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Athlete's Voices: Dina Parise, Episode 4. Give Them What They Want..
Being a 'sports' personality , with an entertainment background (Ice Capades) I have a tendency to look at what 'we' do from every angle. Drag Racing compares to any other sport to a fan from their perspective. When fans attend an event such as Drag Racing (or any other sport) they expect to be entertained. Seemingly not just by the 'event' itself, but by the 'experience'. It seems the 'experience' part is lacking as of late. If you do not 'build it' they will not come, right? Without fans we have nothing.
Fans want to feel they are part of the excitement! Now, of course they can't sit with me in my 3,000HP Dina Parise Racing Corvette Pro Mod but you get the point! One of the great advantages of Drag Racing is the fact that every ticket is a 'pit pass'! Fans are able to walk through the pit area, meet the drivers, get an autograph and be up close and personal with their vehicles. They can smell the fuel as the cars start up. They can watch as the crews work on the cars between rounds. All positive factors, yes! But we still need to go a step further. With all ages attending races we need to widen the appeal, that's just my opinion of course, but I listen to the fans and that is what THEY are saying. Since they purchase the tickets, the schwag and the products that support us they are the ones we should listen to! Again, where will we be without the fans?
Somehow, ticket prices need to be affordable for an average family. In this day and age, not many families can afford 'sports' entertainment' due to the high costs .If you do get in the gate, the prices once you get there are astronomical as well. In some cases $9 for a hamburger? Come on people, that's just nutty! I'm thinking fans don't want to buy the actual cow…… just a thought. I said experience, not extortion! We need to keep it fan friendly!
I want to continue to do what I do for many reasons. I love driving a Race Car. Drag Racing is an amazing sport. Because we are up close and personal with our fans it creates more of a 'comfortable atmosphere'. It allows us as a team to create amazing programs supporting various Veterans Charities. Take for instance the latest program initiative, the 'Stop WRITE Here' Program. After my unfortunate incident in June (refer to Episode 1 for details!), I decided to turn a negative to a positive and, began the 'Stop WRITE Here' Program shortly after. Fans are encouraged to sign the unpainted nose of my 63 Corvette and in turn leave a Donation for Indy Honor Flight http://www.indyhonorflight.org/ (Part of the Honor Flight Network).To date, DPR and its fans have assisted two Veterans in making the journey from Indy to DC! The project will continue until the nose is painted. Next stop for team DPR (we will be continuing 'the Stop WRITE Here' Project!) will not actually be a race but will be the Cruise to the Show at Eisenhower Park (East Meadow, NY) on Sept 28th and 29th.Check our DPR website calendar for details! https://dinapariseracing.com/
Aside from getting out there and racing, I have now added to the hustle bustle of this DPR team. I have taken on yet another role! Radio co-host! I am the new co-host of the Sam Auxier Jr. Radio Show. The show airs LIVE every Monday night at 7PM EST .For info go to my 'On the Radio' box on the DPR homepage! Log on and check it out!
Sometimes I feel like I'm on a one woman mission to change the world! I am passionate about everything I do. Can I change the world? Who knows! You should come back for Episode 5 and check my progress!
For now, I will keep it moving down the ¼ mile! Catch you all at the Top End of the track!
Want to earn more about DPR? Check us out here: https://dinapariseracing.com/ Be sure to go to our Marketing Partners tab and check out all the great partners that support us!
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NEW YORK, August 11, 2015 – Telehealth represents the next frontier in medical care, and it's something healthcare providers are already feeling the pressure from their digitally connected patients to provide. How much pressure? According to Logicalis Healthcare Solutions, the healthcare-focused arm of Logicalis US, an international IT solutions and managed services provider (www.us.logicalis.com), that depends on the generation of patient being served. Research shows that the majority of adult patients today are comfortable with traditional telephone and face-to-face methods of communicating with their physicians, but millennials prefer to eliminate in-person visits altogether and crave the digital connectedness that only integrated telehealth solutions can provide.
"In the not-too-distant future, telehealth will be such an integral part of the medical experience that there will be no difference between healthcare and telehealth; telehealth will be healthcare," says Ed Simcox, Healthcare Practice Leader, Logicalis Healthcare Solutions. "The tipping point, which Logicalis believes will come within the next four years, will be that point in time when more patients are using telehealth than visiting face to face with their doctors. Today's digital natives expect to interact online with service providers – including their physicians – with the same convenience they experience ride-sharing via Uber or booking a vacation room via Airbnb. To remain relevant, healthcare providers must capitalize on these expectations by providing fully integrated telehealth solutions. Those providers that haven't begun catering to the younger patient demographic using telehealth are already falling behind."
According to Logicalis experts, healthcare providers adopting telehealth solutions are finding themselves in one of three stages along their respective telehealth transformation journeys. Stage one is an ad-hoc solution often cobbled together to support the narrow, urgent need of a small group of clinicians and patients. Stage two is a rationalized, departmental telehealth strategy that is more standardized and programmatic. Stage three is a clinically integrated telehealth solution that enables advanced data exchange between healthcare providers, patients, labs, pharmacies and family caregivers.
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Audio Codec Family Suits All TV StandardsBy Dave Bursky, Editor
META AXD, a full audio IP platform developed by Imagination Technologies Group plc, delivers a complete multi-standard and multi-stream audio solution for Systemon- Chip (SoC) designs. The suite of codecs unveiled at the Embedded Systems Conference, now delivers a comprehensive suite of standards required for decoding and encoding of audio for digital TV and set-top box applications in all major geographies. Also included in the IP suite is a powerful processor capable of supporting the most demanding audio applications such as found in Blu-ray players.
Standards supported by the suite include AAC, HE-AAC v2, MPEG-2 BC, DTS, Dolby Digital, and Dolby Digital Plus. Additional audio standards supported by the codecs include Dolby Pro-Logic II post-processing plus stereo widening, EQ, re-sampler, reverb; as well as Musicam, MP3, HE-AAC v2 (including DAB+ transform), Real (Cook), WMA9, Ogg Vorbis, and FLAC stereo decoders.
The META AXD codec suite takes a new approach, applying multi-threaded processing to deliver industry leading performance in a shared memory, high-latency SoC environment. All audio processing in the SoC is off-loaded to the META AXD core, freeing valuable host processor resources for improving the user experience and delivering value-added applications. The AXD family, which includes AXD230 and AXD270, supports the latest audio standards, including MP3, HE AAC, WMA and surround sound up to 7.1 channels. The suite is delivered with codec and post-processing application-specific firmware packs which are managed entirely by the host driver software, minimizing system design and implementation complexity.
