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Mylyn/Hudson Integration for Mylyn
Hudson Integration for Mylyn
This page contains the project proposal created by [Harshana Martin] for the idea of "Hudson Integration for Mylyn" from the [GSoc 2010 idea list]. I am extreamly happy to have comments from the viewers.
Eclipse Mylyn is the task and application lifecycle management (ALM) framework for Eclipse. under this Mylyn project there are several sub projects as Tasks, Context, SCM, Build, Docs and etc. The project idea "Hudson integration for Mylyn" is aiming at implementing a client application which implements Hudson's remote API and implementing the basic UI layer for Eclipse that displays build status, console output and test results for builds. This project will be extended to implement the OSLC-Automation RESTful service APIs for interoperability among different vendors and hardware platforms once the OSLC-Automation RESTful service APIs are finalized. But this OSLC-Automation integration will not be done as a part of the GSoc 2010 program.
Eclipse Mylyn is the task and application lifecycle management (ALM) framework for Eclipse. Mylyn makes tasks first class part of the Eclipse IDE and tasks helps developers to switch between different contexts. So these tasks and task context model filter the information and reduce the information overload. Hence the developer has to do less search and they can spend more time on actual development work. In this way Mylyn tools help to improve the productivity of the Mylyn users. There are several sub projects under the Mylyn project as Tasks, Context, SCM, Build, Docs and etc. Integration with the Hudson continuous build server is categorized under the Build sub project and will be the reference implementation for the Build sub project. Mylyn project is working closely with the Open Standard initiative which is known as OSLC community to ensure the interoperability among different hardware/software vendors and different software/hardware platforms. Hence this Hudson integration for Mylyn will also provide interoperability by following and implementing the set of Open standard RESTful APIs defined by the OSLC. But currently these RESTful APIs are not completely standardized. So this project will not implement the set of RESTful APIs for OSLC-Automation but later these APIs will become a part of the Hudson integration for Mylyn.
When we consider the build automation Hudson Continuous Integration Server is one of the most widely used applications. Hudson runs in a servlet container and supports SCM tools such as CVS, Subversion, Git and Clearcase. Not only these SCM integrations but also it supports Apache Ant and Apache Maven project executions. Hudson is capable of executing the Windows Batch scripts and Shell scripts as well. It provides users to build system automatically without human intervention upon set of triggers such as SCM commits using post commit hooks, time based triggers such as nightly builds. But the problem is currently there is no UI in the Eclipse IDE which provides access to the Hudson server. So the users who are using Hudson server can write code in Eclipse and then commit it to their respective SCM system from Eclipse IDE using CVS, Subversion, Egit and other SCM integrations. But then to check whether code compiles well and to run tests on the newly committed code, he/she has to switch to a web browser to check the Hudson server status and to run build, tests and to check the status of the codebase. So if we can provide the Hudson integration, then users can write code, commit code and test and validate code from the Eclipse IDE without switching to any other view. So this will decrease the context switching among tasks of humans and it will increase the productivity of developers.
Hudson Remote Access API is exposing Hudson CI server functionalities in 3 methods. They are
- JSON with JSONP support
- Python
and the Remote Access API is offered in a REST type style for the client applications. We can use the Hudson's Remote Access API for the things like
- retrieve information from Hudson for programmatic consumption.
- trigger a new build
- create/copy jobs
Implementation work of this project can be divided to 2 different sections.
- Provide a basic UI layer for Eclipse that displays build status, console output and test results for builds.
- Implement a client for Hudson's remote API and integrate the implementation with the UI implementation
The project can be divided in to several stages as follow.
- A Research on the Hudson CI Server, Hudson Remote API and API access.
- Research on the Mylyn codebase, code conventions, jFace and other UI components.
- Implement the Basic UIs to displays build status, console output and test results for builds.
- Implementing the client application for Hudson's remote API & Testing.
- Integrating the Front end UIs with the Backend Hudson Remote API client application.
- Completing documentation.
Project Scope
- Implementing basic UI layer for Eclipse that displays build status, console output and test results for builds.
- Implementing a client application for Hudson's remote API.
- Integration of UI components and the Hudson client.
- Integration of implemented feature with the Mylyn codebase.
- A complete set of tools to access the Hudson Continuous Integration server from the Eclipse IDE via Mylyn which can display build status, console output and test results for builds.
- A Proper documentation guide for users and the developers.
|Planned items
|May 3, 2010
|A Research on the Hudson CI Server, Hudson Remote API and API access.
|May 24, 2010
|A Research on the Mylyn codebase, code conventions, jFace and other UI components.
|June 21, 2010
|Implementing the client application for Hudson's remote API & Testing.
|july 26, 2010
|Implement the Basic UIs to displays build status, console output and test results for builds.
|August 2, 2010
|Integration of UI with the client application which implements the Hudson's Remote API & Testing.
|August 10, 2010
|Integrating of Hudson integration with Mylyn project with the Mylyn project & Testing.
|August 14, 2010
|Completing Documentation.
- Implement the build view and editor.
- [http://eclipse.org/project-slides/mylyn-restructuring-review.html]
- [http://wiki.hudson-ci.org/display/HUDSON/Distributed+builds]
- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_(software)]
- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_integration]
- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_lifecycle_management]
- [http://www.slideshare.net/carlo.bonamico/continuous-integration-with-hudson]
- [http://wiki.hudson-ci.org/display/HUDSON/Remote+access+API]
- [http://wiki.hudson-ci.org/display/HUDSON/Use+Hudson]
- [https://ecf2.osuosl.org/hudson/]
- [http://wiki.hudson-ci.org/display/HUDSON/Exposing+data+to+the+remote+API]


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When Tax Collector Catherine Curtis passed away in April, it created a vacancy in the office that needed to be filled.
Larry Hart was appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to fill that void on June 13, but his tenure is contingent on both a primary win in August and another victory in November.
Hart will face businessman Kyle Lee in the Republican primary Aug.14 and the winner will face James Chandler, who is running without party affiliation, in the Nov. 6 general election.
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Larry D. Hart
Age: 56
Residence: Fort Myers
Occupation: Lee County Tax Collector
Hart has served as assistant tax collector since 2001 after 22 years with the Fort Myers Police Department, including six as its police chief.
Hart is certified by the state and he says his experience runs the gamut of what the position is about.
"I have 11 years experience dealing with property taxes, hunting and fishing, I have a thorough understanding of the office," Hart said. "We follow the processes, statutes and regulations the state requires us to follow."
Despite less than three weeks in the top post, Hart doesn't feel the ship has slowed down one bit.
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California had been facing a deadline at the end of the year to reduce prison overcrowding. The judges said the state could either release inmates or find more space to house them. This latest order gives California until the middle of April to meet the population reduction guidelines.
