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Many systems undergo significant architecture-level change throughout their lifecycles in order to adapt to new operating and funding contexts, to react to failed technology development, or to incorporate new technologies. In all cases early architecture selection and technology investment decisions will constrain the system to certain regions of the tradespace, which can limit the evolvability of the system and its robustness to exogenous changes. In this paper we present a method for charting development pathways within a tradespace of potential architectures, with a view to enabling robustness to technology portfolio realization and later architectural changes. The tradespace is first transformed into a weighted, directed graph of architecture nodes with connectivity determined by relationships between technology portfolios and functional architecture. The tradespace exploration problem is then restated as a shortest path problem through this graph. This method is applied to the tradespace of in-space transportation architectures for missions to Mars, finding that knowledge of pathways through the tradespace can identify negative coupling between functional architectures and particular technologies, as well as identify ways to prioritize future technology investments.
This paper describes the results of a study aimed at increasing the understanding of the causes of requirements volatility, its impact on systems engineering effort, and its changing dynamics over the system life cycle. The objective of the research is to improve the ability of systems engineers to anticipate and manage the effects of changing requirements. The ultimate goal of this study is to develop a model for quantifying the impact of requirements volatility on systems engineering effort that can be incorporated into the Constructive Systems Engineering Cost Model. Based on a review of the literature and expert judgment collected through surveys in five workshops, we identify five observations that summarize the key considerations of requirements volatility.
First, a set of project organizational, technical, and contextual factors were ranked by subject matter experts in terms of their influence on requirements volatility. Their responses point to poor initial understanding of the system and customer needs as the leading cause of requirements volatility. Second, our results suggest that, while volatility tends to decrease over time, the number of requirements changes may increase during transitions between life cycle phases. Third, requirements volatility increases the functional size of the project and causes rework of engineering products, driving an increase in systems engineering effort. Fourth, the effect of requirements volatility on systems engineering effort increases the later the change occurs in the system life cycle. Fifth, the effort impact of a requirements change varies depending on the type of change (added, deleted, and modified).
Mastering the proposal process to ensure that contracts will be awarded is key to survival for organizations that thrive on contract work. Organizations often use systems engineering on proposals when complex systems are being engineered. However, not much research has been performed related to the use of systems engineering on proposals. This paper presents an analysis of results of a survey related to the use of systems engineering on proposals and identifies systems engineering related success factors for capturing contracts. The presented results can be used by decision makers to potentially increase the likelihood that proposal efforts will lead to contract awards.
Matching high ambitions with scarce resources is one of the primary challenges of aerospace and other industries concerned with the development of unprecedented infrastructures, on par with the technical challenges associated with developing new technology. Stakeholder objectives are often unclear due to highly exploratory business cases. Further ambiguity emerges from disagreement between stakeholders and decision makers called to formulate scientific, technological and policy requirements for new systems.
This paper develops a structured approach, called the Delphi-based Systems Architecting Framework (DB-SAF), which has been conceived to develop recommendations to system architects concerned with the design of unprecedented large infrastructures for which objectives are ambiguous or unclear.
The objectives of DB-SAF are to identify sources of ambiguity in the value proposition of a system architecture and the associated trade-space exploration, characterize and model sources of ambiguity, and assess the impact of requirement ambiguities on the architectural trade space.
The proposed systems architecting approach is demonstrated in this paper through the assessment of a robotic Mars Sample Return Campaign, which serves as a test bed case study to describe the proposed methodology and to discuss its extension to other fields of engineering.
The proposed framework integrates methods from systems engineering, computational systems architecting, multidisciplinary systems design and optimization, uncertainty modeling, utility theory, and social science research. It allows decision makers to visualize an architectural synthesis of aerospace systems, understanding adverse impacts of ambiguity, and supporting negotiations among stakeholders for efficient compromise in systems architecting.
The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is one of the popular methods to support human decision making. Prioritization method leading to the possibility of rank reversal is still one of the unsettled issues of the AHP, although many applications of this method have been made. In this study, 10 important prioritization methods are reviewed and compared. To evaluate the fitness of the prioritization operators (POs), on the basis of existing PO measurement criteria, this research proposes the Root Mean Penalty Weighted Square Variance (RMPWSV) as a reasonable measurement criterion. Graphical solution demonstrates the computational concept for the RMPWSV. On the basis of the RMPWSV, two Least Penalty Optimization (LPO) POs are proposed as the new perspectives for solving the prioritization problems: Least Product of Penalty and Direct Squares (LPPDS) and Least Product of Penalty and Weighted Squares (LPPWS). The comprehensive numerical analyses verify that LPPDS is the fittest PO with respect to the RMPWSV. To demonstrate improvement of the proposed method, a medical decision problem for organ transplantation is revised by using 11 developed POs and two proposed POs with respect to RMPWSV measurement. LPPDS is the ideal PO, instead of Eigenvector method, to generate a priority vector for a decision problem in various fields, such as social science, politics, business, finance, medical treatment, resource management, and engineering management.
This paper introduces a requirements entropy framework (REF) for measuring requirements trends and estimating engineering effort during system development. The REF treats the requirements engineering process as an open system in which the total number of requirements R transition from initial states of high requirements entropy HR, disorder and uncertainty toward the desired end state of as R increase in quality. The cumulative requirements quality Q reflects the meaning of the requirements information in the context of the SE problem. The distribution of R among N discrete quality levels is determined by the number of quality attributes accumulated by R at any given time in the process. The number of possibilities P reflects the uncertainty of the requirements information relative to . The HR is measured or estimated using R, N and P by extending principles of information theory and statistical mechanics to the requirements engineering process. The requirements information I increases as HR and uncertainty decrease, and ΔI is the additional information necessary to achieve the desired state from the perspective of the receiver. The HR may increase, decrease or remain steady depending on the degree to which additions, deletions and revisions impact the distribution of R among the quality levels. Current requirements volatility metrics generally treat additions, deletions and revisions the same and simply measure the quantity of these changes over time. The REF measures the quantity of requirements changes over time, distinguishes between their positive and negative effects in terms of , and ΔI, and forecasts when a specified desired state of requirements quality will be reached, enabling more accurate assessment of the status and progress of the engineering effort. Results from random variable simulations suggest the REF is an improved leading indicator of requirements trends that can be readily combined with current methods. The additional engineering effort ΔE needed to transition R from their current state to the desired state can also be estimated. Simulation results are compared with measured engineering effort data for Department of Defense programs, and the results suggest the REF is a promising new method for estimating engineering effort for a wide range of system development programs.
