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Wind Development As 'Sustainable Entrepreneurship'
Editor's note: A paper on "sustainable entrepreneurship" by Cathy Hartman and Edwin Stafford that was published in "Rural Connections," a publication put out by the Western Rural Development Center has been picked up by Clean Technica.com, a prominent clean technology blog. That has led to their research being posted or cited in dozens of publications and blogs. On solarblogs.com, for example, the story drew more than 43,000 hits the first week after it was posted. What follows are the opening two paragraphs of that post followed by a link for those who want to read for themselves the piece that's generating so much online discussion.
Clean Technica
June 21, 2013 Guest Contributor
Below is an excellent guest post from researchers at Utah State University's Jon M. Huntsman School of Business. These researchers have been doing some wonderful work related to "green messaging," with a special focus on wind power issues. Enjoy the read:
By Edwin Stafford and Cathy Hartman
Introduction The public discourse about energy in the West often centers on federal government policies and their impact on economic development, land use, and protecting the environment. The issues are complex, but are often simplified into discordant narratives, such as America's need for "energy independence" and an "all of the above strategy" to "drill, baby, drill" to the "war on coal" and the promise of "green jobs" to the federal government's "picking losers," as in the case of Solyndra, a failed solar company that received federal loan guarantees. Such framing of issues into catchphrases and bumper sticker slogans ultimately proves obfuscating and politically divisive, leading to policy gridlock and uncertainty for energy markets and business development.
While federal policies are important issues, make-or-break decisions about energy development are made ultimately at the local community level in the chambers of city councils and town hall meetings. Renewable energies, such as wind, solar, and geothermal technologies, increasingly pose significant, if novel economic opportunities to revitalize Western, rural communities and steer them onto cleaner, more sustainable paths. What's often left out of public conversations, however, is how private businesses and entrepreneurs might step up and dare to navigate the renewable energy development process, especially in communities that haven't hosted renewable energy projects before. Our research indicates that it takes vision, perseverance, business and political acumen, and daredevil risk-taking to commit the time, talent, and money necessary to transform renewable energies into viable businesses.


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Rapidly emerging as one of the popular trends in the world of interior design, contemporary design is quickly becoming a sought after design for many for their use of a clean and uncluttered design. Characterized by the usage of a simple design with smooth surfaces to compliment its structure, contemporary design has much to be left open to interpretation. However, to gain a better grasp of what constitutes as such, here are some basics to this interior design idea.
Utilizing colors to add life and dimension
The use of cool and calm color palettes, mostly consisting of creams, whites, mauves, taupe, and browns can add life to any room. However, like with most things in life, one must add color in moderation as a compliment to the different accents and items in the room. Therefore, as a helpful tip, we suggest the use of vibrant colors against neutral tones as a contrasting element to add life and dimensions to your home.
As an example, place a vibrant piece of furniture behind a white wall in your living room. The contrast of such a striking color against a white backdrop adds great dimension to the room. You can also add colorful abstract paintings against a neutral colored wall to create a similar effect. The use of such approach adds character as well as dimension into an otherwise bland, lifeless enclosed space.
Texture adds sophistication!
Since design is not only aesthetics but rather, involves most of your senses, texture has a vital role in a creating a space that is uniquely yours. As a general concept, the use of shiny materials like gleaming metals, varnished wood, or shiny tiles creates a more contemporary look. Likewise, if you are to apply specified texture to your floor, as a contrast, the use of colorful rugs can create a warming effect against a rather stiff room.
In a very private space such as your bedroom, some bedroom ideas that can add life and can add a beautiful effect to the room is the usage of chrome finish on wardrobes and bed rests. To avoid an overly shiny room, try adding up different textures like velvet or any colorful fabric then drape it over a particular furnishings.
Clean surfaces
Hopefully these interior design ideas has started to motivate you to clear the clutter that may be formulating in your home. Contemporary design is quite adamant on a simple, sleek and uncluttered environment so if you're the sentimental type who loves to hang framed pictures and the like, try avoiding such practices. Instead, use a few ornaments with striking colors on your clean walls. A game room design would look cool and contemporary if abstract pieces are designed against a cream wall. Try applying such on your den design as well!
A contemporary home, most of the time, does not have that "livable" look that most interior design ideas have. Rather, the stress in contemporary design leans more towards the "showroom" type of style. So that could become a possible source of challenge to some traditional home owners out there.
But you should also note that the contemporary design does not deviate from a common family home nor does it destroy the purpose of having a house, because its main purpose is to provide functionalism while giving beauty to a specific room. After all, interior design ideas are meant to create a space to live in.
Solutions are always available when posed with a problem concerning contemporary designs. Remember that a lot of stores are out there to provide you with storage cabinets or any necessities that can counteract the downsides of this contemporary interior design idea.

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So, before I do the late gam writeup, here's the missing challenges writeup ^^ Fingers crossed the devs pay attention
Bronze - It's fine.
Silver - It's fine.
Gold - is godawfull, difficult and requires a very precise way of handling as well as probably requiring a RBS. It also unlock before you unlock the RBS and is the only one that can actually cost you gold (and has cost me a hefty 1000). Yes, it was nerfed, and, no, it didn't help enough. Also, I couldn't do it with RBS, I completed it with heaps of GETINDARE abuse.
Bronze - It's fine, and I loved the flavour.
Silver - It's fine, and I loved the flavour.
Gold - It's one of the 2 dungeons which have VICIUOS dungeons as unlock prerequisites. This is annomalous and very jarring. And it doesn't even have the awesome flavour! (The challenge itself is fine)
Bronze - It's fine, and I loved the writing.
Silver - It's fine, and I loved the writing.
Gold - It's way more difficult than the majority of the challenges (or vicious dungeons for that matter). Could be toned down by a lot and still be fun, or if going for a more subtle toning down, the biggest issue for me was inventory space, so a compression seal on the first boss kill would be a good place to start.
Bronze - It's fine.
Silver - I did it with heavy reliance on GETINDARE, so no clue about actual difficulty. EDIT: Avatar's vid showed what was the problem for me - too many chests.
Gold - The new balanced Dagger seemed to have fixed it for FDru. I remember only managing it with old GETINDARE abuse.
Bronze - It's fine.
Silver - I beat it using the greatest GETINDARE abuse gimmick ever, which is not viable right now. I suppose it was ment to be done some other way, lifesteal and overheal I think, but in that case it unlocks too early.
Gold - It's fine, did it without GETINDARE. It did drop a pair of Midas Gloves in the end for some reason.
Bronze - It's fine (or rather was before the poison changes, but it's probably still fine)
Silver - Same, most likely.
Gold - Looked intimidating turned out to be the easiest gold challenge, most likely. It's probably fine.
Bronze - It's fine.
Silver - was done with heaps of GETINDARE abuse and might be a tad too difficult.
Gold - It's fine and I liked it a lot.
Bronze - It's fine, and I loved the twist.
Silver - It's fine.
Gold -I used old APHEELSICK and it took me a bunch of tries. Maybe just a tad too difficult, or it seems so because of the general lack of familiarity with Slime Pits.
Bronze It's fine.
