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A Parent's Dilemma, the Transgender Child
Dear Gianna: Signed, A Concerned Parent. My readers, the preceding is a letter I recently received from a mother who felt deeply concerned for her child. Panic is frequently one of the first responses caring parents experience when they perceive something is amiss with their child. Questions are asked when gender or sexual identity issues arise. What did we do wrong? Is my child mentally ill? What will others think if they find out? How do I deal with this shocking news? Regardless of the child's age, most parents feel confused, angry, self-doubting, and deeply worried when they learn of their child's crossdressing or gender identity issues. These feelings are frequently exacerbated by the parents' belief that there is no place to turn for help. Some parents in their search for answers turn to a school counselor, local therapist or even their church minister. Unfortunately, in most circumstances these persons are not familiar with gender identity or sexual orientation issues. If a child crossdresses or has gender issues the parents may assume or be misled into believing that their child may susceptible to having a socially unacceptable sexual orientation. It is true, particularly during puberty, that a child is likely to questions about gender and sexuality, however there are identifiers that differentiate these two separate but equally important components of self-identity. In the simplest of terms, sexual orientation defines who a person finds attractive for sexual interaction. This may include persons of the same, opposite or both genders. Gender-Identity however, defines how a person identifies his or her role (male or female), and how he or she presents it to the world. While most adults are comfortable with their "birth" gender and sexual orientation, there are some persons who find themselves dealing with personal questions during different stages of life. Asking these types of questions is a healthy part of self-development, and may be engaged in by males and females at any age. For people dealing with gender issues, some find their outward physical appearance does not match their internal gender identification. This happens to be the case for the transsexual and transgenderist individual. Transsexuals are those who transition socially, hormonally and surgically and live permanently as a member of the opposite gender. Transgenderists may live "in role" as a member of the opposite gender. Typically they are not interested in genital reassignment. Because transgenderists have a more fluid approach to gender, some are interested in hormones while others may seek cosmetic surgery. Within the transgender community, some persons may not wish to self-identity with either gender identity and choose an androgynous manner of dress or unisex presentation. This is particularly so for young adults, although as most progress toward adulthood they will adopt a firmer gender orientation leaving only a small proportion who permanently self-identify as androgyne individuals or as members of the transgender community. There are also persons who feel perfectly comfortable with their gender yet need to crossdress in order to relieve anxiety, reduce stress or to get in touch with their opposite-gendered feelings. These crossdressers or transvestites, are never interested in hormones, surgery or living as a member of the opposite gender. Within transgender populations, crossdressers are the least visible individuals. Most are unlikely to express their needs openly to family or friends, and few are likely to go out in public crossdressed. Youth who are caught crossdressing and subsequently humiliated, are likely to keep their needs deeply hidden so as to not be found out again. Rather than dealing with this issue during childhood their crossdressing needs are more likely to reappear with adulthood, when they can no longer hold back and face times of crisis or major change. Generally, most young adults find themselves examining many types of questions as they develop a separate identity distinctly rooted in their own needs and experiences. This dynamic is also true for children who have questions about gender identity. In fact, the largest proportion of these individuals frequently do not make firm "transition" oriented decisions until close to adulthood or later. As a result they are frequently referred to as gender-questioning youth. Understanding this dynamic suggest the frequently asked question, "Is this a phase?" I regularly hear this inquiry from parents of children and adults. In part, their may be based in denial, a cry, "No, not my child!" Overall, most parents really do want the best for their child, regardless of age. Most do not want to see their children unnecessarily suffer or care to have friends and family question their efficacy as parents. Some parents with adult children may ask whether gender issues is a phase out of a difficulty in allowing their child to build an identity and experiences separate from family or social expectations. Nearly all parents fear the awful stereotypes that the media uses when characterizing transgender persons. Most are not aware that transgender persons are with the exception of being differently gendered much like all other persons they may know. To answer the question posed at the beginning of the article, there are several criteria which help determine if the child really has crossgender issues or is going through a phase. Do the child's questions about gender arise regularly? Does the individual consistently express he or she has gender issues or has adopted an opposite gender identity? Are attempts to crossdress made regularly? If, "yes," is the answer to any of those questions, there is a strong possibility that this is not a phase. The individual may likely have special gender issues and needs. These criteria are generally applicable to both youth and adults, except for closeted crossdressers who are the least likely to bring gender questions to the forefront unless actually in crisis or caught in the act. When a child begins asking questions about gender identity or starts crossdressing, parents frequently begin looking for a cure. There is, however, no cure for having a transgender identity or an individual having the need to crossdress. As mentioned previously, the first place parents of children with gender issues turn for help is usually within their local community. Unfortunately most mental health professionals are not familiar with gender identity issues. This is because with the exception of actively practicing gender specialists or clinical sexologists, the vast majority of mental health professionals have no training or experience working with transsexuals, transgenderists, crossdressers or gender-questioning youth. Subsequently many parents waste large amounts of time and money on unnecessary and ineffective psychotherapy for their child. Tragically, like young gays and lesbians of previous years, today's transgender children may fall victim to a mental health professional's insistence that such behavior is abnormal or transitional. Some professionals may also claim that a transgender behavior can be cured or reprogrammed. There are documented cases of children and adults being subjected to noxious methods including: shock therapy, confinement, institutionalization, violence, verbal abuse, etc. No matter how well-intended, these activities amount to nothing more than human rights' abuses. No adult or child should be subject to such abuse in effort to make him or her conform to social stereotypes, particularly when varying gender identities are part of the human experience. If there is any "cure" for children or youth with gender identity issues, it can be found within the keywords acceptance, androgyny, compromise and communication.. It is important for parents to recognize that children need to be accepted for who they are, not for what others perceive they should be. This is also true for children with gender identity issues. There is a variety of gender specialized material which indicates that having a transgender identity or crossdressing needs is not mentally disordered, mentally diseased or abnormal. Once that fact is recognized, it is easy to understand that the majority of difficulties transgender persons face do not originate internally or from their own question-asking process. Rather, the origin of their difficulties is external, resulting from the abuse, harassment and violence that transgender persons face from people who cannot accept differences in others.. Parents can play a major role in teaching children how to communicate effectively and counteract abuse from others who cannot accept differences. Looking at gender issues from a larger perspective, all cultures have varying degrees of acceptance and permissiveness toward androgynous individuals. Adopting a unisex or bigendered presentation is a safe option for children and adults who need to explore gender identity issues, are in the beginning stages of transition, or are unable to crossdress publicly because they have not built sufficient opposite-gendered presentation skills. While many adults are locked into gender-specific social stereotypes, youth often embrace androgyny as a form of self-expression, whether or not they have questions about gender identity. Remarkably those youth who do adopt an androgynous presentation, as well as those who openly explore issues of gender and sexuality, frequently have an