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Ricoh GXR digital camera - First Look
When we first heard what Ricoh was planning with the GXR we had to stifle a giggle. One of the things we like about using a DSLR is swapping components around to best suit your environment, but the idea of sliding off the front of the camera seemed a little odd to us.
But the Ricoh GXR system gives enthusiast photographers a degree of control over components that is missing from compact cameras. High-end compact units such as the Canon PowerShot G11 will let you add a flash, but you are restrained by the focal length on offer.
The Ricoh GXR goes up against Micro Four Thirds more directly, hitting not only a similar price point, but offering a similar principle of interchangeable lenses. The first Micro Four Thirds models we saw – the Panasonic Lumix G1 and GH1 – sit in a slightly different category with their mini DSLR appearance. But the recent Lumix GF1 and Olympus Pen models both compete in this compact enthusiast area.
Micro Four Thirds has a distinct advantage over the GXR, in that it uses a fairly conventional lens connection system, so you aren't depending on Panasonic or Olympus to launch a whole new range of lenses, as an adapter ring will give you access to existing system lenses.
One thing that Ricoh has in its corner is an existing range of compact cameras that reside in the higher end, so the GXR is likely to appeal to those who want a little more flexibility, but don't want the burden of a full DSLR rig.
The body of the camera measures 113.9 x 70.2 x 28.9mm excluding any protrusions. It won't compete in the pocketable stakes alongside many compact digital cameras, but it comes in smaller than the Micro Four Thirds options out there. The body, in effect, is the power and control for the camera.
Around the back is a 3-inch 920k-dot LCD display with the controls sitting to the right-hand side and across the top. At first glance it resembles Ricoh's GR models. The main controls fall under the right thumb without too many problems, although there isn't a great deal of space for your thumb to lie.
The grip is a decent size, however, and the first observation would be that depending on what lens you put on the front (and whether you add any accessories, such as a wide angle converter), the extent of your grip will change as the balance of the camera shifts.
So on to those lens units. On the front of the camera you'll find a release catch which will allow you to disengage the lens unit. It slides away easily, but the catch is plenty secure. When in place, there's no rattle or movement – it feels like a complete one-piece camera. Aligning a new lens unit for the first time takes a few goes, but once you have the action, you can switch lens in a matter of seconds. The tracks on the back stop you from getting it wrong, so it is relatively simple.
The electronic viewfinder is excellent quality, as we've seen previously from the likes of the Panasonic GH1. We still prefer using an optical viewfinder, but the high-resolution 920k-dot EVF does give a 100% field of view. It is also vari-angle, so you can tilt it up to make those low-angle shots easier to compose. It's a shame it costs £219 on top of the camera price.
One of the big elements that Ricoh is pushing with the GXR is its simple Direct menu, which gives you easy access to your most often used controls. Main shooting modes are controlled through the Mode dial on the top, however it doesn't have a movie mode on it, despite the camera offering movie recording (at variable quality depending on the attached lens).
First Impressions
We didn't have long with the camera, and Ricoh wouldn't let us take it out of the briefing room, so we weren't really able to give it a thorough testing. However they were happy for us to take away the memory card with a few test shots, as long as we declared that the software wasn't final, so there will be tweaks before the camera comes to market.
The Ricoh GXR seemed easy enough to use, however the focusing did seem a little slow in our tests with the 24-72mm lens. The camera is happy enough to snap away indoors without resorting to the flash, with acceptable results in Auto mode in the few test shoots we took. We've included a test shot below shot using the teleconversion kit and hood, handheld at F/2.5, 1/30sec exposure, ISO 400 and there seems to be a good deal of punch to blues on the bottles, and sharp reflection detail.
We'll have to wait until we get our hands on the Ricoh GXR to evaluate the true performance and image quality in a full review. From what we've seen from our initial hands-on, however, the idea of changing lens units no longer seems so laughable.
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Joyce Sikora
IRON MOUNTAIN – Joyce H. Sikora, 90, of Iron Mountain, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls.
She was born Nov. 17, 1922, in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late Edward and Anna (Martinelli) Brentare.
Joyce graduated from Iron Mountain High School in 1941 and was a lifelong resident of the Dickinson/Iron County area.
She married Leonard Sikora on May 7, 1940, at St. Mary and St. Joseph Catholic Church in Iron Mountain. He preceded her in death on July 25, 1997.
Joyce started her career at the U.P. Power Co. in Iron Mountain where she worked until moving to Stambaugh. While there, she did bookkeeping and helped run the family sheet metal business for several years.
For the last part of her career, she was employed at K-Mart as a clerk, retiring in 1984.
Joyce was a member of St. Mary and St. Joseph Church and the Daughters of Isabella.
She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, and was an avid Green Bay Packers and Detroit Tigers fan. Joyce was a loving and caring person and always had a considerate nature towards others.
Joyce is survived by three sons, Paul (Charlene) Sikora of Crystal Falls, Jon (Peggy) Sikora of Kalamazoo, and Edward (Lori) Sikora of Indianapolis; a brother, Donald Brentare of Milwaukee; six grandchildren, Stephen, David (Stacy), Joe, Andy (Krystle), Chuck and Jake Sikora; five great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents, Joyce was preceded in death by a sister, Rena Olson.
Visitation will be on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home in Iron Mountain.
Funeral services will be on Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Mary and St. Joseph Catholic Church. Fr. Daniel Zaloga will offer the Mass of Christian Burial.
Burial will be in Cemetery Park.
Condolences may be expressed to the family of Joyce Sikora online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com.
The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon and Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the funeral arrangements.

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Possibly in the next year, Virgin Galactic will lead the shift into commercial spaceflight, taking anyone who can pay $200,000 on a two-hour trip beyond Earth.
"It's going to be absolutely incredible because finally people...ordinary people will be able to have a chance to become astronauts, go into space," said Branson. "There are only 500 people who have ever been into space. They are the privileged astronauts...we just want to enable people to become astronauts and experience it."
He went on to say that "hundreds of thousands" of people will take part in the commercial space program. In fact, Branson and his children will be the first people on a Virgin Galactic flight next year.
Commercial spaceflight comes at a time when U.S. government space agency NASA has retired its space shuttle fleet and temporarily suspended a way for American astronauts to get to the International Space Station (except via Russian Soyuz rockets). This is where the private sector has stepped in, where companies like California-based SpaceX has since shipped its
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Branson went on to describe the future of American spaceflight, saying that people will eventually settle on Mars -- and he hopes to be one of the first.
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The Cleveland Browns announced on Thursday that the team will not raise ticket prices for the 2009 season.
The announcement means that Browns tickets remain the lowest priced among AFC North division teams, and that the club's average ticket price now ranks 31 out of 32 NFL teams. The team has raised its prices just twice over the last six years.
In addition, the Browns $32 ticket continues to be the single lowest priced ticket offered by any AFC North team. Tickets in this pricing tier include those located in the Cleveland Browns Family Zone presented by Applebee's - a family-friendly, alcohol-free area in Cleveland Browns Stadium.
