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Connectomics and Network Neuroscience: From Topology to Dynamics
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Networks (connectivity) and dynamics are two key pillars of network neuroscience – an emerging field dedicated to understanding structure and function of neural systems across scales, from neurons to circuits to the whole brain. In this presentation I will review current themes and future directions, including structure/function relationships, use of computational models to map information flow and communication dynamics, and a novel edge-centric approach to functional connectivity. I will argue that network neuroscience represents a promising theoretical framework for understanding the complex structure and functioning of nervous systems.
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Hanging from a window nearly 100 stories above Dubai, one of Tom Cruise's electronic gloves loses its grip and the hero of the latest "Mission: Impossible" flick is forced to improvise. At this moment, the viewer is also reminded that technology can only get you so far, at which point it is time for some lifesaving human ingenuity.
Looking ahead to a panel discussion at MediaPost's Social Media Insider Summit next Wednesday in Key Largo, I've decided to go out on a somewhat futuristic ledge here and imagine how social media could dramatically alter the retail experience. Since most of this technology already exists, add in a touch of creativity and this becomes my very own "Mission: Possible."
Knowing: "So Nice to See You Again, Ms. Shopalot"
Since many of the ideas below are dependent upon you, the shopper, sharing your social graph with retailers, let's get the basic enabling technology out of the way. Near Field Communications (NFC) already allow for the instantaneous transfer of credit/debit card data from consumer to retailer, so sharing your social info via NFC shouldn't be too far away. Now the fun can begin.
Personalizing: "Is that Beyoncé Wearing a Maternity Gown in Your Size?"
Now that the retailer knows who you are, opportunities for personalization abound. Electronic signage reacting to your social preferences could display your favorite celeb wearing an outfit that was on your posted shopping list or simply point to the floor or dressing room where you can find a product selection in the colors you like.
Bargaining: "Would You Like Some Friends With That?"
In the brave new social world, it won't be the size of your closets that determines access to volume discounts. Instead, it will be the size and collective bargaining ability of your social graph. For example, a "social" wine store could provide their 10% case discount on single purchases because your social network completed the case requirement together that week.
Hearing: "OMG, Best Song Ever"
Sorry Muzak, but the days of one-size-fits-all audio at retail are soon to be over. Social retailers could tune into the preferences of individual shoppers, piping out personalized streams of music built from shared Spotify or Ping playlists. A shopper hearing their favorite jam will be pumped up and in the perfect mood for a heaping dose of retail therapy.
Surprising: "That's the Coolest Thing I've Ever Seen"
Projected touchscreen displays (see Pico Magic) combined with social data could completely transform the retail shopping experience. Entire walls could become interactive, allowing shoppers to sort through vast amounts of virtual inventory that is preselected based on social preferences. Sharing and comparing also would become a snap.
Outsmarting: "Dude, Where's My Bar?"
Social integration into products might just save us from ourselves if we're so inclined. For example, if you check in at a bar, your car instantly will know to only start the engine after you pass the Breathalyzer on your smartphone. If you don't pass the test, your phone will track down your nearest and most sober friends.
Rating: "That's the Way (Uh-Huh Uh-Huh) I Like It… On Facebook"
Reviews of products and services are ubiquitous online, and it is only a matter of time until these move in-store. Now imagine that the products themselves can display reviews in real-time and highlight those from your social graph. Suddenly that banana-flavored craft beer your friends liked is just what the doctor ordered.
Klouting: "Tell You What I'm Gonna Do Just For You…"
Rewarding influential customers with superior service or free/discounted goods is nothing new, but social integration could take those perks to new heights. For example, once a retailer recognizes a customer with a high Klout score (or equivalent), discounts commensurate with their potential influence could be offered with a promise of more after the social sharing occurs.
Gaming: "Shopping is a Game, Isn't It?"
Once a retailer can respond to your social graph, the opportunities to introduce game mechanics multiply faster than you can say "Batman: Arkham City." Based on your in-store behavior, instant coupons could be earned or, perhaps more interestingly, virtual points could be aggregated for redemption in Farmville or another Facebook favorite.
Traveling: See You in Key Largo?
Clearly, this little imaginary excursion just scratches the surface when it comes to the true potential of integrating social media into real-world products, which is why I hope you'll join me down in Key Largo next week along with fellow panelists like John Yi of Facebook and Lars Djuvik of Specific Media/MySpace. It should be a lot more fun than hanging from a window with a broken electronic glove…

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Monitoring Power Usage
Making Electricity Usage Graphs with the Current Cost device
This page shows how I set up a Current Cost device to monitor my home power usage directly from my electricity meter. (Am I the first non-IBM Hursley employee to be doing this, I wonder? :)
You'll need the following things:
- A Current Cost device and clamp meter.
- A serial cable that fits the current cost device.
- A Linux box or virtual machine to log the data, e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, etc.
- Perl.
- RRDtool.
- Apache and PHP if you want to present things nicely.
Physically installing the Current Cost device
If you haven't already done so, follow the instructions that came with your Current Cost device, installing the clamp meter around your electricity meter output. Now turn on the base unit to check that it's correctly receiving data from the clamp meter. As the base unit receives the data wirelessly, you can place it near any computer in your home.
Now you can use the serial cable to link your Current Cost device to your computer. I bought my cable directly from the device manufacturer on eBay and it arrived a couple of days later.
Perl script to read XML from the Current Cost device
Ultimately, I wanted to produce graphs of my electricity usage and display them from a web server. I therefore chose to set everything up inside an Ubuntu Linux virtual machine, which I use for general day-to-day web application testing. As the host machine was running Windows, I forwarded the COM1 port from the host machine to the VM. Unfortunately, the first serial cable I bought was faulty. This proved to be somewhat annoying, as I had never dabbled with serial ports before, and so it took me an hour or so to deduce that the cable was in fact broken rather than any of my code, or the port forwarding to the VM. Fortunately, the manufacturer promptly dispatched a replacement cable, which worked just fine.
My Current Cost device is the older variety, which only speaks at 2400 baud over the serial link (this seems to be the nature of the devices currently being distributed by the electricity companies). The slow speed is not really a problem, as it only spits out a small amount of data every 5 seconds or so. An easy way to test whether it works properly is to fire up HyperTerminal on Windows and connect to the correct COM port at 2400 bits per second. If the cable is working properly(!), you should see stuff like this appearing in the window every five seconds or so:
<msg><date><dsb>00043</dsb>
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<min>10</min><sec>43</sec></date> <src><name>CC02</name><id>02538</id><type>1</type></src> <ch1><watts>00484</watts></ch1><ch2><watts>00000</watts></ch2> <ch3><watts>00000</watts></ch3><tmpr>22.2</tmpr></msg>
Note that the above is sent as a single line of text, which makes it easy for any program to read data samples from the device line by line. There is no need to send any data to the device; it just spews this stuff out unprompted.
Use CPAN (or your favourite package manager) to install the
Perl module. You will need this in order to set the serial port speed to
2400 bits per second. If you want to try this on Windows, you can use the
very similar
Win32::SerialPort module.
To install the
Device::SerialPort module directly from CPAN,
open a terminal and type
perl -MCPAN -e shell. Then type
install Device::SerialPort.
Now you can actually write some code to read the data from the device:
#!/usr/bin/perl -w # Reads data from a Current Cost device via serial port. use strict; use Device::SerialPort qw( :PARAM :STAT 0.07 ); my $PORT = "/dev/ttyS0"; my $ob = Device::SerialPort->new($PORT); $ob->baudrate(2400); $ob->write_settings; open(SERIAL, "+>$PORT"); while (my $line = <SERIAL>) { if ($line =~ m!<ch1><watts>0*(\d+)</watts></ch1>.*<tmpr> *([\-\d.]+)</tmpr>!) { my $watts = $1; my $temp = $2; print "$watts, $temp\n"; } }
When you run this script, it will open the first serial port and print out the power and temperature every time it receives a line from the Current Cost device. Leading zeros are removed from the power value.
Update: If you're using the USB interface instead of the serial cable, Jamie Bennett has described the 2 tweaks you need to make to the above script on http://www.linuxuk.org/CurrentCost_Ubuntu. I'd also like to thank Jonathan Leach and his extremely cold server room for letting me know that the XML contains a leading space ahead of the temperature when it drops below 10C!
