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The event carried the social media tags #FreeIran and #IStandWithMaryamRajavi in reference to the leader of the Iranian Resistance.
The speakers were: Robert Torricelli, former US Senator; Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York and personal attorney to US President Donald Trump; John Baird, former Foreign Minister of Canada; Robert Joseph, former undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security and General James Conway, former Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Former Senator Robert Torricelli highlighted the importance of the young people of Iran who are taking to the streets in an effort to bring great change to their country. He emphasised that the courageous young people of Iran recognise that the only way they can have a brighter future is via regime change.
Torricelli also highlighted the role of the MEK, describing it as the democratic opposition and the viable opposition. He also highlighted that the Resistance has a very strong leadership. It is led by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi and has a strong, determined and organised team of people that is supported not just by the people of Iran but also by many people around the world.
Ambassador Robert Joseph mentioned the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that the United States exited last year. Many criticised President Trump for leaving the nuclear deal, especially the European signatories who claimed that the world was a safer place with it intact. However, President Trump followed through with his long-standing threat to pull out of the deal and explained that it was a weak deal that did not address some very critical issues.
Ambassador Joseph agreed that the nuclear deal contained many flaws, pointing out that it did not touch on, never mind properly address, Iran's ballistic missile program, its terrorist activities across the region and its interference and crimes against humanity in Syria. He said that the "only solution to the nuclear threat of Iran is regime change".
Ambassador Joseph also emphasized the role of the people of Iran in the fight for freedom and democracy and said that the "NCRI and MEK provide a viable alternative to Iran's regime".
John Baird, former Foreign Minister of Canada, also commended the people of Iran and said that the West has the support of the Iranians who understand that the pressure being put on Iran is necessary.
"The JCPOA [Iran deal] was such a bad deal … I don't know how the British Foreign Secretary today could be wanting to resuscitate the JCPOA after what happened yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz. It just boggles the mind" – @Baird at today's Iran policy conference in Albania pic.twitter.com/hamQiCoAZq
— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) July 11, 2019
Baird also declared that "our best weapons is the truth" and warned that the regime will not be able to hide from it. He said that senior members of the Iranian regime are worried because they know they will be held to account for some of the bloodiest atrocities they have been involved with, including the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and the bombing of the Jewish centre in Argentina.
General James Conway, ex-Commandant of the US Marines, spoke about the Iranian regime's intentions and offered solutions to how the United States can move forward. Having seen first-hand some of the dangers that the Iranian regime presents, he said that its main objective is survival. It wants to be "the premier power in the region", he declared. He said that the US should continue issuing sanctions in the first instance.
He criticised the Iranian regime for letting the people of Iran live in poverty while it lines its own pockets and said that the West should be exposing more of the regime's crimes so that its true colours are shown.
Former Mayor of New York City and personal attorney to President Trump Rudy Giuliani spoke about the evolution of the protests in Iran. Over time, the protests have become less about the personal hardships of the people and more about the leadership and running of the country. Giuliani said that "there are strong indicators that the Iran protests are becoming political".
Q by @LBJunior: What can we do more to weaken Iran's regime?@RudyGiuliani: We ought to strangle them with more sanctions. Now there's an opportunity to get a few of the European countries to go further than they would have before. #FreeIran #IStandWithMaryamRajavi pic.twitter.com/3lxzfqy3vG
— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) July 11, 2019
He also spoke about the missed opportunity with regards to US policy towards Iran a few years ago when the sanctions were in place but the Obama administration failed to take full advantage of the situation, effectively emboldening the regime and turning a blind eye to issues that should have been dealt with head-on. However, he pointed out that the Trump administration is not falling into the same trap and said that the regime "has become frightened and irrational". He said: "The mullahs are going to fall with the protests going on. They're desperate. Striking the drone and attacking oil tankers. It seems like a regime that's not thinking in clever ways."
In all, the event finished with a degree of positivity. Positivity that policy towards Iran is less appeasing than it has been over the past few years and positivity about the role of the NCRI and the PMOI / MEK. The speakers are all experts in their fields or have years of policy experience under their belts and they all believe that regime change is imminent if governments act in the right way towards Iran.
The speakers called on their governments, and all governments, to remember the people of Iran and to not get lost in the regime's provocations of war. They call on the individuals that have the power to take the right action that will result in the regime falling and the people finally being free. Torricelli said: "The right Iran policy is whatever accelerates the end of this regime. The wrong policy is whatever prolongs the life of the regime."


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Chiefs Thoughts On Cassel, Gailey And, Yes, Brandon Marshall
It seems like disaster has struck Kansas City, but that's not the case, and here's why. This season is about two things: 1. Changing the culture. 2. Figuring out what we have and what we need player wise. That's honestly why I think the Chiefs were such pennypinchers this offseason. Other than going out and getting a quarterback, which we obviously needed, why pay a boatload of cash for an expensive piece that could be redundant or, even worse, isn't even needed? Especially when you can blame this season on Harm and King Carl and then spend bank during the 2010 uncapped offseason.
As for Gailey, he was given a prolonged audition, but at best he was a lame duck O.C. This is very much Todd Haley's vehicle, so you knew he was going to ask for the keys back at some point. We just didn't know it would be this soon, but he was eventually going to call the plays. I say the sooner the better. This way he has a better understanding of what he needs to add in order to be able to move the offense with his playcalling heading into next offseason. Besides, I always thought it was silly that we had a 2-14 O.C. calling the plays instead of a guy who was calling the offensive shots for the Cardinals in the Super Bowl last year.
Maybe the Chiefs just wanted to pick Gailey's brain? At the very least, he knew the Chiefs' offensive personnel and the AFC West defenses better than anyone on the coaching staff. Thanks for services rendered, Chan. You'll get another job — you always do. With all of the league's egomaniac owners, "yes men" are a valuable commodity in the NFL.
Devard Darling's injury is a non-issue. Unless Mark Bradley suddenly comes back to life, we know we need another receiver opposite Dwayne Bowe heading into next season. Pioli should look at Brandon Marshall.
In the past, both the Patriots and Pioli showed a willingness to deal within the division. With Josh McDaniels in Denver, I think Pioli could get a deal done with the Broncos. It would likely cost us a second- and a fourth-rounder, but considering we have an extra second (from Atlanta), that's a price we should consider paying, troubles and all. Haley has also shown that he knows how to handle receivers, very much the divas of the NFL. The Bowe -Marshall combo would give him Boldin-Fitzgerald Midwest. Definitely something to think about, because Denver almost has to unload him at this point. And despite his drawbacks, he's one of the league's 10 most talented wideouts.
Derrick Johnson is a bust. I'm going to come out and say it. The guy just doesn't have the temperament to be a great linebacker. No need to waste any more keystrokes on that guy, as I've already wasted plenty. I think the Chiefs are really looking at moving on. The good news is that Demorrio Williams looked terrific at inside linebacker the other night.
We know what we have in Flowers, and no news is good news. We know we have a No. 1 cornerback, but we really need him on the field for the rest of the defense to gel. They looked awesome with him, awful without him on Saturday. Still, if he misses any time, it will be a good chance for us to take a long look at Maurice Leggett.
Now the biggie — Matt Cassel. Behind this line, we knew he was going to get a little banged up at some point. It was bound to happen. Typically the speed lane is on the left, but not with our offensive line. The right side of our offensive line is atrocious, a super freeway to the QB. Pioli wanted to see if Mike Goff could bolster the line. The truth is, I'm not sure Larry Allen in his prime could perform well sandwiched in between Damion McIntosh and Rudy Niswanger. We know we totally have to revamp everything right of Waters now for any quarterback to succeed. That much is obvious.
