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I love writing. You know what else I’ve found I kinda love? Being up on a stage and telling stories to an audience, in person. It’s not something I almost ever get to do. Luckily, my good friend Juliana Finch (Singer, songwriter, smart person) has let me share a stage with her before.
We want to do it again.
Please note a few things about that poster:
THING NUMBER ONE: The time and date are not filled in.
THING NUMBER TWO: The show’s audio will be recorded and released on the internet.
These are both important. The show would take place in Atlanta. In June. We’re thinking June 22nd, it’s a Friday. But we have to book a venue. And when you book a venue for a strange show like ours, they like to know people will be coming.
Right now we don’t know if anyone wants to come to our show. Seriously, this is a problem. We really wanna do this, but we need to know if people are interested. It’s 2+ hours of Juliana singing and me telling stories and both of us discussing, with each other and the people around us (that’s you) the creative process.
HINT: The creative process often includes cookies.
This show will make us no money. Actually we’re gonna lose a lot of money doing it. I mean, to be perfectly honest with you – we will each lose decent money. There’s travel, set-up, time… it’s not the cheapest thing in the world. And we still want to do it. Because we love it and we thing you’ll love it. But you need to let us know that you want to see it, that you’re interested in our brand of madness.
As for why the recorded audio part is important, well… partly because even if you aren’t there you will get to hear the show! But also because this could be the start of something bigger. But it can’t be if we don’t do it.
We’re not asking for money. We’re not asking for anything other than people who are interested simply tell us they are interested. That’s all. If you are in the Atlanta area, or will be in late June and want to see a show that doesn’t come around often (we did the last one 2 years ago, lord) – just let us know.
Validate our existences, people! We’re needy artists! C’mon!
…ahem. I mean… You know… Whatever. We’re cool either way. No big deal.
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A few days back I mused, almost as an afterthought, on whether the ultimatum game would be played the same way in all human societies. This is the game where player 1 gets to split $100, player 2 decidding whether or not to accept the split. If the division, 50/50, 60/40, 99/1, whatever, is accepted then both players get their money. If it's rejected, then neither gets any.
The importance of this game is that it shows that we'll actually harm ourselves in order to punish someone we think is acting unfairly. Humans thus have a deep and innate sense of fairness: or do they? For Luis Rooney (a reader here) has pointed me to this article which explains that the results of the ultimatum game are very much not consistent over human societies. There are those where people do act as that entirely rational consumer beloved of certain economists: they'll take a 99/1 split for who wants to leave a dollar on the table? There are even those where the offer starts out at 40/60 and player 2 will still reject it. These are the so called "gift" societies (historicaly, some Amerindian ones, today some Papua New Guinea for example), where acceptance of something leads to larger and more onerous burdens and obligations in the future.
This has really rather large implications for market economics. For it is that punishment of the transgressor, the unfair person trying to take advantage, which is one of the things that makes said market economies work. It's one of the things that regulates said markets: and do recall, regulation is often by social factors, not by legislation..
Assume they're right about that causation (the piece doesn't explain how they reach that conclusion, instead of the idea that such markets thrive where the behaviour is already prevalent) and we actually find a good reason for why economic development is so hard. Why it's really very damn difficult to reach that first lift off stage. Because we're not just trying to get people to act in a particular manner, trade with people, divide labour and so on. We need to have, or the system needs to have, got into peoples' heads and changed the way they actually think before it can all happen. It's only with that change that the self-reinforcing feedbacks come into play and the economy as a whole takes off.
Which does rather put a different gloss on why some parts of the world are developed and some aren't, doesn't it? It's not because of what we've been doing to them but because, at least in part, of what is going on in both our and their heads.
We might even muse that this just reinforces the necessity of starting with markets, not with central direction, as a means of development. For it's only as the influence of the markets changes those thoughts that that lift off occurs..... | http://www.adamsmith.org/blog?f[0]=im_6_field_author%3A5790&f[1]=im_8_field_issue%3A5748&f[2]=im_8_field_issue%3A5772 | 2013-05-18T10:33:13 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Tuesday 11.9.12
Yesterday’s First ever 5pm crew!
2 rounds for time of:
- 400m run
- 30 Plate Jump Burpees
- 40 DB Ground to Overhead – 15kg/8kg (20 each arm)
- 50 Toes to Bar
Post loads and times and training notes to comments.
Tuesday 11.9.12
Yesterday’s First ever 5pm crew!
Post loads and times and training notes to comments.
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20.59, I think (should have paid more attention when I left)
Really enjoyed this workout.
22mins – I scaled burpees to pregnito burpees and did pull ups (35) instead of T2B (did attempt a rope climb unsuccessfully also). Then I did an extra run at the end… just because.
Great work by the 5:30am crew…….. very impressive
Timed out.
Made it 32 reps into DB Ground to Overhead.
24.30 with 10kg dumbbell and scaled 50 toes to bar for 100 sit ups…
Also note that even with a mat after 200 sit ups I have worn off all the skin on my tail bone:( ooouuch….
24:34 with knees to armpits (or lower at the end of the reps!). Happy to have finished!
Really enjoyed ground to overhead DB – go figure!
Timed out. I managed 1 T2B in the last round. It wasn’t the leg raising that got me but the grip strength and torn up palms from kipping.
Got to 30 T2B. never quite had the pace to finish on time
Timed out. 30 T2B and scaled to 10kg oh snatch…
I had an issue with counting my burpees… I think i learned how to count from Sean as 1+1+1 = 1 burpee, so i think i did about 40/45 in the first set… Heaps of support from the 5p crew got me to 30 otherwise i would’ve stopped much earlier.
Oh and Jimmy, time to get a faster bike
Timed out 5 T2B into my second round.
Sucked not finishing but felt great to Rx. the thing and get where I did.
T2B – tough.
23:18, I think. Did a decent job of ripping my hands.
6 T2B in second round.
Got to 2nd roud of T2B…
Oops! I think I did 50 burpees in the first round !
Happy I did full T2B
Admit it Kate, you love burpees don’t you??
19:48 scaled T2B, for Knees to arm pits, although they got lower in the second round. I really need to start being able to do T2B!
8kg on DB ground to overhead, felt I could have went heavier, I love this movement as sad as that sounds.
Great work out, it ruined me.
RXed it
22:29
thats a lot of T2B
but a good work out
thanks
guys
23.44 mins ! Flowed well through it all except the T2B , after the first 5 , went to 2s then singles !! My grip strength needs lots of hard work . Mad work out
First session after being off for a few weeks with my back.
5kg ground to overhead, felt like I could have gone heavier.
Scaled T2B to knees to armpits and timed out with 5 knees to armpits to go.
Pleased I made it so far but disappointed I missed those last 5; should have made my runs a little quicker!
Feels good to be back!
22.02 (subbed 1 run with a 400m row)
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The conference season tips off with the Civil War in Corvallis tonight.
The Oregon Ducks open conference play on Sunday night, traveling up the road to Corvallis to take on the Oregon State Beavers. Oregon State sits at 10-3, but its a confounding 10-3. The Beavers' best win is a neutral court victory over 7-7 Purdue. They have narrow losses to Alabama and Kansas on neutral floors. They also have a complete WTF loss at home to Towson.
For Oregon, the biggest news for this game is that Arsalan Kazemi is expected to play after suffering from "concussion-like symptoms" following a blow to the head during the Ducks' New Year's Eve win over Nevada. If Kazemi is unable to go, it make this a very uphill battle for Oregon, as Kazemi's defense and rebounding are a big reason to feel good about the Ducks' chances in this one. Arik Armstead will also be traveling with the team, though will not be in uniform. For Oregon State, forward Angus Brandt is out for the season after suffering a knee injury.
The game is going to feature two teams that want to get up and down the floor. Possessions per 40 minutes (71 for OSU, 72 for UO), efficiency (109.6 for OSU, 107 for UO) and scoring (77.9 for OSU, 77.4 for UO) are almost the same between the two teams. However, despite these similarities, there are major differences between the two teams. Oregon State is quite adept at shooting the three (41% vs. 32% for UO) and get to the line more (42.% free throw rate, as opposed to 38% for Oregon). However, the Ducks maul teams on the boards (Rebound percentage of 57% for UO--one of the highest marks in the country--as opposed to 53% for OSU). The Ducks have also been far and away the best defensive team in the conference, allowing only 60 points per game, despite having faced the most possessions in the conference, and allowing opposing teams to shoot only 38% on the season. They also foul less than any other team in the Pac-12. It's why Oregon has been so good this year despite the turnover and three-point shooting issues--they aren't going to give up easy shots, they are going to hold you to a single shot, and they aren't going to give you any free points at the foul line.
The Beavers have five players averaging double digits. Roberto Nelson (15.8 ppg) and Ahmad Starks (12.3) are the starting backcourt, and both are over 44% from three-point land. Starks especially is subject to Tajuan Porter like runs of hitting three or four in a row. The front-court trio of Joe Burton (11.5 ppg), Devon Collier (14.8 ppg) and Eric Moreland (11 points and 11 rebounds) make this one of the few games where the Ducks don't have a big frontcourt advantage.
Tempo won't be a factor in this one. It will be an up and down contest. It will come down to three things: if Oregon can hold Oregon State's three-point shooting in check, if they can dominate the boards like they have against other teams, and if they don't give up a lot of points on the foul line, it will bode well. On the flip side, if Oregon State can make the Ducks turn the ball over a lot as they've been prone to, and hold things even on the boards, it likely gives the Beavers the edge.
Game date and time:
Sunday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. PT
Location:
Gill Coliseum, Corvallis
TV:
FSN/ROOT
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One Day At A Time
For an addict contemplating sobriety, a huge obstacle is the “forever” part, giving up your medicine-of-choice for the rest of your life. To someone who’s spent a substantial portion of every day for years making sure he doesn’t run out of alcohol, for example, the proposition that he can never again have a beer with a hot dog at a ballgame, wine with dinner or a glass of champagne at his daughter’s wedding seems like a punishment too far. It’s unimaginable and overwhelming. To the addict brain, used to giving up one day at a time with the first drink or drug, forever means inevitable failure so why bother starting?
To counter this impulse, the founders of AA focused sobriety in a way that’s psychologically manageable: one day at a time.
Instead of forever, you’re taught to focus “just for today.” Just for today you will ask yourself who you want to be, an alcoholic who’s out-of-control or someone who’s sober and gets a one-day reprieve from addict insanity. You pledge you won’t drink or use just for today. Just between waking up and going to bed you’ll remember all the reasons you can’t give up on yourself and take whatever action is necessary to get through the day without using. Just for today you’ll go to a meeting, call a sponsor, pray, meditate, make a gratitude list, forgive yourself by not drinking.
In early sobriety, many alcoholics and addicts struggle to make it through the day. I did. I made little mental deals with myself just to get through the next minute, the next half-hour, the next hour, however long it was until I could get to a meeting. I counted the hours until I could go to sleep and often retired early just to end the day.
The most important thing for newcomers to know is that it gets easier to make it through a day the longer you do it. That was my experience. But I needed constant positive and negative reinforcement: reminders that I was improving, albeit slowly, and recalling how dead I was inside while I was drinking. One other prompt from my support group helped: they told me that no emotion, no anxiety, no craving, no panic attack would kill me. But drinking would.
In rehab we were instructed that the one-day-at-a-time program was about much more than not using, however, it was about living. They made us concentrate on how we lived today, this single day, reminding us there was nothing we could do about all our yesterdays and we weren’t guaranteed any tomorrows.
My most memorable lesson in this didn’t come from my rehab counselors but from the hospital’s head cook, an alcoholic with more than 10 years of sobriety when I met him. One evening I was bitching and moaning to everyone in the dinner line about something I was dreading the following morning when the head cook stopped doling out entrees and interjected, “Tomorrow? You worried about tomorrow? What’s worrying about tomorrow gonna do for you today? Way I see it, yesterday’s a cancelled check and tomorrow’s a promissory note. Today, it’s all just cash.” (From then on, we referred to him as “Cashman.”) Another way I heard it put at AA meetings was, “If you’re standing with one foot in yesterday and the other in tomorrow, you’re probably pissing on today.”
Today is the only day you have. Today is the opportunity to change. Seize it.
One day at a time is the Spirituality Prayer applied: recognizing what’s in your control today and what’s not, and “doing the next right thing,” moment-by-moment. Likewise, AA’s spiritual program isn’t something you do once in a while or once a week by going to a mosque, church or synagogue. It’s a daily practice that leads to a daily reprieve from the disease of addiction.
One day at a time doesn’t mean you ignore the future. Like anyone, you still have to make plans. In fact, a big part of sobriety, particularly early on, is planning to deal with known relapse triggers — it’s a fool’s errand to attend your first cocktail party without anticipating how sipping seltzer instead of double vodkas for the first time will feel. But the primary focus is living sober today.
It sounds easy but it isn’t, because it’s difficult to break years of addict habit stewing over the past and dreading the future. That’s another reason why AA is a “we” program, meant to be done in fellowship with others. It takes instruction and practice to learn how to concentrate on today rather than on guilt and remorse for the past or future-tripping on all the problems you face down the road. People who have succeeded at putting together a lot of sober days in a row are the best teachers.
For the next article in the Treatment series click here.
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You’re well-dressed and well-coiffed. You have a defined sense of style and a love of the better things in life – not to mention a pair of testicles. Well congrats. In the words of a certain ad campaign: You Are Man. And your time is now.
Hitting the sartorial high-note for the latest swarm of masculine retail solutions, today sees Mr Porter finally opening its highly-anticipated digital doors. We’ve been tracking the emails, the Founding Member invitations and re-invitations for months now. But finally it’s here…
Yves Saint Laurent, Mulberry, Church’s, Cutler & Gross – the regulars are all in attendance. As are some fabulous younger offerings including B Store, Rick Owens and the soon-to-hit Mr. Bathing Ape range (and what’s with this “Mr So-and-so” trend?).
Now if you really want to push the fashion envelope further still, LFW’s iconic men’s slot, MAN, is exploding on Wednesday with a veritable assault team of up-and-coming design talent with Felipe Rojas Llanos, New Power Studio and Martine Rose taking centre-stage.
If this feels a little too fashion for you fashionistos, don’t worry. While not exclusively male, Chuc’s Dive and Mountain Shop – the new label from Charles Finch (GQ columnist and apparently grandson to the mountaineering inventor of the puffa jacket) – is bringing some serious old-school style to the gent’s modern essentials, from knitwear to shorts and a tasty wee Giles Deacon collab.
So, sartorially sleek to surf-chic is the fashion worm finally turning for us chaps? It sure looks that way.
Info
Mr Porter launches today
MAN is tomorrow, Feb 23
Chuc’s Dive & Mountian Shop, 31 Dover Street, W1S 4ND
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Phone: +61 8303 3670 the flame from a full-scale refinery flare is reported. The analysis reveals a consistent picture that the combustion-driven oscillations do not result in a significant change to the global mixing rate, but do increase the visible radiation. This is in contrast to previous investigations, using externally forced jets, where forcing at the preferred mode has been found to increase mixing rates and reduce radiation.
Read the full article and watch the supplementary video on the Science Direct website.
Here are three of the recent papers by Graham Nathan.
1. Chan QN, Medwell PR, Alwahabi ZT, Dally BB, and Nathan GJ (2011) " Assessment of Interferences to Nonlinear Two-line Atomic Fluorescence (NTLAF) in Sooty Flames" Applied Physics B: Lasers & Optics, Accepted, March 2, 2011.
2. Hsu L.J., Alwahabi, Z.T., Nathan GJ, Li, Z.S. and Aldén, M (2011) "Na and K released from burning particles of brown coal and pine wood in a laminar premixed methane flame using quantitative Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy", Applied Optics, Accepted, March 2, 2011.
3. Medwell PR, Nathan GJ, Chan QN, Alwahabi ZT, Dally BB, (2011) "The influence of high intensity radiation on soot within a laminar flame under conditions of relevance to concentrated solar energy", Comb. Flame, DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2011
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If anyone out there sights a person riding a Cannondale F7 White/ Red/ Black with Continental tires Xking on the front and Race King on the back please call the police as it was stolen from my back yard today :(
Russell, AC members have posted hints about searching for a stolen bike. I collated the links on AC group Stolen Adelaide bikes under topic IF bike stolen at
Not the best way to be introduced to Adelaide Cyclists. I have been adding info to the AC group Adelaide Stolen bikes so there is an easy-to-find resource if someone is offered a S/H bike at too good a price.
Note that you live in the ACC. How about joining Adelaide BUG and I will post your plight in the monthly newsletter.
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CREDIT Suisse managing director and head of Australian Asset Management Will Britten has left the Switzerland-based bank, people familiar with the matter said today.
Mr Britten, who joined Credit Suisse’s Sydney office last June from BlackRock Australia where he was chief executive, left earlier this month.
His departure was related to the asset management unit’s restructure, one of the people said.
The revamp, revealed in September by The Wall Street Journal, followed the bank’s announcement in July it would sell two businesses within the alternative investment arm of its asset management unit to comply with restrictions associated with the “Volcker rule”.
In October, Credit Suisse told staff it was also selling its $US17.2 billion European exchange-traded fund business, a person familiar with the matter said.
Director Matthew Perrignon, who is head of the bank’s Pension Coverage Group, will assume responsibility for the distribution of Credit Suisse’s asset management products to institutional clients, including superannuation and government funds.
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Ed Sheeran serenades Sydney fans live on Sunrise
- From: The Daily Telegraph
- February 26, 2013
Ed Sheeran performs live for a screaming crowd in Sydney's Martin Place on Sunrise. Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied
HUNDREDS of people have packed into Martin Pl this morning to watch Ed Sheeran perform live.
Chants of "We Want Ed" rang out from the crowd moments before the 22-year-old emerged to screaming fans.
Dressed in a black tee and baggy jeans, Ed made the girls cry with special rendition of his song Give Me Love.
Sheeran then told the crowd he would be performing another two of his well known numbers and a brand new one.
Some camped in the city all night to get up close and personal with their music idol.
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran gets up-close-and-personal with the fans in Martin Place this morning. Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied
Sixteen-year-old Lizzie Jack and her mum drove for five hours from Batemans Bay, on the state's south coast, overnight to see Sheeran in the flesh.
"I'm a singer songwriter as well and Ed is my inspiration. He's the greatest thing to happen to the music industry," she said.
"We got here at 3am last night after listening to Ed in the car on repeat."
Famous for his red bangs, the UK heartthrob attained a cult-like following after his first single The A-Team sold millions of copies worldwide.
He then went on to release Lego House and Drunk.
The mini concert, hosted by Nova 969 and Channel 7, is ahead of his Friday gig at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
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My fight with a deadly virus knocked me out for a month, says Dom Cassisi
- From: Sunday Mail (SA)
- February 23, 2013
Former Power captain Dom Cassisi with daughter Eva. Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: Sunday Mail (SA)
THE illness hit Dom Cassisi like a sledgehammer.
One day he was looking forward to a break in pre-season training and spending a second Christmas with his 18-month-old daughter, Eva.
The next he was struggling to get out of bed and felt like he had been through 10 rounds with Muhammad Ali.
"It was the worst pain I had ever experienced," said the former Port Adelaide skipper, breaking his silence on his secret pre-Christmas battle with the life-threatening viral meningitis.
"The headaches were crippling, they were so bad they felt like concussions.
"They came one after another and were almost unbearable. There's no doubt I was pretty sick there for a while."
Twelve-year Power veteran Cassisi said what began as a mild fever and he thought was the start of the flu saw him quickly deteriorate and within two days he was rushed to the emergency department at Wakefield Hospital.
"I went home from training because I was a bit feverish and then all of a sudden I got these really bad headaches," he recalled.
"They would last for about half an hour and then clear and then come back again, so I was pretty much bedridden.
Port Adelaide's Dom Cassisi in action against Fremantle Dockers last year. Picture: Sarah Reed.
"I was waiting for the headaches to go away but they just wouldn't.
"In bright light the pain became so unbearable I would almost pass out and become incoherent.
"It was a pretty worrying time for me and my wife (Maiya)."
Power club doctor Mark Fisher, who had been visiting Cassisi at home to monitor his health, decided he couldn't wait any longer and sent the 30-year-old to hospital.
Fearing he had been struck down by meningitis, a disease which causes inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, and is classified as a medical emergency, doctors immediately put him on an intravenous drip.
I've never experienced anything like it ... the virus knocked me out for a month
He was administered antibiotics and given a lumbar puncture to drain fluid out of his spine.
Tests were undertaken on the fluid to determine whether Cassisi had viral meningitis or the more serious bacterial meningitis.
Fortunately it was the former.
But Cassisi was still violently ill.
He spent four days in hospital recovering and estimates he lost at least 6kg in weight before being released on Christmas morning so he could spend the day with his family.
"I still wasn't feeling great so I couldn't eat much for lunch," Cassisi said.
"But I was just over the moon to be back at home with Maiya and my little one on such a special day."
Cassisi said it took another two to three weeks and "a few more bad headaches" before he felt "fully well".
"I've never experienced anything like it," he said.
"Overall the virus probably knocked me out for about a month. It was a tough time and certainly a worrying one, especially for Maiya."
Once he recovered, Cassisi hit the gym to try to stack his weight back on.
Then once he returned to training he pinged a calf muscle which kept him out of the opening round of the NAB Cup.
"I injured myself pretty much at my first session back, so I think the fact I had missed a few weeks of training was the reason that happened," Cassisi said.
"It's a little bit of a setback but I'm feeling pretty good now and can't wait to get back out there with the boys again.
"But at this stage of the year I won't rush back. I need to make sure I get a full four-week block of solid training in before I play a game.
"This is a big year for me and the club so I don't want any more hiccups before Round 1."
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North Korea defies world with nuclear test
- From: AAP
- February 12, 2013
North Korea has pulled manpower and equipment out of its nuclear test site, a report says. Source: AAP
NORTH Korea has staged its most powerful nuclear test yet, claiming a technological breakthrough with a "miniaturised" device in a striking act of defiance to global powers including its sole patron China.
The isolated state said its third underground test, conducted on Tuesday in the face of severe warnings from the UN Security Council, was a direct riposte to what it termed US "hostility".
North Korea's claim of miniaturisation will be of particular concern, suggesting it is a step closer to fitting a nuclear warhead onto a ballistic missile.
The confirmation from state news agency KCNA came nearly three hours after seismic monitors detected an unusual tremor at 0257 GMT (1357 AEDT).
He said the isolated regime's nuclear weapons and missile programs were in violation of international agreements, and "constitute a threat to US national security and to international peace and security".
Condemnation came from others including Russia, while Japan saw a "grave threat" to its own security.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague condemned the test in similar terms, saying North Korea "has a choice to make."
"It can either engage constructively with the international community, cease developing its nuclear and ballistic missile programs and return to negotiations, or face increasing isolation and further action by the [UN] Security Council and the international community." program any time soon," said Paul Carroll, program director at the US-based Ploughshares Fund.
North Korea's two previous tests in 2006 and 2009 triggered waves of UN sanctions, and the Security Council was expected to debate new measures when it meets on Tuesday morning (Wednesday AEDT) in New York.
There was no immediate response from China, but a UN diplomat said Beijing had made its displeasure clear to Pyongyang.
"The Chinese gave the North Koreans a strong warning against carrying out a test as it became apparent that it was imminent," said the diplomat, labelling the test "a big challenge to the Chinese".
On a technical level, along with the miniaturisation aspect, experts are hungry to know if North Korea has switched from plutonium to a new and self-sustaining nuclear weaponisation program."
On top of uranium enrichment, a proven miniaturisation ability would take on added significance following December's rocket launch, which marked a major step forward in ballistic prowess, and provoked still-tighter UN sanctions.
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Maxine McKew book claims Julia Gillard was deeply involved in Kevin Rudd's sacking
- From: The Daily Telegraph
- September 14, 2012
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd, with Maxine McKew who has now written a book about the coup that toppled him. Picture: Ray Strange Source: The Daily Telegraph
JULIA Gillard was deeply involved in a well-planned operation to remove Kevin Rudd from the leadership in 2010, according to a forthcoming book by former Labor MP Maxine McKew.
The potentially damaging expose will challenge claims by the Prime Minister that she had been a reluctant draftee into the plan to roll Mr Rudd and only decided to challenge the day before the spill.
The Daily Telegraph has learned that the book, which is set to reignite tensions over the leadership tussle between the two when published in November, has devoted a chapter entitled "Ambush" to the events of June 2010.
Sources intimate with some of the detail in the book, called Tales From The Political Trenches, said it "will be very uncomfortable for some current members of the cabinet".
It is believed to contain claims, drawn from numerous interviews with Labor MPs and staffers, that Mr Rudd was given no warning that members of his cabinet were unhappy about his leadership or that they would seek to replace him if things didn't change.
It is also believed to include previously unpublished insights into the involvement of Housing Minister Brendan O'Connor and Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten, in a plot that had been planned well in advance.
Ms McKew, a former ABC journalist who defeated John Howard to take the seat of Bennelong in 2007, yesterday said the coup had been a "corrosive" influence on the Australian public's trust in politics and had not been properly explained.
"There is no doubt the distrust in the Australian community we see today can be traced back to a degree of disillusionment and questioning of what happened in 2010," Ms McKew said.
"I'm trying to answer the question as to what happened.
"It's not pro-Rudd or pro-Gillard or anti-Rudd or anti-Gillard, it is a far more complex version than what's out there in the public space."
Ms McKew, who is still an ALP member, would not confirm details or events described in the book, other than to say it covered her career inside and outside politics, as well as the demise of Mr Rudd.
Ms McKew's will be the second book to examine the Rudd sacking, with the release today of another book, written by former public servant in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, James Button.
The book, Speechless: A Year In My Father's Business, repeats claims he first made in the lead up to Mr Rudd's attempt to retake the leadership in February that the former prime minister was dysfunctional and impossible to work with.
The department yesterday confirmed it had seen an earlier version of the book and had directed Mr Button, the son of former Labor minister John Button, to remove certain sections as they may have breached the Public Service Code of Conduct requiring that communications between ministers remain confidential.
"The department raised with Mr Button and his publishers the existence of ongoing duties of confidentiality and emphasised the need for observance of those duties," a spokesman said.
The accounts of the most dramatic period in Australian politics since the Gough Whitlam dismissal, have prompted a harsh response from a former Rudd staffer, who claimed Mr Button only ever met Mr Rudd three or four times, spent less than 60 minutes in total with him, and appeared to hold a grudge against the former PM because he refused to use Mr Button's speeches.
"He worked in the department, he may have come in for a couple of scheduled meetings, but to go and write a book based on a couple of meetings is a bit rich," a former Rudd staffer said.
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Holiday-home rental, nosy owners included
- From: news.com.au
- February 20, 2013
A traveller thought she rented a private home but the owners kept popping in. Picture: Thinkstock
- Traveller had an awkward holiday rental encounter
- Expected a holiday house to herself, and her mates
- Owners stayed put, popped in for visits
A TRAVELLER who rented what she thought was a private holiday house has told of her surprise at the owners not only staying put, but popping in for visits uninvited.
Travel writer Kristin Luna told news.com.au she was a huge fan and frequent user of the popular travel booking website Airbnb.com, but her latest stay was beyond awkward.
