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Robert Engelman, Senior Fellow
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Robert Engelman is a Senior Fellow at the Worldwatch Institute, a globally focused environmental research organization based in Washington, D.C. Bob originally joined Worldwatch as Vice President for Programs and was named President in 2011. Prior to joining Worldwatch, he was Vice President for Research at Population Action International, a policy research and advocacy group in Washington, and directed its program on population and the environment. He has written extensively on population's connections to environmental change, economic growth, and civil conflict.
A former newspaper reporter specializing in science and the environment, Bob has served on the faculty of Yale University as a visiting lecturer and was founding secretary of the Society of Environmental Journalists. He is the author of the 2008 book More: Population, Nature, and What Women Want, and his writing has appeared in scholarly and news media including Nature, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.
Bob serves on the boards of Worldwatch Institute Europe and the Nova Institute. He holds a master's of science degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Chicago.
Selected Publications
"An End to Population Growth: Why Family Planning Is Key to a Sustainable Future," Solutions, May-June, 2011, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 32-41. On-line version April 13, 2011
"Projecting a Gridded Population of the World Using Ratio Methods of Trend Extrapolation," (with Lee Hachadoorian and Stuart R. Gaffin), Human Population: Its Influence on Biological Diversity, 2011, Richard P. Cincotta and Larry J. Gorenflo (eds.), Heidelberg: Springer.
Population, Climate Change, and Women's Lives, Worldwatch Report 183, November 2010, Washington: Worldwatch Institute.
State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World, 2009, project co-director and chapter author and co-author, New York: Norton.
"Population & Sustainability," Summer 2009, Scientific American Earth 3.08, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 22-29.
"Introduction: Climate, People, Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems," with Daniel Pauly, Dirk Zeller, Ronald G. Prinn, John Ke. Pinnegar and Nicolas V. C. Polunin, chapter in Nicholas V. C. Polunin, ed., Aquatic Ecosystems: Trends and Global Prospects, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
More: Population, Nature, and What Women Want, 2008, Washington, D.C.: Island Press.
"The Many, The Voracious, and the Lethally Successful: The Influence of Human Population and Consumption on Biodiversity," in John A. Riggs, ed., Conserving Biodiversity: The Report of an Aspen Institute Environmental Policy Forum, Washington: The Aspen Institute, 2004.
The Security Demographic: Population and Civil Conflict After the Cold War, with Richard P. Cincotta (first author) and Daniele Anastasion, Population Action International, 2003.
"Human Population in the Biodiversity Hotspots," Nature 404: 990-992, 27 April 2000, with Richard P. Cincotta (first author) and Jennifer Wisnewski.
"The Premises of Population Policy: A Response," in Michael Cromartie, ed., The Nine Lives of Population Control, Washington, DC: The Ethics and Public Policy Center and Eerdmans, 1995.


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Man On Wire: 40 Twitter Reactions To Nik Wallenda's Walk Into History
Florida aerialist Nik Wallenda accomplished his goal last night (June 23) of completing a tightrope walk that took him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona. The 34-year-old scion of the famous "Flying Wallendas" family crossed 1,500 of suspended cable with only his legendary sense of balance between him and certain death.
The Discovery Channel aired the exciting stunt, which comes a year after Nik Wallenda traversed Niagara Falls and earned him his seventh Guinness World Record in the process. Dispensing with the safety harness for his recently attempted feat, this seventh-generation high-wire artist captured the online world's attention with his latest stunt. Clocking in at 22:54, Nik Wallenda defied gravity, amazed skeptics, all the while praising God for accomplishing such a fantastic task. Click through for Twitter's reactions.
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Windows 8: Using Scroll Bars to Move within a Window
The scroll bar in a window within Windows 8, which resembles a cutaway of an elevator shaft, rests along the edge of all overstuffed windows. You can even find a scroll bar along the bottom of the Start screen.
Inside the shaft, a little elevator (technically, the scroll box) rides along as you move through the window's contents. In fact, by glancing at the box's position in the scroll bar, you can tell whether you're viewing items in the window's beginning, middle, or end.
By clicking in various places on the scroll bar, you can quickly view different parts of things. Here's the dirt:
Click inside the scroll bar in the direction you want to view. On a vertical scroll bar, for example, click above the scroll box to move your view up one page; similarly, click below the scroll box to move your view down a page.
Clicking the scroll bar along the bottom of the Start screen lets you view any shy apps hiding beyond the screen's right edge.
Don't see a scroll box in the bar? Then you're already seeing all that the window has to offer; there's nothing to scroll.
To move around in a hurry, drag the scroll box inside the scroll bar. As you drag, you see the window's contents race past. When you see the spot you want, let go of the mouse button to stay at that viewing position.
Are you using a mouse that has a little wheel embedded in the poor critter's back? Spin the wheel, and the elevator moves quickly inside the scroll bar, shifting your view accordingly. It's a handy way to explore the Start screen, long documents, and file-filled folders.
For more information about Windows 8 and its features, explore Windows 8 For Dummies, available online.


