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Cap and Trade Resurrected? Some States Awaken to Its Economic Benefits
Evidence showing that cap and trade can bolster a new revenue stream has some state and federal officials quietly seeking answers.
Cap and trade is long dead in the United States, a victim of shifting political winds, fierce oil industry opposition and a weak economy.
Or is it?
Congress and a dozen Midwest and Western states abandoned plans for such programs during the past three years. That's left California and nine Northeast states alone in their embrace of the scheme, which sets a ceiling on CO2 emissions and allows polluters to meet it by buying permits in auctions—and sends hundreds of millions of dollars into state coffers.
With many states in financial trouble—and with evidence building that cap and trade can bolster a new revenue stream and create jobs—some states are starting to take a second look.
In interviews with InsideClimate News, economists, analysts and state officials say that conversations on the topic are generally taking place quietly and under the radar in a few governors' offices and in state legislatures, where both Democrats and Republicans dominate.
The catalyst was the release last fall [1] of a 54-page economic analysis [2] of the first mandatory carbon emissions trading scheme in America, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative [3] (RGGI). The report analyzed the $912 million in auction revenues that Northeast participants raked in from 2008 to 2011. It found that states netted $1.6 billion in economic benefits and created approximately 16,000 jobs by devoting proceeds to clean energy technologies, energy efficiency programs and other economic activities.
Since then, a handful of states, mostly in the Midwest but also in the deep South, have contacted RGGI officials about cap and trade, says Collin O'Mara [4], secretary of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control [5]. O'Mara chairs the board of directors for RGGI, Inc. [6], the nonprofit corporation that helps states implement the initiative.
He believes people are confused. "The rhetoric at the national level isn't matching the experience of states that are taking action. Folks are trying to figure out what's the truth behind the numbers."
They're generally seeking answers to three questions, O'Mara says: How many jobs has RGGI created? What impact has cap and trade had on power plant operators? And, how have states benefited by steering RGGI money into energy-use reduction?
O'Mara declined to list the inquiring states out of concern that outing them would rile opponents and "stop the chance of progress." Cap and trade, once a cornerstone national energy policy among Democrats and moderate Republicans, has become a target of conservatives, who call it cap and tax and say it's emblematic of the Obama administration's 'big government' approach.
Because of that scrutiny, Paul Hibbard [7], vice president of the Analysis Group [8], the consulting firm behind the RGGI report, says he's "very surprised" at the interest in the study. State representatives and industry groups across the RGGI region and in California—as well as U.S. Department of Energy officials and federal legislative staff—have frequently brought in Hibbard and colleagues to explain their findings.
Hibbard says the RGGI study is unique because it examines cap and trade strictly from an economic angle. It doesn't consider environmental impacts or whether the program is crucial for curbing global warming pollution.
"We just looked at the [auction] money and the impact of those dollars. We found that there's absolutely an economic return for collecting cap and trade revenues. And that's true almost regardless of how you use them," he says. That includes in states like New York, which used tens of millions in cap-and-trade money to plug budget gaps.
RGGI launched in 2008 with bipartisan support from 10 states. The program only caps emissions from electric power plants.
Recently it has faced controversy that mimics the national debate. Republican lawmakers and Tea Party groups, led by Americans for Prosperity [9], have criticized RGGI for imposing heavy costs on power companies and their consumers. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie withdrew his state at the end of last year. GOP-led efforts in Delaware, Maine and New Hampshire sought, but failed, to exit the pact.
Former Rep. Bob Inglis, a Republican from South Carolina, is floating a "revenue-neutral" cap-and-trade alternative that would return all of the money to consumers, under his new role [10] as head of George Mason University's Energy and Enterprise Initiative, E&E Daily reported [11] this week.
Hopes in Minnesota, All Eyes on California
Over in the Midwest, Minnesota is one of the states that's slowly reawakening to cap and trade's economic benefits, says Ellen Anderson, senior energy and environment advisor to Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and a former state senator [12].
Many state leaders recognize "the benefits could be absolutely enormous for us," she says, but discussions are "not necessarily happening at the highest levels of government—at the moment."
Minnesota was part of the regional cap-and-trade scheme, the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord, with five other states and a Canadian province. In 2010, the pact was put on hold indefinitely, after Republicans swept the midterm elections and Congress failed to pass a national carbon trading law.
In Minnesota, Republicans took over the legislature for the first time in nearly 40 years.
"We're sort of treading water at the moment in terms of the state's official policy" on climate change and clean energy, Anderson says—with a tinge of hope. She explains that about 20 percent of state legislators won't run for reelection in the 2012 elections, and says the new class could be much friendlier toward climate initiatives.
"Ask me then [about cap and trade], and I think things will be a lot different."
What happens in California could be the real game-changer for states reconsidering cap and trade, says Alex Jackson, a San Francisco-based attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council [13] (NRDC), an environmental group that backs cap and trade, though for now he says most states are in "a holding pattern."
If California's scheme, which is slated to launch on Nov. 14, is proven to reduce climate-altering gases and drive economic growth "that's when we'd expect the narrative to shift and ... [other states] to start to get back on the table," Jackson says. According to a study last month [14], power plants across the RGGI region slashed their emissions by 23 percent from 2009 to 2011, thanks partly to cap and trade.
California's initiative is broader than the Northeast model, reaching polluters across the entire economy—from electric utilities and oil extractors to fossil-fuel burning factories. In 2015, the program will expand to include natural gas companies and transportation fuel producers and suppliers.
Projections of first-year proceeds range from $600 million to $1.8 billion and could reach nearly $8 billion a year by 2020. State legislators and environmental officials are still wrangling over how to spend that pile of money [15].
It's a problem that many governors would like to have, some experts say.
"If I were a politician in another state, or someone working on the state budget, it would certainly get my attention," says Derek Walker, director of strategic climate initiatives at the Environmental Defense Fund [16].
California's experiment is clearly not stoking envy everywhere.
"Support for cap and trade has only decreased, not increased" in Washington state, says Ted Sturdevant, who directs the state's Department of Ecology [17], which backs cap and trade. Washington was one of the founding members of the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) [18], a carbon trading program, but has left that pact along with five other states.
"Will folks revisit cap and trade, or has it been clobbered so hard politically that folks aren't going to pick it up again? I can't answer that." Keeping up the drumbeat on economic benefits may revive the debate, he says when asked.
Andy Ginsburg, administrator for Oregon's air quality division, which also supports cap and trade, says of his state leaders: "I don't think anybody has really turned back and looked at it again."
Ginsburg says he believes Oregon, which also left the WCI, will be able to match California's global warming emissions reductions, mainly through its proposed low-carbon fuel standard [19].
"But we won't have the revenues from the market part of it," he adds.
Leigh Raymond [20], director of the Center for the Environment at Purdue University [21], who has studied cap-and-trade policies since the mid-1990s, believes the allure of those cap-and-trade revenues will eventually prove irresistible.
"[Cap and trade] is going to be attractive to other states, and eventually even the federal government. ... It just makes more sense to raise revenue for your state this way."
He says this will be especially true if cap and trade can be shown to decrease electricity bills, as it has in all RGGI states, which have used proceeds on energy-saving programs to offset price hikes from the program.
"That's what will eventually bring these policies back into the greater favor," says Raymond.


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Craftsman is eschewing the traditional bright red paint job of its rolling toolboxes for a stark white finish that's actually far more functional. The white paint used on its Limited Edition rolling eight-drawer tool chest is dry erase-friendly, so you can label the drawers as per what's inside, take notes, or make calculations on the sides.
The top four-drawer section will set you back $350, while the larger wheeled bottom is another $450 on top of that. And no, it doesn't come with any tools whatsoever, not even dry erase markers. [Craftsman via Gear Patrol]

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10 Careers Ex-MLB Pitcher Brian Wilson Could Pursue if He Never Pitches Again
From 2008 to 2011, Brian Wilson was one of the best closers in major league baseball. Pitching for the San Francisco Giants, Wilson tossed a combined 3.00 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 2.65 K/BB and 163 saves during that span.
But everything good must come to an end. After throwing just two innings in 2012, the then-30-year-old was forced to undergo his second career Tommy John surgery.
Wilson, now more than 15 months removed from surgery, auditioned for major league teams on July 25. Even though the ex-Giants closer "looked good," according to a scout, his average fastball was still about five miles-per-hour slower than it clocked in at pre-surgery.
