Learning is a process that involves an interaction of the student, the instructor, and the material of the course. Writing too is a process. It involves the writer applying their awareness of their audience with their purpose or desired/wished outcome that may be achieved by the act of writing. Sounds simple, but it takes some thinking and pondering to make it work right. The writing process, particularly persuasive writing is all about awareness. Awareness of your intentions and aim and awareness of who is going to read this will they read it, and why would they want to as well. In addition to the writing process, this class will ask you to persuasively write about research you have done. This class will require you to do research on your topic and be able, not only to write about it, but to be able to present it multiple audiences (instructor, class itself, and possible other audiences). The aim of all of this is to prepare you for what will be expected of you throughout college, and depending on your field of study, beyond it. It is the goal of this class, my goal, to do my best to prepare you for what may or may not be asked of you as you proceed through your college and professional career – better to be over prepared that under I like to say.
ENG 1013. Composition I. (ENGL 1301) Theory and practice of written and oral exposition and research in traditional and electronic environments; rhetorical principles and organization in practice. Prerequisite ENG 1003, completion of DSP process, or exemption from process. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: three credit hours. Core composition requirement.
Axelrod, Rise B. and Charles R. Cooper The St. Martin's Guide to Writing. 9th ed. ISBN-13:978-0-312-53612-1.
** The textbook is a required component of this class. You cannot pass the class without owning the textbook. You must have the St. Martin's Guide by the second week of class to keep from falling to far behind. You may purchase your textbook at the TWU Bookstore, at KB Books (across from Lowry Hall), or Voertman's (on Hickory near UNT).
Attend class regularly and on time (more on attendance below) – for online this means participation in discussions and reading.
Read and annotate assignments and be prepared to discuss them.
Satisfactorily (and honestly!) complete all written assignments by due dates.
Note: Remember that a "D" is passing in college, so you must do more than the minimum to earn higher than a D in this course.
I'll provide feedback on each of your essays about how to make your writing more effective, and you will have the opportunity to revise a selection of assignments to represent your best work throughout the semester. Your goal is to continually improve as a writer during the semester, and your portfolio should reflect that improvement at the end of the course. The portfolio is your opportunity to represent your best writing and is worth 20% of your course grade.
All of your work in this class must be written by you specifically for this class. "Recycling" papers written for previous classes is cheating. Do original work for all assignments.
Profile. (1000 words, 10%). SMG Ch. 3. You'll conduct field research [interviews and observations] on or around campus, relying on the nearby community for subjects and sources. Drawing on your field research, you'll write a feature article about a person, place, or activity that gives readers a good sense of the subject you chose and your perspective on him, her, or it. Supporting chapters: SMG Ch. 13, Cueing the Reader; Ch. 22, Field Research; They Say/I Say, Ch. 7.
Explaining a Concept. (1,500 words, 10%). SMG Ch. 4. You'll choose a concept that's interesting to you and write an essay explaining it to readers who might find it interesting and illuminating. Along the way, you'll draw on professionally written, published sources like news or magazine articles. Supporting chapters: SMG Ch. 16, 17, 18, 23, and 24. They Say/I Say, Ch. 2 and 3.
Justifying an Evaluation. (1,000 words, 10%). SMG Ch. 8. Using Romano's evaluation of Statsky's essay as a model, you'll team up in small groups, choose concept essays written by others on your team, agree on criteria for a good concept essay, and discuss how the essay measures up to the criteria. You'll then writes an independent evaluation reporting both on the group's conclusions and your own individual perspectives, which may conflict with the group's. Afterward, you and your classmates will review your first collaborative experience in preparation for the last major essay. Supporting chapters: They Say/I Say, Ch. 6 and 10.
Finding Common Ground. (1,500 words, 10%). SMG Ch. 5. In small teams (2-3 students), you'll choose a debate from a list provided by your instructor, analyze the debate, and explain the areas of agreement and disagreement found in the paired essays, organizing your findings by topic rather than by source. Supporting chapters: SMG 19, 24; They Say/I Say, Ch. 1, 2 (particularly pgs. 24-25).
Portfolio. (20%). Ch. 27. You'll revise your Concept essay, plus either the Profile or the Evaluation based on self-evaluations and received feedback. The portfolio will also include invention notes, relevant journal entries, drafts, comments, and a metacognitive statement reflecting on the process.
FYC Post-Test. This exam will take place during regular class sessions in the last week of regularly scheduled classes. To take the test, students must take the pre-test. The student's raw exam score will be equal to the better of the pre- and post-test scores, whichever is higher.
Diagnostic essay/Pre-test: You must take the diagnostic in order to take the post-test.
Practice midterm test. A practice round for the final FYC post-test. Prepare by practicing They Say/I Say templates on pgs. 24-25, 43-44.
Narrative. (250 words). In preparation for the Profile assignment, you'll watch a video clip or short segment from a documentary and take notes on what you observe. Then write up a description of what you saw.
Topic Chart and Annotations. Although the Finding Common Ground assignment is a group project, you are responsible for creating your own topic chart and annotations, following the directions in Chapter 5 of the St. Martin's Guide, so you are prepared for team meetings. Any student who comes to class without topic charts and annotations on the day those are discussed by teams will be asked to write that paper solo. That student will not be part of a team.
Peer Reviews. Peer Workshops are based on your participation as well as the feedback you provide to your peers. You will be assigned to a peer group and expected to provide valid, helpful feedback to each member of the peer group on each assignment in order to do well in this area of your grade. This portion of your grade comprises your participation during the peer review workshops and the feedback you provide to members of your peer group.
Attendance & Participation: For you to earn credit in this course, your attendance is required by the FYC program and the university. NOTE: As TWU policy states, you may fail this course as a result of excessive absences (i.e. missing the equivalent of 2 or more weeks [4 days] of class). You should consider, however, that missing any number of class meetings could negatively impact your performance: Missed tests, quizzes, exercises, peer reviews, in-class essays and the like cannot be made up.
Excused absences include only those absences for "student illness, serious illness or death in the student's immediate family, official school activity, or recognized religious holiday" (TWU Student Handbook 143).
You must provide documentation of your absence to the Office of Student Life for verification.
"Excessive absences, even if documented, may result in a student failing the course" (TWU Student Handbook 144).
To be considered present for a class session, please come to class prepared, show up on time and stay throughout the meeting, remain engaged in class activities, avoid distracting others, receive items that are distributed during class, and submit any work that is collected at the end of class. Although I do not wish to become a "police officer" in the classroom, I do reserve the authority to count as absent, at my discretion, students are excessively late, who distract others (through cell-phone use, off-task computer use, chit-chat), who are distracted (listening to music on ear-buds), or who are significantly unprepared (for instance, who come to peer reviews without a completed draft). Students who are habitually late or who habitually slip out of class early may accrue one absence for every three such instances. My goal, when I enforce these rules, is to ensure you and the students around you are in the best possible environment for learning.
Excessive absence (missing four or more days of class) may result in failing this course.
Remember: If something comes up and you must miss class, please keep me informed. However, please ask your classmates what you missed. (I'm afraid I cannot repeat missed material for every individual who is absent; there are too many absences and too few hours in the day to do so.) I recommend making friends with one or two classmates and exchanging contact information.
To assess student learning, the First-Year Composition program at TWU will ask you to complete two written in-class tests, one near the beginning of the term and one near the end. These tests are required of all composition students. The second test, or "post-test," is worth 20% of your grade, and you'll only be permitted to take it if you have received credit for the pre-test. (Note: If your score drops between the pre- and post-tests, the raw pre-test score will be used instead, as long as you have taken both exams.) If you cannot attend class on the day of a required test, please let your instructor know ahead of time or be prepared to provide Student Life-approved documentation excusing the absence, and we will try to arrange an alternative location and time for you to make it up. Note that make-up exams will be different from the regularly scheduled exams and may be more difficult.
Although we will be taking the post-test before the date of our scheduled "final exam" meeting, we are still required to meet during the allotted final exam time.
Once I have assessed your performance, your final grade may be reduced for absences (see below).
IMPORTANT: All drafts of each assignment must be turned in to earn credit for the course. Failure to turn in a draft will result in an F for a final grade. Handouts detailing individual assignments are also considered part of this course syllabus. Failure to take the diagnostic pre-test and final post-test will result in an F for the final grade.
This document is subject to change. The instructor may modify portions of this syllabus (particularly the calendar of assignments) to adjust to issues in the classroom, learning needs of students, availability of resources, changes in university or department policy, or other pedagogical reasons. When changes occur they will be announced on the class Blackboard site and an amended version of the syllabus will be made available on Blackboard for upload.
As a rule, the first-year composition program does not accept late assignments. Absence is not an excuse for late work. If you must miss class when an assignment is due, turn it in prior to the due date. I may accept a late assignment, but only in extremely extraordinary circumstances and with prior approval. However, even with approval, your grade on the work may be reduced half a letter-grade for each class day the assignment is late.
Instructors in the first-year composition program only reply to emails sent from TWU accounts. Also, emails are written communication, and you should be aware of your audience. Craft a subject line that reflects the main purpose of your message, use appropriate language, and sign your name (first and last) as well as indicate your class by section, day, and time. I will make every effort to reply to emails in a timely fashion during the week; however, I do not normally respond to student emails on weekends.
As college adults, it is important that you learn to respect not only your instructor by also your classmates. By constantly engaging in technological activities instead of actively participating in class you not only disrespect me but you also disrespect and distract your classmates. This negative behavior will also affect your participation grade and will be documented throughout the semester.
Cell Phones: Please respect your classmates and me. Turn OFF your phone before coming into class to avoid disruptions. Likewise, DO NOT read or send text messages. If your phone becomes an issue, you may be asked to leave the room and may be counted absent.
IPods/MP3 Players: Please refrain from wearing ear buds or headphones during class (whether or not the machine is on). If you do so, you may be asked to leave the room and may be counted absent.
Computers/Printers/Internet: Please print all daily assignments and essays before class begins and be ready to turn them in when you arrive. DO NOT rely on the classroom printer; it may be low on toner or out of paper. (See late assignments, above.) Please do not type on keyboards or use computers unless I instruct you to do so. When I instruct you to use a computer, do not access websites unless they pertain to your research/work in this class (i.e. do not access MySpace, Facebook, Yahoo, etc. unless instructed to do so.) If you use the computer for activities unrelated to the class you are taking, you may be asked to leave the room and may be counted absent.
You may be asked from time to time to respond semi-formally to questions on Blackboard, most likely in the Discussion Board forums. These questions will give you a chance to practice your writing while thinking about assigned readings in the course or other materials we are discussing. Taking these activities seriously can help you learn better: We learn more about what we read (and what we think) if we have to write about it. Keep in mind, also, that some of the discussion postings you write may become part of the revision/portfolio packet you submit at the end of the term.
be coherent and understandable by interested readers, although it might have usage, spelling, or punctuation errors.
You will be responsible for obtaining in-class reviews, for purposes of online instruction I will be assigning you to groups around Week 2 or 3 of the semester, from your peers and deciding how to address their comments effectively in your drafts as you revise. Save the peer reviews you receive: You may need to include them in your end-of-term revision/portfolio packet or with the major assignments as you turn them in. I may ask you to write about how you responded to the feedback you received.
You may have noticed we will share a great deal of our writing during this semester (both in small groups and with the entire class). This sharing is intended to provide you with models of effective writing, feedback to improve your writing, and give you experience offering feedback. It is imperative we all respect this process and come to class prepared to share writing and comment constructively.
Major writing assignments must be printed from a digital file (double-spaced) in black ink using a Times New Roman font (no larger or smaller than 12pt). Use MLA guidelines for spacing, margins, heading, and page numbering. Print a hard copy of your work before closing the program you're using. Always save your work on your hard drive and email it to yourself. You should also save your work on a separate flash drive. (Computer labs are located in the following areas: MCL Mega Lab (218), Technology Resource Center (MCL 221), Blagg-Huey Library (Lab), Student Center (Rm. 112), and University Housing (Guinn Commons).
Academic Dishonesty Statement: Honesty in completing assignments is essential to the mission of the university and to the development of the personal integrity of the student. Cheating, plagiarism, or other kinds of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated and will result in appropriate sanctions that may include failing an assignment, failing the class, or being suspended or expelled. Suspected cases in this course may be reported to Student Life. The specific disciplinary process for academic dishonesty is found in the TWU Student Handbook. Tools to help you avoid plagiarism are available through the TWU Libraries' "Quick Links" under "Research Help" (http://www.twu.edu/library/literacy/index.htm).
Disability Support Policy Statement: If you think you will need reasonable accommodations to meet the requirements of this course, you must register with the office of Disability Support Services (CFO 106, 940-898-3835, dss@twu.edu ) in order to obtain the required official notification of your accommodation needs. Please plan to meet with me by appointment or during office hours to discuss approved accommodations and how the course requirements and activities may impact your ability to fully participate.


