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		<title>CECProject Design Phase 3</title>

Collaborative Email Client Project Design - Phase 3

Wednesday, June 17, 2013

Group 5:  Amish Gala, Deyvid William, Pankaj Kapania, and Romeo Honvo

Statistics:

				Type
				Measurement Phase 1
				Measurement Phase 2
				Measurement Phase 3

				Total LOC
				3222 (43 classes)
				9633 (94 classes)
				12360 (127 classes)

				Total Production LOC
				2477 (29 classes)
				7292 (69 classes)
				9641 (97 classes)

				Total Unit Test LOC
				742 (14 classes, 40 unit tests, 7 integration tests)
				2341 (25 classes, 137 unit tests, 18 integration tests)
				2719 (30 classes, 158 unit tests, 18 integration tests)

				Code Coverage (ALL)
				55.6%
				57.3%
				43.1%

				Code Coverage (Unit)
				32.2%
				32.5%
				30.8%

				Code Coverage (Integration)
				35.5%
				36.8%
				21.0%

Architecture and Design

Phase 3 presented us with some new requirements to complement our already robust
		email and meeting client:

Send email through network

Test with at least 3 clients

Verify that filters are applied on each client

Robustness (if user is logged off when email is sent)

Invite another person to a meeting

Target person receives email invitation

Target person can accept or decline

"Edit over the network" (See next requirement)

Concurrently edit an appointment

Allow two instances of your program to edit over the network

Optimistic locking

Basic merge / conflict resolution

N-Tiers and Package Structure

We enhanced the package structure to include a new Network package, whose responsibility
		was to handle all communication between client/server.

Major Additions and Changes to Classes

Network Classes

Server classes

SuperCECServer: This class represents our server. It encapsulates and hides the complexity for handling
			sockets, and input/output streams. Upon launch, it submits three main tasks to a thread pool which it also
			encapsulates (ExecutorService).

ServerClientAcceptor (long running): this task is responsible for listening on the Server Socket which the
					server instantiates. Each time a client connects, it spawns a new task: ServerThreadPerClient.
					This task handles each individual client connection to the server - socket, streams, email address,
					sending/receiving from the server to the target client.

EmailListenerCECServer (long running): the ServerThreadPerClient task puts emails which it receives on a
					a LinkedBlockingDeque owned by the SuperCECServer. This shared data is concurrently accessed by
					the EmailListenerCECServer task which takes care of getting the right output stream and sending
					that email to the target recipient.

SendPendingMessages (one shot): in the event that a user had registered with the server, and is now
					currently offline and receives an email, this thread is tasked with trying to send all un-received
					emails to that person upon his reconnection. It is triggered from the ServerClientAcceptor.

All data structures owned by the SuperCECServer used to manage the concurrency. It was smarter to create
			new thread-safe library-managed collections and then use the ExecutorService than trying to hand-code the
			wait/notify or even more low-level lock/unlock. We might be able to squash some of these
			collections together by merging some objects; however, we don't have a compelling reason yet.

The Server main() code is very simple as shown here:

 The handshake between the client and the server looks something like this (used http://www.websequencediagrams.com/):

The overall set of classes which communicate on the server side are shown here:

Client Network Classes

NetworkHelper: used to initially connect to the server (see handshake sequence diagram above). Its other
			responsibilities are to send emails, meeting requests, and meeting updates. It manages its own local thread
			pool, on which it adds the task to listen for messages from server.

ListenerForMessagesFromServer (long running): the server can send different types of objects - emails, acknowledgement
			of receiving something, and meeting change sets. This task is responsible for listening and responding
			correctly to each of the kinds of objects it can receive.

UpdateEmailClientView: a simple one-shot thread which is called whenever a client receives an email to
			nicely update his inbox.

Communication Change Set (CCS)

The CCS was used to communicate differences to the server when a client updated a meeting after it had already
			been sent and received by the server.

A Change object contains the before and after values for a field. Each change the user makes is stored
			in a CCS object as shown below. The CCS can take one one of a few states (ACCEPT, DECLINE, CHANGE, CHANGE_ACCEPTED,
			and CHANGE_REJECTED). These states were used to communicate between client and server on the type of operation
			which was being sent.

This change set was the main form of communication between client and server to enable two clients to
			simultaneously edit an appointment over the network, and relied on a few system invariants (mostly discussed
			below), such as the fact that the meeting after being sent is OWNED by the server.

Important Decisions

Testing and Confidence

Problem: How to test our code, for all threading / concurrency and serialization?

Solution: We found it quite difficult to approach this phase with the same strategy for unit testing as we did
		in the first two phases. There were no real "domain" entities, and most of the code added was related to handling
		communication over the network. Thus the approach we adopted was to strengthen our use of the logger, especially
		in all the network classes. This proved very useful when testing - somebody sitting at the server console
		would literally see everything that was being sent through - almost like watching the code in The Matrix!
		While this was no where near as effective (since we needed to first start up the clients, launch the server,
		connect to the server, and then actually run the tests), good concise and precise logging paid off in many
		situations.

Some unit tests were still created to help test the CommunicationChangeSet (the object responsible for capturing
		changes to a meeting), and Change (the object contained within a change set).

Serializing Email, Meeting, Acknowledgement, CommunicationChangeSet

Problem: How to send data across the wire to CEC clients connected to the server?

Solution: We leveraged the Serializable interface provided by the standard java.io package. All of these objects
		were quite simple: their logical and physical forms matched quite nicely, so we used the default serialized form
		instead of creating our own custom ones.

Connecting, Offline, Online

Problem: How to deal with clients who connect, and then disconnect?

Solution: At first, it was a real challenge - we encountered countless "stream corruption" exceptions. We needed
		a better strategy to deal with the different connection possibilities, and to act accordingly. Many sites online
		had references to the fact that a lot of socket methods were unreliable, thus we decided to opt for a simple, clean
		and efficient design. The idea is that upon connecting, the SuperCECServer stored a link between the client's
		registration email, his socket, and the input and output streams. Whenever a client with the same email "reconnected"
		we simply overwrote those mappings. We understand that in a real scenario, this poses a security check; however,
		this is out of scope for this phase and thus we deemed it an appropriate solution.

Concurrency Techniques

Problem: How to manage access to shared resources, especially when an arbitrary number of threads can access? Also,
		how to manage the threads and providing Runnables to be executed?

Solution: here we leaned heavily on the well tested and documented thread pool abstraction: Executor Service. This
		class provided the thread-safety, thread-management, and orchestration necessary to successfully build a multi-client
		email program, which allows optimistic changes to shared data. We had numerous amount of threads:

		Long running (meaning when spawned, keeps running until the application closes or some other even occurs):

ServerClientAcceptor

ServerThreadPerClient

EmailListenerCECServer

SentEMailCleanupThread (handle acknowledgements)

ServerClientAcceptor

ListenerForMessagesFromServer

		One shot(meaning when spawned, runs for the data its given and then completes):

ChangeSetThreadForMeetings

SendPendingMessages (in case a client reconnects, to send him his messages)

UpdateEmailClientView (to actually refresh the Inbox if the user is on that view)

Thus for the most part, it made sense to communicate with our SuperCECServer and submit these tasks to the
		main Executor.

Concurrent Editing of a Meeting

Problem: How to be able to concurrently edit a meeting on the network?

Solution: We simplified our design with the following decision: as soon as the client sends a meeting to the server,
		the client is no longer the owner of the meeting and it now is a shared document which belongs to the server. All
		subsequent updates need to go through the server, and this alleviates the need for clients to know about other
		clients (in a peer-to-peer fashion). This allowed us to make some important decisions regarding the Change Set -
		most notably: if a client tries to update a meeting, if his original copy does not match the servers, then he needs
		to perform an update. This led to the design of the Change object (see above).