Silver Is the only silver challenge which requires a vicious dungeon unlock, and that particular one requires a Berserker Labyrinth run which is NOT easy. This is my biggest gripe with any challenge, with the Fighter and Thief difficulty being second. The challenge itself is surprisingly easy.
Gold It's the most difficult challenge out there. You have to juggle too many things to win it, and it needs toning down.
Bronze - it's fine.
Silver - it's fine, except the MAge Plate unlock can screw up the buyout quests.
Gold - it's fine.
Bronze - It's fine.
Silver - Not sure. Last time it was very difficult, this time I ran into GG and did it with ease. If GG's a guaranteed spawn, then it's fine, if not then it might be too tough.
Gold - it's fine, but I don't remember if there was any GETINDARE involved.
Bronze - it's fine and appropriately gothicky.
Silver - it's doable, but it's also the most difficult silver challenge, most likely. That's probably fine, though.
Gold - it's fine and I liked it a lot.
Ok, so most of it works, some of it needs tweaks, and most of it doesn't need too much fiddling with. However:
1) The unlock prerequisites for Berserker Gold and Paladin Silver have to go. Either that, or all gold should have the same type of exploration prerequisites, depending on how early do the devs want veto slots to be unlockable. But the way it is now is unintuitive, annoying and wrong.
2) Fighters gold needs to stop being able to drain your cash. It's also too hard and needs a nerf. So do thiefs silver and gold, Paladin Gold, Warlord gold and priest silver, at least. How much of a nerf - depends on the dungeon. But some of them are impossibly annoying and/or impossible, some are just quite a bit above the difficulty curve in their category.
3) The early available silver unlocks can cause difficulties with the buyout quests, but how early they are available has certanly changed now that GETINDARE can't be abused so hard.
4) The "suggested" gear label is misleading, as most of the suggested stuff is actually MANDATORY, and attempting these challenges without it will just lead to frustration, and in fighters gold case, loss of gold. I suggest either: making them unavailable before the required pieces are unlocked, unlocking the required pieces just for the sake of the dungeon (yes, even altars), or, in case of relevat gear starting the player off with it.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
A video workshop for K-12 teachers; 8 ninety-minute video programs, workshop guide, and Web site; graduate credit available
This series is no longer available for purchase.
Produced by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Massachusetts Corporation for Educational Telecommunications (MCET). 1997.
This series was discontinued on July 1, 2018.
Workshop 1. Will This Be on the Test?: Knowing vs. Understanding (90 min.)
Understanding is more than simply knowing. This workshop sets the stage for the entire series by examining what it means to understand, and explores how teachers can design a set of performance tasks to fairly and accurately assess the levels of understanding that their students have or have not achieved. Content Guide: K. Michael Hibbard.
Workshop 2. What'd I Get?: Scoring Tools (90 min.)
Well-designed performance tasks give teachers the information necessary to evaluate the depth of students' understanding but how can teachers determine
quality work? This workshop demonstrates how teachers can construct assessment tools for benchmarks of student understanding. The role of students in the construction of scoring tools and the process of assessment will be a primary focus. Content Guide: K. Michael Hibbard.
Workshop 3. Is This Going To Count?: Embedded Assessment (90 min.)
Assessment does not compete for valuable teaching time; it is teaching time. This workshop shows how embedding assessment into everyday curriculum turns performance tasks into learning activities. Well-designed assessment allows teachers to shape subsequent instruction according to what their students have and have not understood. Content Guide: Monica Neagoy.
Workshop 4. I Didn't Know This Was an English Class!: Connections Across the Disciplines (90 min.)
One measure of students' depth of understanding is the connections they can make across disciplines. This workshop explores how teachers can encourage these connections by designing performance tasks that build on other disciplines. Content Guide: Monica Neagoy.
Workshop 5. You WILL Be Tested on This!: Standardized Testing (90 min.)
Teachers are under pressure to get their students to perform well on state and national tests. Sometimes, however, it seems that too much attention is paid to these tests. This workshop considers how teachers can use standardized tests to focus their teaching on improved student performance in the classroom as well as on these external measures of success. Content Guide: K. Michael Hibbard.
Workshop 6. That Would Never Work Here!: Seeing Assessment Reform in Action, Part I (90 min.)
What does assessment reform actually look like? This workshop follows the stories of Barbara, a math teacher in Whittier, California, and Scott, a science teacher in Louisville, Kentucky, as they share how they are incorporating assessment into their teaching. Emphasis will be placed on the colleague support structure teachers sharing ideas with and getting help from other teachers. Content Guides: Mary Hibert Neuman and Jude Pelchat.
Workshop 7. That Would Never Work Here, Either!: Seeing Assessment Reform in Action, Part II (90 min.)
Involving students in assessment is often the key to engaging them in learning. This workshop will continue to follow Barbara and Scott as they use assessment to encourage their students to improve their performance. Providing opportunities for students to assess their own work and that of their peers will be the focus of this workshop. Content Guides: Mary Hibert Neuman and Jude Pelchat.
Workshop 8. When I Was in School...: Implementing Assessment Reform (90 min.)
Changing old ways is not easy. Communication is the first step toward encouraging support for new assessment strategies. This workshop will focus on the importance of collaboration among teachers, administrators, and especially parents, when implementing assessment reform in a school or district. Content Guide: K. Michael Hibbard.
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EWI WeldPredictor Screenshot - Video Demo OSC and EWI's WeldPredictor portal included in initial award
Amar leverages OSC supercomputers to test more efficient approaches
Nimbis Services, Inc. announces manufacturing vertical apps development and hosting service DARPA Award
Columbus, Ohio (May 16, 2011) - Nimbis Services, Inc. announced the company has been awarded two-year DARPA Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Application Domain Portal Hosting Service project.
National organization selects OSC leader to help direct outreach efforts
Urbana, Ill. (May 5, 2011) – The Great Lakes Consortium for Petascale Computation (GLCPC) announced during their annual board meeting that Steven I. Gordon, Ph.D., interim co-executive director at the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC), has been selected as president-elect for the coming year.
Cost-effective advanced modeling and simulation tools enhance productivity of small- and mid-sized companies
Janies applies sequencing, supercomputing to correct erroneous classification
OSU's Li disrupts cellular messages through fragment-based drug design
Hadad uses supercomputers to test reagents for new treatments
At SxSW interactive, Sensable customers on "Stop the Bleeding!" panel advocate for better surgical training with touch-enabled simulation
Attendees in Austin get the "feeling" of virtual injection for dental surgery; highlights humanitarian benefit of human touch surgical simulation for Nicaraguan ENT residents


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Web Classes Grapple With Stopping Cheats
As Massive Open Online Courses Surge in Popularity, Colleges Look to Build Credibility; Honor Codes and Palm Scans
Traditional colleges and a new breed of online-education providers, trying to figure out how to profit from the rising popularity of massive open online courses, are pouring resources into efforts to solve a problem that has bedeviled teachers for centuries: How can students be stopped from cheating?
Coursera, a Silicon Valley-based MOOC, recently launched a keystroke system to recognize individual students' typing patterns. EdX, its East Coast rival, is employing palm-vein scans. Other strategies include honor codes, remote...


