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Is It Time to Upgrade Your Network?
Answering these six questions can point you in the right direction
Most small companies invest in the very best networking equipment they can afford when they first build their network, choosing a router, a switch, and a server that will support the business they envision growing in the near future. But has that future come and gone for your company? Even the best small business networking gear needs to be upgraded at some point—the trick is knowing when that time is.
Here are six questions to ask yourself about your network. If your answer to any of the questions is "yes," then it may be time to upgrade.
1. Are your users' computers crashing? This is pretty obvious but still worth mentioning. If your computers and laptops are constantly causing problems that impede productivity, or are too old to support modern operating systems and other software, it's time to invest in some new computers.
2. Is your Internet connection too slow? Depending on what employees are connecting to on the Internet, your connection may no longer be sufficient. Have you added cloud-based services or use voice over IP (VoIP ) for your phone system? Data-intensive services like these will require you to upgrade from a DSL connection to a broadband connection or even to upgrade your broadband, if employees are generating enough traffic. (Just make sure the increased traffic can't be chalked up to streaming YouTube videos before you embark on this upgrade.)
3. Is your wireless performance slowing down? If everyone in your office is now hitting your wireless network with a Wi-Fi-enabled smartphone or tablet, they're likely generating more traffic than you originally planned for your wireless network. When mobile clients slow down, a wireless access point (WAP) upgrade may be in order. Adding one like the Cisco AP500 Series lets you beef up your wireless security while also extending the range, coverage, and speed of your wireless network.
4. Have you outgrown your current data storage capacity? This may seem like a no-brainer upgrade, but cloud computing gives small businesses more options than ever. If you need more capacity, you may be able to slot more memory into your current storage server. Alternatively, you can upgrade to a stand-alone solution or opt for an online data storage service such as Mozy. Keep in mind, you can combine the NAS unit with an online backup solution as part of a disaster recovery plan.
5. Is your business still growing? If your company will bring on new hires, will add new technologies and applicaitons, or will begin offering new products or services to your customers, you may need additional networking equipment to handle the increased workloads and traffic. You may need a switch with more ports to support an increased number of users, or maybe you need to upgrade from an unmanaged switch to a managed switch to exert more control over data traffic and improve security.
6. Do you want to standardize your equipment? Some small businesses took a patchwork approach to building their networks initially. They may have installed networking equipment from multiple vendors or are running different versions of operating systems or software—or even different operating systems. If this sounds familiar, you know how difficult it can be to manage a mish-mash of software and hardware. You may want to standardize on one operating system and the same versions of your business software on all systems as well as one vendor's equipment to make management easier. You can make this upgrade more affordable by taking small steps—choose your preferred vendor and know which operating system and software you want to standardize on, but don't try to replace everything at one time. Phase the upgrades in as your budget allows, starting with the most important pieces first.
If you're not sure where to start upgrading your network, a local Cisco reseller can help determine which if your equipment is outdated, what still has plenty of life left in it, and how to most strategically future-proof your network.
How do you determine when it's time to upgrade your network?
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Alan Richardson
Small businesses don't upgrade networks anymore. All applications are moving to the cloud – you don't keep anything on-premise anymore. HTML5 is transforming the browser experience, very soon there will be no difference between native app and browser app.
Connectivity is becoming a commodity. It will soon be ubiquitous…
This is absolutely awesom! Great work!


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The major reveals at CES 2013 just keep on coming. This time around, the spotlight is on Panasonic and on their new 20-inch 4K tablet. As expected, the display looks impressive, and the specs reveal why. The LCD has a pixel density of 230 ppi and an aspect ratio of 15:10. You could press your nose up to to the tablet and not spot the individual pixels on the display.
Twenty inches is a bit huge for a tablet, which is probably why some people consider it more like an entire PC in one neat package. Despite that, Panasonic is still marketing their newest baby as a tablet. Going back to the specs, the tablet is powered by Intel Core i5-3427U central processing units with a clock speed of 1.8 GHz. It will also come with a microSDXC memory card slot, a USB 2.0 port, and a 720p front-facing camera. The 4K tablet lets users stay connected as well via WiFi and Bluetooth.
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What We Can Do For Ourselves
Sorry guys, this one is just for us ladies.
I often think about how God made us to be nurturers. We spend so much time thinking and doing things for the other people in our lives. We ask questions like "How are you?" or "What can I do to help you today?" and things like "Can I bring you something?" That's okay, because that's how we're made.
It's a joy and delight for us to help others because God created us to be this way. Sometimes though, we get tired, or tapped out. In the overwhelmingly busy days we have sometimes, it's okay to ask ourselves the same questions. "How am I?" or "What can I do to help myself today?" or even "Can I get something for myself today?" Sometimes taking the time to realize that we're overwhelmed is just what we need. Taking our emotional pulse is a good thing; it helps us set realistic expectations for the day.