Creating a Round Robin Database with RRDtool
This was the first time I'd used RRDtool, but I found it to be a rather painless experience and was rather impressed by how easy it makes everything. As the Current Cost device provides me with both the power usage and the temperature, I wanted to set up an RRD with two data sources (DS), and enough Round Robin Archives (RRA) to let me produce accurate graphs over periods ranging from 10 minutes to 10 years.
RRDtool is: "the OpenSource industry standard, high performance data logging and graphing system for time series data".
If your package repository is up to date, installing RRDtool and its prerequisites is easy:
> apt-get install rrdtool
I shall not explain how to use RRDtool here; that's a job for the rrdtool documentation.
However, here is the
rrdtool create command I used to set up my RRD:
#!/bin/sh rrdtool create powertemp.rrd --step 5 \ DS:Power:GAUGE:180:0:U \ DS:Temperature:GAUGE:180:U:U \ RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:1:3200 \ RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:6:3200 \ RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:36:3200 \ RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:144:3200 \ RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:1008:3200 \ RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:4320:3200 \ RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:52560:3200 \ RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:525600:3200 \ RRA:MIN:0.5:1:3200 \ RRA:MIN:0.5:6:3200 \ RRA:MIN:0.5:36:3200 \ RRA:MIN:0.5:144:3200 \ RRA:MIN:0.5:1008:3200 \ RRA:MIN:0.5:4320:3200 \ RRA:MIN:0.5:52560:3200 \ RRA:MIN:0.5:525600:3200 \ RRA:MAX:0.5:1:3200 \ RRA:MAX:0.5:6:3200 \ RRA:MAX:0.5:36:3200 \ RRA:MAX:0.5:144:3200 \ RRA:MAX:0.5:1008:3200 \ RRA:MAX:0.5:4320:3200 \ RRA:MAX:0.5:52560:3200 \ RRA:MAX:0.5:525600:3200
This creates a fixed-size RRD (about 1.3MB), which will be used to store all
of the graph data for the power and temperature over a period of up to ten
years. It assumes data is sampled every
5 seconds and also logs the maximum
and minimum values, which is useful to display in addition to the average, particularly
when it comes to graphing data that spans large time periods. If no data is
added to the RRD for more than
180 seconds, it will assume the value is 'unknown'.
Adding power and temperature data to the RRD with rrdtool update
rrdtool update command can be used to add data to the RRD. If you read a
value of
270W and
21.3C from the Current Cost device, you can add this to
the RRD like so:
> rrdtool update powertemp.rrd N:270:21.3
Note that this operation is timestamped with the current time (
N means 'now').
Modify your Perl script to run this
rrdtool update command with the
$watts and
$temp values,
or install and use the
RRDp::cmd package to update the RRD.
Create power and temperature graphs from RRDtool
Leave your Perl script running for a few minutes and you should end up with enough data to graph already. I'm going to produce these as PNG images that I can write directly to the default web server.
Let's start by making a simple graph that shows the average power usage over the last ten minutes:
> rrdtool graph /var/www/currentcost/graphs/power-10min.png \ --start end-10m --width 700 --end now --slope-mode \ --no-legend --vertical-label Watts --lower-limit 0 \ --alt-autoscale-max \ DEF:Power=powertemp.rrd:Power:AVERAGE \ LINE3:Power#0000FF:"Average"
Note that the Y axis is labelled with "Watts" and the minimum value for the scale is 0. The line is given a thickness of 3 and will be blue:
Hurrah! :) Incidentally, this crazy graph results from using my washing machine. My next project will involve generating random numbers from my washing machine.
Because RRDtool can only sensibly display average values over larger time periods, we'll try and display the range of the maximum and minimum values on the same graphs. I wanted to show the range as a transparent filled area, with a slightly less transparent border. This command does just that for the previous week (7 days):
> rrdtool graph /var/www/currentcost/graphs/power-week.png \ --start end-7d --width 700 --end now --slope-mode \ --no-legend --vertical-label Watts --lower-limit 0 \ --alt-autoscale-max \ DEF:Power=powertemp.rrd:Power:AVERAGE \ DEF:PowerMin=powertemp.rrd:Power:MIN \ DEF:PowerMax=powertemp.rrd:Power:MAX \ CDEF:PowerRange=PowerMax,PowerMin,- \ LINE1:PowerMin: \ AREA:PowerRange#0000FF11:"Error Range":STACK \ LINE1:PowerMin#0000FF33:"Min" \ LINE1:PowerMax#0000FF33:"Max" \ LINE1:Power#0000FF:"Average"
Note the CDEF, which defines a new value, PowerRange, which is calculated as the difference between the MAX and MIN values stored in the RRD (using Reverse Polish Notation). The first LINE is invisible (has no colour), and then the PowerRange value is STACKed on top of the minimum and filled in with a transparent blue colour (#0000FF11 - note that the 11 is the value of the alpha channel). Then we draw lines to show the MAX and MIN boundaries before finally drawing a solid blue line for the average value.
This ends up looking somewhat like this:
This graph shows that my house is constantly using about 200W of power nearly all the time. This can be attributed to the quad core VM server that I leave running all the time, my network switch, wireless router, freezer, alarm clocks, etc. The 0.5kW plateaux are where I have turned on another computer and a large LCD television at the same time. The very large spikes are from using high-power appliances, such as kettles, toasters and electric grills.
All you have to do now is create an
rrdtool graph command for
each time period you're interested in, whack it all into a shell
script, and set up a crontab to run it every minute.
Example graphs
Here's an example of what it might look like when you're done. Note that on the daily view, you can clearly see my freezer turning on and off every hour
Then you can sit back and be amazed at how much electricity you waste when you leave a computer on to monitor how much electricity you are using :-(
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New analysis has revealed that consumption of sugary drinks results in some 184,000 deaths worldwide each year.
How Coca Cola, Archer Daniels Midland, and News Corpse have fattened themselves and us on sugar water is patently offensive and criminal. Drilling for the petroleum to make containers that end up in landfills is malicious and hateful especially when exposure to plastic can cause hormone changes that can lead to gender dysphoria.
A new study published in Social Science & Medicine suggests that taxation that depends on the number of calories or amount of sugar per liter may be the best approach and could even encourage manufacturers to produce and promote healthier alternatives. Last year, Mexico became the first country to implement a nationwide sugar-sweetened drink tax when it introduced a tax of one peso (around $0.07) per liter – about 10 percent of the price. As well as being a possible approach for sugar-sweetened drinks, this dose approach to taxation could also be effective at controlling unhealthy food consumption, and even fuel consumption.Read it here.
Mexico has slowed its consumption of beverages with added sugar by taxing the industry.
Treating patients in a surge of obesity, doctors in the United Kingdom are urging lawmakers to pass a 20 percent tax to pay the medical costs to the national health care system.
Chicago consumers of soda pop, energy drinks and other sugary beverages would be taxed — at a rate of a penny per ounce — to curb soaring obesity rates, bankroll school physical fitness programs and chip away at the $30 billion pension crisis at the city and public schools, under a plan proposed Wednesday. [Chicago Sun-Times]Autism is caused by faulty gut/brain connections even in nanny states like South Dakota. Genetically engineered sugar beet seed contributes to the spectrum disorder in kids.
Cannabis is an effective therapy for autism and it usually only kills by keeping it illegal.
Advertising is a gateway drug; it should be subject to increased taxation, too.


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Kendall Jenner Reacts To Meme About Her NBA Boyfriends
Kendall Jenner's dating life has crossed over into NBA circles on multiple occasions, ranging from her relationships with Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson to rumors about her involvement with Blake Griffin and D'Angelo Russell.
Most recently, Jenner was spotted on a yacht with Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma, sparking rumors that the two might be dating, but both parties have since denied that they are an item. Regardless, one NBA fan recently included Kuz in a meme highlighting the "Starting 5 Of NBA Players Kendall Jenner Dated."
