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These things can take time, but at last this generation of graphics cards has been pretty much finalised. AMD did its part early on, having almost its entire lineup sorted before the summer, while Nvidia has been dragging its heels like a schoolboy who's forgotten his homework.
The release of the GTX 650 Ti, though, marks the completion of this generation of cards, and despite the fact it's taken nearly an entire year to get to this stage, things have never looked so good for the consumer.
It's somewhat inevitable that every generation offers more power for less cash than ever before, but it's still surprising that a card you can buy for less than $150 will be able to deliver more than 30fps on average at full HD resolutions in the latest DX11 titles.
It's strange, then, that people are calling these the end times for the discrete graphics card, what with all the advances in integrated CPU graphics performance. For the end user though, us PC gamers, our rigs have never looked so sprightly.
Being able to pick up mid-range cards with the sort of performance the high-end cards of the past few years could only wish for, is making our gaming experience the envy of the slavering console hordes.
Just look at the gaming shows of the past year, GamesCom and E3 especially. All the best-looking titles were being demoed on high-end PCs. Why? Because there's no way to get the games looking as good on the current generation of consoles.
With the next generation of those limited tech bricks not arriving until the tail-end of 2013, the PC has an entire year of even greater gaming dominance. And by then, chances are it's still going to hold the technological gaming advantage.
But what of right now? Who are the winners and losers in the great graphics arms race? We've lined up the full range of gaming-capable graphics cards of this generation and we'll tell you where the smart upgrade money should go.
2012 was a rather strange year in terms of graphics card releases. It all kicked off in a rather bizarre way just before Christmas 2011 when AMD 'launched' its HD 7970 - despite only actually having stock in January.
We could have understood AMD's desire to get the card in front of the tech press before Christmas if Nvidia was likely to have its brand new card out soon after, but the green team was a long way behind with its new GPUs - but we'll get back to that later.
Still, the new top-end card arrived and it was - somewhat inevitably given the lack of Nvidia competition - the fastest GPU around. But it was a brand new GPU architecture, in a year when AMD had also released a new CPU architecture with limited success.
That new architecture represented a strange flip in terms of the focus of each side's graphics card design. Rather than looking to continue with its standard, one-trick method of hitting gaming frame rates, AMD was now, with the Graphics Core Next chips, focusing on nailing compute performance. That had been Nvidia's route with the previous generation Fermi cards and now AMD was creating a very similar architecture to cope with the graphics engines of the day.
And then in March, Nvidia dropped the K bomb: Kepler hit the streets with the GTX 680. It's new 28nm architecture had almost switched sides with AMD - the Kepler GPUs focused more on raw graphics performance than the general compute-focused Fermi cards that came before it.
Where's my compute?
Nvidia has left a lot of the compute power out of the consumer-focused cards then, preferring instead to jam the extra silicon necessary for such general-purpose calculations into the Tesla series of professional cards.
That space-saving silicon design means the top consumer Kepler chip is an incredibly power-efficient graphics processor, with a TDP of just 195W compared to the 250W TDP of the competing Radeon HD 7970. Nvidia's Kepler GPU also introduced the Intel-aping GPU Boost, which dynamically ramps the GPU clock speed depending on the power usage and thermal envelope.
Now it was AMD's turn to play catch-up as it introduced the PowerTune Technology with Boost - which more or less did the same thing for its GPUs - later in the summer. In terms of raw graphics performance, the top two tiers of graphics cards - GTX 670/680 and HD 7950/HD 7970 - are much of a muchness, trading performance leads in different game benchmarks.
At the top, then, it pretty much comes down to which card's feature-set you prefer and which plays best with your favourite games. Things have become a lot less equitable in the lower echelons of the graphics card market. While AMD had released its full HD 7900, HD 7800 and HD 7700 series of cards into the wild by the end of March, Nvidia would take another seven months to actually flesh out its Kepler lineup.
That meant AMD could keep its prices high while it was the only new kid on the block, and then take an axe to its GPUs' price tags when Nvidia's rival cards finally touched down. We will probably never know the real reason for Nvidia's tardiness on its lower-end cards, but rumour has it that low silicon yields on its 28nm process had something to do with it.
Nvidia just claimed to be waiting for the wealth of big games titles coming out at the end of the year. Whatever the truth of it, AMD is winning the price battle, and has better cards available at every price-point in the sub-$400 market.
One of the big problems, though, is the fact there are few games out there at the moment that will really tax a modern GPU. If you've bought a card in the past couple of years and are still sitting on a native resolution of 1,920 x 1,080, or lower, then there's really not a compelling reason to upgrade. Chances are you'll still be hitting reasonable frame rates in the latest games and that means the upgrade market is a little flat.
If you are looking for a new graphics card, though, there has never been a better time to make the move because you can pick up an inordinate amount of pixel-pushing power for very little cash these days. But are you still going to need a graphics card in your next PC?
Both AMD and Intel are making great strides in the integrated graphics market with future generations of chips. AMD, though, is segmenting things, leaving its top consumer chips, the FX range without any graphics on die. Intel, on the other hand, is resolutely sticking its iGPUs in every chip it throws out, bar the crazy £800+ Sandy Bridge E side.
Discrete days numbered
With the processor upgrade to Haswell next year, Intel is predicting a doubling of its graphics performance in Ivy Bridge. In terms of gaming on the desktop that still isn't going to give you the frames per second you'll need to get the most out of Star Citizen, but on the mobile side it's talking up the capabilities of the GT3E Haswell graphics.
Speaking to the graphics guys at IDF this year, Intel seems to think it will be making dedicated gaming laptops without dedicated graphics cards a reality in the next generation. With the next generation of AMD's APUs looking to include the proper Graphics Core Next architecture as the GPU component, its new lineup could also make things sticky for the dedicated graphics side.
With no concrete news yet of Nvidia's Project Denver - it's own ARM-based gaming CPU with a full-fat GeForce graphics part - the green side of the graphics war is looking a little ill-equipped for the coming battle - at least on the PC.
The next generation of both AMD and Nvidia graphics cards will simply be building on the advances of their respective first 28nm parts, so we don't expect a lot of particularly interesting new tech next year, just a little faster and a little more efficient. So that makes this generation even more interesting.
These cards will consistently drop in price up to the launch of the slight upgrades of the HD 8000 and GTX 700 series of cards, and with the next generation of consoles not arriving until the tail end of next year, right now this is all the card most of us need. But which one is best for you? Let me show you…


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Ron Paul to deliver lecture at university
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas will deliver a lecture, "The Politics of Tolerance" at the University of South Carolina on the future of individual liberty and the importance of the U.S. Constitution at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, in the Carolina Coliseum.
The event is co-sponsored by South Carolina Honors College, the Carolina Debate Union and Young Americans for Liberty. Paul will highlight the importance of civility and tolerance of all opinions, not just in politics but also in everyday life.
The lecture is open to the public and is free of charge.
Paul, serving his 11th term in Congress, became involved in politics in the late 1970s after service as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force. He earned his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine.
The Carolina Debate Union is a new student organization dedicated to providing a forum for the expression of ideas. The union provides an opportunity for students to augment their education through the study and practice of effective communication and hosts weekly parliamentary debates.
Young Americans for Liberty is a chapter-based organization established as a continuation of Students for Ron Paul. They support constitutional principles and the classical liberal ideology of the Founding Fathers.

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Kevin Grandia | February 9, 2009
By Kevin Grandia • Monday, February 9, 2009 - 13:09
There's those few dinosaurs left out there who refuse to acknowledge the decades of science telling us that human activity is to blame for global warming. One of them just so happens to be the environment minister for Northern Ireland.
North Ireland's Environment Minister, Sammy Wilson, has blocked a series of public awareness ads on energy consumption and climate change calling it an "insidious propaganda campaign." In a recent letter Wilson stated that he does "not believe that man-made greenhouse gas emissions are the main cause of climate change," and that such campaigns promote "anthropogenic [human-made] climate change as gospel and as you are of no doubt aware, this is contrary to my views."
In an odd statement on his website, titled "Sammy Wilson slams climate change deniers" Wilson states:
Although I do not believe in man made global warming, I do subscribe to the fact that there has been a change in the political climate in Northern Ireland over the last number of years, which was not naturally occurring but caused by the DUP."
But it looks like the leadership of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), of which Wilson is a member, wants to have its climate cake and eat it too. The DUP is touting a climate agenda, but refusing to take action against they're head-in-the-sand environment minister.