When you ask yourself "What can I do for myself today?" you give yourself permission to take 5 minutes to breathe, and let yourself have that extra cup of tea. Just a few minutes of quiet can be amazing.
Taking time to help yourself today can be as easy as getting a real meal. Our bodies run better when we fuel them. Coffee doesn't count as breakfast. I know this because I've tried it. Maybe helping yourself today is giving you time to spend with a friend. We need that connection, and when we get the joy of being with someone we love without having to care for them, it's just the best.
So, let's take care of us too. And when someone else asks how they can help, let's let them. I know it can be hard, but let's try. Okay?
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BVU has joined a national network of colleges and universities recognized by the National Association of Student Affairs Professionals for their commitment to making civic engagement and service learning.
Buena Vista University has joined a national network of colleges and universities recognized by the National Association of Student Affairs Professionals (NASPA) for their commitment to making civic engagement, service learning and community engagement a priority.
The institutions included in NASPA's Lead Initiative were announced on August 19, 2013. Buena Vista University joins Wake Forest University, Stanford University, Florida State University, Boston College and 67 other top-rated schools nationwide.
"This is important to the University because it not only recognizes us as an institution with a strong commitment to civic engagement, but it gives us additional resources and networking opportunities to be even stronger," said Dr. Ashley Farmer-Hanson, Director of Civic Engagement at BVU. "The Lead Initiative provides a platform to work with some of the best schools in the nation, share resources and develop the best ways to ensure our students are engaged, active citizens."
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Sarah Yang carrying on Wilbur Wood's tradition
It was easy to tell Sarah Yang was more than just a baby-faced freshman swinging a tennis racket.
She's a 14-year-old with perfect form — something Bob "Doc" Furey, the 25-year-coach at Concord-Carlisle, considers as rare as the personality that comes along with it. Yang, the type of high school student who would rather be watching the Food Network to improve her skills with a skillet than updating her status on social media sites, is an impressive young lady, specifically on the tennis court.
That was known.
What wasn't known was that Yang comes from a family of athletes.
Some really well-known athletes.
Often in attendance to watch Yang at Concord-Carlisle tennis matches this season were Yang's grandfather, Wilbur Wood, a knuckleballer from Belmont who enjoyed a 17-year career in the majors that included three All-Star selections, and Yang's mother, Wendy Wood Yang, a Lexington High graduate who became one of the most successful athletes in Rice University history before enjoying a prominent career on the pro tennis circuit.
The two former professional athletes were among the quietest of spectators at Yang's matches this season, watching as the Patriots won the Division 2 state championship.
"I never knew who Sarah's grandfather was,'' said Furey. "Wilbur Wood? Holy grief."
Furey actually met Wood years ago, when his friend, Jim Hayes, was coaching one of Wood's children in Little League.
"The surprise was who Sarah's mother was,'' Furey said. "Her mother was very hands off, very quiet. I had to go to her after I found out how good she is. I said, 'If you see something [in Sarah's tennis game], see me please. Help me.'
"Wendy is so quiet about it. I never realized."
The silence has been intentional.
But it has helped shield Sarah from the expectations of being a former pro's daughter; a former baseball legend's granddaughter.
The bubble has allowed Sarah to be Sarah.
"You have your day in the sunshine and then it's over with," Wilbur Wood said.
When Wendy was young, and her dad was in Chicago as a member of the White Sox, she spent most of each year in Lexington before moving to Chicago during the summers. One summer — she can't recall which — Wilbur was hit in the knee with a line drive and was held out of action. So Wendy stayed home in Lexington.
Bored, she needed a new hobby.
"My mother said, 'What do you want to do?' '' Wendy recalled. "I had been hitting a tennis ball off the side of the house with a badminton racket. I said, 'I think I would like to go [tennis] camp.' ''
She loved the game, felt "lucky'' to have athletic genes, and improved quickly. She took a scholarship at Rice and became a two-time All-American from 1983-86. A plaque with her picture on it is hanging in the Rice Athletic Hall of Fame.
As a pro, she has the unique distinction of playing in the first-ever match of the modern-day Australian Open in 1988, the debut year of Flinders Park, now called Melbourne Park.
When it came to teaching tennis to her youngest daughter, Wendy was no professional. But she knew enough to keep the game light.
"She's my youngest, so I probably learned with the other two," Wendy said, referring to older daughters, Hannah and Haley. "Sarah and I do best when we just go out and hit. I try to bite my lip and share only on a limited basis. I love hitting with her and she seems to enjoy it, too. The key to that is saying very little.
"This is Sarah's thing. Whatever the sport is, whatever the kid is, they have to love it and have the talent for it and really want to go after it. I think it's important to have the kids lead, and you support them.''
Sarah loves doing a lot of things. Cooking might be her favorite.
To spend time with a grandfather who spent almost two decades in the majors could surely yield some interesting stories. But Sarah is more proud to watch him in his current profession.
