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Much has been said in recent days about plans between Taipei and Beijing to establish branches of the semi-official agencies in charge of cross-strait negotiations in their respective countries, with critics comparing the move to allowing an enemy into one's house.
Building upon years of cross-strait dialogue on trade, culture and tourism, the agencies that have served as the platforms for negotiations since 2008 — the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) — are looking to build a permanent presence in each other's country. This is not an unusual move and it makes sense in the context of the ongoing liberalization of cross-strait ties.
However, as the Taiwan Solidarity Union warned on Monday, the presence of ARATS offices in Taiwan comports risks, and could certainly facilitate intelligence gathering and united front work in the country, much like the Xinhua news agency office in Hong Kong served as a base for Chinese spies in the years prior to the handover from Britain in 1997.
That said, there might also be advantages to having ARATS offices in Taiwan. For one thing, intelligence gathering and united front work have been taking place in Taiwan without the presence of such offices. We already know that Chinese who want to visit Taiwan on an individual basis must apply with China's Ministry of Public Security, which creates a perfect opportunity for recruitment and direction by Chinese handlers. It is also known that minders in the employment of the state regularly accompany Chinese tour groups in Taiwan, where they can also engage in collection.
Meanwhile, the number of Chinese businesspeople and students who come to Taiwan continues to grow. Even if only a small fraction of that number conducts espionage on behalf of China, it is enough to overwhelm Taiwan's finite counterintelligence capabilities.
If, as one would expect, ARATS offices become spies' nests in our midst, it might become easier for Taiwanese agencies, not to mention foreign intelligence agencies that operate on Taiwan's territory, to identify and monitor Chinese spies in the country. As with embassies, consulates and semi-official agencies, the ARATS offices would serve as a center of gravity for spy activity. As the only Chinese with a permanent presence in the country, a number of its officials would inevitably serve as handlers and conduits for intelligence collected for transmission back to Beijing.
By closely monitoring what goes on at the offices, who visits them and who leaves, it would be possible for Taiwanese intelligence agencies, foreign governments and journalists to see patterns and draw what is known as a link chart of possible Chinese agents in Taiwan (ARATS officials will likely receive immunity and so on, but there is nothing that says Taiwanese intelligence would be barred from monitoring them, much like foreign diplomats in other countries).
Rather than seek to accomplish the impossible by monitoring every single Chinese who enters the country, counterintelligence officers can simply focus on the semi-official missions to determine the kind of intelligence gathering that Chinese are engaged in.
Another benefit for counterintelligence officers would be the fact that, unlike Chinese tourists, who can only stay in the country for a short period, or journalists, who must be rotated, ARATS officials would be stationed here permanently. It would therefore be easier to get to know them and identify those who strictly engage in the activities they are expected to conduct under the agreement, and those who go beyond that and recruit, direct, handle and collect — in other words, the intelligence officers.


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Yet another non-Swedish post from me! I'm full of surprises and do good attitude, but you guys just fuck with my head. You always want to hear new records, but you won't pay for them. That's what I call greed! I know a lot of you who visits this site are family men and women with perfect houses and dogs, but once you comment here you want to appear like you don't fit in society. You're just trying to give yourself a bad rep, but I see right through the tough guy attitude you guys want to show here. It's not like I don't like it as it's always fun to be dissed, but to be honest to all of you readers and downloaders out there, I won't kill for you, if you know what I mean. I'm just speaking my mind here, so if you are one of those "we're all one big crew and if anyone fucks with us, we'll get back at them" poser, think again as you're sleepwalking in a dream world. Or just keep on posing, I don't care. Is there anyone at all out there who cares?
Country: USA
Year: 1983
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Trendy is a MATLAB Central application that scrapes a time series dataset from website(s) you specify. Trendy uses this data to maintain a plot for you, which it updates automatically with each new data point captured. You don't even need a MATLAB license to use this powerful tool…. read more >>
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This is the last Halloween based lesson for the day and to end things with a simple bang, how about a really cute tutorial on "how to draw a Halloween cupcake", step by step. This idea is one hundred percent request based, and even though not many people will understand the concept for this lesson, it is still very cute and easy to tackle. Artists of all levels will surely have fun as you draw a Halloween cupcake of your own. Have fun and be sure to make some of these tasty desert treats for the upcoming holiday season.
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Tim Bollerslev and Hao Zhou
Abstract: We find that the difference between implied and realized variances, or the variance risk premium, is able to explain more than fifteen percent of the ex-post time series variation in quarterly excess returns on the market portfolio over the 1990 to 2005 sample period, with high (low) premia predicting high (low) future returns. The magnitude of the return predictability of the variance risk premium easily dominates that afforded by standard predictor variables like the P/E ratio, the dividend yield, the default spread, and the consumption-wealth ratio (CAY). Moreover, combining the variance risk premium with the P/E ratio results in an R^2 for the quarterly returns of more than twenty-five percent. The results depend crucially on the use of "model-free", as opposed to standard Black-Scholes, implied variances, and realized variances constructed from high-frequency intraday, as opposed to daily, data. Our findings suggest that temporal variation in risk and risk-aversion both play an important role in determining stock market returns.
Keywords: Return Predictability, Implied Variance, Realized Variance, Equity Risk Premium, Variance Risk Premium, Time-Varying Risk AversionFull paper (237 KB PDF) | Full paper (Screen Reader Version) | Data - Excel file (39KB XLS) | Data - Screen reader | Chart (PDF)


