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IBM United States
Software Announcement 201-119
April 23, 2001
IBM DB2 Universal Database Extenders Bring XML and Text Retrieval to IBM iSeries
At a Glance
DB2 UDB Extenders for iSeries, Version 7.1 adds XML and Text Search capabilities to your iSeries database and:
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: AE001).
Web-enabled e-business is driving most companies to redefine their IT strategy. Moving away from proprietary data formats towards an open, interchangeable format such as Extensible Markup Language (XML) to transact business on the Web is a key part of the strategy.
In this electronic age, the bulk of companies' managed data (90%), including e-mail, technical and business documents, contracts, problem reports, and customer complaints is still in textual form. Companies continue to look for efficient ways to leverage such massive textual data to provide valuable information.
The DB2 Universal Database® (UDB) Extenders for iSeries, Version 7.1 program comes with two major functions to extend DB2® to cover the storage, management, and retrieval of XML and text data for your enterprise:
XML is the standard for data interchange in e-business. The DB2 UDB XML Extender provides new data types that let you store XML documents in DB2 databases and new functions that assist you in working with these structured documents. Entire XML documents can be stored in DB2 databases as character data or stored as external files but still managed by DB2. Retrieval functions allow you to retrieve either the entire XML document or individual elements or attributes.
The DB2 UDB Text Extender gives you a powerful way to search for and extract key information in documents stored in DB2 databases or in files. You can use Text Extender to search through a full-text document or perform a structural text search. XML Extender understands the XML structures and allows application queries to be based on the structure of the document.
Together, the DB2 UDB XML Extender and DB2 UDB Text Extender help you leverage iSeries to manage your critical business information in DB2 databases to engage in business-to-business and business-to-customer solutions in the next generation of e-business.
The product is packaged on the media with the iSeries Version 5 Release 1. It can be freely used for up to a 70-day trial period.
DB2 UDB Extenders for iSeries, Version 7.1 consists of two powerful DB2 Extenders® that add to the capabilities of your DB2 to satisfy your enterprise applications needs for e-business:
Depending on your application needs, they can be used separately or
DB2 UDB XML Extender
XML allows for a method to mark the meaning of the data so it can be more easily used. It is extensible in that the language itself is a meta-language that allows you to create your own language, depending on the needs of your enterprise.
XML support is being added to your DB2. It is now possible to combine structured XML information with traditional relational data. You can choose whether to store entire XML documents in DB2 as an XML Character Large Object (XMLCLOB), or you can map the XML content as traditional data in relational tables. The DB2 UDB XML Extender adds the ability for powerful searching of rich data types of XML element or attribute values, even for nontraditional XML data types.
Incoming XML documents can be decomposed into traditional SQL data types and placed in columns. This will allow for decomposing an XML document into one or more pieces for storing in tables. Data in existing relational tables can be used to compose XML documents.
By using the DB2 UDB XML Extender and its set of User-Defined Types
(UDTs), an application can store entire XML documents as column data in
an application table. The UDTs also provide for the composition or
decomposition of the contents of XML documents from or into an XML
collection. These XML collections can be made up of one or more regular
DB2 tables. These user-defined functions provide powerful capabilities
toward solving your enterprise application needs for e-business.
DB2 UDB Text Extender
The DB2 UDB Text Extender is based on the proven IBM Text Search Engine technology and provides full-text search capabilities with your DB2. It offers a rich set of text search features that allow for more complex and precise queries, and an improved recall in search operations.
The DB2 UDB Text Extender provides full-text search through a set of User-Defined Functions (UDFs). These extend the SQL query language by providing additional functionality. It is easy to combine full-text search with parametric search. Text search capabilities depend on index type chosen when the documents are indexed. All index types support:
Depending on the index types, you may have additional search functions:
Text Search on Structured Documents
Structured documents are documents that have an internal structure (sections) defined using tags. DB2 UDB Text Extender can recognize this structure and allows searches to be restricted to sections of the document. Structured documents defined by DB2 UDB XML Extender can be recognized. In addition HTML or user-defined tagged ASCII files can also be recognized by the Text Extender.
Additional Information: You can find additional information about the XML and Text Extenders on the Web at:
Accessibility by People with Disabilities
The following features support use by people with disabilities:
Euro Currency
This program is not impacted by euro currency.
Reference Information
Education Support
Visit the following Web site for additional information:
The appropriate curriculum will include the enhancements described in this announcement.
Call IBM Education and Training at 800-IBM-TEACH (426-8322) for catalogs, schedules, and enrollments.
Offering Information
Product information is available through Offering Information (OITOOL) at:
No publications are shipped with this program.
The following publications can be ordered by contacting your IBM representative.
Order Title Number Language DB2(R) UDB Extenders for SC27-1172 English iSeries XML Extender Version 7 DB2 UDB Extenders for SH12-6720 English iSeries Text Extender Version 7
The Publication Notification System (PNS) is available by order number/product number. Customers currently subscribing to PNS will receive automatically notifications by e-mail. Customers who want to subscribe, can visit the PNS Web site location at:
The IBM Publications Center portal at:
The Publications Center is a worldwide central repository for IBM product publications and marketing materials with a catalog of 70,000 items. Extensive search facilities are provided, as well as payment options via credit card. Furthermore, a large number of publications are available online in various file formats, which can currently be downloaded free of charge.
Note: PNS subscribers most often order their publications via the Publications Center.
Displayable Softcopy Publications: The following publications are included in displayable softcopy PDF format as a part of the basic machine-readable material of iSeries Version 5 Release 1 software:
Title Language DB2 UDB Extenders for iSeries English XML Extender Version 7 DB2 UDB Extenders for iSeries English Text Extender Version 7
Terms and conditions for use of the machine-readable files are shipped with the files.
These PDF books can also be accessed on the Internet at:
Technical Information
Hardware Requirements
iSeries or AS/400® that can run OS/400® Version 5 Release 1
Software Requirements
Compatibility with Implementations on Other Platforms: The DB2 UDB XML Extender for iSeries, for the most part, provides the same function as on other DB2 platforms. Main exceptions are:
The Text Extender for iSeries has the following differences:
Planning Information
The product is packaged on the media with the OS/400 V5R1 software
and can be used freely for a 70-day trial period.
Security, Auditability, and Control
DB2 UDB Extenders for iSeries, Version 7.1 uses the security and auditability features of OS/400 V5R1.
The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communication facilities.
Ordering Information
DB2 UDB Extenders for iSeries, Version 7.1 has a single charge unit based on Processor Group.
For detailed ordering information, refer to Software Announcement 201-114 , "IBM iSeries V5R1 Software Terms, Ordering Information, and Prices," dated April 23, 2001.
Terms and Conditions
Licensing: IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA). Proofs of Entitlement (PoE) are required for all authorized use.
Program Services: Available until May 31, 2003.
Money-Back Guarantee: Two-month, money-back guarantee
Copy and Use on Home/Portable Computer: No
Volume Orders (IVO): Yes, contact your IBM representative.
Passport Advantage Applies: No
Passport Advantage Subscription Applies: No
For further information on terms, conditions, and usage restrictions, refer to Software Announcement 201-114 , "IBM iSeries V5R1 Software Terms, Ordering Information, and Prices," dated April 23, 2001.
IBM Operational Support Services Support Line: Yes
AIX®/UNIX® Upgrade Protection Applies: No
Entitled Upgrade for Current AIX/UNIX Upgrade Protection Licensees: No
AS/400 Software Subscription Applies: Yes
Educational Allowance Available: Yes, a 15% education allowance applies to qualified education institution customers.
