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Yesterday's match, a controversial 2-1 loss to United, was Liverpool's first time back at Anfield since the release of the Hillsborough Independent Panel's findings. The report absolved Reds supporters of any blame in the 1989 stampede that killed 96 fans, and the day was sure to be an emotional one. It was, at the start—both team captains took part in a release of 96 balloons, and even Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra were moved to shake hands and bury their (comparatively) petty grudges.
It was only after the match that things turned ugly. When the stadium emptied, the United supporters' section remained full, serenading Anfield with chants of "murderers, murderers" and "it's never your fault, always the victims, never your fault."
These weren't new chants cooked up for the special occasion. "Murderers" has been a standby against Liverpool over the years, from United and other clubs. (I don't know if that makes it better or worse.) And some United supporters were insistent that yesterday's chants were not in reference to Hillsborough, but the Heysel Stadium disaster of 1985 that resulted in the deaths of 39 Juventus fans. What's more, the witnesses claim, they were goaded by Liverpool fans imitating airplanes—a reference to the Munich plane crash that wiped out United in 1958.
Regardless, it was a complete failure of an attempt at civility. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson, in remarks echoed by the Manchester United Supporters' Trust, had called for an end to anti-Liverpool chants, or at least a cessation for this one week.
"We agree 100 per cent with the statement made by Sir Alex Ferguson and wish to leave no room for doubt – we unequivocally condemn chants mocking the Munich air crash, Hillsborough and indeed any other human tragedy," reads the MUST statement.
Yeah, that didn't happen. Now there are calls for lifetime bans for the offending United fans. Then after that maybe they can ban anti-Semitic chants against Tottenham, and all the racist chants against everyone. What I'm saying is, 70,000 Ravens fans chanting "bullshit" is like a ladies' day in the Premier League.


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Afghanistan War
- For the Soviet invasion and war, 1979-89, see Soviet-Afghan War. For politics and society, see Afghanistan.
|Afghanistan War
|Part of
|War on Terror
|October 7, 2001-ongoing
|United States
United Kingdom
|George W. Bush
Barack Hussein Obama
|Mohammed Omar
Osama bin Laden
|129.895 soldiers (ISAF)[1]
The Afghanistan War is the NATO operation in Afghanistan, 2001 to the present, to destroy the Taliban and prevent the emergence of a base for radical Islamic attacks on American interests. President Barack Obama considered the central front in the war on terrorism and ordered a buildup of American troops to fight an insurgency led by the Taliban. NATO is supporting the effort through the International Security Assistance Force, or ISAF, under U.S. command. The president since 2002 is Hamid Karzai, known as corrupt and incompetent.
"Operation Enduring Freedom" easily defeated the Taliban in late 2001 and it seemed the war was over quickly. But the Taliban regrouped, especially in the southern provinces, with sanctuaries inside neighboring Pakistan in remote areas where the government of Pakistan had little authority. By 2003 the insurgency in the south was in operation, funded by opium production. Important factors for the return of insurgency include the initial mistakes made in 2001; radical Islamic support from Pakistan; weaknesses of the Hamid Karzai government, especially its feeble and corrupt national army and police; the question of legitimacy and offenses to traditional tribal and Islamic values and beliefs; and, finally, the extent to which NATO forces became part of the problem by angering the tribes. The insurgency controlled numerous areas and engaged in terror attacks on civilians and guerrilla warfare against American and NATO forces. Al-Qaeda terrorists—the only Arabs in Afghanistan—had been welcomed by the Taliban in 1999 and built there bases there. They have been largely destroyed or fled to Pakistan, according to the U.S. Army, having fewer than 100 people left in Afghanistan.
In Aug. 2009, General Stanley A. McChrystal, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, said the Afghan government was riddled with corruption and NATO was being undermined by tactics that alienate civilians. He called the Taliban insurgency "a muscular and sophisticated enemy" that uses modern propaganda and systematically reaches into Afghanistan's prisons to recruit members and even plan operations. McChrystal alerted Washington that he urgently needs more forces within the next year; without them, he warned, the eight-year conflict "will likely result in failure."[2]American policy was increasing set by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, originally appointed by President Bush in 2006 and reappointed by President Obama in 2009. Gates fired the commander General David McKiernan in May, 2009, replacing him with McChrystal. Vietnam. However liberal Democrats in Congress will not try to block Obama's proposals. Most conservatives, on the other hand, see victory in Afghanistan as a vital national goal and approve the new strategy, while voicing objections to the 18-month deadline.
