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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
What If We Cool The Earth Too Much?
Following the Ice Age the Earth warmed, was that a good or bad thing? Were there SUV's, coal-fired power plants, oil refineries, that caused that warming trend? If Congress and the UN and the "scientific consensus" had been around back then, would they have tried to stop it? Were the campfires that Ogg and Thag used to cook their sabre-toothed tiger steaks the cause of the global warming? If the solution to arresting global warming were to live more primitive lifestyles, would we have to live more primitively than did the caveman?
At what point will we know that we have cooled the Earth enough? 5 years? 10 years? 100 years? When will we know if we have cooled the Earth too much? How long will it take before we discover that our conservation efforts have caused a global ice age? Will the scientists then suggest that we drive SUV's, use more coal-fired power plants, return to using incandescent light bulbs?
Since the Earth has recently been in a cooling (and not warming) trend and this trend could continue for the next 10 years, how will we know if our efforts have had any effect? What criteria are being used to decide how much is natural warming/cooling and how much is man/made? Precisely what criteria are going to be used to measure the efficacy of this legislation? Who decides what these criteria are?
Since "scientific consensus" is all the rage, who decides how many climatologists constitutes a "consensus"? Indeed, is the "consensus" composed entirely of climatologists? Who decides the composition of the "consensus"? What if a new "consensus" declares that the old "consensus" is all wet? Is a "consensus" of idiots more correct than a minority of scholars?
These are just some of the questions that I have and that, sadly, not one adherent of the global warming theory has yet to answer.
And judging by the rush to idiocy shown by our parliament of whores, I seriously doubt that we'll ever have an answer, at least until we are huddling around a campfire like our Ice Age caveman ancestors did.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
What Will the "Human Rights Groups" Say Now?
Now it comes out that Iran is torturing protesters that I captures. You can be assured that this torture goes way beyond the sitting naked in a cold room or being slapped in the face and yelled at that Amnesty and others have accused the USA of doing at Gitmo. (Horrors!) Now I wonder if there will be international outcry and protests and cries of outrage directed at Iranian torture? Will the news media parade photo upon photo of the outrages of the Iranians? Will Amnesty and HRW demand severe punishment for the torturers? Doubtful. If anything, there will be tepid condemnation and not a peep of that condemnation will be reported in the media. Indeed, there won't be so much as a scintilla of the reporting on Iranian torture that we saw directed at the laughable mild "torture" inflicted by Americans. Indeed, when this news item was made public, most Americans never read about it in their newspapers or saw it on TV. If they did at all it was a news media outlet questioning the authenticity of the document.
Will there be any USA politicians who express outrage at Iranian torturers? Highly unlikely given the current administration's love affair with Iran. Remember that Obama had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the mildest of condemnation of the Iranian crackdown.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
The Bad News Is That Pessimism Sells
First off, you gotta understand that any article declaring that the sky is NOT falling would never get published in any news organization. Beyond the fact that by definition it would not be news it would have no "head turning" ability. Who'd glance twice at a news paper bearing that headline? Newspapers and other publications, including radio and TV exist solely to deliver an audience to someone paying to advertise to that audience.
Second, in most, if not all cases, you have to read well into the article to find words such as "...if nothing is done...". They are often the optimum words that indicate that the angle that the writer is taking is that someone is willfully refusing to action that is required. That is rarely the case. Most often, the person refusing to take the action required has a perfectly logical reason for doing so: it is actually not needed or an upgrade is in the works. Other times the writer is talking to some dolt who doesn't have the insight to speak with knowledge to current situation. The writer then takes the angle that the person speaking without insight has the correct view and the person who does have insight is the person forced to defend the indefensible.
Lastly, we need to ask ourselves the optimum question whenever we read a news story: Does this make sense? Look at the current question: Is the GPS system going to have a total breakdown in 2010? Is the US military going to let that happen to a system that is key to the operation of aircraft carriers, JDAM bombs, fighter jets, tanks, and the common ground-pounder? I doubt it. Neither will they let airliners, trains, semi-trucks, and common citizens end up without GPS service. The same goes for politicians, who would have to answer to everyone who relies on GPS service if it were going to suddenly go dark. Yet, you can be assured that in a few days or weeks you'll have folks running around exclaiming that the GPS system is failing and all of the satellites will suddenly fall to Earth.
If any of the satellites truly do fall from the sky, with any luck they will land on the heads of the folks who go around spreading this crap.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
What REAL Torture Looks like
In a recent raid on an al-Qaeda safe house in Iraq, U.S. military officials recovered an assortment of crude drawings depicting torture methods like "blowtorch to the skin" and "eye removal." Along with the images, which you'll find on the following pages, soldiers seized various torture implements, like meat cleavers, whips, and wire cutters. Photos of those items can be seen here. The images, which were just declassified by the Department of Defense, also include a picture of a ramshackle Baghdad safe house described as an "al-Qaeda torture chamber." It was there, during an April 24 raid, that soldiers found a man suspended from the ceiling by a chain. According to the military, he had been abducted from his job and was being beaten daily by his captors. In a raid earlier this week, Coalition Forces freed five Iraqis who were found in a padlocked room in Karmah. The group, which included a boy, were reportedly beaten with chains, cables, and hoses.
In all of the hoopla about torture, it is very surprising that no one talks about the torture performed by the Islamic terrorists. Far and away worse than anything that the USA has done or ever has done, it still flies way below the radar of most of the discourse in Washington DC or by any of the so-called "human rights organizations". The UN has completely and totally ignored it. The side effect of that is that the USA ends up looking like the only and the worst torturer in the world when, as you can see by this article, we are far from anything that the Islamic terrorists do.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
A Very Scary Horizon
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On the heels of his call for the incorporation of Sharia within British law, the Archbishop of Canterbury gave an interview to the Muslim News praising Islam for making "a very significant contribution to getting a debate about religion into public life." Well, that's one way of putting it. The urge to look on the bright side of its own remorseless cultural retreat will intensify: Once Europeans have accepted a not entirely voluntary biculturalism, they will see no reason why Israel should not do the same, and they will embrace a one-state, one-man, one-vote solution for the land between the Jordan and the Mediterranean.
The Muslim world has spent decades peddling the notion that the reason a vast oil-rich region stretching thousands of miles is politically deformed and mired in grim psychoses is all because of a tiny strip of turf barely wider than my New Hampshire township. It will make an ever more convenient scapegoat for the problems of a far vaster territory from the mountains of Morne to the Urals. There was a fair bit of this in the days after 9/11. As Richard Ingrams wrote on the following weekend in the London Observer: "Who will dare to damn Israel?"
Well, take a number and get in line. The dust had barely settled on the London Tube bombings before a reader named Derrick Green sent me a congratulatory e-mail: "I bet you Jewish supremacists think it is Christmas come early, don't you? Incredibly, you are now going to get your own way even more than you did before, and the British people are going to be dragged into more wars for Israel."
So it will go. British, European, and even American troops will withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan, and a bomb will go off in Madrid or Hamburg or Manchester, and there will be nothing left to blame except Israeli "disproportion." For the remnants of European Jewry, the already discernible migration of French Jews to Quebec, Florida, and elsewhere will accelerate. There are about 150,000 Jews in London today—it's the thirteenth biggest Jewish city in the world. But there are approximately one million Muslims. The highest number of Jews is found in the 50-54 age group; the highest number of Muslims are found in the four-years-and-under category. By 2025, there will be Jews in Israel, and Jews in America, but not in many other places. Even as the legitimacy of a Jewish state is rejected, the Jewish diaspora—the Jewish presence in the wider world—will shrivel.
And then, to modify Richard Ingrams, who will dare not to damn Israel? There'll still be a Holocaust Memorial Day, mainly for the pleasures it affords to chastise the new Nazis. As Anthony Lipmann, the Anglican son of an Auschwitz survivor, wrote in 2005: "When on 27 January I take my mother's arm—tattoo number A-25466—I will think not just of the crematoria and the cattle trucks but of Darfur, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Jenin, Fallujah." Jenin?