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Nonetheless, looking at my boys goofing around, I'm reminded as always to count my blessings and, truth be told, I think I like the blurry, fuzzy, slightly out of focus shots the best. After all, life doesn't stand still and clearly, neither do my threesome.
|And yes, in case you were wondering, this one is almost always the culprit.


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Although building information modeling (BIM) technically originated in the late 1980s, true implementation of this technology didn't start to gain real traction until much later. We've come a long way since the early days of BIM adoption on the design delivery front, but there's always room to grow. Today, we are beginning to understand how BIM and digitally informed design can significantly modify how we work. However, while there are many obvious advantages to these new work tools and processes, some distinct disadvantages still exist. This article will explore the impact of digitally informed lighting design today as well as look at the trends of tomorrow.
BIM and the design process
Design is an iterative process. The more a design is reviewed and revised, the more refined it becomes. As soon as we create a model of our design, the iterative cycle begins, as is illustrated by the spiral in Fig. 1. The line, intentionally dashed, represents the shortest — yet most difficult — route to a solution.
BIM offers the ability to facilitate iteration dynamically. Designers can see changes, make choices, and finalize decisions quickly and earlier in the process. This is a departure from the past, where numerous drawings were marked up to reflect even a single change. But as the design industry has evolved from hand drafting to two-dimensional computer-aided drafting (CAD) to three-dimensional BIM, it is interesting to explore what we have gained — and perhaps lost — along the way.
"There was a transition moving from hand drafting to CAD, but we viewed that as a productivity increase and time saver in the long run," notes Steve Hefferan, principal of Hefferan Partnership Lighting Design (HPLD) in Boulder, Colo. "The chemistry of the team is, as it always was, vital to creating a successful lighting design."
Karen Murphy, senior lighting designer at HDR Architecture, believes the software is a great tool for the lighting designer and has helped advance the global industry's capabilities. BIM is particularly advantageous for contractors, according to Jason Massoth, senior project manager at MC Dean, Fort Belvoir, Va. "Typically, before BIM was used on projects, conflicts resulted in re-mobilization and change order costs to the owner," he explains.
With BIM, Massoth adds, the building is modeled, and problems are worked out prior to constructing it in the field. Yet, while software does facilitate design, Murphy cautions the downside is that software makes the design process look almost too easy. Software cannot and does not replace the knowledge of a professional, she argues, as it cannot understand the nuances associated with lighting strategies. Skillful and talented professionals are needed to make decisions. BIM does not replace the value a professional must bring to a project to ensure its success. Additionally, increased costs, layered with the added complexity of the software, training, and hardware, can present a disadvantage.
Strategies for effective BIM use
Successfully using BIM includes exploration of documentation and modeling responsibilities. BIM provides real-time coordination between disciplines, given the fact that even the slightest change can have multiple impacts. For example, a modification to a reflected ceiling plan (RCP) flows to all associated plan, section, schedule, and detail views. Designers can capitalize on the database functionality of BIM, automating take-off and energy assessment tasks, and even providing rendering tools for model visualization — tasks that previously were more time and labor intensive.
According to Paul Daniel, senior lighting designer with HDR Architecture, Princeton, N.J., designers need to remember there is a learning curve associated with using this software, and it takes time to master. He recommends investigating the many training mechanisms available commercially from software vendors, along with a few lighting design specific tools.
When setting up working views, it is typically desirable to see ceiling, equipment, furniture, and floor plans achieved by a cut plane at task level — for example, at 2 ft, 6 in. above finished floor (AFF) with the bottom of the view range at zero and the top at 10 ft (Fig. 2).
Two types of labeling parameters are available for fixture elements. Instance parameters are unique to one device, such as a circuit number. Type parameters are global; one change updates all associated devices. For example, a fixture type change within a fixture schedule simultaneously changes all associated devices throughout the model.
Two types of lighting fixture placement configurations are offered. Level-based fixtures provide an independent component, allowing changes such as the height or location, independent of the architecture. Face-based fixtures are hosted to architecture. For example, when a ceiling is moved, the associated fixtures move; when a wall is deleted, the associated fixtures are deleted.
With so much digital content accessible to various disciplines, trust is imperative for successful project delivery, as is an initial understanding of the BIM delivery ownership and team structure. Project size is one criterion that can be used successfully to structure the model (Fig. 3). For example:
• For mid-size to large projects, lighting devices reside within the architecture model independent of the engineering model.
• For large projects, architectural ceilings and lighting devices reside in one model alone for computing efficiency.
• For small projects, the lighting devices reside within the engineering model, where coordination of lighting and architecture is more difficult due to the separate models, yet manageable.
While useful for portions of a project, some software programs are not appropriate at all phases, particularly if lighting design decisions are being pushed forward well before other crucial design decisions have been finalized, according to HPLD's Hefferan. Tom Lyman, director of lighting design at HDR Architecture, shares this view. "BIM does not necessarily replace the idea of developing concept sketches and relaying them to people," he notes.
This is particularly true for daylighting design. Clarence Waters, a professor of architectural engineering at the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Omaha Campus), emphasizes that daylighting must be considered before lines are placed on paper or into BIM. "It needs to be considered from the very, very concept," he says.
One way to provide daylighting analysis earlier is by using Google SketchUp and OpenStudio, recommends Rob Guglielmetti, daylighting engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, Colo. Guglielmetti reports that very little modeling time is required to rapidly build up a series of results from different energy conservation measures and actually see integrated results. NREL's Jennifer Scheib, lighting engineer, offers the following analogy: You need both the sequence of operations as well as the circuiting diagram and RCP. The installer relies on the plans and the contractor to purchase equipment. However, in terms of accepting the solution and pushing a solution in operating mode, that sequence of operations is extremely critical. There is overlap and different approaches to lighting design but typically concept narratives, discussions, and sketches are considered, daylighting and electric lighting software is used, and then BIM is implemented.
The future of BIM in lighting design
With the integrated approach BIM provides, intelligent content is readily available to the design team, which can be very successfully employed under the right circumstances. Cost savings for contractor, design-build, and A/E firms are easily realized. BIM combines documentation, coordination, and scheduling tools in one platform.
When all disciplines share devices, courtesy is essential, or problems will abound. Jon Brooks, principal of
Architectural Engineering Design Group, Inc., Denver, recommends that firms use state-of-the-art computers. This is because older computer models that may run CAD may not be able to run BIM programs effectively. Additionally, in the short-term, there are training costs associated with BIM with a dearth of electrical specific trainings available.
Blythe von Reckers, outside specification sales with Pacific Lighting Systems, Seattle, receives requests for BIM devices for all of the fixtures her firm represents. "Lighting manufacturers' BIM devices need to be simple, reducing complications while increasing digital libraries for lighting representatives and designers," she says. "Development of lean BIM content, appropriate for efficient implementation, is needed."
When all disciplines share devices, it creates new ways of approaching lighting design as AEDG's Brooks points out. He sees BIM as much more than a design-draft; the architect or engineer is actually drawing as they are designing.
At the University of Nebraska, architectural engineering is a new program that has stemmed from such industry demands. Professor Waters says that what began as hand drafting and then evolved to CAD has now evolved to teaching lighting software tools and BIM.