Peter Robinson, head Minister of the Democratic Unionist Party tried to distance himself from Wilson stating that:
Robinson's statement is completely disingenuous and nothing more than political baffle gab. Wilson is his environment minister, the person charged with promoting action to curb greenhouse gas emissions and his views are completely at odds with his party's own manifesto.
The DUP's 2007 Manifesto (PDF) states that:
So either Robinson and the DUP are completely out of touch with the role their environment minister needs to play, or the commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions outlined in the party's platform are nothing more than lip-service. People are calling for Wilson to step down and I think that the only way Robinson and the DUP can show that they're going to do what they say on the issue of climate change is to meet those calls and oust their environment minister.
There's too little time to sit around waiting for dinosaurs like Wilson to evolve.
This month we're giving away FREE copies Nobel Laureate Dr. Andrew Weaver's new book Keeping Our Cool: Canada in a Warming World.
Go here to find out more details about DeSmogBlog's monthly book give-away.
climate criminal replied on Permalink
This Clown isn't Funny
The trouble is of course is whether this clown's been fooled by the disinformation campaign or whether he's an idiot.
He certainly hasn't been reading any science.
Great article.
Well, what d'ya know?
Ireland has its own John Baird.
It's very sad to see that governments are still allowing the personal opinions of a single politician, who may or may not have any expertise at all, to override the advice of those best qualified to provide it. This is the very definition of Folly, and we will not all live to see its impact.
Kevin Grandia replied on Permalink
Just realized I could have had a lot of fun with the DUP acronym. Oh well, we're researching Wilson's background, so I'll get a chance in the next post.
Harold Pierce replied on Permalink
What Climate Change?
He probably asked and answered these question: In my lifetime, has climate changed? Has there been a pronounced change in the pattern of weather that has persisted for about 30 years? Or maybe he asked the old foiks these question. They probably said. "No, not much at all."
climate criminal replied on Permalink
We need science to identify the far from glaringly obvious
A slowly changing signature of warming which is masked by chaotic weather is not something readily identifiable by personal experience, especially when one factors in the cooling caused by volcanic eruptions.
That's why we need science to identify the far from glaringly obvious. Anyone with only a basic understanding of science will realise that the cumulative contribution of science to human understanding of the natural world is immense. From the discovery of bacteria and viruses and the theory of disease; through earth sciences from the fossil record, plate tectonics, to Darwinian evolution; to quantum physics and the marvels of modern electronics.
If this joker cannot understand that then he should go back to living in the trees. The trouble with people like him, is that he doesn't realise the true extent of his ignorance, which is of course the sign of true ignorance. The sign of stupidity is not bothering to discover the facts before deciding what to believe.
Richard C replied on Permalink
A bit of a clumsy article at this link, (not Kevins original!). It doesn't say which commitee voted.
And it was a close vote.
Taking care of our environment is a must. Whatever happened in our economy we should not let others to destroy our Mother Nature because once we lost our habitat I believe there is no second chance to all of us. Did you know that Ireland has been one of the hardest hit countries in the downturn of the world economy? It is said that when Ireland gained its independence, the Irish Republic emerged as a country behind the curve, but over the next 50 years they become the richest nations of Europe. The Celtic Tiger boomed for years until recently, as the Anglo Irish Bank was nationalized amid fears of a collapse. But because of this recession Irish many turned to cab driving to sustain the needs of its people. They never granted any no fax cash advance as well as short-term loan. Radical budgets cuts appear in the prospect, as there may not be a large enough short-term loan for Ireland to keep things as they were. Just imagine how many countries suffers from this economic downturn, well I guess we should act a little fast now before it's too late. And please take very good care of our environment will you!


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ATI Catalystâ"¢ 9.3 Unified driver for Windows 7 and Windows
* AMD has delivered a single unified graphics driver for both Windows 7 and
Windows Vista – demonstrating AMD's Windows 7 graphics driver leadership and
focus on delivering a stable and robust Windows 7 experience on AMD hardware
* Delivers full WDDM 1.1 support under Windows 7 on the ATI Radeon HD 4000
Series, ATI Radeon HD 3000 Series, and ATI Radeon HD 2000 Series of products
* Delivers improved gaming performance under Windows 7 vs. Windows Vista
* All future ATI Catalyst postings will deliver one single unified driver for Windows 7
and Windows Vista
ATI Catalystâ"¢ 9.3 Folding@Home performance enhancements
* Using ATI Streamâ"¢ technology, owners of the ATI Radeonâ"¢ HD 4000 Series, ATI
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accelerators will see a performance boost in their Folding@Home scores when
running the latest Folding@Home client and upcoming cores in conjunction with
ATI Catalystâ"¢ 9.3
ATI Catalyst™ 9.3 – Windows Vista HDMI audio driver support
integrated into all ATI Catalyst 9.3 packages
* As of ATI Catalyst 9.3 the Windows Vista HDMI audio driver is automatically
included in the ATI Catalyst 9.3 package
* The HDMI audio driver will only be installed if the AMD graphics accelerator has an
HDMI display connector and there is no 3rd party HDMI audio driver installed
New AMD Display Library (ADL) SDK
* AMD Display Library (ADL) SDK is designed to access display driver functionality
for all ATI Radeon graphics accelerators and FirePro graphics accelerators
* The SDK supports Windows XP, Windows Vista and Linux - 32 and 64 bit variants
* The SDK can be used from both unmanaged (C/C++) and managed (C#) applications
- samples are provided within the SDK
* The ADL SDK is available to the public via the Developer relations site
Performance Improvements
Catalystâ"¢ 9.3 brings performance benefits in several cases where framerates are CPUlimited.
Some measured examples are:
* Lost Planet: Colonies gains up to 20% on 4800 series products, and up to 50% on
4600, 4500 and 4300 series products
Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System
This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalystâ"¢
Software Suite for Windows Vista. These include:
* Video combing effects no longer visible during movie playback while fast
forwarding or rewinding
* Avivo Video Color Settings are now retained after resume from Sleep/Hibernate
* Overlay Theater Mode is now enabled with component video or composite video in
extended modes
* Catalyst Control Center: Avivo Video Advanced Color page is no longer grayed out
and preview is now functional
* OGL games now play properly with "Show Crossfire logo…" option enabled
* Rotation now works if Aero mode is turned off
Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System
This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalystâ"¢
Software Suite for Windows XP. These include:
* Avivo Video Color Settings will now be applied in the video when played using
ATI Catalystâ"¢ Release Note Version 9.3 6
* FJ online game no longer changes resolution slowly in full screen mode with some
* Quake 4: Screen corruption no longer appears in CrossFire using two bridge cables
with some ASICs
* Composite video no longer goes black when disabling Overlay Theater Mode using
Catalyst Control Center
* Resolved issues for Open GL 3.0 "CreateContext" function
* Toggling between 3D games in full screen mode to the desktop is no longer slow
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What homeowners need to know about the $25 billion national mortgage settlement
By Mike Nickells
On February 9th, 2012 the U.S. government and the five largest banks agreed on a mortgage settlement of $25 billion. This money is to compensate the American public for the damages these banks caused due to their fraudulent servicing practices and foreclosure processes.
This is the largest multi-state agreement since the national tobacco suits in 1998. The settlement involves 49 of the 50 states, the only holdout being Oklahoma. The five banks are Ally Financial, Bank of America, Citibank, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Wells Fargo, which altogether service 60% of all mortgages in the United States.
The government is still conducting negotiations to add more banks to the settlement which could raise the overall settlement to as much as $45 billion. These negotiations do not include Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
A portion of the settlement will go to the state and federal governments, but most of it will go to former and current homeowners of the 49 participating states. The money that the federal government receives will go to the FHA Capital Reserve Account, the Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund, and the Rural Housing Service. The state governments' payments will be used to fund housing counselors, legal aid, and other similar programs determined by state attorneys general.
Here's how the banks' financial obligations are divided:
In addition to the financial compensation, the banks also have new restrictions stopping them from foreclosing on borrowers being considered for loan modifications, and home-owners will now have the right to appeal modification denials.
Compliance with all parts of the settlement will be overseen by Joseph A. Smith who will monitor this judgement. He can enforce the rulings on these banks with penalties of up to $1 million per violation and up to $5 million for certain repeat violations.
How much money is coming here?
