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As part of IUCN's partnership with the Star Alliance Biosphere Connections, each year a select number of project and field work partners are sponsored to travel to international meetings and events that will benefit their work.
Mitzela Davila, active in the IUCN BRIDGE project in Panama-Costa Rica, was one of them. Mrs Davila was endorsed to attend the 2013 Stockholm World Water Week. Here follows a short interview before and after the event:
What is the message that you will take to the people you meet at the water conference? What is your goal?
The message I will share with people is that a strategic partnership on water is possible. The basin [Sixaola Basin, Costa Rica-Panama] where I live is extremely diverse, both in its nature and its people. That wealth is a great opportunity to cooperate, and IUCN through the BRIDGE Project is contributing on training leaders through the champions´ network. My goal is to bring together organizations, communities and authorities to jointly generate and coordinate actions for a sustainable management of watershed resources.
What will be the benefits of attending World Water Week? And how will they influence the issues you work on?
Attendance at this event gives me the opportunity to gain extensive knowledge about other similar experiences that can contribute to our work, knowledge of tools and resources, and to establish links with other organizations and institutions working in the areas of governance and water conservation .
Please give us a short description of your career and actual job?
I am a teacher in primary and secondary education, BA in Environmental Education, working with youth in leadership training, values and environment. I am the principal at a night school for youth and adults and work as a coordinator for Alianza Bocas, an umbrella organization of 42 environmental organizations in the province of Bocas del Toro, Panama. I am also a transboundary water champion for the Sixaola River Basin on the Panamanian side thanks to the BRIDGE project. I further serve as a secretary to the District Advisory Committee of the National Environmental Authority (ANAM) and I do technical consulting for the watershed of the Quebrada Rosa in Las Tablas, Panama, through IUCN´s Water Management for Adaptation project.
What is the biggest thrill you get from your job?
The biggest thrill and fulfillment of my job is the contribution that as a person I can give to others, the seed that is planted in each person - for sure some always fall on good ground and are able to germinate and give their fruit. It is about making a difference by providing my grain that beside others, will make a difference in the protection of our planet.
Please tell us about your experiences gathered at the World Water Week conference you attended?
Thanks to the opportunity of attending the World Water Week, I have gained a wonderful experience of knowledge, participation, commitment, goals and hopes for better management of water in our rivers. I have learned a lot from sharing and meeting people from all over the world, from different levels of governance, concerned about water, food security, climate change and many other issues affecting our countries.
That is why the challenge now is to put all this learning processes into practice in communities of the Sixaola River Basin, to teach others the strategies for adaptation to climate change, to implement the integrated water resources management approach with multiple actors and foster good water governance in our basins. As I mentioned before, it has been a great experience for me, but I am also pleased that I had the opportunity to share with people from different countries my knowledge and the work we do in the Sixaola River basin. I am sure they will also carry this knowledge with them and transform it into practice in their work areas.
Thank you to IUCN and Star Alliance for the opportunity and confidence in me. I will make sure that everything I learned at the event will be replicated and shared in the communities where we work.
About the Biosphere Connections:
The Biosphere Connections is a unique global corporate social responsibility initiative from the Star Alliance network, officially launched in 2007. It is dedicated to supporting sustainability by flying environmental field workers, scientists and educators across its global network to further their knowledge, skills and understanding of major environmental issues and initiatives, and to help conserve some of the world's most unique habitats.
For more information, please contact [email protected]
Mrs Davila's full interview will be featured in the Biosphere Connections newsletter and distributed further by the Star Alliance network.


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French mixed-media urban contemporary artist
Thirsty Bstrd is a French visual artist from Paris, using spray paint, stencils, stickers and videos. His work mainly consists in making satirical comments about society, politics and consumerism, by using powerful symbols and popular images and making them look funny or weird. The purpose being to provoke and generate an emotion.
From 2011 to 2015, he was the artistic director of his own creative agency based in Paris. In addition to his inventive works for companies, he worked as a curator and organised numerous urban art exhibitions in Paris and Los Angeles, showing his own art at every opportunity.
His work features in solo and group shows and numerous collections in Paris, London, Singapore. It also attracted attention in several art auctions with a great amount of enthusiasm. His artworks, from stencils to stickers, can be seen by a worldwide audience in the streets. Following on from our collaboration together which started in October 2016 (as one of only two exclusive UK galleries) Thirsty Bstrd has gone on to successfully exhibit his creative prowess at Miami Art Basel and New York in December and January respectively.
The new collection of artworks launched at the start of 2017 sees Thirsty Bstrd continuing his clever interpretations of iconic Banksy artworks meeting the Star Wars universe for the ultimate pop culture series! He was gracious enough to visit the gallery and create a truly unique original mural of Han Solo on the gallery entrance too!
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COLUMBUS, Ga. – Two second-half goals sent the Georgia College soccer team (4-5, 1-3 PBC) to a 3-0 loss Wednesday night at No. 12 Columbus State University (8-1, 2-1 PBC).
Chelsea Person got the scoring started on a one-timer from Kansas Bayley with just 6:54 remaining in the first half.
The momentum continued through the break, as the Cougars picked up a pair of goals in the first 10 minutes of the second frame. Shelby Rolling and Stephanie Lowery each netted one, making the match 3-0 early in the second half.
Both teams split time in net, as Mary Mancin picked up the win for CSU, tallying three saves over 69:24. GC sophomore Annie Stephens (Fayetteville, Ga.) made three stops among six tries, tabbed with the loss in 69:22 of work.
CSU out-shot the Bobcats 16-11, as Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Offensive Player of the Week Ashley Veilleux (Monroe, Ga.) and senior Jamie Colcord (Marietta, Ga.) led the way with three each for GC.
The Bobcats are back in action Saturday, Sept. 29 at 3 p.m., hosting Clayton State University.
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Trade Unions
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A trade union is an organisation of workers, formed to protect the rights and advance the interests of its members concerning wages, benefits and working conditions.
A trade union is established by workers, made up of workers and designed to benefit workers.
Trade unions often bring together workers in a particular occupational group, for example seafarers.
A trade union should be:
- Independent from the influence of government, companies or other agents
- Democratic in its operation, so it gives members a vote and a say in how the union operates
- Transparent, so union members can see how their union dues are spent
What does a trade union do?Where a trade union is recognised by an employer it may engage in collective bargaining, that is to say negotiating with that employer for an agreement governing wages and working conditions. Some unions provide other services such as legal advice and representation for members. Where necessary, unions may organise strikes or other industrial action.
What are the benefits of joining a trade union?
- Better protection from unfair treatment and victimisation
- Increased job security
- Better workplace health and safety
- Better pay and conditions – trade union members generally have better pay and conditions than non-union workers
- A say in decisions affecting your working conditions and rights
- Strength in numbers – the more members a union has, the greater its chances of winning a better deal for workers
- Education – many unions provide members with education opportunities
What should I expect from a trade union?According to the ITF's Code of Good Practice, seafarers' trade unions should provide the following minimum services to their members:
- A membership card
- A union newsletter, journal or magazine
- A contacts directory, including telephone numbers and names of union officials
- Assistance with any valid claim arising under a collective agreement signed by the union, including wage dispute assistance, handling of personal illness/injury and loss of life claims, provided such claim is justified
- Welfare and social needs
- Training and education assistance
- Medical and/or dental care
What else do I need to know about joining a trade union?Membership fees:
As a member of a trade union you should expect to pay membership fees. Fees vary from union to union. They may be payable on a weekly or a monthly basis.