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(gӘvӘrnēr', –nʊr'), 1752–1816, American political leader and diplomat, b. Morrisania, N.Y. (now part of the Bronx); a grandson of Lewis Morris (1671–1746), he was born to wealth and influence. He studied law and was admitted (1771) to the bar. At the outbreak of the American Revolution he adopted the colonial cause (although several members of his family were Loyalists). A superb orator, eloquent writer, and fine literary stylist, he was a member (1775–77) of the provincial congress of New York, helped to draft the first state constitution, and served on the Council of Safety. Morris sat (1778–79) in the Continental Congress, where he was prominent in financial, military, and diplomatic affairs. In 1779 his book Observations on the American Revolution was published.
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There are only a handful of reasons why people of my generation decided to go into journalism.
1. To see the world.
2. To meet interesting people.
3. To get free stuff.
4. To help people.
5. To cover sports.
6. Watergate.
For me, put the check mark beside No. 6. Yes, I�m a Watergate baby.
The truth is, my interest in news actually predated the famously third-rate break-in during the summer of 1972 at the Democratic headquarters then based at the Watergate hotel in Washington. The break-in itself wasn�t that big a deal. In fact, it was barely worthy of a cop news item in the Washington Post, which was picked up by a new guy it had on staff at the time by the name of Bob Woodward. He was the nighttime reporter, hardly a big name . . . yet.
But all the unraveling that happened thereafter is the stuff of journalism and political legend.
Almost from the start, I was fascinated by the Watergate business. The truth is, I was always drawn to big news. My mom recalls that following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, I watched all the TV coverage � and she would emphasize all. At age 4, and nearly blind as a bat, I stood right in front of the black and white television. Mom said I was particularly riveted by the coverage of JFK�s funeral. My only personal recollection is of the white horses pulling the flag-draped casket that day. I thought it would never arrive at its destination, which was Arlington National Cemetery.
But during the years in which I was ages 12 and 13, this Watergate deal lassoed my attention in a way few non-baseball-related things had before or since. I read everything I could find about it � and there wasn�t much because in those days the Washington Post couldn�t just be picked up in rural Stokes County. Still, I monitored Watergate on network news and when the hearings began in Congress, I saw it on TV � even when we were on vacation in Myrtle Beach.
Yes, I gave up skee ball at the Pavilion to watch North Carolina Sen. Sam Ervin�s jowly queries of President Richard Nixon�s constipated-looking henchmen.
Ultimately, of course, Nixon resigned but not because of the break-in itself. No, that was just the cracked manhole cover into a fetid sewer of cover-ups, payoffs, illegal use of campaign contributions, enemies lists, IRS audits, break-ins into the offices of doctors, illegal wiretapping . . . the list goes on and on. The guilty even included agencies like the U.S. Department of Justice. Nixon got off lucky. Nearly everyone else who worked for him landed in one country club prison or another.
And all because of some newspaper reporters who wouldn�t take no for an answer, lost sleep tracking down mind-numbing amounts of paperwork or leads that often went nowhere and endured threats from the highest levels of government. They drank a lot of stale coffee, too, I suspect.
What I learned then and there is how important journalism can be. Sure, reporters work on significant stories, gut-wrenching stories, even amazing stories from time to time, but there is a much larger picture. Journalism practiced professionally and thoroughly is an obstacle to unfettered corruption, a guardian of freedom and a line of defense against government authority run amok. If it exists for no other reason, it�s to stand up to the powerful and pursue questions others can�t.
That�s how this deal was set up in the Constitution. It�s what the people who founded this country had in mind. Doesn�t really matter whether people in authority like it or not.
But it only works if the government is not allowed to throw up random roadblocks to public information, harm whistleblowers, seek retribution upon those who report the news or investigate news organizations without cause.
As a result of all this, of course, I decided to pursue a career in journalism. I brought along a finely honed sense of cynicism. I don�t have much faith in authority figures and trust relatively few in public life. I like to get answers when reporters pose questions and have no patience with government agencies that want to withhold any public documents � no matter the reason. I want to be able to write accurate and fair stories. When someone in government gives us a sound reason to hold an item, we usually listen. For example, we never want to publish a story that would harm an important police investigation.
Most reputable news organizations conduct business the same way. I know the Associated Press does. In fact, if there is a knock on the AP, it�s that it is too mild-mannered in its reporting, a hazard of being a one-size fits all type of operation.
So word this week that the U.S. Department of Justice secretly obtained the telephone records and other items from the AP and its staff because it was fishing for information about the source of a story the government didn�t like sent the journalism world into a collective Richard Nixon flashback. And it should have. The act is indefensible, even though the Obama Administration appears ready to try rather than reprimand the DOJ and call for the ouster of Attorney General Eric Holder. It�s standard operating procedure for an administration that isn�t even media-tolerant, forget media-friendly.
Sadly, for a president who ran on themes of hope and change, this all looks very 1972.
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It's coming.. It'll be mandatory.. it's gonna cost a f*cking fourtine... and he is looking to stuff it down our throats before the majority notice he has no way to pay for it other than raising taxes and cuts in Medicare and Medicaid which are also underfunded. Lets see what captain bullsh*t had to say about exactly what he is planning on doing during the election..
Getting Punked On Health Care Reform
How are they planning on getting it passed? They same way Mr. Hopenchange does everything else.. deception & lies:Although the Democratic health care reform proposal currently in Congress is not final, two key elements are emerging as to how the government will pay for the trillion dollar plus price tag: Taxing private insurance benefits, and cutting hundreds of billions in Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
Taxing private insurance and cutting benefits were the two things Obama said during the presidential campaign that he would not tolerate in health care reform, and he ripped into John McCain for supposedly planning just what the Democrats are about to propose:
Legislation to be outlined next week in the Senate Finance Committee will likely include a new tax on workers with the costliest employer-provided health coverage, officials said Friday, but with implementation delayed until 2013 to minimize any political fallout.
Officials familiar with internal deliberations said the leading option under consideration by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., the committee chairman, would mean higher taxes for workers whose family coverage costs $15,000 a year or more in premiums paid by employer and employee combined.
The provision could generate hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade to help pay the $1 trillion or more the Obama administration has estimated is necessary under its plan to extend health care to millions of Americans who lack it. Cuts in projected Medicare and Medicaid spending are expected to make up much of the rest.
If the final bill follows this formula, and if Obama signs it, Obama and the Democrats will have violated fundamental campaign promises. I know, you've been punked:
Video: The Public Plan Deception
The guys at Verum Serum strike again with this new video of Democrats and their think-tank allies talking about the real goal of the public plan in ObamaCare, the new health plan getting rolled out in Congress this month. The White House says the plan will keep private insurers honest, but it seems the dishonesty comes from the Oval Office and Capitol Hill:
The people who designed this approach were very honest about it, as you can see in the above video. None of them talk about keeping private insurers honest; instead, theyre openly scornful of private insurance and want to rid us of them as soon as they are politically able to do so. The one couldnt even bring himself to call the public plan a Trojan Horse, so obvious is its intent.
