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Say what you will about their relevance for popular music these days, but the fact remains the Grammys are still the world's biggest music awards. So why can't video games get their own nomination?
Currently, the only way an original composition for a video game can win a Grammy is if its nominated alongside other mediums. So, for example, an orchestral piece made for Mass Effect 2 would need to be nominated for "Best Score for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media".
Another category games have been "relegated" to - and one that includes an actual nomination this year - is "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)", where again, it has to go up against songs from other mediums.
In an effort to get games a little more recognition, publisher Electronic Arts is asking The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to add a 110th category to the prestigious awards night: "Best Video Game Score".
"This generalization of 'Other Visual Media' isn't merely an insult to the video game industry, but a blatant dismissal of these composers and their work," says EA'sSteve Schnur.
"So many Hollywood composers — who are no strangers to Grammys, Emmys and the Oscars — are choosing to create their most exciting work in a clearly defined field that is far more than a 'visual media.' And all of them will agree that the current situation must be rectified immediately."
Man has a point. I actually listen to a lot of soundtracks (from movies, games and TV), as they make great work music when you're at a computer all day, and those from recent games like Red Dead Redemption are right up there with the best of them.
Electronic Arts, Composers Push for 'Best Video Game Score' Grammy Category [THR]


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John is the publisher and editor of Eye On Annapolis. As a resident and business owner in Anne Arundel County for nearly 25 years, he realized that there was something missing in terms of community news–and Eye On Annapolis was born in late spring 2009.
John's background is in the travel industry as a business owner, industry speaker, and travel writer. In terms of blogging and social media, he cut his teeth with MSNBC.com.

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Otherwise known as a pasta-less pasta dish….
More and more I'm going grain-free these days. I've found that I just feel a lot better if I stick to fruits, veggies, beans, nuts and seeds. My friend remarked, "you're on the pre-agrarian diet." We debated that a while, and decided it's not entirely true. I'd need to be eating a lot more meat, and a lot more local for that to be true. But, I am eating a lot more whole foods, a lot more raw foods, a lot less processed anything.
Pasta, as tasty as it can be, is essentially a pretty processed food. Yes, yes, the ingredients in pasta, even the gluten-free variety, are all things we can pronounce and things we can buy ourselves. We're not talking processed in terms of harsh chemicals. But, we are talking processed in terms of refined grains – grains that cause blood sugar spikes, despite how healthy they may appear in their whole form. (Quinoa – I'm looking at you.) And, frankly, when I make a meal like this, and leave out the pasta, I just don't miss it.
Confession time. I did make a small side of quinoa pasta for the kid in the household. It worked – he ate all the veggies and beans and pronounced the meal a success. Whew.
Vegan Arugula Pesto Mélange
1 T. olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
1 can cannellini beans, drained and well-rinsed
1 head of broccoli, cut into bite-size pieces
3/4 batch vegan arugula pesto (see recipe below)
1 tomato, seeded and chopped
1/2 t. salt (or to taste)
Heat the olive oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until softened (about 5 minutes). Add the beans. Cook until beans and onions begin to caramelize just a bit. Add the broccoli. Cook, stirring constantly, for about 2 more minutes. Add the pesto, tomato, and salt. Stir to coat. Cover the skillet and allow to rest a few minutes to let the broccoli steam. Serve garnished with additional basil if desired.
Vegan Arugula Pesto
1 clove garlic
1/3 cup raw cashews
2 packed T. chopped fresh basil
2.5 ounces baby arugula
2 T. nutritional yeast
3 T. olive oil
1 T. lemon juice
Place the garlic clove in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until minced. Add the cashews. Pulse until chopped. Add the remaining ingredients and pulse until well-blended. (People's preferences vary on how blended they like their pesto. I like the nuts to still be a bit nutty. It's up to you. Go with what feels right. If you like your pesto salty, you can add some salt. I found I prefer to add salt when I incorporate it into the finished dish, as I have more control that way.)
This post is linked to Two For Tuesdays at A Moderate Life, and Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays from Simply Sugar and Gluten Free, and the August Pesto Challenge at the Gluten-Free Homemaker's Gluten Free Wednesday Round-Up.


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March 9, 2012
On March 9, the House Agriculture Committee held the first of four Farm Bill field hearings in Saranac Lake, New York. The state is fifth in the nation in specialty crop production and a major dairy state, so the hearing included the concerns of dairy farmers and specialty crop farmers. The transcripts of witness testimony are on the website for the field hearings.
The benefits to farmers of local food markets was a major feature of the hearing. Representative Bill Owens (D-NY), in whose congressional district the hearing was held, is a co-sponsor of the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act. A coalition of groups in the northern New York district, including The Adirondack Council, Adirondack Harvest, Adirondack North Country Association, and others, endorsed the bill and urged its adoption as part of the 2012 Farm Bill.
Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME), chief House sponsor of the Local Farms, Food and Jobs Act, asked farmers on the first panel about the opportunities arising from local food markets.
Ms. Michele Ledoux, a beef producer with the Adirondack Beef Company, markets beef at the Central New York Farmers Market and is considering the transition to a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscription farm to market both beef and eggs. She received a Farmers Market Promotion Program grant, which helped her produce and market her beef as natural beef, raised without the use of antibiotics or hormones. She noted that direct marketing of her beef provided her with a higher price, adding that local food production increased the viability and profitability of farmers like hers. She urged the panel to renew the program's funding in the next Farm Bill.
Ms. Ledoux also recommended that Congress continue to fund programs that serve beginning farmers and ranchers by helping them with resources, training, education, and loans. Representative Pingree pointed out that as younger farmers have seen the opportunities of local food production in Maine, the number of farms is increasing and the average age of farmers is decreasing.
The dairy farmers on the first panel also spoke up for local food. Neal Rea, chairman of the Agri-Mark dairy cooperative, noted that the cooperative's Cabot Creamery brand cheese was favored by many customers who "love local food" and seek out products produced in the Northeast region.
The second panel, comprised of New York farmers producing fruits and vegetables, also spoke in favor of local food. Larry Eckhardt, a vegetable, field crop and beef producer testified in favor of the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, the Farmers Market Promotion Program, and support for programs that helped create food distribution networks and provided grants for food-based entrepreneurship programs. He also supported programs for organic certification and organic research.
Scott Osborn, a wine grape grower supported research programs for a wide variety of specialty crops. In addition, he urged the panel to reform crop insurance to better serve specialty crop producers. Apple producer Adam Sullivan pointed to the work of USDA research and extension in enabling the state's apple industry to thrive.
In related news, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, signed on as a co-sponsor of the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act on March 9. You can look to see whether your Representative and Senators are on the bill on this Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act co-sponsor page.
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Evergreen Students Win Big With International Scholarships
Twelve out of 26 student applicants at The Evergreen State College have received a 2014 Benjamin A. Gilman Study Abroad Scholarship, winning a total of $46,500, with individual students winning $3000 to $5000 for a year's study overseas.
Applicants from all over the U.S. compete for these federally funded scholarships. Evergreen's 46.15 percent success rate places the college third among all competing colleges and universities in the nation. UC Berkeley and Syracuse University, with 35,000 and 20,000 students respectively, came in first and second place. Evergreen has 4,400 students.
Michael Clifthorne, Evergreen 's academic advisor for international programs, believes Evergreen's unique approach to study-abroad programs keeps the small liberal arts and sciences college competitive against universities several times the size.
"The study-abroad programs at most schools focus on traditional European destinations, whereas Evergreen faculty focus on a much broader scope of countries, especially Latin America," Clifthorne said. "The structure for the programs is different, focusing on social justice and community organizations, giving students real connections with real people on the ground."
One scholarship winner did admit to hesitation before pursuing the award. "At first, I didn't want to apply because I was intimidated by the competition. However, when most of my peers who applied won, my perspective dramatically changed and I decided to apply," said Evergreen student Quinn Snow. Snow is using the Gilman Scholarship to fund an independent study project in Japan.
Other Evergreen Gilman recipients are pursuing independent studies in studying Arabic while volunteering in Syrian refugee camps in Jordan and collecting folk songs while teaching music to children in South Africa. Other winners are participating in Evergreen faculty-led programs, including the study of Quechua culture, language, and landscape in Peru. Another program is studying animal behavior and zoology in the tropical rainforest of Ecuador, making comparisons to the temperate rainforest of the Pacific Northwest.
Clifthorne says the Evergreen academic advising office's commitment to encourage students comes from a passionate belief in what study abroad can do in a student's life.
"Study abroad takes us out of our comfort zone. Students return transformed, especially students who are the first in their families to attend college," Clifthorne said. "After working and studying in such a different setting then they've previously experienced, students are rewarded with a fresh, vibrant perspective on living."
The Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship for Study Abroad was founded in 2000 as a part of the International Academic Opportunity Act and named after U.S. Congressman Ben Gilman. The scholarship is currently administered by the non-profit Institute for International Education and funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.


