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Where encryption fits best
Everybody knows they should encrypt tapes that go offsite, but many are still on the fence about where encryption should occur in their storage environments. There are a number of options, ranging from using your backup app's encryption capabilities to installing a purpose-built encryption appliance. We weigh the pros and cons of the available alternatives so that you can decide which approach best suits your shop.
- Jerome Wendt, DCIG Inc.
- Joshua Konkle, DCIG Inc.
|There are numerous places to embed encryption into your backup infrastructure. Considering key management and performance issues, here are our recommendations.
Encryption secures data and makes it accessible only to those individuals or applications with the proper credentials. Companies may choose to encrypt data in a number of places in the backup infrastructure to satisfy specific application or corporate requirements. For example:
|Deciding where to implement encryption is only the first step; other decisions have to be made as well. For example, choosing a more complex encryption algorithm such as 256-bit AES can lengthen the time it takes to encrypt data, introduce unacceptable levels of server overhead and extend backup windows. User-selected encryption keys may be too easily hacked, negating whatever benefits encryption provides. And large organizations that are implementing encryption at multiple layers or in different locations in the backup infrastructure can create incompatible and ongoing encryption key management issues.
Other issues that must be resolved prior to implementing encryption include how to minimize the performance overhead encryption creates, how encryption keys are generated and what data to encrypt.
The best place to encrypt data in the backup infrastructure is generally determined by four factors: corporate risk thresholds, ease of implementation, price and the performance impact encryption has on the backup infrastructure. While encryption key management remains a near-term concern, new standards under discussion will likely evolve to permit the exchange of keys among different vendors' encryption key management systems.
Starting point
The use of compression by backup software as it encrypts data is an important but subtle differentiator among backup software products. Encrypting native backup data typically increases the size of backed up data stores by 20% or more, so backup software products may also turn on compression when encryption is enabled. Compression reduces the size of the backed up data, but adds another 5% to 10% to the server CPU overhead on top of the 20% overhead encryption introduces.
|Backup software provides a number of options to circumvent this performance overhead. One option offered by Symantec Corp.'s Backup Exec 11d and CommVault's Galaxy 7.0 is to simply turn off compression. The compression and encryption features are individual checkboxes in these backup software products, so admins can choose to turn off compression on the backup clients but still encrypt the data. However, this reintroduces the problem of increased backup storage capacities and lengthens backup windows.
To address these issues, some backup software products offload the compression and encryption to a designated server. Backup software products that perform deduplication--such as Asigra Inc.'s Televaulting, EMC Corp.'s Avamar and Symantec's Veritas NetBackup PureDisk--compress and encrypt data as part of the deduplication process. The overhead associated with the compression and encryption is then offloaded to a designated server in the backup infrastructure. But using deduplication in the initial backup of a client can sometimes take hours or even days to complete as data is deduplicated, compressed and encrypted for the first time. It's a lengthy process that not every application can withstand.
|Symantec's Veritas NetBackup 6.5 Media Server Encryption Option (MSEO) similarly offloads the compression and encryption from the client server, but eliminates the need for a lengthy first backup. Veritas NetBackup clients don't encrypt the backup job; instead, they direct the backup job to a Veritas NetBackup media server that stores the backup job in its normal state on disk or tape.
The Veritas NetBackup media server manages a pool of storage devices and, using MSEO, administrators can set policies that encrypt backed up client data at any point in the backup process, including some point after the initial backup job completes. In doing so, MSEO moves the performance hit from the client to the Veritas NetBackup media server so the performance hit impacts only the Veritas NetBackup media server at the time the backed up data is actually compressed and encrypted. In addition, using Veritas NetBackup's MSEO addresses one of the principal pitfalls of using backup software to encrypt data on a client: encryption key creation.
|Key management
Most backup software products leave it up to backup administrators to create the encryption key (usually a password). The backup software then uses this key to encrypt all backups on that server and possibly all client servers under the central backup software's management.
This situation is desirable in some cases. Companies that outsource their backups to third-party backup service providers typically find the backup service provider uses software like Asigra Televaulting. To protect the integrity of each client's data, individual clients are issued a complex, randomly generated encryption key that's known only to the clients; this is used for all of that client's backups. This arrangement precludes the backup service provider from ever accessing client data stored at its facility.
Scott Restivo, MIS director at J.A.M. Distributing, and an Asigra Televaulting user, finds that Asigra's mechanism for encryption key management puts the onus entirely on the administrator to manage the encryption key. Although backup service providers are diligent in providing their users with best practices for encryption key management and preservation, there's no way to retrieve or recover the encrypted data should the key ever become lost. As a result, says Restivo, "I guard the key with my life."
Unacceptable risk
Corporate One Federal Credit Union evaluated most of the available encryption options and eventually selected Network Appliance (NetApp) Inc.'s Decru DataFort encryption appliance. An encryption appliance distinguishes itself from other encryption architectures in that a company can continue to use its existing backup infrastructure because the appliance is installed as a device in the data path between the backup software and the target storage device. This architecture eliminates any dependencies on backup software or tape libraries for ongoing key management, and the encryption appliance usually includes an ASIC to expedite the compression and encryption of backed up data.
|A determining factor for Corporate One Federal Credit Union's decision was how Decru DataFort generated and managed its own encryption keys. Prior to selecting Decru DataFort, Corporate One had developed its own in-house system for key management for data exchange with its various member credit unions. Decru DataFort eliminated that need for internal key generation and management because it generates unique random numbers for backups as frequently as Corporate One wants them created. In instances where member credit unions also used Decru DataFort, Corporate One could configure its Decru DataFort encryption appliances to exchange encryption keys with the Decru DataFort at a member credit union's site.
A growing number of other encryption architectures now offer similar means for creating and managing randomly generated encryption keys. Tape drives that do encryption such as IBM Corp.'s T1120 (3592 tape formats) and Sun Microsystems Inc.'s StorageTek T10000 (9840 tape formats) include ASICs that expedite encryption, but they still rely on external encryption software to provide the needed encryption key. IBM and Sun plan to eventually allow other vendors' encryption key managers to generate random encryption keys; in the meantime, IBM T1120 users will need to rely on IBM Encryption Key Manager to generate encryption keys; Sun StorageTek T10000 users will need to deploy Sun StorageTek Crypto Key Management Station for key generation and management.
LTO-4 tape drives are further down the road in integrating with third-party software encryption key managers. LTO-4 tape drives provide the necessary APIs for encryption key management providers to select the encryption algorithm they should use, as well as the key the LTO-4 tape drive needs to do the encryption. Currently, users of CommVault's Galaxy 7.0 backup software can randomly generate encryption keys that LTO-4 tape drives can accept and use.
|How much data to encrypt
A major decision Chad Sturgill, network engineer at Corporate One Federal Credit Union, had to make when implementing encryption was how much of his company's data to encrypt. Although Sturgill knew Corporate One didn't need to encrypt all of its data, he also realized that Corporate One's data wasn't perfectly classified. With that in mind, Sturgill instituted a policy where all of Corporate One's data was encrypted to ensure it was protected. "If you leave your house and lock the door, do you leave your garage door open?" queries Sturgill.
Supporting that encryption policy required Sturgill to verify that Decru could handle the overhead associated with the encryption and not impact backup windows. He ran a series of tests and found that using an encryption appliance in the data path had minimal or no effect on backup times and, in some instances, actually improved the overall speed of backups.
Sturgill's experiences support encryption appliance vendor claims that their appliances have minimal or no impact on backup speeds. NetApp finds that as many as one-third of its Decru DataFort customers generally see +/- 5% performance impact on backup times, which is generally acceptable to most users.
Companies with high-performance FC SAN environments that are hesitant to introduce encryption appliances may find Cisco Systems Inc.'s new Storage Media Encryption (SME) more suitable. SME is available on Cisco's MDS 9222i Multilayer Fabric Switch or its MPS-18/4 director blade, and is managed as another fabric service in Cisco's SAN-OS. Cisco's SME uses a central ASIC on the fabric switch or director blade that provides up to 10Gb/sec of throughput with key creation and management handled externally by EMC's RSA Key Manager or Cisco's own key management application (due out this month). Although encrypting in the switch avoids the need to introduce appliances, the current implementation encrypts data to whatever storage devices are attached to these ports.
