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his is the South African city of Durban's first week since 2002 without City Manager Michael Sutcliffe. He became well known across the world as a target of community and environmental activism, for catalyzing a $400 million stadium for the soccer World Cup in 2010, and for hosting the COP17 climate summit last month, in a city of 3.5 million of whom a third are dirt-poor and another third struggle as underpaid workers.
Why did they put up with Sutcliffe's mainly malevolent rule? Alongside constituencies of fisherfolk, streetchildren and informal traders, many grassroots groups like the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance, the Chatsworth Westcliff Flatdwellers, Abahlali base Mjondolo shackdwellers and Clairwood Ratepayers and Residents Association have long condemned race- and class-biased municipal policy and Sutcliffe's viciousness. But the prestige of the African National Congress (ANC) liberation movement means the ruling party has been comfortably re-elected since the days of Mandela (1994-99). Until the leading trade unions break their alliance with the ANC, that won't change, and ruthless men like Sutcliffe will stay at the top of government.
With ambitions of urban restructuring akin to Haussmann of Paris and Moses of New York, Sutcliffe was a most divisive leader. Raised in Durban and granted a PhD in geography from Ohio State University, he was a very rare white technocrat who wielded enormous political power through skilled manipulation of factions within the ruling party. To the surprise of many, he amplified his power by making a quick loyalty shift in 2007 from former president Thabo Mbeki to local favourite Jacob Zuma.
Sutcliffe's one-man reign terrorized many poor and working people, and also irritated the white petit-bourgeoisie who saw him as a rabid Stalinist, especially when without consultation, he changed more than a hundred colonial-era street names (such as Moore Rd to Che Guevara Rd). But shifts in appearance matter little, when with Sutcliffe's facilitation, the city's apartheid structures also evolved into even more discriminatory and exclusionary zones, like the new edge city of Umhlanga – with the southern hemisphere's largest shopping mall – and nearby 'gated communities' such as Mount Edgecombe.
Sutcliffe's departure interview with the Financial Mail last week was revealing: "As far as the decisions go, there are no regrets; we did what was necessary and had to be done."
No regrets? Wikipedia's entry on Sutcliffe lists his legacy as "street renamings, the loss of the city's Blue Flag beach status, illegally banning protests, banning posters, serious human rights abuses in the city's housing program, the failed privatization of the city's bus system, allegations of spin-doctoring, the failed uShaka Marine World, threats to withdraw advertising from newspapers employing journalists critical of the municipality, lack of action against environmental destruction, favouritism toward ANC-aligned individuals and businesses, unlawful and at times violent violations of the basic rights of street traders and shack dwellers and corruption."
Speaking to Durban's Daily News (the largest English newspaper) last week, Sutcliffe was adamant: "I have never been and will never be involved in fraud and corruption." Yet even the provincial ANC requested a forensic investigation after the national auditor-general's 2009-10 report on the city identified "irregular expenditure" of $65 million that year and "irregular housing contracts" of more than $400 million during Sutcliffe's reign. Three other municipal officials were also implicated.
For example, contracts for building more than 3000 houses (at more than $25 million) involved Durban's notoriously ostentatious Mpisane family, which faces multiple prosecutions for tax fraud and corruption. In 2010, Sutcliffe told The Daily News, "The reports that these houses were built to sub-standard levels are absolute nonsense and part of media frenzy. I challenge anyone to visit every single one of those houses and they will see that the houses are not falling apart."
The National Home Builders' Registration Council then found defects in more than 1000 Mpisane-built houses, with more than a third requiring structural rehabilitation.
The closest to a confession by Sutcliffe was last week in The Daily News: "We have not followed every single supply chain mechanism in the book because we needed to ensure service delivery took place efficiently. We have been able to build more than 22,000 houses in one year because we fast-tracked procedures."
But many thousands more houses should have been built, much more quickly and with much better quality and less cronyism. By the time of the World Cup, Durban's housing backlog stood at 234,000, yet as the Academy for Science in South Africa determined last May, the annual addition to the city's low-income housing stock had dropped from 16,000 to 9,500 by 2009, and "given the current budget the backlog will only be cleared by 2040."
In mid-2008, Sutcliffe had told the Mail&Guardian newspaper, "We can address the housing backlog in the city within seven or eight years".
One reason for a worsening housing crisis was that Sutcliffe diverted city reserves into building the Moses Mabhida Stadium in 2008-10, notwithstanding a next-door world-class rugby stadium (Kings Park) available for upgrading. Cost overruns skyrocketed the prestige project's price from $240 to $400 billion, with the usual tiny set of ANC-supporting tycoons winning construction contracts.
The combination of incompetence and arrogance proved hugely expensive, for as opposition city councilor Dean Macpherson complained a year ago, Sutcliffe "didn't see fit to consult with the [popular rugby-playing] Sharks before Mabhida was built and now we have a stadium that the Sharks won't move to, basically stands empty and will cost the ratepayers of Durban billions to fund in the future." Sutcliffe's hope for justifying Mabhida Stadium by hosting the 2020 Olympics was dashed in mid-2011 by rare national budgetary common sense.
Last year featured many such allegations against Sutcliffe, as an open feud with former city mayor Obed Mlaba left blood dripping from knives in both their backs. Last January, Sutcliffe publicly announced that he wanted another five-year contract. But he had made too many mistakes and enemies, and his ally leading the provincial ANC, John Mchunu, had died the year before.
Other complaints mounted: Sutcliffe's supersized salary and bonuses (higher than Zuma's); brutality against street children removed prior to major events and against fisherfolk trying to use beach piers; the celebrated 2010 beachfront rehab's still-empty storefronts and dead palm trees; and the unprocedural street renaming, culminating in November with a Supreme Court decision against Sutcliffe on the first nine changes.
Sutcliffe's last month on the job must have been even more frustrating, beginning on December 2 with yet another defeat in court against activists demanding the right to march in central Durban. Opposed to the COP17 UN climate summit, their desired route passed the US Consulate, City Hall and the International Convention Centre. This was approved by a local judge who made Sutcliffe pay court costs.
Then came revenge. "Obviously smarting from his failure to impose his will on our right to assembly and protest, he hired 150-200 'Host City Volunteers'," explained Rehad Desai of the Democratic Left Front. "Paid R180 for their services," these "Green Bomber goons" – as Desai called them to remind of Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe paramilitary – wore distinctive green tracksuits with Durban and COP17 logos.
After seeing critical posters at the December 3 march of around 8000 people, Sutcliffe's volunteers began "singing pro-Zuma and pro-COP17 slogans. Their presence on a climate justice demonstration remains a mystery. [Climate activists were] denied water, beaten with fists and had their banners torn down. The rural women, representing countries from all over Africa, were taunted by certain Green Bombers with crude sexist abuse."
Five days later at City Hall, Desai and two other activists from Greenpeace and ActionAid were attacked by the Green Bombers, simply for holding up posters: "Zuma stand with the poor not the corporations." Remarked Sutcliffe in The Witness newspaper the next day, "They deserved that reaction from people. People were outraged, especially after what happened at the weekend. Why vent when they had the opportunity when the president had come to listen? Surely that's not right."
To 'vent' by silently holding up a poster in City Hall deserves a beating?
Critical academics label this thuggish ideology 'neoliberal nationalism': a vindictive, anti-poor deployment of state power and resources, combined with revolutionary-sounding bombast, reviving Mbeki's 'talk-left, walk-right' moves. We saw this most vividly in Sutcliffe's 2009 attempt to evict low-income informal traders from the century-old Warwick Early Morning Fruit/Vegetable Market on behalf of a crony's shopping mall project, which only mass community protests reversed following a late-night police attack.
