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Size of wind farm schism apparent
Credit: By Vaughan Elder on Wed, 18 May 2016 | Otago Daily Times | www.odt.co.nz ~~
The battle lines have been drawn on a wind farm project that has "polarised" Blueskin Bay.
The depth of feeling about the project was highlighted by the packed public gallery at yesterday's resource consent hearing for Blueskin Resilient Communities Trust's (BRCT) $5million to $6million proposal to build three wind turbines on Porteous Hill, north of Dunedin.
The hearing began with a blow to the BRCT as council planner Darryl Sycamore no longer recommended consent be approved.
He said he was reserving his position until the end of the hearing, given the trust had made changes to the proposal.
The changes included reducing the maximum height of the wind turbines to 90m from the original 125m.
Worries about birds striking turbines, noise and health were among the issues brought up yesterday, but a key concern was around the impact on the area's landscape.
The trust and its supporters said any negative effects would be more than made up for by the benefits, including reducing New Zealand's reliance on carbon-producing power plants.
The wide gap in views was clear yesterday, with resident Denis Albert saying the wind farm equated to a "vandalisation of the landscape of Blueskin Bay".
In contrast, trust landscape experts Di Lucas and Mike Moore said the wind farm was complementary, and added, to the landscape.
Ms Lucas said she had been involved in a lot of wind farms and was "heartened" by how appropriate the proposal was for the surrounding landscape.
Mr Moore agreed, but accepted that whether an individual appreciated the turbines was subjective. "You either like it or you don't, I guess."
Both sides of the debate claimed to have support from the majority of the Blueskin Bay community. This comes after there were 73 submissions in support of the project, 68 opposed and five neutral.
Mr Albert and landowner Graeme Bennett questioned support for the project and consultation carried out by the trust.
Mr Albert said the trust and its supporters were living in a "little bubble" where they only listened to their supporters.
Mr Bennett agreed, saying the surveys the trust pointed to were more likely to be filled out by supporters.
"It's like going into a church and asking who believes in God."
In response to questioning from commissioner Colin Weatherall, BRCT manager Scott Willis said supporters of the project were surprised by the negativity from some residents and the "claim" that consultation had been lacking.
The idea of having wind turbines in Blueskin Bay had its origins in 2006 and since then the trust had engaged in a "comprehensive approach" to consultation, which was part of its ethos.
Both Mr Willis and trust lawyer Bridget Irving highlighted the benefit of the project, with the anticipated $100,000 per year profit from the wind farm going towards community projects, including supporting the installation of solar panels and insulating homes.
"Its genesis has been in a community that is deeply concerned about the impacts of climate change and is taking active steps to address it.
"As a result the proposal generates a number of positive effects that are not typically present in an application for a wind farm," Ms Irving said.
She explained a company, Blueskin Energy Ltd, had been formed by the trust to develop the project.
As part of the trust's application, a series of experts – including a geologist, an acoustic expert, an ornithologist and two landscape experts – spoke about the issues of contention.
Ornithologist John Craig said evidence gathered from other New Zealand turbines showed the effect on birds from the three turbines would be "negligible".
You could be "totally confident" the rare species of the area would not fly over the site and be hit by the turbines, given there were valleys on each side.
Stephen Chiles said noise from the turbines would be "audible" for people living nearby, but relatively "low level".
The noise levels could exceed limits in one location, but this could be remedied by adjusting the operation of the turbines.
Mr Sycamore highlighted the split among residents in a report tabled at the meeting, in which he said the two sides were "diametrically opposed based on perception of the effects and benefits" and the community was "quite polarised".
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Bell & Ross Vintage Inspired BR03
Bell & Ross is a favorite over here at Airows HQ, so we were pleased to see their updated take on the BR02 model. Though this vintage inspired version is certainly still sporty, it's less so than the previous incarnation and blends new-school and old-school together nicely. The calf-skin strap and gold dials are particularly drool-worthy, which is enough to push us to an "anxiously waiting" state until it drops this July.
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Poet Julian Talamantez Brolaski and four seniors in the Lewis Center for the Arts' Program in Creative Writing at Princeton University will read from their work at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, December 7 at Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street. The reading is part of the C. K. Williams Reading Series, named in honor of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning poet who served on Princeton's creative writing faculty for 20 years.
The series showcases senior thesis students of the Program in Creative Writing alongside established writers as special guests. Featuring student writers Nicolette D'Angelo, Ruting Li, Simi Prasad, and Michelle Yeh, the event is free and open to the public.
Julian Talamantez Brolaski's most recent book is Of Mongrelitude (Wave Books, 2017), which was recently shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Poetry. The writer's pronoun is it. It is also the author of Advice for Lovers (City Lights 2012) and Gowanus Atropolis (Ugly Duckling Presse 2011), co-editer of NO GENDER: Reflections on the Life & Work of kari edwards, as well as lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the Brooklyn-based Juan & the Pines and Oakland-based The Western Skyline. It is currently at work as an editor on The Apache Pollen Path (forthcoming from University of New Mexico Press) with its grandmother, Inés Talamantez. It maintains a blog of handwritten poems at: https://julianspoems.tumblr.com/
The four seniors, who are pursuing a certificate in creative writing in addition to their major areas of study, will read from their senior thesis projects. Each is currently working on a novel, a screenplay, translations, or a collection of poems or short stories as part of a creative thesis for the certificate. Thesis students in the Program in Creative Writing work closely with a member of the faculty, which includes Aleksandar Hemon, Jhumpa Lahiri, Yiyun Li, Paul Muldoon, Kirstin Valdez Quade, James Richardson, Tracy K. Smith, Susan Wheeler, and a number of distinguished lecturers.
Upcoming guests in the C.K. Williams Reading Series include Tina Chang, Hala Alyan and Danez Smith.
On December 12, faculty-selected students enrolled in fall courses in the Program in Creative Writing will read from their recent work as part of the Program's Althea Ward Clark W'21 Reading Series. The reading at 5:00 p.m. in the Donald G. Drapkin Studio at the Lewis Arts complex will include new works of fiction, poetry, screenwriting, and literary translation written during the past semester as part of the fall creative writing workshops. "The student reading is always a bright point. It's such a privilege to listen in on what's been happening all semester in the workshops," notes Tracy K. Smith, Director of the Program in Creative Writing and the current U.S. Poet Laureate. This reading is also free and open to the public.
The Althea Ward Clark W'21 Reading Series will continue after the first of the year on Wednesday evenings on the Princeton campus. Upcoming guests in that series include Layli Long Soldier and Jacob Shores-Argüello (February 6), Frank Bidart and Yuri Herrera (March 6), and Han Kang and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (April 17).
To learn more about these readings, the Program in Creative Writing, and the more than 100 public performances, exhibitions, readings, screenings, concerts and lectures presented each year by the Lewis Center for the Arts, most of them free, visit arts.princeton.edu.


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National Security and Defence Council (RNBO) spokesman Andriy Lysenko told reporters today that Russian military had entered 3km into Luhansk region, which he suspected was to establish a corridor into the region for mercenaries and equipment to pass. Troop movements were said to have traversed the village of Heyivka, in Stanytsia-Luhanska county, north of Luhansk city which remains occupied by Russian-backed militants.
A public organization claiming to have eyewitness accounts verified to UNIAN the presence of troop movements elsewhere in Luhansk region.


