I remember running the 1st Warwick ½ ( also from the racecourse) way back in the mid '80s. I met a chap called Hughie Docherty wearing red and white. What are those colours I asked? He spent the next 6 miles telling me about Massey and the rest is history as I joined in 1987. So many thanks Hughie. Had he been faster or slower and not with me I could have joined Sphinx or Kenilworth-ughhh. Happy days.
Today's half was a superb event from start to finish and never before can I recall all roads closed and even Warwick was almost "cut off" from all traffic for about 4 hours.
However it was not flat but a continuous undulating course that went from the racecourse, out towards the Saxon Mill then up to Leek Wootton where we turned left and headed out towards Beausale (in the opposite direction but on the same road as the Kenilworth half). Plus I use this quiet lane to get to my offices in Kenilworth every day so for me it was on home ground.
After Beausale we headed towards Hatton and the main B'ham/Warwick road which was also closed in each direction!
Then up more hills to Hampton on the Hill by which time the 12 mile marker came into sight. So just a quick sprint down the main Henley road (closed) to the finish in the road outside the racecourse. Think for fun they should have had the finish just past the 2 furlong mark and made us jump the last 3 fence hurdles on the race track! Think I'd still be out there.
So a great day, superbly organised, medal and T shirt + goodies for all finishers. And especially well done as the original race was on 4th March but was postponed because of the snow. Pity Cov couldn't do the same with their half.
2 fulls in next 2 weeks (Boston Lincs and London). So as usual my taper moves upwards!
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This alabaster statue of Amenirdis I (prenomen: Khaneferumut or Hatnefrumut) is probably the most famous image of this Kushite Queen – it inspired Verdi to compose Aida.
The statue is stunning when seen in real life. For many years it was on display in the Cairo Museum of Antiquities but since the 'Black Pharaohs' exhibition the alabaster statue has been moved for more of the public to see this magnificent depiction of an amazing Queen of ancient Egypt.


Ocean waves can provide 10% of the world's energy needs. In theory.
Always available, more reliable than wind & solar + no carbon footprint.
One good reason is that where you find waves is not where you find energy users.
Another is that nothing really works. Oceans are tough places to operate. There are no end of experiments that end up on the sea bed or many miles from their tether.
One device, however, is certainly beyond proof-of-concept. A full-scale wave energy generator has been supplying electricity to the grid for the past six years in Scotland's unforgiving 12m waves. This is Wello's Penguin. It works because there are no moving parts in contact with water.
It's cheaper than off-shore wind but still located far from where most people need the energy.
This problem is solved by a more exciting development: Wello's Power Module. Virtually the same technology can be installed exactly where people can be found. In ships. These, strangely enough, also encounter waves. An added advantage is the fact that generating energy for onboard power also serves to stabilise the vessel. Waves rock the boat; damping the waves stabilises it — by taking the energy out of them.
Hybrid cruise liners exist because you can no longer enter Norway's fjords without electric propulsion. Wello's Power Module will be shortly seen in these vessels too.
SAI has been working in renewables, including wave energy, for many years. If you are thinking of investing in a renewable project, just wave (or call us).


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John Dettelbach, a man of wide-ranging interests and passions, as well as a rapier sharp wit, died on Oct. 9. He was 82.
Dettelbach spent most of his working life as a stockbroker, investment counselor and portfolio manager at various investment firms. He loved mentoring young brokers, helping clients with their estate planning and doing his own research.
In retirement, he counseled fledgling business entrepreneurs through S.C.O.R.E. He also briefly taught entrepreneurship at Ursuline College.
A lifelong Clevelander, Dettelbach attended Hawken School and Shaker Heights High School. At Shaker, he and his partner won the state doubles tennis championship. In the early 1980's, Dettelbach left the brokerage business to build and help run three tennis and racquetball clubs: River Oaks, River View and River Run. After selling the clubs in the 1990's, he returned to the investment business. He played tennis until he was 80.
Following graduation from Cornell University with a degree in mechanical engineering, Dettelbach served in the U.S. Army Reserves. He earned a law degree from John Marshall College of Law and, at age 50, an MBA from Cleveland State University.
He loved travel and planned all the family trips. Dettelbach served on the boards of The Temple-Tifereth Israel and Cleveland Racquet Club.
Dettelbach is survived by his wife of 59 years, Cynthia (former editor of the Cleveland Jewish News); children, Mark (Andrea), Kim (Steven Sachs) and Anne (Rick Kellogg); grandchildren, Alexa and Adam Dettelbach, Joshua, Hannah and Maya Sachs and Henry and Elli Kellogg; and siblings, Kenneth Dettelbach and Betsy Dettelbach Jenkins.
Donations in his memory may be made to The Temple-Tifereth Israel or to Ensemble Theatre, P.O. Box 181309, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118.


CHINA leads the world in many aspects of renewable energy and has an electric vehicle industry that is receiving the kind of state support that is very probably making foreign competitors green with envy.
The explosion of commerce via the mobile internet takes your breath away. Average per person spending on mobile devices was $3,900 in China last year compared with just $345 in the US.
It is also certainly true that China's infrastructure is light years ahead of many other developing and developed countries. "The state of our roads and rail links in the US is quite frankly a national embarrassment when you make a comparison with China," said a US chemicals industry executive who recently visited China.
But China has an environmental crisis the scale of which has never been seen before. For example, it would take more than the entire world's wealth to fix its soil pollution.
And China's rapidly ageing population means that it is in a race against time to replace failing old forms of growth with the new forms of growth I've highlighted above. If it hadn't been for its One Child Policy it would probably have had a decade or so longer before it found itself in a middle-income trap.
China can no longer compete in some low-value manufacturing sectors because of rising wage costs that are the result of its ageing population. Millions of jobs are thus at risk. So it must sustain the kind of explosive growth it has in seen in new industries such as mobile internet sales to replace these lost jobs.
Meanwhile, the people who live in its less-developed provinces are as one European chemicals industry executive says "economically and socially light years away from the rich middle classes in provinces like Guangzhou". He recently returned from a trip to China's Rust Belt – the northeast provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning – where income levels are much lower than in rich China.
At least in rich Guangzhou, if someone loses a job in a cheap assembly plant they are likely to quickly find work in a new higher-value manufacturing or service sector. They may well also be sitting on a pile of wealth, thanks to the property boom in China's bigger towns and cities.
There is no such safety zone in poorer parts of China because of the lower income levels and lack of property wealth. But poor China is under the same pressure as rich China to shut down inefficient and heavily-polluting steel and aluminium plants and coal mines etc.
We don't know whether China can avoid a financial-sector crisis resulting from its build-up of bad debts. Debts have reached levels that have always in the past led to financial crises and recessions in other countries.
The key to success for China is making the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative work. Nothing on this geopolitical, geographic and economic scale has been attempted before. It involves some 65 countries that have to agree new free-trade deals. Meanwhile, China has to find around $1 trillion in infrastructure investment to make the OBOR work.
Let's hope that China can make its latest "economic miracle" work.
But hope is not a strategy for a petrochemicals companies. Good planning is, though. You thus need scenarios for what complete success, partial success and failure might look like for consumption growth in the value chains in which you operate.
Scenario 1 is our base case in the ICIS Consulting Supply & Demand Database. China easily deals with its debt problems. Growth in the new economy makes up for shutdowns of heavy industrial capacity. Environmental degradation is brought under control. China escapes its middle-income trap, thanks to successful implementation of OBOR. GDP growth averages 5.6% per year between 2018 and 2025. PE consumption is 10m tonnes higher in 2025 compared with 2018.
Scenario 2. Debt problems are a drag on the economy for several years, but a full-scale financial- sector crisis is avoided. New industries continue to thrive, but growth is more muted than during the early years of their development. The air pollution crisis is resolved, but soil and water pollution remain major burdens on the economy through escalating health and food-import costs. The OBOR programme is only a partial success because of the complexities involved. GDP growth averages 4.6% between 2018 and 2025. Using the same multiples of PE growth over GDP as in our base case, PE consumption is 7.8m tonnes higher in 2025 over 2018.
Scenario 3. There is a major financial sector crisis in China. The growth of new industries fails to compensate for the restructuring of old industries. This is because of a large exodus of many of the middle class people China needed to retain if it was going to escape its middle-income trap. The middle classes leave China because of a failure to bring air, soil and water pollution under control. Meanwhile, health, food-import and other costs resulting from environmental degradation escalate to levels that China cannot afford. The OBOR programme fails because of its political and economic complexity. GDP growth averages just 3.6% between 2018 and 2025. Again using the same multiples over GDP that we use in our base case, PE consumption is 5.7m tonnes higher in 2025 compared with 2018.
This, as always, just scratches the surface. For details on how we can help your company build detailed scenario plans for different countries, regions, and petrochemicals value chains, contact john.richardson@icis.com.


