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BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces battled Tuesday with al-Qaida-linked rebels trying to capture an ancient Christian town north of Damascus, activists and the state media said.
The Jabhat al-Nusra, or Nusra Front, appears to have targeted Sadad because of its strategic location near the main highway north of Damascus, rather than because it is Christian. But hard-liners among the rebels are hostile to Syria's Christian minority, who tend to support the government of President Bashar Assad, and other al-Qaida-linked fighters have damaged and desecrated churches in areas they have seized.
The assault on Sadad, some 95 kilometers (60 miles) north of Damascus, began at dawn Monday, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Local police fought back the initial assault and were reinforced by the army.
The rebel attack seemed to target a chief hospital in the town, said the Observatory, which monitors fighting through a network of activists on the ground. He said that there was also fighting in the nearby town of Muhin and that the Nusra Front controlled the main road leading to Damascus.
In September, rebels including Nusra Front members briefly captured the Christian town of Maaloula, northeast of Damascus. Maaloula is an ancient village that is home to two of the oldest surviving monasteries in Syria. Troops recaptured most of the town days after the rebels took it.
President Bashar Assad has drawn support from Syria's patchwork of ethnic and religious minorities, including Christians and members of his Alawite sect, a Shiite offshoot, in the country's civil war, now in its third year. The rebels are dominated by Syria's Sunni Muslim majority.
Al-Qaida-linked militant groups such as the Nusra Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant are among the most active rebel factions in Syria. They have fought other rebel brigades to seize strategic border areas, and are also battling Kurdish fighters in northern Syria.
Also Tuesday, mortar rounds slammed into a pro-government suburb on the outskirts of Damascus, killing at least two people, said the state SANA news agency and the Observatory. It added that a teacher and 14 students were wounded when a mortar round hit a school in the area.
It wasn't immediately clear who was behind the shelling but rebels have previously targeted Jaramana, home to Christians and the Druse religious group. It is close to another suburb, Mleiha, where fighting between rebels and government forces has been raging for days.
The Observatory reported at least three air raids and several attacks by helicopter gunships on the rebel-held town of Safira, near a likely chemical weapons facility. The Observatory said one of the helicopter attacks hit an area where refugees were encamped, killing at least seven people including a child.
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In neighboring Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency reported that several people were wounded in a heavy exchange of fire between pro- and anti-Syrian gunmen in the northern city of Tripoli.
Clashes related to Syria's civil war have broken out periodically in Lebanon's second largest city and scores of people have been killed. Lebanese are sharply divided between those who support or oppose Assad.
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2009 G20 London summit
|G20 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy
Official logo of the conference
|Host country
|United Kingdom
|2 April 2009
|ExCeL London, London, United Kingdom
|G20, Spain, Netherlands, NEPAD, ASEAN, EU, UN, World Bank, IMF, WTO, FSF
|Washington Summit, 2008
|Pittsburgh Summit, 2009
The 2009 G20 London Summit was the second meeting of the G20 heads of government/heads of state, which was held in London on 2 April 2009 at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre to discuss financial markets and the world economy.[1] It followed the first G20 Leaders Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy, which was held in Washington, D.C. on 14–15 November 2008.[2] Heads of government or heads of state from the G20 attended, with some regional and international organisations also represented. Due to the extended membership it has been referred to as the London Summit.[3]
The policing tactics at the event raised some controversy, particularly over the death of Ian Tomlinson.
It was revealed in June 2013 that the Government Communications Headquarters, an intelligence agency of the British government, had intercepted phone calls and monitored computers used by foreign delegates at the summit. Their actions were sanctioned by the British government and intelligence was passed to British government ministers.[4]
- 1 Agenda
- 2 Preparation
- 3 Attendance
- 4 Security operation
- 5 Protests
- 6 Outcome
- 7 See also
- 8 Notes
- 9 References
- 10 External links
As hosts, the British Treasury produced an extended agenda pamphlet proposing the issues to be addressed at the London Summit. The explicit goal was "to start the process of reform so as to manage globalisation as a force for good in the medium term."[5]
- Engaging concerted action to counter falling demand and fragile confidence (although different countries have different room for manoeuvre on monetary policy)[5]
- Developing joint actions to prevent further contagion and support vulnerable emerging and developing markets[5]
- Working together to address the flaws in the financial and supervisory architecture that crisis has exposed
- Strengthening cross-border co-ordination of financial regulation and international financial institutions like the Financial Stability Forum (FSF) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)[5]
- Agreeing to boost world trade and reject protectionism as a way of moving towards more stable and secure global commodities markets[5]
- Reaffirming our shared commitment to meet the Millennium Development Goals[5]
Leaders of the member countries began to prepare for the London Summit months before the effective date, notably with two official meetings dedicated to that preparation, one held in Berlin, Germany, on 22 February 2009 for European leaders, and another in Horsham, Sussex, United Kingdom, on 14 March 2009 for Finance Ministers.
European leaders summit[edit]
Leaders of the four European Union member countries of the G20, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Italy along with the two largest European non-members, Spain and the Netherlands, met in Berlin on 22 February 2009 to prepare for the London Summit and to co-ordinate their actions.[6] The meeting was organised at the initiative of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The leaders agreed that markets, financial institutions and the wide range of financial assets they create, and hedge funds should be subject to appropriate control. In addition, they called for effective sanctions against tax havens.[7] They also agreed to impose sanctions against countries that intend to undermine their work. Finally, they advocated the doubling of funds available to the IMF.[8]
Finance ministers summit[edit]
Finance ministers and central bankers of the G20 met in Horsham on 14 March 2009 to prepare for the London Summit. To restore global growth as quickly as possible, the participants decided to approve coordinated and decisive actions to stimulate demand and employment. They also pledged to fight against all forms of protectionism and to maintain trade and foreign investments.
The members also committed themselves to maintain the supply of credit by providing more liquidity and recapitalising the banking system, and to implement rapidly the stimulus plans. As for central bankers, they pledged to maintain low-rates policies as long as necessary. Finally, the leaders decided to help emerging and developing countries, through a strengthening of the IMF.
To strengthen the financial system, the participants proposed to regulate appropriately all important financial institutions, to register all hedge funds or their managers and to force them to provide appropriate information as to the risks they take.[9] They proposed to implement regulation to prevent the systemic risks and to curb business cycles, including the limitation of the leverage effect, which amplifies cycles.[9] They announced new measures to prevent and resolve crises, through the strengthening of the IMF and the FSF.[9] They agreed to control credit-rating agencies and their compliance with the Code of Conduct of the International Organization of Securities Commissions; off-balance-sheet vehicles; credit-derivatives market; and non-cooperative territories.[9]
Gordon Brown's pre-summit meetings[edit]
In the weeks before the London Summit, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited several countries on three continents to try to secure backing for his goals at the London Summit. During the trip Brown was forced to re-clarify his position on fiscal stimulus after criticism from the Governor of the Bank of England. While speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, he was challenged by a Member of the European Parliament over his spending plans. He also visited the US, Brazil, Argentina and Chile.[10] He strongly attacked protectionism saying "One of the messages that must come from next week's summit is that we will reject protectionist countries, we will monitor those countries and name and shame if necessary countries that are not following free trade practices".[11]
In the weeks leading up to the London Summit, there had been a growing difference of opinions on the question of implementing further fiscal stimulus. The British and the American leaderships were in favour of another round of stimulus packages to try to stimulate the global economy, while the French and German leaderships remained strongly opposed to such measures because of the increased levels of debt which this would cause. On 26 March 2009 the Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek strongly criticised the economic expansion policies of US President Barack Obama.[12]
G20 leaders began gathering in London on 1 April 2009. Before leaving for the London Summit, French President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested that if a meaningful deal was not agreed France would walk out of the summit echoing the "empty chair" gesture of then-French President Charles de Gaulle in 1965.[13] At a joint press conference in London, Brown and Obama said that suggestions of a rift were exaggerated.[14] Sarkozy attended a separate press conference with Merkel in which both repeated calls for the summit to agree on more stringent regulation of financial markets and restated their firm opposition to further financial stimulus packages.[15]
On the evening of 1 April the leaders attended a reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by Elizabeth II. During a photograph she lightly rebuked the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for shouting too loudly in an effort to attract the attention of President Obama.[16] The story was featured heavily in the Italian media, and was used by opponents to lambast Berlusconi.[17] After the palace reception, the leaders dined at 10 Downing Street where the food was cooked by Jamie Oliver.[18]
The summit proper began on the morning of 2 April and took place at the Excel Centre in Custom House, east London.