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Over the years Lance Fisher has written over 80 articles in regional and national publications on tips and tactics for cold water fisheries. He currently writes for Fishwire.net, which is a site devoted entirely to Cold Water Fisheries. This knowledge and love for the sport has also translated into numerous seminars for fishermen over the years.
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Manhunt Results in Lockdown for Hannibal Schools [Audio]
(Hannibal)—Hannibal Police have not released details regarding a manhunt in the Palmyra Road area this afternoon that resulted in the lockdown of Hannibal Middle and High Schools.
A number of officers converged on the area, resulting in the precautionary measures being implemented at the nearby schools. Superintendent Dr. Jill Janes says it wasn't too long until the "all clear" was given.
The lockdown was lifted shortly after 2 p.m., after officers reportedly took a suspect into custody. We'll have more on this story as details are made available.
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Stelgidopteryx serripennis (northern rough-winged swallow)
Northern Rough-winged Swallows (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) - These are common swallows where I'm from in Central Arizona, so it was interesting to record them in Costa Rica, too - they sound pretty much the same!
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thepinpeople precisava de um novo design de logo e criou um concurso na 99designs.
Um vencedor foi selecionado entre 50 designs enviados por 23 designers freelancers.
Looking for a conceptual logo. Possiblely Corporate Based, Possible Mascot Based, Possibly WEB 2.0 Style. Open for suggestions.
Optional - We are open to new ideas
Desired Color Scheme:
Blue, Red, Silver Combinations
Desired Style:
Solid Colors, No Gradients, Enclosed style logo.
Accepted File Formats:
.jpg and .psd
Our old logo can be found at http://www.thepinpeople.com at the top of the page, on the left. It is an outdated logo. We are looking for something simple yet effective. We are looking for the logo to be completely enclosed. What is meant by enclosed is, in a border, square, oval, rectangle, etc., but the text and/or mascot can break the plane.
We deal with , but are not limited to: government agencies, Fortune 500 Corporations, Charity Organizations, and Universities.
Color Requirements: No more than 3 colors. Staying in the Blueish colors maybe with a hint of red. We would like to stay away from gradients.
We are looking for a true concept design that would stand out in the industry.
Required files would be: jpg. and .psd
Dimensions: minimum 300 dpi - 4x4 inches
Thank you for entering and good luck!
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Durham >> It took more than an hour to free a Paradise man who veered off the road and crashed into trees at about 8 p.m. Sunday, according to authorities.
Romie Buanno, 46, was eastbound on Durham-Dayton Highway, west of Oro-Chico Highway, when he reportedly allowed his 2003 Ford pickup to travel to the right and into a ditch, according to a press release from the California Highway Patrol. The truck crashed into multiple trees, causing the pickup to rotate about 90 degrees and rest against one tree.
"The truck went head-on with a tree and caused severe trapment," said CHP officer Kurt Powell at the scene.
It took emergency personnel from Cal Fire-Butte County and the Chico Fire Department about an hour and 20 minutes to free Buanno from the vehicle.
According to CHP, Buanno was traveling too fast and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. After he was cited, he was released to the hospital due to his injuries.
Buanno suffered major injuries, including two broken legs and multiple fractures, Powell said.


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How to Paint with the Quick Mask Tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6
If you have fuzzy selections (fur, hair, or leaves, for example) or you're having difficulty using the selection tools in Adobe Photoshop CS6, the Quick Mask tool can be a huge help because it allows you to paint your selection uniformly in one fell swoop.
To enter Quick Mask mode, create a selection, and then press Q. (Pressing Q again exits you from Quick Mask mode.) You can also click the Quick Mask button at the bottom of the Tools panel.
If you have a printing background, you'll notice that the Quick Mask mode, set at its default color (red), resembles something that you may want to forget: rubylith and amberlith. (Remember slicing up those lovely films with Exacto blades before computer masking came along?)
In Quick Mask mode, Photoshop shows your image as it appears through the mask. The clear part is selected; what's covered in the mask isn't selected.
Change the default red color of the mask by double-clicking the Edit in Quick Mask Mode button (at the bottom of the Tools panel). The tooltip says Edit in Standard Mode if you're already in Quick Mask Mode. This opens the Quick Mask Options dialog box.
To create and implement a quick mask, follow these steps:
Press Q to enter Quick Mask mode.
Press D to change the foreground and background color boxes to the default colors of black and white.
Select the Brush tool and start painting with black in the clear area of the image in Quick Mask mode.
It doesn't have to be pretty; just get a stroke or two in there.
Press Q to return to Selection mode.
You're now out of Quick Mask mode. Notice that where you painted with black (it turned red in Quick Mask mode), the pixels are no longer selected.
Press Q again to reenter Quick Mask mode, and then press X.
This step switches the foreground and background colors, giving you white in the foreground and black in the background.
With the Brush tool, paint several white strokes in the red mask area.
The white strokes turn clear in Quick Mask mode.
Press Q to return to Selection mode.
The area you painted white in Quick Mask mode is now selected.
When you're in Quick Mask mode, you can paint white over areas you want selected and black over areas you don't want selected. When painting in Quick Mask mode, increase the brush size by pressing the ] key. Decrease the brush size by pressing the [ key.
In Selection mode, your selection seems to have a hard edge; you can soften those hard edges by using a softer brush in Quick Mask mode. To make a brush softer, press Shift+[. To make a brush harder, press Shift+].
Because Quick Mask mode makes selections based on the mask's values, you can create a mask by selecting the Gradient tool and dragging it across the image in Quick Mask mode.
When you exit Quick Mask mode, it looks as though there's a straight-line selection, but the selection transitions the same as your gradient did. Choose any filter from the Filters menu and notice how the filter transitions into the untouched part of the image to which you applied the gradient.
If you're working in Quick Mask mode, choose Window→Channels to see that what you're working on is a temporary alpha channel.


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An Interesting Lens Mount Adaptor!
Via Egami Blog (Japanese)
This one, for what I have seen for the first time, can change the back focus distance so as to make the lens short-sighted (for macro purpose) if required. The above adaptor is for Leica M-mount lens to Sony NEX E-mount. Below are some more additional information about the possibilities of the adaptor when used with particular Leica M lenses:-
And an example adapted combo:-
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A PK Lens to EOS Body Adaptor that Supports Aperture and Focal Inputs Plus Focus Correction!
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Tulsa Trims Sioux Falls Skyforce
Tulsa didn't exactly seize control, but a third quarter spurt put the 66ers in the lead. That advantage held for the rest of the game in a 99-92 win over the Sioux Falls Skyforce at SpiritBank Event Center Friday night in front of 3,447 patrons.
Both teams had their time out front as Sioux Falls (11-7) took an early 14-7 lead with Tulsa lingering at arm's length for the balance of the half. Roles reversed during the third quarter as the 66ers (5-14) put together a 19-5 run with the Skyforce unable to overcome. A DeAndre Liggins jumper tied the game at 83 midway through the final stanza, but six straight points for the 66ers put the game away.
Mario Little was instrumental in keeping Tulsa out front during the game's ending stages and ended with 27 points. Sioux Falls was paced by Justin Hamilton's 20 points with 11 rebounds and 18 points provided by Henry Walker.
Adding to the intrigue was a pair of former NBA players who suited up against their former NBADL Teams. Former Sioux Falls standout Reggie Williams who is trying to work his way back to the NBA after 4 years in the league scored 19 plus 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals against his former team. Liggins who played last year with Tulsa on assignment from Oklahoma City had a line of 10 points, 7 assists 4 steals and a rebound. The two teams will take to the court for game 5 of 8 in the season series Saturday night.


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Canastota man indicted Thursday
WAMPSVILLE >> A Madison County grand jury handed down a three-count indictment Thursday.
Jason M. Kuczynski, 22, of Larkin Avenue in Canastota was indicted with one count each of second-degree burglary, a class C felony and third-degree burglary, a class D felony.
The third count on the indictment is for petty larceny, a class A misdemeanor..
Court papers say the burglary counts are for unlawfully entering a dwelling or building with the intent to commit a crime on Nov. 21 of 2012. The residence was located in the 100-block of Cayuga Avenue in the town of Sullivan.
The sole count of petty larceny relates to Kuczynski allegedly stealing pieces of metal from a garage on the property.
He is scheduled to appear in Madison County Court for an arraignment of the charges on March 14 at 9:30 a.m.