Political activities:
Trade unions may engage in political work, such as lobbying or campaigns to promote legislation favourable to the interests of their members or workers in general, or supporting individual candidates or parties for public office.
Free and democratic:
A trade union should be free and independent of any employer and should be democratically run. Officials of the union should be democratically elected by the membership.
Some employers set up company unions in an attempt to deter seafarers from joining legitimate trade unions. In some countries governments will establish their own unions for similar reasons. These are sometimes known as 'yellow unions'. Joining a yellow union, whether it is a company or state-sponsored union, offers very little genuine protection to workers.
All ITF affiliated trade unions must be free and democratic and must adhere to the principles laid down in the ITF's Constitution. To view the Constitution or to join an ITF affiliated union, please use the links on the right of this page.
What if there is no ITF union in my country?There are some countries where there are no ITF affiliated trade unions for seafarers, such as China.
In other countries where trade unions are illegal there may be no trade unions at all, such as the United Arab Emirates.
If there is no ITF affiliated union in your country, you can apply to become a member of the ITF directly, using the link on the right of this page.
If you are working on a ship that is covered by an ITF Collective Agreement, then you will automatically become a member of the ITF union that holds the agreement for the duration of the agreement.


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I've got an Exim/POPa3d setup that has been running flawlessly for over a year now.
Now all the sudden I cannot recieve any email not originating from my own domain
example: email from user1@myfreesco to user2@myfreesco succeeds, but
email from my gmail account to my freesco fails.
Gmail kicks back not delivery failed messages and Exim logs show no rejects.
I've tried all the regular t-shooting, but no luck...
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We have an OnPoint server at work and I'm wondering how to open the mapping service and having it zoom in to my specified latitude and longitude.
The reason I ask is because we have an application at work that requires our users to manually type in the latitude and longitude into our system for searching. Our application does have this information so we'd like to offer the users a link.
Here is an example URL that you could plug into Google Maps.
Here is an example of a GIS system running OnPoint.
I do see if their promotional PDF clearly states that you can perform searches via URL queries but I see zero documentation.
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Zhoushan Aosheng Auto Parts Co., Ltd,located in the beautiful Zhejiang Zhoushan islands, which is a significantEast Sea fishing harbor of China and the biggest islands in China near theprosperous cityShanghai. The Mountain Putuo is also located in Zhoushan islands, which is well known as one of four famous BuddhistMountains inChina. The location enjoys a great traffic convenience. The company was established in 1997, which has experienced a rapid development with thehelp of Auto Parts Industrial experts since its inception. Since the companystarted expanding the floor space of workshop buildings, now it achieves 30000 square meters now. And the company has over 300 employees, including 60 technical staff and managers.Our company specializes inpredicting Chenchi (fly with wings full open)brand neoprene synchronousbelts, poly v-belts and other timing belts, which used in importing cars. Inorder to increase the market to satisfy the customers' requirement. Companyhas been developing new products, the industrial wrapped v-belts. Theseproducts are suitable for various mini vehicles. What's more, all the productshave withstood the tests by Shanghai quality test center; all indexes meetthe quality requirements, and get highly praise from customers.
1. OEM Manufacturing welcome: Product, Package... 2. Sample order 3. We will reply you for your inquiry in 24 hours.4. after sending, we will track the products for you once every two days, until you get the products. When you got the goods, test them, and give me a feedback.If you have any questions about the problem, contact with us, we will offer the solve way for you.
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Badlands - one part of the title says it all - and
I'm not talking about "lands".
by Cole Smith
3, 2006 - First
of all, I can't afford a Hummer. But if I could, the
last thing I would spend my money on is a Hummer.
It's just not something that I would want to drive
around the city. I wouldn't mind taking one off-roading
for an afternoon but since that's never going to happen
I thought the closest that would come close would
be playing Hummer Badlands for a few hours. In all
actuality it comes about as close as an AM radio station
does to a live concert.
is some off-roading in Hummer Badlands but racing
makes up the brunt of the gameplay. Racing Hummers
may seem like an odd idea, and it is, especially when
you're racing on regular tracks that any vehicle could
navigate easily. Hummer racing should be confined
to offroad, in environments with tough terrain that
could showcase the Hummer's ruggedness. These vehicles
aren't fast. They are basically tanks. The racing
tracks provide absolutely no challenge for these vehicles
- but thanks to the incredibly forgiving nature of
the gameplay mechanics, the offroad mode is equally
Hummer Badlands were an actual arcade game, it would
make on average, about a quarter an hour. It's just
too easy. You can play this entire game in a couple
of hours, even if you're a casual player. There are
some more difficult aspects to the game, such as the
challenges in the Offroad mode but you only have to
repeat the section a few times before you catch on.
are only three major Hummer models: The H1, H2 and
the H3. The H1 is the biggest and bulkiest of the
three and they become more streamlined and performance-enhanced
the higher the number. Variations of each model are
available but they only differ in their customizing
aspects such as tire size, suspension, brakes and
paint job.
Hummers share the same handling characteristics which
are basically floaty physics that cause the Hummers
to bounce in the air like the vehicle from Moon Patrol.
They feel like inflatable bouncy castles on wheels.
Even when you slam into a tree or the side of a wall
you bounce right back on the track. The sound effects
are good, which makes it seem as though you're actually
hitting a brick wall but the damage display is relegated
to only a cracked windshield and a dented bumber.
Hey I know these things are tough, but they're not
include the standard quick race, time trials and championship
in which you participate in a series of five races,
the competitor awarded the most points overall is
the winner. There are some multi-player modes which
include head-to-head, pursuit racing and get this,
tug-of-war. You hit the reverse buttons and try to
out-pull your opponent. It's as silly and un-fun as
it sounds. Yes, we're crossing over into the redneck
neighborhood now.
is a decent selection of courses, for a budget title.
They include two versions of the following locations:
New York, Arizona, California, Colorado and Peru.
There are five variations to each track, and although
it may break things up a little, there still isn't
much of a challenge to any of them. The shortcuts
are easy enough to find; they may as well be marked
with an overhead sign. Don't expect much in the scenery
department. The trees, shrubs and fences look like
the fake scenery from a model train set. They are
reused for most of the tracks. There is some clipping
in which various leaves and branches will pass through
your Hummer.
the single-player mode the AI always wants to hang
with you. If you're in the lead they are always close
behind, regardless of how great you may think you're
doing. And if you're not doing so well, that is, if
you manage to encounter a few setbacks, your AI buddies
will appear to wait for you. They never get too far
ahead and leave you to fend for yourself. This is
just another example of the oversimplified gameplay.
I'm not expecting a sim but some realism would be
nice. There's not much incentive to keep your vehicle
on the track if A) you don't destroy it, and B) you
can always catch up to your opponents.
can't deny that these Hummers look good. I mean, personally
I don't think that Hummers look good, they look like
a cross between a jeep and a school bus, but graphically
they are virtually photo-realistic and that's impressive
for a budget title. But regardless of how good they
look, I still want to smash them up from time to time.
some mountainous curves and slipper icy patches, the
Colorado tracks provide the most challenge of all
the five locations. It's a bit more of a challenge
just to keep your Hummer on the road. The most challenging
mode is the Offroad mode where you will battle rocks,
fallen trees, steep embankments and raging rivers.
This is where the developers need to focus their efforts
if there is ever going to be a Hummer Badlands sequel.