I continue to be floored by the new lows. I don't know why, because I haven't respected anyone who identifies as a Republican in about…oh, well, awhile. But it gets worse and worse.
Forget that Kavanaugh committed sexual assault, if you can. I don't really want to forget it, but just for the sake of this argument.
Even if he didn't do it, he still very clearly perjured himself AND spent a job interview yelling at people.
This is a lifetime appointment. We couldn't appoint Merrick Garland, and his only crime was being nominated by a Democrat in the months leading up to an election. Now we're supposed to just roll over and accept someone who is, at best, a liar with a temper issue, and at worst, a serial sexual abuser?


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History of the State of Origin
The State of Origin series is an annual rugby league competition that involves two representatives from the Australian States, Queensland Maroons, and New South Wales Blues. The competition started in the year 1980 – which was the inaugural season – and became instituted two years later in 1982.
The format used is a best-of-three match and it has gone on to be regarded as the greatest rivalry in Australian rugby history. The series is one of the biggest sporting events in the country and it is watched by a huge audience on television and online.
Players that compete in the State of Origin Series are described to have reached the top of the rugby league and many Australians believe the series to be on par with other international competitions. Also, players are selected to represent any of the two teams that are in the state where they played their first rugby league game.
The State of Origin Series as we now know of it today wasn't what it used to be. In fact, the very first forms of 'state of origin competition' were somewhat experimental. It was only after successful experimentation of series in those two years that interest soared. The fans wanted more of the series and the authorities saw that it was also viable.
The first three State of Origin Series was won by Queensland Maroons; they recorded all three victories with a 2 to 1 win. However, in 1985, the New South Wales recorded its very first Series win under the leadership of captain, Steve Mortimer. The most impressive part of this shield triumph was that they won in a complete sweep of the series; winning 3-0 to complete the very first whitewash.
New South Wales are the current title holders and you can watch State of Origin Game on Nine Network.
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Twitter turns 6 years old today! On March 6th, 2006 Jack Dorsey tweeted his first tweet.
With over 500 million users it is the largest open communication platform on the web. Coming from it's humble beginnings , it was plagued by frequent downtime. However, stability problems seem to be a thing of the past. Twitter hashtags and handels have become a part of pop culture, and ask any celebrity how to reach them and it will most likely be their Twitter nickname.
The questions about Twitter remain the same: Will it go public? Will it be acquired by a giant like Google or Apple? Or will it simply continue to grow? We'll see. But until then, Happy Birthday!


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DXC Technology and Brexit Partners Announce Collaboration to Guide Clients Through Brexit Scenarios
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News Release -- September 24, 2018
London, 24 September 2018 — DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), the world's leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, and Brexit Partners, a specialist Brexit strategy advisory firm, today announced a collaboration to help organisations understand and respond to the challenges and opportunities associated with various Brexit scenarios.
The goal of the collaboration is to enable clients to mitigate any negative impacts and where possible, disrupt the market, innovate and create competitive advantage. The two organisations are developing bespoke programmes and methodologies, underpinned by cutting edge transformational technologies, to enable clients to address Brexit as efficiently as possible.
Brexit Partners comprises experts spanning business transformation, corporate finance, legal, regulatory, risk management, public policy, marketing and human resources, while DXC Technology uses the combination of the company's technology independence, global talent and extensive partner alliance to deliver powerful, next-generation IT services and solutions.
Together, the two companies will provide end-to-end Brexit impact analysis, scenario planning, Brexit strategy and execution, with a strong focus on supporting clients in four key industries: financial services, retail, manufacturing and water utilities.
Dr Ray Nulty, managing director for Brexit Partners, said: "The Brexit deadline is looming and organisations remain ill-prepared or have yet to prepare fully for Brexit. With little progress in the negotiations over the summer months, the probability of a 'no deal' is fast becoming a reality. Under a 'no deal' scenario there will be no transition period and no agreement on how hitherto economic, business, social, security and other arrangements will be managed going forward.
"With less than seven months to go, the window for preparation is closing and organisations need to fully understand the implications of the UK leaving the EU and to establish practical contingency plans that are not just a paper exercise. It's not just about internal processes and exposure to sterling — organisations also need to think about the impact on public infrastructure and their customers, supply chains, technology and capital markets. Firms need to approach Brexit as a transformational change and use it as an opportunity to future-proof their organisations.
"Partnering with DXC Technology, and leveraging their powerful next-generation technology services and solutions, gives us the unique ability to help organisations with the full scope of their Brexit challenges. We are excited to be partnering with DXC at this crucial stage in the Brexit process."
Maruf Majed, senior vice president and regional general manager for DXC UK, Ireland, Israel, Middle East and Africa, said: "The challenge Brexit presents for our customers, and for all of us, is unprecedented but brings with it an opportunity for change and growth. Working with Brexit Partners enables us to present a unique service to support our clients, ensuring that they are fully prepared for the transition, emerging poised and able to capitalise on a new business world."
About DXC Technology
DXC Technology is the world's leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, serving nearly 6,000 private and public-sector clients from a diverse array of industries across 70 countries. The company's technology independence, global talent and extensive partner network deliver transformative digital offerings and solutions that help clients harness the power of innovation to thrive on change. DXC Technology is recognised among the best corporate citizens globally. For more information, visit dxc.technology.
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Brexit Partners is a specialist Brexit strategy and execution organisation. We were formed as a collaboration between experts from financial services, management consulting, academia and public policy who have been involved from an early stage in advising firms, industry trade bodies and governments on Brexit. For more information, visit www.brexit-partners.com.