"After careful consideration, we decided not to change our ticket pricing for the upcoming season," said Browns President Mike Keenan. "We hope that this, along with the introduction of new payment options, will ensure an affordable product and provide our fans with greater flexibility when they purchase their 2009 season tickets."


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Debates of June 21st, 2011
House of Commons Hansard #12 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was post.
- Question Period
- Privacy Commissioner
- Senate Reform Act
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Criminal Code
- Public Health Agency of Canada Act
- Fisheries Act
- Income Tax Act
- Criminal Code
- Income Tax Act
- Canadian Bill of Rights
- Canadian Forces Superannuation Act
- Survivor's Annual Allowance Act
- Assistance to Students Visiting Military Memorial Sites Abroad Act
- Income Tax Act
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation
- Students in the Riding of Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
- Infrastructure Projects
- Hockey
- University of Prince Edward Island
- Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal
- World Choral Festival
- Hunting, Trapping and Fishing
- International Indian Film Academy Awards
- National Aboriginal Day
- Stanley Cup
- National Aboriginal Day
- Yelena Bonner
- National Aboriginal Day
- Canada Day
- National Aboriginal Day
- Canada Post
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Canada Post
- Public Works and Government Services Canada
- Auditor General's Report
- The G20 Summit
- Government Spending
- Employment
- Foreign Investment
- Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
- Royal Visit
- The Economy
- Canada Revenue Agency
- Foreign Affairs
- Asbestos
- Public Safety
- Foreign Affairs
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Syria
- Quebec Bridge
- Public Works and Government Services Canada
- Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation
- Supporting Vulnerable Seniors and Strengthening Canada's Economy Act
- Points of Order
- Supporting Vulnerable Seniors and Strengthening Canada's Economy Act
- Business of Supply
- Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada's Immigration System Act
Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation
Government Orders
1:55 p.m.
Steven Blaney Lévis—Bellechasse, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind my colleague that the role of this House is not to play negotiator, to take sides, or to get behind management or labour. The role of this House is to meet its responsibilities in a dispute that has been bogged down for over eight months and is preventing people from having access to a quality postal service.
What I can tell the hon. member is that salary increases are provided for in this document. It is crucial that an arbitrator be appointed, who will opt wisely for the most beneficial proposal. That will be his role. Our role is to live up to our responsibilities and put an end to this labour dispute under the leadership of our Minister of Labour.
Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation
Government Orders
1:55 p.m.
Rodger Cuzner Cape Breton—Canso, NS
Mr. Speaker, this is my 11th year here and that is one of the funniest things I have heard during my time here; that the government did not take sides in this legislation. I did not hear the knock-knock before, but that was a funny thing.
It is egregious that the government set out parameters around the salaries. That was wrong in this case. It is very rare to see this in legislation. How did the government arrive at salaries that were lower than what was on the table for the workers in the first place? Canada Post made an offer, but the government felt obliged to offer the workers less in the legislation. What drove the government to make that decision?
Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation
Government Orders
1:55 p.m.
Steven Blaney Lévis—Bellechasse, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his question.
An arbitrator will decide between the proposals submitted to him: one by management, the other by labour. The arbitrator will then make a well-informed decision.
I remind members that we found ourselves in a similar situation in 1997. A bill was passed at the time, which brought pressure to bear and ensured that a negotiated solution was reached. We strongly hope that the parties are able to reach an agreement and that a negotiated solution can be found. But one thing is certain, we will not allow Canada's economy to be paralyzed by a dispute between management and labour.
Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation
Government Orders
1:55 p.m.
The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
Before we continue, I will let the hon. member for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour know that I will be interrupting his initial speech at around 2 p.m. for statements by members.
The hon. member for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour.
Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation
Government Orders
1:55 p.m.
Robert Chisholm Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, NS
Mr. Speaker, it is interesting that in the interventions by members opposite, we have had examples provided to the House of their constituents and of small businesses harmed by the decision of Canada Post to lock out its employees. By bringing this legislation to the floor, what the Conservatives have done is bring the hammer down on the employees. I do not understand the logic to that.
Why did the Conservatives not bring legislation in to end the lock-out, perhaps, or to fire every one of the senior executives of Canada Post for having imposed that kind of hardship on the citizens of our country? If they have such evidence of the harm that Canada Post has done to the citizens and small businesses of our country, why have they come down on the backs of the people who actually do the work for Canada Post?
Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation
Government Orders
1:55 p.m.
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
The hon. member will have 19 minutes left to conclude his speech after question period.
Students in the Riding of Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
Statements by Members
1:55 p.m.
Jacques Gourde Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC
Mr. Speaker, Sunday evening, I had the privilege and honour to be with some young graduates from Charny and their families.
Again this year, active and dynamic students in Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière are reaping the rewards of their efforts as they receive their Secondary 5 diploma.
They are undoubtedly destined for success, since our region will be needing many more people in the labour force in the years to come. For some of them, their diploma will give them access to the labour market; for others, it will lead them to vocational or college programs. Each of them is a proud member of the next generation in a field that will excite them and will lead them to actively participate in our society.
I wish all of the graduates in Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière success and I encourage you to follow your dreams!
Infrastructure Projects
Statements by Members
June 21st, 2011 / 2 p.m.
Hélène LeBlanc LaSalle—Émard, QC
Mr. Speaker, last Saturday, when I attended the NDP convention in Vancouver, I travelled on the SkyTrain, an efficient and non-polluting method of transportation that is the envy of many Montrealers, who are still waiting for a shuttle like that to connect the airport with downtown. Montrealers deserve to also have this kind of public transit incorporated into infrastructure projects like the bridges spanning the St. Lawrence River.
At present, the partial closing of the Mercier Bridge has literally imprisoned residents of my riding of LaSalle—Émard.
I hope that this government will demonstrate leadership when it comes to infrastructure projects and that, in cooperation with the government of Quebec, we will be able to provide alternatives worthy of the 21st century.
As science and technology critic for the official opposition, I will consider it my duty to ensure that we achieve these objectives.
Statements by Members
2 p.m.
Larry Miller Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, ON
Mr. Speaker, today it gives me great pleasure to congratulate the Ontario Hockey League champion Owen Sound Attack on its spectacular season. Our boys finished the regular season with a franchise record of 47 wins.
The Attack players had an outstanding playoff season. First they manhandled the London Knights, trampled the Plymouth Whalers and outclassed the 2010 Memorial Cup champion Windsor Spitfires. Then they defeated the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors in a dramatic come-from-behind overtime win in game seven. This earned them the title of OHL champions and secured them a spot at the Memorial Cup.
To top off a successful season, coach Mark Reeds was named the OHL coach of the year and Dale DeGray was named the OHL executive of the year. Congratulations to both of them.
The Attack have by far the best fan support in the OHL. I have been a fan and a proud supporter of the Owen Sound Attack from the beginning. I can hardly wait for next season to start. Go Attack go.
University of Prince Edward Island
Statements by Members
2 p.m.
Sean Casey Charlottetown, PE
Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today to acknowledge the University of Prince Edward Island's outgoing president, Wade MacLauchlan.
Mr. MacLauchlan has been president of UPEI for 12 years and in that time frame he has transformed the university and in so doing enriched our community.