The entire premise of the public plan, as designed by its originators, was to crowd out the private insurers by undercutting them on price. After all, the government can take losses on the plan for as long as they need to drive everyone else out of the market. Once that process completes, voila! Single-payer remains as the only option.
Time to get on the phones and start telling your Senators and Congressment to vote no on the public plan. We will start next week on The Ed Morrissey Show. Get ready for some activism.
House Health-Care Proposal Adds $600 Billion in Taxes (Update2)
I wonder if that bucket of KY we're all gonna need will be covered by the "new" plan..June 12 (Bloomberg) -- Health-care overhaul legislation being drafted by House Democrats will include $600 billion in tax increases and $400 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel said.
Democrats will work on the bills details next week as they struggle through what kind of heartburn it will cause to agree on how to pay for revamping the health-care system, Rangel, a New York Democrat, said today. The measures cost is reaching well beyond the $634 billion President Barack Obama proposed in his budget request to Congress as a 10-year down payment for the policy changes.
Asked whether the cost of a health-care overhaul would be more than $1 trillion over a decade, Rangel said, the answer is yes. Some Senate Republicans, including Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, say the costs will likely exceed $1.5 trillion.
House Democrats plan to release their legislation next week. Obama is working with Congress to get legislation to his desk by October.
Democrats in the House and Senate are crafting legislation that would require all Americans to have health insurance, prohibit insurers from refusing to cover pre-existing conditions and place other restrictions on the industry.
The legislation would establish online exchanges for individuals to purchase insurance and would require employers to provide health benefits to workers or pay a penalty. Some Democrats also are backing creation of a government-run program to expand coverage to the uninsured. The issue is the subject of bipartisan negotiations with Republican who oppose the so-called public option.
Rangel said Democrats are still considering options for tax increases that might be in the bill, including a possible end to the income tax exclusion for employer-paid health benefits.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, is considering a proposal to apply income taxes to health-care plans if they are significantly more expensive than the basic health plan for federal employees -- $13,000 for a family of four.
Rangel said House Democrats want to avoid the deeper cuts to projected spending under Medicare and Medicaid that Obama has been putting forth. House Democrats want to achieve cost-savings by cuts in payments to private insurance plans under Medicare.
Covering the Costs
Obama has pledged that health-care changes wont add to the deficit. To accomplish that, hes proposed getting about $600 billion by reducing tax deductions available to the wealthy, and by trimming Medicare payments to insurance companies.
That wont be enough to cover the overhaul costs. Obama said this week he plans in the coming days to disclose more proposals for raising additional sources of revenue. In a letter last week to Senate Democrats drafting legislation he said he will be proposing between $200 billion and $300 billion in further Medicare and Medicaid cuts.
Obama plans to give a speech Monday in Chicago to the American Medical Association as part of his campaign to build up support for what could be the biggest changes to healthcare policy since Medicare was established in 1965.
Rangel said that while House Democrats will likely release more details about health policy changes in their legislation next week, the package of offsetting tax increases and spending cuts likely will come later. Democrats, he said, want to put forth the more-positive aspects of an overhaul first. Rangel also wants to let lawmakers have time to study and weigh in on proposed offsets.
We have a problem in not wanting to attract enough negative attention to the bill in terms of the pay-fors, he said. Let them get a good feel for the coverage.
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Ayurveda is based on the three doshas: vata, pitta and kapha. These are sometimes compared to the humours. Each dosha must be in balance with the others. They influence health, appearance and personality.
Ayurvedic doctors are called vaidyas. They use the pulse, the patient's symptoms and other physical signs to diagnose illness. Ayurvedic medicines mainly use herbs. Physical therapies are important. The main treatment is called panchakarma or 'five actions'. It combines procedures including enemas and purging to drive out body wastes and rebalance the doshas.
The classic texts of Ayurveda were written between the 400s and 700s CE. They continued to be expanded and revised to become the Caraka Samhita and Susruta Samhita. These enormous compendiums form the basis of Ayurvedic thinking. They describe surgical techniques, materia medica, diagnosis, treatments and strategies to prevent illness. Vaidyas must have extensive knowledge of both texts.
In the 1800s, Ayurveda was not supported by the British regime. However, it was still practised in privately sponsored colleges and through apprenticeships. The revival of traditional Indian systems of knowledge, such as Ayurveda, was important for the independence movement. Since India became independent in 1947, the government has supported biomedicine. It also recognises traditional medicines including Ayurveda and Unani Tibb. Ayurveda is now popular worldwide.
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BibliographyJ Langford, Fluent bodies Ayurvedic remedies for postcolonial imbalance (North Carolina; London: Duke University Press, 2002)
M Bode, Taking traditional knowledge to market: the modern image of the Ayurvedic and Unani industry 1980 – 2000 (Hyderabad: Orient Longman Private Limited, 2008)
J Alter (ed.), Asian medicine and globalization (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005)
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For the last 50 years, he's lived in defiance of our national character. Instead of being materialistic and acquisitive, he has pursued a life of minimalism and sharing. Instead of being xenophobic, he has sought to connect with other cultures. Instead of being strident and bellicose, he has pursued peace. Instead of embracing our addiction to television and computers, he has never owned either.
At the age of 14, he participated in his first civil rights march. It was Chicago, 1962. Groups of white detractors lined the route, taunting the marchers. He remembers the hatred in their faces. Instead of being cowed, he resolved to follow—truly follow—the compassionate teachings of his Christian upbringing.
His desire to better the world led him to apply to the Episcopalian priesthood as a young man. At that time Vietnam was raging. When he expressed in one job interview that the ministry should be at the forefront of the civil rights and anti-war movements, he was politely shown the door.
This was the same time Martin Luther King Jr. was being ostracized by fellow clergy for speaking out against the war and enjoining the country in protest. "If we do not act, we shall surely be dragged down the long, dark and shameful corridors of time reserved for those who possess power without compassion, might without morality, and strength without sight," King said during a speech in 1967.
He began attending Quaker meetings. Several years later, in 1970, while teaching math at a Lower East Side alternative school in New York City, he met his life partner, Mary Ann Fiske. Married in 1971, they committed themselves to social justice and global equity.
After relocating to Albuquerque in 1982, Chuck and Mary Ann did everything possible to live their values of economy, conservation, love of others and sustainability. For the next 25 years until Mary Ann's death in 2007, they subsisted contentedly on about $6,000 a year, tending a robust garden, canning vegetables and practicing thrift.
This was made possible in part by the purchase of their South Broadway home in 1984 for $20,000 in savings, which meant no mortgage. Any other income they earned over the years was donated to charitable organizations in developing countries. Given that their annual income remained below the taxable minimum, they took comfort in not funding war.
I am in awe of Chuck. Not only does he live his values, he does so without arrogance, narcissism, spite or hostility.