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A Review of Sabino Brunello's Attacking the Spanish
A Review of Sabino Brunello's Attacking the Spanish. (Quality Chess 2009.)
Reviewed by Dennis Monokroussos
Quality Chess Publishing has been putting out some terrific opening books the past several years, so as a general rule if they publish a book on an opening I'm even mildly interested in it's time for my credit card balance to increase. (Fortunately, this was a review copy, but I would otherwise have purchased the book.) Was my faith justified in this case? The answer is given below.
Let's start with a description of the author and the book. The book is by Sabino Brunetto, a young (19 or 20-year-old) Italian IM rated 2550 at the time of publication (down to 2507 now). The book has all the features it should: it covers all the obviously relevant material as of its writing, includes a healthy dose of independent analysis, and is honest (no "Winning With the Latvian/Damiano's Defense" nonsense here!). The material is well-arranged and the book's physical presentation, as is typical of Quality Publishing's books, is outstanding. There are significant explanatory sections in each chapter noting various strategic themes and key theoretical highlights, and the chapters all have useful conclusions summarizing which lines are key in Black's battle for equality. Finally, the book concludes with a useful index of variations, listing in a very readable format the key lines and deviations of each chapter, giving page numbers and evaluations! That's a nice touch that other writers should adopt.
Turning to the book's three sections, let's start with the Schliemann. Here I have good news and bad news. The good news is that his coverage is thorough, up-to-date and honest, and he supplies some ideas of his own. The bad news is that in the main lines with 4.d3 and 4.Nc3, the situation remains unpleasant for Black. In the 4.d3 line, Radjabov's games from Morelia/Linares 2008 are still the last word, and the word is that Black should draw (as Radjabov did against Topalov and Carlsen) after suffering indefinitely. He does offer 7...Nd4 (after 4.d3 fxe4 5.dxe4 Nf6 6.0-0 Bc5 7.Qd3), rather than the usual 7...d6, as a way to avoid the annoying ending. Svidler-Radjabov from Baku 2008 continued 8.Nxd4 Bxd4 9.Nd2, when Black is probably okay, but 8.Nxe5 looks like a problem – as Brunello acknowledges! He gives 8.Nxe5 Qe7 9.Nf3 Nxf3+ (Brunello also considers 9...Nxb5, concluding that White can achieve a "very comfortable position") 10.Qxf3 0-0 (10...Qxe4 is also slightly better for White, according to Brunello) 11.Nc3 d5 12.Bg5 c6 13.Bd3 with a White edge, but adds hopefully that Black is very active. As far as I can determine, however, White's pawn is bigger than Black's activity, e.g. 13...h6 14.Bxf6 Rxf6 15.Qg3 Be6 16.e5 followed by 17.Qg6 when White might get both the pawn and the action. So perhaps the major piece ending from the Topalov-Radjabov and Carlsen-Radjabov games is Black's best here, but it's not much fun.
Likewise, 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nxf6+ Qxf6 7.Qe2 Be7 8.Bxc6 dxc6 9.Nxe5 is still another line where Black has the pleasure of suffering for a long time in hopes of getting a draw. The variation often reaches an opposite-colored bishop ending where Black is a pawn down, and while it can be drawn (I survived it against then-IM Stripunsky in the late 90s, and Brunello gives the reader plenty of guidance in handling that ending), it isn't much fun. Worse, while I as a 2300 (but then 2400) player might be able to hold this ending against IMs, I'm also only going to hold it against experts, too. (And on at least one bad day, I didn't!)
So let's turn to the second line, Gajewski's "Marshall" gambit in the Chigorin Ruy: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 d5!? This bombshell was exploded by the Polish grandmaster Grzegorz Gajewski in 2007, and what was an unknown backwater has become a hot variation. At this point, thanks to its novelty, there are no monographs on the variation, but can at least see how Brunello's coverage compares to discussions on sites like ChessPublishing.com.
There are two main moves here, 11.exd5 and 11.d4. After 11.exd5 e4 12.Bxe4 (12.Ng5 was played in the stem game Kuznetsov-Gajewski, Pardubice 2007, and it didn't go well for White) 12...Nxe4 13.Rxe4 Bb7 and now the usual move is 14.d4, but ChessPublishing.com – and Rybka – like 14.d3. It was played a couple of times in 2008, but received high-level approval this year (2009) in the high-level games Navara (2687) – Stevic (2624) (1-0, 26!) and N. Mamedov (2607) – Teterev (2530), Neustadt an der Weinstrasse (1-0, 63). Unfortunately but understandably, Brunello doesn't cover 14.d3, but those who want to give the Gajewski Gambit a spin should prepare something for it. At least at first glance, White seems to have an edge after 14...Bxd5 15.Re1. Rybka suggests 15...Qd6 16.Nbd2 f5, while both Stevic and Teterev played 15...c5, but in neither case does Black seem to equalize.
As for 11.d4, Black can reply with either 11...dxe4 or 11...Nxe4 – both are common, and Brunello covers both. The former has been under a cloud for some time, however, thanks to improvements on the game Kononenko-Gajewski, Pardubice 2008 found by Korneev and others, and Brunello agrees, concluding that White is indeed clearly better there in the variation starting 11...dxe4 12.Nxe5 c5 13.Be3 Bb7 14.Nd2 Qc7 15.Qb1! So that leaves 11...Nxe4, when 12.Nxe5 is considered more testing than recapturing with the pawn. There are 13 pages of analysis of this move, including many new suggestions, and I will leave its exploration to those who get the book for themselves. He is much more sanguine about Black's chances here, as opposed to what arises after 11...dxe4, but this may be academic until someone finds a fix for the problems in the 11.exd5 variation.
Finally, there's the Marshall Gambit and the various anti-Marshalls along the way. Brunello examines all the anti-Marshalls that arise after 7...0-0 in addition to spending three substantial chapters on the gambit positions after 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6. It was interesting comparing his book to Milos Pavlovic's Fighting the Ruy Lopez, which came out at almost exactly the same time. There was a great deal of overlap in their basic recommendations, though various interesting points of divergence as one went further into some of the lines. I'd recommend both books to Marshall addicts, but with a slight nod to Pavlovic's work. Both offer excellent coverage, but my feeling is that Pavlovic knows the Marshall a bit more deeply in his bones – not surprisingly, since he's more than twice Brunello's age! Still, I emphasize that you won't go wrong with the youngster's coverage of the Marshall, which seems current through the end of 2008.
Of course, you're not only getting the Marshall and Anti-Marshall from Brunello, but the Gajewski and Schliemann as well, so you're getting your money's worth from the book. Players interested in these systems with either colors should consider the purchase very seriously.
Bonus: You can replay some of the analysis and game references discussed in the review, here.


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If you and your company are involved in Voice over IP and Unified Communications then there's no doubt you'll have heard about SIP (the Session Initiation Protocol). You may be (even a little bit) excited about all the things it promises to achieve by enabling multivendor products and services to work together. However, sometimes it's good and even necessary to just stop and look closely at what's actually happening with SIP, who's using it and what lies ahead for this most disruptive of protocols!
So let's start by asking,
What is SIP?
Well, SIP is boring!
Ok, to me it's not boring. However to people who simply want to make phone calls and use IM or their Unified Communications client to 'reduce human latency' (yes, that's a real UC benefit) it's not really something they care about. Who wants to talk about signalling protocols, new SIP methods and the work of the IETF working groups? Not your customers that's for sure - all they want to know is will it work, how much and will it save them money?
Who's using it and Why?
In reality a lot of people are using SIP without really knowing about it as it is replacing a number of existing proprietary protocols in IP handsets, PBXs and of course is starting to displace digital trunks. Yes, I know that it doesn't provide all the features that a 'proprietary' protocol does. SIP can help in cutting PSTN access costs, integrate voice, presence, messaging, and video services for a great Unified Communications solution. Include the possibility of tying all of these services to business process applications; surely that beats the need for some obsolete phone feature that is pointless supporting anymore.
So, how is it developing?
It's the responsibility of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and its working groups to see that the protocol is developed in a structured manner, making it easy for companies to implement SIP in their products. This, as we all know, has not been plain sailing, hence the need for Interop testing to make sure things work together. Of course Interop testing is something that should continue to be done. It is interesting though that at an IETF conference (in 2008), one of the lead architects of SIP (Jonathon Rosenberg of Cisco Systems) suggested that instead of forging ahead developing SIP using the original concept of it being a pure Peer 2 Peer (P2P) protocol, the many SIP 'working groups' should take into account that SIP is rarely deployed this way and should maybe focus on making SIP work better when there are things like NATs, Firewalls and Session Border Controllers in it's path. This is an 'enlightened' suggestion and shows that 'Real World' experiences can effect the ongoing development of the protocol.
To build on this great work being done, the Basic Level of Interoperability for SIP Services (BLISS) working group has the charter of documenting variations of SIP implementations including interoperability issues in order to help companies develop products to work better in a heterogeneous environment.
Providers of the Service
It's hard to ignore that there are so many providers now offering SIP trunking services, a great thing for customer choice and flexibility. Also in view of the current economic climate it is a good way to offer customers a more economic alternative to traditional digital lines. This is good news if things work well but if not then customers will get frustrated and complain about being sold a technology that's not mature enough. Well, how can you ensure things run smoothly? A good start point is checking if PBXs and other SIP systems as well as SIP Trunks are 'SIP Connect' compliant. This is a great recommendation from the SIP Forum that attempts to make connectivity issues a thing of the past, so go to their website and read all about it.
Get tooled up
So as SIP is the 'plumbing' that makes things work and you call a plumber when your boiler breaks, doesn't it make sense to call a SIP expert to fix your SIP/Communication problems? Why not go one step further and get a SIP expert involved in the early stages such as planning and network design. This way they can advise on the right combination of products to use to meet your needs plus give you critical advice on what to do when adding new SIP services to your network. This ensures that you don't break your existing infrastructure.
So much more to say
As I said earlier, it is often necessary to stop and look at what is really happening with SIP and by doing this you'll put yourself in a great position to understand what vendors are doing with their products and maybe see if everyone is working toward the ultimate goal of true interoperability or if everything is interoperable as long as it's from one manufacturer. We'll see.


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The collusion between the Federal Government and banks with the FED, FDIC, FHA, HUD, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Community Reinvestment Act and more is what led to the financial crisis.
When government gets in bed with big business we get: ratings agencies rubber stamping investments, regulators looking the other way, banks giving liar loans, the government bailing out banks and taxpayers paying for everything.
This regulatory capture also increases the barriers to competition, further hurting citizens/consumers.
Abolish the FED, FDIC, FHA, HUD, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Repeal the Community Reinvestment Act.
Abolish the Federal Reserve as we know it. Replace it with an automated system as Milton Friedman suggested until better solution is discovered
Deregulate the Cable TV industry
It is bad and excessive regulation that is stifling competition in the Cable TV industry.
Let the ISPs do whatever they like and let the consumer decide which ones they will support with their monthly payments.
Demonopolize local areas to allow more competition. Hold your local government accountable.
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Michael Ruhlman the author of the captivating inside look into the Culinary Institute of America (see his Soul of a Chef trilogy) and more recently the author of Ratio and Twenty, was also the author of this Tweet this morning:
I wish to lodge a complaint with my Manager (me) that my IT dept (me) is taking far too much time away from my employee's (my) productive work. Also, the Marketing dept (me) is so terribly far behind that the Accounts Receivable dept (me) is going to blow a gasket. Accounts Payable (me) is not happy either.
HR (me) is quite concerned, especially with all the personal time this employee (me) has been taking do deal with "family matters." Legal (me) is looking into this. We may need to involve the EAP (me).
Sales (me) as usual, is just hitting the bricks and trying to make a buck to keep this whole operation afloat. Sure hope the Executive planning committee (me) is taking note.