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400 hp VOLVO XC90 Hybrid will be worlds's most powerful SUV
Volvo Cars' all-new XC90 will offer an unrivalled combination of power and clean operation when it is launched later this year. The all-wheel drive seven seater offers drivers up to 400 horsepower but with carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of around 60 g/km (NEDC driving cycle). There has never been an SUV offering this level of power this cleanly.
"There are no compromises when you drive an all-new XC90," said Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research and Development of Volvo Car Group. "In the past you could either have power or low CO2 emissions. But with the all-new XC90 you can have both."
The new XC90 offers a range of Drive-E engine options, all of which provide an outstanding combination of performance and fuel-efficiency. The main distinguishing feature of the Drive-E engine range is that they are all four-cylinder engines.
"With our new Drive-E powertrains, we have created a family of intelligent petrol and diesel engines with power curves that give exciting driveability at the same time as delivering world-beating fuel economy," added Dr. Mertens. "With seven people in the new XC90, carbon dioxide emissions per person and kilometre are outstandingly low."
The CO2 performance of the all-new XC90 will reinforce Volvo Cars' leadership when it comes to bringing more environmentally-sound technologies to market. According to figures monitored by European car industry association ACEA, Volvo Car Group delivered an industry-leading reduction of average fleet emissions by 8.4 per cent from 2012 to 2013.
Twin Engine technology
Volvo has made it possible for a four-cylinder engine to provide all the driving pleasure associated with a much larger engine and do so far more efficiently and cleanly. Drive-E engines will over time be introduced across Volvo's entire range.
For the all-new XC90, the top of the range 'Twin Engine' will carry the badge 'T8' and be a plug-in electric car, hybrid car and high-performance car rolled into one.
Normal driving is conducted in the default hybrid mode. This utilises a two-litre, four-cylinder supercharged and turbocharged Drive-E petrol engine that powers the front wheels and an 80 hp (60 kW) electric motor that drives the rear wheels.
It uses the supercharger to fill in the bottom end of the power range to give the engine a big, naturally-aspirated feel, while the turbocharger kicks in when the airflow builds up. The electric motor on the rear wheels provides immediate torque.
But at the push of a button the driver can switch to quiet and emission-free city driving on pure electric power where the range will be around 25 miles, and then, when needed, immediately revert back to the combined capacity of the petrol engine and electric motor, with its combined output of around 400 hp and 640 Nm of torque.
Full range of other engine options
The Volvo XC90 range also includes the D5 twin turbo diesel engine with 225 hp, 470 Nm and best in class fuel consumption of around 47mpg (combined), plus the D4 turbo diesel engine with 190 hp, 400 Nm and a fuel consumption of around 56mpg (combined cycle).
Not only is there no compromise in terms of performance or efficiency, but Volvo Cars' new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) chassis technology also allows for far more flexibility inside the car. Other carmakers have struggled to combine the bulk of a battery pack with a luxurious and spacious interior, something that Volvo has managed to overcome.
"Since our new SPA technology is designed from the start to accommodate electrification technologies, the Twin Engine installation does not compromise luggage or passenger space," said Dr. Mertens.
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A few weeks back saw Greek Street Artist Ser visit London to paint the iconic Village Underground wall in Holywell Lane, Shoreditch, for the Education Is A Not A Crime campaign which sets to raising awareness of the Iranian Bahai people who are denied the right to higher education by the Iranian government.
A pioneer of the Street Art scene in his native Greece, Ser works with an range of styles ranging from traditional Graffiti, pop culture and surrealism – depicted through his larger than life fantasy character creations and scenes from his fictional fantasy world Porartia home to a whole host of intriguing characters and scenes which are set to such lovely tones focused predominantly around pink and blue colour schemes. His works really do just have such a sense of life and fun as well as a feeling of movement about the flow of his works, truly a pleasure to witness.
This is the third mural on this wall we have seen from the Not A Crime charity, who had a work commissioned on this same wall by Dave the Chimp in January 2016 (covered here) for Education Is Not A Crime as well as a mural by Polish Street Artist Zbiok for the Journalism Is Not A Crime campaign for persecuted journalists in Iran in August 2015. You can view our post on this work (covered here).


Dave Mustaine Special Appearance in Raleigh Tonight!
Dave Mustaine will be making an appearance at The Raleigh Times in Raleigh, NC on TONIGHT, March 14, after the Experience Hendrix show! Come on down for a cold À Tout le Monde Megadeth Beer!
Dave Mustaine Special Appearance in Atlanta!
Dave Mustaine will be pouring À Tout le Monde Megadeth Beer at Baraonda Ristorante & Bar in Atlanta, GA on Saturday, March 9, immediately AFTER the Experience Hendrix show! See you there!
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McAuley est une communauté du Manitoba située au nord-ouest de Virden située dans la communauté rurale d'Archie.

Cette communauté fut nommée en l'honneur de George W. McAuley qui fut le propriétaire du territoire. Un des arrêt du Canadien Pacifique, le bureau de poste de l'endroit fut jusqu'en 1906 connu sous le nom de Rutherglen en référence à une localité d'Écosse d'où plusieurs colons émigrèrent.

Voir aussi
Liste des municipalités du Manitoba

Référence

Localité au Manitoba
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There have been interruptions to mobile phone and data links on the islands during the past few days due to the installation of new equipment at the mast on St Mary's.
The work will deliver 5G mobile radio to the islands, with test transmissions having begun using very low powers.
The Isles of Scilly is to get a new high-tech ambulance better suited to its narrow lanes.
South Western Ambulance Service announced the launch of 63 ambulances for the Cornwall region at an event in Newquay on March 27th.
The Garrison Gunners completed a league and cup double yesterday with an emphatic 7-0 victory over the Woolpack Wanderers in the final game of the season in the Worlds' Smallest Football League.
The Cornish Pirates lost at the Mennaye Field in Penzance to Championship leaders London Irish by 7 points to 35.


Here you will find how we journey with you, introduce you to Unitarian Universalism and, just as importantly, to UU Santa Fe.
Starting Point is offered several times throughout the year.
The idea of "the UU path" is central to Starting Point. Inspired by the classic UU slogan, "deeds not creeds," we present Unitarian Universalism as a particular way of journeying through the world rather than a set of beliefs to which one assents. Today, people are not so much looking for an organization to join as they are searching for companions to walk with. Their question is not so much "Do these people think and believe like I do?" but "Will this place provide me with tools and partners for my journey?" We hope so.
This emphasis on journey shapes Starting Point's content and structure. We schedule four sessions. The first session focuses on your personal spiritual journey and how it led you to Unitarian Universalism. The second session shifts to the historical journey of Unitarian Universalism and our community. From there, the third session moves into the shared journey of how you and our community will walk together. This "common journey" is organized into the three basic spiritual journeys of Unitarian Universalism: listening to one's deepest self, opening to life's gifts and serving needs greater than our own. The program ends by helping you discern which of the many "journey groups" in our community will be your next "step." There is a Starting Point packet for you to preview that will make your Starting Point experience more meaningful.
Starting Point sessions are led by Ministry, Lifelong Learning, and Membership & Hospitality teams.
Fixing and helping may be the work of the ego, but service is the work of the soul.


We welcome everyone to join the Unicycling Society of America. The Society exists to promote the sport of unicycling, through its newsletter, On One Wheel Magazine, and through other information sources. It also sponsors the annual North American Unicycling Championships and Convention.
The primary benefit is a subscription to the On One Wheel newsletter, a quarterly publication about all aspects of unicycling throughout the world. It includes news, feature stories, events, pictures, biographies, construction tips, and more.
Liability insurance for all USA, Inc. Affiliated Clubs (benefits of affiliation) and for all USA, Inc. members (both riders and non-riders) that reside in the United States. Coverage for parades, performances, gym rentals, regional meets, trials competitions, MUni weekends, as well as for classes where non-members are learning to ride, for instance. Certificates of Insurance available upon request.
The ability to participate in the North American Unicycling Championships and Convention.
A membership card and voting privileges.
The real benefit is being connected with the world of unicycling, and meeting some of the most interesting and nicest people in the world. It's not just a newsletter and a convention. We have fun times and unique experiences galore!
Family Membership: $35.00 For members of the immediate family living at one address.
Joining the USA is easy, simply fill out this form and it will produce a printable page for you to mail in with your membership fee.