"He's a good cook and a good gardener,'' Sarah said.
He used to be quite the pitcher.
Wood threw 300-plus innings four years in a row, leading the majors with 376⅔ innings in 1972 and 359⅓ in '73.
Before becoming famous, Wood was a Globe All-Scholastic at Belmont High. His dad, Wilbur Wood Sr., was a baseball All-Scholastic in 1930.
James Wood, Sarah's granduncle, was an All-Scholastic in 1963. Wendy followed in 1980-82.
And then came Sarah, named an All-Scholastic this spring.
She had never played tennis competitively until then, when she and her doubles partner, junior Martina Daelli, were Division 2 North runners-up. Furey calls the pair Fire-and-Ice. Daelli, who recently moved to the US from Italy, has the external emotion and energy. Yang is always calm.
"She understands that tennis is supposed to be fun,'' Furey said. "That competition at some level is supposed to be fun, at least at this level. When it can be fun, when you can release yourself from the anxiety of performance, then you can perform. And certainly for her that's pretty much the case."
Nobody will speculate at how good Yang can be. "She's only 14," Wendy keeps reminding. But the mental approach, which is so natural, is as good as one could be for a young player, Furey said.
Quiet on the court, with her quiet band of celebrity spectators, Yang is just doing her thing.
Expectations can't supersede performance if the two are kept separate.
It might be naivete, but it seems to be working.
"I don't think I'm that good," Yang said.
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Safety investigators examine Dreamliner battery
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has said the batteries seem to be the main problem, and that the plane won't fly again until regulators can be certain the aircraft are safe.
Federal investigators announced Sunday that the battery that caught fire in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner earlier this month in Boston didn't get more power than it was supposed to, but they are continuing to inspect the battery, its wiring and other components to determine what went wrong.
The National Transportation Safety Board says that the lithium-ion battery aboard the Japan Airlines flight never exceeded its design voltage of 32 volts during its flight Jan. 7. The battery provides auxiliary power for the innovative plane that uses more battery power than typical jetliners.
Concerns about the batteries grounded all 50 Dreamliners worldwide on Jan. 16. Boeing is working with the NTSB and the Federal Aviation Administration to determine the root of the problem and get the plane back in the air.
So far investigators have X-rayed and done a CT scan on the battery. They also have divided the battery into its eight cells, and three of the cells were selected for closer examination.
Investigators plan more tests on the battery's charger Tuesday at the Tucson, Ariz.., headquarters of manufacturer Securaplane Technologies Inc. Investigators have developed test plans for components of the aircraft that work with the batteries, and they removed wire bundles and battery-management circuit board.
"Potentially there could be some other charging issue," says Kelly Nantel, an NTSB spokeswoman. "We're not prepared to say there was no charging issue."
John Goglia, a former NTSB board member and aviation safety expert, says it's possible a charging problem caused the battery failure in Boston and on an All Nippon Airways flight that made an emergency landing in Japan on Jan. 16.
"The battery is like a big sponge," Goglia says. "You can feed it with an eye dropper or you can feed it with a garden hose. If allowed, it will soak up everything it can from the garden hose until it destroys itself."
The two Japanese airlines grounded 24 Dreamliners on Jan. 16 because of the battery problems. Later that day, the Federal Aviation Administration then grounded the six Dreamliners of United Airlines, and other countries around the world stopped flying their planes, too.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Friday the batteries seem to be the main problem, and that the plane won't fly again until regulators can be certain they are safe.
"Those planes aren't flying now until we have a chance to examine the batteries," LaHood said outside a U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting. "That seems to be where the problem is."
He said he couldn't say how long the review might last or when Dreamliners would fly again.
"Those planes aren't going to fly until we are 1,000% sure that they are safe to fly," LaHood said. "We just have to be patient here. What the American people want is to fly on planes that are safe, and that's what we're going to assure them of."
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I've needed a website facelift for many years now.
Not only was it woefully outdated, but it had become a klugey Frankenstein monster with too much information, little of it relevant.
I was lucky to hire Maddee James of www.xuni.com (who does my friend Barry Eisler's website, among countless other terrific author sites, and she's in constant demand) to give JAKonrath.com a much-needed reboot.
Whoever has their name on the most pieces of paper, wins. I wrote that blog in 2010 when ebooks were just coming into their own, and I was right. The more places you're visible, the more likely you are to be discovered. Discovery leads to some sales, sales lead to some reads, reads lead to some fans, fans lead to some super-fans who buy everything.
All because they ran across you while searching for something else.
That last point is key. Anyone looking for you can easily find you. But you want people to find you who weren't looking for you.
I'm fond of saying that sales isn't about selling a book to someone who doesn't want it, rather it's making those who want to buy your kind of book aware it exists.
This is about visibility. And one of your main sources of visibility is your webpage.