The meme, which included all of the aforementioned ball players, caught the attention of Jenner herself, who responded by saying that only two of the five men on the roster were accurate. Instagram model Katya Elise Henry, who has also been linked to Kuzma, didn't seem to buy that explanation, however.
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The distinguished 130-year history of the Triumph company from original pedal cycles, to the first Triumph cars, and then every model up to the end of production. The authors reveal the in-house politics of the company, its design and engineering achievements, competition activities, and its international sales and marketing success.
Relating the story of Triumph cars is complex enough, but to include all the earlier events which persuaded Siegfried Bettman to begin car manufacture in 1923 is even more so.
The two authors, however – both of them experts in all things Triumph, the cars, and the political events surrounding them – have assembled and presented an enthralling story of the way the car-making side of the business came to prosper, was then afflicted by financial problems, and then rescued from oblivion by Standard in 1944.
Thereafter, Triumph once again became a prominent marque, eventually dominated Standard, and (from the 1960s onwards) became an important cast member in the melodramatic events which involved Leyland, BMC and eventually British Leyland.
This, however, is not merely a turbulent trawl through the historical record, for both authors were also successful in locating the important characters whose efforts made it possible for Triumph to excite the world. Along the way, the career of cars as famous as the Glorias and Dolomites of the 1930s, the Heralds, Spitfires and TRs of the post-war years, and the headline-grabbing exploits in racing and rallying build up a story which no fictional writer could have created.


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The New Hampshire School Administrators Association is a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation dedicated to providing the best possible public education for the children of New Hampshire.
The membership includes superintendents of schools, assistant superintendents, school business officials, special education directors, curriculum coordinators and other system administrators.
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The mission of NHSAA is to be a credible and compelling voice of education leadership in creating an exemplary and comprehensive education for all public school students and providing high quality services to its membership.
nhsaa's guiding principles
Champion efforts designed to successfully provide for the needs of all children.
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Take every opportunity to assert and defend the idea that public education is a public good and that it is essential to our democracy and economy.
Promote the development and sharing of effective leadership and educational practices that ensure the prudent stewardship of public resources.
Lead in providing timely and substantive learning opportunities to educators in NH and New England.
Build NHSAA into a highly productive organization that consistently seeks new ways to identify and meet members' needs.
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Suffering and Loss
Dark valleys are an unavoidable part of life. What you do in those valleys depends on where your hope lies. Dena Yohe, Dennis Rainey, and Rebecca and Jake Mutz talk about their moments of profound grief, and how it infiltrated their faith and caused it to grow.
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Tom and Dena Yohe never heard of cutting until their daughter, Renee, started doing it at 12 years of age. Gradually, other behaviors surfaced including suicidal tendencies. Find out how Tom and Dena handled parenting a prodigal and what they did to keep their marriage strong.
Dennis RaineyDennis Rainey cofounded FamilyLife®, a ministry of Cru®. Since the organization began in 1976 through 2017, Dennis' leadership enabled FamilyLife to grow into a dynamic and vital ministry in more than 109 countries around the world helping families discover the joy God intended for their relationships with God, spouse, and kids. Dennis has authored or co-authored more than 35 books, including best-selling Moments Together for Couples and Staying Close and has received two Golden Medallion...more
Jake and Rebecca MutzRebecca (Rainey) Mutz and her husband Jake live in Colorado with their children. Besides writing, she loves to cook, bake, decorate, read, and enjoy the beauty of the great outdoors. Rebecca shares openly shares the story of her grief, healing, and hope in regards to her children Molly Ann, Micah William, and two others lost through miscarriage. Jake and Rebecca Mutz hope to use their daughter Molly's life as a way to share Christ with others and bring glory to God. Rebecca co-authored a boo...more
Tom and Dena YoheDena Yohe (pronounced YOY) has been a social worker, pastor's wife, and Cru staff member. She is the mother of a formerly troubled daughter, Renee´Yohe. Renee´ was the suicidal, addicted, depressed, self-harming girl whose situation led friends to start the well-known nonprofit To Write Love on Her Arms. Renee´'s life was also portrayed in the 2015 Sony Pictures release by the same name. Dena is an avid blogger. She and her husband, Tom, have three grown children, enjoy being grandparents,...more
Dena Yohe, Dennis Rainey, and Rebecca and Jake Mutz talk about their moments of profound grief, and how it infiltrated their faith and caused it to grow.


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I think Sinclair just did a big affiliation renewal for its CW stations, so I'd doubt "Super 18" will be dropping the network anytime soon. It looks more like a reapplication of a familiar brand the station had back in the 90s.
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The Iranians may have enough fissionable material to have their very own big red button of win on the Ayatollah's desk in two years. So what do they do? Do the Israelis launch the attack against the Iranian nuke facilities without American approval? This is the crux of the main Israeli beef with Obama right now; the fact that he won't go along with the Israeli dream strike.
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Israel v Iran (Part II): The Israeli 'dream strike' on Iran's nuke sites.
The Iranians may have enough fissionable material to have their very own big red button of win on the Ayatollah's desk in two years. So what do they do? Do the Israelis launch the attack against the Iranian nuke facilities without American approval? This is the crux of the main Israeli beef with Obama right now; the fact that he won't go along with the Israeli dream strike.
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Ras Tanura bro!ReplyDelete
just found this, nice blog!ReplyDelete
if the US is serious about preventing an attack, the IDF/IAF will have to be more crafty about it; lest they face the ignominy of being intercepted by US birds.
assuming they can pull off such a surprise attack (and they probably can), the US will be forced to immediately police the gulf to prevent/dampen another oil price shock.
at this point its basically a US vs. Iran stand-off and everyone thinks WW3 is about to start because, essentially, someone farted.
Iran obviously does not want to be invaded or shaken up and might even tread so carefully as to hold back on mining the straits. war games have shown massive US losses in the case of a US-Iran war. so neither side wants to fight or start WW3.
most likely, the police/containment action will be drawn out and become a source of much daily entertainment.
Great blog, hope you keep writing. :)ReplyDelete
This is an amazing blog. Good analysis.ReplyDelete
I'd really like your thoughts on a future American, Russian proxy war in Eastern Europe, like the limited one we saw in the 2008 South Ossetia conflict.
You am have de good blog.ReplyDelete
Don't forget that China has a hand in this game. They are relying on lots of Iranian oil being available to keep their rising oil expenditure within reasonable cost limits.ReplyDelete
Russia? Not sure about them. A high oil price would actually help rather than hinder them.
Is this the War Nerd writing who used to publish in exiledonline.com?ReplyDelete
Wonderful blog. Get some contact info up!ReplyDelete
bookmark'd.. keep it up man!ReplyDelete
Teh tankres are 'anonymized' Saudi assets.ReplyDelete
Prepaid with a 'visible' transfer of lowyield two-key thunder to Ryiadh.
Does this maek General Farsi think twice about takan the nut-punch at Ras Tanura?
- AnonymousDecember 1, 2010 at 4:27 PM
How much radioactive shit can you get away with before the Oil goes bad?ReplyDelete
DU is bad enough in the food chain, but a low-level Nuke! Holy fucking Batman! Iran will want to bomb one of Israels facilities to get back to a draw at the minimum.
Iran would have very specific plans ready for any eventually. And many covert allies in the Arab world. Including non-royal Saudis, and every-bodies favorite Terrorist.
- AnonymousDecember 3, 2010 at 5:21 PM
Interesting analysis, particularly on the possible Iranian response. I doubt the Israelis will find it necessary to use tac nukes vs. GBU-28s though, the latter can go through 6 metres of concrete.ReplyDelete
Justin - the War Nerd still writes for the eXile, he recently came back after a long hiatus. Also he was revealed to actually be a nom de guerre of John Dolan. This blog is presumably someone else, but it seems rather likely that Dolan inspired him ...
- AnonymousDecember 26, 2010 at 4:31 AM
Thanks for the insightful analysis, what you say seems very plausible and well researched.ReplyDelete
What about Iran's anti ship missiles? Seems to me the Moskit / SS-N-22 Sunburn and the rest of the arsenal could do some serious damage.
Destroying the oil supply is the easy part, sinking the US carrier group(s) in the area would essentially cut off America's response, and seriously hamper their supply lines in Iraq and these missiles seem capable enough to make this a plausible scenario.