Integration of mobile devices into a service-oriented system involves the consideration of architectural design principles and trade-offs among interdependent design decisions to cope with limitations of mobile devices in terms of resources available within a device and aspects of network connectivity. Mobile devices consume some services and provide others. A reference architecture (RA) that provides solutions, baseline and future insights is the priority in designing efficient mobile service oriented architecture (SOA). This paper discusses nuances of the concept of RA. The paper presents a survey of 26 mobile SOA patterns and proposes mobile SOA RA that extends Open Group SOA RA based on the catalogue of mobile SOA patterns proposed in this paper. Evaluations are made and discussed for both RA and its possible instantiation.
Every year, the Department of Defense (DoD) invests billions of dollars on the development of major defense acquisition programs. In return, many of these weapon systems have been plagued with cost overruns and schedule delays during the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase. Under conflicting guidance, DoD and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggest that weapon systems should contain subsystems with relatively mature technologies (based on the Technology Readiness Level of critical technologies) and design mature (based on the percentage of releasable design drawings) during system development. However, there has been no published research to date on the relationship between technology and design maturity guidance and the resulting cost change and schedule change of DoD weapon systems. The research presented in this paper confirms that the GAO guidance for design maturity can lead to a reduction of cost growth and schedule slippage of DoD weapon systems. In contrast, the research indicates that technology maturity guidance only impacts the schedule change of weapon systems, and not the potential cost change. With the quantitative results from the research, DoD and GAO officials can provide additional guidance to the planning and execution of the EMD phase, such as allocation of research and development funds to maturity achievement efforts.
This paper demonstrates the applicability and benefits of optimal design of experiments (ODOE) for architecting systems-of-systems (SoSs). All experiments depend on appropriate models for their design and analysis. In keeping with the sparsity-of-effects principle, a general linear model with main-effects-plus-two-factor-interactions (MEPTFI) is assumed to realistically characterize the relationship between the SoS elements and the response of interest. The designed experiment requires additional simulations to account for the two-factor interaction effects, and the main effects cannot be interpreted as defining the optimal solution. The optimal performance architecture is determined by optimizing the fitted MEPTFI model. The proposed method is applied to the problem of architecting a SoS to protect against small boat attacks. A statistical analysis confirms that the MEPTFI model has excellent predictive capability. It also proves the fallacy of the applicability of the standard Taguchi method for architecting SoSs by demonstrating that it gives misleading results because of the omission of active interactions. The ODOE method can be implemented using commercially available general-purpose statistics software. Given its mathematical formulation, it can be generalized to solve systems engineering and architecting problems that require complex models beyond the MEPTFI model.
This paper describes new capabilities in the Systems Modeling Language that reduce the complexity of specifying systems through componentization, and increase the range of systems that can be specified. Modelers can identify portions of components available for connection to other components, and specify how systems make use of them. This reduces the complexity of specifying system by lowering the number of ways components can be connected, partly by hiding portions of components, and partly by limiting how exposed portions can be connected to others. The paper introduces basic SysML concepts and notations for specifying components and assembling them into a system. It covers capabilities added to SysML enabling a wider range of systems to be modeled, through detailed specification of the portions of components available for connection to other components, and detailed specification of the connections between them. These capabilities are described by relating models to potential systems built to meet the specifications, an approach typical in specifying semantics of formal languages. The paper is intended for those concerned with increased precision in SysML concepts, such as builders of model analyzers, checkers, and other automated support for systems engineering. It also enables more reliable interpretation of the SysML models generally, for example, during manufacturing and other stages of the product lifecycle. Examples are given in SysML notation for each concept. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Syst Eng 17
Systems engineers are routinely tasked with facilitating the delicate balance between cost, schedule, and technical performance in acquisition programs that are continuously subjected to various outside influences. While there are several quantitative methods to estimate acquisition program cost and schedule performance as well as identify their risks (e.g., Earned Value Management), the estimation of technical performance and technical risk is generally heuristic in nature. In order to monitor the progress of the technical aspects of an acquisition program, the systems engineering discipline utilizes the process of tracking Technical Measures to gain insight into the design and development, to assess risks and issues, and to evaluate the likelihood of realizing objectives. However, with the diversity of so many technical programs, the estimation and risk analysis of technical performance in technology acquisition programs rely on the opinions of experts because the identification and application of relevant quantitative data for constructive modeling is not practical. The Expert-weighted Technical Risk Index methodology proposed in this article introduces a well-established method for mathematically combining expert judgment into the realm of systems engineering to develop predictive progress plans for technical performance estimation and risk analysis. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Syst Eng 17
The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the definition of a Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approach which would meet the objective laid out by INCOSE in its Systems Engineering Vision 2020. After briefly presenting the tools used and summarizing a state-of-the-art system design process, we show how it is possible to define property-based requirements (PBRs) as features of specification models and to apply the design process to this specification model in order to develop design models. Then, we show how it is possible to perform a simulation-based verification process of design models in order to detect and remove design errors, to substitute the initial requirements of the system with derived requirements gradually assigned to the subentities of the system, to perform a simulation-based validation process of specification models in order to detect and remove specification errors. Additionally, we show how we define safety PBRs to prevent the consequences of failure conditions and verify mitigation means, such as redundancy or dissimilarity, introduced in design models to meet these safety PBRs. Thus, we consider that our proposals improve MBSE current practices making them safer for the development of present and future systems.
This article investigates the instantiation of a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) within a hard real-time (stringent time constraints), deterministic (maximum predictability) combat system (CS) environment. There are numerous stakeholders across the U.S. Department of the Navy who are affected by this development and who have a direct or indirect influence on the system requirements. The research focuses on two-way, transparent, secure track data exchange between the command and control (C2) and CS domains. Exchange and management of data between these domain networks is accomplished using configurable universal gateway capabilities. These capabilities include the provision for data mediation and boundary defense requirements within a web services publish-and-subscribe framework. The gateways' performance is assessed with respect to operational loading, architecture and provisioning requirements to evaluate gateway component performance, and resource utilization. The universal gateway prototype evaluated in this limited technology experiment (LTE) demonstrated interoperability as a key step in satisfying Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 criteria, based on its successful performance in a representative environment. Data latency was minimal at the largest message loads with typical end-to-end gateway latencies under 15 milliseconds with the application of rule set filters on message queues, and data throughput across the universal gateway was not limited by universal gateway components. These results allow proven architectural principles to be applied in new ways to enable rapid development and insertion of new capabilities, lower-risk system integration and evolution, and more reliable operations. At the same time, multiple integrators and vendors can actively design and compete for business, lowering acquisition and life-cycle costs.
Rework that occurs late in the product life cycle is dramatically more expensive than design work performed early in the cycle. However, shifting traditional design work earlier in the design process so as to avoid rework later is difficult. A number of product development practices that have been characterized as a shift from developing a single-point design to developing a set of possible designs have proven effective at reducing development rework. This paper refines the definitions of such "set-based" development practices, which are aimed at early development phases, and shows how they can be applied to the systems engineering process in order to reduce or eliminate the root causes of rework. Examples from the Wright Brothers, Toyota, and several other companies are presented.
