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It's this time of the year again... each November is packed with comps of all sorts and this year it's no different! It's too late to train now, if you're in shape then go hard, otherwise go home!
The first of the comps was this weekend's national cup in Škofja Loka, where I placed 3rd in my age group and 8th in the senior category! I'm quite alright with my climbing as it could have been worse after a week or so of Fontainebleau, but it seems the others were pretty strong also :D. The finals were a nice show, I really enjoyed the climbing, the final route for the guys was quite interesting and challenging, and I think the crowd liked it too!
|in the starting slab of the finals... tricky! Thanks to Ana&Miha Jarm for the shot.
Next weekend after that the World Cup in Kranj! Every year it's an amazing show with all the strongest climbers, lately the Slovenian team has been very strong so the competition should be BIG! Sadly I'm not taking part! Hopefully one day! Even so I am very syked about it and also for the traditional before-the-finals Mišja Peč day!
The weekend after it's the last stage of the EYS in Kranj, and after that the next weekend there's also a comp in Kranj, the closing event of the national cup (bouldering and lead!).
The schedule looks absolutely jam-packed, and along with an increasing amount of schoolwork it should be a pretty stressful month! Despite that I am sure it will be a lot of fun. Only thing I hope is that I will be strong enough and will also show it in the competitions! Better get working on that now!
Anyways, see you all somewhere out there! PEACE


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The quadriceps is one of the major muscle groups on your legs that receive tension and stress during workout. Among all muscle groups, the quadriceps is most commonly involved in almost all types of aerobics. Cycling, running, squatting, and others also usually involve the quadriceps muscles. In this line, stretching them before and after every exercise or workout is essential to reduce muscle soreness and injuries. Here are some of the most common ways to stretch your quadriceps:
Stretching your Quadriceps in Standing Position
Stand on one leg (left leg) and raise the other foot (right foot) at the back while bending the knee. Grab the right foot with the right arm and pull the foot as close to the buttocks. If you want a deeper stretch, use the opposite hand to pull the leg. You can also hold on to something or place your palms against the wall for added balance. Hold the stretch for 30 seconds and repeat on the other leg.
Stretching your Quadriceps in Lying Position
There are several ways to stretch your quadriceps on a lying position. Here are some of them:
Hurdle Stretch
This stretch can be done at home or while in the gym. Sit on the floor with the legs in front of you. Bend the right knee so the foot is flat on the floor. Slowly lie down while maintaining the position of the legs and feet. As you lie down, you will feel a stretch on the quadriceps. Repeat on the opposite side.
Prone Stretch
Lie on your abdomen with the head facing the wall. This is actually a reinvention of the standing stretch only that you are laying on your abdomen. Bend your right knee at the back and grab with your right hand. Pull the feet close to your buttocks. Use the left hand for a deeper stretch. Also, employ the steps using the opposite foot or leg.
Side Stretch
Lie on your left side and prop your head with your left hand. Since your right leg is on top, bend it towards your buttocks as close as possible. Use your right hand to grab your right foot to further the stretch towards the buttocks. When a stretch is felt, maintain the position for 30 seconds. Lie on your right side and repeat the steps on the left leg.
Stretching your Quadriceps in Kneeling Position
Another effective quadriceps stretch is the kneeling stretch. Stand on a lunge position with the left leg behind the right leg. Place your left knee on the floor afterwards. Use the left or right hand to grab the left foot at the back depending on the level of stretch that you want. Pull the left foot towards the buttocks until a stretch is felt. Maintain the position for 30 seconds and release. Repeat on the opposite side.
Most injuries involving the quadriceps muscles are caused by inadequate stretching before and after an intense workout. Prevent soreness and soft tissue trauma by employing one or more of the above stretches.


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On Wednesday, January 3rd, Microsoft published information about two critical security flaws that "could affect nearly every Intel computer released in the past 20 years – and the AMD and Arm chips in laptops, tablets, and phones, too "(Hitachi Security Advisory, 1/5/18). This hardware vulnerability even gives knowledgeable attackers access to virtual machines. These exploits have the capability to read memory and extract sensitive information, including passwords and encryption keys.
Recommendation – Apply latest security fixes
Experts are recommending taking immediate action to protect computers by applying the latest security fixes as soon as possible. However, there have been a few hiccups along the way in the rush to fix the problem. Microsoft released an update to address these hardware flaws. and then blocked its installation on PC's running what they called "incompatible anti-virus software," as reported by TechRepublic. Microsoft then blocked (delayed) this update on these systems after some were left unable to boot following a blue screen of death. The "out-of-bounds" patch will protect computers running Windows Defender (Windows 10) and Microsoft Security Essentials (Windows 7) and applies to all computers running supported versions of Windows, Windows Server, and Microsoft SQL Server.
