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Part two. Often the first reaction of those at the central server site was to reboot the server and if that failed to power cycle the server. When both those two responses failed the problem was evaluated to determine if the problem appeared to be software or hardware if it was hardware the problem was turned over to the maintenance provider (MP) whose job was them to diagnose the problem, about 20% percent of the time the MP found no problem and the hardware was returned to operations management. Finally the question: At what point in the virtualized world is automated provisioning triggered and who triggers it. In the past the end user was the one who noticed that the server was having a problem. Is that end user still the one who starts this process or has some new monitoring and analysis routine triggering this response automatically?
Mrdenney, I am not sure if you read the second part of my question. I know that the wokload of a failing server can be sent through resouce pool sharing to another server but how did you know the first server failed?
If you know it failed and it failed as a result of a hardware failure moving to another server solves the problem, but if the first server failed because of a software problem moving that software to another server doesn't seem to solve the problem it just sets up the second server to fail.
I watched a pool of 10,000 servers function for a year and in 3229 instances in one year it was the user of the server that figured out the server was having a problem and not the people in the central server pool. They only were made aware of the problems after they were contacted by the help desk. Of those 3,229 problems a third were resolved by just rebooting or if that failed powercycling the server, if you automatetically sent all 3,229 problems off to other servers you would flood the pool, of the two thirds that were not resolved by rebooting half of them were found to either be software problems or no trouble found by the hardware maintenance provider. The ability to monitor and diagnose problems on low end x86 servers is almost non-existant, if not existant, In my opinion. Jim4522
Mrdenny, I just read the VMWare manual on DRS and you are right that if you wanted to do maintenance on a server the adminstrator could move the workload from one server to another server in the same resouce pool thus insolating the end users from being inconvienced by the maintenance action, but you would have to know you wanted to maintenance that original server before you did that.
Now if I get a complaint from someone on the network that he thinks he is having a problem with his server, my first thought would be to reboot the server which I suspect would solve the problem a third of the time. Would I move the workload and then reboot? No, because I won't know the reboot solved the problem until I get the user to try the server after I rebooted it. If rebooting doesn't solve the problem do I move the workload because 10 to 15% of the time I get a complaint from an end-user there is no problem, should I move my workload everytime some end user had too much to drink for lunch and hit shift instead of enter. If it really is a hardware problem and I do move the workload and the vendor does change the most likely component, let's say a Dimm card, I won't know if the problem is fixed until I retry the server again and if that Dimm card didn't solve the problem I have eleven more Dimm cards to go which is eleven more moves of workloads in both directions. Plus everytime I reseat a Dimm card I run the risk of bending some of the pins and now I have two problems. I don't think DRS is my problem or my solution. I think I need better diagnostics and better ways to monitor the health of my servers than depending on some drunk in Hong Cong to be my triggering function. Jim4522
When you need to reboot a server to do a performance problem, 99% of the time it'll be that you have to reboot the guest OS not the host. In the event that the host has run out of CPU power you can configure DRS to automatically move the VMs around between the hosts to resolve the problem. As the administrator you can control how agressive DRS is at doing this automatically.
If the applications and services have memory leaks, etc, those would still require a reboot of the guest OS to resolve that issue and DRS wouldn't solve this problem at all.
DRS is used to keep the guests up if the host needs to be rebooted. If the guest needs to be rebooted that still needs to be dealt with just as before.


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1994 Isuzu Rodeo Question 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Manual
I have a rodeo that won't start the other day while driving it suddenly died. I have checked for voltage at fuel pump there is none. I have also jumpered power to fuel pump and it will run that way but engine will not start. I sprayed starting fluid into throttle body and it will run. i have checked all fuses to pump and all relays but still no voltage to fuel pump. I have checked wires all the way up into the vehicle but from there Im lost any help would be appreciated
FUEL PRESSURE & FUEL PUMP RELAY TEST Fuel Pressure 1. Release fuel pressure. See FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE RELEASE . Install a fuel pressure gauge between fuel pressure regulator and fuel distributor pipe. See Fig. 1 . Bleed air from fuel line going to pressure gauge. 2. Unplug fuel pressure regulator Vacuum Switching Valve (VSV) connector on right side fender skirt. This is a 4-wire connector with Black and Blue wires in harness. ECM controls VSV to cut vacuum to fuel pressure regulator during hot engine starts. 3. Start engine and measure fuel pressure at idle. Disconnect fuel pressure regulator vacuum hose. Note fuel pressure at idle with vacuum hose disconnected (no vacuum). Fuel pressure should be 42 psi (3.0 kg/cm 2 ). 4. If fuel pump pressure is low, check for fuel leaks, restrictions in intake side of fuel pump, leaking injectors, faulty pressure regulator or faulty fuel pump. If fuel pressure is high, check for restrictions in return line to tank or faulty pressure regulator. If pressure does not change when pressure regulator is disconnected, replace pressure regulator. Fig. 1: Installing Fuel Pressure Gauge Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO. 5. Reconnect pressure regulator vacuum hose and check fuel pressure (with vacuum). Fuel pressure should be 35 psi (2.5 kg/cm 2 ). Apply battery voltage to VSV connector Blue wire terminal, and ground Black wire terminal (with vacuum). See Fig. 2 . Fuel pressure gauge should read about 42 psi (3.0 kg/cm 2 ). If fuel pressure is not within specification, check for defective VSV. 6. Disconnect and plug vacuum hose from fuel pressure regulator. Stop engine and ensure fuel pressure remains greater than 35 psi (2.5 kg/cm 2 ) for 4 minutes after engine stops. 7. If pressure drops, check for leaking injectors, faulty pressure regulator or bad check valve in fuel pump. If engine does not start, by-pass fuel pump relay to check for fuel pressure. 8. Remove fuel pump relay from underhood fuse/relay box. Connect a jumper wire between terminals No. 1 and 3 of fuel pump relay connector in fuse block. See Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 . 9. If fuel pump does not operate, check for battery voltage to terminal No. 3. If battery voltage is present, check for open in fuel pump circuit. If fuel pump operates with jumper wire installed, check fuel pump relay and relay energizing circuit. Repair as necessary. Fig. 2: Identifying Pressure Regulator VSV Terminals Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO. Fig. 3: By-Passing Fuel Pump Relay Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO. Fig. 4: Identifying Fuel Pump Relay Terminals Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO. NOTE: Begin basic fuel system diagnosis with testing fuel pressure.Fuel Pump Relay 1. Power from charging circuit relay runs through fuse/relay box fuse No. 5 and diode box "A" to energize fuel pump relay. Relay is also energized from diode box "A" through oil pressure switch circuit in case of charging system failure. 2. When energized, fuel pump relay closes power circuit from main fuse No. 1, through fuse No. 2, through fuel pump relay to fuel pump. See appropriate wiring diagram in WIRING DIAGRAMS article. 3. To test relay, remove fuel pump relay from fuse/relay box on right fender panel. Using jumper wires, ground terminal No. 4 (Black wire) and apply battery voltage to terminal No. 5 (White wire). See Fig. 4 . There should be continuity between terminals No. 1 and 3 with relay energized. If continuity is not present, replace relay.
