends civil service employment and gives us the website where you can see what jobs are open and how and when to take the appropriate tests. They're mostly available in the larger PA cities. The website is: http://www.scsc.state.pa.us/ By taking the exams, your name is placed on a list and you'll be contacted for availability for different positions! Matt said it's important to take the tests as soon as possible, particularly in view of the fact that there are a lot of retirees; and those positions will open in the next two to three years. And, Matt said the State is a great place to start. He said there are many state agency offices in Western PA, especially Pittsburgh; and Penn DOT has a very large office in Indiana. Matt also mentioned that at the time of his e-mail there were 265 available state jobs and he said that is relatively low. Thanks Matt!!! I appreciate the information. Please stay in touch.
Congratulations to Justin Elkin (5/03) who became a father on September 1st. They went to the hospital on the evening of August 31st at about 6:00; and Kenedee Jo was born at 9:28 in the morning. She weighed 7.3 lbs. and was 18 3/4 long. Justin sent a picture of her; and she's a beautiful little girl. They were maybe going to try to come to the breakfast; but Justin thought they may have something going on that weekend. That was apparently the case because they weren't here; and I'm sure that's the only thing that could have kept them away. We missed you!! Justin is still with Rosebud Mining in Kittanning.
I heard from Jeff Claney (5/88). After graduating from IUP, Jeff got a job with Transtar (in Monroeville, PA), the railroad subsidiary of US Steel and then went on and earned his MBA at Pitt. Within the last year, the decision was made to merge the IT Departments of Transtar with US Steel; and, as a result, Jeff is now working on the South Side in Pittsburgh as opposed to Monroeville. So, Jeff may be looking for a change; if anyone knows of any IT positions in the Pittsburgh area, let me know. Jeff has been working in the IT field for 16 years, so he'd be bringing along a bit of experience.
Charlie Pauch (12/97) is living in Newfield, NY and working for a software vendor called CBORD (www.cbord.com) as a support technician. Prior to that, he worked as a System Administrator at two different Internet Companies, Penn.com from 1998 to 1999 and wrkcs.net from 2000 to 2004. He says he's had a pretty interesting career so far, and the programming knowledge he received as a student here at IUP has been very good to him. He also said something that I hear all the time. That is: when he was here, we were just starting to teach C++, and Charlie thought we were really behind the times wasting his time learning COBOL and Pascal. But, he said he was SO wrong because no matter the language, learning the fundamentals of programming is the most important thing; and he says IUP did that job well for him. Charlie also passed along some job information from the company he just left (wrkcs.net); it was looking for a new system administrator. I did post this information, Charlie, I hope it helped.
Lisa Gustafason (5/94) sent an e-mail in support of our prospective masters program and in support of The Debugger. Lisa, you didn't add any personal information. We'd love to hear from you.
I not only had e-mail, but had a visit from Justin Streiner (5/97). Justin had some time off and was traveling around visiting. The reason he had some time off was because he changed jobs, what with the demise of Stargate. Justin made it through Stargate's bankruptcy. When they filed for protection the company was split into three pieces which were sold to different companies. The residential dialup and DSL subscribers were picked up by Earthlink; the Professional Services Group was acquired by AC Coy in Pittsburgh; and the business services (which is where Justin worked) was acquired by Expedient, based out of Cleveland. So, Justin made in through the bankruptcy and acquisition but then decided he needed a change of scenery. (By the way, for anyone who might want to contact Justin, his email is firstname.lastname@example.com and that address will continue to work for the foreseeable future.) However, Justin accepted a senior network engineering position at the University of Pittsburgh and started work there on September 13. The work is similar to what he was doing at Expedient; but he'll be getting into new areas of technology; and it will also give him the chance to apply a lot of the same experience he gained at Stargate and Expedient. He can, therefore, make some good contributions to the group he'll now be working in. Then, Justin is hoping in a few months' time, to be looking for a house.