Core participants[edit]
The following participants of the London summit include the core members of the G20, which comprises 19 countries and the European Union which is represented by its two governing bodies, the European Council and the European Commission,[19] as well as other nations and regional organisations invited to take part.
Security operation[edit]
The security operation, Operation Glencoe headed by Commander Bob Broadhurst, was projected to cost £7.2 million. Six police forces were used during the operation: the Metropolitan Police, the City of London Police, British Transport Police and the forces of Essex Police, Sussex Police and Bedfordshire Police. Furthermore, some units from the Ministry of Defence Police have been used. It is the highest security expenditure in British history.[21]
GCHQ interception of foreign politicians communications[edit]
In June 2013 The Guardian revealed that the intelligence agency of the British government, Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) spied on foreign politicians visiting the summit by intercepting phonecalls, emails and monitoring computers, in some cases even ongoing after the summit via keyloggers that had been installed during the summit.[4]
The summit became the focus of protests from a number of disparate groups over various long standing and topical issues. These ranged from disquiet over economic policy, anger at the banking system and bankers remuneration and bonuses, the continued war on terror and concerns over climate change. Although the majority of the protests and protestors were peaceful, instances of violence and criminal damage led to the use of kettling to contain protestors.
Death of Ian Tomlinson[edit]
Ian Tomlinson, a newsagent in the City of London, died within a police cordon of the G20 Meltdown protest near the Bank of England. Initially the City of London Police denied that any incident with the police had occurred. However video, photographic and eyewitness evidence was published in the media, and the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) confirmed that Tomlinson had been pushed back by police officers minutes before he collapsed and died of a heart attack. Further allegations that Tomlinson had been hit with a baton were supported when additional video footage became public. The IPCC then later ordered a second post mortem and an independent criminal inquiry,[22] with the second post mortem finding that although "there is evidence of coronary atherosclerosis" it was "unlikely to have contributed to the cause of death" and that "the cause of death was abdominal haemorrhage".[23]
The London summit was a preliminary step in the process through which the G20 evolved to become "the premier forum for discussing, planning and monitoring international economic co-operation".[24]
Financial commitments[edit]
The G20 leaders reached an agreement which, in principle, provides US$1.1 trillion to various programs designed to improve international finance, credit, trade, and overall economic stability and recovery. There was some dispute about how best to move forward. On one hand, the UK and the US wanted a large financial stimulus. On the other hand, France and Germany wanted stricter financial regulation.[25] Programs include:[26]
- US$500 billion increase in the resources pledged by members to the New Arrangements to Borrow, a facility for the IMF to lend money to struggling economies,
- US$250 billion in pledges to increase trade finance,[27]
- US$250 billion allocation of special drawing rights (SDR) which give IMF members the right to drawn down foreign currency in a crisis,
- US$100 billion in commitments for the multilateral development banks to lend to poor countries.
An agreement was also reached to attempt to bring wider global regulation of hedge funds and credit-rating agencies, a common approach to cleaning up bank toxic assets. The G20 leaders also agreed to establish a financial stability forum working with the IMF to ensure wider global co-operation and to provide an early-warning system for future financial crises.
No green policies[edit]
Despite calls for a green new deal from Greenpeace[28] and others and general political hype regarding environmental concerns, none of the US$1.1 trillion stimulus package was allocated for environmental investment, and no other environmental agreements were made.[29]
Decreased influence of the United States[edit]
One of the general agreements at the London Summit is that there needs to be more government regulations over businesses, and there was a perception that the US would no longer be as dominant as it has been previously. Commenting on the summit, Robert Hormats, vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs International, said "The U.S. is becoming less dominant while other nations are gaining influence."[30]
Influence of China[edit]
The influence of China was very apparent during the G20 with some commentators saying that the G20 was more like a G2.[31][32][33]
See also[edit]
- ^ Croft, Adrian. "London's ExCel Centre chosen as venue for G20 summit," Reuters (UK). 6 February 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "UK to host G20 financial summit," Archived 6 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine Number 10, Prime Minister's office (UK). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ Flitton, Daniel. "Australia may struggle to find a seat at a future economic table," The Age (Australia). 1 April 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ a b MacAskill, Ewen; Davies, Nick (16 June 2013). "GCHQ intercepted foreign politicians' communications at G20 summit". The Guardian. London.
- ^ a b c d e f Great Britain Cabinet Office. (2008). Managing the global economy through turbulent times, p. 7. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Berlin, une étape importante avant Londres" ("An important step before London"). 7 sur 7 (Belgium). 22 February 2002. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Staatspräsident Sarkozy beim G20-Vorbereitungstreffen in Berlin: Wir müssen ehrgeizige und glaubwürdige Maßnahmen vorschlage" Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine ("President Sarkozy at the G-20 preparatory meeting in Berlin, we must propose ambitious and credible measures"). Embassy of France in Germany. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Meeting of the European members of the G20 group in Berlin," Archived 22 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Czech Presidency of the European Union. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2011
- ^ a b c d Official communiqué Archived 22 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, issued by the G20
- ^ "Gordon Brown takes pre-G20 tour to Brazil". The Daily Telegraph. London. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ "Brown to urge G20 to fight protectionists". Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
- ^ "Topolanek's criticisms of Obama's policies could sour EU-US relations". The Irish Times. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
- ^ Watt, Nicholas (1 April 2009). "G20: Sarkozy's empty-chair threat shows EU fails to realise times have changed". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ Bohan, Caren (1 April 2009). "UPDATE 1-Obama plays down G20 splits, seeks consensus". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 April 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
- ^ "France and Germany united at G20". BBC News. 1 April 2009. Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
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- ^ John Hooper in Rome (6 April 2009). "Berlusconi hints at reprisals over critical press coverage during summits". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ Singh, Anita (1 April 2009). "G20 Summit: Jamie Oliver's Downing Street menu". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ Rieffel, Lex. "Regional Voices in Global Governance: Looking to 2010 (Part IV)," Archived 3 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine Brookings. 27 March 2009; "core" members (G20 official site) Archived 18 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rana, Pradumna B. "How can Asia strengthen its voice at G-20?" Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Korea Times. 6 July 2010; excerpt, "Under the present G-20 practice of inviting representatives of regional groupings, the ASEAN chair and the ASEAN secretary general participated at the London, Pittsburgh, and Toronto summits; "Thai PM warns of over-ambitious G20 summit," Agence France-Presse (AGF). 2 April 2009.