advantage over their peers who simply conform to stereotypes. In establishing independence in dress and presentation they also build communication skills and coping strategies that will be advantageous later in life. Many parents are surprised initially when they hear a gender specialist state that compromise is the best approach to supporting children or youth who have strong transgender needs and feelings. After all, aren't parents supposed to know what is best for their child? Not always. Parents are not provided a "training manual" when they have children, whether their children have gender issues or not. Building mutually acceptable compromises can include asking the child to dress in original gender clothing for formal events such as weddings but allowing the child to dress androgynously for school and peer activities. Or, children who insist on using opposite gender names can be encouraged to adopt an androgynous name until they are old enough to be certain they want to change their name permanently. Examples include: Mickie, Bobbie or Joni. More fully developed gender transition plans or crossdressed presentations should be adopted only after both parent and child have consulted with a gender specialized therapist or sexologist. Communication is the final keyword for a healthy relationship between parents and children, and is a crucial component to dealing with gender identity issues. Even if parents cannot fully understand what their child is experiencing, children of all ages need their parent's love, acceptance and compassion. If you have a transgender child, remind him or her that your love is unconditional, regardless of whether you find their experiences or identity difficult to understand or accept. Relationships are most fragile when talking stops, becomes unproductive or one-sided. While parents may be charged with the responsibility of caring for their children, as children move through youth and into adulthood they need the opportunity to build social skills and a separate identity in order to survive independently. The price of not talking about these processes or encouraging children to become independent is very costly. Youth who are continually forced to comply with social stereotypes may develop behavioral problems or depression. Like adult transgender persons, they may also become estranged from family relationships. Youth who become disillusioned with their families may end up homeless and at risk of victimization and disease. Some may commit suicide, leaving others with no explanation or insight into the pain they were suffering. As adults, those youth who were not permitted to give voice to gender identity issues may find themselves in tremendous anguish later in life. Tragically, these children frequently become the very stereotype the parent had hoped to prevent...a gender conflicted adult who self destructs careers and relationships as well as their own children. Occasionally parents respond with shock or dismay upon finding out their son or daughter has gender identity issues or crossdresses. While some parents may have suspected or denied it, many never imagined such a possibility. This is particularly true in situations where the grown children adopted stereotyped roles and socially-acceptable gender behaviors in order to mask their gender identity issues or crossdressing needs. While it may be difficult to accept that your child has these issues, and it may not initially be possible to offer validation or acceptance, please remember that your child needs your love and compassion. Do not reject your son or daughter because this may result in unresolvable differences. While some parents may believe that their child is not well and needs help, others may think they themselves need help. In addition to looking for a cure, these parents frequently ask, "What did we do wrong." Chances are, probably nothing. After all, if a child is asking self-examination questions, a parent is likely to have done more right than wrong. While parental self-doubt is not useful to anyone, asking questions is healthy. The following are some useful questions to start with: How can I keep communication lines open even though I am not familiar with gender issues or crossdressing? Where can I send my son or daughter for support and validation, particularly when I don't know how to offer it right now? Which is more important, fulfilling social stereotypes and other's expectations or giving my child an opportunity to develop a healthy, gender identity? If you are a parent with a son or daughter who has transgender issues, whether or not he or she lives under your roof, I advise you read about gender issues from recognized sources of current information. Do not rely on television talk shows or uninformed persons, it is likely their facts are sensationalistic or extremely biased. Instead, seek advice from a gender-specializing counselor or sexologist. If your child has questions, refer him or her to gender-specialized help, also. Additionally, many gay, lesbian youth groups will welcome a transgender child. Even though gender identity and sexual orientation are different, many of the questions and concerns are similar. Finally,. parents can receive support through organizations such as PFLAG, (Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays) who also welcome parents of transgender individuals. Your closest PFLAG group can be located by writing PFLAG National Office / 1101 - 14th Street, N.W., Ste. 103, Washington D.C. 20005. 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#4 Posted Mar 21 2017 - 00:21
No matter how poor this poll / topic is.
This packet loss HAS TO BE FIXED.
This has been here for FULL 9 DAYS ALREADY.
I am starting to feel that this is ' new game feature ',
by NA Wargaming servers.
Turns out it is quite angering.
#5 Posted Mar 21 2017 - 00:22
my answer: WG will never end the lag because they refuse to admit they caused it.
and to admit it now would be to admit they lied. which they refuse to do despite already being known for lying to the playerbase
#6 Posted Mar 21 2017 - 00:33
Can i have more options? I don't like any of them. You should know i'm very picky with my options.
#10 Posted Mar 21 2017 - 00:57
I want to see the gaming companies lay down the law to the cable cabel, "Fix your cable or we will lay our own."
I hear that WoT makes $60M per day. I'll bet if they laid their own fiber they could make more.
#11 Posted Mar 21 2017 - 01:07
Lag will never be fixed until the routes into and out of WG servers are not bottle necked by Telia.net.
#12 Posted Mar 21 2017 - 01:46
garbage becoming more garbage... #TRASH #StopPlaying and let them go under.
#14 Posted Mar 21 2017 - 04:44
Funny that my ping rate shows 45 and I get lag, guess it's server side. And the Democrats think the Russians hacked our election, when they can't fix lag, make a decent RNG or a MM!
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Posted on 01/12/2013 5:01:28 PM PST by Wolfie
Patrick Kennedy sees mad rush to legalize marijuana
Ex-congressmans cautionary efforts provoke pushback
DENVER Not all Coloradans appreciated former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy harshing their buzz Wednesday with his anti-marijuana effort.
Mr. Kennedy received a mixed reception at the unveiling of Project Smart Approaches to Marijuana, known as Project SAM, which seeks to spread information about the medical and public-health drawbacks of legalizing marijuana.
Project SAM was created because we were concerned about the mad rush to legalization in this country and the false dichotomy presented as policy, Mr. Kennedy said. Incarceration or legalization. Lock em up or let em use. This is not where we want this debate to devolve to. We need a more enlightened, thorough and thoughtful discussion and policy debate.
Immediately beforehand, Mason Tvert, Colorados best-known legalization advocate, held a news conference outside the Denver Press Club where he accused Mr. Kennedy of hypocrisy for lecturing the public on marijuana even though the Kennedy empire was built on liquor.
Why is it that someone who is an heir to an alcohol fortune would want to keep an alternative to alcohol thats less harmful illegal? said Mr. Tvert, who ran the successful Amendment 64 campaign. This is an effort to keep marijuana illegal when the public is overwhelmingly stating to recognize that it doesnt work.
He displayed a sign that purported to show the distinctions between Marijuana Sold by Stores and Alcohol Sold by Patrick Kennedys Grandfather.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Sounds like the fog is finally lifting from Kennedy's brain. Soros must be very happy that a lot more people will be in the fog of dope....making it much easier to take us down.
Retarded potheads vs boozers?
I have no side in that fight
How about federalism or usurpation?
Oops, it's a Kennedy. He won't understand the debate.
Maybe you could consider it to be a 10th Amendment issue and act accordingly? Or does the 10th only apply to your own pet causes?
I thought only Obama supporters smoked weed. I'd have thought you'd want them to have all they want.
Dumb 'em down and dope 'em up.
I oppose legalizing drugs.
So you are OK with the fedgov saying states cannot have medical marijuana programs? Or that states cannot legalize pot?
I also oppose theraputic child rape
even if its state by state I oppose the legalization of narcotics
"medical" marijuana - what a friggin JOKE. Nothing but a smokescreen to call it "medical" and everyone knows it. In other words its a lie.
