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Tajikistan Population: 7,910,041
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|The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860s and 1870s, but Russia's hold on Central Asia weakened following the Revolution of 1917. Bolshevik control of the area was fiercely contested and not fully reestablished until 1925. Much of present-day Sughd province was transferred from the Uzbek SSR to the newly formed Tajik SSR in 1929. Ethnic Uzbeks form a substantial minority in Tajikistan. Tajikistan became independent in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union, and experienced a civil war between regional factions from 1992-97. Tajikistan endured several domestic security incidents in 2010-12, including a mass prison-break from a Dushanbe detention facility, the country's first suicide car bombing in Khujand, and armed conflict between government forces and local strongmen in the Rasht Valley and government forces and criminal groups in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast. The country remains the poorest in the former Soviet sphere. Attention by the international community since the beginning of the NATO intervention in Afghanistan has brought increased economic and security assistance, which could create jobs and strengthen stability in the long term. Tajikistan joined NATO's Partnership for Peace in 2002, and became a member of the World Trade Organization in March 2013.
Landlocked; mountainous region dominated by the Trans-Alay Range in the north and the Pamirs in the southeast; highest point, Qullai Ismoili Somoni (formerly Communism Peak), was the tallest mountain in the former USSR
|Central Asia, west of China, south of Kyrgyzstan
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 143,100 sq km
land: 141,510 sq km
water: 2,590 sq km
Size comparison: slightly smaller than Wisconsin
|Land Boundaries:
| total: 3,651 km
border countries: Afghanistan 1,206 km, China 414 km, Kyrgyzstan 870 km, Uzbekistan 1,161 km
|0 km (landlocked)
|Maritime claims:
|none (landlocked)
|midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
|Pamir and Alay Mountains dominate landscape; western Fergana Valley in north, Kofarnihon and Vakhsh Valleys in southwest
|Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Syr Darya (Sirdaryo) 300 m
highest point: Qullai Somoniyon 7,495 m
|Natural resources:
|hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold
|Land use:
| arable land: 5.96%
permanent crops: 0.91%
other: 93.13% (2011)
|Irrigated land:
|7,421 sq km (2009)
|Natural hazards:
|earthquakes; floods
|Current Environment Issues:
|inadequate sanitation facilities; increasing levels of soil salinity; industrial pollution; excessive pesticides
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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| noun: Tajikistani(s)
adjective: Tajikistani
|Ethnic groups:
|Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%, Kyrgyz 1.1%, other 2.6% (2000 census)
|Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
|Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
|7,910,041 (July 2013 est.)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 33.4% (male 1,343,251/female 1,296,192)
15-24 years: 20.4% (male 818,089/female 795,303)
25-54 years: 38.5% (male 1,501,713/female 1,541,413)
55-64 years: 4.6% (male 165,220/female 195,363)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 106,605/female 146,892) (2013 est.)
|Dependency ratios:
| total dependency ratio: 64.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 58.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.2 %
potential support ratio: 19.1 (2013)
|Median age:
| total: 23.2 years
male: 22.7 years
female: 23.7 years (2013 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|1.79% (2013 est.)
|Birth rate:
|25.49 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Death rate:
|6.38 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|-1.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
| urban population: 26.5% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 1.66% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas - population:
|DUSHANBE (capital) 704,000 (2009)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.85 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
|Mother's mean age at first birth:
|22.3 (2001 est.)
|Maternal mortality rate:
|65 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 36.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 40.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 31.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 66.72 years
male: 63.63 years
female: 69.97 years (2013 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|2.8 children born/woman (2013 est.)
|Contraceptive prevalence rate:
|27.9% (2012)
|Health expenditures:
|6% of GDP (2010)
|Physicians density:
|2.01 physicians/1,000 population (2006)
|Hospital bed density:
|5.2 beds/1,000 population (2009)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 92% of population
rural: 54% of population
total: 64% of population
urban: 8% of population
rural: 46% of population
total: 36% of population (2010 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 95% of population
rural: 94% of population
total: 94% of population
urban: 5% of population
rural: 6% of population
total: 6% of population (2010 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|0.2% (2009 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|9,100 (2009 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|fewer than 500 (2009 est.)
|Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|8.6% (2008)
|Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
|15% (2005)
|Education expenditures:
|3.9% of GDP (2011)
| definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.6% (2011 est.)
|School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
| total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 11 years (2011)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: Republic of Tajikistan
conventional short form: Tajikistan
local long form: Jumhurii Tojikiston
local short form: Tojikiston
former: Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
|Government type:
| name: Dushanbe
geographic coordinates: 38 33 N, 68 46 E
time difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
|Administrative divisions:
| 2 provinces (viloyatho, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous province* (viloyati mukhtor), 1 capital region** (viloyati poytakht), and 1 area referred to as Districts Under Republic Administration***; Dushanbe**, Khatlon (Qurghonteppa), Kuhistoni Badakhshon [Gorno-Badakhshan]* (Khorugh), Nohiyahoi Tobei Jumhuri***, Sughd (Khujand)
note: the administrative center name follows in parentheses
|9 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
|National holiday:
|Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991)
|6 November 1994
|Legal system:
|civil law system
|18 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: President Emomali RAHMON (since 6 November 1994; head of state and Supreme Assembly chairman since 19 November 1992)
head of government: Prime Minister Oqil OQILOV (since 20 December 1999); First Deputy Prime Minister Matlubkhon DAVLATOV (since 5 January 2012)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Supreme Assembly (For more information visit the World Leaders website )
elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (technically eligible for two terms); election last held on 6 November 2006 (next to be held in November 2013); prime minister appointed by the president
election results: Emomali RAHMON reelected president; percent of vote - Emomali RAHMON 79.3%, Olimjon BOBOEV 6.2%, other 14.5%
|Legislative branch:
| bicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli consists of the National Assembly (upper chamber) or Majlisi Milli (34 seats; 25 members selected by local deputies, 8 appointed by the president; 1 seat reserved for the former president; members serve five-year terms) and the Assembly of Representatives (lower chamber) or Majlisi Namoyandagon (63 seats; 41 members elected through constituencies, 22 members elected through party selection; members serve five-year terms)
elections: National Assembly - last held on 28 February 2010 (next to be held in February 2015); Assembly of Representatives - last held on 28 February 2010 (next to be held in February 2015)
election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Assembly of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDPT 71%, IRPT 8.2%, CPT 7%, APT 5.1%, PER 5.1%, other 3.6%; seats by party - PDPT 55, IRPT 2, CPT 2, APT 2, PER 2
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the chairman, deputy chairmen, and 34 judges organized into civil, criminal, and military chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of the court chairman, vice-president, and 5 judges); High Economic Court (consists 16 judicial positions) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, and High Economic Court judges nominated by the president of the republic and approved by the National Assembly; judges of all three courts appointed for 10-year renewable terms with no limit on terms, but last appointment must occur before the age of 65
subordinate courts: regional and district courts; Dushanbe City Court; viloyat (province level) courts; Court of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
|Political parties and leaders:
|Agrarian Party of Tajikistan or APT [Amir QARAQULOV] Communist Party of Tajikistan or CPT [Shodi SHABDOLOV] Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan or IRPT [Muhiddin KABIRI] Party of Economic Reform or PER [Olimjon BOBOEV] People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan or PDPT [Emomali RAHMON] Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan or SDPT [Rahmatullo ZOYIROV]
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|influential religious leader Akbar TURAJONZODA unregistered Youth Party of Tajikistan [Izzat AMON] unregistered opposition group Guruhi-24 (Group-24) [Umarali QUVVATOV] Vatandor (Patriot) Movement [Dodojon ATOVULLOEV]
|International organization participation:
|ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, G-77, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
|National symbol(s):
|crown surmounted by seven, five-pointed stars
|National anthem:
| name: "Surudi milli" (National Anthem)