In the event no team comes knocking, below are 10 non-baseball careers Brian Wilson and his outlandish beard could pursue instead.


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Automated Logic Awarded Building Automation System for PNC Tower Targeted as World's Greenest Skyscraper
KENNESAW, Ga. – Automated Logic (ALC), a leading provider of innovative building automation solutions that maximize energy efficiency while ensuring occupant comfort, has been selected by PNC Financial Services Group to provide the building automation system for The Tower at PNC Plaza. Automated Logic is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
The Tower at PNC Plaza is a 32-story, 781,000 sq. ft. office building that will be located in downtown Pittsburgh. The building is expected to surpass Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Platinum, the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC®) highest rating, and aspires to be the world's greenest SkyRiseSM. The building will be the new corporate headquarters for PNC, one of the nation's largest diversified financial services organizations.
"We applaud PNC for their commitment to sustainable development," said Lauren Kolb, president, Automated Logic. "Automated Logic has been a proponent of energy efficiency and sustainability for decades, and we are excited to be a part of a project that could set the standard for future office buildings."
Automated Logic's WebCTRL building automation system (BAS) will ensure a comfortable environment for the building's more than 2,000 expected occupants and will contribute to PNC's LEED Platinum certification. The project, consisting of control and monitoring of more than 10,000 points, will utilize the flexibility within the WebCTRL BAS to integrate with many third-party systems, including lighting, fire alarm systems, indoor environmental monitoring and natural ventilation interfacing with automatic windows.
Since the tower's sustainable design allows the use of natural ventilation systems to reduce the impact on the environment, the WebCTRL system will also interface with weather monitoring stations to detect external conditions, such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, rain intensity, and barometric pressure, and use this information to determine when to use natural ventilation versus mechanical cooling. The system will also connect with weather agencies, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and use local forecasts to plan future heating and cooling needs.
Construction is now underway on the project, which is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2015. PNC earned its first USGBC LEED certification in 2000. As of October 2012, PNC has completed 174 LEED® certified projects around the country.
For more information on Automated Logic, visit www.automatedlogic.com.
About Automated Logic
Automated Logic provides customers with innovative building management solutions that maximize energy efficiency while ensuring occupant comfort. Its intuitive products are designed to control and monitor building functions, such as heating, air conditioning and lighting, and give users the tools they need to achieve energy savings and sustainable building operations. Automated Logic serves major market sectors, including commercial office, education, healthcare, government and data centers, and is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp., a leading provider to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide. Visit www.automatedlogic.com for more information.
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I run Win 7. Ive recently stopped winPcap from running at boot so I had to start it myself. when trying to run it from the command line it then asks me for administrator password. I am the sole user for this computer, my account is set up as administrator so i typed the password I use to log onto OS with.
It doesn't work.
I tried disabling my account password and it still asks for one. Is there a different default one Im not aware of?
Im not getting it.


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The Beatles - A Day in The Life : Saturday, November 16, 1963
Winter Gardens Theatre, Exeter Rd. Bournemouth, Hampshire
News of Beatlemania was beginning to spread abroad. Three different camera teams from the major North American television networks, NBC, ABC and CBS - filmed parts of this Beatles performance and the audience hysterics. Reports went into US television news programs on November 18, 19, and 21st and December 7th.
In the CBS item, reporter Alexander Kendrick was particularly condescending. Talking of the group's fans he declared, "Some of the girls can write" and spoke of the Beatle's "Dishmop hairstyles". The Beatles were seen entering the Winter Gardens Theatre and playing "She Loves You" on stage, (the disc version was overdubbed for TV). John and Paul also gave a short interview with another reporter, Josh Darsa. In punning, lofty fashion, Kendrick then concluded, "They symbolise the 20th century non-hero, as the make non-music, wear non-haircuts and give non-mersey".


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Only a fraction of health club members use their clubs on a regular basis, and people who don't use their clubs regularly don't generally remain members. Club operators can positively affect retention by providing the best facilities, equipment, programs and knowledge—but only if members take advantage of what is provided. Unfortunately, club operators cannot control an individual's level of commitment or willpower.
One aspect of our business that often is ignored is the significance of the word "club" in health club. To keep members engaged, they have to see their club as part of their community and, in turn, part of their lives. The majority of people probably never will be as passionate about fitness as are those who work in fitness, even though they may know that it is healthy to work out and that it is important to be healthy.
The best approach may be to keep the uninitiated population connected to us with something they are passionate about, even if it has nothing to do with health and fitness. If a person is only working out once per week but they come to the club for other reasons, they may end up working out a little more. Connection is the key.
If we want the majority of our members—or the general population for that matter—to participate, we have to give them more options. Fitness may be at the core of what we do, but it doesn't have to be all we do—and it isn't all they want or need. After all, we are a club, a place where people congregate to work out but also to connect and share.
To provide members with what they want and need, you must first find out who your frequently attending members and your lax members are and what they like—both inside and outside the club. What do they do in their free time?
To find this out, you can either survey your members or hold focus groups. Which method you use depends on your style and your member demographics. For instance, older members may prefer to talk to someone while younger ones may prefer an Internet survey. Whatever vehicle you use, the incentive has to be motivating. Think dinner for two at a good local restaurant or a free three-month membership for their spouse or friend (another good way to get them using the club). You can barter some or all of the incentive to keep costs down. If you don't get the response you need (about 25 percent of your membership should be the minimum goal), raise the stakes.
Once you have the information, you can create clubs within your club, such as:
- Book Club
- Dog Lover's Club
- Mary Kay
- Cooking Club
- Movie Club
- Monday Night Football
- Fantasy Sports Leagues
- Wine Tastings
- Ski Club
- Bridge Club
- Astronomy Club
- Parenting Club
- Dance Club
The list could go on and on. You may have tried some of these in the past without success, but did you really put the same amount of commitment, effort and resources into the program as you put into getting a new member? Probably not. This cannot be implemented with a poster and a sign-up sheet. It has to be championed by someone, either staff or a member, who is passionate about getting people engaged in their particular interest. (Think of someone like Julie on "The Love Boat.")
Once you have identified the top three to five interests, create a strong following by providing the tools to get participants and keep them involved. To ensure participation, you might:
- Hire someone to speak about the topic
- Provide a section or blog on your website for each group
- Host weekly/monthly meetings at the club
- Give the groups a voice in your newsletter
As each group matures and gains traction, you can add more. You should always set a minimum level of participation to gauge member interest—reaching this lower threshold is a signal that it is time to re-evaluate the program.
Whatever you do, remember that the goal is to make the health club a place to do more than just work out. It should be a community within a community, and it should address the needs of the community, whether or not they are directly related to fitness. After all, we are the original social network.
Rick Bouza is the president and founder of RHB Solutions Inc., a management company that specializes in turnarounds and single source management for health clubs. With 22 years in the industry, he is knowledgeable in a variety of professional disciplines but focuses on organizing and directing turnaround situations. He's held top-level executive and management positions with national brands Crunch Fitness International, Equinox Fitness and American Leisure Corp. He has served in various roles: manager, comptroller, general manager, executive director, vice president, executive vice president and chief operating officer. Bouza can be reached at 800-671-0343, ext. 301.


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These wonderful cotton solids by Robert Kaufman are the gold standard for quilters all over the world. The range of vibrant colors and the high quality of the fabric are unmatched. This beautiful "Regal" Kona Cotton is 44" wide, and is 100% cotton. This is a 4.35 oz cotton, and is perfect, not only for quilting, but for apparel, crafts, and more!
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as the Mythic Herald stated:
"Today we have important news to share with the community. EA is restructuring its RPG and MMO games development into a new group that includes both Mythic and BioWare. This newly formed team will be led by Ray Muzyka, co-founder and General Manager of BioWare. With this change, Ray becomes Group General Manager of the new RPG/MMO studio group. BioWare's other co-founder, Greg Zeschuk will become Group Creative Officer for the new RPG/MMO studio group. Rob Denton will step up as General Manager of Mythic and report to Ray. BioWare's studios remain unchanged and continue to report to Ray.
