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I wrote this article several months ago after yet another tragedy on the water. At that time some of the membership was calling for action while others were noting that safety is a personal responsibility. While safety is ultimately everyone's responsibility (I have an obligation to warn you about something that I know to be unsafe) at the end of the day the responsibility for your own safety is yours each and every time you go onto the water. In some cases you may also be in charge of the safety of others such as minors or the inexperienced in your canoe. You are advised to be well aware of all the potential hazards and dangers that you may face on any outing.
This article is not meant to be the last word on canoe safety, nor is it meant to be the end all of safety documents. It is meant to be like an appetizer to get you hungry to do more research about how to be safe on the water. There is purposely no mention of types of canoes or brand names of equipment. Some models of canoe are indeed unsafe for some situations. Some pseudo safety equipment is useless in an emergency. It is for the reader to research canoe safety further and this article will hopefully cover some of the questions to ask and some of the things to look up.
When researching, learn to distinguish between fact and opinion and ask for evidence. No two sources will always say the same thing. What works for a fit person will not always work for an unfit person. What works for a person in their 30's will not always work for a person in their 60's. Learn to put into practice your safety strategy and do not be fooled into thinking that what works for you will work for everyone. More importantly, do not be fooled into thinking what works for someone else will work for you.
Accidents are inevitable, but most are preventable or avoidable.
Canoe Safety, Hazards and Strategies
Basic Equipment
Personal Flotation
Every person that goes on a canoe trip should have a government approved lifejacket, PFD, or BA. Not only does this assist in keeping a swimmer afloat it also helps to retain core body heat in colder conditions. When running rapids a flotation vest of some type is very important as aerated water will not support a swimmer as well as non-flowing water in a lake or pond. A fast flowing current can also make swimming more difficult without a flotation vest.
Bright colors are recommended for flotation vests as it is easier for potential rescuers to see them at a distance. A quality flotation vest will typically have a zipper and 1-3 plastic buckle closures. In an emergency, zippers can break as can buckles, but usually both will not fail at the same time. Buckles can become caught on a canoe gunwale when a swimmer attempts re-entry as can external pockets for cameras and GPS devices so consider this when purchasing your flotation vest. If you believe that you will be re-entering your canoe from the water frequently consider purchasing a side zipper PFD with a single buckle at the very bottom.
Flotation vest for young children often have one or two straps that runs between the legs and a drag strap behind the neck. This helps to keep the vest from slipping off the child when jumping into the water and helps as an assist for an adult to pull a child back into a boat. With this type of flotation vest your child is at risk of being entangled in water debris, trees or rocks so consider this when purchasing a vest for your child. They are designed primarily with power and sailing vessels in mind, not paddling in wild and semi wild areas or flowing water. A flotation vest for your child should be at least as good as your own and as well researched before purchasing.
Flotation for infants and very small children are often designed with a cradle for the head in the form of a float pad attached to the back of the neck. This will in almost all cases roll the child to his or her back with the face out of the water. As with your own personal flotation vest, the vest for your child must fit properly to work. To check the fit, put the vest on the child and lift up at the shoulders. If the vest will rise up past the chin it is too large and could come off the child in an emergency. A well fitted flotation vest will move very little and will conform to the person wearing it very well.
Personal Flotation for pets has become more and more popular and is worth noting in this section. Some pets swim better than others. Breeds such as Labradors are born to swim where as a Jack Russell Terrier may need some assistance. Purchase the flotation vest for your pet based on weight and breeds recommended by the manufacturer. The main reason for larger more powerful breeds to wear flotation is to provide protection from the cold as they will be non-active sitting in the canoe and exposed to the elements. Remember that pets are at a higher risk of entanglement when wearing a pet flotation device than when they are not so keep this in mind on wild and semi wild rivers with possible hazards.
Whistle or signaling device
Every canoe should have a quality whistle or signal device such as an air horn. Ideally there should be a whistle attached to each flotation vest via a short lanyard. While air horns may reach 120dB (decibels) they are bulky and are better used on power and sailing boats. Marine, safety and sport whistles are much smaller, easily carried and are capable of between 90-120dB. The signal is used to get attention of others nearby in the event you witness or are involved in an emergency on the water. Three blasts of your whistle is universally known as the signal for an emergency. White-water paddlers use whistle blasts as communication as well which are more specialized.
Signal light or torch
When paddling at night a signal light is very important as other larger boats cannot always see you. Many paddlers wear a head torch to facilitate this but a simple waterproof flashlight will be enough to signal your presence to an oncoming craft. The light can also be used to help rescuers pinpoint your location on a dark body of water in an emergency.
Bailing device
A bailing device in a canoe can be indispensable in raining conditions and when traveling any distance on a river or the sea. On a trip where the hull of the canoe is accidentally punctured, bailing every few minutes may be necessary. This bailer can be made from a cut down bleach bottle or can be specifically purchased. Commercially available pumps are also available to remove water from a canoe. A large hand sponge such as those used to wash cars is also excellent for removing the last drops of water from the canoe. Removing water from the canoe can be critically important in very cold conditions.
Throw line or tow line
Primarily used by white-water paddlers to offer aid to companions who may have capsized, a 50 foot 15 meter floating rope is rarely used by lake water or sea paddlers. The rescue rope is often coiled into a throw bag to make it more easily portable and less likely to entangle anyone or anything. Ropes in flowing water will always pose a danger so it is best to keep them stowed safely unless needed. This rope can also be used for lining and tracking the canoe while walking on the bank in some conditions.
Specialty Equipment
Flotation blocks or bags
While not personal safety equipment added flotation chambers make it possible to take canoes through higher grade rapids than would normally be possible. Less water is able to enter the canoe and some water will actually be shed as a front flotation bag will effectively extend the deck of the canoe allowing the paddlers to power through water obstacles that would swamp a normal canoe. Flotation bags are lighter than foam blocks but less robust. Flotation bags have other self-rescue applications such as may be encountered in specialized sailing and long sea crossings.
Canoeing Experience; Where are you? Where do you aspire to be?
Less experienced canoeists at any level are better advised to go paddling with a more experienced person as often as possible and to learn to paddle in the bow seat as well as the stern. Solo canoeing is far easier to grasp with a good understanding of how the canoe works from both positions. The amount of canoeing you do as well as the places you paddle will determine how experienced you become. Taking courses is a great way to meet people to paddle with who will take you to new locations and share their knowledge. There are many kinds of canoeing and most skills are transferable to other forms of paddling however a good understanding of the flat water fundamentals will always be your paddling foundation.
Casual canoeing
Perhaps the most dangerous type of paddling is when the casual canoeist who goes out infrequently and has minimal experience leaves the shores for a trip. The cottage canoeist that plies the canals, quiet lakes and ponds during the warm summer months will often be caught off guard when conditions turn adverse or when paddling with someone that they have never been with before. While the dangers associated with canals and ponds are few, when the casual paddler goes out onto a glassy calm lake they frequently do not have the skills to get back to shore when the wind picks up and blows them deeper into the lake. When the casual canoeist takes a new friend on a trip and they stand up in the canoe for the first time, this inexperience can be deadly. For this reason, even casual canoeist should take a flat water course at the very least and always have a flotation vest.
Flat water canoeing
The flat water paddler has progressed to a level of confidence where the sudden changes in weather and wave action are not as threatening. This paddler has total control over the canoe and can easily paddle a figure eight between two floats and knows how to move in all directions and stop without effort. With more experience and perhaps a flat water canoe course this canoeist is more likely to be able to react to sudden movements of passengers and maintain control of the canoe. With some outdoor experience the flat water canoeist is better able to anticipate changes in weather conditions and is generally more aware. Paddlers with average or better flat water skills almost never come to harm except in the most serious of conditions.
Moving water canoeing
River canoeing is less demanding overall as the current moves you forward but more demanding of your skills and knowledge. Obstacles need to be avoided and this too can be physically demanding at the highest levels. The moving water canoeist takes all the skills and experience of the flat water paddler and expands on them to travel down rivers. Also a skill known as reading the river is developed where a canoeist can tell what rocks and obstacles lay on the bottom of the river simply by looking at water action on the surface. Moving water can be more dangerous and courses on moving water skills are advisable. Changing and unexpected conditions can claim the lives of even the most experienced canoeists but this is very rare.