Nice dodge of the question.
Do you think the fedgov can override states regarding marijuana legalization?
Please answer, yes or no this time.
The pro-dope crowd is taking time off from fighting against tobacco to push the legalization of marijuana.
I really don't care
would you deny "medical" marijuana - prescribed by an employee quack of the pot shop paid by commission - to children?
Nice dodge again.
Do you see a Constitutional problem with the fedgov preventing a state from legalizing pot?
I love "conservatives" on this site that "know" better than others what can be done by the individual or the States. So long as the wind is blowing in "their" direction, everything is honkie-dorie. Cross one of "their" pet peeves than watch out! The claws of government sponsored control (their perfect little ideas control) come out.
Not happy about raising up more head in the cloud low information voters
Are you willing to support the 10th Amendment and leave intrastate mj decisions to the states?
That's how I see it, too. More drooling, glazed-eyed dopeheads... more compliant, low-information enablers for statist interests and control.
Or are you one of those so-called limited-government conservatives who don't want government limited from what they want to be done?
Yeah, like these yahoos pushing dope at children care about the 10th, 1st, 2nd, or any part of the Constitution.
Could you translate that into normal debate?
Normally I expect liberals to bring children into the debate.
Or are you yet another person who believes the 10th Amendment should be shaped to fit your views?
I think he's trying to get in on the ground floor by pretending to be anti-. Then he will be converted. With his connections, he could own the place.
Me too.
For once a Kennedy is right, and if anyone knows about drugs and addiction it is a Kennedy.
So who has the proper Constitutional authority to ban pot. The feds? Or the states?
So do you support leaving intrastate mj decisions to the states per the 10th Amendment, YES or NO?
they be experts on that
I know many of them. I have seen their descent, I have seen those who once were intelligent become Beavis and Butthead.
I also do not think the federal government has to go along with it.
If you say so.
That's what I say. Society works better when some people sit it out.
There are limits to every right where a line must not be crossed. I drw that line at creating a nation of Cheech and Chongs.
So you are basically saying the fedgov has the enumerated power to ban pot, over the will of states.
Please show where in the Constitution they have that power.
A novel approach. Please provide a Constitutional argument for such.
I can drive my car.
To go for more dope.
Whack out the country so they will be drugged. :) No gun even fired.
No, I am saying that the federal government doesn't have to go along with it. If there is reason for the feds to arrest, say an illegal alien, and he is a pot dealer - then that guy is in violation of federal law.
You are too wampy to admit you are giving the fedgov powers not enumerated to them.
I see I am dealing with yet another so-called conservative who wants the fedgov to have powers not enumerated to them, as long as the usurped powers pleases them.
Ta-ta, point made.
OK, an American citizen is growing pot in their own basement for their own use. No commerce, let alone interstate commerce, involved.
Please show where in the Constitution the feds have the enumerated power to say that person cannot do such, especially when their state such as Colorado under the 10th has said they are legally OK - under state law - to do such.
And please, answer the question without falling back on unrelated topics such as illegal immigration.
The feds can't do anything if the person didn't do anything to get ensnared in the federal web.
but morally it might as well be
an American citizen is growing children for their own use..
if the person didn't get caught in a federal case, then its not going to happen right?
Don't be shy, say it loud and proud!
I agree with you, if any issue should be decided by the 10th, it this one..
Please answer the question. Yes or No. Do you agree with federal law about pot cultivation for personal use being illegal? Your dodges are getting tiresome.
Mr. Kennedy is a dork. How long can he make a living off of famous ancestors?
You are such a flaming liberal.
Liberals raise kids as justification for unconstitutional actions.
Just like you have done repeatedly on this thread.
First of all, a Kennedy talks about any kind of federal prohibition when his ancestor profited immensely from past prohibitions.
And then so-called conservatives chime in about fedgov pot prohibitions when there is no authority for such under the Constitution.
The federal government can have laws too, can't they?
I thought you were talking about state laws bieng overridden by federal law.
I do not think fed law overrides state law. I do not think agents and agencies of the federal government (should) obey state laws either.
I am not a libertarian who wants to abolish the age of consent and legalize pedophilia and incest.
That does not make me a liberal.
I sure don't know and it seems pretty obvious that the authorities are not real sure either, as States vote to allow it and the Feds say no.
Well, that is the debate here.
And once again, you are too dishonest to debate this. I have asked simple questions. And you have evaded them like the cheerleader for federal usurpation you are.
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Here we go again!! Same bullshit, different town ...
Get out there and show these anti-gun idiots that We The People of Massachusetts still believe in the Second Amendment of the Constitution!
From G.O.A.L.:
Attention - Northborough Registered Voters!
& Friends and Family, we need your support to protect our right to bear arms!
Article 58 would change current state law for firing ranges on private property, making a minimum distance of 500 feet from any dwelling law, and effectively shutting down an existing range on private property within town limits. (see background info below)
Northborough residents who are registered voters need to attend the Annual Town Meeting which runs for 3 nights beginning on April 28th, please vote against Article 58.
Background information: A landowner in the town of Northborough who has a legal shooting range on his private property was taken to court by neighbors who wished to shut him down.
The case went all the way to MA Superior Court where the land owner won.
Now these neighbors who lost in court seek a back door means of shutting the range down, via an article at town meeting banning the discharge of firearms within the town of Northborough and within 500 feet of any dwelling.
The article is tricky in that it is written to exclude the language in MA c269 s12e (c. d. and e.) which grants an exemption for shooting ranges.
Should they be able to pass this into law and shut the range down it would create a very slippery slope for ranges. It would also create opportunity for anti gun towns/selectmen who wish to emulate the actions being taken in Northborough.
Once again, if you are a resident of Northborough, please attend your Annual Town Meeting and vote against Article 58 the meeting is scheduled for April 28-30.
Contact the Board of Selectmen here
More info/share this page on your social media.
Update: Please see the response below from the town of Northborough in regards to this article.
Thank you for your email. The Town Meeting Warrant was closed by the Board of Selectmen at their meeting on March 10th. It would be appropriate for any town resident who is either in favor or opposed to any particular warrant article to attend the Annual Town Meeting to hear the presentation.
That is when you will have the opportunity to state your opinion. All registered voters of Northborough are able to attend and present either their opposition or support for each and any warrant article.
All warrant articles are voted on by the townspeople.
The proposed bylaw (Article 58) reads as follows: FIREARM DISCHARGE BYLAW Within the Town of Northborough, no person shall, except in the performance of a legal duty or in the lawful defense of a person or property, discharge any firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling or other occupied structure, unless granted written permission by the owner of the land on which the dwelling or structure is located.
At the March 10th Selectmen's Meeting, the Police Chief indicated that Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 269, Section 12E, currently establishes a minimum distance of five hundred feet from a dwelling or other building in use for the lawful discharge of a firearm. The proposed bylaw would extend that distance to firing ranges, an area in which there is currently no minimum stated safe distance.
The Annual Town Meeting is scheduled to begin on Monday, April 28th at 7:30pm at the Algonquin High School.


