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Study Shows Rich Reforestation after Fires
Study Shows Rich Reforestation after Fires
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USA — Scientists looking at the aftermath of wildfires in the forests of southwestern Oregon and Northern California found that after five to ten years even the most severely burned areas had sprouted plentiful seedlings without any help from man.
Though natural regeneration generally took longer to produce pines and firs, it created a more varied forest, even after brush had become established, which is likely to benefit wildlife, concluded to the study by scientists from Oregon State University appearing in Wednesday's issue of the Journal of Forestry.
"When time is not a factor in achieving the goals, then natural regeneration appears to be a very good approach to reforestation," said David Hibbs, a professor of ecology and silviculture at Oregon State University who took part in the study.
The study is the latest to address the contentious issue of whether to harvest trees killed by wildfires on national forests and replant, or let them regenerate on their own.
Fire serves as both an agent of destruction and renewal in the Klamath and Siskiyou mountains where the study took place, wrote lead author Jeff Shatford, a research assistant in Oregon State's Department of Forest Science.
The study looked at 35 plots in eight areas that had burned between 1987 and 1996. Most were located in the Klamath River drainage of Northern California. Some were in the Umpqua River drainage of Southern Oregon. All had burned severely, Hibbs said.
Over 19 years, the study found hundreds of trees per acre in various types of forests, equal to or greater than the density of forests that are 60 to 100 years old. Seedlings were still sprouting 19 years after the fire, even in areas covered by brush.
Hibbs said they saw plentiful seedlings on sites located a quarter mile from surviving trees that provided seeds, leaving them to wonder how the seeds could have traveled so far.
The scientific and political debate erupted after the 2002 Biscuit fire, which burned 500,000 acres in southwestern Oregon. Conservation groups lost court battles to stop salvage logging and replanting in roadless areas not normally considered for timber harvest.
It continued last year as conservation groups battled the timber industry over legislation to speed up the logging of dead trees on national forests and replanting after wildfires.
A congressional hearing was called over research by OSU graduate student Dan Donato that found most of the seedlings that sprouted on their own after the Biscuit fire were destroyed by salvage logging, which also left more fuel on the ground for future fires.
The bill passed the Republican-controlled House, but not the Senate. It is considered a longshot in the Democratic-controlled Congress.
When timber production is the primary goal, planting seedlings and controlling competing brush is still a good way to speed forest regeneration, said Hal Salwasser, dean of the OSU College of Forestry, who did not take part in the study. However, he added, letting areas managed for fish and wildlife or wilderness regenerate on their own is probably OK, ecologically.
David Perry, an OSU professor emeritus of forest ecology who did not take part in the study, said it makes sense to embrace natural regeneration, given declining budgets to deal with the millions of acres of national forests that burn every year, the likelihood that even more will burn as global warming progresses, and the need to devote scarce resources to reducing fire danger.
"The forest will do it on its own and do it just fine," he said.
The findings seem obvious, given the fact that forests have survived millions of years with wildfires, said Jerry Franklin, professor of forest ecology at the University of Washington and one of the nation's leading experts on old growth forests.
"I did a masters degree at Oregon State in 1959 on natural regeneration of Douglas fir," said Franklin, who did not take part in the new study. "And I was told by the head of timber management for the Forest Service in the region at the time that it was totally irrelevant. We were never, ever, going to depend on natural regeneration again. Gee whiz, it's fun to see it back."


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Do you own a successful small business with no employees and want to set up a retirement plan? Or do you want to upgrade from a SIMPLE IRA or Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plan? Consider a solo 401(k) if you have healthy self-employment income and want to contribute substantial amounts to a retirement nest egg.
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With a solo 401(k) plan, you can potentially make large annual deductible contributions to a retirement account.
For 2022, you can make an "elective deferral contribution" of up to $20,500 of your net self-employment (SE) income to a solo 401(k). The elective deferral contribution limit increases to $27,000 if you'll be 50 or older as of December 31, 2022. The larger $27,000 figure includes an extra $6,500 catch-up contribution that's allowed for these older owners.
On top of your elective deferral contribution, an additional contribution of up to 20% of your net SE income is permitted for solo 401(k)s. This is called an "employer contribution," though there's technically no employer when you're self-employed. (The amount for employees is 25%.) For purposes of calculating the employer contribution, your net SE income isn't reduced by your elective deferral contribution.
For the 2022 tax year, the combined elective deferral and employer contributions can't exceed:
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In addition, you can borrow from your solo 401(k) account, assuming the plan document permits it. The maximum loan amount is 50% of the account balance or $50,000, whichever is less. Some other plan options, including SEPs, don't allow loans.
The biggest downside to solo 401(k)s is their administrative complexity. Significant upfront paperwork and some ongoing administrative efforts are required, including adopting a written plan document and arranging how and when elective deferral contributions will be collected and paid into the owner's account. Also, once your account balance exceeds $250,000, you must file Form 5500-EZ with the IRS annually.
If your business has one or more employees, you can't have a solo 401(k). Instead, you must have a multi-participant 401(k) with all the resulting complications. The tax rules may require you to make contributions for those employees. However, there's an important loophole: You can exclude employees who are under 21 and employees who haven't worked at least 1,000 hours during any 12-month period from 401(k) plan coverage.
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Finding Fulfillment In A Chosen Career
There are many times where people wonder just where their career went wrong. Some people have chosen a particular career and yet have gone through a string of failures that have left them in a state of doubt over their own capabilities and self-worth. It becomes an area for self-evaluation and recollection. It all boils down to one thing- finding fulfillment in a chosen career.
It may be different for some people to arrive at a decision for their chosen careers. And because of it, they achieve varying success of success or failure. Here are some factors that might have some effect on finding some fulfillment on one's career choices.
Passion Is Key
One of the important factors of fining fulfillment in a chosen career is passion. Having the right passion to pursue a particular career should actually be the very basis of having a career choice and finding fulfillment in it. If you try to base your chosen career on what you like to do and pursue in life, you always have that better chance of being successful and find fulfillment in what you will eventually be doing.
Set Your Goals
Aside from passion, it is also important for people to set reachable goals in order to climb up the ladder of their chosen careers. It should start from choosing the right course in college. In order for one to start into the right direction, having the right education for the chosen career can help a lot. It is one of those goals that will have a great impact on your career and the fulfillment that you have for it.
