"River Watch" is a tastefully decorated, first floor condo right along the Manistee River. Watch the bridge go up and the freighters pass by, all from your private balcony. Open the back door and let the breeze in while you relax, cook, play games, or watch TV. The master bedroom features a king size bed and an en suite bathroom. The guest bedroom has a twin XL over queen bunk bed. Additionally, there is a guest bathroom with a washer and dryer, fully equipped kitchen, and a living room with a queen size sofa sleeper and cable TV. Everything in this condo is brand new including the furniture, bedding, and appliances. Park your car in the one stall garage and walk downtown to the shops and restaurants, or take a stroll down the riverwalk to the beach. Come stay at "River Watch" and enjoy all that Manistee has to offer!
Had a wonderful stay in the condo! It is so close to everything and we were able to walk most places which was really nice. The view of the canal was so peaceful. Great place!
Beautiful condo in a great location. Close to downtown and the municipal docks. I would stay here again.
A long weekend golf escape with my mature female friends.
We had a wonderful time staying at River Watch. The rental is beautiful inside and the view off of the balcony is just as great. It was easy to check in and check out. We appreciated having all of the amenities of home and being able to park in the garage was nice. We found that Manistee was a great location for exploring the northwestern side of Michigan. If we ever come back that way we would definitely rent again.
The condo was just as described, if not better. High quality, great location, spotlessly clean and quiet.
The condo was beautiful and very clean. The view from the balcony was very peaceful especially at night with the lights on the water. Would highly recommend.
This was about as good as could be expected. I knew the town, so the only unknown was the rental. The property was spotless and well appointed. Furnishings were comfortable, linens were clean. The APP for the stay gave every bit of information needed for the stay and the self-check-in was seamless. The place was more than what we had hoped for.
Hi Annette - Thank you for the feedback. So happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay at River Watch in beautiful Downtown Manistee! Come see us again soon.
What a lovely condo. We enjoyed the view of the river and watching the bridge go up and down for the boat traffic. It was also an added bonus to be right in town for morning coffee, restaurants, shopping and the daily run on the river walk.
Hi Katherine - sounds like a fantastic vacation, so glad you chose River Watch as your home base and that you enjoyed it! Thank you for choosing Unsalted Vacations, we hope to have you back again very soon.
Absolutely gorgeous condo with a great view and short walk to town. Already booked for next year. The condo itself is big and makes you feel at home. The nook looking out is great too!
Thanks for the review Ronald. We're so glad to hear that you enjoyed yourself enough that you booked to come back again, we look forward to hosting you in 2019!
Hi Donna - thank you so much for the feedback, we are happy to hear that you enjoyed River Watch in beautiful Downtown Manistee. Thank you for choosing Unsalted Vacations, please come see us again soon.
Unfortunately only my wife was able to be there because I had to attend to a family medical emergency. She LOVED the condo and the location. Two complaints: You sent building entry code "0-01262." There is no hyphen on the pad, she never did figure it out. Also directions were to park in west spots by brewery. She did, and jerk who owns unit #12 knocked on door and hollered at her for parking in "his" spot, upsetting her a lot. I hope you tell him off for me!
Hi James - We are sorry about the issues with the keypad and the parking situation. I'm sorry you had to deal with this, we are working on solutions with the building management to avoid these types of occurrences in the future.
The check-in procedures by the time we flew to TVC and drove to Manistee late in the evening was very frustrating. Code didn't work for ne unit and the 2nd unit we rented lock box didn't have the key. Bad start to our family trip for my mother's funeral. Expensive for the market and no maid service.
Hi Stuart - we are sorry you experienced issues while checking in. Thank you for letting us know of your issues, we will look into ways to make the check-in process more efficient for future guests.
We were in town for 4 days (3 nights) for a baseball tournament. The condo was more than we expected. Nicely decorated, clean, and all the things we would need to make it our 3 night home away from home. Added bonus was having it right downtown across the river. We were able to walk downtown, were within walking distance to the baseball fields and the beach. The instructions for getting in the condo was just as described to us.
Hi Thomas - Thank you for the review, and we are so happy to hear that you enjoyed the unit and the building and surrounding areas. Come see us again soon!
Excellent experience. First time to Manistee.....loved the town.
Hi Kathryn- thank you for taking the time to review your experience and this property, we are glad you enjoyed your stay and enjoyed the condo. You gave Unsalted Vacations a 3 for our services, we would love to understand why. Please email me at if you are willing so we can learn from the experience and get better.
Hi Kathryn- thank you for taking the time to review your experience and this property, we are glad you enjoyed your stay and enjoyed the condo. You gave Unsalted Vacations a 3 for our services, we would love to understand why. Please email us if you are willing so we can learn from the experience and get better.
Fantastic rental and location! Lots to do in Manistee...beach, kayak, fishing, boating, M-22. Walk to town for shopping, dining, live music. Great staff at Unsalted and especially appreciated the efforts of Madelyn Fitzsimmons, who gave us great tips on what to do in the area and was just super kind and responsive.
Thanks for a 5-star review of River Watch! We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again soon!
We were pleasantly surprised at how beautiful this location was. Very convenient to downtown Manistee. Sitting on the balcony watching the bridge raise for large boats was wonderful.
Our only negatives are that parking was limited and the trash cans were always full. But both of these will be resolved once the building rehab is completed next month.
I can't recommend this location or Unsalted Vacations enough.
Hi Patrick, thanks for a great review of River Watch! We are very happy that you enjoyed your stay! We hope you choose to visit us again soon!


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Recalling the old buildings
Memories of the buildings at 5th General Hospital, which later became Odstock Hospital, collected during our Roaming D-day archive sessions at the hospital, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the D-day landings in 2019.
'My father helped build this place he helped take the loads off the trains and brought them up here on a lorry, hauling stuff he was, bless him. He was a WW1 veteran and he had 3 good references but that was all he could get to do. He was a qualified man and it wasn't much money.'
'I remember the old nissen huts up here, the wind whipped in, blimey the most exposed hill in Salisbury! I was in hospital in bed next to an RAF chap and I bumped into him a few years later and blow me I ended up marrying his sister!'
'I worked in the War Department, typing and copying at Wilton House.. a nissen hut at Wilton House, but it felt very grand going through the gates. We had a pot bellied stove. It was not glamorous though and postwar in the '50s was dull, drab, no wonder we had the 1960s…'
'I remember when I started working here in 1982 the Burns Unit was on the edge of the site. The helicopter landing pad was next to it and the landing site was marked out with a few planks in a cross shape. I can remember, at the main entrance from the road, there were fuel tanks on the left hand side.'
'The nursing staff accommodation, Nadder and Ebble where I lived, was one of those marked 52 on the military map.'
'I remember I took photos of the Nissan huts when I first started, as it was worth recording. I also remember the Chief Exec fought hard to keep the Burns Unit as a special unit before it became a ward.'
'I started working here in 1987 and my work included spinal x-ray and isolation wards. I remember the corridors between general wards were open to the outside with just a roof on them.'
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Life is a Mystery: The Busman's Honeymoon
{ October 30, 2009 @ 10:54 pm } · { Cannonball! (Books) }
{ Tags: busman's honeymoon, cannonball read, dorothy l. sayers, england, harriet vane, literature, lord peter wimsey, mystery } ·	{ Leave a Comment }
Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers
Confession: I'm not into mystery.
I'm not just talking about handsome, brooding men with a secret past (although I'm not really into that, either. Except maybe the handsome part. Secret pasts and brooding, though: no, thank you). I'm talking about the literary genre.
To be fair, my lack of enthusiasm has more to do with my lack of exposure to the genre. I refused to read science fiction until a coworker forced me to read Ender's Game, which is now one of my favorite books of all time.