Back to Cassel's injury. If there were a time for it to happen, this is it. The start of the Chiefs' schedule is brutal and what's really important is that we close the season strong. We have a ridiculously easy final stretch, and history shows rebuilding teams that close strong often significantly improve the next season. Cassel will be back soon enough, and in the meantime the Chiefs can figure out which of their three quarterbacks is the next best option (or maybe it's Kevin O'Connell?).
My whole point is that we all, myself especially included, are overreacting. This season was never going to go further than six, maybe seven if we were really lucky, wins. The Chiefs have some nice, young building blocks, but they also have a lot of holes. This year is all about changing the attitude and figuring out what moves need to be made in order for us to be Super Bowl contenders by year three of the Pioli Trinity's reign. So, let's just sit back, relax and enjoy not having to deal with the idiocy of Herm Edwards or the smugness of Carl Peterson for once. I have a lot of faith in the new brass, especially considering the way Tyson Jackson looked the other night.

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It's time! Nina Osegueda, aka commenter DuchessODork, is the lead vocalist in the band A Sound of Thunder. She's about to go on tour, but first! She will be answering questions for about an hour.
Some background:
Nina Osegueda (born Balvina Osegueda), is a female heavy metal vocalist from Washington DC. She is the lead vocalist of A Sound of Thunder. A first generation American, Nina's parents are immigrants from Spain and El Salvador. Having grown up in the DC area, Nina became a classically trained vocalist with a range of styles that vary from r&b to opera. She's has been described as "the imaginary love-child of Rob Halford and Bruce Dickinson", two important metal vocalists have influenced her metal style along with Dio and Eric Adams. Since 2009, she has worked with A Sound of Thunder as their lead singer, lyricist, and primary booking agent. An art school graduate, she is also their web designer and manages most of the graphics for their merchandise and advertising.
Currently, Nina works full-time in Washington DC while managing her band, booking gigs, and recording. She and A Sound of Thunder will be touring in November, and they currently have a KickStarter campaign to fund their 4th studio album: The Lesser Key of Solomon.
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Containing utterly delicious recipes for the entire family, from nourishing breakfasts to tummy-friendly desserts, Lee Holmes's new book Supercharge Your Gut is packed full of advice on how to take a break from hard-to-digest foods and eat your way towards better long-term health…
Serves 2
Eggs and turmeric are a match made in heaven. Here are two simple ways to enjoy a sprinkling of turmeric's golden medicinal magic*.
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 small brown onion, chopped
- 4 free-range eggs, whisked
- 1 tablespoon wheat-free tamari
- 12 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons ground turmeric,
or to taste
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes
- basil or mint leaves, to serve
Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Sauté the garlic and onion for about 5 minutes, or until the onion is translucent. Add the eggs and stir, then add the tamari, cumin and turmeric. Cook for about 3–4 minutes, stirring continuously. Sprinkle with the nutritional yeast, tear the herbs over and serve.
Turmeric* is a powerful anti-inflammatory that will help soothe the gut and alleviate congestion. It improves digestion and reduces gas and bloating by increasing production of the enzymes that break down fat, protein and carbohydrates. Turmeric's antibacterial properties also help rid the digestive system of harmful bacteria, giving the helpful bacteria a chance to flourish. It can be added to soups, smoothies, herb teas and curries.
Serves 2
Wave goodbye to memories of convenience-store slurpies and welcome in a blend made with luscious coconut yoghurt and sweet raspberries. This slurpie is full of friendly bacteria to build up your microbial team, paired with immune-boosting antioxidant-rich berries to create an environment in the gut that is resilient against pathogens*.
100 g (3½ oz) frozen raspberries
1 frozen banana, cut into chunks
juice of ½ lemon
fresh raspberries, to serve
250 g (9 oz) coconut yoghurt
1 teaspoon vanilla powder
Place the frozen raspberries, banana and lemon juice in a high-speed blender and whiz until smooth. (If you like, you can spread the mixture on a tray and freeze for 10–30 minutes, or simply serve as is.)
Divide the fresh raspberries and half the yoghurt between two serving glasses. Sprinkle with the vanilla powder. Add the remaining yoghurt, top with the frozen slurpie mixture and serve.
Supercharged tip
For a Mint Slice version, replace all the raspberries with a handful of mint leaves, 1 tablespoon cacao nibs, 1 tablespoon tahini and 1 tablespoon chia seeds. For a mouthwatering Lemon Meringue version, use 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 1 teaspoon lemon zest instead of the raspberries.
* microorganisms that cause disease
GF WF DF VEG (If not using honey)
Serves 4
This gut-friendly sweet treat offers so much flavour and chocolatey fun! It's a great one to make and enjoy with kids.
240 g (812 oz/1 cup) cacao butter
30 g (1 oz/14 cup) raw cacao powder, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla powder
1 heaped teaspoon maca powder
2 tablespoons rice malt syrup or raw honey,
or 1 teaspoon liquid stevia
25 g (1 oz/14 cup) desiccated coconut
Line a baking tray with baking paper. Melt the cacao butter in a heatproof bowl, over a saucepan of boiling water, stirring constantly. Stir in the cacao powder, vanilla powder, maca powder and rice malt syrup or raw honey (or the stevia) until combined. Set aside until thick enough to pipe. Pour the mixture into a piping (icing) bag and pipe it onto the baking paper, in a squiggly pattern, forming fingers about 15 cm (6 inches) long, and leaving space in between. (Alternatively, use a skewer to drag the mixture across the paper to create a pattern.) Top with the coconut and place in the fridge for about 1 hour to harden.
It will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for 2–3 weeks.
Recipes extracted from Supercharge Your Gut by Lee Holmes (Murdoch Books, £14.99). Photography by Steve Brown
About the author: Lee holds an Advanced Certificate in Food and Nutrition and is a yoga teacher, wholefoods chef and bestselling author of the Supercharged Food series. She has been featured in Glamour, BBC Good Food, The Sunday Times and Woman's Own. Find Lee at her award-winning blog, superchargedfood.com


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Torontonians can have an impact on City Hall decisions
Every month, City Council Committees meet and discuss a wide variety of issues. Torontonians can make a short 5-minute speech, called a deputation, on most issues. By making a deputation, you are providing Councillors with your perspective or the perspective of an organization you represent. The goal is to convince Councillors to take your thoughts, concerns and ideas into account.
Preparing and making a deputation is actually quite simple. Below are some steps you can follow to get Councillors to pay attention to your deputation.
Step 1: Sign up to depute
- Find the City Council Committee you want to speak to and contact the Committee Clerk to let them know what item you want to speak on.
Step 2: Write your speech
- Have a very clear and simple message (the "ask") that you can say in one line. Typically, it's either asking Councillors not to do something or asking them to do something they aren't planning to do.
- Remember, the "ask" must be something Councillors have the power to do. Asking something that only Provincial or Federal governments control, doesn't help your cause.
- If you are asking them to do something new, you must make it clear there is a problem that requires your solution.
- Tell a story, ideally one that involves you and your community, that shows what problem the "ask" will solve.
- Keep it simple and don't say anything that isn't true.
- Don't insult anyone (eg. staff, other stakeholders, politicians).
- Be sure you can make your speech in under 5 minutes (eg. no more than 700 words)
Step 3: Practice
- Read your speech out loud, preferably in front of someone you trust who understands your issue.
- Ask them for feedback to make sure you are being clear and concise. Revise, if needed.
Step 4: Print two copies
- Take two copies of your final speech: one to read from and a second one to give to the committee.
Step 5: Deliver your deputation
- The day before, contact the Committee Clerk and ask what time you might be speaking.
- Arrive on time at the correct Committee room. Go to the table with all the agenda items and find the list of names of speakers. Find out where you are on the list and then be prepared to wait. Sometimes you may have to sit around for a few hours before the Committee gets to your issue.
- When your time comes to speak, be calm. It's okay to have passion but try not to get angry.
- Don't ramble.