One major challenge with this was how to address the issue of what happens when a client tries to update, but
		is not in sync. We decided that the best approach was to mimic SVN - during the update, lock the UI. If the update
		is successful, simply close the window. If the update was rejected, then give a message to the user that some fields
		need to be merged, and prevent the system from saving the meeting on his local client. This proved challenging from
		an implementation perspective, and also from a correctness perspective - is it good practice to lock the main AWT
		thread? Regardless, we followed this approach and included some basic usability: log that we're waiting for a response
		every 100ms, and upon reception, unlock the main UI thread. If the server doesn't respond in 3 seconds, then
		we tell the user that something is wrong with the server and to try later. The code in the NetworkHelper (client
		side) which runs is shown here:

Merger Classes - Server CCS Merge and Client CCS Merge

Problem: How to intelligently take changes to a meeting and apply them (also intelligently)

Solution: Due to time constraints, we were not able to fully realize a merge algorithm strategy based on different
		fields. We did however plan for it by designing a Merger interface, and creating the shells for some basic merge classes
		(BodyMerger, SimpleTextFieldMerger). Thus for the purposes of the phase 3 release schedule, we simply send back
		any conflicts to the client, and ask him to resolve it.

Reused Libraries / Code Inspiration (in addition to Phase 1)

StringTokenizer: Tokenizer to help with removing spaces and email address parsing
			(java.util.StringTokenizer)

SrtringUtils: Apache Commons Language StringUtils to help with counting the number
			of occurrences of a certain character within a string (org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils)

Cleanup convenience methods as provided by Troy in lecture code

Design Patterns (extensions and applications from Phase 1)

Builder: cec.model.EmailBuilder, cec.model.MeetingBuilder

Factory: cec.model.FolderFactory, cec.persistence.EmailDaoFactory,
			cec.persistence.FolderDaoFactory, cec.model.RuleSetFactory, cec.persistence.RuleDaoFactory,
			cec.persistence.MeetingDaoFactory, cec.persistence.TemplateDaoFactory

Adapter/Wrapper: cec.view.Email, cec.view.EmailClient

Facade: cec.persistence.EmailXMLDao, cec.persistence.FolderXMLDao (for the javax.xml.parser,
			javax.xml.transform, apache.commons.io, and w3c.dom classes)

Observer: cec.view.EmailClient (TreeSelectionListener), JTable for emails listens to
			model changes when an email is send, saved, or deleted., all JTextComponents on which InputMaps
			and ActionMaps were defined.

Singleton: cec.view.EmailClient

OOD Honorable Mentions

Value object: cec.view.EmailViewEntity

Data Access Object (DAO) interfaces: cec.persistence.EmailDao, cec.persistence.FolderDao

Test Patterns:

Stub objects: isolated model tests by injecting/stubbing dependencies to persistence

Integration: a few more-involved integration tests were written, on the back
					bone one solid unit tests

Known Issues

Meeting Edge Cases

Because of how meetings are edited concurrently over the network, we have disabled a somewhat
		expected feature: distribution. We felt it was more important to handle the change sets on the server,
		and completed this implementation; however, we don't have a solid strategy to "notify" all members
		of this shared document, that changes were made.

Merging

We wanted to try and implement a more comprehensive merge algorithm, but due to time constraints
		we were unable to fully realize it. We have positioned the code to use the proper merge algorithm
		strategy, however, those classes are simply placeholder for now.

Temporal Coupling

The code for handling the Communication Change Set is a little fragile. There are places in the code
		where the order of initialization and execution is so crucial that slight changes can cause exception
		in areas of code we did not expect. This is a side effect of multiple things: unfamiliarity with
		executor / socket / multi-threading type programming, heroic programming, and unflexible deadlines.