Purchasing new tape drives that natively support encryption may be the simplest and easiest way for a company to encrypt all of its data. New tape drives often eliminate some of the internal justifications administrators need to provide when purchasing encryption appliances or switches. Tape drives such as the IBM T1120 also include an encryption ASIC that, according to Bradley Johns, IBM System Storage tape market management, keeps the performance impact at or under 1% in most customer environments.
|Of the available encryption options, backup software tends to do the poorest job of handling the performance hit created by wholesale data encryption. Administrators can mitigate this performance impact by only encrypting data going offsite during off-backup hours using features such as CommVault's Auxiliary Copy-level encryption or Symantec's Veritas NetBackup MSEO.
"Copies from disk to tape can be done outside of normal backup windows on MediaAgent servers that are typically underutilized during these periods of time," says Brian Brockway, CommVault's senior director of product management.
Centralizing key management
Encryption appliances provide their own key encryption management system, such as Decru's Lifetime Key Management or NeoScale Systems Inc.'s CryptoStor KeyVault, but these vendors say they'll support other key encryption systems found in backup software or tape drives as they gain access to these APIs.
For companies with multiple key encryption systems, an independent third-party software provider such as RSA, The Security Division of EMC, is a more viable option. Chris Parkerson, RSA's senior product marketing manager, says RSA's goal is to become the "management hub for encryption." A NetApp spokesperson says the RSA Key Manager is a "super key manager" with the Decru DataFort acting as a proxy into it.
James Yu, NeoScale's senior VP of marketing and business development, suggests that in the longer term encryption key management standards may result in the creation of an encryption key cloud that functions in a manner similar to how domain name servers (DNS) operate on the Internet. Using DNS on the Internet, computers contact root DNS servers that look up a computer name on the Internet and then provide the requesting computer with the information it needs to locate and directly contact another computer on the Internet.
|Encryption key management standards would function in a comparable manner by providing a standard way for different vendors' encryption key management programs to communicate and share encryption key information. "These standards, used in conjunction with authenticated encryption key management servers, could enable the sharing of policies and encryption keys between different encryption key management servers," says Yu.
The still nascent state of encryption key management standards and the proprietary nature of encryption key management require large firms to exercise caution in their selection and deployment of encryption. With most firms looking to encrypt only data sent offsite, backup admins should give preference to products that provide options to configure their architecture to support this specific requirement. Encryption appliances, tape drives and libraries with APIs accessible by third-party encryption key managers, and backup software with an off-host media server encryption option are the architectures that backup admins should give preference to at this time.


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The class-5 probe or level-5 probe was a medium-range probe carried aboard Federation starships and used as a reconnaissance probe and for planetary analysis. It was equipped with visual sensors, as well as sensors that could detect the chemical contents of an atmosphere and geological sensors. It maintained orbit with impulse thrusters. The probe had an operational life span of over two hundred years, by which time its thrusters would permanently degrade. (VOY: "Blink of an Eye")
In 2367, the USS Enterprise-D launched three level-5 probes when approaching a pregnant spaceborne entity in orbit of Alpha Omicron VII. (TNG: "Galaxy's Child")
In 2369, the Enterprise-D launched a class-5 probe to check out a Cardassian research facility that was supposedly located on Celtris III. (TNG: "Chain of Command, Part I")
In 2375, Captain Kathryn Janeway launched a class-5 probe to scan for residual transwarp signatures from the Borg sphere that captured Seven of Nine. (VOY: "Dark Frontier")
In 2376, Chakotay ordered B'Elanna Torres to modify a class-5 probe to scan the geography and take pictures, every ten microseconds, of Kelemane's planet. USS Voyager gathered information about the planet when the ship was trapped in orbit above the planet. Data returned by the probe indicated that the civilization on the surface had advanced to an industrial level. It also reported the frequency of the seismic disturbances caused by Voyager's presence. (VOY: "Blink of an Eye")
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The class-5 planetary probe that appeared in "Blink of an Eye" was a re-use of the multi-spatial probe from "Extreme Risk" and was later modified to represent a Quarra buoy in "Workforce". (citation needed • edit)
The Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual (p. 117) provides more detailed information on the class-5 medium range reconnaissance probe. It is powered by a small matter-antimatter engine, providing power for extended duration sublight and a limited duration warp travel at a maximum of warp factor 2 speed. It has a range of 43 billion kilometers and is designed with planetary atmosphere entry and soft landing capability. The probe has low observability hull materials and coating. Its sensors are designed for extended passive data-gathering and recording. The probe is designed to function as a full autonomous craft in executing its mission and returning home. Telemetry includes 6,320 channels at 2.5 megawatts. The probe can also be modified for tactical applications with the addition of a customized sensor countermeasure package.
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- Class-5 probe at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works


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The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will meet Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, at Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege St. in Lincoln. Committee meetings begin at 8 a.m. and the Board meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. All meetings are open to the public. Meetings also will be audio-streamed live at www.nebraska.edu.
Following are highlights of the October Board meeting. A complete agenda and schedule is available here.
8 a.m.:
Topic: State Auditor Presentation
Presenter: State Auditor Mike Foley
Topic: Legislative Update
Presenters: President Milliken and Ron Withem, associate vice president for university affairs and director of governmental relations
8:30 a.m.: Business Affairs Committee
Topic: Affordability Compact
Presenters: President Milliken and Chris Kabourek, assistant vice president and director of budget and planning
Topic: Campus Housing Update
Presenter: Susan Gildersleeve, director of university housing, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Topic: Health Insurance Update
Presenter: David Lechner, senior vice president for business and finance
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Topic: Strategic Framework Report – Graduation Rates
Presenters: Susan Fritz, interim executive vice president and provost; Pete Lipins, senior research analyst; Charles Bicak, senior vice chancellor for academic and student affairs, University of Nebraska at Kearney; Dan Shipp, associate vice chancellor for student affairs, University of Nebraska at Omaha; and Amy Goodburn, associate vice chancellor, UNL
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- Establishing the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior as an interdisciplinary research center at UNL. (Addendum X-A-1)
- Creation of post-baccalaureate professional certificates in the University of Nebraska Medical Center's College of Medicine and School of Allied Health Professions in six specialty areas: cardiovascular interventional technology, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, diagnostic medical sonography, nuclear medicine technology, and radiation therapy. (Addendum X-A-2)
- Creation of a joint Master of Science/Doctor of Philosophy in biomedical informatics at UNO and UNMC. (Addendum X-A-3)
- Amendments to the collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Regents and the University of Nebraska at Kearney Education Association for the 2013-15 biennium. (Addendum X-B-3)
- Amendments to the collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Regents and the University of Nebraska at Omaha American Association of University Professors for the 2013-15 biennium. (Addendum X-B-4)
- The program statement and budget for the Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center at UNL. (Addendum X-B-5)
- Residence hall room and board rates for 2013-14 at UNL, UNK, the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture and UNO. (Addendums X-B-6, 7, 8 and 9)
- Authorizing the president, in consultation with the Executive Committee of the Board, to approve terms and conditions to complete the transfer of real estate at the UNO arena site from the University of Nebraska Foundation to the university for university purposes. (Addendum X-B-10)
- The program statement and budget for the construction of a new College of Pharmacy and Center for Drug Discovery building on the UNMC campus. (Addendum X-B-11)
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This document is an excerpt from the EUR-Lex website
Croatia – Transport
Croatia – Transport
Croatia – Transport
This summary has been archived and will not be updated, because the summarised document is no longer in force or does not reflect the current situation.
