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We all know that we have three branches of government, but where do judges really fit within that system, and what is it like to be a judge? These are questions that I as a trial court judge have been asked frequently.
As to the first question, it is important to understand that the Judicial Branch of government is the only one that does not so directly rely upon the majority of voters to obtain or hold office. Obviously, the Executive and Legislative branches are elected by the majority, and so they have a natural inclination to cater to that base. As a result, it is frequently left to the Judicial Branch to enforce minority rights as set forth in the Bill of Rights.
That includes protecting us from our own government, including from such things as the National Security Agency's now notorious PRISM program, the use of drones for domestic surveillance and the New York "stop and frisk" program.
As Carla Howell, the executive director of the Libertarian Party, recently said, "The abuse of power isn't the problem. The problem is the power to abuse." And keeping that power to abuse in check is an extremely important function of the judiciary.
So what is it like to be a judge? In a humorous vein, there is an old saying that to be an effective judge one needs to have three traits. One is wrinkles to show experience; the second is gray hair to show wisdom; and the third is hemorrhoids to show that look of concern.
But more realistically, it is an important position in our society that brings many challenges and responsibilities. Thus, as a result of those demands, judges mostly live in a fishbowl. We try to dress more professionally, even when going to the hardware store on a Saturday, because we always represent the judiciary.
Similarly, if we are even charged with any violations of law or breaches of ethics, we are required to self-report those charges to an ethics commission.
In addition, we judges (rightfully) give up many of our First Amendment rights of speech, because it is a violation of our canons of ethics to comment publicly about issues that either are or even could come before us. We also cannot solicit money for any causes whatsoever, except for judicial elections. That also is appropriate, because we must not use the dignity of our office to raise money.
And speaking more substantively, what classes have I ever taken or lessons have I learned that tell me when I should take children away from the custody of their parents? Or when it is safe to give them back? Judges on juvenile court assignments truly live in fear of deciding not to take custody away or giving custody back to parents, and then thereafter having a child harmed. So is the answer never to give custody to the parents? Obviously not. But that means that judges are required to take calculated risks with the safety of children.
The same is true with granting bail in criminal cases. If a defendant who is released on bail were to injure a witness, or anyone else, that would weigh heavily upon the judge who granted bail. So is the answer never to allow bail? No, once again there are almost always calculated risks that must be taken. But if something goes wrong, it falls back upon the judges, and that can be hard to live with.
Generally, there are also huge misconceptions about what we do.
For example, during my 25 years on the bench I only found one person in contempt of court. That power should be used sparingly. But just like a parent applying discipline, if the counsel and litigants know you will use this power, you mostly don't have to do so.
In addition, and by definition, judges deal in disputes at virtually every level of society. Obviously, life today is complicated, and there are increasingly more people in our country who are competing for fewer resources. So many of those people end up in court, and often one side loses. As a result, that means that we often can be controversial.
It is widely felt in judicial circles that, after a trial is over, the judge has gained one temporary friend and one permanent enemy. Actually, I feel that is an exaggeration, because, in my experience, people can accept losing as long as they feel that the judge listened, was thoughtful and explained why either the facts or the law were against the losing party.
The losers may not like the result, but they most often will accept it. But, and for good reason, "You lose because I say so" is not well received.
Another question asked frequently is why doesn't the judge "throw out" frivolous lawsuits? Actually, our powers as a judge are (again rightfully) curtailed to definable circumstances in which the defense files motions to dismiss a case and there is no reasonable possibility that a jury could find in favor of the plaintiff under the law and facts of the case.
That is a difficult standard, so it doesn't happen too often. But my suggested remedy is for the legislature to pass a law allowing judges the discretion in every case to award attorney's fees to the prevailing party. Just knowing that a judge might award those fees against people who bring meritless lawsuits would probably reduce them by half.
So, yes, judges have a complex, challenging and difficult job laden with pitfalls. But the benefits are also overwhelming. The education we receive about innumerable situations in life is amazing. And often we are able to speak for society and its values, not only when sentencing defendants in criminal cases, but also in many other situations as well.
In my time as a judge, I tried to live up to the requirements and responsibilities of the position. I know that on some occasions I fell short, but I always tried. But there was never a day that I woke up in the morning and wished that I didn't have to go to work. Each and every day I knew I was blessed to be able to serve in such a vital position, and I miss it.
JAMES P. GRAY is a retired Orange County Superior Court judge. He lives in Newport Beach. He can be contacted at email@example.com.


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Mama Greenest interviews Sonya Shoptaugh, Creative Childhood blogger and Hudson Valley parenting expert
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What are some simple ways parents can facilitate creativity at home?
Accept the premise of their play. If your child comes to you with a blob of play dough on her nose and says, "I'm a clown!" say back, "How do you do, Clown. I'm an elephant." A circus has been born.
Children invite us into their world of imagination all the time. It is unpredictable. It is not "correct." It requires rules to be made up as you go along. When we value children's ingenuity, we strengthen their natural born ability to create. We tell them through our actions their unique way of approaching life is welcome.
Ask children questions. Be curious to know what they think, and suspend your knowledge and correct-o-meter when they answer. Put yourselves in a place of wonderment and really hear their thoughts, their points of view. For example, last fall during a walk through brightly colored foliage, I asked my daughter how she thought the leaves change colors. She had an elaborate theory that involved vitamins from the air landing on the leaves. I asked follow up questions, and listened to her develop a well-articulated theory about fall.