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The most important thing to know about eating on a long distance hike is the hunger. The appetite is beyond fierce. You'll be reduced to begging and maybe snatching cookies out of someone's hands, inhaling the crumbs. If something drops? No problem, there is the three second, minute, day rule.
I did a lot of planning for the first hike, dehydrated food, and filled boxes to be sent to me wherever I thought I would be on the trail. This required that I carry a stove and fuel. The fuel was heavy, so was the food that I received only if I happened to be in the right spot. A lot of the boxes missed as I hiked faster than I thought I would. Three kinds of fuel were being used on the trail. There was Colman's, which I used, Esbit tabs, and alcohol. I knew of the lightweight throwaway canisters but that didn't appeal to me.
When I had the Coleman fueled stove on the first hike, Lipton meals predominated. I tried to use an alcohol stove when I later headed to Florida for the start of the Florida Trail but could never get the amount of fuel right that I should be using. Hikers who used the Esbit tabs were generally happy with them but it took longer to boil water. I'm going through all this to explain why I gave up cooking altogether. I still tried to pay attention to nutrition, within the parameters of what was available.
In some places, I ate whatever the gas station had, usually peanuts, and cheese. When a better selection was available, I used the foil packets of freeze dried meat or fish, with mashed potatoes. Breakfast was oatmeal with dehydrated fruit, nuts, and instant milk. Lunch, which started right after breakfast, consisted of cheese, peanut butter if I had been able to find the small jars, and lightweight buns, smashed down to fit in the backpack. The heaviest stuff were the protein bars, pop tarts, candy, and cookies to feed the appetite, and add calories. I went into the nearest town when I ran out of candy bars or pop tarts. Another treat, if I had enough water, was instant coffee, which I drank cold.
The November 2008 issue of Backpacker Magazine estimated that thru-hikers burn 3,500 (women) to 5,000 (men) calories a day. They also estimated that " On average, successful thru-hikers lose only about five pounds over the course of the trek." I do not know any hiker that lost only five pounds. On my second thru-hike I lost three sizes (about 30 pounds). Many of the guys lost 50-70 pounds. These men were heavy to start with and had extra to loose. So did I. I think the key to finishing is to go light. Obviously, you have to maintain energy and health also.
In towns however, I made up for the deprivation on the trail. You name it; I ate it, including seconds of everything. No dieting, lots of fat and sugar. Hikers tell themselves we burn it off. I don't know if that is true or not. We certainly burn off weight. Hostels were aware of our appetites. One, at which I stayed three nights (one of the best) had a unique custom; when hikers were through eating, they held up their plates if anything was left, and whoever wanted the leftovers, took it. Someone took a half eaten strawberry left on mine. And, except for giardia, I was never sick.


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Cufflinks - Cocker Spaniel
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Finding a truly personal gift for the dog-lover in your life just got a whole lot easier, thanks to this sophisticated collection of Cufflinks from WithLoveFrom.
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In the process used printer, will be inevitable printed page by your printer have the bad quality prints. For example: Toner specks, Light image, Vertical line, Dropouts, background, Toner smear, Vertical black line and band, Vertical white line, Background scatter, Black pages, Loose toner, Horizontal stripes, Ghost, Uneven Density, poor fusing …
Currently, The Brother-Fax-170 is the laser printer have high speed, easy to use, friendly for user and printing clear text.
However, we can not avoid the damage of some components of the printer when used.
In this article, I will introduce some basic errors with printing quality problems of Brother-Fax-170 printer and "How to fix it".
After viewed artical, you know:
– How to fix (repair/solve) Vertical line (black or white) in Brother-Fax-170 printer
– How to fix (repair/solve) Poor fusing (loose toner) in Brother-Fax-170 printer
– How to fix (repair/solve) Uneven Density in Brother-Fax-170 printer
– How to fix (repair/solve) Light image in Brother-Fax-170 printer
– How to fix (repair/solve) Ghost in Brother-Fax-170 printer
1. Fix print quality problem "Vertical line" for Brother-Fax-170 printer
This plobrem "Vertical line" is usally error of Brother-Fax-170 printer. For this "Vertical line" error, technicians divided into two smaller error are: Vertical black line and band and Vertical white line.
– Vertical line and band: On the printed image appear some straight thin black vertical.
– Vertical white line: On the printed image appear some white vertical voids.
Error location:
– Surface of the charge roller
– OPC drum
– Cleaning blade
– LSU unit
– Developing roller
Cause of error "Vertical line" on the printed page:
– May be surface of charge roller scratched or dirty by toner powder.
– May be have some grooves on the OPC drum.
– May be cleaning blade is damaged.
– May be LSU window or LSU lense has dirty.
– May be surface of developing roller has scratched.
How to fix(repair) "Vertical black Line and Band" for {{SPkey1}} machine:
– Replace the charge roller of toner cartridge.
– Replace the OCP drum.
– Replace the cleaning blade
If printed page are not improved
– Clean the LSU unit by soft cotton cloth and try to print. If Vertical line is not clear on the printed page you should replace LSU unit.
– Replace new axis developer and try to print
2. Solve print quality problem "Poor fusing (loose toner)" for Brother-Fax-170 printer.
Description loose toner: Toner is not properly fixed on paper, use to hand rubbing lightly on the printed image toner powder may be stick in hand
Error location: toner cartridge or fuser unit
Cause of error "Dark Image or black" on the printed page:
When toner cartridge is empty. You toner refilled by toner powder ware not compatible. This is makes toner cartridge components demaged and temperature of fuser unit is not enough melt to toner powder
How to fix(repair)"Poor fusing (loose toner)" on the printed page for Brother-Fax-170 printer:
With this error, you should replace toner cartridge or fuser unit to fix it.
3. How to fix print quality problem "Uneven Density" for Brother-Fax-170 printe
Description: The printed page has one half light and one half clear.
Error location: Toner cartridge, transfer roller, springs, doctor blade
Cause of error "Uneven Density":
– The pressure force on the left and right springs of the transfer roller is not even.
– May be toner low also causes this error
– Doctor blade has bent
How to repair error "Uneven Density" on the printed page for Brother-Fax-170 printer:
– Replace springs and transfer roller.
– Toner refill toner cartridge Brother-Fax-170 and reset toner cartridge chip (replace new chip) or replace new genuine toner cartridge.
– Replace doctor blade.
4. How to solve print quality problem "Light image" for Brother-Fax-170 printer
Description: The printed image is all light and no Ghost.
Error location: Toner cartridge, Developer, HVPS board
Cause of error "Light image" on the printed page
– Enabled toner save.
– Toner cartridge is low
– OPC drum may be faulty by strong light intensity
– Temperature in room is below than 10*C
– Bad contact caused by the toner dirty between the high voltage terminal in the HVPS and the one in the set
– Abnormalities output from the HVPS
How to fix(repair) error "Light image" on the printed page for Brother-Fax-170 printer:
– Disable toner save by change in printer driver.
– Toner refill toner cartridge Brother-Fax-170 and reset toner cartridge chip (replace new chip) or replace new genuine toner cartridge.
– Replace the OPC drum.
– Replace developer.
– After printer is power on, wait 30 minutes then start printing
– Clean up the contact between the high voltage terminal in the HVPS and the one in the se- Replace the new HVPS if the problems are not solved by 4 away above.
5. How to fix print quality problem "Ghost" for Brother-Fax-170 printer
Description: Ghost occurs intervals of the OPC drum or transfer roller.
Error location: Toner cartridge, Developer, HVPS board
Cause of error "Light image" on the printed page
– OPC drum has fauty.
– The life of the transfer roller has been expired
– The high voltage terminal is contaminated by toner powder or
How to fix(repair) error "Light image" on the printed page for Brother-Fax-170 printer:
– Replace OPC drum
– Replace transfer roller
– If performed 2 away and the error does not clear, you should replace ganuine toner cartridge .
– Replacce HVPS board.
So, I just show you the error of common print quality of Brother-Fax-170 printer. I wish you can fix your printer to print good quality.
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Internet Turns 40
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The 40th anniversary of the "official" beginnings of what is now the Internet. On that day, in 1969, wrote Dr. Leonard Kleinrock in Volume 2 (page 305) of his two-volume set "Queueing Systems":
"… the embryonic one node network (!) came to life when the first packet-switching computer was connected to the Sigma 7 computer at UCLA. Shortly thereafter began the interconnections of many main processors (referred to as HOSTs) at various university, industrial, and government research centers across the United States."
Thus was born the ARPANET.
An AP story marking the anniversary says that Dr. Kleinrock (and no doubt J.C.R. Licklider, Larry Roberts, Wesley Clark, Paul Baran, Thomas Marill, Charles Herzfeld, Bob Taylor, and the many others involved in its beginnings) never envisioned that the ARPANET would evolve into what it has today. What began as a way to openly and freely exchange information among scientists and engineers became all that and more.
For instance, a story in Fast Company last week noted that Internet users in the US watched some 21.4 billion videos in July and the average online video viewer watched 8.3 hours of video.
Also in July, the video game company Electronic Arts proudly announced that its Battlefield 1943 customers had killed more than 43 million enemies in just one week:
""Watching and participating in this non-stop multiplayer action has been a real treat for us and we can't believe how fast our fans reached 43 million kills. We can now truly say that we have set a new standard for what can be done in the downloadable games category and gamers recognize the endless value that Battlefield 1943 provides for just $15."
In a New York Times story last week, Google says that it now lists some 330,000 Web sites as being malicious, over double the150,000 a year ago.
And a story last month in the London Daily Express discussing the various Internet (and other technology) related injuries people now have that they didn't have 40 years ago. The paper says that some 5 million staff days are lost per year in the UK due to Internet surfing related injuries.
How the Internet will evolve over the next 40 years is anyone's guess (and feel free to make a prediction), but we should give some special thanks to those in ARPA who decided to fund the effort, the universities and government labs who built it out, and others in government who were wise enough to let it grow freely, those 40 plus years ago.


