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The distance between the plate and the mound, like the distance between
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Good to hear from you, Mike. And great question. You pretty much nailed it with your opening statement since so much is perfect about the game of baseball. We complain about Bud Selig and you can bet that won't end anytime soon but then we marvel at how the game still overcomes his idiotic decisions.
Baseball is a system of artistic arithmetic. The diamond is a perfect square meaning you always know how far you have to go to advance. A pop up traces a parabola off the bat and it peaks halfway between home plate and its landing pad. Hold the seams one way while pitching and the ball curves, change the angle a little and it drops like a rock.
But artistry relies on intangibles. Yes, the ball follows a parabolic curve but you have to hit it first to make that knowledge worthwhile. How do you as a manager decide when the curve ball isn't curving enough or the sinker isn't sinking enough and it's time to pass the ball to a reliever? Stealing on a slow curve makes that 90 feet much more manageable than trying to grab an extra base on a 97mph fastball.
Intangibles make mutation a necessity and mutation leads to evolution. Hitters get stronger but pitchers find a ch!nk in the armor. Small market teams can't compete for big stars so they introduce new metrics that allow them to define a player's "true" worth. A fickle audience demands more offense so one league introduces the DH. These are all elements that show a sports based sense of natural selection.
Like any system or organism, though, there are diseases and imperfections. Strikes sour our outlook on the sport and scandals test our immunity. It's hard being a fan of a team that just isn't competitive and shows no hope of turning that around. Yet somehow we make do and despite these imperfections, or maybe because of them, we love the game even more. The
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1. Changes in the structure of your organization.
The Chapter was formed in May 2009 around a project called Dorothy which aims at designing and developing a botnnet monitoring and analysis open platform.
No changes since last year.
2. List current chapter members and their activities
1. List current technologies deployed.
During 2011 the Italian Chapter has been mainly involved in improving the Dorothy framework, especially the Virtualization Module, the Network Analysis Module, and the Java Drone, which had finally reached its second stable version.
The Chapter has been continuing in mentoring graduating student from the Technologic Department of Univertitá di Milano, by leading their work and research on botnet related projects. During this year, four students successfully accomplished their final year projects by heavily contributing to the overall Chapter progress.
Thanks to their work, a collaboration with Telecom Italia, Security Innovation department, has been established with the aim of sharing knowledge about malware evolution.
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Mentored Final degree Projects @ UNIMI
An overview of the communication protocols used by botnets (ITA).
Develompent of a drone for Zeus 1.x botnets (ITA)
Implementation of SURFids for monitoring and analyzing honeypot data. The work has been mentored by Telecom Italia, Security Innovation department (ITA)
Improvement of the Java Dorothy Drone (ENG).
All the projects are available here.
The Dorothy Malware Analysis engine
The development of the new version of Dorothy is still on going. During 2011 the virtualization module has been completely ported do VMWare ESxi, and pcapr-local has been used for the new Network Analysis Module. Actually the entire framework stores its data between the pcapr database (MongoDB) and a Postgres server.
The JDRONE
The JDDrone (Java Dorothy Drone) is a project that aims to redesign and improve the existing Dorothy drone, leveraging on a multi-platform language like Java. The final purpose is to make the botnet drone as user friendly as possible in order for it to be deployable by several users around the world, and to offer more capabilities than the older one, like a multi-protocol support, a distributed deployment and a secure log management.
At the same time, the drone infrastructure has to be secure, reliable and scalable. The proposed system is a distributed infrastructure that is able to acquire all the incoming data from different drones in a way to highly preserve data confidentiality.
Strong encryption is used for maintaining confidentiality between the drone/ server communication, and the anonymity is granted between the drone and the C&C. In addition, each drone is designed to follow the syslog RFC specification for its logging format. This would allow to use any syslog-compatible server to collect the data incoming from the drone.
Thanks to this new approach on C&C information gathering, the Dorothy system will be able to represent and visualize data in a more efficient way, helping CERTS/ISP/LEO to develop their mitigation process in a timely manner.
During 2011, thanks to a joint effort between Domenico Chiarito (graduating student) and Patrizia Martemucci (main coder), the JDrone resource management has been completely reviewed. Now, a Postgres server manages the resources of the JDrone-Authentication Server, and of the JDrone-Log Server too. In this manner, every connection to certain C&Cs is managed by a relational DB that keeps care of managing several connection constraints i.e. One C&C-IRC-Profile -> One JDrone-Client, by locking its resources accordingly.
During the first quarter of 2012, thanks to Marco Doldi and Giampaolo Dedola (graduating students), the JDrone has been equipped with a module that allows Zeus (v.2.0.x) C&C infiltration too.
1. Highlight any unique findings, attacks, tools, or methods.
2. Any trends seen in the past year?
3. What are you using for data analysis?
We are currently using VMWare ESXi for malware sandboxing, and Splunk for analyzing all the data coming from our JDrones.
4. What is working well, and what is missing, what data analysis functionality would you like to see developed?
Our new JDrone 2.0 is working well, but until the new malware analysis module wont be up&running, we'll really need to find some active C&C profiles in other ways.
The new visualization module/WebGUI is still missing, but it will be the main goal for 2012.
1. Are you working on or did you publish any papers or presentations, such as KYE or academic papers? If yes, please provide a description and link (if possible).
2. Are you looking for any data or people to help with your papers?
3. Where did you present honeypot-related material?
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1.Which of your goals did you meet for the past year?
To keep the Chapter up and working was the main one and to maintain an enlarged team around the original Dorothy project was the strictly consequence.
Furthermore, an important goal was aimed to provide full support to any undergraduate students of the UNIMI that wanted to develop their final graduation project on honeypot related technologies.
Up today, thanks to the cooperation with the Università deli Studi di Milano - DTI, we have successfully provided (and still providing) support to several students that are working on Dorothy to improve/optimize its inner functionalities.
Additionally, during this year we have keep strong our collaboration with Telecom Italia, Security Innovation department, with the aim of sharing knowledge about malware evolution.
