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Late last week, Drew Yao of Apple Product Security apparently discovered several vulnerabilities in multiple versions of Ruby that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or create a denial of service condition.
The vulnerabilities stemmed from unchecked overflow conditions in several array-handling routines, and from an unsafe memory allocation in Ruby's string processing. The Ruby maintainers have since released patches for these vulnerabilities. Vulnerable versions include:
- 1.8.4 and all prior versions
- 1.8.5-p230 and all prior versions
- 1.8.6-p229 and all prior versions
- 1.8.7-p21 and all prior versions
- 1.9.0-1 and all prior versions
Patches are available here:
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news /2008/06/20/arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerabilities/


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Amendments to CLIA's Proficiency Testing Provisions Passed by Congress
The Senate approved the previously House-passed Taking Essential Steps for Testing Act (also known as the "TEST Act") this week, clearing the way for President Obama's signature and enactment. The legislation, which amends a provision of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), makes clear that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has the authority to impose intermediate sanctions instead of revoking the CLIA certificate of a laboratory that has referred a proficiency testing sample to another laboratory. The TEST Act was introduced by Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY), and it quickly gained wide bipartisan support. According to the American Clinical Laboratory Association, "[t]he bill grants [CMS] much-needed discretion so that clinical laboratories will not have their CLIA certificates revoked for the unintentional referral of proficiency testing samples to other laboratories." The legislation also received support from the College of American Pathologists.

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Taiwan gets ready to vote on gay marriage
Opening Sequence
Sondland says he followed Trump's 'orders' on Ukraine
Trump on Ukraine: 'I want nothing'
Trump considers Apple exemption from China tariffs
Prince Andrew halts public duties over sex scandal
GM sues Fiat Chrysler claiming UAW bribes
Lizzo leads Grammy nominations
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CARACAS (Reuters) - A female student and a young supermarket worker were the latest fatalities from Venezuela's political unrest as the death toll from 10 days of violence rose on Saturday to at least eight.
Both sides are mourning supporters killed in the worst turmoil since President Nicolas Maduro narrowly won an election in April 2013 to replace the late socialist leader Hugo Chavez.
The government blames "fascist groups" seeking a coup like the one that briefly ousted Chavez 12 years ago, while the opposition is accusing troops and pro-Maduro militants of attacking peaceful demonstrators.
Opposition officials and local media in central Carabobo state said a 23-year-old student, Geraldine Moreno, died in hospital on Saturday after being shot in the face with rubber bullets as security forces broke up a protest there on February 19.
"They told us there was nothing more they could do," Moreno's distraught mother, Rosa Orozco, told a local paper.
Officials in the capital Caracas said a 29-year-old man, Santiago Enrique Pedroza, was killed late on Friday when he rode his motorcycle into a cable strung across a main road in the eastern, middle-class neighborhood of Horizonte.
Anti-government protesters have repeatedly blocked streets in the area with trash, which they sometimes set on fire. Police and National Guard troops have often used teargas to scatter demonstrators before clearing away the obstacles.
"He was on his way home, he couldn't see the cable because of the darkness, and it slit his throat," Interior Minister Miguel Rodriguez Torres told state television.
"This was a young, hard-working man who had nothing to do with the insanity unleashed by these fascist right-wing murderers," Torres said.
Five people have died from gunshot wounds, beginning on February 12 when two opposition supporters and a pro-government loyalist were shot after a peaceful opposition protest in central Caracas degenerated into running battles between riot police and hooded demonstrators.
Two other people were shot dead at protests around the country in the following days, and a sixth was run over by a car during a melee.
At dusk on Saturday, a couple of hundred opposition supporters hurled stones at police who fired back teargas near east Caracas' Plaza Altamira, a hot-bed of opposition activism that has seen similar scuffles most nights in the last week.
The focus for the most serious trouble had been in the western states of Tachira and Merida, where the government has vowed to take "special measures" to restore order.
Residents said the situation in general was calmer than of late, but an opposition official said four people were hurt when government supporters on motorbikes attacked an opposition march in San Cristobal, capital of Tachira state.
In the center of the capital and in the provincial cities of Lara, Aragua and Trujillo, tens of thousands of government supporters decked out in mostly Socialist red marched on Saturday at festive rallies dubbed "Women for Peace."
"We don't want any more deaths," Andreina Tarazon, minister for women and gender equality, said at the demonstration in Caracas. "The people have decided to be free, and like a mother defends her child, that's how we'll defend the fatherland."
Meanwhile in Caracas, just a few blocks from where the motorcyclist died overnight, several thousand opposition supporters gathered in the El Marques neighborhood to hear speeches and chant slogans.
"We're against violence. This a peaceful demonstration, 100 percent," said student Juan Perez, 25, as he purchased a yellow, blue and red hat, the colors of the Venezuelan flag.
Nearby, some opposition protesters waved large photographs of suspected state security agents captured on video appearing to fire pistols at demonstrators who were hurling stones at police after the February 12 march.
Speaking at a news conference late on Friday, Maduro said he would not defend anyone shooting at protesters.
"After I saw the photos I had them detained," he said, referring to the agents, widely believed to be members of the national intelligence service, Sebin.
"If any of them was involved in someone being wounded by a bullet, or in one of the deaths, they will pay with prison. I won't protect anyone who shoots anyone else at a demonstration," he said.
Maduro has publicly criticized Sebin for having agents on the streets, and on February 18 he replaced its director.
The opposition is demanding that the president resign over rampant crime, high inflation, shortages of basic products, and what opposition members see as repression of political opponents.
Maduro says the protests are a pretext for a planned coup, similar to the short-lived one in 2002. However, there have been no indications that the military, which was the decisive factor 12 years ago, would turn on him now.
On Friday, Maduro urged U.S. President Barack Obama to hold talks with his government and suggested the two nations restore ambassadors, just a day after his government slammed the U.S. leader's comments on Venezuela as a "new, gross interference."
Additional reporting by Girish Gupta and Brian Ellsworth in Caracas, and Javier Farias in San Cristobal; editing by Gunna Dickson and David Gregorio


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Ahhh I've been deer hunting before...years ago. Now I just watch them play in my backyard. LOVE that last photo.ReplyDelete
Sounds (and looks) lovely!ReplyDelete
God's Country always makes me feel refreshed.ReplyDelete
I love King Cake...the zulu one, but can't seem to find it. Which is okay I guess because I just recently found out I need to be gluten free. Uggh.
So glad you had some "get away" time.
Loooks like you had a GREAT time. :)ReplyDelete
Who got the baby from the King Cake?? :)
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Ahh, a little R&R is what everyone needs. Glad you got some.ReplyDelete
What great pictures, it looks so relaxing! I love love the pictures of the green grass, I am so tired of brown and am so ready for spring and summer! :)ReplyDelete
Glad you had a great time!
being a LeBlanc (Acadian not Cajun) had I had to go looking for info on the King Cake and LeBlanc Bakery - would love to try it someday! thanks for sharing - Nancy LeBlanc in Nova Scotia, CanadaReplyDelete
being a LeBlanc (Acadian not Cajun) had I had to go looking for info on the King Cake and LeBlanc Bakery - would love to try it someday! thanks for sharing - Nancy LeBlanc in Nova Scotia, CanadaReplyDelete
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Beautiful view! I'm a country girl living in "the 'burbs", so I love it!ReplyDelete
Ah, I'm a deer stand sitter with camera (and a good book), too! Looks like an awesome weekend in a beautiful place... and with a LeBlanc's King Cake no less!! They're the BEST!ReplyDelete
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So glad you got to get away! That places looks so relaxing! Wish y'all could have come just a few hours north... :)ReplyDelete
I spied a Seattle, Washington sweatshirt!ReplyDelete
I LOVE this post!
This place is magic! We're a "Cast & Blast" kind of family! My husband is a duck, goose, and upland bird hunter.
We rooted for the Saints! I'm sorry. We were on pins and needles until the end!
What a lovely place. There is nothing like breathing the country air to clear the mind and cleanse the soul. I'm sure a weekend with Missy never hurt you either!ReplyDelete
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Will Obama back 'truth commission' to probe Bush practices?
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Congress are locked in a stare-down over how much to expose or punish Bush administration employees for any abuses they committed in waging the war on terrorism.
Obama, after critical rhetoric on the campaign trail, has sent mixed signals about how far he's willing to go. His concerns are grounded in pragmatism and politics.
