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This test will be the first of many challenges for Park Geun-hye and could dictate South Korean policy towards the North for the next five years.
By Markus Bell & Geoffrey Fattig
February 12, 2013
Following the news today that North Korea has successfully tested another nuclear device, the international community is currently working to implement measures to ensure it is Pyongyang's last.
Under the aegis of the UN, the international community is preparing to voice its condemnation while imposing fresh sanctions on Kim Jung Un's regime – but this is where the truth ends and unfounded optimism begins. As with the previous two nuclear tests and the ineffective – yet rhetorically pleasing – response on the part of the international community, this round of "sanctions and tightening of existing measures," to quote American UN ambassador, Susan Rice, will have led to a great deal of ink being spilt while doing precious little to alter North Korea's present course of action.
The 2006 nuclear test brought near unanimous condemnation from the global community. The economic effects were instantly seen, as a ripple of instability coursed its way through the Korean, Japanese and Taiwanese stock exchanges. Statements expressing 'deep concern' were issued from the most unexpected corners of the globe, including China, North Korea's closest ally. Nevertheless, condemnation stopped short of calling for military intervention and, after a brief period of finger wagging, things returned to the status quo of unceasing missile and nuclear weapons development by the DPRK, and half-hearted engagement efforts on the part of the United States through the Six Party Talks.
In 2009 a similar sequence of events played out; following the nuclear test, the international community roundly condemned the actions of North Korea, condemnation was concomitant with further sanctions. Meanwhile, stock exchanges took a tumble, weapons were sold in larger quantities to South Korea, and Japan started investing in some hardware of its own in the form of a satellite early warning system.
In a game of swings and roundabouts, what factors could mark the aftermath of this test and its fallout (excuse the pun) as any different from what has come before? Two important questions need to be examined: first, will the Chinese finally decide to take the kind of tough steps that will get the attention of leaders in Pyongyang? Secondly, will the election of Park Geun-hye lead to any significant change in the inter-Korean relationship?
There are hopeful signs that China may be nearing the limit of its patience with its recalcitrant dependent. A recent editorial in the state-run Global Times called for reductions in aid should the North press ahead with its nuclear test. # Given that China supplies roughly 90% of the DPRK's fuel and energy, it is the sole player in the game that has real leverage over the North. # While the present warnings suggest that times may be changing, if fears of regime collapse continue to trump worries over a nuclear North Korea, counting on the Chinese government to maximize its influence is a risky proposition at best.
The real catalyst for change could come from south of the DMZ. On February 25th, Park Geun-hye officially enters the Blue House; while campaigning, the President elect was reported as offering "hopeful generalities" in regards to relations with the North. "I plan to break with this black-or-white, appeasement-or-antagonism approach and advance a more balanced North Korea policy," Park is reported as promising. The operative word here, of course, is "hopeful." Until the latest back-and-forth invective following the missile test and UN sanctions, there were actually some positive signs coming from Pyongyang about re-engaging with its brethren in the South, including a prompt announcement of Park's victory in North Korean media and Kim Jong-un's New Year's speech calling for "reconciliation" between the two sides.
The third nuclear test will be the first of many challenges for Park's administration and could, for better or for worse, dictate South Korean policy towards the North for the next five years. Almost from the day he took office, outgoing President Lee Myung-bak painted himself into a corner in regards to North Korea, pursuing the misconceived idea that squeezing North Korea would force the regime to choose between weapons development and survival. Increased economic engagement with China on the part of the North rendered this strategy completely ineffective and ensured that many of the positive achievements of the 'Sunshine Policy' era were rolled back. The worst thing possible would be for President-elect Park to make the same mistake as her predecessor. In terms of inter-Korean dialogue and a possibility of seeing some concrete action towards the much idealised idea of reunification, an idea which persists despite the turmoil of the past 60 years, now is the time for engagement rather than stonewalling.
Given there is so much at stake in terms of peace and co-operation in Northeast Asia, let us hope the variable in how events play out this time will be the 'balanced approach' of Park. Let us hope the new South Korean leadership can break five years of stalemate with positive engagement, rather than empty saber-rattling. Let us hope "hopeful generalities" are more than they appear at first sight.


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Ubuntu 9.04 Cleanup With Computer Janitor
Computer Janitor
The idea behind Computer Janitor is that it will help you clean up those files that you no longer need, thus saving space on your computer. Now, before you begin…note that this program has the potential of doing damage if used incorrectly so be sure your critical data is backed up.
Here is a list of .deb packages that were used to install applications. These .deb packages are no longer needed so Computer Janitor is saying they can be removed. Click the "Cleanup" button and they are removed. If you have doubts about what it wants to remove simply uncheck the box for that item.
When you click the remove you see this warning.
This is a frustrating warning. You as a user are trusting the Computer Janitor to find those files which can be cleaned up and the warning says "It will be your fault if Computer Janitor toasts your system." I think the developers put this in because it did toast so many systems in the previous Ubuntu release. If you check the number of rants about this program you will probably decide it is not worth taking the chance.
Avoid this program as you will end up being one of those angry at losing programs you are using. This application does not seem to be as mature as it should be in a release.
May 19, 2009 at 6:28 pm
>Avoid this program
How true!
> Here is a list of .deb packages that were used to install applications. These .deb packages are no longer needed so Computer Janitor is saying they can be removed.
That's what i thought when i first saw this new Janitor app after upgrading to 9.04. Ubuntu is friendly and safe, i thought. For once, I can proceed without learning the details of the program… Cleanup! — i click, and voila: Janitor happily *uninstalls* Truecrypt, Beyond Compare and XmlCopyEditor for me.
I'm lucky, though. I can get these applications back without much hassle, so the lesson was not too expensive for me. Do not trust, and you won't be betrayed.
June 10, 2009 at 6:29 pm
To me, he offers to uninstall dropbox . . .