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package com.github.neunkasulle.chronocommand.model;

import com.vaadin.external.org.slf4j.Logger;
import com.vaadin.external.org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.hibernate.Criteria;
import org.hibernate.Transaction;
import org.hibernate.criterion.Restrictions;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Created by jannis on 19.01.16.
 *  Data Access Object to store categories
 */
public class CategoryDAO {
    private static final CategoryDAO instance = new CategoryDAO();
    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CategoryDAO.class);

    private CategoryDAO() {

    }

    /**
     * Gets the CategoryDAO instance
     * @return the one instance of CategoryDAO
     */
    public static CategoryDAO getInstance() {
        return instance;
    }

    /**
     * gets all categories
     * @return A list of all categories
     */
    public List<Category> getAllCategories() {
        org.hibernate.Session session = DAOHelper.getInstance().getSessionFactory().openSession();
        Criteria all = session.createCriteria(Category.class);

        List<Category> categories = new ArrayList<>(all.list().size());
        for (Object obj : all.list()) {
            categories.add((Category) obj);
        }

        return categories;
    }

    /**
     * Adds a new category to the DB
     * @param category the category which is to be added
     */
    public void saveCategory(Category category) throws ChronoCommandException {
        if (findCategoryByString(category.getName()) != null) {
            LOGGER.warn("Category with the same name already exists.");
            throw new ChronoCommandException(Reason.CATEGORYALREADYSPECIFIED);
        }

        LOGGER.info("Saving category {}", category.getName());
        org.hibernate.Session session = DAOHelper.getInstance().getSessionFactory().openSession();
        Transaction tx = session.beginTransaction();
        session.saveOrUpdate(category);
        tx.commit();
        session.flush();
        session.close();
    }

    /**
     * Finds a category by its representing string
     * @param catAsString the string of category which should be found
     * @return The found category Object
     */
    public Category findCategoryByString(String catAsString) {
        org.hibernate.Session session = DAOHelper.getInstance().getSessionFactory().openSession();
        Criteria criteria = session.createCriteria(Category.class).add(Restrictions.eq("name", catAsString));
        Object obj = criteria.uniqueResult();
        return (Category) obj;
    }

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Brown meat slowly, spoon off excess fat. Add remaining meat mixture ingredients. Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
Cook noodles in salted water, drain and rinse. Prepare the cheese mixture; combine all ingredients.
Layer the lasagna as follows: Start by placing ½ the meat mixture on the bottom to prevent sticking. Layer ½ the noodles to cover the meat, add ½ the cheese mixture on top of the noodles and add a layer of sliced cheese across the top. From here, repeat all layers. (2 assembled layers total).
Bake at 375 degrees, approximately 30 minutes. Once cheese layer on top starts to brown to your liking, cover with non-stick foil if cooking is not complete.