lyrics/music: Gulnazar KELDI/Suleiman YUDAKOV
note: adopted 1991; after the fall of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan kept the music of the anthem from its time as a Soviet republic but adopted new lyrics
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Nuriddin SHAMSOV
chancery: 1005 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037
telephone: [1] (202) 223-6090
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Susan M. ELLIOTT
embassy: 109-A Ismoili Somoni Avenue, Dushanbe 734019
mailing address: 7090 Dushanbe Place, Dulles, VA 20189
telephone: [992] (37) 229-20-00
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Tajikistan has one of the lowest per capita GDPs among the 15 former Soviet republics. Because of a lack of employment opportunities in Tajikistan, more than one million Tajik citizens work abroad, almost all of them in Russia, supporting families in Tajikistan through remittances. Less than 7% of the land area is arable. Cotton is the most important crop, and its production is closely monitored, and in many cases controlled, by the government. In the wake of the National Bank of Tajikistan's admission in December 2007 that it had improperly lent money to investors in the cotton sector, the IMF canceled its program in Tajikistan. A reform agenda is underway, according to which over half a billion dollars in farmer debt has been forgiven, and IMF assistance has been reinstated. Mineral resources include silver, gold, uranium, and tungsten. Industry consists mainly of a large aluminum plant, hydropower facilities, and small obsolete factories mostly in light industry and food processing. The civil war (1992-97) severely damaged the already weak economic infrastructure and caused a sharp decline in industrial and agricultural production. Tajikistan's economic situation remains fragile due to uneven implementation of structural reforms, corruption, weak governance, seasonal power shortages, and the external debt burden. Electricity output expanded with the completion of the Sangtuda-1 hydropower dam - finished in 2009 with Russian investment. The smaller Sangtuda-2, built with Iranian investment, began operating in 2012. The government of Tajikistan is pinning major hopes on the massive Roghun dam which, if finished according to Tajik plans, will be the tallest dam in the world and significantly expand electricity output. The World Bank is funding two feasibility studies for the dam (technical-economic, and social-environmental), scheduled to be completed in mid-2013. In January 2010, the government began selling shares in the Roghun enterprise to its population, ultimately raising over $180 million but Tajikistan will still need significant investment to complete the dam. According to numerous reports, many Tajik individuals and businesses were forced to buy shares. The coerced share sales finally ended in mid-2010 under intense criticism from donors, particularly the IMF. Food and fuel prices in 2011 increased to the highest levels seen since 2002 due in part to an increase in rail transport tariffs through Uzbekistan. Tajikistan imports approximately 60% of its food and 90% of that comes by rail. Uzbekistan closed one of the rail lines into Tajikistan in late 2011, hampering the transit of goods to and from the southern part of the country.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $18.04 billion (2012 est.) $16.78 billion (2011 est.) $15.63 billion (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $7.592 billion (2012 est.)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|7.5% (2012 est.) 7.4% (2011 est.) 6.5% (2010 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
| GDP - per capita (PPP): $2,300 (2012 est.) $2,200 (2011 est.) $2,100 (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
|Gross national saving:
|13.4% of GDP (2012 est.) 17.4% of GDP (2011 est.) 16% of GDP (2010 est.)
|GDP - composition, by end use:
| household consumption: 81.5%
government consumption: 26.2%
investment in fixed capital: 16.6%
investment in inventories: 14.2%
exports of goods and services: 10.6%
imports of goods and services: -49.1% (2012 est.)
|GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
| household consumption: 81.5%
government consumption: 26.2%
investment in fixed capital: 16.6%
investment in inventories: 14.2%
exports of goods and services: 10.6%
imports of goods and services: -49.1% (2012 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|cotton, grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats
|aluminum, cement, vegetable oil
|Industrial production growth rate:
|8% (2012 est.)
|Labor force:
|2.1 million (2012)
|Labor force - by occupation:
| agriculture: 47.9%
industry: 10.9%
services: 41.2% (2012 est.)
|Unemployment rate:
|2.5% (2012 est.) 2.2% (2009 est.) note: official rates; actual unemployment is much higher
|Population below poverty line:
|39.6% (December 2012 est.)
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: 3.5%
highest 10%: 24.3% (2009 est.)
|Distribution of family income - Gini index:
|32.6 (2006) 34.7 (1998)
| revenues: $2.153 billion
expenditures: $2.026 billion (2012 est.)
|Taxes and other revenues:
|28.4% of GDP (2012 est.)
|Fiscal year:
|calendar year
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5.8% (2012 est.) 12.4% (2011 est.)
|Current account balance:
|-$401 million (2012 est.) -$303.9 million (2011 est.)
|$1.803 billion (2012 est.) $1.739 billion (2011 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
|Exports - partners:
|Turkey 30.5%, China 9.6%, Iran 7.7%, Afghanistan 6.5%, Kazakhstan 4.9%, Russia 4.3% (2012)
|$4.029 billion (2012 est.) $3.54 billion (2011 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|petroleum products, aluminum oxide, machinery and equipment, foodstuffs
|Imports - partners:
|China 42.3%, Russia 16.2%, Kazakhstan 10.1%, Turkey 5.7%, Iran 4.2% (2012)
|Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
|$628.5 million (31 December 2012 est.) $532.4 million (31 December 2011 est.)
|Debt - external:
|$3.418 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $3.323 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
|Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
|$1.8 billion (February 2013 est.)
|Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
|$18.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $16.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
|Market value of publicly traded shares:
|Exchange rates:
|Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar - 4.738 (2012 est.) 4.6102 (2011 est.) 4.379 (2010 est.) 4.1428 (2009) 3.4563 (2008)
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|Electricity - production:
|16.9 billion kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 77
|Electricity - consumption:
|15.9 billion kWh (2012 est.)
|Electricity - exports:
|1 billion kWh (2012 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|300.5 million kWh (2012 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|4.5 million kW (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|91% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from other renewable sources:
|0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Crude oil - production:
|215 bbl/day (2012 est.)
|Crude oil - exports:
|80 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - imports:
|0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|12 million bbl (1 January 2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|NA bbl/day
|Refined petroleum products - consumption:
|45,810 bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|225.2 bbl/day (2012 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - imports:
|7,758 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Natural gas - production:
|40 million cu m (2012 est.)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|172 million cu m (2012 est.)
|Natural gas - exports:
|0 cu m (2012 est.)
|Natural gas - imports:
|132.4 million cu m (2012 est.)
|Natural gas - proved reserves:
|5.663 billion cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|6.678 million Mt (2010 est.)
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|Telephones in use:
| 380,000 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 106
|Cellular Phones in use:
|6.324 million (2011)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: foreign investment in the telephone system has resulted in major improvements; conversion of the existing fixed network from analogue to digital was completed in 2012
domestic: fixed line availability has not changed significantly since 1998 while mobile cellular subscribership, aided by competition among multiple operators, has expanded rapidly; coverage now extends to all major cities and towns
international: country code - 992; linked by cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; Dushanbe linked by Intelsat to international gateway switch in Ankara (Turkey); satellite earth stations - 3 (2 Intelsat and 1 Orbita) (2011)
|Broadcast media:
|state-run TV broadcaster transmits nationally on 4 stations and regionally on 4 stations; 11 independent TV stations broadcast locally and regionally; some households are able to receive Russian and other foreign stations via cable and satellite; state-run radio broadcaster operates Radio Tajikistan, Voice of Dushanbe, and several regional stations; a small number of independent radio stations (2010)
|Internet country code:
|Internet hosts:
|6,258 (2012)
|Internet users:
|700,000 (2009)
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| 24 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 131
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 17
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 3 (2013)
|Airports (unpaved runways):
| total 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 5 (2013)
|gas 549 km; oil 38 km (2013)
| total 680 km
broad gauge: 680 km 1.520-m gauge (2008)
| total 27,767 km
|200 km (along Vakhsh River) (2011)
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|Military branches:
|Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Mobile Forces (2013)
|Military service age and obligation:
|18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; males required to undergo compulsory military training between ages 16 and 55; males can enroll in military schools from at least age 15 (2012)
|Manpower available for military service:
| males age 16-49: 2,012,790
females age 16-49: 2,020,618 (2010 est.)
