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Episode 26: Damian Hughes on the power of culture
One of the most popular guests returned to the podcast this week – I have had the pleasure of Damian Hughes on the show, twice before and this time he returns with another book almost completed, this time on FC Barcelona and the power of culture.
His most recent coaching projects include work with Scotland Rugby Union and the English Rugby League team in advance of their recent World Cup Final appearance.
As always, it is a pleasure to get talking to Damian and in this episode he talks about communication, culture and the importance of preparation.
Enjoy…here on iTunes and below on Soundcloud | fineweb |
Rising Tide X takes place on the 29th of August, 2015, the ten-year anniversary of Katrina’s landfall. Rising Tide started on the first anniversary and the conference has convened every year since.
Many Katrina anniversary events are commemorative or memorial in nature. They look back. Rising Tide looks forward. It’s a conference on the future of New Orleans.
Rising Tide is a grassroots organization. If it was any grassrootsier, we’d have to mow it. An all-volunteer group of people who have somehow managed to work together without any formal structure for a decade now.
Rising Tide X will be the final Rising Tide. I don’t think that’s official, but then nothing is ever official with this group. (See previous item.)
Rising Tide X will be the biggest and best ever. Going out with a bang, y’all. There will be four or five tracks of programming. Check the schedule.
DeRay McKesson is the keynote speaker. He is one of the people at the forefront of the Black Lives Matter civil rights movement, and I can’t think of anyone more timely or relevant.
For the first time ever, admission is free. We don’t wanna make any money, folks, we just love to get people thinking, and talking, and taking action.
But you should still register. That helps us get a a handle on how many people are coming.
And you can still support the event financially. Your donation will help defray the expense of mounting this whole deal. | fineweb |
Our tournaments are non-elimination, which means that every participant gets to play all the rounds. A player earns one point for a win and a half point for a draw. Usually each player will go up against an opponent with the same number of points. In scholastic tournaments, children are not paired against other players from their school except in unusual circumstances. At the end of the last round trophies are awarded to the top individuals and school teams in each section.
We have two main types of tournaments: Swiss Tournaments and Quads. In a quads tournament, the players are put into groups of four by rating, and each player plays the other three players in their group. Each group is called a quad. In a swiss style tournament, the players who win play other players who win, and the players who lose will play other players who lost. Generally, these tournaments are four rounds long. | fineweb |
Location and Description: This 3-acre island in eastern Casco Bay is located 1 ½ miles south of Cundy's Harbor, Cumberland County. The island has a north facing beach, extensive tide pools, a rocky perimeter and a low lying interior dominated by shrubs. Jenny Island is owned by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and is cooperatively managed by the National Audubon Society.
Seabird and Restoration History: Although historic nesting records of tern use are scant, anecdotal reports suggests birds have used the site periodically over the last 40 years. Tern restoration began in 1991, with a gull management program. By 1993, Jenny Island was the only active tern colony in Casco Bay. Tern numbers peaked in 1998 with 1,175 pairs. However, significant predation by Great-horned Owls, Black-crowned Night-herons, and mink decimated this colony and by 2001 only 59 pairs nested. The colony has since rebounded, and in 2012 over 800 pairs of terns nested.
Access: The island is closed to public visitation during the seabird breeding season (April 1 to August 31). Staff provide travel to the island from the Bethel point area by a motorized inflatable boat. The 1 ½ mile trip takes about 20 minutes. The Jenny Island landing, while unprotected, is generally straightforward. However, equipment has to be carried over a sloping intertidal zone covered with extensive slippery algae. Like all Audubon managed islands, all personal gear, food, water, and supplies are rowed ashore. Island staff are also responsible for securing their own supplies and groceries as needed when no one is scheduled to arrive from the Audubon base camp in Bremen. Use of personal vehicles is necessary.
Island Living and Accommodations: During the field season 2 people live and work on the island at a time. An 8'x10' expedition canvas tent and a covered wooden kitchen shelter serve as the base camp and accommodate food storage and research equipment. The "kitchen" is equipped with a propane stove. There are two tent platforms for personal use and a composting toilet. A solar electrical system powers research needs including a laptop computer and cell phone.
Nesting and Migratory Birds: Breeding waterbirds include primarily Common Terns, with small numbers of Roseate and Arctic Terns. Common Eiders also nest here. Despite the island's small size and proximity to the mainland, 118 bird species have been recorded on the island, including Maine notable records for Sooty Tern, Sabine's Gull, and Bridled Tern.
Island Monitoring, Research and Management Projects: The Jenny Island field season begins in late May and continues through late July. The island supervisor is responsible for coordinating the timing of specific projects throughout the field season. Work includes, but is not limited to, the following projects: annual tern, laughing gull and eider census; tern productivity, chick growth and provisioning studies; laughing gull kleptoparasitism observations; vegetation monitoring and management; daily weather and bird lists; and predator management. | fineweb |
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We then utilize a very popular and powerful CAD/CAM program to quickly and efficiently complete our preliminary design. The next step is to manufacture one or more prototype units for testing and evaluation. Nearly all FMT products are manufactured using a laser cutter with extremely tight tolerances. Once testing and evaluation is completed, we can then quickly transition to full-scale production.
FMT has the knowledge, experience, reputation, passion, and expertise needed to offer the best mobile hardware solutions. Our success is the result of a full turnkey approach that enables us to design, engineer, and manufacture computer hardware to exact specifications. FMT products equal quality and reliability, period. | fineweb |
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Nobody Asked Me, But . . . (10/26/06)
One might think from all the politically inspired fear generated in Washington that something inconceivable happened when North Korea conducted an underground nuclear explosion. Having a nuclear device is not the same as having a compact, efficient bomb or warhead that can be delivered on a missile. North Korea still has a long way to go. Let's put the test--a low-yield, inefficient device--into realistic perspective.
The world is a veritable nuclear-armed camp today. Consider how many nuclear warheads exist on the planet, who has them and when that nation first tested a nuclear weapon; the numbers are estimates from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: United States (1945), 5,735-9,960; Soviet Union/Russia (1949), 5,830-16,000; U.K. (1952) >200; France (1960), 350; China (1964), 130; India (1974), 75-115; Israel (1979), 75-200; Pakistan (1998), 65-90; North Korea (2006), 1-10. Portions of North Korea's technology came from A. Q. Kahn's secret nuclear bomb program in Pakistan. After Pakistan revealed that it had The Bomb, the U.S. called it a rogue nation for making it in secret. Pakistan has since become our great ally because of its commitment to our ill-defined war on terror.
And how many nuclear weapons tests have occurred over the last 61 years, particularly test in the atmosphere that spread contamination? The United States leads in such testing, having conducted 1,127 nuclear and thermonuclear tests, including 217 in the atmosphere. The Soviet Union/Russia conducted 969 tests, including 219 in the atmosphere; France, 210, including 50 in the atmosphere; the United Kingdom, 45, with 21 in the atmosphere; China, 45, with 23 in the atmosphere; India and Pakistan, 13, all underground; South Africa (with Israel) one atmospheric test in 1979. Three states, India, Israel and Pakistan declined to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty to which 190 other nations are signatories. On Jan. 10, 2003, following the U.S. accusation that it had started an enriched uranium program, North Korea withdrew from the treaty.
For the moment, however, North Korea should be the least of our worries. A U.S. Department of Energy task force has warned of the vast number of nuclear weapons in the former Soviet Union, "poorly controlled and poorly stored." One of the first acts of the Bush administration was to cut back a modest program to assist Russia in safeguarding these weapons and providing alternative employment for nuclear scientists, a decision that increased the risk of the weapons falling into the wrong hands.
What we should be worrying about are the ticking bombs in our own midst--more than 100 aging, outmoded and obsolete nuclear power plants, prone to accidents and of doubtful security. What we should perhaps fear from North Korea is the sale of weapons or technology to terrorists. North Korea already sells much of its limited military technology to other countries. But let us not forget that the world's largest arms merchant is the United States. Recently, we supplied the weapons used in Lebanon by Israel, loathsome flesh-mutilating cluster bombs indiscriminately dropped on unarmed civilians and still littering the landscape.
The implications of North Korea's test are disturbing for other reasons. First, hostilities in the Korean peninsula have never formally ended; what we have is an armed truce. American troops would be vulnerable to a nuclear device, however primitively delivered. Second, the North Korean test came at a time when George W. Bush was exploring military options to end Iran's nuclear program--even though we have no proof that Iran intends to create nuclear weapons. There's no denying its fear of nuclear-armed countries it sees as hostile. In 2003, defense analyst Harlan Ullman warned prophetically that a country like Iran, feeling threatened, "might hurry its nuclear weapons program after seeing the United States lead an assault on Iraq." The mess we made of Iraq and lack of available troops makes it virtually impossible for Bush to stage the invasion of Iran advocated by neocons now thoroughly discredited by their wrong guesses about Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction.
Some form of air attack on Iran's deeply buried nuclear facilities by the U.S. or Israel cannot be ruled out, but traditional bombs and cruise missiles would be ineffective. A few military theorists have advocated using ICBMs with nuclear warheads--but these would arouse violent worldwide protests. The Pentagon may be considering use of non-nuclear ICBMs--arming a portion of the U.S. fleet with non-nuclear warheads to achieve deeper penetration underground. However, Russia's anti-missile forces are on high alert against the launch of even a single American ICBM, and we can ill afford a Dr. Strangelove hair-trigger scenario that increases the danger of nuclear destruction by accident.
Thus, an unexpected outcome of the North Korean test may be that aerial bombardment of Iran is now more unlikely. How can the U.S. justify an attack to prevent the development of nuclear energy in Iran when we have done nothing about North Korea, which actually has nuclear weapons? Moreover, Iran is an Islamic nation; our relations with the rest of the Islamic world are already in disarray. The way to allay our fear of nuclear weapons in the hands of North Korea is through negotiations. The U.S. must abandon its arrogant refusal to talk and deal with other countries. Our adamant silence works against our own vital interests.
However much we may wish that nuclear weapons had never been devised, at this uneasy period efforts leading to nuclear disarmament are almost certainly doomed to failure in a world heavily armed with nuclear weapons. Why would any nuclear power give up weapons that magnify the influence and prestige of the nation that has them. And why should other nations, facing both the immense power of the United States and its often-bullying tactics, not want to have them? The entire Western world looked the other way as Israel went about developing nuclear weapons. Why does little Israel need them? Why did the Soviet Union, which spent so much on armaments that its economic system collapsed, keep its costly nuclear arsenal?
If Western nations can understand the uneasy fear that drove Israel to want atomic arms, why can't they understand why North Korea might want them? For years, the United States has refused to talk and threatened and punished North Korea in many ways. President Bush has treated the North Koreans with the same dismissive contempt and intimidating attitude he has displayed toward other countries. How could this approach ever achieve anything but what it has now produced?
Editorial writers are fond of calling North Korea irrational and unstable, but such descriptions are wrong. Soviet-style regimes have been extremely stable. Any regime that has lasted for more than half a century can hardly be called unstable. Only when Soviet-style governments experimented with reforms and loosened their absolute hold on people's lives were they toppled. In North Korea, there is little likelihood of a Gorbachev emerging to assume power.
North Korea may have acted bizarrely at times during the last fifty years. In turn, the United States has pointedly isolated and ignored North Korea. From its point of view, its actions have not been irrational. In fact, it is U.S. policy toward other nations that has been irrational.
How else to explain more than forty years of trying to ignore the existence of Castro's Cuba so close to our shores or our foolish attempt to unseat its leader with the abortive Bay of Pigs invasion and assassination?
How else to describe the vicious war in Vietnam that cost more than 58,000 American lives?
How else to characterize the ill-advised invasion of Iraq and the resulting trillion-dollar war without end?
Irrational is indeed the only word that fits these reckless adventures.
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Thursday, October 19, 2006
Nobody Asked Me, But . . . (10/19/06)
"Mugged by reality" aptly describes the reason for the sudden and abrupt shift in public sentiment away from the Bush administration. Beset by scandal and obsessed with pursuing the chimera of victory in the remote sands of Iraq, it has allowed North Korea and Iran to pursue nuclear dreams. Another result is verbose excesses by nervous politicians like Sen. John McCain, who calls his campaign bus the "Straight Talk Express."
Straight talk was not what he was peddling one day after North Korea's nuclear weapon test. At a campaign event in Michigan, he reminded "Senator Clinton and other Democrats critical of the Bush administration's policies that the framework agreement her husband's administration negotiated [with North Korea] was a failure. Every single time the Clinton administration warned the Koreans not to do something--not to kick out the IAEA inspectors, not to remove the fuel rods from their reactor--they did it. And they were rewarded every single time by the Clinton administration with further talks."
Not so fast, Senator. The facts of what really happened after North Korea's secret nuclear weapons program was disclosed in 1993 tell a completely different story. Bill Clinton had been president for little more than a year when North Korea announced it was preparing to remove the fuel rods from their Yongbyon nuclear reactor, withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty it had signed in 1985 and expelling the weapons inspectors who had been keeping tab on the rods. Uncontrolled, the rogue country could soon be building about 30 Nagasaki-sized nuclear weapons annually.
Far from rewarding North Korea for its actions, Clinton urged the U.N. Security Council to consider sanctions. North Korea announced that sanctions would trigger war, a threat still echoed today. Although not known for being hawkish, Clinton instructed the Pentagon to draw up plans to meet the threat. These included the dispatch of 50,000 troops to South Korea to beef up the 37,000 stationed there since the 1950s, and over 400 combat jets, 50 warships, and additional battalions of Apache helicopters, Bradley fighting vehicles, multiple-launch rockets, and Patriot air-defense missiles. Clinton also ordered an advance team of 250 Army logistical specialists to set up headquarters in Korea to manage this massive influx of troops and equipment. His actions sent a clear signal to the North Koreans he was willing to go to war to keep the fuel rods under international control. Clinton let it be known that removal of the fuel rods meant crossing a "red line," and he was prepared to launch an air strike on the Yongbyon reactor even if it provoked war.
Simultaneously, Clinton set up a diplomatic back channel to resolve the crisis peacefully by sending former President Jimmy Carter to Pyongyang to talk with Kim Il-Sung, then the leader of North Korea and the father of the present "dear leader," Kim Jong-il. Carter was an ideal choice for this mission. As president, he had once announced he would withdraw all U.S. troops from South Korea. He quickly backpedaled when the idea met stiff opposition--but it endeared him to Kim Il Sung. After Carter left office, the dictator issued a standing invitation for him to visit. Carter's trip was widely portrayed at the time as a private venture, unapproved by President Clinton.
It is now known that Clinton quietly recruited Carter to make the trip. The Clinton administration was divided over Carter. Those who had served under him--Warren Christopher, Clinton's secretary of state, and Anthony Lake, his national security adviser--opposed the trip. Carter was a loose cannon who would ignore orders and freelance a deal, they warned. Vice President Al Gore was for the trip as the only way out of the crisis. Clinton sided with Gore. As Clinton saw it, Kim Il-Sung needed a way to save face, Oriental style, and Carter might be able to offer that. As it turned out, both sides in the internal debate were right: The dictator backed down, and Carter negotiated the framework of an agreement, announcing its terms live on CNN, only minutes after telling Clinton.
Kim Il-Sung abandoned his threats, the fuel rods were not moved and the inspectors were not evicted. Four months later, on Oct. 21, 1994, the United States and North Korea signed a formal document called the Agreed Framework based on those terms. In it North Korea renewed its commitment to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, agreed to lock up the fuel rods and to allow the inspectors to return and monitor the facility. In exchange, with financial backing from South Korea and Japan, the U.S. would provide two light-water nuclear reactors to generate electricity, supply fuel oil, and pledge not to invade North Korea.
This document effectively clamped a lid on North Korea's nuclear program until 2002. Honoring its terms, Pyongyang kept the fuel rods locked up and the inspectors monitored the site. Gradually, Washington and Pyongyang were to set up diplomatic and trade relations. In an annex to the accord, all parties agreed the nuclear fuel from the light-water reactors would be shipped to a third country for recycling--a course President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed recently for Iran's nuclear fuel. The agreement fell apart in 2002--but not for the reasons advanced by Senator McCain. Initially, North Korea kept its side of the bargain. The same cannot be said of our side.
Because the accord was not a formal treaty, Congress did not have to ratify the terms, but balked at the financial commitment. So did South Korea. The light-water reactors were never funded. Steps toward normalization were never taken. In 1996, one of Pyongyang's spy submarines washed up on the coast of South Korea; Seoul reacted by suspending its share of energy aid, and Pyongyang retaliated with typically inflammatory rhetoric. We now know that about this time the North Koreans also secretly started to ship missile technology to Pakistan in exchange for Pakistani centrifuges.
Compare Clinton's decisiveness with wishy-washy George W. Bush. Beginning his first term in office in January 2001, he proclaimed the Agreed Framework to be dead and announced that he had no interest in talking with the North Koreans. A few months later, intelligence revealed that North Korea had been enriching uranium--a much slower method of achieving a bomb than by reprocessing plutonium. (The bomb the North Koreans set off last week was not a uranium bomb but a plutonium bomb--a bomb created on Bush's watch--not Clinton's.) After the discovery of North Korea's uranium enrichment, Bush toughened his stance against negotiations even more.
The North Koreans tried to replay the 1994 scenario, threatening to unlock the fuel rods, expel the inspectors and renounce the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Through former ambassadors Bill Richardson and Donald Gregg, however, they exhibited willingness to back off their threats if the Agreed Framework were reinstated--but George W. Bush wasn't interested in playing the negotiating game. Stymied, toward the end of 2002 the North Koreans unlocked the rods and evicted the inspectors, thus crossing the "red line" Clinton had drawn. Bush, famous for belligerence and saber rattling, took no military action. He called for no sanctions. He tried no diplomacy. It was George W. Bush who did nothing--not Bill Clinton.
And while we're assessing blame for Bush's total inaction, the record shows that soon after George H.W. Bush, the president's father, moved into the White House, the CIA discovered that near their nuclear reactor at Yongbyon the North Koreans were building a reprocessing facility to manufacture weapons-grade plutonium from the fuel rods. Five years later, Bill Clinton stopped the North Koreans from moving the rods into this facility. Eight years after Clinton's decisive action, George W. Bush passively allowed the North Koreans to move them. Welcome to reality, Mr. President.
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Thursday, October 12, 2006
Nobody Asked Me, But . . . (10/12/06)
Dashiell Hammett's now-classic 1929 mystery novel The Maltese Falcon and fledgling director John Huston's 1941 film feature a marvelous exchange between two principal characters: the sinister fat man, Casper Gutman, played by Sydney Greenstreet, and detective Sam Spade, played by Humphrey Bogart. They are about to talk about the elusive "black bird."
Gutman: You're a close-mouthed man?
Spade: [shakes his head] No, I like to talk.
Gutman: Better and better! I distrust a close-mouthed man. He generally picks the wrong time to talk and says the wrong things. Talking's something you can't do judiciously unless you keep in practice. [sits back] Now, sir, we'll talk if you like. And I'll tell you right out that I'm a man who likes talking to a man that likes to talk.
Would that President George W. Bush were a man who likes to talk to a man that likes to talk. At a time when the North Koreans were practically begging for discussions, and when their journey down the dangerous nuclear path could have been brought to a halt or reversed, he refused to talk to them. The Bush White House has consistently scorned diplomacy, regarding it as a sign of weakness. When retired Gen. Colin Powell, a few months into his service as Bush's secretary of state, announced that he would pick up where President Clinton left off in discussions with North Korea that had frozen plutonium production and missile testing for years, Bush quickly rebuked him and vetoed that course. He insisted that any negotiations by his administration would have "a different tone" from those of the Clinton administration. Instead of negotiating, the Bush administration has consistently favored bluster, empty threats and tough talk.