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Aside from those essential goals, it is also important to have a life plan in place. You should try to set up a plan of what you want to achieve in certain parts of your life. You should try to have some credible achievements that you would want to fulfill or reach by the time you reach a certain age. Just like your goals, this will help give you the drive and motivation that you need to get ahead in life. It can help provide purpose and direction for your whole existence. It can help provide the drive that you need as you go in pursuit of them. With such things in place, it can help you find fulfillment, not just in your chosen careers but also in life in general.
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Japan Crisis heightens Indonesian's Fears of their own Proposed Nuclear Power Plants
THE explosion and radiation leaks at the earthquake-damaged nuclear plant will raise fresh questions about the ambitious plans to develop nuclear energy in Earthquake prone INDONESIA.
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Japan's ongoing efforts to avert the meltdown of two nuclear power plants following major earthquakes and a tsunami have raised renewed concerns about the safety of nuclear energy in other earthquake prone countries, especially Indonesia. Like Japan, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are common in many parts of Indonesia. In 2010 a small tsunami hit the Mentawai islands on the western side of Sumatra. And the 2004 tsunami that devastated the region from Thailand to Sri Lanka, killed over 160,000 in the northwest Aceh province of Sumatra.
Despite the risks and concerns posed by the nuclear crisis in Japan, Ferhat Aziz, spokesman for the Indonesian National Nuclear Energy Agency, says Indonesia still plans to build nuclear reactors to produce electricity.
"First of all, it is, indeed we are concerned with the event in Japan. Its a tragic one," Aziz said. "As far a Indonesia is concerned we have also to be more concerned about the needs of this country for energy in the near future."
Aziz says to ensure public safety Indonesia will build plants outside of earthquake zones and in accordance with the International Atomic Energy Agency guidelines. But Richard Tanter a nuclear safety and security researcher at the Nautilus Institute in Melbourne says, the proposed site for a nuclear power plant on the Muria peninsula on the north coast of central Java is a high risk location.
"Firstly that was on the edge of a volcano. Secondly there were seismic risks in that area," noted Tanter. "Thirdly planning for that Muria nuclear power plant has been based on Japanese earthquake guidelines of thirty years ago."
Aziz disputes these risks but says the government will likely give in to public pressure and change the proposed site.
"Muria is in Java Island," he explained. "It is actually one of the safest places on Java. It is quite far away from the fault line. It is far away from volcanos. But as for the moment we are kind of pending it now because of the opposition from the people there."
The government had set a goal of building a nuclear power plant by 2016. Finding a new site may make meeting that deadline unlikely.
The islands of Borneo and Kalimatan would be ideal sites from a safety perspective, Aziz says, because they lie outside the fault line known as the "Ring of Fire," where two shelves of the earth's crust meet. Along this juncture heat from the earth's core escapes causing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. But building nuclear plants on Borneo or Kalimatan would not solve the energy needs of Java, the country's most populous island. Aziz says they are now studying the feasibility of building a nuclear plant on Bangka island off the east coast of Sumatra and run underwater cables to carry the electricity to Java.
Given the risks and the costs, Tanter questions the need for nuclear power in Indonesia, a country already rich in natural gas and coal and has the potential for developing significant geothermal, solar and wind energy. But other countries in the region are also pursuing nuclear power. And Tanter says Indonesia like many countries sees the development of nuclear power as a sign of technological progress and national pride.
"When countries like Malaysia and the Philippines announce their now quite firm intentions to go ahead with nuclear power there is a feeling in some circles in the Indonesian government and in the parliament of a kind of nationalist kind, 'Look we are meant to be the leaders of ASEAN. We are the biggest. We should be the leading part. Why aren't we pursuing this technology as well?" asked Tanter.
In the wake of the disaster in Japan, some officials in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines are urging their governments to re-evaluate the need for nuclear power.
But Aziz says developing nuclear power is not about pride but capacity. Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world, and Aziz says it will need all types of power generating plants to meet its growing energy needs. Indonesia already safely operates three nuclear research facilities and he says that public safety will continue to be a priority when building any nuclear power plants.
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Have you ever wondered why one is never fully happy when being alone? Or why our decisions and judgments are often strongly influenced by others? Or why people do foolish things when in groups, although one would have attributed more reason to each individual?
The research area Social Psychology poses these and similar questions – and provides fascinating answers. The project Experience Science (in German: "Forschung erleben") aims at making these insights available to the broad public. In particular, science can be experienced via two routes: 1) via brief articles that present current social psychological research findings in an interesting as well as accessible manner, 2) via the opportunity to participate in current research studies, which are conducted online or on-site.
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Science shall help to understand our feelings, thoughts, and behaviors, but frequently science only stays among scientists. In 2007, the Chairs of Social Psychology of the University of Mannheim started the project "Forschung erleben" (German for "experience science") to make social psychological insights accessible to a broad audience. Over the years, the team has grown and encompasses members from different universities – next to Mannheim, for instance, from the universities of Basel, Koblenz-Landau, and Ulm.
Together, we want to use this platform to spread fascination for social psychological questions, to present social psychological research findings, and to provide the opportunity to take part in our ongoing research. Accordingly, we publish brief reports every two weeks that present a current research topic from scientific journals in an easily accessible way – not only for students of psychology, but for everyone interested. In addition, we offer the opportunity to participate in current research studies. Here, science can be experienced and supported first-hand.
Social psychology is a subfield of psychology that examines human experience and behavior within the social context. How do social processes, such as our environment or the people around us, influence our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? A basic social psychological notion is that our behaviors are not only determined by our personality, our character, and our ideals. Instead, the tenet is that our current social surroundings have a fundamental impact on our behaviors.
Humans as social beings constitute a fascinating, but also very extensive research area. This is mirrored in the breadth of social psychological research. It is concerned with social interactions and life on all levels of investigation, and tackles questions, such as: How do social norms influence cognitions and behaviors of individuals? How can individuals or minorities influence opinions of the majority in a given society? Which factors drive attraction toward other people? How do people collaborate in groups? How do conflicts arise between groups and political systems, and how can reconciliation be promoted?