$245 million of the $25 billion goes to Kansas and Missouri:
$155.5 million to Missouri homeowners
$40 million to the Missouri state government
$35.5 million to Kansas homeowners and
$14 million to the Kansas state government
Who is eligible and what can they expect to receive?
• People who have lost their homes to foreclosure between January 1st, 2008 and the end of last year are eligible to receive roughly $2000.
• People who owe more than their house is worth and are behind on their mortgage payments are eligible to have the principal on their loan reduced and a new lower interest rate.
• People that have kept up on their mortgage payments but are still underwater on their house are also eligible to have the principal on their loan reduced and a new lower interest rate.
Homeowners who are still current on payments but are underwater should move proactively on the judgement. This part of the settlement is in a use-it-or-lose-it condition. If the state doesn't find qualified people to receive these funds it will be turned over to another state to use. However, all participants will have to be patient as the plan provides 30 to 60 days to select an administrator who would work 6 to 9 months with state officials and banks to decide on eligibility. The banks have three years to fulfill their obligations. This settlement does not prevent any claims by individual borrowers who wish to bring their own lawsuits.
How to find out if you are eligible
Homeowners will need to contact their lenders.
Ally Financial: 800-766-4622
Bank of America: 877-488-7814
Citibank: 866-272-4749
J.P. Morgan Chase: 866-372-6901
Wells Fargo: 800-288-3212
Every participating state also has a hotline to provide more information.
Missouri Hotline: 855-870-7676
Kansas Hotline: 800-432-2310
People can also go to www.nationalmortgagesettlement.com for more information.


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Flaming Lips to play Beatles-themed NYE concert
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The Flaming Lips plan to ring in the new year with the Beatles.
Frontman Wayne Coyne posted the group's cover of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" online as a preview to the Lips' New Year's Eve concert in Aspen, Colorado.
"The Future Heart" says they'll be playing a set list filled with late-period Beatles classics penned by John Lennon.
In addition to "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," they've also been rehearsing "Tomorrow Never Knows," "Come Together, "Across the Universe," and others.
The gig further showcases the Flaming Lips' penchant for elaborate New Year's Eve concerts. In recent years they've covered Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" and played their entire 1999 classic "The Soft Bulletin."
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What do you mean live data?
Hello all
I downloaded BackTrack, burn it on a CD-RW and then I tried to run the live CD on a FireWire DVD-RW drive (give with the laptop), it occurs that the hardware is detected but he cannot find where the LiveData are, so I wonder if you could tell me what boot parameters I could use to make it work
I have this:
starting Linux Live scripts <hxxp://xxx.linux-live.org/>
* mounting /proc and /sys filesystems
* creating /dev entries for block devices
* starting loop device support
* starting cdrom filesystem support
* starting squashfs support
* starting aufs support
* starting vfat support
* starting ntfs support
* setup directory for changes
* setup union directory (using aufs)
* looking for data directory
* starting USB support...
Fatal error occured - LiveData not found. Searching for BT directory.
You are maybe using an unsupported boot device (eg. SCSI or PCMCIA CD-ROM)
Try to copy the directory BT from CD/USB to your IDEA/SATA harddisk, for example to /mnt/sda1/ in Linux or C:\ in Windows. Then boot again.
Did you burn it as an ISO?
Also, use a program like PowerISO and look back into your ISO. There should be two directories: boot and BT.
Is it BT or bt when you see it? If it is bt then you will get the error message you have. When you boot, the PC looks for BT but can not find it if the directory is named bt.
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I used BT for some time now, but with my new machine I have the exact same issue with BT 2 final.
- i checked the md5
- i burned the iso multiple times at slowest speed with no varying results
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Delegate's Report, 41st Session, Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
The United States believes the 41st Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) was a productive Session with the Committee completing work on several items and initiating important new work items. The Committee:
- Completed work on development of an Annex to the Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables on Leafy Green Vegetables Including Leafy Herbs, recommending adoption by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) at Steps 5/8.
- Completed work on development of a Code of Hygienic Practice for Pathogenic Vibrio Species in Seafood, recommending adoption by the CAC at Steps 5/8.
- Completed work on development of an Annex to Code of Hygienic Practice for Pathogenic Vibrio Species in Seafood on Control Measures for Vibrio Parahaemolyticus and Vibrio Vulnificus in Molluscan Shellfish, recommending adoption by the CAC at Steps 5/8.
- Agreed to a set of Proposed Draft Risk Analysis Principles and Procedures Applied by the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene and forwarded them to the Codex Committee on General Principles for review and likely subsequent adoption by the CAC.
- Continued work on the Draft Guidelines for the Control of Campylobacter and Salmonella Spp. in Chicken Meat
- Continued work on the Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Control of Viruses in Foods.
- Agreed to new work on revision to the Code of Hygienic Practice for Collecting, Processing and Marketing of Natural Mineral Water.
- Agreed to new work on the revision to the Principles for the Establishment and Application of Microbiological Criteria for Foods.
The 41st Session of CCFH was attended by 205 participants representing 79 Member countries, one Member organization (the European Community (EC)), and eleven international intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. The United States was represented by: the Delegate, Dr. Donald Zink, FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition; Co-Alternate Delegates Dr. Kerry Dearfield, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, and Mr. Jack Mowbray, FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition; eleven government advisors; and, two non-government advisors.
A summary of the results of the 41st Session of CCFH is given below. The full report of the Session can be found in ALINORM 10/33/13 on the Codex Website, www.codexalimentarius.net.
Prior to the 41st Session, in June, 2009, an electronic working group was held to review and discuss the leafy vegetables annex document line by line. The working group identified five recommendations that needed further discussion by the Committee, as follows:
- Remove "including herbs" from the annex title
- Encourage employees to notice and report symptoms of foodborne illness;
- Use the term "recirculated" rather than "recycled" to refer to post-harvest water that is reused and continually moving through a system;
- Develop and maintain a written food safety plan; and
- Rank irrigation water sources from lowest to highest risk.
The Committee carried out a paragraph-by-paragraph review of the document and made a number of technical changes to the document.
With respect to the five recommendations made by the Working Group, items 1-4 above were accepted by the Committee.
Regarding recommendation 5, ranking irrigation water sources in terms of risk, one Delegation asked that the ranking be moved from water for irrigation 126.96.36.199.1 to water for primary production, 220.127.116.11 since the quality of the water source for any primary production activity is important. The Delegation noted that the quality of the water source is important for all primary production activities. Several countries disagreed with ranking the water sources. Based on the work of an intra-session working group, the Committee reached a compromise new text for Section 220.127.116.11 (see Appendix II of the Report of the 41st Session which presents both the old and new texts).
Brazil requested that the scope of the annex be limited to bagged ready-to-eat leafy vegetables. The Committee disagreed and kept the scope as is. The remainder of the changes to the annex were generally to clarify specific provisions of the document.
The Committee completed work on the document and recommended its adoption by the Commission at Steps 5/8.
The Committee considered a document that had been well-developed by two physical working groups held since the last session of CCFH, including a working group held immediately prior to this Session of the Committee. At the physical working group held immediately prior to the Session, the U.S. made a presentation on "risk calculators" similar to the ones that are used in the U.S.
The working groups resolved the technical issues associated with the text. The Committee carried out a paragraph by paragraph review of the document in which only a few additional changes were made to the document. The Committee:
- Amended the text to indicate that a sodium chloride concentration of more than 10% could minimize growth or reduce levels of Vibrio spp.
- Clarified that food processing practices could used singly or in combination to control the growth of Vibrio spp.
- Clarified the labelling section to indicate that seafood at high risk of being contaminated with high levels of Vibrio spp. should be labeled to alert at-risk consumers.
- Clarified text in the labelling section directed to susceptible populations to indicate that seafood should be thoroughly cooked, rather than heated.
CCFH requested FAO and WHO to convene an Expert meeting to validate risk assessment models developed by the U.S. including growth rates of V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus and to also recommend appropriate methods to monitor their levels. It is likely that the US will be requested to take a leadership role in these activities.
The Committee completed its work on the document and agreed to recommend its adoption by the Codex Alimentarius Commission at Steps 5/8.
This document on Control Measures for Vibrio Parahaemolyticus and Vibrio Vulnificus in Molluscan Shellfish, an Annex to the above noted document, Code of Hygienic Practice for Pathogenic Vibrio Species in Seafood, was also well developed through the same two physical working groups.
