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CEO Gone, Now What?
The credit union industry has been rocked by unexpected leadership changes recently, including Kyle Markland, who resigned Aug. 30 as president/CEO of the $1.6 billion Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union in St. Paul, Minn., after 16 years at the helm (see story, page 17), and Harry Ovitt, who was killed in a car accident Aug. 8 after leading the $303 million NSWC Federal Credit Union in Dahlgren, Va., for 27 years.
In scenarios such as these, emotions may run high as boards dust off long-term succession plans, perhaps realizing in those tension-filled moments they lack a backup strategy to deal with the death of an otherwise healthy CEO or one that abruptly leaves for personal reasons.
Most credit unions say they have a succession plan in place, said Bridget McNamara-Fenesy, senior client consultant to credit unions at Executive Compensation Solutions, a Covina, Calif.-based benefit and compensation strategy firm.
"A much smaller percentage will say they have something in place for a sudden departure," McNamara-Fenesy said.
So what—or should—happen during the 24-hour period that follows the sudden departure of a CEO? Ideally, it would be the responsibility of the board chair to convene the board and the rest of the leadership team, McNamara-Fenesy advised.
There should be a determination of who has the authority to make decisions, including internal and external communication, and particularly for the press. If a CEO is removed for purposes of mismanagement, the board should discuss how this will be addressed.
Depending on the plan in place, the new leadership could shift to the board chairperson, someone else on the board or the credit union's management team, McNamara-Fenesy said. However, the designated person may not yet be ready to assume an interim role given the circumstances.
"One of the key mistakes is not having anticipated something along these lines. Members and regulators may get a sense that a credit union is vulnerable," she said. "There could be some scrambling. Other credit unions might see this as an opportunity to do a rushed merger."
In the event of a sudden resignation, removal or death, it is imperative the chairman of the board and second in command on the executive team jump into immediate action, said Russell White, president of Pinnacle Solutions, a Charlotte, N.C.-based strategic planning firm. One first point of business is to craft a proper press release or statement, he said.
"Anytime there is a sudden change in top leadership, controlling the story is paramount and it works best when you can get in front of the information being released by the media," White suggested.
The statement should include clear facts and carefully worded information to make sure the statement has a positive feel, White said. For instance, he suggested concluding with, "Although Ms. CEO is no longer with us, the credit union is strong and will continue without losing a step."
White said obviously, if the position is vacated by a sudden death, the statement would be much softer and address the loss the credit union has experienced. Still, the management team should express the credit union's strength and how it will work hard to maintain exceptional member service in light of the circumstances.
The next point of business would be to address employee in person, White said. At a multi-branch credit union spread across a wide area, that may not be possible. In that case, a statement very similar to the press release might include a focus on stability, he explained.
"One of the biggest mistakes I see credit unions make after a loss of a CEO is to get emotional," White said. "Regardless of love, or angst if the CEO was removed, the immediate focus needs to be on logically maintaining the positive direction of the credit union business, at least outwardly to employees, members and the general public."
Unfortunately, the CEO's departure may bring out negativity within the ranks.
"I see credit unions suffer through determining who is now in charge," White said. "It's either a wrestle for power or, on the opposite end of the spectrum, no one wants to step up."
Even in such a jolting moment, a succession plan at least establishes seamlessly who would step in from the executive team on an interim basis, White said.
The shift could also become complicated based on the executive's compensation package, particularly if the CEO departure occurred before a retirement date, or if some type of fraud or other crime was committed, said Kevin Mahan, president and consultant actuary of CUBED/Mahan Actuaries, an executive benefits consultation firm in Pasadena, Calif. Having contingencies in place in the cases of an arrest, death or disability are a must, he said.
"Replacing the top guy can be very pricey. If you know who the next person is, say a CFO that was training to become the CEO, then you know what will happen," Mahan said. "But unless you've identified him or her, you go to a search firm."
Life insurance plans can also impact a credit union's income depending on whether the CEO left voluntarily or involuntarily, Mahan said. The scenario could be either a positive or negative effect on the bottom line.
"There should be no ambiguities," Mahan warned.
White emphasized that emotions can be the death knell after an unexpected change in leadership.
"(Once) the emotion of the moment enters into the decision, a hardening of the attitudes can happen quickly, stalling the credit union from moving forward," he said.


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A coalition of abortion-rights activists, local politicians and members of the Jewish community held a rally Tuesday afternoon in downtown Albuquerque to denounce and demand protection from domestic terrorism. About 200 people gathered on Civic Plaza and listened, as rally organizers blasted out-of-state anti-abortion activists for terrorist acts, including inappropriate protests and demonstrations at the New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum, a birthing center and the office of a local family physician.
The rally comes little more than two weeks after teens from a California-based teen anti-abortion group converged on the museum, holding a large banner declaring, "ABQ: America's Aushwitz [sic]," while others passed out graphic photos of aborted fetuses and "wanted-style" postcards with pictures, names and addresses of local doctors. The teens were in town as a part of a public-awareness campaign supporting a proposed ballot measure to restrict late-term abortions within Albuquerque city limits.
While former Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish, the rally's first speaker, gave a brief account of life before Roe v. Wade, a female rally-goer could be heard shouting, "NO MORE COAT HANGERS." Denish recalled the days when women had to take "desperate measures" to end unwanted pregnancies.
"I am a mother of two daughters and a grandmother of two granddaughters, and I want them to have the same rights to safe abortion that has been legal for the past 40 years," she said.
The measure, if approved, would outlaw abortions after 20 weeks, unless medical professionals deemed the pregnancy a threat to the mother's health; it would not allow exceptions for cases of rape, incest or severe fetal anomaly. Albuquerque voters will have to decide the measure during a special election, because there isn't enough time for the City Council to approve the resolution for October's upcoming ballot.
ACLU and City Settle Free Speech Beef
Earlier this week, the City of Albuquerque and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico settled a lawsuit alleging that the Police Oversight Commission (POC) violated the First Amendment rights of several citizens during a meeting last December.
"The terms of this settlement constitute a big win for free speech," said ACLU-NM Executive Director Peter Simonson. "In a healthy democracy, the public must be able to criticize their government without fear of suppression or retaliation. This settlement not only affirms that right, but expands the public's ability to communicate with this commission."
The plaintiffs in this case, Charles Arasim, Kenneth Ellis, Silvio Dell'Angela and Eli Chavez, are all community activists who routinely speak out against police brutality. The four men say they were denied an opportunity to voice their concerns over a perceived conflict of interest involving one of the POC commissioners.
In addition to the $14,000 in damages and attorneys fees, the settlement is supposed to include procedural adjustments to the Commission's rules to promote enhanced free speech and expression and citizen involvement.
Kenneth Ellis Jr. says he is happy with the settlement because it affirms his right to question the government. "As the father of a son who was wrongfully killed by Albuquerque police, I must speak out about the problems with the police and the Police Oversight Commission—even when the government doesn't like what I have to say," Ellis said. "No other family should have to go through what ours did."
The fiasco began when these men attempted to challenge the ethical standards of then-POC Chairperson Linda Martinez for having deep ties to the Fraternal Order of Police. Martinez served as the law enforcement advocacy group's former president while serving as chairperson of the Commission. According to the complaint, the Fraternal Order of Police has a policy that opposes civilian oversight of police activity at any level of government. Martinez, who vacated the office after her second term, was not eligible for reappointment.
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The Martin Luther King Jr Multicultural Council has announced that is accepting applications for its 23rd annual essay scholarship competition.
The scholarships are $1,000 each and will be awarded to New Mexico 2013 -14 high school seniors. Using one of many images provided, applicants will write a 500-word essay that details their personal experience in relationship to Dr. King's life, his actions or ideals.
Those selected will be honored Monday, January 20, 2014, during the Council's 24th annual celebration. Last year the Council awarded 28 New Mexico students with scholarships.
All completed application packets must be submitted by mail to P.O. Box 40306, Albuquerque, NM 87196 no later than Sept. 9, 2013. For more information, contact Jewel Hall at 505-994-2335 or firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.mlkmc.com
MRGCD election Tuesday, June 4
It's all about the water
Property owners in several New Mexico counties will head to the polls this Tuesday to elect board members for the agency that regulates the usage of the water trickling down the Rio Grande from Sandoval to Socorro counties.
The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) is holding the election so that verified property owners can select board members for positions three and four in Bernalillo County and positions six and seven in Socorro and Sandoval counties, respectively.