For too many years I believed in the wrong religion and practiced the wrong faith. I believed in the religion of violence, the religion of superior firepower. I believed, narcissistically, we had the right to menace the world, spending half our tax dollars on weapons and weapons research and weapons training.
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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and receive your sample ballot for the November election. How are you supposed to vote for a circuit judge when you know nothing about any of the candidates? That's what blindfolded monkeys are for, silly. LET'S GO!
BACHELOR PAD – 8:00PM (ABC) Oh, sorry. Did you think this was the week the four major networks would give you new scripted programming? Afraid not. No, you'll just have to keep waiting for that. Meanwhile, cable is busy giving you new episodes of "Mad Men," "The Closer," "Louie," "Rescue Me," "Sons of Anarchy, " "True Blood," "Rubicon," "Weeds," and about 9,000 other shows. Oh, but do stay with the broadcast networks. You can still trust them! Anyway, tonight the boys and girls stage their finale, including a "Dancing With The Stars" inspired competition. That's right. They can't even give you a new "Dancing With The Stars." That's how much ABC cares. ANTICIPATION: DIRTY!
GOSSIP GIRL – 9:00PM (CW) Meanwhile, unofficial fifth network the CW does manage to give you a real, live season premiere. It's the fourth season of "Gossip Girl," and the opener tonight finds us in Paris, where Blair and Serena are enjoying themselves. I'd watch this show if it didn't feature Kristen Bell's horrible, awful voiceover. It's like someone in marketing's idea of what a blog sounds like. I've seen AT&T ads that are more in touch with everyday language. ANTICIPATION: OMFG!
THE 19TH WIFE – 9:00PM (Lifetime) It's a Lifetime original movie, this one featuring Patricia Wettig as a woman who stands accused of killing her polygamist husband. It's just like "Big Love," only stuff actually happens, and storylines are resolved in a reasonable amount of time. ANTICIPATION: MORMONY!
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – 7:00PM (ESPN) MNF kicks off a new season with a doubleheader. Your first game is Ravens/Jets at 7PM. Your second game is Chargers/Chiefs at 10:15PM. In other words, it's not really a doubleheader. It's a singleheader with some added fantasy stats added later on. ANTICIPATION: SANCHEZ!
TOURETTE'S UNCOVERED – 9:00PM (Discovery Health) Four children with the disease are featured tonight, including one young boy who can't stop swearing. ANTICIPATION: EXPLETIVE DELETED


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London Olympics Scams: Don't Fall For Them
With the London Olympics in high gear, scammers are taking advantage of users with a range of scams designed to steal money and commit fraud, experts warn.
Millions of similar attacks were reported during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and security experts are warning there will be even more security incidents in London 2012. Users need to be vigilant about any online communications claiming to be about the Olympics and be wary of which websites they visit.
Social networking sites are fertile ground for these types of tricks. Trend Micro researchers highlighted the Olympics as one of the top five social engineering scams on Pinterest in its second quarter threat report released this month.
"As Olympic fever grows people will be looking for ways to get in on the action, find memorabilia and perhaps, last minute tickets to the Olympics," Warren Clark, president of the Better Business Bureau said, adding, "But consumers need to be alert and ensure they're dealing with legitimate, authorized partners of the Olympics to avoid being scammed."
Email Scams, Fake Personnel
Olympic organizers claim to have identified over 120 scams so far, and warned users to be careful about any mail or phone calls claiming to be about the London Games. The site has compiled a list of known Olympic scams.
The London 2012 website even warns visitors to watch out for fake emails claiming to be from "London 2012" or from people claiming to be authorized representatives of London 2012. In many cases, they are just regular lottery and sweepstakes scams that have been branded to have an Olympic connection. They typically encourage the recipient to fill out a form online with their information to sign up for these promotions, exposing the victim to identity theft.
An example is the "Coca-Cola London 2012 Olympic Games Promotions" scam, in which victims are asked to fill out a form to claim a prize from an email drawing they never entered, the BBB said. "2012 London Olympic Promotion" is another lottery scam, in which the victim receive an email purporting to be from a "London Olympic Cash Officer" and is asked for personal banking details to collect a cash prize of $1,650,000.
There have been scams offering jobs "being involved with the Games" or ways to "gain some connection" with the Games, for a fee. When in doubt, contact London 2012 directly, using official published channels instead of working with these "agents."
"Please take steps to ensure they are legitimate, particularly if they are asking you to pay them any money," the official London 2012 site warned.
Fake Stores
Only buy tickets from the London 2012 website or official ticketing partners. Anyone else offering tickets are either selling them illegally or "committing fraud by offering fake or non-existent tickets," according to website.
Archery fans were turned away from Lord's Cricket Ground on Friday when they arrived for a qualifying round. Even though the event was "unticketed," meaning closed to the public, many of the fans had been conned into paying for counterfeit tickets, Reuters reported.
Stores selling Olympic memorabilia and tickets should be collecting and transmitting financial information securely. The London 2012 site uses a secure connection when collecting and transmitting personal or banking data. For some browsers, you can tell the site is secure because a padlock symbol (closed) will appear in the browser window, while others (Firefox, Chrome) will display a colored bar to the left of the website address, which would also begin with https://. Clicking on the bar (or padlock) will display the full title on the certificate as "London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd." If the site name does not match or the certificate is not part of london2012.com, that is a fake site.
Many of the fake sites look very similar to the actual Olympics website, and users find the sites through ad banners, popups and links on social networking sites, according to Zscaler ThreatLabZ.
Fake Antivirus
Fortinet warned users to watch out for fake antivirus and other counterfeit security tools. Users may be directed to a malicious website while surfing the Web looking for Olympic news, results, and video clips, and be presented with a popup window claiming they have been infected, Fortinet said.
If users are notified they may have malware on their machines, close all browser windows and run a full scan from their own installed antivirus. They should never click on a link in a popup to clean up an infection, or to buy a new antivirus software. As we've noted before on Security Watch, fake AV tools can download additional malware on to the computer, or have keyloggers that steal passwords and personal information.
The Olympics are fun, and watching the athletes go higher, faster, and further can be thrilling. Just don't get so caught up you don't notice the scammers after you.
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Concurrent Testing and Tracing: Useful Output for Test Failures
Programmers write testcases for programs to check that the programs work correctly. When a test-case fails, a programmer wants to know two things: first, why specifically did the test fail (which assertion did not hold?), and secondly, what is wrong with the program (or the test case!)?
Last Friday I released CHP 1.5.0, which adds better support for testing, tracing, and the combination of the two. Tracing refers in theoretical terms to recording a computation's history: practically, it means keeping a log of all the CHP synchronisation events (e.g. channel communications) that happened in your program. CHP supports several types of tracing, but for this post I will use the simplest type: a CSP trace, which is just a linear sequence of events that occurred.