For Pricing information, refer to Software Announcement 201-114 , "IBM iSeries V5R1 Software Terms, Ordering Information, and Prices," dated April 23, 2001.
Customer Financing: IBM Global Financing offers attractive financing to credit-qualified commercial and government customers and Business Partners in more than 40 countries. IBM Global Financing is provided by the IBM Credit Corporation in the United States. Offerings, rates, terms, and availability may vary by country. Contact your local IBM Global Financing organization. Country organizations are listed at:
Order Now
Use Priority/Reference Code: AE001 Phone: 800-IBM-CALL Fax: 800-2IBM-FAX Internet: firstname.lastname@example.com Mail: IBM Atlanta Sales Center Dept. AE001 P.O. Box 2690 Atlanta, GA 30301-2690
You can also contact your local IBM Business Partner or IBM representative. To identify them, call 800-IBM-4YOU.
Note: Shipments will begin after the planned availability date.


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Last year, Dr. Virigina Melmed, a new immigrant from Alabama, was looking for a way to use her skills as a dentist to give back to the community at large. Dr. Melmed originally came to Israel in 2010 to volunteer and provide free dental treatment to Israeli and Palestinian children whose families could not otherwise afford it. Though she only intended to stay for a few months, she found herself feeling at home Israel and wanting to stay.
Dr. Melmed was able to gain citizenship because her deceased first husband was Jewish. After making Aliyah she chose to go one step further and underwent the lengthy Orthodox conversion process.
"I might not practice in the way that they would have liked me to, but I do feel as though the conversion gave me a deep understanding of Judaism, and I feel comfortable navigating in a Jewish country and society," said Dr. Melmed.
The Jewish value that Dr. Melmed holds most dear is giving of one's self to the community and supporting others in their time of need.
"I had always volunteered in the States, and my life here didn't feel quite right without a project that would allow me to contribute."
As Dr. Melmed was settling into her new Israeli life, she began searching for a project that would enable her to give back. Soon she stumbled upon ATZUM's Jewish Tooth Fairy Fund, a project that aims to provide dental care to survivors of terror attacks. In Survivor of Terror families, young children who were wounded often require dental intervention as a result of their injuries; in other cases, death or injury of a parent leaves the family unable to afford even the most routine pediatric dental care. The more Dr. Melmed learned about the project, the more she felt compelled to be a part of it.
"I knew almost right from the beginning that this was what I had been looking for."
She immediately contacted ATZUM and set up an appointment to meet with Nachum, a 47 year-old father of three who was seriously injured in a 2003 bus bombing. Prior to the bombing, Nachum owned and operated a vegetable shop and was able to provide for his family. However, due to severe post-traumatic stress, Nachum is now unable to work, and his family is struggling financially. His recovery has been a long and difficult process, and it has been significantly complicated by the fact that he is need of extensive dental care.
"He was in so much pain when I first met him," explained Dr. Melmed. "We know from research that victims of terror are at much higher risk for dental problems. Of course, there is the traumatic injury to the mouth that could occur directly because of the attack. But what most people don't know is that medications for post-traumatic stress disorder and pain make people more prone to cavities and dental disease. Moreover, stress hormones accelerate bone loss in the mouth, so people who go through extremely stressful periods are at higher risk for loosing their teeth. And survivors have many other problems to concern themselves with – their general health, work, and taking care of their family. It's no surprise that survivors of terror are in need of some dental assistance."
Though Dr. Melmed connected with and believed in the value of the Jewish Tooth Fairy Fund from the beginning, she met with some skepticism from others.
"People said to me, 'Everyone goes through hard times, why should he get free care and not the next person?' But I feel that everyone deserves a shot at a normal life, and that's what this treatment gives to people – a shot at confidence and independence, despite all they've been through."
She decided to offer her services to the Jewish Tooth Fairy Fund, and in the end even won over some of her critics.
With Nachum's treatment almost complete, Dr. Melmed continues to look for additional ways to give back to her new community.
"I would be thrilled to continue to work the Jewish Tooth Fairy Fund and make sure that other survivors of terror have access to the care that they need and deserve."

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ALBANY, N.Y. — Families will not be able to burn trash and other waste anywhere in New York.
The state is hoping to avoid brush fires like the one that happened last year near Rensselaerville.
Environmental groups say the ban will also reduce the number of harmful air pollutants. The ban covers all residential garbage.
Tree limbs and brush can be burned, but there are restrictions. You cannot burn brush for two months between March 15 and May 15th.


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Flyers Corner - Penguins Preview
TCL Flyers writer Mark Trible sat down with Seth Hastings (founder of 'HartnellDown'), The Hockey Guys' Dustin Leed, and The Fourth Period's Penguins writer, Joe Depto.
The four talked about the series at length in the latest episode of Flyers Corner Radio.
Joe addressed what Pittsburgh should be worried about in the series and how the Flyers have found success at CONSOL Energy Center.
Seth spoke about the importance of Ilya Bryzgalov and the pressure he faces.
Everyone chimed in with some series MVP predictions. They also forecasted how everything will go down in the Keystone Clash.
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To make things easy for us, Amazon.com has compiled its list of the Top Ten Best Books of the Year . . . So Far. These books are hand-picked by Amazon.com Books editors and represent their top ten favorite titles in five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Young Readers, Hidden Gems, and an overall Top Ten.
"At Amazon.com, we indulge in this mid-year 'Best of' list because we're obsessive about the books we love and want to share them," said Daphne Durham, Senior Manager of Amazon.com Books. "With this selection of the best new books and up-and-coming authors, our customers can get ahead of the curve and read the books that everyone will be talking about at the end of the year."
With so many books, how on earth do they pick just ten? Ms. Durham shared this with me: "We have very spirited meetings in which we hash out what makes the list each month. Best of the Year So Far was a marathon meeting in which every editor has the opportunity to make a case for their favorites, and other editors chime in. Based on our lively discussion for the first half of the year, our meeting to decide the Best of the Year is sure to be a doozy. The beauty is that we have a diverse team with eclectic taste, so each meeting ends with editors adding to their 'must read' lists."
So what are Ms. Durham's favourite reads? She kidded, "How much time do you have? My 'must read' list goes on and on." She added, "I was a huge fan of Brooklyn, Colm Toibin's lovely, spare story about an Irish girl who moves to New York in the '50s. Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin—even Frank McCourt, who wrote a Guest Review for us on that one. I am in love with any picture book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, especially the latest addition to her hilarious and sweet "Little" series, "Little Oink." For the fall, Craig Ferguson's American on Purpose really surprised me. A funny memoir that is also a story about a man in love with a country. Jonathan Lethem's Chronic City is brilliant. Just brilliant. As is Tracy Kidder's Strength in What Remains—a great pick for Ishmael Beah fans."
So what are you waiting for? Amazon.com has done the hard part already. Now all you have to do is pop on over there and pick out one of these fantastic books. Still nervous about shopping online? Ms. Durham finishes by telling us, "We're focused on offering our customers the best possible experience—we work hard to make the shopping experience easy and seamless for our both our long-term customers and those new to online shopping. We are excited to help all of our customers discover new books and other products through customer reviews and ratings, editorial picks, personalized recommendations, search inside the book and many other tools."
Visit Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/.
Now for the moment you've all been waiting for: The Best Books of the Year . . . So Far listed alphabetically by author:
· Cheever: A Life by Blake Bailey: This outstanding, unprecedented biography of American writer John Cheever clocks in at nearly 800 pages, but don't let that dissuade you: Senior Books Editor Brad Thomas Parsons read it in one sitting.