Nearly all the candidates agree that the most troubling issues facing the MRGCD is the area's lack of water.
Incumbent Adrian Oglesby said persistent drought conditions over the past three years makes this one of the most important elections since the district was formed nearly 100 years ago.
"The next four years will be critical, we are in the worst drought we ever seen, our reservoirs are functionally empty and we have huge infrastructure issues," Oglesby said. "So the next four years we need really intelligent leadership to make sure the district survives."
The MRGCD with its 200 employees and $20 million budget is responsible for upkeep of drainage ditches, levees and canals along the Rio Grande from Cochiti Dam to Bosque Del Apache Wildlife Refuge. The district is also responsible for delivering water to nearly 60,000 acres of farmland for farms of all sizes, ranging from one-acre family plots to 900-acre commercial farming operations.
Oglesby said that in the past the MRGCD has relied on stored water to irrigate those farmlands, but aggressive drought conditions has him projecting that the stored water will run dry in early July. He added that water reserve depletion would amount to some pretty substantial losses and a big hit to the middle valley economy.
"If that happens we are obligated to shut off water to everyone but the pueblos that have very senior water rights. They have a small portion of water being held for that, and once that water runs out, then farming stops until it start raining again," Oglesby said.
Jim Roberts is facing incumbent Karen Dunning for Position No. 3 in Bernalillo County. Adrian Oglesby will face challenger Louis Trujillo for Position No. 4 in Bernalillo County. A third candidate, Andrew Leo Lopez died May 28. Lopez will remain on the ballot, and if he wins board members will appoint someone to take his seat.
David Lorenzo C' de Baca is challenging incumbent Derrick Lente for Sandoval County Position No. 7 and Chris Sichler faces challenger Jericho Sanchez for Socorro County's Position No. 6.
The nearly 80,000 eligible voters can cast their ballots at any one of 26 polling locations throughout Bernalillo, Sandoval, and Socorro counties. Unlike most elections, voters must show a driver's license or state ID to cast their ballots because of a property rights requirement for voting. Those who can't supply ID or prove property ownership at the polls will be issued a provisional ballot.
The MRGCD was formed in the mid-1920s primarily to drain ground water from farmlands in the Atrisco and Old Town areas of the city. However, a couple of years later, the District added irrigation to its list of responsibilities.
County minimum wage ordinance squeaks by
The Bernalillo County Commission has approved a measure boosting the pay of those earning minimum wage in Bernalillo County. County commissioners voted 3 to 2 to raise the minimum wage to $8.50 an hour; workers earning the state's minimum wage are currently paid $7.50 an hour. The commissioners voted along party lines with three Democrats supporting the measure while Republicans voted against. Workers impacted by the increase will see two 50-cent hourly increases over the next year to earn $8.50 an hour by January 1, 2014.
"Bernalillo County families deserve a fair wage for a hard day's work," says Commissioner Art De La Cruz, who sponsored the measure. "I am committed to economic development and creating jobs, as well as livable wages for the workers that are the backbone of many successful companies and businesses here in Bernalillo County."
But Commissioner Wayne Johnson, who voted against the measure, believes the push for a wage increase was political pandering at its finest."The only real beneficiaries of this policy are politicians who pander to extreme interest groups and larger businesses that have the ability to survive the arbitrarily imposed costs and benefit once their smaller competitors are forced out of business," said Johnson.
The new ordinance will apply to about 1,400 businesses in the unincorporated areas of Bernalillo County outside the city limits, and it's consistent with the wage increase approved by Albuquerque voters. Last November, Albuquerque residents approved a minimum wage ordinance that went into effect Jan. 1, 2013, raising the city's minimum wage from $7.50 to $8.50 per hour.
The increase was met with controversy after Mayor Richard Berry backed City Attorney David Tourek's hesitant stance on stepping in to private sector employer-employee disputes to enforce the increase. More than a week later, Berry's administration changed its tune by filing a lawsuit against a local business refusing to honor the increase.
Tipped employees are also covered by the new county wage ordinance. If a tipped employee's hourly rate, including tips, doesn't meet the minimum wage, the employer must make up the difference. Tipped employees can continue to pool tips under the new ordinance. As with the city's minimum wage ordinance, the county will adjust the wage according to cost of living increase.
Hundreds rallied to support labeling of genetically engineered foods.
Around 200 people, some wearing blindfolds and vegetable costumes, attended "What's on Our Plates?" last week, a community forum in northeast Albuquerque.
Organizers say the purpose of the meeting was to inform the public about genetically-
Yong Jung Cho, field organizer for Food & Water Watch, said the forum is just one of many of an ongoing campaign to make labeling of GE food mandatory by law.
"There are no long-term studies proving that genetically engineered foods are safe for human consumption or for the environment and yet the Federal Drug Administration still doesn't require labeling. However at the heart of the issue is consumers deserve the right to know what we are eating and what we are feeding our families."
Genetically engineered crops are created by transferring genetic material from one organism into another to create specific traits, such as resistance to treatment with herbicides… or to make a plant produce its own pesticides to repel insects.
Some of the most common genetically-
Earlier this year the New Mexico State Senate voted down a bill that if passed would have made it mandatory for companies to label of genetically-
However, the city of Santa Fe passed a resolution about two weeks ago making it mandatory to label foods that contain genetically-
Vehicular homicide charges have been filed against APD Sergeant Adam Casaus.
The Bernalillo County Sheriff's office has charged Albuquerque Police Sergeant Adam Casaus with vehicular homicide and great bodily harm by vehicle for last month's accident that killed a 21-year-old woman and injured her younger sister.
According to the criminal complaint, Casaus operated his police issued SUV in a careless imprudent manner in the moments leading up to the accident, by knowingly entering an intersection against a red light without slowing. It was at this time the much larger Chevy Tahoe driven by Casaus slammed into the Honda SUV driven by two sisters.
The Honda passenger, 21-year-old Ashley Browder, died at the scene and her sister, 19-year-old Lindsey Browder, the driver, suffered a broken back and was transported to University of New Mexico Hospital where she was released a few days later.
Sergeant Casaus first reported that he was attempting to catch a possible drunk driver when the crash occurred. But IPRA request, filed by several media outlets of dispatch records, show that dispatchers didn't advise Casaus that a possible drunk driver was in the area and he never informed dispatch that he was in pursuit of a drunk driver.
Since the complaint has been filed Casaus has been moved from paid administrative assignment to paid administrative leave.
A settlement has been reached to clean up an ocean of illegally dumped tires.
A settlement has been reached to clean up thousands of tires illegally dumped in a secluded Northeastern New Mexico arroyo.
State Land Commissioner Ray Powell and Environmental Secretary Dave Martin announced Friday that an agreement with Daniel Ranches and Kansas Equity Investments has been reached to remove the nearly 300,000 tires from the state trust land in Mora County.
Besides paying the estimated $1 million to remove the tires, Daniel Ranches and Kansas Equity will pay an undisclosed amount in fines.
The giant mound of tires has accumulated on the state trust land for several years and was put there by Harold Daniels, a Mora County businessman and owner of the Northeast New Mexico Landfill. He has stated publicly that he diverted the tires from the land fill to the present site in an effort to control erosion.
Commissioner Ray Powell said, "Because of this lawsuit and the action taken by the Environmental Department, the lessee has agreed to clean up the site by the end of November 2013 and to take additional action to restore the land to an appropriate condition after the tires have been removed—all at no cost to New Mexicans."
The state trust land where the tires are located is about 10 miles southeast of Wagon Mound.
"The Environmental Department is pleased that all of the parties were able to come to an agreement that will restore the land impacted by the illegal tire dump and eliminate a public health hazard," Martin said.
But Daniels previously told KRQE-TV that he diverted the tires from his landfill to help control erosion.
"With the blessing of the Environmental Department, we started the project down there," Daniels told the station. "It's not a tire dump. It's an erosion control project."
Auralie Ashley-Marx, head of the the department's Solid Waste Bureau, said in 2011 that the department did sanction the erosion project but Daniels stopped following the plan for placing the tires neatly to stop erosion.
City's Environmental Health Department Apologizes for Health Inspection Mix-up
This afternoon, the city of Albuquerque's Environmental Health Department (EHD) has issued an apology to 13 area restaurants that it improperly tagged with red stickers since the end of January.