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Truckee man critically injured in Hwy 49 motorcycle wreck
Staff Writer
SIERRA COUNTY, Calif. — A Truckee resident was recovering Thursday after a motorcycle wreck sent him tumbling down an embankment along Highway 49 heading out of Nevada County.
At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, Robert Affeldt, 55, was riding his 2003 BMW motorcycle northbound on Highway 49 in Sierra County, near Goodyear Creek Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. For an undetermined reason, Affeldt lost control of his motorcycle and went off the roadway.
CHP determined that Affeldt struck a metal pole, several trees, was ejected off of the motorcycle and tumbled down an embankment.
Emergency personnel responded to the scene to assist. Affeldt received major injuries, including trauma to the chest and multiple leg and arm fractures and was transported by helicopter air ambulance to Enloe Medical Center in Chico, where he was in serious condition Wednesday.
By Thursday, his condition had been upgraded to serious, according to a nursing supervisor at the hospital reached by phone.
CHP is handling the investigation, and its report indicated that drugs and alcohol are not suspected to be a contributing factor in the accident. In the midst of a week-long heat wave, weather conditions were listed as clear, dry, warm and calm at the time of the wreck.


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Illumination PCV Cylinder lenses are commonly used to turn a collimated laser source into a line generator. PCV and PCX oblong cylinder lenses can be used together for beam expander applications.
The thin lens approximation for the length of a line generated by a negative cylinder lens is: L = 2 * (r0/f) * (z + f) where L is the line length, r0 is half the beam diameter, z is the projection distance, and -f is the focal length of the lens.