Approximately twice a year I write for Linux Magazine; I've covered nUbuntu, Adeona, and Security Visualization in previous articles.
When the editor asked me to participate in a system administration special edition I was intrigued as the edition was to be OS agnostic and include Linux, Windows, OpenSolaris, and others.
I didn't have to think for more than a minute to come up with a good security topic for system administrators.
Any of you readers work in hybrid operating environments where you're inevitably challenged to unify event monitoring and correlation with disparate systems?
I for one can answer that question in teh affirmative and am always seeking ways to answer that challenge.
Merging security and operational mindsets is essential when unifying events in hybrid environments and I have found Splunk to be incredibly useful as part of the effort.
Note: I wrote this article with no influence or feedback from Splunk (they'll learn of it here too) to avoid bias.
Splendid Splunk: Unifying Events with Splunk is the result of much testing and research to prove out methodology I've only implemented in part prior.
For security events, when an enterprise may not have budget for SEM/SIEM, the likes of Splunk fills the gap admirably. Yes, it's a commercial tool, but one can do a great deal with the community version to confirm my findings.
Systems administrators, security engineers, and analysts share a common challenge in typical enterprise environments. Rare is the data center in which only one operating system is in use, or only one version of the same operating system. Monitoring and managing system events and security events across such hybrid environments is no small feat...choices need to be made when unifying events in a hybrid environment. For example, perhaps you have more of one operating system flavor than another in your environment. Or, perhaps you prefer one operating system over another.
• Both host types can also run Splunk as a light-forwarding agent.
• Windows and *nix hosts can also be monitored with Snare agents.
• Windows and *nix hosts can be monitored with OSSEC agents.
• Network devices can send syslog output directly to the Splunk server.
I cover methodology, installation, forwarding, Snare, OSSEC, searches dashboards, and alerting.
While there's a book's worth of Splunk use to write about, the article is intended to help you get a good running start.
ADMIN Magazine is available via subscription (quarterly with DVDs), single issue purchases online, or at magazine stands in the likes Barnes and Noble.
If the article is ever posted to the web by the publisher I'll update this post and let you know.
That said, the publication is well worth the coin as it covers network security, system management, troubleshooting, performance tuning, virtualization, and cloud computing.
Happy reading; let me know if you have questions.
In January I reviewed Magnus Mischel's ModSecurity 2.5.
While Magnus' work is admirable, I'd be remiss in my duties were I not to review Ivan Ristic's ModSecurity Handbook.
Published as the inaugural offering from Ristic's own Feisty Duck publishing, the ModSecurity Handbook is an important read for ModSecurity fans and new users alike. Need I remind you, Ristic developed ModSecurity, the original web application firewall, in 2002 and remains involved in the project to this day.
This book is a living entity as it is continually updated digitally; your purchase includes 1 year of digital updates. Ristic also wants to know what you think and will incorporate updates and feedback if relevant.
While the ModSecurity Handbook covers v2.5 and beyond, Ristic's is "the only ModSecurity book on the market that provides comprehensive coverage of all features, including those features that are only available in the development repository."
ModSecurity Handbook offers detailed technical guidance and is rules-centric in its approach including configuration, writing, rules sets, and Lua. Your purchase even includes a digital-only ModSecurity Rule Writing Workshop.
Chapter 10 is dedicated to performance as proper tuning is essential to success with ModSecurity without web application performance degradation.
That said, the highlight of this excellent read for your reviewer was Chapter 8, covering Persistent Storage.
Following the applied persistence model, I found periodic alerting most interesting and useful. From pg. 126, "Periodic alerting is a technique useful in the cases when it is enough to see one alert about a particular situation, and when further events would only create clutter. You can implement periodic alerting to work once per IP address, session, URL, or even an entire application."
This is the ModSecurity equivalent of a Snort IDS rule header pass action useful when internal vulnerability scanners might cause an excess of alerts.
ModSecurity rules that perform passive vulnerability scanning might detect traces of vulnerabilities in output, and alert on them. Periodic alerting would thus only alert once when configured accordingly.
As an example, perhaps you are aware of minor issues that are important to be aware of, but do not require an alert on every web server hit.
Making use of the GLOBAL collection, ModSecurity Handbook's example would translate the scenario above by following a chained rule match and defining a variable, thus telling you if an alert has fired in a previously. The presence of the variable indicates that an alert shouldn't fire again for a rule-defined period of time. In concert with expiration and counter resets it is ensured that a rule will warn you only once in a your preferred period of time but still log as you see fit too.
ModSecurity Handbook, in concert with Ristic's Apache Security, are must reads for web application security administrators and architects, but will not leave those who need step-by-step instructions at a loss.
Trust me when I say, all you need to harden your web presence with ModSecurity is at your fingertips with the ModSecurity Handbook.
June's toolsmith in the ISSA Journal covers skipfish and iScanner.
Skipfish and iScanner, albeit quite different, are both definite additions for your toolkits.
Reduction of web application security flaws as well as the identification and removal of obfuscated malcode are important ongoing processes as part of your proactive and reactive defensive measures.


Discussion in 'Headteachers' started by Oldgit61, May 10, 2011.
I've almost got a half hatched plan to amalgamate the school development plan with self evaluation as it doubles up in most respects and we are constantly evaluating progress. I've added grids linking the progress of groups to different actions and evidenced this so loathe to write all this out again for anyone!
Once that's done I''l get round to teaching some kids.
I followed the link from your resources JDizzle and am quite impressed with the system, I've got a demonstration organised after half term with one of their sales guys and am quite excited now.
How long have you been using it? How difficult was the start-up? and What is the tech/customer support?
They seem quite passionate about that support element and have sent some testimony over, but of course its far better to hear from an unedited source.
Thank you in advance, I'll PM this to you as well.
I couldn't fiind the link but maybe I am looking in the wrong place? Can anyone help?
Sorry for disappearing for so long, I'm sure everyone has been equally busy.
Ictex click on my name and then my resources to see the link but alternatively here it is.


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Saints Row 2 Final Campaign Impressions
Eight carnage-filled hours spent with the campaign mode. Co-op shenanigans included.
By Nate Ahearn
Updated: 12 May 2012 11:24 pm
Posted: 10 Sep 2008 9:28 pm
Sitting in a cramped hotel room for six hours, playing the same videogame with only the sunny Las Vegas skyline acting as a visual distraction can be a bit of a downer. Admittedly I wasn't exactly looking forward to running through Saints Row 2 for that long of a time period. It takes a lot to hold my attention for such a long period of time and frankly, I didn't think SR2 could do it.
Thankfully the temptations of Vegas rarely entered my head as thoughts of Ultor, The Ronin and Sons of Samedi had me happily wrapped up in the world of Stilwater.
More surprising still was my willingness to go play cooperatively with the rest of the press core at day's end. But I'll save those accounts for later in the article. For now, let's talk solo action.
The game begins with your created character waking up after years in a coma. The options for your wannabe gangster are extensive to say the least. It would take pages to list out all of the combinations so I'll just say that there are three male and three female accents to strap onto your character. That means that every line of spoken dialogue -- and there are a lot -- had to be recorded six times. Also, if you throw one of the crazier costumes on your character (ninja gi anyone?) then that's exactly what you'll see in the cutscenes. No matter how dramatic. Lots of options, both serious and off the wall, allow you to have a slightly different experience throughout the game, as long as you take advantage of what's afforded.
One of the coolest parts of Saints Row 2
Saints Row 2 - PC
, and this goes for most well done open world games, is the different ways the game can be played. I spoke with six or seven different press outlets once our day of playing was done. Some had focused on discovering the wider array of activities than what is available in the first Saints while others focused on one of the four initial gangs. Each of those gangs provides a nice, long story arc and they're all tied together by the overarching mega corporation known as Ultor.
I, being the story-driven bloke that I am, decided to put my blond-haired Cockney speaking gangster through as many story missions as possible. My target gang? The Ninja-influenced Japanese gang known as The Ronin.
Of course, before I could set out to wage war against The Ronin I had to reestablish The Saints as a legit gang. To do that, I needed to break Johnny Gat out of his trial where he was up for over 350 counts of first-degree murder -- a charge he wanted to dropped to 250 due to the statute of limitations. Gat and the judge argued, a discussion that featured plenty of f-bombs and good one-liners from Johnny and before I knew it I was cocking my shotgun in the face of an elderly female judge before pulling the trigger.
Next, I had to reclaim the old Saints hideout and rally a trio of lieutenants to tend the sheep while my character dealt with his business. Running through these introductory missions felt more meaningful than the standard tutorial of, "go pick up my girlfriend and bring her here, then bring her dog back to her house."
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Release DateAugust 2, 2011
PlatformsPlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Wireless
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The prophet Muhammad as the last messenger to mankind calls Christians to the pure monotheism of Jesus and Moses, and to forsake pagan notions of three-headed deities which are more at home in the Greco-Roman pantheon.
In light of the foregoing, we have decided to show that the last thing that Muhammad did was call mankind back to the monotheism proclaimed by the Lord Jesus and God's true prophets like Moses. As we shall see, Muhammad actually distorted the monotheism taught by God's inspired emissaries and turned his followers into idolaters.
Now if this is what God does to images that he himself permitted to be fashioned, what do Muslims like Williams think God would want his followers to do to idols which he never allowed to be made?
Facing the Black Stone at the start of the tawaf while uttering a takbir (Allahu-Akbar), and a tahlil (La ilaha illahlah), and raising one's hands as they are raised in prayers, and if possible touching it with both hands and kissing it quietly, or placing one's cheek on it. Otherwise, one may touch it with one's hand and kiss the hand, or touch it with something, and then kiss it, or if even that is not possible, one may just point to it with a stick, etc. as is mentioned in some of the ahadith given below.
It is reported by Ibn 'Abbas that 'Umar bent down towards the Black Stone and said: "By Allah! I know that you are A MERE STONE, and if I had not seen my beloved Prophet kissing you and touching you I would have never done so." The Qur'an says: "You have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of conduct)."' (Qur'an 33.32) This was reported by Ahmad and others in slightly different words.
Muslim has reported on the authority of Abu Tufail that he said: "I have seen the Prophet making tawaf around the Ka'bah and touching it with a stick and then kissing the stick."
Bukhari, Muslim and Abu Daw'ud reported that 'Umar approached the Black Stone and kissed it. Then he said: "I know that you are A MERE STONE that can neither harm nor do any good. If I had not seen the Prophet kissing you, I would have never kissed you."
Al-Khatabi said: "This shows that abiding by the Sunnah of the Prophet is binding, regardless of whether or not we understand its reason or the wisdom behind it."
Such information devolves obligation on all those whom it reaches, even if they may not fully comprehend its significance. It is known, however, that kissing the Black Stone signifies respect for it, recognition of our obligation toward it, and using it as a means of seeking Allah's blessings. Indeed Allah has preferred some stones over others, as He preferred some countries and cities, days and nights, and months over others. The underlying spirit of all this is unquestioning submission to Allah.
In some ahadith which say that "the Black Stone is Allah's right hand on earth," we do find, however, a plausible rationale and justification for this statement. In other words whosoever touches the Black Stone he pledges allegiance to Allah, as it were, by giving his hand into the hand of Allah, just as some followers do pledge their fealty to their kings and masters, by kissing and shaking hands with them.
Al-Muhallib said: "The hadith of 'Umar refutes the assertions of those who say that 'The Black Stone is Allah's right hand on earth wherewith He shakes the hands of His slaves.'" God forbid that we should ascribe any physical organs to Allah [sic]. The commandment to kiss the Black Stone is meant to test and to demonstrate palpably as to who obeys and submits. It may be compared with the command to Iblis to bow to Adam.
Pay close attention to how Muhammad would touch and kiss the black stone, as well as place his cheek on it, taking its station as a place for weeping. Muhammad would also kiss his hand after touching the stone, and, if he couldn't touch it, he would use a stick to reach it and then kiss that. And even though they didn't (and still don't) understand the wisdom behind it the Muslims continue(d) to implement this practice of their prophet since they thought/think that they would/will receive a blessing by doing so.
As if this wasn't bad enough, the above reference asserts that some Muslims actually believed that the black stone is Allah's right hand on earth and that to touch it is to shake Allah's right hand!
What makes this so ironic is that the pagans of Muhammad's time did the very same thing to their idols since they too believed that their stone gods would intercede for them before Allah!
What makes this even more interesting is that the Quran itself condemns the veneration of stones, claiming that this is nothing more than a work of Satan!
According to the definition given above, the black stone classifies as a nasibah since it was an object which the pagans venerated along with their other stones and idols.
Thus, Muhammad was guilty of adopting a handiwork of Satan and causing others to do so as well!
If Muhammad was truly following Abraham's faith then the last thing he would have done is to retain a pagan relic in order to venerate it, since this is something that would have been abominable to Abraham and the true prophets of God.
Hence, the foregoing makes it abundantly clear that according to God's revelation to prophets like Moses, as well as the Quran itself, Muhammad stands condemned as an idolater for venerating an inanimate stone, and is also responsible for turning millions of his followers into idolaters as well.
Yet sadly, Muhammadans like Williams will deny all of this and still expect true monotheists to believe that they are anything but idolaters who are guilty of worshiping a stone which the pagans themselves honored and venerated.
However, the problems are far from over for Williams, just as the next section shows.
Since Muhammad's message is at odds with the biblical revelation this means that he is not a true prophet, but one of those deceivers who were sent to prevent people from discovering the true God revealed through the true prophets such as Moses and in the Person of our glorious Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
So much for Williams' belief that Islam is a monotheistic religion or that Muhammad was sent to restore the pure monotheism proclaimed by the Lord Jesus and God's true servants!