2. Goals for the next year.
The main tactical goal for the next year is still the one of the last year: to bring Dorothy to a 24x7dd production environment. The second Dorothy version is close to be finally released (really!), and the new web GUI will be made available as soon as the first data will be correctly collected.
Secondly, JDrone is our next technology that we would like to see in production as soon as possible. It has finally reached its second stable version, and now only a deep testing phase is missing (we are looking for volunteers!)
For the next year, we are also looking forward to deploying as many honeypots as possible and to connect them the hpfeed repository.
The Italian project will continue to freely provide support to any Italian .gov institutions (or national ISP) about honeypot implementation and cyber attacks notification.


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"Inside In: Gingrich and Romney are both consummate insiders. So why is only Gingrich able to portray himself as an outsider?" by John Dickerson. Both Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are political insiders. But Dickerson argues that Gingrich is gaining momentum in the Republican race because he's better at playing the outsider card in the current anti-establishment political climate.
"Insider Trading and Spilled Milk: The juiciest moments of the State of the Union," by David Weigel. Weigel gives a play-by-play of President Obama's last SOTU address of his first term or his presidency, depending on what side of the aisle you're on. Gabbie Giffords defies partisanship, spilled milk regulations get a laugh, and "Republicans seethe."
"Fix the Oscars: Inept hosts. Dumb categories. Dance numbers. It is time to reform the Academy Awards," by Dan Kois. On Slate's Hive, readers are asked how they'd make the Oscars a leaner, meaner, movie awards machine. Slate staffers nominate ideas like limiting acceptance speeches to thanking three people and making nominees perform live at the ceremony.
"Farmer Groupies and Chicken Coddlers: The Foxfire books and the paradox of the modern DIY movement," by Britt Peterson. The DIY and locavore movements promise to teach you how to raise (and kill) chickens, mend clothing, and harvest honey from your own beehive. But are these "farmer groupies" just play acting and do they know anything about the problems facing real farmers today?
"The High Price of Long Life: If anti-aging drugs are possible, they will require dangerous—and ethically troubling—clinical trials," by Nicholas Agar. Anti-aging research both focuses on diseases like Alzheimer's and treats age itself as a disease. It's the latter that Agar says raises concerns about risky trials that may entice "the poor and disempowered" in the pursuit of an ageless life.
"Unleash the Crowds: Newt Gingrich is right: We need more debates. And more yelling!" by David Weigel. Those that are tired of the Republican debates are missing the point. "The ideal campaign moment comes when a candidate answers questions with cameras pointed at him and no possibility of escape," Weigel says. And complaints about crowd cheering and jeering? Well, that's been going on since the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
"Dirty Money: The astonishing new data showing that simply eliminating inefficient fossil fuel subsidies could achieve half the world's carbon reduction goals," by Matthew Yglesias. A new study says that slowly eliminating fossil fuel subsidies would cut greenhouse gas emissions almost in half.
"Literature of the 0.1 Percent: At Last, the latest of Edward St. Aubyn's masterful novels of privilege and the ways it warps its victims," by Jessica Winter. An author who comes from privilege writes his fifth and perhaps final autobiographical novel about his advantaged yet anguished main character, Patrick Melrose. Winter praised the book saying, "At Last suggests, boredom—not therapeutic epiphany, not substance-aided euphoria" may finally cure the series' now-middle-aged Melrose.
"Obama Might Write for eighth Graders, but He Doesn't Write Like Them," by Forrest Wickman. Some are arguing that a readability test, which measured President Obama's State of the Union address at the eighth grade level, shows the president lacks in writing skills. But Wickham argues, "The same analysis suggests that the first paragraph of The Sun Also Rises was written at the seventh grade level," and that Obama's speeches rank high on comprehension using a very similar test.


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The grieving process often involves an emotional journey that lacks direction, especially with children.
The grieving process often involves an emotional journey that lacks direction, especially with children.
A free one-day camp called Bridges of Hope, hosted by Hospice of Davidson County, is designed for youths in first through 10th grades and their parents who have suffered a loss.
While this marks the third year of the camp, it is the first one that incorporates parents' involvement with their children.
"Parents understand the grief needs of their children better than anyone," reasons Rhonda Davis, Hospice of Davidson bereavement counselor and director of the camp.
Those involved will have opportunities to express their feelings while interacting and gaining support from peers who are also experiencing a similar loss.
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The day will conclude with a balloon release, which Davis describes as "a very moving experience."
Davis, who is sometimes called to schools to counsel students when they experience a personal loss, says the processing of grief is unique to each individual. The manner in which adults cope with grief impacts the way children and teenagers grieve.
"It helps to have adults involved in their lives," she said. "The whole family experience is important. It is also important for adults to have grief support."
The most typical losses for youths are parents, grandparents and siblings.
While any loss is tragic, the loss of a peer may cause extreme distress for a child or teenager. Davis says in those situations, youths may go though a wide range of emotions.
"Peer losses are very tough losses. In any of those cases, the guidance needs to go deeper. Children can have multiple emotions, and that can be especially confusing for them."
Davis finds that one initial counseling approach works well in most cases. "It depends on the situation, but I find that empathic listening is a good approach. I try to engage responses and hear the concerns. We try to let the person know that whatever they are feeling it's OK to feel that way. Every person is different. We want them to understand they shouldn't feel judged or criticized by the way they feel. Children are especially sensitive. We want them to feel they are in a safe place and try to learn to bear the unbearable."
Typical interventions for children Davis uses include play therapy, art therapy and Jungian sand tray therapy.
Parents are encouraged to attend the event with their children.
A free lunch will be provided.
Bridges of Hope will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 28 on the Hospice of Davidson County campus, 200 Hospice Way, which is located off U.S. Highway 64 East.
Advance registration is required. To register, call 475-5444 prior to Sept. 20 or visit the website at www.hospiceofdavidsoon.org and download the registration form.
