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Sylvia Police have arrested two men who they say pretended to be car crash victims in Reno County near Sylvia. |
Reno County District Attorney Keith Schroeder said several Reno County agencies responded to a call Sunday about two victims of what looked to be a fatal accident lying on the side of the road. The Reno County Sheriff's Office said when first responders arrived at the scene, the two men got up and told them it was a pr... |
Deputies were able to get the suspects' license plate number and track them down. |
The district attorney said he intends to seek jail time so as to send a message that people can't pull pranks that involve important resources. |
The men face could face charges of making a false report, raising a false alarm and putting obstructions in the road. |
Checkpoint Washington is produced by the national security staff of The Washington Post. |
The Obama administration has warned WikiLeaks that the group's release of a huge cache of U.S. diplomatic cables could threaten the lives of "countless innocent individuals" and ruin relations with allies. |
But count Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates as a skeptic that the fallout will be so dire. At a press conference Tuesday, he reminded reporters that the U.S. government's habit of leaking secrets about other countries is as old as the republic, and that predictions of doom rarely pan out. |
"Let me just offer some perspective of somebody whose been at this for a long time," said Gates, a former director of the CIA. "Every other government in the world knows the United States government leaks like a sieve, and it has for a long time." |
Gates then reached back more than 200 years to quote the second president, John Adams, bemoaning the same problem: "How can a government go on, publishing all their negotiations with foreign nations, I know not. To me it appears as dangerous and pernicious as it is novel." |
Gates followed that up with another example, this time reaching back 35 years to his own career as a spook. |
"When we went to real congressional oversight of intelligence in the mid-70s, there was a broad view that no other foreign intelligence service would ever share information with us again," he said. "Those fears all proved unfounded." |
"Now I've heard the impact of these releases on our foreign policy described as a meltdown, as a game-changer and so on. I think those descriptions are fairly significantly overwrought," Gates added. "The fact is governments deal with the United States because it is in their interest, not because they like us, not beca... |
"Some governments deal with us because they fear us, some because they respect us, most because they need us. We are still essentially, it's been said before, the indispensable nation." |
And that won't change or stop, Gates said, even if it means a temporary period of deep chagrin for U.S. leaders. |
"Is this embarrassing? Yes. Is it awkward? Yes. Consequences for U.S. foreign policy? I think fairly modest." |
I agree. In many instances we have already seen the leaks actually strengthen our position. I would like to see Assange's head on a platter, though. What a disgusting ego hound. It's clear he thinks of himself as some sort of 'messiah,' it's terribly ironic that he thinks, on this planet of screwed up nations, that the... |
If we could have two Bob Gates, one at Defense and the other at Treasury, we'd be much better off. There are still competent people in government - just few/none of the elected variety. |
Trust the veteran from Langley to get it right. lol. |
Besides, old men like Berlusconi and Gaddafi like the image of "still having some lead left in their pencils" spread around, makes them look strong and manly in their male chauvinistic cultures, Putin likes people to know he's still in charge with the Robin to his Batman, etc. - I'll bet most of the people who are ment... |
Gates is about the only one in this admistration that has any credibility. We need more truthful folks in Washington. |
The Wiki Leaks ordeal is going to be more about embarrasing individuals and countries than anything. |
Barry is going to sic his attack dog, Holder on them! That will get the job done, oops, he is still fighting with BP, Arizona, Californi, Massey Energy. Probably have forgotten some. Go gettum Holder, you putz. |
It was more about not embarrassing Hillary. |
I guess we can live with it, this time, but they really do need to get their acts together on security, in case the information is important next time. |
Mr. Gates, sometimes a person just likes America (because he likes the American people, who are nice warm and friendly on the inside), even when he doesn't actually need America - and at such times the U.S. government is at a complete loss about what to do or how to interact with such a person, be sure you know which i... |
"The fact is governments deal with the United States because it is in their interest, not because they like us, not because they trust us and not because they believe we can keep secrets. |