Step 6: Answering questions from councillors
- Councillors may ask you questions after you have delivered your deputation. Most of the time, the point will be to better understand what you said.
- Councillors may ask questions you cannot answer or don't want to answer. Only answer questions you feel comfortable answering.
Find out when you can depute
Community members can depute on specific issues in front of a Council Committee or a Subcommittee. To find a list of upcoming meetings, visit the Toronto City Council and Committees Meetings, Agendas and Minutes website. To stay up-to-date on issues and on opportunities to depute, sign up for Council Watch, the TEA email newsletter.


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I knew of Itmad-Ud-Daula also called Itmad-Ud-Daulah, but I had never been there. I knew Noorjehan built it for her parents as their final resting place – but that was all I knew. This time in Agra I got a chance to spend some time in this jewel-like building in white marble on the right bank of Yamuna. I heard stories of Noorjehan from our guides.
And now I recommend everyone going to Agra to must see this little wonder.
Story of Itmad-Ud-Daula
Itmad-Ud-Daula, the tongue twister title was given to Mirza Ghiyas Beg by Mughal emperor Jehangir, who was also his son-in-law. The story goes that Mirza Ghiyas Beg was a poor merchant in Persia. Who had no money to feed his newborn daughter? But this daughter was to change his fortunes and also make him immortal by building a beautiful tomb for him. Somehow the Mirza reached the Mughal court in Agra and was appointed a minister in the court of Jehangir. We would never know the correct sequence of events. But what finally happened is that Jehangir fell in love with the widowed daughter of Mirza and married her. She was none other than Noorjehan – claimed to be one the most beautiful and gifted women ever on the face of the earth.
In 1622, after Mirza Ghiyas passed away, daughter Noorjehan who was now the most powerful queen of India ordered this tomb to be built for her parents. Later her siblings were also buried in the same place.
Coincidentally Mirza Ghiyas Beg was also the grandfather of Mumtaz Mahal who is the woman buried in the Taj Mahal. It is said that Noorjehan wanted Shahjahan to marry her daughter from the first marriage. But Shahjahan fell for her brother's daughter and the rest is history.
Architectural elements of Itmad-Ud-Daula
This tomb is supposed to be the first all-marble building in India, setting a trend for white marble structures. Historians also put it as the first draft for the Taj Mahal although there are many other buildings that stake the same claim. Till this point, most buildings in Agra and around were built with red sandstone. I must mention here that the tall gates around this monument are still made of red sandstone. And have inlay work similar to that of entrance gates at Taj Mahal and Akbar's tomb. Even the platform on which the white tomb stands is made of red sandstone. Many other small structures within the complex are also in red sandstone that is found in abundance locally.
Persian & Indian Elements
There are both Persian and Indian elements in the architecture of this building. Arches and octagonal towers in the four corners of the tomb are Persian elements. The absence of a dome and the presence of closed kiosks and canopies on top are Indian influences. Though the building looks small, especially if you visit it after visiting the Taj Mahal or Agra Fort, or Akbar's tomb, the gardens around it are quite spread out. You realize this when you see it from the other side of the road. In fact, they say if you take an aerial view, this tomb looks like a small jewel box kept in a garden.
Ornate Ceilings
Typically in a tomb, elements like flower vases and fruits, cypress trees, wine bottles, and fishes are not painted. But they can be seen on the walls of the monument. The ceilings on top of the tombs of Ghiyas Beg and his wife are most ornate and comparable to the painted ceilings of Akbar's tomb at Sikandra. Ceilings are painted in rich colors with generous use of golden color.
Inlay Work
The outer walls are richly decorated with inlay work. Various stones like Carnelian, Jasper, Topaz, etc have been set in marble using the pietra dura technique. You primarily see a white structure with a lot of yellow and grey floral and geometric patterns on it. This is interspersed with the intricate jaali or latticework in white marble. Inside the tomb, most walls are painted.
Favorite Monument in Agra
When I asked my guide Aadil, which is his favorite monument in Agra – he said Itmad-Ud-Daula and this was before I saw it. I asked him why and he said – it has a delicate and feminine charm that no other building in Agra has. He went on to analyze that this is perhaps because a woman built it while all other buildings have been built by men. Or maybe it was a daughter's love for her parents that brings a certain softness to the structure. When I reached here, I still had his words in the back of my mind.
The pietra dura or inlay work here does not have the finesse of the work at Taj Mahal, and neither are the bold colors used here. But the structure as a whole does have an element of Delicacy to it, a hint of vulnerability compared to the air of invincibility that most other structures carry.
Do plan a couple of hours for this delicacy in marble when you visit Agra next time.
Recommend you read the following travel blog posts on places to visit in Uttar Pradesh.
Fatehpur Sikri – City routed in the Saint's blessing
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Coming from the impetuous creativity of "Proyecto Hipnotico" and Matteo Bruno, founder of Latin Hypnotic Dance Company, the single Salsumba is to be released together with an explosion of summer vitality. The single brings with itself the same warm atmosphere as the one of the season it has been decided to present itself.
Matteo Bruno's love for music and Latin-American dance, together with his experience acquired during his artistic training, allowed him to achieve the dream of creating a real dance company now required to perform in several events and meetings all over the world. Such an experience stimulated his innate desire for novelty taking him to express his tireless passion through singing.
His single that mixes dance and salsa genres in a series of grooves well assembled is rich in such an energy that is able to involve and incite the most unrestrained protagonists.
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Many Injured As Thugs Clash In Lagos
Many people were injured in the Ajah area of Lagos on Monday after hoodlums believed to be members of rival gangs clashed.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the clash was as a result of a long-standing feud between rival gangs in Ilaje and Ajah.
A police source who craved anonymity, told our correspondent that the clash was as a result of the collecting of money from Keke NAPEP operators.
The policeman added that fighting among the hoodlums had become a weekly affair and the police authorities were working on how find a lasting solution to the problem.
He said, "Around 9am, we received a distress call that hoodlums were fighting at Ilaje Bus Stop on the Lekki-Epe Expressway. So, we rushed down to the scene.
"Immediately we arrived there, the hoodlums took to their heels. The violence has become rampant now. Very soon, an armoured tank will be stationed there permanently to deter hoodlums from fighting."
However, PUNCH Metro learnt that many residents had fled the area until peace was restored.
Confirming the incident to our correspondent on the telephone, the spokesperson for the state police command, Ngozi Braide, said the area commander, Area J, was already having talks with the warring factions.
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Politico has published its annual "Politico 50," a list of "50 ideas blowing up American politics (and the people behind them)." Among those included in this year's list is Florida State's Attorney Aramis Ayala, who made headlines earlier this year when she announced that she would not pursue the death penalty in the case of Markeith Loyd, who was accused of killing an Orlando police officer.
In response to Ayala's stance, Gov. Rick Scott reassigned not only the Loyd case but all of Ayala's first-degree murder cases to another prosecutor, prompting Ayala to challenge his decision in the Florida Supreme Court.
Ayala told Politico, "When you get caught in this volley of 'soft on crime,' 'hard on crime,' you lose the concept of just being right on crime. Let's just be right. It's not a favor to criminals—it's just doing right by the communities we serve."
When Ayala announced her decision not to pursue the death penalty, she gave important and specific reasons why, including studies that have shown it provides no public safety benefits, it is not a deterrent and it ends up costing the state more than cases in which the defendant is sentenced to life in prison. She also said that the death penalty provides victims' families with false hope.
"Some victims will support and some will surely oppose my decision, but I have learned that [the] death penalty traps many victims' families in [a] decades-long cycle of uncertainty," Ayala said in March. " ... I cannot in good faith look a victim's family in the face and promise that a death sentence handed down in our courts will ever result in execution."
Politico sees Ayala as the "highest-profile figure" in a new wave of district attorneys using their prosecutorial discretion to create criminal-justice reform and address racial disparities in the legal system.