June 24, 2009 at 8:39 am
really avoid using it , i used it then it removed some packages that netbeans IDE needed them
July 4, 2009 at 3:14 am
I love this program! But…
1. to avoid removing necessary dependencies one needs a description of programs related to them…
2. it would be easier if there were 3 columns: program, list of programs in need of it, check box – remove or keep; maybe other columns to describe the origin and location of the file
Best regards
July 17, 2009 at 12:51 am
useless program … uninstalled skype and a couple of libraries ….
extra hassle for no gain whatsoever …
August 2, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Had the same problem! Posted my experiences at http://ubuntuliving.blogspot.com/2009/08/careful-with-janitor.html
Also linked to your blog.
January 19, 2010 at 4:26 pm
This janitor uninstalled Crossover office and truecrypt. How silly of me to trust this crap without Googling it first.
TG I found the original install packages from my home directory with the search function in file browser
March 4, 2010 at 4:13 pm
I ran it, it suggested I uninstall adobe acrobat reader, which I use all the time and nothing else, i.e. things like the HP printing system or smbclient which I never use.
What a piece of junk! I am tempted to write one that works! How hard is it?
out_of_date_time = settings.out_of_date_time or one_month_ago;
for package in packages:
if package.atime < out_of_date_time:
for idle in idle_packages:
if not active_packages.any(lambda active: active.uses(idle)):
March 15, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Well i though computer janitor only removed "no longer needed files"? Yeah right!
It completley removed my songbird even though it said it was a package no longer needed. I have a limited bandwidth internet connection and now i will have to re download songbird all over again.
Thanks a lot "computer janitor" this is a ridiculous piece of software!!, that should not be allowed to be attached whatsoever to ubuntu's OS. It is misleading, and can not be trusted to manage any type of file removal.
What a piece of garbage! I will never use it again and highly recommend that no one ever trust it especially if you are a newby.
April 13, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Anyone know what algorithm it uses to determine which programs are 'unused'?
…'cause it managed to ID Opera as unused while it was running, which I thought was a pretty impressive feat… (I promptly quit out, Google'd it and wound up here; I was only running it to find out what it was).
June 8, 2010 at 4:36 am
I wonder that if it is useless then why it is in ubuntu at all.
one other thing, how much disk-space will be freed if you take a risk of removing some packages? disk-space is no longer any problem anymore.
good luck
December 12, 2010 at 2:32 pm
I M new to computers. Somehow ended up with Ubuntu. Quite a challenge. Gunshy about comp jan. Still cant burn playable disks that will play on Dvd plyr. Would B nice To find a site I can get led down the right path with. Really Dig the technology. Wanna get hip to it w/o F*****g up my system. Cant afford the Geek Squad or other Pros. Suggestion Anyone?
July 26, 2011 at 9:28 am
Opera is my default browser and janitor is suggesting I remove it!? Like zpc Opera was running while janitor selected it to be removed.
AVOID this program!
September 7, 2011 at 9:44 pm
computer janitor is a piece of shit
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Silversea's Prince Albert II (Part 3)by Paul Motter, CruiseMates Editor | July 6, 2009
This small expedition vessel offers all the luxury and charm of Silversea, but in more exotic -- and challenging -- settings.
Prince Albert II Details Prince Albert II is a small (6,000 ton) ship with a passenger capacity of 130. The ship was formerly the World Discoverer of now-defunct Society Expeditions. It received a multi-million dollar renovation from Silversea after its purchase in 2007. Today, it has all the signature elements of Silversea including bathrooms with granite counters, rain showers, and bathtubs. Many staterooms have "French balconies" with sliding glass doors and a ledge of about 16 inches.
The dining experience is Silversea all the way, with a European touch; the menu includes seafood, hen, lamb, veal and a variety of fish and pasta selections nightly. All restaurant meals are open seating with an accommodating Maitre D' to seat you at a table for two or with other guests upon request. You can opt to order room service from any of the dining room menus during meal hours, or partake from the 24-hour room service menu. Breakfast will be served in your stateroom every morning upon request.
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|Celebrating crossing the Arctic Circle
|Meal Service on the Back Deck
|champagne during ice floe
Flat-panel TVs in every stateroom offer an extensive interactive system, with recently-released movies available at no charge. You also get Fox News, CNN and ESPN, plus channels for room service and your onboard account information. The TV system has a channel to display tour scheduling and another for broadcasts of the expedition team's pre-tour lectures from the theater. (However, this was not being used on our recent cruise, so guests were asked to attend each briefing in person.)
The Silver Suites are spacious, with a living room, separate bedroom with a king-sized bed, walk-in closet and butler service. Your butler will execute all your requests with aplomb, like getting your laundry done at no extra charge or "shining your shoes" (which on an expedition cruise might mean cleaning your sneakers).
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|Desk Area of Suite
|King-sized bedroom in bedroom
|Desk Area and walk-in Closet
|Seating area with entrance to bedroom
Every night the ship publishes "The Chronicle," with a complete schedule for the next day. However, the published information for ship arrival times and tour departures can be subject to last-minute changes without warning. When this happens, it will be announced over the public address system with adequate time to get prepared, but not much longer than that.
This is another area where Prince Albert II differs from other Silversea ships. If you don't want to miss anything, be prepared for expedition outings to leave with very little notice, say 30 to 60 minutes. This may be disconcerting to persons accustomed to traditional cruising, but the people who adapt most readily will see the most. Chalk it up to the whims of nature -- that's why they call it an expedition.
Finally, 6,000 tons is only 1/20th the size of today's average cruise ship. All small ships roll with ocean swells, especially when crossing notoriously rough waters like the North Sea. Prince Albert II has stabilizers and even ballast tanks to keep the ship more upright than most. The captain also does an excellent job of minimizing the discomfort by slowing down in high seas, but it is always advisable to bring seasickness medication on any ship in regions known for high seas, especially one this small.