Get the physics down, increase the difficulty, add
some more realism to the AI and let us customize some
of these babies. That would make a much better game.
don't alert the Double Entendre Police but I've just
got to say that this Hummer blows.
Cole Smith
Senior Writer
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Open-File Report 97-470B
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conformity with U. S. Geological Survey editorial standards and stratigraphic
nomenclature. Any use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only and
does not imply endorsement by the U. S. government.
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This digital map compilation, which includes geology, geologic provinces, and oil and gas fields of the Arabian Peninsula, is part of a map series of the world produced by the U.S. Geological Survey World Energy Project. The goal of the project is to produce a worldwide assessment of the undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources and report these results by the year 2000. To assess the world's petroleum, a sequence of steps is being undertaken proceeding from defining geologic provinces of the world at a comparable scale, allocating oil and gas fields to these provinces, defining petroleum systems within these provinces, and ultimately assessing the undiscovered petroleum potential of selected provinces of the world. A more in-depth discussion of the geologic provinces and their relative ranking in terms of total known petroleum volume is given in USGS Open File Report 97-463 (see Klett and others, 1997).
For the World Energy assessment, the world was divided into eight energy regions which correspond approximately with the economic regions of the world as defined by the U.S. Department of State. The Arabian Peninsula portion of Region 2 is represented on this CD-ROM (see insert Reference Map on geologic map). The geology map of the Arabian Peninsula was compiled and synthesized primarily from the U.S. Geological Survey-- Arabian American Oil Company, 1963, 1:2,000,000 scale Geologic map of the Arabian Peninsula. Additional geology in the northern portion of this map for parts of Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Israel, and Lebanon was derived with permission from the 1:5,000,000 scale, 1971 version of the Geologic Map of Europe, Eastern sheet, published by UNESCO (see Selected References no.4). Specific details of the data sources are given in the metadata file on this CD-ROM. Map units were combined to simplify the map when projected at a larger scale and to maintain consistency with other region maps. Precambrian rocks are undivided and consist of sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous types. The boundary for Region 2 (Middle East/North Africa) is shown as an inset on the map. Oil and gas field markers represent field centerpoints published with permission from Petroconsultants International Data Corp., 1996 database.
Each region was divided into geologic provinces. Geologic province boundaries for the Arabian Peninsula were delineated onshore using data from the U.S. Geological Survey--Arabian American Oil Company, and UNESCO geologic maps (see Selected References), and other tectonic and geographical data from the publications listed in the Selected References section. Offshore geologic province boundaries are defined by the 2000 meter bathymetric contour from the U.S. Geologic Survey--Arabian American Oil Company 1963 geologic map (see Selected References). Provinces may contain one dominant element or a number of contiguous elements or basins that are genetically related. Each geologic province was assigned a unique number; the first digit is the region number. An attempt was made to number the provinces in geographical order. In the Arabian Peninsula the numbering starts in the southernmost portion of the peninsula, generally increasing to the east and north.
This map was compiled and displayed using Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) Arc/Info, ARCVIEW, and ArcPlot softwares. Political boundaries and their cartographic representation on this map were taken with permission from ESRI's ArcWorld 1:3,000,000 Arc/Info digital coverage, have no political significance, and are displayed as general reference only. Refer to the ESRI licensing agreement in the ESRI license folder on the CD-ROM.
1. Al-Gailani, Mohammad, 1996, Iraq's significant hydrocarbon potential remains relatively undeveloped: Oil and Gas Journal, v. 94, p. 108-111.
2. Beydoun, Z.R., 1988, The Middle East: Regional Geology and Petroleum Resources: Scientific Press Ltd., Beaconsfield, Bucks, U.K., 292 p.
3. _____ 1991, Arabian Plate hydrocarbon geology and potential--A plate tectonic approach: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Studies in Geology, No. 33, 77 p.
4. Commission for the Geologic Map of the World/UNESCO-ASGU, 1971, Carte geologique de l'Europe et des regions riveraines de la Mediterranee, Eastern sheet, 1:5,000,000, Hanover, Germany, two sheets.
5. Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., 1992, ArcWorld 1:3M Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI). Digital database available from ESRI, 380 New York Street, Redlands, CA, 92373- 8100.
6. Gorin, G.E., Racz, L.G., and Walter, M.R., 1982, Late Precambrian-Cambrian sediments of Huqf Group, Sultanate of Oman: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 66, p. 2609- 2627.
7. Guit, F. A., Al-Lawati, M. H., and Nederlof, P.J.R., 1994, Seeking new potential in the Early-Late Permian Gahrif Play, West Central Oman, in Al-Husseini, M.I., ed., Geo '94--Papers from the Middle East Petroleum Geoscience Conference, Bahrain, p. 447-462.
8. Husseini, M.I. and Husseini, S.I., 1990, Origin of the Infracambrian Salt Basins of the Middle East, in Brooks, J., ed., Classic Petroleum Provinces, Geological Society Special Publication No. 50, London, p. 279- 292.
9. Ibrahim, M.W., 1983, Petroleum geology of southern Iraq: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 67, p. 97-130.
10. International Petroleum Encyclopedia, 1994, Yemen exploration interest still simmering: PennWell Publishing Co., Tulsa, OK, p. 234-239.
11. Klett, T.R., Ahlbrandt, T.S., Schmoker, J.W., and Dolton, G.L., 1997, Ranking of the World's oil and gas provinces by known petroleum volumes: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 97-463, one CD-ROM.
12. Loosveld, R.J.H., and Terken, J.J.M., 1996, The tectonic evolution of Oman: GeoArabia, v. 1, p. 28-51.
13. Paul, S.K., 1990, People's Republic of Yemen: a future petroleum province, in Brooks, J., ed., Classic Petroleum Provinces, Geological Society Special Publication No. 50, London, p. 329-339.
14. Persits, F., Ahlbrandt, T.S., Tuttle, M., Charpentier, R., Brownfield, M., and Takahashi, K., 1997, Map showing geology, oil and gas fields, and geological provinces of Africa: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 97-470A, one CD-ROM.
15. Petroconsultants, Inc., 1996, Petroleum Exploration and Production Database: Houston, Texas, Petroconsultants, Inc., [database available from Petroconsultants, Inc., P.O. Box 740619, Houston, Texas 77274-0619].
16. Richardson, S.M., Both, W.F.B., Smith, B.A., Hollar, W.D., and Bermingham, P.M., 1994, Offshore Socotra, Republic of Yemen: Potential for a new hydrocarbon province?, in Husseini, M.I., ed., Geo '94--Papers from the Middle East Petroleum Geoscience Conference, Bahrain, p. 811- 823.
17. U.S. Geological Survey--Arabian American Oil Company, 1963, Geologic map of the Arabian Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Misc. Inv. Map I-270 A, scale 1:2,000,000.
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The $350 HP LaserJet Pro 100 bears a near-exact resemblance to the LaserJet Pro M1212nf, but this step-up model cuts out the fax machine in favor of color printing that uses Hewlett-Packard's innovative new carousel-style cartridge bay. The printer maintains a small footprint by leaving out the autoduplexer, and the rotating toner carousel helps with size as well, but unfortunately at the expense of printing speed. Larger offices will appreciate a heavy-duty device like the Dell 1355cnw multifunction printer, but the HP LaserJet 100 earns my recommendation for home offices where users will take advantage of HP's unique features like ePrint and Smart Install, and the LaserJet Pro's 35-page autodocument feeder.