To that end, Ayala has introduced a new initiative that prevents juveniles from getting a permanent record just for being stopped by police if they are not actually arrested or charged with a crime.
As to the death penalty battle, Ayala lost her case against Scott when the Florida Supreme Court ruled that he does have the authority to reassign first-degree murder cases to a different prosecutor.
Following that decision, Ayala announced at a Sept. 1 news conference that she respected the decision and would be creating a death penalty review panel in her office that would independently evaluate whether or not to seek the death penalty in murder cases.
Ayala said at the time that creating the panel would remove the rationale for reassigning her cases in the first place.
"I don't think at this point there's any basis to remove cases because I'm following the law," Ayala told reporters at the news conference.
The death penalty panel will be made up of six prosecuting attorneys as well as any attorneys assigned to prosecuting a particular case. If the panel comes to a unanimous decision that the death penalty is appropriate in the case, then it will make that recommendation to Ayala.
"It is worth noting that I have invested my authority into the review panel and have no intention of usurping that authority which I granted," Ayala said.
Ayala told Politico that her death penalty stance was a "smart-on-crime conclusion" based on research that shows murder rates in general are no lower in capital punishment states.
She argues that prosecutors need the latitude to be able to make decisions that are "based on data and research and information, not because 'we've always done it that way,'" and that "strike that proper balance of public safety and fairness."
We need more prosecutors like Ayala in our criminal-justice system.
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The Dag Hammarskjöld and Law library and the UN collection
The Dag Hammarskjöld and Law Library is part of a worldwide network of UN depository libraries, which all offer free access to UN documents, reports, books and other printed and electronic sources. The United Nations considers free access to information a key democratic principle and is committed to making information about its programmes and operations available to the public.
Uppsala University Library is the largest UN library in the Nordic countries.
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The UN collection
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UN archive(download list as pdf, 3,4 MB). A list of UN documentation in print, from 1946 until 1992, that you find in the Dag Hammarskjöld and Law library collection.
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The video quality is bad. The audio quality is worse. It's thirty years old, easy. None of these singers are showing up in Victoria's Secret catalogs anytime soon. There'll be no fist-pumping sisters gettin' loud segue into the trite Respect, which I always think of as an Otis Redding song anyway.
Is there anything this good on TV now? Is anybody making music this sophisticated any more, and marrying it to a vision with musicians and singers who can carry it? And if they did, would we know enough to point a camera at it? We point cameras at most everything nowadays, ask Paris Hilton; why is this so rare, and wonderful?
It's church music and tin pan alley and a hint of Beale Street. As far as Aretha Franklin is concerned, it's about as obscure a number as she has, although it was a hit at the time. It's undoubtedly my favorite of everything she's ever done.
The cicadas trill outside. The breeze, freighted with myriad scents from the garden, comes softly through the window. The cat dozes on the chair. The birds are a quiet riot. The sun is warming to its task.
Aretha is singing.


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vROps Memory Metric Collection Changes in 6.7 & 7.0+
With vROps prior to 6.7, Memory metrics have caused confusion when comparing the memory metrics generated from vSphere to the metrics generated from the Ep Ops management agent installed on the guest OS. Currently, the metrics shown from the vSphere data collection are memory metrics as seen from the ESXi host layer / VMkernel. This value is at times largely different to the guest OS memory metrics, as explained below. I have a blog post here which explains the different memory metrics in vROps prior to 6.7
Active memory is the "amount of memory that is actively used, as estimated by the VMkernel based on recently touched memory pages". For example, although Windows processed have allocated 3GB / 4GB on a VM, only 500MB is actually being actively touched, so the VMkernel reports the active memory as 500MB.
Consumed memory is the "amount of host physical memory consumed by a virtual machine, host, or cluster". "VM consumed memory = memory granted – memory saved due to memory sharing". This means that Consumed memory can include memory that the guest OS considers free. When comparing Task Manager memory usage to the Consumed Memory metric, you will see that Consumed Memory is almost always larger.
vROps currently relies on Active Memory when calculating utilization and demand. This resulted in the memory utilization always appearing lower than what you see in the guest OS. Active memory is used by the capacity engine, which means that sizing requirements are also based on Active Memory, resulting is quite aggressive recommendations.
In vROps 6.7 & 7.0, several significant changes were made and notably the metric Guest|Needed Memory (KB) which is collected by VMware Tools is now used to greatly improve the quality of projection from the capacity engine as well as rightsizing. The Memory|Usage (%) metric has been changed to prefer Guest|Needed Memory (KB) collected from Vmware Tools, and now fails back to Memory|Non Zero Active (KB) if it's not available.
Typically, you would see that Guest|Needed Memory (KB) and Memory|Utilization (KB) are nearly identical (unless there is an issue collecting the metric from VMware Tools). Memory|Utilization (KB) is the metric used by the cpacity engine and therefore rightsizing recommendations. As you can see, it's advantageous to ensure that Guest|Needed Memory (KB) is collecting from VMware Tools to get the best quality recommendations. The formula for the Memory|Utilization (KB) metric is below.
If VMware Tools is collecting…
Memory|Utilization (KB) = Guest|Needed Memory (KB) + ( Guest|Page In Rate per second * Guest|Page Size (KB) ) + Memory|Total Capacity (KB) – Guest|Physically Usable Memory (KB).
Memory|Usage (%) will prefer Guest|Needed Memory (KB)
If VMware Tools is not collecting…
Memory|Utilization (KB) = Memory|Consumed (KB)
Memory|Usage (%) will prefer Memory|Non Zero Active (KB)
This change allows you to use Memory|Usage (%) to show an aggressive percentage and Memory|Workload (%) to show a conservative percentage in dashboards and reports.
Source: https://blogs.vmware.com/


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Last week, the New York Times ran a short item on the announcement of a new English-language database at the Louvre. The database is called Atlas and can be accessed here:
The announcement was made in a news release by the group American Friends of the Louvre, which provided a $380,000 grant for the database. The database, called Atlas, will provide information on 22,000 works of art from the Louvre, as well as high-resolution images and the locations of works and galleries within the museum. That represents about 80 percent of the works available on the French-language version of Atlas, which catalogs 26,000 of the 35,000 works on permanent display at the Louvre.
Louvre Online to Open English Database (Artsbeat/New York Times)


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The New Jersey Devils lead the Florida Panthers, 1-0, after one period in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series at the Prudential Center.
Steve Bernier gave New Jersey the lead, scoring at the 16:37 mark to open the scoring. Bernier found a loose puck near the side wall, and fired a shot toward the crease. The puck went through the legs of Scott Clemmensen, who kicked the puck into the back of the net.
The score was Bernier's second of the postseason.
New Jersey outshot Florida, 13-6, during the opening period. At one point, the Devils recorded 11 of 12 shots, but a late flurry of opportunities by the Panthers shrunk the deficit. Martin Brodeur was perfect, stopping all 13 shots.
The Devils, who have lost five consecutive elimination games, can force Game 7 on Thursday night with a win.
Clemmensen, the former Devil, was in net for the Panthers' 4-0 loss in Game 4. Jose Theodore, who posted his second career playoff shutout in Game 5, is out with an injury.