Some parents get concerned — when will my child learn the "real" answer? Learning how to think is vastly more important than learning what to think. My daughter will learn some day (and then probably forget like most of us) how leaves change color in science class. But because I ask and value what she has to say now, she has the opportunity to develop her self-concept as one who has ideas, one who can be a generator of knowledge, not just a consumer of someone else's facts.
Conversely, what should be avoided?
If a child comes to you with a blob of play dough on his nose and says, "I'm a clown!" Don't say, "You look silly. Make sure you don't eat that stuff. I see some on your lip there." How often do we unknowingly squash our children's creative impulse? Probably more than we realize.
When we don't give children the opportunity to be absurd, do things differently than we might, or make mistakes in a safe emotional environment, we take away their chance to develop their own genius.
We — children and adults alike — shun our natural creativity and curiosity when we strive to get the right answer, or say and do what is expected of us in order to not be judged.
How do you stay inspired?
I hang around children. And adults who care about children. Right now my daughter, age four, is designing her own tree house. When I asked her how she wanted to get up to her tree house, she said, "By roller coaster!" Ha! Children give us the courage to venture into the unknown, the delight of the unexpected, and the mandate to experience joy again and again. It is hard not to be inspired by children's approach to life!
If you could order parents to do one thing and one thing only with their children, what would it be?
Listen to your children with wide open ears and heart. Know they are brilliant just as they are. Allow their brilliance to shine.
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Rice, biscuits, canned goods and bottled water sold briskly at the local supermarket in Malita, Philippines, as Typhoon Bopha approached the islands in early December. Food supplies would have to last days, possibly weeks. This, at least, is what panic-buyers reasoned as they crowded the store. Many families could not store much, however, as they would need to haul all their essentials to designated evacuation centers. But time was on their side, as authorities had called for families to evacuate two full days before the typhoon would strike on Dec. 4.
Malita is a town in Davao Oriental, on the eastern seaboard of Mindanao Island in the southern Philippines. No strangers to the tempests that the Pacific Ocean would occasionally send them, the residents of Malita fully understood their vulnerability to typhoons, as well as the flooding and landslides often found in their wake. A 2011 typhoon, Washi, which wreaked considerable harm, was their most recent reminder of this danger, at least until Typhoon Pablo, the local name for Bopha.
The storm was forecast to cross right over northern Mindanao and past the western Visayas island group. Residents in Malita braced for the worst, supported by ChildFund and other humanitarian and government agencies that had helped them create emergency response plans. These efforts toward preparedness saved lives. Early warning systems, successful evacuations and storm shelters all helped ensure that as many people as possible were able to protect themselves from harm.
ChildFund has been working in Malita for 28 years now and deeply understands the local community's geographical risks. ChildFund's local partner organization is staffed almost entirely by former sponsored children who grew up there. Partner organization manager Maribel says, "The Malita River makes the community vulnerable to flooding and landslides. Malita is also vulnerable to tsunamis from the Pacific."
These risk factors are why ChildFund has been working with local authorities to improve disaster preparedness. ChildFund supports and complements government programs, directing efforts and resources toward supporting these measures. ChildFund's youth association in Malita also joined a local group associated with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. There they were trained in first aid, evacuation plans, water safety and rescue. Parents of sponsored children also signed up at the barangay (village) office to assist with distributing relief supplies.
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Typhoon Pablo did strike hard on Dec. 4, leaving more than 1,000 dead, 800 still missing and tens of thousands homeless, mostly in the Surigao and Compostela Valley provinces. In Malita, the conditions were not as treacherous as predicted.
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One of the joys of following English soccer is learning some of its delightful jargon. My favorite bit, perhaps because it is so politically incorrect, is the phrase applied to second-rate soccer fights — "handbags at ten paces," or "handbags" for short.
Recently England played Turkey in a crucial qualifying match for the European Championship to be held next year. England needed only a draw to qualify and seemed well on the way to getting at least that after being awarded a penalty kick shortly before half time. Up stepped team captain and matinee idol David Beckham (sometimes called the Spice Boy because of his marriage to one of the Spice Girls), owner of perhaps the best right foot in the sport. Unfortunately, he lost his footing and skied the penalty kick into Row W or thereabouts ("high, wide, and not very handsome" as they used to say). A Turkish defender, Alpay, began vehemently taunting Beckham. Although he has famously lost his composure on some occasions, Beckham seemed relatively unfazed this time. However, when the teams walked through the common tunnel to their respective dressing rooms at half time, a fight broke out. It's not clear whether the fight ever surpassed the "handbags" level, although I've heard that 17-year old sensation Wayne Rooney (of my team, Everton) was involved, and Rooney has some training as a boxer. In any event, order was restored, and England obtained the required draw.
Trunk has now directed me to this BBC report that the English and Turkey Football Associations have been charged with improper conduct in connection with the "fracas." Apparently, though, no individual players have been charged, which suggests to me that the whole thing really was handbags. The two Associations presumably will be fined, and that will be the end of it, except that Alpay, who plays for a team in England has been the subject of so much criticism that he will be leaving English football by mutual agreement with his team.
There is some soccer history between the fans (though not so much the teams) of England and Turkey. For example, a few years ago several Leeds United supporters were stabbed to death while in Turkey for a big match. English fans used to be known as Europe's worst hooligans, but for sheer menance, the Turkish fans seem to have surpassed them. In world affairs, Turkey is viewed by the West rather benignly, at least in comparison to its neighbors. But soccer fans don't see much of Turkey's neighbors, and what they see of the Turks isn't always pretty. In fact, I believe that many Turkish fans failed to respect the moment of silence for the victims of 9/ll. Such moments were immaculately observed throughout Europe (but would they be today?) except for Turkey and Greece, if memory serves.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Kyle Korver scored 22 points, reserve Lou Williams had 21 and the Atlanta Hawks beat Sacramento 112-96 on Friday night for their ninth consecutive win against the Kings.
