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Meet author and DB2 expert Roger Sanders at IOD11
Roger Sanders' newest book is publishing just in time for the IBM Information on Demand 2011 Conference : DB2 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Database Administration: Certification Study Notes . This book will be sold at the Conference Bookstore for a 20%...
New book: DB2 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Database Administration: Certification Study Notes
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It's finally here! DB2 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Database Administration: Certification Study Notes by Roger Sanders I can't tell you how many people have asked for this book in the past few years! And look at the great price: Less than $15! ...
Live from IDUG: DB2 pureScale & IDUG and more
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Another guest post from Kate Kurtz who is attending IDUG for the first time. I'm really glad that she's doing this for me as I can't be there this year. Here's Kate: ********** Phew! The time is flying by and my only regret is that I do not have...
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Earlier this week I was honoured to be a guest lecturer at York University . A few years ago, I made contact with Professor Franck van Breugel who teaches a master's level course in computer science. Franck was interested in improving the quality of his...
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I'm currently reviewing a chapter from an upcoming book by Roger Sanders, From Idea to Print: How to Write a Technical Book or Article and Get It Published The chapter I'm reading now is about promoting your book after it is published. Coincidentally I also...
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Yesterday I mentioned the InfoSphere sessions that are taking place at the IDUG Tampa conference (May 10 - 14)and Monday I blogged about the free certification exams that are available. Today I'll tell you about the 7 education seminars that are taking...
IDUG Tampa - Free certifications
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Are you going to IDUG in Tampa , Florida this year? The conference takes place May 10 - May 14 and if you are going, you have 4 weeks to prepare to pass the free exams that you can take while attending the conference. Why get certified? It's getting...
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I've had a few people ask me about assessment exams lately, so I thought this would make a good blog entry. My most viewed blog entry to date is Certification: Getting Started Checklist With this checklist, you can track your progress on following the...
Certification: Roger Sanders books, videos, and crammer course
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I work in the Toronto Lab where we have at least 2500 employees. We're lucky enough to have a library where local employees may borrow books. This morning I shared the elevator with a couple of people carrying one of the books by Roger Sanders . The book is...
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IBM Data Champion Program Recognizing exceptional contributions to the Data Management community I've been blessed with many friends and I'm happy to say that many of the IBM Data Champions are friends of mine! I know I'm not unique since likely most of us in...


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October 24, 2011
Breaking up hard to do: Soviet scholar says Russia struggling in some areas 20 years after fall of Soviet Union
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While some former Soviet countries are thriving since the fall of the Soviet Union 20 years ago, Russia is still a work in progress, according to a Kansas State University expert on the country.
"A chunk of the former Soviet bloc is now part of the mainstream West, including the Baltics, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic," said David Stone, Pickett Professor of military history and director of the university's Institute for Military History and 20th Century Studies. "But most of the former Soviet Union, including Russia, is certainly deep influx. Democratic governments are weak and not stable -- they are more authoritarian. Russia's recent stage-managed announcement of the handover of the Russian presidency from Dmitri Medvedev back to Vladimir Putin shows that."
Stone, who is the author of books on Soviet history and foreign policy, said that in some ways Russia is much like it was 100 years ago.
"It was part of the West then and now, but also not," he said. "It fits in easily in some things, but is not quite a fit in others. For example, culturally and technologically it's become part of the West, but its government is authoritarian as it was under the tsar's leadership."
One big change since the fall of the Soviet Union 20 years ago has been the relationship between the U.S. and Russia.
"While tensions remain between the U.S. and Russia, they are different today than they were during the Cold War. They are over fairly concrete issues rather than the ideological divide between the U.S. and communism," Stone said.
The factors that led to the official breakup of the Soviet Union in late December 1991 were many and complicated -- and some are still ongoing today, Stone said.
One of the biggest issues was the economic inefficiencies of its system. The Soviet Union's centrally-planned economy couldn't keep up with the West, which had become clear by 1985 when Mikhail Gorbachev, then general secretary of the Soviet Union, announced economic reforms, Stone said.
"The Soviet Union saw itself as a superpower, but it couldn't afford to be one. It was relatively poor, but the government had global ambitions that its economy couldn't sustain," Stone said. "Gorbachev's rise to power also was a factor. He was willing to make radical experiments with the economy. These unusual experiments went terribly wrong and blew up in his face. But his radical ideas were a failed effort to fix the system, not an effort to destroy it."
Stone said the Russian economy has returned to what it was before communism, with a dependence on the extraction of natural resources, including oil, natural gas and crude minerals.
"Russia continues to have ongoing problems with achieving a modern, postindustrial economy," Stone said. "It still relies heavily on the extraction of natural resources, property rights aren't stable and the country hasn't achieved Western norms of transparency and rule of law."
But some parts of Russia are better off today, Stone said. "Moscow and St. Petersburg are boomtowns. Young people, especially those with education, have good prospects for better lives," he said. "Another positive has been the number of Soviet college students studying in the U.S. today.
"Rural Russia is dying, though. The elderly are especially having a terrible time adjusting to the economy," Stone said.
Russia's political future also is uncertain. Stone said the recent announcement by Medvedev and Putin that Medvedev will not run for re-election clears the way for Putin, the country's prime minister, to return as Russia's president.
"But reformist elements in Russia's government and population, who wish to see economic liberalization and greater transparency and rule of law, find this development deeply discouraging," he said.
For Stone personally, the fall of the Soviet Union has produced mixed blessings. Although it has become much easier to do research on the former superpower, he said the field of Russian studies as a whole has suffered from the breakup.
"The end of the Cold War is a wonderful thing for humanity. But before the Soviet Union fell, there were far more resources available to study the country, specifically for national security reasons; not as much funding is available today," he said. "Although I wouldn't have been able to do my dissertation if communism had not fallen, there are fewer resources today to study the nation and learn the Russian language."
Stone's dissertation was on creation of the Soviet military industry. His first book, "Hammer and Rifle: The Militarization of the Soviet Union, 1926-1933," was a selection of the History Book Club. It also was named the winner of the 2001 inaugural Best First Book prize of the Historical Society and was co-winner of the 2001 Shulman Prize of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies. He also published "A Military History of Russia: From Ivan the Terrible to the War in Chechnya" and was editor of the recently released volume "The Soviet Union at War 1941-1945." Named one of America's top young historians by the History News Network, Stone is the author of more than 20 articles and book chapters on Russian/Soviet military history and foreign policy.


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I'm assuming that may be due to the lack of current comics. Rest assured, I have more comics ready to go, but last night was a lightning storm that punted me offline several times until I got the hint. FTP'ing the comics was impossible. Then, I overslept (no time to FTP this morning) and I have an audition tonight, and I'm leaving straight from work to the theatre.
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A rifle shot tears the air of a mountain hamlet — met not with terror, but cries of delight in China's only remaining village where authorities encourage gun ownership.
"We start carrying guns from about 15 years old," said Jia Xinshan, fingering a wooden rifle's trigger as tourists snapped pictures of him in a shiny black coat. "We're the last gun tribe in China."
The armaments in Biasha, a village tucked amid the wooded peaks of Guizhou Province, are a reminder of an era of conflict between Beijing and the mountain tribes who still inhabit swathes of China's southwest.
Villagers are allowed to own rifles, but are restricted to firing them during displays for tourists — illustrating how once-restive minority groups have integrated with the state.
China, wary of social unrest and crime, bars most civilians from owning firearms, giving the village's gunpowdery atmosphere an illicit feel.
"We used to use our guns to protect the village," said Jia, 30, who performs daily in a dance routine where he thrusts his gun into the air before firing it.
"Now we carry them to give tourists an impression," he said.
Biasha's wooden shacks that cling to hillsides are home to members of the Miao minority, an ethnic group of about 12 million people who are more at home in their own languages than Mandarin Chinese.
The name "Miao" was first applied to hill tribes who fought bloody rebellions against the Chinese state, which pushed south in the 1600s, forcing locals into high mountain territory.
Miao fighters had "considerable experience with firearms," as early as 1681, according to historian Robert Jenks, whose account of the rebellion was published by the University of Hawaii.
However, the deadliest clashes occurred in the 19th century, where by some estimates several million died.
Chinese forces lost 30 to 40 men a day from Miao snipers who fired into government camps under cover of darkness, a British mercenary commented in 1870, according to Jenks.