This brings up our last Prince Albert II recommendation. The ship spends most of its time in the Arctic and Antarctic. If you do not tolerate high seas well, then opt for cruises where you fly into the polar regions. Our cruise was the annual repositioning trip that brings the ship to Svalbard, a Norwegian island group well above the Arctic Circle, but now that it has arrived it will stay there for the rest of the summer. If I had another choice, I would fly into Svalbard as Silversea offers, not sail through the North Sea to get there.
Our Prince Albert II Cruise: U.K., Norway and Svalbard We just completed a 17-day cruise through Scotland and the Norwegian fjords, ending in the arctic archipelago of Svalbard, a group of islands some 300 miles north of Norway. At 80 degrees latitude, Svalbard is far north of the 66.57-degree Arctic Circle demarcation and the last stop before the North Pole.
We began in Hamburg, Germany, followed by a day sailing over the infamous North Sea. Our first docking was Newcastle, England, followed by Aberdeen, Scotland. The tours were solid Silversea quality -- coach rides to historic castles with knowledgeable guides and great meals included.
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|Kaiserkeller in Hamburg: Beatles steal Ringo from Rory Storm
|On the Eber River leaving Hamburg
|Northumberland Castle
|Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Isle
|Shetland ponies
|City of Lerwicke in Scotland
Yet another rolling night through the North Sea brought us to the very remote Scottish island wryly known as Fair Isle, literally 100 miles from nowhere and with only a dozen souls in residence. This was our first tendering by Zodiac and the ship was anchored quite far from shore. The tour was a hike in frigid winds, but it gave us our first sighting of the arctic sea birds soon to become so familiar. We anchored at Fair Isle for just two hours before we set sail.
We were scheduled to stop at another Shetland Isle, Mousa, for another skiff expedition that afternoon but the seas were too rough, so we went directly to the small Scottish city of Lerwicke and docked overnight. The next morning we were treated to another wonderful Silversea-style tour of an ancient broch habitation from the pre-Viking era.
Sailing at noon, we endured another 36 hours through the North Sea. The weather was not bad but the North Sea made the worst of it with 12-foot swells. Nothing could be better than our very welcome arrival in beautiful Trondheim, Norway, where we enjoyed some rare free time ashore.
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|Visiting a Broch near Lerwick
|Local Guide at Broch
|Trondheim Norway
|Cathedral in Trondheim
We continued to cruise through the coast of Norway and sailed into a true fjord, with high mountain walls and cascading waterfalls. The end of the inlet was just wide enough for the ship to turn around.
The next morning we had a land expedition by bus in the remote Norwegian island of Lofoten, followed by the first non-landing skiff expedition around the Isle of Noss. This was our second lesson in arctic birds, and we were starting to realize that this part of the world is not nearly so rich in marine mammals as Alaska at the same latitude.
Late the next morning, we crossed the Arctic Circle. We were celebrating with champagne and pictures of a strategically placed commemorative statue when a minke whale breached on cue just yards from the ship. The timing was so perfect we had to make jokes about it really being our expedition leader in costume. I might have believed it until the captain actually pushed our team leader into the hot tub just moments later -- a variation of the traditional first arctic crossing ceremony where a sailor dips his toes into the sea.
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|Odd Norwegian Building in the Midnight Sun
|cruising into a Norwegian Fjord
|Lofoten fishing village
|Arctic Circle demarcation statue
|humpback whales wave goodbye
|celebrating crossing the arctic circle
Unfortunately, this was one of the few brief whale sightings of the entire trip. The next day a few humpback whales blew their spouts at us before diving deep into the water, and one waved goodbye to us with the inner white side of his fin -- a fitting finish to our whale watching for this cruise.
Sadly, the whale sightings we had hoped for on this repositioning itinerary never materialized. For example, the pre-cruise itinerary schedule said, "Day 11, Andoya, we hope to spend the day whale watching. Sperm whales are the most abundant but there is also the possibility to see minke, pilot or humpback whales."
Our arrival at Andoya came at 5:00 a.m. and no whales were sighted although the search was on. The weather was ghastly -- no surprise for an island more in the North Atlantic than in the Norwegian Fjords. So the promise of a full day of abundant wildlife turned into another day at sea in awful weather. This is why we recommend flying into the polar regions.
Our constant quest was to see wildlife -- ultimately polar bears and walruses in the Arctic but also whales, dolphins and reindeer on the way north. Our last day in Norway proper was a stop at North Cape, the northernmost point in continental Europe. But first we had another zodiac ride around three coastal islands nearby. Here we sighted more arctic seabirds with the surprise appearance of beautiful, soaring white-tailed eagles. We spent the afternoon at the starkly beautiful North Cape, where an elaborate and modern visitor's center celebrates the history of the northernmost point in Europe. Here we saw reindeer in abundance.
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|sea water tunnel in bear island
|Cormorants take off
|monumental rock at Bear Island
From the North Cape it was another full night in rough weather before our scheduled anchorage at Bear Island the next afternoon. Once again, the itinerary promised "whale watching is a priority" -- although a more accurate description would have been "watching for whales is an option."
Bear Island is a tiny dot of land between the North Cape and Svalbard. The Europeans onboard were particularly excited to be there -- a familiar spot of mystery from the maps of their childhood. But we never actually landed there and we saw no bears or the promised whales. The captain anchored close by and the skiffs took us inside ice caves and along cliffs jutting up a thousand feet. Melting perennial snowdrifts created windblown waterfalls where the light could make a sizable cascade disappear when viewed from the opposite angle.
Speaking of light, during the summer solstice the Arctic Circle has continuous sunlight. It persisted with a combined sunset/sunrise that lasted up to eight hours. The orb never set; it only grew larger and hazier as it rode the horizon. Our curtains were no contenders in the battle and so we forced ourselves to sleep, fighting the very real energy the midnight sun is famous for instilling.
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|Bear Island Shipwreck
|Dual Cascades Bear Island
|Exploring a Sea Cave
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Central Maine Power Company said outages statewide should be down to about 30,000 Wednesday night after a high of 123,000 caused a two-day ice storm earlier this week.