The IP blocks are complete solutions that enable both multi-stream and multi-standard decode, encode, pre-processing and post-processing of audio. Controlled via a host processor using the OpenMAX-IL, GStreamer or proprietary APIs, the AXD cores have been designed to operate from an SoC's shared external memory resources, minimizing total solution cost. The META AXD IP platforms provide 'drop–in' support of audio for any SoC, with a wide range of application specific codec packs available together with a choice of control APIs to use on the system host processor. Licensees need not involve themselves in any aspect of the AXD firmware unless they wish to develop their own audio algorithms, for which comprehensive tools are also available. For more information, go to www.imgtec.com
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Johnny Winter - 'Live Through The '70's' (MVD) Duration: 110
Mike Reed | USA | 11/10/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Reason I'm giving this DVD such a high rating is because both the sound and picture quality are pristine. Total of fourteen foot-stomping blues rockers as only Johnny Winter is able to play. Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the three song performance from the 1970 Danish Teen Club show of "Frankenstein", the bluesy "Be Careful Of The Floor" and "Drop The Bomb" + the three song live concert (looks like maybe a 16mm film) snippet from the Royal Albert Hall with brother Edgar on sax. I for one, had no idea the two toured together in 1970. Next up, is the almost ahead-of-it's time presentation of the total *ss-kicking "Mean Town Blues" - from a German Beat Club appearance. Following that, it's a two song 1973 Don Kirshner's Rock Concert gig of "Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo" and "Stone Country" - that I remember seeing on TV when I was in junior high. Sure sounds better in full stereo. Also seem to recall the one track here from Johnny's 1974 Soundstage show - a song written by Muddy Waters, the toe-tapping "Walking Through The Park". Wanted to mention the interview snips (appearing at the right place during this DVD) were nice. Simply, a must-have for all true Johnny Winter fans. Would make a memorable holiday gift."
This Is the Best Johnny Winter Show Available
Perry Celestino | Tahmoor, NSW Australia | 01/03/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Well some of us remember Johnny Winter when he came out as a "bonus baby" (one of the highest paid artists at the time- not really appropriate for a "bluesman") on his initial Columbia Records debut. That record was fantastic, but it was at the end of the "blues boom" of the 1960s. Winter went on to record some great things but got stuck between blues, rock and so on. We guitarists all loved him with his fingerpick style and soulful speed- a cross between Freddie King and B.B., with a great growling voice- not like Bob Hite and other "white" blues singers at the time.
This DVD is really the best released so far. I have waited two months to write a proper review of it. Winter has had several Japanese releases (bootleg) with some of these tunes on it, but they are not as good. The sound on this DVD makes it very special. If you only have one Johnny Winter DVD this should be it. A few years ago they released "Pieces and Bits" which, like this was a compilation of VHS released stuff, but it was a bit all over the place. This DVD is right on! I am a Blues lover and I will address this review to that part of the content.
The opening tunes are special- the sound this track not the best but Winter's interpretation of his brother Edgar's "Frankenstein" is a highlight (still the Winter Bros top chart hit!- even if Johnny didn't play on the record-(Ronnie Montrose- with ex-band member, guitarist, Rick Derringer as producer)-but this version is superb Johnny's graceful lead and his multi-instrumentalist brother's great drum solo- just fantastic!. Of course the presence of Tommy Shannon, later of "Double Trouble" with SRV on this tune and in several other parts of the DVD is also very special.
Johnny's version of BB King's "Be Careful Of The Fool" is one of the highlights of the disc. It showcases Winter's abilities and style. This tune is much like his version of another King tune, "It's My Own Fault", from the Fillmore East sessions! You will play that one over and over.
At Royal Albert Hall the highlights are "Johnny B. Goode", very clever and well done. And "Talk To Your Daughter"the great tune from JB Lenoir, is performed with a different groove. "Tell The Truth" showcases the immense talent of Johnny's brother Edgar- what a keyboard and Sax solo!! A fantastic effort, even if it is a runny VHS transfer!
The final selections I want to comment on are; "Key To The Highway"-Big Bill Broonzy's and later Little Walter's tune-which by the way is not listed on the back of the case!! This is Johnny at his best--just him and an inadequate bass player- but his is still brilliant-you can watch that one over and over if you are a player. Also "Walking Through The Park"- from the famous Muddy Water's tribute show (why has this not been released yet!!!) with Johnny playing with Muddy, Junior Wells and Mike Bloomfield on this tune! Another superb blues selection is "Walking By Myself"- Jimmy Rogers' (James Lane) classic tune. In many ways it's the highlight of the whole disc! A great rendition! Finally is Dale Hawkins' "Suzi Q" with James Burton's classic riff.- just great!
This is a "must have" for all blues fans and guitarists. It is a pity that so little footage exists of this great blues innovator. It's a shame that the "Blues Boom" of the 1960s ended and left this talent hanging- but at least we have something! Remember little exists of Magic Sam, Guitar Slim, Young Buddy Guy and T-Bone Walker and even Albert King. This show is a must for most collectors and Blues enthusiasts.
Not as good as advertised
Listen Up | 12/13/2008
(2 out of 5 stars)
"I'm writing this review to give potential buyers a pause in the face of the 5 star reviews that got me clicking the order now button. I am a big fan of Johnny Winter. I've owned many albums and seen him play in a couple clubs years ago in Houston. This dvd has its moments: highlights include Be Careful with a Fool, Mean Town Blues, Stone County, Walking By Myself. Lowlights inferior video quality and an on going interview with a stoned questioner discussing how rock n roll is going wrong and wouldn't it be great to levitate while playing. The price is not bad but I don't see myself jumping through the low points to view this again. Well maybe for Be Careful with a Fool."
Ronnie Cowlishaw Sr. | AUBURN WASHINGTON | 02/05/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I have been a Winter fan since the 70's, so far this is the best footage I have seen of him. Lot's of good interviews, some good close ups of him also. The quality on most of this is great, and yes some is blurry, but it is good just to have live footage. It shows Johnny in his prime, lots of excellent guitar solos too. He plays with a lot of different people, but no matter what he just shines like you would expect. Overall this is a must have for Winter fans, way better than (Pieces & Bits) or (Live At Time Square) for sure. I know some people will complain about it, so if you want perfection you might not like it. So far this is the best there is on DVD, so why not just watch and enjoy it. And he also does some great slide work, this is something I love to watch him do, what a master."


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All my pretty sweethearts are officially made. Can't wait for February to roll around so I can stick them in the mail!
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6 comments:
- Leslie said...
these are darling, actually exactly what we are working on today.. not near as cute as these though.. really adorable!
- 1/25/2008
- Crystal & Co. said...
So nice! I'm still recovering from the blur of holidays, though my hub and I were married on Friday, Feb, 13th. That kind of gets me all happy for Valentine's day!