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Touchard delivers big performance for JSerra
August Touchard has had a knack for performing at her best in big games throughout her career at JSerra.
The second-seeded Lions needed another big performance from Touchard and the senior guard delivered with 21 points, eight assists and five rebounds to help JSerra pull out a 61-58 victory over seventh-seeded Bishop Montgomery of Torrance in the CIF-SS Division 4AA girsl basketball quarterfinals on Wednesday at Bishop Montgomery High.
"August really showed that she's been playing a great schedule for four years," JSerra coach Mary Rossignol said. "I mean, she knows how to win. She put the team on her shoulders and it was awesome to watch."
JSerra (23-6), ranked No. 17 in the state by Cal-Hi Sports, advanced to the semifinals for the second time in three years, and they avenged a 60-54 defeat to the Knights (22-8) on Dec. 5. JSerra plays at third-seeded Serra of Gardena, a 58-45 winner over sixth-seeded St. Anthony of Long Beach, on Saturday at 7 p.m.
"It's awesome," said Touchard, who was a starter as a sophomore. "I just want a ring this year."
Chelsea Lidy converted a 3-point play with 3.1 seconds left in the third quarter to cut JSerra's lead to 48-45.
The Knights appeared to have momentum on their side heading into the fourth quarter.
But Touchard converted a 4-point play to start the fourth quarter and give the Lions a 51-45 advantage.
JSerra had to rely heavily on its guards because 6-foot-4 sophomore Megan House and 6-2 junior Courtney Vaccher were in foul trouble for most of the game. Sophomore Coco Miller finished with 18 points and eight rebounds and Dominique Simms and Corinne Bogle played solid defense.
Vaccher still finished with 12 points and seven rebounds and House had four points, eight rebounds and three assists.
In Division 3AAA quarterfinals:
Laguna Hills 58, Diamond Ranch of Pomona 56 (OT): Maddy Ziering-Smith hit a 3-pointer to send the game into overtime, and she hit two free throws with 3.9 seconds left in overtime to give the fourth-seeded Hawks (22-7) the victory over the host Panthers (22-9). Ziering-Smith finished with 26 points.
El Dorado 58, Torrance 34: Jaylin Jones had 15 points and seven rebounds and Shelby Unger had 10 points and nine rebounds to lift the Golden Hawks (25-4).
In Division 1A second-round games:
Aliso Niguel 53, Newbury Park 37: Chloe Sharabba had 15 points and nine rebounds and Meagan Hayes had 15 points and eight rebounds as the Wolverines upset the fourth-seeded Panthers (23-5).
Ventura 36, Huntington Beach 35: Paola Roa scored 16 points and Stephanie Louie added 15 points for the Oilers (19-7).
Woodbridge 72, Perris 62: Kelli Robinson hit seven of the Warriors' 14 3-pointers and finished with 35 points as Woodbridge (26-3) outgunned the visiting Panthers (21-8).
In a Division 1AA second-round game:
Troy 59, Arcadia 18: Gabriella Hanson scored 16 points and Brianna Roberson scored 14 points for the Warriors (24-3).
In a Division 2A second-round game:
Orange Lutheran 58, Norco 20: Jessica Nowicki had 15 points and six rebounds and Sydney Jacobs finished with 14 points for the top-seeded Lancers (23-5).
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Staying Dry: Fixing Water Leaks with Customer Feedback
CQI Data Pinpoints Water Leak Location, Reducing Issue Reports by 50%
A major automotive manufacturer and longtime Enprecis client had used Enprecis CQI to power customer feedback for several surveys. Soon after releasing a new survey for a particular vehicle line, CQI data began to show that a large number of customers were reporting concerns about water leaks in the new vehicle.
Engineers looked closely at the CQI data, including detailed customer comments, and gathered enough detail to pinpoint the location of the water leaks. Once the leak had been located, engineers were able to quickly design an effective fix to the problem and get the solution into production.
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Volkmar ANDREAE (1879-1962) Piano Concerto in D (1898) [27:20] Konzertstück in B minor, for Piano and Orchestra (1900) [15:47] Violin Concerto in F minor, Op.40 (1935) [19:42] Rhapsodie for Violin and Orchestra, Op.32 (1919-20) [11:51] Fali Pavri (piano); Christian Altenburger (violin) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Marc Andreae rec. 4-5 July 2012, The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset. DDD GUILD GMCD 7394 [75:10] To my knowledge this is the fourth disc on Guild to be devoted to the music of this somewhat forgotten figure of Swiss music. Volkmar Andreae, composer and conductor was during his lifetime probably better known as a conductor. He served in this capacity with the Zurich Tonhalle for forty years. Back in 2009 I reviewed a disc of his chamber music (GMCD7328) in which I had to comment that his was a new name to me. The present new disc opens with two unpublished works beginning with an early teenage piece, the Piano Concerto. I failed to mention in the above description of Andreae the word 'pianist' as he premiered this concerto at the tender age of 19. This was a year before he had been soloist in Beethoven's Emperor Concerto. Any young man who manages to write and play such a gushing and confident concerto deserves our unlimited respect and regard. No matter how you think of it this is a fine work and the second subject of the first movement is an absolutely ravishing melody that Brahms would have been proud to write. His presence overshadows the second movement. The music is almost derivative with its slow harmonic pace, enharmonic modulations and pedal points but its dreamy quality is quite captivating. Each movement grows easily into the next and the finale starts with lively dance-like melody which is arrested in its progress by a slower section. This is less memorable than in movement one but acts as a suitable foil to the slightly bombastic ending. Soon after writing this Concerto Andreae tackled the genre again in a single movement Konzertstück. The booklet notes by Robert Matthew-Walker talk about the influences on this work and Franck is mentioned as is the Concert Fantasy of Tchaikovsky and even Max Reger. Indeed, by coincidence, I had been listening to some Reger before putting on this work by Andreae. My musician son thought that it was the same composer in its opening Lento section. For myself I heard Rachmaninov and, as enjoyable as this piece is, and as fulfilling in its melodic ideas, rich harmonies and fine orchestration I have to disagree with Matthew-Walker when he says that the piece has "an individual voice for its time and locale". Yet it must be admitted that Andreae was only 21 and Rachmaninov had not yet quite written his 1st Concerto. At any rate it reaches in its closing Allegro a typically grand climax and one certainly feels a rounded sense of completion. In the case of the two concertante works for violin and orchestra Andreae worked the other way around with the shorter, Rhapsody coming first. Written for the great Szigeti but taken up by others in various countries, it created a marvellous impression at the time with the composer often complimented by the great and the good. The slow and delicate opening is especially striking with much use of a gentle timpani roll. The loose form enables the composer to explore a wide variety of textures and memorable ideas and it's difficult to know why the work has disappeared from concert or even radio repertoire in the last fifty or more years. It comes as quite a surprise to encounter the grinding dissonances and dark loneliness of the opening of the first movement of the Violin Concerto of fifteen years later. A similar surprise hit me when I first heard the contrasted two string quartets on the chamber music disc mentioned above. Intriguingly the concerto can be seen as a three movement work - and Guild have given it three tracks - or as five because the first movement moves from its serious opening to a dancing Allegro after a couple of minutes and then is succeeded by a brief fugue which links into a beautiful Adagio. This links again into a really happy Allegro molto to close the work. This defies any alarm bells you may have heard earlier. It's a real journey, in fact. It is also suggested that it is a two-movement work with the fugue beginning the second part. There is much to admire in this piece with its contrasts of mood and speed. Even within the Allegro Vivace of movement one there are dreamy sections and the writing for violin - originally for Adolf Busch, is virtuoso and lyrical all in one. The performances are wonderful and the recording immediate and clear as one has come to expect from this enterprising company. Marc Andreae is to be much thanked for the promotion of the music of his relation (the CD booklet does not say what this relationship actually is) . The soloists, although not household names, are ideal: lyrical and powerful when needed, showing a thorough understanding of the style and techniques required. This disc would make be a good place to start an Andreae collection. Gary Higginson See also review by Rob Barnett Volkmar Andreae on Guild Symphony GMCD 7377 Songs GMCD 7237 Piano Trios GMCD 7307 String and Flute Quartets GMCD 7328


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Laptop Mode Tools is a laptop power saving package for Linux systems. It is the primary way to enable the Laptop Mode feature of the Linux kernel, which lets your hard drive spin down. In addition, it allows you to tweak a number of other power-related settings using a simple configuration file.