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- White House launches 'We the Geeks,' a series of online chats about science and technology
- The first one was Thursday and inspired CNN to draft a "We the Geeks" Constitution
- Document aims to establish rights for geeks everywhere
- What would you add or change? Share your thoughts in the comments area below
We the Geeks of the United States, in order to form a Ford Prefect union, solve equations, ensure scientific literacy, cast magical spells, build the next killer apps, and reap the blessings of geek literacy for ourselves and our geeky friends, do ordain and establish this Geek Constitution for the United States of America.
Section 1
All exponential powers herein applied to numbers shall not be imaginary, or be powers of three, unless it is deemed applicable.
Each House shall respect curiosity and the search for knowledge.
Members are encouraged to make scientific discoveries, if they so desire, but they may indulge any other topic of their choosing.
Such proclaimed Geeks shall be able to disarm the Keeg, to be heretofore known as the inverse Geek.
Horses may be ridden, unless it is declared that more pony is required. In that case, rainbow-colored ponies shall suffice.
Section 2
The House of Representatives shall be a weekly gathering, and leaders from each state shall be determined by rolling a d20.
No person shall be a Representative who shall not have memorized at least 50 digits of the mysterious number pi.
Section 3
The Senate will gather in a laboratory. Some members will be responsible for conducting experiments, while others will take measurements. White laboratory coats may be worn, but are optional.
No Person shall be a Senator until they can recite the periodic table of elements in their sleep.
Section 4
The time, place and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives can be calculated using complex equations. Such results shall be recorded in binary format.
The Congress shall assemble at least once per year, and shall eat as much pizza as they want.
The facilities where the assemblies are held shall be technologically superior, and connected together with Wi-Fi or a LAN.
Section 5
Each House shall congregate in a grassy spot on the field of knowledge.
Members may engage in Geek debates or Geek battles as they see fit.
If a disagreement cannot be resolved, each House may, only if they choose, do battle against the other by taking turns in a role-playing format. The setting shall be a medieval castle surrounded by a wicked forest.
Section 6
The Senators and Representatives shall receive good compensation for their services, commensurate with abilities and education.
No Senator or Representative shall be forced by circumstances to eat ramen noodles, but they may still eat such soups because they are tasty.
Section 7
Some votes of the Geek Congress shall be presented to the Geek President, but some may not. Anyone may question assumed assertions and apply thoughtful, reasoned judgment to solve the problems they face.
Section 8
The hassling of impressionable Geeks who are still in their teens or younger shall be prohibited, and it would not be too horrible if a tax or duty were to be imposed on such acts, at roughly 10 dollars for each person, or perhaps more.
In fact, it would be fantastic if no Geeks, or no people, were to be hassled.
The privilege of indulging in video games shall not be suspended, lest it should spur a rebellion or harm the public safety by inspiring an invasion of local arcades.
If said gaming rights are suspended, washing duties such as sanitation and waste disposal and the washing of clothes and/or dishes shall also be suspended.
Such players of games shall have the right to a functional controller and headset, and may refuse the commands of others for every moment they are present in front of the television monitor.
Efforts shall be made in order to assure that Alterac Valley be restored to its former glory, instead of the zergfest it has become.
Section 9
The Geeks shall have the power to change the course of the world;
To create the products we will use in the future;
To devise the services that will help us get things done;
To ensure adequate power outlet availability where it is needed;
To code all night long;
To read this list with the "Star Trek" theme playing in the background;
To protest networks via social media/strongly worded letters/flash mobs/awkward questions at conventions if a favorite television series gets canceled;
To CONspire to CONgregrate and form a CONglomerate at any CON of their choosing;
To spend untold amounts of time and energy making sure cosplay costumes are screen/page accurate;
To dress up as a superhero whenever the mood strikes;
To lament the cancellation of "Firefly" no matter how much time has passed;
To believe that Han shot first;
To be on a first-name basis with their comic-book store clerk;
To consume copious amounts of Hot Pockets and Mountain Dew;
To explain things in more detail than anyone would ever care to know;
To know what a role-playing board game is in the year 2013;
To reminisce about how a favorite thing was much better back in the yesteryears;
Section 10
No Geek shall enter into situations in which they feel ashamed of their interests or skills;
No Geek shall feel that their ideas are unwanted in society;
No Geek shall fear that they will be bullied because they are a little different;
No Geek shall skip the latest episode of "Doctor Who";
No Geek shall pass up an argument about whether "Star Wars" or "Star Trek" is superior to the other;
No Geek shall be informed that his favorite card game is "not a sport." If curling is to be declared a sport, then so shall be "Magic: The Gathering."
No Geek shall forget that Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams are perhaps the most polarizing humans ever, especially when they kill off favorite characters or use too many lens flares.
No Geek shall discuss any edition of Dungeons & Dragons without the obligatory "Which edition is better?" tangent. Weapons may not be drawn during such a discussion, but the throwing of dice is permissible. When a Geek's character dies, the character sheet must be relinquished to the Game Master upon his request. A copy may be kept for a member's own records.
No Geek shall be required to paint war-gaming miniatures. Such endeavors shall be left to the personal desires of the individual; let it not be said to that the lack of coloration "ruins the immersion/experience/suspension of disbelief," or any similar reason.
No Geek shall be concerned with their age in calendar years. A Geek has the right to be a Geek until the day of death.
TL;DR: One may become their own kind of Geek, and draw their own conclusions about divisive Geek debates.
What would you add? Please add your suggestions in the comments below. Your Amendments could be included in the Geek Bill of Rights.


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Hi I have a LPE-200 its charger, mic, extra battery, programming cable, and as well connector for outdoor antenna if you prefer. It is currently programmed for CK area , brantford, and the KW police, fire etc. Also have a Astro Saber digital currently programmed for fleetnet in the KW area. Last but not least MCS 2000 which is also programmed for the KW area and chatham with many extras. I am looking to TRADE ONLY for a Jag P7100 ,Orion M7100 or a motorola xts2500. Needing it to monitor the windsor public safety and the MPSCS. I have bought on here before first time selling thou. Prefer local, but am open to anywhere. Thanks for looking. I can get pics of the Astro and MCS both are working excellent, battery is still great on the Astro.