(I loved the colorful photos on your flickr stream)
- 1/25/2008
Those are so cute!! I did mine at your mom's house over Xmas, but just a couple. We sent out Xmas cards and we'll be sending baby announcements, so I'm not sure the post office would let us buy more stamps anyway. :) I still love reading your blog, btw!!!
- 1/26/2008
- Amanda said...
just found your blog via chelle's...so delightful, and i most definitely will come back by when i have time to grab a cup of chai tea and simply browse!
- 1/26/2008
Cute! I havent started on my Valentine's card yet, your eye candy is inspirating!!
- 1/28/2008
- Sara Christine said...
These are precious! I might just have to make my own Valentines this year. So happy to find your blog!
- 1/28/2008


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Yesterday, we went live with an exciting new 'Labs' project for 3ds Max/Design 2010 + 2011.
Point Clouds have appeared in many recent customer conversations, therefore, this should be a welcome addition to 3ds Max's already powerful toolset. Particularly around architectural retrofits, and games environment reconstructions.
The video on the labs link (below) will provide more details, should you not be familiar with this way of working.
This toolset allows:
1. Import .PTS format point cloud data into 3ds Max or 3ds Max Design scenes (release 2010 & 2011)
2. Display the point cloud data in the 3ds Max viewport with a variety of rendering options and levels of detail
3. Render point clouds using the mental ray rendering option
4. Slice point clouds into pieces using geometric display volumes
5. Export multiple clouds or parts of clouds to a new .PTS files
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Three Objects, All Real
Or, There's an Aesthetic in this Photo
By three objects I mean, of course, the two trees and the lens flare. One could, I suppose, quibble with my counting. Maybe it's three trees, counting the shorter one at the lower left corner. And perhaps the one tree should be counted as a tree enwrapped by a vine, upping the object count still further. Nor is the lens flare a single object, and maybe we should also count the sun itself as it does appear to cut the rightmost edge. But all that's secondary.
What matters is counting the lens flare as real right along side the trees. That is, I'm discounting the obvious fact that lens flare is an artifact of the photographic process. I didn't see it with my eyes before, during, and after I took the photo. I didn't even guess that it might show up when I took the shot. I just took the shot and there it is. Which is fine by me.
As far as I'm concerned, it's real. And it REALLY is. Moreover, it's compositionally useful. If it weren't there I might well have cropped the right side of the photo a bit. Or not, as I don't mind asymmetry. It's hard to tell about these things.
Fact is, though, the lens flare did show up. And its presence does make for three STRONG objects in the photo. that, in turn, counts as a visual realization of my attitude about these things.
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How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul
by Caroll Michels
A practical survival guide for all working artists.
A successful artist friend said that pretty much everything she knew about making a living as an artist came from How to Survive & Prosper As an Artist.The book is a very clear sighted presentation of the many internal and external obstacles and opportunities facing artists. A great resource book for artists.
There is a new edition for 2009 that has more information about the Internet and social networking sites.
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Date: 1895
Photograph of the Lakshmi Vilas Palace, at Baroda, Gujarat from the Curzon Collection, taken by an unknown photographer during the 1890s. An immense structure, it was built for the Gaekwar Sayaji Rao III (ruled 1875-1939) and was reputedly the most expensive private building erected in India in the 19th century. Originally designed by Major Charles Mant (1840-81) in an exuberant Indo-Saracenic architectural style, it was begun in 1878 and completed in 1890 after his death by Robert Fellowes Chisholm (1840-1915). Both architects were pioneers of the orientalist style, which combined Western and Eastern forms, particularly arches and domes. This is a view of a screened gallery running round an inner courtyard. In creating a modern palace, Mant retained some traditional aspects of an Indian palace such as its internal focus around a series of inner courts.


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When: Saturday, October 14th, 2017 11:00AM ~ 5:00PM
Where: Haggard Park(901 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074)
Free Admission
11:00 Parade of Flags
11:10 Opening Ceremony
Celebrating the 13th - Honorary Chair Dr. Raj Menon, Collin College Trustee
Proclamation - Plano Mayor Pro Tem City Councilman Rick Grady
Remarks - Festival Board President Graciela Katzer
MCOR Co-Chair Mary Alice Garza
Naturalization Ceremony – The Honorable Amos L. Mazzant III, presiding
U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Texas
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Flag presentations: Sons of the American Revolution-Plano,
Plano Police Department Color Guard, Plano Fire Department Honor Guard
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FINALE -The Plano International Festival Fans, Board Members and Volunteers (Someone will win one of many fabulous grand prizes. No one knows what the prizes will be but the prizes are Fab-u-lous!!! You must be present to win!!!
Mistress of Ceremonies – Dr. T. J. Johnson
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TV Ratings: Monday Slippage for 'Ninja' and 'Dance'
It wasn't the busiest Monday, but what new broadcast offerings there were did not seem to benefit from the absence of competition.
Two of the night's scant five original series were down from the previous week, as a steady Bachelorette claimed the demo throne for ABC with an average 1.9 rating among adults 18-49. The show was also the night's most-watched, with 6.75 million viewers.
NBC's American Ninja Warrior (1.7 adults) and Fox's So You Think You Can Dance (0.7 adults) were each off by two-tenths of a point in the key demo, going head-to-head with The Bachelorette.
The 10 p.m. hour saw ABC's Mistresses hold its 0.8 rating among adults 18-49, while a mostly steady BrainDead earned a 0.4 rating in the key demo on CBS. Four episodes in, that stands as a series low.
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First of all, the media does all of us a disservice.
Movies and television shows tend to depict child molesters and sexual predators as if they stand out in a crowd.
Of course, that is the LAST thing they want to do, so most take great efforts to blend in to society. Many ideas and notions about sexual predators are just plain wrong, too.
Who are these predators and how can you recognize them? You really can't. If there is one message for you to understand, it is this one. Sexual predators look like everyone else. They look like your neighbors. They look like the people at the grocery store. They look like everyday, normal individuals.
First, sexual predators are difficult to spot. Not only do they look like us but they drive vehicles just like we do, too. They drive family vehicles that are like every other car on the road. The bottom line is this: Sexual predators, child molesters and other sex offenders can be anywhere, trying to blend in and not be noticed.
The Jeffrey Dahmer's, John Wayne Gasey's and Ted Bundy's of this world were described as "the nice guy next door." All of them were prowling sexual predators that their victims never saw coming.
We know that sexual predators search for the child that they see as weak, sad and unhappy. It's the kid with the shuffling feet, head drooping and eyes fixed to the ground. It's the child that appears they are in need of a friend. The predator wants an easy target when the time is "right."
In fact, many predators choose to befriend a child first. They choose to develop a dependent relationship with a child that appears to be in need of a close friend. It could be a sad, unhappy child. The predator then offers them gifts, ideas, or simple emotional comfort that makes the child feel better. The process slowly introduces sexual context and content into their interactions and conversations.