The canoe tripper takes the skills of the flat water canoeist, the moving water canoeist, or both and combines this with the skills of the backpacker or camper and paddles from place to place setting up camp every night. Weekend trips are the norm but two week trips or more are also common at the elite end of the spectrum. Some epic trips ranging across continents taking months have been undertaken in canoes. At this level mistakes are costly so every day decisions are considered as very serious and very serious decisions will always be considered at great length. Due to their caution experienced trippers almost never come to harm on the water and are more likely to fall afoul of injury, illness or very extreme hazards.
Coastal Canoeing
Sea paddlers take skills like those of moving water paddlers in order to read the sea and know where waves are most likely to break and so overturn a canoe. They also take skills used by flat water paddlers such as reading the sky to anticipate changing weather. To this they add the ability to read the tide and know if they are being pushed to land or away from it. With this and the fundamental paddling skills trips on the coastal areas are undertaken in fair conditions or better. Other challenges to coastal canoeing may be larger power craft and sea going vessels as well as an inability to go back to land due to rocks, cliffs and breaking waves. Most serious coastal paddlers carry specialized navigation, communication, and signaling equipment not required by other paddlers.
There are many possible hazards on every canoe trip. Fundamental canoeing skills developed over time or through a certified course are the best way to learn to minimize the risks encountered when canoeing. Developing good judgment and learning to assess hazards and risks is the key to many happy years of paddling your canoe on the lakes, rivers and waterways of the natural world.
Both in moving water and lake water rocks can be a hazard. Unseen rocks when struck are more of a nuisance on lakes forcing you to push back off of them however in moving water striking a rock can cause a loss of control of the canoe causing it to spin broadside into the current. This can lead to capsize and possible pinning of the canoe on a rock further down river if control is not regained immediately. Rocks can also trap swimmers in rare circumstances where fast currents are involved and can also cause head injuries and broken bones.
Weirs and Dams
Even the smallest weir can be a serious hazard. A hydraulic undertow usually exists at the bottom of all weirs and with higher water flow rates even the strongest swimmer can have serious difficulty escaping it. Add to this eroded weirs often contain exposed and sharp pieces of reinforcing steel rebar that can puncture and cut. Canoeists encountering weirs also frequently take on water at the bottom of weirs leading to instability and possible capsize right at the most dangerous part of the weir. Larger dams and weirs increase the risk with the largest almost certainly being fatal.
Water born debris either man made or natural can cause hazards to canoeists. Log jams are the most common form and often must be portaged. In low water conditions experienced canoeists can often slide their canoe over top of them similar to beaver dams but in high flow conditions portaging around is the only safe action. Submerged and barely protruding logs are similar to rocks and the dangers associated with them.
Perhaps the most dangerous thing on a river is the unexpected appearance of a sweeper or strainer. Trees attached to the bank and fallen part way across or completely across the river. In high current conditions these can take the lives of even the most experienced canoeist if they are caught unaware. Many people are trapped in sweepers, the current pushing them into the tree and down their flotation vest pushing them up. Canoes become entangled in branches and capsize to become pinned and their paddlers trapped. More than anything this is the most important hazard to be avoided by either landing immediately or going to the far side of the river if it is possible.
Adverse weather such as wind can exhaust a canoeist completely in a relatively short time. Rain or snow squalls can bring on hypothermia to the unprepared. Lightning can kill a paddler instantly. There are quality outdoor clothing makers that market specifically to canoeists who need protection from the elements but judging wind, weather and lightning is a matter of experience. Wind can cause a capsize after total exhaustion sets in or blow a canoe into a large body of water. Experienced canoeists will not chance fighting the wind if caught out beyond their limits and will land as quickly as possible or change their destination and travel with the wind. Fog, rain and snow can usually be ignored with proper clothing unless it becomes extreme prompting experienced paddlers to end the day early.
Cold water is perhaps the number one natural killer of recreational water users. When immersed in cold water a victim experiences difficulty breathing which can lead to inhaling water for the first minute. Next; within 10 minutes the victim begins to lose control of their muscles as the blood is no longer circulated into the extremities. At this point, without flotation the victim drowns. Self rescue is only possible within this short ten minute window and then only with excellent physical fitness. With some sort of flotation, but remaining in the water, within an hour the victim falls unconscious and cardiac arrest followed by death is probable.
Human error
Mistakes will always be the number one hazard on the water. Errors in judgment, miss reading natural clues and conditions and being oblivious to the hazards will inevitably claim lives. Errors involving complacency where a canoeist has encountered the same obstacle or hazard repeatedly so they believe they are familiar with it can be costly when the conditions change or the water levels rise. Not understanding how to control the canoe or how to properly fit a flotation vest can be very dangerous in some circumstances. In the end the deciding factor when encountering almost all hazards will be the paddlers themselves. With good information and experience the hazards are avoided but without it tragedies are a certainty.
Developing a personal risk assessment strategy
The key to successfully avoiding hazards and negotiating obstacles will be to come up with a strategy that works for you. Before this can work you need to be aware of your skills, strengths and limitations as these will be the variables in your formula for survival and success. The greater your skill and experience the more challenging obstacles and hazards you can negotiate safely. The more times you employ your personal strategy successfully the more knowledge and experience you gain.
Plan Scout Prepare
This is a simple circular strategy that you can employ on every canoe trip. It works equally well on a trip with known or unknown hazards. When travelling a particular lake or river for the first time you can develop a plan based on your knowledge and experience. As you encounter hazards you stop and scout them from shore or from the canoe if it is very minor. If it is serious after scouting you assess the likelihood that you can overcome the hazard based on your knowledge and experience. If you reason that you cannot negotiate the hazard then you make a new plan and start again.
Your trip plan should have contingencies for every possibility that you can think of and for every kind of hazard you can expect to encounter and even some that are very unlikely to see. You will need to come up with a new plan of action each time an unexpected hazard is spotted. There are a list of questions that you need to ask yourself for each hazard.
Do I clearly understand what this hazard is and the risks associated with it?
Am I physically and mentally prepared to negotiate this hazard?
What could go wrong?
Is there a risk to myself or others?
What can change that would create a new risk?
Do I have the right type of canoe, paddles, and safety gear to negotiate this hazard?
For example; In the case of a simple rapid with no real rocks to miss and a deep water series of waves created by a drop in the river that terminate in a lake or wide section of the river with little to no current the risk is minimal in warm conditions. An inexperienced person may decide it is worth the risk to attempt the rapid after watching others go through successfully. In cold conditions or more rapids further down stream that person would probably decide to portage.
Stopping to scout a hazard can in many cases be done from the canoe. Simply stopping to assess the weather or take a good look around. Other times it will be done from dry land like in the case of paddling an unknown river and approaching a corner where the sound of rushing water is heard. Each time a new hazard is spotted that was unknown or was in your initial plan you stop to scout it to see what the conditions are and if they have changed since the last time it was visited.
How bad could this be?
How likely is it to go bad?
Do I need a new Plan?
In the example above the new canoeist scouted the minor rapid and decided that a capsize was possible but all his friends were waiting for him at the bottom in a pretty safe section of river. Judging by his risk assessment he decided to try the rapid. If he makes it then his experience has increased as well as his skill. If he goes swimming that is a valuable experience as well and he knows he needs to work on that skill. His friends pull his canoe to shore and he swims to shore where he gets some feed back on what went wrong. In cold conditions our canoeist decides to portage the rapid as the risks are higher.
As you prepare to challenge an obstacle or avoid a hazard all the questions you have asked so far will help you answer a few final questions. In some cases you will find yourself making preparations and then changing your mind in favour of a new idea. This is not a bad thing. The more time you spend thinking about a hazard the better the chance that you will pick up on minor details that you may have missed.
What can I do to control the risk and will that control measure also have risks? i.e. entangled in ropes while lining a canoe and slipping into the rapid.