Airbnb offers three categories of rentals - a shared space, private room with a host remaining in the house, or the option of renting the whole house. It's hugely popular around the world, with 300,000 listings across 192 countries, including Australia. Four million guests have used the site since it was launched in 2008.
Ms Luna, from Nashville, US, said she had searched under the website's "entire home/apartment" category, booking a cabin in North Carolina for her and seven friends under the assumption it would be a private space.
The awkwardness began when the group turned up for their much-anticipated weekend away only to find the owners were still in the house.
"I really loved this cabin we rented in North Carolina (last) weekend, it was hard to find one that was both large enough to accommodate our group of eight, close enough to enjoy Asheville and within our price range," Ms Luna said.
"However, the house had a staircase in the main area that led down to where the owners lived. They came up a total of four times while we were there (and other times while we weren't, assumedly) over the course of 48 hours to check in or tell us something.
"It was just was downright odd and felt like we were being monitored, almost as if we had parental supervision when we are all in our late-20s or 30s."
She posted a Tweet asking: "Has anyone had an @airbnb rental that said "entire house" and then the owners lived in the same building? It's kinda weird...and creepy."
Ms Luna admits she hadn't read the fine print, where the information about the owners staying on the property was mentioned, but was surprised the house was listed under the "private" category if it was a shared situation.
"I was only searching properties under the 'entire home/apt' category and I checked as soon as we arrived and I found out the owners lived on the bottom floor, and nowhere under the description did it say they owned the house."
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Airbnb spokeswoman Lena Sonnichsen said it could have been a case of miscommunication and that the hosts were likely to have just been trying to be extra nice and attentive.
She advised travellers who experience a rare situation like this to nicely let the owners know they'd like privacy.
"Communication goes a long way," Ms Sonnichsen said. "We encourage travellers not to be too timid, to let the home owner know they'd like privacy. From the beginning they can nicely inform the owners they have everything they need and will be in contact if they do need anything else.
"That sends a message to the owner they'd like privacy."
Ms Sonnichsen said travellers who were not happy in their accommodation have options. They can provide feedback, call Airbnb, who can see if there's another property nearby they could move to, or give them a refund. The company holds renters' money until 24 hours after they check out, so if they're contacted quickly a refund is an option.
"We encourage guests to give feedback, you're paying for it and you have a right to have your expectations met," she said.
Unlike TripAdvisor, the site allows for mutual reviews - both renters and owners can have their say. A review is only possible after a transaction is processed.
"Airbnb is all about trust. People open up their homes and let strangers in. It does work and it works well, we have four million guests, up from three million last year.
"We encourage people to be honest but not mean. The only way we can ensure it's a safe space is for people to let us know about any issues."
She said more than 80 per cent of people who use the site would review each other. | http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/travel/news/holiday-home-rental-nosy-owners-included/story-fn3015fd-1226581985633?from=public_rss | 2013-05-18T10:15:13 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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In Julia Sutliff’s paintings, flowers dance, trees sway, and you can just about feel the sunlight or rain on your skin. Returning for her third show at Adkins Arboretum, Sutliff is exhibiting her newest oil paintings in the Visitor’s Center gallery through Sept. 28. There will be a reception to meet the artist on Sat., Aug. 18 from 3 to 5 p.m.
Most of Sutliff’s landscapes are painted outdoors near her home in Cockeysville, where she lives with her husband, Rob, and Adam, their 8-year-old son. Even though she paints very specific places, her paintings aren’t realistic. They don’t look like photographs and aren’t meant to. Instead of defining every stem, blossom and leaf, she relays the fleeting impression of being at that place at that very moment in time.
In “Fall Cascade,” there’s an instant sensation of tall trees soaring up beyond masses of green and orange foliage, but the details of the high branches aren’t shown. It’s as if they’re seen with peripheral vision.
“I’ve started to look at Monet a lot,” Sutliff explained. “He has an inattention to edges that I like. I think you can create a rhythm that seems to replicate sight somehow and the experience of being in a place.”
Although she earned master’s degrees in English and teaching and went on to teach English, when she took some art classes at Rhode Island School of Design and the Maryland Institute College of Art, she realized that what she really wanted to do was paint.
These new paintings have a particular intimacy and sense of discovery. Whether she is focusing close-up on wildflowers or painting hazy sunlight glowing through a grove of trees, Sutliff skillfully conveys the scene’s unique beauty and atmosphere.
“I’m constantly trying to balance everything,” she said. “The focus, dark and light, small marks and big marks, chaos and order.”
There’s a patch of brilliant yellow-green in the foreground of “Winter Hillside in the Rain.” It might be a grassy meadow or a patch of lawn, but the specifics don’t matter. The brightness is balanced by the misty gray hill rising behind, where quick strokes of gray-brown indicate the trunks of the bare trees. Muted colors around the trees and the softness of the brushstrokes tell of the kind of rainy day when color sings out against the shadows and you can smell the wetness in the air.
“Color is everything for me,” Sutliff explained. “If the colors aren’t good, I’m not finding anything to paint.”
Finding things to paint is one her biggest challenges. During the window of time while her son is at school, she searches out nearby bits of nature wherever she can, often painting in a park close to home.
She said, “I have to really, really look to find things I haven’t done before, so that’s kind of pushed my hand to be more innovative.”
Although she occasionally works from photographs, she finds her work is not as inspired unless she is painting directly from nature.
“I wish photos worked as well, but they don’t,” she said. “The more I can do something that feels authentic, the better it is for me. It has to come from within to be what you do best.”
This show, titled Found Accident, is part of Adkins Arboretum’s ongoing exhibition series of work on natural themes by regional artists, sponsored in part by Caroline County Council of Arts. It is on view through Sept. 28, 2012.
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EBRI found CDHP enrollees are much more likely than individuals with traditional coverage to have a college or post-graduate education in all years of the survey. In contrast, 23% of traditional plan enrollees had a college degree and 11% had a graduate degree.
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This is my Butt Bench. There are many like it but this one is mine.
Recently, I was having a conversation with another blogger and I had mentioned how my RA was acting up and that I was dreading going to stand in the shower. That when the words “You need a Butt Bench” came across my Facebook chat. Now I admit, my first response was “noooo, not quite there yet.” She then went onto inform me exactly what a Butt Bench is.
The Butt Bench attaches to the wall of your shower with suction cups so there’s no damage to the wall!
Butt Bench is a wood bench that sits across the top of your tub and is made from high quality natural wood. It works so great because the tub is what supports your weight! It attaches to the shower wall with suction cups. There’s no chance of damaging your shower interior! The suction cups are thick and strong too so no fighting with them to get them to stay!
While the bench is great for seniors (or people like myself with RA), it’s also great for kids and healthy adults too! Use it to store your toiletry items (like shown), use it to keep the kids’ toy’s up off of the bottom of the tub (like shown), use it to sit down and shave your legs…there are so many situations where it could be used!
Last week, my Tom had a bout with strep throat and a bad sinus infection all at once (poor guy). One of the things that helped relieve some of his symptoms was sitting in the tub, shower running as hot as he could, soaking up the steam. The Butt Bench made it possible for him to do this without having to sit down in the tub. Because he didn’t have to sit down in the tub itself and was able to sit up out of the water on the Butt Bench, he was able to run the water hotter, providing more steam for him to breathe in.
So what do *I* think about the Butt Bench? I love it! Today, my RA took hold of my body in a way that it hasn’t in years. (Read my post about it HERE). While I did have to have help getting into the tub, the Butt Bench saved me from having to work my way in and out of the tub. I was able to sit above the tub, on the bench, and bathe like I normally would. Because of that bench.
On days when my RA isn’t bothering me, it’s still great! I’m genuinely in love with the product!
So what’s left? Oh yeah! Want to win a Butt Bench of your own? You can! Butt Bench has agreed to provide one (1) winner with a 12 inch Butt Bench in their choice of pink or white! Use the Rafflecopter unit below to enter!
To shave! would be a big help!
This looks like it would be handy to have. Love it.
I would use it to help with shaving my legs and also a place to set my sons toys. We have a very small bathroom/tub with minimal storage space so this would be great! Thanks.
My spouse and I would use it for our shower especially when aches and pains act up
To sit and shave I am always missing places when I am standing.
To sit and shave! Thank you so much! Mattandcolleen Fuller on FB
Would help me from slipping while shaving my legs
I have fibromyalgia & it is hard for me to shave my legs & stand in the sower for long.
So many possibilities with the bench, but first thought was to shave my legs!
and also of course with the kids and to help when I have twisted ankles (which I get often-clumsy me lol).
Would love to have this so I can sit and shave and buff my feet
I would use it to shave my legs. It would be more comfortable.
I have a daughter with JIA and this would be fantastic for her!
To shave my legs
Help my great aunt who is not strong enough to stand in the shower anymore.
I would use this for my great grandfather he is 83 and this would be great for him! give it to my dad who has MS and isnt able to stand in the shower for long periods of time, this would make it so much eaiser for him rather than using the foot stool to sit on!
I would use it for my self because i have nerve damage in my legs and cant stand too long in the shower and cant get down in to the bath
I would use it to help me when I get dizzy (had a stroke) and to help me shave my legs.
would love to sit my Butt down and shave my legs without feeling like i’m going to topple over
To shave my legs!
and to help with my fibromyalgia
to sit and shave my legs! that would be nice!!!
For shaving of course
i would use it for shaving
I have horrible arthritis in my knees and hips and could really use this for just bathing in general
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To shave my legs!
For shaving my legs for sure!!!
use it for my mom who has Parkinsons
I’d use it for shaving my legs
sitting with my son while he takes his baths
I would love the butt bench to shave my legs. It would save so much time in the shower.
Great idea!
Nice idea! I would use it for putting stuff on and to take a load off after a hard day! It would be great to sit and take in the steam in the shower for my sinus problems!
I have RA too so this would help out when my hip acts up.
I would put it in my daughter’s shower
I have that dang Sciatic nerve damage in my left leg, I’d use it to sit on to wash and shave my legs instead of hanging on to the rail!
I’d use it to shave my legs and to save my back when my MS flares up
I’d use it to put shampoo & body wash on and to make it easier to wash my children instead of having to bend over and hurt my back more in the process.
I would use it to sit to shave my legs
My mom has MS and this would be SUCH a useful aid to her.
We are getting ready to move and our new place has a stand alone shower…this would be perfect!
This would be very helpful with my bad back.
I would use it for shaving my legs, putting the kids bath toys on and definitely for my husband who works hard and is on his feet all day at work. Thank you for the chance!’d use it to shave and to wash my hair comfortably!!!
my grandmother, and i would love it!
I’d use it for shaving and giving the Dogs a bath
This bench would definitely come in handy when shaving my legs, but it is also good for persons with health problems.
I have spinal stenosis and this would keep me from having to use a shower chair!
Thanks SO much for the giveaway!
This would definitely come in handy for when my knee is acting up. I could also use it for shaving my legs.
I would use it when shaving my legs!!
the shower
I would use it for myself because I have a bad knee
For my husband with periphreal neuropathy
i would use it when i give my lil one a bath….
Shaving my legs
i would use it to shave my legs
I am thinking shaving my legs would be so much easier, and I would probably miss less places! HA!
It would come in handy when shaving or when exfoliating my feet.
I have fibro but I am currently doing chemo for breast cancer. Boy could I use one of these. Are they expensive?
I have a bad back so this would be great for shaving my legs.
I’d use it for sitting down to shave my legs!.
def to shave my legs!!
I have psoriatic arthritis, and yes sometimes I do dread standing in the shower. This would be great for times when I have a flare up!
I would use it to help shave my egs. It would really help me with my back!
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Shaving my legs
I would use this butt bench to sit and perform my own pedicures after a bath or shower.
This would work great for shaving legs!
Wanda, we rent so we can’t do mods to the apt. Not that I’m ready to admit that I need them yet. That’s why I fell in love with this. It makes my life SO much easier w/out having to do ANY mods.
I have Psoriatic Arthritis AND Fibromialgia but am not disabled enough to qualify for modifications to my home. This would help out so much with those times when balancing on the side of the tub while butt naked is just no fun!
I would use it to shave my legs, would be easier
I would use it for both my senior parents.
I would definitely use this to shave my legs like most of the ladies have mentioned. Plus, it would help while bathing my infant daughter. I might be nice and give it to my mother-in-love who also suffers with RA.
Oh to shave my legs
I would LOVE to have this so my whole family can sit on it or put toys, shampoos or soap on it!
Great idea I could use for our shower, because I have arthritis this would ease the pain of bending over to shave my legs. Great!
I can’t take baths for medical reasons this would be a perfect in between showers are hard too due to a different condition.
my grandparents
I would use it to shave my legs.
Shaving & to sit on when giving my 2 year old a bath. I have back problems and leaning over is a very hard task for me most of the time. Thanks
I’d use it for shaving my legs.
I would probably use it for shaving. My mom has been wanting something so that she doesn’t have to bend over or put her leg on the wall [lol]. I know she would absolutely Love this! Thanks! =]]
my kids shower its a stand up one only so it would be nice to put that in there for when my 12 year old needs to shave her legs
I’d definitely use the butt bench to shave my legs!! lol I hate standing up to shave them! (I guess i’m lazy)
either that, or to put all my stuff on, shampoos, conditioners, and body washes!
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The Seneca County Genealogical Society is offering its third annual raffle for "Who Do You Think You Are - Seneca County." Tickets are for sale for a chance to have a committee research the winner's genealogy and present its findings.
The drawing is to take place June 4.
Jane Wagner won the 2012 raffle, and the society presented her "Who Do You Think You Are Seneca County" program at the October meeting.
Becky Hill and Steve Frank of Tiffin and Ronald Gase of the Netherlands, along with other society members, pulled together stories and facts on Wagner's family, which included a War of 1812 spy, tailors, fruit farmers, grocers, sailors, Indian traders, trappers, Civil War soldiers, World War I soldiers, cartoonists and balloonists.
Tickets are $5 each, six for $25 or 10 for $40. Raffle tickets can be purchased from any genealogical society member or by calling Jerry or Bev Wheatley at (419) 447-9628.
The society's website,, has been updated with current information.
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Recessions give me depressions. Those who run financial services firms know what I mean. We feel high anxiety for our employees, as we decide who will stay and who will go, who will get a raise and who will get a pay cut, and who will be able to endure through a prolonged period of no income and the probable decline of their economic well being.
Generalizations are risky, I know, but most advisors I've met are optimistic by nature--though often cautious. No quick and hasty moves in this group. Many are also conflict avoiders who revel in the validation they get from others for their compassion, sensitivity, smarts, and vision. So not only are they wracked with angst in times of turmoil, but they are paralyzed by having to make business decisions quickly.
At the risk of sounding like my Dad, who often regaled us with notable experiences from his youth, I will share an empathetic point of view with readers who must make critical decisions about the future of their business. I see my younger self in your plight. I've been around this profession since the early 1970s, when another notable market crunch and recession gripped the financial services industry. The company I worked for squashed all business travel, froze hiring, and withheld raises. I was earning $750 a month and my Chicago apartment rent took half of that. The best economic news I could hope for was a tax refund. I remember how galled I was at management for refusing to recognize my pain and suffering.
Fast forward to the early 1990s, when I took partial ownership in a company and was asked by the partners to be CEO. The timing was inauspicious. Yet another recession was upon us. The firm's clients were disappearing, the staff was suffering from serious malaise, and our fixed costs were higher than our revenue. This was my first official top leadership role and I wanted to be liked and respected. I swung from extreme to extreme, one moment showing great compassion and the next wielding my temper like a scythe. I was frustrated that my employees didn't show as much concern as I did about getting out of this trap.
Instead of making quick cuts of the nonproductive staff, I kept them on at full compensation and took the hit myself along with my partners. Instead of refocusing the business on areas that were generating cash flow, I maintained the same structure and alignment in an attempt to deliver the same services to a diminished market. Optimism was my muse, indecisiveness my modus operandi, and anger my fuel. My wife encouraged me to go with my instincts, which were contrary to my actions. The company was in a considerably altered state when we sold it five years later. My confidence as a leader was badly bruised.
With time to reflect and knowledge gained from mentors at my new parent firm, I got back in the leadership saddle many times after that--with the benefit of insight gleaned from my near-death experience. My hard-earned wisdom drove a new outlook: a more aggressive approach to problem solving and greater rigor in managing. For what it is worth, I hope my experiences lend you perspective on decisions you must make for the health of your business.
Planning & Analysis
What should be intuitive to most people in the advisory business is the process of planning and analysis. During a recession an advisory business should intensify focus on four key areas:
1. The monthly inflow and outflow of cash to the business for the next five quarters;
2. The monthly inflow and outflow of cash to the business owners for the next five quarters;
3. A worst-case scenario of business and the resources required to serve it;
4. The nice-to-have expenses including people, conferences, associations, and technology.
The temptation towards rationalization around each of these points is high, but now is the time to be conservative and critical. If you don't trust your instincts then ask an accountant, a spouse, a respected business person, or a friend to challenge you on your assumptions.
In addition, assess which of your clients are at risk. We all have them. Even if you've done what you think is right, bad times will test loyalty. Prolonged bad times will cause clients to question whether they need a middleman--especially when they think they can get the same investment recommendations from discount brokers for less cost.
Evaluate your staff (including partners) to assess who has been making a contribution and who has been lagging, who will be valuable in the long term and who is unlikely to grow, who is demonstrating consistency during these times and who is panicking.
Be frank with yourself about your own personal liquidity and assess how long you can live off your savings without additional inflow. Make sure your spouse or significant other is brought into this discussion--few things strain a relationship more than financial surprises. Distractions at home can only complicate the decisions at work.
Executing Decisions
In any book on leadership, decisiveness is always cited as a critical trait. Once you have assessed the cost/benefits take quick action:
o Freeze expenditures that don't help your business today. You may need to meet with certain clients or prospects, but watch those pennies and watch the signals you give out with where you eat, drink, and stay.
o Begin to lay off individuals who are not performing well or who require too much investment to make them productive. Do not limit layoffs to administrative staff if you have higher-compensated people who are not as valuable as lower-level people.
o Defer capital expenditures if they will not make a material impact within the next five quarters. Look at all the training programs, study groups, and conferences that you and your staff normally attend and make a decision about what is critical and what you could pass on this year.
o If you cannot afford the time or the money to stay involved, seriously consider resigning from any boards or organizations that don't fulfill you personally, benefit your business, or make the impact that you had hoped--as the flight attendants say before takeoff, put the oxygen mask on yourself before helping others.
o Make hard decisions on the compensation plan. Try not to cut regular paychecks to associates, but look at whether bonuses and incentives are still appropriate and still tied to the right things. Consider altering the bonus program to pay rewards for things you urgently need to accomplish in each of the next five quarters, such as cost cutting and acquiring new clients.
o Regroup and focus your business development activities on true needle-movers. While business strategy is a long-term venture, you need to fund that growth. Which activities will produce the profits and cash in the short term to ensure you have the resources to fulfill your bigger dreams?
What Else is There?
Don't postpone decisions. Most experts believe this will be a severe recession. Every week that you delay is money you can't recover.
Be careful about doling out excessive severance. You may feel the need to pay something to help your employee through the next few weeks, but if this amount is planned for a long time ask yourself why you are letting the person go.
Fraud, privacy breaches, theft, vandalism, and attacks on your computer security all increase during tough economic times. Don't let people linger after you've let them go and get back all the keys and credit cards quickly.
Rehearse your script, treat people with dignity and don't lie as to why you have to let them go. Offer to provide them with references if you honestly can. If you want them back, let them know you will try to rehire them when the situation improves, but don't overdo this or you will get yourself into trouble.
Manage Your Emotions
Try not to take up excessive drinking or emotional eating. Maintain your schedule as best you can and find healthy ways to decompress. It's important to hang on to your friends and keep communicating with your significant other.
Nobody likes a martyr. Be careful about what you say and do, especially in front of employees or friends and relatives who have been hit harder by this turmoil.
Dealing with clients has been quite stressful already, so tough decisions that impact the lives and livelihood of your staff could put you off the charts. Be professional, be cool, be compassionate, and maintain dignity. But don't use the difficulty of telling someone you must let them go as a reason not to. Remember, you have others (including your own family) who depend on you to make the right decisions in order to keep the business intact. You may be feeling low, but you have to show leadership when others are looking for it. | http://www.advisorone.com/2009/01/01/the-recession-blues | 2013-05-18T10:34:38 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Former CEO of embattled Barclays Bob Diamond sought to place the blame for Libor fixing on other banks and on regulators when he testified before the Treasury Select Committee, saying that Barclays was consistently at the high end of the reporting range and that he was “disappointed” regulators failed to act on Barclays’ advisements that other banks were manipulating their reports. Moody’s cut its outlook and threatened a downgrade, while investors in banks involved in the scandal could find themselves on the short end of the stick.
Bloomberg reported Thursday that when lawmakers asked Diamond why he took so long to discover that Barclays was manipulating its rate, he replied that Barclays was not the only one and that Barclays had reported higher rates than its brethren.
In his testimony, Diamond also referred to documents the bank released on Tuesday that said Paul Tucker, deputy governor of the Bank of England (BoE), had called Diamond to express Whitehall’s concern over the bank’s consistently high Libor rates. Senior officials in the government, Diamond cited Tucker as saying, were worried over the rates Barclays was reporting. The former CEO also said that Tucker told him the bank did not always need to report such high rates—something BoE has denied.
Diamond also said he had told Tucker that other banks could not be borrowing money at the rates they reported. He also expressed concern over the possibility of a government takeover of Barclays, and was quoted saying, “If Whitehall then was told Barclays was at the highest in Libor, they might say to themselves, ‘my goodness, they can’t fund; we need to nationalize them,’ as they had nationalized other British banks.”
Tucker has asked to give his own version of the conversation to officials “as soon as possible,” according to a statement issued by BoE, which said in part, “Mr. Tucker is keen to give evidence to the Committee in order to clarify the position with regard to the events involving the Bank of England, including the telephone conversation with Bob Diamond on 29 October 2008.”
Diamond also said he was not aware of the rate rigging till a week before regulators made their findings public. Yet he called officials’ attention to numerous warnings from the bank about other banks’ Libor rate reports, and that did not sit well with Parliament.
Scottish National Party lawmaker Stewart Hosie was quoted commenting, “I’m asking why people at Barclays noticed other people doing this, but were unable for whatever reason to recognize what was going on internally.”
Conservative committee member and former Barclays banker Andrea Leadsom challenged the bank’s compliance officers’ apparent ignorance of the rate fixing. “I want to focus on the criminality,” she said in the report. “Not the issues of the financial crisis but the actual criminal behavior. Clearly there was a significant amount of collusion going on.”
Officials in Parliament weren’t the only ones to find it peculiar that Diamond was supposedly unaware of what was going on. Michael Trippitt, an analyst at Oriel Securities Ltd. in London, said in the report that the notion that “some of these things only became clear to Bob” recently “struck me as odd.”
Although during his three hours of testimony Diamond tried to win over his audience, at one point saying to Tory Mark Garnier he was “just looking for a little love,” his efforts were met with derision and scorn.
Comments during Diamond’s testimony were harsh. Among other things, officials accused him of “living in a parallel universe” and of praising the bank’s culture as having saved it, when “it’s the culture that’s the problem.” They also quoted Diamond’s own past remarks back to him, with Pat McFadden of the Labour Party saying, “You have come to symbolize a culture that itself needs changing.”
John Mann of the Labour Party said his constituents looked upon Diamond as running a “rotten, thieving bank.” He also proposed to Diamond that he donate his annual bonuses to a charity for the homeless. “Either you were complicit in what was going on, or you were grossly negligent, or you were incompetent,” he said in the report.
Andrew Tyrie, Conservative chair of the committee, afterward described Diamond’s explanation of the scenario as “somewhat implausible” and was quoted saying, “Cumulatively, the whole thing looks a fairly sorry tale from the point of view of the culture of Barclays.”
Moody’s Investors Service said Thursday it may cut Barclay’s A2 credit rating, and cited increased uncertainty for the business in the wake of the departure of its three top executives. In its statement, it also said that it had cut its outlook on the bank from stable to negative.
Before Diamond’s testimony Wednesday, rogue trader Nick Leeson warned that officials might be sorry for grilling Diamond, saying in a Telegraph report, “Today’s proceeding … could potentially be very damaging for the country, if the complicity that is kind of being alleged at the moment with the FSA and the Bank of England is proven.”
Investors in Barclays saw the stock fall 16% the day after it was assessed regulatory fines of $451.4 million. But the bank has not given shareholders any indication of what they might expect in liability over the market manipulation. Other banks involved in the scandal are leaving their own shareholders uninformed in a similar manner.
Charles Peabody, a banking analyst at New York-based Portales Partners LLC, said in the report, “I believe that Barclays had previously reserved for only about one-third of their ultimate liability” in those fines. He added that the reserves of other banks involved in the scandal “will probably prove inadequate.”
Among the banks facing investigation over rigging Libor are Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, JP Morgan Chase, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (RBS) and UBS AG. So far none of them has gone public with data on how much, if any, reserves are set aside to pay for possible liabilities.
“The automatic reaction from investors is: ‘Who’s next?’” said Todd Hagerman in the report. Hagerman, a New York-based analyst at Sterne Agee & Leach Inc. , added, “It’s fair to assume that legal and related professional fees and associated reserves are going to continue to remain elevated, if not increase.” He recommends caution regarding investments in the biggest U.S. banks.
Mike Mayo, an analyst at CLSA Ltd. in New York, warned investors in a note that “The two-year investigation into banks rigging Libor, which has taken a toll on Barclays, has the potential to hurt Citigroup, JPMorgan and Bank of America.”
Warning that the banks could be the targets of fines, lawsuits, negative news and new regulations, he added, “While there is no evidence that the three U.S. money- center banks did anything wrong, there is a heightened possibility of scrutiny after recent events at Barclays.”
While Barclays shareholders were advised that operating costs for the first quarter increased 4% to 2.14 billion pounds ($3.3 billion), which included an increase of 115 million pounds to provide for legal and regulatory costs, that could be just the beginning of added expenses for the bank, which is a defendant in numerous lawsuits already filed over the Libor issue—and that’s just in New York. Suits in London have yet to be filed, and shareholders have no idea how much that could amount to.
Robert Hickmott, an attorney with Los Angeles-based Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, said in the report, “The global quantity of claims against Barclays as a result of it having manipulated Libor, it could stretch from the hundreds of millions into the billions.”
Then there’s the issue of criminal liability.
Peabody referred to all the involved banks when he said, “Specific disclosure on litigation reserves for any Libor suit settlements is completely lacking in any regulatory filings. My guess is that litigation reserves for civil suits from municipalities, class action suits, etc. are nonexistent.”
Anthony Maton, an attorney at Washington-based Hausfeld LLP, said that suits could be filed “by anyone stuck on the wrong side of these transactions.” Hausfeld represents claimants in the New York suits and is already working on a case to be filed in Britain later in the year. Maton clarified, adding, “Large corporate local authorities, other banks and financial institutions on the wrong side of the trades, pension funds, a very large variety of people that have been affected by this.”