A friend that I know, love, and trust is a huge Dorothy Sayers fan, and she happened to have an extra copy of The Busman's Honeymoon. Apparently, a "busman's holiday" is a working vacation, more or less. I'd never heard the term before this book.
Lord Peter Wimsey has just been married and whisks his bride off to her childhood home in the country for a secluded honeymoon. Things take a turn for the worse when the previous owner of the home is found dead in the basement.
The mystery part of this book was decent – I think I've been spoiled by too many plot twists, which is de rigeur in both lit and film these days. But the dialog was clever, and the cast of characters is tons of fun.
It did take awfully long to get to the mystery, though. I counted over a hundred pages before the body was finally discovered. If (like me) you haven't read the series from the beginning, you might find this part a wee bit dull.
The book was a solid train read, but I do kind of wish I'd read the other Lord Peter Wimsey books before reading this one. There's kind of a huge spoiler in the beginning, which takes away half the fun. But if you're looking for a gentle introduction to the mystery genre, then I'd say that this series is a solid pick.
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He Probably Drank Dos Equis, Too: Music is My Mistress
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Music Is My Mistress by Duke Ellington
I was six years old the first time I ever touched a piano. Being the stereotypical Korean parents that they were, my parents insisted on my taking piano lessons before my feet could even touch the pedals.
Thus began my tempestuous relationship with classical music – I loved to listen to it and hated playing it. I went from being a mediocre pianist to a downright awful violinist. I certainly never blossomed into the prodigy that my parents dreamed of bragging to their friends about.
But I'll always be thankful for the piano lessons because they paved the way for me to understand and appreciate jazz music.
And jazz has no greater hero than Duke Ellington.
Ellington penned an autobiography in 1973, when he was seventy-four years old. The life experience he'd racked up at that point was impressive. He'd traveled all over the world and become a household name in a time when blacks were allowed to play the hottest clubs, but not to frequent them. His was a truly a life less ordinary.
Ellington describes his childhood, his family, and his introduction into the music scene with no less flair than you'd expect from one of the forefathers of jazz. While his writing doesn't necessarily flow (he was better at the music than the words), some of his anecdotes about the people he met on his musical journey had me on the floor. When you're a musician, you meet some real interesting cats.
There are some drawbacks to reading a man's account of his own life, however. He's free to omit whatever he chooses. He speaks constantly of his son Mercer, but never mentions who Mercer's mother was. I had to hop on Wikipedia to discover that her name was Edna Thompson and that she was Duke's childhood sweetheart. I had to go to WikiAnswers to find out that they were married from 1917 to the late 1920s. Beyond that, I'd probably have to read a biography of Duke Ellington.
But reading Ellington's firsthand account of his musical escapades was worth the while. It's almost as good as living it myself.
The Writers' Strike Wasn't All Bad: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
{ October 24, 2009 @ 8:15 pm } · { Uncategorized }
{ Tags: captain hammer, dr. horrible's sing-along blog, felicia day, film, humor, jed whedon, joss whedon, monster, musical, nathan fillion, neil patrick harris, penny, superhero, villain, web short, zack whedon } ·	{ Leave a Comment }
I love musicals.
I mean, singing, dancing, people dropping what they're doing to join in on the big numbers – what's not to like?
Well, my good friend Monster knows this, and so she's been insisting for months that I must watch Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.
Neil Patrick Harris plays Dr. Horrible the villain/hero.
Written by Joss Whedon and his brothers, the musical web short stars Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Horrible, Felicia Day as his love interest Penny, and Nathan Fillion (SQUEE!!) as his arch-nemesis Captain Hammer.
Having seen and been unimpressed by Whedon's famous musical episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" "Once More with Feeling" (I get that the idea was genius, but the execution and the music were awful), I wasn't 100% sold on the greatness of Dr. Horrible. But because of the ossomness of Harris and, of course, The Fillion, I had to click the link that Monster so conveniently posted to my Facebook wall.
Needless to say, my expectations were more than met. The story was cute, the writing was hilarious, and the acting and singing were all superb. Harris really carried the day with his nuanced Dr. Horrible, but The Fillion certainly contributed with his perfectly smarmy Captain Hammer. Felicia Day made for a sweet Penny, too, but I was just absolutely blown away by the other two.
I was especially surprised by the catchiness of the tunes and complexity of the parts. There were several really skillfully written duets in there. I found myself humming the tunes the next day and wishing that my sister would watch and learn the songs or that Monster would learn to sing so that I would have someone with whom to sing the duets (in private, Monster. I promise).
And Whedon's story was satisfyingly unique. A superhero spoof that makes the villain the protagonist? I'd expect nothing less from Whedon. A villainous protagonist who struggles with the tension between his attraction to a pretty do-gooder and desire to be recognized as the evil genius that he is? Classic Whedon yet again.
But the ending really threw me for a loop. For a web short that had me laughing, it sure left me with a knot at the pit of my stomach in the end. But I can respect Whedon for that – he never gives you just what you expect. Maybe I didn't like the way it ended, but it certainly was intriguing.
And, in my opinion, a sequel wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. Lord knows there have been sequels to crappier movies.
By the way, if anybody ever hears of a community theater trying to put on a stage version of this show, please alert me immediately. I so want in on that.
What Came First, the Misery or the Music: Fingerprints Music
{ October 23, 2009 @ 7:10 pm } · { The Soundtrack of My Life (Music) }
{ Tags: barry, cd, fingerprints, glen hansard, high fidelity, independent, indie, ingrid michaelson, jack black, john cusack, Markéta Irglová, music, records, rob gordon, the swell season, vinyl } ·	{ Leave a Comment }
"Do we look like the kind of store that sells "I Just Called to Say I Love You"? Go to the mall."
— Jack Black as Barry, High Fidelity
I'm no hipster.
I wish I had more indie cred. I enjoy indie movies, but I don't know anything about indie music and, as all hipsters and aspiring hipsters know, music is the heartbeat of the indie scene.
Well, I recently had an amazing musical experience that might also have been my initiation into independence.
And of course it happened at Fingerprints.
Fingerprints is an independent record store. And when I say "record," I mean "record" – they boast a fine collection of vinyl on top of an excellent stock of regular CDs (mostly for indie newbies like me). It's a smallish place with a hippish vibe worthy of comparison to Championship Vinyl (if you've never seen High Fidelity, go and rent it. IMMEDIATELY).
The owner may not be as hot as John Cusack (no offense, dude), but he could certainly go head-to-head with Rob Gordon in a "Top Five" challenge. He always has two fingers firmly on the pulse of the indie scene and he's a master at keeping the store up-to-date and relevant.
But my favorite thing about Fingerprints has to be the in-stores.
Fingerprints will occasionally invite indie artists to play a show in their store. They'll shut down for the night (or the afternoon, if the in-store is on a Sunday) and anyone who buys the artist's CD (usually about $12-$13) gets free entry for himself and a friend.
Space is limited, so the shows are always intimate. And the artists are unlimited, so the shows are always amazing.
Sure, they've featured known artists like Ingrid Michaelson and, more recently, The Swell Season. But they're also committed to supporting local indie artists. They know that this helps them as well as the artist. And it certainly doesn't harm the fans who come to see the shows.
If you're a budding hipster, then I'd highly recommend that you check out Fingerprints. Not only will they give you a quality indie education, but they'll ease your transition to the road less traveled – and have you dancing down it to the beat of a different drummer.
Fingerprints Music
4612-B E 2nd St
www.fingerprintsmusic.com
A Dream Achieved: The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
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The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes by Langston Hughes
When I've seen someone do something really well, it often inspires me to try it for myself – especially as it pertains to writing. When I read a really good book, it makes me want to write fiction. When I hear a really good performance, it makes me want to write songs.