I should note here also tht the LPE-200 is set for pro-voice.
Any takers? suggestions or comments?
100 for lpe
Sorry not interested in any cash offers, looking for trade only. I paid over 500 for the LPE and its accesories.
Anybody else? Any questions?
Ok well thanks for looking for all those tht did.
can you program edacs in to a p7100 i want to buy one. but i dont have rpm. i will pay you to do. thanks
Hi Their, Yes I can program it up, however it depends on what version was last used to program the radio. If its R18 or older I can, If its R19 or newer I would have to get a newer key. Yes the P7100 can be programmed with EDACS, just would need to know if its provoice p25 or P25 trunking. I know the radios come stock with EDACS already. If you do want a RPM u can purchase them from Harris, quite expensive thou about 700 bucks.


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Once you pass by the new terminal, there's no stopping in front of the old terminal, and security personnel will simply wave you through. At left is the new indoor parkade. Thrifty Winnipeggers need not fear, however, as the outdoor Economy lot is still available.
The second level.
The ground floor. Notice above is the walkway from the parkade, which is only partially covered. Most of the walk from the terminal to the parkade will leave you exposed to the wrath of Old Man Winter, a little detail that is sure to be noticed by travellers.
The luggage carousels on the first floor.
As you'd expect, escalators and a staircase, much like the old terminal.
The departure check-in lines. No shortage of counters and you can see from the aesthetics that the building looks a lot less utilitarian than its predecessor.


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I was looking for some tsundere's animes after ending SnS and ZnT, some friend told me about this serie and at the begining i was unsure due that i never watched a no-action serie, thought it was boring... Here I am, episode 20 and I can now say, I love this anime
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I came very late but at least i make it before the next episode review.
Episode 3: Your Song.
While episodes 1 serves as and introduction of the characters and episode 2 showed more of her antics i think is episode three the one that can eb considered Minorin's true introduction into the plot as near all of the episode is about her(we now how hammy she is after all xD). This episode also follows the motion of things started by Ep. 2 and here we finally get to see the normal life of our characters, going to school, eating at home and having club activities which i find amusing because it's funny to see Taiga bored as a crab as time passes with things like girls talking about cellphones or Ryuuji preparing food xD(more evidence that she don't react vilently all the time). Other thing that this chapter shows is that Taiga in fact have friends and life aside of Ryuuji(unlike Shana, for example, who starts with Yuuji as her only contact with humanity).
But let's talk more about Minorin this time. To me she's some sort of a more syphatetic Haruhi-like character. She's full of energy, fairly good at various things(from jobs to sports, to manualities, to school) and is also a veryweird girla, and of course, ends being up the best friend of the other weird girl fo the class xD, and in spite of all of those things she's a pretty sociable and joyfull girl who get along well with anybody. Takasu's crush on her is quite obvious as he's both impressed and enchanted with Minori's qualities, specially considering his own traits, you know, a humble but tough looking guy who tries to be nice with people but end up being feared by everyone instead and end involved in troubles from time to time as a result(Taiga anyone?), being approached by a cheerful girl like Minorin who can get alone with anyone and isn't afraid of his look is a very good way for him to end up infautuated with her. this chapter also open Minorin's inside insecurities a little more to Takasu and the audience as we learn tha she, under all that weriness and genkiness, is a normal girl trying to fight her insecurities ...and Takasu admires her for that(i think that is, in fact, something worth of admiration), Minorin's strenght lies in her spirit of always keep trying.
This review falls short because things are sterted to get more solid for this first half of the series and we need to wait until Ami-chan shows up to scramble up thing a little xD. abot my favourite scenes of this chapter i can only say that Minrin at this point of the story is the weirdest thing this series have, she alwas manage to say somewthing that lefts me thinking for a moment and i like her for that(i can warn all of you from this point, that i didn't dislike ANY character from Toradora. To me, ALL of them have something good, important or funny to aport to the overall series). and then there are my favourite scenes:
- "Bored Taiga" scenes xD(walking in the morning, Recess with cellphones, waiting for food, Taiga is funny even when bored xD).
- "Taiga VS Bike" scenes are both cute and hilarious xD.
- "The Pitcher is scarred" song(i just can't take that song out of my head ...hey,hey,hey!).
- The "I found you" scene(i can't help myself but burst of laughing at Taiga's "Evil Doll" face when she hears Minorin and Ryuuji's voices xD).
- "Minorin's hammyness", all of it(moruseee, moruseeeee....)
Good chapter, a little rest from the tearjerking but without forgiving the heartwarm. Well, see ya! on Chapter 4: "That look you had".
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Minori's strength is definitely her cheerfulness. The anime makes her quite silly sometimes, but it works and she is a really silly girl anyway. You've got to hand it to her for being optimistic like that.
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Episode 4 - That Look You Had
Armpit carnival, hahaha... Kitamura carnival, hahaha.
Well, there was a mix of anime original material and novel material this time around. Specifics are available upon special request.
I do like how they made the last episode about Minori and this about Kitamura. Okay, so taking pictures like that is really creepy. And even with the original stuff, they still kept the feel of the series and you wouldn't even know it was original. Really great adaptation here. And taiga, really is cuter the second time around, lol.
Ami neeext week!! Yeeaaahh!! <33
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I really don't know how a strict-sounding seiyuu can voice something so hyperactive and cute like Minori.
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Holland seeking name recognition in governor's race
October 28, 2010
Around Kansas, Tom Holland is spreading his message and seeking enough name recognition to propel him to a four-year term in the Governor's Office
The Baldwin City Democrat isn't lacking name recognition in his own hometown, though.
"Holland" signs touting the local business owner and veteran state legislator in his bid for governor dot the Baldwin City and the surrounding landscape. Baldwin City is home, but since Holland started campaigning in earnest in May the highways and byways of Kansas are where he's spent most of his time.