But ironically, the year before, the American Association of Geographers (AAG) awarded Sutcliffe the Gilbert F. White Distinguished Public Service Honors and the James R. Anderson Medal of Honor in Applied Geography. Sutcliffe's sponsor for the award, Kevin Cox (a faraway Marxist who supervised Sutcliffe's doctoral thesis), described these awards as "among the most prestigious recognitions in geography… Over a lengthy career as political activist and trusted member of the ANC government, Mike has proven himself to be an applied geographer par excellence and with a strong pro-people bent."
According to the AAG website, the Anderson Medal of Honor reflects "the most distinguished service to the profession of geography" and "A medal is so distinctive an honor that it is bestowed only if the accomplishments are truly outstanding," while 'Public Service' means the awardees "gained more than usual recognition by co-workers, public officials and fellow citizens, and have clearly influenced the progress of the community." No doubt, Sutcliffe gained more than usual recognition and until last Friday he enjoyed huge influence. But by any reasonable measure these were of mainly negative consequence. For example, prior to managing Durban, his role leading the country's Municipal Demarcation Board led to repeated protests by poor people against boundaries. And by generating vast geographic distances within most rural municipalities, he sharply curtailed local democracy.
While expanding Durban's highways in a manner Engels described in 1844 Manchester – so that rich people could drive more quickly through poor areas – Sutcliffe oversaw other infrastructure disasters. Public transport declined, water systems failed and his shipping/petrochemical-centric urban industrial project threatens South Durban's 200,000 residents with forced relocation and more pollution. And Sutcliffe's promotion of the World Bank's Clean Development Mechanism for Durban's Bisasar Road landfill cemented environmental racism.
It could well be argued that Sutcliffe's municipal version of neoliberal nationalism was structurally ordained, and that by focusing too much on his personal foibles we distract from a larger, more general problem.
That structural problem, sometimes termed 'interurban entrepreneurialism', bests many power-hungry officials. As City University of New York professor David Harvey noted 23 years ago in a seminal article, "To the degree that interurban competition becomes more potent, it will almost certainly operate as an 'external coercive power' over individual cities to bring them closer into line with the discipline and logic of capitalist development. It may even force repetitive and serial reproduction of certain patterns of development such as 'world trade centers' or new cultural and entertainment centers, waterfront development, postmodern shopping malls, and the like."
Bearing that in mind, is it time for Geography (the discipline in which I also hold a PhD) to reject unequal and uncaring municipal rule? It's opportune to ask, now, as the Occupy movement in so many cities insists on transferring power from the 1% to everyone else. Vainly, I might also hope that the AAG will rethink and revoke its two idiotic awards to Sutcliffe, perhaps as early as at the annual meetings in New York next month, so as to avoid acute embarrassment in the event the ongoing Durban corruption investigation leads to criminal charges.
Many of us here anxiously await Sutcliffe's promised autobiographical account of his nine years in power, because the vast extent of his misrule needs book-length consideration. At the very least, the ubiquitous political potholes dug by Sutcliffe across Durban provide his successor, Sibusiso Sithole, an excellent road map of where to make ideological, policy, management and attitude U-turns.
Patrick Bond's new books are Politics of Climate Justice and Durban's Climate Gamble.


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STMicroelectronics Reveals Advanced MEMS Accelerometers Engineered to Withstand Stresses of Modern Mobile Life
Innovative design boosts the sensor's thermal and mechanical stability to deliver robust high performance in ultra space-saving footprint
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the leading supplier of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) devices for consumer and mobile applications1, has unveiled its new state-of-the-art high-performance MEMS accelerometer engineered to withstand increasingly challenging conditions inside the latest smartphones and other portable devices.
With today's processing-intensive mobile apps and super-slim handset designs, portable electronics are more vulnerable to thermal variation and bending. As OEMs push to deliver new models supporting ever more precise, stable and responsive movement sensing for features such as inclinometer, gesture recognition, gaming, artificial horizon in cameras, indoor navigation, and augmented reality, ST's new LIS2HH12 3-axis accelerometer introduces an innovative mechanical structure and dedicated processing to deliver consistent and stable high performance in thermally challenging conditions inside ever-slimmer portable applications.
"The innovative architecture of our new accelerometer represents a significant advance in the design of MEMS devices," said Benedetto Vigna, Executive Vice President, General Manager, Analog, MEMS & Sensors Group, STMicroelectronics. "This next-generation device addresses the need of the mobile industry for higher performance and stability in advanced motion-sensitive applications."
The LIS2HH12 is housed in an ultra-small 2mm x 2mm x 1mm package, giving designers extra flexibility to meet pc-board layout rules for wireless handsets, and helping achieve a low overall handset profile. The accelerometer has selectable full-scale range of ±2, ±4 or ±8 g and a 16-bit digital output, an integrated temperature sensor, industry-standard I2C and SPI interfaces, a wide analog supply-voltage range of 1.71V to 3.6V, and two programmable interrupt generators that help streamline system design. With typical Zero-g level change versus temperature of ±0.25mg/C, the stability of the LIS2HH12 has improved twice compared with the previously announced devices. Also, the rejection versus bending with a typical offset accuracy of ±30mg has improved by 25% over the existing solutions.
In addition, the LIS2HH12 is board- and software-compatible with ST's recently announced LSM303C 2mm x 2mm MEMS eCompass module, enabling OEMs to create differentiated handset products economically by leveraging common hardware and software. Alternatively, the LIS2HH12 accelerometer can be used with ST's LIS3MDL standalone magnetic sensor to create an eCompass using discrete components.
Engineering samples of the LIS2HH12, in the 2mm x 2mm x 1mm LGA-12 package, are available now. Volume production is expected to start in Q1 2014, with unit pricing at $0.90 for quantities of 1,000 pieces.
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"Mobilizing services helps improve business competitiveness through improved profitability, cost savings, growth and customer satisfaction"
Topi Nyyssönen, CIO, FUJITSU Finland Oy
FUJITSU is the leading ICT services and hardware provider in Finland, where it employs approximately 2,600 people. Fujitsu's goal is to facilitate and ease the day-to-day operations of businesses and other organizations with its cutting-edge ICT service models and technologies. Fujitsu takes care of its customers' ICT, including application support, operations and development.
Fujitsu wanted to improve the usability of its SAP purchase invoice and leave request approval solutions as well as achieve cost savings through streamlining the relevant processes and operations.
Fujitsu implemented a mobilized SAP purchase invoice approval solution.
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Running an enterprise, whether it is a small enterprise or big enterprise, is never easy. There are so many things need to be taken into account in order to ensure that an enterprise runs smoothly. One must take care of the accounting system so that the financial records of the enterprise can be balanced. One must take care of the human resources management so that the labors and employees inside the enterprise can always give the best for the workplace. One must take care of customers to make sure that the enterprise will never lose any marketplace. Those are just a few examples that need to be taken into account in running an enterprise. That's why, there is a big, comprehensive solution called ERP. ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning. ERP is a comprehensive and large solution to automate any corporate or organization's task such as financial planning, customer relationships, supplies/ stock report until providing transportation management solutions. By using ERP system, a big corporate or enterprise will less likely be overwhelmed in planning anything about resources. In some companies, they are often overwhelmed to take care of the transportation management system.