Stay Tuned: A webinar with further details and recommendations will be announced shortly.
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Discussion Board for collaboration on QlikView Layout & Visualizations.
Hi All,
Being new to Qlikview, Im hoping you have some advice how to best create a data model for an app comparing actual Transactions amounts to Budget anounts. In my case, Budgets are tracked by month and year, based on "spend" category. An example spreadsheet is attached, as well as a few rows below.
In the same chart (etc), I want to plot actual dollars spent against the budgeted amount, for both Month-Year and Category. I've tried various methods such as concatenation etc to remove Synthetic keys, but I cannot seem to be able to get a total budget number when selecting a specific Month Year.
In this example, selecting Nov-2012 results in a Budget of $300, when in fact total budget for the month is $550. Should I be using Set Analysis in some fashion?
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Create one fact table that contains transactions and budgets. It should have a date key . Set budget dates to 1st of the month.
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I usually do the same; I integrate objectives in the fact table, but I set objectives to the end of the month date instead, using monthend function.
One single fact table is usually best, just as both answers above suggest. Also, add a flag that has the value 'Actuals' or 'Budget' and use this as dimension.
You can in fact have a mixed granularity in the fact table. See more on:
All, Many thanks for the quick response! I now understand and have updated my script accordingly. I had to set my budget date key to the first of the month,as setting to month end caused issues with budget dates not being associated with my master calendar.


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Social Security is just one part of your financial well-being. It is not meant to replace most of your pre-retirement income. (It covers roughly 40 percent for typical earners — less for the more affluent.) It was never meant to pay for an upscale lifestyle on its own.
You can get a sense of your future benefits by reviewing a recent Social Security statement, if you have one, or by checking out Social Security's online tools and plugging in your information.
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Recently, there was a widespread article in the most popular Chinese social media Wechat, in which a middle-aged dad released the reasons why he chose to immigrate to the U.S. He was planning to buy an apartment near a good school district in Beijing, which would cost him 3 millions Yuans. But the day he was going to pay the guarantee deposit, the house owner raised the price by 300 000 Yuans. Disappointed with this change, the father decided to use the money on an investment program, which allowed him to get the green card of USA. He thought that life in Beijing was so stressful, including job, housing and education, but life in the U.S means good education, cheaper housing and quality of free time.
Soon, this article triggered different opinions, including those expressed by some American-Chinese people. Another father wrote a long response to this man, having gone through himself the similar experience. He now found that the reality was not as good as expected. Just talking about kids, the Asian children suffer a lot in study. So many suicides occurred in Asian family in California because of pressure. He provided many photos, which show that children spend so much time on math or other competition preparation after school, just as what children do in China. To be accepted by good universities, they should demonstrate more abilities and excellence in special fields. So Chinese parents anxiously look for good school and prepare their kids to artistic performance. If one wants to live nearby a good school, he should afford the high-priced housing.
I didn't agree with the first father who dropped all just to follow his illusions of U.S. He believed naively all the advantages he could get in the new country. I didn't agree neither with the second father who still sticks to the single-side definition of success. In many American cities, Asian people still believe that competition is the only way to make people stand out and that children must cherish every minute to prepare for their future.
One day, when dinning with our neighbors, my husband expressed his dream: send Claire to an excellent university, such as Harvard. Since our daughter wants to be a doctor, we should put aside a big amount of money and assure her proficiency in different materials.
"But if she turns out to be an artist?" suggested one old lady.
We didn't answer. Indeed, Claire loves drawing and she made amazing pictures. But we never imagined an artist career for her, because it was portrayed with pain and misery. But we cannot control a child's future, neither their path. We always impose our own dream on our kids and make them accept our definition of success. That's very stressful for them.
Now we are living in a new country, embracing a very different culture. The fist thing to learn is to open our mind. If not, we are imprisoned in some biased thoughts. For example, for all Chinese, the optimal success of a child is being a student of Harvard. However, university is just a step of one's life while life is long, very long.


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Finally freemounting unicyclist
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Devon U.K.
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Another beginner - Devon UK
I've had my unicycle just over a week, practicing in short bursts through the day as i work mainly from home.I can definitely get on it and move along a wall more confidently than I could at the beginning. I can't even make a single revolution unsupported, though. I have also tried using walking poles, and that does help and at least lets me get a little feel for how it might go. I know people say poles are not a good idea but I'm used to them from XC skiing, they have safe handles and rubber ends and I don't put my hands through the straps. A longer wall would be ideal but I only have a short section of wall, about three full revolutions, which is not really enough to get a rhythm going. The surfaces I have are a rather uneven flag patio and a lawn. I don't have anyone to help - my partner thinks I'm crazy to even try at my age (I'm 60) but I'm determined to get it somehow.