Who can I call upon for help?
Is there anything I am forgetting?
With all the questions answered you now know if you wish to proceed past the hazard and by what means. A simple hazard such as a lone rock can usually be scouted on the fly from the canoe. A rapid must often be scouted from shore before finally preparing to run it. In the example above the canoeist decided that the risk was controlled by his skill level and that his friends were there to help if it was needed. When the conditions were cold however he came up with a new plan to portage. He would ask all the same questions to himself concerning the portage. If there was a portage trail then it is pretty straight forward. With no portage trail he may decide to line the canoe with a rope. All of the choices have different risks associated with them. Any time a serious risk is identified then the canoeist would make a new plan for that risk.
Risk assessment
This strategy is not the sort of thing that you need to bring a book along with you and fill in a form assigning probabilities to each variable to determine odds of success. It is done in your head, often on the fly, or by carefully studying a hazard from shore. With knowledge and experience the process becomes second nature and eventually subconscious. You will be doing things on instinct and will almost always be correct. With time you will know what just does not look right and things that are subtly out of the ordinary will shine out to you. The basic rule if there is if something does not look right or feel right it probably isn't. That is your cue to plan scout prepare
The sad thing is that many people will not use a system like this and will be joyfully oblivious to what does not look right and what does not feel right. They will make mistakes and fail to recognize hazards and the consequences of their mistakes range in severity from hurt pride to injuries and fatalities.
What no safety rules?
No; there are no hard and fast rules that if followed will work 100% effectively to keep you safe. The fact that canoeing takes place all over the world in a variety of conditions with a variety of safety equipment and across a wide variety of skill levels means that what works for one person will not work for another in another time and place and in a different set of conditions. There is little point is an expert saying things like; eddy out to river left when it is not understood by the vast number of persons researching safety. There is no point in espousing the virtues of specialist safety gear to persons that cannot afford it or have little use for it or knowledge of how to use it effectively.
The purpose of this article is not to be a comprehensive source for all the safety information available in the world nor is it the intention of the author for this to be considered an educational or safety training document. This article is intended for new paddlers to be a brief overview of some basic must have items such as a flotation vest followed by a description of some of the most basic forms of canoeing that people engage in and a guide to help the new paddler to learn to think safe. Learning to think safe is the one thing that can above all others contribute to people acting safely on the water and to making good decisions about hazards, obstacles and adverse conditions. A proper attitude of personal responsibility combined with skill and experience either learned over time or through a certified course is the key to many happy adventures.
To the Reader
If you have read this far it is safe to assume that you have an interest in personal safety and the safety of others. Remember, safety is everyone's responsibility. Now that you have read a quick overview of some of the gear to own and some of the most common hazards out there (and this was not a comprehensive list) along with a simple strategy to assess those hazards, you may have many questions and may want to do further research on the topic. The Song of the Paddle forum is a good start where you can read the opinions of a wide variety people from all experience levels. It is a place where you can ask questions both general and specific and begin to acquire web links and book titles for a more complete story on this topic. The membership can also point you to videos and certified courses and instructors. If you have read this far, hopefully you will continue to research, to learn and to grow as a paddler.
Safe and happy paddling.


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The 2007 Handbook for Achieving Gender Equity through Education, Second Edition updates our Handbook for Achieving Sex Equity through Education (Susan S. Klein, Editor) that was published in 1985 by Johns Hopkins University Press and sponsored and endorsed by the American Educational Research Association. Like the previous Handbook, this new Handbook was developed collaboratively with the help of seven distinguished editors, and over 200 scholars and reviewers—including many of the original Handbook contributors. It is published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates which recently became part of the Taylor & Francis Group.
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Liza Mundy recently published "Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II." Using the Veterans History Project collections, she was able to gather background information and research context. Mundy will give a talk on the book and the process she went through to conduct her research at the Library of Congress.
Charlene Carruthers | Unapologetic
Charlene A. Carruthers is a Black, queer feminist community organizer. As the founding national director of the Black Youth Project 100, she has worked alongside hundreds of young Black activists to build a national base of activist member-led organizations of Black 18-35 year olds dedicated to creating justice and freedom for all Black people. She has led grassroots and digital strategy campaigns for national organizations including the Center for Community Change, the Women's Media Center, ColorOfChange.org and National People's Action, as well as being a member of a historic delegation of young activists in Palestine in 2015 to build solidarity between Black and Palestinian liberation movements.
Join us as she reads a piece of her new book Unapologetic and discusses her struggles and inspirations with organizer, educator and curator Mariame Kaba.
Unapologetic challenges all of us engaged in the social justice struggle to make the movement for Black liberation more radical, more queer, and more feminist. This book provides a vision for how social justice movements can become sharper and more effective through principled struggle, healing justice, and leadership development. It also offers a flexible model of what deeply effective organizing can be, anchored in the Chicago model of activism, which features long-term commitment, cultural sensitivity, creative strategizing, and multiple cross-group alliances. And Unapologetic provides a clear framework for activists committed to building transformative power, encouraging young people to see themselves as visionaries and leaders.
Lift Us Up: The Battle for Educational Justice in America
As Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh objects to being held accountable for his behavior in high school, we look at the criminalization of black and brown students that has led to what is known as the school-to-prison pipeline. We speak with a roundtable of community activists engaged in the fight to save schools and push for alternatives to punishment and privatization. Their voices are highlighted in a new book titled "Lift Us Up, Don't Push Us Out! Voices from the Front Lines of the Educational Justice Movement." In Chicago, we speak with Jitu Brown, the national director of the Journey for Justice. In Washington, D.C., we speak with Zakiya Sankara-Jabar, the co-founder of Racial Justice NOW! and field organizer for the Dignity in Schools Campaign. And in New York City, we speak with high school teacher and restorative justice coordinator E.M. Eisen-Markowitz and Mark Warren, co-author of "Lift Us Up, Don't Push Us Out!"
In Conversation: Sophie Mackintosh | The Water Cure
Watch Sophie Mackinstosh discuss her debut novel 'The Water Cure' which has been longlisted for the Man Booker prize 2018, at Waterstones in Covent Garden. Sophie does a reading for us followed by a talk about how she came to write this extraordinary novel and the creative process behind it.
Hypnotic, dreamlike and compulsive, a blazing literary debut for fans of Hot Milk, The Girls andThe Vegetarian
'Immensely assured, calmly devastating. This is a gem of a novel and I was bowled over by it' - Katherine Angel, author of Unmastered
'Eerie, electric, beautiful. It rushes you through to the end on a tide of tension and closely held panic. I loved this book' - Daisy Johnson, author of Fen
'Creepy and delightful - it has a pinch of Shirley Jackson, a dash of chlorine, and an essence all of its own' - Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of Harmless Like You
Imagine a world very close to our own: where women are not safe in their bodies, where desperate measures are required to raise a daughter. This is the story of Grace, Lia and Sky, kept apart from the world for their own good and taught the terrible things that every woman must learn about love. And it is the story of the men who come to find them - three strangers washed up by the sea, their gazes hungry and insistent, trailing desire and destruction in their wake.
The Water Cure is a fever dream, a blazing vision of suffering, sisterhood and transformation.
'Devastating. A work of cool, claustrophobic beauty' Eli Goldstone, author of Strange Heart Beating
'Otherworldly, brutal and poetic: a feminist fable set by the sea, a utopia gone awry, a female Lord of the Flies. It transported me, savaged me, filled me with hope and fear. It felt like a book I'd been waiting to read for a long time' Emma Jane Unsworth, author of Animals
Crystal Fleming | How To Be Less Stupid About Race
Join us as Crystal M. Fleming discusses her new book with author and writer Morgan Jerkins, and organizer, educator and curator Mariame Kaba!
Crystal M. Fleming, PhD, is a writer and sociologist who researches racism in the United States and abroad. She earned degrees from Wellesley College and Harvard University and is associate professor of sociology and Africana studies at Stony Brook University. Fleming writes about race, sexuality, and politics for publications including The Root, Black Agenda Report, Vox, and Everyday Feminism, and she has tens of thousands of followers on social media. She is the author of Resurrecting Slavery: Racial Legacies and White Supremacy in France.