"I'm home at night," Holland said in an interview last week as his campaign against Republican Sam Brownback hits the home stretch. "A lot you're just on the road, just going to towns, talking to supporters, talking to business owners, talking to media folks about what the campaign's all about and getting your message out there.
Brownback, a U.S. senator the past 12 years, a congressional member before that and a onetime state agriculture commissioner, is the odds-on favorite to win the governor's race in the GOP-dominated Sunflower State. But Holland is optimistic, insisting that if Kansans come to know about him and where he stands on the issues by Election Day, he can win.
"I mean, look, we know Mr. Brownback is outspending us at least four-to-one. Who knows? But the point is that we've been on-air. We're getting our message out there," Holland said.
Though campaigning is, by definition, partisan, Holland sounds a moderate chord about working with Republicans. He refers to his work with Democrats and Republicans during his tenure in the Kansas House and, more recently, the Kansas Senate. Among the products was passage this spring of a new, comprehensive transportation program and school-finance legislation.
He talks with pride about a recent endorsement he picked up from a member of a well-known and respected Kansas political family with deep Republican roots, Bill Kassebaum, son of former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum and grandson of former Gov. Alf Landon.
Bill Kassebaum and Holland served together in the Kansas House in 2003-04.
"Bill's got some concerns about Sen. Brownback's proposals regarding education, or the lack thereof, I should say," Holland said.
State funding of education is a big concern for Holland in his campaign against Brownback. When Brownback talks about returning local control to school districts, Holland says that's "code" for cutting state support for schools and putting the burden on local property taxpayers. While such a move might be popular in the so-called rich districts like Shawnee Mission and Blue Valley, districts such as Baldwin City would suffer greatly, Holland maintains.
Holland says the state's school-funding formula is on the mark, and the future of the Kansas economy is dependent on strong schools, from K-12 to colleges and technical schools.
"Our No. 1 message is obviously creating quality jobs for Kansas. The economy and jobs, that's the No. 1 issue on voters' minds by far, and we feel we're the best team to address their concerns," Holland said. "We believe … that the way you create quality jobs for the long term here in Kansas is by investing in the work force. And what that means is two things. It means making sustained investments in education, our K-12 system and the regents. It also means that we provide more technical training opportunities for our citizens."
It's a message Holland will push these last days before balloting ends at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2. Though he knows he's facing long odds, Holland said he was hopeful he's handicapped his horserace with Brownback correctly.
"This campaign has gone the way I thought it would," Holland said. "I knew I had little name recognition outside of northeast Kansas. So we knew it was going to be a late-closing race, and that's the way it's shaping up. I feel very positive about that. Our own … numbers show we're closing, so we're just really pushing hard to try to take it away on Election Day."
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Magdalena Ridge Observatory Growing Its Customers Base
SOCORRO, N.M. Sept. 24, 2009 – The Magdalena Ridge Observatory has been operational for less than 12 months, but the 2.4 meter telescope already has developed a strong portfolio of customers and partners.
Observatory scientists and engineers recently attended the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference, or AMOS Conference, where they presented details about the Tech facility in several poster presentations and sessions.
Dr. Eileen Ryan, Director of the 2.4 meter Telescope, said the Observatory inked two new customers as a result of the conference. She said the telescope has precious few nights available for new customers after signing contracts with the U.S. Air Force and the National Science Foundation, coupled with an existing contract with NASA.
|The 2.4 meter telescope at the Magdalena Ridge Observatory. New Mexico Tech photo
"I'm still in shock that we are getting so many customers so quickly," Ryan said. "It's been amazing. We've more than exceeded our expectations from our business plan for the Observatory."
The 2.4-meter telescope was built in two years and installed at the site in October 2006. Five months later in March 2007 while the telescope was still in its commissioning phase, Observatory scientists published their first paper based on their work with the telescope – a study of Pluto's atmosphere.
Vice President of Research Dr. Van Romero said the Observatory is filling an important niche in the astronomy world – providing an affordable service for solar system observing.
Romero said the AMOS Conference is an important event for New Mexico Tech to promote the telescope and network with other scientists, engineers and technicians.
"The AMOS conference is the Air Force's public meeting on space situational awareness," Romero said. "The Air Force and related groups will be investing heavily in research in coming years in the study of objects in orbit – manmade and natural objects."
Romero gave a session about educating the next generation of space scientists and engineers. He teaches an introductory Explosive Engineering class that requires students to devise a plan to protect the Earth from a killer asteroid. The students use the 2.4-meter telescope to find and track asteroids. Romero then teaches them how to plan for an explosives strike to destroy an asteroid.
"We're educating the next generation of the workforce for space situational awareness," he said.
|The 2.4 meter telescope
The Air Force Academy offers a similar class, which demonstrates that this sort of education is not whimsical or fictional, but truly addresses a potential threat.
|Telescope scientist Dr. Bill Ryan explains how the 2.4 meter facility operates to a middle school student during a recent open house. Photo by Thomas Guengerich/New Mexico Tech
Ryan secured the first contract from NASA in May 2008 for $825,000 over three years to observe and track recently discovered near-Earth asteroids.
Her new NSF grant is for more of the same work, with a focus on physical characterization of near-Earth asteroids. The new grant totals $287,379 over three years beginning in October 2009.
According to the National Science Foundation website, the prime motivation for Ryan's new project is the lack of knowledge of the physical properties of the very smallest near-Earth asteroids now being discovered. By examining the rotational periods of these asteroids, scientists can deduce an asteroid's composition, its history of collisions and other vital information.
Dr. Bill Ryan, telescope scientists for the 2.4-meter facility, is a co-investigator on the NASA and NSF grants. At the AMOS conference he presented his NASA-funded research , which centers on the study of rotational properties of asteroids. One exciting result was that he derived a 57-second rotation period for near-Earth asteroid 2009 BF2, which is the second fastest natural rotator found in our solar system. The fastest spinning asteroid is currently 2008 HJ with a period of 42.7 seconds.