Obviously this would be the mother of all cluster fucks, but its a potent/plausible response.
- LaurenceFebruary 16, 2011 at 7:31 AM
Warmonger... :-(ReplyDelete
It would be better to be a peacekeeper.
Never try to like a war(said it is your "favourite")
if you studies history you must know how much damage was brought by the war(I am a high school history student, and I am especially fond of war history, I know it quite well.)
- AnonymousMay 9, 2011 at 5:47 AM
Good Lord!ReplyDelete
Just accidently stumbled across this in a random google search.
Brilliant analysis. Bookmarked!
In other words, you get WWIII! I doubt there is an easy way of doing it, otherwise either Israel or the US (or both) would have done it a long time ago...ReplyDelete
As it stands, Iran has the potential of becoming a regional economic (but for the crippling sanctions) and military power, capable of keeping Israel's psychoses in check and standing in the way of the US' projection of global hegemony. Hence why it's gotta go.
Btw, if I'm not mistaken, Russia's economic growth and recovery seriously took off in 2003, after the invasion of Iraq bumped up oil prices from $18/barrel to 4-5 times as much. All of a sudden they're getting so much money for their resources, they can't even begin to spend it without pumping up their inflation rate!
- AnonymousJune 22, 2011 at 6:55 AM
Good Sir, you've made my day!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 16, 2011 at 12:44 AM
Any thoughts WarTard on former CIA man Bob Baer's recent assessment that Netanyahu and the Israeli right are going to launch an attack on Iran this September, 2011?ReplyDelete
Here's the link: http://www.bobtuskin.com/2011/07/15/former-cia-official-israel-will-bomb-iran-in-september/
- Jak JonesJuly 24, 2011 at 10:00 PM
What dont we know thats stopped Israel so far from an attack? That Iran already has some nuclear bombs? Some top Russians say they have. Russia's Caspian oil access / Iran mean Putin would say to Israel, fuck you. Netanfuckyou is an fascist tosser sure and ugly but is he a total fuckwit? Would he risk an Iranian nuke in Tel Aviv? Can he be sure they could stop it. Would China financially ruin the USA cause it owns the US's arse now and it can. Who the fuck knows. IMHO Israel is a parasite living off the USA and may well draw the US into something that wont be good for itReplyDelete
How does the analysis change now that Obama has given the go ahead for the sale of bunker busters to the Israelis?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2011 at 12:47 PM
How would this affect America? America get's most of it's oil from Canada, Mexico, and Venezuela.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 8, 2011 at 3:23 AM
It doesn't matter where America gets its oil. If 40% of the worlds supply is disrupted, Canada, Mexico and Venezuela's oil becomes more valuable due to simple supply and demand in global economics.ReplyDelete
America gets affected because oil is what fuels the global economy and even tiny fluctuations cause price increased. Even during the Libyan war, oil went up $30 and Libya only produced 2% of world supply. Americans paid more for gas even though they don't use Libyan oil.
I am an Iranian.
And I do not know the English language.
I do not agree with the war. And if they had participated in the war only to defend our country, so we did not attack any other country's territory.
I think the mentality that you have about the bad propaganda against us.
And I say that Iran has a nuclear bomb on Israel, but I do not know why you blame Israel.
- AnonymousNovember 9, 2011 at 2:50 PM
"Forty percent of the world's oil passes through this port daily."ReplyDelete
Okay, first of all, even common sense should tell you that is not true. 40% of the WORLD'S? NYT pegs it at 10%.
- AnonymousNovember 9, 2011 at 9:03 PM
Bad time for Israel to be impatient. I dont see why they can't just cool it until Ayatollah Khomeini dies. How much longer doe he have left anyway? Why not have Mossad/CIA/GID covertly support the Green Movement to get the facebook/twitter revolution started (again). I think it would be better, though not neccessarily easier, to get Iran from within than this shitstorm alternative.ReplyDelete
Love your analysis though.
- ReasonResonatingNovember 10, 2011 at 11:12 AM
I dont think Israel will attack alone. If they do attack they will be using their subs, their air power and their long range missiles. But i think NATO will be there with their drones, subs and air power keeping any Iranian response to a minimum. I mean how they can even consider mining the canal if their ports don't exist? And hundreds of drones are keeping any viable offensive effort from occurring…ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 17, 2011 at 10:31 AM
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- AnonymousNovember 17, 2011 at 10:42 AM
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Seriously dude, I never censor anyone on here. But spewing bullshit is just plain wrong. A lot of people have a problem with the Israeli government right now, but that doesn't buy you a ticket to paint a whole group of people with one brush.ReplyDelete
Fuck that shit.
I have Jewish and Muslim friends. I like to judge people on a person by person basis. You don't get to come on my blog and spew hate speak. Some of the best people I know are Jewish.
So fuck off to the hole you crawled out of.
- AnonymousNovember 19, 2011 at 3:44 AM
A forceful retort War Tard.ReplyDelete
But it only makes me curious to know what the racist shill actually said.
Iran will not respond overtly. THe people will rally to support their government, Iran will simply withdraw from the NPT, and will bury its dead, and rebuild the sites deeper... and after a few years, it will test its first nuke. Congrats. Good job, Israel. Now you've really fucked yourself.ReplyDelete
Oh, and once Iran withdraws from the NPT, so will many other members of the Non-Aligned Movement that have backed Iran.ReplyDelete
Imagine - all this could have been avoided if the US just let Iran and the IAEA cooperate in building their civilian enrichment program in 1984 instead of killing that program, forcing Iran to go to Pakistan...
- DownunderDecember 7, 2011 at 6:48 PM
Fantastic blog mate. Not just the ideas & facts but the prose is entertaining as well.ReplyDelete
Bookmarked and sharing around.
- AnonymousJanuary 7, 2012 at 1:25 AM
Seems like in January 2012, your analysis is becoming more relevant than ever.ReplyDelete
Straits of Hormuz?
Maybe the US will conduct a war v Iran and do the Israel's job for them!
- AnonymousJanuary 15, 2012 at 4:15 AM
you glorious bastardReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 18, 2012 at 11:13 PM
1. If the US initiates aggression against Iran, what are the chances of Pakistan slipping the Iranians a nuke or two?Delete
2. It is a fact that the IAEA has been used to spy on various Islamic nuclear programs. What are the chances of Iran grabbing an "inspector" or two and blowing their heads off as spies?
- AnonymousNovember 8, 2012 at 10:17 AM
i strongly believe that iranians fooled everyone that wester powere have the map of thier Nuke facilities, when the western forces attech and foud out that there is nothing to bomb, and they are suroneded by massive iranian fire, the word opps will be over and overReplyDelete
Still a very interesting read a year on. Will be interesting to see what the Israelis do now that Obama has been re-elected. I imaging any strike will happen next year after the Israelis vote.ReplyDelete


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Efka tackles his first role-playing game review and he chose one that's quite precious to him, The Created. This game always stood out as something just a bit more bizarre and eccentric. It's certainly unusual – how many other games let you play a sewn up monstrosity?
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Mr Sam Uhuotu has been re-elected as the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi.
A statement issued by the party in Lokoja on Sunday said that Uhuotu scored 1, 478 votes to defeat another contestant, Mr Mohammed Omuya who scored 270 votes.
Mr Bode Ogunmola who signed the statement said that he also retained his position as the Publicity Secretary of the party by polling 983 votes to defeat his rival, Mr David Itopa who scored 27 votes.
He said that he and all other officers were elected during the state Congress of the party held in Lokoja on July 20.
According to the statement, Mr Sam Abenemi was elected the state Vice Chairman while Mrs Margaret Orebiyi was elected the state Woman Leader.
Others officers elected are Mr Farouk Idris, Secretary, Mr Samuel Mark -John, Legal Adviser, Mr Alfred Bello, Treasurer, Mr Paul Oludoyi, Auditor, Mr Christopher Ojocheneje, Organising Secretary while Mr Stephen Onoji is the new Youth Leader.
Ogunmola commended delegates to the congress for their peaceful conduct, saying that the new officers will not betray the confidence and trust reposed in them.