- ^ "G20 summit: security operation launched". The Daily Telegraph. London. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ Dodd, Vikram. Ian Tomlinson death: IPCC takes over inquiry from G20 protests police force, The Guardian, 8 April 2009.
- ^ "Ian Tomlinson second postmortem: coroner and family statements". The Guardian. London. 18 April 2009. Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
- ^ Parliament (UK): Townsend, Ian. "G20 & the November 2010 Seoul summit" (SN/EP/5028) Archived 7 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine, 19 October 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2011; excerpt, "Today, we designated the G20 as the premier forum for our international economic cooperation" citing "Pittsburgh G20 Leaders' summit communiqué," ¶50 29 September 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-07; excerpt, "Today, we designated the G-20 as the premier forum for our international economic co-operation. We have asked our representatives to report back at the next meeting with recommendations on how to maximise the effectiveness of our co-operation. We agreed to have a G-20 Summit in Canada in June 2010, and in Korea in November 2010. We expect to meet annually thereafter, and will meet in France in 2011.
- ^ "France is threatening G20 walkout," BBC. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal". BBC. 2 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- ^ "G20 agrees $250 billion trade financing deal". Reuters. 2 April 2009. Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- ^ "G20: What a laugh!". Greaenpeace.org. 1 April 2009. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ Monbiot, George (2 April 2009). "G20 forgets the environment – Climate breakdown, peak oil and resource depletion all dwarf the financial crisis in financial and humanitarian terms". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ "G-20 Shapes New World Order With Lesser Role for U.S., Markets". Bloomberg L.P. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- ^ "China and the G20: China takes centre stage | The Economist". 31 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
- ^ "The G20 summit in London will be missing one great power. Guess who?". The Guardian. London. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ "What the G2 must discuss now that the G20 is over". Financial Times. 8 April 2009. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- Great Britain Cabinet Office. (2008). Managing the Global Economy Through Turbulent Times. London: HM Treasury. ISBN 9781845325404; OCLC 428643726
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2009 G-20 London summit.
- Graphic: G20 is not simply the 20 largest economies
- News coverage from the BBC, news.bbc.co.uk
- News coverage from the Financial Times, ft.com
- News coverage from The Guardian, guardian.co.uk
- News coverage from Radio France Internationale, rfi.fr
- News coverage from The Daily Telegraph, telegraph.co.uk
- Tracking the London Summit 2009 blog from The Centre for International Governance Innovation and Chatham House, g20london.wordpress.com
- The G-20: A City Survival Guide by Parmy Olson, Forbes, 30 March 2009. forbes.com


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NEW YORK, N.Y. - "Time Waits for No One," the Rolling Stones sang in 1974, but lately it's seemed like that grizzled quartet does indeed have some sort of exemption from the ravages of time.
Excitement high for Stones NY anniversary gig
Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press
NEW YORK, N.Y. – "Time Waits for No One," the Rolling Stones sang in 1974, but lately it's seemed like that grizzled quartet does indeed have some sort of exemption from the ravages of time.
At an average age of 68-plus years, the British rockers are clearly in fighting form, sounding tight, focused and truly ready for the spotlight at a rapturously received pair of London concerts last month.
On Saturday, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts hit New York for the first of three U.S. shows on their "50 and Counting" mini-tour, marking a mind-boggling half-century since the band first began playing its unique brand of blues-tinged rock.
And the three shows — Saturday's at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, then two in Newark, N.J., on Dec. 13 and 15 — aren't the only big dates on the agenda. Next week the Stones join a veritable who's who of British rock royalty and U.S. superstars at the blockbuster 12-12-12 Sandy benefit concert at Madison Square Garden. Also scheduled to perform: Paul McCartney, the Who, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Eddie Vedder, Billy Joel, Roger Waters and Chris Martin.
The Stones' three U.S. shows promise to have their own special guests, too. Mary J. Blige will be at the Brooklyn gig, as well as guitarist Gary Clark Jr., the band has announced. (Blige performed a searing "Gimme Shelter" with frontman Jagger in London.) Rumours are swirling of huge names at the Dec. 15 show, which also will be on pay-per-view.
In a flurry of anniversary activity, the band also released a hits compilation last month with two new songs, "Doom and Gloom" and "One More Shot," and HBO premiered a new documentary on their formative years, "Crossfire Hurricane."
The Stones formed in London in 1962 to play Chicago blues, led at the time by the late Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart, along with Jagger and Richards, who'd met on a train platform a year earlier. Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts were quick additions.
Wyman, who left the band in 1992, was a guest at the London shows last month, as was Mick Taylor, the celebrated former Stones guitarist who left in 1974 — to be replaced by Wood, the newest Stone and the youngster at 65.
The inevitable questions have been swirling about the next step for the Stones: another huge global tour, on the scale of their last one, "A Bigger Bang," which earned more than $550 million between 2005 and 2007? Something a bit smaller? Or is this mini-tour, in the words of their new song, really "One Last Shot"?
The Stones won't say. But in an interview last month, they made clear they felt the 50th anniversary was something to be marked.
"I thought it would be kind of churlish not to do something," Jagger told The Associated Press. "Otherwise, the BBC would have done a rather dull film about the Rolling Stones."
Associated Press writer David Bauder contributed to this report.


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Another Year End Wrap Up Blog Post- Science and Tech
Another Year End Wrap Up Blog Post- Science and Tech
Seems that many blogs are doing wrap ups. There also a good number of end of the year science and technology stories. So I figured "what the heck?".
As 2015 ends and 2016 begins, I have a good number of stories in my "Saved for Later" folder in my Feedly account. I thought I would start out 2016 by cleaning it up a bit and sharing them. These items are about science and tech.
Black Holes
As the name implies, nothing in our universe can escape the super-high gravity, not even light. This also means that gaining any information about what happens beyond the "event horizon", the point where the gravitational escape velocity exceeds the speed of light, is impossible. Or is it? An article at Sciencemag.org discusses just how physicst are attemting to tackle the problem. While in the category of not-warm-fuzzy-nice physics, the concept is simple, quantum math must balance out. The issue is how to figure out what happens after the event horizon based on what happens before. Black holes "evaporate" and well, like I said not all warm and fuzzy:
Physicists think they have a way out. In 1974, British theorist Stephen Hawking argued that black holes can radiate particles and energy. Thanks to quantum uncertainty, empty space roils with pairs of particles flitting in and out of existence. Hawking realized that if a pair of particles from the vacuum popped into existence straddling the black hole's boundary then one particle could fly into space, while the other would fall into the black hole. Carrying away energy from the black hole, the exiting Hawking radiation should cause a black hole to slowly evaporate. Some theorists suspect information reemerges from the black hole encoded in the radiation—although how remains unclear as the radiation is supposedly random.
And it even gets less friendly after that, attempting use quantum teleportation to dechiper it further. While it is not easy to follow, it certainly is the closest thing we have to real life Star Trek. It is fascinating. While it is something you should read carefully, the story of quantum partners Alice and Bob offers a good explanation. It is worth the read and mental wrestle.
Why String Theory is not Science
I was lucky enough to have Jearl Walker as my physics in college. He is currently the only active author on the best-selling college textbook on physics. I recall saying something to the effect of "all string theory has done is ruin a lot of careers"…
This article at Forbes does a good job at explaining why string theory falls short.
Remember Yutu?
I am a bit of a space buff. I do remember Yutu. It is the Chinese rover which, after 2 years, is still roving the Moon. While it hasn't roved much due to system problems, it holds the record for the longest operational lunar rover. This rover still can explore the area nearby and has discovered a new type of Moon rock.