Like I say, I'm definitely improved from the beginning when supported, but I am absolutely nowhere unsupported - in fact I feel like I have gone backwards (not literally - that would be great!). I'm almost sure that in the first day or so I accidentally managed a whole revolution, maybe even two, but not since then. I feel like I can't pedal past the vertical without faltering.
I don't suppose there is anything anyone can say except 'keep trying', but I'd be interested to know if there are any other beginners out there in Devon (UK) - the nearest group seems to be Bristol.
Finally freemounting unicyclist
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Oh yes, also, I have a 20 inch Indy Trainer unicycle and I find the seat twists really easily. It is screwed up as tight as I can get it and there is no movement of the seat post up and down, but it twists far too easily - I can twist it accidentally just mounting awkwardly and then I can twist it back to straight while sitting on it just with thigh pressure. The seat post has a knurled finish, but that doesn't seem to prevent it twisting. I was wondering whether maybe a bit of rubber or something round the seat post would help.
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There's a lot of info to be found here, especially using the search feature at the top of the page, and of course, there's plenty of advice from long time members. As everyone gives different advice, I'd recommend searching around to find what others have said. Your question is a common one that has been responded to many times. We all have different ways of learning, but there are common things we all pretty much have to deal with.
First, I think it's critical that you find a good place to practice. Generally, grass, or uneven surfaces are very challenging for learning. Ideally, you want to practice on a firm, even surface like smooth concrete, or possibly packed, even dirt.
For me, and probably for most people, we start by doing exactly as you have to familiarize ourselves with the unusual feeling of setting on a unicycle and then trying to pedal while using something to support ourselves. I used a trampoline rail and just pedaled around it while holding onto the rail. Some people prefer a wall instead.
Eventually, as you become more comfortable pedaling with support, there is a "leap of faith" if you want to call it that. You'll have to let go and try to pedal unsupported. You will fall, get back up, fall again, and that will likely repeat itself for some time. The idea is that each time, or over time, you will get further and further as you program your brain to balance and control the unicycle. You can't force it, it will just happen naturally as your brain learns. There's no way around this step. It takes everyone a different amount of time to get this. There is no standard for how long it will take. The important thing is that you can see progress as you practice and get a little more distance, even if it's small. Setbacks are also normal, so don't be discouraged if it seems you're going backwards. We've all gone through that in some way or another, and it's just the brain's process of adjusting to the unicycle.
I also think this step develops an excellent skill, which is to learn to fall, or UPD, which stands for "unplanned dismount". Unicycles today are usually built with plastic protectors on the saddle and are designed to handle most contacts with the ground. The protectors may be scraped, but the saddle should remain largely undamaged. The most important thing is that you learn to step off the unicycle without being hurt.
Usually, starting with a smaller unicycle with a wheel size of 20" puts you close to the ground, so you only have to step down a few inches to reach the ground. You don't really want to fall, if you can help it, but rather just step down and land on your feet. I wouldn't worry about catching the unicycle as it falls in the beginning. You will probably lean to catch it after a while, but the most important thing is your safety, not the unicycle's.
You also want to consider proper padding and protection. I recommend wrist guards, knee pads and elbow pads. Some also recommend a bicycle helmet, but I personally don't think it necessary, so use your own judgement.
The protective gear not only protects you, it may help to give you a feeling of confidence while practicing.
I would also encourage you not to give up. It's quite an accomplishment to learn to ride, and today there are so many different styles of riding and both local and international communities to belong to, not to mention the amazing health benefits to enjoy. The only real way to fail is to give up.
One final word of warning: Unicycling is EXTREMELY addictive! People who learn to ride are usually hungry for more and wind up going in all kinds of directions with it. There is never a shortage of something to learn with it, and these days, people of all ages are doing all kinds of things on them. You have been forewarned!
Let us know how you're doing and good luck!
I'm not short, I'm just really far away.
Last edited by Bradford; 2016-08-11 at 04:21 PM.
Finally freemounting unicyclist
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Devon U.K.
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Thanks, Bradford. So far I have been doing pretty well with the falling off part! Seriously, I have mostly ended up on my feet and only actually hit the deck a couple of times. Like you say, you are not that far from the ground and I'm only 5ft with about a 27-28 inside leg so my saddle is pretty much as low as it will go. The first video I looked at had a 'step-over' exercise as the first stage which was helpful. I am wearing a helmet as my paved area is surrounded by a low stone wall. So far nothing has happened that would have been improved by shin-pads etc - because I'm taking odd moments to practice I don't want to put myself off by taking too long to get ready.