Power line crews from Central Maine Power and out of state continued to work around the clock during the holiday, bringing the gift of power to thousands who were affected by the ice storm.
Still, tens of thousands remained without power on Christmas morning. One death, a case of carbon monoxide poisoning in Knox, was being attributed to the storm and a Whitefield couple was hospitalized Wednesday after being overcome from carbon monoxide from a generator in an attached garage.
Christmas morning was bright but cold, with temperatures around 5 degrees and a wind chill of 11 below in Augusta and Waterville, according to Margaret Curtis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray. More snow is predicted for Thursday.
Northern Franklin County escaped the worst of the ice storm, but faced dangerous wind chills early Christmas morning, with readings of between 20 and 30 below on Christmas morning, according to the weather service.
On Wednesday night in Waterville and Augusta, the low was expected to be about 10 degrees, with Thursday afternoon bringing another two to four inches of snow.
"It's not a major storm," Curtis said.
Temperatures will rise late in the week, and could approach the freezing mark on Friday and Saturday, potentially ending the cold snap that has helped to exacerbate the power outages.
"Hopefully, that will help with some of the ice on the trees," Curtis said.
On Tuesday night, Central Maine Power estimated that 123,000, or about one in four of its customers, had lost power at some point during the ice storm, which began downing branches and power lines Sunday morning.
CMP's workforce of about 200 crews was joined by about 140 crews from Canada, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire and New York.
John Carroll, spokesman for CMP, said the company had established a goal of restoring all power by Thursday evening, but he cautioned that obstacles could still slow the process.
"It's a goal, not a promise," he said.
In a press release Wednesday night, Carroll said, "With help from companies from Canada and throughout the northeast, we have five times our normal number of line crews, and they have made steady progress in every county affected by the storm.
"The work will continue through the night, but we realize that's not much comfort to those customers facing another cold night."
The CMP restoration effort included 1,800 personnel on Christmas Day including 455 line crews and 330 tree crews. CMP reported that it had at least one full restoration team on every circuit serving every community with outages.
Rather than go to one of the many shelters opening in the region, many of those who lost power resorted to burning wood or using generators to get through the loss of service.
Vaughn Tuttle said he lost power at his West River Road home in Waterville Monday night, and fired up his wood stove to compensate for the loss of heat.
"We did just like we did in â98," he said.
Tuttle said his power was restored early Tuesday morning.
On Waterville's Morrill Avenue, Jim Dickson said he, too, lost power for about 12 hours on Monday night. He and his family spent the family at his father-in-law's house in Oakland, and then borrowed a generator to use until the power was restored Tuesday morning.
The ice storm that started with freezing rain over the weekend and continued throughout the day Monday lingered in the area longer than anticipated, adding weight to already heavy power lines and making conditions for travel difficult leading up to Christmas.
Trees blockade Belgrade neighborhood
Some of CMP's crews worked to support the line crews by removing fallen trees and branches.
"It's been frustrating," said Belgrade resident Chris Devine Wednesday afternoon.
He said that for the past three days, none of the six houses on Maplehurst Road have had power. Three of the homes, including Devine's, are cut off from the world because large trees have fallen and blocked the road, which is off West Road.
He and his wife were away from the house when it happened, so they are now able to park beyond the tree and walk through the woods to get home. It doesn't sound like a long distance, he said, until you've done it four or five times in a day, carrying Christmas presents or other items.
His 20-year-old son was at home at the time the tree fell and his vehicle is trapped in the driveway.
"What I worry about is if there's an emergency," he said. "Nobody would be able to get to us."
Devine said he was able to heat his home with the use of a generator, but some of his neighbors were without heat.
He said his family, including his 11-year-old daughter, still managed to have a happy Christmas.
"It's a bad experience, but you have to make the best of it," he said.
The highest concentrations of power losses were seen in Kennebec and Waldo counties, where the ice storm had created a 30-mile wide path of destruction, with the Augusta and Waterville region right in the center of the hardest-hit areas.
The number of power outages at any one time peaked at about 87,000 for CMP customers and more than 100,000 statewide late Tuesday morning.
By noon on Christmas Day, that number had been reduced by nearly half, to 48,000. In Kennebec County, the number of outages peaked at about 39,000, and had been reduced to about 25,000 on Wednesday afternoon.
Widespread outages were still being reported in China, Gardiner, Litchfield, Manchester, Mount Vernon, Pittston, Randolph, Readfield, West Gardiner, Windsor and Winthrop, where all or a large majority of customers remained without power on Christmas morning.
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Early on Christmas Eve, state police reported a case of carbon monoxide poisoning in Waldo County, the first death linked to the ice storm.
Wednesday afternoon, a Whitefield couple was hospitalized after a generator in an attached garage leaked carbon monoxide into the house, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department. The couple, who weren't immediately identified, were in their early 80s.
Tuesday, Timothy Woods, 50, of Knox, was in a detached garage on his property, refilling a generator he was running inside the garage with gasoline when he was overcome, according to a statement released by Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.
When Woods didn't return to the house family members grew concerned, and found his body in the garage about 15 minutes later. The family called authorities about 5:30 a.m., McCausland said.
About half of the Knox customers of Central Maine Power were reportedly without power shortly after noon Tuesday.
No county was hit harder than Waldo, where nearly 80 percent of Central Maine Power's 24,000 customers were without power Tuesday afternoon. The number of those without power in the country had been reduced to about 11,000 by Christmas morning.
Communities come together
"This is a rough time of year for people to be going through this," said Lynette Miller, spokeswoman for the Maine Emergency Management Agency.
County emergency management directors were working with towns and agencies to make the decision about whether to open shelters. Miller said the judgment calls were made based on predictions of when power would be restored, and how many requests were heard from the public.
Miller also reminded people to use caution when firing up generators, to watch out for traffic lights that may not be working properly and to be mindful of food that may have spoiled during the outage.
People from various sectors of the community pulled together to mitigate the effects of the storm.