Technical Performance Measures (TPMs) historically are used to help the Program Manager in predicting if a program is on a path to achieve required performance. When extended over a developmental timeline, TPMs have provided a deterministic approach for predicting expected operational performance. However, TPMs are difficult to derive for a complex acknowledged system of systems (SoS). An SoS Performance Measure (SPM) has been developed that is equivalent in purpose to TPMs and demonstrated for a deterministic state similar to TPM usage. However, reality indicates that many of the SoS component variables have significant uncertainty associated with them during the SoS development. Therefore, to more accurately account for the ability of an SoS to achieve its desired performance, this variability needs to be accounted for. This paper extends the deterministic SPM concept to a stochastic SPM to account for this uncertainty. An Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW) mission example is used, and demonstrates how this extension improves the effectiveness of the SPM methodology.
Over the past four years, the Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical Systems (SWFTS) Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) program has shifted from traditional document-centric systems engineering to a model-based systems engineering (MBSE) process for managing the evolution and support of the common combat system used by most submarines in the U.S. and Royal Australian Navies. At the beginning of this transition a pilot study established technical feasibility, and projected a 13% reduction in the cost of processing a baseline if MBSE were applied to support the SWFTS system of systems baseline development process. Over the course of two years of development new modeling techniques were invented, and a large-scale system of systems model was designed, implemented, and populated.
Now the transition to operations has begun. In early 2012 SWFTS SE&I produced its first new generation of combat system interface baselines using MBSE. The technical foundation has been established, and the workforce transition is under way. Anticipated cost reductions are still a year away as the workforce ascends the learning curve, but the program is already seeing improvements in the quality and consistency of engineering products.
This paper summarizes this document-centric to model-based SE transition, describes the accomplishments and observations to date, and describes the metrics being collected to quantify the achieved return on investment once the transition is complete.
As systems are called on to participate on demand within system-of-systems (SoS), system-of-systems integration (SoSI) has become a key concern. This capability is especially important in defense and aerospace where systems are increasingly required to interoperate on demand to satisfy mission requirements. SoSI is also becoming increasingly important in healthcare and energy domains. SoSI involves interfacing and enabling the interactions of component systems to create the needed SoS capability to accomplish mission or business goals. SoSI, which is part of the overall SoS development life cycle, increases in complexity when there are legacy systems that need to be integrated, and when humans are tasked to perform in various capacities within the SoS. An added layer of complexity is introduced when the SoS has to exhibit certain quality attributes such as adaptability and resilience in the face of contingencies and disruptions in the operational environment. This paper addresses key considerations and challenges in SoSI.
Requirements categorization is an inherent part of the requirements engineering activity. Conventional approaches use a designer perspective (requirements organized according to design needs or attributes), a contractual perspective (requirements organized according to procurement or acquisition needs), or a combination of both. Such models present several inconveniences that result in limitation of system affordability: facilitate the generation of overlapping requirements, of design-dependent requirements, and of a mix of requirements applicable to different levels of the architecture decomposition or to different products. The present research proposes a Need-based Categorization (NbC) model that is system-centric: Requirements are organized around the system. Inspired by Max-Neef's model of human needs, the proposed model supports requirement elicitation by defining only what the system does, how well, where, and what it uses to accomplish it. The model facilitates the identification of constraints that limit the solution tradespace without supporting the satisfaction of new needs, of overlapping requirements, and of requirements that are not applicable to the system. Finally, the proposed model defines requirements in subsets that are associated with value to stakeholders, thus reflecting the actual dependency nature of requirements at a given level of an architecture decomposition, which promotes holistic decisions instead of local optimizations.
We integrate systems of measurement and modeling to improve estimation of uncertainties in above-ground biomass (AGB) derived from remote sensing. The outcome provides a unified starting point for the climate-change carbon community to assess uncertainty and sensitivity data and methodologies, and ultimately supports decision-making about which missions and instruments to develop for a desired cost/benefit ratio. Initial results include fusion of remote-sensing techniques (e.g., radar and lidar), uncertainties associated with measurement and modeling, and the impact of potential uncertainty correlations across aggregated unit areas. Biomass uncertainty estimates are presented at the single-hectare level for the forestlands of California. Using a forest biomass map of California, we calculate changes in variance (e.g., 2 orders of magnitude) as a function of uncertainty correlation assumptions, with correlations extending to spatial scales up to 100 km. Using a variogram formalism to derive the correlation shape and magnitude, we show that the estimated variance for California above-ground biomass is between 1% and 2% (1 standard deviation) for our current best estimate of the correlation range at 5–10 km—i.e., we bound the standard deviation by a factor of 2. This contrasts with 0.025% (1 standard deviation) if one does not include the correlation term.


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Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, 1/2 cup crushed tomatoes, and thyme in an electric slow cooker; stir well with a whisk. Add all mushrooms, onion, and sun-dried tomatoes.
Trim fat from pork. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper; place on top of mushroom mixture. Pour 1/2 cup crushed tomatoes over pork. Cover with lid; cook on high heat for 1 hour. Reduce heat setting to low; cook 7 hours. Remove pork from slow cooker; cut into slices. Serve over noodles.
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Setting Password for Single User Mode in Linux , adds security to Linux boxes. If some one access your server physically & reboot server and then tries to change root password from single user mode . In that case if password is set on single user mode , one has to first enter root password , then only can reset root password .
In Debian like Operating System require root password when booting into single user mode or recovery mode. But RHEL & CentOS allows access from the console into single user mode without a password.
Edit the file /etc/inittab , add "su:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin" above the line initdefault as shown below :
# inittab This file describes how the INIT process should set up
# the system in a certain run-level.
# Author: Miquel van Smoorenburg, <email@example.com>
# Modified for RHS Linux by Marc Ewing and Donnie Barnes
# Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are:
# 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
# 1 - Single user mode
# 2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking)
# 3 - Full multiuser mode
# 4 - unused
# 6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
Edit the file /etc/sysconfig/init & replace 'SINGLE=/sbin/sushell' with '/sbin/sulogin' as shown below :
# What ttys should gettys be started on?
# Set to '/sbin/sulogin' to prompt for password on single-user mode
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My lifes not going too great at the moment. I had planned to have petted at least 40% of the dogs on planet earth by now and I have petted maybe 0.5% of the dogs.
I just did the math and it turns out 0.5% of the dogs on the planet is 26 million and I dont even think I've petted that many :(


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Not bad. I made for lunch to share with my husband. We both thought it was good, but nothing outstanding.