Meanwhile, Justin has been keeping himself busy with his band, Nebulous. They played several shows over the spring and summer but have been on a hiatus while their guitar player was busy renovating his new house and getting ready to get married. They had plans to get back to a more normal schedule (a show every 4-5 weeks) later in the fall. However, if you want to take a look at the website, it's www.nebulousrockspittsburgh.com. And, I will say, personally, Justin, I'm glad you left the state mental health system's music therapy program.
Justin also submitted (in Justin's words) "my contributions for the next segment of 'Where Are They Now?' for Carol's Corner :-)" Sloan Seaman (8/96) recently started a new job at Precision Therapeutics on the South Side of Pittsburgh and is doing well. He's buying a new house. John Uselman (5/98) bought a house a few months ago in Baldwin, just south of Pittsburgh. He's still working at Fiserv. Tony (5/98) and Bonnie (Slowik) (5/96) Matous now have a son Benjamin, who (says Justin) looks an awful lot like Tony and the resemblance is almost scary. They live in Ligonier these days and Bonnie is training to run a marathon in Harrisburg in the fall. Justin runs into Lance Tost (12/95) and his wife, Karen, every now and then, since they live just a few minutes away from him. Lance is at Respironics; and he seems to like it. Michael Pace (12/03) is still working at Raytheon. Justin says there are tons of CompSci grads he's fallen out of contact with and, hopefully, when they read this, they'll get in touch with him. So anybody out there who knows Justin, send him an e-mail! And, I would just like to add, that Justin looks exactly like he always did - only his hair is a little shorter and a little darker. It sure was great seeing you Justin!
Tim Bassett (8/02) is in the Air Force stationed in Grand Forks, NC; and while he's in the Air Force, he's pursuing his Masters and also paying into the G.I. Bill. His grand plan is at the end of his four year enlistment to have his master's degree and then start working on a doctorate degree in computer science. Good luck, Tim, keep in touch and let us know how it's going.
And, that's all the news I have for now. Please write and tell me what Santa brings you (or anything else you'd like to tell me). Have a good winter.
Joseph Shyrock
The holidays are near and that brings the end of the semester. This semester has been overall an uneventful one, lacking any major undertakings. Instead, most of the time has been dedicated to finishing up old business and making future plans.
The college SMS server has arrived and the setup is nearly completed. We hope that this will allow us to maintain and manage our infrastructure better. Between the fall and spring breaks, we are also going to be updating some of the servers. The university is going to be migrating towards Windows Server 2003. This should be a much easier migration from the NT 4.0 environment that we were in.
Lastly, the most significant undertaking this semester was rolling out Windows XP service pack 2. The college labs and most of all the faculty machines have been patched. Luckily in this college, we did not find it a gruesome task, as other colleges had reported it had been. Not that there haven't been some problems, some of the patches to Internet Explorer do not interact will with WebCT. Long-term solutions to these problems have not been found yet.
Hopefully the next time that you hear from me I will have more eventful information, as things progress. I hope that everyone has a good holiday season.
David Smith
On November 5th, two programming teams from IUP embarked on a trip to Carnegie Mellon University to complete at the 2004 ACM East Central North America Programming Contest. The IDENTIFICATION DIVISION team comprised of Amanda Schiel (from the Mathematics department), Matt Selnekovic, and Eric Pennington did well completing one problem and providing submissions for two other problems. Brent Parker from the Physics department, represented the IUP throws Exception team. Two other members of the IUP throws Exception team were unable to compete due to a tragedy involving a close friend. Nonetheless, Brent completed one problem and a submission for another. Of the more than 100 teams competing, only 7 completed more than three problems.
Administrative problems with the submission system plagued the contest. It was rebooted frequently impacting both teams' ability to complete the problems and reporting inaccurate standings. I heard that it was developed by IBM to show off their robust Java environment. Looks like someone dropped ball with regards to stress testing. Even so, we all had a great time. I look forward to competing at PACISE programming contest this Spring and at ACM next year.