Design and features
The HP LaserJet Pro 100 is exceptionally compact for a multifunction laser printer, but the multiple color cartridges inside bump the weight up to 35 pounds with all the accessories attached. Its narrow 17-inch by 16-inch footprint won't hog space on your desktop, and HP includes wide cutouts on the bottom of each side to use as handles when transporting the unit around an office. Unfortunately, HP doesn't include the USB or Ethernet cord necessary to make a hardwired connection, probably to encourage you to establish the Wi-Fi connection you'll need to access the ePrint services.
Once you acquire a cable, HP's Smart Install makes it simple to establish a connection and start printing without the fuss of a driver disc. The new design embeds the communication drivers directly in the printer itself, so all you have to do is plug the power cable into a wall, connect it to your PC (via USB), and turn on the printer, and the two machines will take over and do the rest. Smart Install is also useful when it comes time to transfer the printer to another host computer, or if another user wants to use it as a network printer. Unfortunately for Mac users, Smart Install only works with Windows machines, so HP includes a standard installation disc as well.
Setting up the printer with an Ethernet cable is nearly as easy as setting up a direct connection. As with USB installation, you can use either the included CD or Smart Install. I opted for the latter. First, you must print out a configuration report using the printer's control panel by pressing the setup button (the one with the wrench icon), using either of the arrow keys to select "Reports" from the Main menu, and then selecting "Config report." The printer will then spit out two pages of configuration details, one of which is the printer's IP address. Type the address into the browser of a PC on your network, and on the resulting Web page, click the HP Smart Install tab. From there, click the green Download button to install the software. After a quick download, the printer will print out a test page confirming it's connected to your network.
The printer ships with version 1.0 of the operating software, but you'll need to download and install a firmware update to enable ePrint. Once you have an active Ethernet connection established, follow these instructions from HP to download the update, locate your printer's IP address, and enable Web services on the LaserJet Pro 100. It took me about half an hour to update the firmware, but once you're set up, you can use ePrint to send jobs directly to the printer using a unique e-mail address.
The ePrint system can print e-mail message attachments in the form of images, document files, PDFs, and photos, and it will send a separate job for any text that appears in the body of the e-mail. The default preferences let anyone with the address print wirelessly, but you can also set up a list of verified senders to allow on a private network. My testing confirms ePrint works with a variety of Web clients like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, and Microsoft Outlook, and you can even e-mail articles directly from an RSS feed like Google Reader.
You can track the progress of print jobs sent to the assigned address through the HP ePrintCenter. The printer recognizes and begins printing a job immediately after it receives an e-mail, and I like that you can queue up several jobs and track them all just as you would using a desktop client. Still, I'd also like to find some of this functionality on the printer itself.
The process for connecting to a wireless 802.11b/g/n network is similar, except that you have to enter your SSID and password to start the process. Once the printer finds your router, a physical Wi-Fi button on the front control panel will confirm the connection and print out an information sheet to confirm it, and you're set. All three of the connectivity options are a breeze to install, and after you get the LaserJet set up, you'll find it's a considerate officemate--it doesn't waste energy, as witness its Energy Star qualification, and it's fairly quiet during operation. Our only environmental complaint is that it has no autoduplexer, meaning it won't automatically flip the paper to print on both sides, although you can of course always do that manually.
The LCD status display console is small, but well-equipped, with all the necessary buttons to operate the machine. A number pad sits below the two-line display, and you also get two buttons down below to start and stop a job, as well as a host of setup buttons for adjusting the darkness of your prints or starting a copy job. Unfortunately, you don't get an autoscan button, so you'll have to start the scanning process on your computer first and return to the machine to finish the job.
You'll also notice a multicolored circular button with a rotating arrow around the perimeter--this controls the rotation of the toner cartridges within the machine. The LaserJet Pro 100 is one of the first color lasers from HP to incorporate a new design that saves space by seating cartridges in a rotating carousel within the tray. To change the cartridges, you close the lid and press the button to unseat the primary cartridge and rotate to the next one. The printer ships with the cartridges already installed, but the printed instructions inside the bay make it easy for anyone to replace them.


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"Summertime" is considered one of George Gershwin's finest songs. Collaborating with his brother Ira and lyricist DuBose Heyward, Gershwin composed the piece for his 1935 "folk-opera" Porgy and Bess.
This clip is from the 1959 Samuel Goldwyn film Porgy and Bess, with vocals dubbed by Adele Addison for Dorothy Dandridge's Bess:
The song quickly became popular and jazz-standard status followed with notable versions by Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis and Leontyne Price. In fact it's of the most "covered" songs in history, and has been recorded over 25,000 times. Billie Holiday recorded one of the most memorable versions in 1936, and hers was the first to reach a wide audience, ranking #12 on US pop charts.
From a musical point of view, the genius of the song comes from it's combination of African-American, European and jazz influences. "Summertime" borrows a lot of the form and feel of the spiritual "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child", which has roots in the African-American culture of the 1800's. It also bears a striking resemblance to a Ukrainian lullaby that Gershwin was familiar with. Here's a link to listen to that song: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oi_Khodyt_Son_Kolo_Vikon
Janis Joplin was a rock singer with a deep connection to jazz and blues. Taking inspiration from singers like Bessie Smith and Big Mama Thornton, she created some of the most powerful music of the 1960's. Her 1968 debut Cheap Thrills, with Big Brother & The Holding Company featured a complete re-invention of the song. Here is a great clip of Janis Joplin performing "Summertime" in Stockholm 1969:
Molly Johnson became one of Canada's best-known jazz artists after working as a back-up singer for fellow Canadians Jeff Healey and Tom Cochrane. With influences that range from pop, R & B, blues and jazz, her 2002 version of "Summertime" is languid like the original with a more rhythmic approach. This is Molly Johnson from 2008 performing "Summertime":
Here are the complete versions of "Summertime", tracked through time.


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A-Rod benched, Girardi mum on dugout flirting
DETROIT -- Alex Rodriguez might get body slammed by former World Wrestling Entertainment performer Torrie Wilson over the latest report on his personal life.
The New York Post reported that Rodriguez was openly flirting with two blonde female fans sitting near the New York dugout during Game 1 of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium last Saturday night.
Rodriguez had plenty of time on his hands Tuesday -- he was benched for Game 3 of the ALCS at Comerica Park as Eric Chavez started in his place at third base against reigning AL MVP and Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander.
GAME 3: A-Rod, Swisher not in lineup
The Post reported that he pulled one of the oldest tricks in the baseball handbook to picking up ladies by sending an autographed ball to them in the stands that included his phone numbers.
Unlike the regular season, clubhouses are closed to reporters prior to postseason games.
Rodriguez quickly made his way past reporters on his way to the field to warm up.
Girardi wanted no part of any potential A-Rod controversy when asked about the flirting incident during his pre-game press conference.
"I'm not going to comment on that," Girardi said.
When asked if the decision to bench Rodriguez was because there was something else involved than his performance, Girardi said "There are no other issues."
What makes the flirting report rather unseemly is that the Yankees were locked in a tight game during most of Game 1 against the Detroit Tigers and eventually lost 6-4 in 12 innings. It was scoreless game until the seventh inning and the Yankees were down 4-0 until they scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth to forced extra innings.
Detroit won the game with a two-run rally in the 12th, an inning in which Yankees shortstop and captain Derek Jeter suffered a broken left ankle. The Post reported that Rodriguez finally stopped his flirting once Jeter was injured and had to be carried off the field by manager Joe Girardi and head athletic trainer Steve Donohue while the crowd fell silent.