At the very moment George W. Bush took the oath of office as president in January 2001, North Korea's nuclear reactor had been frozen for seven years under a 1994 agreement negotiated by the Clinton administration. In fact, toward the end of Bill Clinton's term, U.S. officials were so sure they were close to agreement that Clinton considered emulating Richard Nixon's trip to Beijing by becoming the first American president to visit Pyongyang. Hard-line conservatives had long objected to the deal that froze North Korea's nuclear program, which had been given the unwieldy name of "Agreed Framework." Ironically, their resistance stemmed largely from its provision for the construction of two light-water nuclear reactors that were actually to be financed not by the United States but by Japan and South Korea.
Determined to kill the Agreed Framework, hard-liners in the newly elected Bush administration looked for an excuse to scrap it. They found one when U.S. intelligence discovered a secret North Korean program to enrich uranium. After confronting Pyongyang with the evidence, we cut off delivery of the diesel oil promised under the Agreed Framework. North Korea responded by ordering international inspectors to leave the country, and restarted its nuclear reactor. In order to obtain plutonium for nuclear weapons, they began reprocessing the 8,000 spent fuel rods stored in a holding pool that had been under the control of the evicted inspectors.
The following year in the 2002 State of the Union address came the president's infamous blanket labeling of Iraq, Iran and North Korea as the "axis of evil"--a speechwriter's three-nation Frankenstein creation. "The U.S. will not permit the world's most destructive regimes to threaten us with the world's most destructive weapons," he promised. The president next added insult to injury with his now-famous intemperate remark to Bob Woodward, then researching his book Bush at War: "I loathe Kim Jong-II," and his description of North Korea's pudgy ruler as a "pygmy" (he is only an inch taller than five feet) and a "spoiled child." Tough talk and personal insult may play well in American politics but indiscreet, undiplomatic cowboy language is especially frowned upon in Asia, where such words are considered pointedly rude, unseemly and threatening.
Unlike the Clinton administration, which had stated in no uncertain terms that it would attack if North Korea attempted to reprocess the plutonium rods, the Bush administration left the consequences of such action purposely vague to keep Pyongyang in the dark about consequences. They also wasted time in trying to include neighboring nations, South Korea, China, Japan and Russia, in meetings. For its part, North Korea insisted that it wanted to talk only with the United States. Following President Bush's reelection in 2004, the administration finally hammered out a "statement of principles" that included economic assistance, security guarantees and normalization of relations with the U.S. In return, North Korea would agree to abandon its nuclear program. The new policy also held out the hope that Pyongyang would get the light-water reactors originally promised under Clinton's Agreed Framework.
Like a sleight-of-hand magician, the Bush administration has kept the country's attention focused on Iraq in a calculated attempt to avoid close scrutiny of its lack of a lucid policy toward North Korea and Iran, military or otherwise. Now the chickens have come home to roost, and the blame game begins. This country has known for more than fifteen years that North Korea has been separating plutonium from nuclear reactor fuel for possible use in a nuclear weapon. It should not have come as a surprise that North Korean scientists would be able to test a nuclear device. George W. Bush's ill-defined strategy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons is now completely in disarray. North Korea has demonstrated that they have created a device that can implode, however imperfectly, and compress a quantity of plutonium into a critical mass, creating a nuclear explosion. Historically, North Korea has now become the ninth nation to test a nuclear weapon.
Responding to last Sunday's event, President Bush focused on the dangers stemming from a spread of nuclear technology. After a hurried phone call to the leaders of China, South Korea, Russia and Japan, he said, "Once again, North Korea has defied the will of the international community, and the international community will respond." Criticizing North Korea for passing missile technology to Syria and Iran, he called the Pyongyang regime "one of the world's leading proliferators." The U.N. Security Council also quickly denounced the North Korean action and began work on a U.S.-sponsored resolution punishing North Korea for violating a moratorium on nuclear testing.
The U.S. proposal also would authorize international inspection of all cargoes moving in and out of the country to prevent Pyongyang from selling nuclear technology to other nations or to terrorist groups. The latter will undoubtedly be a hard sell. China and Russia, until recently North Korea's only friends, are now making noises that indicate a willingness to join in sanctions of some kind. China, which supplies more than 70 percent of North Korea's fuel and 40 percent of its food is deathly afraid of punishing impoverished North Korea so severely that its rickety economy collapses. Already victims of periodic, almost endless famine, its starving population could stream into China in the event of North Korea's complete breakdown and overwhelm the border provinces of Jilin and Liaoning.
There is, of course, more than enough blame to go around and be shared by three major international blunderers who contributed to today's stalemate: George W. Bush, who refused to negotiate with the North Koreans; Chinese President Hu Jintao, who has long avoided a direct confrontation with his immediate neighbor; and the third player in this high-stakes game, Kim Jong-Il, so cut off from reality he had convinced himself that Washington would welcome negotiations.
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Thursday, October 05, 2006
Nobody Asked Me, But . . . (10/05/06)
"Insanity is doing the same thing over again and expecting different results." This wisdom, a favorite of engineers and scientific researchers, is called to mind by the growing resemblance of the Iraq mess to our experience in Vietnam. Who's to blame? Start with a supine Congress's failure to declare that a state of war existed between the United States and Iraq. Doing so would have made it possible for Iraqi forces to formally surrender their units and their arms to Coalition forces instead of melting away with their weapons and munitions. Congress abdicated its responsibility and gave the President the power to wage a pre-emptive war, with all-too predictable consequences.
Our stubborn, incurious frat-boy president lives in a bubble, has a comic book attitude toward the war and a predilection for telling flatulence jokes. Totally unwilling to consider alternative courses of action, for him it's "my way or the highway." His vice president, Dick Cheney, is the power behind the throne, a role he shares with Karl Rove. Cheney has a good reason for wanting to "stay the course"; his former firm, Halliburton, gets richer the longer the occupation persists--and so does he. Those clamoring for the impeachment of George W. Bush would be wise to ponder the implications of a truly frightening thought: "President Dick Cheney."
Then there's defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the arrogant micromanager of all things military at the Pentagon. "Stuff happens" was his comment about the looting of Baghdad's hospitals, universities and museums. When a Tennessee National Guardsman complained about the lack of adequate armor on vehicles, his response was, "You go to war with the army you have." A curious comment coming from someone who had personally created the very army fighting in Iraq. And let us not forget the handmaiden to this triumvirate, secretary of state (and former national security adviser) Condoleezza Rice who cannot remember ever being warned about impending terrorist attacks.
Now it can be told: It seems that Vietnam War dinosaur Henry Kissinger, Nixon's Secretary of State, has met regularly--and secretly--with President Bush and Vice President Cheney. Seeing the lack of progress in Iraq through the prism of Vietnam, Kissinger became a behind-the-scenes source of advice on our policy there. He even produced a copy of his 1969 memo to President Richard M. Nixon in which he wrote: "Withdrawal of U.S. troops will become like salted peanuts to the American public: The more U.S. troops come home, the more will be demanded." Obviously fighting the Vietnam War over again, Kissinger reiterated this message in a column last year in The Washington Post: "Victory over the insurgency is the only meaningful exit strategy." Now we know the origin of "stay the course."
It is no coincidence that only two days after retired Gen. Jay Garner arrived in Iraq as head of postwar planning, he was notified that L. Paul "Jerry" Bremer, a Kissinger protégé, would be arriving to replace him. Among his first acts, Bremer, the presidential envoy and putative Proconsul, signed two disastrous orders. The first prohibited some 50,000 members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party from holding government posts. The other disbanded the Iraqi military, leaving hundreds of thousands of disgruntled, unemployed and still armed troops at loose ends. Bremer was rewarded with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Much of the blame for our present predicament must be laid at the doorstep of defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, a veritable Darth Vader and control freak at the Pentagon. When Rumsfeld took over in 2001, he became enamored of a concept that had been circulating in military circles, and made it his own. Called "military transformation," this theory of warfare scrapped old concepts in favor of lighter, faster, more agile--and more lethal--combat forces. In the mid-1990s, the development of "smart bombs," precision-guided munitions capable of destroying enemy targets with a single shot, combined with high-resolution intelligence sensors in drones and rapid communication networks meant a revolution on the battlefield. If enemy forces could be knocked out from the air, less armor and artillery would be needed, and their long and sluggish supply lines could be dispensed with. Unfortunately, the resulting force was unsuited for crucial occupation duty.
Rumsfeld's ambitious plans for reorganizing and downsizing the Army did not sit well with the military brass. Friction quickly developed with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric Shinseki. In retaliation, Rumsfeld's office leaked the name of Shinseki's successor fourteen months before his retirement, thus effectively making him a lame duck. Rumsfeld treated officers of all ranks harshly, and was proud of his practice of "wire brushing" them by asking questions he knew they could not answer and then chewing them out and demeaning them in public. In Rumsfeld's eyes, this is his way of letting them know who's the boss. Experts see the passive acceptance of flawed Rumsfeld battle concepts without protest by senior officers as payback for his callous and insensitive treatment of them.
Transformation was a great idea on paper; its execution by former naval aviator Rumsfeld was something else. Among the wasteful items still carried on the Pentagon budget but better suited to the Cold War are F-22 stealth fighter planes, each costing about $170 million; continued development of the F-35 Joint Strategic Fighter, a smaller version of the F-22; a new souped-up version of the F/A-18 fighter plane--all to be used against enemies whose air forces can barely get their outmoded aircraft off the ground; a new Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine at a time when the Navy already has a surplus of existing submarines.
The administration has followed a calculated plan to keep this nation perpetually in a state of fear for political advantage so the public will be oblivious to the breakdown of our armed forces. Traditionally the three services have shared equally in budgeted funds. The Army has borne the brunt of the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, yet Rumsfeld has limited the Army's budget for fiscal year 2008 to $114 billion. In an act bordering on insubordination, Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, who came out of retirement to take over as Army chief of staff, declined to submit his budget requests, saying that the Army needed another $17 billion simply to repair equipment or there was no point in submitting a budget.
The statistics are grim: The 3rd Infantry Division is scheduled to go back to Iraq soon on a third tour of duty, yet two of the division's four brigades aren't combat ready, having none of their armored vehicles and only half their troops. Nearly 1,500 Humvees, M2 Bradley fighting vehicles and other vehicles await repair at the Red River Army Depot in Texas. The same situation is true of 500 M1 Abrams tanks at the Anniston, Ala., depot. None of the Army's five largest depots is operating at more than 50 percent of capacity--all because of lack of money.
Drunk on neocon-induced dreams of military glory, George W. Bush has spent astronomical amounts on Iraq as compared with the pittance spent on rebuilding New Orleans. The U.S. is the only democracy in the developed world that does not offer health care to its citizens as a right. We rank 43rd in infant mortality behind such superpowers as Cyprus, a small island in the eastern Mediterranean, Andorra, a tiny country in the Pyrenees, and Fidel Castro's Cuba. As in Vietnam, thousands of brave soldiers have been killed and wounded in Iraq--for what? Insanity indeed is doing the same thing over again and expecting different results.
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For those who are tired of the top Gnome panel taking up the full length of the screen, you can now try out Wing Panel to free out the extra space. Wing Panel is a panel (created by the Elementary team) designed to show only the indicator-applets and session applet. It is a small panel tucked itself at the top-right hand corner of your screen and it floats above all other windows, freeing up the extra space at the top of your screen.
To install it in your system (Ubuntu Maverick),
Note: This is not the official PPA for WingPanel, but some kind soul who has created it for us to use.
To get it running, press “Alt + F2” and type
At the moment, WingPanel is very minimal and doesn’t come with any configuration option. It will display whatever indicator-applets you have placed on your Gnome panel, but it doesn’t allow you to add/remove any applets. Nor does it comes with an option to exit the app. This is still an initial release, so I believe all the above will be ironed out in the future.
Making your Gnome panel behaves like the Wing Panel
As mentioned above, while the concept of WingPanel is nice, it is still not very usable at the moment. Those who like the concept can improvise and implement it with the Gnome panel. Here’s how:
1. Other than the applets in your system tray (the right side of the Gnome panel), remove everything else from the panel (right click and select Remove From Panel).
2. Right click on the Gnome panel and select “Properties”. Uncheck the “Expand” box and check the “Autohide” box. Click Close.
3. Drag the Gnome panel to the far right corner.
4. Press “Alt+ F2” and type
5. Go to “apps -> panel->toplevels” and select your panel configuration. Look for the ‘hide_delay’ in the options and change the value to anything large enough. The maximum value you can give is 2147483647 (in milliseconds that equals to almost 600 hours).
That’s it. Your Gnome panel should look like the WingPanel now, with the exception that it is fully configurable.
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Senior Pastor, who can work with three or more full-time staff
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Lead Pastor Cody Missionary Alliance (CMA) church is a church of 550 that lies nestled just before the eastern gate to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. This multi-generational church is seeking a Spirit-filled, Godly, preacher with proven ability to directionally lead a large staff and volunteers. Required experience - • Proven ability to preach the Word with inspiration, instruction, exhortation and correction. • Proven ability to provide directional leadership for the church and to church staff and volunteers. • Ability to oversee/mentor/delegate appropriately to the church staff and volunteers. • Provide appropriate pastoral care as needed • Increase awareness, commitment and engagement in international ministries A full church and pastoral profile is available from Mrs. Mary Kraft ([email protected]) upon approval of the District Superintendent. All candidates must be able to be accredited by The Alliance. Please do not contact the church directly.
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Country In Focus Brunei Economics Essay
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Brunei, whose full name is also known as BRUNEI DARUSALLAM is a small country that became independent in the year 1984 .It is a tiny country of about 406,000 people. Comprising of Malays, who makes up the two -third of the population while the Chinese make up 16% of the population also. Also in the minority populace are the indigenous groups of who are the Muruts and Dunsuns,
It is divided into 4 districts, namely Brunei-Muara (capital),Tutong, Balait and Temburong. It became a British protectorate in the year 1888 and joined the ASEAN countries in 1984. Since 1962, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah had ruled the nation and is said to be the seventh wealthiest individual whose worth is valued for about $42 billion dollars, all thanks to its vast reserve of oil and gas, It is a country where its citizens enjoy great subsidies from the government and pays no tax. Brunei has the second highest human development index among the South East Asia nations, according to .http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12990058.
The people of Brunei enjoys so much from its government .This is a country where education is free and compulsory from ages 5 to 16.The literacy percentage of the people of Brunei is 60%.
COUNTRY FACTS (courtesy BBC report on BRUNEI)
Full name: Brunei Darussalam
Population: 406,000 (UN, 2011)
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Area: 5,765 sq km (2,226 sq miles)
Major languages: Malay, English, Chinese
Major religions: Islam, Buddhism, Christianity
Life expectancy: 76 years (men), 81 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 Bruneian dollar = 100 cents
Main exports: Crude oil, liquefied natural gas, petroleum products
GNI per capita: High income: $31,800 (World Bank, 2009)
INVESTING IN BRUNEI
Brunei’s economy is based on oil and gas, while its major exports are crude oil, petroleum products and liquefied gas. This has made it to provide its citizens with the highest per capita incomes in ASIA. It solely relies on imported goods and manufactured products for the whole country. Brunei is a good investment haven because of its peaceful nature and stability in the polity. http://www.globserver.cn/en/brunei/doing-business
In making sure that business ethics are maintained, the Ministry of industry and Primary resources is solely in charge of facilitating and promoting trade in Brunei and is been sub- governed by the 4 tiers of chambers of commerce namely :
National Chambers of Commerce and industry
Brunei Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Brunei international Chamber of Commerce and industry
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
ECONOMIC ANALYSES OF BRUNEI ECONOMY
Brunei earns about 95 % of revenue from export and this has led to their economy having a strong come back in 2010 after a little down turn and GDP rose by 5 % in the first half of 2010 http://www.globserver.cn/en/brunei/imf-consultation .
Presently the Brunei government is looking at diversifying into other economic areas while setting aside huge amount of money to back up this kind of initiative. This funds are been set aside in other to be assessed by genuine investors ,either through public private partnership or joint ventures ,especially in energy sectors, telecommunications and above all Food business industry.
Why invest in Brunei
So many factors could lure any interested investor into Brunei. The Government of Brunei has put so many measures in place to make the country suitable for an average investor, who is looking at his ROI to mature in the shortest period. In deciding whether or not to invest in Brunei certain factors needs to be looked into as to affirm its overall attractiveness and also by balancing it with other key factors as narrated by (Charles Hill 2009)
Economic policies: This has to do with the size of the Brunei economy, whose economic growth is based on its free market system and its capacity for growth (Charles Hill 2009). Brunei practices the Constitutional Sultanate type of government, (where all power is invested in the Sultan who doubles as the Prime Minister) .Although the Sultan has some 29 council members whom he consults, but in this case I do not think the opinion of this members really counts. The Sultan genuinely manages the wealth of the nation very well, as this is evident in the standard of living of the people of Brunei. He has also made provision for free education, free medicals, subsidized housing, and even the rice that is been sold to the masses enjoys a whole lot of subsidy.
The Sultan has been able to put in place good economic policies that would attract investors. Brunei government is looking ahead to the future where the natural oil and gas reserves may not be able to generate enough money for the economy. It is looking at ways to diversify into other sectors and with these kinds of plans, he needs foreign investors to do this for him.
Costs: Many factors like economic, political and legal factors determine the cost of doing business in a Brunei. For example, in Nigeria a foreign company trying to invest may have to pay off some cash to greedy politicians before been allowed to operate. This can be attributed to the ideology of the people. Whereas such an act is seen as a criminal offence in Brunei, because of Sharia law system being practiced. So also the infrastructural status of Brunei have been considered and found to be at par with some developed Asia countries within its environ which also help reduce cost of technological import on the part of an investor.
Risks: The risks of doing business in Brunei could also be determined by some factors such as political and economic factors
Political Risk: has been defined by (Charles Hill,2009)” as the likelihood that political forces will cause drastic changes in a country’s business environment that adversely affect the profit and other goals of a business enterprise. In his own opinion (S H Robock) believes that “political risk tends to be greater in countries experiencing social unrest and disorder. Such unrest he claims is more pronounced in countries where there are more than one ethnic group or countries where its resources has been mismanaged by different leaders and subsequently led to poor standard of living and inflation. With all these given examples, Brunei can be said to be free of any unrest as explained above because it has enjoyed a stable government for so many years and its ruler His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah who doubles as the Prime Minister, Minister of finance, and also as the defence Minister.
Economy Risk :According to (Charles hill, 2009) “defined it as the likelihood that economic mismanagement will cause drastic changes in a country’s business environment that hurt the profit and other goals of a particular business enterprise” .Brunei economy has been the cynosure of all eyes as regards its boisterous economy. Lately the Sultan of Brunei has taken a major step in reshaping the future of the country’s economy, pointing out the need for the country to diversify into other sectors, such as tourism, agriculture and fishery. Nevertheless, Brunei’s economy is jeering up for the future especially as it welcomes investors from the outside world, who will help develop the IT sector and its proposed ISLAMIC banking.
Measures put in place by Brunei Government to attract and stinulate foreign investors
The Sultan has passed Flexible business laws guiding the modus operandi of business investors in Brunei where ownership of business for foreign investors could be as high as 100% ownership.
Brunei government has put in place a Zero company Tax policy for foreign investors of up to 8yrs. This implies that there is no tax on personal income, payroll or even on the export.
Brunei has one of the best living conditions and standards in the region, this is visible in the lifestyle and good health the citizens so enjoy
Being a small country, the local market is small also, there is relatively no competition within the foreign investors / market
Brunei government has been able to invest so much into the economy of the country and this has helped it to achieve a Low and cheap Utility cost
The laws governing foreign investors are quite flexible and investor friendly in Brunei.
There is possibility of 100% foreign ownership in investment
There is provision of investment incentive by the Government for new investors, which helps to nurture your business from starting up the business ,passing through growth till it reaches expansion stage
Creation of new economic strategy to reduce unemployment and increase other business opportunities
An infrastructure development programme to ensure Government keeps investing by partnering with external stakeholders
A security strategy to ensure Brunei’s political stability, where all citizens and foreigners feel secure while they go about their daily business
With all these evident measures, it is easy to say that it more of advantage to invest in Brunei where the polity is stable and enjoys good policies from the Sultan who has managed to give back proceeds from the crude oil back to its citizens.