I think you are right that a better practice area would make a big difference but as far as I know the only tennis courts etc round here are ones you need to pay to use or be a member of a club. I feel like once I can do it a bit there are places I can go, but nowhere that I can think of for the hanging on the wall stage.
I'm not generally a speed-freak. This is probably a disadvantage for something where slow=harder. When I first learned to ski I made myself stay in control ALL the time at first and virtually wore out my snowplough muscles. And I am officially the slowest snowmobiler in history. But I do ski, downhill and XC, so I don't see any reason why I can't get this too. My husband wants to know why I would want to learn to ride a unicycle whereas I'm more like 'Why would anyone NOT want to learn to ride a unicycle?'
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You will definitely get this. What Bradford said is correct -- you need to find a flat, hard place to practice. A car park is handy, or maybe a school basketball court. Forget hanging onto the wall or fence. It only helps at the very beginning to help you get the feel of it, after that it's counter-productive. Find something to mount next to, then just launch. Wear gloves and kneepads, because you will land on these a lot.
Always great to see another "senior" getting into the sport! I think it's great, and is a fantastic form of exercise.
Good luck, and post pictures/video of your progress! You have a big cheering section here!
"I'm a unicyclist. I make my own reality."
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: East Anglia
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Top lady, excellent and welcome to the community. I am a new one on here as well. I sympathise with your learning dilemma enormously. Three guys, myself included purchased 20" uni's about twenty years ago. I was then in my mid-forties. The youngest chap had learnt the basics at school, even so, he took three days to get the hang of it again. The second eldest was a amateur kick boxer and all round fitness freak, he took about ten days before he could pogo all over the place. I spent a painfilled three weeks getting the hang of the thing, then as if by magic, something clicked and I was away. Lurching from hand hold to post and the elongated scaffold pole rail we used. So, about a month in, we were broom stick handle jousting and that sort of stupid fun blokes have.
I eventually needed a newer guitar, the uni got sold on to a street busker/performer chap and I basically forgot about my time spent.
During the last few weeks I have obtained a cheap 20" unicycle. Re-learning has come harder this time due to my being now in my mid-sixties. I am back up in the seat but the capabilities of a cheap 20" are limiting. I asked a few questions on here and have recently taken charge of a brand new 24" Muni, this is altogether more comfortable, safer, stronger and better able to take the punishment. Being over sixty means that I am maybe a tad more careful about taking risks. Older/wiser etc etc..... I have to say that the learning curve for a beginner is steep, plus that thought that I may hurt myself at the back of the brain keeps coming up. I am afraid there is nothing much anyone can help you with that but to simply encourage you. Please stick with it, you do eventually learn, honestly, I have been there, twice... If you have limited areas to learn, then use those small areas just to simply sit on the thing, gently rocking back and forwards with the pedals for ages each day, it really helped me. Try, stepping over a pedal whilst the other foot is stepped onto the lowest opposite pedal, while doing this, move your body onto and over the seat as well, all at the same time until you feel comfortable doing it. I found this amazingly helpful.
Yes, I fall off every day but with skill now that means I do not get hurt or discouraged. My wife thinks I am nuts as well, but it comes with the territory I am afraid....
Stick with it for your sake because, when you succeed, and you will, people will be open mouthed in amazement.....
As a 'macho' loony, I was against helmets etc, but not any more, they are the most sensible thing ever for a learner and beyond, although why concrete keeps rising up and smiting me mightily on the rump is anybodies guess. I like to think I am over that part of the learning process now though.
It just clicks eventually so do not despair, ever, even when it is soreness personified...!! !!!
I am not really old, I just highlight my hair to look more extinguished..
Finally freemounting unicyclist
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Devon U.K.
Age: 64
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Thanks, everyone. I have a video I took the other day - I didn't take any at the very beginning unfortunately. I'm not sure how to post it here, or whether it needs to be up on Youtube or somewhere first. If I can, I will. I'm wondering about checking out the local skatepark for practice - round the fence rather than on the pipes! It's at the edge of a big carpark near the beach, so if I find a time it's not too busy, that might work.
Finally freemounting unicyclist
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The video!
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Sounds like you are doing great. Keep it up.
For Videos it is easiest to put up on YouTube and then just put the link in here or embed it in a message.
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Location: Western NC
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Keep it up Spinningwoman! Definitely find a space that allows you more revolutions so your brain doesn't get habituated to only doing 3 before coming off. I feel the same way about unicycling...if people understood the immense joy that comes from it, everyone would want to at least try it. But, I can't seem to get many folks past the "you're crazy" reaction. Their loss. Have fun
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Hi SpinningWoman,
Welcome to the wonderful world of unicycling.