Let's explore the combination of testing and tracing in practice. Previously I used an example involving a four-item pipeline to find the mode (most common element) of a list. Let's use this example again, but since this is a post about testing, we'll introduce an error: we will forget to include the sort process at the front of the pipeline.
To use the tracing framework, you have to augment your code slightly to label parts of your code. This involves using arrLabel instead of arr, and *<<<* instead of <<< (see the remarks at the end of this post for why, and for a way to shorten the tedious labelling):
badMode = (arrLabel "group" group) *>>>* (arrLabel "maxByLength" maxByLength) *>>>* (arrLabel "head" head) where maxByLength = maximumBy (comparing length)
We can then join this pipeline onto one that takes a string, and splits it into words — making a pipeline that looks for the most frequent word:
mostFreqWord = (arrLabel "makeLower" makeLower) *>>>* (arrLabel "words" words) *>>>* badMode where makeLower = map toLower
Finally, we can provide a simple test sentence for the pipeline that should pick out the most frequent word, "the":
testFreqWord = testCHPInOut (const (== "the")) (runPipelineLabel mostFreqWord) "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" main :: IO () main = runTestTT testFreqWord >> return ()
If we run this output, what do we get? Well, the test case fails, so we are told that, but we are also automatically given the trace of the failing test case:
### Failure: testCHP Failure; trace: < _c4, makeLower->words."the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog", words->group.["the","quick","brown","fox","jumps","over","the","lazy","dog"], group->maxByLength.[["the"],["quick"],["brown"],["fox"],["jumps"],["over"],["the"],["lazy"],["dog"]], maxByLength->head.["dog"], _c5 > Cases: 1 Tried: 1 Errors: 0 Failures: 1
So how do we read this trace? The trace is delimited by angle brackets, and is a comma-separated sequence of events (I'll look to tighten up the grammar in future to allow for automated parsing). The _c4 is an unnamed event at the start (this is the channel used in the test framework to inject the data). Then the following events are channel communications of the form channel-name.data-value. So makeLower->words is the channel name, and "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is the data value. The channel names have been automatically generated based on the two processes that the channel connects, and the data value has been printed out using show. We can use this trace to immediately see which values were passed between each process pair, and thus track down the problem. You can see from looking at the trace that group is not grouping the two "the"s together, which is because the list is not sorted. We can easily fix this by putting in the missing sort process. The trace with sort added now works as we would expect:
< _c5, makeLower->words."the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog", words->sort.["the","quick","brown","fox","jumps","over","the","lazy","dog"], sort->group.["brown","dog","fox","jumps","lazy","over","quick","the","the"], group->maxByLength.[["brown"],["dog"],["fox"],["jumps"],["lazy"],["over"],["quick"],["the","the"]], maxByLength->head.["the","the"], _c6 >
Tracing is useful for tracking down problems and strange behaviours in your system, so integrating it with the test framework made a lot of sense. You can trace any program, not just test-cases, but I will explore that at a future date. You may observe that tracing (at least a CSP trace) is not too far different from adding print (or Debug.Trace.trace) statements around your program. The main differences are:
- Channels are named when you join together processes, so you don't have to modify the definition of the original processes to get intelligible trace output (unless you want to trace the internal channels).
- Tracing can be turned on or off at run-time (by changing the top-level call to runCHP), rather than at compile-time with pre-processor macros — but if tracing is switched off, you do not incur any overhead.
- The order in the trace is guaranteed to reflect the real ordering of the channel communications, so you can't end up with an unrepresentative order that usually happens when you put print statements in a concurrent program.
Remarks: There are several side notes to add to this post. Many readers will probably recoil at my introduction of a *>>>* combinator. This has type:
(*>>>*) :: Show b => ProcessPipelineLabel a b -> ProcessPipelineLabel b c -> ProcessPipelineLabel a c
The show constraint is the reason that I could not declare an arrow instance — so any fix to this problem had to involve declaring a similar combinator outside the arrow, unless I've missed another approach.
The naming of the processes can be simplified with the use of a pre-processor. Here are the same process declarations, named using the C pre-processor:
#define PR(p) (arrLabel #p p) badMode = PR(group) *>>>* PR(maxByLength) *>>>* PR(head) where maxByLength = maximumBy (comparing length) mostFreqWord = PR(makeLower) *>>>* PR(words) *>>>* badMode where makeLower = map toLower
Unfortunately, GHC with the -cpp flag doesn't support this stringize operator so you have to run the C pre-processor on the file first as part of your build process before feeding it to GHC, or use the -F flag with a wrapper script.
Showing the data being passed down the channel obviously forces the data, which may potentially affect the behaviour. Whether you show the data in the trace can be turned on and off — and you can also supply a custom function to show your data if, for example, you are passing around infinite lists (you could just print the first three items). I've tried to give the gist here rather than all the details, but the CHP documentation explains the different ways you can record a channel communication in a trace.
I will present this example at the fringe session at the CPA 2009 conference this evening here in Eindhoven. If anyone is interested, last year's paper on tracing is available in my list of publications, with this year's publication to be added shortly.
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The Persistence of Vision Raytracer (POV-Ray).
This is the legacy Bug Tracking System for the POV-Ray project. Bugs listed here are being migrated to our github issue tracker. Please refer to that for new reports or updates to existing ones on this system.
FS#27 - Add texture support to background statement
Opened by Thorsten Fröhlich (thorsten) - Saturday, 16 May 2009, 17:15 GMT
Last edited by William F Pokorny (wfpokorny) - Saturday, 10 December 2016, 14:39 GMT
Adding full texture statement support to the background statement (with a scale of 1/1) aligned with the image_map direction of an image would allow i.e. specifying an image as background easily.
This would be inherently problematic with reflections/refractions and radiosity.
Maybe a better alternative would be to introduce a new image projection type, equivalent of replacing the camera with a projector, which could then easily be used with a sky_sphere (or even arbitrary geometry, which could provide tremendous potential for rendering stuff into existing images).
what seems behind the initial query would be to automatically compose an existing image as being behind the rendered scene (whenever alpha reach 100%)
Only side effect would that the rendered image has coordinates in <0,0>/<1,1> and that should match the space of the background image (so it could get stretched if ratio are different)
For reflections/refraction & radiosity, I guess that out of view value is irrelevant, and as such the image could be a "replacement" (or rather a bonus) to the actual background colour.
In fact, the texture is irrelevant, only the pixel image is important (with a possible gamma correction at reading, and same anti-aliasing).
Finish is irrelevant. Normal is irrelevant.
A simple pigment_map would be enough (without transform)
A projection type would failed with normal-perturbed camera.
Now, what about, for the original querier, to use a no_reflection, no_shadow, ambient 1 diffuse 0, flat box orthogonal to the camera (MEEEPPP, fails on normal-perturbation of camera) in the very back of the scene, with image on it ?
Or use the omni-present imagemagick as post-process command of povray to perform the composition.