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A. James Clark School of Engineering
Aerospace Engineering Theses and Dissertations
The Influence of Variable Flow Velocity on Unsteady Airfoil Behavior
van der Wall, Berend G.
Leishman, J. Gordon
https://doi.org/10.13016/vsww-yffd
The importance of unsteady aerodynamics for prediction of rotor dynamics is unquestioned today. The purpose of unsteady aerodynamic models is to represent the effect of unsteady airfoil motion on the lift, moment and drag characteristics of a blade section. This includes unsteady motion (arbitrary motion) of the airfoil in angle of attack (pitch) and vertical movement (plunge), as well as the effects of an airfoil traveling through a vertical gust field. However, the additional degrees of freedom, namely the fore-aft motion and the unsteady freestream variations commonly are acknowledged, but neglected in virtually all analyses. Since the effect of unsteady freestream results in a stretching and compressing of the shed wake vorticity distribution behind an airfoil, it will have an effect on the airfoil characteristics. The subject of this thesis is to provide a review of the analytic and experimental work done in the area of unsteady freestream and unsteady fore-aft motion, to clarify the limits of the various theories, and to show the differences between them. This will be limited to the attached flow regime since all theories are based on the small disturbance assumption in incompressible flow. As far as possible the theories are compared with experimental data, however most of the available experimental data are confined to stalled flow conditions and are not useful here. In addition to the theories, a semiempirical mathematical model will be used based on the aerodynamics of indicial functions. The purpose is to show the differences of using the theories of unsteady airfoil motion in a constant flow, and those accounting for unsteady freestream flow. This will help to justify whether it is necessary to include the unsteady freestream effect in comprehensive rotor codes. Finally, a generalisation of Isaacs unsteady aerodynamic theory for an airfoil undergoing a frequency spectra in pitch and plunge in a freestream oscillating with the fundamental frequency is presented here for the first time. Therein the axis of rotation of the airfoil is a free parameter.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Online Businesses can be a great source of income. What can be easier than setting up a website and letting it do the sales 24x7x365?
The down side is your store is open 24x7x365 to the bad guys too! This document outline ways that criminals can take advantage of your website and steal data from you and your customers and what you can to to stop them.


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Victoria, fort (Ambon)
Long before the Dutch arrived, the Portuguese settled on Ambon. The first Portuguese stronghold on the bay of Ambon was built in 1576. Around 1580 this structure was replaced by a better fort with four bastions, closer to the shore. It was named Forte de Nossa Senhora da Anunciada in Portuguese and was locally known as Kota Laha. On February 23 1605 the Portuguese surrendered this fort to VOC Admiral Steven van der Hagen without a shot being fired. In gratitude for what seemed to have been a god-given victory, the fort was renamed Victoria by the Dutch. It became the seat of the first Dutch territory in the Indies, the Government of Amboina. The first to hold the position of governor was Frederik de Houtman (1605-1611). For the years that followed the fort served as the general administrative center for the VOC in Asia, before it was shifted first to Fort Oranje in Ternate and later to Batavia. Fort Victoria was rebuild and strengthened multiple times. As described in 1627, initially the fort had two gates and four bastions, with the bastions facing the landside being bigger and higher. A one and a half meter deep moat filled with water surrounded the structure. Within the walls there were spaces to store trade goods and weapons and accommodations for people in service of the VOC. Earthquakes that took place in 1643, 1672 and 1673 damaged the structure till such extent that it was considered to leave Fort Victoria and built a whole new fort on the opposite side of the bay at Laha. The position of Fort Victoria was seen as less strategic and more difficult to defend, due to the hills surrounding the structure. In the end however, the VOC judged that building a new fort was too expensive and Fort Victoria was raised from the ruins.
Also throughout the eighteenth century earthquakes caused damage to the structure and subsequently repair works were conducted. During the reign of Governor Bernardus van Pleuren (1775-1785), the structure was extended to the polygonal shape, with seven bastions a hornwork and a moat, which is still partly visible today. It was after this works were finished that the fort became known as Nieuw Victoria.
Close to the fort a considerable residential town has grown. In 1683 there were 770 Europeans living in the town, including the garrison; the number of Company officials in the whole Government of Amboina added up to 1070 people in the period of 1726-1730. After 1656 the Company maintained a force of around 600 soldiers in the Ambon Islands, half of whom were billeted in Victoria Castle; the other half were spread across 18 smaller strongholds. The fort has never been sieged. Without any resistance, the English took over the fort during the Napoleonic wars in 1795. Most likely the bastions and parts of the walls have been torn down after the earthquake of 1898. Also American bombardments during the second world war caused heavy damage. What remains are parts of the walls facing the bay and the hornwork. The gate has been restored several times. Within the fort, the eighteenth century powderstorage within the half-bastion Zeelandia and a room within bastion Groningen are still intact. Other buildings are from more recent date. The area still has a military function, being used today by the Indonesian army.
fort Nieuw Victoria, Forte de Nossa Senhora da Anunciada, Kota Laha
1605-1795 (VOC period), extended 1775-1785
c. 55000 m2
Map of the city of Ambon and its surroundings
Vingboons, Johannes / Nessel, Johannes (van)
View of Amboina
Map of Amboina
Anoniem / Anonymous
Bastion fort Victoria, Ambon
Mansyur, Syahruddin
Guardhouse in fort Victoria, Ambon
Wall fort Victoria, Ambon
Gate fort Victoria, Ambon
Subijono, Endy
View of the city of Amboina
Hondt, Pierre d' / Schley, Jacobus van der
Schley, Jacobus van der / Hondt, Pierre d'
Left hand portion of a view of Amboina
Map of the island of Ambon
View of the city of Ambon
Ottens, Frederik / Braam, J. van / ...
Beheading of Moluccan 'mutineers' in Fort Victoria on Ambon in 1653
Blokhuysen, R. / Braam, J. van / ...
View of Ambon and Banda Neira
Anoniem / Anonymous / Jansz, Jan
View of Fort Victoria on Ambon
Anoniem / Anonymous / Meurs, Jacob van
Map of Amboina castle, expedition A. Gijsels
Anoniem / Anonymous / Gijsels, Artus/Arnoult
View of Amboina, Moluccas, expedition A. Gijsels
Blommaert, F. / Gijsels, Artus/Arnoult
Bird's eye view of the island of Ambon
Bird's eye view of Fort Victoria, Ambon
View of fort Victoria on Ambon and the hinterland
Nessel, Johannes (van)
View of Ambon
Bird's eye view of the fort of Ambon
Map of Boero, Ambon and part of Ceram
Haas, Matthijs de
Map of the city and the castle of Amboina
Bayonville, Marcus de
View of Batavia and several forts
Schenk, Petrus
Map of Victoria Castle at Ambon
Reimer, Carl Friedrich / Vaillant, I.O. / ...
Bird's eye view map of Victoria Castle at Ambon
Bird's eye view map of Amboina
Rendition of the islands of Solor, Ambon, Gunung Api and Banda Neira
Victoria Castle at Ambon, seen from the sea
Bird's eye view of Victoria Castle, Ambon
Views of Ambon and the islands of Banda and Gunung Api
View of the castle at Amboina, seen from the sea side
Map of the castle at Amboina
Sea gate of Fort Victoria in Ambon city
Overvoorde-Gordon, J.
Bird's-eye map of the island of Ambon
Meyne, David de
Other forts related to post
Nootwijk, fort (Ambon)
anoniem/anonymous, Landmonsterrollen (1691-1790)
Jaspers, J.H.B., De gedragslijn der V.O.C. bij de bevestiging van haar macht en invloed op het eiland Amboina etc.
Pusat Dokumentasi Arsitektur, Inventory and identification of forts in Indonesia (2010)
Wall, V.I. van de, De Nederlandsche oudheden in de Molukken (1928)
Keppel, Jaap, De Molukken. VOC architectuur Banda Archipel, Ambon & Lease Eilanden, Ternate (2011)