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(CNN Student News) -- Record the CNN Special Investigations Unit Classroom Edition: MLK Papers -- Words That Changed a Nation when it airs commercial-free on Monday, December 15, 2008, from 4:00 -- 5:00 a.m. ET on CNN. (A short feature begins at 4:00 a.m. and precedes the program.)
Program Overview
Through rare access to the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection, CNN's Soledad O'Brien examines the personal determination and private courage and concerns of the preacher and civil rights leader.
Grade Level: 6 -- 12, College
Subject Areas: U.S. History, Civics, Government, Current Issues
CNN Special Investigations Unit Classroom Edition: MLK Papers -- Words That Changed a Nation and its discussion questions and research activity challenge students to:
Curriculum Connections
Historical Thinking
Standard 4 -- Historical Research
Formulate historical questions from encounters with historical documents, eyewitness accounts, letters, diaries, artifacts, photos, historical sites, art, architecture, and other records from the past.
Interrogate historical data by uncovering the social, political, and economic context in which it was created; testing the data source for its credibility, authority, authenticity, internal consistency and completeness; and detecting and evaluating bias, distortion, and propaganda by omission, suppression, or invention of facts.
U.S. History Standards
Standard 4: The struggle for racial and gender equality and for the extension of civil liberties.
Standard 4A: The student understands the "Second Reconstruction" and its advancement of civil rights. Analyze the leadership and ideology of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X in the civil rights movement and evaluate their legacies.
The National Standards for History (http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/standards/) are published by the National Center for History in the Schools (http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/).
Discussion Questions
1. What was the civil rights movement? Who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and what was his role in the civil rights movement? What goals did Dr. King and other civil rights activists hope to achieve during the 1950s and 1960s?
2. Throughout the program, friends and colleagues refer to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a poet. What evidence did they use to support this characterization? How would you describe the delivery and tone of MLK's speeches and sermons? For whom do you think that Dr. King wrote his speeches and sermons? How did Dr. King use his words and his pulpit in his efforts to further the goals of the civil rights movement?
3. Other than delivering speeches, what methods did Dr. King and his followers use to further their cause? What was Project "C"? What did King's personal papers reveal about his strategies for achieving his goals? Why do you think that Dr. King encouraged his followers to practice non-violence and passive resistance? What role did India's Mahatma Gandhi have in shaping Dr. King's ideologies and strategies for social change?
4. How do those interviewed for this program describe the leadership style and qualities of Dr. King? Why do you think that Soledad O'Brien describes Dr. King as "an accidental leader"? Based on what you learned in this program, how would you describe Dr. King's leadership style? Provide examples.
5. What do Dr. King's personal writings reveal about his private concerns and fears? How did Dr. King respond to the challenges and dangers he and other activists faced during their civil rights struggle? Do you think that courage is a necessary trait for leadership? Why or why not? What evidence of courage can be drawn from Dr. King's private papers?
6. What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott? What event provided the catalyst for the boycott? According to friends and colleagues, why was Dr. King chosen as the "consensus candidate" to lead the boycott? What was the main goal of the boycott? Did the bus boycott achieve this goal? Explain.
7. Why was Dr. King arrested in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963? How was he able to secure the paper on which he would write "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"? According to the program, what messages did Dr. King hope to convey in this document? Why do you think that this document has had such a lasting significance?
8. According to the program, why did Dr. King and other activists encourage teenagers to participate in the civil rights struggle? What roles did teens play in the fight for civil rights? Do you think that the strategy of using teenagers was effective at furthering the civil rights cause? Explain.
9. According to Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, why did Dr. King's "inner circle" want to revise the "I Have a Dream" theme for his speech at the March on Washington? Why do you think that Dr. King chose to deliver the "I Have a Dream" portion of the speech rather than the revised version? Why do you think that some refer to this speech as one of the most important speeches in human history? Do you find personal meaning in this speech? Explain.
10. What did the King papers reveal about Dr. King's personal reaction to the church bombing deaths of four young girls on September 15, 1963, in Birmingham? Why was this event significant for Dr. King, for the civil rights movement and for the nation?
11. How was Dr. King publicly recognized for his work towards achieving civil rights? What do eyewitnesses and Dr. King's private papers reveal about the significance of these awards for Dr. King and for the civil rights movement?
12. What was "Bloody Sunday"? What impact did this event have on Dr. King and the movement he led?
13. What events brought Dr. King and his colleagues to Memphis, Tennessee, in early 1968? According to eyewitnesses, how did these events refocus Dr. King's efforts towards addressing the connections between poverty and bigotry?
14. How and where was Dr. King murdered? How old was he when he was killed? What was he able to accomplish in his short life? How does his death continue to impact his friends and colleagues like Andrew Young?
15. How does this program's treatment of Dr. King compare with other sources of information on the civil rights movement? In your opinion, what is the value of examining historical figures through their personal papers and through the eyes of those who knew them well? Why do you think that there has been such a huge effort to preserve Dr. King's personal papers? What, if anything, did you learn about Dr. King from this program?
16. The producers of this program organized it around select speeches and sermons from the Morehouse College MLK collection. From what speech, sermon or document did each of the following quotations come?
How do these quotations shed light on Dr. King's hopes and fears?
17. The title of this CNN Special Investigations Unit program is MLK Papers -- The Words That Changed a Nation. Based on what you learned in the program, to what extent, if at all, do you think that Dr. King's words changed the nation? What do you think is the legacy of Dr. King? In your view, what civil rights issues, if any, exist in the United States today? What historical lessons explored in this program, if any, could be applied to modern-day civil rights issues?
Suggested Activity
Examining the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Inform students that, in 1985, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s widow, Coretta Scott King, initiated a massive research effort to gather and share historical information about her late husband. This research endeavor, called the King Papers Project, seeks to publish a 14-volume series of Dr. King's most significant letters, sermons, speeches, published works and unpublished manuscripts. Ask students: Why do you think that historians and researchers have engaged in this effort? Who else might find such a definitive collection valuable?
Organize students into pairs, and have each pair consult print and online resources to select a different work either written or spoken by Dr. King. Instruct students to assume the roles of historians as they answer the following questions about their chosen documents:
As students present their research, post each work along a civil rights timeline. Discuss each work in the historical, social and political context in which it was originally presented. Then, encourage students to examine the philosophies of Dr. King over the course of his lifetime. Pose the following questions for discussion:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, King Papers Project, research, historical documents, civil rights movement


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Development setup:
On the Macbook Air, first you need to download and install XCode and iOS simulators from the Mac app store. Then, I've setup VirtualBox to host Windows 8.1 VM (link for a gotcha), where I can do all the server side/web-api/database work. Create 3 desktops (areas, a OSX concept) on the Mac side of the house, move the Windows to one desktop, Xamarin Studio to another, and Chrome browser on the third one. And then I get to use the sweet 3-figure gesture to move between them very smoothly with no friction. Then I setup all the keyboard shortcuts I know and love from Visual Studio, on there with the Xamarin Studio (F9, F10, F12 and the whole nine yards). I prefer to work with 'Xamarin Studio on Mac' than 'Visual Studio on Windows and use the Mac as build-host'. It just feels faster. I use the Inconsolata font which is not as great as Consolas, but I can live with it.
Restsharp – Fantastic library to decouple all your service calls using this component.
Servicestack – I love their serialization/deserialization (ServiceStack.Text), it's the fastest, I am using it everywhere replacing everything else on server side web apis.
MvvmCross – a leading MVVM xplatform library for Xamarin
MvvmLight – MVVMLight comes to cross platform mobile apps
Monotouch dialog – check out this json based UI creation
Xamarin.Mobile – exposes a single set of APIs for accessing common mobile device functionality across iOS, Android, and Windows platforms.
Xamarin.Social – Share statuses, links, and images on Facebook, Flickr, Twitter and more.
Xamarin.Auth – A cross-platform API for authenticating users and storing their accounts.
Platform specific libraries for code reuse – PSL as opposed PCL (Full support for PCL in Xamarin is coming, still not there yet) – Use the same poco on client and server side for json serialization/deserialization – for clean and maintainable code
NativeCSS / Pixate – yes, write CSS to theme your native UI, win for us the web guys!!!
Google maps component for mapping solutions
ObjectiveSharpie – a very powerful binding definition generator for third party Objective C libraries to help provide APIs matching the .NET idioms and ensure delightful APIs.
Testcloud for testing – it's an awesome testing solution
Native SignalR – Real time web for the native mobile apps
Signature pad (Imagine building paperless document signing app)
Enterprise grade barcode component
ProtoPad – great prototyping tool for UI, just like linqpad but for UI
With this stack, the stuff you can build is pretty much whatever you like. There is a short 1-2 weeks learning curve, but after that it's a lot of fun.