Couscous Salad with Chicken and Apricots
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Yield: 6 servings
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- Calcium: 76mg
- Calories: 613
- Calories from fat: 0%
- Carbohydrate: 41g
- Cholesterol: 129mg
- Fat: 24g
- Fiber: 4g
- Iron: 4mg
- Protein: 55mg
- Saturated fat: 4g
- Sodium: 318mg
- 1 1/2 cups instant couscous
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
- 1 cup finely chopped fresh parsley leaves, plus 6 sprigs
- 1 cup finely chopped fresh mint leaves
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 spicy grilled chicken breasts
- 3 fresh apricots (or ripe nectarines, peaches, or plums), pitted and cut into bite-size chunks
- 1 small shallot, thinly sliced in rings
- 1/2 cup unsalted pistachio nuts, shelled
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- Place the couscous in a medium bowl. Bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil and stir in the cinnamon, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Pour the mixture over the couscous. Cover and let stand until the couscous is soft, about 5 minutes. Uncover and fluff with a fork. Stir in the parsley, mint, and 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Set aside. Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and place in a medium bowl. Add the apricots, shallot, and pistachios. Drizzle with the vinegar and the remaining olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Divide the couscous among 6 dinner plates. Arrange the chicken salad over the couscous. Garnish with the parsley sprigs and serve.
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Couscous Salad with Chicken and Apricots Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes, Salads
- CONVENIENCE: Quick/Easy
- CUISINE: American
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Text of the anarchist Spiros Mandilas about the Anarchist Squat Nadir (Greece)
Sunday, March 2nd, 2014
Lately, various interior matters taking place in Anarchist Squat Nadir, have been published, because of two or three people, thought they should publish a misinformative text of breakaway, in order to justify their cowardice or their failure.
Therefore, since a matter has been published, I owe too, to explain in public what has happened. Especially, since through this text, they accuse me of their breakaway.
Those people, after alienating some comrades from the squat, with their manners and their behavior, they tried to distort the political characteristics of Nadir. So, they started talking about communism, nechayevism, democratic fights, and generally, some things far from the political analysis and nature of the Nadir squat. Recently, those two or three people, even tried to isolate me from the convention's decisions. (more…)
Tags: Greece, Indymedia Athens, Letter, Nadir Squat, Spyros Mandylas, Thessaloniki
Posted in Autonomy
Information update about repression (Greece)
Tuesday, January 28th, 2014
At the 6th of January the anti-terrorist unit announced that Christodoulos Xiros violated his 7th temporary permission to exit prison for a few days and that he escaped. Christodoulos Xiros is a member of the Marxist organization 17th November (an organization active for 27 years having claimed responsibility for 23 executions of cops, judges, journalists, politicians, American agents, dozens of explosions and attacks with rockets and he has sentenced to six times lifelong plus 1000 years to prison.
The anti-terrorist unit had the journalists say that Christodoulos Xiros co-operate for his escape with the imprisoned members of conspiracy of cells of fire. They had specific references that Christodoulos has found shelter at a safe house of unarrested members of CCF.
In the context of the anti-terrorist propaganda of media has unleashed an attack against the cell of imprisoned members of CCF. (more…)
Tags: 17 November, Christodoulos Xiros, Conspiracy of Cells of Fire : Imprisoned Members Cell, Greece, Nadir Squat, Repression, Thessaloniki
Posted in Social Control
Cops evicted the Orfanotrofio squat in Thessaloniki (Greece)
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013
From Contra-info:
In the morning hours of September 2nd, 2013 the Greek police conducted another anti-squatting operation, this time against the Orfanotrofio squat, a former orphanage in the district of Toumba, Thessaloniki.
Seven squatters were arrested inside the building and charged with violating the law regarding occupation of public buildings, as well as weapon possession (an air pistol was allegedly found at the squatted house). All comrades were held in custody, scheduled to appear in the Thessaloniki courts.
Last year, it was announced that the ministry of Health handed over the squatted Orfanotrofio to the Holy Metropolis of Thessaloniki.
Fuck the State and the Church!
Immediate release of our comrades!
Tags: Eviction, Fuck the Church, Greece, Orfanotrofio squat, Repression, Thessaloniki
Posted in Social Control
Banners, posters and 6 ATMs burning after an attack for the arrested comrades Andreas Tsavdaridis & Spyros Mandylas (Greece)
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013
The poster by Anarchist Squat Utopia A.D. (Komotini) was released in 21/08 and was translated in English by Contra Info (Spanish and Italian and Greek versions also available). Andreas Tsavdaridis and Spyros Mandylas were arrested in Thessaloniki and accused of participation and responsibility in the Phoenix Project of the Informal Anarchist Federation (FAI). They are specifically accused also of sending a letter bomb to the former boss of the Greek anti-terrorist unit, the same pig who conducted the repression against the comrades of the Conspiracy of Cells of Fire – 1st Phase. The imprisoned members of the CCF are also accused for all the attacks as well. (more…)
Tags: Anarchist Squat Utopia A.D. (Komotini), Andreas Tsavdaridis, Athens, Flyposter, Greece, Igoumenitsa, Informal Anarchist Federation (FAI), Preveza, Spyros Mandylas, Thessaloniki, Volos
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Freedom to the Wolves of the North (Greece)
Monday, July 15th, 2013
On Thursday night, July 11, cops invaded the anarchist squat Nadir, stealing the squat's equipment, causing damages and arresting one comrade. At the same time, another group of uniformed thugs arrests another comrade in the area of Stavroupoli, Thessaloniki.
We will not talk about "unfair prosecutions", about "the climate of terror against those who fight", nor about the "new totalitarianism" and things like that. That's because we know that none of these is new. These are simply snapshots of the ancient war between two incompatible words: on the one side lies the disgusting world of the Authority, of the submissive crowd and of the social cesspit and on the other side, the anarchist insurgents, the insubordinate fighters of the Negative, those who do not bow down to nobody. (more…)
Tags: Greece, Nadir Squat, Repression, Thessaloniki
Posted in Social Control
'The State is the only Terrorist' – About the repression in Thessaloniki (Greece)
Monday, July 15th, 2013
"Towards the end of this night, despondency is impermissible. I risk nothing anymore"
Paul Eluard
Every minute, every hour that passes, the historical evil represented by the State attacks a society that groans and dies slowly under its boot and in passivity.
However, fireworks of anger and resistance do not stop ripping up the generalized darkness and wild voices of fury and conscience do not stop giving birth to nightmares for the complacent and the poorer by the day population and calling for a wide front of resistance and liberation, for the necessity of the revolution. (more…)
Tags: Greece, Nadir Squat, Repression, Thessaloniki
Posted in Social Control
Thessaloniki: Information from Steki Nadir about the repression (Greece)
Sunday, July 14th, 2013
Two comrades are arrested and accused of sending the letter bomb to the former boss of the anti-terrorist unit. They are accused of all the actions that have taken place as the 'Phoenix Project'.
