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PetaPixel asks: What should we call connected, app-based cameras?
It's a question that's been on Michael Zhang's mind, over at PetaPixel, and ours too. If Photokina 2012 had a theme it was definitely connectivity, and recent months have seen several moves by manufacturers to introduce smartphone-type functionality into cameras. Both the Samsung Galaxy Camera and Nikon's Coolpix S800c combined a fully functioning Android-based operating system with photographic capabilities of serious compact cameras, while Wi-Fi connectivity is becoming almost standard.
There's a new generation of cameras coming out that offer similar levels of connectivity, and functionality, as modern smartphones. But what should we call them? Michal Zhang of PetaPixel thinks he has the answer. [image: PetaPixel]
In his article, Zhang points out that: 'Smartphones and large sensor digital cameras have definitely been choking the life out of 'dumbcameras' as of late, but point-and-shoots have the advantage of being able to do something that bulky DSLRs likely won't ever do: become 'smart'.
So as camera manufacturers continue to respond to the rise of the smartphone camera with their own solutions, journalists in the industry are faced with an interesting conundrum: what do we call these things? Zhang argues for the term 'smartcamera' but what do you think? When is a device officially 'smart' and what should we call cameras in this new class?
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"social camera"
yes, it implies your other cameras are anti social
I predicted this coming 2 years ago. Where else can digital cameras go?
the megapixel war is just about over.
The iso race is just about over.
so no other choice but embrace the fast pace society we live in with social media, tweets, instagram, etc.
Laptop sales are about to drop like a "bowl of hot grits"!
Because we would all hate if our Canon / Nikon / ANO cameras could connect without effort to every other device we own or want to converse with.
Personally I think all the technology gets in the way of taking photo's, the more apps and touch screens you get the more time you spend fiddling. The digital thing must have been a blessing to companies as they can sell a new, virtually identical, camera every few years and do they improve the art of photography? No, of course not.
Go and dig out some velvia slides (if you even remember film) and have a good cry at how much better they looked than pics from the "smart" gear we all use now - so what if I can't wi-fi them to facebook? they are vastly superior to all my digital cameras, we are trading quality for gimmicks.
Because 90% of photos taken in the world now go straight to fb (or Instagram etc). Only a fool would ignore what this portends for sales of connected cameras.
Sure purists and even enthusiasts may not be overly interested, but their next "traditional" camera may well be funded by the sales of a gazillion consumer connected cameras. (CCC's?)
And the camera manufacturers may well wake up in time to realise this emerging category may well be the best (and only) way to survive again the onslaught of smartphone cameras.
It's worrying that FB is driving camera sales and feature development. Soon, we'll have farmville or some other garbage running on our full frame DSLRs suddenly popping up with bs notifications that a turkey has hatched or some crap (I have never, or will ever, play farmville) when we're about to get our shot of a lifetime, and accidental uploads of a shot of our zipper as our profile pics.
There truly are some very ignorant people in the world. If one can't see the potential from being liberated from the archaic "firmware" that we are forced to live with now...
Just imagine if someone with the resources of say Google for example, decided to release a new API for Androidcams, and we suddenly have Topaz etc built into powerful multi core cameras with instant facebook etc connectivity!?
I'm surprised the major manufacturers don't see the scale of the threat this is to them.
"SmartCamera". The "camera" component implies that the primary purpose is taking pictures/video. The "smart" component implies that the functionality, UI, and connectivity options are "soft", that is, implemented in software, and therefore expandable. I see no contradiction in a SmartCamera ALSO having mechanical controls and frankly am very excited about this development in the industry. It's a long time coming. Can't wait for a camera to use a wi-fi connected disk as its image store. Looking forward to an "open" camera API, too, because I'd like to write my own UI.
As devices continue to integrate new capabilities, there will always be new functionality that needs to be referenced and compared. I feel the functionality should simply be part of the specification.
Spec: App Enabled (and what OS or Environment), External App Controlled (via Wi-Fi, via Bluetooth, via Wired connection), API/SDK for external Control, GPS Enabled, Time Lapse (internal, external), etc. Trying to put a name to these cameras is sort of pointless. In fact, the iPhone is an App enabled camera and a lot more. The cameras are already smart irrespective as to whether they are running a general purpose embedded OS.
Why ot iPhone? It's just like an iPhone, but you can't make calls. Oh wait, it's exactly like an iPhone.
"4G camera"
but how do you enter text on a 4G camera??
touch screen keyboard on that little screen ....
or get a bluetooth keyboard each time you need text.
How about "More useless junk that does nothing for the world but contribute to the growing E-Waste problem"?
Smart cameras. I think that's the first and most obvious option everyone would think of...
Well taking a lead from the iphone how 'bout "noPhone".
netcam (not to be confused with a cam net)
dumbcam - that's double entendre - it does not have a built in means to talk to anyone (it's dumb), which is a dumb idea. Get it? Boom! Boom!
andicam (andorid icam pronounced but "andy cam")
acam (a is for app)
n-cam - n is for narciscist
Android Camera
iCam (whoever will name their 'cam' like this will make a fortune)
ChangeMyBodyProportionsCam (there's an app for that!)
IMO, whatever camera connects directly to the net was meant to upload un-postprocessed images. So it seems that manufacturers / users of those either don't care for the output quality of expression, or aim at perfect photographers whose OOC works don't need any subsequent care...
According to what's being posted all over the internet, especially in the "social network", the former seems to be the case... ;)
This is the "raw" vs. RAW argument to some extent. RAW loses. The immediacy and "direct" qualities of a non-processed pic or vid make post processing at best slow, usually dreary, and seldom relevant -- users dont have time for it. The whole "post processing" notion is bringing the side down. Many traditional (read: desperately losing market to mobiles...) makers have no clue how to write software. Nikon come to mind. Workers buy something else, hobbyists either follow suit or press on with the works software, or look at freeware etc. Not something fun that'd fit in with a compact cam user's priorities I don't think.
Additionally, the concept of a "visionary" or "artist" conceiving, capturing, and processing "images" using a "work flow" isn't pleasant. However wifi could help even these poor souls, by immediately and directly transferring pictures to their processing computer etc.
A key capability of mobile phones -- the device with which these compact cams might have been able to compete back in 2007 at least briefly -- is shooting and immediately posting short video. In this case processing isn't as uncommon, although it sometimes happens after the original is already up.
"Gadgets" ? "Toys" ?
Just kidding of course. I'm actually looking forward to having a camera that helps me in publishing content. There will be quite a bit of work to make it both easy as well as capable (I don't want to publish everything and the ones I do want to publish might need certain quick tweaks before they go online). But there's a lot of potential in the idea.
Simply call them camera - because it's the future .....
"Camera" makes a lot of sense, but unfortunately I don't think it will win. We still use SLR for FSLR when it would be more sensible to use it for DSLR.
I agree that in three years or so smart cams will be the norm for cameras, much like smartphones are becoming the norm for phones, or like phone has become the norm for cell phone. I think in five years or so the difference between (smart)camera and media player such as iPod touch will be very hard to see.
It makes me laugh to hear people say, "I don't want apps in my enthusiast/pro camera." In a few years, people will be saying, "I'm not buying that new enthusiast/pro camera until I"m sure my favorite photography app will run on it." It will be like people wait for Lightroom and Photoshop RAW support now. The photography forums will be full of disciples of one app doing battle with fans of another app.