More than $70 million has been donated to the university since Mr. MacLauchlan took office in 1999, a tremendous sum for a smaller university.
His other achievements include seeing UPEI rated tops among all universities in Canada for growth in research, realizing a 40% increase in student enrolment, and securing substantial new investment into buildings and programs.
Wade will be ending his term next month, a poignant moment for both the UPEI community and for him. A proud native islander, Wade has effected very real, permanent and positive change to Prince Edward Island.
On behalf of the constituents in my riding of Charlottetown, I am proud and grateful to recognize and thank Mr. Wade MacLauchlan for his hard work, dedication and love for Prince Edward Island and its university.
Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal
Statements by Members
2 p.m.
Bruce Stanton Simcoe North, ON
Mr. Speaker, last Saturday, June 11, the 2011 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour was presented at a gala reception at the YMCA Geneva Park Conference Centre near the city of Orillia in my riding.
Each year the Leacock Medal is awarded for the most humourous book published in Canada the previous year. Its winners have included literary icons like Farley Mowat and W.O. Mitchell and contemporary humorists like Terry Fallis and Will Ferguson.
This year, the Leacock Associates have awarded the medal and its $15,000 prize, courtesy of TD Bank Financial Group, to Trevor Cole of Hamilton, Ontario for his recent book, Practical Jean.
I invite members to join in congratulating Mr. Cole for this great achievement. He brings us a work that recalls Leacock's own words on the subject, "Humour is essentially a comforter, reconciling us to things as they are in contrast to things as they might be".
I congratulate Trevor.
World Choral Festival
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Rosane Doré Lefebvre Alfred-Pellan, QC
Mr. Speaker, on this first occasion I have had to rise in the House, I want to thank the voters in the riding of Alfred-Pellan for placing their trust in me. Thank you to all the volunteers, citizens, friends and family members who put their shoulders to the wheel during the election campaign.
Quebeckers spoke and they chose the NDP to represent them in Parliament. I will work tirelessly to represent their interests and the interests of all Canadians.
Since June 17, all of Laval Island has been moving to the beat of the music of the World Choral Festival. Created by Gregory Charles, this internationally known festival is now in its seventh season.
The vocal ensemble À ContreVoix can be heard next Saturday in the chapel of the Soeurs missionnaires de l'Immaculée-conception in Vimont, and it will be quite a show.
Best of luck to the 2011 edition of the World Choral Festival!
Hunting, Trapping and Fishing
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Rick Norlock Northumberland—Quinte West, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to advise all members of my intention to introduce a private member's bill that would establish a national hunting, trapping and fishing heritage day.
Many of my hon. colleagues will recall that in the past I have attempted to pass such a bill twice. Mostly recently, in the 40th Parliament, Bill C-465, An Act respecting a National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day, died on the order paper in the Senate after being passed by this House and referred to the appropriate Senate committee.
Hunting, trapping and fishing are some of the oldest practices in Canadian society, from the first nations to the coureur des bois, and the Inuit peoples of our north, hunting, trapping and fishing have played a vital role in the sustainability of past and present communities.
This bill would give Canadians a day to honour those who have contributed so greatly to our society, history and economy.
I would encourage all of my hon. colleagues to support my bill when it is introduced here for a third time.
International Indian Film Academy Awards
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Nina Grewal Fleetwood—Port Kells, BC
Mr. Speaker, the International Indian Film Academy Awards come to Canada this week. The IIFA awards will showcase Indian culture and cinema, with Bollywood stars.
Being held for the first time in North America, the show is expected to be seen by a billion people worldwide.
Canada is the home to a vibrant, over one million strong Indo-Canadian community that plays a vital role in economic and cultural landscape. Under our government, Canada and India enjoy excellent bilateral creative relations and are further strengthening ties across a wide range of sectors, including education, energy, science and technology, culture, agriculture and the environment.
The IIFA awards are an excellent opportunity to reflect on the tremendous contributions that the Indian diaspora have made to our country's rich and diverse heritage.
I ask all members to please join with me in extending best wishes to IIFA for a successful and entertaining event.
National Aboriginal Day
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Jonathan Tremblay Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the people of Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord for placing their trust in me on May 2. I promise them that I will do my very best and that I will fight the undemocratic practices of previous governments and those of the current government in particular.
The dukes and duchesses of the Conservative carnival are so good at reading the lines that are dictated to them from on high that they forget that they are responsible for representing their constituents, a mistake that I will not make. It is time to give power back to the people and repair the image of our elected officials in Ottawa.
On this National Aboriginal Day, let us resolve to represent all the people. The current government and its predecessors seem to purposely forget that the greatest poverty in the world can be found on our native reserves.
I extend my hand to the government and urge it to work with and listen to the members who received another clear mandate on May 2, the mandate for change and non-partisan politics.


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NaNoWriMo Afternoon of Writing Dangerously
Category: Classes and WorkshopsCategory: Teens
Location: Plaut Room
Are you participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)? If so, join us for refreshments and an afternoon of writing dangerously with other Fairfield County writers and NaNoWriMo Municipal Liaison Charles Muir. We'll meet in the Plaut Room on Sunday, November 18th from noon to 5pm.
For more information, email Gretchen Kolderup.


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Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary | Behind the Scenes PhotosYesterday, Secretary Clinton visited Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. While en route to Nigeria today, the Secretary reflected upon her visit to Goma.
En route to Nigeria, Secretary Clinton spoke about her time in the eastern Congo. Secretary Clinton said, "I've been in a lot of very difficult and terrible settings in my years. And I was just overwhelmed by what I saw, both in the camp and in the conversation...It is almost impossible to describe the level of suffering and despair, in the camp, particularly...It is just tragic, to see 10,000 people in that space. And still, you know, children are still, you know, dying of malnutrition, they're dying of diarrhea, they're dying of malaria, the women are getting raped...It's just horrific."
Yesterday, Secretary Clinton visited the Mugunga Internally Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in Goma and toured the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) air support operations base. She also held a roundtable discussion with NGOs and activists on sexual and gender-based violence and announced that the United States will provide more than $17 million in new funding to prevent and respond to gender and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Secretary Clinton said, "[H]ere in Africa we can find humanity at its worst and humanity at its best. And we have seen both here, in Goma. My delegation and I have been working hard, even before we came, to see what we could do to try to assist in the ongoing efforts to end the conflict and the violence that still stalks this land, and to help the Congolese people, who have suffered enough."
Read more about the Secretary's trip to Africa.
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Normita in California writes:
Dear Secretary Clinton:
Thank you for sharing your visit with the people in Goma. It is sad to envision the unfortunate human conditions that exist in that part of the world, and it is even harder to see it first hand. Your courage and compassion surely give them the feeling that someone cares.
God bless you, God bless America and the people in Goma.
a proud hillaryvillager
Adam in California writes:
Hillary, Your perseverance and strength and commitment to helping people is inspirational and a testament to who you are. So proud of you and your team.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Lot's of good ideas tossed the Secretary's way during her travel as to how to eradicate "impunity" including joint tribunals.
If my last post (not published as yet) seemed a little extreme, allow me to pose it a different way.
