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The post-9/11 era has featured a continuing, heated debate over the question of whether there can ever be justification for using "enhanced interrogation" measures to obtain strategic intelligence from captured terrorists or enemy combatants. The measures in question include, among others: depriving a suspect of sleep; forcing a suspect to stand in uncomfortable positions for many hours at a time; forcing an incarcerated suspect to stand naked for extended periods in 50-degree temperatures; forcefully grabbing the shirt of a suspect and shaking him; issuing an open-handed slap designed to cause pain (though not injury) and fear in a suspect; and, most famously, subjecting a suspect to the technique known as waterboarding, which has been used by CIA agents on a small number of high-level al Qaeda operatives. (Click here and here for a detailed description of waterboarding and its effects.) The George W. Bush administration assigned numerous lawyers to examine each of these enhanced interrogation procedures and determine whether any of them were so extreme or dangerous as to constitute torture. The attorneys concluded that none of the methods in question could be classified as torture. But critics of enhanced interrogation continue to contend that not only are such methods unacceptably cruel and inhumane, but that they are also unlikely to yield any information that can be considered reliable. After banning the practice of waterboarding in the first days of his presidency, for example, Barack Obama said:
"I am absolutely convinced [that this] was the right thing to do, not because there might not have been information that was yielded by these various detainees who were subjected to this treatment, but because we could have gotten this information in other ways, in ways that were consistent with our values, in ways that were consistent with who we are."
"I am absolutely convinced [that this] was the right thing to do, not because there might not have been information that was yielded by these various detainees who were subjected to this treatment, but because we could have gotten this information in other ways, in ways that were consistent with our values, in ways that were consistent with who we are."
The President's perspective was echoed by members of his administration at every level. Attorney General Eric Holder, for instance, condemned the Bush administration for having "authorized torture" and "needlessly abusive and unlawful practices" that "have diminished our standing in the world community and made us less, rather than more, safe." On another occasion, Holder characterized enhanced interrogation as "cruel, inhuman and degrading." In April 2009, against the protests of former CIA director Michael Hayden, President Obama, reiterating his contention that enhanced interrogation techniques "did not make us safer," publicly released a number of the legal memos in which Bush administration attorneys had explained why such methods should be deemed lawful. According to Hayden, Obama's action was a potentially disastrous move because it provided "our enemies in the midst of a war" with "very valuable information" about exactly what "are the outer limits that any American would ever go to in terms of interrogating an al Qaeda terrorist." Also in the early months of his presidency, Obama indicated that his Justice Department might in fact seek to prosecute the Bush attorneys who had written the aforementioned memos. "I would say that that is going to be more of a decision for the Attorney General within the parameters of various laws," said the President. Eventually the Obama administration announced that it would not pursue the Bush lawyers in court. The CIA agents who had implemented the policies authorized in the legal memos, however, were not offered any such assurance. In August 2009, Attorney General Holder announced that "the information known to me warrants opening a preliminary review into whether federal laws were violated in connection with the interrogation of specific detainees at overseas locations." As of May 2011, the possibility of legal action against the agents still existed. The question of the efficacy of enhanced interrogation techniques, however, has continued to be debated. There is strong evidence that such interrogations have been effective in eliciting valuable intelligence. For example, a May 30, 2005 Justice Department memo noted the following:
"[T]he CIA believes the intelligence acquired from these [enhanced] interrogations has been a key reason why al Qaeda has failed to launch a spectacular attack in the West since 11 September 2001.... In particular, the CIA believes that it would have been unable to obtain critical information from numerous detainees, including [Khalid Sheik Mohammed, a.k.a. 'KSM'] and Abu Zubaydah, without these enhanced techniques.... Before the CIA used enhanced techniques ... KSM resisted giving any answers to questions about future attacks, simply noting, 'Soon you will find out.' [Once the techniques were applied], interrogations have led to specific, actionable intelligence, as well as a general increase in the amount of intelligence regarding al Qaeda and its affiliates." "[…] Interrogations of [Abu] Zubaydah—again, once enhanced techniques were employed—furnished detailed information regarding al Qaeda's organizational structure, key operatives, and modus operandi and identified KSM as the mastermind of the September 11 attacks.... Zubaydah and KSM also supplied important information about al-Zarqawi and his network [in Iraq]."
When Abu Zubaydeh began to reveal information as a result of the waterboarding, he explained that he and his fellow al Qaeda operatives were obligated to resist only until they could no longer do so, at which point it became permissible for them to cooperate with interrogators. Indeed he advised his interrogators: "Do this for all the brothers." Of the thousands of unlawful combatants captured by the U.S., fewer than 35 were subjected to any enhanced techniques. Waterboarding in particular was used against an even smaller number of suspects. The amount of information yielded by such efforts, however, was immense. According to former CIA Director Michael Hayden, as of 2006, fully half of the government's knowledge about the structure and activities of al Qaeda had been learned via enhanced interrogation. The value of enhanced interrogation was demonstrated yet again in the sequence of events that ultimately enabled the U.S. to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden. A key development in the search for the elusive terror leader occurred in 2007, when two Guantanamo Bay detainees—Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and Abu Faraj al-Libbi—were shipped to an "extraordinary rendition" site in Eastern Europe where they were waterboarded. As a direct result of that waterboarding, these men provided U.S. officials with the nom de guerre of one of bin Laden's most trusted personal couriers. The informants indicated that the courier in question might be living with, and protecting, bin Laden. Proceeding from that tip, U.S. intelligence officials painstakingly set out to locate the courier. In August 2010 they finally succeeded in tracing him to a three-story residence in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Further surveillance suggested that bin Laden himself was also likely to be living there.
Late on the night of May 1, 2011, forty U.S. Navy SEALS raided the house and indeed found bin Laden therein and killed him. While taking credit for the terror leader's death, President Obama remained steadfast in his opposition to waterboarding and other forms of enhanced interrogation. When CBS News reporter Mark Knoller asked White House Press Secretary Jay Carney whether, in the wake of bin Laden's killing, "there has been any change in President Obama's opposition to so-called enhanced interrogation techniques," Carney replied: "No change whatsoever."
