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Today's Meditation
Read John 2:1-11
The first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.
- John 2:11 (NIV)
We might expect the Son of God to begin his public ministry with a spectacular miracle: raising someone from the dead, healing a leper, multiplying loaves and fishes, casting out an evil spirit, calming a raging storm, or walking on water. But Jesus launches his ministry of miracles by saving a party.
The guests at the wedding reception have drunk all the wine. So Jesus makes more. Turning water into wine doesn't bring anybody back from the dead or free anyone from life-threatening illness. It does, however, reveal a God who is interested not only in the spiritual dimension of our lives or the life-and-death issues.
The Lord works in the average, everyday, run-of-the-mill, mundane moments of our lives. A relationship with a God who was interested in only the big issues of life would be no more personal than our relationship with the emergency operator on the telephone.
But our infinite, almighty God chooses to relate to us on an intimate level, not from Mount Sinai but in our homes.
James N. Watkins
(Indiana, USA)
Thought for the Day: Our big God often works in small ways.
Prayer: Dear Lord Jesus, may we recognize the many small miracles in our lives today. Amen.
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RAP/EMF Integration
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EMFs runtime part should work out of the box with RAP as there are no dependencies to UI-related stuff. The only thing to be aware of is the dependency to the Eclipse Resources (aka Workspace).
EMF relies in the UI parts on the Resource infrastructure to support seamless integration with the Eclipse workspace. This is a big problem as the resource framework is multi-user enabled and thus can lead to problem in the RAP environment. Even if there may be workarounds available (eg. session-scoped EFS implementation), there is still only one workspace available. This can lead to big problems like a user who locks the workspace automatically locks all other users in the webapp.
UI and Edit Framework
Generated edtitors of EMF (and in particular their dependencies) have to be modified to run on RAP. The two interesting bundles from EMF are:
- org.eclipse.emf.common.ui
- org.eclipse.emf.editor.ui
With the support for cell editors in the properties view and D&D, many problems from the past have vanished. But there are still many references to IDE- and Resource-specific features that will not be available in RAP. This should be a topic to discuss further how to resolve this. That resources will be session-scoped is out of the context of the 3.x stream of the platform. This *may* come with e4 but at the moment, there are committers working on this. Another option would be to split the EMF-bundles in EMF-Core and Resource-Integration bundles. As the dependencies to resource is rather broad, this could lead to many API breaks which is not very good either. Single-sourcing the EMF-Bundles as they are with the dependency to the Resources framework would lead to a situtation where users could use them but have to be aware of the fact they should never use any API that may, even accidentally, call into the resources infrastructure.
IDE Bundle
As the whole EMF UI story has a strong dependency to the IDE bundle of Eclipse (org.eclipse.ui.ide), we need to support this somehow. This is rather problematic as IDE itself relies heavily on the Resource infrastructure. As simple mock is attached to the bug report stated in the References section. This is not intended to be used outside of the research/evaluation process.
The demo consists of a patch for the EMF-UI plugins, a mock of the IDE bundle and the EMF library example. As host we use a pretty simple RAP application (org.eclipse.rap.demo). The whole source can be found in the zip attached to the corresponding bug report.

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After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia experienced a prolonged period of political instability and uncertainty, which drastically widened the gap between rich and poor people. According to official Russian statistics more than 20.6 million people earn less than the minimum subsistence level, and struggle to meet the basic needs of daily life. Many still lack access to basic social services, such as healthcare, and much remains to be done to transform the country as a whole.
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By LESLIE MIELKE
BLACKFOOT – Robert "Bob" Hemmert followed a circuitous path to get to working with students. He is the Career Center Coordinator at Blackfoot High School.
"I love my job," Hemmert said.
Among other things, the people in the Career Center at the high school help students develop their portfolio, as they line up their classes to meet their long-term goals. On-line classes from Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA) are also available. Students can earn both high school and college credit from IDLA classes.
"We do lots of testing," Hemmert said, like the Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT). Students can also get help preparing for their college entrance exams--the ACT and the SAT.
This is the second year the center has been in operation. Last year, 10,000 students took advantage of this service. (Each visit to the career center is counted individually; BHS does not have 10,000 students in its student body.)
Before working in the career center, Hemmert spent eight years working with special needs students.
"I did a lot of tutoring, especially math," Hemmert said. "I'd befriend them, build them up.
"It's fun to watch the light come on," he said.
Hemmert's job experience is varied. In his junior year at Soda Springs High School, as the student body vice president, he did a weekly radio program about activities at the high school.
Hemmert credits radio for overcoming his fear of an audience.
"As my boss told me, 'Just remember, you may not see them but you probably have 30,000 people in your audience.'"
After returning from his LDS Church mission in Australia, Hemmert worked at the radio station for the next seven years. He worked as an announcer, cut spots, did some selling, booking and logs.
"I did just about everything," he said. "If the money had been better, I probably would have stuck with it."
In 1972, Hemmert started working in wholesale delivery with Meadow Gold which was later sold to Beatrix Foods. He would visit stores, make sales, remove dated foods and stock the shelves. In succeeding years, he worked for Intermountain Beverage and Coca-Cola.
"In 1978, I got the job I wanted with Continental Bakery," he said.
His day would begin at three or four in the morning and go until five or six in the evening.
"They were long days," Hemmert said.
In 1992, he worked in outside sales for Cencotech out of West Valley, Utah. It services construction supplies.