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analysts said in a June 29 report, “This is a major regulatory issue for the Libor banks that will likely generate significant civil claims over the next four to five years. Investors should not minimize the importance of this matter.” | http://www.advisorone.com/2012/07/05/barclays-diamond-blames-libor-fixing-on-other-bank?t=real-estateteconomy-markets | 2013-05-18T10:13:41 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Taco Bell response to beef lawsuit: sarcasm
Taco Bell wasted no time in hitting back against a lawsuit about what's in its ground beef. Taco Bell parent Yum! Brands took out print ads today in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and other publications with a bold "Thank you for suing us" headline. The ads reiterate Taco Bell's denial that it's serving a "meat mixture" that's only 35 percent ground beef. Taco Bell says it's real "seasoned beef." The ads are a rapid response to a suit that was filed only just this week. (There are also Google ads with a letter from the Taco Bell president about its meat.) Judging from the comments Taco Bell is racking up on Twitter, the "mystery meat" claim has struck a chord with diners skeptical of what could go into a 99-cent taco. I can only imagine if this case goes to discovery. A nation will collectively turn away as the mystery-meat process is laid bare. The ironic part is, Taco Bell might be doing its customers a favor if it were cutting the red meat with filler like whole grain, since excessive red-meat consumption is the source of any number of health woes. Maybe making Taco Bell the cornerstone of your diet is a solid strategy after all. Full ad after the | http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/taco-bell-response-beef-lawsuit-sarcasm-11641 | 2013-05-18T10:40:56 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Employees are required to be on the job regularly. Promptness on the job is important and a part of the performance record of an employee. Being late for work not only disturbs the smooth functioning of one’s own job but also inconveniences other interrelated jobs.
The school recognizes justifiable reasons for absence and follows a policy granting reasonable requests for leave from work. | http://www.adzu.edu.ph/guidelines-for-employees/attendance-and-promptness.html | 2013-05-18T10:52:56 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Please note: This event has been canceled.
In a new report, noted economist and UCLA professor Lee E. Ohanian analyzes the economic implications of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) on the U.S. economy. EFCA, even without its recently dropped card check provision, is arguably the most significant and controversial proposed change to existing labor law in decades. If passed, it would make it easier for unions to organize by requiring shorter organization campaigns and faster union elections, insert federal control into the mediation and arbitration process, and raise penalties on employers who illegally hinder a union organizing campaign. EFCA supporters assert that this legislation is necessary because it would reverse the decades-long decline in unionization rates and raise the salaries of low-wage workers. Opponents argue that unions decrease profitability, distort markets, and reduce U.S. competitiveness. The real question is whether increased unionization will ultimately help or harm the American workforce and U.S. prosperity.
At this event, Ohanian will disclose his research findings and discuss the potential impact of EFCA on U.S. unemployment rates, GDP, and the overall economy.
Speaker biographies
Lee E. Ohanian is a professor of economics and the director of the Ettinger Family Program in Macroeconomic Research at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, where he codirects the Macroeconomics Across Time and Space working group, and a consultant to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Prior to his post at UCLA, Mr. Ohanian taught at the University of Minnesota, the University of Pennsylvania, Arizona State University, and the Stockholm School of Economics. He also served as an economist in the airline and banking industries. His research focuses on macroeconomic policy, business cycle theory, and economic growth. His work has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Political Economy, the American Economic Review, Econometrica, and the Review of Economic Studies.
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The Fenestration Manufacturers Association (FMA) is committed to researching, testing and publishing protocols designed as best management practices for the installation of windows and exterior doors in extreme wind and water conditions. FMA provides the conduit to legislators and state agency policy makers to affect positive change on issues concerning their members and our industry.
The FMA invited leaders in the industry, including Craig Kobza, to share best practices. Craig explained in great detail his experiences with window and door retrofit projects. He also emphasized the importance of proper structural attachments, proper waterproofing of the openings and the need for better collaboration between general contractors and window manufacturers in the field during the installation process. Craig’s technical expertise on this subject and building envelope sciences along with his experience with construction defect litigation kept the audience very attentive and focused. This type of collaboration results in better products, installation techniques and improvements to the Florida Building Code.
Craig M. Kobza, owner of The Aerial Companies, Inc., is available for speaking engagements regarding restoration, remediation, waterproofing, and building envelope science across all of Florida, including areas around Sarasota, Naples, Palm Beach Gardens, Boca Raton, Miami, Lantana, Cape Coral, and Tampa. | http://www.aerialcompanies.com/blog-post-3/ | 2013-05-18T10:52:32 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Visas / Passports
Your passport is a valuable document, without it you will be prevented from travelling to another country. It is the passenger's personal responsibility to ensure they have valid documentation, which meets the requirements of Aer Lingus, immigration and other government authorities at each destination/departure Airport.
To check passport, visa and health requirements visit the IATA Travel Centre or click on the relevant link below.
*Please note: As of 26 June 2012, children travelling from, to or through all Schengen countries plus Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania are no longer permitted to travel on their parent’s passport and are required to hold their own individual travel documentation. See below.
- Travel from Ireland or the UK to the USA
- Travel from the USA to Ireland and Europe
- Travel between Ireland and the UK or UK Domestic travel
- Travel within Europe
- *NEW* Children Travelling on Parents Passport
- Travel between Ireland and the UAE
- Travel between Ireland and the Middle East, Far East and Australia
Travel from Ireland or the UK to the USA.
Passengers travelling to the United States in advance of travel must also:
- Provide Advance Passenger Information (API) to their airline.
- Obtain approval through the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) prior to travelling to the United States under the Visa Waiver Programme.:
- Provide Advance Passenger Information (API) to their airline. are required to provide Advance Passenger Information. This information is compulsory and is required for the purposes of ensuring aviation safety and security. Below is a list of the information required:
- Full given names
- Surname
- Nationality
- Date of birth
- Passport number must have a parental consent form authorised by their local police before being allowed.
Travel between Ireland and the UAE
- Irish and UK passports must be valid for three months after your arrival date into the UAE.
- Further information about passport/visa requirements for travelling to Abu Dhabi can be found at the UAE Interact website, which is the official website of the Ministry of Information and Culture in the UAE. Alternatively passengers can contact the UAE embassy:
UAE embassy United Arab emirates
30 Prince Gate
London
SW7 1PT
Tel: 0044 171 581 1281
- If travelling from Abu Dhabi to Ireland you can check passport, visa and health requirements at the IATA Travel Centre.
Travel between Ireland and the Middle East, Far East and Australia.
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-based Design of Virtual Rooms for Sound Reproduction
A perception-based parametric model to design auditory virtual environments using a limited small number of reflections and a model of diffusion was used to simulate virtual environments in a binaural (2 channels) and a wave field synthesis (more than 28 channels) reproduction system. Different perceptual parameters such as the room-size, the distance to the source(s), the positioning of the sources(s), the apparent source width, and more can be adjusted by simple control parameters. Rather than recreating a real room as accurately as possible, the main goal was to design nice-sounding environments for speech and music-reproduction. The achieved quality of the resulting virtual rooms is compared to the quality of measured! | http://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=11360 | 2013-05-18T11:03:16 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
You know transporting live animals is not the same as shipping regular cargo. And so do we. That is why we created Variation Live for shipping pets, such as cats and dogs, but also fish, horses, day-old chickens, and even zoo animals, cattle and insects.
Caring staff ensures optimal safety, comfort and hygiene for all animals. They are transported in climate-controlled, pressurized cabins. And on the ground theyre made comfortable too. We even have a special animal hotel at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Conditions at Paris-Charles de Gaulle are equally good, but services are different.
Offered services at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
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Perfect first dinner out in Cortona, Italy
If you've just arrived in Cortona, Italy (the Tuscan hill-town made famous in Frances Mayes' memoir, Under the Tuscan Sun), I recommend dining on your first night at Ristorante Tonino. Your seat on the outdoor terrace guarantees a spectacular panoramic view of Camuchia (the modern town below Cortona) and its surroundings, including a broad valley and Lake Trasimeno. Dining at night provides the additional treat of viewing Camuchia's city lights and the blinking lights of the little trains (Tren Italia) that service the area.
Ristorante Tonino serves up traditional Tuscan fare including fine wines from the region and delicious homemade pastas and pizzas. The food is moderately priced and the restaurant's location just off Piazza Garibaldi is a gentle oasis in a town that has become a bit overtaken by tourism.
Perhaps Ristorante Tonino escapes some of the mayhem because it is situated at the foot of Via Nazionale, the main drag through the center of Cortona. The town center, with its numerous souvenir shops, wine stores, restaurants, Etruscan museum, and theater is a five-minute walk from Ristorante Tonino. But, you'll have a very steep hill to climb to get there. As one resident told me during a recent visit, "Cortona doesn't have a gym because Cortona is a gym!"
Location Details
1, Cortona, Province of Arezzo, Italy
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Many of my relatives fled South Louisiana for Veracruz, Mexico and Haiti beginning in the 1840s. It was getting kind of heated in the decades before the Civil War for fpoc.
And many women of color took Anglo or French Creole spouses. Many of my female ancestors did and someone benefited from it financially via getting land or other property.
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Greetings!
Recently, I helped a friend with his family history research. Not only did his ancestors just leap off the page, but David Patterson's slave data from Upson County, GA took his family tree back even further!!
See blog post:
Part 2 of this research story shows David's amazing findings! Simply amazing!
Thanks again David!
Mel
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Policy User Guide
Table of Contents
1. AFRL DSRC Use Policy
1.1. Interactive Use
Interactive usage of each of the AFRL DSRC High Performance Computing (HPC) systems is restricted to 15 minutes of CPU time per processor. Any interactive job/process that exceeds this 15-minute CPU time limit will automatically be killed by system monitoring software. Interactive usage on AFRL DSRC HPC systems should be limited to items such as: program development, including debugging and performance improvement, job preparation, job submission, and the preprocessing and post-processing of data.
AFRL DSRC HPC systems have been tuned for optimal performance in a batch system environment. Excessive interactive usage causes overloading of these systems and leads to considerable degradation of system performance.
1.2. Session Lifetime
To provide users with a more secure high performance computing environment, the AFRL DSRC has implemented changes that limit the lifetime of all terminal/window sessions. Any idle terminal or window session connections to the AFRL DSRC shall be terminated after 10 hours. Regardless of activity, any terminal or window session connections to the AFRL DSRC shall be terminated after 20 hours. A 15 minute warning message shall be sent to each such session prior to its termination.
1.3. Batch Use
The primary resource to schedule jobs on all systems is the CPU-hour (CPH). The CPH limit per user per project for a system is defined by multiplying half of the advertised number of system processors by forty-eight (48) hours; this value may be rounded for convenience. For example, a system comprised of 2048 processors distributed among its nodes would have a CPH limit of 1024 processors times 48 hours, which is approximately 50,000 CPU-hours.
In the case where a system has nodes with more memory (large memory nodes) than other nodes, the scheduler will place jobs requiring more memory than the default memory per processor on the large memory nodes. To accomplish this, the user must provide both the cpu and memory requirement arguments on the "bsub" command.
Due to limitations in resource checking, the scheduler will allocate processors and memory as multiples of an indivisible process unit (consisting of processors or cores and an amount of shared memory); in some cases, this process unit will consist of more than one processor or core. If the requested number of processors and memory is not an even multiple of process units, these resource requests will be increased to match the equivalent number of process units.
Although every attempt will be made to keep entire systems available, interrupts will occur, and more frequently on nodes with larger numbers of processors. Users should use mechanisms to save the state of their jobs where available (most AFRL DSRC-supported applications can create restart files so that runs do not have to start from the beginning) to protect against system interrupts. Users running long jobs without saving the state of their jobs run at-risk with respect to system interrupts. Use of system-level check pointing is not recommended.
All HPC systems have identical queue names: standard, debug, and background; however, each queue has different properties as specified in the Table 1. Each of these queues is assigned a priority factor within the batch system. Within the standard queue, job classes (urgent, high, challenge and standard) are also assigned a priority factor. The relative priorities of the queues and job classes are shown in Table 2. In addition, jobs using more processors will receive higher priority within a given job class. The scheduling of jobs uses job slot-reservation based on these priority factors, and increases system utilization via backfilling while waiting for resources to become available.
In conjunction with the HPCMP Baseline Configuration policy for Common Queue Names across the allocated centers, the AFRL DSRC will honor batch jobs that include the queue name for urgent, high (high priority) and challenge. Although the Job Class Priority will still be assigned by the project, the batch script for LSF using one of the Common Queue Names will be accepted. Note: if the project number does not match the Job Class or queue, the job will run in the class assigned by the project number, and not by the queue name selected.
Any project with an allocation may submit jobs to the background queue. Projects that have exhausted their allocations will only be able to submit jobs to the background queue. A background job cannot start if there is a foreground job waiting in any queue.
If any job attempts to use more resources than were specified when the job was submitted for batch processing, the center staff reserves the right to kill that job and provide the user with a rationale. Center staff also reserves the right to manage system utilization as they deem appropriate.
1.4. Special Requests
All special requests for allocated HPC resources, including increased priority within queues, increased queue parameters for maximum number of CPUS and Wall Time, and dedicated use, should be directed to the Consolidated Customer Assistance Center. Request approval will require documentation of the requirement and associated justification, verification by the AFRL DSRC Computational Technology Center staff and PETTT lead, and approval from the designated authority, as shown in the following Table. The AFRL DSRC Director may permit special requests for HPC resources independent of this model for exceptional circumstances.
1.5. Contact Information
If you have any questions concerning this policy, please contact CCAC at: 1-877-CCAC-039 (1-877-222-2039) or via email at help@ccac.hpc.mil.
1.6. Subject to Change Notice
The policies set forth in this document are subject to change without prior notice.
2. User Account Removal Policy
This policy covers both the removal of user accounts for the previous fiscal year (1 October through 30 September) and of user accounts during the course of the current fiscal year when deemed necessary by Security, an S/AAA, or the Accounts Center.
(The AFRL DSRC Accounts Center is responsible for the management of user accounts created for the AFRL DSRC.)
In order to get an AFRL DSRC account, users need to have completed the following:
Submitted completed NAC/Clearance information to the AFRL DSRC Facilities Security Officer (FSO).
Submitted an application for a current fiscal year for a project that has been validated by the High Performance Computing Modernization Office (HPCMO), and on which the HPCMO has specified systems and hours.
Projects and allocations are sent by the HPCMO to the DoD Supercomputing Resource Centers (DSRCs) and Affiliated Resource Centers (ARCs) in mid-summer of the year preceding a new fiscal year. Applications from qualified users, approved and sent by S/AAAs), begin to be received by the DSRCs and ARCs immediately afterward for the upcoming fiscal year.
All user accounts are required to be renewed on a fiscal year basis. At the beginning of a new fiscal year, all previous fiscal year user accounts that have not been renewed for the current fiscal year, will be placed in a disabled state. This disabling of a user account will start a countdown of 90 days. If after those 90 days, no applications have been received for the new fiscal year, then the disabled user accounts will be changed to removed status. After 90 days, if no applications have been received for the new fiscal year, then these accounts will automatically be removed. All files associated with these user accounts will be moved to an archive storage area for a period of two years. After two years, these removed user account files will be deleted. Returning users whose user accounts and files were removed under these procedures, must go through the application procedures to establish a user account through an S/AAA and must request in writing to have their removed files restored. Deleted files cannot be restored.
During the fiscal year, the above procedures will be used for existing user accounts when required.
If you have any questions concerning this policy, please contact the CCAC Accounts Center at: 1-877-CCAC-039 (1-877-222-2039) or via email at accounts@ccac.hpc.mil.
3. Information Interchange Policy
The key methods that the AFRL DSRC uses to communicate announcements and important information to our users about HPC systems and the environment include:
- Mass emails sent to all users or those assigned to a particular HPC system
- Message of the day (MOTD) notices posted on the AFRL DSRC public site at
- System login messages posted to the appropriate HPC systems.
It is vital to the AFRL DSRC's communication process, and mutually beneficial to our users, to understand the responsibilities of being a good citizen of the AFRL DSRC. We ask that users:
- Please read the MOTD upon each login to the environment. A summary of a system event or update may direct users to the AFRL DSRC public website, or to a mass email that has been sent to the user's email on record.
- Please keep the AFRL DSRC apprised of current email addresses. This way we can assure that vital information about our Center reaches us. A user profile can be updated within the portal to the Information Environment (pIE). Please note that if the email address supplied to pIE is behind a firewall, users will need to arrange for their local system administrator to allow email from their work site to pass through the firewall boundary to the AFRL DSRC.
- Please check the website, which has up to date current news and information on topics such as HPC resources' availability, upcoming training opportunities, or updates to our user guides and the policies and procedures documentation.
Comments or questions are welcomed. These can be submitted by contacting CCAC at 1-877-CCAC-039 (1-877-222-2039) or via email at help@ccac.hpc.mil.
4. System Availability Policy
A system will be declared down and made unavailable to users whenever a chronic and/or catastrophic hardware and/or software malfunction or an abnormal computer environment condition exists which could:
- Result in corruption of user data.
- Result in unpredictable and/or inaccurate runtime results.
- Result in a violation of the integrity of the DSRC user environment specified in the AFRL DSRC User Guide.
- Result in damage to the High Performance Computer System(s).
The integrity of the user environment defined in the AFRL DSRC User Guide is considered corrupt anytime a user must modify his/her normal operation while logged into the DSRC. Examples of malfunctions are:
- User Network File System (NFS) mounted home ($HOME) directory not available.
- User /workspace ($WRK, $WORK_DIR) areas not available.
- One or more of the users files differ when viewed from different DSRC systems.
- If MSAS is unavailable, queues are suspended but logins are enabled.
When a system is declared down, based on a System Administrators and/or Computer Operators judgment, users will be prevented from using the affected system(s) and all existing batch jobs will be prevented from running. Only users personally instructed on the use of a temporary, modified DSRC environment will be allowed access to the downed system to submit new jobs. Batch jobs held during a "down state" will be run only after the system DSRC environment returns to a normal state.
Whenever there is a problem on one of the HPC systems that could be remedied by removing a part of the system from production (an activity called draining), it must first be determined how much of the system will be impacted by the draining in order to brief the necessary levels of management and the user community.
Where the architecture of the HPC system will allow a node to be removed from production with minimal impact to the system as a whole, then the system administrators can make the decision to remove the node with notification to the operators for information. Typically this pertains to cluster system architectures. In some cases, large SMP systems will allow individual CPUs to be downed, and the administrator can determine this and notify operations for information.
Where the architecture of the HPC system will allow significant portions of the system to be removed from production and still allow user production on a large part of the system to continue, then the system administrator along with government and contractor management can make the decision to remove that part of the system. The system should show that domain or SMP node as out of the normal queue for scheduling jobs so that the user community can determine current status. The system administrator will advise operations and the help center of this action.
In cases where workspace will be unavailable, or a complete system needs to be drained for maintenance, contractor and government director level management will be notified. In cases involving an entire system, user services will provide an MOTD and email to notify users of the downtime schedule and schedule for returning the system to production.
If you have any questions concerning this policy, please contact CCAC at: 1-877-CCAC-039 (1-877-222-2039) or via email at help@ccac.hpc.mil.
5. Workspace Policy
The maintenance policy described herein was implemented on 10 January 2000.
5.1. /workspace
/workspace is the local temporary file system (i.e., local high-speed disk) that is available on all AFRL DSRC high performance computing (HPC) systems and is available to all users.
/workspace is not intended to be used as a permanent file storage area by users.
/workspace is intended to be used by executing programs to perform file I/O that is local to that system in order to avoid performing slower file I/O across a network mounted file system, such as a user's home ($HOME) and archive ($ARC) directories.
The /workspace file system is NOT backed up or exported to any other system. In the event of file or directory structure deletion or a catastrophic disk failure, such files and directory structures are lost.
It is the users responsibility to transfer files that need to be saved to a location that allows for permanent file storage, such as the users archival ($ARC) or home ($HOME) directory locations. Please note that a users archival storage area has no disk quota assigned to it, while a users home directory area has a disk quota assigned.
5.2. Creation and Access of User /workspace Directory
Each user is assigned ownership of a /workspace sub-directory named /workspace/username, where username is the user's AFRL DSRC login name. This sub-directory will be created for the user at login via the AFRL DSRC global .cshrc file whenever appropriate.
The environment variable $WRK is created to point to the user's /workspace/username directory. For example, to access $WRK from the command line type cd $WRK.
When a batch job is executed, the environment variable $WORK_DIR is created and points to the users /workspace/username/jobid directory. Jobid is the job identifier number assigned by the batch submittal process.
It is recommended that user batch jobs perform the following steps:
- Copy needed input data files from your archive ($ARC) directory or home ($HOME) directory to either $WRK or $WORK_DIR. (Using $WORK_DIR is recommended.)
- Execute your program.
- Copy output data files to be saved from $WRK or $WORK_DIR to either your archive ($ARC) directory or your home ($HOME) directory. Then delete the files from $WRK and $WORK_DIR in order to keep the /workspace file system from becoming too full.
Sample batch submission scripts incorporating these steps are available for each HPC system.
5.3. /workspace Maintenance
In order to provide sufficient free /workspace disk space to our users, the following /workspace maintenance policy will be implemented on all HPC systems on 10 January 2000:
- A /workspace scrubber program will run every day on all HPC systems.
- All files and directory structures in the $WRK directory location that are older than N day(s) are subject to deletion. $WORK_DIR is part of $WRK and is an exception that is noted below.
All files and directory structures in the $WORK_DIR directory location are subject to deletion once they have aged more than N day(s) after the completion of the batch job associated with the $WORK_DIR directory.
The value of N is 30 for the Cray XE6 (raptor) system.
For each system, a value of N was selected that would be large enough to allow users to retain temporary files and directory structures in /workspace but small enough to prevent, except under periods of unusually high volume, the need to delete files and directory structures less than N days old. Because workload varies, system administrators may need, on occasion, to delete /workspace files and directory structures less than N days old, until sufficient disk space is freed up. To minimize the times when early deletion of /workspace files and directory structures is required, users are encouraged to use /workspace efficiently and economically.
If you have any questions concerning this policy, please contact CCAC at: 1-877-CCAC-039 (1-877-222-2039) or via email at help@ccac.hpc.mil.
6. Data Import and Export Policy
This policy outlines the methods available to users to move files into and out of the AFRL DSRC environment. Users accept sole responsibility for the transfer and validation of their data after the transfer.
6.1. Network File Transfer
The preferred transfer method is file transfers over the network using the encrypted (Kerberos) file transfer programs rcp, scp, or ftp. In cases where large numbers of files (> 1000) and/or large amounts of data (> 100 GB) are required to be transferred, users should contact the Consolidated Customer Assistance Center for assistance in the process. Depending on the nature of the transfer, transfer time may be improved by reordering the data retrieval from tapes, taking advantage of available bandwidth to/from the Center, or dividing the transfer into smaller parts; the AFRL DSRC staff will assist the users to the extent that they are able. Limitations such as available resources and network problems outside the Center can be expected, and the user should allow sufficient time to do the transfers.
6.2. Reading/Writing Media
There are currently no facilities or provisions as available to import or export user data on tape with the resources of the mass storage/archival system.
If you have any questions concerning this policy, please contact CCAC at: 1-877-CCAC-039 (1-877-222-2039) or via e-mail at help@ccac.hpc.mil.
7. Password Sharing Policy
Users are responsible for all password(s), account(s), YubiKey, SecurIDTM card, hToken and associated Personal Identification Number (PIN(s)) issued to them. Users are not to share these password(s), account(s), YubiKey, SecurIDTM card, hToken, and/or PIN(s) with any other individual for any reason. It is a violation of the contract (Section III of the account application form) that users are required to sign in order to obtain access to DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) computational resources.
Upon discovery/notification of a violation of the above policy, the following actions will be taken:
- The account (i.e., username) will be disabled. No further logins will be permitted.
- All account assets will be frozen. File and directory permissions will be set such that no other users can gain access to the account assets.
- Any executing jobs will be permitted to complete; however, any jobs residing in input queues will be deleted.
- The Service/Agency Approval Authority (S/AAA) who authorized the account, will be notified of the policy violation and the actions taken.
Upon the first occurrence of a violation of the above policy, the S/AAA has the authority to request that the account be re-enabled. Upon the occurrence of a second or subsequent violation of the above policy, the account will only be re-enabled if the users supervisory chain of command, S/AAA, and the High Performance Computing Modernization Office (HPCMO) all agree that the account should be re-enabled.
The disposition of account assets will be determined by the S/AAA. The S/AAA can:
- Request that account assets be transferred to another account.
- Request that account assets be returned to the user.
- Request that account assets be deleted and the account closed.
If there are associate investigators who need access to AFRL DSRC computer resources, we encourage them to apply for an account. Separate account holders may access common project data as authorized by the project leader.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, please feel free to contact CCAC at 1-877-CCAC-039 (1-877-222-2039) or by e-mail at help@ccac.hpc.mil. | http://www.afrl.hpc.mil/docs/policyUserGuide.html | 2013-05-18T10:11:54 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
- AFTRS - Australia's national screen arts and broadcast school - has been delivering advanced training for the film, television and radio industries for close to 40 years
- Operating in a fantastic state of the art building - designed to be at the cutting edge of evolving technologies - and with industry focused teaching methods, AFTRS is constantly adapting and evolving its course offerings.
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Category:Inventory
Upon entering the game, players are given start up money to spend upon items they have accrued during their life, from the pages below. You list it in your Player Compendium. After using your starting money you can assume buying new items using your Wealth Level.
A product can be part of several wealth levels, or limited to one or two. If you want to know what you can afford click the category of your Wealth Level. Remember you can decide to use more expensive items but you will have to make note of it in your ledger.
You can never buy a conversation piece in your ledger. This is either part of your character creation (a benefit) or sufficiently roleplayed.
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Dreaming with Open Eyes
The Vera, Silvia and Arturo Schwarz Collection of Dada and Surrealist Art from the Israel Museum
June 14 to September 8, 2002
Ken Sage (1889-1963)
The Upper Side of the Sky, 1944
oil on canvas
© 2002 Estate of the artist
In 1998, the Israel Museum received a gift of the Vera, Silvia and Arturo Schwarz Collection of Dada and Surrealism, including more than 700 artworks assembled by the poet, art historian, collector, scholar and dealer. The Isreal Museum has organized a selection of the gift - more than 200 works - to be shown in a travelling exhibition that represents the full range of media: painting, sculpture, objects, drawing, prints, collages, photographs, artist’s books, and other publications and ephemera representing the work of such artists as Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray and Max Ernst.
The Schwarz collection includes major figures of the Dada and Surrealist movements, as well as the artists whose work has since been influenced by its spirit. All the artists in the collection participated in at least one of the Surrealist exhibitions supervised or organized by André Breton. The exhibition is organized by the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
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FREDERICK SWANN, PRESIDENT OF THE
AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS,
WILL BE HONORED IN NEW YORK CITY WITH
PERFORMER OF THE YEAR AWARD
NEW YORK CITY FREDERICK SWANN, president of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) will be given the Performer of the Year Award by the New York City AGO Chapter during Mr. Swanns final public performance in Manhattan on Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at the Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive, New York City. He will be the 14th recipient of the prestigious award, instituted in 1978. The recital begins at 7:00 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door, and admission includes a gala reception following. General admission tickets are $20; discounted tickets for students and seniors are $15.