And after reading The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, I want to write poetry so badly that all of my thoughts have been forming in blank verse for days.
I first discovered Langston Hughes in high school. I was part of our school's Academic Challenge Bowl team (yes, it's even nerdier than it sounds) and one of my assignments was to read through this fat anthology of American Literature. The book had a section on the Harlem Renaissance. For the most part, I felt like a poser whilst reading it – I hadn't really experienced the oppression or suffering in my fourteen years of life that Arna Bontemps and Claude McKay were describing. It made me vaguely uncomfortable to try to understand – how could I, an Asian teen living in the mostly-Caucasian suburbs and attending a predominantly Hispanic school, understand the woes and triumphs of a black man fighting for human rights in 1920s Harlem?
But then I got to Hughes.
I knew what it meant to have a dream deferred. In some ways, a dream deferred is worse than a dream completely crushed. When a dream is crushed, you can let it go and start to heal. But a dream deferred leaves you with hope, leaves you hanging on. Sometimes you think you'll never heal. And the reactions to this situation can vary from day to day. You might be angry one day, despondent the next, okay with it a few days later, and then back to anger by the end of the week.
Langston Hughes understood it. And I understood Langston Hughes. And, suddenly, I felt like I could read Bontemps and McKay and understand them, too.
I started picking up all the Hughes I could get my hands on. I haunted the library that summer, looking for poems I'd skipped over. I didn't care much for poetry at that point in my life, but reading Hughes changed that almost instantly. Suddenly, I loved the lyrical quality that separates poetry from prose.
So when I ran into this book at Barnes and Noble a few years back, I just had to get it.
And I've been slowly reading through it ever since, savoring the verse and the rhythm and the words.
Hughes writes about a rainbow of topics, not all of them serious. He writes about love, freedom, poverty, oppression, beauty, pain – and every other shade of life experience you can imagine.
He's famous for his contribution to the Harlem Renaissance, but his work transcends the movement. Hughes is relatable. He took his specific suffering and sees in it the thing that connects us all – humanity. He had a gift for showing you that glint of commonness amongst all the differences.
But Langston Hughes didn't just write about the plight of the black man. I love that this volume includes his verses for children – fanciful verse, without a trace of the fire and sorrow that surge through so many of his poems for adults.
Through the course of reading this book, Langston Hughes has been cemented in his position as my favorite poet. He expresses so perfectly the gamut of the life experience. He understood it. And when I read him, I can, too.
Falling Slowly: The Swell Season at Fingerprints
{ October 22, 2009 @ 8:51 am } · { The Soundtrack of My Life (Music) }
{ Tags: fingerprints, glen hansard, indie, long beach, Markéta Irglová, monster, music, once, strict joy, swell season, the frames } ·	{ Comments (1) }
A while back, my friend Monster lent me a DVD. "You have to watch this. You're gonna love it."
Monster's tastes and mine run in the same circles, so I trusted her and watched the movie.
A film like this only comes along once in a lifetime.
That movie was Once. The rest is history.
I had the opportunity to see The Swell Season the last time they were in town, and they were amazing. When I heard that they were back in town, I breathed a heavy sigh. You see, I'm an out-of-work writer, masquerading as an underpaid all-purpose girl at a wretched Korean property management company. I can't afford luxuries like a mind-blowing live performance on a perfect autumn evening.
But thank God for Fingerprints. Located in beautiful Belmont Shore, Fingerprints is the indie record store to end all indie record stores. Championship Vinyl's got nothin' on them.
They occasionally have musicians come and play special acoustic sets for a small crowd. When Monster found out that The Swell Season was coming to Fingerprints, she wasted no time (or effort — she had to redial for two hours before she finally got through) in procuring entrance for both of us.
When I arrived at Fingerprints on Tuesday evening (thanks to my fat commute), the place was packed. I found Monster quickly and we waited for the show to begin. And then the owner came out to introduce the band, and the rest of the world just fell away.
Glen Hansard, formerly of The Frames, plays with a vigor that you'd expect from someone as energetic as he is. The moment he takes the stage, you can feel his passion. There is no mellow with this guy. Even his slower songs are charged with electric emotion. He doesn't sing sad songs — he sings heart-wrenchingly mournful ones. Whatever he does has movement to it.
And that's not even counting his physical movement. Hansard is so fun to watch — he doesn't wear his heart on his sleeve, he wears it right on his face. And his quick sense of humor adds to the fun. He loves interacting with his audience and it shows.
And that voice — oh, that voice. That's what raw emotion sounds like, people. It has a roughness to it that seems to embody the heart behind his songs — this is a guy who's been kicked down by love time and time again, but continues to believe in it enough to keep wanting it. Some would call it rough — I call it real.
Contrast this to the calm beauty of Markéta Irglová. Her voice is so pure — almost childlike in its innocence. But it has an almost deceptive versatility. When she's harmonizing to Hansard, she provides a delicate counterbalance to his raw emotion. But when she takes the lead herself, her voice conveys all the same yearning behind Hansard's loudest shouts.
When I first heard her sing, I thought she had a nice voice, but nothing special. But something about it just cuts right to the soul and makes you think about the most broken your heart has ever been. Hansard wears his heart on his face. Irglová wears hers in her voice.
I've just described two completely different artists. But like French fries and soft serve ice cream, you wouldn't think they'd work together, but combine the two, and — magic.
Afterwards, they signed autographs for a really long time. Despite having just played an amazing show and the sight of a line of fans around the block, which couldn't have been wholly welcome at 9pm, they stuck around and signed autographs and took pictures and were generally really nice to everyone.
Just me and Monster and The Swell Season (and some dude who works at Fingerprints -- lucky).
I saw Hansard initiate handshakes with anyone who seemed too shy to proffer their own hand (including me — I was momentarily flustered at being so close to a musician right after a show. The shekinah glory must have temporarily blinded me). Irglová, who was fighting a cold on top of having just performed, smiled bravely as she signed posters and posed for pictures. She even complimented my Czech.
They asked for each fan's name and personalized every autograph. These are people that care about their fans and understand that they owe a lot to these people who pay money (well, except for me — thanks, Monster!) to hear them play.
And this is part of why "The Swell Season" is such an appropriate name for the band. Their music, their talent, even who they are — it swells the heart to almost bursting. I'll take that over boredom any day.
The Swell Season's latest album, Strict Joy, drops on October 27, 2009. You can click here to pre-order from Amazon.com or, if you're too cool for Amazon, go to fingerprintsmusic.com.
A Simpler Time is Still the Same: To Kill a Mockingbird
{ October 21, 2009 @ 12:21 am } · { Cannonball! (Books) }
{ Tags: atticus, boo radley, coming-of-age, dill, finch, harper lee, jem, literature, novel, scout, to kill a mockingbird } ·	{ Leave a Comment }
To Kill a Mockingbird is a book about growing up, civil unrest, racism, hatred, love, friendship — it's about life. It's a classic that most kids read in high school. I had a friend who refused to read fiction, but he read and liked this one.
Perhaps it's the way that Lee lays bare not only the thoughts, but the very heart of a young girl growing up in the Civil-Rights-era South. It's remarkable how reclusive Harper Lee was able to so perfectly capture the voice of young Scout Finch.
Told from the perspective of a young tomboy (the aforementioned Scout Finch), the book is by turns funny, maddening, and heartbreaking. It's a complete picture of Scout's life — everything from acting out the stories about neighborhood mystery Boo Radley to the trial of Tom Robinson and the toll that it takes on the entire town.
It's a great reminder that, although times are different now, people are essentially the same, families are essentially the same, friendship is essentially the same, and growing up is essentially the same. Whether you learn from television or from events unfolding in your own hometown, there comes a point where you realize that the world can be a cold, unfair place, and there's no going back to the way things were.