· Fordlandia by Greg Grandin: Truth can indeed be stranger than fiction. This absorbing narrative history reveals the little-known story of Henry Ford's ill-fated utopia (complete with rubber roads) in the middle of a Brazilian rainforest.
· Lost City of Z by David Grann: Follow New York writer David Grann as he retraces the steps of renowned British explorer Percy Fawcett in his 1925 quest to discover the legendary kingdom of El Dorado in the heart of the Amazon. In an exclusive review for Amazon.com, John Grisham calls it "a riveting, exciting and thoroughly compelling tale of adventure."
· Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann: According to Frank McCourt, "this is fiction that gets the heart thumping." Set in mid-70s New York City, against the backdrop of Philippe Pettit's Twin Tower tightrope crossing, it's also a must-read for anyone who loves Don DeLillo, Jonathan Lethem, or E. L. Doctorow.
· The City and the City by China Mieville: Fans of hardboiled mysteries and literary suspense will love The City and the City, China Mieville's ingenious breakout novel that imagines two cities coexisting on the eastern edge of Europe: one dying, one thriving, and both home to a host of mysterious secrets.
· The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton: Paying homage to Frances Hodgson Burnett's children's classic, The Secret Garden, Kate Morton's second novel is an epic page-turner that follows an orphaned girl as she journeys from Australia to Cornwall. The Forgotten Garden is at once haunting and enchanting.
· Crazy for the Storm by Norman Ollestad: Norman Ollestad has written a memoir that will last. Just the story itself can take your breath away: as an 11-year-old boy, Ollestad was the only survivor of a small-plane crash and made his way to safety down an icy mountain face in a blizzard, using the skills and determination he had learned from his father (who perished in the crash).
· The Gamble by Thomas Ricks: If you only read one author writing about Iraq, read Thomas Ricks. The Gamble tells the remarkable story of how a few people in and outside of the Pentagon pushed new strategies through and put a difficult plan into action to sharply reduce the chaotic violence in Iraq.
· Brooklyn by Colm Toibin: Colm Toibin's story of an industrious young girl in 1950s Ireland who reluctantly finds herself on a boat to New York City is elegantly told and full of beautiful, bittersweet moments.
· Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead: Colson Whitehead's pop culture tour-de-force is made for beach reading. The year is 1985, and 15-year-old Benji Cooper—a Converse-wearing, Smiths-loving, Dungeons & Dragons-playing nerd—leaves the city to spend three largely unsupervised months living with his younger brother Reggie in an enclave of Long Island's Sag Harbor.
To see more of the book team's picks for Fiction, Nonfiction, Young Readers, and Hidden Gems, go to http://www.amazon.com/books
To see more of the book team's picks for Fiction, Nonfiction, Young Readers, and Hidden Gems, go to http://www.amazon.com/books


text: marijuana Mobile City Ordinance Proposed to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession By Alex AuBuchon & Associated Press • May 16, 2017 A new proposal from the Mobile mayor's office would decriminalize several minor offenses, including the possession of marijuana for personal use. Local news outlets report Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson's proposed ordinance will be introduced at today's city council meeting. Under the code change, police would issue an Alabama Uniform Non-Traffic Citation and Complaint in the event of such an offense, which typically carries a $100 fine and court costs. Tuscaloosa Vigil for Orlando Shooting Victims, Medical Cannabidiol Legal in Alabama By Alex AuBuchon • Jun 14, 2016 Alex AuBuchon / APR Gay rights advocates in Tuscaloosa are remembering the dozens of victims of a gruesome mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando Sunday. Druid City Pride, an LGBTQ organization in Tuscaloosa, held a candlelight vigil last night along with countless other groups across the state and throughout the country. Those taking part memorialized the 49 people killed and remembered the dozens more injured in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. "Spice" patients increasing, Test confirms marijuana brownies, Battle of Selma re-enactment By MacKenzie Bates • Apr 24, 2015 More and more patients are showing up to Alabama's hospitals after smoking a synthetic drug commonly known as "Spice". The Alabama Department of Public Health says hospitals reported 462 patients from March 15 through April 20 experiencing symptoms after smoking or ingesting Spice. Officials say the drug has led to 96 hospitalizations and two deaths in the state. Spice is a synthetic drug that's designed to mimic the effects of marijuana but those effects can be much more dangerous. UA Students Arrested In West Ala. Drug Sweep By The Associated Press • Feb 19, 2013 Tuscaloosa News Authorities say a drug sweep centered around the University of Alabama campus has resulted in the arrest of about 100 people, many of them students. The West Alabama Narcotics Task Force began a series of busts early Tuesday. Authorities say more than two dozen students were arrested on the Alabama campus, many of them in residence halls. Officials say 99 people were arrested in all, with charges including sale or possession of marijuana. Authorities also confiscated small amounts of cocaine, LSD, ecstasy and prescription medications.


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Back To Basics?
Saturday's 2-0 defeat away at league leaders Wolves condemned Blackpool to their fourth defeat in the last five games - the worst run the team has encountered since the opening weeks of the 2006 season. But where are The Seasiders going wrong, and what do they need to do in order to rediscover the early season form which saw them topple the likes of Birmingham City and Derby County?
There are a number of options which Simon Grayson and Tony Parkes could try I'm sure. The side don't look capable of lasting a 90 minutes at the moment and in this modern age of Football, perhaps they could look at the players diet or the severity of training regimes as possible answers to this. Maybe they're not actually training hard enough at Squires Gate; who knows?!
One thing that definitely needs extra training in is the art of defending a set piece. Yet again, 'Pool conceeded two goals from dead ball situations, this time at Molynuex. An element of going back to basics has to be applied, otherwise with some crunch games coming up, we could see ourselves slip further and further down the table, especially with the resurgance of Watford, Southampton and Norwich City.
This season we tend to sit off teams both at Bloomfield Road and away from home - a stark contrast to last year where we pressed and got in teams' faces. Why has this tactic been adopted when the pressing served us so well last season? We've definitely got the players to get in the faces of sides in this division.
Another back to basics method surely must be applied in team selection. The management need to decipher their best team, and quickly. With the depature of Mo Camara, who is the play at left back? Well, whoever we choose, we must stick by him, whether that be Joe Martin, Rehman, Baptiste or Coid.
In the midfield Grayson must decide whether Lee Hendrie gives us what we need in the engine room. Is Taylor-Fletcher worthy of his place at present? Does Hammill offer enough down the left to warrant inclusion?
Up front, two out of Burgess, McPhee, Gow and Kabba have to be given a run as well. Do we go back to what served us well in Burgess and Gow or do we pick a different combination?
Who would you pick as your starting eleven? And do you think Larry should stick with the same eleven and try and extract some consistency from them, or is trial and error in selection a better option?


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I am an experienced IT specialist and I am currently working on my CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) certification; I already got my certificate through the local Community College, with a 4.0 GPA. Although I have extensive experience with networking, I decided to add the skills needed for Cisco Equipment (routers and switches).
It's true that I am working with a Cisco Network Simulator for my classes, but there is nothing better than direct experience and for this reason I purchased a small Cisco Lab, because simulators are nice but they are not comparable with real life experience. A simulator cannot simulate a broken patch cable, for example. On one of my websites I posted a page advertising my job search as Network Engineer/Administrator.
I am searching for a job in Pittsburgh, Memphis, Knoxville, St. Louis and Oklahoma City. I am willing to consider other cities, such as Washington DC, New York City, Richmond etc.
Please visit my page for this job posting as Network Engineer/Administrator.
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There are many people that say they are good at what they do; my experience shows that many of these so called "experts" are only experts when it comes to talking. An IT professional with experience in Networking, Web, Linux and Windows should have more than just talk; their skills should be proven by facts and success in the field.