Gates got this one dead right. |
What's overblown was the misuse of Sunni Saudi's views on Shiite Iran to instill fear, and push for unnecessary American military action which is against American interest. |
The Shiite Sunni conflict equation was the lesson that Bush failed to heed before the invastion of Iraq. |
Sunni Saudi, from where much of the funds support Sunni AL Qaeda and the Sunni Taliban. |
There is no wisdom for any American to taut these intra-Muslim Sunni-Shiite shouting match to justify ANY contemplation of American military actions. |
What's shameful is for Charlie Rose's program to be usurped for half an hour for such an overblown cause. If Charlie Rose was allowed to host the half hour special program instead of a subpar substitute, sanity would have ruled and such overblown coverage would not have been allowed. |
Somewhere on the hard drive of a hidden super computer there is a record of every dirty dollar deal that took place in the last few years. Bribes, kickbacks,cover ups, payoffs, blackmail, extortion, informant salaries, drug deals, purchase of judgeship's, embezzlement, and hundreds of other criminal transactions are on... |
I think Gates is mostly right, but there will probably be some downfalls, mostly with existing negotiations. I think the leaks harm other nations more. What can Sarkosy say when its published that the Americans think he is a fool? This might have positive effects for America in other countries. And the two-faced nature... |
But the real gem is Iran, where the leaks point to the world hating Amadinajad and wanting an attack on their nuke facilities. So complete is the negative view of Iran that Iran publically has stated the leak is an American plot (like everything else I guess). This should have a positive effect on the Iranian oppositio... |
The anti-Assange mob sound like the British moaning about Ghandi just before the fall of the empire! All Assange has done, is dent a massive US ego! |
Gates is one smart cookie...he tells it like it is. What a prescient observation. |
While venture capitalists are eager to invest their money, this does not mean it’s easy for entrepreneurs to snag funding. The fact is that only a small number of entrepreneurs are able to convince VCs to write checks. |
And this may not necessarily be because the business is a bad fit or flawed. Keep in mind that it is common for entrepreneurs to make glaring errors when making their pitch. |
So what to do? Well, I recently reached out to Heath Wells, who is the CEO and co-founder of NuORDER. The company has developed a platform for cloud and mobile B2B ecommerce. The goal is to disrupt how the wholesale business is conducted. |
In all, Heath has been able raise $25 million since late 2012. Some of his backers include Upfront Ventures, Greycroft, Cowboy Ventures, Box Group, Argentum and Rachel Zoe. |
Similar to a sales process, raising capital involves stages, where there is a pipeline. Actually, you should use a CRM for this! |
There will also be quite a bit of prospecting. This means you should create a shortlist of potential VCs that are appropriate for the round size and industry background. |
Then comes the hard part – that is, you need to make connections with the partners of the funds. But this is not just about sending an email. For the most part, VCs often look for introductions from people they trust. In other words, you will need to engage in old-fashioned networking, such as by going to events. |
#2 - Ask for feedback and adapt. |
Expect rejections. This is just part of the game. Most importantly, don’t take things personally. This will only make it tougher to achieve your goals. |
#3 - VC partners are not created equally. |
It’s important to understand the power dynamics of a VC firm. Note that one or two partners will have the most influence on investment decisions. |
#3 - Don’t get hung up on valuation. Focus on the right partner. |
In today’s startup world, there seems to be an obsession on getting mega rounds at mega valuations. But this could really distort your company’s prospects (I recently wrote about this for Forbes.com). |
John Dunlop maintained his brisk start to the turf season with a Classic trial double at Kempton on Saturday and the Arundel trainer should repeat that feat with his two Ripon raiders today. |
Over the years he has enjoyed considerable success at this track with lightly-raced types in three-year-old handicaps and Shagraan looks another who can exploit what looks to be a lenient mark in the Sawley Handicap. |
Even with top weight, he is rated only 70 as the handicapper had little form to work on, but we may discover in due course that he is a lot better than that. |
Shagraan showed some fair form in maidens without troubling the judge. He wasn't knocked about either and is a typical Dunlop horse that improves a lot in their second season. |
Pat Eddery has the job of pointing the colt in the right direction hopefully justifying a place as one of many "dark horses" in my 20 to follow this year. |
Richard Hills teams up with Dunlop's other runner Thaqib in the second division of the Lighthouse Technologies Maiden Stakes. |