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Charles Emir Richards via Facebook
Part-time photographer Charles Emir Richards posted this and dozens of other photos from protests in Besiktas on June 2 on his Facebook page, with the message, "You don't need my permission to share the photos. I think it is especially important that people outside of Turkey share them to let it be known what is going on here."
Charles Emir Richards, an American living in Turkey, took to the streets of Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 1-4 not to join protesters, but to document the events between demonstrators and police in what he describes as a "war zone." The images in this blog post come from Richards' Facebook page and are used with permission. NBC News's Director of Photography, Jim Collins, contacted Richards via email to collect first-person reaction to his photos and the events that are occurring in his backyard.
Do you live in Istanbul full-time and is the area where you've been shooting near to where you live?
Yes, I do. I am half-Turkish and have been living here on and off for the past 15 years. Taksim is about a kilometer southeast from where I live. Akaretler, Besiktas a little less than a kilometer northeast. I am at a vortex of a triangle.
Are you a photographer?
I am a part-time photographer. It is my hobby gone crazy. I started shooting celebrity portraits for Rolling Stone over here and then, more recently, for Vogue and GQ. I don't take photographs as much as I should. Shooting the protests here for the past few days has convinced me that I was just wasting time, eating cake.
Would you consider yourself a protester?
I wish I was brave enough to be a protester, but I am not. I agree with what they are fighting for and felt it was important to document it.
Are you concerned that the disturbances may threaten your home, property or safety in general?
Right now it is impossible to say what is going to happen. The prime minister is not bending, nor are the protesters. Everyone is meeting again in Gezi Park tonight (Editor's note: Friday). If (Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip) Erdogan had made even minor concessions I think a lot of people were ready to declare a victory for democracy, and go home. Now I don't know, I think the weekend will tell what direction things will take.
One thing I can say is that the protesters, even the most violent, have been extremely careful not to harm anyone's personal property. At any point they could have blocked the roads with private citizen's cars and burned them to block the police. They did not, and they did not entertain the idea of raiding or looting. If a store owner wanted to open shop and help they appreciated it, if not, fine.
Charles Emir Richards via Facebook
Taksim, Istanbul on June 4
For my personal safety, I have very practical concerns, the top of the list being hyperventilating in my gas mask and it fogging up. Not seeing anything during a police raid is the worst thing I can imagine right now. I have been detained by the police twice already. I got shot twice by projectile gas canisters, which brought tears to my eyes, but is actually OK because adrenaline doesn't let you feel more than a sting until hours later. One girl I talked to (said) she was hit by a plastic bullet, and that it hurts so much that you can't move. I find that both very disturbing and threatening.
Charles Emir Richards via Facebook
Charles Emir Richards posted this image on his Facebook page on June 3 with the following comment: "The police brutally beat this man with a baton and shield. I don't know what happened to him as I was detained and released by the police soon after I took this photograph. Akaretler was a war zone tonight."
What are the latest developments that you see on the streets there? Are the protests intensifying?
Last night, the crowd was ready to greet the prime minister with a wave of hostility on his flight back from Tunisia. People were really keyed up where I was last night. There were professional protesters in the crowd from Palestine handing out double-sided photocopies of safety guidelines for gas attacks by the barricades. Everyone was on the lookout for police provocateurs in the crowd.
The people at the barricades are growing in numbers and they are ready to fight. Inside Gezi Park, people are even more determined to continue peaceful protest.
Charles Emir Richards via Facebook
Charles Emir Richards posted this photo from Taskim, Istanbul on June 4 with the following comment: "The sad thing is that the evening started like this."
There were reports of massive police movement all last night and rumors that police reinforcements were being bused in from other cities. Despite this, I never saw a single officer the entire night.
What have you been doing with your photographs besides posting them to Facebook?
Nothing. I have been posting them on Facebook as it has been the only means to get the word out about what is going on here recently. The news media here went blank on the issue, that's when I thought I should go out and shoot and post on Facebook, I felt that a document should get out from somewhere, anywhere. Until yesterday, the local media pretended that nothing was going on. On June 2, when everyone was on the streets engaging the police, CNN Turk was broadcasting a documentary about penguins.
People went and protested in front of media buildings and pasted money on their walls and doors saying if you love money that much here it is, now do your jobs. Even after that they are reporting a very light version of the protests.
Editor's Note: This interview has been edited and condensed.


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Sweden's National Rural Network has set up thematic working groups to improve and encourage the role of rural stakeholders in the delivery of rural development activity.
Projects & Practice
Developing an approach to risk assessment for RDPs in Ireland.
Poland's RDP allocated a 'lump sum' funding package for LEADER Local Actions Groups to help them prepare their Local Development Strategies for the 2014-2020 period.
Setting up the first transnational LEADER region in Europe, thus allowing the elaboration of a common strategy between LAGs, and include provisions for more sound financial management of and implementation of TNC projects.
An initiative to promote young farmers participation entrepreneurship and innovation
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A dedicated communications campaign to promote the launch of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) in Finland.
An example on how the process of preparing a local development strategy was used for stakeholder consultation on key rural development issues.
A pilot programme in Scotland on Public Procurement led to new opportunities and markets for Scottish SMEs.
Producers in Scotland saw the opportunity to link together their activities to encourage greater visitor numbers to rural destinations by creating a network of artisan chocolatiers.
A network that helps improve sustainability through farmer-led innovation. 'Field labs' and research grants provide farmers with skills, support and scientific backing to find solutions to the challenges which farmers face.


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Character actor Joseph Lyle Taylor has honed his acting skills in starring and guest-starring roles on many popular TV series and movies, including "Grey's Anatomy," "The Contender," "100 Centre Street," "Law and Order," "Dexter" and, most recently, the FX hit show "Justified." I caught up with Joseph to discuss playing Timothy Olyphant's nemesis, Doyle Bennett, this past season, as well as his new movie due to hit theaters in August.
Daytime Dial: Before getting the role of Doyle Bennett on "Justified," were you already a fan of the show?
Joseph Lyle Taylor: I was a huge fan of "Justified." I thought it was just fantastic the first season. I couldn't believe they were doing it. I thought it was just great. I'm a real fan of Tim's (Olyphant) from "Deadwood."
DD: What's great about being on a series on a cable network like FX is you explore more areas that you might not be able to on network television.
JLT: Oh yeah; it's really fantastic. The network shows have gotten so, how do you say this? Systematically, they're so formulaic. It's really hard to get on a network show. Everybody looks like gods, they're all so beautiful. So, thank God for cable. Otherwise, what would we do?
You get into cable shows like those on TNT, AMC and FX, and you say: "Oh, I see. These guys are like me." And there are definitely some really great cable shows on. "Breaking Bad" is just really a phenomenal show, and Bryan Cranston is really excellent. I really like "Breaking Bad," "Justified" and "Mad Men."
DD: How did this opportunity on "Justified" come about for you?
JLT: The audition process was pretty interesting. Cami Patton, the casting director, and my agents were really trying to get me in. They were casting both the characters, Dickie and Doyle. You never really get much opportunity to play these kinds of characters, these Southern bad guys. I'm originally from Texas, and throughout my career I've spent a lot of time and money getting rid of my accent. When you get to jump back into that, not only the accent, but there's a certain feeling and attitude that these Southern tough guys have that's just a lot of fun.
When I was reading the breakdown for it, I was very excited to go in. I actually read for Dickie, which Jeremy Davies plays. I got a really good response, and they called and were like: "Listen, we love him, but Jeremy Davies is going to play that role. We wonder if Joseph would come back for Doyle." And I'm like, "Yeah I'll come back for Doyle."