He called on all party members to join hand with the new executive council to secure victory for the party during the Nov. 16 governorship election.


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Is Hyperthyroidism in Cats Painful?
Due to the subtle nature of most symptoms of hyperthyroidism in felines, and the tendency for onset to occur in middle or old age, many mistake this condition for normal aging rather than a serious disease. Unfortunately, this means that many owners leave feline hyperthyroidism untreated which can cause pain and anguish for the afflicted…Read More


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I'm joining White Wednesday at Faded Charm http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.ca/
Do drop over to see many beautiful blogs.
hugs, Deb
I love seeing what cats do best--observe! XOXOReplyDelete
Deb - this has me chuckling! Catching cats in windows - just funny, I guess. Like they care. Fun post!
I LOVE seeing a kitty in a window, Deb! Great post...I'm going to have to check out "White Wednesday", too...Hey, maybe I need to add Leo and Tallulah!
Beautiful photographs. Cats do spend a lot of time watching; whenever I go outside to do some work our cats suddenly appear from nowhere to lounge around and watch me work, to investigate digging, or to ride in the wheelbarrow. They never lift a finger to help though.ReplyDelete
All photos are sensational!ReplyDelete
Lots of beauties in windows what could be better.. Hugs GJ xxReplyDelete


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This fall, it seems like most of primetime has gone baby crazy.
Two TV shows have prominently featured main characters giving birth in the past two weeks and there's also been a mini-boomlet in adoption storylines, including two stories involving same-sex couples.
Ironically, the stories involving the same-sex couples' adoptions seem to be the ones that appear relatively trouble-free, thus far anyway.
NBC's Parenthood, which just saw a heterosexual married main character, Kristina Braverman, give birth to her third child, also shined a spotlight on another married couple's attempts to adopt a child after the wife couldn't get pregnant. This couple, lawyer Julia Braverman-Graham and her stay-at-home husband Joel Graham who looks after their grade school aged daughter Sydney, struggled all last season with infertility issues before finally reaching the decision to go the adoption route.
When Parenthood's third season began last month, Julia and Joel had already been waiting, and waiting, and waiting for adoption agencies to tell them that a pregnant woman had selected them to adopt her child. But the phone never rang, prompting successful careerist Julia to start second-guessing herself and questioning whether the adoption video she and Joel created was somehow sub-par compared to other would-be adoptive families.
Enter Zoe, the young, single, broke pregnant woman who pushes the coffee cart around Julia's law office. Upon learning that Zoe intended to give her baby up for adoption, Julia actually asked her if she and Joel could do the honors, after joking with her husband about "buying" the "coffee cart girl's baby." Zoe eventually agreed, especially after she spent some quality time with Julia, Joel and their daughter Sydney. However, if Parenthood spoilers are any indication, adopting Zoe's baby is not going to be a piece of cake as the baby daddy is expected to show up and complicate matters.
This Parenthood storyline has annoyed BlogHER writer Jenna Hatfield, a birth mother who is "involved in a fully open adoption," according to her blog, and she hasn't exactly been a fan of how this whole thing is playing out.
After Julia initially started toying with the idea of adopting Zoe's baby, Hatfield predicted that the writers might go have Julia and Joel support Zoe and "invest time and money" into the process only to have Zoe not give them the baby or opt to fight them in court for custody.
After a recent episode where Julia's father questioned whether Zoe was just after money, or whether Zoe was even definitively pregnant, Hatfield suggested that the Parenthood writers consider showing what this is like for Zoe and "at least offer a scene or two to how mothers considering placement deal with their own familial craziness – without getting into a storyline that pits (potential) birth mother against (reluctant) birth father." Time will tell if Hatfield gets her wish.
Meanwhile, things aren't going very well for Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd with their adoption of an orphaned baby girl named Zola on ABC's Grey's Anatomy. At the end of last season, they got legally married and were given the green light to take Zola home after they'd waged a lengthy battle with infertility following Meredith's miscarriage.
Unfortunately, Meredith got herself into trouble after she manipulated the medicine in Derek's Alzheimer's trial (in order to give her friend Adele experimental medication), causing Derek to go ballistic and temporarily leave her. Though she was rehired soon after she was fired from her job for monkeying with the trial, the social worker who was checking up on Zola took the baby away after she realized that Derek and Meredith were estranged and that Meredith had lost her job, albeit temporarily. The heartbroken Meredith and Derek are now living under the same roof but Zola-less.
Their custody nightmare freaked out their colleague Arizona Robbins whose connection to her wife's biological baby, who calls Arizona "Mama," isn't official. "I'm the only one who can get her back to sleep in the middle of the night," Arizona said to wife Callie Torres, baby Sofia's birth mother who vowed to make Arizona's parentage legally binding as soon as possible. Whether Arizona getting legal parenting rights to Sofia will be pro forma or tricky remains to be seen.
Over on ABC's Modern Family, Cameron Tucker and Mitchell Pritchett, the show's sole gay couple who've already adopted a daughter Lily who's now in pre-school, have filed paperwork with an adoption agency seeking to add a son to their family.
But the world of Modern Family seems a lot more positive and idyllic than it does on, say Parenthood, at least when it comes to adoption. The couples are similar – Mitchell, like Julia, is a lawyer, while Cameron, like Joel, is an at-home dad – and they're both relatively well off with lots of extended family around them for support, yet the adoption process doesn't seem nearly as angst-ridden for Mitchell and Cameron as it does for Julia and Joel.
Mitch and Cam seem almost nonchalant about the process. On the day when a social worker was slated to make a home visit as part of their adoption application – a date they couldn't remember (whereas Julia would've never forgotten that appointment) – their house was a mess, literally, and Mitchell had playfully sprayed a whipped cream "hat" on top of Lily's head in order to make a point with Cameron with whom he'd been having a disagreement. Yet the atypical state that their abode was in wound up being a punch line, not a reason for concern that could result in them not being able to adopt another child.
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After four out of six puppies went to their new homes yesterday, we FINALLY got the DNA test results back from AKC.
Do you all want to know what they said? 😛
Well, we have not one, not two, not three, not four, but five…………………..CAVAPOO PUPPIES!
Just like I suspected from the looks of them. But it was nice to have the scientific proof on paper too. And fun reading through it. I'm a geek for that kind of stuff I guess. 😀


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Do you grow your own?
Vegetables, I mean. If you do and you're any good at it, you'll know that homegrown produce can be much tastier than supermarket fare. And yet most gardeners, however keen, would starve if they had to rely exclusively on their own harvest. Even if they could grow and preserve enough veg for the whole year, there's a basic calorie problem.
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Fresh green produce is packed with fibre and vitamins, but when it comes to energy, lettuce etc lets us down. To get enough calories to sustain life, human societies rely on starchy, sugar-laden or oil-bearing crops and/or animal products. Since the invention of farming, ten thousand years ago, we've been especially dependent on cereal and root crops.
Now hold on to that thought, because today's topic is the potential of a radically new form of agriculture to feed the planet.
The idea is that we'll be farming much, or even most, of our food indoors rather than out. Our cities will feature high-rise 'vertical farms' in which crops grow hydroponically under artificial lights, with the animals we eat reared intensively under the same roof – their waste products helping to fertilise the crops (some of which are used to feed the animals).
As Stephen Davies points out, in an eye opening piece for the American Institute for Economic Research, there would be many advantages:
"Because the crops can be grown very close to the point of final sale (maybe attached to a grocery store), the transport costs and associated impacts are enormously reduced while the food is much fresher. It is also of higher and more consistent quality, and because it is grown in a controlled environment there is far less of a problem with pests. This means you do not have to use large quantities of herbicide and pesticide outdoors, where it inevitably enters the wider environment…"
Unfortunately, there are some pretty fundamental problems too:
"The major challenge has always been the very high levels of energy that vertical farming with artificial lighting and heating requires. In 2016, vertically farmed lettuce used 14 times more energy than lettuce grown in a conventional heated greenhouse."
However, the increasing efficiency of LED lighting could mean that the hydroponic vertical farming does become viable. Artificial light will always be more expensive than the free and natural version, but if the extra cost is low enough it can be offset by the benefits:
"Because the crops can be grown all year round, you can have six to seven crops a year instead of two or three, so output is higher and spread throughout the year."