But the book ends on a hopeful note — the world can be pretty harsh, but if you have people who care about you and that you care about, you'll be okay.
Seriously. Must read.
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor… and 20% of Your Retail Purchases: The FairTax Book
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The FairTax Book by Neal Boortz
I got this book from a friend who recommended it because he agrees with the concept.
Written by a politician and a libertarian pundit, this book explains the FairTax proposal.
I first heard of the FairTax when Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee backed it during his 2008 presidential run. Getting this book from my friend provided me with the opportunity to finally find out what the FairTax was all about.
It's an interesting proposal, certainly. I can understand the appeal of having a flat percentage sales tax that comes with a monthly stipend for living expenses since I spend far less than I earn (You mean some people out there spend more than they earn? *chuckles* Oh, to be young and naїve again). And there certainly is a lot that I hate about our current tax system.
I know that some detractors claim that it would be too easy to cheat the FairTax system. But I wonder why I, an honest taxpayer, have to suffer because some chump decides to try and cheat the system. We honest folk are the ones who suffer most when someone else cheats on his taxes. We bear the cost of the countless amendments and changes to tax law. I'd be thrilled if more money was put into finding and punishing tax evaders as opposed to pumping money into reforming our current tax system.
However, the FairTax leaves some gaping holes that make me very uncomfortable. According to the book, the best way to implement the act would be cold turkey — i.e. starting January 1st the year after it's passed, we would just start issuing the tax. No mention is made of whether retailers would adjust their pricing to reflect the new tax or if they would be given any help to understand the new policy. No mention is made of what would happen to the thousands of IRS employees that would be unemployed (yes, I understand that the fact that we need thousands of IRS employees just speaks to the current system's inefficiency. I never said that the current system was working fine).
And my biggest problem with the book was Neil Boortz's often inflammatory language. It smacks of propaganda to me and it makes a book harder to read for me, even if I agree with the policy underneath it all. I understand that Boortz is a radio talk show host and that this is just kinda how they talk. But I just didn't appreciate the tone of the book, that's all.
At the end of the day, though, I think we can all agree that the current tax system leaves much to be desired, and I have to admire Boortz for trying to bring a potential solution to the nation's consciousness and Rep. John Linder for sticking to his guns for ten years. It's more than I've done, I'll give them that.
I'm Just Here for the Food: Mario's Peruvian Seafood Restaurant
{ October 19, 2009 @ 8:38 pm } · { I'm Just Here for the Food (Restaurants & Recipes) }
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Oh, Lomo Saltado, I wish I knew how to quit you.
The dish I dream about for days after eating: Mario's Lomo Saltado.
Guess you know what my favorite dish at Mario's is.
I've been to their Melrose location and thoroughly enjoyed the food whilst simultaneously hating the parking. But as an addition to my mile-long list of free birthday meals, a bunch of old coworkers surprised me at Mario's La Mirada location!
The parking is plentiful and the interior is as cheesy as some of the other reviewers have stated. But if you want a nice ambiance, go to a fancy restaurant and blow a hundred bucks. Me, I'm here for the food.
I, of course, got the Lomo Saltado. I'd really like to try some of their other menu items, but I just can't stay away from that flavorful jumble of beef, onion, tomato, and delightfully crisp fries!
I usually taste my friends' selections and comment on them, but, this time, I was simply lost in my Lomo Saltado.
Our waitress was excellent — she kept checking on us and refilling our water without being a nuisance. When she took our orders, she listed some of the more popular items and my friend ordered the #32. Later, the waitress came back to ask for clarification because the dish she described had all different kinds of seafood in it, but the #32 only has shrimp. My friend had indeed ordered the number that she wanted, but I was impressed by the waitress — she didn't have to come back and check. She could just as easily have just brought out what my friend ordered and dealt with the fallout later.
I'm so glad that there's a Mario's closer to home.
Mario's Peruvian Seafood Restaurant
15720 Imperial Hwy
I'm Just Here for the Food: Daikokuya
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After hearing all the hype, I just had to come and check out Daikokuya for myself.
Daikoku Ramen is, in a word, perfect.
The friend who recommended it to me told me that I had to get the combination, which comes with Daikoku Ramen and another dish from a list of options. I opted for the Pork Cutlet and my friend got the Tuna Sashimi Bowl.
The cutlet wasn't the greatest – it was rather soggy with sauce, unlike the rice, which was hardly sauced at all.
The sashimi was decent – I mean, it's sashimi – all you do is cut it, really. Once again, too much rice.
But the ramen – oh, the ramen.
Nuts to the combo – all I need is the ramen from now on! It's perfectly cooked and the broth is perfectly seasoned and comes with a perfectly-done soft-boiled egg and some perfectly-tender pork belly. And the portion is perfectly ginormous.
In a word: perfect.
I'll definitely be back for a huge bowl of ramen on a cold day.
Daikokuya
http://www.daikoku-ten.com
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It was an open house. The buyers came in, fell in love, and wanted the home. The only problem was, it had just sold. You've heard this scenario before, except these buyers loved the home so much, they built the same home on their own lot. What they loved was the fabulous, fresh contemporary style and the open feel of the home. It had high ceilings and big windows that captured views of the mountains, flooding the home with light. The design was elegant in its simplicity. Clean lines and sleek finishes captured today's modern aesthetic. Given its modern flair, one would assume this was a new, cutting-edge design. But it was not. The home had been designed in 1955!
It was the home's mid-century vibe, the classic mid-century modern sleek lines with open spaces, high ceilings and big windows that attracted Windermere Realtor Linda Rease and her partner, Carolyn Lumber, to the Palm Springs home. They knew they had the best of both worlds: a newly built home in the mid-century style with today's energy standards. The plan was created by William Krisel, one of the most highly respected mid-century modern architects. William Krisel's designs cover the California landscape with over 40,000 homes! Builders and home buyers loved his plans, often for the same reasons. Krisel championed good design for all by making his plans affordable to build. The home buyers loved his plans, not only because they were affordable, but also because the designs respected the landscape, captured views and light, and had a simple, easy aesthetic. These same design principles work as well today as they did almost 60 years ago. The design principles work well today, but the energy standards do not. In fact, back in the '50s, when home building boomed to accommodate post-war families, Krisel said energy companies offered builders incentives to use more energy rather than conserve. The thinking at the time was energy costs would decline with increased usage. No one thought of saving energy, and certainly no one thought about reducing one's carbon footprint.
The 15 solar panels, for example, cut the owner's energy bills from $4,000 to $2,000 a year. The variable-speed pool pump installed by HPE was another winner because, according to HPE, 25% more was knocked off the heating bill. You don't have to live in Southern California, love mid-century modern or have a pool to save energy costs. Great design can work well with energy-efficient systems, whether you live in Southern California, Portland, Seattle or Boise. Consider energy usage when buying or building a new home or remodeling an existing one. Look at the "price tag" for energy-efficient systems. Find out more about how much it will actually cost to live in the home and use the existing systems, versus replacing or building with newer efficient systems. The initial cost should be balanced against the savings generated over time. Many systems pay for themselves in just a few years and continue to save money each year after that. More than likely, you'll be surprised by the money saved overall. To increase the value of your home, buy with both great design and energy efficiency in mind. It's the smarter way to buy a home.
Debra Sinick is a broker with Windermere Real Estate/East and has worked in real estate for the past twenty-four years, twenty-one of which have been with Windermere. She works at the Yarrow Bay office in Kirkland, Washington. Her blog focuses primarily on eastside real estate trends. She also writes about her passions: green living and modern, prefab and eco-friendly architecture and design. You can find her blog on local market news at www.eastsiderealestatebuzz.com.