Those that are committing crimes against humanity have a completely different set of "rules of engagement" than the international community.
This is widespread, and judicial reform will take time. Time is not a luxury for the victims or future victims that will suffer unless the DRC takes radical steps now to end the problem within its own military ranks, and militias they are in conflict with.
The problem is so widespread, the DRC would go broke trying to prosecute the perpetrators.
If you have a rabid dog running around the neighborhood, would you put it on trial, or simply put the dog down to protect the people?
Personally, I think anyone caught in the act of commiting rape needs no trial, just a bullet to the head.
Rosemary in New Jersey writes:
"[H]ere in Africa we can find humanity at its worst and humanity at its best. And we have seen both here, in Goma."
Thank you for being so insistent upon a visit that we all know you were discouraged from making. This place, from what I have read during your visit, is like hell on earth.
The whole world needed to see this. I wish the press here in the U.S. had paid more attention to this visit.
Well, situation normal: serious stuff is ignored. We'll blog and tweet it.
You rock, Hillary! We saw you dance. You rock when you dance, really! We saw you react to a sexist question. You rock when you answer a question like that. Mwah! -I LOVED it! And we saw you at Goma and read the tweets from the press corp (h/t Shaun Tandon). You rock when you take that kind of risk for others.
I pray for you all the time. May God and the angels always protect you.
Sherry in Michigan writes:
The entire trip throughout Africa is long over due and especially the visit to Goma. This level of inhumanity needs greater coverage and I am glad that Secretary Clinton was determined to make the visit. It is unfortunate that the images and discussions of this trip are not getting the attention back here instead of the superficial reporting. The Secretary and her delegation are doing great work!
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Op-ed on security options in the Congo:
Michael O'Hanlon makes a pretty good case for American boots on the ground to beef up UN presence with U.S. personel.
However, I disagree with him on the force size and experience required.
Sec. Clinton's remarks regarding "interagency advisors" assisting the DRC government to address as she put it, "the obstacles to Congo's potential" (if I got the quote right), makes more sense to me.
A passive- agressive defensive posture ( such as the UN mandate illicits) isn't working for the people, obviously.
Why? Because it has yet to be combined with dedicated search and destroy teams (special forces- from UN member state contributors, not just the U.S.).
Combine that with a brigade strength training mission to revamp the DRC military, and some basic education for their troops ( it would be helpful if they all could read and write).
The last thing you want to do is send a bunch of green recruits into the jungle, as we've learned that lesson in Vietnam.
If the DRC is willing to accept such help, what I would focus on is putting every rank and file member of their armed forces through "boot camp" -US style, and weed out the bad apples. That's the first step.
Officer training in the same manner.
The Sec. made an important point that trust is essential to a working democracy. If the people cannot trust those who are supposed to protect them, what hope can they have?
Embedding, mentoring , and training are essential building blocks to creating home-grown security.
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Difference must not be a source of division, but of strength. That's the core message of this year's International Day for Tolerance. Tolerance is a way to disarm fear and to lay the foundations for lasting peace, and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is promoting tolerance through innovative education programs about the Holocaust and genocides throughout history. The United States is a strong supporter of this effort.
On the occasion of International Day for Tolerance, I would like to share with you a recent UNESCO report entitled, "Why Teach About Genocide? The Example of the Holocaust." This report stems from UNESCO's first regional consultations to promote education about the Holocaust and other genocides. Senior representatives of Ministries of Education from 14 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa participated in the two-day meeting in Cape Town, South Africa. Experts in Holocaust and genocide studies held focused discussions on how the history of the Holocaust, and more generally the history of genocide, could be included in the curricula of participating countries. The participants concluded that education about the Holocaust and genocide is relevant to African countries, and its study is a fundamental element in the prevention of mass atrocities.
Holocaust education was officially integrated into UNESCO's education mission in 2007. The program's premise is to promote education about the Holocaust and other genocides, in order to advance education for peace and contribute to the prevention of genocide and mass atrocities. Holocaust education also is a source of critical reflection on the preservation and promotion of human rights.
Education is a powerful tool in promoting tolerance and mutual understanding. Initiatives like this are helping the global community move forward in its efforts to combat intolerance by using powerful examples from the past. On this International Day for Tolerance, we are reminded that we live in a world that is more connected than ever; embracing diversity must remain a pillar of our thinking and action.
Irv in California writes:
It all sounds good in theory. But in practice, the one country which places a premium on education about the holocaust is Israel, and look how they are behaving in Gaza.
Zelalem T. in Ethiopia writes:
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Why any parents would permit their 7-year-old daughter to roam the streets of New York in fishnets and a mini tutu is beyond me. But that is precisely what I saw on New York's Upper West Side this Halloween. In spite of Sandy's wrath, trick-or-treaters trotted from door to door, building to building, asking for candy. Many boys were dressed as their favorite sports stars. Parents made an effort by throwing on wigs. But too many girls were dolled up in sexually suggestive garb that seemed more appropriate for 20-something co-eds on college campuses or in Midtown bars. An 8-year-old dressed as a witch is adorable. But a sexy witch? Appalling. I fail to comprehend why a parent would deem this OK, but what's more concerning is that girls who haven't even hit pre-teendom seem compelled to dress "sexy."
It's easy to blame children's observed proclivity for racy attire on their celebrity role models — Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and America's guilty pleasure, Honey Boo Boo, aren't exactly opting for modest frocks. But the fashion industry has to take some of the blame, too. For decades, fashion has been accused of sexualizing women in ad campaigns and editorial spreads, all for the sake of art. Or money. Or some combination of the two. But in recent years, magazines and luxury labels have increasingly sexualized girls as young as 10. No matter how you spin it, that's not chic. It's not edgy. It's dangerous, tasteless, and harmful, both to the "modelettes" featured in these images and to the little girls who see them and think they represent the ideal for youthful beauty. Last year, an American Psychological Association task force reported that such images can contribute to low self esteem and eating disorders in young girls.
In 2011, French Vogue ran a spread with then 10-year-old Thylane Loubry Blondeau in heavy makeup and stilettos. One image showed the mini-model seductively lying on her stomach on a tiger skin rug, her sultry macquillaged eyes staring into the camera. Another featured her reclining on a leopard print bed in haute couture and high heels, pouting for the photographer. Of course, every little girl fantasizes about breaking into Mommy's closet and playing dress-up. But I hardly think posing for a camera with a suggestive come hither look is part of the fairytale.
Marc Jacobs put a 17-year-old Dakota Fanning in his 2011 ads, which, to the designer's credit, were more sweet than sexual. Except for his Lola perfume ad, which showed Fanning sitting on the ground in a hiked-up polka dot dress with the phallic perfume bottle placed on her crotch. The caption read, "Oh, Lola!" The ad was banned in the UK for sexualizing children.
Just last week, Chanel stirred up controversy when it named 15-year-old Ondria Harding as the face of its 2013 campaign. "She doesn't look 15… she looks 18 or 19," Karl Lagerfeld told WWD, as if it were a viable argument.
Hardin was also featured in a sexed-up Prada campaign last year, which showed her strewn across a couch on her stomach with her boot-clad legs crossed in the air.