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Breach, Data security
North Carolina community college library users' data exposed
Dan Kaplan December 18, 2009
Sensitive data belonging to the library users at a number of North Carolina state-run community colleges may have been compromised when a server was hacked.
How many victims? 51,000.
What type of personal information? Social Security and driver's license numbers.
What happened? A hacker, earlier this year, was able to access a central server used by libraries at 25 community college campuses. The server stored the personal information, which was used to identify library users.
What was the response? The affected colleges are notifying victims, and officials plan to remove any personal data stored on the server.
Quote: "Our colleges and our system office are making every effort to ensure that personal information is permanently removed from our records," said Saundra Williams, a senior vice president with the state Community College System.
Source: The News & Observer, newsobserver.com ,"Hacker hit community college system," Dec. 17, 2009.
Discuss: What Makes a Good Breach Response? – ESW #303
What makes a good breach response? What makes a bad one? Could we objectively measure them? How would we break down and rate a company's breach response performance?
Data breaches hit UCLA Health, UCHealth
Data breaches hit UCLA Health, UCHealth HealthITSecurity reports that both Los Angeles-based UCLA Health and Colorado-based UCHealth have disclosed being impacted by third-party data breaches.
Charter Communications impacted by third-party breach
U.S. telecommunications firm Charter Communications has disclosed being affected by a third-party data breach after data claimed to be stolen from nearly 550,000 of its customers has been posted on a hacking forum, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
Stemming the rising tide of fraud with machine learning and AI
Part 2: Detection & Response Demo: Patrolling Every Packet & Process for Signs of Compromise
Part 1: The Telltale Signs of a Network Compromise: A Stage-by-Stage Attack Chronology


George Browne Post was an American architect trained in the Beaux-Arts tradition.
Post was a student of Richard Morris Hunt (1858–60), but unlike many architects of his generation, he had previously received a degree in civil engineering (Scientific School, New York University, 1858). In 1860 he formed a partnership with a fellow-student in Hunt's office, Charles D. Gambrill, with a brief hiatus for service in the Civil War.
Many of his most characteristic projects were for commercial buildings where new requirements pushed the traditional boundaries of design. Many of them have also been demolished, since their central locations in New York and other cities made them vulnerable to rebuilding in the twentieth century. Some of his lost buildings were landmarks of their era, nevertheless. His eight-story Equitable Life Assurance Society (1868–70), was the first office building designed to use elevators; Post himself leased the upper floors when contemporaries predicted they could not be rented.His Western Union Telegraph Building (1872–75) at Dey Street in Lower Manhattan, was the first office building to rise as high as ten stories, a forerunner of skyscrapers to come. When it was erected in "Newspaper Row" facing City Hall Park, Post's twenty-story New York World Building (1889–90) was the tallest building in New York City.
His vast New York Produce Exchange (1881–84) at 2 Broadway faced Bowling Green. Its grand skylighted hall, based on French retail structures, cast daylight into the lower floors.
At the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, Post was named to the architectural staff by Burnham and Root and assigned the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, which exceeded by a few feet the clear span of the Machinery Building at the Paris Exposition of 1889. Post's on-site engineer E.C. Shankland of Chicago, has been over-credited in its design, Winston Weisman noted in 1973.
He also designed more staid public and semi-public structures: the New York Stock Exchange Building and the Wisconsin State Capitol. Among the prominent private houses by Post were the French chateau for Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1879–82) that once stood at Fifth Avenue and 57th Street (that was photographed by Albert Levy while being built), and the palazzo that faced it across the street, for Collis P. Huntington (1889–94). In Newport, Rhode Island he built for the president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, C.C. Baldwin, "Chateau-Nooga" or the Baldwin Cottage (1879–80), a polychromatic exercise in the "Quaint Style" with bargeboards and half-timbering; John La Farge provided stained glass panels.
A true member of the American Renaissance, Post employed noted artists and artisans to produce decorative sculpture and murals. Among those who worked with him were the sculptor Karl Bitter and the painter Elihu Vedder. he was a founding member of the National Arts Club and served as its president from 1898 to 1905. In 1905 his two sons were taken into the partnership. The firm carried on under Post's grandson Edward Everett Post (1904–2006) until the late twentieth century.
Post served as the sixth president of the American Institute of Architects, 1896-99.
His extensive archives are at the New-York Historical Society. Sarah Bradford Landau, George B. Post, Architect: Picturesque Designer and Determined Realist (1998) inspired the retrospective exhibition at the Society, 1998–99 that reassessed Post's work.