From the mid-1990s the Taliban controlled Afghanistan and provided sanctuary to Osama bin Laden with his Al-Qaida band of Arab terrorists. Bin Laden provided both financial and political support to the Taliban. Bin Laden and his Al-Qaida group were charged with the bombing of the U.S. Embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam in 1998, and in August 1998 the United States launched a cruise missile attack against bin Laden's terrorist camp in southeastern Afghanistan. Bin Laden and Al-Qaida claimed responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks attacks against the United States.
Following the Taliban's repeated refusal to expel bin Laden and his group and end its support for international terrorism, NATO, under U.S. command began a military campaign on October 7, 2001, targeting terrorist facilities and various Taliban military and political assets within Afghanistan. Under pressure from U.S. military and anti-Taliban forces, the Taliban disintegrated rapidly, and Kabul fell on November 13, 2001.
New government
Afghan factions opposed to the Taliban met at a United Nations-sponsored conference in Bonn, Germany in December 2001 and agreed to restore stability and governance to Afghanistan—creating an interim government and establishing a process to move toward a permanent government. Under the "Bonn Agreement," an Afghan Interim Authority was formed and took office in Kabul on December 22, 2001 with Hamid Karzai as Chairman. The Interim Authority held power for approximately 6 months while preparing for a nationwide "Loya Jirga" (Grand Council) in mid-June 2002 that decided on the structure of a Transitional Authority. The Transitional Authority, headed by President Hamid Karzai, renamed the government as the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan (TISA). One of the TISA's primary achievements was the drafting of a constitution that was ratified by a Constitutional Loya Jirga on January 4, 2004
U.S. Army
In late 2003, the Joint Chiefs designated Lt. Gen. David W. Barno as the new commander of American forces in Afghanistan, He adopted a counterinsurgency strategy, requiring coalition forces to work closely with Afghan leaders to stabilize entire regions, rather than simply attacking insurgent cells. Because the Pentagon insisted on maintaining a "small footprint" in Afghanistan and because Iraq was a higher priority conflict, Barno was given only 20,000 troops. As a result, battalions with 800 soldiers were trying to secure provinces the size of Vermont. Coalition forces were thinly spread across the mountainous land, leaving much of Afghanistan vulnerable to enemy force increasingly willing to reassert their power. On the positive side, the pairing of small Special Operations Forces teams with Afghan militias, which, backed by laser-guided weapons, drove the Taliban from power.
There are in 2009 three entirely separate insurgencies; they operate independently.
The strongest is the "Quetta Shura Taliban" (QST) headed by Mullah Omar. They fled Afghanistan after 2001, and operate from a sanctuary in the Pakistani city of Quetta. It has created an elaborate shadow government known as the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan," which capitalizes on the Afghan government's weaknesses. They install 'shari'a' [Islamic law] courts to deliver swift and enforced justice in contested and controlled areas. They levy taxes and conscript fighters and laborers. They claim to provide security against a corrupt government, ISAF forces, criminality, and local power brokers. They also claim to protect Afghan and Muslim identity against foreign encroachment. The QST has been working with considerable success to control Kandahar and its approaches.
Second is the "Haqqani network" (HQN), active in southeastern Afghanistan. It draws money and manpower from Pakistan, Gulf Arab networks, and from its close association with al Qaeda and other Pakistan-based insurgent groups. Al Qaeda's links with HQN have grown, raising fears that expanded HQN control could allow extremist movements to re-establish safe-havens inside Afghanistan.
Third is the "Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin" insurgency, which maintains bases in three Afghan provinces and in Pakistan. Led by the former Mujahideen commander Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, it aims to negotiate a major role for itself in a future Taliban government, and meanwhile controls smuggling routes in the east.
The rebels in the southern provinces come from the Pashtuns tribes, which form 44% of the population. Only a minority of Pashtuns support the rebels. The Taliban have a significant presence in many Pashtun villages, as well as a sanctuary in neighboring Pakistan. The number of armed insurgents has grown from 3,000 in 2006 to 15,000- 20,000 in 2009. They are locals who know the hiding places in the extremely difficult terrain, and receive protection support from some Pashtun tribes.
The Afghans have a 2500-year tradition of strongly distrusting—and fighting—armed outsiders.