In 1994, Hemmert hurt his back and was faced with starting a new career.
"You could go back to school," said Sheila Jackson from the Idaho Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. "What do you want to do?"
"I'd like to go into secondary education," Hemmert said, so in 1996, he became a full-time student at ISU.
"For two years, I was going full-time to school and working full time," he said.
From 1998-2001, he did a lot of substitute teaching at BHS. When BHS administrator Rich Woodfin offered a full-time position with special needs kids, Hemmert jumped at the chance.
He met his second wife, Dalene, at BHS. She also works with special needs students.
"She really knows her stuff," he said. "She's a sweetheart."
They married in August 2009.
Between Bob and Dalene, they have a dozen grown children. Bob has one son and five daughters; Dalene has four sons and two daughters.
Bob has 19 grandkids and on Nov. 12, he added his first great-grandson, Broden Taeg Hiatt.
Hemmert started playing the trumpet in the sixth grade and has been playing off and on for most of his life.
He is also an avid reader.
"My wife and I have a deal," Hemmert said. "If I buy a book; she buys fabric."
After he retires, he hopes to return to college to earn a degree in philosophy or sociology.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. Â UC Santa Barbara scored three second half goals to break open a close contest and defeat visiting Virginia Commonwealth in an NCAA Men"s Soccer Championship Quarterfinal match in front of 11,214 at UCSB"s Harder Stadium on Saturday night. The victory propels the Gauchos to their first College Cup ever.
Each team scored a goal in the first half. Virginia Commonwealth (12-6-3) got on the board first at the 3:49 mark when midfielder Shane Dubay struck a long pass to forward Dominic Oduro. As Oduro chased the ball, UCSB defender Andy Iro tried to keep-up by backpedaling, but he lost his footing and Oduro got to the ball and chipped it over Gaucho goalkeeper Dan Kennedy.
"If you"re going to give up a goal, you want it to happen in the first few minutes of the game because all that means is, ok, the games on, now," said UCSB head coach Tim Vom Steeg. "I actually prefer giving up a goal in the first five minutes than dragging a game on zero-zero for most of the half."
Fittingly, it was Iro who scored the equalizer when he drove one home from about five yards out off of a corner kick from fellow defender Tony Lochhead at 29:49.
The teams took a 1-1 deadlock into halftime and the score remained tied until the 62:50 mark when Gaucho forward Drew McAthy drove down the right side just outside the penalty box, pulled-up and struck a cross to midfielder Bryan Byrne. Byrne chested the ball to his feet and one-timed it past VCU goalkeeper Saul Montero.
"I knew where the keeper was and he actually came out pretty quick," said Byrne of his tie-breaking goal. "I knew what I had to do, just pay attention and put it in. It was a nice cross from Drew, and I think it was J.D. (Jonathan Davis) in front of me and he took the defender away, so I was free in the back corner."
Santa Barbara made it 3-1 in the 82nd minute, when McAthy, who was tucked back in the midfield, turned on his defender and lofted a pass from 40-yards out, deep into the right corner for freshman forward Andrew Proctor. Proctor ran down McAthy"s through-ball and continued to carry it wide, pulling Montero off his line. Nearing the touch-line, Proctor chipped a shot from an almost impossible angle, over the keeper and a VCU defender and just inside the far-post.
The UCSB scoring, which began with Iro, ended with the freshman defender. At 84:14, Iro headed-in a corner kick from Lochhead to make it 4-1 closing-out the scoring and sending the 11,214 fans into a frenzy.
"That was unbelievable. This crowd was tremendous," said Vom Steeg. "The community came out more than expected, actually and as usual they were vocal, they got us going."
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As a farm owner, Waitrose understands the challenges of maintaining high standards. However, we practise what we preach. Working with our farmers, growers and other suppliers, we ensure the best standards in quality, safety, environment and animal welfare are applied across our supply chain, supported by our own inspections and farm assurance schemes.
In recognition of the work that we do, Waitrose has been awarded a Big Tick Award in the Sustainable Supply Chain category at the Responsible Business Awards 2013.
Food safety and hygiene
Waitrose upholds high standards of food safety and hygiene, and endeavours to use the best farming techniques for the environment. These include:
- HACCP: all products must have Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) systems. Used in food production, these identify potential hazards before they arise and ensure control measures are implemented to reduce those risks. This provides the risk assessment required by food hygiene regulations.
- ICM: Waitrose sources its fruit and vegetable produce from conventional crops using Integrated Crop Management (ICM) systems, which ensure the best horticultural practices, site selection and husbandry, and minimal use of chemicals. ICM techniques like 'spraying to threshold', when pesticides are only used once pests exceed a predetermined level, are applied on its estate at Leckford.
- LEAF: Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF) is an independent charitable organisation that helps farmers to improve business performance, lower environmental impacts, conserve the British countryside for future generations and strengthen links with the public. Waitrose is the only retailer that insists all its British growers adopt the LEAF standard.
Meeting farmers halfway
With British producers facing ever-increasing expectations - to deliver traceability, meet higher environmental standards and maintain the countryside - Waitrose believes experiences should be shared. Initiatives such as 'meet the buyer' run every year and in every UK region, giving suppliers, large and small, direct access to Waitrose buyers and food technologists, and helping them to understand first-hand Waitrose's expectations. Supplier conferences and industry workshops help smaller producers to understand food legislation and help to ensure best practice is shared throughout Waitrose's supply chain and beyond.