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An Open Label Study of Itacitinib Administered Orally in Patients With Myelofibrosis
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01633372
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 4, 2012
Last Update Posted : August 30, 2021
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|Condition or disease
|MPN (Myeloproliferative Neoplasms)
|Drug: itacitinib
|Phase 2
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|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
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|87 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
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|Official Title:
|An Open-Label, Multiple Simon 2-Stage Study of Itacitinib Administered Orally to Subjects With Primary Myelofibrosis (PMF), Post Polycythemia Vera Myelofibrosis (PPV-MF) or Post Essential Thrombocythemia Myelofibrosis (PET-MF)
|Actual Study Start Date :
|July 16, 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|December 31, 2013
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 29, 2021
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itacitinib 100 mg twice a day
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itacitinib 300 mg once a day
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itacitinib 400 mg once a day
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itacitinib 600 mg once a day
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- Proportion of subjects with >/= 50% reduction in total symptom score in each dose group, as measured by the modified The Myelofibrosis Symptom Assessment Form (MFSAF) v3.0 diary [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ]
- Proportion of subjects with >/= 35% reduction in spleen volume, and mean percent change in spleen volume [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 12 and Week 24 ]
- Proportion of transfusion dependent subjects who exhibit changes in transfusion frequency over any 12 week period on study and proportion of transfusion independent subjects who exhibit changes in hemoglobin level [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 12; Week 13 to Week 24 through the end of study or study termination visit. ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Must be diagnosed with PMF, PPV-MF or PET-MF as confirmed by bone marrow biopsy.
- Must score at least 1 point on the Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System (DIPSS) for prognostic risk factors and have peripheral blast count <10% at both Screening and Baseline hematology assessments.
- Subjects must discontinue all drugs used to treat underlying MF disease no later than Day -14.
- Subjects must have hemoglobin value >/= 8.0g/dL and be willing to receive blood transfusions, have a platelet count >/=50x10^9/L and absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >/= 1x10^9/L.
- Subjects must have palpable spleen or history of splenectomy
- Active symptoms at the screening visit
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, and men and women who cannot comply with requirements to avoid fathering a child or becoming pregnant, respectively.
- Subjects with impaired liver function, end stage renal disease on dialysis or clinically significant concurrent infections requiring therapy.
- Subjects with unstable cardiac function or invasive malignancies over the previous 2 years except treated basal or squamous carcinomas of the skin, completely resected intraepithelial carcinoma of the cervix and completely resected papillary thyroid and follicular thyroid cancers.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01633372
|Study Director:
|Albert Assad, MD
|Incyte Corporation
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|Incyte Corporation
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|July 4, 2012 Key Record Dates
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|August 30, 2021
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|August 2021
Primary Myelofibrosis
Post Polycythemia Vera Fibrosis
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Today I celebrate my 7th year working at Red Hat's Quality Engineering department. Here's my story!
On a cold winter Friday in 2007 I left my job as a software developer in Sofia, packed my stuff together, purchased my first laptop and on Sunday jumped the train to Brno to join the Release Test Team at Red Hat. Little did I know what it was all about. When I was offered the position I was on a very noisy bus and had to pick between two positions. I didn't quite understood what were the options and just picked the second one. Luckily everything turned out great and continues to this day.
I'm sharing my experience and highlighting some bugs which I've found. Hopefully you will find this interesting and amusing. If you are a QA engineer I urge you to take a look at my public bug portfolio, dive into details, read the comments and learn as much as you can.
What do I do exactly
From all QE teams in Red Hat, Release Test Team is the first one and last one to test a release. The team has both technical function and a more managerial one. Our focus is on the core Red Hat Enterprise Linux product. Unfortunately I can't go into much details because this is not a public facing unit. I will limit myself to public and/or non-sensitive information.
We are the first to test a new nightly build or a snapshot of the upcoming RHEL release. If the tree is installable other teams take over and do their magic. At the end when bits are published live we're the last to verify that content is published where it is expected to be. In short this is covering the work of the release engineering team which is to build a product and publish the contents for consumption.
The same principles apply to Fedora although the engagement here is less demanding.
Personally I have been and continue to be responsible for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 family of releases. It's up to me to give the go ahead for further testing or request a re-spin. This position also has the power to block and delay the GA release if not happy with testing or there is a considerable risk of failure until things are sorted out.
Like in other QA teams I create test plan documents, write test case scenarios, implement test automation scripts (and sometimes tools), regularly execute said test plans and test cases, find and report any new bugs and verify old ones are fixed. Most importantly make sure RHEL installs and is usable for further testing :).
Sometimes I have to deal with capacity planning and as RHEL 5 installation test lead I have to organize and manage the entire installation testing campaign for that product.
My favorite testing technique is exploratory testing.
Stats and Numbers
It is hard (if not impossible) to measure QA work with numbers alone but here are some interesting facts about my experience so far.
- Nearly 1400 bugs filed (1390 at the time of writing);
- Reported bugs across 32 different products. Top 3 being RHEL 6, RHEL 5 and Fedora (1000+ bugs);
- Top 3 components for reporting bugs against: anaconda, releng, kernel;
- Nearly 100 bugs filed in my first year 2007;
- The 3 most productive years being 2010, 2009, 2011 (800 + bugs);
- Filed 200 bugs/year which is about 1 bug/day considering holidays;
- 35th top bug reporter (excluding robot accounts). I was in top 10 a few years back;
Many of the bugs I report are private so if you'd like to know more stats just ask me and I'll see what I can do.
My very first bug is RHBZ #231860(private) which is about the graphical update tool Pup which used to show the wrong number of available updates.
Then I've played with adding Dogtail support to Anaconda. While initially this was rejected (Fedora 6/7), it was implemented few years later (Fedora 9) and then removed once again during the big Anaconda rewrite.
I've spent my time working extensively on RHEL 5 battling with multi-lib issues, SELinux denials and generally making the 5 family less rough. Because I was still on-boarding I generally worked on everything I could get my hands on and also did some work on RHEL3-U9 (latest release before EOL) and some RHEL4-U6 testing.
With ia64 on RHEL3 I found a corner case kernel bug which flooded the serial console with messages and caused a multi-CPU system to freeze.
In 2008 Time went backwards
My first bug in 2008 is RHBZ #428280. glibc introduced SHA-256/512 hashes for hashing passwords with crypt but that wasn't documented.
UPDATE 2014-02-21 While testing 5.1 to 5.2 updates I found RHBZ #435475 - a severe performance degradation in the package installation process. Upgrades took almost twice as much time to complete, rising from 4 hours to 7 hours depending on hardware and package set. This was a tough one to test and verify. END UPDATE
While dogfooding the 5.2 beta in March I hit RHBZ #437252 - kernel: Timer ISR/0: Time went backwards. To this date this is one of my favorite bugs with a great error message!
Removal of a hack in RPM led to file conflicts under
/usr/share/doc in several packages:
which is also the first time I happen to file several bugs in a row.
ia64 couldn't boot with encrypted partitions - RHBZ #464769, RHEL 5 introduced support for ext4 - RHBZ #465248 and I've hit a fontconfig issue during upgrades - RHBZ #469190 which continued to resurface occasionally during the next 5 years.
This is the year when I took over responsibility for the general installation testing of RHEL 5 from James Laska and will continue to do so until it reaches end-of-life!
I've also worked on RHEL 4, Fedora and even the OLPC project. On the testing side of things I've participated in testing Fedora networking on the XO hardware and worked on translation and general issues.
2009 - here comes RHEL 6
This year starts my 3 most productive years period.
The second bug reported this year is RHBZ #481338 which also mentions one of my hobbies - wrist watches. While browsing a particular website Xorg CPU usage rose to 100%. I've seen a number of these through the years and I'm still not sure if its Xorg or Firefox or both to blame. And I still see my CPU usage go to 100% just like that and drain my battery. I'm open to suggestions how to test and debug what's going on as it doesn't happen in a reproducible fashion.
I happened to work on RHEL 4, RHEL 5, Fedora and the upcoming RHEL 6 releases and managed to file bugs in a row not once but twice. I wish I was paid per bug reported back then :).
The first series was about empty debuginfo packages with both empty packages which shouldn't have existed at all (e.g. redhat-release) and missing debuginfo information for binary packages (e.g. nmap).
The second series is around 100 bugs which had to do with the texinfo documentation of packages when installed with --excludedocs. The first one is RHBZ #515909 and the last one RHBZ #516014. While this works great for bumping up your bug count it made lots of developers unhappy and not all bugs were fixed. Still the use case is valid and these were proper software errors. It is also the first time I've used a script to file the bugs automatically and not by hand.
Near the end of the year I've started testing installation on new hardware by the likes of Intel and AMD before they hit the market. I had the pleasure to work with the latest chipsets and CPUs, even sometime pre-release versions and make sure Red Hat Enterprise Linux installed and worked properly on them. I've stopped doing this last year to free up time for other tasks.
2010 - one bug a day keeps developers at bay :)
My most productive year with 1+ bugs per day.
2010 starts with a bug about file conflicts (private one) and continues with the same narrative throughout the year. As a matter of fact I did a small experiment and found around 50000 (you read that right, fifty thousand) potentially conflicting files, mostly between multi-lib packages, which were being ignored by RPM due to its multi-lib policies. However these were primarily man pages or documentation and most of them didn't get fixed. The proper fix would have been to introduce a -docs sub-package and split these files from the actual binaries. Fortunately the world migrated to 64bit only and this isn't an issue anymore.
By that time RHEL 6 development was running at its peak capacity and there were Beta versions available. Almost the entire year I've been working on internal RHEL 6 snapshots and discovering the many new bugs introduced with tons of new features in the installer. Some of the new features included better IPv6 support, dracut and KVM.
An interesting set of bugs from September are the rpmlint errors and warnings ones, for example RHBZ #634931. I just run the most basic test tool against some packages. It generated lots of false negatives but also revealed bugs which were fixed.
Although there were many bugs filed this year I don't see any particularly interesting ones. It's been more like lots of work to improve the overall quality than exploring edge cases and finding interesting failures. If you find a bug from this period that you think is interesting I will comment on it.
2011 - Your system may be seriously compromised
This is the last year of my 3 year top cycle.
It starts with RHBZ #666687 - a patch for my crappy printer-scanner-coffee maker which I've been carrying around since 2009 when I bought it.
I was still working primarily on RHEL 6 but helped test the latest RHEL 4 release before it went end-of-life. The interesting thing about it was that unlike other released RHEL4-U9 was not available on installation media but only as an update from RHEL4-U8. This was a great experience which you happen to see every 4 to 5 years or so.
Btw I've also led the installation testing effort and RTT team through the last few RHEL 4 releases but given the product was approaching EOL there weren't many changes and things went smoothly.
A minor side activity was me playing around with USB Multi-seat and finding a few bugs here and there along the way.
Another interesting activity in 2011 was proof-reading the entire product documentation before its release which I can now relate to the Testing Documentation talk at FOSDEM 2014.
In 2011 I've started using the cloud and most notably Red Hat's OpenShift PaaS service. First internally as an early adopter and later externally after the product was announced to the public. There are a few interesting bugs here but they are private and I'm not at liberty to share although they've all been fixed since then.
An interesting bug with NUMA, Xen and ia64 (RHBZ #696599 - private) had me and devel banging our heads against the wall until we figured out that on this particular system the NUMA configuration was not suitable for running Xen virtualization.
Can you spot the problem here ?
import kickstartGui
print (_("Could not open display because no X server is running."))
print (_("Try running 'system-config-kickstart --help' for a list of options."))
Be honest and use the comments form to tell me what you've found. If you struggled then see RHBZ #703085 and come back again to comment. I'd love to hear from you.
What do you do when you see an error message saying: Your system may be seriously compromised! /usr/sbin/NetworkManager tried to load a kernel module. This is the scariest error message I've ever seen. Luckily its just SELinux overreacting, see RHBZ #704090.
2012 is in the red zone
While the number of reported bugs dropped significantly compared to previous years this is the year when I've reported almost exclusively high priority and urgent bugs, the first one being RHBZ #771901.
RHBZ #799384(against Fedora) is one of the rare cases when I was able to contribute (although just by raising awareness) to localization and improved support for Bulgarian and Cyrillic. The other one case was last year. Btw I find it strange that although Cyrillic was invented by Bulgarians we didn't (or still don't) have a native font co-maintainer. Somebody please step up!
The red zone bugs continue to span till the end of the year across RHEL 5, 6 and early cuts of RHEL 7 with a pinch of OpenShift and some internal and external test tools.
In 2013 Bugzilla hit 1 million bugs
The year starts with a very annoying and still not fixed bug against ABRT. It's very frustrating when the tool which is supposed to help you file bugs doesn't work properly, see RHBZ #903591. It's a known fact that ABRT has problems and for this scenario I may have a tip for you.
RHBZ #923416 - another one of these 100% CPU bugs. As I said they happen from time to time and mostly go by unfixed or partially fixed because of their nature. Btw as I'm writing this post and have a few tabs open in Firefox it keeps using between 15% and 20% CPU and the CPU temperature is over 90 degrees C. And all I'm doing is writing text in the console. Help!
RHBZ #967229 - a minor one but reveals an important thing - your output (and input for that matter) methods may be producing different results. Worth testing if your software supports more than one.
This year I did some odd jobs working on several of Red Hat's layered products mainly Developer Toolset. It wasn't a tough job and was a refreshing break away from the mundane installation testing.
While I stopped working actively on the various RHEL families which are under development or still supported I happened to be one of top 10 bug reporters for high/urgent priority bugs for RHEL 7. In appreciation Red Hat sent me lots of corporate gifts and the Platform QE hoodie pictured at the top of the page. Many thanks!
In the summer Red Hat's Bugzilla hit One Million bugs. The closest I come to this milestone is RHBZ #999941.
I finally managed to transfer most of my responsibilities to co-workers and joined the Fedora QA team as a part-time contributor. I had some highs and lows with Fedora test days in Sofia as well. Good thing is I scored another 15 bugs across the virtualization stack and GNOME 3.10.
The year wraps up with another series of identical bugs, RHBZ #1024729 and RHBZ #1025289 for example. As it turned out lots of packages don't have any test suites at all and those which do don't always execute them automatically in %check. I've promised myself to improve this but still haven't had time to work on it. Hopefully by March I will have something in the works.
2014 - Fedora QA improvement
Last two months I've been working on some internal projects and looking a little bit into improving processes, test coverage and QA infrastructure - RHBZ #1064895. And Rawhide (upcoming Fedora 21) isn't behaving - RHBZ #1063245.
My goal for this year is to do more work on improving the overall test coverage of Fedora and together with the Fedora QA team bring an open testing infrastructure to the community.
Let's see how well that plays out!
What do I do now
During the last year I have gradually changed my responsibilities to work more on Fedora. As a volunteer in the Fedora QA I'm regularly testing installation of Rawhide trees and try to work closely with the community. I still have to manage RHEL 5 test cycles where I don't expect nothing disruptive at this stage in the product life-cycle!
I'm open to any ideas and help which can improve test coverage and quality of software in Fedora. If you're just joining the open source world this is an excellent opportunity to do some good, get noticed and even maybe get a job. I will definitely help you get through the process if you're willing to commit your time to this.
I hope this long post has been useful and fun to read. Please use the comments form to tell me if I'm missing something or you'd like to know more.
Looking forward to the next 7 years!