Mark Jacobs, current General Manager of Mythic will leave EA on June 23, 2009. We thank Mark for his contributions at Mythic and wish him the very best going forward. Mark played a major part in the success of Mythic with his contribution as General Manager and Lead Designer of WAR.
Mythic retains a strong team led by Rob who co-founded Mythic in 1995. Rob played a critical role in the development of Dark Age of Camelot. In his previous role as COO, he was responsible for all day-to-day management of the studio including all development, operations and support.
Please join us in celebrating the union of these two award-winning studios."
Which answered one of the questions of many bloggers of war "Where is Mark Jacobs?"
And apparently he had decided to leave Mythic. (or got fired?) In any case, now Mythic and Bioware is going to be working together it sounds, and with Bioware's strength, maybe WAR will become quite a game!
But of cause they have to fixed the problems first.
what is your thought on this?
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White River Junction, Vt., bank robbed
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) � Vermont police are investigating a bank robbery in White River Junction.
Authorities say a man robbed the People's United Bank at 2:10 p.m. on Thursday afternoon and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.
No weapon was displayed.
It's believed that the man was traveling in a blue standard cab pickup truck and wearing some type of disguise.
Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call the Hartford Police Department.


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Now that social media in wine and hospitality seems mainstream, facebook fan pages are de rigeur, and the twitter, flickr, fb, digg, etc. logos are plastered everywhere, there's something significant missing in the translation of the message on connecting. Referring back to the cocktail party analogy, would you host a party and not be there? Invite guests to your home to connect and entertain them and leave everything up to a catering staff for interacting with your guests?
I sure hope you answered no to both questions. If you did, why on earth would you launch a social media program and issue automatic direct messages to your guests? Why would you post generic, monthly or weekly messages (imagine a PA system a la high school) announcing, shouting at people something they didn't ask you about? Do you understand the concept of real conversation? If I come to your home, I'm excited to see YOU…and if you have the butler answer the door, the bartender entertain me and the cook tell me loads of information, guess what…I'm probably not coming back. Nor will I tell my friends anything positive about that experience.
Maybe you're mislead by the cold, technological tool in front of you…your laptop (i-phone, Storm, whatever). What you must not forget is that there are real, flesh and blood, passionate people on the other end who love wine, hospitality, their friends, family, travel, SCUBA, or whatever FAR more than they love your bottom line. While technology extends our reach by several orders of magnitude greater than we can imagine, you cannot lose your sensitivity, your listening skills, your inter-personal talents in the hopes of automating connection. Businesses hoping to increase their business without getting involved, asking questions, caring and listening are doomed to fail, and fail on a large scale in public.
Our friend @winebratsf is right. And she is doing businesses a service by letting them know what she wants and why she's there. Many people I know just "unfollow" a business that gets impersonal, automated or uninteresting. If you can't make the personal investment in the relationships, you are in the wrong place. Give more than you get. Provide value. Care. Share.
What do you think?
Thanks for reading. Cheers!


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|Oracle Workflow Administrator's Guide
Release 2.6.3
Part Number B10283-02
The ability to control user access to Web and application content and to protect your site against people breaking into your system is critical. This chapter describes the architecture and configuration of security for Oracle Workflow.
For additional information about security, refer to the following documents:
This section describes the Oracle Workflow security model.
Oracle Workflow uses a password-based security model to protect Web and application content.
For purposes of accessing Oracle Workflow Web pages, Oracle Workflow defines two classes of users: Workflow administrators and Workflow users.
In addition to being associated with the role specified in the Workflow Administrator global preference, administrators who manage Oracle Workflow must have the Oracle Application Server administrator role to access the Workflow Manager component within Oracle Enterprise Manager for standalone Oracle Workflow, or have the Oracle Applications System Administrator responsibility to access the Workflow Manager component within Oracle Applications Manager for Oracle Applications.
Also, administrators and developers who need to run Oracle Workflow scripts and programs or save workflow item type definitions to the database must have the password for the Oracle Workflow schema in the database.
Oracle Workflow provides security to protect the following resources.
Users are prompted for a username and password in order to access Oracle Workflow Web pages and Oracle Enterprise Manager or Oracle Applications Manager. In Oracle Applications, users must additionally be assigned a responsibility that includes Oracle Workflow Web pages before they can access these pages.
Users must provide the Oracle Workflow database schema username and password to run administrative scripts and programs and to access workflow definitions in the database through Oracle Workflow Builder.
For information about authorization and validation of e-mail notification responses, see: E-mail Notification Security.
Oracle Workflow leverages Oracle HTTP Server authentication to control access to Oracle Workflow Web pages. In standalone Oracle Workflow, a PL/SQL Database Access Descriptor (DAD) is created for the Oracle Workflow Web pages during installation. You can use either the HTTP or HTTPS protocol. HTTPS, which is HTTP over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is recommended. For instructions on configuring SSL with Oracle HTTP Server, please refer to the Oracle HTTP Server Administrator's Guide.
For information about use of Oracle HTTP Server by Oracle Applications, see: Administering Oracle HTTP Server, Oracle Applications System Administrator's Guide.
For standalone Oracle Workflow, you can choose one of two predefined directory service implementations during installation.
In Oracle Applications, an Oracle Workflow directory service based on users and roles from the unified Oracle Applications environment is automatically implemented for you during installation. For information about setting up Oracle Applications to use Oracle Internet Directory and single sign-on, see: Implementing Single Sign-on for Oracle Applications 11i with Login Server Authentication Using Oracle Internet Directory, Oracle Applications System Administrator's Guide.
This section describes configuration considerations in Oracle HTTP Server for standalone Oracle Workflow. For Oracle Applications, see:
Oracle9i Application Server and Oracle Applications, Oracle Applications System Administrator's Guide.
If you choose to implement OID and single sign-on integration in the Workflow Configuration Assistant, the DAD created for Oracle Workflow in Oracle HTTP Server is automatically protected in the mod_osso configuration file during installation. For more information, see the installation documentation for your installation of Oracle Workflow.
You can configure the following options in Oracle Workflow to take advantage of the security features you want.
You can set the following global workflow preferences related to security.
See: Setting Global User Preferences.
For information about configuring e-mail notification security options, see: E-mail Notification Security.
During installation of standalone Oracle Workflow, the Workflow Configuration Assistant lets you enter LDAP preferences in order to integrate with OID. If you do choose to integrate with OID, the Workflow Configuration Assistant automatically installs the appropriate version of the Workflow PL/SQL security package, called WFA_SEC, and a directory service implementation based on OID.
OID integration also enables Oracle Workflow to participate in Oracle Application Server single sign-on.
If you choose to integrate with OID, you must perform the following steps:
See: Integrating an Oracle Workflow Directory Service with Oracle Internet Directory and Synchronizing Workflow Directory Services with Oracle Internet Directory.
If you do not enter LDAP preferences in the Workflow Configuration Assistant during installation, then a directory service implementation based on Oracle Database users and roles is automatically installed, along with the appropriate version of the Workflow PL/SQL security package, called WFA_SEC.
In this case, you should modify the default directory service views to add e-mail addresses for the database users if you want them to be able to receive e-mail notifications. See: Integrating an Oracle Workflow Directory Service with Oracle Database Users.
Note: You can also implement a custom version of the WFA_SEC security package, if you want to implement your own application-specific security. However, note that only the predefined versions of the WFA_SEC security package provided by Oracle Workflow are supported by Oracle. See: Oracle Workflow Support Policy, Oracle Workflow Developer's Guide.
If you are using the version of Oracle Workflow embedded in Oracle Applications, directory service views for users and roles from the unified Oracle Applications environment are automatically implemented for you during installation. In Oracle Applications, Oracle Workflow uses a directory service model in which denormalized information is maintained in the Workflow local tables for performance gain. The local Workflow directory service tables store user and role information originating from various other Oracle Applications modules, as well as ad hoc users and roles, so that the Workflow directory service views can access this information with good performance. You should maintain synchronization between the user and role information stored in application tables by the source modules and the information stored in the Workflow local tables. See: Setting Up a Directory Service for Oracle Workflow Embedded in Oracle Applications.
Also, in Oracle Applications, you can optionally give users access to the Worklist, Advanced Worklist, and Personal Worklist Web pages from any responsibility you choose. To make a Worklist available from a particular responsibility, you must add the appropriate function to the menu associated with that responsibility. Then you can assign that responsibility to your users. See: Adding Worklist Functions to User Responsibilities.