DD: What do you like about playing Doyle?
JLT: By the time I got to episode three, I had sort of figured out Doyle was really cool. He wasn't a loud screaming bad guy. He was just very quiet. He would observe and then do whatever business he had to do. He's sort of quiet, funny and efficient — just get the job done.
If you watch the first episode of season two, where I go in with Jeremy and we put Chris Mulkey's leg in that bear trap, you can see I'm sort of playing him as a tough guy, but by the time I got to the third episode, I realized he's not quite like that. He's much more of a quiet guy, behind the scenes. He's sort of the Dick Cheney of the Bennett family.
JLT: It's really a heartfelt movie about this kid who's trying to find himself, played by Lucas Black. The character's Texan, and I play his father. The movie goes back and forth, and so my character ages like 15 years throughout the movie, which is really interesting to do. I had never really done anything that aged me as much. The movie is such a pretty script.
The movie itself is really pretty too. They got a lot of rain in west Texas. We shot just west of Austin up in the hill country, which is a really beautiful part of Texas, and we had a rainy winter, so everything was really, really green and lush. Of course, we spent a lot of time on the golf course. The story line is that I really ride my kid hard in golf and make him practice and this and that. And then he gets his first real shot at a pro tour, and I end up giving him some bad advice, and he ends up not winning the tournament.
He takes off, and that is where he meets Robert Duvall's character, Johnny Crawford, out in Utopia. He learns lessons on life, and it's really quite touching.
DD: Do we get to see you on the golf course?
JLT: No, I don't get to really golf. I get to hit the ball with Lucas. Getting cast in this movie came down to my swing. If my swing was good enough to pass the PGA tour guys who are like, "Well, if your swing's not good enough then it's going to look weird." So, I had to go out to Griffin Park, set up my video camera, video my golf swing and send it in. I guess it passed muster.
DD: It must be nice for you as an actor to be able to work in all kinds of acting genres: TV, film, stage.
JLT: I do like to mix it up. I really enjoy all three of them.
DD: Plus, you got to work with the late, great Sidney Lumet on "100 Centre Street." As a director, what was he like to work with and to learn from?
JLT: It was amazing to work with him. I trailed him on a lot of episodes that I wasn't in, because I'm interested in directing too, and I had a great opportunity to watch him work, and see how you break down scripts and how he set up his shots. The one thing he said to me that really hit home was, "Joe, darling, shoot what you like." And it's like, of course. Shoot what I like, because we all have the experience of life. You've experienced things, I've experienced things, and all those things speak to our art, to what we do.
Sidney was amazing, and he was a real sweetheart and genius. I was just so fortunate to be able to spend two years working with him. It's something that I thought that really mattered. I would have loved to have hung out with him all the time. He was a real mentor and a real inspiration. Look at his movies — his movies are so amazing: "Network," "The Verdict," "Dog Day Afternoon," "The Hill." He's got like 40 movies, and they are amazing. "12 Angry Men" was his first feature. Can you believe that? That's all shot in one room. There are no locations. There's no crane shot. There's no CGI. It's just fascinating to watch.
I wish we would have gone five years like they were planning (with "100 Centre Street"), but I'm so grateful that he cast me in that show. It was an amazing experience.


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NFL could fine players for violating concussion protocol
When it comes to 'head health,' the NFL's real initiative appears to be the shifting of blame. (Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
If an airline decided to sue its passengers after they were involved in various plane crashes, or a tobacco company thought that it would be nifty to extract some sort of financial penalty from its consumers after those consumers developed cancer, it would be no less vile than what the NFL appears to now be considering. On the same day that Judge Anita Brody struck down the proposed $765 million settlement with more than 4,000 former players in the matter of the NFL's alleged refusal to warn those players of the long-term effects of on-field head trauma, league spokesman Greg Aiello put forth the proposition that current players who violate the NFL's concussion protocol could be subject to fines.
On Jan. 10, the NFL's head, neck spine and committee sent a letter to all 32 teams in which it said that two players -- later identified as Green Bay Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari and New Orleans Saints cornerback Keenan Lewis -- violated the Madden Rule during the wild-card round of the playoffs. Bakhtiari returned to play after he was examined and not cleared; Allen refused to leave the sideline, though he did not return to the game.
On Jan. 14, Aiello told CBS Detroit that the only reason those two players weren't fined for their alleged violations was that there was no fine schedule in place.
"The explanation is this has never been an issue," Aiello said about the violations of the newly-enacted Madden Rule, which states that a player diagnosed with a concussion must leave the field until a qualified specialist determines that he is cleared to return. "Now if they run on the field without permission, is that something we could make a violation that will result in a fine? Absolutely. We'll be talking to the union about that. They have an interest in this too, and part of our system is that we agree with the union, we work out a fine schedule prior to the season on what fine levels are going to be for certain things -- for illegal hits, for all kinds of things."
The letter to teams, authored by Drs. Hunt Batjer and Richard Ellenbogen of the committee, outlined the violations.
"On two occasions last weekend, and contrary to the advice of the team medical staffs, players who had been diagnosed with a concussion and therefore declared ineligible for play nonetheless refused to leave the sidelines as required by league concussion protocols," the committee stated in the letter. "In one case, the player went back onto the field for one play before being removed from the game."
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Of course, the committee found no fault with the actions of the team medical staffs.
"We will continue working with the league to ensure that team doctors, coaches, trainers and other members of a team's medical staff enforce return-to-participation protocols," the NFL Players Association said in response. "Players naturally want to play and ultimately, the gameday medical and coaching staffs have the responsibility and obligation for player protection and care."
That wasn't Aiello's take, and since he's paid to speak on behalf of the league, we can only assume that it's not the league's take either. Basically, after decades of ignoring the effects of head trauma well after it knew of the dangers and employing "specialists" who operated on the borders of medical malpractice, the league has now decided that if a player is concussed, that player is on his own when it comes to personal responsibility.
"This has never been an issue of a player defying doctors' orders and going out on the field," Aiello said. "It's never come up before, so we wouldn't be able to fine a player in this instance, but obviously it's something we'll be looking at. This is the first time I've ever heard of it, where the player went back on the field against orders of the doctors. As I've said, these other cases where a player argues about it, that's going to happen. That's not something they're going to be fined for."
So, players like Lewis, who simply argue for their re-entry, may not be fined. Guys like Bakhtiari who go back on the field -- apparently in flagrant violation of the wishes of medical staffs who should be in control of the situation -- would be held liable. Despite the fact that the very nature of their injuries may make them incapable of making such decisions for themselves.
It's also quite possible that Aiello hadn't heard of a player going back on the field against doctor's orders before because it's never happened before. Generally speaking, though, players have been encouraged to head back into games even when they have been clearly and obviously concussed. Two recent examples:
- In December 2011, Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoywas allowed back in a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers despite the fact that Steelers linebacker James Harrison clearly poleaxed him with a helmet-to-helmet hit. McCoy walked off the field like a gunfighter just out of a barroom brawl, but the Browns didn't even administer the standard SCAT2 concussion test before putting him back in. A later test showed "abnormal results." The league didn't penalize the Browns at all for their negligence, but Harrison was suspended for a game.