Al Horford had 20 points and 10 rebounds for Atlanta after missing a game due to an illness. Josh Smith collected 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Jeff Teague scored 13 of his 15 points in the first quarter.
The Hawks carried an 86-70 lead into the fourth quarter and maintained at least an 11-point lead the rest of the way.
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Jason Thompson had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Kings, who have lost five straight. Marcus Thornton had 17 points, Tyreke Evans finished with 14 and Aaron Brooks scored 13.
Kings center DeMarcus Cousins returned after he was suspended the previous two games for a verbal altercation with San Antonio TV analyst Sean Elliott. Cousins, who was whistled for a technical foul in the third quarter, had nine points, 16 rebounds and seven assists, but missed 11 of 15 shots.
Ahead by 12 points, Smith had a dunk, Horford hit two free throws, and Ivan Johnson scored from close range, increasing the lead to 98-80 with 7:55 left in the fourth.
The Hawks squandered a big second-quarter lead, but came out strong in the third, outscoring Sacramento 28-14. Korver scored nine points and both Horford and Williams had seven in the period.
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Dunne injury not career-threatening
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert insists centre-back Richard Dunne's long-term groin problem is not career-threatening.
Dunne has been sidelined since suffering the setback while on Euro 2012 duty for the Republic of Ireland and a trio of operations have failed to cure the problem. Lambert would welcome the availability of the former Manchester City player, whose contract runs out this summer, but the Scot says Dunne cannot play through the pain barrier.
Lambert said: "It's been really complicated that injury. Richard has been over to the United States a couple of times to try and get it sorted. But there are little niggles that aren't clearing up. That's a real frustrating thing for him. Is it career-threatening? No, nothing like that. You can't say that."
He added: "Richard has been trying his utmost to get back fit. He's been to the best people (specialists) on the other side of the world.
"He feels good at some points, but not so good at other times. He can't play through the pain barrier with that injury."
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December 23, 1977 |Volume 12, Number 18
Small cars increase injury risk, repair costs
DOT rejects protests to restraints ruling
NHTSA finds low usage of safety belts after nationwide survey
Government survey disputes safety belt gains
Institute president Haddon urges FHWA to reject lowered design standards
Hearings review truck brake antilock problems
NHTSA is urged to upgrade crashworthiness standards
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Center for Auto Safety petitions for better side door strength standard
November 30, 1977 |Volume 12, Number 17
Driver education increases teen drivers and fatal crashes
NHTSA prepares 'master plan' for rulemaking
NHTSA expands defective parts return program
FHWA officials condemn agencies own proposed standards to lower highway design requirements
Questions are raised about state highway organization role in FHWA policy development
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Pennsylvania study endorses helmet law
Studies measure drug, alcohol effects on driving
American Public Health Association applauds action on passive restraints
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In a crash, moped hazards same as motorcycles'
November 8, 1977 |Volume 12, Number 16
NHTSA rejects delay efforts of bumper standard
Institute argues bumper components should comply with no damage standard
Congress rejects passive restraint attacks
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NTSB opposes lowered highway design standards
Haddon objects to federal highway task force recommendations
DOT plans renewed speed limit campaign
States adopt weakened moped laws, now categorized as motor-assisted bicycles
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October 13, 1977 |Volume 12, Number 15
DOT moves to degrade highway design standards
Congressional committees reject restraints veto
Lowered standards stir critical comments
Efforts to boost proper use of infant restraints fail
Detroit belt use push not working
Fact sheet summarizes belt use research
Safety board urges change in parkway barriers
Truck cabs more hazardous than car interiors
DOT urges safety standards for electrics
DOT plans rear underride standards
Auto crash victims sue state officials for damages
Citizen groups support passive restraint decision
More states repeal helmet laws
Governors veto helmet repeal bills
September 26, 1977 |Volume 12, Number 14
Hearings explore passive restraint record
President Carter backs Transportation Secretary's decision to require passive restraints
Institute analyzes studies being cited by opponents of restraint standards
Center, Nader ask for quicker restraint standard implementation
Foundation asks court review of Adams' ruling
Auto makers plan passive protection options
The air bag at work: 'a soft pillow'
August 15, 1977 |Volume 12, Number 13
Auto industry push fails to boost belt use
Institute president Haddon comments on passive restraints criticism
Auto makers ask reconsideration of restraint ruling
New background manual on passive protection available
Gallup poll: public approves of air bags
NHTSA estimates air bag cost at $112
Safety of material used to inflate air bags discussed
NHTSA hears opposing opinions over bumper standard delay
Consumer information: an active approach
Update: Rear underride protection
Medical council endorses restraints ruling
REPRINT: 'The New York Times' Don't Deflate the Air bag
July 26, 1977 |Volume 12, Number 12
DOT mandates passive restraints
Members of congress immediately introduce repeal measures to passive restraint decision; pro-passive coalition forms
Popular car models affected by rule
AAA supports passive rule
How Congress is reviewing the rule
REPRINT: 'The Washington Post' The Freedom to Choose Safety
Editorial reaction to DOT decision from around the nation
Air bag suppliers ready to go
Auto maker reaction to passage of passive restraint rule
Passive belts lower frequency of injury claims
Haddon: electric vehicles must be safe too
Claybrook asks auto makers for new 'spirit' of social responsibility
FHWA releases new barrier standard
June 29, 1977 |Volume 12, Number 11
NHTSA considers bumper standard changes
Property damage reduction bumper requirements
New car losses continue to climb, HLDI report says