RESOURCES: Morality and Enhanced Interrogation Techniques By Peter WehnerApril 27, 2009On Waterboarding: Let's Stick to the Facts By Marc A. Thiessen November 15, 2011 The Real Interrogation Scandal By Andrew McCarthy April 21, 2009 The Use of Torture and What Nancy Pelosi Knew By Charles Krauthammer May 1, 2009The 10 Most Harrowing Excerpts from the CIA Interrogation ReportBy The Washington Post December 9, 2014
Obama Owes Thanks, and an Apology, to CIA Interrogators By Marc A. Thiessen May 4, 2011
The CIA's Questioning Worked By Marc A. Thiessen April 21, 2009
The Waterboarding Trail to bin Laden By Michael Mukasey May 6, 2011 RECORD OF EIT BRIEFINGS BY THE CIA TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS: Member Briefings on Enhanced Interrogation Techniques 2009
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I generally don't find interest in fics that add new characters to the team, or are in relationships that would hinder my fav. pairs -- however, this first fic that I posted does just that with the addition of a new agent. Can you say, double standard? (Also, as it was my first fic when I first started writing - it's crap, but I keep it up to remind myself that I'm improving - or so at least I like to think.)
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Digital security breaches can cause harm to grantees, as well as their clients, beneficiaries, and partner organizations. These threats also pose a risk to grantmakers and to the larger strategies of impacted organizations. Security leaks can compromise an organization's ability to carry out its work, and can erode trust between civil society actors.
This guide is to help grantmakers both assess and address digital security concerns. It explores the types of digital threats against civil society and the obstacles to addressing them. It explains how to conduct a digital security "triage" of grants to elevate the digital security of your whole grant portfolio; while playing special attention to the highest risk grantees. And it provides suggestions for pathways to think more systematically about digital security.
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Corpus Christi, Texas (PRWEB) January 06, 2014
The Pain Management Clinic of Corpus Christi is now accepting personal injury liens with several Board Certified doctors. By accepting liens, the pain doctors are able to provide exceptional treatment to those who have been involved in motor vehicle accidents with little if any out of pocket expenses. Call (361) 214-1848 for more information and scheduling.
When a person is involved in a motorcycle or car accident, the resulting emotional and physical pain may take a significant toll. Individuals may need to deal with a body shop, insurance companies and attorneys, while at the same time needing expedient medical care. The Pain Management Clinic of Corpus Christi accepts liens from individuals.
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Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Reunite After 20 Days Apart
Kim and Kanye were spotted in Soho on April 22 at Isabel Marant boutique and we were thrilled to see them out and about. This is the first time they've been together in weeks, and it's about time!
Kim Kardashian must be over-the-moon because she and her baby daddy are back together. Kanye West was spotted in NYC with Kim and HollywoodLife.com was there to capture all the action. There were tons of photographers catching their every move and we can tell you that they seemed really happy.
Kim & Kanye Finally Reunite In NYC
We spotted them leaving Isabel Marant, a very upscale women's fashion boutique in Soho and Kim was sporting Kanye's shoes he designed called "Cruel Summer." Kim looked really pretty and effortlessly walked in the heels. Jay-Z even popped by to say hi to the happy couple.
The last time Kim and Kanye saw each other was over Easter weekend in Paris. Kanye has been over there recording his new album. We told you that reports that the couple barely see each other is not true and he does plan on being there for their daughter's birth this summer.
Earlier in the day, Kim, Kourtney Kardashian, Kris Jenner and Simon Huck all went to eat lunch at Italian hot spot Serafina in NYC's swanky Meatpacking District. Kim ate a salad and a small plate of pasta. An eyewitnesses told HollywoodLife.com that she looked more "fit than ever."
Kim Wants To Marry Kanye
Now that Kim is officially divorced from Kris Humphries, she is free to marry again! She said during the E! special with Ryan Seacrest that aired on April 21, that: "I do think I would get married again."
We are so happy for Kim and we can't wait to meet her little bundle of joy!
WATCH: Kim Kardashian Talks Marriage To Ryan Seacrest
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The primary benefits of contributing to an IRA are the tax deductions, the tax-deferred or tax-free growth on earnings and, if you are eligible, the non-refundable tax credits. To get the most out of contributing to your IRA, it's important to understand what these benefits mean and the limitations placed on them.Receiving a Tax Deduction
If you do not participate in an employer-sponsored plan, such as an SEP IRA, SIMPLE IRA or qualified plan, contributions to your Traditional IRA may be tax deductible. However, if you participate in either of these plans, you may be considered an active participant, and the deductibility of your contributions would be determined by your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) and your tax-filing status - that is, whether you file "married filing separately," "married filing jointly" or "single."
If your Traditional IRA contribution is not deductible, you may still make a non-deductible IRA contribution to it. Alternatively, you may contribute to a Roth IRA, provided your MAGI satisfies the Roth-IRA eligibility limits for 2012, which are as follows:
|Tax-Filing Status
|Roth IRA Contribution Limits
|$110,000 or less
|$5,000 catch-up of $1,000
|Between $110,001 and $125,000
|Partial contribution
|More than $125,000
|No Roth-IRA contribution allowed
|Married filing jointly
|$173,000 or less
|$5,000 catch-up of $1,000
|Between $173,001 and $183,000
|Partial contribution
|More than $183,000
|No Roth-IRA contribution allowed
|Married filing separately
|Between $1 and $9,999
|Partial contribution
|More than $10,000
|No Roth-IRA contribution allowed
If your income falls between the ranges that allow only a partial contribution, you may use a special formula to determine that partial contribution.
Tip: If you are married but you lived apart from your spouse for the entire year, you are not treated as married for tax-filing purposes. Therefore, you would fall into the "single" category.
Should you decide to make a nondeductible contribution to your Traditional IRA, be sure to file IRS Form 8606, which helps you and the IRS keep track of the non-taxable balance in your Traditional IRAs, ensuring you do not pay taxes on distributions that should be tax-free. (Read more: How To Convert A Non-Deductible IRA Into A Roth IRA )
Splitting Your Contribution
Splitting your contribution between your Traditional and Roth IRA may be beneficial in certain circumstances:
Tip: Your combined contribution to your Roth and Traditional IRA should not exceed the IRA contribution limit, which for 2012 is $5,000 plus catch-up contribution.
Tax Credit
You may be eligible for a non-refundable tax credit of up to 50% of your IRA contribution, not exceeding $1,000, depending on your adjusted gross income and tax-filing status. Here are the tax credits that are allowed for combinations of particular income ranges and tax-filing statuses:
|Credit Rate
|Married and files a joint return
|Files as head of household
|Other category of filers
|Up to $34,000
|Up to $25,500
|Up to $17,000
|$34,000 – $36,500
|$25,500 – $27,375
|$17,000 – $18,250
|$36,500 – $56,500
|$27,375 – $42,375
|$18,250 – $28,250
This non-refundable tax credit is allowed in addition to any deduction you may receive for your IRA contribution.