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Are you are yarnie? Have you been drooling over the gorgeous yarn bowls? If you are not a crocheter, knitter, or yarn enthusiast, you probably have no idea what I am talking about. Check out these gorgeous pottery ones for sale from Blue Room Pottery Etsy Shop.
Well, as usual, I was at my local Goodwill, saw and item, and thought, "yarn bowl".
Yup, I saw this discarded coffee pot for just $1.00 and had an "a-ha" moment. You see, the idea of a lid appeals to me because I have dogs. My thought is that with a lid, my dogs won't be as apt to want to play with the ball of yarn.
So, I found coffee pot but how was I going to turn it into something that I wouldn't mind sitting next to my knitting chair.
Before I continue, I must admit that I have a problem…..a patience problem. Once I get an idea in my head for a project, I can't wait for it to be finished so I can enjoy what I've created. If you are like me, check out your spray paint labels. Take a look below. See, the pink paint dries in 10 minutes! That means I don't have to wait FOREVER for the paint to dry between coats. YAY!
First, you need to disassemble your coffee pot and wash AND rinse each piece well. Don't be intimidated, it comes apart easily. I just needed a phillips screwdriver.
Now it's time to paint. Always spray paint in a well ventilated area. I spray paint outside. I applied 3 coats of each paint (chalkboard to the glass piece and pink to the other pieces).
Now, you may be wondering what will happen with the painted areas on the glass pot. Will you see them? Well, here's a photo of the inside and outside of the front of my pot. There's no trace of any lettering.
Now here's the hard part. Here is the waiting part. Yes, you need to wait 24 hours before you can prep your "chalk board". It's also good for the pink parts to "cure" 24 hours. This will ensure the paint has bonded well.
Once you've waited 24 hours, reassemble your coffee pot. Looking good, don't you think?
Now it's time to prep the chalkboard. Using the side, rub a piece of chalk all over your coffee pot.
Okay, it's show time! Place some yarn in your pot and start knitting, crocheting…..CREATING!
See, with the spout, you can store your work, on needles, inside your bowl and the lid keeps pesky pets out!
I'm still drooling over all the beautiful yarn bowls but I'm loving this "lidded" version. Also, with the chalkboard area, I can make notes of the pattern repeat or which row I'm on!