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Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. It has suffered a devastating earthquake followed by a deadly cholera epidemic, both set in the backdrop of a history of oppression by corrupt rulers and foreign exploitation. In spite of incredible challenges, two intrepid human rights attorneys – one Haitian and one American – have worked diligently to vindicate the rights of the people of Haiti, with some notable successes.
Fran Quigley's important book, How Human Rights Can Build Haiti, tells the story of Mario Joseph and Brian Concannon, whose Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI) has given hope to untold numbers of Haitians. They opt for a 'bottom-up' rather than a 'top-down' approach. Their preference is to help to empower the Haitian people to make change themselves, instead of relying on outsiders – particularly the United States and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) – which establish 'rule of law programs' and provide charity, generally with strings attached.
Mario Joseph
Often called the leading human rights lawyer in Haiti, Mario Joseph is president of BAI. "We had an earthquake, yes, but far too many people died in this earthquake. And that is because we in Haiti have no respect for the rule of law," he says, attributing the deaths to poorly built homes crowded onto steep hillsides. It is estimated that more than 200,000 were killed, 300,000 were injured, and two million were rendered homeless by the earthquake.
Joseph has developed a reputation in Haiti as a fearless advocate, in the face of numerous death threats. While court proceedings take place in French, Joseph speaks Creole so his clients can understand the proceedings. "The justice system is unaffordable for the people of Haiti," Joseph observes, "but if you are rich or important and your rights are not respected, you can find justice. Conversely, if you are powerful and you abuse human rights, you can find ways to avoid the consequences of your actions."
Brian Concannon
Joseph's counterpart in the United States is Brian Concannon, who directs the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) in Boston. Concannon, also fluent in Creole, worked in Haiti for nine years, including the successful case he and Joseph filed after the Raboteau massacre. Concannon returned to the United States and founded IJDH, BAI's sister organization in 2004. Known as a "tireless worker who makes the transition from human rights lawyer to political strategist to movement organizer as the needs of the Haitian dictate," Concannon has developed a reputation with congresspersons, who "clearly look to him as the definitive voice on Haiti justice issues," according to Nicole Lee, former BAI lawyer, now executive director for TransAfrica Forum.
A legacy of exploitation
Quigley outlines Haiti's tragic history, starting with the occupation by the United States in 1915.
After occupying Cuba and Puerto Rico, the United States sent Marines to invade Haiti, the only nation born from a successful slave rebellion. The United States declared martial law, seized control of the treasury, and arrested the editors of a newspaper critical of U.S. actions. Haitian opposition to the U.S. occupation grew for the next 20 years, and in 1934, the Marines left Haiti.
Haitian president Francois 'Papa Doc' Duvalier exploited the bitterness of the people of Haiti about U.S. domination. But his anti-communism endeared him to the United States and led to U.S. endorsement of his presidential campaign and his successful election in 1956. For the next 30 years, Papa Doc presided over a reign a terror in Haiti, backed by the United States. U.S. support continued during the oppressive tenure of Papa Doc's son, Jean-Claude Duvalier ('Baby Doc').
Haiti's fragile economy was further weakened by the neoliberal 'structural adjustment' program foisted upon it byits international creditors, including the International Monetary Bank. Wages and social services were kept at a minimal level as taxes and tariffs were lifted. By 1986, 300 U.S. corporations were located in Haiti. People migrated from the countryside to seek low-wage jobs in the city.
In 1990, Jean-Bertrand Aristide became Haiti's first democratically elected president, winning more than 67 percent of the vote and defeating a neoliberal former World Bank official. When Aristide attempted to reverse the neoliberal policies foisted on Haiti, the United States strongly resisted. Less than one year later, Aristide was ousted by officers of the Haitian army, who had been trained at the U.S. School of the Americas and/or were on the CIA payroll.
President Bill Clinton helped restore Aristide to power only after the Haitian president promised to cut government programs for the poor and lower tariffs on food. Clinton regrets that condition to this day. The United States also blocked a $146 million loan to Haiti from the Inter-American Development Bank, money earmarked to improve the water infrastructure system. That move would prove to have devastating consequences in the cholera outbreak in 2010.
In 2004, Aristide was forced to leave Haiti in what many thought was a kidnapping by U.S. Army Special Forces as part of a U.S.-backed coup d'etat. The Bush administration then saw to it that Aristide's progressive policies were reversed. That same year, the United Nations mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) arrived but UN peacekeeping troops did little to protect civilians targeted by the new coup government. In fact, MINUSTAH troops helped facilitate political violence, causing resentment among the Haitian people. Cables obtained by WikiLeaks confirm that MINUSTAH protected U.S. interests and global capital.
After the 2004 coup, Haiti descended into lawlessness as the coup government instituted a system of repression with torture, disappearances, summary arrests and executions, rape and drug trafficking. Only a tiny fraction of those in prison had been convicted of a crime and prison conditions were deplorable. When Quigley visited one of the prisons, "[a]ll the prisoners were shirtless and barefoot, very thin, and wearing as little as possible," he says. "The startling sight of near-naked dark-skinned men crammed together and crouching on a bare floor evoked images of Africans chained in the hold of a slave ship."
Haiti had "endured a full thirty-two coups and a near-constant state of military dominance over civilians," Quigley writes. "The government of Haiti made disastrous choices in loans and alliances, and has never been able to develop an economy that is independent of foreign powers, particularly the United States."
The earthquake in 2010 triggered an overwhelming global response. But since aid was administered by NGOs instead of the Haitian government, much of the pledged money never reached the people of Haiti. And because, writes Quigley, "the military and the media mischaracterized post-earthquake Port-au-Prince as a security crisis rather than a humanitarian crisis, the Haitian people paid dearly." The United States sent soldiers instead of humanitarian workers, and many food and supplies were not distributed to the victims. "[M]ost of the USAID dollars spent for Haiti went to top U.S. contractors, most based in Washington, DC, area. Less than one percent of U.S. government expenditures have gone to Haitian businesses or organizations."
Shortly after the earthquake, an outbreak of cholera claimed more than 8,600 lives, and 684,000 became ill. The World Health Organization describes cholera as "an easily treatable disease." Dr. Paul Farmer, founder of Haiti-based Partners in Health, notes that chronic poverty and deficiencies in the infrastructure made Haiti vulnerable to disasters such as earthquakes and infectious disease. The cholera infection was traced to the dumping of sewage near a river by troops in a camp where the MINUSTAH was based. Bill Clinton admitted that UN peacekeepers were the 'proximate cause' of the cholera epidemic.