Croatia – Transport
Candidate countries conduct negotiations with the European Union (EU) in order to prepare themselves for accession. The accession negotiations cover the adoption and implementation of European legislation (acquis) and, more specifically, the priorities identified jointly by the Commission and the candidate countries in the analytical assessment (or 'screening') of the EU's political and legislative acquis. Each year, the Commission reviews the progress made by candidates and evaluates the efforts required before their accession. This monitoring is the subject of annual reports presented to the Council and the European Parliament.
Commission Report [COM(2010) 660 final – SEC(2010) 1326 – Not published in the Official Journal].
In its 2010 Report the Commission presents the progress which must be achieved by Croatia, in particular with regard to air transport and railway safety.
EUROPEAN UNION ACQUIS (according to the Commission's words)
EU transport legislation aims at improving the functioning of the Internal Market by promoting efficient and environment- and user-friendly transport services. The transport acquis covers the sectors of road transport, railways, aviation, maritime transport and inland waterways. It covers technical and safety standards, social standards, and market liberalisation in the context of the European Single Transport Market.
EVALUATION (according to the Commission's words)
Further progress has been achieved in the field of transport. Overall, the level of alignment is good. However the completion of the alignment is needed in the aviation sector. Additional efforts are still needed to implement and enforce the acquis.
Commission Opinion [COM(2009) 533 final – SEC(2009) 1333 final – Not published in the Official Journal].
Commission Report [COM(2008) 674 final – SEC(2008) 2694 – Not published in the Official Journal].
The October 2008 report underlined the advances made by Croatia on the acquis. It was considered very important that the country should establish a transport safety authority, an investigative body and a notified body. Moreover, alignment with the acquis had to continue in terms of road transport and the establishment of common rules for some types of combined goods transport.
Commission Report [COM(2007) 663 final - SEC(2007) 1431 - Not published in the Official Journal]. In its November 2007 report, the Commission noted the efforts and progress made in terms of alignment with the acquis, particularly in the areas of railway and maritime transport. It emphasised however that it was necessary to strengthen administrative capacity.
Commission Report [COM(2006) 649 final - SEC(2006) 1385 - Not published in the Official Journal]. In its opinion of November 2006, the Commission judged that Croatia's progress in the transport sector was satisfactory. However, it needed to make increased efforts to align with the acquis, notably by further adoption of implementing measures. Croatia also had to increase its administrative capacity, by increasing personnel numbers and improving training.
Commission Report [COM(2005) 561 final - SEC(2005) 1424 - Not published in the Official Journal]. The November 2005 report noted the progress made by Croatia in aligning transport legislation with the acquis. Key framework laws have been adopted in several sectors, notably air and maritime transport. Their effective implementation, however, depends on the adoption of implementing measures and on increasing administrative capacity.
Commission Opinion [COM(2004) 257 final - Not published in the Official Journal]. In its April 2004 opinion, the Commission encouraged Croatia to continue aligning its transport legislation with the acquis. These efforts were particularly necessary concerning safety and the control of State aid in the aviation sector. The transport authorities in general needed reinforcing in order to ensure effective implementation of the reforms.
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The Next Mars Rover
Five Things About NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover
Comparison of Mars Science Laboratory and Mars Exploration Rover. Credit: NASA
Mars Science Laboratory, aka Curiosity, is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, a long-term program of robotic exploration of the Red Planet. The mission is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in late 2011, and arrive at an intriguing region of Mars in August 2012. The goal of Curiosity, a rolling laboratory, is to assess whether Mars ever had an environment capable of supporting microbial life and conditions favorable for preserving clues about life, if it existed. This will help us better understand whether life could have existed on the Red Planet and, if so, where we might look for it in the future.
1. How Big Is It?: The Mini Cooper-sized rover is much bigger than its rover predecessors, Spirit, Opportunity and Pathfinder. Curiosity is twice as long (about 2.8 meters, or 9 feet) and four times as heavy as Spirit and Opportunity, which landed in 2004. Pathfinder, about the size of a microwave oven, landed in 1997.
2. Landing–Where and How: In November 2008, possible landing sites were narrowed to four finalists, all linked to ancient wet conditions. NASA will select a site believed to be among the most likely places to hold a geological record of a favorable environment for life.
The ten science instruments on the MSL rover. Mastcam (Mast Camera), ChemCam (Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Chemistry and Microimaging), APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer), MAHLI (Mars Hand Lens Imager), CheMin (Chemistry and Mineralogy), SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars), RAD (Radiation Assessment Detector), DAN (Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons), REMS (Rover Environmental Monitoring Station), and MARDI (Mars Descent Imager).
The site must also meet safe-landing criteria. The landing system is similar to a sky crane heavy-lift helicopter. After a parachute slows the rover's descent toward Mars, a rocket-powered backpack will lower the rover on a tether during the final moments before landing. This method allows landing a very large, heavy rover on Mars (instead of the airbag landing systems of previous Mars rovers). Other innovations enable a landing within a smaller target area than previous Mars missions.
3. Toolkit: Curiosity will use 10 science instruments to examine rocks, soil and the atmosphere. A laser will vaporize patches of rock from a distance, and another instrument will search for organic compounds. Other instruments include mast-mounted cameras to study targets from a distance, arm-mounted instruments to study targets they touch, and deck-mounted analytical instruments to determine the composition of rock and soil samples acquired with a powdering drill and a scoop.
4. Big Wheels: Each of Curiosity's six wheels has an independent drive motor. The two front and two rear wheels also have individual steering motors. This steering allows the rover to make 360-degree turns in-place on the Mars surface. The wheels' diameter is double the wheel diameter on Spirit and Opportunity, which will help Curiosity roll over obstacles up to 75 centimeters (30 inches) high.
5. Rover Power: A nuclear battery will enable Curiosity to operate year-round and farther from the equator than would be possible with only solar power.


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SoulmanDK precisava de um novo design de logo e criou um concurso na 99designs.
Um vencedor foi selecionado entre 42 designs enviados por 22 designers freelancers.
Logo for a media/entertainment company
http://www.regroup-esports.com (Currently pointed to http://www.meetyourmakers.com ) - Brand name is Regroup Esports
Regroup Esports
Desired Color Scheme:
Since the website is not build yet, we will base it of on the new logo, but preferably something fresh, but not to funky and not to neon-alike. But it may contain some sort of electronical creature, gizmo or the likes as eyecatcher
Desired Style:
Fresh, different, eye catching, but still corporate, with our background in mind.
Accepted File Formats:
Layered PSD and/or Vector graphic
Full requirements:
After long thinking we have decided to start a contest for a logo for the company Regroup Esports A/S that among other owns http://www.meetyourmakers.com and several other internet businesses within the electronic games industry.
Regroup Esports A/S is a media/entertainment company, primarily in the computer gaming industry, running a professional gaming team, holding LAN events, offering consultancy services, running gaming communities etc.
The logo should contain Regroup Esports and be unique. It will be used as a brand, and people should identify our other brands with it.
Deadline for submissions: Until we have found an entry that fits our expectations
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A return to the U.S. market is probably the last thing on the minds of Peugeot-Citroen and Renault. There have been no new French cars for sale here in almost 25 years. The companies are still on shaky financial ground. But the cars being pressed with saving them look good, and good enough for Americans.
After being tapped to lead a company injected with cash from Chinese-automaker Dongfeng and the French government, incoming PSA Peugeot-Citroen president Carlos Tavares told reporters PSA has the potential to become a global car company. He most likely means China, India and Brazil, the markets that are much more alive than Western Europe, which Peugeot-Citroen has relied on for so long. What he didn't say was whether the U.S. was ever going to be pursued again.
You can't blame Tavares or Carlos Ghosn at Renault keeping the American market off the radar. The tastes of the U.S. market have never really aligned with their product offerings in Western Europe, where their core market is. But now that American companies like Ford and GM are embracing very small cars and very small engines, the French might have a shot at getting it right here. If they felt like trying again, of course.
Peugeot tried the American market for about 30 years, but didn't fully commit. They had a niche following, but kept the model line thin and didn't do significant tie-ups with more established companies. The 504 and 505 were probably Peugeot's most successful models here, thanks in part to their diesel engines and being on the larger, more prestigious end of imports available in the '70s and '80s. They were even explored as New York City taxis.