Larry Jensen, the pastor at St. Joseph Maronite Church in Waterville, said he knew of several parishioners who had left their homes to check on neighbors or other church members they thought might need help.
He said no one was found in distress during the checks.
At Inland Hospital in Waterville, Dr. Simon Gibbs said that before patients were released, the hospital was checking on whether they had power at home.
"No one wants to go through a surgery and then go home to a cold house," he said.
In China, where Central Maine Power reported that nearly all of its 2,555 customers were without power late Tuesday morning, Town Manager Daniel L'Heureux said the town was prepared to provide warm shelter for those who might be frozen out of their home with nowhere to go.
"We will keep them warm," he said.
Those who call the town office will be referred to the China Baptist Church, which is being heated with a generator. There were numerous reports of people using alternative heating systems, such as wood stoves, or emergency generators as backup systems.
"People are being very creative and self-reliant at this point," he said.
Town crews were also responding to reports of downed trees and branches blocking the town's roads.
Wednesday night, The Senator restaurant in Augusta opened its doors to 750 linemen from CMP and out of state for a meal hosting by CMP.
The restaurant is normally closed on Christmas.
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I spoke with NPR's Sami Yenigun last week for a piece he was working on about Boards of Canada's pre-release marketing campaign. You can hear the full interview here:
Morning Edition – Boards of Canada Pre-Release Marketing
In a nutshell, Boards of Canada and their label, Warp, engaged in an easter-egg-hunt type of pre-release campaign that involved sneaking out different codes through key outlets, including a code on a very limited (one copy available in the US!) vinyl, a mysterious clip at the end of an NPR piece, a banner on a fan run message board, and more. Here's an example of one of the "clues," which was broadcasted on Adult Swim:
I loved the campaign on many levels, but one of the things I liked the most was that I had no idea it was going on before Sami called me about it. And that is sort of the point. I'm familiar with Boards of Canada, but I am not anywhere near the inner circle of fans that the band and Warp were trying to reach with this campaign. To me, this was a brilliant campaign focused on the hard core fans that share a similar psychographic with the band – a band that is known to be cryptic, intelligent, tech savvy, and mysterious. Their serious fans, from what I can tell, are similar.
The campaign was a wonderful way to engage with fans in an authentic way, provide a level of engagement, and in many ways, flip traditional promotion on its head. Instead of the band releasing a standard press release to key online and print outlets, and instead of working retail with expensive co-op campaigns, press and retail were at once in on the campaign (in the case of Radio 1, Rough Trade / Other Music, Adult Swim, and NPR), and in other instances they were reporting on what was already happening with the fans (in the case of Pitchfork and others). Also, Warp picked perfect "niche" outlets to work with on the campaign. This was not a carpet bombing campaign where the label or PR company was sending out 500 advance copied of the record to press and blogs, this was a campaign totally focused on outlets that matter to the core fans, and outlets that speak to the exact psychographic traits of their fans. Once the clues were out there, the fans did the rest.
Certainly not something that every band can do, but I think it illustrates the success a band can have once they have acquired a substantial fan base, and engage with that fan base in the way that they want to be engaged with.
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With two main areas of activity, the Group serves various industrial sectors including the aeronautic, automobile and shipbuilding industries. It has three engineering centers in the Paris region that work together in tight synergy, enabling the Group to offer its customers a full range of services.
According to Group CEO, Guillaume Allio "We will eventually be able to offer a complete product industrialization program. Our current services start with the CAD definition of a part through to the tooling equipment required to manufacture and build composite parts. Allio's Ateliers Garcia is a part of this technological chain which makes Allio a forward looking Group with a solid past."
Located in Tremblay near Paris, Ateliers Garcia is the Group's model and toolmaking unit, specializing in style validation and aluminium tooling for the automobile industry. It has 35 employees and a turnover of Euros 5 million. Acquired by the ALLIO Group in 2000, it manufactures molds, models and mock-ups and has been equipped with NC machines and a CAM system for many years. Philippe Quint, Atelier Garcia's CADCAM manager explains, "In 1990, we had two CAM solutions but advances in machining and surfacing conditions led us review the technology we had in place. We put our trust in WorkNC which quickly enabled us to generate more toolpaths within a single application than with the previous two put together."
Guillaume ALLIO continues, "Our ambition has always been to employ state-of-the-art technology, not too ahead of its time, but above all not old hat. We set up a CAM technology watch team which has kept us posted on all the latest developments within this field, whoever the software vendor. WorkNC remains the best-fit system for our activity and Sescoi understands our requirements better than any other vendor. We speak the same language, they know our activity and both companies realize that we mutually benefit from close collaboration. WorkNC evolves according to our requirements and not just because of good marketing - we also appreciate Sescoi's comprehensive services and our partnership status means that we progress matters quickly."
The first WorkNC license was installed at Ateliers Garcia in 1990. At that time it was the only system that enabled users to automatically perform remachining cycles that significantly increased tool quality and reliability. The second license was purchased in 1995 to meet the increasing CAM workload then, in 2005, another two licenses were purchased with the 5-axis machining option. Philippe Quint states, "Machining centers were becoming faster and faster and we needed to optimize our machining toolpath resources. Initially the 5-axis capability was acquired to satisfy one particular customer's needs for trimmed parts." In 2008 a fifth floating license was purchased to allow NC machine operators to modify and create toolpaths directly on the shopfloor. Ateliers Garcia now has 7 NC machining centers, of which 6 are 5-axis machines, and 5 WorkNC licenses.
"5-axis machining is a complementary strategy at Ateliers Garcia, it's the operator who chooses either 3+2 or 5-axis, according to his experience and the part to be machined," advises Philippe QUINT. "5-axis machining requires the machine to be perfectly set up, which underlines the importance of the CAM system being able to take into account the various machines. WorkNC Auto 5 allows us to switch from one to the other very quickly and it's a great advantage. We therefore adapt according to the availability of the machines and our workload and not according to the CAM system."