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November 29, 2010, - 3:46 pm
The Christmas Tree Terrorist: FBI-Grown Islamic Terrorists v. The Real Thing
As you know, I've written a great deal over the years about the growing threat within America from Somalian Muslim immigrants and the crime wave that many of them–devout Muslims–actively perpetrate across America, including the recent indictment of a child sex slave ring run by Somalian Muslim immigrants in hijabs (Muslim headscarves for women). So, you might think I'm happy the feds "caught" Mohamed Osman Mohamud, who thought he was blowing up lots of Americans at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
Mohamud: FBI Set Him Up, But Refuses to Go After Entrenched Islamic Terrorists in US
But, while the FBI entrapment of Mohamud is the latest in a series of FBI set-ups that show us American Muslims generally have a predilection for terrorism, if they think they can get away with it, it's not a big terrorist sting. Not even close. In fact, the real extremist Muslims (redundant phrase) in America are the ones who are actively pursuing terrorist jihad on their own. They are prominent members in the Islamic community, the ones with whom the FBI regularly breaks bread and refuses to entrap the way they entrapped this guy and others. As I've noted on this site more times than I can count, the FBI has its preferred set of "Islamic terrorists," and that means anyone in the Islamic or Arabic leadership is never pursued. Just doesn't happen anymore. Because, ya know, we can't embarrass them . . . and the feds who still have brown on their nose tips from butt-kissing them. The rest is just theater. Most terrorists the FBI arrests are not home-grown terrorists, they're FBI-grown terrorists.
In fact, most of the Arab, African, and converted Muslim men who've been arrested and indicted by the feds in the last couple of years are lone men whom the FBI targeted, encouraged, and set up, every step of the way. There was a White convert to Islam in Illinois who was a Burger King fan. There was a Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim alien in his 20s in Chicago. There was a Jordanian Palestinian Muslim illegal alien in Dallas. There were the group of Black prison converts to Islam in Detroit. And now, there's this guy, Mohamud, a Somalian Muslim immigrant in Portland, Oregon. All of them were actively enticed by the FBI. Every single one was cajoled into doing these terrorist attacks–into detonating inert, fake bombs (the exception is the Detroit group, which the FBI couldn't convince to perpetrate terrorist attacks at the Superbowl, so it got them to accept what they thought was stolen merchandise, instead–not the stuff of Islamic terrorism.)
Yes, we know that real Muslims could have done the same with them, with real bombs, etc. And in some cases real Muslims in Pakistan or elsewhere did make inroads, such as with Mohamud. But, in reality, these guys were mostly not planning anything until the FBI planned it for them. In Mohamud's case, his own father contacted the FBI with concerns, and then the FBI started with the phony e-mails to Mohamud. But in most of these cases, there isn't even that going on. The FBI initiates the whole thing and sets it up from start to finish.
And the reason the FBI has to create these Islamic terrorists is to pretend they are actually going after Islamic terrorists, when in fact, they are actively meeting with them and breaking pita with them.
For example, in Detroit, Andrew Arena, the FBI Special Agent in Charge is really Special Agent in Charge of Butt-Snorkeling Imad Hamad, a "former" Islamic terrorist, whom the feds caught time and again, including recently, raising money for Islamic terrorism. But they won't arrest Hamad. They don't need to set him up the way they set up Mohamud or any of the other indictees I mentioned below. Hamad is already actively engaged in terrorist activity. He knows it. The FBI and the U.S. Attorney in Detroit know it. But he's a prominent Arab leader, so they kiss his ass instead of pulling a Mohamud.
And I've written about many other such cases, including four current and past U.S. Attorneys in Detroit attending Ramadan dinners at an Islamic charity they know is laundering money to Al-Qaeda and HAMAS and whom they raided in a fraudulent show raid that was never followed up with any indictment. Meanwhile $20 million a year gets sucked out of the U.S. and into HAMAS, Al-Qaeda, and Taliban coffers from that charity.
Those are the real Islamic terrorists. And all over the country, the FBI refuses to go after them, or when they do, the feds refuse to actively prosecute them. All over the nation, FBI officials and other agents are pandering to the real, active Islamic terrorists, their supporters, and their lawyers. I've seen it over and over again, not just here in Detroit, but in every major city.
Yes, Mohamud was dangerous. But he was an inert grenade set off by FBI agents, while all around us there are active terrorism operations whose perpetrators are invitees at the latest Ramadan dinner or hosts of events which the FBI is eagerly sponsoring. The FBI is creating surface wounds and slapping bandages on them; and not just ignoring the bloody gashes of entrenched extremist Muslims, but encouraging them. Mohamud's plan was all FBI inspiration AND perspiration with a loser/patsy to go along with it.
So, yes, Somalian Muslims are a huge problem, and Mohamud was a sorta, maybe potential problem. But not the major terrorism "get" we're being led to believe.
Tags: Christmas Tree, Christmas Tree lighting, entrapment, FBI, FBI-grown terrorists, home-grown terrorists, homegrown terrorists, Imad Hamad, Islam, Islamic Terrorism, Islamic terrorists, Mohamed Osman Mohamud, Muslim


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Employee engagement doesn't require the budget of
A recent survey by
Driving engagement doesn't always require a financial output. In an ideal world, companies would have the budget of Google or
Here are four impactful ways companies can keep employees engaged without a lavish budget
Create Leaders From Within
Autonomous working environments are often talked about with little action. Employees who are empowered to control the bigger decisions in their day-to-day are more dedicated to producing quality results. This is because their name is tied to it.
Companies can create leaders from within through guidance, the necessary resources, available support and clarity around processes and expectations. Once they have a clear understanding of what the big picture vision is, they become more innovative on their path to achieving it. Managers can take on the role as a coach or mentor by career mapping an employee's journey throughout the organization.
A successful career mapping experience guides employees through exactly what they need to do to reach their career goals with achievable milestones along the way. Employees who have an end goal to work towards remain engaged as they strive toward achieving their personal goals with the support of their manager by their side. Managers can create leaders from within by investing time in the development of their employees and teaching them the necessary skills to excel in their position. This will not only boost their confidence but it will help inspire unwavering loyalty to the manager and the company.
Implement Simple and Nutritious Wellness Habits
Anne M. Mulcahy said it best "employees are a company's greatest asset." Employers invest in their development so why wouldn't they invest in their health? Prior to the millennial generation, employers kept their candy drawers stocked and available snack options filled with the cheapest, most unhealthy grocery store finds. While these high volume, budget friendly junk food options keep the snack bowl filled, the overall impact on employee health and output is hurtful leading to a loss in productivity due to lethargy.
In 2015, Glassdoor conducted an employee survey that found 60% of people consider perks and benefits a major factor when making the final decision of whether they'll accept a job offer or not . Interestingly, 80% said they valued additional benefits and office perks over a pay raise. While Google is known for their over-the-top perks such as a professional chef, haircuts and on-campus dry cleaning, companies with smaller budgets can make small adjustments without the large financial investment.
Change can start immediately by opting for granola bars over hard candy. Employers can buy in bulk from large discounters such as Costco, Sam's Club or BJ's Whole Foods or find cheaper options on online stores like
Nutrition plays a key part in a person's overall health and wellness. Employees who eat healthier have higher energy levels, productivity and performance. Additional benefits are less sick days taken and reduced stress levels. The reality is, unhealthy eating habits contribute to a 66% loss of productivity.
Companies can work to mitigate this by developing healthier habits. They can do this by bringing their employees together and fostering a sense of community from within. Employers should take the lead on supporting their employees to achieve their wellness goals through healthy snack options, promoting frequent exercise throughout the workday and practicing stress-relieving activities.
Seek Out Feedback With Full Disclosure Transparency
Opening lines of communication with employees to ask their feedback of what they would like is a great way to show you value their opinion while learning the exact things that keep them engaged. This can be done through employee surveys or informal discussions. It's crucial employees understand the conditions surrounding the budget. Otherwise, they might come to expect these benefits and the decrease to their morale and engagement would be more detrimental than before the conversation was had.
Employees are more likely to trust in their management and the future of the company if they're kept in the loop about what's going on internally. The best way for them to learn about this is directly from senior leadership. All levels of leadership must practice open communication and transparency to foster trust and build engagement across the company.
In SHRM's 2015 Job Satisfaction and Engagement survey, they identified the communication of a company's overall goals and strategies being 52% important to employees. The same survey found the importance of trust between senior leaders and employees ranked at 64%.
Celebrate Individual and Team Wins as a Whole
Expressing appreciation and recognition comes in various forms. Improving employee satisfaction and happiness means acknowledging the minor details. The top motivator for employees is receiving praise from their manager. A study by Gallup found employees who receive praise and recognition on a consistent basis experience increased loyalty and satisfaction from customers and growth in their personal productivity.
There's a wealth of free tools and resources available to companies with strapped budgets. These tools, when chosen carefully for the needs specific to a company, can have the same positive impact as paid ones. Regardless if companies choose to use technology or deliver praise personally, this is an effective way to boost morale and workplace happiness.
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They are a great opportunity to create a sense of community, build trust and confidence while letting employees voices be heard. It's also a great opportunity to recognize wins, individually and as a whole. Setting aside time to acknowledge achievements, employee and company milestones and celebrate new hires and anniversaries is an easy way to make people feel special.
At the end of the day, employees want to be valued for the work they do by a company who values their health, development and role within the company. Removing the hierarchical barriers that keeps the top from the bottom is not just a trend but the way the workforce is shifting to adapt to the new generation of workers. Companies can build thriving cultures without lavish budgets and luxurious employee perks. Simple efforts go a long way.


