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Paul Tonko on Civil Rights
Opponent's Argument for voting No (The Week; Huffington Post, and The Atlantic): House Republicans had objected to provisions in the Senate bill that extended VAWA's protections to lesbians, gays, immigrants, and Native Americans. For example, Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) voted against the VAWA bill because it was a "politicallyñmotivated, constitutionally-dubious Senate version bent on dividing women into categories by race, transgender politics and sexual preference." The objections can be grouped in two broadly ideological areas--that the law is an unnecessary overreach by the federal government, and that it represents a "feminist" attack on family values. The act's grants have encouraged states to implement "mandatory-arrest" policies, under which police responding to domestic-violence calls are required to make an arrest. These policies were intended to combat the too-common situation in which a victim is intimidated into recanting an abuse accusation. Critics also say VAWA has been subject to waste, fraud, and abuse because of insufficient oversight.
Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity by covered entities (employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, or joint labor-management committees). Prohibits preferential treatment or quotas. Allows only disparate treatment claims. Prohibits related retaliation.
JOINT RESOLUTION: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. Constitutional Amendment: Prohibits denying or abridging equality of rights under the law by the United States or by any state on account of sex.
[Explanatory note from Wikipedia.com and OnTheIssues.org]:
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution. The ERA was originally written by Alice Paul and, in 1923, it was introduced in the Congress for the first time. In 1972, it passed both houses of Congress, but failed to gain ratification before its June 30, 1982 deadline. This new proposed amendment is identical in wording to the original 1972 proposed amendment. It was proposed in Congress in every session from 1923 through 1970 prior to passing in 1972; and has been re-introduced in Congress in every session since 1982 after its failure at ratification. The current version removes the Congressionally imposed deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, so that if the bill passes Congress, states have no deadline as they did in 1982.
Congressional Summary:
Opponent's argument against bill:(by Cato Institute reported on Fox News): A bill in Congress that would prohibit discrimination in public schools based on sexual orientation or gender identity could stifle free speech and even lead to "homosexual indoctrination" in the nation's classrooms, critics say.
"The real danger is how this will be interpreted," said the associate director of the Center for Educational Freedom at the Cato Institute. "The definition of harassment could be broadly interpreted that anybody who expressed a totally legitimate opinion about homosexual behavior could be made illegal. That's a violation of those kids who want to express opposition to LGBT opinions or behavior. People have a legitimate reason to be concerned about this--not because they're 'haters' but because you're now trying to balance different rights."
Proponent's argument for bill: (Rep. Jared POLIS, House sponsor): "Hatred has no place in the classroom. Every student has the right to an education free from harassment and violence. This bill will protect the freedoms of our students and enshrine the values of equality and opportunity in the classroom."
Congressional summary:: A BILL to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel. The Congress finds the following:
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Color Rush
American Color Photography from Stieglitz to ShermanBy Katherine A. Bussard and Lisa Hostetler
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From magazine pages to gallery walls, from advertisements to photojournalism, Color Rush charts the history of color photography in the United States from the moment it became available as a mass medium to the moment when it no longer seemed an unusual choice for artists. The book begins with the 1907 unveiling of autochrome, the first commercially available color process, and continues up through the 1981 landmark survey show and book The New Color Photography, which hailed the widespread acceptance of color photography in contemporary art. Color Rush brings together Ansel Adams, William Eggleston, Eliot Porter, Cindy Sherman, Edward Steichen, Stephen Shore, and many more.
Katherine A. Bussard is associate curator of photography at the Art Institute of Chicago. Her major exhibitions include So the Story Goes: Photographs by Tina Barney, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Nan Goldin, Sally Mann, and Larry Sultan, for which she wrote the accompanying catalog. She has organized an ongoing series dedicated to emerging photographers, as well as exhibitions such as Film and Photo in New York and When Color Was New.
Lisa Hostetler is the McEvoy Family Curator of Photography at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Previously, she served as curator of photographs at the Milwaukee Art Museum, where she organized a number of exhibitions, including Taryn Simon: Photographs and Texts and Street Seen: The Psychological Gesture in American Photography, 1940–1959, for which she wrote the accompanying catalog.
"The Black-and-White Photography Era, in Color", New York Magazine, April 22, 2013
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The estates of victims of the 1983 bombing of U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut have dropped a lawsuit against Standard Chartered Plc (STAN.L) that accused the bank of concealing Iranian transactions that could have satisfied a $2.67 billion judgment.
The dismissal was disclosed in a court filing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Wednesday.
The plaintiffs, who include representatives of the estates of 241 U.S. servicemen killed in the attack, had obtained a $2.67 billion default judgment against Iran in 2007 and have sought to enforce it through various lawsuits. In the Standard Chartered case, the plaintiffs contended the British bank had interfered with collecting on the judgment.
The case was filed in August as a scandal brewed over allegations that Standard Chartered was involved in concealing Iran transactions that New York State's financial regulator said totaled $250 billion. The bank settled with that agency for $340 million.
Earlier this week, the U.S. Justice Department and New York District Attorney's office announced that Standard Chartered agreed to pay an additional $327 million to resolve allegations it violated U.S. sanctions against countries including Iran and Sudan.
A pre-trial hearing in the Beirut case had been scheduled for Friday. The lawsuit is being dismissed without prejudice, meaning the plaintiffs can refile it at a later date.
Liviu Vogel, a lawyer for the bombing victims, declined to say why the lawsuit was dropped or if the plaintiffs would file new claims.
Julie Gibson, a spokeswoman for Standard Chartered, said the case had not been settled and had no further comment.
The case is Deborah Peterson et al v Standard Chartered Bank in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York No. 12-6257.
Reporting By Nate Raymond in New York; Editing by Martha Graybow


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The Lows and Highs of the Bonn Climate Talksby -
Two weeks ago, my girlfriend and I left Washington for two very different dates with international climate action. She headed to Indonesia to work with women farmers who are reintroducing native, drought-tolerant crops in order to build resilience to climate change. I, on the other hand, went to Bonn, Germany for the most recent round of UNFCCC climate change negotiations. The contrast could not have been starker. I spent 10 days watching with astonishment as countries bickered over committee chairs, agendas, and footnotes. There were highs in Bonn, too, as I outline below, but overall the atmosphere at this session was one of mistrust and reluctance. For years we in the climate negotiations have struggled to connect with the so-called "real world." We are now in danger of becoming disconnected from development practitioners, municipal leaders, energy specialists, and corporate decision makers who will ultimately lead the transition to sustainable development. At its best, the UNFCCC can be a vital catalyst for climate compatible development. At its worst, it becomes an irrelevance to people like those working with my girlfriend, who are delivering climate compatible development on the ground. The momentum generated during COP 17 in December was lacking, and negotiators now face a real challenge to restore confidence in the fragile but important Durban Package.
The "Lows" and Their Underlying Causes
One of the greatest outcomes of the last climate change negotiation, COP 17, was the Durban Platform. Failure to make real progress on implementing the Durban Platform was the greatest disappointment of the Bonn session. As my pre-Bonn blog post stated, electing chairs to the various governing bodies and finalizing the agenda needed to be balanced with forward momentum on the substance. Regrettably, that didn't happen. Bonn was supposed to establish a work plan for closing the emissions gap between developed and developing nations and foster wide cooperation. Instead, we emerged with an incomplete provisional agenda rife with opposing visions that lacks the clarity needed for the rest of this year.
At the heart of this deadlock lies the pivotal duo of ambition and equity. Too many countries feel that they are being asked to take an unfair burden of responsibility for reducing emissions. One side argues that the world has changed since 1992, and that at a time of growing worldwide emissions, increasing deficits, and rising unemployment, the industrialized world cannot shoulder the climate change mitigation responsibility alone. The other side claims that the right to development remains as true today as it did 20 years ago, and that the urgent need to tackle widespread poverty must remain the principal focus. Many vulnerable and progressive countries have found themselves caught in the middle as this debate has raged, and the delicate balance established in Durban appears dangerously close to unraveling.
The "Highs" and What They Mean
Although much of the session was consumed by agenda fights, the negotiations established plans to enhance mitigation ambition both before 2020 and in the new agreement that will come into effect after 2020. There were also other less visible signs of modest progress in several areas, such as:
The Kyoto Protocol: Parties advanced on adopting amendments that would allow a second commitment period to begin on January 1, 2013.
Mitigation: There was further discussions on how to set-up the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) registry, which gathers individual country plans for emissions reductions; on national communications; and on methodologies, practices, and design elements of the International Consultation and Analysis (ICA), which provides for transparency and accountability in meeting emissions reduction goals.
Finance: The session involved progress on transparency in Fast Start Finance funds, which provide for mitigation and adaption investments in the short-term, and harvested the most appropriate lessons for improving finance reporting. In addition, countries discussed ways to increase mid-term finance covering the 2013-2020 period. On long-term finance covering the period beyond 2020, countries concentrated on finding ways to ensure predictability of finance and establish the right balance amongst financing sources.
Technology: Negotiators were able to follow the timetable agreed to in Cancun/Durban and agreed on the ranked short list of entities to host the CTCN. The CTCN is designed to bring together a broad mix of national and regional organizations, networks, and initiatives aiming to support developing countries with technology development and transfer. If it can combine with the financial mechanism and mobilize the private sector, it has the potential to become a game-changer by helping communities de-couple growth and emissions and become more resilient. The first ranked organization is UNEP, leading an alliance of 12 other organizations.
Moving Beyond Agendas to Implementation
This decade is decisive. UNEP's Bridging the Emissions Gap report has identified the gulf between business-as-usual emissions and reductions needed to hold global average temperature increase to 2˚ Celsius above preindustrial levels. Even in the most optimistic scenarios, we are still left with substantially more to do on mitigation as well as on the vital finance and technology that comprise the means to mitigate.
The key message is that we need to get busy. The events of these two weeks in Bonn were at best an unfortunate diversion from the real business at hand. When negotiators convene in Bangkok at the end of the summer, they will find that the clock is ticking. They will need to wrap up the procedural aspects, avoid the perennial bickering on the agenda, and make real progress on substance.