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On 2016-12-01 16:05, Daniel Golle wrote: > Hi Sukru, > > On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 08:52:57PM +0000, Sukru Senli wrote: >> Hi Daniel, >> >> Regarding (Phase 2 - ubus rpc proxy), I had opened a thread in October: >> https://lists.openwrt.org/pipermail/openwrt-devel/2016-October/042252.html >> >> Currently we are working on a solution where multiple OpenWrt devices share >> a common ubus which allows us to control all devices from a single point. >> >> Our initial development is based on websockets (we have replaced uhttpd with >> our websocket solution). ACL is still handled by rpcd. >> >> Once we are done with the initial development, we are planning to share the >> code with the community so that anyone who is interested can try it out and >> provide feedback and/or contribute. >> >> As the next step we were planning to investigate another approach where >> websockets are not used for proxying but instead a lower level ubus >> proxying, ubus monitor, and ubus ACLs (instead of rpcd) are used. >> >> If you agree that we are trying to achieve the same goal here, maybe we >> should see how we can cooperate. > > I was following your posts and do believe there is quite some overlap. > It would thus be feasible to generalize the common parts (ubus call > proxy, ubus service proxy, ubus remote monitor) by agreeing on a shared > interface the actual implementations shall use. In that way, people > can choose whether they want WebSockets, TR-069 or a suitable P2P > framework depending on their specific needs. > Has anything of your current approach at IOPSYS been made available > publicly (eg. on github?) > > From what I can tell there is also some overlap with Felix' proposed > System Configuration Abstraction Layer, just that my envisioned use > exceeds system configuration as it includes sensors, events and actors > rather than just access to a configuration model. If it makes sense, I'd be open to extending my abstraction layer to make it suitable for your use case as well. Feel free to propose changes to it if you like. - Felix
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Cat-Tracts in my Eye
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I'm so glad that you got treatment right away. Hopefully the drops will work.ReplyDelete
Take care of those eyeballs, Mollie Jo. I inherited a condition called PRA and I'll eventually lose my sight, but my medicine is really helping me a lot right now so I'll be able to see a lot longer than without the meds. You need your eyeballs so you can take care of Buttercup!ReplyDelete
Definitely take care of those eyeballs! Miss TaiChi wasn't ever keen on that thingy that poked her in the eye to take her eyeball pressure, if you stay on top of it, you'll be able to keep an eye on your servants for many years to come!ReplyDelete
*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus
You take care and take it easy. Our ancient Pip says being old sucks too. Sending POTP to you. Have a terrific Tuesday.ReplyDelete
Best wishes Molly
You have some pretty great people taking care of you and putting the med drops in your ye every night. They love you lots.ReplyDelete
At least you get some snuggles and kisses along with your medicine. We hope it helps you keep your eyes working well.ReplyDelete
Millie & Walter
Sounds good. We will continue to send good vibes your wayReplyDelete
Benny & Lily
It sounds like you are being really good about it. I don't like that kind of stuff. I hope it helps you lots and lots.ReplyDelete
Loveys Sasha


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There are two sides to Long Island's oyster-studded eastern tip. Take the South Fork and you hit the Hamptons, but take the quieter North Fork and you'll reach Long Island's many family-run vineyards and farms, eventually reaching the quaint seaside village of Greenport.
Just like its buzzier southern neighbor, North Fork can be reached easily from NYC in a few hours for a day trip or weekend escape either by the Long Island Rail Road, by car, or by chartering a private bus.
Of course most visitors come here to spend the day tasting the region's grapes of which there's something for just about everyone's palate (and you're never more than an eight-minute drive from one vineyard to the next), but design fiends, antique-shoppers, seafood enthusiasts, and nature lovers will have plenty to add to their itinerary too.
Here's how to raise a glass and navigate this laid-back north-eastern spot.
With over 35 vineyards in this small part of Long Island to choose from, it's good to be picky. Rosé fans should make a beeline to hideaway Croteaux, a fairytale garden with a 200-year-old tasting barn that transports you to Provence and makes and serves rosé, only.
Cozy Shinn Estate Vineyards is set on a rustic farmhouse inn (they have four guestrooms) with a 25-acre vineyard as its views. Settle into your glass and charcuterie in the garden terrace or on the beanbags by the vines. Guided tours are available on most Saturdays & Sundays at 1:30 p.m. There's also a vineyard walk & winery tour available.
You'll want plenty of time to sip and stay at Kontokosta Winery. This design-led tasting house sits on a waterfront, wind-powered farm in Greenport with sweeping views of the vineyard and the Long Island Sound.
Bedell Cellars, family-owned and operating for more than 35 years, is a North Fork institution and is the spot to come for vineyard dinners, live music and if you're part of their Wine Club, sunset cruises over the Peconic Bay.
Related: How to Make the Most of Your Summer Trip to Martha's Vineyard
Those in need of a break from the grape can quench their thirst with a fresh beer at Greenport Harbor Brewing Co or Days Like These, the downstairs bar at Lin Beach House. Or if you want to step things up another level, blend your own signature botanical spirit at Matchbook Distilling Co.
This summer, beloved Greenport restaurant Noah's celebrates its 10th season (there's a new 10-year dinner menu to honor the occasion). This spot is known for its fresh seasonal and local fare, and due to its success, it's best to make reservations for dinner.
For breakfast, hit Bruce & Son—a buzzy hub open Fridays to Sundays. Come here for food like lemon scones, masala toast, and regular avocado and egg brunch favorites.
Little Creek Oyster Farm & Market is the go-to place for oysters (you can shuck your own if you so wish) and local beer. It's a snug 140-year-old former bait and tackle shop along Greenport's dock. The U-shuck oyster bar is also planning to open The Station by Little Creek inside a 1920s-era fishing building at Port of Egypt Marine in the coming months.
For Italian-by-way-of-Long Island fare head to Barba Bianca. Open Thursdays to Sundays for dinner you can expect fresh focaccia, fish and meats that "goes beyond farm to table" as produce and proteins come from farms, foragers and fishermen within a 5-mile radius.
Related: The Best Last-minute Labor Day Weekend Getaways From Los Angeles and New York
Check into the recently renovated Sound View Greenport. Designed by Brooklyn-based firm Studio Tack—the team behind cool boutique hotels like Casa Bonay in Barcelona and Scribner's Catskill Lodge in Upstate New York—the 55-room inn harkens the retro-cool design of 1950s motels.
Other stylish lodges include American Beech, Lin Beach House, The Duncan Inn, and Greenporter Hotel.
Pack a picnic (and maybe rent a bike) and make for Orient Beach State Park, a 363-acre strip of beach and maritime forest with views of Plum Island and the Orient Point Lighthouse nearby. For a weekend on the water, Peconic Water Sports will help you charter wakeboards, jet skis, and boats.
To return to Provence post-or-pre your rosé at Croteaux, stop by Lavender By the Bay, a lavender field that's open every day from June through September (when blooms are at their most spectacular). Follow their social media pages to see the state of their blooms, but their gift shop stocking lavender pillow sprays, eye pillows, oils, soaps and more is worth a stop at all time of year.
As you drive in from the city you'll pass by many handmade signs on the side of the road by farms flogging everything from cheese to pies to fresh vegetables and sauces. It's hard not to pick up some tasty souvenirs from Sang Lee Farms and Briermere Farms.
Treasure hunters can while away an afternoon and pick up a good book at Burton's Bookstore then wander over to Beall and Bell to scope out some antiques.


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"Trade war? What trade war?" Alex Veiga reports for The Associated Press. "Wall Street shrugged off the escalation of a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies Friday after the U.S. imposed tariffs on billions in Chinese goods and China responded in kind."
"After a wobbly start, U.S. stocks were moving broadly higher, placing the market on track for a weekly gain after two weeks of losses," Veiga reports. "The market's reaction suggests investors are betting that Washington and Beijing will work out a deal before their trade dispute begins to weigh on corporate profits and the global economy."
"Investors also welcomed new data Friday from the government showing that U.S. employers kept up a brisk pace of hiring last month, without having to hike wages much. Markets have been watching to see if tight labor market conditions would force wages higher, a sign of inflation.," Veiga reports. "The Labor Department said that U.S. employers added 213,000 jobs in June. Average hourly pay rose just 2.7 percent from a year earlier, which means that after adjusting for inflation wages remain nearly flat."