As the 505 aged, though, Peugeot was caught in the same situation that propelled rivals like Audi, Saab and Volvo up the premium route. The 405, though, was not a premium car. Instead, it was a more expensive rival to things like the Honda Accord. Americans like the Accord, not so much the Peugeot. Instead of bringing the 605 over to compete against stuff like the Infiniti Q45 and Lexus LS400, it gave up in 1991.
Today, Peugeots are cult cars in the U.S. There are dusty 504 and 505s emerging from garages, and you see the occasional 405 roaming around like a relic from the early '90s.
Peugeot toyed with the idea of a comeback since its departure. According to the Wall Street Journal, Peugeot explored selling cars in the U.S. as recently as 2003. Of course, the Carpocalypse later that decade definitely ended that thought.
Citroens were always going to be weird in the U.S. Perhaps the biggest impact they had here was with the SM, something so ridiculously beautiful and advanced it needed few qualifiers to people who could afford one in 1972. The following proved too small to keep up with advancing safety legislation and Citroen officially left in 1974.
Oh, but you could try and buy a Citroen XM when a small company decided to federalize them in 1991. CXA brought over a few hundred XM V6s in the early '90s, but the price was pretty high – about $55,000 then. Would PSA have sold many more XMs in this country if they had a dealer body?
Renault, on the other hand, hasn't looked at coming back to the States since it broke things off with AMC and Chrysler. Technically, the Eagle Premier was the last Renault to be sold in the U.S., and that isn't a very strong case for a comeback.
Renault was even less likely to make another appearance after it got into bed with Nissan in 1999, an automaker with an already strong American foothold. In 2008, as things were going down, Renault hinted interest in Chrysler. That led to speculation Renault wanted to come back. Renault didn't buy Chrysler or any bit of GM, and we've heard nothing of a return since.
The closest we've had to modern Renaults are probably things like the oddly styled 2004 Nissan Quest and the upcoming Renault-Samsung based Mitsubishis.
Are French cars weird? Yes, even by European standards. But you know, the Chevy Spark, the Fiat 500 and even the Mini – those are kind of weird, too. And those are all models that sell relatively well by the standards of small, niche vehicles. Fewer and fewer Americans are obsessed by cylinder count. Mini has also taught us we don't need a dealership on every corner, just decent customer service.
Renault and PSA now make a lot of small, niche cars. Stuff like the new Renault Twingo, the Citroen C4 Cactus and the Peugeot RCZ are nothing like the bland Euroboxes they turned out in the last few decades, and yet different than what we get here. Imagine if the Citroen Cactus were priced like a high-end Nissan Versa. Which one would you buy?
Sure, it's a car enthusiasts dream if PSA and/or Renault made a return to the U.S. market. Yes, the U.S. market will remain a market they'll be unable to dominate. It wouldn't be easy at all, nor is success guaranteed even in this rebounding sales climate. But based on the cars we're seeing from the French, it would be great if they gave it a good try.
Photos: Renault, Citroen, Peugeot, Wikimedia Commons, Nissan


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You're invited to join me and Vogue this Thursday as I customize my haute couture inspired sketches of Viktor & Rolf designs! We're celebrating the first anniversary of Bonbon, Viktor & Rolf's bow bottled fragrance directly inspired by their avant-garde fall 2013 haute couture collection and would love to have you there:
Saks Fifth Avenue
Viktor & Rolf on One
Fifth Avenue & 49th Street
Thursday, April 23rd 6-8 PM
I've been a longtime fan of the couture design duo. Their legendary Russian doll collection featuring Maggie Rizer in layer upon layer of couture was one of the first shows I remember truly being blown away by and was shown the same year I delved into fashion as a fashion design major at FIT. Illustrating their designs, and having my sketches pre-approved by the designers for this Vogue event was definitely a "pinch me" moment in my fashion illustration career. I hope to see you all at the event where I'll be customizing these croquis to your and other Vogue guests likeliness!


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Let me start by saying I hope I don't duplicate last year's stellar predictions. Where I only hit on 50% of the playoff teams. Where I predicted the Rams to go 10-6. Where I predicted that the Ravens and Saints would square off in Super Bowl XLII... Turd Bowl XLII would have been more appropriate. And where I had this to say about the Giants:
The Giants could implode at any moment. Coughlin, Manning, Strahan, Shockey, and Burress? Lot of egos, there.
Well, I can tell you I feel no more confident about this batch of predictions. So take them with a grain of salt. Numbers in parenthesis indicate playoff seeding.
Patriots 13-3 (1)
Bills 9-7
Jets 8-8
Dolphins 4-12
Even though I think they'll take a step back, New England shouldn't have much trouble winning the division. I expect the Bills to contend for a playoff spot. They've added significant pieces to their defense. Many are pegging the Jets for the postseason… but there's something "off" with them. I can't really explain it. I think it stems from the fact that I don't find teams that spend lavishly in the offseason appealing. To often these teams fail and look back on these signings as a desperation attempt to win at all costs with no regard for the future. The Dolphins can't really be any worse this season (okay, they could go 0-16). With Parcells' fingerprints all over the team, that should be worth a few wins alone.
Steelers 10-6 (4)
Bengals 8-8
Browns 7-9
Ravens 6-10
Even with a tough schedule we have enough talent to get to 10 wins. I like the Bengals more than the Browns, which runs contrary to most mainstream thinking. Cleveland's secondary is one of the worst in the league, and I think they'll fall under the weight of high expectations. Make fun of the Bengals all you want for re-signing Chris Henry, but I cringed when it happened. He's a Steeler-killer and he makes that offense extremely potent. They'll make some strides on defense and finish second. The Ravens have an aging defense and no real quarterback to speak of, so I expect close to the same win total as last season for them.
Jaguars 11-5 (3)
Colts 11-5 (5)
Texans 9-7 (6)
Titans 6-10
This is going to be neck and neck between the Jaguars and Colts. It's been close the past few years, but this season I expect Jacksonville to finally make the leap. They'll edge the Colts out via tiebreakers. The Texans are my surprise team this season. They have a fierce pass rush, a solid O-line, and a huge gamebreaker in Andre Johnson. I think they'll steal the final playoff spot. Unless Vince Young makes some strides throwing the ball, the Titans will struggle.
Chargers 12-4 (2)
Broncos 7-9
Raiders 5-11
Chiefs 2-14
This race could be over by midseason. Neither the Raiders nor Chiefs will be real threats and will finish in the basement of the league. The Broncos' window for contending closed after the 2005 AFC Championship game. It's time to blow that thing up and re-build. San Diego dominates this division, whether or not Shawne Merriman's knee turns into Cream of Ligament.
Eagles 11-5 (2)
Cowboys 11-5 (5)
Redskins 8-8
Giants 7-9
I really like the Eagles this year. They know how to build a team, which is from the inside out. It seems like they draft lineman with their first pick every year. Their secondary is extremely solid as well, and all reports are that Donovan McNabb is back to being the McNabb of old. Throw in Brian Westbrook and you have a division winner. The Cowboys, who may have the most talent in the league, will hang with them all season long. I expect a mediocre season from the Redskins as they adjust to a new head coach, and for the Giants to have a Super Bowl hangover now that they lost both of their starting bookends on the defensive line.
Vikings 10-6 (4)
Packers 9-7
Lions 7-9
Bears 4-12
Count me among those who think Tarvaris Jackson may surprise some this season. He'll do enough to let Adrian Peterson and a fantastic defense win them the division. It will be interesting to see how Aaron Rodgers responds. He might be the player under the single-most pressure in the NFL. I wouldn't be shocked if the Packers finished 11-5 or 7-9. I'm not on the Detroit bandwagon anymore (so they'll probably make the playoffs). However, I've been telling anyone and everyone that Calvin Johnson is going to have a monster season this year. And the Bears continually befuddle me (and everyone else) by their inability to recognize that neither Kyle Orton nor Rex Grossman is an NFL caliber starting quarterback. They may have the worst offense in the league.