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Hello there, It´s time for another guest design team post over at the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog. Have you ever been in a situation, when you need a card on a really short notice for a certain purpose? Or want to make a card for the opposite sex recipient? I thought I´d share a few simple ideas I like to use when such a situation occurs.
I have created three simple card ideas that can be varied in style by changing the papers and colors or even choosing another die cut die. Here is how to create the cards:
Instructions for the first card:
1. Take the ModaScrap Manly Man 6×6 inch sized paper pack and pick two papers of your choice from it.
2. Place on of the papers into your die cutting machine and die cut a border with the Valentines Edges die cut dies as shown in the picture above.
3. Now take a white card base and adhere the second paper of your choice onto the base with Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape leaving 1/3 of the card base empty.
4. Next adhere the die cut border overlappingly on top of the first paper, again leaving a strip of white card base to be seen.5. Next take the Sentiments 2 clear stamp set and stamp the sentiment underneath the die cut border with black stamp ink.
6. Finally add some faux stitching and a wood veneer arrow as decoration.
Instructions for the second card:
- Take the ModaScrap Sailor´s Life 6×6 inch paper set and choose two papers out of it.
- Next die cut one big layered star with the Stitched Stars die cut die from the chosen papers by taking every second die for the first chosen paper and every second die cut die size for the second chosen paper. Place on top of the paper as shown in the pictures above. This way you only need to die cut twice.
3. Then arrange the die cut star pieces onto a white card base as shown in the picture (one pattern repeats itself every second layer).
4. Finally add some faux stitching around the edges with a black pen, add a stamped sentiment with the Just Because clear stamp set and black ink and finish off with a rhinestone in the middle of the smallest star piece.
Instructions for the third card:
- Take a white card base and adhere a piece of Clear Double Sided adhesive onto it.
- Die cut several leaves with the Garden Notes Ladder Fern die cut dies from the ModaScrap Magic Mountain paper.
- Place the die cut Ladder Fern pieces onto the adhesive, but don´t touch the adhesive with your fingers. Instead use the protection/cover sheet of the adhesive as "adhering aid". This way no fingerprints are left onto the adhesive.
3. After all leaves are on place, take Go To Green Silk Microfine Glitter and pour it over the adhesive. Wipe residue off with the glitter brush and pour back into the jar.
4. Polish the glitter surface with your finger (moving from bottom upwards). After polishing, take a piece of white Soft Finish Cardstock and stamp a sentiment with black stamp ink onto it. Cut into size and adhere onto the card with Clear Double Sided Adhesive.
5. Finish the sentiment off by adding some faux stitching around the edges.
By keeping the designs very simple, these cards are super fast to create. Also since the design is clean, they work well as a masculine card too. Depending on the purpose you need to create a card for, simply change the paper designs and/or colors and you can use these basic ideas over and over again.
I hope you enjoyed my this months post! See you again in April with another tutorial!
Have fun creating,


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The extension of line 4 of Mexico City Metro has a total length of 24.5 km between the current terminus Martín Carrera and the new terminus Tepexpan . The project aims to develop 19 new intermediate stations (elevated stations) and a new terminal in Tepexpan (at grade station) . It also includes implementation of new workshops located next to Tepexpan terminal station.
The technical work includes the development of the following tasks with a conceptual study approach:
- Alignment
- Railway Project ( connection to current line, switches scheme)
- Conceptual design of stations and terminals
- Conceptual design of workshops
- Operational and functional Scheme


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So I've been in my house for about a year, and I saw a mouse (Or what looked like a mouse at least) in my kitchen but disappear instantly. It's been a few days since I saw it last and no one else has seen it and there is no evidence of mice being in the house (Droppings, holes etc...). The funny thing is, that in the house before the one I'm in the same thing happened, and I was the only one who saw it.
I've always been superstitious about these things, so I was just wondering if seeing mice is some sort of sign or I'm just unlucky enough to see a mouse that seems to be stalking me.
A sign? Or just my luck?