ok after jumpering 1,3 connections to get fuel pump to run it will but engine will still not start even with fuel pump engaged and running
Check for spark and compression, one is missing...let me know. Look on our how to section at the top right of the page for help with those two....
it has spark and compression it will start and run if i spray starting fluid in the throttle body
I also checked ignition module and ita was okay. I Ichecked for continuity of the wires from the fuel pump all the way to the computer. on the other side of the harness I have voltage. I was wondering if the computer could be at fault I have never heard of one failing while driving
Can you give me the engine size? And have you tried to retrieve any fualt codes? Here's how to do that, post any codes found.
I have absolutely no power to the computer i have checked all fuses and relays they all checked out fine I also have pulled the plugs from computer and there seems to be voltage to the computer but i don't know which color wire is the power wire so basically there is no way to check for any codes
UNDERHOOD FUSE & RELAY PANEL IDENTIFICATION Fig. 2: Underhood Fuse & Relay Panel Identification Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO. Fusible Link Identification ï¬ A - 80 Amp (1991-92 3.1L) ï¬ A - 60 Amp Main-1 ï¬ B - 30 Amp Main-2 ï¬ C - 30 Amp (1993-94) ECM (3.2L) ï¬ D - 30 Amp Condenser Fan (A/T Models) Relay Identification ï¬ 1 - Headlight Relay ï¬ 2 - A/C - Heater Relay ï¬ 3 - Starter Relay ï¬ 4 - A/C Compressor Relay ï¬ 5 - Charge Relay ï¬ 6 - Fuel Pump Relay ï¬ 7 - ECM Relay ï¬ 8 - Wiper Relay Fuse & Circuit Breaker Identification ï¬ 1 - 15 Amp (1991) ECM, Fuel Injection System ï¬ 1 - 15 Amp (1992-94 2.6L) ECM, Fuel Injection System ï¬ 1 - 10 Amp (1992-94 3.1 & 3.2L) Heated Oxygen Sensor, Fuel Injection System ï¬ 2 - 20 Amp (1991-92) Fuel Pump ï¬ 2 - 20 Amp (1993-94 2.6L) Fuel Pump ï¬ 2 - 15 Amp (1993-94 3.2L) Fuel Pump ï¬ 3 - 10 Amp (1991) ï¬ 3 - 15 Amp (1992-94) Turn Signal Lights, Hazard Warning Flasher Lights ï¬ 4 - 10 Amp Horn, Door Locks ï¬ 5 - Not Used (1991 3.1L) ï¬ 5 - 10 Amp Charging System, Charge Warning Light WARNING: Always disconnect battery ground cable before servicing "high- current fuses. It is recommended that "high-current" fuses be replaced by a qualified technician. Page 1 of 2 FUSES & CIRCUIT BREAKERS -1994 Isuzu Rodeo LSï¬ 6 - Not Used (1991) (1992-93 2.6L) ï¬ 6 - 10 Amp (1992-94 3.1L & 3.2L) A/T Interlock System ï¬ 6 - 10 Amp (1994 2.6L) Heated Oxygen Sensor, Fuel Injection System ï¬ 7 - 20 Amp Heater/Air Conditioning Blower Controls ï¬ 8 - 10 Amp Air Conditioner Compressor Controls ï¬ 9 - 10 Amp Right Headlight ï¬ 10 - 10 Amp Left Headlight
Underhood fuse block swap out relay #7 thats the ECM relay.
Ground Circuits Using a DVOM, touch negative voltmeter lead to a good ground. Touch positive voltmeter lead to each ground terminal. With vehicle running, voltmeter should indicate less than one volt. If reading is greater than one volt, check for open, corrosion and loose connection on ground lead. See ECM GROUND LOCATION table for ECM ground location.
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Tent State Three At Rutgers
T he third annual Tent State University took place at Rutgers University the week of April 18, 2005. The demonstration had support from students, student groups, the Administration, faculty, and legislators. The basic message of their mission statement was: "Education, Not War." Throughout the week, students attended workshops in the day, danced to bands in the evening, and camped in tents all night.
W hat is becoming a Rutgers tradition started two years ago as a protest organized by members of the Community Empowerment Project (CEP). Founded by Tom DeGloma and Xavier Hansen in 1994, the CEP was created to bring Rutgers students and New Brunswick community members together. In February 2003 when then-Governor James McGreevey proposed to cut state New Jersey higher education funding by an unprecedented $143 million, CEP members planned a 2-day peaceful protest.
Rutgers alumnus and logistics coordinator Yael Bromberg says that their idea to camp out was intially shot down by the Administration because they were told that the grass had to stay nice for graduation. Says Bromberg, "We asked them, 'Is this a university or a golf course?'" The Administration then let them use the lawn. On the second day of the protest, McCormick showed up and asked the students how long they planned on staying there. "We told him we planned on staying as long as it was nice out," says Troeder. "So he said, 'I hear it's supposed to be nice until Saturday'." Due to overwhelming popularity and support, Tent State was continued throughout the week.