Research safety vehicle program may lead to upgraded standards
REPRINT: 'The New York Times' To Save Fuel and Lives: Big lightweights
GAO: truck safety program ineffective
Institute president replies to auto magazine's air bag challenge
IIHS low-speed crash test results
Update: Trucks and mpv protection standard
DOT reports on Indian reservation highway safety needs
June 16, 1977 |Volume 12, Number 10
Adams given passive restraint evidence, excerpts from IIHS submissions
Issue: DOT's past failure to promote public understanding of
passive restraints, compared with its $1,000,000 promotion
of belt use
Issue: air bag reliability in high mileage and older vehicles
Issue: air bag performance in a range of weather conditions
Issue: 'inadvertent' (non-crash) air bag deployments
Issue: Tennessee child restraint use law
Issue: unfounded GM claim that air bags may not offer
additional protection to the unrestrained driver
Issue: comparison of front seat occupant injuries in head-on
crashes of air bag equipped vehicles with other vehicles
NHTSA sets electric vehicle safety meeting
Wage and price panel supports passive performance standard
DOT told air bags decrease liability risk
Maryland commission urges passive protection
May 31, 1977 |Volume 12, Number 9
Testimony at congressional hearing shows how auto makers deride bumper law
NHTSA denies pleas to overturn property damage bumper rule but allows damage in low-speed impacts
Update: Mopeds
Replacing all parts of a car costs 4 times buying a new car, insurance company says
Researchers link alcohol and motorcycle crashes
NHTSA asked to release 'confidential' crash data
Institute films available from new distributor
State official questions 'traditional' approaches to unsafe drivers
Panel recommends FHWA maintain full-time state safety coordinators
Subcommittee supports air brake standard
NHTSA provides staff meeting summaries
Center for Auto Safety: NHTSA defect program flawed
May 17, 1977 |Volume 12, Number 8
Special report: pending NHTSA rules, new NHTSA administrator vows to resolve pending matters
Pending NHTSA Actions:
Precrash proposals- hydraulic brakes, lights, visibility, theft
protection, VINS, power windows, air brakes, tires, carbon
monoxide, hitches, speed capability
Crash proposals- interior impact protection, head restraints,
steering assemblies, doors, seats, occupant restraints,
property damage bumpers, underride protection,
protrusions, motorcyclist protection
Postcrash proposals- fire protection
Miscellaneous proposals- load rating, defects, cost reporting,
jacks, radiators, mopeds
NHTSA rulemaking steps
Further action needed for school buses
NHTSA administrators
May 9, 1977 |Volume 12, Number 7
Transportation Secretary Adams hears passive restraint testimony, questions witnesses about development delay
IIHS president Haddon tells Adams: 'stop the carnage'
Air bags endorsed by those in crashes
Effects of belt use laws examined at international conference, evidence shows a 10-20 percent reduction in vehicle deaths
REPRINT: 'The Washington Post' Driving without restraint
Claybrook outlines goals for NHTSA
Belt use laws effectiveness varies due to compliance and enforcement, multinational study reports
Institute protests proposed bumper rule delay
Insurer also files criticism of bumper rule delay
March 29, 1977 |Volume 12, Number 6
Underride hearing leads to call for rulemaking
Adams reopens passive restraint issue
Institute submits underride petitions urging to get rulemaking underway
IIHS crash test research demonstrates car-into-truck underride problem and solutions
Carter warned that wage and price control may undermine consumer protection
Examples of wage and price council's role in rulemaking
1976 Status Report index available
Claybrook nominated for NHTSA administrator
Court questions FHWA on certification acceptance, states ability to enforce own highway standards
Michigan students rally behind helmet law
March 15, 1977 |Volume 12, Number 5
More damage, injury claims in smaller cars, HLDI study shows
Transportation secretary plans April passive restraint hearings
Citing unsuccessful programs, researcher charges alcohol programs must meet undergo rigorous evaluation
Drivers 'favor' 55 mph, but don't drive it
NHTSA declares GM 'Opel' fuel systems defective after 3 year investigation
Hearing on moped regulations scheduled with hopes of uniform standard development
DOT sets public meeting on air brake standard
NHTSA official presents helmet law arguments
Update: NHTSA says catalytic converter not "unreasonable' hazard, Truck and bus goals, Insurance discount
March 2, 1977 |Volume 12, Number 4
NHTSA again proposes bumper rule delay
Motor vehicle crashes cost us $37.5 billion in 1975, government study shows
Australian belt user deaths analyzed, side impacts and roadside hazards main problem, researchers say
REPRINT: 'Automotive News' Give the lady a chance (NHTSA appointment of Joan Claybrook)
NTSB cites ineffective post-crash highway maintenance and requests program review
Highways deteriorate as the Federal Highway Administration continues without state standards
FTC holding used car hearings, comments expected on proposal requiring dealers to provide car history
English research confirms Injury Severity Score
Outgoing DOT head leaves reorganization plan
Senate commerce committee gain's safety responsibilities, oversight of all NHTSA programs
Helmet law repeals bring more deaths, NHTSA says
REPRINT: 'Federation of Insurance Counsel Quarterly' T. J. Hooper and the air bag (article on air bags and refusal to change)
Ford view of air bags: two faces
February 14, 1977 |Volume 12, Number 3
Australian government charges automakers lack true commitment to vehicle safety
New Transportation secretary pledges to rethink air bags
Citizens for Highway Safety recommend top priorities to realize true safety improvement
Virginia retains helmet law despite efforts to repeal
Michigan Supreme Court upholds helmet law
NHTSA to fund consumer participation in rulemaking and defect hearings
NHTSA formulating confidentiality guidelines during rulemaking process
Maryland adopts uniform VIN system
VESC schedules VIN hearing
GAO asks Congress to open driver register to FAA to keep bad drivers on the ground
February 3, 1977 |Volume 12, Number 2
Outgoing transportation secretary's agrerment with auto makers falls short of passive restraint goals
What DOT wanted. . .and what they got for passive restraints
NHTSA seeks ideas to upgrade belt standard
Quoted without comment: statements showing safety philosophy from new DOT secretary
REPRINT: 'The New York Times' The air bag decision
In effort to force standard, House introduces passive restraint bill