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In part 1 of this series ("
Why set up a certificate server?
"), I discuss some of the issues involved in setting up a certificate server. In part 2, I'll continue the series by explaining how to actually install and configure the certificate services. Although this article will walk you through the installation process, I recommend waiting until after you've read the entire series to begin installing your certificate server. The reason is that, as I explain in part 1, certificates tend to be very sensitive in nature. Part 3 will discuss some security methods that you can use to protect your certificate server. Later in the series, I will also discuss some special procedures that you'll have to use for backing up and restoring individual certificates. With that said, let's look at the installation procedure.
Installing an enterprise certificate server
As I mention in part 1, there are two types of certificate server: stand-alone and enterprise. For the purposes of this article, we'll be installing an enterprise certificate server. As you may know, a stand-alone certificate authority can run on any Windows 2000 machine, but an enterprise certificate authority requires Active Directory. So before beginning the installation procedure make sure that your certificate server is configured to use Active Directory. If you have any doubts as to whether your server is configured to use Active Directory, you may run the DCPROMO command from the Run prompt to launch the Active Directory Installation Wizard. I also recommend making sure that you have a good backup of the server, including its system state data, just in case anything were to go wrong. As you'll see later on, installing the certificate services can be a risky procedure, and once you get to a certain point there's no turning back. Begin the installation by opening the Control Panel and double-clicking on the Add/Remove Programs icon to open the Add/Remove Programs dialog box. Click the Add/Remove Windows Components button to launch the Windows Components Wizard. Now, select the Certificate Services check box from the Components list. When you do, you'll see a warning stating that once the Certificate Services are installed, you won't be able to rename the machine. You also won't be able to join a domain or remove the machine from its current domain. Once you've carefully considered the implications and effects of this warning, click Yes to continue. Doing so will return you to the main Windows Components Wizard screen. At this point, make sure that the Certificate Services are selected and click the Details button. Doing so will give you a chance to decide which Certificate Services components will be installed. For the purposes of this article, we'll be installing both services; but in real life, you may only want to install the Certificate Services CA or the Certificate Services Web Enrollment Support option. Once you've made your selections, click OK to return to the main Add/Remove Windows Components Wizard screen. Click Next. The next screen gives you a choice of which type of certificate authority you want to install. In this article, we'll use the Enterprise Root CA. This type of certificate authority is the most trusted certificate authority in the enterprise and should be installed before any other certificate authority.
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In the screen that asks for the certificate authority's identifying information, the organization's name and other attributes are encoded in Unicode, as dictated by the X.509 standard. Unfortunately, this means that if your organization's name contains any special characters (such as & or *), some applications may have trouble decoding the certificate. Therefore, Windows 2000 will warn you of this possibility before allowing you to use such characters.
Once you've selected the type of certificate authority you want to install and any advanced options that you want to configure, click Next until you come to the screen that asks for the certificate authority's identifying information. This screen allows you to enter all sorts of identification information for the certificate authority. For example, you can enter the name of the organization and the organizational unit that will use the certificate authority. In the test environment I set up, the organization was Posey Enterprises and the organizational unit was research and development. These names have absolutely nothing to do with anything that's currently listed in my Active Directory.
The identification screen also allows you to enter other information such as a city, state, description of the certificate authority's purpose, and an expiration date. Normally, the certificate authority expires in two years, but you can set lifetime as low as a single day. In my test environment, I set the expiration date for July 29, 2200 just to see if it would take a date that was 200 years in the future. When you click Next, you'll see a screen that asks where the database and log files should be stored. Keep in mind that the locations you specify aren't where the normal certificates will be stored–instead, the location contains certificates used internally by the certificate authority. Needless to say, whatever location you choose, you should make sure that it gets backed up each night. You should know about two other options on this screen. First, if any clients on your network aren't using Active Directory, but will need to use certificates, you can use the Shared Folder option to create an accessible share point. Second, suppose something goes wrong with your server and you have to reinstall the certificate services. If this is the case, this part of the Wizard will contain an option called Preserve Existing Certificate Database. By selecting this option, your existing certificates won't be overwritten during the reinstallation. Once you complete this portion of the wizard, you may encounter several other housekeeping chores, depending on the options you've chosen. For example, if you're installing a subordinate certificate authority, you'll have to request a certificate from the root certificate authority before continuing. (I'll cover the procedure for doing this in a future article.) For now, we're still configuring the root certificate authority, so subordinate certificate authorities aren't a concern. Another task that you may be asked to perform involves Internet Information Server (IIS). If your machine is running IIS, Windows 2000 will ask you to stop the IIS Web service so that it can complete the installation process. Once the wizard completes, Windows 2000 will ask you to restart the server. Once the server comes back online, the certificate authority services should start running automatically.
Other certificate authority options
Let's take a minute to discuss some of the other options offered by the Add/Remove Windows Components Wizard. The Enterprise Subordinate CA option is used when you need to create an enterprise certificate authority in an environment that already has one. This type of certificate authority obtains its certificates from the existing certificate authority and is primarily used to ease the workload from the existing server or from a particular network segment. The stand-alone root CA is the most trusted certificate authority within the stand-alone certificate authority hierarchy. It doesn't require Active Directory. As you might have guessed, the stand-alone subordinate certificate authority is basically a device to relieve some of the workload from the stand-alone root certificate authority. You may have also noticed the Advanced Options check box at the bottom of the screen. You don't have to use this check box unless you need to change some of the cryptography settings. By default, the certificate authority uses the Microsoft Base Cryptographic Provider with the SHA-1 hash. However, using the Advanced Options check box, you can change these options along with the key length. You can also import keys from other sources by telling Windows 2000 to use keys that have already been installed by applications such as Microsoft's Internet Information Server.// Brien M. Posey is an MCSE who works as a freelance writer. His past experience includes working as the director of information systems for a national chain of health care facilities and as a network engineer for the Department of Defense. Because of the extremely high volume of e-mail that Brien receives, it's impossible for him to respond to every message, although he does read them all.


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101-Year-Old Woman Evicted From Detroit Home
DETROIT – A 101-year-old woman was evicted from the southwest Detroit home where she lived for nearly six decades after her 65-year-old son failed to pay the mortgage.
Texana Hollis was evicted Monday and her belongings were placed outside the home. Her son, Warren Hollis, said he didn't pay the bill for several years and disregarded eviction notices.
"I kept it from her because I didn't want to worry her," Warren Hollis told WXYZ-TV for a report that aired Monday night. "I was just so sure it wasn't going to happen."
Wayne County Chief Deputy Treasurer David Szymanski told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Hollises took out an adjustable-rate mortgage in 2002. A default and foreclosure notice was filed in November.
"They ended up owing $80,000 on the home," Szymanski said. "Warren indicates he did not make the payments. He got the notices, but threw them away."
County records show that property taxes were paid on the home through summer 2010. A winter tax bill of $55.95, including interest and fees, was unpaid, and a $778.44 summer tax bill was due this month.
A neighbor was letting Texana and Warren Hollis live in a rental house across the street from the home they shared, and Texana Hollis' belongings were being moved there. Others, including a nonprofit organization, were working to get her back into her home.
On Monday night, she was taken to a hospital for evaluation after she became disoriented.
Szymanski said county officials were asking questions and looking into what they can do to help. He said the county has worked with 10,000 taxpayers to keep them from going into foreclosure.
"The teachable moment here is for people not to stick their head in the sand," he said.