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Race Matters
True to Our Native Land, edited by Brian Blount, describes itself as the first African-American commentary on the New Testament. This rich resource includes commentaries on each of the books by scholars Allen Dwight Callahan, Cain Hope Felder, Mitzi Smith, among others. The first part of the book also provides essays on broader topics such as slavery in the early church, and African-American art and biblical interpretation. Several pages of full-color art round out an impressive book. Fortress Press
No Room?
Posada, written and directed by Mark McGregor, S.J., uses the Christmas story of Joseph and Mary's search for shelter (posada, in Spanish) to illustrate the problems unaccompanied immigrant children face in the U.S. The hour-long film focuses on Johny, Wilber, and Densi, three boys whose journeys wind from Central America through the Mexican desert, Los Angeles streets, and juvenile detention centers. Loyola Productions
Breaking Bread
Of Widows and Meals: Communal Meals in the Book of Acts, by Reta Halteman Finger, is a fascinating look at the table fellowship and communal sharing of the early church. She examines the social and economic world of Acts, the symbolic role of food, and the roles women—particularly widows—played in communal meals. Hers is an important reminder that as Jesus shared his meals, and his life, with others, so should we. Eerdmans
Quiet Awe
"The sacraments will lift us," sings Karen Peris in "Song for Tom," one of the 11 tracks on We Walked in Song, the latest from The Innocence Mission. It's a line that captures the overall effort by Peris and husband Don—subtle, intimate, a touch melancholy, but not sad. The sacraments in this case are the kindness of strangers, birthdays, and "undeserved sweetness and light." Badman Recording


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PG&E on Friday is expected to file a proposal to dramatically restructure electricity rates for residential users in a way certain to increase the amount low-usage customers pay each month.
The proposal, unveiled Thursday, will be subject to months of debate and hearings before the full five-member state Public Utilities Commission makes a final decision, likely near the end of this year.
Key issues in that debate will be whether the proposed rate structure favors the wealthy and reduces incentives for customers to save electricity.
"There is no question that lower-usage customers will all see increases in their electricity bills in the coming years relative to the current rate structure," said Matthew Freedman, a staff attorney with The Utility Reform Network, a consumer group. "The primary goal of this proposal is to drive up the bills for lower-usage customers."
San Francisco-based PG&E's proposed rate structure would reduce the number of payment tiers from the current four to two, a move that would result in higher rates for low-usage customers, the utility says. The proposed rate structure also would allow customers to opt into what's called "time-of-use" pricing, in which they would pay less for electricity if they shift their usage to off-peak hours. That might mean running appliances late at night or early in the morning on hot summer days, or reducing air conditioner operations.
"The current rate structure is broken," said Trina Horner, PG&E vice president for regulatory proceedings and rates. "It needs to be fixed to reflect our current cost structure."
At present, the highest-usage residential customers pay as much as 36.4 cents a kilowatt-hour for electricity and the lowest-usage customers pay 13.2 cents, which means the highest-usage customers pay 176 percent more. TURN says the new proposals will produce a differential of 20 percent.
PG&E spokesman Jonathan Marshall said the new rate structure, if approved by the PUC, would be phased in beginning in early 2015 and be fully implemented by the end of 2018.
"We will try to transition to this slowly and carefully and use a lot of customer education," Marshall said.
Low-usage customers at present can receive a 50 percent discount on their bills. The new proposal would likely whittle down the discount to around 30 percent to 35 percent, PG&E said.
The proposed rate changes are driven in part by customer protests following heat waves in the Central Valley during summer 2009, when residents complained about sky-high bills from running air conditioners. The current rate structure obliges utilities to charge high-usage customers much more for electricity consumption regardless of where they live or how much power they need.
The uproar eventually led to the passage last year of AB 327, a state law that gives the PUC greater flexibility to set residential electricity rates. Both houses of the state Legislature approved the bill by wide margins.
PG&E isn't alone in its quest to restructure electricity rates. Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric also are expected to file similar proposals. The new rate proposals are certain to be controversial, since affluent customers could wind up as the beneficiaries.
"The benefits go to a relatively small group of high-usage customers," Freedman said. "We find there is a correlation between high incomes and high usage. People with higher incomes tend to have larger houses."
Basing charges on time of usage worries TURN because it could discourage energy conservation.
"It will matter more when people use electricity rather than the amount of electricity they use," Freedman said.
Contact George Avalos at 408-859-5167. Follow at twitter.com/georgeavalos