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I want to execute phylocon on a mac OS X lion but after changing the path and making the file executable, I get the error 'cannot execute binary file'. But the steps that I took to running the command worked fine on ubuntu 12.04 which is why i am confused.
command: PhyloCon-v3.linux
Can someone please tell me how to fix this?


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Q We recently had a problem providing temporary power to numerous pieces of 208V, single-phase equipment of various sizes. Sources of power were a number of 120/208V panels, having different power/current ratings. Some panels were unloaded, some had combinations of loads at 120V, single-phase, 208V, single-phase, and 208V, 3-phase. What is the best and fastest way to calculate the maximum power rating of equipment to feed safely from the loaded and unloaded panels in each case? - L.S.
A A proper approach for providing temporary power to variously rated 208V, single-phase pieces of equipment from existing 208Y/120V panelboards, as L.S. requests "the best and fastest way to calculate...," is as follows:
First, the nameplate current rating (amperes) of the panelboard minus the connected load (on a per-phase basis) yields how many "amps" can be added to each phase. Note: Make sure the panelboard's feeder has the ampacity to match the panel's nameplate rating.
Next, find and record the current rating of each single-phase 208V unit of equipment to be connected. With this data, select a properly rated two-pole breaker (typically 125% of the equipment's rating and round it off to the nearest standard circuit-breaker current rating) for each unit.
Then, using the new breaker's nameplate ratings as "loads," add these loads to the panelboard - up to the point of reaching the panelboard's nameplate current rating. This must be done on a per-phase basis with due attention to balancing the loads among the phases. (This procedure will work for either 3-phase panels or single-phase panels. However, there is no requirement to balance 208V single-phase loads for single-phase panels.)
Continue this process of adding the remaining loads to the remaining panelboards until all temporary loads are served or until panelboards run short, whichever comes first.
The above procedure responds to the question, "What is the best and fastest way to calculate the maximum power...?" Given the "real world" situation of a qualified electrician doing this work, ammeter measurements would be a more accurate method of determining existing loads on panelboards, and a proper way to establish current ratings in case the equipment to be connected is not nameplated. Even more "real world" but probably not "Code world" is the simple approach of adding load until the panelboard's protective device opens, backing off a few amps - and then start at the next panel. - J.F.F.
A The best and fastest way to determine the spare capacity of L.S.'s 208Y/120V panels is to attach a recording ammeter to each of the three incoming line phase conductors on a per-panel basis. This will give the actual existing phase ampere loads of each panel. The recording period should preferably last at least one week and must not be less than one complete normal workday. By comparing these recorded values with the smaller of the panel bus rating, the panel's source side feeder rating or the panel's main breaker rating, L.S. will have the maximum allowable current availability for each panel on a per-phase basis. This is faster and easier than trying to physically survey the nameplates of all items presently connected to each panel and then estimate the duty-cycle loading. With this information, L.S. can attach his temporary single-phase 208V devices such that the total loading on each panel is balanced on a per-phase basis. - F.M.P.
A The best and fastest are sometimes not the way to go. As I understand the question by L.S., it can be reduced to a simpler one: What is the proper way to determine the spare ampacity of an existing 3-phase, 4-wire electrical power panel?
The first step is to determine the existing conditions, including the ampacity of the circuit components feeding the panel, panel ratings, available pole spaces and breakers, and most importantly, the existing maximum continuous load on each phase bus.
For example, consider a branch feeder serving the panel has a capacity of 225A, the panel is rated 225A, 120/208V, 3-phase, 4-wire. There are 36 pole spaces with breakers installed and being used in 27 of them; there are no spare CBs, and the existing phase loads are: A = 188A, B = 157A, and C = 76A. That means there are 13 pole spaces available so you can add no more than four 3-phase loads with 37A balanced full-load current because phase A limits amperage to this value.
If adding single-phase loads, there are 37A available on phase A, 68A available on phase B, and 149A on phase C. For 208V single-phase loads, two of the phase buses share each load. A 10A 208V single-phase load connected the panel on phases A and C would leave spare capacities on 27A on phase A, 68A on phase B, and 139A on phase C. It is better to connect additional single-phase loads to the least loaded phases (in this case, B and C). For the example panel, then a 10A208V single-phase load connected to phases B and C would leave spare bus ampacities of A = 37, B = 58, and C = 139.
It is often better to rearrange the existing CBs to better balance the existing loads and free up more ampacity on the most heavily loaded phase. Moving 30A worth of 120V single-phase load from phase A to phase C would change the spare ampacities to A = 67, B = 68, and C = 119.
Whether the existing panel is defined as "loaded" or "unloaded" makes no difference in the approach. Any existing panel will have a load. The load may be zero, but similar steps are required regardless of the numbers. Always measure the existing phase loads and go from there. - J.H.H.


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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Senior pitcher Ronni Ferris got the win and freshman Bethany Fronk picked up her first career save on Sunday as the Birmingham-Southern softball team defeated Case Western Reserve, 4-3, in the BSC Invitational.
The Panthers now stand at 5-0 on the year.
BSC got on the board early with a three-RBI home run from freshman Erin Lopez in the bottom of the first. An RBI double by Fronk in the bottom of the third put the Panthers up 4-0.
Case rallied in the top of the fourth, scoring three runs, but BSC held the Vikings scoreless for the remainder of the game.
Seven different Panthers recorded single hits in the game; Case recorded eight total hits.
Ferris started in the circle, giving up seven hits and three runs with two strikeouts in four innings of work. Fronk pitched three innings and allowed one hit with two strikeouts.
The Panthers are on the road next weekend, traveling to face LaGrange College in LaGrange, Ga., Saturday, March 3, at 1 p.m. ET.


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28th February 2010, 05:39 PM
So I am asking this in all seriousness....not in any way trying to be snarky, but a great deal of the time on this board I see people from outside the U.S. write back things like, "vets in the U.S. often miss this" or "vets in the U.S. don't really know about that." Are American vets just not educated as well as vets in other countries? Does the U.S. not do as much research on animal disease etc..as other countries? If you think that is the case, why do you think it is that way? I don't have any emotional attachment to the issues...not like I have some American pride thing going on....so please be honest. It just seems odd to me that in a country where pet owners must spend millions..probably billions of dollars... on their pets that it would make sense that our vets would be pretty good and that money would be spent to do research on animal medicine. The comments don't bother me, but it does bother to think that I might be spending a ton of money on vet care that is substandard. Not to mention that I adore my animals and want them to get the best care possible. I look forward to your thoughts.