Symbolically, Tent State represents an alternative university for those who are being displaced and ignored by the lack of funding for higher education. Hansen calls it a "university open to everyone," in which every member has a voice. With its free classes and emphasis on non-hierarchical decision-making, it is also a model for what a democratic community would look like. "Everyone's voice is heard and everyone's opinions are discussed to the point of general consent," explains Troeder. DeGloma stresses the importance of having everyone play a part. "We're actively encouraging as many students, facuty, staff, and community members as possible to get involved in lobbying both state and federal representatives."
Tent State has grown to include colleges across the country. Andrea Mueller, one the outreach coordinators who works for the anti-war coalition United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ), recommended that CEP become a member group of UFPJ. The model for Tent State was met with great interest by UFPJ students from all across the country. After taking the model back to their schools, colleges such as Ohio State, University of Texas at Austin, University of California Santa Cruz, and University of Missouri-Kansas City, decided to have their own Tent State.
Following a year in which the federal government allocated $53.1 billion to the Department of Education and $365.3 billion to the Department of Defense, the organizers have taken an anti-war stance. Bromberg says the anti-war message offers a possible solution of where to take funds from instead of simply identifying the problem of funding. Part of their mission statement reads, "We demand full funding for our public institutions of higher learning and oppose the reckless squandering of life and resources through the militarization of our national agenda." Though there were no budget cuts proposed for higher education this year, junior Lena Posner, one of the outreach coordinators, warns against giving up the fight, noting that New Jersey ranks 47th among other states in funding for higher education. "Even when they're not making cuts, we're still in a dire situation to begin with," she says.
On the state level, Rutgers University receives less funding from New Jersey than it used to. "Right now, Rutgers is half a public institution," says Posner. She notes that in 1992 Rutgers received 64 percent of its funds from New Jersey and now receives about 50 percent of its funding from the state. In addition, tuition has risen over 150 percent in the past 10 years.
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T his year's Tent State was the biggest yet. Posner estimated that there were over 117 tents and 300-400 campers. The event was kicked off with a speech from activist Medea Benjamin. Legislators also came to show their support, such as Assemblypersons Upendra Chivukula, Patrick Deignan, and Carol Greenstein.
Tent State featured anti-war speeches later in the day. The newly formed Rutgers Against the War (RAW) brought speakers from Iraq Veterans Against the War. RAW was eager to endorse Tent State as its members see a lack of student activism on campus. "Collective student activism has fallen out of our consciousness," says RAW member John Hayes, a senior.
The second day's events included a medic workshop, a presentation on the Zapitistas, and a poetry slam at night. The medic workshop, entitled "First Aid 101," dealt with basic procedures for an urban protest situation. The training, lead by a well-known Jersey activist known as Charlie the Medic, taught participants how to make a temporary arm sling, how to flush out someone's eyes after being pepper sprayed, and different techniques for carrying someone with a sprained ankle.
The Zapatista presentation began with a brief history of NAFTA's role in redistributing Mexican land, touching on how the U.S. pressured Mexico to change Article 27 of their constitution to allow previously community-owned land to be bought and sold. The latter half of the presentation focused on Zapatista women. The event was put on by the Mexico Solidarity Network and Adrian Boutureira, a member of the Committee of Indigenous Solidarity who stopped by Tent State on her national tour.
The poetry slam was part of Verbal Mayhem, an open mic poetry reading that occurs every Tuesday night. Regulars and newcomers shared their poetry and cheered each other on. Verbal Mayhem was one of many events that moved to Tent State that week.
On Wednesday afternoon, members of the Rutgers American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) gathered students together for a group reading of the First Amendment followed by a speech by Ed Barocas, the legal director of NJ-ACLU. Barocas spoke about free speech cases involving students. He went over about ten cases, all of which ended in a victory for the NJ-ACLU, and reminded students of the importance of exercising free speech. He ended by saying, "You have the right to remain silent…and you have the right not to."
Later in the afternoon, the New Brunswick Bicycle Network teamed up with Rutgers Sustainable to host a cars vs. bikes race. Pitting nine cyclists against three drivers, the event was dubbed the "paper chase." Each person had to deliver a term paper from the College Avenue campus to the Douglass campus and return. The nine bikes beat the three cars. The founder of the local bike library said, "We support student issues. We are working on transportation issues at Rutgers and we want to get more people riding bikes." The bike library offers a place for community members to borrow bikes, learn how to fix bikes, and hang out.
The next event of the day was a Sweatshop Fashion Show put on by Latino Unidos en Poder (LUEP). The LUEP brings cultural and political events to Rutgers. The Sweatshop Fashion Show is an annual event whose purpose is to raise awareness to an important issue using creativity. The group decided that "it fit in with the mock university."
Thursday kicked off with a workshop on the Women's Center Defense Coalition by junior Lindsay Napolitano. To show solidarity with Tent State and also increase visibility, the students who run the all-student all-volunteer Rutgers women's center decided to move the center to Tent State for the week.
Napolitano was eager to have the women's center endorse Tent State. "Obviously we have a lot of similar interests," she says. "The women's center is an advocate of a progressive agenda and this is something we'd like to show solidarity with." Also, "The issue of funding for higher education hits close to home for the women's center because we're grossly underfunded," says Napolitano. "It's also important to maintain a sense of community within the progressive sphere."
Friday afternoon, vice president for Student Affairs Gregory Blimling sat down with Tent State participants to go over their list of demands. In addition to stating their own demands, Tent State organizers asked each sponsoring organization to list a demand on behalf of its group. Most of the meeting time served as a discussion forum. Students viewed it as a good step towards getting their voices heard. Blimling says he supports Tent State's goals and its participants. "They are very organized and I like working with them."