A human rights-based approach to change in Haiti
In 2011, BAI lawyers filed more than 5,000 claims against the UN and a petition for relief on behalf of cholera victims, requesting compensation. The UN had concluded a status of forces agreement (SOFA) with the government of Haiti in 2004, granting UN troops immunity from civil and criminal claims. But Concannon told Quigley that the UN forfeited its immunity by failing to establish a commission to hear claims of cholera victims, as required by the SOFA. In 2013, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon refused to receive BAI's claims. BAI then filed a lawsuit against the UN in a New York federal court. That suit is now pending.
Joseph and Concannon won the most important human rights court verdict in Haitian history in 2000. As a result of their work, 53 military and paramilitary officers and soldiers were convicted of human rights violations during the 1994 massacre in Raboteau. They were ordered to pay the victims $140 million.
In other lawsuits, Joseph and Concannon are advocating prosecution of 'Baby Doc's' collaborators for financial crimes and political repression during the brutal Duvalier regime. And the work of BAI and IJDH in responding to the epidemic of rapes in the IDP (internally displaced persons) camps following the earthquake has been exemplary. They have helped to empower the victims, challenged law enforcement, established security patrols and know-your-rights training, pushed prosecutions, and developed an international campaign through the media. As a result, sexual assaults have decreased dramatically, and women are now willing to file complaints. Joseph says, "Where the rule of law does not exist, you have to build it."
Quigley describes how these two courageous lawyers are creating a template for an effective human rights-focused strategy to end global poverty and failed states. He writes, "[t]heir docket includes community-based programs on rape accountability and prevention, housing rights, and prisoners' rights, along with international advocacy for fair elections in Haiti, earthquake response, and immigration rights for the Haitian diaspora. BAI helps organize street-blocking protests by camp dwellers facing eviction, and loud, aggressive demonstrations in protest of the UN's cholera response."
Joseph and Concannon work indefatigably to give voice to the voiceless and vindicate their human rights. They seek justice both inside and outside the courtroom.
This excellent book combines careful research with personal observations and interviews to paint a graphic portrait of the reality in Haiti and the critical work of Joseph and Concannon. Far from a dry history, it is a gripping tale of two courageous lawyers working to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds to better the lives of the Haitian people. This is a must-read for all those concerned about human rights – both in Haiti and elsewhere.
Marjorie Cohn is a professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, former president of the National Lawyers Guild, and deputy secretary general of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers. Her latest book is "Drones and Targeted Killing: Legal, Moral, and Geopolitical Issues."


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Hi guys Carol here....welcome back to our crafty ribbons challenge blog...just a little heads up if you have not already seen some of the wonderful creations on our Inspiration blog ...
Ali has been adding some fabulous new ribbons to the Crafty Ribbons web site and the team have been enjoying playing with them, how lucky are we!!
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Our policies put the frames for the principles and processes that manage our daily business and operations. Every employee in Linde (former AGA) is responsible both individually and collectively to ensure that we fulfil our own norms and expectations to us as a company.
Health, Safety and Environment
Our company will avoid harm to people, society and the environment. The health and safety of our colleagues, customers, business partners and communities in which we do our business i our number one priority.
"Our HSE principles shall be reflected in 100% of our behaviour, 100% of the time"…
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One key issue in our vision is to prevent all work related incidents.
Our foundational principles states that all our employees shall:
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- understand and comply to the right systems, procedures and processes, and
- work in an organisation structure which demonstrate visible leadership and recognise correct behaviour
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We also require all people that work for our business partners or contractors to fully comply to this policy.
We do it right, the first time. We do it better continuously.
Quality is about ensuring defect free products produced and services delivered, processes that generate zero waste, and business processes that facilitate for better and faster decision making.
We will know, understand and efficiently meet customers' requirements.
The voice of the customer is continuously gathered and these requirements translated into measurable specifications, critical to our customers.
Visibly measure the efficiency and effectiveness of our Quality performance in relation to customers and drive continuous improvement.
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QbeamLab, the first powder bed electron beam 3D printer in China, is available
Recently, QbeamLab, the first-generation open source electron beam metal 3D printer in China, was officially released at Tianjin High-end Equipment Research Institute of Tsinghua University. Lin Feng, Chief Scientist of Tsinghua University, He Yongyong, Executive Vice President of Tianjin High-end Equipment Research Institute of Tsinghua University, Science and Technology Commission of Toray District, Director of Management Committee of Huaming High-tech Zone, Fu Sheng, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the PRC for Additive Manufacturing Industry Union executive secretary Li Fangzheng attended the conference.
Electron Beam Selective Melting (EBSM) Metallic 3D printing uses electron beams as the energy source to create solid parts by layer-by-layer melting of metal powders under high vacuum conditions. Due to the high electron beam power and high energy absorption rate of the electron beam, EBSM technology has the advantages of high component density, low oxygen content, low thermal stress, low deformation and cracking, low price of powder consumables and high printing efficiency. In particular, refractory hard-to-metal materials with 3D printing has unique advantages and applications, widely used in orthopedics, aerospace and other fields. For example, a number of domestic and foreign medical device companies including Icahn Medical have used EBSM to manufacture orthopedic implants such as the hip joint and vertebral body, and have successfully obtained FDA and CFDA medical registration certificates. GE companies using EBSM technology bulk production of titanium aluminum alloy low-pressure turbine blades, manufacturing costs close to the precision casting, weight reduction of 30%, will eventually replace all the cast blades, installed in the latest aircraft engines.
Open source electron beam 3D printer QbeamLab by the Tianjin High-end Equipment Research Institute of Tsinghua University hatching business - Qing Qing Zhisheng Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as: the beam technology) released with core software independence, the key components of the module, Can be customized, process parameters open source, since the diagnosis of self-recovery, long-term stability and reliability.
You know, for a long period of time, most of the research and application of EBSM technology are based on imported equipment and platforms, and domestic self-equipment is in the blank. In 2004, the technical team led by Professor Lin Feng from Tsinghua University began to target EBSM technology and successfully developed EBSM-150, the first experimental system in China, and won the national invention patent. In 2015, more than ten years of technological achievements were transformed into the establishment of Zhishu Science and Technology Co., Ltd. and the completion of 10 million yuan of financing. Today, after many years of research and development, the QbeamLab, which is the first open-source electron beam metal 3D printing in China, was finally launched.