You can see why they'll keep Holocaust Day on the calendar: In an age when politicians are indifferent or downright hostile to Israel's "right to exist," it's useful to be able to say, "But some of my best photo-ops are Jewish."
The joke about Mandatory Palestine was that it was the twice-promised land. But isn't that Europe, too? And perhaps Russia and maybe Canada, a little ways down the line? Two cultures jostling within the same piece of real estate. Not long ago, I found myself watching the video of another "pro-Palestinian" protest in central London with the Metropolitan Police retreating up St. James's Street to Piccadilly in the face of a mob hurling traffic cones and jeering, "Run, run, you cowards!" and "Allahu akbar!" You would think the deluded multi-culti progressives would understand: In the end, this isn't about Gaza, this isn't about the Middle East; it's about them. It may be some consolation to an ever-lonelier Israel that, in one of history's bleaker jests, in the coming Europe the Europeans will be the new Jews.
Friday, May 8, 2009
The Danny Gokey Hype? Oh, PUH-leez!
But two weeks ago I was at Mitchell Field for a far more impressive homecoming, one that the local media totally ignored: The arrival home of 100 elderly World War II vets who, thanks to Stars and Stripes Honor Flight, had spent the day in Washington DC visiting the World War II memorial, Arlington, and the Iwo Jima Memorial. About 1000 of us, mostly family members, cheered on these vets as they walked (but mostly were wheeled) up the concourse.
One of them was my dad.
I saw proud former Marines, Army, Navy, and Coast Guard vets attempt to keep true to the code of their generation and look stalwart and not cry. Notice that I said "attempt" as most failed. I saw people, kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids, cheer these old men for bravery and dedication that occurred well before these kids were born. None of these old men had made their name via a contrived competition on a TV show. None of the folks cheering these old men can ever comprehend the degree of selfless bravery that it required for these men to do what they did. None of the crowd would be able to really put themselves in the shoes of these guys and comprehend the storming of the beaches at Normandy, or fighting a battle while freezing to death at Bastogne, or, as in the case of my dad, facing sudden death from a submarine attack while sailing in the frigid seas around Alaska on a cheaply built Coast Guard patrol frigate. The cheering crowd was not hyped-up by cheerleaders and TV producers.
Indeed, there was no media there at all. None from the print or TV industry. And that is a real shame. Not one brief video clip. Not a single picture in the next day's paper. Fox6 morning person Nicole Koglin was not there screeching with ecstasy about the veterans. Mark Concannon of Fox6 was not there gushing like an oil well about how marvelous everything is. Did state or local government even recognize this homecoming? No. Perhaps if Danny Gokey had said something about it they would have.
Am I bitter? I shouldn't be, but I am. I shouldn't be because Fox6 is only doing what most media these days does and that is hype pre-staged events that are spoon-fed to them by network publicists. The true heroes come home with dignity, unencumbered by the manufactured flash and glitz that we have come to expect. We now have huge community events, staged by event managers and show biz producers, for people who have done little more than excel at a sport or in the entertainment industry. Media personalities gush all over these contrived "stars" while the true heroes quietly sit back, in dignity and honor, and wonder at the stupidity of it all.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Ah, Dear Sweet Schadenfreude!
Let's be frank senator, you've painted yourself into a pretty tight corner. Never the most popular fellow in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body, you have at least always had everyone's grudging respect as a tough, smart guy. We may not like Snarlin' Arlen, they['d say, but we'd much rather have him as an ally than a foe.
But in the space of a single week, you have squandered that respect. First, you alienated the Republicans by defecting to the Democrats and then you managed to annoy the Democrats enough to have them vote to strip you of your seniority -- the preservation of which was the very reason you switched parties in the first place.
Now you are the 79 year-old rookie senator on every committee the Democrats will consent to let you sit in on. Without that seniority, it is hard to see what you have to offer the voters of Pennsylvania to stay in office. It's not like anybody in the Senate is rushing to do you favors right now.


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Shocking Video of FSU QB De'Andre Johnson Punching a Woman (Video)
Florida State quarterback De'Andre Johnson has already been arrested and suspended by the football team after he reportedly punched a 21-year-old woman in the face at a bar near the FSU campus two weeks ago. Johnson turned himself in last Tuesday and was released on a $500 bond, but now the State Attorney's office in Florida has released surveillance footage of the incident, and let's just say that the video won't help De'Andre Johnson escape charges and/or get back on the Seminoles football team.
In the video, you can see Johnson getting into a shoving match with a blonde woman by the bar. She raises her right fist, threatening to punch the freshman quarterback, and eventually throws a left jab towards his face. That's when Johnson retaliates by delivering a swift right cross. State Attorney Willie Meggs said the punch landed square on the victim's nose, causing swelling to her eye.
De'Andre Johnson was named Florida's Mr. Football in 2014. In 2015, he's earned himself a new label: Woman-beating douchebag.
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questions about why I do what I do, or where the thoughts I think come from - better understanding myself and how I function, and ultimately it's about taking self-responsibility for who I am.
I wasn't doing that. I was projecting a lot of blame, victimizing myself in relation to others and life circumstances, and essentially wallowing in self-pity. To me this was a consequence I was creating through not taking self-responsibility for myself through writing.
So I decided to start, and like I said, it's something I've been consistently working on the past couple of months. I noticed changes almost immediately. Much more stability within myself/my mind, and more clarity in seeing myself, my life, and those within it. Writing has a grounding effect, and I experienced myself back on my two feet - directly walking my process of self-change rather than allowing consequences to direct me.
One point that I noticed just the other day, that shows striking the effect writing can have on one's life is in relation to back chats.
What is back chats?
A back chat is basically the statements we make within our minds about someone, or about a situation - it's like the narrator within our mind making assumptions, accusations, and in my case, lot's and lot's of blame.
So this is what I noticed.... before I made the decision to start writing more consistently, I was experiencing a lot of back chat in relation to my partner, and how he exists within our environment. I would react to him not doing the dishes, or not putting them away... or for leaving a shirt on the couch. I was almost daily having back chats about the negligence of 'his behavior'. Though - since I started writing again, specifically within the starting point of taking SELF-responsibility... the back chats in relation to that particular point have completely vanished. I actually had forgot I was having those consistent back chats, until I remembered just the other day - noticing again what writing can do.
From my perspective - because I was busy taking responsibility for myself, which we have MORE than enough within our own minds to work with, I no longer had the time, or space to worry about what he was doing... because ultimately it's not my responsibility. My projected blame of him being neglectful and lazy in the house was simply me showing me that due to me not writing, or actively taking responsibility for myself as thoughts, words, and deeds, I was neglecting me, and really just being lazy about it. Writing doesn't take a lot of effort... only a decision to sit down and face yourself. And in doing so, the blame stopped, and self-understanding (which leads to understanding others) emerged.
So just wanted to share a little gem one can find in taking a step of self-support. With writing - in taking self-responsibility, the focus is removed from others, blame no longer exists, and self's responsibility stands as what actually matters. And so a reference for ourselves.... if we are constantly thinking about others, and what they are doing wrong, and how they are this, and that, and don't do this right, or questioning who they are and the decisions they make, it is CLEARLY indicating we are not taking self-responsibility.
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As I receive unconditional love and acceptance from my partner on a whole, new level for me, I am being confronted with inner demons that I didn't fully know were there.
Because relationship is simply a mirror for our own relationship with ourselves, I find that as I experience love flowing in, that love is being matched by an equally powerful self-doubt and in all honesty, a self-loathing that is both painful and surprising. The mirror is being held up and I'm seeing all of the qualities that I didn't even realize I find unlovable within myself, all of the ways that I reject myself. My ego is squirming this week and looking for cover…big-time. The mask is falling away and I'm coming face-to-face with my imperfection.