In order to claim the non-refundable tax credit, you must file IRS Form 8880, the most current version of which is available at www.irs.gov. (Read more: End Of The Year IRA Options)
The Bottom Line
As the earnings in your Traditional IRA grow on a tax-deferred basis, and on a tax-free basis in your Roth IRA, you have along with the benefits discussed above, plenty of reasons to contribute to an IRA. However, you may want to consult with your financial advisor to determine if your savings should be directed to other vehicles. For instance, if you receive a matching contribution in a 401(k) plan, it may make better financial sense to contribute the amount necessary to receive the maximum match, and then, only if you can still afford to make contributions to your IRA. In addition, consult with your tax professional for assistance in determining your eligibility and deductibility.
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System administrator must maintain the health of their server. One of the critical component is memory. When server memory is full utilized, it can slow down the server performance. To monitor memory utilization, Linux have another command that called free.
What is free command
Free command is a tool that can display amount of free and used memory in the system. The output of free command is similar with top command. Most of Linux distribution already have free command.
How to run it
To run it, just type free on your console. Running it without an option will show you a default view with kilobyte units.
$ free
From the above screenshot we can read :
Memory (in kilobytes units)
Swap (in kilobytes units)
When you see the buffers/cache free memory is low or you see that the swap free is low, then a memory upgrade is needed. This mean that memory utilization is high. Please notice that the shared memory column should be ignored because it is obsolete.
Display memory information in another units
As we mentioned before, by default free will show information in kilobytes unit. Free also provide us -b (bytes), -k (kilobytes), -m (megabytes), -g (gigabytes) and --tera (terabytes). To show the information in the unit we want, just pick one of them and put the option behind free command. Here's a sample output in megabytes unit.
$ free -m
This trick is also applied to -b, -k, -g and --tera option.
Display memory information in human readable
Free also provide us with -h option which mean human readable. So what is the difference with previous option, such as -m (megabytes) option? The most visible difference is that -h option will add human readable unit after the numbers. Let's take a look a sample of it.
$ free -h
As we can see together, there is G (gigabyte) letter behind 1,0 number. When the number is not reach gigabtye, free is smart enough to know it and put the appropriate unit behind each numbers. M letter behind - let say - 929 number tell us its 969 Megabytes.
Display free with delay
As one of statistic tool, the best way to capture memory utilization is using a delay. To do this, we can use -s option followed by N seconds that we want. We can always combine more than 1 options to make the output is fit with our needs. Let say we want to capture memory utilization every 3 seconds and human readable. So the command will be like this :
$ free -hs 3
Display low and high memory utilization
If we want to show low and high memory statistics, we can use -l option. Here's a sample.
$ free -l
Display Linux total memory
When we need the information of total for every column, we can add -t option behind free command. This will add 1 more row at the bottom which display it.
$ free -t
Besides vmstat, Free command is another simple statistic tool for capturing memory utilization. With this you can grab a quick information about what happen in your Linux memory. Free is using /proc/meminfo as a base for showing memory utilization information. As usual, you can always type man free on your console to explore more detail about free.


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Our Clients, Sarah and Nigel Collier, the parents of an eight-year old boy left severely disabled after mistakes made during his birth have won a legal battle to provide for his life-long care.
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City by City, Lyft and Uber Take on Taxis, Regulators
We've been covering the San Francisco-based ride-service companies Lyft and Uber for some time now, focusing on questions related to insurance and safety. Taxi companies and drivers in the city have been irate since these firms started taking a noticeable chunk of their business. A 2013 decision by the California Public Utilities Commission to let the companies operate in the state under less rigid rules than the locally regulated taxi business did not appease cab interests one bit. Lyft, in fact, has been pointing to California as a model for what regulation of ride-service firms should look like.
Uber was reported to be valued at $3.5 billion at one point last year. And Lyft, for what it's worth, told TechCrunch last December that it's "seeing its revenues grow at a rate of about 6 percent every single week ...."
These San Francisco companies have been exporting this new app-based, sharing-economy model of vehicular transportation all over the U.S., with a similar pattern emerging whenever they come to town: Local taxi interests hoot and holler, and local agencies and elected officials grapple with how --or if -- to put the brakes on the unregulated drivers and vehicles who now traverse their cities carrying paying customers.
A handful of cities, like New Orleans, Portland and Miami, have banned the upstarts entirely. But around the country, industry leaders Uber and Lyft are expanding as quickly as they can, with regulators trying to play catch-up. Here's a rundown from local media of the latest regulatory developments in various cities:
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WBZ (Feb 25) Boston Police Commissioner William Evans says he wants more public regulation of what he calls "gypsy cabs." The commissioner on WBZ NewsRadio 1030 last night singled out a popular mobile app Uber, which connects drivers with passengers....Evans questioned the level of safety and security provided by these new app services because they are not subject to the same level of scrutiny as traditional cabs.
Boston Globe (March 1) As Mayor Martin J. Walsh and his new team at City Hall prepare to overhaul Boston's transportation policies, one car service popular among Boston's tech set isn't likely to face any changes: Uber .... Many critics have said that the only way to ensure Uber is truly safe, and its drivers are properly trained, is to subject it to the same regulations that cabs have endured for years.
Not Walsh.
"People should feel safe when they are traveling in Boston," the mayor said Friday. "We cannot turn a blind eye to public safety concerns around unregulated modes of transportation, but we also cannot condemn a popular, effective service like Uber that takes responsible steps to ensure the safety of their users. There is a balance."
Walsh said he is taking a comprehensive look at the city's transportation services — from taxis to buses to smartphone car services — and is working with the new police commissioner, William Evans, to come up with new policies.
WBEZ (Feb 25) The fight over the future of ridesharing in Chicago is increasingly being waged through shadowy lobbyists. This has some aldermen concerned about how that could influence the current regulatory debate.
At a hearing at City Council's Joint Committee on Transportation and Finance on Monday, some noted that the lobbying activity on the issue appeared different from the usual at City Hall. They said they were disturbed by the apparent emergence of advocates for ride-sharing companies like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar, who have not identified their interests upfront.
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The Mayor's office introduced new rules at Wednesday's City Council meeting, aimed at bringing the (ride-service) companies into the regulatory fold. But the move is already angering some who say the city should use its existing regulations for taxicabs and livery vehicles, rather than create a new set of rules....