The rebellions were finally put down and Miao leaders executed in 1872 by Chinese army regiments.
Mountain groups "went through a process of adaption to the new nation-state system," said Cheung Siu-woo (張兆和), a professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
The Miao achieved their first official recognition as an ethnic group by the republic that followed the collapse of China's last dynasty in 1912, granting them limited autonomy, a status that continued when the Communist Party took power three decades later.
The Miao's accommodation with the government contrasts with other groups such as Tibetans and Uighurs, who continue to clash with authorities over what they claim is cultural repression.
Villagers in Biasha said just one gunmaker remains — in a hillside shack where vegetables hang from the roof and metal weapon scraps fill a wicker basket.
"It takes two or three days to make a gun," said Gun Laosheng, the craftsman. "My father taught me, because he loved guns and was great at hunting wild birds."
However, these days locals prefer to profit from tour groups, he said.
"Now you spend a day hunting and you don't even know if you'll shoot anything, so it makes more sense to work and buy some meat," he said.
Many villagers have taken the surname Gun, whose similarity with the English word is just coincidence.


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Screenshots of the Xbox One:
Anyone who has used an Xbox 360 in the living room knows that among the frustrations is the fairly lengthy startup -- often compounded by a delay to receive a new mandatory software update. With Xbox One, you say "Xbox On," and you have control of the system. The new Kinect voice and motion control is no longer optional and is supposed to recognize you immediately. Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi showed off a login-free, instant recognition that included a screen that picked up right where he left off. (The idea here is that family members can each get to their own home screen instantly.) Presumably, software updates will now occur in the background rather than stopping you cold when you turn your system on ready to be entertained. Having lived with a Playstation 3, AppleTV, and Xbox 360 all demanding updates perpetually, this isn't a small thing.
The voice control features let you switch between playing a game and watching television within the time it takes to change a channel, according to Microsoft. And, again, in the demos it seemed impressively fast. If you can take advantage of this, you'll quickly get rid of your cable box. Microsoft was mute on the topic of who it would work with, which almost guarantees that means "not everyone" at launch. If one were betting, there was a mention of
Not only do the voice options give you the ability to switch to TV viewing, but voice commands like "Show me what's on HBO" as a proxy for an end to having to remember which channel is where on increasingly bloated cable and satellite lineups are, again, a big step up in usability. And importantly, a lot of this seemed intuitive, unlike, say the hidden Windows 8 menus you have to pull from the sides of the screen once you know they're present. A very brief demo of the fantasy sports feature made it seem like it could become popular with fans of that genre, although the crossover between them and Xbox owners might not be as big as Microsoft hopes.
Like Microsoft, Sony has been supporting the use of its current console as a way to watch movies as well as play games. In fact, the PS3 originally launched as a "multimedia hub" and many folks had it as their first BluRay player. But at this point, Microsoft has not only caught Sony but left it far behind. Xbox One has the BluRay drive (at last) and at least the tantalizing prospect of being your cable box, too. For some folks, that might matter since one of the few downsides today is that the Xbox One seemed large -- like the size of an A/V receiver or early-generation DVR. Microsoft promised it would be "virtually silent" so it's possible a lot of space is dedicated to things like cooling and bigger fans, which can move more air with less sound.
In terms of internals, they didn't say much other than that memory is boosted to 8GB and the "transistor count" is far higher. None of that means anything to normal folks, of course, but what does matter is that the internals of the PS4 and Xbox One are likely to be substantially similar. The last generation of consoles lasted nearly 8 years and can still offer a reasonable gaming experience thanks to solid hardware inside. The newer generation seems poised to offer a similar kind of longevity. Whether it can solve the larger puzzle of a declining console market remains to be seen.
Some key details might not be known until next month's E3 gaming conference -- or even well after. Specifically, what is this going to cost? A rumor of a $499 price tag wasn't confirmed by Microsoft today but Sony's console is expected to be similarly expensive. Whether discounts are offered based on subscribing to Xbox Live, Microsoft's online service, also wasn't discussed. (It was reported by Paul Thurrott, a pre-eminent Microsoft blogger, that the Xbox Live might be $299 with a 2-year, $10/month subscription). As I mentioned when PS4 launched, gaming in general has undergone something of a diaspora, moving to mobile and, of course, the PC as those have gained capabilities while the consoles aged.
The attractiveness of Xbox One to the core demographic seems clear and Microsoft made sure those folks don't feel forgotten. Features like instant upload of game saves and video clips to the cloud -- for bragging rights -- were mentioned prominently. But the hedging is there, too. Xbox has been a bright spot of sorts for Microsoft, a consistently profitable consumer product from a company that has had few. It's therefore also no surprise that so much attention was paid on improving Kinect, which hardcore game players generally ignore, but casual folk who like a dancing or exercise game have embraced. And including it for everyone means developers have more opportunity to sell Kinect games, which is no small thing.
Overall, this press conference was a much more impressive and polished show than Sony's, unless you were looking to see a lot of the new games. But Microsoft knows that the people who care will be rapt with attention when E3 bows in just a few weeks. And the demos from EA Sports and of Call of Duty were enough to let people know it's possible to make beautiful games on Xbox One. It's clear Microsoft was trying to get the attention of a lot more people than just the E3 crowd today. And there was more than enough sizzle to do that. Whether they can keep the excitement building through a fourth-quarter release is another matter. On the one hand, Microsoft seemed confident they have a great product to bring to market -- and that's a fair characterization of Xbox One. On the other hand, the future of that market is hazier than Microsoft might want to admit.
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Oct. 19, 2010 -- The season in which babies are born could affect their susceptibility to food allergies early in life, new research indicates.
Finnish scientists studied just under 6,000 children born between 2001 and 2006 in southeast Finland. About 1,000 were tested for sensitization to food allergens up to the age of 4.
Researchers say the incidence of an allergic response to certain foods varied according to season of birth, ranging from 5% for infants born in June and July to 9.5% for those entering the world in October and November.
The study says 11% of children whose 11th week in the womb occurred during April or May were sensitive to food allergens as babies and toddlers.
Pollen has something to do with this, apparently, according to the researchers from the University of Oulu in Finland.
Readings of ambient pollen for the children born between 2001 and 2006 showed that levels of birch and alder pollen peaked during April and May.
The researchers conclude that children whose first three months of fetal development ended in April or May were three times more likely to become allergic to milk and eggs than kids in the same stage of development in November and December.
Antibodies to Allergens
Previous research has shown that children born in the fall or winter are more prone to wheezing and eczema, and that they have higher levels of antibodies to allergies than kids born in spring and summer, the study researchers say.
The reason could be that fetuses start to produce antibodies to allergens around the 11th week of development and antibodies to specific allergens by 24 weeks of gestation.
An allergic type response apparently is necessary for a pregnancy to continue, and in some cases this continues after birth, according to the researchers.
The study is published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
The population studied comprised all 5,973 children born between April 1, 2001, and March 31, 2006; records came from the Finnish Population Register Centre.
The researchers conclude that kids whose early gestational period falls in the pollen season for broad-leafed trees are "more prone to sensitization to food allergies than other children."
They concede that the issue is controversial and say that 18% of all children tested had developed food allergies by age 4, and that this varied by season.
"We found a higher incidence of positive results in food allergy tests among children born in October or November than among those born in other months," and that the "incidence of such results was particularly high and especially pronounced for milk and egg among children who had their 11th gestational week in April or May, the season during which the concentrations of pollen from birch and alder are highest in the area concerned," which was in the southeast area of Finland.
The researchers say their study is the first to examine an association between environmental pollen concentrations during the first trimester of pregnancy and the incidence of a positive result in food allergy tests.


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Proxy authorization allows requests from clients to be processed with a proxy identity instead of the identity of the client. A client, binding with its own identity is granted, through proxy authorization, the rights of a proxy user. The Access Control Instructions (ACIs) of the proxy user, not the ACIs of the client, are evaluated to allow or deny the operation.
Before performing an operation with proxy authorization, the account of the proxy user is validated. If the proxy user account is locked out, inactivated, if the password has been reset or has expired the client operation is aborted.
By using proxy authorization, an LDAP application can use a single bind to service multiple users who are making requests against Directory Server. Instead of having to bind and authenticate for each user, the client application binds to Directory Server and uses proxy rights.
The following conditions must be satisfied in order to use proxy authorization:
The Directory Server must be configured with appropriate ACIs for the proxy identity.