Translated by Actforfreedomnow!boubourAs
Last night, Thursday July 11th, two anarchists are arrested after a large cop operation. As well the cops raid and search anarchist Steki Nadir and the Thessaloniki campus. At the same time there is an orchestrated media operation with the same journalists colleagues of the cops. In "Vima" newspaper, specific spaces and a specific comrade is portrayed.
Friday afternoon, cops make a pitiful announcement.
Heavy charges are attributed with no connection with the confiscated "evidence". There is a charge for "possession of explosives" with no explosives found. As well, in a stupidity delirium, cops include in their announcement an action in a hotel in Jakarta Indonesia. Obviously, they are testing our limits, the limits of whole social layers, pulling on the rope until they meet resistance.
The scene is repeated: cops arrest comrades, known or not, load them with heavy charges for terrorism and -as an idiom- anarchy, charges which are not accompanied by evidence or findings, then follows the exposure of these people, their friends, relatives, and finally these people will be called after years in prison, to prove in court that they are not elephants, that they did not do what they are charged for.
Unfortunately, totalitarianism which evolves in every field, irrationality, and arbitrariness tend to become the rule. And the rule can be followed by habit, apathy, indifference.
Those arrested in Thessaloniki have been transferred to Athens in GADA (Athens police HQ) since their charges also include participation in a terrorist organization and so to specifically try to connect them with the CCF, which means soon they will get a visit by some interrogator handling the case.
Just after the incidents in Skouries, arrests, beatings, imprisonments and clashes, clashes of teachers at the education ministry, attack of the macho bully delta cops on the intervention for K.Sakkas, and the collaborated attack of cops and neonazis on the social space "Synergio" in Ilioupoli, the state screams "I am and will be here".
The minister of cops and oppression, Dendias, just after the cops announcement about the arrests in Thessaloniki reminds that the diptych is: oppression and "national unity".
No one hostage in the hands of the state.
Solidarity to all those who revolt.
Hold strong we are with you.
Tags: Conspiracy of Cells of Fire, Greece, Nadir Squat, Repression, Thessaloniki
Posted in Social Control
Εκδήλωση από το Αναρχικό Στέκι Ναδίρ (Ελλάδα)
Friday, June 28th, 2013
Στις 3 Ιούλη το Αναρχικό Στέκι Ναδίρ θα πραγμοτοποιήσει εκδήλωση με το εξής περιεχόμενο:
Συνεισφορά των μεταφραστικών δικτύων στη Διαρκή Αναρχική Εξέγερση:
Act for freedom now! (Αγγλία), 325 (Αγγλία), Culmine (Ιταλία), Informa-Azione (Ιταλία), Parole Armate (Ιταλία), Μαύρη Διεθνής (Ελλάδα), Έρεβος (Ελλάδα), A-politiko (Ελλάδα), Parabellum (Ελλάδα)
Ενημέρωση για την καταστολή στην Ιταλία:
Επιχείρηση "Ευτολμία" (Ardire), Επιχείρηση "Thor", Επιχείρηση "Σβήσε τη φωτιά", Επιχείρηση "Σκιά" (Shadow). Θα διαβαστούν κείμενα -παρεμβάσεις συντρόφων που διώκονται για αυτές τις υποθέσεις.
Θα υπάρχουν βιβλία από τα παρακάτω εκδοτικά εγχειρήματα:
Εκδόσεις "Μαύρη Διεθνής", Εκδόσεις "Δαίμων του τυπογραφείου", Εκδόσεις "Διάδοση", Εκδόσεις "Ελευθεριακή Κουλτούρα", Εκδόσεις "Σίσυφος", Εκδόσεις "Επαναστατική αυτοοργάνωση", Εκδόσεις "Ελευθεριακό ινστιτούτο κοινωνικών μελετών".
Επίσης θα γίνει η παρουσίαση του βιβλίου "Η Ένοπλη Χαρά" (La Gioia Armata), του Alfredo M. Bonanno. (Μετάφραση: Μεταφραστική ομάδα Urbis, Εκδόσεις: Αναρχικό Στέκι Ναδίρ)
Στο χώρο της εκδήλωσης θα υπάρχουν τα τεύχη του εντύπου Μηδενιστική Πορεία και υλικό του Αναρχικού Εκδοτικού/Μεταφραστικού εγχειρήματος 'Ερεβος.
Tags: Counter-info, Greece, Nadir Squat, Repression, Thessaloniki
Posted in Autonomy
Thessaloniki, Greece: Open letter to the Steki Nadir from 325
Monday, April 15th, 2013
We received your proposal for the counter-information gathering at your self-organised space on April 12-13, our apologies for not being able to respond sooner about it. Our inability to travel to Thessaloniki at this time meant that we prepared a written contribution to be distributed, whilst some of our circle made their further critical thoughts into another text. So here you'll find two texts in English, Greek and Italian, which are posted openly in the hope of spreading discussion and action ever further.
Contribution to Nadir squat gathering from 325
Qualifications- response to Steki Nadir: A few thoughts on our use of technology by some luddites:
Recently we read the text of Alfredo Cospito to the CCF which we found ourselves very much in agreement with, particularly this section:
"Communication cannot but be carried out through action and this is why we do not have to assign it in some way to the professionals of speech. It is vital, of course, that the news and ideas go around the world. It is necessary however that we avoid in any way the transformation into bureaucracy of a procedure that must remain free from the elite of those who specialize in information."
We return the warm greeting of Viva La Anarquia in Chile, who we regard as our anarchist friends and comrades; likewise, we send our incendiary hugs to all the groups and networks.
Always next to and part of the combative anarchist tendency!
Always in memory of Ryo!
Tags: Counter-info, Greece, Letter, Nadir Squat, Ryo, Thessaloniki
Posted in Autonomy
Thessaloniki: Steki Nadir launches the CCF book "The new anarchist urban guerrilla" (Greece)
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
This is the site of the anarchist hangout Nadir in Thessaloniki, Greece.
On Friday 25 January at the steki there will be a presentation of the book of CCF "The new anarchist urban guerrilla". The site will add other material categories, like PDFs etc.
Tags: Conspiracy of Cells of Fire, Counter-info, Greece, Informal Anarchist Federation (FAI), International Revolutionary Front, Nadir Squat, Thessaloniki
Posted in Autonomy
Dark Nights #27 : 'Subversive disassociation – Fragment against civil anarchism' – Oct 2012 (ACN)
Friday, October 19th, 2012
Dark Nights is an international anarchist & anti-prison publication of resistance reports and repression news ready to print out and distribute on the fly.