At night, Rutgers Culture Jam put on a globalization teach-in. The teach-in, run by junior Vincent Trivett, sophomore Kyan Bowman, and junior Stephanie Basile (the author of this article), focused on the general effects of globalization, the effects of globalization on Rutgers, and feminism in globalization. "TSU is a university of self-made student-run classes, which is the ideal environment for such a teach-in," says Bowman. "Culture Jam as an organization has and always will advocate the essential necessity for immediate affordable access to higher education." Bowman's part of the teach-in is especially important to the school right now, as Rutgers' ten-year exclusive contract with Coca Cola is up in May. Students have been raising awareness about the issue for years and have been especially active in bringing it to light this past semester. Culture Jam has teamed up with several other organizations, including Rutgers Sustainable and Killer Coke, to kick Coke off campus. Bowman explains that Culture Jam is not only concerned with Coke's human rights violations but also exclusive contracts in general, saying they "leave no headway for fair market and sell students to corporations as permanent consumers."
Tent State extended through the weekend this year, putting on a variety of activities. The weekend saw a teach-in about empire sponsored by NJ Solidarity and a wide range of performances by local bands and musicians.
A week after Tent State began a small group of organizers attended a meeting with Rutgers President Richard McCormick in which they broke their demands into four parts, which consisted of (1) increased legislative activity with students; (2) space and allocation of resources; (3) increased student representation within the school; and (4) taking a critical look at university policy. Posner said the meeting went well and that McCormick "was very receptive." In response to their first demand, McCormick asked organizers to write up a list of students who would be interested in sitting on various planning committees.
Hostility In Santa Cruz
U nfortunately, Santa Cruz's Tent City was not met with the same support that Rutgers has received. After their Administration told them they could not camp out, about 100 Santa Cruz students decided to go forward and occupy the base of the campus. According to Santa Cruz Indymedia, University of California police arrived at 9:53 PM and declared an unlawful assembly. A video clip shows police using pain compliance techniques to violently pry students apart from their arm-locked circles.
At Rutgers, organizers received a call from Santa Cruz explaining what happened. Before long, students everywhere had seen the footage and were outraged. "The kind of police brutality we saw, there's nothing that can ever make that okay," says Bromberg. She notes that the local media failed to cover it, reporting only that 19 students had been arrested that night. The situation was a reminder that as Tent State expands, new issues are going to pop up that Rutgers organizers haven't encountered. "It's something we have not had to deal with," says Troeder.
Stephanie Basile is a junior at Rutgers University majoring in English and Women's and Gender Studies.
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LABOR - May 1 is May Day. Workers of the world will celebrate the 124th anniversary of International Worker's Day. Born out of a call for an 8-hour workday in the United States, this day is an opportunity for all workers to show their solidarity with one another, as well as to renew the call for labor rights.FARM CONFERENCE - The Farm Conference on Community and Sustainability will be held May 24-26 in Summertown, TN, in partnership with the Fellowship of Intentional Communities. Tour green homes, see sustainable food production, learn about solar installations, alternative education, midwifery, and more.
Contact: email@example.com; http://www.thefarmcommunity.com/.
PALESTINE - The Conference of the Palestinian Shatat in North American will be held June 3-5 in Vancouver. The conference will examine the future of the Palestinian liberation movement.
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com; http://www.palestinianconference.org/.
LABOR - The Pacific Northwest Labor History Association's 45th annual conference will be held May 3-5, in Portland, OR. This year's theme is Labor Under Attack: Learning from the Past and Preparing for the Future. A call for presentations, workshops and papers is currently underway.
Contact: PNLHA, 27920 68th Ave. East, Graham, WA 98338; 206-406-2604; firstname.lastname@example.com; http://www3.telus.net.
MARIJUANA - On the first Saturday of May marijuana legalization activists will hold informational and educational events, rallies and marches in over 300 cities around the world.
ECONOMICS - The Union For Radical Political Economics will hold its 39th annual conference May 9-11 in New York City.
Contact: http://www.ramapo.edu/eea/2013/.
RECLAIM THE DREAM - The 2013 Poor People's Campaign & March from Baltimore to Washington D.C. will be May 11. Communities, schools and unions interested in participating are encouraged to contact the Baltimore People's Assembly.
Contact: 410-500-2168; 410-218-4835; email@example.com; Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Baltimore and the Baltimore Peoples Power Assembly, 2011 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218.
MOTHER'S DAY - The 17th Annual Mother's Day Walk For Peace will be May 12th, in Dorchester, MA. The walk began in 1996 for families who had lost children to violence. The day has become a way for thousands of people to financially support the work of the Louis Brown Peace Institute.
Contact: http://www.ldbpeaceinstitute.org/; http://mothersdaywalk4peace.org/.
NATO 5 - An International Week of Solidarity with the NATO 5 has been called for May 16-21. Supports call on supporters to raise awareness of the NATO 5 and support funds for the defendants on the one-year anniversary of their preemptive arrests.
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com; https://nato5support.wordpress.com.
MOUNTAINTOP - The 2013 Mountain Justice Summer Activist Training Camp will be held May 19-27 in Damascus, VA. It will be a week of workshops, field trips to view Mountain Top Removal coal mines, direct actions, and service project.
Contact: http://rampscampaign.org/.
FEMINIST SCI-FI - The feminist science fiction convention WisCon 37 is scheduled for May 24-27 in Madison, WI.
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ANARCHY FEST - A month-long Festival of Anarchy is scheduled for May in Montreal. The festival includes The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair (May 19-20).
Contact: http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/; http://www.radicalmontreal.com/.
LABOR - The International Labor Rights Forum will present: Down the Supply Chain, Driving Corporate Accountability, on May 22 in Washington, DC. The Labor Rights Awards Ceremony and Reception will honor pioneers in supply chain worker organizing, working solidarity and international labor rights policy.
Contact: http://laborrights.org/.
MULTICULTURE - The 26th annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE) will take place May 28-June 1, in New Orleans.
Contact: SWCHRS, 3200 Marshall Avenue, Suite 290, Norman, OK 73072; 405-325-3694; firstname.lastname@example.com; www.ncore.ou.edu.