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I've knocked the 8th entry off my Book Bucket List: Into the Water by Paula Hawkins. My review will be posted in the next few days, but while I'm writing it, let's start thinking about February's read. In its place, I've added Still Me (the 3rd in the 'Me Before You' series) by Jojo Moyes to round out the 12 options for the next vote (poll is open below).
The poll for the February 2018 read is open. Click below to vote by 1/10!
Below is the link to the on-going Book Bucket List and a background on what it's all about. My Very Own "Book Bucket List" — Click the link to access everything since the beginning of this post series as well as see the 12 books currently on the list (you can also read a Goodreads description of each of the 12 books in the poll).
About Me
I'm Jay, an author who lives in NYC. My debut novel, Watching Glass Shatter, can be purchased on Amazon @ http://mybook.to/WGS. I am writing my second novel, Father Figure, with plans to publish it in early 2018. As part of the process to engage with my fans and followers, I am publishing a weekly status on the progress of this second book. For a description of this book, check out the post where my friends and followers voted for this book as my second novel.
Beyond these two books, I have a number of short stories, poems and other novels in various shapes and forms. I also read A LOT. First the book review goes on Goodreads, and then I send it on over to my WordPress blog at https://thisismytruthnow.com, where you'll also find TV & Film reviews, Tags, Awards, Age/Genre/Book Reads and Author Spotlights, as well as the revealing and introspective 365 Daily Challenge.
You can also access my social media profiles to get the details on the who/what/when/where and my pictures. Leave a comment and let me know what you think. Vote in the poll and ratings. Thanks for stopping by. Note: All written content is my original creation and copyrighted to me, but the graphics and images were linked from other sites and belong to them. Many thanks to their original creators.


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The most common spider mite, the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae), is commonly encountered on houseplants but will also attack shade trees, shrubs, other herbaceous plants and agricultural crops. Each colony may contain hundreds of individual mites.
Mites are members of the arachnid class along with spiders and ticks. Hard to visualize well with the naked eye (about 1/60th of an inch in length when full-grown), a hand lens is necessary to positively identify their presence. Mites can be observed by shaking infested leaves over a white piece of paper. If there are mites present, you will see little dots about the size of a period on this page. If it looks like dust but moves, it's a mite. These mites are greenish yellow to orange and have two distinct black spots on each side of the body, which give rise to their name.
The two-spotted mite thrives whenever conditions are favorable for plant growth, but are most likely encountered under dry and hot summer conditions when their populations tend to explode. This happens because high temperatures (up to 100oF) decrease the lifecycle from three weeks to a mere 5 days and low humidity allows the mites to more easily remove waste products from their bodies via evaporation, thus enhancing feeding and reproduction. Spider mites that may infest honeylocust, linden, elm, willow, and oak are most destructive in the summer.
Spider mites on conifers and broad-leaved evergreens are cool weather pests. They feed heavily and reproduce quickly in spring and fall. Activity is low during the hot part of summer, although damage is often at a maximum and becomes easier to see when other plants are green and growing normally.
Spider mites also attack some garden crops including sweet corn and beans.
All stages of the spider mite live on the undersides of leaves where very fine silk webbing can often be found when mites are very numerous. This webbing can also be found toward the tops of plants where the humidity is lower and can extend from leaf to leaf to cover the entire plant.
The mites suck out plant juices causing a loss of chlorophyll. The damage first appears as yellow or whitish speckled areas on the upper surfaces of leaves. As damage progresses, the speckling moves toward the leaf tip and leaves take on a bronzed color on the upper surface. Infested broad leaves may be cupped downward or become distorted. The leaves eventually turn brown and prematurely fall off. This may eventually result in the death of the plant.


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U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
CHICAGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Chase) today announced the $2.2 million settlement of a claim brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against Bank One Corporation.
The EEOC issued an administrative determination on March 11, 2004, finding that there was reasonable cause to believe that Bank One violated the ADA by failing to properly accommodate a group of employees who were medically released to return to work after leaves of absence exceeding six months. Bank One automatically protected employees' jobs when employees went on a leave of absence for less than six months. However, for employees who went on longer leaves of absence, the EEOC found that Bank One violated the ADA by terminating some employees without first attempting to determine on an individual basis whether they required additional job protection or other accommodations because of a disability. In 2004, after the EEOC's finding was issued, Bank One merged with Chase. Chase assumed negotiations with the EEOC following the merger of the two companies.
As a result of the settlement, the merged company will distribute $2.2 million among 222 individuals who went on a long-term disability (LTD) leave of absence from Bank One and whose employment was ultimately terminated. Chase will also reinforce its policies to individually assess whether a disabled employee on a disability leave of absence should receive additional job protection or other accommodations. Chase will provide training on the ADA and its revised policy to all managers, human resources professionals, and employees of its Disability Management Services department.
"Chase is settling this case to resolve this matter expeditiously, and also because this agreement reaffirms its commitment to providing reasonable accommodations to its employees," according to a statement by JPMorgan Chase. The settlement also provides for Chase to make a monetary contribution to Open Doors, a Chicago-based, non-profit organization, to support the agency's education and advocacy work on behalf of the employees with disabilities.
During its investigation, the EEOC found that Bank One's policy permitted employees who returned from short-term disability within six months to return to their jobs. Employees who required more than six months of disability leave, however, were not guaranteed to return to their previous position. If their position had been filled, employees who were released to return to work after more than six months of disability leave had thirty days to find other positions within Bank One or were terminated. The ADA requires that employers individually assess whether or not additional leave will assist employees with disabilities in returning to work without placing an undue hardship on the company.
EEOC Chair Naomi C. Earp stated, "We commend Chase for working cooperatively with us to resolve this matter and for its commitment to providing equal opportunities for persons with disabilities."
John P. Rowe, district director of the Chicago District Office, said, "Through the conciliation process, we were able to ensure that disabled employees will receive the individualized attention they need in the future and provide remedies to those affected by Bank One's practice. We are particularly pleased that Chase was willing to work with us to achieve this result without having to resort to protracted litigation."
Konrad Batog, EEOC's lead investigator of the charge filed against Bank One, said, "Everyone knows that employees on leave may be able to return to work at some point. Being open to the possibility that individuals with disabilities may need a little extra time is a win-win for employers. Employees will appreciate the individualized consideration, and employers will be able to retain seasoned, trained employees."
The EEOC is responsible for enforcing the nation's laws prohibiting discrimination in employment based on race, color, sex (including sexual harassment and pregnancy), religion, national origin, age, disability, and retaliation. Further information about the Commission is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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LU Alumni events
(LU press release)
Get a great workout or try something new! LU Alumni Indoor Rock Climbing and Bouldering will take place on Saturday, June 22, between 10 a.m. and noon on LU's Rock Climbing Wall in the Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center on campus. Advance registration and payment is required by June 14. Registration fee is $5 per person, and includes a smoothie for each climber, all necessary equipment and trained staff assistance. To register and pay online, go to: http://advancement.lamar.edu/rock-climbing or call 409-880-7984 with credit card number. No one under 18 years of age is permitted in the Umphrey Center. There will also be an LU Alumni Jazz Night on Aug. 8 at Rao's Bakery, at Cross Central Plaza, 3504 Hwy 69 in Nederland. Enjoy a jazz performance at an LU alumnus owned business and sample select drinks and desserts. Seating is limited and reservations are required by Aug. 1. Call 409-880-7984 or rsvpalumni [at] lamar [dot] edu for more information.