It looks amazing, what they did to the house, plus it is energy efficient. I just wish that solar panels and some of this stuff was a little cheaper so there was less upfront cost for it.
Thanks for covering this. We're big fans of Midcentury Modern down here in Pierce County, and it's great to see someone writing and demystifying the process of making these amazing homes more energy efficient!


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How can dependencies be included?

A: There's a project called onejar that will package a project and all its dependencies into a single jar file. There is an SBT plugin as well:
https://github.com/sbt/sbt-onejar
However if you're just looking to create a standard package (deb, rpm, etc.) there is sbt-native-packager:
https://github.com/sbt/sbt-native-packager
It can place all your dependencies into a Linux package and add the appropriate wrappers to load all your dependencies and start your program or service.

A: Well, I use sbt-assembly plugin to create jar with dependencies,
(1) add sbt-assembly to projects/assembly.sbt
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(2) run sbt clean assembly to build the jar.
It will create ${name}-assembly-${version}.jar in target/scala-${scalaVersion}
(3) Only in case you get infamous de-duplicate error, use assemblyMergeStrategy as described in here

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Alnwick man aiming to complete 76 half marathons in 2022
Northumberland pub's 'closing down sale' ahead of £350k refurbishment
Boost for astro-tourism in Northumberland
Kielder Observatory and Forestry England have signed a partnership agreement which will increase opportunities for more dark sky tourism within Northumberland.
Monday, 3rd January 2022, 9:24 am
Peter Standfield, Chairman of Kielder Observatory, Catherine Johns, CEO Kielder Observatory, Kevin May, forest management director, North England Forest District, Forestry England and Sir William Worsley, Chairman, Forestry Commission.
The two organisations will develop a joint inclusion strategy to open up astro-tourism to more diverse communities and create additional stargazing opportunities around Kielder Castle and the wider Kielder location.
It will build on the current dark skies tourism offering which is worth more than £25m per year to Northumberland, generating around 450 jobs.
Staff at Forestry England recently helped clear the track to Kielder after a number of trees blocked entry to the site following the chaos caused by Storm Arwen.
The observatory, which is set in the beautiful Kielder Water and Forest Park, has seen its events sell out fast following the lifting of lockdown restrictions.
Catherine Johns, chief executive of Kielder Observatory, said: "Kielder has always been a hub for stargazers and the observatory has become a beacon location for that and has attracted a huge amount of visitors with sell out events consistently.
"Forests can provide excellent locations for public access to stargazing with minimal pollution from artificial light. The partnership with Forestry England will create a great opportunity to develop more stargazing events in Northumberland which will mean more visitors and more jobs."
Forestry England is part of the Forestry Commission, responsible for managing and promoting the nation's forests in England.
Kevin May, forestry management director, North Forest District said: "The nation's forests provide some of the darkest skies in England and offer great opportunities for stargazing.
"This formalising of our partnership with Kielder Observatory will provide even greater opportunities to connect more people with the nation's forests, through an inclusive and diverse outreach offer, providing fantastic experiences and educational opportunities."
Meanwhile, a virtual creative tour of the dark sky experience has been launched by Helen McGhie, photographic artist-in-residence at Kielder Observatory.
Another Dimension is a virtual tour of the observatory that invites audiences to explore telescopes, imaginative darkness and the forest, to creatively contemplate the cosmos through photography, film and sound.
Helen will lead a special arts event, The Art of Dark Skies at Kielder Observatory on Monday, February 7.
Visit https://kielderobservatory.org/the-observatory/another-dimension
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Social Practices or Functional Skills? Rehabilitation or Rights? An Analysis of Scottish Prison Learning Contracts
This paper critically examines some of the research arising from prison contexts internationally, questioning the notion that adult learning might serve the purpose of rehabilitation or encouraging desistance from crime. These discussions are utilised to inform a strategy for conducting a high-level documentary analysis of historical and current commercial contracts, held between colleges of further education and the Scottish Prison Service, for the delivery of prisoner education in Scotland. Here I suggest that leadership from the further education sector and the prison service in Scotland have made use of favourable national adult learning policies, co-creating commercial contracts that might take forward a social practice approach to prison learning. However, I also question the educational basis for both the commercial contracting of adult learning and the notion that adult learning should encourage desistance from criminality.
Prison Education; Adult Education; Social Practice; Literacies Learning; Desistance; Marketisation
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Ficner's three-hit day leads Tuckers over Clippers
GARRET MEADE PHOTO | Mattituck's Courtney Ficner was tagged out by Southold/Greenport third baseman Alexis Reed when she tried to steal third in the fourth inning.
As well as Monday's non-league softball game started for the Mattituck Tuckers, there was a point when things could have fallen apart for them. They could have panicked. They could have folded.
That was when they pulled together.
After taking a 4-0 lead by the top of the fifth inning, the Tuckers saw that four-run margin sliced to one run by the end of the inning by the Southold/Greenport Clippers.
"Yogi Berra was right when he said 90 percent of the game is mental. … It's such a mental game that the kids have to pull for each other," Mattituck Coach Rick Hinrichs said. "They have to keep a positive attitude. Once that goes, everything falls apart. I give them a lot of credit. They fell apart a little bit. They had their own meeting. They tried to suck it up. If you start backbiting a little bit, it's over."
But the Tuckers kept their cool, mounted four-run rallies in the sixth and seventh innings to protect their lead, and left Southold High School as 12-6 winners.
"We learned how to pick our teammates up," Mattituck catcher Courtney Ficner said. "We learned how to come together when we get down on ourselves, but we have to work on that more."
GARRET MEADE PHOTO | Erin Creedon of Southold/Greenport laid down a bunt.
Ficner had a three-hit day while Kaitlin Perino, Jessica Boomer and Jackie Hinrichs drove in two runs apiece for Mattituck (3-5 overall, 1-5 in Suffolk County League VII), which will face Southold/Greenport (2-5, 2-3 League VIII) in a crossover game on Wednesday in Mattituck. Lilly McCullough scored three of Mattituck's runs.
Only two of the six runs that Southold/Greenport scored against Mattituck pitcher Sara Perkins were earned. Perkins gave up eight hits, no walks, and struck out two for the complete-game win.
Meanwhile, wind gusts played tricks on fielders and were one reason why the game had almost as many errors (15) as hits (18). A number of fly balls — fair and foul — were dropped.
"The ball, it had a nice tail to it," said Southold/Greenport third baseman Alexis Reed, who had two hits. "You think it would be one place, and then it would be the total opposite."
Mattituck had seven hits in the sixth and seventh innings alone to help pad its lead.
McCullough, Ficner, Perkins and Boomer all singled in the sixth. Perkins chopped a single past the third baseman to bring in a run, making it 5-3. Then Boomer delivered a single to center field that scored two more runs, with yet another following on the same play, the result of an error.
In the seventh, Jackie Hinrichs stroked a two-run single and two other runs scored when an outfielder couldn't hold onto a fly ball hit by Perkins.
The Tuckers needed those runs, too, because their fielding went south. They made nine errors in the final three innings.
"It seemed that once they got a couple of girls on, they got a key base hit to score," Southold/Greenport Coach Cindy Sepenoski said of the Tuckers. "They really did their job hitting when they needed to. That's what we need to work on, getting the key hit. I mean, we'll get the bases loaded and we'll watch two girls get out and leave three girls on. We're struggling with that."
It was Mattituck, though, that left the bases loaded in the first and third innings after scoring the game's first three runs.
For Southold/Greenport, the performance was a letdown, coming off an encouraging showing in a 9-5 loss last Thursday to the Port Jefferson Royals, the defending Suffolk Class C champions.
Regardless, Reed said the Clippers have made definite improvement since their winless season of last year.