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Mr. Market shrugs.
The United States is insisting that all countries that have placed artificial Trade Barriers and Tariffs on goods going into their country, remove those Barriers & Tariffs or be met with more than Reciprocity by the U.S.A. Trade must be fair and no longer a one way street!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2018
I'm cognizant that in both the U.S. and China, there have been cases where everyone hasn't benefited, where the benefit hasn't been balanced. My belief is that one plus one equals three. The pie gets larger, working together. — Apple CEO Tim Cook, March 24, 2018
At least half of the popular fallacies about economics come from assuming that economic activity is a zero-sum game, in which what is gained by someone is lost by someone else. But transactions would not continue unless both sides gained, whether in international trade, employment, or renting an apartment. — Thomas Sowell, June 14, 2006
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The Trump administration told Apple it would not place tariffs on iPhones assembled in China – June 19, 2018
Chinese stocks end at 2-year low, Apple suppliers sink on trade-war concerns – June 19, 2018
Why Apple CEO Tim Cook is acting like tech's top diplomat – June 18, 2018
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Belonging Plus+ is the NBSS transition and transfer programme that partner schools implement with incoming first years. The programme is tailored to the specific needs of each school.Transition and transfer is an area of focus in NBSS partner schools as the move from primary to post-primary is a crucial stage in a young person's educational career.
Hargreaves (1996) highlights how transfer is a time of triple transition as students negotiate the move from childhood to adolescence, from one institutional context to another and from established social groups into new social relations. Research also points to how transitions and transfers makes a difference to students' progress. Rudduck et al. (1999) point out that the social upheavals of the move to post-primary are "…so preoccupying that it is difficult for students, unless the school intervenes in a positive way, to focus on the 'seriousness of learning'. If students are not helped during the early period of their new school to sustain their excitement about learning and develop individual routines for managing learning, then they may have difficulties with progress later." The decline in progress, and in commitment to and engagement with learning and school, can occur not just at the point of transfer from one school to another but also at points of transition within a school, from one year to another.
In Ireland, 'Moving Up: The Experiences of First Year Students in Post-Primary Education', (Smith et al., 2004) examined the experiences of over 900 students in their first year at post-primary school and highlighted how schools can ease the transition to post-primary education. For example by:
- Developing links with feeder primary schools so that students become familiar with their new school.
- Having an induction day, specific personnel (such as class tutors) and student mentors who act as a 'buddy' for younger students, to help students to settle into the new school and progress academically.
- Having effective anti-bullying policies and structures to involve teachers and students in decision-making within the school in order to bring about a positive school climate – the research showed that many first year students reported being bullied by other students.
- Developing greater links between the primary and post-primary sectors through common elements of teacher training, transfer of information on the curriculum covered, co-operation in curriculum development and the transfer of good practice relating to teaching methods.
- Providing 'taster' programmes to incoming 1st years.
- Providing a range of subjects with a more practical emphasis to promote student interest in school.
- Monitoring progress and targeting support in the early phase of first year. Over one tenth of the students surveyed in the report received learning support in first year. However, a third of those who did not receive such help would have liked extra support with their lessons.
The move to post primary also occurs at a particular stage of development. Over the last decade, much research has focused on the particular needs of early adolescents and on effective teaching and learning in these years of schooling. Early adolescence (11yrs-15yrs) is seen as a particular phase of development, a time when there are changes in cognition, changes in friend and peer relationships, changes in family relationships, as well as physical changes. To accommodate the developmental needs of young adolescents as well as to facilitate continuity of learning from primary to second level there is a need for stimulating and nurturing leaning environments e.g. creative timetabling, curriculum delivery, flexible use of space and innovative teaming of teachers and students.
NBSS team members work with schools in the assessment, planning, design and implementation of the Belonging Plus+ transition and transfer programme that takes account of the social, emotional and personal aspects of transition, as well as the learning and thinking skills needed to succeed at second level.
In its work the NBSS finds the five bridges (Galton et al. 1999; Barber, 1999) a useful framework for planning, developing and evaluating the Belonging Plus+ transition and transfer programme with schools.
The Five Bridges of Transition
1. The Administrative Bridge:
The communication of pupil records both personal and academic and administrative meetings between school staff. Includes, for example: Micra and Sigma T scores, work samples, reports, parent meetings, etc.
2. The Social and Emotional Bridge:
To ensure that primary pupils become familiar with their secondary school prior to transition and feel comfortable and confident with the changes of teachers, key school routines, new peer group and physical surroundings. Includes, for example: transfer passports or diaries, identifying and responding to student anxieties, recognising and dealing with relationship and friendship issues, tackling bullying and the fear of bullying, creating a culture where achievement is valued, mentor/buddy systems, etc.
3. The Curriculum Bridge:
To ensure curriculum continuity between phases so that post primary teachers can develop existing levels of achievement and attainment rather than seeing the secondary curriculum as a 'blank slate'. Includes for example: teachers on in 6th class and 1st year knowing and understanding the curriculum taught by each other, teacher observations across schools, creating bridging units that link work started in 6th and further developed in 1st year, joint primary and post primary CPD focused on transition and transfer, developing learning mentor systems, etc.
4. The Pedagogic Bridge:
To develop cross phase links between teachers of 6th class and 1st yr to ensure a consistency in pedagogic approaches in the classroom. Includes, for example: teaching styles and skills, learning styles, learner profiles or passports, using methodologies familiar to students as well as engaging students in new ways of teaching and learning, building on and developing students' learning skills and strategies, etc.
5. The Management of Learning Bridge:
To ensure that students are aware of the challenges of transition and are given the opportunity to make their own decisions and to add their voice as active participants. To best facilitate their own learning students need to be given strategies which will develop and enhance their 'learning skills' and actively encourage them to become 'professional learners'. Includes, for example: helping students to know more about themselves as learners and reflect on what and how they are learning, helping students understand the criteria for success in various aspects of their school life, helping students understand how learning in the early years of second level can impact on future learning, identifying and communicating the learning needs of individual students, advising staff on the strategies that can be used to address these issues, developing learning mentor systems, etc.
Many NBSS partner schools teachers have developed innovative approaches as part of the NBSS Belonging Plus+ transition and transfer programme, such as:
· Holding joint primary and post-primary staff meetings to discuss issues and develop ideas in relation to transition and transfer.
· Continuing with a subject topic in the first term of post-primary which was started in the last term of 6th class.
· Creating 'Passports to Second-Level' with students in 6th class and further developing these with students during the 1st year induction programme.
· Developing transition and transfer programmes that span first year and extend into second and third year.
· Explicitly teaching social and emotional literacy skills, behaviour for learning skills and learning and thinking skills to1st year students.
· Building on and linking with literacy programmes taught at primary.
· Developing peer mentoring and learning mentoring support systems.
In addition to working with schools in the planning, design and implementation of Belonging Plus+ the NBSS also works with schools on reviewing, evaluating and adapting the Belonging Plus+ programmme to meet the needs of each school, on an ongoing basis.


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Elizabeth Cousins1,
Peter Gill1,
Nick Newman2 and
Yvonne Stokes1
1. School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA
Sadly, at 11pm on 11 March 2009, a little short of his 70th birthday, Professor Ernest Oliver (Ernie) Tuck died from prostate cancer. His battle lasted almost two years from the time of diagnosis, but none of the treatments he underwent were able to successfully arrest its progress. Without doubt, Australia has lost one of its leading applied mathematicians and the world has lost a notable fluid mechanist.