The establishments were improperly graded because of a glitch in the software calculations that determine restaurant or other food service facility's score during health inspections. In order for an establishment to receive a red sticker it must score below the 79 percent needed to pass inspection.
Food safety inspections are carried out by the Consumer Health Protection Division of the EHD, in accordance with Federal Food and Drug Administration guidelines.
"In most cases, the incorrect calculation did not result in a downgrade, but there were several situations in which the incorrect score lead to a downgrade that was unwarranted," said Mary Lou Leonard, director of EHD. "We sincerely apologize to the owners and staff of these facilities and to the community."
The calculation error has been fixed, and all downgrades since the new system was implemented in late January have been reviewed. The 13 food establishments are listed below.
Albuquerque Grand Senior Apartments
1501 Tijeras Ave. NE
Chili's Grill & Bar
10021 Coors Blvd. NW
China Best ABQ INC
8201 Golf Course Rd. NW STE B
Godiva Chocolatier Inc.
6600 Menaul Blvd. NE STE Q-009
Harold's Laundry
2701 Cutler Ave. NE
5221 Ouray Rd. NW
3101 Central Ave. NE
Louie's Pub & Grill
5603 Menaul Blvd. NE
Phillips 66
1517 Gibson Blvd. SE
Salsita Express
5010 Cutler Ave. NE STE D3
Subway 34313
6200 Montgomery Blvd. NE STE D
Sunrise Lotus Group LLC
9109 Galaxia Way NE
Vista Sandia Residential Care Inc.
8604 Camino Osito St. NE


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Hinsdale police chief talks with selectmen on budget and other issues
HINSDALE, N.H. -- The town's police chief met with the Board of Selectmen at Tuesday's meeting to address the elected officials about his department's budget.
The board had previously asked Chief Todd Faulkner to see if there was anything in the budget that could be trimmed, and he said he was able to take a bit from training development as well as a few line items. He mentioned there also will be a reduction in payroll expenses because Officer Dean Wright, who has worked for the department for several years and obtained numerous pay raises, will soon resign from his position and become a part-time employee.
The board tentatively approved the budget. Selectman Mike Darcy told the Reformer it will be sent to the town's budget committee, which will have the opportunity to approve or disapprove it before it heads back to the selectmen. Once its approval is confirmed, a public hearing and possibly a joint meeting will be held closer to Town Meeting Day.
Darcy said the selectmen asked all of town department heads to make some trims.
Faulkner said he understands that all public departments need to remain fiscally tight in these tough economic times.
"I'm completely happy (with the adjustments). It was good to talk to them about it," he said. "I have no issues with what they asked me to cut."
Selectman Richard Schill said the department's tentative 2013-14 budget sits at $916,526.
Faulkner also mentioned he would like a discussion of how to enact a public assembly ordinance in the town. Hinsdale saw a few protests this year and the chief thinks an ordinance should require an application for peaceful demonstrations and could make all types of public demonstrations run more smoothly.
He brought up the Black Friday protest in which 10 to 20 Walmart employees and their supporters picketed outside the retail giant's Hinsdale store the day after Thanksgiving to demand higher wages, better benefits and more workplace respect. Faulkner said the protesters assembled just outside Walmart's doors because they didn't realize the store had a right to ask them to leave the private property. The chief responded to the store and told them they would have to move their protest off private property, which he said they did with no issue.
The chief said an application would eliminate these confusions and prevent him from having to go to the scene of a peaceful demonstration and inform people as how to protest in a law-abiding manner. All protesters would be told where they can demonstrate as well as learn how to picket without breaking any laws.
Faulkner also cited the Flotilla & Rally to Stop VT Yankee Pollution at the Hinsdale dam. He said the police department had to make sure N.H. Fish and Game Department was present and everyone was kept safe.
He said he fully respects the 1st Amendment of the United States Constitution, which guarantees Americans the right to peacefully assemble in protest, but he feels an application process would be helpful.
Faulkner also told the Reformer he is excited that his department's officers will soon have surveillance cameras on their uniforms as opposed to on the dashboards of their cruisers. He said the new technology will be able to capture video that is not limited to the area around the dashboard.
"Ninety percent of the work we do happens outside (the cameras') view," he said, adding that the officers' uniform microphones, which are radio transmitted, can pick up audio within only 300 feet of the vehicle after they have been turned on.
Faulkner, who hopes to have the new cameras in use by Jan. 1, said they will provide better evidence for juries that need to see everything an officer did. He said having them will result in fewer objections from opposing lawyers because the chain of custody a video or object goes through will be crystal clear.
"Everything we do is based on the officers' point of view," he said.
The cameras, manufactured by TASER International, Inc., will also save the department money, as one can be installed for about $1,000 -- as opposed to the cruiser cameras which cost between $3,000 and $4,000.
Darcy told the Reformer some issues, such as the right to privacy, need to be addressed and the cameras and their use must comply with current regulations. Nevertheless, he is still enthusiastic about the new technology.
"I think that, overall, the idea is a good idea," he said. "Video evidence has no bias."
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the domestication of animals drove the development of tool-making and
language, both of which have driven the success of mankind, according
to Physorg. "Establishing
an intimate connection to other animals is unique and universal to
our species," said Shipman. Shipman indicates that the animal
connection had a major influence on human
evolution, genetics, and behavior. While Shipman
acknowledges that there is an increasingly intimate and reciprocal
set of interactions between animals and humans -- interactions that
compel humans to adopt animals
as pets -- she states that the it all began when humans
began observing and exploiting animals. After
watching animals and observing their habits, more than 2 million
years ago, humans switched from a vegetarian diet to a meat-based
diet. Shipman said this happened because humans invented stone
hunting tools that enabled them to compete with other predators,
according to Thaindian
News. "We
shortcut the evolutionary process," said Shipman. "We don't
have the equipment to be carnivores."Animals were then
domesticated as an extension of tool-making. Shipman described
domesticated animals as living tools that also provided valuable
renewable resources.Domesticated animals were utilized for
their muscular power beyond human strength, use as transport and for
raw materials. Managing these living tools required some way to
express and retain this information and out of that need, the
development of languages were formed.Shipman hypothesizes
that this animal connection, "gave a selective advantage to
humans who had better abilities to observe, draw conclusions,
communicate, and to make a new sort of living tool."Shipman
is also in the process of developing a book on her findings called
"The Animal Connection".


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Selectors today named a 14-player squad to travel to Potchefstroom in April, to play three Twenty20 matches and three 50-over matches against South Africa.
Caroline on her way to a century in
a previous encounter with South Africa in 2008.
The England Academy will embark on this tour with high hopes after their success against full international opposition last summer. The squad will be looking to build on the wins they recorded against Australia and New Zealand during the warm-up matches ahead of the NatWest Women's Quadrangular series held in England.
ECB Head of England Women's Cricket Clare Connor said: "We are really looking forward to seeing how our Academy side compete against the full South African team. Preparations for the tour have gone well at the National Cricket Performance Centre in Loughborough, where the players have been coached and mentored by our Lead Specialist Coaches, Assistant Coach to the Academy, Jonathan Finch, and Head Coach, Lisa Keightley.
"This tour represents a significant first in the women's game, where essentially an A side has the opportunity to play a series of matches against full international opposition. As such, our players will experience the pressure of international cricket and will be able to gauge where they need to improve to enhance their chances of breaking in to the full England women's squad."
The England Academy will be based in Potchefstroom from 6th-23rd April.
England Academy squad, South Africa 2012
Match schedule
England Academy v South Africa
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Combating organized crime networks behind counterfeits focus of INTERPOL training course
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Identifying, targeting and dismantling transnational organized crime groups involved in the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit goods is the focus of the 7th INTERPOL Intellectual Property Crime Training Seminar in co-operation with the Procuraduria General de la Republica (PGR), the Agencia Federal de Investigaciones (AFI), the Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI) and the World Customs Organization.
More than 90 police, customs and regulatory body officers from Mexico, Guatemala and Belize with experts from Brazil, Colombia and USA are taking part in the five-day training programme (21-25 February) at the AFI headquarters in Mexico City, supported by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The seminar, delivered by INTERPOL's Intellectual Property (IP) Rights programme, with the participation of the Universal Post Union, will deliver cutting-edge training aimed at equipping investigators with the necessary skills to effectively combat current and emerging threats from IP crime.