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A conservative children's classic
Once again apologies for light posting. Other preoccupations, including dental appointments have been eating into time. Matters will improve. Well they can scarcely get worse.
In the meantime there is only about 30 minutes left to remember the birthday in 1866 of one of the most delightful children's writers, Beatrix Potter. There can be no question but that what she wrote was masterful conservative tracts encased in easily understood stories with enchanting illustrations. Anyone who thinks otherwise should compare the lives of Benjamin Bunny and Peter Rabbit or find out what nearly happened to silly Jemima Puddleduck who was saved in time by the wise and traditionally minded dog, Shep.
Tory Historian was once wandering round the National Portrait Gallery - the theme of tomorrow's blog - on a quiet day when the keeper of the Early Twentieth Century Gallery was predisposed to chat. He was eloquent in his admiration for Beatrix Potter and compared her very favourably with all the swaggering First World War generals and officers.
And the blame lies with ...
Tory Historian is back in harness after a gap when time had to be devoted to a serious piece of work. An interesting anniversary needs to be noted. As Historic-UK.com points out for July 22, on this day in 1946 bread rationing was introduced in Britain, more than a year after the war ended. Unlike other European countries, this one managed to get through the six years of war without bread rationing and a year after the end it was introduced. How is one to explain this/
The website says rather blandly: "The shortage is blamed upon a poor harvest and drought." Hmm. Not on the socialist government that was in charge of the country?
"It was the best of times it was the worst of times"
This is not an anniversary any conservative can relish but neither can any historian ignore the beignning of the French Revolution, an event that changed the history of Western Europe and, in its wake, probably most of the world, whether for better of worse, we can argue about.
As the complete quotation from "A Tale of Two Cities" sums up:
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it ws the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; we were all going directly to Heaven, we
were all going the other way.
And, of course, one cannot do without yet another completely anachronistic and inaccurate picture of the storming of the Bastille.
Popular literature
Tory Historian has something of an interest in popular and children's literature of the past and never ceases to marvel at the high quality of writing. Take Sexton Blake, the Sherlock Holmes for the masses (though, let's face it, Holmes was very popular, as well). As this website rightly says, Blake was a publishing phenomenon for most of the twentieth century.
He was quite clearly a more exciting imitation of Sherlock Holmes, what with living in Baker Street and having a housekeeper called Mrs Bardell (a touch of Dickens there) and that assistant, Tinker, who starts off as a young lad but grows up and drives cars and flies aeroplanes. The adventures are truly bad - Blake is always described as being incredibly brilliant, much ahead of anyone in the world in his ability to think and understand but invariably finds themselves in messy situations almost anyone could have foreseen. But the escapes are always exciting. One can quite see why the short stories and books are so popular.
Tory Historian has just acquired a 1960 edition of a 1920 story, complete with typical 1960s cover of a really bad and irrelevant photograph. What was it about paperback publishers of those years that made them go for that rubbish by way of cover illustration?
The novel was called "The Mystery Box" in the first place and "The Case of the Bismarck Memoirs" in the reprint. What struck Tory Historian is the language of this book that was aimed at the popular market. Would any really popular writer (and I don't mean Booker Prize winners) nowadays get away with writing like this:
Blake nodded and continued his examination. The discovery of the ecutcheon and the coat of arms had stimulated his interest:ut rather suggested that the unknown person who had once owned this flask was connected with some honoured and titled family. The flask itself was too exquisitely designed and the engraving too costly for it to have been bought at an ordinary shop; it had no doubt been specially designed bor the person whose initials it bore: or he may have received it as a present.
Let us not forget that very many, if not the majority of the readers of Sexton Blake's adventures were children and teenagers or as they were referred to disdainfully by the snobbier literary elements, office boys.
How misunderstandings arise
Colin Jones in his book, "Paris – Biography of a City", already mentioned once by Tory Historian, describes an interesting example of a misunderstanding arising from best intentions.
By 1814 Napoleon had become largely unpopular in Paris (and probably in the rest of the country), not least because of the constant economic crisis, caused partly by the strict control he imposed on such things as bread prices and tried to impose on British imports and partly by the expense of his endless military campaign. (The strength of his secret police and the iron control of all publications and organizations did not help either.)
So his first defeat in 1814 caused distress only because for the first time since the seventeenth century Paris was invaded by foreigners. Otherwise, Parisians were not all that bothered by l'Empereur's exile. Here is where a certain misunderstanding arose, as Professor Jones describes.
When the allied troops had entered Paris for the first time in 1814, many of them wore a white cockade to signify their peaceful intentions towards Parisians. Thinking that they would show the invaders their appreciation for this gesture, many Parisians wore the white cockade in return. However, Bourbon sympathizers among the troops imagined that by wearing these cockades, the Parisians were showing their undying support for the Bourbon cause (white being the monarchy's ceremonial colour). This misunderstanding led the allies to imagine that Paris was massively pro-Bourbon and pro-Restoration. The years after 1815 would show how wrong this was. Indeed the regimes which followed Napoleon produced a nostalgia for his rule which his rule had done relatively little to justify.
In the first place, Parisians were not all that bothered by the Bourbons' escape upon hearing Napoleon's return from Elbe, as Louis XVIII and his family had not exactly endeared themselves to the people of the city. However, Napoleon proceeded to antagonize them by not having the time or inclination – he was fighting for his survival, after all – to solve the economic crisis and by showing his distrust of the people in refusing to arm them. Anyone who had lived through the revolutionary years would have been wary of the nightmare of another possible sans-culotte anarchy.
As to the unjustified nostalgia, it is certainly there in the colossal structure of the Invalides, in the preposterous Vendôme Column and in the obsession so many French politicians still have with le petit caporal.
In the post yesterday ...
... a book that looks extremely interesting: "Between the Thin Blue Lines", edited by Jean M. Lucas. It is a story of the rise, powerful presence and gradual decline of the Conservative Party Agents. Not only do I intend to read it immediately but I shall be looking for someone to review it for the Conservative History Journal.
In the meantime, the book is published by Trafford Publishing, a Canadian firm, and is available in Britain from Miss Lucas herself (jeanlucas_AT_uwclub.net).
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Was John Buchan an anti-semite?
This question has been exercising various people's minds ever since it has been decreed by the literary powers that be that Buchan is rather an inferior writer. There is no explanation why people still enjoy reading him and why his books keep being reprinted but that sort of thing does not bother the powers that be.
Tory Historian is a Buchan fan as has been explained before. Tory Historian is also a fan of Gertrude Himmelfarb's the redoubtable historian of political, social and liteary ideas. (She is also the sister of Milton Himmelfarb, wife of Irving Kristol and mother of William Kristol. What on earth did all these people have on their cornflakes? A remarkable family.)
The point is that Gertrude Himmelfarb has written a fascinating essay on John Buchan. Published in "Victorian Minds" in 1968 as "John Buchan - the Last Victorian", it was reprinted in 2006 in "The Moral Imagination" as "John Buchan: an Untimely Appreciation". It is an interesting and well-argued essay even if Tory Historian does not agree with everything in it.
Naturally enough, the question of anti-semitism comes up (just after the question of racism, a slightly more complex issue) and, on the whole, Professor Himmelfarb finds that though there is a certain amount of passive anti-semitism in the novels, as was common in those halcyon pre-Nazi days, Jews are not necessarily the villains and, anyway, there are various extenuating circumstances.
There were, in fact, Jewish rag dealers and pawnbrokers, Jewish Communists and financiers in England at the time, an England that was far more ethnically homogenous than it is now.
There were, as it happens, Jewish other things as well and there is no particular reason why Buchan should not put them into his novels or, occasionally make Jews into villains or describe people who dislike Jews. His novels are considerably less anti-semitic than those of the much-praised Dorothy L. Sayers.
Besides, as Professor Himmelfarb points out, Buchan publicly denounced Hitler's anti-semitism as early as 1934, publicly espoused Zionism and spoke of the "racial similarities of Scotsmen and Jews, with particular reference to their high regard for learning". No higher praise could have come from a man like Buchan.
The occasion on which he made those last comments was a ceremony on which his name was inscribed in the Golden Book of the Jewish National Fund. According to Professor Himmelfarb, "it is tempting to remark upon the irony of the fact" that this should have happened to "the fictional perpetrator of Jewish-capitalist-communist conspiracies".
Tory Historian was a little puzzled. Just which novel had those conspiracies? Not "Huntingtower" where the evil Bolshevik leader is a former tsarist officer. Not the books of the Great War where the villains are, obviously, Germans. Not in any of the Edward Leithen novels. Where then?
Yet it is disconcerting to find that the plot of one of his most successful novels, Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), centers [sic] upon an international conspiracy devised by Jewish anarchists and Jewish financiers led by a "little white-faced Jew in a bath-chair with an eye like a rattlesnake" who is avenging himslef for centuries of persecution.
Well, that's pretty shocking. Or would be if it were true. Sadly, that is not the plot of "The Thirty-Nine Steps". (It is possible that the American editions omit the definite article, so I shall not hold it against Professor Himmelfarb.)
That quotation from the first chapter is part of the rant delivered by the mysterious agent Scudder, who is promptly murdered in Hannay's flat, encouraging the latter to escape to Scotland. When Hannay eventually deciphers Scudder's notebook, he finds that most of what he had been told that first evening was bosh and subsequently, Sir Walter Bullivant, who appears to be head of whatever secret service there is around, explains that Scudder was a good agent but a little peculiar in his ways. In particular, he had a Jew fixation, something that Bullivant dismisses, while acknowledging that the man got his facts right.
The plot, as it happens revolves round a German spy-ring, eventually arrested with Hannay's help, though, as we find out in "Mr Standfast", the worst of the gang escapes to create many problems in that novel. No, he is not a Jew, either. His name is Graf von Schwabing and he is a real bad hat.
All of which goes to show that even renowned professors should check their facts before writing essays.
The reading of books
Not one, not two but three books on the go. One was lent Tory Historian by a friend in Paris, whence the book bag came back with more volumes in it than it had departed with. It is a collection of essays by Christopher Hitchens, erstwhile left-wing and now rather right-wing though not precisely conservative scourge of all and sundry.
Entitled "Love, Poverty and War", it is well worth reading for the evisceration of Michael Moore if nothing else. But, as it happens there are numerous fascinating pieces, not least on Winston Churchill, Rudyard Kipling, Aldous Huxley, Evelyn Waugh, David Irving and Mel Gibson. Sometimes Hitchens goes strangely astray in making serious errors of omission and commission. But mostly it is pure unadulterated intellectual joy. Not for those with weak nerves.
For serious reading there is Mitzi Auchterlonie's "Conservative Suffragists", a seriously underrated subject so far. In general, not enough has been written about women in the Conservative Party and on that side of the political divide, though in many ways they achieved more than their much-trumpeted colleagues on the left. This book should balance matters out somewhat. There will be another posting about it.
Finally, a book acquired today: "The Letters of Julian Maclaren-Ross", launched, very appropriately, in the upstairs bar of the Wheasheaf pub in North Soho (and no, there is no such place as NoHo in London). The whole event was organized by the excellent Sohemian Society, one that all conservatives, liberal conservatives and, dare one say it, libertarians should pay attention to.
Fans of Anthony Powell will recall that Julian Maclaren-Ross, who appears a good deal in Powell's memoirs, was also the inspiration for X. Trapnel in the last trilogy of the "Dance to the Music of Time".