Just wanted to chime in as fellow older female. Keep up the practice. You really should try to find a good practice area. A paved school yard or playground with a fence would be ideal. Like others have mentioned it's time to launch yourself off and pedal like crazy until you can ride a few revolutions without holding on. Go ahead and use your arms for balance if needed. Wearing knee pads and wrist guards is a very good idea. I didn't and ended up with bruised and skinned knees. I got some knee pads afterwards.
I'm curious about your user name. Do you spin wool? I ask because not only do I unicycle but I also spin wool on a spinning wheel and/or spindle.
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Thanks for posting the video, SpinningWoman.
I would have given you different advice, had I not seen it. I would have said, like most everyone else typically says, "Ditch the Wall." However, what you're doing against the wall looks pretty productive. I could tell that you were throttling the speed of the unicycle to keep it under you. In other words, your forward-backward balance seems to be working. And the way the fingers of your free hand were splayed, it looked like you were really using them for balance. So, if staying against the wall is good for you, keep it up, because it seems to be working.
I would say practice both ways. Not just from left to right, but from right to left (if you already do that, it wasn't apparent from the video). That also applies to the starting foot during a mount. I think there's huge value to learning techniques on both sides of our bodies. When I have attempted something on my weaker or less-coordinated side, it has caused me to have to think harder about what I was doing. I spent longer learning this way, but arguably it set the stage for learning other hard stuff later.
You mentioned under your video:
"On a unicycle you can fall over in four directions at once, and there seems to be no way it can possibly work... but I'm assured that if I keep practicing, something will click in my brain and it will."
It is possible that "the wall" is inhibiting your experience of two out of the four directions, specifically the left and right directions. The way a unicyclist achieves right-left balance is not totally different from a bicyclist. The unicycle needs to be turned in the direction it's listing, just like a bike.
You could do a few things to practice this right-left control ... without yet having to "ditch the wall". Find something to hold onto with both arms, then from this stable position, practice twisting the unicycle clockwise and counter-clockwise under you. Also, from this supported position, you can practice extending your hips to the left and right, which causes the unicycle to list (not turn) to the left and right. Another thing you can try is riding along a wall which takes an immediate 90 degree turn. Learn to pedal through that turn, making the turning force originate from your lower body.
One way a bike is different from a unicycle: On a bike, the goal is to apply the force of your feet to turn the pedals in exact circles. Kind of a two-dimensional motion. On the unicycle, the forces applied to the pedals can also turn the unicycle. The wall, if you're not careful, can keep you trapped in a two-dimensional practice space, where you're unable to experience the left-right turning necessary to unicycle riding.
Bottom line: if you feel you're making progress, you probably are! Welcome to the forum!
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The problem with ski poles is that you learn to ride with ski poles... it then becomes very difficult to get rid of them because your brain is happy with the way they work.
Not much to add to my fellow unicyclists - find a slightly longer wall so you can do more than 3 revolutions, and then try to sail in the big open world. The guys at Voodoo Unicycle have some good videos about that, Google/Youtube should find them.
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Spinningwoman, I forgot to mention the ski poles...I tried using those early on when I first started riding away from a fence. After getting tangled up with them on more than one occasion, I decided to put them away. By far, the best place for me to practice as I was progressing was along side the nets of tennis courts. I had access to 4 tennis courts side by side in the dead of winter, so I had it all to myself. I would start at one end beside the net and start riding with my hand grazing the top of the net. It wasn't offering much support, but it gave me the feeling of being supported. At first, I would dismount and remount at the end and beginning of each court. Then the day came when I had the courage to "ride the gap" between courts. I was on my way at that point and soon was riding circle all over the courts. Anyway, that's what worked for me. When I am fully recovered from my broken foot (yes, from unicycling), that's where I will start back.
Good luck, and happy spinning!
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Once I could do 4-5 rotations, I found a parking lot from where I learned everything I know now.
Just be patient, Spinning, and keep at it. Unicycling can be extremely frustrating, but eventually it all works out.
As for ski-poles, I've never used them, but I'm still searching for a cheat way of free-mounting the 36". Last time I tried this week, I practiced mounting for 45 minutes and only managed riding off 4 times. I hate the thing, but it rides so comfortably.
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A Moment of Transition in Iraq -- but not the End
CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate spotlighted the important shifts taking place in Iraq on "Washington Unplugged" Friday.
"The United States combat troops are out, we still have 50,000 troops there training and assisting; some hunting terrorists," Zarate told CBS News' Bob Orr. "You have a diplomatic transition. Chris Hill, our ambassador, is now leaving, he has his 'out' briefing this week...General Odierno, our top military commander on the ground, leaving in September. So this is a point of real transition."
"The problem," he continued, "is there's a lot of uncertainty politically because there is yet to be a government formed in Iraq. al-Qaeda in Iraq is continuing to attack. There was a horrific attack the heart of Baghdad just this week and questions of the Iraqi forces themselves can fill the gaps of the departing U.S. troops."