There's a very young voice that comes forth inside of me wondering, "Have I gone too far this time? Have you seen too much? Is this the point when I make the love go away?" It is raw, vulnerable, down-right terrified.
I've found myself experiencing deep shame at various points this week, judging myself, feeling tremendously insecure, wondering when the stronger, empowered…get this…more lovable me…will return. You know, the me who "has it all together." This week I'm being challenged to surrender a deeply ingrained belief about myself, about love–that I have to control your experience of me, that I have to act and operate in a certain way in order to be worthy of your love.
And as I've been the snotty, needy, victim-minded, emotional mess…ummm…not the me I wanted my partner to see, I'm having to face this fear head on: What will happen when I'm not playing the part? When I let the wounded little girl come out of the closet? What will happen when I'm not in control?
And well, I'm finding out even as I write.
I see now that the deeper the love, the deeper the surrender that's required. Love is a continual practice of letting go, and letting go, and letting go.
And the most challenging and beautiful part of this whole process: It's not my partner's job to love me. It's MY job. It's MY job to heal this old wound and to hold myself gently. Right now, loving myself as I'm facing my "ugly" parts is in writing this post, it's in creating spaciousness for myself, focusing on what matters to me, and it's in allowing myself to be seen and believe in the love I'm receiving from my partner. Slowly, and steadily unfurling my petals despite how "unsafe" that feels. And breathing. And breathing.
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The bond market possesses a merdurinous tone today as it probes toward the upper end of the trading range. The 10 year note is a tad shy of 2.75. The shape of the curve is not dramatically different than what is was when I wrote early this morning. The 5 year note has cheapened some more and is now at a cycle wide of 34.5 versus its 2 year and 10 year cousins. I think that at this level of rates and with an absolute yield near 1.75 that buyers will emerge for the issue. We may be undergoing a structural flattening of the curve but even in a bear market one can observe periodic rallies.Dealers report some fast money selling in the belly, macro accounts unwinding flatteners and some establishing tactical steepeners.


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Microsoft's Surface PC event took place in New York last night, and the company has made some exciting announcements. This includes a new Surface Book laptop, a Surface Studio PC aimed at creative professionals, a Surface Dial for interacting with these devices, and a Windows 10 Creators update. While there was no big update on the mobile side of things from Microsoft, this event was geared towards the professionals. We take a look at everything that Microsoft announced in this event from the new Surface hardware to software.
Windows 10 Creators Update
Microsoft says they want to transform computing as we know it, and enable "3D creativity, mixed reality, and eSports and game broadcasting for everyone." With Windows 10 Creators update, Microsoft plans to bring new tools which will make it easy for people to create and share photos, drawings and other images in 3D.
Creators Update will come as a free update by early 2017, and it will be made available to all 400 million devices running Windows 10. However, those on Windows Insiders program will get the Creators Update this week itself. Microsoft is promising "3D and mixed reality to everyone," with these tools.
Users will able to "start capturing in 3D, printing in 3D, creating in 3D, sharing in 3D, and experiencing mixed reality," says the Microsoft blog. For instance, Microsoft plans to add 3D support for taking photos on smartphones running on Windows 10 mobile soon. Microsoft will extend this to iOS and Android in the future as well.
Microsoft also announced Paint 3D, which will let a user "create and build 3D objects." There's also Remix 3D, which will be an "online community to connect creators and creations around the world and bring 3D content to the masses." Microsoft announced Trimble's 3D modelling program SketchUp will be part of Remix3D.com. Also Microsoft Office suite will get native support for 3D content in 2017.
Surface Studio
Microsoft also announced a new generation all-in-one desktop called Surface Studio, which is aimed at professionals like architects, artists, designers. This $2999 (goes up all the way to $4199) will initially be available in limited quantities in this holiday season.
Also read: Microsoft Surface Studio PC: Price, specifications and features
Surface Studio features a 4.5k ultra HD 28-inch screen with PixelSense display. Microsoft says the display packs 13.5 million pixels. Studio PC is made from forged aluminum unibody enclosure with 12.5mm thin touch screen. This one has the world's thinnest LCD monitor inside a PC, and the display offers 3:2 aspect ratio with a pixel density of 192 ppi. Microsoft has also built true scale into this, which means 1-inch on the screen equals 1-inch in real life.
But the cool feature about the Microsoft Surface Studio PC is the "zero gravity hinge with custom tuned springs and 20-degree drafting angle." If you look at Microsoft's video showcasing this device, you'll see how it can just bend down as a user touches on the display, and then be used as a giant tablet of sorts.
Surface Studio is also compatible with Surface Pen and thus supporting real-time scribbling on the display. According to Microsoft, this PC is "a new class of device that transforms from a desktop PC into a powerful digital canvas." Microsoft says the Studio PC delivers 63 per cent more pixels than a state-of-the-art 4K TV.
Surface Studio will come with Intel Core i5/i7 sixth generation processor with 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB RAM variations. It will come with Rapid Hybrid Drive options in 1TB or 2TB. There's also a Windows Hello face sign-in camera and 5 MP front camera with 1080p HD video, dual microphones, Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby Audio Premium and a 3.5 mm headphone jack as well.
Read more: Microsoft wants you to create the future and it just gave you the tools
On the graphics side, the specifications look like this: i5 Intel 8GB: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M 2GB GDDR5 memory, i7 Intel 16GB: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M 2GB GDDR5 memory and i7 Intel 32GB: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M 4GB GDDR5 memory.
Surface Studio PC will also have support for Surface Dial, which is a new input device designed for the creative process. The Surface Dial "integrates with Windows 10 to work with any Surface device for a faster and more intuitive way to scroll, zoom, and navigate," says Microsoft.
Surface Book
The new Surface Book comes with a sleeker design than the previous generation, and packs in more battery life and processing power. Surface Book also has support for the Surface Dial, along with the Surface Pen as well. Surface Book starts at $2,399, going up all the way to $3,299 for the highest configuration.
The dimensions are 12.30-inch x 9.14-inch x 0.51–0.90-inch and it weighs around 1.6kg which includes the keyboard. The Surface Book has a light magnesium chassis and the same "Dynamic Fulcrum Hinge" on the earlier version. A user can detach the display and flip it 180-degree and use the keyboard on the device as well.
In terms of specifications, the new Surface Book runs Windows 10 Pro and comes with 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB SSD options. It has a 13.5-inch PixelSense Display with 3000 x 2000 (267 ppi) resolution and 10 point multi-touch. Microsoft is promising up to 16 hours of video playback on this device, and it will be powered by the 6th generation Intel Core i7 processor coupled with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M 2GB GDDR5 for graphics.
It will have TPM chip for enterprise security and the RAM configuration will 8GB or 16GB RAM. The Surface Book will have two full-size USB 3.0 ports, a full-size SD card reader, Surface Connect port, Headset jack and a Mini Display port.
This one also comes with 5MP front camera, and 8MP rear camera with 1080p HD video support on both. It will also supports Windows Hello face sign-in. The Surface Book has stereo microphones and stereo speakers with Dolby audio Audio Premium. The Surface Pen is also included in the device, and it is up for pre-order starting today in the US.
VR headsets
We know Microsoft has big plans for VR, especially with its Hololens project. Microsoft has also announced HP, Dell, Lenovo, ASUS, and Acer will ship VR headsets capable of mixed reality with the Windows 10 Creators Update.
Microsoft says these headsets won't need "a separate room and complicated setup," and will be truly wire-free. These headsets will start at $299 and will be compatible with more affordable PCs, laptops.
4K Gaming and in Game Broadcasting
Creators update will let users "create and enjoy live game streams and customized eSports tournaments on Xbox Live," says Microsoft. According to the company, gaming increased 500 per cent in the last year on Windows 10. The Creators Update will also bring user-generated tournaments via Arena on Xbox Live. Also users will be able to play games "Forza Horizon 3," "Gears of War 4," and more in 4K with a Windows 10 PC.