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Eli's latest...
1. Thumb-sucking! He's been a hand-chewer forever, but in the past week he has been resorting more and more to just his thumb. It is precious- I am so partial to thumb-sucking babies. Who cares if it's a bad habit to have to break? I'll worry about that in a couple years. :) It's also a treat for me because he uses his thumb to comfort himself now, which I'm super-happy about, because he's never been a paci fan.
2. Waving. I haven't been sure about this one and haven't even mentioned it to anyone because I thought his little "waves" were just coincidences. But this weekend Eric said, "Is he waving at us?" as we stood across the room and Eli held up his hand, opening and closing his fingers, while smiling at us. Confirmed. The baby is a waver. It's so cute! (I'm a little biased.)
3. Sitting. He discovered the use of his stomach muscles weeks ago, which makes getting him to lie back in my arms, on a pillow, etc., very difficult, because he immediately just sits right up. I've been working on getting him to sit on his own, but he usually just falls right over. But this week he sat up on his own for several 10-second increments! I know, not that amazing, but hey, what can I say? I'm his mom, and I'm proud!
4. Church-ing. Eli has been in "hibernation" since October. Because he is a premie and had lung issues, he's at super-high-risk for RSV and other lung infections. We keep him home and away from crowds pretty much all the time, which means that Eric and I alternate weeks when it comes to church so that one of us can stay home with Eli. I hate that we have to do this, but it is worth it to keep Eli healthy through the winter. Today we made an exception for the Christmas service at church. It is the best service of the year, and we really, really wanted to go as a family. So we came late (on purpose) and left early to avoid anyone touching or breathing on him, but we got to enjoy the service all together, and it was really special.
Wow, what an invigorating post, right? Ah, the life of a mom. :) Truth be told, though, I LOVE IT!!!
And in other news, Eric took me out for my birthday on Friday night while my parents kept Eli. He took me to this little French bistro called "St. Martin's," which was super romantic. You know, the kind of place where all the light is from candles, there is a piano player, the waiter puts your napkin on your lap, you eat a 3-course-meal... it was so perfect! Then we went to the Meyerson to see the Dallas symphony orchestra and chorus do their annual Christmas performance. We go every year, and every year I am blown away. It was a perfect date!
Happy almost Christmas!
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FedoraNEWS.org features a Quick Introduction to KDE 3.2 Installation and a positive Review of KDE 3.2: "My first impression is 'wow'." The author confesses that he hadn't the time to review every improvement and new application of KDE 3.2 yet but concludes "To sum it up, with so many enhancements, an upgrade is worth your time." Besides news, HowTos, reviews and tips FedoraNEWS.ORG also offers tutorials like this nice Flash tutorial how to use K3b to burn CDs and DVDs.
Just copy this into a file.. make it executable and then
command ftp://ftp.site.org/pathtokde/ dont forget trailing slash..
it will download all the packages for you. I made this for Fedora Core 1.
wget $1arts-1.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1arts-devel-1.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && $1kdeaccessibility-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdeaddons-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdeaddons-atlantikdesigner-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdeadmin-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdeartwork-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdeartwork-icons-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && $1kdebase-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdebase-devel-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdebindings-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdebindings-devel-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdeedu-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdeedu-devel-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdegames-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdegames-devel-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdegraphics-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdegraphics-devel-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdelibs-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdelibs-devel-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdemultimedia-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdemultimedia-devel-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdenetwork-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdenetwork-devel-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdepim-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdepim-devel-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdesdk-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdesdk-devel-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdetoys-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdeutils-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdeutils-devel-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1kdevelop-3.0.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1md5sum && wget $1qt-3.2.3-0.2.i386.rpm && wget $1qt-MySQL-3.2.3-0.2.i386.rpm && wget $1qt-ODBC-3.2.3-0.2.i386.rpm && wget $1qt-PostgreSQL-3.2.3-0.2.i386.rpm && wget $1qt-designer-3.2.3-0.2.i386.rpm && wget $1qt-devel-3.2.3-0.2.i386.rpm && wget $1quanta-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1quanta-devel-3.2.0-0.1.i386.rpm && wget $1redhat-artwork-0.90-0.1.i386.rpm
>What's wrong with "wget ftp://ftp.site.org/pathtokde/*"?
it is not kwget?
just kidding.
could not help myself.
I've installed the kde3.2 packages from the fedora's web site and can not find juk. I believe it is supposed to be in the kdemultimedia package, but an rpm -ql of the package does not show a binary, nor does 'find / -name juk' or 'slocate juk' - after an 'updatedb'. There is juk help files installed.
Otherwise, KDE 3.2 is the best desktop for linux, hands down.
Wild guess: Could it be because Fedora does not support mp3?
No.. I talked to the packager, and it's just a known bug in fedora's kdemultimedia rpms. Wait for the next rebuild which should come any day now.
Get kdemultimedia from http://www.eleceng.ohio-state.edu/~ravi/kde/kdemultimedia-mp3-3.1.4-1.i3...
this enables mp3 support in kdemultimedia.
but then you should rebuild kdebase if you want konqueror to rip cd's into mp3 files using the audiocd protocol.
I can't find this file at http://www.eleceng.ohio-state.edu/~ravi/kde/kdemultimedia-mp3-3.1.4-1.i3..., can anyone help me to get it...
Since it doesn't look like this has happened as of 3.2.2 --
Juk depends on 'taglib', for which currently isn't available as a Fedora package.
If you get the SuSe taglib source rpm -- I used taglib-1.0-0.src.rpm from some KDE mirror in /pub/kde/stable/3.2.2/SuSE/src/ -- and build it
rpmbuild --rebuild taglib-1.0-0.src.rpm
You get the usual taglib/taglib-devel pair.
If you install them
rpm -Uvh taglib-1.0-46.i386.rpm taglib-devel-1.0-46.i386.rpm
You can then grab the current Fedora kdemultimedia source rpm and rebuild it.
You'll get -- a couple hours later -- kdemultimedia rpms that have a working Juk.
You want the taglib source rpm from http://some_kde_mirror/pub/kde/stable/3.2.1/SuSE/src/
the 3.2.2 version has a lot of added SuSE package dependencies, and will complain bitterly.
What do you need JuK for? Try noatun with the hayes playlist.
May be KDEMultimedia package doesn't include Juk :(. and Slackware is excellent at Multimedia...Perfomance wise also.
there is a rpm for JUK now still in testing though try thid link
Upgraded on Fedora Core1 to 3.2
No kicker now.
At all (
starting kicker manually gives no messages, hangs for 4-5 ses and ends.
Actually, it's a new feature. Don't you like it??
what messages appear if you run kicker from a konsole session?
no messages at all
strace kicker
hrm.. seems to crash after expecting to find a .desktop file that doesn't exist (for kscd, to be exact)... could you:
1. run kicker through gdb and get a backtrace
2. package up all the kicker related rc files in ~/.kde/share/config
3. email all this too me: aseigo at kde dot org
thanks =)
p.s. don't run KDE as root.
But root users need desktops too!
Seriously, though...not that I exist as root all the time, but sometimes it is useful to run a window manager/desktop environment as root. Is it _so_ dangerous with KDE? Should I just stick with TWM?
Either have it useful or safe and secure. You can't have both.
Thanks ever so much, but that is what I would call a "kneejerk" response containing no useful information, and not answering the question.
To clarify - is there a known risk to a system by running KDE as root, or is it the normal (and generally sensible) standard response, "don't run anything as root, except when you have to, and even then don't do it"?
where is Ksim?
Yeah even after the massive speed increases in 3.1 the KDE team does it again and now 3.2 is even faster! Plug that feather in your cap team; apart from all the other brilliant improvements and features in 3.2 the fact that it's markedly faster than 3.1 is a great accomplishment. Congratulations!
Or you can just use apt/yum to install the kde-3.2 RPMS now available (in the unstable section) from kde-redhat (http://kde-redhat.sf.net/).
-- Rex
I installed it. Now I can't open smb:// sites. klauncher says it cannot initialize kio_smb... :(
Same thing here....
I'm getting the error on all redhat 9.0 boxes I've setup using kde3.2
Corect me if I'm wrong, but I think wget will not do *, you need the recursive flag which can be messy without some sort of filter. You can do this by file extension as follows:
wget -r --accept=.rpm http://path/to/kde32


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He asks simply - 'Is Operations Manager still relevant in the world of the cloud ?'
Instead of just adding his own perspective to this question, Cameron has put in the ground-work to thoroughly research the validity and longevity of Microsoft's on-premise monitoring solution that, for me as a Cloud OS consultant, is currently the product that's consuming the majority of my working weeks.
Here are some of the key points that he discusses in the document:
- A history of Operations Manager and what conclusions we can draw from that history
- Cloud first, mobile first, and it's impacts on System Center
- The Microsoft Operations Management Suite and how it compares with Operations Manager
- Monitoring available within Azure, and solutions to monitor Azure
- The Cloud Platform Stack, WAP, and Azure Stack
- Architecting Operations Manager to run in the cloud
If you've read any of Cameron's OpsMgr Unleashed books or attended his presentations, you'll know that he has an excellent way of getting his point across and this whitepaper is no exception.
So, if you're working with SCOM (or plan to in the next year or so), then I'd highly recommend you have a read of this whitepaper to gain an insight into where things are going and where we're at now.
You can download it directly from Savision's website at the following link:


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Dear Esther
July's free games for Twitch Prime members include Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, Dear Esther, more
July's free games and loot for Twitch Prime members have been announced.
Dear Esther headlines
Dear Esther is coming to PS4 and Xbox One
Console players will get to experience the controversial Dear Esther later this year.
Dear Esther artist Robert Briscoe lands job at Valve
Dear Esther artist Robert Briscoe has secured a position at Valve, as confirmed by a blog post from the man himself.
Ether One lets you explore and restore memories
Along the lines of Dear Esther and Gone Home, Ether One is a narrative-driven puzzle/adventure game that puts you in the minds of other people – literally.
Dear Esther developer Robert Briscoe joins Valve Software
Dear Esther developer Robert Briscoe has announced he is taking a break from the indie scene in order to work for Valve Software.
Dear Esther being remade in Unity due to Source Engine licensing and tech issues
Dear Esther is being remade – again – after The Chinese Room encountered serious difficulties with the Source Engine, causing major problems with ports.
Steamy Valentine's sale: grab Alan Wake franchise for $5.99, others for cheap
Steam is having a Steamy Valentine's sale this weekend, and other than The Witcher titles we mentioned earlier, there's more to be had.
Humble Weekly sale features IndieCade titles And Yet It Moves, The Dream Machine, more
The Humble Weekly sale is upon us, allowing you to pay-what-you-want for And Yet It Moves, The Dream Machine (Chapters 1, 2 and 3) and Luxuria Superbia. Pay $6 or more and you will also pick up Dear Esther, The Bridge and 7 Grand Steps. The Humble Weekly Sale featuring IndieCade will only be available […]
Humble Bundle helps Dear Esther surpass 750,000 units
Humble Bundle 8 has helped thechineseroom's Dear Esther sail past the 750,000 unit mark. This is according to a tweet from studio co-director Jessica Curry. "We always said we'd be delighted with 20,000 sales so this number means a lot to us, as do as all the wonderful emails & tweets," she said. Humble Bundle […]
Humble Bundle 8 breaks $2 million in sales
Humble Bundle 8 has shattered $2 million in sales since it launched on May 28.
Humble Bundle 8 is live, contains Proteus, Hotline Miami, Awesomenauts, more
Humble Bundle 8 is live and gives you the option to pay-what-you-want for titles such as Thomas Was Alone, Little Inferno, Capsized, Dear Esther, and Awesomenauts. Those who pay more than the current average of $5.66 will get the aforementioned and if they pay more than that, they will also pick up Hotline Miami and […]
BAFTA 2013 game nominees announced: Journey leads the pack
The British Academnt Games Awards have announced its nominees for this year's award ceremony, and Thatgamecompany's critically-acclaimed Journey is leading the pack with eight nominations. We've got the full list of nominees here.
Mirror's Edge, Dear Esther artist teases project, 'S.T.A.L.K.E.R without weapons'
Mirror's Edge and Death Esther lead artist Rob Briscoe has teased his ambition for a new project that he visualises as a horror take S.T.A.L.K.E.R, but without weapons. Check out his teasing thoughts below.
OnLive offering four free indie games this weekend
OnLive is closing out its free Indie Weekend Giveaway promotion by handing out PoP – Methodology Experiment One, Lume, Dear Esther, and Defense Grid Gold for free. To get the games free of charge, you'll need to visit OnLive's Facebook page click a link or two, and follow the instructions to redeem your free game. […]
Dear Esther tops 250,000 sales
Thechineseroom's Dan Pinchbeck has announced on Twitter that unusual atmospheric adventure Dear Esther has passed a 250,000 sales milestone. "We always said we'd celebrate if we shifted 20,000," the modest indie noted.Dear Esther launched in mid-February, was profitable in under six hours, and shifted 50,000 copies in its first week. Pinchbeck is now working on […]
Dear Esther hits 100,000 downloads
Thechineseroom has announced on its website that Dear Esther has now hit 100,000 downloads. The milestone follows the recent release of a Mac version and a Steam discount yesterday.
Dear Esther hits Mac with half-price reduction until tomorrow
Dear Esther has now launched on Mac following a previous release on PC. To celebrate the Apple release, which now comes with SteamPlay support, the game is half-off as part of Midweek Madness until tomorrow. You can pick it up for £3.49.
Dear Esther soundtrack now available through Bandcamp, Amazon, iTunes
If you head on over to Bandcamp, you'll be able to download Jessica Curry's soundtrack for thechineseroom's Dear Esther. It will run you ₤4.99 and contains 17 tracks. You can also have a listen to the soundtrack samples on the site as well. The soundtrack is also available through iTunes and on Amazon UK for […]
Dear Esther: "Over-stimuation kills atmosphere," says Pinchbeck
Dan Pinchbeck, creative director at thechineseroom said during his lecture at GDC that when developing Dear Esther, the team found that when you over stimulate the player with a buoyant atmosphere, it can cause over stimulation and "kill" the atmosphere.
IGF 2012 Awards: Fez takes top gong, Dear Esther wins visual nod
The annual Independent Games Awards presented a wide spread of genres and styles with this year's winners.
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Dear Esther latest
July's free games for Twitch Prime members include Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, Dear Esther, more
Dear Esther being remade in Unity due to Source Engine licensing and tech issues
Steamy Valentine's sale: grab Alan Wake franchise for $5.99, others for cheap
Humble Weekly sale features IndieCade titles And Yet It Moves, The Dream Machine, more
Humble Bundle 8 is live, contains Proteus, Hotline Miami, Awesomenauts, more
Mirror's Edge, Dear Esther artist teases project, 'S.T.A.L.K.E.R without weapons'
Dear Esther hits Mac with half-price reduction until tomorrow
Dear Esther soundtrack now available through Bandcamp, Amazon, iTunes
Dear Esther: "Over-stimuation kills atmosphere," says Pinchbeck
IGF 2012 Awards: Fez takes top gong, Dear Esther wins visual nod
Rumour: Amnesia, Dear Esther devs to collaborate on A Machine for Pigs
Dear Esther profitable in less than 6 hours of availability on Steam
GDC 2012 to include lectures from IO Interactive, WB Games Seattle and Dear Esther sessions


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Click through prize-winning photos and illustrations from the 2011 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge.
Visualizing science has come a long way from the days of overhead projectors and boxes of microscope slides — and to see just how far we've come, all you need to do is take a look at this year's top entries in the International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge.
This is the ninth year for the competition, which is sponsored by the journal Science and the National Science Foundation. The 212 entries, received from 33 countries, focused on subjects ranging from transmission electron microscopy to the cosmic web that stretches across the universe.
Expert judges selected their top entries in five categories: photography, illustrations, informational posters and graphics, interactive games, and videos. But the general public got in on the judging as well, casting 3,200 online votes to select "People's Choice" award winners.
"The talent of these award winners is remarkable," Monica Bradford, Science's executive editor, said in a news release. "These winners communicate science in a manner that not only captures your attention but in many instances strives to look at different ways to solve scientific problems through their varied art forms."
Check out our slideshow, featuring the winners in the photography, illustration, poster/graphic and interactive game categories.
A mere slideshow doesn't give you the full flavor of the interactive games, however, so you'll really have to give them a try separately. The top-rated game is Foldit, a protein-folding puzzle game that has led to published research. We've written quite a bit about Foldit already: Check out our reports about the AIDS-like virus puzzle that was solved by Foldit players, and the molecular "recipes" that gamers came up with.
Three more games merited honorable mention: Meta!Blast 3D, an educational game about cellular biology; Build-a-Body, which lets players put together virtual organ system; and Powers of Minus Ten, which lets players zoom into the structure of virtual cells. Velu the Welder, a game from India that actually trains players to do welding, won the People's Choice award.
Before you get too involved in the game-playing, take a look at these winning videos:
"Rapid Visual Inventory and Comparison of Complex 3-D Structures" won first place as well as People's Choice in the video category. The video was entered by Graham T. Johnson (The Scripps Research Institute, and grahamj.com), Andrew Noske (National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research), and Bradley Marsh (Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland)
"High Density Energy Storage Using Self-Assembled Materials" received an honorable mention. This video was entered by Christopher E. Wilmer, Omar K. Farha and Patrick E. Fuller of Northwestern University.
"There's No Such Thing as a Jellyfish" also came in for honorable mention in the International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. The video was entered by Steven Haddock and Susan Von Thun of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and Jellywatch.org.
Here's the list of winning entries in the other four categories of the 2011 challenge:
Photography: First place goes to Bryan William Jones, University of Utah, Moran Eye Center, for "Metabolomic Eye."
Honorable mention: Robert Rock Belliveau for "Microscopic Image of Trichomes on the Skin of an Immature Cucumber."
People's Choice: Babak Anasori, Michael Naguib, Yury Gogotsi, and Michel W. Barsoum of Drexel University for "The Cliff of the Two-Dimensional World."
Illustration: Three honorable mentions were cited. Emiko Paul and Quade Paul (Echo Medical Media) as well as Ron Gamble (UAB Insight) for "Tumor Death-Cell Receptors on Breast Cancer Cell." Joel Brehm of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Office of Research & Economic Development for "Variable-Diameter Carbon Nanotubes." Konstantin Poelke and Konrad Polthier of Free University Berlin for "Exploring Complex Functions using Domain Coloring." People's Choice: Andrew Noske and Thomas Deerinck (National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, University of California, San Diego) as well as Horng Ou and Clodagh O'Shea (Salk Institute) for "Separation of a Cell."
Informational posters and graphics: First place goes to Miguel Angel Aragon-Calvo (Johns Hopkins University), Julieta Aguilera and Mark SubbaRao (Adler Planetarium) for "The Cosmic Web."
Honorable mention: Ivan Konstantinov, Yury Stefanov, Alexander Kovalevsky and Anastasya Bakulina of Visual Science for "The Ebola Virus."
People's Choice: Fabian de Kok-Mercado, Victoria Wahl-Jensen and Laura Bollinger of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases IRF for "Transmission Electron Microscopy: Structure, Function & 3D Reconstruction."
Interactive games: First place: Seth Cooper, David Baker, Zoran Popović, Firas Khatib, Jeff Flatten, Kefan Xu, Dun-Yu Hsiao, and Riley Adams of the Center for Game Science at the University of Washington for "Foldit."
Three honorable mentions were cited: W. Schneller, P.J. Campbell, M. Stenerson, D. Bassham, and E.S. Wurtele of Iowa State University for "Meta!Blast 3D Interactive Application for Cell and Metabolic Biology. Level 1: The Cell." Jeremy Friedberg, Nicole Husain, Ian Wood, Genevieve Brydson, Wensi Sheng, Lorraine Trecroce, Kariane St-Denis, David Rowe, Ruby Pajares, Arij Al Chawaf, Shaun Rana and Nancy Reilly of Spongelab Interactive for "Build-a-Body." Laura Lynn Gonzalez of Green-Eye Visualization for "Powers of Minus Ten."
People's Choice: Muralitharan Vengadasalam, Ganesh Venkat, Vignesh Palanimuthu, Fabian Herrera, and Ashok Maharaja of Tata Consultancy Services for "Velu the Welder."
More scientific visions to enjoy:
- Visions of science go viral: 2010's winners
- The top sights of science: 2009's winners
- Science that you can see: 2008's winners
- Science's best sights: 2007's winners
- More visions of science: 2006's winners
- Visualization challenge: 2005's winners
- A scientific visual feast: 2004's winners
- Visualization challenge: 2003's winners
Alan Boyle is msnbc.com's science editor. Connect with the Cosmic Log community by "liking" the log's Facebook page, following @b0yle on Twitter or adding Cosmic Log's Google+ page to your circle. You can also check out "The Case for Pluto," my book about the controversial dwarf planet and the search for other worlds.