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- On December 14, 2017, the US FCC (Federal Communications Commission) repealed net neutrality rules, sparking an outcry among startups, NGOs, but also the public in general, in the US or abroad. VPNs can actually allow you to get around Net Neutrality controls set by ISPs. Here is a list of the best VPN providers we've tested.
Netflix has issued its fourth quarter earnings, and in its letter to investors the streaming video service addresses concerns over the recent blow to net neutrality in the US.
In fact, Netflix devoted an entire section to the issue.
As a refresher, a few weeks back a Washington court ruled that the Federal Communications Commission can't prevent internet service providers (ISPs) like Verizon from giving preferential treatment to some sites.
Naturally consumers are worried that ISPs are going to start charging more for access to certain content, particularly bandwidth-heavy services like Netflix. Recent reports suggested that Netflix itself could increase its prices as well, though Netflix denied that will happen.
Netflix takes a stand
In today's earnings letter, Netflix said that in principle, domestic (US) ISPs can "legally impede the video streams that members request from Netflix." It noted that nn ISP may due this to force Netflix to pay fees in order to halt a degradation to service.
However, if "this draconian scenario" were to take place, "we would vigorously protest and encourage our members to demand the open internet they are paying their ISP to deliver."
While the company is prepared to fling fire and brimstone an overstepping ISP's way, Netflix noted that in all likelihood, providers "will avoid this consumer-unfriendly path of discrimination."
"ISPs are generally aware of the broad public support for net neutrality and don't want to galvanize government action," the report read.
It goes on to say that ISPs have a stake in providing high-quality streaming video, one that they recognize and are working with firms like Netflix to provide.
"In the long-term, we think Netflix and consumers are best served by strong network neutrality across all networks, including wireless," the section concluded.
44 million subscribers (and growing)
Aside from laying out a plan of action against net neutrality violations, Netflix also revealed that it now boasts 44 million subscribers worldwide, including 6.9 million DVD delivery service customers.
The US accounts for 33 million members, and Netflix predicts that by the end of this quarter it will have 35 million customers in the US and 48 million worldwide.
- In the market for a new gadget? Check out TechRadar's list of the best tablets out there.


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Heading to Miller Park for tonight's Brewers/Cards game I was in a sports funk.
My Wisconsin Badgers had lost the hockey National Championship, the Bucks had lost to the Celtics – and I work with two obnoxious Boston fans, and the Brewers had lost two straight to division rivals the St. Louis Cardinals – the first on a blown Trevor Hoffman save and the second in embarassing 7-1 fashion to a rookie pitcher on Fox Saturday baseball.
To top it off, the Brewers are historically awful during nationally televised games and they were about to face Chris Carpenter.
If it weren't for the bobblehead giveaway, I might not have gone to the game at all.
Follow the jump to find out why I'd have hated myself if I'd stayed home
And then this happened:
(both photos by AP's Jeffrey Phelps)
Casey McGehee hit a walk off home run to save the Brewers from being swept heading into a big series with the Cubs while they have their home opener at Wrigley.
Trevor Hoffman blew another save, but got the win when McGehee won the game in the bottom of the ninth.
And suddenly everything is once again right in my sports world.
Isn't it amazing how a beautiful spring night in crappy nose bleed seats can turn everything around?
And while it has nothing to do this post, can I sneak a little love for my "secret hockey boyfriend" Blake Geoffrion? Blake won the Hobey Baker Award on Friday – the first player in Wisconsin's history to do so. I decided not to subject you all to a full post about a sport most of you don't watch and a player you'd never heard of, but I couldn't let this go by.
I can't tell you exactly why or when Blake reached "secret hockey boyfriend" status for me. He's the team's leader. He's from a historic hockey family (his grandpa Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, won six Stanley Cups and is said to have invented the slap shot, and his great-grandfather Howie Morenz won three Stanley Cups – both are Hall of Famers). He's on Twitter.
But really, my favorite thing about Blake is that he knew enough about himself and his game to know that he wasn't ready to head to the NHL and that he could do great things with the Badgers as a senior, so he chose to stay at Wisconsin and let his coach know before second semester ever started. The team had a backbone for the following year before the college hockey season had even ended.
Not only do I love what he does on the ice, but I respect how he's led the team and carried himself as a captain.
It's easy to assume his lineage comes with a lot of pressure, but you'd never know. In a video package for ESPN during this postseason, he mentions everyone in his family, not just famous or hockey-playing ones. He's as proud to be Boom Boom's grandson as he is to be the brother of a Georgia business owner.
And now Blake won the Hobey. Now he's not just Boom Boom's grandson, or a member of the Geoffrion hockey legacy. He wrote his own chapter in the legendary family's history and I'm so excited and happy about it I teared up.
When you're a fan of such a marginally followed sport, it's even easier to get attached to the players and feel like you're as much a part of their lives and they are yours. So though I know I may be verging on creepy stalker status now, I just wanted to share this great thing that it seems like nobody knows about.


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Earlier this month, the left-wing magazine The Nation highlighted Joe Therrien as a symbol of the Occupy Wall Street movement. A New York City public-school drama teacher, Therrien was frustrated with the shortcomings of the school system. So he quit his job and "set off to the University of Connecticut to get an MFA in his passion -- puppetry." Three years and $35,000 in student-loan debt later, Therrien returned home, only to find he couldn't land a full-time job. Apparently, a master's in puppetry doesn't provide the competitive edge in the marketplace he'd hoped for.
Therrien joined Occupy Wall Street, constructing giant puppets and "figuring out how to make theater that's going to help open people up to this new cultural consciousness. It's what I'm driven to do right now."
I think I speak for everyone when I say: Good luck with that.
One other thing: He may not realize it, but Joe the Puppeteer may be for Democrats what Joe the Plumber was for the GOP. (Joe "the plumber" Wurzelbacher was the Ohio man who confronted candidate Barack Obama about raising taxes on small business.)
Thomas Edsall writes in the New York Times that the Democrats have made a fateful decision: "All pretense of trying to win a majority of the white working class has been effectively jettisoned in favor of cementing a center-left coalition made up ... of voters who have gotten ahead on the basis of educational attainment -- professors, artists, designers, editors, human resources managers, lawyers, librarians, social workers, teachers and therapists -- and a second, substantial constituency of lower-income voters who are disproportionately African American and Hispanic."
After decades of trying, the white working class is now "an unattainable cohort," according to Edsall and a slew of Democratic strategists.
The most common explanation for this failure is a self-serving and mossy tale about a racial backlash. The most recent version holds that the "tea parties," which are about as white as the Occupy Wall Street movement, amount to a bigoted reaction to a black president. Never mind that the leading Tea Party contender for the GOP nomination is Herman Cain.
In a less charged environment, the differences between Obama and Cain would be seen as a continuation of the great philosophical rivalry between W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington. Du Bois, a socialist intellectual, favored promoting a "talented tenth" -- a black progressive elite focused on state-run, top-down reforms -- while Washington preached self-help and entrepreneurialism from the bottom up.
Today's Democratic Party has an ingrained cultural aversion to the Booker T. Washington school. Liberal elites see themselves as a multiracial talented tenth, planning the economy and guiding society. In power, they lavish support on fashionable but unproductive sectors of the economy, such as green-energy boondoggles, and they buy off big constituencies invested in ever larger government such as public-sector unions, the "helping professions" and even too-big-too-fail businesses.
Their arguments sound economic and empirical, but ultimately they're cultural in nature. The upscale white professionals the Democrats are courting disproportionately share a cultural affinity for government and faith that statist interventions are for your own good. They also believe government needs to help people succeed -- or escape -- the rat race of the private sector. (Remember Michelle Obama's advice to working-class women? "Don't go into corporate America. ... Become teachers. Work for the community.") In his acceptance speech at the 2008 Democratic convention, Obama mocked the Booker T. Washington concept of self-reliance: "In Washington, they call this the ownership society, but what it really means is, you're on your own."
Later, Rep. Nancy Pelosi sold health-care reform as a "jobs bill" because "if you want to be creative and be a musician or whatever, you can leave your work, focus on your talent ... your aspirations because you will have health care," she explained as if speaking straight to Joe the Puppeteer. "You won't have to be job-locked."
That might be a compelling message to the white left represented at Occupy protests. The question is whether it sounds condescending or aloof to the rest of the Democratic coalition that wouldn't mind being "job-locked" right now.