- In October 2011, San Diego Chargers offensive guard Kris Dielman was allowed to keep playing against the New York Jets despite the fact that he was obviously concussed after a play in the fourth quarter. Dielman was reeling right in front of at least one official, but he stayed in the game ... and suffered a grand mal seizure on the flight home after. The Chargers were not penalized in any way by the league for what would seem like a graphic and obvious abdication of responsibility.
Even in the wild-card weekend that has the league in such a tizzy, Chargers center Nick Hardwick -- Dielman's former teammate -- appeared to suffer a concussion in his team's win over the Cincinnati Bengals. He was diagnosed at the time with a "neck stinger," and it wasn't until the next Wednesday that the Chargers decided to announce that, Oh yeah, Hardwick was actually concussed at the time. Hardwick didn't return to the game, which was one positive, but the disconnect between on-field and postgame diagnosis is precisely what the NFL would like us to believe that it has finally fixed. (It's worth noting that during wild-card weekend Kansas City Chiefs star running back Jamaal Charles also left the game with a concussion and did not return.)
The league's watchdog committee didn't happen to mention the Hardwick incident, and the league hasn't found the Chargers at fault. However, it's good to know that down the road, players like Hardwick, whose head injuries may actually prevent them from the understanding that they're ready or not to re-enter a game, could be held financially responsible for their misdeeds.


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James Caithness's pension details show that there was no gap in his naval service, yet he drops out of sight for several years. This is because James was captured along with all those on board the
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almost a decade was a prisoner-of-war in . France
He was in his twenties at the time of the battle in 1805 between the Magnanime and
. The prime of his
life would be spent in exile behind bars: not until he was in his thirties
would he be a free man again. His 'crime' was serving on a British warship
which struck her colours and surrendered to the enemy. He was powerless to
alter the course of these events. Calcutta
Their context takes us along a byway of history largely forgotten today, an era when Europe was held to ransom and tens of thousands of prisoners from various countries, including Britain, were marched from pillar to post, left languishing in fortress towns and dungeons or forced by deprivation and despair into renouncing their own nationalities and joining Napoleon's army.
Most British subjects imprisoned, other than about 700 civilian detainees, were men of the Royal Navy and mercantile marine captured, like James, during action at sea, or when their ships were wrecked in French waters.
No evidence of precisely where James Caithness spent his years in captivity has come to light. In all likelihood he was taken initially to the distribution centre at
, where Captain
Woodriff and Lieut Tuckey were held for the duration of their captivity. James would
later have been force-marched to one of the frontier depots such as Givet. We
may never know the full details of his incarceration. However, a remarkable
series of contemporary written accounts provide a vivid picture of the trials
experienced by other prisoners and there is little doubt that James suffered
similar hardships. Verdun
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Like many of them, he may have tried to escape only to be caught and sent to the penal depot at Bitche. Recapture after such attempts often meant death. The alternatives – being sentenced to the galleys of
or confined for lengthy periods in subterranean cells – were perhaps worse. Toulon
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depended on his status. Officers – from colonels and naval post-captains down
to midshipmen, warrant officers and merchant ship masters - were separated from
their men and were allowed certain privileges, with some freedom of movement. Most of them remained at France , which gradually became a British community. Gambling, racing, balls and the occasional duel enlivened the atmosphere. In time, these pursuits led to debt and general moral decline. Civilian detainees at Verdun were permitted to live in
private homes and could avoid certain restrictions such as the daily appel or roll-call by payment of a fee. Verdun
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For the lower ranks in the depots on the north-east frontier it was a different story. They were subject to severe, overcrowded and insanitary conditions, often marched in all weathers, scantily clad and sometimes shoeless, for hundreds of miles between depots, and half-starved on a daily ration of a pound of bread and a meagre portion of vegetables. Numbers died en route. Men who were ill or unable to keep up with the line were left behind in rat-infested local gaols until, inexorably, they were pushed on to another grim destination.
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The Glory Years
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A lawsuit between former A's manager Tony La Russa and San Francisco-based Twitter is still on. The popular San Francisco message-broadcasting startup, which had hosted "tweets" posted by a La Russa impersonator, says it has deleted the faker's account, but intends to fight the lawsuit.
In a post on Twitter's official blog, cofounder Biz Stone wrote that La Russa's lawsuit was "bordering on frivolous."
STL Today incorrectly reported that the lawsuit had been settled out of court, citing statements made by La Russa.
The former baseball coach is well known here in the Bay Area for loving animals and dancing once a year in a Christmas ballet, but La Russa played hardball with Twitter when he filed a lawsuit against the social-networking site, claiming a fake page using his name damaged his reputation and caused emotional distress.
The suit, filed last month in San Francisco Superior Court against the social-networking site, claimed trademark infringement, cybersquatting and misappropriation of name and likeness, saying a fake page using his name damaged his reputation and caused emotional distress.
The suit became public Thursday.
La Russa said Friday that the suit had been settled and that damages would likely consist of legal fees and "maybe something for ARF in there." His claims were utterly false, according to Stone, who wrote:
Reports this week that Twitter has settled a lawsuit and officially agreed to pay legal fees for an impersonation complaint that was taken care of by our support staff in accordance with our Terms are erroneous. Twitter has not settled, nor do we plan to settle or pay.
Stone noted that the Twitter account bearing La Russa's name is no longer active, a step Twitter routinely takes when notified of fake accounts in line with its terms of service.
Twitter has long struggled with the problem of fake accounts. Other celebrities with Twitter impersonators include Christopher Walken, Dina Lohan, and the recently jailed Phil Spector.


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Below is an Email about FHISO. The group does a far better job of what the Organisation is all about.
As a long time user of the Family Tree Maker program and on a number of occasions attempted to share my research. Each time there were issues. Results of some of those exchanges were documented on
The outcome of that frustration and BetterGEDCOM Wiki was created with lots of discussion on how to move forward. One of the most important issues was the need for an INTERNATIONAL Standard. Out of that FHISO was created. The spelling of this organization was intentional (s vs z) to reflect the international need for this standard.
Below is an email from FHISO. The new ICON on the Right will include a link to their website.
Thank you for your support of Family History Information Standards Organisation, Inc. (FHISO) and the Founding Member program.
FHISO's work platform isn't open yet. Don't be disappointed though, we are close to announcing plans for that opening. Know that when the platform opens, there will be leadership and workspaces to serve the needs of a truly global community.
In the hope you might help us with the community outreach effort, we're sending along a colourful, "I'm In!" graphic for you to post on your website or blog.
Just as your support has brought us closer to the big day, FHISO's organisers* are communicating with others to ask for their support too. Part of the outreach effort is focused on vendors, service providers, and genealogy-centric groups, societies and organizations? We ask that they allow FHISO to post their support publicly in a press release or blog article.
Here's how you can learn more information or get involved in the organising effort.
(1) Join the organising effort. We are a nine member international group; usually on five different continents. Most of our work is done asynchronously (e-mail or common workspace). We hold a GoToMeeting session weekly (Wednesday at 1:30 pm EDT/US); attendance is encouraged, but optional. Those interested should e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
(2) Not ready to join the organising effort but interested in meeting with the organisers? Drop a note to the address above.
(3) FHISO is the sponsor of the BetterGEDCOM wiki (http://bettergedcom.
Meetings are held most Mondays (1:00 pm EDT/US). A part of each meeting
is set aside for questions, answers and discussion about FHISO.
(4) Comments are always welcome on the FHISO blog or on the FHISO Open Discussion page at the BetterGEDCOM wiki.
(5) Speak out and let us know about it. If you blog or post about FHISO, send a notice to the e-mail above.