I agree with Bruce; but I hope I will never hear somebody say:
"my enthusiast camera" :-)
I have a fine name for a connected and app-based washing machine. Are they interested?
"smartcamera" is a logical concise such as "smartphone" and it describes accurately main functions of the device ... but there are category: SLR, bridge, compact camera, ILC ...
I think that it will be new direction of line ILC as soon :)
Someone need use small compact device,
someone need use biigger display than 3'' (>= 7'' ... most who can forget the viewfinder and instead apply practical electronic touch display)
it depends on the producers, should offer modular solutions ...
it would be derivative of Ricoh GXR + Asus Padfone etc. :)
As those silly things don't deserve a specific name.
smartcam sound like a cheap plastic toy you give to your kid.
it doesn't flow the same way smartphone does, partially because of the actual sound, partially because it wasn't a true product innovation and it was more of a necessary step to keep the market alive.
also, not sure on this, but hasn't samsung been calling their wifi enabled cameras smart cameras already? another score against that name?
camera...phone....wireless...just call it the cameroneless.
Another: 'Solution In Search of a Problem' [SSP or SiSoaP] (sic).
"Nothing new here, move along, these aren't the cameras you need".
Seriously, why are you trying to invent a catchy marketing name for this class/category of SSP or SiSoaP, are they paying you?
(Oh, that's right, Trivial Pursuit (the hardware version) is your occupation...)
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Well said. SSP is the upper-educated ones games of nowadays and it is hell-borring if you want my opinion.
Do we really HAVE TO invent a new "concept-name" for every new function ? Imagine if we had when the ABS was introduced in the car field, or the auto-reverse in VCR ! If the nature of the item changes like DVD--> Bluray, it's ok, otherwise it's a waste of time for everybody and the proof the true essence of things is being lost.
Well... we seem to mock the proliferation of "features" that eventually become must haves.
I don't care what you call them. I don't wan't a smart phone, so as soon as they make a good camera as slim as my ipod touch, or put a good camera in my ipod touch, I'm happy.
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Cheap alternative during the 6 month wait? I use one of these on the laptop or portable DVD for longer trips.
Hmm, I looked into those that transmit like that, but everyone I've asked about them said they were horrible, and they went with a cheap alternative that's a tape deck that you just put in, and has a little cord coming out the back to plug into your iPod.
The six month wait is just me never getting around to it, but that sounds depressing so I just use an euthanism, or euphemism if you prefer, and call it a project in progress.
I have a couple of those tape deck things, and personally like my $4 Walgreens transmitter better. Plus, I can use it in the house, too... and annoy the neighbors with my j-pop nonsense. ^^;
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Description ADULT MALE Has grayish white underparts that show off dark eye and contrast with dark tail. Note the red crown and yellow feathers above base of upper mandible. ADULT FEMALE Similar, but crown is gray, and yellow on nape and above base of bill is paler. JUVENILE Similar to respective sex adult but yellow elements of plumage are absent.
Dimensions Length: 9 1/2" (24 cm)
Habitat A mainly Central American species whose range extends to Texas and southern Oklahoma, where it is resident and locally common. Favors a wide range of wooded habitats.
Observation Tips Easy to see in Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Range Plains, Texas
Voice Calls include agitated, churring chatters and sharp series of kek-kek-kekÖ notes.
Discussion Well-marked woodpecker that is the southern, arid woodland counterpart of Red-bellied. All birds have bold black and white barring on back and upper wings, white rump and golden yellow nape. Feeds on insects, seeds, and fruits, and will visit feeders. Nests in holes excavated in trees such as pecan. Drums loudly. Sexes are dissimilar.


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Uuh,The one in the above video is my Casie...she's 10 weeks now....very happy
Uuh,The one in the above video is my Casie...she's 10 weeks now....very happy
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Very Very impressive puppy! Hopefully she will be an AFC and still on the derby list like her daddy!
Check back in 2 or 3 weeks. We're going to have a lot of little Troubador's. He is a very nice dog. The "Real Deal". We are really excited about this litter, due 09/08/12. AFC Texas Troubador X Blackwaters Red Neck Woman
Congratulations to John & Martha Russell and "Tubbs", who just won the Open and got a second in the Amateur this weekend, at Lake Champlain. Gretchen sure looks proud!
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I have a Tubby pup that I am crazy about! He is 3 months old and smart as a whip. Mom is FC Hardscrabble's Captain Morgan. She is out of FC/AFC Esprit's Power Play X FC AFC M and M's Buns of Steel. This little man is one of 9 out there. Martha and John have a little girl out of the litter as well.
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When I was up to Vermont to breed to Tubby, I stayed a few days to watch them train. The little girl that John and Martha had, that is a sister to yours, was there. She was 8 weeks old and so sweet. A real nce girl. I played with her each day. She was a retrieving little fool!
I noticed someone in the forum had contact info. for John and Martha Russell (Texas Troubador), could I get that information please. Thank-you in advance.


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There have been a lot of conjecture on what is going on in each scene from the recently released trailer. I offer a new perspective on one particular image.
I submit for your proposal, that the shot of the children 'hooked up' to machines are not simply clones, but are actually TELEMARKETERS! If you look at them closely, you will see that each has a headset and somekind of switchboard in front of them. That symbol on their shoulder is actually the corporate logo for CT&T (Coruscant Telephone and Telegraph).
Let's think about this rationally. What could be the potentially most menacing power in the universe? TELEMARKETERS!
The cloning of these fiends makes perfect sense in that in the SW universe there are a huge number of worlds. In order to sell vinyl siding, long-distance calling plans, and car rustproofing to trillions of Republic citizens you would need a countless amount of callers to reach all those potential consumers. By using the cloning technology the Sith could fill this huge void and annoy all those they purvey.
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prov356 wrote: Links to documented occurrences, please. Until then, never heard of it.
That's like saying if it isn't on the internet it never happend , and that everything on the internet is true because.... well... it's on the internet!
I take everything including some stuff I get from here with a grain of salt. Every circumstance with living creatures (fish) can vary, as well as somebodies aquarium. Just as with any other product that is manufactured, not all are created equal. Defects happen even in the glass manufacturing business, and by viewing some of the articles that are in the library, who's to say an aquarium somebody has purchased isn't one that was made at home by another person possibly without a tempered bottom.
I have a 40-50lb rock that is going in my next tank and has some very rough points that jut out. Removing this from the previous tank when breaking it down while it was wet was a task in itself, all the substrate had been moved away underneath it from the Mbunas. I would rather trust the few dollar piece of plastic that was underneath it than chance breaking the glass from it slipping and causing what water was left to spill out damaging other stuff. Call me scared of what might happen by dropping a rock in my aquarium... sure I'll take that tag gladly.


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I would like to send you a message re LOB project - please clear out your PM's-
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Not enough "Common Sense" in the dog world.
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The irrational loathing of these blinds is punitive to the folks who really could benefit from the use of them.