Windows MyPeople
MyPeople will be part of the Creators Update, where a user's closest friends, co-workers and family will be instantly accessible. Users can pin favourite contacts to the Windows task bar and then just drag and drop a document to these contacts. They can also "receive unique notifications, Shoulder Taps, and easily view and open emails, IMs, shared documents and more, all in one place." It will be integrated across universal Windows apps.
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Kalman Graffi graduated from the Technische Universität Darstadt with a PhD in electrical engineering and information technology, a diploma in computer science and a diploma in mathematics in 2006. He is in the Multimedia Communications Lab and working at KOM in the DFG funded reasearch group "QuaP2P: Improving the quality of peer-to-peer systems". He is focusing on the monitoring and management of peer-to-peer systems as well as on peer-to-peer based online social networks.
Monitoring the quality of service of peer-to-peer systems, help commercial system providers and users to observe the behavior of the system. With an automated re-configuration approach misleading trends and quality issues can be tackled, resulting in a self-optimizing peer-to-peer network. An overview on this topic is given in www.skynet-project.com
Online social networks are very popular nowadays, however, using a peer-to-peer based approach could both benefit the system providers and users. With LifeSocial.KOM he persented an operational peer-to-peer-based prototype at the CeBIT 2009. The solution is reliable, monitored, secure and provides in addition to the typical functionalities of online social networks some collaborative elements. An overview and videos are given in www.lifesocial.org
Monitoring and Managing Peer-to-Peer Systems
Peer-to-Peer-based Social Online Networks
Short: P2P-based platforms need the manageablity and monitoring of the quality of service in order to make it commercially usable. SkyNet.KOM aims at solving this issues.
Long: Peer-to-peer systems are very popular in current time. In peer-to-peer systems every peer contributes to maintain the infrastructure, ressources are shared and consumed. Millions of users user applications like Skype or BitTorrent. However, there is more below the surface of p2p applications.
For future peer-to-peer applications, like e.g. for peer-to-peer based social online networks or decentralized Service-oriented Architectures, the quality of service is crucial. A peer-to-peer infrastructure needs to be reliable against peer failures and provide a controlable quality similar to server-based solutions. In order to have a QoS-aware peer-to-peer infrastructure, novel monitoring and management solutions have been developed at KOM.
We can now observe the key performance indicators of a large-scale peer-to-peer system in the wild. Our monitoring approachs SkyEye.KOM gives us around 100 metrics regarding the CPU consumption at the peers, the hop count, response times, bandwidth utilization, memory usage, uptime behavior and many more. This information can be used to detect flaws, trends and shortcomings in the setup and configuration of the system.
As a next step, the user or provider of the peer-to-peer system may define quality goals, that are then automatically reached by the peer-to-peer system. For this, the monitored peer-to-peer system status is automatically analyzed using machine learning algorithms to detect effective re-configuration approaches, that are then implemented automatically. Thus a fully self-observing, self-configuring peer-to-peer system is created, that reaches and holds predefined quality goals.
Short: The decentralization of online social networks platforms may lead to profitable business cases, advanced user interaction and much more fun for the participants.
Long: LifeSocial is a peer-to-peer based online social network, using the capacities of the peers to provide a multimedia-rich platform to meet and collaborate with friends. This work is motivated by the weak collaboration features in current web-based social online networks and the immense costs that they generate at the provider. LifeSocial.KOM, not only offers more features for totaly no costs for the provider, it is also secure: Leaving the users the right to choose who may see their data.
LifeSocial.KOM is based on a OSGi-based framework, which allows to dynamically add new plugins and thus functionality to the system. It is easy to use and offers great possibilities also for the graphical user interface. A video of the features and the graphical user interfase can be found here.
LifeSocial is secure, provides authenticated communication and access control. You as a user have the solely power about you data, privacy concerns are strictly considered.
Currently LifeSocial is extended to become part of the SkyNet Project "Towards a Sentient Distributed Network". This enables the LifeSocial network to be self aware and to decide without user interaction about steps to improve its existence. As a next step we perform an alpha test, preparing a public beta test in January. We are looking for interested design students creating a corporate identity for LifeSocial.KOM.
All publications of Kalman Graffi - until 2010
|Kalman Graffi, Dominik Stingl, Julius Rückert, Aleksandra Kovacevic, Ralf Steinmetz:
Monitoring and Management of Structured Peer-to-Peer Systems In: The 9th IEEE International Conference on Peer-to-Peer Computing (P2P'09), IEEE Computer Society Press, September 2009.
|Parag Mogre, Kalman Graffi, Matthias Hollick, Ralf Steinmetz: "A Security Framework for Wireless Mesh Networks", to appear in Wiley InterScience Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (WCMC), Special Issue on "Architectures and Protocols for Wireless Mesh, Ad Hoc, and Sensor Networks", 2010.
|Kalman Graffi, Patrick Mukherjee, Burkhard Menges, Daniel Hartung, Aleksandra Kovacevic, Ralf Steinmetz:
Practical Security in P2P-based Social Networks. In: IEEE International Conference on Local Computer Networks (IEEE LCN '09), IEEE Computer Society Press, October 2009
|Kalman Graffi, Aleksandra Kovacevic, Song Xiao, Ralf Steinmetz:
SkyEye.KOM: An Information Management Over-Overlay for Getting the Oracle View on Structured P2P Systems. In: The 14th IEEE International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS'08), p. 279--286, IEEE Computer Society Press, December 2008.
|Kalman Graffi, Sergey Podrajanski, Patrick Mukherjee, Aleksandra Kovacevic, Ralf Steinmetz:
A Distributed Platform for Multimedia Communities. In: IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM '08), p. 6, IEEE Computer Society Press, December 2008.
|Kalman Graffi, Aleksandra Kovacevic, Nicolas Liebau, and Ralf Steinmetz:
From Cells to Organisms: Long-Term Guarantees on Service Provisioning in Peer-to-Peer Networks. In: ACM: 8th ACM SIGAPP International Conference on New Technologies of Distributed Systems (NOTERE '08), p. 6, ACM Press, June 2008.
|Kalman Graffi, Sebastian Kaune, Konstantin Pussep, Aleksandra Kovacevic, Ralf Steinmetz:
Load Balancing for Multimedia Streaming in Heterogeneous Peer-to-Peer Systems. In: ACM Press: 18th International Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV '08), p. 6, ACM SIGMM, May 2008.
|Kalman Graffi, Aleksandra Kovacevic, Ralf Steinmetz:
Towards an Information and Efficiency Management Architecture for Peer-to-Peer Systems based on Structured Overlays. no. KOM-TR-2008-2, March 2008.
|Kalman Graffi, Aleksandra Kovacevic, Kyra Wulffert, Ralf Steinmetz:
ECHoP2P: Emergency Call Handling over Peer-to-Peer Overlays . In: International Workshop on Peer-to-Peer Network Virtual Environments (P2P-NVE), p. 58-67, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, December 2007. ISBN 978-1-4244-1890-9.
|Kalman Graffi, Parag Mogre, Matthias Hollick, Ralf Steinmetz:
Detection of Colluding Misbehaving Nodes in Mobile Ad Hoc and Mesh Networks. In: IEEE Global Communications Conference: GLOBECOM '07, November 2007.
|Kalman Graffi, Konstantin Pussep, Sebastian Kaune, Aleksandra Kovacevic, Nicolas Liebau, Ralf Steinmetz:
Overlay Bandwidth Management: Scheduling and Active Queue Management of Overlay Flows. In: IEEE Computer Society, USA: IEEE Local Computer Networks '07, p. 334-342, October 2007. ISBN 0-7695-3000-1.
|Parag Mogre, Kalman Graffi, Matthias Hollick, Ralf Steinmetz:
AntSec, WatchAnt and AntRep:Innovative Security Mechanisms for Wireless Mesh Networks. In: IEEE Local Computer Networks: IEEE LCN '07, p. 539-547, IEEE, October 2007. ISBN 978-0-7695-3000-0.
|Nicolas Liebau, Konstantin Pussep, Kalman Graffi, Sebastian Kaune, Eric Jahn, André Beyer, Ralf Steinmetz:
The Impact Of The P2P Paradigm. In: Proceedings of Americas Conference on Information Systems 2007, August 2007.
|Kalman Graffi, Aleksandra Kovacevic, Patrick Mukherjee, Michael Benz, Christof Leng, Dirk Bradler, Julian Schroeder-Bernhardi, Nicolas Liebau:
Peer-to-Peer Forschung - Überblick und Herausforderungen. In: it - Information Technology (Methods and Applications of Informatics and Information Technology), vol. 46, no. 5, p. 272-279, July 2007. ISSN 1611-2776. http://it-information-technology.de/.