William W. Oblitey
IUP continues to upgrade its capacity as a center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAE/IAE). Last summer, several research initiatives were undertaken, all with student involvement. We redesigned the Cyber Security lab so that it mimics the Internet. The machines were arranged into five islands connected by switches and fortified with firewalls. The separate islands were then made to recognize each other through routers and the entire structure was connected together at a central switch. The computing machines were purchased with the 2001 NSF capacity building grant that the department obtained and the switches, routers, and firewalls were awarded to the department through a Cisco Systems Incorporated award totaling $85,300 in the Summer of 2003.
Last May, IUP Computer Science department hosted a one-week Cisco boot camp conducted by Mr. Bob DuCharme of Cisco systems. Several faculty from the State System of Higher Education attended this cyber security boot camp and we also had a few members from our computer center attending and participating in the discussions that the instructor encouraged.
Last August, we conducted another of our now usual cyber security workshops. This one was on network security and it was held during the week of August 2-6. Dr. Ed. Crowley, a Computer Science professor at the University of South Texas who teaches Network Security courses, and Mr. Ken Estes, a Senior Computer Security Systems Engineer who works with the Johnstown MountainTop Technologies were the instructors for this Summer workshop. The workshop was run in a manner that permitted more interaction among the participants. To break the boredom, a trip to Amish country was conducted on Thursday morning, followed by a visit to the Jimmy Stewart museum in the afternoon. The workshop concluded on Friday with the participants sharing some of their hands-on laboratory exercises that they had been using in their security classes.
Two of our students, Michael Weissert and Anthony Rocchio, have been awarded Department of Defense (DoD) Information Assurance scholarships. The scholarships cover the students' tuition, books, fees, and also provides a stipend. The students also obtain immediate appointments under the Student Career Experience Program of the DoD. During the semester breaks in their academic studies, these Information Assurance Scholars receive progressive, hands-on experience in Information Security internships. Upon completion of their education, the scholars will receive full-time permanent positions with the Department of Defense.
The Information Assurance students continue to meet in the IUP Cyber Security Laboratory (Stright, room 107a) to share ideas and to learn from each other. More faculty have begun to participate in these meetings and, sometimes, they also make presentations to the group. Dr. Rose Shumba, Dr. Soundararajan Ezekiel, Dr. Sanwar Ali, and Mr. David Smith have been there to aid with the meetings. Alumni are also welcome; and Mr. Jason Barto has been a regular attending alumnus. He has participated and taken leadership positions at many of our meetings. He also lead the group on a tour around campus and surrounding areas to check on wireless network accessibility. They mapped several location with wireless accessibility. We discovered that most of these site were unprotected. For those alumni reading this, you are invited to your alma mater on Tuesdays from 6:00pm to 7:00pm in Stright 107-A for the Cyber Security meetings. Now and then, we provide pizza and soft drinks to help keep the atmosphere at the meetings more cordial.
We (Oblitey, Ezekiel and Wolfe) submitted a proposal to the National Security Agency (NSA) to perform unclassified research on covert channels. The proposal has been funded; it allows us to study and analyze covert channels and to provide our Information Assurance students an opportunity to participate in the study and gain in-depth knowledge of the subject area. This is a three-year project worth $300,000, with $100,000 released to us each year. We are starting with an exhaustive literature search and we will report on covert storage and timing channels in the form of a paper on the state of the practice. We will then conduct a feasibility study of developing software tools to automate covert channel detection and analysis of timing channels and also develop prototype software based tool to demonstrate analysis and detection capability. We will also apply the tool to real operating system features to demonstrate its effectiveness; and we will propose future directions for research and development. We expect this project to help retain the students in our Information Assurance track. We interviewed nine students who were interested in being part of the research experience and selected three of them with two serving as close alternates but also with full participation in the project. We are very enthusiastic about this award; and we welcome the experience and challenges that the research effort brings with it.