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Unlike many drugs, caffeine may be taken legally by people of all ages, which helps make it the world's most widely used stimulant.
Approximately 80% of the world's caffeine is consumed in the form of coffee; it's been estimated that 500 billion cups of coffee are consumed throughout the world every year.
Tea, chocolate, cola drinks, and energy drinks and shots are the other main sources of caffeine.
Impact on physical performance
Caffeine has been used to good effect by athletes as an aid to physical performance for many years. Initially, it was believed to be of greatest benefit in endurance events (marathon running, for instance, or long-distance swimming).
More recently, we've realised that caffeine also boosts performance for short-term, high-intensity activities, such as middle-distance running, and stop-start sports, such as tennis.
Until a decade or so ago, it was thought that very high doses of caffeine (higher than could be obtained by simply drinking coffee, for example) were needed to enhance athletic performance.
Such high doses could usually only be obtained from caffeine-containing capsules, and often led to adverse side effects.
Consequently, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned caffeine use by athletes above a certain level of intake.
But by early this century, it became clear that moderate doses of caffeine — achievable by drinking coffee, tea or energy drinks — were just as effective as very high doses for enhancing physical performance. And they had minimal risk of side effects.
It was also discovered that caffeine intake is "self-limiting" to some extent, that is, extremely high doses are likely to have a detrimental effect on athletic performance.
So, in 2004, the IOC ban on caffeine was completely lifted; Olympic athletes may now take as much caffeine as they like.
How much is enough?
What, then, is the most appropriate source of caffeine if you're an athlete who wants to safely obtain a performance benefit?
Well, you could try coffee or tea, but the amount of caffeine in these beverages varies greatly. Energy drinks, on the other hand, are formulated to contain a known quantity of caffeine, so they allow for a more controlled intake.
A dose of about three milligrams of caffeine per kilogram of body weight will give you the desired boost to performance, with little likelihood of inducing the "caffeine shakes" that can result from overdosing.
So, for example, if an energy drink contains 80 milligrams of caffeine, and you weigh 55 kilograms, a couple of cans of energy drink will provide the recommended dose.
Some people believe that caffeine is a diuretic, that it promotes excessive urine production and therefore leads to dehydration. This is not correct, at least when caffeine is consumed in moderate amounts by habitual users.
People who regularly drink tea, coffee, cola drinks, energy drinks or energy shots can expect to receive the desired performance enhancement from caffeine without experiencing greater dehydration.
Making you sharper
There's also evidence that caffeine improves some aspects of mental performance. Doses up to about 200 milligrams (similar to the dose that enhances physical performance) lead to increasingly quicker reactions, increased alertness, elevated mood and improvements in activities such as typing (greater typing speed with fewer mistakes).
The quantity of caffeine needed to enhance mental performance can be obtained by drinking one or two cups of coffee, one or two cans of energy drink, or several cups of tea. (But note the earlier advice that caffeine concentration is very variable in coffee and tea.)
People who need to maintain vigilance during a period when they would normally be asleep, such as long-distance truck drivers, nightwatchmen, shift workers, students "cramming" for exams and soldiers on sentry duty, often use caffeine from coffee, tea, energy drinks and shots or capsules to keep them awake and alert.
The US Army now uses a commercially available caffeinated chewing gum called "Stay Alert" in one of its combat rations (the First Strike Ration). This ration is issued to soldiers who are expected to take part in operations of up to 72 hours with minimal sleep. Stay Alert gum contains 100 milligrams of caffeine per stick and there are five sticks in the First Strike Ration.
A little doubt
In the interests of objectivity, I should point out that a small minority of researchers believe that caffeine does not truly enhance mental performance. Rather, they claim that taking caffeine will simply overcome the drop in performance that results from caffeine withdrawal in people who are used to having caffeine in their body.
But looking at data from military studies I'm familiar with, I believe there's little room for doubt that caffeine can greatly enhance at least some aspects of cognitive performance, particularly when people are sleep-deprived.
It's important to keep in mind though that overdosing on caffeine is potentially dangerous, particularly for those (mostly young) people who consume too many energy drinks or shots – especially if they combine these with alcohol.
Caffeine undoubtedly enhances many aspects of physical performance, and very likely several aspects of mental performance too. And unlike most performance-enhancing drugs, it's legal, readily available, and comes in forms that are highly acceptable to most people.


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Volta6 BaselDate: 16th June 2010
For Volta 6, David will show 1:25, a modular, miniature artwork suggesting children's toys like Brio, Lego and Meccano. The work can be endlessly built and rebuilt to create defensive barriers across coffee tables or gallery floors.
David's work is being presented at Volta by Danielle Arnaud contemporary art.
The work references Hill33, a massive earthwork, due to begin construction in the Forest of Dean, UK, in the summer of 2010, a work that will recycle two thousand tons of landfill (originally taken from the Forest as the result of open cast mining) to produce a sculpture of grandiose proportions and employing indigenous waste and the construction materials of conflict.
further information on 1:25 can be found here.
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Dad, Shelly, I'm quite sure no one will ever see this because it is text to your phone and who knows where someone who dies phone goes? Those are the questions I'm haunted with in the last few days. I didn't know how else to send you a message except this way; telling of our times, trying to process, get it off my heart, I guess it could have been prayer but you know, technology…..blogs…..I did prayer too, just FYI, hehe.
You died Wednesday morning and it is now Saturday evening. I feel the need to tell you, even if you never see this, and even if no one else sees this how much you did for me, how much you meant to me, how amazingly there you were for me first as a mentor in the business world 30 years ago and later as a surrogate father. I know why I wasn't invited to your wedding to Myra and I know why I have not been informed about the funeral. It's okay. I was and am a weird threat to a couple of your five biological kids and I get that.
Your soul has moved on and I don't need the formalities. Our relationship was one of the most beautiful things in my life. You helped me in ways that could never be understood by others. In fact, our innocent father/daughter platonic relationship has of course been misunderstood. I don't care. You were amazing to me and THEN you set me up on a blind date in the old days before internet dating with my husband of 20 years now and my soulmate, Steve. I love you so much, Dad, and I will NOT say rest
in peace.
DON'T! Don't rest! Continue to do the amazing work you do to help people learn and grow like you did in this life. l say continue on your journey with joy and I'll SEE you when I get there! All my deepest love. Andy


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An inventory of movie lines we've effectively repeated to death
Earlier this week, while running down the worst performances of some of our favorite actors, we were reminded again of that unfortunate moment back in 2000 where Robert De Niro cashed in on one of his most iconic performances for a cheap laugh in a Rocky & Bullwinkle movie. That's only one way of looking at it, of course—it could also be argued that everyone else had been quoting Taxi Driver for years, so De Niro was just getting in on the action himself. There is something to be said for the notion that, cinema classic though it might be, we've probably all had enough of people taking the opportunity whenever they look in a mirror to do a Bickle-esque smile/smirk and inquire, "You talkin' to me?"
Taxi Driver is one of many great movies that have been trod upon by the corrupting influence of movie quoting, that unfortunate social phenomenon by which pop-culture obsessives, unable to communicate with their own words, end up speaking primarily in dialogue lifted from their favorite films, rendering said dialogue tiresome and unwelcome. We've assembled over a dozen movies we're sick of having quoted back to us.
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Flexible rent's starting point
Numbers and formulas are important in determining flexible rents, but the key is "developing a relationship of trust and responsibility" between renter and landowner, a North Dakota State University Extension Service official says.
Numbers and formulas are important in determining flexible rents, but the key is "developing a relationship of trust and responsibility" between renter and landowner, a North Dakota State University Extension Service official says.
Willie Huot, a Grand Forks County agent, is one of three extension service officials who will conduct a statewide series of meetings on flexible rent this winter. The first meeting was held Nov. 26 in Wishek, N.D.
Flexible rents, which allow renters and landlords to share in both good and bad economic conditions, are seen by some experts as increasingly attractive. That's partly because the combination of high crop prices and drought complicate arriving at a fair cash rent, or fixed per-acre rental payment. A flexible rental agreement would protect the farmer if crop prices fall or drought hurts the 2013 crop, while also benefitting the landlord if prices and yields are good.
Huot says the first meeting in Wishek generated good questions from attendees about flexible rent.
The practice can be confusing, especially at first, since there are a number of ways in which rent can be determined.
"There are many methods, many options, with flexible rents. But the thing you need to start with is the relationship between the renter and landlord," he says.
Determining and implementing a flexible rental agreement can be extremely difficult without a good relationship, he says.
Flexible rent can be particularly challenging when the landowner is several generations removed from farming and doesn't have first-hand knowledge of the land or farming practices, Huot says.
The extension service's meetings on flexible rents also will look at historical trends in land prices and rental rates. Huot notes that current land prices have risen to record highs, which could skew how some people view rental rates.
Five more meetings on flexible rents have been set around the state, and roughly 10 additional meetings are being scheduled for January and February.
Here are the times, dates and locations for the five meetings already scheduled:
•Dec. 10, 1 p.m., Farmers Union Conference Room in Jamestown.
•Dec. 11, 9 a.m., Hettinger Research Extension Center.
•Dec. 11, 1:30 p.m., Dickinson Research Extension Center.
•Dec. 12, 9 a.m., Burleigh County Extension office in Bismarck.
•Dec. 13, 1 p.m., Omega Mall (Omega Room) in LaMoure.