Your webpage is a place where people who have casually heard about you can learn more about you. It's also a place where people have the chance to stumble upon you, or be referred to you.
Like your ebooks, your website should be clean, professional, and sticky; there should be enough there to make people enjoy their visit and stick around for more than a few seconds. Your website should inform and entertain. It should also be incredibly easy for a browser to instantly buy your books. The fewer steps between awareness and purchase, the better.
Years ago, I was of the idea that websites needed to be large and full of content. I had videos, reviews, free stuff, a forum, tips for writers, photos, games, and lots of stuff that kept people away from the point of the website: to inform them enough about me and my work to assist in their decision to buy.
Maddee has streamlined my website, and made it an attractive way to give readers the most amount of information in the quickest, easiest way possible.
And I'm very pleased with the result. The site is easy to navigate, my books easy to find and buy, and my FAQ reflecting the majority of the things that come up when people meet me or email me.
If you're an author, a website is one more way for people to discover you and learn about you. But it is more than just a discovery tool. I'm convinced that as the ebook revolution continues, success will be as much about reminding fans that you exist as it will about finding new fans.
If you're an author who has sold over 10,000 ebooks, you likely have fans who want to read everything you write. But only a small percentage of those fans will actively search for your latest material on a regular basis to see if anything new has been published.
Your website should be regularly updated to show what's new, and you should have a newsletter that reminds fans you exist, and lets them know what is newly available.
This is a no-brainer. But how many of you actually do it? And if you do it, how consistent are you?
Some people aren't on Twitter and Facebook. Some readers have so much content to choose from, they aren't looking for you even though they liked your previous books.
It's your job to remind them. Shoot for once a month if you're steadily releasing new work, or quarterly if you have less to update.
Name recognition and branding and fans aren't enough to support a career if people don't know you've just released a new book. Social media is used extensively by our secular writing community, but I've seen no evidence it is widely adopted by readers. Make it as simple as possible to let fans know you're still around and writing books.
I encourage everyone who hasn't to sign up for my newsletter on my new website. I'll be sending it out this week.
In the meantime, get your shit updated. You'll keep missing sales until you do.
I give Maddee and xuni.com my highest recommendation. It is a true pleasure working with her.
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NEW HAVEN — Residents of New Haven will meet at a special town meeting next Monday and then vote on Tuesday by Australian ballot on a nearly quarter-million-dollar supplement to the General Fund budget for this coming fiscal year due to a budgeting error. They will also discuss and vote on whether to switch back to voice voting on the town budget at future town meetings.
The Monday meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the town hall. Voting is Tuesday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. by Australian ballot, also at the town hall.
MIDDLEBURY — Twenty-two-year-old Middlebury College senior Dong Song on Monday pleaded innocent in Addison County Superior Court to a sexual assault charge stemming from an encounter with a female Middlebury student on campus early Sunday morning.
Song, a citizen of the Republic of Korea, faces a jail sentence of three years to life and a fine of up to $25,000 if convicted.
His attorney, Peter Langrock of Langrock, Sperry & Wool in Middlebury, said Song contests the allegations.
BRISTOL — A Bristol 17-year-old pleaded innocent in Addison County Superior Court on Monday to charges of delivering drugs to minors and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Zachariah Rusk is being tried as an adult and faces charges of up to 15 years in prison for the first charge and up to two years in prison plus a fine of $2,000 for the second charge. He is represented by Peter Langrock of Langrock, Sperry & Wool in Middlebury.
Editor's note: The Middlebury selectboard considered and endorsed this letter, drafted by Selectmen Dean George and Victor Nuovo, endorsing a proposed natural gas pipeline.
On May 14, 2013, the Middlebury Select Board authorized the following statement clarifying the Board's position on the Vermont Gas Pipeline and its impact on Middlebury by a vote of 6 in favor (George, Nuovo, Artim, Bingham, Baker, Forbes) and 1 opposed (Shashok).
While the legislative session was dominated by a gnashing of teeth over cuts to the $1.3 billion General Fund budget and proposed tax increases, creating a clash between the Democrat-Progressive controlled Legislature and Democrat Gov. Peter Shumlin, it was also a session that produced several significant advances — including several social-cultural milestones and ended with a balanced budget without tax increases on income or sales.
MIDDLEBURY — One would think that Middlebury Planning Commission members could rest a little after spending the past three years updating the community's comprehensive town plan. But the panel is now turning its attention to another, complementary task: ensuring that Middlebury's zoning laws dovetail with the principles laid out in the town plan.
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South Plaza Island, although quite small, is actually home to a large Opuntia cacti forest, land iguanas and one of the largest sea lion colonies in the central region of the archipelago. An endemic plant, Sesuvium, inhabits this island and is a great climate indicator as its color is greenish-yellowish during the rainy season and a bright red during the dry season. You will also be able to see Nazca boobies, swallow-tailed gulls, as well as different types of finches.