The working group meeting just prior to the Session resolved concerns regarding Part II of the Annex that created categories of "partially treated" bivalve mollusks. The Working Group agreed to remove sections of the Guideline indicating that consumers would be responsible for partial treatments to address the hazards posed by these pathogens.
The Committee carried out a paragraph-by-paragraph review of the Annex and made a few additional changes including the following:
- Modified the Scope section to clarify that bivalve molluscs consumed after a vibriocidal treatment were not covered by the document.
- Amended the definition of "post-harvesting process" to recognize that post-harvest treatment technologies might be developed, which can achieve reduction of V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus to non-detectable levels while retaining the sensory characteristics of live bivalve molluscs.
- Deleted a table which included growth rates of V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus populations in raw oysters in specific environmental conditions as it related to only certain regions of the world and, if applied to other regions, might provide inaccurate information.
The Committee completed its work on the Annex and agreed to recommend its adoption by the Codex Alimentarius Commission at Steps 5/8.
The proposed draft guidelines were presented for consideration of advancing the document to Step 5 or Steps 5/8. The physical working group had last met in September 2009 and had agreed to a draft that reflected advice provided by a FAO/WHO technical expert group. At CCFH, there was general support for the document to date as well as the accompanying FAO/WHO (JEMRA) web-based risk management decision support tool.
However, during the general comment period, the European Commission (EC) stated they could not support a document including chemical interventions and proposed the document be returned to Step 2 until the FAO/WHO report on active chlorine became available and then reevaluated at the 42nd CCFH session. A lengthy discussion was held on this issue. The US delegation and delegations from many other countries opposed the EC position stating there was sufficient documentation and expert opinion to support forward movement of the document.
The committee, acknowledging a consensus would not be reached on this point, agreed to end further discussion of the document at this Session and established an electronic working group to further develop the document. New Zealand and Sweden will lead the effort to revise the document based on comments received at the 41st session.
The document was returned to Step 2 for redrafting via an electronic working group with subsequent circulation at Step 3 for country comments.
Codex General Subject Committees involved in risk analysis had been asked by the Codex Alimentarius Commission to develop guidance relating specifically to how each individual committee should undertake its risk analysis work. Previously this guidance had been developed by several Codex Committees including committees responsible for work in the areas of food additives, contaminants, pesticide residues and veterinary drug residues.
Similarly CCFH undertook the development of Risk Analysis Principles and Procedures Applied by the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene. The document contains sections on: preliminary risk management activities; risk assessment; risk management; risk communication; and, interaction between the risk manager (CCFH) and risk assessor (JEMRA). An electronic working group led by India had developed the document. To enable completion of the work on the text, the Committee held an intra-session physical working group led by India.
The Committee considered the revised document and carried out a paragraph-by-paragraph review. Few changes were made to the document developed by the intra-session working group. A minor movement of two paragraphs was done to clarify at which point in the process certain activities were carried out, recognizing that the risk analysis process was flexible. Additionally, when referencing microbiological metrics (including microbiological criteria, performance objectives, process criteria and food safety objectives), it was clarified that while CCFH could recommend the inclusion of microbiological criteria in Codex texts as a risk management tool, any reference to other metrics should qualify these entities only as enabling tools as these tools are specific to national governments and should not necessarily be mandated on an international level.
With the inclusion of these adjustments, the Committee completed its work on the document and agreed to forward it to the Codex Committee on General Principles for review and subsequently its adoption by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
The document produced by the working group in March 2009, had been circulated for comments prior to the 41st Session of CCFH. A new title was proposed by the Netherlands delegation to better reflect the content of the document: "Guidelines on the Application of General Principles of Food Hygiene to the Control of Viruses in Food".
Extensive comments on the document, both editorial and technical, were submitted. Based on the comments, which expressed concern regarding a number of key points, the Committee carried out only a general discussion on the document.
The issues and concerns raised by delegations, both in written comments and interventions focused on the following areas.
- The overall structure of the document;
- The need for additional more detailed and specific information relating to:
- Definitions;
- Use of different types of water for different stages from farm-to-fork
- Cleaning and disinfection;
- Hand washing;
- Availability and efficiency of validated intervention procedures;
- Return of food workers to work after symptoms disappear;
- Better labeling regarding traceability of bivalve molluscs;
- Deletion of the annex on Ready-To-Eat foods as its limited additional information could be included in the main text;
- The need for additional information for the annex on bivalve molluscs
- The need to ensure the annex on fresh produce is consistent with the leafy green annex.
The Committee agreed to return the document to Step 2 for further work. The committee agreed to establish a physical working group led by the Netherlands to meet in the Netherlands March 25-26, 2010, to revise the document based on comments received. The document would then be circulated for comments at Step 3, and considered by the next session of the CCFH.
Endorsement of the Hygiene Provisions of Commodity Standards
The Committee endorsed the hygiene provision of the Draft Code of Practice for Fish Products (sections on Lobsters and Crabs) at Step 8, and Draft Standard for Sturgeon Caviar, also at Step 8.
The Committee did not endorse the hygiene provisions of the Proposed Draft Standard for Smoked Fish, Smoke-Flavored Fish and Smoke Dried Fish and Proposed Draft Standard for Fish Sauce, all at Step 5, noting concerns raised about the lower temperature at which Clostridium botulinum could produce toxin and about aerobic packaging as a safe control option. The Committee agreed to further consider this matter at its next Session, which would occur prior to the next Session of the Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products.
Inconsistencies Arising in Documents Elaborated by the CCFH and Adopted by the Commission
The Committee considered a document prepared by the Codex Secretariat which presented a number of recommended editorial changes to Codex texts previously developed by CCFH. The changes related primarily to correcting references, titles, or section headings to Codex texts included in the documents.
The Committee agreed to all editorial amendments which will be forwarded to the Codex Alimentarius Commission for approval.
While accepting all recommended editorial amendments, the Committee noted that there were inconsistencies in the way some Codex texts, in particular the General Principles of Food Hygiene, were referenced and agreed that it was not possible to take an affirmative decision on whether to reference by title or section only, and that this would be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Recommended New Work for CCFH
Based on the recommendations of Working Group for Establishment of CCFH Work Priorities, CCFH agreed to undertake two new items of work, as follows:
- Revision to the Code of Hygienic Practice for Collecting, Processing and Marketing of Natural Mineral Waters (CAC/RCP 33-1985). The Committee agreed to have Switzerland lead the work and a physical working group will be held to carry out the initial revision. The United States will be a participant in this work.
- Revision to the Principles for the Establishment and Application of Microbiological Criteria for Foods (CAC/GL 21-1997). The Committee agreed to have Finland and Japan serve as co-leads for this work with a physical working group established to carry out the initial revision. The United States will be a participant in this work.
Project documents were developed and approved for both new work items, and will be considered by the next Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
The 41st Session of CCFH is tentatively set for November 29 - December 3 in Uganda.


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Tipped-off Phipps tallies six RBIs
Louisville slugger goes yard twice in Bats' 9-8 win over Clips
By Andrew Pentis / Special to MLB.com | August 19, 2012 3:05 PM ET
Phipps took advantage of his smarts -- and, yeah, his right-handed swing -- to homer twice and collect a season-high six RBIs in the Triple-A Bats' 9-8 victory over the visiting Clippers.
"On the first [homer], [Gomez] did something when he threw his fastball," Phipps said. "He was opening his glove when he was going to throw a changeup, but his glove was closed when he was throwing a fastball."
The tip-off paid immediate dividends. Batting sixth, the veteran outfielder smacked a two-RBI single in the first and walked in the third before stroking a three-run homer toward right field off Gomez. He would lift his second longball toward left two innings later while facing reliever Loek Van Mil.
"I got that [first] one better than the last one," said Phipps, who hit Gomez's cut fastball, then Van Mil's sinker. "I didn't think it was going to get out. This is a big park. It got to the second or third row maybe."
Waiting on his pitch -- in addition to knowing which one was coming -- was the key: Phipps saw 23 in his four plate appearances.
"I was trying to be patient [because] they were trying to throw a lot of breaking balls," said Phipps, who also recorded an assist in right field. "So I told myself, 'I am going to be patient.'"
In a season that was stunted by a joint issue in his right shoulder -- he missed half of May and most of June rehabbing in Arizona -- Phipps now has six hits in nine at-bats (three of them homers) and eight RBIs in the first two games of the series opposing the Clippers.