Processing Light
Almost all of us want faster computers. While quantum computers are one way to go. Another is to use something faster than electrons. How about photons? In our universe, nothing travels faster than light. Therefore, it is the fastest possible way to transport date.
Earlier this year, in one of my Lumpy's Links posts, I mentioned a a CMOS chip that can process light.
In theory, the speed of light is constant. In practice, light seems to slow down as it passes through materials, water is one such substance. How much it seems to slow is determined by the material's refractive index. In short, the wavelength of the light is "squished" by the material. The fact that light does not actually slow down is not relevant to this topic. What matters is that the speed of the data transfer would slow.
The closer a refractive index is to zero, the faster light seems to move through the material. Now we return to the not so warm and fuzzy physics. When a refractive index of zero is reached, light moves only across space and not time. In short, the light now appears to move infinitly fast. Scientists have created such a material.
A New Mesh for Cleaning Oil Spills
Despite the push for alternative energies, we are still heavily dependent on oil. Despite being careful, we still spill oil. Oil spills are extremely expensive to clean up. Engineers at Ohio State University have developed an oil repelant mesh can filter oil-poluted water for as low as one dollar per square foot.
Medical Tech Advances – Two New Bandages
Being a former medic, I understand the importance of bandages. The right bandage at the right time can be the difference between life and death.
Many of our current civilian life-saving techniques and devices were developed either on, via necessary improvisation, or for the battlefield. This is the case for my first bandage. It isn't actually a bandage but it is certainly a lifesaver.
Gunshot and shrapnel wounds are, in most neighborhoods, uncommon in the civilian world. Unfortunately, they are common in combat zones. These types of wounds often cause massive blood loss and if not treated immediately are fatal. If the wound is in a location where a tourniquet can not be used, it must be "plugged". Then dressings are applied over the wound, now packed with dressing. The dressings are applied over top each other as the blood saturates the dressing below. The reason the medic applies the dressings on top of each other is to monitor the amount of blood lost. This gives the surgeons information as to how much blood was lost.
A new type of syringe developed for battlefield first aid. This syringe has now been approved by the FDA for civilian use. The Xstat syringe injects sponges into the wound. Each injection absorbs the blood and plugs the wound within 20 seconds.
Another nifty development in bandages also surfaced in 2015. While special bandages infused with various medicines have been around for a while, this smart bandage for burns takes it to the next level. Check out the video below.
A Smart Bandage for Burns
While I dind't completely clean out that folder, I put a good dent in the science tech items. Thanks for reading, feel free to comment and share. Finally I hope you all have an excellent 2016.


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The State Corporation Commission is vested with regulatory authority over many business
and economic interests in Virginia. These interests are as varied as the SCC's powers,
which are delineated by the state constitution and state law. Its authority ranges
from setting rates charged by large investor-owned utilities to serving as the central
filing agency for corporations in Virginia.
Initially established to oversee the railroad and telephone and telegraph industries
in Virginia, the SCC's jurisdiction now includes many businesses which directly
impact Virginia consumers. The SCC's authority encompasses utilities, insurance,
state-chartered financial institutions, securities, retail franchising, and railroads.
It is the state's central filing office for corporations, limited partnerships,
limited liability companies and Uniform Commercial Code liens.
The SCC's structure is unique in that it is organized as a separate department of
government with delegated administrative, legislative, and judicial powers. SCC
decisions can only be appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court.
SCC Background
The Virginia Constitution of 1902 created the SCC to replace the Board of Public
Works and the Office of Railroad Commissioner. The three-member Commission was charged
with regulating the state railroads and telephone and telegraph companies and with
registering corporations in Virginia. The SCC began operations on March 2, 1903.
Since then, the Virginia General Assembly has broadened the SCC's regulatory authority.
The 1902 Constitution vested the SCC with three forms of power -- judicial, legislative,
and executive. The SCC acts as a court of record and holds formal hearings when
warranted. It can enforce its orders by fines or contempt citations. There is a
right of appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court from any SCC decision. The SCC's executive
authority is exercised in its day-to-day administration. Its legislative authority
is exercised when it makes rules or sets rates.
SCC 1903-2003: Celebrating a Century of Service to the Commonwealth
To obtain general information about the SCC, contact the Division of Information
Resources. This division has publications available about the SCC. It answers general
questions about the SCC divisions and areas of SCC jurisdiction. This division refers
callers to the appropriate division or other state agencies, if necessary. Information
Resources arranges for SCC speakers and works with student groups. You may call
the division at (804) 371-9141 or toll-free at 1-800-552-7945.
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Barbara F. Reskin
Barbara F. Reskin served as the 93rd President of the American Sociological Association. Her Presidential Address, entitled " Modeling Ascriptive Inequality - From Motives to Mechanisms ," was delivered at the Association's 2002 Annual Meeting in Chicago, and was later published in the February 2003 issue of the American Sociological Review (ASR Vol 68 No 1, pp 1-21). Reskin is currently with the Department of Sociology at the University of Washington.
The following Presidential Profile entitled "Barbara Reskin: A Social Scientist Working for Social Change" by Mary C. Waters, was published in the September/October 2001 issue of Footnotes:
Tagging along with Barbara Reskin for a day you notice right away that she is fast—very fast. Barbara walks, talks, and thinks with a slightly dizzying energy and efficiency. On a typical day last spring, for instance, you would see her leave home and walk briskly toward the university, plugged in to her headphones as she listens to a book that her mother had tape recorded for her. Once at her office, she would put on her lab coat (a gift from her partner Lowell Hargens intended to support the fiction that she's a "real scientist") to ward off the arctic air conditioning as well as lunchtime spills. She would catch up on messages and talk with students and colleagues, with attention and humor, but in a way that suggests that she is thinking a mile a minute and trying not to waste time. When she started up her computer, you would see that she also types fast—95 words a minute on her last typing test for one of the pink-collar jobs of her youth.
Why is this brilliant, outgoing, down to earth, funny, and caring woman in such a hurry? Well, she is a woman on a mission. For Barbara Reskin is not only a world class scholar with a deep and abiding belief in social science and its ability to uncover truth, but she is also strongly committed to social justice and to changing the world in a radical and fundamental way. Barbara Reskin is a fast-talking, -walking, -thinking, -typing feminist socialist social scientist. She is also a wonderful friend, colleague, teacher, mentor and the new president of the American Sociological Association.
Barbara's radical roots go back at least a generation. She was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota and grew up in Renton, Washington, outside of Seattle and home of Boeing's number 2 plant. Barbara's father was a Russian-born immigrant. A Communist in his youth, he was kicked out of the party for insubordination. By the time he met her mother at a Minnesota Farm Labor party, he had joined a garment workers' union and become a cloth cutter. When Barbara was seven years old and her sister Marilyn was eight, her father suddenly died. Her mother supported the family by doing traditionally female clerical jobs, with the help of public assistance checks. It helped when her mother got one of the few unionized clerical jobs available to women, typing freight bills in a trucking company. Barbara's best paying part-time jobs were also with trucking companies, and, when she went to graduate school, she converted her membership in the Teamsters to inactive, but in good standing. She also worked typing insurance claims, processing airplane tickets, taking orders for steel wire rope, weekend and evening relief switchboard operator, and data-entry clerk, as well as picking strawberries and beans–her only sex-integrated jobs. So, when Barbara began studying the causes and consequences of gender segregation in occupations, you might say she had a head start through a lot of early fieldwork.