"I was disappointed that we didn't find the newest fastest rotator, but I'm excited to keep trying each time I'm at the telescope and taking characterization data," Bill Ryan said.
|Dr. Eileen Ryan, director of the 2.4-meter telescope, in the control room at the Magdalena Ridge Observatory.
With the NSF grant, the Ryans will examine and characterize 15 to 20 small asteroids. This project will help ascertain the potential threat posed by these objects. The project will also incorporate instruction for Master's of Science Teaching students.
Eileen Ryan taught an MST class this past summer titled "Hazardous Asteroids," during which the students gathered data using the 2.4-meter telescope.
The Air Force is focusing its efforts at the Magdalena Ridge Observatory on satellites. Via Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts, the agency is funding $90,000 of observation time for the Ryan's to track and characterize manmade objects in low Earth orbit. Eileen Ryan is in negotiations with another Air Force unit on a similar contract.
"Our main focus is to better characterize manmade objects in low-Earth orbit," Ryan said. "The military objective is to more quickly and definitively identify a satellite's signature. Whose is it? Is it hostile? How is it maneuvering?
"This technology is not as robust as it should be. The Air Force will be working with us and other facilities to more quickly identify these objects."
Ryan said support from the NSF, NASA and the Air Force demonstrates that the business plan and science mission of the Observatory were well-conceived.
"Our initial idea was that this sort of telescope was needed to look at objects in our solar system," Ryan said. "The National Science Foundation found our facility unique enough and found our rates are reasonable enough to pay for time and research labor."
|Eric Bakker, program manager for the interferometer, displays a model of a 1.4-meter telescope currently under construction in Belgium for the MROI. Photo by Thomas Guengerich/New Mexico Tech
All the funded projects provide research opportunities for both individual students and classes at New Mexico Tech.
Romero said the interferometer, which will eventually include ten 1.4-meter optical telescopes, will also play an important role in space situational awareness.
Eric Bakker, the interferometer project manager, prepared a poster detailing his simulations of using the interferometer to look at geostationary satellites.
Satellites in low-Earth orbit – typically imaging devices – circle the planet at a height of about 1,000 miles. Geostationary satellites – typically telecommunications devices – orbit at a distance of up to 225,000 miles and can be up to 30 meters long.
"Traditional telescopes can only look at low-Earth orbit," Bakker said. "You need a bigger dish or a bigger telescope to look at satellites that are farther away."
Using software developed at the University of Cambridge, Bakker's simulations show that the interferometer will be effective at tracking and identifying geostationary satellites. The interferometer will be capable of seeing details of 1 meter at that distance, Bakker said.
"The interferometer will be able to resolve geostationary satellites," he said. "You will be able to see the solar panels and radio dishes if you do it properly."
The multi-telescope installation will be capable focusing on satellites and on objects much farther away.
"The interferometer can look at a black hole or a star in a distant galaxy for 10 minutes, then look at satellites 10 minutes later," he said.
Program director for the MRO Chuck Cormier presented an information session about the soon-to-be-operational Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer.
"The whole idea is to market our facility," Cormier said. "These folks are knowledgeable and interested in results. We need to let them know what we're doing. We're making inroads and that's the key."
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I was called over today by a person doing application support to help troubleshoot a database connectivity issue. This isn't a big deal and something that's a regular job task for a database administrator. But then he did something that totally floored me.
He went into the registry and copied the password (in plain text) and used it to test the database connection. See, the application stores the username and password in the registry and encrypts neither. Yes, this is in the year 2012. What makes things worse is that this is a relatively new version of the software, released in the last couple of years. This software's target audience are enterprise-class organizations. And they've been operating on the Windows OS for years. So all of the standard excuses for why they might make this mistake don't hold in this case.
Look, vendors, if you store the username and password without encryption, whether in a text file or in the registry, then you've given every administrator those credentials and they don't even have to work for it. Based on how you've secured those permissions, the situation might even be worse. In any case, there is no excuse now for doing such things. Encyption algorithms are readily available. Computing power is not significantly impacted if you have to decrypt a single username/password. We've been doing it for years.
So if you're vendor and you're doing it the wrong way, please, please, PLEASE, put it in your next enhancement build to fix this. It's not hard. It helps out overall security. It brings about non-repudiation. And it's a well-known, well-documented security best practice that should always be followed. PLEASE? Or do we have to start embarrassing you by posting names and software applications on-line like what was done with applications that couldn't play nicely under the UAC? This is beyond ridiculous.


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And the Happiest Country in the World Is…Denmark (Still!)
About a month ago, a Gallup survey revealed that Denmark is the world's happiest country. Now new data has again shown the Danes are a pretty blissful people — but where did the US rank?
A report on life satisfaction from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) took into account more than 30 sets of data in 11 different categories, including education, health and employment.
Residents of each country were also asked to use a 1-10 measurement to rank general life satisfaction, and then financial news and opinion company 24/7 Wall St. analyzed the 10 countries with the highest life satisfaction scores to find the strongest factors related to happiness.
It turns that sometimes, money can buy happiness — among the top 10 happiest countries, nine have personal incomes that are higher than the OECD average. Long-term employment and job stability were also key, as were physical health, leisure time, and social well-being.
The US just missed the top 10, coming in at number 11. While it has the highest rate of disposable income in the OECD and an extremely high rate of self-reported good health, it also has a relatively high long-term unemployment rate and low life-expectancy and job security rates.
Here are the 10 happiest countries in the world (see the full report for details):
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2. Norway
3. Netherlands
4. Switzerland
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Fate of Eastside Murals Still Undecided
By Ileana Najarro, EGP Staff Writer
The unincorporated East Los Angeles-based Save the First Street Store Coalition experienced both a setback and win yesterday at a public hearing of the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission.
The coalition, concerned that construction for a new charter high school on the former site of the First Street Store could result in the destruction of an important and culturally significant 18-panel tiled mural titled the "Story of our Struggle", sought to block the commission's approval of the building project.