After lunch, make a wet landing for an excursion at Santa Fe Island. Formed by uplifting, rather than by a volcano, Santa Fe is known for having one of the most beautiful coves in all the Galapagos. Some of the island's endemic species include the Galapagos Hawk, Galapagos Snake, different types of finches, and the Galapagos mockingbird. The visit includes a hike on a trail past salt bushes where Galapagos hawks, as well as the Santa Fe land iguanas tend to roam. Playful sea lions will usually accompany swimmers and snorkelers during beach time.
Punta Pitt is composed of volcanic bluff substrate and is located on the eastern tip of San Cristóbal Island. This is the only site in Galapagos where one may have the opportunity to see all three species of boobies and both species of frigates. Make sure you keep your eyes peeled as the red-footed booby is not as easy to spot because they prefer to nest in areas of thick brush. You can also enjoy kayaking, snorkeling and panga rides at Punta Pitt.
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The Baroness's Viewing Point is the perfect place to take in the special environment that defines Floreana, and a great spot to talk and ponder regarding the intriguing history of the Baroness and her three lovers! In the 18th century whalers passing through the islands placed a wooden barrel on Floreana Island for use as an unofficial mail box. The tradition continues today as visitors leave addressed postcards in the barrel and sort through left mail to deliver at home. This is one of the archipelago's most famous spots. Don't forget to look in your logbook for your postcards! Also, visit a a great site for bird-watching, Cormorant Point, which has a large lagoon where everything from Flamingos to stilts and pintail ducks can be observed.
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Enjoy breakfast on board before disembarking. Visit the highlands of Santa Cruz to see giant tortoises in the wild, followed by a transfer to Baltra airport for your flight back to mainland Ecuador.
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NM Tech Reclassified in Carnegie Foundation System, Aug. 14, 2000
SOCORRO, N.M., August 14, 2000 -- New Mexico Tech has been reclassified as a "Doctoral/ Research University--Intensive" under a newly revised classification system adopted by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Under Carnegie's previous classification system, which was developed in 1994, New Mexico Tech had been classified under the "other specialized institutions" category.
The latest revision of the classification places greater emphasis on teaching by focusing on the number and type of degrees an institution awards, rather than on research conducted or selectivity in admissions.
New Mexico Tech was one of about 640 colleges and universities which changed categories under the criteria used in the new classification system.
As a Doctoral/Research University--Intensive, New Mexico Tech joins 112 other universities which "offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs and are committed to graduate education through the doctorate."
A description of that particular grouping also states that the universities must "award at least ten doctoral degrees per year in three or more disciplines, or at least 20 doctoral degrees per year overall" to be considered for inclusion in the Doctoral Intensive category.
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The 19-year-old will go straight into the squad for Saturday's home clash with Dagenham.
Williams joined the Cottagers last January from Portsmouth after graduating from the academy at Fratton Park.
"I've seen him a few times, Andy [Hessenthaler] went to watch him Monday and he goes straight in to our squad for Saturday. He's positive, he can open up defences, he's fast, he's direct and is a good player," manager Martin Allen told the club's official website.
"I know enough people around Fulham who can give me a character reference and a personality reference. I know enough people at Portsmouth so I got enough information over the phone yesterday (Wednesday) what he's actually like off the field, I haven't gone in blind and just taken him.
"He's quick and I thought it would be an area, when playing at home, would help us.
"What I want from him is to take full backs on and get crosses in, playing in to that Rainham End will be fantastic and if he does what I know I have seen him do our supporters will love him.
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Today marks the beginning of Latino Heritage Month. In honor of the month long celebration of Latino culture, I am re-posting something I wrote last year. Well, I am re-cycling the post for that reason, and the fact I am so overwhelmed with life right now that I haven't had much time to blog. But, with the weekend in sight, I may be able to put up a new post soon! Thanks for stopping by.
This past month has been a celebration of Latino heritage. Latino Heritage Month technically runs from September 15 to October 15. Being Latina is a big part of who I am. During most of my childhood, I lived in a very diverse community near Los Angeles. In my neighborhood there were Armenians, Japanese Americans, Anglos, and people who looked like me. It wasn't until I moved to a predominately white suburb that I was aware that I was different. During my first days in the new school, my new classmates were naturally curious about the "new girl." They asked me "what I was." I wasn't quite sure how to answer that question because I wasn't really sure what they were asking, and I had never been asked that question before. I must have looked confused because the follow-up question was, "Are you Hawaiian…Italian… Indian?" Mexican wasn't even an option.
I responded that I was Mexican, and then they asked if I was born in Mexico.
Over the years I have been asked that question several more times, although it may not have been phrased the same way. Depending on the circumstances I answered the questions in varying ways:
"I'm Mexican."
"I'm Mexican American."
"I'm Hispanic."
"I'm Latina."