PROPOSED MARKET ENTRY / BUSINESS STRATEGY
After deciding on choice of country to move into, another uphill task is to decide how to enter the market. There are different types of market entry but it is necessary to consider other factors that helps make the right choice of entry. Each market entry has its merits and demerits. However, there is also need to say that there is no perfect entry as far as this strategy is concerned. Many factors could be considered while choosing the type of market entry options to choose from. There are different kinds of models, but for purpose of this report I have decided to recommend the SWOT ANALYSIS STRATEGY
This implies that organizations should adopt a strategy that is most suitable for it, which helps it to achieve its internal capabilities (strength and weakness) while also considering the external capabilities such as opportunities and threats. (Kenneth Andrews, 1970).
Also other entry mode could be analysed as against the options mentioned earlier. These include considering the options of Exporting products directly in to Brunei which will in turn increase the cost of transportation
Franchising is another method through which a company might want to use to gain entry into a country but it also comes with its own problems such as not having control over quality of one’s product.
Other methods that could be looked into are Joint ventures and full ownership of subsidiaries.
HOW TO REGISTER A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IN BRUNEI
It is important to outline what type of food product and items that will be offered to the public. Research should be carried out on the type of food that is acceptable to the people of Brunei putting into consideration that it is an Islamic country. There is need to create an operating plan
Sourcing for good location to establish the business is very important. Other facilities such as warehouse, storage, and equipment should be considered at this stage. It is important to also keep in mind if the property for the business would be bought , rented or even be built to suit the kind of business being proposed
It is necessary to register the business name with the local authority at the chambers of commerce and industry office for proper documentation and licensing
.Employ a tax expert to clarify all tax issues as the case may be and all other necessary permits that may be needed
The following factors were considered before arriving at this recommendation
Supportive Environment: the Government of Brunei believes in sustaining the human environment through right practice as regards industrial pollution and emission. Any company that is found guilty is banned and evicted from its location. There is heavy investment in infrastructures and facilities.
Infrastructure: Brunei can comfortably boast of well-developed infrastructures compared to its surrounding neighbors. Its telecom industry is well developed that an average Brunei citizen could boast of having a phone. The sea port that serves the country has also been improved upon to serve all kinds of maritime business. While its road are of good standards.
Taxation: Brunei does not operate income tax or export tax, which proves as a good starting point for a new investor.
Import duty: Imported goods, foodstuffs and materials for industrial use do not pay import duties.
It is evident that investment in Brunei has more of opportunities than risk, because of all the aforementioned reasons above.
I would recommend an investment in Brunei. Considering all the right policies the government has been able to put in place.
I am pleased to inform you that after putting in a lot of work and information gathering into this report, I am strongly of the opinion that investing in Brunei would not be regretted as evident in this report.
Though it is a small country but, its ROI will be achieved over a short period of time, if all the variables are to be considered such as the Risks, economic policies, and cost implication of doing business in Brunei which is very low. I would suggest an overall overview of this report, where all the merits are deeply looked into and used as a parameter for investing in Brunei.
With the government planning to diversify into other sectors of the economy, It is my belief that Brunei will begin to enjoy more influx of foreign workers, foreign investors, and even huge number of tourist.
Another area that needs to be looked into as regards investing in Brunei is the futuristic plan of the region. This is a plan that the Sultan has proposed to take them through a journey of 20years. Within this period, it has made plans to invest in building more high rise structure, roads, airports, universities, hospital, and make the region attractive to the outside world. It also plans to be self-sufficiency in the year 2015.
In all of these, the Sultan has a major role to play. The Sultan has been able to maintain a stable government and economy .It is my opinion that the political stability will not experience any changes in a long while as the ruling family intends to maintain its grip on power by not allowing any political process that would want to usher in a new government.
Although there have been a little complain about the extravagant lifestyle of the royal family, no real opposition has come out to publicly condemn this government. If things remains as it is with no change in power ,then Brunei’s economy stability is guaranteed which is most suitable for any investor.
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© Berning & Di Battista
A truly inspiring collaboration between two entirely different artistic practices, resulting in something unique. That is what characterizes the work of photographer Michelangelo Di Battista and artist Tina Berning.
“I just love to see what Tina adds to my photographs, how she interprets them with her skillful and artistic creativity. Whether it’s with thick charcoal lines, colorful woven ribbons, texts or something completely different,” Michelangelo Di Battista says.
In a photographic career spanning over 20 years, Di Battista has worked throughout the world with the biggest names in the fashion industry and published his photographs in the most prestigious magazines and journals.
“It’s an honor to have the chance to leave my comments and traces on Michelangelo Di Battista’s beautiful photos by scratching their surface, adding layers of paint or cutting them to pieces. Each picture has a challenge to support, interpret, explore and annotate what he had captured before” explains Tina Berning.
Working both commercially and artistically, with solo exhibitions in the United States, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands as well as publications throughout the world, Berning is a much sought-after illustrator as well as a fine artist.
“The art of photography is constantly evolving. This collaboration is an exciting example of how things expand when other artistic techniques add value. They are each prominent in their respective fields, so it is very brave to look for new ways in unknown waters,” Exhibition Coordinator Lisa Hydén explains.
Since they met in 2007 for a photo shoot for Italian Vogue, German Artist Tina Berning and Italian Photographer Michelangelo Di Battista have created unique artworks that blur the boundaries between photography, illustration, painting and crafts. Instead of subjecting Di Battista’s photography to digital image processing, Berning expands analog on the images with drawings, texts, by scratching, painting or even weaving the surface. Working individually in different countries, together they create a shared universe. The title of their exhibition at Fotografiska, Confluence, refers to the flowing together of two creative streams.
The result is breathtaking images that allow the photograph to increase in size and perspective. Their sensitive and perceptive eye for what the other has created results in a kind of anarchic pact, which differs greatly from what they create on their own.
“I know that when I shoot photos for a joint project I compose them in a different way; the photograph has the function as her canvas,” Di Battista explains and adds that he is very passionate about the collaboration.
“The creative approach in regard to these works is often about teasing out the personality of the character, by literally scratching the surface of a perfect beauty. The process has an anarchic moment increased by the fact that I only have one shot. If I take a wrong decision I ruin the photo or react by turning to a new direction as we are talking of analog, unique pieces of art”.
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Former Pakistani judge has claimed that Supreme Court can order Speaker of the National Assembly, Ayaz Sadiq to move a reference in Election Commission against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Panama Leaks case.
In an exclusive talk with Dunya News, Naveed Khawaja said that at most, the top court will either order to take legal action against National Accountability Bureau criminals or file a reference against the premier.
He further said that the Supreme Court would never order to establish a commission.
He said that the top has heard at least six cases of like nature during the time when former chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was in service.
Explaining one such case, he said that ex-chairman of Pakistan Steel Mills was held for at least six years after cases were lodged against him. In the case concerning NICL, the top court had ordered to lodge cases as well.
In another two cases SC had ordered to file cases, he added.
At extreme, the top court will order the NA Speaker to move a reference against the premier under Article 62 and Article 63 of the Constitution of Pakistan, Khawaja Naveed said.
However, the premier can be de-seated over ECP’s action once Ayaz Sadiq pursues a reference.
Citing former premier Yousaf Raza Gilani’s dismissal, he said that though the case was different but a practice was once done in the past. | fineweb |
SPA 001 - Deck Cargo Ship
Vessel SPA 001 (IMO: 8726284 ) is a Deck Cargo Ship built in 1986 and currently sailing under the flag of Russian Federation. Below you can find more technical information, photos, AIS data and last 5 port calls of SPA 001 detected by AIS.
Are you interested in the sailing schedule of the SPA 001 ship?
The SPA 001's port of calls and sailing schedule for the past months are listed below as detected by our live AIS ship tracking system.
|Last Port Call||Actual time of Arrival (UTC)|
|Vessel Name||SPA 001|
|Ship type||Deck Cargo Ship|
|Summer Deadweight (t)||167|
|Length Overall (m)||36|
|Year of Built||1986|
|Place of Built|
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Oregon Governor Endorses Breachingby Associated Press
Spokesman Review, February 19, 2000
Farmers, shippers not likely to agree it's fairest way to share salmon recovery costs
Gov. John Kitzhaber on Friday endorsed breaching four hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River in Washington as part of a regional strategy for saving salmon from extinction.
Speaking before the Oregon chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Kitzhaber acknowledged that his position was a lonely one politically, but necessary to fairly spread the economic burden of reversing the precipitous decline in populations of wild salmon and steelhead.
"The salmon can't wait," Kitzhaber said. "The people can't wait."
The governor said the issue was not about sacrificing the economic benefits of the dams for environmental health, but working together as a region to have both.
"To quote Wallace Stegner, `It is about outliving our origins,' and `building a society to match our scenery,"' Kitzhaber said. "I believe the best way to accomplish that and to equitably spread the economic burden is to build a recovery strategy that includes breaching the four lower Snake River dams."
Choosing not to breach the dams would require even more stringent reductions in salmon harvests, more restrictions on private property to improve habitat, and a reduction in existing water rights, the governor said.
"If salmon extinctions occur, it will not be the first time in our history and probably not the last. But it will be the first time a species has been allowed to become extinct in Oregon and in the Northwest in the face of strong evidence of how that fate might be avoided," he said.
Across the border in Idaho, a spokesman said Gov. Dirk Kempthorne maintains that breaching would not meet his criteria that any salmon recovery strategy be acceptable on biological, economic and political terms.
"Instead of embracing an option that's guaranteed to drag out in court for a decade, with nothing to show but legal fees, we should start moving now on actions that can help salmon in the near term," such as improved dam bypass systems and screens and reducing predation by Caspian terns, Kempthorne communications director H.B. said.
Kitzhaber's policy pronouncement came as federal agencies are considering whether to recommend to Congress if the dams should be breached as part of an overall program to restore the Columbia Basin salmon. A series of public hearings is being held around the region.
Twelve populations of Columbia Basin salmon are on the endangered species list, including four from the Snake River.
Built about 30 years ago, Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Lower Granite and Little Goose dams produce 5 percent of the hydroelectric power sold by the Bonneville Power Administration and make it possible for barges to run between the Tri-Cities in Washington to Lewiston -- 300 miles inland from the Pacific.
Environmentalists, Indian tribes and fishermen who support breaching argue that it would restore 140 miles of spawning habitat for fall chinook and stop some of the accumulative destruction of juvenile fish from dams as they migrate to the ocean.
Farmers, barge operators and aluminum workers who oppose breaching argue that it will devastate the local economy by dropping reservoirs below the level of irrigation intakes, eliminate cheap transportation for grain, woodchips and other commodities, and reduce the supply of cheap electricity.
As the first major elected official to endorse breaching, Kitzhaber gave environmentalists a new weapon to take back to Washington, D.C., while lobbying for support, said Jeff Curtis, western conservation director for Trout Unlimited.
"Every time we go back to D.C., somebody says, `Who do you have on your side?"' Curtis said. "Now we've got somebody. And the person is the one who has studied it most and has the most credibility on the issue. I think this is huge and may be the break in the dam of support for this."
Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., said he doubted Congress would ever support breaching, despite the significance of Kitzhaber's support.
"The logic that takes the first four out could take them all out," said Smith. "It would render eastern Oregon, Washington and Idaho hostage to a grand experiment and delay efforts at salmon mitigation that can actually pass Congress."
Don Sampson, executive director of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, representing Yakama, Warms Springs, Umatilla and Nez Perce tribes, welcomed Kitzhaber as a new ally.
"We'd like to thank the governor for acknowledging the sacrifices made by our tribal people," Sampson said. "His endorsement of dam removal is responsive to the law, responsive to the people of Oregon and responsive to salmon."
Kitzhaber was speaking to a friendly audience. On Thursday, the professional organization of fish biologists unanimously endorsed a resolution saying dam breaching was necessary to restore Snake River salmon runs.
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Hair Care Tips You Need To Understand AboutHave you ever wondered how celebrities can have such beautiful looking hair? Have you ever wanted the hair on your head to look like that? Well, you no longer have to wonder because you can have that hair too. The following article will tell you about the best-kept secrets to helping your hair look movie star perfect.
For those with curly hair, nix SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) from your hairdressing routine, for bouncy, care-free curls. SLS is a harsh stripping agent that robs your hair of essential oils. This creates the illusion of frizz and encourages breakage. You can spot this substance by checking the ingredients of your products.
When you are washing your hair, do it in two separate steps. Take half the shampoo you would typically use for your whole head and wash your roots with that. Rinse that out, and then use some more shampoo to wash the hair shafts. This technique ensures that you wash all the hair and not just your roots.
If you color your hair at home, do not apply hair color to previously colored strands until the last 10 minutes. Apply the color to your roots first, and then comb through to freshen-up the color on the rest of your hair. This minimizes the damage that repeatedly soaking your hair in harsh chemicals can cause.
If you have curly hair, put down the brush and comb! Curly hair should only be brushed or combed while it is soaking wet. For the best results, apply conditioner to your wet hair before you comb through it. Be sure to only use a wide toothed comb so as to not cause any damage. This will keep your curls looking their best.
Maintain a constant trimming schedule for your hair. When you have your hair trimmed every 6-8 weeks, you will prevent unhealthy looking hair when the ends begin to split. Even should you desire to have a longer hairstyle, you should continue this trimming cycle. You will appreciate the healthy look, as well as make caring for it easier.
Do not forget sun protection for your hair. Over- linked site to UV rays can dry out the natural oils in your hair, leaving your hair dull, brittle, and unattractive. Be sure to wear a hat when you plan to spend a length of time in the sun. This will protect your face and your hair.
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Sleep on a satin or silk pillowcase instead of a cotton. Cotton retains oil and can cause your hair to get tangled and to break during your sleep. You will find that your hair looks much better in the morning if you use a satin or a silk pillowcase and that is is easier to keep clean.
Brush your hair from the scalp down to the ends to distribute the natural oils to your hair shafts. The oil in your scalp is very healthy for your hair. However, you need to get it from your scalp to your hair. You can accomplish this by brushing from the scalp to all the way down to the tips of your hair. Try bending over and brushing your hair upside down to make this a little easier to do.
Many people believe that trimming your hair on a regular basis will cause the hair to grow faster, but that is not necessarily true. The main reason that you should keep your hair trimmed is to prevent yourself from developing split ends, which look very unsightly and can cause further hair damage.
When your hair is wet, do not use a brush or comb. Your hair is more brittle when it is wet and the comb or brush will break it severely even if you are extremely gentle. Use your figures or wide tooth pick to untangle any knots as your hair air dries.
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As you can see, it's not that hard to take care of your hair. You only needed some additional information, and hopefully you found that here. Choose some of the tips from the article you've just read to try out in order to make your hair healthier, shinier and more attractive. | fineweb |
BLUE CAP PROJECT
What happens to Bottle Caps?
SEBLA KOÇAN Yaşam 10 July 2012- Tuesday
Son birkaç yıldır Türkiye’nin gündeminde olan “Mavi Cover Collection Campaign”nda bugüne kadar 1000’in üstünde engelli, tekerlekli sandalyeye kavuştu. Kampanya devam ederken, toplanan kapakların karşılığında tekerlekli sandalye alamayıp mağdur edildiklerini iddia edenler, “tekerlekli sandalye yok” diyen haberler halen gündemde. Aktüel, “Blue Cap Project”nı başlatan İzmir Ege Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi’ne gitti; bu kapaklar nerede toplanıyor, nerede işleniyor, ne işe yarıyor, araştırıp izini sürdü.
More than 1000 handicapped have obtained wheelchair up to now in 'Blue Cap Project', which has been on the agenda of Turkey for the last several years. While the campaign continues, those claiming that they couldn't receive wheelchair in exchange for covers collected and were abused, and news claiming that 'there are no wheelchairs' still remain on the agenda Aktüel went to İzmir Aegean University Faculty of Dentistry, which initiated 'Blue Cap Collection Project' and searched and tracked where these covers are collected, processed and what use they have.
While walking on the street, you certainly have noticed those, who grab the covers accumulating in boxes put on curbs and take them in bags, or people, who do not throw away and keep covers after drinking water, and read news about 'cover collection campaign' appearing in the media almost every day.
We decided to examine this issue occupying the agenda for the last few years in İzmir Aegean University Faculty of Dentistry.
Architects of the projects started on May 2010, project coordinator Prof. Dr. Nurselen Toygar and project team responsible Bülent Başoğlu... The idea of cover collection came out of cover collection, delivery to recycle and regaining to the environment project that was implemented by the municipality of Ataşehir for a short time.
The team, which thought 'Let us do it too. Even if we can colelct 100 covers, it is a success.', broke a record at the end of teo and a half years with 300 tons of covers flowing from all around Turkey and five continents from the world. Information provided by the project coordinator Toygar is interesting: 'They broke the Guinness record in Argentina last year with 80 tons. Covers were collected for a hospital and a tool required by that hospital was bought.
We have already broken that record with 300 tons. We have made our official application; we want to have a good name both for our university and Turkey. We will get this work registered. This mutualisation is the work of Turkey. We may have started it but such adoption and spreading is the success of our nation.
Support is raining down on cover collection campaign from many countries of the world from China to USA. Such that they have posters on New York 5th Avenue and announcements in the official of the United Nations. They have never rejected anyone in need of wheelchair. Last, they took action in line with the request from the Embassy of Kosovo in order to send supply to disabled war veterans living there.
Upon the above specified news, we decided to see with our own eyes whether they had wheelchair in the depot as claimed. We went and took photos of the wheelchairs located in the depot of a logistics company in İstanbul Yenibosna with instructions of the Aegean University.
Social media helped a lot
There are numerous unknown or little known facts about cover collection campaign. For example, covers of every color can be collected despite the name 'blue cover'. 'We not only collect blue covers but also covers of drug boxes, washing liquid covers and covers in each color that may come into your mind. They all work' says Toygar. The reason why it is called 'clue cover' is that blue covers outnumber the other colors.
Thus, name of the campaign remained so. However, the reason for collection of covers is that they are smaller than bottle in terms of volume. So they can be collected in larger numbers. According to Nursel Toygar, social media played a big role in spreading of the campaign: 'It has been really helpful for us for reaching abroad in particular. This has now become a world project.' she says.
Toygar underlines that Aegean University has no financial gain, no financial contribution can be made to the project and no sponsorships are available: 'This is a project pursuing no profit or interest. We just want cover. We neither want financial aid nor sponsorships in any way. The reason why people collect covers with enthusiasm and jot derives from the trust on the project. Old man, women, even people with no money for transportation cover and bring us covers' he says.
Not only citizens, but also GSM operators, airway companies, sports clubs, legal authorities such as Turkish National Assembly and the Ministry of External Affairs, some deputies, storekeepers and restaurants have also supported the campaign. Moreover, Governate of İzmir sent last year a notice to all schools in order for them to collect covers. What surprised them most was the aid that was made by citizens in Van immediately after the earthquake. They were very happy when covers arrived from soldiers and prisons.
While Toygar are speaking these words, helpful citizens are coming to the depot within the faculty with bags in their hands and give the covers they collected to the university. 'Think like this; covers collectected up to now cover the campus of the Aegean University entirely and forms a 5 m wall...' Toygar and his team invited 68 handicapped to the university in order to give them their wheelchairs when after they had collected the first 10 tons of cover and delivered them before the public and press.
'However their arrival was hard, so we did not do the same for next ones and started delivery to their homes. Companies gave voluntary assistance to us regarding that matter' says project responsible Bülent Bağoğlu and adds: Tansaş, Migros, Gürman and Kipa are also supporting us and many covers arrive from these stores within İzmir. Antalya, Adana and Mardin are among places from where the highest number of covers arrive. Many covers also arrive from people via mail and cargo. There are certain collection areas in every city.
We negotiated with centres, Migros and Tansaş declared 800 stores in the Aegean Region and 1120 stores in the Mediterrenean Region as collection area. Kipa is gathering covers in its own AVMs and performing delivery to us via its own cargo. There are also Gümüşsu stores, with which we have protocol; they support us with their logistics and stores.'