Updated 19/10/12: Click to Download: Dark Nights #27
1. 'Subversive disassociation – Fragment against civil anarchism' by L.
2. 'Abyssal Desire – Nothing-isms' by Edizioni Cerbero.
3. Letter from Fede and Tomo.
4. Letter of Anna Beniamino in solidarity with her comrades Alfredo Cospito and Nicola Gai.
5. Athens: End of the 2nd 'Halandri case' trial – New CCF case trial in Koridallos prisons' court underway.
6. Statement by Christos Tsakalos of the CCF.
7. Statement of the CCF and Theofilos Mavropoulos in the first session of the new CCF case trial.
8. Athens: Reportback from demo in solidarity with the CCF and those accused in the same case.
9. New CCF case trial: Communiqué by fugitives Dimitris Politis and Yannis Michailidis.
10. Greece: Text of compa Gustavo Quiroga González.
11. Athens: Third antifascist motorcycle demo clashed with neo-Nazis.
12. Greece: About the case of Anastasios Theofilou, a couple of notes…
13. Bolivia: Repression against the anarchist movement aided by civil anarchists.
14. Italy : 'Operation Ixodidae' – Massimo Passamani moved to house arrest; Daniela Battisti released.
15. TIOJ: Statement by comrade Matthew.
16. Seattle, USA: Two grand jury resisters are in custody and need your support.
17. Action Chronology.
Tags: Abyssal Desire - Nothing-isms, Alfredo Cospito, Anastasios Theofilou, Anna Beniamino, Athens, Bolivia, Christos Tsakalos, Conspiracy of Cells of Fire, Conspiracy of Cells of Fire : Imprisoned Members Cell, Daniela Battisti, Dark Nights, Delta Squat, Dimitris Politis, Edizioni Cerbero, Federico Buono, Greece, Gustavo Quiroga González, Italy, Massimo Passamani, Nicola Gai, Parole Armate, PNW Repression, Second Halandri Trial, Subversive disassociation - Fragment against civil anarchism, Theofilos Mavropoulos, Thessaloniki, Tomo, USA, Yannis Michailidis
Posted in Library
International Solidarity Call from Delta Squat, Thessaloniki (Greece)
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
Solidarity International Call
After the eviction of Delta squat (Thessaloniki, Greece) at 12/09/2012, 10 comrades were arrested. At the orderly trial which followed all the comrades were convicted, one of them is still detained.
Our comrade Gustavo Quiroga, is in prison since 12/9 and he is under threat of deportation in Colombia, after the manipulations of the state security and the foreigners department. (more…)
Tags: Delta Squat, Greece, Repression, Thessaloniki
Posted in Social Control
Thessaloniki: 'Now we are all persona non grata' – Text by an English comrade who was arrested during the raid on Delta squat (Greece)
Monday, September 24th, 2012
Nine of the arrestees in Delta squat's eviction were set free on bail after the trial, where they made a collective political statement. All defendants were found guilty for diverse misdemeanor charges, received suspended prison sentences (from 3 months to 16 months) and got 3 years probation. The total monetary amount of their bail was 7,950 euros. Till this day, the tenth defendant is still captive, facing the danger of deportation because of police perjury: a cop testified in court that the comrade had a fake passport (which is not true).
One of the ten arrestees wrote and sent us a text on September 22nd, expressing opinions on what happened with the whole farce:
now we are all persona non grata
"I never saw a man who looked
With such a wistful eye
Upon that little tent of blue
Which prisoners call the sky"
– Oscar Wilde, Ballad of Reading Gaol
Comrades, what can I say about the last few days, apart from the theatre of absurdity, need I say anymore? From the first day in a Kafkaesque trial, to the society of the spectacle outside our front door. No one can begin to understand that the junta never disappeared until they have a gun shoved in their face in the early hours of the morning, face banged against the wall, thrown on the floor under a hail of boots stamping, in a pantomime Hollywood event, that brought the facade of Greek democracy falling from the true fascist face. Who did they think they had found, as they entered the building coked-up? Terrorists? No, the real terrorists are those in the parliament who gave the order! (more…)
Tags: Delta Squat, Eviction, Greece, Repression, Thessaloniki
Posted in Social Control
Thessaloniki: Letter from the 13 arrested comrades (Greece)
Sunday, July 8th, 2012
Monday 2nd of July, 6 a.m
The pogrom operation of the Thessaloniki Police Headquarters begins… Executed by numerous cops of almost all kinds, under the leadership of the 'State Security Police Department'. The new super-production of the Greek police contains invasions into houses and places where comrades work, as well as a spectacular invasion in Orfanotrofeio Squat and the arrest of people that were arriving in solidarity, from the streets nearby.
With the abstract pretext of investigation, all the arrested we are transferred into the police headquarters where we realize the existence of a 'list' of names, based on which some of us are being held and where numerous others names of comrades are being written. (more…)
Tags: Greece, Orfanotrofeio squat, Repression, Thessaloniki
Posted in Social Control
Thessaloniki: Solidarity gathering outside Diavata Prison for Olga Economidou, imprisoned anarchist of the CCF (Greece)
Friday, May 11th, 2012
This is because of the vindictive prison transfer of Olga Economidou, imprisoned anarchist comrade of the Conspiracy of Cells of Fire, and her detainment in the isolation block of Diavata prison. The action is called by the Assembly for the coordination of solidarity actions in Thessaloniki. Friday 11 May.
From Actforfree.nostate.net
Tags: Conspiracy of Cells of Fire, Conspiracy of Cells of Fire : Imprisoned Members Cell, Greece, Olga Economidou, Thessaloniki
Posted in Prison Struggle
About the Orfanotrofeio squat in Thessaloniki (Greece)
Sunday, February 12th, 2012
Ownership transition of the squat, from the Ministry of Health to the Mitropolis (Head of The Church)
On the 31st of January, a decision made by the ministry of health was posted on the governmental website 'diavghia' (transparency), by which is announced the allocation of the squatted Orfanotrofeio to the Holy Mitropolis of Thessaloniki, on the purpose of creating a foundation for long-term patients.
In a period of crisis, while the bosses attack against even wider social parts, having the maximization of their profits as target, in a period that even more people is led to poverty and misery, that the unemployed and the homeless rise in bigger numbers everyday, the state and church start their 'charity' engine. (more…)
Tags: Fuck the Church, Greece, Orfanotrofeio squat, Repression, Thessaloniki
Posted in Autonomy
Open letter by Philip and Pepe Mayer about the sycophancies and the puplications by some parrots of the state about our sister (Greece)
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
Update: Fei Meyer was released on provisional liberty following disagreements between the investigating judge and the prosecution and for this reason the board decided after giving her provisional liberty that 15 days later she deserved the prison again. The four other accused comrades were taken to Koridallos prison.