This son of Sadler's Wells was backward as a two-year-old and looked a ready-made winner when just edged out by Systematic on his Doncaster reappearance. Despite carrying a fair bit of condition, he looked to have the upper hand until showing signs of inexperience which allowed his rival a second bite. |
The other division can go to Macaw who was sold out of John Gosden's yard for 42,000 guineas and now with Jim Goldie. He was in the frame in all his three starts last year, including a head second to Night Passion at Ayr, and is preferred to Miss Mougins who caught the eye on her Newmarket debut last year. |
Simeon can carry on where he left off last season by landing the Galphay Classified Stakes. Despite having an awkward head carriage, he seems genuine enough and, after winning a Goodwood maiden in September, followed up, as he was entitled to do, in a minor event at Doncaster. |
He looks sure to make a better three-year-old as does Passing Glance even though there is a stamina doubt about him over this nine furlongs. |
Cereus may be better than his rating, but the one that concerns me most is Wing Commander, winner of an Ayr maiden last year and also runner-up to Fight Your Corner at Newbury. |
Airbnb announced that bookings made through its Airbnb for Work tripled between 2016 and 2017. It also has more than 700,000 companies now using Airbnb for Work, up from the 250,000 reported last year in April. Some of its notable clients include Twitter and Gap. |
Since its inception in 2014, Airbnb for Business has remained as a business-focused product with a centralized booking platform that includes travel itineraries, billing, and other financial reporting data. It launched globally in 2015 and has seen a steady increase in business. |
More than 60 percent of Airbnb for Work had more than one guest. |
Airbnb is also planning to launch a new feature next week that will allow employees to search for listings on a company-specific landing page. |
Even while focusing on the travel experience, Airbnb has managed to double its growth. Not so long ago, it rolled out new listings categories which now allows users to find properties based on niche criteria. 2018 is also its first full year of profitability and is now valued at $31 billion. Airbnb is officially worth ... |
Airbnb is planning to launch a new feature next week that will allow employees to search for listings on a company-specific landing page. For instance, an IBM employee might search for their accommodation on Ibm.Airbnb.com, and the site would be designed to provide personalized preferences, including locations close to... |
While Airbnb for Work has seen tremendous growth, Holyoke said that it only represents 15 percent of all Airbnb trips. There’s still potential for the service to grow. |
With the introduction of savvy options such as boutique hotels and other luxury listings such as those on Airbnb Plus, the business is paving the way for luxury business travelers to prefer Airbnb over hotels. |
Last week the Cleveland Browns didn't lose an NFL game. Sure, they didn't win it either, but their 21-21 tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers marked the first time that the Browns didn't lose in 18 games, the last victory coming on Christmas Eve of the 2016 season against the Chargers. It was just their second non-loss in ... |
Unfortunately, that was last week, and the Browns' big tie is now a thing of the distant past. They got close to winning again on Sunday in New Orleans, oh so close, but you knew they would get back to their roots eventually. While their narrow 21-18 defeat at the hands of the Saints would appear to be another positive... |
Tough day to be named Zane, tougher day to be a kicker. Minutes after Gonzalez missed his fourth kick of the day, Minnesota Vikings kicker Daniel Carlson missed a kick in overtime to beat Green Bay, giving him an 0-for-3 stat line on the day on his field goals and leading to the NFL's second tie of the season in back-t... |
It's not all bad Browns fans. At 0-1-1, they are tied for third in the division with the Steelers, who lost 42-37 to the Kansas City Chiefs at home. So there's that, I guess. |
Within or outside the OS - what does the Virtualization future hold? |
There appear to be basically two views on how virtualization will affect the future development of operating systems and computing environments in the personal computing space. One camp believes that virtualization functionality will be present within the operating system. The other camp believes it will be outside the... |
There appear to be basically two views on how virtualization will affect the future development of operating systems and computing environments in the personal computing space. One camp believes that virtualization functionality will be present within the operating system. Whether that virtualization functionality come... |
My discussions of application agnosticism puts me in the camp that places virtualization functionality in the operating system. On the desktop side (not speaking of servers here), that kind of makes sense to me. It seems to me that the simplest approach - placing virtualization functionality within the operating system... |