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Sabers' Barnett named All-State honorable mention
By Dylan Savela, Manistee News Advocate
Published 1:06 am EST, Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Manistee Catholic Central senior Mateo Barnett was named an All-State honorable mention in 8-player football. (News Advocate file photo)
No matter the opponent — and there were some tough ones this season — Manistee Catholic Central's Mateo Barnett proved himself a playmaker on both sides of the ball.
As the old adage goes: there was no stopping him, just the hope of containing him.
While he certainly caught the attention of the opposition week in and week out, Barnett has now received statewide recognition for his performance this season. The MCC senior was named an All-State honorable mention this week in 8-player football by the Associated Press.
"I don't think there's enough positive things you can say about a player like Mateo," said Sabers coach Jake Szymanski. "He played four years on varsity and improved immensely every year.
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"Coming in as a freshman, we knew he was going to be something special, and he ended up growing into what we thought he could be," he added. "We were fortunate to have a kid who can go out and make the special plays that only he can make.
"He's got a highlight reel that just make you shrug your shoulders and shake your head sometimes."
Barnett earned the All-State nod as an all around athlete for the MCC. He was a big play waiting to happen for the Sabers' offense, with the ability to play every skill position, and defused plenty of potential big plays on the other side of the ball.
"When you look at Mateo, you get everything with him," Szymanski said, "that big-play ability, those flashes of pure athleticism."
"Defensively, he was our sure handed tackler," he added. "There wasn't too many guys who were going to out run him. If somebody broke through the line, he was able to chase them down.
"He wasn't afraid to stick his nose in there either. There were plenty of times where we'd blitz him right up the middle. He's smart and savvy enough to get that snap count down, and there isn't a center-guard combination that's going to be able to stop him from squeaking through when he does."
MCC kicked off the unprecedented and shortened football season with a gutsy victory over Baldwin (22-8), in which the Sabers played the final quarter-and-a-half with just seven players on the field.
The team was unable to get back in the win column, however, as its schedule got tougher. The Sabers remained competitive throughout, though, with impressive point totals in losses to Portland St. Patrick (46-28) and Brethren (44-34). MCC met the end of the road in its 8-player Division 1 playoff opener against powerhouse Suttons Bay (49-6).
Despite their win-loss record, the Sabers were a threat every time they stepped on the field, by and large because of Barnett. Szymanski is hopeful future Sabers will follow his lead.
"It's been a few years since MCC has had an all-state athlete, and even longer since we've had one from the football program," he said, "so hopefully the guys in the locker room can see the work a player like Mateo put into it and aspire to that, if becoming an all-state athlete is something they'd like to do."
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EC padded votes to favour Akufo-Addo – NDC
The opposition National Democratic Congress has accused the Electoral Commission of padding votes in various polling stations to help President Akufo-Addo win the 2020 polls.
According to the party, several polling stations recorded significant ballot calculation errors which favoured the incumbent in the polls.
At a press briefing in Accra Thursday, the National Communications Officer of the party, Sammy Gyamfi, showed images of some pink sheets from the Ashanti region which captured the supposed errors identified by the party.
"Ladies and gentlemen these are just a few of the pink sheets we are showing you and there are many of them available which we are willing to show you any day. These figures from some areas in the Ashanti region and you can see the obvious padding of votes which saw candidate Akufo-Addo winning all and candidate Mahama having deductions in votes. And there are many of such padding across the country," he claimed.
Meanwhile, the Assembly Press in Accra has gazetted the 2020 Presidential election results declared by Mrs. Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), who is also the Returning Officer of the presidential election.
This gives legal backing to the results as declared by the EC Chairperson and paves way for any person or group of persons interested in contesting it to do so at the law court, a source at the EC told the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday.
The Commission was mandated by Constitutional Instrument (CI) 127, Regulation 44, Sub-regulation 11, to gazette the results, saying; "Without that, any case from a person or a group about the election results sent to court will be thrown away."
"An instrument, which is executed under the hand of the Chairman of the Commission and under the seal of the Commission; and states that the person named in the Instrument was declared elected as the President of Ghana at the election, is prima facie evidence that the person named was elected."
The CI stated that the instrument referred to in sub-regulation 11 shall be published in the Gazette.
The source said any person or group of persons interested in contesting the results had up to December 30, to do so.
"It is a public notice that states that there had been elections and of the 12 candidates that contested, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been duly elected as the President."
"The process is just like a newly wedded lady who wants to change her maiden name to her husband's surname. You go to the Assembly press and pay a fee for it to be published," the source said.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party, was elected the Eighth President of Ghana's Fourth Republic.
Jean Mensa declared Mr Akufo-Addo President-Elect on Wednesday, December 09, 2020.
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July 10, 2017 Articles, Features, News
Aside from the siege, Israel's wars on Gaza caused widespread destruction, left thousands homeless. (Photo: File)
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) released a statement on Friday that highlighted the continuous devastation faced by residents of the besieged Gaza Strip three years after Israel's 2014 offensive, as tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza remained displaced in the coastal enclave.
"Of 11,000 homes totally destroyed during the war, a little over one third have been rebuilt," NRC noted, adding that many of these families have continued to reside in tents for the past three years.
NRC said that 8,135 of those homes have not yet been reconstructed, and added that 160,000 additional homes were also damaged during the war.
"We are alive now because death hasn't bothered to take us yet. It will be way better for us to die, as we won't face problems anymore"#Gaza pic.twitter.com/Yccu5naTkY
— NRC (@NRC_Norway) July 6, 2017
Thaer al-Sheesh, a father of four in Gaza, told NRC that he has spent three years in a tent as he has continued to wait for his home to be rebuilt since the devastating war. "We are alive now because death hasn't bothered to take us yet. It will be way better for us to die, as we won't face problems anymore," he said.
According to NRC, 6,300 Palestinian families – 35,000 individuals – in Gaza have remained displaced from the war.
According to NRC, as of halfway into 2017, only 30 percent of promised funding for reconstruction in Gaza had been covered, leaving a deficit of $380 million.
"Three years after the war in 2014, Gaza citizens continue to live in displacement. Of 11,000 homes totally destro… https://t.co/JZdhkcgSof
— Gordon Vick (@flashgordonv) July 6, 2017
"Even if the necessary funding is made available immediately, we are still looking at another year of construction before the displaced families can return to their homes," NRC's Country Director in Jerusalem Hanibal Abiy Worku said in the statement.
According to NRC, 46 percent of the amount of cement needed for housing reconstruction in Gaza since 2014 is still needed.
The UN has warned that the Gaza Strip would become uninhabitable for residents by 2020, pointing to the devastation of war and the crippling effects of Israel's blockade, while 80 percent of Gaza's population has become dependent on humanitarian assistance.
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A bike that stays in the catalog for 13 years with constant success is a real rarity, particularly when that bike is Japanese. And when that model has set a trend that has changed the face of cycling, it's even more noteworthy!
Launched at the 1975 Paris Salon, the XT 500 was the first Japanese off-road bike with a big single engine. It started a revolution and was such a success from the start that it enabled the development of desert racing as we know it today. For starters, it won the Abidjan-Nice rally, then, ridden by Cyril Neveu, the first two Paris-Dakar rallies in 1979 and 1980. Simple and sturdy, it was the ideal bike to ride to the ends of the Earth or use every day, and it didn't let down the amateur adventurers who chose it.
From 1976 to 1989, Yamaha sold 196,000 big singles in Europe, 62,600 of which were XT 500s (a third of the company's sales went toFrance). Multipurpose off- road bikes are farand away the most popular today, andproduction has expanded to include single cylindermachines for off road tracks andtwins designed as grand tourers. Even thoughits performance has been overtaken nowadays, the XT 500 remains the bike thatrevitalized the cause of the big single.