|Manpower fit for military service:
| males age 16-49: 1,490,267
females age 16-49: 1,675,083 (2010 est.)
|Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
| male: 76,430
female: 74,038 (2010 est.)
|Military expenditures:
|1.5% of GDP (2010)
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|Transnational Issues
|Disputes - International:
|in 2006, China and Tajikistan pledged to commence demarcation of the revised boundary agreed to in the delimitation of 2002; talks continue with Uzbekistan to delimit border and remove minefields; disputes in Isfara Valley delay delimitation with Kyrgyzstan
|Refugees and internally displaced persons:
stateless persons: 2,300 (2012)
|Illicit drugs:
|major transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russian and, to a lesser extent, Western European markets; limited illicit cultivation of opium poppy for domestic consumption; Tajikistan seizes roughly 80% of all drugs captured in Central Asia and stands third worldwide in seizures of opiates (heroin and raw opium); significant consumer of opiates
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Open Data Center Alliance Proof of Concept: Carbon Footprint and Energy Efficiency Rev. 1.0
The Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA) strongly advocates the use of green power sources, which can significantly help lower CO2 emissions, while recognizing that such sources are not available at every location. In all instances, the most efficient use of power, regardless of the method of generation, can have a large impact on the overall carbon footprint of cloud service workloads.
Datapipe: 100% Uptime Over 7 Years
For almost ten years, Netcraft has measured and made available the response times of leading hosting providers' websites. These performance measurements are made at fifteen minute intervals from separate points around the internet across North America and Europe. Each month, Netcraft publishes the results online. Datapipe is amongst the most reliable sites monitored by Netcraft, with a 100% uptime record over the past 7 years, and 99.99% over 9 years.
High Performance Oracle RAC Clusters Utilizing Infiniband and Reliable Datagram Sockets
Performance tuning is a complex topic especially when it comes to Real Application Cluster (RAC) databases. This paper will focus on one area of higher performing interconnects: Infiniband.
High Performance Oracle RAC Clusters: A Study of SSD SAN storage
Performance tuning is a complex topic especially when it comes to Real Application Cluster (RAC) databases. This paper will describe one approach to increasing performance without recoding an application. That approach is flash based SAN storage compared with spinning disk SAN storage.
Datapipe - On the Forefront of Compliance and Data Security
Q&A with Joel Friedman, Datapipe Chief Security Officer
Datapipe - Outsourcing PCI Compliance
Selecting the Right Service Provider to Achieve and Maintain PCI Compliance


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20 cm?? there are 2 pangasius species i heard of p. sutchi which grows to about 1 meter and p. sanitwongsi or gigas that reaches 3 meters.
0Originally Posted by andreahp
Tyler Scholz, 850R has given you an excellent suggestion of going back to the store and finding out the scientific name used to order the fish, please do this. After finding out what fish you actually have, if you are not able to properly house them then take them back to the store and find some fish you can keep properly for the duration of their life. Don't release these animals into and body of water that you personally can't control, you never know what might happen and the consequences might be much worse than you could anticipate.When I go fishing I just throw sharp rocks in the water and wait for the dead fish to float to the top... Kingfisher
Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes that reason is you are stupid and make bad decisions.
I think my fish is adjusting well to the four gallon, He's laying on his side attempting to go to sleep on the bottom of the gravel.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Dear naps, sorry I hated you so much when I was a child... Love me
K i finally got time to go back to the store. They guy there did not seem to know the name of the species he sold and only told me that it was the smallest and my tank should be big enough to house it. (just like he said when i ascked him about the fish before I bought it). He did say he is willing to take the fish back and trade it in or give me a refund if it grows to big for my tank (I never actually knew that fish shops down here trade in) . So that was nice to hear. I do not think I will stress to much on it though. Just see what happens and if they grow to big I just return them. Also spoke and found out about those "private dams" in my area and do not think I could use them as it seems they actually do keep some fish in there(Carp and one other fish that i have seemed to forget the name). And alot of the smaller ones apparently dry up completly in the summer. I know I should always research fish before I get them but it is just such a mission to do so. They seemed to turn quite abit more colourfull in this tank and I have come to quite like them now. Think I will keep them and see how this plays out. They also seem alot more active now. One even started to shoal with the serpea tetra now and swim with them.( was really not expecting to see that)
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0Originally Posted by Tyler Scholz
If your LFS can't give you the name of a fish to look up on your own, then you should really leave the store without it.
I have to come to the defense of Tyler for a minute here. As a newbie I fully understand what he is going through and yet I fully understand what the veterans here are too. Just my two cents and a little perspective --
I want you veterans to think way back to just how exciting it was for you to fill your very first tank with fish. I know exactly how it is exciting because I just went through it a few months ago. You can do all the research in the world and have the best plan as to what fish you want to be the first in your tank, yet when you get to the LFS and see all the amazing looking fish that you've never heard of, you are very easily taken off that track. Wow! Look at that one! That one is so cool! You soon forget what you were there to do and start thinking about how cool that fish would look in your tank. Your excitement precludes you from doing any real due diligence - so you ask the guy at the store. He works there, so he knows a lot more than you do. We all know that some workers are very informed and will tell you all you need to know and ask you all the right questions about your tank and setup to determine if that fish is right for you. On the other end of the spectrum you have the guy that has no idea what he is talking about and just wants to sell you whatever fish you want. (I bought my tank as a kit in a box and the guy at the LFS asked me if I wanted to get the fish at the exact moment while he was ringing me up) Next thing you know, by trusting the guy at the store because you don't know any better and he 'seems' to know a lot - you walk out with 3 cool looking irredescent sharks for your 10 gallon tank.
I'm just saying that while all of the advice from the veterans above is 150% correct - you should absolutely do your research before buying any fish - you have to realize how easy it is for a newbie to get caught in the moment and buy the wrong fish. I'm sure all of you made the same mistakes as a newbie. I know I did and I'm not ashamed. I was excited. I trusted the wrong LFS guy a couple of times. The key is to learn from your mistakes and keep expanding your knowledge. This site has a wealth of knowledge, but I think we also have to keep it in perspective why we're here. We enjoy aquariums and fish. They make us happy or give us some form of peace. Sometimes in that excitement we do the wrong things, but not for nefarious reasons. The fact that Tyler is on this site should be a testament to his excitement and we should remember that before scolding him for making a mistake. That's just what a few of your replies seem to be to me.
55g African Cichlid tank -
29g Community tank -
Knowing better and intentionally choosing not to is not a mistake by any defiiniton
Here's the thing: If he didn't know better it would simply be a mistake.
One out of ignorance [Not knowing any better] & people make these kinds of mistakes all the time when entering a new hobby/activity, No doubt about that. It only takes some knowledge [and the application of that knowledge] to fix it.
That is clearly not the case here:
Originally Posted by Tyler Scholz
Gas mileage isn't everything OIIIIIIIO
Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.
Why pretend there are no stupid questions? Actually, There are many stupid questions: "Should I drink this bleach?" Is just one example.
Having said that, Just because it's a stupid question doesn't mean that it shouldn't be asked. It's better to know.
A warm beer is better than a cold beer. Because nothing is better than a cold beer, and a warm beer is better than nothing.
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55g African Cichlid tank -
29g Community tank -
I get twinges when people never capitalize :-P
Talking about fish?
Meh, Text interpretation is subjective anyway since everyone reads with their own cadence and tone that may or may not match the writers intent.
And speaking for me only, I don't forget what it's like to be a newb but I also don't call it a mistake [Or best intentions] when it is clearly something else entirely.