According to Philippe QUINT, the advantages of WorkNC 5-axis machining are as follows:
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Philippe Quint concludes "A few precautions must be taken to ensure the success of 5-axis machining; we must firstly ensure that the toolpath is correctly prepared and verified. Then we define the machine postprocessor and run a simulation, it's an essential step. With the single finishing toolpath set up, we then reduce the cycle time. 5-axis machining is not the solution to all our needs, we switch from one technique to another very quickly, depending on what's to be machined. It's the software which adapts itself to our requirements and that's an important advantage."
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By a series of very fortunate events, last Friday we were proud to host one of only three public events in the UK to coincide with the launch of the new James Bond novel 'Carte Blanche', with the book's remarkable author Jeffery Deaver.
Having been fortunate to have had the opportunity of meeting Jeffery earlier in the year, and on discovering his passion for science (particularly in the field of forensics), a few light bulbs had been set off, and an intriguing germ of an idea for an event was born; one at the suitably Bond-esque setting of the Diamond Synchrotron, just down the A34 from Abingdon:
So, on a busy bank holiday Friday evening, in blazing sunshine, and despite horrendous traffic, two Bentley Continental GTs rolled up outside Diamond House (that's the square building to the left of the main synchrotron, connected via umbilical chord). Deaver - a writer who long ago acknowledged a huge debt to Ian Fleming - has reunited Bond with Bentley in the new book, hence the suitably 007-branded ride:
Meanwhile, the Mostly Books team of staff and volunteers were setting up in the atrium in preparation for the main event.
Naturally, there were drinks on arrival, and - of course - there were cocktails. "Mary Goodnight Fizz" was the non-alcoholic option, but the main drink was a Vodka Martini. There may have been instructions on how it was to be prepared...
Jeffery had quite an entrance into the atrium, down the stairs from the main building:
Gaskella has written a fabulous summary of his talk here).
We had questions - and then a signing afterwards. Jeffery seems to genuinely enjoy meeting readers, and I can see why his die-hard fans (or which several were in the audience) travel great distances to meet him.
But mostly, our thanks must go to Jeffery Deaver himself, at the eye of the Bond-hurricane, on a strength-sapping launch schedule - all best wishes from everyone there on the evening, and good luck with the global tour...


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What If Linda & Karen got to the F3?? Do you think they would have had any chance? The fight would have been against Chip & Kim and Brendon & Nicole, so it wasn't that hard in a footrace to the finish line after a flight.What If Monica & Sheree had survived Leg 3? Do you think they could have done waaay better, or just F6 at most?What if Eric & Lisa had run an entire leg, would they have had any chances to stay in the upper half at the end of the race?What if David & Jeff had taken the same flight as the other two teams in the F3 of TAR4? Would they have won?
I haven't seen the 10th season, but who was the 11th team to the checkpoint?
Quote from: Best Loser on December 15, 2011, 07:31:11 PMI haven't seen the 10th season, but who was the 11th team to the checkpoint?Season 10 was a special case because they eliminated one team (Bilal & Sa'eed) at a surprise mid-leg elimination point (the overnight rest in the Forbidden City) and then another (Vipul & Arti) at the end of the leg.What if there had been no mid-leg elimination in TAR10? Would Vipul & Arti still be eliminated at the end of Leg 1? How far would Bilal & Sa'eed make it?What if Eric & Lisa had been on Unfinished Business? How would they have done?
What if Mel & Mike had used their Fast Forward in Phukhet?What if Luke had found the tea cup faster? F3 again?
What if Jeremy and Sandy got sent home on the 5th leg? How far would Liz and Marie make it?
What if Leg 1 in Season 17 was a NEL?
What if the train didn't stop Kris & Jon from reaching the finish line in TAR6? Would they have beaten Freddy & Kendra to the mat?
What if Joe & Bill and Eric & Danielle hadn't missed their flight to Warsaw?I am pretty sure Charla & Mirna would have been last, but it would have been fun to watch.
What if somebody had used the U-turn in Season 13 (assume both U-turns)
Let's take this (slightly lengthier scenario):What if Lorena could just milk that goat and she and Jason finished in a much higher position on Leg 3, and then on Leg 4, Shana & Jennifer realised that the only team behind them at the Detour was TK & Rachel, and used the U-Turn on them?It's pretty hard to say definitively, but how would you guys think the rest of the race would work out from this point?
Nathan and Jennifer VS Ron and Chris?
Then Flo & Zach would go home, and once again, it would come down to the taxis, so either Derek & Drew or Teri & Ian would have won! What if Lori & Bolo hadn't made their mistake at the Roadblock in Sri Lanka? Would they have made the Final Three in your opinion?
In that case, if Louie & Michael went home in Singapore, then Carol & Brandy probably would've beaten Dan & Jordan into the Final Three, and Jet & Cord would've taken the million! I'm not big a Jet & Cord fan, but I certainly would be happy to see them beat Dan & Jordan.What if Garrett & Jessica had beaten Brian & Ericka to the second Pit Stop on TAR15? How far do you think they would have gone, especially considering all the mistakes made by other teams on that season (Zev & Justin losing the passport, Lance & Keri getting lost, Mika not going down the slide, Maria & Tiffany failing the Detour, etc.)?
Mika & Canaan probably could've made the Final Four, but I don't think they would make the Final Three. If the Globetrotters weren't in TAR18, I'd be guessing that they would be replaced by Toni & Dallas from TAR13. But since there were already four parent/child teams on TAR18, maybe they would'nt bring Toni & Dallas back, in which case it might be Azaria & Hendekea from TAR12? It's pretty difficult to say how either of those teams would do, but I imagine that they'd make it through the first 6-7 legs, at least.What if Azaria & Hendekea were given a NEL in Croatia, and the next leg in Italy was an elimination leg instead? How do you think the rest of the race would work out? (TAR12)
What if Azaria & Hendekea were given a NEL in Croatia, and the next leg in Italy was an elimination leg instead? How do you think the rest of the race would work out? (TAR12)
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Agricultural Subsidies Remain a Staple in the Industrial World
New Worldwatch Institute study examines the growth and impact of global agricultural subsidies
Washington, D.C.—In 2012, the most recent year with data, agricultural subsidies totaled an estimated $486 billion in the top 21 food-producing countries in the world. These countries—the members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and seven other countries (Brazil, China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Russia, South Africa, and Ukraine)—are responsible for almost 80 percent of global agricultural value added in the world, writes Grant Potter in the Worldwatch Institute's latest Vital Signs Online trend (www.worldwatch.org).