NHTSA proposes titling rules to prevent thefts
Update: Highway engineer responsibility
FHWA bans use of timber barricades in roadway work zones
Trees elected HLDI board chairman
January 10, 1977 |Volume 12, Number 1
HLDI releases loss data for 1976 cars
NTSB official: highway engineers must be made accountable
76's largest recall typifies pros and cons of NHTSA
National Transportation Safety Board reorganized
Correction to spinal cord injury book
Knapp chosen IIHS board chairman
Burn deaths for children decrease, perhaps due to more wearing pants, study says
Reports detail Australian belt experience
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text: Sorry to divert a bit the thread towards its initial subject and away from the security issues currently discussed... I've just seen a presentation from a University (which shall remain unnamed) which partnered with Microsoft for... well, HPC. The reasons for using Windows were more or less the same that have been mentioned in this thread, so I won't repeat them. To note is that they weren't using Windows exclusively, but only on a part of the cluster, the rest running Linux. Towards the beginning of the presentation there was a mention of a MPI latency benchmark showing 2.something microseconds over their IB (unknown make and speed) in mainboards using latest generation Intel CPUs with Microsoft's MPI libs, which seemed like a decent performance and got me pretty excited. But then I changed my mind when I started to hear what a great feature it is to have several nodes booting and installing the OS in the same 50 minutes (yes, minutes!) that a single node takes, due to a wonderful feature called multicast. And then things turned really strange after a statement saying that in Linux it takes several minutes to start a parallel job while in Windows only about 10 seconds. Then I started wondering: were those 2.something microseconds a measure of the same latency that I know of ? I can't say for sure that this was part of some Microsoft strategy and not a PR effort gone bad, but I'm strongly enclined towards the first which leads me to believe that the answer to the question in the subject is: by disinforming people. Yes, there are probably many CEOs of SMBs, who don't know/care much about technical details and don't have a clue about Linux HPC, who are going to be impressed by such statements. And when you can run HPL from Excel by modifying in a cell one of the parameters and getting the results back in that table, results from which you can quickly generate a graphic and say "whew, I should be in Top500", who can say that clustering is hard and user-unfriendly ? I'm all for healthy competition in this area, especially as I think that HPC didn't evolve significantly in the past few years. But such aproaches are far from healthy... well, at least for my definition of healthy competition. ;-) -- Bogdan Costescu IWR, University of Heidelberg, INF 368, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany Phone: +49 6221 54 8869/8240, Fax: +49 6221 54 8868/8850 E-mail: bogdan.costescu at iwr.uni-heidelberg.de


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Hunting is defined as PURSUING animals to kill or capture. Most deer methods now days I would say is done by SITTING on your butt in a blind of some type. this is NOT hunting, this is AMBUSHING. So why is tracking snow so important if your not hunting. Altho it does help visibility. So why not plant a couple claymore mines on each side of a deer runway and trip them with your cellphone. You could then not expend any energy & sleep off your hangover. Yup, the good old days when hunters were hunters is gone. I"ll sit back & wait for comments.
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text: Prentice Bisbal wrote: > Alan Ward wrote: >> Good day. >> >> I have been reading the ongoing discussion on network usage with some >> interest, mainly because in all (admittedly very small, 4 to 8 node) >> clusters we have set up so far, we have always gone with doubling the >> network. Nowadays we mostly run a 100 MBit/s "el cheapo" FastEthernet >> for control, NFS and monitoring, while the faster Gigabit is exclusively >> for MPI. Applications are CFD, with various levels of granularity. >> >> Anybody care to comment? >> >> -Alan > > My new cluster, which is still in labor, will have InfiniBand for MPI, > and we have 10 Gb ethernet switches for management/NFS, etc. The nodes > only have 1 Gb ethernet, so it will be effectively a 1 Gb network. > > I'm also curious as to whether the dual networks are overkill, and if > using a slower network for I/O will cause the system to be slower than > doing all traffic over IB, since I/O will be slower and cause the nodes > to wait longer for these ops to finish. Obviously YMMV, but in tuning systems, and seeing where bottlenecks are, we look for obvious things in the network design 1) poorly designed (office quality, usually uplinked/oversubscribed) networks ... have an interesting effect when you see two 128 port gigabit switches connected together with a 1 or 2 gigabit, or even 10 GbE link. You see this plateau in MPI scalability. Yes, from a real customer case. :( 2) I/O: after burning incense to the daemons of low latency, the next big area we see is (curiously enough) I/O bandwidth. I can't begin to elaborate on how many times I have seen a big expensive shiny new cluster with an absolutely terrible I/O design. Usually starting with 1 GbE connected NAS for 32 or more nodes. Well, ok, YMMV, but when you run lots of Gaussian jobs which hammer on the NFS over this, you are going to experience pain. And no, this is not where you stick the NetApps. Yes, from several real customer cases. :( :( No, you don't need to perform ritual incantations to make the I/O go faster. You just need good hardware and good design to get the data to the hardware. 1GbE may be great for EP jobs that occasionally write to disk. But if your units are going to hammer on disk, you are going to need to check your IO design, and make sure it scales. Yes, we are biased, we strongly believe in good I/O systems. -- Joseph Landman, Ph.D Founder and CEO Scalable Informatics LLC, email: landman at scalableinformatics.com web : http://www.scalableinformatics.com phone: +1 734 786 8423 fax : +1 734 786 8452 cell : +1 734 612 4615


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The former Dancing With the Stars darling is going warp speed with the summer movie, Rock of Ages. Now Julianne Hough talks to Glamour about Ryan Seacrest, Tom Cruise, and triumphing over her past. Read on for an excerpt of her July 2012�?Glamour�?interview with Willa Paskin.