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Organic farming standards promote sustainable production, support more farmland wildlife, limit the use of chemicals, fertilisers and pesticides on the land and routinely avoid antibiotics. Organic food also tastes great, so it's no wonder Waitrose has been selling organic produce for more than 20 years. Twice voted 'Organic Supermarket of the Year' by the Soil Association, one of the organisations that certifies products to organic standards.
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According to pioneer environmentalist and founder of the Soil Association Lady Eve Balfour: "The criteria for a sustainable agriculture can be summed up in one word - permanence - which means adopting techniques that maintain soil fertility indefinitely that use as far as possible, only renewable sources; that do not grossly pollute the environment, and that foster biological activity within the soil and throughout the cycles of all the involved food chains."
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When McDonald's cut a deal to make itself the exclusive purveyor of french fries and the similar (but please don't say matching) chips at the 2012 Olympic Games in London later this month, it may not have anticipated the flurry of responses. Foodies raged, nutritionists nagged, and many called it another example of an American cultural takeover.
Later today, you can listen to London-based correspondent Philip Reeves for the latest on what some are calling sales of "non-freedom fries" at this summer's games on All Things Considered, including a snippet of the famed
Meanwhile, here's a hearty helping of what we're reading now about Chipgate:
This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block. Until the other day, preparations in London for the Olympics seemed to be going smoothly. The Summer Games open in two weeks. Now, they've hit some trouble in the final stretch. It seems they were suddenly short of security. Several thousand British troops - some fresh back from Afghanistan - have been pulled in to supplement private security forces that fell short of personnel. Well, that's one thing, and then there's another problem that's cropped up. NPR's Philip Reeves reports this one is especially close to British hearts.
PHILIP REEVES, BYLINE: The British are generally an easygoing and open-minded people, but there are some issues they care deeply about. They care about the Second World War. They care about beer, about the weather and in many cases, though not all, about their queen, and they care about chips. I don't know why you call them French fries. The chip is as British as drizzle and bad teeth. The British love chips. They eat them by the truckload and, no, not just with fish. In the north, they stuff fistfuls of chips between slices of buttered bread. This 1,000-calorie delicacy is called a chip butty. Chip butties are so popular in Yorkshire that people there sing about them. At big games, fans of the soccer team Sheffield United belt out their anthem
REEVES: This is called "The Greasy Chip Butty Song" and is set to a tune by John Denver. Listen to those voices and you'll understand why the great London Olympic chip ban matters. Let me explain. One of the major sponsors of the London Olympics is McDonald's. The organizers say McDonald's is their official restaurant partner. The Olympic Park in London has the world's biggest McDonald's. The deal comes with something on the side, a monopoly on the right to sell chips at Olympic venues.
No one, apart from McDonald's, can serve them unless - and here's a weird loophole - they come from outlets that serve them with fish. This ban upset workers building the set for the Olympics' opening ceremony. They didn't like being told by their caterers that they couldn't have chips with sausages or pies or eggs or in butties. The caterers got so many complaints they pinned up a notice, asking people to stop giving them grief. Eventually, Olympic officials persuaded McDonald's to waive the rules.
But the ban still applies to you when you visit the games in a couple of weeks. Don't be surprised if you run into some grumpy Brits. The British don't particularly like being bossed around. There's another factor here too. McDonald's chips - fries, if you prefer - may be fine in their own way, but their crisp and stringy little strips of carbohydrate bear about as much resemblance as a stick insect does to a garden slug to the big, fat-drenched, salt-caked, vinegar-soggy, limp-looking, traditional and utterly delicious British chip. A Brit would never put a fistful of McDonald's in a butty, and a Brit would never sing about them. Philip Reeves, NPR News, London.
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The name Marine Turbine Technologies (MTT) may not immediately strike recognition, though we are pretty sure that if we said the company was repsonsible for the turbine-powered Y2K hyperbike, you would know what we mean. Built in time for the turn of the millennia, the Y2K features a Rolls-Royce-Allison Model 250 turbine motor that makes 320 hp at 52,000 rpm. Yes, that rpm figure is correct.
Unlike other turbine-driven road machines, which use the trust of the turbine jet engine for locomotion, MTT mated the helicopter turbine system to a two-speed gearbox, which in-turn drives a shaft to a final chain-drive system. Not exactly a huge success on the market, the MTT Y2K was still made famous by celebrity owner Jay Leno, who had a tendency to melt plastic car bumpers at stop lights.
Now reports say Marine Turbine Technologies is working on a new model of turbine-powered hyperbikes, awkwardly dubbed the 2013 MTT Y2K 420R.


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HISTORY Pioneering the industrial application of craft skills following establishment of the company in 1928 From building structures such as Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines through to private dwellings and the tools that we use in our everyday lives, Japan is a nation that has for many centuries cultivated traditions based on wood that occupy an important position in our daily lives.


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But my G5 feels faster.
Many of us dabble in keeping orphaned systems alive way past their lifetimes.
Isn't the goal to have a system that feels faster?
Yes. And SSDs are one of the best ways to accomplish that.
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Is your advice based solely on how a system feels? Does productivity not matter?
In the general case, if someone says their system is slow adding an SSD will typically fix that.
You failed to answer the question. Instead you're back to "feels faster". My G5 is slow at transcoding video. Adding an SSD didn't change that.