text: News Subaru Discusses WRX Concept Design in New Video Jason Udy writerApril 9, 2013 Jason Udy writerApril 9, 2013 Share this article in: Facebook Twitter Google Plus Email Free Price Quote From a Local Dealer View Special Offers No Obligation, Fast & Simple Free New Car Quote Change Car Select Make Acura Alfa Romeo Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ferrari FIAT Ford Genesis GMC Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Karma Kia Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lotus Maserati Mazda McLaren Mercedes-Benz MINI Mitsubishi Nissan Porsche Ram Rolls-Royce smart Subaru Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo Select Model Ascent B9 Tribeca Baja BRZ Crosstrek Forester Impreza Legacy Outback SVX Tribeca WRX XV Crosstrek XV Crosstrek Hybrid GO 1. Vehicle Option Trim Exterior Color No Preference Black Blue Brown Gold Green Orange Red Silver White Yellow Interior Color No Preference Beige Black Blue Gray Green Other Red White Buying Time Frame Within 48 hours Within a week Within two weeks Within a month More than a month Payment Method Undecided Loan Lease Cash Trade In? Yes No 2. Contact Info First Name Last Name Address City State -- AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Zip Code Phone Email 3. Dealer Selection Receive your free dealer pricing information by completing your contact information! Lots of attention has been paid to the Subaru WRX concept shown at the New York auto show, including criticism that the concept isn't ugly enough to be the successor of the current car fans have come to love. With the new concept, the WRX replaces much of its rally car-inspired boy racer looks for an aesthetically pleasing, mature design. In this video, Osamu Namba, general manager of design for Subaru, discusses the styling of the Subaru WRX concept.Namba says the low and wide hexagonal grille and hawk-eye headlights hint at the power capability and stability of the WRX, while the requisite hood scoop and lower bumper intake represent turbocharged performance. Not all of the boy racer looks have been abandoned, as the front and rear fender flares return in a modern design that showcase 20-inch wheels.A coupe-like profile accentuated by a carbon fiber roof hints at the speed and agility of the WRX concept, Namba says. Around back, the hexagonal shape returns on the sharp edge of the trunk and the wide taillights again hint at stability and low center of gravity. The fluorescent accents against the WR Blue III paint "oozes pure performance."Check out the video below for a detailed description of the Subaru WRX concept and then tell us what you want from the next WRX in the comments. Share this article in: Facebook Twitter Google Plus Email Subaru Discusses WRX Concept Design in New Video /18 Advertisement to Skip 1 | 18 2 | 18 3 | 18 4 | 18 5 | 18 6 | 18 7 | 18 8 | 18 9 | 18 10 | 18 11 | 18 12 | 18 13 | 18 14 | 18 15 | 18 16 | 18 17 | 18 18 | 18


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National Day: June 21
National Day is a public holiday celebrated in Greenland.
Like many countries, Greenland also celebrates National Day, and it's celebrated on June 21 every year. It also marks the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere meaning conditions are more likely to be agreeable for this relatively cold country.
History of National Day in Greenland
The area now known as Greenland was taken into Norwegian control in the 13th century, and then passed to Denmark through a union of the countries in 1380. Though little was done with Greenland initially, Denmark eventually asserted its sovereignty over the land in the 18th and 19th centuries. Though Norway tried to reclaim parts of eastern Greenland in 1933, the area remained fully under Danish control.
On May 1, 1979, Greenland was legally granted home rule by Denmark's national parliament. Unhappy with the European Economic Community's regulations and bans on commercial fishing and products made from seals, Greenland left the international organization.
In late November of 2008, 75 percent of voters approved a referendum for greater autonomy, and on June 21, 2009 the referendum went into effect making Greenland responsible for its own future. While not true independence, the government of Greenland has called the referendum a major step in the direction towards independence.
Greenland's National Day Traditions, Customs and Activities
National Day celebrations are marked by a variety of programs in every settlement in Greenland. The celebrations include morning songs, speeches, hoisting the national flag, and the act of "kaffemik", a social gathering around a cup of coffee.
Apart from this there are a number of programs for entertainment like music and dance and several cultural events which portray the culture and tradition of Greenland. The national channel broadcasts news from all the towns as to how the celebrations are taking shape.


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Rain began to fall as Gage and Sydney walked away from the police car transporting the prisoners they had just captured.
"Come on, Syd" Gage said as they ran to their car. They got in and shook of the rain that had landed on their bodies. Gage started the car and his blue eyes shined as put the car in reverse and pulled out if the driveway.
The rain collected on the road and the rhythym of the wipers were almost hypnotic as Sydney was making notes in the file folder on her lap.
Gage laughed and said "Is that you ever do, Shorty, paperwork?" She playfully punched his shoulder and replied "well unlike some people I like to get it done before it piles up."
Gage watched as a sports car sped passed him. "What an idiot! Driving that fast on these..." before he could finish, the speeding car hydroplaned and began to cross in front of them. Seeing the sports car getting closer Gage steadied the steering wheel with both hands. Knowing not to slam the brakes on, he took his foot off the accelerator hoping their car would slow down enough to avoid the oncoming accident. But it was too Late.
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Victoria Army Reservist dismissed after convicted of extortion, falsifying documents
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A Victoria Army reservist is behind bars after military officials said he falsified documents to obtain a symbolic combat action badge.
Lt. Col. William "Billy" McCaskill Jr., 51, was reprimanded, required to forfeit $4,000 of his pay a month for four months and confined to 45 days in Fort Leavenworth prison.
At the conclusion of the two-day general court-martial before Lt. Col. James Varley on May 9 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, McCaskill was convicted of four counts of extortion and one count of making a false official statement. He was dismissed from the Army, losing all of his benefits just weeks before he was set to retire after a 25-year career, said Phillip Reidinger, the director of communications for Army Medical Department Center and School.
The investigation was started by the commander of the Warrior Transition Battalion at San Antonio Military Medical Center, where McCaskill was most recently assigned.
He was accused of extorting senior ranking officials and making a false statement for signing a Department of Defense 214 form claiming to have been awarded the combat action badge, which he had been previously denied.
But McCaskill had been mired by military troubles before then, Reidinger said.
In 2009, McCaskill received a General Officer Article 15, a reprimand of sorts, for forging bank and rental receipts in order to defraud the government out of more than $8,500 in housing expenses. He threatened to make false misconduct allegations against senior ranking officials if they did not help him remove the Article 15 from his permanent record, Reidinger said.
McCaskill was deployed to Iraq in 2006 for three months and to Qatar for one month in 2005. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPPA, prohibits Reidinger from disclosing whether McCaskill was injured during his deployment, but one does not need to be injured in order to obtain a combat action badge.
"Those are for soldiers who are engaged in direct hostile fire with the enemy. The Army would award that based on certification that this soldier was actually engaged in armed combat with the enemy," Reidinger said.
McCaskill's attorney, Chayah Skye, of San Antonio, could not be reached Friday afternoon for comment.
McCaskill's mother, Jerry McCaskill, of Victoria, meanwhile, said the decision will be appealed, which could be a four-monthslong process.
She declined to talk about the specifics of the case, but she said her son was heavily involved in the Victoria community via organizations like the Jaycees. He received the rank of Eagle Scout and served two terms as the constable of Precinct 4.
"He's worked with Wounded Warriors, bringing burn victims down every year for the fishing tournament," Jerry McCaskill said. "It's just been very mind-boggling to us that this has all come about. He's an outstanding young man in America."