Combined with acpid, CPU frequency scaling, and pm-utils, LMT provides most users with a complete notebook power management suite.
laptop-mode-tools can be installed from the official repositories.
Add laptop-mode
to the DAEMONS
array in /etc/rc.conf
Configuration is handled through:
- primary configuration file -
- dozens of feature-specific files.
If ENABLE_AUTO_MODULES
is set in /etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf
, LMT will automatically enable commonly used conf.d/*
Hard disks
For this you need to have hdparm and/or sdparm installed. See Hdparm.
Spinning down the hard drive through hdparm -S
values saves power and makes everything a lot more quiet. By using the readahead function you can allow the drives to spin down more often even though you are using the computer. LMT can also establish hdparm -B
values. The maximum hard drive power saving is 1 and the minimum is 254. Set this value to 254 when on AC and 1 when on battery. If you find that normal activity hangs often while waiting for the disk to spin up, it might be a good idea to set it to a higher value (eg. 128) which will make it spin down less often. hdparm -S
and hdparm -B
values are configured in /etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf
With the CONTROL_MOUNT_OPTIONS variable (default on), laptop-mode-tools automatically remounts your partitions, appending 'commit=600,noatime' in the mount options. This keeps the journaling program jbd2 from accessing your disc every few seconds, instead the disc journal gets updated every 10 minutes (BEWARE: with this setting you could lose up to 10 minutes of work). Also be sure not to use the atime
mount option, use noatime
or relatime
CPU frequency
For this you need to have a CPU frequency driver installed. See CPU Frequency Scaling.
# cpufreq.conf # ThinkPad T40/T42/T60 Example # CONTROL_CPU_FREQUENCY=1 BATT_CPU_MAXFREQ=fastest BATT_CPU_MINFREQ=slowest BATT_CPU_GOVERNOR=ondemand BATT_CPU_IGNORE_NICE_LOAD=1 LM_AC_CPU_MAXFREQ=fastest LM_AC_CPU_MINFREQ=slowest LM_AC_CPU_GOVERNOR=ondemand LM_AC_CPU_IGNORE_NICE_LOAD=1 NOLM_AC_CPU_MAXFREQ=fastest NOLM_AC_CPU_MINFREQ=slowest NOLM_AC_CPU_GOVERNOR=ondemand NOLM_AC_CPU_IGNORE_NICE_LOAD=0 CONTROL_CPU_THROTTLING=0
Device and bus
Intel SATA
- Enable the Intel SATA AHCI controller Aggressive Link Power Management feature to set the disk link into a very low power mode in the absence of disk IO.
# intel-sata-powermgmt.conf # ThinkPad T40/T42/T60 Example # DEBUG=0 CONTROL_INTEL_SATA_POWER=1 BATT_ACTIVATE_SATA_POWER=1 LM_AC_ACTIVATE_SATA_POWER=1 NOLM_AC_ACTIVATE_SATA_POWER=0
USB autosuspend
# usb-autosuspend.conf # ThinkPad T40/T42/T60 Example # DEBUG=0 CONTROL_USB_AUTOSUSPEND=1 BATT_SUSPEND_USB=1 LM_AC_SUSPEND_USB=1 NOLM_AC_SUSPEND_USB=0 AUTOSUSPEND_TIMEOUT=2
Display and graphics
LCD brightness
- Available brightness values for certain laptops can can be obtained by running following two commands:
$ cat /proc/acpi/video/VID/LCD/brightness
ThinkPad T40/T42
For ThinkPad T40/T42 notebooks, minimum and maximum brightness values can be obtained by running:
$ cat /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness $ cat /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/max_brightness
# lcd-brightness.conf # ThinkPad T40/T42 Example # DEBUG=0 CONTROL_BRIGHTNESS=1 BATT_BRIGHTNESS_COMMAND="echo 0" LM_AC_BRIGHTNESS_COMMAND="echo 7" NOLM_AC_BRIGHTNESS_COMMAND="echo 7" BRIGHTNESS_OUTPUT="/sys/class/backlight/thinkpad_screen/brightness"
ThinkPad T60
- For ThinkPad T60 notebooks, minimum and maximum brightness values can be obtained by running:
$ cat /sys/class/backlight/thinkpad_screen/max_brightness $ cat /sys/class/backlight/thinkpad_screen/brightness
# lcd-brightness.conf # ThinkPad T60 Example # DEBUG=0 CONTROL_BRIGHTNESS=1 BATT_BRIGHTNESS_COMMAND="echo 0" LM_AC_BRIGHTNESS_COMMAND="echo 7" NOLM_AC_BRIGHTNESS_COMMAND="echo 7" BRIGHTNESS_OUTPUT="/sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness"
Terminal blanking
# terminal-blanking.conf # ThinkPad T40/T42/T60 Example # DEBUG=0 CONTROL_TERMINAL=1 TERMINALS="/dev/tty1" BATT_TERMINAL_BLANK_MINUTES=1 BATT_TERMINAL_POWERDOWN_MINUTES=2 LM_AC_TERMINAL_BLANK_MINUTES=10 LM_AC_TERMINAL_POWERDOWN_MINUTES=10 NOLM_AC_TERMINAL_BLANK_MINUTES=10 NOLM_AC_TERMINAL_POWERDOWN_MINUTES=10
# ethernet.conf # ThinkPad T40/T42/T60 Example # DEBUG=0 CONTROL_ETHERNET=1 LM_AC_THROTTLE_ETHERNET=0 NOLM_AC_THROTTLE_ETHERNET=0 DISABLE_WAKEUP_ON_LAN=1 DISABLE_ETHERNET_ON_BATTERY=1 ETHERNET_DEVICES="eth0"
Wireless LAN
Wireless interface power management settings are hardware-dependent, and thus a bit trickier to configure. Depending on the wireless chipset, the settings are managed in one of the following three files:
for a generic method of saving power (using "iwconfig wlan0 power on/off"). This applies to most chipsets (that is, anything but Intel chipsets listed below)./etc/laptop-mode/conf.d/wireless-ipw-power.conf
for Intel chipsets driven by the old ipw driver. This apply to IPW3945, IPW2200 and IPW2100. It currently (as of LMT 1.55-1) uses iwpriv for IPW3945, and a combination of iwconfig and iwpriv settings for IPW2100 and IPW220. See/usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/wireless-ipw-power
for details. (note that the ipw3945 is not used anymore, see below)/etc/laptop-mode/conf.d/wireless-iwl-power.conf
for Intel chipsets driven by modules iwl4965, iwl3945 and iwlagn (this latter supports chipsets 4965, 5100, 5300, 5350, 5150, 1000, and 6000)
Note that activating the three of them should not be much of a problem, since LMT detects the module used by the interface and acts accordingly.
