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In yesterday's Washington Post, veteran newsman Bob Woodward recounts a recent meeting between National Security Advisor James Jones and a few dozen Marine officers in Afghanistan's Helmand province under the command of Marine Brig. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson.
The subject on everyone's mind: force levels. Saying that he was "a little light," Nicholson hinted that he could use more forces, probably thousands more. "We don't have enough force to go everywhere," Nicholson said.
Of course he doesn't. One senior military commander confided, in Woodward's telling, "that there would need to be more than 100,000 troops to execute the counterinsurgency strategy of holding areas and towns after clearing out the Taliban insurgents. That is at least 32,000 more than the 68,000 currently authorized."
So, Nicholson and other commanders were asking: Can we expect to receive additional troops in Afghanistan any time soon?
Jones's answer: don't bet on it.
The retired Marine Corps general reminded his audience in Helmand that Obama has approved two increases already. Going beyond merely an endorsement of the outgoing Bush admiministration's decision to more than double the force in Afghanistan, Obama accepted the recommendation of his advisers to send an additional 17,000, and then shortly thereafter another 4,000.
Well, Jones went on, after all those additional troops,…if there were new requests for force now, the president would quite likely have "a Whiskey Tango Foxtrot moment." Everyone in the room caught the phonetic reference to WTF – which in the military and elsewhere means "What the [expletive]?"
Nicholson and his colonels – all or nearly all veterans of Iraq – seemed to blanch at the unambiguous message that this might be all the troops they were going to get.
Nicholson and his Marines should be concerned. But so should all Americans. The men and women in our military have been given a mission that is highly dependent upon a very large number of troops, and they don't have a very large number of troops. The clear, hold and build strategy is dangerous and difficult – even when you have the troop levels that the military's doctrine recommends: 20 troops per 1,000 indigenous population. In a country the size of Afghanistan (with an estimated population of 33 million), that wouldn't be 100,000 troops, that would be 660,000 troops.
Pacifying all of Afghanistan would be nearly impossible with one half that number of troops. It is foolhardy to even attempt such a mission with less than a sixth that many.
So, what gives? (Or, as the military folks might say, "Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot?")
It is doubtful that anyone in the White House, the Pentagon, or on Capitol Hill honestly believes that 70,000 U.S. troops can turn Afghanistan into a central Asian version of Alabama – or even Algeria, for that matter. They might reasonably object that they aren't trying to pacify the whole country, but rather the most restive provinces in the south and east. Perhaps barely 10 million people live there (which my calculator says would require a force of 200,000). Besides, they might go on, the 20 per 1,000 figure is just a guideline, just a rule-of-thumb. Some missions have succeeded with fewer than that ratio of troops, just as other missions have failed with troop ratios in excess of 20 : 1,000.
These seem to be nothing more than thin rationalizations. They reflect the fact that the American public would not support an open-ended mission in Afghanistan that would occupy essentially all of our Marine and Army personnel for many years. The "70,000 troops for who knows how long" is a political statement. They are pursuing a strategy shaped by focus groups and polls, rather than by doctrine and common sense.
No, that is not an argument for more troops. It is not an argument for ignoring public sentiment. It is an argument for a different mission.
The public's growing ambivalence about the war in Afghanistan reflects a well-placed broader skepticism about population-centric counterinsurgency that are heavily dependent upon very large concentrations of troops staying in country for a very long period of time. Americans don't support such missions, because the benefits don't outweigh the costs. And they likely never will. They are equally skeptical of COIN's intellectual cousin, ambitious nation-building projects.
And if I'm right, and if no one actually believes that killing suspected Taliban, destroying fields of poppies, building roads and bridges, establishing judicial standards and training Afghan police is actually going to work, then, well,….
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
The mission in Afghanistan, especially the troop increases, appear more and more as face-saving gestures. A show of wanting to do something, even if policymakers doubt that it will actually succeed. It is a delaying action, a postponing of the inevitable, a kicking the can down the road.
I hope I'm wrong. I hope that a miracle happens. I hope that the Taliban disappears. That Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Mullah Mohammed Omar, Jalaluddin Haqqani, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, and every other bad guy I can name winds up dead on an Afghan battlefield. Tomorrow, preferably. I hope that all Afghans (girls and boys) get an education and earn a decent living. I hope that Hamid Karzai learns how to govern, Afghan judges learn how to judge, and that the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police quickly learn how to defend their own country.
In short, I hope that the people who are crafting our Afghan strategy know something that I don't.
I fear, however, that the deaths and grievous injuries endured by our military personnel during this interim period, which may run for years or even decades, as we seek "peace with honor" or "a decent interval" (or pick your own favorite Vietnam cliche), will weigh heavily on the consciences of policy makers if, in the end, they have merely burdened these men and women with an impossible task.
Ask Robert McNamara how that feels.


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News about Johnny Carson, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times. More
Johnny Carson took over the "Tonight" show from Jack Paar on Oct. 1, 1962, and, preferring to retire at the top of his game, voluntarily surrendered it to Jay Leno on May 22, 1992. During those three decades, he became the biggest, most popular star American television has known. Virtually every American with a television set saw and heard a Carson monologue at some point in those years. At his height, between 10 million and 15 million Americans slept better weeknights because of him.
Mr. Carson was often called "the king of late night," and he wielded an almost regal power. Beyond his enormous impact on popular culture, Mr. Carson more than any other individual shifted the nexus of power in television from New York to Los Angeles, with his decision in 1972 to move his show from its base in Rockefeller Center in New York to NBC's West Coast studios in Burbank, Calif. That same move was critical in the changeover of much of television from live to taped performances.
In his monologue and in his time, Mr. Carson impaled the foibles of seven presidents and their aides as well as the doings of assorted nabobs and stuffed shirts from the private sector: corporate footpads and secret polluters, tax evaders, preening lawyers, idiosyncratic doctors, oily accountants, defendants who got off too easily and celebrities who talked too much.
All these oddments were sliced and diced so neatly, so politely, so unmaliciously, with so much alacrity, that even the stuffiest conservative Republicans found themselves almost smiling at Mr. Carson's Nixon-Agnew jokes and uptight doctrinaire liberal Democrats savored his pokes at Lyndon B. Johnson and the Kennedys. Members of the public couldn't say whether they were on Johnny Carson's side or he was on theirs. All they knew was that they liked him and felt they knew him - a claim most of those who were close to him in his life, including his wives, family and "Tonight" staff members, would not make with much confidence. They knew Mr. Carson was intensely private, a self-described loner who shunned the spotlight when off camera.

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Standing Vice Point refers to a large building complex in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, situated in southern Vice Point, at the border with Ocean Beach.
During the events of GTA Vice City it has a minor role in the storyline. However, in GTA Vice City Stories, it becomes the second setting of the mission Unfriendly Competition for the Mendez Brothers.
Standing Vice Point sits up on a hill and is the first one going south of the Malibu Club. The entire complex consists of two structures: A single tower to the north, and a taller terraced structure to the south; the main entrance is only seen at the northern wing. The back of the building is a point of interest. It features numerous tables, palm trees, bushes, and a sloped pool with a series of diving boards in order of size from smallest to biggest. It also has a boardwalk in the back leading to the beach. These features imply that Standing Vice Point functions as either a hotel, an upscale apartment, or both.
Due to the earlier setting of Vice City Stories, certain features in the building have yet to be constructed or put in. The large glass dome appearing between the pool and leisure area and the backside of the building is still under construction, and some smaller details such as ladders, and Sprunk machines are visible.
The building includes at least two red signage displaying its name, one at the base of the northern tower, and another on top of it. A stone pillar has also been included at the main entrance, displaying a large yellow S logo, presumably denoting the "Standing" portion of the building's name. In GTA Vice City Stories, these features are absent.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- BF Injection: Up north beside the boardwalk running behind the structure.