"I have been seeing the ball better the last two days," said Phipps, whose Bats play half of their remaining 14 games against the Clips. "I have just been working with my hitting coach to be more patient at the plate."
A veteran of nine Minor League seasons -- seven stateside -- Phipps was signed out of his native Dominican Republic on May 3, 2004. His last two-homer game occurred on May 16, 2009 for the now-defunct Class A Advanced Sarasota Reds. He drove in that many runs only once before, in a July 5, 2007 game at Class A Dayton. It was five years ago, sure, so what does he remember most about it? The fact that the Dragons won, 20-3.
"Every time we win, it's fun," he said.
Gomez (6-4) yielded eight runs on nine hits over 4 2/3 innings. He walked five.
Bats counterpart Sean Gallagher (10-9) was charged with four runs on five hits -- including Russ Canzler's 20th homer, a two-run shot in the third -- over five frames.
Andrew Pentis is a contributor to MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at AndrewMiLB. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Breitbart walks back smear that "Community Organizers Pray TO President-Elect Obama"
On September 29, Breitbart.tv embedded the following video [1] with the headline "Shock Discovery: Community Organizers Pray TO President-Elect Obama." The video includes includes captions such as "Deliver Us Obama" and "Hear Our Cry Obama" suggesting that the crowd was "pray[ing] to" Obama. However, Breitbart.tv later included a different version [2] of the video without the captions and with an Editor's note acknowledging that "there is a debate over what is actually being said" and the crowd may in fact be saying "O God" rather than "Obama."
These are the captions in the video Breitbart originally embedded on his site:
Later on September 29, Breitbart.tv posted the following Editor's note, underneath a longer version of the video that does not include the captions.
Editor's note: We've updated this post with the longer version of the original event. As you'll see in the comments and related links there is a debate over what is actually being said. Does the crowd say, "Hear our cry, Obama" and "Deliver us Obama?" Or are they saying "Oh God?" In the longer version the first two repetitions seem to have a distinct "uh" sound at the end that resonates as "Obama." The later repetitions are a little fuzzier. Did some of the religious leaders present become uneasy? Or was there a mix of what was being said? Read some of the blogger analysis below. What do you think?


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The UK Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, has published an action plan on tackling female genital mutilation (FGM), agreed upon by prosecutors, police officers, government departments, child protection specialists and medical professionals. This major development in the move to eliminate FGM follows a round table meeting in September, attended by Equality Now and other experts, academics and government departments. Equality Now is part of the DPP steering committee that oversees the implementation of the action plan.
It is estimated that in England and Wales, 66,000 women have undergone FGM, while 24,000 girls are at risk of undergoing FGM. The practice has been illegal in the UK since 1985, but there have been no prosecutions to date. We welcome the fact that the barriers to eliminating FGM are finally being identified and dealt with in a constructive way. Action points include: reporting duties for medical professionals, teachers and social workers; a comprehensive examination of legislative barriers to prosecution; and additional clarification of FGM in guidelines aimed at protecting girls.
"Everyone who can play a part in stopping FGM – from the doctor with a suspicion that an offence has been committed, the police officer investigating the initial complaint, to the prosecutor taking a charging decision – now knows what they need to do to improve detection rates, strengthen investigations and, for the part of the CPS, to start getting these offenders into court. I am determined that the CPS should play a key role in ensuring that the impunity with which these offenders have acted will end". -- Keir Starmer QC, UK Director of Public Prosecutions
"Equality Now welcomes moves by the Director of Public Prosecutions to deal head-on to address the barriers that exist in eliminating FGM. We support continued efforts to establish an essential support system for both those girls who are at risk of it happening to them, as well as for those who seek to end it, by reporting either perpetrators or suspected potential cases of this horrific child abuse". -- Efua Dorkenoo OBE, Advocacy Director, FGM Programme, Equality Now
For further information on the work of Equality Now on FGM, please visit: www.equalitynow.org/fgm.


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A lot of the team lived in a tiny apartment in LA with Carlson for a long time.Apparently the neighbours thought they were all gay.
And Rodrigo Medeiros (who lived there too) took 6 years (i think i remember him saying)to go from Purple to Brown even though he was winning everything.
I hope there are lots more clubs doing similar things. I know of a few and it really is great. BJJ Schools future champions program springs to mind.
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if i recall correctly the neighbours thought they were all gay and carlson was a pimp/sugar daddy being surrounded by all these buff dudes lol.
didn;t he hold rodrigo back because of his ego or something to teach him a lesson? i cant remember the exact story though
man, when you're the nail, hang in there....until the day you become the hammer
The fact that Shakey does this, as Carlson did many years ago, speaks volumes about the man. It is one of the many reasons I am proud that Tillery Combat BJJ Team is affiliiated to me.thank you both for your kind words.I am very impressed by that.Jiu Jitsu is for everyone,rich and poor and Shaky is doing great things for his community.OOOOSSS Shaky.
I live in a borough called Blaenau Gwent which is arguably the poorest county in the Uk. I grew up with a single mother who had no money so i know what it feels like to want to do something but not be in a position to afford to do it.
In my community it is very close knit where everyone knows everyone, so I know which youngsters genuinely cant afford the classes.
I would love a £1 for everyone that says to me "Is it ok if I pay you double next week Shake". lol. I am fortunate to have financial support grants from the Princes Trust and YOS which means I can accomadate the youngsters that struggle to pay.
My payment is the satisfaction they give me from watching them progress.
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Dealer group seeks to educate lawmakers in regard to tax reform that would lower tax rates and broaden the tax base.
On June 27, the Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) proposed a "blank slate," or to some a "clean slate," approach as a legislative starting point for tax reform and called on their Senate colleagues to provide proposals for tax expenditures to add back in a reformed tax code.
In an effort to develop the foundation for tax reform legislation, senators Baucus and Hatch called on all senators to submit legislative language or detailed proposals for what tax expenditures and other provisions should be added back to a reformed code. The senators stressed tax expenditures and other provisions should be added back only if they help grow the economy, make the tax code fairer or effectively promote other important policy objectives. Senators had until July 26 to submit their proposals.
To help inform submissions, the senators have had the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) and their staffs analyze the relationship between tax expenditures and the current tax rates if the current level of progressivity is roughly maintained. The amount of rate reduction would depend on how much revenue was reserved for deficit reduction, if any, and from which income groups.
However, JCT and Finance Committee staff determined that every $2 trillion of individual tax expenditures that are added back would, on average, raise each of the seven individual income tax brackets by between 1.3 and 2.2 percentage points from what they would be under the blank slate.
Likewise, every $200 billion of corporate tax expenditures that are added back would, on average, raise the top corporate income tax rate by 1.5 percentage points from what it would be under the blank slate. Senators Baucus and Hatch have said the JCT report demonstrates that the more tax expenditures allowed in the tax code, the less revenue available to reduce tax rates or reduce the deficit.
Their strategy is sure to encounter opposition from both sides of the aisles who would rather cut tax breaks they don't like rather than defend tax provisions they support. If you can remember the report that was issued by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, co-chairs of President Obama's Deficit Commission, some of this same rationale was used in that report known as the Zero Plan. Here are just a few of the highlights of the Zero Plan that I am sure will come up if the senators can move forward on this concept:
▶ Eliminate the alternative minimum tax (AMT).
▶ Eliminate the phaseout of personal exemptions and the limitation of itemized deductions.
▶ Replace the current six-bracket individual tax rate schedule with a three-bracket schedule with rates of 9, 15 and 24%.
▶ Tax capital gains and dividends as ordinary income.
▶ Index tax parameters using the chained Consumer Price Index.
▶ Increase the Social Security wage base by 2% per year more than the growth in the average wage (making the FICA cap $140,100 in 2015).
▶ Phase in an increase in the federal excise tax on gasoline of 15 cents per gallon (13.5 cents per gallon on average in 2015).
▶ Eliminate corporate tax expenditures and reduce the corporate tax rate to 26%.
In response to this "clean slate" proposal, NAEDA and other organizations have joined together to form a new coalition called the Coalition for Fair Effective Tax Rates. This once-in-a-generation opportunity has inspired this group to encourage and help these courageous lawmakers.
The reason: Real reform, which would lower tax rates and broaden the tax base, would spur economic growth, create jobs, improve America's international competitiveness and create a fairer tax system.
The mission of the coalition is straightforward, and that is to educate Congress and key stakeholders that tax reform should be viewed through the lens of effective tax rates—the amount of taxes businesses actually pay.