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We crouched down and looked at the hand-stitched door panel on the 2018 Aston Martin DB11 V8 Coupe.
Matthew Clarke, the general manager for marketing and communications at Aston Martin, ran his finger over the stitches in a sweeping gesture along the panel.
"I used to be much better at this," he said as he squinted at the line of loops. "But I'd say this seamstress is right handed."
The brogue detailing on the whiskey-colored leather was surrounded by stitches that tilted ever so slightly up and to the right.
Clarke added that plant managers would be able to look at the stitching and not only be able to tell if the person who assembled it was right or left handed but also give you the name the exact person who had done it.
Just by looking at a row of stitches.
That level of detail is hard to wrap your mind around.
But considering each vehicle is hand assembled and takes a minimum of 200 hours to create, it's not entirely surprising.
The more an owner customizes, the longer it takes to assemble.
And if you spend any amount of time on the configurator, the amount of customization possible is mind-boggling. For example, there are three different types of leather you can choose for the seat surfaces, 18 choices for the color of the leather and 31 choices for the contrast stitching that can be used throughout the interior.
The vehicles we were driving were relatively "simple" with a monotone Copper Tan Metallic interior, stitching to match and an ivory brogue inlay. But, if you remember the interior on the V12 version I drove a few months ago, the interior can be much more color intensive.
Speaking of the V12, there was a lot of discussion about why you would opt for a V-8 engine when there's a faster, more powerful option available. More is better, right?
Not necessarily.
Not having driven them back-to-back, it's hard to make a good comparison between the two from memory. Sure, the roar of the engine on the V12 seemed a bit louder, and the acceleration was faster.
But in the looks department, the vehicles are nearly identical. In fact, the only visible difference is on the hood. The V12 has four vents, whereas the V8 only has 2.
Oh, and the base price for both vehicles has about a $20K difference.
Frankly, in my mind there wasn't a huge difference between the two engine offerings. The 4.0-liter V-8 delivers 503 horsepower and 498 pound-feet of torque. In comparison, the 5.2-liter V-12 delivers 600 horsepower and 515 pound-feet of torque.
While the horsepower difference is significant, the 0-to-60-mph times aren't, which is perhaps why it's hard for me to see a remarkable difference in my mind's memory.
The V8 does the 0-to-60 in 3.9 seconds, and the V12 is just 0.2 seconds faster.
Plus, what the V8 lacks in power, it gains in nimbleness.
Interestingly, the engine in the DB11 V8 is a result of a technical partnership with Mercedes-AMG. This is the same engine that appears in the Mercedes-AMG C63 S and GT but it has been specially tuned by Aston Martin to perform and sound like an Aston Martin engine.
Other elements from the Mercedes-AMG alliance pop into the DB11 as well. The most notable one is the infotainment system, which Mercedes owners will recognize as the COMAND system.
While I think Aston Martin definitely benefited by using the AMG engine, the telematics system was not one I'd put in the "win" category. The system is clunky, outdated and ugly. It's not intuitive and requires the use of a dial to page through the various screens.
In an otherwise meticulously assembled vehicle, this system is a non sequitur – and probably the only thing I did not like about the DB11 V8 Coupe.
During our day-long drive through the mountains surrounding San Diego, I toggled through the various drive modes and suspension options. Aston Martin makes it easy for you to customize your drive experience by putting the adjustments on the steering wheel – drive mode on the right, suspension on the left. This means that you can adjust each item quickly and independently.
Want a smoother ride over rough road surfaces? Leave it in GT on the chassis side. Still want the quicker throttle response on the twisty bits? Leave the drive mode in Sport+.
You can definitely tell the difference in the drive modes as both steering response and exhaust note increase incrementally from GT to Sport to Sport+.
For my tastes, I saw no reason to pull the DB11 out of Sport+ drive mode. The engine response and exhaust revs never got old. But I could totally see changing the suspension depending on road surface.
The bottom line
Aston Martin makes an exquisite vehicle. From the hand-stitched leather to the brogue accents, every detail has been hand-touched and built with perfection in mind.
Though the V-8 version of the DB11 Coupe was created for a global market – namely places such as China, which tax consumers based on engine displacement – I thought this version of the DB11 was pure delight. Fast and loud then smooth and supple in all the right places. And if you get an extra mile or so per gallon, so be it.
But no one's really counting. The DB11 is gas-guzzler tax exempt.
More isn't always better. Sometimes it's just more.
The DB11 V8 Coupe is now on sale with deliveries taking place in the fourth quarter of 2017. Base price of the V8 Coupe is $198,995. In comparison the V12 Coupe starts at $216,495.
Editor's Note: Driving impressions in this "First Look" review are from an invitation-only automaker launch event that allowed special access to the vehicle and executives. Aston Martin covered our accommodations, meals and transportation costs.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Charlotte-area scrap metal processing company has agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Southern Metals Company unlawfully refused to hire a 76-year-old man for a position because of his age.
Southern Metals Company recycles and processes different types of metals in the Charlotte Metro area. According to the EEOC's complaint, Junior Revels applied for the position of diesel mechanic, for which he was fully qualified and able to perform the duties. In spite of his qualifications, Revels was told that Southern Metals had decided to hire someone "younger." Thereafter, Southern Metals continued to seek applicants for the position and eventually hired an individual who was substantially younger and less qualified than Revels.
Such alleged conduct violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Southern Metals Company, Civil Action No. 3:09cv00410, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina) after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement out of court through its conciliation process.
In addition to monetary damages of $10,000 for Revels, the 24-month consent decree resolving the case includes injunctive relief enjoining the company from engaging in further age discrimination or retaliation against those who complain about discrimination; requires the posting of a notice about the settlement; and requires the company to report information about discrimination complaints to the EEOC for monitoring.
"The EEOC is pleased to have resolved this case on behalf of Mr. Revels," said Lynette A. Barnes, regional attorney for the EEOC's Charlotte District Office. "Employers must remember that older applicants are a valuable asset to the workforce, and they cannot be denied consideration for jobs because of their age. The EEOC, as part of its mission, will continue to enforce the rights of people age 40 and older under the ADEA."
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Yahoo today ran photos from across Europe this morning of the effects of early Spring snow. Britain, France, Germany and much of the rest of Europe have been faced with some of the most snow and cold since the 1960's. I was a miserable winter and at Easter, still a miserable early Spring.
Today's Telegraph estimates that 30,000 people will have died this winter season from weather related conditions. Earlier this year, a group of Norwegian students made a video mocking both the celebrity driven cause industry and global warming. Radi – Aid, sending radiators to Norway, can be seen here.
This week's Economist gives another data point. Apparently, the models predicted by AGW advocates such as James Hanson, the NASA propagandist, for global warming are not working out the way they thought they would. Surface temperatures across the planet are at the low-end of the predictions and there hasn't been any actual, you know, global warming in 10 years according to the numbers. What is emerging is that the climate change advocates really don't know. Climatology is hard, you see. The weather in most places changes every day.
And those anthropomorphic polar bears the AGW crowd are using as poster bears for climate change? Well, there are a hell of a lot more of them on the planet than there were 25 years ago according to every single study written. It seems that our government has been trying to cover this up as well. 'When the facts don't fit the narrative change the facts" is government policy.
We have gone from Global Warming to Climate Change to WTF.
Yes, climates on the planet are changing. Why and how? We do not know. Climatology is a new science. It used to be called meteorology and we didn't have a lot of faith in the TV weathermen in predicting tomorrow's weather back in the ancient times oh 20 years ago or so.
Now we have experts with a kernel of data extrapolating some amazing consequences 50 or 100 years down the line. The data does not meet the bullshit test.
But this is what Al Gore and our President believe as gospel, and therein lies the rub. The president has authorized hundreds of billions, if not trillions of dollars in green energy projects that have failed or for which there is no real financial expectation of a reasonable return on investment, either ecologically or financially.
At the same time, the Administration has done its best to exterminate the coal industry, interfere with oil and gasoline prices, stymie nuclear power, and oppose natural gas. This is all part of their strategy. It is no accident. It is the stated goal of the green energy industry to work with government to raise the price of conventional energy to a point where green energy is competitive. Cheap energy is the enemy.
Bjorn Lomborg, the original skeptical environmentalist, wrote in the Wall Street Journal recently that the actual cost of green energy is much higher. The models used by corporations and government do not accurately reflect the energy, materials, and labor input in manufacturing green energy technology, which already relies far too much on government subsidies. I keep on thinking of all of those poor Germans in their worst winter in ages and their commitment to solar power. I wonder what the output of a solar array is in a snowstorm or the fog?
Solar power survives on voodoo economics. They don't discuss the failure rates of modules or inverters or other components or the fact that dirt will drop the efficiency of a module array by 30-50%. All of the models reflect and unicorn and rainbow logic.
Just this morning, the EPA announced a new set of rules reducing sulphur and its emissions that would raise the price of a gallon of gasoline by a minimum of $0.09/gallon at a time of already record energy prices.The United States consumes 368 million gallons of gasoline per day, so this new tax will cost us $33 Million/day or $12 Billion/year. And who pays? Everybody. Who does it hurt the most? The middle class and poor.
The heavy thumb of government is already being felt in CAFE standards driving the standards for MPG up to a level that will kill the current automobile industry. And by the way, you and I have no voice in the discussion. It is a diktat by bureaucratic fiat. Stroke of the pen, law of the land government.
And the guy at the top of the pyramid is driving this bus. It is one of his core beliefs. The President is willing to use all of these tools because he feels that the United States uses too many of the world's resources. How he came to that conclusion I am not sure, but it probably has to do with his elitist leftist education and the echo chamber he lives in. Facts, to them, are an inconvenient truth. It is about control.
So as the central tenets of anthropogenic global warming become shakier and the economics of green energy are seen to be a lie what happens? The record of this president indicates that he will double down. It is crucial to his political agenda to be right in all things.He is still in campaign mode. And if one of his core beliefs is challenged he is inflexible. This much we do know after four years.
But facts are pernicious. He has created an edifice based upon inaccurate information, and his policies must be challenged. BS should not be government policy.