- PCJ-600: In a corner of the building at the south end. Automatically starts PCJ Playground.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Quad: Can be purchased at the entrance of the boardwalk coming up to the pool.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Body Armor: In front of the large rock in the front of the building.
- One Rampage: On top of the largest diving board behind the building.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Katana: At the foot of the building.
In GTA Vice City Stories there is a glitch involving a large tree and the wall towards the back. This glitch will cause the players to run through the wall and end up outside of the walled-in area. To do this, players must go to the gate leading down to the beach, and then locate the biggest tree just north of it. After finding it, players must run in between the wall and the tree to where they're facing the wall. If done right, they will end up on the boardwalk.
- In both games, there is a sign by the pool that says "Don't pee in our pool" along with a picture of yellow water.
- Despite not being based on it, the hotel's logo is similar to the one of Sheraton Hotel & Resorts.


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Xtypes provides scheme bindings for common datatypes used in xlib programming. This egg is meant to be used mainly in conjunction with the xlib egg, as a convenience, because it exposes these various datatypes as high level scheme objects rather than opaque c-pointers. Objects created by the make-* constructors here all have finalizers for automatic garbage collecting.
This library has been developed on an as-needed basis, rather than a methodical one. There are possibly many more datatypes that would be the proper domain of this library to handle, and those can be added as they are reported to me, or as need arises in my own work with xlib.
- XGlyphInfo
- XRectangle
- XRenderColor
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- X11 development headers (libx11-dev)
- XRender development headers (libxrender-dev)
XRectangle[procedure] (make-xrectangle x y width height)
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Some of these procedures have the same names as procedures in the xlib egg, so if you are using xtypes and xlib together, you should change your xlib import form to look like this:
(except xlib make-xrectangle
xrectangle-x xrectangle-y
xrectangle-width xrectangle-height)
XGlyphInfo[procedure] (make-xglyphinfo)
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The channel values of an xrendercolor are all normalized to a decimal number between 0.0 and 1.0.[procedure] (make-xrendercolor r g b [a])
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Sheet music downloads have become the preferred method of acquiring classical music repertoire. Created by professional musicians, EveryNote.com presents classical sheet music download of over 20.000 popular and hard-to-find music scores over 1000 composers. A major Internet provider of classical sheet music files download online, EveryNote.com offers the largest and most complete digital sheet music download library on the Web in the world. Instantly download, view and print your favorite classical music score. Everynote.com currently offers thousands of classical music compositions for Piano, Violin, Cello, Flute, Clarinet, Classical Guitar, Voice, Chamber and Choral music.Many more instruments, composers, genres added every day! EveryNote.com has been featured in The New York Times, Globe and Mail, Musical America and many other publications.
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Topic: The appeal of Commando's.
With the recent release of the excellent Triple Zero and the brilliant Hasbro, Scorch figure, the commando's are back in the spotlight(did they ever really leave though?)
So i got to thinking, why are these men(and they are men), which never appear in any movies, so popular. Admitaly been clones would make them popular, but why are they so popular, even more than there regular"brothers".
Well a large part of it is the books. They are so well written, not just from a action point but from a character point. Each one character is unique, and you never feel you are reading about identical men. When i read the books i picture each of them as having the same face(except Atin of course), but each one feels different.
Another factor is how brilliant and easy to pick up and play the game is. You really get the feeling that you are fighting along side your life long "brothers", and the ending made me shout out in despair. Add brilliant graphics and story, and the appeal is there.
Then add the obvious. The armor, the kit and the "How cool are they" factor, is what catches people's eye.
But there is also what i think of as an unconsious factor. To me at least, they remind me of other 4 man teams, such the A-team, Teenage mutant ninja turtles and the ghostbusters amonsgt others. 4 distincht personalties, who are extremely close, working togthor to over come huge odds. But also people can relate to them better than most characters in the Star Wars universe. Why? Simple really. You can see your self and a group of close friends in them. You can imagen the commando's sitting down after a mission and have a round of cold beers. Or talking about there problems and yet still joking around and having a laugh. The type of things you do with your mates.
So even though the books, game and apperance all add to there overwhelming popularity, what i feel makes them so popular is what they remind you off in your own life.
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OK, so what happens when i exchange my paintbrush for a computer mouse? Of course, I'm a super-graphic designer. It's not all about software though, you need a limitless imagination and creative disposition too, obviously I excel at both. So, err…yeah(!)
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More first books for fledgling readers that offer the enjoyment of a good story with the thrill of accomplishment that comes from independent reading. Written in short, easy phrases with carefully selected vocabulary and plentiful illustrations, each book helps youngsters achieve success as they have fun.
The series follows three friends who love to share stories. In each book, one is reminded of a well-known story:
It's Not About the Ball! is based on The Frog Prince;
It' Not About the Tiny Girl! is based on Thumbelina;
It's Not About the Diamonds! is based on the story of Diamonds and Toads;
It's Not About the Straw! is based on Rumpelstiltskin and
It's Not About the Beanstalk! is based on Jack and the Beanstalk.
As one friend starts his story, the others are reminded of versions they know so each volume has three stories within one framework. The stories come from around the world, and Veronika Martenova Charles provides a note at the end of each book to describe the origins.
Easy-to-Read Wonder Tales are a great first step in developing a lifelong love of reading, and it makes a fine companion to Veronika Martenova Charles's series, Easy-to-Read Spooky Tales.
VERONIKA MARTENOVA CHARLES is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books include The Birdman, illustrated by Annouchka Gravel Galouchko and Stéphan Daigle. She has studied at Ryerson University, the Ontario College of Art and Design, and has a graduate degree in Folklore from York University. Veronika Martenova Charles lives in Toronto.
DAVID PARKINS is the award-winning illustrator of over fifty children's books. He began his career at Dyfed College of Art in Wales, studying wildlife illustrations.
Praise for Easy-to-Read Spooky Tales:
". . . a series that is not only informational but also entertaining. Young readers...will find the short lines and large print inviting and accessible." - MultiCultural Review
Praise for The Birdman:
". . . the story is simple, very touching, and elegantly told . . . " - Starred Review, Quill & Quire
". . . this story of grief turned to compassion is lovely to look at and elegantly told." - School Library Journal


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EU citizens have the right to move and live anywhere in the European Union, provided that they meet certain conditions. This is an important right to achieve European integration and is included in the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights (Article 45). However, FRA research shows that many Roma EU citizens settling in another Member State in search of better conditions continue to experience racism, discrimination and exclusion.
On 9 November 2009, the FRA presents its comparative reports on:
Selected positive initiatives - The situation of Roma EU citizens moving to and settling in other EU Member States
Joint FRA, COE, OSCE International Conference on Roma (9-10 November 2009)
These FRA reports form part of a joint action on freedom of movement and migration of Roma, initiated in 2008 by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights (CommHR), the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM). They were presented on 9 November 2009 at an international conference, organised jointly by the above organisations.
Please be informed that the conference report is under preparation. Should you require more information, do not hesitate to contact firstname.lastname@example.com
In order to investigate how EU citizens exercise their right to freedom of movement 'on the ground', in 2008 the FRA launched a major research project based on interview fieldwork research. The research was carried out in 2009 in France, Finland, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, providing a broad reflection of the experience of Roma EU citizens in 'receiving' countries.