GLAMOUR: There's a scene in the movie where Tom Cruise holds your breast. What was that like?
__JULIANNE HOUGH:__That was my first scene with him! I was nervous as all get-out, but after every take he high-fived me and was like, "That was awesome." At one point on the movie, I got really hurt—I tweaked my neck and was in so much pain. And everyone was pressuring me to keep shooting, but Tom came in and said, "No, this is what insurance is for, Julianne. You have the rest of your career. You need to take care of yourself!" And I thought, Tom Cruise cares about me! Now I can cry.
GLAMOUR: What kind of prep did you have to do?
JULIANNE HOUGH: Diego [Boneta] and I were known as the kids on the set. It was kind of a rock-star camp. We did vocal lessons every day. We had dance lessons. We had Rollerblading lessons. It was fun to be able to go back and be coached.
GLAMOUR: Are you competitive?
JULIANNE HOUGH: Yes, about everything. It gets silly. Ryan and I are very alike. When we work out with a trainer, we'll die before we stop, like, to the point where we can't breathe.
GLAMOUR: Is the age difference between you two an issue? You're 24, and he's 37.
JULIANNE HOUGH: No, but he's always joking about it.
GLAMOUR: How did you meet?
JULIANNE HOUGH: Well, when I first came to L.A., someone actually tried to set us up, but I was engaged to someone else, a guy I knew from Utah who had served a Mormon mission.
GLAMOUR: What happened with that?
JULIANNE HOUGH: He was a great guy—I'd known him since I was nine. But I needed to figure myself out more, and so I moved to L.A. and we ended it. And actually, he ended up marrying my childhood best friend, and now they have a kid together. It was a little weird when it happened, but they're a great couple!
GLAMOUR: So did you date Ryan soon after?
JULIANNE HOUGH: I had another boyfriend, Chuck Wicks, whom I met on Dancing With the Stars. While we were dating, we went on Ryan's radio show together. The interview's on YouTube, and I blush when I hear it because Ryan is hitting on me the entire time! At the end, Ryan said something like, "You guys really have something special!" And I thought to myself, He's so full of s--t right now! When Chuck and I broke up, I wanted to be single. That lasted five months. Then Ryan and I went on a date.
GLAMOUR: What drew you to him?
JULIANNE HOUGH: I think it's that similarity I was talking about before. We both like that perfection in ourselves, and we want to make our relationship like that.
GLAMOUR: Do you miss dancing?
JULIANNE HOUGH: Oh my gosh, yes, just for the sheer fact that I could eat whatever I wanted and didn't have to go to the gym.
GLAMOUR: You've been working pretty much nonstop since you landed Dancing With the Stars.
JULIANNE HOUGH: I'm a very anxious person. If I'm not working, I go crazy. I've been lucky in my career. But if I lost everything tomorrow—and had no money—I would somehow make it work. I have that survivor mentality because of a lot of stuff that went on in a previous life. I feel like I've had four lives.


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I've just returned to CC after a sabbatical, and would like to suggest a tool or feature that I'd find very useful. If it already exists, I'm sure someone will let me know in pretty short order...
I'd like some way of storing Favourite selections on the Game Finder page. There are some maps that I like a lot, and many others that I'm not interested in playing. Likewise, there are some game formats that I prefer, and some I'd prefer to avoid.
It would be a great help to me (and presumably to many others...?) if I could save my Favourites so that I don't have to trawl through the list of maps and click loads of boxes before hitting Search.
Doable? Done?