The (proposed ride-service ordinance) would require the companies to register with the city and pay an annual $25,000 licensing fee, as well as $25 per driver with their service. It would also subject the companies to the city's ground transportation tax — $3.50 per day, per vehicle, for each day that the vehicle is used in Chicago for ground transportation. Additionally, the vehicles would have to display signage or an emblem that identifies their ridesharing service, and would have to be inspected annually by the city.
But perhaps the most significant cost that the rules would require are general commercial liability insurance and commercial automobile liability insurance policies of $1 million per occurrence.
Dallas Business Journal (Feb 19) Dallas' transportation-for-hire task force rejected a proposed limitation on drivers' hours that was being considered for the ordinance regulating taxis, limos and other car services.... Task force Chair Sandy Greyson said the group was considering a limitation comparable to other nearby cities, but unanimously agreed that the idea was not for Dallas.
Dallas Morning News (Feb 25) "We're gonna fight to stay there," (Lyft CEO John Zimmer) says. "There are thousands of drivers and passengers in Dallas and across the country that believe in this mission and movement, and we'll be there alongside them to make sure we work together in a responsible and thoughtful way with local officials and defend their right to do this...."
Meanwhile, Lyft isn't waiting for anything: In recent days it has expanded its local coverage area, stretching from Farmers Branch to Duncanville to Pleasant Grove to Garland, or thereabouts. Zimmer says that was a "organic expansion" based on data provided by Lyft's app. There are a handful of hot spots, he notes, around Lower Greenville and Uptown and downtown, but Lyft's seeing a lot of use all over, so it made sense to recruit more drivers and widen the area in which rides are being shared.
Denver Post (Feb 11) The Senate Business, Labor and Technology committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would lightly regulate ride-sharing companies such as Lyft and UberX .... Senate Bill 125 would classify Lyft and UberX as transportation network companies, or TNCs, and place them under limited PUC oversight. Lyft and UberX have developed smartphone apps that connect passengers with drivers, who use their personal cars for the ride .... Colorado regulators and lawmakers say that if a ride-sharing measure isn't passed, the companies would be forced to shut down.
Detroit Free Press (Feb 16) In Detroit, state and local police have the go-ahead to ticket Uber drivers who, intentionally or not, failed to get licensed as a driver for hire, officials told the Free Press. Penalties for unlicensed operations run from a fine up to $500 to jail time. The city said officers have not issued any tickets yet ....
(R)epresentatives for the Michigan Department of Transportation and the City of Detroit told the Free Press that they still consider UberX as drivers for hire under the law because they charge customers for rides. Those drivers must therefore obtain a $300 Certificate of Authority from the state and a $110 limo operator's license from the Detroit Police Department, which would inspect their vehicle.
Uber Technologies is also required to register with MDOT as a limo carrier, which it has not done, according to Sharon Edgar, MDOT administrator in the office of passenger transportation. Edgar said she sent a noncompliance notice in December to Uber's Detroit office but hasn't heard back. White, when asked in an e-mail, did not address the state notice.
WXYZ (Feb 18) Detroit City Attorney Melvin Butch Hollowell (says) UberX is not following city licensing requirements and Hollowell is issuing a cease and desist order.
Houston Business Journal (Feb 25) Unless Mayor Annise Parker decides to voluntarily put new vehicle-for-hire ordinances on the city council agenda, Tina Paez, the director of the Administration & Regulatory Affairs department, said it is most likely that discussions regarding new ordinances will continue at the committee meeting next month.
This probably isn't welcome news for Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft, which launched some of their services for free, as a promotion, last week.
Unless the companies, which are offering free rides to customers who request ride services from their apps, plan to continue offering free rides for the next month, this could cause some trouble. If the companies ask for payment or donations for their rides, the city said it will charge drivers with violating city ordinances and it will charge them penalties of up to $500.
Already, the city confirmed that there has been one instance where a Lyft driver charged a rider for a ride, and the city charged the driver with three different violations.
Houston Press (March 3) Some 10,000 Houstonians signed an online petition in support of (Uber), the most vocal of whom are young, urbanites who are strong supporters of the technological aspects of the service.
What was the city's response?
Apparently, the city is tired of having its inbox filled up with Uber petition signatures because it issued a cease and desist to the folks at Uber asking Uber to stop the flow of petition e-mails to city mailboxes
St. Paul Pioneer Press (Feb 28) Taxi-like car-sharing service Lyft has launched a multi-city free-ride deal that just happens to get it out of hot water with the City of Minneapolis -- at least for the next two weeks.
Lyft, consisting of driver-owned vehicles that customers summon with smartphone apps, said it will pick up the tab for rides costing up to $25 apiece.
The promotion temporarily defuses a disagreement with Minneapolis officials, who have insisted that Lyft be licensed like a taxi service, something this and similar services adamantly oppose....
Minneapolis had threatened to ticket and tow Lyft vehicles once they began operating Thursday as scheduled, but now said it will hold off if money isn't changing hands.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Feb 19) Mayor Bill Peduto wants the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to change its rules to allow for ride-sharing operations in Pittsburgh. "As mayor, I support the expansion of transportation options in our city and recognize the need for a broader and more diverse suite of options to get people around town quickly, safely, and reliably," Mr. Peduto wrote in a letter to PUC executive director Jan Freeman on Tuesday. "This includes these new companies but it also includes legacy jitney drivers who serve communities that have been red-lined out of traditional taxicab and limousine service...."
Mr. Peduto and Councilman Dan Gilman said Tuesday that they propose amending Chapter 29 of the PUC code to create a new class of regulated transportation service providers.
That would be akin to what the California Public Utilities Commission did in September, when it created a new class of business known as a Transportation Network Company.
Seattle Times (Feb 28) A majority of Seattle City Council members approved a cap on the number of drivers for Lyft, uberX and Sidecar at a standing-room-only taxi-committee meeting Thursday night .... If the proposal passes a full council vote next month, it would allow an unlimited number of drivers, but no more than 150 of them, using their personal cars, could work at any given time for each company. The measure would take effect a month after Mayor Ed Murray signs it.
Each prospective driver would have to apply for a Transportation Network Company (TNC) permit. In order to get it, drivers would have to take driver-safety training, but it would be less intensive than the for-hire training that taxi and flat-rate car drivers are required to take.