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John, I have to say that's a very interesting post. Two shops I've worked in utilizing an EMC Symmetrix claimed that there's no way you could ever end up with i/o problems and you shouldn't even consider it when creating a database on these disks. All conventional knowledge was out the window (tables & indexes on separate disks, etc., etc.) I couldn't get by it, I just didn't believe it (like trying to convince myself of physics topics that just didn't make sense - "just tell yourself it's true"). You validated my gut feel.
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At one site I worked using Oracle Financials we were having serious performance problems at what seemed to us random intervals. Spent months looking at the database after the Unix boys had said that there was no way we could have I/O problems with the throughput capabililities of EMC and the Symetrix set up we had.
Eventually turned out that 3 systems were sharing the same disks and the disks had not been striped. Therefore other system were causing us performance problems.
If you have an EMC support contract which I think you must have you, the SA's get all the free GUI tools that allow them to look at channels and logical/physical layout. Ask them about.
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Hi All,
Does anybody here on the list have experience with EMC/symmetrix storage units.?
We have our databases on this machine and I have a feeling the the I/O performance is not very good. I can not proof it since I do not have any experience/data/access to that machine. We do however have a very cooperative UNIX group but they also lack experience with performance on this machine.
Who can give me pointers about I/O throughput that can be reached, configuration pittfalls etc..
RS6000 8CPU's and 4Gb memory with storage on EMC/symmetrix. Job takes about 2 hours to complete.
F50 1 CPU 1Gb memory (TEST machine) local disks. same job takes 0.5 hours to complete.
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Myself, Treeroot and Simps80 decided to make a run up Red Cone before it gets snowed in for the winter. The trail leading from County Road 60 up to timber line was absolutely gorgeous. The aspens have all turned yellow and the contrast against the blue sky was breath taking. The approach to Red Cone was dry and relatively easy. I was happy to have used the technique for descent I read in an old Larry Heck guide. The technique was to put it in 4 low and 1st gear than partially engage the emergency brake. Once we went down Red Cone we turned north towards Montezuma and then back south on Deer Creek rd toward the Swan River loop. As we approached the loop we decided we wanted to go to the top of Radical Hill and check it out. Only to find when we got to Radical Hill that I had blown a power steering line. It was a good time however as we repaired the split hose and all of the wheelers came off of Radical Hill and the mountain goats mingled amongst the Cruisers . We also were happy to see a fellow RS member Stonewall come up the trail and provide us with a bottle of power steering fluid.
He wanted us to make sure to say hi for him to Uncleben and Sharkbait. After completing the field repair the day was getting short so we changed plans and made the decision to exit via Radical Hill. The climb down was a bit challenging. The shelf road was a bit narrow in a few spots and rather tippy in others. I bet Treeroot takes off the roof top tent before he attempts that one again. All in all it was a great day with good friends and great trucks.
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The Cowboys released returner Micheal Spurlock on Wednesday to make room for backup quarterback Jon Kitna. Kitna agreed to terms with the Cowboys on Tuesday as the team's third quarterback.
Spurlock had a 62-yard punt return Sunday that set up the Cowboys' first touchdown. It was his first and only game with the Cowboys. He replaced Dwayne Harris, who has missed the past two games with a hamstring strain.
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While only time will tell who will waltz away the winners at the 27th annual Genesis Awards, the news that Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba has been announced as a returning host for Tinseltown's tribute to media coverage of animal welfare issues scores a perfect "10" with dog devotees.
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A proud pet parent to two dogs and four cats, Carrie Ann Inaba launched the CAI Animal Project in the fall of 2012. An official foundation which strives to save shelter pets, raise awareness and funds for animal rescue organizations and shine a spotlight on various animal welfare issues, the CAI Animal Project recently hosted its first event of 2013– a spay/neuter clinic at The Salesian Boys and Girls Club in Los Angeles.
Nominations for The Humane Society of the Unites States' 2013 Genesis Awards will be announced in mid-February, with the annual awards benefit gala taking place on March 23, 2013 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. Proceeds from the event will benefit three of The HSUS's top animal welfare priorities: Pets for Life, Chimps Deserve Better and Farm Animal Protection.
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The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Michèle Montas, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, and Enrique Yeves, Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.
Briefing by the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Good afternoon, all.
** Algiers Attack
This morning, the United Nations marked the anniversary of the terrorist attack against the United Nations in Algiers one year ago, in which 17 UN staff died and 40 were injured, with a minute of silence in honour of the fallen staff and a solemn ceremony at Headquarters.
At the ceremony, the Deputy Secretary-General read out a message on the Secretary-General's behalf, recalling his outrage that terrorists had inflicted such brutality on the very people who were working for a better life for all Algerians.
"Terrorists have taken these noble individuals from us," the Secretary-General said in his message. "But they can never extinguish our hopes for global harmony nor our conviction that working together is the only path to a better world."
In terms of follow-up to the Algiers attacks, I had received some questions yesterday and I wanted to provide an update on the improvements we've been making on security.
In June 2008, you'll recall, the Secretary-General received the report of the Independent Panel on Safety and Security of UN Personnel and Premises, chaired by Lakhdar Brahimi. Following the release of that report, the Secretary-General established a Steering Committee to follow up on the Panel's recommendations. That Committee presented its findings at the October meeting of the Chief Executives Board and, since then, further work has been done to develop a comprehensive plan for a system-wide security management system. The Chief Executives Board will consider that plan at its spring 2009 session, to ensure that we have the best possible security system for our staff.
As we make progress on the recommendations of various expert committees, the Secretary-General is also committed to look at how the UN can better support the families of victims. Under the leadership of the Under-Secretary-General of the Department of Management, a working group has been formed to examine how we can better respond to the need for sustained support for surviving staff and families of deceased staff. This includes, for example, improving institutional capacity for counselling, reviewing and updating insurance claim procedures, specifically the Malicious Acts Insurance Policy and Appendix D; carrying out a lessons-learned exercise; and assessing the feasibility of establishing a trust fund to further assist the families of the victims and survivors. The working group is also reviewing the concerns of individual survivors.
**Climate Change
The Secretary-General spoke at the high-level segment of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland, today, and he called for bold, urgent steps to tackle the defining global challenge of our time. "The next generation is counting on us," he said. "We must not fail."
Saying that the coming year is the year of climate change, the Secretary-General spoke of the need for a Green New Deal and for leadership. He said that we look for that leadership from the European Union and from the United States.
The Poznan Conference, which has drawn more than 11,600 participants, constitutes the halfway mark in the negotiations on an effective international response to climate change, which is to be agreed in Copenhagen at the end of 2009.
The Secretary-General told the Poznan delegates, "Twenty years from now, let our children and grandchildren look back upon this day and say: Yes, that is where it began."
The Secretary-General held a number of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the meeting, including with the Prime Minister of Sweden, the President of Poland, US Senator John Kerry and former US Vice-President Al Gore, as well as ministers from Malta, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea.
He also attended a number of side events, such as a meeting with representatives of the small island developing States and a ministerial round table on shared vision.
A press conference was scheduled in the late afternoon, which should be taking place right now. So we'll have more for you a little later on that.
**Democratic Republic of Congo
The Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday said that the dialogue between the DRC Government and the Congrès National pour la Défence du Peuple (CNDP) had made some progress in forging consensus on the format and ground rules for substantive discussions. But he warned that success has been blocked by two difficulties that need urgent resolution. He said that the CNDP continues to demand discussions on what it sees as the challenges facing the country as a whole, not just the ongoing conflict and humanitarian emergency in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Obasanjo said that he and his Co-Facilitator, Benjamin Mkapa, believe that this goes beyond their mandate.