How to Be Less Stupid About Race is your essential guide to breaking through the half-truths and ridiculous misconceptions that have thoroughly corrupted the way race is represented in the classroom, pop culture, media, and politics. Centuries after our nation was founded on genocide, settler colonialism, and slavery, many Americans are kinda-sorta-maybe waking up to the reality that our racial politics are (still) garbage. But in the midst of this reckoning, widespread denial and misunderstandings about race persist, even as white supremacy and racial injustice are more visible than ever before.
Combining no-holds-barred social critique, humorous personal anecdotes, and analysis of the latest interdisciplinary scholarship on systemic racism, sociologist Crystal M. Fleming provides a fresh, accessible, and irreverent take on everything that's wrong with our "national conversation about race." Drawing upon critical race theory, as well as her own experiences as a queer black millennial college professor and researcher, Fleming unveils how systemic racism exposes us all to racial ignorance—and provides a road map for transforming our knowledge into concrete social change.
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This is a very long over due review of the Bready Machine. I always write honest reviews on this blog, if I like a product or love a product I will tell you, I'll also tell you if I'm not a fan of a product. I know there are a few reviews that I had posted for companies that for some reason I can not find on my blog – not sure if there was a glitch in the system, but that just means I need to go back and type up another review for them.
Have any of you heard of this machine? I had not heard of it until I was contacted by them asking if I would like to do a review. I said yes (I don't always say yes to doing reviews) thinking that this would be a great opportunity to try a new (or at least new to me) type of bread machine for gluten-free bread. I should have known from the start that this wasn't going to go over very well. I was contacted by the company, as I mentioned before, and when I responded saying yes, it was several weeks before I had heard back again. When I responded back to that e-mail it was the same issue, no response for weeks, and this response came when a extremely large box arrived on my door step.
I managed to bring the box in side and thought, wow there must be a ton of packaging in here! Nope, it was mostly the machine. A machine that would definitely not fit on my counter by any means. The only place I could manage to fit this machine was either on the floor in my dining room or on my dining room table…which it took up about a 1/4 of! This was not your standard bread machine. For starters it was rather large (con), you can only use their pre-packaged mixes (con), to start the mix process you scan the package (pro & con, I'll explain in a bit), the packaged mixes are clipped into the machine and it automatically mixes according to the pre-sets from the scan.
Here is a little information from their website on how the Bready works:
Sounds great right? Well I have to disagree this time. It may just be that I received a faulty machine but over all I'm not a fan of this product for many reasons:
1) To start with the machine didn't work. I thought I would try one of their bread mixes, so I watched their dvd (instead of an instruction manual) and followed the directions. However, the bag got stuck and almost burst inside the machine. I called customer service and they didn't know what to tell me. They said they would try to find an answer and get back to me…they didn't. So here are Bryan and I staring at this machine trying to figure out if the bag is going to explode in our house or not. So we played surgeons. We carefully cut the bag and held a bowl underneath to prevent any dripping, etc. We had to try and unwind the plastic from the rods inside that the bag locks onto…not an easy task I tell you. After that first attempt we thought we would give it another shot. Watched the DVD over again, and followed it step by step. The same thing happened…out comes the scissors and bowl, and away went the machine. Another call to customer service explaining what happened and I asked for a return label. We waited for four months, with several phone calls and e-mails to the company. If Bryan had his way this machine would have been destroyed with baseball bats (Office Space style) and unceremoniously dumped in the trash*, but I did not own this machine so I couldn't let him do that.
2) The customer service and communication were a mess -see above story.
3) I do not like the fact that you have to use only their mixes.
4) The cost is between $350.00 (includes several mixes) and $360.00 (includes several mixes and a baking pan).
5) Each Bready mix costs around $9.00 – which is a lot of money for a loaf of bread.
Overall I was very disappointed in the customer service communication and the machines quality. If I am going to spend around $350.00 on a machine I would like it to work, and to be able to use which ever mix or from scratch recipe that I choose. There are so many great mixes, and recipes out there for gluten-free breads that people can make at home. There are also other great bread machines out there if you are interested in buying one that come with a gluten-free setting. And if you aren't interested in making your own bread, there are great companies out there that produce some fantastic gluten-free and allergy friendly breads.
This is one product I would never buy or recommend.
*This is Bryan's exact language and opinion and does not necessarily represent the opinion of the author of this blog.


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Steve Hensley, USA Rice Federation's senior director for regulatory affairs, has been appointed to be a member of USDA's Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture. The appointment was announced by Michael Schechtman, executive secretary of the panel.
AC21 provides information and advice to the USDA secretary on issues related to agricultural biotechnology.
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I'm in search for a (preferably) female college/high school student looking for a little income to hit tennis balls with my 9 year old daughter. She's not your typical 9 year old, so I would like the player to be in the 4.5 + range. This wouldn't be teaching, just hitting, likely for an hour here and there over the summer. It would likely be in the afternoons. Weekends, we are more flexible.
Must be willing to play in Menlo Park or neighboring cities.
Let me know if anyone is available or someone you might know of.
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Great idea. Be sure to also post this in the Mid-Peninsula Tennis Group and the Palo Alto Tennis Group.
Thanks! Will do.
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Watch out for Kangaroos
The snowboarding was a good break. The weather on Friday was terrible (100km/h winds and visibility to 20metres), most of the lifts were shut or on wind hold. Saturday was much better, although due to some special event on, thousands of people descended on the slopes. It's always a bad mix when you get people going very fast and others going very slow.
The drive homeon Saturday night saw me almost collide with a kangaroo. This particular one was about the size of a 10 year old child. Hit on of those and say goodbye to the front of the car! Kangaroos seem to wait in the dark, obscured in the bushes on the side of the road then hop across with no regard to the old age. At 100km/h you don't have much time to react. I managed to slam on the brakes and swerve to the left just missing it. Home now, safe and sound..... but still with the need for MORE SNOW TIME!


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Reader Marg Smart, feeling nostalgic for a cake from the days just after World War II, wrote in for help finding a British recipe for what she called "Allies' Celebration Cake."
My search yielded many, many celebration cakes of varying origins. It seems the British, like we Americans, tend to mark many an important occasion with cake—although not all cake-worthy occasions were celebrations, of course. There were funeral cakes, for example. And some intended-as-celebration cakes actually turned out to be, well, something else. In 1936, Alf Landon was so certain that he would defeat Franklin Roosevelt that he ordered a huge celebration cake, decorated in red, white, and blue icing, to serve his supporters. One presumes the cake was never served, since FDR won in the most lopsided victory in U.S. presidential election history.
As Marg no doubt discovered, there's little mention of any particular cake specifically intended to celebrate the defeat of the Axis—that is to say, Germany, Italy, and Japan (you may recall that our previous president tried to link his cause to the victory of 1945 through the phrase "Axis of Evil"). There were, however, several mentions of cakes—albeit minus recipes, unfortunately—that had been created to celebrate the end of the hostilities. The search for "Allies' Celebration Cake" was ultimately futile.
A search for "Victory Cake," however, led to dozens of recipes. Victory cakes were essential both abroad and at home during World War I, and were revived a generation later for World War II. Their primary function was to make agreeable use of ingredients that weren't rationed for the war effort. This allowed the folks at home to have dessert with their patriotism intact, knowing they weren't taking food from the boys at the front. (It's rather sad to think of all the fresh eggs converted to powdered for the troops.)
As an aside, the K-rations issued to our soldiers included Lucky Strike cigarettes and Hershey chocolate bars. Lucky Strike lost the green ink from their packages so the pigment could be available for whatever the Army needed. The cigarettes seem to have addicted millions, guaranteeing post-war profits. The chocolate bars, on the other hand, had a far more noble ending. Given how the GIs doled them out to civilian women and children, they became a symbol of wartime diplomacy.