For example, the following ACI gives the administrator the ALL access right:
aci: (targetattr="*") (version 3.0; acl "allowAll-Admin"; allow (all) userdn="ldap:///uid=Administrator, ou=Administrators, dc=example,dc=com";)
The Directory Server must be configured with permission for proxy identity to act as the proxy for other users.
For example, the following ACI gives the administrator the right to act as the proxy for the user ClientApplication:
aci: (targetattr="*") (version 3.0; acl "allowproxy- accountingsoftware"; allow (proxy) userdn= "ldap:///dn:uid=ClientApplication,ou=Applications, dc=example,dc=com";)
The following sample shows the user ClientApplication performing a search operation by using the Administrator proxy identity:
$ ldapsearch \ -D "uid=ClientApplication,ou=Applications,dc=example,dc=com" \ -w password \ -y "uid=Administrator,ou=Administrators,dc=example,dc=com" ...
Note that the client binds as itself, but is granted the privileges of the proxy entry. The client does not need the password of the proxy entry.
Proxy rights can be granted to any user except the Directory Manager.
For information about how to configure proxy authorization, see Proxy Authorization in Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.2 Administration Guide.


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Bill and his roundtable guests - Senator Al Franken, Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, Amy Holmes and Penn Jillette - will answer viewer questions after Friday's show.
Submit your questions in the comments section below. Selected questions will be answered on the Real Time Youtube Channel immediately following the premiere. Please be aware that concise (50 words or less) single-topic questions have the best chance of being selected, so the shorter and more specific you can be, the better.


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Comrade is based on a postcard handlettered in 1923 by Antwerp artist Josef Peeters.
Jim Parkinson liked the design and expanded it into a family offering one weight in three widths. Simulating irregularities of type made by hand, letterforms vary from style to style and by typing upper and lowercase.
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Once someone has shingles, after the infection clears, should he get the shingles vaccination to prevent recurrences?
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Thanks for your question. You ask about a vaccine that can help a lot of people.
Shingles is a painful skin rash that occurs in older people and people who are immunosuppressed due to other diseases or treatment with immune-suppressing drugs. It is a reactivation of the chickenpox virus (which is also called herpes zoster). There is a vaccine to prevent shingles. It is called Zostavax, which Merck makes.
Zostavax does not treat shingles. In clinical trials of adults 60 or older, Zostavax reduced the risk of shingles by about half and reduced the risk of the painful condition that sometimes follows the rash (postherpetic neuralgia) by two-thirds. People who got shingles after vaccination appeared to get less severe outbreaks. While the vaccine is known to last for at least six years, it likely lasts much longer.
In patients who have had shingles, Zostavax has been shown to help prevent future occurrences. Importantly, these people should receive the vaccine after the original shingles rash has disappeared.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug for those 60 and older. There is no statement about use of the drug in people younger than 60. This is unfortunate as perhaps one-third of patients getting shingles are 50 to 59. In a survey a few years ago, more 95 percent of adults over 50 had evidence of a previous chickenpox infection and thus were at risk for shingles.
The original chickenpox infection usually occurs in childhood and seemingly goes away. But the virus stays quiet in the body until it is reactivated as shingles. The number of people at risk for shingles will change over the years because we've had a chickenpox vaccine in use since 1995. It's given to children at age 12 months to 18 months and again at age 4 to 6.
The vaccine is safe for most people; it should not be given to those who may have an allergy to the shot, people with a weakened immune system or pregnant women. The most common side effects of the vaccine were redness, soreness, swelling or itching at the shot site and headaches.
It's a live, weakened -- or attenuated -- virus vaccine. People who get the vaccine will not spread chickenpox and can associate with infants and young children, pregnant women or people with weakened immune systems. Neither the chickenpox vaccine nor the shingles vaccine affects herpes simplex 1 or 2, which are different viruses in the herpes family.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's military Wednesday used air strikes, artillery and helicopter-borne commandos to recapture the main city in the North West Frontier Province district of Buner from Islamist insurgents, but the militants took scores of local security personnel hostage.
At a Wednesday night news conference, President Barack Obama said that he's "gravely concerned about the situation in Pakistan," not about an imminent Taliban takeover, but about what he called the fragility of Pakistan's civilian government and its ability to deliver basic services and "gain the support and the loyalty of their people."
Obama said the Pakistani military has begun to recognize "just in the last few days that the obsession with India as the mortal threat to Pakistan has been misguided, and that their biggest threat right now comes internally."
The president also said he's "confident that we can make sure that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is secure."
Other senior U.S. officials, however, expressed concern Wednesday that the Pakistani army's plans for combating the Taliban may be too limited, that the military may lack the will to see the fight through to the end and that Islamic militancy has begun to reach even the upper ranks of the Pakistani army.
"Right now, (the operation) appears to be limited to Buner and that's all. It's not entirely clear how extensive it will be," said a senior U.S. defense official, who requested anonymity in order to speak more freely.
U.S. officials now fear that the Taliban's capture of some 70 police and paramilitary personnel in Buner Tuesday "could derail" the Pakistani army's "conceptual" plans, which envision an operation lasting several months, a senior defense official told McClatchy. The official couldn't be quoted by name due to the sensitivity of the subject.
U.S. officials voiced concern that the military will halt the operation in Buner and not oust the Taliban from the adjoining Swat district, where militants now control the local administration.
The Pakistani military is "executing the initial phases" of a plan that's supposed to last for several months, the senior defense official said. "The question is whether they are going to sustain it. There is the potential that the army will take a lot of casualties and lose its stomach."
Another senior U.S. official said there's also concern that the operation in Buner will repeat a pattern of Pakistani military offensives in the tribal area bordering Afghanistan that ended up strengthening the extremists by turning the populace against the government.
Even if the military succeeds, this official said, the Taliban could return to Buner if Pakistan's civilian government fails to establish its authority and undertake a reconstruction plan.
Buner is 60 miles from Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, and after the Taliban captured the district without firing a shot early this month, the militants sent armed fighters into other districts, raising the possibility that with a few swift moves, they could soon cut the provincial capital of Peshawar off from Islamabad.
Separately, at least 20 people died as ethnic violence erupted in the port megacity of Karachi at the opposite end of the country, adding to the sense of crisis that's engulfing nuclear-armed Pakistan, a key U.S. anti-terror ally.
Nevertheless, Pakistan's government waited to launch the military operation in Buner until a week after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton publicly warned that instability in Pakistan following the Taliban capture of Buner posed a "mortal threat" to the United States and the world.
A Pakistani expert warned that the army's intention to wall off Swat as a safe haven for the Pakistani Taliban was misguided, after the Islamists demonstrated their readiness to use it as a base to capture more territory.
"These are all tactical maneuvers," Farrukh Saleem, the executive director of the Center for Research and Security Studies, an independent policy institute in Islamabad, said of the army's operations. "A head-on conflict is inevitable; it's just a matter of the time and location. If they (the army) wait, it will only become more difficult."
The army's chief spokesman, Athar Abbas, said the army was forced to move into Buner after intercepting a telephone call in which militants were discussing how they'd lay a trap with land mines for the security forces in Buner. As many as 500 guerrillas were rampaging in Buner, looting houses and terrorizing the population.
"A group moved into Buner on 2nd, 3rd April, and despite repeated warnings from the government, they did not leave the area," Abbas said. "Therefore, the government had to order the military and Frontier Corp to remove the militants from Buner."
Wednesday, 18 police and paramilitary were "recovered," Abbas said, without elaborating or disclosing what's thought to have happened to the rest. The Taliban have a history of brutally executing their prisoners.
So far, 50 Taliban have been killed in Buner, along with one soldier, and two of the militants' ammunition dumps were found and destroyed, Abbas said. A similar operation in nearby Dir, which began on Sunday and is largely finished, killed 70-75 Taliban, and cost 10 lives of soldiers, the army said.
Up to now, the Taliban in Swat, where they exercise almost complete control, haven't reacted. In February, the Pakistani government of President Asif Zardari negotiated a peace deal with the Taliban that ended a sporadic 18-month army offensive.
The deal covers Swat and six other districts, including Dir and Buner, and permits the imposition of Islamic law in return for an ill-defined peace. The army said it had acted in Dir and Buner because the Taliban had violated the peace agreement in those districts, but indicated that it wasn't planning a similar operation in Swat.