Second, Obasanjo said, progress has been slower than desired because the powers given to the CNDP delegation by its leadership appear to have severely limited its ability to make decisions on matters of concern without continuous recourse to its leadership in North Kivu. We have the full statement upstairs.
** Somalia
The two-day International Conference on Piracy around Somalia wrapped up in Nairobi today. It had been chaired by the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kenya.
A communiqué was issued after the meeting by the participating ministers. In it, participants condemned all acts of piracy and armed robbery against vessels in the territorial waters of Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Eastern Africa. They also stressed the importance of enhancing coordination and cooperation in the fight against piracy.
The ministers added that the problem of piracy around Somalia cannot be durably resolved without the return of peace, stability and a functioning Government. In that regard, they stressed that Somali leaders who impede the stabilization of their country will be placed under sanctions. We have the full text upstairs.
** Sudan
Officials of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) in Sector West received information yesterday that the Sheikh, or traditional leader, of the Hassa Hissa camp for internally displaced persons had been shot dead by unknown armed men. A UNAMID patrol dispatched to the camp confirmed these reports, but found the camp to be calm.
Meanwhile, UNAMID's Deputy Police Commissioner for Operations paid a one-day official visit to Kabkabiya, in North Darfur. The visit is part of his familiarization tour of UNAMID's area of operations.
** Côte d'Ivoire
Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Edmond Mulet is in Côte d'Ivoire, where he met in Yamoussoukro with President Laurent Gbagbo, with whom he discussed the work of the UN mission in that country (UNOCI).
The UN mission's current mandate expires at the end of January, and Mulet is conducting a technical evaluation mission during which he will meet with a range of political leaders in Côte d'Ivoire. He expects to meet as well with Alassane Ouattara and Henri Konan Bédié, among other leaders.
** Gaza
The Office of the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) reports that 93 trucks were able to cross into Gaza today. That represents a slight increase from yesterday. Of those 93 trucks, 21 were for humanitarian agencies.
At the same time, UNSCO notes that, in October of this year, the average number of trucks crossing into Gaza was 123 per day. And in May 2007, the average was 475 a day. So today's figures are still relatively low.
For its part, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reports that it got seven trucks into Gaza today, containing sugar, canned meat and whole milk powder.
UNSCO also reports that industrial fuel made it to the Gaza power station today. But despite the plant's increased output, most of Gaza is still experiencing power cuts of four to eight hours a day.
** Iraq
On Iraq, Staffan de Mistura, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Iraq, today expressed concern about the situation of more than 1,000 foreign workers brought by international contractors who are currently in Baghdad International Airport.
De Mistura said that the UN Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) takes the allegations of human trafficking by contractors in Iraq very seriously and is concerned about their predicament.
He said that the UN Mission has just conducted its own evaluation of the situation in the airport, and added that the relevant authorities and contractors concerned are expected to ensure that international labour standards are respected and enforced. UNAMI has a press release with more details upstairs.
**Security Council
The Security Council this morning is holding consultations on the work of its monitoring group dealing with Somalia and its Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau.
Then, at 3 this afternoon, the Council has scheduled an open meeting, followed by consultations, to discuss the UN Peacebuilding Office in Burundi.
Yesterday afternoon, the Security Council's 1267 Sanctions Committee, which deals with Al-Qaida and the Taliban, approved the addition of four individuals to its list of the people and entities subject to a travel ban, assets freeze and arms embargo. It also revised three entries on its list to include additional entities.
And I just want to draw your attention to an event here at Headquarters that may interest you as it deals with media issues.
The Department of Public Information, in collaboration with the Peacebuilding Support Office, will hold a full-day conference on "Media and Communications in Peacebuilding" in Conference Room 4 starting at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
The meeting is chaired by DPI Under-Secretary-General Kiyo Akasaka and opening statements will come from Jane Holl Lute, Assistant-Secretary-General for Peacebuilding, as well as Ambassador Yukio Takasu, the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission.
The conference will be in a panel discussions format focusing on the government, the media and the international assistance aspects of the issue in three separate panels. We have, of course, more information upstairs on that meeting.
**Press Encounters Tomorrow
At 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, UN Messenger of Peace and maestro Daniel Barenboim will hold a press conference to discuss his upcoming Human Rights Day concert with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, to be held on 15 December at 7 p.m. in the General Assembly Hall.
And I would like to remind you also that tomorrow we will have Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and Hassan Jallow, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. They will be guests at the noon briefing tomorrow.
That's all I have for you. Yes, Masood?
**Questions and Answers
Question: Michèle, this is in regard to the 1267 Committee, the sanctions committee, there are certain questions that…
Spokesperson: Pardon me, I didn't hear you.
Question: The sanctions committee, the announcement you just made imposing sanctions on four individuals and several entities in Pakistan. The Pakistani Government has already arrested these individuals and banned these entities and so forth. Does the United Nations… has the Secretary-General any reaction to it?
Spokesperson: No, we don't have any reaction to it. As you know it is a matter for the Security Council.
Question: Okay, I just want to also, can somebody from the 1267 Committee come and brief us, because there are certain questions about certain other individuals that are already being considered to be put on the list and we don't know whether…?
[The Spokesperson later said that Belgium, as Chair of that Committee, would decide the matter.]
Question: Michèle, what happened to the 17 staff members who died in Algeria? Why does it take so long for the UN to assist the (inaudible) of the survivors or the victims? Why?
Spokesperson: There was assistance given to the victims immediately after the Algiers bombing, and you can have the information upstairs. We have detailed information about what was received by each family member. What they're trying to do right now is set up a fund that will address not only the Algiers situation, but address any other incidents of this sort that might occur. So, it is a larger scope. But in terms of assessing support to the victims, it's not just about the Algiers bombing.
Question: But because for Iraq it took sometimes three years to four years…
Spokesperson: It took a long time.
Question: …for the people to get reimbursed for what they paid when they went to the hospital or whatever. So that is a little too much.
Spokesperson: I agree with you, and I think there were lessons learned from the experience of the attack on UN premises in Iraq, and in Algiers they have been trying to do a bit better. We still are far short of doing what we should be doing to help the victims; far short of it. Yes, Khaled?
Question: Yes, Michèle. Can you please provide us with a little bit more information on what the upcoming Quartet meeting is expected to achieve; whether it's going to be the last meeting before this US Administration is going to be in office and whom do you expect to attend that meeting besides the SG and (inaudible).
Spokesperson: All members of the Quartet will be there and I understand that Minister Bernard Kouchner will represent the European Union as Foreign Minister of France. And you're going to have the usual members of the Quartet present.
Question: Lavrov of Russia…?
Spokesperson: Of course, yes.
Question: And what do you hope to achieve and whether this is the last meeting before the Bush Administration...?
Spokesperson: It is probably the last meeting before the end of the current US Administration. In terms of what it will achieve, I will get back to you on this because we don't have yet enough elements to tell you what they're working on right now. As you know, the envoys are working on the actual content of the meeting itself.
Question: But considering the reality that there is not going to be an agreement before the end of this Administration is leaving office, what's the purpose of the meeting?
Spokesperson: Well that's what they're working on right now. Obviously, they think there is a purpose, otherwise they wouldn't have one.
Question: Is it a farewell for Dr. Rice?
Spokesperson: There is also going to be a farewell to Dr. Rice, of course.
Question: We heard from the Council that Tony Blair has said that he will not brief them in December based on their invitation; that he may in fact not come to the Quartet meeting. Is it your understanding that he will be here at the Quartet meeting but...? He cited some time constraint, is my understanding.
Spokesperson: I am not aware of that. I can try to find out whether Mr. Blair will be there. I don't have that information at this point.