Barbara went to working class schools, and few of her classmates went on to college. She went on to Reed College where she immediately discovered how unprepared she was. She dropped out half way through her sophomore year and followed a boyfriend (to whom she was briefly married) to Cleveland where he attended graduate school while she worked in another clerical job. More important, she got involved in the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE), an unforgettable exposure to the pervasive barriers our society creates to suppress African Americans. In CORE, she organized rent strikes, participated in sit-ins, and helped to organize a summer Freedom School. She vividly remembers that time, both for what she learned about American racism and for the horror she experienced when a friend and fellow CORE member was crushed by a bulldozer while protesting the construction of a school that the city had strategically located to maintain racial segregation. Trying to make sense of the city's response to CORE's challenges to racism led Barbara to her first sociology class, a night class at Case Western Reserve. Sociology provided an intellectual structure that made sense of the world, and the discipline immediately captured her.
Returning to Seattle, she received her BA in 1968 at the University of Washington. Although it never crossed her mind that she could be a professor (she had never had a female professor), she went on to graduate school in the hope that an MA would save her from another clerical job. But she found a home in UW's demography/ecology program. Unlike myself and many of my academic friends, Barbara actually liked graduate school. She discovered both feminism and multiple regression, viewing the latter as a tool to be used in getting at the truth and hence fostering social justice. (As she got older, she has become increasingly convinced of the necessity of using both quantitative and qualitative methods to get at the truth.) With fellow student, Lynn White, Barbara started the Reproductive Counseling Center at the University, which gave undergraduates information about birth control. Out of this came Barbara's and Lynn's first publication (written with the assistance of Diane Hilton), a widely disseminated pamphlet entitled "How to Have Intercourse Without Getting Screwed." Studying social stratification spotlighted for Barbara discrimination in academe. Her recognition of the exclusionary ramifications of her and other departments' recruitment of faculty through old-boy networks was the first of several events in her academic life that illuminated the barriers outsiders faced. Barbara nonetheless had wonderful mentors in graduate school, especially for her dissertation—a comparison of the careers of male and female scientists. Barbara credits the publication of her dissertation as a book, Sex Differences in the Professional Life Chances of Chemists, to the high standards and pages of careful comments provided by her advisor, Herb Costner.
In the spring of her third year of graduate school, Barbara got a job offer out of the blue from University of California-Davis. Fearing that it might be her only chance at employment, she moved to Davis in January 1971 as an Acting Assistant Professor. She taught there for a year and half, before going to Indiana University as an assistant professor. Although Lowell, whom she had met at the University of Washington, also moved to Indiana and they made life-long friends among other junior faculty, Barbara found combining her scholarly and social change interests harder as an assistant professor than it had been as a graduate student. During the mid-1970s, there was a lot of pressure to publish, and the profession was not ready for a feminist approach to sociology. One reviewer of the first paper she submitted from her dissertation showing sex differences in career outcomes called it "an Alice in Wonderland analysis," and another chided her for using the term "discrimination." Later, when she got a large grant from NIMH to study jury verdicts in rape cases, her department chair discouraged her from accepting it because its hypotheses—that jurors' notions about the victim's appropriate gender role behavior and sexual property value would influence their verdicts–were grounded in feminist insights about the workings of social control systems. (Except in mistaken-identity cases, Barbara and her co-authors Gary LaFree and Christy Visher found that the feminist insights were right on target.)
After getting tenure at Indiana, Barbara spent a sabbatical year at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), directing a study of sex segregation in the workplace. The NAS study led to the publication of two important volumes, an edited interdisciplinary collection of papers entitled Sex Segregation in the Workplace and a book co-authored with economist Heidi Hartman entitled Women's Work, Men's Work: Sex Segregation on the Job.
She decided that she had been mistaken in her early approach to her work in this area in a few ways. She thought that if, as a social scientist, she showed clearly and decisively that things were not just or fair, a policy maker would fix it. What she learned in Washington was that no one will necessarily act on social science research that shows a situation or process to be unfair or discriminatory. The social scientist who cares about justice should also write about how to fix these bad situations. She also learned that you cannot wait until policymakers come to ask about your work. You need to seek them out and tell them. This is what Reskin does in her work—she studies organizational practices that promote equal opportunity in the workplace. She has argued that external regulation through laws and the setting of goals and timetables for hiring are critical. This engagement with the world beyond academia has had a lasting effect on how Barbara approaches her work. Thus, she not only has authored or co-authored some of the best social science research documenting discrimination and segregation—Job Queues, Gender Queues (co-authored with Pat Roos) and Women and Men at Work (co-authored with Irene Padavic), but she also has devoted a lot of time and energy to policy briefs and policy analysis and to expert witness testimony in real-life discrimination cases.
After her stint at NAS, Barbara moved to the University of Michigan, where she taught Sociology and Women's Studies. In 1985, she and Lowell moved to Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, and then in 1991 to Ohio State where Barbara also served as Department Chair from 1993 to 1995. In 1997, she came to Harvard's Sociology Department; joined this fall by Lowell who will also be teaching at Harvard. It has taken a while for Barbara to feel at home at Harvard. While the department itself is as informal and welcoming as most sociology departments in the country, the University, frankly, can be an elitist bastion of privilege. I think Barbara felt really at home for the first time last spring when students sat in the University administration building to advocate for a living wage. While a number of Harvard faculty signed letters and petitions in favor of the students position, Barbara was a leading faculty supporter, speaking at rallies in front of the administration building and holding class in front of the open window so one of her students who was occupying the building could take part.
Barbara's research addresses important questions of justice. She has documented the ways in which informal social practices at work maintain and structure gender and race segregation on the job. She has shown the cumulative disadvantages women face in a labor market in which employers assign them to particular roles and queues. She has branched out in recent years to study how racial and ethnic discrimination and segregation operate in conjunction with gender the labor market. Her recent book, The Realities of Affirmative Action (American Sociological Association, 1998), shows how affirmative action has helped to increase the hiring and promotion of women and minorities because it replaces informal discriminatory hiring mechanisms with fairer, formal mechanisms that allow qualified people to get in the door. The fact that Barbara's first academic job was one she never applied or interviewed for has left a lasting impression. She remains skeptical of the notion that academia or any American labor market is a true meritocracy. Her work and her personal experiences have demonstrated the power of personal networks in hiring and the ways in which qualified people can be excluded.
Yet Barbara's merits have been noticed and honored in the world of academia. She was recently elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has received the Distinguished Scholar Award of the ASA Section on Sex and Gender. She was a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study at Stanford, and was the third Cheryl Miller SWS Lecturer. She has been a leader in the profession, serving as Vice President of the ASA and Chair of the Section on Occupations, Organizations and Work. She is perhaps most proud of her role as mentor and advisor to countless graduate students. Modeling her approach to teaching graduate students on Herb Costner's painstaking mentoring, she has worked with students intensively throughout her career, providing them with detailed (often tape recorded) comments on drafts of papers, and intensive discussions about data analysis and research design. Many of these students have co-authored papers and books with Barbara over the years and gone on to distinguished careers of their own.
If we were to drop in on Barbara Reskin in the coming year, we would see occasional times when she is at rest. Lynn White, her friend and co-author from graduate school, has been teaching her to quilt, and often for a half hour after breakfast Barbara sews while Lowell reads aloud. But more often than not, we would continue to see a frenzy of purposeful activity. She will be busy studying race, ethnic, and sex segregation in the workplace, continuing a study of race and gender in lawyers' careers; testifying as an expert witness in job discrimination cases; listening to taped books as she hurries to and from campus; and mentoring and advising students. Yet, this year she has added another task—leading the American Sociological Association, and, I can assure you, we are in very good hands.