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Under the earlier proposal, which did not pass, the taxi committee had recommended a cap of 300 TNC-permitted drivers who could contract with Lyft, uberX and Sidecar. All 300 of those drivers could choose which company they want to work for.
And don't stop there: Around the globe, app-based transpo is coming to a nation near you!


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The bonus and commission scheme is uncapped with genuine opportunity to earn in excess of £200k from an OTE of £160k and base salary of between £70k and £80k.
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- Artist: Elaine Silver
- Genre: Gospel
- Release Date: 1/20/2009
Blissfully Abundant is Elaine Silver's 2008 masterpiece CD release. It consists of 12 artfully-crafted songs and chants that celebrate and affirm Divine Law and Love, as well as one cover song, 'Hallelujah,' by the GREAT Leonard Cohen. John Guth, her engineer and backup 'band' plays most of the instruments on this record, including guitars, bass, PanArt Hang, woodwinds, bells and percussion. Elaine supplies rhythm guitar and she is ably accompanied by the inimitable Jay Ungar on fiddle on the title track, 'Blissfully Abundant.' For Elaine to finally have Jay play on her record is a 30 year vision that has finally manifested. His part is like liquid-sounding silver on this worthy waltz and she is so happy to have this dream come true. Other musician include the wonderful Lisa Gutkin (The Klezmatics) on fiddle, the powerful Jon Cobert (Tom Chapin Band) on piano, and on her Swing Tune, 'The Happy and Grateful Swing,' she includes the passionate Matt Haviland on Trombone and the lilting Laurel Masse' (founding member of the Manhattan Transfer) on harmony vocals. Elaine Silver has a voice you'll never forget. It has been described as stunningly clear and fine, magnificent, rich and supple. She is also a songwriter and workshop leader, as well as a Wedding Officiant with a musical ministry. Elaine has also performed for and with hundreds of thousands of children presenting interactive concerts and school assemblies, as well as delighting groups of any age range. She has recently become certified as a Passion Test Facilitator and uses this fun, powerful and transformative process as an adjunct to her heartfelt and valuable work.
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The tax-free money market fund industry continues to shrink rapidly, squeezing what had been a major source of short-term credit for municipalities and arguably leading to higher borrowing costs for state and local governments.
Tax-free money fund assets rose by $16.7 million to $326.9 billion during the week ended Dec. 20, according to iMoneyNet.
This marks a brief interruption of an unmistakable trend that began in early 2009.
Investors yanked $92.4 billion from tax-free money market funds in 2009, and an additional $71.8 billion so far in 2010, according to the Investment Company Institute.
The tax-free money fund industry, which ended 2008 with $489.3 billion in assets, has shrunk by a third in the past two years, to $325 billion.
The impetus behind the exodus of cash is no mystery: returns on the funds are too low for investors.
Money market funds behave like cash by investing only in instruments with supreme safety and liquidity. Yields on these instruments tend to shadow short-term low or no-risk interest rates, such as the Federal Reserve's federal funds rate or short-term Treasury bill rates. Thanks to the Fed's commitment to keeping benchmark interest rates near zero, these rates have been pinned to the floor for two years.
The Securities and Financial Markets Association swap index measures the average yield on a seven-day tax-exempt variable-rate demand obligation, which is the primary instrument tax-free money market funds buy. That index at its latest reading, on Dec. 15, was 0.3%.
That's what the money market funds collect on their holdings. They then charge management fees on those returns, leaving an average yield of 0.04% for investors, according to iMoneyNet, despite most complexes waiving the majority of their fees.
"People are leaving the municipal money markets, and moving money into other places," said Craig Mauermann, who manages the $921.5 million Marshall Tax-Free Money Market Fund for M&I Investment Management. "There have been a lot of people who have left the money market funds. They are reallocating from the panicked cash position from a couple of years ago."
The drainage of cash from money markets alters the public finance landscape in some significant ways.
According to the Federal Reserve, at the end of the third quarter money market funds owned 11.6% of outstanding municipal securities, which is the lowest share since 1996. Their share peaked at 18.8% in 2008.
The shift of ownership of municipal paper from money funds to longer-term mutual funds matters because of the type of instruments these respective buyers hold. Mutual funds will typically hold bonds, while money market funds own floating-rate deals with either very short maturities or put features.
For better or for worse, rampant demand from money market funds prior to the deflation of the industry's assets enabled municipalities to sell more variable-rate demand notes, revenue anticipation notes, and other short-term securities that gave municipalities flexibility to bridge cash-flow gaps and explore options other than long-term fixed-rate bonds. It is worth pointing out that the types of instruments money funds buy normally carry lower yields, bestowing lower borrowing costs upon municipalities.
JPMorgan analysts Alex Roever and Chris Holmes, in their 2011 outlook last month, pointed to several challenges the shrinkage of the money fund industry poses for municipalities.
With less demand from money funds, governments have had to resort to other types of buyers for Rans and other short-term notes, Roever and Holmes said, leading to higher borrowing costs.
The atrophying of the money-market fund space may also provide an explanation for why more arbitrageurs have not stepped in to help flatten the historically steep tax-exempt yield curve, they said.
This type of arbitrage typically entails borrowing from a money market fund at a short-term municipal rate. With so much less demand available from money market funds, it is harder to arrange this type of financing, constraining the arbitrage that facilitates so much buying on the long end of the curve.
Tax-free money market funds could easily cough up another $100 billion next year, Roever and Holmes said, bringing the industry's share of municipal debt ownership to 8%.
Mauermann said it is common for money market funds to experience outflows toward the end of the year as clients need cash for various things like paying bonuses to employees or making annual pension contributions.
Fund managers anticipating these outflows usually try to hold on to cash, causing the SIFMA rate to bump up because managers are reluctant to tie up their money. Mauermann expects that rate to jump five to seven basis points at the next reading.
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Within translation/localization we're all looking to ensure that the quality of the deliverable meets the expectation, in whatever way those two things are defined. Some people may believe achieving that quality is a factor that is inherent in actually doing the work, and builds around the processes. Other people may, however, think of quality as something that can be tested and evaluated after the work is done.
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Globalization and new technology have not left the translation services of the EU institutions untouched. Successive enlargements have more than doubled not only the number of member states but also the number of official languages. The extension and deepening of the European integration have led to more and more different text types being produced and to an ever-increasing translation demand. At the same time, in-house translation staff per language is progressively being reduced. The pressure to provide more, faster and with fewer resources has led to a need to constantly re-think how we carry out the translation work. We all know the buzz words: doing more with less, doing more and better with less, being effective and efficient, doing the right things and doing them right. Increased focus on processes and on making optimal use of technology does lead to efficiency gains. Mostly, however, what saves the situation is an increased use of outsourcing, which implies challenges for the quality assurance.
