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Interview: Caldera's Ransom Love
Ransom H. Love, President and CEO of Caldera Systems, Inc. gave one of the keynotes at the OpenSource Forum in Austin, Texas on June 30. He talked about the impact of Linux and Open Source on businesses today. Later in the day, he graciously gave me some of his time to discuss what we can expect from Caldera now and in the future.
Margie: What are your thoughts about today's conference?
Ransom: It's exciting to see a conference focused on Linux in the enterprise. Just the fact that there is a conference along those lines is quite a vindication, I guess, that Linux is a valid business alternative which is kind of our say. There wasn't a large number of attendees, but oftentimes it's not the quantity but the quality of people looking and the jury is still out on exactly what that means as far as ongoing businesses and relationships.
Margie: Do you think they will go away believing Linux is the answer?
Ransom: Well, you know, as far as the information that has been presented, I think it's been very solid, very focused, very good information. All the feedback I've gotten from everybody in the conference has been very solid. I don't know that anyone is going to be convinced, but I think they are going to walk away and begin to evaluate. That's all you want to achieve; if they can begin that cycle of evaluating, that's all you need. You just need your foot in the door, because Linux works. That's truly the goal and I think the conference has achieved that. I think attendees were split almost half and half—half had already deployed or were evaluating Linux, the other half were considering it. I think they will begin the process.
Margie: On one of the last panels, one of the speakers was saying that Linux wasn't enterprise-ready at all. You needed to be there to tell him he was wrong.
Ransom: I think the problem is, what does "enterprise-ready" truly mean? Does it mean having a list of features and functionalities that people want? Does it mean it's stable enough? Does it mean it's scalable enough? To say "enterprise-ready" is to say you have given it somebody's definition. To me, it means it works; it does what it says it does. There is no argument whatsoever that Linux does what you say it can do. It's solid; it works; integrators and VARS deploy it as the predominant platform for businesses all over the world. The question becomes, does it have all the fine tuned options, such as SMP, that other systems have? Does it have all the high intricate file systems and other such things? No. But does that mean it's not enterprise ready? No. Because there is an awful lot of functionality that goes into the enterprise, but what you really need is something that works.
Margie: Right. In your discussion, one of the attendees asked if Linux is going to replace NT for the desktop. I liked your answer and I thought you could repeat it briefly here.
Ransom: Okay, very good. I think the answer to that is the desktop itself has changed. It's rapidly evolving from just a PC that is monolithic with a lot of maps and memory, to being broken up. On the software side, the browser itself is becoming the interface, and more and more applications are being served down to the desktop from a server environment using the Internet protocols. If that is where the browser is going, then Linux is going to play a major role. Its small footprint can be remotely managed, it is very stable and all those applications can be fed to the browser as well as any other platform. It's an excellent Java platform. So all of these application servers being developed will feed those types of applications out to a thin Linux environment. And it will play very, very strongly. Even the new devices, the NCs, and such are coming preloaded with Linux. Will it replace that large monolithic PC? Maybe not, but who cares? At that point, Linux will play where it plays well. It will add significant value in that shift, if the desktop, as well as the server, changes form and comes into the more economical, more manageable forms we are starting to see.
Margie: You also talked about standards and certifications. As part of your education courses, you are going to offer certification. Are you doing this in cooperation with LPI, or is this something you are doing independently?
Ransom: No. As you know, we are a platinum sponsor of LPI and played an integral role in getting LPI set up, but they are an independent organization. We want them to be an independent organization, because we want them to supply an industry standard. So they are creating all the certification testing. We aren't even going to touch that. What we will provide is the educational courses necessary to give somebody all the information they need in order to pass that certification. Our courses are not OpenLinux-specific; they are Linux and designed to teach someone how to become certified using the LPI standard. We are working with LPI and contributing, financially and otherwise, to create this certification. Then, in turn, we are creating the coursework that can bring someone up to the knowledge they need to pass those tests. So you get the benefits of all those. LPI certification, open source, you can go through them and do the tests yourself, but if you want some assistance, we can provide you with literally 20 different courses that can get you trained and educated so that you can feel comfortable taking and passing those test suites.
Margie: And they are all Linux in general, not Caldera-specific?
Ransom: Yes, Linux in general. We feel it is critical that the standard be Linux. A Linux-certified engineer means a heck of a lot more than being a Red Hat or Caldera or SuSE engineer. For businesses, for certification of an individual to have any kind of meaning, that certification must have a lot of credibility. So that has been our focus with education from the beginning. We're very excited about the potential of LPI rolling out certification. The other aspect of that is the channels to deliver that education, because many corporations are worldwide, so they need to have educational coursework worldwide. Our announcement last week with IBM where they are going to roll these courses out through all of their educational training centers is a significant and unique announcement in this industry. So we are very excited about the potential of that, because now, corporations and VARs and integrators worldwide can deploy solutions and be able to get people educated, trained and supported. Another aspect of that announcement is IBM is doing worldwide support of OpenLinux—now we have the mechanism to deploy solutions globally.
Margie: I thought that was surprising too, because everybody thought IBM was just working with Red Hat.
Ransom: No, and the relationship with IBM is significant—let me make this clear—not because they are playing favorites. They literally are playing with all Linux providers. But because of our business model and our focus on business, many aspects of the things we are doing match up on a broader scale for what IBM wants to do. Thus, you'll see more and more relationships with us. Anyone else could step up and offer the same things if they had the same focus and business model as we do. Again, this is just a confirmation of our focusing Linux for business in the match you see now forming with IBM as we roll forward. And you'll probably see that with other companies as well, on that same level.
Margie: We received a good response to our article on standards in the June issue. In particular, your part of it, because you were willing to say more than anyone else. You dominated the conversation, people liked it, and as a result, see you as a leader in the Standards drive. Are you just giving it lip service or do y'all actually have people on the inside working with LSB?
Ransom: Well, Ralf Flaxa, who is actually the head of our engineering team in Germany, is heading up that whole reference platform, which we feel is a critical part of that LSB certification. The reason being, because as you agree to a written specification, you need a proof of concept of that specification—to be sure it actually works and everyone is happy with that specification. You can then do re-integrations on the specification to improve and enhance it. We have freed up Ralf—almost 100 percent of his time is now allocated to working on the Linux Standard Base to help drive, manage and chair it. He isn't the only one working on it, but he is the chair and therefore we are trying to free up his time so that he can, in fact, deliver the reference platform of the standard. In addition, we have and will continue to provide resources to the Linux Standard Base group of committees. For example, for their last meeting we did fly a number of the Debian developers in to attend the meeting, so they could all come together. We are expending resources in other ways to try to facilitate and push and help things along. IBM is also doing some wonderful things, now rallying behind Linux Standard Base and working and collaborating with many other ISVs. They are looking for ISVs to come in and help put additional pressure into this area of standards. We are very excited about that. ISVs are starting to become more vocal about the needs and I think that will help others. Once people realize that ISVs are serious and the applications need to be there—it's just a matter of time and momentum—the pressure will bring about significant movement. One of the reasons why we are so passionate about that is we have worked with VARs from day one. The VAR channel and system integrators have been key, because they have a lot of those applications. We heard about this need a long time ago because of our business focus. That's one of the reasons we have been so vocal and such a strong advocate of standards.
Margie: Exactly what is your Linux tour about? Y'all came by and saw us, is that demonstration pretty much what you are doing everywhere?