Back to Victory Cakes. Most of the ones I found were American, although I did happen upon a British spice cake recipe, which can be found below. The note that accompanied the recipe alluded to the fact that many foods were in short supply at the time, among them sugar, eggs, fats, and chocolate—cake-making staples. As such, it seems a very lean cake, depending on plumped raisins for moistness and calling for only enough cocoa to provide a hint of color and flavor to round out the edges. Then again, this minimal chocolate presence may actually reflect British preference, as cakes in the old world generally featured spices and dried fruits, all the way back to the Middle Ages. (One of the first wedding cakes not to consist of these ingredients was served at the wedding of Queen Victoria in 1840.)
Many foods continued to be in short supply in England for some time even after the war ended, whereas in the United States most rationing—save for sugar—ended with the war. Interestingly, all of the American cakes that celebrated the victory were chocolate. The ingredient was readily available in the United States, given that shipping lanes from cacao-growing regions were safe and the American chocolate industry—like the automotive and aircraft industries—was still geared-up at wartime production levels. While chocolate cakes were not unheard-of in the U.S., before the war they tended to be reserved for special occasions. Celebrations, if you will. Chocolate pies, puddings, and cookies were considered far more everyday fare. I've included a wartime chocolate cake recipe from Swans Down flour's pamphlet titled How to Bake by the Ration Book to give you a sense of the kind of cake popular during this era.
A final word on celebration cakes: The earliest reference I found for a cake meant to celebrate a military victory dated from 1683, and it bears a curious connection to the British cake just mentioned. According to former New York Times food critic Mimi Sheraton, it was baked in a tube pan, much like today's Bundt pans. It was supposed to resemble a turban, to mark the defeat of the Ottoman Turks in Vienna.
British Victory Cake | Makes 1 10-inch cake
The note that accompanies this cake from 1950s Britain reads, "This is my Uncle Vic Abbott's recipe, it has no eggs or milk and only uses a small amount of butter. Apparently it was used during the war to save on rationed food." Unfortunately, the recipe didn't list the amounts of the spices. Since tastes change over time, I consulted similar spice-cake recipes from the era to make the recipe as accurate as possible, although I've left the wording largely as it was to reflect the culinary sentiment of the day.—Gary Allen
LC Note: Some things are best left in the past—including this cake.
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2 cups of seeded raisins, 3 cups flour, 1 tsp. baking soda, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. salt [ground spices: 1/2 tsp. allspice, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. cloves], 2 cups of cold water, 3 tbs. butter, 2 cups sugar, 3 tbs. cocoa
Prepare a 10″ tube pan, as described above. [No description was provided, but probably called for the pan to be buttered and dusted with flour]
Boil together for 5 mins.: butter, seeded raisons [sic], sugar, cold water. Let cool.
Sift together flour and all other [dry] ingredients [including the cocoa.]
Mix the boiled ingredients and the flour mixture together until blended.
Place the batter in the tube pan.
Bake at 350F for 1 1/2 hours. In the last 1/2 hour, cover with foil to prevent burning.
Eggless Chocolate Cake
This recipe was found in How to Bake by the Ration Book, a helpful, albeit promotional, little pamphlet of wartime recipes published by Swans Down flour company. The note attached to this recipe reads, "They won't believe you, but it's true. No eggs at all and only 1/3 cup shortening in this tender, delicious, quick chocolate cake that took you only 1 minute to beat. The secret in two words." The recipe also appeared in Swans Down advertisements in the early '40s, with similarly persuasive lines such as "Who said 'No cake'? Indeed you can make wartime cakes—minus eggs—with Swans Down! And what cakes…No ordinary flour could give such results."
2 squares Bakers unsweetened chocolate1 cup milk
1 3/4 cups sifted Swans Down cake flour, plus more for the cake pans
3/4 teaspoon soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup shortening or butter, plus more for the cake pans
1 teaspoon vanilla
1. Preheat the oven to 375° F (190° C). Grease and lightly flour two 8-inch cake pans.
2. Combine the chocolate and milk in the top of a double boiler and cook over rapidly boiling water 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Blend with a rotary egg-beater [LC Note: You could whisk it or beat it with an electric or standing mixer] and let cool.
3. Sift the flour once. Measure the flour, add the soda, salt, and sugar, and sift together 3 more times. Cream the shortening or butter, then add the flour, vanilla, and chocolate mixture and stir until all of the flour is dampened. Then beat vigorously for 1 minute.
4. Bake for 20 minutes, or until done. Let cool. Spread Easy Fluffy Frosting between the layers and on top of the cake. (LC Note: As was the fashion at the time, do not frost the sides of the cake.)
Variation: Substitute 1/4 cup Baker's Breakfast Cocoa for chocolate. Sift it with dry ingredients; add cold milk with vanilla.
Easy Fluffy Frosting
Makes enough to frost a 10-by-10-by-2-inch cake or the tops and sides of two 8-inch layers
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Dash salt
1/2 cup light corn syrup or honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1. Beat the egg white with the salt until stiff enough to hold up in peaks but does not seem dry.
2. Pour the syrup in a steady stream over the egg white, beating constantly until it's of the right consistency to spread, 4 or 5 minutes. Add the vanilla. Use immediately.
Bentley, Amy. Eating for Victory: Food Rationing and the Politics of Domesticity. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1998.
Neil, Edna. A&P Everyday Cook & Recipes Book. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Library (reprint, 2006).
Witchel, Alex. "The Way We Eat: Man with a Pan," The New York Times, December 25, 2005.
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Cadillac drivers all over Middle East are the brand's esteemed ambassadors on the roads. The vehicles they chose are the reflection of each driver's personality and style. As our brand's most valuable representatives, we try to support the fan clubs all over the region and show our appreciation towards all members with every occasion.
On May 27th, The Cadillac UAE Group was honored to organize a Ride & Drive event around Dubai and towards Abu Dhabi. The perfect opportunity for brand enthusiasts to get together and discuss all the exciting things Cadillac is preparing for the Middle East markets and share the passion for the cars they proudly drive.
The proud Cadillac owners from Kuwait organized a gathering to celebrate and display their love for their cars.
Vehicles from different generations were exposed while their drivers got together to discuss their favorite features and experiences.
Cadillac's first ever XT5 Luxury Crossover made a serene presence at Xyoga Dubai – the region's largest yoga festival hosted by Burj Park in Downtown Dubai – to support yoga fans, together with some of the world's most influential yogis and world-renowned yoga mavens.
In line with the brand's mission to enable creative minds, Cadillac has orchestrated an innovation-led workshop designed to provide aspiring creatives at AUD with in-depth insight into the brand's advertising world.
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Cadillac's next generation of luxury, performance and prestige vehicles debuted at the 2015 Dubai International Motor Show.
Our new lineup reinforces the brand's unabated commitment to building a product portfolio with expressive designs and innovative breakthroughs.
We unveiled our first ever 2017 CT6 and 2017 XT5 models – for the first time ever in the Middle East and the world.
To launch the all-new XT5 luxury crossover, Cadillac announced a unique project in partnership with acclaimed fashion designers Public School.
At a private kickoff event, Public School announced it will debut its Pre-Fall collection on the runway in Dubai, in collaboration with the launch of
the first-ever 2017 Cadillac XT5.
They also created an XT5-inspired capsule collection for the special guests who honored us with their presence at the show.
The show in Dubai marked Public School's first international runway show, showcasing a collection that will be available in 2016.
The XT5 succeeds the current Cadillac SRX, Cadillac's best-selling product line worldwide.
We invited our customers, media partners and fan clubs to test drive our untamed beasts 2016 CTS-V and 2016 ATS-V on the iconic YAS Marina circuit.
Needless to say, it was an experience that will stay with the drivers forever.
Ramadan in its truest form is a time of deep introspection. Far from the cluttered malls and discount sections in the newspaper,
Ramadan is a spiritual journey.
The life long journey of entrepreneurial spirits who pursue their passion relentlessly is a similar journey. The commitment to remain passionate and dedicated to your belief / ideas is something we celebrate at Cadillac.
This Ramadan, we decided to go inside the minds of some of the region's most talented up & coming artists and entrepreneurs.