Saints 12-4 (1)
Panthers 9-7 (6)
Buccaneers 7-9
Falcons 3-13
New Orleans is going to come out hungry this season. Adding Jonathan Vilma and Sedrick Ellis to their defense will prove huge, and they still have a top-notch offense. Throw in a relatively weak division and I think they get the number one seed in the NFC. The Panthers should be better with a renewed ground attack. John Fox needs to win now, and in the NFC they should contend for a playoff spot. I originally had Tampa Bay going 16-0, but their acquisition of Sean Mahan automatically causes their win total to drop by nine games. Actually, my original prediction for them was the 7-9 record you see above, which means their real record will be –2-18. Atlanta is in the tough position of having to start a rookie QB, and I have a feeling it won't work out as well as it did for our local team here in Pittsburgh. But I do like Matt Ryan and feel like he will eventually become a pretty good quarterback.
Seahawks 10-6 (3)
Cardinals 8-8
49ers 6-10
Rams 6-10
The Seahawks have won this division the last three years. This year seems like it won't be any different. They have no real competition. Once again, pundits are saying the Cardinals are their sleeper team. I swear, this is like the 20th straight season the Cardinals have been everyone's "sleeper" team. So I hope you understand if I wait until they actually deliver before I take them seriously. I know the 49ers were my sleeper team and their predicted 6-10 record runs contrary to that. I'm sorry, I can't get behind them. The Rams are blessed with one of the worst coaches in the NFL, Scott Linehan. If Marc Bulger and Steven Jackson go down with injuries again, things could get ugly in St. Louis.
Wild Card Round:
AFC: Chargers over Texans, Steelers over Colts
NFC: Seahawks over Panthers, Cowboys over Vikings
Divisional Round:
AFC: Steelers over Patriots, Chargers over Jaguars
NFC: Saints over Cowboys, Eagles over Seahawks
Championship Games:
AFC: Steelers over Chargers
NFC: Saints over Eagles
Super Bowl XLIII:
Steelers over Saints (Yeah, yeah, call me a homer. Or a yinzer. I don't care.)
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Your 2008 NFL Preview
Let me start by saying I hope I don't duplicate last year's stellar predictions. Where I only hit on 50% of the playoff teams. Where I predicted the Rams to go 10-6. Where I predicted that the Ravens and Saints would square off in Super Bowl XLII... Turd Bowl XLII would have been more appropriate. And where I had this to say about the Giants:
Posted by Dave Wannstache at 12:09 AM
Labels: NFL Season Preview
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wooooooo! NFL time baby!
- September 3, 2008 at 9:09 AM
- Pat said...
you just made me realize the obvious: that to win the Super Bowl, the Steelers might, in all likelihood, have to play the Chargers, Colts and Patriots TWICE. yeesh.
- September 3, 2008 at 9:52 AM
- Dave Wannstache said...
Hey, it's a longshot... I know. But maybe the schedule they face during the season will harden them for the playoff run.
I just couldn't pick the Patriots, and there's still the Norv factor in San Diego. And if I don't like Indy to win their division, I don't like them to win the Super Bowl. I wasn't picking Jacksonville, so that only left the homer pick to make.
- September 3, 2008 at 12:05 PM
- Unknown said...
As a redskins fan, I know that norv turner wlil not lead the chargers to a super bowl. as my friend put it, how many successful people named norv do you know?
- September 3, 2008 at 1:53 PM
- Pat said...
Forget successful. I have never even heard of anyone else being called Norv.
Havent heard from sambo in a while. Think he's been hiding out in the PSU Pot Emporium* that just got busted?
*emporium, in this case, meaning less than an ounce apparently
- September 3, 2008 at 2:17 PM
I strongly disagree with ur eagles over cowboys prediction. The eagles won't win that division until they get mcnabb a halfway decent WR.
- September 3, 2008 at 4:19 PM
- Dave Wannstache said...
Absolutely, the Eagles could use a top-flight receiver. But let's not forget that they went to three straight NFC Championship games between '01-'03 without any marquee receivers. Then Owens came to town and pushed them over the top, getting them to the Super Bowl in the '04 season.
Point is, they can still be extremely successful without a top-flight receiver. Their offense is built via a short-passing game, and McNabb makes that offense go. Look for Desean Jackson to have a decent rookie season.
- September 3, 2008 at 5:09 PM
- Sam said...
Nice preview, 'stache. Its more impossible than ever to predict the AFC rep in the super bowl, the Steelers are as good a pick as any. I also like how you covered both sides of the 49ers, saying in one article they are your sleeper, and in another they will go 6-10. I'm going to make that move look ballsy with my sleeper article.
Quarless should've planted some pot on Morrelli last year, saved us a lot of grief.
- September 3, 2008 at 9:26 PM
- Dave Wannstache said...
I also like how you covered both sides of the 49ers, saying in one article they are your sleeper, and in another they will go 6-10.
I'd say this preview is a more accurate representation of how I feel about the 49ers.
I don't really like any of the eligible sleeper teams. The best record I gave to one of them was 8-8 (Jets) and I didn't want to choose them. The rest of the records ranged anywhere from 2-14 to 6-10.
- September 3, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Sure the eagles didn't have a top flight reciever when they went to all those AFC championships, but neither did the Cowboys. Owens is the difference maker in this division. He gives the cowboys two head to head wins over the eagles
- September 4, 2008 at 6:36 AM


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SKF Compact Tapered Bearing Units help to optimize Life Cycle Costs for Tikhvin Freight Car Assembly Plant, Russia
2014 January 20, 13:00 CET
Gothenburg, 20th January, 2014: SKF received a large order of Compact Tapered Bearing Units (CTBUs) for innovative Russian freight car OEM, Tikhvin Freight Car Assembly Plant (TVSZ), affiliated company of United Wagon Company (LLC "UWC").
In 2014 SKF Tver, manufacturing facility in Russia, will produce a total of more than 40,000 SKF axlebox CTBUs for TVSZ freight cars with a 25-ton axle load. Under the cooperation agreement SKF will provide technical support to TVSZ, which is recognised as an innovation leader in Russian freight car design.
SKF CTBUs help to significantly increase reliability and extend maintenance intervals. This agreement is an acknowledgement of SKF status as a leading manufacturer of axlebox bearings for railway freight car applications. With pressure on rail operators to improve freight car reliability and uptime, a key benefit for OEMs is that the SKF CTBUs reduce 'hotbox' (overheating axlebox) stoppages, as they function at a lower operating temperature than other solutions.
TVSZ is in the process of ramping up production of a new generation freight car and required reliable partners to supply components. SKF CTBUs have met the need of TVSZ which required delivery of a large volume of high quality bearings at a competitive price. As a result SKF has become the key supplier of CTBUs for new generation freight cars produced by TVSZ.
"This is an important strategic order for the SKF Tver facility," said Rutger Barrdahl, Director SKF Railway and Off Highway Business Unit. "It will develop SKF's key partnerships with an innovative OEM in Russia and above all will help develop freight cars with longer maintenance intervals, higher performance and safer operation."
In recognising its contribution to the Russian Railway Industry, SKF Tver was presented a prestigious award from JSC Russian Railways at the International Conference organized by non-profit partnership "Union of Industries of Railway Equipment" in Moscow during November 2013. The SKF CTBU bearings were the winners for best quality in the Components for Rolling Stock and Infrastructure category.
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Boyus or Boyuz or Boyikus are spinach and cheese filled Sephardic pastry. I have tried many recipes and I think at least three are archived on this blog in the recipe index. Last week when I was researching and making strudel I had a thought. Strudel dough is essentially like philo dough. Nona says that her mother made her own philo dough for the boyus. You see where I am going with this. I made two batches of strudel dough and instead of butter for brushing the dough; I used olive oil for one trial and sunflower oil for the second trial. [click to continue…]
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The Evite Blog's New Home: Evite Gatherings!
October 07, 2013
The Evite blog has moved! Check out the blog's new home in our new Evite Gatherings section!