MEDIA - The 2013 Alliance for Community Media Annual Conference will be held May 29-31, in San Francisco, CA. Participants will include educators, community leaders, media professionals, journalists, nonprofit leaders, policymakers and students.
Contact: http://www.allcommunitymedia.org/.
RADIO - The 38th Annual Community Radio Conference is schedule for May 29-June 1, in San Francisco, CA, with discussions and workshops.
Contact: 1101 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004; 202-756-2268; email@example.com; http://www.nfcb.org/.
BRADLEY MANNING - On June 1, a rally will be held at Fort Meade in support of Bradley Manning.
Contact: http://www.bradleymanning.org.
BIKES - Bikes Not Bombs is holding its 24th annual Bike-A-Thon and Green Roots Festival in Boston, MA on June 3, with several bike rides scheduled, music, exhibitors and more.
Contact: Bikes Not Bombs, 284 Amory St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130; 617-522-0222; email@example.com; www.bikesnotbombs.org.
LEFT FORUM - The 2013 Left Forum will be held June 7-9, at Pace University in New York City.
Contact: 365 Fifth Avenue, CUNY Graduated Center, ? Sociology Dept., New York, NY 10016; http://www.leftforum.org/.
VEGAN FEST - Mad City Vegan Fest will be held in Madison, WI, June 8. The annual event features food, speakers, and exhibitors.
Contact: 122 State Street, Suite 405 B, Madison, WI 53701; email@example.com; http://veganfest.org/.
ADC CONFERENCE - The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) holds its annual conference June 13-16, in Washington, DC, with panel discussions and workshops on civil rights, media and other topics.
Contact: 1990 M Street, Suite 610, Washington, DC, 20036; 202-244-2990; email@example.com http://convention.adc.org/.
CUBA/SOCIALISM - A Cuban-North American Dialog on Socialist Renewal and Global Capitalist Crisis will be held in Havana, Cuba, June 16-30. There will be a 5 day Seminar at University of Havana, plus visits to a cooperative, urban garden, community development project, social research centers, and educational & medical institutions.
Contact: email@example.com; http://www.globaljusticecenter.org/.
NETROOTS - The 8th Annual Netroots Nation conference will take place June 20-23 in San Jose, CA. The event features panels, trainings, networking, screenings, and keynotes.
Contact: 164 Robles Way, #276, Vallejo, CA 94591; email@example.com; http://www.netrootsnation.org/.
MEDIA - The 15th annual Allied Media Conference will be held June 20-23, in Detroit.
Contact: 4126 Third Street, Detroit, MI 48201; http://alliedmedia.org/.
GRASSROOTS - The United We Stand Festival will be hosted by Free & Equal, June 22 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The festival aims to reform the electoral process throughout the U.S.
Contact: http://freeandequal.org/.
SOCIALISM - The Socialism 2013 Conference is scheduled for June 27-30 in Chicago, featuring talks and panel discussions.
Contact: email@example.com; http://www.socialismconference.org.
LITERACY - The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) will hold its conference July 12-13 in Los Angeles under the heading, Intersections: Teaching and Learning Across Media.
Contact: 10 Laurel Hill Drive, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003; http://namle.net/conference/.
IWW - The North American Work People's College will take place July 12-16 at Mesaba Co-op Park in northern Minnesota. The event will bring together Wobblies from branches across the continent to learn new skills and build One Big Union.
Contact: http://workpeoplescollege.org/.
PEACESTOCK - On July 13th, the 11th Annual Peacestock: A Gathering for Peace, will take place at Windbeam Farm in Hager City, WI. The event is a mixture of music, speakers and community for peace. Sponsored by Veterans for Peace.
Contact: Bill Habedank, 1913 Grandview Ave., Red Wing, MN 55066; 651-388-7733; email@example.com; http://www.peacestockvfp.org.
CHILDREN'S DEFENSE - July 15-19, join clergy, seminarians, Christian educators, young adult leaders and other faith-based advocates for children at CDF Haley Farm in Clinton, Tennessee, for five days of spiritual renewal, networking, movement building workshops, and continuing education about the urgent needs of children at the 19th annual Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry.
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ACTIVIST CAMP - Youth Empowered Action (YEA) Camp will have sessions in July and August in Ben Lomond, CA; Portland, OR; Charlton, MA. YEA Camp is designed for activists 12-17 years old who want to make a difference in the world.
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LA RAZA - The annual National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Conference is scheduled for July 18-19 in New Orleans, with workshops, presentations and panel discussions.
Contact: NCLR Headquarters Office, Raul Yzaguirre Building, 1126 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036; 202-785-1670; www.nclr.org.
LABOR - The Eastern Conference For Workplace Democracy: Growing Our Cooperatives, Growing Our Communities, will be held at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, July 26-28.
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com; http://east.usworker.coop/.
WOMEN/LYNNE STEWART- Radical Women is asking for support letters and cards to be sent to Lynne Stewart. Stewart is a civil rights attorney and political prisoner who is currently in jail. She has breast cancer and authorities have denied her request for transfer from her Texas prison to the New York City hospital where she received medical attention during a prior bout of breast cancer. Send messages and cards to: Lynne Stewart 53504-054, Federal Medical Center Carswell, P.O. Box 27137, Fort Worth, TX 76127.
Contact: 747 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109; 415-864-1278; firstname.lastname@example.com; http://lynnestewart.org/; http://www.radicalwomen.org/.
HAITI/WOMEN - Haiti's government is considering a legal reform measure that would prohibit and punish all sexual assault, including marital rape. MADRE and the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict are launching a petition to raise international support for this push to address violence against women in Haiti.
Contact: 121 West 27th Street, #301, New York, NY 10001; 212-627-0444; firstname.lastname@example.com; http://www.madre.org.
SYRIA/MIDDLE EAST - The Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) is currently seeking funds to assist more than 200,000 refugees fleeing violence in Syria.
Contact: https://www.mecaforpeace.org.
FOLK FESTIVAL - The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival will be held August 2-4, in the Berkshires, NY.