"Will the army only fight them (the Taliban) if they are noticeably active?" asked Ayesha Siddiqa, a military analyst based in Islamabad. "The army are not trained in fighting counter-insurgency. If it (counter-insurgency) didn't work in Swat, why would it work in Buner?"
Critics charge that the confrontation in the North West Frontier Province could spiral out of control much as Pakistan blundered into an ongoing war with the Taliban in the tribal area in 2004.
"The Pakistan government has no plan, no policy," said Imran Khan, a cricket star-turned politician. "No one can say how this war will end. There is no road map."
(Shah is a McClatchy special correspondent. Youssef wrote from Washington. Jonathan S. Landay contributed.)
Pakistani army expands offensive against Taliban challengers
Events in Pakistan, Afghanistan overtake Obama's strategy
Islamists pull back in Pakistan, or is it just for the cameras?
Islamic insurgents advance closer to Pakistani capital
Clinton says Pakistan turmoil is 'mortal threat' to the world
U.S. experts: Pakistan on course to become Islamist state


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Note when booking online that the system will display a confirmation page with the first line giving section letter and row number. This number should not be confused with the "section half" numbers - either a 1 or a 2 - that the Albert Hall use to split each section for administrative efficiency.
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We once went to a St. Louis Cardinals-New York Yankees game at Yankee Stadium with a smattering of fellow Cardinals fans. There was a rain delay, and our group — all dressed in loud red, of course — watched the Bleacher Creatures amuse themselves, treating the benches like Slip-n-Slide's and participating in much genial tomfoolery. Then the Yankee fans looked up and saw this group of Cardinals fans looking at them; in unison, as if they had planned for this, started yelling, "DARRYL! KILE! DARRYL! KILE!" We Midwesterners were almost too shocked to be offended.
So we'll just say it didn't shock us when we read about Giants fans taunting Saints fans about Katrina during the Saints' "home" game last Monday. One Saints fan reported being taunted with "Where's your swimmies? I hope you have your swimmies!" and "You deserve what you got. New Orleans people are stupid." We have sympathy for the Saints fans, but, honestly, you guys were wearing Saints jerseys at the Meadowlands. You're lucky you didn't end up buried in the endzone.
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Vita 2.05 Mandatory update LIVE & Blocks UNO exploit
As of now in most regions the new official Vita firmware update 2.5 is live and is mandatory.
After reporting on the firmware update yesterday and then them pulling down the information from the update page they've decided to blind side us with the 2.05 vita update today. But after the UNO exploit release we knew it was bound to happen at some point or another. The update was quite lengthy to download and to install so as to what Sony decided to do with the update other than blocking the UNO exploit is unknown until further investigation. Oddly, the update also required for a system reboot which hasn't been the case before. Undoubtedly it did patch the usermode and kernel exploit for UNO. The update is already live in the US and should make its rounds to everyone else at anytime.
The change-log included doesn't offer any other details other than the standard "System software stability during use of some features has been improved." However it patches the UNO exploit for 2.02 and below using the typical black list method making the exploit unable to load and shown as corrupt. If you'd like to keep your UNO exploit or any previous exploit released do NOT update to 2.05 or you'll no longer have access. (Remember that all tricks and proxies have been blocked so you'll be stuck without direct PSN access on your Vita.)
If you have decided to stay on a lower firmware you'll need to make sure you have Open CMA installed so you are not blocked from copying content. By some chance if you missed the last few exploits, go ahead and update and wait the next release. Also keep in mind when deciding to update from a previous exploit that there may be a chance that the next exploit release is not a kernel exploit but rather usermode (VHBL). The main difference is that kernel exploits allow for full access to the pspemu giving us eCFW (TN-C & ARK) which lets you run PSP/PSX backups, homebrew, plugins ect. compared to VHBL which is limited and only allows homebrew.
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Is there anything greater than a father and daughter sharing their passion for one of comics' greatest heroines? Outside the DC booth, these two strike their best Wonder Woman pose and pull at our heartstrings.
While a father and daughter in matching skirts and arm guards is already perfection, it's also lovely how well their costumes suit them individually. Dad is manly in his kilt-like skirt and 300-style tiara/face mask, and daughter already has the spirit of an Amazon princess in her striped boots and crown. Thanks for adding an extra shot of wonderful to Wondercon!
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- Play-offs for N Ireland after Netherlands draw
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- General election 2019: Tories and Lib Dems in rival tree-planting pledges
- General election 2019: Police 'assessing' call for peerage claim probe
- General election 2019: Labour figures in manifesto agreement
- England parking charges: Councils 'made £930m in a year'
- Delivering on tree promises 'no easy task'
- This Matters: Are politicians playing you?
- General election 2019: How popular are the party leaders?
- General election 2019: Greens offer basic income by 2025
- General election 2019: Boris Johnson BBC phone-in claims fact-checked
- 'Have you ever used a mop before?'
- General election 2019: What are nationalisation and privatisation?
- General election 2019: 'It's all about Brexit' in Blackpool South key marginal
- Election 2019, Your Questions Answered: What are parties saying on childcare?
- General election 2019: Do parties still matter?
- Prince Andrew Interview: 'Little apology or remorse'
- Christmas adverts - do they really work?
- Uber's paradox: Gig work app traps and frees its drivers
- The art of hunting down stolen treasures
- Michael Sheen transforms into Chris Tarrant for Millionaire TV drama
- Will fibre broadband be obsolete by 2030 - and what about 5G?
- Climate change: Warming signal links global floods and fires
- How Mary Poppins has changed for the stage
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- Pointless work meetings 'really a form of therapy'
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- General election 2019: What happened this week?
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- Sir Rod Stewart on indyref, Celtic... and model trains
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May 01, 2013
Krinos Foods, LLC. Voluntarily Recalls Tahini Jars
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services received information regarding a recall of TAHINI sesame paste, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
The TAHINI sesame paste product comes in 1 LB and 2 LB glass jars. The UPC code of the 1 LB jar is 0-75013-28500-3 and the 2 LB jar is 0-75013-28510-2. The recalled lots have a code stamped on the lid between "EXP OCT 16 - 2014" up to and including "EXP MAR 15 - 2015".
The full recall can be found at www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm350163.htm?source=govdelivery.


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Anna Ternheim, Jerry Jeff Walker, and other inspiration while putting together the Winter 2013 issue.
A quote from Terry Tempest Williams, from What Would Nature Do?, the Winter 2013 issue of YES! Magazine. Download it here.
Cambodian sex trafficking survivor Somaly Mam rescues girls from brothels—and offers them a second life.
Current national minimum wage for tipped workers: $2.13. Last time the national tipped minimum wage was raised: 1991.
Insurance companies are likely to pay out billions in claims due to events caused by climate change—which makes them well-poised to lead the way to a low-carbon economy.
Climate change is already increasing the likelihood of weather extremes—like the droughts and heat waves like we've seen in recent years—according to a new report by one of NASA's top climate scientists.
A California proposal would offset the state's climate-altering emissions by paying for forest conservation in Chiapas. Could there be unintended consequences in a region with a history of human rights abuse and land grabs?
Oil companies—and many of our political leaders—see melting sea ice as an opportunity to drill deeper. Fortunately, you don't have to occupy an Arctic drilling platform to join the growing movement of people who are putting themselves on the line for our planet's future.
Left alone, natural systems keep nitrogen, carbon, and other key ingredients of life balanced.
It takes humility to recognize that what we've called progress isn't always for the better. Sometimes nature's original idea was a better one.
Film Review: Whether you think the cyberactivists of Anonymous are hooligans or heroes, "We Are Legion" is required viewing.
Gleaned from letters, essays, and articles, "Pete Seeger: In His Own Words" reveals how the celebrated folk singer has considered, at every turn, what it means to sing out in a world where the din of injustice is deafening.
How a universal treaty is still working to protecting the ozone layer a quarter-century later.
Book Review: Killing by remote control is no game, peace activist Medea Benjamin argues in "Drone Warfare." We know that drones kill civilians and inflame hatred against the United States—but can we stop them?


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You can use biofeedback to help reduce muscle tension related to
temporomandibular disorder (TMD).
Biofeedback uses equipment that monitors muscle tension or skin
temperature. Electrodes are placed on your jaw muscles. The electrodes detect electrical current produced by muscle
contraction. If you clench your teeth or have poor
posture, the biofeedback machine produces a signal. It might be an upward-pointing
arrow or a beeping sound. As you relax, the arrow goes back down or the beeping
stops or slows.