Evite Gatherings is full of entertaining ideas and tips for all occasions. For starters, check out our terrific Halloween party pointers, including this DIY pumpkin-carving party.
Want more? Sneak a peek at our spooky cocktail how-tos. Cheers!


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Off The Trail: Piute Pass gives hikers a fast, gorgeous way to get to the far side of the Sierra
Piute Pass is one of the fastest, easiest (well, easy is a relative term in the Eastern Sierra) ways into the high alpine country that dominates the Sierra backcountry.
Along the five-mile hike to the top of a 11,400-foot pass, hikers will pass two beautiful teal and indigo high-country lakes and numerous waterfalls and swimming holes, along with sweet, alpine meadows and wildflowers.
Best of all, the hike is on a well-graded and well-maintained trail. It's steep—gaining 2,100 feet in the five miles—but it's relatively easy walking compared to other Eastern Sierra routes into the high country.
Loch Leven Lake is only about three miles in, and Piute Lake is at about four miles in, making the hike a great day-hike or a good one for a weekend.
At the top of Piute Pass, the views extend deep into Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park and north to Pine Creek Pass's rugged, crazy, zebra-striped mountains.
Also at the top, a wonderland of high country lakes waits for exploration, many of them within a few easy miles of cross-country rambling.
Go on.
Get out there.
The hike
Begin your hike at the Piute Pass trailhead. The trail begins to climb almost immediately, in a series of switchbacks and climbing grades, angling up toward the first of two large lakes on the way to the pass.
The first mile of the hike is very lush, filled with willow, lodgepole pine, wildflowers and small creek crossings. It can also be a bit buggy, so bring your bug repellent.
The trail begins to open up at about one mile in, as it starts the climb up the right side of Piute Canyon. The trail is still well graded, however, making the elevation gain relatively easy.
At about three miles, you pop up over a waterfall-covered rim of granite and see the first lake in this basin, Loch Leven Lake, at 10,700 feet. The view back toward Bishop and the White Mountains is as stunning as the view in front of you. It's a good place for a break before you begin the second half of the climb up to the pass.
Continue walking west, following the shore of the little lake. The landscape is now classic High Sierra alpine country; grassy green tundra covered with sedges and wildflowers, trickling streams and racing waterfalls, big ponds and swimming holes not far from the trail, high granite peaks on both sides of you scouring the sky.
At about four miles in from the trailhead, the second big lake of Piute Canyon lies in front of you. Piute Lake sits in a green bowl at about 11,000 feet, full of brown and rainbow trout, lined with flowers, fed by the big, ever-present snowfield not too far above you.
Continue on up the trail as the landscape becomes increasingly stark, yet sublimely beautiful. You are entering a world of light and granite and sky; trees diminishing with every foot you gain in elevation.
Like in a classic Japanese painting, where every single line counts, this country doesn't have much patience with extravagance. Grassy meadows give way to granite slopes and late summer snowfields are still very much in evidence. Looking west, you can see the top of the pass about two hundred feet above you.
The trail climbs the last mile to the top of the rocky pass, alternating rocky tread with some snowy patches.
At about four miles, you are standing on top of Piute Pass, looking west into the vast reaches of the Sierra high country. To the south is the Darwin Canyon and Evolution Basin country, some of the region's most rugged back country.
In every direction lies some of the best high country in the Sierra—vast, fertile, green, high granite basins studded with dozens of lakes, meadows and high peaks and passes, most of it accessible to the experienced high country hiker—and the rest accessible to even inexperienced walkers (with a map and as long as you stay close to the pass).
Take a map, pick a lake, and go.
It doesn't get any better.
Bonus:You can take your dog, since this is one of the few places in the Sierra where the crest of the Sierra range doesn't immediately plunge you into Sequoia Kings Canyon or Yosemite National Park, where dogs are banned.
It really doesn't get any better than that.


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Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl behind ads attacking candidate Bill Peduto
Outgoing mayor listed as chairman of Committee for a Better Pittsburgh
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl not only admits he's behind the third-party attack ads against mayoral candidate Bill Peduto, he's promising more to come.
Peduto and competing Democratic primary candidate Jack Wagner are responding to the mayor's latest comments on the controversy.
"I'm great, because Pittsburghers don't buy this type of garbage," Peduto said.
"These people need to grow up," said Wagner.
The mayor lashed out when confronted by news reports revealing he was the secret chairman behind the Committee for a Better Pittsburgh's anti-Peduto ads, bankrolling the political action committee with money shifted from his own shutdown re-election campaign.
Ravenstahl took to his personal Facebook page to rant against the media. He called the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "your rag of a newspaper," saying, "you really blew the cover off this one. Yawn..." (Scroll down to read Ravenstahl's full comment)
In his Facebook posting, Ravenstahl defended spending his donors' money, even though he had dropped out of the race, telling his Facebook followers, "I love how the 'haters' love to preach about the law and following it ... except of course ... when it doesn't benefit them!"
Ravenstahl also defended his attack ads, writing they're "100 percent factual."
Peduto responds that "(Ravenstahl's) doing it to benefit one person. He's doing it to benefit Jack Wagner, by trying to destroy me, but it's not going to work. It's going to backfire."
Wagner said, "It is a dysfunctional, childish environment of city government. It's about time that ends. It's about time adults are running city government."
Peduto and Wagner are each trying to link the other to the mayor's behavior.
"People can see the connection. It's a very direct connection between the Ravenstahl team and the Wagner team. They're the same people. The same people, the same money," Peduto said.
Wagner said, "My opponent in this campaign and a mayor are in the trenches with garbage politics. I am not going to be part of that."
When Channel 4 Action News reporter Bob Mayo asked, "So, (there's) no coordination between your campaign and the Committee for a Better Pittsburgh?" Wagner responded, "No".
Mayo made repeated attempts to interview Ravenstahl by phone calls, email, visits to the mayor's office and a Facebook message. Late Tuesday afternoon, spokeswoman Marissa Doyle emailed Mayo on the mayor's behalf, saying, "The mayor does not have any further comment."
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published a story about the ads and Ravenstahl's involvement. In response, this comment was posted on the Post-Gazette story from Ravenstahl's personal Facebook account:
"Breaking news: One of America's (self-proclaimed) greatest newspapers actually takes the time to pull the records of an account that's been in existence for years! Congrats to Tim McNulty and the tremendous work of the entire team from David Shribman on down. You really blew the cover off of this one. Yawn... Truth is no one is hiding anything, nor has attempted to. I have personally been the Chairman of this committee since its inception. In fact, its Chairman and intentions are much more transparent than your rag of a newspaper. At least I'm honest and truthful about my support and don't attempt to hide behind a mantel of a "newspaper". It's actually laughable to think that you print your newspaper everyday with a straight face. It doesn't take much to see who the P-G supports and doesn't support. -- Back to that in a minute... I was honored to receive tremendous financial support from hundreds of donors who believe in all of the wonderful things happening in our city. They (and I) want to see that continue. This effort is based on that -- and that alone. It's 100% factual and begins to expose the real Bill Peduto. Future ads will do the same. Finally - I love how the "haters" love to preach about the law and following it..... Except of course.... When it doesn't benefit th! The facts are that this is legal in every sense of the law and nothing more than a committee expressing it's first amendment rights. You 14th warders should love that right? Anyway - back to the P-G bias... The only question that remains is whether the P-G will endorse Peduto this Sunday or next. Curious about your thoughts... My guess is this Sunday -- gives their man two whole weeks to talk about it!"


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Our world is imperceptibly filled with Japanese element like maid office, cartoon. Hello Kitty is one of the most impressive,cute and lovely symbols without doubt. Although mainly aimed at the pre-adolescent female market, Hello Kitty products cover every side of our life from purses, stickers, clothing, and computer equipment. No bound to say that Hello Kitty wins all most every girl's heart. If you are a Hello Kitty fans, you could not miss today's Hello Kitty party.