The city that has shown the most attention to the campaign is İzmir. 'People jog in Karşıyaka seaside in the mornings. They drink water, collect covers in their hands and leave at certain points. They are delivered here or to the recycling company through their municipalities.' says Başoğlu. There have been pleasing sides of the echoing of the project in Turkey. 'Our handicapped have become social individuals and started to seek their rights.
Much support has been given by primary educational institutions and kindergartens, those children have also learned social responsibility. No one used to have an idea about protecting the environment, we have also took an important step regarding this issue' says Nurselen Toygar and adds: 'Turkey has put its signature in a world project, whose thesis is being written and seminars are being organized now: 'People have learned to open their hearts and banded together for a single job after a long time....'
'THERE IS NO GRAIN OF TRUTH IN THE NEWS THAT APPEAR'
We asked the team, which realized the project, about news that appeared concerning the fact that 'wheelchairs are not given in exchange for covers'. The answer we took from Toygar was challenging: 'These people did not come to us, i.e. the Faculty of Dentistry. These news are created in order to sabotage the project.... There is nothing we hide, everything is clear. Words fly away, action remains.
Of course there may be cracked voices in such matters. People are not that aware. They just look at the news and say 'They collected that amount of covers and didn't give...' For them, neither the institution name nor people matter. But people, who made such claims, have no relation to us. If they had applied us, we would have given them wheelchair already. However, we will find these people through those that made those news and they will be given wheelchairs as many as they want.'
WHAT USE DO THESE COVERS HAVE?
After collected in the depot of the university, covers are loaded in trucks and delivered to the first major recycling company, EgeÇev-Muzaffer Pınarbaşı Recycling Solid Waste Facilities. They sometimes do not even stop by the university and are headed to the facility. We have asked the facility manager Ergin Erdinç about what we wonder.
How are these covers exposed to recycle?
These covers are high density polyethylene. However there are also other types among them. The most fundamental point of recycling is that the original material is returned to. A waste, which comes quite close to the original material, appears. Covers enter our company as waste and leave as raw material .
Where is this raw material used most?
Mostly in frames. I mean cases used for bread or various plastic frames. These frames are also used, which means covers are recycled and start to serve us in another area. It means both financial gain and less damage to the environment. Cover is already homogenous material. When you select the magnitude of the cover broken, it can easily enter injection without any treatment. Our customers buy clean and neat material from us. As a result, everyone is satisfied of that.
Then what about after the process is finished?
Material arrives, enters our scale and is weighed. We keep record of what arrives and report to both the sender and the Aegean University. We individually keep record of them. We do not want this project to be infamized even a little.
How did the wheelchair company get in contact with Otto Bock?
Aegean University aided us only about cover collection. We put our heads together with them for the next step and selected S1 model of German originated Otto Bock. Aegean University negotiated with foundations for handicapped and conducted a research. As a result of that, we signed a protocol. 250 kilos of cover are required for one Otto Bock brand wheelchair at a market value of approximately 700 TL; that means around 75000-250000 covers according to type. When such amount is collected, wheelchairs are prepared, we even grant one wheelchair in every three. | fineweb |
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Anyway the challenge this week at Stampotique has been set by the lovely Magda and she wants us to use a newspaper or magazine in our creation. I had to raid my daughters 'Hello' collection, but here's mine.
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I went away, the background is a mixture of gesso, alcohol inks and PanPastels. I've also stamped and embossed Raindrops and Rain Text
For you dedicated followers of fashion Hazel (Rain) is wearing a Victoria Beckham number from 2012, and her wellies and umbrella are Guchi no less! Maybe I should dress myself from the pages of Hello magazine ( not the bikini pages - that would make your eyes bleed)
My dancing kittie from Kitten Sitting is wearing prisma pencils :-)
By the way have you seen David Beckham in the new Sky ads, I know some people like him in his designer boxers, but he looks mighty fine when he's suited and booted!
So if you haven't already, please join in with our challenge and dig out the newspaper and magazines.
I've just checked the time and it is now tomorrow, so it's off to bed for me to dream about the ironing and some football game that's on later... :-)
Enjoy your weekend, and thanks very much for looking x | fineweb |
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When Columbus lawyer John Sherrod decided to represent a Westerville couple in their foreclosure battle, he didn't ask whether they had fallen behind on their mortgage. He already knew the answer - and it really didn't matter.
When Columbus lawyer John Sherrod decided to represent a Westerville couple in their foreclosure battle, he didn’t ask whether they had fallen behind on their mortgage.
He already knew the answer — and it really didn’t matter.
Instead, Sherrod pored over the foreclosure paperwork, looking for any sign that it had been mishandled.
He says he found plenty: a mortgage document signed by someone who had left the company long before; another signed by a Cincinnati man who erroneously identified himself as a vice president of a Virginia mortgage servicer; and evidence that the lender filed for foreclosure a day before it held the mortgage.
So goes the new legal battleground of foreclosure.
Since last fall, when Ohio’s Richard Cordray and other state attorneys general challenged banks’ shoddy foreclosure paperwork, defense lawyers have zeroed in on the paperwork, changing the nature of the battles.
“Cases are now being litigated differently,” said Columbus lawyer Adam Todd, who represents both banks and defendants in foreclosure cases.
“Because the loan was in default, there was always a presumption in favor of the bank. The news stories have flipped that presumption.”
Such attention, defense lawyers say, has given them more leverage in court.
“Since the ‘robo-signing’ issue became public, courts are more willing to scrutinize lenders,” said Kristin Rosan, a partner in the German Village firm of Madison & Rosan, which is representing about a dozen homeowners in foreclosure cases.
Despite some court rulings in their favor, though, defense lawyers aren’t running victory laps. A case dismissal based on botched paperwork remains rare, they say, even though half a dozen defense attorneys interviewed for this article can all point to cases in which they used the discovery of faulty paperwork to bring the bank to the negotiating table.
Two more-immediate effects of the heightened scrutiny of paperwork have resulted: More homeowners are hiring lawyers to help them through the process, and more foreclosure cases are languishing on court dockets.
About 5 percent of homeowners seek legal representation in foreclosure proceedings, defense attorneys estimate, but lawyers say the figure is rising as owners become bolder in fighting their cases and attorneys are more willing to take on the cases.
The increase in legal representation has helped slow the foreclosure process: Despite a 27 percent drop in Franklin County foreclosure filings this year, the dockets of county judges are thicker than ever.
“This has resulted, without question, in a buildup in my docket,” Common Pleas Judge John Bender said. “The upshot is I’ve got over 300 foreclosure cases pending.”
Common Pleas Judge Guy L. Reece has 390 cases pending — a fourth to a third more than a year ago, he estimated.
The judges aren’t complaining.
As Bender put it, “I would rather be sure that these proceedings go ahead correctly instead of having someone’s home taken from them.”
And Bender, Reece and Common Pleas Judge Kimberly Cocroft upped the ante themselves by requiring bank attorneys to verify that the documents they filed are accurate.
The move was designed to remedy one of the most-publicized robo-signing allegations: that bank representatives signed thousands of crucial mortgage documents without knowledge of their contents.
Defense attorneys now routinely look for evidence of such procedural problems, but such searches can take them down winding paths, as Sherrod’s Westerville case illustrates.
Sherrod, who has handled more than 150 foreclosure cases, thinks the case — Deutsche Bank vs. Robert Slayton — is a poster child for shoddy bank paperwork.
“All the elements that have been in the news — a fraudulent signature, a late assignment, lack of authority — it’s a perfect storm,” he said.
He acknowledges, though, that he hasn’t gotten far in his arguments.
Ten days ago, Sherrod took the unusual step of subpoenaing those who signed mortgage documents in an effort to prove that Deutsche Bank does not have the authority to file for foreclosure.
Julia Steelman, an attorney at the Cincinnati firm Lerner Sampson & Rothfuss who is handling the case for Deutsche Bank, referred questions to Teresa Miller, the law firm’s chief operating officer. Miller referred questions to Vickee Adams, a spokeswoman for Wells Fargo, which services the loan. Adams, after taking questions about the case, did not get back to The Dispatch with answers.
Sherrod doesn’t dispute that Robert and Lisa Slayton fell behind on their mortgage.
According to court documents, the couple borrowed $424,000 from First Franklin Financial on July 24, 2006, to refinance the loan on a 3,000-square-foot home in Delaware County’s Highland Hills subdivision that they had bought two years earlier for $416,900.
In March 2008, they stopped paying on the mortgage, leaving about $417,000 unpaid. Six months later, Deutsche Bank, which had acquired the loan from First Financial, foreclosed on the property.
Robert Slayton, who was himself a loan officer for a subprime lender, said his income had dropped precipitously when the housing market collapsed in 2007. He lost his job, and after working for two other lenders, settled in with Priority Mortgage Corp. in Worthington in October 2009.
The new job allowed him to get back on his feet, but by that time, he had fallen far behind on his mortgage and other debts. He said he repeatedly sought to modify his loan but got nowhere with his overtures.
“Being in the business, I have some idea of what qualifies and what doesn’t,” Slayton said. “I tried this four, five, six times. ... Each time, it was six, seven, eight months before they responded.”
In February, days before their home was scheduled for sheriff’s auction, the couple successfully filed for bankruptcy protection, temporarily halting the foreclosure proceedings. They listed more than 50 creditors and debts of $681,233.
One of Slayton’s frustrations was trying to figure out who owned his loan, which is at the heart of Sherrod’s case. Slayton took out the loan with First Franklin, which transferred it to Deutsche Bank. Although the loan is being serviced by Wells Fargo, Slayton negotiated with America’s Servicing Co., a division of Wells Fargo.
Further complicating matters: The loan was registered to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, a Virginia-based loan-processing firm commonly referred to as MERS that has figured prominently in the robo-signing scandal.
Sherrod argues that loan documents bearing the signature of First Franklin employee Keelin Johnson were signed long after she left the bank. In addition, he maintains that a man named Kevin Prieshoff assigned the mortgage from First Franklin to Deutsche as a vice president of MERS even though he worked for the law firm Lerner Sampson.
Finally, Sherrod argues, the loan was transferred to Deutsche on Sept. 11, 2008, a day after Deutsche filed its request for foreclosure.
Sherrod argues that the finances of the case don’t matter because the bank and its agents didn’t do their legal homework.
“All these things, such as whether or not he and his wife actually defaulted on this note, is a question we never even got to because the bank never went through the steps it had to to properly start this lawsuit,” he said.
Such arguments raise a philosophical question that won’t be resolved in the courtroom: Should the technicalities of the legal filings trump the financial facts of the case?
While not excusing legal lapses, bank representatives argue that focusing on paperwork details sidesteps the heart of the cases — that homeowners aren’t paying a debt they agreed to pay.
“Certainly, the lender doing the foreclosure is responsible for following proper procedures,” said Bob Niemi, executive director of the Ohio Mortgage Bankers Association. “But that doesn’t mean a person should get their home for free.
“When you have someone who hasn’t made a payment in over two years, that doesn’t entitle them to a free house.” | fineweb |
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The Thunder have reportedly rescinded Dion Waiters’s qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have rescinded shooting guard Dion Waiters’s qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent, reports The Vertical’s Chris Mannix.
Waiters played in 78 games for the Thunder last regular season, averaging 9.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in 27.6 minutes per game. He joined Oklahoma City midway through the 2014–15 season via a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Thunder had previously offered Waiters a one-year, $6.7 million qualifying offer, which gave them the ability to match any contract Waiters signed during the off-season. Waiters is now free to sign with any team.
The No. 4 overall pick of the 2012 NBA draft, Waiters has averaged 12.8 points, 2.5 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game in his four-year NBA career. | fineweb |
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The Tech Guru series features eight stories from a number of Samsung’s printing experts, presenting their points of view from their respective fields. The series will show how Samsung printing products and technology – and those who develop them – embody the three core Samsung values: Smart, Fast and Reliable.
For our eighth and final Tech Guru interview, we spoke with Kim Jongmin, who oversaw the development of the entire MX7 series at the Samsung Printing Project Lab. The Project Lab acts as the project leader in planning and developing new products – from ensuring quality and managing costs to meeting delivery time, the Project Lab manages every aspect of new product development.
Kim joined Samsung in 2004, and has been working at the Project Lab ever since; he was involved in the development of mid-to-high level printers and color copiers before leading the MX7 project. Kim says that while project teams do also exist in other companies, their role is often limited to deciding the overall direction of each project based on input from several R&D teams. In contrast, the Samsung Project Lab gets deeply involved in all aspects of development projects, working through every obstacle faced by each component technology development team until the task is complete.
Toward a Seemingly-Insurmountable Goal
As the one million-page printing test demonstrated, the MX7 series is known for its durability and longevity. In particular, the MX7 boasts a very low jam rate (during the test, there was not a single error until 330,000 pages had been printed). The MX7’s long life was made possible through electrophotography, materials and fusing technologies that the Project Lab developed with each of the component technology labs.
When embarking on the MX7 project, Samsung did not at the time possess all of the technologies that could produce such a high-end multifunction printer. The MX7 project required the development of printers that were approximately three times better in terms of toner yield and durability, a major upgrade from what had come before. Even the engineers within Samsung initially had doubts about the success of the project.
But Kim and his team were committed to making it happen. Although the project’s goals were set very high, as the R&D teams kept working at it, the task became less daunting, and the engineers could see the project coming together.
Close cooperation with an overseas research institute was one of the keys to the project’s success. Thirty to forty Korean engineers from Kim’s team spent eight months in Yokohama, Japan, for joint research with the Samsung Research Institute in Japan (SRJ). At SRJ, Korean engineers focused on frame, feeding, motor drive and circuit technologies, while the Japanese colleagues focused on improving electrophotography technologies. Combining the Japanese colleagues’ strengths in fine-tuning design parameters for electrophotography and the Korean team’s knowledge and experience in manufacturing created strong synergy, which led to the successful development of the MX7 series.
Developing World-class Longevity Technology
Two of the main longevity technologies developed in conjunction with SRJ are related to developer life and fuser belt design.
The developer is a unit in the MX7 that draws toner powder and moves it to the OPC surface. In developer units, there are magnetic particles called carriers that charges the toner powder. The carriers need to be spread evenly on the roller regardless of the printing environment, paper type or printed content. Through a technology that maintains a steady concentration of the carriers, Samsung created a developer that can print up to 1.2 million pages before needing replacement.
“In an office that prints 10,000 pages a month, MX7 developer unit can last for up to ten years,” explains Kim. “When we developed the unit, there even were worries that we might not be able to sell enough developers because the first developer will last too long.”
After developers move the toner particles onto paper, fuser rollers then press the papers with heat to bind the toners to the paper. These rollers are covered with very thin belts that need to revolve 3.5 million times without failing. To create such a durable belt, Samsung engineers had to discover the right material, design and belt movement path, as well as ways to decrease friction. By selecting core technologies and closely managing them on a weekly basis, the Project Lab helped create a long-lasting fusing system, which included two A1 level patents (A1 patent is the highest-level in Samsung Electronics patent categorization. A1 level is given to the most widely-used technologies that require strong protection).
The Glue that Holds Everything Together
When asked about the future trend of printing industry, Kim answered that decreasing cost per page (CPP) by will continue to be one of the top issues, and that a key way to achieve that is through more efficient use of consumables. In addition, he feels that improving usability through the application of sensors will also be an important development.
The Project Lab’s next task will be to refresh the existing MX2, MX3 and MX7 printer series. “We are planning to improve each unit’s performance by increasing the life of printer consumables. By enhancing the quality of both customer replaceable consumables like toners and field replaceable units like fusers, we plan to achieve a lower CPP as well as a more affordable device price,” Kim added.
“Although each lab is in charge of developing different component technologies, the Project Lab analyzes technology trends and draws the blueprint for the entire product’s R&D. We act as a bridge between each of the component technologies and work to fill the gray zone that exists between the labs,” he continues.
Kim sees the Project Lab’s role as vital to Samsung Printing’s future success: “I would venture to say that everything begins and ends at the Project Lab. Product development starts with our research and decision and ends with us testing and refining the quality. I want to continue to be the glue that holds everything together, bringing the best products to life.”
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Lying peacefully in a rural location adjoining the owner’s home, this well-presented holiday cottage is just a stone’s throw from Llandeilo, a bustling historic town with Welsh culture. Set near the famous Brecon Beacon Mountains (AONB) and Brechfa Forest, the area abounds with fantastic walks and is a natural playground for ramblers, bird watchers and mountain bikers. Carmarthen and Llandovery are well worth a visit, offering plenty of shops, traditional pubs and restaurants within a short driving distance. Visit the NT Llandeilo Park, Dinefwr Castle, Dolaucothi Gold Mines, Gwili steam railway, National Botanical Gardens and iconic castles, including Carreg Cennen, Dryslywn and Kidwelly. Shop 3 miles, pub 0.25 miles.
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Few hard of hearing people elect the hassle and embarrassment of special receivers and headsets. They prefer what’s now available in most British and Scandinavian churches- having customized sound broadcast directly through their hearing aids.
There is good news on the horizon for hard of hearing worshipers. Today, assistive listening for America’s 28 million hearing impaired is approximately where home lighting was before Edison- poised for a revolution.
The concept is simple: Our prevalent assistive listening technologies typically require people to locate, check out, wear, and return conspicuous headsets, which few people will do. In the future (actually the present in many European and west Michigan churches) assistive listening will become hearing aid compatible. People’s hearing aids will also serve as sanctuary loudspeakers, delivering sound customized for their hearing loss.
Today’s technology for hearing aid compatible assistive listening is the modern “induction loop” system, which delivers a magnetic signal to a tiny, inexpensive hearing aid receiver. Tomorrow’s, thanks to micro electronics now under development, may be ultra wide band radio frequency transmitting to miniaturized low-power receivers embedded in hearing aids.
Regardless, check-out assistive listening devices will likely become a thing of the past. As Terry Portis, the executive director of Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People surmises, “Our country will never be accessible for people who are hard of hearing unless we make hearing aid compatible assistive listening a reality.” That day is on its way.
Today’s Hearing Aid: Incompatible Assistive Listening
What is most striking about assistive listening systems is how seldom one sees them in use. At my church two years ago, one profoundly hard of hearing person used one of our infrared receiver/headsets. The rest of the headsets sat, with aging batteries, gathering dust on a closet shelf. Susan Matt, a past-president of Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People (the national hard of hearing person’s organization), told me the same is true at her synagogue. She alone uses the available system and all the other hard of hearing people don’t bother.
I have occasionally used infrared or FM assistive listening devices when attending a play or movie. However, like nearly all of the other hard of hearing people in my congregation, I have never used my congregation’s check-out assistive listening units. They are a hassle. They are unfriendly to my hearing aids (which I must remove). They produce generic sound rather than sound customized for my hearing loss. They require my taking the headset on and off during various phases of a service. And they are conspicuous and therefore, to many image-conscious hard of hearing people, embarrassing. As one of my fellow parishioners remarked, “My mother-in-law would never be caught in church looking like a World War II aviator.”
Tomorrow’s Hearing Aid: Compatible Assistive Listening
Happily, there is a more user-friendly alternative, one that many knowledgeable hard of hearing Americans are now recommending for every congregation. I first discovered the joy of hearing aid compatible assistive listening in Britain. I was already aware that, with a simple push of a button, my hearing aids activate a “telecoil” (T-coil) receptor that receives the magnetic signal transmitted by nearly all post-1989 wired telephones and, under a new federal mandate, by many future digital cell phones. (The nifty result is clearer, stronger sound.)
I was unprepared for an ear-opening experience while worshiping within the high stone walls of Scotland’s Iona Abbey. Loudspeaker sounds were muddy after caroming off walls. Then my wife, Carol, noticed a sign indicating a loop system and cued me to switch on my T-coils. When I did so, the result was breathtaking. The verbal fog instantly cleared. The speaker’s crystal clear voice now seemed to come from the center of my head. I was in ecstasy.
In my most recent visits to the UK, I’ve noted loop systems broadcasting directly to hearing aids in marked ticket, banks, post office windows, and tourist information counters. Indeed, the UK has mandated that by the end of 2004, “Any business or organization providing a product or service to the general public must have an Induction Loop System fitted wherever information is verbally provided.” Under recently announced mandates, all London taxis and all London Underground ticket stations are being looped.