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I am using OpenBSD as my desktop. I don't want to login to my machine remotely, and I don't want anyone else to login remotely. In FreeBSD there is a file called login.access(5) that can be used to prevent remote logins, and limit login to local only. How can I accomplish the same thing in OpenBSD?
I've read the man pages for login(1) and login.conf(5) and it's possible I'm missing something, but I don't see the answer there.


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Arthur Sullivan Memorial, Embankment Gardens, London, by William Goscombe John (1860-1952). 1903. Bronze. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the person who scanned the image and (2) link your document to this URL.]
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There is not yet working glue to use DownloadHelper in Conkeror, but it doesn't look too hard to write. In the meantime, this wiki page can be a place for those interested in using this extension to share their notes.
To install DownloadHelper, you need only make a simple modification to its install.rdf file as described on Extensions.
Other Notes
Needs window.content, which Conkeror doesn't currently provide, but could.
It may be possible to get it running with minimal glue just by adding the following to its chrome.manifest, however, a lot of warnings and a few errors get spewed to the console at startup, so this is not the whole story.
overlay chrome://conkeror-gui/content/conkeror.xul chrome://dwhelper/content/dwhelper.xul


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Months ago, before we had even left WV, my sister Sara text asking to stay with us in Buffalo and borrow our car, so she could go to her bestie's destination wedding in Niagara Falls. Sure, why not. Isn't that convenient? Your best friend is getting married twenty miles from our new home and I benefit from a visit too? Sign me up.
Then that whole selling the car thing happened and she sends me another text, "Do we need to rent a car?" Now come on. If the seven of us can get around, the two of you can too. She's my sister, I can heckle her a wee bit. I did offer to rent the car for her, but also laid out some alternatives. I wouldn't be able to pick her up at the airport because she was arriving during school pick up time, so she could take the bus, wait for me to get her, call a cab, or again, rent a car. Come arrival time, she and her husband Micheal surprised me, they took the bus. $10 and about an hour later, they had arrived at University Station and walked down the historic University Avenue to our house. The weather was perfect. 70s, with a brilliant tint of autumn foliage.
We started the sight seeing with a request from them to get wings. We obliged, walking with the trusty Radio Flyer back to the station, boarding the train (using the day passes they purchased to get to our house), and going to the Anchor Bar. The next day, while the children were in school, I took them sight seeing. We covered 18+ miles (map linked), down to the lake, and back again, taking in the tastes, smells, sounds and views Buffalo had to offer us. I wore them out. We started with breakfast at Sweetness 7, then headed to City Hall for a one of a kind view. We rolled out to the Erie Basin Marina, Canalside, and then looped around First Niagara Center and the construction to find ourselves out front of Coca-Cola Field. We worked our way through the city to Allentown, then walked the southern portion of Elmwood Village before stopping for lunch. We wrapped up our tour in the bike lane and on the sharrows of Elmwood Avenue, turning off at Bidwell Avenue to catch the path through Delaware park, our preferred route home.
The following day I promised less time in the saddle. We stayed in the Parkside and North Buffalo neighborhoods, covering about a quarter of the miles (map linked). We rode by the Darwin-Martin house, spent a couple hours at the zoo, then lunched on Hertle Avenue at The Global Market. We picked the boys up at school then headed home. That evening Sara and Michael walked the kids to the library and made a stop at the grocery. My sister thought she wouldn't get any exercise on vacation, as it often is, and she later text me to say she lost a couple pounds. I didn't starve her, but active transportation has many benefits.
When the wedding day arrived they decided to rent a car. I borrowed car share to take them to the airport for their car pick up, as the bus wasn't timely, and then they had quick, convenient access for their 6AM flight the following morning.
All in all, we had a great time and I was able to take them places I had never been in Buffalo by bike. I really like to explore, and having company with me was empowering and fun. I hope they felt the same.


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The first day of the trial for a former Broomfield gymnastics coach accused of sexually assaulting two boys on Tuesday included testimony from Robert Barke's two alleged victims and the mother of one of the then-teen boys, who said her son's experiences led him to completely turn away from competitive gymnastics, which had previously been a passion.
Barke is accused of sexually assaulting two boys from October 2004 to June 2007 while he was their gymnastics coach at Xtreme Altitude Gymnastics in Broomfield.
The defense plans to call at least three witnesses starting on Wednesday.
Barke pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust, sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust as a pattern of abuse, sexual assault on a child and unlawful sexual contact.
The victims were teens at the time the alleged assaults began. The two, who were both questioned in court Tuesday, are now 21 and 22 years old.
The first witness to take the stand said he first looked up to Barke and felt Barke was someone he could trust and hang out with. It was only after several years that he came to terms with the fact that Barke's behavior was inappropriate, he said.
The witness told the jury that as a teen, he often "crashed" at Barke's apartment because it was close to his new school, and that he had sometimes asked Barke to buy him alcohol.
Barke refused to buy alcohol for the then-underage teen, but did act in a way that was "not normal," he told the jury.
The witness said Barke offered to share hotel rooms with him when the gymnastics team traveled to places such as Colorado Springs or Las Vegas, he said. On at least two occasions, Barke masturbated in front of him or watched pornography, he said.
During one road trip, the two played truth or dare, and the witness said he "somehow ended up naked" in the car.
The witness said his mother often asked him whether he felt comfortable driving places or sharing a hotel room with Barke, and the witness always said it was OK, he testified.
Several years after the witness quit the gymnastics team, he was contacted by a Facebook friend who had attended the same gym, he said. The two were never friends when they trained at Xtreme Altitude, but became close after they reconnected over Facebook, the witness said.
After hanging out more often, the two realized they had experienced similar advances from Barke, he testified.
Broomfield police became aware of the alleged assaults in February 2013, after being contacted by the mother of one of the victims. Her son confided in her about the abuse, but initially did not want to go to police, because of how difficult it was to process the memories, according to the arrest affidavit.
The victim went to police after learning there was another victim, because he wanted to prevent other people from being abused, the affidavit stated.
The first witness said he got a phone call from his friend, the other victim, to say a police detective would be calling him for information about Barke's actions.
After years of "blocking out" the experiences he had as a teen, he said he knew he had to tell his story.
He told the jury he was in therapy and that new details about his experiences with Barke continued to come back to him.
The second witness said Barke was his coach on and off when he was a teen, and that Barke would help him during private lessons and often drive him home afterward, he said.
The witness told the jury he had a good relationship with Barke until his actions became sexual. The witness said he had about seven sexual encounters with Barke, which included encounters at the gym, the gym's office and Barke's apartment.
Those encounters sometimes involved kissing, touching or masturbation, he said.
The witness' mother also testified in court Tuesday. She said her son was a competitive gymnast who spent lots of time at Xtreme Altitude and looked up to "Rob."
Suddenly, her son told her he no longer loved gymnastics.
"He totally changed," she said.
The mother said she thought the change in attitude was because the family had moved to a new state. When the family moved back to Colorado a year later, she encouraged her son to re-enroll in gymnastics classes at Xtreme Altitude.
It wasn't until a few years later that her son told her about his sexual experiences with Barke, she told the jury.
The mother decided to call a crisis hotline and report the situation to authorities, even though her son repeatedly told her not to tell anyone.
Both the mother and her son testified that he finally decided to break the silence because he has younger siblings, and he "didn't want this to happen to them, too."
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All grades are easily accessed through WebAdvisor. Given the fact that you can view your grades faster than we can send them to you, we are no longer going to mail a final or midterm grade report to you. Instead, we will send an email to your Le Moyne College account indicating that grades are available. We will also send an email to you if a grade change has occurred.
If you are not aware of how to access your grades via WebAdvisor, it is easy!
1. Type webadvisor.lemoyne.edu in the address line of your web browser,
2. Click on the WebAdvisor for students link,
3. Click on the grades link,
4. Log in using your account information,
5. Click in the box next to the term you would like to view and click submit.
A screen with your name, the courses you took for that semester and your grades should appear.
You will be responsible for checking your grades each semester. If you don't know your WebAdvisor account information, stop by the Information Technology help desk, located in the Noreen Falcone Library, with identification and they will reset your password for you. If you have any questions about a grade you received, you should direct them to your professor. Any concerns with the information as it is displayed on WebAdvisor, should be directed to the Registrar's Office at our email address email@example.com or 315-445-4456.
We will still mail a grade report to your parents if you signed a release of information form.
**If you still need an official grade report for employer reimbursement or do not have access to a computer, please complete the Grade Report Request Form and return it to the Registrar's Office.