Something I don't can't promote because it will cause a repeat of this exact same scenario.
Last edited by Goes to 11!; 01-18-2013 at 05:28 AM.Gas mileage isn't everything OIIIIIIIO
Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.
Why pretend there are no stupid questions? Actually, There are many stupid questions: "Should I drink this bleach?" Is just one example.
Having said that, Just because it's a stupid question doesn't mean that it shouldn't be asked. It's better to know.
A warm beer is better than a cold beer. Because nothing is better than a cold beer, and a warm beer is better than nothing.


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Prominent journalist killed in Libya
New York, May 27, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the murder in Benghazi of a prominent Libyan journalist on Monday and calls on authorities to hold the killers to account. Muftah Bu Zeid, the editor-in-chief of Brnieq, a privately owned weekly, was well-known for his criticism of Islamist militias in the country, according to news reports. He reported receiving threats in the days before his death.


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In "Decision Time," Editor Brian Lovett will share a scenario from his 20-plus years hunting turkeys. Each hinges on a critical decision. Post what choice you would have made, and then see how things actually turned out.
The Diceman Cometh
It had already been a good day. I'd killed a dandy longbeard right after flydown, and then some friends invited me to share a hunt with them at another property. And when two gobblers choked themselves at my first run of yelps, the day looked even better.
However — there's always a however in turkey hunting, isn't there? — I'd made a critical error. I'd called after we'd stopped at the crest of a wide-open field, and the gobblers appeared to be near the edge of a distant woods, with nothing but air between us. Obviously, we had to duck down, reposition and find some cover. By the time we did, the birds were in the field, heading toward where I'd called.
Our setup wasn't great. I would have preferred to duck into cover on some high ground and pull the turkeys up toward us, but the birds would have seen that move and busted us. Instead, we went downhill about 150 yards from the gobblers, into one of those deep hollows that are so prevalent in southwestern Wisconsin. And we had quite a bit of open field in front of us — with no decoys.
Then came the roll of the dice: Play it soft and coy with the call, or get on the gobblers to coax them into that questionable setup?
What would you have done? Post your decision below.
Click here for Lovett's decision.
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Have a puppy at Revittup Retrievers in Caddo Mills, TX ready to go home April 3rd.
Curious if anyone was coming this way to run the Black Warrior double master at the Cattle Ranch, Lake Charles HRC, OR South MS HRC, Atlanta Retriever Club Test the following weekend.
I know that there is also a Spring Field Trial 3.29.13 at the Cattle Ranch in Greensboro, AL.


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Much spiffiness! Jeremy Hylton wrote up a demonstration module to clarify his visitor code and sent it to me. Visitors are cool, but not always simple.
It looks like it would be more efficient to rewrite genpy.py as a visitor using Jeremy's framework.
Hmm. I think I'll work on the tree transformation module more first.


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KwaZulu-Natal Coastline
A paradise of warm waters, sun-drenched beaches, eco-wonderlands and cosmopolitan people, KwaZulu-Natal (also known as the Zulu Kingdom) is steeped in history, hospitality and adventure.
From Durban's bustling gateway of ports, fine dining and first-class shopping outlets to the historic battlefields where strategists Shaka and Winston Churchill showed their might – this sunny South African region offers the perfect mix for the adventure seeker and discerning traveller. KwaZulu-Natal is also renowned for its two World Heritage sites, namely the pristine iSimangaliso (previously known as the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park)
is nestled along the Elephant Coast and boasts an amazing 21 different ecological systems and the breathtaking mountainous region of uKhahlamba-Drakensburg Park, which showcases a myriad of San Rock Art and is perfect for avid hikers. Rest assured, whether its dolphin spotting, scuba diving, shopping in traditional markets or relaxing in the comfort of luxury accommodation – KwaZulu-Natal has something for all.
Why Visit
- The Golden Mile has a tinge of a once-grand British seaside resort.
- Durban is a sub-tropical city and major holiday resort, in addition to being the gateway to KwaZulu- Natal.
- Discover South Africa's historical battlefields, and track black and white rhino in KwaZulu-Natal.
- Visit the uShaka Marine World, an aquarium and water theme park.
- Bell-Laden rickshaw drivers who carry tourists along the beachfront in their colourful two-wheel carts shouting and whistling.
- Wildfly - the biggest and best fly-fishing shop in the country.
- Home to popular beaches as well as the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park and iSimangaliso Wetland Park - both UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Summer (October-April)
Min 24°C/75°F Max 32°C/90°F
Winter (May-September)
Min 24°C/75°F Max 32°C/90°F
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Fast Facts
- Best time to travelYear round. Summer is hot and humid - perfect beach weather. Winter is warm and dry, and offers the chance to see the epic Sardine Migration off the coast.
- Traveling with ChildrenThe Kwazulu-Natal Coastline has something for the whole family, from dangling in the trees and flying kites to splashing around at uShaka Marine World.
- Flying to KwaZulu-NatalA sophisticated network of domestic and regional flights links the main tourist destinations.
- LanguagesEnglish is widely spoken throughout the country even though South Africa has eleven official languages - Afrikaans, English, Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Northern Sotho and Southern Ndebele.
- CurrencySouth African Rand. Credit cards are also widely accepted.
- WildlifeExperience the "Big Five": elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard in the tropical savannahs of Zululand. Along the coast animal encounters include humpback and smaller numbers of southern right whales.
Featured Tours
Discover South Africa's historical battlefields, before spotting the Big Five at Phinda Private Game reserve and unwinding at Thonga Beach Lodge.
This spectacular African safari offers complimentary internal flights if you stay for 4 nights at &Beyond Phinda Mountain or Forest Lodge.
Sprawled along a sun-drenched beach, offering fantastic views over the shimmering Indian Ocean, is the glamorous Beverly Hills Hotel.
The world-famous Kruger National Park is South Africa's largest game reserve and one of the finest wildlife sanctuaries on the planet.
&Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve is situated in subtropical northern KwaZulu-Natal, with close proximity to the warm Indian Ocean.
The Sabi Sand Game Reserve is situated in the southwestern corner of the world-famous Kruger National Park and is world renowned.
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Steve Hed, the mastermind behind the wheels of HED cycling, first offered a disc wheel in 1987. Yes, almost three decades ago. And as impressive as his wheels were then, think about what 27 years of continual development and refinement have brought to the design. The HED Jet Disc Clincher Wheel is an update of the original Jet which, as it rolled, was already fast. The shape was re-engineered in 2007, and has since stood the test of countless athletes.
The Jet Disc uses a hybrid construction, which makes it extremely durable. The wheel begins with a 24-spoke hub HED Sonic hub, 24 14-gauge spokes, and a 24-spoke C2 rim. Once the wheel is built, two carbon fiber lenticular panels are fitted over the spoked structure. The toroidal bulges in the rim section flare out to 26mm at their widest. Once the construction is completed, you have a fast wheel that is not only extremely durable but very stiff in the lateral plane. This lateral stiffness adds to drivetrain efficiency, propelling you forward with very little energy loss.
The rim is HED's C2 aluminum rim. It's available in clincher or tubular. As with all HED's C2s, this rim is 23mm wide. C2 stands for the two C's that the rim is designed to minimize, Cda, or aerodynamic resistance, and Crr, or rolling resistance. The width is designed to maximize the efficiency of air passing over the tire and rim by smoothing out the air flow as well as maximize the efficiency of tires by providing better support and a better-shaped contact patch for the tire. Because of the width, you'll minimize rolling resistance and maximize aerodynamics by using 22-23mm wide tires. 19-21mm tires won't ride well, and they're also not a great idea as they won't seat well.
When the wheel is spinning, the air will flow smoothly over the tire and the bulged rim wall where it speeds up a bit. It then moves on to the lenticular sides where it stays pretty smooth. HED has found that the lenticular sides do better in crosswinds than flat-sided discs.