No single change will make every task faster. However, SSDs (far and away) provide such a thing for a large majority of cases.
This seems ot be where you're not understanding things. People are saying that an SSD is incredibly helpful for many cases, while you keep talking about the video encoding case. Your single use case does not invalidate all the other cases out there that users hit a normal basis.
It feels faster but feeling faster hasn't translated into increased productivity.
Actually, it does. We have data that shows that users are more productive when the system provides them with greater responsiveness. Users get aggravated, distracted, etc. when the system is not keeping up with them.
The OP asked about a memory upgrade. Yet here we are talking about SSDs as if they're the panacea of slow systems.
Most of the time they are. You keep acting as if the OP's case is something exceptional. But you haven't shown any reason why.
People act as if I'm clueless to the benefits of SSDs. I get the impression they feel I have no clue as to their benefits. I find that humorous.
You've stated so many things that are wrong (or are unhelpful for this discussion) that it's no surprise that people have that impression of you.


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In Defense of Diplomacy
Though most of our history books, as well as contemporary journalism, tend to focus on violence between peoples and nations, the vast majority of conflicts have been settled peacefully. For centuries, it has been forbidden to "kill the messenger," thereby enabling diplomacy between governments. Even in cases where countries have not had formal diplomatic relations, quiet negotiations – often initially clandestine and between low-level officials – have prevented cold conflicts from becoming hot ones. Even war itself has generally not prevented ongoing diplomatic contact, which has often prevented escalation, limited civilian casualties, and made possible a speedier end to the conflict.
With the advent of air travel and instantaneous long-distance communication, the ease with which representatives of adversarial governments can meet has made diplomatic contact more timely and frequent. Meanwhile, advances in the study of negotiation and conflict resolution has made it more effective. Indeed, the improved quantity and quality of diplomatic contact has been a major factor in the dramatic reduction in inter-state wars over the past sixty years.
Unfortunately, Congress is taking up dangerous legislation which appears to be designed to make the risk of war more likely. The bill takes the unprecedented step of effectively preventing any kind of U.S. diplomatic contact with Iran. The Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2011 (H.R. 1905), sponsored by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the right-wing chair of the House Foreign Relations Committee, is a far-reaching sanctions bill which contains a provision (Section 601, subsection (c)) which would put into law a restriction whereby
"No person employed with the United States Government may contact in an official or unofficial capacity any person that. . . is an agent, instrumentality, or official of, is affiliated with, or is serving as a representative of the Government of Iran;"
Never in the history of this country has Congress ever restricted the right of the White House or State Department to meet with representatives of a foreign state, even in wartime.
Despite not having formal diplomatic ties since 1979, there has been frequent low-level contact between the two governments on such issues as combating drug smuggling and Salafi terrorists. Recent examples include talks which facilitated cooperation in suppressing the Taliban and freeing three American hikers held in an Iranian prison. Such contacts would no longer be possible under this bill.
More seriously, the legislation appears to be designed to push the country toward a military conflict with Iran. History has shown that governments that refuse to even talk with each other are far more likely to go to war.
If this measure passes, it will establish a dangerous precedent whereby Congress would likely follow with similar legislation effectively forbidding any contact with Palestinians, Cubans and others.
The bill passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week and, with 352 co-sponsors from both parties, is almost certain to pass the House of Representatives as a whole.
As is often the case with legislation dealing with foreign affairs that puts limits on executive behavior, there is clause allowing for a presidential waiver. It is very limited, however, allowing the White House to waive the requirement only
". . . if the president determines and so reports to the appropriate congressional committees 15 days prior to the exercise of waiver authority that failure to exercise such waiver authority would pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the vital national security interests of the United States."
The problem is that diplomatic encounters — particularly with countries with which the United States has tense relations — often need to be arranged in less than a 15-day period. The entire Cuban missile crisis lasted only 13 days, for example. In the event of a crisis that threatens a military confrontation between the United States and Iran, the Obama administration would have to wait more than two weeks before having any contact with any Iranian officials, which by then could be too late. Indeed, the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. military is in the process of taking steps to establish a direct hot line to Iran in order to communicate should there be an incident especially in the Persian Gulf between U.S. and Iranian ships, an initiative which would be outlawed under the current bill.
Another problem is that meetings with governments with which the United States has no diplomatic relations are usually arranged secretly through back channels. Reporting a planned meeting to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, for example, as required in this legislation, runs the risk that at least one of its 46 members would leak the news to the press. The relatively moderate elements within Iran's factious regime would presumably not want to risk any meetings with Americans becoming known to hard-liners and would be forced to cancel such a meeting.
Another problematic clause in the bill, contained in the same sub-section, states that
"No person employed with the United States Government may contact in an official or unofficial capacity any person that... presents a threat to the United States or is affiliated with terrorist organizations."
Not only could what constitutes a "threat" to the United States or an "affiliate" with a "terrorist organization" be interpreted rather broadly, it could restrict investigation of possible terrorist attacks. It would have made illegal the recent sting operation that foiled the alleged assassination plot against the Saudi ambassador, for example.