You and the biofeedback therapist monitor these visual measurements. You learn to recognize when emotional tension makes muscles tight and when
relaxation makes muscles loosen. Under the therapist's guidance, you can use
this information to learn relaxation techniques for controlling muscle tension
and skin temperature.
Biofeedback is a conscious, learned relaxation. It may not be as
effective as hypnosis techniques, which work on the subconscious level. Most
habits like jaw clenching and tooth grinding are done unconsciously, often
during sleep or times of intense concentration.
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On Tuesday, the S&P 500 closed lower for a second consecutive day with investors wondering if commodities were about to drag down the market in a big way.
Perhaps of greatest consequence was the sharp sell-off, in silver which suffered its biggest two-day loss since 1987, after flirting with $50 an ounce just days ago.
Also, oil prices dropped with Brent Crude breaking under the 20-day moving average, a key level that had helped support prices since November.
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Tuesday November 12, 2019; 05:50 am EST
After 143 years, it's time to win this battle
At long last, Maryland's commercial oyster industry is about to come under control of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Comprehensive recommendations like these are the only way to save that great public natural resource.
That 143-year-old report to the General Assembly of Maryland by Hunter Davidson, commissioner of the State Oyster Police, recommended "enactment of a law restraining and regulating the present thoughtless and improvident industry that takes every oyster wherever found, regardless of season, size or condition."
The yellow perch run is starting in surges here and there. Most reports are of undersized males but, occasionally, lucky anglers are encountering short runs of the larger fish. The mouth of the North East River is still the hottest destination for garnering a limit, but the mid-Choptank and the Tuckahoe are starting to turn on as well. Pickerel are as numerous as they've ever been, with many anglers enjoying the mild winter on the Severn and the Magothy by tangling with these toothy fighters. Main Bay white perch remain missing, at least for this angler. Catch-and-release fishing for rockfish around the Bay Bridge has been very good, with some boats reporting encounters with 50 or more strong-fighting, winter-fat stripers.
In Season
Bobwhite quail: thru Feb. 15
The harvest that year was estimated at 10 million bushels.
Also recommended was severely limiting or ending dredging — described as "grinding and crushing a thousand oysters for every one that is taken" — in favor of hand-tonging.
Also called for was expansion of the Oyster Police force, along with enforcement of strict penalties for violating Maryland oyster laws.
Since that report in 1869, the Chesapeake oyster population has fallen by more than 99 percent. The number of watermen employed in the fishing and processing of oysters has consequently plummeted from an estimate of 10,000 in 1869 to only a few hundred today.
The 2011 commercial harvest of 105,000 bushels brought in a scant $3,000,000 in revenue to about 500 reporting watermen (roughly $6,000 each). The value of that harvest is said to amount to what was spent on programs to increase the oyster population.
The Chesapeake oyster at one time filtered the complete volume of the Bay every two days. Now that function is measured in months. Bay waters that were once clear to the depth of over 20 feet are now algae hued and murky.
Vast shell beds (measured at a total of 373 square miles in 1869) not only provided food to multitudes of people but also nurtured vast populations of fish, otters, rays, whelks, crabs, sea birds and countess smaller denizens of the Bay.
To be fair, commercial over-harvesting is only one primary culprit in the oyster's demise. Pollution is increasingly significant. The fouling of Bay waters has brought not only decreased oyster regeneration but also increases in oyster diseases such as dermo and MSX.
Perversely, the emergence of the diseases has prompted calls for continued, even increased, commercial harvest, under the argument that the oysters will eventually die from the diseases. Despite the fact that some oysters eventually evolve immunity to these plagues, with natural selection promoting the survival of the fittest.
Oyster sanctuaries have recently increased. Sanctuaries allow fishery scientists to study unfished populations in their natural state. They also encourage the development of disease-resistant oysters.
Or would, except when these safe havens are raided by poachers, sometimes to the point of eradication. Natural Resources Police are hampered in stopping this outlaw behavior, just as they were back in 1869.
The best efforts Maryland has managed over the last 143 years have not protected this critical natural resource.
Here's the question we have to ask: Is our generation going to be the one that oversees the final devastation of the Chesapeake oyster? Or will we finally take steps more than a century overdue?
Read the 1869 report at http://dnr.maryland.gov/mdconservationhistory/nrp_historical_sources.asp.
Arrested and charged last week for illegally diving for oysters in a restricted area of the Little Choptank River were commercial watermen Bryan R. Grimes, 36, of Chester; Edward E. Grimes, 61, of Stevensville; Christopher L. Marvel, 19, of Grasonville; and a fourth man who fraudulently identified himself.


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Winnipeg Art Gallery Posts Another Surplus Year
At the Winnipeg Art Gallery's Annual General Meeting held on September 23, Board President Naomi Z. Levine announced that the Gallery had a successful year posting a surplus of $4,347.
The surplus means the WAG will be able to continue to benefit from the Arts Stabilization Manitoba program says Levine. "There are many reasons accounting for the surplus. We presented a wide variety of exhibitions that appealed to many diverse audiences. The innovative programs developed by WAG staff in support of these exhibitions offer our visitors the opportunity to interact with the art on a more enhanced level. The Board of Governors has had a heightened focus on fundraising this past year which is continuing into our current fiscal year."
Levine discussed the Gallery's annual President's Appeal campaign which this year hopes to raise $100,000 for the restoration and preservation of works from the WAG's collection. For the next three years, three of the WAG's exhibition galleries will be dedicated to rotating exhibitions drawn exclusively from the permanent collection.
Levine also spoke on the difficulties of fundraising for the arts in a time of recession and thanked the Gallery's funders, donors, and members for their continued support.
Completing his first full year as WAG Director, Dr. Stephen Borys stated that he was "thrilled with how much we accomplished…with an outstanding staff, hardworking volunteers, a dedicated Board, and a loyal and growing membership." He highlighted the $2 million grant from the Government of Manitoba's Department of Culture, Heritage, Tourism, and Sport for the restoration of the WAG's rooftop sculpture garden, returning it to its original design as envisioned by the architect, Gustavo da Roza.
Borys spoke about ways in which the WAG is revitalizing the Gallery's image and presence such as the creation of a visitor experience committee which examined all aspects of a WAG visit from the moment first setting foot in the door. The WAG also did the legwork for the development of a new brand and website which was introduced this past summer.
Both Levine and Borys referred to an upcoming Capital Campaign as well as to plans for the celebration of the Gallery's centenary in 2012.
The Executive Committee for 2009-2010 comprises Naomi Z. Levine, President; Gordon R. Gage, Past-President and Chair, Governance and Nominating; Michael J. Grimes, Chair, Building; Co-chairs, Development, Naomi Z. Levine and Deborah Thorlakson; Linda C. Stewart, Chair Finance and Audit; Jason Clarke, Chair, Human Resources; Faye Warren, President, Volunteer Associates of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Members at large are Hans Andersen, Doneta A.P. Brotchie, Marian Deegan, Shaun Mayberry, James A Ripley, Alex Robinson, Province of Manitoba Appointments Colleen Cutschall and Zanna Joyce, and City of Winnipeg Appointment Jeff Browaty.
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Since I live in Arizona and the FGS2011 conference is in Illinois, I have been making plans for some time. I have had my hotel reservations, conference registration and flight plans for a few months. Now, since I'm leaving in less than one week, I need to make all of those last minute arrangements.
I can't forget an umbrella. (Arizona rain storms don't last long enough to need one here.) I also need to bring a jacket. And not just one for sitting inside. The high temperatures in Springfield during the past week have been lower than the low temperatures in Phoenix. So I'll need a jacket for mornings and evenings.
Since I won't have a car, I need to be sure I have all of those little extras: over-the-counter meds; pens/pencils; sticky notes; snacks (to keep up my energy). I'll be taking the train from Chicago, so I need to have a map of how to get to the hotel from the train station. (I don't mind a few blocks walk and I have a roll-on suitcase. Of course, I'll also have my computer case so I'll need to make sure I don't make it too heavy.) Oh, yes. I need to make plans for getting my notes and anything (Anything? Everything!) else I purchase from the vendors into the two cases on Sunday when it's time to leave Springfield.