The outcome: a series of clips meant to inspire everyone to follow their passion and bring their ideas to life.
Cadillac is the only luxury car brand that uses cut & sew on every vehicle.
With one of the largest networks of dealerships in the Middle East, we wanted to reignite dealerships with our brands purpose.
To do this, we partnered with one of the most respected craftsmen in the region to create a unique collection of handcrafted kits that were then sent to our dealership representatives.
The Beach Polo Cup Dubai 2015 presented by Cadillac closed the 2014-2015 UAE polo season to rave reviews from its local and international spectators as team Cadillac drove away with the tournament cup after a thrilling match in the final. We also partnered with Made By Native to offer our distinguished guests unforgettable personalized handcrafted leather gifts.
This year's Sports Industry Awards aimed to honor the leaders, brands, organizations and facilities that have contributed to the development of sport in our region over the last twelve months.
Cadillac was present, as always, to honor the winners.
For the second consecutive year, Cadillac sponsored 'Original Narrative', an annual, non-profit student film festival organized by the Mohammed Bin Rashid School for Communication at the American University in Dubai. The event, which took place from 21-24 February at the AUD campus, aimed to celebrate the art of cinematographic creation. This year, the festival included an intense two-day Cadillac Workshop on 23-24 February. The workshop was set to provide students with an engaging and interactive platform to fine-tune their film-making prowess and deepen their understanding of the Cadillac brand.
Part of our #scenestealer campaign for the ATS Coupe model, we partnered with GPP and launched a challenge for photographers: "Show us your best #scenestealer moment" for a chance to win weekend getaways, photo workshops, exclusive backstage access to an international fashion shoot, Cadillac merchandise and more.
The winning entries were showcased at the GPP Cadillac Arabia #SceneStealer exhibition, featuring images from all of the competition winners, as well as images from renowned fashion photographer Andrea Belluso.
Cadillac made big waves at Market Outside the Box (OTB), a pop-up fashion and lifestyle event, which took place at South Ridge Park in Downtown Dubai from 15-24 January 2015. Sponsored by Cadillac, Market OTB – which is organized as part of the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) – is a new concept that brings together the city's creative community including entertainers, designers and food vendors in a mini-city made out of recycled cargo containers.
Cadillac took part in Market OTB and wowed the crowd with its showcase of a 2015 ATS Coupe, placed on top of a large-scale container. To the delight of art enthusiasts, emerging contemporary artists Brown Monkeys and I Am Kion were also tasked with painting a 2015 Cadillac CTS, a 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe and a 2015 Cadillac ATS Sedan live throughout the event. In addition, Brown Monkeys painted the outside of the actual container, which exhibited fashion, apparel and accessories by emerging brands Made by Native, I Am Kion, Aliya Tair, Digital Gravel DXB, Bedouin Studios, and Inaaya.
The 2015 ATS Coupe media launch event was held on October 12 at the prestigious Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah resort.
The event served as an ideal platform for Cadillac to share our vision for future growth and reflect on the brand's impressive volume of sales for 2014.
The launch of the all-new 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe marks the first of four new models to be introduced in the region in the next two years. In addition to helping Cadillac reach new market segments, this impressive line-up will further cement the brand's iconic reputation, dotted with bold designs, sophisticated engineering and advanced technology.
While many luxury carmakers have used this technique for top-end models, no other brand applies them to all its cars. Cadillac offers Cut-and-Sewn interiors from its entry ATS product line up through to the Escalade SUV.
The Cadillac design and engineering teams work with several suppliers to craft the interiors, which are installed during final vehicle assembly.
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Dexter Industries dGPS Sensor with Google Maps and ROBOTC
Ever wanted to plot your path on a roadtrip or walk through the woods? Wanted to see where your robots went while you were asleep?
Dexter Industries has just made it super easy to do this and even more with ROBOTC using their dGPS sensor for the LEGO Mindstorms NXT!
The dGPS Sensor is $105.00 and is available from Dexter Industries.
Note: ROBOTC users can save 10% by typing in "robotcdgps" (without quotes) in the coupon code area at checkout and receive 10% off the price of the dGPS until March 1st, 2011!
Using ROBOTC, the NXT and the dGPS sensor, you can download the included sample program program, drag it all over the earth, and then snap! open the file in Google Earth and see where you went. In five easy steps:
- Download and send the sample program to your NXT.
- Attach the dGPS sensor to sensor port #1 and wait until it gets a signal.
- Start the program and proceed to wander around.
- Stop roaming. Connect your NXT back to your computer and using the NXT's File Management dialog (Robot – NXT Brick – File Management), download the file "Path.txt" to your desktop.
- Rename the file to "Path.kml". Double click the file to open with Google Earth and… Voila.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Following a pair of strong performances at the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) Championship Tournament, Praveen Pamidimukkala was named the New England Division Player of the Week while Philip Rogoz was selected as the New England Division Rookie of the Week.
Through two matches, Pamidimukkala totaled 58 kills and a .356 hitting percentage to go along with 23 digs and three blocks. Rogoz registered 106 assists, 22 digs, two blocks, and an ace in eight games.


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Despite all the trials and travails our service men and women go through, it's heartening that the spirit of service still runs strong among the generations coming up through the ranks.
On Thursday, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) announced 10 nominations from his district for U.S. service academies — all of whom are expected to join the class of 2017.
Among them is Angelique Joeann Margve, a John Burroughs High School student who was nominated to the Military and Naval academies. And James Richard Martinez-Baenen, a Burbank High School student, was nominated to three academies: Air Force, Military and Naval.
To gain entry to the prestigious institutions is no small feat. Four of the five United States service academies — Air Force, Merchant Marine, Military at West Point, and Navy — require a Congressional nomination in order to receive an appointment.
But in seeking out the appointments, these young people are sending a clear message that they are willing to, at such an early stage in their life, declare their service to our nation. The education may be at no cost , but in return, they are groomed for an officer's commission in the Armed Forces. It's a commitment that brings a world of danger and uncertainty, and for that, we thank them.


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ING-DiBa prepares for future growth with open source solutions
ING-DiBa is the third-largest retail bank in Germany. As a branchless bank with a direct banking model, the underlying platforms powering its services are critical. The introduction of Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® and Red Hat Satellite helps ING-DiBa achieve increased efficiency, performance, and scalability by migrating from the SPARC-Solaris servers to x86 systems running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
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- 40 x86 HP servers (DL-380 with 384 GB RAM, 2 CPU sockets)
As a financial service provider, we cannot make any compromises as far as the reliability and stability of the solutions used in datacenter operations are concerned. And it is exactly here that Red Hat Enterprise Linux as a platform has convinced us completely, without question.Heiko MicHelson, team leader for Virtualization and Cloud Services, ING-DiBa
Bank's proprietary systems reach their limits
The Virtualization and Cloud Services team at ING-DiBa, Germany's third-largest retail bank, faced a decision. Its hardware had reached its limits, and a system upgrade or replacement was essential. It could upgrade its existing proprietary hardware and software, remaining locked into an IT architecture it had already outgrown, or it could migrate to a much more scalable, open source environment.
Hardware was fragmented
At this critical time, ING-DiBa was running a total of 100 physical servers. On the server side, Sun Solaris systems were being used together with a highly fragmented range of hardware systems, including Sun's SPARC servers, Sun x86 servers, and 25 unmanaged Linux servers.
Old equipment posed risk
Out-of-date hardware increased the risk of unplanned downtime. The heterogeneous IT infrastructure caused challenges for system administration, such as the large number of manual operations required to service applications across the server estate. Almost all Java™ applications had reached their upper performance limits, and the limited scalability of the systems made it difficult for the IT department to keep pace with the increasing requirements of the business.
IT wanted flexibility
ING-DiBa's IT mission was clear. IT wanted to lower server deployment time to fewer than 3 days. It also needed to cut overall costs and administrative effort without sacrificing quality or performance. The solution also needed to be standards-based and feature a high degree of flexibility, with the ability to upgrade in the future.