In addition to being the first of a series of training activities for Central America and Mexico, it will also provide a launch pad for further developments of INTERPOL's IPR programme beyond the Americas region which has already seen significant developments in combating transnational organized IP crime since its launch in 2005.


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People Helping People: Jan. 18 Shout Outs
Credit Union Association of New York, Albany, N.Y., said five credit unions from the Jamestown Chapter collected toys again this year to help make the holidays a little brighter for area children. Members and employees from Affinity One FCU, Greater Chautauqua FCU, Inner Lakes FCU, Jamestown Area Community FCU, Jamestown Post Office Employees FCU, Southern Chautauqua FCU and the credit unions themselves, collected more than 600 toys this year. The unwrapped gifts were donated to Love Inc. in Jamestown and Union Relief of Westfield at a Jamestown Chapter Toys for Kids dinner in December. Assemblyman Andrew Goodell (R-Jamestown) was a guest speaker at the festive event. An additional $400 was raised during the event for wrapping paper and other needed items. Love Inc. and Union Relief of Westfield distributed the bounty of toys to children in need over the holidays.
Advance Financial Federal Credit Union, Hammond, Ind., collected and donated 70 presents during the Angel Tree Gift Drive. Staff and members of AFFCU added even more this year as they collected over 300 pounds of food and over $1,000 in monetary donations during their Annual Food Drive, supporting the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana.
AEA Federal Credit Union, Yuma, Ariz., announced that its goal to award members with over $200,000 in "Instant Cash for Car Loans" before year-end has been successfully reached, triggering AEA's pledge to write a $10,000 check to one community service organization. Open voting for AEA's GO Direct Initiative's $10,000 charity donation officially started on Jan. 1 on the credit union's Facebook site. Competing for the big check are: Crossroads Mission, Hospice of Yuma and the Yuma Community Food Bank. Nominations for charities have been accepted on AEA's website at aeafcu.org/initiative for the past four months. The three organization finalists will now compete for the $10,000 donation through an online Facebook voting process.
A truck full of food was one result from American 1 Credit Union's food drive in Jackson, Mich.
American 1 Credit Union's Resource Center, Jackson, Mich., which consists of human resources, IT, training, and accounting, held a food drive in conjunction with local Boy Scout Troop 134 and collected over 200 canned goods, bringing the total collected with the Boy Scouts to over 1,700 items.
Cyprus Credit Union, Salt Lake City, Utah, recently presented the Salvation Army with a check for $10,000 to for The Angel Tree Program. The money was donated by credit union and community members to provide clothing, coats, shoes and toys to kids in need this holiday season. Cyprus Credit Union has supported the Angel Tree program for over five years. Each holiday season, Cyprus Credit Union displays trees in 16 branch locations along the Wasatch front. People can choose an Angel from the tree and shop for a child or senior citizen in need. Cyprus also accepts cash donations on behalf of the program. This marks more than $50,000 in donations since Cyprus Credit Union got involved in 2006.
Dakota Plains Federal Credit Union, Lemmon, S.D., and its President/CEO Peter Butterfield announced that the "Bucyrus Disaster Relief Fund" has received in excess of $100,000 to date to aid the victims of the wildfire that destroyed a number of homes in Bucyrus, N.D., on Oct. 17, 2102. The credit union will continue to accept donations from anyone wanting to help the fire victims. In addition, Dakota Plains FCU has established a $50,000 pool of low-interest loans for members who have been affected by the fire. New members will also be eligible for the loans. The maximum loan amount will be $5,000 per household. The APR will be 1.5% to be paid back in 60 months.
GFA Federal Credit Union, Gardner, Mass., recently announced that it had donated a $2,500 sponsorship to the Town of Winchendon's 250th anniversary celebration. Abby Jenkins, Manager of the Winchendon Branch recently presented the donation to David LaDeau, Committee Chairman and Committee Members Kris Provost and Barbara Lafrennie.
Kellogg Community Federal Credit Union, Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, Mich., is the exclusive financial sponsor of the United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo region's 2012 sweepstakes in which one lucky winner will receive a vehicle of their choice with a value of up to $30,000. In addition to raising funds which all go back into the community; this sweepstakes also raises awareness for the newly combined Battle Creek and Kalamazoo regions of the United Way. KCFCU employees' personal pledges totaled $6,894, which the board of KCFCU agreed to match. After adding in the $6,000 sweepstakes sponsorship, the total pledge amounts to a generous $19,788.
Ventura County Credit Union, Ventura, Calif., donated canned food for FOOD Share's 2012 Can-Tree Challenge. The event was held at The Collection shopping center in Oxnard, where the community gathered to view the trees built out of cans of food donated by various businesses within the community. VCCU sponsored and built six trees with cans donated by members, staff and vendors. VCCU collected more than 6,000 cans in order to build those trees, which were put on display at The Collection for the weekend. In addition to the Can-Tree Challenge, VCCU employees volunteer monthly to sort food at FOOD Share. FOOD Share partnered with The Collection to display more than 50 can-trees around the shopping center. After the event, the cans will be given to FOOD Share to distribute to pantries in Ventura County.
America First Credit Union, Riverdale, Utah, is participating in the 18th annual Warm the Soles of Kids program, fundraiser with the goal of providing new shoes for hundreds of more children than last year. Children in 10 schools and support programs, from Brigham City to Las Vegas, will be receiving early Christmas presents–new shoes–from America First members, employees, and concerned citizens. Teachers, administrators and volunteers have begun to measure the feet of young children and America First employees started a sock drive in addition to gather donations. Warm the Soles of Kids is coordinated by The Greater Good, a quarterly employee volunteer service arm of America First.
Christian Community Credit Union, San Dimas, Calif., Cards that Give to Missions program donated $52,000 for the Launch a Village project in Northern Thailand. In partnership with Integrated Tribal Development Programme, the amount will provide water and sanitation resources, build a school and a health clinic as well as provide micro-enterprise lending. The donation will also help sustain three villages economically by providing agricultural and business training, purchasing a 4-wheel drive truck and facilitating the production and marketing of Arabica coffee. The recent donation filled the Credit Union's pledge set in April 2008 to give a total of $232,500 to the project. To date, Christian Community Credit Union's Cards that Give to Missions program has given over $3 million. The donation comes from interchange income the Credit Union receives from fees merchants pay to card issuers
Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union, Chalfont, Pa., raised $25,000 for Manna on Main Street and The Shepherd's Shelf. Each charity received half of the 13th Annual MSDFCU Charity Cow Plop proceeds. Manna on Main St. is a multiservice, interfaith outreach organization serving the North Penn community. The Shepherd's Shelf is an emergency food pantry serving the North Penn & Indian Valley areas.
NE PA Community Federal Credit Union, Stroudsburg, Pa., presented a check for $2,000 to The Salvation Army in Monroe County. The credit union sold cookbooks for its 50th Anniversary, with the goal of donating the proceeds to The Salvation Army in Monroe County. Members and staff of the credit union provided recipes that were printed in the cookbooks. Credit union members contributed to the cause by purchasing the cookbooks.
OnPoint Community Credit Union, Portland, Ore., has announced a $1,000 donation to the Sellwood-Moreland Library through the Multnomah County Library Foundation. The donation was made to celebrate the opening of OnPoint's newest branch in the Sellwood neighborhood. The Sellwood-Moreland Library first began as a reading room in 1905 and has been serving Southeast Portland in the current location since 2002.
TruMark FinancialCredit Union, Trevose, Pa., raised funds to support the Lupus Foundation of America, Philadelphia Tri-State Chapter, Inc. The credit union raised $760. The Foundation funds research, heightens public awareness of the impact of lupus, and supports people and their families affected by the disease.
Ascend Federal Credit Union, Tullahoma, Tenn., has helped raise more than $30,000 for a Children's Miracle Network hospital in Nashville. Since 2004 the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt has been serving Middle Tennessee children as a recognized leader in pediatric care. The nonprofit children's hospital, which is part of the Children's Miracle Network of hospitals, does not deny children care based on a limited ability to pay. Recently, Ascend joined other Middle Tennessee credit union sponsors for the third annual Credit Unions for Kids Children's Miracle Network Golf Tournament. Thirty-four teams participated in the golf tournament that raised $21,878 for Monroe Carell. Ascend also partnered with a Walmart distribution center for the 11th annual Children's Miracle Network Golf Tournament. Twenty-six teams helped raise more than $10,000. According to the Children's Miracle Network Web site, credit unions are the third largest annual corporate contributor to Children's Miracle Network hospitals behind Walmart and Costco.