I received the syllabus online. Now I need to decide exactly what sessions I want to attend. Of course, I may make changes once I arrive. But I want to have a basic plan. Unfortunately, I found conflicts at some time periods; two or three sessions I want to attend at the same time. Well, that's what CDs are for. And I know I can purchase some at the conference. I just need to decide which session to attend and which one to get a CD for.
I think I'm ready. I'm a list-maker, so I have a list started. During the next few days I'll cross off items as I pack them and add items as I think of something else I'll need. I'm looking forward to the trip (except perhaps for the security at the airport), but the conference is worth it. Definitely!!


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Christopher J. Klicka, Esq., Senior Counsel of HSLDA
Military's Attempt to Regulate Home Schoolers is Slowed
From the HSLDA@Capitol Hill E-lert Service...
July 24, 2001
Dear HSLDA members in the military overseas,
We are pleased to report significant progress in slowing the
military's attempt to regulate home schoolers.
In recent months, we have been working with the White House, the
House Armed Services Committee, the Department of Defense Education
Activity (DoDEA), and individual home schoolers attending Home School
Focus Groups to slow the military's "steam roller" toward regulating
home schoolers.
We recently talked with our DoDEA contact who verified that Michael
Perez (Director of Education at the USAREUR was not authorized to
pursue these "Home School Focus Groups" in an attempt to regulate
home schoolers. Furthermore, Perez has been ordered "to cease and
desist" his efforts to organize Home School Focus Groups and collect
data on home schoolers. Also, the September "Home School Task Force"
meeting, which would have advanced these regulatory efforts, has been
DoDEA Director Joseph Tafoya, issued this statement:
"At this time there are no plans for the Department of Defense
Education Activity (DoDEA) to hold a Home School Task Force meeting.
On June 7, 2001, the Dependents' Education Council (DEC) members
tabled proposed plans to look into the possible revision of our home
school policy. It is unfortunate that remarks were made prematurely
in Heidelberg about a possible task force."
The DoDEA admitted that it has felt pressure from Congress, the White
House, and home schoolers to abandon its investigation.
In April, we saw God provide a special connection with White House
officials on this matter. While my wife, Tracy, was at an amusement
park with our seven children, she met President Bush's senior policy
advisor. He introduced himself because he had noticed the children
wearing t-shirts that supported the president. He invited my family
to visit the White House and briefly meet the president and his wife.
In a later meeting with Home School Legal Defense Association General
Counsel Michael Farris and other leaders, President Bush said he
"wanted to do more for home schoolers" because his senior policy
advisor had met home schoolers at an amusement park who wore t-shirts
supporting the president. This comment and contact provided HSLDA a
unique opportunity to highlight the problem of military regulation of
home schoolers and gain the help of the White House. God works in
mysterious ways!
Although the halting of the Home School Focus Groups is a major
breakthrough, the battle has not yet been won. One of the assistant
secretaries of defense is holding a closed meeting with select DoDEA
officials to go back to the "drawing board" on this issue. He will
determine if there is any need to alter the military policy regarding
home schooling. We have already communicated to the assistant
secretary our opposition to any change, and upon our request, a key
member of the House Armed Services Committee interceded with a letter
to the secretary. We also have two White House staff members
continuing to work with us on the issue. In addition, members of
congress have assured us that no amendment to the federal code to
regulate home schoolers will pass committee.
Please continue to pray that this attempt to regulate home schoolers
in the military will finally be brought to an end.
HSLDA appreciates your support of our efforts and your e-mails to
update our office on developments at your base. The information has
been very helpful.
Thank you for standing together with us for liberty.
Christopher Klicka
Senior Counsel
Home School Legal Defense Association
P.O. Box 3000
Purcellville, Virginia 20134
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The Craft & Hobby Association has announced attendance figures for the January consumer and trade shows in Anaheim, and the organization described the numbers as "positive" in its release.
Despite the near catastrophic rain in California that week, the CHA Craft Supershow attracted 8,044 attendees on the Friday & Saturday preceding the trade event. 3,500 of those tickets had been pre-sold. Attendees came to the Supershow from 36 different states and 22 different countries. The Supershow presented consumers with 41,288 sq. ft. of display space.
"The response to our inaugural SuperShow in Anaheim demonstrates that we can be successful at growing the industry by introducing consumers to different crafts," explained Steve Berger, President and CEO, CHA.. "We believe the SuperShow will continue to grow as more and more consumers experience a broader variety of crafts first-hand, and then share what they learn with their friends and family."
The CHA Winter 2010 trade show gathered 6,700 buyers and business networking attendees. This was a 5% increase over 2010 according to CHA. [CHA did not release counts of exhibitors or exhibitor staff for the 2010 Winter show.] One major area of growth at the show was in the new exhibitor section. The show's count of 100 new exhibitors was a 40% increase over 2009, perhaps reflecting increased optimism about the economy from businesses and entrepreneurs.
"The CHA Winter Show continues to perform well even in a challenging economy," said Berger. "The fact that we had nearly a 5% increase in attendees and over 100 new exhibitors is a positive indicator of the strength of the industry and the CHA Winter Show."
The trade show featured 185,250 sq. ft. of exhibit space, a decrease of almost 19% from 2009's size of 228,056 sq. ft.
CHA Summer 2010 will return to Rosemont, Illinois and the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center from July 27th-29th, 2010, followed by the CHA Craft SuperShow on July 30th and 31st, 2010.


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Trying to think inside the box...
I believe I've posted this recent image, somewhere, in another thread, but I'll put it in here too ---->
48 years - 50 hives - TF
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Want pics? Mostly courtesy of my daughter who helps me with all things computer.
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This is as much as you are going to see of me! My reflection in my ob hive.
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I shall be another brave soul! Photo taken not to terribly long ago. Me in all my law enforcement glory! And some hive photos!
Jerry Mattiaccio
It is a CID badge. I was on SECDEF security detail for a bit, worked general crimes (murder, rape, robbery). Then worked white collar crime. Also did a year undercover with the German police drug teams. Had a blast. I now work as an investigator for the department of Veterans Affairs and i also testify as an expert on a variety of matters on different cases across the country mainly dealing with law enforcement use of force, fraud and homicide. I wrote a book in 2005 called the Army's FBI which is now on the street.
This is Mrs 2PUPs and our lil girls . We went over the neighbors for a texas style bbq , I smoked a brisket and pork butt on my smoker .
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palm nursery-not excessive nectar, but real peaceful
me at beachside state park-seagrape, mangrove, sable palm, good unusual honey
acrylic projects picture blog
Looks Hot!!
"Every viewpoint, is a view from a point." - Solomon Parker
I have that "plantation owner" look going on.
Really too much moisture and lack of full sun hive locations,
but I have to accept what the property owners graciously offer.
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Here is a picture of me with my boys. Not going to win awards for the outfit but all the same thats me. Holly K.
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Here are some pic's of Colin in his suit. He is a good helper with the bees and is asking for his own hive.
To bee or not to bee, thats a big hill to go visit the hives, I think I will need some fuel.
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This is one of the few pics I have of myself...in one of my other hobbies. I'm being awarded 1st Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo by my instructor...for peace, not violence... It too, can be a little hot and sweaty...
Another hobby I love...for peace...
Later, John
Installed 2 nucs into their new hives yesterday.
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Here I am with a couple my first foundationless frames and a new assistant, or is that supervisor? As you can see, he takes this very seriously.
Learning beekeeping one mistake at a time.


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Public Health Statement for Beryllium
September 2002
This Public Health Statement is the summary chapter from the Toxicological Profile for Beryllium. It is one in a series of Public Health Statements about hazardous substances and their health effects. A shorter version, the ToxFAQs™, is also available. This information is important because this substance may harm you. The effects of exposure to any hazardous substance depend on the dose, the duration, how you are exposed, personal traits and habits, and whether other chemicals are present. For more information, call the ATSDR Information Center at 1-888-422-8737.
This public health statement tells you about beryllium and the effects of exposure.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies the most serious hazardous waste sites in the nation. These sites make up the National Priorities List (NPL) and are the sites targeted for long-term federal cleanup activities. Beryllium has been found in at least 535 of the 1,613 current or former NPL sites. However, the total number of NPL sites evaluated for this substance is not known. As more sites are evaluated, the sites at which beryllium is found may increase. This information is important because exposure to this substance may harm you and because these sites may be sources of exposure.