Ransom: Well, we actually have three different tours we are doing right now. One is the "I Develop" tour with Oracle. We are the only Linux distribution going worldwide to their "I Develop" conference. So, that's been very positive and has some very good feedback among the developers who are looking to develop and deploy Oracle solutions and related solutions on top of Linux. We are also doing the Network Professional Association tour, where they are touring the country meeting with their affiliate groups and associate groups. They are doing some significant evangelism, if you will, of OpenLinux and education especially. They actually helped us develop our latest administration course that allows someone coming in with an MSVE or CNE background to get the specific training they need to bring them up to speed on Linux. They actually helped us develop that course, so they are out there helping us evangelize it through the Network Professional Association. Our more significant tour is called the OpenLinux tour. Ziff-Davis helped us host it through their conferences and that side of their business. We've coordinated the city-to-city tour ourselves, and IBM and Oracle are co-sponsors. We've gone to eight cities already and we will be going to another seven cities as part of that first phase. That has been very, very successful. We obviously are targeting VARs and system integrators in each of the cities, and we have had an excellent response. The VARs are very enthusiastic about the fact that IBM and Oracle are very serious about Linux. That gives it some validity and our experience with the VAR and integration channels has a very strong appeal. We know what the VARs want and how to help them drive solutions on Linux. So we are pleased with the response.
Margie: When you came by to see us, you showed us Caldera's new easy install, Lizard. Tell us about that.
Ransom: That was when we were actually rolling out our 2.2 product and the first part of Lizard. We will have some exciting announcements coming up here as we get ready to open source it. We don't want to just throw it out there. We literally want it to be an interactive development kind of thing, so that it can literally be a standard in Linux. So we are creating an entire open-source site, so that developers can interact with and maintain and keep it up. A lot of our open-source projects are going to be moving on to that site and into electronic format with more of a developer focus to give the support and the ongoing maintenance of the technology an opportunity to be very successful. There is an announcement that will be coming out soon. So that's what we are doing. It's not just a matter of simply publishing the source; we could do that. We truly want it to be published in a way that is meaningful, so that developers can get the information they need and good access to the technology. We are doing a little more work there.
Margie: Is there a date when this might happen?
Ransom: It's coming very soon.
Margie: Very soon, okay, that will do. How about new features that are as exciting as Lizard? Do you have any of those coming up in the next release?
Ransom: Well, obviously, Lizard was the first integration of the product, so there are a lot of things we didn't have time to put in the first release that we are definitely going to see in the second release. We are very excited about the enhancements we've been able to make to Lizard—additional platforms, other kinds of things we can drive there, so that's a big improvement. We have been able to put a lot of other things into the product—things like unattended install. Lizard is a wonderful thing for a one-time install, but many of our VARs, integrators and the major OEMs want the ability to basically install once and have it replicated across many units. So that's an aspect we are putting into this next product. We have a few more commercial applications, a few more upgrades to existing commercial applications and things like that which will be made available. There are a couple other features, but we are saving them. We think they are really significant from a business perspective, but we don't want to let the cat out of the bag too soon.
Margie: Okay, I understand that. KDE is now a part of your distribution. Do you think the main way to attract people to Linux is to look like Windows?
Ransom: Well, again, we believe in providing Linux as a targeted solution. All of our research on those people who are buying Linux—we have gathered a lot of data—tells us that well over 50 percent of the people buying Linux today are buying Linux and UNIX for the first time. On our city-to-city tour, by the way, a lot of the VARs—well over 61 percent—are novices when it comes to UNIX; they don't even know anything about it. The number of people who are moving from Windows or wanting an alternative to Windows is significant. These people are evaluating Linux. So what we've done with Linux is target those first-time users in such a way as to give them an experience that won't send them running away screaming. They are used to a point-and-click interface and interaction with the system; they are used to it all being graphical; they are used to a kind of WYSIWYG-type environment, so we tried to deliver a solution that would allow them to have a good experience. Now, that doesn't take away any of the power of Linux. Underneath the covers, it's still Linux. In fact, many of these things actually appeal to developers, because they give them a more controlled environment, kind of a single-product environment that they can optimize and play to their heart's content. Now, you'll see us come out with other products very soon that are again more targeted, that have a more WYSIWYG first-time user graphical environment. You will see us come out with a server environment that won't have a graphical environment, but instead will be in a browser. It will be browser-based so that the system can be headless and keyboardless, and you can deploy and manage Linux completely remotely. So we extend code now to include an entire web interface, not just the graphical KDE, and that's the next phase you will see very shortly. We believe that for businesses and VARs and others to get their hands around Linux, we will do a lot of the packaging and focusing and creating a solution so they can focus on adding to it. They do not have to manage Linux or sort through all these different things to get their solution—we give them a basic solution and they just add theirs to it. What you are seeing is us trying to appeal to the market and the customers who are now moving in and buying Linux for the first time.
Margie: Last year, Caldera split into two parts. Has that worked out?
Ransom: Yes, actually it has. Well, what do you think about 2.2?
Margie: I like it.
Ransom: Has it worked out?
Margie: Okay, I can't argue with that.
Ransom: Actually, it's been very good. It has allowed a lot of focus on the two different areas. There is some significant difference between an embedded-type application and the desktop server or even the non-traditional PC-like devices that are being broken up. There are differences there, and I think allowing us to focus down on the two different areas has been very positive for both sides. The thin-clients group has a wonderful set-top device they've developed; the browser is highly optimized to achieve the environment. It's a wonderful platform. We have been able to focus on delivering real solutions that I think add value, not only to ourselves, but to Linux in general as we publish Lizard and everything back.
Margie: Is your Linux for Business focus working? With your relationships with IBM and Oracle, it certainly looks like it is.
Ransom: Yes, and I think more than ever, the proof is in the pudding. What are you seeing? What type of solutions are we delivering? What type of activities are you seeing in and around what we are delivering? I think the relationships and the products—not just OpenLinux 2.2, but the educational products which have been released and announced, and the many more coming—are the proof in the pudding. We are actually delivering on our promises and commitments and getting solutions to the market. People worldwide are recognizing the value of OpenLinux. It's totally different from any other Linux out there. There really is no comparison, and yet we are using the same kernels and libraries—do you see what I'm saying? It is the focus that makes the difference. I think that will pan out even more in the coming days and weeks and months as more and more announcements come out.
Margie: So are you seeing an increase in market share?
Ransom: Oh, my goodness! It's fun!
Margie: I'll take that as a yes.
Ransom: Well, again, I don't know that we are taking market share from anyone, but we are definitely taking the new users who we are targeting. A lot of them are coming over and taking a look and evaluating. We are definitely appealing to the VARs and systems integrators worldwide, who we are also targeting. That's our customer. It's not that it's at the expense of anyone else—I guess it is in some degree, because we are taking a larger percentage of the new consumer of Linux.
Margie: Tell us a bit about Caldera's business philosophy.
Ransom: Well, to give you an idea, we kind of believe the kernel and the underlying infrastructure needs to be and should be open source—there is no question about it. It adds so much value to the application providers, the solution providers, everyone, because having an open source allows them to optimize, customise and deploy solutions more effectively. Where we differ from some is that we believe there is a role and place for binary-only applications and solutions or proprietary hardware components—a very important role. Billions of dollars are spent, you know. We shouldn't run away screaming, saying that is bad, that is taboo. Because there is significant value in a solution that the combination has put together to solve a business need that you may or may not get from a pure open-source model. It may be years; how do you provide incentives for people to work on some aspects that just aren't appealing? So there is an element and a need for both proprietary and open-source software. The models should be used where they make sense, and the combination which creates the best solution for the customer, the best solution for the industry and everybody involved. That's where we vary a little bit from some. We feel very strongly that to solve business solutions, to solve the customer needs, the best of both worlds is really the right approach.