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QCPR Classroom
We know CPR training creates lifesavers. But for years, providing accurate and objective feedback on the performance of students has been a challenge for instructors. Until now.
The QCPR Classroom App is now available for our Little Anne QCPR with feedback and a gaming element. This enables instructors to enhance the quality of CPR training, classroom efficiency and learner engagement – with up to 42 Manikins at the same time.
Check how every learner is performing with feedback on depth, release, rate and ventilations.
Motivate learners to go from "passed" to "perfection".
See how the whole class performed, and get tips on group improvement.
Up to 12 students race against each other in an exciting and engaging test of CPR skills.
Setting up a CPR Classroom has never been easier – the app onboarding guides the user in 3 simple steps
QCPR Classroom app works with:
In 2001, Denmark launched a national initiative to teach CPR. The program invested in community CPR initiatives, new guidelines for resuscitation and dispatch guidance. By 2014, survival rates were tripled.
Increase in bystander CPR
Increase in victims arriving alive at hospital
More patients alive after 30 days
Alex learned CPR at school as part of the British Heart Foundations Nation of Lifesavers campaign.
Several months later he collapsed, and CPR was performed on him in the school gym. The teachers' and staffs' fast actions and knowledge helped save his life.


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April 04, 2013
By Wendy Greuel
Special to LAWT
Two decades ago I started my career in public service, working with Mayor Tom Bradley. This man was a towering figure in my life who inspired me and taught me to put people first and find practical solutions to problems.
It was during this pivotal time in my life that I came to know and love South Los Angeles.
Twenty years later, as I run to be the next mayor of Los Angeles, I am humbled by the support I have received from influential leaders in this community like Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and Magic Johnson, and the endorsement of faith and civic leaders like Bishop Charles E. Blake, Bishop Kenneth T. Ulmer, Reverend Chip Murray, and Danny Bakewell of the Sentinel.
These leaders understand that Los Angeles voters have an important choice before them on May 21.
They can either choose the paralysis and failed leadership that has left us with record unemployment, budget deficits, and depleted core services - or they can choose to make progress.
This choice is critical for South Los Angeles, a region that cannot afford to be ignored or neglected.
As your mayor, you have my commitment that I will always fight on your behalf.
Together we'll build a better city that dedicates itself to ensuring opportunity and equality for all.
But you don't have to take my word for it.
While working at DreamWorks Studios, I helped create job training partnerships with churches in South Los Angeles.
As City Controller for the past four years, I have fought to help minority-owned businesses and to root out fraud and abuse.
As Mayor, I will never stop fighting for South Los Angeles.
My office will have five priorities for this region that will revitalize our communities and get people back to work.
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Subnautica is a (currently) single player survival game with a theme that sets it apart from the rest of the genre in that it is set in a vast ocean world and takes place almost entirely under water. The core of the game seems very familiar; You start in a tiny bubble of an escape pod floating in a vast sea and have to scrounge up resources to fabricate food and shelter while fending off hostile wildlife. I think it's very immersive both in terms of graphics and sound design, and I don't think I've had such an enjoyable game-feel experience of diving since Endless Ocean on the Wii.
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|# ? Aug 8, 2020 18:28
this is a really good game.
|# ? Jan 25, 2016 20:33
it looks cool
|# ? Jan 25, 2016 20:33
RedHotKick posted:
it looks cool
it is, you can catch fish with your bare hands and cook em
|# ? Jan 25, 2016 20:34
If I start playing this game does it just automatically upload my gameplay footage to youtube in 10 minute chunks?
|# ? Jan 25, 2016 20:36
queeb posted:
it is, you can catch fish with your bare hands and cook em
You can even eat them raw, right after you catch them. Minus the hydration penalty.
|# ? Jan 25, 2016 20:41
I just don't know how many more bases I can build in video games
|# ? Jan 26, 2016 18:20
I bought Subnautica last night and gave it a try.
It's not bad; a lot of the mechanics seem relatively simple, which makes it easy to work with. I wasn't sure how a non-random map would work but there's enough variety in the world to experiment. The base-building mechanic seems like it could stand to have more polish but, to its credit, it works.
Some good:
Some bad:
|# ? Feb 5, 2016 19:11
The recommended settings option apparently has really bad pop in, experimental is a bit better.
|# ? Feb 5, 2016 19:14
Yeah, some guy recording a playthrough said the same thing. Experimental is a bit better, but could still stand to be improved.
|# ? Feb 5, 2016 19:16
The sound design in this game is fantastic. I'm playing on my tv with the surround sound and those massive swimming reefs? Or whatever they're called sound terrifying.
Right now my biggest issue is the super long nights because I'm a huge wuss and really don't want to go outside at night even with the flood light and a proper knife.
|# ? Feb 13, 2016 05:32
Its really nice and I've been having a lot of fun with this game. I got my little moon pool built and a little submarine to tootle around in. It's very relaxing.
|# ? Feb 13, 2016 06:04
It's unfortunate that aside from the Wreck parts, there aren't really renewable resources yet -- or if there are, I've yet to find them.
|# ? Feb 13, 2016 06:27
This game is really great; if you like survival games at all this is a good one.
I'd personally say it's worth playing now, I picked it up earlier in the week and I still feel like there are things I haven't seen yet 18 hours in, but of course it will only get better if you can hold off.
Another thing to mention is that this is the first new game from the people who made Natural Selection. NS2 had some issues but they are really cool devs and I'd be willing to recommend the game just based on that alone, although the game itself can totally stand on its own in this case.
|# ? Feb 13, 2016 06:34
I have really high hopes for this game. Exploring a cool alien ocean and building a little base is maybe my ideal game.
Ever since the H20 graphical update though, the games been crashing every time I try and start a new game. It looks like I'm not the only one though so hopefully something Happens soon.
|# ? Feb 13, 2016 06:40
What do you mean crashing? it often seems like the game is crashing but you just have to keep waiting for it to load.
The game is really fun and once you feel like you don't know what to do, go onto the wiki, specifically look up the biomes. Look for new things to explore. I'm currently trying to get into the lava caves. I found the entrance to the really extensive one and immediately got lost and had to load a save.
|# ? Feb 13, 2016 06:46
I bought this game during the Steam Christmas sale. I have since logged 26 hours in it, and will probably spend more in a few months when some substantial new updates have been released. I am quite happy with my purchase, and would certainly recommend it to anyone, just maybe not quite yet.
As an early access game, that 26 hours I logged, it allowed me to explore, craft and survive just about everything the game has to offer, at which point the game becomes more of an aquarium then something you, well, play.
That's not to say early access is a bad thing here. The game is beautiful and the developers are engaged with the community, with a solid roadmap, frequent updates and bugfixes, and are relatively on time with new features. So in this case don't shy away from the early access, but do take it for what it is.
The world of the game is a static map, not very large in surface area but considering the vertical nature of some of the zones that's not entirely a bad thing. The map is broken into zones, many of which have multiple segments, each of which is inhabited by it's own unique flora and fauna. Throughout exploration and gathering you will unlock the ability to craft various survival tools, habitats and vehicles while nurturing four stats, Health, O2, Hunger and Thirst. Some of this is fun, engaging gameplay, some of it is novel at first and becomes grating fast.
An example of awesomeness:
You can craft flares and wires to navigate through caves, using custom built O2 tanks to allow you to explore for a couple minutes before backtracking to an O2 source (such as your custom built submarine), fending off sandsharks that are attracted to your flare and flashlights brightness, while scouring for scarce resources and research data needed to get to the next stage.
An example of not-so-awesome:
That food bar you need to fill, you fill it by eating fish. Fish that don't (or very, very slowly) respawn. I hunted the starting area to extinction, and found myself having to travel further and further every few game days to catch an inventory full of fish to cure so that I didn't die. Although I see a place for hunger and thirst in this game, especially in the beginning when the most basic aspects of survival are harshest, they desperately need to alleviate over fishing. Likewise resources you need a whole lot of, like quartz (used to make rubber and glass) can become sparse very quickly, and searching for them becomes more of a chore than a joy.