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This series should discourage people from trying to smuggle drugs overseas. Most of the individuals got caught up in the trade because they were young, naive, and just careless -- and, of course, the lure of lots of easy money. So, in addition to being entertaining, the series provides a public service to those who are considering thinking about drug smuggling. The series made me despise the higher level drug dealers who unashamedly and callously use amateurs to make them money. In many cases, these higher level scumbags purposely set up the amateurs to get caught.
Even though most of the episodes involve drug smuggling, some of them do not. In fact, one of my favorite episodes is about a guy named Glenn Hegstad, who has nothing to do with drugs, but is kidnapped by Colombian guerrillas. Anyway, I hope National Geographic produces more seasons of Locked Up Abroad.
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Jerome Boettcher, Strategic Communications Specialist, College of Education and Human Development. College of Education and Human Development headshots. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University
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Sharon Ray, Assistant Professor, Educational Outreach, Special Education, College of Education and Human Development. College of Education and Human Development headshots. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University
Ruth Potter
Ruth Potter, Administrative Office Specialist, School of Kinesiology, College of Education and Human Development. College of Education and Human Development headshots. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University
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Abena Aidoo, Associate Professor, SRTM, College of Education and Human Development. College of Education and Human Development headshots. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University
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Sheryl Fahey, Coordinator, VDOE Training and Technical Assistance Center, Kellar Inst. for Human disAbilities. College of Education and Human Development headshots. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University
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Andrew Gilbert, Associate Professor, Elementary Education, College of Education and Human Development. College of Education and Human Development headshots. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University
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Leslie La Croix, Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education, College of Education and Human Development. College of Education and Human Development headshots. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University
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Courtney Baker, Asst Professor, Mathematics Educ Leadership/Elementary Educ, College of Education and Human Development. College of Education and Human Development headshots. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University
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Nicole Beadles, Asst Professor and Acad Prog Coord, School Psychology Prog, College of Education and Human Development. College of Education and Human Development headshots. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University
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Dawn Hathaway, Professor, Learning Technology, College of Education and Human Development. College of Education and Human Development headshots. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University
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Nada Dabbagh, Professor, Learning Technology, College of Education and Human Development. College of Education and Human Development headshots. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University
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Jennifer Drake Patrick, Assistant Professor, Literacy, College of Education and Human Development. College of Education and Human Development headshots. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University
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Michelle M. Buehl, Professor, School of Education, College of Education and Human Development. College of Education and Human Development headshots. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University
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Following yesterday's opening event, both the Technology Exchange and Partner Day, the conference started in earnest today with a keynote by Paul Maritz, VMware President and CEO.
Paul is quite an articulate speaker, sounding both like a savvy businessman and an erudite professor. For many, his accent is difficult to place, is it Australian, South African? Turns out he was born in Zimbabwe, next door to South Africa, but he went to school in Cape Town, South Africa. Someone remarked that he pronounces some words like Sean Connery. Paul did work at University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Sean Connery grew up in nearby Edinburgh, Scotland.
Back to the keynote, Paul amplified many of the concepts introduced and announced yesterday, specifically by drawing on the past to explain where VMware is going in the future. I found the history a good review of many of the events I'd witnessed in my own long career with computing, and a fascinating basis for describing where he sees the company going, as well as a foundation for the many announcements this week. How did he do this?
He went back to the '60s and '70s (mainframes) and outlined the contrast between the Centralized vs. De-centralized models of computing. While he did not say so, the industry has swung between them several times over the last 30 years. He pointed out that we initially saw mainframes in the early days, and the proliferation of PCs in the '80s. The early '90s saw the rise of x86 Servers as well as the rise of the Client/Server model.
He quipped that it's ironic that he is now profiting from his previous sins in promoting the Client/Server model, which got us into a world of hurt so that we now seek another path, the best of both the Centralized and the De-centralized models. The advent of the Web in the mid-'90s offered the promise of this. He paid tribute to the founders of VMware, who started the company ten years ago back in 1998.
He described VMware's early efforts with both VMware Workstation (on the client, or De-centralized side in 1999) as well as the early VMware Server (GSX, on the Centralized side in 2000.) He pointed out that many other companies are currently virtualizing on the Centralized (server) side, but reminded us that VMware has done both sides, but raised the bar in 2004 with the introduction of VMware Infrastructure, a higher level of abstraction than either Server or Client side virtualization.
At this point, I reflected that during my career I'd seen software engineers write to whatever the leading "platform" was at the time. In the '80s it was Unix, and particularly SunOS (Solaris). The virtuous cycle had the platform supporting applications that led to more volume… which made the platform more viable. With the rise in popularity of Windows, it became the platform of choice. In the mid-'90s it was Java, with the promise of "Write Once, Run Anywhere" across a variety of devices. But last year, it became clear to me, especially following VMworld 2007 in San Francisco, that VMware was becoming the "platform". Both the Press and the Analysts "got it," and Wall Street saw a huge jump in VMware's stock price following the ESXi announcement and others.
So, what's the new "platform"? Paul explained the Virtual Datacenter OS, or VDC-OS. It is a way to support a variety of current popular "platforms" line .Net, Windows, Linux, Java, Software As A Service… with Application vServices that provide Availability, Security, and Scalability. This rests upon Infrastructure vServices called vCompute, vStorage, and vNetwork… as well as Cloud vServices. These in turn live on either the On-premise cloud, or an Off-premise Cloud (for additional resources.) Meanwhile, all of this can be managed by vCenter (the rebranded Virtual Center management framework) which handles both Application Management at the top end and Infrastructure Management at the backend.
To this end, many announcements fit into this new, higher level of abstraction. Once again, VMware raises the bar.


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Stott has been president of Columbia Investments, Ltd. since 1983. He is also the Chairman and CEO of Market Express, LLC, a regional transportation company. In addition, he served as the vice chairman and a principal of the real estate private equity firm ScanlanKemperBard Companies from 2005 to 2010 and as CEO of that company from 2008 to 2010. Stott was co-founder and former president and CEO of Crown Pacific from 1988 to 2004. He was the founder and former Chairman and CEO of Market Transport, Ltd., 1969 – 2006; one of the largest "asset-based" transportation and logistics services companies headquartered in Oregon. Market Transport, Ltd. was acquired in 2006 by UTI Worldwide and subsequently, in 2015, by DSV Global Transport and Logistics.
Mr. Stott is a member of the board of directors of Gerding/Edlen Development Company, one of the nation's leading real estate investment and development firms focused on urban, infill, office, apartment and mixed-use properties and the board of directors for Omega Morgan, one of the Northwest's leading providers of complex lifting, rigging and moving solutions. Mr. Stott is a former board member of River Point Farms, America's largest onion grower, and Con-way Inc., which was the nation's third-largest less-than-truckload carrier. Con-way was sold to XPO Logistics for $3.1 billion in October, 2015. He also is a former board member of Liberty Northwest Insurance Company, a Liberty Mutual Company.
Portland State University Board of Trustees, member; SOLVE, Founders' Circle Member; Portland Art Museum, Trustee; Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, board member; The Kennedy Center – National Committee for the Performing Arts, board member.
1997 National Multiple Sclerosis Society Hope Award; 1998 Portland State University President's Award; 1999 Oregon Entrepreneur of the Year; 2000 National Multiple Sclerosis Society Honoree in the Volunteer Hall of Fame; 2001 Portland State University Simon Benson Award Recipient; 2009 SOLV Tom McCall Leadership Award Recipient; 2009 AFP Outstanding Philanthropists Award; 2011 Recipient of the Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa awarded by Portland State University; 2014 Recipient of the Horatio Alger Award.