If you are interested in learning more about standards and conformity assessment, check out http://www.standardslearn.
--Andrew Hatchett III and the team
*The independent group of volunteers organising FHISO are: Robert Burkhead (USA); Geir Thorud (Norway); Andrew Hatchett (USA); Greg Lamberson (Egypt); Tony Proctor (Ireland and UK); Neil Parker (Canada); Roger Moffat (USA); Brett McPhee (Australia); GeneJ (USA). All the organisers are genealogists. Robert and Geir have standards backgrounds (Robert, HL7; Geir, ISO); Tony is a developer; Greg and Neil are information technology professionals.
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Welcome to the EO website
Though education is compulsory in the UK for children between the ages of five and sixteen, school is not. Many families prefer to educate their children otherwise than at school, and it is their right under UK law to do so. Home educating families do not have to follow the National Curriculum and there is no single 'right' way to educate a child at home.
This site provides information and resources for home educating families and those considering home education for the first time, including guidance on home education and the law, SEN and disabilities; downloadable fact sheets covering many aspects of HE; and links to local HE groups across the UK. If you are new to HE, you might like to start by reading our 'Frequently Asked Questions'. Do you need teaching qualifications to educate your own child? How do you withdraw a child from school? Can a home educated child take public exams? What about socialisation? The answers are all here. When you begin home education, you might find our downloadable information sheets useful for more detailed support in specific areas.
If you have questions that aren't answered here, please email us using the form on the 'Contact' page or ring the helpline number.
If you find this site helpful, please consider becoming a member of EO and helping to support our work: we are a registered charity, funded entirely from members' subscriptions.You can join either online or by post, and UK family membership costs only £17 per year. For more information go to the Join EO page.
Contact EO
Contact details for all EO postholders appear on the 'Contact' page.
We operate a telephone Helpline for queries related to Home Education. This service is staffed entirely by volunteers who, in most cases, are actively engaged in home educating their own children and may not be available when you call. Before calling the Helpline, please ensure that you have looked through this website for the information you need. If possible, please email our general enquiries address with your query in the first instance, as this allows our volunteers to respond when they are free to give your query their full attention and to send you information and useful links via email. Please state your query in your email so that it can be answered - do not simply email us your phone number and ask us to call you back.
Helpline numbers
- England: 08445 867542, 08445 867543, 08445 867544
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- For media information, please email via the Contact page
Home Education in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Home Education legislation in Scotland and Northern Ireland differs from that in England and Wales.
Schoolhouse is Scotland's national home education support charity, and a well-established and well respected source of independent information and support for anyone interested in home education there. For more information, visit the Schoolhouse website
Home Education Northern Ireland is an umbrella group for home educators and HE groups in Northern Ireland, and was recently involved in co-ordinating the response to the consultation on the Draft Policy on Elective Home Education published by the five Boards there. Visit the HEdNI website for more information.


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10:00- 11:00 pm I will be joined by Linda West, author of 'Ultimate Power: The Use of Frequency Attunement'. Linda is a contributor reporter with Infowars and you can see her own vlogs here on her youtube channel morningmayan
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On December 21, 2012 a great shift is scheduled to occur. It has been foretold throughout history by the Mayans, the Egyptians and through the I ching… But what does this mean, the end or the beginning?
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For guaranteed compatibility with virtually any Mini DisplayPort output the active Mini DP to DVI adapter supports multimode (DP++) as well as single-mode DisplayPort signals. Unlike passive adapters, this ensures the MDP2DVIMM6WS can be used with graphics cards that are not capable of outputting multimode DP++ signals, such as ATI® Eyefinity cards.
Compatible with Intel® Thunderbolt™, when connected directly to a supporting DisplayPort over Thunderbolt™ I/O port, the adapter supports resolutions up to 1920 x 1200.
The MDP2DVIMM6WS is backed by a 3-year StarTech.com warranty and free lifetime technical support.
This adapter is not compatible for use with the Apple Cinema Display.
- Use with single-mode Mini DisplayPort video outputs that are not capable of outputting multimode DP++ signals, such as ATI® Eyefinity video cards
- Connect your DVI display device (monitor, projector) directly to a Mini DisplayPort output device
- Ideal for using your DVI monitor as a secondary display
The StarTech.com Advantage
- Hassle-free installation with cable-style adapter enabling you to connect your Mini DisplayPort source directly to a DVI display with no additional video cable required
- Save upgrade costs by connecting your Mini DisplayPort computer to a DVI monitor or Projector
- Well-suited for Mac® computers, with uniform white design
Product Numbers
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UPC Code
Technical Specifications
|Warranty Information
|3 Years
|Active or Passive Adapter
|Adapter Style
|Cable Adapters
|AV Input
|Mini DisplayPort - 1.2
|AV Output
|DVI-D - Single-Link
|Chipset ID
|Parade - PS171
|Audio Specifications
|DVI - No Audio Support
|Maximum Cable Length
|1.8 m [6 ft]
|Maximum Digital Resolutions
|1024 x 768
1280 x 720
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1200
|1,291,679 hours
|Wide Screen Supported
|Connector A
|1 - Mini-DisplayPort (20 pin) Male
|Connector B
|1 - DVI-D (25 pin) Male
|Special Notes / Requirements
|System and Cable Requirements
|Some dual-link DVI monitors manufactured prior to 2014 may have limited resolutions support when used with this adapter.
|This adapter is not compatible for use with the Apple Cinema Display.
|Operating Temperature
|0°C to 60°C (32°F to 140°F)
|Storage Temperature
|-10°C to 70°C (14°F to 158°F)
|Physical Characteristics
|Cable Length
|1.8 m [6 ft]
|Product Height
|1.5 cm [0.6 in]
|Product Length
|1.8 m [6 ft]
|Product Width
|40 mm [1.6 in]
|Weight of Product
|129.3 g [4.6 oz]
|Packaging Information
|Package Height
|20 mm [0.8 in]
|Package Length
|22 cm [8.7 in]
|Package Width
|20 cm [7.9 in]
|Shipping (Package) Weight
|123 g [4.3 oz]
|What's in the Box
|Included in Package
|1 - Active DisplayPort to DVI Adapter
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Product Support
Data Sheets
Frequently Asked Questions
Before You Buy
Unfortunately no, this device has an intended source and an intended destination. Refer to the title of the webpage for this order.
Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is a video display interface that can contain different types of signaling, based on the application. DVI cables and ports are created using different connector types to identify what application they are intended to be used in. The connector types are identified by the number of pins on the DVI connector. DVI comes in the following five different connector types:
- DVI-A (17 pin).
- DVI-D Single Link (19 pin).
- DVI-D Dual Link (25 pin).
- DVI-I Single Link (23 pin).
- DVI-I Dual Link (29 pin).
Single and Dual link DVI indicate the maximum resolution capabilities of the video source or video destination. The maximum resolutions are Single Link (1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz) and Dual Link (2560 x 1600 @ 60Hz).
Note: The maximum resolution of your video source and video destination are ultimately determined by the technical specifications of the devices. The connector type is not a definitive indicator of the maximum resolution.
DVI-A carries only analog (for example, VGA) with no digital component. DVI-D carries only digital video (for example, HDMI) with no analog component. DVI-I combines DVI-A and DVI-D connections to include both analog and digital components. A DVI-I port may be on either your video source or display, but whether or not a display carries either or both analog and digital sources depends on the technical specifications of your device.