Credit Union Executives Society, Madison, Wis., has contributed $5,000 to the Altura Credit Union Foundation, in honor of board member Mark Hawkins, CEO, Altura Credit Union, Riverside, Calif. The Altura Credit Union Foundation offers scholarships to high school seniors in the Riverside County, Calif. area. Hawkins was elected to the CUES' board in 2003, and recently completed his term. He has served as board chairman from 2007-08. Additionally, he has served as secretary, treasurer, and vice chair during his tenure.
Gesa Credit Union, Richland, Wash., participated in Habitat for Humanity's I.M.P.A.C.T. Day event in Richland, Washington in November. Habitat for Humanity Tri-Cities hosted 'Individuals Mobilizing People and Communities Together Day', a one-day home repair effort targeting low-income, elderly, disabled, and veterans in the community. Gesa sponsored a team of 15 volunteers who helped perform critical repairs to the home of a woman in need. Volunteers assisted with yard cleanup and removed a dead tree that was leaning close to the house, making it unsafe for the elderly homeowner. This is the second time Habitat for Humanity has hosted this event and the second time that Gesa has participated in I.M.P.A.C.T events in the Tri-Cities.
Grow Financial Federal Credit Union, Tampa, Fla., launched a fund-raising campaign in early 2012 called, "Show Us Ya Got Heart" to support the American Heart Association (AHA) of Tampa Bay. To date the employees and members of the Credit Union have raised a total of $18,000.00 to assist with local research and treatment programs. Throughout the year, employees at the Grow Financial corporate office and in the branches sponsored a number of activities to raise money, including bake sales, golf tournaments, jeans day passes, and a 50/50 raffle, all leading up to the 2012 Tampa Bay Heart Walk on November 10 at Raymond James Stadium, in which more than 116 employees and members participated.
Montana Credit Union Network, Helena, Mont., announced that a donation from two Helena credit unions and CTA Architects Engineers based on the number of RBIs earned by the local Brewers baseball team last summer will help Montanans with modest means complete their taxes, save for college, and learn more about making good financial decisions. A partnership between CTA, Helena Community Credit Union and Trico Community Federal Credit Union provided a nearly $1,300 donation to Montana Credit Unions for Community Development, the non-profit arm of the Montana Credit Union Network. The RBI Club was the brainchild of Paul Fetz, general manager of the Helena Brewers. Local businesses agreed to make a monetary donation to a non-profit based on the number of RBIs for the season.
Seasons Federal Credit Union, Middletown, Conn., matched the earnings early in 2011 of a Middletown High School's security guard who collected loose change in a coffee can for Unified Sports, a program designed to promote an inclusive school environment for students with special needs. It partners these students with regular education students. They play three seasons of sports: soccer in the fall, basketball in the winter, and track in the spring. A check was donated in the amount of $500 and was given to the group to purchase team jackets in the spring. Recently, the security guard raised more funds and again Seasons FCU matched his first $250, bringing his total up to $1,320. A check in the amount was presented to the Unified Sports club at a Middletown High School's Pep Rally.


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The summer's hottest blockbuster is the superhero flick "Iron Man" which stars Robert Downey Jr. as weapons designer turned superhero Tony Stark. In part one of this two part series, we looked at the advances made in building exoskeletons, particularly Sarcos Inc.'s new Sarcos suit which can lift over 500 lbs, is maneuverable enough to handle stairs, and can run 30 minutes untethered.
Having a super-powered suit is great, but aside from his power, the comic book character "Iron Man" had two other key attributes -- speed and flight. Without it, Iron Man would go from a superhero, to just plain super slow.
Fortunately there are some promising technologies to give the exoskeleton fighting suit of the future super speed and flight. This article, the second part of this two part series, seeks to examine a couple of them.
First in the category of super speed comes the "rocket boots" from Russia, which after decades is nearing perfection. Videos of the boots can be viewed here (in Russian language) [1][2][3].
The boots also go by the names "Power Boots", "Seven League Boots", "Quickwalker Boots", or commonly "Saigak Boots". Saigak is Russian for a fast kind of elk.
The boots allow the user to run at up to 22 mph, with little fatigue, yet are delicate enough to climb stairs quickly. They also get 70 MPG. The boots are powered by tiny diesel/gas burning pistons. They can carry 1/3 of a cup of fuel and propel the user 3 miles. Using the boots, you can also jump much higher than the standard man.
Viktor Gordyev, a Russian who attended the University at Ufa in the Southern Urals, originally got the idea for the boots when sweating out laps in his college's physical education requirement in 1974. It is unclear exactly when they were invented and perfected, except that Gordyev's work was classified by the Soviet government. In 1994 the project was finally declassified, and Gordyev was able to market his work.
Unfortunately, his company went under in 2006, after a lack of interest from investors. A demonstration at Disney World in 1998 went nowhere due to safety concerns. Says a woeful Gardyev, "They don't have characteristics that would allow an ordinary person to use them.... [using the shoes involves] taking certain risks. They should work like a Kalashnikov. Reliable in anybody's hands."
Still, hopefully the U.S. military and/or investors might find some promise in the shoes. The future remains wide open.
Next up is the rocket pack. The rocket belt was originally invented in the 1960s by researcher William Suitor at Bell Aerosystems. The pack had a 21 second fuel limit, as well as weight restrictions, rendering it mostly useless. The first test flight was made by pioneer aviator Herald Graham in 1961.
After decades of little progress, a new company, Go Fast Sports and Beverage Company, is designing and marketing improved jetpacks. Their latest model will retail at $200,000, will have a flight time of 9 minutes, a maximum speed of 85 MPH, a service ceiling of 250 ft, and a pilot weight limit of 180 lbs. It is estimated that it will allow you to fly 11 miles on its 5-gallon tank and is powered by a T-73 turbine engine. As pilot Troy Widgery says, who tested the pack at a recent arena show, "Not bad."
While the pack obviously would not be sufficient for flight and additional weight tolerance would be needed to handle the 100+ lbs from the exoskeleton and other apparatus (boots), it would at least get you in the air and allow you to briefly hover.
Need to really fly like a jet, like Iron Man? That's where the third and fourth inventions this article details comes in. French inventor Yves Rossy, a former Swiss jet fighter pilot, and current commercial pilot has invented a human-mounted mini jet, earning him the title "Fusion Man".
The jet features carbon fiber wings spanning 2.5 m, with four mini jet engines using kerosene fuel. The engines have reached speeds of 190 MPH over the Swiss Alps, after a 8,000 ft jump out a plane.
The wings helped him fly for over 4 minutes, landing by parachute. Rossy describes it in French stating, roughly, "It's like there's a big handle in your back, and the good Lord takes you by it and shoves you through the air, it's fantastic!!"
At a recent demonstration flight for CNN.com he elated, "It's one thing to do it on one's own, but to be able to share it live today that's extraordinary."
Rossy plans to use the wings to cross the English Channel next year.
Finnish inventors first developed the wing suit, allow men to glide along through the air. The company that produces the suits Birdman Inc. has launched a new project, the Birdman Rocket Team. Their lead pilot Visa Parviainen in 2005 and since has donned rocket boots for test flights. The two jet engines attach burn a butane/propane mix, at a rate of half a liter per minute. They provide 16kgs of thrust.
The engines allow level flights as well as climbing. Stalls are no problem to recover from for the skilled pilot, such as Parviainen, thanks to the agility of the human body. Flights could last half a minute or more at high speeds.
While the Russian Rocket boots, the Go Fast Jetpack, the Jet Man wings, and the Finnish Bird suit/rocket boots represent disparate inventions that would add extra weight and complexity, if combined, together perhaps their successors could combine to provide an exoskeleton with flight capabilities, much like Iron Man in the movies. It certainly wouldn't be cheap, and obviously the extra weight from the exoskeleton would be extremely difficult to compensate for but the rate of recent advances its look more and more doable. Here's hoping.


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Cristina Lopez
September 17, 2012
Program: Public Administration (MPA)
Specialization: Human Security & Environment
Undergrad: Florida International University (International Relations)
Fast Fact: Cristina participated in a rescue and recovery disaster relief course in the south of France.
"My summer project consisted of filming a documentary about water insecurity in Nicaragua."