Writing from Denmark, the world center for hearing technology, the Rev. Jan Gronborg Eriksen, president of Churchear, tells me that “Here we can just install a good loop system in a theater, a church building or any meeting room (and we do- our churches are almost 100% covered now), and ask hard of hearing attendants to switch to T-position.”
Moreover, many hearing aids have- as all hearing aids now should- not only a microphone (M) setting and a telecoil (T) setting, but also an M/T setting that enables one to hear surrounding conversation or singing, while also hearing sound that’s broadcast through one’s personalized loudspeakers.
Looping a demonstration community
To demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of direct broadcast to hearing aids, my community, Holland-Zeeland, Michigan, has, with support from its community foundation, become America’s model community for supporting hard of hearing persons. Dozens of facilities have been looped, including most large worship centers, most Hope College public facilities, most public auditoriums, most senior citizen center facilities, and even some businesses. Moreover, response from hard of hearing people has been gratifying and revealing.
Two months after my congregation’s $2000 loop system was installed, ten people were benefiting with the subtle touch of a switch. One woman who could have used the old headsets (yet never did), said: “It is actually fun to go to church and it hasn’t been that way for a long time.”
Our community initiative is now spreading to other communities in Michigan. The Board of Michigan’s hard of hearing person’s organization has unanimously adopted a resolution advocating that Michigan’s churches, auditoriums, theaters, courts, airports, and other venues where sound is broadcast install assistive listening systems that broadcast sound directly through hearing aids. Its sister state organization in California has concurred by requesting that in all new and extensively remodeled buildings, wherever there is a public address system, a loop should be permanently installed.
More and more new hearing aids are coming with the inexpensive telecoil receiver built in. In Holland, Michigan, audiologists are outfitting nearly all new hearing aids with telecoils (except for the few who insist on the miniaturized, completely-in-the-canal aids, which cannot accommodate the part).
When a church installs a loop system, its members who need hearing assistance the most are also the very people most likely to benefit immediately (because their hearing aids are likely to already have telecoils). Other hard of hearing members will come to use it as they purchase new or replacement aids.
A vision for the future
I can now envision an American future where hearing aids will become so appreciated and effective that most people with hearing loss will use them. As usage increases, the stigma of hearing aids will diminish. With the hearing-loss prone population (slated to double in the next 30 years) this could improve the quality of life for tens of millions.
Today’s electrical engineers are already dreaming tomorrow’s technology. One possibility, thanks to developments in micro electronics, is the application of ultra wide band frequencies to transmit information to earbuds. These could function as MP3 receivers for music buffs (replacing today’s wired headsets), as miniature loudspeakers for normal hearing people in noisy situations (at work, in airports, on flight crews), or as an integral part of future hearing aids.
In the present, churches serve America’s aging and increasingly hard of hearing population. Having already installed ramps to make worship places accessible to the physically challenged, why not install today’s loop systems to more effectively support the auditorially challenged? As with the widespread introduction of any such technological innovation- radio, television, cell phones- somebody must lead the way. Why not the church? | fineweb |
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Jenni Rivera Plane Crash Update: Makeup Artist’s Estate Files Legal Petition
Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera died, along with six others, in a plane crash in Mexico on Dec. 9. Now, the estate of one of the victims, makeup artist Jacob Yebale, has filed a legal petition "for discovery" and is expected seek a multi-million dollar award in the process.
The petition, filed in Cook County in Illinois, seeks to find information from Learjet about the plane, its owners and operators and its maintenaince history. The jet crashed moments after departing Monterrey, Mexico, killing all onboard.
The petition isn't solely about money. It is about bringing "to justice all responsible parties including the owner, the leasing company; the maintenance company, and Learjet, a division of Bombardier Aerospace, the company that designed and manufactures the aircraft," said Monica Kelly, head of Global Aviation for the law firm.
"Lives were lost," Kelly told Billboard. "Someone is responsible. We want to know who and make sure the person or entity is brought to justice. It is a search for justice. Jacob was very much loved and his family needs answers."
"The companies have to be punished for their dangerous wrongful behavior that has caused the loss of seven lives," Kelly also said in a statement about why the petition has been launched. "These companies do not have feelings. They only understand dollars and cents. That is why we have to get a multi-million dollar award, to hurt them in their pockets, where it really hurts them, so they change the way they conduct business.
Rivera and Yebale lost their lives along with publicist Arturo Rivera, who was not related to his client; stylist Jorge Sanches; attorney Mario Macias; and pilots Miguel Perez and Alejandro Torres. The plane nosedived from 28,000 feet at a speed of 600 miles an hour in a terrifying crash.
Immediately following the crash, the aircraft's owner, Las Vegas-based Starwood Enterprises, and its operations manager, Christian E. Esquino Nuñez, were the subject of scrutiny, with plenty of disconcerting details about the OM coming to light. He appears to be a shady character.
He has a lengthy criminal history, serving time for drug trafficking and forgery related to Starwood. He owes millions in state and federal taxes. He and partner Lance Z. Ricotta were convicted in 2005 of falsifying logbooks for six planes. He was also sent to jail in 2002 for a similar offense.
He spoke to the L.A. Times after the crash, laying blame on the 78-year-old pilot, suggesting he suffered a heart attack mid-flight and that his co-pilot, 20, was not experienced enough to right the plane's course.
A court date is set for February regarding the petition.
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From the album ¨My Will¨ 1997
Prod. by Nesto; co-prod. by Laze E Laze
Teflon, unofficial member of the Mash Out Posse, drops it heavy on this one, for definate.
Featured on the '96 release 'Firing Squad' (MOP's best and one of my favourite LP's) Teflon wasn't the breakthrough his Album 'My Will' had the potential to be. But the thing that troubles me is that he was - Home label Relativity Records, who had contracts with the likes of Common, Fat Joe, Three 6 Mafia, The Beatnuts and MOP, were infamous for there inability to market and promote properly, which explains completely why this classic album remains greatly overlooked.
I won't go to deep on this review but a brief overview will give you an idea:
The production on the album is very tight, and it compliments Teflon's gimey voice and sharp flow. He is not all thug, however being closley associated with the Firing Squad he was never going to be soft. This album outshines any MOP effort in almost every way. This is a must for any rap fan, hardcore or otherwise, just as Illmatic and Paid in Full were and are. -Philip Lewis, Amazon review | fineweb |
What to Do to Take Care of Your Teeth Especially for Coffee Lovers
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A Mississippi State student team holds top honors in a national design and construction challenge, thanks to the collaboration of two university colleges.
Civil engineering majors in the Bagley College of Engineering, with guidance from faculty in the College of Forest Resources, were overall winners of the recent 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers' National Timber Bridge Competition.
MSU's winning effort also included having the best overall and most practical designs, as well as the most use of wood products in its project.
The multiple achievements marked the first time in a decade MSU had entered the competition. This year also included teams from Oklahoma State, Oregon State, San Francisco State and Temple universities.
The challenge was sponsored by Minnesota-based Bell Structural Systems, a division of the Bell Lumber and Pole Co. The promotion of wood as a bridge construction material, generation of innovative and cost-effective timber bridge design techniques and development of an appreciation of the engineering capabilities of wood were its major objectives. For more, visit http://southwest.msrcd.org/timberbridge.
"It's a lot of fun being able to collaborate and work with the engineering students," said Rubin Shmulsky, MSU forest products department head. "I think the students learned and appreciated the production aspect of the project as much as the engineering aspect.
"Having the engineering students over here having fun, working on this project made it an enjoyable experience," Shmulsky said. "The day we load tested the bridge for strength and deflection, and had it perform well, was one of the best days."
Assistant professor Seamus Freyne, adviser of the Mississippi State chapter of ASCE, said, "So much of what we do in class is problems in textbooks. This competition is a chance for students to do some real-world projects, which they build all on their own. It's an aspect of education that supplements what we do in class." | fineweb |
I was on the Glyders last week and journeyed intuitively into the mountain – Glyder Fawr specifically and felt I was being shown the character of this wonderful mountain and its symbolic lessons it shows us.
We can each do this in wild natural places around us and some of the messages we gain will be applicable to others who come to the area, and some will be personal to us. I will share here my own inspirations from Glyder Fawr, and perhaps it will resonate with those of you who have been here also.
There is a feeling of diversity, variety and the wonder of difference. I felt Glyder Fawr was emphasising uniqueness as a positive quality and that as each of us value what is different about ourselves we can come to offer the world something very special that only we can provide. I felt Glyder Fawr to be heralding innovation and originality,
Also a sense of mystery and the unknown, not as something to uncover and find – something to reveal, but as a quality to appreciate in itself. The lessons we learn from sitting with the unknown, simply being with the small amount of the universe we can know and accepting the vast unknown as a beautiful mysterious place that allows us to think in unlimited ways, to have less restriction about what might be possible, somewhere at some time, it shows us a blank canvas where pictures of an infinite variety may be produced from the same unknown, undifferentiated source. As we create our creations are then unique – from oneness comes another, duality and so existence begins.
I felt astrologically Uranus would sit well with the energy of Glyder Fawr, with its innovative rebellious nature. The very look of Glyder fawr as a moonscape giving the feeling of a shock of suddenly being transported to another planet, or at the least a star trek set, as it can feel when one first experiences the landscape. In mist particularly the atmosphere is dramatic and other worldly.
Perhaps go to a local place yourself and travel into that place on an inner journey and see what it has to show you about it’s nature and what parts of you it may allow you to contact more easily. As you catalogue the area you live in you will find the support and specific healing solace you need when you are feeling out of balance. And you form a living relationship with your environment.
Please feel free to comment here with your experiences if you feel drawn to. | fineweb |
I often dream about the Dolphin Hotel.
In these dreams, I'm there, implicated in some kind of ongoing circumstance. All indications are that I belong
to this dream continuity.
The Dolphin Hotel is distorted, much too narrow. It seems more like a long, covered bridge. A bridge stretching endlessly through time. And there I am, in the middle of it. Someone else is there too, crying.
The hotel envelops me. I can feel its pulse, its heat. In dreams, I am part of the hotel.
I wake up, but where? I don't just think this, I actually voice the question to myself: "Where am I?" As if I didn't know: I'm here. In my life. A feature of the world that is my existence. Not that I particularly recall ever having approved these matters, this condition, this state of affairs in which I feature. There might be a woman sleeping next to me. More often, I'm alone. Just me and the expressway that runs right next to my apartment and, bedside, a glass (five millimeters of whiskey still in it) and the malicious--no, make that indifferent--dusty morning light. Sometimes it's raining. If it is, I'll just stay in bed. And if there's whiskey still left in the glass, I'll drink it. And I'll look at the raindrops dripping from the eaves, and I'll think about the Dolphin Hotel. Maybe I'll stretch, nice and slow. Enough for me to be sure I'm myself and not part of something else. Yet I'll remember the feel of the dream. So much that I swear I can reach out and touch it, and the whole of that something that includes me will move. If I strain my ears, I can hear the slow, cautious sequence of play take place, like droplets in an intricate water puzzle falling, step upon step, one after the other. I listen carefully. That's when I hear someone softly, almost imperceptibly, weeping. A sobbing from somewhere in the darkness. Someone is crying for me.
The Dolphin Hotel is a real hotel. It actually exists in a so-so section of Sapporo. Once, a few years back, I spent a week there. No, let me get that straight. How many years ago was it? Four. Or more precisely, four and a half. I was still in my twenties. I checked into the Dolphin Hotel with a woman I was living with. She'd chosen the place. This is where we're staying
, was what she said. If it hadn't been for her, I doubt I'd ever have set foot in the place.
It was a tiny dump of a hotel. In the whole time we were there, I don't know if we saw another paying customer. There were a couple of characters milling around the lobby, but who knows if they were staying there? A few keys were always missing from the board behind the front desk, so I guess there were other hotel guests. Though not too many. I mean, really, you hang out a hotel sign somewhere in a major city, put a phone number in the business listings, it stands to reason you're not going to go entirely without customers. But granting there were other customers besides ourselves, they were awfully quiet. We never heard a sound from them, hardly saw a sign of their presence--with the exception of the arrangement of the keys on the board that changed slightly each day. Were they like shadows creeping along the walls of the corridors, holding their breath? Occasionally we'd hear the dull rattling of the elevator, but when it stopped the oppressive silence bore down once more.
A mysterious hotel.
What it reminded me of was a biological dead end. A genetic retrogression. A freak accident of nature that stranded some organism up the wrong path without a way back. Evolutionary vector eliminated, orphaned life-form left cowering behind the curtain of history, in The Land That Time Forgot. And through no fault of anyone. No one to blame, no one to save it.
The hotel should never have been built where it was. That was the first mistake, and everything got worse from there. Like a button on a shirt buttoned wrong, every attempt to correct things led to yet another fine--not to say elegant--mess. No detail seemed right. Look at anything in the place and you'd find yourself tilting your head a few degrees. Not enough to cause you any real harm, nor enough to seem particularly odd. Who knows? You might get used to this slant on things (but if you did, you'd never be able to view the world again without holding your head out of true).
That was the Dolphin Hotel. Normalness
, it lacked. Confusion piled on confusion until the saturation point was reached, destined in the not-too-distant future to be swallowed in the vortex of time. Anyone could recognize that at a glance. A pathetic place, woebegone as a three-legged black dog drenched in December rain. Sad hotels existed everywhere, to be sure, but the Dolphin was in a class of its own. The Dolphin Hotel was conceptually sorry. The Dolphin Hotel was tragic.
t goes without saying, then, that aside from those poor, unsuspecting souls who happened upon it, no one would willingly choose to stay there.
A far cry from its name (to me, the "Dolphin" sobriquet suggested a pristine white-sugar candy of a resort hotel on the Aegean Sea), if not for the sign hung out front, you'd never have known the building was a hotel. Even with the sign and a brass plaque at the entrance, it scarcely looked the part. What it really resembled was a museum. A peculiar kind of museum where persons with peculiar curiosities might steal away to see peculiar items on display.
Which actually was not far from the truth. The hotel was indeed part museum. But I ask, would anyone want to stay in such a hotel? In a lodge-cum-reliquary, its dark corridors blocked with stuffed sheep and musty fleeces and mold-covered documents and discolored photographs? Its corners caked with unfulfilled dreams?
The furniture was faded, the tables wobbled, the locks were useless. The floorboards were scuffed, the light bulbs dim; the washstand, with ill-fitting plug, couldn't hold water. A fat maid walked the halls with elephant strides, ponderously, ominously coughing. And the sad-eyed, middle-aged owner, stationed permanently behind the front desk, had two fingers missing. The kind of a guy, by the looks of him, for whom nothing goes right. A veritable specimen of the type--dredged up from an overnight soak in thin blue ink, soul stained by misfortune, failure, defeat. You'd want to put him in a glass case and cart him to your science class: Homo nihilsuccessus
. Almost anyone who saw the guy would, to a greater or lesser degree, feel their spirits dampen. Not a few would be angered (some folks get upset seeing miserable examples of humanity). So who would stay in that hotel?
stayed there. This is where we're staying
, she'd said. And then later she disappeared. She upped and vanished. It was the Sheep Man who told me so. Thewomanleftalonethisafternoon
, the Sheep Man said. Somehow, the Sheep Man knew. He'd known that she had to get out. Just as I know now. Her purpose had been to lead me there. As if it were her fate. Like the Moldau flowing to the sea. Like rain.
When I started having these dreams about the Dolphin Hotel, she was the first thing that came to mind. She was seeking me out. Why else would I keep having the same dream, over and over again? She
. What was her name? The months we'd spent together, and yet I never knew. What did
I actually know about her? She'd been in the employ of an exclusive call girl club. A club for members only; persons of less-than-impeccable standing not welcome. So she was a high-class hooker. She'd had a couple other jobs on the side. During regular business hours she was a part-time proofreader at a small publishing house; she was also an ear model. In other words, she kept busy. Naturally, she wasn't nameless. In fact, I'm sure she went by a number of names. At the same time, practically speaking, she didn't have a name. Whatever she carried--which was next to nothing--bore no name. She had no train pass, no driver's license, no credit cards. She did carry a little notebook, but that was scrawled in an indecipherable code. Apparently she wanted no handle on her identity. Hookers may have names, but they inhabit a world that doesn't need to know.
I hardly knew a thing about her. Her birthplace, her real age, her birthday, her schooling and family background--zip. Precipitate as weather, she appeared from somewhere, then evaporated, leaving only memory. But now, the memory of her is taking on renewed reality. A palpable reality. She has been calling me via that circumstance known as the Dolphin Hotel. Yes, she is seeking me once more. And only by becoming part of the Dolphin Hotel will I ever see her again. Yes, there is no doubt; it is she who is crying for me.
Gazing at the rain, I consider what it means to belong, to become part of something. To have someone cry for me. From someplace distant, so very distant. From, ultimately, a dream. No matter how far I reach out, no matter how fast I run, I'll never make it. Why would anyone want to cry for me?
She is definitely calling me. From somewhere in the Dolphin Hotel. And apparently, somewhere in my own mind, the Dolphin Hotel is what I seek as well. To be taken into that scene, to become part of that weirdly fateful venue.
It is no easy matter to return to the Dolphin Hotel, not a simple question of ringing up for a reservation, hopping on a plane, flying to Sapporo, and mission accomplished. For the hotel is, as I've suggested, as much circumstance as place, a state of being in the guise of a hotel. To return to the Dolphin Hotel means facing up to a shadow of the past. The prospect alone depresses. It has been all I could do these four years to rid myself of that chill, dim shadow. To return to the Dolphin Hotel is to give up all I'd quietly set aside during this time. Not that what I'd achieved is anything great, mind you. However you look at it, it's pretty much the stuff of tentative convenience. Okay, I'd done my best. Through some clever juggling I'd managed to forge a connection to reality, to build a new life based on token values. Was I now supposed to give it up?
But the whole thing started there. That much was undeniable. So the story had
to start back there.
I rolled over in bed, stared at the ceiling, and let out a deep sigh. Oh give in
, I thought. But the idea of giving in didn't take hold. It's out of your hands, kid. Whatever you may be thinking, you can't resist. The story's already decided.
I got sent to Hokkaido on assignment. As work goes, it wasn't terribly exciting, but I wasn't in a position to choose. And anyway, with the jobs that come my way, there's generally very little difference. For better or worse, the further from the midrange of things you go, the less relative qualities matter. The same holds for wavelengths: Pass a certain point and you can hardly tell which of two adjacent notes is higher in pitch, until finally you not only can't distinguish them, you can't hear them at all.
The assignment was a piece called "Good Eating in Hakodate" for a women's magazine. A photographer and I were to visit a few restaurants. I'd write the story up, he'd supply the photos, for a total of five pages. Well, somebody's got to write these things. And the same can be said for collecting garbage and shoveling snow. It doesn't matter whether you like it or not--a job's a job.
For three and a half years, I'd been making this kind of contribution to society. Shoveling snow. You know, cultural snow.
Due to some unavoidable circumstances, I had quit an office that a friend and I were running, and for half a year I did almost nothing. I didn't feel like doing anything. The previous autumn all sorts of things had happened in my life. I got divorced. A friend died, very mysteriously. A woman ran out on me, without a word. I met a strange man, found myself caught up in some extraordinary developments. And by the time everything was over, I was overwhelmed by a stillness deeper than anything I'd known. A devastating absence hovered about my apartment. I stayed shut-in for six months. I never went out during the day, except to make the absolute minimum purchases necessary to survive. I'd venture into the city with the first gray of dawn and walk the deserted streets, and when the streets started to fill with people, I holed up back indoors to sleep.
Toward evening, I'd rise, fix something to eat, feed the cat. Then I'd sit on the floor and methodically go over the things that had happened to me, trying to make sense of them. Rearrange the order of events, list up all possible alternatives, consider the right or wrong of what I'd done. This went on until the dawn, when I'd go out and wander the streets again.