FREDERICK SWANN, a resident of Palm Springs, Calif., is organist emeritus of the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., where he was director of music/organist (19821998). Mr. Swann subsequently served as organist-in-residence at the First Congre-gational Church in Los Angeles, Calif. (19982001). He is currently organ artist-in-residence at St. Margarets Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, Calif. Prior to his appointments in California, he served concurrently as director of music/organist at the Riverside Church (19571982) and chairman of the organ department at the Manhattan School of Music (19721982) in New York City. Mr. Swann retired in 2001 after 60 years as an active church musician, but continues to concertize throughout the United States and abroad.
During the 20012002 season, Mr. Swann performed more than 40 recitals throughout North America and in two European tours, including special appearances at the great organs of St. Benedict Monastery in São Paulo, Brazil; Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris; St. Paul's Cathedral in London; and at the Passau Dom. A complete listing of his 20022003 recitals can be found at <> and in a full-page announcement in the September 2002 issue of THE AMERICAN ORGANIST Magazine (p.57).
Frederick Swann is internationally known as a church musician, recitalist, adjudicator, recording artist, and teacher. He holds degrees in music from Northwestern University and Union Theological Seminary. An active member of the AGO for more than 50 years, Mr. Swann has held numerous local and national offices. His term as AGO president began in July, 2002.
The New York City AGO Chapters PERFORMER OF THE YEAR AWARD is given to an individual in recognition of his/her outstanding achievements and contributions to organ performance. Nominees are selected by the executive board and presented to the general membership for a vote. Past award recipients include Robert Noehren (1978), Catharine Crozier (1979), Gillian Weir (1981), Jean Guillou (1982), David Craighead (1983), Marie-Claire Alain (1984), Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini (1985), Thomas Murray (1986), Simon Preston (1987), Marilyn Mason (1988), Robert Glasgow (1997), John Scott (1998), and Jon Gillock (1999).>. | http://www.agohq.org/bulletin/docs2001/093002.html | 2013-05-18T10:52:18 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Another wrinkle in the blanket of Christianity these days that some people can’t seem to iron out is evangelism methodology. Asbury Seminar Professor George Hunter does a great job of contrasting the traditional “Roman style” with the unconventional “Celtic style” in his book, The Celtic Way of Evangelism: How Christianity Can Reach the West…Again. The Roman style—characterized by presentation, decision, and fellowship—that fit so well with the modern era does not seem to be the preferred method of postmoderns I meet. The Celtic style—characterized by fellowship, worship, and commitment—is seen as not only a normal progression for a 21st-century mind, but something that Jesus himself embraced with His disciples.
One of the things that makes the Celtic style so compatible
with our current culture is that a basic Bible knowledge that most people had
thirty years ago—like knowing some of the Ten Commandments, who Jesus was, what
the Apostle Paul did—is pretty much non-existent today. Certainly people can
come to terms with the claims of Jesus and commit to following him after
hearing a simple presentation; it happens all the time. But most folks today
need to journey with the gospel for a while—to see how it plays out in the life
of someone they trust. The Celtic style has hospitality written all over it:
it’s about joining in, observing and even participating in worship, asking
questions, making mistakes, really finding out what it means to follow Jesus.
When you think about it, Jesus never asked his disciples to commit to something or sign on a dotted line before he pulled them into his circle. He simply said, “Follow me.” He meant live with me, listen to my words, watch me, try doing what I do. And when you really get my message, my spirit will make it clear to you…and you’ll change the world.
Never before has there been a generation more passionate about changing their world for the better. Today’s young, active followers of Jesus have a deep desire to do something significant and lasting; they simply need to have specific direction and ongoing encouragement.
The things taking a hit because of this exciting fervor are the more traditional church activities. For example, I recently asked a friend whose kids have always attended a well-known Christian camp if his youngest daughter was registering for the next session. He told me, “I can’t get her to go. She says, ‘Dad, I can’t sun myself on the beach and play games and eat all of that food when there are kids my age in Haiti who still don’t have roofs over their heads.’ And she’s 12 years old!”
My friend admits that his daughter is probably getting her cues from a 19-year-old down the street, but she still does a great job championing the message: For some, a Christian camp is no longer a summer option; it’s a moral choice.
At AGRM, we recognize the contagious passion young people have to make a difference in their world. They come from dissimilar backgrounds but collectively feel spiritually mandated social responsibility regarding “the least of these” as described in Matthew 25. We believe their perspectives are valid, and that their energy, wedded with the wisdom of those more experienced, could start a revolution of compassion that would fully awaken the church to action in this critical area of personal conviction.
That’s why we have the vision statement we do: .”
The Association of Gospel Rescue Missions has its North American roots in post-Civil War New York City soil. By the time the 20th century rolled around, an informal federation of people helping the destitute and addicted was forged. In 1913, it became formalized as the International Union of Gospel Missions.
Gospel rescue missions have a long history of providing lifelines for those drowning in the waves of adversity and the undertow of addiction. For more than a century, they have been keeping watch on the waterfront of despair, and countless thousands of men, women, and children have been saved in every sense of the word.
Rescue mission used to be about that long line of men winding around the block looking for “three hots and a cot.” They were men—almost always—who were functional at one time, but because of an addiction to drugs or, more often, alcohol, they became dysfunctional. They came to the rescue mission and found redemption in Jesus that led to a reorientation for life. And then with rehabilitation through the mission’s programs, many worked their way back to functionality.
Over the years, rescue missions have also served unemployed veterans, abused runaways, mentally unstable outcasts, the desperately poor, and refugees—basically, all people to whom Jesus said, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” And now, with the staggering increase in homelessness and so many close to homelessness, rescue missions are constantly busy and needed more than ever before. The single women with children who will be knocking on the door of a rescue mission tonight represent the fastest growing segment of the population seeking services.
AGRM
is still North America’s oldest and largest network of independent crisis
shelters, and rehabilitation centers offering radial hospitality in the
name of Jesus. Currently in AGRM, we have about 275 member missions,
representing most of the first- and second-tier cities on the continent. A few
of our members are small start-up works in third-tier cities or rural areas
that offer just a day shelter and meals, but most are complex, multifaceted
operations with short-and long-term addiction recovery programs, job training,
transitional housing, and more. On the high end, a mission could have an annual
operating budget of $30,000,000 or more. And interestingly, if AGRM’s member
missions were one organization, over the past dozen years, the collective
annual donations would consistently place it in the top ten charities in
America.
AGRM’s missions employ the shelter concept, which isn’t real popular right now, particularly in Washington. The current push is "housing first." Proponents want to forget the continuum of care. They believe that if you just give someone a house, all of his or her issues will eventually get worked out. I believe that if you put a homeless person in a house you get just that: a homeless person in a house. If you don’t address the reason people are homeless—which in many cases, not all, revolve around addictions, limited education and job skills, mental stability—you end up spending major taxpayer dollars with embarrassing results. One of our member mission directors told me about a man who recently graduated from his addiction recovery program. The man use to have a homeless voucher obtained with HUD [US Department of Housing and Urban Development] funding. The mission director asked him how he lost his free housing. He answered, “Well, when you're using crack and you invite your drug dealer to live with you, that's kinda what happens."
There are no required programs or strings attached to [HUD] homeless vouchers, and authorities have strict limitations regarding checking up on people. It doesn’t take a Ph.D. to figure out that this plan has some serious problems.
Regarding the challenges of changing AGRM--as you know, with a hundred-year-old organization you have a hundred years of tradition, which isn’t all bad, but also a hundred years of structure, which isn’t all good. Structure upon structure tends to make you rigid and rickety. The AGRM board hired me—the first person to lead the association who had never led a rescue mission—to set a course for future relevance in a sea of complicated societal change.
The image that a lot of people have of a rescue mission is a hundred hung-over men slouching in a chapel while a heavy-handed preacher describes in detail God’s terrible wrath for the wayward. The meatloaf is cooking in the next room—and everybody can smell it—but nobody gets any until after the altar call. Let’s be honest, if someone is hungry and you suggest that they turn to Jesus as part of a prelude to supper, they will gladly turn to Jesus or do jumping jacks or renounce the Red Sox, as long as it means meatloaf for the moment.
While that image unfortunately still lingers in some minds, a grace-based model is what’s emerging in today’s rescue missions in city after city. The life-changing gospel is still being imparted to the guests, but to guests who have just showered and are wearing fresh, warm clothes and have a full stomach. The image being projected is no longer “repent and then come get something to eat,” even though that was never actually the case. Instead it’s “have something to eat because the God who has given me a deep love for you wants you to be not only physically renewed but also spiritually renewed through his Son, Jesus.” In short, it’s about choosing to play the abundant life card instead of the hell card.
At AGRM we are helping missions rethink quality. For years, organizations that have worked with the poor and have no fees for services—they depend entirely on donations—have found it easy to justify meager facilities. I believe that pious shoddy is still shoddy. Quality is critical. We are putting heavy emphasis into our revised certification program that emphasizes regulatory conformity, cleanliness, best practices, and the like. And it’s starting to pay off. I can take you to rescue missions where the lobby looks like a relative’s very inviting living room, where the accommodations are like an Ivy League college dorm, and where you’ll likely ask for the recipe for dinner’s main course.
Underlying this is a new emphasis on hospitality. I’ve already alluded to this several times. The New Testament church was spread through the ministry of hospitality, and it is something that today’s church needs to reclaim. I’m not talking about entertaining, where you get the carpets shampooed and the furniture dusted and invite somebody from church over for dinner. Entertaining is inviting people into you house. Hospitality is inviting people into your life, and letting them know that no “room” is off limits—what’s yours is theirs. It is only an understanding and practice of radical Christian hospitality that will eventually move the church back to its intended role—a role that will influence the poor, ease the government’s burden, and represent the heart of Jesus. | http://www.agrm.org/agrm/Current_Books.asp?SnID=1254780835 | 2013-05-18T10:24:25 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
, and a monthly newsletter for executive directors
Educational and training programs
- An annual convention, district gatherings, occasional webinars, the Emerging Leaders Institute (12-month program for young leaders), and guidance for new rescue missions
Formal networking programs
- Professional Networks (profession-related groups) and the Emerging Leaders Conclave (for young leaders)
Online services
- Mission, business, and individual member directories, online library, Job Opportunities (find work or workers), forums, e-mail discussion lists, and more
Documents and data
- White papers; sample policies, job descriptions, and documents; and rescue-mission-related research
Professional recognition
- Certification, Media Innovation Competition, application fee waived for ECFA membership.
Click here to find out more about the AGRM Certification Program.
Professional consultation
- Toll-free help line, site visits, and board development sessions
Contract services
- Foodservice, insurance, free legal advice, retirement, free software for re-employment programs, discounted planned giving tools, and other programs offered especially for AGRM members
Marketing and public relations
- National and local public relations initiatives, curriculum for churches and Bible studies, and more
Government relations
- Latest updates from Capitol Hill, DC Forum training/legislative networking event, and access to AGRM government liaison
Identification
- Membership certificate and use of the AGRM logo
Learn more by downloading the membership brochure and application or email us. | http://www.agrm.org/agrm/Mission_Member_Benefits.asp?SnID=537374220 | 2013-05-18T11:06:14 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Dustin works with a wide net of large producers throughout the Midwest. His analytical market approach and objective hedge strategy development is specific to the needs of every individual.
CBOT markets were strong Tuesday on low volume trading. The market traditionally sees price support around Thanksgiving Day and we can attribute much of this strength to seasonal factors. Reports of stronger crush margins in China kept the January contract supported. South Brazilian weather had increased rains expected for Thursday into Saturday and remains favorable overall. There weren’t any fresh crop threatening weather problems in the midday forecast for South America.
US HRW country is still looking dry for the next two weeks! Yesterday the Crop Progress Report showed a decline in winter wheat conditions to 34% good-excellent. This is a new record low crop rating during the month of November. Even with this "price-friendly" news wheat had the least amount of support on the board. There is plenty of world competition among exporting countries and the US has not been the cheapest option. We are at the bottom end of the range for December Chicago Wheat and may be ready for a technical bounce.
Crude oil lost much of its recent price rally today after talk that a truce between Israel and Gaza is close to being reached. January crude oil was down $2.00 near the end of the electronic trading session. The weakness in energy prices provided some resistance for the corn market.
Corn was unable to close above the 50 day moving average currently at $7.45 ¾.
January soybean’s upside target may be up at the gap level of $14.50 and then $14.55 for the 200 day moving average.
It will be a full trading session tomorrow but markets will be closed on Thursday. Friday’s hours will be shortened to a half-day.. | http://www.agweb.com/farmjournal/blog/EHedger_Report_261/ehedger_afternoon_grain_commentary_112012/ | 2013-05-18T10:11:54 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
No doubt, marketing is a complex component of your farming business. If you’re a young producer, you likely lack a lot of trading experience. Before you put your hard-earned money on the line for a futures or options position, pencil it out on paper.
When Naomi Blohm, Stewart- Peterson senior market analyst, takes on new clients, she has them learn marketing fundamentals by trading at home, on paper. She asks them to pretend to buy a futures contract and then track the closing price for that contract for about two weeks.
"Then, they reflect to see if they have a profit or loss on that position," Blohm says. "After about two weeks, they can see if they would have made money. It is really eye-opening."
Brian Grete, Pro Farmer senior market analyst, says that by being disciplined and following a specific market chart each day, you can greatly increase your knowledge of market movements. As you track a contract’s moves, he says, you can do some basic trendline analysis, which includes seeing if a market chart is trending up, down or sideways. "You can start to gauge how the markets react to different technical indicators and see if you can predict price movement," he says.
In addition to tracking the price, Blohm has her clients document the cost associated with each trade, such as margin calls and commission to the trader. "We talk about whether they are ready to send in a margin check and if they could explain their trades to farming partners," she says.
Commit the Time. Blohm says that to fully maximize the paper trading experience, you must work it into your daily routine. "We’re all busy, but doing this takes only three minutes a day. Look at the prices, write them down and then calculate profit or loss," she says. Even though you spend only a few minutes looking at the chart, you will think about it throughout the day.
To actually track the market’s movements, you have several options. Blohm says some of her clients use a notebook and pen, while others use an electronic spreadsheet. Grete says there are also several different marketing software programs that could be useful.
The other advantage of paper trading is that it helps you determine if you are confident when it comes to marketing. "If you aren’t comfortable with what you are doing on paper, you probably aren’t going to be successful marketing," Grete says.
Blohm agrees. After a few sessions of paper trading, she says, her clients get a feel for their risk tolerance and the discipline it takes to do marketing well. "Sometimes people find they really like marketing and want to do more, while others appreciate how it works but realize they don’t have the time needed to execute their marketing plans," she says.
If you can trade without an adviser, Blohm says, you’ll save a lot of money on commissions. "But if you don’t have the time, you’ll know you’re getting your money’s worth and have peace of mind about hiring a market adviser," she adds.
Learn more about the basics of marketing. During the Tomorrow’s Top Producer event in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 29, Brian Grete will talk about the marketing tools you have in your toolbox. Register at.
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Recently, several critical court proceedings and documents have occurred that help to answer some of these questions.
On January 16, Boersen Farms, Inc., filed what is called a "stalking horse" bid for $22.8 million on the farmland. This constitutes an official offer that prevents other bidders from lowballing the purchase price. That bid put in motion a series of relatively rapid movement on the proceedings. Other bidders had to have submitted packages due by Feb. 1, with the auction occurring just four days later.
Boersen’s was the only bid at the Feb. 5 auction, and the courts approved it soon after. Dennis Boersen was not immediately available for comment, but locals are hopeful he is capable of getting the acres back into production.
"The Boersens are well-known and highly respected in this area, so if anyone can make this work, those guys should do it," notes Brian Smith with Centreville's LTA Group.
Additionally, Northstar Grains was not a part of the purchase and continues to operate independently of Stamp Farms at this time. The road back to "business as usual" will be a long one, but hope endures that the first steps have been taken.
Even so, the amount of creditors and other variables will make Stamp’s continuing Chapter 11 case a daunting one, according to agricultural law experts.
"With a Chapter 11 filing, the matter is really in the hands of the Bankruptcy Court," notes Neil Harl, co-owner of the Agricultural Law Press. "Judging from the amount of debt of record, it is relatively unlikely that the case will escape Chapter 7 status eventually. The outcome depends essentially upon the standing of the various creditors including the landowners in terms of being secured or unsecured creditors and the amount of collateral backing the claim."
In Chapter 11 bankruptcies, the focus is on reorganization. Chapter 7 bankruptcies, in contrast, focus on liquidation.
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Table 1.1All cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year,a United States, 1999 and 2006 20061999Population groupRateSERateSETotal 180.70.2200.80.3Age, not age adjusted0–172.30.1DNADNA18–4416.60.1DNADNA45–64202.70.5224.90.665 and over1040.01.71121.11.8RaceAI/AN119.42.5134.83.4API106.51.0123.01.4Black217.40.9252.51.0White179.90.3197.90.3EthnicityHispanic, all races118.00.8134.81.0Non-Hispanic, all races185.30.3204.20.3Non-Hispanic, Black221.70.9255.91.0Non-Hispanic, White184.60.3201.20.3GenderMale220.10.4251.90.5Female153.60.3167.60.3Residence locationbMetropolitan178.10.3DNADNA Large central metro173.30.5DNADNA Large fringe metro178.00.5DNADNA Medium metro181.20.5DNADNA Small metro186.80.8DNADNAMicropolitan (nonmetro)191.60.7DNADNANoncore (nonmetro)193.50.9.Key: SE: standard error.Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality. Current as of March 2010 Internet Citation: Table 1_4_1-1: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. | http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/1_cancer/T1_4_1-1.html | 2013-05-18T10:22:38 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
AGENCY:.
General information concerning the SAB can be found on the EPA Web site at.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or agency) is announcing a public meeting to discuss draft permitting guidance the agency has developed on the use of diesel fuels in oil and gas hydraulic fracturing and to solicit input during the public comment period. The meeting is open to all interested parties. The agency requests input on the following technical aspects of the draft permitting guidance: Diesel fuels description; diesel fuels usage information; permit duration and well closure; area of review; information submitted with the permit application; and monitoring.
DATES: The meeting will take place on Monday, June 29, 2012, in Room 1153 EPA East, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. Participants may choose from two sessions, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. or from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Seating is limited. Registration will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. To allow for maximum public participation, registrants are asked to select one session only. Pre- registration will open on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, and close on Thursday, June 28, 2012, at noon. Registration may also be available at the door as space permits. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for registration details.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherri Comerford, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Mailcode 4606M, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-4639; email address: comerford.sherri: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The United States, as a Party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), may submit proposed resolutions, decisions, and agenda items for consideration at meetings of the Conference of the Parties to CITES. The United States may also propose amendments to the CITES Appendices for consideration at meetings of the Conference of the Parties. The.
AGENCY: National Invasive Species Council, Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.: The submission deadline for nominations has been extended. All must now be postmarked by July 5, 2012. email at Kelsey_Brantley@ios.doi.gov.
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Ms. Rose's service leadership to AILA and to her community is second to none. She has practiced immigration law for twenty-five years and provided 14 years of service to the AILA Board - two as MidSouth Chapter Chair and 12 as a nationally elected Board member. During this time, she has served AILA's more than 11,000 members with distinction. Like many women, she had to balance AILA leadership with parenthood. But she did so with style, at times with her three year old daughter sitting on her lap at the Board table.
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Is James Gunn Closing In On The First Of His GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY?!?!
The first domino to fall for Marvel's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY might not be too far off, as the studio moves to sign a handful of actors to test deals for the role of Star-Lord/Peter Quill, the half-man, half-alien leader of the Guardians.
On director James Gunn's short list of candidates for the time being, according to Variety's Jeff Sneider, are Joel Edgerton, Jack Huston (BOARDWALK EMPIRE), Jim Sturgess, Lee Pace (THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2 and THE HOBBIT) and Eddie Redmayne (LES MISERABLES). Each of them will be brought in to test for the part, if they haven't already, and, from there, perhaps one of them lands the lead role, or maybe none of them are right in Gunn's mind, and the search continues.
The main component of this is that Gunn and Marvel Studios are moving quickly to start locking up the cast of a film that isn't set to hit theatres until 2014. I've got a feeling Rocket Racoon can't be too far off.
-Billy Donnelly
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Nov. 29, 2012, 1:01 a.m. CST
Even as a total Marvel fanboy (not so much boy anymore), this one is a weird one. Especially with Star Wars in the same MouseHouse.
by DidntPullOutInTimeCop
There's room for both, I guess.
Nov. 29, 2012, 1:06 a.m. CST
Live-Action or Animated?
by Tempermental
Please, someone, clear this us for me. I can't get a straight answer.
Nov. 29, 2012, 1:11 a.m. CST
I'm still not sold on Gunn
by thelordofhell
His biggest work was Slither for gawd's sake..........
Nov. 29, 2012, 1:13 a.m. CST
tempermental
by DidntPullOutInTimeCop
the raccoon and the tree will be live action, the rest animated. I was under the impression it's live action?
Nov. 29, 2012, 1:23 a.m. CST
Jason Statham for Rocket Raccoon!!!
by BloodiedFox
You know it to be true...
Nov. 29, 2012, 1:27 a.m. CST
I don't know any of those actors.... It sounds like they're just going for someone cheap and slightly known?
by happybunni
Nov. 29, 2012, 1:30 a.m. CST
This mean I am admitting to having watched it
by Bass Ackwards
But, Lee Pace was kind of awesome in the new Twilight movie (to be fair, I only watched it at the urging of the "How Did This Get Made" podcast).
I say use claymation. I have read more often that it's going to be animated - though I don't see how that fits into Marvel's bigger plans.
Nov. 29, 2012, 1:41 a.m. CST
tempermental
by DidntPullOutInTimeCop
where, outside of comments from anonymous comments on talkbacks, have you read that it's going to be animated?
Nov. 29, 2012, 1:43 a.m. CST
Michael Rooker as Rocket Raccoon.
by Roketopunch
Do it Gunn! It's his destiny!
Nov. 29, 2012, 1:58 a.m. CST
by DidntPullOutInTimeCop
Nov. 29, 2012, 2:11 a.m. CST
Is it racist for me to want Chris Rock for Rocket Racoon?
by the Green Gargantua
Nov. 29, 2012, 2:12 a.m. CST
I can't help but feel that the inclusion of Rocket Raccoon will mean that i'll be sharing the cinema with a SHITLOAD of stoners...
by Sean
Which will be great for snack bar profits, but far from great for me.
Nov. 29, 2012, 2:13 a.m. CST
I was stoned when I typed that, are in the house?
by the Green Gargantua
Nov. 29, 2012, 2:15 a.m. CST
I hope it goes to Joel Edgerton
by javery56
In SFX's Marvel preview, I think. Total Film as well. My memory is, uh, kind of spotty, though I am certain it was from a good source, not talkback.
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Nov. 29, 2012, 2:25 a.m. CST
Live-Action For Sure
by Tempermental
Seems Marvel confirmed this a few weeks ago, and the articles stating otherwise were in error. And yes, I understand the tree and the raccoon will be CGI . . . or will they?
Nov. 29, 2012, 3:40 a.m. CST
green gargantua
by Johnboy40
You are right on the racoon. You either go with the chris rock, type of caricaturisation (obviously not like the two racist caricatures in transformers), or you go the other route and have clint eastwood type of character. I like the Chris rock style route, but its a fine line between character and racist caricature, so i suspect it wouldn't be risked Hopefully the tree and racoon will be a combo of CG and animatronic (like treebeard was)
Nov. 29, 2012, 4:09 a.m. CST
Jack Huston from acting royalty is amazing as Richard on BE
by Cosmik
Grandson of John Huston, nephew of Angelica. His performance as Richard Harrow, the war veteran sniper with half a face is the most interesting part of Boardwalk Empire. I fear he goes out in a blaze of glory this week. I'd love to seem him get a big role in a big movie.
Nov. 29, 2012, 4:50 a.m. CST
I'd definitely pick Huston off that list, he does amazingly good work on Boardwalk Empire
by Stegman84
He's earned his shot. Of the rest, I could live with either Edgerton or Redmayne (who was really great in Pillars of the Earth), both are quality actors, but yeah, Huston would be my number one pick.
Nov. 29, 2012, 5:17 a.m. CST
In a perfect world, Either Marvel or Star Wars
by chronicallydepressedlemming
would be owned by Universal and the other remain at Disney. At least then we'd get some real competitiveness going. I'm also worried what Marvel being a Disney property means for the awesome Spiderman ride at Universal Island of Adventure. I fucking hate Disney world with its outdated rides and tech. I went purely because you have to go at least once, right? But the rides are just such a let down with some of the worst animatronics I've ever seen. Universal is so much better! They might have some outdated animatronics themselves (Jurrasic Park ride anyone?) but at least they add new stuff using all the latest tools of the trade. And Disney? Their 'updated' Pirates of the Caribbean ride post-movies is fucking dire. "Oh look its a Johnny Depp mannequin popping out of a barrel over and over!" It's like some backwoods community museum!
Nov. 29, 2012, 5:21 a.m. CST
Huston, primed for stardom, been saying this for ages
by Sean
He just needed one big role
Nov. 29, 2012, 6:13 a.m. CST
Gunn is a pig
by ellid
And this movie has "disaster" written all over it. Anyone who thinks it's a good idea is going to be sadly disappointed.
Nov. 29, 2012, 6:22 a.m. CST
I only know two of those, but I'm pulling for Joel Edgerton
by D.Vader
Jim Sturgess??? Please.
Nov. 29, 2012, 7 a.m. CST
guardians of which Galaxy..? there's like quite a few out there...and who in their right mind would pick a raccoon to guard a galaxy????
by cameron
Fuck 'em.
Nov. 29, 2012, 7:09 a.m. CST
I have the perfect voice for the tree....
by Nice Marmot
Garrison Keillor
Nov. 29, 2012, 7:27 a.m. CST
I'd back Jim Sturgess.
by Ambush Bug
Solid actor. Loved him in HEARTLESS. He's got a good range and they'll need someone likable for the ladies. For the voice of Rocket Raccoon, I'd go for Peter Dinklage.
Nov. 29, 2012, 7:30 a.m. CST
And all the other characters are CGI.
by Smerdyakov
Nov. 29, 2012, 7:36 a.m. CST
I like that they're not going with a movie star
by rev_skarekroe
That approach worked for Captain America and Thor, so I guess it'll work here too.
Nov. 29, 2012, 7:37 a.m. CST
In recognize like two of those names, so they must all be British
by terry1978
Nothing wrong with that, but that's usually what they are when I don't recognize the names except via fanboy circles.
Nov. 29, 2012, 7:39 a.m. CST
ambush bug - Rocket Dinkloon
by DidntPullOutInTimeCop
My first millisecond reaction was *what, cause he's short?!* But damn if his voice wouldn't be perfect for that. Well done.