Cristina migrated from Ecuador to Miami at the age of 15. After studying international relations for her undergraduate degree, Cristina traveled and worked in Europe and South America. For Cristina, these experiences were very mind opening and reinforced her interest in creating sustainable social change through working in the field.
"I felt I needed more knowledge and experience so I was eager to focus my career in a more technical and hands-on direction, which is why I applied to the MPA program," she says. "Compared to other schools, I felt the programs offered at MIIS were very comprehensive and practical. I loved the small community feeling and the international component the Institute has overall."
Cristina appreciates the flexibility the MPA program has given her to choose her own concentration and the ability to mold her degree to her specific career goals.
"Being in the MPA program has given me the privilege of participating in classes from other programs, discovering and zooming-in on new interests and projects."
Cristina recently completed the Development Project Management Institute (DPMI) program and enjoyed the learning experience and intensity of the program. She says, "I feel past classes, as well as the DPMI experience, have revolutionized my thinking into a more innovative and driven person, which inspired me to create my own summer project and will prepare me for future practicums and jobs in the field."
Cristina's summer project consisted of filming a documentary about water insecurity in Nicaragua.
"We explored and researched the paradox of water in said country, visiting several rural communities and urban slums where potable water and proper sanitation were inaccessible. The aim of the research and documentary is to expose the causes of this lack of access to water and sanitation and the terrible effects it has in the lives of people and the development of their communities. The documentary concludes with some holistic solutions that can inspire other communities to unite and implement as well."


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Today begins the journey lets all think positive thoughts and be optimistic until otherwise
Post all pictures, videos and keep all training camp stories from around the web in this thread
Today begins the journey lets all think positive thoughts and be optimistic until otherwise
Post all pictures, videos and keep all training camp stories from around the web in this thread
Very good feel from the guys, I think we're done talking and just gonna put in work. I'm liking this ****
I got some pics and videos to put up as well
- First of all, they're not doing two-a-days like they did under Mike D'Antoni. Mike Woodson said he just doesn't believe in 'em anymore, and has instead chosen to run one three hour-long practice each day. At least today, he also kept the practice pretty closed off. I got here at 11-- right when practice started-- and sat until about 1:30. All the media got to see was the end of a five-on-five defensive drill and some stretching.
- Each night, they'll get together as a team to eat dinner and watch some film, but that's it.
- The drill we saw was a basic one with the offense swinging the ball around the perimeter and the defense sliding back and forth to react. Possibly of note was that James White wore a blue jersey along with Raymond Felton, Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Tyson Chandler. J.R. Smith was in white (the color) with Jason Kidd, Steve Novak, Kurt Thomas, and Marcus Camby. Ronnie Brewer and Iman Shumpert weren't participating, obviously.
- What immediately struck me during practice was the presence of a very large, very sweaty, very loud man I'd never seen before directly under the basket. I'm told this was LaSalle Thompson, who is now officially a Knicks assistant coach. Besides him and Dave Hopla, the Knicks also brought in Jerry Dunn, the former head coach at Penn State. Doesn't seem like there's room for Dunn (or Chris Ford, who was brought in as a consultant) on the bench.
- Rasheed Wallace is in New York (in the building with me right now, they say) but has not signed and wasn't anywhere to be seen today. Woodson wouldn't really say why this was the case beyond contract stuff. (Though, as I said in that Sports Section post, there's nothing to sort out. There's only a vet's minimum contract available. Some folks are saying Sheed's just delaying to miss as much of camp as possible, which is hard to deny. It's also possible that he practiced, then peaced out before media were let in. No idea.).
- Woodson said that Raymond Felton will be his starting point guard at the outset. Jason Kidd sounded fine with that. Jason Kidd speaks very, very quietly.
- Felton also sounded enthusiastic about the prospect of playing in lineups alongside Kidd and reiterated that he's in much better shape this year than he was at training camp in Portland last season.
- When asked about all the new veterans, Tyson Chandler sounded 1. Delighted to have some other guys around who play interior defense. 2. Enthusiastic about having a steadier team. He described last year's team as very exciting, but perhaps not as consistent as this one should be. He said the Knicks should be a top-five defensive team this year.
- Chandler's hand is supposedly fine, but his middle finger on his left hand was still wrapped up.
- I took that photo of him, by the way.
- During the post-practice huddle, the rookies (Sims, Shurna, Bellfield, etc.) sang "Happy Birthday" to Tyson. He's 30 today. He turned down the offer of another singing rendition from the media scrum.
- The guys all get smoothies after practice (they still wear those physiological sensor things on their backs during practice, and I think the smoothies are concocted to replace whatever nutrients they lost). When ordering his, Marcus Camby specifically asked for no chocolate, no piña colada.
- Carmelo Anthony and Steve Novak had a series of shooting contests after practice, and it looked like Melo actually won a couple of 'em.
- Ronnie Brewer didn't participate in any of the practice I saw, but got some shots up afterward. He's not wearing a brace or limping at all.
- I saw the John Shurna jumper in person. It is VIOLENT.
- Marc Berman hears that Wally Szczerbiak will replace Kelly Tripucka in the MSG studio, which is kinda disappointing.
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If it's true, why the hell is Sheed trying to miss as much of training camp as possible?
j/k I found that write up on twitter since Woody didnt let the media in until the end of practice thats all they got to see so thats why it lacks any real substance but still good info regarding James White with the 1's, Melo and Novak shooting it out, etc....
Wait wait wait... hold the phone!
Replace Kelly Trapucka with Wally Szczerbiak. WTF is that?! Wally has NOTHING to do with NY. Kelly has been here for years.
Everything else is great tho. Thanks for the updates CA7.
Last season they televised training camp. They need to do it again!
Real Talk
interestingRaymond Felton responded to the notion he may not finish games because of Jason Kidds rep as a closer. Felton was
named starter yesterday. Whatever coach decides to do, Felton said. If he decides to go with me one night, at the end of the game, then decide to go to Jason...Im all about winning. Im excited about this team. It could be anybody. They may sit Amare down in the final minute. Or Melo. Thats the kind of team we have. We have a very deep team.


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"In the late 19th century the Chautauqua Movement articulated a philosophy of self-improvement and lifelong learning that the times seemed hungry for. Women, especially, took advantage of the courses and lectures offered there. Small-scale "chautauquas" sprang up to accommodate the demand, and traveling chautauquas carried the ethos far afield
. Verdy conveys, without ever saying it in so many words, a belief that ballet, and ballet study, is a distinctionsingular, charmed, and exhilarating
. Her teaching persona seems never to have known anxiety or exhaustion eitherher classroom style builds on the serene intensity of youthful devotion
. Verdy conveys to her students that ballet steps don't merely make a design in spacethey communicate
. Her classes are strikingly musical, and her explanations address the quality of a step's execution as well as its correctness."Dance Magazine


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FAIL: Columnist Doesn't Realize Traditional Viruses Won't Run on Windows RT
Jason Mick
December 4, 2012 11:26 AM
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There's also nary a mention about Microsoft's pro-security switch to a walled garden model
Online newspaper
has published a
pretty interesting account
ripping into Windows RT, which it calls "Doomed". The author, Geoffrey James, has a big warning to business -- "inherently unstable and insecure."
The author lauds Apple, Inc.'s (
) iPad as the new paradigm of glorious computing and security, while lashing Microsoft, writing:
I used to work in an operating system development group. One thing I learned back then is that any OS that allows applications to modify the OS will be inherently unstable and insecure.
Since Windows is designed to allow that to happen, both computer viruses and the gradual "rot" of the software installed on a Windows system are both inevitable. There is no way to fix the problem because it's inherent in Windows's design.
I'm a case in point. While I'm still using a Windows machine for most of my writing, I'm serious thinking of "taking the leap" to only using my iPad simply to avoid the support headaches that are inevitable with Windows.
In short, the Surface is doomed because the entire concept behind it is flawed. Even plain Windows is getting so old and creaky that it's getting to be more a bother than its worth.
But the columnist misses (or at least never mentions) that the
device he targets in the byline (Surface)
is currently
only being sold
with Microsoft Corp.'s (
) Windows RT (Surface Pro -- the x86 version --
isn't expected until next month
). And not a single piece of
Windows malware can run on Windows RT without recompilation, as it runs on a fundamentally different architecture/instruction set (ARM) versus past versions of Windows (x86).
Surface RT can't run traditional x86 malware.