The supported modules for each configuration file, indicated above, are taken directly from LMT. However, this seems to be a bit out-of-date, since the current 2.6.34 kernel does not provide the ipw3945 and iwl4965 modules anymore (3945 chipset uses iwl3945 instead, and 4965 uses the generic module iwlagn). This is only brought here for information, as this does not (or should not) affect the way LMT works.
There is a known issue with some chipsets running with the iwlagn module (namely, the 5300 chipset, and maybe others). On those chipsets, the following settings of /etc/laptop-mode/conf.d/wireless-iwl-power.conf
are ignored, because the /sys/class/net/wlan*/device/power_level
file does not exist. Instead, the standard method (with "iwconfig wlan0 power on/off") is automatically used.
# ac97-powersave.conf # ThinkPad T40/T42/T60 Example # DEBUG=0 CONTROL_AC97_POWER=1
Intel HDA
# intel-hda-powersave.conf # ThinkPad T40/T42/T60 Example # DEBUG=0 CONTROL_INTEL_HDA_POWER=1 BATT_INTEL_HDA_POWERSAVE=1 LM_AC_INTEL_HDA_POWERSAVE=1 NOLM_AC_INTEL_HDA_POWERSAVE=0 INTEL_HDA_DEVICE_TIMEOUT=10 INTEL_HDA_DEVICE_CONTROLLER=0
Tips and tricks
Laptop-mode-tools is not picking up events
You need to install and enable acpid. Add acpid
to your DAEMONS list in /etc/rc.conf
DAEMONS=(... acpid ...)
If that does not help, go through the laptop-mode configuration files and make sure that the service you want to enable is set to 1. Many services (including cpufreq control) are by default set to "auto", which may not enable them.
I have experienced issues with bluetooth not working if i boot up with battery, and i fixed it with disabling runtime-pm.
Laptop-mode-tools does not disable on AC
It is possible if you have both laptop-mode-tools and pm-utils installed, they can conflict with each other, causing laptop-mode to not properly set its state.
This can be fixed by disabling scripts with duplicate functionality in pm-utils. The main cause of this is the laptop-mode script located in /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d. The script can be blacklisted by creating a file in /etc/pm/config.d as follows:
You can also add any other scripts found in /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d to this list to disable them. I recommend going through and disabling any hook that has equivalent functionality in LMT.


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Brave and Inglourious Basterds
Quentin Tarantino's recent film follows two stories in Vichy France, tracking both a renegade group of Nazi-hunting Jews dropped in occupied France and a young woman who gets a chance to avenge her family's murder by burning down a movie theater full of Nazi bigwigs. Pixar's recent film follows two stories in a magical pseudo-Scotland, tracking both a young princess who wants to live a different life than the one her mother had planned and the political knife edge along which her father's kingdom walks. A few thoughts:
- Both films develop a fascinating and dark villain. Brave presents us with a gigantic bear, impervious to weapons and malevolent as the devil. It bites off the king's leg early on, and menaces the kingdom thereafter. Of course, there's more to it than that. Alas, the film comes up a bit short in giving us enough of his story. Basterds goes the other way, giving us plenty of the friendly and awful Col Landa, though we see too little of him to know his real feelings, he certainly doesn't balk at doing his job for the Reich. The grinning "Jew Hunter" reminds me of an evil Columbo, sharing dessert and milk with his victims, circling like a grinning shark. Obsequiously polite. If they were still making Columbo movies, they could cast Christophe Walz as an excellent villain.
- Both films involve a finale in which a strong-willed woman addresses a room full of people with a message they won't like. In Basterds, she follows the address by killing them all; in Brave, she unites them. The character in each film earns her power, fighting against society / Nazis and navigating a fine social line as well.
- Alternate history provides the setting for these stories. In each, a setting we're familiar with twists slightly to fit the needs of the story, be they will-o-the-wisps and witches with spells or a Jewish revenge fantasy including the assassination of Hitler.
- I love when actors get to do accents and chew the scenery. Billy Connolly feasts heartily on the part of the boorish King Fergus, who wants nothing more than to feast, fight, and I presume, AHEM. In that way, he's not unlike King Robert from Game of Thrones. (In fact, if Merinda had not handled the crowd so well, the big speech scene might have turned intoclan warfare.) Similarly, Brad Pitt chows down on the part of Lt. Aldo Raine, crinkling his chin and cracking wise as he kills Nazis and carves them up.
- Last, both films feature a tense scene in which the characters we like do their best to keep the villain from noticing the enemy hiding in plain sight. Inglourious Basterds features a drinking game in a bar, an attempt to keep an SS officer from recognizing a British spy dressed in Nazi clothes. Brave includes a scene in which Merinda must help a bear escape through a room full of bear hunters without them noticing.
Both films are enjoyable, though neither is as good as the best films from their group (Pixar and Quentin Tarantino, respectively). I'd only recommend one of them as family-friendly.
See also: Mark Bousquet over at Atomic Anxiety has a thorough (though spoiler-filled) review explaining why Brave is a good movie, but not a great one.


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Reports of gunfire are taking on new significance in Kaufman County these days.
Rumors were rampant Tuesday afternoon after someone fired a gun near the town of Combine, causing nearby schools to be locked down as a brief panic ensued around the small town south of Seagoville.
County Judge Bruce Wood said no one was injured and it was not related to the recent slayings of District Attorney Mike McLelland, his wife and one of his top prosecutors.
People are so on edge that Wood said he had received a call suggesting that another assistant district attorney had been shot. It wasn't true.
"It was just somebody out shooting a gun," the county judge said. "It wasn't related."
Combine Police Chief Jack Gilbert said that rumors that he or anyone else had been shot were false.
He said police received a call about a gunshot and received a vague description of a car they were unable to locate.
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The New York Times today highlights an online article by Tara Parker-Pope, "The Voices of Childhood Cancer". You may find the stories compelling, familiar, or provocative. There is also an opportunity to add your comments.


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A Trip Down Hwy 101
... forward so we wouldn't have any more trouble getting campsites. When we were sunned out, we packed up and got some oyster shooters at Shuckers, a divey local's spot in town and then headed back up the river to our tent. The next day we woke up early to set out for a day of sight seeing. The heavy fog in which we awoke disappeared by the time we left the river valley and we headed off into yet another sunny day. Our first stop was a lookout point just south ...