Orr asked Zarate about the reemergence of al-Qaeda in Iraq, which was once seen as a threat that had passed. Zarate responded, "They are down and out, but they've hit very hard back. They've hit Sunni, Shia, government officials; hitting them with assassinations and a number of bombings. We saw the worst of them this week in Baghdad."
"For me there are two unanswered questions," he added. "One, for the United States, where are we taking this; we're supposed to be drawing down all of our troops come 2011. I think that question is going be up in the air depending on what happening on the ground in Iraq."
"Secondly, I've got a question as to how the president and this administration will portray Iraq and our policy in Iraq," Zarate said. "The President is in a tough position. He didn't like the war, he opposed it, he talked about withdrawing but he's the American president, how does he portray what it was that we sacrificed and did in Iraq at the end of the day."
Watch Friday's Washington Unplugged above, also featuring Zarate on the continuing humanitarian crisis in Pakistan, civil unrest in Kashmir and President Hamid Karzai's attempts to remove private security forces from Afghanistan.
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The Defense Department has again modified its schedule for deploying a commercial-off-the-shelf electronic health record system from Cerner, following technical issues identified during testing.
Called Military Health System (MHS) GENESIS, the initial deployment of DoD's new EHR system was slated for December. But, last month, the Pentagon announced that the rollout would be delayed until February to give DoD and prime contractor Leidos additional time to resolve technical issues, including finalizing system interfaces between Cerner's software and legacy military health systems.
Nonetheless, DoD officials said Tuesday that the EHR rollout plan has again been changed.
According to Stacy Cummings, program executive officer for Defense Healthcare Management Systems, the program schedule has been modified so that the initial deployment of MHS GENESIS will take place in February only at Fairchild Air Force Base, near Spokane, Wash.
"The previous schedule had us going live at two sites on the same day, followed by the remaining two sites. The re-plan does have us bringing Fairchild forward on its own," Cummings said. "It gives us the ability to really demonstrate the MHS GENESIS capability at a single site and take lessons learned from that deployment and use those lessons learned to improve our deployment to the remaining three sites."
However, Cummings was quick to add that deployment at the remaining inpatient facilities in the Pacific Northwest will begin as early as June and incorporate some capabilities—such as blood transfusion management and voice recognition software—that were initially planned for release later in the deployment schedule. At the same time, she emphasized that the modified schedule will not affect the previously announced full deployment target date of 2022.
"The modified schedule provides additional time for our program team and vendor to finalize system interfaces, implement clinical capabilities, complete cybersecurity risk management, and provide time to test these capabilities prior to initial deployment," said Cummings, who oversees DoD's EHR modernization including operational, data exchange, and interoperability initiatives.
Also See: DoD delays initial deployment of new EHR system
A 2016 audit of MHS GENESIS by DoD's Office of the Inspector General found "risks and potential delays involved in developing and testing the interfaces needed to interact with legacy systems, ensuring the system is secure against cyber attacks, and ensuring the fielded system works correctly and that users are properly trained."
Addressing these potential risks, Cummings acknowledged that "we did set for ourselves a very aggressive schedule that included significant concurrency" but argued that "the time we invest in the program now will help us ensure success in the future and provide the best possible user experience to our beneficiaries and healthcare providers from day one—and, we will not field a product that doesn't meet that standard."
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"We're pleased with the timeline that identifies Fairchild Air Force Base as the first go-live and remain in good position for an on-time, enterprise-wide deployment as we continue to work with the DoD and our partners to accelerate the pace of innovation in health IT to improve care for our service members, veterans and their families," said Marlene Bentley, Cerner's public relations program manager.


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July 17, 2013, KAZAN, Russia (Team Canada) (ISN) – It was a festival of fourth-place finishes for Canada on the penultimate day of competition at the 27th Summer Universiade, on Tuesday.
Canada was kept off the podium for the second straight day at the FISU Games. The red and white's tally still stands at 15 medals (2-5-8), good for a tie for 17th in the overall standings.
Team Canada website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/universiade/summer/2013
Team Canada Twitter: @CDNUniversiade | #gocanada
Summer Universiade website: www.kazan2013.com/en
Canadians finished just outside the podium in no less than six events on Tuesday, including men's basketball and women's water polo, as well as four swimming finals.
In men's hoops, after dropping a 78-68 decision to host Russia in Monday's semifinals, the Canucks couldn't recover in the bronze-medal match and lost 87-74 against Serbia. The game was a rematch of the 2011 final also won by the Serbians, 68-55.
Serbia jumped to a 24-16 lead after the first quarter and was ahead by 10 at halftime, 47-37. Canada responded with a 26-14 domination in the third to lead by two after 30 minutes but collapsed in the fourth stanza.