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WAR RESISTERS - The War Resisters League will hold its 90th anniversary conference, Revolutionary Nonviolence: Building Bridges Across Generations and Communities, August 1-4, at Georgetown University. The event will focus on the U.S.' long history of antimilitarism.
Contact: 339 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012; 212-228-0450; firstname.lastname@example.com; http://www.warresisters.org.
POPULAR ECONOMICS - The Center for Popular Economics is holding its 2013 Summer Institute August 4-9 at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. No background in economics is needed for this intensive training. This year's theme is, The Care Economy: Building a Just Economy with a Heart.
Contact: Center for Popular Economics, PO Box 785 Amherst, MA 01004; 413-545-0743; email@example.com; www.populareconomics.org.
VETERANS - Veterans for Peace is holding the 28th annual convention August 6-11 in Madison, WI. This year's theme is, Power To The Peaceful.
Contact: http://www.vfpnationalconvention.org/.
DEMOCRACY - The Democracy Convention will take place August 7-11 in Madison, WI. The convention brings together nine conferences including topics such as media, education, defense, race, environment and others.
Contact: https://democracyconvention.org/.
MEN - The 38th National Conference on Men & Masculinity: Forging Justice: Creating Safe, Equal and Accountable Communities, presented in partnership with HAVEN, will be held in Detroit, MI, August 8-10.
Contact: email@example.com; http://www.nomas.org/.
OCCUPY - An Occupy National Gathering will be held in Kalamazoo, MI, August 21-25.
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com; http://occupynationalgathering.net/.
COMMUNITIES - The Communities Conference is a networking and learning opportunity for co-operative or communal lifestyles, with workshops, events and entertainment; scheduled for August 30-September 2 at the Twin Oaks Community in Louisa, Virginia.
Contact: http://www.communitiesconference.org/.
LABOR DAY - The 29th annual Bread and Roses Festival, a celebration of the ethnic diversity and labor history of Lawrence, MA, will be held September 2, in honor of the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike. There will be music, dance, poetry, drama, ethnic food, historical demonstrations, walking & trolley tours.
Contact: PO Box 1137, Lawrence, MA 01842; 978-794-1655; http://www.breadandrosesheritage.org/.
OCCUPY WALL STREET - September 17 is the two-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Events are planned in New York City and worldwide.
Contact: http://occupywallst.org/.
TEACHERS - The 13th Annual Conference, "Teaching for Social Justice: The Politics of Pedagogy," will be held October 12 in San Francisco, CA. The free event features workshops, resources, and free childcare.
Contact: 415-676-7844; email@example.com; http://www.t4sj.org/.
HAITI - International Action, which brings clean water and chlorinators to Haiti, seeks office space capable of housing up to six people and their office equipment.
Contact: Zach Bremer, email@example.com; 202-488-0735; http://www.haitiwater.org/.
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Welcome to our chocolate tea section. This is one of my personal favorite sections of Crazy for Tea.
You can now find choclate bars with tea - we have an article and links to buy on these fabulous high end choclate bars - great gifts for the tea lover. You can also find chocolate mint tea, chocolate rooibos tea, and chocolate green teas.
There are lots to choose from, so you can get a nice sweet, or mellow (higher cocoa content) chocolate infused tea. You need to consider what and who you will be serving the tea to to determine which of the choclate infused teas would suit your needs.
Lots of people plan chocolate themed tea parties too - which can be alot of fun. Everything chocolate - tea sandwiches, desserts, tea chocolates, tea infused cakes and pasteries.... this one can be so much fun.
There are also a variety of other ways to get tea into your favorite choclate recipes, like green tea chocolate mousse, or green tea chocolate cream pie.... You can come up with a few of your own I am sure.
The tea leaves - green, black, rooibos and earl grey (personal favorite as bergamot is a natural for chocolate) and many more types of tea leaves go well with chocolate. You can further vary any of these combinations by varying the type of chocolate you use. White chocolate raspberry tea is delicious! How about a white chocolate strawberry tea cheescake?
I am sure your head is starting to fill with wonderful ideas as you read more in this article.
Choclate tea is a personal favorite and Chocolate Mint Tea is a standby for me.
This is chocolate, mint tea and sometimes contains black tea as well.
Here are some personal favorites:
Tea Infused Chocolate Bars
Chocolate Mint Tea
Chocolate Chai Tea
Chocolate Green Tea
Chocolate infused with Earl Gray Tea
Tea Chocolates and Candy
There are many other types of chocolate infused teas as well, and you can find some delicious varieties.
Simply add 3 chocloate chips to the black tea while infusing or steeping as you normally would. This will give you a great cup of black tea infused with chocolate and the nice thing is you control the entire process. You can use white chocolate, milk, or dark. Sometimes I use shavings of belgian chocolate when I am serving this tea and it is decadent to say the least.
You can substitute the black tea with any other type of tea as well. So Chocolate chai tea is no longer a mystery! I like using a nice rooibos tea as well, it is great with the chocolate infusion.
For addtional flavors - the tea recipe above lends itself naturally to vanilla and cinnamon. A dash of cinnamon or a cinnamonn stick is a great plus when making this as a dessert tea. These teas lend themselves to an after dinner treat, and are most delicious when served with fresh fruit, or a plain cake. You do not want to overpower and serve with a sweet dessert. It will take away from the beauty of the tea.
Get creative! You can have some fun with chocolate and tea and I am sure you can come up with some terrific home infused teas that rival an expensive tea shop variety. With any tea blending at home, always use the best quality tea leaves to start. This will always lend itself to a better tasting cup of tea.
Thanks for stopping by I hope you find these tea articles interesting and become a Chocolate flavored tea lover like me.
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M.I.K.E. (Musically Integrated Kiosk Environment)
Do you have a song to sing, a poem to read, or family stories to tell? Record them this summer or fall in the most unique sound studio imaginable. Built in the summer of 2006 by artists Richard Saxton and Stuart Hyatt and over 30 community members, M.I.K.E. is a dynamic public sculpture, digital recording studio, and performance stage. Call the Arts Center for details about scheduling a recording session. A one-hour session costs $25 ($20 member) and includes a CD of your performance.