Nov. 29, 2012, 7:49 a.m. CST
THEY ARE RAPING MY NON-EXISTING CHILDHOOD!
by Simpsonian
I am so angry about how they are handling this movie even though I never heard of it before
Nov. 29, 2012, 8:12 a.m. CST
I know nothing of Guardians, but...
by Deceased Fan
I love Lee Pace, so there's that and the idea of Jason Statham voicing a raccoon makes me laugh. (thx bloody fox)
Nov. 29, 2012, 8:13 a.m. CST
moving quickly?
by percane
of course they are. if it comes out in the summer we're talking 18 months for a movie that's going to require a lot of post production. time is of the essense!
Something about that name. They do very okay in movies & tv. My money is on Jack Huston. Joel Edgarton is a good choice, if a little old and grizzled. These casting choices seem funny. Do they have the tone of this movie nailed down yet?
Nov. 29, 2012, 8:51 a.m. CST
@chronicallydepressedlemming
by Horrorfanatic
Nothing is going to change for the Marvel area at Universal. They have a contract for the characters that extends next to forever from what I've heard. Plus, why would Disney want to change it, as it stands, they are getting royalties from their largest competitor in Orlando. Seems like a win/win situation to me.
Nov. 29, 2012, 8:57 a.m. CST
What the hell is wrong w/ the talk-backers?
by Nice Marmot
There should be at least 7 mentions of Nathan Fillion by now . . .
Nov. 29, 2012, 8:59 a.m. CST
Yes, ambush bug, by all means . . .
by Nice Marmot
. . . . the voice actor must be of the same height as the character . . .
Nov. 29, 2012, 9:18 a.m. CST
I'm really hungry.
by Raptor Jesus
Can you hand me that possum?
Nov. 29, 2012, 9:22 a.m. CST
Michael Rooker for Rocket Raccoon
by Gabe Athouse
He's worked with Gunn before. And his voice sounds tough without being too deep for an anthropomorphic space raccoon.
Nov. 29, 2012, 9:26 a.m. CST
I guess Marvel has extra cash to burn
by 2soon2eat
This movie = throw away money. I guess all that Avenger's fueled cocaine money has addled their brains.
Nov. 29, 2012, 9:45 a.m. CST
Russel Crowe has been my choice for Rocket Racoon ever since I first laid eyes on him in that one concept pic from guardians of the galaxy. I guess he's popular enough for a movie?
by UltraTron
Nov. 29, 2012, 9:57 a.m. CST
My god, Rocket Racoon
by David Cloverfield
Never read anything with the character. But I love him. Just for sticking it to the trend where they make the character an asshole, give him a cigar and make him murder people, and then call him and edgy anti-hero.
was in Lincoln and the seminal but short lived genre tv classic Pushing Daises yet you think referencing a twilight movie is the best way to get geek attention. One thing about geek credibility, when you focus on mainstream GARBAGE as opposed to actual geek product, or at least QUALITY, you lose all credibility you search engine pandering douchebags
Nov. 29, 2012, 10:09 a.m. CST
Rooker has already stated he wants the Rocket Racoon role.
by Scott Baiowulf ? "
Nov. 29, 2012, 10:20 a.m. CST
Yea I guess you can't have a black guy play the Racoon without it being seriously offensive, put me down for Rooker, (but I would feel differently if
by the Green Gargantua
Snipes was not rotting in a jail cell)
Nov. 29, 2012, 10:25 a.m. CST
Happybunni
by silentjay
Not trying to be a dick, but if you don't know any of those actors, why do spend time on a website about movies? This isn't TMZ, where acting talent is judged by how many times you can be seen drinking coffee in public.
Nov. 29, 2012, 10:33 a.m. CST
Why does Marvel need to do this? To branch out from the standard superhero fare? Now that parent company Disney has Star Wars there is absolutely no need for this second-rate Star Wars clone.
by rocketeuropa
Nov. 29, 2012, 10:36 a.m. CST
I'm down with Huston or Pace. But I'd be amazed if they actually went with Huston.
by Wcwlkr
I mean he kills it on Boardwalk, but the role is extremely different from his Phantom hitman character. I mean I think he'd do a great job, ever since Pushing Daisies I'm a Lee Pace fan. I'm actually suprised Whedon hasn't been in Gunn's ear to try and push Nathan Fillion.
Nov. 29, 2012, 10:38 a.m. CST
Good Picks
by Frojitsu
Lee Pace was fantastic in The Fall, and had been on the fringes of Hollywood for a while now. The other actors are also good choices for Star-Lord. I'm a little surprised that Gunn hasn't auditioned his buddy Nathan Fillion. Oh, and Rooker as Rocket Raccoon? I'll stand by that.
Nov. 29, 2012, 10:46 a.m. CST
I didn't even know who Lee Pace was till you mentioned The Fall.
by kindofabigdeal
I was gonna go with Sturgess myself, but I agree Pace needs something like this to show everyone just how good he is. (Yeah, a comic book movie featuring a talking raccoon will do that)
Nov. 29, 2012, 10:49 a.m. CST
Will the soundtrack include the Beatle song Rocky Raccoon? If it does then I'm back to Sturgess, who can sing it himself.
by kindofabigdeal
He did do Across the Universe.
Nov. 29, 2012, 10:59 a.m. CST
has to be live action, don't see this being 100% stand alone in the marvel universe
by ahdvd
Haven't we seen hints that Thanos may be the villain in this? or at least make an appearance? I think marvel are planning well ahead, look at when they are releasing it, after the first iron man, thor and captain america phase 2 movies, but BEFORE avengers 2 - who wants to bet that in avengers 2 we will see them banish hulk, a la planet hulk, and as long as GOTG is successful, cross that story over with the Rocket Raccoon on in the comics as didn't Rocket Raccoon end up teaming up with the hulk?
Nov. 29, 2012, 11:23 a.m. CST
MICHAEL ROOKER FOR ROCKET RACCOON. ROWDY BURNS 4 LYFE.
by Darth Busey
Nov. 29, 2012, 11:24 a.m. CST
BLADE WENT BACK TO MARVEL, YES? WESLEY WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WHEN HE GETS OUT OF THE CAN.
by Darth Busey
Nov. 29, 2012, 11:34 a.m. CST
I've hear of Star Lord.............never heard of G.O.T.Galaxy.
by LORDOFLIGHT
And I'm a bit of a Marvel fan too.
Nov. 29, 2012, 11:54 a.m. CST
Yes, Chris Rock would be a racist choice.
by Metroid_Fetish
You dumb niggers.
Nov. 29, 2012, 11:56 a.m. CST
Jack Huston should be Dr. Strange
by Cobb05
I also hope Joel gets the gig. It's a crime that Sam Worthington keeps getting big movie roles and Joel still isn't well known.
Nov. 29, 2012, 12:02 p.m. CST
Taylor Kitsch and James Marsden are also up for the role
by Cobb05
Doubt they get it though.
Nov. 29, 2012, 12:07 p.m. CST
Personally I'd rather see Kiefer Sutherland as Rocket Racoon, damn it!
by Stegman84
Though I could certainly live with Michael Rooker getting the opportunity, and the paycheck that comes with it. His onscreen brother, Norman Reedus, would be pretty good too. Though there is a part of me that really wants them to go off the wall with the voice casting choice, and get someone like Schwarzenegger or Walken for the role, just because, well, just because...
Nov. 29, 2012, 12:30 p.m. CST
What?! No, Nathan Fillion??
by TopHat
I'm not a Whedon freak, but, Fillion in this type of role would actually make more sense than the half a dozen other roles Whedon fans keep putting him in...
Nov. 29, 2012, 12:31 p.m. CST
Oh, and Peter Dinklage IS Rocket Racoon.
by TopHat
Make it happen.
Nov. 29, 2012, 12:35 p.m. CST
Lee Pace all the way!!!
by Eric
Dramatic chops - The Fall, The Hobbit, Lincoln Comedy chops - Pushing Daisies He's also quite a tall fellow with a rather imposing stature. I honestly think he'd be a great Peter Quill/Star-Lord I can also perfectly imagine him arguing with a talking raccoon.
Nov. 29, 2012, 1:17 p.m. CST
tophat---Nathan Fillion is Hank Pym
by thelordofhell
Nov. 29, 2012, 1:25 p.m. CST
@rocketeuropa
by jemagee
Probably because Marvel doesn't control the rights to the fantastic four (specifically galactus and the silver surfer) or the x-men (star jammers) and needs to expand its film universe into outer space before the next avengers movie - the teaser at the end of the avengers film sets up space bound adventures - and i believe guardians of the galaxy will help develop the 'space' universe of marvel comics. Damn - I wish they had the FF - cause hell the cross over potential with various things would be awesome
Nov. 29, 2012, 1:36 p.m. CST
this is gonna be an amazing movie!!!!
by Norman Colson
FACT!!!!
Nov. 29, 2012, 1:41 p.m. CST
The great Richard Harrow might be in it?
by skycrapper
Huston is greatness. You'd get my butt in the seat if he's in it.
Nov. 29, 2012, 1:57 p.m. CST
I'm actually kinda excited for this.....could be kickass.
by Ultron ver 2.0
As for R. Raccoon, put me down for semi-psycho voice. Maybe a Michael Wincott, or the Marcus Fenix from Gears of War, Fred Tatasciore....god that would be awesome and hilarious.
Nov. 29, 2012, 2:09 p.m. CST
Why are you referencing TWILIGHT? Lee Pace was good in THE FALL and great in LINCOLN. Another idiot point for Kidd.
by golden tribw
Nov. 29, 2012, 2:11 p.m. CST
This is going to be terrible, James Gunn is a horrible director who still directs like he works for Troma.
by SergeantStedenko
Not sure how any of his previous films qualify him to direct a film like this. I will be truly shocked if this turns out to be halfway decent, maybe the DP and CGI team can save it, but I'm expecting Green Lantern level bad or worse, Tromeo & Juliet in Space.
Nov. 29, 2012, 2:13 p.m. CST
Seriously, this guy is proof that anyone can make it in Hollywood as a director.
by SergeantStedenko
So, shit and get off the pot and go make your movie!
Nov. 29, 2012, 2:37 p.m. CST
If Lee Pace were in it, I would keep expecting him to raise the dead...
by Arguendo
... and why hasn't anyone mentioned Wonderfalls, yet... too esoteric?
Nov. 29, 2012, 2:39 p.m. CST
I wonder if Huston would use his natural voice or accent.
by DougMcKenzie
One) I don't think I've seen him use his English accent ever. 2) He's pulling a Bale on BE with the husky voice, he doesn't sound anything like that at all, in his beer commercials!
Nov. 29, 2012, 2:57 p.m. CST
Reepicheep for Rocky Raccoon
by SergeantStedenko
Nov. 29, 2012, 3:10 p.m. CST
Sturgess or Pace
by oisin5199
Though if they want 'grittier,' Edgerton. From what I've seen of Huston, he's all wrong. Pace was also in the lovely, short lived Wonderfalls. But he can definitely pull off the role. I think the edge goes to Sturgess because Star Lord has to be both charming and a bad-ass, a Han Solo kind of character. Which is why Fillion would have been great 10 years ago. He's too old and out of shape now.
Nov. 29, 2012, 3:20 p.m. CST
Tell me again how a movie about a talking raccoon and a talking tree is expected to be accessible to a general audience?
by MoPea
Nov. 29, 2012, 3:32 p.m. CST
don't worry. Groot doesn't say much.
by oisin5199
Nov. 29, 2012, 3:35 p.m. CST
I vote Pace
by mukhtabi
Lee Pace is the awesome. Even in that new twilight, I took a Colombian girl to see that, he was fantastic!
Nov. 29, 2012, 3:43 p.m. CST
@bass ackwards. Me too! It made the podcast much better
by fingerlickingood
that fucking cgi baby still haunts my dreams.
Nov. 29, 2012, 3:54 p.m. CST
They should use the current voice of Rocket Raccoon for the film, Gregg Ellis
by Meta
Experienced in the role - Check (Avengers: EMH & Marvel vs. Capcom 3) Experienced Voice Actor - Check Real British Voice - Check Real on-camera British actor - Check () If it ain't broke don't fix it. They want to keep the budget under control, use the man who established his voice. Like Peter Cullen did for Optimus Prime. Celebrity stunt-casting doesn't always work. Why give out millions of dollars for a "famous" actor who could give 2 shits about the role and just wants to take home a fat paycheck for doing 1 week of voice work?
Nov. 29, 2012, 3:55 p.m. CST
mukhtabi, you know you went by yourself to see it, and you thought it was fabulous.
by kindofabigdeal
Nov. 29, 2012, 3:58 p.m. CST
I'm liking the idea of Lee Pace...
by carlotta_valdes
...was great in The Fall, has a high profile role in The Hobbit and will bring that serious weight of the universe on his shoulders feeling to Quill that's needed. ...twigglet can suck em (see what i did there?)
Nov. 29, 2012, 4:09 p.m. CST
For those who know the 'character' of Rocket Raccoon...
by carlotta_valdes
...AND that are supporting Michael Rooker to do his voice, please explain why? Oh, there's no one...figures. That's because he's completely wrong for it. Don't get me wrong, I like Rooker...just not right for this.
Nov. 29, 2012, 4:15 p.m. CST
I Was a Big Marvel Fan as a Kid and I Dont Know Who Guardians of the Galaxy Even Are... The Fact That One of the Characters is Named Rocket Raccoon Makes Me Want to Vomit My Gizzards Out
by ass clown
Nov. 29, 2012, 4:27 p.m. CST
Didn't Rocket Raccoon fuck Squirrel Girl in that one issue of Nobody Gives a Fuck You're All Manchildren Monthly #18?
by Metroid_Fetish
I'm pretty sure that's also the issue where the guy who played Obi Wan Kenobi pleaded with fans to please leave him the fuck alone.
Nov. 29, 2012, 4:37 p.m. CST
I like every actor on the list, Jim Sturgess is a gem of a young actor.
by Randy
Nov. 29, 2012, 5:04 p.m. CST
They should skip this and just do an 'H.R. Puff&Stuff' movie. Baaaaaaaad idea.
by Mike McCutcheon
Nov. 29, 2012, 5:05 p.m. CST
They should skip this and just do an 'H.R. Puff&Stuff' movie. Baaaaaaaad idea.
by Mike McCutcheon
Nov. 29, 2012, 5:35 p.m. CST
Dont want James Gunn directing the movie? Petition!
by Dawhiteguy
Here is the link It might take GOTG longer to come out. But then a blatant misogynist will not have control over it either.
Nov. 29, 2012, 6:09 p.m. CST
People still do internet petitions?
by Bass Ackwards
Cute.
Nov. 29, 2012, 6:28 p.m. CST
@metroid_fetish, thanks for making me spit up my grits from laughter.
by Humie Bubbie
Nov. 29, 2012, 7:43 p.m. CST
Rocket Racoon = Brian Cox
by Michael_Jacksons_Ghost
Nov. 29, 2012, 8:13 p.m. CST
I foresee the next big AICN debate being about if the tree's got wood. I mean what the hell else are these morons going to talk about for two years.
by sagamanus
Nov. 29, 2012, 8:14 p.m. CST
And if star wars fails. Mass suicide will follow. The final break between generations is nigh. And you idiots can't go back!
by sagamanus
Nov. 29, 2012, 8:16 p.m. CST
Mind you I'm from the Star Wars generation but I stopped giving a shit about it when I noticed the landfills filling up WITH LUCAS'S GOD DAMN SHIT! STOP POLLUTING THE WORLD YOU GOITER NECK BASTARD!
by sagamanus
Nov. 29, 2012, 8:29 p.m. CST
carlotta_valdes, please explain why?
by Immortal_Fish
Michael Rooker isn't tall. Rocket Raccoon isn't tall. Plus, it's voice-acting, so no "forced perspective" required anyhow. Michael Rooker convincingly plays tough as nails. Rocket Raccoon is as tough as nails. Michael Rooker uses guns in every movie he's been in. Rocket Raccoon uses guns in every panel he's drawn in. Michael Rooker smokes stogies. Rocket Raccoon smokes stogies. Michael Rooker speaks like he smokes stogies. Rocket Raccoon should speak like he smokes stogies. Anyone would love to have a beer with Michael Rooker. Anyone would love to have a beer with Rocket Raccoon. I would love to get as much pussy as Michael Rooker. I would love to get as much pussy as Rocket Raccoon. I deem this hash tag worthy. Open to conflicting points of view.
Nov. 29, 2012, 9:15 p.m. CST
Rooker saying "I am Groot!"
by Ambush Bug
I could see that. I say Dinklage not because he's short, but because he has an absolutely distinct voice and to my knowledge hasn't used it yet in voice acting. Plus he'd give what could be a laughable character a bit of depth. Rooker just growls. Yawn.
Nov. 29, 2012, 10:37 p.m. CST
So that petition? CLOSED.
by Dawhiteguy - Because somebody is a true professional. You deserve my respect Mr. Gunn. I think I'll go watch Super now... Good luck with Guardians of the Galaxy.
Nov. 29, 2012, 11:57 p.m. CST
I'ave never heard of any of these actors
by Stephen
Nov. 30, 2012, 12:11 a.m. CST
Ambush Bug
by DiscoGodfather
Dinklage voiced the lead pirate (I forget the character's name) in the last Ice Age movie. And yes, he was fantastic in it.
Nov. 30, 2012, 12:47 a.m. CST
Jack Huston should get any roe he wants. He's THAT good on Boardwalk Empire. He doesn't need the laurels of the family name and is far, far better than Angelica.....
by sauronthepowerful
Make it happen.<p> Doublequick!
Nov. 30, 2012, 12:47 a.m. CST
Role, that is
by sauronthepowerful
Nov. 30, 2012, 2:14 a.m. CST
Bug or GTFO. Or an 80's era Micronauts movie.
by Dingbatty
Or a cartoon. Also, Gunn has seriously pissed off the internet faux geek faux feminist "community," so he must be doing something right.
Nov. 30, 2012, 2:18 a.m. CST
Rocket Raccoon voice
by pikazerox
I hope they keep whoever they got in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, it's crazy how good it is.
Nov. 30, 2012, 2:28 a.m. CST
Lee Pace, absolutely
by adamtierney
Dude was incredible in The Fall. Very charismatic, a star waiting to happen.
Nov. 30, 2012, 9:14 a.m. CST
The more you talk about this, the more it pisses me off that no Fanbulla Eddie the Gorilla Faced Girl movie has been greenlit yet. Rosie Odonnel in her prime- what could have been- mercy
by UltraTron
Nov. 30, 2012, 9:19 a.m. CST
green gargantua: no. Racism does not exist. Here is what exists:
by UltraTron
Being manipulated by unseen forces throughout history. Here you idiots take these Persian gifts of cheap labor from the darkest continent. Here you idiots deal with that until it tears your country apart and you are killing your brothers. Here you idiots focus on anything but the root cause and while you die in the dirt we'll be laughing our asses off. Here you talk about complete non-issues like racism while we fuck you in every orifice. You are the ultimate pawns of the world. We have set you against each other and plundered whatever riches you excrete. Here take this, take that. Here have a carbon tax- forget that nobody else on earth does anything remotely about the carbon including Mexico on your border which is one of the most polluting offenders to the environment on earth. Here believe something your government tells you. Here become communist even though Russia says it never worked and is now more american than you. You are all equal after all. You are all our experiment. You are all complete and utter cumquots.
Nov. 30, 2012, 9:27 a.m. CST
Yeah Brian Cox or fuck off. I didn't make you a killer wolverine. I just gave you claws. Racoon claws bitch.
by UltraTron
Nov. 30, 2012, 10:01 a.m. CST
I thought that internet petition would be because James Gunn is a shit director. If it were I would sing it. Seriously, go watch Super and tell me you want this guy directing this.
by SergeantStedenko
Nov. 30, 2012, 10:03 a.m. CST
Josh Whedon got a ton of shit from you guys, but Gunn gets a free pass. Have you seen any of his movies? He isn't fit to direct cable access programming.
by SergeantStedenko
Nov. 30, 2012, 12:11 p.m. CST
Jason Statham is the perfect height for Rocket Raccoon
by Domi'sInnerChild
They need to make it happen. He's like Jim Carrey for the Mask, they can save a ton of money not having to use CG much.
Nov. 30, 2012, 1:21 p.m. CST
Danny Devito for Rocket Racoon!
by Jackson
Im just jokin.
Nov. 30, 2012, 4:43 p.m. CST
I totally respect Michael Rooker, but Rocket Raccoon wouldn't be perfect for him
by Kyle DeMattio
It would be best if a professional voice actor did the character, like John Dimaggio, Sam Marin or Mark Hamill. Or of course, I think Seth MacFarlane would be perfect to play Rocket Raccoon.
Nov. 30, 2012, 7:45 p.m. CST
Sold on this on Gunn alone
by Ashs_Right_Hand
James Gunn doing an off-kilter space opera featuring a bunch of no-name superheroes? Count me in. Slither and SUPER are two of my favorite movies the last couple years and he did the near-impossible feat of writing the remake to what is probably the best zombie movie of all time. I'm a fan of Marvel comics but never came across any GotG stuff, but from what I've read about it, it's going to cross into some strange territory and I think Gunn is the perfect voice for that. Hopefully his involvement in this leads to him collaborating with Whedon on The Avengers 2 (at least on the script). As far as the short list goes, I like Edgerton but highly doubt he takes the role. He seems destined for a legitimate superhero starring role (Possibly taking over Green Lantern for Reynolds in Justice League?), rather than a second rate title. I have limited experience with the others, but I liked the little I've seen of Huston on BE (Only seen the first season but he was a particular highlight).
Nov. 30, 2012, 8:58 p.m. CST
This movie will be retarded. the entire concept of a 'bounty hunter space raccoon' sounds like something from an iCarly episode.
by Arcadian Del Sol
Nov. 30, 2012, 11:28 p.m. CST
What itsnotaschooner said
by _Lizarkeo
Lee Pace is the best choice to interact with Rocky Raccoon, period:
Dec. 2, 2012, 1:49 a.m. CST
Tromeo & Juliet is a classic
by Psycho_Kenshin
Gunn is the man.
Dec. 2, 2012, 1:49 a.m. CST
Lemmy should be in this, and obligatory Lloyd Kaufman
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A380 msn4 landing2
Airbus’ development A380 aircraft arrived at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow with its “Love at first flight” message
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Falklands at 30
On 2nd April 1982, Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands sparking a 74 day conflict with Great Britain.
2nd April 1982
Argentine forces invade the Falkland Islands.
Mid April 1982
British naval task force moves towards the South Atlantic, setting up an initial operation HQ on the Ascension Islands.
25th April 1982
Operation Paraquat concludes with the successful re-capture of South Georgia by Royal Marines, SAS and SBS units.
1st May 1982
First British Vulcan bomber raids, code named 'Black Buck', to deny operations from Port Stanley airfield in the Falklands.
2nd May 1982
British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the General Belgrano followed two days later by the sinking of HMS Sheffield by Exocet missiles by ANA Super Etendard jets.
21st May 1982
British forces land in San Carlos, known as bomb alley by the troops, on the Falklands under repeated Argentine aerial attacks, to establish a foothold on the islands.
14th June 1982
Argentine Forces Surrender
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Our Favorite Children’s Books of 2012
The year's best aviation- and space-themed books for young readers.
- By Rebecca Maksel
- Air & Space magazine, November 2012
Harcourt
For this holiday season, here’s our roundup of air- and space-themed books for children and young adults, all published in 2012. The subjects include everything from fantastical flying dinosaurs to the first lunar landing to young British spies during World War II. The age categories at the end are suggested by the publishers, but the reading level of the individual child should be taken into account.
Dinosoaring
by Deb Lund, illustrated by Howard Fine.
Harcourt, 2012. 40 pp., $16.99.
Everyone’s favorite Dinocrew takes to the skies (after conquering land and sea in All Aboard the Dinotrain and Dinosailors) in a delightful airshow adventure. Gouache and watercolor illustrations compliment the clever text: The other airplanes give them room, / And dino showoffs zip and zoom. / Their moves are quick, exquisite, tight. / "We’re like the dinobrothers Wright!" Our favorite title for the youngest readers. Ages 4–8. | http://www.airspacemag.com/multimedia/2012-Childrens-Books-Round-up-167547155.html?c=y&page=1&navigation=previous | 2013-05-18T10:31:10 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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This past spring one of Hollywood's most iconic figures passed away.
Elizabeth Taylor will always be remembered for her legendary beauty. Surely her claim to fame is not as a philosopher. Yet, some years ago, she responded to an event in her life with an insight that deserves to be remembered for its profound truth.
Remarkably enough, it is an idea that perhaps best captures the purpose of the holiday of Sukkot which follows immediately on the heels of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Thieves had broken into her safety deposit box. They stole a considerable amount of expensive jewelry. Reporters asked her after she learned of her loss: "Did you cry?" Her answer was simple: "I don't cry for things that won't cry for me!"
"I don't cry for things that won't cry for me!".”
Related Article: Sukkot and the Secret of Happiness
Sukkot is the one holiday in the year that according to the Torah is meant to teach us all about happiness. Its subtitle is "the season of our rejoicing." For farmers of old it was the time, as they completed their harvest, that they were the wealthiest they would be all year. After all the work they had put in to grow their crops, they were rich.
And so what did the Torah tell us to do to make sure we didn't confuse material wealth with true happiness? We were commanded to leave the luxury of our homes to sit in little frail huts with our families and loved ones.
If we really want to be happy, the first step is to define what it is that will bring us this desired state.
There’s a famous story of a drunk standing under a street lamp carefully searching for something. A policeman comes along, asks him what he’s looking for, and the man answers, “My keys.” Now they both search. After a while, the policeman wants to know whether the man is sure that he lost his keys here. The drunk answers, “No, not here. I lost them back there — but there it’s much too dark to find them.”
Foolish? Of course. But a beautiful illustration of a common failing of mankind. We keep looking for things in all the wrong places. We rationalize that “the light is better here,” but we never stop to ask ourselves if it’s possible that what we’re looking for isn’t really in the place where we’re searching.
“Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are who possess it.” That was the brilliant advice of Francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld. We set our hearts upon wealth. Why not examine how happy they are who possess it? Is there really a correlation between having and happiness, between lack of money and misery?
There is no correlation whatsoever between income and happiness.
Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin, authors of Your Money or Your Life asked over one thousand people from the United States and Canada to rate themselves on a happiness scale of one (miserable) to five (joyous), with three being “can’t complain.” Dominguez and Robin were surprised to find there is no correlation whatsoever between income and happiness. In fact, once the simplest basic needs were taken care of people earning less reported being happier than those considered upper-middle-class.
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It’s about time we faced up to the truth: More things don’t mean more happiness. The anonymous line, “Those who say that money can’t buy happiness don’t know where to shop,” may be funny, but it isn’t fact. David Myers, professor of psychology at Michigan’s Hope College, in his book, The Pursuit of Happiness: Who Is Happy—and Why?, quotes a student from an extremely wealthy home: “My parents bought me a Mazda 626. Then one year, my stepfather gave me a sailboat. Later he bought me my own Windsurfer. Our house has two VCRs and three Hitachi televisions. Do these things make me happy? Absolutely not. I would trade all my family’s wealth for a peaceful and loving home.”