Some sexual predators and child molesters immediately engage in sexually explicit conversation with children right from the start. Online or Internet sexual predators may collect and trade child-pornographic images.
Others online may seek real face to face meetings with the kids they emailed or connected with in chat rooms or social blogs. There is no one profile.
Predators cunningly exploit weakness and naivety. They will work very hard at driving a wedge between a child and their family. Predators will even accentuate any minor problems at home that your child might have, again befriending them and driving that wedge into the family structure.
A confident child represents more of a challenge, a problem, someone who will be hard to manipulate, for the sexual predator.
Confident kids will also be uncooperative. They understand better, even if they cannot articulate their feelings, that something or someone is "just not right" and will avoid them or stay away.
Many parents today just don't know how to keep their kids safe in a modern world. There is nothing wrong with that. They grew up themselves with their parents warning of "Don't talk to strangers!" when they were a child heading out the door to play. It was truly useless information to the child back then as it is today, but somehow made the parents feel their children were safe.
Telling your child not to talk to strangers or telling your child any neighbor can be trusted is a recipe for danger. If you go around like this you are playing with odds that you child will not be the one ever approached by a sexual predator. That is roulette with your child's life.
Many people want to know if there is more sexual abuse today than years ago or are we just more aware of the problem. Sexual abuse has been around since the beginning of time. People are more aware of the problem and more willing to talk about it than ever before. Additionally, more active prosecution and media attention makes it seem like there has been an explosion of sexual abuse. While, it is very widespread, our awareness is more heightened than ever before.
This is not meant to add to the firestorm that is presently raging about sexual offending, but to start the dialogue about what we can do? We need to educate ourselves and take action to protect our children and, as you can see, there are many ways to do that.
Sexual abuse of children is a horrible event and the fear of every parent. These offenders are in our communities and will always be there. We need to do all we can to stop abuse at every level: family, community, State, and Nation.


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In this exclusive interview with YourStory.in, Atul recalls his journey so far, from the start of FOSS.IN to what we can look forward to from him and the Indian tech market in the near future.
What led to the starting up of FOSS.IN?
In the late 90s, the Open Source community became more active in India, and was looking for more avenues to "spread the word". Our participation in Bangalore IT.COM '99 was a HUGE success, as was a similar participation at the same event the following year.
In 2000, we decided to go beyond just demonstrating things, and hired a hall near the expo venue, where we proceeded to give talks on various technical and open source related topics. The response was excellent.
In 2001 we participated in another event, Wrox Publishing's Bang!Linux, which was largely stuffed with famed international speakers, and almost zero Indian presence. We negotiated the use of an unused hall at the venue, and proceeded to hold talks of our own there. We knew that we had caught people's interest when they left the paid talks to attend our free talks :)
Seeing the success of our various outings, we decided that we needed to have our own event, and in late 2001, held the first of our annual events, called Linux Bangalore, which we renamed FOSS.IN in 2005 when we changed the focus from Linux to FOSS, and from Bangalore to India.
What were some of the highlights of FOSS.IN?
For me, personally, 2003 was a defining moment - that's when the hardcore kernel hackers started attending the event. The second I saw hardcore Linux kernel hacker Harald "laforge" Welte standing in the event crowd, I knew that this event had managed to gain traction where it mattered the most to us - the hackers and developers.
Having people like Harald Welte, Rasmus Lerdorf, Alan Cox, James Morris, Jon Corbet and other well known names participating and (most important of all) interacting with other participants - that was memorable.
And seeing Indian hackers like Gopal Vijayraghavan, Philip Tellis, Naba Kumar, Suparna Bhattacharya and so many others emerging from relative obscurity? Priceless! :)
Changing the format and focus of the event from a generic advocacy theme to "contributors and developers only", dramatically raising the Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) of the event, and seeing the fantastic response from audiences endorsing our decision - that was both heartwarming and gratifying.
What do you love about it personally? What motivates you to do it?
Honestly, the thing that we love the most is seeing all the people coming to the event, attending talks, participating in tech sessions, interacting with each other, project members meeting face to face for the first time, projects interacting and spawning new ones, the impromptu Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions (BOFs) that discuss any topic under the sun, the electronic "flash mobs", as a bunch of people suddenly decide to teach everyone how to solder and create simple electronic circuits, the interaction between speakers and audiences that spill out of the hall and continue throughout the event, and I can go on.
What are the challenges/roadblocks you faced (if any) and how did you deal with them?
Community politics, wannabe politicians, religious zealots, open source bigots - we faced them all. And dealt with them the only way we knew - ignored them, and focused on giving people the best event they ever attended.
Fighting sponsor pressures (sponsorship doesn't buy you talk/keynote slots at FOSS.IN - we once tore up a huge cheque when a sponsor insisted on tons of talk slots), dealing with funding shortages when a primary sponsor decided to drop out (the team dug into its own pockets and paid for things) are also challenges we faced.
Challenges, by definition, are meant to be met, roadblocks meant to be bypassed.
What can we expect from the upcoming 2012 edition? What are your views on the numerous tech events that are also happening in the country?
We are enlarging the scope of the event, to allow a wider range of topics to be presented at FOSS.IN. This in itself is going to be interesting to watch. Some of the talks already submitted are genuinely interesting, while being very much within the scope of our "open technology" guideline.
At this time, FOSS.IN is the only large scale international tech event of its kind in India. There are other, more topic specific events (such as the events organised by HasGeek, or the python-oriented PyCon India), but there is no event that has such a wide range of things happening at one place at one time.
And we seriously encourage other tech events - we even sponsor them from time to time when we have some money left over! :)
Since you have been at the helm, driving some of the key tech trends yourself, how have you seen the ecosystem evolve? What are some of the trends that you have seen emerge?
Key trends are usually the same as everywhere else in the world. India cannot be isolated from global markets anymore, and the Internet is the great leveler.
But one trend that I am delighted to see is that of young people beginning to look beyond the "graduate, get job" approach, and start to think for themselves - sometimes while they are still in college. The entrepreneur bug is biting a lot of people, who are subverting the (often parent-driven) "safe" career paths and heading down the entrepreneur road to produce products and services that are sometimes truly astounding in scope and success.
I am also grateful to note just how many of these people have their roots in the open source world, where they learnt to understand, develop, and interact - skills that serve them well as they embark on their careers.
Call for Participation for FOSS.IN/2012 is currently open, and all you readers out there interested in presenting talks/tutorial do submit your proposals at http://foss.in/cfp


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In the summer of 1880, Inez leaves Leadville and the Silver Queen behind to reunite with her two-year-old son, William, who had been living with her sister, Harmony, out East for the sake of his health. While taking a stagecoach ride to their meeting point at the trendy spa town of Manitou, one of Inez's fellow passengers dies a sudden and messy death after drinking his wife's prescription tonic.