When you convert video from a source that uses DisplayPort or Mini DisplayPort to DVI or HDMI (for example, a computer to a monitor), you will need to consider the difference between passive and active adapters.
If the source supports dual-mode DisplayPort (also known as DP++), then you can use a passive adapter because the source can perform the conversion. If the source does not support DP++, then you need to use an active converter, which includes additional chips to perform the conversion.
Thunderbolt ports support DP++ natively. To run multiple monitors from the same computer, refer to the Active Adapters section below.
Passive Adapters
Passive adapters are less expensive since they do not need to include additional chips. A quick way to check whether you can use a passive adapter is to see if the DisplayPort or Mini DisplayPort source has the DP++ symbol above it. The symbol is a D with a P inside of it, with two + signs to the left, one on top of the other.
Active Adapters
Active adapters use additional chips to make the conversion inside the adapter, regardless of whether the source supports DP++. This means that active adapters are more expensive than passive adapters.
If you want to use multiple monitors with the same computer, you should use an active adapter because some video cards cannot run the maximum number of monitors while using DP++. This is especially true if the computer has more than one DisplayPort or Mini DisplayPort connection. Check with your video card manufacturer to confirm which type of adapter you need for the setup that you would like to run.
Note: You should use passive adapters with StarTech.com MST hubs, except when you are converting from DisplayPort to VGA, since that type of conversion requires active adapters. For more information on using adapters with StarTech.com MST hubs, refer to the following FAQ: http://www.startech.com/faq/mst_hubs_passive_vs_active_adapters.
Surface Dock
If you experience issues when you connect passive video signal adapters to the Surface Dock, Microsoft recommends that you use active video signal converters instead. StarTech.com offers an active video signal converter for DVI monitors (MDP2DVIS) and for HDMI monitors (MDP2HD4KS).
Note: This issue does not apply to the Surface Pro 3 Docking Station.
This device is plug and play. It does not use any drivers, and does not require any setup tasks other than plugging in the source (for example, a computer) and the destination (for example, a monitor).
How to
To arrange extended displays on Windows 10, complete the following.
- Press the Windows key+R, type desk.cpl, and press Enter.
- Under the 'Multiple Displays' selection, select 'Extend Desktop To This Display.'
- Press 'Identify' to determine what number each display is assigned to.
- Drag and drop each display accordingly to the physical layout on your desk.
- Click the Apply button.
To arrange extended displays on macOS, complete the following.
- Navigate to the Apple Menu > System Preferences, click Displays, then click Arrangement.
- Make sure that the 'Mirror Displays' checkbox is not selected.
- Click on each display to determine what number each display is assigned to.
- Drag and drop each display accordingly to the physical layout on your desk.
Check that the device is not being used in reverse.
The display does not support the resolution set within Display Settings. Adjust the resolution to be the exact resolution and refresh rate recommended by the display manufacturer.
When you troubleshoot issues with a video adapter, there are some quick tests that you can complete to rule out potential problems. You can test to make sure that the following components are working correctly and are not the source of the issue:
Video cables
Video adapter
Video source (such as a DVD player or computer)
Video destination (such as a monitor or projector)
To test your setup components, try the following:
Use the cable, video adapter, video source, and video destination in another setup to see if the problem is with the components or the setup.
Use a different cable, video adapter, video source, and video destination in your setup to see if the problem persists. Ideally, you should test a component that you know works in another setup.
When you test your cables, it is recommended that you do the following:
Test each cable individually.
Use short cables when you are testing.
When you test the video source and video destination, it is recommended that you do the following:
Remove the video adapter from your setup and test to make sure that the video source and video destination work together without the video adapter.
Test to make sure that the video source and video destination work together at the resolution that you want to use.
Note: In order for your setup to work properly, the video source, adapter, and destination all need to support the resolution that you are using.
Try the following:
- Check that the monitor's video port works with another source.
- Check that the cables between the source and the destination work with other equipment.
- Check whether the video adapter works with another source and another destination.
The error "Out of Range" normally means that the resolution being output by the computer is not compatible with the display. Try lowering the resolution to see if that helps resolve the issue. You may need to connect another monitor or restart the computer or source to accomplish this.
Compliance and Safety
Compliance Letters
Safety Measures
- If product has an exposed circuit board, do not touch the product under power.
- If Class 1 Laser Product. Laser radiation is present when the system is open.
- Wiring terminations should not be made with the product and/or electric lines under power.
- Product installation and/or mounting should be completed by a certified professional as per the local safety and building code guidelines.
- Cables (including power and charging cables) should be placed and routed to avoid creating electric, tripping or safety hazards.
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In September '07, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. In an effort to maintain my sense of humor while integrating this new reality into my life, I started this blog, which has become my public journal, an opinion column, and a rough draft for my book. MS prompted this project but it's also about life in general. My life, that is.
©2007-2008, Julie M. Baker
Maybe I'm Just Lazy by Lazy Julie M. Baker is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Based on a work at lazyjulie.blogspot.com.


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|Ganteka Future (talk)
|Date Created:
|26 October 2008
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Aroghin ParagonEdit
|...and that is the story of my people, who, for generations have tried as fools to open The Gate and gain entry as living men to use the power of The Edge of Time to become more powerful than any race had ever dreamed. The Ooplaxii were fools and died for their squanderous mistake. The Gate was meant to be used to save them, and they did nothing. Now here we sit, in a city built upon their ancient graves. It's a city of hollowness, without ghosts, rotting away year by year, and fading into nothingness just like its builders. You are wasting your time here. You should have never come. That Gate is but a cursed lure. Mortals were never meant to undo that which Grim Face had claimed. You'll die here. When he's done playing with your body, he will sacrifice you to The Gate, as his wisdom will never guide him from his fool fate.
|—Queen Cahlu explaining how her husband will deal with a trespassing elven witch
The aroghin is a stalwart guardian of his people's beliefs and culture. An aroghin paragon typically has a deep connection to his people. He strives exemplify the strengths of his race, working through hardships and curses that bind them all. He is rugged and stubborn and remains true to his ideals and the ideals of his people to his own end.
Making an Aroghin ParagonEdit
An aroghin paragon leads in a battle, so he's gotta be tough, armored and careful not to get himself into something he can't get out of alive.
Abilities: As with most any martial class, Strength is paramount for making attacks, though, an aroghin paragon also relies on his physical Constitution to get him through a battle, fending off attacks, and reducing the amount of damage he takes.
Races: Any aroghin or granling may take this class.
Alignment: Any.
Starting Gold: 6d4 ×10 gp (150 gp).
Starting Age: Moderate, as fighter, when taken for 1st-level characters.
| Base
Attack Bonus
|Saving Throws
|Enduring Might, Nonlethal Damage Reduction
|Deflect Attack, Take the Hit
|+2 Constitution, Brute Will, Long Haul
Class Skills (2 + Int modifier per level, ×4 at 1st level)
Class FeaturesEdit
Aroghin paragons become tougher and more resilient, fending off blows and temptations. All of the following are class features of the aroghin paragon.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: An aroghin paragon is proficient with all simple and martial weapons and with all armor (heavy, medium, and light) and shields (including tower shields).
Enduring Might (Ex): At 1st level, able to outlast the lesser others of his kind, the aroghin paragon gains a bonus equal to ½ his character level on all checks he would use with the Endurance feat.
Nonlethal Damage Reduction (Ex): At 1st level, toughing it out, they resist the pain that causes others to fall. An aroghin paragon ignores 1 point of nonlethal damage from attacks per 2 HD (2 points at 3 HD, 3 points at 5 HD and so on...).