Vogue and the CFDA have both placed bans on working with models under 16. But that hardly seems to be having an effect. Marc Jacobs had Hardin flaunt her stuff on his fall 2012 New York runway. And Diane Von Furstenberg, the president of the CFDA, allowed (although apparently unwittingly) 15-year-old Hailey Clauson to walk in her show last year. Von Furstenberg issued an apology, saying, "From now on, I will instruct my casting people to demand IDs." So does this mean the modeling agents, who are supposed to be looking out for these girls, are to blame? Are they pushing their clients like child prostitutes?
Underage models seem to be popping up at high frequency these days, but this is certainly not a new phenomenon. Artist Richard Prince famously reproducd a nude photograph of Brooke Shields that was taken in 1976 when she was only 10 years old. The work was featured in Prince's 2009 exhibition at the Tate Modern, but was removed after Scotland Yard warned that it violated obscenity laws. Shields's role as a child prostitute in the 1979 film "Pretty Baby," as well as her iconic Calvin Klein jeans ads shot when she was 15, caused widespread criticism. However, she has stated that, looking back, she doesn't feel these images were harmful. But then we have Kate Moss. In her November interview with Vanity Fair, the model reported that her sultry Calvin Klein ads with Mark Walhberg, shot when she was "17 or 18," contributed to a nervous breakdown. "I felt really bad about straddling this buff guy. I didn't like it. I couldn't get out of bed for two weeks. I thought I was going to die," she said. What underage girl could feel like herself when she's placed in a sexual situation, whether real or "staged," for which she's not ready?
In regards to damaging a young viewer, there is the age-old argument that parents should shelter their children from such magazines or images. But when Chanel or Marc Jacobs puts up a billboard featuring their 15-year old starlets, what are girls supposed to do? Close their eyes and keep walking?
Come on, fashion. I know we're trying to push boundaries here, but are we really making kiddie porn the next big thing? There are plenty of beautiful, legal girls trying to make it as models. Pick them for your sexy photo shoots instead of their little sisters. Perhaps then, our 7-year-olds can dress up like princesses. Or astronauts. Or doctors. But, you know, not the sexy kind.


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Wednesday's trial of Xu Zhiyong is the first of a series this week targeting nine activists who tried to expose corruption and promote government transparency.
BEIJING – A leading human rights advocate went on trial Wednesday for his role in anti-corruption protests that urged Chinese officials to disclose their assets.
The same day, an investigation of millions of leaked documents revealed that relatives of China's top leaders use offshore tax havens to conceal their wealth.
The two events illustrate that China's leader Xi Jinping is intent on crushing critics who help expose a major flaw in the Communist Party system, even at the risk of being accused by the Chinese public of silencing whistleblowers who expose crimes he vows to stop.
Xi, who also heads the party, has promised to crack down hard on China's endemic corruption, which is one of the people's major complaints.
But by punishing activists and ordinary civilians who call for action against corruption, analyst say he may bring about what the unelected regime fears most -- unrest among the public.
The swelling wealth, at home and abroad, of China's elites "may not be strictly illegal," but it is often tied to "conflict of interest and covert use of government power," said Minxin Pei, a political scientist at California's Claremont McKenna College, in the report put out by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
"If there is real transparency, then the Chinese people will have a much better idea of how corrupt the system is [and] how much wealth has been amassed by government officials through illegal means."
The consortium is a network of reporters in and outside China who collaborate on stories.
The months-long investigation by the ICIJ, a Washington-based group, includes work by journalists inside China whose identities are being hidden for their own safety. Reports of the probe will likely be heavily blocked in China to prevent the spread of potentially embarrassing information. The ICIJ website was blocked Wednesday.
Based on 2.5 million leaked confidential documents, the ICIJ report exposes close relatives of China's top leaders, who have held "secretive offshore companies in tax havens that helped shroud the Communist elite's wealth," it said. Those havens include the British Virgin Islands and "other offshore centers usually associated with hidden wealth."
Xi Jinping's brother-in-law, and the son and son-in-law of former premier Wen Jiabao, are among those who have hidden their riches abroad. The ICIJ cited nearly 22,000 offshore clients from mainland China and Hong Kong, and will release more details Thursday.
Relatives of at least five current or former members of the Party's Politburo Standing Committee, the apex of power in China, have incorporated companies in the British Virgin Islands or Cook Islands, according to ICIJ. Others include some of China's richest citizens and most prominent business people.
China's elites are "aggressively using offshore havens to hold assets, list companies in the world's stock exchanges, buy and sell real estate and conduct their business away from Beijing's red tape and capital controls," said the ICIJ.
Wednesday's trial of Xu Zhiyong is the first of a series this week targeting nine activists who tried to expose corruption and promote government transparency.
Legal scholar Xu, 40, founded the New Citizens' Movement, a social initiative and loose network of activists. He is charged with "assembling a crowd to disrupt order in a public place" for the meeting he held with like-minded individuals in Beijing.
Acquittals remain rare in China. The Communist Party controls the courts and usually forbids defendants from offering a full defense. Xu's lawyer anticipates that his client will get a five-year prison sentence.
Several supporters of Xu and his movement gathered near the Beijing courthouse where his closed-door trial began Wednesday. They unfurled a banner calling on officials to reveal their wealth and were quickly harassed by uniformed and plainclothes police as were several foreign journalists including television reporters from CNN and the BBC.
While international audiences can watch their coverage, and read here and elsewhere about Xu's trial, Chinese authorities effectively prevent domestic coverage in their state-run media. Censors even blacked out the BBC broadcast, which reaches a small audience in China.


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Gibbs lost his fight that day, just as he did not succeed in his fight to save Terri Schiavo's life. But Gibbs, a Seminole lawyer who is president of the Christian Law Association, is used to the odds. He has traveled the country to defend religious freedom in a country that he says tries to oppress it.
He defended two Air Force sergeants who were court-martialed for appearing in uniform while praying at an antiabortion protest near an abortion clinic. He won an acquittal for a man arrested on disorderly conduct charges for preaching in the Franklin Street Mall in Tampa.
A Duke University law graduate, Gibbs is the son of a lawyer father. Gibbs' legal foundation received about $2.9-million in donations in 2002, according to tax returns. About $1.8-million went to his law firm.
Gibbs, who became the Schindlers' lead lawyer in September, has handled the Schiavo case for free. The 36-year-old Baptist and father of four says he works to spread the word of Jesus.
"I believe there's a God who puts those people (like Terri) in this world for a distinct reason, a purpose, a calling," Gibbs said on CNN's Larry King Live , "and to let people come in and say some people aren't worth living, that's a battle that we'll fight."


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The search continues for a missing Portland cyclist last known to be in Riddle. Family and friends of 54-year old Mark Bosworth are encouraging members of the public to spread the word of the search via social networking.
Bosworth, a two-time cancer survivor who is a volunteer with Cycle Oregon was said to have appeared confused before he disappeared on September 16 during the tour's stop in Riddle. In a press conference family members said he had been forgetful and complaining of headaches during the week-long cycle trip.