The march to war with Iran appears to have the support a sizable number of liberal Democrats. Indeed, more than 40 members of the so-called "Progressive Caucus" have signed on as co-sponsors of the bill, including: Karen Bass, Robert Brady, Corrine Brown, Yvette Clark, William Clay, Emmanuel Cleaver, David Cicilline, Steve Cohen, Elijah Cummings, Peter DeFazio, Rosa DeLauro, Sam Farr, Chaka Fattah, Bob Filner, Barney Frank, Janice Hahn, Mazie Hirono, Michael Honda, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Hank Johnson, Marcy Kaptur, John Lewis, David Loebsack, Ben Ray Lujan, Carolyn Maloney, Ed Markey, Jerrold Nadler, Frank Pallone, Jared Polis, Charles Rangel, Laura Richardson, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Linda Sanchez, Jan Schakowsky, Louise Slaughter, Peter Welch, and Frederica Wilson.
Fortunately, there has been a growing chorus of opposition, ranging from peace activists to veteran diplomats and intelligence officials.
For example, CIA analyst and Georgetown University professor Paul Pillar has criticized the bill, noting, "This legislation is another illustration of the tendency to think of diplomacy as some kind of reward for the other guy, rather than what it really is: a tool for our side."
Similarly, veteran diplomats Thomas Pickering and William Luers observed, "Besides raising serious constitutional issues over the separation of powers, this preposterous law would make it illegal for the U.S. to know its enemy," a principle which has been understood by strategic planners since first articulated by Sun Tzu in The Art of War in the 6th century B.C.
Though right-wing Zionist groups like the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) have been lobbying in support, more moderate Zionist groups – like Americans for Peace Now – have come out against it, condemning the "outrageous nature" of the provision and noting "There are echoes here of the spectacularly self-defeating foreign policy approach of President George W. Bush, whose administration adopted the view that U.S. diplomatic engagement is a reward for good behavior, rather than a tool critical to protecting and promoting U.S. interests."
Most importantly, the American people are on the side of diplomacy. A CBS poll found that only 15 percent believe that Iran as a threat that requires military action, while 55 percent of Americans think Iran can be effectively dealt with through diplomacy instead.
It is up to the people, then, to make sure that this dangerous legislation does not become law.
Here's evidence that nonviolence is the most powerful tool to promote democracy and overthrow tyranny.
It's time to leave behind old ideas of superpowers. A changing world brings new opportunities for peace and the chance to join a community of nations.
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As GOP leaders in Washington look to remake their national brand, they don't have to look far to find their first real challenge.
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It's taming rogue Republicans right across the Potomac.
In the eyes of party strategists, Virginia's off-year elections represent a first opportunity to bounce back from the losses of 2012 — a chance to reset the political debate in a critical swing state, send off popular Gov. Bob McDonnell on a high note and deliver a national message about the direction of the Republican Party.
If only the Republican state Legislature, local conservative leadership and de facto gubernatorial nominee could stick to the talking points. Instead, national Republicans fear the true believers in Richmond could shout down their fledgling message of prudence and moderation in a state that's easy prey for much of the political media.
The GOP-held state Senate rocked Old Dominion politics less than two weeks ago by passing a daring plan to redraw the legislative map, rushing the proposal through as a potentially decisive Democratic lawmaker was out of town for Inauguration Day. In the days since then, legislators again stirred national attention by flirting with — before ultimately discarding — a proposal to divvy up Virginia's Electoral College votes by congressional district, effectively rigging the state for the GOP.
( Also on POLITICO: No apologies in Ken Cuccinelli's new book)
All of that came as a highly unwelcome sequel to the 2012 uproar over a Virginia measure — championed by conservative state Del. Bob Marshall — mandating ultrasound procedures for women seeking abortions.
It was less than a year ago that Democrats seized on that issue as a national cause, using it to drive Virginia women away from the GOP ticket from Mitt Romney on down. Within Virginia, Republicans blame the ultrasound firestorm for undercutting McDonnell as a vice presidential contender and damaging Senate candidate George Allen, who ultimately lost to former governor Tim Kaine.
Now, the same legislative body that steered the 2012 GOP message off course has struggled to refocus on a winning agenda for 2013. The still-unresolved redistricting controversy, Republicans say, has been an unwanted distraction from McDonnell's ambitious proposals to overhaul education and transportation. The Virginia House of Delegates is expected to decide soon whether or not to take up the Senate's provocative new legislative map, with McDonnell's legacy and national profile once again at stake.
McDonnell's office declined to comment for this story. Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, who has criticized the state GOP since withdrawing from the governor's race late last year, lamented what he called a relentlessly divisive atmosphere in the Virginia capital.
"I've been very disappointed that this session has taken on such a partisan tone. That's certainly not what we wanted or expected. We have some very big issues on the table this year like transportation funding and education reform, and we don't want to see those issues compromised because of partisan spats over redistricting or anything else," Bolling, who has toyed with an independent run for governor, told POLITICO. "Unfortunately, this is becoming more and more of a way of life in the Virginia General Assembly. Over the past several years, we've seen these types of partisan spats to a degree unlike anything we've historically seen in Virginia."
The stakes are far higher than in your garden-variety state legislative wrangling: Virginia has become one of the most important swing states in the country, a traditional GOP stronghold that now has two Democratic U.S. senators and voted twice for President Barack Obama.
A triumphant last year for McDonnell, capped by a victory for Republicans in the 2013 governor's race, could at least start the process of turning back that tide.