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I just successfully tested another fruit fool!
The recipe for mango fool comes from a bright new food magazine Dinner Tonight, which I bought a couple of days ago. The issue is full of recipes for quick suppers, weekend meals, side dishes and lunches, divine and instant desserts. There is hardly any articles so if you are looking for some travel inspired food reviews, kitchen equipment assessments, seasonal fruit and vegetable overviews or celebrity chefs recipes, refer to Delicious Magazine or Good Food. I found the recipes from Dinner Tonight quite impressive, yummy looking, quick and easy to follow, yet still creative and exciting. I am sure it will be a useful source of reference when you plan a dinner party menu, weekend food or a super express meal for the weekdays.
Re the mango fool recipe, I found it quite unique. I liked the freshness of mango, the delicate lime flavour and the foamy, creamy, almost cloudy texture. You ought to try this yummy dreamy heaven!
Mango Fool
Serves 2-4
You will need:
2 ripe large mangos, peeled and stoned
150 ml double cream
1 x 250 g pot plain yogurt
zest and juice of 1/2 lime
2 cardamom pods, split and seeds crushed (I didn't this ingredient – I mark it as optional)
2-3 tablespoons clear honey
Puree the mango flesh in a food processor until smooth.
Whisk the cream to soft peaks, then stir in the yogurt and whisk a little more until thickened. Fold in most of the lime zest and juice, the cardamom and honey.
Spoon alternate layers of the creamy mixture and the mango puree into the glasses and decorate with the remaining zest. Serve chilled.


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Integration via Satellite TV
The topic of integration is ever-present on German television. But Many German Turks are not tuning in to these channels. Many of them receive their television via Turkish-language satellite from Turkey. Now, however, Düzgün TV, a private television station in North Rhine-Westphalia, wants to change this. By Petra Tabeling
In March this year Düzgün TV received their broadcasting licence from the local state broadcasting authority in Düsseldorf. Since then, the company has been broadcasting via "Turksat" the main European Turkish-language satellite.
Despite its being just one of the many channels available, Düzgün TV is aiming to carve out its own niche, by highlighting the theme of integration for Turkish immigrants in Germany.
Need for discussion about integration
"We are talking about a parallel society here in Germany and there is still a great need for discussion," says Cagdas Düzgün, son of the station's owner. "Most Turks here in Germany don't even read the local papers, they only watch Turkish-language programmes from Turkey. But they are the ones we want to reach and this is where, for us, integration begins," says the 24-year-old whose father, Hidir Düzgün, started up the TV company and is also the owner of the biggest chain of kebab shops in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The company sees its own role as that of Germany's "first integration channel", broadcasting a mix of information, news, language programmes, music and discussion to a German-Turkish audience.
In the programme "Kulturmix" (cultural mix), for example, Düzgün TV reporters take up surveys or controversial questionnaires on immigration, which then become the focus for studio discussion between German and Turkish experts.
There's a programme on German-Turkish clubs and associations too, while another devotes itself exclusively to women's issues. Advice programmes offer practical information on problems such as how to cope with insurance matters or the filling in of official forms, which, because of the language barrier, are often not understood.
"There is just so much material out there that we want to deal with. We're really only scratching the surface at the moment," concedes Düzgün junior.
Democratic mission
His father, Hidir Düzgün, is away on business again. He spends much of his time travelling between Germany and Turkey, looking for sponsors in a country he left years ago for political reasons. Germany then meant a new beginning for the former teacher of Kurdish descent.
Nowadays he returns as a "businessman with a mission" and as head of a TV channel whose remit would have been inconceivable in the Turkey he knew formerly. It's not altogether different even now, given that, alongside integration problems in Germany, Düzgün TV features discussions on minorities, human rights, the Kurdish conflict and last, but not least, Alevism.
Although Alevism in Turkey tends to be seen as a branch of Islam, the Alevis prefer to see themselves as a community of shared values rather a purely religious community. Alevism is seen as particularly liberal, outward-looking and humanistic, less prone to overly literal interpretations of the Koran, something that in the past has attracted the hostility of the Sunni majority in Turkey.
There are, at the present time, about one million Alevis living in Germany; in Turkey the figure is close to 20 million. The persistent discrimination against the Alevis in Turkey has brought a number of warnings from the EU with regard to Turkey's accession.
For Düzgün TV, also engaged in broadcasting to an Alevi minority across Europe, this makes their programming also something of an acid test of freedom of opinion. Cagdas Düzgün puts it diplomatically: "What we want is to support Turkey conscientiously in its efforts to create a democratic system."
The TV channel will continue its operations in the autumn. However work is already going on apace, with new formats being planned and recorded. The editorial team, a 24-strong multicultural team of camera people, editors, sound technicians and journalists, is using the time to improve their skills with digital editing programmes.
Although Düzgün TV now has offices in Ankara and Istanbul, most of the recording work still takes place in a single large studio close to Dortmund. The cameras are kept in one corner, while in the other are the various backdrops ready to be rolled down for music programmes.
Music is very important to Düzgün TV, with prohibitions in Turkey having given traditional music a crucial role in the preservation of Alevi culture.
Identity and dialogue
Düzgün TV, however, does not see itself as representing any single minority such as the Alevis. "Our programmes are for everyone, no matter which minority or religion they belong to," affirms Meltem Soeylemez, management assistant and herself a programme maker. "We see ourselves as engaged in the promotion of interfaith dialogue, not only with Islam, Sunnis or Alevis; Christians and Buddhists are part of this too."
Standards are being set high. So far Düzgün TV's broadcasting has been restricted to only six hours daily, but their aim is to provide a full 24-hour programme. The younger Düzgün is optimistic: "Other channels need three times the number of staff to do what we do, but we get it done just the same."
No statistics on viewer numbers are available yet; it is still too early for that. Statistics that could attract potential advertisers are always an important source of income for private channels. The marketing department have to work hard on this aspect, because "for German companies the idea of placing adverts on Turkish-language television is still something of an unknown quantity."
Düzgün TV has great ambitions, and there is certainly still plenty to be said on integration, immigration and human rights. But how will the audience in Europe and Turkey react? The question is an intriguing one.
Petra Tabeling
© Qantara.de 2006
Translated from the German by Ron Walker
Interview with Armin Laschet
"Integration Is a Top Priority"
Armin Laschet of the conservative CDU party is North Rhine-Westphalia's first Minister for Integration, the first minister of that kind in Germany. In this interview with Petra Tabeling, he talks about the headscarf and the necessity of integration
Multicultural Radio in Germany
Radio Multikulti - a Programme for the World
Rap from Senegal, Bhangra sounds from the Pakistani quarter in Birmingham or Klezmer music – Berlin's Radio multikulti (Multicultural Radio) sometimes sounds like a trip around the world in one hour.
The Successful Model of Southall
Integration Rather Than a Parallel Society
The terror attacks in London have put Britain's multicultural society to the test. But the example of the London suburb Southall shows that a local network of ethnic groups can successfully work toward integration. By Petra Tabeling
Website Düzgün TV (in German and Turkish)