The Serbians, who came into the tournament as defending two-time champions, were sent to the free throw line 37 times and converted 26 of their opportunities, compared to 9-of-14 for Canada.
Dwight Powell of Toronto, with 12 points, Thomas Scrubb of Richmond, B.C., with 11, and Daniel Mullings of Toronto, with 10, scored in double figures for Canada, which ends the competition with a 6-2 overall record.
"We were in a heck of a ball game with five minutes to go," said head coach Jay Triano, describing the frenetic pace of the opening minutes of the fourth quarter when Canada pushed ahead by four points only to see the game tied up again moments later.
"We had wide-open threes and we had drives to the basket where either they made good plays or the whistle didn't blow," explained Triano. "We have to do a better job of keeping guys in front of us and do a better job of finishing plays strong and getting to the free throw line."
In women's water polo, Canada had to settle for fourth place for the second time in three tournaments since the sport was added to the Universiade program in 2009 following a heartbreaking 6-5 loss to Italy.
The Canadian women had finished fourth in the inaugural FISU Games tourney four years ago in Belgrade, Serbia, and sixth in 2011 in Shenzhen, China.
In a low scoring affair that saw both sides play exceptional defence, the teams were separated by two goals for only 41 seconds, when Gloria Giachi scored what would prove to be the game-winner with 2:02 left in regulation to put the Italians up 6-4.
Shae Fournier of Winnipeg was again exceptional despite the loss with three goals, upping her tournament total to a team-leading 16 in six contests.
"Our goal coming into the tournament was to win a medal," said head coach Andrew Robinson, whose troops end the competition with a 3-3 overall record. "Obviously, it's always disappointing when you come this close. However, we brought a young team here and playing two games for a medal, in the semis against Hungary and tonight, that's invaluable experience for this group."
In swimming, Canada was in seven finals on the last night at the pool but just couldn't reach the podium. The swim meet concludes on Wednesday with the women's and men's 10-kilometre open water races.
Brittany MacLean of Etobicoke, Ont., in the women's 400-metre freestyle (4:08.95), Katerine Savard of Pont-Rouge, Que., in the women's 200 butterfly (2:11.02) and Alec Page of Cortes Island, B.C. in the men's 400 medley (4:18.56) all finished fourth in individual events.
Suffering the same fate was the women's 4×100 medley relay of Savard, Brooklyn Snodgrass of Calgary, Tera Van Beilen of Oakville, Ont., and Sandrine Mainville of Boucherville, Que. (4:03.44).
Other Canadians in finals included Savannah King of Vernon, B.C., who placed fifth in the women's 400 free (4:10.48); Tianna Rissling of Redcliff, Alta., sixth in the women's 50 breaststroke (31.56); Mainville, eighth in the women's 50 free (25.46); Stephanie Horner of Beaconsfield, Que., eighth in the women's 200 fly (2:17.00); and the relay team of Russell Wood of Calgary, Richard Funk of Edmonton, Coleman Allen of Barrie, Ont., and Dominique Massie-Martel of Ottawa, sixth in the men's 4×100 medley (3:39.28).
"Fourth is bittersweet," said Page. "It just means we're not that far away from a medal and not that far from the top of the podium."
"It was a hard night," added Savard. "I'm not used to racing that much. I think I have to learn and train more. I will work on that."
In rugby sevens, a sport making its Universiade debut in Kazan, the Canadian women started the day on the right foot with a 33-7 quarter-final win over China but lost 31-5 to host Russia in the afternoon semifinals.
Canada held its own early on against the Russians and trailed only 12-5 going into the break, but was outscored 19-0 in the second half.
The red and white (3-2) will face Great Britain (5-1) in bronze medal match Wednesday at 3:40 a.m. ET (11:40 a.m. Kazan).
On the men's side, the Canucks (3-2) blanked Latvia 19-0 in a consolation semifinal and will get a chance to finish ninth when they battle Georgia (3-2) Wednesday at 2:25 a.m. ET (10:25 a.m. Kazan).
In men's soccer, Canada (2-2-2) defeated Malaysia 3-1 to finish the 15-team FISU tournament in seventh position. It marks the second best result in history for the Canadian men, trailing only a fourth-place finish in 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Marco Visintin of Vancouver (40th minute), Matt Medoruma of Lethbridge, Alta. (49th) and Mario Kovacevic of Woodbridge, Ont. (83th) scored in the win.
Finally, in shooting, Jeremy Gyoerick of Prince Albert, Sask., finished 29th in the qualification round of the 50-metre rapid fire pistol and failed to advance to the second phase. In women's competition, Christine King, also of Prince Albert, placed 41st in 25-metre precision shooting and 43rd in rapid fire, while Kelsey Bjorkman of Fenton, Sask., finished 44th and 35th in the same events. Neither advanced to the semifinals.