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When pairing food and wine the goal is to create a complement of flavors that enhances the taste of each. Today, many chefs are taking it further by pairing wine to the specific herbs they use in dishes. French chefs have used herb-infused wine sauces for centuries, creating flavorful classic bistro dishes like mussels steamed in wine and herbs.
Spring is one of the best times of year to harvest and eat fresh herbs, when they are putting out their tender, potent new shoots that burst with flavor. A foolproof sauce for any combination of wine and herbs is to melt butter (for vegans use a butter substitute like Earth Balance spread or olive oil) in a saucepan and add herbs and wine and salt to taste, cooking it down until it thickens slightly. Serve over meat or vegetables.
We recommend the following herb and wine combinations and encourage you to experiment with new ones!
Chardonnay – tarragon, lemon, lemon thyme, basil, lavender
Frey Natural White – tarragon, marjoram, thyme, chervil
Sauvignon Blanc – dill, lovage, mint, cilantro, ginger, lemongrass
Pinot Noir – sweet basil, oregano, mint
Frey Natural Red – basil, thyme and sage
Sangiovese – garlic, sage, basil, rosemary, oregano
Syrah – sage, basil, rosemary, chocolate mint
Petite Sirah – chives, rosemary, oregano, black pepper
Cabernet Sauvignon – rosemary, chives, black pepper, mustard, chocolate mint
Merlot – basil, oregano, white pepper
Zinfandel – chipotle peppers, cumin, coriander
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How Far Along: 31,32 & 33 weeks (sorry I lost my camera memory card so I was behind)
Size of baby: This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds
Size of baby: This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds
Total Weight Gain: 19 ish lbs
Sleep: Still up to pee a few times a night, but sleeping pretty good with my pillows
Symptoms: Feeling pretty good. The summer heat is here and I am thankful only to be pregnant for 1 month of it!
Cravings: I am loving desserts after dinner these days. It's becoming a must, but who doesn't!
Gender- Baby Girl!
Movement: She moves around a lot. You can definitely see it if I wear tighter shirts from the outside.
Maternity Clothes: Yup, dresses are becoming way more comfortable than regular pants so I am loving those for work.
Best Moments this week: Well I am way behind in blogging and such so these past weeks it's been great having my sister here while mom is on vaca. She's been working so hard to take care of both our kids and she is just the best! It's fun to hang out with her after the kids go to bed and we can eat and watch shows or whatever.
What I'm looking forward to: My sister and mom are hosting a little sprinkle for baby girl with close friends/family saturday! It's going to be so fun to see everyone and see lots of pink!
Milestones: Well these aren't exactly all baby girl related, but I will share them anyway. The pacci is successfully taken away from Max. He can even be in the same room when Hadley has hers and if it falls out he nicely runs over and picks it up for her. Such a good boy. He is also successfully sleeping in his big boy twin bed... and not getting out. Although he has never tried getting out after we said goodnight (he will if we are getting ready for bed or playing upstairs, but he knows when we mean business). He sometimes cries, but now its for a very limited time, so thankful. I also got baby girl's curtains. I had good taste on some other fabric for curtains I wanted, but at $50 per yard that was noooooot happening. I went with plan b and found the 2nd best thing off craigslist (I know you prob. think how cheap I am, but I am telling you- why buy full price when there are like new items out there). We have set to work on baby girl's room memorial weekend and really get that going. We might also potty train Max. He starts swim lessons the 19th. So lots going on still plus much more not noted.
33 Week belly shot. Definitely growing more and more each day.
Max still points to my belly button.
Sweet baby sister kisses!
Group photo, had to get Hadley in on the action!


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Talk:Modular arithmetic
Abram 7/10
Two things, then you're done.
First, clarify the "0" part. i.e. say something about how in mod 12 arithmetic, instead of going from 1 to 12, we normally go from 0 to 11, so 12:00 would referred to as "0 o'clock".
Second, replace your 13 = 20 (mod 7) example with 13 = 27, or something else where the numbers differ by 7n, but n does not equal 1.
Abram 7/8
I think Anna is suggesting, and I agree, that you could use mouse overs to hid answers in your examples the way Rebekah does on her logarithm page.
There are a few things in the page that will be confusing for some readers.
- Your initial example suggests that 15 "doesn't exist" mod 12 (because there is no 15 o'clock), while your later work seems to say that 13, for example, exists mod 12, it's just the same thing as 1. For people who don't know modular arithmetic, this could be confusing.
- We could also say that since 13 and 20 are a multiple of 7 apart from each other. People won't know where this is coming from if you don't first make a special point that "wrapping around" every n makes numbers equivalent iff they are multiples of n apart from each other.
- The clock analogy makes it seem like mod 12 arithmetic ranges from 1 - 12, while your examples work with the more standard convention of making mod n arithmetic ranging from 0 to n-1. Maybe you can help make this transition for readers?
Brendan 7/8
I added another example, but how should I use mouse overs?
Anna 7/7
Can you add one more and use mouse overs the way Rebekah did? It should be very easy to change, and I think it makes the page a lot neater.
Brendan 7/7
I adjusted the image and added some examples.
Anna 7/6
I'd make your picture of the clocks a bit smaller, and move your third paragraph to below the clocks (since the second one really explains the picture). I also might add a small table of examples, like Rebekah did on Logarithms
I broke up your paragraph to make it easier on the eyes.
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CNN's Gergen: Many Americans 'Horrified' by GOP Debate
CNN's political analyst David Gergen remarked Monday that many Americans were "horrified" at what they heard from the Republican presidential debate, co-sponsored by the Tea Party Express and CNN. "I was getting notes about they ought to keep this people locked up and not let them out. Don't let them do anything to the country," Gergen remarked.
Gergen's comments came in the post-debate analysis and during the 10 p.m. EDT hour of Anderson Cooper 360. He mentioned that Tea Partiers "loved the debate" and pitted them in contrast with the many on Twitter who expressed their disgust with the debate.
[Video below the break.]
He referred in particular to a hypothetical scenario given to candidate Ron Paul by debate moderator Wolf Blitzer, which asked whether the state should be responsible for someone who chose not to buy health insurance and was subsequently in a coma. Paul maintained that in such a case the man was responsible for himself and could be helped by neighbors and charities, not the state, and many in the audience audibly agreed.
A few voices shouted "Let him die!" and scattered laughter ensued, but there was no widespread audience reaction to those comments.
Gergen used the Tea Party's glee and the disgust of other Americans to buttress his argument that the nation is becoming increasingly polarized. "So, this race is increasingly, I think, bringing to light and once again how divided and how splintered we are and how hard it's going to be for anybody to govern when this is over," he stated.
A transcript of the segments, which aired on September 12, are as follows:
9:58 p.m. EDT
ANDERSON COOPER: John, thanks very much. David Gergen, clearly to Gingrich, Santorum, Herman Cain – got some of the probably louder applause lines of the night. That does not necessarily translate, though, into any kind of bump in the polls. And clearly, a lot of folks were gunning - were looking to try to take on Perry. Did they succeed? Did they succeed maybe, in lessening his poll numbers a little bit? Certainly we saw that from Mitt Romney. We saw that from Santorum. We saw that from Michele Bachmann.
DAVID GERGEN, CNN senior political analyst: I don't think so, Anderson. I will tell you that this hall is crackling with excitement. These Tea Partiers loved this debate. They liked the fact that the other candidates had a chance to get in more evenly. But just as they loved it, there were many, judging from what's been on Twitter tonight, who were horrified. So the country is still very divided about this.
In terms of the dynamics of this race within the Republicans, it's no question that Romney and Perry remain the front-runners. Romney has a better command of the facts. He's a more practiced debater, gave one of the best answers of his entire campaign when he was asked how he would balance the budget.
But Perry has the command presence. And even though people took shots at him, as you said, he deflected reasonably well. He came and he was a better debater. And he was more even this time.
He still talks a lot of Texas. He's going to need to move beyond Texas to get a national focus. And he clearly is going to have to beef himself up on the international side. But I would have to tell you, I think Rick Perry walked in here as the front-runner tonight and I imagine he walked out as the front-runner.
10:23 p.m. EDT
COOPER: David, what do you make of what Representative Wasserman Schultz just said?
GERGEN: Oh, I think that she made a point that resonated back home with a lot of people on the question of the 30-year-old who was dying being allowed to die, and the kind of response in the hall. You'll recall in that last debate Governor Perry made this point about executions in Texas and there was this big applause and it got a lot of commentary. My sense is that exchange also will get some comment out there, Anderson, because what I find so interesting is that people in this hall really did groove on much of what they heard.
This is what they wanted to hear from these candidates. There are a lot of people around the country who are just like the folks in this room. And yet there are a huge number of people, an equal number of people, who I think were horrified by what they heard in this room. I was getting notes about they ought to keep this people locked up and not let them out. Don't let them do anything to the country.
So, this race is increasingly, I think, bringing to light and once again how divided and how splintered we are and how hard it's going to be for anybody to govern when this is over.
- Matt Hadro is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center


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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Picture This XXXII
"Yes…I'll have a pound of glue please, and one of your finest four-foot long, 3-1/2″ wide London-pattern in-cannel gouges." Lot 166 in Christie's Out of The Ordinary Sale (South Kensington, London, on the 3rd of September, 2014) is this rather … Continue reading
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This chest is another example of the anomalous furniture that I talked about in In Which My Trousers Catch Alight. Lot 764 in Day 2 of Dreweatts' The Summer Sale at the end of this month is ostensibly a fairly typical … Continue reading
Book News
I have several partially written books both in my head and on paper/hard drive. One of the reasons I have held back on furniture titles was the lack of a suitable space in which to photograph the various stages of … Continue reading
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A very nice technician from the National Broadband Network turned up earlier this week and installed a new fixed wireless broadband dish and box of electrickery, so I now have an (albeit temporary) internet connection in the new workshop while … Continue reading


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FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- For 20 years, Colorado State University has been collecting unwanted clothing, electronics, bedding, dorm fridges and other items left behind by students moving out of the dorms.
The items were sold at a big tent sale, with the proceeds going to the eco-leaders program.
But the tent sale became too unwieldy.
"We had more than 55,000 pounds of material left behind by students last year," said Tonie Miyamoto, director of communications and sustainability at CSU's Housing and Dining Services. "It exceeded CSU Surplus's capacity."
Surplus Property Manager Jake Drenth told Denver7 that the sale was becoming a safety issue.
"There were so many people attending the sale, we had to close the street down," he said.
This year, there will be no sale.
Instead, CSU is teaming up with Homeless Gear to collect the items and give them away to 48 nonprofits who will then give them to people who need them.