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Let's play a game. Try to name off the top 10 languages spoken in the world. Ready, set, go!
If you are like me, your list probably went "English, French, Spanish, ummm German, Chinese, and maybe Italian?" your confidence waning with each subsequent language.
Have no fear. Below is the complete list of the top 10 languages of the world. This list of spoken languages includes the most widely spoken languages around the globe, and some of the most common languages might surprise you.
What is the most spoken language in the world?
Lets start off with the most spoken language in the world. Are you surprised?
1. Mandarin Chinese
Total Number of Speakers: 1.051 Billion
Number of Native Speakers: 873 million
Number of Non-Native Speakers: 178 million
Where Chinese is spoken: People's Republic of China, Republic of China, Singapore, Taiwan, Macau, and Hong Kong
Mandarin Chinese is number one on our top 10 languages of the world! That's right, Chinese is the most spoken language in the world. It is actually considered a power language. However, Chinese is actually a collection of different dialects. Of the dialects, Mandarin is the most common. According to Enthnologue, there are 13 dialects of Chinese spoken in 39 total countries. Around one third of the population, or 1.3 billion people, speak Chinese.
Written Chinese is composed of ideographs. Globalization Partners International states that there are around 50,000 ideographs found in the Chinese dictionary. However, don't let that big number deter you from learning Chinese. By learning just 1,000 of the most common ideographs, you can read 90% of a Chinese newspaper.
2. Spanish
Total Number of Speakers: 577 million
Where Spanish is spoken: Spanish is the official language of 21 countries, including Spain, Mexico, and most of South and Central America. It is also a common language spoken in the USA. Check out our Spanish Speaking Countries post to learn more.
The Spanish language originated near the Castilla region of Spain, which is why the language is also called Castilian. The Latin and Arabic languages greatly influenced Spanish.
Today, Spanish is the most widely spoken romance language, spoken by 7.6% of the world's population. El País predicts that by the year 2060 there will be 754 million Spanish speakers.
3. English
Total Number of Speakers: around 1.5 Billion
Number of Non-Native Speakers: Over 1 Billion
Where English is spoken: According to World Atlas, 35 Countries speak English as their main language. However, English is the leading international language and is the common ground for international business and trade. As a result, more people speak English as a second language than as a native language.
English is one of the most popular languages in the world and number three on the top spoken languages.
The English language began when three Germanic tribes invaded Britain around the 5th century A.D. Those living in Britain already spoke a Celtic language at the time. The invaders pushed the Celtic speakers west, toward Wales. The Germanic tribes spoke different but similar languages, which soon combined to form Old English.
However, Old English is very different from the English we speak today. Through migration and the exposure to other languages, the English language continued to evolve. In fact, the first English dictionary was not published until 1828. If you are interested in learning more about the history of the English language, check out the The English Club's detailed explanation.
4. Hindi
Where Spoken: India and Fiji
Coming in at number 4 on the most common languages around the globe is Hindi. Although most Hindi speakers reside in India, Hindi-speaking communities also exist in South Africa, Mauritius, Bangladesh, Yemen, and Uganda.
According to Encyclopedia Britannica, modern day, standard Hindi evolved from Khari Boli. When Muslim invaders settled in India, their languages enhanced Khari Boli and formed standard Hindi. However, in northern India, known as the Hindi Belt, you will find several other dialects of Hindi.
5. Arabic
Where Arabic is spoken: Arabic is the official language for more than 20 countries, including Qatar, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Arabic originated in the nomadic tribes in the desert area of the Arabian Peninsula. Consequently, the word "Arab" means nomad.
There are technically three versions of Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic, Classical Arabic and Colloquial Arabic. Modern Standard Arabic is the version taught in schools and used for business. Each country also maintains its own colloquial version of the language. Arabic is written right to left in cursive form.
6. Bengali
Number of Non-Native Speakers: 72 million
Where Spoken: Bangladesh, India
Though mostly spoken in only two countries, Bengali is one of the most common languages in the world. Another name for Bengali is Bangla. Bengali evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit, Pali, and Sanskrit languages. Bengali is mainly spoken in eastern South Asia. It is the official language of Bangladesh and the second most spoken language in India.
Bengali serves as a bond for the diverse people groups of South Asia. In 1952, Bangladesh was part of East Pakistan. The Bengali speakers, recognizing their language as an important part of their identity, fought hard to keep it alive. On February 21st 1942, as a part of the Bengali Language Movement, people risked their lives to protect their mother language. Several people lost their lives during the protest and the days that followed. Now, February 21st is International Mother Language Day to commemorate their struggle and sacrifice.
7. Portuguese
Where Portuguese is spoken: Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique, Macau, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, East Timor, Cape Verde, São Tomé, Príncipe
Portuguese is another common language, and number 6 on the list. Portuguese was developed 2,000 years ago when the Romans arrived in the Iberian Peninsula- modern day Portugal and Spain. Like Spanish, Germanic and Arabic languages also influenced Portuguese. In fact, modern Portuguese has over 400 words that originated from Arabic.
Due to their similar origins, Spanish and Portuguese are very similar languages. So, if you can speak Spanish, then Portuguese should be easier for you to learn.
8. Russian
Where Russian is spoken: Russian is the official language of Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. Russian is also an unofficial language of Ukraine and several former Soviet countries.
Russian belongs to the Slavic family of languages and is one of the three main East Slavic languages. Around 2.3% of the population speaks Russian.
Ironically, even though it is the eighth most commonly spoken language in the world, as of 2013, Russian was the second most commonly used language online, making up for 5.9% of websites.
9. Japanese
Total Number of Speakers: 128,350,830
Number of Non-Native Speakers: 121,500
Where Japanese is Spoken: Japan, Okinawa
Although Japanese is one of the most widely spoken languages, the origin of the Japanese people and language are relatively unknown. In fact, the first Japanese books were actually written in Chinese.
The Chinese writing method was introduced to the Japanese around 6th century. During that time, the Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans were involved in a diplomatic and religious collaboration, according to Accredited Language Services. As a result, the Chinese culture flooded Japan and greatly influenced the region. Around 40% of Japanese words were adapted from Chinese.
10. Lahnda
Where Lahnda is Spoken: Pakistan and India
Many people have never heard of the Lahnda language, however it is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.
Lahnda is also known as Lahndi or Western Punjabi. It is technically a group of Indo-Arayan dialects. A linguist George Grierson created the term Lahnda to classify these similar dialects for a language survey.
Locally, the term Lahnda never stuck. The locals call Southern Lahnda Siraiki and Northern Lahnda is Hindko. Ethnologue also lists Pahari-Potwari and Western Punjabi under Lahanda. Due the diversity of languages listed under the Lahnda umbrella, statistics for total numbers of non-native speakers are not available.
10+ Languages with less than 50 remaining speakers
If the top 10 languages spoken in the world surprised you, wait until you see the bottom ten. There are actually 6,909 documented languages. Some are big, like our top 10, and some are very small. In fact, UNESCO lists 393 languages that have fewer than 50 speakers. Here are just a few of the least spoken languages in the world:
So what is the least spoken language in the world?
1. Taushiro
Total Number of Speakers: 1
Where Taushiro is Spoken: near the Aucayacu River in the Loreto region of Peru
As of 2017, Amadeo Garcia Garcia was the only remaining Taushiro speaker. He and his family lived deep in the Amazon jungle, far from medicine and technology. Slowly the difficulties of living off the land took its toll and left Aamdeo as the last living Taushiro speaker.
2. Tanema
Where Tanema is Spoken: Vanikoro in the eastern province of the Solomon Islands.
Tanema was the native language of a tribe in the Solomon Islands, which still includes around 150 people. Within the tribe, Tanema has been replaced by Teanu, the main language of Vanikoro. As of 2012 only one person still spoke Tanema, Lainol Nalo.
Although the idea of being the last living speaker of a language sounds extreme, Amadeo and Lainol are not alone in their plight, according to UNESCO there are actually 19 other languages with only one remaining speaker: Apiaká, Bikya, Bishuo, Chaná, Dampel, Diahói, Kaixána, Lae, Laua, Patwin, Pazeh, Pémono, Tinigua, Tolowa, Uru, Volow, Wintu-Nomlaki, Yahgan, Yarawi
3. Ayapenco
Where Ayapenco is spoken: In the village of Ayapa in Tobasco, Mexico
Ironically, the two remaining speakers of Ayapenco do not actually converse with each other. They live only 500 meters apart but do not enjoy one another's company. One of the two men, Miguel Segovia, speaks Ayapenco with his wife and son, even though they cannot respond to him in Ayapenco. There have been several, so far unsuccessful, movements to revive the language but Segovia says the pupils quickly lost interest.
4. Lemerig
Where Lemerig is Spoken: Vanuatu, Banks Islands, island of Vanua Lava
Lemerig is one of 110 languages spoken in Vanuatu, the most linguistically diverse place on earth. Since the original tribe of Lemerig speakers is now scattered, the language is dying off. Linguist Alexandre François, who discovered the language in 2003, is working to help save Lemerig from extinction.
5. Chamicuro
Where Chamicuro is Spoken: Peru, Pampa Hermosa
Chamicuro was believed to be in the same boat as Lemerig, with only two elderly speakers remaining. However, in 2008, five more Chamicuro speakers were located. According to Ethnologue, all inhabitants of Pampa Hermosa are ethnically Chamicuro. There are currently around 120 people remaining in the tribe.
6. Njerep
Where Njerep is Spoken: Nigeria, the Taraba State
Njerep speakers now speak Mambila, leaving only the elderly with remaining knowledge of Njerep. However, of the six remaining speakers, only one remembers the language well enough to semi-converse. The last know fluent speaker died in 1998.
7. Ongota
Where Ongota is Spoken: Southwest Ethiopia
The speakers of Ongota transitioned to speaking Ts'amakko. As of 2007, there were a total of 10 Ongota speakers but only 8 native speakers. Aklilu Yilma is studying the language to help keep it alive.
8. Liki
Total Number of Speakers: 11
Where Liki is Spoken: Indonesia, on offshore islands of Papau province
Liki is also known as Moar. Although only 11 native Liki speakers remain, there are around 320 people in the ethnic population.
9. Paakantyi
Where Paakantyi is Spoken: Australia, in New South Wales along the Darling River
The term Paakantyi came from the native name of the Darling River, Paaka. As a result, the Paakantyi language is sometimes also known as Darling. Currently, several schools are teaching Paakantyi to help keep it alive. One school created a CD of the language and another offers an 18-month course.
10. Tsuut'ina
Where Tsuut'ina is Spoken: Southwest of Calgary in Alberta, Canada.
Previously, the language was called Sarcee, which is believed to come from a Blackfoot word meaning "Woody Country Indian". However, in 2015 the tribe decided to change the name to Tsuut'ina, which means "nation tribe".
The tribe is dedicated to passing Tsuut'ina down to the younger generation. They are building a new high school for members of the tribe where the Tsuut'ina language and culture will be part of the curriculum.
Languages spoken around the world
Our diverse world is full of languages. Some are widely spoken, while others are small, intimate secrets that bind a group of people together. Yet all languages are equally important.
Now that you know the top 10 languages spoken in the world, along with some other less common languages around the world, which are you going to learn?
Author: Vanessa Ruiz is a language lover with a BA in Spanish and English as a Second Language. When she isn't working to support immigrant families to raise bilingual children, you will find her writing or playing with her own bilingual child.