This reporter has learned that, QbeamLab equipment has been launched in 2017, has received four orders, including CSIC, Tianjin Vocational University and other famous enterprises and vocational colleges. It is worth mentioning that the first year of product launch to obtain a well-known overseas business orders, the successful realization of domestic high-end metal 3D printer exports. Conference, some of the parties such as Shaanxi Hengtong Intelligent Machines Co., Ltd., Hunan Ishu Intelligent Manufacturing Co., Ltd. signed.


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Locksmiths make their prices based on their local market as well as the cost of the equipment used for you cutting or programming. Locksmith equipment for key cutting and vehicle programming is very expensive and most of the charge is to compensate them for their initial equipment investment.
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PGA Championship – PGA Tour- Martin Kaymer
With today's win at the PGA Championship and a slew of European Tour wins under his belt, he shows all the makings of not only a great player, but also that of the ultimate sneak attack in players. And oh how I love underdogs. He has all the inklings of Tom Kite, Bernhard Langer, and a quite few others who used to hover around the top ten. And that folks is how you become great. I am thinking look out world rankings everything is about to change and there is about to be a huge reshuffle.


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Panorama LATAM: Growth picking up at countries of Pacific
Three decades ago Latin America used to be known by negative terms such as dictatorship, debt crises and high inflation. The region's GDP increased by an annual average of only 1.5% in the 1980s. One decade later the rate rose to 2.4% and finally achieved 4.2% between 2003 and 2013. Over the years Latam has begun to be associated with economic growth, new middle class, poverty reduction and controlled inflation.
Despite general improvements in the region, growth has surprised on the downside in almost all countries in 2014 (see chart 1). Why and what are the most impacted sectors? This subject will be addressed in the Latam Panorama.
ln this edition we will focus on two countries of the Pacific Alliance: Mexico and Peru. Mexico seems to have a positive outlook in the medium term, due to recent structural reforms promoted by its government. This panorama explains why. And the Peru's case is puzzling as well: the country's medium-term prospects are very favorable (Peru has been identified as one of the 10 "new emerging markets" by Coface earlier this year), but the growth momentum has been fading over the past months as well.
We will initially discuss the region's macroeconomic current environment and highlight on the two countries, both from a macroeconomic standpoint and a sector one. Secondly we assess the extent of the impact on sectors of this sluggish GDP growth in the region To do so, we detail our Latam sector barometer, which reveals financial performance of companies in different industries coupled with Coface payment experience. The third part will be focused on countries sensitive industries.


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Angelo F. Andreoli – Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Germany
Date: November 9, 2021
Time: 1:00−2:30 pm (13:00−14:30)
Lecture hall: Auditorium 02 (1.04) CPTO (Centre for Natural Sciences and Technologies)
Solidification processes have always shaped the natural world, from the crystallization of the earth magma to the freezing of water in which gravity and contact with surroundings play an important role during phase transformations. The phenomenon is always present in our daily life experiences. Mankind has managed to understand and try to control the solidification of metals since Roman times by producing wrought-iron products. In the last century, metallurgists have been concerned with the non-equilibrium solidification of metals where the solidification path differs from that in equilibrium conditions and may give rise to new materials with unique properties which cannot be easily predicted from phase diagrams. Among these differences are phase selection, crystal growth velocity, and microstructure formation. More recently scientists have been trying to understand the solidification of metals in microgravity conditions and outer space at ISS station by levitating liquids which is the topic of our talk. We will describe the features associated with containerless solidification both in ground-based experiments, for example, electromagnetic levitation, and in microgravity conditions represented by the Tempus flight experiments or experiments carried out at the Columbus module of ISS station.
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Rising Star Necklace
A gorgeous sterling silver rising star pendant on a golden belcher chain is the perfect addition to your longer layers. A bit of a show stopper but delicate at the same time. Shop our sterling silver necklaces here.
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Star measures 40mm in diameter.
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Japanese artist and musician Yoko Ono married John Lennon in March 1969, and collaborated with him on a series of recordings, films and artworks.
Yoko Ono was born in Tokyo on 18 February 1933. Her father Eisuke worked for the Yokohama Specie Bank, and her mother Isoko was from the wealthy Yasuda banking family.
Shortly after Ono's birth the family moved to San Francisco, where her father was transferred. They returned to Japan in 1937, and Ono later enrolled at the exclusive Gakushuin University.
During World War Two the family briefly moved to New York City, but soon returned to Japan. Following the bombings of 9 March 1945 they sought refuge in the Karuizawa mountain resort.
After the war the Ono family moved to Scarsdale, New York, and Yoko enrolled at Sarah Lawrence College. There she embraced the bohemian lifestyles of her fellow students, and was encouraged to develop her artistic aspirations.
Yoko Ono married composer Toshi Ichiyanagi in 1956, but the couple divorced in 1962 after living apart for several years. On 28 November 1962 she married Anthony Cox, an American film producer, jazz musician and art promoter, although the union was annulled on 1 March 1963 as Ono failed to finalise her divorce from Ichiyanagi.
Cox and Ono married properly on 6 June, and their daughter Kyoko Chan Cox was born on 8 August. The marriage was short-lived, with frequent conflict between the pair, although they stayed together for the sakes of their careers.
Ono was a member of Fluxus, an avant-garde art group inspired by Dada. However, she preferred to develop her own career, and was influenced by John Cage and La Monte Young. She explored conceptual and performance art forms.
In 1964 she performed Cut Piece at the Sogetsu Art Center in Tokyo. Ono walked on stage in a draped garment, and audience members were encouraged to cut pieces from it until she was naked. That same year she published Grapefruit, a set of instructions in book form to be completed in the mind of the reader.
Yoko Ono also became an experimental filmmaker, completing 16 pieces between 1964 and 1972. One of the most notorious was No. 4, better known as Bottoms, which consisted of a series of close-ups of people's backsides.