For half a year that was my daily routine. From January through June 1979. I didn't read one book. I didn't open one newspaper. I didn't watch TV, didn't listen to the radio. Never saw anyone, never talked to anyone. I hardly even drank; I wasn't in a drinking frame of mind. I had no idea what was going on in the world, who'd become famous, who'd died, nothing. It wasn't that I stubbornly resisted information, I simply had no desire to know anything. Even so, I knew things were happening. The world didn't stop. I could feel it in my skin, even sitting alone in my apartment. Though little did it compel me to show interest. It was like a silent breath of air, breezing past me.
Sitting on the floor, I'd replay the past in my head. Funny, that's all I did, day after day after day for half a year, and I never tired of it. What I'd been through seemed so vast, with so many facets. Vast but real, very real, which was why the experience persisted in towering before me, like a monument lit up at night. And the thing was, it was a monument to me. I inspected the events from every possible angle. I'd been damaged, badly, I suppose. The damage was not petty. Blood had flowed, quietly. After a while some of the anguish went away, some surfaced only later. And yet my half year indoors was not spent in convalescence. Nor in autistic denial of the external world. I simply needed time to get back on my feet.
Copyright © 1994 by Haruki Murakami. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. | fineweb |
May 2015 Briefing - Otolaryngology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Otolaryngology for May 2015. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice.
AMA: Physicians Driving the Slowing of Health Care Costs
FRIDAY, May 29, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Low physician spending is contributing to an overall slowing of health care costs, according to a viewpoint piece published by the American Medical Association (AMA).
14.9 Million New Cancer Cases Worldwide in 2013
THURSDAY, May 28, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Between 1990 and 2013, the proportion of deaths worldwide caused by cancer rose from 12 to 15 percent. During that time, years of healthy life lost to cancer increased 29 percent, according to data on 28 types of cancer in 188 countries published online May 28 in JAMA Oncology.
Caution Urged When Using EHR Shortcut Features
TUESDAY, May 26, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Caution should be exercised with use of electronic health record (EHR) documentation short cuts, according to a report published in Medical Economics.
Large Practices Focused on Small Selection of EHR Products
FRIDAY, May 22, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Sixty percent of clinicians in practices with 26 or more clinicians report use of one of 10 electronic health record (EHR) products, according to a report published by AmericanEHR Partners.
Front Desk Staff Has Key Role in Managing Practice Cash Flow
FRIDAY, May 22, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Three steps that can be implemented by front desk staff can help increase practices' cash flow, according to an article published in Medical Economics.
AMA: Avoiding Distress in Medical School
FRIDAY, May 22, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Understanding the key drivers underlying medical students' distress can help address the issues and enhance student well-being, according to an article published by the American Medical Association.
Novel Algorithm Can Classify Chronic Rhinosinusitis
THURSDAY, May 21, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A novel scoring system and algorithm can be used to classify eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (ECRS) by disease severity, according to a study published online May 6 in Allergy.
Tips Provided for Doctors Who Want to Move to Private Practice
MONDAY, May 18, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- For physicians who want to transition to private practice, several factors need consideration, including finances, legal matters, and insurance, according to an article published in Medical Economics.
Study IDs Factors Linked to Improved Survival in OCSCC
FRIDAY, May 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Factors associated with improved survival in oral cavity squamous cell cancer (OCSCC) include neck dissection and treatment at academic or research institutions, according to a study published online May 14 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
Pollen-Derived Adenosine Key in Ragweed-Induced Allergy
THURSDAY, May 14, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Pollen-derived adenosine is an important element in ragweed pollen-induced allergic airway inflammation, according to a study published online May 2 in Allergy.
Guidance Offered to Help Doctors Deal With 'Dr. Google'
TUESDAY, May 12, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Good communication is the key to resolving conflicts between the tests and treatment a patient may want based on online searches and those a physician believes are necessary, according to an article published online in Medical Economics.
New Health Care Index Reports Increases in Consumer Costs
TUESDAY, May 12, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A new Health Care Index shows increases in consumer costs, according to a report published by U.S. News & World Report.
Nondisclosure Clauses Often Used in Malpractice Settlements
TUESDAY, May 12, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Nondisclosure clauses are frequently used in malpractice settlement agreements, according to research published online May 11 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
AMA: Six Traits of Financially Prepared Female Physicians
MONDAY, May 11, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- The traits of a financially prepared female physician include having a retirement portfolio that is on track or ahead of schedule for age and career stage, having a liquid emergency fund, and feeling adequately protected in the event of a disability, according to a report published by the American Medical Association (AMA).
Shortened Fasting Feasible for Children Undergoing Surgery
MONDAY, May 11, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence of pulmonary aspiration is low in children undergoing elective surgery, even when allowed free clear fluids until called to the operating suite, according to research published online May 4 in Pediatric Anesthesia.
Full Adherence to Follow-Up Improves Head/Neck CA Survival
FRIDAY, May 8, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, compliance with posttreatment surveillance (PTS) is associated with survival, according to a study published online May 7 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
Medical Students Want to Focus Learning on Preparing for Future
THURSDAY, May 7, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Medical students report wanting to learn more about topics that are not currently being taught, including leadership training, health policy, health economics, and experiential learning, according to a report from the American Medical Association (AMA).
ACA Tied to Nearly 17 Million Gaining Health Coverage
THURSDAY, May 7, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- As a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), nearly 17 million previously uninsured Americans now have health coverage, according to a 2013 to 2015 report from the Rand Corporation.
Strategies Provided for Maximizing Payment
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Physicians should use standard billing practices, including regular statements, to maximize accounts, and know that collection agencies and lawyers can help collect payment when necessary, according to an article published in Medical Economics.
Acupuncture Effective for Post-Tonsillectomy Pain in Children
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Acupuncture, in addition to conventional analgesic treatment, is an effective treatment for post-tonsillectomy pain in children, according to a study published in the June issue of Pediatric Anesthesia.
Texting Cuts Patients' Need for Pain Meds During Surgery
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Texting during minor surgery cuts the need for pain relievers among patients receiving regional anesthesia, according to a brief research report published in the April issue of Pain Medicine.
Five 'Top Issues' to Be Discussed at AMA Medical Student Forum
MONDAY, May 4, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Issues that will be at the forefront of the National Medical Student Meeting include vaccinations, health care economics, Medicaid expansion, medical education loans, and the nationwide opioid epidemic, according to a report from the American Medical Association (AMA).
FDA Approves Raplixa to Help Control Surgical Bleeding
FRIDAY, May 1, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Raplixa (human fibrin sealant) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help control bleeding during surgery, the agency said in a news release. | fineweb |
"The excellence of UNMC research is demonstrated in many ways, including national recognition through publications, presentations and successful grant support," said UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D. "The recently released ranking data provides further national recognition of this excellence. The true test of our success is how our research continues to prevent, diagnose and treat disease. We are very grateful for all of the hard work and congratulate all those engaged with our research programs."
UNMC improved from No. 84 to No. 79 in aggregate rankings of the 2,588 academic medical centers, educational institutions, hospitals or corporate entities receiving NIH research funding. UNMC earned a total of $71.7 million in NIH funding in FY 2016, which ended on Sept. 30, 2016. This compares to $57.5 million in 2015.
The College of Pharmacy headlined UNMC's ascent in the national rankings, climbing to No. 6 nationally in NIH funding, out of 141 accredited schools or colleges of pharmacy. The College of Pharmacy was previously No. 10, despite having one of the nation's smaller pharmacy faculties, and saw its funding increase by 23.7 percent.
The College of Medicine saw even a larger gain with its funding growing by 25.5 percent over the previous reporting period. It gained five spots going from No. 61 in 2015 to No. 55 in 2016 out of 142 medical schools. Funding received by UNMC's Eppley Institute and the Munroe-Meyer Institute is included in the total for the College of Medicine.
In other rankings, the College of Nursing rose two spots to rank No. 29 among 69 nursing schools, the College of Dentistry moved up one position to No. 34 among 66 dentistry programs, and the College of Public Health climbed four spots to No. 48 among the 165 NIH-funded public health programs.
"This is the first time I have ever seen the NIH rankings of all our colleges rise the same year," said Jennifer Larsen, M.D., vice chancellor for research. "We are competing with the top academic health centers in the country, many of which have three times more faculty than we do. This is a tremendous accomplishment by a lot of faculty and their teams who have been working very, very hard."
The rankings were compiled by UNMC, based upon data made publicly available by the NIH. The total grant award counts toward the home college and institution of the reporting principal investigator. These numbers reflect NIH funding only, and not total extramural funding.
The College of Allied Health Professions was in its first year as an independent college, and thus had no ranking from the previous year.
Researchers at UNMC brought in a record total of $115.1 million during the 2015-16 academic year. | fineweb |
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Social media tactics:Whether you are a new nonprofit or one that needs a social media revamp, university students may have new and unique ways to reach your target audience. Not only this, they can suggest content to post on social media platforms to make your brand relevant to your audience.
Branding:Though you may not use them to rebrand your nonprofit, approaching them about the subject can allow them to point you in a direction that could work for a rebrand, or a new brand coming into the market. This opportunity can also allow them to put their ideas in their working portfolio for future job searches.
Technology:Keeping up with technology is already hard as it is. University students may have insights on what technology is coming into the market or what may already be there that may be applicable to your organization. With the advancement of technology, universities are starting to offer classes that keep students informed on the latest developments. Because they have this knowledge, approaching them on what may work best for your brand can give you ideas on how to market to your audience in a fun and interactive way.
Another plus to working with college students is that they will help collaborate on projects for free or relatively cheap. Being in college, many students are focused on getting things added to their resume, so asking them for ideas is a win-win situation. Not only this, but if you are trying to reach the age range they fall into, they can give you tips and tricks on how to get attention from that target market.
Overall, working with university students to get different ideas on marketing your brand is beneficial. College students are eager and ready to not only give you ideas, but learn things from you as well. This tactic is inexpensive and the ideas that can sprout from it can advance and energize your nonprofit in new ways.
If you need some tips on how to connect more with Millennials, read the article How to Win Over Millennials to learn more!
A college student may be the right person to help your nonprofit organization while redesigning and/or maintaining your website with Firespring's website platform. Request a demo to learn more about how you can leverage your nonprofit's website to grow your mission. | fineweb |
The second phase of Yearsley’s three part, £5 million expansion adjacent to the group’s headquarters in Heywood is underway, and will provide an additional 50,000 sq ft of space which provides 12,000 extra pallet sites and takes the total to 60,000 pallets at Heywood.
Half of the new cold store will be fitted with the PAS automated racking system following its successful usage in the initial phase, the remainder will be conventional mobile racking. The PAS system helps to speed up the customer ordering process and improves productivity, as well as having environmental benefits in relation to less door openings and lighting.
The third and final phase at the Heywood Superhub will be fitted out as and when required, according to future customer demand.
Director Tim Moran said: “Our commitment to offering a Day 1 for Day 2 service is paying dividends with increased demand for our cutting edge services and hence increased demand for space in the cold stores.
“Retailers are re-organising their supply chains and we are successfully providing the responsiveness needed to service these requirements. Our continued expansion is the catalyst of this success.” | fineweb |
I spent yesterday evening in the company of Mie and Peter and their four youngest children. They returned from Uganda this summer, after working 5½ years as DW‘s in Koboko and Kampala. Mie in the project, that I’m going to be working on: “Democracry as a way of life“.
They told me all kinds of things, but most of all, they gave me an impression of what it is actually like to live and work in Uganda. Which probably is the hardest of all: I know that it’ll be so very different from living and working in Denmark. I just don’t have a clue how…
But I think I get it just a little bit better now. And now, I’m looking even more forward to get started.
Next week, I’ll be attending a preparation course in Elsinore with seven or eight other DW’s-to-be.
And right now, the time is T-47d19h46m ! | fineweb |
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Designing website for kids is exciting as you get to play around with plenty of vivid and bright colors. And when it comes to designing website for kids, the rule of thumb is more pictures, colors and animated characters, and less words or content. To keep a kid interested in a website, it should be extremely visually appealing and engaging. Kids would love to spend time on a website that is fun and offers them a lot of great interactive content. The vibrant colors also help in healthy cerebral development in kids. Hence, there are a number of factors you would need to take into consideration when making a children’s website. Digimarketerz Web Development Company in Mumbai offers you a few pointers.
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Intro: How to Make Duct Tape Trebuchet Pouch!
I made this trebuchet for my Science Fair project a few weeks ago. And I’ve been playing around with it for a while and then I saw the Instructables "Duct Tape Challenge". So, I decide to make a duct tape trebuchet pouch.
Originally, I had a canvas pouch for my Science Fair and I used a pattern from a web site. I decided to use the same pattern for my duct tape pouch.
First I had a pattern from when I made a canvas pouch which I got from ( http://howtobuildatrebuchet.blogspot.com/2010/11/trebuchet-problems-sling-pouch.html ).
I got my instructions on how I build my trebuchet from.
By the way thanks, for the info on how to build a trebuchet Sphsengineering. :)
Step 1: Step 1: the Pouch
At first I took 3 pieces of tape about 12" in. length and put two pieces of masking tape on the back of them
to hold them together and then took a sharpie and traced the pattern on the sheet of duct tape.
Then I peeled the sheet off the table and flipped it over to work on the other side.
I then took more masking tape since masking tape won’t stretch, And put it in a crisscross pattern to
strengthen the pouch. Then I put another layer of duct tape over that and
another layer of masking tape and one last layer of duct tape.
I peeled off the masking tape that was holding the first layer together.
Then I cut the pattern out with some scissors. After that I
folded the three edges of the pouch and taped them together.
I tried to cut a hole in the pouch with a pocketknife but
that didn’t work. So I use an old drill press that I had and that worked pretty
The pouch looked pretty boring so I printed an Instructables
robot on some paper and taped the picture on the pouch with some packing tape.
I put some more duct tape on the edges of the pouch to make sure that its strong enough to handle being wiped around every time the trebuchet is fired.
There you go, your duct tape pouch is almost done. All you have to do is put some rope through the pouch.
Step 2: Some Tips If You Are Haveing Trouble Setting Up Your Pouch.
I took about four feet of rope and tied it to the pouch and put some more tape on the knot.
I took a washer and tied one end of the rope to it and the other end to a bolt on the side of the throwing arm.
Be sure that you remember to put the end of the rope with a washer on the end held on with a nail.
I did a test shot with a water balloon and it shot about 75 feet.
Well that's it, pretty easy, this was my first Instructables project.
Please comment below. | fineweb |
The modern world is developing in full speed, so is the telecommunication industry. Not long ago 10GbE switch had been a luxury, so was exclusively affordable to large enterprises. And many individuals and businesses used 10/100Mb switch and could only get to gigabit switch for 1Gb backbone. However, this situation is changing due to price dropping and proliferating market demand. Now more and more SMBs and individuals are using gigabit switch and attempt to access 10Gb switch. As thus questions like whether to deploy gigabit switch for 1Gb backbone or 10GbE switch as 10Gb backbone has stirred heated discussion on many forums. This article is to give some reference for 1Gb backbone vs 10Gb backbone selection guide.
Simply put, 1Gb backbone refers to the networking configuration that gigabit switch is used in the data center as core switch. A typical scenario in 1Gb backbone configuration is to run 10/100Mb access layer switches with 1Gb uplink back to a central gigabit switch. In this case the 1Gb uplink on the 100Mb switch receives the 1Gbps from the switch gigabit, then divides the 1Gb bandwidth to its terminal endpoints. Restricted by the normal port 10/100Mb, max. 100Mb is available for access points. As thus 100Mb switch has gradually been obsoleted by gigabit switch.
To achieve 1000Mbps and bring in PoE capability, modern operators often use gigabit PoE switch as access switch to cooperate 1Gb backbone gigabit switch. Here is a 1Gb backbone deployment scenario by FS.COM: Employing S5800-48F4S 48 port gigabit SFP switch as 1Gb backbone in the data center. Linking two 24 port PoE switches in the office to connect and power IP phones, wireless APs, desktops and laptops. Then running two wires to link two 8 port PoE switches in the warehouse for IP surveillance.
Figure 1: Deploying FS 48 port gigabit switch with 10Gb uplink as core switch and FS 8/24 port gigabit PoE switches as access switches.
Similarly, 10Gb backbone refers to the configuration that 10GbE switch serves as core switch in the data center. Then running gigabit switches with 10Gb uplink back to the central 10Gb switch. To illustrate 10Gb backbone configuration, here is a deployment scenario. In this case, we deploy S5800-8TF12S 10Gb SFP+ switch as core 10GbE switch in the data center. Using S3800-48T4S 48 port switch and S1600-48T4S 48 port gigabit PoE switch as access switches, we run fiber patch cables to corresponding 10Gb SFP+ uplinks on these access switches. As thus the 10Gb uplink bandwidth can be divided to the access gigabit switch normal port.
Assumption on the case 10 same endpoints are connected to 10 ports on the gigabit Ethernet switch. Then each can obtain max. 1000Mb from the 10Gb uplink bandwidth. In this case the gigabit speed is retained. If the upper layer switch is a gigabit switch, then each endpoint can only get 100Mb.
Figure 2: Deploying S5800-8TF12S 10Gb SFP+ switch as 10Gb backbone, while S3800-48T4S 48 port switch and S1600-48T4S 48 port gigabit PoE switch are for gigabit access switch.
Generally speaking, deploying gigabit switch for a 1Gb backbone vs 10GbE switch for a 10Gb backbone depends heavily on virtualization application. Even in a small office with only several PCs, demanding applications for high bandwidth may require a backbone 10Gb switch. That is, if you or your employees must deal with high-load pictures and videos every day, 10GbE switch backbone is a must to ensure smooth operation and work efficiency. Or you may easily get stuck in network congestion. Say a regular video conference in a midsize enterprise can randomly drop, which wastes time and drag down schedule process.
Also, pay attention to number of users. Counting all the current endpoints: computers, wireless APs, IP phones, etc. And try to measure the load traffic by plotting utilization. Then take future expansion into consideration. If your backbone gigabit switch ports are already hot for using the most bandwidth provided, and you still need to add office devices, then your network is on the verge of severe congestion. In this case 10Gb switch backbone or higher is the choice to go.
All in all, choosing between backbone gigabit switch vs backbone 10GbE switch, there is a bandwidth gap that access endpoints are available. If you deploy 10Gb switch as core switch and gigabit switch with 10Gb uplink as access switch, the normal port on the access switch can get max. 1000Mb bandwidth. However, if the backbone is 1Gb and your access switch is 100Mb, then only max. 100Mb bandwidth can be available in the access switch port. So for 1Gb backbone scenario where one use gigabit switch as core switch, deploying gigabit PoE switch instead of 100Mb switch as access switch is a solution to keep up with 1000Mbps speed.
In summary, 1 Gb backbone gigabit switch vs 10Gb backbone 10GbE switch selection depends on the bandwidth your virtualization applications require. In detail, 10Gb switch shall function as 10Gb backbone in the case mass data transfer is a regular task. Thus the gigabit switch normal ports can share max. 1Gb bandwidth. Otherwise you can remain your 1Gb backbone. But for 1Gb access, deploying gigabit PoE switch to replace your 100Mb access switch is a future-proofing and feasible solution to go. FS SFP switch is a good choice for 1Gb backbone core switch whereas SFP+ switch for 10Gb backbone core switch.
The current information ear is and will continue to be in full swing while pulsed by networking high traffic and applications. Meanwhile, with productivity greatly improved by technologies like VLAN, Cloud Computing and IEEE 802.11ac, gigabit Ethernet switch can no longer bear the high pressure in enterprise-class data centers, SMBs and even homes. In this circumstance 10GbE network is required for meeting the demands. And as a core component, 10GbE switch is dispensable for 10G network upgrade. So here provides a guide for buying 10GbE switch for SMB and offers some cost-effective 10gbe switches for your selection.
For the high expense out of advanced performance required by 10GbE network, the purchase market of 10GbE switch is generally not very optimistic for SMBs. Searching on many forums and communities for 10Gb switch, we can see Cisco switches are always the hot topic. However, one will hesitate to pick Cisco and some other brand-name 10GbE switches especially for SMB out of budget concerns. In this regard FS specially designed a series of 10Gb switches for SMBs under cost-effectiveness and equal performance concerns. By deploying such 10GbE switch to your SMB network, one can benefit from reduced response time, smooth operation in high traffic and improved work efficiency.