text: Education / Students / Student Life / Street Medicine Street Medicine Episode 5 - Creating Order Out of Chaos Homeless shelters can be chaotic environments, and they're challenging places to teach and practice medicine. Join second year medical student Nathan Furst-Nichols on his first visit to the House of Mercy for UR Street Outreach's bi-weekly medical clinic. Under supervising physician Dr. Catherine Przystal, Furst-Nichols and second year medical student Erin Bulleit tend to the medical needs of homeless patients, while learning about the psychological and social challenges they face. Taking it to the Streets Students and doctors participating in UR Street Outreach, the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry's street medicine program, say they get back much more than they give, and learn from the homeless population they serve. UR Street Outreach is a new student-run project at SMD. It serves the homeless population in Rochester whose needs are not being met by SMD's two other student-run outreach medical projects which provide free health care services to uninsured and under-served adults. (UR Well clinics at Asbury First United Methodist Church and St. Joseph's Neighborhood Center.) Bridging the Gap There's a chasm between the medical community and the street population created by mistrust and lack of understanding. Homeless people are often wary of the medical community and reluctant to seek help, despite their need. Medical personnel often have little direct knowledge of homeless people's issues or understanding of their perspectives. UR Street Outreach seeks to bridge that gap by bringing medicine to the street homeless, on their turf, on their terms. This means walking the streets and seeking out the camps where homeless people live. The first and most important step is building trust.


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Conservative groups vs. Boehner
Several prominent conservative organizations lashed out against a pair of decisions by Speaker John Boehner's leadership team as House Republicans saw their tightly held grip on the right loosen a bit on Monday.
Heritage Action, long a thorn in the side of the House Republican leadership, told its members in an email that Boehner was asking his "members to go back on their promise not to raise taxes on the American people" by putting $800 billion in new revenue into the mix of the negotiations to avert the fiscal cliff.
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( Also on POLITICO: House GOP sends Obama counteroffer)
And Club for Growth, a longtime small-government group, said Reps. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.), Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.) and Justin Amash (R-Mich.) were "free of the last remnants of establishment leverage against them" after they were booted from their committees by the House Republican Steering Committee for crossing leadership too often.
Club for Growth is promising the most potent political weapon — cash — to support the trio.
It doesn't stop there. FreedomWorks, which was founded by former House Republican Leader Dick Armey, called the move to boot conservatives off certain committees a "remarkably hostile act by leadership."
( Also on POLITICO: Report: Dick Armey quits FreedomWorks)
"FreedomWorks is urging all members to call Speaker of the House John Boehner's office and urge him to stop the fiscal conservative purge," FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe said in a statement. "The enemies of fiscal sanity are tax-and-spend politicians, not public servants willing to say 'enough is enough.'"
Erick Erickson's popular RedState blog was the harshest.
In a Tuesday morning post, Erickson, the blog's proprietor wrote under the headline, "I Am Thankful for John Boehner, Eric Cantor, and Kevin McCarthy" that the the opposition is not just across the aisle, but in charge of our own side in the House of Representatives." He was peeved about both Boehner's offer to Obama and the committee purge.
Erickson wrote: "All the time and energy I would otherwise have to spend to convince conservatives that these gentlemen would be a problem for the GOP has been spared. They've proven it themselves."
( Also on POLITICO: Sarah Palin: Sorry for calling GOP 'wusses')
Another banner headline on his homepage was a white flag of surrender below the headline "The Boehner Fiscal Offer."


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This exercise encourages drainage of blood and lymphatic fluid from the feet and legs into the abdomen, where these fluids can be more easily cleansed. It also nourishes the digestive organs and gives the circulatory system a rest, which results in increased function and energy.
Sit with your knees bent, feet flat on the floor, and right shoulder and hip touching a wall. Roll onto your back and swing your legs up, inching your butt as close to the wall as you can without straining your hamstrings. Put your arms on your belly, by your sides, or above your head. Stay for 2 minutes.