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Name: Tracey Mallett
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Cisco Delivers, Dodges Economic Woes
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Cisco(CSCO) delivered some much-needed good news in a less-than-stellar tech earnings season on Tuesday, beating estimates and offering healthy guidance despite an uncertain macroeconomic environment.
From spending headwinds to Europe and the looming threat of a fiscal cliff in the U.S., this is hardly the easiest time for Silicon Valley, as evidenced by Nasdaq's 5.26% decline over the last month. Prior to the release of Cisco's results late on Tuesday, there were concerns that Cisco could feel the same pressures that have impacted other tech heavyweights, such as Intel(INTC) and IBM(IBM) .
"Almost uniquely, Cisco beat expectations and guided such that consensus estimates are likely to rise this morning," wrote Stuart Jeffrey, an analyst at Nomura Equity Research, in a note released on Wednesday. "We see this as a major positive for Cisco given a backdrop of worsening US tech trends, rivals that missed and guided lower, and broad expectations (including our own) that estimates might be at risk of being cut."
Bucking the trend, the tech bellwether offered decent guidance, predicting second-quarter revenue between $11.9 billion and $12.1 billion and earnings of 47 cents to 48 cents a share. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters were looking for revenue of $12.02 billion and earnings of 47 cents a share.
Jeffrey reiterated his buy rating and $22 price target for Cisco.
Speaking during Cisco's earnings conference call, CEO John Chambers lauded the company's 6% revenue growth "in a very challenging market" noting that many of the firm's peers are reporting declines and lowering future expectations. The CEO, who guided Cisco through a recent turbulent spell , also pointed to the company's solid expense management, which delivered better-than-expected margins.
Once again, Cisco's enterprise business proved key, with the San Jose, Calif.-based firm growing its U.S. enterprise revenue 9% compared to the prior year's quarter. Cisco also enjoyed a 13% hike in its stateside service provider revenue, much to the delight of investors, who have pushed the company's stock northward.
Other highlights from the quarter were Cisco's 62.7% gross margin, up from 61.9% in the prior quarter, and its 27.9% operating margin, up sequentially from 27.5%.
"Cisco's performance stands out as one of the best in the IT world this season as the Company continues to execute well in a lackluster demand environment," wrote Brian White, an analyst at Topeka Capital Markets, in a note. "The combination of last night's performance and Cisco's attractive valuation should garner the attention of more value investors."
White, who rates Cisco buy with a $23 price target, raised his second-quarter revenue target from $11.76 billion to $11.96 billion and his earnings estimate from 45 cents to 47 cents a share. The analyst also raised his fiscal 2013 and 2014 earnings forecasts from $1.82 to $1.92 a share and from $1.92 to $2 a share, respectively.


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Topic: [SOLVED] Scopes and Many-to-Many checking
I have the following many to many relationship (using a relationships table).
has_and_belongs_to_many :pockets
has_and_belongs_to_many :pockets
has_many :pencils
has_many :erasers
And of course I have my erasers_pencils table in the DB that links them together.
Now, when creating a "Pocket", you're able to select from a list of pencils and erasers. However, I would like to limit the list of pencils/erasers to only those that are "available" (not already assigned to a pencil/eraser).
I know that I'll need to add a scope to the pencil/eraser model, but how would I do this?
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I need to make sure the pencils do not have an eraser assigned, and vice-versa.
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City to seek litigation to resolve Marktplatz sign
NEW ULM – The City of New Ulm is reversing its plans to sell the Marktplatz Mall sign in the City Hall parking lot and is instead seeking litigation to determine if any of the current mall owners still have a claim to the sign.
The Marktplatz sign was originally established as a 10-year lease agreement between the City and former mall owner John Petroff in 2001. The mall was eventually sold five years ago in two parts to two entities: SEK Financial, LLC., which is managed by area businessman Randy Danielson, and New Ulm Retail and Development, LLC (NURD), which is run by three businessmen from California and Ohio. The current owners never renewed the lease with the City when it expired in 2011, and the sign itself has sat with its electronic components unrepaired and unused for several years. Additionally, the City has been covering the electrical bill for the sign for years due to non-payment by the mall owners, even though the original agreement required joint payments.
The City determined that since the lease had been allowed to expire, Petroff officially declared he had no interest in the sign, and the terms of the lease were not met, the rights to the sign by current owners had been given up. Last April, the New Ulm City Council even approved City staff to look into a sale of the sign to an unnamed local business interested in purchasing and fixing it. However, the City has stopped the process because of Danielson moving to legally challenge the effort. He claims he still has rights to the sign as one of the mall owners. NURD has made similar claims to having a right to the sign, though it has not yet sent any official legal correspondence.
The City is sending a request for the Council's review on Tuesday to submit litigation in Brown County Court to seek a declaratory judgment action. The request will charge the judge with determining if any other third party interest or claim exists with the sign. The request states that the legal judgment is needed since any action the City would take would be clouded with the issue of hypothetical third party claims unless a ruling is given. The legal action is estimated to cost the City approximately $5,000.
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Marc Tucker's Surpassing Shanghai, which looks at "best practices" of schools in Shanghai, Japan, Finland Singapore and Canada, exemplifies the worst practices, writes Jay Greene in Education Next.
Tucker and his National Center on Education and the Economy colleagues describe characteristics of high-achieving countries' schools, but there's no proof they've picked the key factors, Greene writes.
Worse, Tucker's recommendations ignore the "best practices" identified by his colleagues. He co-wrote the chapter on Japan and concludes that centralized control of education is a key to success. But every other case study highlights the importance of decentralization, writes Greene.
In Shanghai the local school system "received permission to create its own higher education entrance examination. This heralded a trend of exam decentralization, which was key to localized curricula."
The chapter on Finland describes the importance of the decision "to devolve increasing levels of authority and responsibility for education from the Ministry of Education to municipalities and schools…. [T]here were no central initiatives that the government was trying to push through the system."
Singapore is similarly described: "Moving away from the centralized top-down system of control, schools were organized into geographic clusters and given more autonomy…. It was felt that no single accountability model could fit all schools. Each school therefore set its own goals and annually assesses its progress toward meeting them…"
And the chapter on Canada teaches us that "the most striking feature of the Canadian system is its decentralization."
Tucker also writes that high-achieving countries don't use the market mechanisms favored by U.S. education reformers, such as charter schools and vouchers, notes Greene. However, the Shanghai chapter describes what it calls "the Chinese version of school choice."
Canada also offers an "extensive system of school choice," Greene writes.


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Tracy Stalls' U.S. Women's National Team Journal March 23, 2008
Tianjin, China
Sunday morning we stumbled out of our rooms for our last breakfast in Tianjin to find a pink and yellow bundle by our doors-hooray! The Easter bunny found us after all! Some of us would have stumbled on those jelly beans even earlier, because we had planned to attend a church service that morning, but the plan was thwarted due to"security issues."Good thing we don't have to be in a certain building to acknowledge Christ's sacrifice and celebrate His reign!