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It's pretty funny there was an argument to a dogs safety. Obviously, whomever made the statement a LOB was dangerous to a dog has never seen nor used one. They are 100% wrapped in nylon with a very light tubular frame. There are no holes for a dogs leg to get into and if a dog did happen to run into/over it, they are actually sort of soft like a trampoline. If you ban a LOB then, all FT's should also ban running a dog over a log in the field. Logs are hard and do not give when dogs run into them because they can't see them on the ground.....lol... so silly.
Hot conditions are hot conditions. I'm thinking if we ban a LOB because it's too hot out, we should ban a live flier station because they must sit in the direct sun with no shade all day too? you can leave a flap of a LOB open and still be covered and have shade. I don't think being a gunner at a live flier station gives you that luxury.
I just did Bill. Sorry about that.
I am probably the first judge that actually used a "layout blind" to hide a gunner, as we use them extensively in my guide business. I took several up to Strong City Kansas at the Topeka trial where it's full-on prairie and the only tree is in a draw, and there aren't too many of them. It absolutely changed the game in setting marks there. I have used layout blinds effectively, and with great effect. COMMON SENSE DICTATES THEIR USE!
I know that many stories are out there about kids getting hurt and dogs getting hurt, but I think most of them were hearsay. "I heard" that a dog got hurt or Didn't a bird boy get hurt with those things?
I judged at the Prison in Alabama a few years ago and asked the FT committee if they had layout blinds available. They told me they were outlawed, so they didn't have them. I told the FT Chairman that they indeed were not, and that I would be checking one as baggage and bringing one along! It saved the day setting up a key bird in an open field and even though it was hot, we rotated the gunners out of it with no issues whatsover. Common sense!
As one of the judges in the Midwest that are constantly faced with lack of cover to hide throwers, we will figure out ways to hide people in the field. I have a design already in mind......
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I think the real issue is allowing judges to use ingenuity as the rules suggest and then trusting them to do it safely. Of course the FTC needs to insure that in fact it is safe. Legislation to eliminate a certain tool might be more of a choice vice a necessity. I still am skeptical of how many voted for versus how many voted against the proposal. But then again, I still scratch my head and shrug my shoulder when thinking about the last Presidential election outcome. HPW
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The Lonesome Smoking Santa
Trip Start Mar 21, 2005
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The record cold continued. One man said it was the coldest winter in ten years. So the Metro was a good place to thaw while visiting interesting Metro stops, the central ones each with their own theme (Greek columns or cosmonauts in space, for example). The Metro was clean and futuristic, in a retro Soviet 1950s way. The Metro meant I could visit the entire city every day, if I wanted.
The Orthodox Christmas came and went on January 7th, the date of Jesus' incarnation using the Julian calendar.
Secular Santas dressed in bright red and electric blue were in the parks, with secular Muslim Uzbek families taking childrens' pictures with him and his elf helpers. Teenagers took pictures with the nearby Amur Timur statue, a paradoxical symbol of their new country, which has never existed before in this form.
The Amur Timur Museum was a metaphor for this symbol. On one hand, the museum showed ample quotes of Amur Timur the benevolent ruler. On the other hand, they didn't mention the butchery he committed as he extended his rule from Samarkand out to Delhi and Baghdad and the Caucasus, with perhaps 17 million people slaughtered. On one day in Delhi, Timur's army killed 100,000 Hindu infidels.
So Amur Timur seemed a perfect symbol of a country whose leader puts signs outside every major building saying he built it or he restored it, while at the same time suppressing and improsoning and murdering people who do not have the same views.
Exiting the Chorsu Metro Station, I climbed the stairs with dozens of other passengers into the largest bazaar in Tashkent, where people sold fruits, bread, socks, underwear, coats, detergent, cell phones, and more. I came here several times to eat shashlyk kababs and bread and meet local vendors.
Just to the northwest of Chorsu was the Khast Imom complex, with Barakhon Medrassa and Telyashayakh Mosque, dating to the 16th centuries but newly
restored by president Karimov himself. The medrassa was supposedly the residence of the Central Asian Muslim Religious Board, though inside they only sold souveniers. Nevertheless, Islam is reviving after the dissolution of the USSR, with some wanting to re-establish a Caliphate and unite Central Asian countries into Turkestan.
Around the complex was the icy old town, some of which wasn't too old, given the destructive power of the 1966 earthquake, which leveled the city. Still, the mud-brick homes and narrow winding streets were a contrast to the wide boulevards elsewhere.
Exiting the Mustaqillik Maydoni Metro Station (Independence Square), I saw a few more Santas posing with balloon-holding children in the vast square. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was more sober, with a Santa taking a cigarette break behind the 400,000 names of Uzbek soldiers who died in World War II. During World War II, Tashkent, never historically a significant city, became a major center of Soviet industry and production, well hidden from German bombs
Nearby, The Modern Art Museum was full of colorful and intriguing paintings, which provided relief to the icy cold grey outside. President Karimov built this museum himself, according to a sign outside. Inside, I looked into the thoughts of others, with their brush strokes, wondering what they were trying to convey with their work (nothing too Islamic, of course).
Though the Metro made getting around easy, places to stay and eat were sparse after the shashlyk and fruit in Chorsu. For five nights, I stayed in the railway station gastinitsa and for another three nights, I stayed at Gulnara B&B in the old town. There were no restaurants near these places that I could find and the holidays meant that establishments were often closed, so shashlyk and fruit it
was, despite the cold freezing the onions and congealing the lamb's fat before you could take a bite.
The two weeks in Tashkent had their moments, but was more of a learning
experience, if you will. Having no books to read, meeting few English speakers, seeing all the sights several times, memorizing the Metro routes, facing the bitter cold grey skies and slippery sidewalks, searching for places to eat a warm meal, avoiding the stare of corrupt militsia, and chasing after visas that would never be stamped, I was a lonely traveler trapped and unable to travel because of bureaucracy
But loneliness is a part of the travel experience and helps you appreciate, understand, and be mindful within the present,
when you do not have control over your future path, so to speak,
the times when the sun doesn't shine,
the times when you are missing a home,
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I've just got hold of a FOTR LOTR fig.
It's Elrond but on an Aragorn card.
I can see that there is no way of opening and resealing without ripping the card, and I also bought it from a local TRU.
Anybody have an idea on what it's worth ? as I know that SW figs packaged wrong can go for silly money.
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By Patty Kruszewski, Citizen Managing Editor 10/08/12
Community leaders and elected officials from across the region gathered in eastern Henrico Sept. 24 to celebrate the opening of a new resource center for job-seekers that is the first of its kind in Central Virginia.
The Resource Workforce Center, located just off Nine Mile Road at 121 Cedar Fork Road, is the first such center inthe area to serve both adults and older youth.
Members of the federally funded Resource Workforce Investment Board, which works to increase private sector employment opportunities, joined in cutting the ribbon to mark the official opening and followed up with tours and information sessions led by center staff and community partners such as the Community College Workforce Alliance, Job Corps, Virginia Employment Commission, and Senior Connections.
"It's such a beautiful day," exulted James Holland of the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors, chairman of the resource consortium of local elected officials, as he prepared to cut the ribbon at the entrance to the center. "We're having class outside!"
In addition to serving as a one-stop job-shopping resource for the unemployed, disadvantaged adults and older youth, said Holland, the center will also assist the underemployed. "You may have a job," he noted. "But do you have a career?"