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Like mixing a song or something, I'm like, God, I could be doing all these other things and I have to sit here for six hours mixing this song, when I just want it to be done in fifteen minutes so I can go do something else. But this way, if you miss it, that's it, you have to start all over again.
People want to know, how the fuck you can with two kids, and a wife, and being a producer, and running this thing and having three bands? "Oh, I forgot that hand clap…" You know, all that shit. You remind me of Frank Zappa, he was my mentor, because you do so much and you do it in the old fashioned way.
When you work all day long, an 8-hour, 9-hour day, that's when you start thinking about all of the things you could be doing or writing or recording or painting or sculpting or whatever, when you have to do all this other stuff. like in upholstery, I could create, make something tangible, it's physical labor, and all that fantasizing about what you could be doing besides this.
[laughs] P- I think she tried to get you for her dad's tribute show, I know she tried to.
P- Do you feel like you're living some sort of dream? JW- I'm glad it connected like that, because when I got out there I thought, I don't want to go and play it cool, or play like I'm too cool to be here, I want to pay my respects, as well, because it's an honor. And the people who go out and give it ALL away, here, this is what's happening, let's all have a party, it gets used up, like it's the flavor of the week and then it's all over. And I think I'm naturally more down that path and the excitement comes later on. But there was another altar boy that got to drop the cross on the priest. My parents are from the depression, they had me when they were really old. So it's almost like this remnant of a dying age of life, a golden age like Eisenhower, right-wing, John Birch Society, Christianity thing going on, but it was 1990, and didn't really apply. I listen to all kinds of spirituality and respect all of it, and if I'd grown up in China, that would've been my path over here. But it divides it all because it's the one thing he has that we can't touch and we could never come close. Then working in the upholstery shop, I loved furniture, listened to all the architects do the furniture, like Jacobsen and Eero Saarinen, and now I'll actually be able to use some of that design.
And people were like, yeah, okay, whatever, that's 30 years ago. Like everybody, it's such a great gateway to all that other music. He's probably right where he could never even have imagined he'd be. Excitement's sort of like when something's completed. he holds the things that are precious to him and he doesn't let anybody come and take them away. P- And you were so darn cute they wanted you, right? There were a 100 altar boys, I don't know why they wanted me. He was creating and I was an innocent bystander holding a candle nearby. So I didn't really know what to think of any of it. JW- Yeah, because I think it was a remnant of a past thing. We can only take the wood that he put here and make something out of it. That's what divides him from everything, not only from people, because we are all a part of him, like you said. And then it's great for me, because when I was younger I wanted to be sort of a filmmaker or an architect.
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Take time during the year (as a powerlifter) to stay away from the squat, bench and deadlift. Perform variants of those exercises such as the safety squat, close grip bench, and change your deadlift stance from conventional to sumo, or sumo to conventional.
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Garance Reggae Festival 2011
https://unitedreggae.com/articles/n723/080411/garance-reggae-festival-2011
By Maral Amiri on Thursday, August 4, 2011 - Photos by Jennyfer Papin
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"We wanted to pay tribute to original reggae, conscious reggae and to this generation of artists who created it"
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Burning Spear, Horace Andy, Johnny Clarke, Max Romeo, Ken Boothe, Twinkle Brothers, Third World… From July 27th to 30th, reggae veterans gathered at Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France, for the 20th edition of Garance Reggae Festival. On the menu : "strictly reggae" and, most of all, "strictly roots".
"It's the heart of this music", says Jérome Levasseur, local coordinator of the festival. "We wanted to pay tribute to original reggae, conscious reggae. And to this generation of artists who created it".
On opening night, Burning Spear gave a powerful concert lasting more than 2 hours. Also on the bill was Studio One Revue, a tribute to the mythical label of the 60's and 70's. "We thought to build this Studio One Revue from long time. We did it thanks to Fatta of French Soul Stereo sound system who works with artists like Lone Ranger and Carlton Livingston for several years".
The festival-goers, most of them not born during the golden age of Studio One – discovered some of the deejays and singers that contributed to the label's success: King Stitt, Prince Jazzbo, Dillinger, Willi Williams, Dawn Penn, Jim Brown and also Alpheus, last signing of Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, in the late 90's.
But roots doesnt necessarily mean old. The new generation was also present at Bagnols-sur-Cèze with artists such as Gyptian, Queen Ifrica, Protoje, Midnite, Junior Kelly and Lutan Fyah. There was also the "Dub Station Corner", dedicated to UK dub and fat bass fans. Powered by the two heaviest French soundsystems, Blackboard Jungle and OBF, it featured Jah Shaka – UK scene icon – and King Jammy – renowned producer who launched digital reggae with his famous Sleng Teng in 1985 – that made the audience vibrate with their serious selections.
French artists and dancehall artists were absent from the Festival (except one French band, Danakil). "It's only the second edition in Bagnols. We wanted to strike hard. The heart of our artistic choice, it's the Jamaican reggae. It's the reason why French people come to the festival".
Indeed, the French are well-known even in Kingston to be serious roots reggae conaisseurs. "The movement grew up year after year. At the beginning of the 80's, there was only 1% of White people and 99% of Africans or West Indians in reggae concerts in Paris. I saw the audience mix up progressively. Nowadays, youths of 17 years know the roots music I listened to 30 years ago !".
Regardless, this music is ignored by big labels and media. The reason? a lot of clichés associated with reggae. "In first position, the cliché of weed. People prefer reduce the thing and only see Rastas smoking spliffs and being stoned… We never talk about the real thing : a militant music, politically and socially engaged".
48.000 people came to Garance Reggae Festival this year. It's enough to be sanguine for the future, according to Jérome Levasseur. "In the 80's, no French reggae group could play Reggae. Several variety singers tried, but it sounded bad. Only Serge Gainsbourg succeeded because he worked with Sly & Robbie. Since the early 90's, bands began playing reggae rhythms and developed them. Hundreds of groups and sound systems exist today in France. Today Jamaican artists appreciate working with some French backing bands like Dub Akom (that backed Protoje, Pressure, Lutan Fyah and Gyptian on July 30th) or No More Babylon who play with Ken Boothe".
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I'm pleased to include a guest post by Eileen Kennedy-Moore. Eileen is an author, psychologist and speaker whom I've gotten to know through a professional writers' for um. After some back and forth, Eileen and I decided to focus on friendship and its impact on mental health. Here's her take on the merits of friendship for children.
When I was a child, my sister and I used to get together with the neighbour kids and create shows. There would be numerous and varied acts, multiple costume changes, and a shifting cast. We created tickets and offered refreshments for our parent audience members. Preparing the show involved inspiration, arguments, and the occasional tears, and the performance invariably had calamities like falling curtains and wandering toddlers, but somehow the show went on, and we all enjoyed the final bows.
For most adults, some of our fondest memories of childhood involve the times we spent playing with friends. In some sense, friendship is what childhood is all about. Friendships are not only a source of fun; they also help children grow in meaningful ways.
1) Identity: Friends help children begin to discover who they are outside the family. Friendships are based on common interests, so by selecting friends, children declare something about who they are: "My friends and I play baseball" or "We all like the new Harry Potter movie!" When children have a friend who likes them, it can also help them to see themselves as likeable.
2) Coping: A friend is an ally. Having a friend means it's easier to cope with disappointments.A recent study also found that children who have at least one friend are less likely to become depressed.
3) Problem solving: Friendships give children lots of opportunities to work out disagreements. This gives kids a chance to practice skills of persuasion, negotiation, compromise, acceptance, and forgiveness.
4) Empathy: Probably the most important benefit of friendship is that it encourages children to move beyond self-interest. Caring about a friend, or even just wanting to play with that friend can help children reign in selfish impulses and encourage caring responses.
Friendships are fun and painful, exciting and frustrating, challenging, enjoyable, and unpredictable—kind of like life. Whether children are putting on a show, negotiating where base is during a game of tag, or deciding which video game to play together, they are developing the skills they will use through out their lives.
Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD is a Princeton, NJ psychologist (lic. #4254) who works with adults, children, and families. She is co-author of two books for parents: Smart Parenting for Smart Kids: Nurturing Your Child's True Potential (NEW! Jossey-Bass/Wiley) and The Unwritten Rules of Friendships: Simple Strategies to Help Your Child Make Friends (Little, Brown).
Are you on Twitter? I am @UGoGrrl. You can follow me if you like. At first I took the same tack as so many others: "Why on earth would I want to 'tweet' in 140 characters with a bunch of strangers?" Recently though, I learned (just like the 200 million others with Twitter accounts) that tweeting is a fun, useful social media tool that is easily incorporated into both business and social life.
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There are many, many more fantastic experts, laypeople and organizations to follow on Twitter. And, you can check out my quick guide to MH experts online here, too. In fact, I've gained much knowledge and more than a few contacts since becoming active on this tool. Are you on Twitter? Who do you follow in the parenting or mental health field? If you're got suggestions, let me know – you can comment here or send me a DM on Twitter!


What have we learnt from this extended discourse on similarities and differences? It is time for a recap and a summary.
We started with Vir Sanghvi's angry pronouncement that Pakistanis and Indians were no longer similar; they may have been 60 years ago but by now 'they' were fundamentalist and 'we' were secular.
There were immediate rejoinders to this burst of annoyance with hurt pronouncements of sharing the same music and the same sports.


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Madoka Sasaki was a brilliant Japanese cephalopod taxonomist who described numerous new species. Today's workshop gave researchers from across the world the opportunity to examine important type specimens from Sasaki's collections.
This was also a chance for young researchers new to taxonomy to get some guidance from other members of the research community. Talks by Ian Glendall, CC Lu, Mandy Reid, Jaruwat Nabhitabhata and Kat Bolstad explored a range of topics and taxa.
Cephalopod biologists from across the world are streaming to Hakodate, a city on the northern island of Hokkaido in Japan, this month for the triennial meeting of the Cephalopod International Advisory Council.


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How many weekly flights are there are between LAS to OAK? There are 22 weekly flights between LAS and OAK.