Only real need would be to avoid ruling of IRTC... do we need to turn povray into gimp for such purpose ?
If done as a bonus to current background colour, it could be "easy" to do it in the file-saving/transformation, when all data has been generated.
On second thought, if the intend of the Original Poster is to specify an image as the background, it's only a matter of using a 2D image composing software afterhand, rendering with +UA (and in a format that support alpha: +FN, +FT, +FC).
(well, seems to have already been my first thought too).
I would go now for a reject of that task.
- Field changed: Status (Assigned → Tracked on GitHub)
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When you think about the performance of a vehicle; you more than likely compare stats for 0-60 mph, quarter-mile time and top speed. In order to generate stellar performance marks in these areas you need horsepower. Would you not agree that the more horsepower you could generate the faster the car can go? We hate to tell you this but horsepower is only half the equation to making a vehicle perform. A car's performance can only be as good as its suspension system. There is no point in generating 500 horsepower if the vehicle's suspension system was only designed to handle 200 horsepower
Think front-wheel drive here. Let's say there are two identical Honda Civics and both are equipped with the same suspension system but one vehicle makes 150 horsepower and the other makes 1,050 horsepower. If both Civics still utilized the factory stock suspension system with the 175mm wide stock tire the 150 horsepower Civic would more than likely "perform" better than the 1,050 horsepower one. The suspension system would be able to put the power to the ground more effectively with the low-output engine than with the high-output engine, which would instantly fry the tires once the throttle was smashed. Granted this is an extreme case, but you get the picture. It is not about how much horsepower you generate; it is however, about how much horsepower you can put to the ground without wasting any.
The main objective of a vehicle's suspension system is to absorb bumps and dips in the road and ensure the tires stay in contact with the pavement. The two main components in absorbing road imperfections are the shocks and springs. Coil springs found in the majority of vehicles manufactured today are the workhorses of the suspension, constantly expanding and compressing while the vehicle is in motion. The shock, also known as the damper, works in conjunction with the spring to control unwanted spring motion by helping slow down the expansion and compression of the spring as it absorbs bumps and dips. Have you ever seen a vehicle on the freeway with a blown shock? The wheel of the vehicle will generally bounce constantly up and down because the shock is no longer working to help slow down the expansion and compression of the sprin
Unfortunately, there is plenty of give-and-take when it comes to designing a suspension system. If you want the Cadillac of ride and comfort you are probably going to have to give up some performance cornering attributes. The same goes for a suspension setup designed for maximum traction; it is going to give up some ride comfort. It will always be a compromise between the two. Most factory vehicles are generally set up more for comfort than performance since manufacturers have to appeal to the masses rather than enthusiasts who are after maximum performance, day in and day out.
Since we are elitist track snobs and want maximum traction we opted to swap out the factory shocks and springs for coil-over units from Buddy Club. The Buddy Club Racing Spec coil-over offers 15-way shock damping adjustability. Another byproduct of installing the Buddy Club coil-over is reducing unsprung weight. The factory front shocks weigh in at 21.2 pounds apiece while the Buddy Club coil-over weighs only 14.2 pounds. The rear shocks are slightly heavier than stock with the Buddy Club pieces weighing in at 12.35 pounds and the stock ones coming in at 10.8 pounds. The short stroke design of the Buddy Club coil-overs allows for proper suspension geometry when the vehicle is lowered from stock height. Utilizing a mono-tube design shell case each suspension system is developed for maximum performance without sacrificing too much overall ride quality.
To further reduce unsprung weight we opted to go with lightweight forged CPF-Tune wheels from Racing Hart. Constructed from a 1-piece forging the CPF-Tune is extremely lightweight weighing in at a feathery 16.0 pounds for an 18 x 9-inch wheel. The 1-piece forging also makes the wheels amazingly strong and durable.
To complement the Racing Harts we went with Falken RT-615 255/40 gumballs for extra grip. The RT-615 is Falken's newest line of tires developed to replace the Azenis Sports. Unlike the Azenis Sports, which were only available in limited sizes, the RT-615 will cover a much broader lineup to accommodate more vehicles. Like the Azenis Sport, the RT-615 features an aggressive tread pattern and incorporates soft tire compound. The tires carry a 200 tread wear rating so these tires are meant to stick to the road.
Overall ride quality of the Racing Spec coil-over is almost identical to the stock shocks when the adjustment is set to the softest setting. With the adjustment set to the hardest setting the ride is considerably stiffer. The car also reacts much quicker with each input to the steering wheel. The lighter weight wheel combo and improved rigidity of the new upper pillow-ball mounts aid in the better turning response of the Mitsubishi
Project EVO is keeping true to form, evolving with each episode. With the Mitsubishi now able to claw through the tarmac with ease, we'll switch back to concentrating on generating more horsepower. We will test out XS Engineering's new front mount intercooler and Buddy Club longer duration 272 degree camshafts. Until next time, keep it spooling.


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The Ontario Labour Relations Board recently issued a decision against Richtree Markets Restaurant. Richtree's loss was predictable, even to people like me, who believe unions are on a steep decline toward eventual virtual extinction.
Any opportunity to de-unionize causes most employers to salivate. But they must be smart about how they do it. The advice which lead Richtree to take its position was simply wrong. I said so publicly when the union first brought its unfair labour practice charge.
About 50 unionized employees of the Richtree restaurant at the Toronto Eaton Centre were terminated when the restaurant was relocated, likely for good reason and profitability. However, someone told Richtree the best way to save money would be to argue that the unionized rights of the fired employees did not apply at the new location down the hall from the old one.
When the new location opened, the union filed a complaint, asking the OLRB to sanction the company. Once an employer is unionized, the unit of employees is generally defined by geographical scope; the scope could be large (ie. all of Manitoba), or small (ie. a street corner). In this case, Richtree argued that the scope was limited to the precise location within the Eaton Centre where its restaurant used to be.
The decision hinged on a combination of common sense and the extent to which the labour board would allow a group of unionized employees to be rendered jobless. Richtree assumed it could win the case on a technicality — a position that was ludicrous, from a legal and public policy standpoint.
In its decision, the board commented on the address cited in the collective agreement to define geographical scope and ruled it was essentially a proxy to include the entire Eaton Centre.
In practice, this means if the collective agreement representing the employees from the old Richtree location still survives (meaning it has not expired) it will now apply to all the new non-union employees at its new location. It voids any individual employment contracts they might have with Richtree. This could be financially damaging for Richtree as the individual non-union agreements employment contracts likely had lower wages, benefits, paid sick days, etc.
Among the financial blows to Richtree, there is also the "just cause" provision for discipline and dismissal in collective agreements. Without this the employer can fire employees for any or no reason at all as long as there is no violation of the Human Rights Code. Now, they will have to prove cause for discharge or risk re-instatement. Richtree best knows the implications of this decision. After all, it used to be their collective agreement.