To accomplish this, the coalition will:
▶ Establish effective tax rate fairness as the best metric to make meaningful comparisons among policy choices and how they would impact different business types and industries.
▶ Use this metric to bolster the supporters of comprehensive tax reform that broadens the tax base while lowering tax rates for corporations, pass-through businesses and individuals alike.
▶ Impress upon lawmakers and key stakeholders the negative impact that high effective tax rates have on job creation, economic growth and the competitiveness of American businesses.
The chairmen of the congressional tax-writing committees have made it clear that they are determined to pass tax reform. Their task is enormous, but if they succeed, businesses that pay more than their fair share of the business tax burden will finally get some relief.
We, you, the coalition all must encourage and help these courageous lawmakers. It is not the coalition's intention to enter the debate at the micro level. Instead, the coalition will concentrate on alerting policymakers at every possible turn how their decisions—whatever they may be—impact the effective tax rates paid by the many businesses we represent. We hope this will keep their efforts focused on lowering the high effective tax rates our members currently pay.
NAEDA, as a member of the coalition's steering committee, will meet periodically to exchange views with key congressional and administration representatives, and help coordinate and strengthen the coalition's grassroots efforts.
MIKE WILLIAMS is vice president for government relations for NAEDA. He can be contacted at email@example.com


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Video: Kicker Soundgate Powerstage System
Zak Billmeier grew up in southern Vermont and coastal Maine. After graduating from Mary Washington College with a Geography degree he still isn't sure quite what to do with, he eventually settled in the mountains of Central Virginia. He spends his free time chasing his daughter around, taking pictures, gardening and cooking. He joined Crutchfield's car A/V writing team in 2007 and is now a lead producer on our video team.
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Heads up!Welcome to this article from the Crutchfield archives. Have fun reading it, but be aware that the information may be outdated and links may be broken.
Editor's note: This video was outdated, so we replaced it with a newer, better version: the Kicker PowerStage System.
The Soundgate Powerstage system upgrade by Kicker will transform your compatible vehicle's stock radio and speakers into a high-fidelity sound system capable of giving you full, accurate, and richly-textured musical pleasure. And it does it without changing the look of your interior or dash.
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Zak: Hey, I'm at the Kicker booth at CES 2013 with Aaron, and Aaron why don't you tell us about this Soundgate from Kicker.
Aaron: Soundgate is a phenomenal product for the guy or the girl that just bought a new car or truck and they want that Kicker experience, but they don't have room for four twelves and 10,000 watts of amplifier. So what we've done is given you the ability to have a Kicker quality system that's completely integrated with the stock stuff. Let's have a look.
So here's your stock radio. When you buy the car or truck it comes with this, so we're not gonna swap this out. But what it does not come with is a Kicker amplifier or Kicker subwoofer. So we're gonna move down here and we're gonna add in this multi-channel amplifier with DSP control. Now what the heck is DSP control? It basically means that we can tailor this amplifier for your car perfectly every time. And you don't have to do anything. You just simply plug it in and it works perfectly. So this silver box is pure magic.
Now because you've already got speakers in your car that you already paid for, we're not gonna make you swap those out. This is gonna amplify those speakers and it's specifically equalized and crossed over for those speakers. So it makes them sound a whole lot better. Now of course Kicker is known for bass, so what we've got here is your add on subwoofer, which is also amplified. So we're gonna give you that Kicker thump in your car or truck just like you expect when you're sixteen years old, but now you're a little bit older. We've still got the Kicker for you.
Zak: Great. Thanks, Aaron. That's the Soundgate from Kicker.


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JBoss BRMS (Drools + jBPM) Workshop @ NYC
Register now to reserve your seat!
Date: Tuesday, June 19 2012
Time: 8:00am – 5:30pm (breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack provided)
Cost: Free but register as seats are very limited.
New York City Seminar Center
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2nd Floor Conference Hall
New York, NY 10010
Toll Free: 800-326-5494
Event summary
JBoss is proud to bring to you the Drools and jBPM Projects core development team including Mark Proctor its lead for 8+ years, Dr Kris Verlaenen, jBPM 5 project lead, Edison Tirelli the lead around Complex Event Processing, Prakash Aradhya, JBoss BRMS / BPM Product Manager and others. In this day long session explore Business Workflows, Complex Event Processing, Authoring rules, product road maps and much much more. Be prepared to work hands on with the technology and tools, meet the team behind the technology, and get your questions answered. This day long event will get you unparalleled access to industry recognized leaders in the business process and rules community.
Who should attend
Business Process Management and Business Rules have many use cases in corporations, from workflow management, process automation, eligibility determination, resource planning, budgeting and many more. For example have you ever wondered why/how you could use rules to respond to legislative changes more quickly? Have you ever wondered how you can streamline your business process with effective usage of business rules and workflows ? Do your coders slow down you abilities to keep up with changes/requests from your business owners and analysts? Are you unsure of the number of times a specific rule is spread around many different modules in you organization greatly impacting testing, deployment, and making changes to the rules deployed in your organization. If these are issues that effect you on a day to day basis as either a coder, architect, or department/agency leader, these sessions will greatly expand your knowledge about where/when/how to employee to rules to solve the above mentioned problems, and a whole host of other issues.
What attendees will learn/why attend
An attendee should be able to know the piece parts of the Business Process Management and Rules Management System and how it relates to the Drools and jBPM project. How to leverage, Complex Event Processing to check for and react to temporal data. Where and how does a process engine and rules engine fit into a system architecture and much much more.
Workshop Agenda
8.30 AM - Registration, Breakfast, Meet and Greet
9:00 AM - Intelligent BPM Solution - Power of Drools and jBPM - Prakash Aradhya
9:30 AM - Drools and jBPM Open Source Community - Mark Proctor
10.30 AM - Lab 1: Add Business Intelligence (rules) to your Application
11.30 PM - Adding realtime intelligence to your business application using Drools Fusion (CEP) - Edson Tirelli
12.15 PM - Lunch
1:00 PM - jBPM - the Open Source BPM - Kris Verlaenen
2:00 PM - BPMN2 Primer
2.30 PM - Demo: Building Intelligent Business Processes
3:30 PM - Lab 2: Building your first Business Process using jBPM 5
5:00 PM - Closing
Speaker Biographies
Mark Proctor - Drools Project Lead and Founder, Red Hat
Soon after becoming involved in the Drools expert system project, Mark Proctor became its project lead. Mark then joined JBoss (later acquired by Red Hat) as an employee when the Drools project was federated into the JBoss JEMS stack. Having developed a powerful expert system, Mark is now turning his attention to other declarative paradigms in an effort to unify them to allow for richer domain modeling environments.
Mark received his master's degree in business and information systems and his bachelor's degree in engineer science and technology, both from Brunel University in West London. Mark's master's thesis was in the field of genetic algorithms, which is where he first got his interest for all things AI-related.
Kris Verlaenen - jBPM Lead Engineer, Red Hat
Kris Verlaenen leads the JBoss jBPM 5 effort and is also one of the core developers of the Drools project, which he started contributing to in 2006. After finishing his PhD in computer science in 2008, he joined JBoss full time and became the Drools Flow lead. He has a keen interest in the healthcare domain, one of the areas that has already shown to have a great need for a unified process, rule, and event processing framework.
Edson Tirelli - Senior Software Engineer, Red Hat
Edson is a Sr Software Engineer at Red Hat with over 10 years of experience in Middleware and Telecom Industries. He has been working on the Drools project (part of the JBoss Enterprise BRMS product) design and development for 5+ years and is the Lead Designer of the Drools Fusion CEP engine.
Prakash Aradhya– Senior Product Manager
Prakash Aradhya is responsible for driving the product strategy and roadmap for JBoss Enterprise BRMS and BPM products. He has over 15 years of experience in product development and product management in the middleware software industry. Prior to his focus on the BRMS and BPM products, Prakash was responsible for JBoss Developer Platform product management which included JBoss Developer Studio. Prior to joining Red Hat, Prakash worked at Sun Microsystems (now part of Oracle) as SOA Product Manager for the Sun Java CAPS product.


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A cherry angioma is a noncancerous (benign) skin growth made up of blood vessels.
Angioma - cherry; Senile angioma
Cherry angiomas are fairly common skin growths that vary in size. They can occur almost anywhere on the body, but usually develop on the trunk.