Can translation service providers and technology providers meet translation buyers' requests? How can we evaluate the quality of both source and target within the translation process? How do we measure localization processes? These are just few of the questions that passed the review during the roundtable hosted by TAUS in Barcelona on May 12, 2016.
In a recent NPR news piece Uber Plans To Kill Surge Pricing, Though Drivers Say It Makes Job Worth It, Jeff Schneider, engineering lead at Uber describes how they are using machine learning to hack the problem of supply and demand.
I was recently involved in a project to clean up TM pollution, where the target included a lot of translations from a different language variant. I had to work with the internal linguist to prepare a plan to do it in the most efficient way. No matter how many automation tricks I pulled from my hat, the linguist had reservations for them all and it seemed that, quality assurance-wise, nothing could beat running content through a pair of eyes. And yet the cost of manual review was prohibitive; plus one could also argue about the effectiveness of this approach, considering the amount of errors that keep showing up at every stage of a typical translation workflow, where manual review is present everywhere: translation-editing-proofing, client validation, QA/testing.
The question is: are we all on the same evolutionary path? Or do some of us take different turns, make shortcuts and even arrive in different places? The TAUS Executive Forum on April 25 and 26 in Beijing opened new perspectives on translation in China that many of us had perhaps not expected. China typically copies what others have already built and done before them. Fast trains are modeled to the TGV in France, electric cars are inspired by Tesla, and fashion in China follows the trends around the world closely.


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Like other numbers three had a symbolic significance in the biblical tradition; it suggested completeness: heaven, earth, and the underworld, for example. Three major feasts are mentioned (Exod. 23: 14–19); the sanctuary was divided into three parts (1 Kgs. 6: 2–22); Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and nights (Jonah 1: 17); and in the NT Jesus was raised from the dead on the third day, or 'after three days' (Matt. 12: 40; 27: 63; Luke 24: 46; 1 Cor. 15: 4). In Christian theology, the Godhead is a Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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Of late, there has been a whole lot of buzz about 4G. Have you been wondering what this is all really about? Well, this article is dedicated to you!
Let's get straight to it and talk about what 4G means in the first place. 4G is the 4th Generation of mobile networks. The difference between 4G and 3G is that 4G is nearly 5 times faster. 4G is nothing new, but people have begun catching up only recently in India. People are now looking at 4G as the next level of Internet connectivity. This is mainly because of the benefits it offers in terms of speed and performance. These days, people want things to be fast, faster, fastest. Once they try 4G, they realise that 3G is rather slow.
4G Benefits – You Should Know
Super High Speed
One of the most well known benefits of 4G is its amazing speed. We perform an unlimited number of functions on our phones, tablets and computers – from browsing and social networking to shopping, banking and playing games. A large number of jobs these days require the use of the Internet. People need to send documents via email, carry out varying amounts of research, communicate with clients across the globe through Skype and much more.
In these situations, an Internet connection that performs at the best speed possible makes everything so much smoother and easier. 3G offers speeds of around 3 Mbps. Whereas 4G goes way beyond that, with speeds of about 14 Mbps. Further, 4G LTE offers speeds up to 42 Mbps! That is 14 times the speed of 3G! Imagine how much you could do within the same span of time. It will entirely transform your Internet experience.
A Bunch of Added Services
There are various added services you can get with 4G and 4G LTE that you would not find in 3G, such as VoLTE, which stands for voice over LTE. In this, the advantages of a 4G Internet connection also apply to your calls. This means that even when you talk to someone on your phone while using 4G, the quality of your calls will also be very high. This is because the network connection takes care of your calls as well. So it it pretty much like benefiting from the all-round performance and capabilities of your Internet connection – which get transferred to your calls as well! Would you have imagined that with 3G?
The Cost Factor
Because 4G was priced significantly higher than 3G when it just began, people were hesitant to try it out. But these days, network providers are reducing the cost as much as possible so as to get access to a wider customer base.
Final Words
To conclude this article, I am going to say that as far as the speed and added services are concerned, there is no question that 4G can change the way you communicate with the world and use the Internet. The quality of your experience will improve a great deal. That is why I recommend this to everyone else. Just make the switch and see the difference!


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Officially called "Low Noise Amplifier LNA SDR RTL preamplifier HF VHF UHF Receiver" on the manufacturer's eBay page (link), costs $20 + shipping from Hungary (webshop link).
Called Janilab preamp in this review, it's a small electronic circuit which comes between an RTL-SDR dongle and antenna. As the name says, it's supposed to increase received signal strength.
On paper, specs look good:
- 1 MHz to 3 GHz operating range,
- adjustable gain from -20 dB to +19 dB,
- SMA female connectors,
- 5V power with easy Smartphone/Pi/Kindle connector standard,
- 7V to 12V DC power via holes on the board.
Summary: It's a great preamp due to ease of power connection, and because it covers the full tunable range of RTL-SDRs.
Background information and testing notes in the Manifesto, underlined text are links, bring you to a new page in a new window. Click / tap images for full-screen glory.
In the box and first impressions
Delivery via registered air mail (seller charged exact shipping cost), padded envelope, small green rectangle in antistatic bag.
No instructions, nor any other information available online apart from eBay description.
It's ridiculous: information how to use a product you paid money for should be included in the bag. This customer treatment is not exclusive to Janilab, and I don't fault them as a fringe player, but please: the dog's $4 hair brush comes with an instruction manual. I don't want a paper throwaway, I expect a detailed online how-to guide to ease bewilderment following unwrapping.
Warranty and customer service
14 days warranty. WTF? For 22 bucks, Nooelec gives two years. Anyway, I emailed the maker, and after a quick reply got reassured that every single board is tested before shipping.
Where goes what
PCB board writing is legible and connections should be self-explanatory, just in case:
Top left golden connector: that's an SMA female connector, connect antenna here.
Top right golden connector: that's an SMA female connector, connect receiver here.
Two silver holes: for mounting into an enclosure.
USB connector for power: provides 5V, blue LED comes on (D1 in the image)
Bottom right two holes: DC power, 7-12 V. Worked with 9V battery.
Gain: Screw above USB connector.
Adjustable gain
From - 20 dB to +19 dB according to product webpage. Turning the small screw clockwise increases gain, you'll need a small screwdriver or a knife tip.