Mrs. Pace refuses to believe a heart attack killed her husband, but her concerns are downplayed by the Mountain Springs House's resident doctor and the local marshal. She begs Inez to help her uncover the truth, but in this world of high society elegance, medical quackery, and shady real estate dealings, truth is in even shorter supply than the whiskey Inez craves.
As always, Ann Parker fleshes out her characters and settings beyond the historical mystery subplot. Inez is caught between her desire to help another woman and her complicated family problems. Her long-absent husband, Mark, reappears and worms his way back into her life, to her disgust – and just in time to challenge their divorce. Young William no longer knows her, and while Inez gets reacquainted with her sister and child, Harmony's husband pursues a risky investment. As for where all of this leaves Inez's relationship with her clergyman lover—well, Inez doesn't know either.
This volume will have longtime readers traveling to a new part of Colorado: the Pikes Peak region, which includes the dramatic red rock formations at the Garden of the Gods. But as Inez discovers, ironically so, Manitou is even more of a man's world than rough-and-tumble Leadville was. A murderer may still be at large, but in order to win at this dangerous game, Inez must find a man to play her hand for her.
Between the hotel owners, its medical staff, Inez's busybody aunt, and Inez's charming gambler of a husband, Mercury's Rise has a wealth of strong personalities, ones you won't have met in Western fiction before. Parker retains control of her story, however, and doesn't let them steal the show from Inez. Determined, smart, and brave, she also shows a vulnerable side she won't let herself acknowledge.
The storyline is complex and well detailed, with many moving parts; the scene occasionally loops back to Inez's time in Leadville, so read the chapter headings carefully to see where you are. The natural wonders of the mountain backdrop, the foul-tasting mineral waters, and the many people desperately in search of a tuberculosis cure combine to create a setting that's richly described from many angles. It all makes for an excellent novel that's well worth diving into.
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One of Nashville's best restaurants is also one of its most progressive. Boasting what are probably the freshest organic ingredients possible, Miel brings new meaning to good taste.
Miel has been a local favorite with foodies and critics alike since it opened its doors in September of 2008. It may seem counter-intuitive for a classically-focused, fine-dining establishment like Miel to have been able to survive these recent, lean economic times, but they certainly have. In fact, despite the kind of dramas that can plague any restaurant, Miel has built a rabidly enthusiastic following, and even provided shelter for refugees who've found themselves stranded when other fine dining restaurants have recently called it quits. Not only did the spot develop a big reputation in a hurry, it also garnered the kind of audience that every great kitchen secretly covets: Miel is a place where chefs go to eat.
When Miel first opened, their French-inspired menu was something of a revelation to Nashville food critics and gourmands alike. Escargots and frog legs in garlic-parsley butter, pan-seared red snapper and salad Nicoise of ahi tuna, iron-seared rib eye and roasted eggplant with lentils and ratatouille. It was enough to make diners question whether they had suddenly been teleported to Paris, when in fact they were at a small restaurant on an urban block, behind a burger stand that's known for its soft-serve ice cream.
"I hear it again and again," says Miel co-founder Seema Prasad. "When people come to eat here they don't feel like they're in Nashville anymore."
In fact, Miel has deep roots in Nashville-literally. While many restaurants have admirably joined in on the slow food approach, offering local and organic ingredients with their seasonal menus, Miel takes the idea to the extreme, gathering organic, heirloom produce and herbs from their very own 1? acre farm located on River Road, just up from the Cumberland River. The plot is located on the same land that yields the organic produce for Green Door Gourmet, the restaurant and farmers' market supplier. "It's actually the site of an old hog farm," Prasad enthuses. "The land is incredibly fertile."
Prasad has usually managed the planting and harvesting with help from volunteers and interns, and this year has been busier than most. Not counting two rather tenacious tomato plants, Nashville's May flood wiped out Miel's crops and essentially knocked the farm out of commission for two months. She cracks wise about the event with the same kind of flood-inspired humor that has become de rigueur here in our city in the last few months. "Downstream somewhere there is going to be incredible okra and fennel," she laughs.
Nashville gourmands can rest easy knowing that Miel's autumn harvest is back on schedule, thanks to a lot of hard work in the heat of an especially brutal summer, and that the restaurant has a number of new treats planned for their fall menu.
"Oh, yeah! We were just meeting about this last night!" Prasad jumps at the chance to share the incubating ideas for the menu items Miel plans offer to diners this fall. The list is long, varied, and maddeningly provocative during a late afternoon meet-up stretching dangerously close to dinner hour. Soups made from white and blue French pumpkins, venison backstrap in a demi-glace with vegetables, terrine of rabbit, lamb osso bucco, duck breast with red quinoa, and any number of combinations that will incorporate all the kales, chard, and turnips that the farm's rich soil will offer up in the coming months.
The availability of fresh, hearty ingredients at the restaurant allows for simple recipes to hold sway on the menu. The simplicity works in favor of creating something elegant. With such fine ingredients, Miel seems most interested in emphasizing without distracting. "This is a refined bistro," says Prasad. "We're classically influenced. That's the framework. It allows for all these amazing choices of produce and meats. When we prepare them we allow the ingredients to stand on their own."
She is clearly proud of the restaurant's delicious reputation, but for Prasad, the quality of their food isn't just about good taste. "Food is art and it needs to nourish all of our senses, but most importantly it needs to nourish our bodies. By farming, we're able to provide more nutrients to our diners as well."
Miel means "honey" in both French and Spanish, and the enduring quality of the sticky stuff is clearly an inspiration for Prasad, who says, "They've found honey in the Pyramids. It's still good thousands of years later!" With unbeatable ingredients and a track record that proves Prasad and her crew are dedicated to their mission, Miel creates a sweet, timeless experience worthy of the name.


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The Alabama Scenic River Trail is what adventure is all about. At 631 miles, it is the longest water trail in any single state of the country. Starting at the Georgia state line and winding across nine beautiful lakes, the scenery ranges from magnificent wildlife preserves and steep stone cliffs to the tranquil beauty of secluded bayous in the Delta region. The trail follows seven rivers and two creeks through tucked-away backcountry areas as well as some of Alabama's best-known cities, ending at historic Fort Morgan.
For the canoeist and kayaker, there are easy stretches with numerous well-maintained campsites. The Alabama Power Co. has designed portages around its six dams, and the three dams on the Alabama River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers offer all boaters the option of portage around the dams or a smooth, easy lock-through.