It was the second time Rodriguez did not start in the postseason as Chavez subbed for him in Game 5 of the AL Division Series against Baltimore Orioles right-hander Jason Hammel.
It is unknown whether Rodriguez eventually made contact with either female fan but he certainly hasn't made much contact at the plate in this postseason. He was 3-for-23 (.130) with 12 strikeouts heading into Game 3.
Rodriguez has been linked romantically to a number of celebrities since his marriage to Cynthia Scurtis ended in divorce in 2008, most notably Madonna, Cameron Diaz and Kate Hudson.
Along with Rodriguez, outfielder Nick Swisher was benched for Game 3, replaced by Brett Gardner, who batted leadoff and made his first start since April 17. Gardner had elbow surgery during the season.
Swisher is 4 for 26 with eight strikeouts this postseason.
"It's always a difficult decision when you have to do that," Girardi said. "And we talked about the dimensions here and we talked about fly ball pitcher today and we had some guys struggling, so we decided to make some changes.
"No one ever wants to sit out. They want to be there. But I told them they have to be ready, and they said we will be."


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If moving from share
From UA Libraries Digital Services Planning and Documentation
This is the current set of procedures for moving content from Share to long term storage, and linking them into manifests for LOCKSS.
These steps should happen, in order on a regular basis; weekly if content is available:
ACCESS and IDENTIFICATION
1) ssh to libcontent.lib.ua.edu.
2) To get root access, run: sudo su (if you do not have sudo access, you cannot do this process)
3) To get access to the share drive from the libcontent Linux server, run: mount -t cifs -o username=jlderidder,domain=lib //libfs1.lib.ua-net.ua.edu/share/Digital\ Projects/ /cifs-mount and type in your password to the share drive. (substitute your own username there in the line above)
4)look under /cifs-mount for content in share directory. Copy it over to /srv/deposits/content/. for example: cp -r /cifs-mount/Digital_Coll_Complete/u0003_0002121_Aston_1939 /srv/deposits/content/. This does a recursive copy of the entire specified directory and all its contents, and places the copy in the /srv/deposits/content directory on the libcontent server.
5) do a diff from /srv/deposits/content to the location of the content on share drive area to see if we got the content ok; for example: diff -r /cifs-mount/Digital_Coll_Complete/u0003_0002121_Aston_1939 /srv/deposits/content/u0003_0002121_Aston_1939 look at the output: if none, it's a match. If there's a variation, recopy the specified files, and then run the diff again. If it's a big directory, prepend the command with "nohup " so the process will continue to run if you log off or lose your connection. The output then will be in the nohup.out file in the directory where you ran the "diff" command.
6) Once you're sure you have a clean copy (no output from "diff"), delete the specified directory from the share drive. For example: rm -r /cifs-mount/Digital_Coll_Complete/u0003_0002121_Aston_1939 This is a powerful command, a recursive removal of a directory and everything in it, including subdirectories. Be careful with it.
7) Check to see if this collection was already released to LOCKSS harvesters. Run "waitCheck" in /srv/scripts/storing. If a collection has been released, it will tell you when that was, and ask if you want to go ahead and store the new content. If the date is within the past 2-3 weeks, wait. Put the content in another directory if other collections are being stored. If you're going ahead, tell the script yes, and it will copy the existing manifest to another file ending in "_LOCKSS_$date" where $date is today's date. We need this in order to measure the size of our content in LOCKSS, as it also harvests each version of the Manifest.
1) look through the directories in /srv/deposits/content for anomalies, badly named things, and new categories -- any which are not listed on http://libcontent.lib.ua.edu/lockss/Manifest.html ( this manifest is in /srv/www/htdocs/lockss/). Anomalies might be directories which do NOT match the expected structure (Admin, Metadata, Scans, Transcripts) or subfolder structure beneath them; spaces in filenames or directories, etc. Report any problems to Digital Services staff and arrange for corrections before proceeding further
2) copy any *ocrList.txt files in Admin directory to /srv/deposits/ocrMe for separate processing
3) RUN testDeposits (in /srv/scripts/qc; script available here: File:TestDeposits.txt) and look at the output for problems. If this script runs across subdirectories named "Box" or "Folder" then it will spit out an error and tell you to run testBoxFolder (File:TestBoxFolder.txt) instead. This is for collections that are digitized without item-level metadata, with box and folder information in the filename to assist in linking from the correct part of the EAD. So if you get this message, run testBoxFolder on the specified collection(s) and look at the output for any problems.
4) RUN cleanCollInfo (in /srv/scripts/qc) to clean up the collection xml record in the Admin directory of each collection. More about this xml record can be found here: Collection Information This script removes Word encodings and checks for valid content. This also puts a copy of the collection xml record in the /srv/deposits/hold directory to be used later to feed the database that feeds our online list of collections with links, descriptions, and titles, seen here: [Browse Digital Collections]
5) If the collection has an icon: make sure it is in the Admin folder, named for the collection. For example, u0003_0002121.icon.png for the collection above. (You will need to copy this to the /srv/www/htdocs/digital/images/ directory, with 664 access rights "chmod 664 xyz.png"). List this icon in /srv/scripts/collstuff/icons, so the collToDbase script will know not to apply a default icon link.
6) RUN waitCheck ( in /srv/scripts/storing/). This will check to see if any of the deposited collections have been harvested by LOCKSS partners. If so, this content may need to be held and staged for processing. The script will ask if you want to proceed with depositing those collections. If you indicate yes, it will back up the manifest with a datestamp and LOCKSS in the file name, which will ensure that we capture the sizes of each version of manifest separately. The size of our preservation content impacts the cost of our participation in LOCKSS.
1) a) open /srv/scripts/storing/relocating (script available here: File:Relocating.txt) and set $test = 1. b) run "relocating > look". It will: i) list the files it's going to move, from where and to where in "moveme" ii) write the new manifests into RelocateManifests so you can see what they're going to look like iii) write the parent manifests to parentMans, so you can see what they're going to look like iv) write errors to "look" file, as well as other info c) Look at the output in the "look" file, and the manifests concatenated in RelocateManifests and parentMans.
2) Make whatever repairs are necessary for script to work. If there are any new categories (z0004?), then add them, and create top level manifests in those category directories (copy from like directories and modify to fit).
3) WARNING! Before running /srv/scripts/storing/relocating, do a "chmod -R 755 /srv/archive". This will enable you to write to the directories as root
4) Open /srv/scripts/storing/relocating and edit out the line $test = 1;
5) Empty the file /srv/scripts/storing/RelocateManifests, and copy moveme to another filename; delete nohup.out. 6) run "nohup relocating" -- this time for real. It will take hours; "nohup" keeps it running even if you disconnect. The output will be written to "nohup.out" -- check it occasionally, and the archive directory for errors. This time it's really copying files into the correct location in the archive (making a note of what goes where in 'moveme' for the 'checkem" script in a few steps), and it versions metadata and xml files, and it links versioned files and tiffs and wave files into the correct manifests, and links in new collections to the manifest pages of the holders (the next directory up from collections, such as u0003 for all Hoole Manuscript content).
1) If the output tells you to modify or create manifests, do that next (if not done already) in top level of /srv/www/htdocs/lockss directory The script does NOT create the top 2 levels of manifests, as it does not have sufficient information about new categories to fill this in.