The win likely came at a cost for the union, too. At least a few, if not most, of the new employees at the restaurant's new location will lose their jobs because most collective agreements have recall rights if employees are laid off. Richtree may have to recall the old employees in accordance with the provisions in the collective agreement and terminate the new ones if there are not enough jobs to go around triggering costs and bad will all around.
Lessons for employers:
— You can't close your operations, open a new one a few metres away and throw out the union.
— Refrain from doing anything blatantly and inherently unfair in your battles with unions. In this case, the Ontario Labour Relations Board likely wanted to send a strong cautionary message to employers looking to displace unionized employees on technicalities.
— Be conscious of your public image: There is something about collectively terminating a group of people (in this case mostly immigrants) that garners a great deal of public sympathy and antipathy toward your product or service.


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2007-08: Played in 30 games...Provided on offensive spark from the blue-line on the power-play, scoring five goals and adding 12 assists, totaling 17 points on the season...Was second on the team in scoring by defensemen...Played in his 50th career game on March 14th against Mercyhurst...Totaled five multi-point games...Scored his 10th career goal on February 23rd against Holy Cross...Recorded his 20th career point on February 15th against Mercyhurst. 2006-07: Skated in 19 games for the Pioneers after returning from injury...Scored five goals goal and added two assists, making an impact on the power play for SHU...Scored his first career goal on January 26th against Canisius. 2005-06: Played in one game as a rookie for the Pioneers...Registered an assist, his first career point, in his first game against Canisius on January 14th. Before Sacred Heart: Played Juniors for Apple Core of Long Island, NY. Personal: Paul Ferraro. Born: 3/9/86. Parents: Peter and Nancy Ferraro. Siblings: Peter and Phil Ferraro. Brother Peter played for Sacred Heart from 2003-07.


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Is it that time? It sure is! It's just about time for Anime Expo 2010~which takes place from July 1st-July 4th at the Los Angeles Convention Center. We are going to be in booth #500-and our neighbors will be Bandai and Funimation! Fun stuff, right?!
So let's get to the details!


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ST 325 Digital, Programmable Hot Air Reflow System
Convective SMT Rework System is Fully Programmable
The ST 325 is a digital, self-contained system that is fully programmable and can be used to remove or install surface mount components when individual or multiple operations are to be run. From the front panel, the system can be used in either manual or "timed" modes. Manual mode means that the system generates heated airflow when the cycle button is pressed; when it is pressed a second time the system shuts off. "Timed" modes allow the operator to create up to 20 "Profiles" that consist of time and temperature parameters to ensure process control and repeatability. The system uses a pump to generate airflow that first passes through a heater, where it is warmed to the appropriate temperature, and then through optionally available heat-focusing nozzles that "shape" the air stream for the specific component. A user-friendly front panel interface with Digital Display allows for easy adjustment of temperature, flow rate and timing and intuitive programming and profile development.
Quiet Operation, NO Heater Cool-Down Required
The ST 325 features a Quiet-Flo turbine blower for close to silent operation and immediately turns off air flow after use. Air flow instantly shuts down because the ST 325 does not require a heater "cool-down" period, as competitive units do. The heavy-duty, durable metal housing ensures years of service. Additionally, the ST 325 comes with the Lo-Flo pump and the vacuum wand (PV-65 Pik-Vac Wand) for manipulating components manually. The capabilities of the ST 325 can be greatly enhanced when coupled with the ST 500A Z-Avis Platform, and PACE Preheaters such as the PH 100, ST 400 or ST 1600.
Patented Handpiece Design with 575 Watts of Power!
The ST 325's powerful handpiece features an integrated, spring loaded vacuum pick with interchangeable vacuum cup sizes for holding and lifting components. The "give" in the spring loading is set, but the absolute position of the vacuum pik is adjustable over a 1.5" length. Both cycle start and vacuum functions are activated with conveniently located switches on the handpiece. Unlike competitive handpieces, a unique Nozzle Adaptor does NOT require tools, allowing instantaneous change-out of heat-focusing nozzles!
Advanced Features
Quick-Fit Nozzles Require NO Tools!
Unlike competitive handpieces, the ST 325's Nozzle Adaptor allows easy/fast change out of Nozzles
Over 80 Optional Nozzles Available
Single Jet, Box, BGA and Pattern Nozzles are available for a wide variety of surface mount components (Nozzles not included) - click HERE for Nozzle selection
Fully Programmable via User-Friendly Front Panel Interface
Allows for easy programming and profile development - optional PC software is available for additional profile development capability
PV-65 Pik-Vac Component Handling Wand
ST 325 comes with a Lo-Flo pump and PV-65 Pik-Vac Wand for manipulating components manually
Expand your ST 325 into a Full Cabability Combo System!
Add PACE's new PH 100 Low Profile IR Preheater and ST 500A Z-Axis Platform and you now have full capability for repetitive removals and installations - also see new ST 925 SMT Rework System
230 V Part #: 8007-0432
- Multi-level password lock-out prevents unauthorized changes
- User definable temperature zone
- Audible countdown timer for end of cycle indication in the Timed and Program modes
- On-screen display of parameters (temperature, time) during operation
- Store and recall up to 20 profiles (40 with optional software)
- Quiet-Flo turbine blower offers nearly silent operation
- Hi-Flo Vacuum Pump for holding component securely
- Lo-Flo Vacuum Pump for component wand
- Audible countdown timer for end of cycle indication in the Timed and Program modes
- On-screen display of parameters (temperature, time) during operation
- Store and recall up to 20 profiles (40 with optional software)
- Quiet-Flo turbine blower offers nearly silent operation
- Hi-Flo Vacuum Pump for holding component securely
- Lo-Flo Vacuum Pump for component wand
- Power Requirements197-253 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 575Watts max.
- Temperature ControlClosed loop, digital temperature control
- Temperature stability° 9°C (° 15 °F) at idle tip temp.
- Temperature Range176°to 482°C (350°to 900°F) nominal
- Airflow5-22 slpm


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The Aldrich Alert
A Publication of the Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty
by Gary Aldrich - Volume 2, Issue 44
This article was first published on NewsMax.com - October 2, 2002.
I've been flooded with e-mails from current and former federal workers who cannot believe the Democrats would trade national security for organized union support and votes. Most of these e-mails confirm my conclusions that the federal government is fat with personnel, many of whom have become dead wood.
I'm speaking now of the stiff opposition to President Bush's plans to reorganize some 170,000 federal employees into one huge agency dedicated to Homeland Security. President Bush knows that a larger agency will give more cover to incompetent bureaucrats – and that's why he insists that he be given certain powers in personnel decisions. Specifically, he wants flexibility on hiring, firing, transferring and promoting federal employees.
It just makes sense. Federal workers who hold the public trust also have a hold on the future of the public safety. Whether it's a low-level mail boy or a midlevel secretary, every federal employee who is part of this unique group must perform at 100 percent or better in order to ensure national security during times of war.