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San Diego, California — Undeniably, the new 2009 TSX is one slick package. Its styling has more impact, its width is a full 3 in. greater, its interior is now more " Jr." than " Sr." and an optional Technology Package offers concert-hall sound, a world-class navigation system, voice-command technology and XM satellite radio with real-time traffic and weather. Yet its 2.4-liter i-VTEC-modulated inline-4 receives only Oliver Twist-like bumps to its power and torque curves, just enough to offset its 140-lb. weight gain over the last-generation car.
So, with 201 bhp peaking at 7000 rpm and 172 lb.-ft. of torque at 4400 moving a curb weight of 3419 lb., the TSX's acceleration is adequate, yet your throttle foot (assuming for a moment that it could talk) might say, "Please sir, I want some more." Let's guesstimate a 0–60 time slightly south of 8 seconds and a quarter-mile in the mid-15s. Getting to those benchmarks is made tolerable by two excellent transmissions: a 6-speed manual with a light and precise shift action, and a 5-speed Sequential SportShift box, a torque-converter automatic that can be shifted with steering wheel-mounted paddles. And the TSX's EPA numbers are slightly better, the manual car coming in at an estimated 19/28 mpg city/highway.
Yet crossing off your list based on middling acceleration potential alone would be a mistake, as there are substantial improvements here. That width increase and what Acura calls "Keen Edge" styling bulk up and sharpen the body, and accentuate cues that are still recognizable from the previous generation, (headlights, taillights and general greenhouse shape) but the front grille, in the opinion of most journalists in attendance, is overdone. Pointy bits on the front spoiler lip are adventuresome for , and HID low beams come as standard equipment.
Inside, there's also much to like. Immediately noticeable are the very supportive front seats, whose full and high-reaching side bolsters conjure up visions of the NSX's buckets. Front seat passengers are now about 1½ in. farther apart, so there'll be less elbow-bumping, but the interior doesn't seem much roomier, because the lower dash and door panels appear to wrap a little more tightly around your knees and lower body. A-pillars are a little slimmer for a better view out, and the LED-backlit instrument cluster has floating needles for the speedometer and tach and very upmarket metal-finish bezels. Despite the roofline being about 0.2 in. lower than before, rear-seat head room will accommodate 6-footers, thanks to concave relief in the headliner.
The Technology Package will be a huge hit on the pocketbook (in the $4000 range), but it packages the navigation system, Bluetooth connectivity for phones and all manner of devices, the aforementioned XM-supplied real-time traffic and weather data (one- and three-day forecasts are available, and extreme weather alerts will pop up) and a truly inspirational, 415-watt, 10-speaker audio system. This last item, developed with Panasonic and Grammy-winning producer Elliot Scheiner, plays from conventional CD and DTS discs, satellite or AM/FM radio, MP3 or WMA files and, for absolute cleanest sound, DVD-Audio discs.
But back to dynamics of the mechanical kind. We've always liked the agile feel of the TSX, and while the new car is reasonably sporty, it's not as light on its feet. Wider tires (Michelin Pilot HX MXM4s, size 225/50R-17) offer satisfying steady-state grip, but the extra weight and width of the chassis do reduce the "flingability" factor. And a new electric-assist steering, while one of the best examples of the breed, doesn't quite offer the road feel of the outgoing model's hydraulic system. The new TSX does feel more planted and stable, and road noise is reduced, all the better to enjoy that remarkably good sound system.
So the focus has changed a bit here, a little youth and athleticism traded for more maturity, sophistication and style, with pricing expected to remain about the same — perhaps $29,000 for a very well-equipped base car to maybe $35,000 with the automatic and Technology Package. Is more power on the way? Acura spokespeople remain characteristically tight-lipped, saying only that the TSX's engine bay is large enough to accept a V-6, or a turbo and its plumbing. Hmm, "TSX Type-S" does have a nice ring to it.


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Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he would do lots of things in his State of the City address last week.
There were the little things, promises to:
• retool 911 so it can accept photos of crime scenes from cell phones;
• increase funding for a program that sends nurses to consult first time mothers;
• expand the Civilian Complaint Review Board;
• fill out forms for low-income New Yorkers so they can claim federal tax credits;
• lead a pack of gun weary American mayors as they descend on Washington to demand changes in federal law.
And then there were the big things:
• a $1 billion tax relief plan focused primarily on property tax cuts;
• further changes to the structure of the education system.
Public officials march out such promises every January in their State of the (nation, state, city, or borough) speeches. Governor Eliot Spitzer gave his State of the State address earlier this month; President George Bush will give his State of the Union on Tuesday; and Council Speaker Christine Quinn will give her own State of the City soon.
Mayor Bloomberg started his speech this year by apologizing for one promise he didn't follow through on – there was no Subway Series in 2006. But many of the other things he mentioned last year were either breezed over or not mentioned at all. The city did not pick an architect to design a plan for Governors Island or a developer to revamp Willets Point, and didn't break ground on Atlantic Yards. Despite Bloomberg's promise, the Reptile Wing of the Staten Island Zoo has still not reopened.
Other areas that Bloomberg has made a big deal about got scant mention. Arguably the biggest initiative to come out of last year's speech was the city's anti-poverty efforts, yet the mayor barely touched on the year-long campaign that followed. Nor did he spend more than a few words on his plan to create long-term sustainability policies.
This week we take a look at the two areas the mayor did focus on:
TAX CUTS: The mayor says his property tax relief plan will benefit individual New Yorkers and spark the economy, but economists say it will hardly be noticed.
EDUCATION: After four years, Bloomberg is reorganizing the schools again, but do the changes address the problems that still persist in the city's public schools? Â


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Wow, thank you for all of your lovely comments on my last post… New Zealand is such a beautiful country and I do love sharing the special bits of it with some of the rest of the world! The crochet and knit community anyway! And yay, I felt pretty spesh after reading some comments about me learning to knit in the round… I'm slightly addicted to this right now, but more about that another time!
Today's post is about colourful, fabulous crochet…. Crochet I've been dying to show you since the start of the week but wasn't here, so have been WAITING to post, and that has been hard!!! As I had quite a bit of time at KB's parent's house to sit out in the sunshine, (oh bliss, the weather has been dreadful in Wellington) I made the most of my relaxation time and spent a lot of it crocheting pot holders! This was quite a curious thing to her family members but they seemed to adore the results, and I'm quite pleased with them too!
So I've prepared a wee tutorial for you, if you would like to make your own…. but first let me show you a picture….
An African Flower turned mandala… I love it deeply…..
So if you would like to make one too, quickly click here and a little box will pop up with the pattern for the african flower. This is the pattern by Lounette Fourie and Anita Rossouw and full credit for the beautiful and highly popular motif of course is theirs!!! (the ravelry pattern page is here!) So I made these with 8ply wool and a 4mm hook. For the back. I used a 5mm hook to save time and wool, and it hasn't affected it, just be careful when you hook them together that you don't end up with bunching…..
Make one african flower, but don't make the last edge with dc.
Once you have made the flower, edge it with 1sc into each stitch, EXCEPT the "middle" (the tallest part of the petals) of each petal, make 2sc into this stitch.
When you have completed the round, join with a slst into the 1st sc, then ch3 and 2dc into the same stitch. Ch1 and skip 2 stitches and make 3dc into the next stitch, ch1, skip 2, make 3dc into next stitch and so on and so on until you have completed the round!
In the next round, change colour and join new colour with a slst into a 1ch space from previous round. Into the same space, make 2dc, ch1, 3dc. *Ch1, 3dc into next 1 ch space, ch1, 3dc into next 1ch space, ch1, into the next space 3dc, ch1, 3dc* Repeat ** until you have completed the round, then ch1 and join with a slst to the 3rd ch of original 3ch.
In easier-to-understand language, you want to make a "granny" (3dc cluster) twice, then 2 "grannies" each separated by 1 chain for this round.
I hope this photo is helpful for you to see that… the colours are a bit "samey" to really see the difference in the rounds, sorry about that!
For the next TWO rounds, join new colour with a slst into a 1ch space and ch3 (counts as 1dc) 2dc into same space. ch1, 3dc into next space and continue until the end of the round. ch1 and join with a slst to the 3rd ch of original 3ch.
Coolies! You've just finished the front!!!
OK so now you need to make a back and I did this by making the typical dc circle. Make a magic ring (tutorial here if you've never seen how this is done) ch3, 11dc into ring and pull tight, join with a slst to the 3rd ch of original 3ch. ch3, dc into same stitch, 2dc into each stitch for the entire round, join with a slst to the 3rd ch of original 3 ch. ch3, dc into same stitch, dc into next stitch, 2dc into next stitch….. until end of round, join with a slst to the 3rd ch of original 3ch. Continue in this fashion, each round increasing the number of single dc's between 2dc's as the circle grows. e.g. next round will be 2dc into one stitch, 1dc into next two stitches…. next round will be 2dc into one stitch, 1 dc into next 3 stitches… until the back is the same size as the front.
Now hook them together with a 4mm hook! I used sc and at the end of the round join with slst to the first sc. Now ch1 and slst into the next stitch, into the next stitch make 1sc, 1hdc, 1sc, slst into the next 2 stitches, then into the next stitch, make 1sc, 1hdc, 1sc…. continue until end of round. Now ch as many stitches as you want to make the hanging loop (I did 6) and slst into the same stitch to join the loop.
And there you have it! Weave in those ends and voila!
I am sooooooooooooooooooooo loving these right now! As I said, I made more than a few on my trip to Turangi….
Like these….
And this…..
And of course, a rainbow….
And this lovely one which I gifted to a colleague yesterday as a house-warming gift which she LOVED!
I think this is what the offspring of enlightenment and retro kitsch would look like…. beautiful mandalas hanging above the stove….
When KB saw the one I have kept (the one I used for the tutorial) she said "yay! I might not burn myself using this one! It's nice and thick!"
Cue silence…….
"Darling…. if any food so much as touches this pot-holder I will go crazy….. It took two and a half hours to make and it is purely for looking at."
"Well it's not a pot-holder then…. it's a WALL HANGING!"
So we decided it was an "ornamental" pot holder!
I lust love these so much… these ones all have future homes as christmas presents or other gifts, and I'm quite glad because I get to make some more!!! I hope you have fun with these too and make sure you send me a link so I can come and visit you and enjoy your creations too!
Do you know what? I had a car accident today….. It involved a car and me…. I went for a run this morning, and halfway home I was running along and a lady opened her car door and I smashed into it…. Oh my god…. what a fright, and the pain! I appreciate it was an accident, but it happened so fast, she managed to get her door open about 30cms and I didn't have time to stop, so before I knew what had happened I had smashed into the corner of her door, with full impact hitting my right shoulder and right wrist. I have to admit I'm feeling pretty bad about how I reacted….. being tired and in a bit of shock, I kind of fell against the fence and then started to CRY and just ran away! Aaaaaaaah! How embarrassing! I've got a big graze and bruise on my right shoulder where the corner of the door got me, and to tell you the truth, I'm a bit nervous about the impact this might have on my crafting when I wake up tomorrow morning! I'm hoping it doesn't stiffen up and render me unable to carry on with this knitting in the round business I am compelled to attend to daily! We shall see…. I've broken through the pain barrier before with knitting, I'm sure I can do it again….
After administering hugs, sympathy and ice packs when I arrived home, KB announced triumphantly "SEE! I TOLD you exercise is bad for you!!!" (Isn't she just the best!)
OK, complaining over and done with…. the last matter to attend to in this post is for Bianca and Amanda who both spied a crystal hanging around my neck in the last post and wanted close-ups!!! Luckily, when I was in Turangi I took it off and cleansed it in the icy waters of the Tongariro River, then snapped a picture of it in the sunlight…..
I learned that sunshine trick from Amanda…. here is a close up of one freshly cleansed elestial smokey quartz which I am lucky enough to wear…. It's quite amazing as it looks like a key to a very special spiritual door….
Now I've shown you mine, you show me yours! I'll be checking your blogs, both of you for some crystal goodness!!!!!
OK Lovelies, I'm off to do some…. something….. I've actually finished all of my projects so I have a clean slate! FUN!
Have a beautiful day wherever you are and whatever you're doing!
Lots of love from Alice and Raymond XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