"We're building," she said. "We can only hope to go up. We have the makings to be a great team. We're going to get there."
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New long-haul links from Manchester and a resurgence in leisure traffic to Turkey and the eastern Mediterranean across the group helped January traffic grow 6.8% at MAG airports.
The three MAG airports showed growth year-on-year, with Stansted up 7.3% to 1.93 million passengers, Manchester up 7% to 1.78 million and East Midlands airport up 1.2% to 216,000.
Manchester airport figures were boosted by new routes to Mumbai and Addis Ababa along with strong growth on a direct route to Beijing.
Scheduled routes to North America rose by 9.8% on January last year, long-haul flights to the rest of the world were also up 9.8% and non-European charter traffic up 1.8%, driven by growth on routes to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Jamaica.
Additionally, 8.6% more passengers flew for winter sun in Turkey, while Hurghada in Egypt, Barbados and Oman also posted strong growth.
A record January at Stansted was also driven by increased passenger demand to Turkey, with a rise of 11.3%, while Austria and Iceland also performed well, with stand-out routes including Izmir, Istanbul and Edinburgh.
Ski routes from East Midlands were especially popular with Chambery and Bergamo growing strongly – while those seeking winter sun saw Faro numbers rise 7.6%.
MAG expects growth to continue throughout the year, as new terminal capacity is due to open on time at Manchester in the spring and airlines seek to take advantage of spare runway capacity at its three airports.
Chief strategy officer Tim Hawkins said: "January's figures represent a good start to the year for MAG. In particular, our expanding long haul operation at Manchester, is proving increasingly valuable to businesses and leisure travellers across the north.
"That's why we are investing to enable us to handle more flights and more passengers in the years to come.


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Q: Ubuntu 17.10 build-essential I would like to install my A6100 Wireless Dual Band USB. How would I do this on 17.10. I can do it on 16.10 just fine, but whenever i do:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential

I get
Unable to locate package build-essential.

I want to do this offline ofcourse, so without dependencies


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FG Confirms 16 New Cases Of Lassa Fever As Death Toll Rises To 121
The Federal Government has disclosed that sixteen new cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed in five states in the country.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in its latest Situation Report on the disease for Week 13 which covers March 25 to 31.
A breakdown of the figure shows that six cases were confirmed in Edo and four in Ondo, while two cases were confirmed in Bauchi, Taraba, and Plateau States.
The report also revealed that one new death was recorded in Bauchi and another in Taraba State.
According to the NCDC, a total of 2,034 suspected cases have been reported from 21 states across the country from January 1 to March 31, 2019.
Of these cases, 526 were confirmed positive, 15 probable and 1,693 negative (not a case).
Since the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there have been 121 deaths in confirmed cases while the case fatality ratio in confirmed cases is 23.0%.
Twenty states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have recorded at least one confirmed case of the disease across 81 Local Government Areas.
The states are Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Plateau, Taraba, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna, Kwara, Benue, Rivers, Kogi, Enugu, Imo, Delta, Oyo, Kebbi and Cross River.
In the reporting week 13, one new healthcare worker was affected in Plateau State, bringing the number of healthcare workers infected since the onset of the outbreak to 17.
Seven of them were infected in Edo, three in Ondo, two in Ebonyi, and one each in Enugu, Rivers, Bauchi, Benue, and Plateau States.
Similarly, 29 patients are currently being managed at various treatment centres across the country: Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) treatment Centre – 10, Federal Medical Centre Owo – nine, Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki – three, Bauchi – two, Plateau – three, and Taraba – two.
The NCDC said a total of 6,489 contacts have been identified from 20 States.
Of these, 1,443 (22.2%) are being followed up, 4,983 (76.8%) have completed 21 days follow up, while eight (0.1%) were lost to follow up.
One hundred and twelve (1.7%) symptomatic contacts have also been identified, of which 55 (1.0%) have tested positive.
The agency revealed that the multi-sectoral one health national rapid response teams have been deployed to Taraba and Bauchi States.
It added that the national Lassa fever multi-partner, multi-sectoral Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), has continued to coordinate the response activities at all levels.
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Limbodessus is een geslacht van kevers uit de familie  waterroofkevers (Dytiscidae).
Het geslacht is voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven in 1939 door Guignot.

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Het geslacht omvat de volgende soorten:
 Limbodessus amabilis (Clark, 1862)
 Limbodessus atypicalis Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus barwidgeeensis Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus bialveus (Watts & Humphreys, 2003)
 Limbodessus bigbellensis (Watts & Humphreys, 2000)
 Limbodessus capeensis Watts & Leys, 2005
 Limbodessus challaensis (Watts & Humphreys, 2001)
 Limbodessus cheesmanae (J.Balfour-Browne, 1939)
 Limbodessus compactus (Clark, 1862)
 Limbodessus cooperi Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus cueensis (Watts & Humphreys, 2000)
 Limbodessus cunyuensis (Watts & Humphreys, 2003)
 Limbodessus curviplicatus (Zimmermann, 1927)
 Limbodessus eberhardi (Watts & Humphreys, 1999)
 Limbodessus exilis Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus fridaywellensis (Watts & Humphreys, 2001)
 Limbodessus gemellus (Clark, 1862)
 Limbodessus gumwellensis Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus hahni (Watts & Humphreys, 2000)
 Limbodessus harleyi Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus hillviewensis (Watts & Humphreys, 2004)
 Limbodessus hinkleri (Watts & Humphreys, 2000)
 Limbodessus inornatus (Sharp, 1882)
 Limbodessus jundeeensis (Watts & Humphreys, 2003)
 Limbodessus karalundiensis (Watts & Humphreys, 2003)
 Limbodessus kurutjutu (Watts & Humphreys, 1999)
 Limbodessus lapostaae (Watts & Humphreys, 1999)
 Limbodessus leysi Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus macrohinkleri Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus macrotarsus (Watts & Humphreys, 2003)
 Limbodessus magnificus (Watts & Humphreys, 2000)
 Limbodessus masonensis (Watts & Humphreys, 2001)
 Limbodessus melitaensis Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus micrommatoion Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus microocula (Watts & Humphreys, 2004)
 Limbodessus millbilliensis Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus mirandaae Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus morgani (Watts & Humphreys, 2000)
 Limbodessus nambiensis Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus narryerensis Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus occidentalis (Watts & Humphreys, 2004)
 Limbodessus padburyensis (Watts & Humphreys, 2004)
 Limbodessus palmulaoides Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus phoebeae Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus pinnaclesensis (Watts & Humphreys, 2001)
 Limbodessus praelargus (Lea, 1899)
 Limbodessus pulpa (Watts & Humphreys, 1999)
 Limbodessus raeae Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus raesideensis (Watts & Humphreys, 2001)
 Limbodessus rivulus (Larson, 1994)
 Limbodessus shuckardii (Clark, 1862)
 Limbodessus silus (Watts & Humphreys, 2003)
 Limbodessus surreptitius Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus sweetwatersensis (Watts & Humphreys, 2003)
 Limbodessus usitatus Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus wilunaensis (Watts & Humphreys, 2003)
 Limbodessus windarraensis (Watts & Humphreys, 1999)
 Limbodessus wogarthaensis (Watts & Humphreys, 2004)
 Limbodessus yandalensis Watts & Humphreys, 2006
 Limbodessus yuinmeryensis (Watts & Humphreys, 2003)

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Mom arrested for accessing school computer, changes kids' grades
By Leigh Goessl Jul 21, 2012 in Crime
Lehigh Valley - A Pennsylvania mother was arrested for illegally entering a school computer system. Her alleged actions, for which she now faces six felony charges, include adjusting her kids' grades.
According to The Morning Call, authorities say the Weisenberg Township mother used her knowledge of the Northwestern Lehigh School District's computer system to fudge her kids' grades.