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The Medicines Company Announces Positive Trial Results for Oritavancin in the Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections (ABSSSI)
PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - Dec 20, 2012) - The Medicines Company (
All protocol-specified primary and secondary efficacy endpoints of the SOLO-1 trial were met. Oritavancin was shown to be non-inferior to vancomycin in the efficacy analyses for the early clinical evaluation (48-72 hour) endpoints required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the later (7-14 days after end of treatment) endpoint required by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The efficacy was similar in the overall population and in those patients with microbiologically confirmed MRSA infections.
Primary Results
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(n = 479)
|% Difference
Early clinical endpoint (ECE)
|FDA primary endpoint:
Cessation of spread, absence of fever, no rescue antibiotics
82.3% (391)
78.9% (378)
3.4% (-1.6, 8.4)
|?20% reduction of lesion area
|86.9% (413)
|82.9% (397)
|4.1% (-0.5, 8.6)
|Post treatment endpoint (PTE)
|EMA primary endpoint:
Investigator-assessed clinical cure
|79.6% (378)
|80.0% (383)
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Results in patients with confirmed MRSA infections
(n = 104)
(n = 100)
Early clinical endpoint (ECE)
|FDA primary endpoint:
Cessation of spread, absence of fever, no rescue antibiotics
80.8% (84)
80.0% (80)
|?20% reduction of lesion area
|90.4% (94)
|84.0% (84)
|Post treatment endpoint (PTE)
|EMA primary endpoint:
Investigator-Assessed Clinical Cure
|82.7% (86)
|83.0% (83)
Overall, safety profiles were similar: 60.0% of patients on oritavancin and 63.8% of patients on vancomycin were reported to experience at least one adverse event. Fewer treatment emergent adverse events considered by investigators as related to study drug were reported among patients treated with oritavancin than vancomycin (22.8% vs. 31.4%; p value = 0.003). Results also included fewer skin and subcutaneous tissue adverse events (11.6% vs. 19.1%; p value = 0.001) among patients treated with oritavancin. Apart from these, adverse event rates were similar in both treatment arms, including rates of phlebitis.
The SOLO-1 trial design was agreed to through the Special Protocol Assessment process with the FDA and was also reviewed formally by the EMA. The trial is the first of two pivotal Phase 3 trials designed to support the filing of a New Drug Application in the United States as well as a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) in Europe. The SOLO-1 and SOLO-2 trials are identical multicenter, double-blind, randomized clinical trials.
In the SOLO-1 trial, 968 ABSSSI patients were enrolled at 46 clinical sites worldwide. Treatment with a single intravenous dose of oritavancin was compared with 7-10 days of twice daily intravenous doses of vancomycin.
Commenting on the results, Clive Meanwell MD, PhD, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Medicines Company, said: "These data show that a single dose of oritavancin given on presentation of a patient with ABSSSI to hospital can cure gram positive infections, including MRSA infections, and be as efficacious as multiple days of vancomycin infusions. The safety profile also appears potentially advantageous over vancomycin. We believe that the SOLO-1 trial will become an important element in our efforts to secure regulatory approval for oritavancin in ABSSSI worldwide and we look forward to completing the enrollment of the identical SOLO-2 trial in the first half of 2013."
"Currently available intravenous treatment options for ABSSSI have limitations, including multiple-day dosing and treatment-limiting adverse events. The opportunity to manage patients with a single dose of oritavancin may be a next source of innovation. Furthermore, the microbiological spectrum and long half-life of oritavancin potentially provide avenues of investigation in even more severe infections, including those requiring prolonged periods of treatment," said Ralph Corey MD, Professor of Medicine and Infectious Disease at Duke University and Principal Investigator of the SOLO Trials.
About The Medicines Company
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Statements contained in this press release about The Medicines Company that are not purely historical, and all other statements that are not purely historical, may be deemed to be forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Without limiting the foregoing, the words "believes," "anticipates" and "expects" and similar expressions, including the Company's preliminary revenue results, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Important factors that may cause or contribute to such differences include whether the Company's products will advance in the clinical trials process on a timely basis or at all, whether the Company will make regulatory submissions for product candidates on a timely basis, whether its regulatory submissions will receive approvals from regulatory agencies on a timely basis or at all, whether physicians, patients and other key decision makers will accept clinical trial results, and such other factors as are set forth in the risk factors detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, without limitation, the risk factors detailed in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2012, which are incorporated herein by reference. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.


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Released in 2005, the album Once Around The Sun is the outcome of Joby Talbot's residency with Classic FM.
During his year in residence, Talbot composed a new piece of music each month, scored for up to five instruments. The resulting twelve compositions were then premiered on Classic FM and were recorded on CD.
August - Cloudpark was the eighth piece to be composed and is scored here for solo Piano.


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Had this beer last night and enjoyed it immensely. Of course if the bottle had not told me there was pumpkin in there I would have thought it was a Saison or more precisely a Grisette. The price of admission was a little steep, but it was pretty tasty. Of course I have NEVER had a pumpkin beer where the pumpkin was showcased and I'm not convinced pumpkin in and of itself has much aroma and flavor character in finished beer. http://mashbang.wordpress.com/2012/11/12/wheres-the-beef/
$8? Try nearly $15 with a discount applied...I didn't find any pumpkin in it, of course I have never found much pumpkin in any pumpkin beer.