The center will help entrepreneurs as well, through a program known as resource business solutions that asks the leadership from various companies, "What do you need to expand?" Among the companies that have expressed interest in such assistance are a growing food supply company and a railroad company losing workers to retirement.
But "first and foremost," said Holland, "[the center] will offer those who come a friendly face."
Deborah Wickham, chairman of the Resource Workforce Investment Board, noted that a great deal of research has gone into locating centers where they can best serve the more than one million citizens in the area's member jurisdictions, which include the counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Powhatan as well as the City of Richmond. One of three area workforce centers (the others are in Chesterfield County and South Richmond, with a fourth opening soon near downtown Richmond), the 20,000 square-foot center replaces one less than half its size on Williamsburg Road.
"Eastern Richmond and Henrico contain some of the highest concentrations of poverty in our region," Holland pointed out, "and so we are opening this center where it is most needed."
Representatives of various organizations began their tours in the reception area, which features kiosks for easy registration and space for one or more police officers on site. Among features of the dedicated space for youth are computer labs and stations for resume writing, as well as facilities housing the Resource Youth Network's out-of-school program, the GOALS Institute.
The converted building, formerly a Verizon call center, also boasts a large conference room, a resource room that can be used to access the internet for job searches, and access to printers and faxes for submitting job applications and resumes. Center staff offer job seeker services such as resume reviews, skills assessment, career counseling, mock interviews, and for individuals who qualify, intensive training that may include free tuition to local educational institutions.
"It's all about connecting people with partnerships and working together," said Holland. "It will come to fruition."
Frank Thornton of the Henrico County Board of Supervisors, whose Fairfield District includes the new center, described similar visions for the site as he prepared for the ribbon-cutting. "This will be a venue of collegiality," Thornton said. "Of service to our people."
"You've heard of no wine before its time?" he asked. "Our time has arrived."
Snipping the ribbon, Holland added emphasis with a flourish and triumphantly held the scissors aloft.
"It's open!" announced Holland. "Go forth and prosper!"
For details about the Resource Workforce Center, visit http://www.ResourceVA.com.
Henrico Democrats nominate Lynch, Rodman
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Courtney Lynch, the founder of a leadership development company, was somewhat of a surprise winner in the Brookland District supervisor's race. She defeated Virginians for High Speed Rail Executive Director Danny Plaugher, who had been the party's nominee two years ago in the general election for the seat.
Debra Rodman, a Randolph-Macon College professor, earned the party's nomination for the 73rd House District seat, defeating Chelsea Savage, a nurse, in a runoff. Attorney Sarah Smith was third and Bill Coleman, a project manager for a health organization, fourth.
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Courtney Lynch, the founder of a leadership development company, was somewhat of a surprise winner in the Brookland District supervisor's race. She defeated Virginians for High Speed Rail Executive Director Danny Plaugher, who had been the party's nominee two years ago in the general election for the seat.
Debra Rodman, a Randolph-Macon College professor, earned the party's nomination for the 73rd House District seat, defeating Chelsea Savage, a nurse, in a runoff. Attorney Sarah Smith was third and Bill Coleman, a project manager for a health organization, fourth.
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Therapeutic healing
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"Some people might not feel safe anywhere because they have had hard things happening to them, and I have the background to help that person reground and feel safe in the group," Jacobson said. > Read more.
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Following the retirement of Delegate Peter Farrell [R-56th District], a number of candidates have thrown their hats into the ring to vie for the open seat in the Virginia General Assembly district, which contains a portion of Henrico's Far West End.
Democratic challengers include Lizzie Basch and Melissa Dart, while Republican contenders include George Goodwin, Matt Pinsker, Graven Craig, Surya Dhakar, Jay Prendergrast and John McGuire. In addition to a section of Henrico, the district also includes portions of Goochland and Spotsylvania County, as well as all of Louisa County. > Read more.
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News: Hotspot #4: the project Asteriko
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Hotspot #4: the project Asteriko
Item posted by Mathieu Roy <yeupou> on Wed Apr 13 10:22:14 2005.
On a regular basis, Gna! people pick and interview one vivid and mature project hosted here to highlight the software and personalities that drive Libre Software community.
This is the third hotspot, dedicated to the Asteriko project.
Asteriko Description:
Asteriko is a php web front-end to access Asterisk(tm) Free Software
PBX. It includes user access to his own account, access to logs and
auditing, administration, configuration and maintenance.
It's based on php, uses a sql backend with adodb abstraction library,
and smarty as a templating engine.
An Interview with Mose, Tom Bouillut, Loïc Monthorin and Erwan Lerale:
| Gna: Hello, Can you give a two line description of Asteriko your
| grandma(s) could understand (what is a PBX by the way)?
A: A PBX is for phone lines what a train station is for railways. It's
where the voice chooses where to go. Asterisk is a free software PBX
developed for years by an active community, and Asteriko is just like
a way to access it by using the web rather than command line. Hey
grandma, don't worry, it's just for phone... no, no, not fun ...
| G: Who are you? How many developers contribute to Asteriko regularly?
| How is leaded the project? What is the profile of the main developers
A: We are a group of friends initially, from which 3 or 4 contribute on
the code of Asteriko. Loic is telecoms engineer, Erwan is network
engineer, Tom is web software designer, Damian is independent
one-person ISP, Mose is a software engineer, others are testers,
advisers, cheerleaders, etc... Our average profile is 30-40 years old
internet engineers in various companies or independent. We don't use
any lead, each one has his skills and we combine them quite naturally.
| G: When was started the project and why? There are many frontend
| available (http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+GUI). Why did you
| choose to roll your own?
A: Just because we could. Well, we started the project in early 2004, it
was not so well spread and we wanted to have something that we could
use easily for our own use.
| G: How would you compare to other GUIs? What's your key value?
A: The key value of Asterisko is to provide a simple but powerful web
interface that is usable without the knowledge of Asterisk's configs
files (which are numerous and complex for the dummies). Most of others
GUI only provide edition of asterisk's config files, Asterisko
proposes an intermediate layer to make the configuration job more
human friendly. We are telco engineers, network specialists, graphic
designers, geeks. So, the Asteriko GUI is, on some aspects, very
sharp. It uses the professional conventions from classic telco
| G: What are you targeting? IP Centrex and/or home PBX?
A: Both, and also, small companies that use a PBX as an internal service.
We are also dreaming about a network of private PBX and peer-based
communication systems. Asteriko would be useful in such a context.
| G: Who are you targeting? Geek, Grandma?
A: Grandma is not the direct target of Asteriko, it's a pure geek or
administrator tool. It should open the job of PBX administration to a
wider range of people.
| G: What features are you missing/planning?
A: We built the frontend and now are working on the backend. That's why
we still are in pre-alpha. Asteriko works on developers servers but is not
proper to be released soon. What is planned is a release soon. We
would also like to build a LiveCD (Gentoo or Debian + Asterisk +
Asteriko + Apache/PHP/MySQL...)
| G: Which license did you choose for Asteriko and why?
A: The software is licenced under the GNU/LGPL licence. That choice is
driven by the possible use of it in non-free distributions, and to make
business have less reluctance to jump into that free software development.
| G: Can you mention some real world use cases of Asteriko?