But this is where the calorie problem comes in. The hardest crops to grow hydroponically are those energy-rich cereal and root crops. But perhaps we won't need these so much in future. After all, this is the age of the low carb diet – indeed of the 'paleo' diet from which the starchy, sugary foods of the first agricultural revolution have been banished. If this trend continues then vertical farming might be able to feed the cities. Irrespective of dietary fashion, our sedentary, centrally-heated, urban lifestyles don't require us to burn as many calories as in the past.
Sounds promising, but there's a problem with the meaty side of urban agriculture. The other great dietary trend of our era – veganism – is evidence of a growing disquiet with the way we treat animals. It's difficult to see how vertical farms help with the welfare issues surrounding intensive meat production. Indeed, the urban context brings the horror closer to home.
However, once again, technology is coming to the rescue. Stephen Davies says that the cost of producing vat-grown or 'cultured' meat has come down so far that it now poses a threat to conventional livestock farming:
"There are two indicators that cultured meat is on the verge of a major commercial breakthrough. The first is the amount of capital now being invested in it. The other, even more revealing, is that organized interests such as cattlemen are now lobbying against it and looking to use legislation and regulation to block it."
There's a parallel here to the energy sector. Ten years ago, there was an intense debate about the role of renewable power. Investors were getting behind wind and solar in a big way – stirring up a major lobbying effort to persuade governments to stick with fossil fuels and nuclear power. I'm glad to say that that the innovators won and the lobbyists lost. Today, renewable energy is the fastest growing source of new generating capacity because it's the most competitive.
If the same dynamics are lining up behind a combination of vertical farms and cultured meat then we can expect massive disruption in the agricultural sector too.
The prize is a sustainable and cruelty-free intensification of food production – allowing us to free-up and re-wild great swathes of farmland. I don't suppose we'll entirely eliminate carbs from our diet, but we can eliminate cereal-fed animals from our diet – and, by extension, the land required for the livestock plus that required for growing their feed.
Given the accumulating evidence of widespread ecological collapse, any opportunity to reduce our environmental footprint can't come too soon.


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Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Sigurður Páll Pálsson For Poetic Collective
Sweden's Sigurður Páll Pálsson hits us with a full five minutes of Scandinavian schralping in this part for Poetic Collective.
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Friday, May 27, 2016
Kazuaki Yakushijin: Moment for Strush Wheels
Kazuaki Yakushijin does some cruisie lines in Japan for Strush Wheels in this Moment video part. Via: VHS Mag.
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Thursday, May 26, 2016
Sebastian Wang-Holm
Sebasitan Wang-Holm comes correct with a solid video part out of Denmark.
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Samu Karvonen in Won
Enjoy four years of Samu Karvonen leftovers in this Worst Of The Worst edit.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Jack Paterson Welcome to 335
335 Skateshop has a rad welcome video for Aussie upstart, Jack Paterson. The bike tow in made me laugh.
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Lewis Keen For City Surf
Lewis Keen has some impressive foot plants among other things in this one minute part for City Surf in the UK.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Levi Moore VX Part
Australia's Levi Moore hits us with a standard def part with a bunch of rad tricks at spots I've never seen before. Watch 'til the end for a bananas caveman.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
PJ Chapuis Under Paris
Lots of new spots around Paris in this video from Rémy Barreyat with PJ Chapuis.
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Monday, May 09, 2016
Sci Fi Trailer
Long time reader, Peter Washam sent in the trailer for his new video Sci Fi.
Friday, May 06, 2016
Norway's Cutting Edge
Oslo's Marcus Vik, Frederik Høpfner, Thomas Sandli, Martin Dammen, Marcus Shaw, Ruben Soon, Henrik Lund, and Vi Duc Truong are leading the charge with all kinds of Norwegian new wave skating.
Thursday, May 05, 2016
This is a must watch! I like a video at this length. You get a feel for the TPDG team and the rad spots they skate but it doesn't get boring. Nice job TPDG and Kaio Hillebrand, Felix Lensing, Kalle Wiehn, Valle Cafuk, Ben Wes, Julian Ruhe, Patrick Zentgraf, Daniel Pannemann, Danny Sommerfeld. Check out photos from the production over at Live Skateboard Media.
Wednesday, May 04, 2016
Futoshi Tokuyama in Raw-Fi
If you like great filming, cool spots, and good skating, you'll enjoy Futoshi Tokuyama in Raw-Fi out of Japan.
Tuesday, May 03, 2016
The Bombaklats Trailer
The Bambaklats crew kills it. Peep the trailer and get excited for the full length.
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When you see a hold screen with a Japanese guy in overalls, you know you're in for something interesting. __raou is a montage out of Japan that feels like a mix of Japan, Philly, and a little bit of raw Euro skating thrown in the mix.
Monday, May 02, 2016
Spirit Quest Trailer
Colin Read just blessed us with the trailer for his follow up to Tengu, Spirit Quest.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana governor's office faces a backlog of public records requests largely stemming from Vice President Mike Pence's tenure, and the delay has been exacerbated by Pence's refusal to give his successor digital access to his emails, including those sent from a private AOL account he sometimes used to conduct state business.
More than 50 records requests are pending before the office of Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb, who was Pence's hand-picked replacement on the ballot after Trump selected him to be the GOP vice presidential nominee last July.
The vast majority of the requests seek correspondence Pence had with staffers and political groups, including emails routed through his private AOL.com email account, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request.
The pending requests are from private citizens, law firms, political parties and news organizations, including the AP.
Pence has touted himself as a champion of a free press and the First Amendment, though he repeatedly stonewalled records request as governor, often delaying the release of public records — if not denying them outright.
Thirteen boxes of paper copies of Pence's emails were delivered to the Indiana governor's office in March, after his use of a private AOL email account was first revealed. But public records experts say the vice president's reluctance since then to provide digital access to his correspondence appears to be a deliberate stalling tactic.
Indiana University journalism professor Gerry Lanosga, a former investigative reporter, said that state law requires Pence to provide digital records, like emails, in their original form.
"The fact that they were providing boxes of paper printouts of digital records is disappointing and clearly is meant to make it difficult to review and release the records," Lanosga said.
Pence spokesman Marc Lotter declined to answer detailed questions from AP, and instead emailed a one sentence statement.
"Documents relating to Governor Pence's official service to Indiana are being preserved by the state in full compliance with the law," Lotter wrote.
Holcomb spokeswoman Stephanie Wilson said the governor's office requested digital access to emails, but Pence has yet to follow through on a commitment to do so. Digital access would make the process of combing through the documents considerably easier for Holcomb's four-person legal team, which is also tasked with handling the administration's day-to-day legal needs.
Daniel Byron, a media law and first amendment attorney, said the delay by Pence is hypocritical given he repeatedly attacked Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail for refusing to release emails from her time as secretary of state.
"He was after Hillary about emails and access," said Byron, a partner with the Indianapolis-based firm Bingham, Greenbaum, Doll. "Do people let him get away with that?"
Earlier this year, lawyers for Pence argued unsuccessfully in a civil case that Indiana courts had no authority to force him to comply with public records law.
Pence's AOL account was subjected to a phishing scheme last spring, before Trump chose him to join the GOP presidential ticket. Pence's contacts were sent an email falsely claiming that the governor and his wife were stranded in the Philippines and needed money.
The governor moved to a different AOL account with additional security measures, but has since stopped using the new personal account since he was sworn-in as vice president, Lotter previously said.


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WAUKEGAN, IL—Though he has limited skills and performs his job adequately at best, the single most replaceable person at Lucas Research Associates announced Monday that he will resign immediately if he does not receive the salary increase he has demanded. "I walked into [department supervisor Eric] Shaw's office and told him I get a 10 percent raise or I'm out of here," said Stanley Morgenstern, 37, who according to company sources holds a position that would immediately draw hundreds of equally qualified applicants were it to become vacant. "I am not bluffing. If they say no, that's it—I'm gone." At press time, reports confirmed that negotiations had ended with Morgenstern agreeing to stay on for two weeks in order to train his replacement.