So now that we’re crying over our losses in this beaten-down economic climate, let’s reflect on what really deserves our tears. We want above all to be happy. Our culture keeps telling us that the way to be happy is to have more money. Then we can buy more things that will give us more pleasure. When they don’t, we’re told that we really need even more money to buy bigger and better things, so that’s why we have to take on more work and more stress — because then we’ll really be happy. And as we see less and less of our family and accumulate more and more possessions, we end up discovering the truth of the warning in the Talmud’s Ethics of the Fathers that "The more property, the more worries".
“Wealth is like health: Although its absence can breed misery, having it is no guarantee of happiness,” summarizes Dr. David Myers. “If anything, to judge by soaring rates of depression, the quintupling of the violent crime rate since 1960, the doubling of the divorce rate, and the tripling of the teen suicide rate, we’re richer and less happy.”
“Satisfaction isn’t so much getting what you want as wanting what you have."
“Satisfaction isn’t so much getting what you want as wanting what you have. There are two ways to be rich: One is to have great wealth, the other is to have few wants,” Myers says. “Find ways to make the most of the money that does pass through your hands and never lose sight of all that is far more important than money.”
And what is it that is far more important than money?
Sukkot, the holiday of our rejoicing, reminds us that even the frailest hut filled with those we love is a far greater source of happiness than the most luxurious mansion. It tells us not to care more about things than about people. It teaches us to reflect far more on what we have than to be depressed by what we lack.
As we sit in the sukkah and gaze up to the heavens above we will find the reassurance of divine guidance, protection and blessing - which the wisest of all generations have invariably concluded is the best source for finding happiness.
(14) Yomi, October 4, 2012 2:48 PM
Sort of a Rebuttle
Though the beauty and splendor of Sukkos is not lost on me, I am still struck by a semblance of naivety illustrated in this Dvar Torah article. There is no question we have to recognize what the important things in life are, Family, Health, a feeling of personal fulfillment. Almost equally as important in today's world, is wealth and money. It is a travesty and a sure failing of our advancement as a Human Race that our focus has to be on the mundane and material aspect of life. However unfortunate the state of affairs may be the reality is what it is, without significant income one can not afford to live a "comfortable" life. Comfort-ability, is obviously defined by each person individually, to one person it may be a simple roof over their heads, for others that may mean having a 5 bedroom "McMansion" with a lexus in the driveway. For myself, the sheer ability to NOT be all encompassed on a daily basis on how bills will be paid would certainly be my definition of comfort. The Joy of celebrating sukkos and any of the yom tovim should not be overshadowed or impeded by the mundane, we should relish in it, try to bask in its light and absorb the holiness Hashem has gifted us. Through it all though, without hashem's providing us the ability to have financial stability, it is nearly impossible, (at least for me) to appreciate the truly important things in life. I hope this new year brings all of us a healthy, happy, and successful year where we can be free of the stresses of day to day life and be able to fully be enveloped in joy and appreciation of Hashem's true gifts.
(13) joel, October 3, 2012 1:10 PM
I was amazed upon visiting here as the articles are all very informative. My congratulations to the people behind the success of this website. You really rock guys! Keep up the good works!
(12) Michal, September 27, 2012 10:09 PM
When you feel loved by Hashem, you have all you want.
Then you see, that living in a succah ist just a symbol of it. You can be old and not young, you can be ill and lack health, Whe you have a loving relationship with Hashem you have all you need. You must not even convince yourself, because you know it.
(11) Carlos, September 27, 2012 4:36 PM
Sukka open to the skies
This is why a Sukka has an open roof. As we sit in the sukkah and gaze up to the heavens above we will find the reassurance of divine guidance, protection and blessing - which the wisest of all generations have invariably concluded is the best source for finding Great article by Rabbi Blech. Do you think Gerry Schroeder could write a small article from time to time. He has a wonderful insight. Shana Tova, Carl Dworman
(10) Claire Ginsburg Goldstein, October 11, 2011 11:01 AM
Bears from Bergenfield is in need of carriers to bring happiness and hugs
I am the happiest helping others; that is why I began Bears from Bergenfield close to 9 years ago. Gently used stuffed animals, primarily bears are donated to our cause (which also helps the environment with less waste), which are then packed and hopefully shipped in a timely fashion to the traumatized children in Israel. I am in need of carriers to bring the toys over now for the holidays. I will not be traveling to Israel until mid-March and could use a few more helping hands.When we all pitch in to help the cause, the results are that much more poignant and strikingly successful. Please step up if you can and schlep for the cause. My partners will meet you upon arrival at the airport in Israel. Just think of all those children who can use a caring hug from US teddy bears! | http://www.aish.com/h/su/tai/Looking_for_Happiness_in_all_the_Wrong_Places.html | 2013-05-18T10:21:28 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Utsuri Goshi - Hip shift
Background of Utsuri Goshi
This is a Judo throw that is classified as a hip throwing technique.
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Video of Utsuri GoshiThe knowledge and expertise of the above video are the courtesy of Mr. Yoel Libster, one of the first AKBAN-wiki contributors
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At the Casinos: Grand Funk Railroad & WAR, Sinbad, Fab Four, country legends
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You can't complain about a lack of diversity among this week's top acts at Biloxi casinos: The offerings range from comedy to a Beatles tribute, from funk-rock to country. Full story »
'A life in comic books and rock and roll': Daphne's Terry Stewart looks back
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Coastal Alabama native Terry Stew. Full story »
Former Rock Hall of Fame director: Induction process works just fine, despite complaints
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February 19, 2013, 6:18AM
“Rush got in this year,” observes Terry Stewart, the former leader of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “I’ve taken a lot of crap about Rush, and Kiss. I’ve gotten Kiss nominated, but they’ve never gotten in.” Full story »
Terry Stewart: Alabama Music Hall of Fame worth saving
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Terry Stewart helped build the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum into a landmark institution. But the troubled Alabama Music Hall of Fame, though far smaller, is not beneath his notice. Full story »
Alabama's reality galaxy: Yelawolf, Lionel Richie, Roy Wood Jr., other entertainers (photos, poll, video)
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Get to know the great Giacomo Puccini at 'Opera Insights' lecture
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Southern Literary Trail celebrates 'Mobile's Renaissance Man' Eugene Walter
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Remembering a larger-than-life artist. Full story »
Project Mouvement in Art's upcoming 'Carnival of the Animals' ballet is an exquisite fusion of dance and design
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History Museum of Mobile presents a photographic history of Fayette County
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Highlights: Paul Finebaum live chat on al.com (Oct. 29, 2012)
It was an opportunity for al.com's audience to gain access to Finebaum two hours before he began taking calls on his daily radio show.
The conversation began with Finebaum fielding questions, then turning the questions on the audience. At times he answered direct questions, and of course he injected some one-liners that have helped make his radio program a success.
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - If the first test drives this week at Barber Motorsports Park are any indication, fans at the April 5-7 Honda Grand Prix race will be witness to one of the fastest finishes in course history.
Twenty seven driver/car combinations are testing at Barber on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, with sessions running each morning and afternoon. Fast test times were in evidence from the first session of the week.
Eighteen drivers recorded laps in the morning session that were quicker than the official record on the 2.38-mile, 17-turn road course.
Will Power set the previous record of 1 minute, 9.8529 seconds in Round 1 of qualifications last April prior to his first place finish in the race. In Tuesday morning's test session, he turned in a lap of 1.08.4984.
Talking about their test sessions that afternoon, Power and his Penske teammate Helio Castroneves seemed pleasantly surprised by the speed of the track.
Castroneves, the pole winner and third place finisher in last year's race, said that the fast drive made it even more exciting to be back on the racetrack after the long offseason.
"What a good day," he said. "It was great to be testing and back on the track. It was very, very fast and it's only going to get better."
Power defined the track as "crazy fast" and said it was a good start to the team's plans for the race. "It's actually the fastest I've seen it," he said. "We will look at we learn from today to understand what we can do to make it faster."
The fast track is one of the elements in the race's popularity in the IndyCar series, which places the Honda Grand Prix of Alabama second in the schedule on April 5-7. The season starts with the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 24.
According to track manager Mark Whitt, the fast track can be partly attributed to a recent surface grinding done to combat the wear and tear on the course.
"It runs like a diamond bladed polisher horizontal with the surface of the racetrack and takes the aggregate back to the base," Whitt said. "We've been running 1o years, so the aggregate gets exposed. We ground it back down to the base, which makes a smoother surface but more grippy surface."
The process prolongs the life of the course, which is in use more than 220 days a year.
Whitt said he was still surprised by the fast times, especially after a heavy rain on Monday deluged the track and washed away some track rubber. "I'm waiting to see what they do when they get rubber on it," he said.
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Ken Haycock receives 2010 Beta Phi Mu Award
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NEWS
For Immediate Release,
March 29, 2010
CHICAGO - Dr. Ken Haycock, professor and director at the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University, has been selected as the recipient of the American Library Association’s 2010 Beta Phi Mu Award. This annual award, donated by the Beta Phi Mu International Library Science Honorary Society, is presented to a library school faculty member or to an individual for distinguished service to education in librarianship.
Dr. Haycock received a B.A. in Political Science and a Diploma in Education from the University of Western Ontario, a Master of Education from the University of Ottawa, an A.M.L.S. from the University of Michigan, an MBA from Royal Roads University and an Ed.D. from Brigham Young University. He has held senior positions in both his native Canada and the United States, including director at the University of British Columbia’s School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. He is also senior partner at Ken Haycock & Associates, Inc., which works with organizations to build capacity for leadership, collaboration and advocacy.
Among his many professional activities with the American Library Association, Dr. Haycock served as chair of the National Steering Committee for the Congress on Professional Education and was a member of the Presidential Initiative Task Force on Education and Training, the Committee on Education, the Committee on Accreditation, the ALA Council and the ALA Executive Board. He has also been president of many national and international associations, including the Association for Library and Information Science Education and the Canadian Library Association. Dr. Haycock established and chaired the Awards Jury of the First International Forum on Research in School Librarianship, served as Director for North America of the International Association of School Librarianship and was the founding president of the Council for Canadian Learning Resources, initiating Canada’s only national journal for the review of Canadian books and other media for young people. Dr. Haycock has published widely in the field of Library and Information Science education and is the recipient of several significant professional honors and awards, including the American Library Association Herbert and Virginia White Award for promoting the profession of librarianship, the Canadian Library Association Outstanding Service to Librarianship Award), the Canadian School Library Association Margaret B. Scott Award of Merit and, from the Association for Library and Information Science, its Service Award (2008) and the Award for Professional Contributions to Library and Information Science Education Award this year.
In selecting Dr. Haycock for this award, the Jury commended him for his long and distinguished career as an educator and mentor to students, faculty, board members and librarians; his outstanding and far-reaching service to librarianship in the United States and Canada; his history of leadership in a variety of important library organizations, institutions, government agencies and boards; his laudable record of research, publication, professional activity and honors; and his lifelong commitment to scholarship, the University community and the improvement of teaching and learning.
Members of the 2010 Beta Phi Mu Award Jury are: Eric W. Johnson, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, La. (Chair); Carl A. Antonucci, Capital Community College, Ludlow, Mass.; Rachel C. Crowley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Ind.; Kristin Whitechair, University of Kansas Medical Center, Lawrence, Kan; Charlotte C. Xanders, California State University – Sacramento Library, Davis, Calif.
The Beta Phi Mu Award will be presented at the ALA Award Ceremony and Reception, prior to the Inaugural Banquet, on June 29 during the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
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Keys to Engaging Older Adults @ your library
Tips and tools on assisting older adults from the ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
Key Terms
Here is a list of terms used by the aging population to address day-to-day living, care, and community resources.
Aging in place: The ability to live in one’s own home – wherever that might be – for as long as confidently and comfortably possible. Livability can be extended through the incorporation of universal design principles, care options, and other assistive technologies.
Assistive technology (AT): Any item or piece of equipment used to increase, maintain or improve the functional capabilities of aging individuals in all aspects of life. Assistive Technology includes everything from low tech reachers to high tech devices and adapted computers.
Civic engagement: Individual and collective actions designed to identify and address issues of public concern; a feeling of belonging; an experience of investment and ownership in the communities to which citizens belong.
Elder law: Elder law is a specialty in legal practice, covering estate planning, wills, trusts, arrangements for care, social security and retirement benefits, protection against elder abuse (physical, emotional and financial), and other concerns of older people.
Encore careers: The term “encore careers” generally refers to people over 50 doing work that combines continued income/compensation with personal meaning and social impact – to meet society’s biggest needs; paid work with a social purpose; often fills a need of experienced workers for meaningful, post-retirement work. See Service America Act ().
Hospice care: A care model that provides comfort and support to patients and their families when a life-limiting illness no longer responds to cure-oriented treatments; care is provided in the patient’s home as well as in freestanding hospice facilities, hospitals, and long-term care facilities.
Independent and assisted living: Two models for aging adults are defined by state and federal regulations. These include: Adult day care, Independent living, Adult family care home, Assisted living facilities, Skilled nursing facilities, and Alzheimer’s/Dementia/Memory care ( for definitions).
Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities: Neighborhoods,buildings/apartments and communities that gradually transitioned into living spaces where most of the population are older adults.
Nutrition sites: Organizations that offer meals to seniors at social and community centers including senior centers, churches, and schools. These congregate sites also offer seniors social interaction, mental stimulation, and community involvement.
Respite Care: Temporary relief from duties for caregivers, ranging from several hours to days. May be provided in-home or in a residential care.
Universal design: The design of products and environments to be usable by people of all ages and abilities, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for significant adaptation or specialized design.
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6th December 2001
Updated: 17th February 2002
Updated: 20th March 2002
Updated: 30th August 2002
Updated: 03rd November 2002
Updated: 22nd November 2002
Updated: 15th January 2003
Updated: 5th April 2003 — Small updates and a more compact HTML conversion!
Updated: 15th May 2003 — More small updates.
Updated: 2nd June 2003 — Addition of Windows Server 2003 information and more.
Updated: 2nd June 2003 — Addition of Handspring IrCOMM advice, Windows XP information and more.
Updated: 9th October 2003 — Addition of Polar HRM information.
Updated: 15th April 2004 — Minor additions, e.g. on Consumer IR and Direct IR.
Updated: 6th May 2004 — Fixed a typo in the Polar HRM section.
Updated: 16th August 2004 — Usage information on Lazy Discovery.
Updated: 25th August 2004 — Now refers to the programming reference (+).
Updated: 28th October 2004 — Information on HotSync “port is in use by” [b].
Updated: 12th January 2005 — Some less technical information on the last.
Updated: 16th January 2005 —Summary of instructions for Infrared HotSync.
Updated: 12th February 2005 —Two Treo highlighted IR HotSync issues, ircomm2k with RRAS and minor additions/typos.
Updated 20th February 2006 — Some Vista information, corrected IrTranPv1 mis-casing.
Questions
1. PalmOS IrDA HotSync with 2000 & XP
1.1. PalmOS HotSync error “Unable to initiate…port is in use by…”
1.2. PalmOS HotSync error “The connection between…could not be established”
2. PalmOS IrDA HotSync with 98 (& NT)
3. PalmOS raw-IrDA HotSync with 98 & NT
4.1. Devices with non-upgradeable OS
5. Microsoft ActiveSync and IrDA
6. Psion PDA synchronisation, PsiWin and IrDA
8. IrDA on NT 4—Quickbeam
10. IrDA on Windows Server 2003
11. IrDA on Windows Vista (née Longhorn)
12. Windows XP to IrCOMM modem e.g. GSM Phone
13. Windows 2000 to IrCOMM modem
14. Windows 2000, XP and general IrCOMM
15. PalmOS to IrCOMM modem
18. PalmOS to Network thru Windows NT 4 (RAS)
18.1. Thru Windows 2000/XP (RRAS)
19. Polar HRM and Infrared connectivity
19.1. “i”, using the IrDA protocol stack
19.2. No “i”, using ‘Direct IR’
19.3. On Windows 2000 etc
20. Problems with Serial IrDA dongles at rates above 9600 bps
22. Winsock IrDA programming
23. Winsock IrDA programming for Windows 98
24. Winsock Lazy-Discovery
25. Other Microsoft information
26. Disabling the “Wireless Link” IrTran-P application
27. Replacing the “Wireless Link” OBEX application
28. IrDA access to mobile phones’ phonebook etc.
29. Direct/Raw IR versus the IrDA protocol stack
30. Consumer-IR versus IrDA
Palm have added IrDA (over IrCOMM) support to HotSync Manager, this adds a “Infrared” item to the menu alongside “Local”, “Modem” etc for Windows 2000 and XP. It can be downloaded from the Palm support site at [1].
Figure 1—Palm HotSync Manager on Windows 2000, showing InfraRed menu option
Figure 2—PalmOS HotSync to Infrared
On the PalmOS device itself, in the HotSync application chose “Local” then “IR to a PC/Handheld” and then hit the HotSync icon. This support uses the IrDA IrCOMM protocol and exists in PalmOS version 3.3 and later, if you have an earlier version you will need to upgrade, see Question 4.
Note, on the PC one has to disable the “Image Transfer” functionality of “Wireless Link” and stop any other programs that operate in the same way e.g. “Microsoft ActiveSync”[2]. The option in the Wireless Link Control Panel applet is shown in Figure 3; disabled is the default in Windows XP. See Question 26 for more information on this and how to do it programmatically.
Figure 3—Disabling Image Transfer in Wireless Link
If the “Image Transfer” functionality is not disabled, HotSync Manager on the PC will complain with:
Error accessing the IR Port. See the //Helpnotes//IR_Readme.txt for more information..
By the way, the file “IR_Readme.txt” does not exist! This message can also be seen however, when there is no problem with the infrared usage, this case occurs when HotSync infrared is enabled and one of the other types is toggled. This would seem to be a bug (perhaps the program attempts to re-open the infrared socket when it already has it open).
There is generally a conflict between Windows searching for IrDA devices and HotSync opening on the Palm. Initiate the HotSync process (hit the HotSync button) before bringing the PalmOS device into range of the PC. See below for more details and two other possible causes.
The message below often occurs on the PalmOS (version 4) device when an IrDA HotSync operation is initiated. The HotSync operation does not take place. This generally occurs due to an interaction between the way in which the Microsoft Windows and the PalmOS IrDA communication stacks operate.
Unable to initiate HotSync operation because the port is in use by another application.
In order to support automatic discovery of peer devices for use as printers, modems, or for beaming etc Windows 2000 etc regularly runs the IrDA discovery process. The IrDA stack on PalmOS can only be used by one application at a time and thus there is a conflict when the Beaming application activates to answer the discovery queries and, at the same time, the HotSync application attempts to make an outgoing connection.
There are two workarounds to this problem. Firstly, set “Beam Receive” to “Off” in the PalmOS “Prefs” application. However, it appears that selecting “Off” sometimes does not take immediate effect and that a (soft) reset is sometimes needed. I also have found that this option often automatically jumps to “On” (perhaps after a HotSync). Of course, having Beam Receive disabled will stop you from receiving beamed objects.
The second workaround is to initiate the HotSync operation before bringing the PalmOS device into range of the PC. This allows the HotSync application to gain sole access to the IrDA library and stops the Beam Receive functionality from interfering. As long as you get the two devices in range with 30 seconds of hitting the HotSync button, the connection will be made.
I didn’t see this message displayed on Palm OS 3.3. However the horrid “Waiting for Sender” dialog box was often displayed there—it again was displayed when a discovery query was heard and, thankfully, this behaviour was removed in later version. It is not clear whether the same “port is in use” message was possible there but hidden as the HotSync button was blocked by this dialog box.
Two other causes for this error have become apparent. Firstly, that the software for the Portable Keyboard for Treo 600 can conflict with infrared HotSync—in the PortableKB application select OFF to allow infrared HotSync[3]. Note that driver also conflicts with other IrDA usage e.g. Beaming and other serial port usage[4].
Secondly the “IR to a PC/Handheld” Connection definition can become corrupted. To check whether this applies, go to the “Prefs” application, select “Connection” from the menu in the top right of the screen, and Edit the “IR to a PC/Handheld” item, and ensure it has the settings listed here. For OS 4, “Connect To:” should have “PC”, and “Via:” should have “Infrared”. For OS 3, “Connection Method:” should have “IrCOMM to PC”.
Figure 4—“ IR to a PC/Handheld” Prefs:Connection setings in PalmOS 4 and 3
On the other hand, if there are no local conflicts, but a connection can’t be made to HotSync Manager on a remote device (PC etc) then the following error is eventually displayed.
The connection between your computer and the desktop could not be established. Please check your setup and try again.
That means that either the Palm can’t find the PC hosting the infrared HotSync application, or that the HotSync application on the PC isn’t responding to the infrared HotSync requests.
More technically, this can be due to there being no IrDA peer found, or an IrDA peer is found but it is not providing the IrCOMM service, or the IrCOMM service is running on the peer but HotSync Manager is not responding on it etc.
On Windows versions prior to 2000 HotSync Manager needs to be set to listen on the IrCOMM Virtual COM port as provided by the IrDA driver e.g. COM4. This also works on Windows NT 4 with QuickBeam suite, see Question 8.
The Palm should be used in the same way as for Windows 2000/XP, see Question 1.
Note it is reported by some but I have not verified this that HotSync can also be used without the Windows IrDA software (IrDA stack, IrLMP, TinyTP, IrCOMM etc) being present. In this configuration, “HotSync Manager” should be set to use the COM port that is the Infrared device itself. This would work because the low level infrared protocol (sometimes called “HP SIR”) is like the serial cable protocol itself. See e.g..
I presume that this would require IrLink software on the Palm configured to use “HP SIR” for the HotSync application. As noted above in current PalmOS 3.3 and later the HotSync “IR to a PC/Handheld” mode uses IrCOMM and not raw-IrDA i.e. “HP SIR”. However, the current version of ISComplete’s () IrLink is only supported on Palm OS 3.0 to 3.1x.
I also have doubts about how well this mode of operation will work. A serial cable connection is full-duplex, that is it can transfer data in both directions at the same time. An infrared device however is half-duplex; this is because it ‘hears’ (sees) its own transmissions so will not receive anything from a peer device when it is transmitting (nor for a short time afterwards). Maybe the HotSync protocol luckily does not send and receive at the same time and thus will work (tolerably) over the raw infrared framing…
As noted above to carry out HotSync over IrDA (IrCOMM) requires OS version 3.3 or later on the Palm. There are multiple upgrade possibilities if you are running an earlier version. Firstly upgrades to later version 3 OSs are available for free on the Palm site, see:
Another route is to purchase an upgrade to version 4.1. This is available for instance at the Palm’s online store[5].
Some devices cannot have their OS upgraded i.e. the OS is in ROM; such devices include the Handspring Visor. The solution for them seems to be to install (parts of the) “Palm Enhanced Infrared Updater”. See the Handspring support article “What is the Palm Enhanced Infrared Updater and why would I need it?”[6]. Be careful to only install the listed components…
Microsoft has also added IrCOMM Winsock support to their PDA’s PC synchronisation software, in ActiveSync version 3.5 at least. A difference to Palm’s is that it will automatically disable the conflicting “Image Transfer” feature during its activity period. It also finds an IrCOMM Virtual COM Port if one exists.
Note that have I do not own nor have any experience of Windows CE / Pocket PC devices, my experience is only through installing ActiveSync version 3.5 on a Windows 2000 PC and observing its behaviour.
[Out of date. Version 2 of “ircomm2k” apparently allows Psion infrared syncing].
This is one of the things that seem to remain broken by Microsoft not supplying fully functional IrCOMM Virtual COM Port functionality in Windows 2000 and XP. The PsiWin application can only communicate over COM Ports, thus in Windows 98 (for instance), it could be connected to the IrCOMM Virtual COM Port and using IrCOMM support in the Psion device synchronisation could be carried out.
Unfortunately even with the IrComm2k Virtual COM Port software (see question “Windows 2000, XP and general IrCOMM” below) being used on Windows 2000 this method does not work. It is not known why, perhaps the lack of the control signal lines being transferred or possibly that the user mode to kernel mode structure of the IrComm2k software creates longer latencies that can be handled. However it should not be difficult to add Winsock IrDA support should Psion wish to support infrared synchronisation / access.
A new version of IrComm2k is in development one of the aims of which is to support Psion usage, see its Version 2 pages[7]. There are reports of the Alpha version proving successful.
One of the most useful protocols within the IrDA suite is object transfer (OBEX) or Beaming, as Palm would call it. All devices that support IrDA should really include it. Even some printers these days are including support. The most common use for OBEX is in transferring Address book entries between the various systems, for instance between Palms and Mobile phones. OBEX does not define any file types itself, and similar to HTTP uses MIME style file types. Commonly supported files types are vCard and vCalendar, these are recommended in the IrMC specification, which also adds vNote a plain text format.
There does seem to be some compatibility problems though. I have problems beaming between Windows 2000/XP and PalmOS 3.3 and with QuickBeam. Others seem to encounter such problems see e.g. [8]
Devices used include:
Other devices professing support include:
Microsoft does not provide IrDA support on Windows NT 4, but a third-party solution exists from Extended Systems () called “QuickBeam suite”. I have used it successfully both for Palm HotSync and for beaming.
Note the Quickbeam suite has its own API (and SDK) and does not use the same API as the Microsoft solution.
The IrDA support in XP is slightly enhanced from that in Window 2000, as discussed in presentation “IrDA and Windows XP”[10]. The differences are as follows:
The document also notes that having HotSync use a unique Service Name e.g. “IrCOMM:HotSync” rather than pure IrCOMM would sidestep the conflicts.
Windows Server 2003 has now been released, in short, it is a new Server platform like Windows 2000 Server, and has four versions Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter and Web. It appears initially that only the Standard version includes IrDA support; all of the relevant pages in TechNet (see [12]) include the following statement in their notes:
In the Windows Server 2003 family, only Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, supports infrared networking.
The Wireless Networking “Resources” page[13] also agrees:
The Infrared Data Association (IrDA) is an international organization that sets standards for infrared data connections. The infrared support provided by Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, and Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition is designed to meet these standards.
The support is not included in any 64-bit versions though; the TechNet page[14] on Irftp includes the following:
This tool is not available on Windows XP 64-Bit Edition and the 64-bit versions of the Windows Server 2003 family.
Also, note that the support is removed in the 64-bit Windows XP too. An equivalent statement is also made in the “Technical Overview of Windows Server 2003 Networking and Communications” (NetworkingOver.doc) document[15].
The following legacy networking protocols are
removed from the 64-bit versions of the operating system:
…
· Infrared Data Association (IrDA).
That document however raises a point of confusion. It says in its “IrCOMM Modem Driver for IrDA” section,
This feature is only provided in Enterprise Edition and Web Edition.
Also, Knowledge base article “325867 - HOW TO: Configure Your Computer for Infrared Communication in Windows Server 2003”[16] states:
The information in this article applies to:
· Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
· Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
And finally, in an online chat on “What's new in Windows Server 2003?” a Microsoft engineer stated that he personally had used IrDA “in both Standard and Enterprise editions”[17].
Thus, there is a complete lack of agreement over which editions do include IrDA support. I would have thought that Standard edition is the edition most likely to be used on a user’s machine—for development testing etc—and thus where IrDA and also the modem access would be useful. Any confirmation or otherwise of the actual support would be welcome. What editions have you installed and did they include IrDA support?