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|Kalman Graffi, Nicolas Liebau, Ralf Steinmetz:
Taxonomy of Message Scheduling Strategies in Context of Peer-to-Peer Scenarios. no. KOM-TR-2007-02, January 2007.
WS06/07 - WS09/10 Lecture "Communication Networks II" - Lecture, exam and exercise organization, design and implementation, designated responsibility
SS09 Lecture "Quality of Service in Telecommunication Networks" - Support in organization of exam
Seminar "Advanced Topics of Future Internet Research" (WS06/07, WS07/08, WS08/09):
Selected topics, supervised the students. Topics include modeling of peer-to-peer systems, QoS-awareness and monitoring in peer-to-peer systems.
Project seminar "Advanced Topics in Distributed Systems" (SS07, SS08, SS09):
Selected topics, implementation and evalutation of p2p mechanisms in state-of-the-art P2P simulators.
Bachelor lab exercise "Advanced Topics in Distributed Systems" (WS 08/09, WS 09/10):
Design and implementation of GUI elements for a p2p-based online social network.
Master lab exercise "Advanced Topics in Distributed Systems" (WS 08/09, WS 09/10):
Engineering of collaboration and management tools for a p2p-based online social network.
1. Mu Mu, KOM-D-285, 2006, "User-Centric End-to-End QoS for Next Generation Network Services"
2. Kyra Wulffert, KOM-D-294, 2007, "Emergency Call Handling in Peer-to-Peer and Next Generation Networks"
3. Inna Kotchourova, KOM-D-299, 2007, "Evaluation and Extension of Analytical Models for P2P Systems"
4. Song Xiao, KOM-D-306, 2008, "Management Architectures for Efficient Resource Allocation in Peer-to-Peer Systems"
5. Daniel Brückmann, KOM-D-312, 2008, "Implementation and Evaluation of Distributed and Cooperative Authentication Mechanisms for Decentralized Systems"
6. Sergey Podrajanski, KOM-D-316, 2008, "A Peer-to-Peer based Framework for Large-Scale Social Networking Platforms"
7. Burkhard Menges, KOM-D-317, 2008, "Design and Implementaion of a Security Framework for Peer-to-Peer based Online Community Architectures"
8. Thomas Wetter, KOM-D-331, 2009, "Technical and Economical Model for the Cooperation of Internet Service Providers and Peer-to-Peer Applications"
9. Dominik Stingl, KOM-D-334, 2008, "Development of a Self-Optimizing Life Cycle Framework for Structured Peer-to-Peer Systems"
10. Christian Groß, KOM-D-351, 2009, "Live-Monitoring of Large-Scale Peer-to-Peer Systems"
11. Moustafa Zohdi, KOM-D-355, 2009, "Adaptation of Management and Leadership Strategies in Peer-to-Peer Networks"
12. Vitaliy Rapp, KOM-D-358, 2010, "Monitoring Solutions for Structured and Unstructured Peer-to-Peer Overlays"
13. Luciana Alvite, KOM-D-367, 2010, "A Flexible Framework for P2P Systems"
14. Florian Gattung, KOM-D-370, 2010, "Benchmarking and Prototypical Implementation of a Social Knowledge Network"
15. Holger Becker, KOM-D-368, ongoing, "Machine Learning of the Interdependencies in Peer-to-Peer Systems"
16. Benedikt Lind, KOM-D-399, ongoing, "Beta-Test of a P2P-based Digital Social Network"
17. Jun Chen, KOM-S-244, 2007, "Analysis and Evaluation of Mechanisms that Monitor the Resource Usage in Peer-to-Peer Systems"
18. Jiawei Du, KOM-S-245, 2007, "Analysis and Evaluation of Matching Algorithms for Efficient Resource Allocation in Peer- to-Peer Systems"
19. Andreas Straninger, KOM-S-252, "Evaluation of Mechanisms for a Self-Organizing Self-Conscious Intelligent Network"
20. Yevgen Fanshil, KOM-S-259, 2008, "Design and Implementation of a Monitoring Architecture for Peer-to-Peer based Systems (e.g. FreePastry)"
21. Rubén Fraile Blázquez, KOM-S-264, 2008, "Literature Survey on Information Management Architectures for Peer-to-Peer Systems"
22. Ling Wang, KOM-S-268, 2008, "Taxonomy on Context Information in Peer-to-Peer Systems and their Measurement Methodology"
23. Yue Sheng, KOM-S-269, 2008, "Implementation of Chord and the Key-Based Routing Interface in PeerfactSim.KOM"
24. Jonas Oppenländer, coadvised at Department for Business Startups, 2008, "Market Analysis and Marketing Concept for a P2P-based Social Online Community"
25. Luciana Alvite, KOM-S-279, 2008, "Design and Implementation of a Service Oriented, Dynamic and Modular P2P-based Multimedia Online Community Platform using OSGi "
26. Moritz Bornwasser, KOM-S-281, 2008, "Design and Implementation of an extendible User Interface for LifeSocial.KOM"
27. Julius Rückert, KOM-S-0295, 2009, "Details and Principles in Monitoring and Systematically Improving of Large-Scale Structured Peer-to-Peer Systems"
28. Carsten Snider, KOM-S-0296, 2009, "Mobility Aware Peer-to-Peer Networking"
29. Christoph Neumann, KOM-S-0303, 2009, "Survey and Prototypical Implementation of Semantical Networks using Peer-to-Peer Technology"
30. Michael Behrisch, KOM-S-0318, 2009, "Literaturey Survey on Autonomic Computing in Peer-to-Peer Systems"
31. Hoang Minh Nguyen, KOM-S-0319, 2009, "Longterm Service Level Agreements in unreliable Peer-to-Peer Systems"
32/33. Damian A. Czarny and Alexander Gebhardt , coadvised at Real Time Systems Lab, 2010, "Engineering of an automated Evaluation Platform for distributed Applications"
34. Yang Yang, KOM-S-0320, ongoing, "Testing-Methodologies of large-scale Peer-to-Peer Systems"
35. Johannes Beutel, KOM-S-0361, ongoing, "Systematic Improvement of the Monitoring Solution SkyEye.KOM"


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The Lafayette tennis team calls Northwood Racquet Club home when the weather conditions at Sullivan Courts are not ideal. Northwood is located approximately five miles from Lafayette's campus at 3738 Northwood Avenue in Easton.
Northwood Racquet Club features five indoor tennis courts where Lafayette practices and hosts indoor matches periodically throughout the fall and spring seasons.


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Few will soon forget the stunning entrance and passionate speech of Falcons 1st round draft pick Takkarist McKinley, who made his way down the steps to meet the commissioner carrying a large portrait of his deceased grandmother and shouting her praises. McKinley then told all in attendance of how his grandmother had told him to continue his dream of playing in the NFL, and how getting drafted by an NFL team completed that journey.
McKinley's display made quite the impression on everyone who saw it. It especially made an impression on FS1's Clay Travis, who took to Twitter and reacted to what he saw:
Dropping the GD with a portrait of his dead Grandma in his arms. That's next level. https://t.co/Rjw33A7QP0
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) April 28, 2017
Is the picture of the grandma a carry on? Did he check it? Go through the metal detector with it? I have so many questions here.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) April 28, 2017
Also, where was that picture taken? What grown person gets a solo picture taken of themselves?