2.2 is a prime example; we have Power Quest and PartitionMagic, which give a non-destructive, on-the-fly resizing. Well, we don't have those partitioning tools yet in an open-source fashion that give you the same level of confidence with the same level of interface. Why not take Linux with all of its beauty and functionality and couple it with this? Now, you've created a real solution that a greater majority of people can use today. So the combination is good.
Another example is Apache/IBM; you have the security aspects of that which will never be open source. Is that bad? No! The whole nature of the reason it's not is that it's secure! You can't open source it. So, is that wrong? Is that bad? No. It has a value, and the combination of the two make perfect sense as a business opportunity and solution. I'll fight with the best of them on protecting open standards and maintaining the basic kernel core as open source, because that's the value of the whole model. But I think we need to develop interfaces that allow for binary interaction—that it's not just open source and forcing open source. Another example: we have all these major players coming in, and we have meetings with nearly all of them. They are very excited about trying to help Linux move forward. They are looking at publishing technologies that would take years to develop, just as a good gesture to contribute back to the community and add value. They want Linux to succeed. But you know what? There are some aspects they will never publish, nor do they want to, nor does it make sense for them to do so. Is that bad? No; you get the benefit of all this technology and all the knowledge, and the customer gets the solutions because they are all integrated. That's great; let's evaluate each one and not throw up official barriers.
Margie: Will Caldera be going public?
Ransom: I think it's everybody's dream to go public, especially in the software industry. Frankly, my major goal for our company is to be a valid, viable business and let the natural consequences take place from that. There is no question that we, like every software company on the planet, are preparing ourselves for the eventuality of doing something bigger, grander and better. Our model is a little different than others; it's not a rush to get out and be the first one to do an IPO. That's not the issue. When we do an IPO, we want it to be a solid business decision with solid business solutions surrounding it that can sustain an IPO. I guess we are a little bit more conservative in some ways in that we are going to take the time to forge the relationships, to build the business, to deliver the solution, so that when we do an IPO, we are doing it to fund the business and not to buy one.
I think there are many companies preparing themselves for IPOs. I think that is great. I won't lie to you; we will do everything in our power, but we'll do it when it's right for the business and we feel we have a sustainable business moving forward. And we do now, as far as the numbers, we are looking fine, but we are in a phase of maturation. It's important to see what we look like after we go through puberty!
Margie: Sounds good. Last question: what did you have for breakfast this morning?
Ransom: Fruit and oatmeal.
Margie: All right—my favorites. Thank you for your time.


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I said I would do up a tutorial for the pieced bookmarks and SewCalGal's Christmas Party seemed like the perfect time to get it out. Be sure to visit and check out all the wonderful Christmas Party Links.
This is a Christmas posting for me since I've started a tradition for myself where each year I make bookmarks for friends and family. (Three years in a row is enough to start a tradition, right?) We're all book lovers here, and while I appreciate the convenience of ebooks, a "real" book in the hand can't be beat. Real books need real bookmarks!
These bookmarks are easy to make and a great way to use up scraps. I noted before that my mini-making adventures mean I have a lot of partially used charm packs. I've been running those bits and pieces on the GO! 1 1/2" strip die.
So, first off, all my measurements are 5" wide because that is the width of the charms. If you are cutting from scratch, you could easily shift all your widths to 4 1/2" and you'd be just fine.
The directions will make up two bookmarks.
- one 5" by 7 1/2" foundation fabric (I use a light-weight white cotton)
- one 5" by 7 1/2" craft weight fusible interfacing (I use Pellon's Décor Bond)
- two 5 1/2" by 7 1/2" rectangles fusible web (I use Steam-a-Seam 2)
- seven 1 1/2" by 5" fabric strips
- one 5 1/2" by 7 1/2" fabric rectangle for the backing (I pieced left over charm squares to get mine)
- optional: ribbon
1. Iron the fusible interfacing onto the foundation fabric.
2. Iron one of the fusible web rectangles onto the other side of the foundation fabric. (I have a photo here – not that it tells you much. It looks like a white rectangle, but trust me, there's Décor Bond on one side and Steam-a-Seam on the other.)
3. Stack up your seven fabric strips in an order that pleases you. Then, take the bottom one and lay it, right side up, on the fusible web side of the foundation fabric (paper peeled off, of course).
4. Take the next strip and place it right side down on top of the bottom strip. Sew with a quarter inch seam.
5. Press the strip up – being very careful that your iron is only touching the fabric! Do not iron onto that exposed fusible web.
6. Continue adding the strips until the entire foundation is covered.
7. If there is any raw foundation left uncovered, trim it off.
8. Take the remaining rectangle of Steam-a-Seam and iron it onto the back of the foundation. Place the backing fabric right side up. If you would like to add a ribbon to your bookmark, then take one of the bare sheets of release paper that you peeled off the foundation earlier and lay it so that it covers about an inch in from the top of the bookmark. It's hard to see in the photo (white on white), but it's there.
After the backing is fused on, you'll have an edge at the top that is still loose.
9. (I switched bookmarks mid photo-taking so things look a wee bit different – oops). Use a pinking rotary cutter to trim the edges of your foundation. Cut one long side and the top and bottom.
10. Lay your ruler with the two inch mark at the edge and cut a bookmark. Then lay it two inches in again and cut the second.
11. Optional ribbons: Cut the ribbons to the size you prefer. Open up the back edge that is unfused and tuck the ribbon into place.
Iron closed.
12. Stitch the book mark about a quarter inch in. I overlap a few stitches when I've come full around and then backstitch a few stitches to lock in place.
13. Admire your pretty bookmarks!
I like that the interfacing and fusible web give the bookmarks stiffness without making them too thick.
Bookmarks Are Us
If you are interested, there are tutorials for Christmas's past, as well. There's the lace and linen bookmarks from last year. (Tutorial here). The bookmarks in the top photo are a little more involved and the bottom single one the easier method that I did second and wound up preferring.
And then the linen with picture bookmarks. I've done up a ton more of those this year (which is why there's a bunch listed in my Etsy shop), but you can find the tutorial here. I am now sewing the images onto the linen instead of cutting out the window as directed in the tutorial – faster, easier, just as nice.
I'm loving that bit of steampunk. I've got another sheet of images ready to go.
Along with some more charms to attach for a bit of extra. Fun stuff.
Meanwhile, if you go back a ways on my blog, you can find the snippet bookmarks I did a few years ago. You can find that tutorial here. In retrospect, I think the Fast2Fuse is too thick so I use Décor Bond when making snippet "stuff" these days.
As far as traditions go, making bookmarks makes me happy.
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And since this Christmas Party is a donation drive for Operation Homefront, SewCalGal asked if we had any military stories to share. Well, during World War II, my dad was stationed in England and my father-in-law in the South Pacific. Neither my husband or I ever heard either of our parents talk much about the war, but here's one story. Right before my father was going to ship out, my brother was born, my father's first born child. After my father got the news, his commanding officer told him he wasn't going to notice if my father wasn't around for roll call the next few days. "Just don't miss the boat!" And he didn't, of course.
A funny story, true. But also, how brave and dedicated they were. What was it like, I wonder, for my Mom, a newborn in her arms, knowing my father would cross the seas to where war raged? What was it like for my father, holding his son in his arms, wondering if he'd be back to hold him again?