( Also on POLITICO: McAuliffe hires top strategists)
At the moment, it's an open question whether the GOP will have the discipline to pull that off. While polls show the 2013 governor's race is highly competitive, Republicans have felt distinctly anxious in recent weeks over a series of hard-right comments by state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, a hero of national conservatives who has continued to speak out on issues such as contraception and the Affordable Care Act despite outside pressure to pivot toward the middle.


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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Though coach Mike London had a pretty good idea David Watford was the best candidate for Virginia's open quarterback spot heading into August after spring practices ended, it didn't hurt to have Navy Seals confirm London's suspicions.
London said Monday at the Atlantic Coast Conference Kickoff preseason media gathering Watford, a Hampton High graduate who's entering his sophomore season, will be atop the depth chart Aug. 4 when players report to Charlottesville. Greyson Lambert, a strong-armed 6-foot-5 redshirt freshman, will be No. 2 at the position.
"Going into this season, there is no quarterback controversy," said London, who added the plan is to name a starter for the Aug. 31 season opener against Brigham Young as soon as possible.
"Early on in August camp, you'll know definitively who the starting quarterback is. I would say that as we ended spring practice, the guy that has the most experience would be that of David right now. The (reins are) not handed to David, because Greyson Lambert is going to be special as well."
During the offseason, Watford caught London's attention with some not-so unusual, but encouraging signs of maturity, like routine film sessions in the McCue Center that lasted until 8 p.m. and the initiative to organize 7-on-7 practices.
Yet, the appraisal of a group of Navy Seals that came to workout with players on campus during the offseason helped to further promote Watford as the favorite to win the starting job.
London said the Navy Seals evaluated players based on leadership skills without knowing the names of the players before workouts began. Watford was deemed to be one of the team's best leaders.
Even further endorsement for Watford came from his own teammates, when they voted him the team's top leader. Lambert hasn't played a single snap in a college football game, but he still finished in the top 12 in the voting for team leader.
"To have the guy that touches the ball 100 percent of the time to be the No. 1 guy (in the vote), and another to be amongst the leaders that our guys on our team look to, I think that's significant," London said. "Going into August camp, and knowing that there are guys on our team that respect these two players immensely, that bodes well for us."
After posting largely uninspiring numbers in 10 games as a true freshman backup in 2011, when he completed 40.5 percent of his passes for 346 yards, three touchdowns and four interceptions, Watford will have a chance to earn the job without having to look over his shoulder.
He rotated in the '11 season for the first seven games with Michael Rocco. Last season, Rocco split quarterback duties with Phillip Sims, while Watford took a redshirt. This season, Rocco and Sims are both gone, and London wants to have one quarterback.
"Not once did David ever complain about anything," said London regarding Watford's redshirt season. "He wanted to do what was best for the team. What I learned about him is a lot of guys … gripe and moan about where they are, how come they're not playing and where they are on the depth chart, David just closed his mouth, worked out, lifted, ran, studied."
Offensive tackle Morgan Moses compared Watford to another Hampton High alum and U.Va.'s first-year wide receivers coach, referring to Watford as a "modern day Marques Hagans" in terms of passing and scrambling ability. Watford's elusiveness in comparison to Lambert could put him over the hump in the race for the starting job, but it doesn't appear to be his only asset.
"He could've just sat around and got worse last year, but he decided to come out every day in practice and get the defense better by playing scout team," Moses said. "That's a guy you want in the huddle. You want a guy that's willing to do the things that nobody else is doing, put his ego aside."


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BROCKWAY – The curtain came down on the 2011 softball season for the Lady Crusaders of Elk County Catholic on Tuesday afternoon when they were defeated by the Clarion Area High Lady Cats by a 9-7 score in the District 9-A semifinals at the Brockway field.The Lady Crusaders trailed 9-2 going into the top half of the seventh inning and made a gallant effort to pull the game out, cutting it to 9-7 with two runners on bases before the final out of the game was recorded to give the Lady Cats a hard-earned 9-7 victory.Taylor Schlimm was tagged with the loss for the Lady Crusaders as she went the distance, giving up all nine runs on 10 hits, while striking out four and issuing two walks. Krista Fuller was the winning pitcher for the Lady Cats as she also went the distance, giving up seven runs on 11 hits while striking out seven and walking one.Elk Catholic was led in the hitting department by Michelle Imbrogno with two doubles and Anna Hawkins and Kristy Hanes with two singles each. Hannah McGowan, Jessie Ginther, Lyndsey Trumbull, Jenny Cappellio and Jessie McLaughlin each added singles for the Lady Crusaders.Tiffany Smathers led the Lady Cats with a double and two singles, while Jessica Funk and Brianna Nellis each had two singles, Krista Fuller had a triple and Hannah Wolf and Kelly Peterson a single each.Neither team was able to generate any offense in the first two innings, but in the third inning the ECCHS girls came up with two runs to take a 2-0 lead. Hanes opened the inning with a single, then Imbrogno doubled her home. Imbrogno then advanced to third on singles by McLaughlin and McGowan. Elk had the bases loaded with no outs, but could only manage one run when Hawkins singled. Two strikeouts and a pop ended the ECCHS threat.In the bottom half of the inning, the Clarion girls scored a run when Nellis singled to open the inning, was sacrificed to second and scored on a double by Smathers, who was then doubled off of second