Another big revolution is solid-state lighting (SSL) technology and all the different types of product and product cycles, according to Hefferan of HPLD. With shrinking project budgets and schedules paired with changes in technology and energy use policies, firms are looking for efficiencies while maintaining a high level of quality. Appropriate use of these various resources and BIM tools by the lighting design professional is paramount to provide the best design software, at the best time, in the best manner, so as to best serve the client.
Bates and Meliani are electrical engineers with HDR Architecture, Alexandria, Va. They can be reached at [email protected] and [email protected].


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Como te haces entender?': Gender and Gun Cultures in the Caribbean Context
20 May 2010
The United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) has released 'Como te haces entender?': Gender and Gun Cultures in the Caribbean Context, which addresses the research gap in social constructions of gun ownership and gun abuse through its engendered study of gun cultures in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. The work identifies the cultural, gender and socio-economic complexities influencing gun cultures, with case studies in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Together for Transformation - Men, Masculinities and Peacebuilding
19 May 2010
This May 24 Pack from the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) hopes to contribute towards further understanding masculinities and the inclusion of a gender perspective within the peace and security agenda. It introduces you to gender theory of war in an article by Cynthia Cockburn reflects on the link between militarisation, and includes the IANSA Women's Network briefing paper on masculinities and guns. The Pack includes recommendations for working together with male allies, and includes suggestions for funders, resources as well as actions, and a directory of organisations working for peace and gender justice.
Bulletin 22: Women at Work: Preventing Gun Violence
28 April 2010
This edition includes: Canada: Torturers, Guns and Bullets • Network news • Spain: Seminar on women and peacebuilding • Reinforcing disarmament • Renewed energy for the Control Arms Campaign • Central Africa: Recent activities • Meeting Margot Wallstrom Special Focus: UN Commission on the Status of Women • Guns - the unending cycle of violence and information about events and resources.
Boletin No. 22: Mujeres Trabajando: Previniendo la violencia armada
28 April 2010
Historia principal - Canadá: Torturadores, Armas y Balas • España: Seminario sobre mujeres y consolidación de la paz • Fortaleciendo programas de Desarme • Renovación de energía para la Campaña Armas Bajo Control • África Central: Actividades recientes • Reunión con Margot Wallstrom • Atención Especial: Comisión sobre el Estado de la Mujer (CEM) • Armas-el interminable ciclo de la violencia • Anuncios • Género y Reforma del Sector de Seguridad - Sitio Web de Recursos y Entrenamiento • Eventos • Nuevos recursos.
International: You get what you pay for!
20 April 2010
The enormous amounts of money spent on militarism would be more than enough to finance gender equality and the Millennium Development Goals. This does not mean that cuts in military expenditure would automatically lead to increased resources for gender equality and the advancement of women. To accomplish this, governments in all parts of the world need to introduce gender aware budgeting and reallocate resources spent on the military.
"Now, The World Is Without Me": An Investigation of Sexual Violence in Eastern DRC
16 April 2010
"Now, The World Is Without Me": An Investigation of Sexual Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is a recent report by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI). With the support of Oxfam America and in collaboration with medical staff at Panzi Hospital, researchers from the HHI performed a retrospective cohort study of sexual violence survivors presenting to Panzi Hospital with a specific aim of answering the following outstanding questions: 1) When, where and how are women being attacked and what makes them vulnerable to sexual violence, and; 2) How has the rape epidemic in South Kivu evolved over the last five years?
Jamaica: Strengthening Understandings of how Borders and Boundaries affect the Lives of Women and Men in the Lyndhurst/Greenwich Park Community
31 March 2010
This study examines the repercussions of crossing the 'borders' in the war-torn communities of Lyndhurst/Greenwich in Jamaica. Many of the participants described borders and boundaries as a physical barrier and or an invisible line or point of separation in communities. Many of these borders are created by very young men who exercise an extraordinary power, due to their access to guns and large amounts of cash from illegal activities. These borders affect everyone in the community by restricting movement, violating human rights and perpetuating an atmosphere of fear. Women, however, experience these criminal restrictions and the culture of violence and turf in uniquely devastating ways.
UNSCR 1325: Is it only about war? Armed violence in non-war contexts
29 March 2010
Instead of focusing on the operational gaps hindering the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000), this publication argues that gaps are mostly product of the concepts of gender, violence, security that inform the Resolution. Two particular criticisms that have emerged in the analysis of 1325 will be addressed: i) the equation of violence as war, and particularly the equation of war gendered violence as violence suffered by women and girls only; and consequently ii) the idea of war and post-war at the domestic level as the main source of insecurity for women, the international community (of non-warring States) being the main guarantor of peace and security. By emphasising the articulations between war and peace zones both domestically and internationally, this paper will elaborate on one of the facets of violence production and reproduction omitted by the Resolution: armed violence in non war zones.
Palestinian Women and Security : Why Palestinian Women and Girls Do Not Feel Secure
28 February 2010
This report presents the perspectives of Palestinian women and girls on issues related to security as well as their assessment of the services provided by local authorities and/ or the international community to address their security needs. It concludes with a series of recommendations made by Palestinian women and girls for improving these services. The findings of this report are based on focus group discussions and in-depth interviews conducted by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) with Palestinian women and girls between June and November 2009 in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip.
DCAF Policy Paper: Poster Boys No More: Gender and Security Sector Reform in Timor-Leste
11 February 2010
Henri Myrttinen breaks new ground in examining the gender dimensions of the DDR and SSR processes in Timor-Leste, with a focus on the establishment of the police and armed forces. The paper explores issues such as: how men's roles relate to gang violence and relationships of patronage that undermine the security services, how women have been incorporated into the new security services and how the security services are addressing gender-based violence.


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For years Footjoy has dominated the glove market, and for good reason. They make a good product. But I had just received a phone call from a company that assured me that they had developed a golf glove that was infinitely better than Footjoy's and would even help my game. Well, I would wear a min-skirt and fur coat if I thought it would make me play better, so I said "Sure! Send me a few and I'll give you and honest opinion on them."
The Good:
The Gluv bills itself as sweatproof, extremely durable, and the softest feeling glove on the market. Truth be known, it actually meets its marketing bravado. I don't think that I sweat a whole lot in the hands, but I have not had any issues with the club slipping while playing with this glove. After several rounds while wearing The Gluv, I see no signs of wear and tear.. And even more impressive, this glove is the softest leather I've ever worn. The glove really does provide a great feel while holding any club. But how, if at all, does it affect my game? Well, I was fortunate enough to play a round of golf with the chairman of Gluv International at The Farm up in Dalton. Georgia. On a cool, misty day with wet conditions - on a very tough course, I shot a 75. Three of my four bogeys were the results of three putts. I really had control of my swing (and by extension, my clubs) that day. Maybe it was coincidence that I played so well when by all logic, I should have struggled - but then again
maybe it really was The Gluv.