And, of course, what is it like for so many of our soldiers who make the same sacrifices today? We always owe so much to those who give so much.
It's a good time, in this season of giving and thanksgiving, to remember our soldiers and their families. Here's hoping for a majorly successful donation drive.
And thanks to SewCalGal for putting this together.

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Don2: The King Is Back (2011)
Producer:Farhan Akhtar
Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Kunal Kapoor, Boman Irani,
Don 2 - Movie Review
In terms of content and treatment, how much further has Farhan Akhtar taken the action flick? There's no easy answer to that. Needless to say Farhan's creativity and talent takes the film to the next level. He completely justifies himself as a director. But, the film's outstanding topographical and technical detailing hampers the audiences' journey towards the characters.
Shahrukh Khan is amazingly stylish in the role of Don. He proves that he can carry a role that is immortalized by Amitabh with élan. SRK indeed carries the entire film on his shoulders.
Priyanka Chopra as Roma who is Don's Junglee Billi scores well. This girl is extremely confident. Lara Dutta as Ayesha ads glamour and charm to the film. Kunal Kapoor as Sameer Ali apparently plays an admirer of Don. He meets him in Berlin. He does a decent job. Boman Irani as Vardhaanis who is in the journey of taking revenge form Don is absolutely justified.
Shah Rukh Khan as Don is the most elusive, cunning, wily, astute, manipulative, unforgiving crime world who returns with a new set of enemies and greater ambition.
Having conquered the Asian underworld, Don (Shahrukh Khan) has now set his sight on European domination. In his way are the
bosses of the existing European underworld and all law enforcement agencies.
The action shifts from Kuala Lumpur to Berlin, as Don must avoid assassination or arrest, whichever comes first in order for his plan to succeed.
He is the worst nightmare for his enemies. He knows their deepest secrets and fears, and knows when to let them live and when to pull the trigger. Shah Rukh Khan as Don is back with a vengeance in Don 2.
Remember how Don pulled the rug from under everyone's feet by feigning his own death and pretending as a simpleton impost ring as the Don in the 2006. The story now moves forward. Having fled from right under the nose of the cops, Don has now set his eyes on greener pastures.
The film begins in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and from there the action shifts to Germany. Incidentally, Don 2 is the first film to be shot in Germany.
Don is a contemporary action thriller with good entertainment, peppy music, endearing Shah Rukh and nostalgic memories. You can watch this film and enjoy it as long as you don't compare it with its original version. The
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You've heard the old adage, "There's more than one way to skin a cat!" In northern Indiana there's more than one way to skin a renegade cow!
Farmer Dave had rented pasture from a neighbor. It had a big old deserted barn, complete with hay loft, sliding doors and draft horse stalls. Dave hauled 25 beef cow pairs and six dry milk cows up the road to the pasture.
Mid-summer the neighbor called with the news that she was getting divorced, had put the house up for sale and no longer wanted cows running around loose in the pasture. She wanted it "pristine," she said.
After a family consultation Dave came up with Plan A to gather the cows. Simple, really, on foot and using the 4-wheeler to push them to the barn where the loading chute was.
During the first attempt, Hoodoo, a lanky snorting Angus cow, refused to be gathered with the herd. When pressured, she turned back, crashed through two fences, and landed in the neighbor's cornfield where she and her calf disappeared!
Next morning Dave went better prepared. Plan B included reinforcements. He brought the army, aka his wife, daughter and five Amish neighbors.
They surrounded the rejoined herd and using farm implements, a broken plastic whip and an empty dog food bag, they managed to get all but the Hoodoo cow into the barn. She jumped a 5-foot board corral fence (built in 1958) and scattered rotten wood for an acre and a half before returning to the neighbor's cornfield!
Plan C: After fixing the two fences and corral, the next day involved penning the bull and her bawling calf in the stalls and baiting the alleyway with hay and grain. Hoodoo never showed but the bull escaped onto the highway.
Plan D: Loaded rest of entire herd, put calf in the barn, set out fresh hay as lure and left the light on for her, just like Tom Bodett!
Plan E: Brought back four tame dairy cows and left food in the barn. For three days cows came into the barn every time Dave came to feed. Hoodoo slipped in at night for water and returned to the cornfield which was now 6 feet tall and impenetrable!
The divorced renter lady was losing patience…two weeks had gone by! Dave considered tranquilizer darts from his veterinarian. He talked to the Amish about a flintlock and black powder field dressing, but in the end it was modern farming practices that saved the day.
Oblivious and frustrated, Dave decided to mow the pasture. He figured it would just spook the cow back to the corn but…as he swept the field back and forth, the cow became confused.
She finally ran in the direction of the swaths right into the barn with her calf and Dave bolted up behind her and slammed the door!
Dave was a thinker and postulated afterwards, that cows must have a biological direction-finder like migrating geese and, that his tractor had altered the earth's magnetic field, confusing the cow's compass and she got lost!
Interesting idea, I thought, but finally just concluded Dave's got too much time on his hands! PD


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For detail about me, see http://sheep.art.pl/.
I have prepared a lightning-talk-style presentation about WikiCreole, it's for now available at http://helios.wmid.amu.edu.pl/~sheep/blog/Creole.html
Fill a cup to its brim and it is easily spilled;
Temper a sword to its hardest and it is easily broken;
Amass the greatest treasure and it is easily stolen;
Claim credit and honour and you easily fall;
Retire once your purpose is achieved - this is natural.
I have come to a realization that I don't help Creole with my contributions here anymore -- rather I put away its maturity by chasing after some impossible perfection. I have put more than enough input on this wiki, and there is no need to further repeat oneself. It's time to stop arguing and fighting and implement what we actually have, will it be success or failure.
I will write a new plugin for MoinMoin if the current one cannot be easily changed to incorporate the new features of Creole.
I want to thank everyone and apologize for my closed mind and aggressive nature. During our work I have insulted or otherwise offended many of you -- this was stupid and shameful. Please don't take it personally.
All in all, it was a very good experience and I have learned a lot. Thank you and good luck.
Don't give up that quickly. I have written something for you in Talk. This all feels like a big football game, I am sure we will win, but there are moments when we think we can't make it. The trick is not to give up. You are one of the best players here. We need you.
-- ChristophSauer, 2007-04-30
I'm not "giving up" and I definitely didn't want to force you to give up. I'm just not going to argue blindly for my idea of how Creole should look like -- I realized I was doing this for the last several months, basically repeating the same arguments over and over. This is sudden because it comes out of a sudden realization, not because it's an act of emotional terrorism. I think that both the hyphen lists and the escape character both have the potential to be good solutions -- I just don't like certain aspects of the proposals in the current form.
All in all, I'm not going away -- I'm just stopping this stupid war I started.
-- Radomir Dopieralski, 2007-Apr-30
Hello Radomir, whatever happens next, it has been fun working on parts of Creole with you. If you're ever in Tokyo, please let me know! Cheers.
-- Mark Wharton, 2007-05-01


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The legal drinking age in Texas is 21 years or older.
The substance abuse policy at San Jacinto College prohibits possession, use, sale or distribution of any quantity, whether usable or not, of any drug, alcoholic beverage, narcotic or controlled substance as defined in the Texas Controlled Substance Act. For more information, consult the student discipline policy located in this handbook.