I have had one report on this—thanks Mark. It was found that Standard did have IrDA support and that Enterprise and Web did not. That supports the “only in Standard” belief.
I’ve been worried for some time that Microsoft had completely lost interest in IrDA, given that there’ve not added support for IrDA in XP 64-Bit, nor included it in some of the Server 2003 versions—thought that was probably more a security “attack surface” decision. I know it’s not the today’s hot wireless connectivity technology but I know that lots of people use it; I get lots of accesses to my website, emails, and see questions in many forums online. It would thus be a bad thing if it was to be dropped from future platforms.
We’ve also seen before, with the Windows 2000 no IrCOMM for mobile phones, HotSyncing, etc debacle, that making decisions about IrDA support in the US can give a false view of user requirements —given the different technology environments that exist in the Europe, Asia, etc[18].
So anyway, back to IrDA support in Vista, there’s not a great amount of informaiton, however the following is in the Vista Beta 1 Release Notes[19] document:
• Infrared (IrDA) Devices: There are known issues with IrDA devices. There are no workarounds at this time. These issues include the following:
So IrDA support is apparently included; but also needing some work before release…
For Vista in particular, and for IrDA support in general it would probably be a good idea for all you who use IrDA to email Microsoft noting that you use the feature and how disappointing it would be if they stopped supporting it; a suitable email address would likely be mswish@microsoft.com It might also be helpful to not what usage scenarios you use, any bugs you’ve found, and any other features that would be useful.
Windows XP contains all the functionality required out-of-the-box to use an IrDA enabled Mobile Phone as a modem, it’s also truly plug-and-play (plugless-and-play?!). When Windows XP discovers a Mobile Phone in front of the infrared sensor, it will automatically add a suitable Modem device, which can then be used in creating Dial-up Connections etc. Note that an IrCOMM Virtual COM Port is created for the connection to the mobile phone, see Figure 5.
I don’t know what phones work, and more importantly which don’t work, without further driver software or INF files being installed. It appears for instance that the Motorola Timeport models don’t work with the generic driver and require the “_motlser.inf” file from the CD to be installed first.
Figure 5—Windows 2000 Mobile Phone IrCOMM support
Older phones like the Nokia 6110 do not contain an IrCOMM Modem[20] and thus will not be useable in this way, see Question 16.1.
Windows 2000 does not contain the same IrCOMM Modem support by default, however an update exists to add it. The patch can be found at [21]. This patch is included in Service Pack 3 (SP3). More information on the patch can be found at [22] and [23].
Many devices use IrCOMM as their IrDA communications method, such applications include PalmOS devices and Psion PDAs for synchronisation, Mobile Phones for changing Ringtones, Icons and access to their Address Books etc. I am not a fan of this mode of operation, amongst other thing it cause a huge conflict. For instance if you want to HotSync your Palm, ActiveSync your PocketPC and transfer pictures from your digital camera then on your PC you must stop and start the respective applications. This is not user friendly. I have discussed this previously in my other documents[24], so I won’t discuss the wider issues further here.
There are three possible solutions to the lack of IrCOMM Virtual COM Port support in Windows 2000 and XP for these applications:
Note that for access to mobile phones for Ringtone updating etc which uses/needs an IrCOMM Virtual COM Port, then the Windows XP/2000 etc IrCOMM Modem support, as described in Question 9, provides the required Virtual COM Port (when the phone is in range).
A PalmOS device with version 3.3 or later can use an Infrared Mobile Phone as a modem. In the “Prefs” application, firstly a “Connection” called “IR to a Modem” should be created which uses the “IrCOMM to Modem” Connection Method.
Figure 6—PalmOS Prefs Connection list
Figure 7—PalmOS IrCOMM Connection
Network connections can then be created with “Connection” set to “IR to a Modem” (see Figure 7).
Figure 8—PalmOS IrCOMM Network connection
Note that for modern Mobile Phones no extra software is required, older phones e.g. the Nokia 6110 required extra software on the Palm to allow dial-up networking, see Question 16.1.
Most current Mobile Phones that include Infrared include both IrCOMM and OBEX; this means that they can be used as a modem by Windows, PalmOS etc and for ‘Beaming’. Earlier phones with infrared often included neither of these capabilities for instance the Nokia 6110, see Question 16.1.
This applies to Nokia, all of its current phones with infrared have the two capabilities i.e. 6210, 7110, 8210 etc. However, the Motorola Timeport P7389 is known to only have the IrCOMM capability and not OBEX. More information on phone capabilities can be found at e.g. [25], [26].
The IrModem protocol, which was the only way to access mobile phones in Windows 2000 originally, has been removed from Windows. Ironically, the newer Nokia phones do appear to include support for this protocol. This highlights the problems of different development and release schedules, though Microsoft was expecting too much if they really expected people to upgrade their phones to get IrModem compatible versions.
As noted above, some earlier Mobile Phones had IrDA protocol support but had neither OBEX, not IrCOMM Modem functionality. This includes the Nokia 6110, which could print Address book entries and allow multiplayer games to be run over an infrared connection though could not send Address book entries to other devices, nor be used as an IrCOMM Modem.
Software was (is) available for both Windows and PalmOS to communicate with the proprietary modem in the phone. I would recommend though that you spend the money on a new phone rather that software for one or more of your other ‘computer’ devices. That way you get the full current phone support giving full compatibility with other devices.
Printers generally have IrLPT support, this is a cable replacement protocol, it does not include a page definition language etc. The peer device must understand the printer’s language e.g. PostScript, HP’s PCL etc. In Windows 2000/XP (and possibly earlier versions) infrared printing is plug-and-play. When Windows first ‘sees’ the printer, it will add a suitable Printer driver.
For PalmOS, one needs third-party software, for instance PrintBoy from. Printing support in Mobile Phones is known to exist in the Nokia 6110, as noted above, but the availability of this support in other phones is not known.
As noted above printers have recently been having OBEX (Question 4) support added. This makes printing from all devices a real possibility, for instance from Mobile Phones, PalmOS without extra software etc. Of course the printers will not be able to support all file types, however support for vCard, vCalendar and vNote will be of great benefit, providing printing support for those small devices who can’t provide full printer driver support.
To network connect directly to (or through) an NT machine you have to install RAS server along with modem type “Dial-Up Networking Serial Cable between 2 PCs” on the NT machine. This ‘modem’ type requires handshake of the form, send: “CLIENT”, receive: “CLIENTSERVER”. So on the Palm on the Network Script page enter:
Send: CLIENT
Wait For: CLIENTSERVER
End:
That’s the only ‘trick’. On NT the RAS and on the Palm the Network set-up is as normal otherwise, PPP will run great. Note since the COM Port can only have one application using it at a time you’ll have to stop HotSync Manager (or unselect “Local” from its menu) before you start RAS Server. :-(
I've connected like this with the Cradle, using Infrared should be the same, just connect the “Dial-Up Networking Serial Cable between 2 PCs” ‘modem’ to the Virtual Infrared COM Port e.g. COM4 rather than e.g. COM1.
This set-up is largely the same on Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Of course, due to the non-existence of the general IrCOMM Virtual COM Port functionality in Windows 2000 etc, the connection over infrared (IrCOMM) is not possible by default. Microsoft has replaced that function with a different method (IrNet a.k.a. IrDial, IrNetv1); however, new software would be required for the PalmOS, and it does not exist.
Fortunately, the ircomm2k software (see solution 3 in Question 11 above) can be used to create the IrCOMM Virtual COM Port on the PC; the port it creates can then be used by RRAS in a configuration similar to that on NT4. There are reports of this being used successfully, see [27]. Remember to set-up the dial script on the Palm as below.
Serial cable connections continue to work. The null modem device in Windows 2000 that need to be used is called “Communications cable between two computers”. It appears that the script sequence on the Palm needs slight modification though. I’ve seen a recommendation[28] that the sequence be changed to send two CLIENT prompts; this does seem to be required and does work.
The sequence is then:
Send: CLIENT
Send: CLIENT
Wait For: CLIENTSERVER
End:
This is consistent with the information in Microsoft KB article 145879[29]; it says:
“Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 and Windows 2000 products, Remote Access Service (RAS) answers incoming calls after the first ring and Windows 2000 Routing and RAS answers on the second ring.”
My understanding is that RRAS alone is present in Windows 2000, and therefore I don’t understand the reference to Windows 2000 in the initial RAS related clause. My reading of it then is that Windows NT 4.0 (RAS) answers after one ring and Windows 2000 (RRAS) answers after two rings.
The ‘two ring’ script also works for Windows NT 4.0 with RAS, which just ignores the second instance.
Some of the Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) devices from Polar contain infrared connectivity; this allows the uploading of exercise data and configuration of the device etc. There has been much confusion as to how to use this connectivity from the various Windows OS versions. This information hopes to provide some illumination on the subject.
Not that the information here is based on the user manual and support documentation[30] that Polar provide on their web sites and also on analysis of infrared trace information provided by users of Polar products, I have no hands-on experience with the devices. The information is believed to be correct but, as always, any comments good or bad are welcomed.
The main thing one must understand about the infrared connectivity is that there are two separate types of infrared connectivity in these devices. The type used is noted by whether the model name ends with an “i”.
The (newer?) models with the “i” suffix, the S610i, S710i, S720i, S810i, communicate using the complete IrDA protocol suite. Window’s built-in IrDA software is used along with any IrDA adapters configured for its use; this is same mode of operation (and adapter(s)) that one uses to ‘beam’ to and from PDAs and Mobile Phones etc with the “Wireless Link” application, dial the Internet through a Mobile Phone, HotSync a Palm etc. In this mode, the “Polar Precision Performance software” (PPP SW) is set to use “IrDA” on the “Hardware” tab of the “Options”->”Preferences” dialog box. This mode should work on Windows 2000 and later, and also on Windows 98.
For the technically interested, this mode appears to use a TinyTP connection with Service Name “HRM”, with the connection initiated by the PPP software on the PC. [typo! Previously it said “NRM”. The Service Name is of course “HRM”, for “Heart Rate Monitor”]
The models without an “i” suffix, the S610, S710, S810, use a form of connectivity one might call “Direct IR”, it uses the very bottom layer(s) of the IrDA protocol suite alone. Polar supplies a serial connected adapter and also a USB connected adapter for use in this mode.
This mode requires direct access to the IR adapter on your PC and thus, for internal adapters in particular, the OS’s IrDA software must be disabled to allow this. The Polar documentation notes that this mode is only available on Windows 95. I would expect this to work in much the same way on Windows 98 though, for Windows 2000 etc see below.
Access to an IrCOMM Virtual COM Port is not of any benefit in this case. The PPP SW must directly access the physical COM Port representing/attached to the IR adapter. IrComm2k, for instance, on the other hand creates a virtual serial connection over the complete IrDA stack, which is of no use here. There is also no IrCOMM support in the Polar devices themselves.
The Polar documentation is correct in noting that the “Direct IR” mode is primarily available on Windows 95, it is likely however that this mode can be enabled on other platforms too. As noted above, it requires direct (‘raw’) access to the IR adapter through the physical COM Port to which it is attached.
In Windows 2000 etc any IrDA hardware built-in to a PC is plug-and-play discovered and is made accessible to the IrDA driver software alone and is not made available as a COM Port. No way to configure the system to instead provide access to the hardware as a COM Port is immediately apparent[31].
This is likely the case for USB adapters too. However it is not known whether the USB adapter Polar supplies is a general IrDA adapter and is discovered by Windows 2000 etc and assigned to the IrDA software though, or whether it remains available to the PPPSW directly.
However, an external serial port connected IrDA adapter is not automatically discovered by Windows 2000 (plug-and-play does not detect such serial port connected devices) and can thus be accessed directly through the respective COM Port. It is likely that such adapters can thus be used by the PPP SW simply by setting the PPP SW to use the COM Port to which it is attached. Feedback on whether this works is welcomed. If you have previously ‘added’ your serial IrDA adapter with “Add/Remove Hardware” you can stop the IrDA software from using it by deleting or disabling the respective device in “Device Manager”.
Along with my laptop’s built-in IrDA device, I have an external serial dongle. I have failed to have successful communications through this device in Windows 2000 (SP2/SP3) if it is configured in Device Manager to be allowed to communicate at rates higher that the minimum 9600 bps. I have seen other reports of the problem and with other dongle types, for instance I have taken part on a discussion[32] of this in the newsgroup comp.sys.palmtops.pilot.
The failure in communications occurs once a connection is requested; the initial ‘discovery’ operations are carried out successfully e.g. “Wireless Link” show peer devices in range correctly. This is interesting as 9600 bps is the rate at which the discovery process is carried out; after the discovery a connection is formed and a higher rate is agreed, so it would seem that the rate change process does not function correctly with these dongles in Windows 2000 (or at least in some installations or PCs?).
The IrDA specification can be downloaded from the IrDA web site,.
Microsoft provides access to IrDA communications through Winsock (IrSock?). It provides TinyTP, IAS, IrCOMM and IrLMP support through various socket options. Information can be found in the MSDN Library () the URL of the start page is currently.
Due to omissions and errors, particularly on the advanced features, in the Microsoft documentation (and in all other sources of documentation, even hardcopy, that I have found) I have created a reference guide for this subject. All the information in has been manually verified. It is at Windows IrDA programming.html.
If you link to ws2_32.lib then you’ll receive a 10047 WSAEAFNOSUPPORT “An address incompatible with the requested protocol was used.” error in your program on opening the socket. The answer is to link instead to the Winsock library wsock32.lib. (Thanks to Vijay)
I have finally worked-out how to use Lazy Discovery! In the end, there is nothing particularly special about calling and using the feature; but instead, I discovered after many tortuous debugging sessions that the feature only works when being run as an Administrator! I can see no reason why such high privileges would be required for this feature and can only assume that this aspect of its usage is a bug.
See my Winsock IrDA programming reference for information on its usage, see Question 22.
Good information on the Microsoft support for Infrared is contained in “Hardware Development”; the Infrared section is currently at.
As noted in Question 1 the “Image Transfer” (IrTran-P[33]) functionality of the Wireless Link application in Windows 2000 etc conflicts with Palm HotSync Manager and any other applications that need to listen on IrCOMM. The user can disable it in the Wireless Link Control Panel applet; see Figure 9. In Windows XP, the default is ‘disabled’ so you probably won’t have to do this manually.
Figure 9—Disabling Image Transfer in Wireless Link
Investigation (thanks again to Sysinternals’ Regmon[34]) has shown that this operation controls a Registry key. The Wireless Link application monitors this value, re-reads it on change, and enables and disables IrTran-P use of IrCOMM based on the value. The key is “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Infrared\IrTranP\DisableIrCOMM”; values are 1 and 0, for true (i.e. disable) and false (i.e. enable) respectively. As noted whenever (and by whomever) this value is changed the service application reacts (likely by monitoring changes to this registry key). ActiveSync is seen to set this value when synchronisation starts and when it finishes, to remove the conflict over IrCOMM use.
Knowledge base article 278277[35] notes that the user interface can get out of step with the actual setting.
If one wants to replace the Wireless Link program (irmon.dll, ir) with another OBEX application, the local OBEX ‘port’ (actually IAS entry) needs to be free. Unlike with the IrCOMM equivalent “Image Transfer” as discussed in Question 1 and 26, de-selecting the apparent equivalent “Allow others to send files to your computer using infrared communications” in the Wireless Link Control Panel does not release the OBEX port (an attempt to ‘bind’ to “OBEX” fails with WSAEADDRINUSE 10048). To free the port actually the “Infrared Monitor” Service itself needs to be stopped e.g. “net stop Irmon”
GSM Mobile phones (cellular phones) have multiple features extra to dial-up that it can be useful to access over infrared, these include the phonebook (address book), the SMS message store, the ability to send SMS messages etc. Access to these features is generally available in two ways, through OBEX and through extensions to the AT command set. In the former, to transfer messages/phonebook entries to the PC requires the user to use the phone’s menus to send the object.
This latter mode is controlled by commands from the PC and same commands are used as if the connection to the mobile phone was through a (serial) cable connection. When using infrared an IrCOMM connection should be made to the phone; in Windows 2000 use the Winsock support and in Windows 98 (etc) use the IrCOMM Virtual COM Port.
The commands are described in standards published by ETSI (the “European Telecommunications Standards Institute“) and can be downloaded for free from their website (after registration). Two standards of interest are:
(Search at ETSI.org for 07.07 and 07.05 respectively).
Two example commands are AT+CPBR to read a phonebook entry and AT+CMGR to read a message.
I have no knowledge of what phone types support what subset of the defined commands.
Many people want to use IrDA hardware alone to communicate with peer devices and not use the complete IrDA protocol stack. This is using the hardware like a serial cable, simply having it send a stream of raw bytes using the HP-SIR format and not using the complete IrDA stack to do provide half-duplex turn-around, discovery, form a connection, provide flow control and retransmission etc.
Benefits to this are not needing an IrDA stack present on the two peers and it also will probably allow lower latency communications. However as noted above there is then no half-duplex turn-around, flow control, retransmissions etc.
Gaining access to the IrDA hardware for this use can be difficult. On Windows 2000 etc, as noted above, gaining direct to the hardware is only easy for serial port connected dongles. Devices connected to the motherboard or to USB are not easily accessed directly. IrComm2k is NOT for this purpose.
On the more recent Palm devices, e.g. the Tungsten T, Zire 21 etc, which run OS5 the OMAP processor they use contains the IrDA framing functionality and only will accept complete IrLAP frames. It is thus not possible to send arbitrary octets. From the FAQ[36] at pa1mOne’s developer site (PluggedIn Program),.
Other devices using that processor, or processors with the same feature, will not be able to send arbitrary bytes. It would be sensible either to not use ‘direct’ IR, or to define your protocol to use IrLAP format frames to transfer all data.
It should be noted that the IrDA devices in our PCs, PDA, mobile phones etc use the IrDA-Data standard and it not the same, or even very similar, to the infrared we use to control our TVs, Hi-Fis. Just because they both use the word “infrared” does not mean that they are related. The ‘modulation’ the two use are different, IrDA send frames etc etc.
Software for 'Consumer' IR can be found on the net, it generally needs a simple IR diode etc connected to a serial port and can't work with an IrDA dongle. Often IrDA dongles contain active components that reshape the given signal and thus can’t used to send arbitrary infrared pulses.
For instance I have a Girbil serial dongle which has a 8205 or some sort of microcontroller inside the case which I presume would likely do signal re-shaping, and requires special signals to set the bit rate it uses at any particular time. As to the signal shaping this probably affect the receive function more as the received signal will not appear similar to an IrDA IrPHY signal.
The web page at (and /furby.htm) says that you can use an IrDA device to send remote control like signals but can't receive, as far as the author can manage. This seems to be case at too though some may work and note that some of the dongles can be set into Consumer IR mode... Other related links:
Any information on this or any other relevant information including any errors in this document would be appreciated in order to improve this document. Please send emails to mailto:alanjmcf@yahoo.com.
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[1] “Palm, Inc. - Updater for HotSync v3.1.1 for Windows” at
[2] Ideally Palm would have updated HotSync Manager and the PalmOS HotSync application to communicate directly over TinyTP (with an IAS Name of “PalmHotSync” perhaps) and thus remove conflicts over IrCOMM.
[3] PalmOne “Solution ID: 26288—Could not initialize library (when trying to beam) (Treo 600)” at.
[4] PalmOne “Solution ID: 29117—Can't use modem or other applications that use the Treo 600's serial port after installing the Portable Keyboard driver” at, also “Treo 600 Portable Keyboard Driver” at.
[5] European PalmDirect has the version 4.1 upgrade at, the USA store has it at.
[6]
Handspring’s “What is the Palm Enhanced Infrared Updater and why would I need
it?” at.
[7] IrComm2k () Version 2 pages at or depending on your language preference.
[8] From page “ZiLOG's Riverwave” “Using FileConnect Lite to transfer files between the Palm Computing Platform and PC is not always successful. Please reference the matrix shown below. …”. Note I have no experience with the Riverwave software.
[9] “hp LaserJet 2200 series more information, Wireless Printing” at
[10] Presentation “IrDA and Windows XP” at (from).
[11] Clarinet Systems’ EthIR LAN family of infrared access points
[12] Page in TechNet that note that Windows Server 2003 has IrDA support only in Standard edition include: “Understanding infrared networking” at, “To verify infrared support on a computer” at and “To send files using the command line” at etc.
Note each of those pages has a version for each edition, for instance the last page above is also at.
[13] TechNet Windows Server 2003, Wireless Network “Resources” page:.
[14] TechNet page on Irftp in Windows Server 2003 at
[15] “Technical Overview of Windows Server 2003 Networking and Communications”, NetworkingOver.doc at
[16] “325867 - HOW TO: Configure Your Computer for Infrared Communication in Windows Server 2003” at.
[17] “What's New in Windows Server 2003” Chat transcript at.
[18] “Brown acknowledges that the U.S. market for infrared in mobile phones is "anemic," and points to the way cell phones are used as the culprit. In Asia, users tap the IR port in their handsets to exchange personal contact information, make payment transactions and exchange pictures. European users often use the IR connection as a sort of wireless modem, linking the Internet access capabilities of their handset with other devices such as laptops. Neither is the case in the U.S. market, Brown notes.” from, Testing Infrared's Limits by Karen Brown, May 15, 2005,Wireless Week.
[19] “Release Notes for Windows Vista Beta 1 and Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 1 ”
[20] Note digital Mobile phones e.g. GSM phones do not need nor will even contain a modem; a modem converts digital signals to pass over an analog phone system. All that Mobile phones need is support for the AT command set so that Windows can talk to them using a traditional modem driver. The ‘soft modems’ supplied for some modem phones convert the AT commands into the binary format accepted by the phone.
[21] “Security Update, August 19, 2001” at
[22] “Windows 2000 Does Not Support Mapping Virtual COM Ports to Infrared Ports (Q252795)” at
[23] “Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-046” at
[24] The history of IrCOMM usage in Windows 2000 and later is covered in two of my documents: “Window 2000 with Mobile phones (lack of Virtual COM port support)” at and “Microsoft IrCOMM in Windows XP and 2000” at
[25] “Palm, Inc. - Mobile Internet Kit, Supported Phones” at
[26] “Alvin Mok's Web”
[27] IrCOMM2k forum post “palm networking over irda” at However, if you use the CLIENT/CLIENTSERVER script on the Palm, the modification of the .INF file should be unnecessary.
[28] “Connecting a Palm Pilot to Windows 2000” at
[29] Microsoft Knowledge base article 145879 “How to Set the Number of Rings for RAS Auto-Answer in Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000” at;en-us;145879
[30] References from Polar user manual and support notes.
From the “Polar Precision Performance SW 4” User Guide. Page 4:
If you are using Polar S810i, Polar S720i, Polar S710i or Polar 610i via computer's internal IR port select IrDA.
and:
Use Internal Infrared Port (Win95 only)
Polar S810, Polar S710 or Polar S610 HR monitors do not support IrDA infrared communication, but instead use so called direct infrared communication.
If you are using above mentioned monitors via computer's built-in IR port you have to select this option. Also, you need to disable the Windows Infrared Monitor in the operating system.
Note that direct infrared communication is available only with Windows 95 operating system.
Page 57:
Different Polar heart rate monitors use different methods for transferring exercise data to the computer.
The exercises from Polar S610i, Polar S710i, Polar S720i and Polar S810i are transferred using an infrared connection. You can use Polar IR Interfaces or other manufacturers' IrDA supported IR interfaces. Also computer's internal IR port can be used. With Polar S610, Polar S710 and Polar S810 data transmission is enabled through Polar IR Interfaces only.
and:
With Polar S810i, Polar S720i, Polar S710i and Polar S610i the exercises are transferred using infrared communication via Polar IR Interfaces or other manufacturers' IR interfaces.
With Polar S810, Polar S710 and Polar S610 exercise data can be transferred through Polar IR Interfaces only.
From FAQ article “How to use your PC's internal infrared on Windows 95”:
You can transfer information between Polar S610 / S710 / S810 HR monitors and Polar Precision Performance SW 3.0, by the internal infrared only if you have Windows 95 installed. In Win95, the infrared works as a generic serial port. In Windows 98 / Windows Me / Windows 2000 / Windows XP a COM port is handled as a virtual port. Due to this technical difference, i.e. lack of physical serial port it is not possible to use the Polar Precision Performance SW 3.0 and Polar S610 / S710 / S810 Heart Rate Monitors with these operating systems.
[31] It is possible that removing the “netirsir” “.inf” and “.pnf” files from the “%windir%\inf\” directory (move them to another location e.g. “c:\backup\”) and rebooting may be enough. This file (“netirsir”) contains the definition of the Plug-and-Play identifiers (IDs) for internal IrDA adapters and thus Windows will instead use the adapters’ COM Port identifier during discovery. Again if you have previous ‘added’ an adapter, remove it in “Device Manager” before rebooting. Feedback on this please.
[32] Thread “Infrared Hotsync only with von 9600 Bit/s possible?” in comp.sys.palmtops.pilot e.g. at
[33] “IrTran-P (Infrared Transfer Picture) Specification : IrDA Application for Consumer Digital Cameras” as IrTran-P_10.pdf at the IrDA website
[34] Sysinternal’s Regmon at
[35] Microsoft Knowledge base article 278277 “Use Wireless Link to Transfer Images” Check Box Is Cleared by Default, but the Feature Does Not Respond Correctly at;en-us;278277
[36] “Q: Why can't I use raw IR Mode on OMAP-based (Tungsten|T, Tungsten|T2, Tungsten|E and Zire71) products?” in PalmOne’s “PluggedIn: Frequently Asked Questions” | http://www.alanjmcf.me.uk/comms/infrared/IrDA%20faq.html | 2013-05-18T10:41:49 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Last week newspapers reported that Israel attacked Syria. It is true that Israeli planes attacked a Syrian convoy carrying antiaircraft weapons. However this does not mean that the attack targeted Syria.
‘Murky reactions’
The main target of the raid seems to be SA-17 missiles that were about to be transferred by Syria to Hezbollah forces in Lebanon. Syria’s main research center on biological and chemical weapons, the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center, also suffered damage where the weapons were stationed. However the reactions of the actors in question, namely Israel, Syria, Lebanon and Hezbollah, made the picture more than murky. Israel issued no statement and took no responsibility for the strike. Only former Defense Minister Ehud Barak came close to conceding involvement when speaking at the Munich Security Conference. Bashar al-Assad’s regime, on the other hand, kept calm and has been slammed for not responding to the air strike. Even more surprisingly, Hezbollah said they were not the target. Iran, seemingly having nothing to do with the incident, is the only country that did not surprise us. Tehran reacted immediately, saying the bombing may lead to serious consequences for Israel.
Favor to Assad
It all makes sense with pure deductive reasoning. The raid served as a great favor to the al-Assad regime. From the very outset of the domestic uprisings the Syrian regime has depicted them as a conspiracy hatched by external enemies. Hence the attack provided al-Assad with proof to “justify” his position and also with a second opportunity to activate Arab nationalism and gain the support of the Muslim world. It also greatly damaged the Syrian opposition, which had just declared they were open to dialogue with al-Assad. This strengthens the very well-known assumption of Israel: There will be no stability in Israel if there is no stability in Syria, where stability means al-Assad. Knowing this, al-Assad seems to have taken no offense regarding the attack at all. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu was referring to this fact when he publicly questioned whether there was a secret agreement between Syria and Israel and why al-Assad does not use any strength against Israel.