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Tipster is a full-featured, free tip calculator.
Developer: Ilium Software
Category: Finance
Latest version: 126.96.36.1999
Total versions: 1
Submitted: 12 Aug 2010
Updated: 19 Aug 2010
Tipster 2.0.1004 from Ilium Software is a full-featured, free tip calculator for your Palm PDA. Calculate your tips, sales tax, and share of a bill. Tipster is fast and easy to use - impress your friends!
Get Tipster - a tip and tax calculator that's fast, easy, and free!
Why use your calculator (or your brain) to figure out tips, when you can have Tipster? With just a few taps, you can:
- See your bill amount
- See the tip amount
- Calculate the bill and tip total
- Divide by the number of people
- View optional pre-tax tip calculation
on your screen at once. Change the tip percent or number of people with one tap.
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Here's a super soft, yet hardwearing sock yarn. Fyberspates CoopKnits Socks Yeah! Is perfect for detailed colourwork and intricate stitches. When you see how fabulous this yarn is you'll be tempted to knit shawls and hats and gloves. Knits on 2.25 - 2.75mm needles. Machine Washable at 30
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Rhapsody Property Management Services
Versatile Access Management Solutions Combine Convenience and Aesthetics with Enhanced Security. Rhapsody Property Management Achieves One-Key Smart Access for All Community Amenities
"We and our property manager Rhapsody who manages over 200,000 condo units in North America, have evaluated and shopped many different product lines from all over the world including automation systems for our residential buildings and have concluded that the…system and quality surpasses all its peers and is a global leader" - Rob Martin (Senior Vice President Rhapsody Property Management Services)
Fast Facts:
- Located in the heart of Laval, Quebec
- Property includes 6 buildings and a community center
- Offers 1-, 2-, or 3-bedroom suites
- Provides access to array of amenities including fitness center, rooftop infinity pool, pet washing station, yoga studio and more
- Saffire LX-M Smart RFID Mortise Lock
- Saflok SR Series Perimeter and Amenity Access Control Locks
- Community™ Access Management Software
Rhapsody Property Management Services is the premier multifamily property management firm in Canada focused on purpose-built luxury apartment communities. Headquartered in Toronto, the company was formed to satisfy a growing need for sophisticated third-party management and to provide a level of service not previously offered in the Canadian market.
Central Parc is comprised of six buildings and a community center. Residents have the option of 1-, 2- or 3-bedroom suites each with access to an array of amenities and a beautiful one-acre park with off-leash dog area. Residents have full access to a unique rental lifestyle. Among the amenities available to residents are a fitness center, bike repair station, rooftop infinity pool, pet washing station, yoga studio and more.
The Challenge
"When it comes to access control, our residents are mostly focused on ease of use and security," said Martin. "We wanted to provide one-key access for residents through an integrated system that is easily maintained and reliable," Martin continued.
The Saffire Solution
• Saffire LX-M Smart RFID Mortise Lock
• Saflok SR Series Common Area and Perimeter Access Control
• Community™ Access Management Software
The Benefit
Rhapsody chose dormakaba's Saffire LX Series locking solution for Central Parc.
The Saffire LX-M features sophisticated RFID technology in a contemporary design. Easy-to-use, flexible and secure, the Saffire LX-M enhances access control convenience for residents and improves operational efficiency for property managers.
"Saffire was designed specifically for multihousing properties and can be retrofitted into any environment," said Thomas Bowles, dormakaba's National and Strategic Accounts Manager. "It combines high performance with aesthetics for a seamless look throughout the property, regardless of door function or architectural requirements."
Available in a suite of versatile models, Saffire harmonizes with progressive building technology and amenities including the option of issuing mobile, fob, wristband or keycard credentials.
The Saffire Solution
- Includes mobile access that allows residents to use their smart devices to securely enter their residence, as well as perimeter, elevator, parking and other common areas
- Is scalable for future growth with mortise, cylindrical latch, exit devices, interconnect and deadbolt
- Available with elegant fascia colors, finishes and lever selections, making it versatile to complement any decor
- Meets UL 10C and ULC S-104 on fire door rated up to and including 3 hours
- Comes standard with no touring for increased efficiency
- Is low maintenance as the lock operates with a completely sealed, contactless reader, and batteries last up to 2 years under normal operation
- Works as a complete solution with panic bars, parking gates, and electronic access
- Integrates with market-leading property management providers for smart apartment solutions
Elegant Design
"The Saffire system was an easy choice," said Martin. "We appreciate the ease of use, integration and dormakaba's customer service. Its quality surpasses all of its peers. As with any new luxury product in the market, details are important and the Saffire system allows us to have an elegant and functional aesthetic in a curated living experience."
Full Access Management
The Saffire LX-M is managed by dormakaba Community™ access management software. Community provides property management staff an intuitive access management software to easily manage access of residences, amenities, common areas and perimeters from a single platform. It also gives the convenience of both RFID credentials and BLE mobile access keys for a seamless experience with no need for additional software.
The dormakaba Saflok SR Series readers provide access control to common areas, perimeter entries, elevators and amenity spaces. The SR Series' sleek, minimalist design fits unobtrusively into the property. The SR readers are controlled by our Community access management software platform.
The Community Solution
- Simplifies your day-to-day property management with easily configurable staff roles and access rights
- Supports mobile access
- Easily add or delete residents, configure their access levels and issue keys within minutes
- Customize access by scheduling auto-unlock and shift schedules for specific employees and vendors
- Export audit reports to quickly view who enters and exits units
By combining Saffire LX-M and Community, Rhapsody has provided residents and property management teams with both the simplified access they want and the security they need and as a scalable access control solution, dormakaba can continue to meet Rhapsody and Central Parc's needs as amenities are modified or added.


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Managing & Extending: Develop Launch Plan
This article continues examining, in depth, the parts of the branding process that I introduced in my e-book, 17 Mistakes that Can Harm Your Brand. In the book, I outline five phases of the branding process:
With all the previous parts and phases of the Branding Process completed you're ready to move to part 3 of Phase 5, Developing a Launch Plan. With all of the hard work and effort that you have put into developing your brand, now is when you work on the plan to formally launch your brand. When it comes to launching your brand, often it can seem an enormous task, and what's worse is that often many entrepreneurs and CEO or business owners are tired; they feel they are running out of steam. When this happens, often brands have a hard time envisioning what to do. This is why having a launch plan is effective, as it helps ensure a more successful brand. In the next two articles you focus on executing that plan. There you will discover what internal and external launches are and what they each need in order to work properly. In this article, you'll focus on the elements to help your launch be successful.
Set Goals
Set goals to help with determining what needs to happen for your launch to be successful. Setting goals also helps you with determining what activities you need to engage in during your launch. Some solid goals for any launch include increasing brand awareness, establishing brand loyalty, and creating emotionally engaging connections with people interacting with your brand.
Tell Your Story
Everyone loves a great story. Human beings are a social group; we thrive on interaction with others and them interacting with us. Focus your story in a way that is engaging while educating everyone on the value of your brand.
Touchpoints in Place
Throughout various points of the branding process you have focused on touchpoints. All of your research into establishing key touchpoints needs to be spot on. Look at your list of key touchpoints and ensure all of them are in place and ready for your launch. The website, sales collateral, business cards, promotional material, social media channels—all of it.
Identify Your Audiences
When you launch, your brand is going out to everyone. Realize that everyone really is everyone, not just the potential customers that you are hoping to attract to your brand. Your brand is going out to your potential customers, your friends, your family, and your business contacts. It's also going to employees and investors (current or future). Separate your audiences into internal and external groups.
Schedule Your Launch
Once you have established goals, touchpoints, audiences, and established how to tell your story, you need to develop a fully detailed launch calendar. Your calendar needs to outline the delivery of each expected launch deliverable and possible communication that goes with the corresponding deliverable. Be sure that the timing you schedule does not result in jumping the gun.
Every part of your launch plan needs to be that—a plan, not a checklist. A checklist is a set of simple items that tend to be placed on a list with little thought other than simply "checking them off." Your plan needs to focus on the benefit of your brand and what needs to happen to make your brand better.