Debate 2009
The Obama Administration has made the war a high priority; indeed Obama sharply criticized the war in Iraq because for so long, he said, it diverted resources and attention from Afghanistan. In September 2009, the Pentagon pushed back against liberal Democrats who oppose sending additional combat troops to Afghanistan, telling Congress that success would probably require more fighting forces, and certainly much more time. Washington is debating the new report by Gen. McChrystal, the senior American and NATO commander in Afghanistan, who believes a properly resourced counterinsurgency war means more forces, more time and more commitment to the protection of the Afghan people and to the development of a strong Afghan government capable of defending its own country.[3] Some 4,000 more American trainers will arrive by November, bringing the American troop level to 68,000.
International role
More than 108,000 NATO troops are serving in Afghanistan in September 2009: 64,500 from the United States, 9,000 from Britain and 34,500 from other nations. In all, 1,386 troops have been killed. NATO deaths include 830 Americans, 214 British, and 130 Canadians; 22 other countries that have sent forces to Afghanistan have suffered deaths among their troops.
Debates are underway in many countries regarding how long the troops should stay. The Dutch, with 1,770 solders there, have yet to decide whether they will pull out in 2010 or redeploy from the country's perilous south. A debate is also under way in France, which has 3,160 troops engaged. Germany has 4,000 troops based in the Kunduz region. Poland, which has 2,000 troops deployed, seems determined to keep them there despite the sour mood back home. Spain has announced it will send 220 more troops, for a total of 1,000.[4]
Weaknesses of the government
The pro-Karzai Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazara Shiites and Uzbeks that form the ruling coalition are not united, and the government they dominate is extremely weak and poverty-stricken. The Afghan government controls only 30% of the country. The country is resource-poor—there is no oil—and the only rich resource is opium poppies. There is no educated base for a competent bureaucracy, and the army is little more than an amateur collection of tribal militias. 90% of the soldiers are illiterate, making them very hard to train to modern standards.
U.S. politics
Democrats in Congress, led by Michigan Senator Carl Levin demanded accelerated efforts to train and equip Afghan security forces before there was any more deployment of American troops. Levin demanded new goals to be established for Afghan security forces in terms far exceeding the capabilities of the Afghans. The army, he said, should grow to 250,000 troops by the end of 2012, and the police to 160,000 officers by that date. In 2011, over-optimistic targets were 134,000 army troops and 96,000 police officers by the end of the next year. The lukewarm Congressional Democrats were countered by Republicans, led by Senator John McCain, who strongly supported the Obama position. McCain insisted that more troops are "vitally needed" and that any delay in ordering more combat forces to the fight would put American lives at risk.
Further reading
- Franks, Tommy. American Soldier (2004), memoir of US commander in 2001-2
- Jockel, Joseph T. and Joel J. Sokolsky. "Canada and the War in Afghanistan: NATO's Odd Man Out Steps Forward." Journal Of Transatlantic Studies 2008 6(1): 100-115 online in EBSCO
- Jones, Seth. In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan (2009) excerpt and text search
- Rashid, Ahmed. Descent into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia (2009), blames Bush for a weak response to the need for force. excerpt and text search
- Office of the Chief of Military History, U.S. Army. The United States Army in Afghanistan: Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (October 2001-March 2003) online, 44pp; brief official history
- United States Special Operations Command. History: 1987-2007 (2007) online, pp 87–112 on Afghanistan.
See also
External links
- "COMISAF Initial Assessment" (McChrystal Report) Aug. 30, 2009
- articles on Canadian forces
- news articles from New York Times
- ↑ http://www.nato.int/isaf/docu/epub/pdf/placemat.pdf
- ↑ Bob Woodward, "McChrystal: More Forces or 'Mission Failure Washington Post Sept 21, 2009
- ↑ Thom Shanker, "Military Chief Suggests Need to Enlarge U.S. Afghan Force," New York Times Sept. 16, 2009
- ↑ Judy Dempsey and Ian Austen, "Many Allies of U.S. Share Pain of Afghan War's Toll" New York Times Sept. 16 2009


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2006 Investiture
Thayer School's 2006 Investiture ceremony took place in Spaulding Auditorium in the Hopkins Center on Saturday, June 10 at 10:00 a.m. The Investiture speaker was Nicholas M. Donofrio, the Executive Vice President for Innovation and Technology at IBM Corporation.
Thayer School Investiture is part of the Dartmouth College Commencement Program. Dartmouth's Commencement ceremony took place on Sunday, June 11 at 9:30 a.m. on the Green.