Politically, pursuing Bush administration abuses could bog Obama down in partisan warfare with Republicans over the past, endangering his agenda for the future. Pragmatically, intelligence agency veterans have warned the new administration that investigations into the Bush administration's practices of interrogation, rendition and surveillance could damage U.S. intelligence efforts, lower morale in the intelligence community and expose the nation to greater danger.
At the same time, some Democrats in Congress are calling for a "truth commission" to expose such practices, one that might offer immunity in exchange for testimony. Others want criminal prosecutions.
Democrats also are pressing Obama's Justice Department to make public a report, which began under the Bush administration, on the officials who crafted the legal justifications for controversial interrogation methods. Democrats also have proposed legislation tightening the terms of what presidents can claim as "state secrets."
Congressional Democrats can't achieve much by themselves, however. They'll need support from Obama and probably at least some Republicans. Obama also hasn't yet said whether he'll support a truth commission.
"If it was opposed by the White House, you're not going to get any legislation of any sort through, because it would be extraordinarily easy for every Republican to say no and a number of Democrats to say no," said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who's among those who are calling for a truth commission. "That's kind of realpolitik."
Republicans, meanwhile, say that if Obama pushes for a truth commission or prosecutions over the Bush administration's practices, they'll read that as an abdication of his promised bipartisanship and a declaration of political war.
"I don't think the Obama administration would want to have a truth commission to go back after he leaves office and the Republicans (regain) control, to see what he did," said Sen. Kit Bond of Missouri, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
"That's Third World country-type stuff," Bond said, "where you go in and prosecute; if you lose an election you get prosecuted. That has never been the American way. I think that the people of America would understand that that's not how this country is supposed to work."
Bond also argued that any wide airing of interrogation details and any broad threat of prosecutions would be devastating to future intelligence-gathering, would embolden terrorists and could be unreliable.
"Immunizing one person to get them to rat flows over to everyone else who isn't the rat and doesn't give you reliable information," Bond said. "If they tried to bring in people from the (CIA) who were actually involved in interrogations, who were operating under the guidelines of the Office of Legal Counsel, the shock and the impact on the intelligence community would be severe.
"If somebody disagrees with the (Office of Legal Counsel guidelines) and says, 'Well, the opinions were wrong, therefore we're going to prosecute them,' that would shut down — that would absolutely cripple — the intelligence community."
Because Republicans, if united, can block Senate action, any movement may have to come from the House of Representatives. There, Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., wants a commission or hearings that could yield prosecutions, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has left the door open for such developments.
However, the House leadership has yet to agree on a strategy, aides said, and many Democrats are reluctant to clash with their new president because that could weaken party solidarity and damage prospects for other legislation.
Liza Goitein of the Brennan Center for Justice, which advocates investigation, concedes that for now prospects for criminal prosecution are "a nonstarter unless a smoking gun comes out," such as a new inspector general report.
"The details of a commission would be very important," she said, "but I think in some ways people are not engaging yet because we're still at the point of 'Should there be a commission or not?' "
Many Americans do want more information about — and some accounting for — any intelligence abuses. A USA Today-Gallup Poll earlier this month found that 38 percent of Americans favored a criminal investigation into possible torture of terrorism suspects and 24 percent favored establishing an independent panel to look into it.
Leahy said that Bond might be right about resistance to looking back, but "I hope he's not. I think we would miss all the illegalities that went on. It would be a serious mistake."
Leahy recalled the intelligence revisions that resulted from a 1970s congressional investigation into abuses.
"I'm not doing it with the idea of lining up a lot of prosecutions," Leahy said. "I'm doing it so that neither this administration nor the next administration will ever make the same mistakes."
Leahy said he'd try to persuade Obama to support his effort. "I will sit down with the president," he said.
Leahy's truth commission concept is gaining support. On Thursday, a broad coalition that included a former FBI director, a former undersecretary of state and a retired military general as well as various civil liberties groups issued a statement urging Obama to appoint a nonpartisan commission.
Since Obama took office, he's changed some administration practices but not others. He's ordered the end of CIA secret prisons and the closure within a year of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but he hasn't yet said what will happen to the detainees who are there.
He's told family members of victims of al Qaida attacks that he'll consider keeping a modified military-commission system to try terrorism suspects, which human rights activists oppose.
While they haven't ruled out investigations or prosecutions related to allegations of torture, wiretapping and renditions, the president, Attorney General Eric Holder and CIA director Leon Panetta have signaled that they're not eager to dig into the past.
In a recent court case in San Francisco, Obama's lawyers stunned civil liberties advocates by continuing the Bush administration's claim that state secrets require blocking detainee lawsuits.
They're also reserving the right to continue detainee renditions to third-party countries, and in extreme cases to hold detainees indefinitely or to use interrogation methods that aren't in the Army Field Manual.
Civil liberties activists say they're torn between their gut-level disappointment over some of these moves and appreciating the strong steps that Obama has taken on issues such as Guantanamo. They also say that he deserves some benefit of the doubt, since he's been president for only a month.
"The more generous interpretation is that they're not organized yet and they're just letting things play out," said Caroline Fredrickson, the director of the Washington legislative office for the American Civil Liberties Union. "We don't know."
Said Goitein of the Brennan Center for Justice: "I'm disappointed by some of the things that he's done and I'm also very happy about some of the things he's done, and on other things the jury is out."
Bond said he was generally pleased and not that surprised: "Campaign rhetoric meets national security reality."
Two U.S. intelligence officials told McClatchy that former CIA director Gen. Michael Hayden, and John Brennan, a former director of the National Counterterrorism Center who's now an adviser to Obama on counter-terrorism and homeland security, persuaded Panetta and other incoming administration officials that investigations into the Bush administration's anti-terrorism practices could open a Pandora's box.
"They convinced the administration that investigations and truth commissions would do more harm than good," one of the officials said.
The two officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they aren't authorized to talk to the news media, said that Hayden and Brennan argued that legal action against former officials would be pointless because a parade of opinions from the White House counsel and the Justice Department had authorized their actions. They also argued that inquiries such as truth commissions would damage the careers and reputations of lower-ranking intelligence officers who, they said, never acted without approval and legal opinions from their superiors.
Panetta and Brennan couldn't be reached for comment.
In the executive branch, the CIA's inspector general and the Justice Department already are empowered to dig into what went on in the previous administration. Such investigations are under way in the Justice Department.
Bond said that route avoided political showmanship: "If they believe there was torture, then they would investigate it, and if they find evidence of it they should prosecute it."
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Obama's legal changes may be fewer than expected
Clinton appoints special envoy to North Korea
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Review 9/11 threat, response: Our view
Throughout American history, the balance between security and liberty has swung back and forth depending on the circumstances of the times.
Most notoriously in the modern era, more than 100,000 Japanese Americans were detained in camps in the western U.S. during World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt regarded the internment as a necessary precaution; today, it is considered a shameful overreaction.
OPPOSING VIEW:Spy programs make us safer
After 9/11, an attack even more shocking and lethal than Pearl Harbor, citizens wanted the government to keep them safe and didn't much want to know the messy details, even if the methods involved torture or illegal eavesdropping.
A dozen years later, the fear has subsided, and Americans are learning more every day about the colossal surveillance state that has sprung up. It's time for a thorough reassessment of what's necessary to protect the nation — particularly from attacks involving chemical, biological or nuclear weapons — and what is an intolerable breach of privacy.
Largely because of leaker-turned-fugitive Edward Snowden, so many revelations about surveillance programs have emerged in the past three months that it's hard to keep track of them all. Among them:
- Documents obtained by Snowden confirmed the existence of a National Security Agency program, first disclosed in 2006 by USA TODAY , to compile the phone records of tens of million of Americans into a vast database.
- A separate NSA program allows the agency to obtain private information about users of Google, Facebook, Yahoo and other Internet companies.
- U.S. and British intelligence agencies are attempting to undo online privacy by cracking encryption designed to provide security in private sector transactions.
- The U.S. intelligence community has 16 spy agencies with 107,035 employees and a "black budget" of $52.6 billion this year. That's more than Washington spends on the Transportation, Labor, Interior and Commerce departments combined.
To the NSA, these programs, with code names such as PRISM and Bullrun, are legitimate tools. But the problem is that once such programs start, they are difficult to end and are prone to abuse.