Most of the great paddling adventures can also be taken by motorboat, which can be just as exciting. The trip from Montgomery to the Gulf of Mexico can be accomplished with ease, aided by the Army Corps of Engineers' locks.
The Alabama Scenic River Trail Association publishes five trail guide booklets, each describing in detail the route through a specific portion of the trail and providing information regarding campgrounds, marinas, put-in and take-out locations and points of historic interest along the way. Although the association suggests also using more detailed maps, especially in the Delta, included in each guidebook are maps outlining the trail's route and key facilities including fuel stops for powerboats.
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Ian CATHRO has insisted that Hearts' most significant transfer activity this year will take place in the summer window.
The Tynecastle head coach is well aware of the pitfalls of the January window, when many potential targets are out of favour and short of form or fitness.
Although he is keen to fill some gaps in his squad, Cathro warned fans not to expect a deluge of high-profile players to arrive at the club this month.
He also hinted that one or two players may come in on short-term contracts before the serious business can be conducted in the summer, when in-form targets, such as Aberdeen attacker Niall McGinn, become free agents.
"The winter and summer transfer windows are really different," Cathro told the Hearts website. "Trying to do really important pieces of business in January is quite difficult.
"You tend to be limited to players who perhaps haven't had the best start to the season. That leaves you with a tougher decision to make with regards to whether they're right for the club.
"The summer window is when we'll have the real chance of doing things that truly make a difference. For now, however, we need to calmly analyse the market.
"We have a clear idea of where we want to go and what type of qualities we're looking to add to the team. So we need to take it day by day and try to get the right deals done."
Cathro has taken just four points from a possible 15 in his first five matches in charge. He insists this tally should have been higher, with leads relinquished against both Partick Thistle and Dundee during a tough baptism for the 30-year-old,
"My feeling on the situation is that we should probably be sitting with five more points than what we currently have," he said. "I think we had reached positions in games where it shouldn't have resulted in a draw or a loss. Ultimately I accept responsibility for that.
"Because of that, however, I've been able to learn more about the team than what I would normally do in such a short period of time.
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Finding a good colorist in NYC is about as easy as finding a good boyfriend in the city. DAMN NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. I had an amazing colorist for years who moved to Boston a few years back and it's been a real struggle ever since. When I was toying with the idea of splitting my time on the West Coast I found a wonderful colorist out there but again, she was in LA … not NYC. My roots over the summer went through their regular sunkissed love but come Fall and a blonde needs a bit of real TLC. I had been to Arrojo in SoHo a few times for blowouts or haircuts but I didn't fully know their menu offering until I called about color. Their colorists are some of the best trained in the states and it shows in their services.
I met with Jamie who sat, talked through my options and made me feel in good hands. This, for any blonde, is a bit of a big deal. I want to feel confident that my colorist is going to be up to the task of fixing the blonde mane-post summer sizzle! Jamie was indeed up to the task, she did a half of head of highlights since I had my extensions already in. We took my sunkissed golden locks a few shades lighter to breathe new life into my hair before heading into a couple of crazy months of travel.
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Dr. Roland is a leading plastic surgeon who performs Facelift surgery in New York City (NYC) in the Manhattan borough. In addition to the work he completes at his cosmetic surgical practice, Dr. Roland teaches the intricacies and art of plastic surgery to residents at the NY Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.
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The Facelift Procedure
Facelift procedures are best for men and women who are looking to rejuvenate their appearance and address aging changes like sagging skin. Other cosmetic surgical procedures may be combined with the facelift to create the look that the client desires, including brow lift, eyelid surgery, rhinoplasty and more. The facelift will provide lasting results as it actively turns back the hands of time, but it can't stop the aging process from continuing and a future facelift could be considered again in approximately 8 to 10 years.
The Aging Process
The skin's elasticity decreases with age. Age, changes in weight, smoking, health conditions, emotional stress and sun damage can cause increased wrinkles, atrophy and loose skin.
Natural Facial Aging by Decade
- Age 30 – 40: Aging begins to cause atrophy. The development of extra skin on the upper eyelids changes the appearance of the eyes, and wrinkles known as crow's feet develop and begin to form at the eyes' outer edges.
- Age 40 – 50: The nasolabial folds near the nose become more defined and prominent, lines begin to crease the forehead and the area between the eyebrows begins to display creases.
- Ages 50 – 60: Lines develop and become more prominent on the neck, the jaw line loses its distinct shape, jowls form and the nose's tip starts to droop.
- Ages 60, 70 – 80: The skin displays an increase of wrinkles and sagging facial skin as the fat in the skin continues to atrophy and loses more elasticity and shape.
The facelift can turn back the hands of time and restore younger looking skin as it erases indications of aging.
I am so lucky to have Dr. Roland as my surgeon. He is a real gentleman and astonishing plastic surgeon. I could not have asked for a better experience with him. He made sure that I felt comfortable every step of the way. In a surgeon, there truly isn't any more you could ask for. He is polite, kind, understanding, patient, and unbelievably talented. I would recommend Dr. Roland 100 times over.
Facelift Results
The facelift can rejuvenate the face by:
- Elevating the cheeks
- Smoothing and flattening folds of skin
- Tightening drooping jowls and redefining the jaw line
- Lifting and re-draping the neck's skin
- Removing excess, sagging skin
After facelift surgery, the facial skin appears uplifted, rejuvenated and refreshed, and the appearance of youth is restored to the skin's surface. A facelift may be maintained and updated with follow-up procedures, but they are not required.
Frequently Asked Questions about Facelift
Rhytidectomy, also known as facelift, is a popular cosmetic surgery procedure that is used to reverse or remove signs of facial aging by surgically elevating the cheeks, lifting jowls, reshaping the neck and removing excess, loose skin. Different types of rhytidectomy are available, and Dr. Roland will suggest the option that will best meet your desired outcome.
Dr. Roland will determine which facelift treatment will provide you with the results that you are seeking. Each facelift technique is commonly completed as an outpatient procedure
Skin-only facelifts were once a popular choice, and Dr. Roland uses this technique to smooth and tighten the skin in appropriate situations when excess skin and tissue do not need to be removed. Intermediate depth facelifts are used by Dr. Roland to smooth the skin, remove excess skin and to elevate the layer of tissue that lies just above the facial muscles.
Deep plane facelifts are used by Dr. Roland to elevate all of the soft tissue that lies just above the facial skeleton. Variations of facelift procedures are used by Dr. Roland and will be chosen based on the client's anatomy and desired results.
Most activities can be resumed within one week, and most of the swelling and other signs of the treatment will completely resolve within three weeks. Incisions are commonly created in front of and around the back of the ear and along the hairline where they are hidden by the hair or in natural crevices. Common incisions techniques used by Dr. Roland include the traditional, limited and neck lift and are described in further detail below.