Now, having said all that, I’d like to take a closer look at the alternate approach to having virtualization placed within the operating system. In this scenario, there is virtualization functionality that sits below the idea of today’s general purpose OS. For those of you familiar with ESX Server, think of it that way... |
In this approach, you might have a networking VM that is responsible for scanning inbound and outbound traffic, managing security policies, interacting with corporate networks and network access controls, etc. You can think of this as the “firewall” component of the general purpose OS (Windows Firewall on Windows, ipfw... |
What is the mechanism whereby a user adds new functionality to their computing environment, i.e., how does a user add a new service VM? |
What kind of mechanism or tools are provided to the user to help manage, operate, or configure these service VMs? |
Let’s say that the user’s “normal” working environment exists in a VM that runs Windows, Linux, or the like. We’ll call this VM-Home. From VM-Home, the user needs to be able to access the functionality of a networking/firewall VM (we’ll call this VM-FW) and a corporate applications VM (we’ll call this VM-Corp). How doe... |
You’re right, we don’t. But as we look at how these questions may be answered (someone’s got to answer them sometime), it seems that we’ll need to add some functionality to the virtualization layer in order to make it easier/more seamless to switch between the VM environments. Users will want a seamless UI to work with... |
So I guess the future of the operating system depends on your perspective. If you’re an operating system guy, you’ll say that the OS has a bright future, and point to developments such as built-in paravirtualization and bundled hypervisors to prove your point. If you’re a virtualization guy, you’ll say that the OS is d... |
Indeed! Which approach do you think desktop computing will take? Application agnosticism, in which virtualization and other technologies are placed within the operating system, or groups of virtual machines (“VM cooperatives”? “VM federations”? “OS agnosticism”? Need a fancy marketing term again…) coordinated by a hard... |
Castleford Tigers have confirmed Jake Webster is leaving to join Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2018 season. |
The former New Zealand international centre, 34, has agreed a two-year deal with the League One club after six seasons at The Jungle. |
Webster was part of Castleford side that lost 24-6 to Leeds Rhinos in the 2017 Super League Grand Final. |
"I have a very heavy heart leaving Castleford," Webster told the club website. |
"The biggest memory from my time here at Castleford will be the fans in the stands. They've been fantastic, and they follow us everywhere we go. |
"Winning the League Leaders' Shield (in 2017) will always stick out at the pinnacle of my time here at Castleford." |
Tigers coach Daryl Powell said: "I would like to place on record the appreciation of all the coaching staff here of Jake's contribution and wish him all the best in the next stage of his career." |
Webster, who has made 120 appearances for Castleford, could yet end his time at the club on a high as they aim to reach back-to-back Grand Finals. |
Oracle Corp.s recent declaration that 10g will cost the same as Microsoft Corp.s SQL Server isnt particularly impressive, given that for your money, you dont get reporting, business intelligence or plenty of other pricey Oracle add-ons, Microsoft Director of Product Management Tom Rizzo told eWEEK.com. |
"Its pretty much a P.R. stunt for them to get in the news for competing with SQL Server," said Rizzo, in Redmond, Wash. "Effectively, were winning a lot of accounts from Oracle. Its not just the licensing [thats winning us accounts], its the high cost of maintaining Oracle, supporting Oracle, and the overall high TCO [... |
During Oracles Financial Analyst Day at Oracle AppsWorld in San Diego, Oracle President Chuck Phillips on Wednesday announced that its time to "go on the offensive" against Microsoft. Phillips said that pricing for the Windows version of the Redwood Shores, Calif., database giants upcoming Oracle Database 10g will be s... |
Oracle as yet hasnt provided details regarding whether that price pertains to Standard, Enterprise or both editions. |
Students all around Santa Monica College had their hands filled with colorful papers describing colleges from around the world as they wandered around during the biggest college fair in California from any community college. On Oct. 10, SMC hosted over 180 different schools from within the United States as well as many... |
The college fair is a biannual event held every Fall and Spring semester at the Santa Monica College Main Campus quad. This allows the students of the city of Santa Monica to access information about colleges from all over the world, all in one place. |
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