Many will remember the last ANZIAM (Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics) conference Ernie attended, in Katoomba, February 2008, and the talk he gave there. It epitomised his love of mathematics and the joy he experienced in telling others about it. Early on in the conference, he was struck by great pain due to the spread of cancer to his bones. It was clear to those who knew him that he was very ill. But he still delivered his talk - on the Riemann zeta function (!) - at the scheduled time, with the usual enthusiasm, walking of the floor, gesticulations, and writing on the whiteboard, and he thoroughly enjoyed doing so. We suspect he did not feel any pain during that seminar, as he was totally engaged with the thrill of giving a mathematical talk! His enthusiasm was so infectious it has since led to a publication by a member of the audience, Sir Michael Berry of the University of Bristol (with P. Shukla): "Tuck's incompressibility function: statistics of zeta zeros and eigenvalues", J. Phys. A 41 (2008) 385202. Ernie was chuffed by the appearance of his name in that title. The title also amused him; to quote Ernie from December last year, "I am not entirely sure what Berry means by 'incompressibility'; it certainly has nothing to do with fluids."
Ernie loved both teaching and research in mathematics. He was an enthusiastic and passionate teacher, from first year university calculus (he certainly did avoid linear algebra) through to specialised fourth year courses on such subjects as Aerodynamics. He inspired his undergraduate students, as well as his higher degree research students. He treated his research students as colleagues and friends, something they much appreciated. In addition, they soon learned to admire and value his insight. It wasn't always an easy road for his research students. There was a time when Ernie was Dean of the Faculty of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, with many administrative duties, in addition to his teaching and research, four PhD students and a research assistant. But through such circumstances he taught his students to stand on their own two feet and believe in their research, something which they have greatly appreciated since completing their PhDs.
Ernie was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He and his younger brother were raised by their mother after his father, a World War II veteran, was killed in an automobile accident when Ernie was just 6 years old. This family tragedy had a happy consequence later, when Ernie met his future wife and often-acknowledged best friend, Helen, at a Legacy gathering for children of military veterans.
Ernie was an undergraduate student at The University of Adelaide from 1956-1959, and received his First Class Honours Degree in Mathematics in 1960, supervised and mentored by Professor Ren Potts. Ren's interests in Operations Research and Statistics rubbed off on his student, and provided the topic of Ernie's first research paper, "Stability of following in two dimensions", Operations Research, 9 (1961) 479-495. After completing his Honours degree, Ernie won a Legacy Scholarship that funded his postgraduate studies at the University of Cambridge. Ernie was both proud and grateful for this opportunity provided by Legacy, and remained strongly attached to Cambridge throughout his life. Thus at the close of 1960, having proposed to Helen the day before, he embarked by ship to the UK to study at the University of Cambridge. Helen followed Ernie to Cambridge after his first year, and they were married in the chapel of Trinity College in 1961.
Ernie's PhD supervisor was Professor Fritz Ursell, a major figure in British Applied Mathematics and, currently, Emeritus Professor at the University of Manchester. In addition to Ursell's influence, Ernie's subsequent focus on ship hydrodynamics and related fields may be attributed to his observations on the long voyage to England, and to a deep inquisitiveness in science, technology, and engineering applications. Another possible connection with the field of hydrodynamics is suggested by the fact that Sir Horace Lamb had been the first Professor of Mathematics at The University of Adelaide.
With guidance and encouragement from Ursell, Ernie focused his PhD research on one of the first applications of slender-body theory to ships. Ernie's approach was revolutionary, based on the method of matched asymptotic expansions, and applied to the prediction of the wave resistance of a ship moving in steady motion on the free surface. When Ursell moved to Manchester after Ernie's first year, an arrangement was made where Ernie spent his second year at Cambridge and his third at Manchester. After his second year he participated in a small meeting held at Wageningen, Netherlands, which was organized primarily to discuss his research and the complementary work of Gerrit Vossers on the same topic. That meeting was supported by the US Office of Naval Research. In 1963 Ernie was awarded a PhD for his thesis entitled "The steady motion of a slender ship". Clearly Ernie was an early adopter of the three-year rule for PhD completions!
After Cambridge, Ernie moved to a position at the David Taylor Model Basin, a US Naval Laboratory, to work with Francis Ogilvie and Nick Newman. This facility is a major laboratory, with a number of towing and modelling tanks inside a most impressive building almost exactly one kilometre long. Ernie and Helen's first son, Warren, was born during this time. From there Ernie moved to the California Institute of Technology, to work with Ted Wu.
Then, in December 1967, the family returned to Australia where Ernie took up a Readership at The University of Adelaide. The story of his return to Adelaide is a little intriguing. Apparently a former colleague of Ernie at the David Taylor Model Basin received a request for a reference for Ernie from what he described as "that other University in Adelaide" (in 1967 that of course was a unique specification). The requested reference was provided but another letter was sent to Ren Potts at The University of Adelaide asking the question, "how could you let such a talented person" go elsewhere in Adelaide? Clearly Ren could not, and the rest is history. After his return to Adelaide Ernie and Helen's second son, Geoff, was born. In 1974, at the age of just 34, Ernie was promoted to a Personal Chair. On the retirement of Professor Ren Potts in 1990, Ernie then became the Chair of Applied Mathematics and also the Elder Professor of Applied Mathematics (named after Sir Thomas Elder, a renowned Australian pastoralist, businessman and benefactor of the University). Ernie held those positions until his retirement in June 2002. During his time in Applied Mathematics he frequently held the position of Head of Department and he was also Dean of the Faculty of Mathematical and Computer Sciences from 1993 to 1996.
On his retirement he was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus. He really did not retire from research at all but continued the work he loved - supervising research students, pursuing his research interests, collaborating with colleagues, writing papers and grant applications, attending conferences, organising the ICTAM 2008 conference, and more. Even near the very end he was fervently hoping to attend the February 2009 ANZIAM conference, and was bitterly disappointed that his health did not allow this. Ernie did however live to see his final research student, Leo Lazauskas, qualify for his PhD early this year.
Ernie's primary field of expertise was fluid mechanics. He worked on a wide variety of topics related to ship hydrodynamics, aerodynamics, acoustics, bio-fluid mechanics, and numerical analysis. His contributions to these fields were based primarily on analytic methods, but early on in his career 'high-speed' mainframe computers were becoming useful to scientists and engineers on a broad scale and Ernie was quick to embrace the developing field of numerical computation. This enabled him to produce practical and illustrative results based on his theoretical analyses. One of his most exciting computations was for the nonlinear waves generated by a submerged two-dimensional dipole in steady motion (J Fluid Mech, 22 (1965) 401-414). The streamlines include jets emerging from the free surface, which generated much discussion; Helen embroidered a splendid wall hanging with images of the streamlines.
Ernie had great expertise as a modeller, and published over 170 articles, with the vast majority being in the top journals in fluid mechanics; his papers are clear, concise, and stimulating. He also had a personal interest in games theory, and published articles on both blackjack and backgammon. After retirement Ernie became interested in Riemann's Hypothesis and wrote three papers in this area. This is usually regarded as a rather "Pure" mathematical area but Ernie realized that the analytical skills honed in his hydrodynamic research could find application here. We have already referred to a recent publication citing his work in this area. For a complete list of Ernie's publications, see www.maths.adelaide.edu.au/ernie.tuck/.
Ernie's research is characterized by the recognition of new or unsolved problems, application of novel mathematical methods, and careful numerical analysis. He was particularly adept at solving complex problems with simple approximations, as in his applications of matched asymptotic expansions. When he first employed this method to analyse the wave resistance of slender ships it was relatively new, and unknown to most. Subsequently he found other problems to which the same method was applicable, including the 'squat' of ships in shallow water, various types of flow or wave transmission through small gaps, end effects on blunt slender bodies, and bodies moving near a plane wall or in close proximity to other bodies. Several other topics which recur throughout the list of his publications include the strip theory of ship motions, Michell's thin-ship theory of wave resistance, planing, bodies with zero wave resistance, nonlinear free-boundary problems, numerical solution of integral equations, low-Reynolds number flows, wave resistance of multihull vessels, and lifting-surface theory.