The Bad:
The Gluv initially costs a little more than competitors. However, if you consider the longer wear you'll get out of the glove, the price alone should not deter you. The improved quality should more than make up for your initial loss and in the long run, three Gluvs could easily last longer than 5 or 6 other types of gloves. The packaging could use a little panache (very plain white box) but that's about all I could find to complain about. (okay, it's a reach)
In all honesty, I was a skeptic when I was told that a glove, any glove, was significantly better than another. Despite my deep cynicism, I'm extremely happy that I gave The Gluv a try. It really does stand out in my mind as the best golf glove out there. Apparently, I'm not alone. Many shops that stock The Gluv are reporting they are outselling Footjoys by five or even ten to one. If your local pro shop doesn't carry The Gluv, you should inquire about it to them. As hokie as it sounds, the motto of the company is "All you need is Gluv, Gluv is all you need." I guess a good swing would help too, but as far as gloves go, I can't say it much better than that.


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Monday, December 15, 2008
Two Rips From My News Feed
1. Jeffrey Overstreet posts a quote from Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Advent:
"A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes ... and is completely dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has to be opened from the outside, is not a bad picture of Advent."
See Jeffrey's journal, his most excellent movie reviews and buy his books here.
2. The Bishop of Little Rock, Most Rev. Anthony Basil Taylor posts a recent confirmation homily in which he explains the gifts of the Holy Spirit and why youth need them, excerpt:
Wisdom which helps us value the things of heaven regardless of what our friends think, which is certainly a big issue in adolescence,
Understanding which enables us to grasp the truths of religion like in Dignitas Personae, or for that matter, my pastoral letter on the human rights of immigrants,
Counsel which helps us see the best practical way to serve God in our own particular life, seeking the common good and not just our own perceived self-interest,
Fortitude which strengthens our resolve to resist temptation, including the temptations of the flesh which are so difficult during adolescence…and beyond, and the fortitude to overcome other obstacles as well,
Knowledge which helps us see the path to follow and recognize dangers to our faith,
Piety which leads us to a deeper prayer life that fills us with more and more love and affection for God, and confident eagerness to serve him, and
Fear of the Lord which means always seeking God's approval, not human approval, obeying God's law especially when to do so is difficult, for instance when God's law conflicts with unjust human laws, fear of God rather than fear of man.
Lots more in that homily, including particularly interesting thoughts on John the Baptist. Facebook users can "friend him" and get all his homilies in English and Spanish.
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Free Press Columnist Richard Clark isn't happy with those people who are ready to secede from the U.S. following Election Day.
Simply stupid � that�s all I can say about the people screaming �secession� right now.
In a time when we have come to our decisions based on the rules that have governed this country for nearly 250 years, people are upset they didn�t get the result they wanted to the point they would say something as un-American as �secede.�
Like petulant children, these people are upset an election didn�t go their way. Funny how it feels when the shoe is on the other foot, huh? Clearly, this group of America-haters is not used to anything not going their way.
Do these people really hate our country so much they would rather be somewhere else? If so, let me be the first to say I will meet you at the airport, shipyard, bus station or rocket pad to see you off.
Good riddance. We will be a better country for having rid ourselves of your hatred.
These people claim to be Americans but clearly hate everything this country stands for. They hate any opinion not their own. They hate any lifestyle not their own. They hate any decision that they wouldn�t have made. They hate any choice other than their own.
People, I have bad news for you � choices are what this country was founded on: the freedom to choose our own path; the freedom to make a decision that others may not agree with; and most importantly, the freedom to vote for a leader that others do not like.
This is our country � like or leave it. And frankly, I vote for you to leave.
The idea that someone is somehow �less American� than you because they have a different point of view, like a different candidate or think differently is downright idiotic. To take it a step further, do you know what types of government and people want to control how people think or make everyone agree with them by force? Answer: totalitarian governments, communist states and dictators.
You call me and others like me derogatory names for not thinking like you? I say I�m pretty sure Hitler had a problem with people speaking their mind as well.
This is a time for us to come together and use our collective brains to solve real problems. The decisions have been made. It is appalling to me that people would be so anti-American while claiming to love this country.
No, what you love is when everything goes your way and no one has a say other than you. However, that�s the great thing about this country. You can say �secede� without repercussions. You can spew out how much you hate our duly-elected leaders and face no firing squads or guillotines.
For all of those so eager to call others this, that or another because elections didn�t go your way, I offer this: We need all the help we can get to keep America strong and as many different ideas as possible. Please come together instead of dividing our country even more.
However, if this is completely out of your capacity � then I say, get the hell out of America. Me and mine will always be here. We are not going anywhere.
This is our country.
Richard Clark is the consolidated desk chief for Halifax ENC. You can reach him at 910-219-8452 or at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at kpaws22.


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List of acts at Perestroika, a cabaret club in Grand Theft Auto IV
The club features a total of four different acts, two of which will be shown each time the player watches the club's show.
The acts that show up in each show are fixed in sequence and order. All in all, a total of six different shows can be played before they are looped. The quality of the acts vary between each of the performers, and at least one act is depicted to be plagued by problems.
The performers do not appear outside the realms of the shows, and are only seen within Perestroika. The acts cannot be seen in The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony.
List of acts
|The Incredible Kleinman
|A magician who entertains the audience by cheating death, with his "lovely assistant" Laurel, who he implies is his ex-lover.
He is seen in many acts but fails each stunt as he gets either seriously injured or apparently killed like getting stabbed inside the black box and set on fire by Laurel, shot through the head by a Pistol, his left hand nearly severed with a guillotine, and cut in half by a table saw. He claims he was distracted by the thought of "that filthy stagehand [his assistant was] trolloping with."
His "cheating death" acts did not go very well as the audience becomes frightened. It is unknown how he keeps performing acts even after fatal accidents, or how his assistant does after she was paralyzed. Although it is possible that the occurring injuries are actually part of their act, or that they've just been miraculously mended. He is voiced by Kurt Rhoads.
|Bluesy St. John
|Southern blues singer who sings about being abused as a child, pursuing a sex change, losing her baby child to aliens, and a variety of other personal problems. Though it is not much of an entertainment, many audience members finds this female singer amusing and quite attractive. During her shows, she implies that she is drunk/drugged while on stage, and it should be noted that most of her songs are obviously fictitious (even in the GTA universe). Once she goes to scene, voice says: "What a fool!" in Russian, but subtitles says "You are welcome". Al is her personal piano player. She is voiced by Melody Sweets.
|An ordinary juggler dressed in a jester costume against a medieval backdrop with varying, yet ordinary, juggling acts, like juggling knives and solid concrete blocks (in blue). In one act he manages to juggle three chainsaws without injuring himself. Catch is always applauded by the audience as he closes his act. He is voiced by Nicholas Flair.
|Dusty Cowpoke
|A performance artist who jumps and rolls around mimicking the movements of a cowboy in a shootout, and uses his hands like a revolver. The theme of this show takes place in a western-style desert with a classical country music. The audience disliked his performance, most likely because his entertainment is much less appealing, and is the only act the audience will boo at. He is only seen in the first act in the game, but also appears during the introductory cutscene for "Final Destination", and during the introductory sequence of "First Date" explaining friendships and girlfriends in GTA IV, when he wears a white 10-gallon hat (the only time he dons a headgear).The music Dusty is performing to is reused from the Redwood Cigarettes commercial heard on the radio stations in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. He is voiced by Matt Williams.