Oregon Coast
... cheese curds because that's something I have a hard time finding in Sedona. Back on 101 we toured more quaint coastal towns and the coastal country side became a bit more rugged and we began to get some more dramatic views of the beaches and the coast line. These were the pictures I had seen and the mental images that I had in my head. We stopped at Hug Beach and went for a walk on the rocks and the sand. We passed a few ...
Cabins and Canadians
... into a magical little triangle cabin complete with bed, sink, mini fridge and fan...we are quite jealous -although Chris and I still think we would probably not be very good at trailing anything behind us, it would likely end up in the ocean or in a ditch if we did.
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Tillamook Cheese Factory and Oregon Sunset
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a person with bad taste and little knowledge of nice cars that believes they can join the "import scene" with their busted-ass cars (usually a slow domestic or very old import). they proceed to then add usually cheap (see: American Products Company) aftermarket parts to include loud mufflers, the biggest cheapest spoiler, windshield washer LED's, altezza tailights, light up tire valves, an array of stickers from companies who wouldn't even talk to them about sponsorship, and maybe even nice rims. these individuals will drive arround in their junk cars and believe they are cool and chicks/guys are checking out their cool cars when in fact they are glad they aren't in the car with them being laughed at also.
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Destination In Italy / Rome.
San Gimignano
San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, north-central Italy. It is mainly famous for its medieval architecture, especially its towers, which may be seen from several kilometres outside the town.The town also is known for the white wine, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, grown in the area.
San Gimignano was founded as a small village in the 3rd century BC by the Etruscans. Historical records begin in the 10th century, when it adopted the name of the bishop Saint Geminianus, who had defended it from Attila's Huns.
In the Middle Ages and Renaissance era, it was a stopping point for Catholic pilgrims on their way to Rome and the Vatican, as it sits on the medieval Via Francigena. The city's development also was improved by the trade of agricultural products from the fertile neighbouring hills.
In 1199, during the period of its highest splendour, the city made itself independent from the bishops of Volterra. Divisions between Guelphs and Ghibellines troubled the inner life of the commune, which nonetheless, still managed to embellish itself with artworks and architectures.
Saint Fina, known also as Seraphina and Serafina, was a 13th century Italian saint born in San Gimignano during 1238. Since Saint Fina died on March 12, 1253 her feast day became March 12. Her major shrine is in San Gimignano and the house said to be her home still stands in the town.
On May 8, 1300, San Gimignano hosted Dante Alighieri in his role of ambassador of the Guelph League in Tuscany.
The city flourished until 1348, when the Black Death that affected all of Europe, compelled it to submit to Florence. San Gimignano became a secondary centre until the 19th century, when its status as a touristic and artistic resort began to be recognised.
Main sights
While in other cities, such as Bologna or Florence, most or all of their towers have been brought down due to wars, catastrophes, or urban renewal, San Gimignano has managed to conserve fourteen towers of varying height which have become its international symbol.
There are many churches in the town: the two main ones are the Collegiata, formerly a cathedral, and Sant'Agostino, housing a wide representation of artworks from some of the main Italian renaissance artists.
The Communal Palace, once seat of the podestà, is currently home of the town gallery, with works by Pinturicchio, Benozzo Gozzoli, Filippino Lippi, Domenico di Michelino, Pier Francesco Fiorentino and others. From Dante's Hall in the palace, access may be made to a Majesty fresco by Lippo Memmi, as well as the Torre del Podestà or Torre Grossa, 1311, which stands fifty-four metres high.
The heart of the town contains the four squares, the Piazza della Cisterna, the Piazza Duomo where the Collegiata is located, the Piazza Pecori and the Piazza delle Erbe. The main streets are Via San Matteo and Via San Giovanni, which cross the city from north to south.
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Although it's the first day of June, it is only in the low 50's in the mornings (and evenings) here in the City. WRAP IT UP! And this little retro cardi is turning out to be very entertaining to knit! The design is from this season's Rowan book. Of course, I can never leave well enough alone and have made many changes. I am using a discontinued yarn called Denim (by Madil/Italy) that I purchased from One Fine Yarn ages ago. They are down to a scant handful of balls for sale – and am I ever sorry because once I started knitting with it I wanted more. It is a a 60% cotton / 40% acrylic blend that is tightly twisted and has a slightly sueded look. The closest thing I've seen like this is Bali by GGH and you can never find that in the US in many colors or even styles. It knits up into a very cohesive but lightweight fabric and I LOVE IT! Sympathize with me for always finding these bargains then have mercy on me for for not buying more when I had a chance. I PITY the Fool Back to Missy Agnes – the gauge on this yarn did not match the pattern, so that was the first change that had to be made. I am knitting this at 21sts/30rows per 4″. The peplum bottom of this cardi is dart-shaped moss stitch. Now, I can see the heads shaking and so was mine at first, but after several all ribbed sweaters and Rapunzel, moss stitch is a breeze! And, I adore how it looks… Then, being the intrepid knitting busy-body that I am, I had to change the top pattern. WHY? To be easier for me! So I dug out my stitch books and slapped in a basic alternating eyelet pattern. WHO's the BOSS?
Agnes hits the Runway
…the Fabulous Thunderbirds
…Mr. T – aka – Sergeant Bosco "B.A." Baracus – 1983
…Tony Danza 1984
Tuesday, June 1, 2004
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i started knitting agnes a few months ago but abandoned her. i was about 3/4 of the way through the moss stitch for the back bottom and was grossed out with how the decreases looked. working three stitches together is apparently not my speciality. i'm really glad to see someone else knitting this beautiful sweater. i'll live vicariously through your progress!
Isaw something yesterday in my mailbox that Imade me think of you…
Shrek checks.
Dear Bonne Marie, I am thinking of you daily, as Shrek is everywhere. M&M's, chips, water bottles, clothing, video games…even one of those lame pop-up ads for a $50 giftcard, asking which three characters below is Shrek. Well, Agnes is looking most fantastique! Happy knitting, upstate NY is the same weather wise, I guess we should be happy, this is very good knitting weather.
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DHAKA, Bangladesh — Dozens of people were killed after a devastating blaze raced through a garment factory that supplies major multinationals such as Gap and JCPenney near Bangladesh's capital on Tuesday.
Many of the dead included trapped workers who jumped from the smoldering building engulfed by flames, witnesses at the scene said.
Fire official Golam Mostafa said the fire started in a 10-story factory owned by local business giant Ha-Meem Group in the Ashulia industrial zone, just outside Dhaka. It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze, and the government ordered an investigation.
Interior Minister Shahara Khatun said after visiting the site her ministry would probe whether it was related to recent violent protests at textile factories over wages.
Monir Hossain, a local journalist at the scene, told The Associated Press the blaze broke out on the two upper floors during lunch break. A gate on a stairwell was locked, trapping people inside the factory, which mainly produces T-shirts for international brands, he quoted witnesses as saying.