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Conventional Medical Treatment for Osteoarthritis
The medical treatment of osteoarthritis initially involves the use of simple analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs. Recently a new category of anti-inflammatory drugs (anticox2) has been recommended, because they produce fewer gastric pains and stomach ulcers.DescriptionOf the more than 100 types of arthritis, osteoarthritis is the most common, afflicting 16 million Americans. In fact, osteoarthritis is said to be the most common-and, longest historically recognized-disorder known to humankind.Osteoarthritis can affect any joint of the body, but it most commonly occurs in the fingers and weight-bearing joints, such as the hips, ankles, and knees. The disease occurs when the cartilage, which covers the ends of the joints and acts as a cushion between bones, wears away, allowing the bones to rub against each other. For some people, this can be excruciatingly painful. On the other hand, many people with osteoarthritis experience no signs or symptoms of the condition.Even though osteoarthritis is usually limited to a single location, the afflicted joint can affect the entire body. Sometimes the muscles surrounding the joint tighten in order to soften the pain or protect the affected joint, while unaffected joints are forced to work overtime to make up for the ailing joint. In cases of osteoarthritis of the knee, the entire lower leg may eventually become deformed.Although the precise cause of osteoarthritis is not known, wear and tear appears to be the primary culprit. This is why osteoarthritis is also called wear-and-tear arthritis or degenerative joint disease. Thus, the college quarterback and the professional typist both of whose joints are taxed daily-are at heightened risk of developing osteoarthritis later in life. Osteoarthritis, especially in the hips and fingers, also tends to run in families.The risk of developing arthritis of the hand increases with age. In fact, by age 75, 85 percent of the population have some symptom of the condition. Often, bony knobs-also called nodes develop on the knuckles, making fingers look gnarled. Nodes usually appear first on a single finger but can grow to involve all the fingers. While nodes can be tender or slightly painful, they rarely cause any disability. Nearly 90 percent of people with nodes are women over age 45.Signs and SymptomsPain and tenderness in joints (typically, joints in one to three sites are affected, and the pain worsens after use and goes away with rest)Discomfort in affected joint before or during a change in the weatherSwelling in affected jointsWeakness and loss of flexibility in affected jointsIf the joints of the fingers are affected, bony knobs may be visible at the knucklesConventional Medical TreatmentAn X-ray may be used to detect the presence of osteoarthritis. However, there is no cure for the ailment. Conventional treatment usually involves exercises and physical therapy to keep the surrounding muscles strong and flexible. Pain and stiffness can be relieved by analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs (ibuprofen, aspirin). Bed rest and immobilization of the affected joint may be needed for brief periods of time. When all other measures fail to provide relief, surgical joint replacements (knee or hip) have very high success rates.
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Robotic Revolution
In one of my last articles, I mentioned the robot workforce planned for deployment by Foxconn Electronics Inc. over the next three years. In an article on CNET that I read recently, I saw how much these worker robots will cost the company. CNET pulled its information from a report on Singularityhub.com.
Here's an excerpt from the Singularity report:
A first batch of 10,000 robots aptly named Foxbots appear to have made its way into at least one factory, and by the end of 2012, another 20,000 more will be installed Each robot costs between $20,000 and $25,000, which is over three times the average salary of one worker. However, amid international pressure, Foxconn continues to increase worker salaries with a 25 percent bump, occurring earlier this year.
It's worth noting that you can see automation is already part of the manufacturing process at Foxconn, but the new Foxbots are aimed to not merely complement factory workers, but replace them.
With the cost stated to be about three times the annual salary of a worker, this translates into a payback or break-even point where the robots pay for themselves after three years. According to a video posted on the Singularity website, Foxconn starts off a worker at $14/day, and after two years that number doubles to $28. I also noted on the video that about 250,000 workers arrived at the factory at 7:00 a.m. for a briefing of the day's expectations as delineated by the line supervisors. I could not help but notice that, while the briefing was underway, the workers were standing in arrays in what the military calls the "parade rest" position. There was a certain amount of robotic regimentation already in place as demonstrated by the uniform behavior of the human workers.
If the cost of the robots drops to near zero after three years, then the perceived value of the human workforce will deteriorate commensurate with their potential robotic replacement cost. So, the workers will continue to lose any kind of leverage when it comes to fair labor practices.
As this relates to supply chain economics, it means that the lower cost of labor should increase the company's profit margin and allow the contract manufacturer to reduce its end-product prices such that the company becomes more competitive in the marketplace. Eventually, the factory with the lowest labor rates for similar products will win or dominate the market segment to which the product is targeted. In my mind, that fact alone will drive further deployments of robots, resulting in an increase of the robot population throughout the world.
Now, the target cost reduction emphasis will be the cost of maintenance and upkeep of the robotic equipment. Here is how I see this going with the state-of-the-art factory of tomorrow: Designers will be focusing on software and mechanical features that allow for diagnostics that will be inclusive of the operating and lifecycle status of all mechanical and electrical interfaces with regard to wear-out and replacement demands.
Digital Hall Effect proximity sensors, pressure and flow detection, accelerometers, and temperature gauges will be built in to monitor mechanical wear-out, critical adjustment settings, physical gap spacing, real-time fluid pressure and viscosity status, and where a robot's moving parts are at any given moment in 3D space. There will also be other digital sensors and transducers integrated into the designs in order to capture the operating condition of any particular robot function.
Now, tie all of this diagnostic digital feedback into a central supercomputer programmed to flag maintenance alerts and launch either pre-scheduled preventive maintenance operations or emergency replacement operations, and the factory can realize close to a 100 percent uptime statistic. The reliability can be further increased by designing in redundant subsystems like power supplies with hitless switch-over connectivity. The MHSB backup system would kick in seamlessly in the event of a critical system-level failure that could potentially shut down either a single robot's operation or an entire production line.
Continuing with the design considerations of making all replaceable parts out of materials that can be printed on the newest and upcoming 3D printers and the spare parts management is greatly simplified by having an on-demand 3D printing operation also under the control of the alerting supercomputer. If a part is close to its wear-out point, the printer is flagged by the central computer to create the replacement part so it will be ready to deploy for replacing the aging part before failure. Every part in the online robot would already have a mechanical computer-aided design (CAD) file from its original design. Those CAD files could be kept in a server that was accessible to the 3D printer for rapid replacement part production.
I could go on converging technologies to build the factories 20 years from now, but the technology exists today to create the scenario I have discussed above. Of course, not all replacement parts or components could be printed now, but in the very near future, design considerations will include 3D printing capabilities. When that happens, human beings will be in place just to make sure the factory has human overseers that will make sure the top-level machines are doing their jobs -- if you catch the double meaning.
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Miro Tool & Mfg., Waukesha, WI, has acquired a Mitsubishi Model 510 Suprema waterjet-cutting machine with a 90,000-PSI KMT pump, to continue its "transformation from a tool and die shop to contract manufacturer with advancements in prototyping and production," says company president Jeff Brown.
The firm operates out of a 40,000-sq.-ft. facility and offers engineering support, prototyping, tool build, stamping, fabrication, welding, assembly and machining.
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Animation Degrees: What Coursework is included in a Typical Animation Program?
What Does Animation Mean?
Animation has been around since the early 1900s when it was used to create classic animated films such as Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906, considered the first example of animation) and The Haunted Hotel (1907). Traditional animation is the process of simulating movement by displaying a series of frames or pictures. In addition to traditional animation, other common types of animation include stop motion (clay animation, puppet animation) and computer animation (2D, 3D). Less common types of animation include sand animation, erasure animation, and pinscreen animation.