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About the circuit
I trekked around the Annapurna circuit last October and it was an amazing experience, so I thought I would share some of my experiences and provide an overview of the trek for those that are interested in giving it a go.
The circuit lies in central Nepal among the Annapurna mountain range in the Himalayas, the circuit passes through thorung la pass which is the highest mountain pass in the world.
Guides and Porters
There are a few different options to doing the circuit, whether that be part of a group, hire your own guide and porter or to do it completely solo. The choice is largely based on your confidence in trekking in high altitude and your fitness levels.
I personally did it solo, and would highly advise you to do that also. The feeling from completing it solo is highly satisfying and you can go at your own pace and explore things as you wish.
Along the circuit there are various small villages in which you can find accommodation, it is all quite basic with a simple bed and sometimes a hot shower. To be honest the quality of the accommodation wasn't that high on my priorities at the end of a long days trekking, as long as the bed is comfortable enough I was happy.
You food is also provided at your accommodation, there is a large variety from local dishes, such as dal bhat which is a rice and vegetable dish to pizza and pasta is some places. There is even a German Bakery near the highest point in the circuit which was full on high calorie goodness.
When you first arrive in Nepal chances are you will be staying in Kathmandu for the first few nights. Here you can get your mountain pass for the circuit and any gear you will need during your trek.
You can get most clothes, bags, accessories and snacks that you need for your trek in Kathmandu, and for a much cheaper price than at home, after some haggling of course. Be sure to prepare for hot and cold weather as the first few days are nice and warm, but as you ascend it does get cold quite and frosty quickly.
Be sure to stop by a pharmacy for some stomach bug tablets, altitude sickness tablets and water purification tablets, those are the main 3 to pick up. You may also want to take some vitamin supplements as well just to keep yourself in top shape.
Your fitness levels need to be decent to complete the circuit, I mean you don't need to be in the gym every day but you should be able to walk at least 6 hours daily without any trouble.
My Experience
On average I trekked about 5 or 6 hours a day, I would recommend setting out quite early every morning as to avoid the midday sun. The track itself is a mixture of dirt roads and small winding paths, it's fairly easy going and nothing too dangerous or extreme in general.
You should be aware of the changing environment though, twice on my trek the path had completely vanished because of a landslide.
The first time it happened was within 2 hours of starting the circuit, I had just passed through a small village and the dirt road I was walking along suddenly changed into a steep slope of loose rocks with water running down it. There were 2 other trekkers and their guide here as well, just trying to figure out what to do next.
I looked up to the peak of the landslide and large rocks were still bouncing down the 100 meter slope right past where we were standing. A few of the locals appeared from the direction I just came from and quickly ran across the sloped gap, and the guide that was with the other trekkers instructed them to do the same. So I then quickly followed suit, looking up as I did for any dangerous rocks crashing down at high speed.
After I got across to the other side I took a small breather and looked back to the landslide getting progressively worse. I didn't want to hang around too long so I continued on for the day.
The second time I encountered a landslide was maybe around day 6, and this one was much larger. It was about 4 hours into the day's trekking, where I was quite tired and looking forward to stop for lunch somewhere.
The road was high up on a cliff edge, and as I came around the corner to see the road ahead I got a wide panoramic view of the landslide. It was about 300 meters across and must have happened a day or two previously as there had been a small path created amongst the slope so that people could still access the villages beyond.
The vehicles would stop just before the landslide and the passengers would get out with any luggage and navigate across the dodgy path, sometimes carrying absurdly large objects like one man had a mattress on his back.
Get out there
Over the past year I have traveled to over 8 countries, and the Annapurna circuit still sticks in my mind as one of the best experiences. It wasn't easy as I was carrying a lot of gear, probably too much but it made it that much more satisfying to complete it.
I made so many great friends along the way, both trekkers and locals. There is a camaraderie as everyone has the same goal to reach the mountain pass and continue on to complete the circuit.
The views you are presented with along the way are breathtaking, sometimes quite literally because of the altitude. But really because of the sheer size of some of the mountains you will see.
I remember on day 3 when I was beginning to reach a decent altitude and started to see the snow topped mountains, I turned around a corner in the path and had to just stop for half a minute just to take in the awe of the peaks in front of me. It took a few extra seconds to realise that the white on top of the peak wasn't clouds, but more of the mountain just covered in snow.
I know Nepal has suffered recently because of the earthquake but I would highly recommend you visit this wonderful country and do some trekking, it will be one of the experiences I will remember for the rest of my life, I know you will too.


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The Vic Viper returns in Gradius V - the first title in Konami's classic space-shooter series that has been specifically designed for the Sony PlayStation 2. Gradius V preserves the franchise's classic gameplay and features stunning 3D graphics, inspired game design elements and a new control scheme that gives players more power than ever. Gradius V offers the choice of four different weapon configs prior to takeoff. All load-outs include basics like speed-up, laser and multiples. The big differences come in how each config treats its multiples. For example, the first load-out plays just like traditional Gradius games; the options merely follow the ship's movement. A new twist comes in the R1 button, which makes each config's options do something different. Also features music composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto (FF Tactics, Vagrant Story, Ogre Battle, and Radiant Silvergun).
Konami ships the latest installment in its classic Gradius franchise. Read More »
Much has been said concerning the death of shooters, but they're still very much alive ... if only in the way that a zombie is. A shrinking pool of dedicated developers pump out a number of ultra-hardcore bulletfests each year, and these games tend to be good. But they completely miss the mass-market; most don't even escape Japan. What happened to the days when anyone could enjoy shooting down a few hundred aliens for a quarter? The games got too hard and complicated, and the public lost interest in the graphics. Are shooters destined to occupy an ever-smaller niche? Read More »
Fall 2003, they said. Ha! Here we are in the latter half of summer 2004, and Gradius V has just now been released in Japan. Yes, Konami's classical update has been a long time coming ... too long for us poor shooter fans, who miserably track the release dates of every entry into our near-extinct genre with the fevered intensity of a heart patient scrabbling for their pills. Thankfully, it seems the wait has been very, very worthwhile. I've been doodling around with a demo version that Konami passed along, and I'll be darned if Gradius V isn't looking like the best shooter I've played in years. And believe me, I play most of them. Read More »
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As with any growing company, there is no restriction to the work that you should be doing at IT-NetworkZ Infosystems Pvt Ltd. You will have verticals that you will completely own, but that shouldn't restrict you. Developers teaching marketers programming and sales people providing design inputs is a common sight at IT-NetworkZ Infosystems Pvt
Ltd. Everyone here is an owner of the company and we are always open to hearing people who can help us become better.
You will not be assigned tasks; you will be entrusted with them. How every team member performs, is directly consequential to the company's growth, and you will be expected to do your work as if you were the founder of the company. There will be very little supervision, but you will be held accountable for the work that is entrusted on you.
There are no steadfast rules - we do not care about what you wear (as long as you are clothed), how you work, or if you swear a lot (you'll have company). We respect hard workers, quick learners, passionate people, perfectionists and intrinsically curious people. You will see shades of these characteristics in everyone who works at IT-NetworkZ. We also urge our employees to be physically fit.
And we have lots of fun. If you are a foodie, consider IT-NetworkZ heaven. Not only will you spoilt with an unlimited (these limits are often tested) supply food, you will also be surrounded by people who know and love food. There are strong opinions about just about everything here and there are often fights about it. But at the end of the day, you will make friends for life here.


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The Friends of the Wild Flower Garden
P. O. Box 3793
Minneapolis MN 55403
Leonard F. Ramberg was born on January 10, 1906. His career was centered on business and civic affairs. He was elected a Minneapolis Public Schools director in 1948, a City Council Alderman from 1945 to 1949; he was Minneapolis Postmaster 1954 - 57; a founder and President of the Citizens League of Minneapolis and Hennepin County; and at various times Chairman of the Minneapolis YMCA General Board; President of the American Swedish Institute; Chairman of the Augsburg College Board of Regents from 1966 - 1972.
In 1988 he received the Minneapolis Rotary "Service above Self" award, even though he was not a member.
In business he was at times Corporate Secretary of the Glenwood-Inglewood Water Company, Treasurer of the Burma-Vita Company and then made a career at Northwestern National Bank from which he retired as Senior Vice President in 1971.
He was a founding Director of the Friends of the Wild Flower Garden in 1952 and remained on the Board until 1972 after which he was an honorary director until 1976. Mr. Ramberg also served as the Friends Treasurer during the first two years of our organization and as Vice-President in 1960 and 1961. He and other long-time directors were invited to attend the 1977 25th Annual Meeting of the Friends (June 4) and say a few words. Mr. Ramberg stated he became interested in the garden through Mr. Clinton Odell. He stated that the garden was a tribute to the interest and work of Mr. Odell who really believed in the need for it. Mr. Ramberg then expressed his appreciation for the invitation to be with us on this occasion.
That was his last known meeting with the Friends. He passed away on Oct. 22, 1988.
Reference: Minutes of The Board of Directors and other documents of the Friends of the Wild Flower Garden, Inc.; Augsburg College documents, Minneapolis Tribune. Text by Gary Bebeau.