It's not difficult to imagine a future president, one with the paranoid tendencies of a Richard Nixon, employing such tools in a bid to destroy political opponents. It's even easier to imagine people of lesser rank or private contractors abusing them, for either well-intentioned or malevolent reasons.
That's why a recalibration is needed in light of the evolving terror threat, which comes less from the degraded central al-Qaeda organization and more from splinter groups or self-activated jihadists such as the Boston Marathon bombers.
Ideally, this reassessment would be done by Congress and the group of experts established this summer by President Obama, and it would review everything from airport security to the phone records program to Internet snooping.
If more political cover is required, create a panel, modeled after the bipartisan 9/11 Commission, with a mandate to preserve the successes of the response, curb the excesses — and give the security-liberty pendulum a nudge back toward the center.
USA TODAY's editorial opinions are decided by its Editorial Board, separate from the news staff. Most editorials are coupled with an opposing view — a unique USA TODAY feature.


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The Boy Scouts of America provides youth with programs and activities that allow them to try new things, provide service to others, build self-confidence and reinforce ethical standards.
Scouting prepares youth for responsible citizenship along with the values of faith and family. They can count on the principles learned in Scouting for the rest of their lives.
You have chosen to make an important difference in the lives of youth. With your guidance as their leader, Scouts will develop character, leadership skills, responsibility and fitness.
Scouting's positive impact comes from the program, through other Scouts, and the Scout leaders. You learn critical life skills, a greater appreciation for the outdoors and how to get involved in the community to make a difference. Along the way, the program instills the importance of character, teamwork and leadership that will last a life time.
Lions is an exciting program for kindergarteners and adult family members.
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Cub Scouting is a family and home-centered program for second through fifth grade.
Scouts BSA, the flagship program, is for youth ages 11-18 designed to achieve BSA objectives through a vigorous outdoor program and peer group leadership with adult counsel.
Venturing is a program for coed, teenage groups that focuses on outdoor and hobby activities as well as peer leadership.
Sea Scouts is a youth development program for young men and women 14 years of age (and in the 9th grade) through 20 years old with a special interest in aquatic activities.
Exploring is a part of the Learning for Life program for young men and women, ages 14-20, which provides realistic opportunities to explore career choices and other vocational opportunities.
Learning for Life offers seven programs designed to support schools and community organizations in their efforts to prepare youth to successfully handle contemporary society and enhance their self-confidence, motivation, and self-esteem.


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Egypt's el-Sissi to run for president
Military chief is endorsed as candidate by country's top general, honored by interim president
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's top generals on Monday endorsed a presidential run by army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the state news agency said, paving the way for the man who ousted the country's Islamist president to enter elections to replace him at the head of a violently divided nation.
The official news agency MENA said el-Sissi could officially announce his intention to run "within hours."
If el-Sissi runs in the elections due by the end of April, he would likely sweep the vote, given his popularity among a significant sector of the public, the lack of alternatives, the almost universal support in Egypt's media and the powerful atmosphere of intimidation against critics pervading the country.
A run by the 59-year-old el-Sissi, a US-trained infantry officer, would be a new turn in Egypt's turmoil, which began with the 2011 uprising that ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak — a veteran of the military who ruled for nearly 30 years — in the name of bringing civilian rule, reform and greater democracy. The country's freest elections ever that followed brought to power the Islamists, installing Muslim Brotherhood figure Mohammed Morsi as president, only for a large portion of the population to turn against him, accusing the Brotherhood of trying to monopolize power. Massive protests prompted el-Sissi to depose Morsi on July 3.
Little known before Morsi named him defense minister and army chief, el-Sissi rocketed after the coup to become Egypt's most powerful figure, lauded by supporters as the nation's savior.
On Saturday, large crowds turned out in rallies calling for el-Sissi to run, in a show heavily orchestrated by military supporters, particularly a new political grouping called "Masr Balady" or "Egypt is My Country," which brings together prominent security figures, including a former interior minister and senior Muslim cleric Ali Gomaa.
At the same time, security forces cracked down on Islamist protesters demanding Morsi's reinstatement in fighting that killed nearly 50 protesters — a sign of the violent divisions in the country.
Islamist opponents describe the coup as treason and brand el-Sissi a murderer. They tried to cast el-Sissi as a ruthless dictator, an enemy of Islam or an agent of America and Israel.
In a statement Sunday, a Brotherhood-led Islamist alliance said the chants from its protests showed "the people want the execution of the murderer, not (that) the people want to appoint the murderer as president."
It called for more protests Tuesday, which is the anniversary of the January 28, 2011 "Day of Rage," one of the most violent days of anti-Mubarak uprising in which police forces virtually collapsed in fighting with protesters. Tuesday also brings the opening session of a new trial of Morsi and 130 others in connection to a 2011 jailbreak.
Since Morsi's ouster, Egypt has seen a wave of pro-military nationalist fervor and a return to prominence of security agencies that under Mubarak — and even after — were widely hated for abuses of power. Soon after the coup, el-Sissi called on Egyptians to take to the street in rallies to "delegate" him to fight terrorism. Millions turned out in rallies, and police have since waged a fierce crackdown on the Brotherhood, arresting thousands of members and killing hundreds.
The heavy-handed security crackdown also swept away secular-leaning activists and youth leaders as part of a wave of intimidation of critics, sparking fears among some of a return to a Mubarak-style police state.
On Monday, a figure seen as one in the few in the Cabinet who have tried to limit the crackdown and promote reconciliation with Islamists, Deputy Prime Minister Ziad Bahaa-Eldin, submitted his resignation. On his Facebook page, Bahaa-Eldin said he wanted to focus on work with his political party, the Social Democratic Party, and that he had not done so sooner because he wanted to "avoid divisions" before the approval of a new constitution in a referendum earlier this month.
The military's top body of generals, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, held an hours-long meeting Monday to discuss a possible el-Sissi candidacy.
During the meeting, interim President Adly Mansour announced el-Sissi's promotion from general to field marshal — the military's top rank — apparently as a final honor before he leaves the military.
The promotion gives el-Sissi the same rank held by his predecessor, Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, who was army chief and defense minister for years under former President Hosni Mubarak and who then stepped in as military ruler for nearly 17 months after Mubarak's ouster in the 2011 uprising. After Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected president, was inaugurated in 2012, he removed Tantawi and installed el-Sissi.
Hours later, MENA reported that the Supreme Council unanimously "endorsed" el-Sissi to run for president.
The state-run Al-Ahram newspaper said the council also named Chief of Staff Sedki Sobhi to replace el-Sissi as army chief and defense minister when he steps down. Under the new constitution, the president must have SCAF's endorsement to fill the defense minister-army chief post, meaning the military effectively names its own chief.
With the exception of Morsi, who held office for a year, Egypt has been ruled by men of military background since the overthrow of the monarchy in a coup some 60 years ago.
An el-Sissi presidency would continue that trend.
A day earlier, interim President Mansour announced that presidential elections would be held first, followed by parliamentary elections, switching the order first laid out in a transition plan put forward by the military after Morsi's ouster.
The presidential election is now expected before the end of April, while a parliamentary vote should come before the end of July.
The move is seen as aimed at putting a stabilizing figure in the top position at a time of deep uncertainty.
Since Morsi's ouster, Islamic militants have dramatically escalated an insurgency, attacking police and military with bombings and shootings that have spread from the Sinai Peninsula to the capital, Egypt, and increasingly strike in public areas taking civilian casualties.
The government branded the Brotherhood a terrorist organization, accusing it of orchestrating the violence. The group denies the charge, saying it is aimed at justifying the crackdown.
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By the fundamental theorem of algebra, the algebraic closure $\mathbb{K}$ of $\mathbb{Q}$ decomposes as $\mathbb{K} = F \oplus i F$ where $F = \mathbb{R} \cap \mathbb{K}$ (the intersection is in $\mathbb{C}$). I want to know if there is a purely algebraic way to characterize $F$, i.e. without invoking any analysis, topology, or transcendental number theory. I am asking this because I noticed that it is often convenient when working with examples in characteristic 0 algebraic number theory to give preference to the real roots of a polynomial, and I am wondering if there is a canonical algebraic way to formulate this preference. It doesn't seem like an object built out of lots and lots of transcendental extensions should be so fundamental to purely algebraic examples.
Here are some specific questions that I have been playing with.
Is there a purely algebraic way to distinguish between the splitting fields of $x^2 + 2$ and $x^2 - 2$?