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) April 28, 2017
At some point, McKinley became aware of Travis' tweets and reacted to them, biblically:
Hope this shows you the devil is alive and well.. to straight disrespect someone dead grandmother and think it's funny is crazy to me. pic.twitter.com/KyD29ILQHi
— Takkarist McKinley (@Takk) April 30, 2017
Travis did not go quietly, however:
I love grandmas more than you. Sincerely, the devil. https://t.co/PK9iNrJdS0
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) April 30, 2017
It's early, but these angry Grandma tweets may give the band geeks a run. Fingers crossed.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) April 30, 2017
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today urged IAS probationers to keep public interest foremost in the discharge of their official duties and responsibilities. Addressing 183 probationers, including 3 from the Bhutan Civil Service, who called on him today, the Prime Minister explained that while bureaucracy existed even during the British rule, the key difference was that officers of that era worked to perpetuate the rule of the British, while in independent India, the objective of administration should be the public interest. This is the essence of democracy, the Prime Minister added.
Referring to the teachings of Lord Buddha, the Prime Minister motivated the probationers to "light the lamp within you" – अप्पो दीप भवः He told the probationers that it is the inherent goodness that is present in all human beings, which will be the best guide for them in their career.
The Prime Minister referred to his recent advice to all Secretaries of the Union Government to visit their first place of posting, and see what changes, if any, have happened there, even as they progressed in their careers. He told the probationers that the assured career path that the IAS offers should not make them complacent. He said they should judge themselves not by the posts they hold, but by what difference they have been able to make in the lives of the poor. The Prime Minister said many of the services offered by Government today, are also offered by the private sector. He therefore emphasized that officers handling such services in the Government, should judge the quality of their service using the yardstick of the best in that category, and even by international standards.
In response to a question on the development of the North-East, and ending the sense of alienation in the region, the Prime Minister said that the core problem is not with policy (neeti), but with practice (reeti). He said at times, officers from other parts of the country even tried to avoid a posting in the North-East. The Prime Minister emphasized the need for infrastructure development in the North-East to improve accessibility and connectivity with other parts of India. He said once infrastructure develops, the North-East will be able to progress.
In response to another question, the Prime Minister said he is of the firm view that the 21st century will be India`s century, and India will rise to the position of "Vishva Guru." In this context, he said that the world had once again started taking note of India`s rapid economic growth rate.
In reply to a question on defence preparedness, the Prime Minister said a multi-pronged approach is essential, which involves good relations with all neighbouring countries, and a boost to domestic defence manufacturing capabilities.
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MISSION ias-2018: Roadmap for CSE 2019 + SHANMUGAM IAS ACADEMY
UPSC civil services preliminary exam 2019 was proof that both aspirants and institutions should stay ahead and be ready to face challenging (and evolving) nature of UPSC civil services exam. You or we cannot take things for granted. Only option before you or us is to upgrade our skills – you through intensive preparation, and us through meticulous planning. The only option for us to stay relevant is to help you upgrade your skills by adapting constantly to needs of this exam. May not be perfectly, but since our inception, we have tried our best to bring out initiatives that meet demand of UPSC civil services exam
Learning from 2019 prelims, we want to give the best test series for 2019. When we say best test series, it doesn't mean giving you probable 5000+ questions that might get repeated in prelims 2019. What we mean is getting you ready to face any kind of question with confidence. This is what was our intention in prelims test series 2019. Luckily our test series proved to be most relevant to 2019 prelims.
For 2018, we have even better plan to help you prepare well. Following points will help you understand some of the features of this plan and how it's going to make a huge difference in your preparation:
- You will read all relevant NCERT books thoroughly. NCERTs are bedrock of UPSC preparation. There is no better way to read and revise them than by giving regular tests which are solely based on NCERT books (we started this, and now it's a trend) But this time, you will read them Topic-Wise i.e. every week, we will devote each test to cover Two Topics. For example, Mock Test 1 will be based on Ancient History and Polity only. Each test will be a progress over previous test in terms of covering all aspects of a topic. You will find this feature excellent once you start preparing. You will see meaningful and natural progress in coverage of each topic (like Ancient to Medieval to Modern to World history to Art and Culture in case of History and Physical to Human to Indian geography in case of Geography part)
- Every test will test your current affairs knowledge thoroughly. Along with preparing for NCERT and Optional, you must daily read newspaper and current affairs carefully. Because every test will have current affairs based questions, you are compelled to update yourself with current affairs. As we are covering PIB and The Hinduregularly in every day current affairs, we suggest you to cover Shanmugam ias academy monthly magazine current affairs regularly (you may choose any other source of your liking too)
- For 2018, we are giving you weekly tests. Every Sunday will be a day that's reserved for revision and taking tests. Big reason why many fail is lack of consistency in preparation. Weekly tests will make sure that every week will be useful and tight in your efforts to get rank in 2019. If you give up, you will lose. If you keep up with the timetable, you will definitely win.
- Weekly tests that are scheduled on Sundays help working aspirants too.
- After UPSC prelims 2018, many regretted not giving our tests from the beginning. They regretted not revising syllabus and tests often. Last minute revision will take you nowhere. Therefore after 3 regular tests, there will be a revision test. This test will have 50% questions from topics covered in tests prior to it and 50% questions from new topics that are prescribed to be read during preceding weeks. We have found out from our experience that giving gap exclusively for revision is not advisable. Many topics will left uncovered and the gap will affect flow in your preparation. What you need to do is reserve all Sundays for giving Test and Revision purpose ONLY. (To understand this point, you can take a look at the timetable and read this point again)
- Unlike last year, this year you will get adequate time for both reading and revision of topics. You will get two days to finish a topic or source. Moreover, we have made sure that prescribed syllabus is not bulky (For ex. you will get 2 days to finish Class VI NCERT History book and 3 chapters from Tamil Nadu Class XI History book, which is easily manageable if you give 5 hours daily for these). This will ensure time for revision too. And gives you enough room for Optional preparation.
- Fully integrated with Mains preparation: There will be weekly small Mains Test posted on Test Series website on Saturdays. A set of 5 questions -framed from static part – will be posted for your practice. Below, we will tell you how you can integrate Prelims 2019 timetable with Mains preparation (including Optional subject).
- More number of Tests: Considering the nature of recent prelims, it is evident that your preparation can not be shallow. You should understand topics both broadly and deeply. Through more tests, we can ensure this. Each test will let you know which are all the important areas that needs to be covered.
How to Make Most of Our Prelims Test Series?
If you have decided to give Prelims in 2019, you should start preparation immediately. Giving tests from Day 1 will boost your confidence. We have noticed that those who give tests from Day 1 improve scores drastically. For ex, if you are getting scores of 30-40 in first test, you will score 110+ in last set of tests provided you give tests regularly.
- Treat each Test as both Learning and Testing exercise. By giving a test, you test your concepts as well as learn new concepts or facts. Most of the students give these tests solely to Test their preparation. This creates problem. If you score low, you lose your confidence. Instead, treat each test as a learning opportunity too. After giving a test, same day, you MUST read all solutions carefully. That's why, a Sunday should be kept solely for revision. When you follow our timetable, you will have to revise everything on Sunday. This revision cycle will help you immensely in remembering even minute details which is very much needed to choose correct option for a tricky question in exam.
- While revising solutions of our tests, don't restrict yourself to what's given in there. You have to explore links and learning part. This is another mistake many aspirants commit. In the end they expect everything to come out of these questions and solutions in real exam. If this is the case, you can just buy all tests in the end, mug up and give exam. Why struggle? Revising meaningfully and in-depth helps you in Mains too. Always read both from prelims and mains point of view.
- Give each test with good preparation. If you just give the test for the sake of giving it, you will not learn much. If you come prepared and give a test, you will learn better. Test reinforces your concepts. It lets you know how further you can study better. While studying you might miss some important facts or concepts, or you might ignore assuming those facts are unimportant, but when you see a question on these facts/concepts, you will realise what you were missing. If you give a test without preparing its syllabus, you will never come to know what you are missing.