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A day after TMZ leaked what they claim are photos of the Millennium Falcon on the Star Wars Episode VII set, director J.J. Abrams took to Twitter to respond to the leaks and tease fans.
Now that things are finally under way with the massively anticipated Disney production, everyone is trying to get their hands on anything and everything related to the Abrams flick.
The director is known for being extremely secretive with his projects, but so far Star Wars Episode VII has proven to be extremely difficult, as the entire world seems to be hanging on any news related to the new chapter of the intergalactic saga.
As you may notice, the piece of paper on which Abrams wrote the reply to the leakers is sitting on what seems to be something that looks very much like on top of a old hologame table, just like the one previously seen on the Millennium Falcon in the original trilogy.
The report published on TMZ this past Tuesday, suggests that one of the photos is that of Han Solo's spacecraft, which made its debut in the very first Star Wars, A New Hope and became symbolic of the struggle between The Force and the Dark Side.
In A New Hope the Millennium Falcon — a revamped YT-1300 — is in the possession of smuggler Han Solo (Harrison Ford) thanks to a game of sabacc he won against his pal Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams).
Jedi master Obi Wan Kenobi (Alec Guiness), Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), C3PO (Anthony Daniels), and R2 D2 (Kenny Baker) rent the spacecraft with the promise of a hefty payout for Solo, if he helps the group deliver the stolen plans of the Death Star to the rebel planet of Alderaan.
Despite the speculation and Abrams' tease, whether the Millennium Falcon will actually appear in Star Wars Episode VII or not is up for debate, since at the time of A New Hope Luke already called it a "piece of junk" and it had trouble entering into light speed mode.
It remains to be seen what measures — if any — will Abrams take to protect the set of Star Wars Episode VII and with it the Millenium Falcon and any other returning or new piece.


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Physical methods of disease prevention and control are based on the physiological tolerance of disease agents to adverse conditions such as increased or low temperature, absence of moisture, presence of deleterious irradiation; and the removal of pathogen sources or presence of physical barriers to prevent contact between the disease agent and the host.
Potential pathogens can be removed by ultraviolet radiation and through the process of microfiltration. Chemical pollutants can be eliminated by carbon filtration, biofiltration and water dilution. Exposure of tank or pond to heated water and sun-drying can also eliminate some microbial flora. Infected fish must be removed quickly and destroyed.
• Fish free of specific pathogenic organisms (SPF) – refer to fish free of all species-specific pathogens. The water supply must be completely sterile and exchanges of fish is possible only between SPF classified establish-ments.
• Fish free of coded pathogenic organisms (CPF) – include fish free of all diseases appearing in a list drawn up by an international agreement. For Southeast Asian countries, such a list has yet to be drafted. Water supply would have to be pretreated. CPF classified farms can receive SPF or CPF fish but cannot dispatch fish to SPF farms.
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The Safe Narrow Path
"I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob,
I will surely gather the remnant of Israel;
I will put them together like sheep of the fold,
Like a flock in the midst of their pasture;
They shall make a loud noise because of so many people."
Micah 2:12 (NKJV)
Whilst on the bus one day, on our way to see a relative in hospital, we passed a field with a flock of sheep in it. Although it was a large field, all of the sheep were standing spread out over only a very small area in relation to the size of the field. Each individual sheep had plenty of room around it to graze to its heart's content.
All except one that is. One sheep was walking sedately on a well-worn rut in the grass which was clearly visible. It was narrow, but that particular sheep kept walking on it. It was reasonably straight, well as much as a well-worn track can be in a field, but the sheep kept on it. It did not turn its head to the left, nor to the right, but walked at a steady pace on the path keeping its eyes on the path it was walking. This sheep had a whole field to wander in, but no, it stayed on the narrow path within the safety of the flock knowing this would take it to its goal, even if it was not as direct as going 'cross country.'
As God's sheep, He has set a Shepherd to look over us and bring us to Him. Ezekiel 34:12 says, "As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day."
We also enter by the narrow gate and tread a narrow path, as we read in Matthew 7:13-14, "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it." (See also Luke 13:24). It can be all too easy to look at the green grass all around us and think it is 'better over there.'
For the sheep, the narrow path may not have been the most direct, but it was safe, it was free of holes, it was known! Just like this sheep, our way is safe, our path is known—"I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6). Our path leads us to the true Shepherd spoken of in John 10:14-15, "I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep."
Father, guide us to stay on that narrow path— the one path that leads us to the one, true Shepherd, Jesus. In His name we ask for your wisdom and direction.
Study by Rosemary Gent
Rosemary Gent attends Nottingham Grace Communion.
Email: icgwoodley@gmail.com


Memorial Day has come and gone, which means we're officially heading into summer, and with the start of summer comes my annual summer reading list. This year, I've selected five very different books that share a theme of the role of technology in our lives. Any one of the books would be an excellent read at the beach.
The first book is "Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community," by Robert Putnam (Simon & Schuster, 2000.) This is not a new book, but the exhaustive analysis by the author on the societal changes over the last few decades brought on by devices such as television are prescient. I've personally experienced the difficulty in getting people to participate in community organizations, and it's getting even more challenging with the continued use of social media as a replacement for actual social interaction.
The second book is "The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future," by Mark Bauerlein (Tarcher/Penguin, 2008.) This is a fascinating but rather depressing book about the mindset of Millennials and how their habits will affect society in the near future. Just ask any teacher.
The third book is "The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters," by Tom Nichols (Oxford University Press, 2017.) I couldn't put this book down. The author writes about technological advances and the negative impacts they are having on society, in particular "a surge in narcissistic and misguided intellectual egalitarianism." The use of "alternate facts" in the current political arena is a good example of this.
The fourth book is "Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era," by James Barrat (Thomas Dunne Books, 2013.) The author does an excellent job discussing topics that I've spoken about a lot in the past year, such as the rise of intelligent robots and how this will dramatically change our society. Scary stuff.
The fifth book is "Chapter and Verse: New Order, Joy Division, and Me by Bernard Sumner (Thomas Dunne Books, 2014.) This autobiography from the lead singer of the band New Order offers some fascinating insights into how the group changed their musical style over time, partly in response to new digital instruments. The author explains the role of music technology in creating hits like "Blue Monday" in the 1980s.
There is one last book I'm looking forward to reading: "Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter," by Scott Adams (Portfolio, 2017.) This timely book from the creator of Dilbert is scheduled for release this October. You can read early excerpts on Mr. Adams blog.