Substance Abuse Prevention Program
Substance Abuse Policy
The policy of the San Jacinto Community College District is to provide all students and employees with an environment that is free of substance abuse. The illegal use of controlled substances on college campuses subjects the College, its students and employees to unacceptable risks of accidents, interferes with the learning and working environments, and is inconsistent with the behavior expected of persons associated with the College.
The College firmly supports remedial assistance and, when necessary, disciplinary action for those individuals who violate conduct expectations, including those related to the use, possession, distribution, or possession for purposes of distribution, any controlled substances or illegal drugs on College property or at College-sponsored activities at off-campus locations.
Law enforcement officers are supported by the College to ensure compliance with all laws including those relating to alcohol and to the use, abuse, possession, or distribution of controlled substances or illegal drugs.
Health Risks Associated with Substance Abuse
Alcohol abuse can lead to alcoholism, premature death, and complications of the brain, heart, liver, and other body organs. It is a prime contributor to suicide, homicide, motor vehicle deaths, and other so-called "accidental causes" of death. Alcohol interferes with psychological functions, disrupts occupational and educational effectiveness, and is involved in most cases of child abuse and interpersonal difficulties.
Illicit drug use can result in a wide range of health problems including drug addiction, death by overdose or withdrawal, seizures, heart problems, infections, liver disease, and chronic brain dysfunction (i.e. memory loss, hallucinations, paranoia and psychosis).
Student Assistance Program
In recognition of these increasing problems within contemporary society dealing with alcohol and substance abuse, education has been, and will continue to be, the primary focus of the College's efforts. Providing honest, factual information through organized educational programs will assist individuals in making reasonable decisions regarding the use of chemical substances. This includes information about illegal substances and their effects, and about the establishment of responsible drinking behavior for those who choose to use alcoholic beverages.
Students who desire confidential assistance from the College in dealing with a perceived alcohol or chemical substance abuse problem may self-refer for that assistance by making an appointment with a counselor in the Educational Planning & Counseling Center. Although the College does not conduct treatment or rehabilitation programs, College counselors are equipped to facilitate referrals to appropriately qualified providers of treatment programs.
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Students, regardless of age, determined to be in violation of College regulations pertaining to controlled substances, including alcohol, are subject to severe disciplinary penalties, including permanent suspension from the College. When such violations also constitute violations of public law, charges will be filed by the College for prosecution by the appropriate law enforcement agency. Convictions under public law are punishable by fines, imprisonment, or both.
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The General Panini Projection
The general Panini projection is an adjustable projection, or more properly a parameterized family of projections, that can render convincing simulated perspectives on fields of view up to 150 degrees wide, or even wider in some cases. It was first implemented in early 2009 in the panorama viewer, Panini, and in limited form in the panotools library. This page describes the improved version that was added to the panotools library in January 2010, and to PTStitcherNG in February 2010.
A Panini perspective seems to combine telephoto and wide angle views in one image. Compared to a rectilinear view of the same width, the center is magnified and depth seems flattened (telephoto effects). At the same time, the field of view can be very wide, without the peripheral distortion (stretching) that is so noticeable when a rectilinear perspective is pushed too far. And somehow the view tends to look even wider than it actually is.
For best results the general Panini projection should be used interactively: you adjust the control parameters until your image looks just right. The 'fast' preview window in the 2010 version of hugin works well for that most of the time but has a few problems. However, it is possible to get equally good results with the 'slow' preview window, and with experience, even with scripts for the command line tools, PTStitcherNG or PTmender.
Appropriate Images
The general Panini projection is suitable for subjects that have a lot of architectural content, especially interiors. It works best for views with a single central vanishing point -- straight down a city street, or the aisle of a church, for example. However it is good for oblique interior and street views too. It is not suitable for close-up exterior views of buildings, especially when looking toward a corner of the building.
Geometrical Description
The basic Panini projection -- the cylindrical stereographic projection -- renders vertical, horizontal and diagonal straight lines as shown in the diagram at right. Verticals are straight, a prerequisite for any perspective view. Radial lines through the view center are also straight. That creates a convincing perspective illusion when there is a vanishing point at or near view center. But horizontal straight lines are curves, with the strongest curvature in the middle of the image. That makes many images seem to 'bulge' at top and bottom center.
The general Panini adds two adjustable parameters to the basic projection. One sets the horizontal angle compression, so the projection can vary smoothly from rectilinear to a highly condensed form. The other reduces the curvature of horizontal lines. This can make many central perspectives look more natural, and can also improve the perspective illusion when the vanishing point is off-center. We call this a 'squeeze' parameter because early implementations actually compressed the middle of the image; current versions stretch the sides instead. The adjustment is purely vertical so that verticals remain straight. There are actually separate squeeze parameters for the top and bottom halves of the image.
There are two kinds of squeeze, 'hard' and 'soft'. A hard squeeze can fully straighten horizontal lines, but only works on fields of view well under 180 degrees. A soft squeeze provides less complete straightening but works for wider fields of view. Of course nothing is free: reducing the curvature of horizontal lines comes at the cost of increasing the curvature of radial lines. Fortunately that curvature is strongest far from image center, and typically unnoticeable on fields of view of 130 degrees or less.
The general Panini projection is controlled by three parameters.
The main parameter, called compression and labelled 'Cmpr' in the hugin previews, has a range of 0 to 150 (you can think of that as percent). It adjusts the form of the projection between the completely uncompressed rectilinear projection (Cmpr = 0) and the maximally compressed cylindrical orthographic projection (Cmpr = 150) with the standard Pannini (cylindrical stereographic) projection at Cmpr = 100.
The maximum horizontal field of view varies with compression, from 160 degrees at Cmpr = 0 to 320 degrees at Cmpr = 100, then back to 180 degrees at Cmpr = 150. Hugin's FOV sliders automatically respect these limits. If you enter an infeasible hfov value in a script (for PTmender, for example) the actual field of view will be the largest feasible value.
Two secondary parameters, labeled 'Tops' and 'Bots', control vertical squeeze adjustments applied to the top and bottom halves of the image, for the purpose of reducing the curvature of horizontal lines. These have a range of -100 to 100. There is no squeeze when the parameter is zero. Positive values invoke a 'hard' squeeze, that can exactly straighten horizontal lines, but only over a limited range of about 160 degrees. Negative values invoke a 'soft' squeeze that works for wider fields of view but cannot eliminate all curvature.
Distortionless Wide-Angle Photos
One of the best uses of the general Panini projection is simulating rectilinear perspective, without peripheral distortion, on fields of view typical of wide angle to super-wide angle camera lenses, say in the range of 75 to 120 degrees. A compression well under 100 is usually enough, plus a hard squeeze to straighten prominent transverse lines. The appropriate squeeze strength depends on the inclination of those lines: 100% if they are horizontal, less as the slope increases.
Compare the shapes of the rose window (and other features) in the mild Panini perspective at left and the true rectilinear one at right.
Perspective Views from Fish-Eye Photos
Hugin with the general Panini projection is an excellent 'de-fishing' tool. Load a fisheye photo, adjust pitch and roll angles to align the true vertical with the vertical axis of the view, then adjust the general Panini parameters for a pleasing perspective -- anything from rectilinear to highly compressed and squeezed. Note that you can adjust pitch and roll by dragging in the fast preview window.
If vertical lines look curved, you should adjust the lens focal length or FOV until they are straight. Temporarily switching to the rectilinear projection may make it easier to do this. The curvature results when the panotools lens model does not match the actual projection function of your lens. Adjusting the fov provides a first order correction that is usually 'close enough'; but for even better results, you could set the lens fov and a,b,c distortion parameters to values that were optimized on a well-aligned spherical panorama made with the same lens.