Is there a purely algebraic way to distinguish the real root among the three roots of $x^3 - 2$ in a splitting field?
Of course, the relevant algebraic structures can't be invariant under $\mathbb{Q}$ automorphisms. But I don't see why one can't just be a little bit imaginative.
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Demi Lovato vs. Hilary Duff: Which Ed Sheeran Collab Are You More Excited to Hear? – Readers Pollby Michelle McGahan | PopCrush
It's a battle of the Ed Sheeran collaborators! Both Demi Lovato and Hilary Duff recently revealed that they are working with the ginger-haired singer/songwriter on new tunes, and we couldn't be more excited. While we don't have too much intel on either collab as of now, we know that Sheeran's killer songwriting skills paired with either of these ladies' perfectly pop voices are bound to produce some pretty amazing tunes. Which collab are you most excited for?
Demi Lovato's Ed Sheeran collab is a dream come true for the 'Neon Lights' singer. That's right: This whole thing got started when Lovato tweeted that the 'Sing' crooner was one of the singers she would most like to work with on a track. When he actually took her up on the offer to write a song together, Lovato was super psyched — and so are we. Demi's powerful voice singing Ed's biting lyrics is the music we've all been waiting for. It's taking the best parts of pop (catchy, killer vocals combined with some seriously infectious lyrics) and putting them together in a collab for the ages. We can't wait for this one!
Hilary Duff is putting out her first new album in seven years — so of course she enlisted one of the hottest stars to help put his stamp on it. While the details of her Ed Sheeran collab are also pretty mum, what we do know is this: Hilary revealed that the album has an "earthy, indie-pop vibe" to it, which is a far cry from the bubblegum pop of her previous records. We already know that Ed can nail those "earthy" like tunes — his telling lyrics and trusty acoustic guitar in hand, of course — so we know that his collab with the former 'Lizzie McGuire' star is going to be something special. We're so pumped!
Which female pop star's Ed Sheeran collab are you looking forward to the most? Cast your vote for Demi or Hilary in the poll below!


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FINALLY SEEING THROUGH MOORE: I wondered how long it would take some sane lefties to realize what a fraud Michael Moore is. Here's a refreshing editorial from the San Francisco Chronicle. Money quote:
Moore recently touched down in California as part of his national book tour. He's traveling in style -- in a private jet provided by Time Warner, and in SUVs courtesy of his publisher, Warner Books. The company also threw in some bodyguards -- as we know from his movies, America is a pretty darn dangerous place.
For his part, Moore sees no contradiction between his private life and his public image, suggesting that the only reason he's feeding at the corporate trough is because it's there. "I would never pay for this,'' Moore told the Los Angeles Times, adding that the irony is not lost on him.
When you make your living bashing malicious corporate CEOs, it's best not to remind people that you're using giant media companies to carry your message.
News break: Moore is a capitalist millionaire, getting rich off left-wing suckers.


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Motion control: Product handling, re-feeder challenges
Two closely coupled machines can each falter from each other's stumbles, like two runners in a three-legged race. Three-legged races can cripple even two fit athletes. Although production processes are automated, a process interruption can delay a packaging machine's ability to keep up with the volume coming from the making area, creating havoc on the line. This is particularly true when critical upstream processes, such as complex cooking processes or freezing operations, need to operate as a continuous process.
Most packaging systems are designed to account for the inevitable stoppage by adding some form of buffer. Many buffering methods can minimize the effect of an interruption and manage the volume of product waiting to be packed. Oftentimes, the simplest and "cheapest" method is to dump product in a bin for manual re-feed or packing offline. But that can negatively impact product quality, batch yield, throughput, and labor costs.
What is needed to solve this buffering challenge is a piece of equipment that can both buffer high-speed production and re-feed products to the packaging line at a predictable, manageable rate. Until the late 1990s, there were few inline buffer solutions for manufacturers to tackle these issues when dealing with flexible and difficult-to-handle products and packaging. In the late 1990s food manufacturers were experimenting with modifications to re-feed systems that had been designed for rigid, nonfood components. These alternate uses for commercially available equipment proved unworkable. In 2002, Polytron and partner Finesse Manufacturing Solutions developed a re-feed system to provide the marketplace with the ability to accumulate, orient, singulate, and re-feed difficult products discharged on a constant pitch for use by an automated secondary operation.
The re-feed machine turns a race of products into more of a relay, where each runner can perform in top form and add to the combined success, rather than trip each other up and accumulate each other's stumbles. Tighter motion controls decouple operations to carefully move difficult-to-handle (flexible, wrapped, or soft) products.
Standard elements of a re-feeder include ability to:
- Receive product in bulk from tote dumper, upstream operation, or manual feed
- Buffer product in a hopper that is appropriately sized for the product and application
- Spread product to a consistent and constant stream
- Separate product into single units
- Orient product to meet the requirements of the downstream equipment, typically a cartoner or tray packer
- Position product consistently spaced to a known pitch by increasing or decreasing the gap between products
- Inspect and sort product for specific graphic orientation or removal of damaged product
- Synchronize the feeding of each product with the target pitch downstream equipment.
As the diagram shows:
1. Hopper (on the right side of the diagram) receives products from a tote dumper, manual dump, or automated delivery; holds them in bulk; and reintroduces the product on demand.
2. Metering conveyor gently spreads the product from bulk using load cells and a loss in weight algorithm.
3. Smart modules, using individual conveyor sections and product sensors, complete the orientation and provide the spacing and rate required to feed the downstream equipment.
4. Graphics orienter can be added to the system if graphics orientation is required.
Plug-in equipment solutions: When correctly implemented, product handling equipment can quickly reduce product waste with a continuous process application and reduce labor with automation. The challenge becomes how to effectively and efficiently install and implement unique equipment along the line for special-purpose product handling while maintaining and increasing the return on investment (ROI) of the production line. The good news is that this type of equipment is relatively easy to install along the line or even in another part of the manufacturing facility to facilitate the completion of the specialized packing processes.
Technology solution considerations: When selecting packaging equipment, consider how well the equipment's technology fits the manufacturer's specs, overall line architecture and layout, and long-term maintainability. Several factors facilitate ease in installation of product feed equipment into the current operations or into a new line design. One significant component that facilitates installation and integration into the line is the equipment's technology:
- Open architecture allows the manufacturer to maintain code, add data collection features, and integrate with other equipment and the manufacturing execution system (MES) or enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
- PLC platform can be in a dedicated PLC, or the logic can be integrated into a PLC in the existing line.
- Machine wiring is reduced with use of remote I/O, allowing for cleaner installation with shorter install time.
- Human machine interface (HMI) options allow plant personnel to select product size, rate, and pitch by either setting the values or selecting a preconfigured recipe. This demonstrates flexibility to run multiple products.
- Stepper motors, not servo motors, are appropriate technology for the application, to lower costs, eliminating gearboxes and extensive cabling.
- Product metering software has a standard, proven control algorithm that allows the machine to use lower cost hardware.
- Hardware options can be tailored to the end user's specifications.
Beyond the inline buffer
What happens when the packing requirements get very complicated based on the type of production process, product, and packaging? Especially challenging are products with odd-sized, difficult-to-handle packaging, combo packing, and multi-cook processing along the line. Scenarios include:
- Variety packs in collated groupings
- Meal kits
- Co-packing operations and being able to run multiple product on one platform
- Off-site packaging of multi-component products
- Multi-package combo or rainbow packs
- Metal or plastic packaging
- Display cartons or trays
These complex packing requirements call for a variety of more sophisticated functionalities that include equipment combinations, such as:
- Synchronizing with downstream equipment
- Product counting
- Bulk feed from a dumper
- Buffering product in a hopper
- Orienting pouches in directional flow
- USDA sanitary requirements for packing fresh or frozen meats
- Multi-lane feed for multi-product packing
- Multiple re-feeders integrated into a complete system
Re-feeders also provide similar solutions for automated kit assembly packaging, which requires the combination of various prepackaged parts and accessories into one specialized package. With technology that spaces, positions, counts, and inserts product appropriately, the process can be completely automated for greater ROI.
The right equipment at the right location on the line enables effective product handling and efficient feeding to complete the packing operation. The result then allows the ability to decouple the line between process and packaging to enable operations to maintain required production and minimize manual handling of the product, which helps achieve yield, quality, and ROI levels for the manufacturer.