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Voxeo Opens Up to a Much Broader Developer Community
As indicated in previous posts, Voxeo has become a leader in the development and hosting of voice applications. From their website:
Voxeo helps enterprises improve service and lower costs by automating and connecting their most common phone calls with our Interactive Voice Response (IVR) or Voice over IP (VoIP) solutions.
Our IVR and VoIP hosting, turnkey platforms, and developer services – powered by VoiceXML and CCXML – are used by over 35,600 companies to create and deploy any telephone application they desire.
Historically Voxeo has provided, at no charge, resources for C++/Java and Web Developers to produce customized IVR applications that are then hosted at their network operations center. Their developer community has grown to over 35,000 participants. As their expertise has grown they have also developed their licensable Prophecy SIP platform for those enterprises that wish to host their own services using Voxeo's tools.
Until now their voice applications required the use of the VoiceXML standard which placed limitations on their appeal to the broader developer community. Today, an announcement at eComm 2009 removes this limitation; Voxeo will be providing the tools to support the creation of voice applications in five languages: Python Ruby, PHP, Groovy and ecmaScript:
Tropo is an application platform that enables web developers to write communication applications in the languages they already use: Groovy, Ruby, PHP, Python and JavaScript. Tropo is in the cloud, so we manage the headaches of dealing with infrastructure and keeping applications up and running at enterprise-grade. Tropo is simple to deploy, requires no contracts and no up-front setup costs. With Tropo developers can build and deploy voice and telephony applications, or add voice to existing applications.
Via Voxeo's new Tropo platform built on their existing infrastructure, developers can then deploy their applications on Voxeo's hosted offerings via their Tropo.com portal. Applications can incorporate inbound calling via PSTN, SIP, Skype and iNum while also providing appropriate connections for outbound calling.
Voxeo's business models simply runs at a cost of 3 cents per minute for use of the service. There are no setup charges or contracts required; payment is via credit card. CEO Jonathan Taylor claims it takes five minutes to set up and deploy via Tropo.com.
Additionally Voxeo announced that the developers of Adhearsion, a Ruby-based rapid application development framework, will be making their framework support the Tropo platform.
For developers who want to have a deeper look, check out the Tropo launch site where there are incentives for developer participation. One more relevant Voxeo blog post: Get the Tropo sample applications – via git and Github.
Voxeo's announcement is a major contributor to the evolution of the Voice 2.0 world, opening up opportunities for a much broader community of developers and integrators.
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Regional Cuomo Taps Ex-N.Y. Gov. for Tax Relief Commission
Cuomo Taps Ex-N.Y. Gov. for Tax Relief Commission
By Dovid Cahan
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 9:49 pm | כ"ח תשרי תשע"ד
PURCHASE, N.Y. -
Former New York Gov. George Pataki, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and former state Comptroller Carl McCall pose at Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y., on Wednesday upon the establishment of the new Tax Relief Commission. (AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerald)
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday enlisted two former political opponents to look for ways to cut two to three billion dollars in property taxes for businesses and middle class New Yorkers, who pay the highest taxes in the nation.
Cuomo, a Democrat, said he went to former Gov. George Pataki, a Republican, partly to keep politics out of the process. He also named former state Comptroller Carl McCall as co-chairmen of a Tax Relief Commission.
The commission, which is to report to Cuomo by Dec. 6, will focus on property taxes, which Cuomo called a scourge statewide.
There is a personal dimension for Cuomo in both of the appointments.
Pataki beat Cuomo's father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, in the senior Cuomo's bitter reelection battle in 1994. And McCall emerged as the Democratic nominee for governor in 2002 after heavy pressure was placed on the younger Cuomo to withdraw from the race. McCall went on to be soundly defeated by Pataki.
Pataki says that when he got the call from Cuomo he thought at first it was a wrong number.
Edward Cox, the newly reelected state Republican party chairman, praised the commission's makeup and goal.
"New York needs serious tax reform, regulatory reform, mandate relief, education reform and workforce development to free small businesses, to create jobs and to remove our dubious distinction as the least business-friendly state in the nation," Cox said.
This article appeared in print on page 5 of the October 3rd, 2013 edition of Hamodia.
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import org.jkiss.utils.CommonUtils;

/**
 * Execution purpose.
 *
 * Each query which executed withing application have some purpose.
 * Some of queries are instantiated by user, some are executed internally to obtain metadata, etc.
 * This enum defines different query purposes.
 *
 * Note: for sure, we can't detect ALL executed queries. Some of them are executed by drivers internally,
 * some are executed by plugins and not reported to query manager.
 */
public enum DBCExecutionPurpose {

    USER(0, "User", true),               // User query
    USER_FILTERED(1, "User filtered", true),      // User query with additional filters
    USER_SCRIPT(2, "User script", true),        // User script query
    UTIL(3, "Util", false),              // Utility query (utility method initialized by user)
    META(4, "Meta", false),              // Metadata query, processed by data source providers internally
    META_DDL(5, "Meta DDL", false),
    ;

    private final int id;
    private final String title;
    private final boolean user;

    DBCExecutionPurpose(int id, String title, boolean user) {
        this.id = id;
        this.title = title;
        this.user = user;
    }

    public int getId() {
        return id;
    }

    public String getTitle() {
        return title;
    }

    public boolean isUser() {
        return user;
    }           // Metadata modifications (DDL)

    public static DBCExecutionPurpose getById(int id) {
        for (DBCExecutionPurpose purpose : values()) {
            if (purpose.getId() == id) {
                return purpose;
            }
        }
        return USER;
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}

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João Castro Pinto ~ Ars Abscondita
By postrockcafe / August 20, 2013 / Field Recording & Soundscape / One comment
Portuguese sound artist João Castro Pinto is said to "compose silence with sounds", and this description is perfect for Ars Abscondita. The combination of field recording and sound sculpture allows artists to fill spaces with the most interesting sounds they can find, or to leave them empty for contrast. While this seems as if it might be easy, it's not. On the one hand, such artists are freed from the constraints of common song composition (verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus-chorus). On the other, they are expected to present a comprehensive framework for their art. Listeners need to hear intention and drive; otherwise, their attention will be lost. Pinto's strength is that he seems to know exactly where each piece is headed and how to get there. While there's no predicting what sounds will appear and where they will turn, nothing on Ars Abscondita seems random. The music reflects the title, which roughly translated means "hidden art", or as Pinto puts it, "meta-soundscapes with secluded meaning". In daily life, our minds attempt to make sense of auditory inputs, but in sound art, the guideposts are absent. The narratives we discern may not be the narratives that are intended or even available. And yet, interpretation becomes a public province once any artistic work is shared.
The sounds presented on these four tracks are not normally found together: gongs and strings, drain pipes and drones. Nor does their behavior match aural expectations. Some tones are allowed to fade naturally, while others are cut off in mid-echo; for example, a series of chimes struck in one second, followed by silence in the next. In the old days, this effect was created through a tedious process of reel-to-reel: rewind, erase, proceed. Never is this more apparent than on the final track, "Simulacra", which also features a telephone and a calliope. The latter adds warmth to what might otherwise be considered a clinical work; it's the rare mechanical sound that connotes the presence of people.
Ars Absondita includes versions of works initially presented in Leeds, Seoul, Vienna and New York, and includes sounds captured in Portugal, Austria, Slovakia and the U.K., as well as a wide variety of instruments, such as Hindu chimes and Tibetan bowls. It's an international album in a very modern sense. And yet, despite its diversity, it speaks of sound and silence in a manner that all traditions can understand, challenging them to contemplate not what we hear, but how we hear. (Richard Allen)
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Wisconsin National Guard's "Red Arrow" brigade begins multinational deployment for Ukraine mission
Posted by Correspondent | Dec 11, 2019 | Curated |
Approximately 160 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers arrived in Ukraine recently and assumed responsibility of the Joint Multinational Training Group – Ukraine.
The Camp Douglas-based headquarters of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team deployed in November as Task Force Juvigny to Ukraine's Combat Training Center – Yavoriv.
"No nation can confront today's challenges alone," said Col. John Oakley, Task Force Juvigny's commander. "The more capable and interoperable our militaries are, the better positioned we will be as a community to achieve our common goals of security, stability, and peace."
TF Juvigny consists of Soldiers from across the Wisconsin Army National Guard. They were selected for their unique skills and expertise in a variety of disciplines and will serve as mentors and advisors to the Ukrainian military.
"Our main goal is NATO interoperability," said Sgt. 1st Class Brandon McKaig, a company mentor to mortars and artillery. "One of the challenges has been with equipment interoperability, but our Ukrainian partners overcome this challenge by being very competent and capable."
Task Force Juvigny joins NATO allies Canada, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Lithuania, and Poland in Ukraine to aid and support Armed Forces Ukraine's training along with increasing NATO interoperability with Ukraine.
"We've also been working a lot with our British counterpart and learning from him," said Sgt. 1st Class Kirsten Schultz, an operations battalion advisor. "I'm learning a lot about how to better plan, or plan different, for missions back home in Wisconsin."
The JMTG-U mission is part of an ongoing effort to contribute to Ukraine's long-term military reform and to help improve Ukraine's internal defense capabilities and training capacity. TF Juvigny, along with our NATO allies, works with Ukraine to advise on the training center, cadre, and institutional-level development.
"My Ukrainian counterpart has been very knowledgeable and competent," said Cpt. Phil Cluphf, a sustainment and logistics brigade advisor. "He brings a lot of Ukrainian Army experience in logistics and supply to the training center. I'm looking for how I can help, and in my experiences thus far the Ukrainians seem grateful for our presence here and welcoming of our suggestions."
The name TF Juvigny is inspired by a pivotal World War I battle fought by the 32nd "Red Arrow" Division – the 32nd IBCT's ancestor unit. The French Army mentored and trained the newly formed division and requested it by name to join the French Army for this battle. The 32nd seized all of its objectives in partnership with the French who later recognized the Red Arrow with numerous awards and accolades.
"We look forward to learning new skills and perspectives," added Oakley. "We are ready to share our knowledge and training expertise while growing our strategic partnership."
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 Leonhard von Napiersky (1819–1890), deutschbaltischer Historiker in Livland