Canada (6-2) loses 87-74 to Serbia (7-1) in bronze medal match, finishes fourth.
Canada (3-2) wins 19-0 over Latvia (2-3) in consolation semifinal, will face Georgia (3-2) in consolation final for ninth place Wednesday at 2:25 a.m. ET (10:25 a.m. Kazan).
Canada (3-3) wins 33-7 over China (2-3) in quarter-final, loses 31-5 to Russia (6-0) in semifinal, will face Great Britain (5-1) in bronze medal match Wednesday at 3:40 a.m. ET (11:40 a.m. Kazan).
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41. Christine King, Prince Albert, Sask., 266-2x, does not advance; 44. Kelsey Bjorkman, Fenton, Sask., 257-2x, does not advance.
Women's 25m Pistol – Qualification Rapid
35. Kelsey Bjorkman, Fenton, Sask., 267-6x, does not advance; 43. Christine King, Prince Albert, Sask., 249-3x, does not advance.
Men's 50m Pistol – Qualification
29. Jeremy Gyoerick, Prince Albert, Sask., 502-5x, does not advance.
Canada (2-2-2) wins 3-1 over Malaysia (1-3-1) in final consolation game, finishes seventh.
Women's 400m Freestyle – Heat 3
2. Brittany MacLean, Etobicoke, Ont., 4:13.22, advances to final; 3. Savannah King, Vernon, B.C., 4:13.73, advances to final.
Men's 400m IM – Heat 4
2. Alec Page, Cortes Island, B.C., 4:20.85, advances to final.
Men's 400m IM – Heat 5
6. Steven Bielby, Pointe-Claire, Que., 4:27.08, does not advance.
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay – Heat 1
1.Canada (Brooklyn Snodgrass, Calgary, Alta.; Tera Van Beilen, Oakville, Ont.; Katerine Savard, Pont-Rouge, Que.; Sandrine Mainville, Boucherville, Que.), 4:07.23, advances to final.
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay – Heat 2
2. Canada (Dominique Massie-Martel, Ottawa, Ont.; Coleman Allen, Barrie, Ont.; Richard Funk, Edmonton, Alta.; Russell Wood, Calgary, Alta.), 3:39.94, advances to final.
Women's 400m Freestyle – Final
1.Martina de Memme, Italy, 4:07.69; 2. Elena Sokolova, Russia, 4:08.51; 3. Caitlin McClatchey, Great Britain, 4:08.77; 4. Brittany MacLean, Etobicoke, Ont., 4:08.95; 5. Savannah King, Vernon, B.C., 4:10.48.
Men's 400m IM – Final
1.Michael Weiss, USA, 4:12.00; 2. Takeharu Fujimori, Japan, 4:13.43; 3. Lewis James Selkirk Smith, Great Britain, 4:16.86; 4. Alec Page, Cortes Island, B.C., 4:18.56.
Women's 50m Freestyle – Final
1.Aliaksandra Herasimenia, Belarus, 24.48; 2. Anna Santamans, France, 24.81; 3. Megan Romano, USA, 24.98; 8. Sandrine Mainville, Boucherville, Que., 25.46.
Women's 50m Breaststroke – Final
1.Iulia Efimova, Russia, 30.12; 2. Petra Chocova, Czech Republic, 30.996; 3. Valentina Artemeva, Russia, 31.39; 6. Tianna Rissling, Redcliff, Alta., 31.56.
Women's 200m Butterfly – Final
1.Kona Fujita, Japan, 2:09.66; 2. Nao Kobayashi, Japan, 2:10.65; 3. Yana Martynova, Russia, 2:10.72; 4. Katerine Savard, Pont-Rouge, Que., 2:11.02; 8. Stephanie Horner, Beaconsfield, Que., 2:17.00.
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay – Final
1.Russia, 3:58.04; 2. Italy, 4:02.61; 3. USA, 4:02.71; 4. Canada (Brooklyn Snodgrass, Calgary, Alta.; Tera Van Beilen, Oakville, Ont.; Katerine Savard, Pont-Rouge, Que.; Sandrine Mainville, Boucherville, Que.), 4:03.44.
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay – Final
1.Russia, 3:34.27; 2. Japan, 3:34.41; 3. USA, 3:34.63; 6. Canada (Russell Wood, Calgary, Alta.; Richard Funk, Edmonton, Alta.; Coleman Allen, Barrie, Ont.; Dominique Massie-Martel, Ottawa, Ont.), 3:39.28.
Canada (3-3) loses 6-5 to Italy (3-3) in bronze medal game, finishes fourth.