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A witness named Kader said he saw 50 to 60 people jumping off the 10th floor to escape the raging blaze, according to Associated Press Television News. Kader like many Bangladeshis uses one name.
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Recent protests by low-paid garment workers have gripped the country. Workers demanding the implementation of a new minimum wage clashed with police at an industrial zone in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving up to three people dead and 100 hurt.
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Comment on this storySmaller protests have taken place around Dhaka. On Sunday, workers in the capital blocked a busy road and set two vehicles on fire, police said.
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Thread: Time for some comms discipline?
General comms etiquette for game-related talk:
- Keep it succinct and specific (think about what you're saying before you say it)
- Put banter on hold when it gets busy in-game
- Be quiet when your SL or PL is giving order
- "BREAK" or "BREAK BREAK" means for everyone to be quiet immediately. Respect it, and SL/PL should use it sparingly.
- Use your squad name and number to identify yourself to others: "Bravo three needs some ammo"
- Use the compass to give directions: "They're spawning at the north western corner of the base"
- Define between friendly/enemy: "Friendly/Enemy Sunderer down" = lost spawn point/successful attack.
- Do not shout out anything that sounds like orders if you are not the SL or PL: "Ok everyone get over here", "Everyone needs to redeploy to warpgate NOW". etc
- Suggestions for alternative strategies should be offered up to the SL/PL in a supportive, friendly manner
- Don't talk over other people
- Don't give a running commentary on everything you're doing
At the command level:
- PL should identify themselves as command when talking to squad(s) e.g "Pl to alpha: could I get a sitrep please?"
- Squads should identify themselves when talking to command: "Alpha have arrived at Indar comms"
- Generally be excellent to each other.
- Chat and banter as much as the game will allow.
Not an exhaustive list, but a general idea. It's all really basic stuff that requires very little effort on each person's part to achieve. It clears up the game-related chatter so that there is more space for banter, will very probably make us more efficient play-wise, and will likely help any new comms setup we try to work much better.
The one thing that really needs to happen here is for us to actually reinforce it. We all agree on stuff that need to happen on the forums and in our outfit meetings, and then see none of it being reinforced (at least not very often, or by only one or two people here and there). We need to a dedicated push from the regulars to a) try to do it themselves, b) to friendly remind/gently nag other people to keep to the comms etiquette and c) to encourage those people to remind others (including you) too. It's only by doing this that things become habit and being 'just the way that RPS does things'. I don't mean shout at people or turn this into something regimented, I mean a 'please use your squad name and number when you need something so we can find you more quickly!' when people aren't sticking to what we should do. A theme week would be a great start to that, but like the squad cohesion etc, it needs to be something we reinforce constantly beyond that week, so that it sticks.
No, that's exactly right. Frankly I think it's idiotic to wage a campaign against the word "down", it is the context that either makes it easy to understand or ambiguous. If it's going to be ambiguous, use another word, but if not, "down" is fine.
Comms Discipline Week gets my vote. Like "Squad Cohesion Week" and "Follow your Fucking Orders Week", these are things we should be doing all the time anyway, imo.
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why would it mean that it's deployed? -.-
we set it down on the ground, but i basically think that we're referring to the function of the beacon, so down (offline/destroyed) and up (online/deployed) seem perfectly logical to me.
anyway, i like that this thread exists. comms discipline has been a longstanding issue, and for this to get fixed we need to be consistent about how we want things done. i think wally's and sino's lists are great, and bringing stuff up in the day to day comms will hopefully lead to more people being aware of why "Sundy to the East" is not a good way of giving intel.
things like dealing with comms overload by SLs or in the RO channels are a different issue, but i think we could probably be less tactful there and just call it out when things get out of hand, as most of the people that are in those roles are vets.
I've been as guilty as anyone of saying "I've put a spawn beacon down" and "Our beacon is down" and meaning two different things. I've been starting to use "beacon is up" a lot more lately, and it seems to work alright.
Yeah, this was a great list! Let's make sure it gets into the comms discipline week kick-off post.
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This, in 72 point bold, flashing up on the screen of every outfit member every time they log into the game, would be nice!
To add something less flippant and more constructive, I think that Listening is the other side of effective communication that is far too seldom mentioned in these discussions.
Obviously those commanding have to actively listen by the nature of the job; I do, however, think there's a tendency when grunting for people to zone out as they concentrate on the game, before hitting push to talk on instinct to talk AT the channel rather than TO it...
Some cardinal rules on this front: check who are PL / SLs when you log in; if you don't know them, listen out for their voices and learn to recognise them; keep listening for those voices so you can quickly cut the chatter when they start talking orders etc.
Good point. But as we are really chatty most time, it can be hard to concentrate both on chatter and the game (at least for me as non-native speaker). But finally I think I get most of the comms by now, was hard a few months ago though.
Good idea, didn't thougt of this. I check the overlay most of the times when anyone's interrupting me.
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^ That's a very valid and important reminder re. non-native speakers.
It's all too easy to forget that this can be an issue, particularly as we have a significant number of active members with identifiably non-Anglophone accents, but whose English is at an exceptionally high level of fluency and precision.


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The County College of Morris (CCM) Foundation's 2013 Scholarship Gala will honor PSEG head Ralph Izzo as well as four distinguished alumni at its annual fundraiser next month. The black-tie-optional dinner/dance will be held on Friday, April 26, at the Hyatt-Morristown at Headquarters Plaza.
Izzo will receive the foundation's annual Leadership Award, an honor bestowed on an area business or community leader who has made an outstanding contribution to education in the State of New Jersey.
"Education is important, not only to those who wish to make a better life for themselves, it is also a key component to a healthy economy," said Izzo, president, chairman and chief operating officer of PSEG. "New Jersey is fortunate to be home to a number of respected higher education institutions and County College of Morris is one of them. I'm impressed by their work and happy to be part of their celebration."
Izzo was instrumental in last fall's effort to pass the Building Our Future ballot question. That initiative was approved by New Jersey voters, providing $750 million for higher education in the state. Izzo is also chairman of the board of governors of Rutgers University.
"We are honored to be recognizing Dr. Izzo, not only for his leadership of one of our state's most well-respected companies, but for his commitment to improving higher education in New Jersey," said Joseph Vitale, president of the CCM Foundation.
In addition, four of the college's alumni will be recognized for their achievements: Anthony Leggio of Lumberton, NJ will receive the alumnus of the year award. Leggio, a 1977 CCM graduate, is regional vice president and corporate director of AT&T Business Solutions. Erin Fowler of Gaithersburg, MD, a 1997 graduate, will receive the Alumni Achievement award. She is senior policy advisor to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and Predecessor Organizations/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Scott Kansky of Morristown, NJ will receive the Alumni Humanitarian award. Kansky, who graduated the college in 1997, is a flight paramedic with Atlantic Ambulance Corporation and vice president of the Morris Minute Men Emergency Medical Services. Christopher Linne, his wife, Jan, and daughter Jennifer of Hackettstown, NJ will receive the Alumni Service Award. Christopher Linne and Jennifer Linne are graduates of CCM. This year, the Linne family established a scholarship at CCM for students majoring in business administration or criminal justice.
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