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Earlier this summer, I found this bench at an auction and won it for $30. I was looking for a cute and simple project I could handle, and seeing as I thought having a bench in the guest room was a great idea, this fit the bill.
From the pictures I saw, I thought I would repaint it and reupholster it. But, after seeing it in person, I did not want to touch the paint. Someone had taken the pains to do a very subtle marble effect, and I liked it. It also conveniently matched my fabric choice.
I wish I could remember anything about this fabric other than buying it at JoAnn's. I bought it at the same time I got all the other fabrics used in the guest bedroom, including the headboard (seen here) and the pillows.
This is a fairly easy project, but it does take a little bit of patience and the use of a staple gun, sewing machine, and a screwdriver. First, take the seat apart from the bench. In this case, it was secured by four screws from the bottom.
I pulled off the old piping. You can take apart the old upholstery depending on what you are planning to do. Since my fabric is very heavy, I decided to leave it as was, and reupholster over top of it. I put the seat on top of the fabric, measured, and cut. Then pulled and stapled.
I took care to fold the edges over neatly. At the corners, for it to lay a little flatter, I had to snip off some excess fabric before tucking the corners in. For any fabric stapling job, you always want to start in the middle of the piece and work your way out towards the edges. It's a good idea to do a few staples at a time on one side, and then go the opposite side. Alternate this with stapling the other sides, and keep going around until you get to a corner. For the corners, you want to pull them as taut as possible one way, folding under, and then the other way. Because of how this bench is made, I needed to add piping around the bottom of the seat to hid any problems.
So next I took the old cording and removed all the staples (well, actually Mom did, Thanks!). I measured how long it was, and cut some fabric to cover it.
Since I didn't have enough in one cut length to cover the cording, it would have to be sewn together. Putting the two right sides together, stitch a straight and perpendicular line.
Turn everything right side out, fold in half, and insert cording. Sew as close to the cording (but not over it!) as you can.
When you are done, snip off an excessive fabric.
You take your newly covered piping and fit it to where you want it on the bench, then staple into place.
Cut off any little fabric threads, and when you meet up the two ends you have options. One is to leave some room to fit one end into the other and staple into place. Or, you can neatly fold them in and staple. I chose the latter. Then reattach the bench/legs. I used new screws that were slightly longer to account for the slightly added depth.
Turn it over and admire your handiwork.
Here it is in the guest room, under the one window.
A detail of the fabric and the painted bench. You could coordinate your piping to match the fabric seams and everything, but I wasn't that worried. I just wanted this project done.
A cute little bench made even cuter.
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The Latin Recording Academy has extended its pact with Univision to televise the Latin Grammy Awards for another six years. The 13th Latin Grammys will air live on the network Nov. 15 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Vegas. The expanded deal for the show also includes development of new Latin Grammys specials to be announced. Awards segued to Univision in 2005 after four airings on CBS. Latin Recording Academy prexy-CEO Gabriel Abaroa Jr. said, "For the past seven years, the Latin Grammys and Univision have consistently collaborated to bring viewers unique and dynamic musical performances from today's talented Latin musicians from around the world. We are extremely proud of our consistent growth, which is reflected in the success we have achieved, and we look forward to the next six years of our expanding partnership." Last year's three-hour Latin Grammys broadcast delivered an average aud of 5.7 million total viewers for Univision; the network was No. 1 for the night among adults 18-34 for the second consecutive year.
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Orthopedic surgeons at the Swedish Orthopedic Institute perform more than a thousand hip replacements every year. At the forefront of the field, the specialists here have pioneered new prosthetics and techniques to make the surgery a highly effective treatment choice. Physicians lead orthopedic treatment teams of experienced professionals, following a meticulous standard of care for patients undergoing hip surgery. Patients also play a critical role in how well they recover from surgery and get back into action.
Hips represent a complex system of joint movement. In a normal hip joint, a smooth lining known as cartilage covers the bone. Healthy cartilage, along with a small amount of joint fluid, allows the rounded head of the femur (thighbone) to move smoothly in the hip socket. As the smooth lining of the joint disintegrates, it becomes painful and stiff. Indications for a total hip replacement include severe pain in the hip associated with activity, severe hip pain at night and severe interference with daily activities and work.
Hips can be resurfaced or totally replaced, depending on the extent of the damage that needs to be fixed. In a total hip replacement, an artificial joint is used to replace damaged cartilage and bone so the hip joint can move without pain. Prosthetics are primarily made of metal, ceramic, and plastic and are designed to duplicate the hip function as well as work compatibly with the body and resist corrosion. On average, hip replacements last 15 to 20 years. There are three primary surgical approach options for hip replacement: posterior, anterior lateral, and anterior.
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Slaughter Beach, Dog "Welcome" LP
"There ain't no purpose fightin' holy wars for someone you're not." This sleek proverb is delivered in Jake Ewald's unassuming sneer, but isn't as honest as previous adages he's known for behind one-half of Modern Baseball's microphones. The residents of Slaughter Beach – a character study the Philadelphia musician flocks to during bouts of writer's block – are grounded in some faith, whether in a higher power or lesser ones roaming this area's varied terrain.
Consider the musical geography of the region: there are pastoral corners, where "Politics of Grooming" whispers third-person omniscience as thin guitars slide and pluck. "Drinks" finds itself primed for the town's bar jukebox, where Ewald's alt-country tendencies slink away from safety. Other tracks are illuminated by a city skyline, where the radio-rock "Monsters" bends and folds under the weight of an evening loaded with self-sabotage. "Bed Fest," returning from 2014's Dawg EP, clocks in around that night's 3 a.m., with quieter admissions of interpersonal guilt lingering longer than the concluding vocal overdubs accompanying them.
Many of the tracks on Welcome find people struggling to find answers, but Ewald answers to no one but himself. This debut LP was entirely self-produced, recorded and performed: an act of escapism and individual growth outside his tight-knit day job. Slaughter Beach, Dog finds Ewald wandering through multiple headspaces to emerge with his own inner sanctum confidently reinvigorated. And that's welcome.