First of all, I would like to thank the Abbot and Bhikkhu monks of the temple, the executive committees of the Cambodian Canadian Association, the executive committees of the Khmer Canadian Buddhist Cultural Society, the executive committees of the Khmer Canadian Senior Association and the executive committees of the advisory board including all scholarship recipients, students, parents and participants today.
The annual meeting was overviewed and summarized by the President in his remark on how wonderful tasks have been accomplished within this 2012 and it is the concrete pavement for 2013 as well. There are 10 activities that KCYAA has undertaken. Among those, two activities were incorporated with other associations while the rests are proudly organized by the excellent team leaders.
More than this, Vichet who is the Secretary gave detailed speech to the audiences for the Action Plan 2013 that has been endorsed by the executive members. Future plan is the framework of the Khmer Youths Association. Without outlining future plan and achievable framework, we don't think we have done a proper thing. Planning is very important to looking forward for change and minimize risk for that change.
After the spectacular presentations by each executive committee on their parts of works and responsibilities, the session was followed by the awarding scholarship to more than 6 recipients presented. This scholarship awarding offered the great motivation for Cambodian Canadian children to pursue their school excellence and looking for high education such as college, professional development and university. From last three years, the recipients have enrolled in various universities, in college and working within various profession within Canadian competitive society. Not only that is visibly impacting their personal strive for success, some of them are engaging with the community by joining with the Youth Executive Committees as well. This is the over expectation from our scholarship program.
At the end, the event was joyful with the Bowling Event. Everyone had fun after hard work at school and working places. This fun activity has created an invaluable space for youths to create network within their interest group and for parents to engage with their children. We strongly believe in the power of networking and effective communication.
Thank you very much everyone for your participation and hard work.


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Challenges for commercializing perovskite solar cells
Author:Weiwei DongSource:WNLOLink:http://www.wnlo.cn/index.php?id=6605
Perovskite progress pushes solar cells closer to market
——Rapid improvement in thestability and efficiency of perovskite solar cells are raising commercial hopes
Republished from Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics http://www.wnlo.cn/index.php?id=6605
More energy from the sun hits the Earth's surfacein an hour than humanity uses each year, makingsolar power the most promising candidate whenever the future of energy isdiscussed. The last 25 years transformed solar power from verified oddity to the world's fastest expanding energy source. While the photovoltaic (PV) market is still dominated by siliconsolar panels, perovskitesolar cells (PSCs) have been considered as a 'gamechanger' that caneke out more energy from the sun's photons and be used more flexibly than today's panels.
Making from the most abundant mineral on Earth, PSCs became the frontrunner among all emerging PV technologies. From humble beginnings in 2009 with an efficiency of 3.8% and lasted only minutes, the best PSCs now boast an efficiency of 23.3% and can work for thousands of hours under harsh test conditions.
Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, led by Hongwei Han, have recently reviewed the advances toward commercially viable PSCs and discussed challenges that remain. The work, which can be found on Science (http://science.sciencemag.org/content/361/6408/eaat8235), also include contributions from researchers around the world such as Edward H. Sargent at University of Toronto (Canada), Sang Il Seok at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (Korea), and Michael D. McGehee at University of Colorado (USA).
Figure1. Configurations and application demonstration of PSCs. (A) PSCs have been developed in various device configurations, including mesoscopic,planar, triple mesoscopic and tandem structures. (B) A 110 m2 perovskite PV system with printable triple mesoscopic PSC modules (3600 cm2 for each) was launched by WonderSolar in China.
PSCs can deliver excellent performance alone with device configurations include mesoscopic formal (n-i-p) and inverted (p-i-n) structures, planar formal and inverted structures, and the printable triple mesoscopic structures (shown in Figure 1A). They can also be combined with other existing mature PV technologies, making 'tandems cells', to deliver more power than either could manage alone. The notable improvement in both the PSC efficiency and stability in the past few years has helped underpin the rapid progress of single-junction PSCs as well as tandem cells. In particular, a 10,000 hours lifetime of printable triple mesoscopic PSCs was obtained last year, which equals to the total irradiation of ten years outdoor use in most of Europe, offering more reassurance for PSCs to enter the PV market.
WonderSolar in China announced its latest milestone: a perovskite PV system with printable triple mesoscopic PSC modules that exceeding a total area of 110m2 (shown in Figure 1B). The system is a testament to two crucialareas of progress in PSCs over the past few years: the devices longevity and their ability to upscale. Further studies of these increased-area modules and systems will expand to cover both fundamental topics on materials and lab-sized cells, and also studies to address issues of industrial-scale manufacturing and deployment.
WonderSolar isn't the only commercial player in perovskite. Microquanta Semiconductor recently obtained the highest efficiency of rigid perovskite mini-module; Saule Technologies is working on flexible perovskite cells; a consortium that includes Greatcell Solar, Solliance, Oxford PV, Solaronix and Tandem PV is developing stand-alone and tandem cells; and several other companies are in the mix.
Of course, there is no guarantee perovskite will succeed as solar's new wonder material. The development is still at very early stages, both academic and companies still have technical and production challenges to overcome. This include industry-scale electronic-grade films, recycling methods to address concerns regarding lead toxicity, and the adoption of standardized testing protocols to predict the operation lifetime of PSCs. Modules will need to pass light-induced degradation, potential-induced degradation, partial shade stress,and mechanical shock. The field can benefit from the learning and experience of mature PV technologies as it strives to define, and overcome, the hurdles to PSC commercial impact.
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Catalytic Converters of Harmful to Harmless
Pollution is one of the major problems we face in today's world. The environment has been disturbed and the once clean water we drink and fresh air we breathe are now contaminated by harmful substances. As much as we would want to, we cannot deny that industrialization and the evolution of technology are some of the main causes of pollution. Life becomes more convenient at the expense of the environment. That is why new ways are being formulated to help reduce pollution.
Air pollution is mainly caused by harmful emissions of vehicles. As the number of vehicles increase, so does air pollution. Since the increase of automotives cannot be prevented due to the increase of demand from the population, other alternatives of reducing air pollution have been made. Throughout the years, automakers have searched and found ways to reduce the harmful emissions of vehicles. One of the devices they have come up with is the catalytic converter.
The catalytic converter is a device that cleans the gas which passes through the exhaust system of a vehicle. It works by converting harmful pollutants into less harmful substances before emission. For example, it converts carbon monoxide, which is known to be harmful, into carbon dioxide which is harmless.
Catalytic converters are typically made of metal or ceramic honeycombed monolith substrate that contains metal catalysts. An intumescent mat wraps the substrate. When heated, this mat expands, insulating the substrate which is perfectly fitted into the exhaust system. Chemical reactions occur when the gases passes over the catalyst. These reactions convert pollutants into water and harmless gas. The catalyst is usually a mixture of different noble metals like platinum, rhodium, and palladium. Scientifically, what really happens during the reactions is this: hydrocarbons react with oxygen and produces carbon dioxide; nitrogen oxides react with carbon monoxide to produce carbon dioxide and nitrogen; and react with hydrogen to produce water vapor and nitrogen.
Studies made on the efficiency of the device have shown that indeed, catalytic converters are capable of reducing the emission of harmful gases that cause air pollution. As automotive technology is improving, new adjustments and improvements to this device are also made to enhance its ability to reduce harmful emissions. New vehicles are still being produced daily, but they are now equipped with latest technology of emission control. Thanks to the inventors of catalytic converters, we can now enjoy the luxury of buying new cars without having to worry about the negative effects it might have to the environment.
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My research interest is in tumor immunology. I am involved in the development of novel therapies that exploit the immune system as a way to treat cancer. I am the head of hematological malignancies for the Cellular Therapeutics Center, which has played a fundamental role in the development and implementation of CAR T cell therapy. I am also interested in developing targeted therapies for lymphoma and in understanding the mechanisms by which these therapies work.
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