A: 2 of the main developers are working right now on a test platform
(20 users) of asterisk+Asteriko on the Claranet infrastructure
(http://www.claranet.fr). That first realworld case is experimental
and will be used in development for validating the GUI by the use of
it. There are also individual uses for developers, so we have several
testing ranges.
| G: Do you have any industrial or institutional support? If any, how so?
A: We have no support of no sort and don't need any for that project, as
we are regular engineers we have our own resources and servers.
| G: Are you looking for contributions? If so, what kind of
| contributions could be of use to the project?
A: Contributions are always good. As always documentation writers and
translators are mostly welcome, but we also can use help from any PHP
| G: What tools do you use when working on Asteriko? Why?
A: We use PHP and MySQL, because it's a well-known combination of tools.
We generaly use no IDE, and most of us are more vim users than emacs.
About collaboration tools we use few things because we are in a
physical proximity. We use a wiki for writing docs on
| G: Why did you choose Gna! as host? What Gna! tools do you use? Which
| features do you like most? Which features miss you most?
A: We picked Gna! because it's hosted in france and then we can speculate
on a fast access (our core team is from Paris, we have some friends in
UK, ES, HU). And because it's run by geeks that are working on nifty
features that we could like to use, like GNU arch or Subversion. We
mainly use right now the cvs and mailing-lists. We have not much users
yet, but later we plan to use actively the bug tracker and support
request system. Everything would be perfect if we could have a write
access to the CVSROOT/ like on berlios to have more an extensive use
of the CVS (modules, hooks, etc..).
| G: Unfortunately, we do not plan to provide such feature for security
| reasons. It seems to us that, by design, allowing users to edit files in
| CVSROOT is generating a too high risk of security breach (we believe this
| "feature" was very likely to be one of the main causes of the compromise
| of the server savannah.gnu.org in 2004, along with linux ptrace bug).
| G: Anything else?
A: Thanks for your great work!
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As with many of us we wear multiple hats in Scouting. First and foremost we wear the Dad (or Mom) hat, then the hat appropriate to our unit, like Scoutmaster or Committee Chair. Then there often times is some District level hat, whether that is part of the District Training team, a District event, or serving on the District committee. Some are active within their Order of Arrow Chapters or Lodges, and so another hat is hung there. And for some, and the numbers narrow here, the Council comes a callin' and more hats are added to the hat rack of Scouting. This is all well and good as long as the person wearing all of those hats can A. balance and manage the time, B. give full attention to all the positions that he or she has volunteered for, and finally C. Remember that this is Scouting and it is still a game with a purpose.
All of that to say… I am putting on my District hat right now for this post.
Thursday night at our District committee meeting I was asked to take on an additional responsibility, that of the District Committee Chair while we are looking to replace our retiring District Committee chairman. I currently serve as the District Program Chairman, so this was not to far a stretch and so I accepted the interim role.
That is neither here nor there when it comes to the subject of this post, other than to say that in the role of both the District Committee Chairman and the Program Chairman one of the reports that our District Commissioner gave disturbed me to no end and I am looking for solutions.
That report was on the Journey to Excellence status of units within our District. I'll jump right in.
In November our Council wraps up it's rechartering process. This way all units are good to go heading into the new year. If done right by the units, this is a nice way to end the year and start their Scouting calendar year off clean. Maybe it's because I do not know anything else, but this works well for me.
In November we also close out our now Journey to Excellence (Former Honor unit, Quality unit, Centennial Quality unit) report. Now of all the programs listed in Parenthesis.. I like Journey to Excellence a lot. It is a fair way to rank and rate your unit. It is a good measure of how your program is delivering the promise of Scouting. In the Thunderbird District we have 129 units that rechartered this November.. well 124 actually turned them in on time.. we are still waiting on 6 of them… which will add to my point here real quick. Out of the 129 units only 35% of them turned in the paper work for their Journey to Excellence. That's only 45 units (Packs, Troops, and Crews). 45!
So the question has to be WHY? The score card is easy to use, the goals are fair and offer a sliding scale from Bronze to Gold so that units have a way of stepping up their programs with rewards for small and large success's. But why would only 45 out of 129 units report how they are offereing up the program?
Is it a lack of knowledge? A lack of training? A lack of buy in? Or does this tell us that the 84 units that did not report are not providing quality programs and do not want to tell that to the District and Council? I sincerely hope that this is not the case. I know that there are great Scouters out there in our District and I see the units around doing activities, service projects, and outings. So why not report.
My thoughts went back to the Good turn for America program. Our District struggled in getting units to report there also. We asked a volunteer to chase down units and assist with their reporting.. read.. do it for them. And amazingly, or not, the numbers went sky rocketing. Now I am not suggesting that this is all about numbers. I certainly am not, what I am hoping is that the Promise of Scouting is being delivered in the 84 units that have made the choice not to fill out the form.
In talking with one Scouter, I came to the conclusion that he just did not know how the process worked. So a lack of training on his part led him to not being able to go through this with his unit. I call BS on this to a certain degree. The program is not that tough to just figure out. He asked about tools that could be used to help with the process. I told him to go to Scouting.org and look up the Journey to Excellence. There he would find an easy way to set the goals of the unit, track the progress of the unit, and print the final report. Along with definitions, Frequently Asked questions, and support. I also reminded him that the number one function of the District is to support units and he could always call us.
Here is what I like about the JTE program. If you use the tracker, and I mean break it out monthly and see how you are, as a unit progressing through your program based on your goals. You will achieve success. The tracker allows the unit to see potential problems or short falls before they happen. It allows Troop committees to make adjustments, it is a nice tool for the Patrol Leaders Council to stay on track with their program. After all the main emphasis of the JTE is in program and participation. Most of us have a competitive gene in us. Our Scouts certainly do. So the Journey to Excellence plays on this part of the game. There are incentives within the unit to continuously improve. Better Performance means better Scouting for youth! Better Performance can earn a higher level of Recognition, and Key requirements are tracked and improvement can be quickly identified so they can see where they are on the field. It's kind of like being in a 3rd and long and waiting to punt or 3rd and short and know you can score!
I also like that each year the requirements will change. Each year, the requirements will be reconsidered to reflect the improved performance by units. This is why it is important that ALL units report. Right now in my District 45 units will set the performance measurement for the rest of the District. New standards for 2012 are already out. You can see the Troop score card here.
So I am looking for solutions to this problem. If you have any ideas, please leave a comment or drop an email.
Share your Journey to Excellence success's also in the comments section of this post.
Like I said. I know that there are good Scouters out there doing the right thing. But the Journey to Excellence program will help make Scouting better. Better for the main thing… Scouts.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
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It is regretful that so few responded. I would guess that the low numbers are due to training and the fact that this program. I find JTE to be a great tool. We break it out at every committee meeting to track our progress, and I feel it has exposed some areas where we can improve.
Perhaps this is an area where the friendly neighborhood Unit Commissioner can help. If they were to sit with their units periodically throughout the year and gently nudge the unit, it would bring JTE more into the minds of the unit leaders, and returns might increase. Using the commissioners seems natural, as they need to sign the form anyway.