In terms of aerodynamics, the Jet Disc crushes your standard 32-spoke wheel and bests every deep section wheel out there. HED's research has found that the wheel does best at yaw angles in excess of five degrees, with the sweet spot ranging from 15-20 degrees. To give you a sense of how fast that is, the wheel has 25g of drag at 15-degrees of yaw when riding at 40kph. That's 195g less drag than a conventional wheel. That's an 18w savings for every second you're riding.
The HED Jet Disc Wheel comes with a steel-shafted HED quick-release skewer and a valve extender. The tried-and-true Silca "crack pipe" disc wheel adapter fits great in the opening. The cassette body is available with Campagnolo splines or with Shimano/SRAM splines. You'll need to buy a rim strip as HED doesn't supply it with the wheel. They suggest anything that is 20-22mm wide; we carry 22mm wide Velox tape.


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Someone picked this set up for me yesterday and I threw it together in the course of 20 minutes. The vehicle is one of the strangest builds I've ever gotten from Lego, but ultimately it comes together as intended. It's hardly accurate, and for a while I didn't see any way to get the figure inside but low and behold, there is definitely a way. The cup-and-ball pieces for the tail and gun are really more for aesthetic reasons than for functional ones, but the positionable gun is cool none the less... I wish there was this much range of motion on the Republic Gunship's cannons really. The colors seem accurate enough, but I can't say I'm thrilled with them.
I really like the large cannon thing that is also in this set, the rotation and elevation of the cannon is fun and the positionable gunner's platform that rotates with it is a simple but vital element.
The reddish battle droid figures are old hat, but the Geonosian minifigures are not bad. Only 1 has wings, but the wing cape is pretty nifty even though it won't fold down around the shoulders. The figures lack the spindliness of the movie versions though, I am considering swapping out some Martian legs for these guys if I can figure out a way that's not too hideous.
All in all, this set felt more like $16 than $20, but makes a good counterpoint to the Republic Gunship.


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Alternate name: Yellow-shafted Flicker
Family: Picidae, Woodpeckers view all from this family
Description ADULT MALE Has golden brown back and upper wing coverts, both with black barring; rump is white and tail is black. Head is grayish overall with buffish forecrown; "Yellow-shafted" has extensive buff on face, black malar stripe, and red nape patch ("Red-shafted" has red malar stripe). Note striking black crescent on chest and dark-spotted whitish underparts. ADULT FEMALE Similar, but head lacks malar stripe; "Yellow-shafted" has red nape patch. JUVENILE Similar to respective sex adult.
Dimensions Length: 12" (30 cm)
Habitat "Yellow-shafted" is common in all kinds of wooded habitats; mainly resident but northern populations are migratory. "Red-shafted" is widespread in west.
Observation Tips Easy to see.
Range Northwest, Western Canada, New England, California, Great Lakes, Rocky Mountains, Texas, Eastern Canada, Plains, Florida, Alaska, Southeast, Southwest, Mid-Atlantic
Voice Utters a rapid, raptorlike kew-kew-kewÖ.
Discussion Familiar and well-marked medium-sized woodpecker. Variation exists in wing color and two forms are recognized and separated geographically, although hybrid intermediates occur in zone of overlap. "Yellow-shafted" Flicker (the one seen in range covered by this book) has yellow flight feather shafts and flush of same color on underwing coverts. In "Red-shafted," these elements of plumage are reddish pink. Excavates nest holes in trees and feeds on wood-boring insects and ants, sometimes on ground. Sexes are dissimilar.


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text: Yep, with what I now see, Caroline Kennedy will have almost 8 years in the senate, I am predicting she will run against Sarah Palin for president. Won't that be something if it happens. A classy, politically savy lady who is not only intelligent, and very involved with world politics and a blonde to boot, running against the okie from Wasilla. This will really make this last election look like kids play. Bud


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I honestly hope that they make this figure. I think it was the coolest one shown, and the best made. It was unexpected, but a nice touch.
On a side note, i don't remember there being a pack-in figures past Doop? Was there any and I am totally drawing a blank, or were there not any?


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Price $70.17
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A striking collection of contemporary cufflinks for the discerning modern man. Machined from stainless steel, finely etched then hand decorated with glossy translucent enamel. Finished with a classic Sonia Spencer England whale tail fitting.
Presented in a Sonia Spencer England branded wooden high gloss lacquer box, with stainless steel detail. Inside, a pocket contains a descriptive guide to the Polished Steel Collection.
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Web Stories
University issues statement on release of student records to government agencies, Nov. 28
Posted November 28, 2001; 04:37 p.m.
The University has received queries from members of the community about the potential release of student records to government agencies in light of the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. In response, the University has released the following statement:
The Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects the privacy of student records. The University supports the FERPA protections and regularly insists that any requests from third parties for access to student records fully conform with the FERPA requirements. Except in the case of directory information (e.g. a students name, dates of attendance, date and place of birth, etc.), which is publicly available, FERPA generally requires that prior written consent be provided by a current or former student before education records or information from those records are disclosed to any third party, including criminal investigators.
If the University is asked to provide student records in response to a subpoena, FERPA does not require a students consent, but it does expect that the University will make a reasonable attempt to notify the student in advance of the Universitys compliance. The University does make every effort to notify the current or former student in advance of compliance in such cases. However, FERPA also permits law enforcement personnel, under certain circumstances, to seek a court order which compels production of education records by an institution and orders that the institution give no prior notice to the student and that it make no other disclosure about the inquiry to anyone.
The recently enacted USA PATRIOT Act underscores the fact that FERPA does allow law enforcement agencies, with appropriate approvals from a court, to require that the student not be notified and that the institution not announce or confirm to anyone that the students records have been requested. The law, which focuses on anti-terrorism efforts, indicates that law enforcement officials must present to the court a certification that there are specific and articulable facts giving reason to believe that the education records are likely to contain information which is relevant to an authorized investigation or prosecution of terrorism.
The University will comply with the law and with any subpoenas or court orders that have been appropriately executed. In each case, we will insist that all the proper legal standards and requirements have been fully met. We also will monitor the nature and number of requests to try to ascertain, at least within our own experience, whether the law is being utilized as we believe it was intended (only to investigate individuals when there is credible reason, as demonstrated to a court, that unannounced access to records is warranted), or whether it is being used broadly to collect information motivated solely by the ethnicity or nationality of those whose records are being sought.
If we have reason to believe that the law is being applied inappropriately, we would of course bring our concerns to the attention of the responsible authorities in the courts, in the law enforcement agencies and in the Congress. Responsibility at Princeton for response to requests made under subpoena or court order and for monitoring such requests rests with the Office of General Counsel.
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Shea Weber shoves Henrik Zetterberg's head into the glass: fine, no suspension. Byron Bitz hits Kyle Clifford from behind, sending him into the boards: two-game suspension. Matt Carkner sucker punches Brian Boyle, continuing to hit him after he goes down: one-game suspension. Carl Hagelin elbows Daniel Alfredsson in the head: three-game suspension.
On NHL Suspensions And Eggshell Skulls
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Formerly known as "Westlake" the show has moved to Strongsville, OH for better conditions after many years.
One of the largest and most prestigious of shows there are carvers on national and international status in the competition as well as collectors and dealers from all over the country in attendance. Wives and kids are not left out either.
http://www.odcca.net/show-info.html for more information.
Want to take the family on a short vacation, go to Ohio in mid march and have fun with people almost as crazy as retriever folks.


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Position papers: Akron Public Schools Board of Education
Bruce Alexander (incumbent) vs. Janice Davis vs. Dave Lombardi vs. Lisa Mansfield (incumbent) vs. Veronica Sims (incumbent) vs. Scott Stetson vs. Debbie Mairé Walsh
Voters living in the Akron Public School District will vote for four candidates for Akron Public Schools Board of Education in the Nov. 5 General Election. The race is nonpartisan. The information provided below was submitted by the candidates, with their responses to our questions printed as submitted.