Neither of these things became that big of a problem for me, however, because the limited amount of things to build/discover in the game leads you to being an underwater god very quickly. In about 10 hours of gameplay you can have your own base, with moonpool dock for your minisub, storage, crafting, nuclear generators, etc set up on underwater floating islands, a giant sub to take anywhere else as a mobile base, and have every piece of technology researched and crafted, fix the main ship, explore a good amount of caves, and kill everything that's smaller than you.
They are adding areas, and fleshing out areas that exist but have no content, such as an underwater river and the underground lava zone (lava castles under the deep reef under the grand reef, fun to get to but nothing once you're there). They have already overhauled the way research is obtained in game, and are adding mechanisms to make it more challenging and fun.
Where this game really shines is the atmosphere. Oh god the atmosphere. You can chill, safe from harm, just enjoying yourself, learning to ignore the creepy music because it's everywhere and nothing comes form it, when BAM you're eaten. There are things you will learn, the creatures that can attack you do have certain behaviors. The earliest predators you deal with, they are attracted to metal. Have one chasing you, drop a ship hull and it will attack it instead. Sandsharks love light, so throw a flare then swim away. A lot of the danger is real, but survivable. Most things have patterns, can be avoided and fled from. At some point in the game however you get a rifle that makes everything fit into one of three classes. Annoying (pirhanas that swarm you, don't do any major damage but gently caress they are everywhere and gently caress I just want this drat sandstone gently caress okay i'm leaving), Used to be a real concern but now dead (sharks), and leviathans (basically instant death, unless you are in a specially rigged mini sub made to escape them, and nigh unkillable). After this point the atmosphere almost breaks into more of just "explore here, have all tech build cool base leave game".
|# ? Feb 13, 2016 06:49
I love subnautica. The atmosphere is fantastic and the exploration feels rewarding. A mystical underwater world where everything is screaming away at the top of their lungs.
The conflict is in this being a game that I feel would be best experienced when it's finished. Right now it's something of a breathtaking magical forest where the trees turn to cardboard cutouts after you pretty past the wrong river and the gameplay elements still feel indev. If you do not mind kicking things around and running through some of the same motions multiple times as they rebuild the game a few times I think it's a very good purchase.
If you want to enjoy the experience of everything working as intended it might be worth waiting a while.
|# ? Feb 13, 2016 07:29
Once you get the basics of the stable version down, I highly suggest moving to experimental beta version. The experimental builds have all the newest content. The game is updated several times per day. it's not always content, it's usually just tweaks and fixes, every once in a while something new is added. It currently has large aquariums and farming. Farming means you can plant kelp and mushrooms outside your base. This means endless amounts of kelp and kelp seeds which means endless amounts of fibers, lubricant, and silicone rubber. You can also plant acid mushrooms which means lots of batteries if you can get enough copper. There are other plants that are scattered throughout the game that you can plant but don't really have much use as of yet. There are water plants as well as land plants. You plant the former outside, and the latter in your base.
Large aquariums are build inside a multipurpose room. These allow fish to reproduce. Fish will reproduce until there are 10 fish in the tank. 10 is not the overall limit, it's just the limit for reproducing. Large aquariums can be stacked. So if you build several multipurpose rooms on top of each other, you can build large aquariums in each one. The aquariums span the entire height of your stack of rooms. Each aquarium adds to the reproductive limit. A double height aquarium with Reginalds inside will spawn enough fish to keep you constantly fed.
There are also eggs. Eggs allow you to get larger creatures into your aquarium. Things like stalkers.
Those farming update is supposed to release to stable sometime this month. that solves the food problem. Water is solved by crafting a stillsuit and having a water filtration device.
The main things you need in this game are titanium, quartz and copper. Titanium is easy to get, it's literally everywhere. Pick up scraps of ship and turn it into titanium. The easiest place is near wrecks. Quartz is kind of rare at the beginning of the game but you eventually will find areas that provide nearly endless amounts of it. You just have to find them. Copper is harder because you can only get it from busting up rocks, mostly in the kelp biomes.
Once you get the hang of the game, it's really easy to quickly get set up and scan all the fragments you need for blueprints. Then you just have to explore the world. There are plenty of things to explore and they are always adding more stuff.
I should note, there's two things called experimental in this game. One is the experimental graphics setting, that's not what I'm talking about. The experimental builds are gotten by choosing the experimental beta through steam.
|# ? Feb 13, 2016 07:30
Cojawfee posted:
Once you get the basics of the stable version down, I highly suggest moving to experimental beta version. The experimental builds have all the newest content. The game is updated several times per day. it's not always content, it's usually just tweaks and fixes, every once in a while something new is added. It currently has large aquariums and farming. Farming means you can plant kelp and mushrooms outside your base. This means endless amounts of kelp and kelp seeds which means endless amounts of fibers, lubricant, and silicone rubber. You can also plant acid mushrooms which means lots of batteries if you can get enough copper. There are other plants that are scattered throughout the game that you can plant but don't really have much use as of yet. There are water plants as well as land plants. You plant the former outside, and the latter in your base.
That sounds fantastic once it gets there. RIght now, my issue is the cyclops. The idea behind it seems awesome. The idea of it recharging your seamoth also sounds awesome. The idea you can't park it next to some power units to recharge bothers me to no end. I do hope respawning of materials comes in eventually. Also, a better weapon than a survival knife would be amazing as well.
|# ? Feb 13, 2016 11:15
I finally built the cyclops and just wanted to let everyone know that left click blows the horn, and it is amazing. Also now that I've pretty much built everything I'm playing wreck hunter and using a cutting torch to enter sealed rooms on mysterious shipwrecks. Also heads up near the floating islands there's a shipwreck with a placeable Natural Selection 2 poster inside.
|# ? Feb 13, 2016 12:41
JuffoWup posted:
Also, a better weapon than a survival knife would be amazing as well.
This definitely exists.
|# ? Feb 13, 2016 13:43
spider wisdom posted:
This definitely exists.
the freeze gun and propulsion cannon are all I'm aware of. I know you can upgrade the knife, but my main issue is reach. I suppose there is seamoth torps as well.
|# ? Feb 13, 2016 13:50
A way to recharge power cells is being worked on. Used to be you could put solar panels on the cyclops. They removed that without adding another way to charge the cyclops.
|# ? Feb 13, 2016 14:48
Grabbed this on a whim, very much enjoying it.
This game has an amazingly strong sense of place--the lighting in particular does a great job of making the underwater environments feel alternately claustrophobic and terrifyingly infinite. The variety in atmosphere between different environments is also pretty striking, which is great because seeing new sights is still the primary reward and motivation for play.
I dig the base fabrication, particularly how easy it is to sprawl out and run ridiculous habitrail labyrinths all over the map (whoever made the call that climbing ladders should be instantaneous deserves a raise). Also find it pretty amusing that in a total reversal from the typical survival-crafting norm gold and diamonds are utter trash and copper is the prized resource I never have enough of.
The weakest part for me is currently the aggressive wildlife. The 3-dimensional nature of the environment and the constant visibility restrictions lead to attacks that feel totally out of nowhere way too often, and like other posters I still only have a puny little dive knife for protection despite having been rolling around in a Cyclops for hours and hours. The little red piranha guys and exploding suicide fish in particular feel entirely like video game enemies placed around the environment to hinder a player and not predators in an ecosystem.
Only major bug I've run into so far was a random Seamoth despawn that drowned me.
|# ? Mar 10, 2016 05:22
Love Subnautica, my only real bitch is that, since I've got a fair few "Big" (Long) games to review this week, I find it hard to find the time to alternately chill out and have moments of pants wetting terror. I covered it before the farming update hit, and will be doing so again, as per site policy (SPOILER WARNING: There is a photo in that article of a fish you may not necessarily meet in your first few hours), and I've mostly been enjoying the hell out of it, with perhaps the exception of having to find Solar Panels. I usually find the Bioreactor first, and that annoys me (I just don't like Bioreactors.)
Still, can't wait until ships get a bigger deal, although the base building has already shown some hefty signs of improvement (FARMING, YEAAAAAHHHH!), and, pop in aside, god-drat they make that Blue Planet look good.
|# ? Mar 10, 2016 11:16
This performs a hundred times better after I moved it to my SSD. It was pretty bad on a normal HD.
|# ? Mar 10, 2016 11:47
JamieTheD posted:
I've mostly been enjoying the hell out of it, with perhaps the exception of having to find Solar Panels.