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2006 Investiture Program
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- Joseph J. Helble, Dean
- Barry P. Scherr, Provost
2006 Robert Fletcher Award Recipient
- Nicholas M. Donofrio, Executive Vice President for Innovation and Technology at IBM Corporation
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- The Dartmouth Society of Engineers Prize: Nelson Rosa, Jr.
- The Charles F. and Ruth D. Goodrich Prize: Richard S. Darling
- The Thayer School of Engineering Corporate Collaboration Council Engineering Design Prize: Brian S. Hendrickson, Jonathan Bing Knight, Eben R. Sargent
- The Thayer School Faculty Award for Academic Excellence: Yoosik Kim
- The Thayer School Dean's Service Award: Douglas W. Van Citters
- The John C. Woodhouse Engineering Design Prize: Andrew T. Johnston
- The John C. Woodhouse Environmental Engineering Prize: Richard Lance Martin
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ScareMare has thrilled and chilled more than 300,000 visitors since its inception in 1972, with more than 20,700 taking the spooky tour this year.
Operating the "House of Death," currently located on Carroll Avenue, takes thousands of volunteer hours and a cast of more than 200 Liberty University students.
Sponsored by the Center for Youth Ministry at Liberty, the evangelistic project produced 1,604 decisions for Christ this year with 352 in one night. Saturday, Oct. 27 marked the largest single night attendance in the history of ScareMare with 4,302 visitors, according to Dr. Steve Vandegriff, the Center for Youth Ministry's executive director.


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It is with a desire to propagate the sublime glories of the concluding transcendental pastimes of our most worshipful Srila Gurudeva, nitya-lila pravista om visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, that we humbly present Entering Nitya-lila, a special on-line edition of the Rays of The Harmonist (No.24) in honour of the New Braja (Badger) puspa-samadhi ceremony, 2011.
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Black leaders press W.H. on Martin
President Barack Obama's least favorite topic is back.
It's been a month since Trayvon Martin, the black 17-year-old Florida high school student, was shot dead by a neighborhood watchman in an incident that has sparked a national uproar. Now that the issue has exploded into the national press, African-American bloggers, commentators and their allies are calling on Obama to personally condemn the incident.
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That's created another agonizing headache for a president who's faced trouble when wading into racial issues before — and who's seemed reluctant to do so every time.
"I would personally be disappointed if the first black president didn't speak on an issue that has affected so many people so much," said Boyce Watkins, a Syracuse University professor and community activist. "Trayvon's death is quickly becoming a national tragedy. But even in spite of the fact that this case is so clear-cut to so many people, it still draws a line" that Obama is unwilling to cross.
Watkins noted that while Obama personally phoned the Georgetown law student whom Rush Limbaugh called a "slut" on the air, he hasn't offered condolences to Martin's family, publicly or privately.
"It says a lot to me. I think that in the minds of a lot of people of color, it speaks to the traditional double standard — that he'd call a privileged white female," Watkins said. "Yet in spite of this disappointment, we would still make excuses for the first black president."
While most support Obama, Watkins's critique underscores a frustration for Obama allies and some White House staffers: As the nation's first African-American president, blacks look to him on matters of racial injustice — but whites are scrutinizing him for signs of unfair advocacy.
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Sixth in a series analyzing Raiders position groups with a contingent of scouts and coaches in Indianapolis at the scouting combine:
Starters: RE Richard Seymour, DT Tommy Kelly, DT Gerard Warren, LE Greg Ellis. Backups_ DT Desmond Bryant, DE Greyson Gunheim, DT William Joseph, DE Jay Richardson, DE Matt Shaughnessy.
Review: As a group, was less effective than the sum of its parts. On one hand, the Raiders often played on the opposite side of the line and were among the league leaders in tackles for loss. Which was more than negated by the amount of rushing yardage they surrendered through either shabby tackling, poor gap control, or simply getting pushed around.
The Raiders thought enough of Seymour to make him their exclusive rights franchise free agent, guaranteeing him at least $12.398 million. He looked that good at times. Other times, he vanished for stretches. Although Kelly has his moments, he's shown no sign he'll ever be worth all the money they paid him the previous year to stay out of free agency. Warren has moments where he can't be blocked and then . . . it's been the story of his career at previous stops in Cleveland and Denver. Ellis, despite a balky knee, recorded seven sacks and proved to be an excellent free agent acquisition.