Unit Commissioner? Who's that?? Ours has *never* visited with me or my troop about our performance! Exactly a year ago this month, I blogged about this very thing(http://blog.myscoutstuff.org/2011/01/no-stake-scouting-goals/). It only took them NINE MONTHS to finally communicate goals… and they were only about adult leader training and nothing about JTE. My troop works on JTE anyway despite getting no support from even my committee or other unit co-leaders. Kinda sad if you ask me…
I did break down and complete the JTE paperwork, as a favor to our District Committee. The Excel spreadsheets National BSA posted online certainly helped speed up the process.
This laundry list of "thou shalts" doesn't motivate me as a volunteer. I have enough paperwork as it is. I can see that it may help a larger unit see results more clearly, but for a dozen Scouts it's overkill.
What gets measured does get done. Should I push my Scouts to do 1 more campout next year, kicking us up to "Silver" so Council execs can feel good about themselves? Try as they may, these metrics can't measure "Quality".
I have a dozen scouts and this didn't feel like overkill at all. I also don't view JTE as a list of "thou shalts" in any way. In fact, we found it to be a useful list of goals to guide us and provide focus throughout the year. My troop earned Silver for 2011 and in doing so learned that when you run the program the way it was designed, completing the work to accomplish these goals comes pretty easy and natural. Metrics may not necessarily measure quality, but the process of doing the work as organized by JTE automatically drives a troop in the direction of quality. That's where I see the power of this program. I would also suggest you do 1 more campout so your SCOUTS can feel good about themselves! No one else really matters…
I am a very active adult leader. I like the JTE process, with a few concerns. First of all, most of our adult leaders are very busy people (I suspect this is true in most units!). The JTE process is rather time-consuming. First, it takes time to understand it in the first place. I find the JTE info screen on scouting.org to be really confusing. I have to click on everything just to figure out what it is, and it often isn't what I need.
Putting the service information online takes a significant increase in time and effort. I am sure that it provides someone some good metrics, but we are a small unit and we just do not have many adults who are active, and the few of us who are active do not need more work to do.
I am still confused about the fitness requirement for Gold level. We need "an ongoing fitness competition where members can track their performance." First – that sends me – the busy leader – off trying to figure out what that means. I have found PALA and other fitness programs that would probably work. It would help if the JTE documentation gave some helpful advice about things like this. (If it is already out there someplace, I haven't found it yet.)
In summary, I think JTE is a problem because most leaders will not spend anywhere near the time I have spent to figure it out. There's a great big barrier right at the front of it. I have a great Venture Crew – one of the best in our council, I have been told – but to keep it that way, I need to spend my time with them, not busywork like JTE. Sorry, that's how I feel. It needs to be simplified. I will trudge on and probably use it, only because I am determined to improve. I can see many positives in it. But that doesn't keep me from seeing the weakness of the program and the reason it won't be used by most troops/crews.
Debbie R.


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Take a trip down Memory Lane - Tuesday, 1 February 2011
Calling all long-standing local residents – do you recall Fort Nelson during the dark days of the Second World War? Did your father, grandfather or other relatives reminisce about their days billeted at the Fort during the Great War, prior to leaving for France? Or did you play there as a child, when the Victorian building lay derelict in the 1960s-1980s?
The Royal Armouries Museum – which is currently revamping the Portsdown Hill Fort and transforming it into a visitor attraction fit for the 21st Century – is appealing for local people to get in touch and to share their memories and memorabilia.
Your reminiscences and photos could be recorded, copied and be used to help tell the story of Fort Nelson in galleries and on the Royal Armouries' website, as further development of the revamped museum continues over the next few years.
Sean Mannie, Head of Royal Armouries South, said, "We know from talking to our many visitors that local people hold Fort Nelson in great affection and it has played a major role in the life and defence of South Hampshire for over 140 years. We're keen to talk to anyone who's either served at Fort Nelson, or has any connection, memories and especially photographs to share. We are sure there are some fantastic, colourful stories out there, waiting to be told."
One local resident who's already got in touch is Shirley Weyman and her husband Derek, who were in their early 20s and courting when they first discovered Fort Nelson in 1965.
Shirley and Derek loved exploring the then-derelict site, and enjoying the Fort's spectacular, sweeping views over the Meon Valley and spent hours there, planning their future life together. The pair married in 1967 and settled in nearby Portchester with their two sons, but always retained their close link with the Fort.
Shirley said, "We loved to come up here and imagine what it would have looked like if we could have gone back in time before the housing estates were built. The views are so amazing."
Shirley also speaks fondly of the time in the 1980s and 1990s when the Fort was renovated and the Royal Armouries opened a museum there, housing the national collection of historic cannon and artillery.
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Asian flavors sparkle in this 20-minute salad!
Six cups of any combination of salad greens can be used instead of the head lettuce and romaine.
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Political Correctness – the loss of words and phrases
Obviously, in recent years political correctness (PC) has affected our language. We are prevented from using many words or phrases in the name of political correctness.
Here are a couple of recent ones that I find a bit foolish but are reported to be what the current administration is moving toward using, but I expect some find them needed.
Terrorism: "man-caused" disasters
War on Terror: "overseas contingency operations,"
What political correct phrases do you find objectionable? Or, what phrases that are currently in use do you think need to be replaced with a PC version?
One that I find, historically, to be a bit foolish is the renaming of the War Department to the Defense Department.
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Lessee... after finishing Twain's Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, I read several SW EU titles: Luceno's Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, Zahn's Outbound Flight, and Anderson's Jedi Academy Trilogy: Jedi Search, Dark Apprentice, & Champions of the Force.
Next was Stephen King's Cell, a rather unsatisfying tale. I thought The Stand much better.
I also read H.G. Well's The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, & The Invisible Man, before heading into the deep with Peter Benchley's Jaws. The movie strays somewhat from the original novel so it might be worth a read if you liked the film.
Next up was historian David McCullough's 1776, detailing the tumultous year in American history from the siege of Boston to Independence to Washington's daring attacks at Trenton and Princeton.
After that I read Michael Crichton's Timeline and Sphere, both of which have been adapted into films. I preferred Timeline's 14th century time-travelling historians to Sphere's group of boring scientists who investigate a crashed American spacecraft from the future out in the Pacific.
I just finished Robert Harris' Fatherland, a political thriller set in 1964 Nazi Germany. If you're a fan of alternate history and find Nazis endlessly fascinating, then you might check this one out.
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I reread Fatherland just recently. Excellent book. If you haven't read Harris's Enigma, I highly recommend it, too. A WWII thriller set in England and involving the Bechley Park code breakers.Originally Posted by Ji'dai
I'm reading Heir to the Empire at the gym. Second time for that one, and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.
I finished The Accident by Elie Wiesel (Holocaust survivor, wrote Night, that Oprah featured on her show), which is semi-non-fictional. Not bad.
Am currently reading something by the guy who wrote All I Ever Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten that's okay; kind of Chicken Soup For the Soul-esque to me.
I'm impatiently waiting for Legacy: Betrayal to get returned to the library. (to whomever has it out, it's due in today! ).
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
I'm reading a big arse World War II day by day book. I like the way it's written because the days are presented as a newspaper article yet it gives the facts and kinda alludes to what really happened and some behind the scenes stuff.