Related stories: Property and Artists' Rights at Odds Over East L.A.'s 1st Street Store Murals, Art and Development On Collision Path In East LA
The commission unanimously denied the coalition's request that a full Environmental Impact Report (EIR) be conducted on the First Street Store site; granting Pacific Charter School Development (PCSD) approval to move forward with a transitional parking project that will demolish a small back portion of the former First Street Store.
The existing parking lot and area to be demolished will serve as a parking zone and drop-off area for the proposed Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy, which will replace the Ranch Market next-door.
PCSD — which is handling the development for Alliance —did however announce that it has amended confusing language in the middle school proposal. Language that Commissioner Esther L. Valadez said could have been interpreted as allowing for demolition of the First Street Store. The revised language now guarantees that the store's façade, and thus the mural, will be protected during the middle school and parking projects. It does not, however, guarantee the same protection for the new high school building project: those design plans have not yet been submitted to the commission for approval.
"The construction of the middle school is not contingent in any way, shape, or form with the property next-door," Alex DeGood, an attorney representing PCSD said.
Nonetheless, the hearing did get heated when speakers for the coalition raised their concerns about the high school project proposed on the First Street Store site.
Charter school operator Alliance College-Ready Public Schools owns the property in question. The group's president and CEO, Judy Burton, told EGP that they have not yet "officially" started planning the high school build project or submitted plans to the commission. But according to public comments made at the meeting, the charter operator has been notifying the community that the high school is coming.
Bringing up a draft blueprint for the project, Commissioner Harold V. Helsley said he suspects the group is taking a "piecemeal" approach to the project—referring to a tactic where a group purposefully separates projects in order to ensure completion of both.
DeGood denied the accusation and said PCSD has no jurisdiction over what Alliance does with its own property.
Burton told EGP that Alliance never had any intention of demolishing the mural and that re-using the First Street Store for a high school would be "an opportunity to revitalize the murals." An online rendering of the proposed high school shows the mural panels redistributed throughout the school's exterior.
Boyle Heights native and Alliance parent Isela Zamora admires the coalition's efforts, but argues that they're over-complicating the issue.
"I like what they're doing with preserving it, but [Alliance] isn't throwing it away, they're keeping it," Zamora said.
Susan Brandt-Hawley, an attorney representing the coalition at the hearing, however, says the 18-panel mural designed by artist Johnny Gonzalez, and the Spanish mission architecture of the front façade, are "one whole masterpiece."
"The murals are integrated with the architecture and cannot be removed without harming the artistic integrity," Brant-Hawley said.
Isabella Rojas-Williams, executive director of the Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles, added that relocating sections of the mural around the proposed high school would ruin the message, since the pieces are connected in a chronological order, narrating the Mexican-American history in the community.
While the coalition is concerned over preserving a major landmark of the community's culture, Alliance parent Maria Avilas said that a school for the community's youth should take precedent.
"We have to support our children, and our culture, we keep in our hearts," Avilas said.
Brandt-Hawley said PCSD's wording change in the middle school proposal is "a step forward," but added that the coalition is now looking into appealing to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. The coalition also succeeded in bringing the mural's future to county officials' attention.
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Sheridyn Fisher – Babe of the Day
Today we have a Babe of the Day who is so stunningly beautiful and effervescent that we don't even care that she doesn't eat meat. Here's Sheridyn Fisher.
Not only does she have a pretty kick-ass first name, but she's got an amazing physique and a disarmingly pretty face. Sheridyn designs and models swimwear, considers herself an artist and is a self-proclaimed earth child. You can usually find this water nymph near the ocean, which seems to be the most fitting environment for a girl as lovely as Venus.
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It was on 11 November 1981 (the day I turned 16), during his weekly General Audience, which audiences in our day feature a short papal catechesis, that Bl. Pope John Paul II (Pope St. John Paul II after April 2014) delivered the sixty-fourth (of 129) installment of what has come to be known as his Theology of the Body, which takes this same text, and its parallel passages in the other synoptic Gospels (Matt 22:24-30 and Mark 12:18-27), as his starting point.
So, for your edification this week, below is the catechesis in its entirety. It is the English text, which I found on the EWTN website, originally published in L'Osservatore Romano, the official international newspaper of the Holy See, Weekly Edition in English 16 November 1981, page 3.
There is no English translation on the Holy See's official website. I have not compared this translation with the undoubtedly more accurate one produced in Michael Waldstein's book, which is indispensable for any English-speaking person who is serious about Theology of Body, Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body. I am also posting the whole thing to show something that I feel I must point out quite often: Theology of the Body is not primarily about sex!
1. After a rather long pause, today we will resume the meditations which have been going on for some time, which we have called reflections on the theology of the body.
In continuing, it is opportune to go back to the words of the Gospel in which Christ referred to the resurrection. These words are of fundamental importance for understanding marriage in the Christian sense and also the renunciation of conjugal life for the kingdom of heaven.
The complex casuistry of the Old Testament in the field of marriage not only drove the Pharisees to go to Christ to pose to him the problem of the indissolubility of marriage (cf. Mt 19:3-9; Mk 10:2-12). Another time, it also drove the Sadducees to question him about the so-called levirate law. This conversation is harmoniously reported by the synoptic Gospels (cf. Mt 22:24-30; Mk 12:18-27; Lk 20:27-40). Although all three accounts are almost identical, we note some differences, slight, but at the same time significant. Since the conversation is reported in three versions, those of Matthew, Mark and Luke, a deeper analysis is necessary, since it contains elements which have an essential significance for the theology of the body.
The Resurrection of Christ, by Paolo_Veronese, ca. 1570)
Christ refutes belief of Sadducees
2. The revelation of this dimension of the body, stupendous in its content—and yet connected with the Gospel reread as a whole and in depth—emerges in the conversation with the Sadducees, "who say that there is no resurrection" (Mt 22:23). They had come to Christ to set before him an argument which in their judgment confirmed the soundness of their position. This argument was to contradict "the hypothesis of the resurrection." The Sadducees' argument is the following: "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the wife, and raise up children for his brother" (Mk 12:19). The Sadducees were referring here to the so-called levirate law (cf. Dt 25:5-10). Drawing upon the prescription of this ancient law, they presented the following case: "There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and when he died, he left no children. The second took her, and died, leaving no children, and the third likewise, and the seven left no children. Last of all the woman also died. In the resurrection whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife" (Mk 12:20-23).