Go to the kelp forest near the crashed spaceship's engines. You'll need a rad-suit first, but I found that lots of Solar Panel and Sea Glide modules spawn there.
|# ? Mar 10, 2016 11:52
I love playing this in creative mode. I always wanted a seabase, and now I can build one.
|# ? Mar 10, 2016 13:35
This game is one of the best games for the Oculus Rift I've experienced.
|# ? Mar 10, 2016 13:50
Wanted to add my love for this game. The variety needs work still but the atmosphere is like no other game I've played. Parts of the game aren't challenging enough yet, like research or base strategy. I'd love for the Leviathan and who knows what else to pay a visit to your base now and then, if only to actually make you deal with the flooding mechanic.
|# ? Mar 10, 2016 15:36
I was kind of skeptical when I first heard what UW was doing, but man this looks great now. I really hope this does well for them when it makes it's way out of early access.
|# ? Mar 10, 2016 21:49
JuffoWup posted:
That sounds fantastic once it gets there. RIght now, my issue is the cyclops. The idea behind it seems awesome. The idea of it recharging your seamoth also sounds awesome. The idea you can't park it next to some power units to recharge bothers me to no end. I do hope respawning of materials comes in eventually. Also, a better weapon than a survival knife would be amazing as well.
I'm 99.9% certain that materials respawn after some time, or once you leave the are/look away. In my experience they do at least, just not in the exact same locations.
|# ? Mar 10, 2016 21:57
I bit. (it is a fishing joke)
|# ? Mar 13, 2016 02:28
JuffoWup posted:
That sounds fantastic once it gets there. RIght now, my issue is the cyclops. The idea behind it seems awesome. The idea of it recharging your seamoth also sounds awesome. The idea you can't park it next to some power units to recharge bothers me to no end. I do hope respawning of materials comes in eventually. Also, a better weapon than a survival knife would be amazing as well.
The devs are working on a docking extension for your base where the Cyclops can park and get recharged. Also, resources definitely respawn. I've found it's best to maintain a few base sites and cycle between them as you work on projects.
|# ? Mar 13, 2016 02:35
Very zen.
|# ? Mar 13, 2016 03:46
40% off for the next few days on Steam.
|# ? Mar 15, 2016 21:27
Bought this game. It is chill and good. And occasionally loving terrifying. I haven't set up a base yet, but I've noticed that my escape pod thing is drifting...
E: Oh wow, just had a solar eclipse occur.
GenericOverusedName fucked around with this message at 12:17 on Mar 16, 2016
|# ? Mar 16, 2016 11:28
Just started this since it was 40% off. The pod drifts? I guess me thinking it seemed like a further hike to the fabricator wasn't just in my head. I WISH I COULD FIND ANOTHER SOLAR PANEL FRAGMENT
I've found about 400 bioreactor fragments tho, if only I could find a mushroom forest in my immediate vicinity.
Azhais fucked around with this message at 20:21 on Mar 16, 2016
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Swim to the north east. You probably don't have a compass so from the safe shallows, surface and look to the Aurora. Turn to the left a bit and start swimming that way.
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Gang members charged in plot to kill Milwaukee police officers
Police arrest 5 in connection with plot
Police thwarted a plot to kill three Milwaukee police officers this fall, according to newly unsealed search warrants.
The warrants netted cellphones from several gang members implicated in the plot.
Five people have been charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree intentional homicide in the case.
Court documents indicate the plot stemmed from a shooting in August. Officers executed a warrant at Maricela Gullicksen and Eliezer Cruz's home near Sixth Street and Lapham Boulevard. Records indicate Gullicksen became angry and thought a female officer was texting his cousin "Puppet" -- a rival gang member.
"Well, this is a major investigation on our part," said Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn. "Our officers on the south side engaged in a long-running investigation to try and break up some of the more serious criminal gangs down there."
Court documents show the five wanted to "set up on puppet's and wait for him and the female officer at a residence." The gang also planned to follow a second officer at District 2 who had been tracking their activities over the years, the documents indicate.
The criminal complaint indicates gang members were planning on catching the officer off duty at his home. According to the complaint, the group bought prepaid phones to use in coordinating the attack and planned to throw them away afterward.
The search warrant indicated the leader of the gang is the one who tipped off authorities to the plot. A police informant also alerted them to the plan.
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The most recent concerns in my work deal with making what is organic synthetic. In todays' world, most everything is manufactured of artificial materials. This extends to what was once all natural. Genetically altered foods, cloned animals and the hybridization of everything. Clay and ceramic materials for the most part are all derived from nature, elements that are naturally mined from the earth. This has lead me to want to use additional materials that are a result of an industrial process such as foam, plexi-glass and rubber. My use of excess has evolved to issues similar to those in urban sprawl - the sense of being surrounded by a manufactured and engineered environment.
My current work displays a shift to ideas about installation, covering an expanse of space. Installation allows me to reassemble shapes, attributes, qualities and quantities on a much larger scale suggesting an essential connection to our physical space. My interest is fueled by elements of layering, fragmentation, multiplication, juxtaposition and complication. Intense brilliant color reveals an obviously artificial man-made reality. Color is swirled together in rhythmic sequences mirroring the activities of a microscopic sample or aerial topography. The encrustation's are abstracted from real plant life, allowing the viewer to proceed into the interior pattern of a stylized manufactured plastic plant life. So as a viewer we are challenged by our own perceptions of what is authentic and what is not.
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Wow...the things that happen when I'm gone for a couple of days. >({|8-|
My two sestertii are quite a bit earlier in this thread; nothing's changed much as far as what I said in '07 and what I would say now except for having been to the Feriae Latinae.
I continue to amaze myself with my own neutrality. If anyone would like to join a List in which Roman organisations of all kinds can be compared and contrasted, shoot me a PM requesting an invitation to [RomanEntity]. Right now it's a (very) small and quiet little group, with five members and only 74 messages since 2006. We've discussed, and will continue to discuss, Nova Roma, yes; but we've also done some brainstorming about Romanitas in the SVR, pondered what sorts of people are attracted to the neo-Roman movement, and asked ourselves what works for Roman organisations as a whole. I'd love to have a good mix of Novaromani, Sodales, Mons Aventines, SCAdians, reenactors and Ren-rats in on the powwow! I've moved in every one of these circles on my Roman walk. The interests and goals of all Romans-in-Spirit intersect far more often than they divide.
Granted, I'm still waiting for NR as an institution to realise this. The "corporate culture" over there is still rather exclusionary and exclusivist, and change comes but slowly. Most of the rest of us have known for decades that we're all in this together. To the extent that Nova Roma is the first, largest, and/or only Roman reconstructionist group most 'Netizens are likely to come in contact with, it leaves a lot of bad impressions and misimpressions of the movement as a whole. I'd gladly buy them some decent land and put up at least a meeting-hall if I had the means and if it'd mellow them out any. But I stopped working on their Wiki after being told that it was supposed to be a recruiting aid. I do wish they'd lay off the power games long enough to figure out how to tap the potential of the rest of the Citizenry. As I remarked elsewhere, in a message entitled "A New Foundation", Romans are not so common in this world that we can afford to waste them by wearing them down, shutting them up, or frustrating them beyond their capacity to bear grief.
Meanwhile the score stands at 0 Banned, 0 Moderated, and every registered Boardmember still here and still welcome. >({|:-)
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Intel is investing nearly $43m to blanket Japan with a commercial WiMAX service.
The chip maker's financial arm, Intel Capital, said today its pumping Tokyo-based WiMax provider UQ Communications with 4.15 billion yen (£26m) to bolster the firm's plans to provide WiMAX coverage to 90 per cent of the country by 2012.
Intel is one of the major manufacturers of WiMAX hardware globally, and by extension, it's among the most prolific pushers of the technology.
UQ Communications recently launched a trial service of its WiMAX service in Tokyo and plans to formally launch at the start of July. The service offers download speeds up to 40Mbps and uploads up to 10Mbps.
The companies said their partnership also includes promoting the adoption of Intel's WiMAX technology to PC vendors and communications manufacturers.
"Intel Capital's investment in UQ Communications is one of our most significant commitments in developing the WiMax ecosystem around the globe," stated Arvind Sodhani, president of Intel Capital.