- Bluesy St. John and Dusty Cowpoke are both names that show up on the sidewalk of Vinewood Boulevard in Grand Theft Auto V.


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Products Address High Growth Markets, Highlight Pervasive Applications of SanDisk's Flash Memory Technology
CES 2009, South Hall, Booth # 30659, LAS VEGAS, January 8, 2009 - This week, SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) is announcing a wide range of new flash storage products that are expected to enter production in the coming months. "These new flash storage products will significantly enhance the way in which consumers capture and enjoy their precious memories, personal content, and valuable data in handsets and computing platforms. With these important product introductions, SanDisk is again taking the lead in ushering the next wave of growth for flash storage in the years ahead," said Eli Harari, chairman and chief executive officer, SanDisk.
|To view our live press conference on Thursday, January 8 at 1 p.m. PST/4 p.m. EST, please visit www.sandisk.com/ceswebcast.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation, the inventor and world's largest supplier of flash storage cards, is a global leader in flash memory - from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk (www.sandisk.com/corporate) is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
1 SanDisk C25-G3 and C18-G3 SSD Performance: anticipated performance based on SanDisk internal estimates and projections. 1 megabyte (MB) = 1 million bytes; 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes
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4Early in 2009, downloadable content will be available for the Wii.
51 terabyte = 1 trillion bytes
61 megabyte = 1 million bytes
SanDisk's product and executive images can be downloaded from http://www.sandisk.com/corporate/mediakit
SanDisk's web site/home page address: http://www.sandisk.com
SanDisk, the SanDisk logo, SanDisk Ultra and Sansa are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. slotRadio, pSSD and SanDisk Mobile Ultra are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation. Memory Stick is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation. Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Micro, Memory Stick HG-Micro and M2 are trademarks of Sony Corporation. microSDHC and SD marks and logos are trademarks of SD-3C LLC. Rock Band®, Rock Band® 2 and all related titles and logos are trademarks of Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., a MTV Networks company. Rock Band® and Rock Band® 2 developed by Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. MTV: Music Television, MTV Games and all related titles and logos are trademarks of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom International Inc. Nintendo, the Nintendo logo and the Wii logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Nintendo of America Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder (s).
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including expectations for new product introductions, applications, markets, and customers that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others: market demand for our products may grow more slowly than our expectations or there may be a slower adoption rate for these products in new markets that we are targeting, our products may not be available at the prices, dates or in the geographies we anticipate, our products may not perform as expected and the other risks detailed from time-to-time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our annual report on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. We do not intend to update the information contained in this press release.
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INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Runners, rejoice. The Finish Line, Inc. (NASDAQ: FINL) announced today the distribution of the Nike Flyknit Lunar1+, in stores tomorrow.
"Nike Flyknit Lunar1+ is part of the same iconic Flyknit collection the 2012 U.S. Olympic team wore at last summer's Games," said Scott Hoffman, Finish Line's executive vice president and chief merchandising officer. "The Lunar1+ is precision engineered to give our customer the perfect fit for the perfect run."
Nike Flyknit Lunar1+'s innovative ultra-lightweight knit upper fits like a second skin and features new wrap-around Flywire cables that cradle the foot for lockdown support and a responsive ride. The shoe is one of Nike's most eco-friendly, made with a construction process that minimizes weight and waste.
Nike Flyknit Lunar1+ will sell for $159.99 in Finish Line stores and online. It will be available in 12 electric color combinations for both men and women.
Finish Line will launch Nike Flyknit Lunar1+ on Thursday, Feb. 14 with the largest, most integrated omni-channel campaign of the season. This includes three-dimensional Flyknit displays and video monitors within select Finish Line stores and Nike Track Club locations. In-store events will be hosted in key markets featuring a steaming process that allows consumers to have their Flyknits custom fit to their feet.
Nike Flyknit Lunar1+ will also be the main feature on FinishLine.com including key display and content areas. Consumers will be able to take a short quiz to determine which Nike Flyknit is their perfect fit and enter to win a $1,000 Finish Line shopping spree. The campaign is heavily focused on social media with plans that extend to Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest.
About The Finish Line, Inc.
The Finish Line, Inc. is a premium retailer of athletic shoes, apparel and accessories. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Finish Line has 646 stores in malls across the U.S. and employs more than 11,000 sneakerologists who help customers every day connect with their sport, their life and their style. Online shopping is available at www.finishline.com and mobile shopping is available at m.finishline.com. Follow Finish Line on Twitter at Twitter.com/FinishLine and "like" Finish Line on Facebook at Facebook.com/FinishLineUSA.
Finish Line also operates, through a venture with Gart Capital Partners, the Running Specialty Group, including 25 specialty running shops in eight states and the District of Columbia under The Running Company, Run On! and Road Runner banners. More information is available at www.run.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes statements that are or may be considered "forward-looking" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of words or phrases such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "foresee," "may," "should," "will," "estimates," "outlook," "potential," "optimistic," "confidence," "continue," "evolve," "expand," "growth" or words and phrases of similar meaning. Statements that describe objectives, plans or goals also are forward-looking statements.
All of these forward-looking statements are subject to risks, management assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the relevant forward-looking statements. The principal risk factors that could cause actual performance and future actions to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the company's reliance on a few key vendors for a majority of its merchandise purchases (including a significant portion from one key vendor); the availability and timely receipt of products; the ability to timely fulfill and ship products to customers; fluctuations in oil prices causing changes in gasoline and energy prices, resulting in changes in consumer spending as well as increases in utility, freight and product costs; product demand and market acceptance risks; deterioration of macro-economic and business conditions; the inability to locate and obtain or retain acceptable lease terms for the company's stores; the effect of competitive products and pricing; loss of key employees; execution of strategic growth initiatives (including actual and potential mergers and acquisitions and other components of the company's capital allocation strategy); and the other risks detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included herein are made only as of the date of this report and Finish Line undertakes no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.


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I need to configure a server (*nix) that runs our (bespoke) CMS and Applications.
In the past I have defaulted to using Cent OS 5, but I find this outdated difficult to upgrade the software to the versions we require.
For example, we need PHP 5.3, but CentOS 5 has 5.2. Updating is fine but breaks something else (normally MySQL support in PHP).
Eventually it will get to a situation where I can't upgrade because of missing dependancies and incompatible versions.
Error: Missing Dependency: httpd = 2.2.3-43.el5.centos.3 is needed by package httpd-devel-2.2.3-43.el5.centos.3.i386 (updates)
Is there a better alternative OS for hassle free updates, I need:
- Apache 2.2.17 (the development version for apxs)
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Prickly heat powder is usually used after bath as an antiseptic and absorbent dusting powder. Prickly heat powder contains refreshing natural essential oil. Ingredients: Menthol, camphor, triclocarban, perfume, kaolin, talc. Net weight: 450 grams. Product of Thailand.