Police say the woman is a former employee of the school district, having left to pursue another job opportunity in April 2011. It is said she had intimate knowledge of its systems, and was also privy to the superintendent's password, both of which she is accused of using to access the school's information systems.
It is alleged the mother changed her daughter's failing grade to a medical exemption and her son's score of 98 to a 99.
According to court records, Catherine Venusto, 45, reportedly admitted to changing the grades and using the superintendent's password, and the passwords of nine other employees, to gain access to the systems, including district emails and personnel files.
The court papers said she logged into the system out of "curiosity and boredom". It is alleged she accessed the system without authorization between Aug. 2010 and Feb. 2012.
The discovery of access was found in February of this year and a court order determined the suspect used three different computers to gain access to her former employer's system. It is alleged she used the superintendent's password 110 times, and entered the systems thousands of times.
"At the time, I didn't quite have a grasp of the scope of what happened, but I was immediately concerned for protected information," Northwestern Lehigh Superintendent Mary Ann Wright said. "We shut down the system within three hours of learning there was a potential problem."
"When she [Venusto] resigned, we took her out of the system," Wright said. "Unfortunately she found her way around security protocol through unauthorized access to my information."
On July 18, the school district issued a statement to inform about the data breach.
"The District assisted the Pennsylvania State Police in efforts to identify and apprehend the person responsible for this incident." Superintendent Wright said. "The acts were intentional, criminal action to obtain protected information."
The district noted there is "no evidence" any confidential information was used for illicit purposes, however, according to media reports, it appears the suspect did view sensitive data stored on employees and students.
The state police investigation found that no employee passwords had been changed since the time Venusto resigned. Many security experts recommend changing passwords approximately every 90 days and to create a strong password.
"I'm concerned on numerous levels," said Jennifer Holman, Northwestern Lehigh School District's assistant superintendent, told ABC News. "When we say systems, there were three different systems violated…There were 10 different users that at some point had their email violated."
The Morning Call reported, "Venusto told police she never thought what she was doing was illegal. Unethical, she said, but not illegal."
Venusto faces three counts of unlawful use of a computer and three counts of computer trespassing, all third degree felonies, reported The Morning Star. She was released on $30,000 unsecured bail.
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Friends with Bennies: Tulane Green Wave
Bob Diaco's UConn Huskies travel to New Orleans to face 1-4 Tulane at the newly opened Yulman Stadium
By Aman Kidwai@AmanfromCT Oct 9, 2014, 11:36am EDT
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I consulted JP Goodhearn, who runs the Tulane fan-site Fear the Wave, to introduce Tulane Football:
"As recently as 1998, the team went undefeated with coaches like Tommy Bowden and Rich Rodriguez involved in the program, the team felt into disarray after failing to reach another bowl after the 2003 Hawaii Bowl for the next ten years.
After the school demolished the on-campus Tulane Stadium, the team shared space with the New Orleans Saints in the cavernous Superdome. Being a small-ish, private school in SEC country, years of losing dampened enthusiasm and killed attendance in a venue better fit for the LSU Tigers. It took the last four years of Bob Toledo's career to win a combined 11 games. The team was at rock bottom.
Things started to turn around with two major events. The first was the decision to build a new on-campus facility with Yulman Stadium scheduled to open for Tulane's season kickoff against Georgia Tech this year. Even more importantly, Tulane nabbed Curtis Johnson, an assistant coach with the Saints who had previously recruited players like Ed Reed and Marshall Faulk at the college level, to come on board as the head coach.
Last season, Tulane stayed in the Conference USA championship hunt until late in the season, qualified for its first bowl game in a decade, and took the New Orleans Bowl to the last play against a fast UL-Lafayette team.
The ethos of the athletics program as a whole right now is upgrading facilities and identifying hungry coaches to help turn things around."
I spoke with Ryne Hancock, who writes for Tulane on SB Nation's Underdog Dynasty to tell us about how 2014 is shaping up for the Green Wave:
What's the quarterback situation for Tulane right now?
At the present moment there's no telling who will be behind center on Saturday. Just a minute ago there was a report in the Times Picaynue that stated Tanner Lee didn't take any snaps. There's a good chance that you could be seeing Nate Montana or Devin Powell but as I'm typing this nothing is set in stone.
Has the season met expectations thus far?
I expected Tulane to lose to Georgia Tech, Duke, and Rutgers. Those are three good teams. I don't think personally the Green Wave should have lost to Tulsa after seeing how shitty that team is in 2014.
How do the fans feel about being in the AAC compared to C-USA?
Its a sense of elation. (Editors Note: hashtag perspective) You have to understand that Tulane was once a charter member of the SEC and when they left that league, they fell behind in the arms race in college football. Conference USA is nothing more than a bootleg version of the Sun Belt. The American on the other hand is a league that has tremendous brand power, something CUSA never had.
Who are the playmakers on offense/defense?
Tulane on offense has a great stable of running backs, most notably Lazderick Thompson. On defense you got Sam Scofield, who is one of the anchors of the Green Wave secondary with Lorenzo Doss.
What are the strengths/weaknesses of this Tulane team?
One of the strengths of this team is the offensive line and how well they have played so far. That alludes to the fact that they have senior offensive tackle Sean Donnelly on the line.
The problem with the Wave however, is their ability to keep their poise. That comes with the territory of being a young team. Too often this team makes a lot of dumb mistakes and ignore detail. In fact this morning the team got punished for having a dirty locker room.
Prediction?
I have Tulane 20-10 over Huskies. This is probably the Green Waves last chance to getting a win in 2014.
Thanks to Ryne and JP for their input!
Christyn Williams misses UConn's loss to Oregon due to COVID protocols, timetable for return uncertain Geno Auriemma did have a positive update on Azzi Fudd, though.


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What Personal Qualities Are Needed to Be a Graphic Arts Designer?
by Neil Kokemuller
Openness to feedback is important to team-oriented graphic design work.
1 What Are the Responsibilities of Being a Fashion Designer?
2 What Skills Are Needed to Be an Interior Decorator?
3 Occupations Related to Graphic Design
4 Definition of Fashion Designing
Graphic art designers commonly use computer software programs to create visual designs used in advertising or other types of promotions. Their design work is integral to helping companies create memorable, aesthetically pleasing ads that capture customer attention. Graphic designers may work in design firms, ad agencies or as independent contractors. You typically need a graphic arts degree to work in this field. The 2010 median pay was $43,500, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A primary quality of a designer is creativity. To succeed in this field, you must be able to consistently and effective produce creative, original work that distinguishes your client from competitors. Creativity gives meaning to company brands that often goes well beyond the nature of their products. Expressive but logical visual designs build a company's brand image and bring customers into the print message.
Graphic designers must have a high degree of professional responsibility and timeliness with deadlines. Clients include companies that have promotional schedules they need to keep to stay in line with their overall marketing plans. Clients may ask for references to gauge how well you perform at not only delivering good work but also at doing so in a timely manner. Consistent delays in design work could cost you current clients and lead to a poor reputation in the market.
Team-Oriented
Some graphic designers have introverted personalities. Much of their hands-on work time is spent alone designing. However, a collaborative, team-oriented attitude is a necessity in most cases. You have to take direction from clients and managers at times and produce creative work that adheres to directives. Designers also work with copywriters and creative directors in putting together a complete design concept. In ads, visuals and copy must flow together to create a clear message. Designers must be open to other ideas and flexible to adjust to changes as needed to client requirements.
One personal quality that seems contradictory to the creative talents of designers is analytical ability. While it doesn't have to be a dominant personal trait, designers do need analytical instincts to research and assess the business requirements of clients. In some cases, designers must analyze customer data to get a good feel for the target audience of an ad before they create. A highly creative and visually stunning ad that doesn't resonate with the target market is of no use to the business client.