Traditional Facelift – The traditional facelift is a full lift that is used to rejuvenate the face and neck. This procedure includes the re-positioning of fat, along with skin re-draping. An inconspicuous incision is created by Dr. Roland beginning at the temple, traveling in front of and around the lower earlobe and then behind the ear and descending to the lower scalp at the hairline. An additional incision may also be made under the chin when work is needed in that area.
Limited-incision Facelift – When limited rejuvenation is requested around the eyes, mouth and nose, including nasolabial creases and folds, short incisions are created at the temples, around the ear and in the lower eyelids.
Dr. Roland closes all incisions with sutures and hides any potential scarring in the hairline and in the natural contours of the face.
After the rhytidectomy, Dr. Roland wraps the incisions in bandages and may add drainage tubes. Drains are removed within two days, and the sutures are removed within one-and-a-half weeks.
After-surgical symptoms resolve gradually over three to six weeks and may include facial weakness, numbness, swelling, bruising, and a sensation of tightness or tension in the face and neck. The facial features may initially appear uneven and the muscles may feel stiff. The incisions will naturally heal, and the redness and itching will resolve gradually.
Patients typically return to work within two weeks postoperatively. Camouflage cosmetics may be used initially to minimize redness or bruising. Gentle care of the skin and hair is important during recovery.
Facelifts provide pleasing results to men and women who want to tighten, smooth and uplift the skin on their face. It will not rejuvenate the brow, eyelids, nose, and some areas on the mid-face. Patients who want to treat these areas of the face should consider additional treatments.
Facial implants, injectables, soft-tissue fillers and skin resurfacing are non-surgical rejuvenating options that Dr. Roland uses to enhance the results that are achieved by a facelift. Additional cosmetic surgical treatments can also be completed during a facelift and may be recommended by Dr. Roland in a private consultation.
The best candidates for a rhytidectomy procedure are men and women who are in good health, still have some skin elasticity, do not smoke and have realistic surgical and post-surgery expectations. Dr. Roland individually evaluates each client's eligibility for facial surgery.
Risks of rhytidectomy are rare but may include bleeding, bruising, infection, an allergic response to the anesthesia, uneven swelling, discoloration, blistering (usually only experienced by smokers) and a temporary or permanent loss of movement/sensation in an area of the face. Dr. Roland will thoroughly discuss your health history along with the risks and benefits with you prior to surgery.
Gravity is a constant and steady force that pulls on the tissues in the face and body. You may want to re-tighten your facelift in seven to ten years to keep the tight and smooth look that you have achieved. However, the results of the facelift will have turned back time.
The gallery of beautiful photos, seen below, boldly display Dr. Roland's workmanship and the careful attention that he gives to detail as he sculpts and rejuvenates his client's skin and facial features.
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by Bryce Francis
(Seattle, WA)
I have taken my bird to my local avian vet several times for this problem, and each time I walk away with a bill for at least a hundred dollars and no solution. My bird is 17 years old, and in pretty good overall health. His diet consists mostly of seed, (we have tried pellet, and he seems to be allergic... The vet advised to just keep on seed.) and grains.
About 6 months ago, he started picking at a spot on his back. Nothing changed in his environment. There doesn't appear to be anything on the surface of his back, other than a constant scab from where he does the picking. He doesn't pull out any of his feathers, but just sort of "pinches" the spot. When he is on my shoulder, he'll do the same thing with my neck... Just pinch at one spot. It hurts!
The vet has given me a few topical creams, and even some sort of oral aspirin, and said it should stop within a few days. They have kept him overnight, done x-rays, everything comes out clear. It's the same thing every time I take him in there, and now it's going on six months. I just don't have the money to keep taking him in with no solution in sight. It seems as though it's behavioral, almost like a tick. Have you heard of anything like this? Is there a way to train him away from this tick?
Thank you so much for any advice that you might have.
Best regards,
Bryce Francis
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Statement at 2007 Preparatory Committee Meeting of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Cluster 1: DisarmamentDr. Christopher A. Ford, U.S. Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation
Vienna, Austria
May 8, 2007
Mr. Chairman,
I hope you will permit me to begin by expressing the United States' disappointment that because of one delegation's obstruction of proceedings here for several days, it is only now that we are all in a position to begin structured, substantive debate of the sort that the NPT regime so sorely needs in order to meet the challenges it faces-most of all the challenge presented by noncompliance with the Treaty's core of nonproliferation obligations. It has also been a disappointment that it is only now that it is possible to begin formal discussions of the issues of disarmament that are of such great importance to all States Party, and to discuss regional issues, including the 1995 Resolution on the Middle East, how to expand peaceful international nuclear cooperation, and how best to deter violators of the Treaty from withdrawing from it. Thankfully, however, we are now at the point where such lamentably delayed discussions can begin.
I am pleased, therefore, to be able to say a few words on the subject of disarmament. The United States has gone to great lengths to engage in open, honest, and far-reaching dialogue on this subject at this meeting. We have spoken with great candor and in unprecedented detail about the subject for months in preparation for this meeting. We have prepared groundbreaking papers on disarmament, have made them available to the public many weeks ago, have distributed them widely here, and have submitted them as working papers to the Secretariat. Last week we also conducted a detailed briefing and discussion with all delegates and NGO representatives who proved willing to join us for this valuable exchange, which lasted for nearly two hours.
In the interest of time, I will not walk now through the details of our exemplary record of compliance with Article VI of the Treaty, or all the aspects of our commitment and progress in contributing to the fulfillment of the objectives of Article VI and the Preamble. I will make available copies of my full remarks later, and I encourage everyone here to carefully study our many papers and detailed materials on this subject. Because we have made such voluminous information available as part of our policy of engagement and dialogue, I will mention only brief highlights here in order not to further detract from our collective efforts to also discuss matters such as regional issues, including the Middle East and how to expand peaceful nuclear cooperation.
The U.S. Record
The United States has made clear its commitment to nuclear disarmament, and to the goal of general and complete disarmament, since long before the NPT was adopted. The extraordinary progress it has made toward the goal of nuclear disarmament, particularly in recent years, gives the United States an unsurpassed record in this regard.
Reducing the Stockpile
The United States has made extraordinary progress in reducing its nuclear stockpile, dismantling more than 13,000 nuclear weapons since 1988, including more than 3,000 non-strategic nuclear weapons. The United States is now in the process of drawing down its operationally deployed strategic nuclear warheads to between 1,700 and 2,200 by the year 2012 under the Moscow Treaty. As of December 31, 2006, the United States had 3,696 operationally deployed strategic nuclear warheads, which is significantly lower by 40 per cent than the total number of attributed nuclear warheads permitted under START. When this Moscow Treaty process is complete, the United States will have removed approximately 80 per cent of the number of strategic nuclear warheads deployed in 1991. The United States dismantled its last nuclear artillery shell in 2003, and the last W-56 warhead for the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile in June 2006. The Bush Administration recently announced that work to dismantle warheads would increase by nearly 50 per cent from Fiscal Year 2006 to Fiscal Year 2007, and if we are able to complete planned improvements at some of the facilities used for these purposes, the rate of dismantlement will increase even further.