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A Rhinoplasty (or nose job) is a cosmetic operation to improve the appearance of your nose. It involves operating on the bones and cartilage that give your nose its shape and structure. Rhinoplasty in Cincinnati is a popular procedure and is carried out by many plastic surgeons that are highly skilled. Cincinnati Rhinoplasty Surgeons can be located at Perfect Yourself; all of the Surgeons listed here, are Board Certified and have excellent skills and established professional reputations. Rhinoplasty in Cincinnati can give you a nose that is a suitable size and shape as you have always wanted, this can boost your self-confidence. There are many reasons people choose to have a nose job in Cincinnati. If you have a blocked nose because your nasal bones are crooked or damaged, a rhinoplasty (usually along with a septoplasty or submucous resection) is the only option to improve the way you breathe. Your Cincinnati Rhinoplasty surgeon can refine the tip of your nose by reducing the cartilage. If you have a hump (dorsum) on your nose, they will shave it down. Your surgeon can also straighten and narrow the nasal bones by breaking and then setting them (infracture). Your surgeon may need to rebuild part of your nose. A Cincinnati nose job is usually performed under a general anesthetic. Complications as in all surgery procedures may occur and you should discuss these with your Cincinnati Rhinoplasty Surgeon at your consultation prior to Surgery. You will need to stay off work and away from groups of people for two weeks to avoid catching a cold, which could result in an infection. You should also avoid any exercise, hot baths and bending down. Most swelling and bruising will usually have settled after the third week. Recovery and healing is always advised by your Cincinnati Rhinoplasty Surgeon. It can take many months for your nose to settle down and for the final appearance to develop. A Cincinnati Rhinoplasty is a cosmetic operation to improve the appearance of your nose. You should have realistic expectations about the results; discuss your objectives with your chosen Cincinnati nose job Surgeon, who will advise you in your best interests.
These Cincinnati rhinoplasty surgeons are featured on the world largest plastic surgery directory of board certified surgeons, Perfect Yourself. You can find before and after photos including facelifts, liposuction, tummy tuck and rhinoplasty. These Cincinnati rhinoplasty surgeons are also a plastic surgeon specialist in all forms of surgical breast procedures including breast augmentation, breast reconstruction, breast implants, breast lifts, breast enlargement, breast enhancement, breast reduction and male Gynecomastia.


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by Dr. Phil Maffetone
For many enthusiasts, triathlon training often feels like a full-time pursuit. Despite a calendar full of races, however, it's essential to include an offseason to reestablish a strong aerobic base. It's also vital to enjoy days and periods throughout the year that are devoted to recovery or rest, which are as important as the days spent training. For many, especially triathletes in North America, the culmination of the year's big races leaves an appropriate window for this type of evaluation and rebuilding.
As both a physician and coach, my job has always been to help athletes stay healthy, ensure fitness is developing and help them balance training and racing. I also consider diet, stress and other lifestyle factors, all with the goal of improving performance.
Better performance tomorrow starts today. Here are five key features of a healthy off-season that I encourage athletes to incorporate as they start laying the foundation for next year.
1. Assess the past season
Was it successful? If yes—meaning you were not injured and raced up to or beyond your expectations—it would appear you already have a great routine in place. Otherwise, things may need changing. This could include anything from your bike setup, training shoes and race nutrition to your eating habits and overall training philosophy. Take time to honestly evaluate all factors.
2. Address any injuries, minor or not, including health problems
For triathletes, an injury means something went wrong—it's not part of the game plan. Barring a bike crash or other accident, knee pain, fatigue and depression are examples of physical, chemical and mental injuries. The causes of these problems should be found and corrected, which may require help from a professional. The result? Better performance and resiliency.
3. Develop an endurance-based training plan
About 98 percent of the energy needs for triathlons come from the aerobic system, so re-establishing an aerobic base once (or twice) each year is vital. Performing intervals on the track or bulking up in the gym can take up valuable endurance training time and often impair progress during the offseason base period.
An important training "partner" and valuable asset for developing an aerobic base is a heart rate monitor and an understanding of a sub-maximum workout "zone." While it's best to find this heart rate through extensive testing, the 180 Formula is very effective too. (Read more in my 180 Formula article).
Just as important is training all aerobic muscle fibers, which involves ramping up the heart rate during the warm up, maintaining and not exceeding the sub-max levels, and slowly cooling down.
4. Perform an endurance evaluation
You can ensure your endurance development is really taking place by performing ongoing, objective evaluations of your improvement. It's during this aerobic base-building period that significant improvements in swimming, biking and running should occur. Plotting speed or power, for example, against an aerobic heart rate is a great test to perform now, and each month throughout the winter (and all year). Effective training should result in running faster, increased bike power and more laps, all at the same heart rate. I refer to this as the Maximum Aerobic Function (MAF) Test. For example, if you established that your max aerobic training heart rate is 146, and you can run 8:00 minutes per mile at this rate, developing a better aerobic base should result in running at 7:30 pace at the same heart rate. (Learn more about this method in my MAF testing article.)
If progress is not taking place after a month or two, it usually means something is interfering with some aspect of health or fitness. Anemia, allergies, asthma or other health conditions are clear causes for lack of improvement. But other, less obvious but common imbalances can contribute too. These include chronic inflammation, too high a training heart rate, hormone imbalance, refined carbohydrate intake, low vitamin D and even an uncorrected overtraining condition.
5. Strength train right
Triathletes can improve both bone and muscle strength with simple, short and non-stressful workouts. Correctly done, these should not impair endurance. Here's a review of how to accomplish this:
→Begin and end strength training with an aerobic warm up and cool down of about 15 minutes each, or longer for more aerobic training time.
→ Use higher weight and lower (five to seven) reps.
→Instead of isolating muscles, use whole body actions such as dead lifts and squats for more extensive strength gains.
→Avoid excess muscle fatigue and next-day soreness.
One to three easy weekly strength workouts can be combined with endurance training of longer duration by extending the warm up and cool down. These low-stress strength sessions should minimize muscle bulk with little or no weight gain.
Effective implementation and measurable results should be expected by midwinter and planning a spring-summer training and racing season will then be more tangible. With significant endurance and a balanced body, expect a great performance in your first race.
Phil Maffetone is a best-selling author and has advised many of triathlon's greats, including Mark Allen. He is the author of The Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing. Visit him online at philmaffetone.com.


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Cisco PSS Day 2: ElBaradei Says Egypt Faces "Critical" Post-Revolutionary Year
Egyptian Nobel Peace Laureate Mohamed ElBaradei said today Egypt's post-Mubarak era has been "royally" mismanaged and that Egypt needs help building a robust, government that earns the trust and faith of its people.
"The revolution is being aborted by parts of the old regime and the military," said ElBaradei. "The army has been mismanaging the transition royally."
After a revolution which ElBaradei said "would not have been possible without social networking," he called the Egyptian mood "gloomy." "The poverty level was staggering. They haven't seen the fruits of the revolution."
"You have to have a change of culture," he said. "People are used to having one person tell them what to do, but now there is no one person who is going to provide salvation. We need to establish synergy, and come together to deliver the goods."
"I'm doing as much as I can at my age," he added.
ElBaradei's PSS address was avidly anticipated by the Summit delegates and online followers of the Summit and #21CGov.
ElBaradei said the West could contribute to Egypt's stability by addressing regional conflicts from the Israeli-Palestinian impasse to Iran and Afghanistan. He said he rejected the view that Middle East tensions constitute a "clash of civilizations," blaming instead historically poor and corrupt governance across the region which has led to repression and poverty.