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M.I.K.E. likes to open up and host free house concerts, in addition to being an ingenious work of public sculpture and a recording studio. This summer, join us on the Festival Green for two special evenings of entertainment.
CEDARWELL and SEAN MICHAEL DARGAN
Thursday, June 20, 2013
6:00-9:30 p.m.
The evening starts with DJs Era and Neil spinning some of their favorite vinyls. Then, M.I.K.E. welcomes back a familiar favorite, Cedarwell, performing acoustic-pop music. Following that, the Great Lakes Storytellers share yarns about the first day of summer. Closing out the evening is Sean Michael Dargan with a rousing set of very tall rock.
BLUE GRASS and GREEN FIRE
Thursday, August 15, 2013
6:00-9:30 p.m.
Tapping into the Arts Center exhibition theme of UNCOMMON GROUND, this evening features high-energy, old-time bluegrass music performed by Horseshoes and Hand Grenades. When the sun goes down, Aldo Leopold biographer, Curt Meine will introduce the film Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time. A meet-and-greet time with Meine follows the film screening.
All M.I.K.E. House Concerts are FREE and open to the public. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs as seating is limited. Pack a picnic or purchase food at the Arts Center. No alcohol carry-ins allowed; however, beer, wine, soda, and water will be on sale. In case of rain (which will not happen), the House Concerts move inside the Arts Center.
About M.I.K.E.
Created in 2006 by artists Richard Saxton of the municipal WORKSHOP and Stuart Hyatt of TEAM Records in collaboration with over 100 community participants, M.I.K.E. ("Musically Integrated Kiosk Environment") is a transformable architectural sculpture created from a grain bin and salvaged camper and truck parts. When in its closed position, it functions as a digital recording studio, fostering community spirit through cooperative music making. The entire sculpture opens like a clamshell to reveal a dynamic performance stage for outdoor concerts and performances. The focal point of a 2006 Connecting Communities residency, M.I.K.E. was designed for travel on one flatbed semi-truck trailer to communities throughout the country. Once onsite, this functional sculpture, akin in appearance to a "midwestern lunar module," provides previously non existent opportunities for recording projects and outdoor performances.
Operating on a Pro-Tools LE 7 set-up, powered by a Mac Mini, M.I.K.E. has endless possibilities on what you can do in the studio. Powered monitors for playback and mixing, headphone distribution for tracking musicians, and an easy-to-use digital console control, M.I.K.E. is set up with anything you would need to do a quality recording without breaking the bank. Musicians, if you are looking for a unique sound in the studio, M.I.K.E. was built for you, with a huge dynamic range of sounds; every different style of music produces different natural acoustics while recording. This can add depth and dimension to any recording. Call the Arts Center for more information about M.I.K.E.'s capabilities.


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Thinking harder on the GOP letter to the Federal Reserve yesterday, I want to say that even though I think the policy they were pushing was entirely wrong, I wish more politicians would offer opinions about this kind of thing.
In my view, the best model for central bank independence would be our independent Supreme Court. The justices' decisions are not subject to veto by congress, and the justices don't stand for election. But the justices are part of the political process, and the power to appoint Supreme Court justices is rightly understood as an important aspect of presidential authority. Candidates for the presidency are required to talk about their approach to judicial appointments, and it's expected that important judicial decisions will be debated by political figures including incumbent members of congress. That's not "politicizing" the court, it's a recognition of the fact that the Supreme Court is an important government institution.
By the same token, the Federal Reserve is an important government institution and the elected officials in the government ought to talk about it.
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Famo.us, launching today at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco and brought to you by the same guy who founded PowerSet (Steve Newcomb), lets developers write fully 3D apps without having to depend on complex programming tricks or compiled apps. It's a lot like the interfaces you see in Iron Man or Minority Report, and it works on nearly any platform, including desktops, Android, and iOS.
The system works by communicating directly with the GPU, which allows for speedy, high performance. Developers can use pre-designed templates, or develop their own, for various interfaces and simply feed their images or data into the models. The math involved with developing a 3D virtual world — at least one that performs well and follows the laws of physics — is incredibly dense, so you'd naturally assume that the coding language is foreign to most.
But no. Developers can code for Famo.us in JavaScript. It's as simple as that. Because the technology speaks directly to the GPU, it works on any device: iOS, Android, web, gaming consoles, and anything else with a GPU.
The idea is that Famo.us will let developers use its engine to create 3D templates, but there's one condition. The templates have to be open-source, so that everyone can build off of them and enjoy them. Eventually, when enough developers have made enough templates (and thus, apps) for Famo.us, the company will stitch them all together to create a 3D world.
Thus the name Famo.us. The company wants to let developers build something that's never been seen before, and eventually, become famous.
So imagine your Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook living in a 3D gesture-based interface. Now take it a step further. Imagine your email with a more prominently placed priority inbox, and less important messages in the background. And it can go even further than that, all the way down to the simplest of the apps: your file manager.
The company has so far raised a total of $1,100,000, with hopes to raise another round very soon. They plan to first offer the technology in a private beta to JavaScript developers, and further down the road, they'll create tools for designers and eventually general users to create their own 3D worlds.
Judges: Cyan Banister (Zivity), Kevin Rose (Google Ventures), Scott Weiss (Andreessen Horowitz), Greg Yaitanes (Emmy Award-winning director and angel investor)
GY: So, it makes stuff you build on the web browser in 3D?
Famo.us: It works in 2D mode or 3D mode as well. It just takes a flip of a switch.
GY: So those could be my photos in your interface?
Famo.us: We want to build templates, so that JavaScript engineers can make their own templates, too. And they can either sell them if it's for commercial use or have them for free if it's personal. The more templates people create, the more that our Internet will transition to 3D.
GY: In visual effects and 3D modeling, I see that a lot, so you're just saying you've brought that to the browser.
Famo.us: We want to empower JavaScript developers. So we've made it possible for them to compete with native apps in performance, and 3D is only the natural evolution of the Internet.
CB: What's the most exciting app developers are creating for it?