Based on budget saving of SMBs, here are some considerations for choosing an affordable 10GbE switch.
In the market the 1/10Gb switch is often equipped with 4 × SFP+ uplink ports for 10G uplink network, which is very suitable for small, medium and some start-up business. For the demand of remaining your gigabit for 1G devices, you should also consider about the gigabit ports with 12/24/32/48 ports for selection.
Stackable 10GbE switch is very common in network upgrade for simplified management and link aggregation. Taking FS S3800 Series managed stackable switches as example. With 4 × S3800-24T4S 10Gb switch stacked together to work as a whole system, operators no longer need to control each switch individually but managed it as a single switch with one console port. Moreover, it will become very easy to add and remove any switch from the stacking system.
Figure 1: Using 4 × S3800-24T4S stackable 24 port switches for link aggregation in a data center.
Unmanged 10GbE switch is a configuration fixed plug-and-play switch, which not supports any customized configuration. Managed 10Gb switch has partly managed smart switch and fully managed switch option. Generally for optimized performance of 10G network, managed switch is dispensable for SMB to ensure smooth operation in heavy workload. Also, it provides traffic control, customization and security monitoring.
Getting rid of extra power cable for connecting devices with power outlet, PoE 10GbE switch provides placing flexibility to powered devices such as IP phones and wireless access points. For instance, FS S1600-48T4S 48 port PoE+ switch with 4 × 10G SFP+ ports can supply power to a series PDs with PoE budget up to 600W. However, if power supply is not a question, one can pick non-PoE for budget saving.
After explaining the aforesaid factors for 10GbE switch selection, we’ll give you a clue for affordable options of 10Gb switch. For SMBs and home labs, the most cost-effective solution is to pick up gigabit switch with 10G uplink rather than 10G core switch. Here we recommend you such managed 10GbE switches, ranging from 1000Base-T copper switch or SFP switch with 24/48 ports and PoE availability.
For SMB with very tight budget, one can go for S3700/S3800 Series. S1600-48T4S 10Gb switch is also a cost-saving way to go for PoE technology. It is noted that SFP switch often costs more than copper switch, but owns higher switch class and functionality. Say, S5800-48F4S 10GbE switch is a layer2/3 SFP switch, natural fit for applications of data centers as carrier access switch. It has low latency and advanced features such as MLAG nd SFLOW.
Figure 2: Deploying S3800-48T4S SFP switch and S1600-48T4S PoE switch as access switches in 10G network.
For 10GbE switch option of small to medium business, budget is always a big concern. Based on this regard, one should consider buying gigabit Ethernet switch with 10G uplink. Further, taking a comprehensive consideration of number of port, managed ability, PoE and stackability will make the best decision of 10Gb switch.
Since the introduction of 10 Gigabit Ethernet, the ever-increasing demand for high bandwidth has been driving the pervasive application of 10Gb Ethernet switch. However, for its high cost it is normally limited to the enterprise and server market and doors are shut down for home individual users. Nevertheless, gamers and speed addicts always hanker for the faster hardware, so the demand for high bandwidth at home provided by 10Gb switch is rising too. Only once attempt to 10GbE, one will never want to turn back to 1 Gigabit Ethernet.
Generally, there are several versions of 10GbE switch. The first is 1GbE switch with a few 10Gb SFP+ uplinks, such as FS S5800-48F4S 48 port 1GbE SFP switch with 4 10GE SFP+ ports ($1699). The second is 10GbE switch with 10Gbase-T ports or 10GE SFP+ ports as main connection, such as FS S5900-24S 24 10GE SFP+ switch ($1999). Another is 10GbE switch with a few 40/100G QSFP+ uplinks, such as FS N5850-48S6Q 10GbE ToR/Leaf switch with 6 QSFP+ 40GbE ports ($2999).
For 10Gb home Ethernet, the former two switches can be taken into consideration for their cheaper price. Especially for the first type, it is very popular for building 10Gb home network. Here are some reasons. First, one can connect the host, virtualized server and workstation with the 10Gb links. Second, 10Gb SFP+ connection usually costs less power and expense than 10Gbase-T switch. Table below lists the most cost-effective 10Gb switches provided by FS.COM.
|FS 10Gb Switch||Port||Price|
|S3800-48T4S||48 x 1Gbase-T ports with 4 x 10GbE SFP+ uplinks||$499|
|S5800-48F4S||48 x 1GbE SFP ports with 4 x 10GE SFP+ uplinks||$1699|
|S5800-8TF12S||8 x 1GbE RJ45 ports, 8 x 1GbE SFP ports with 12 x 10GbE SFP+ uplinks||$1899|
As we know, we can connect 10G NICs directly and interconnect devices with 10Gb SFP+ cables to achieve 10Gb network. Thus many people get confused about one question: why not using cheaper 10G NICs rather than expensive 10Gb switch? For very small 10G network with a few computers, NICs indeed can be a solution. But how about home networks with more users? For instance, you have 4 computers, then you need to buy 8 total 10G NICs and corresponding cables for connection, which can lead to expensive additional cost for expansion. So at this point home users need to think about deploying a 10Gb switch. Moreover, 10Gb switch features low- latency, fewer bottlenecks, simple virtualized environment, spare bandwidth, rack space efficiency, low power consumption and expansion flexibility.
To set up a 10Gb home network, several components are required. 10GbE core switch, access switch with 10G uplinks, 10G network interface card (NIC) for storage and server, and 10G cabling. For 10G switch selection for home, maybe you should avoid some brand-name vendors for their high expense. FS specially designed S3800-48T4S 10Gb switch for home users with a low offer at $499 ($479 with single power). It has 48 1000Base-T ports with 4 10GbE SFP+ links. For 10G cabling selection, there are RJ45 copper cable and SFP+ fiber capable of working with 10Gb/s. Usually, home users have no need to switch from Ethernet copper cabling to fiber cabling. But for 10Gb speed, you’d better use Cat6a or Cat7 Ethernet cables to resist interference. And for NACs and severs with 10G SFP+ links, the most cost-effective solution is to use 10G (Direct Attach Cable) DAC. It is a copper cable with SFP connection on each side available for various lengths. For example, FS SFP-10G-DAC, Cisco compatible SFP+ to SFP+ connection, is a passive direct attach copper twinax cable with length ranging from 0.5m to 7m.
This article focused on the 10Gb switch for home usage. It introduced the main types of 10Gb switch available for home users. And gave some practical recommendations under cost-efficient considerations for building 10GbE home network. For gamers and any other Tech or speed pursuers, deploying 10Gb switches for home network will provide you superior experience of high bandwidth. FS provides 10Gb switch with 12/24/32/48 ports for different requirements. You can visit our official website for more information.
Catching a glance of the modern network devices, one will see different ports are built in for different connection. For instance, we got USB interfaces in cellphones and RJ45 ports in copper switch. But how about SFP port? SFP port is built-in interface in various devices including gigabit switch, SFP switch, network interface card (NIC). This article will focus on the understanding of SFP ports on SFP switch.
What Are SFP Ports on SFP Switch?
SFP port (mini-GBIC port), a small form-factor hot pluggable interface, is designed for high speed and density SFP connection. It is typically built in 10Gb switch with SFP+ uplinks. Different from RJ45 ports for copper connection only, SFP ports on SFP switch support both copper and optical links. When SFP ports on SFP switches are inserted into SFP modules with electrical ports, Ethernet copper cables (Cat5e/Cat6/Cat7) are needed for data transmission. When SFP ports are plugged by SFP optical modules with optical ports, fiber patch cables are required for data transmission. Counting to this feature, SFP ports empower SFP switches the switching function to connect various Ethernet and fiber cables through the network. For the fiber one, single mode fiber (SMF) and multimode fiber (MMF), 1GE and 10 GE speed are all compatible. Moreover, it contributes to the adaptability of either short distance transmission by deploying RJ45 SFP or long distance transmission by fiber SFP.
Figure 1: This is a demonstration of SFP ports on FS SFP switch plugged by fiber SFP modules, then connect single mode fibers for data transmission.
SFP Ports Advantages on SFP Switch
Compared with early GBIC module port, SFP port for SFP module has much lower volume ratio. This small-sized optimization enables 2 times the density for SFP ports configuration on the same patch panel. Thus also expands the whole data capacity. Besides, SFP port is an I/O device, which is hot-swappable. Moreover, SFP ports on SFP switches can be exchanged with different port types, such as 1000Base-SX, 1000Base-LX/LH, 1000Base-ZX and 1000BX10-DU.
Fiber SFP plugged into SFP port on SFP switch usually connects with a fiber cable, which delivers data in light rather than electrical signal. First, for reliability concern, it largely diminished data loss and electromagnetic interference. Second, for security concern, fiber jumpers are less likely to catch on a fire than copper cables in severe environment. Sensitive data information is also more difficult to be illegally filched.
Gigabit switch often has built-in SFP ports and SFP+ ports. They can support the load blancing of redundant links. Even though currently you only need 1GE network, for the concern of later system upgrade and future-proof technology, 10GE SFP+ ports are necessary for SFP switch.
How to Use SFP Ports on a SFP switch?
To illustrate the usage of SFP ports on a SFP switch, taking FS S5800-48F4S 10gb switch as an example. FS S5800-48F4S 48 port gigabit SFP switch comes with 48 x 1GbE SFP ports and 4 x 10GbE SFP+ ports. It has a 176Gbps switching capacity with low latency in a cmpact of 1U form factor. It is a 10GbE L2/L3 carrier access switch designed for a variety of data center enterprise Ethernet networks, including MPLS, IPv4/IPv6, sFLOW, PIM-SM, PIM-SSM. To use SFP ports on FS S5800-48F4S SFP switch, there are two solutions for network application.
S5800-48F4S can not only provide access points for high density GE servers, but also 4 x 10GE uplink points to Aggregation or Core switches.
Figure 2: Using S5800-48F4S for data center access network topology as ToR access devices.
S5800-48F4S is ideal for service provider Metro Ethernet access deployment, allowing providers to offer convergent application portfolio to their enterprise or individual users. Typically S5800-48F4S SFP switch is installed in a building basement, which serves many customers in the branch building or at the head office. To use SFP switch, corresponding modules are required for connecting cables with SFP ports. Table below lists the FS supported SFP and SFP+ modules for S5800-48F4S SFP switch SFP ports and SFP+ ports.
From the above illustration, SFP port on SFP switch is a port type to cater for high-capacity long-reach networks. It can be either connected to Ethernet copper cable with RJ45 SFP module, or optical fiber cable with fiber SFP module. Thus it supports both short and long reach distance. It also owns the pros of small size, hot-pluggable capability, high reliability and security. FS S5800/S5850/S8085 series SFP switches are high compatible with mainstream band switches such as Cisco and Juniper. If you have any need in SFP switch, FS.COM can be a good choice. | fineweb |
DuckHole, Inc. is the copyright assignee in a treatment for a television series entitled “Pets,” created by Paul J. Andre in 2010. Mr. Andre, however, did the unthinkable: he registered his treatment with the Writers Guild of America. WRITERS, repeat after me: I WILL NOT WASTE MY MONEY REGISTERING MY WRITTEN WORK WITH THE WGA or SAG. I WILL FILE A COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION APPLICATION INSTEAD.
Why pay for a WGA registration when it affords no significant protection in court? In fact, the WGA shreds your submission after five years and is absolutely useless if the infringement begins in the sixth year.
- To avail yourself of the advantages available under the law, you must register your screenplay, treatment, or script with the U.S. Copyright Office.
- In order to file a lawsuit to prevent copying of your work, you MUST have registered the work with the U.S. Copyright Office.
- In order to recover statutory damages and attorneys’ fees from infringers, the work must have been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office before the commencement of the infringement or within three months from the date of publication. 17 U.S.C. § 412.
- In order to establish evidence of ownership of the screenplay, treatment, or script, the work must have been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.
I cannot emphasize the importance of filing your work of authorship with the U.S. Copyright Office. In fact, if you can only afford to register the work with one entity, it should be the U.S. Copyright Office in order to avail yourself to the advantages afforded by a copyright registration certificate.
Judging from the absence of a copyright registration number in the complaint, DuckHole probably only recently filed the copyright application in order to bring suit. DuckHole alleges that NBC’s Animal Practice TV series is “substantially identical and, at best, a derivative work of PETS, which is based on an original copyrighted PETS treatment owned and registered to Plaintiff.” For example, Plaintiff claims that Animal practice’s “concept of centering on a veterinarian that is good with animals but not so good with people, and the setting in a veterinarian clinic are substantially identical, and at least derivative of the concept and setting” in the treatment. The complaint continues:
The supporting characters in the copyrighted PETS treatment include: (i) David- the veterinarian’s colleague and “best ‘human’ friend” who “is woefully inadequate at the dating scene,” (ii) Peg- the “hard-as-nail” employee of the clinic, (iii) Brenda- a “clueless” assistant at the clinic, and (iv) Bud- the resident pet at the clinic. The supporting characters in the Series Animal Practice include: (i) Doug- the veterinarian’s colleague and “closest ‘human’ friend” who is “hapless in matters of the heart,” (ii) Juanita- the “take-charge” clinic employee, (iii) Angela- an “eccentric” assistant at the clinic, and (iv) Dr. Rizzo- the resident pet at the clinic. The Series supporting characters are substantially identical, and at least derivative of the supporting characters in PETS.
Assuming NBC had access, without reviewing the treatment and the series in their entirety, it is difficult to predict whether these references are unprotectable general themes of a veterinarian’s office or whether they share articulable similarities between plot, themes, dialogue, mood, setting, pace, characters, and sequence of events.
The case is DuckHole, Inc. v. NBCUniversal Media LLC, et al., CV12-10077 JAK (C.D. Cal. 2012). | fineweb |
The British Columbia region is having an ongoing discussion on whether or not to take action by imposing restrictions on houses in the provincial area that have been experiencing a high price increase. A suggestion has been brought up to have vacant property tax introduced to the residents of Vancouver.
A professor at the University of the Fraser Valley who teaches political science, Hamish Telford, said that the bureaucrats seem to be showing unwillingness in taking action and acting on their proposal, because of the fact that most of the supporters of the Liberal party reside on the outskirts of the Lower Mainland. He further mentioned to the Globe and Mail that “They do appear to be scrambling a little bit, which suggests that they feel, or they fear, they have fallen behind public opinion on this.”
The choice will be left to the governing body to decide on whether or not the tax on the vacant properties will be officially imposed in the Greater Vancouver region. The mayor of the city had come up with an idea that the council will take any action against anyone who is in violation of the practice even if there’s no backing from the provinces. | fineweb |
Fri, 29 September 2017
A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from September 29th, 2017. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.
Hour 1: Cenk, Ana, & Ben Mankiewicz. Tom Price resigns. Trump pitching tax cuts to manufacturers. North Dakota Gov accepting $15M from pipeline. China orders NK companies in China to shut down. Trump loosening Obama restrictions on global arms sales. Megyn Kelly’s disaster show.
Hour 2: Cenk, Ana, Ben Mankiewicz, & Amberia Allen. Trump admin okays LGBT discrimination. Marriage mark of privilege. Air Force Academy head’s rant against racism. Waitress fired over religious discrimination. Megachurch pastor begs for forgiveness. | fineweb |
In my 50s, after many satisfying years as a brunette I have unwittingly discovered that I'm a blonde -- a dark blonde, that is -- but nevertheless a blonde.
You might ask, "How do you discover your hair color? Isn't it a given?"
But up until last week, only my hairdresser knew for sure.
I'm lucky. The woman who has done my hair for many years comes to my house to cut and color my tresses. The last time, after she left, I discovered a box in my trash that said "dark blonde." Who would have ever guessed?
I knew my hair was way lighter than it ever used to be (it shows less gray that way), but I never would have called it "blonde." And maybe that's because it's not really -- it's just what Wella calls the color and somehow the dark-blonde dye turns my graying black-brown hair light brown.
I'm not the only middle-aged person unsure of their hair color. Even men, so often thought much less vain than women, aren't always aware of their real vital stats. For anyone past a certain age, self perception can stay fixed in time, not changing with age. My brother-in-law didn't realize he was gray until one day I teased him about his silver locks.
"I'm gray?" he asked in all seriousness. "I thought I'm blonde."
Now, the two of us realize how much we have in common, and we laugh together about how we're both hot-looking blondes -- not.
Look at yourself
The controversy about my hair color began way before middle age. I started to gray early, and by my late 20s I had many silver streaks. By 30 I was surprised to hear someone describe me as the woman with gray frosting.
Sometimes it takes an outsider or a mirror to drive reality home. My house has a normal share of mirrors -- getting ready to go out, I like to check my total look from head to toe. So getting undressed at night, it's not unusual for me to catch a quick glimpse of my naked body in the mirror. For all my years on this planet, I don't look bad.
But, again it's all a matter of how I look at myself -- not bad until I got to see my reflection close up and in multiple, not so complimentary, angles. This past weekend I stayed at my brother-in-law's. The bathroom in his condo includes mirrors at several levels, making self-delusion impossible. Suddenly I looked like I could use some toning up.
I am what I am
Same body, same hair -- just different perspectives; and what's the truth? When it comes to appearance, it's subjective.
Some attributes, at least for me, are fixed, and gender is one. But even there insight comes into play. As I get older, my voice, very deep to begin with, becomes deeper -- so deep that, beginning in my 40s, on the phone people who don't know me ask, "Can I help you, sir?"
I used to correct them and explain that I'm a woman, but I got tired of explaining. One day when I was helping my husband order computer parts for his computer-networking business, the not-so-perceptive or diplomatic customer service representative asked, "Sir, where do you want me to send your package?"
For some reason that day I let her know she was wrong. "I have a deep voice, but I'm a woman," I answered.
"No you're not," she declared with total confidence.
"Believe me: If you could see me in person, you could tell."
Well I can't be sure about my hair color, and some days my body looks better than others, but there is one thing that I'm sure about -- I'm a woman, a fact not open to interpretation that doesn't change with age.
But you can't underestimate the power of self-labeling. And now that I've joined the ranks of Cameron Diaz and Charlize Theron, I'm ready to have some fun.
(This essay first appeared on www.Newsworks.org) | fineweb |
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If you are confused about which Content Management System (CMS) to go ahead with when creating your dream portal, you are not alone. With the ever increasing options for CMSs, one tends to get lost with their choices. As a user, the website I am accessing needs to be fast, responsive, quick to load, and of course a pleasure to view. Even if one of these factors are missing, the complete “user experience” takes a hit.
Joomla CMS is one such CMS that not just gives you all these features, but much more in terms of flexibility and add-ons. Let us quickly take a look at why Joomla is your best bet:
It is Free!
Who does not like to use free stuff? Joomla is free with licensing that falls under GNU/GPL license. Because of this you get a lot of flexibility to modify your site as per your vision.
Joomla is best known for its security features. Though hackers will always exists, Joomla provides better security among the CMSs available.
Large extensions library
Extensions add additional features to your website. With Joomla, the layout of your website remains sophisticated and classy, and with extensions you can add more add-ons to your site.
Easy to build
Even if you are a student starting off to hone your web development skills or an organization with little to no IT team help, Joomla-based websites can be created with equal ease by both of them. That is the reason Joomla is popular choice among web developers.
This is a very important feature. With responsive layouts, you can be assured that the site experience for your users will not be affected. So even if your site is accessed over a smartphone, a tablet, or a desktop, user experience will not be compromised.
Themes and Templates
Wonderful choices of themes and templates that will appeal to an array of users. The admin panel is very intuitive making it easy to change themes or templates.
With Joomla, migration becomes much easier. So, if you want to port your website to another server, Joomla makes migrating easy.
These are just some of the features that make Joomla a top choice for creating any portals. Joomla also boasts of a great community support, which is always available with answers. This collaborative approach makes creating portals even more fun.