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R.E.M Bittersweet Lyrics
I move across, innocence lost
All flashing pulsar
I move across the earth in my new pattern shirt
I pass satellites
"You're so bitter," your complaint
I can't give you anything
I don't know who you're livin' for
I don't know who you are anymore
(chorus 1)
I'd sooner chew my leg off,
Than be trapped in this
How easy you think of all of this as bittersweet me
(chorus 2)
I couldn't taste it
I'm tired and naked
I don't know what I'm hungry for
I don't know what I want anymore
I move across, candy floss
I move like a tank
I move across the room
With a heart full of gloom,
Stronger than you think
Oh my peer,
Your veneer is wearing thin and cracking
The surface informs that underneath,
Underneath is lacking
(repeat chorus 1)
(repeat chorus 2)
You move across, innocence lost,
All static and desire,
You're blue in the face from navel gaze,
You set yourself on fire
You strip down and lay yourself out,
I know you can't fake it,
But are you tired and naked?
Are you tire and naked?
(repeat chorus 1)
(repeat chorus 2 3x)
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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said that while a "substantial portion" of the global economy appears better now than a year ago, some risks persist.
"Growth continues to strengthen and broaden among the emerging and developing economies," and momentum is starting to pick up in the U.S., Lagarde said today in remarks at the Boao Forum for Asia, in the southern Chinese province of Hainan.
Lagarde said she was giving a preview of the IMF's World Economic Outlook report due next week, without providing numbers. The IMF in January cut its 2013 global growth forecast to 3.5 percent and predicted a second year of contraction in the 17- country euro area.
Risks include a "patchy recovery" with concerns that "naturally center on Europe," Lagarde said. "While there has been progress on a number of fronts, policy solutions will take time to be completed and effective," she said.
Fiscal risks are also weighing on growth, she said, citing spending cuts in the U.S. and a "medium-term challenge" in Japan. Monetary policies have limits in their effectiveness and may include unintended consequences, Lagarde said, while praising last week's expanded stimulus from the Bank of Japan as "another welcome step in this direction."
Cyprus Rescue
After decades of lending to developing economies in crisis, the IMF is now co-funding bailouts for Greece, Portugal and Ireland to help the euro region exit its debt turmoil. The global lender said last week it will contribute about 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) to a rescue program for Cyprus that Lagarde called "challenging."
Lagarde said in response to questions after the speech today that Cyprus is "certainly no template of how things of that nature should be resolved." Cyprus was special in part because of the size of the banking industry compared with the country's economy, she said.
The euro "has a future, and has a longstanding one," Lagarde said. "The collective political will to maintain, defend, protect and enhance the monetary and currency zone, has been largely underestimated."
Collective debt in Europe is "clearly one of the next steps that have to be considered," she said.
Asian economies have adjusted well to the aftermath of the global financial crisis with "resilient domestic demand' and capital inflows, Lagarde said. At the same time, some economies have seen financial imbalances and rising asset prices, such as Hong Kong's property market, she said. Many Asian countries will need to consider when and how to reduce policy support assuming the global recovery stays on track, Lagarde said.
Green Growth
The former French finance minister urged leaders to pursue "green growth that respects environmental sustainability and supports economic sustainability." Environmental issues "are on the minds of China's new leadership," she said.
Lagarde said that China's government has made some progress in improving monitoring of local-government debt. Other countries have seen financing by regional authorities "bump up significantly public debt," she said.


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BERKELEY — A homeless camp under Interstate 80 at Gilman Street has been scrubbed clean of trash, belongings and residents, who scattered to surrounding areas after a city cleanup Friday morning.
The camp grew from a couple of long-term residents to about a dozen in May after the city of Albany forced out a group of homeless from waterfront property nearby.
"People are now scattered around, and we're trying to pick up the pieces, so it's much harder trying to help them and get them into housing now," said Osha Neumann, a homeless advocate and attorney with the East Bay Community Law Center.
Berkeley had warned residents of the camp that if they did not clean up the area, which included human waste, rats and trash, that the city would remove the trash and belongings there.
On Monday, the area was empty.
After the cleanup on Friday, City Manager Christine Daniel told the City Council in a memo that public works crews picked up "1,000 pounds of garbage, rotting food, hypodermic needles and other debris that had created a significant harborage for rodents and raised substantial health and safety concerns."
The memo also said that about 30 cubic yards of items "that appeared to be of value and were left behind" were stored and are available to be claimed at the city's garbage transfer station.
A similar memo from Daniel on July 15 said that since the beginning of May, police were called to the camp six times for robbery, trespassing, suspicious circumstances and the report of a man down. In addition, there was an arrest for drug possession, and a parolee was arrested for possession of a pellet gun, Daniel said. There were also three arrests for outstanding warrants.
Neumann said the dozen or so residents who were living under the freeway moved nearby. A few went to a strip of land next to the Gilman Street offramp. "One guy went to the Berkeley Marina, we got one guy into temporary housing and one guy (who was ready to get into housing) came into our offices today," Neumann said.
Daniel's Friday memo to the City Council said city staff had been working with people in the camp to find housing, and some even got "financial subsidies to support housing costs."
She said the city will continue to work with people to find housing.
Contact Doug Oakley at 925-234-1699. Follow him at Twitter.com/douglasoakley.


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Pott, Percivall, 1714–88, English surgeon at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. He described a fracture of the ankle subsequently known by his name and a deformity of the spine (Pott's disease) caused by tuberculosis. He wrote various treatises on rupture and other conditions.
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By Dana Milbank
When authorities got wind of a demonstration planned for Monday outside the Food and Drug Administration's offices in College Park, Md., they fortified their defenses.
A motorcycle and nine police vans, ominously marked "Homeland Security," parked in front of the FDA building, and uniformed officers fanned out across the entrance, where they waited.
And waited.
And waited.
They needn't have. The demonstrators, demanding that the FDA require the labeling of genetically modified foods, hadn't come with violence in mind, or even civil disobedience. They had come to cook a 50-gallon vat of soup on the sidewalk and then consume the stuff -- a first-ever "eat-in" at the FDA, they said.
There were no foul-mouthed anarchists dressed in black -- just the sort of well-heeled crowd you'd come across at Whole Foods. "I packed up my kids' lunches and drove from Boston to Hartford to ride a bus for five hours," Kristi Marsh told the crowd, using the sound system to recount her trip to Monday's protest. She wore a chef's hat hand-lettered with the words "Everyday Mom."
"I've never, ever protested before," Marsh told me after her speech. "I was nervous. I had these visions of overturned buses and policemen dressed up like storm troopers. But when I saw part of the labor was to commit to no alcohol, no drugs, no violence, then I thought, 'I want to be present.'"
She reached into her handbag. "Want some sunscreen?" she asked.
This is the face of the new protest movement -- or at least organizers hope to make it so.
"We wanted a comfortable event," Tom Llewellyn, the 30-year-old organizer, said of the FDA action, billed as "a day of sunshine and picnic-style protest" against GMOs, or genetically modified organisms. "It's all about who you're appealing to. There has to be a face of the movement for every single demographic to connect with."
Taking a page from the gay-rights playbook, other causes on the left are holding fewer of the disruptive protests of recent decades and opting for persuasion over confrontation. In part, this strategy reflects the failure of recent movements, such as Occupy Wall Street and the anti-globalization demonstrations, to turn protesters' enthusiasm into enduring public support.
The campaign against GMOs is typical: The movement has dropped its demand that such altered foods be banned, instead embracing the more reasonable goal of labeling such foods accurately. And activists are looking for non-threatening ways to broaden the cause's appeal.
Llewellyn based Monday's event on "Stone Soup," a European folk tale about a traveler who persuades villagers to contribute to a communal meal. He borrowed the idea from peace activists of decades past, but made his a GMO-free soup.
"I've come here with this magical soup stone," he told the crowd of 60, which swelled through the morning as the soup boiled.
The demonstrators, some wearing aprons, chef's hats or clothing with GMO themes ("Give Peas a Chance"), handed over their organic vegetables and told their stories to the TV crews and reporters who had come to witness the spectacle:
"Hi, I'm Tory and this is my Grandmother Nettie. We brought carrots. ..."
Peter, a 12-year-old from Pennsylvania, announced: "I came here today with just organic mushrooms." His mom patted him on the back after his turn at the microphone.
Another woman said, "My name is Erin O'Maley. I'm a chiropractor. ... I brought some zucchini."
A woman from Atlanta, Jay, was one of several to call for the resignation of Michael Taylor, the deputy FDA commissioner who had worked at Monsanto, a major GMO producer. "I'm a mother of an 8-year-old child, and she's not a science experiment," the woman said.
Not all of the demonstrators were of the sort that would help the movement broaden its appeal. One man, in fatigues and a T-shirt covered with handwritten slogans, said he had brought "a non-edible mushroom" and complained that "my soup kitchen serves food that sucks."
But the organizers found their target audience in Marsh of Massachusetts. Marsh, who writes tips on healthful living, said the image of the typical protest, angry and defiant, "scares people away."
But as the soup simmered Monday, she told her fellow demonstrators that she would convert other mothers -- "everyday me's," she called them -- to the cause. "As long as you are out there doing this kind of stuff, I will be out there," she said. "And I will be educating the everyday me's, because that's the masses that you need your support from."
Dana Milbank writes for The Washington Post Writers Group.