Case study: Fruit bars
Situation: A global fruit bar manufacturer needed a unique packaging solution to accumulate product and re-feed product in an efficient packaging process. Requirements for packaging included the ability to create variety packs for two to four flavors of product; the ability to dynamically change the flavor mix based on capacity and accumulated product in the hopper; a packaging system to handle multiple-sized fruit bars; and consistent and effective accumulation.
Challenge: Fruit bar production involves a complex, continuous cooking process requiring a packaging system to allow the appropriate handling of product. Any disruption downstream created significant accumulation in the packaging area, creating discarded product on a regular basis.
Solution: Re-feeders with an advanced design were deployed to allow flexible packaging processes to handle the production volume without disruption. The ability to buffer and use open PLC architecture to coordinate between machines allowed the re-feeders to function as a variety pack assembly system. The system included:
- Four two-lane re-feeders with hoppers equipped with collation units at the discharge end of re-feeders
- Automated system to dynamically change the packaging mix of the product, within acceptable variation, based on the level of accumulation in the hopper
- Automated collation unit to package correct mix and number of fruit bars re-feeder dispensed into carton.
- Lugged carton conveyor system coupled with re-feeders
Results: The new automated re-feeder system provided a flexible production operation that decoupled process and packaging through automated systems. The implementation resulted in:
- Reduced product waste through controlled accumulation and re-feed
- Improved throughput for higher volume salable product
- Reduced labor due to automation in the packaging area
- Flexibility to use assets to run multiple products.
– David Hettesheimer, PE, PMP, is senior project manager, Polytron Inc. Edited by Mark T. Hoske, content manager, CFE Media, Control Engineering and Plant Engineering, email@example.com.
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November 28, 2018, 10:47 pmRyan ArcidiaconoG, Chicago Bulls
Ryan Arcidiacono stayed hot on Wednesday as he blew up for 22 points on 6-of-12 shooting (five treys) with five rebounds, four assists and five steals.
The window for Arcidiacono to drop gems like this one is closing soon with Kris Dunn (MCL) expected to take contact at practice soon. That said, Arcidiacono has likely earned a solid spot in the rotation moving forward and will serve as the primary backup PG upon Dunn's return.
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November 22, 2019, 1:43 amMikal BridgesSF, Phoenix Suns
Mikal Bridges led all Suns reserves in minutes (36) on Thursday and put up 14 points on 3-of-7 shooting, to go with six rebounds, three assists and three steals.
He's simply outplaying Dario Saric (five points, five rebounds, one trey, one steal, 16 minutes) right now and the extra run on the floor is paying off dividends for managers who held onto Bridges during those lean games. Pick him up if he's been dropped in your league.
November 22, 2019, 1:40 amDevin BookerSG, Phoenix Suns
Devin Booker was relatively quiet on Thursday, recording 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting with five rebounds, seven assists, two treys and six turnovers in 37 minutes.
The turnovers were a stinger for his owners in 9-cat leagues and you can credit the Pelicans' feisty defense for more than a few of those. Count it as an off-night for Booker and move on. He should bounce-back to his top-30 form in no time.
November 22, 2019, 1:36 amTyler JohnsonPG-SG, Phoenix Suns
Tyler Johnson started for Ricky Rubio (back) on Thursday and chipped in across the board with six points, five rebounds, four dimes, one trey, two steals and two blocks.
It was a DFS gem coming from the low-end veteran guard. He is worth streaming while Rubio remains out, but that's the ceiling of his upside in fantasy at this stage of his career.
November 22, 2019, 1:32 amKelly Oubre Jr.SF, Phoenix Suns
Kelly Oubre Jr. produced a team-high 25 points on 7-of-17 shooting from the field and 9-of-9 shooting from the line with six boards, two 3s and four assists in Thursday's loss to the Pelicans.
Oubre is holding steady as a top-70 play in 9-cat so far this season. His ceiling is somewhere within top-50 value, but as a hot commodity, may cost you an arm and a foot for his services.
November 22, 2019, 1:29 amJrue HolidayPG, New Orleans Pelicans
Jrue Holiday was one assist shy of a double-double on Thursday as he tallied 23 points (10-of-19 shooting), four rebounds, nine assists, one 3-pointer, three steals and one block.
His ability to stuff the stat sheet is at the core of Holiday's fantasy appeal. It appears he's turned the corner from a slow start. Both he and Brandon Ingram are playing well right now, but Zion Williamson could throw a wrench into the vibe once he's back on the court. Now would be an ideal time to sell-high on Holiday if you want to exit your position.
November 22, 2019, 1:23 amE'Twaun MooreSG, New Orleans Pelicans
E'Twaun Moore chipped in 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting with five rebounds, three 3s and two assists in 26 minutes in Thursday's win over the Suns.
Moore has been on the radar in 14-team leagues or deeper for his scoring and 3-point shooting as of late. He will fade as the Pelicans get healthier, but feel free to ride out his run while it lasts.
November 22, 2019, 1:20 amJJ RedickSG, New Orleans Pelicans
J.J. Redick caught fire in Thursday's win over the Suns, knocking down 5-of-8 shots from deep en route to his 26 points (10-of-14 shooting) with five rebounds, two assists and one steal.
Redick definitely has some gas left in his tank, scoring 20 points or more in four of his last five games. He's been a top-120 play in 9-cat over the season, so consider selling high now.
November 22, 2019, 1:16 amBrandon IngramSF, New Orleans Pelicans
Brandon Ingram shook off a slow start in Thursday's 124-121 win over the Suns to finish with 28 points (9-of-19 shooting), eight rebounds, five assists, three 3s, one steal and two blocks in 33 minutes.
Ingram is back to his early-season form and delivering across the board in impressive fashion. He appears on track to sustain his production, as is, but a returning Zion Williamson could muddle things for sure.
November 22, 2019, 1:12 amLonzo BallPG, New Orleans Pelicans
Lonzo Ball (right adductor strain) played 19 minutes off the bench in his return to action on Thursday, posting eight points on 3-of-9 shooting with two 3s, one rebound and five assists.
Considering it was Ball's first game back in over two weeks, it was not a bad showing. He should eventually return to the starting lineup and see his minutes restriction eased and then later lifted as he gets his legs back. For now, you can bench him until he's back at full strength. Good news is the wait might not be too long.
November 21, 2019, 11:54 pmSkal LabissierePF, Portland Trail Blazers
Skal Labissiere had a huge night on Thursday with a season-high 22 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and five blocks as the Blazers lost 137-129 against the Bucks.
Labissiere was huge partially due to Hassan Whiteside's absence, but we have to give him a lot of credit. Not only was it a season high in points for Skal, but also in rebounds and blocks. Additionally, he hit his first two 3-pointers of the season. It was an all-around gem from him and he should really be on radars going forward because of the lack of depth up front for the Blazers even when Whiteside is healthy.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A goal in the 72nd minute evened the Crimson with Rhode Island, but a well-placed header six minutes later proved to be the difference as the Harvard men's soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision to the Rams Sunday at Ohiri Field. The Crimson drops to 1-2 on the season while its home record evens out at 1-1.
Staring a 1-0 deficit in the face midway through the second half, the Crimson strung together a series of nice passes to knot the score at 1-1. Rookie midfilder Tim Schmoll turned on a ball just outside the middle circle and after a few touches, threaded a ball through the Rhode Island defense. Junior Brian Rogers used his body to work his way behind the defense and his shot found the lower left corner of the net for a 1-1 score at 71:14.
An already physical game picked up in intensity as both teams searched for the game-winner, but it was the Rams whose perseverance paid off. Matt Sykes sent a ball into the mixer from the left flank and Ross Morison's header arched just over the head of a sprawling Brett Conrad, giving the Rams a 2-1 lead and the eventual game-winning goal.
Morison started the scoring for the Rams by taking advantage of an errant Harvard pass. An attempted clear was picked off by the Rams' forward and he put the ball away after one move to get around Conrad. Conrad finished the game with a pair of saves while his counterpart, Peyton Warwick, collected nine in the game.
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Players to be blood-tested in camp for HGH study
NFL players will be required to provide blood samples during training camp physicals for a study on human growth hormone, according to emails the players' association sent to its members that were obtained by USA TODAY Sports.
The population study will be used to determine what a "normal" HGH level is for an NFL player as negotiations continue on several other issues, including discipline for those caught with increased HGH levels, before testing is implemented across the league.