on a line drive to center field. This made the score 2-1 in favor of the Lady Crusaders.Elk went down in order in the fourth, but the Lady Cats took advantage of some loose play by the Lady Crusaders to grab the lead. Hummell opened the inning by drawing a walk. A fly out to center and a ground out was followed by a single by Funk to put runners on first and second. Wolf then reached first on an infield error and that opened the gates as Nellis singled, Fuller tripled and Smathers singled to score five runs for the Lady Cats and give them a 6-2 lead.Both teams were three up and three down in the fifth. Elk managed a base runner in the sixth on Cappiello's single but couldn't take advantage of it.In the bottom half of the inning, the Lady Cats pushed across three more runs to take a 9-2 lead. Back-to-back singles by Funk and Wolf opened the inning, then Nellis drew a walk and Peterson singled to account for the three runs.The top half of the seventh found the Lady Crusaders making a run at tying the game up. Hanes opened the inning with a single, then Imbrogno doubled her home. A strikeout and ground out followed, then Ginther singled to score Imbrogno. Hawkins and Trumbull then singled to score Ginther. An error on Cappiello's pop-up allowed Hawkins to score. This was followed by a walk to Schlimm, then a wild pitch which allowed Trumbull to score to make it 9-7. A ground out ended the inning and the season for the Lady Crusaders as the Lady Cats held on for a 9-7 victory.Game notesWearing the Maroon and Gold for the final time in softball were seniors Anna Hawkins, Jessie McLaughlin, Jenny Cappiello, Torie Gradizzi, Alexa Hansen, Hannah McGowan, Julia Scacchitti and Samantha Smith.The Lady Crusaders finished out their season with a 16-4 record.Elk County Catholic – 7Hannah McGowan 4-0-1, Jessie Ginther 4-1-1, Anna Hawkins 4-1-2, Lyndsey Trumbull 4-1-1, Jenny Cappiello 4-0-1, Taylor Schlimm 3-0-0, Kristy Hanes 4-2-2, Michelle Imbrogno 3-2-2, Jessie McLaughlin 3-0-1, Torie Gradizzi 0-0-0, Julia Scacchitti 0-0-0, Samatha Smith 0-0-0. Totals 33-7-11.Clarion High – 9Tiffany Smathers 3-0-3, Kelly Peterson 4-0-1, Audrey Hummell 3-1-0, Ashley Hummell 3-0-0, Jessica Funk 3-2-2, Hannah Wolfe 3-2-1, Brianna Nellis 3-3-2, Krista Fuller 2-1-1, Ashley Steiner 0-0-0, Courtney Donaldson 0-0-0. Totals 27-9-10.Score by innings RECCHS 002 000 5 - 7Clarion 001 503 x - 9


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Ask different people in any organization if IT is aligned with the business side and often the answer is no. But what's not asked is why they feel that way. There could be a variety of reasons across an organization that cause people to feel business and IT are out of alignment . The solution lies in asking the right questions before making changes that could make the problem worse.
But first, it's important to remember that most of the people in the company aren't spending their time questioning business-IT alignment. They may not be using the word alignment at all. You'll hear comments about how IT just "doesn't get it" when it comes to the way business units need to do business or how IT " holds everyone back " when trying to get work accomplished.
It's not enough to ensure that business and IT are strategically aligned at the top of the company if it doesn't translate to how things really work on the front line. That's why it's so important to check in with stakeholders across the company before checking business-IT alignment off your to do list.
And you can't just ask one person or one business unit.
It's likely that Finance has a different experience interacting with IT than HR , Operations, or Sales. It's also possible that people within those groups have different perceptions about IT.
Is it really that important to understand all those opinions?
To that question, I'll answer a resounding – YES! Remember it's people that make things work in any company. If they feel things are disconnected – whether they're right or wrong – it could cause real problems.
It's incumbent upon IT to make every effort to bridge the gap between business and IT .
The only way to do that is to understand what is happening and why it happens. The best way to get that done is through communication with stakeholder groups . This can be accomplished in a focus group format or through one-on-one discussions. The objective is to create an open dialogue so the truth behind the alignment issue is revealed. That means digging deeply into issues will be important.
The key to discovering the root cause is to ask open ended questions – what, why, how, when – during the course of the discussion.
Whether you use a group format or decide to talk to one person at a time, you can follow the same format for uncovering how people feel about IT.
First you need to make people feel safe about revealing their opinions. That means the person conducting the discussions must have credibility with the people they'll be talking with. It also means people have to know that sharing their true thoughts won't set them up for retribution. Before beginning any discussion, it's important to make that perfectly clear and to ensure that it happens after the discussion.
What questions should you ask?
Open the discussion by explaining that you want to ensure IT is meeting the needs of everyone in the company. Ask them what their general opinion is of how IT works with them.
As the discussion continues, ask clarifying questions to get to the real reasons behind the issue. For example:
Once you've completed your discussions, compile the information and analyze the results. Then take those results and implement changes to get true business-IT alignment throughout the entire company.
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"Guess how much weight I've lost" – a spot-on mockery of diet talkby charlynn
A friend of mine shared this on Facebook and I thought it was too good not to share. I heard this type of conversation far too many times in the office I worked at until last year, and I'm sure many of you can relate.
Rachel's $.02 cents: Charlynn and I posted this to the blog at virtually the same time. Great minds and all… This video be even funnier if I haven't seen or even engaged in scenarios almost EXACTLY LIKE IT at work before. Anyone else have to suffer an office dieter like this one who's fishing for compliments and/or weight loss reinforcement, or been sucked into diet talk at the office?