In other words, the columnist's negative experience of getting his laptop penetrated by a "root kit" is drastically less likely to occur in Windows RT, particularly while it enjoys such a peachy (from a security perspective) low market share, compared to traditional Windows.
Another thing the columnist seems to miss is that
Windows 8 and Windows RT Microsoft offer perhaps the biggest pro-security (but
) shift that has helped protect the iPad -- the
switch to primarily using a "walled garden" model
of software distribution. In Windows 8 you primarily buy apps through Windows Store. Microsoft verifies each of these apps and can yank any app at any time if it is later discovered to pose some sort of security risk.
Microsoft now uses a similar pro-security "walled garden" model as Apple, pushing certified-safe apps from the Windows Store. [Image Source: ZDNet]
Granted, Microsoft does practice
a laissez-faire policy
regarding Windows 7 legacy software (which won't run on Windows RT, but will generally run on Windows 8) and plug-in based distribution models, such as the Java-based Valve client. In this regard it differs from Apple who strictly prohibits such freedoms. But increasingly from here on out users will be getting their apps from a single secure source -- Microsoft.
Additionally, the apps in Windows 8 are nicely sandboxed. They simply are not allowed to "modify the OS" as the author suggest. Windows 8 and Windows RT have robust protection against traditional attack vectors like memory injection, protections that rival those in the OS X tree.
Some criticisms of Windows 8
have been
more level-handed
pointing out perfectly valid opinions that many share about places the ambitious user interface redesign
may have
gone too far. But some criticisms -- such as the argument to buy an iPad instead of a Surface RT because Windows is "unstable and insecure" -- are simply bizarre to the point where they almost appear to be
a comedic caricature
of misconceptions surrounding the Windows platform.
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typically updates its MacBook Pro lineup at least once a year.
After an
update in July, Apple is looking to kick things off a bit early, with
a refresh
coming later this week according to numerous reports.
Engadget claims to
have a leaked spec sheet of the 13-inch model, along with photos of the shiny
new Apple notebook.
What is presumably the entry-level model at 13 inches is powered by an Intel 2.3GHz Sandy Bridge i5 processor with 3 MB of L3 cache.
That's down ever so slightly speed-wise from the current generation, but
given Sandy Bridge's improvement it should be a bit faster while offering more
battery life.
Apple looks to be bumping its DDR3 memory interface from 1066 MHz in the current model to
1333 MHz in the new model. The hard drive gets a slight capacity bump, as
we anticipated, jumping from 250 GB to 320 GB.
The screen resolution (1280x800) remains unchanged, as does the FaceTime camera, wireless adapters, and optical drive.
A minor addition is the inclusion of an SDXC reader, which supports both normal
SD cards and the extended capacity (XC) models.
But two things really stand out about the spec sheet. The first is the
fact that Apple has ditched a discrete graphics chip, opting to go with only
Sandy Bridge's built in Intel 3000 HD GPU. Hopefully its larger and higher-end
models (15", 17") will have new discrete GPUs.
Graphics aside, the other intriguing note is a new port dubbed
"Thunderbolt" that apparent co-inhabits the DisplayPort adaptor.
This is supposedly the implementation of Light Peak.
Light Peak is Intel's answer to USB 3.0.
Despite claims of spectacular performance, based on the fiber optics
implementation, the communications format in
its current form should offer little if any speed gain from USB
3.0 given that it's being reportedly implemented on copper wires. And
where USB 3.0 is an open standard that anyone can use or contribute to,
LightPeak is a proprietary standard, which OEMs will have to license from
If Apple supports Light Peak, it would be the first major OEM to embrace the
If the specs sheet holds true, it creates an interesting dilemma for Apple
buyers. The new-ish
13-inch MacBook Air offers a superior discrete GPU, a higher
resolutions screen, and is thinner/lighter. But it comes with a much
slower Intel Core 2 Duo processor and lacks built-in optical media capabilities.


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This irrational behavior was brought
into sharp focus by the residents of Craigavon, South Africa.
On August 12, 2009, a new iBurst (or HC-SDMA, High Capacity Spatial
Division Multiple Access) tower in the city's Fourways Memorial
Park. IBurst is a high speed wireless broadband technology,
commonly used in the U.S., Canada, South Africa, and elsewhere to
bring fast wireless internet to USB modems.
Shortly after the
tower was turned on, residents began to complain that they were
suddenly afflicted with severe health issues according
to MyBroadband. Describes Tracey-Lee Dorny, one of
the supposed victims, "Several rash cases were presented in
person and by photos from people who could not attend [a meeting with
iBurst]. Headaches, nausea, tinnitus, dry burning itchy skins,
gastric imbalances and totally disrupted sleep patterns, especially
with some of the children, were some of the issues presented by the
Residents recruited the legal services of
legal firm Bezuidenhout, Van Zyl and Associates to sue iBurst.
They complained that their symptoms resided within a day of leaving
the town, and they demanded the tower be permanently removed.
iBurst did something clever. It secretly turned off the tower
near the end of September. The residents didn't know this,
though, when they came to a meeting with iBurst CEO Jannie van Zyl in
mid-November. They claimed that their symptoms took hours to
subside, but would return shortly after they came back to the town.
They said that certain skin conditions took a while longer -- as long
as 6 weeks -- to fully recover. They also said that their
afflictions still were ongoing.
Then Mr. Zyl revealed to them
that they had been tricked. He explains, "At the meeting
in mid-November residents claimed that full recovery of skin
conditions could take as long as 6 weeks. Yet, the tower was switched
off for more than 6 weeks by this time. At this point it became
apparent that the tower can, in no way, be the cause of the symptoms,
as it was already switched off for many weeks, yet the residents
still saw symptoms that come and go according to their proximity to
the area."
At this point it seems almost certain that the
symptoms are indicative of some other local heath risk, such as
contaminated drinking water. However, the tower is obviously
not to blame. Mr. Zyl lauds the safety of iBurst, adding, "Radiation levels
emitted by the tower were ten thousand times LESS than the
international safety standards set for mobile towers and that the
radiation at this site was in fact the same level as that already
present from cellular phone towers in the area."
being caught in a fallacy, the residents' hatred of the
broadband service burns on. Their lawyer states that the
medical complaints were "only the beginning" of a much
larger complaint against iBurst.
The truly curious part is that in their fervor to
destroy the local iBurst tower, the residents seem to have given up
on any effort to find the true reason why they are suffering from
strange health afflictions. Log this one in the annals of
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What if Gravitational Constant G Isn't?
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We take this fundamental constant for granted, but determining its value with precision is surprisingly tricky -- and what if that value isn't truly constant?
Engineers and scientists live in a world defined by many metrology standards and constants. We start with time, mass, and length, and then expand to electric current, temperature, and many others. There are also fundamental physical constants such as the speed of light or Avogadro's number.
While all these constants are important, some of them are far removed from our daily lives. But one is not: the gravitational constant G. Even since Isaac Newton formulated the law of gravitational attraction F = G (mass1 × mass2)/r2, inspired by that apple falling from a tree, the value of G has been of great interest. Given how pervasive and accessible gravity is, it should be pretty easy to measure G accurately, right?
Well, yes and no. It turns out that gravity is easy to measure, but hard to measure with precision. A fascinating article in the latest issue of Physics Today, "The search for Newtons constant," discusses the history of measuring G. It looks at the various experimental setups that have been used over several hundred years (torsion-balance, pendulum, beam-balance, and others) and the data spread in results of each. Some of the sophisticated tests by serious researchers produce results with low uncertainty, yet they differ significantly from other tests, which also claim low uncertainty.
While researchers have certainly improved the accuracy and precision of their results, the article explains why G is still so hard to measure. It's not only an interesting, well written article, it's also a sobering and thought-provoking one as well, because you likely assumed that G's value is pretty much nailed down solid, end of story.
Yet, as most engineers and scientists know, getting consistent, accurate results in any test-and-measurement challenge to better than three or four significant figures is rarely easy. Every added significant figure means ever-more-subtle sources of error must be uncovered, understood, calibrated out, or compensated for in the fixture and equipment.
If you're lucky, the test can be structured so some of these errors actually drop out, or self-cancel, much as the value of mass m cancels out in some basic physics experiments and even carnival rides, such as the "rotor ride" or Gravitron (Figure 1) where participants "stick" to the wall via centripetal force and friction. The mass of the person doesn't matter, only the size of the rotor, the speed of rotation, and the coefficient of friction between their clothes and the wall (Figure 2). (If you can't explain why the person sticks, and why their weight is not a factor, go to a basics physics book.)