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Tracheostomy is sometimes used to treat obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA). In this surgery, the surgeon
creates a permanent opening in the neck to the windpipe (trachea). He or she
then puts a tube into the opening to let air in.
The time needed for the opening of the tracheostomy to heal
A tracheostomy is done only if you have
severe sleep apnea, other treatments have failed, and
other forms of surgery for the condition are not appropriate.
Tracheostomy almost always cures sleep apnea that is caused by
blockage of the upper airway.1
Complications and risks that may occur with a tracheostomy
Tracheostomy is not typically used to treat sleep apnea, because
other treatments are effective in most people.
People who are very overweight have more long-term problems after a
tracheostomy than other people who have the procedure. For very overweight
people, the surgeon must take greater care during the procedure to keep the
opening from being blocked by fatty neck tissues.
Proper care of your tracheostomy is important. Keep the valve
closed during the day so that you can talk and breathe normally. Tell your
doctor right away if you notice signs of infection (redness, swelling, or
drainage) at the site of your tracheostomy. If you have concerns or questions
about your tracheostomy, talk with your doctor or surgeon.
Complete the surgery information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you prepare for this surgery.
CitationsAurora RN, et al. (2010). Practice parameters for the surgical modifications of the upper airway for obstructive sleep apnea in adults. Sleep, 33(10): 1408–1413.
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Adobe rallies Flash and AIR mobile partners
End of the single Player?
Adobe MAX Adobe is expected to showcase tools and runtimes today with ARM and Qualcomm for Flash-powered rich internet applications (RIAs) on phones and devices.
ARM plans to demonstrate a prototype of Flash Player 10 and AIR running on the ARMv6 and ARMv7 architectures, used in the ARM11 and Cortex A processors, at Adobe's MAX conference in San Francisco, California.
Work with ARM potentially opens the way to Flash and AIR running on a range of consumer devices. A complete implementation is scheduled for the second-half of 2009.
The 32-bit RISC-based ARM architecture dominates the embedded market. ARM11 is used in smart phones, PDAs and set-top-boxes, with Cortex A used by OEMs including Texas Instruments, Toshiba, Samsung, and NEC.
Qualcomm, meanwhile, will show off a software development kit (SDK) that lets you build Flash applications for its BREW Mobile Platform without needing to work in C.
The toolkit comes five-months after Qualcomm announced its BREW platform would integrate Flash. Qualcomm in May promised tools that would work with Eclipse and Visual Studio with workflow connecting to Adobe's existing Creative Suite of tools.
ARM and Qualcomm are both members of Adobe's Open Screen Project, announced in May and designed to put Flash and AIR on a broad range of handsets and embedded devices.
Such devices have different screen sizes, processors, memory, and battery limitations. The goal is make Flash and AIR consistent for users and application developers on these different architectures.
The work with ARM and Qualcomm has focused on getting the core Flash and AIR script engine to work efficiently on devices with limited memory, making the hardware - instead of the operating system as would happen on a PC - perform complicated graphics optimization, and optimizing codecs to the hardware instead of the operating system.
With a plethora of architectures out there this surely means different versions of Flash and AIR for different chip sets and devices. And that would mean an end to the single Flash development framework that's helped Adobe to achieve such ubiquity on the desktop.
Adobe director of technical marketing, mobile, and devices Anup Murarka said the alliance could "hit a lot of issues in consistency of implementation".
He said, though, there'd be variations between versions of Flash and AIR running on "high-end" and "low-end" handsets. The alliance has a "good consensus" around achieving its goal and sees profiling at different levels, he said.
That means you won't get PC-type Flash features in low-end "mass-market" phones but desktop-quality Flash will appear in high-end smart phones that have greater processing power and a browser. ®


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7 habits of successful police officers
If you want to be the kind of officer that others respect and want to emulate, this is what it takes to get there
What personal traits do you have to possess for your peers and the public to think you're one helluva cop? In other words, what does it take these days to be a successful police officer?
We previously reported the views of nationally known trainer Kevin Davis on the qualities of a successful policing agency. Now we've asked Davis to construct a companion list, itemizing the attributes of successful officers, those stand-out hard-chargers who are best constituted to take care of business effectively and legally in even the most challenging assignments.
"Success is not defined by time on the job," says Davis, a veteran with a medium-size municipal agency in northeast Ohio. "You may bring some of these qualities with you when you start on the job and you can develop them all regardless of tenure."
These traits are not all-inclusive, nor are they static goals, he points out. "They require constant nurturing and reinforcement. But in my observation and experience, if you want to be the kind of officer that others respect and want to emulate, this is the core of what it takes to get there."
Feel free to add to or comment on Davis's vital seven:
1. Intrinsic motivation
"It's tough to be a cop anywhere in the world today," Davis allows. "When was the last movie you saw where a police officer was a squared-away individual and not a human wreck? Disrespect for law enforcement seems to be part of a general societal degradation.
"These days, you may not get motivating pats on the back from extrinsic sources. You have to be driven by a steel-plated, intrinsic positive attitude that's your durable epicenter of professionalism, regardless of the reactions of others.
"There's a saying that you should 'shine your shoes for yourself, not for anyone else.' That's the attitude of the true professional, and it's manifest in the way your uniform and leather look, in the way you take care of yourself so you can do a better job, and in the way you go out every day looking for crime and offenders instead of being a 'spectator cop' who sits back and watches others be the 'real police' getting things done.
"Policing is not a game. You have to be mentally and physically prepared each day for whatever may come down the road. Focus on what you can control (your attitude and behavior) rather than what you can't control (society's perceptions). The aura you create will radiate out from you."
2. Decisiveness based on legal knowledge
Uncertain, indecisive officers are a threat to themselves, fellow officers and the community they serve. Successful officers, in contrast, "can make quick, confident decisions because they know what they can and can't do under the law and according to their department's policies and procedures," Davis says. "You can't make a good decision on anything – vehicle stops, Terry stops, use of force, search and seizure – unless you know what conforms to the rules of your profession."
Although the continuous flow of legal information may seem intimidating, "it's important to stay up on court decisions because they affect what you do every day," Davis says. "The best cops will have a better working knowledge of the law than most prosecutors and judges."
3. Devotion to training and practice
"Training is what you learn from someone else. Practice is a gift you give yourself," Davis says. "For success, both need to be constant. The best musicians tend to be those who practice the most. The same is true for cops. The more you sweat in training and practice, the less you're likely to bleed on the street.
"We're a fast-food nation. We want things now, in 10 easy lessons, one DVD. But the truth is that there's no easy way to become good. Some behavioral scientists have estimated it takes 10,000 hours of practice and experience to truly master complex skills.
"When bullets are flying and people are trying to kill you, you need to rise to that occasion and go home safely when it's over. But you better have practiced extensively and regularly for that day. If you haven't, you risk doing something really stupid by over-reacting or under-reacting."
Davis says that successful officers recognize law enforcement as a "true profession" that incorporates a wide variety of skill sets. To perfect them may require seeking outside training at your own expense if your department won't foot the bill. Training and practice are an officer's "lifeblood," Davis says. "They're an investment in your own future. You gain confidence from competence and competence from hard work that never ends."