Third-round draft pick Matt Shaughnessy out of Wisconsin looked like a real find. He showed great range and passion, a good burst rushing the passer (four sacks) and was a sponge for everything Seymour and Ellis had to offer. Bryant, an undrafted free agent out of Harvard, was heavily involved in the defensive line rotation and produced far more than could have been expected after jumping from the Ivy League to the NFL.
Richardson, with three sacks, looks the part of a dominant lineman but plays that way too infrequently. Joseph has been on a yo-yo from being released, to being signed and then released again. Gunheim was a practice squad promotion for the second straight year.
Contract status: Nothing to worry about. Everything is within the Raiders control.
What's next: Rumors continue of the Raiders wanting to off-load some players, particularly those with bloated contracts. Kelly and Warren would both qualify on that score, although, as noted before, these supposed fire-sales have been rumored every season and they never actually happen. The assumption here is that Trevor Scott will play linebacker based on the way he finished the 2009 season. That's a good idea because it means more time for Shaughnessy, who will eventually push Ellis out of the starting lineup and off the roster. In the meantime, Ellis is good to have around.
The Raiders usually take a defensive lineman or two in the draft, and have scored big with the picks of Scott and Shaughnessy the past two years (it more than makes up for the Quinton Moses whiff).
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With the festive season fast approaching, one of the best gifts money can buy is an Internet radio. I've had one for six months or so now and it sits in the kitchen, merrily blasting out any genre of any music from anywhere in the world that happens to take our fancy. From disco classics to flamenco and everything in between, Internet radio caters for both mainstream and guilty pleasures with the simple turn of a dial.
Apart from the immense choice of music (explorable by region, genre, popularity, and all the other options you'd expect from Radio 2.0) what's really impressive is how Internet radio joins the power of the web with the everyday ease/familiarity of an old-school household appliance. The device takes seconds to install; it simply attaches itself to your wifi and the quality is superb. You tune it with a dial just like you've been tuning a radio for years. It's the new wireless wireless.
I suppose the technical demands of radio are easier to overcome than the demands of video. But it is starting to become feasible to watch video over the internet and I don't just mean short clips on YouTube. The phenomenal success of BBC's iPlayer proves there is a market for viewing TV-quality content online and on demand.
The trouble with video online is that it's not yet compelling enough (and by that ultimately I guess I mean easy enough) to consume purely online. OK, you might watch a few shows on your computer or portable device but I bet you've still got a TV in the living room and probably have a DVD player, etc etc. Early adopters have home media centres, but imagine a video version of an Internet radio which integrates the web with a traditional mainstream appliance.
So, while we're waiting for video, why not live the future in a rather old fashioned way and get the best of both worlds with an Internet radio? You can even pull an RSS feed onto the front display so you'll always be up to date with your favourite blog.
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I took a class on PSP once, but never really used it. My short elevator ride description of PSP is that it's like SCRUM with more measurements. I worry, however, that some of the extra metrics can be used to inappropriately evaluate people - e.g. to reward or punish someone for their defect density.
I do like the discipline of estimation PSP pushes - I think estimation is a software development activity that has a lot of room for improvement, and I was able to measurably improve my estimation abilities throughout the course.
TSP was basically introduced and pitched to management by consultants as a means of helping to achieve the goal of CMMI level 3 certification. I could go on and on about the ensuing disaster that happened once this process began being forced upon a development staff of agilists who were actually producing high value software for the customer on a regular basis, but instead I'll talk about the TSP methodology.
TSP is waterfall process incognito... period. The system itself is designed for repeatable process and nowhere does it advocate any value in the software that is being delivered. Its chief concern is making sure that a process is being captured, recorded, followed and measured. The development of TSP came about because organizations were struggling to meet the rigorous demands of CMMI. It was seen as a bridge to get to CMMI. It was founded in academia and in my experience it struggles in the domain of business application development.
Do you enjoy programming with a log book and a stop watch? That is how you measure your work. The data is supposed to be protected so that it can't be used against individual developers by management. It took about 2 months before management started asking the Team Leads for the individual metrics. You can just imagine how awesome people's metrics started looking after they learned that management was reviewing them.