Ideas To Make Your Brand Better Now:
- Identify the needs for your brand launch to be successful.
- Create your launch plan and calendar.
- Get C-level executives' support and backing to effectively launch on time.


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I can't imagine there is anyone alive today that has recollection of the last pandemic. The spread was slower and so was the response. Thankfully those on the frontline; the scientific and research community, the health and emergency workers and journalists continue to keep us safe and bring us the information that we need in a timely way so that we can do our role in society and stay home and keep each other safe from the spread to the most vulnerable. Thank you by the way. You are more than just essential, you are extraordinary. How lucky are we that we have organisations such as the World Health Organization and global philanthropy foundations such as The United Nations Foundation and the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, that can act swiftly in a global way where the most in need are seen to. Without borders, without prejudice. What I have understood from this crisis is that a pandemic doesn't discriminate based on social status, race, orientation or religion. And that it can have an effect on everyone's livelihoods. The financial implication to all is hard, and the mental health effects that will surpass the pandemic will be astronomical. It has made me and all here at Jerry's House reflect on what is important, what matters in society right now, and how can we support each other and stay connected. In this age of shutdowns, lockdowns, social distancing, no hugs, no comedy clubs, no get togethers, no sporting events etc. it can be hard to stay positive. But in this time of boundaries, it's important that we do whatever we can to stay healthy and happy. To be resilient and kind. To find the ways we are connected. I'm reminded of a speech Anupam Kher gave at the 2017 Legacy Awards Induction where he says that laughter is the universal language. ( Legacy Awards Link ), and Lochie Graham our founder, talks about how everyone laughs and it breaks all boundaries. ( Project TV Link ) Laughter is the connecting key between us all that not only makes us happy but can build bridges where we can't see them. I'm also reminded of the science behind the effects of laughter from Associate Professor Lee Berk at the Loma Linda University School of Medicine, "Experiencing joyful laughter reduces stress hormones, lowers blood pressure and elevates a person's mood...the act of laughing increases endorphins, sending dopamine to the brain. This provides a sense of pleasure and reward, and the immune system also functions better." The penny dropped for me when I read some of the early guidelines released by the Australian Government in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The 'to do' list was really helpful, and on that list was 'do things that help you relax and stay happy'. It got me thinking that Jerry's House has something to offer, by inserting random acts of laughter (RAOL) into people's lives we can stay connected, boost our immune system, and offer some much needed relief through a time of high-anxiety, isolation and lockdown. The RAOL campaign is simple. People film themselves, or their family, or their pets (or anything really) doing something hilarious. They upload it to their social media page and challenge three friends to do the same. By making a small donation $2 (the cost of a toilet roll) you can also make a big difference to those impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. Jerry's House exists to support people affected by disease, displacement and disability and achieves this at grass roots level. The World Health Organisation (WHO) works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable. They are leading the way to find a cure; they're helping those on the front line and providing support to people most affected. This is why we want to support them through RAOL. Norman Cousins once said, 'Laughter is the best medicine…', and I agree. It may not be the cure for covid-19, but in a time of great need laughter does have a significant positive impact. So, I'll take that medicine, and lots of it!
To find out more about RAOL or to make a donation go to www.raol.org I would like to finish by repeating the sentiment of our founders Lochie Graham and the Late Jerry Lewis, in saying that the world needs laughter. It needs comedians. And with their shows shut down, with the comedy festivals closed, we need to hear them now more than ever. It takes courage to put yourself out there, let yourself go, make yourself vulnerable in order to make someone else laugh, to make them happy even if it is just for a moment. Lochie calls them heroes. He believes we can all overcome this because "laughter spreads faster". I do too. So, stand up, or fall over, or wear a funny hat, or your mum's bathers over your pyjamas. Be you, be funny, be kind, and share it. Pull out your funny bone and let's boost our immune systems and stay connected. In love and laughter,
Brenton Killeen Global CEO Jerry's House Ltd.


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Section 269ST Income-tax Act, 1961 – FA, 2017
[Section 269ST Income-tax Act 1961 Inserted by the Finance Act, 2017, w.e.f. 1-4-2017. ]
Mode of undertaking transactions.
269ST. No person shall receive an amount of two lakh rupees or more—
(a) in aggregate from a person in a day; or
(b) in respect of a single transaction; or
(c) in respect of transactions relating to one event or occasion from a person,
otherwise than by an account payee cheque or an account payee bank draft or use of electronic clearing system through a bank account:
Provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to—
(i) any receipt by—
(a) Government;
(b) any banking company, post office savings bank or co-operative bank;
(ii) transactions of the nature referred to in section 269SS;
(iii) such other persons or class of persons or receipts, which the Central Government may, by notification [ Note -1 ] in the Official Gazette, specify.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,—
(a) "banking company" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (i) of the Explanation to section 269SS;
(b) "co-operative bank" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (ii) of the Explanation to section 269SS.]
Note :
- List of Persons who can receive Cash Payment of Rs 2 Lakh or more – 269ST : CBDT Notification No. 57 /2017/F. No. 370142/10/2017-TPL 3rd July, 2017
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The new ORGANIC Leadership® framework supports Leadership growth as a capability, rather than only seeing it as a personal development of Leaders. This is an important distinction, because growing the capability of leadership within an organization requires building it into the organizational structure and culture.
To grow leadership capabilities we need to start building the ability, in ourselves and others, to see the connections between what we do and the effect that has on our organizational culture, our environment and us as a leader. Becoming a true Strategic Leader will allow you to focus on what matters and equip you to head a resilient organization.
The ORGANIC agility Leadership Journey
ORGANIC Leadership Workshops
The ORGANIC agility Leadership Workshops provide perspective, guidance, and many hands on tools and methods for your leadership journey. The ORGANIC Leadership Journey can be an individual path or a joint initiative with your peer leaders.
ORGANIC agility Foundations:
Leadership & Organization
(Results in CAL Certification from Scrum Alliance more information here)
While leadership recognizes the role they play in any significant organizational change, how they influence that change is often left to chance. The ORGANIC agility Leadership Journey helps you to successfully support your Agile transformations.
This workshop meets all of the learning objectives of the Scrum Alliance Certified Agile Leadership (CAL) Program. Note: Not all educators are approved to teach a CAL.
ORGANIC agility Advanced:
Leadership & Strategy for Change
(Results in CAL II Certification from Scrum Alliance more information here)
The first 2 workshops of the 3 advanced classes provide a deep dive on the topics of the Foundation class: Leadership & Organization and the third session focusses on: Strategy for Change.
This 3 day (see also our remote offers) non-consecutive practice program provides you with the CAL II Certification. Attending a CAL I workshop is a prerequisite.
ORGANIC agility Leadership® - What attendees say...
We've worked long and hard to get agile accepted in our organisation; it's exciting that we are at the stage where our leaders are asking how they can best support agile, and it's imperative that their trainers get it right. Geoff's training was spot-on. His interactions with the board were respectful and challenging, and he covered lots of ground whilst adapting to the emerging conversations and context, delivering a highly personalised and engaging day with its fair share of Eureka moments. I have already booked him for our next tranche of leadership training.
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sipgate is all about innovation, so the ability to maneuver complex environments is key to us. The ORGANIC agility approach guides our leadership team in the constant efforts to create a more resilient organization by helping us gain an in-depth understanding of all aspects of our value chain and focus of effectiveness for the whole.
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Our workshops and trainings are based on proven methods addressing, drawing from, or relevant to Organizational Culture, Leadership Coaching, Design Thinking, Cynefin, or other consulting approaches.
If you are a consultant, an internal Coach or you are just interested in the science, theories, and patents on which the ORGANIC agility is based, you might not only be interested in learning the content but also teach it. Attending the masterclass is the right way to dig deeper and gain the accreditation to teach ORGANIC agility yourself. Through that deep dive, plus practice and training experience, you can also reach three different accreditation levels, which enable you to teach your own ORGANIC agility classes and certify the attendees.
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ORGANIC agility Foundations
Leadership & Organization
ORGANIC agility is our comprehensive approach to understanding the functioning of organizations in the market, how they change through internal and external interactions, and how we can influence that change to enable a more resilient organization to emerge. This handbook is ...