The rewards for improvement could be vast, said ElBaradei.
"This could be a peace not just with dictators but between peoples," he said. "Peace for me is to see every Egyptian have human dignity and live in freedom."
"In ten years, Egypt will not be dissimilar to what we see in Turkey or Singapore. But we need first to put ourselves on the right track."
It's the second day of PSS 2011 and the event has attracted delegates from more than 40 countries, plus thousands more monitoring the plenary sessions live online.
In other remarks at today's plenary, former Los Angeles chief of police Bill Bratton discussed the proven positive effects of collaborative strategies on governance and law enforcement.
"There is raw power in collaboration," said Bratton. "In today's networked world virtually everyone is connected whether you want to be or not."
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Late autumn is the perfect time for hikers who wants to get some "Into the Wild" feeling. The snow has already covered the higher parts of Alps, most of the mountain huts are closed, days are short and temperatures during the night are around zero or less. Only very little hikers decide to go into the higher parts of the Alps which makes it almost a wilderness area. The landscape during the spring is fairy-tale-like and colours almost unreal. With a great weather forecast for the next few days, it was a perfect time for a nature-lover adventure. I packed my backpack with everything I need for 4 days and went to swiss canton of Ticino in the Lepontine Alps region. READ MORE !
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The Mongolia Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) DialogueMar 21, 2014
Ulaanbaatar - The Mongolia National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Dialogue was held in UN House on 20-21 March 2014. The LGBT Dialogue was attended by over 80 representatives of various stakeholders, including Government officials, LGBT human rights advocates, civil society activists, researchers and academics. The Dialogue is being organized as part of the regional 'Being LGBT in Asia' initiative being undertaken by UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre and USAID Regional Development Mission Asia, both based in Bangkok, Thailand.
In her opening remarks, Sezin Sinanoglu, UN Resident Coordinator, acknowledged the initiatives taken in Mongolia in the past years in protecting LGBT rights: the Pride Week and DemoCrazy Carnival organized in 2013 were innovative ways of raising awareness among the general public, while various research studies, including the study conducted by the NHRCM and submissions to UPR on LGBT rights, contributed to bringing LGBT issues to the attention of policymakers.
Ts.Oyungerel, Minister for Culture, Sports and Tourism, shared the story about the legal registration of the first LGBT organization in Mongolia, and stressed that LGBT issues need to be mainstreamed in every sphere of human life, including culture, sports and tourism. She also highlighted that enhancing acceptance and understanding of family members and friends of LGBT persons is an issue of culture, which needs to be addressed.
Participants of the Dialogue discussed health, education, employment, family, media and culture related issues that LGBT people face, achievements, and opportunities to make positive changes in legal and social environment that promote human rights of LGBT people. For example, in the education sector, it is remarkable that younger generation now has much better sexuality education than the previous generations; however, teachers need more training to teach sexual orientation and gender identity. Health issues of transgender girls and women are not researched at all. Employers are reluctant to hire transgender women, simply because of their appearance.
The U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia, Piper Anne Wind Campbell, released the following statement before the Dialogue: "I commend Mongolia on hosting this National Dialogue promoting the human rights of LGBT persons. There are many in Mongolia who are committed to ensuring that LGBT people are able to exercise their human rights without interference. This dialogue is an important step in that process - to identify the challenges that the LGBT community faces and provide recommendations to improve the social and legal environment here in Mongolia. President Obama has made it a diplomatic priority for the United States to promote and protect the human rights of people who are LGBT, and we at the U.S. Embassy are committed to working with the Mongolian government and the LGBT community to work towards a future without discrimination."
The dialogue will feed into a report on the situation of LGBT people in Mongolia. This report will then inform a regional dialogue on LGBT issues to be held in Thailand in June 2014. It is also hoped that the dialogue and the report will better inform LGBT human rights programming in the future in Mongolia.


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This lidar was first deployed in the Texas Air Quality Study (TexAQS) 2006 field campaign to help examine pollution development and transport in the vicinity of Houston, Texas. During the experiment, TOPAZ proved to be a useful tool for the study of urban air quality by its ability to provide detailed coverage over a wide area for the mapping of ozone and aerosol plumes from an airborne platform. Additional information obtained from the lidar data included boundary height determination and ozone plume flux measurements.
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Basic Parameters Measured
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Field Projects
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|May - June 2017
|Las Vegas, Nevada (ground site)
|Southern California Ozone Observation Project (SCOOP) 2016
|August 2016
|southern California (ground site)
|California Baseline Ozone Transport Study (CABOTS) 2016
|June-August 2016
|Visalia, California (ground site)
|July-August 2014
|Erie, Colorado (ground site)
|September 2013
|Houston, Texas (ground site)
|Las Vegas Ozone Study (LVOS) 2013
|May-June 2013
|Angel Peak, Nevada (ground site)
|Uintah Basin Winter Ozone Study (UBWOS) 2013
|January-February 2013
|Horsepool, Utah (ground site)
|Uintah Basin Winter Ozone Study (UBWOS) 2012
|February 2012
|Horsepool, Utah (ground site)
|California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change (CalNex) 2010
|May-July 2010
|Southern California (Twin Otter, aircraft based)
|Texas Air Quality Study (TexAQS) 2006
|July-September 2006
|Houston, Texas (Twin Otter, aircraft based)
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|Diode-pumped Nd:YLF laser quadrupled in LBO (intracavity) and CLBO (external) to 262 nm to pump Ce:LiCAF in a tunable cavity
|Minimum range
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|Maximum range
|4 km
|Eye-safe range
|150 m
|System weight
|800 lbs (including chiller and control electronics)
|30" x 56" x 45" laser/optics frame, 15" x 25" x 24" chiller
Electronics in standard 19" equipment racks ~49" (28U)
|System power
|3 kW, 110VAC
|FPGA-based digitizer (14 bits, 100MHz sample rate)
|Real-time ozone and aerosol profiles displayed in flight.
Data is recorded to a solid state disk drive.
|Vertical/horizontal resolution
|90 m / 600 m (10 s at a flight speed of 60 m/s)
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Laura Prepon, Melody Thomas Scott and Thomas Calabro Guest Star
"Nikki Heat" - Castle's novel "Heat Wave" is being turned into a movie, and the Hollywood hottie cast as the movie's lead shows up at Beckett's invitation to better understand the character she's going to play. Laura Prepon ("October Road," "That �70s Show") guest stars as actress Natalie Rhodes. As our threesome investigates the murder of a high-class matchmaker, Natalie goes to extremes in the name of "character research," transforming herself into the spitting image of Beckett -- much to Castle's delight and Beckett's dismay. Also in the episode, Melody Thomas Scott ("Young & the Restless") and Thomas Calabro ("Melrose Place") guest star, on "Castle," MONDAY, JANUARY 3 (10:01-11:00 p.m. ET).
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Guest Cast: Laura Prepon as Natalie Rhodes, Thomas Calabro as Scott Donner, Stephen Macht as Bill Wellington, Melody Thomas Scott as Tonya Wellington, Randall Batinkoff as Brad Williams.
"Nikki Heat" was written by David Grae and directed by Jeff Bleckner.
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