They are most common after age 30. The cause is unknown, but they tend to be inherited (genetic).
A cherry angioma is:
Your health care provider will look at the growth on your your skin to diagnose a cherry angioma. No further tests are usually necessary. Sometimes a skin biopsy may be used to confirm the diagnosis.
Cherry angiomas usually do not need to be treated. If they are affect your appearance or bleed often, angiomas may be removed by:
Cherry angiomas are noncancerous. They usually do not harm your health. Removal usually does not cause scarring.
Call your health care provider if:
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'"We don't want to lump everything on Chris' shoulders," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff was saying after a recent training-camp scrimmage at the ESL Centre. "But we are looking for a player that can finish and make a difference. From playing against Chris, we know that he can be a game-breaker. He can win games by himself."'
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i just found work yesterday through the carpenters union doing commercial framing for the county. two days and im already fuckign beat but hey they hire felons!
i just found work yesterday through the carpenters union doing commercial framing for the county. two days and im already fuckign beat but hey they hire felons!
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I just got picked up by Alaskan Airlines from Southwest. I get full benefits and 24 dollars an hour, all for checking bags under planes in Arizona.
dude i worked for the carpenters union too! i was in the finish/art dept at some company. i got laid off tho. bout to go back in and work there.
beware the beast man for he is the devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land. Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a desert of his home and yours. Shun him; drive him back into his jungle lair, for he is the harbinger of death.
MDC familia.
I work at a Granville island.
it's a tourist place.
i do stock, and storage, i seriously
hate the job, but i need it to keep
the paint train flowing.
I am unemployed, trying to work for my self with my new graffiti site and stuff.
im a welder...i get free pizza too though..and all the coffee and espresso and hot chocolate i want! doughnuts on mondays too
not true it isnt in canada(only) i have one in my towna nd one a few towns away
skatepark. 7bucks an hour, its good.
lance uppercut!
do not post anymore.
keep it right there.
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I work at Round Table....and like Lance Uppercut I also recieve free pizza
TIP Mac Dre and Johnny Ca$h
I receive NO free pizza at work
Bps I get free steaks when people arent looking..
Lets be generic and say:
i work at no frills the grocery store thats all i can get because i am retarded and i dont even think i spelt grocery right
I used to deliver pizza before I realized that I'm an idiot savant and am completely incapable of doing anything besides art and music so now I just sit around on my ass in college on my badass scholarship studying communication design


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From the press conference of MMC-FC today, it became apparent that there are a few base models that the team are sticking to.
From the start, we were told that they are not competing with other shows. Their intention is not to compete and compare themselves with other shows, but just add to what has already been achieved within UKMMA.
read more here: http://love2fightuk.com/2012/11/17/r...-press-launch/


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- Collection Overview
- ExhibitionsPast Exhibitions
- Close Up: Piermatteo D'Amelia's The Annunciation
- Journeys East
- The Triumph of Marriage
- Luxury For Export
- A Bronze Menagerie
- Gentile Bellini and the East
- Gondola Days
- Raphael, Cellini, and a Renaissance Banker
- Making of the Museum
- Cosmè Tura
- Off the Wall: Gardner and Her Masterpieces
- Ornament and Illusion: Carlo Crivelli of Venice
- Donatello, Michelangelo, Cellini: Sculptors' Drawings from Renaissance Italy
- The Inscrutable Eye: Watercolors by John Singer Sargent in Isabella Stewart Gardner's Collection
- Anders Zorn: A European Artist Seduces America
- Illuminating the Serenissima: Books of the Republic of Venice
- Modeling Devotion
- Conservation
- Browse RoomsView Room MapsFirst FloorSecond Floor
- Indian: Unknown Artist
- Angelico, Fra
- Anguissola, Sofonisba
- Bakst, Léon
- Bandinelli, Baccio
- Beckhausen, Jakob
- Bellini, Gentile
- Bellini, Giovanni
- Bellini, Leonardo
- Bermejo, Bartolomé
- Bles, Herri met de
- Bordone, Paris
- Botticelli, Sandro
- Botticini, Francesco
- Boucher, François
- Bourdichon, Jean
- Bronzino, Agnolo
- Bulgarini, Bartolommeo
- Bunker, Denis Miller
- Cambodian: Unknown Artist
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- Chunosuke, Niiro
- Civitali, Matteo di Giovanni
- Crivelli, Carlo
- Comes, Francesc, the Younger
- Curtis, Ralph
- Daddi, Bernardo
- Degas, Edgar
- Dewing, Thomas Wilmer
- Dürer, Albrecht
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- Eriksson, Christian
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Turban Ornament (sarpech)
19th century
Whitish nephrite jade, with gems set in gold; gilded metal pin, 12.6 cm high
Genre: Asian Art, Decorative Arts
Location: Little Salon
Accession Number: M18w74
A sarpech is a traditional Indian ornament used mainly by noblemen on the front of their turbans. Larger ornaments were composed of several interlocking parts; in northern India these tend to be in enameled gold set with gems. However, there also survive a number of fragile turban ornaments, like the one seen here, made of jade set with gems.
The jade base of this sarpech has been elegantly carved with open foliate forms. On the back of the central element a hollow calyx has been carved to hold the shaft of a feather, which would have conferred greater panache to the wearer. The ornament is set with twelve different gems, nine of which form the standard combination of the talismanic navaratna. The large gem in the center is an beryl; the orange-yellow gem directly under it is probably a garnet. Clockwise from the tip are diamonds, ruby, yellow sapphire, turquoise, moonstone, coral, ruby, pearl, moonstone, and sapphire.1 Seven small rubies decorate the bases of the leaves.
The Gardners paid $450 for the sarpech. A. N. Jacob wrote that "All the stones are real but not 1st quality had they been 1st quality the center Emerald alone would [be] worth 2000 rupees."2
1 Identified by gemologist Daniel R. Spirer using refractive indices and microscopic analysis.
2 Jacob to Jack Gardner, n. d. [February 1884].
Source: Pedro Moura Carvalho, "Jewelry and Objects from India," in Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia, edited by Alan Chong and Noriko Murai (Boston: ISGM and Gutenberg Periscope, 2009): 459.


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Barony Suite
The ground floor Barony Suite has been transformed with new furnishings and colour scheme, creating an elegance to complement your occasion. A modern colour change lighting system has been installed which gives the background solid colour or a spectrum colour change, creating the perfect ambiance for any occasion. The self-contained, fully air-conditioned Barony Suite is the ideal venue for major conferences and exhibitions, and large weddings, having an area of 430 square metres, accomodating up to 450 delegates theatre style, and 420 guests as a banqueting set up. The room contains two bars, a large dance floor, two pre-reception lounges, modern colour change lighting system and unlimited free Wi-Fi access.
The Barony Suite has the ability to be sub-divided into two individual suites (Barony One Suite, and Barony Two Suite), separated by a sound-proof partition. Each room has its own entrance and amenities.
Tariff: On requestBack to conferences and banqueting
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Saint Leo men's tennis team improved one spot, moving from 19th to 18th, in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national poll, it was announced Wednesday by league officials.
The Lions, after being ranked sixth in last week's ITA South Region poll, saw a one spot jump in the national standings as they are one of four Sunshine State Conference schools to rank in the top-20.
In addition, Victor Lozier ranks No.28 on the singles side, while teammates Matt Nicholson-Lewis and Aloua Adjenak stand 33rd and 42nd, respectively.
Meanwhile, the team's top-flight doubles tandem of Nicholson-Lewis and Lozier jumped 13 spots to No.8 in the country, the highest the duo has ever been placed.
Also, the Lions ranked sixth in the first edition of the NCAA South Region poll. The top eight teams in the region will be granted a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
The Lions will take to the court again on Thursday, March 29, as they host the No.23-Florida Southern College Moccasins in a pivotal SSC contest. First serve is set for 3 p.m.
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Gender and International Development: Recentered
Saturday, March 2, 2013 from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM (PST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
What is SAID?
The Stanford Association for International Development (SAID) is a student-run organization at Stanford University that is dedicated to promoting awareness of international development and global issues. SAID hosts a conference every year on a major international development topic, and in the past has explored themes in food insecurities, water scarcity, governance, and conflict and war.
"Gender and International Development: Recentered"
This year's theme will focus on women in international development through four panels:
- The Female Voice in World Government and Politics
- Maximizing Potential through Entrepreneurship and Education
- Conflict and Gender-Based Violence*
- What are Women's Rights?