2) check links at http://libcontent.lib.ua.edu/lockss/Manifest.html -- drill down. If you cannot access it, modify the .htaccess file in /srv/www/htdocs/lockss to allow your IP, and restart the apache web server: '/usr/sbin/apache2ctl restart' (be sure to change it back, and then restart the web server)
3) then run 'checkem > look' in /srv/scripts/storing (script available here: File:Checkem.txt) -- it will use the "moveme" file to verify md5 sums of content that was moved, and delete from the deposits directory if there's a match. If there's NOT a match, it will output "ERROR: " and the error. So look through the "look file" for problems. Again, if there's a lot of content, precede this command with "nohup " and then look later in the nohup.out file for the content that normally would go into "look". 4) run checkArchive (script available here; File:CheckArchive.txt) and look at ArchiveERRORS; make repairs. If needed, alter and run doubleCheck to make sure things were copied over; checkMans to check that what's linked in the Manifest actually copied; addToMans to add content that was moved but not written to the Manifest. Problems occur especially when the server goes down during a transfer. Especially be aware that dozens of tiffs may have been copying when it went down, meaning multiple images are corrupted or damaged. 5) do a "chmod -R 755 /srv/archive" to protect the archive from unauthorized alteration until next time.
6) copy most recent versions of EADs for each collection in /srv/deposits/content to /srv/deposits/EADs/notInDbase for linking in new content
7) then go look in the /srv/deposits directory, make sure folders are clean, and delete them. I do this: ls /srv/deposits/content/* ls /srv/deposits/content/*/* ls /srv/deposits/content/*/*/* ls /srv/deposits/content/*/*/*/* if you find content, there's a problem. Solve it!! It may be necessary to rename things and go back through steps 13 on again. if no content: rm -r /srv/deposits/content/* (this will recursively delete all content in the directory)
This set of steps is only necessary if staff did not upload MODS and derivatives already.
1) go to /srv/scripts/surfacing and run copychange (script available here: File:Copychange.txt) to create derivatives from tiffs, wave files and copy transcripts over to the web directory for access;
2) then run /srv/scripts/surfacing/repair to remediate the doubles created from tiffs which include both thumbs and large images.
3) cd /home/jeremiah and locate the MODS for what was just moved, in the MODS directory. Run "relocate.pl" to send them live.
4) run /srv/scripts/metadata/findMissing to find out what doesn't have metadata, what doesn't have derivatives -- troubleshoot and make any necessary corrections.
5) Either index these directories immediately from the Acumen admin interface (http://acumen.lib.ua.edu/admin) or wait a little while for the cron indexer to pick up the content, then check the output: http://acumen.lib.ua.edu/. Content should appear already in the web directories located here: http://libcontent.lib.ua.edu/content/. See Find our content online for detailed instructions.
1) Then go to the collstuff directory /srv/scripts/collstuff and run: collToDbase.holdDir to put the collection info in the database. This takes those cleaned-up collection xml files that were copied into the /srv/deposits/hold/ directory (step 12) and does a number of things. It puts them into place in Acumen, so they can be used by that software to provide a collection name and a bit of info about it. It also parses through the content, repairing encoding errors, puts the content into mysql InfoTrack.allColls, adds the expected canned link, and asks you for each collection and each delivery system whether or not the collection is online. The software will give you the expected URL to test; if it fails, and you know the content is in the system, locate the correct URL and provide it to the software, which will ask for a correction.
2) Check the database entries... mysql, InfoTrack.allColls. For example: mysql -u jlderidder -p (enter password) use InfoTrack; select * from digColls where id_2009 like "u0003_0002121" and AnalogOrDigital like "D"; (when done, enter "quit;") If not okay, make repairs from command line.
3) run ocrSelected File:OcrSelected.txt in /srv/scripts/surfacing. This will go through the *ocrList files in /srv/deposits/ocrMe, select out the items marked with a "1" -- locate the tiffs, create OCR files, create directories for them, and place them live in the content directory where they belong.
4) check results, and delete files in /srv/deposits/ocrMe
5) Verify that links and display are correct. they will show up online here: [http://www.lib.ua.edu/digital/browse].
6) Beginning with step 3 of EADs, link new content into EADs.
The current, working version of these instructions is located here on libcontent: /srv/scripts/metadata/storing/DOTHIS.
updated 1 July October 2011 Jlderidder


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Release Date: December 19th, 2012
DVD Release Date: April 30th, 2013
PG-13 |1 hr 35 minPlot Summary
Before embarking on a once-in-a-lifetime road trip, Andy Brewster (Seth Rogen) pays a visit to his overbearing mother, Joyce (Barbra Streisand). That proves to be a big mistake; Andy caves in under pressure to take his mom along for the ride. Early on -- as the miles roll by -- Andy feels nothing but aggravation at her antics. Eventually however, he comes to realize that they have more in common than he first thought and that Joyce's wisdom might be just what he needs.
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Seth Rogen, Brett Cullen, Colin Hanks, Adam Scott, Miriam Margolyes, Kathy Najimy, Nora Dunn
Director: Anne Fletcher
Genres: Comedy
Production Co: Michaels/Goldwyn
Distributors: Paramount Pictures
Keywords: Amusing, Friend, 2010s, Son, Transformation, Mother, Love interest


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Paul fuels fire for 'dragon slayer'
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sen. Rand Paul has been trying to make nice with the GOP establishment for most of the year. But on the eve of a crucial GOP primary here, he fired up a crowd in support of libertarian favorite Greg Brannon, whom he hailed as "the dragon slayer" America needs to destroy the "Leviathan."
"The status quo has gotten too strong in Washington, D.C. The Leviathan has gotten too large. … As we stand here, the debt clock is spiraling out of control. Send us a champion. Send us a hero. Send us a dragon slayer," Paul said, speaking prior to Brannon in front of a cheering crowd of about 250 outside the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Uptown Charlotte on Monday.
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Paul's visit to North Carolina could encourage more libertarians and tea party supporters to head to the polls for Brannon, who is trying to force state House Speaker Thom Tillis into a runoff in Tuesday's primary. But some Republicans believe Brannon — who has a history of controversial comments on issues from food stamps to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — could cost the party a critical Senate seat in its battle to retake control of the chamber. The primary is an early test of the Republican establishment's drive to reassert control over the GOP's tea party wing and retake the Senate after failing to do so in 2010 and '12.
( Also on POLITICO: May primaries to test GOP establishment clout)
Paul pointed to Brannon's firsthand experience with health care laws to draw a contrast with his primary opponents, including Tillis, who has been backed by American Crossroads and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and was endorsed by Mitt Romney earlier Monday. Brannon, on the other hand, is an OB-GYN who has never run for elected office.
If Brannon can keep Tillis under 40 percent, it would force a July 15 runoff. A third candidate with backing from Christian evangelicals, Mark Harris, is also in the mix.
"I say if you like your doctor, send him to the Senate," Paul said, a spin on the now-infamous line from President Barack Obama on the new health care law: "If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor."
( Earlier on POLITICO: Paul to plunge into N.C. Senate race)
Paul also blasted Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan for voting in favor of Obamacare, prompting a loud, "Fire Hagan!" from the crowd.
"She thinks she's smarter than all of North Carolina combined," he said. "She has chosen coercion over freedom."
A new automated poll released by the Raleigh-based Democratic firm Public Policy Polling just before Monday's rally showed support for Tillis dropping in recent weeks, even as Tillis' campaign and allied GOP establishment groups have poured millions in recent days to help the state House speaker close the deal and keep the primary from heading into a two-month-long runoff battle that could hurt the party's chances of defeating Hagan.
The poll shows Tillis right at 40 percent, Brannon at 28 percent and Charlotte pastor Harris at 15 percent.