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LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET – The 13th Adivay Festival, coinciding with the 118th foundation anniversary of the province, opened here on Monday, November 5, for which various simple activities have been lined-up.
"Our celebration of Adivay will continue. The festival is already an institution," Governor Crescencio Pacalso said during the special edition of "Kapihan" at the provincial capitol.
The Adivay Festival was first staged in 2005. "Adivay" is an Ibaloi term that means "coming together". The celebration is a gathering of Benguet's 13 towns in this provincial capital, with focus on the culture and products of the municipalities.
Pacalso said the festival and anniversary celebration will be toned-down this year to show sympathy to calamity victims in the different municipalities of the province, particularly in Itogon, where over 80 people died in a landslide at the height of Typhoon "Ompong" last September.
"The festival is one way of meeting our brother and sisters from the 13 municipalities and to share with them the blessings that the province has to be thankful for," the governor said.
This year's celebration carries the theme, "Benguet Culture – Unity, Industry, Prosperity: Managing Adversaries with Excellence thru Enhanced Indigenous Resilience". It will feature the rich history, traditions, arts, music, culture, sports and trades and industries of the province from November 5 to December 9.
Topping the activities are Small-Scale Mining and Land Congress, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Summit, Agro-Tourism Fair, and Environmental Forum.
For the first time, the First Aid Safety Olympics will be held for elementary and high school students representing the 14 school districts of the province. The activity aims to enhance the students' capability in giving first aid assistance.
Pacalso said the small-scale mining congress will focus on explaining to the pocket miners the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR) stoppage order on the conduct of any activities related to illegal small-scale mining.
"Their lack of information on the matter has affected their livelihood and countless were dislocated," he said, pointing out that the "order" is only "temporary".
The governor also said laws pertaining to "Minahang Bayan" (community mining) will also be tackled as he expressed optimism that the industry will recover.
In addressing the challenges of time and the economic difficulties the locals are encountering, he urged small-scale miners to look for alternative livelihood such as by engaging in agriculture, specifically organic farming.
Provincial administrator, lawyer Noel Ngolob, also expressed hope that "overlapping" laws will be addressed during the land congress.
He added that the Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan (ADSDPP) will be discussed and proposed for adoption by local government units (LGUs) in their annual development plans.
Moreover, environmental programs on managing the water quality of the rivers, waste management and clean air programs will also be presented.
Provincial Agriculturist Lolita Bentres said the agro-tourism fair will showcase different products from the different municipalities of Benguet. It will also serve as a meeting point of both products and buyers and seek to link the producers to potential markets.
A Farmer's Event will also be staged to help farmers become more efficient.
In marking its foundation day, the province will honor its outstanding men and women for their leadership and achievements.
To foster friendship and cultural ties, a signing of Sisterhood Agreement with Ha Giang Province of Vietnam will also highlight the festivities.
The ties will open the gates for the two provinces to have exchanges in the fields of culture, agriculture, tourism and investment as well as other business opportunities that will promote the products of both areas and strengthen their relationship. PRIMO AGATEP, PNA / ABN
In this March 2022 file photo, Cong. Eric Go Yap of Benguet shares some light moment with Team Lakay's Eduard Folayang and coach Mark...


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Leo studied Illustration at Parsons School of Design and holds an MFA in Illustration from the University of Hartford. He is a professor of animation at MCLA and live in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts with his wife, their two children, and their puppy Roxy.
Leo is currently writing and illustrating his first graphic novel.
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Flaming Gorge Country is famous for its world class fishing, boating and family adventures. All set in the scenic splendor of the National Recreation Area.
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Utah is well known as a land of arches and even Flaming Gorge Country can boast of one! Moonshine Arch is a short walk into a sandstone ridge just north of Vernal.
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Basic Directions
From Vernal, drive north on US Hwy 191. After passing the entrance to Steinaker State Park on you left, continue a short distance to where the highway takes a gentle bend to the right. A small pullout is on your left dropping off the shoulder on a dirt track. The 1.6 mile long route from here is a jeep trail that crosses several washes and patches of wind-blown sand - 4 wheel drive is recommended. Cross a wash and pass through the gate (please keep it closed). after 0.4 miles, turn left on another track and continue straight 0.9 miles. Turn right , then left, continue 0.2 miles and turn right on the short track to the trail head. at this point, you will be right up against a sandstone ridge and the arch is a short walk on a well worn trail into the ridge and to the arch.


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14 Celebrities Who Wore Non-Traditional Wedding Dresses
These celebs put their own spin on the standard wedding day white.
Ah, marriage. Whether you like it or not, it's an age-old institution that comes with a set of built-in traditions and expectations (and one that's probably not going anywhere anytime soon). And it all starts with the wedding ceremony and party, an opportunity to celebrate your love/ drop a lot of cash with your closest friends and family.
Celebrity brides often have some of the most lavish bashes, but, being trendsetters and all, seem more likely than the average human to shake up wedding norms — especially when it comes to fashion. These celeb brides passed on traditional white dresses for unexpected color choices and styles.
Keira Knightley wore a short, strapless light pink Chanel dress when she married musician James Righton in May 2013 – and she liked it so much that she wore it two more times, including on the red carpet (pictured here).
The No Doubt rocker wore a custom Christian Dior gown designed by John Galliano when she married Gavin Rossdale in 2002. Up top the dress was a classic white, but at the bottom it had been hand-painted hot pink – very Gwen.
The Academy Award-winning actress wore a slim-fit sleeveless lilac Prada gown when she married her husband in an intimate ceremony at a friend's Greenwich Village home back in 2003.
The prolific actress had plenty of chic wedding dresses from her nine marriages, but her most distinctive look was from her fifth – the yellow chiffon gown and flower headdress that she wore for her first weddings to her two-time husband and Cleopatra co-star Richard Burton in 1964.


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Black Bean Soup
It's cold and raining outside and I don't want to go to the market. Black bean soup is a recipe that can easily be made if you properly stock your pantry. When I don't feel like making a big to-do about food but I want something home cooked, it's time for pantry soup. I call this my "lazy lady soup" because I get a lot of help from the grocery store. Keep these canned food items in the pantry so you have a meal that is ready, set and go.
Time-45 minutes
(4) 15.5 oz cans of black beans, 32 oz chicken stock, 14.5 oz stewed chopped tomatoes, 1/2 green pepper chopped or approx 1 cup, 1/2 red pepper chopped, 1 cup of pre-chopped onions, 5 cloves of garlic minced, 1 1/2 tsp of kosher salt and 4 strips of bacon chopped. Creama, cilantro, lime wedges, jalapeños and tortilla strips optional.
On medium-high heat add chopped bacon into pot. Render bacon fat and when bacon starts to brown add the onions, red and green peppers. Sauté for 5-10 minutes to soften vegetables.
Once vegetables are softened add garlic and incorporate for 2 minutes then add canned tomatoes including juices. Cook for another 5 minutes to break down tomatoes. Open black beans and drain juice and rinse.
Then add black beans to pot.
Add chicken stock and puree with an hand immersion blender. Blend until smooth and bring to a boil. Add salt and reduce for 5 minutes. During this time you can make tortilla strips, chop cilantro and lime wedges.
Make fancy design with creama using a squirt bottle. Add tortilla strips and cilantro. Enjoy with a squeeze of lime or chopped jalapeño for some heat.
Cook's Note
- To learn how to design with squirt bottles see blog Nana's Hot Chocolate.
- To learn how to make tortilla strips see blog Chicken Soup for the Soul
- This is great with grilled chipotle shrimp as well to make a substantial meal.
- If you can find pre chopped green and red peppers as well this soup is even easier.
- A well stocked pantry will save you, add these items to your grocery list.


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Ramada Plaza Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale
Ramada Plaza Fort Lauderdale5100 North State Rd 7
Welcome to the Ramada Plaza Fort Lauderdale. THIS HOTEL HAS A $10.00 PER DAY RESORT FEE The Ramada Plaza Fort Lauderdale is less than one mile off of the Florida Turnpike at Exit 62 and centrally located to all other major roadways. The Ramada Plaza Fort Lauderdale is 10 minutes from Fort Lauderdale beaches and 20 minutes from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport and Port Everglades Cruise Port. Other attractions near the Ramada Plaza Fort Lauderdale are Sawgrass Mills Outlet Mall Dolphins Stadium Thunderbird Swap Shop Festival Flea Market Broward Convention Center and Seminole Hard Rock Casino all within 20 minutes of our hotel. The Ramada Plaza Fort Lauderdale is a Full Service Hotel that provides breakfast, lunch and dinner daily in Beau Alexanders restaurant. This hotel offers first class amenities such as room service, an outdoor heated swimming pool with a Hot Spa, pool side Tiki bar, two tennis courts, fitness center and game room. The Ramada Plaza Fort Lauderdale also has J and D's Sports Bar with pool tables and multiple TVs. Please Note Resort Fee of 10.00 per night inclusive of taxes. Nights of Family, Fun and Relaxation - Movie Theater with limited seating featuring the latest movies rated G or PG with Free entrance and Free popcorn at our concession stand. Music and Karaoke Nights - from Thursday's through Sunday's with a Refreshing 2 for 1 frozen smoothies and the opportunity to participate in a raffle with great prizes at our J and D's Sports Bar. Tasty and Delicious New Pasta Bar with 42 different desserts - included in our Dinner Buffet at Beau Alexander's Restaurant for $11.99 per person plus tax/gratuities.