Agricultural subsidies are not equally distributed around the globe. In fact, Asia spends more than the rest of the world combined. China pays farmers an unparalleled $165 billion. Significant subsidies are also provided by Japan ($65 billion), Indonesia ($28 billion), and South Korea ($20 billion).
Europe also contributes a great deal to agricultural subsidies due in large part to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union (EU). At over $50 billion, CAP subsidies accounted for roughly 44 percent of the entire budget of the EU in 2011. And this figure does not include EU price supports, in which governments keep domestic crop prices artificially high to give farmers a further incentive at the expense of the consumer. Including these price supports, the EU spent over $106 billion on agricultural subsidies in total.
North America provides almost $45 billion in subsidies, with the United States spending just over $30 billion and Canada and Mexico spending $7.5 billion and $7 billion respectively. Of the countries studied by the OECD, 94 percent of subsidies were spent by Asia, Europe, and North America—leaving only 6 percent for the rest of the world.
The term "subsidies" covers a vast number of different policy options, but at the heart of all of them is government intervention in agricultural markets. A common type of subsidy is called direct payments. These are regularly paid to farmers who produce a designated crop and the payments are decoupled from production—which means that farmers can produce as much or as little as they want and still receive this subsidy. Direct payments are the cornerstone of the EU CAP and account for $40 billion of its $50 billion budget.
Subsidies like direct payments and crop insurance are criticized as not being safety nets for poor farmers, as is their stated purpose, but rather a way for wealthy farmers to get richer. The direct payment policy of the EU CAP, called the Single Farm Payment, is distributed by the hectare—so that farmers who own or rent more land receive greater financial benefits. In the United States, the newly expanded crop insurance program receives similar criticism. The Environmental Working Group estimates that in 2011, more than 10,000 farms received between $100,000 and $1 million each in federal crop insurance subsidies, and 26 farms received more than $1 million. In contrast, the bottom 80 percent of farms (389,494 holdings) individually received only $5,000 on average that year.
Price supports are another category of subsidies. They are intended to keep domestic crop prices high enough to encourage farmers to grow crops even during periods of overproduction, when prices would tend to fall due to oversupply. This can be achieved by imposing a tariff or quota on agricultural imports so that potentially cheaper foreign agricultural products cannot drive down domestic prices.
Price supports can cause overproduction and oversupply because they encourage greater production of a specific commodity and less domestic consumption (since consumers tend to buy less as prices rise). Rather than let the oversupply go to waste, it is traded on the international market at artificially low prices. Since subsidized farmers are insulated from the true cost of farming, they can afford to sell at a lower price than their less-subsidized foreign counterparts. Many developing countries have argued that this undermines their own agricultural sectors as they cannot afford to spend billions in subsidies to overcome this handicap.
Further highlights from the report:
- OECD countries alone spent $258.6 billion in subsidies to support farming in their respective countries in 2012. OECD subsidies grew rapidly between 2001 and 2004, rising from $216 billion to over $280 billion.
- Direct payments were a staple of U.S. farm policy from 1996 to 2013, but the $5 billion spent on direct payments was recently struck from the U.S. Farm Bill. In lieu of these payments, the United States expanded the federally subsidized crop insurance program to $9 billion a year.
- Price supports make up almost 70 percent of China's subsidy spending, and the government particularly encourages the growth of staple crops such as rice and wheat.
- According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, least-developed countries turned rapidly from being net exporters to being net importers, and between 2002 and 2008 they saw their food imports jump from $9 billion to $24 billion.
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GREEN BAY—This might be a first for me. I read a book for the second time. I read Vince Lombardi's "Run to Daylight" when it was first published in 1963, and I read my same hardcover copy – not the newer paperback version – again in recent weeks.
Two things prompted me to do so. One was to help me prepare for this job. The other was to reassure myself that I hadn't lost my mind since the first time I read it. I've been reading old day-by-day newspaper accounts of the Lombardi years for the same reasons.
Having grown up in Green Bay during that era, I faithfully attended home games at Lambeau Field and watched the rest of them on television. And I read just about everything I could get my hands on about those Lombardi teams in local newspapers, national magazines and books.
Lately, however, I've been getting fed a different version from revisionist historians and contemporary statisticians whose methodology doesn't apply to 1960s football. For example, Lombardi said in "Run To Daylight" the halfback option play was "the greatest in football." Obviously, the game has changed and that's no longer the case, but what measuring sticks do the stat guys possess to judge the value of a triple-threat halfback of yesteryear?
Anyway, I knew I wouldn't find all the answers in "Run to Daylight," but I was pretty certain I'd find enough evidence to support two of my contentions related to the game the book was built around: Detroit at Green Bay, Oct. 7, 1962.
1. That Lombardi viewed Paul Hornung as his best clutch player, biggest playmaker and strongest spiritual leader – not Bart Starr -- through 1962, for sure, and probably during the 1965 championship season, as well.
In the book, Lombardi calls Hornung "one of those great money ballplayers," and later adds "inside that 20-yard line he is one the greatest I've ever seen."
Lombardi also quotes Hall of Fame defensive tackle Henry Jordan, who said: "Before our 1961 championship game, I was under the impression that (Tom) Moore could run as well as Hornung and that Ben Agajanian could kick as well or better, but the week before the game, when Paul got that leave from the army and walked into the locker room, you could just feel the confidence grow in that room."