Question: And also if he's declining the invitation to brief the Council, what's the reason for that?
[The Spokesperson later added that Mr. Blair, as well as Mr. Kouchner, were scheduled, as of now, to participate in the Quartet meeting via videolink.]
Spokesperson: Sure, we'll try to find out for you. Yes, Betsy.
Question: On Algiers, there have been three internal reports, one of which was made public. (Inaudible) today there's a Steering Committee, a working group, a trust fund. Could you be any more specific about anything that has happened within the Organization to take measures to prevent this from happening again either in Algiers or anywhere else? I know there is a large and comprehensive report that has been filed, but is there anything specific and concrete that you can point to?
Spokesperson: As I said, we will try to get someone to come and brief you on that. We don't have that person today. What we're hoping to get, as you know, there are efforts on several segments. One of them is the support to staff; that would be the trust fund effort. There is an effort right now within the UN on accountability, which means the people who were cited in the Zacklin Report are now being pursued and the process is an internal judicial process that is ongoing right now. As you know, they made findings with regard to certain individuals and to one entity, and recommended administrative measures and disciplinary measures. And from what I gather this is right now ongoing. So these are efforts, because we're not just dealing with Algiers; now we're dealing with the possibility that Algiers might be repeated elsewhere in the world.
Question: That sounds pretty scary. Any idea how long it's going to take to finish these efforts? I mean, for example the apprehension on an internal system, when do you expect that to be completed?
Spokesperson: You mean the follow-up to the accountability report?
Question: The accountability of UN staff, yes.
Spokesperson: I don't have a date on this.
Question: Okay. Can you update us on the search to replace David Veness, who tendered his resignation 11 months ago?
Spokesperson: As I said yesterday, I don't have anything on that and I don't have any information I can give you on that.
Question: A follow-up on Algeria, I mean has there been any major arrest or trial of those suspected of being responsible for the bombing?
Spokesperson: From what I gather, there have been arrests and we're trying to get details for you on what was done with the people arrested.
Question: Can I just follow up on my colleague's question? Surely the Secretary-General and his Chef de Cabinet have been in close touch with the Algerian Mission and the Algerian Foreign Ministry. No updates from them?
Spokesperson: No, not yet.
Question: Okay. Is the Secretary-General satisfied with the efforts by the Algerian Government to pursue or apprehend these people?
Spokesperson: I cannot respond yet because I don't have the details of what their reporting was to the Secretary-General or his Chef de Cabinet.
Question: Okay. Are there any more open or ongoing claims by survivors of the bombing? Widows?
Spokesperson: Not that I know, but if there are, we'll find out for you.
Question: How much money is the Secretary-General or the UN Department of Safety and Security seeking to strengthen its… to undertake its strengthening message…(interrupted)?
Spokesperson: You mean the trust fund?
Question: No, not the trust fund. The strengthening of security around the world, how much money is that?
Spokesperson: I don't have that number.
Question: I'm sorry, has the Secretary-General or the Department of Management already put in for these improvements or have they not, officially?
Spokesperson: As far I know, there has been nothing official submitted in terms of budget.
Question: This morning's commemoration was a closed meeting. Why?
Spokesperson: It was not a closed meeting.
Question: I heard it was.
Spokesperson: No, it was open.
Question: Are you sure?
Spokesperson: Yes, it was an open meeting. I saw some of your colleagues there. So I guess it was open. (Laughter) Yes?
Question: There is this pretty troubling report about the killing of civilians in Kiwanja in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the part that I wanted to ask you about is the part where it says that the peacekeepers were less than a mile away inside their base; somehow unaware what was going on. But more troubling that, they had no translators to speak to the local population and they had the wrong vehicles. What's the UN's response to this pretty damning… What's being done to make sure this doesn't happen in the future as well?
Spokesperson: Well, I have read both reports, the story in The New York Times, the story also of the Human Rights Watch report on Kiwanja. As you probably remember, on 8 November, if I remember correctly, I did report on what had happened then and we told you about what was being done then. Both the New York Times story and the Human Rights Watch report, they paint a pretty stark picture of the overwhelming conditions in which MONUC peacekeepers try to protect populations caught up in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. We have talked about those conditions very often here.
The factors cited by both The New York Times and Human Rights Watch have been highlighted repeatedly in reports of the Secretary-General to the Security Council, and in briefings to the press: too few peacekeepers to cover vast and difficult terrain; belligerents who respect no rules and who use civilians as human shields; difficulty in communicating with local populations who are manipulated by various actors who incite hostility towards MONUC for their own ends; and a national army in complete disarray, which MONUC is mandated to support. So these conditions we have talked about over and over again.
These factors were precisely why the Secretary-General called for additional capacities for MONUC and why he has appealed for a multinational force, which was a request made to the Security Council. That is also why MONUC has redeployed nearly 92 per cent of its troops to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and is moving two battalions from Ituri into North Kivu.
Both pieces, the Human Rights Watch report and The New York Times piece, I think they unfairly minimize the efforts of fewer than 150 peacekeepers to protect some 60,000 people in two adjacent towns. They scarcely mention the more than 5,000 civilians who sought protection around the MONUC base at Kiwanja, which was the situation that prevailed around early November. You had all those people who had fled their villages and were around the base and they had to protect those civilians, the 60,000 civilians who were there.
And then the headline of The New York Times article and the title of the Human Rights Watch report, I think, fail to acknowledge the peacekeepers in Kiwanja -- and elsewhere -- for protecting large numbers of civilians, often at great risk to themselves. They don't acknowledge that those peacekeepers have been protecting civilians.
And they also fail to make any reference to those who are responsible for victimizing the Congolese population -- even though both reports note the involvement in Kiwanja of the CNDP's Bosco Ntaganda, an indicted war criminal and the belligerents' utter disregard for civilians in the course of combat.
I think this is our response to those two pieces, those two stories. Yes?
Question: Noting first that Human Rights Watch is now a UN Human Rights prize winner. (Inaudible) this issue where they specifically say that the peacekeepers there do not have translators, could not speak to the local population and had the wrong vehicles. Is part of the Secretary-General's request beyond just getting peacekeepers? What has…?
Spokesperson: This is giving them capacities to function.
Question: Okay. Translators included?
Spokesperson: Of course, of course. It's not just getting more people there. It's getting people who can be deployed in a way that they can effectively protect more of the civilian population. I don't know if you remember the circumstances which I had related on 8 November, where you had had a struggle between the Mai Mai troops and Nkunda's troops in that village. Actually there were two series of attacks at two different times and, in between the two, the UN peacekeepers went there to investigate what the population had been saying. And they did find some bodies and they reported it; we reported it here. Of course, there was additional combat afterwards in the same village and more people were killed. So, it is a fact that our peacekeepers are functioning, but they are too few of them and they don't have the means to actually protect the civilian population the way they should. They are there to support an army that has left the area. That's really it. Thank you all so much.
Enrique, your turn. And by the way, the Human Rights Division of MONUC is in that village right now investigating.
Briefing by the Spokesperson for the General Assembly President
Good morning to everybody.
I don't have much new to say this morning, just to report that the different Main Committees are reporting back, they have presented their different reports to the General Assembly before the end of the year. Today it was the turn of the Sixth Committee. And as you probably know, for your information the First and Fourth Committees have also presented their reports and we're now waiting for the Second, the Third and the Fifth Committees to present their reports to the General Assembly.
As you know, all the Main Committees must present these reports to the General Assembly before the end of the year except for the Fifth Committee, which has a couple of more sessions in 2009; in March and May of 2009.
And this is basically what I have for you, unless there are any questions coming from you.