Ultra-Wide Views from Panoramas
With a properly aligned panorama as the source image, the general Panini projection can be used like any other projection to render views in various directions. However it is best for views where the line of sight is level, not tilted up or down. You can use hugin's cropping feature to eliminate unwanted areas at the top or bottom, but to get a perfectly framed view it may be necessary to render oversize and crop later.
It is often possible to render a convincing view more than 180 degrees wide, if the subject has a strong central perspective. Because of the 'basic bulge' it is best to limit the vertical FOV on ulta-wide views. Only a soft squeeze can be used here, as the hard squeeze has singularities (goes to infinity) at +/- 90 degrees.
The spectacular image below is 220 degrees wide; the slanted walls at the sides are actually the ends of a transverse wall that stands well behind the point of view.
Software Versions
Your libpano13 and hugin must have been built after 20 January 2010, from panotools source version SVN 1237 or later and hugin source version SVN 4920 or later. You have to build pre-release versions, or download them from a test builder's site, as the first official 2010 release of Hugin does not include the general Panini projection. You can get a self installing Win32 binary at http://tksharpless.net [click 'Panoramic Software', then double-click 'hugin-2010.1.0.4920.exe'. Running this creates a new self contained installation that won't interfere with any existing installation.]
In the first versions of hugin that support the general Panini projection, the 'fast' preview window sometimes has trouble displaying general Panini views, usually parts go black, occasionally it shows an apparently complete but incorrect view. The 'slow' preview window shows the true view in all cases; use it if the fast preview display seems garbled or unreliable.
Helmut Dersch's PTStitcherNG implements the general Panini projection just like libpano13. It only runs from scripts and provides no interactive preview; however it is so fast that an iterative adjustment of the script parameters is feasible.
-- T. K. Sharpless, 18 January 2010 - 09 April 2010 --


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I'm doing some research on geometry shaders and am having problems finding code examples/tutorials that does not use one of the extensions introduced before it was core functionality of OpenGL 3.2.
I'm looking for more modern approaches that doesn't use an extension.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
I've already read the spec, but am looking for actually code examples.


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I am an ultra newbie to all this, and I'm learnin in my own free time, so keep it simple plz. I know it is something to do with including <math.h>, which I can do, but then how do I use the functions within it? do I simply have to type num^3 or something and it will work, what about square roots?
I have seen some code on this board for square roots but it looks to be in C, and I'd like C++ (I dont know anything about C so it is difficult for me to understand and learn from)
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Roller Derby Elbows Its Way Into Spain
The knock-down drag-out sport of women's roller derby is fast becoming a global phenomenon. Madrid's Black Thunders Derby Dames take to the blacktop, and WSJ's Matt Moffett tries not to get run over.
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This past week ryan had the opportunity to help a friend (and his wife) with taking in the fall crop! Needless to say, ryan is like a kid in the candy store. Here is a couple of pictures.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
This past week ryan had the opportunity to help a friend (and his wife) with taking in the fall crop! Needless to say, ryan is like a kid in the candy store. Here is a couple of pictures.
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branson, branson, branson...where else?!
below it alot of pictures of our latest trip to branson-- great time had by all. most laid back trip, with only one show!! ( i don't know how we pulled that off with my dad on the trip!) some of the events were: outdoor show, min. golf, trainride, walks, and much more!
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when somethings in the way the huhns...MOVE IT!
the cabin we were staying in, one of the housekeeping staff decided to park (right in the way, and only way to exit the resort) so...with some muscles we moved it!
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Mr. Babycakes
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goodbye to the houck truck!
Last thursday ryan was hit (from behind) in Cedar Rapids while on an appraisal requests. He was okay (minor tailbone pain, and hit his head on the glass below) but the truck was totaled. It was first purchased by his grandpa Roy ( who has since passed) and then given to Jon, then given to us as a wedding gift. It was a good truck, nope I stand corrected, ryan said is was a GREAT truck, with all caps! :-)
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Monday, November 3, 2008
homemade laundry soap (that works GREAT!!)
its no secret, i get excited at the possibility of saving money for our little family! So, when i found a recipe for homemade laundry soap, i thought i'd give it a try. Well, that was over a month ago, and i LOVE it. Not only is it WAYYYYY cheaper, it also cleans better, even ryan's SMELLY basketball shirts! If you'd like to give it a go, here is the recipe:
3 cups (2 bars) Fels Naptha or Zote Soap, grated (I use lever 2000)
1 1/2 Cup 20 Mule Team Borax (you can buy this at walmart)
1 1/2 Cup Arm and Hammer Washing Soda (you can only buy this at cub foods!)
Mix ingredients together, then put in the blender to get to a powdered substance.
USE: Use one tablespoon per load for normal sized loads with normal dirt. This will wash about 90 loads. Be sure to store this marked and covered tightly.
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youdata (want an extra 7-10 bucks of fun money?)
I just joined YouData.com. You provide some information on exercise habits, family size, etc. and then are paid to view online advertising.(the more items you click, the more offers you get)
It's quick and easy and not terribly invasive to your privacy, and you get real money transferred to your PayPal account based on how many ads you click on. You can watch as many or as few ads as you want. (my first week I made around 10 bucks, and it took less than 10 mins))
It does require that you provide your cell phone and e-mail address in order to prove that you're a real person, but no mailing address info is required and they just text an authorization code to your phone and that's it.
kinda fun, check it out if you'd like a fun/different way to make some fun money!
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Summer is a time when people ritualistically hit the gym to trim down for swimsuit season, working out to look good in a bathing suit. But this time three years ago, all Kit Ooraikul wanted was to be able to move again.
He was struck with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), a disorder in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks the nervous system. He spent months lying in a hospital bed, watching his muscles deteriorate. Finally, his health started to improve enough for him to go into rehabilitation.
In rehab, he started running. It was his way of building back the muscle he'd lost. But after he was discharged, he needed something to keep him moving. That's when he turned to RunKeeper, a fitness application that tracks, maps and records the progress of its users' running activity.
"I couldn't see myself just running on my own without some motivation tool," the 37-year-old said.
Ooraikul is one of many people using fitness apps and sites to get in shape. More than 10 million people use RunKeeper, according to the company. It's just one example of the exponential growth of fitness apps available online and via mobile devices.
From social media networks to videogame-like interfaces to health resources, technologies like RunKeeper are transforming the way Ooraikul and others approach fitness.
Work out with your social network
You can be an athlete at any age. That's what Canadian Virginia Champoux said she learned from using a fitness app. Two months ago, a close friend introduced her to the app Fitocracy. It was then that she decided to be more than just active.
"I am 42 years old, I have kids and I work in retail, so I am on my feet all day. I am active. But in my 40s I told myself I was going to be fit," she said. "This is the new me."
Although always on the go, this busy mom logs her daily workouts consistently.
"It works as a way to reach my fitness goals, but it also is helping me on a deeper level," she said.
Champoux finds herself making more health-conscious decisions since starting Fitocracy. "Last night my husband was like, 'You don't look so good,' and I was like, 'Yeah, I am frustrated, I am going out for a run' at 8 in the evening. It was either wine or running, and I choose to go for a run," she said. "It's a life change."
It also keeps her diligent about her workouts. "It is motivational and it offers me support. It's the social aspect that helps," she said.