"I don't think it's a big issue," said Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz. "The testing is just to establish baselines. We agreed to testing in the CBA and this is the first step in that process."
Experts criticized the population study as another stall tactic by the union.
"There's an assumption here that they're (NFL players) somehow unique. Therefore, their HGH level would be different. I don't know why they came up with that, where they came up with that," said Dr. Gary Wadler, an internist, international sports doping expert and clinical associate professor of medicine at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine.
"It's just an opportunity to delay. I think that delay is detrimental to the sport," he added.
The union has said its players might have a higher natural HGH level than the general population — an assertion anti-doping experts have said is baseless — and balked at testing procedures approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency that the league recommended.
"The blood sample from each player will immediately be sent to the laboratory for analysis only for the purpose of the HGH population study; no other use will be made of any blood sample," the union said in an email to players dated July 12.
"After the laboratory has processed all player blood samples, the scientists will perform the calculations and analysis necessary to determine the proper decision limit for NFL players."
A list of training camp guidelines distributed by the NFLPA to players includes a note on the Day 1 schedule: "Physicals to include blood draw for HGH population study."
Another email features a Q&A that includes the passage: "The current stalemate regarding HGH testing and the League office is about whether the NFL, and others working with them, can force the Players to accept an unfair testing and discipline protocol when the collective bargaining process requires mutual agreement by both the Players and the NFL."
An NFLPA spokesman said he would consult with the union's legal team before commenting.
"We are in active discussions with the NFLPA regarding the implementation of HGH testing for NFL players," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in a statement to USA TODAY Sports. " Those discussions are focused on a full resolution of any remaining issues, including the role of a population study."
Former NFL player and head coach Herman Edwards believes the debate might be a smokescreen.
"You can test me any day you want, 'Wake me up at 2 in the morning, or 1 o'clock in the afternoon, it doesn't matter to me," Edwards said. "I'll come out fine.
"Unless you have something to hide, why are you worried about the test? Players say, "Well, we have to be prepared. You have to let us know.' Why do they have to let you know?''
The NFLPA first proposed a population study as part of "a comprehensive HGH testing program" in November 2011, four months after an agreement to begin testing for HGH was included in the collective-bargaining agreement.
Adolpho Birch, the NFL's senior vice president of labor policy and government affairs, sent a letter to the union on Jan. 10 saying the league no longer was interested in the population study after the sides had sparred over which doctor would conduct it.
According to the union's July 12 email, Dr. Alan Rogol has been jointly hired by the NFLPA and the NFL to oversee the study and supervise two jointly retained biostatisticians, including Donald Berry, who will design the study and analyze the results, with a second biostatistician to independently review the study protocol and the analysis.
"This is the scientific analysis to determine the appropriate decision limits for our Members that we have insisted upon since the signing of the CBA," the union's email said.
Anti-doping experts have said there was no need for a separate population study for NFL players because tests performed by the WADA before the HGH test was brought to market included scores of samples from football players and others with similar body types.
The union's July 12 email said there are "several additional issues which must be collectively bargained to agreement before final implementation of the hGH and Performance Enhancing Substances drug policy. One of those issues is the issue of discipline. The parties continue to discuss the issue and when a final proposal is reached, we will bring it to you for your review and vote."
Article 39, Section 7 of the collective-bargaining agreement finalized in July 2011 stated the league's performance-enhancing drug policy would include "both annual blood testing and random blood testing for human growth hormone," with discipline at the same level as steroid use. The deal provided for a timeline of several weeks to hammer out details on collection, transportation and testing of samples, but the process has gone far slower than that.
In October 2011, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sent a letter to leaders of a congressional committee outlining the league's plans for collecting and saving blood samples of players. In the letter to California Rep. Darrell Issa and Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Control, Goodell said specimens would not be analyzed and players would not be subject to disciplinary proceedings until remaining issues about the testing regimen are resolved. Until that time, blood samples would be stored.
But no samples were taken.
That same month, nearly two dozen scientists and lab directors from around the world signed a letter sent to the NFL and the union stating the current test for HGH is safe, scientifically reliable and appropriate for use in professional sports leagues.
In November 2011, the league said the union's proposal was "deficient in numerous respects and consistent with the NFLPA's ongoing strategy to delay testing as long as possible."
NFL agent Alan Herman believes the testing, when finally implemented by the NFL, will have a trickle-down benefit.
"I think it will filter to the college level and maybe college will adapt it as well," he said. "Certainly, in the pro game, everybody will be on an even playing field. I'm not sure that exists right now."
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. Brian, who has a knack for finding shoddy electrical work, did the dirty work and found this mess. Now it's your turn to identify the violation.
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This photo shows a violation of the rules given in 406.2(D), which in part states, "Receptacles incorporating an isolated grounding conductor connection intended for the reduction of electrical noise (electromagnetic interference) as permitted in 250.146(D) shall be identified by an orange triangle located on the face of the receptacle." Immediately following this basic requirement, part (1) of this section of the Code says, "Receptacles so identified shall be used only with equipment grounding conductors that are isolated in accordance with 250.146(D)." The pertinent portion of 250.146(D) to note here is the second sentence, which says, "The receptacle grounding terminal shall be connected to an insulated equipment grounding conductor run with the circuit conductors."
Correlation of these rules requires any receptacle that is identified as an isolated ground receptacle to be used only where it is actually attached to an equipment grounding conductor that is effectively, electrically isolated from the raceway and metal box in which the receptacle is installed. In this case, the insulated equipment grounding conductor exiting the metallic outlet box is attached to a field-installed grounding detail that provides continuity between the "isolated" grounding conductor and the ground path provided for the metal outlet box.
The basic idea behind the requirements of 406.2(D) is to prevent someone from being "fooled" into thinking that the IG receptacle actually has an isolated ground, as may be required for certain cord- and plug-connected electronic equipment, such as a cash register. Often, where a manufacturer calls for an isolated ground, failure to actually provide an isolated ground will essentially void the manufacturer's warranty.
Why would anyone use an isolated ground receptacle when it was not required? Maybe the installer had nothing else on the truck — and rather than go to the supply house to pick up a non-isolated ground receptacle and then return to the job to install this single device, he decided to simply use the isolated ground receptacle instead. Based on the requirements outlined in the 2008 NEC, the use of an IG receptacle in this situation is now a Code violation.
My last comment is related to the larger equipment grounding conductor connected to the grounding detail. To tell the truth, I'm not really sure what's going on here. Typically, equipment grounding conductors are to be routed with the circuit conductors [250-134(B)] to ensure a low-impedance fault-return path. In alternating-current systems, separation of the grounding conductor from the circuit conductors will result in a higher impedance because mutual cancellation of the magnetic fields is only possible where the grounding and circuit conductors are in close proximity to each other.


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Cloud And Multilingual Developers
This year, 8% of developers are creating cloud-based apps, up from about 4% last year. The primary cloud service deployment target is somewhat a surprise: Microsoft's Azure platform as a service is used by 32% of developers who create cloud-based apps. Amazon EC2's infrastructure as a service, which has been available much longer, has been adopted by 24%. Google AppEngine, another platform, has 15%. Platforms as a service are gaining ground because of their automatic scaling across hardware, easier implementation, and ability to deploy in the cloud or locally.
Developers have long identified themselves by their languages: a Cobol programmer, a Java developer. That's changing, as 57% are comfortable enough in two or more programming languages to produce professional-quality applications. They routinely mix programming languages -- servers written in Java, .NET, and PHP with clients written in JavaScript and Adobe Flex, for instance -- to use the best option. Often, they're open source dynamic languages such as Ruby, Python, and PHP. The coming generation of developers will push to adopt these dynamic languages. IT managers must ensure that processes and application life-cycle management tools can handle the change.
Another slow-burning trend is agile development, used by 37% this year, edging up from 31% last year. Mobile development hasn't taken off the past year, somewhat surprisingly. In 2009, 10% of developers were writing mobile apps, and that edged up to just 13%. Among those mobile developers, 55% are developing for the iPhone, and 36% for the iPad. But developers aren't hedging their bets: 50% are writing for Android, and 42% for Windows. BlackBerry garners only 19%.
Even more interesting is how they're building mobile apps. Native apps make up 61% of mobile apps being developed. Native apps are written specifically for a target platform -- iPhone apps in Objective-C or Android apps in Java, for instance -- and typically target smartphones. An alternative would be optimizing apps for the mobile browsers, which only 39% are doing. Just 15% use RIA plug-ins.