Integrated Approach to Prepare for Prelims + Mains:
Now our Secure initiative is widely appreciated for empowering aspirants by letting them think independently and practice answer writing from comfort of their homes. Secure initiative, when combined with Prelims Test Series and Static Mains Questions, becomes a potent combination to help you prepare for Mains early during preparation stage. The confidence you gain when you write an answer is immense. If you make it a habit to write 3-4 answers daily, you will get better and better at facing any kind of Mains related questions in general studies papers.
- You should divide your daily time between Secure, Prelims Test Series Preparation, Optional Preparation and Current Affairs reading. If you are someone who spends, 10 Hours daily on studies,spend 2 Hours for Secure (to Write 1-2 answers after reading articles); 5 Hours on Prelims Test preparation; 2 Hours for Optional and 1 hour for current affairs. We believe that if you want to crack in one attempt, you must daily give 10 hours of your time for preparation (here, we are talking about securing a good rank). Of course, it's difficult for aspirants who are working – they hardly get 6 hours. In that case, give preference to Optional and Test series preparation. Later, when you complete optional, you can focus on Secure.
- When you start writing Secure answers for the first time, it will take more than an hour to write an answer. Don't worry. You must never give up. If you write answers consistently for more than 15 days, you will see gradual improvement in speed. After sometime, you will reach a stage where you can write all 8 answers in less than 2.30 hours (we have seen so many offline students do this). So, don't give up thinking writing secure answers is eating up your time. Persist with it. It's more rewarding than you would ever imagine.
- Once you gain confidence to answer 4 questions in 2 hours, keep 4 separate notebooks for GS-1, GS-2, GS-3 and GS-4. Answer at least one question from each GS section in Daily Secure Questions. These answers should act both as Notes and Answers for ready reference. Hence, add important facts, examples, data, illustrations to these answers. Also leave enough space to update these answers later.
- Every day, you must devote 2 hours for Optional. No matter what's your level of optional preparation, spend two hours on your subject. Within these 2 hours, make sure you spend at least half an hour to write either a note or an answer (for a previous year question, may be)
- It is better to read current affairs in the night (but go as per your convenience) . Before you go to sleep, make sure you read that day's current affairs and solve daily quiz.
- On Saturdays, we will post 5 static questions. Answer them in a separate notebook.
- On Sunday, revise whole week's reading till afternoon and give the test in evening. Same night, revise solutions as explained earlier in this post.
Where is the Break?
Instead of taking one day break in a week, try to take small breaks every day. This is competition. If you take long rest, someone will outrun you.
Some of you might think it's all hectic. But based on our offline experience and first hand
A total of 50 Tests (30 Mock Tests based on Prescribed Syllabus + 14 Revision cum Mock Tests + 6 Full Length UPSC like simulation Tests).
Revision cum Mock tests include 50 percent revision questions + 50% questions that are based on prescribed syllabus.
- everything will be in English medium.
- There will be weekly tests instead of once in ten days' tests as earlier
- Weekly Mini Static Tests + Their synopsis will be provided in downloads section.
- Website is redesigned to give new feel and is made more user-friendly
- Category wise analysis: You can filter questions according to categories. This will
be easy for revision
- Category wise ranks: you will be reminded of your performance in each category in your dashboard. This performance assessment will be based on accuracy (number of correct attempts out of questions attempted)
- You will know who is the highest scorer in your dashboard. This will keep reminding you to score top marks in each test. You will be awarded Medals based on your performance.
- Updates will be sent to your email ID. Any announcement or new updates will be notified through mails. No need to visit website again and again
- Once you login, you don't have to login again. Unless you LogOut, you will stay logged in. No need to enter password and username again and again.
- We have introduced Social Login too. You can login using your Facebook or Gmail accounts.
- Download Section will be regularly updated with all compilations in your dashboard itself (Previous year papers, Secure compilations, Current affairs, Quiz, Editorials etc)
UPSC Recruitment Alert! Major move by the government, wants to make this new change
🔰UPSC Recruitment: According to a major development, the central government is in works to make amendments in the allocation of services to the candidates who have successfully completed the civil services examination.
🔰UPSC Recruitment: According to a major development, the central government is in works to make amendments in the allocation of services to the candidates who have successfully completed the civil services examination. According to an official communique, the Prime Minister's Office has checked with the departments which are concerned to examine if the services can be allocated after the completion of foundation course.
🔰As of now, the UPSC conducts the civil services examination in three stages: these are preliminary, mains and interview. It is only after a candidate who clears all the three stages, then only he/she is selected for various central services. Thereafter, the service allocation to the selected candidates selected is done keeping in mind the results of the civil services examination. The allocation of services is made before the foundation course starts. It should be noted that the duration of the foundation course for the selected officers for all the services for three months.
🔰As per the communication sent by the Personnel Ministry to different cadre-controlling authorities, the PMO has expressed to look in the matter if service allocation/cadre allocation to probation officers can be made after the foundation course is over.
🔰All the departments who are concerned with the procedure have been asked to examine if the step can take place. The suggestion has been made in order to give weightage of performance in the foundation course as well. The communique said that this move will help in making the service allocation to all India services officers on a combined score obtained in foundation course as well as in the civil services examination.
🔰According to Personnel Ministry official, "The departments (Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS)) have been asked to give their feedback on the proposal to allocate other central services like the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) and Indian Telecommunications Service (ITS) among others."
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Dear Parents/Guardians:
I hope you all have a wonderful spring break and a happy holiday. In the last message to parents, I neglected to thank our Student Services Office; they donated money to purchase our new marquee as well. Please join me in thanking our Student Services staff for providing the additional funds necessary to bring this desire to reality. We can't wait to see the new sign!
Once again, over the last few weeks, I have made announcements congratulating our students for so many accomplishments. It gives me such pleasure to share good news and recognize the students and staff who continue to achieve success and represent MRHS in a positive manner.
From Coach Brady
This week, Coach Brady and several of our students participated in a March madness basketball tournament. According to the coach, four of our current students volunteered their time to help referee the games; they gave up close to five hours of their evening and the middle schoolers really looked up to them. The tournament was a success largely in part of their efforts. Coach Brady stated that he was reminded of the great community in which we teach in. Thank you to the following students who participated: Cooper Stepke, Casey Sullivan, Brie Held, and Cole Brown.
Speech & Debate News
Join me in congratulating our Speech and Debate Team on their TEAM WIN at States on Saturday! MRHS swept the speech sweepstakes and the debate sweepstakes. They WON the tournament. Thanks to Ms. Hanon and many other very dedicated parents, our Speech & Debate Team is nationally recognized. Congratulations to our 3 individual champions - David Polefrone who won in extemporaneous speaking, Julia Mann who won in Oral Interpretation, and Mindy Kang in Declamation! We also had finalists in Public Forum Debate, Lauren Shen and Audrey Hager, and in Lincoln Douglas Debate, Rachel Yu. Several students have now Qualified for Nationals! What a great season! Congratulations to all.
A guest of Dr. Foose
Congratulations to Hammad Baqai, a freshman, who was selected to join Dr. Foose as her guest at the Leadership Howard County Big Event Luncheon on April 14th at Turf Valley. This event is an opportunity for students to gain lessons on leadership by listening to a special guest speaker, Captain Richard Phillips. Richard Phillips is an author and the story of his capture by Somali pirates at sea is featured in the movie, Captain Phillips. We look forward to Hammad sharing this wonderful experience with the staff and students at MRHS.
Delta Scholars
The Delta Scholars Program is designed to set a standard of culture, class, and confidence and to promote continued academic excellence in young ladies. The annual Delta Scholars Leadership Conference was held on March 15, 2016. Our members of the Delta Scholars Program had an opportunity to participate in various leadership sessions, network with members of the Delta Scholars Program from other high schools, and interact with the Delta Scholars College Student Panel during this event. At the conclusion of the conference, each of our Delta Scholars shared at least one new concept that she learned about leadership. Thank you to Mrs. Franklin and Mrs. Schmidt for attending the conference and working with our students.