Bruce Alexander (incumbent)
Why are you running for a seat on the Akron Public Schools Board of Education?
"Being a graduate of Akron Public Schools and having a wonderful educational opportunity and getting an education from top notch teachers who cared about their students has motivated me to give back to the school system.
"I'm a child advocate who cares deeply for kids but more importantly their education. If we can provide the best possible education to our young people, we will be contributing to bettering our community and society. I have spent my entire career working with youth as an Akron Public School Board Member, Akron Public Schools Employee, Summit County Juvenile Court, or mentoring youth.
"As a leader and role model it's my obligation to contribute in whatever manner possible to help provide our students with the tools needed to face the world. Throughout my life GOD has blessed me to have positive adult role models and mentors who cared enough about me and were major forces in my life. The impact they had on my life as mentors, positive role models, and playing a significant role in my life has inspired me as a person on the Akron Public Schools Board to ensure student get the best possible education the school system can render. Also to allow students to leave the school district having had a positive learning experience which lead them to College, Vocational Career, Workforce, or Military.
"Getting re-elected would give me a chance to continue working to make Akron Public Schools one of the best school districts in the country"
What would be your top three priorities if you were re-elected? Why?
- "Ensure our pre-k to third grade students are reading at or above grade level while preparing them to pass the third grade reading test. I do not want to see our students become part of the cradle to prison pipeline and be statistics used to determine the number of prisons to build. We must remember it cost more to incarcerate one youth than it does to educate four to five students.
- "Continue being fiscally responsible to help the school district to be a healthy viable school district for years to come
- "Work closely with the community and getting them involved in helping the school district to move towards its goals. The community is a major player in educating our students. This means getting parents involved in their child(rens) education process, having positive male role models volunteer in schools to assist principals and teachers, extending the school day via solid after school programs geared towards enriching the minds, body, and soul of students. And, to ensure the Community Learning Centers are used for positive community activities for students and adults"
Janice Davis
Why are you running for a seat on the Akron Public Schools Board of Education?
"The state of public education overall is disturbing, particularly for minorities and African American children. I believe it is my moral obligation to share the knowledge and skills I have acquired throughout the years to help contribute to transforming the system. I also understand the only way to fight crime, death, poverty, etc. is through education. As a result, I have identified that serving as a board member will provide the greatest opportunity to work diligently for all children and give back for the many blessings I have received as a result of public education."
What would be your top three priorities if you took office? Why?
- "Examine the benefits of integrating social, emotional learning (SEL) into classroom curricula based on qualitative and quantitative research.
- "Examine Zero Tolerance Policies and correlation to excessive expulsion/suspension rates and correlation with 'Pipeline-to-Prison,' phenomenon.
- "Examine alternatives to School Resource Officers (SRO) in ensuring school safety."
Dave Lombardi
Why are you running for a seat on the Akron Public Schools Board of Education?
"I want to insure that the children of the Akron including my own two sons continue to have a top quality education that will enable them grow to be confident, intelligent and productive citizens. We live in a great community that has reasonable housing costs, wonderful metro and national park systems, and central location to many desirable destinations. I love our community, and I wish to see it thrive. A healthy Akron Public School System is one key to our community continuing to be a great place to live. I wish to dedicate myself to seeing the Akron Schools maximize its return on invested time and funding for the education of our children."
What would be your top three priorities if you took office? Why?
"First, I would revise the teacher evaluation methods that link teacher success to State proficiency tests. Although it should be a factor, the State proficiency test does not take into account many intangibles that make an effective teacher. Input from students, their parents, coupled with peer reviews by teachers, would better measure a teacher's value. We can all remember teachers that proved so instrumental in our lives, not necessarily as to the subject taught, but as to life lessons they taught such as: respect for others; self confidence, or the desire to excel. These valuable teachers could be lost if evaluations focus only upon regimented State proficiency levels.
"Second, address the drain of Akron students to charter schools. When a student enrolls in a charter school, state funding follows that student. This is compounded by the fact that the APS must still provide transportation for the student to that charter school. Some information indicates that the switch to charter schools may simply be for the bonus of a student receiving free transportation from his/her doorstep. Currently, Akron does not provide transportation to students living within two miles of school. Perhaps it's time to change that policy.
"Third, I wish to address the delay in the King School rebuilding project. The students who should have been back at King this fall, are still at the temporary school on West Market Street. This prevents the other projects from moving forward, with a bottleneck in the temporary school facility."
Lisa Mansfield (incumbent)
Why are you running for a seat on the Akron Public Schools Board of Education?
"I'm running for a second term on the Akron Board of Education to continue the strong work that is already in motion. I believe public education makes a difference with Akron's families, but I've also seen misunderstandings prevent success or at least add additional obstacles to those trying to do right.
"For example, I often receive phone calls or emails from those who are struggling to understand choices that the Board has made or whose children are facing specific obstacles. There is nothing more rewarding than being able to provide clarity to a complicated issue or to connect a parent or community member with the right resource to help them to succeed. Callers don't always agree with every decision the board makes, but often times even the toughest critic appreciates being heard or simply having their call returned. My willingness to have an open dialogue with the public and to provide genuine access to me as a board member has paid off. It not only has made me a better leader for APS, but it's also given me the broad vision from across the district that I need to make sound decisions to meet the students' needs.
"I will always take the time to listen, to explain the board's rational as best as I can, and to let the public know that I'm accountable as their representative to our city schools."
What would be your top three priorities if you were re-elected? Why?
"My top priorities would be to continue as co-chair of the Instructional Policy and Student Achievement Committee to improve APS results on standardized testing, stop or slow declining enrollment to Charter Schools, and continue addressing the district's discipline needs.
"APS recently accepted the challenge of finding ways to cut achievement gaps in half by the next state report card and to be among the country's highest-ranked urban districts within the next five years. Much of the groundwork to meet these goals has been laid through the effective use of 'Race to the Top' dollars. Already, we are seeing tremendous progress in schools taking part in the turnaround impact network, and I want to help support these programs to continue to bear fruit.
"Charter schools remain a continuing challenge. Many residents are under the false impression that APS has control over local charter schools, but that's not the case. APS offers local families strong education programs and great customer service that under-performing charter schools can't match. The more taxpayers seek accountability of these alternative schools, the more they'll see the great value and opportunities that Akron's children have with APS.
"When it comes to discipline, the good news for APS is that 80-90 percent of students will never be formally punished. Still, we have students who must be forced to follow the rules. As a board member, I'll continue to work with parents, community partners, teachers and administrators to find effective ways to reach those who need special help and support."
Veronica Sims (incumbent)
Why are you running for a seat on the Akron Public Schools Board of Education?
"I am a product of Akron Public Schools. I am passionate about the education of our children and ensuring that each has an equal opportunity for a solid educational foundation that leads them in the direction of a bright future. As an experienced Public Administrator I believe I posses the skills necessary to help build a world class district where graduation rates are at optimum levels and every graduate is college and/or career ready. A district where every third grader is proficient in reading and every school is touted as a safe and inspiring learning environment for Akron's 22,000 + students.
"I have spent a significant amount of time in my professional career working to improve the lives of children and families living in poverty, i.e., equipping and empowering individuals and families to advocate for their interest and that of their community, teaching the importance of citizenship participation, exposing families, to viable ways to maximize physical health and extend limited financial resources through the growing and preparing of their own nutritionally good food, and meeting emergent needs steaming from the lack of food, shelter and clothing. Despite these valiant and important efforts, it appears that what really impedes the ability of families to rise from this place of destitution is the lack of sufficient education. I know that we can break the cycle of poverty through education and the best place to start is with our children. I cherish the opportunity to be a part of the life transforming work."