The primary for one of the most contested Senate races in the country has also become a testing ground for the popularity of potential 2016 Republican contenders in the battleground state — and how much weight their endorsements might carry among the GOP voters who could decide the party's next presidential nominee. Besides Paul's support for Brannon, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has endorsed Tillis, and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee recorded a pro-Harris robocall that was expected to reach 300,000 voters in the days leading up to the primary.
In interviews before the rally, Brannon's supporters repeatedly put Tillis in the same category as Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham, calling Brannon the only true conservative in the race who could join Paul in the Senate.


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Working the Afghanistan account at the State Department in the late 1980s, I occasionally met the Russian muckraking journalist Artyom Borovik. Before he joined the vanguard of those agitating for change during glasnost, he had served as a Soviet diplomat. The son of a Novosti journalist posted to New York, Borovik spoke nearly unaccented English and excellent Spanish. He was as comfortable in an Afghan tea house as he was at a Manhattan Starbucks. Borovik, in short, was the cream of the crop of Russian youth from which the Foreign Ministry traditionally recruits its diplomats: urbane, multilingual, with elite educations and the skills to deftly navigate foreign societies.
Borovik died in 2000 in a still-unsolved Moscow plane accident days after producing a scathing article about an ascendant Russian politician, Vladimir Putin, who was about to become president. Borovik quoted Putin in an article as saying, "There are three ways to influence people: blackmail, vodka, and the threat to kill."
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Whether or not Putin has expanded his tools of persuasion, he's got good help in the influence department. In the lead-up to four-way talks over Ukraine and Secretary of State Kerry's consultations with European leaders this week, Russian ambassadors are using their many close connections with continental elites to press Putin's case, to seek to stifle or limit economic sanctions and to foster divisions between Washington and its allies. In most cases these Russian envoys have spent the bulk of their diplomatic careers dealing with the countries to which they are posted and have extensive decades-long contacts with whom they can speak, often in the latters' native languages. This gives them a decided edge.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is fairly typical. A graduate of the prestigious Moscow Institute for International Relations (known by its Russian acronym, MGIMO) and 42-year Foreign Ministry veteran, Lavrov speaks fluent English as well as Sinhalese, Dhiveli and French. A former U.S. ambassador who had dealt with Lavrov at the United Nations described him to me as disciplined, witty and charming, a diplomat so skilled "he runs rings around us in the multilateral sphere."
Russia has always taken diplomacy and its diplomats seriously. America, on the other hand, does not. Of this country's 28 diplomatic missions in NATO capitals (of which 26 are either currently filled by an ambassador or have nominees waiting to be confirmed), 16 are, or will be, headed by political appointees; only one ambassador to a major NATO ally, Turkey, is a career diplomat. Fourteen ambassadors got their jobs in return for raising big money for President Obama's election campaigns, or worked as his aides. A conservative estimate of personal and bundled donations by these fundraisers is $20 million (based on figures from the New York Times, Federal Election Commission and AllGov). The U.S. ambassador to Belgium, a former Microsoft executive, bundled more than $4.3 million.
By contrast, all but two of Moscow's ambassadors to NATO capitals are career diplomats. And the two Russian equivalents of political appointees (in Latvia and Slovakia) have 6 and 17 years of diplomatic experience respectively. The total number of years of diplomatic experience of Russia's 28 ambassadors to NATO nations is 960 years, averaging 34 years per incumbent. The cumulative years of relevant experience of America's ambassadors are 331, averaging 12 years per individual. Russia has 26 NATO ambassadors with 20-plus years of diplomatic service; the United States has 10. Furthermore, 16 American envoys have five years, or fewer, of diplomatic service. The figure for Russia: zero. Five U.S. NATO posts currently have no ambassador. None of Russia's is vacant. With Michael McFaul's departure in February, there is no U.S. ambassador in Moscow at the moment.
Domestically, the situation is equally worrisome. Three-quarters of the top policy and management positions at the State Department currently are occupied by non-diplomats, mainly Democratic Party activists or liberal think tankers. "Most are competent, but must pass an ideological test to be appointed," a former senior official who worked with Obama's appointees at State told me. "These positions," she added, "are handed out based on party connections and loyalty." In the hands of these decision-makers, all major foreign policy issues are viewed through an "ideological prism as opposed to an eye toward the long-term interests of the United States," she said. The White House's National Security Council staff, furthermore, has ballooned from about four dozen three decades ago to more than twice that today, a shift that has had the effect of concentrating power in the White House, and infusing key decisions with political calculations.
By contrast, the Russian Foreign Ministry is staffed top to bottom with career diplomats.
So, just how much are we disadvantaged in the diplomatic game over Ukraine? Consider these three strategically situated countries.
Germany: Chancellor Angela Merkel is walking a political tightrope. On the one hand, she and the German public are as outraged over Moscow's Crimea annexation as anyone. But Germany depends on Russia for a third of its energy needs, and when it comes to trade, the Germans sell almost as much to Russia as they buy, with 300,000 jobs dependent on German-Russian trade. Both sides have much to lose should major sanctions be imposed against Russia.
The Russian ambassador to Germany, Vladimir Grinin, who joined the diplomatic service in 1971, has served in Germany in multiple tours totaling 17 years, in addition to four years in Austria as ambassador. He is fluent in German and English. He has held a variety of posts in the Russian Foreign Ministry concentrating on European affairs. Berlin is his fourth ambassadorship.


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Retired Lt. General Ricardo Sanchez doesn't pigeonhole himself as an Hispanic candidate for the U.S. Senate seat that veteran Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will yield to retirement next year.
Sanchez will portray himself as a leader turned off by white-hot partisan politics and as someone who understands the struggles of lower and middle-income Texans. His humble upbringing in Rio Grande City certainly will make it easier for him to connect with Hispanic Texans.
The big question: Will Latinos connect with him?
It's been nearly 18 years since a Democrat won a statewide seat in Texas. Hispanics have not voted in a proportion to their share of the state's population. The best chance and perhaps the only chance for Sanchez to win the U.S. Senate seat is for him to excite Texas Hispanics into voting.
"Clearly that could be the key for victory," Sanchez says.
He will have to generate a large and enthusiastic grassroots effort by talking to people in their neighborhoods and "being able to relate to them on a very real basis in their environment."
Sanchez commanded the coalition ground forces in Iraq eight years ago and led the military effort resulting in the capture of Saddam Hussein and the killing of Hussein's two sons.
Sanchez is building his U.S. Senate campaign that has been fairly low key as he raises money and develops his platform positions. Sanchez, who lives in San Antonio, will eventually open a campaign headquarters in the Alamo City.
He spoke to a Hispanic Scholarship Consortium leadership conference Tuesday afternoon in Austin.
He mentioned "leadership" multiple times as he chronicled his 33-year-long military career and as he surveyed the political landscape. He sees excessive partisanship and petty politics and misplaced loyalties.
And he doesn't see enough leaders "who truly understand the struggles of our people and who can represent all Americans – not just their particular economic group. Especially, we need leaders who can represent middle and lower (income) classes."
Conference participants applauded Sanchez.
The retired military leader makes an intriguing candidate, state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, said afterward.
"His story is as story of excellence within the Latino community – someone who rose from dirt-poverty up to the highest levels in the U.S. military," Castro said. "That's a quintessential American story that the Latino Community can be proud of but really that every American can be proud of. So I do think that he has a strong story to share, and getting folks to be enthusiastic about it is just a matter of getting out there and meeting with them and getting this message together and coming across well."