Ernie's work on 'squat' (or sinkage) of ships in shallow water is an interesting example of his international stature in the field of ship hydrodynamics. He was asked to work on this problem soon after he arrived at the David Taylor Model Basin, motivated by the grounding of an aircraft carrier in the Gulf of Mexico. His brilliant analysis, which combined slender-body theory with the governing equations for shallow-water waves, revealed the nonlinear effect of a ship's speed on squat, particularly in the vicinity of the critical Froude number. He first reported his results in discussion of a paper by German researchers, where he showed how his elegantly simple theory could explain their experimental results. Subsequently he published this seminal work in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 26 (1966) 81-95. He also simplified the essential results in Navigation (The Journal of the Australian Institute of Navigation), 3 (1970) 321-324, for the benefit of ship operators. The importance of his work was recognized after a widely publicised accident: on 7 August 1992 the famous Cunard flagship Queen Elizabeth 2 struck a shoal after leaving Martha's Vineyard, enroute to New York. The ship was behind schedule, operating at high speed, and passed over a shoal area because neither the pilot nor the ship's officers understood how the speed affected the squat. Ernie took a great interest in this accident, and subsequently he contributed a lucid overview of squat to the Workshop on Ship Squat in Restricted Waters held in Washington, October 1995.
In 1988 Ernie was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and, in 1996, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. Being a Fellow of both academies is a rare distinction and a recognition of Ernie's success in both scientific work and in application. In 1999, Ernie was awarded the Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal from the Australian Academy of Science, which is awarded once every two years and recognises outstanding achievement by a scientist in Australia for research in mathematics or physics. In 1999 he was also awarded the ANZIAM Medal by the Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM) society, a division of the Australian Mathematical Society. This medal has been awarded every two years since 1995 for research achievements and contributions to Applied Mathematics and ANZIAM, and Ernie was the third recipient. It is worth noting that the first ANZIAM Medal was awarded to Ren Potts. This reflects the extraordinary strength of Adelaide Applied Mathematics in the era of Ren Potts and Ernie Tuck. Ernie was also the proud recipient of a Centenary Medal from the Federal Government at the time of our national centenary (2001).
An international award of which Ernie was proud was his selection as the Georg Weinblum Memorial Lecturer for 1990-1991. Named after an internationally famous ship hydrodynamicist the award required Ernie to deliver the Memorial Lecture firstly in Berlin (1990) and later in Washington in 1991.
In addition to frequent participation in ANZIAM conferences, Ernie made many longer trips to attend the (ONR) Symposia on Naval Hydrodynamics, IUTAM Congresses, the International Workshops on Water Waves and Floating Bodies (IWWWFB), etc. He was particularly active in small informal meetings, stimulated no doubt by his early exposure to seminars at Cambridge, the ad hoc meeting in Wageningen, and his early membership of the Analytical Ship-Wave Panel (H-5) of the US Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.
Ernie successfully supervised 25 PhD and 4 research Masters students during his time at the University of Adelaide. At his retirement symposium in January 2003, 16 of these students were able to attend, a number of whom travelled great distances for the occasion. This aptly demonstrates the very high esteem in which Ernie was held by his students. During the period in the mid 90s when Ernie was Dean and then on Study Leave, he made his departmental office over to his research assistant and 4 postgraduates - including open access to his whole library. This provided a great (if crowded) atmosphere for the inhabitants, each of whom went on to write at least three papers with Ernie. At about the same time in the period between 1993 and 2001 Ernie's students were awarded best student paper at the annual ANZIAM conference on 4 separate occasions.
Ernie was very interested in promoting mathematics in general and particularly in motivating young people towards an interest in maths, both through his teaching and by other means. As part of this interest he and a long-time friend, Professor Neville de Mestre of Bond University, produced a book aimed at secondary school students, titled "Computer Ecology and Chaos" and published in 1991.
Ernie was Chair of the ANZIAM Society for two years and Deputy Chair for three years. He was Editor of the main Australian Applied Maths Journal - now the ANZIAM Journal - for eight years from 1985-1992. He was an early advocate of LaTeX, and in 1992 he established TeXAdel, an organization responsible for automating the production of the Australian Mathematical Society journals.
Very recently and, remarkably, while his health was already very much affected, Ernie was the President of the ICTAM (International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) 2008, held in Adelaide in August last year. ICTAM is held every 4 years and attracts approximately 1000 delegates, so that this was a major contribution by Ernie to his discipline. Some may recall the pleasure he expressed during the conference opening that he was able to be there and participate as its President.
Everyone who knew Ernie knew he had a warm and loving personality. He was shy as a young man, but never shy about maths, or his family. He loved Helen dearly, and their two sons Warren and Geoff. Later, after Warren and Geoff had grown up and married, their families were at the centre of his life. He doted on his young grandchildren, spending as much time as possible with them over the last few years. He loved playing rough and tumble games with his youngest granddaughter Samantha, and then he became the clown. He enjoyed seeing granddaughter Georgia bring her dog into the hospice in his last week, and was touched that another, eight year old Isabel, was saving her money for a plane ticket from Hobart to Adelaide so that she could come to see him. Just several days before his death, he was watching his oldest grandchild, Matthew, play cricket, as he had done on many other Saturdays. Ernie loved other sports also, including Australian Rules football, and basketball. He also loved playing backgammon, bridge, blackjack, ... though he could not resist analysing the games mathematically! Another simple activity that gave him much pleasure was going for long drives with Helen, on weekends, or on trips to interstate conferences. His father's love of motorcycles possibly led to Ernie's love of cars; he frequently attended the Rowley Park Speedway before it closed. Again, mathematics came into this leisure activity: in his honours lectures on aerodynamics, he also talked about using spoilers to produce negative lift to keep sports cars glued to the road.
To honour Ernie and continue his legacy a new fellowship has been proposed - The Tuck Fellowship - to support the participation at conferences by students and younger research workers, something Ernie fostered throughout his lifetime. After consultation with Ernie to ascertain his preferences, it was decided to associate this fellowship with the International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies (or IWWWFB), an annual conference at the heart of his research interests and with an emphasis on participation of young researchers. One student or young researcher will be fully funded to attend this workshop each year, with applications accepted from eligible people across the globe. More information is available at www.iwwwfb.org/tuck.htm. As suggested by Ernie, if sufficient funds are raised, a student or young researcher will also be sponsored to attend the ANZIAM conference. Ernie was delighted and very much moved when told that his suggestion had been adopted - he cared very much for the 'local' Applied Mathematics society. Donations to the University of Adelaide to establish this fellowship are currently being sought. Those who wish to honour Ernie in this way may use the Development and Alumni Donation Form.
Ernie will be remembered as a brilliant Australian mathematician and a caring and fun- loving man. He will be missed by many. In closing we would like to express, on behalf of all, sympathy to Helen and her family at the untimely loss of Ernie, but also gratitude for the wonderful academic career we have had the privilege to observe and share.


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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Windows XP/Vista RAID Blue Screen
I recently found that if you are using a RAID Configuration for Windows XP or Vista you might run into a blue screen 0x0000007B stop code. If the SCSI/RAID driver isn't for the controller that the drives that are attached. If you are running a Western Digital Raptor drive you can run SATA over IDE which allows you to Enumerate this connection as IDE. This doesn't require a 3rd Party Driver for Windows. As soon as you switch SATA configuration to RAID Windows will require a RAID driver. Most newer motherboards come with two on board SATA controllers. Find the correct driver and copy that to a floppy drive. When you start the windows install press F6 when it prompts you for 3rd Party SCSI/RAID drivers. Finding the correct driver is key to avoid this blue screen.
Posted by Patrick Nielsen at 10:58 AM
Labels: Blue Screen, Drivers, Motherboards, RAID, SATA, SCSI, Vista, Windows, XP
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