Event, to me, is not an assimilation of all the other arts as Happening seems to be, but an extrication from various sensory perceptions. It is not a get togetherness as most happenings are, but a dealing with oneself. Also it has no script as Happenings do, though it has something that starts it moving- the closest word for it may be a wish or hope.After unblocking one's mind, by dispensing with visual, auditory and kinetic perception, what will come out of us? Would there be anything? I wonder. And my events are mostly spent in wonderment … The painting method derives as far back as the time of the Second World War, when we had no food to eat, and my brother and I exchanged menus in the air.
Lecture at Wesleyan University, January 1966
With John Lennon
Yoko Ono met John Lennon on 7 November 1966. He was visiting a preview of an exhibition by her at the Indica Gallery, London, when she handed him a card which simply said the word "Breathe".
Lennon was also impressed by a piece at the exhibition which he had to view by climbing a stepladder to look through a magnifying glass.
Yoko was having an art show in London at Indica Gallery. In those days most art put everybody down, got people upset. I walked up the stepladder and picked up the spyglass. In teeny little writing it just said 'Yes'. And I made my decision to go see the rest of the show.
The Mike Douglas Show, 1972
One of the exhibits was a white board into which gallery visitors were instructed to hammer a nail. Ono refused to let Lennon hammer in a nail, as the exhibition wasn't to open until the following day. When told who he was, she offered to let him do so for five shillings.
Lennon's reported reply was: "I'll give you an imaginary five shillings if you let me hammer in an imaginary nail."
Lennon was intrigued by Ono, and they began corresponding. Their friendship blossomed, and Lennon later claimed that he wanted to take her to Rishikesh, India, where The Beatles studied meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in early 1968.
Their affair began in May 1968. While Lennon's wife Cynthia was in Greece with Magic Alex Mardas, he and Ono recorded an album of experimental sounds at Kenwood, Lennon's Weybridge home. After its completion they made love for the first time. When Cynthia returned to England it was clear that her marriage was over.
The experimental recordings were released in November 1968 as Unfinished Music No 1: Two Virgins. While the music was too avant-garde for most listeners, the cover, featuring a fully nude John and Yoko, made the release one of the most notorious for a mainstream musician.
The sleeve photography was shot in early October 1968 in the basement of Ringo Starr's flat in Montagu Square, London, using a delayed shutter release. Most record labels refused to release Two Virgins, and a number of record stores refused to stock it.


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Eric Bruneton
I joined the EVASION team in september 2006 in order to work on real time rendering of natural landscapes as a whole. I'm interested in the animation and realistic rendering of terrain, atmosphere, ocean, vegetation, rivers, clouds, etc. I'm looking for real-time and scalable algorithms allowing users to navigate freely anywhere in very large landscapes (up to whole planets), from ground to space, without visible transitions. I left INRIA in 2011 and I am no longer doing research on this topic.
We present a new algorithm for the real-time realistic rendering and lighting of forests. Our method can render very large forest scenes in realtime, with realistic lighting at all scales, and without popping nor aliasing. Our method is based on two new forest representations, called z-fields and shader-maps, with a seamless transition between them. Our first model builds on light fields and height fields to represent and render the nearest trees individually, accounting for all lighting effects. Our second model is a location, view and light dependent shader mapped on the terrain, accounting for the cumulated subpixel effects. Qualitative comparisons with photos show that our method produces realistic results.
- Publication
- Appendix: More results, more details.
- Video 1, Video 2
We present a new algorithm for modelling, animation, illumination and rendering of the ocean, in real-time, at all scales and for all viewing distances. Our algorithm is based on a hierarchical representation, combining geometry, normals and BRDF. For each viewing distance, we compute a simplified version of the geometry, and encode the missing details into the normal and the BRDF, depending on the level of detail required. We then use this hierarchical representation for illumination and rendering. Our algorithm runs in real-time, and produces highly realistic pictures and animations.
Extension: an improved version using an FFT method to synthesize the surface.
We present a new and accurate method to render the atmosphere in real time from any viewpoint from ground level to outer space, while taking Rayleigh and Mie multiple scattering into account. Our method reproduces many effects of the scattering of light, such as the daylight and twilight sky color and aerial perspective for all view and light directions, or the Earth and mountain shadows (light shafts) inside the atmosphere. Our method is based on a formulation of the light transport equation that is precomputable for all view points, view directions and sun directions. We show how to store this data compactly and propose a GPU compliant algorithm to precompute it in a few seconds. This precomputed data allows us to evaluate at runtime the light transport equation in constant time, without any sampling, while taking into account the ground for shadows and light shafts.
- Survey "A Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of 8 Clear Sky Models"
- Article "Precomputed Atmospheric Scattering"
Data from the Régie de Gestion des Données des Pays de Savoie
We present a method to populate very large terrains with very detailed features such as roads, rivers, lakes and fields. These features can be interactively edited, and the landscape can be explored in real time at any altitude from flight view to car view. We use vector descriptions of linear and areal features, with associated shaders to specify their appearance (terrain color and material), their footprint (effect on terrain shape), and their associated objects (bridges, hedges, etc.). In order to encompass both very large terrains and very fine details we rely on a view dependent quadtree refinement scheme. New quads are generated when needed and cached on the GPU. For each quad we produce on the GPU an appearance texture, a footprint texture, and some object meshes, based on the features vector description and their associated shaders. Adaptive refinement, procedural vector features and a mipmap pyramid provide three LOD mechanisms for small, medium and large scale quads. Our results and attached video show high performance with high visual quality.
Data from the Régie de Gestion des Données des Pays de Savoie
The goal of this work is to render in real time planet-sized terrains populated with plants and trees. Since it is not possible to precompute and store the position of each plant (there are billions of them) we generate them on the fly. For this we generate candidate positions with a pseudo random generator, and we test each candidate against a land cover classification (LCC) map in order to reject all positions that fall outside vegetation areas (our Earth LCC map is quite coarse - 1 km per pixel - so we amplify it on the fly with procedural noise to add small scale variations). We then pack the validated positions using a GPU stream reduction algorithm, and we use this packed structure to draw many (> 100000) plant instances with appropriate LOD using hardware instancing.
This work was done by Yacine Amara as part of his PhD at Ecole Militaire Polytechnique d'Alger, during a five months visit in the EVASION team that I supervised, based on previous work done in collaboration with Xavier Marsault in 2007.