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EM 9 2 8KCTION8 ID PAGES MORGAN CITY, LOUISIANA ... HOME OF THE LOUISIANA SHRIMP & PETROLEUM FESTIVAL VOLUME 18, NUMBER 140 UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL SERVING ST. MARY PARISH SINCE 1871 FIFTEEN CENTS PER COPY TUESDAY, JULY IS, I8H0 PARKER CONRAD PRESENTS HIS ATCHAF ALA YA PLAN SMIG supports plans presented by Conrad The St. Mary Industrial Group has joined the growing list of organizations going on record supporting the proposal of a Morgan City resident to divert 100 percent of the Atchafalaya River flow through the Wax Lake outlet in an effort to control flooding and siltation in Berwick Bay . SMIG took the action Monday and called for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to hold a public hearing in Morgan City after hearing Parker Conrad of Conrad Industries present his plan, which calls for blocking the Atchafalaya River north of Morgan City and diverting it through the man-made outlet at Calumet. Conrad explained that there were two types of flooding. The first comes from rising levels in the river. The second type is backwater flooding, which is one of the effects of river flooding, Conrad said. Conrad said years ago the decision was made to build the Old River Control Structure and the Bonnet Carre spillway in an effort to protect Baton Rouge and New Orleans. , - . "At that time, that possibly was the best decision," he said. However, he said since that time Merit raises adopted by Berwick Council Merit pay raises for deserving town employees and department heads were approved during a special meeting of the Berwick Mayor and Council Monday. In issuing the raises, which were not called for in every employee's case, Mayor Charles Savoie said those given the additional consideration "were worth the extra money." According to town clerk Gloria Nini, who incidentally was one of the town department heads to receive a raise, the salary compensation for all concerned amounts to an additional expenditure of $508 per month. Savoie said another consideration in the raises was a quick survey of surrounding communities and their municipal pay scale. "We found we Mayor, Council to meet tonight The Morgan City Mayor and Council is scheduled to meet in regular session tonight at 7 p.m. in the City Court Building on U.S. 90. The relatively short agenda calls for a discussion of the consent decree for minority employment in the city's police and fire departments. Other topics on the agenda include state revenue sharing, Lake End Park expansion, bulkheading on Lake Palourde, traffic signals on Sixth and Seventh streets and other matters. The meeting is opened to the public and adequate seating is available. Berwick Berwick's lease on land surrounding the only operational boat ramp in the town on River Road was relinquished to the St. Mary Parish School Board after it was determined there would be about 200 additional feet left for future town use if parking expansion was needed. Berwick Mayor Charles Savoie, during a special meeting Monday, said he went to the boat ramp with the board engineer to see exactly what was involved in relinquishing the town's lease. He said after learning that there would be additional area available to the town for expan Morgan City has developed into a major city, which is now plagued with flooding and siltation problems which were ' 'sort of wished on us. " Conrad said his plan calls for extending a levee from La. 70 to Riverside Plantation and diverting the flow of the Atchafalaya River through the Wax Lake Outlet. He said a set of locks will have to be constructed north of Morgan City to allow for marine traffic. Implementation of his plan, Conrad said, would eliminate flooding and the swift currents in Berwick Bay, which he said have been responsible for the numerous barges that have struck the Southern Pacific Railroad bridge. Morgan City and Berwick, Conrad said, would then have a clear water river free of silt. He said Berwick Bay could be initially dredged and would not need dredging again for many years later. Conceding that his plan would be expensive, Conrad said, "I think our very future is at stake. " Noting that Morgan City is affected by flooding conditions as far north as (Continued on Page 12) were a little behind in some departments," he said. The raises were approved on a motion by Allen McElroy Jr., seconded by Randy Plessala and an affirmative vote from councilman Reggie Guillot. Councilmen Everett Berry and Murval Guidroz were not present. Savoie said the raises amounted to $50 for department heads involved and 15-20 cents per hour for hourly employees. The raises will go into effect on the next pay period for the employees. Savoie said for some people that would be Wednesday and others it would be about two weeks away. Savoie said the employees that did not get raises did not get them "not because I don't like them or because their department heads don't like them, it's because they don't show up for work a nd put us in a bind. "The council has always shown monetary appreciation for town employees who show they care about their job and the town," Savoie said. The need to take a look at merit pay increases became apparent during a workshop session of the council two weeks ago. At that meeting the council found they could not seriously discuss a starting salary for a new recreation department director without adjusting some existing department heads' salaries. Further investigation into the topic led the council to take a look at merit (Continued on Page 12) relinquishes larod sion he would recommend that the council relinquish their release. The mayor also said there were no plans for extensive development in the area, although the town did consider an extensive recreational development there at one time. However, Savoie said the advent of the new recreational complex on La. 182 and land under elevated U.S. 90 in the town had negated the need for additional recreational development in Berwick. Councilman Allen McElroy Jr. said the school board was interested in acquiring the land so they could deal Cooperation 9 peroral!: deadline Despite some breakdown in cooperation between agencies involved in a comprehensive study that will lead to the issuance of a permit for construction of four-lane U.S. 90 between Morgan City and Gray, La., a spokesman for the lead agency involved said Monday that all the agencies involved were holding up their end of the deal. The lead agency in the four-lane construction project is the U.S. Coast Guard, but other agencies involved include the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Highways, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and most recently the Office of the National Register due to the discovery of two ar-cheological sites in the proposed route. The agencies involved work together to assimilate the Environmental Impact Statement necessary before permits can be issued and rights-of-way acquired. Recent inquiries into the status of the project and the progress of the EIS, specifically meetings held in U.S. Sen. Russell Long's Washington, D.C. office between Louisiana Secretary of Transportation and JeroLkins Citing the economy, national defense and the give-away of the Panama Canal as the three major issues facing the voters, state Rep. Louis "Woody" Jenkins of Baton Rouge launched his challenge for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Russell Long. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the St. Mary Industrial Group Monday, Jenkins said, "We've got to turn our country around." He said business cannot continue as usual in Congress and blamed the present congressional leadership for making the United States "second to the Soviet Union in defense" and causing an "average family to pay 43 percent of its income to government." Jenkins said he would favor the elimination of federal welfare programs for people who are able to work and the elimination of numerous federal agencies. According to the candidate, the federal bureaucracy has resulted in a national debt so great that every family in Louisiana 'pays (1,400 of its taxes "as itsshareof the interest on the national debt." Deficit spending, Jenkins said, results in too much money in circulation. Jenkins said the United States government was the only organization he knew that could take perfectly good paper and perfectly good ink and "create something totally worthless" as he waved a dollar bill before the audience. "The politicians from Washington," Jenkins said, "are living a lie." He said they blame it on business, unions, f oriegn nations and other factors. REP. LOUIS "WOODY" JENKINS ADDRESSES SMIG Special BATON ROUGE, La. (UPI) -Louisiana legislators have ended their free-spending 85-day session with a high-temper feud between the House and the Senate, a dead $2 billion construction program and a call for a special session to clean up the leftover work. In the last minutes of the session Monday night, representatives and senators pointed fingers at each other trying to place the blame for a feud that killed the capital outlay with Texaco for future development of the area. "The Texaco lease will be only a portion of the land we now have under lease," McElroy said. "Once Texaco has completed their negotiations they will begin negotiations with others. "I firmly believe the sooner elected officials of this area work together the better off we'll all be. In the past, without mentioning any names," McElroy continued, "that hasn't