It's too soon to tell whether Sanchez will draw a major challenge for the Democratic Party's nomination next year. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst leads a multi-candidate pack on the GOP side.
Sanchez doesn't appear fazed by the likelihood that he will face a better known and much better financed Republican.
"The key thing is that I'm not in this race for political power. I'm a patriot that wants to serve, that sees a need in this great county, this great state, to represent the average Texan, the average American and to be able to achieve some consensus for the problems that we are facing."
Solving the nation's financial problems will require some sacrifice from everyone, he says.
Sanchez grew up in poverty in Rio Grande City.
"I stood in welfare lines as a young child, so I understand the pain. I understand the pressures. I understand, very clearly, the lack of hope."
He objects to "the assault on education in drawing down our economic opportunity."
An elementary school in his small border town carries the name of the retired general.


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Look, but Don't Touch18 Feb, 2010 By: Nancy Spurling Johnson
The fantasies of sci-fi become real as digital holograms bring virtually any 3D data to life.
Editor's note: This article was originally published in the Winter 2010 edition of Cadalyst magazine.
When Elvis was beamed onto the stage of "American Idol" in 2007 to sing a duet with Celine Dion, and when correspondent Jessica Yellin popped onto the New York City set of CNN on election night 2008 — even though she was on assignment in Chicago — holography created quite a stir. Although some debated whether those were true examples of the technology, there's no question they got our attention.
Today, holography is getting attention in the design world as well, as a striking new way to present a 3D model. With what is known as a digital hologram, you're able to walk around the model — whether it be a skyscraper in its downtown setting, a topographic map, or even a life-size concept car — and view it from every angle. The model you see is fully detailed and highly accurate — but if you reach out to touch it, your hand will slice through the air.
When people see a digital hologram for the first time, the reaction is, "What is it?" and "How did you do it?" says Jay Mezher, manager of design visualization in the Seattle office of Parsons Brinkerhoff. The firm has used the technology to create infrastructure models that show proposed designs of highways and tunnels, and even to create an urban scale hologram depicting the city of Seattle. "This has added another amazing tool to the virtual design and construction [VDC] approach we take with our projects," he says. "We're intrigued by the ability to display a three-dimensional hologram instead of a projected 2D image."
These 3D models that you cannot touch are created from virtually any 3D data, printed on a flat surface, and viewable when light strikes them at a certain angle. Digital holograms can be used as a permanent display, or tiles can be disassembled and compactly stored or easily transported to another location for review. They are being used for applications ranging from design showrooms to overseas military operations.
How It Works
In contrast to analog holograms, which are exact 1-to-1 reproductions of existing objects, digital holograms are completely scalable and based on 3D data such as CAD models, laser scans, or satellite imagery. They can be created from other digital data as well, such as video footage or a series of photographs. Based on proprietary technology using lasers, optics, and image processing, digital holograms are printed by machine, pixel by pixel, to create what is effectively a compilation of thousands of high-fidelity rendered still images.
At Zebra Imaging, a developer of digital hologram technology based in Austin, Texas, color and monochrome holograms are printed on photopolymer film, usually in two to three hours' machine time depending on a model's complexity. The film is applied to acrylic tiles for display and easy portability. The result is a hologram that has a wide viewing angle and a large depth volume that appears to extend above and below the display surface, and that is full parallax, meaning the 3D depiction is correct from every vantage point.
View Holographics, a provider of analog and digital holographic services in the United Kingdom, uses red, green, and blue lasers at specific frequencies to create full-color digital holograms. An image is created within a photographic holographic emulsion coated on a sheet of glass. A 1-square-meter hologram requires approximately 10 hours to print, plus a few more hours to develop.
In their finished form, digital holograms can be displayed vertically on a wall or a stand, or horizontally on a table or a floor. The 3D holographic effect comes to life in sunlight or when an artificial light shines on the surface at a specific angle. No special glasses are necessary.
Multiple people can view a digital hologram from all vantage points around a static display; the model
appears to change according to each viewer's perspective, or the display itself can rotate. Some digital holograms convey a single representation of a model. Others could show a building design with and without a roof cutaway, depending on the viewing angle, or the progression of a product redesign from old to new.
Short 3D animations can be made by running several holograms in succession. As another option, Zebra Imaging can create transparent overlays for holograms to display annotations, updates, or other data or to show existing project conditions juxtaposed with proposed alternatives. "We're motivated by the potential of the technology," says Mezher, a Zebra Imaging client. "The possibilities are endless."
3D digital holograms can facilitate design review and collaboration in much the same way as a physical prototype, as shown in this visualization. Image courtesy of Zebra Imaging.
Numerous Applications
Digital holography has been used extensively by military and law enforcement personnel to create 3D topographic maps and building plans for various types of applications, including situational awareness, event preparation, and training. Geospatial applications — for military use and urban planning — have been the core business for Zebra Imaging.
However, as 3D data becomes increasingly prevalent, so do the applications of digital holography. The entertainment industry is using digital holograms in advertising, and oil and gas producers have used them to support stakeholder decision making. More recently the architectural and manufacturing sectors have begun to use digital holograms to communicate design concepts as well as schematic and detail designs. In VDC and building information modeling (BIM), digital holograms can facilitate collaboration among architects, contractors, and clients early in the design phase of a project.
One Zebra Imaging customer has used holography to present proposed dormitory updates for student feedback; another has compared an existing airport baggage-handling system model with a proposed redesign. "We expect the AEC and product design application areas to grow very rapidly over the next 12–18 months," says Dave Perry, executive vice-president, commercial markets.
View Holographics and Zebra Imaging can create digital holograms from virtually any 3D data. At Zebra Imaging, the preferred file formats are OBJ, FBX, DWG, and DXF. The company has processed 3D data from CAD applications including Google SketchUp, CATIA, Rhinoceros, 3ds Max, Maya, Revit, and AutoCAD. It currently is developing plug-ins to provide a print capability directly from Revit, 3ds Max, Maya, Google SketchUp, and other applications through a secure online pipeline.
Mezher at Parsons Brinkerhoff says his group has printed holograms based on models built in AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, MicroStation, and 3ds Max. "But the final model was assembled in 3ds Max, where textures and lighting were added and then exported to the hologram printer." Simon Potter, a sales and marketing associate at View Holographics, states that when 3D holograms are printed from 3ds Max models, "The results are always excellent."
View Holographics can print digital holograms as large as 1 m x 1.2 m (or approximately 39" x 49") at a cost of approximately $2.80 to $3.80 per square inch.
At Zebra Imaging, holograms commonly range in size from 12" x 12" to 24" x 36" and cost $799 to $2,999 for color output. The company has produced digital holograms as large as a 6' x 18' life-size rendering of a Ford concept vehicle.
Looking Ahead
View Holographics is continually refining its holographic technology. Potter reports that the company's newest printer will produce holographic prints that are brighter, have better color, and provide a 120-degree viewing angle.
Zebra Imaging is putting the finishing touches on a new color hologram printer that will sell for $1 million — most likely to traditional customers in the military and defense space, as well as to service bureaus. "We expect to make an announcement of commercial availability in the very near future," Perry says.
Before long, digital holograms won't even require a printer. Zebra Imaging is developing a dynamic, all-digital holographic display with funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for interactive applications. Initially targeted for advanced visualization applications in military, weather forecasting, oil and gas exploration, and medical imaging, the display will integrate with existing 3D software applications. Commercial launch is planned for 2010.