"I'm American, but of Mexican ancestry."
"I was born in the U.S. but all of my grandparents were born in Mexico."
Even though I wasn't always certain what was the best way to answer that question, I still felt certain that I knew who I was and where my family was from. And I felt proud of my heritage. My parents and family raised me with pride in our heritage, and culture. At family celebrations, I would watch my mother dance the Mexican folk dances she had learned as a young girl.
I learned these dances too. I have had occasion to dance as an adult.
I am so glad that some of these cultural lessons have been passed on to my children, my step-daughter Erica.
Diego, my youngest son, walked in the Latino Heritage parade last week. He marched with his classmates from his 1st grade Spanish immersion program. He wore the hat typical of his father's native country, Colombia.
This is what Latino heritage is all about. A celebration of who we are and who are ancestors were. I hope that when my kids are asked the question, "What are you?" They will know how to answer, and they will answer with pride.


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Earlier this year, before all the fire drama, Tesla wrote to NHTSA in support of a decision on backup cameras saying that cameras were a "vital building block for additional crash avoidance technologies."
In the response Tesla took the opportunity to highlight not only why rearview cameras should be mandatory, but also why cameras writ large should replace all mirrors.
1 – In reverse cameras allow you to see behind the car
This is pretty straightforward and nothing worth discussing.
2 – Mirrors are to blame for dangerous blind spots
Tesla says that mirrors have physical limits in how much they can show the driver and that when a driver looks into his blind spot it "takes approximately 1.8 seconds which allows a vehicle traveling at 65 miles per hour to travel 171 feet, during which time the driver's attention is completely misdirected from what is happening in front of him."
If your first inclination is 'adjust your mirrors properly' I agree with you, but even then some modern designs are just prone to blind spots.
The second option, blind spot detection. While a helpful technology, can still be dangerous.
In reading over a briefing given to NHTSA in 2009 by Ford one of the biggest dangers discussed with blind spot detection was a reliance by consumers on the system. People would assume that no indicator meant they were in the clear and merge over without visually confirming in the mirrors let alone turning around.
Tesla's argument is that you need to take the widest field of view possible and place it into the car so that people can see what is behind/beside them without ever having to look away from the road ahead of them.
3 – Exiting your vehicle is dangerous.
In the letter Tesla explains that because you aren't looking at your mirrors when you step out of your vehicle that it can be dangerous. They say they would develop a system that would "ensure door exit is only achievable when the road is clear and egress may be done safely."
Basically if the car thought you were in danger of being hurt, it would lock you inside until all is clear. They did state that such a system would come with an emergency override for cases where your car thinks the meter next to it was a death-dealing cyclist.
4 – Camera lens is more advanced than the human eyeball
Humans can't see in the dark and are unable to filter blinding glare. For these reasons Tesla say cameras are a better than human eyeballs.
I tend to agree with the automaker here.If I can switch my rear view camera screen to night vision, why isn't that better than me trying to see through a tinted back window at night with crappy eyes?
5. Mirrors are ears of inefficiency
The easier a car can move through the air the less power (read fuel) it requires. Tesla says being allowed to remove the side view mirrors of a car can reduce drag "between 0.021 to 0.037 CDA" and save fuel.
I emailed Tesla's regulatory guru, Jim Chen, to see if the automaker had or intended to petition for a waiver from the Federal Motors Vehicle Safety Standard, but this was the same day NHTSA announced they were looking at Tesla's vehicle fires and Tesla announced they asked NHTSA to look at their vehicle fires.
What does all this mean for the future?
Tesla makes valid points in their observations, but I assume any change or consideration to allow cameras to replace mirrors would come with a long rulemaking period and countless studies.
At the very core of the issue is Field of View (FOV).
The standard requires drivers be provided various unobstructed and specified fields of view. If a camera could perform this task better than a mirror then why not let automakers use cameras?
Simple, because the standard says mirrors, not cameras. Even if cameras are better at showing drivers a clear FOV the regulatory system likely wouldn't a large decision to be made without significant consideration (i.e. long drawn out studies and congressional involvement).
Secondly, you need to consider the human interface factors. How would drivers adapt to a vehicle with no mirrors?
While it still remains unclear if Tesla will formally ask to go sans-mirror should they build the Model X as intended. If they do petition NHTSA and in some twist of fate NHTSA, likely still pissed at the automaker for their 5.4 Star Rating and other media statements, decides to grant their petition, it could mean that we start to rethink not only the mirrors but the rear glass and other components of the vehicle that are impacted by the requirement for a FOV.
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Walk 18 miles through the night for suicide prevention? Ask my friends and family to make donations to support me? It was all too much and I did what I always do when I feel overwhelmed. I procrastinated. And then I talked with John Fujikawa, a fellow survivor who I met at the taping for this year's American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Survivor Day panel, about my reluctance and my anxieties. He encouraged me to make the trip to San Francisco and assured me that my friends and family would support me, that they'd be eager to do so.