270 degree rotation range translates to really small difference at the top of the scale: eye surgeons will have a distinct advantage dialing in +15 dB gain.
MCX: older Nooelec or generic chinese dongles, use MCX Male to SMA Male pigtails.
SMA: Male to Male pigtails or barrel adaptors, e.g. rtl-sdr.com dongle, Nooelec SMArt, SDRPlay, handheld receivers, Airspy etc.
PAL: Nooelec Nano-P or on really old dongles, use PAL Male - SMA Male pigtail.
Power optionsMicroUSB connector standard means that smartphone/Kindle/PS4/battery bank charger cables work.
7-12 V: two small holes, imbecile-proof markings, 12V means maximum input voltage, worked with 9V battery. GND means negative, if in doubt, check the battery, one terminal is always marked, or red wire or "+" goes to 12V marking, black or "-" goes to GND.
No reverse polarity protection, which is a glowing omission, but when you're using alternative power you probably won't need the following image:
Manufacturer revealed that the board uses a BGA614 IC, stare at datasheet here (link).
Works as advertised, less gain in software will be required.
Shortwave: borderline audible broadcast stations turn into louder and less borderline audible broadcast stations:
On ADS-B, full gain (screw all the way to right) added significantly more position reports, planes and range.
Two Nooelec SMArt receivers, stock cable and half-wave outdoor antennas on a magnetic mount in a first-floor window:
31,872 versus 21,411 total reports. Two stock antennas side-by-side. Enough said.
Versus LNA4ALL or LNA4HF
Incomparable, really.
Not on price: to get the same frequency coverage, you'd need to order both, and it would cost twice as much.
Not on power options: bias-T mod can be ordered for the LNA4ALL, so preamp can be at the antenna, where it should be. However, Janilab's Micro USB cable connection is easier to use if the preamp is at the end of the antenna cable.
Not on performance: even from specs alone, the LNA4ALL has a lower noise figure (1 dB vs 2 dB). By ear, the LNA4ALL sounds cleaner.
What it won't and can't do
"I'm using the short black antenna which came with the dongle, and can't hear anything, maybe I should buy a preamp?"
Reception performance depends on the antenna. It doesn't have to be fancy or expensive, and there are lots of guides how to build antennas, so please realize: a preamp adds extra performance to an existing antenna system, but it's not a magic solution.
Janilab's preamp does the job.
From shortwave to ADS-B, better signal reception for $20+shipping.
Easy power via microUSB cables, adjustable gain, blue LED light when it's happy with power, handy SMA connectors.
I really liked it, and recommend it.


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If don't want your Hulk goodies spoiled, then you definitely don't want to view the following trailer for the Hulk.
I repeat – DO NOT CLICK THE PLAY BUTTON AS IT COULD POTENTIALLY "RUSSELL" YOUR EXPERIENCE![youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOteAzR4of0[/youtube]
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Uh Awesome this means the after credits scenes will have something else as the shocker, dare i say we might see somebody found in the arctic.
not much of a spoiler IMO, it's already common knowledge for anybody who's remotely interested in Marvel movies and Hulk.
but it was cool anyway.
and as Lifeisaglich said, i will definitely stay after the credits this time.
Some people are giving this movie a mixed review but in some ways I prefer it over Iron Man. Yes, Robert Downey, Jr. does an impeccable Tony Stark. However, I never liked the concepts behind Iron Man. The technologies behind the Iron Man suit would dramatically change the world and yet they haven't nor will they in future movies. The thrust generated by the so-called "boot-jets"(which, by the way, stretch even Implausibility to the breaking point) would make spaceplanes a reality for even mundane consumers. The actuators in the Iron Man suit would make all kinds of bizarre mechanical engineering devices possible yet we never see Stark Corp making them available to the world at large in the comic book series.
Any way, my point is that the HULK is a more enjoyable concept for my tastes. The Hulk of this new movie reminds me of Mark Millar's HULK in his Ultimates Comic Book series and that is a very good thing.
Bottomline, I hope they make a sequel to "The Incredible Hulk"
Wait, Cory this reminds you of Ultimate Hulk? It really couldn't be farther for me. Neither one Banner or Hulk are really sympathetic in The Ultimates.
I've heard from people who have gone to screenings of this film that the above scene takes place during the film and not after the credits. There is apparently, at least for now, no reason to stay after the credits. Just saying so if you do stay you won't be disappointed.
see the Marvel Universe start to come together on screen
And it is much more evident here, than even in IRON MAN.
It's not just SHIELD or a Tony Stark cameo. Those are the big obvious ones. And you know that the Super-Soldier formula is used here to give Blonsky his first boost… but here's the geekiest part. The canister that they pull that vial of interesting liquid from… the Doctor's name is Dr. Reinstein…. Yes, the actual name of the scientist that injected Steve Rogers with the Super Soldier serum… now the key is… they didn't expose Blonsky to the Vita-Rays which would super-charge that serum and give him that extra boost that made Captain America that extra bit of badass. But, we'll see that in an upcoming movie, I'm sure.
Rodrigo: Yes, I do think that Banner and the Hulk in Ultimates ARE sympathetic. I think the rest of the team ARE NOT sympathetic. They treated Banner like shit and Banner merely responded to the crap they were dishing out to him. Now having said that, I think Millar drew Banner as a gross caricature in order to fit the story. And, in Ultimates 2, he saved everyone's asses. Ultimate Betty Ross is a caricature, Ultimate Nick Fury is a GROSS Caricature, Ultimate Henry Pym was the biggest A-hole of them all. It was what The Ultimates was about.
I merely drew the comparison to The Ultimates because that was the most entertaining depiction of the Hulk for me. I wanted to give an analogy of how much I enjoyed the movie.
They are gonna take a cab?
oh….. No.
I really hate seeing trailers to this movie because it is getting me waay excited for a movie that I cannot afford. :(
Oh and I really think that Ultimates I showed Hulk as simply an angry guy who could never get his way and when he realized what he had turned into he finally was able to grow up into the character he was in the end of Vol II. Oh and I seriously loved Ultimate Pym. He was an ass and a jerk, but I really think he grew beyond that by the end of Vol II. Which is why III is a waste of all of our times. It took the growth of the characters and vomited it back to an acidic waste.
…just saying.
Since I never really followed the Hulk comics, I probably have this all wrong, but is it safe to assume that the cryptic warning posted just before the video above is hinting that the ultimate all-American male will have an "incredible" cameo, probably at the movie's tail end (as the crowe flies)?