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Union 101
You're in the largest professional union in the United States. Knowing what that means can make your job and your paycheck better. But only if you get involved.
By Cynthia Kopkowski
Ever faked a knowing nod when a veteran teacher starts talking about being in a "right-to-work state," and you're not really sure what she's talking about? Does "collective bargaining" just make you think of your third-period class trying to get out of having homework? As a new educator, it can seem easier to teach physics to first-graders than to learn about your own union, much less become an active and involved member of it. But you need to do all three—get in, get educated, and get active. Your committment has to go beyond just paying dues. But remember, the payoff is big.
"Teachers sometimes feel alone and scared of what the principal will say if they speak up as a union member," says Samone Thomas, 36, a seventh-grade language arts teacher in Wichita, Kansas. "But that means you don't know you have all these thousands of people behind you working to make things better."
Having a basic understanding of your union, then building on it with personal involvement, are the first steps toward better working conditions, pay, and benefits.
So if you're ready to find out more about what you're getting for your investment (besides this magazine!), and how you can reap additional rewards through your involvement, here's a primer on what Association membership means. (First tip: Your membership means you belong to the local, state, and national Association.)
Help on the Job—If you want to become a better teacher, you're off to a good start. The Association offers its member teachers advice, training, and other assistance to boost skills in the classroom, including teacher evaluation, mentoring, and tools to help prepare for certification tests. NEA even has a Teacher Toolkit (www.nea.org/marketplace) with free basic tools to help you handle class rosters, daily attendance, and behavior and intervention logs. And the NEA Foundation provides teachers with grants to get their projects off the ground (www.neafoundation.org).
A Strong Professional Network— There's lots of formal assistance from the Association. But don't forget that you're also plugged into a network of people who have been there, done that. They know the kids, the administrators, and the parents, and they can help you do your best and avoid the minefields. You're on their team and they're on yours. If you don't know who the Association members in your building are, call your local Association office and they'll point you in the right direction.
Protection—Experienced advocates called UniServ directors advise or represent members in employment-related matters. If a principal unfairly accuses you of being ineffective, the UniServ director is the one to call on. Plus, if a legal issue arises, you've got at least $1 million in liability insurance as a member of the Association. Now, while you're in your first few years of teaching (usually three) you're on probation and don't have many of the protections you will get later on. But you do have rights, and the Association staff at your local office can tell you about them, while helping you avoid getting into a situation in which you would have to fight for your job.
Wage and Benefits Watchdogs—An experienced Association staff helps the people sitting down at the bargaining table to fight for your pay increases and benefits. They do research and plan public relations campaigns to make the public understand the importance of properly paying educators. There's also training offered to help individual members sharpen their salary and benefits bargaining skills. Plus, there are top-notch lobbyists fighting for Association members' rights in Congress, the state legislature, and the school board.
as·so·ci·a·tion, un·ion, guild, broth·er·hood All the same thing. It's a group that works collectively to improve working conditions and wages.
bar·gain·ing u·nit The group made up of employees that negotiates with employers on things like salary and benefits.
build·ing rep A staff member who serves as a liaison between the staff union members and the administration. In a building with a strong union (that is, a lot of vocal and active members like you), they can typically address issues not covered by a contract to improve working conditions.
col·lect·ive bar·gain·ing The negotiation of a contract—including wages, benefits, and working conditions—between employers and employees. Some states, especially in the South, don't have collective bargaining. (Even though there is still typically a grievance or due process system legally guaranteed.)
griev·ance A dispute between a union member and management over a workplace situation or alleged contract violation that is handled through a procedure outlined in the contract or a state law or regulation. The grievance system facilitates your right to due process.
or·gan·iz·ing Drawing on the power of members' unified strength (3.2 million and counting in the NEA!), this is the action by which members lobby for changes, seek improvements in their working conditions, or work for any other important step that members determine is a priority.
"right-to-work state" States where unions can't negotiate agreements that require all employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement to pay for the costs of union representation. Such agreements eliminate "free riders" who enjoy the benefits of an agreement without supporting or joining the union.
Uni·Serv di·rec·tor That's the professional union staff member you can turn to when you have a professional problem.
Fighting for Fair Funding—Those lobbyists working with legislators on better education policy are also making impassioned arguments for improved school funding. They let legislators know about the needs, interests, and priorities of teachers. For example, you're not the only one talking about what's wrong with the so-called No Child Left Behind law. NEA lobbyists are fighting to get the law changed the way you want to see it reformed.
Extra Benefits, Fun Perks—You can get insurance discounts, cheaper movie tickets, and coupons for stores like Target, Ann Taylor, and Best Buy through NEA Member Benefits (www.neamb.com).
Understanding more about what your Association does can't be the end of your involvement though. A strong and healthy union relies on the participation of all of its members, which means becoming more aware of the issues that affect you and your colleagues and taking action.
As a union member, "I'm very involved in how I think the school should look," says Lawrence Garcia, 35, a middle school math teacher in Thornton, Colorado. But he can't do it alone. "If I'm going to make a change here, nobody downtown will listen to me if I'm by myself."
Here's how members like Garcia say they need your help: Consider becoming a building representative, who serves as a liaison between teachers and support professionals and the administration.
"Every organization is dependent on the new members coming in," says Amy Murphy, a 26-year-old teacher in Tampa, Florida. She became a building rep during her second year as a teacher. "I was scared to pieces, but decided I wanted to be involved," says Murphy. "As I'm learning more and more it gets easier."
You can also go to school board meetings and use the public comment portion of the session to talk about issues affecting the classroom or teachers.
Register to vote and exercise that vote for pro-public education candidates. Donate to the NEA Fund for Children and Public Education (see "Anything Else?" page 34) to help elect those candidates. Call, email, or visit with elected officials in your city and state to tell them your priorities.
"Lobbying gave me a chance to actually stand up for what I believe in and affect the course of education in our state," says Jana Thomas, 24, a high school Spanish and English teacher in Republic, Missouri.
Through involvement—taking on issues that affect both the classroom and the contract—a community of educators grows stronger. "In your first year it feels like you're alone on the planet, but this Association gives you a community," Thomas says. "You can talk to and help each other."
The Support Chain
It can seem a little confusing at times. Am I a member of my local Association or the state one? And what's the national? Short answer: you belong to all three, and that means three times the aid and protection.
Local Education Association
Your most immediate contact for getting professional support. This group comprises you and your colleagues from your immediate geographic region and deals with your district administration.
State Education Association
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The T-Shirt Did It
Every student at Ohr Somayach has his own special story of how Divine Providence led him back to his roots. The story of J. G. revolves around a T-shirt with some Yiddish letters on it.
It all goes back to a Jew in Massachusetts who watched with pain as refugees who had arrived in the U.S. after World War II daily threw away Yiddish newspapers and books as they stopped speaking and reading Yiddish in order to assimilate into the American culture. Appalled by this abandonment of Jewish culture he began collecting the material left on the curb by his neighbors, and eventually established the International Yiddish Book Library in Boston.
J. G.s parents had little knowledge of Orthodox Judaism but were curious to see what went on at the book fair hosted by this library. For their toddler they bought a souvenir size 8 T-shirt, with the librarys name and logo imprinted on it in Yiddish.
Years later, he begrudgingly attended a Sunday morning class in a Conservative Hebrew School in the southern community to which they had moved. The class was taught by the wife of the rabbi of the local Orthodox synagogue, whose curiosity about the reason for his wearing such a T-shirt led to a relationship with the family which eventually resulted in the entire family becoming observant and sending their son to Ohr Somayach.