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Introduced: 2006-07-27
Description: Major redesign of the desktop chips based on the mobile chip Merom. Should use the same bus as Merom and Tukwila. Part of the Averill platform. Said to be used in future Macs. Will be named E6300 (1.86 GHz, 2MB, $210), E6400 (2.13 GHz, 2MB, $230), E6600 (2.40 GHz, 4MB, $315) and E6700 (2.67 GHz, 1066 MHz, 4MB, $529). A value-segment version known as Conroe-L will be introduced in 2007-Q2. Will also be used in Uniprocessor Xeon chips (3040, 3050, 3060, 3070)
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For the past thirty-nine years, Mexican Fiesta has brought the sound, culture and taste of Mexico to Milwaukee's lakefront. The three full days of fun in the sun kicked off this year, like every other year, with a traditional Mariachi band welcoming everyone. Hundreds of food vendors lined up as well, showcasing the finest authentic Mexican cuisine. For the third straight year, the entire west side of the park was dedicated to the finest lowrider vehicles the Midwest has to offer. The entire day was packed full of fun as hundreds of custom vehicles lined in to the Summerfest Grounds located directly on the water in beautiful Milwaukee. Some clubs in attendance were Rollerz Only, USO, Cruizin In Style, Envious, Good Times, Stylistics, Solitos, Viejitos, Psychos Dreams, Street Legends, and All State Low Life, to name a few. The festival encourages individuals from all ethnic backgrounds to come share in the rich history, art, music, and food of the Mexican and Hispanic cultures. Mexican Fiesta is more than just a celebration; it's an affirmation of the belief that our community is alive with promise. Education is the key to the future and through scholarship awards; the festival becomes the gateway for young Hispanic men and women taking their rightful place in society.
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STATE COLLEGE - Matt McGloin went Hollywood. Michael Mauti went home to Louisiana.
Miles from the campus they called home for five years, the two Penn State stars have taken different routes to prepare for their shots at the NFL. After helping to lead the Nittany Lions to a surprising 8-4 season, they began to focus on the next level ... in their own way.
'The weather is great,' said McGloin, a Scranton native, joked about training in southern California. 'A lot better than the 6-degree weather back home.'
There was little time to party or hit the beach, though. McGloin, a quarterback who had a six-day-a-week workout schedule, is scheduled to play in the 'Texas vs. The Nation' all-star game Saturday in Allen, Texas.
'Just landed. Can't wait to start playing ball again,' McGloin posted on Twitter this week. It would be his first action since the emotional 24-21 win over Wisconsin in the season finale Nov. 24.
Mauti, a linebacker, has been training back in Louisiana. A stellar senior season ended early after Mauti had to miss the finale with a left knee injury. Previous injuries - one to each knee - cut short two seasons in Mauti's career.
He declined to give more specifics on his knee, other than saying that things were going well while training for the NFL Combine. He's already tried to make a good impression with the personal touch of sending hand-written notes to all 32 NFL general managers.
'Feedback,' he said, 'has been positive so far.'
The stoic Mauti embraced a high-profile leadership role during the challenging 2012 season, working with fellow seniors Michael Zordich and Jordan Hill to help keep most of the team together after the NCAA handed down strict sanctions in July. Mauti will be known as one of the best leaders in the history of the program, but he sought a change of scenery after the draining season.
Mauti was a known commodity when he arrived at Penn State in 2008, becoming a key reserve and special teams player in a freshman year that foreshadowed his future contributions to the program.
The rags-to-riches story of McGloin - Mauti's freshman year roommate - is now well known throughout Pennsylvania. McGloin climbed from a walk-on under former coach Joe Paterno to record-setting starting quarterback in the spiced-up passing attack in 2012 under first-year coach Bill O'Brien, the former offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots.
A year for McGloin that included school records for career touchdown passes and single-season passing yards ended with the senior winning the Burlsworth Trophy, an award given to the top college player who started his career as a walk-on.
'I've run New England's offense for a year,' said McGloin, as if running off bullet points from his resume. 'I've been around an NFL practice, day in and day out.'
After the surprising success of his senior year, the confident quarterback headed to Los Angeles for offseason workouts. He said the workout facility also hosted notable prospects like Alabama offensive lineman Chance Warmack and Oregon running back Kenjon Barner.
McGloin was focusing on combine drills like 40-yard dash starts and the broad jump. Throwing mechanics were important areas of concentration, too.
'Finishing throws,' McGloin said, 'being more balanced and doing a lot with my core and legs for throwing than using my arm.'
He might have a longshot chance at getting drafted, though analysts have predicted McGloin could sign on as a free agent.
Of course, McGloin has already proven he can overcome long odds to succeed at quarterback.


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Hi Tab, Posting back on-list as i believe your clarification and my own is necessary to provide the context of my initial comments and further any discussion. I'm aware of the history of the WHATWG/W3C, i didn't live it, but i know the split and subsequent collaboration. What you have highlighted which i was unaware of is the continuing (and expanding!?!) divide between the two organisations and especially your comments on 4 browser manufacturers using the WHATWG as reference. This is unsurprising though as it was these companies who set up the WHATWG and where their vested interested lie. However, the issue i have with WHATWG is precisely that. It only represents these browser manufacturers and with the notable exception of Microsoft. Whether it is liked or not Microsoft represents the requirements of the consumers and businesses who choose to use their software. It is disingenuous to suggest that they operate only under political motives and have brought nothing of value to HTML. For the manufacturer of the most popular browser to be unrepresented undermines any potential authority of the WHATWG. This is exactly why the W3C is setup the way it is - to enable universal collaboration and agreement in the face of seemingly irreconcilable differences. To draw an analogy with the UN, believe me, it is easy here and no-one's going to die. Politics always has at least two sides and you can't just dismiss the other party because you think you don't need them, it's about producing a better world for everyone. Don't think that WHATWG or it's members don't have political motives, everyone does it's just called self-interest. That 4 manufacturers have reconciled their differences is fantastic, akin to NATO, but don't think that they will remain in unison forever, and i can guarantee if Microsoft and their browsers were to disappear tomorrow the WHATWG members would find their differences again and require the same consensus processes which exist in the W3C. The next issue i have with the WHATWG is that it only represents browsers. Despite common thought, HTML is not just a browser technology and as you noted the WHATWG was formed out of specific interest in the continuation of HTML predominantly from client-side authoring perspective. As an implementor of server-side HTML (yes we exist) please understand that there are different requirements and that these appear unrepresented in the WHATWG. There are many other businesses and individuals who use HTML within different contexts and their requirements are paramount in producing a HTML solution which is to be served and consumed as well as presented. I would like to pay homage to the WHATWG, of which i proudly consider myself a member, and to Ian Hickson and everyone who has worked so hard in getting HTML5 to where it is today. If it were not for their sterling hard work we would collectively be years behind where we are now. However, HTML did not start with version 5 and to dismiss the organization which has given it home and nurtured it through the most demanding period of life is to discredit their enlightened and innovative stewardship which is the only reason we even have HTML at all. Sincerely, Cameron Jones On 10/06/2011, at 11:30 PM, Tab Atkins Jr. wrote: > [off-list] > [Also, this may sound abrasive. Please take it in the spirit of > helpfulness it is intended.] > > On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Cameron Heavon-Jones > <email@example.com> wrote: >> Personally, i refer and work from the official specification as it stands, w3c, because i know that it is the spec which will be implemented and, while it is still in flux, it is the one i can rely on the most to be the closest to what will eventually become standard in the years to come. > [snip] >> The W3C, with all it's rules and procedure, produces the specification which *can* be implemented. Without the structure, accountability and formal processes it would be impossible to achieve anything even remotely close to consensus which is the whole point of a specification. > > This is a reasonable position if you're not an implementor and don't > know any of the history behind the WHATWG/W3C split. Let me fill in > some details for you. > > After HTML4, the W3C decided it didn't want to work on HTML anymore, > and switched its focus to XML and XHTML. The browser vendors in the > W3C complained about this but were ignored, because there are a lot of > non-browser companies in the W3C who care about XML but didn't (at the > time) care about HTML at all, and they were able to outvote the > browsers. > > So, the browsers took their ball and went home. They organized the > WHATWG as an informal organization to discuss the future of HTML in, > and Hixie began writing what would eventually become HTML5. > > Several years later, the browsers are still paying attention to > Hixie's spec, and nobody cares about the XHTML2 effort in the W3C. > W3C management finally, grudgingly, switches gears back to shit that > the relevant people (web authors and browser vendors) care about, > shuts down the XHTML2 WG, and asks Hixie to come develop HTML5 in the > HTMLWG again. > > Before this happened, browsers were happy to implement the WHATWG > spec. After it happened, browsers were *still* happy to implement the > WHATWG spec, because for a long time it and the HTMLWG version were > identical. Then, gradually, differences appeared. The first few > decisions were to remove some stuff from HTML for political reasons > (like Microdata, which was removed because the W3C wanted to play nice > with its RDF working group). The WHATWG spec and the HTMLWG spec were > still consistent at this point, just the latter was a subset of the > former. More recently, substantive differences have appeared, so the > two specs no longer have a pure superset/subset relationship, also > usually due to political reasons (for example, a lot of the recent > accessibility stuff is a direct result of the fact that the W3C has an > A11Y WG filled with several loud clueless people). > > I work for a browser vendor (Google). I personally interact with devs > from all five of the major browser companies on a daily basis. I can > tell you, with absolute certainty, that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and > Opera are implemented almost entirely by looking at the WHATWG spec, > and will continue to be so for the forseeable future (the only > exceptions are that, occasionally, someone new to one of the teams > will use the W3C version until they run into one of the differences > and are told which spec is the "real" one). Microsoft is a little > weirder, because they go out of their way to appear > "standards-friendly" by publicly following the W3C spec, but several > of the devs I know personally on the IE team actually work from the > WHATWG spec. > > So, now you know the truth. The WHATWG spec is the more complete, > mature spec of the two. It's not riddled with stupid political > compromises. Actual browser vendors follow it instead of the W3C > copy. This situation shows no signs of changing, as the W3C spec is > now regularly getting worse, as new features added to the WHATWG spec > aren't backported to the W3C copy or are actively blocked (because > HTML5 is supposedly in "Last Call", which means it should freeze for > the next ten years while we iron things out), and new decisions either > remove useful text or insert bad text. The WHATWG (specifically, > Hixie) has done more for interop on the web than any other single > organization, including the W3C. > > Now, in the future, you can act with better knowledge and know what's > right. ^_^ > > ~TJReceived on Saturday, 11 June 2011 12:01:17 UTC
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Denkmal is the largest European event for monument maintenance and restoration, and urban renewal. It is the only salon to approach these themes in a complete and complex manner. Since its creation in 1994, it has been held every 2 years in Leipzig.