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How to Invest in Gold Now
Gold kicked off the third quarter with rebound, but what should investors consider for the rest of the year? BullionVault vice president Miguel Perez-Santalla joins MoneyBeat.
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Behind the scenes at the DELTA Mission
Think about the DELTA Mission and you immediately think of André Kuipers. He is simultaneously an astronaut, a scientist, a pilot and an explorer. However, there are also hundreds of people working behind the scenes to make his spaceflight a success, from technicians to organisers, and from astronauts to project managers.
The following are just a few of the people who make the DELTA Mission possible.
Greta Bertuletti, logistics manager (Age: 29, Nationality: Italian)
"I sort out all the practical matters in preparation for the Soyuz flight. For example, the gear for the experiments has to be shipped out. This is a complex business, not only because of the distance to Russia and Kazakhstan, but also because many people of various nationalities are cooperating in the experiments. This mixing of cultures makes my job really interesting. Working with the Russians, for example, is very different from discussing things with Germans or Dutch people. Something we all have in common is science; we are one big scientific community."
Marco Bacchetti, mission integration coordinator (Age: 34, Nationality: Italian)
"The closer we get to the launch date, the more exciting it becomes for us in mission integration. We prepare everything that has to go on board the Soyuz and then take it to the launch base at Baikonur. You can feel the excitement right up to the final day, because with just twelve hours to blast-off, some experiments still have to be loaded on board. Our task carries great responsibility; without us, André would only be able to carry out some of the experiments in space."
Janneke Gisolf, University of Amsterdam medical researcher (Age: 26, Nationality: Dutch)
"I am doing the CIRCA and HEART experiments for my doctoral thesis at the University of Amsterdam. Both the experiments are intended to show how people's blood pressure reacts in weightless conditions. For example, there is the question of whether the 24-hour rhythm of our blood pressure on Earth is also maintained in space. I also carried out blood pressure experiments with the Spanish mission. So all in all, I have made numerous trips to Star City, where the astronauts train, and I still enjoy looking around there."
Marine Le Gouic, coordinator for physiological experiments (Age: 46, Nationality: French)
"During the Spanish mission with Pedro Duque, we lost some data on a blood pressure experiment because of a problem with the batteries. Of course, that will not happen a second time – I will make sure of that. Apart from the equipment for physiological experiments, I also coordinate the collection of data before and after the flight. This is needed as a basis of comparison for the experiments on board the Space Station. I have previously worked on the Spacelab D-2 mission in 1993, the Euromir in 1995 and the STS 107 Shuttle flight. With a new mission every six months, the workload is enough to drive you crazy. It is extremely busy, but also highly enjoyable."
Reinhold Ewald, ESTEC operations manager (Age: 37, Nationality: German)
"It may all sound rather complicated, but what an operations manager actually does is ensure that the flight goes without a hitch. He ensures that the astronaut has some time to himself and yet also has time for the experiments and the occasional chat with the press. There are only so many hours in the day, and opinions vary as to how they should be spent. The operations manager catalogues all these opinions and eventually makes a decision. From my own experience as an astronaut, I know that you cannot know everything when you are on board the Space Station. You have to rely on the ground crew. Communication has to be brief, clear and accurate, and it is my job to ensure that it is."
Giovanni Gravili, planner (Age: 29, Nationality: Italian)
"You never have enough time on board the International Space Station. For that reason, you need to help the astronauts to work as efficiently as possible. A proper time schedule is needed and that is what I help to create. It was extremely useful to us that the mission has been extended by one day. André Kuipers will be very busy on board. In principle, we draw up the schedule, but if he has any comments or suggestions for improvement we try to incorporate these. It is a hectic job, all things considered, and we keep our fingers crossed that everything will go smoothly during the flight. During the flight, there is no time to really relax. We know from experience that there will also be plenty to do during the mission."
Freeke Heijman, Ministry of Economic Affairs policy official (Age: 28, Nationality: Dutch)
"The Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science have made the DELTA Mission possible from the financial point of view. A lot of work had to be done before that decision was made. Once the decision had been made, things began moving fast in my work. I have to organise the VIP trip to the launch for the Ministry of Economic Affairs, ensure that all the officials from the various ministries are working in harmony and organise press conferences from space, with the Minister for example. Normally, I am only concerned with policy formation. This is much more concrete, enormously exciting and, of course, a unique project – one for the history books."
Rogier Schonenborg, coordinator of student experiments (Age: 32, Nationality: Dutch)
"ESA is unique when it comes to the student experiments. It is not something the Russians and Americans do. I have coordinated the entire process, from the competition to the result, and now I am busy with the preparations for the BugNRG and GraPhoBox experiments. It is a complex process, with a lot of paperwork and contracts. Students can sometime be a bit rebellious and they do not follow the usual channels. They also have trouble sticking to deadlines now and then. Nevertheless, it all makes the work very interesting. Eventually, the experiments have to be loaded on board the Soyuz just before the flight. Like a carton of milk, they have a definite 'use by' date."
Michel van Baal, PR officer (Age: 32, Nationality: Dutch)
"There is enormous interest in the DELTA Mission. I make sure that all the contacts with the press run smoothly and that journalists have the chance to interview André Kuipers. He has an extremely busy schedule so close to the mission, which leaves him with little time to spare. Nevertheless, we try to facilitate interviews – by telephone, for example. In addition, I coordinate André's diary on the radio and on the website. Together with my colleagues at the ESA headquarters in Paris, I organise the press trips, web chats with children and interviews from space."
Joost Spierings, legal officer (Age: 52, Nationality: Dutch)
"Many countries work together to realise a mission like that of Kuipers', and each one of them has its own wishes. These wishes all have to be set down in a contract. This is the fourth mission that I have worked on. This is the best yet, because the astronaut is a fellow Dutchman. I can see the results of my work appearing in the news. It is like putting together a huge jigsaw puzzle. The last piece has to be in place before the rocket is launched. At that point, my work will be complete and I will be able to sit back and enjoy it."
Frank De Winne, Crew Interface Coordinator (Age: 43, Nationality: Belgian)
"Although André's activities on board are planned meticulously, we still discuss things with him on a daily basis during the mission. I am the one who maintains this contact with André from the TsUP mission control centre, just outside Moscow. I was on board the International Space Station in November 2002 during the Belgian Odissea Mission, so I am also able to help André on the basis of personal experience. Regular meetings are held twice daily to discuss the agenda. This mainly concerns the scientific experiments. The Crew Interface Coordinator is supported by an entire team of specialists to deal with really detailed questions. The team members are spread throughout various European countries, but they can lend assistance rapidly via live communication channels."
Ron Huijser, coordinator for Dutch Space (Age: 53, Nationality: Dutch)
"SUIT is one of the experiments that are made at Dutch Space. SUIT is a vibrating vest that André Kuipers is going to try out. We are going to see whether it helps his orientation. A vibrating vest for use in a helicopter already existed, but that was connected to the seat. We have developed a new one for use in space. This contains batteries, monitors and computers so that he can float around freely. The vest also has to fit Kuipers' understudy, Gerhard Thiele. Thiele is much smaller, so we have designed special accessories in case he has to fly."