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Patrick Leahy Ready To Cave To Law Enforcement: Has ECPA Reform Amendment To Include Loopholes For Warrantless Spying
from the lame deptSee update at the bottom...
Back in September, we wrote about how Senator Patrick Leahy had introduced a really good bill for ECPA reform. ECPA (the Electronic Communications Privacy Act) is an incredibly outdated bill concerning (as it says) the privacy of electronic messages. It was written in a time (the mid-1980s) before everyone had email, let alone everyone used web-based, cloud-stored email. And thus, it has weird provisions, such as considering that messages stored on a server for more than 180 days are "abandonded" and thus subject to very little privacy protections. And that's just one of many, many problems with ECPA, which treats all kinds of messages differently.
Leahy's reform was pretty straightforward: it basically said that if the government wants to see your electronic info, it needs a warrant. This seems completely reasonable and something that probably should be considered the law already if the 4th Amendment were respected. Of course, almost immediately after he introduced his reform package, we noted that the law enforcement community had freaked out over the bill, saying that if law enforcement had to actually, you know, justify its activities to a judge, it might have "adverse impact" on investigations (you know, like reading the love letters of generals).
We noted that those concerns led Leahy to delay the markup on the bill. However, it had been widely reported that the bill was back on track for late next week. And... today comes the bombshell. According to Declan McCullagh, Leahy is planning a manager's amendment to the bill that will effectively give large parts of the federal government an exception to the warrant requirement and let them snoop on your email with just a subpoena (i.e., no judicial oversight).
Leahy's rewritten bill would allow more than 22 agencies -- including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Communications Commission -- to access Americans' e-mail, Google Docs files, Facebook wall posts, and Twitter direct messages without a search warrant. It also would give the FBI and Homeland Security more authority, in some circumstances, to gain full access to Internet accounts without notifying either the owner or a judge.In other words, this went from being a much needed bill to a dangerous bill very quickly. That's extremely unfortunate. ECPA reform is needed, but not this kind of reform. From what we've heard, while there is this new manager's amendment, it is not certain that Leahy will introduce this version, and may still go with his old version (or a modified version that still requires warrants). It seems important to let folks in Congress know that this possible amendment, allowing warrantless spying, is not acceptable.
Update: There's some debate over how serious this proposal was. A new report claims that this amendment wasn't likely to be seriously considered, even though it does exist. Declan McCullagh is standing by his story, and saying that the claim that this amendment won't be seriously considered is in response to the public outcry about it.
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Alabama: a guide to the deep South
Alabama: A Guide to the Deep South / Writers' Program of the Work Project Administration in the State of Alabama, 1941
This guide contains essays on the life and culture of the state that acknowledge the influence of African-Americans, especially in areas such as folklore and music. The guide profiles ten cities and includes photos of scenes of Southern poverty during the Depression.
Alabama: A Guide to the Deep South
is a part of the
American Guide Series
. This series of books was produced by the Federal Writers Project between 1935 and 1943. The Federal Writers Project was one of the many programs under the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a Depression-era government program that assisted the millions of unemployed. The series is said to have originated from a casual cocktail party conversation between writer Katharine Kellock and WPA administrator Arthur Goldsmith. These wonderful travel guides cover the 48 states (Alaska and Hawaii were not yet states) and the District of Columbia and employed over 6,000 writers. Each volume covers a state's history, geography, and culture, and includes photographs, maps, and drawings.
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The PIGs are starting to put the heat on!
Bigroo4601 wrote:The luck isn't working. What else you got?
alt1978 wrote:This has by far been the most intense and difficult challenge we have been apart of...since the time we tried to teach coco how to read. Some challenges are just too much. Maybe in this one we might prevail.
patrickaa317 wrote:Congrats Pigs, you were some tough and opponents. See you around.
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(Reuters) - Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, shot dead an unarmed man who was running toward police officers and may have been just trying to get help after crashing his car, authorities said.
A police officer has been charged with voluntary manslaughter for Saturday's shooting, and an attorney for the victim's family said on Sunday he believed race played a role in the death of Jonathan Ferrell, 24, who was black.
"If Mr. Farrell was not black or brown, wouldn't they have asked him a few questions before showering him with bullets?" said attorney Chris Chestnut, who said he would request all police evidence from the shooting.
Farrell, seeking help after the accident, knocked on a door in a predominantly white neighborhood, Chestnut said.
A woman called the 911 emergency operator after Ferrell began knocking insistently on her front door about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said.
The woman, who immediately closed the door on Ferrell after seeing it was not her husband, was likely unaware he had just crawled out of his wrecked car in nearby woods, police said.
Three police officers arrived, finding Ferrell a short distance from the woman's house. As soon as the officers got out of their vehicles, Ferrell started running toward them, police said.
One officer unsuccessfully fired a Taser at Ferrell, and he kept running. Randall Kerrick, another officer, then shot Ferrell several times with his service weapon, killing him, police said.
Police found Ferrell's wrecked car later in the morning.
The police department has placed all three officers on administrative leave while they investigate the shooting. Detectives charged Kerrick with voluntary manslaughter on Saturday.
"Our investigation has shown that Officer Kerrick did not have a lawful right to discharge his weapon during this encounter," the police department said in a statement.
Ferrell was a former football player for Florida A&M University in Tallahassee who had recently moved to Charlotte with his fiancee to continue his studies at Johnson C. Smith University, Chestnut said.
Ferrell was on the Florida A&M roster in the 2009 and 2010 seasons, playing safety, the university said in a statement.
Chestnut, based in Atlanta, represents the family of Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion, who was killed in a hazing incident in 2011. Twelve former band members have been charged with manslaughter, and the family is suing the university for wrongful death.
Reporting by Jonathan Allen and Daniel Trotta; Editing by Jackie Frank