For example, a single important document containing key facts needs to reach everybody on the routing list, without delay. Make no mistake; every piece of paper will be important because readers will make judgments based on the facts contained in these documents, judgments that will impact us all.
If a document sits too long on a desk because a federal employee is distracted, lazy or insolent, or comes back late from lunch, important, time-sensitive clues may not reach the proper parties.
Have we not just gone through sufficient examination of the FBI – an agency employing some of the highest-qualified, most motivated employees – and learned that agents could not get their memos read fast enough and were clueless about how to properly proceed with the information if they did read the memos? Their lack of performance brought into question the possibility that if the warning memos had been properly routed and read, maybe the events of 9/11 could have been avoided – at least in part.
We'll never know, but one thing is certain: We're not paying people to sit around planning their next agency picnic or chatting about the latest sales at Target – at least not right now. We cannot afford that kind of trivial misuse of public funds and public time.
Partisan Pandering
But evidently the Democrats can. Liberal Democrats have gotten so bold as to appear in the courtyard of our sworn enemy and call our president a liar. I, for one, have no problem calling this traitorous.
They claim that they understand the nature and gravity of the looming threat of more terrorist attacks, but if they did, how could they continue to insist that business in the federal government be conducted as usual? How can they condemn President Bush's plans?
This position should raise a question: Why can't Liberal Democrats get moving in the same direction as the folks who do know how to protect national security? Why won't they at least cooperate, even if they don't know how to do it for themselves? Why do they want to "monkey-wrench" the concepts of merit and excellence in the ranks of federal employees we depend on for protection?
After all, it's in their personal best interests to have their homeland protected.
It would be one thing if Liberal Democrats would admit that they are unable to get organized and find it too difficult to concentrate on matters of national security and foreign policy. Nevertheless, everybody knows Republicans are better at foreign policy and waging war. And yet, the Liberal Democrats will not defer. They inexplicably pretend they know how to do it. They do not know how to do it! The proof is in, and there is plenty of hard evidence!
There is no better place on the face of the globe to raise a family than right here; nowhere are people healthier, happier, more financially secure and more in charge of their own lives. One hundred percent of us agree that it's a good life. That's why we still live here and millions of others are trying to move here! Isn't it vitally important to protect what we have?
So, why would a Liberal Democrat fight with President Bush about making federal employees more accountable for their performance? Why can't they be subjected to the same standards private industry uses to ensure profitability?
It's not as if we have to beg people to work for Uncle Sam. Thousands of stacks of resumes stand as mute testimony that the very opposite is true.
Addicted to Power
The answer is simple but should disturb every American who loves his country: Liberal Democrats are simply hooked on power and the wealth that comes with it. Like a cocaine addict, they will lie and cheat to get their "fix." They are so hooked that they will cross their fingers and hope they can buy time and get to where they want to go before the next thousands die, sacrificed to their greed.
Liberal Democrats seem willing to gamble that President Bush and his administration will work twice as hard to make up for the lazy, incompetent and dim-witted who have managed to burrow into federal jobs.
They may be right – and as long as we don't have another attack, they may be able to fight off Bush's plans to bring excellence back to at least some of the federal workforce.
But if they are wrong, and if we lose another mass of innocents to foreign terrorists because of a continuing incompetence in a workforce that's protected by unions and Liberal Democrats, then I hope that the gentlemen and gentlewomen in the GOP will finally find their voices and begin to say what the rest of us are thinking: Lead, follow or get out of the way!


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Celebrate Valentine's Day as a family. Do a fun activity together to give the kids something special to share with their classmates at school. Here are several crafty ideas to prepare to make.
1. Heart Pencil Toppers
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Kids love (and need) school supplies. Buy a pack of colorful pencils and make cute heart pencil toppers for each one by cutting out two heart shapes. If your child is old enough to use the sewing machine for simple stitches, he or she can sew them together and leave an opening at the bottom of the heart sufficient enough for the pencil. Write a Valentine's Day sentiment on a simple paper banner, wrap it around the pencil and glue it in place.
2. Woven Paper Hearts
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Want to try something different? Older children can make beautiful Scandinavian heart baskets out of paper. You'll also need a bone folder (which makes perfect folds and creases), ruler, scissors, pencil and double-sided tape. This craft involves some creative cutting and folding to complete, but you can easily make these by pieces by following these woven paper heart instructions.
3. Yarn Heart Cards
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This is a great one for those stray balls of yarn you may have around your home. You'll want thick paper (like cardstock), a large threading needle, a pencil and a heart-shaped template (make one from paper or use a cookie cutter). Draw the heart on your cards lightly with the pencil. Poke holes around the heart (the more, the better) and then erase the pencil marks. Thread the yarn through the holes randomly, making a heart-shaped web. Cut the yarn in the back and tie a knot. Write a message on the card or leave it blank—the heart can say it all.
4. Heart Window Cards
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Get your little one to glue strips of ribbon horizontally across a piece of cardstock. Cut a heart-shaped window out of another piece of cardstock and glue the two rectangular pieces together. The fabrics will show through the heart window, making a beautiful pattern.
5. Googly Eye Tags
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All you need for this one are plain gift tags, twine or ribbon, scissors, glue and googly eyes. You can find these at most craft stores, some with their adhesive. Larger ones that are 3/4 inch in diameter or more work best. On each gift tag, write "Valentine, I've got my eye on you!" Glue the googly eye over the word "eye" and then tie a ribbon through the hole in the tag with a pretty color like pink, red or purple.
6. Superhero Love Messages
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For a super-sweet Valentine idea from craft designer Jessica Okui, buy a bag of suckers and make them into superheroes (or supervillains!). Add Valentine messages, trimming the ends with pinking shears to help them look more cape-like onto the sucker. Also, add little eye masks for that particular super-hero touch. Get the printable pattern here.
7. Get Colorful
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Make heart-shaped crayons for all your artistic little valentines. Peel the paper covering from all the used crayons you can find. Sort them into similar color piles and break them into small pieces. Using a silicone mold with heart shapes, bake the crayons at 250 to 350 degrees (depending on the thickness of the mold) for about 15 minutes. Let the hearts cool before popping them out of the pan. Your kids will love coloring with something entirely different!
8. XOXO Rice Krispie Treats
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Here's a new take on Rice Krispies Treats: make them into X's and O's, dye them red and play tic-tac-toe. Check out this XOXO Rice Krispie Treats recipe.
9. Make Blooms that Last
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Make flowers kids can keep. The project involves stacking cupcake wrappers together and securing a pipe cleaner stem, creating bud-like flowers. This craft best suits older children as you'll need a craft knife and hot glue.
Now you and your kids will have plenty of craft ideas to over the weekend. What are your favorite craft ideas for Valentine's Day? Share with us your finished projects on Facebook or Twitter using the #RedPlumVDay."
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