If there's one takeaway from this year's Forrester-Dr. Dobb's Developer Technographics Survey, it's this: Developers are increasingly driving technology adoption within their development organizations, making choices that can shape technology skills, platforms, and strategies far down the road. Developers are making these choices not for what's cool, but for the practical reasons of how can they meet the business needs of the company more quickly and at lower cost.
Empowering developers this way is proving to be good for developers and for the enterprise as a whole. IT leaders, however, should stay in touch with what decisions their development teams are making.


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'Unbelievably small'
As President Barack Obama kicks off an all-out push for a strike on Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry came under fire on Monday for saying any attack would be "unbelievably small" and suggesting the Syrian ruler still had a week to give up his chemical weapons to avoid a U.S. assault - a remark Kerry's spokeswoman later attempted to clarify.
The off-key comments came in a joint press conference in London with Britain's foreign secretary, where Kerry said the strike would be able to harm Assad without putting American troops on the ground and with a "very limited, very targeted, short-term effort."
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"That is exactly what we are talking about doing, unbelievably small, limited kind of effort," Kerry said.
( WATCH: Timeline of Syria crisis response)
The comments, which dismayed even supporters of an attack on Syria, added fuel to the debate as Obama launches a full court press 48-hour media and political blitz to try to sell the plan to a skeptical American public and Congress.
On Monday, Obama will sit down with anchors from six networks, PBS, CNN, Fox, ABC, CBS and NBC, for seven- to 10-minute interviews that will air Monday night. On Tuesday, the president will address the nation in a televised address in prime time.
The White House was also expected to continue to reach out to members of Congress through high-profile Cabinet members as well as the vice president and president himself. On Monday afternoon, National Security Adviser Susan Rice was set to hold a public speaking event on Syria at the New America Foundation.
But Kerry's comments Monday caused even some of the president's strongest backers for military intervention to call the White House's outreach a disaster.
( PHOTOS: Protesters target White House on Syria)
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a supporter of robust military action in Syria and an important target of Obama's outreach efforts to date, took to Twitter to express his frustration with Kerry's comments.
"Kerry says #Syria strike would be "unbelievably small" - that is unbelievably unhelpful," McCain tweeted Monday.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) strongly favors a strike on Syria, but criticized Kerry's comments.
"I don't understand what he means by that," Rogers said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Monday. "This is part of the problem. That's a very confusing message — certainly a confusing message to me that he would offer that as somebody who believes this is in our national security interest."
Rogers said the president has done an "awful job" of explaining foreign policy to the American people and is trying to make up for lost time.
Bill Kristol, the conservative editor of The Weekly Standard who also supports the resolution before Congress and who said he has tried to advise the administration behind the scenes on convincing conservatives, said Kerry's comments about "unbelievably small" attack have him concerned.
"I am worried, though, the administration has done such a bad job of making its case," Kristol said also on "Morning Joe" on Monday. "Now we have the secretary of State saying, 'Well, we went to Congress, it was so important to go to Congress, for an unbelievably small limited strike.' Even I can see why reasonable people on the Hill … can say, 'Is that really better than nothing?'" Kristol said.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), another advocate for intervening in Syria, continued his criticism Monday for how the president has handled the push for intervention, saying he should have been more forceful earlier.
( PHOTOS: Syria: Where politicians stand)
"The president's failed to make his case. And I think hopefully over the next 48 hours he does that, but he's definitely failed to," thus far, Kinzinger said on "Morning Joe."
Republican strategist Karl Rove called the next two days a last-minute effort by the president after repeated missteps.
"Now the president is going to sort-of engage in two hail Marys, a series of interviews tonight with anchors and a speech to the country," Rove said Monday on Fox News's "American Newsroom.
Asked about Kerry's comments in the White House briefing Monday afternoon, press secretary Jay Carney said there was no mistake from the secretary.
"I don't think that the phrasing reflects some error," Carney said. "I think that Secretary Kerry clearly was referring to that in the context of what the United States and the American people have experienced over this past 10 to 12 years, which includes large-scale, long-term … open-ended military engagement with boots on the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq. That is the contrast that Secretary Kerry was making."


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The University of Missouri Board of Curators and UM System President Timothy M. Wolfe will honor 16 faculty members and one student with awards June 13. These awards include the President's Awards—the highest honor bestowed by the University of Missouri System for excellence in the university's four mission areas of teaching, research, service and economic development; the Thomas Jefferson Award; the Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award; and the C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship Award.
"Our award recipients represent the finest of our faculty and students, and the University of Missouri System is made stronger by their hard work and dedication," Wolfe said. "Every day, each one of our award recipients makes a difference in the lives of Missouri's citizens and truly advances our state and nation."
The recipients and their honors include:
Thomas Jefferson Award
Steven Watts, Ph.D., MU
This award honors a member of the university community who best exemplifies the principles and ideals of Thomas Jefferson and who rises above excellence and demonstrates clear distinction in service to the university and humankind.
Watts is a professor of American history and has been recognized with both the Provost's Outstanding Junior Faculty Teaching Award and The William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence. He specializes in the cultural and intellectual history of the United States and has published in top journals. His biographies of some of the 20th century's most-influential cultural figures such as Walt Disney, Hugh Hefner, and most recently, Dale Carnegie, have won critical acclaim.
Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Casey F. Burton, Missouri S&T
This award honors students at one of the University of Missouri System's four campuses who have shown entrepreneurial talent.
Burton recently graduated in May with a B.S. in chemistry and is founder of Sapentia Development, LLC, where he acts as CEO and manages close to 30 employees. Burton created an online community and publication called MCQuarterly for fans of the popular game Minecraft. He also developed The Journal of Undergraduate and High School Research, a research journal aimed at high school and undergraduate students
C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship Award
Jerry W. Valentine, Ed.D., MU
This award recognizes a faculty member who personifies the creativity, vision and leadership exhibited by the late Dr. C. Brice Ratchford, who served as president of the University of Missouri System and dean of Cooperative Extension.
Valentine is professor emeritus in Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and served at MU for 33 years, establishing himself as a premier scholar in meeting the needs of educational leaders in grades five through nine. Valentine has authored or coauthored seven books, scores of professional articles and several instruments for school improvement and leader development. At MU, he developed the state's first comprehensive, performance-based teacher evaluation system and worked closely with Missouri's principals and assistant principals in facilitating evaluation workshops.
President's Award for Community Engagement
Wouter T. Montfrooij, Ph.D., MU
This award recognizes faculty who are engaged in exemplary community engagement activities such as volunteerism, service-learning, educational programming and outreach.
Montfrooij is an associate professor of physics and is the founder of the Saturday Morning Science lecture series, a weekly series of informal talks on a broad range of science topics targeted to the general community. Since its inception in 2003, this volunteer-run program has grown to be one of the most visible and respected outreach programs in the Columbia community, offering more than 320 talks and engaging some 30,000 people from Columbia and surrounding areas.
President's Award for Cross-Cultural Engagement
Rita M. Csapó-Sweet, Ed.D., UMSL
This award is presented to a faculty member with demonstrated success in promoting cross-cultural activities or understanding through classroom or student service activities.
Csapó-Sweet is an associate professor of theater, dance and media studies. Since joining the UMSL faculty in 1990, she has worked to establish Hungarian and Eastern European educational and cultural exchange opportunities for the UMSL and St. Louis metropolitan communities. Her efforts have not only opened an artistic cultural exchange, but have facilitated discussions about war and tolerance, and helped reconnect generations of refugees with their heritage. She has also established a student and faculty exchange program with universities in Hungary, Bosnia and Croatia.
President's Award for Leadership
Michael B. Kruger, Ph.D., UMKC
This award is presented to a faculty member with a commitment to excellence and integrity; an ability to motivate, build and sustain a high level of morale and productivity among faculty or staff; find practical solutions to complex problems; and effectively build teams, manage projects and produce positive results.
Kruger is a Curators' Professor and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He is recognized throughout the physics community as an innovative scholar and teacher with more than 60 published articles, many awards and research funding totaling more than $1 million. Kruger leads by building consensus among the faculty and encourages them to continually seek to improve the department and expand their impact in both teaching and research.
President's Award for Mentoring
Wayne Huebner, Ph.D., Missouri S&T
This award recognizes faculty who have provided exemplary mentoring for other faculty.