Open source has competitive edge to meet requirements
ING-DiBa examined several options and narrowed its decision down to two main contenders. One was the infrastructure variants consisting of Solaris VM and Solaris 10 on Oracle x86 machines. The other included VMware ESX 4.1 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux on HP x86 machines. The solution combining products from Red Hat had a clear competitive edge, but there were reservations about migrating to open source technology.
Banks avoid risk
Companies in conservative, risk-averse industries like financial services have been slow to consider open source solutions over proprietary, despite rising popularity and trust in open source technology. In ING-DiBa's case, it might appear less risky to upgrade its existing proprietary system, but that would inevitably lead to the same decision being made in the future as the bank continued to grow.
IT team examines Linux
ING-DiBa did an in-depth evaluation of enterprise-class Linux solutions and realized its initial concerns about operating reliability, software quality, and flexibility were unfounded. The IT team decided to migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Its ABI/API stability allows for changes to be made with a very low risk and is one of its most valuable features. It has been proven by thousands of certifications from independent software vendors and original equipment manufacturers that cover the operating system's 10-year life cycle.
Open source offers security
"Decisive criteria in favor of this mix included the reduced administration workload, higher flexibility, shorter deployment times, and increased reliability and availability. The fact that the Red Hat solution offered us security for the future was also a big plus," said Heiko Michelsen, team leader for Virtualization and Cloud Services at ING-DiBa.
Smooth migration in record time
Red Hat facilitated the migration to Red Hat Enterprise Linux by providing a step-by-step implementation architecture and roadmap called Standard Operating Environment (SOE). It was delivered by Cologne-based Red Hat Advanced Business Partner DASS IT, which specializes in developing and implementing customized open source solutions.
Because Red Hat had experience meeting comparable requirements to those of ING-DiBa, the migration was completed smoothly in parallel to ING-DiBa's daily business. "Red Hat used its standard operating environment to present a well-established methodology and solution that perfectly fit the project requirements and contributed towards the success of the migration," said Michelsen.
The migration project saw 100 SPARC systems replaced with 40 HP x86 systems. Migration of the Solaris banking environment to a virtualized system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux was achieved quickly, cost-effectively, and with minimal effort. ING-DiBa cites its new infrastructure's flexibility in several ways:
- A single employee installed 74 virtual machines in just four days, and 13 Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers were installed in 23 minutes.
- A SAP machine was restored in four minutes.
- A complete new parallel banking environment was introduced within three days.
System supports new business models
With the standardized architecture of their online banking, ING-DiBa can easily provide new infrastructures to support new business models. Only minimal time and efforts were needed to provision a parallel banking environment for mobile devices with the high degree of reusable components and existing automation.
App server offers more availability
By the end of 2012, a total of 850 virtual servers were in active use, and that number rose to 1,230 by mid-2013. Beside their SAP infrastructure, the complete application server and web tier of ING-DiBa's online banking infrastructure now run on top of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. "The application server tier, which is based on Red Hat JBoss® Middleware, has heavily increased the availability and scalability of ING-DiBa's banking systems," said Jörg Forstner, head of Technical Engineering and Application Services at ING-DiBa.
Red Hat had best fit
"The critical success factor of this project was the perfect combination of platform, tools, and methodology," said Dirk Herrmann, head of Strategic Consulting, Red Hat Germany. "Red Hat Enterprise Linux as the best-fit platform solution offers a high level of stability and flexibility and a huge ecosystem of solutions and support. Red Hat Satellite, a flexible, scalable tool, is an integrated systems management solution that offers significant potential for integration, expansion, and automation. Last but not least, our standard operating environment methodology has matched perfectly with the business needs and targets of ING-DiBa. Achieving this level of standardization, automation, and internal knowledge in the extremely short timeframe of one year is a powerful proof of the value of our SOE solution offering."
Simplified system management with Red Hat Satellite
To deploy, scale, and manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the bank uses Red Hat Satellite, a system management solution that includes all of the tools necessary for efficient system administration. Red Hat Satellite supports management across the software and system life cycle and enables the bank to automate provisioning and install operating systems on all servers. Red Hat Satellite can apply software updates, carry out configuration management, and monitor physical and virtual Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers.
Automation reduces error
Automated management is especially important for companies like ING-DiBa that need to remove potential sources of human error, as well as reduce the required time, cost, and additional personnel needed over the long term.
"As a financial service provider, we cannot make any compromises as far as the reliability and stability of the solutions used in datacenter operations are concerned. And it is exactly here that Red Hat Enterprise Linux as a platform has convinced us completely, without question," said Michelsen.
Bank gets efficient operations, low workload, and reduces costs
Productivity rises with right tools
A study on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform by research firm IDC found that deployment consistency, tools, and lack of diversity were the main drivers for productivity and efficiency. ING-DiBa has significantly reduced the administration workload since the introduction of the new solution. A single administrator can manage up to 250 servers without complication.
Incidents reduced
The fully automatic, wave-based patch management has enabled the IT team to apply patches to their 1,200 servers in waves of up to 150 systems at a time. With Red Hat Enterprise Linux's reliability, automation, efficiency, and quality testing, the number of incidents has been reduced significantly. ING-DiBa has decreased their on-call service use from two to three times per week to one to two times per month.
Service calls decline
Dirk Janssen, system engineer at ING-DiBa, explained the changes in regard to IT service reliability and dependability with the following example: "In the past we received 2-3 calls per week on our on-call service mobile phone to fix some incidents in our IT services. Now my biggest concern is if the mobile phone is still working since it does not ring anymore."
Costs lowered
Finally, the replacement of the old systems has resulted in ongoing cost savings for the bank. Hardware maintenance costs are more easily and cost-effectively managed thanks to a three-year inclusive hardware maintenance contract. Software licensing costs have been lowered by replacing the UNIX systems.
Red Hat exceeded expectations
"The successful implementation of the project exceeded expectations. Red Hat Enterprise Linux has proved its value as the operating system platform for mission-critical applications and the Red Hat Satellite management system is a flexible solution that offers a high level of potential for expansion and automation," said Michelsen.
"It is important to stress the very high level of expertise that Red Hat and its partners have to offer. The next project will review the remaining Database Systems still running on Solaris and benchmark it to Red Hat Enterprise Linux," Michelsen said.Learn More


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The story is all about Jason Spezza's lingering groin strain and the Ottawa Senators seemingless endless losing streak in these parts.
Sens task against Kings daunting if Spezza can't play
LOS ANGELES – The story is all about Jason Spezza's lingering groin strain and the Ottawa Senators seemingless endless losing streak in these parts.
On Wednesday, the Senators may very well be without Spezza, their captain and No. 1 centre, as they attempt to end their unlucky 13-year stretch without a victory in Los Angeles.
Senators coach Paul MacLean was adamant following practice here late Tuesday that the team must make the best long-term decision in dealing with Spezza's troublesome groin injury and that his status for the game against the Los Angeles Kings "could be in doubt."
Even though Spezza practised Tuesday, MacLean was expected to huddle with Spezza and the club's training staff Tuesday night and Wednesday morning to decide the best approach.
"To me, it's starting to become chronic, with the way it happened, ever since it happened in training camp and there's a setback and there's (another) setback," he said. "We need to stop this and we need to nip this in the bud."
Groin injuries are particularly finicky – countless players return too soon, only to go back on the injury list – and MacLean wants to do whatever is necessary to take care of the ailment now. The bigger danger, he suggests, is having the problem linger all season long.
"We have to evaluate and make sure we're not just adding to the problem and have him play (Wednesday) and then not on the weekend (Saturday against the San Jose Sharks and Sunday versus the Anaheim Ducks)," the coach said. "We don't want Jason Spezza in and out of the lineup for the next 80 games. We want him in the lineup. So if he's in the lineup for 70 games, that's way better than if he's in and out of the lineup for 80. That's where the evaluation process is for me."
For his part, Spezza sounded a little more positive about his chances of playing at the Staples Centre, where the Senators haven't won since posting a 4-3 victory on Jan. 11, 2000. Since then, they've posted a record of four losses and a tie in Los Angeles.