Wisdom and power of God himself
3. Christ's answer is one of the answer-keys of the Gospel, in which there is revealed—precisely starting from purely human arguments and in contrast with them—another dimension of the question, that is, the one that corresponds to the wisdom and power of God himself. Similarly, the case had arisen of the tax coin with Caesar's image and of the correct relationship between what is divine and what is human (Caesar's) in the sphere of authority (cf. Mt 22:15-22). This time Jesus replied as follows: "Is not this why you are wrong, that you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God? For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven" (Mk 12:24-25). This is the fundamental reply to the case, that is, to the problem it contains. Knowing the thoughts of the Sadducees, and realizing their real intentions, Christ subsequently took up again the problem of the possibility of resurrection, denied by the Sadducees themselves: "As for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not a God of the dead, but of the living" (Mk 12:26-27). As we can see, Christ quoted the same Moses to whom the Sadducees had referred, and ended with the affirmation: "You are quite wrong" (Mk 12:27).
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4. Christ repeats this conclusive affirmation even a second time. In fact, he said it the first time at the beginning of his explanation. Then he said: "You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God" (Mt 22:29). We read in Mark: "Is not this why you are wrong, that you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God?" (12:24). In Luke's version (20:27-36), on the contrary, Christ's same answer is without polemical tones, without that, "You are quite wrong." On the other hand, he proclaimed the same thing since in his answer he introduced some elements which are not found either in Matthew or in Mark. Here is the text: "Jesus said to them, 'The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage. But those who are accounted worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage, for they cannot die any more, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection'" (Lk 20:34-36). With regard to the possibility of resurrection, Luke—like the other two synoptics—refers to Moses, that is, to the passage in Exodus 3:2-6. This passage narrates that the great legislator of the old covenant had heard from the bush, which "was burning, yet not consumed," the following words: "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob" (Ex 3:6). In the same place, when Moses had asked God's name, he had heard the answer: "I am who am" (Ex 3:14).
In this way, therefore, speaking of the future resurrection of the body, Christ refers to the power of the living God. We will have to consider this subject in greater detail later.


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I am very pleased to have Amy Fowler (Aim) presenting on JavaFX Layouts at our January Silicon Valley JavaFX Users Group (SvJugFx). For those of you who don't know Aim, she was a founding member of the Swing team, has done some Rock Star presentations at JavaOne, and is a core member of the JavaFX team focused on all things layout.
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We will also be streaming the event live from Santa Clara, so if you don't live nearby make sure to join us online for the event. I actually think the folks watching it online are at an advantage, because they get all the inside information in the chat window from JavaFX luminaries like Jim Weaver, Dean Iverson, and Jonathan Giles.
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By Amanda Cole
Breastfeeding moms in the US have much to celebrate during this year's World Breastfeeding week. Women pregnant when the US Department of Labor passed last year's "Break Time for Nursing Mother's" provision can now take full advantage of the law which requires employers to provide both a reasonable break time and place for employees to pump or otherwise express breast milk. In addition, a 2011 ruling by the IRS enables breastfeeding families to use pretax money from their flexible spending accounts to purchase pumps and other breastfeeding supplies.
Furthermore, good news has been released regarding the benefits of breastfeeding for both mom and baby. Results from a study by the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Medicine show that breastfeeding may lower a mother's risk of Type 2 Diabetes. And in a review of 288 studies on breastfeeding and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) data, researchers conclude in July's issue of Pediatrics that breastfeeding protects against SIDS.
For today's moms, unlike past generations, breastfeeding is widely encouraged by both physicians and the media alike. Celebrities are frequently heard boasting about the many reasons they love nursing (weight loss! bonding! ease of use!) and some even pose for photos with baby at breast. Indeed breastfeeding is very much in vogue. And with Michelle Obama incorporating it into her campaign to reduce childhood obesity, it has seldom been as topical.
Breastfeeding is such a positive experience for most of the nursing moms at Yummy Mummy, the breastfeeding store I own and run, that many of my moms are unable to fight back tears when they think about their inevitable return to work and the prospect of pumping for their baby rather than breastfeeding. Pumping at works enables mothers to breastfeed for as long they wish even though they are separated from their baby. And many of my moms pump and breastfeed or exclusively pump very successfully. But pumping at work requires dedication. It also takes time and coordination that some working mothers feel is hard to find.
It is no secret that maternity leave durations in the US are much shorter than others around the world. In the US, the average mother is permitted just six weeks of time off and, because most often the time off is unpaid, many moms can't afford to take any leave at all. Compare this to the subsidized 4 years both moms and dads can enjoy in the Czech Republic and the 16 months both parents are entitled to in Sweden.
In a new study by Pediatrics, researchers found that less than 65% of women who took shorter maternity leaves (one to six weeks) tried breastfeeding while close to 75% of women with longer maternity leaves (around 13 weeks) attempted to breastfeed. Countries with longer maternity leave practices, like Sweden, enjoy some of the highest breastfeeding rates in the world with initiation rates in Sweden close to 100%. Unfortunately, many mothers in the US are giving up before even trying.
The Center for Disease Control's (CDC) breastfeeding objectives published in its Healthy People 2020 include increasing the percentage of mothers who breastfeed at six months and mothers who breastfeed exclusively at six months as well as reducing formula supplementation at birth and enhancing lactation support within hospitals and the workplace.
As important as the CDC's guidelines are, for improved breastfeeding participation, especially among working moms, it will be difficult for the US to meet these goals without a new and enlightened maternity leave policy. Quite simply, the US' six-week maternity leave is no formula for increasing breastfeeding norms to 6 months.


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