Eliminating Delivery Systems
The United States is also reducing nuclear delivery systems. Four Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines have been taken out of nuclear service and modified for other uses. The B-1 bomber has been removed from a strategic nuclear role. More than 1,000 strategic missiles and bombers, and 450 silos for intercontinental ballistic missiles have been eliminated. And the final MX "Peacekeeper" missile was de-activated in September 2005.
Fissile Material
The United States has not produced highly enriched uranium (HEU) for use in nuclear weapons since 1964, and stopped producing plutonium for nuclear weapons in 1988. In May 2006, the United States tabled in the Geneva Conference on Disarmament the draft text of a Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT), long an important objective for many nations, which would ban treaty parties from the further production of such material for use in nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices. The United States has also declared approximately 174 metric tons of HEU and 52 tons of plutonium from its own stockpile to be surplus to national security needs, and placed some of this material under IAEA safeguards. In November 2005, the United States announced that it would remove an additional 200 metric tons of HEU that could be used in U.S. nuclear warheads, enough material, based on IAEA figures, to make 8,000 nuclear weapons.
Reducing Reliance on Nuclear Weapons
As announced in the Nuclear Posture Review of 2001, strategic deterrence for the United States no longer relies exclusively on nuclear weapons. Instead, the United States relies increasingly on a combination of nuclear and non-nuclear offensive strike capabilities, defenses (including ballistic missile defenses), and a robust and responsive industrial infrastructure. We are working hard to develop improved means by which to meet our deterrent needs in non-nuclear, non-WMD ways.
Helping Russia Disarm
Through various cooperative threat reduction initiatives, the United States and Russia have taken many bilateral steps that support achieving the goals of Article VI and the Preamble. Agreements between our two countries facilitate the shutdown of Russia's last three plutonium-production reactors, security has been upgraded at many Russian locations where weapons-usable material and nuclear weapons are stored, and the United States is providing funding to redirect the efforts of thousands of former Soviet nuclear weapons scientists to peaceful commercial work. The HEU Purchase Agreement provides for U.S.-Russian cooperation to down-blend 500 metric tons of HEU from dismantled Russian nuclear weapons - half of which has already been down-blended. Ten percent of the electricity consumed by the U.S. population is generated by uranium down-blended from HEU previously in Russian military stocks under the HEU Agreement. The United States and the Russian Federation are also cooperating on a program to turn 68 metric tons of former nuclear weapons plutonium (34 of which is from Russia) into forms unusable in nuclear weapons. Based on IAEA significant quantity figures, various U.S.-Russian initiatives should account for enough nuclear material to make 24,500 nuclear weapons. We and our Russian colleagues have, so to speak, been making extraordinary progress in beating swords into ploughshares.
Improving the U.S.-Russia Strategic Relationship
The United States and Russia are also currently engaged in a broad-ranging strategic security dialogue designed to work out the nature of their strategic relationship after the expiration of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in 2009. The United States hopes to ensure that transparency and confidence-building measures remain an enduring part of the U.S.-Russia relationship. The changes in our relationship since the height of the Cold War have helped make possible our countries' dramatic reductions in nuclear armaments, and we hope to ensure that our future relationship sustains this progress.
A Security Environment Conducive to Nuclear Disarmament
The NPT's Preamble makes clear the desire and objective of all NPT Parties to ease international tensions and strengthen trust to create a new environment in which the elimination of nuclear weapons can be achieved. In such an environment it would no longer be necessary for any state to rely upon nuclear weapons. The United States has begun to consider what the global security environment might have to look like if it were to become possible to achieve and maintain a world free of nuclear weapons. This list is necessarily speculative and incomplete, but to date the United States has suggested six basic elements.
Facilitating Disarmament
The United States has also offered a number of suggestions about the sorts of measures that might help move the world in the direction of disarmament. Because not every priority identified today will necessarily be appropriate tomorrow, all States Party to the NPT should continuously evaluate developments and circumstances to ensure that disarmament policy priorities reflect the needs of a changing world. In the papers we have circulated, the United States suggests several elements that would help create an environment more conducive to disarmament. This is a complex and sensitive issue, as we all know and we urge all delegates to consult these materials and read them closely. Let me suggest a representative sampling of those elements:
Disarmament deserves serious attention during the NPT review cycle. Approaching disarmament seriously means discussing Article VI compliance with a clear-eyed understanding of what the relevant provisions of the NPT mean, and how the Treaty came to be drafted as it was. It means acknowledging the facts with respect to steps that have already been taken to achieve the goals of the Preamble and Article VI, and understanding the complexities and implications of those that remain to be taken. And it means giving sustained attention to the challenges of creating a security environment in which it will become a realistic possibility to eliminate nuclear weapons entirely.
The United States has an outstanding and unequalled record of compliance with NPT disarmament obligations, a steadfast commitment to achieving the goals of the Treaty, and a vision for how the world can move toward fulfilling these aspirations. The United States invites all States Parties to the NPT to approach disarmament with similar seriousness.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Released on May 17, 2007


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Ol Fat-Ass Paul LePage, he of more chins than a Chinatown phonebook, was quoted as saying the unemployed need to "get off the couch and get yourself a job."
Umm, Fat-Ass, I would LOVE to have a job. Any job. But I've been unemployed for almost four frickin' years, including the last two years under your fat-ass regime.
I have news for you, Jackson. Ain't no one hiring in this state. You've shut down all the state hiring, and the private sector has all the people they need. And all your tax cuts that were supposed to create jobs? Yeah, right. You give the 1% a tax cut, they either stick it in the bank or invest in some crooked politician.
Fat-Ass's equally fat-ass daughter, Fat-Ass Lauren LePage, who has a degree in eating from the University of the Fat, has a job, but that's only because Daddy hired her (in complete violation of state law, but we all know state laws don't apply to anyone with an "R" after his or her name).
I just wish I thought Fat-Ass would be unemployed himself after the next election, but Maine's answer to Sanford and Son will probably take him back in a flash.
Fat-Ass Paul LePage... the wet spot on the toilet seat of life.
Oh, and Fat-Ass's erstwhile employer, the aforementioned answer to Sanford and Son, is now selling used -- very used -- fire department bunker gear. Judging by the condition, it isn't safe for use any longer. God only knows who would want to buy dirty, smelly, unsafe bunker gear.
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