Israel’s old game
Here we go again. It’s all about the most popular usual suspect, Iran. Israel wanted to make it clear that the next attack may target either Hezbollah camps in Lebanon or Tehran. However Tel Aviv is playing an old game. Several recent developments point to the formation of a new strategic alignment of Iran, Russia and the U.S., which seem to have agreed on a framework to end the Syria crisis. Since Iran also fears a Syrian takeover, it must have been considered to be an effective partner on this issue. And the nuclear crisis cannot be divorced from this partnership. Last week U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s declaration of America’s willingness to conduct direct nuclear talks with Iran got a cautious but positive response from Tehran. Besides, nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 are going to take place on Feb. 25.
Someone has to alert Israel that it cannot play a new game with the old rules.
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Solidere “A”and BEMO revive Beirut Stock Exchange
Although volume on the Beirut bourse more than doubled, activity was concentrated in two stocks Solidere “A”and BEMO, which together accounted for 87.5 percent of total turnover. Perhaps the former could be perceived as a bet on the outcome of the elections while the latter on the opening up of the Syrian banking sector in the not too distant future. A distinctive feature of the elections is an almost total absence of serious discussion of the issues.
The issue concerning the market above all others is the reversal of the economic slump, and more particularly correcting the fiscal imbalance. Until this issue is tackled with not only seriousness but also integrity and determination, then the make-up of the new government may add-up to nothing more than mere cosmetics.
BEMO was the main player among listed banks as its price gained 8.3 percent to $3.25 on relatively large volume of 57,490.Demand and supply for the stock were in equilibrium for most of the week. This sudden activity in BEMO over the past two weeks could be closely related to its obtaining of a license to operate in Syria’s Free Zone.
Bank of Beirut was its usual active self as it witnessed trade of 11,750 shares on an unchanged price of $7.563.Some demand appeared for Audi “C” on Monday, resulting in a trade of 400 shares at a price of $20.75. BLOM’s GDR was up 0.76 percent over the week, closing at $23.075 while Audi’s GDR lost 0.52 percent to close at $19.15. BLOM is generally considered to be the bank that would benefit most from the opening-up of the Syrian banking sector.
Solidere had a glimpse this week at its glorious past when 53,071 “A” shares were traded during one single day, thus raising the stock’s total weekly turnover to 84,787.Supply on the “A” share was generous, as usual, with whatever demand materializing being executed. However, a surge in demand on Friday to 72,870 shares caused trading to increase to 40,071.The fate of the “B” share differed as no demand was registered to match the ever-existing supply, except for 17 shares demanded and traded on Monday at $6.875.
The company’s future is very much seen by market players as being bound to the outcome of the elections and the appointment of a new prime minister and formation of a cabinet. The company’s GDR continued its ascent this week, reaching $6.775 on Monday before losing some ground and closing 4.8 percent up at $6.55.
Ciments Libanais fell 7.31 percent to $0.406 on Friday when 5,200 shares changed hands. Ciments Blancs “B” was traded this week at a steady price of $1.844,on volume of 3,000 shares. – (Banque du Liban et d’Outre-Mer) | http://www.albawaba.com/business/solidere-%E2%80%9Ca%E2%80%9Dand-bemo-revive-beirut-stock-exchange?quicktabs_accordion=1 | 2013-05-18T10:23:40 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
'Revolution Cinema' makes its mark in Cairo
The Cairo Film Festival 2012 (CIFF) dedicated Monday 3 December to the Arab Spring in a sideline category called Revolution Cinema, with a focus strictly on documentary films, including entries from Egypt, Tunisia and Bahrain.
The 35th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival from 29 November - 6 December 2012 was the first held in Egypt after the 2011 revolution. In its regular programme, the festival included a few films referring to the Arab Spring.
Egyptian film critic Osama Saffar says, "We in the film field predicted there would be a revolution in Egypt way before 25 January [the day of the first large-scale protests]… through the stories and scripts of major films likeIsmaliya Rayeh Gaye (Ismaliya Back and Forth) that portrays youth as helpless and depressed, seeking a better life elsewhere as there are no prospects in Egypt."
"Those broken spirits grew their fighting character within a year after the Arab Spring. Yet most films still speak of how we were before the revolution," he comments on the characters written nowadays.
Saffar points to Winter of Discontent as a clear example. Ibrahim El-Batout’s film Winter of Discontent showcased the torture and fight for freedom among youth. The storyline – inspired by the 18-day uprising - was short and gave great license to the actors, who embodied their characters and improvised the dialogue for as much a realistic feel as possible.
Winter of Discontent was planned to be screened during the festival’s opening ceremony, but the opening was postponed and the programme changed due to ongoing clashes in Cairo. The film was screened during the week and it was not featured in the CIFF's Revolution Cinema category, since it wasn't documentary, although it was based on a collage of true stories.
Not that documentary films are of less value than feature films, but for sure they are more "camera on ground reporting" rather than driven characters that speak on reality.
Those "Camera on Ground Reports" were seen in all documentary films screened at CIFF, like the one on Bahrain: The Forbidden Country by French filmmaker Stephanie Lammorre that gives a unique take on the situation of this country.
According to Al Ahram Hebdo writer, Farah Souames, "Bahrain: The Forbidden Country presents the life of insurgents and those fighting for democracy against daily, relentless repression and violence. The audience was finally able to get an idea of what is really happening in this country, telling a story through the eyes of three courageous female activists who explain how their revolution is invisible and therefore it is difficult to reveal the real insurrection. These are the three fates; three eyes on this forbidden country of the Arab Spring, alas, forgotten in the West. The film succeeds brilliantly to break the world's cliché picture of Bahrain as strictly a place of wealth."
Revolution Talks directed by Karim Yacouby recalls the Tunisian revolution starting from 14 January 2011 until the election of the Constituent Assembly. The documentary is based on footage of several strikes and protests since the uprising up until the building of a constitution. The director depended on statements from people on the ground. There was no storyline, no narration, no sound effects - not even editing. Only a cameraman joining protests to document what the Tunisian people went through to build up their new state.
The same applies to Road to Tahrir Square, a film by Amr Abdel Ghany, which documents the Egyptian revolution through the eyes of the labour movement in the country. Abdel Ghany looks into the roots of the revolution and demonstrates the role of the labour movement.
The list of documentary films on the Arab Spring continues with Reporting a Revolution by Bassam Mortada, a prominent journalist at Al Masry Al Youm, an independent newspaper in Egypt. From its synopsis, Reporting a Revolution is a story of six young Egyptian journalists who tell the story of the revolution while capturing the terror they faced to get their stories out. This news-reporting documentary failed to be screened at CIFF due to the confusion in the schedule rearrangements. On the day it was supposed to be screened, the CIFF held a symposium, which not many people found interesting anyway and left.
The small number of Arab Spring movies gave audiences a glimpse into the countries going through political upheavals. However, a number of Egyptian filmmakers kept expressing their disappointment at being marginalised and the lack of support for their works – especially those on the Egyptian revolution – by the festival organisers.
Breaking the rules of documentaries and the news reporting trend among all films screened in the Revolution Cinema category, Eyes of Freedom… Street of Death by Egyptian filmmakers Ahmed Salah Sony and Ramadan Salah Mohamed, who are known in the field as the "Salah Brothers," gave another original vibe to documentary films.
Instead of reporting news, showing footage and bringing the revolution nostalgia to audience, the Salah Brothers depended on a well-written narration by Nader Refaay that gave a solid character to Tahrir Square itself.
According to film critic and audience member, Mohamed Sodani, "The Salah Brothers managed to make the entire documentary feature their hero of the story."
"Although it is a documentary film, you film revolutionaries managed to have put me in the setting of a tragedy feature film," Safaa El-Leithy film critic proudly addresses the Salah Brothers at the film panel discussion.
The Salah Brothers narrate the brutal attacks from the police force on civilians during protests at Mohamed Mahmoud Street in downtown Cairo on 18 November 2011. The two filmmakers took their cameras to the street during their protests and filmed what happened to them and others.
It goes without saying that within the upheaval of the past two weeks after President Morsi announced his power-grabbing Constitutional Declaration, the attendance at film screenings was affected.
An average of 12 sat in the audience in each hall on the days Arab Spring movies were screened. However, all films brought back memories of the Egyptian revolution and a fire to "continue the fight for freedom and social justice," as Sony states.
Where cinema is concerned, Saffar says: "There is still a long way for cinema to develop, but those young boys have started."
By Farah Montasser
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Pippa Passes, Ky.-Five deserving individuals will be honored when they join 60 prior members in the prestigious Alice Lloyd College Athletic Hall of Fame.
The five members chosen for the Class of 2012 are as follows:
Mr. Jason R. Collins- Basketball
Miss Amy Dixon-Basketball
Mr. Jonathan Jett-Baseball
Mr. Jeff Lovely- Baseball
Mr. Elmer Slone- Assistant Coach
The award ceremony will take place on October 13th at 4 PM in the Grady Nutt Athletic Center on the campus of Alice Lloyd College. The event is held in conjunction with the yearly Appalachia Day Homecoming festivities.
ALC congratulates each of this year’s honorees! | http://www.alc.edu/2012/10/alc-announces-inductees-for-class-of-2012-athletic-hall-of-fame/?yr=2013&month=1&dy=&cid=mini | 2013-05-18T10:31:20 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Interior ministers of the oil-rich Gulf Arab countries have called for the creation of a regional security authority and a rapid reaction force.
"We need a common security authority," said Bahrain's Interior Minister Rashid Abd Allah Ahmad Al Khalifa, on Saturday during a meeting in Manama, adding that a joint rapid reaction and "deterrent" force was also required.
"The rise in criminality and the expansion of bloody violence and armed clashes represent serious security challenges," he said.
"We must combine our efforts in the face of the violent acts which strike the countries of the GCC."
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Abd al-Rahman al-Attiya highlighted the need to establish a "more effective security system to protect the region" which could only be achieved with "transparency and cooperation".
He said before the conference that so far only Saudi Arabia and the UAE had signed an agreement that would promote greater coordination and information-sharing between the region's security bodies.
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The GCC groups Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Saudi Arabia, which has been the scene of several deadly bombings and attacks on Westerners over the past two years, continues to battle alleged members of the al-Qaida network.
A bomber in Qatar killed one Briton and wounded 12 in March, while clashes in Kuwait between security forces and rebels left three people dead in January.
GCC countries, many of them staunch US allies in its "war on terror", spent $37 billion in 2004 on security and defence with a focus on surveillance and counter-terrorism, according to Jane's Sentinel Security Assessments. | http://www.aljazeera.com/archive/2005/11/2008491601193427.html | 2013-05-18T10:13:17 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Bashar al-Assad has accused Israel of trying to destabilise Syria by attacking a military research base outside Damascus last week, and said his country was able to confront "current threats ... and aggression", according to state media.
The Syrian president made the remarks on Sunday in a meeting with Saeed Jalili, Iran's national security council secretary, in Damascus. It was Assad's first reported response to the attack.
According to diplomats, Syrian rebels and security sources, Israeli jets bombed a convoy near the Lebanese border on Wednesday, apparently hitting weapons destined for Hezbollah, the Lebanese armed group backed by Syria and Iran.
Syria said the target was a military research centre in Jamraya, northwest of Damascus.
Assad's accusations came as Ehud Barak, Israel's defence minister, gave the first hint of Israeli involvement in the air attack, during his appearance at the Munich Security Conference in Germany.
"I cannot add anything to what you have read in the newspapers about what happened in Syria several days ago," he said.
Barak said: "It's another proof that when we say something we mean it. We say that we don't think that it should be allowable to bring advanced weapon systems into Lebanon, the Hezbollah from Syria, when Assad falls."
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During his meeting with Assad, Jalili reaffirmed Iran's "full support for the Syrian people ... facing the Zionist aggression, and its continued co-ordination to confront the conspiracies and foreign projects", Syrian state media said.
Assad, who is Iran's closest Arab ally, is battling a 22-month-old uprising in which 60,000 people have been killed.
Assad maintains the rebels are terrorists funded and armed by Turkey and Sunni Muslim Gulf Arab states.
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Mark Perry, a military and foreign policy analyst, said the suspected Israeli air strike could tilt the conflict in Assad's favour.
"Israel will claim that it does not want to intervene and it is a sole, legitimate action against militants," he said.
"But if you look at Israel's real strategy here ... then you want to buttress the regime of the dictator Assad, because you prefer that to a democracy.
"This actually lends the legitimacy to Bashar al-Assad. From Israel's perspective, this sounds perfectly rational."
Israel has said it might have to intervene to prevent Syrian chemical or advanced weapons falling into the hands of groups such as Hezbollah, which fought a 34-day war with Israel in 2006., lorries and military vehicles.
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The reason why it was essential that there was one operational commander for the three fronts, North, Central and Southern, was so that the intended attacks in late 1944 could be co-ordinated to prevent the Japanese concentrating large numbers of reserves for a counter attackhandy inevitablely lead. A thrust from the north west by NCAC was meeting with some success, but Stilwell also needed to had bein flown out to India as a completely broken force, almost to a man. came to an end,. | http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Northern_Combat_Area_Command | 2013-05-18T11:02:13 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Angevin is the name applied to two distinct medieval dynasties which originated as counts (from 1360, dukes) of the western French province of Anjou (of which angevin is the adjectival form), but later came to rule far greater areas including England, Hungary and Poland (see Angevin Empire).
The" is derived from the broom flower, (planta genesta). It originated with Geoffrey of Anjou, father of King Henry II of England, because he adapted the flower as his emblem, often both Edward IV and Richard III, who apparently assumed it about 1448.1
The second Angevin dynasty, known also as the house of Capet-Anjou, began with Charles, created count (from 1360 the family were dukes) of the western French province of Anjou by his elder brother king Louis IX of France in 1246; they were members of the French ruling house of Capet. .99). The last duke of the Angevin (Capet-Anjou) line died in 1481, and Anjou reverted to the French crown. | http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Plantagenet | 2013-05-18T10:52:33 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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A servant is a person who is hired to provide regular household or other duties, and receives compensation.
While often used synonymously with the more modern and politically correct term "domestic worker", there are nuances of meaning: | http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Servant_(domestic) | 2013-05-18T10:30:49 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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A warm-blooded (homeothermic) animal is one that can keep its core body temperature at a nearly constant level regardless of the temperature of the surrounding environment (that is, to maintain thermal homeostasis). This can involve not only the ability to generate heat, but also the ability to cool down if necessary.
Also known as endotherms, warm-blooded animals control their body temperature by regulating their metabolic rates.
Endotherms include birds, mammals, and insects. The advantages of endothermy are increased enzyme activity and a constant body temperature, allowing these animals to be active in cold temperatures. On the other hand, the disadvantage is the need to maintain thermoregulation, even during inactivity, otherwise the organism will die.
Other living creatures such as fish and reptiles are called ectothermic or cold blooded, meaning that they cannot control their internal temperature and so were assumed to have the same temperature as their surroundings..
Diverse mechanisms can come into play to regulate body temperature, such as shivering (to generate heat from muscle contractions), blanching (circulatory changes to direct less heat to the skin), flushing (circulatory changes to radiate more heat from the skin), panting or sweating (to increase heat loss through evaporation).
Biochemical processes are heat dependent. The rule of thumb is that they go faster when they are warm and slower when they are cold. The advantage of being warm blooded is that you can always maintain yourself near one optimum temperature and you will now have all your internal chemical reactions functioning at their best. This means that you can think, move, digest, etc with your best possible speed and efficiency.
Warm blooded animals warm themselves by digesting food. The disadvantage of being warm blooded is that you must always have large amounts of food. Once you get accustomed to being warm blooded you are committed to it. When the core temperature of a warm blooded animal does change, even by a few degrees, the animal will rapidly lose its ability to function.
The advantage of being cold blooded is that you need much less food. This means that you can survive famine, long ocean voyages, and shortage of prey when warm blooded creatures would surely die.
The disadvantage of being cold blooded is that you need to have multiple chemical pathways available to you, some of them for cooler temperature functioning, others for warm. You may also find yourself moving or thinking more slowly than normal, simply because you are cold today.
It has been a while since the original distinction was made between warm and cold blooded animals. Time has passed, science has advanced, the warm cold business has been studied in closer detail. It turns out that the cold blooded animals all use behavioral means to adjust their temperatures, sometimes quite effectively. There are also creatures that do not properly fall into either category.
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Sonny Rollins: Way Out West (2002)
Way Out West
Way Out Westwas Sonny Rollins’ first tenor saxophone-bass-drums recording. He would follow this with the trio recordings A Night at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note, 1999) and Freedom Suite (Riverside/OJC, 1991). Unlike the piano-less quartets of Gerry Mulligan, Rollins did not have a counterpoint foil, as did Mulligan did in Chet Baker and later Bob Brookmeyer. The tenor trio format is full of wide-open spaces. How appropriate that this format would be chosen my Rollins for a recording entitled Way Out West.
Where the recently remastered Tenor Madness clocks in at just over 35 minutes with no alternate takes, Way Out West soars to over 70 minutes with three alternate takes, two of which are twice as long as the released versions. I suspect we can forgive the brevity of Tenor Madness for the presence of Rollins and Coltrane playing the blues, but it is very nice to have an expanded Way Out West. "I’m an Old Cowhand" gets a short and extended treatment, both worthy of inclusion and release. Shelly Manne’s John Ford Western soundtrack drumming is perfect without making the song a parody. Ray Brown supplies the time and foundation over which Rollins freely improvises, taking full advantage of the space afforded him. "The Two versions of "Come, Gone" do the same thing.
Sonny Rollins’ playing is immediately attractive because of his muscular harmonic conservatism. Where he might have never have licked every scalar corner in existence as Coltrane did, he does always perform at the highest level. Way Out West remains a standard for this higher level.
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Track Listing: I'm an Old Cowhand; Solitude; Come, Gone; Wagon Wheels; There is No Greater Love; Way Out West; I'm an Old Cowhand (Alternate Take); Come, Gone (Alternate Take); Way Out West (Alternate Take). (Total Time 70:59).
Personnel: Sonny Rollins-Tenor Saxophone; Ray Brown-Bass; Shelly Manne-Drums.
Record Label: Contemporary
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Marco Eneidi: Still Here
AAJ: Marco, this conversation is going in a very interesting manner and we could be talking all night long...
ME: Yesterday I was on the phone with Cecil Taylor and we talked for 6 hours.
AAJ: Unbelievable!
ME: And we could've gone on, but finally I said to Cecil that I really have to go to the toilet and then I've to go out and buy some cigarettes and then I'd have a drink 'cause it was late at night. But the stuff he was telling me was so interesting, the stories I'd never heard from Cecil before and it was really nice. This conversation, yes we could go on for hours, I thank you so very very much for having me, to your audience for listening, and I apologize that I don't speak French , and to the people elsewhere who're listening on internet. I hope to meet you sometime in person.
AAJ: Yeah, hope to see you sometime soon.
ME: Ciao. Merci beaucoup.
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Lisle Ellis, Sound of Survival-Live (Henceforth, 2005)
Selected Discography
Marco Eneidi/Lisle Ellis/Peter Valsamis, American Roadwork (CIMP, 2004)
Marco Eneidi, Cherry Box (Eremite, 2001)
Donald Robinson Trio, Straight Lines Skewed (CIMP, 1999)
Lisle Ellis, Children in Peril Suite (Music & Arts, 1998)
The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, Sunrises in the Tone World (Aum Fidelity, 1997)
Marco Eneidi, American Jungle Suite (Music & Arts, 1997)
Marco Eneidi/American Jungle Orchestra, Marco Eneidi & The Jungle Orchestra (Botticelli, 1995)
Glenn Spearman, Free Worlds (Black Saint, 1995)
Marco Eneidi Quartet, Final Disconnect Notice (Botticelli, 1994)
Photo Credits:
Top photo: Donald Robinson
Bottom photo: Peter Valsamis | http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=19665&pg=7 | 2013-05-18T10:25:05 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Live Reviews
Tom Fischer and Friends at Fritzel's, Bourbon Street, New Orleans
Tom Fischer
Fritzel's Jazz Pub
New Orleans, Louisiana
March 5, 2009
Sadly, there are only two jazz clubs left on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Most have moved to Frenchmen Street just below the French Quarter in the Marigny section. But amidst the noise of rock bands and the fraternity-like atmosphere is a club that you might miss if you don't look up. Fritzel's was founded in 1969 and has become a destination for jazz lovers world-wide. It is a long, narrow room with a bar up front and a small stage in the back that is ringed with benches and small-long tables that put the audience right up front, in with the band. Decorated in posters and photographs over peeling paint, it is a perfect jazz joint in a European style. Fritzel's always has a crowd of regulars, tourists who stumble in, and a crowd of people speaking in foreign tongues who have come to New Orleans specifically to hear the jazz they love. They have reached their musical Mecca.
Fritzel's features jazz seven nights of the week. With its attentive wait staff headed by the lovely Kate, no cover, a mere one-drink minimum, and a tip jar that is passed at the end of each set, it becomes an inexpensive and entertaining night out. Under music director/bassist Brad Truby's guidance, Fritzel's features a variety of fine musicians each night, and things become extra fun when someone comes into town and sits in with the band. And if you are really lucky, Miss Helen Arlt, the 87- year-old Grand Dame of jazz dancers, will show up with her umbrella to lead a second line through the small club.
On this particular night, Tom Fischer and Friends were on stage leading the audience into a frenzy of the sort that Fritzel's is known for. With Fisher on clarinet, Truby on Bass, Richard Scott on piano, and Karl Budo on drums, the audience was treated to an exhilarating night of music. The music is traditional, and the playing is exceptional. Fischer and Scott carried the tune on "St. James Infirmary," which began as the sad song that it is and ended on a high note that had the audience cheering. Things really heated up as the band played a fast-paced version of "Shine." Scott moved up and down the key board with Truby in fast pursuit keeping up with the talented pianist.
Each member of the band then had the opportunity to shine as they played their solos. Fischer showed impressive dexterity on the clarinet, hitting both low and exceptionally high notes that brought cheers from the crowd. Scott was his usual formidable self as he flashed his full-faced smile at the audience in response to their cheering. Truby satisfied his fans as his fingers flew across the fret board on his solo and the audience cheered with passion, yelling his name "Brad!" as he finished his moment. Budo played a solo that showed that he knows exactly where to hit the drum to get the sound he wants. Aside from keeping the rhythm, Budo has a gift of knowing where to place an offbeat that enhances every tune he plays. This is one of those bands one conjures in their mind when they think of New Orleans jazz.
Having been to Fritzel's over a dozen times, I can attest that this night was typical for this small, locally renowned jazz club. Great bands, an intimate setting, good drinks, and a raucous, applauding, jazz-loving crowd make this the perfect setting for jazz in New Orleans. For anyone with a short amount of time in New Orleans, Fritzel's should be tops on their list for places to go in the evening. Just remember to look up. It would be easy to miss this oasis of jazz amongst the insanity and noise of Bourbon Street. And that would be sad indeed. | http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=32186 | 2013-05-18T10:41:10 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Live Reviews
Quoc Trung / Nguyen Le / Dhafer Youssef / Thanh Lam / Rhani Krija / Kieu Anh: Hanoi, Vietnam, September, 1, 2012 | http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=42893&pg=2 | 2013-05-18T10:13:40 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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02-09-2002, 05:00 PM
I live in Toronto Canada. This summer while i was on vacation, i bought the 7650 in Beirut. Is there any way i can change the reception band from 900/1800 to 1900? which is what i need to work it here
if anyone can help, i will be very appreciative
Ali
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02-09-2002, 05:54 PM
Well,only thing i can say is,wait for the nokia 7650i triband and buy it
omar_g
02-09-2002, 10:27 PM
Hi there,
It's impossible to change the frequency band that the phone works on. It is a hardware issue rather than a simple software one. I'd reccomend you sell the phone on ebay (UK prices are typically higher than most so try ebay.co.uk) and use the money to buy a SonyEricsson P800 in a few weeks time. It's a very very similar device in terms of functionality but it it's triband, meaning you will get it to work in Canada. Waiting for a 7650i seems a little pointless i'm afraid, as I don't believe it'll materialise (on general release) within the next 6-9 months, if ever.
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Major Exhibition of Works by Guillermo Kuitca to Premiere in Western New York
January 24, 2010 by All Art News
Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions, Featured
BUFFALO, NY.- On February 19, 2010, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery will present a major exhibition that will trace the evolution of the work of Argentine artist Guillermo Kuitca through more than fifty paintings and twenty-five works on paper that span twenty-eight years of the artist’s career..
Born in Argentina in 1961, Kuitca began to garner international acclaim while still in his early twenties. Today, the artist commands an international status, and his works have been collected and exhibited by major art institutions including The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, and The Tate in Great Britain.
Conceived in the early and mid-1980s, the earliest works in the exhibition were inspired by Kuitca’s experiences in the theatre, with titles often drawn from plays, literature, and popular music. Works from this period are reminiscent of stage sets viewed from a distance, with tiny figures acting out mysterious and disturbing dramas. Themes of absence and disappearance emerge in subsequent works from the period, which depict overturned chairs, sullied beds that appear to be on fire, and a microphone on an empty stage.
Works from the late 1980s and early 1990s explore architecture and topography, as well as domestic and communal spaces. The floor plans of public institutions, geographical maps, and genealogical charts begin to serve as important references during this period. Though these works infer human interconnection and spaces that are normally occupied by large groups, the human figure remains notably absent.
Kuitca further explored organizational systems throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. In Neufert Suite, 1998, a series of paintings, and L’Encyclopédie, 2002, a series of works on paper, he refers to an architect’s handbook and the work of French philosopher Denis Diderot, who attempted to condense the whole of human knowledge into an encyclopedia. In his series of drawings entitled. The artist based a 2007 series on seating charts from renowned performance spaces such as the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.. He selectively edits information from these charts in an electronic format before printing them. He further alters their appearance and meaning by subjecting them to different water treatments that alter the printed image. The resulting works are surreal abstractions whose pictorial elements have migrated across paper.
Visitors to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery will have their first opportunity to view 32 Seating Plans, 2007, a major suite of works on paper recently acquired by the Gallery for its Permanent Collection. A second major work from the Albright-Knox’s Permanent Collection, The Tablada Suite VI, 1992, a painting based on a prison plan, is also included in the exhibition.
Guillermo Kuitca: Everything, Paintings and Works on Paper, 1980-2008 is organized by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; and Miami Art Museum, Florida. Major funding is provided by the Bruce T. Halle Family Foundation, AXA Art Insurance Corporation, and the Leadership and Honorary Patrons Committees for the exhibition, with additional catalogue support from Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. The exhibition is made possible in Western New York through the generous support of M&T Bank and the late Judge John T. Elfvin and Peggy Pierce Elfvin. | http://www.allartnews.com/major-exhibition-of-works-by-guillermo-kuitca-to-premiere-in-western-new-york/ | 2013-05-18T10:13:04 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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