Fitocracy has more than a half-million users, the fitness app reports. Although that number is nowhere near those of other social networking sites, it's a dramatic growth for the niche app, which is geared toward bringing together users who share a common interest of increasing fitness and physical activity.
Fitocracy started off with only a few thousand users during its beta testing days in 2011. Now, it is growing in popularity with fitness enthusiasts who use the iPhone. The fitness app functions as a social networking site with a videogame-style interface that lets users "level up" based on their physical activities.
For Champoux, Fitocracy's social network makes the app an invaluable resource. "It is literally a social network for working out, like Facebook for fitness," she said. "It is very motivational because it allows me to work out with my social network." The application gives her the opportunity to build relationships with others trying to meet their fitness goals.
"I have friends on Fitocracy that I have never even met," she said. "People keep track of each other and it is very encouraging."
Be fit at any age
Middle age met the digital age for fitness enthusiast Karen Waldkirch. The 51-year-old Milwaukee resident was introduced to Fitocracy and Calorie Count by her son. At the time, she was on weight loss program Jenny Craig, and playing tennis occasionally, but she wanted to make sure she stayed on track.
"I knew I was going to lose the weight," she said. "But I didn't want to gain it back."
By combining Fitocracy and Calorie Count, Waldkirch found resources that filled the gaps in her diet and exercise plan. Calorie Count allows her to record and monitor what she is eating, while Fitocracy works as a fitness motivator.
"It is a little extra push," she said. "It is this weird dynamic that gets into your head. You are sitting on the couch, watching TV and you think, 'I better get off the couch and get some points.'"
Waldkirch says the apps she uses help her physically and mentally. "In a funny way, it kind of enriched my life. It gave me tools to help me. It happened to come along and it really raised my self-esteem."
Although she is a relatively active person, Waldkirch says it is easy for people her age to become complacent when it comes to fitness. "I wish people my age would look to tools like this and think, you don't have to accept your body is declining," she said.
"Technology doesn't have to make you lazier; it can do the opposite."
Get motivated to 'just do it'
One year ago, Jason Tolentino tipped the scale at 230 pounds. It was a combination of a poor diet and eating out every day that lead him down his weight-gaining path.
But one day Tolentino said to himself, "Just do it," and he strapped on a pair of sneakers and ran, jogged and walked a little over five miles.
"I think what got me going was anger and willpower. I was angry at myself, and I was motivated," he said.
He started using Nike+ as a way to monitor his physical activities.Nike+ is a fitness app that allows its users to track their physical activities, which it then displays using visually rich graphs. The app also lets users share their fitness progress with other users.
Monitoring progress is a big part of why the San Francisco resident uses Nike+ consistently.
"The Nike+ app was the greatest thing that happened because it kept me going," Tolentino said. "When you look at the app and you can see your progress and see that I started off at zero and I ran 700 miles, it is incredible."
But the app didn't instantly turn Tolentino's life around.
"When I first started running, I told myself and other people that if I am running I can keep eating, but that isn't how it works," he said. A year of complete diet change -- worked out through trial and error -- and increased fitness helped him drop the weight.
"It may sound cliché, but I want to live a healthier lifestyle and inspire others," he said with regard to why he decided to lose weight.
"I inspired a few friends to go with me on my runs and they are also living a healthier lifestyle. At the same time, I'm unemployed and it's the best way to improve myself," he said.
Work on a better life
The day David Eickelmann and his wife had their daughter Brianna, his life changed. His family was changing, and he wanted to change, too.
He was living a sedentary life, spending many hours on the couch watching television or surfing the Internet. His lifestyle led to overeating and it started to show around his waist. Curious about calculating body fat and increasing fitness, the Flensburg, Germany, resident discovered WeightTraining.com, a website aimed at tracking its users' weight training and fitness progress while also offering video and fitness tutorials.
"I had never considered using (a fitness site) before, but when I started doing the data entry to get my body fat percentage, I became really curious about the other aspects of the site, and that was what got me started," he said.
Easy data entry makes the site convenient for him, and it encourages him to set more personal fitness goals. His overall goal is to gain more energy for his family's sake.
"I think a large part of who we are is developed when we're young," said Eickelmann. "I think that if my wife and I do a good job of presenting ourselves as positive role models in all facets of life, as my daughter goes through her childhood, being fit will become a part of her life as well."
It's not only about you
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Three people were arrested after seven stripped naked in U.S. House Speaker John Boehner's office to protest potential AIDS research funding cuts, police said.
U.S. Capitol Police said three protesters -- all female -- were charged with lewd and indecent acts based on Washington's disorderly conduct code, The Hill reported.
Tuesday's protest was organized by Health Global Access Group, Queerocracy, Act Up N.Y. and Act Up Philadelphia, the liberal Talking Points Memo website said. Organizers said automatic federal spending cuts set to take effect in January could lead to substantial cuts in HIV/AIDS funding, which could cost lives.
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One of the three, Jennifer Flynn, said: "We are here today to tell the naked truth about these budget cuts. The truth is that people with AIDS have been stripped naked for years -- Medicaid has been cut, states are [struggling]. ... There are waiting lists in this country where people with AIDS are dying."
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Last week's opinions in Plain English
What a week at the Supreme Court! Through six arguments and six opinions, the Court addressed such important legal issues as the First Amendment, criminal sentencing, the constitutional rights of criminal defendants, appeals by veterans, and corporate privacy. What"™s more, several opinions made legal history in what some view as some of the most important cases of the Term so far.
Most of the attention from this week"™s opinions has been on Snyder v. Phelps, and not all of the commentary has been positive. Why? Because in one of the two or three big First Amendment cases of the Term, the Court held that even extremely repugnant speech "" political picketing at a military funeral "" is protected by the Constitution if it addresses publicly important issues. So what"™s the fuss? Haven"™t we known that for a while that speech we do not like is protected (think pornography, videos of animals being killed, white supremacist mantras)? Well, some members of the public have criticized the decision, arguing that we should honor our soldiers and agreeing with Justice Alito that a funeral should be private, not a bully pulpit for extreme political views.
While it"™s true that the facts of this case are particularly disturbing (the church members involved chose a fallen soldier"™s funeral service to picket, claiming that U.S. soldiers deserve to die because our society is so perverted), most legal experts agree that the decision in this case is probably right. That"™s because the Court has held time and again that the First Amendment was designed to protect speech that we do not like; after all, we wouldn"™t need to worry about speech that"™s more palatable. In other words, the uglier the message, the more we turn to the First Amendment to protect it "" with some limits, of course (like child pornography and obscenity).
Still, as many have noted, there is always a downside to freedom of speech "" once the Court declares that a certain kind of speech is protected, such hurtful messages are likely to multiply. That may be the case here: the church involved has promised to send more protesters to more military funerals, and other groups are likely to follow.
The Court"™s decision in Michigan v. Bryant, a Confrontation Clause case, also caused a bit of a stir, but not necessarily from the public. No, the distressed party here was Justice Scalia, who disagreed emphatically with Justice Sotomayor"™s opinion for the Court, which held that statements made out of court during an emergency are admissible as evidence in a future trial. The case involved a victim who died from a gunshot wound; while he was bleeding to death and waiting for an ambulance, he told police that "Rick" (apparently referring to the defendant, Richard Bryant) had shot him.