Denkmal unites an in-depth exhibition with an extensive international professional programme (conferences, meetings, seminars, workshops, information points, excursions and special presentations) and has become an important meeting point for European specialists of this sector.
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In October, Magento launched the beta version of the Magento Certified Developer exam. Dozens of experienced Magento developers flocked to the X.commerce Innovate 2011 Conference – and to several other beta exam locations around the world – to take the exam. Many of them earned passing grades, becoming the world's first Magento Certified Developers.
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December 21, 2004
LOS ANGELES—UCLA Anderson School of Management announces that Dr. Elwin Svenson, a former UCLA vice chancellor who currently serves in a leadership role in the school's Fully Employed MBA (FEMBA) Program, was honored recently by the Finnish government with the Knight, First Class, of the Order of the White Rose of Finland. Finnish Ambassador to the United States Jukka Valtasaari bestowed this honor on Dr. Svenson on Dec. 11, 2004, at a reception held as part of the culmination of this year's Global Access Program (GAP), which is a key component of UCLA Anderson's FEMBA Program.
The ceremony, which was held at the Los Angeles residence of Finnish Consul General Manu Virtamo, was attended by Dr. Svenson's wife Polly, three of his four children, four of his five grandchildren, and many of his colleagues from UCLA, along with 200 FEMBA students and 50 representatives of companies and partners participating in GAP.
The Order of the White Rose was instituted January 28, 1919, by then Regent Carl Gustav Mannerheim and revised May 16, 1919. December 6th, the independence day of Finland is the ceremonial day of the Order. The Order is awarded to foreign and Finnish citizens to recognize services to Finland, and for bravery in combat during wartime. The Orders of Finland are administered by a board consisting of a chancellor, a vice-chancellor and at least four other members. The Finnish president is head of the Order.
Dr. Svenson received the Order of the White Rose in recognition of his efforts, through UCLA Anderson's Global Access Program, to help Finnish start-up companies expand into markets abroad, including the United States. Dr. Svenson currently serves as executive director of GAP, with responsibility for maintaining and developing institutional relationships with international partners from trade and technology development agencies located in Finland, Australia, Italy, New Zealand, Ireland and Chile. He is also developing new partnerships with organizations in China, India and Spain.
"The Global Access Program is a key element of FEMBA, and Dr. Svenson's efforts in building institutional relations with so many organizations abroad has truly been beneficial in giving our FEMBA students a unique opportunity in gaining international field study experience," said Dr. Victor Tabbush, associate dean and director of UCLA Anderson's FEMBA Program.
According to an announcement on the Embassy of Finland's Web site, Dr. Svenson received this decoration "in acknowledgement to (his) hard work and investment in the improvement of Finnish technology companies' competitiveness throughout the years." "We're proud of all that Dr. Svenson has accomplished," said UCLA Anderson Dean Bruce G. Willison. "His service to our school and UCLA is unparalleled, and his efforts have truly helped make our FEMBA Program unique."
Bio Brief on Dr. Elwin Svenson
Dr. Elwin Svenson is currently executive director of international programs for UCLA Anderson's Fully-Employed MBA (FEMBA) program and senior advisor to the school's Harold Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Although he formally retired as UCLA's vice chancellor of institutional relations in 1991, he continues to serve UCLA. Dr. Svenson has more than 40 years of experience in international cooperation and educational programs at UCLA. All of his management positions since 1957 have included responsibilities for international activities covering cooperative programs with universities and governmental agencies in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East.
As vice chancellor, Dr. Svenson led the first delegation of UCLA faculty to China in January 1979. UCLA was one of the first American universities to establish academic ties with China after normalization of relations with the United States. UCLA faculty established four ESL centers that focused on preparing Chinese leaders to expand their knowledge in science, technology, economics and business in order to work and study in the United States. Dr. Svenson worked closely with UCLA faculty and administration and the Chinese government and university administrators to ensure the success of these centers. Due to this involvement, he helped UCLA Anderson faculty develop a number of programs in China, including one with the Shanghai Institute of Finance and Economics to promote understanding of accounting and taxation systems in the United States and China.
As part of the central administration of UCLA from 1970 to 1991, Dr. Svenson participated in and contributed to the spectacular growth and creativity of UCLA's emergence as a top-ranked research university. Dr. Svenson received all of his degrees from UCLA: B.A. in political science, M.A. in education and Ed.D. in adult education.
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UCLA Anderson School of Management is perennially ranked among the top-tier business schools in the world. Award-winning faculty renowned for their research and teaching, highly selective admissions, successful alumni and world-class facilities combine to provide an extraordinary learning environment. UCLA Anderson students are part of a culture that values individual vision, intellectual discipline and a sense of teamwork and collegiality.
Established in 1935, UCLA Anderson School of Management provides management education to more than 1,400 students enrolled in MBA and doctoral programs, and some 2,000 executives and managers enrolled annually in executive education programs. Recognizing that the school offers unparalleled expertise in management education, the world's business community turns to UCLA Anderson School of Management as a center of influence for the ideas, innovations, strategies and talent that will shape the future.


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Reid slams McConnell on nominees
Majority Leader Harry Reid charged on Thursday that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has "broken" his promises to consider President Barack Obama's executive branch nominations, as the Nevada Democrat prepared to move forward with the "nuclear option" to change Senate rules.
Reid filed cloture on a bloc of seven Obama nominees on Thursday afternoon, setting the stage for a potential vote on invoking the nuclear option on Tuesday. If Republicans continue to filibuster any or all of those presidential selections, the Nevada Democrat will force through his proposed rules change, he told reporters.