Up, up, and OKAAAAY!!!
I have also read Fatherland and thought it was pretty good as well. Thanks for the tip on Enigma I'll look into that one.Originally Posted by OC47150
The last two summers, I've read at least 28 books each, and at least 5000 pages (for those who don't know me, I loooooove keeping track of things via lists), so I'm on my way with three and 600.
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten and Maybe (Maybe Not) by Robert Fulghum. They're peppy, positive stories of life that people need to remind themselves of every so often. Not bad, easy reads.
The Dharma of Star Wars by Matthew Bortolin. Very heavy on the Buddhism aspect, for obvious reasons. I actually noted about 7 editing errors (including referencing a line from AOTC and listing it as TPM) and the guy really dislikes Jar Jar and the Prequels. It was okay, but I don't think I'll be shaving my head and wearing safron robes anything soon.
Am starting The Philosophy of Star Wars, but I'd like to begin Legacy: Betrayal if the person who STILL HASN'T RETURNED IT TO THE LIBRARY ON TIME does so. This might almost make me consider possibly thinking about wondering if I should actually buy the book. Nah.
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
I'm reading a few books right now.
Forever Odd by Dean Koontz - actually been reading to for a while now. I'll pick it up a few times every now and then. It seems to drag on at times and, so far, it's not as good as the first one.
Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk - about half way through. A bit disappointed after the great things I read about it. I shouldn't be too surprised though, since I hated Fight Club (the movie).
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon - Just started this one. I read a newsbit about Natalie Portman may be in a movie version of this and read up on what it was about. Sounded pretty good: A Jew that seeks refuge in the US in 1939 hooks up with his cousin to create a hit comic, The Escapist. It's a Pulitzer Preize winner and at 600+ pages it could take me a few weeks.
Jarhead by Anthony Swofford - Already read it once, but I picked it up for $5 hardcover and will probably read it again after I finish what I have on my plate.
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Mummy of the raincoat is a gigantic trollop.
Kavalier and Clay's a good one. Hadn't heard about Nat being in the film version.
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Finished The Da Vinci Code and started Christine by Stephen King.
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Circumstances in two separatist Georgian border regions—South Ossetia in the north and Abkhazia in the northwest—brought Russia and Georgia into open conflict (RFE/RL) this month. Though Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced an end to military attacks (WSJ) against Georgian forces on August 12, there remained reports (Reuters) of ongoing Russian military operations in Georgia. Yet beyond the immediate triggers, some analysts see two international developments in the past six months as major catalysts for Russia's biggest military campaign outside its borders since the fall of the Soviet Union. The conflict could have consequences far beyond Georgia's borders for the West and Russia.
The first catalyst was recognition of Kosovo's February declaration of independence (NYT) by the United States and European powers. Vladimir Putin, then Russia's president and now its powerful prime minister, had warned for years of the danger of recognizing Kosovo without Serbia's agreement. After it occurred, James Traub writes in the New York Times, "Mr. Putin responded by leveling a blow at America's Caucasus darling." Putin set in motion moves to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and stepped up patrols of Russian forces—ostensibly peacekeepers—in those regions. Russia expert Dmitri Simes of the Nixon Center told a CFR meeting late last year that Western recognition of Kosovo would have to be followed by a "quid pro quo in the Caucasus or where we are [is] a new era in international relations" between Russia and the West.
Now, just days into Russia's offensive, writes the Financial Times' Quentin Peel, the events in Georgia have become "Russia's Kosovo," including Russian portrayals of President Mikheil Saakashvili as a dangerous rogue in the mold of Serb leader Slobodan Milosevic. An analysis from the Russian news agency RIA Novosti described Saakashvili as unstable but a master propagandist. Soon after fighting broke out in South Ossetia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was voicing concern over Georgian "ethnic cleansing (Reuters)" of the region, conjuring a term from 1990s Bosnia and Kosovo.
A second international catalyst for Russia's offensive in Georgia was a decision at NATO's Bucharest summit in April. The alliance, in a bow to Russia, declined to consider Georgia and Ukraine right away for a Membership Action Plan, or MAP. But a NATO statement pledging to reconsider the two countries' bids in December infuriated the Kremlin (FT). Russia followed that decision by stepping up moves to upgrade its relations with the two breakaway Georgian regions, which it already provided with crucial economic support. Analysts have linked the strong Russian reaction with a growing feeling of isolation as countries on its periphery join Western institutions. That is now coupled with newfound Russian "prosperity and self-confidence and geopolitical entitlement" that give it an opportunity to reverse this trend, says CFR Senior Fellow Stephen Sestanovich in a new interview.
The challenge for Washington and European capitals, which have gradually boosted their ties with Saakashvili's democratically elected government, is what tack to take to restrain Russia. President Bush on Aug. 13 made his strongest show yet of support for Georgians by announcing a humanitarian relief effort spearheaded by U.S. military aircraft and naval forces.
On the diplomatic side, there looks to be a need to revamp the international approach to brokering the region's "frozen conflicts." Before this month's fighting, the main tools of Western engagement in Georgia's frozen separatist conflicts—a UN observer mission in Abkhazia, and an OSCE mission in South Ossetia —had produced little enduring results in the past fifteen years.
Much depends on whether the August military campaign represents a turning point for Russian foreign policy. Former top Clinton administration officials Ronald D. Asmus and Richard Holbrooke write that this moment could be the end of an era (WashPost) in Europe when "spheres of influence were supposed to be replaced by new cooperative norms." CFR Adjunct Fellow Jeffrey Mankoff's recent profile of Russia's foreign policy elite notes that the "neo-imperialist" camp, keen for Russia to challenge the West for leadership, appears well positioned to grow in influence.


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As for the driver, implemented mmap() of the record buffer and done some bug fixing and cleanup. Also took the time to learn a bit more about linux memory management and memory maping.
I'm considering doing a rewrite of the sound driver just to see if I can reduce the amount of locking that is currently needed. The idea was inspired mainly by the sound drivers written by Jeff Garzik (which have little to no locking). This will probably remain as a private project until I can proof it is worth it (probably never). What I need to find is a way to measure the driver performance quantitatively.
I've have accepted the job in France (near Nice) and will start on the 13th November. I'll be working in Conexant Inc. developing linux drivers for their hardware. More details later.
Went to see an Apocalyptica concert. For those who don't know them they are a Finish group composed of four cello players, they are also a heavy metal band, doing covers of groups like Metallica, Sepultura and Slayer besides their original compositions. I'm not a big heavy metal fan but this concert was excellent. Have to get their latest album.


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I just got this laptop case and have to say I hope it is better than it appears while I am moving everything into this new case. My 15.6 inch sony vaio had to be shoved in to fit. I could barely get the laptop case zipped up after putting it in. The zippers do stick too. It would not hold my Bose headphones in the case either. This made the case too wide to zip up, even though the case is not spread all the way open. THe case also hasthese odd straps sewn inside and for the life of me, I have no idea what purpose they serve. I am having my husband cut them out as they keep getting the way and getting stuck while I am zipping it closed. It does not have enough pen holders or organization pockets. The outside pockets are so tight I cannot fit a single thing in either one. It would have made a LOT more sense to make it one larger zippered pocket. I really miss this outside zippered pocked that was on my old Samsonite as I could tuck my boarding pass there and easily get to it. One nice feature about the case is the table holder. Nice feature. I sure wish one of these companies would listen to us seasoned business travelers. No one makes the perfect case, Victorinox had one last year and I waited too long to try to buy it. I would make a fortune designing my own as I know every business person would buy it!