So before I explain what's next for Team USA, allow me to give you a recap on our final days in Tianjin. Before competing against the Tianjin team, we had the pleasure of merging with them in practice on Thursday. The gym was chaos at times, as coaches from each team traded turns running drills. I knew we were in for a surprise when the Chinese coaches prepared the defense drill. Their players lined up to demo and were soon being pelted from the left and right in rapid succession. And we were next! Eventually I learned to stop watching the first ball that I just set in order to dig the second ball hurling toward my shins. What was even greater than the adrenaline rush was that when I looked around the gym every player-both Chinese and American-had the same goofy, tenacious grin on her face. It really was beautiful to see, because it was as if in that moment we recaptured a bit of the"why"we play volleyball: joy!
After a much-needed shower, Team USA bussed to our first dinner outside the hotel. It was a fancy affair, and we players had a whole room to ourselves. The setup was very traditional with one big round table and the"lazy susan"center that spins the food around. They brought out what seemed like 20 different courses including several baskets of dumplings (Tianjin's specialty) that our room's personal chef was making in the corner. Delish. I, of course, made it a point to try everything except for the second round of snail. I figured the chewiness was a pretty consistent factor, one that I experienced thoroughly enough the first go-round.
The next day was game day! We had an hour and a half practice in the morning to loosen the bodies for our 7:30 p.m. contest against Tianjin. The competition court was much bigger than our practice court, and our poor lungs were reintroduced to the rancidness of cigarette smoke, as, for some unknown reason, people are welcome to smoke freely, even right beside our bench. As you may know, Tianjin beat us in three sets with us on their tail each game. I think Tom had said it best at one point in saying that we were hanging with them and not even playing that well. The best word I can think of to describe it is "disjointed." Some were experiencing their first international match, while others, like me, took awhile to become grounded.
The next day was a great opportunity to make some changes. Before our 3 p.m. match, we watched video from the previous night, and everyone took away specifics to improve on. I think we did do a better job at many things the second match; as a whole, we were much more aggressive and confident, especially in the first two sets. Tianjin, though, raised the bar the next three sets, digging everything in sight and loading on the pressure, and we didn't meet their challenge. With us being so young and new to each other, I don't think we quite believe we can come back and win from behind yet (though, we certainly are capable). If nothing else, these following matches will continue to challenge our competitive spirit and unified drive. As Jenny works hard to make us better behind the scenes, in front of the cameras and fans she is still very much a superstar. As I was walking to the bus after our first match, all I heard from behind were shouts to "Hurry!! Jenny is getting mobbed!" We picked up the pace, but were soon shoved aside by the circle of six officers escorting Jenny through the crowd. The royal treatment continued into our final evening in Tianjin at a farewell dinner. Yanlord and other generous sponsors of our trip (as well as the Tianjin team and staff) gathered to wish us well, feed us, and enlist us in some random "games." Two of the Tianjin players, Lindsey, and I were a team against another two Tianjin players, Angie [McGinnis], and Nellie. The goal: run along the winding tape holding a ping pong ball between two chopsticks before popping a balloon with your bum, then tag your teammate who does the same thing. Everyone's time is accumulated and the team with the best time wins! Well, our team DOMINATED (okay, we only won by about .7 seconds), and we were awarded beautiful glass art - the kind where they paint the design from the inside of the glass (amazing!).
I proceeded to botch my interview, because of my inability to decipher Chinese English. Nellie, however, may have had it worse as upon receiving her second place prize, she was asked by the interviewer (in front of the entire gathering) if she would "marry them.""Marry them'"she asked, pointing to Lindsey and I."Yes!"said the interviewer, nodding rapidly. Nellie looked afraid."Uhh_.NO!!"she said, trying not to laugh too hard. Hilarious. And to conclude the highly entertaining evening, a familiar song boomed on the system. Julianne and Destinee made their way to center stage and proceeded to rock out the entire Solja Boy dance. All I can say is,"They Supermanned that show!!"(Sorry, couldn't resist.).
Now our China adventure moves to a new city called Yiyang, in the Hunan Province. We will only stay two nights here, before changing cities again and again and_ then I lose track. On the flight to Hunan, I learned that Sue can complete a Sudoku puzzle in less than five minutes on her leather Sudoku booklet (which she insists was a gift_sure, Sue) and that I may never have as many reps in my entire career as she had in one year of hers. Amazing stories! And if the hard smack of the landing that we survived (I'm talking ZERO finesse by the pilot on this one) is any indication of what our experience will be like in this city, well_ bring it on! Happy Easter to you all!
Tracy Stalls (Denver, Colo.) U.S. Women's National Team Journal


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This is my final post on my coverage of the 30th annual [Data Center Conference]. IBM was a Platinum sponsor, and there were over 2,600 attendees, of which 27 percent were IT Directors or higher. Two thirds of the companies have 5000 employees or more. Here is a recap of the last few sessions I attended.
- Best Practices for Data Center consolidation
As if the conference co-chairs aren't already super-busy, here they are presenting one of the breakout sessions. In the 1990s, consolidation was done purely to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO). Today, there are a variety of other reasons, including issues with power and cooling, service level agreements, and security.
Of these, 25 percent plan to have more data centers in three years, and 47 percent plan to consolidate to fewer. The benefits to consolidation include economies of scale, staff reduction, reduced hardware facilities costs, and application retirement. Challenges include dealing with politics, building new facilities to replace the old ones, and bandwidth. Here were some of the primary reasons why data center consolidation projects fail:
- Scope Creep
- Political Sabotage
- Human Resources (HR) issues
- Communications failure
- Resources not freed available
- Lack of Project Management skills
- No rationalization at consolidated site
- Interactive Polling Results
The last keynote session was Thursday morning. The conference co-chairs present the highlights of the interactive polling that was done during the week at this conference.
The first topic was social media. There was a lot of Twitter activity with hashtag #GartnerDC that I followed throughout the week. Most of the tweets seem to be from people who were not actually at the conference.
Some 45 percent of the attendees have implemented social media initiatives at their companies. What tooling are they using to accomplish this? There are some provided by the major ITSM vendors, tools specific for corporate social media such as Yammer, collaboration tools like Microsoft SharePoint and IBM's Lotus Connections, and public sites like Facebook and Twitter. Here were the poll results:
The next topic was focused on Mobile devices and Cloud Computing. For example, do companies store data in public cloud, or plan to in the future, for mobile devices?
One third of the attendees allow employees to bring their own tablet to work with full IT support. Only 18 percent allow employees to bring their own PC or laptop. Over 40 percent felt that their IT department was not yet ready to support smartphones.
What are the main drivers to adopt private cloud? Some are deploying private clouds as a way to defend their IT jobs from going to the public cloud. Here were the poll results:
What problems are companies trying to solve with cloud computing? Here were the poll results:
A majority of attendees that use VMware are exploring LInux KVM, such as Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) or Microsfot Hyper-V. What storage protocol are attendees using for their server virtualization? Here were the poll results:
The next topic was the process for IT service management. The top three were ITIL, CMMI and DevOps, with the majority using ITIL or ITIL in combination with something else. These are needed for release management, change management, performance management, capacity management and incident management. How collaborative is the relationship between IT operations and application development? Here were the poll results:
How well does IT operations contribute to business innovation? This year 38 percent were satisfied, and 33 percent unsatisfied. This was a big improvement over last year, that found 19 percent satisfied, 64 percent unsatisfied.