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It seems like the new Camaro and Mustang have stolen the Challenger's dim spotlight. No More! Dodge has revealed some strap-on aftermarket silliness for the Mopar muscle car. Who needs real performance when you can get the appearance of performance?
These aftermarket accessories represent the least you can do for a vehicle and still send out a press release (unless you're Ford) — and the most Dodge could afford to invest in one of its few remaining exciting products. The giant hood scoop is a little hilarious, though even we'll admit the "strobe stripe" graphics do help to break up the long body of the plus-sized Challenger. But really, how do you get your spouse to agree with you that you need a "Go-Wing?"
The exterior package will set you back $1,995 while the interior, complete with a giant T-grip Mopar shifter, will cost you $945. Adding a hood scoop to your V6 automatic Challenger? That'll only cost you your soul.
Dodge Introduces Performance Appearance Package for Challenger
Mopar Gives Challenger the Scoop, Further Enhances Look of Brand's Iconic Muscle Car
Auburn Hills, Mich., Jan 4, 2010 - Mopar is giving Dodge Challenger even more of a muscular appearance.
"Our mission at Mopar is to add value to all of our brands," said Pietro Gorlier, President and Chief Executive Officer – Mopar Service, Parts and Customer Care, Chrysler Group LLC. "Our 'Moparized' Dodge Challenger is a great example of how we can further enhance the value of all of our Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge Car and Ram Truck vehicles."
Mopar's new exterior appearance package is now available as a factory production option. The exterior includes a unique body-color hood with scoop, body-color rear "Go-Wing" spoiler and strobe stripe performance graphics. An interior appearance package is also available and includes a Mopar-branded T-handle shifter, bright pedal kit (automatic only), bright door-sill guards, premium carpet floor mats and a full vehicle cover to protect this prized possession.
"We worked closely with Mopar to further enhance the appearance of Dodge's modern-day muscle machine," said Ralph Gilles, President and Chief Executive Officer – Dodge Car Brand. "Our additional design cues effectively communicate the vehicle's world-class handling, performance and cutting-edge technology."
The Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the exterior package is $1,995. The MSRP for the interior package is $945 for the automatic transmission and $780 for the manual transmission. Both options are available on SE and R/T models in the following colors: TorRed, Bright Silver Metallic, Brilliant Black Crystal and Bright White.
Dodge Brand Dodge is a full line of cars, SUVs and MPVs that are agile, daring, sensible and inventive. The product line includes the Dodge Caliber, Dodge Avenger, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Dodge Grand Caravan, Dodge Journey, Dodge Nitro and Dodge Viper SRT10.
Dodge introduced two new vehicles last year: the all-new 2009 Dodge Journey, the brand's first crossover vehicle and the 2009 Dodge Challenger, a modern-day American muscle car. Dodge also celebrated the 25th anniversary of the minivan during the 2009 model year. With more than 65 minivan-firsts introduced since 1983 and more than 12 million Dodge and Chrysler minivans sold, Chrysler Group LLC has solidified its leadership in the segment. J.D. Power and Associates further acknowledged this leadership by naming the Dodge Grand Caravan the Most Dependable Van for 2009. The 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan continues to set the mark in the minivan segment with unsurpassed fuel economy of 17 city/25 highway mpg and minivan-first innovations including the segment's only Stow 'n Go and Swivel 'n Go seating and storage systems. The 2010 Dodge Avenger, with ESC, also earned the 2009 Top Safety Pick rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
Mopar Brand Mopar distributes approximately 280,000 parts and accessories in more than 90 countries and is the source for all original equipment parts for Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge Car and Ram Truck vehicles. Mopar parts are unique in that they are engineered with the same teams that create factory-authorized vehicle specifications for Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge Car and Ram Truck vehicles – a direct connection that no other aftermarket parts company can provide.
More than 70 Years of Mopar When Chrysler bought Dodge in 1928, the need for a dedicated parts manufacturer, supplier and distribution system to support the growing enterprise led to the formation of the Chrysler Motor Parts Corporation (CMPC) in 1929.
Mopar (a simple contraction of the words Motor and PARts) was trademarked for a line of antifreeze products in 1937. It also was widely used as a moniker for the CMPC. The Mopar brand made its mark in the 1960s – the muscle-car era. The Chrysler Corporation built race-ready Dodge and Plymouth "package cars" equipped with special high-performance parts. Mopar carried a line of "special parts" for super stock drag racers and developed its racing parts division called Mopar Performance Parts to enhance speed and handling for both road and racing use.


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Late last week I wired up a quick proof-of-concept C back-end for Duby, to show that it is possible. Duby's design represents all types as symbols, which allows the type representation to vary across platforms. So in fib(), the fixnum type is represented as ":fixnum" throughout, and it can be mapped to whatever the backend decides fixnums should be. This means that, in general, code you write in Duby will type infer (for some definition of infer) and produce an AST suitable for compilation to any backend or type system. And with the appropriate plugins, like the "math" typer from my previous Duby post, you can do cool things like represent integer math as either primitive math operations or method calls against object types. But the source code remains the same.
I also wanted to blunt some criticism I received during the first Duby prototype. It represented types as symbols, but symbols nearly identical to their eventual Java types. In order for Duby to be generally useful (in, for example, Rubinius) platform-agnostic symbolic typing is a must.
So here's the code for my little C backend in its current state. It's pretty crude at the moment, but you can get the general idea. There's obviously work to do: it doesn't correctly insert "return" keywords, doesn't insert end-of-line semicolons everywhere appropriate (and often inserts them in totally inappropriate place), and in general doesn't produce entirely valid C code, but those are mostly minor details; the important takeaway here is that the typing and general Duby AST representation can easily be compiled this way.
Ok then! Given a simple script:
def fib(n)We can run the C "compiler" thus:
{n => :fixnum}
if n < 2
fib(n - 1) + fib(n - 2)
def go
jruby -rduby/plugin/math lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/duby/c_compiler.rb fib.rbAnd we get a fib.rb.c file as a result:
int fib(int n) {;As I said, it's not the prettiest thing in the world, but I think it demonstrates that Duby should easily be able to target pretty much any backend platform you like. Fun stuff!
if (n < 2) {n} else {fib(n - 1) + fib(n - 2)};
int go() {fib(35)}


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Recommended Reading: Why I can't celebrate the arrests in the Rehtaeh Parsons case
Ardath Whynacht writes at Halifax Media Co-op's blog about the recent arrests in the Rehteah Parsons case:
Let me begin by saying that I am a youth worker and have been for more than a decade. Let me also begin by saying that I spent 5 years volunteering for the Victim Services Unit of the Halifax Regional Police to provide support for women affected by intimate partner violence. I now work with women in prison and believe strongly in decarceration. I believe in the power of restorative justice. Let me say that I am a feminist. Let me also say that today's announcement of two arrests in the Rehtaeh Parsons case makes me sad. Although I still grieve the loss of Rehtaeh, and other youth I have known who have died under similar circumstances, I cannot celebrate these arrests.
To read the blog: http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/blog/ardath-whynacht/18557


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Understanding the Nonverbal Communication of Children with Autism
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Pat Mirenda (2005) stated that individuals with autism will communicate using the "most effective and efficient means possible." For many students with autism, behavior may be the only means available to communicate a need or frustration. For other students, behavior serves as a backup system, when their primary mode of communication is not effective. Sign up for this webinar to learn about how to identify nonverbal communication in students with autism before a communication breakdown occurs. To register, copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/905650170


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Saint Luigi Orione
- Aloysius Orione
Joined the Franciscans at Voghera, Italy as a young man, but developed severe health problems and returned to his family. Studied under Saint John Bosco at Turin, Italy, was present at Saint John's death, and was cured of his illness during Saint John's funeral.
Studied at the seminary in Tortona, Italy. While still a layman and student, he opened San Luigi House at San Bernardino in 1893, a home for the poor, homeless and abandoned. Ordained on 13 April 1895.
Founded the Hermits of Divine Providence congregation, the Ladies of Divine Providence, and an orphanage in Rome, Italy in 1899. Under the patronage of Pope Saint Pius X, he founded the Little Missionaries of Charity. Constructed the Marian shrine at Tortona, a site that became a rallying point for people during times of political unrest. To administer the houses of his congregations, Luigi travelled the world, visiting houses in Wales, Brazil, the United States, and throughout Italy.
- 12 March 1940 at San Remo, Imperia, Italy from heart disease
- body found intact when exhumed in 1965
- interred at the shrine of Our Lady of Safe Keeping, Tortona, Italy
- 5 February 1978 by Pope Paul VI (decree of heroic virtues)
Engage always in good works to everyone but never do harm to anybody. – Saint Luigi's life motto
Without Prayer nothing good is done. God's works are done with our hands joined, and on our knees. Even when we run, we must remain spiritually kneeling before Him. – Saint Luigi
- "Saint Luigi Orione". CatholicSaints.Info. 6 February 2020. Web. 6 July 2020. <>


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I've been impressed with the new MPBN Capitol Connection TV channel. With veteran journalist Mal Leary heading the operation and a mission to provide easy access to the workings of the Legislature to as broad an audience as possible, the channel has the potential to greatly improve government transparency in Maine.
With such a focus on openness, I was surprised to find that the online stream of the channel is locked down hard. The only way to view the channel online is through a flash player on the MPBN website, with no option to view the feed in an external media player, no way to record what you're watching and no access to an online archive of past clips.
Let's fix that. Below are a series of steps that will allow you to redirect the stream to an external program and do whatever you like with it, including recording clips onto your own computer.
These instructions are for Windows, but the principles will be the same on any OS. Anyone with some basic computer skills should be able to follow the steps below, although some knowledge of the command line may be helpful.
First, you need to download two programs. We'll use rtmpdump to intercept the stream being sent to the flash player on the website and direct it where we want (download the latest Windows .zip file here). We'll also need an external video player. In this case I'm using VLC but a number of programs (including MPlayer) should also work. Both rtmpdump and VLC are open source and free.
Once you have downloaded and installed or extracted both of those programs, we're going to write a command that will access the RTMP stream behind the flash player using rtmpdump. Every streaming video on the internet has a different set of variables and I won't get into how to determine them here. Suffice to say that this is the set that will work for Capitol Connection:
C:\PATH TO RTMPDUMP\rtmpdump.exe -v -r "rtmp://mainepbn.fc.llnwd.net/mainepbn/_definst_/mcc" -W "http://www.mpbn.net/Portals/0/LLNWPlayer.swf" -o - | "C:\PATH TO VLC\vlc.exe" -vvv -
Replace the paths with the locations of these two files that you just installed on your computer. VLC will probably be found in "Program Files\VideoLAN".
To make this code work, we can either enter it into the command line prompt (hit the Start Button and then type "cmd" in the search box to bring up an MS-DOS prompt) or paste it into notepad and save it with the extension .bat. Opening the file this creates will then execute the command.
Once you execute this command, rtmpdump will start and give you some information about the stream including the codec, framerate and dimensions of the video feed and VLC will start and begin playing the video.
Now that you have the stream playing in an external player, there are lots of things you can do. To record a video clip to your hard drive, open the View tab in VLC and select Advanced Controls. Then click the red record button and a video will be saved in ASF format to the My Videos file on your computer.
Congratulations, you just made Maine's government a little more open.