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JANESVILLE, Wis. - The National Weather Service has issued a watch and a warning for high water on the Rock River this week.
A flood warning is in place for the Rock River at Newville. The river was about an inch short of flood stage at Newville Monday afternoon.
A flood watch was issued for the Rock River further south at Afton starting Wednesday morning. The river was at 8.5 feet Monday afternoon, and flood stage is 9 feet.
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Ranjana Advani
Saul A. Rosenberg, MD, Professor of Lymphoma
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Clinical investigation in Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas and cutaneous lymphomas. Experimental therapeutics with novel chemotherapy and biologically targeted therapies.
The research program is highly collaborative with radiation oncology, industry, pathology and dermatology.
Rajni Agarwal-Hashmi
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Stem Cell Transplantation) at the Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Hematopoietic Stem cell biology-created a SCID mouse model to study engraftment of cord blood derived hematopoietic cells and use of this model to develop gene transfer technology for Fanconi anemia.
Clinical research interests are to develop new protocols to reduce graft vs host disease,treatment of viral infections post transplant and use of manipulated HSC graft in patients who receive mismatched donor transplants.
Ash A. Alizadeh, MD/PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Oncology)
Current Research and Scholarly Interests My research is focused on attaining a better understanding of the initiation, maintenance, and progression of tumors, and their response to current therapies toward improving future treatment strategies. In this effort, I employ tools from functional genomics, computational biology, molecular genetics, and mouse models.
Clinically, I specialize in the care of patients with lymphomas, working on translating our findings in prospective cancer clinical trials.
Russ B. Altman
Kenneth Fong Professor and Professor of Bioengineering, of Genetics, of Medicine (General Medical Discipline), of Biomedical Data Science and, by courtesy, of Computer Science
Current Research and Scholarly Interests I refer you to my web page for detailed list of interests, projects and publications. In addition to pressing the link here, you can search "Russ Altman" on http://www.google.com/
Justin P. Annes M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology)
Current Research and Scholarly Interests The ANNES LABORATORY of Molecular Endocrinology: Leveraging Chemical Biology to Treat Endocrine Disorders
The prevalence of diabetes is increasing at a staggering rate. By the year 2050 an astounding 25% of Americans will be diabetic. The goal of my research is to uncover therapeutic strategies to stymie the ensuing diabetes epidemic. To achieve this goal we have developed a variety of innovate experimental approaches to uncover novel approaches to curing diabetes.
(1) Beta-Cell Regeneration: Diabetes results from either an absolute or relative deficiency in insulin production. Our therapeutic strategy is to stimulate the regeneration of insulin-producing beta-cells to enhance an individual's insulin secretion capacity. We have developed a unique high-throughput chemical screening platform which we use to identify small molecules that promote beta-cell growth. This work has led to the identification of key molecular pathways (therapeutic targets) and candidate drugs that promote the growth and regeneration of islet beta-cells. Our goal is to utilize these discoveries to treat and prevent diabetes.
(2) The Metabolic Syndrome: A major cause of the diabetes epidemic is the rise in obesity which leads to a cluster of diabetes- and cardiovascular disease-related metabolic abnormalities that shorten life expectancy. These physiologic aberrations are collectively termed the Metabolic Syndrome (MS). My laboratory has developed an original in vivo screening platform t to identify novel hormones that influence the behaviors (excess caloric consumption, deficient exercise and disrupted sleep-wake cycles) and the metabolic abnormalities caused by obesity. We aim to manipulate these hormone levels to prevent the development and detrimental consequences of the MS.
The Hereditary Paraganglioma Syndrome (hPGL) is a rare genetic cancer syndrome that is most commonly caused by a defect in mitochondrial metabolism. Our goal is to understand how altered cellular metabolism leads to the development of cancer. Although hPGL is uncommon, it serves as an excellent model for the abnormal metabolic behavior displayed by nearly all cancers. Our goal is to develop novel therapeutic strategies that target the abnormal behavior of cancer cells. In the laboratory we have developed hPGL mouse models and use high throughput chemical screening to identify the therapeutic susceptibilities that result from the abnormal metabolic behavior of cancer cells.
As a physician scientist trained in clinical genetics I have developed expertise in hereditary endocrine disorders and devoted my efforts to treating families affected by the hPGL syndrome. By leveraging our laboratory expertise in the hPGL syndrome, our care for individuals who have inherited the hPGL syndrome is at the forefront of medicine. Our goal is to translate our laboratory discoveries to the treatment of affected families.
Sally Arai, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Blood and Marrow Transplantation) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Research interest in utilizing post-transplant adoptive cellular immunotherapy to reduce GVHD and relapse in patients with high risk hematologic malignancies.
Lucia Aronica
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stanford Cancer Center
Bio Until now, most medical treatments have been designed for the "average patient." As a result of this "one-size-fits-all" approach, treatments can be very successful for some patients but not for others. Precision Medicine, on the other hand, is an innovative approach that takes into account individual differences in people's genes, environments, and lifestyles. The interaction between genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors is called epigenetics.
My research investigates the role of epigenetic changes in obesity and weight-loss to design precision-medicine solutions that are tailored to people's unique characteristics. To this end I am studying how obesity and weight loss modify our epigenetic landscape, and how these changes interact with genetic and lifestyle factors to predict disease status and reversal for the design of personalized medicine strategies. My ultimate goal is to change the very nature of health care—true patient-centered care based upon prediction and prevention rather than relying exclusively on diagnosis and treatment.
For this project I have been awarded a Marie-Curie Fellowship, Europe's most competitive research grant, scoring #1 among the applicants in the entire Life Sciences panel. Previously, I received a Hertha Firnberg award from the Austrian Science Funds, and became project leader at the Vienna-Biocenter in Austria. I have also received science communication awards from Europe PubMed Central and FameLab International. I have research experience from the University of Oxford, University Federico II of Naples, University of Vienna, University of Southern California, and Stanford University. I have published research papers in top-ranked peer reviewed journals such as Cell, Genes and Development, the EMBO Journal and Nucleic Acid Research.
Steven Artandi
Jerome and Daisy Low Gilbert Professor and Professor of Biochemistry
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Telomeres are nucleoprotein complexes that protect chromosome ends and shorten with cell division and aging. We are interested in how telomere shortening influences cancer, stem cell function, aging and human disease. Telomerase is a reverse transcriptase that synthesizes telomere repeats and is expressed in stem cells and in cancer. We have found that telomerase also regulates stem cells and we are pursuing the function of telomerase through diverse genetic and biochemical approaches.
Ann M. Arvin
Vice Provost and Dean of Research, Lucile Salter Packard Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Our laboratory investigates the pathogenesis of varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection, focusing on the functional roles of particular viral gene products in pathogenesis and virus-cell interactions in differentiated human cells in humans and in Scid-hu mouse models of VZV cell tropisms in vivo, and the immunobiology of VZV infections.


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