- Building a Private Storage Cloud: Is It a Science Experiment?
While everyone understands the benefits of private and public cloud computing, there seems to be hesitation about hosted cloud storage. Some people have already adopted some form of cloud storage, and other plan to within 12 months. Here were the poll results:
The top three reasons for considering public cloud storage was to adopt lower-cost storage tier, to benefit from off-site storage, and staff constraints. The top concerns were security and performance.
The IT department will need to start thinking like a cloud provider, and perhaps adopt a hybrid cloud approach. What IT equipment can be re-used? What will the new IT operations look like in a Cloud environment? What were the primary use cases for cloud storage? Here were the poll results:
In addition to the major cloud providers (IBM, Amazon, etc.) there are a variety of new cloud storage startups to address these business needs.
So that wraps up my coverage of this conference. In addition to attending great keynote and breakout sessions, I was able to have great one-on-one discussions with clients at the Solution Showcase booth, during breaks and at meals. IBM's focus on Big Data, Workload-optimized Systems, and Cloud seems to resonate well with the analysts and attendees. I want to give special thinks to Lynda, Dana, Peggy, Hugo, David, Rick, Cris, Richard, Denise, Chloe, and all my colleagues, friends and family from Arizona for their support!
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CATTARAUGUS – Lesley Karen Lulas, 53, of Route 353, passed away unexpectedly at home March 16, 2013.
Born Oct. 11, 1959, in Sacramento, Calif., Lesley was the daughter of the late Wendel and Jean (Greenwood) Brinks.
Lesley was a "military brat." Her father was stationed several places in the United States before calling Cattaraugus, N.Y., home.
A 1977 graduate of Cattaraugus Central, Lesley also attended Ellicottville BOCES and went on to Jamestown Community College, where she received her degree in nursing. Several years after being together, Lesley married David R. "Horton" Lulas. They were married July 6, 1985, in the East Otto United Methodist Church; Horton survives. An LPN, Lesley worked as a senior supervisor for the state of New York. She worked for the WNYDDSO; her last supervising position was in the state home on Route 62. Lesley loved animals and enjoyed ceramic classes. She was a member of the Red Hats of Napoli; she was one of the Napoli Nymphs of the Red Hatters. She also enjoyed playing cards.
Besides her husband, Lesley is survived by her two children: Ian D. Lulas of Albany and Corey R. Lulas of Andover, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Paul (Shona) Dasher of Cincinnati, Ohio. She was grandmother to Kyla and Dan, and aunt to Trisha, Nicole, David, Donald, Timmy, Meghan, Erin and Allison. Lesley is also survived by in-laws Donald "Abbott" (Cammy), Valerie and Edward "Merle" (Michelle) Lulas. Several great-nieces and nephews also survive.
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Hi all,
You might have seen on the webs that the couple of guys who wrote "recording the Beatles" have been doing some lectures inside studio two at Abbey Road recently. http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/int ... oad-533359
Anyway, I managed to get myself into one of these on Saturday afternoon and I thought I'd share what it was like.
First of all, people had come from far. Scandinavia, the US, you name it.
So you walk in the entrance at Abbey Road, through reception and down a set of stairs on the right. Round another corner is studio two, the stairs to the control room on the right as you go in. They had all kinds of recording equipment and instruments out. The four-track that was the Beatles' mainstay, an Abbey Road-era mixing desk, the Day In The Life piano and the Steinway, which had a more honky-tonk sound.
The lecture went through the recording history of the whole studio, with about 30 mins in the middle just on the Beatles. When I was sitting there I tried to imagine them walking through the door the first time, or how what they brought into the studio must have changed from album to album.
Anyway, it was pretty special to stand where they recorded it all etc. These are just some quick thoughts -- I have some photos from my phone that I'll post but that might have to wait till I've got some time at the weekend.


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Advanced Micro Devices has officially introduced two new Radeon HD 6000-series "Northern Islands" chips code-named Caicos and Turks. The new graphics processing units (GPUs) are priced in less than $100 and bring new performance heights to the entry-level and mainstream performance segments.
"With the newest additions to the AMD Radeon HD 6000 graphics family, we're providing customers with a number of compelling products priced below $100 that enable exceptional image quality and game performance while remaining incredibly energy efficient and easy to install," said Matt Skynner, corporate vice president and general manager of AMD graphics division.
The new ATI Radeon HD 6000-series GPUs support all the advantages of the Northern Islands family of products, including support for DirectX 11, OpenCL 1.1, OpenGL 4.1 application programming interfaces (APIs), hardware-accelerated playback of all high-definition video formats (including Blu-ray 3D) with video quality enhancements, Eyefinity multi-display technology with up to three/four monitors support, support of stereoscopic 3D output and so on.
The latest family is designed for those, who upgrade from integrated graphics cores. Keeping in mind that AMD is just about to release its new A-series code-named Llano accelerated processing units (APUs) with high-performance integrated graphics core (with 160, 320 or 400 stream processors), the chips were designed with the idea to enhance performance as substantially as possible. For example, entry-level Radeon HD 6450 "Caicos" has two times more stream processors than its predecessor Radeon HD 5450 "Cedar" and up to 130% higher compute power. Meanwhile, the mainstream Radeon HD 6670 "Turks" offers moderate improvements compared to Radeon HD 5670 "Redwood" and provides only up to 24% higher compute power.
AMD Radeon HD 6450 "Caicos" has 160 stream processors, 8 texture units, 4 render back ends and 750MHz clock-speed. The chip has 64-bit memory bus and can be equipped with DDR3 or GDDR5 memory. AMD estimates that the boards will be available for roughly $55.
AMD Radeon HD 6570 and 6670 "Turks" integrate 480 stream processors, 24 texture units, 8 render back ends and are clocked at 650MHz or 800MHz, respectively. The new GPUs have 128-bit memory bus and can feature DDR3 or GDDR5 memory. Recommended pricing of ATI Radeon HD 6670 is $99.
The AMD Radeon HD 6450, HD 6570 and HD 6670 graphics cards will be available for purchase through system builders and at major online retailers, including Amazon, CyberPower, iBuyPower, Newegg, NCIX, and TigerDirect.
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That airport car looks vaguely familiar. Pilots flying into Minnesota's Milaca Municipal Airport now have access to a new crew car — a retired Dodge Charger police squad car, reports the Mille Lacs County Times. The car can be used on a first come, first-served basis.
He just walked away. The pilot of a 1988 Laser managed to walk away after the aircraft cartwheeled to a stop near the Swanborough Farm Airstrip in Lewes, U.K., reports the Sussex Express. Investigators found that "the threads of the bolts holding a wheel assembly on had stripped and that the wheel probably came away when the aircraft took off," the newspaper added.
All's well that ends well. A pilot and his passenger were not injured after the Beechcraft T-34C military trainer they were flying slid off the runway at Colorado's Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, reports the Broomfield Enterprise. No injuries were reported after a a small, twin engine Beechcraft went off the runway at Tennessee's Tri-Cities Regional Airport, reports the Times News.
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