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"RIP Mrs. Padgett. With love from that fresh little girl with the yellow sweater."
Lynn (Tynes) Padgett, age 75 of Seymour, beloved wife of the late William "Bill" Padgett, entered peaceful rest on Thursday, September 06, 2018 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Stamford, CT, on March 3, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Virginia (Lee) Tynes, Sr. Lynn was a Certified Nurses Aid for over 23 years who enjoyed caring for the elderly while working at the United Methodist Nursing Home in Shelton. She will be remembered for her generous heart and love for family. Survivors include her loving daughters, Tracy Kowalski and her husband David of Naugatuck, and Dawn Mudry and her husband George of Seymour; her twin sister, Lee Cordon and her husband Michael of WI; brothers, Edward Tynes, Jr. of Stamford and Thomas Tynes and his wife Susan of WI; 6 adored grandchildren, Kevin Kowalski and his wife Michelle, William Kowalski, Jessica and Juliann Kardos, George Mudry and his wife Stefanie, and Stacey Mudry; 8 cherished great grandchildren, Olivia and Noah Lewicki, Hannah, George, Ethan and Erik Mudry, and Cayley and Carissa DeVito. Lynn spent her last years in the loving company of her dear friend, James Dallas. Funeral services will take place on Monday, September 10, 2018 at 10 a.m. in the Ralph Hull Funeral Home 161 W. Church St., Seymour CT 06483. Family and friends may call Monday morning from 9 a.m. until the time of services. Interment will be held at the convenience of the family. Memorial donations in Lynn's name can be made to VITAS Hospice, 199 Park Rd Extension, Ste. 102, Middlebury, CT 06762 (https://www.vitas.com/ct/connecticut-hospice).
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The Kowalski's and Family, I'm very sorry for your loss,Lynn was a amazing woman.My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time.
Very sorry for your loss. She will be missed. Always enjoyed her company when she came for family picnics, etc.
So sorry to hear of Lynn's passing. She was a kind soul. May she rest in the Peace she so well deserves.
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For Easter this year Miss Magoo and I made pom pom sheep garland to decorate. It was fun and easy, and gave us a good way to talk about the many sheep references in the Bible.
Miss Magoo's favorite sheep reference is the story of when the shepherd misses just one sheep, so he leaves the flock and goes and finds it, just as he cares for each of us individually. She also loves the story of Abraham's faith, when God tells him to sacrifice Isaac. And although he must have been so afraid to do so, he was faithful. And while it wasn't a sheep, but a ram that God sent along, it's a great story of God's provision when we trust in him.
I love that we are referred to as the sheep, and Jesus is our Good Shepherd. He also fulfills the role of the sacrificial lamb, saving us from all our sins. What incredible love he has for us!
So you can see that there are many biblical references to sheep, and I didn't even touch on very many of them– there are so many more! So these pom pom sheep garland just seem to tie in perfectly with Easter and the Bible.
Cut 4 circles a little bigger than you want your pom poms to end up. Mine are about 4 inches each.
Cut a smaller circle in the center of two of the circles. Make sure the circle is big enough for you to easily get your fingers into, since you'll be pulling the yarn through it.
Cut two pieces of yarn about 6 feet long each.
Put both of the circles that have holes in them together. Press the ends of both pieces of yarn tight against the circle and start winding the yarn around the donut shaped cardboard.
Once you finish winding the yarn, use the other two cardboard circles to "sandwich" the pom pom. While holding the pom pom tight between the cardboard sandwich, use scissors to cut through the ends of the loops.
Cut two pieces of black yarn about 6 inches long and tie the pom pom tightly in between the cardboard circles.
Pull the pom pom out through the holes in the cardboard circles.
Hot glue a craft pom pom on for the sheep's head. The black string will be the legs.
You can hot glue a loop of string to hang the sheep garland.
Use the sheep as a way to talk to your kids about the stories of sheep in the Bible. We talked about the story of the lost sheep, and that Jesus loves each of us so much that He searches us out.
Thanks, Jen! They were a lot of fun to make!
You can look up a class in your area. We are global and we start up in Sept.
Barbara, thanks so much for the kind comment– it means so much to me! Our closest BSF is about an hour away. I have several friends who go to it, and would love to go as well, but unfortunately it meets on the one day of the week that my kids have a homeschool group! I hope you all enjoy the craft!
These sheep would be fun to hang above a crib or bed…count sheep to fall asleep.


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McCain Neck-Deep in K Street Sewer
August 23, 2008 • 4 Comments
Earlier this year, John McCain tried to defend the fact that his presidential campaign was jam-packed with lobbyists:
[T]hey're honorable people, and I'm proud to have them as part of my team.
The right to represent interests of groups of Americans is a constitutional right. There are people that represent firemen, civil servants, retirees, and those people are legitimate representatives of a variety of interests in America.x50
But the lobbyists holding top spots in McCain's campaign do not represent firemen, civil servants and retirees. Rather, they represent big corporations and foreign governments. Of McCain's many lobbyists, here are three prime examples:
McCain's top national security adviser, Randy Scheunemann, has lobbied for such corporations as Lockheed Martin and BP, and has pulled in $2 million from corporations that have given significant money to McCain. Scheunemann was a board member of PNAC, the neocon think tank that came up with the policy of knocking off disfavored regimes by military invasion.x51x52 In 1998 he helped write the law that declared regime change in Iraq as U.S. policy and sent $98 million from the U.S. treasury to con man Ahmed Chalabi's group, which posed as the Iraqi government in exile.x53 And in 2002 he helped with the marketing campaign for President Bush's invasion of Iraq. Another policy Scheunemann pushed is expanding NATO into former Soviet states, such as the country of Georgia, which has paid $800,000 to Scheunemann's two-man lobbying company.x54 For over a year, Scheunemann was getting paid for advice by McCain's campaign, while his firm was getting paid by Georgia. McCain has championed Georgia's issues, sponsoring a resolution to get Georgia into NATO, and totally taking Georgia's side against Russia in the warfare between the two that started two weeks ago in Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia.x55 After Russia invaded Georgia, McCain said he spoke with Georgia's president Saakashvili and told him "the thoughts and the prayers and support of the American people are with that brave little nation" and "that I know I speak for every American when I say to him, 'Today we are all Georgians.'"x56 But McCain left out the fact that Georgia started the warfare by attacking South Ossetia, where most persons have Russian citizenship, and killing many hundreds, including some Russian peacekeeping soldiers.x57
McCain's top campaign strategist, Charlie Black, is also a top Republican lobbyist, who has worked for such corporate clients as Lockheed Martin, GE, AT&T, Blackwater and Rupert Murdoch, and such foreign dictators as Marcos of the Phillipines, Siad Barre of Somalia and Mobutu of Zaire.x58x53 He has pulled in $30 million from corporations that have given significant money to McCain.x51 Black was Ahmed Chalabi's main escort through the corridors of Washington, as the con man dished out lies to support the coming Iraq invasion. Black was also a big mover in getting AT&T and Verizon off the hook for helping Bush's illegal warrantless wiretapping of American citizens.
"I respect no one more in America on issue[s] of economics than I do Phil Gramm," said McCain.x59 Gramm is McCain's top economic adviser, but he had to lie low for a while after blaming U.S. economic woes on a "mental recession" and calling America "a nation of whiners".x60 As a Senator, Gramm pushed through the "Enron loophole" exempting computer energy market trading from oversight, and enabling Enron's market manipulation and accounting crimes.x61 As Congress was wrapping up business in December 2000, Gramm slipped into the budget another act removing oversight, effectively creating the "shadow banking system" that has led to the current mortgage crisis.x62 "Foreclosure Phil" now lobbies the U.S. Government for UBS, a big Swiss bank for the wealthy, where he pulls down a seven-figure salary.x53
The sorry record of his top advisers shows that a McCain presidency would strive to continue the Bush years of disastrous foreign and economic policy — and government that serves those big corporations and foreign politicos that shell out to the sleaziest cronies on K Street.
50 'McCain says his lobbyists are 'honorable,' but they don't work for 'legitimate' causes he picks' by Michael Roston, The Raw Story, February 22, 2008
51 McCain's Lobbyists
Randy Scheunemann got paid $2,150,000 from corporate clients that gave $135,000 to McCain.
Charlie Black got paid $30,811,500 from corporate clients that gave $1,519,043 to McCain.
52 McCain's Lobbyists – Randy Scheunemann
53 'Heartless Phil and 'honorable lobbyists' would run McCain's White House' – The Hightower Lowdown, August 2008
54 'While Aide Advised McCain, His Firm Lobbied for Georgia' By Matthew Mosk and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, The Washington Post, August 13, 2008, Page A03
For months while McCain's presidential campaign was gearing up, Scheunemann held dual roles, advising the candidate on foreign policy while working as Georgia's lobbyist. Between Jan. 1, 2007, and May 15, 2008, the campaign paid Scheunemann nearly $70,000 to provide foreign policy advice. During the same period, the government of Georgia paid his firm $290,000 in lobbying fees.
Since 2004, Orion has collected $800,000 from the government of Georgia.
55 'Was the War in Georgia a Neocon Election Ploy?' By Robert Scheer, Truthdig, August 13, 2008
In 2005, while registered as a paid lobbyist for Georgia, Scheunemann worked with McCain to draft a congressional resolution pushing for Georgia's membership in NATO. A year later, while still on the Georgian payroll, Scheunemann accompanied McCain on a trip to that country, where they met with Saakashvili and supported his bellicose views toward Russia's Vladimir Putin.
56 'McCain: 'We are all Georgians'' by Adam Aigner-Treworgy, NBC, August 12, 2008
57 'South Ossettia leader says 1,400 killed in conflict' – Reuters, 8 August 2008
58 'McCain's Lobbyists In Trouble For Foreign Lobbying' – Progressive Media USA, May 11, 2008
59 'Phil Gramm on Campaign Trail in SC for McCain' by Bennett Roth, Texas on the Potomac, January 18, 2008
60 'A Nation of Whiners' The Washington Post, July 11, 2008, Page A03
"You've heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession," he said, noting that growth has held up at about 1 percent despite all the publicity over losing jobs to India, China, illegal immigration, housing and credit problems and record oil prices. "We may have a recession; we haven't had one yet."
"We have sort of become a nation of whiners," he said. "You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline" despite a major export boom that is the primary reason that growth continues in the economy, he said.
61 'McCain Defends 'Enron Loophole' By Jason Leopold, May 19, 2008′
Clearing the way for that California price gouging, Gramm, as a powerful Texas senator in 2000, slipped an Enron-backed provision into the Commodities Futures Modernization Act that exempted from regulation energy trading on electronic platforms.
Then, over the next year, Enron – with Gramm's wife Wendy serving on its board of directors – worked to create false electricity shortages in California, bilking consumers out of an estimated $40 billion.
62 'Could McCain Have Come Up with a More Ill-Suited Economic Advisor Than Phil Gramm?' By Patricia Kilday Hart, Texas Observer, June 18, 2008.'
While his distracted peers probably finalized their Christmas gift lists, Gramm created what Wall Street analysts now refer to as the "shadow banking system," an industry that operates outside any government oversight, but, as witnessed by the Bear Stearns debacle, requiring rescue by taxpayers to avert a national economic catastrophe.
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The Lonoke Confederate Monument is located in central downtown Lonoke, Arkansas, on the grounds of the Lonoke County Courthouse.  It is a marble depiction of a Confederate Army soldier,  in height, mounted on a square columnar base almost  tall.  The soldier holds a rifle, its butt resting on the ground, and carries a bedroll.  He has a belt on which there are a canteen and bayonet.  The statue was commissioned by the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and was unveiled in 1910.