Despite the financial enthusiasm, Intel told customers last Friday it's abruptly halting production of its 'Rosedale 2' WiMax chipset due to dropping demand in economic slowdown. Final orders for the chipset were taken June 5.
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Smoked haddock with lemon & dill lentils
Nutrition and extra info
- Gluten-free
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal288
- fat4g
- saturates1g
- carbs30g
- sugars7g
- fibre7g
- protein33g
- salt2.5g
- 100g/ 4oz Puy lentils
The lentil plant (Lens Culinaris) originates from Asia and North Africa and is one of our oldest…
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 1 carrot, finely chopped
The carrot, with its distinctive bright orange colour, is one of the most versatile root…
- 1 celery stick, finely chopped
A collection of long, thick, juicy stalks around a central, tender heart, celery ranges in…
- 300ml/ ½ pint vegetable stock
- 1 rounded tbsp half-fat crème fraîche
- 2 tbsp chopped dill
- zest ½ lemon
Oval in shape with a pronouced bulge on one end, lemons are one of the most versatile…
- 2 x 100g/4oz smoked haddock fillets
- 50g/ 2oz baby spinach leaves
Tip the lentils into a pan with the onion, carrot and celery. Pour in the stock and bring to the boil. Give it a stir, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 20-25 mins, until the lentils are tender.
Mix together the crème fraîche, half the dill and the lemon zest, adding a little seasoning. Put the fish in a shallow dish with a splash of water and cover with cling film. Microwave on Medium for 4-6 mins until the fish flakes easily.
When the lentils are cooked, stir in the spinach until the leaves are barely wilted, then stir in the crème fraîche mixture. Divide between 2 warmed plates and top with the haddock. Scatter over the remaining dill and serve.


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December 13th, 2012
Brooke Burke-Charvet on the rebound after surgery
It's been a little over a month since Brooke Burke-Charvet revealed that she had thyroid cancer, and the "Dancing With the Stars" host is happy to report that her recent thyroidectomy was a success.
On Wednesday, Burke-Charvet blogged seven days post-surgery, test results show "the thyroid cancer has been removed from my body and all my lymph nodes are clear. So hopefully this is the end of the story!"
Although she's still sore, recovery has been easier than she anticipated and each day that passes seems to be an improvement. While she's not used to the downtime it has allowed room in her schedule for things she doesn't ordinarily do, like watch TV (she's almost made it through a season of the award-winning "Homeland").
"Every day I'm feeling better, and I'm looking forward to getting back to my usual routine, but with a bit of a different outlook," Burke-Charvet said. "I've never been one to take life for granted and it sounds so cliché to say it, but this whole thyroid experience has given my family such a scare that it seems to have brought us all closer. And it's allowing us to ring in the New Year with a newfound respect for life."
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E-nough Already About Thome
I know it's just fans being fans, but the White Sox faithful are overreacting to Ozzie Guillen's decision to move on without Jim Thome and the slugger's subsequent signing with the rival Twins.
I know he was productive for the Sox and I know he's a great guy, but there simply wasn't a fit in the new Sox universe. I was upset when Joe Crede went to Minnesota because it just didn't sit well with me, but Thome not so much. Like Crede, he very well could beat us in a game or two, but that's baseball.
As a Sox fan friend of mine said yesterday, we're not going to lose the division because of Thome's departure–it's all about the pitching. And if things work out the way we think they will, that will be our major strength in 2010.
I'll leave you with this. Remember that some of the same Sox fans were scratching their heads and voicing their outrage over trading Carlos Lee and a minor leaguer for Scott Podsednik and Luis Vizcaino prior to 2005. So, how did that work out?


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NCLBRA allows schools to target school choice and supplemental services to the students that actually demonstrate the need for them. Under current law, school choice must be offered to all students in a school, and supplemental services must be provided to all low-income students in a school, regardless of whether these children are the students that have actually failed to meet testing goals. Targeting resources to the students that actually demonstrate the need for them is a more efficient way to maximize limited resources.
NCLBRA ensures that NCLB's highly qualified teacher provisions are both rigorous and reasonable. As interpreted, provisions in the law requiring teachers to be "highly qualified" to teach are particularly burdensome for some teachers. For example, a 7th grade teacher in a K-8 school could be required to hold degrees, or take exams in, all of the subjects that they teach: English, math, science and social studies. Recognizing the burden such provisions could put on some teachers, NCLBRA:
- Allows middle school teachers to pass a comprehensive state middle school exam to fulfill NCLB teacher requirements rather than take separate exams in each of the subjects that they may teach.
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An Inspired Choice
It doesn't escape me that the day the world was mourning Apple visionary Steve Jobs, the personification of thinking out of the box, that Jerry Reinsdorf and Kenny Williams named Robin Ventura manager of the White Sox.
All we've heard since Ozzie left for South Beach is that the top candidates were Sandy Alomar, Jr., Dave Martinez and Terry Francona. Then, yesterday, the Sox fooled us all and chose one of their own who has absolutely no professional coaching or managing experience.
I think it's a terrific, inspired choice on multiple levels. Ventura is a proven leader, he is familiar with the White Sox, he'll have credibility with the veterans, will nurture youngsters like Brent Morel, Gordon Beckham and Dayan Viciedo and will somewhat offset the loss of Guillen in the eyes of the fans. He will also be great with media in a non-Ozzie sort of way. He will be thoughtful with a touch of wry humor as opposed to his predecessor's 24/7 stream of consciousness. And, as far as I know, he doesn't have a twitter account.
As you would expect, many in the baseball community have come out of the woodwork very skeptical of the move. Everybody from Tigers' coach Gene Lamont, a former Sox manager, to a legion of baseball writers. With experienced men out there for the taking, they're saying, how can the White Sox pick someone with absolutely no experience?
My answer to them is that managing a baseball team is not rocket science. It's about leadership. Everything else can be learned. What Ventura doesn't know about pitching, he's got Don Cooper. What he needs to understand about other facets of the game he'll have an experienced bench coach and another quiet professional in Harold Baines. And in time, Robin, who was a smart player and a consummate pro as well as being enormously popular, will know all he needs to know.
Nobody, including Ventura, knows how this will play out. But with high risk there's high reward. And although Mr. Jobs most likely didn't know the White Sox from the Red Sox or Stan Williams from "No Neck" Williams, I think he would have approved of this decision.


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It was dark, rainy and blustery the Sunday evening my husband and I drove to Roka Akor Restaurant to meet fellow journalists Dorothie and Suru. I wondered as traffic remained at a standstill whether we would ever reach our destination and if we did, would it be worth this effort? It was definitely worth it. This restaurant is amazing. Chicago Splash Magazine reviewers, Dorothie, Suru, Barbara and Leon each had more than one visit to Japan and were curious about Roka Akor's approach to Japanese food and found it different and better than the Japanese food we have had previously.
Entering the restaurant, we were warmly greeted by hostesses, Allison Brown and Tori Tindle. Immediately ahead was a lounge area where guests can enjoy drinks while relaxing or waiting for friends to arrive or a table to become available. With a slight turn, the space just seemed to open up. The design offers Zen calm with lots of zip. The architecture by Dwayne MacEwen has been called Zen-Chic. In the center is the kitchen with a traditional sushi bar attached. Guests were seated and enjoying themselves. Tables that surrounded the area offered many seating choices. Various shapes lent interest and offered different kinds of seating arrangements with the tables being round and square, larger and smaller. To the back there were booths abutting a cooler where we chose to sit where we were part of the activity and away from it. It was perfect for visiting. The wine bottles looked attractive and decorative and only later did we learn it is a cooler that holds a wall full of bottles of red wine with a temperature that is kept at 68 degrees. Another cooler kept at a lower temperature holds while wines but we didn't see it. A huge light over the cooking area and two other lights near the window gently change colors keeping the room interesting and exciting.
From our dining experience we can certainly see why Roka Akor was voted one of the Top 10 Sushi Spots in the United States by Bon Appétit magazine. Many of Chef Ce Bian's creations were unique in our experience, absolutely delicious and memorable. We were told that guests who would like to do sake pairings and wish to stay within a budget can request a pairing menu to stay within a designated amount of money. However, the huge menu includes nine categories of choices starting with side dishes for $5.00 and ranging to the "Decadent" at $128 per person offering rare and hand selected ingredients. The range of wine, beer and sake was equally impressive.