But still, I procrastinated. Because the embarrassing truth is that I generally don't like to ask for help and, more to point, I'm embarrassed to acknowledge that even after 41 years I still struggle with the aftermath of my dad's suicide. I could certainly pretend that I was doing the walk because I'm on the national board of AFSP and it's good for me to show my support for the organization's work and to get a close up look at how the national "Out of the Darkness Overnight" walk works. I did that last year in New York and wrote a check for the full $1,000 participants are required to raise (most participants raise that money from family and friends) and walked the first few miles before heading home for a full night's sleep.
So this year, with John's encouragement, I registered and made my reservations to travel from New York to San Francisco. And then I put off sending out a fundraising email to friends and family until six days before I was set to leave for California. It was no small challenge to write the letter even though I've written fundraising letters for various organizations as part of my freelance writing work. But this was different. There was no way to write the letter without writing about my own experience and explaining why I was walking and why I was asking for moral and financial support from my family and friends.
Here's the letter I wound up writing:
Dear Family & Friends,
As some of you know, since the 2010 republication of my book Why Suicide? (www.whysuicide.com), I've become deeply involved in the work of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (www.afsp.org). I'm now on the national board and also head up a committee that advises the organization on its programs concerning suicide survivors (people who have lived through the suicide of a loved one), and we're in the process of planning the first National Survivors Summit, which we've scheduled for 2014. I've also made a financial commitment to the organization, including raising money to support AFSP's funding of research and assistance to suicide survivors.
To that end, and in memory of my father, I'll be joining more than 2,000 fellow survivors and supporters in San Francisco on June 9 to participate in the annual "Out of the Darkness" 18-mile overnight walk (http://bit.ly/Nj1Og7). For me this is an opportunity to do something positive in memory of my father's life and to also spend time with fellow survivors, which I find life-affirming.
I know that times are tight and we all have our favorite charities, so I'll completely understand if the only support you can provide is moral. But if you're able, I'd also welcome your financial support. To make a contribution, here is a link to my contribution page: http://bit.ly/Nj3g2b
Thanks in advance.
Warmest, Eric
P.S. I've set a very ambitious goal of raising $4,400 dollars, which represents $100 for each year of my father's life. I decided to think about the fundraising in this way because I'd rather celebrate the time my father lived than mark the way in which he died.
In the email's subject line I wrote: "In Memory of My Father (1926-1970)." Even now it brings tears to my eyes to write that simple line and to note my dad's birth and death dates.
Within a few minutes of sending out the email to a list of 118 family and friends, I had a half-dozen responses and my first donations. Within 48 hours I'd reached my goal of $4,400. By this morning, the contributions topped $12,000! I have been overwhelmed. Every contribution and every note (and the notes are so lovely and supportive!) moved me to tears. Given the secrecy around my dad's death, his suicide was perhaps the loneliest experience of my life. The experience of reaching out to family and friends to ask for their support in my work with AFSP has left me feeling quite the opposite.
So by the time I set out on Saturday night for that very long walk with John Fujikawa, I felt the warm embrace of my family and friends. And it didn't hurt that I was surrounded by 2,200 other people, many of them fellow survivors, including a lovely young couple, Mike and Kathleen, who were walking in memory of Mike's older brother. The four of us walked together for the first nine miles.
It's still embarrassing to say that I have any reason to embark a healing journey like the "Overnight." But I did. And I do. Walking 18 miles through the night, sharing with other survivors along the way, and doing something positive in the aftermath of something so terrible feels good. Thirty-six hours after crossing the finish line at Fort Mason Park, my 53-year-old body still aches, but my heart is on the mend. I've still got a long way to go—and there's still so much to be done to prevent suicide and to help those left behind in the aftermath of a suicide—so maybe I'll see you at next year's "Overnight" walk.
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Rachel says:
I was there as well. I was walking for a different reason, but the sense of family, community, encouragement, and unity I felt that night has left me feeling full of hope. I want to thank you, as a member of the national board, for helping to put on events like this and spread awareness for Suicide Prevention.
Angi Jones says:
I am doing my first walk this fall in memory of my Father, who also took his own life on May 20, 2010. Many of your thoughts/feelings spoke directly to what is in my heart. Thank you for sharing yourself like this.
Anne Groener says:
I walked the Overnight in 2008 in NYC and 2010 in Boston for my son Chris Groener (1987-2006). It was a powerful and healing experience. The first year I walked with my husband Bill and my son's best friend. In 2010, we walked with my sister, and were joined at the Opening ceremony with my sister's kids, my daughter and my other sister. And I plan to walk next year.
Unfortunately, my sister Mary who walked with me in 2010 just lost her son to suicide on June 2 (my son's birthday). I hope to have a big team next year with family, and my nephew's friends walk with us. Thank you for sharing your story.