When a substance is released from a large area, such as an industrial plant, or from a container, such as a drum or bottle, it enters the environment. This release does not always lead to exposure. You are exposed to a substance only when you come in contact with it. You may be exposed by breathing, eating, or drinking the substance, or by skin contact.
If you are exposed to beryllium, many factors determine whether you'll be harmed. These factors include the dose (how much), the duration (how long), and how you come in contact with it. You must also consider the other chemicals you're exposed to and your age, sex, diet, family traits, lifestyle, and state of health.
1.1 What is beryllium?
Beryllium is an element that occurs naturally. It is present in a variety of materials, such as rocks, coal and oil, soil, and volcanic dust. Two kinds of mineral rocks, bertrandite and beryl, are mined commercially for the recovery of beryllium. Very pure gem‑quality beryl is better known as either aquamarine (blue or blue-green) or emerald (green). Beryllium is the lightest metal. A key distinction among beryllium compounds is that some are soluble in water, but many are not.
Most of the beryllium ore that is mined is converted into alloys (mixtures of metals). Most of these alloys are used in making electrical and electronic parts or as construction materials for machinery and molds for plastics. Beryllium alloys are also used in automobiles, computers, sports equipment (such as golf clubs and bicycle frames), and dental bridges. Pure beryllium metal is used in nuclear weapons and reactors, aircraft and space vehicle structures, instruments, x‑ray machines, and mirrors. Beryllium oxide is also made from beryllium ores and is used to make specialty ceramics for electrical and high-technology applications. More information on the chemical and physical properties, production, and uses of beryllium is found in Chapters 4, 5, and 6.
1.2 What happens to beryllium when it enters the environment?
Beryllium enters the air, water, and soil as a result of natural and human activities. Emissions from burning coal and oil increase beryllium levels in the air. In air, beryllium compounds are present mostly as fine dust particles. The dust eventually settles over land and water. Rain and snow aid in removing beryllium from air. Extremely small beryllium particles may remain in the air for about 10 days. Beryllium enters waterways from the wearing away of rocks and soil. Most beryllium products of human origin that enter waterways come from industry discharges of waste water and from beryllium dust in the air from industrial activities settling over water. Most of the beryllium in water settles in the material on the bottom with sediment. Insoluble beryllium compounds remain in ocean water for a few hundred years before settling to the bottom of the ocean. Beryllium, as a chemical component, occurs naturally in soil; however, disposal of coal ash, incinerator ash, and industrial wastes may increase the amount of beryllium in soil. A major portion of beryllium in soil does not dissolve in water and remains bound to soil, so it is not likely to move deeper into the ground and enter groundwater. In the environment, chemical reactions can change the water-soluble beryllium compounds into insoluble forms. In some cases, water-insoluble beryllium compounds can change to soluble forms. Exposure to water-soluble beryllium compounds in the environment, in general, will pose a greater threat to human health than exposure to water-insoluble forms.
The amount of beryllium that has been measured in the air in different parts of the United States by EPA ranges from not detected to 2 millionths of a gram per cubic meter (g/m³). Very small dust particles of beryllium in the air fall out of the air onto surface water, plant surfaces, and soil either by themselves or when rain or snow falls. These beryllium particles eventually end up back in the soil or in the bottoms of lakes, rivers, and ponds, where they stay and mix with beryllium that is already there.
Beryllium in water comes from different sources. Most of it comes from dissolving beryllium out of rocks and soil that water runs over and through. Only a very small part is from the settling of beryllium dust out of the air. Some beryllium is suspended in muddy-like (cloudy) water. EPA has found that the levels of beryllium in drinking water in different parts of the United States are extremely low in most cases, and that water containing beryllium at these commonly observed levels is safe to drink. Fish do not accumulate beryllium from water into their bodies to any great extent. Some fruits and vegetables such as garden peas, kidney beans, and pears may have above average levels of beryllium (see Chapter 6). Most of the beryllium that gets into livestock is eliminated quickly in urine and feces.
Beryllium is found in soil in amounts that vary over a wide range, but the typical concentration is 3 thousandths of a gram/kilogram (g/kg) of soil. Additional beryllium can be added by industrial activities. Soluble beryllium compounds can combine with other substances in the environment to form other beryllium compounds. Beryllium compounds may stay in the soil for thousands of years without moving downward into groundwater. In addition to the beryllium found naturally in minerals, beryllium metal and compounds that are left after humans mine and process the minerals can be released back into the environment as landfill waste. More information about the fate and movement of beryllium in the environment is found in Chapter 6.
1.3 How might I be exposed to beryllium?
You can be exposed to normal levels of beryllium by breathing air, eating food, or drinking water that contains beryllium. In the United States, the average concentration of beryllium in air is 0.03 nanograms (ng) (1 ng=1 billionth of a gram) in a cubic meter (ng/m³) of air. In U.S. cities, the average air concentration is higher, and its value is 0.2 ng in a cubic meter (m³) of air. Cities have higher levels of beryllium in the air because beryllium is released from burning coal and fuel oil. The amount of beryllium that has been measured in drinking water in different parts of the United States by EPA is generally less than 2 trillionths of a gram for every liter of water. Beryllium was found in only 5% of 1,577 drinking water samples obtained throughout the United States. Of these positive samples, the average beryllium concentration was only 190 ng in a liter (L) of water. Beryllium, as a chemical component, is found naturally in some food. The concentration of beryllium in both raw carrots and field corn grown in the United States is less than 25 micrograms (µg) (1 µg=1 millionth of a gram) in a kilogram (kg) of the fresh vegetables. Thus, in comparison with other harmful elements, such as lead and chromium, to which we are (by necessity) exposed on a daily basis, beryllium exposure is not significant.
In certain workplaces, you can be exposed to higher-than-normal levels of beryllium, mostly in the form of beryllium oxide and beryllium metal. Occupational exposure to beryllium occurs at places where the chemical is mined, processed, or converted into metal, alloys, and other chemicals. Workers engaged in machining metals containing beryllium, recycling beryllium from scrap alloys, or using beryllium products may also be exposed to higher levels of beryllium. The number of workers exposed to beryllium or beryllium compounds has been estimated to be 21,000.
As a member of the general public, you may be exposed to higher-than-normal levels of beryllium if you live near an industry that processes or uses beryllium. People who live near hazardous landfill sites that contain high concentrations of beryllium may also be exposed to higher-than-normal levels of beryllium. Beryllium, as a chemical component, occurs naturally in tobacco and may be inhaled from cigarette smoke. People who smoke may breathe higher-than-normal levels of beryllium than people who do not smoke.
Beryllium metal and metal alloys may be found in consumer products such as electronic devices (e.g., televisions, calculators, and personal computers) and special nonsparking tools. Direct contact with beryllium metal and metal alloys is not likely, since these materials are typically enclosed within a protected case that prevents exposure. No other consumer products or products used in crafts, hobbies, or cottage industries contain significant amounts of beryllium. It is therefore unlikely that beryllium present in consumer products poses any hazard. More information about beryllium exposure can be found in Chapter 6.
1.4 How can beryllium enter and leave my body?
Beryllium can enter your body if you breathe air, eat food, or drink water containing it. Beryllium will not enter your body from skin contact with the metal unless the skin is scraped or cut and beryllium particles become imbedded in the wound. Only a small amount of beryllium may enter your body if your skin comes into contact with a beryllium salt dissolved in water. When you breathe air containing beryllium, beryllium particles can be deposited in the lungs. The beryllium that you breathe in slowly dissolves in the lungs and moves slowly into the bloodstream. Some of the beryllium deposited in the lungs can be moved to the mouth and then swallowed; the rest can remain in your lungs for a long time. If you eat food or drink water that contains beryllium, less than 1% passes from your stomach and intestines into the bloodstream. Therefore, most of the beryllium that you swallow leaves your body through the feces without entering the bloodstream. The small amount of beryllium that moves from the lungs, stomach, and intestines into the bloodstream is carried by the blood to the kidneys. Beryllium leaves the kidneys by the urine. Some beryllium can also be carried by the blood to the liver and bones where it may remain for long periods. If you swallow beryllium, beryllium leaves the body in a few days. However, if you inhale beryllium, it may take months to years before your body rids itself of beryllium. This is because it takes a long time before all the beryllium in the lungs enters the bloodstream. For more information, please read Chapter 3.
1.5 How can beryllium affect my health?
To protect the public from the harmful effects of toxic chemicals and to find ways to treat people who have been harmed, scientists use many tests.