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Transportation Planning
The PAG Transportation Systems Subcommittee (TSS) meets every other month, usually the third Friday of the month. The TSS develops, reviews and makes recommendations regarding Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), regional pavement management, transportation safety and operations issues. The TSS provides a venue for coordination of transportation systems management at the regional level.
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Spring 2020 classes have resumed online.Please visit
dcccd.edu/coronavirus for additional information and to
learn how to prepare for online classes.
As the 2016 presidential election draws near, there is one major area of concern at the state and federal level – voter turnout.
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates tell us that 19,841,344 Texans will be eligible to vote. But voting trends show that less than half of these Texans will actually make it to the polls.
One way to make sure you get there? Vote early.
Voting early means smaller crowds and shorter lines. Also, life's unforeseen events are less likely to stop you from making it to the polls. A flat tire, bad traffic, poor directions … try again tomorrow! That is, until early voting closes. Then Nov. 8 is your last chance.
According to
Dallas County Votes, "Dallas County registered voters may vote at
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View the list below for early voting times and locations at Dallas Community Colleges through Nov. 4. And don't forget to bring your photo ID!
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It Is All About BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC mining as well as other alternative crypto currencies
GoldCoin is being made into a high value platform intended to be a lasting foundation for the world's financial systems, don't get left behind. GoldCoin (GLD) is an improved version of Litecoin currently using scrypt as a proof of work scheme. GoldCoin is faster than both BTC and LTC in terms of confirmation times and features an innovative 51% attack defense system. Golden River difficulty retargeting uses median and average times in accordance with various pre-defined clauses in step cases to provide near-best case movement without a pre-determined curve. The result is that while KGW and their variants are prettier to look at in their implementation, Golden River vastly outperforms them in cases where the difficulty needs to drop quickly. With Golden River the network difficulty can fall ~42% in a single block and still be accurate, in terms of the targeted block times, to the network hash rate. Furthermore those algorithms typically over-adjust upwards leading to network slow down, whereas Golden River is on the spot with these changes.
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Source Code
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SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — A fugitive suspected of killing one Utah deputy and wounding another has died from injuries suffered this week when he was shot by law enforcement officers during a gunfight that ended a 2 ½-hour crime spree.
The death of Jose Angel Garcia-Juaregui, 27, Friday afternoon means authorities might never know the motive for his actions Thursday when he fired at deputies and bystanders, rammed into cars and carjacked a vehicle with a mother and toddler inside before four officers gunned him down 50 miles south of where it started.
"This individual clearly was not going to be taken without a fight," Utah County Jim Tracy said. "He shot at anything and everything that moved."
Garcia-Juaregui never regained consciousness before dying, denying detectives a chance to ask him questions. Tracy can only speculate that Garcia-Juaregui's decision to go on a shooting spree might have had to do with the fact that an arrest warrant was issued for him on Wednesday for alleged violations of his parole conditions.
Garcia-Juaregui served 4 1/2 years in prison for attempted homicide. He was paroled from Utah state prison in December 2012.
"We're pretty sure he became increasingly nervous that he was going to be found out," said Tracy, in reference to his contact with a deputy he shot. "At some point, he must have made a determination that he was going to be caught, and he knew the consequences would be a return to prison."
The crime spree began when Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Cory Wride, 44, pulled over on a rural two-lane highway about 35 miles south of Salt Lake City to check on a truck with its emergency lights on.
Wride spoke with Garcia-Juaregui and a teenage girl who was with him in the truck before returning to his patrol car. The deputy was sitting behind the wheel doing background checks on the two when Garcia-Juaregui slipped open the truck's back window and opened fire with a handgun, hitting the deputy twice, Tracy said.
As Garcia-Juaregui took off from the scene, an urgent alert went out instructing officers to head to strategic spots around the county in hopes of spotting the suspect's truck.
About an hour later, a Utah County deputy spotted it near Santaquin, more than 30 miles south of the first shooting. Garcia-Juaregui fired at that deputy from the same back window, hitting him in the head, authorities said. That deputy is in critical condition, but he is expected to recover.
The gunman took off again, driving south on Interstate 15 and into Juab County. There, he smashed into a car and semi-trailer, shooting at both as well. He also fired at bystanders and tried to carjack two vehicles, Juab County Sheriff Alden Orme said. One attempt failed, but the other worked when he forced a mother and her 4-year-old child out of their car at gunpoint.
After he sped through the main street in Nephi, four Juab County Sheriff's deputies caught up to him south of the city. A gunbattle ensued, with Garcia-Juaregui getting hit and arrested. None of these deputies were injured.
"I cannot express enough how dangerous a situation that was," Orme said. "We're just thankful citizens and additional officers weren't injured."
Authorities said they don't know how many times Garcia-Juaregui was shot. His body is being sent for an autopsy.
The teenage girl was with Garcia-Juaregui the entire chase, but she was not injured, Tracy said. Officials also have her in custody, but they don't yet know if she was a willing participant. Her name was withheld because she is a minor.
Garcia-Juaregui was in Utah prison from April 2008 until he was paroled in December 2012, Utah Department of Corrections spokesman Stephen Gehrke said. He was convicted of felony attempted murder after stabbing a friend multiple times with a screwdriver in 2007 following a night of drinking and partying, Utah Board of Pardons spokesman Jim Hatch said. Garcia-Juaregui, who had no other criminal history, said it was self-defense.
The warrant was issued this week when Garcia-Juaregui's parole office couldn't find him, Hatch said.
Tracy said investigators have searched a house in the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper where Garcia-Juaregui was living, but he declined to say what they found. The sheriff said authorities don't know where Garcia-Juaregui is from originally.
The harrowing chase and accompanying bloodshed have left usually quiet communities in the area shaken.
Krista Black, manager of the Maverick convenience store and gas station on the rural highway where Wride was killed, said her husband slowed to check on a disabled vehicle he believes was the suspect's about 10 minutes before the shooting.
Her husband moved on without getting out of his car to help because no one appeared to be in the other vehicle.
"It makes you nervous about who is out there," Black told The Associated Press. "My husband always stops to help people."
The sheriff said Wride was a 19-year veteran of the Utah County Sheriff's Office. He leaves behind a wife, five children and eight grandchildren.
Wride's uncle was a longtime police officer in the community, inspiring him to take the same career path, his brother-in-law Johnny Revill said. Revill said the family is struggling to understand why Wilde was shot.
"As it has been reported, an evil swept through this community yesterday afternoon," Revill said, "leaving behind a path of unimaginable sorrow for our family."
Revill said the family is taking comfort in knowing they will be joined again in the afterlife. Wilde was active in his local congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the small town of Benjamin. Mormons believe families are joined eternally.
People lined the street Friday afternoon holding American flags as Wride's body was driven to a funeral home in in Spanish Fork.
House Speaker Becky Lockhart, a Provo Republican, said she knew Wride, who was a resident in her district for 10 years.
She noted that in addition to being an officer, Wride was involved in the community and served as a local Republican Party delegate.
"That is a public servant of the highest level," Lockhart said Friday afternoon. "It's a real tragedy."
Funeral arrangements have not been made yet.
The circumstances of Wride's death are similar to those in the last police killing in Utah. In September, Draper Police Sgt. Derek Johnson arrived to help with a vehicle he thought had broken down. He was shot before he left his police vehicle.


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Columbia set to resurrect Ghostbusters
Egon, your mucus - again
Columbia Pictures has asked The Office co-executive producers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky to work up a script for a third outing of Ghostbusters, Variety reports.
The plan is apparently to reunite original cast Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis for the project. The latter has just directed comedy Year One - penned by Eisenberg and Stupnitsky - and Variety cites this relationship as "evidence that the ghost chasers have sparked to the idea of returning".
The first two Ghostbusters movies were released in 1984 and 1989, respectively. The original cinematic outing was Columbia's highest grossing film ever, until overtaken by Men in Black and subsequently Spider-Man. ®
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For a couple years, we've been poking at the idea of providing some sort of "cryptostorm lite" version of the service that is no-cost but otherwise identical in security and privacy protection to full-bore cryptostorm service. Until recently, we really didn't see a way to make this happen that both meets our strict security/operations standards, and also provides a viable way to support itself financially (yes, we're 100% member-supported and always have been, and we're insistent on ensuring we can keep the bills paid and lights on via operational revenue... if we can't, the network has failed all of us).