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Reid's nuclear option comes in two parts. It would require a simple majority to change Senate rules, rather than the 67 now needed. And it would mean that a filibuster on an executive-branch nominees could be ended with only 51 votes, rather than the 60-vote threshold now in place.
( PHOTOS: Obama's second-term Cabinet)
McConnell made a counter-offer of allowing votes on some nominees, excluding those that Obama used recess appointments to put in place. It was not enough for Reid, who objected, continuing the Senate down the path toward a rule change by majority vote. But the full Senate plans to meet on Monday at 6 p.m. in the old Senate chamber, though McConnell questioned Democratic attendance at the Monday meeting. But Reid said his members will be there but it's unlikely to resolve the gap between the two parties.
"My friend the majority leader is going to be remembered as the worst leader in the Senate ever," McConnell said. "It makes me sad."
McConnell's campaign Facebook page posted an image of a Reid tombstone with the words "Killed the Senate."
Following a 75-minute closed-door session with his Democratic colleagues, Reid signaled that he was ready to proceed with the nuclear option if the GOP didn't drop its objections to the Obama nominees, especially those for the National Labor Relations Board and Consumer Financial Protection Board.
"A couple people don't like changing the rules, [but] we have the votes to move forward on this," Reid told reporters following the Democratic Caucus meeting.
"Confirmation of Cabinet nominees used to be free of obstruction," Reid said earlier on the Senate floor. "But under President Obama, Cabinet nominees have encountered unprecedented obstruction."
"We're headed to changing the rules," added Sen Tom Udall (D-N.M.), a leading proponent of the filibuster reform movement. "I didn't hear anybody speak against it."
( Also on POLITICO: Reid: I feel sorry for John Boehner)
Reid didn't say he would invoke the nuclear option just yet, showing that he was open to a compromise with Republicans, but clearly only on his own terms.
"If they approve all seven, why would I want to do that?" Reid noted. "Maybe they [Republicans] will be brought to reality. But the reality is, if they're not willing to be reasonable, we know where we're headed."
Reid, as he has in the past, blamed the rise of the tea party "ideology" inside the GOP for the standoff.
"We don't have that same reasonable ideology among the Republicans," Reid claimed. "You would think they would be able to come up with six people to invoke cloture on these seven people. But they don't exist anymore."
Yet there is also an open question about whether he has the votes to do so. Several Democrats, including Sens. Carl Levin (Mich.) and Mark Pryor (Ark.), are opposed now — Levin said after the meeting he was still opposed, while Pryor said he had moved from a "leaning no" to a "solid no."
Several other Democrats, including Sens. Patrick Leahy (Vt.), Max Baucus (Mt.) and Jack Reed (R.I.), either say they are undecided or are believed by Democratic leaders to be on the fence. With only 54 Senate Democrats, Reid cannot afford to lose all those Democrats in order to succeed.
In fact, Vice President Joe Biden — who is apparently supportive of Reid's move — could end up casting a tie-breaking vote if the two sides deadlock at 50-50.
Among the nominees Reid said the GOP has delayed unnecessarily, the Nevada Democrat named specifically CIA Director John Brennan and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Those two nominees are now in office, as are the vast majority of Obama's executive picks. But Reid said the exponential increase in procedural votes on most of those nominees is eating up the Senate's valuable floor time.
"Republican obstruction has affected nearly every one of President Obama's nominees," Reid said. "If anyone thinks, since the first of this year, that the norms and traditions have been followed by the Republican leader, they're living in gaga land."
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Details on The Eternity Clock have been scant to date, but as the launch window approaches BBC Worldwide has opened the doors of the TARDIS to reveal what this side scrolling platformer is all about - and true to form, it's a lot bigger and more complex on the inside than one might previously have imagined.
First and foremost, BBC Worldwide and developer Supermassive Games are deadly serious about creating a game for proper gamers, aimed at your typical PSN user - 18-30 year old males, with the title getting a PEGI 12 rating for 'mild violence'. Rather than just farming the license out like they did for the two previous Nintendo titles (Evacuation Earth on DS and Return to Earth on Wii), BBC Worldwide actively sought developers keen to work on the franchise, choosing SuperMassive Games (Start The Party!, Tumble) from 6 original pitches.
"Before our group was formed, there was no one in the BBC with gaming experience," Simon Harris of BBC Worldwide's gaming division and The Eternity Clock's executive producer explained to IGN. "They were looking at these licensed games and saying 'Well yes, the Cyberman looks right, the Doctor's voice is in it, the TARDIS is the right colour blue', but nobody was playing it to be able to say, yes - this is a good game."
"The franchise is growing enormously and the amount of time and money you invest has a huge impact on the game you get, so licensing it to people isn't going to get you the best quality. This time we're actually putting in the BBC's own money and working with really good partners."
The time and money seems to have been well spent upon first impressions. Crucially the game is evocative of an episode of the show. With lovingly-recreated distinctive cinematography showcased by the Unreal Engine 3, Matt Smith and Alex Kingston providing over 5000 lines of dialogue along with motion capture, AND a full score by show composer Murray Gold, the feeling of actually participating in an episode in uncanny.
We were shown the opening tutorial level set in the Bank of England Vault and a level from later in the game set in the Cyber-factory. The game starts out like pretty much all the episodes begin, with the TARDIS grounded after something goes horribly wrong. A time maelstrom has brought the Doctor's time machine crashing to earth, so naturally he goes off to find out where (and when) he is and what went wrong.
The game is set over 17 levels across four fundamental time periods on Earth - Elizabethan, Victorian, present day, the near future - and with several extra-terrestrial locations from the show thrown in for good measure, including the Cyber-factory, the Dalek Ship and the Stormcage Containment Facility, which you break out of as River Song using her hallucinogenic lipstick. Spoilers!
Ostensibly a side-scrolling platform puzzler with some stealth elements thrown in, Simon estimates that The Eternity Clock will offer a new player between 8-10 hours of gameplay. There are a variety of puzzle mini-games peppered throughout the levels which you'll need to conquer to unlock doors, time portals, and lifts. If you're playing co-op, the puzzles become co-op too, meaning you'll have work together to solve them – much like the Doctor and his companions do in the show.
Recreating the core values and concepts of the TV series is something that BBC Worldwide and SuperMassive Games have strived to nail with The Eternity Clock. This is why the Doctor won't be wielding a weapon - his Sonic Screwdriver can be used to take out enemies - and also, the Timelord will never be at risk of doing the unthinkable: dying. Using a suitably timey-wimey conceit, should the Doctor's health bar reach rock bottom, The Eternity Clock of the title will reset time back to your last save point.
Time-travel plays an important role within the wider game too. With the game completeable in single player and co-op, levels are often split across two time zones in the same location, meaning you complete one half with the Doctor, and then you'll have to complete the complementary level in the alternate time zone with River. But the time is asynchronous, so taking too long in one time zone will directly impact on the time allowed for the other character to complete their half.
With both the Doctor and his future/past wife River Song (it's confusing for us too) playable in the game, SuperMassive Games has firmly split the gameplay between the single-player and co-op experience, with only local multiplayer confirmed so far. Saved games can be transferred between PS3 and Vita should you want to carry on your adventure on the go.
The Eternity Clock has been planned as a long term investment for BBC Worldwide with future instalments and DLC on the horizon, possibly to tie in with the show's 50th anniversary in 2013. "We've got really big plans. This was planned to be the first in a series of games, so the story is set up in that way," Simon explained. "It gets left on a clear cliff-hanger. The eternity clock is a big part of that. We haven't announced anything yet, but I expect there will be some DLC."
Does this mean we'll be getting the chance to play future instalments as some of the Doctor's other incarnations like David Tennant, Tom Baker, or my personal favourite Sylvester McCoy? "We'll have to wait and see!" said Simon. Very coy.
Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is due out for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita this March, with pricing yet to be confirmed.


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Friday, February 24, 2012
Jonathan Marks tells archaeologists to "put down those beers"
I just read his outstanding book review essay on seven books on cultural evolution by evolutionary psychologists and others:
Marks, Jonathan
2012 Recent Advances in Culturomics. Evolutionary Anthropology 21:38-42.
If you have read some of these works applying biological models to cultural evolution, you will recognize the aptness of Marks' comments (such as the fact that decades ago anthropology solved many of the supposed problems they bring up).
Anyway, to the remarks on archaeologists and beers. Marks ends his essay arguing for the importance of distinguishing good science from bad science (a major theme in his publications), and the need to link anthropology to broader intellectual currents. Such linkages:
"will probably also require some archaeologists to put down those beers and get involved in building the intellectual bridges that will link the natural and social studies of human evolution." (Marks 2012:42).
I am all in favor of building these bridges (check out my past posts indexed with "Archaeology and other disciplines"), but do we really have to "put down those beers" do do this? I write this from the Texas hill country, where I have very much enjoyed the ales from the "Real Ale" brewery in Blanco, TX.
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More on Marks.... This is from Matt Cartmill's recent review of Why I Am Not a Scientist: Anthropology
and Modern Knowledge. By Jonathan
Marks (2009) Berkeley: University
of California Press. Evolutionary Anthropology 19:271–272 (2010)
In the final analysis, Marks is
unlikely to win over any practicing
scientists to his way of looking at science.
Some of the ideas he espouses
deserve a better and more convincing
exposition. If you want to confront a
truly devastating attack on the idea
that increasing human knowledge is
a good thing, go back and read Kurt
Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle. And if
you want to see a judicious and persuasive
account of how the study of
evolution is entangled with norms
and values, try the philosopher Mary
Midgley's book Evolution as a Religion.
In that book, Midgley criticizes
cultural relativists in words that
could have been written with Marks
in mind:
The weakness of their work is its
spasmodic exaggeration. They tend
to talk sometimes as though the
facts did not exist, as though
spotting a motive behind a
particular line of theory settled the
question of its correctness, or
somehow prevented that question
from ever arising. The weakness of
this kind of extreme relativism has
been shown in many ways, notably
and most simply through the
question of whether such theories
in the sociology of knowledge are
themselves ordinary scientific
theories, or are somehow exempt
from their own scrutiny.3:31
I doubt that science and Jonathan
Marks are going to get back together
anytime soon. Even if science
becomes a reformed character and
gives up all the genuinely vicious
habits that this book documents,
that still won't be good enough for
Marks. He isn't going to make up
with science until we scientists agree
to worship in his church, swear fealty
to Cultural Relativism, and bring
up the kids in the faith. I don't think
we're ever going to do that, and I
don't see any reason why we should.
- February 25, 2012 at 9:59 AM
- Michael E. Smith said...
@Anonymous - Thanks for the pointer to a very useful and insightful review of one of Marks' books. As that review suggests, Marks' work is "seductive, witty, annoying." The review hits the weak point of his approach - he is too relativistic. Whereas Marks criticizes many scientists for their overly political interpretations and context, he seems blind to the same criticism of his own work. The book review by Cartmill is very good at exploring this issue.
Marks seems (in more recent writing) to not understand that his anti-science stance (that is, his stance against politicized, racist, science) leaves him open to the creationists, postmodernists, and others who attack science on a more fundamental level.
But if you keep this caveat in mind, it is always great fun, and insightful, to read Jon Marks.
- February 25, 2012 at 11:23 AM


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A Back-to-Basics T Pickup
Few cars are as basic, as elemental, as the Model T. Henry Ford's horseless carriage for the masses was never meant to be fancy or flashy, just fundamental and functional. The same holds true for Model T-based hot rods–they seem to work best as stripped-down, bare-bones speed machines. To lavish such cars with conveniences like air conditioning, power steering, and cruise control is to go against their very nature.
That's why we're so drawn to Robby Hood's '27 roadster pickup. It's simple and straightforward. Robby says he was influenced by the hot rods he saw in second-hand "little page" books like Honk!, Hop Up, and ROD & CUSTOM–magazines which pre-dated his birth by a decade or more. The bias is easy to see.
Interestingly enough, Robby tells us that the T was even more elemental when he bought it from his friend Sam Rambo a couple years ago. At that time the barn-fresh steel body wore a coat of primer and a turtle deck, as well as rust and dents accumulated from years of not-so-dry storage. Sam built a sound deuce chassis for it using American Stamping rails, Model A crossmembers, a drilled front axle, and an original '32 rearend, then installed a stock '46 Ford flathead for power.
Robby acquired the roadster with a little bartering and a little cash and soon decided that a little refinement was in order. A complete rebuild ensued, but Robby was careful not to get too carried away. Why ruin a good thing, after all?
To that end, the chassis remains pretty much as Sam built it, the only exceptions being an 8-inch Ford rearend, a new K-member, and paint. The same flathead still resides between the rails, but it's now rebuilt and pumps out extra ponies thanks to an offset-ground Merc crank, Isky cam, Offy heads, and pair of Stromberg 97s. An '86 Ford truck three-speed transmission (with overdrive Fourth) backs it up.
Robby says the original turtle deck was beyond repair, so a new Brookville Model A pickup bed now resides in its place. A sectioned deuce grille leads the way up front, and the roadster body has been patched and straightened well enough to wear ol' Henry's favorite color. Matching black Naugahyde covers the owner-built seat, accented by orange piping that coordinates with the car's wheels and pinstriping.
While more refined than before, the T is far from extravagant. It still relies on hot rodding's fundamental recipe: small vehicle, powerful engine, and no frills. Such simplicity has its appeal–lots of folks took notice of the pickup (as did we) at the NSRA Southwest Street Rod Nationals in Oklahoma City last year. One admirer, Jim Heinz, even convinced Robby to sell it a few months later. Will Jim refine it even further? We sure hope not!
Robby Hood
Tulsa, Oklahoma
'27 Ford Model T Pickup
DRIVETRAIN: The '46 Ford flathead is bored and fitted with an offset-ground (1/8-inch) Merc crank to achieve 284 ci. Robby assembled the engine himself using Egge pistons, an Isky cam, Johnson adjustable lifters, and Offy heads. Fuel delivery comes from a duo of Stromberg 97s on an Offy intake, breathing through Edmunds air cleaners. A Mallory dual-point distributor lights the fire, while Sanderson headers send the spent mixture through Flowmaster mufflers and a Chris Orman-built exhaust. A homemade shifter provides control for the '86 Ford F-100 trans–a three-speed unit with overdrive. It's adapted to the flathead using a 1-ton Ford truck bellhousing ('49-53 vintage) and a Ranger hydraulic clutch.
CHASSIS: Previous owner Sam Rambo built the '32 Ford frame using American Stamping rails and Model A front and rear crossmembers. It's pinched in the front and at the cowl, and Robby added a '32-style K-member. A Maverick 8-inch rearend hangs on a Model A spring out back. Another Model A spring resides up front, with a dropped and drilled Super Bell beam axle and split wishbones attached. Pete & Jake's shocks, a Corvair van steering box, and '59 Buick drum brakes round out the package.
WHEELS & TIRES: The Ford pickup front wheels (15×5) and Wheelsmith rears (15×7) are painted orange and wrapped in 165/70R15 and 235/75R15 radials.
BODY & PAINT: Robby patched and massaged the steel Model T roadster body back into shape then added a Brookville Model A pickup bed and a sectioned deuce grille shell. He also sprayed the black single-stage paint himself. So-Cal peepers light the way up front, with '33 Ford taillights out back. Tulsa's Ronnie Myers gets credit for the orange pinstriping.