The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Lonoke County, Arkansas

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Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Arkansas
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Boss Smith praises outstanding Villa win over Palace
Premier League - Aston Villa v Crystal Palace
BIRMINGHAM (Reuters) - Aston Villa manager Dean Smith celebrated his 100th match in charge of the Midlands club with a 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace and what he described as an "outstanding" three points on Saturday.
Goals from Bertrand Traore, Kortney Hause and in-form Anwar El Ghazi capped a dynamic display made all the more impressive as Villa had Tyrone Mings sent off in the first half.
They moved up to sixth in the Premier League standings and they have also played a game less than those around them.
After last year's season-long relegation battle, Smith's side, inspired by a superb display by striker Ollie Watkins on Saturday, appear capable of challenging the top four.
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"I said to the players at halftime, we've got to find a good balance here between defending and attacking, we don't want to be sat deep on the edge of our box.
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England defender Mings was shown a second yellow card on the stroke of halftime after tangling with Wilfried Zaha.
"Performance of the season that second half; lads were absolutely unreal!! I put the team in a horrible situation and I take full responsibility for that, but what a response," he said on his Twitter feed.
While Villa were vibrant in attack, they snuffed out Palace's attack at the other end as they recorded a fourth successive Premier League clean sheet.
Smith praised keeper Emiliano Martinez for a first-minute save from Zaha. The Argentine has nailed down the keeper's jersey since signing from Arsenal in September and his shutout against Palace was his eighth of the season.
"We were indebted in the first minute to Emi, he's made a really good save, but then we've gone up the other end and (scored) a really good counter-attacking goal. We looked a threat on the break all the time."
(Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Pritha Sarkar)


Books! Books! Books! When a group of book-lovers get together there is always plenty to talk about. This was as usual the case when Camposol Reading Group got together on 7th March.
The book is based on real happenings, set in America in the 1930s and is about kidnapping poor people's children, tricking poor parents to sign over their children and basically selling the children off to rich people. It follows the faith of The Foss-brood; 7 siblings, children of poor river people living happily with their parents on a shanty boat on the Mississippi River until Georgia Tann, the 'Cruella de Ville' in the net of this 'Baby Market', gets her hands on them. It was not until the 1950s that people began to question the morality of it all. "Before We Were Yours" touches on several themes, including the bonds of family, the power of family secrets, the way the past influences the present, political corruption, the resiliency of children, dementia and elder care, etc.
A 45-year-old woman's voyage from being a control freak, righteous and 'square' in dealing with her surroundings, to reach an understanding of other people which thoroughly alters her approach to life. Perfectly content to have no friends and running her love-life with military precision, a cactus is a perfect metaphor for Susan Green's personality, humorously and endearingly described by the author. "The Cactus" paints a picture of what happens to a control freak when they lose control. The novel is consistently enjoyable, anchored by the splendid character of Susan.
Dr Vernon Coleman, is a qualified doctor who has written over 100 books. This is the first of a series of eight books describing the adventures (and misadventures) of a young doctor, who enters general practice as assistant to an elderly and rather eccentric GP in North Devon. When he arrives in Bilbury, a village on the edge of Exmoor, he has no idea how much he has to learn. Coleman's dry humour transforms doctor-patient encounters into hilarious anecdotes written lightly, easily and entertainingly. His powers of observation combine with his penchant for brilliant word pictures to create a most delightful book that will appeal to all those who appreciate humour and sharp characterisation.
Three so different books, each well written and raising diverse questions delivering rich food for exciting debates in the group.
"When All Is Said" by Anne Griffin and "A Woman Is No Man" by Etaf Rum.
"When All is Said" will take us down memory lane with 84-year old Maurice Hannigan revealing 'all that I have been and all that I will never be again'.
In "A Woman Is No Man" we get to look inside the lives of three generations of Palestinian women living in Brooklyn, America, torn between individual desire and the strict Arab culture.
We meet every first Thursday of the month between 2pm and 4pm in the Social Centre, Camposol B. Everybody is welcome; the only requirement is that you like to read. Our next meeting will be Thursday 4th April.


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