Since the summer, we made progress on both fronts - technical and financial - to where we have now made available to the public a beta version of our "freemium" network privacy service: cryptofree.me.
A few things right off the bat:
- 1. We don't have a standalone website yet for cryptofree - we're working on it... sorta - as it didn't seem the top priority in terms of getting the service into the hands of the member community for testing. We do have a twitter feed already - @cryptofree - but it's not doing big things. Yet.
2. The "brand" of cryptofree.me is really an extension of cryptostorm, and as such we're not going to be pouring marketing a design effort into making it uber-cool or whatever... as if we do for cryptostorm anyway, so there's that.
3. Currently we've got configuration files available for linux & Mac/OSX, for testing. We'll get the Windows version, enabled within our widget, out there as quick as we can, as well.
Technical notes:
- 1. The service is implemented via server-side network session bandwidth tuning, with a combination of 'tc' directives, iptables scripts, and tweaks to the way the openvpn server-side executables manage individual network sessions over time. Hopefully, we'll get more on our approach published soon... that's our intent, but we're focussed on rolling out and beta testing things at this point, and full framework publication will inevitably lag a bit in the meantime. It's coming, and we're happy to have folks review our approach publicly.
2. Initial per-session bandwidth caps are 1.5 megabits down and 1 megabit up (approximately). We'll see whether those numbers work out well, during beta testing. They obviously can be adjusted, as needed.
3. All cryptofree "instances" (see our Hostname Assignment Framework whitepaper for definition of terms) run on completely independent physical hardware from full-bore ("unlimited") cryptostorm instances, to ensure there's no struggle for resources between paid/unlimited and cryptofree network sessions.
4. Cryptofree sessions cannot be geo-selected to choose exitnode location; this enables far more effective resource management for us, and thus allows us to pencil out the financial side of things and feel confident it works over the long-term; full cryptostorm memberships, of course, have full geolocation/loadbalancer selection capability, as always.
5. There are no other limits, differences, or variations between cryptofree and "real" cryptostorm network sessions: client-side configuration sessions are essentially identical, server-side management & provisioning & security administration & kernel hardening are the same (in fact, we've compiled in full grsec memory-protection capabilities only in the cryptfree-node kernels thus far, although that'll change as time goes by), port-mapping & SNAT provisioning is the same, application & protocol support is the same. We were going to call cryptofree "cryptostorm light" initially, but that's just not true... it's not light. It's bandwidth-capped, but apart from that identical to full cryptostorm.
That's all we can think of, for now. The idea behind the financial side of things is no secret, and we're happy to share and discuss it: our hope is that folks will try cryptofree, be impressed by the network's performance, reliability, and coverage, and decide to purchase a token and "move up" to full-bore cryptostorm membership. If enough folks using cryptofree do that, then we keep the bills paid and ramen in the cupboard for the development team.
We're not sticking a bunch of bullshit limits, "rules," or handicaps on cryptofree sessions. Certainly, some folks will have them connected for weeks or months, streaming... well, whatever folks stream that's fine with us.
Instances, and hence nodes, will hit hard-capped maximum session limits and folks who try to log once all slots in the cryptofree network are "taken" will simply be unable to connect. At that point, we add more (physical) servers, elastically, to our provisioned pool within the larger cryptostorm network. We won't kick people off cryptofree sessions, nor jam too many sessions on one instance/node and thus make them all horribly slow as a result. That's part of our beta testing, to get a feel for those metrics... we have some guesstimates, but need objective data. In the event, the cap is driven by session availability, not by allowing people to jam onto nodes until things slow to a crawl. Fuck that.
Someone will come along and clean up this language, make it "nicer," and explain things better. That's cool. I'm just one of the tech team grunts, reporting on the discussions we've all been having for months and, in some cases, years, on this particular project. I don't know the black arts of marketing, sorry. For now, this is a data dump for beta testers - hopefully it's useful. If things are missing, let us know please.
Thank you,
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Relatives of a man thought to have been killed fighting in Syria have asked to be "left alone in peace" as police confirmed they are not under investigation.
Counter-terrorism officers yesterday searched the home of student Abu Layth in Didsbury, Manchester, and spoke to his relatives.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed that the search has concluded and nothing was found to move the investigation forward.
Inquiries continue into how Layth, whose family name is Khalil Raoufi, died in the war-torn Middle Eastern country .
Qunmber Ehsan, a solicitor representing the family, said in a statement: " Greater Manchester Police have confirmed that whilst they are investigating the circumstances of the death of Khalil Raoufi, his family are not under investigation and there are no suspicions attached to them with regards to any alleged terror offences.
"The family would like to take this opportunity to thank Greater Manchester Police for their sensitive handling and assistance during this period.
"The family shall not be speaking to the media and ask that they be left alone in peace and their privacy respected."
Neighbours of the family spoke of their shock as police searched the detached home on a quiet, tree-lined street in the affluent Manchester suburb yesterday.
The father runs two restaurants on Manchester's "Curry Mile" and the mother, Kamala, is a housewife. They are believed to have come to the UK from Afghanistan around 10 years ago and would make usually annual trips back there.
One woman, who did not want to be named, said Abu Layth appeared to change from being a "normal" teenager as he grew older. He had been very friendly and enjoyed football with another youngster on the street but then changed his appearance and habits around three years ago.
"When you spoke to him on the street he would not say hello like the others did," she said. "He started wearing the robes as well. I was quite frightened of him a little bit. He was not the same."
Khalil Raoufi is understood to have enrolled on a mechanical engineering course at university and attended a local mosque before going to Syria.
Detective Chief Inspector Will Chatterton, of the north west counter-terrorism unit, said that as part of the National Prevent Strategy, officers are assessing how people are drawn into travelling to Syria to become involved in conflict and how to prevent others doing the same.
He said: "There is widespread concern about the situation in Syria and other conflict zones and the way that some will be driven to travel there to engage in humanitarian work or to take part in the fighting.
"We know that some have already lost their lives or been detained by the regime and badly treated.
"It is vital that anyone who has concerns that someone may be considering such travel informs the authorities."


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Have human rights hijacked the language of morals? – and other questions: Laws
27 November 2012
Lord Justice Laws' Inaugural Lecture at Northumbria University, 1 November 2012 – read here
This is a fascinating and provocative lecture raising important questions about the extent to which the culture of human rights has become the currency of our moral dealings with each other and the State.
Adam commented briefly on Laws' speech here but since it deserves a post of its own I will try to capture its essence and highlight some of its main features here without I hope too many spoilers.
Laws suggests, as Adam mentioned, that rights should properly be the duty of the State to deliver as an aspect of the public interest, not its enemy. The problem is that we have exalted rights beyond their status of public goods (along with health care, defence, education and so on) into primary moral values served to us not by the government but by the courts. Consequently these two institutions are seen to be serving opposite interests. The entrenchment of rights in morality in Laws' view carries great danger.
It is that rights, a necessary legal construct, come also to be seen as a necessary moral construct. Applied to the morality of individuals, this is a bad mistake.
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Welcome to the University of Alaska organizational chart Web site, which outlines the reporting structure of the major administrative units (e.g., offices of the President, Chancellors, Vice Presidents).
Information for these pages is obtained from the main campus University Relations offices. If you have additions or corrections to the pages please contact your main campus and they will confirm and forward the changes to us.
The menu items on the left side acts as a nested navigation tool. Clicking on a name will reveal the names of employees reporting to that person.
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29 October 2006: As the crops are harvest between Ellsworth and Saybrook, a wind farm begins to rise. Agriculture and energy are becoming synonymous in Central Illinois. Corn and soybeans are being used for fuel supplements and lad is being leased for the wind farms to harvest natural energy. Rural McLean County, Illinois.
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