4. Weapons mastery
Any professional to be successful must be familiar and competent with the tools of his trade. For LEOs, that includes the duty firearm, the tactical baton, pepper spray, the TASER, and "all other weapons systems you carry, including your personal physical and verbal weapons," Davis says.
"For successful cops, there is no acceptable alternative option: You must master the weaponry for every level of force you may be called upon to use, beginning with command presence. In a life-threatening situation, you want your pistol to appear in your hand and on target without conscious thought. Developing skill to that level takes time and effort, but without mastery, the results when your life is on the line could be catastrophic."
Good tactics that allow you to gain and maintain an edge of advantage can be thought of as part of your weapons system. "A successful officer knows how to prevent a fight as well as what to do in a fight," Davis observes. "With tactical skill, you deny an adversary the opportunity to assault you, so you don't have to go toe-to-toe with him or blindly race into a situation and make yourself an easy target."
Tactical competence needs to be an evolving art. "Take time to learn trends – what the criminal population is innovating, what's new that you're facing out there – so you can adapt your alertness and behavior accordingly," Davis advises. "Again, take the initiative in educating yourself to understand your enemy. Waiting for your agency to inform you can be dangerous."
5. SMEAC planning
"If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. It's that simple," Davis declares. He's talking about goal-setting and pathway-mapping across a broad spectrum: your next call, your career, your life outside of policing.
He believes that successful officers employ a planning approach represented by the acronym SMEAC – Situation, Mission, Execution, Administration and logistics, Command and Signals.
Situation: First, you identify clearly the individuals and circumstances you're dealing with. What are you involved in or heading into? "You access as much current intelligence and background as you can to help you see as complete a picture as possible," Davis says.
Mission: What is your goal; what exactly are you trying to accomplish? "Without a goal, you have no focus."
Execution: You lay out simply and methodically a strategy for how you're doing to accomplish your mission. What help do you need from other people? Who does what exactly? "You have to be flexible enough to alter your plans as the situation evolves, but thinking about your tactics in advance is a safeguard against winging it," Davis explains. "In law enforcement when we just wing things tends to be when we screw up bad."
Administration and Logistics: This refers to nitty-gritty practicalities. "On a SWAT call-out, for example, this step includes deciding what radio channel you're going to use, checking to be sure everyone has a vest and handcuffs, assigning who's riding in what vehicle, determining how you're going to get to the scene – important details that assure your plan moves forward smoothly," Davis says.
Command and Signals: How are you going to communicate and relate to the parties involved?
6. Integrity
"The dark side of law enforcement is always looming," Davis warns. "The history of this profession is filled with good, aggressive officers who lost their way. The challenge is to go about your life on and off the job in an ethical way.
"A successful officer can swim in the swamp of life on the street and not come out stinking. He or she can hunt monsters without becoming one. Ethics is often taught in law enforcement classes. The successful officer makes it an action as well as an idea."
7. Continuous improvement
Successful officers consider themselves a work in progress, regardless of their years of service or the successes they've accumulated. When it comes to successful performance, "you are never completely and permanently there," Davis says. "There are always opportunities for improvement, and the successful officer actively searches for ways to be better."
There may be breakthrough moments when radical changes occur. But more likely – and usually more reliable – is an ongoing series of small changes that arise through self-reflection and identification of ways to enhance your personal and professional lives.
"Taking incremental, continuous steps is usually more desirable than attempting giant leaps," Davis says. "Improvement that's not drastically different is easier to implement. As times change and circumstances change, it's important to keep evolving in positive ways if you want to stay successful."
Kevin Davis consults with agencies throughout the country on firearms, use of force and other training issues.
This article, originally published on 12/01/2010, has been updated.


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John Kerry Shows Chinese Diplomats His Guitar Chops
By Kotei Kotey , July 11, 2014 03:51 PM
Secretary of State John Kerry, who as a teenager played bass for the Electras - a rock group he formed with high school classmates - still has some guitar chops at age 70.
On July 10, while on a diplomatic mission in China, Kerry took a few moments to show off some of his finger-picking skills for Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong and others in the Great Hall of the People.
The impromptu concert, captured on a cellphone and published on the State Department's YouTube channel, followed a lunch for the fifth annual U.S.-China People-to-People Exchange.
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Kerry, with some urging from Liu, played a few pieces on the acoustic guitar for the Chinese diplomats. Afterward, he tweeted about the event:
How'd Kerry do?
"For the first piece in the clip, Secretary Kerry sounds very good - like a well-practiced amateur with a love of the guitar," Michael Molenda, the editor in chief of Guitar Player magazine, told the Washington Post. "His fingering is fluid and the notes sound full, robust, and accurate. But in the second piece, you can hear buzzes and muted notes that betray a certain lack of fingering technique."
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This isn't the first time Kerry has picked up a guitar in public. In his 2004 presidential campaign, for example, he once joined both Moby and John Fogerty on stage.
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Cook the Book: Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti
In the headnote accompanying this recipe for Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti, excerpted here from The Sweeter Side of Amy's Bread, author Amy Sherber states that "if you pick just one recipe to try" from the 70 included in the cookbook, "this is it!" As a self-proclaimed biscotti fanatic, I couldn't resist such an enthusiastic endorsement. So last night, I rolled up my sleeves and baked a batch.
Less than 24 hours later, I've already eaten seven. Seven biscotti. I can't walk by the Tupperware container they're in without sneaking another one. And since they're crunchy little numbers, trying to break one in half doesn't work. (In my mind, eating half a cookie doesn't really count as eating a cookie.)
The finished biscotti are quite crisp and incredibly chocolaty, thanks to a dash of instant espresso powder and a pinch of cinnamon, each of which serves to heighten the flavors. Chocolate chips melt into the dough as the cookies bake, leaving behind what Amy calls "little pockets of soft chocolate" that perfectly compliment the toasted hazelnuts.
These cookies are absolutely perfect for dunking in coffee, tea, milk, wine, Grand Marnier, or whatever else you have on hand. They would also make an ideal holiday gift, as they keep for up to six weeks when sealed in an airtight container.
- Yield:3 dozen cookies
- Rated:
- 2 tablespoons (28 grams/1 ounce) unsalted butter, slightly softened
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon (212 grams/7.48 ounces) sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 plus 2 tablespoons (170 grams/6 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup plus 2 teaspoons (52 grams/1.83 ounces) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 3/4 cups (227 grams/8 ounces) hazelnuts, whole, toasted
- 3/4 cup (130 grams/4.59 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 large egg for egg wash
Position one rack in the middle of the oven, and preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
In a bowl with an electric mixer, cream the butter with the sugar for 1 minute or until a sandy mixture forms. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until fluffy and lighter in color, about 1 minute more.
In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, coffee powder, baking soda, and cinnamon and whisk together. Add to the butter-and-egg mixture in 2 additions, and mix only until combined.
Fold the hazelnuts and chocolate chips into the dough, and mix until evenly distributed. The dough will be thick and hard to stir. If it is too sticky, chill briefly.
Divide the dough into 2 equal pieces, about 454 grams/16 ounces each. On a lightly floured surface, roll each piece of dough into a log about 2 inches wide by 14 inches long by 1 1/2 inches high. Place the logs on the prepared sheet pan with several inches between them.
In a small bowl, mix 1 egg with 1 teaspoon of water to make an egg wash. Brush each log with egg wash, coating them evenly on the top and sides.
Bake for 27 minutes, rotating the cookie sheet from front to back halfway through baking, until very lightly browned and somewhat firm. Remove from the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 300ºF.