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After the second of four international breaks Serie A action resumes. This week Inter take on their derby rivals Milan in another epic installment of the Derby Della Mandonnina. This historic rivalry dates back to 1909 a year after Inter broke off from Milan after one of their friends who was Swiss couldn't play because he wasn't Italian born. For those who don't know the term Internazionale means brothers of the world. Because Inter have always made it their mission to be accepting of players that were outside of Italy. Milan have a total of 112 wins over Inter. But in their past six matches they each have a win a piece but four of those matches were a draw. But their last match it ended in a 0-0 draw. Both sides have been struggling this season but Inter have been fighting to work their way back up in the table where they currently sit in third after working their way up from fifteenth place. Milan still have one game in hand after their first match was postponed due to the bridge collapse in Genoa. They currently sit tenth and look to work their way in the standings.
Inter Milan
Inter player wise are slowly getting better. Politano who struggled in the beginning of the season is slowly showing improvement in creating chances and helping his teammates. Also Icardi is slowly getting back in the swing of things currently on fire with four goals in his last two games. Devrji and Asomah are making themselves at home on defense helping block opposing teams shots. Also they do at times helping create chances of their own and finding teammates when needed. It is to early to tell about Vrsaljiko as he hasn't had much time on the team as he'd been out a few matches due to injury and it is undetermined how they'll best utilize him going forward. A player who as really stepped up this seasdon has been Radja Nainggolan. He has been making news for all the wrong reasons ahead of this must important derby. He has been in hot water for recent comments against his former club Roma. Despite that Radja has added depth to the midfield which as been a area where the squad as been lacking over the last few years. The key player in this match up will be Ivan Perisic who create chances and doing what is needed to help the team. He will also step up as a secondary leader if needed and lead the charge in critical times such as if the team is down points he is really good at rallying the team and getting things back in line to get potential points.
AC Milan
Milan is a team that has had a poor start to the season but despite that fact they have been picking up some stream. However in this match currently from means nothing in this fixture AC Milan owns this city. The city is theirs the are the most successfull club in this region and Milan want to prove that its still their city that Milan is RED not BLUE that will be easier said then done. Milan will be without Strinic who is out to a heart condition and it is unsure when he will return. Higuain as made himself at home after being transferred there from Juventus he is a winner and infront of goal he is exellent he as been a great addition to their attack. Cutrone as always does a great job creating chances and helping with assist. As usual Kessie, Laxalt, Suso are a critical part of Milan's midfeild. Defensive wise they solid though despite the team as been struggling as of late but starting to show their abailty over the last few games. The key player in this match is going to be Higuain as he is a huge threat in the attack and will cause the Inter problems if they don't isolate them.
Bottom line
The bottom line is this match can easily be a turning point for one of these teams. If Inter can do a their job and shut down Milan's offense they can move up to second place if Napoli draw or lose their match. On Inter's offensive side they need to continue creating chances and finishing them. They also need to continue geling as a team and working as a cohesive unit and doing what it takes to get the job done. While a Milan a win would mean a jump to fifth place which for them would put them in possible Champions League contention. Milan will need to keep Perisic isolated because if they give him room to work he can move the ball with precision that if he passes the ball to Icardi we all know the work Icardi can do even though he has few touches on the ball he is a very clinical striker and is good at finishing scoring chances. However the duo of Suso and Higuain is as dangerous as it gets both teams have struggled with their finishing. This match is impossible to call it can go either way depending on who wants it more in this match records dont matter its about the Derby.
Inter projected lineup 4-2-3-1
GK Handanovic
Def Asomah, Skriniar, Devrij, D'Ambrosio
Def Mid Brozovic and Vecino
Att Mid Perisic, Radja, Politano
Forward Icardi
AC Milan projected lineup 4-3-3
Gk Reina
Def Conti, Rodriguez, Simic, Zapata
Def mid Bonaventura, Laxalt, Suso
Att mid Cutrone, Biglia, Higuain
Milan's Gonzolo higuain and Inter's Ivan Persic
Place Giuseppe Meazza
Location Milan Italy
Date October 21st
Time 1:30pm 7:30pm uk 8:30pm Italy


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Husband weary of his critical spouse
Dear Annie: I am in my late 40s, have a good career, am well-respected and well-educated, and have many friends and acquaintances. I keep in reasonable shape. I love my son, my siblings and my mother, and always want to do the best I can.
The problem is "Janice," my 41-year-old wife of two years. She criticizes me constantly. I can't wash the dishes, empty the trash, drive a car, eat my food, buy the groceries, sleep or blow my nose without her berating me for doing it wrong or irritating her in the process.
Her criticism extends to my 11-year-old son from my first marriage. He is a great kid who does as he is told without talking back or giving any attitude. He gets good grades and is never in trouble. He stays with us every other weekend. When he is here, I know my wife will be moody and unfriendly toward him.
Janice also gossips negatively about my friends and their wives, and then wonders why she isn't invited to their social events. My wife has a terrific career, but whines constantly about her job. Other than her sister, she doesn't have close friends.
Janice and I argue a lot, mostly because I have grown tired of her knocking everything I do. The only reason I stay is because I do not want to be labeled a two-time loser in the marriage department. I have threatened to walk out more than once, but each time she claims she will be nicer and I believe it.
Janice seemed warm and fun when we first began dating. Now I wonder how our relationship evolved into this mess. I have thought about counseling, but when she barks at me, I can only think of running away. What do I do? — Tired of Walking on Eggshells
Dear Tired: You must first protect your son from Janice's criticism. Insist she treat him with kindness and decency. Otherwise, quite frankly, you'd be better off if she left the house on those weekends so you can spend time with your son. Counseling is still a good idea. It can help you verbalize your frustration instead of becoming too angry to be effective. It also can help Janice understand how her constant negativity and criticism undermine your relationship. Please try it.
Dear Annie: A few months ago, I had an infected tooth extracted. It had a gold crown. When I told the dentist that I would like to have the tooth, he told me that I couldn't because it was infected. I accepted that because I was too overwhelmed from going through this lengthy, uncomfortable procedure.
Now, I am getting more and more upset. It was my tooth. At least I should have gotten back the gold crown. I paid quite a bit for it. What do you think? — The Tooth Fairy
Dear Tooth: According to our dentists, an infected tooth is considered biohazardous material and needs to be incinerated along with other medical waste. To extricate the gold from the crown would be time consuming and not worth the effort for the small amount of gold involved. If this explanation doesn't help, the American Dental Association recommends contacting your state or local dental association to resolve the dispute.
Dear Annie: I laughed when I read your answer to "My Two Cents' Worth," saying some newlyweds combine their names to form a new one, giving genealogists fits. If you try to track down a French-Canadian family, you will find out how hard it is. They use what are called "dit" names, meaning "called" or "said."
In my family, for example, I have discovered that Cyr is also known as Crock — Corbin was LaCroix — Gagnon has about a dozen variants, including Savage. Don't even get me started on the Scots side of my family. My mother's maiden name has so many variants it would drive you up a wall. — West Haven, Conn.


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Sunday, January 22, 2012
Forts Henry and Donelson
As a corollary to an earlier post about book releases timed to Sesquicentennial battle anniversaries, it should also be mentioned that Blue & Gray magazine just released a new issue covering the February 1862 campaign against Forts Henry and Donelson, as well as later clashes at Dover, Tennessee. The series of maps in it are superb, showing regiment and battery positions at various phases of the Donelson battle, as well as the terrain. B&G cartography associated with the main article and General's Tour often exceeds in quality and number anything found in book length studies, and this is the case here. When B&G issues revisit battles after a long gap in time, they always make it worthwhile with stupendous improvements in article content and map graphics.
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Hotel*** Château de la Vérie is located near the town of Challans, at the route de Soullans, near Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie in a favorable entourage.
The town of Challans is part of the salt marches of Bretagne and the Vendée, at a few miles from the atlantic shore.
Challans has a privileged position in the north-west of the Vendée, while it is located close to the towns of La Roche-sur-Yon et les Sables – d'Olonne, at 30 miles from Nantes and 15 miles of Noirmoutier and the pretty island "île d'Yeu.
In the Vendée, at 20 minutes from the beaches in a 17 hectare park
The pure and mild climate of the Vendée ensures a comfortable stay in our castle.
With its 17 hectares parkland, Château de la Vérie offers a true ocean of quietness at only 20 minutes from the beaches of Saint-Jean-de-Monts and Saint-Gilles.
Please come and stay in a place full of history in an authentic setting with undeniable charm.
In a few words
- Situated in the Vendée, in Challans, close to the beach
- Quiet 3 star hotel
- 17 hectares enclosed park with lakes****
- 21 rooms, 15 to 35 m²
- Terrace and small salon
- Out door heated swimming pool and tennis court
- Three rooms for your seminars and private events
- Wi-fi free of charge
- Private free car-park