Or maybe there's another explanation about the elusiveness of a precise, accurate value of G, one that keeps physicists and metrologists worrying: Perhaps the "squared" exponent in the denominator of Newton's Law is not exactly 2.0 out to as many places as you care to pick. Or maybe G itself is not a true constant, but actually changes slightly over time and place. Stranger things have happened; just ask those physicists who believed in the absoluteness of time and distance, but had to change their beliefs to accommodate the curvature of time and space, as well as time dilation itself and even E = mc², as Einstein's 1905 paper on Special Relativity became accepted principle.
Have you ever had a constant or fixed assumption in engineering or science that you had to abandon or at least become flexible about? Have you ever stopped and wondered what "gravity" is, as well? What are your thoughts are gravity waves and gravitational frame-dragging, as Gravity Probe B is exploring? (See "Spinning spheres test relativity's subtlety" and "The Gravity Probe B Bailout.")


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DESIGN West Slideshow: From mustaches to Lisa the robot
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The DESIGN West show floor contained a diverse gathering of people, demos and products that caught my attention and made me reach for my camera. The following images span the spectrum from the Internet of Things to the servers and switches that make the cloud.
I saw executives from China and Germany, new faces and familiar folks--and a few robots. The mustachioed man from Texas Instruments (below) probably best represents my tongue-in-cheek tour of the exhibits where there was often beer but far too little chocolate.
The TI demo came from the nearby Embedded Vision Summit. The device around his neck recognizes and places mustaches on the faces of all attendees who peer into its camera.


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Auto manufacturers are furiously working up ways to increase the fuel economy of their vehicles without compromising the consumer's current expectations of large, powerful vehicles thanks to new CAFE regulations.
General Motors recently unveiled the 2009 Saturn Vue Green Line with an improved two-mode hybrid system, and still hopes to push out the highly anticipated Chevrolet Volt by 2010. Toyota is merrily improving their popular Prius, while Honda is promising both a hot-hatch revival with the CR-Z concept and the "family diesel" in the 2009 Accord. Ford, on the other hand, is taking an entirely different approach, trying to make the adage "More From Less" apply to high-powered SUVs and sedans.
At the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, Ford was showcased a new family of four and six-cylinder engines, dubbed "EcoBoost" to highlight their improved fuel economy. While the words "new engine technology" were thrown around fairly often to describe the EcoBoost line, the cornerstone technologies behind the engines -- direct injection and turbocharging -- should be immediately familiar to anyone who's followed automotive powertrain development in recent years. As the name suggests, Ford is trying to give small, high-boost engines a market beyond the current demographic of performance junkies -- but they need to get their foot in the door somehow.
The first vehicle to receive an "EcoBoosting" will be the upcoming 2009 Lincoln MKS. Shown in 2007 as the "MKR Concept," the MKS will feature a 3.5L twin-turbo V6 said to produce approximately 340 horsepower, and 340 lb-ft of torque between 2,000 and 5,000 RPM. Those hoping for a four-door, rear-drive performance sedan will be disappointed to discover the transverse mounting of the engine, and the associated choices of FWD or AWD; however, the possibility of such a vehicle hasn't been entirely ruled out.
Returning to the economical side of the impeller, Ford also featured a 2.0L turbo four, claiming an impressive 275hp and 280lb-ft. While such an engine would seem a perfect fit for a sport compact, Ford had bigger ambitions for the "little engine that could" -- announcing that it would be the base engine for the Ford Explorer America concept.
Ford's VP of product development, Derrick Kuzak, had high hopes for the technology, praising its low initial cost in comparison to other engine designs. "Compared with the current cost of diesel and hybrid technologies, customers in North America can expect to recoup their initial investment in a 4-cylinder EcoBoost engine through fuel savings in approximately 30 months." That's not to say that hybrids and diesels will be abandoned -- some light-duty Fords will be receiving these options as well.
Strangely, no mention of an EcoBoost engine was made for the Mustang -- perhaps Ford still has some of the hundreds of thousands of letters they received the last time they suggested a replacement.


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Carlos Lee announces retirement on 37th birthday
Slugger hit 358 home runs in 14 Major League seasons with five teams
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Carlos Lee officially announced his retirement on Thursday, ending his 14-year Major League career on his 37th birthday.
Lee, who spent the 2012 season with the Astros and Marlins, said on a Panamanian sports radio show Thursday that he received offers from four teams this offseason. According to an Associated Press report, Lee said he was looking for a two-year deal but didn't get offered one from any of the interested teams, so he decided to call it a career.
A left fielder/first baseman nicknamed "El Caballo" by iconic White Sox announcer Hawk Harrelson when he broke into the Majors with the South Siders in 1999, Lee ended his career with a .285 batting average, 358 home runs, 1,363 RBIs and 125 stolen bases over 14 seasons with the White Sox, Brewers, Rangers, Astros and Marlins.
The right-handed slugger posted a .339 on-base percentage and slugged .483 while never recording a 100-strikeout season, a rarity for a power hitter like Lee.
Lee made three All-Star teams (2005-07), won two Silver Slugger Awards ('05, '07) and played at least 140 games in all but two seasons. He put together five straight years with at least 30 homers, and 11 consecutive years with more than 20 homers.
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ESPN came up with their list of top floppers in the NBA. Not one Raptors player appeared on the list. Well Reggie Evans was on there several time but that's as close as we came to making that list. And of course he is no longer with us. Thank goodness. Bpsh is on the list a couple of times. Actually Miami has about 5 players on the list. Go figure.
Who would you guys say is or was the biggest flopper to wear a Raps Uniform?I would have to say Hedo Turkoglu!
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Selig 'very proud' of Civil Rights Game
Commissioner pleased with tribute's debut in regular season
By Mike Bauman / MLB.com
The Civil Rights Game is in its third year of observance, and its first year in a Major League venue, in this case Great American Ball Park. A capacity crowd watched the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox play in the game on Saturday night. While the game is the culmination of the weekend schedule, other related events are also taking on increased importance and visibility.
Saturday's Beacon Awards luncheon, with awards being presented to American icons Henry Aaron, Muhammad Ali and Bill Cosby, would have been a feature attraction under any circumstances. The importance of this event was underscored by the prominence of its keynote speaker, former president William Jefferson Clinton.
The luncheon was an event rich in meaning and emotion. If it stressed baseball's role in the struggle for civil rights, it also focused on how much work has yet to be done in this area.
"We're very proud of this event," Selig said. "It's come a long, long way in a short period of time. I'm delighted to be here, particularly with people who deserve the praise and recognition. This has been really a wonderful day. It has really been an honor and a pleasure to be here.
"The luncheon today was overwhelming, a wonderful human experience. President Bill Clinton gave a very poignant speech at the luncheon and told me, too, how much he enjoyed being here. It was really a highlight of the luncheon.
"The guys we presented the awards to -- Hank Aaron, Muhammad Ali and Bill Cosby -- with all they've done for the civil rights movement, it was really touching. I know I presented the award to Hank, and he and I have done a lot of events over the past 52 years, but I don't think I've ever seen him as emotional as he was today. It was really a great experience."
Selig noted also Friday's roundtable discussion on baseball's role in the civil rights movement as an essential portion of the weekend. And he pointed to an outreach program intended to increase the participation of African-American youths in baseball as another important component.
"Earlier today, [Reds players] Brandon Phillips and Jerry Hairston Jr. helped us launch a new program called 'Wanna Play,' which will enhance our efforts to bring the game of baseball to African-American kids and teens," Selig said. "As all of you know, we are building academies all over the country, we have the RBI [Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities] program, we have a myriad of things working to increase that participation. So feel very good about where we are. This is another program that, thankfully, has worked well."
Selig thanked the Reds organization for "an extraordinary job" in helping to put the weekend's events together. And the Commissioner said that the underlying goals of the weekend -- to honor and recall baseball's role in the civil rights movement, as well as to honor and recall all those involved in this struggle -- had been met.
"Our goal this weekend is to pay tribute to all those who fought, on and off the field, for the rights of Americans to live equally," Selig said. "I think it's been articulated in a myriad of ways, very, very well."
Mike Bauman is a national columnist for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.