Huebner is the chair and professor of Materials Science and Engineering and has made a significant impact on the careers of many faculty members. He is known for providing frank feedback and his advice on teaching, research, professional development and service activities is unparalleled. He sets high expectations for his department and the campus community, and inspires faculty members to develop the tools and acquire the resources to be successful.
President's Award for Service
Vicki L. Sauter, Ph.D., UMSL
This award recognizes outstanding contributions in professional expertise and personal service in promoting the missions and values of the university.
Sauter is professor of information systems and is motivated to find creative ways to help individuals and organizations use technology to meet their program needs. She created the Information Systems Advisory Board and the Information Systems Mentoring Club to engage students, alumni, faculty, staff and other members of the business community as volunteers. She also actively participates in the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences and has received several awards for her service.
President's Award for Early Career Excellence
Suzanna K. Long, Ph.D., Missouri S&T
This award recognizes faculty who exhibit exceptional promise in scholarship, research or creativity as substantiated by significant accomplishments within their first seven years with the university.
Long is assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering and has demonstrated an ability to create a sustainable, highly visible research program grounded in scholarship, effective teaching and service. Since joining the Missouri S&T faculty in 2008, she has received 21 grants totaling more than $7 million. With a research focus on transportation sustainability, she has published more than 60 articles and six book chapters. In addition to scholarship and teaching, Long has served in leadership positions at multiple professional organizations.
President's Award for Sustained Excellence
Bahram Mashhoon, Ph.D., MU
This award is given to a faculty member who demonstrates and sustains a record of distinguished scholarship, research or creativity for 15 or more years.
Mashhoon is a professor of physics with more than 27 years of experience at MU. He has made significant contributions to the field of gravitational physics and general relativity, including more than 185 publications. His many achievements include the discovery of spin-rotation-gravity coupling, now known as the "Mashhoon effect." In addition, he has developed extensions of Einstein's theory of relativity that are more compatible with quantum theory.
President's Award for Innovative Teaching
Carl Hoagland, Ed.D., UMSL
This award recognizes a faculty member who is an outstanding teacher and employs innovative teaching methods to achieve success in student learning.
Hoagland is the Emerson Electric Endowed Professor of Teaching and Learning and consistently brings his vision for creating a technologically engaged campus to life. He has developed numerous educational programs using technology to maximize the learning experience. Hoagland created the E. Desmond Lee Technology and Learning Center, a technology-enriched computing center offering individual workstations, as well as UMSL's Second Life Writing Center, a virtual tutoring and learning space, which includes an Internet-based virtual environment for children with disabilities.
President's Award for Economic Development
Marilyn J. Rantz, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, MU
This award recognizes faculty for distinguished activity in meeting the University of Missouri's goal of serving as an economic engine for the state and its citizens.
Rantz is a Curators' Professor and is a leader in the development of innovative approaches to improving the quality of care delivered to older adults. Her research on nursing home quality has secured nearly $52 million in grants, most recently $14.8 million from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service—the largest grant ever received by the MU campus. She worked with the state and private industry to create TigerPlace, which has grown from 31 to 54 apartments and now includes an 85-bed rehabilitation center—all bringing more than 140 jobs to Columbia and resulting in over $5 million in annual payroll.
President's Award for Intercampus Collaboration
Debra A. Gayer, Ph.D., RN, CPNP-PC, MU
Dawn L. Garzón, Ph.D., PNP-BC, CPNP-PC, PMHS, FAANP, UMSL
Susann M. Farberman, DNP, M.Ed., APRN, CPNP-PC, UMSL
Diana B. King, MSN, RN, CPNP, UMKC
Virginia R. Rahm, MSN, RN, APRN, PNP-BC, UMKC
When Gayer saw a growing need for advanced nurse providers with a focus on children, particularly in rural communities in the state, she brought together intercampus faculty resources from MU, UMKC and UMSL to develop an online Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program. By collaborating to develop core pediatric courses, the group was able to improve student learning, and students were able to maximize their exposure to expert faculty on each of the campuses without leaving their own communities. The collaborative nature of the program seeped into the actual coursework as well with students from all campuses and across the state interacting and discussing children's health care issues.
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By Foo Yun Chee – BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU regulators, investigating Google for alleged anti-competitive behavior, want the internet search giant to offer concessions that cover all platforms, including computers, tablets and mobile devices, two people familiar with the issue said on Friday.
If Google is not able to provide satisfactory concessions, it will face charges and potentially severe fines, the EU's competition commissioner, Joaquin Almunia, has said.
Almunia wants remedies for all computing devices that have access to the Internet and provide a search capability, one of the people said.
Mobile devices and tablets are increasingly becoming gateways to the Web and Web-based content such as movies and music.
Earlier this month, the world's most popular search engine proposed concessions in a bid to settle an 18-month long investigation fueled by complaints from rivals including Microsoft. Neither Google nor the EU have said what those concessions were.
The European Commission is now examining the offer. The EU watchdog has said Google may unfairly favor other Google services over rivals and may have copied material from other websites, such as travel and restaurant reviews without permission.
It is also concerned that Google's advertising deals may exclude third parties from concluding similar deals with rivals while contractual restrictions on software developers may prevent advertisers from transferring their online campaigns to rival search engines.
Companies can be fined up to 10 percent of their turnover for breaching EU rules. In Google's case, that could reach $4 billion based on its 2011 results.
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Mark Potter)


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On Thursday morning, June 4, a line of women snaked out of the National Pork Board tent on the Iowa State Fairgrounds concourse in Des Moines. Inside was Chris Soules, star of three reality television shows -- The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, and Dancing with the Stars -- and now a bachelor farmer growing corn and soybeans and raising hogs in Iowa.
I sat down with Soules to talk about the America's Pig Farmer of the Year award he helped the Pork Board promote this year.
First -- about Whitney Bischoff, his ex-fiancé from The Bachelor -- Soules said the decision to break off the engagement last month had nothing to do with his farm or whether she wanted to be a farmer's wife. The relationship just ran its course and fizzled out. "We are still friends," he said. There were enough attractive young farm women standing in line for a selfie with Soules, his prospects didn't seem dire.
Now, on to pork production. Soules and his family feed 20,000 pigs a year on contract to TriOak Foods. Last winter he met with the Pork Board about being a spokesperson for the new pig farmer award. "I am somewhat famous," he said, "and that gives me a great platform to connect to consumers."
He says his time in the celebrity spotlight showed him "how little understanding people had of what we did in farming." He wants to help change that. "We have a great story to tell and farmers are not always willing to tell it."
All types of hog farms were welcome to enter the new award (applications are now closed), and Soules said he hopes all producers feel they are an important part of the pork industry. He pointed out that his sister raises grass-fed beef. "It takes every kind of farmer to feed hungry people," said Soules.
During our interview, a man interrupted Soules for an autograph. He said his friend worked at a packing plant in Columbus Junction and "she saw your pigs come in one day and freaked out." She couldn't attend Pork Expo because she had to work. Soules asked her name and then spent a few minutes composing a lengthy note to this woman, who is probably freaking out again today after receiving his note.
You may catch Soules later on another reality TV series. Stay tuned. No matter where he goes, he will have agriculture and food production in mind.


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Lavender Heights Bed and Breakfast
Welcome to Lavender Heights Bed and Breakfast! We strive to provide you with a luxurious, relaxing experience in one of our four guest rooms situated on Stafford Heights overlooking Fredericksburg. We offer a full breakfast, free wi-fi and satellite television along with free, on-site parking. As you begin to unwind from your hectic world, perhaps you'll walk through the gardens and stop at the koi pond to count the fish.
We are about five minutes from the historic Old Town Fredericksburg where you can enjoy trolley, horse or Segway tours; dine in one of the numerous restaurants; and explore boutique and antique shops. Walk through history, whether it be Colonial, Revolutionary or Civil War, as you discover George Washington's boyhood home or the many important Civil War battlegrounds.
The University of Mary Washington is about two miles from Lavender Heights Bed and Breakfast. Spend a weekend with your college student and easily experience the university atmosphere.
Spend a romantic or BFF weekend in this richly entertaining area with wine tours, river adventures or doing absolutely nothing but renewing relationships! Lavender Heights Bed and Breakfast offers the opportunity for you to do it all, or just chill (or perhaps warm up) in front of the living room's fireplace, as you curl up to a classic novel.
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