In the early morning of October 13, a van belonging to the Public Power Corporation (DEI) was torched in downtown Thessaloniki using an incendiary device made out of camping gas canisters, gasoline, and a fuse. The vehicle was completely incinerated, but 19-year-old comrade Yiannis Skouloudis was caught red-handed. In addition, four comrades (Babis Tsilianidis, Dimitris Dimtsiadis, Sokratis Tzifkas, Dimitris Fessas) were arrested and accused for the same case and now the anti-terrorist cops have arrested the comrade Fei Mayer.
She is accused for participation in a terrorist group (the name of the group has not yet been decided by the cops). Lawyers or information about what she is accused of is considered a luxury for people arrested in Greece, so she doesn't have any of these. The mass media come to fill the gap of the not-existing evidence, so they have started to transmit surreal scenarios about their parents being members of RAF and other armed groups in Germany. They also "informed" us that her father was killed during a guerrilla action in Germany! Of course, her father is still alive, maybe he is a bit more insecure after he was informed about his death.
The crime of Fei is solidarity and dignity.
The big game that is being played on the back of our sister and our family. With the trial of the defendants for participation in the organization "Conspiracy Cells of Fire" approaching and the explosion in the Administrative Court building remaining unanswered on the side of arrests, it was expected from the state to try to catch a "big fish" and if it cannot, it manufactures it, so that it recovers its lost prestige and demonstrates its strength. (more…)
Tags: Fei Meyer, Greece, Thessaloniki
Posted in Prison Struggle
Repression updates from Athens (Greece)
Monday, December 13th, 2010
Three updates, one about the trial of anarchist Giannis Dimitrakis, and another about the 6 arrested alleged "terrorists" who are held hostage in huge media-spectacle-process, accused of being members of armed groups, lastly an update about the connected raid of the Nadir squat in Saloniki : (more…)
Tags: Athens, Giannis Dimitrakis, Nadir Squat, Raids, Repression, Sect of Revolutionaries, Thessaloniki
Posted in Prison Struggle
4 comrades from EU-Saloniki 2003 frame-up face trial again (Greece)
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
UPDATE: The trial has been postponed until early 2011
Statement of the London Thessaloniki Solidarity Group – September 19th, 2010 version
The solidarity group was formed in 2003 soon after the arrests at the EU summit demonstrations in Thessaloniki.
The entire basis of the arrests in 2003, was and still remains, an arbitrary attack upon the demonstrations, where culpability was placed upon those that the Greek authorities sought to make examples of. From the beginning of the process of detention it was clear that evidence of guilt would not even be based upon recognition of legal facts or evidence but by association. (more…)
Tags: EU, Greece, Repression, Thessaloniki
Posted in Social Control
Anarchists expropriate supermarket in Saloniki (Greece)
Saturday, June 19th, 2010
14 June 2010
"On 14/06/10 we stormed into a super-market of the chain Masoutis on M.Kyriakou street, we took basic need goods (olive oil, pasta, milk etc.) and destroyed the anti-theft systems and the surveillance camera while we also smashed the cash machines and burnt all the money they had inside.
From the beginning we had decided that the goods of the appropriation would be distributed among the comrades who participated, not outside the super-market. With this choice of ours we want to make clear that this, and other practices aim not at promoting some of us as saviours of the society – rather, we want society itself to familiarise itself with such practices and to embrace them without waiting for the "revolutionary" philanthropist/ friends of the poor. Especially in a period like this one, where the rottenness of the present system is pushing it toward collapse. As for the term "Robin Hoodies" (in Greek: Super-market Robins) we believe it consists another typical attempt to twist the meaning of such actions by Mass Media, which present comrades as some sort of elite stealing for the poor. In result, the distribution of the goods is presented in a way that refers to the narcosis and the passivity reflected in the thinking "someone will think-act-take care of us".
We do not believe in a society of "weak-minded" people who must necessarily be ruled, as is wished by the ruling propaganda. We are happy when people walk on with the belief that their life belongs to them, away from mediators and needless gabble, when they organise under the premise of solidarity, anti-authoritarianism and self-organisation; under the guidance of active negation and attack. When they do not fall for the fallacy of the regime that "by helping each other we will scrape through the crisis". It is important, finally that when distributing goods you have no way of telling if the recipients are indeed in solidarity, even if that is not active, or if they are just hypocrites taking care of themselves only – and perhaps even, in another case, they would be the first to inform to the police. Of course we applaud similar actions by comrades who distribute the goods: as as we said earlier the aims are the same.
The burning of money is a symbolic action speaking for itself. These little pieces of paper that turned into ashes within seconds have managed, in even less seconds, to destroy lives, relationships, to transform the human and her desires by transforming life into indexes, digitalising feelings and experiences, simplifying the feelings of joy and misery down to the 'alternatives' – I have/ I have no money.
As for the action itself it took place exactly as planned. Our getaway was relaxed and with no unexpected incidents. We used bins to block off some roads precautionary while we made sure to know the movements of the cops before and during the action. It is telling that pigs of the Z force (motorcycle cops –trans.) were sitting around confused by the fountain on Egnatia Ave, obviously waiting for reinforcements and tried to approach only when we were already gone.
We are consciously and actively in solidarity with every other action sabotaging capitalism within the urban environment in which we act.
PS 1. A warning toward the "macho Greeks" who might want to become heroes: they'll receive the treatment they deserve, exactly as it happened when one of them was spotted to be calling the cops – he was chased, along with the bunch who were about to intervene. But as the saying goes, "the mother of the fast one has never mourned"
PS 2. We can only laugh at the misinformation of the media about supposed clashes with repression forces, trolleys filled with goods that we never managed to hand out etc…
PS 3. Of course we support the appropriation of money for the needs of the movement, it is just that we wanted to give a different context to this particular action."
The thieves' thieves
Tags: Fuck the Law, Greece, Social War, Supermarket Sweep, Thessaloniki
Posted in Direct Action


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Sports seasons are often compared to roller coasters. Overcome a few injuries, make a big trade, endure a controversy or two, or finish in first place after starting out in last, and a sportswriter or two will surely invoke the tired cliché. It will be followed by a quote from the manager or star player saying, "This year has been full of ups and downs, wins and losses, peaks and valleys." The same analogy is sometimes used to describe a particularly topsy-turvy game. Get an early lead, then fall behind, then come back to win. You have earned a roller coaster victory. Do it in the Super Bowl, and they'll actually send you to Disney.
It's not really surprising that the roller coaster comparison is so overused. After all, every team has its ups and downs. That's especially true in baseball, with its six-month, 162-game season. You're going to win some. You're going to lose some. Somebody is going to have Tommy John surgery. Because baseball isn't limited by a clock and only one team is allowed to score at a time, it's a game conducive to comebacks. Roller coasters abound.