Cool the logs for 20 minutes, then place them on a cutting board. With a serrated knife, slice each log on a slight angle into 3/4-inch-thick pieces, keeping them in a row. Slide the row of biscotti together, lift and place back on the cookie sheet, then separate the slices, leave 1/2 inch of space between each one.
Bake again for 9 to 12 minutes, rotating once during baking, until the biscotti feel slightly firm.
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I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy S2 running the stock Samsung ROM (no custom ROMs ever). Of late, I notice that every few minutes, a toast pops up saying 'Refreshing SIM data'. If the screen had been blanked earlier, it reactivates, and this is annoying, especially at night. I don't know if this is relevant, but only recently I got 3G activated (Vodafone, Bangalore,India) and it didn't happen before.
Anyone seen this, and is there a workaround or fix?
Update - Have upgraded to 2.3.5 Gingerbread and with different kernels (Ninphetamine and DarkyROM SuperCore) but it makes no difference. I wonder if it's because of the service provider.


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1. You have a valid triathlon license
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Avoid last minute stress and read attentively the column below corresponding to your license situation:
1. You have a 2019 valid license from a national triathlon federation. Bring your license and photo identification to the on-spot registration in order to receive your starter's kit. During on-spot race registration, you will have to present them to the registration team.
2. You do not have a 2019 license from a national triathlon federation. You can buy a one-day license with your registration for the race online. Please note that one-day licenses bought online are non-refundable. You will also have the possibility to buy the one-day license at the registration onsite when you pick up your race kit. In order to receive your DTU one-day-license you need to: * Present a valid photo identification * Pay 20 EUR


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Drew Pomeranz's start pushed back; Todd Helton might not be ready Tuesday
SAN DIEGO — Drew Pomeranz has created caution. The left-hander is dealing with a sore arm so he will not start Tuesday. The Rockies are mulling their options with the former Ole Miss star. They could push his start back a day or two, skip him in the rotation or place him on the disabled list.
More clarity should come Monday after Pomeranz plays catch in Phoenix. He was supposed to throw a side session today, and that was scrapped. The Rockies are considering reliever Carlos Torres for Tuedsay's game against the Diamondbacks along with Triple-A options. Edwar Cabrera, who pitched once for the Rockies this season, is scheduled to work Tuesday for the Sky Sox, making him a candidate along with right-hander Alex White. Both are on the 40-man roster.
Todd Helton went 3-for-5 in his back-to-back games with short-season Grand Junction. His right hip was sore today, creating mild concern. Helton is not expected to play the next two days — today was going to be a rest day — and it's uncertain now if he will rejoin the Rockies on Tuesday.
"It's still up in the air," manager Jim Tracy said.
If Helton's hip doesn't respond, they will have to consider other treatment options.
Though Ramon Hernandez tried to talk his way into the lineup, Jordan Pacheco will make his first start at catcher today. He hasn't played there since spring training. But Hernandez "looks like a California grape," said Tracy, referring to the bruise on his right forearm, elbow, ribcage and left biceps.
Catcher Wilin Rosario tested his spained left ankle in the pregame, and it remained tight. Tracy was concerned about Rosario moving to his right while catching. Rosario is progressing, however, so he should be able to avoid the disabled list.
Today's starter Christian Friedrich and Pacheco are close friends and have played together in the minors. Pacheco said he caught Friedrich this year in Triple-A. While Pacheco's arm is a concern, he blocks pitches well and Friedrich uses a slide step which should help control San Diego's running game.
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CF Young Jr.
2B Scutaro
LF Gonzalez
1B Cuddyer
RF Colvin
C Pacheco
SS Rutledge
3B LeMahieu
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2B Forsythe
3B Headley
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RF Guzman
1B Alonso
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THURSDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) — An investigation into skin lesions that two people developed after getting tattoos has concluded that both were infected with a bacteria not previously linked to the practice.
The infections involved Mycobacterium haemophilum, which usually only strikes individuals whose immune system are compromised. In this instance, however, the patients, both from Seattle, developed rashing despite the fact that both had normal immune systems, a report on the investigation found.
"Two people developed chronic skin infections after receiving tattoos at the same parlor," explained study lead author Dr. Meagan K. Kay from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "The patrons were thought to have been exposed through use of tap water during rinsing and diluting of inks."
Kay, an epidemic intelligence service officer with the CDC, and her team report their findings in the September issue of the CDC's journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.
The authors pointed out that tattooing is not considered a sterile procedure, is not regulated at the federal level and can be risky. And while the specific inks and colorings (pigments) commonly used to apply tattoos are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the rules usually apply only when cosmetics or color additives are involved.
The latest concern about associated infection risk arose in 2009 when a 44-year-old man and a 35-year-old man sought care for skin infections that had developed at the site of tattoos acquired at a facility in the Seattle region.
Lesion cultures and lab testing revealed that M. haemophilum was the culprit in the case of the first patient. Skin evaluations and patient interviews led the researchers to conclude that the second man most probably also suffered from the same sort of bacterial infection, although they technically classified his situation as a "suspected case."
A follow-up investigation of the tattoo parlor revealed that municipal water had been used to dilute the ink during the tattooing process.
Water is considered to be a source for M. haemophilum. And though the facility was cleared of any safety violations, and no M. haemophilum bacteria was found in analyzed water samples, the tattoo operators were told to use sterile water for all future tattoo applications.
"It is important to remember that tattooing is not a sterile procedure and infections can occur after tattoo receipt," Kay said. "Measures should be taken by tattoo artists to prevent infections, including proper training, use of sterile equipment, and maintaining a clean facility. Use of tap water during any part of the tattoo procedure should be avoided," she explained.
"Those who suspect an infection in their tattoo should consult with their doctors," she added. "Common infections can present as increased redness, warmth, swelling, pain and discharge."
Myrna L. Armstrong, professor emeritus at the school of nursing at Texas Tech University's Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, said the investigation serves to highlight the general risks of getting a tattoo.
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UNC coach Roy Williams, staff, take part in ice bucket challenge
North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams and his staff took part in the ice bucket challenge on Saturday in the Bahamas, where the Tar Heels played a couple of exhibition games. Then Williams challenged his players and Tar Heels football coach Larry Fedora.
The ice bucket challenge, which has gone viral on social media, raises money and awareness for the fight against ALS. Here's the video. It's pretty humorous, especially early on when Steve Robinson is prematurely hit with the ice. Also funny: Roy's little dance at the end.


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Updated 3:40 p.m. -- Newark Mayor Cory Booker will pass on a challenge to New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie, instead exploring a bid for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Sen. Frank Lautenberg in 2014.
In a video posted to Booker's YouTube page, the mayor cites the need to "finish the work we have begun" in his decision not the challenge the state's popular governor.
"Let there be no doubt: I will complete my full second term as mayor of Newark, New Jersey," Booker says in the 3 minute video. "And as for my political future, I will explore the possibility of running for the United States Senate in 2014."
Booker's choice comes as no surprise to many observers, who have noted that Christie's popularity has surged to all-time highs in the wake of his response to Hurricane Sandy.
A spokesman for Lautenberg said Thursday afternoon that the senator will not address the 2014 election yet.
"This is not the time for political distractions and the Senator will address politics next year," said spokesman Caley Gray in a statement.
Lautenberg, who was first elected to the Senate in 1982, will be 90 years old in two years when his term is over. The 88 year-old New Jerseyan underwent treatment for a cancerous tumor in his stomach in 2010.
The news was first reported by WNBC.


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