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Igologic – KYC system
It's used for full analysis and verification of persons and entities, i.e. clients registering in the system
in order to obtain the credibility necessary to obtain access and the possibility of using electronic payment services
offered by banks and other payment institutions.
About the system
The system allows free registration of persons and entities, and verifies registered clients in terms of the risk associated with introducing property values from undisclosed sources and financing of terrorism to financial trading.
KYC provides multidimensional analysis of the client and issues a certificate of his identity or provides warnings about suspected abuse. It is an excellent response to the lack of a unified mechanism for verification and analysis of customer data and their identification in accordance with Polish and EU regulations on counteracting money laundering and terrorist financing. Thanks to the developed functionalities and a number of data protection safeguards, the system enables full verification and confirmation of the identity of the user who wants to use the financial services offered by banks and other financial institutions. KYC is used to support financial institutions and the e-commerce industry in the process of customer identification and registration in one of the most popular sales channels, i.e. on the internet based on blockchain technology. The KYC platform performs irrefutable data authentication and authorization of the customer's identity. The system verifies customer data and content of the documents provided through automatic and integrated connections with external systems, and carries out its own analysis of all attributes and features of the collected data. KYC verifies personal and contact details, identity documents, photos in documents and selfie photos (geolocation of the photo taken, camera technical parameters, IP address and other parameters based on metadata), response times, social media profiles and many other parameters and behavior patterns allowing you to develop a unique user identity profile on the internet. The combination of such developed data allows the identification, classification of customers and unambiguous distinction of customers from fraudsters based on specific characteristics, profiles and behavior scenarios. The KYC system is used for full analysis of verification of persons and entities, i.e. clients registering in the system in order to obtain credibility and confirm the identity necessary to obtain access to the systems of financial institutions and the possibility of using electronic payment services offered by banks and other payment institutions. All natural and legal persons, domestic and foreign, who register in the system are subject to analysis and verification. KYC automatically carries out the analysis and verification of registered persons and entities.
Business processes supported by the system:
- The process of analyzing customer data and sending information on detected fraud
- The risk assessment process of the financial institution
- The communication process of the KYC system and Partner systems
- Partner database management proces
Benefits obtained as a result of system implementation:
- significant increase in the company's reputation and position,
- promoting business operations using marketing automation methods,
- benefits related to the possibility of internationalizing the company's operations,
- gaining the trust of the most significant companies operating in the financial sector, gaining the reputation of a leader on the market of access verification systems for financial institutions.
Additional effects of the system implementation:
Reduction in the number of financial crimes, as a result of which losses are incurred not only by banks, credit institutions, but also by the State Treasury, local governments (as part of such crimes, tax revenues are reduced)
The implementation of the KYC system helps to solve existing problems on the market of financial services, including defined types of fraud. KYC is a response to the lack of a uniform security standard in banks and other payment institutions, which are facing an increasing number of frauds. KYC as a breakthrough solution on the financial services market, revolutionarily protects registered user data and eliminates actions taken by fraudsters by blocking threats such as:
- opening bank accounts based on stolen documents,
- making new payment instruments, i.e. credit cards, loans or other benefits,
- ordering products and services by unauthorized persons,
- takeover of existing bank accounts,
- concluding contracts with telecommunications operators,
- producing documents, i.e. a passport or driving license,
- Identity theft (using stolen identity) and impersonation.
KYC standard
The KYC standard has a positive effect on the development and security of financial settlements on the internet. Implementation brings a number of benefits compared to performing the same tasks manually:
- shortening the customer verification process,
- elimination of errors that may be caused by the human factor,
- increasing the scalability of the system, which allows servicing up to several hundred thousand entities and carrying out millions of inquiries for verification of the identity of own customers and clients of other financial institutions,
- resignation from employing low-skilled employees dealing with manual implementation of business processes,
- changing the allocation of employee resources and directing employees to activities related to the implementation of the company's development strategy,
- reduction of employee expenditure on operating activities related to the implementation of individual services,
- the open system allows for joining further banks and financial institutions,
- reducing the amount of paper documentation and related environmental benefits.
The implementation of the KYC system has the chance to revolutionize the financial services market in the country and then abroad. The solution's innovation lies in the introduction of a new standard for verifying, monitoring and confirming the identity of users on the Internet. The KYC system introduces a unique, previously unavailable solution, which at the same time allows the verification and analysis of user data for own needs and other financial institutions and entrepreneurs.
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Waukesha - City of Pewaukee Police Chief Gary Bach filed a lawsuit against three of his officers and the wife of one of them, accusing the four of conspiring to have him fired and using secret recordings of him in an effort to bring about his downfall.
Bach is seeking unspecified punitive damages from Lt. John Kopatich, Officer Robert Kraemer and his wife, Debbie, and Sgt. Kelly Treece, according to the lawsuit filed Thursday in Waukesha County Circuit Court.
The lawsuit was filed one day after Judge J. Mac Davis issued two felony charges against Kopatich as a result of a John Doe investigation Bach had requested based on the chief's allegations that members of his Police Department were conspiring against him.
Kopatich made secret recordings of Bach, which reportedly include Bach's making derogatory comments about women, his officers and minorities.
Kopatich is charged with interception of oral communication and disclosure of intercepted oral communication.
State law prohibits secret recording and the disclosure of secret recording for criminal acts or conduct that would injure someone. Davis noted that from testimony in the John Doe proceeding, it appeared Kopatich and the others wanted to get Bach fired.
In the lawsuit, Bach contends that the surreptitious recordings, some made by Kopatich at Bach's residence, violated his privacy.
Bach contends that the city "in large part" used a Kopatich recording made in his basement on Dec. 18, 2006, to impose a 10-day unpaid suspension on him. That discipline was issued in the spring of 2007 against Bach for using inappropriate language when referring to women and African-Americans and stemmed from a complaint a female officer had filed against him.
According to the lawsuit, which attorney Paul Bucher filed on Bach's behalf, Bach noticed problems with Kopatich and Kraemer after Bach returned from a leave he took after June 22, 2005, to deal with cancer.
The lawsuit alleges that Robert Kraemer was surprised and disappointed that Bach made progress in his medical treatment and returned as chief.
The suit contends that Kraemer was hoping to become chief, and that the defendants engaged in "whispering campaigns" against Bach and had discussions about what they could do to cause him to be fired.
During the John Doe inquiry, Sgt. Cher Sneider testified that Kopatich and the Kraemers wanted to get Bach fired.
She testified that Kopatich had suggested that officers file complaints against Bach, but stagger them over time, so he would be "bombarded" with complaints and be fired.
Bach has been on paid administrative leave since July 23, when the city launched another investigation into his conduct.
As a result of that investigation, Common Council members filed administrative charges against Bach, alleging that he violated city policies by falsely telling police employees that the city was preparing to fire them.
Robert Kraemer said Thursday that he was not surprised by the suit, but he called Bach's allegation that he was angling to become chief ridiculous.
"I don't even meet the qualifications," Kraemer said of the requirements to be a chief.
Kraemer said he, his wife, Kopatich and Treece were "100% prepared" to fight the suit.
City Administrator Tammy LaBorde disputed Bach's contention in the suit that his 10-day suspension was based in part on the recordings.
"The discipline was not based on the tapes because the tapes weren't received by the city until about June (2007)," LaBorde said.


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Dr. Eric Topol"Father of Personalized Medicine"
Eric J. Topol (born 1954), "The Father of Personalized Medicine," is an American cardiologist, geneticist, and digital medicine researcher. Before moving to Scripps in 2006, Topol served as chairman of cardiovascular medicine at Cleveland Clinic (1991-2005) and founded the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. Topol was one of the first researchers to question the cardiovascular safety of rofecoxib (Vioxx), culminating in the drug's ultimate withdrawal from the market. Topol's advocacy on the subject led to what the New York Times described as an "unusually public dispute" with the Cleveland Clinic's leadership over ties between the academic institution and the pharmaceutical industry,[1] ultimately leading to Topol's departure from the Clinic after his administrative position as head of the Clinic's academic program was abolished. Topol is the Founder and Director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute[2] in La Jolla, California. He also serves as the Chief Academic Officer for Scripps Health, a Professor of Genomics at The Scripps Research Institute, and a Senior Consultant at the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at Scripps Clinic. He is editor-in-chief of Medscape and theheart.org. In 2012, he published a book called The Creative Destruction of Medicine which examined the impact of both the genomic and wireless revolutions on the health care system. In 2013, he appeared on The Colbert Report and examined the host Stephen Colbert using several devices featured in his book. His most recent book The Patient Will See You Now, published in 2015, explores how smartphones, big data, and technology are combining to democratize health care. In 2016, Topol co-founded[3] YouBase, a company developing an individual-centric health data platform. In 2016, Topol was awarded a $207M grant from the National Institutes of Health to lead a significant part of the Precision Medicine Initiative, a one million American prospective research program. DIRECTOR'S NOTE: WANT TO "DIG DEEPER"? THEN CHECK OUT SOME OF DR. TOPOL'S EXCELLENT BOOKS INCLUDING, "THE PATIENT WILL SEE YOU NOW," AND "THE CREATIVE DESTRUCTION OF MEDICINE" AT YOUR LOCAL BOOKSTORE OR ON AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/Eric-J.-Topol/e/B001ITPKP2 PERHAPS YOU WANT TO BE A DOCTOR OR A NURSE OR A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL YOURSELF? MAYBE YOU JUST WANT SOMETHING REALLY SMART TO READ IN THE WAITING ROOM, SOMETHING THAT WILL IMPRESS YOUR OWN DOCTOR--


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The written word can be very powerful. It can be a great way to express love, record memories and give advice. Many parents have started journals or scrapbooks for their children and many others have started blogs. I have recently come across another way to preserve messages you want to pass on to loved ones.
Letters From Me is a service that allows you to store messages and pictures to be viewed at a later time. Letters From Me was started by a dad who was writing letters to his daughters so that they could read them in the future. He was saving them in an e-mail account but then one day the e-mails were lost. He set out to create a better way to save messages for them. The result was Letters From Me. You can read more about his story here.
You can write letters to be read after you have died, or on a special day for the recipient such as graduation, a birthday or a wedding day. There are two way to get messages into your account. You can go to a their webpage and select the tab "Send a Letter" or you can send an e-mail to the address of your account.
This has so many different applications. A spouse could write letters to their significant other and leave the login information in their safety deposit box to be read after passing. A parent could open an account for their child and give the e-mail address to all their family members and they could send letters into the account to be read when the child graduates high school. You could just keep a journal for yourself.
The best part is the service is only $9.99 for life. Without getting too technical, they currently have enough funds locked into escrow accounts that will keep the servers running for 10 years if they never make another sale. So you can rest easy about your data staying put for a long time.
I actually just lied, the best part is they are giving away 5 accounts to 5 of my lucky readers. Enter below, it would even make a great gift to any new parent.
Good luck everyone. It because you keep clicking and voting for me as a Top Dad Blogger that I am able to bring you contests like this one. So keep voting and maybe one day I can give away a car. Hey, it's my blog, I'll dream big if I want to! Thanks for reading have a great rest of your week.
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