Take the Hit (Ex): At 2nd level, an aroghin paragon is trained to take pain. As an immediate action he may convert his Nonlethal Damage Reduction into Damage Reduction X/— for 1 round (where X is a number equal to ½ his HD, rounded down, minimum of 1).
Deflect Attack (Ex): At 2nd level, an aroghin paragon is trained to divert attacks away from himself with hands, sidesteps, shields or weapons at his disposal. As an immediate action, after an attack was rolled against him, but before that roll has been confirmed as a hit or miss, he may choose to apply his Constitution bonus as a shield bonus to his AC for that attack. He cannot deflect an attack with a result of a natural 20. He must be aware of the attack and not flatfooted.
+2 Constitution: At 3rd level, an aroghin paragon gains a +2 racial bonus to his Constitution as he becomes hardier.
Brute Will (Ex): At 3rd level, an aroghin paragon is massively tough and stubborn, resisting all temptation. He gains his Constitution bonus (if any) as a bonus to his Will saves.
Long Haul (Ex): At 3rd level, an aroghin paragon can move at his unencumbered speed even when wearing medium or heavy armor or when carrying a medium or heavy load. His enduring strength allows him to bear great burdens.
Aroghin Paragon Starting PackageEdit
Weapons: greatsword, gauntlets.
Skill Selection: Pick a number of skills equal to 2 + Int modifier.
| Armor
|Handle Animal
|Listen (cc)
|Search (cc)
|Spot (cc)
Feat: Weapon Focus (greatsword).
Gear: scale mail, Backpack, 2 days rations, flint and steel.
Gold: 44 gp.
Campaign InformationEdit
Playing an Aroghin ParagonEdit
Religion: Aroghin paragons pay homage to their God King, though, they also worship deities with the Death, Strength or War domains.
Other Classes: Whenever someone needs a big tough guy to step forward and get his job done, they are glad to have an aroghin paragon around.
Combat: An aroghin paragon takes point, wearing his opponents down with his resilience while continuing to pose a threat. Often, he serves as his group's martial warrior.
Advancement: Most aroghin paragons stick with martial classes, most commonly fighter and ranger, though granlings are likely to become barbarians. Those aroghin paragons who go into the service of higher authority (mundane or otherworldly) have made fine progress as clerics and paladins.
Aroghin Paragons in the WorldEdit
|So this is war? … I can do this all day.
|—Ahkmagg Ahzooth, aroghin paragon, from the frontlines of The Ooplaxii War
Within aroghin society, it is the aroghin paragons who are the nobles, the leaders, the elite and the wealthy. Their strength earns them respect and admiration. Even granlings are respected for their strength and fortitude, though, they are still seen as second class citizens, they are often royal guards or revered gladiators.
Daily Life: Aroghin paragons honor and serve those whom they owe allegiance to, following their orders. For those that follow them, they offer little comfort save the stability of their command.
Notables: Ahmahroque Cahleethou, a noblewoman, foiled several assassination attempts on her aging husband, ensuring that the aroghin nation remained stable until his successor could be named. He chose to name his wife, and she went on to rule in the senate where she later became head judge and led raiding squads against heretics, slaughtering a great many before she finally retired. After her death, she was taken up the great mountain and buried under the great God King's palace.
Organizations: Aroghin paragons are occasionally pressed into forming elite platoons to combat specific threats to the aroghin lands.
NPC Reactions: Aroghin paragons are often treated with respect and admiration, viewed as heros with near celebrity. Common folk love to be associated with such power and will often go out of their way to both please them and prevent them from getting angry and bearing their wrath upon the weak.
Aroghin Paragon LoreEdit
Characters with ranks in Knowledge (local) can research aroghin paragons to learn more about them. When a character makes a skill check, read or paraphrase the following, including information from lower DCs.
|Aroghin paragons can take a lot of punches in a fist fight.
|Aroghin paragons are rugged, and can take a lot of physical abuse.
|Aroghin paragons relish in their physical might, standing staunch after much pain and hardship.
|Aroghin paragons continue to develop the power of the aroghin race long after they have gone onto other careers, becoming highly respected and well trained.
Aroghin Paragons in the GameEdit
Aroghin paragons fill the role of the warrior, the elite bodyguard, the noble knight, the military leader or any such position that requires a big tough guy who can take a hit.
Adaptation: Within some settings, the aroghin paragon may be reduced to lowly guards and thugs and lackeys who's cultural training is all that they can learn on the tough streets.
Sample Encounter: Three aroghin temple guards on a patrol stumble across the PCs in a restricted area, they call out in Aroghin as they attack head on, spaced 10 feet apart.EL 5:
{{#set:Name=Aroghin Temple Guard|CR=3|Size=Medium|Summary=Elite working soldier tasked with patrols and keeping the peace.|Type=Humanoid (Aroghin)}}
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Kae's Flag-Carrying Song
Vroom vroom kitty kitty
with a pretty flag!
Zippy zippy over da hills,
it makes da horde so mad!
Shifty shifty vroom vroom,
Free action pots for me!
Don'try to chase cuz I'm too fast,
Faster than can see!
...oh no I stepped on a flower :'(
Vroom vroom kitty kitty
Streamers trail behind!
Pretty pretty spark-a-ly,
that priest is in my mind!
Sneaky sneaky turn-about,
they're all com-ing for me!
Protect the red and kill the blue
streamer that you see!
...yay I capped! /bear dance
Yes, I really sang this. In vent, on a couple occasions. Grinding honor with the Marshals group in the original realm-only BGs lead to quite a bit of insanity :) I made up additional lyrics on the fly as we played in Warsong Gulch, but I can't remember all of them, and these were honestly the best ones. Click the link to download an mp3 version, if you're zany enough to want to hear it!
I pieced another verse of my old flag-carrying song together from memory... it's one I hadn't previously written down, but I remembered parts of it because of the green whelp armor. That armor was awesome, pity they nerfed it to only work on targets below 51!
Vroom vroom kitty kitty
With my set bo-nus!
Speedy speedy fifteen percent,
Too fast n' make you miss!
But if I ever do get hit,
To sleepy sleep you go!
This pretty green whelp armor here
Isn't just for show!
...hehe, yay leatherworking.
8 comments:
- Aertimus said...
Oh God, I'm dieing... so much for the 5 page paper I was supposed to be writing... I totally blame you! Podcast next IMO!
- July 31, 2009 at 1:57 PM
- Kae said...
Lol... never podcasted, I wouldn't know where to start for one :)
Some of my guildies sing, too. I just start laughing as our two tanks burst into song as they run headlong into trash pulls! I've been tempted to have them make a video rendition of "Ulduar: the Musical" or something.
- July 31, 2009 at 8:47 PM
- Aertimus said...
- July 31, 2009 at 8:57 PM
- Kae said...
Rofl... go run some WSG ;)
- July 31, 2009 at 9:20 PM
- Aertimus said...
It MAYBE got out of my head sometime last evening. Now its back in of course.
I even got Yakra singing it the other day!
- August 3, 2009 at 12:02 PM
can u re post ur song
- February 21, 2010 at 5:08 PM
- Aertimus said...
Apparently I'm still subscribed to these comments, so seven months later its going to be stuck in my head again...
- February 21, 2010 at 5:15 PM
- Kae said...
I re-uploaded it :)
...and YAY! It's an Aertimus!!
- February 21, 2010 at 5:23 PM


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