The dishes served to us included many house favorites. We requested that pork items be excluded and vegetarian items be included (one of us is a vegetarian). We were presented with wonderfully flavored dishes that fit our restrictions, paired with delicious and surprising sake.
Manager Wesley Turner and server Michael Holtzman were very attentive. They saw to it that the pacing of the food served was comfortable, answered our questions and were a fountain of information about ingredients and how the food was prepared. They also explained where the sake originated and how it was made and what flavors predominated.
After the first taste Leon said, " I've never tasted sake like this". All of us agreed.
1st Course:
Sake Pairing: Water Flow
Robata Grilled Shishito Peppers
Tuna Tataki
Butterfish Tataki
Burnt Tomato Salad
Seaweed Salad (Not listed on our dinner menu, but available upon request)
There were two dishes of peppers, one with shaved Bonito on top. This dish was amazing. The heat of the peppers, the temperature, that is, rose and the curled bits of bonito "danced" to our delight. The flavor of the peppers was unusual, spicy at some times more than others but pleasant and a wake up for our palates.
The Tuna Tataki, Burnt Tomato Salad and Seaweed Salad were delicious, the flavors wonderful but the Butterfsh Tatki was a surprise. We agreed this was one of the best dishes we had. The sake was perfect.
2nd Course:
Sake Pairing: Azure
Crispy Prawn Chirashi Maki Roll
The Crispy Prawn Chirashi Maki was very, very good but the Avacado Maki roll was so unusual and outstanding I recommend ordering it when dining here. The way the rice stayed together was very pleasant and unusual. The sake was very good but not our favorite.
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Sake Pairing: Seven Spearsmen
Yuzu-Miso Marinated Black Cod
Spicy Fried Tofu
NY Strip Steak with Truffle Aioli
The Yuzo-Miso Marinated Black Cod was a surprise and another favorite. It was moist and flavorful and the texture perfect. The Spicy Fried Tofu was very pleasant and a lovely vegetarian item. The NY Strip Steak with Truffle Aioli was tender and flavorful and the portion generous enough to take some home. The Robata-Grilled Cremini Mushrooms was another vegetarian offering and the texture and flavor was superb.
The Seven Spearsmen sake was outstading.
Dessert Course:
Sake Pairing: Yamayuzu (Mountain Citrus)
Dessert Platter: Cut fruit, house-made sorbets, ice creams, and a variety of in-house baked goods.
How could we manage dessert, you may wonder? We did, too. But it did not prevent us from polishing it off instantly. After our initial delight, we hardly waited to enjoy how beautifully it was presented before tasting the sorbets, ice creams, moist delicious chocolate cake and crème brulee. The fruit enhanced all the rest and was delicious, too.
And who knew there was dessert sake -and just wonderful, at that?
What a lovely and unique dining experience. This is not your usual Japanese fare. Try it and you will see. We found the valet parking at $12.00 convenient and reasonable.
Roka Akor
456 Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60654
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June 21, 2007 by Lifepainter
Impatient, I planted the succulents anyway. Tossed some potting soil on top of the plastic, dug out squares of the plastic and into the soil underneath and planted all the plants. Now grow dang it, after all, supposedly, you can't go wrong with succulents…we'll see.
Around the base of the rock garden I have planted some of my lavendar, one big one and a couple of little ones. There are few more lavendar plants yet to be planted. I will also plant the rosemary around the rock base. Over in the sun/shade corner the lillies from last year are sprouting beautiful red flowers (I think they are tiger lillies). I will try planting those 3 potted Easter lillies I was given at Easter and Mother's Day. There will be a lilly corner then at the base of the rock garden.
Oh, and I planted my Calla Lilly. My so far, one and only plant. I think these are so beautiful, and hope to acquire more plants. Then I planted some annuals in the flower beds. My daughter gave me a hand edging and weeding the vegetable garden outside the railroad ties. She wanted to get the weeds underneath (I told ya, my husband isn't big on yard work, he got the railroad ties moved and just set them down on top of existing sod), so she heaved those railroad ties around, and I know I'm getting old, cause I can't budge em.
Had to go into town today, which gave me the excuse to get some more potting soil, cause I used up the 6 bags yesterday. And of course, had to pick up a few more annuals, But, the store had bulbs on sale 1/2 price, so I bought 2 more Calla Lillies, and some Gladiolas. Oh, but I wanted one of everything there and watching my budget ….. well I didn't, I overspent a bit.
So, for now, I have new this year the start of a) vegetable garden b) rock garden c) flower beds d) hosta beds and e) bulb bed. I still have a rose bed I want to make to plant the 3 rose bushes I bought. I still want to make a herb garden (I love herbs!) and haven't figured out a home for where that will be yet. And I just Have to get some tulip and daffodil bulbs in the Fall. Anyway, I've made a lot of progress this year compared to last year's efforts. I'm becoming a "real" gardener bit by bit.
The Rock Garden, planted just this year is doing well. And there is our special dog, TurnerJake. He's our real wiggle-butt Australian Shepherd and a joy to us


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After almost one year of intensive development, I am happy to announce the first release of DoubleCloud ICE. It's an integrated tool for cloud management, in particular VMware vSphere with which you can do a lot of interactions easily and quickly.
The idea was inspired by the IDEs. Once upon a time, we all used editors like vi, Emacs to write code, then compile, link, and debug them using command lines. As time evolved, the IDE came out so we can do all these tasks (actually more) nicely and efficiently in one application. The result? Better user experience and higher productivity.
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Weather Blog: Arctic Air Blankets Wisconsin
Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 Blog! Bitter cold temperatures now blanket the entire state of Wisconsin. In today's blog we discuss how long the worst of the cold lasts, and look at upcoming snow chances.
Let's start with the frigid cold and touch of snow that many woke up to on Monday. Scattered snow showers pushed across southeastern Wisconsin on the leading edge of another push of arctic air. The snow showers were brief, but intense dropping a quick dusting to half inch of snow in parts of the area.
Jen Severson of Wind Point posted the photo below to the ULOCAL section of WISN.com showing the coating of snow in Racine County.
The core of the arctic air continues to settle across the Midwest. The temperature map below is from 9am Monday morning. Notice the air temperature of -1 in Des Moines. This sub zero reading ended a streak of 710 consecutive days with temperatures above zero...wow!
The arctic airmass will keep daytime highs in the single digits for much of southeastern Wisconsin through Tuesday. Add in winds of 10-25mph and wind chills will be dangerous. A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect from 6pm Monday to noon Tuesday for southeast Wisconsin.
The lowest wind chill values will likely occur between 3am-9am Tuesday. The RPM computer model wind chill forecast is shown below. This forecast puts chills at -23 to -29 in our viewing area at 7:30am! Actual lows will be around -5 in Milwaukee and -10 or so in our western and northern counties.
With wind chills this low, exposed skin can get frostbite in just minutes. Please make sure kids are dressed very warm for the trip to the bus stop on Tuesday morning!
If you think this cold snap is bad, it could be a lot worse! The National Weather Service in Milwaukee put together some numbers from the winter of 1996. Now this is cold!
Who remembers the cold snap in 1996? Late January through early February was brutally cold. Madison had a 10 day streak with lows falling below zero and for 4 days the highs never climbed above zero. It dropped to -29 the morning of Feb 3, 1996. The high temperature on Feb 2 only reached -14! Milwaukee wasn't as cold, but it was still a tough stretch. Milwaukee had 8 days in a row with lows below zero and for two days the highs never climbed above zero. The lowest was -26 on Feb 3. The high temperature on Feb 2 was only -8.
Now that it feels more like winter, when is our next decent chance of snow? Medium range computer models continue to point to a timeframe we identified back in December using the LRC as one of our best chances for snow this month.
The GFS computer model forecast brings a chance of snow into southern Wisconsin Thursday night and Friday morning. The precipitation type forecast is shown below. Finally, it appears that a system may produce all snow in our area. The forecast is valid at 12am Friday.
While it is too early to talk snow accumulation, it appears this may be enough snow to shovel. If you are a snow lover good news, we are now in the active part of the pattern which should last through February 11. Numerous precipitation chances are possible during this period.
For the latest on the bitter cold watch WISN 12 News, and for updates throughout the day follow me on Twitter @jnelsonweather
Have a great day!
Jeremy Nelson