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From award-winning historian and activist Martin Duberman comes the poignant new dual biography of two men central to activism in the early days of the AIDS epidemic, Hold Tight Gently: Michael Callen, Essex Hemphill, and the Battlefield of AIDS. Callen and Hemphill were both diagnosed with AIDS and raised awareness of the epidemic long before the rest of the nation becoming aware of the disease's existence. The year 1995 saw the release of protease inhibitors, the first effective treatment for AIDS, but it was also the year Essex Hemphill, an African American poet and performance artist, died from complications related to the disease. Michael Callen, a singer, songwriter and pioneering AIDS activist from the Midwest, had already passed away two years earlier. Here's an excerpt from Duberman's moving biography of the men and the times in which they lived.
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At all times — who can predict a street encounter? — Mike carried with him a jar of lube, 25-cent packets of K-Y to ease entry, a bottle of poppers (amyl nitrate, which produced a disinhibiting rush), two (before and after) five-hundred-milligram pills of tetracycline as anti-STD prophylaxis, and Handi Wipes for the cleanup. Though Mike hardly resembled the muscled gym-built physique then coming into fashion, he had no trouble attracting partners. He was delicately, willowly, handsome: six feet tall, olive skinned, green eyed, and thin (around 135 pounds), with naturally curly dark brown hair — through the right kind of spectacles, something on the order of a Renaissance cherub (minus the wings). Mike wasn't interested in most of the "extreme" sexual practices then in vogue (fist fucking, water sports, scat, or S/M). His single-minded focus was on getting fucked. When he totted up his sexual scorecard in 1982, at age 27, he figured that since coming out, he'd been "penetrated by an average of 3 men once every 3 days." Deducting for sick days, that put him in gold medal contention with a total of 2,496 partners, of whom he professed to know the first names of no more than a hundred.
Biographer Martin Duberman (right)
He was outspoken and unashamed about his "sluthood." Not every fuck had been magical, but the vast majority, he insisted, had given him pleasure. And what, he wanted to know, was wrong with that? No coercion had been involved, no pederasty, no exchange of cash, no pretense at faithfulness or romance. Like other gay male sex radicals of the day, Mike denounced the puritanical fuzziness that sanctioned multiple monogamous orgasms in order to produce children but frowned on a comparable number with multiple partners to produce pleasure. He did "not accept the concept of sexual addiction at all." A bit later, after he'd become a spokesperson for a segment of the People with AIDS (PWAs) movement, he'd read his sexual history somewhat differently, referring to his generation of sexual liberationists as "predatory, shame-based, dark, use-once-and-throw-away, no contact sex — [all of which went] deep into our wiring." Later still — in part as a result of reading books by "sex-positive" feminists — he'd reclaim and celebrate his "slut" years.
There was one hitch: the escalating number of STDs. Mike was in and out of [Dr. Joseph] Sonnabend's office so often that they eventually shifted to a first-name basis. Mike was fond of saying that "if it isn't fatal, it's no big deal," but Joe was less nonchalant about his multiple, incessant infections. When Mike contracted hepatitis for the third time and developed fevers, night sweats, and bloody diarrhea, Joe hospitalized him. Consommé and a battery of tests were his diet for a week. His acne and hemorrhoids improved but a firm diagnosis remained elusive. Sonnabend called in a tropical disease specialist, but the best he could come up with was "atypical malaria." Mike had never been to the tropics, and the paracytology tests failed to confirm that diagnosis or any other. The doctors were back to where they began — scratching their heads.
Above: Michael Callen at the Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1988 (photo by Jane Rosett)
And not just those in New York. The appearance of other, seemingly anomalous symptoms among young gay men was beginning to puzzle physicians elsewhere. The most perplexing were Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), typically associated with the suppression of the immune system; and the appearance of purplish spots on the skin. Sonnabend was among the first to recognize that the spots were indicative of lymphatic tumors, a rare cancer known as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) that was traditionally associated with elderly men of Mediterranean origin. Mystified, doctors began to compare notes with colleagues around the country.
Washington, D.C., in 1973 became the first large U.S. city officially to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation in housing, employment, and public accommodations. The catch, of course, was that black and Latino/a gay men and lesbians still remained subject to the prevailing racist mind-set among whites — and the prevailing homophobia among heterosexual people of color. It's possible to argue — though the argument is far from conclusive — that within gay circles discrimination against blacks and Latinos was less pronounced in D.C. than within straight ones.
During a three-day conference at the University of Houston to plan for the 1979 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, for example, the organizers set aside 25 percent of all leadership and policy positions for Third World delegates, and the black D.C. Coalition, led by Billy Jones, actively participated. The day before the march, the conference agenda included three panels on racial issues, and both Marion Barry and the well-known writer Audre Lorde spoke at the event itself. Judging by numbers alone — estimates vary but are generally upwards of 150,000 attendees — the march was counted a great success.
Above: Essex, 1991 (photo by Jim Marks)
Yet as Essex and other black gay people well knew, social and cultural circles in D.C. were mostly divided along racial grounds. One of the best-known hangouts for black gay artists was (Valerie) Papaya Mann's brownstone in Northeast D.C. — a salon-like setting reminiscent of 1920s Harlem Renaissance gathering spots in New York City, of which A'Lelia Walker's and Carl Van Vechten's were probably the most famous. Papaya herself had come out in the mid '70s and immediately gotten involved in D.C. lesbian and gay life, organizing a variety of social events and becoming a central figure in Sapphire Sapphos, Washington's first organization for African American lesbians. It was at Papaya's that Essex first met his future good friends Chris Prince and Garth Tate and then, through them, any number of other black gay singers, writers, painters, and filmmakers.
One of the early (1979–80) products of these gatherings was the publication of the short-lived but handsomely produced bimonthly Nethula Journal of Contemporary Literature (the name "Nethula" had come to Essex in a dream). He co-founded Nethula with two young women, Kathy Anderson, whom he'd known at the University of Maryland, and Cynthia Lou Williams. Essex served not only as the journal's publisher, but also as its graphic designer — he'd learned offset printing and typesetting at one of his part-time jobs, and showed a striking gift for it. With wonderful paper stock, stunning cover design, and challenging content, both poetry and prose, Nethula was a state-of-the-art publication devoted largely to the work of the newest generation of black artists. Both Sterling Brown and E. Ethelbert Miller of the older group of black writers were among the journal's five contributing editors. Miller especially — a poet on staff at the Howard University library — served as an important bridge between the generations.
Poster from an early Hemphill gig at D.C. space (courtesy of Michelle Parkerson)
In 1980, Miller arranged for Essex and the black lesbian poet and filmmaker Michelle Parkerson to share a bill together at the citywide Ascension Poetry Reading Series at Howard University's Founders Library, which Miller coordinated. Michelle had graduated from Temple University, was then working at the local NBC television affiliate, and had just completed her first film, But Then, She's Betty Carter. The two had never met before and the connection proved immediate and consequential for both. As Michelle recalls the evening of their joint reading, "I was just struck by this young brother, whose poems were incredible . . . beautifully sensual and homoerotically brave, which was right where I was at with my own work." After the event concluded, Michelle approached Essex: "Hey, where you been all my life?" she laughingly asked, and told him how much she loved his work. Essex felt the same about hers and the two became fast friends.
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Terror at the Navy Yard: Gunman 'aimed at us'
Witnesses describe a scene of chaos and fear in their mad dash to escape.
WASHINGTON -- Witnesses to the D.C. Navy Yard shooting described panic, confusion and terror as they scrambled out of Building 197, the scene of a shooting that left at least 13 people dead, including the shooter, and several injured.
A man with a gun "raised and aimed at us," witness Terrie Durham said. The man fired and "hit high on the wall just as we were trying to leave." Moments before, she had been working at her desk.
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Another witness, Todd Brundidge, said that as he and others were trying to flee, a shooter "aimed the gun and fired our way."
Patricia Ward, who works in a building nearby, had stopped by Building 197 to use the ATM and get breakfast at the cafeteria. She heard gunshots.
"I heard pow, pow, pow," she said. "Then for a few seconds it stopped. And then pow, pow, pow."
Altogether she heard seven shots. The gunman appeared to be shooting from the fourth floor into the atrium, she said.
"I just started running," she said.
James Killingswoth, a mason from Frederick, Md., was working on rebuilding a historic wall outside the Navy Yard about 100 yards from the entrance when he heard two gunshots. If there were any other shots, he said, they were drowned out by wailing sirens.
"Everything they had, Secret Service, federal police -- everyone came speeding down the street. I've never seen so many police in my life," he said. "Scary morning."
Omar Grant, a civilian who works in network support at the Navy Yard, said he was on the first floor when he heard shots. He counted five.
"It was unmistakable," Grant said.
Alarms sounded immediately and he and his colleagues evacuated, leaving behind cellphones, keys and other personal belongings. Grant escorted a blind colleague from the building.
"It was hectic," he said.
Don Andres, 24, who works as a legislative aide and legislative correspondent on Capitol Hill, was driving past the area and saw a "lot of confusion, a lot of emotion."
At least 12 people had been confirmed dead by 2 p.m., Mayor Vincent Gray said.
Matt Goetz of Arlington, Va., sent a few Twitter updates of his status while he was in lockdown at the Navy Yard's Admiral Gooding Center. He tweeted, "I am fine here at the Yard and safe. The Internet is terrible so I can't really send much out, but I am fine."
Other people used Twitter to send updates about their safety status and to say if they were still waiting to hear from loved ones.
"Prayers for all!" tweeted Johnika Dreher under @2mrosSia2day. "Husband & cousin = ok. Awaiting word abt my father-in-law." She later got word that all were fine.
Police say multiple people have been shot at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday morning, including a police officer, Navy Yard base officer and several civilians. VPC
Contributing: Holly Moore, Mary Nahorniak, WUSA-9


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In the last 18 months, a 75kVA dry-type transformer has had to be replaced twice. It's mounted in the ceiling of the facility's data processing room. There is a small UPS system in the room, but it doesn't provide enough ride-through for the time it takes to complete a transformer replacement.
A proposed solution was to run an alternative power line to the room, but replacing the transformer would still be highly disruptive. It's overhead work, so the people who normally work in that room would need to move their workstations and some equipment out to the corners.
How can you prevent a repeat of this, with the transformer that's now installed?
You need to move that transformer so it's not over the work areas. Transformers are often tucked into the ceiling to save room, but thermal considerations can render that a poor solution. Wherever you mount the new transformer, ensure it has adequate airflow around it. Install temperature monitoring, and for the first year conduct monthly thermal imaging.
Because the room is full of switching power supplies, use this project as an opportunity to derate the transformer and the conductors for harmonic content. If the derating calculations show the 75kVA is undersized, you've found your root problem. Look at the transformer secondaries with power analyzer and discuss your findings with the UPS vendor.
The alternative line is a good idea. But only if you install an automatic transfer switch to ensure smooth transition of the load to this secondary source and back again.


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#A hard drive can be divided into an operating system partition and a data partition. 9 What is the purpose of a default gateway? #identifies the device that allows local network computers to communicate with devices on other networks 10 What Explorer menu option is used to determine the Windows XP version installed on a computer? #Help 11 Which three resource specifications are given by the manufacturer to ensure that an operating system performs as designed? (Choose three.) #required hard disk space #processor type and speed #recommended amount of RAM 12 Which three pieces of information must be specified on a computer to allow that computer to send and receive information across networks? (Choose three.) #IP address #subnet mask #default gateway 13 Which Windows XP Automatic Update option allows you to select the time when a Windows update is executed? #Automatic (recommended). 14 Which two items must be unique to each computer and cannot be duplicated on a network? (Choose two.) #computer name #IP address 15 Which two statements should be included in a pre-installation checklist when upgrading an operating system? (Choose two.) #Verify that the hardware resources meet or exceed the published minimum requirements. #Complete a full backup of all important files and data.
16 What two items are available from the About Windows option through the Windows Explorer Help menu? (Choose two.) #the end-user license agreement #the operating system version number 17 What are three characteristics of an operating system that is released under the GPL (GNU Public License)? (Choose three.) #full access to source code #software often available free #support normally user-based and often free 18 Which statement is true about installing an operating system on computers in a networked environment? #The computer name must be unique for all computers on the same network. 19 A computer in the Advanced Technology Center computer room on the second floor, room number 217, has the computer name ATC_217_7. What fact is true about the computer name? #The name makes it easier for users to reference the device when connecting to it to share resources. 20 Which operating system patch installation method is used when a user is notified of a security update for remotely accessing a computer, but wishes not to install this patch? #prompt for permission