So no, I'm not generally a big fan of comparing sports to amusement park rides. Even so, the last few days have been a serious roller coaster ride for Reds fans.
The weekend sweep of the Cardinals was absolutely the highest point of the season. You couldn't have scripted it any better. The Reds beat their most hated rival three days in a row, in front of sellout crowds, with each game decided in the late innings, to regain control of first place in the division. Aroldis Chapman pitched in all three games and dazzled fans with his dominance, recording eight strikeouts in three innings. And making the victories even sweeter, the winning hits on Saturday and Sunday came from former Cardinals Ryan Ludwick and Scott Rolen. Add in the morale-boosting chorus of the World Choir Games, and Reds fans were skipping through the streets.
Then yesterday, the bombshell dropped that Joey Votto needs knee surgery and will miss a month. And suddenly, our peak became a valley. Can the Reds win without their MVP? How will the team respond to playing without the face of the franchise? Are we doomed? These are all reasonable questions (except maybe the last one).
Another question that some people might ask is why team doctors didn't check out Votto's knee sooner. The injury occurred a couple of weeks ago, but Votto didn't ask for an MRI until now. Athletes, even understated and thoughtful ones like Joey, are usually too proud to admit when they're hurt. You can't rely on them to make their own medical decisions. If this problem had been caught sooner, might he have missed less time?
You could make a strong argument that Votto is more important to his team than any other player in baseball, given how much the rest of the Reds' offense has sputtered. Obviously, Dusty Baker will have to reshuffle his lineup without him; last night, rookie Todd Frazier took Votto's place as the number three hitter. If you're looking for a silver lining to Votto being out, Dusty won't be able to put Frazier on the bench anymore. On a less bright note, this exacerbates the team's need to add a left-handed bat before the trade deadline.
The list of possible additions is less than inspiring. In a post for Sports Illustrated, Tom Verducci mentions Coco Crisp, Juan Pierre, and Ryan Sweeney. Given that the Reds' farm system is fairly depleted after the franchise jettisoned several top prospects in trades this past offseason, they might even be hard pressed to acquire one of those guys.
But Verducci offers some hope, too. The Reds have been one of the healthiest teams in baseball this year and are one of only two teams to use just five starting pitchers. That consistency on the mound should help the team withstand some uncertainty in its lineup. Plus, the schedule for the next month is light. Even without Votto, Cincinnati should be able to tread water against the Astros and Padres.
Still, it would probably be best for Joey to heal up as quickly as possible, just in case.
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In this scam, crooks work together with the people who are serving you at the till. It has been reported that there are two ways criminals clone your debit card.
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Despite popular belief, criminals do not take the money from your account right away. Police reports indicate they usually leave a few months in between, just so you record hundreds of other transactions on your bank statement. This makes it almost impossible for investigators to track the exact store where your card was defrauded. You can avoid this if you change your PIN number very often. It's inconvenient, but doesn't cost you anything. Better safe than sorry. On the other hand, for the alternative scams, always cover your PIN number when you type it in, as well as check the PIN pad for any unusual attachments.
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Working with public housing residents to improve walkability, falls prevention programming and fitness equipment use
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Project Sites
Progress & Accomplishments
Get Involved
Project Description
Why Active Living for Seniors?
- Older adults who stay physically active have better physical and mental health and are more likely to be able to live independently.
- Being active also helps seniors get out of their homes and maintain their social connections. Preventing loneliness and isolation is important to staying healthy.
The Health Department is partnering with the Minneapolis Highrise Representative Council (MHRC) to improve active living for seniors living in Minneapolis Public Housing Authority highrises. Together we are engaging seniors living in 10 highrises to make it easier to walk around the highrises, use fitness equipment in the buildings, and access falls prevention classes. An advisory committee is helping lead these efforts and is made up of highrise residents, MHRC staff, Health Department staff, Public Works staff, Volunteers of America social workers, and Allina Health staff.
For more information, contact:
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Project Sites
- Charles Horn Towers, 3110 Blaisdell Ave
- Hiawatha Towers, 2121 16th Ave S
- Hamilton Manor, 1314 44th Ave N
- The Riverside, 2728 E Franklin Ave
- Park Center, 1515 Park Ave
- Lyndale Manor, 600 18th Ave N
- Cedar High Apartments, 1627 S 6th St
- Parker Skyview, 1815 Central Ave NE
- Heritage Commons at Pond's Edge, 350 Van White Memorial Blvd
- Spring Manor, 828 Spring St NE
Progress & Accomplishments
- An advisory committee has been established
- MHRC and the Health Department are holding listening sessions in 10 buildings to learn more about residents' barriers to walking and using fitness equipment, as well as their interest in falls prevention classes
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For many seniors, it is important that sidewalks are clear and free of tripping hazards. Make sure your neighborhood streets are friendly for seniors:
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- Learn more about walking in Minneapolis
- Learn about MHD's other healthy senior programs
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Transportation officials say a portion of I-39 will be closed starting Monday so crews can repair pavement in the area.
They say one lane of I-39 north will be closed between County Highway DB and County Road C near Lake DuBay.
Work is scheduled to wrap-up at the end of the week.
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Absentee Voting and Voter Registration
Absentee voting is underway for the April 2, 2013 election, not just for Creve Coeur but all St. Louis County municipalities.
Absentee voting ballots and voter registration is handled by the St. Louis County Board of Elections and their office is located at 12 Sunnen Dr., Suite 128 in Maplewood.
Absentee ballot requests must be mailed or faxed to the Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday March 27th. The St. Louis County Election Board office fax number is 314-615-1998.
You also may submit an absentee vote at the Election Board office in Maplewood up until 5 p.m. Monday, April 1.
Click here to download the official Absentee Ballot Registration and Request form.
I urge you to double check and make sure you are registered to vote. If you are not registered, do it today!
If you have moved, the Election Board needs your change of address by Wednesday March 27 to ensure that you receive a postcard notification of your polling place and that you are listed in the polling place binder. If you did not notify them of your address change you need to call their office at (314) 615-1822 to determine your new polling place.
Click here to download the voter registration form. You may fill this form out on your computer.
If you will be using mail to send in your voter registration, it must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, March 27. You may register to vote at the Election Board office – the deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesday March 27.
Make sure you're registered to vote and to vote April 2.
An easier way to register is at any driver's license office or State of Missouri agency office. The two driver's license offices closest to Creve Coeur are the Creve Coeur license office at 12943 Olive, or the Olivette office at 9652 Olive.
Make sure you're a good citizen and vote April 2. I sincerely ask for your vote for City Council – Ward 1.