been the case. "We are in a position to help the school board now by allowing them breakdown Development Paul Hardy, representatives of the St. Mary Industrial Group, Third District Congressman Billy Tauzin, representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, EPA and Federal Highway Administration, have resulted in a timetable for the issuance of a permit for construction. PERMIT BY APRIL A letter from U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral R.A. Baum, Chief of the Office of Navigation, to the Eighth Coast Guard District in New Orleans asked if that schedule could be complied with. The schedule calls for a permit to be issued by April 30, 1981 . "The only thing that bothers me about the whole thing is that I made that sketch when the SMIG delegation was in my office about a month ago to inquire about the status of the four-lane U.S. 90 project," Joesph Irico, chief of the Bridge Administrative Branch of the Eight Coast Guard District in New Orleans, said. , "The schedule for completion is a target schedule. It is not concrete although it is reasonably realistic," Irico said. "Now it has become a commitment." The correspondence between Rear blames tax hike on long session needed on outlay construction program. Prior to the last-night rush, legislators had spent more than a half-billion dollars in surplus funds, handed out pay raises to nearly every elected official and state employee and gave the citizens of Louisiana a $100 million income tax reduction. The 105-member Legislature also approved the most massive election reform package in the history of the state, revamping the system that made last year's $20 million gover- lease room to negotiate with Texaco. Let's take the initiative" and hope there is more harmony between governing bodies of the area in the future, McElroy said. With that, the councilman-lawyer offered a motion to relinquish to the school board that lease and retain the lease given to the town by the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (the present developed boat ramp) . The motion was seconded by Randy Plessala arid got an affirmative vote from Reggie Guillot Councilmen Everett Berry and Murval Guidroz were not present. Admiral Baum and the Eighth Coast Guard District led to a reply that revealed some breakdown in cooperation and communication between some of the agencies involved, in particular the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development ( LDOTD ) . According to the reply, "It was planned that the LDOTD consultant would be an active participant in the writing of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement Supplement under Coast Guard direction and management. Since then, LDOTD has withdrawn its consultant from the preparation of the document, except for logistical support in the drafting of graphics and the printing and collation of the document. " Irico said although the withdrawal of the state personnel from the actual writing of the document did not help anything, it hadn't exactly brought anything to a grinding halt. "All it means is the writing (for the DEIS) will be done by us (USCG)," Irico said. "It (losing a person supplied by the state) hasn't helped the situation although it hasn't stopped the process of writing the document." NO BLAME PLACED I just don't want to get involved in Jenkins said the current economic system is simply caused by the Increased money supply. "A government strong enough to give you everything we need, is strong enough to take away everything we have." The people, Jenkins said, "Are yearning once again to be proud of this country." He said it was necessary to build up the nation's defenses which Included the B-l bomber, ABM program and killer satellites. He said it was necessary to "built up our economy' through "drastic reductions in taxes on individuals and corporations." The only way to achieve a balanced budget and reduce the money supply, according to Jenkins, is to "amend the federal constitution to require a . balanced budget." Jenkins said he would also work to deregulate all American Industries. Turning to Long's record in the senate, Jenkins said, "It is said that power corrupts." He added, "That depends on how it is used." Jenkins said Long has used his power to "raise our taxes," and said the Incumbent personally "handled the largest tax increases"-the Social Security tax increase and the windfall profits tax. Stating that the windfall profits tax was unfair, Jenkins said the consumers will eventually pay the tax and added, "it won't produce one barrel of oil" Jenkins said no other oil state senator voted for the tax, except Long and J. Bennett Johnston of Louisiana. According to Jenkins, Long is against tax indexing, which would tie the amount of income taxes paid to the cost of living and was also against "across the board tax cuts." - Jenkins said Long did support a value added tax, which he described as a "national sales tax." The final topic Jenkins touched upon in his prepared remarks was the Panama Canal Treaty. Jenkins said Long "knowingly and intentionally voted to give It away," even though the people he represented wanted to keep it. Jenkins said he would like to have that power in the state legislature, but contended that he felt obligated to vote as the people wanted and not as he always wanted. According to Jenkins, Long defended his vote by saying that to retain the Canal Zone might have resulted in an armed conflict so therefore he "voted like a statesman." "That is the kind of statement that has caused us to be kicked in the teeth by . every third rate country in the world." Referring to his unsuccessful race against Sen. Johnston, where he polled 41 percent of the vote, Jenkins said, "It's not easy to run against an incumbent." However, he said the seniority has apparently not benefited Morgan City. "It seems to me Morgan City is always 20 years late." Referring to the flood control problems in the Atchafalaya Basin and the completion of U.S. 90, Jenkins remarked, "Why does that drag on." Jenkins said if Long "applied himself, he could solve problems of that magnitude." Jenkins endedhis talk by saying, "Let's get America moving again." nor's race the most expensive state election in the country and beginning an attack on vote buying, fraud and other traditional features of Louisiana electioneering. "The state of Louisiana is no longer going to be a laughing stock," said Rep. Charles "Peppi" Bruneau, D-New Orleans, who pushed for the campaign reform. The capital outlay construction bill, totally rewritten in a Senate committee, was held in the upper House until Monday evening, leaving no time for a compromise. Three House members sent to the Senate in a last-minute attempt to reach an agreement said they were denied admittance to the Senate floor. Senators blamed the dead bill on "irresponsible" representatives. "The House acted very irresponsibly in killing capital outlay," said Sen., Sam Nunez, D-Chalmette. "There's two sides to these chambers and I think we should work together." Rep. Charles Grisbaum, D-Metairie, placed the blame on Senate President Michael O'Keefe, D-New Orleans, whom he called a "self-appointed governor" for his role in leading the Senate's rewrite effort. "This process has deceived you and me, the well-intentioned senators AprnD namecalling," Irico continued. "The state recently underwent an administrative change and they had some things to iron out. The new broom wants to sweep clean and it's just human nature to pass the blame on to someone else." Asked if everyone seemed to be holding up their end of the deal, Irico replied, "I think so. Yes, I think so." The correspondence directed to the Rear Admiral from the Eighth CG District also pointed out other problems being experienced in the four-lane permitting process. According to the reply, "We are moving forward toward the delivery of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement to meet the 26 September filing with EPA. However,, you should be aware of certain developments outside our control that could delay completion of the EIS process." The reply goes on to outline the process necessary to resolve any technical data conflicts between the agencies involved, specifically LDOTD. Basically, Irico said all the agencies involved had to have all the facts straight and congruent before the lead agency went public with the (Continued on Page 12) and the public, and it all happened because of the whim and the will of Mike the legislator, Mike the Senate president and Mike the self-appointed governor," Grisbaum said. Rep. Kenneth Leithman, D-Kenner, blamed Gov. Dave Treen, saying the governor traded special interest construction projects with representatives in exchange for their votes on crucial administration bills. "This bill got in trouble when Gov. Treen took some legislators in that corner office when the (teacher Professional Practices Commission) bill was debated," Leithman said. Treen said the allegations were "untrue." The governor said he would call a special session in late August or following the Labor Day holiday. Heat continues Partly cloudy through Wednesday with slight chance of thunder showers. Continued hot days and warm nights. High Wednesday upper 90s inland to mld-SOs along the coast. Low tonight near 80. Mostly westerly winds 10 to IS mph during the day diminishing to S to 10 mph at night. Chance of rain 20 percent through Wednesday.