What would be your top three priorities if you were re-elected? Why?
"Work to ensure that schools remain safe learning environments where children can grow and be inspired. A safe learning environment is not limited to being free from negative confrontation it also includes a supportive environments that affirm children even when they don't get things quite right. Children need to be assured that their best effort is far more important than getting things perfectly right all the time. I am convinced that when children feel physically and emotionally safe, they will accomplish amazing things.
"Work to ensure that all graduates are prepared for College and/or Career. I know from my own personal experience how a quality educational foundation served to set me on course for the successful life I am privileged to live today. When our graduates are equipped they are able to make solid confident decisions about their future, whether they pursue college, career, and/or technical training, they know they are foundationally ready to meet the challenges of the next chapter of their lives.
"Work to ensure that every 3rd grader reads at grade level. Third grade is a pivotal time in the education of a child. Once a child moves beyond the third grade comprehension becomes the name of the game. If a child is not reading at level by the time they reach fourth grade, comprehension can become a paralyzing challenge for a child academically which may result in a significant level of frustration, acting out and/ or worse yet disengagement from the learning process."
Scott Stetson
Why are you running for a seat on the Akron Public Schools Board of Education?
"I have three kids attending Akron Public and as such I want to be more involved in the District. I have a background in college teaching and I believe I can have a positive impact on the District."
What would be your top three priorities if you took office? Why?
- "Continuous improvement of academic standards for students through programs such as Common Core.
- "Finding a collaborative solution with the City of Akron to ensure completion of phase five of the new school construction project.
- "Utilizing the Community Learning Centers for more community based programs such as adult learning. Education is a continuum, it doesn't end with graduation."
Debbie Mairé Walsh
Why are you running for a seat on the Akron Public Schools Board of Education?
"I am proud to be a product of the public school system and desire to see the Akron Public School District provide the same opportunities for success to the current as well as future generations of student's that I enjoyed in my youth. I understand the relationship between strong schools and vibrant communities and I will work tirelessly towards a goal of increasing the preparedness of all of our students resulting in increased achievement scores, graduation rates and a stronger Akron."
What would be your top three priorities if you took office? Why?
- "Preparedness: Every child should be prepared to succeed in school from pre-school students being prepared to enter kindergarten, third graders able to meet the new 3rd grade reading standards, students prepared to meet or exceed required standards during their classroom years, prepared to enter high school and prepared to graduate and succeed in college and/or the workforce.
- "Improved graduation rate: Fewer than 1300 youths graduated from the 8 Akron Public Schools High Schools in 2013. While not every student needs or desires to advance to college, a high school diploma is both a mark of personal achievement for the individual student and a passport to the workforce. A diploma indicates to employers that the student has the ability to see a task through to the end.
- "Communication: Ensure that the lines of communication remain open between the Akron Public School Board and School Administration and the numerous education stakeholders in the community, including parents, students, businesses, civic leaders and taxpayers. As an example, in an era where funding is always going to be an issue, collaborations and partnerships can be used to encourage creative and innovative solutions to budget concerns and ensure our students receive the best outcome possible."
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I haven't used the Rio lines but they are based on the custom made multi-tip systems developed in steelhead country years ago. Their special feature is that they combine a weight forward section into two types of line, either floating/intermediate on one half and sinking on the other.
The multi tip comes with a floater, clear, and sinking tips. You can thus change things around with one spool.
For steelhead and salmon fishing with Spey rods and single handed rods, they are indispensable. I chose not to use them for stripers because of the following reasons:
a) I only switch between two lines and I have a spare spool
b) I did not prefer to have the loops going through my guides when stripping a fly close to the leader for a chasing fish
My multi-tip system was one I built for steelhead. Roughly, you take a perfectly good fly line and cut the WF section in half. Then you add loops so it can be restored.
You then go buy a sinking type IV shooting head (30'), and cut it 12' / 18'. Loop those ends, now you have three tips to choose from.
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Has anyone had any epierience with the Rio Levithan 26' DC Versitip System? I was wondering if they sold the tips separate, and if I could use them on any line as long as it had a loop at the end. I understand the good part about these tips is the fact that you can change them pretty quick because of the loop to loop system. And where can I buy them, Online preferably. Thanks, Greg
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CORINTH — The Crossroads Museum's fifth annual Green Market at Corinth Depot opens April 6 in the C.A.R.E. Garden green space on North Fillmore Street.
The Daily Corinthian reports opening day coincides with the Crossroads Chili Cook-off, Mississippi's state championship for the International Chili Society.
The market features local artisans, farmers, gardeners and craftsmen selling their wares in an open-air setting.
Market dates later this year include May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, Sept. 7 and Oct. 5. A holiday-themed market, called the Red Green Market, will be held on Nov. 16.


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Randy Baumgardner, left, R-Cowdrey, and Breckenridge Democrat Emily Tracy engaged in their first public debate Saturday for the office of Colorado Senate District 8. The debate was hosted by Club 20 and held at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction.
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On Saturday Randy Baumgardner, R-Cowdrey, and Emily Tracy, D-Breckenridge, engaged in their first public debate for the office of Colorado Senate District 8. The debate was hosted by Club 20 and took place at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. Among some of the topics were energy and the budget. But it was a short format, Tracy said, leaving little time to truly draw a distinct contrast between to two candidates about the issues. "I would have talked more about public schools and healthcare, and probably a few dozen others," Tracy said. "I'm very much a supporter of public schools and it's very concerning we're struggling with funding at the local and state level. "I see quality public school education as being at the core of our form of government in this country. We need a well-educated populace to take part in this governing that we do."
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Westpac and Lumley Insurance have teamed up to write new construction and full replacement home and contents cover in greater Christchurch in a move that has broken a post-earthquake insurance deadlock.
The lack of available insurance has left hundreds in limbo and unable to get on with rebuilding their lives.
Now, Westpac has become the first major financial institution in New Zealand to secure international reinsurance backing, and along with Lumley, help open up the market.
Westpac managing director private, wealth and insurance Simon Power said customer feedback was the driver in persevering with efforts to create the 'Canterbury New Build Pac'.
"We have listened to the frustration and anguish many of our customers have experienced through the lack of available insurance to build a new home and have been determined to find a practical solution," Mr Power said.
"Now, not only do we hope this helps people move on but it also goes some way to opening up the market.
"Dealing with the issues that have arisen from the earthquakes has required thinking outside the square and what we've done here is create an end-to-end solution so people can get out of no man's land and get on with their lives with confidence."
The 'Canterbury New Build Pac' combines a Westpac home loan, transactional account and contract works and home cover. It is for new and existing customers who are ready to start on residential builds or buy new residential builds in Canterbury, and have all appropriate consents but have not progressed due to being unable to secure insurance cover.
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has welcomed the news as a "vote of confidence" for the city's future.
"Being able to get new cover will help the rebuild gain momentum, and I hope today's announcement spurs other insurers to further unlock the market.
"With the seismic situation stabilising, and the vast amount of geotechnical and seismological work done over the past 24 months, insurers have arguably never been better placed to quantify and price risk."
Contract works cover is for a maximum 12 months and includes protection from natural disasters and earthquakes.
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The proof is in the pudding. Everyone would have jumped on the bandwagon if it were effective. Its not a new science after all.
Several years ago, I tried it on a very nice Springer pup because as you know, a "soft flush" is probably the #1 reason good dogs wash out of the Field Trial game. I made the assumption that the most common cause of it was inappropriate or excessive pressure during the steadying process so I thought I'd avoid that by using only P+. What I noticed is that as the dog learned that sitting at the flush meant that he'd get the reinforcement of a retrieve, he started to anticipate that he'd want to sit as soon as he made game.
Although the pup initially had a bold flush, it progressively slowed down until it looked "tentative". This was clearly not a case of a soft dog blinking birds, in fact it was the opposite. The dog loved birds so much he was trying extra hard to make sure he got the retrieve.