Tess Roberts says:
Do these walks take place In Salt Lake City, Ut ???
Anne Groener says:
There are Community Out of the Darkness Walks all over the country. They are usually 5K walks (about 3 miles). If you look on the AFSP website, you can look up the Community walks in UT. Our local one is in October every year.
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Here's the link to the walk scheduled in Salt Lake for September 15, 2012:
Yona Zeldis McDonough says:
Lovely piece, Eric. So thoughtful, deep, honest and smart–just like you. You did a brave and essential thing in taking that walk, and in sharing the experience with friends. Bravo. xoxo
Malissa Biber says:
I would like to know if there is anything local in my area. I live in Southern Californis. My husband commited suicide 2-2-11. I am looking for something to help my children and myself cope, we have 4. If not something local maybe we will consider the next time it is in San Francisco
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Dear Melissa,
Have a look at the web site for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (www.afsp.org). There are many local walks around the country and next year there will be two national walks.
Best, Eric
Rebecca Barnes says:
It's wonderful to see such positive actions to address the stigma surrounding suicide. I wonder if there is anything like this in the UK? Well done all.
Gerard Collins says:
We have a similar walk in Killarney , Ireland.
Jennifer George says:
I walked in Columbus, Ga in November 2012 in honor of my husband (11/3/1959-8/11/2012). I am on the list to be told when and where the overnight walk is in 2013. If all works out, I will be there.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's Trevor Howard (Columbus, Ohio) has been selected as the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week, as announced by the conference. Howard, who earned his second career Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honor, is the first Nittany Lions to receive league recognition in 2014. In 2013, Howard earned a record-setting nine Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors, while also picking up one Gymnast of the Week award.
Howard played a key role in Penn State's season-opening victory (431.900-410.300) against No. 15 Army. The sophomore captured four individual event titles on the way to a first-place finish in the all-around. He opened the night with a 15.050 score in the floor exercise before securing top finishes on the still rings (15.450), vault (15.00) and parallel bars (15.100). Howard also swung to a 14.350 score on the high bar.
Howard and the rest of the No. 5 Penn State men's gymnastics team will head north this weekend to compete in the West Point Open, hosted by Army. The Nittany Lions open the weekend with the team finals Friday, Jan. 17th at 7 p.m., before concluding with the individual finals Saturday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m.


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Should Comcast Corp.'s $45-billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable be approved, the company plans to dispatch its ex-Navy SEAL.
Neil Smit, Comcast Cable chief executive and a former Navy SEAL, this week was named Comcast's go-to guy: the executive who would closely oversee the integration of at least 8 million Time Warner Cable customers into Comcast, which already has nearly 22 million video subscribers.
That means Smit also would be the point man overseeing upgrades to Time Warner Cable's systems in New York and Los Angeles, where 1.5 million homes have Time Warner Cable service.
"Neil Smit will help lead this for us, and the track record of what's been happening at Comcast Cable is something that we're very, very proud of," Comcast Corp. Chief Executive Brian Roberts told Wall Street analysts on a conference call Thursday to discuss the proposed merger.
Smit, 55, is respected in the industry for his skills managing sprawling operations. His star has been on the rise at Comcast since shortly after he joined the Philadelphia cable giant in 2010.
Comcast's customer retention rates have improved significantly, and in the most recent fiscal quarter, Comcast reached a milestone.
It was the first time in nearly seven years that Comcast signed more customers than it lost. In the October-through-December quarter, Comcast posted a net addition of 43,000 video subscribers.
The acquisition is subject to approval from Comcast and Time Warner Cable shareholders, as well as the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice.
Smit was unavailable for comment Friday, a corporate spokeswoman said.
He previously was CEO for about five years of the smaller Charter Communications. He went to Comcast in March 2010 to manage Comcast's cable systems when its former cable chief, Steve Burke, was preparing to segue into the top role at NBCUniversal.
Interestingly, it was Charter that got jilted this week by Comcast, when Comcast executives abruptly halted discussions about ways Comcast could participate in Charter's bid for Time Warner Cable. Instead, Comcast quickly put together its own bid to gobble up 100% of Time Warner Cable, the nation's second-largest cable company.
Before working at Charter, Smit served as president of the America Online Access Business, overseeing Internet access services, including AOL and Netscape ISPs. He also worked for a stint as chief operating officer of MapQuest.
Before getting into the Internet business, Smit was a regional president with Nabisco and worked in various management positions at Pillsbury.
But he's no doughboy. For nearly six years, Smit served on active duty with the Navy SEAL teams. He retired from the Navy as a lieutenant commander.
Comcast in 2012 provided Smit with a compensation package valued at $18.3 million. That was about 30% less than that of Burke, the chief executive of NBCUniversal, even though Smit's side of the house brings in nearly twice the revenue NBCUniversal does.
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