"I had a good skate (Tuesday) and felt pretty good," he said. "It has gradually been improving every day, but we're just trying to manage it to make sure it doesn't get worse and really hinder me for a longer period of time."
Spezza played in only one exhibition game and didn't have his usual jump when the Senators opened the season with a 1-0 victory over Buffalo Friday and a 5-4 shootout loss to Toronto Saturday. The entire team had a day off Sunday and Spezza didn't practice on Monday before the team's six-hour flight to the West Coast.
"It's not perfect," he said. "It was hindering my skating a little bit the first couple of games, but I thought I skated a bit better (Tuesday). Can I be better? Definitely."
If Spezza doesn't play, Stephane Da Costa will take his spot.
Regardless of who is in the Senators lineup, they'll be facing a Kings team that is coming off a listless performance in Monday's 3-1 home opening loss to the New York Rangers. For lengthy periods, the Kings were bottled up in their own end. The crowning touch on the Kings loss came when star goaltender Jonathan Quick allowed a goal from 165 feet, when the Rangers' Ryan McDonagh scored from his own faceoff circle.
In his previous start, Quick was pulled after allowing three goals in a 5-3 defeat to the Winnipeg Jets.
The Senators are expecting to face a Kings squad MacLean describes as the most physical team in the Western Conference.
"They're a big, strong, physical team," he said. "They play north and south and their goaltender has historically been very good and their team defence has been very good. They don't give you an awful lot of opportunities."
At the same time, MacLean is anxious to clean up some shoddy defensive zone coverage from the opening two games, he described as "a bit of a dog's breakfast. We have a plan, but we're not executing that plan."
Defenceman Chris Phillips says he has no answers for why the Senators have played so poorly in downtown Los Angles, but he's also not caught up in the bad numbers.
"It's one of those stats that obviously doesn't look favourable on us, but for whatever reason, I'm not sure, we haven't had any success," he said. "But that's what tomorrow is for. To try and change that."


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The Nokia Lumia 920 will have a 8.7megapixel Pureview Camera that is also fitted with floating lens technology. What is floating lens technology?
As Nokia's Kevin Shields mentioned in today's New York event, the key to taking good pictures is light. There are two basic ways to get more light with a camera. First, create a larger opening for light to pass through. The Nokia Lumia 920 will be fitted with a f2.0 aperture lens which allow more light to the camera sensor than the current Lumia Windows Phone models.
The second way to get more light is to leave the shutter open longer. To do this, you run the risk of camera motion blurring the subject. To help reduce this motion blur, the Lumia 920 will have image stabilization through floating lens technology. Essentially the entire optical assembly will be suspended and stabilized by springs. It will keep the lens steady for low light pictures.
Here's a quick example that was given... the first taken with a competitor's smartphone.
and the same shot taken with the Lumia 920 Pureview Camera.
It may not be a 41 megapixel camera but the Lumia 920's camera is very impressive.


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Reported in the Street lighting category anonymously at 20:05, Tue 20 November 2018
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Street light at the corner of the A41 and Ploughley Road not working.
Thank you for contacting Oxfordshire County Council Street lighting, unfortunately we are currently only available to respond to emergency situations which may have an impact on the health and safety of members of the public, these will be dealt with within a 24 hour period.
Reported faults will continue to be registered on our management system and these will be tackled in coming months.
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Dine & D'Art
ArtReach Star award recipient Bernadette Berger, seated, with Betty Emmanuel, standing left, Fredda Peterson, Sheri McPhail, Maggie Trujillo and Becky Lewin. Photo courtesy of Blacktie-Colorado
Sometimes they're modest. A square of chocolate, say, or a packet of wildflower seeds. Other times they're extravagant: bags stuffed with gift certificates, deluxe samples of brand-name cosmetics, a scarf, fancy keychain or a popular CD.
Whatever they are, few things seem to generate as much excitement as a party favor. People hold onto 'em like they're gold, and for good reason. If you leave yours lying about while you get up to dance, chances are it won't be there when you return.
The party favors to beat all party favors were those given at Dine & D'Art. Each couple attending ths ArtReach fund-raiser held at Denver Museum of Nature & Science went home with a piece of art worth at least as much as they'd paid for their ticket.
These favors weren't encased in festive wrapping, though. What you got depended on how fast you could move.
Once the 320 guests polished off their dinners — tomato and buffalo mozzarella Caesar salad followed by marinated breast of chicken and tilapia filets — co-chair Karye Wilhelm systematically started calling out names, giving each couple 20 seconds to "d'art" to the side of the artwork they wanted to be theirs.
Gallery-quality pieces had been donated by such well-known area artists as Ed Dwight, Kang Cho, Tony Ortega and Eric Ringsby. Private collectors gave, too. The Emmanuel family parted with paintings by the late Lee Milmon and Dr. Dean Prina, the benefit's honorary chair, offered works by Tracy Weil and John Craig.
The evening also was highlighted by a tribute to Bernadette Berger, a collector, benefactor and longtime ArtReach supporter. The widow of mutual fund guru Bill Berger was given the ArtReach ArtStar award, and a passle of touching accolades, for her involvement with groups ranging from the Denver Art Museum to the Smithsonian. She opened her home for the ArtReach Ultimate Dinner Party in 2001 and 2003, and is the perennial host of a Friends of Painting and Sculpture party benefiting the DAM. She also provides funding for the Bernadette J. Berger Discovery Library and the William M.B. Berger Western Discovery Library.
Also recognized at Dine & D'Art was Ryta Sondergard, who was presented with the Ginger Merelli Special Event Volunteer Award.
Nancy Cole and Marc Cutilletta helped Karye Wilhelm chair the benefit. Cindy Hayes, Molly Ross, Tami Lack, and executive director Karla Johnson-Grimes also had leadership roles. 7News anchor Bertha Lynn was mistress of ceremonies and the auction was called by Gary Corbett.
ArtReach was founded 35 years ago to bring the arts to underserved populations in the Denver area; it has reached 2.7 million to date.
Pictures taken at Dine & D'Art can be viewed at denverpost.com/seengallery
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Current Law Students / Re: HELP! What exactly do I need to know about law before I start school?« on: August 07, 2007, 02:22:09 PM »
glad you saw that as a comment, not a flame, lol. After I wrote it I thought it might have sounded a little sarcastic/cynical.
Aw, but I am one of the few people you will see around here that enjoys a great sarcastic/cynical comment, when appropriate. Goes back to taking oneself way to seriously. And anyway, it resembles the whole Getting to Maybe theme.


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His blood smells like cologne. Police often question him, just because they find him interesting. His personality is so magnetic, he is unable to carry credit cards. You wonder who we are talking about… Scotty Lago! Check out the last 3 days as we went from Whistler, to shooting guns with Jamie Lynn, to a movie premiere in Portland, then racing NASCARs in Orlando!
Top 3 activities:
1. Racing NASCAR
2. Riding a bull
3. Shooting guns
Top 3 quotes:
1. "Dude. You're so classic."
2. "Was that girl really shooting up next to that car."
3. "Throwing in a pidley"
Top 3 words:
1. Classic
2. Premier
3. Legends
Top 3 bikes:
1. Jamie's hand built monster bike
2. My Whistler rental
3. P Mac's mini scooter bike
Top 3 guns:
1.Mossberg 12 gauge
3. 38 special revolver
Top 3 beers:
1. Budweiser
2. Bud
3. Bud Light
Top 3 sightings:
1. Huge black bear next to the Billabong bus.
2. Girl shooting up meth under a car in Vancouver.
3. McCarthy in the am after the Vancouver premier.
Top 3 girls:
1. Well I don't think any of us got girls on the tour to be honest
2. Torah Bright I pretty much wish she was with me
3. Megan fox
Top 3 places you would go back to:
1. Whistler
2. Portland
3. Seattle
Top 3 place you wont go back to:
1. I've never been to hell but I really don't want to go
2. Sports Page in Portsmouth, NH. The place sucks they'll kick you out for no reason
3. That's about it
Top 3 vibes:
1. The whole tour bus scene
2. The afterparties
3. P Mac