INTERIOR: The custom seat and door panels are covered with black rolls and pleats and orange piping stitched by James Taylor, while Stewart-Warner gauges and a Sun tach fill the custom dash. The steering column is made from exhaust tubing and is topped with a Speedway wheel. Robby jokes that the air conditioning is always on.


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The salon's February installment features three authors from Tin House — a publishing imprint whose irreverent magazine contains works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry, as well as columns on food and drink. Brooklyn resident Elissa Schappell, a founding editor of that magazine, will read from "Blueprints for Building Better Girls." Joining her will be Cari Luna, whose debut novel "The Revolution of Every Day" was published last October — and Matthew Specktor, whose "American Dream Machine" is currently in development for a series on Showtime. After their readings, the authors will talk about their writing and parenting lives in an informal roundtable. Brian Gresko and M. M. De Voe, from Pen Parentis, host and moderate.
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Nic Long
Height: 6'2"/1.9m
Weight: 190 lbs./86 kg./13.6 st.
Place of Birth: San Diego, California
Hometown: Lakeside, California
Residence: Lakeside, California
Team/Sponsor: Haro Bikes
Education: Grossmont Community College; Cuyamaca Community College
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UCI World Championship Results
- 14th place — 2013 UCI BMX World Championships, Auckland, New Zealand
- 9th place — 2012 UCI BMX World Championships, Birmingham, U.K.
- 15th place — 2011 UCI BMX World Championships, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 5th place — 2009 UCI BMX World Championships, elite
- 5th place — 2007 UCI BMX World Championships, junior elite
National Championship Experience
- 1st place — 2013 USA Cycling Elite BMX National Championships, Chula Vista, California
- 2nd place — 2012 USA Cycling BMX National Championships, Chula Vista, California
- 4th place — 2011 USA Cycling BMX National Championships, Chula Vista, California
- 1st place — 2010 USA Cycling BMX National Championships, Elite Men, Desoto, Texas
Career Highlights
- 11th place — 2012 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #3 Papendal, Netherlands
- 2nd place — 2011 Pan American Games, Guadalajara, Mexico
- 3rd place — 2011 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #4, London, Great Britain
- 7th place — 2011 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #5, Chula Vista, Calif.
- 7th place overall — 2011 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series
- 1st place — 2010 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #3, Chula Vista, California
- 6th place overall — 2010 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series
- 6th place — 2009 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #4, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
- 7th place — 2009 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #5 Chula Vista, California
Nic Long's drive toward excellence as a BMX racer is fueled by something other than simply the motivation to be good at racing: he just doesn't want to be mediocre. He proved that in 2010 when he claimed his first World Cup win, upsetting Olympic gold medalist, Maris Strombergs, on his way to first place. He also scored the national title for men's elite BMX racing earlier the same year.
Nic, who joined USA Cycling's BMX Development Program in 2008, got into the sport thanks to his father, who also rides, and the fact that - according to Nic - his father hated the drama of team sports for kids. So baseball was benched for young Nic and he joined his dad at the track close to their southern California home. His younger sister joined them on the track and now races too.
With one unanimous voice, racers will tell you that there's nothing more unifying than BMX. A typical race weekend will draw entire families out to race in categories ranging from under-five all the way up to 60+, which is a bit striking given that BMX is only about 40 years old. What Nic enjoys most about racing is traveling the world, doing what he loves and seeing people that share the same enthusiasm. But besides racing, Nic also loves getting to spend time at home with his dad and little sister.
Points of Interest
- By his own confession, there's not much more to Nic other than traveling the world to ride his bike. He claims that the most interesting thing about him is his train of thought - or lack thereof, which leaves any conversation topic as fair game.
Related Articles
- Long scores bronze for the U.S. at BMX Olympic Test Event - Aug 20, 2011
- Post has the most for third straight BMX title - May 18, 2013


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BALANCING ACT: Spring ball - heartbreaking and hopeful
Staff writer
The words "spring ball" fill me with hope, anticipation, high expectations, and excitement. However, as a parent of two college football players at or near the end of their playing careers, the words spring ball now have a bittersweet connotation.
Our last spring football game on Saturday brought about a harsh reality we would rather not have experienced.
Our second son will be a senior in college this fall. He has certainly paid his dues in football, surviving team crisis after team crisis, always hanging on with the thought that someday it will be "my" time.
I thought his time was this spring. He had phenomenal spring football practices this year, running the 40 in 4.44, setting a shuffle time of 4.2, just milliseconds of his school's record. His strength was at an all-time high, his body primed and ready, his enthusiasm bubbling below the surface ready to explode into action. As a running back he was scoring, he was leading the team offense, he had a coach that believed in him and he was having fun! Nothing makes a parent happier than seeing their children in the right place, at the right time, and having fun.
How heartbreaking it was then, to see him gingerly step along the sideline and shuck off the spring ball game pads and helmet before the game even started, to stand shivering in the cold wind.
The price he paid this time for all that readiness — a broken bone in his foot. It happened at the laid-back walk-through just the evening before, starting as a little twinge in his foot. By bedtime, his foot was sore but he figured it was just a muscle-spasm or something. By 3 a.m. pain shot through his leg and foot. By 7 a.m., he could not walk across his room.
Still, he donned playing gear and tried to hobble out to the field, knowing how much his mom and dad wanted to see him play.
Spring ball was more than bittersweet for our family this year; it was downright heartbreaking. I could not believe that yet again, we were facing another injury, another waiting period to see when and if the pieces would ever come together for my son.
Will there ever be a time when our boys have the right coach, are physically healthy, and can put the toil and trouble of the previous years behind them? I hope. In my heart beats the ever present belief that yes, there will be a better time, a better place, and a perfect football game.
The problem is that it is almost over. The wonderful, painful, exhilarating years we have spent watching our older boys compete in football are almost done. My older son has faced the reality that his eligibility for the roughest, toughest, funnest game of all time is over — he graduates in May. My second son is on the verge of what we hope will be a sensational senior season. Together they have provided their parents with more than 12 years of football fun, from those early flag football years, to the thrill and excitement of high school playoffs, and now the expanded world of college football.
It has been fun, but it has not been easy. We have always known our boys were talented. They had everything it took to be great — skills, talent, dedication, speed, strength of mind and body — but there have always been the uncontrollable aspects of an aggressive team game that created frustrations.
The past five years of our involvement in college football have opened my eyes to how important it is to have a head coach and a coaching staff with integrity, discipline, and a positive attitude.
A coach can make or break a team, simple as that. Sadly, I have seen a lot of breakage over the past several years, but similar to building muscle, I have seen strength of character and resiliency emerge in my sons that might never have happened had they had those "good" coaches one often only dreams about.
I am just not sure we, as parents, can ever fully recover from seeing our hard-working sons put through a wringer not of their making.
More painful than watching coaching-induced difficulties however, is being a part of that continual struggle to overcome injuries from the game.
Our family has been through the wringer on that one too — two torn Achilles tendons with surgeries and rehabilitations, pulled hamstring, severely sprained ankle, broken fingers, broken thumbs, concussions, cracked ribs — is all this misery worth it?
It is hard to say because the final chapter on our football years has yet to be written. I do know my sons have had access to fine educational opportunities because of football scholarships, something they might not have been able to afford without their hard work on the field.
I do know I have experienced a wide swing of emotions that I would never have otherwise encountered had it not been for football. Is that a good thing? I am not sure about that either.
I know that football, and looking forward to football games, has given my husband and I something to look forward to, an escape from the harsh realities of life, at times when there was not much else to hang on to.
How silly for us to place so much importance on a game. I feel so lucky to know that my son's foot will heal. I feel so lucky to know that there will be life after football someday. But for right now, I am glad there is one more season left this fall, one more chance to turn heartbreak into hopeful.
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