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You know it's bad when the SNL skit on the Hagel hearing (warning: not exactly workplace appropriate) seems less ridiculous than reality. We thought the fiasco around Chuck Hagel's Senate confirmation hearing was finally over. After hours of questioning from Senators on both sides of the aisle about Israel, Israel, Iran, and Israel, it looked like Hagel's confirmation was on its way, and the issue was finally laid to rest. Well, we were wrong, and we apparently we're part of the new bombshell. Notorious Islamophobe Steven Emerson has apparently uncovered "missing" speeches from Hagel's record that apparently show his true sinister leanings. Emerson pulled speeches that Hagel gave to the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, and our own 2007 Kahlil Gibran Gala. Never mind that Hagel was supposed to disclose speeches he's given in the past 5 years, and 2013 minus 2007 is, well, close enough if you consider the terrible things he said. Here's the shocking Hagel statement Emerson pulled from our Gibran Gala: "I am a supporter of Israel…why can't I have a relationship with Israel not at the expense of my friends in the Arab world?" Truly terrifying stuff. For those who prefer less paranoid news, Hagel's nomination os ex[ected to be voted out of committee shortly and a floor vote is expected this week. Maybe that will finally lay this issue to rest, but somehow, we doubt it.
Civil Liberties Watchdog Thinks Civil Liberties are Overrated
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been prone to the occasional abuse of its authority. If you've been subjected to a "Rapiscan" backscatter machine at an airport, we probably don't need to tell you that. They've also implemented counterproductive racial profiling measures, deported thousands of Arabs and Muslims for spurious reasons, and wasted millions on nonfunctioning (and sometimes non-existent) "fusion centers." Good thing, then, that the Department has an Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, which keeps their constitutional excesses in check, and which announced in 2009 that it would conduct a "Civil Liberties Impact Assessment" of DHS's warrantless search-and-seizure policy in "border areas" within 120 days. Well, last week (if you're counting, that's 3 years later), the office finally released an executive summary of their findings, though the report itself is still not available to the public. Their determination? Forcing DHS agents to be suspicious of you before they can search your phones, laptops, and entire electronic history "would be operationally harmful without concomitant civil rights/civil liberties benefits." In other words, the Fourth Amendment doesn't apply at the border, and if you're thinking, "oh well, it's just at the border," remember that DHS defines the width of the "border area" as 100 miles, which includes about 2/3 of all Americans. Better delete those scandalous emails while you can!
This Has the Makings of a Great Soap Opera
Do you remember that episode of "The West Wing" where the Secretary of State and the Director of the CIA decided to cooperate in a plan to arm a group of Middle East rebels, but the President pushed back, then the Secretary was hospitalized for a head trauma, and the CIA director was caught in an illicit affair and forced to resign, causing all their plans to fall apart? Oh wait, that was real life. The New York Times reported last week that then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had put together a plan late last year for getting more directly involved in the two-year Syrian uprising, but was rebuffed by the President. Many expected the issue to be taken up again after the election, but between the blood clot and the affair, both architects of the plan were missing at the crucial time. It all seems a bit surreal, but it also adds another level of context to the Obama administrations reluctance to get too involved in arming the Syrian rebels. With revelations earlier this week that former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey both professed similar support for the idea of arming Syrian rebels, it seems like Obama is disagreeing with most of his senior national security staff. That's making our favorite hawk, Senator John McCain, very mad. Yeah, we know, lots of things do that.
Drones Finally in the Crosshairs
Following last week's revelations about the Obama Administration's rather flimsy legal justifications for its drone program, drones have received long-overdue scrutiny in Washington this week. They were one of the major themes of the confirmation hearings last week for John Brennan, an architect of the drone program and President Obama's nominee for CIA Director. Across the political spectrum, there seems to be broad agreement that giving the executive branch the right to incinerate people from the sky without oversight undermines the Constitution's separation of powers. Senator John McCain did not go so far as to suggest that Congress oversee the drone program, but he does believe it should be controlled by the military and not the CIA. It's debatable whether a program housed in the Pentagon would be any more accountable than the current one, but McCain is correct in saying that the function of intelligence should be, well, gathering intelligence, not assassinations-by-drone. Another Republican spoke up this week, saying, "It's very unseemly that a politician gets to decide the death of an American citizen." Though that quote could have come from a liberal Senator like Oregon's Ron Wyden (also a leader on drone issues), it was actually Kentucky's Rand Paul, one of the few Republicans openly critical of the drone program. Finally, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates also endorsed the idea of judicial and congressional oversight of the drone program, lending some serious establishment credentials to the drone oversight cause. Unfortunately, the only ones not talking about ways to make the drone program more accountable are the people that actually matter: the Obama administration.
Unintelligent Members of Committees on Intelligence
Fortunately, for certain members of Congress, intelligence isn't a prerequisite for service. If it were, Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and Paul Broun (R-GA) would certainly be out of a job. But sometimes reality is unfortunate, and the fact is that both Bachmann and Broun not only serve in Congress, they belong to committees on intelligence. Broun is Vice Chair of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. So, what's his strategy for keeping America safe? Profile people in "Arabian Dress" at the airport. We'll never forget being told by the opinion editor of a prominent Georgia newspaper that Broun's stupid comments seldom made news because of their frequency. But if you're laughing now, you'll probably have a different reaction when you find out that Broun is now running for Senate. And if you were wondering where Michele Bachmann's gone after a public rebuking by members of her own party after alleging "deep penetration" of the US government by the Muslim Brotherhood, the answer is: nowhere. She, and her friends who co-signed her letter all retain their positions on the Intelligence Committee. Do you like Bachmann-esque conspiracy theories and the Showtime series Homeland? Here's one from a former FBI agent who alleges that Mr. Drone, John Brennan is Muslim. We are seriously not making that up.
And Speaking of Brennan and the NYPD...
Despite testifying in front of Congress for more than four hours last week during his confirmation hearings to be Director of the CIA, John Brennan was never asked about the Agency's support for the NYPD's surveillance program against Arab Americans and American Muslims. As regular readers of Countdown will know, the NYPD and CIA formed a partnership shortly after 9/11 that embedded CIA officers in the NYPD leadership and sent a police intelligence unit to Langley for training in CIA surveillance techniques. The resulting surveillance program targeted our community without probable cause or even suspicion of criminality. Police staked out hookah bars and shawarma shops in an effort to find camouflaged terrorists but, despite collecting a mountain of data, the program never uncovered a single terrorist plot. During the time, John Brennan served in top leadership roles at the CIA, first as deputy director of the Agency and then as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center. It's difficult to believe he didn't know of the budding friendship between the two agencies. So, it surprised no one when Brennan publicly defended the NYPD's program after it came to light last year. What was disappointing, though, was the total lack of attention paid to this important issue during Brennan's confirmation hearings. New York Senators Gillibrand and Schumer have not raised a single objection to Brennan's complicity with the NYPD's surveillance program. Away from Capitol Hill, though, there was some good news this week, as American Muslims were added as plaintiffs to a long-running class action discrimination lawsuit against the NYPD. And yesterday, The New York Times published a spot-on editorial urging the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee NYPD surveillance. Hopefully, the attention this vital issue is currently getting in New York will soon arrive in Washington. If not, maybe Brennan being Muslim could help (Countdown disclaimer: refer to paragraph above before believing that one.)
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