Données de la Régie de Gestion des Données des Pays de Savoie
We present an algorithm for the interactive simulation of realistic flowing fluids in large virtual worlds. Our method relies on two key contributions: the local computation of the velocity field of a steady flow given boundary conditions, and the advection of small scale details on a fluid, following the velocity field, and uniformly sampled in screen space.
This work was done by Qizhi Yu, a former EVASION PhD student codirected by Fabrice Neyret and me.
We propose an algorithm for the real time realistic simulation of multiple anisotropic scattering of light in a volume. Contrary to previous real-time methods we account for all kinds of light paths through the medium and preserve their anisotropic behavior. Our approach consists of estimating the energy transport from the illuminated cloud surface to the rendered cloud pixel for each separate order of multiple scattering. Rendering is done efficiently in a shader on the GPU, relying on a cloud surface mesh augmented with a Hypertexture to enrich the shape and silhouette. We demonstrate our model with the interactive rendering of detailed animated cumulus and cloudy sky at 2-10 frames per second.
This work was done by Antoine Bouthors, a former EVASION PhD student with which I worked during his PhD. I then directed two Master students on this topic, Vincent Vidal and Laurent Belcour.
Most above projects are progressively integrated into an Open Source software library called Proland. The main Proland features are the real-time rendering or multi-resolution terrains, the real-time management and edition of vector data (representing for instance roads or rivers), the rendering of atmosphere and clous, and the rendering of forests. All data are loaded or generated on the fly according to the viewpoint, and can be combined procedurally. For instance the shape and texture of a terrain can be modified using vector data representing roads and rivers. Proland is based on a task graph and a cache manager taking advantage of multi-processors, supporting data prefetching to reduce disk latencies, and automatically managing the dependencies between tasks (procedural data are automatically recomputed when their input data change).Results:
- images of Haute-Savoie
- images of the Earth using BMNG (Blue Marble Next Generation)
- images of the Earth using BMNG et SRTM v4
- very high resolution images of the Earth using BMNG and SRTM v4
- video of the Earth using BMNG
- video of the Earth using BMNG and SRTM v4
- video of the Earth using BMNG and SRTM v4
- Ocean: source code of our real-time ocean rendering algorithm.
- Ocean: an improved version using a FFT method to synthesize the surface.
- Atmosphere: source code (initial version) of our real-time atmosphere rendering algorithm.
- Proland: executable demonstration version of Proland.
Previous work
After my PhD thesis done at INRIA in the SIRAC team (now named SARDES), defended in 2001 and whose tile was "A framework for the adaptation of the non-functional properties of distributed applications", I worked during 5 years at France Telecom R&D as a research engineer, on component oriented programming. This work resulted in several publications:
- Bruneton E., Coupaye T., Leclercq M., Quéma V. and Stefani J-B. The Fractal component model and its support in Java, Software - Practice and Experience, Volume 36, p1257-1284, 2006.
- Lenglet R., Coupaye T. and Bruneton E. Composing transformations of compiled Java programs with Jabyce, Computer Science and Information Systems, Volume 1, Issue 2, p83-125, 2004.
- Bruneton E. and Riveill M. An architecture for extensible middleware platforms, Software - Practice and Experience, Volume 31, Issue 13, p1237-1261, 2001.
- Bruneton E., Coupaye T., Leclercq M., Quéma V. and Stefani J-B. An open component model and its support in Java, CBSE 2004, p7-22, 2004.
- Laumay P., Bruneton E., De Palma N. and Krakowiak S. Preserving causality in a scalable message-oriented middleware, Middleware 2001, p311-328, 2001.
- Bruneton E. and Riveill M. Experiments with JavaPod, a platform designed for the adaptation of non-functional properties, Reflection 2001, p52-72, 2001.
- Bruneton E. and Jean-François Pradat-Peyre J-F. Automatic verification of concurrent Ada programs, Ada-Europe 1999, p146-157, 1999.
- Bruneton E. Indirection free referencing for mobile components, Third European Research Seminar on Advances in Distributed Systems, 1999.
- Bruneton E., Coupaye T. and Stefani J-B. Recursive and dynamic software composition with sharing, Workshop on Component Oriented Programming, Malaga, Spain, 2002.
- Bruneton E. and Riveill M. Reflective implementation of non-functional properties with the JavaPod component platform, Workshop on Reflection and Metalevel Architectures, Nice, France, 2000.
- Bruneton E. and Riveill M. JavaPod: an adaptable and extensible component platform, Workshop on Reflective Middleware, New York, USA, 2000.
- Bruneton E., Lenglet R. and Coupaye T. ASM : un outil de manipulation de code pour la réalisation de systèmes adaptables, Journées Composants, Grenoble, 2002.
- Coupaye T., Lenglet R., Beauvois M., Bruneton E. and Déchamboux P. Composants et composition dans l'architecture de systèmes répartis, Journées Composants, Besançon, 2001.
and in two Open Source software distributed by the ObjectWeb consortium:
- Fractal: a platform for component oriented programming in Java.
- ASM: a library for Java bytecode manipulation.
In parallel of my professionnal activities I tried to model Rama, a huge spacecraft described by A.C. Clarke in "Rendez vous with Rama":
This led to a movie (YouTube) that was accepted at the SIGGRAPH 2006 computer animation festival. And this is how I became interested to work on the above theme!


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Two-factor authentication
Two-factor authentication adds an extra level of security when logging in to an account. This is done by combining something you know (your password), with something you have (your phone). The extra security makes it much more difficult for malicious players to gain access to your account.
Once two-factor authentication has been activated, log in with your email and password and you'll be shown a screen that prompts you to enter a 6-digit code. The code is generated using open TOTP standard. Any application that supports this standard can generate a code.
We recommend Google Authenticator for its ease of use.
- You don't need a Google account to use Google Authenticator
- No information will be sent to Google
- You don't need an internet connection to use the app
Activating two-factor authentication
The first step is installing an application that can generate a 6-digit TOTP code. Install it on a different device than the one that you use to manage your webshop. For example, use a smartphone to generate the code, and your PC to log in to the webshop.
Android | Google Play F-Droid |
BlackBerry | BlackBerry World |
iOS | iTunes App Store |
Linux | OATH Toolkit |
Once the installation has been completed, navigate to Settings > Two-factor authentication. If Two-factor authentication isn't listed in the menu, first set your user level to Advanced, at Settings > User level.