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Easter egg hunts affected by poor weather projections
The fifth annual Bryant Mayor's Easter Egg Hunt is still set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Alcoa 40 Park, 1110 Shobe Road, but the parks department will be watching the weather and will determine that morning whether to reschedule the event.
If the hunt is rained out, the celebration will be held next Saturday, April 6, and will be relocated to Mills Park.
Sponsored by Bryant Parks and Recreation Department, the event will feature an Easter egg hunt, face painting, bouncy houses, games, prizes and an appearance from the Easter Bunny.
All activities are free to the public.
The Bauxite Easter egg hunt that was rained out last Saturday and then rescheduled for this Saturday has been canceled because of poor weather projections.
An egg hunt for special needs children and their families will carry on, rain or shine, according to Tonya Horton, Junior Auxiliary of Saline County co-chair.
The first "Eggceptional Easter Egg Hunt" will take place at Mills Park in Bryant.
The egg hunt kicks off at 9:30 a.m., with a hunt for ages 0-3. Ages 4-7 will follow at 10 a.m. The hunt for ages 8-12 will start at 10:30 a.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
Eggs from the hunt will contain tickets that the children can trade for candy or other prize to accommodate children with special diets.
The entire idea behind the celebration is to be inclusive, so the siblings of children with special abilities are welcome to attend, Harris said.
Members of the auxiliary have met with experts to prepare themselves how to accommodate children with different types of special needs, Harris said.
Face painting and crafts for all different skill levels will be available, Harris said.
The Bryant Parks and Recreation department is donating the park for the day.
Members of Geyer Springs Baptist Church's special needs organization have volunteered their time to help with the celebration.
Children should bring their own Easter baskets. Junior Auxiliary will provide the rest of the supplies for the event, which is funded totally by the organization's own fundraising efforts, Harris said.


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This topic, which includes video, shows you how to chat using Outlook Web App. You can use the Contact List in Outlook Web App to chat with friends and colleagues, just as you would use MSN Messenger, Office Communicator, or any instant messaging service.
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Recently, Microsoft modified the licensing terms for OEM editions. Previously, purchasers were permitted to apply OEM licenses to their own computers provided the licenses were purchased with qualifying hardware. However, the Windows OEM System Builder EULA now prohibits purchasers from applying OEM licenses to computers they are building for themselves, friends, family members, etc. As explained in the revised license comparison, "[OEM licenses] must be preinstalled on a PC and sold to another unrelated party." (Emphasis added.) These revised licensing terms apply to all OEM versions of Windows currently sold, including Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Please keep these revised terms in mind when building your own computers, as well as when advising others who are contemplating building their own computers and/or purchasing a new OEM license.
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2013 Field Trip Schedule
While in Cracow, students will not spend their entire time in the classroom. Several excursions are planned to introduce all participants to the culture and history of Poland. Although participation is not mandatory, the cost of all planned day trips is included in the program fee.
The program's activities commence with a walking tour of historic Cracow and Wawel Castle. Other planned program excursions may include a riverboat tour on the Dunajec River through the Pieniny Mountains, a visit to Pieskowa Skala Valley to tour the landscape and castle, and a tour of the underground craftsmanship and geological wonders of the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Interested students can also take advantage of the scheduled trip to the former concentration camp at Oswiecim (Auschwitz). The magnificent foothills of the Carpathian Mountains are within close distance to Cracow, and a one-day trip to Zakopane, a popular mountain resort at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, is included in the program's activities. Accommodations can be arranged at a reasonable cost for those students who wish to stay overnight in Zakopane. The summer's planned activities are wrapped up with a bonfire and cookout on the beautiful grounds of the Agricultural University in the countryside of Cracow.
Additionally, each year, all American and Polish Program alumni are invited to special events in Cracow and Washington, D.C. to celebrate their achievements and the program's longevity, and to give past and current participants the opportunity to meet, interact and enrich the already existing network of program alumni.
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Professor Iza Krasnicka (center), our former Polish Program Coordinator, enjoys a fun-filled rafting tour on the Dunajec River.
The peaks of the rugged Tatra Mountains form a natural border between Poland and Slovakia, its southern neighbor.
Students in the 2008 Summer Law Program captured a photographic moment at the gates of the Wawel Castle.
What's a Bratniak dorm room like? View video taken by John Heekin, Cracow 2009.
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The Los Angeles Board of Education made a major change in its controversial, 2-year-old policy allowing charter groups and other outsiders to take over new campuses. The board unanimously agreed Tuesday to give teachers and administrators first chance at those schools.
If inside groups' plans are unacceptable, then charter operators, who mostly run schools that are nonunion, and others can apply.
The rules remain the same, however, for existing, low-performing schools; any group can compete for those campuses.
The district was preparing to accept new proposals for 15 new campuses by mid-October; that deadline has been changed to Nov. 18. Since the policy began, 11 charter schools won bids to run new district campuses and one existing campus is being operated by a charter organization. About 40 campuses are operated by inside district groups, mainly led by teachers.
Tuesday's unanimous board action also attempts to require the teachers union to be more flexible with the new schools. The board set a Nov. 1 deadline for the teachers union to agree to whatever performance evaluations, job requirements and other conditions the school staff are seeking in their plans, district officials said.
If the Los Angeles Unified School District and union cannot come to a deal, L.A. Unified reverts to the initial policy in which any group can compete for a new campus.