**Questions and Answers
Question: Thanks, Enrique. Is the Fifth Committee expected to file a report before the end of the calendar year?
Spokesperson: Yes, that's the idea. They're trying to finalize their work, I've been told probably by 22 December. Masood?
Question: That's cutting it close. Okay, thanks.
Question: Enrique, yesterday I had asked about this wall, the resolution of (inaudible) the General Assembly on the wall built by Israel in the Palestinian Territory, and you said that you will find out about it, update on the (inaudible) that they have created.
Spokesperson: I still have no information about that, Masood. I'll come back to you again on this. Matthew.
Question: Just a follow up to Betsy's question. In the Fifth Committee, do you know or can you describe the status of any possible extension of the internal justice system that will have to be done by the end of the year. I know that the Secretary-General has made some proposals to try to get some extension of it. But where does that stand?
Spokesperson: I don't have any more details on that. Basically, as I said, they are now trying to finish their report before 22 or 23 December -- I think the deadline they have put themselves is 22 December –- and by tradition, as you know, in the Fifth Committee, there have always been many hot issues and they are right now in the negotiating process between the different groups and the different countries and trying to reach an agreement on that. But there is nothing new that I can add on this particular issue. Okay, thank you very much.
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Premier David Ben Gurion today informed United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold that he had given instructions to allow the Arab villagers on Mt. Scopus to use a road through Israel territory, as a means of facilitating Mr. Hammarskjold's efforts to obtain Jordan agreement to Israeli use of Hadassah Hospital and Hebrew University facilities on Mt. Scopus.
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CNet: Apple lawsuit: Thinking different?
Date: Friday, March 11th, 2005, 21:45
Category: Opinion
An opinion piece by Charles Cooper for CNet also discusses Apple's trampling of the First Amendment:
The real subtext is this: Apple is directed by a collection of control freaks who would have found themselves quite at home in the Nixon White House. The big difference being that reporters had the constitutional freedom to report on the Nixon White House.
Apple has been an infuriating company for me to cover over the last two decades or so. I adore its technology but can't stomach its overreaching sense of entitlement. Other tech companies deal with leaks all the time. Nobody's happy when their discussions wind up as fodder for the rumor mill. But that's part of the give-and-take that's defined the technology business for decades.


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A Day in the Life of an LPN
A typical day in the life of an LPN or licensed practical nurse is fast-paced and demanding. In the end, it is also exciting and rewarding. While many LPNs work in hospitals, they can also be found in nursing homes, schools, military installations, factories, private homes and a wide range of other places. Successful licensed practical nurses are intelligent, driven, caring, disciplined and flexible. Physical stamina and energy also come in handy. Although the settings in which licensed practical nurses work vary, most of them work shifts that consist of very similar tasks, duties and responsibilities. Read below to learn more about a day in the life of one of these indispensable medical professionals.
Preparing for a Shift
Most LPNs work eight-hour shifts. However, 12-hour shifts are not unusual. While some people assume that overnight shifts are quieter and less hectic, the reality is that they can be just as demanding as daytime shifts; in fact, they can be even more demanding. Upon arriving at her place of work, a licensed practical nurse's first order of business is typically to consult with the nurse who handled the previous shift. This consultation helps to bring the licensed practical nurse up to speed. It also allows her to prepare herself mentally for the next eight to twelve hours.
A critical part of preparing for a shift is going over various types of paperwork. Paperwork is an integral part of the daily routine of any licensed practical nurse. Upon arriving at her shift, a nurse will read through doctors' reports, medical charts and lab tests for the patients that will be under her care during the next handful of hours. She will pay special attention to notes about changes in patients' conditions. She will use this information to get an idea about which patients will require the most attention.
Making the Rounds
While paperwork serves as an excellent starting point, it doesn't convey the human side of the work. For that, most LPNs begin their actual shifts by checking on each of their patients. If a patient is awake, the nurse will say hello and ask how he is feeling. Along the way, she will also greet various coworkers. At some point, she will also check in with the registered nurse or attending physician to whom she is required to report. If anything has changed since the latest batch of reports has been generated, she will hear about it at that point.
Assisting with Everyday Needs
Whether she works in a nursing home, a hospital or some other facility, an LPN can expect to assist patients with a wide range of everyday things. Depending on a patient's needs, she may assist him with everything from bathing to changing. At mealtimes, she may stop and assist those who are unable to feed themselves. These are the tasks that really drive home the personal and caring nature of the job. LPNs must have compassion for their patients or they will be unhappy performing these types of tasks.
Performing Medical Tasks
LPNs perform a wide range of medical tasks for their patients. The specific work that a licensed practical nurse will do for a patient depends on his individual needs. One patient may have a wound that needs to be dressed; the next one may have a catheter that requires monitoring. In most cases, a licensed practical nurse will probably have to collect lab samples from several patients during her shift. She will also have to pass medications to those who require them. No two days – or two hours – are the same when it comes to performing this type of work.
The Importance of Charts
Charts and other types of paperwork consume huge portions of a licensed practical nurse's day. As doctors make their rounds, orders are updated and changed. LPNs must take care to monitor those changes carefully. This is why there is generally no downtime during a typical shift. When patients' needs have been accounted for, a licensed practical nurse always has paperwork to read, analyze and complete. Breaks are few and far between. When they do happen, they are very fleeting. This is not a job for someone who likes to take it easy.
Completing a Shift
At the end of her shift, a licensed practical nurse must get things ready for the next nurse. She has to make sure that all patient reports are as up to date as possible. She will typically meet with the next LPN on shift to bring her up to speed about each patient. The goal is to make these transitions as smooth as possible. Patient care always has to be the number-one priority. By the time she clocks out for the day, a licensed practical nurse will have performed a dizzying array of tasks. She will be exhausted, but she will know that she has accomplished a great deal.
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Rich Dad said "The Rich build network. Someone else looks for work". I personally think that Business Network International (BNI) is one form of network for the rich or at least for those who have the potential to become RICH!
I thank to my mentor, Mr. Bellum Tan, who introduced me to BNI a few months ago. I did not know what BNI all about. I wrote an email to BNI global and they directed me Mr. Lok Samdy who already initiated to organize BNI Cambodia. I was one of the six people, founding members, of the first chapter of BNI in Cambodia.
During the first training for founding members on 26th April 2013 I was selected as the Networking Education Coordinator (NEC) for the chapter. Now we name our chapter as BNI CEO Chapter.
It is my honor to be the first NEC for the first BNI Chapter. I am serious about this new role because it is not just about fulfilling my role and let each week passes by. My main focus is adding values to our members within the chapter as well our visitors.
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Networking Coordinator – The Teacher of The Chapter
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The Great Teacher Inspires – I focus on the last part!
The NEC in a BNI chapter is very important person. At each meeting, the NEC has 3-5 minutes to present information that will not only provide education, but also will help chapter members develop their networking skills. The 3-5 minutes is the longest a person has to speak during the agenda, except for the 6-12 minute presentation (showcase).
As a NEC for the chapter I need to do my research and working hard to prepare my 3-6 minute presentation on the following subject:
- One to One meetings
- Anatomy of a 60-Second Introduction
- How to give Good Referrals
- Top ways to increase the number of referrals you give
- How to successful invite visitors
- Tools for networking
- How to be effective members in BNI
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The day after a large retaining wall collapsed at The Hills of Rivermist in San Antonio, Centex Homes held a private meeting with residents. Outsiders, including city officials, weren't invited. We received a video of the entire meeting, which shows Centex claimed that the neighborhood was safe because city firefighters were leaving. That was news … Read more


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