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Connoisseurs of Clintonian evasion will savor the first of the president's responses to questions from the House Judiciary committee, finally released by the White House this afternoon. (The timing of the release is itself an evasion; Friday is Washington's preferred day of the week for dumping bad news, because people don't pay much attention to the Saturday newspaper; Fridays during holiday weekends like this one are better still.)
Q: Do you admit or deny that you are the chief law enforcement officer of the United States of America?
A: The President is frequently referred to as the chief law enforcement officer, although nothing in the Constitution specifically designates the President as such. Article II, Section 1 of the United States Constitution states that "[t]he executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America," and the law enforcement function is a component of the executive power.
Leave it to Bill Clinton to give a who-wants-to-know answer to a question about his basic constitutional responsibilities. Does it depend on what the meaning of "are" is? Less flippantly, Chatterbox surmises that it's marginally better for Clinton to have lied under oath if the constitution doesn't pin a sheriff's badge too conspicuously onto his lapel. Though it's kind of pointless given Clinton's later admission, in response to a subsequent question, that the constitution does say the president should "take care that the Laws be faithfully executed." But score one petty triumph for Clinton: The wording appears in Article II, Section 3--not Section 2, Clinton corrects the committee. Chatterbox also notes that in Clinton's version of the quotation, "Laws" gets an 18th century capital letter, whereas in the Judiciary committee's it's lowercase.
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And this is what the Naavi says chapter yehezkel 36 verses 20.21
The Netziv supported the Chovevei Tzion movement, but at the same time he cautioned that settling the land should never be associated with messianism, the Temple or the redemption in any way.
Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Kalischer was one of the founders of the Chovevei Tzion movement, and in his 1862 book Derishas Tzion he claimed that Jewish settlement in Eretz Yisroel could be the beginning of the redemption.
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Sharma named his extension Realisation but the locals still call the route Biographie since the custom in France is that the person who puts the bolts in is the one who is allowed to name the route. In this case the bolts were placed by Jean-Christophe Lafaille who gave it the name. Arnaud Petite managed to climb 2/3 of the route and put a new chain in. Sharma then extended it and renamed it.
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Penn State research expenditures reach all-time highPosted on November 10, 2017
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State's research expenditures reached a record high of $863 million for the 2016-2017 fiscal year, an increase of $27 million, according to Vice President for Research Neil Sharkey. The total included $534 million in federal funds, and $329 million from a combination of private funders, the Commonwealth, and University sources.
Increases in funding from nonfederal sources played a lead role in reaching the record-breaking total, Sharkey said.
"The federal funding environment remains flat," he said. "We are holding steady with a slight increase, and continue to garner over 60 percent of our expenditures from federal sources. But, in addition, we have strengthened our efforts in working with the private sector and the Commonwealth, and that effort appears to be paying off."
Research funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania totaled $75 million, a 3.8 percent increase. Funding from private sources, including industry, foundations, and other sponsors, jumped from $83 million to $91 million, a 9 percent increase.
Federal funding dollars increased from $530 million to $534 million, with expenditures from the National Science Foundation up $5.3 million and those from the Department of Agriculture up $3.2 million.
Among the University's academic research units, the highest increases were noted in the College of Agricultural Sciences, up 3.6 percent to $113 million; the College of the Liberal Arts, up 19 percent to $34 million; and the Eberly College of Science, up 15.6 percent to a total of $117 million.
Consistent with prior years and with Penn State's peers among other top research universities, the University's own investment in its research enterprise comprises 19 percent of the total, or $163 million. "This includes the nonrecoverable research expenses required to create the vibrant research environment needed for success," Sharkey said.
"This record level of expenditures is a testament to our tenacious, world-class faculty, whose bright ideas place our University among the world's best," he added.
This article first appeared on Penn State News. Read the original here: http://news.psu.edu/story/491063/2017/11/08/research/penn-state-research-expenditures-reach-all-time-high-863-million


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Cautioning parents against putting 'excess pressure' on students to get good grades, IIT Bombay has written to parents and guardians of those who have taken admission at the institute this year and advises them to, instead, encourage the youngsters to give their best shot.
"During the address to the parents at the orientation this year, we also plan to introduce a few points of this nature, where we will advise them to not put undue pressure on their wards or unrealistic expectations and instead let them be autonomous in their decision making," said Prof Urjit Yajnik, dean of student affairs, IIT Bombay.
The letter covers academic and hostel life, financial help and details regarding IIT Bombay's student mentor programme for first year students.
"Students who enter this institute every year are some of the best brains in the country. Due to the competitive environment here, we have often experienced cases where students, who until then had always topped their class, found it difficult to get grades that meet their expectations. This has often led to one of two extremes: some students face excessive parental pressure, while others simply adopt an indifferent attitude, which further reduces their academic performance. We hope that you would encourage your ward to put his or her best foot forward, and treat the best effort from his or her side as the objective, rather than the results," it says.
Pointing out that hostels form an integral part of every IIT student's life, it says the transition from "loving and caring hands" to a completely new competitive environment of IIT could "occasionally cause adjustment problems" in the initial period of their stay.
"Many students find it difficult getting used to a roommate and hostel life for the first time. Sometimes, cultural, social and language differences further delay the settling process, As mentors, we help freshmen have a smooth transition so that this settling process is as short as possible," reads the letter.
The letter stresses that IIT Bombay encourages students to take up whatever interests them and parents need to support them in their choices. Stating while there is enough time in a regular day at IIT for students to fit in both academics and extracurricular activities without much stress, it simultaneously advises that "care must be taken to ensure proper time management such that academics is not neglected".
Addressing the issue of ragging, it says ragging in any form is strictly banned in the campus and students should report any such untoward incident to their mentor. "We assure you that it will be dealt with confidentiality and highest priority. Interaction of the freshmen with seniors (other than the appointed mentors) is heavily curtailed during their first month so that they get time to adjust. Strict penalties are very much in place, and mentors are always available to resolve any situation promptly. Rest assured, ragging has all but vanished from the IIT Bombay campus. It is, however, expected that the freshmen develop a healthy rapport with seniors as they themselves are among the brightest in the country. In fact, a healthy senior-junior interaction has been the hallmark of this institute and we would like to maintain that," it says.
The letter says the purpose of sharing various aspects is to make parents aware of them and as parents, they need not be alarmed, but "mental preparation and precautionary measures" would help.
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