2016 Salary Information for Graphic Designers
Graphic designers earned a median annual salary of $47,640 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On the low end, graphic designers earned a 25th percentile salary of $35,560, meaning 75 percent earned more than this amount. The 75th percentile salary is $63,340, meaning 25 percent earn more. In 2016, 266,300 people were employed in the U.S. as graphic designers.
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Neil Kokemuller has been an active business, finance and education writer and content media website developer since 2007. He has been a college marketing professor since 2004. Kokemuller has additional professional experience in marketing, retail and small business. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Iowa State University.
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The photo below should look familiar to you.
Well, if it doesn't ring a bell, that is Hookah.
Hookah is a water pipe usually used to smoke a specially prepared tobacco. It is also known as Narghile, Shisha or Goza, depending on what part of the world you are in, and it is bad for you.
A typical modern hookah has a head (with holes in the bottom), a metal body, a water bowl, and a flexible hose with a mouthpiece.
How does it work? The tobacco is heated in the bowl at the top of the hookah and the smoke is filtered through the water in the base of the hookah and is then drawn through a rubber hose to a mouthpiece.
Hookah smoking is very social, often done with friends at hookah bars or lounges. It is also not uncommon to find the same mouthpiece passed from person to person.
Hookah use is on the rise, especially among young people. In some studies, it was found that 22-40% of college students in the USA had smoked hookah in the past year.
The tobacco in hookahs is often flavored and sweetened, giving the smoke a sweet smell and taste. There is a public perception especially among young people what hookah smoking is generally low-risk. It is often looked at as a safer alternative to cigarettes.
In fact, according to a document released by the World Health Organization, a one-hour hookah session is equivalent to smoking 100 cigarettes based on the volume of tobacco smoke inhaled.
1. It increases the carbon monoxide level in the blood.
Hookah smoke contains carbon monoxide, a very poisonous gas that is odorless, colorless and tasteless. It is normally produced from exhaust pipes, incinerators and gas furnaces. It binds to red blood cells and limits their capacity to carry oxygen to other cells in the body.
Carbon monoxide poisoning can be fatal and signs of an increased blood level of this gas are dizziness, blurred vision, weakness, headaches, confusion, shortness of breath and even loss of consciousness.
2. It can cause cancers.
Hookah smoke contains tar, heavy metals and other cancer-causing chemicals found in tobacco smoke. In fact, tobacco smoke has been found to contain as many as 7,000 chemicals. Out of these, about 70 can cause cancer. The smoke from the tobacco in hookah has been linked with lung, bladder, and oral cancers.
3. It can cause respiratory diseases.
Hookah smoke can cause lung injury and respiratory diseases. 8 out of 10 cases of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are caused by tobacco smoke. Hookah smoke also increases the likelihood of developing asthma and can trigger attacks in people who are already asthmatic.
4. It can cause cardiovascular diseases.
People who smoke hookah put themselves at risk of developing diseases that affect the heart and blood vessels. Hookah smokers are at a higher risk of having coronary heart disease, stroke, and even heart attacks. The toxins in the smoke injure arteries, making them narrow and harder. Hookah smokers are twice as likely to have a heart attack when compared to those who haven't smoked it.
5. It can spread infectious diseases.
Because of the social nature of hookah smoking, diseases like tuberculosis and oral herpes can be spread. Many times, hookah is smoked in groups, with the same mouthpiece shared among different people. If one person is infected with tuberculosis or oral herpes, these infections can be transferred to others from the mouthpiece. It is important to know that people who are infected with this diseases may not show obvious signs.
6. It can affect fetuses.
Pregnant women who smoke hookah as a safer option to cigarette put their babies at a higher risk of developing respiratory diseases later in life.
Also, babies who are born to mothers who smoked hookah regularly when pregnant usually weigh less than those born to women who never smoked it.
Just like cigarettes, hookah use can cause infertility. Men who smoke hookah are more likely to have a lower sperm production than those who don't smoke. Sperm quality and movement can also be affected.
In women, hookah smoke can cause a hormonal imbalance, decrease egg quality and even lead to miscarriages in those that are pregnant.
It's bad enough that hookah smoke can affect a person's health negatively, but what is worse is that you can get stuck on it. Hookah contains nicotine, the same addictive chemical in cigarettes that keeps you coming back for more.
In conclusion, despite its growing popularity, it is important for you to know that smoking hookah is not safe, in fact, it is dangerous.
Hanging out with friends at hookah bars is also a bad idea because of second-hand smoking. People who breathe in hookah smoke (even though they aren't smoking themselves) are also at risk for developing the same diseases as those who smoke it.


Gearbox Software has officially announced and detailed the third and "largest" helping of downloadable content for its popular shooter RPG Borderlands, the level cap raisin' "Secret Armory of General Knoxx."
Gearbox and 2K promise "brutal, never-before-seen enemies in a huge new environment complete with tons of brand new missions" as well as "entirely new weapons and items" in The Secret Armory of General Knoxx. The next Borderlands expansion will, as previously promised, also raise the level limit from 50 to... a number larger than 50.
The Secret Armory of General Knoxx appears to be tailored to challenge players "from around level 34 to level 50" according to Gearbox's announcement.
The developer did not date or price the expansion, which is due for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. But it did provide two screen shots! Here's the second.


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Jackson, J., Roberts, E. & Sayer, K., 11 Jul 2017, (Unpublished).
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Anomalous Cepheids (sometimes called BL Bootis stars) are relatively massive (1-2 solar masses), metal-deficient pulsating stars, which spread between classical and type II Cepheids in the period-luminosity diagram. There are two leading hypotheses for the origin of anomalous Cepheids: that they are intermediate-age stars with exceptionally low metallicity, or that they are coalesced old binary stars. Most of the known anomalous Cepheids were found in nearby dwarf spheroidal galaxies and only a few such stars were identified in globular clusters. The OGLE project discovered as many as 83 anomalous Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud (Soszyński et al. 2008). This is the largest sample of such objects ever detected in one stellar environment. On the other hand, in the Small Magellanic Cloud we found only a few candidates for anomalous Cepheids (Soszyński et al. 2010), despite the fact that this galaxy hosts a higher number of classical Cepheids than its larger neighbor. Below is the period-luminosity diagram for Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Red and orange points show the position of anomalous Cepheids pulsating in the fundamental mode and first overtone, respectively.
Period-luminosity relations of classical (grey points), type II (larger grey points) and anomalous Cepheids (red and orange points) in the Large Magellanic Cloud. As the "luminosity" we used the reddening-free Wesenheit index, defined as WI = I - 1.55(V - I) - DM, where I and V are mean luminosities of Cepheids in these passbands, and DM = 18.5 mag is the distance modulus of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Anomalous Cepheids pulsating in the fundamental mode have periods from a few hours to over 2 days. They have asymmetric light curves with a rapid rise to maximum and a slow decline. Many of the fundamental-mode pulsators exhibit a small bump just before the rise to maximum light. The light curves of anomalous Cepheids are very similar to the light curves of classical Cepheids (for periods above 1 day) and RR Lyrae stars (below 1 day), and the distinction between these types of pulsating stars is very difficult, if not impossible, when objects are at different distances and there is no information about their absolute magnitudes. Below we present OGLE-IV I-band light curves of four anomalous Cepheids from the Large Magellanic Cloud. Move the mouse pointer over the image to see the designation and J2000 equatorial coordinates of a given star.
First-overtone anomalous Cepheids have periods from about 0.3 days to slightly over 1 day. Generally, they have smoother light curves than the fundamental-mode pulsators, with rounded maxima and minima, although some stars exhibit a somewhat sharper maximum.