On page 151, Lombardi talked about the importance of the "big play" and having "that big man" who will deliver it. When he was with the NY Giants, Lombardi said Frank Gifford was the guy. "Johnny Unitas has come up with the big throw consistently for Baltimore and Bobby Layne used to do it with Detroit and Pittsburgh," Lombardi tells his readers. "Ray Nitschke has a lot of this on the defense for us, and the offense, when he's in shape, we get it from Hornung." If not Hornung, then Jim Taylor, Lombardi added.
Later, Lombardi addressed Hornung's early struggles under Lisle Blackbourn and Scooter McLean and what he now meant to the team: "From an occasional quarterback, occasional halfback and occasional fullback, he became last season not only the most valuable player on this club but in the league…."
2. That the 1962 Lions were the best team the Packers faced during the Lombardi Dynasty, and that the "Run to Daylight" game to this day might be the biggest regular-season victory the Packers have registered at Lambeau Field, if not the best game and most exciting finish.
Only four games into the season and three days removed from kickoff, Lombardi says in his book "it may be the ballgame of the year." He also calls it the kind that coaches crave because of the challenge. A day later, Lombardi tells assistant coach Bill Austin, "You know, this is probably the biggest game of the year and they (his players) were as loose as a goose out there."
On Saturday, Lombardi tells his players: "Everybody in the country is interested in this game. Everybody thinks this is the game of the year. Now let's show them a great Packer team!"
On game day, Lombardi reminds his players as he finishes his emotional pre-game pep talk: "I don't have to tell you about the importance of this ballgame. You know as well as I do, that you're meeting today the top contender, and that no one can win it now but you."
In a radio interview following the game, Lombardi tells the announcer, "I think the people of Green Bay saw one of the finest football games I've ever seen."
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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2007 News Releases > August 2007 > Education programs expanding onto Web, technology to meet needs
Education programs expanding onto Web, technology to meet needs
PLAINVIEW – The Division of Education at Wayland Baptist University has added four master's degree choices to the online options for the university, growing the already booming menu for graduate study over the Internet.
The university announced last year the availability of the Master of Public Administration and Master of Christian Ministry degrees though the Internet, opening up possibilities for students at the 13 other campuses within the system.
This fall, the Master of Education becomes available, with four specific choices of study: special education, educational administration, higher education administration and instructional leadership. Though the degrees have been offered on the traditional campus setting for several years, the move to online delivery was made, in part, to help meet the need for teachers in the vast South Plains region.
"We're seeing more and more teachers who don't want to travel or just can't because of the distance, so this makes it easier for them to get the degree," said Dr. Jim Todd, chairman of the Don Williams Division of Education at Wayland.
The education choices on the graduate level offer two certification options for teachers and others wanting to advance in education careers and two other options for working on the corporate level or in higher education.
The specialization in special education provides coursework that prepares teachers for licensure in early childhood through 12th grade special education, in direct response to the urgent need by many school districts nationwide as well as in the West Texas region. The 36-hour degree program is available to individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds as well, noted Todd, since it does not require a prior teaching field for certification.
Also offered is the Master of Education in educational administration, another degree designed to meet high needs as identified by the state education agencies. According to Todd, many principals are reaching retirement age and leaving gaps within districts. In many smaller districts, especially those with few schools, the ability to promote within is limited to teachers with that administrative certification. The online program allows teachers far and wide to pursue the degree and certification for future advancement.
The specialization in higher education administration is a relatively new offering designed with an admittedly somewhat self-serving purpose as well. Including coursework to lay a foundation for those wanting to move into college or university leadership roles, the degree was meant to help employees of Wayland to be able to expand their future career options. And with 13 campuses far flung, the online format makes that possible for all employees.
"We really want to help grow some of our own folks as well, so there is an internal focus as well as an internal focus," Todd said. "This degree will also appeal to folks on military bases who want to move into the field but are limited in their ability to attend traditional classes."
The final offering delivered online is the master's degree in instructional leadership, one Todd said is designed for individuals desiring a career in corporate training and development of employees. Instructors of all kinds can benefit from the training, especially those in the military who may one day pursue civilian work in the corporate setting using their instruction backgrounds.
Though not offered online, another relatively new offering to the education lineup for graduate study is the degree in educational diagnostics, also identified as an area of need in regional districts. The specialized training prepares individuals to enter the field of educational assessment.
Besides branching into online education, the Division of Education is also pursuing options of delivery through interactive television (ITV) technology. Currently, connectivity exists between the Plainview campus and other WBU campuses in Amarillo, Lubbock and San Antonio as well as the Region 17 Education Service Center in Lubbock.
Todd said though limited courses are being offered via ITV, the university is still in the process of working through technological issues before widening the scope of classes offered in that manner. He is hopeful the systems will allow for courses within the education division and across other disciplines to be taught from the Plainview classroom and delivered to other WBU campuses, eliminating the time and expense of travel for faculty members and opening up courses that external campus students can take.
Once the "kinks" are worked out of the system, Todd said eventually most all the Wayland campuses will be connected and will be able to share faculty resources. He said the system is currently being used to a small extent for human resources work and expects it to be helpful in the future for centralized staff training of external employees, regular teacher education meetings and shared committee work.
For information on any offerings of the Division of Education, call 291-1045 or visit the graduate admissions office for application information.


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CRESCENT CITY, Calif. — A judge has sentenced a Northern California man to 47 years in state prison for viciously mutilating and killing his friend after they consumed hallucinogenic mushrooms.
The Eureka Times-Standard reports that Jarrod Wyatt of Crescent City was sentenced Thursday in Del Norte County Superior Court, where family and friends spoke about the impact of Taylor Powell's death.
The 29-year-old mixed-martial artist pleaded guilty last month to first-degree murder involving mayhem for killing his 21-year-old sparring partner in 2010.
Wyatt had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but in May a judge ruled Wyatt was competent to stand trial.
Prosecutors say Wyatt ripped out his friend's heart and tongue after the two drank psychedelic mushroom tea. Wyatt was arrested after officers found him naked and covered in blood.