From that experiment I learned that in order to develop & maintain the Bold flush required, I need to first encourage a dog by letting him catch clip winged pigeons often enough to keep him thinking that if he tries hard enough, he can snatch them from before they get away and to use aversives to keep him right on the "edge of control". The 2Q approach, while effective in teaching the dog that "self-control brings a reward" is not appropriate for what I want in this case.
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I am new to the forum and I posted this thread to get a some opinions, I would have never imagined it would go this long or be this controversial. However, I have read some interesting points on this topic and appreciate everyone's input..
I would like to educate myself on some of these training methods. Whether or not I use them is to be seen. Knowledge has been an ongoing mission in my life and I am always learning from others, I don't see why these training methods should be any different.
Does anyone have references to these training methods? Books ,videos, websites....
I did order a copy of Robert Milners book and visited his website and watched some videos, I must say it's impressive!
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
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Thanks Susan for your reply to +R and -P.....just wanted to make sure I understood the symbols.
Yeah, RTF has made me forget things and driven me to drink on a few occasions too.Now where did I put my cocktail?
Howard Niemi
You really gotta be careful about how high a pedestal you put your method, your accomplishments, your dog on. There's usually someone who's done more, somewhere. And they may have used a different method than you did! Chris Atkinson 2013
get your dog out and TRAIN! caryalsobrook 2013
But they are NOT mutually exclusive. In fact, without a doubt, the most successful, expedient ... and the fairest TO THE DOG ... scenario is a trainer that is good at both AND has the skill and experience to read the dog he/she is training.
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Family: Arecaceae, Palm view all from this family
Description Large palm, the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. Trunk brownish gray. Leaves pinnate 4–6 m. long, and pinnae 60–90 cm.long; old leaves break away cleanly, leaving the trunk smooth. Flowers polygamomonoecious, both male and female flowers in the same inflorescence, occuring continuously. Believed to be largely cross-pollinated. Coconut fruit is a drupe, not a true nut.
Dimensions Height: 24-30 m. (80-100 ft.).
Habitat Beaches & shorelines, Cities, suburbs & towns.
Range Florida.
Discussion Coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word. Coconuts have spread across much of the tropics, probably aided in many cases by seafaring people. Coconut fruit in the wild is light, buoyant and highly water resistant, and evolved to disperse significant distances via marine currents.
Nearly all parts of the palm are useful, and it has significant economic value.
In Sanskrit it is kalpa vriksha ("the tree which provides all the necessities of life"). In Malay language, it is pokok seribu guna ("the tree of a thousand uses"). In the Philippines, the coconut is commonly the "Tree of Life".


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...and now its up to PirateBay to "host" them.
All they have done is instantly alienate (hahaha!) 25k dedicated rabid fans.
And tropical fruits.
With a built in retina scanner that will positively ID you and follow your goddam eyeball....where did you look, how long, how frequently.
This is evil.
It would have been nicer if it had help from a company that isnt pure evil.
Or is there a channel for make believe and fairy tales?
Like Yahoo this company no longer has any purpose other than its own continuity.
The sooner it dies, on fire in a hole, the better.
Its really sad seeing how desperately they re-image the company every few years. Its like a sad out of shape actor that had a glimpse of fame 20 years ago...still trying to prise money from the ever stiffening corpse of rejection.
Imagine how they will get a job?
If their science is based on mythology, fairy stories and make believe, it is reasonable to assume the rest of their education is too.
1+1= any number you want!
Then they pay for their needs and the consequences themselves. Simple.
They can do as they wish, but if they can't afford it, then they have a problem, not society.
No money. No food. Starve. Die. Problem solved.
Is it game over for the USA?
Many think so.
Poor little snot rag was upset that someone told him what to do.
Time to grow up and put away the entitlement. It's hanging out and embarrassing yourself.
There will be a day, hopefully very soon, where I no longer have the "news" of the USA shown to me.
Whether this is by filter, a firefox plugin or simply from the fact the entire county has imploded financially or due to stupendous idiocy - it matters not.
I am tired of seeing stupid stories like this and the incessant barking of either the "left" or the "right" as to the right/wrong of the latest endemic self created stupidity.
I am tired of the unrelenting hate, the spite, the fear mongering, the insults, intolerance, racism, loathing and viciousness that spews out. Build a GIANT WALL and imprison yourselves. Let the rest of the world enjoy ourselves.
At what stage, at what juncture and at what point do normal people decide that enough is enough. That the government no longer acts in the interests of its people, but only itself and becomes so egregious, so intolerable and so profoundly unacceptable that the only course of action is to forcefully eject the members of the parliament and destroy it?
Elections are not enough. Two party systems create their own velocities and duopolies never truly contest each other. They are in a cosy relationship, like that of a binary star system, that will last a billion years.
At what stage do we, again as ORDINARY citizens, proclaim the system is evil, corrupt and rotten? Do we take up arms?
I don't think people these days have the guts, willpower or determination. Aldus Huxley was right in Brave New World.
Hillbillies! Have branched out from road kill and possums?
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I love this thing called Turkey Hunting! In three years I've taught myself alot (mostly by error and trial) but have yet to close the deal. Maybe some of you can give me some advice?
My partner and I have spent hours in the wood prior to the season scouting and have located bird strut zones and likley roosting areas have given us great hope for the season.[;)]
Here is what happen to me on opening weekend:
I hiked in to my set up spot on Saturday an hour an half before first light - 2 hours be for sunrise in the mountains of central Idaho (about 4400 ft.) What sounded like the Boss-of-the-Woods sounded off @ 5am at the crunching of my feet on the snow pack - he was over a 1/4 mile away![:)] I made my way another 150 yds over the next 15 minutes, while he continued to sound off, being as quiet as I could be and then sat for about an hour. The Boss gobbled continuously.
I was about 200 yards from the roost, about 60 ft below an open saddle I knew he had been working. There is a long open meadow up to the saddle with steep timber cover on both sides rising over 200 above the surrounding area. I would be difficult to get above him. [&:]
I did call at about 6:30 - a half hour before sunrise (Very soft tree calls). He belowed from his limb. I stayed silent until 7 while he continued to sound off. I heard him fly down. I called softly and sparingly for the next hour always getting responce.
I then move back into the woods and called again, he responded I move further twice more, he respond both times - I thought I heard a second bird - closer to me, from the same direction, but the Boss cut the second call off immediately, gobbling excessivly.
I moved back to the set-up, and sat stone quiet while the Boss gobbled.
After 4 1/2 hours of this bird and I at a stale-mate I got impatient and decided to try to get above him. When I did - the second bird I though I heard blew up - about 60 yards out - and ran away. [&o]
I waited for anouth 1/2 hour while the Boss continued to gobble - with no movement towards or away from me. The I decided to try to get above him. I spent 30 minutes going 200' up. and ultimately bumped him away. [:@]
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La experiencia de Israel a través de sus numerosas caras: poblaciones versátiles y variados grupos étnicos te esperan en tu gira de Norte a Sur del país.
Tel Aviv - Haifa
Start the day with a visit to the Diaspora Museum. The museum tells the story of the Jewish People from the time of their expulsion from the Land of Israel 2,500 years ago to the present.
Continue north to drive up Mount Carmel to visit the Mukhraka, a Carmelite Monastery that is one of the oldest in the world, which commemorates the confrontation between the prophet Elijah and the false priests of Ba'al.
Further north on the tip of Mount Carmel, Haifa presents opportunities to encounter two religious groups in addition to Judaism, both coming out of Islam and each moving away from the source. The beautiful Bahai Gardens convey some of the underlying aesthetics and spirituality of the Bahai faith, while a visit to the Ahmadiyya community will shed light on their ideas and history. (The Ahmadiyya community lives in a small neighborhood of Haifa called Kababir on the western slopes of Mount Carmel.)
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