text: On 1/21/09 12:10 PM, "Robert G. Brown" <rgb at phy.duke.edu> wrote: > On Wed, 21 Jan 2009, Lux, James P wrote: > >> Without going into a big research project.. Here in Southern California, >> rents are about $1/sq ft/month for cheap industrial space. Electricity is >> about $0.20/kWh (maybe for a big bulk consumer, it gets down to the >> $0.10/kWh range) >> >> Figure a node draws 400w, and you can stack 20 nodes in a rack, which >> occupies 10 square feet (need to have room to stand in front of the rack, >> etc.) >> >> So each node is costing $144/20= $7.20/yr in rent and 0.4*8000*0.2 = $640/yr >> in electricity. >> >> The rent is tiny compared to utilities. $2K/node seems plausible (3* >> utility cost), but that doesn't include any of the infrastructure costs >> (racks, cables, installation, copies of Windows Server edition, etc.). If >> the real power draw is more like 200W, and you don't run them 24/7, then >> you're getting down to the $100/yr/node costs.. > > But often you can't get "cheap" industrial space. You need excellent > climate control and server-room class wiring. Otherwise you can add the > cost of outfitting it with a couple of Lieberts, a harmonic-balancing > transformer, and a rewiring job (amortized however). Call it a few > hundred thousand over N years? > > In server-class space, this is all provided but I doubt you'll get away > as cheaply as all that -- after all each node costs THEM an amortized > chunk of that same set of Lieberts and transformers. Also, may server > rooms offer "management" services -- somebody onsite to e.g. reboot your > nodes or babysite the power and AC while you sleep. This too adds cost. > > So I think your estimate above is a lowball -- not implausibly low for > space that is "free" but you pay for power, but I'm guessing low by a > 500-100% for a space you can just put your nodes in and not worry about > them (adequate space, security -- you've got tens to hundreds of > thousands of dollars of hardware in there and may have valuable data as > well, adequate AC and power, and maybe a systems admin qualified > babysitter. > Sure, it's lowball, but even if you multiply by 5 ($5/sq ft), it's still less than the utility costs... And, really, the question originally was whether in 3 years you've paid as much for infrastructure and utilities than you did on the box, and I think that it's certainly in that area.


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The streets of Harlem are buzzing with the news...Black Ink is back! Welcome to Season 4 of VH1's "Black Ink Crew." After closing the doors for several weeks to help Dutchess pursue her dream of opening her own shop in North Carolina, Ceaser has reopened Black Ink for what may be the most tumultuous season in franchise history.
With Dutchess' shop coming along, Ceaser is ready to build his empire and he needs the crew to get him to the top. Ted is promoted to manager and seizes power, immediately hiring a new artist named Melody. O'Shit works to reestablish his reputation as a master of ink, but when his addiction resurfaces, it puts a strain on his already fragile relationships, especially with Ceaser. Donna fights for respect and a chance to tattoo but a shocking hook-up on an all-girls trip to Miami derails her ambitions and the tension between her and the crew spirals out of control.
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Making a complaint
If you feel you have been sexually harassed, you can make a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission. Complaints must be made in writing or by email. This can be done by downloading a complaints form or completing the online complaint form.
There is no cost involved in making a complaint. Complaints can be made in any language, in Braille, or verbally on a video or audio tape. The Commission can also help you write out your complaint if you require assistance.
The Complaints section of the Commission's website has more information about the complaints process. Alternatively, for further information, or to discuss a complaint with a Complaints Information Officer, call 1300 656 419 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Sexual harassment and the Commission
Tackling violence, harassment and bullying and building community understanding and respect for human rights are the two key priorities of the Commission as set out in the Commission Workplan for 2010-2012.
Sexual harassment is also one of the Sex Discrimination Commissioner's five priority areas as outlined in the Gender Equality Blueprint 2010, which includes recommendations to strengthen protection against sexual harassment.
The Blueprint
To strengthen protection from sexual harassment:
- the Sex Discrimination Act should be amended to provide greater protection from sexual harassment for students and workers, as proposed by the Australian Government in its response to the review conducted by the Senate Committee
- the powers of the Sex Discrimination Commissioner should be strengthened by inserting into the Sex Discrimination Act a function for the Commissioner to initiate investigations within Australian workplaces without requiring an individual complaint, in order to drive down the incidence of sexual harassment
- a national Sexual Harassment Prevention Strategy should be developed and implemented to assist all employers and workers understand their rights and responsibilities in regards to sexual harassment. The strategy should focus on prevention and education with key roles for the Equal Opportunity in the Workplace Agency, the Sex Discrimination Commissioner / Australian Human Rights Commission and Fair Work Australia.
Amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act
In 2008, the Commission submitted a report to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality. In this submission, the Commission made recommendations concerning the sexual harassment provisions of the SDA.
The recommendations relating to sexual harassment included:
- Amending the definition of sexual harassment in relation to the reasonable person standard.
- Extending the coverage of sexual harassment to protect workers from harassment by customers, clients and other persons that they come into contact with in connection with their employment.
- Amending the coverage of sexual harassment to protect all students, regardless of their age.
- Extending sexual harassment protection to protect students from all staff and adult students connected with their education or school attendance, irrespective of whether the harasser is from the same or different educational institutions.
- Amending the SDA to include a general prohibition against sexual harassment in any area of public life.
- Imposing a positive obligation on employers to take all reasonable steps to avoid sexual harassment of or by their employees.
The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee's subsequent Report included 4 recommendations that related spefically to sexual harassment for immediate implementation.
Recommendations 15 and 16 suggested a lower reasonable person standard that provided that sexual harassment occured if a reasonable person would have anticipated the possibility that the person harassed would be offended, humiliated or intimidated and the circumstances relevant to determining this.
Recommendation 17 urged that protection against sexual harassment of students be improved by removing age limits and requirements that the harasser and victim be from the same educational institution.
Recommendation 18 encouraged sexual harassment in employment to be extended to harassment perpetrated by customers, clients and others who the victim came in contact with.
The Senate Report also made other recommendations including:
- a general prohibition against sex discrimination and sexual harassment in any area of public life (Recommendation 8);
- increased funding be provided to women's legal services to ensure they had resources to provide advice for sex discrimination and sexual harassment matters (Recommendation 24); and
- that further consideration be given to the provision of positive duties by the public sector and other service providers to eliminate sex discrimination and sexual harassment (Recommendation 40).