Famo.us: I see anything visual in there. Something like Pinterest, Instagram, anything visual. I'm not the guy that is going to make the killer app. I'm an infrastructure guy.
We're just offering an engine that's capable of rendering this type of performance in the browser, in an app, on iOS, Android, or a game console.
KR: I'm still trying to understand what's the big thing? I've seen my Apple TV do that.
Famo.us: That's actually pre-rendered, what you see on Apple TV. We're giving a tool to do the same thing in an interactive app. JavaScript devs are trying to build web apps that are performant. We've solved the performance problems with web apps for them.
SW: So is it all open sourced?
Famo.us: That's the rule. The engine is closed, so we don't share that with developers. But they have complete access to the tools, and any template they make must be open source as well, so that everyone can enjoy and explore 3D.
SW: It felt a little Swiss Army Knife to me. Everything you said seems possible. Do you have a main focus or a main thrust? Looks like it's searching for a use case.
Famo.us: The first case is JavaScript engineers. They can use Famo.us to see if it solves their performance issues. Then they can explore 3D from there with their existing apps.
SW: Is there any area you're going to attack?
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Hutchinson Public Schools dates back to a one-room school that opened four years before the city of Hutchinson was incorporated. The district grew steadily with the community and benefited from Hutchinson Naval Air Stations presence south of the community during World War II and the Korean Conflict.At its height, Hutchinson Public Schools formerly known as Reno County District No. 1 had nearly 10,000 students. Several rural districts surrounded the district, each bumping up to the city's corporate limits.When the district was reorganized as Unified School District No. 308 on July 1, 1966, the Board decided the geography of the district should include only the then existing boundaries of Hutchinson. The decision allowed the district to maintain its neighborhood schools without any busing.Today, the district is the third smallest K-12 district in Kansas at 14 square miles. In contrast, the next smallest district in Reno County is Buhler USD 313 at 137 square miles. Fairfield USD 310 is more than a quarter the size of the entire state of Rhode Island at 435.5 miles. As the city of Hutchinson s boundaries expanded and the natural out-migration from the city center occurred, USD 308 did not enjoy the expanded population. Consequently, the rural districts became suburban.Future
The future of USD 308 is guided by its vision statement:
Hutchinson Public Schools are committed to providing a engaging
learning community for our students, faculty and staff. We challenge
our students to achieve the skills to live and work in the 21st Century
and to reach their full personal and academic potential. Excellence
will be accomplished in a trusting, caring and cooperative environment. Excellence will be accomplished in a
trusting, caring and cooperative environment.
Based on the vision, district staff shares the following beliefs:
all students are capable of learning;
all students will learn, and the school district will be accountable for their learning;
all adults in the schools shall be positive role models;
the school district, the community and society are partners and share both the responsibility and the accountability for quality education;
students and staff shall be lifelong learners;
everyone has the right to be treated with respect;
students learn best when taught by highly motivated, professional educators in a student-centered environment;
district decisions must be based on what is best for students;
the future success of all our students depends on the quality of education today.
Based on our mission and our vision, the district has developed a stategic plan.
Key Goal No. 1: USD 308 will recruit, deploy and maintain high performing faculty and staff that will best meet the needs of students and the school district.
Key Goal No. 2: USD 308 students will acquire skills needed for the 21st century.
Key Goal No. 3: USD 308 will demonstrate continuous improvement on world-class indicators.
Key Goal No. 4: USD 308 will maintain a caring, safe, welcoming environment conducive to teaching and learning.
Key Goal No. 5: USD 308 will maintain an educational support system that focuses resources on improving student achievement and on wise stewardship of school district resources.
USD 308 serves approximately 4,900 students in pre-kindergarten through post-high school. The district offers pre-natal (the Early Head Start program) through high school services to the community and is a partner with Hutchinson Community College to offer post-secondary Career and Technical Education training. Our facilities include one early learning center, eight elementary schools, one middle school on two campuses and a single high school.The district is ethnically and socio-economically diverse. The districts study body is 71 percent Caucasian, 18 percent Hispanic, 5.2 percent African American and 4.7 percent multi-ethnic. More than 63 percent of our students qualify for free- and reduced-price meals.
USD 308 is district accredited by AdvancedED/NCA.
The district is completing construction of a $78.8 million bond issue approved by district voters in 2006. The bond issue included upgraded facilities at all elementary and middle schools as well as significant upgrades at Hutchinson High School. Additionally, the bond issue provided for a new Career and Technical Education Academy on the HHS campus.
Hutchinson also has embraced numerous quality initiatives, including the Koalaty Kid at the K-6 level and Quality Keys at the secondary school level. The district employs Ruby Payne and Kagan cooperative learning strategies as well.
Kansas Learning Network
In September 2008, the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) contracted with Cross & Joftus, LLC to implement a model for working with KSDE and five Kansas districtsGarden City, Kansas City, Topeka, Turner, and Wichitastruggling to demonstrate adequate yearly progress (AYP).
In 2009, this model, the Kansas Learning Network (KLN), was expanded to reach 12 more Kansas districts not making AYP, and subsequently in 2010, to reach 11 more, including Hutchinson Public Schools, USD 308. Since that time, one district has left the Network because it demonstrated AYP two consecutive years. And, seven additional districts demonstrated AYP in the area(s) identified for improvement; they will continue to remain in the Network for an additional year. It should be noted that Hutchinson is not yet on improvement, and chose to participate in the Network voluntarily.
The rationale for the Learning Network is that districts struggling to demonstrate AYP need a combination of support and pressure to make difficult changes that will result in higher overall levels of student achievement and a narrowing of achievement gaps. Unfortunately, there is no silver bullet for making improvements, and the KSDE has finite capacity to help. Districts and the KSDE, however, can make significant progress if they think and act systemically, focus resources and energy on improving the teaching and learning process, and work collaboratively and with support from an external critical friend.
The goal, then, of the Learning Network is to improve school and district quality and increase student achievement through a collaborative, organization-development approach focused on applying systems theory and using data effectively.