Want to know what extensions do to a basic Joomla site, see JomHoliday 3 extension brought to you by Comdev. | fineweb |
Investing in real estate has the potential to multiply initial capital fast. However, it can also empty your coffers at the same rate. A good example of a double-edge market is Singapore’s real estate. There are a plethora of real estate investment opportunities, but not all of them have a promising future. Be a smarter and safer investor by using these five tested and proven investment principles.
Plan Your Financial Objectives
Before you buy your first house for sale in Singapore, or even do your initial research and analysis, clearly define expectations from your investments. What financial objectives do you have? And over what time frame do you expect to achieve them? Be aware of the “time vs money” idea, which means the more you have of one, the less you need of the other. Take time to understand your goals and if they are realistic, attainable, and appropriate to your particular situation.
Learn The Trade
You don’t necessarily need formal education when learning the skills for investing in real estate. However, this doesn’t mean you should just rush into it head first. Spend time and, if needed, money for books and seminars that teach you about real estate investing. Make sure it is relevant to Singapore’s real estate market and the current housing regulations enforced within the country. Outdated or surface-level information will do little to help you in your investing endeavors.
Have An Exit Strategy
In fact, for some seasoned investors, an exit strategy is more important than where you enter. If you can control where you exit, you’ll be able to mitigate large losses and let profits run. A basic exit strategy for investing in real estate or in any other artificial market is when fundamentals suddenly shift. This could be signaled by a change in government policy or unfolding geopolitical turmoil.
A basic rental property is a good initial starting point for inexperienced real estate investors. Don’t try to snag large apartment complexes and condominium units for their prized potential resale value or appealing monthly tenant payments. Using up all your available capital on one property can bind you from making other better opportunities that come along.
Work With The Right People
Like investing in stocks or commodities, investing in real estate also requires you to work with a middleman who will be processing your orders and making sure all legal aspects of the transaction are followed. Take the time to look for an experienced and licensed property agent in Singapore who knows the ins and outs of the market better than anyone does. Different property agents will have varying service fees and portfolio of properties they can offer you, so compare at least 2 to 3 property agents before deciding which one you are most comfortable working with.
Practice these five investing principles until it becomes second nature. Combined, these principles can help you find the most lucrative investment opportunities and maximize potential profits. They may not always work, but like any other speculative venture, they give you a higher probability of making money over time. | fineweb |
Anya Singh is an actress who is going to make her Bollywood debut opposite Aadar Jain in the upcoming movie Qaidi Band that is scheduled for release on 25 August 2017. Anya belongs to a non-filmy background and she was born and brought up in Delhi.
She is the daughter of a doctor and her grandfather is an ex-army officer. She belongs to a Sikh family and is pursuing graduation from Delhi University. Yash Raj films discovered Anya through a talent hunt.
About Qaidi Band:
This film is produced under the banner of YRF productions and directed/written by Habib Faisal. It is well known that Habib Faisal has launched Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra with the film Ishaqzaade.
YRF productions had a three film deal with Anya. The first poster of Qaidi Band is out which looks fascinating as the stars are holding Guitars and Dholak in their hands. The cast of this film includes Aadar Jain, Anya Singh, Prince Parvinder Singh, and Lin Laishram.
Aadar Jain is an actor and assistant director who is known for the films Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) and Qaidi Band (2017).
The story of Quaidi Band is based on a riveting tale of undertrials who are brought together to form a band in jail for a social event. With the time, their popularity increases through social media so they use their singing skills to protest against the jail authorities and the judicial system of India. They hope that music will be able to set them free from the jail, but what happens, later on, is the climax of this movie.
Although there is not much information available about Anya Singh, here are the details of an Interview with Anya Singh.
Q1. Why did you choose an unconventional film like Qaidi Band for your Bollywood debut rather than some romantic movie?
Ans: When the director narrated the story of this film to me then I felt that my character suits well for the given role. This role is very much performance based, so it is very important for me to perform well in my debut movie. I like the interesting concept of this story and so I have put all my efforts to do this film.
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Ans: I don’t have a great voice but I can sing well.
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Q4. What about the directors you wish to work with in future?
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Two Royal Australian Navy officers have spent the past five months improving their understanding of Indonesia’s language and culture as part of an exchange program with the Australian Defence Force Academy.
The tactical part-task trainer used by students at the Joint Helicopter School is just one of the synthetic training systems in use.
A little-known event that helped turn the tide of the Pacific War was quietly commemorated 75 years on in Albany on 20 June.
Australian Defence Force personnel were inspired to reach great heights competing in the ACT/Wagga Defence Interservice Basketball Competition at the Australian Defence Force Academy in late July.
More often thought of as what powers aircraft traversing the skies, the gas turbine is also what gives many Australian Navy ships their get up and go. For maintainers of those gas turbines, training is on the improve.
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of accidental death in the drowning of local businessman Stephen Hilbert’s mother-in-law.
Germaine “Suzy” Tomlinson, mother of Hilbert’s wife, Tomisue Hilbert, died on Sept. 28, 2008, at the age of 74. Stephen Hilbert initially feared foul play, but IMPD ruled the death an accidental bathtub drowning.
An IMPD detective, however, now is reviewing potential evidence that has come to light in a civil lawsuit filed after Tomlinson’s death, IMPD spokesman Paul Thompson said.
The legal dispute arose over who can claim a $15 million life insurance policy issued on behalf of Tomlinson by Houston-based American General Life Insurance Co.
Tomisue Hilbert is working with a team of attorneys to determine whether her deceased mother’s estate can claim the benefit. The civil lawsuit is set for a jury trial in October.
Tomisue Hilbert said in an e-mail to IBJ that her family is cooperating with police in its renewed investigation.
“I am speaking for my entire family when I state we are very pleased that the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has reopened its investigation into the circumstances of our mother’s tragic and sudden death,” she said.
Thompson at IMPD said the case technically hasn’t been reopened because detectives never closed it.
“We hate to classify a case as closed,” he said. “They’re always happy to review any new information.”
In the legal quarrel, American General is attempting to invalidate the policy it issued in January 2006 insuring the life of Tomlinson. The insurance company argues the policy was part of a stranger-originated life insurance, or STOLI, scheme.
A STOLI scheme involves outside investors who effectively wager on when an insured person will die. In a typical transaction, an investor entices someone, usually a senior citizen, to take out a multimillion-dollar life insurance policy. Investors purchase the policy and pay the premiums, making themselves the beneficiaries. In return, the insured person receives an upfront cut of the eventual death payout.
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The initial defendants in the Tomlinson case were J.B. Carlson, owner of the locally based Carlson Media Group; Nevada insurance broker Geoffrey A. Vanderpal; and Delaware-based Wilmington Trust Co.
Carlson said Tomlinson served as vice chairwoman and a director of his company, which paid annual premiums of $387,274.85 on the policy. As trustee, Carlson said he’s entitled to the $15 million.
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The Wall Street Journal on April 12 published a story in its front page about the legal dispute and reported that Carlson was the last person to see Tomlinson alive.
An IBJ reporter working on a story originally alerted Hilbert and the Indiana Department of Insurance about American General’s lawsuit in January 2009. Hilbert wasn’t previously aware of the suit.
“When we learned there was a $15 million insurance policy, we had even greater concerns about the unusual circumstances surrounding our mother’s death,” Tomisue Hilbert said in her e-mail. “The information we have learned in the last few months shows there were strong financial incentives for those involved.”
Tomisue Hilbert previously has described Tomlinson as a healthy, active and vibrant woman with a busy and fulfilling life. Hilbert said she and her husband found her mother fully clothed, face down in a bathtub, with broken glass nearby, making the circumstances of her “sudden” death even more unusual.
The Marion County Coroner’s Office listed Tomlinson’s cause of death as asphyxia by drowning with acute ethanol intoxication as a contributing cause.
Tomisue Hilbert last summer became an intervenor defendant in the insurance tussle, arguing that American General should not invalidate the $15 million policy. Instead, Tomisue Hilbert argues its proceeds should go to Tomlinson’s five adult children. | fineweb |
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Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, Sam is leading the international replication of Scotland’s Social Enterprise Academy.
With an established social licence network across 9 countries, the Academy is in search of new partners to join the SEA international team, share learning and development approaches, and collaborate in developing social enterprise ecosystems around the world.
Co-founder of five social enterprises over 17 years, Sam’s experience ranges from environmental conservation to community asset development, social inclusion, refugee issues, theatre and film. He is now experimenting with new ventures: Industrial Nature - bio-composite sustainable building materials, and Backstory - back pain relief and prevention products made from upcycled materials.
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Editorial (PLA 53)
Many people's lives involve the day-to-day management of natural resources. Such intimate interaction creates awareness of the technical, social and political obstacles to good management. Yet many cannot contribute to the definition of policies and institutions that govern their use of natural resources. The Power Tools initiative aimed to develop, test and circulate existing and new tools to bridge key gaps in policy processes and content. These policy tools – tips, tactics and approaches – provide practical help to people working to improve the policies and institutions that govern access to and use of natural resources.
Guest editor Sonja Vermeulen coordinated IIED’s Power Tools initiative – Sharpening Policy Tools for Marginalised Managers of Natural Resources – which involved 35 partners from Africa, Asia and Latin America. The tools aim to help less powerful people and their allies achieve positive change in natural resource policy – through understanding, organisation, engagement, resistance and persistence. The articles analyse and suggest ways forward on the adaptation and application of tools in participatory action and learning situations, where participants must deal with more powerful institutions and individuals. Each article accompanies a summary of the corresponding Power Tool. The overview examines the explicit connection between power and tools – and how tools can change power relations. The articles provide examples from India, Brazil, Ethiopia, Mali, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Participatory Learning and Action (PLA, formerly PLA Notes) is the world's leading series on participatory learning and action approaches and methods. PLA publishes articles on participation aimed at practitioners, researchers, academics and activists. All articles are peer-reviewed by an international editorial board. See: www.planotes.org
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Please note that I made a slight change to the recipe by using Canola Oil instead of Vegetable Oil, the difference being that Canola Oil is lower in triglycerides and has a lower ratio of saturated to unsaturated fats than Vegetable Oil (C'mon...like it matters right? We're talking about 3 tablespoons of oil and I'm eating a big gooey piece of Chocolate Cake here). I also substituted 3 tablespoons of roughly chopped semi-sweet chocolate for the chocolate chips hoping that bigger pieces will equal bigger flavor........
This recipe is perfect for two people............unless of course you are incredibly selfish and are also a member of Chocoholics Anonymous. It occured to me that in addition to serving it plated, you could also eat it right from the mug. Wow! Ingenious, right?? To top it off I added an 1/8 teaspoon of Coconut Extract to about a 1/2 cup of fat-free whipped cream and garnished it with some toasted coconut.
Sounds delicious right? Well, after a hard work-out at the gym today I was feeling guilty, so I attempted to figure out the amount of calories in this sinful treat.
4 Tablespoons Flour = 105 calories
4 Tablespoons Sugar = 96 calories
1 Egg = 54 calories
3 Tablespoons Milk (lowfat) = 12 calories
Capful or 1/8 Tsp Vanilla Extract = 8 calories
For a Whopping Total of 855 calories
So I started thinking, what if I substituted unsweetened applesauce for the oil, Eggbeaters for the egg and Splenda for the sugar?
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1/4 cup EggBeaters
5 Tablespoons Splenda
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Percussionist Hector “Coco” Barez (pictured above) is known here in Richmond for his work in the bands Bio Ritmo, Afro Zen Allstars, Miramar, Hotel X and Mekong Express, among others.
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Coco’s first solo album, El Laberinto Del Coco, has just been released. He’ll come by the studio this week to talk about the album, playing everything from boleros to progressive metal, how one of Puerto Rico’s top congueros came to live in Richmond, and a whole lot more. And you’ll hear some tracks from the new album as well.
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Initial claims for U.S. state unemployment benefits fell by 10,000 to 203,000 in the Sept. 1 week, below the 210,000 level expected by analysts in an MNI survey and the lowest since the Dec. 6, 1969, week, data released by the Labor Department Thursday showed.
The claims level in the previous week was unrevised from the previously reported 213,000 level.
A better measure for the underlying trend of the data is the four-week moving average for initial claims. The average fell by 2,750 to 209,500 in the Sept. 1 week, the lowest since the Dec. 6, 1969, week when it was 204,500.
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Or “true up” report is due 180 days after the Company’s fiscal year end and must reflect all general ledger expenses on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis. This report is used by the Division of Financial Advisory Services (DFAS) located in Bethesda, MD to settle the final accounting for all HHS/NIH grants and contracts, including the negotiation of a final indirect cost rate agreement as well as a provisional indirect cost rate agreement for future government billing and proposal purposes.
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The Earth does not only receive energy from the Sun, but itself also produces heat. The total heat flow through the surface is 45 TW= 45 million MW. This is a small amount compared to the heat reaching us from the Sun, but is larger than the heat produced by all power plants installed on the globe. The heat is not evenly distributed over the surface as is shown in the figure. The high heat flows occur at the mid-oceanic ridges while the low flows are found on the continents. It is estimated that about half of the heat is produced in radiogenic processes: i.e. radioactive decay of natural radionuclides or possibly even natural nuclear reactors (see below).
The interior of the Earth plays an important role for life at its surface. Although the atmosphere of our planet protects us from a lethal dose of cosmic radiation, the Earth’s magnetic field protects it from being eroded away, Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are often the consequence of the drift of the continents. Nowadays some scientists even relate the uneven internal heat flow at the Earth's surface to El Niņo and its related impact on weather systems.
These phenomena raise the questions of where the internal heat of the Earth is generated, by what mechanism and how diffuse these heat sources are. Hypotheses on the internal structure are hard to verify and are often invoked to explain certain aspects of it. Most hypotheses consider a more or less spherically symmetric structure and ignore possible local concentrations. The global surface heat flow, however, ranges over more than an order of magnitude. Is that an indication for energy clustering? And if so, how large are such clusters, where are they located and do they influence the motion in the liquid core which is responsible for the geomagnetic field?
There is more or less consensus that at least half of the heat is generated by radioactivity. For most scientists this means the decay of the naturally occurring radionuclides. A decade ago, however, it was proposed that at the centre of the Earth there is a nuclear breeder reactor roughly 8 km in diameter. Is it possible to prove or disprove these hypotheses? In 2008 we published a paper in which the feasibility and consequences of nuclear georeactors in the Earth’s core-mantle boundary (CMB) were investigated. The conclusion is that such georeactors in the CMB are feasible and that there is supporting evidence for them. (see P. Ball, Are there nuclear reactors at Earth's core? Nature News, (2008) doi:10.1038/news.2008.822. and R.J. de Meijer, and W. van Westrenen, The feasibility and implications of nuclear georeactors in Earth’s core-mantle boundary region, South African Journal of Science, 104, (2008), 111-118. | fineweb |
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Trailer for “Steve Jobs” (no, that other one was called “Jobs”) [VIDEO]
Apparently, Aston Kutcher didn't knock it out of the park with his portrayal of the Apple guru. Time for a re-do already?!!
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The first serious version had David Fincher directing Christian Bale as Jobs. Bale supposedly didn't think he was the right person for the part and he.. bailed. So did Fincher. Leonardo DiCaprio was rumored to be next in line, but he decided to take some time off from making films after some recent work he just finished.
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Each time, we seem to have one species which outnumbers all others. It was Greenfinches last time (51 Greenfinches, 8 other birds), Blue Tits in February and January. And so it was again today: we caught 29 new Blue Tits and three 'retraps' that we'd ringed before!
Now, my fingers hurt from a thousand tiny perforations inflicted by the 'cute' little fellows. Most people think "Awww! A Blue Tit! How lovely!" It's just not true...
Next up were Great Tits, with 15 new birds, two retraps and one which seems to be a control. That's a bird ringed by somebody else, somewhere else. It's not likely to have come very far, but it'll be interesting to get the details in the near future.
It was also good to catch two Marsh Tits. I'd seen one unringed bird in the garden, furiously cacheing sunflower seeds; we caught one unringed bird and retrapped one of the three we caught back in January. Photos below.
Almost forgot to mention that the first Marsh Tit (and about four Blue Tits) was caught while we were still putting our net up - we were holding the other end of it!
Interesting that we did not catch any finches, though as I look out of the window now, there are a few Chaffinches and Greenfinches around.
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- Great Tit, 15 new, 2 retraps, 1 control
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- Blackbird, 2
- Marsh Tit, 1 new, 1 retrap
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- Dunnock, 1
A total of 327 birds have been ringed here in seven sessions since November 2007.
Scruffy tail of juvenile Marsh Tit (hatched this year)
Neater, broader tail of adult Marsh Tit
photos taken with Canon EOS 30D | fineweb |
The “love-trumps-hate” cruise ship that purports to be the Democratic Party just threw its second liberal member overboard in a week. Unlike Conyers, at least Franken doesn’t have to return to war zone district that he helped destroy for nearly 50 years. In Franken, we might yell, “Man overboard.” Though, Franken wasn’t much of a man with his creepy Franken Factor. Why are the Democrats suddenly grabbing the moral high ground, rather than female interns?
The Democratic rush to dump raw sewerage overboard is pure politics.
The party that aborts babies is not trying to re-find its moral footing in America. It cares no more about harassed, abused, used, and discarded women than it did during the Bill Clinton era. The Democrats see a political opening that is completely costless to the party, and they are grabbing it by the … Oh, wait … that’s Trump.
Still, the Democrats never let a good crisis go to waste.
Franken drove to work today to find out that a gaggle of his fellow female senators and house members all think he should resign. In fact, by publication time, over 33 Democratic Senators were lined up against Franken as more stories emerge of him pushing himself on powerless women.
A great political commentator noted, Franken got the Sal Tessio treatment:
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— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) December 6, 2017
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Somewhere in the bowels of the Capital, some young, fresh-faced, non-sexually abused, Democratic staffer finally got someone to read his memo, no doubt. It’s titled, we can dumb these two stiffs, keep the seats, and claim the moral high ground against Trump, Moore, and heck … let’s throw in Clarence Thomas too.
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The Democrats have again outmaneuvered the GOP. The Republicans once crowed that character counts. It hasn’t in decades. However, the side who can show the other side to be most hypocritical and disingenuous still wins points.
The Democrats are throwing out their own because doing so is good PR with no votes lost.
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They will send their surrogates out to remind America that the GOP stole the Gorsuch seat and that Clarence Thomas is the original sinner in high-profile harassment cases. He’s not.
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The excerpt below tells of a request made to the Britons, by the Roman Emperor Anthemius, for help in battling the Visigoths. The British responded by sending Riothamus, King of the Britons, along with 12,000 men to the aid of Rome. The Romans failed to arrive on time, leaving the British forces to do battle with Euric of the Visigoths, alone. Euric won the battle, killing most of the British army.
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CEDAR RAPIDS — Police said a man was pistol whipped in the Wal-Mart parking lot Monday and the weapon was tossed into a playground.
Cedar Rapids public safety spokesman Greg Buelow said officers were called to the parking lot at Wal-Mart, 3601 29th Ave. SW, around 11 a.m. Monday. Buelow said the victim — a 20-year-old Wal-Mart employee — got into an argument in the parking lot and was pistol whipped. The victim and suspect are believed to have known each other, Buelow said.
Police located the suspect vehicle — a Pontiac Grand Prix — near the Westdale Court Apartments, 2155 Westdale Drive SW. Buelow said three suspects fled in the Grand Prix and a pursuit ensued. The chase ended in the 4400 block of 21st Avenue when the suspects ran from the vehicle. All three were captured after a short foot chase around 12:15 p.m.
Buelow said the suspects threw a handgun into the playground at Harvest Christian Daycare Center, 4070 22nd Ave. SW. The gun was recovered by officers.
All three suspects were arrested.
— Robert A. Sims, 26, of Cedar Rapids, faces one count of assault with a weapon for hitting the victim in the head with the handgun.
— Delbert A. McNeil, 26, of Cedar Rapids, faces charges of providing false information and interference with official acts. He was wanted on warrants for failure to appear, revocation of probation and escape.
— Kendale Jones, 20, of Iowa City, faces one count of interference with official acts. He was also wanted on a warrant for second-degree robbery.
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