The Senate Report is available at http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/sex_discrim/report/report.pdf
The Government published its response to the Senate Report in 2010. The Government Response agreed to undertake immediate action to implement the four key recommendations in relation to sexual harassment that were set out in Recommendations 15-18 of the Senate Report. The Government Response stated that the outstanding sexual harassment recommendations would be considered by the Government in the consolidation process of the federal anti-discrimination acts, following the review of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act or in light of the availability of resources.
The Government Response is available at http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/agd.nsf/Page/Publications_GovernmentResponsetoSenateStanding
CommitteeonLegalandConstitutionalAffairs2008reportintotheeffectivenessoftheSexDiscriminationAct1984 In 2010, the Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010, which sought to implement selected recommendations in the Senate Report, was introduced in the Australian Parliament. In May 2011 the Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Act 2011 was passed expanding the protections against sexual harassment. The amendments:
- redefined sexual harassment to cover what a reasonable person would anticipate the possibility that the person harassed would be offended, humiliated or intimidate by the conduct.
- strengthened protections against sexual harassment in workplaces and schools to protect students from sexual harassment regardless of their age and whether they are harassed by someone from their own educational institution or another educational institution; and
- prohibited sexual harassment conducted through new technologies (e.g. over the internet, or through social media or texting).
These amendments provide important protections and are an encouraging step forward to ensuring gender equality in Australia.
The Amendment Act adopted the majority of the recommendations on sexual harassment made by the Commission in its 2008 submission.
Two recommendations which were not adopted were the general prohibition against sexual harassment in any area of public life, and the positive obligation on employers to take all reasonable steps to avoid sexual harassment in their workplace.
2012 Sexual Harassment National Telephone Survey
For the full results and report on the 2012 survey, see Working without Fear.
For the 2008 sexual harassment survey results, see Sexual Harassment: Serious Business.
For the 2003 sexual harassment survey results, see Sexual Harassment: A Bad Business.
Recent media releases and speeches
- Will sexual harassment ever be eliminated?
Article by Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, Published in The Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday, 6 November 2010.
- Sexual Harassment
SBS Insight episode, with Elizabeth Broderick as a guest, Tuesday 14 September 2010
- Pod Rights Episode 18
Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick speaks to Peter Wilson, National President of the Australian Human Resources Institute, who has labeled sexual harassment 'a corporate cancer' - 27 September 2010.
- Getting Women off the Bench: A Gender Equality Blueprint for 2010
Speech by Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner and Commissioner responsible for Age Discrimination, National Press Club, Canberra, Wednesday 23 June 2010.
- Working without fear: Results of the sexual harassment national telephone survey 2012 (2012)
- Know your rights: Sex discrimination and sexual harassment (2010) is an informative publication about the Sex Discrimination Act, what sex discrimination and sexual harassment are and how to prevent and report them.
- Young people in the workplace (2010) contains a series of resources to help students explore the issues around workplace discrimination including sexual harassment.
- Effectively preventing and responding to sexual harassment: A Code of Practice for Employers (2008)
- Quick Guide to Effectively preventing and responding to sexual harassment (2008)
- Sexual harassment: Serious business - Results of the 2008 Sexual Harassment National Telephone Survey (2008)
- Inquiry into the effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality (2008)
- Listening Tour Community Report (2008) documents the findings of a nation-wide 'Listening Tour' undertaken by the Commissioner in November 2007 in relation to gender equality.
- 20 Years On: The Challenges Continue: Sexual Harassment in the Australian Workplace (2004) is an analysis of results from the first comprehensive national telephone survey on sexual harassment conducted for the Commission by the Gallup Organization.
Behind Closed Doors (2004) is a paper looking at the issue of sexual harassment in employment and approaches to resolving associated complaints that are brought before the Australian Human Rights Commission.
- Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: A Code of Practice for Employers (2004) clearly explains what constitutes sexual harassment, how employers can be liable and how they can avoid liability by taking all reasonable steps to prevent this occurring in their workplaces.
- A Bad Business: Review of Sexual harassment in employment complaints (2002)
Harsh Realities 1 (1999) and Harsh Realities 2 (2002) are an educative set of case studies and real-life experiences of sex discrimination (including sexual harassment) complaints conciliated by the Commission in 1999 and 2002, respectively.
- Sexual Harassment and Educational Institutions: A Guide to the Federal Sex Discrimination Act (1996) aims to assist educational institutions - schools, vocational education and training colleges and universities to understand and fulfill their obligations under federal sexual harassment legislation. It addresses the complex legal and jurisdictional issues that arise for different education sectors under the federal law and provides practical advice on developing polices and handling complaints.
Click here to order these publications.
Other publications
- Sexual Harassment in Australia Project
Associate Professor Paula McDonald, Associate Professor Sara Charlesworth, Tina Graham, Anthea Worley - www.sexualharassmentinaustralia.org
[1] Sexual harassment: Serious business - Results of the AHRC 2008 Sexual Harassment National Telephone Survey.
[2] Fredman, S. (1997). Women and the law. New York: Oxford University Press; and
McCann, D. (2005). Sexual harassment at work: National and international responses. Geneva, Switzerland: International Labour Office.


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Major Nelson just shared a collection of Xbox One wallpapers, backgrounds, and profiles images via his blog. The images portray Microsoft's latest console in a variety of images, some have mottos attached including "Introducing the all-in-one entertainment system."
There are a variety of different shots to use on your mobile device or PC desktop. In addition, special content has been created for your personal Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ pages.
Before the flood of comments begin – yes we know this is marketing, yes we know they are making you a human billboard, etc. If you love the Xbox One and you want to share it then feel free to download the images, otherwise – you are not being forced.
A link to all content can be found here.
Source: Major Nelson's Blog


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