Bryant was the latest in a long string of cases involving the Confrontation Clause, a provision in the Sixth Amendment that guarantees criminal defendants the right to confront witnesses against them. In a landmark 2004 case called Crawford v. Washington, Justice Scalia wrote for the Court in explaining that the Confrontation Clause means what it says: witnesses who want to testify against a criminal defendant have to do so in court and subject themselves to cross-examination. The problem? Often, witnesses (like victims of domestic violence, for example) are unavailable or unwilling to come to court. That"™s when prosecutors like to use statements that they made at the scene of the crime. The Crawford line of Confrontation Clause cases makes clear that the Constitution prohibits such out-of-court statements, even though evidentiary rules allowed juries to hear them under some circumstances.
So why is Justice Scalia mad? One reason is that many consider the Confrontation Clause to be "his" doctrine: he has written most of the majority opinions concerning the Clause over the last several years. In his view, this was an easy case (in fact, he said so explicitly in his dissent), and Justice Sotomayor and the majority got it wrong. The statements that the victim made in Bryant should not have been admissible, because the police were investigating a crime when the victim said that Bryant had shot him. Because they were in the course of an investigation, the intent of the police in eliciting the accusation was "testimonial," or intended for use at a future trial; they were not trying to get the victim to help them find a killer on the loose.
One last note about the Confrontation Clause "" the movement led by Justice Scalia to enforce the clause on its plain terms is a great example of one that is not purely ideological. If it were, we might think that Justice Scalia and other Court conservatives would seek to limit the rights of criminal defendants, not expand them by giving them constitutional arguments designed to make the prosecution"™s case harder. But the ideological bias against criminal defendants is balanced by a concern for strict interpretation of the Constitution, another component of Justice Scalia"™s judicial philosophy. As he sees it, if the Constitution says it, the Court has to follow it. Period.
First Amendment and Confrontation Clause cases always garner a lot of attention, but over the last several years, after 2005"™s United States v. Booker, so, too, have sentencing cases. In Booker, the Court held that sentencing guidelines (promulgated by the Federal Sentencing Commission, a quasi-legislative agency) could not be mandatory, only advisory. And this week, in Pepper v. United States, the Court handed down another case in the line of cases following Booker, holding that a judge can be more lenient than the sentencing guidelines suggest if a defendant is rehabilitated after his initial sentencing. In Pepper, the government appealed a downward departure in Jason Pepper"™s sentence under the then-mandatory guidelines, and the appeals court sent the case back to the district court. By the time the district court revisited the issue, Pepper had served twenty-four months, completed a drug treatment program, and enrolled in community college "" factors the Supreme Court now says the district court properly considered.
And how about privacy? In one of the week"™s biggest cases, FCC v. AT&T, the Court held that corporations do not have a right of "personal privacy" under the Freedom of Information Act (better known to most as "FOIA"). While it might seem funny to think of corporations as "persons" at all, in fact, the law often includes them in the definition of "personhood."
But this case turned on the word "personal." What does the adjective mean for purposes of FOIA, which says that law enforcement records that "could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy" do not have to be disclosed under the Act? Does "personal" refer to the corporation if the corporation is legally a "person"? No, said Chief Justice Roberts for a unanimous Court, drawing on standard dictionary definitions to support the holding. While most words with the same root have the same general meaning, regardless of the part of speech, that is not always true; he offered examples like "squirrel" and "squirrelly," "corn" and "corny." And confirming many recent observations that the Justices have a sense of humor, he ended the opinion by saying, "We trust that AT&T will not take it personally."
Huh, you might think. Does the Court usually just look things up in the dictionary? The answer: sometimes. Many cases before the Court (like this one) involve an ambiguous word in a federal statute; the Court"™s job is to tell the lower courts just what that word means so that federal courts from California to the Carolinas apply the same definition to cases before them. To decide the meaning, the Court will draw on any number of "tools of construction," or ways to interpret the term"™s meaning. Usually, the Court will look first to the plain meaning of the word; if the meaning is clear, usually the Court will go no further, leaving it up to Congress to change the language if necessary. But if the meaning is not clear (and, on occasion, even if it seems to be), the Court will look elsewhere for help: the legislative history, for example, or a policy reason to interpret the word in a particular way.
The Court issued two other decisions this week. In one case, Henderson v. Shinseki, a veteran sought disability benefits, but that very disability caused him to miss a deadline to file an appeal when they were denied. In an opinion by Justice Alito, the Court held unanimously that veterans who miss filing deadlines in special tribunals may still be able to bring their cases, including because Congress has a long history of caring about veterans. And in Staub v. Proctor Hospital, the Court unanimously held that an employer can be liable for discrimination if a decision that is detrimental to an employee is influenced by bias, even if the person who actually makes the detrimental decision is not the biased party. In other words, if someone in the chain of command is biased, and that person influences an employment decision, the employer is liable under federal law "" even if someone else carries out the decision. Although the case came to the Court under a law with fairly limited application, many have commented that its holding will affect employment discrimination cases more broadly.
Next week will be a bit quieter at the Court, but we"™re expecting at least one opinion, which I"™ll explain here on the blog. I"™ll also take the opportunity to discuss the major oral arguments from the February sitting . . . in Plain English.
Recommended Citation: Lisa McElroy, Last week's opinions in Plain English, SCOTUSblog (Mar. 6, 2011, 7:15 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2011/03/last-weeks-opinions-in-plain-english-2/


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The objective of this course is to review the types of faults that can occur in transformers and to present the different protection schemes that are installed on large and small transformers. After study of this course and the associated workbook, participants should be able to understand the following overall concepts and apply them to their day-to-day work activities. They will also be able to answer related test questions on these subjects: Transformer features, Types of faults, Overcurrent protection, Backup coordination, Primary fuses, Differential protection, In-rush current: harmonic filter, Phasing of differential CTs, Selecting CT taps, Calculation of mismatch, Differential protection for multi-winding transformers, Connection of multiple restraint coils, Limitations due to parallel CTs, Single-phase transformer CT connections, Ground (zero-sequence) protection, Directional ground protection, Remote transfer tripping, Thermal relays, Gas pressure relays, Transformer overall protection schemes, Protection of transformers in parallel, Reactor protection, Shunt capacitor protection.
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Learning Objectives:
- Trainees will be able to describe the most common types of faults that can occur on different types of transformers.
- Trainees will be able to describe various overcurrent protection schemes used on transformers, including coordination with downstream protection devices and application of high voltage fuses.
- Trainees will be able to describe the application of differential protection to transformers.
- Trainees will be able to describe the various factors that need to be taken into consideration in the application of protection schemes to transformers.
- Trainees will be able to describe the application of differential protection to multiwinding transformers.
- Trainees will be able to explain why multiple restraint coils are needed for protection schemes used on multiwinding transformers.
- Trainees will be able to describe various types of ground fault protection schemes that are applied to transformers, including grounding transformers.
- Trainees will be able to describe overall protection schemes used for various transformer installations, both large and small.
- Trainees will be able to describe typical reactor and capacitor protection.
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Pre-Debate Limerick
The Presidential Debate at Hofstra University, in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, is coming up in just over three hours. I don't know about the candidates, or Candy Crowley, the moderator, but I'm a nervous wreck.
(On a personal note, I spent many hundreds of hours playing the oboe at Hofstra's concert hall, which once was home base to the Nassau Symphony Orchestra.)
Pre-Debate Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Which lies will Mitt tell us tonight,
While disguising the fact he's far right?
Will the Prez call Mitt out
When he fibs in this bout?
He had better. The polls are damn tight.
Tags: Barack Obama, Campaign Humor, Candy Crowley, Debate Limerick, Election Satire, Hofstra University, Mitt Romney, Nassau Symphony Orchestra


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