The main goal of the conference will be to address the various ways that women can become more involved with and empowered through different aspects of international development -- from governance/politics, entrepreneurship, education, justice, and culture and religion. Questions to be answered include:
- How can more women be placed in positions of world leadership?
- How can the international community ensure that more women have access to education?
- How do education and technology play a role in women's involvement in business and entrepreneurship?
- What are conflict and war's effects on women and their well-being?
- How do culture and religion influence women's rights?
- How can women's empowerment enhance economic and political development for the entire community?
World renowned speakers span the policymaking, nonprofit, business, foundation, and academic sectors, and will address this important topic from all angles. Confirmed speakers include:
- KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Nancy Lindborg, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
- Michele Barry, Director, Global Health Programs, Stanford Medicine
- Gemma Bulos, Director, Global Women's Water Initiative
- Larry Diamond, Director, Stanford Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law
- Karl Eikenberry, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan
- Musimbi Kanyoro, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women
- Eliane Karp-Toledo, anthropologist, Latin American indigenous culture
- Moushira Khattab, former Egyptian Ambassador to South Africa**
- Amy Klement, Vice President of Investments, Omidyar Network
- Birtukan Mideksa, leader of the Ethiopian Unity for Democracy and Justice party
- Fouzia Saeed, former head of UN Gender Program in Pakistan and current Director of Mehergarh
- Kim Thuy Seelinger, Director, Sexual Violence and Accountability Project, Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley School of Law
- Ruth Shapiro, Principal, Keyi Strategies
- Robert Simon, Founder, International Medical Corps
- Helen Stacy, Director, Stanford Program for Human Rights
- Alejandro Toledo, former President of Peru
- Nang Lao Liang Won (Tay Tay), Co-Founder, Shan Women's Action Network (SWAN)
The conference will also feature an International Development Career Fair during lunch. Organizations in attendance all have internship and post-graduate work opportunities. Organizations confirmed include:
Amazon Watch
Department of State
Foundation for Sustainable Development
International Career Information from Stanford Career Development Center
International Development Exchange
Pacific Links Foundation
Peace Corps
RTI International
TECC Stanford
Volunteers in Asia
Our conference seeks to promote innovative development approaches and to inspire undergraduate and graduate interest in international development.
Who should attend?
This conference is open to everyone!
How much does it cost?
Thanks to our generous sponsors, attendance at this year's conference is absolutely free!
For more information...
For more information, including the full conference agenda and biographies of speakers, see www.2013saidconference.com.
For questions and comments, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Follow us on Twitter! @SAIDConference
Check out SAID Conference Director's article on gender and international development for PolicyMic.
*SAID changed the panel's title from "Conflict, War, and Global Health" to "Conflict and Gender-Based Violence" to better reflect the expertise of the speakers on that panel.
Unfortunately, Ambassador Moushira Khattab cannot join our conference as planned. Dr. Fouzia Saeed will take her place on the "The Female Voice in World Government and Politics" panel.
When & Where
Huang Engineering Building
475 Via Ortega
Saturday, March 2, 2013 from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM (PST)
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Hi there everyone,
In the last hours I've been practicing some HTML and CSS coding starting form scratch. Then I got Coda so the edition become easier, everything went well until after a while (editing my html file hosted in my server directly with Coda) my HTML didn't load any font, and afterwards didn't load my CSS linked file.
This happened twice today, and I don't know why. Can anyone tell me why my HTML doesn't load my CSS? Big thanks in advance.
P.S. I don't know if there's a problem with my computer's caches or something, please tell me if you see the CSS working.
Wow, cool!
I clicked on the url to your webfonts.css and got a bunch of Japanese! Or something.
I clicked on your "css/style.css" and that file is 404. There's your problem. Here's the full URL our browsers think your CSS should be at: http://jasho.mx/cv/css/style.css
Notice it's called "style.css" in your HTML and not "mainstyle.css".
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all" title="normal" href="css/style.css">
It might be that simple. Yay!
(also your site is set to "spain-ish spanish" language... isn't there a es-MX? It would mean a screen reader who had a Latin American Spanish "voice" installed would use that one instead of thounding like it had a lithp.)
Stomme, Thank you for your kind reply.
Actually the folder destinations were OK, anyway I changed it to the complete URL, with even new file name, the folders are there too.The webfonts.css file looks ok, I don't know why you are viewing japanese characters :S
The problem remains. I don't know what is wrong.
P.S. (I have changed the site's language)
The CSS is loading for me! Perhaps try clearing you cache / refreshing your browser etc.
I just discovered... after my last post I clicked on the url http://jasho.mx/cv/index.html and this work very well, loading the CSS. But when I access by typing http://jasho.mx/cv it doesn't load the CSS.
Why this happens?
It loads fine for me in that page too. Same issue: refresh your browser / clear cache.
But I tested in another computer, different of mine, and there was the problem too.
Now I access both ways and magically works, and I didn't make a big change. :S
Anyone know why this happens?
So it seems that index.html works but the automatic redirect to index.html doesnt..hmmm. IS this a CMS based site? Both ways seem to be working fine for me here tho...
Try to disable blocking widgets in your browsers (like Adblock plus) for your site.
Thanks for posting anyway but you just replied to a thread that is over a year old so I doubt the issue still exists
Thread closed.


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In his "CM: The Next Generation" series, Joe Farah gives us a glimpse into the trends that CM experts will need to tackle and master based upon industry trends and future technology challenges.
When I think of enterprise CM, three things come to mind: tools (and processes) that expand CM from a software team to a product team capability; processes (and standards) that help keep CM consistent across the enterprise; and infrastructure (and management) that pushes CM technology into the rest of the organization. Enterprise CM is not a simple feature, process, or edict. It is the establishment of tools, processes, and infrastructure so that management can confidently reap the benefits of CM and ALM across the enterprise. Think beyond ALM, think beyond software, think beyond development, and think beyond products.
Enterprise CM Tools
You can have some very good tools with fantastic merge capabilities, automated builds, great workspace management, and dozens of other features, but if the tools cater specifically, or even primarily, to programmers, developers, and configuration managers, they'll remain very special purpose tools.
Enterprise tools need to go past CM to ALM and beyond. A product doesn't start or end in the development team. It starts with a concept, contract, or business case. The product moves through establishing a set of requirements that can be evaluated sufficiently to reach a contractual agreement to deliver a series of product releases. Product development involves project management, architectural design, test suites, documentation, verification tracking, customer delivery, deployment, customer feedback and support, change requests, change management, configuration management, build and release management, organization charts, maintenance, retirement and disposal, and more.
Enterprise CM must support the entire team and the customers as well. If the CM tools are specific to a few roles, the group doesn't really doesn't have much of a chance to gel into a team. If a developer can't understand the urgency of a customer, or if project management tasks don't line up with requirements, you end up with separate projects within a project: customer support, project management, requirements definition, build management, programmers. When the tool easily melds these functions into a consistent end-to-end capability with point-and-click navigation across functions and through traceability links with easy to use interfaces, dashboards, and guidance, it makes a case for transforming the separate team functions into a single team function.
A number of commercial tool vendors have tried to provide comprehensive end-to-end tools. Some have had more success than others. Some have created multiple departments for administration, customization, glue management, and multiple-site operation. Others vendors have succeeded in giving us end-to-end tools with few, if any, of these additional groups. It's not an easy problem to solve. Multiple attempts have been made over time to create backplanes or portable tool environments to pull things together. Perhaps Eclipse has the most success here, but there have been plenty of failures along the way, each contributing to the overall body of knowledge.
Open source tools tend to be good. There are great merge tools, editors, documentation tools, graphics tools, and so forth. But I think, at least for now, the concept of enterprise CM tools is beyond the scope of open source. One of the key reasons here is that a successful enterprise CM tool suite must be built on a common database, with a common process engine, and a consistent user interface. Things like multiple-site operation, administration, and customization must be shared, they can't be different for each function. Open source enterprise CM will come when a commercial vendor turns over its tools to the community. Not just any vendor; not just any tool. I think we have a ways to go before this happens.
Enterprise CM Processes and Standards
It's one thing to get a good CM/ALM process (and tools) in place for a project. It's quite another thing to do so across the enterprise. The move from CMMI maturity level 2 to 3 deals primarily with establishing a common CM process across the organization. How does one do this?