Using your phone's camera, scan the QR code that's displayed on this page. The application will now generate a 6-digit code. Please enter this along with 2 phone numbers that we can use to reach you in the event you lose your phone.
You can enter the code by typing the numbers on your keyboard or by clicking on the numbers that are shown on your screen in random order, or by using a combination of the two. The latter is safest: combining both methods makes it difficult for keyloggers to intercept your code. You'll automatically be logged in once you've entered the last digit. Immediately after being entered, a code is rendered invalid.
Preferably, the app should be installed on two phones or tablets: if you lose one device, you can still log in using the other. Store the devices in different locations.
Please be sure to accurately enter your 2 phone numbers! If we can't reach you at these numbers for an account recovery, you run the risk of completely losing access to your account.
Disabling two-factor authentication
You can disable two-factor authentication by clicking on the Deactivate button in Settings > Two-factor authentication. However, we advise keeping it activated for extra security of your account.
Account recovery
If you've forgotten your password, you can reset it using the password recovery page.
Two-factor authentication recovery: we recommend always having a second device that can be used to generate an authentication code, as described in the documentation above. This way, you'll always have a spare device and won't run the risk of locking yourself out of your account. We aim to provide our customers with the best possible security, and absolutely want to avoid unauthorized persons from gaining access to the management of a webshop. Recovery for two-factor authentication is a complicated process that can take several days and that we perform manually. Which is why two-factor authentication recovery is not free of charge: a recovery costs €70 and will be automatically drawn from your account balance.
Please contact us using a support ticket to start the two-factor authentication recovery process. Use the email address that you normally use to log in to your account.
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- Payment methods and Payment Service Providers
- Invoices and Terms & Conditions
- Setting shipping costs
- Discounts and surcharges
- Registering and transferring domain names
- Multilingual shop
- Connecting to external platforms
- Personalized web addresses
- Managing multiple webshops (Multishop)
- Automatic emails to customers
- Designing a beautiful layout
- Order management
- Marketing
- Modules
- Backups and exporting data
- Email and web mail
- Administrator accounts
- High quality photos
- Two-factor authentication
- Labels
- Meta tags - Website verification
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Cyber Warriors Will Be Embedded in Military Commands
Civilian, contractor and uniformed staff percentages not yet determined.
Troops fighting in the growing combat area of cyberspace will operate from keyboards situated within each geographic military command, Cyber Command officials said.
The 900-member Maryland-based organization that is subordinate to the Nebraska-headquartered Strategic Command could mushroom from 900 to 4,900 cybersecurity professionals, sequester permitting. While the locations of the personnel have been decided, the size and composition of the workforce have not.
Each military service has distinct cyber support needs, officials said, and Cyber Command, like many information technology outfits, is suffering from a talent shortage. There also is the wild factor of looming budget cuts that begin on Friday unless lawmakers compromise on deficit-reduction legislation.
The cyberfighters, responsible for attacking the computers of adversaries and protecting Pentagon networks, are geographically embedded, "actually out there with all the other commands," Maj. Gen. Jennifer Napper, Cyber Command director of plans and policy, told Nextgov. "We work with every single one of the other CoComs." She was interviewed offstage after a Feb. 22 discussion on cyber defense teamwork hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association.
The unknown mix of civilians, contractors and uniformed service members will sit behind consoles at the Pacific Command's Hawaii station and every other Defense Department base.
As far as staff makeup, "each service is helping to decide for themselves because each service looks at it a little bit differently on all these teams that they are building out," Napper said.
Cyber Command, while assisting all the other commands, depends largely on two facilitating Defense agencies, she added. One is the clandestine code-breaking National Security Agency, which "has certainly long understood everything you ever wanted to know about communications and networks," Napper said. NSA and Cyber Command share one leader, Gen. Keith Alexander.
The other entity is the Defense Information Systems Agency, akin to an IT help desk that "actually does the majority of the heavy lifting on operating, maintaining and securing the Department of Defense information network today," Napper said. "They are the backbone."
Brig. Gen. Frederick A. Henry, DISA chief of staff, said he views the agency as a service provider to the command. That means supporting "mission operations across the gambit in defense of the nation -- not in the defense of the DoD information networks, but in defense to the nation," he said during the panel.
Henry added that protecting the nation's computers involves partnering with industry, law enforcement, the Treasury Department and other civilian agencies that oversee vital private networks. The Homeland Security Department, charged with defending U.S. computer systems, has not commented on a new Pentagon plan to assign a Cyber Command corps to guard the same critical infrastructure.


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Chaos Unleashed in DEADPOOL VS. CARNAGE #1!
This April, the Marvel Universe's two craziest psychos go toe-to-toe in bombasticDEADPOOL VS. CARNAGE #1 – from blockbuster writer Cullen Bunn and red-hot artist Salva Espin! And you better believe it's gonna be bloody!
Carnage is on the warpath – moving across country, butchering as he goes! The authorities are powerless to stop the symbiote suited psycho's random killing spree! And they have no idea where the blood soaked murderer will end up next!
So…how do you stop a madman? You bring in another madman!
"Cullen has been delivering some awesome Deadpool action with Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe, …Killustrated, …Kills Deadpool, and now Night of the Living Deadpool, we knew he was just the man to give us the ultimate showdown of Marvel psychos, says Editor Jordan D. White. "And I would be hard-pressed to find an artist who loves drawing 'Pool more than Salva does! He brings so much joy and energy to every page. We knew these boys were good at depicting lowercase 'c' carnage…but wait till you see them tackle capital 'C' Carnage!"
"This is definitely a tale of hot pursuit, so we see Deadpool and Carnage squaring off against each other in a variety of locales," said writer Cullen Bunn, in an interview with Marvel.com. "They're on similar wavelengths of crazy. In a sense, Deadpool is the only person capable of taking Carnage down."
That's right – two red-suited maniacs for the price of one! After all, it takes one to know one, right? Don't miss the blood-soaked chaos this April as the Merc with a Mouth sets his sights on the Serial Killer with a Symbiote when DEADPOOL VS. CARNAGE #1 hits stores and digital devices this April!
Written by CULLEN BUNN
Art & Cover by SALVA ESPIN