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Latin Dance Company Returns for Two-Week Artist Residency Through UNCW
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Acclaimed national dance ensemble CONTRA-TIEMPO returns to Wilmington for an intensive, community and educational residency, Feb. 11-23, as part of the UNCW Office of Cultural Arts Artist in Residence Program.
The Los Angeles based dance company utilizes a blend of Salsa, Afro-Cuban and Urban dance styles. Over the course of two weeks, the artists will conduct public master classes and Salsa and Step workshops throughout the community, work directly with students and classes at UNCW and provide a focused in-school residency program at the D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy. Additionally, CONTRA-TIEMPO will give free performances for nearly 2,000 local middle and high school students.
On Feb. 23, the residency culminates with a public performance in UNCW's Kenan Auditorium. The evening will showcase a new work created by D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy students and the east coast premiere of CONTRA-TIEMPO's newest creation Full.Still.Hungry. The company's newest work explores, through a tapestry of high-energy dance, pulsating rhythms, striking imagery and evocative spoken word, the real price we pay for the food we eat, as seen through the perspectives of those who grow it, harvest it and consume it.
"Full.Still.Hungry. is a fantastic piece of dance theatre," said Norman Bemelmans, director of cultural arts at UNCW. "At times inspiring, at times poignant, but always thought-provoking. Through the media of music, movement and the spoken word, these highly talented artists have created a tableau exploring in vivid imagery so many of the issues we face as a community."
"CONTRA-TIEMPO has a remarkable ability to communicate and connect to audiences of all ages and backgrounds," adds Courtney Reilly, assistant director of cultural arts. "When they were here nearly three years ago, the response from our local school students and teachers, university students and the entire community was overwhelmingly enthusiastic. Their energy, commitment and artistry are inspiring and relevant. We are so pleased to be able to have them here again."
Schedule of Events:
Free Salsa Workshop
Friday, Feb. 15 (8 - 10 p.m.)
Hosted by UNCW Centro Hispano, RitmoLatino & Amigos Internacional
Carolina Lounge @ Ramada (5001 Market St.)
18 & up - ID required
Free Step Workshop for Families & Youth
Monday, Feb. 18 (6 - 8 p.m.)
Hosted by Virgo Urban Prep Academy & Blue Ribbon Commission
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy (813 Nixon St.)
Free Community Step Workshop
Tuesday, Feb. 19 (7 - 9 p.m.)
Featuring Michael Butler of Stomp the Yard
Hosted by the UNCW Upperman African American Cultural Center
UNCW Burney Center (601 S. College Road)
Free Performances for Middle & High Schools
Friday, Feb. 22 (10 a.m. & noon)
UNCW Kenan Auditorium
Registration required at www.uncw.edu/arts/ctschool.html
Final Performance
Full. Still. Hungry. by CONTRA-TIEMPO
with special guest performance by students from Virgo Urban Prep Academy
Saturday, Feb. 23 (8 p.m.)
UNCW Kenan Auditorium
Tickets $8 - $20 (free to UNCW students with a valid ID)
www.uncw.edu/arts or 800-732-3643
This program is presented by the UNCW Office of Cultural Arts, in partnership with New Hanover County Schools, Amigos Internacional, Blue Ribbon Commission and UNCW offices and departments campus-wide.
CONTRA-TIEMPO'stwo-week residency is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Support is also provided by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and North Carolina Arts Council. Additional support is provided by Target.
For more information, visit www.uncw.edu/arts.


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Here are the pictures of some varieties of grapes bunches, I took at different occasions. The first one is the biggest grapes bunch, I ever saw. Its weight was approximately 3.2 kg (7.05 lbs). These grapes are imported from Tajikistan. The other three varieties are from my own grapes vines, that I grew in my house.
Bunch Of Grapes


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An inversion injury is the most common cause of an ankle sprain and
occurs when the ankle rolls outward and the foot turns inward. It results in
stretching and tearing of the ligaments on the outside of the ankle.
Less commonly, the ankle rolls inward and the foot outward in an
eversion injury, damaging the ligaments at the inside of the ankle.
The high ankle sprain is the least common. It can happen when the
foot is forced to rotate toward the outside (away from the other foot), or when
the foot is planted so it can't move and the leg is rotated toward the
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Many of you received an email, saw a blog post, or read a thread on a forum from me about the then-pending ban on capital punishment in New Mexico. A lot of you helped out, and sent a strong message to New Mexico's Governor. And we made it happen. I need you again. Troy needs you.
Many of you may feel that there is no excuse or appropriate situation in which the state should have the power to kill its citizens. That's fine. I am not one of you. I am one of those people who believes that there are some crimes for which death may be an acceptable response from the justice system. However, people have to have actually committed a crime. I mean, ideally, right?
Among many wrongful convictions is included Troy Anthony Davis. There is no physical evidence against him. The case is based entirely on eyewitness testimony, but seven of the nine witnesses recanted or contradicted their testimony. Some of those who've recanted stated that they originally testified under police coercion, and one of the two people who hasn't... is the prime alternative suspect (and whom nine people have already implicated in signed affidavits).
So Troy Davis is set to be executed because the alternative suspect and one other person are pointing the finger at him. That's it. Seriously.
Multiple times his date of execution has been called off. Georgia has decided--more than once--that there is insufficient evidence to execute Troy, and yet… this isn't sufficient evidence for them to grant him a new trial. Thanks, Georgia. His request for a new trial (that's right, his appeal for an appeal) has been refused and an execution date is going to be set (again).
For more information about his case, check out the info Amnesty International has pulled together: http://www.amnestyusa.org/uploads/file/TroyDavisfactsandtimeline_2(1).pdf
I got involved in Troy's fight because a friend of mine who worked with me for the House of Representatives at the State House knows Troy personally, and has personally combed through the documentation of his legal battles. It was talking with her that got me interested.
When word came that his life was in danger (again), a lot of people got ready for another round of fighting. I didn't think I'd be involved until I read the letter that Troy sent my friend, dated March 10, 2009:
Hello Ashley,
Thank you so much for your lovely letter. It was nice to hear from you. I pray that you, family and friends are all doing well despite the stress from the Economy.
Personally, I'm holding up okay. They have another execution tonight for Bob Newland. The Parole Board refused to hear his case.
How did your finals turn out? I'm sure you did well. Are you still having bad dreams about being in my situation?
Maybe you're worried too much about my situation. Read Mark 11:22-24. Positive thinking can increase your faith. Don't dwell on the things you pray for, just give them to God and believe He'll take care of them.
Congratulations of getting a perfect grade doing your paper about my case. Say hi to your classmates and Professors for me.
The biggest problem with my case is the Anti-Terrorism/Death Penalty law prevents my new evidence from being heard. I htink the Judges know I'm innocent but decided to hide behind the law instead of helping correct this injustice.
As long as people are willing to stand up and fight, changes will be made to right every wrong. You'll be one of those people who force a change and soon. Keep learning, keep praying, keep believing and never stop fighting for True Justice.
I'm proud of you being a Straight A student. Your parents have done a great job and I know they are proud as well.
Don't let the road blocks of this System slow you down. Just push them out of the way. Fighting for what you believe in isn't easy and some of those close to you may disagree. Stand firm Ashley.
Your friend,
Troy D.
Troy may be about to die, and people like you are the ones on his mind. People like you are the ones he believes need encouragement. So here's your encouragement.
Do something.
Here is a link to Amnesty International.
It'll take half a minute to do what they ask you to do. Just sign your name to tell Governor Perdue that people outside his state are watching. Use Amnesty's words, use your own, sign your name, whatever.
But do something. You think this won't work. But it has worked, and for Troy specifically. He is alive right now because people like you know his name, know his case, and care what happens to him.
Do it again. Do it now.