One way to see if a chemical will hurt people is to learn how the chemical is absorbed, used, and released by the body; for some chemicals, animal testing may be necessary. Animal testing may also be used to identify health effects such as cancer or birth defects. Without laboratory animals, scientists would lose a basic method to get information needed to make wise decisions to protect public health. Scientists have the responsibility to treat research animals with care and compassion. Laws today protect the welfare of research animals, and scientists must comply with strict animal care guidelines.
Beryllium is a metal that can be harmful when you breathe it. The effects depend on how much and how long you are exposed to it. When you breathe it in, beryllium can damage your lungs. When you breathe in large amounts of soluble beryllium compounds (greater than 1 mg beryllium per cubic meter of air, 1 mg/m³), the lung damage resembles pneumonia with reddening and swelling of the lungs. This condition is called acute beryllium disease. The lung damage may heal if beryllium exposure is stopped. Human studies have shown that occupational and community ambient air standards were effective in eliminating most acute lung disease. Some people can become sensitive to beryllium. This is known as hypersensitivity or allergy. If you become sensitive (allergic) to beryllium, you may develop an immune or inflammatory reaction to small amounts of beryllium that do not cause effects in people who are not sensitive to beryllium. When this occurs, white cells accumulate around the beryllium and form a chronic inflammatory reaction called granulomas (granulomas are not tumors). This condition is called chronic beryllium disease (CBD). This disease can occur long after exposure (10-15 years) to small amounts of either soluble or insoluble forms of beryllium (greater than 0.0005 mg/m³). If you have this disease, you may feel weak, tired, and have difficulty breathing. Some individuals that have CBD may experience anorexia, weight loss, and blueness of hands and feet. This disease could also lead to heart enlargement and heart disease in advanced cases.
Both the short-term, pneumonia-like disease and the chronic beryllium disease can be fatal. Exposure levels associated with acute or chronic beryllium disease are more 100,000 times higher than normal air levels of beryllium. Long periods of exposure to beryllium have been reported to cause cancer in laboratory animals. Some studies of workers reported an increased risk of lung cancer. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the International Agency for Research on Cancer have determined that beryllium and beryllium compounds are human carcinogens. EPA has determined that beryllium is a probable human carcinogen. EPA has estimated that lifetime exposure to 0.00004 mg beryllium/m³ can result in a one in a thousand chance of developing cancer. We do not know if breathing air, eating food, or drinking water that contains beryllium or having skin contact with beryllium has any effects on reproduction or causes birth defects in humans or animals. Swallowing beryllium has not been reported to cause effects in humans because very little beryllium can move from the stomach or intestines into the bloodstream. Ulcers have been seen in dogs ingesting soluble beryllium salts in the diet. Beryllium contact with skin that has been scraped or cut may cause rashes or ulcers. If you have developed an allergy to beryllium and have skin contact with it, you can get granulomas on the skin. These skin granulomas appear as a rash or as nodules. The skin granulomas are formed in the same way that lung granulomas are formed in sensitive people. For more information on how beryllium can affect your health, please read Chapter 3.
1.6 How can beryllium affect children?
This section discusses potential health effects from exposures during the period from conception to maturity at 18 years of age in humans.
It is likely that the health effects seen in children exposed to beryllium will be similar to the effects seen in adults; chronic beryllium disease was found in a child living near a beryllium factory. We do not know whether children differ from adults in their susceptibility to beryllium.
We do not know if exposure to beryllium will result in birth defects or other developmental effects in people. The studies on developmental effects in animals are not conclusive. We have no information to suggest that there are any differences between children and adults in terms of how much beryllium will enter the body, where beryllium can be found in the body, and how fast beryllium will leave the body. It is likely that beryllium can be transferred from the mother to an infant in breast milk or that it can cross the placenta.
1.7 How can families reduce the risk of exposure to beryllium?
If your doctor finds that you have been exposed to significant amounts of beryllium, ask whether your children might also be exposed. Your doctor might need to ask your state health department to investigate.
Higher-than-normal levels of beryllium may be in soil at hazardous waste sites. Some children eat a lot of dirt. You should prevent your children from eating dirt. Make sure they wash their hands frequently, and before eating. If you live near a hazardous waste site, discourage your children from putting their hands in their mouths or from engaging in other hand-to-mouth activities. Some children may be exposed to beryllium by contact with a family member who works in a facility using beryllium. If you work at a facility that uses beryllium, make sure you change your clothes and clean your hair and skin before leaving your job and returning home. Also, do not bring objects home such as works tools that may be contaminated with beryllium.
1.8 Is there a medical test to determine whether I have been exposed to beryllium?
Beryllium can be measured in the urine and blood, but the amount of beryllium in the urine or blood may not reflect the amount to which you were exposed. The measurement of beryllium in urine and blood may not determine how recently you were exposed. Small amounts of human lung and skin can be removed from the body and examined to determine whether beryllium is present in these tissues. These tests can be done in a doctor's office or in a hospital. While high levels of beryllium in urine, blood, or tissues indicate that you were exposed to an excessive amount of beryllium, low levels of beryllium do not necessarily mean that you were not exposed to an excessive amount. A blood test called the beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test (BeLPT) can determine if you have become sensitive to beryllium and may have chronic beryllium disease. For more information, please read Chapters 3 and 7.
1.9 What recommendations has the federal government made to protect human health?
The federal government develops regulations and recommendations to protect public health. Regulations can be enforced by law. Federal agencies that develop regulations for toxic substances include the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Recommendations provide valuable guidelines to protect public health but cannot be enforced by law. Federal organizations that develop recommendations for toxic substances include the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Regulations and recommendations can be expressed in not-to-exceed levels in air, water, soil, or food that are usually based on levels that affect animals; then they are adjusted to help protect people. Sometimes these not-to-exceed levels differ among federal organizations because of different exposure times (an 8‑hour workday or a 24‑hour day), the use of different animal studies, or other factors.
Recommendations and regulations are also periodically updated as more information becomes available. For the most current information, check with the federal agency or organization that provides it. Some regulations and recommendations for beryllium include the following:
OSHA has set a limit of 2 µg beryllium/m³ of workroom air for an 8‑hour work shift. NIOSH recommends a standard for occupational exposure of 0.5 µg beryllium/m³ of workroom air during an 8-hour shift to protect workers from the increased cancer risk associated with beryllium exposure. EPA restricts the amount of beryllium released into the air to 0.01 µg beryllium/m³ of air, averaged over a 30-day period. The Department of Energy (DOE) has developed a program to reduce beryllium exposure in workers at DOE facilities. EPA has set a maximum allowable amount of 0.004 mg/L beryllium in drinking water. For more information, please read Chapter 8.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2002. Toxicological profile for Beryllium. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service.
Where can I get more information?
If you have questions or concerns, please contact your community or state health or environmental quality department or:
For more information, contact:
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences
1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop S102-1
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 1-800-CDC-INFO · 888-232-6348 (TTY)
Email: Contact CDC-INFO
ATSDR can also tell you the location of occupational and environmental health clinics. These clinics specialize in recognizing, evaluating, and treating illnesses resulting from exposure to hazardous substances.
- Page last reviewed: January 21, 2015
- Page last updated: January 21, 2015
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This recipe and story first appeared as a guest post on Scissors & Spice. Thanks again, Lynn!
Dum Aloo is one of many unsung heroes of Indian vegetarian cooking, with paneer, kofta, and mixed veg dishes usually stealing the spotlight. If you like potatoes and enjoy creamy, tomato-based curries, this delicious wonder will win you over. Soon you'll be cooking it regularly and looking out for it on menus.
When I lived in Amravati, India, teaching Art and English for a year at a Cambridge International School, I quickly made friends with much of the neighborhood. From the first day, I was invited to family meals and constantly got amazing offers of home-cooked lunches. It was culinary heaven!
I learned so much about traditional Indian cooking (and a lot of Hindi) from the family of one of the local vegetable cart vendors who lived down the street. In the evenings, I'd often hear a knock at the door or get a short text message, and within minutes the kitchen was alive: full of cheery voices, sizzling sounds, amazing smells, and the incredible, vivid colors of spices and fresh vegetables.


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Here's a quick video I put together with a summary of the SF3 Translation Project booth at Retropalooza.
Also let this thread serve as a place for us to discuss the experience. There are certainly some things I would like to share. Feel free to post anything you're curious about.