Alpha Achievers
Eleven young men from Marriotts Ridge attended The 10th Annual Harambee Conference on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Howard Community College. The theme of this year's conference was "Careers 2020: Your Passion, Your Preparation, Your Talent!" Upon arrival, students received information on financial aid and resources from Howard Community College and other colleges and universities. Students participated in two sessions- one on Passion and Interest and the other on Career Planning. After each session, there was not only a discussion amongst their tables, but there was also a discussion with all conference attendees. Thanks to Mr. Williams and Ms. Hawkins, the Alpha Achievers sponsors for working with our students and attending this conference.
National History Day
Congratulations to the following students who participated and/or placed in the HCPSS History Day competition: In the Senior Individual Exhibits: Alyssa Evangelista for Penicillin: How the 'Wonder Drug' Impacted World War II –3rd place; Acadia Noll for Jacques Cousteau: The World Beneath the Waves; In the Senior Individual Documentaries: Yoshihiro Saito for Sherlock Holmes: The Pioneer of Modern Forensic Science – 1st place; Annabelle Gao for The Space Race: A Legacy of Impact and Impression, Senior Group Documentaries: Stephen Alam and John Liparini forHuman Exploration and the Galapagos; Senior Individual Performance: Roman Johnsonbaugh for Impacts of European Settlement in Canada on the Algonquin Tribe's Way of Life – 1st place; Senior Papers: Amaris Hester forWilsonian Self-Determination Past and Present – 2nd place; Vinay Parikh for The Continuity of Apartheid: The Encounter of Its Effects in Today's South Africa – 3rd place. Thanks to Mr. Malt, Mrs. Rashid, Mr. McDonald, and Mr. Incontrera for their guidance and support of students throughout the National History Day research process.
National Aquarium Summer Volunteer Program
Congratulations to Yoojean Han, a sophomore at MRHS. He was one of the students that applied for the National Aquarium summer Volunteer Program, which is a very competitive program. Yoojean was notified that he was accepted to attend this program. We are proud of Yoojean.
The Silver Mustang Moves on…
From Mrs. Miers-Bond: It is time once again for the silver mustang to gallop on! He is traveling upstairs to a person who works hard to keep our most challenged students on track. Whether she is chasing down missed assignments, setting up parent conferences, co-teaching or just checking in for feedback, Amanda Schearer does it with professionalism and caring. Thank you for your hard work and compassion! Congratulations Ms. Shearer; she is a wonderful addition to the Mustang staff and special education department.
General Information
Dr. Foose has created a blog, which is linked to the HCPSS Facebook page. There is a section on strengths and strengths based learning. Parents are encouraged to visit the blog and make comments regarding the initiative. I hope we will see postings from our MRHS parents. As a school, the students and staff are learning a great deal about their strengths and the many ways in which we use our strengths to engage students and staff.
The 2016 AP Exam Registration is still open!
Information regarding the 2016 AP Exam Registration and Fee Waiver Application is located on the Naviance Home Connections page. Registration must be done through the student's (not parent's) log-in. Registration is not complete until a signed copy of the registration survey and payment is received in Student Services.
March 16 - April 1 - $20 late fee per registration
(Note: no registrations will be processed during Spring Break, March 25 - April 1)
April 2 - April 15 - $55 late fee per registration
NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 12 NOON ON April 15
2016 AP Exam dates:
May 2 - 6 & May 9 - 13
Location: All exams, other than world languages and studio art, will be held at Circle D Farm in Lisbon.
Contact: Mrs. Nan Dove, AP Testing Coordinator, in Student Services email@example.com
Did you know....
Besides just the typical HoCo recycling of paper, plastic and metal, MRHS Environmental club also recycles:
-Used Batteries
-Used Markers (any type and any brand)
-Old Cell phones
-Used ink cartridges
Please bring them to room 234 and we'll be happy to take care of them for you. Boxes can be found outside the door for markers and batteries. The boxes for the cell phones and ink cartridges are inside the classroom.
Thank you!
Chris Spano won all four of his matches! In the State Championship, Chris pinned his opponent in 3 minutes, 5 seconds to win the 1A/2A 106-pound State Championship title. Chris finished the season with a perfect 43-0 record. Chris is also the first wrestler from Marriotts Ridge to win a State Championship! Congratulations to Chris and the Spano family.
Chris Morath went 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs versus Hammond's Preseason All State pitcher and helped lead the baseball team to an opening day 6-5 victory. Chris also played well in the field and on the base paths. Chris is a senior leader on the club and an All-County selection from last season. Congratulations to Chris and his family.
We will be celebrating with our State Champion golfers right after school ends on the 3 hour early dismissal day – April 8th at 11:15. Thanks to Mrs. Beschner and Coach Dubbs for facilitating this event. Each golfer will receive a watch and recognition for a job well done!
Congratulations to Nick Rosen who represented MRHS at the 2-16 Scholar Athlete for our school. Each year, the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame hosts a ceremony for schools in the Baltimore region. Nick was celebrated at the 53rd Annual Scholar Athlete and Awards Dinner on March 9, 2016. Congratulations to Nick and his family.
Music News:
Last night our Choral Department participated in the HCPSS Choral Assessment where they performed and were rated by judges. The Mustangs did a spectacular job and made us proud. The Mustang Chorale received an overall excellent rating. The Advanced Women's Ensemble received an overall superior rating and the Madrigal Singersreceived an overall superior rating with a perfect score. Way to go MRHS Choirs and Mr. Aucoin!
Staff Accolades:
The Artists Gallery is featuring a piece of art created by our very own art teacher, Mrs. Miers-Bond in their March exhibit. The gallery reception was held last Friday evening. Congratulations Mrs. Miers-Bond. It is quite special when our art teachers' works are featured.
National Merit Scholarship Finalists
Congratulations to the following students who are National Merit Scholarship Finalists: Lucy Park, Anna Xi, Courtney Loeb, and Nick Santangelo.
2016 Reflections Winners
Congratulations to the following students who are the Marriotts Ridge High School Reflections Winners: Kavya Kumaran, Divya Kapoor, and Grace Underwood for Literature; Wendy Yang for Visual Arts; and Samantha Ichniowski and Jenny Luo for Music. Their entries have now moved on to the State level. Join me in wishing them luck as they enter the Maryland PTSA Reflections Contest.
Class Ring Purchases for Sophomores:
Sophomores met with representative from Balfour regarding the purchase of class rings. Rings will be sold on 3/15 & 3/16 in the Commons during lunch and after school from 4 – 6 p.m. There are many nice varieties at various costs to accommodate all families. I highly recommend that students purchase a class ring; it is a wonderful keepsake and reminder of a great 4 years in high school. MRHS hosts a ring ceremony in the fall of junior year at which time students receive their rings, learn about the history of class rings, and turn their ring for the first time. It's a lovely event, and I encourage all sophomores who purchase rings to attend. It's a great night for the family to begin celebrating the journey to graduation.
Congratulations POMS; they got 1st place in Jazz for both captain and team. They also received a 1st place captain medal in Short Pom. We wish them well at States on March 19th. Thanks to Ms. Hawkins and Mrs. Scott, sponsors.
Dance News:
Congratulations to our 8-10 students from all levels of Dance who will travel to NYC to attend master classes and Broadway musicals. After taking a class with members of Aladdin they see the evening performance. Other classes include a Hip hop class at Broadway Dance Center and African class at the Alvin Ailey Center. Dinners, sightseeing, shopping and seeing the musical Matilda round out the trip which includes dancers from River Hill. Thanks to Mrs. Spruill for facilitating and participating in this trip. It sounds like they will have a great time.
Once again, I hope you all have a wonderful spring break.
Addie Kaufman, Principal