TSP was presented as a load-balanced type of 3 month iterative process. By this I mean that a stack of work is presented and agreed to up front with the customer. There is a series of ceremonial meetings where requirements are drawn in blood and work is planned out. Each developer will get handed a stack of that work. It's basically a micro push system. Once a developer runs out of work, they can take over the load of other developers that may be falling behind. Priority of requirements are not considered or racked and stacked. Everything is just considered work that must be done and from that you derive a Work Breakdown Structure. Let's be clear - work doesn't mean programming. You might spend the majority of your time writing up design documents and cross referencing that design to your software requirements specification. Oh, and recording in your workbook every step of the way... remember to click that stop watch.
Within that 3 month iteration work proceeds strictly according to a waterfall system. There are no concepts of Test Driven Development or Emergent (simple) design. TSP follows a Requirements document, design document, coding, test and deployment phased approach. All of these phases must be well documented as part of the process and followed strictly with checklists. All of these phases are linear in nature and a series of metrics are recorded for each phase. I once visited another site where TSP was being implemented and I was adamantly told that people don't do testing before or during coding. These people were basically operating in the stone age and had no concept of test driven development.
There are various roles that each developer also has to play besides the reason that they were hired in the first place. These roles are essentially a way to enforce process capitulation upon the development staff. Like having a friendly North Korean neighbor that likes to check up on you once a week just to see how your doing. The developers on my team absolutely hated having these additional roles such as process enforcer, planning enforcer, meeting enforcer, etc. As for developer collaboration... virtually non existent. Remember you've been handed your work for the next 3 months. Its boils down to a group of individuals masquerading as a team.
Once a week the "team" gets together to review metrics that have been recorded in the workbooks. Earned Value charts are reviewed, risk analysis diagrams are mined closely, but more importantly it is a good once a week session to vent frustration with having to follow the process when all people want to do is build great software.
We lost a lot of talented developers during this experiment. I mean some really talented people. TSP is Scientific Management and Taylorism wrapped up in a nice package that upper management types seem to love. I have since left the organization and moved on to other headaches however I will never work with TSP again in my career. I think its safe to say many of my former coworkers have the same view.
TSP is waterfall process incognito... period. and
There is a series of ceremonial meetings where requirements are drawn in blood and work is planned out. and
These people were basically operating in the stone age and had no concept of test driven development. and
As for developer collaboration... virtually non existent. do not capture the essence of PSP/TSP. This "answer" is incredibly biased. Sure, you didn't like it. That's fine. But it projects the wrong (and, if you read TSP literature, wholly incorrect) characteristics of TSP while making sweeping generalizations.
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Horrible. Absolutely hated it.
They brought it in at my old workplace (arguably the best known software company in the world) and had varying success with it.
One section of the company (IT app dev) was the guinea pig (where I was), the other section (product dev) just kicked it out, out of hand.
For me, at a developer level, all it did was introduce too much process.
Every "higher level" meeting, managers would present all these charts talking about low bug counts, reducing over time etc etc, when in reality, the projects were just as buggy/delayed as any other normal project, it was just being dressed up nicely by the Dev leads.
I guess you can say that is a failure of the teams rather than the system, but it was more the teams trying to get around a system they did not like that they felt actually hindered their project.
It's been a number of years now, but the 2 things that reallt stuck out were the incredibly awful Excel spreadsheet tool you had to use, and the lame "building a house" analogy from the training courses.
With PSP, your supposed to track metrics on the small, medium, large functions you write, and track it over time etc etc.
My problem with that and the house analogy is that I am always moving from technology to technology, version to version, so I didn't see how the metrics around how long it take me to do something would work.
What none of you developers realise is that through TSP and PSP you as a developer can write your own resume with evidence (data) to back it up. Also your data is your personal data and as a TSP Coach we may not discuss your data with anyone except the owner of that data... Yes, there is a process that needs to be adhered to and certainly each developer needs to be disciplined to capture the data.
TSP has assisted our organization in getting our estimations more accurate but in order to do that you need to be disciplined as developers to capture accurate data; garbage in garbage out. TSP/PSP doesn't bring anything new to the table, only the fact that there is a process which most of us learned during our courses.
Since the advent of 4GL Languages these disciplines all flew out the window and the compiler became the way of testing your code. TSP brings back the old ways of doing things by producing a design (program specification) and then a personal review as well as a peer review. Then you code it and once done you review your code and then get your peers to review; all this is timed and defects logged.
So for people who like to work in chaos this is not the way to go.
You have to be be willing to change and learn as you will see from your own data where you can improve.
I've taken the PSP course and have been involved in creating on-line training for it. I've seen a number of successful implementations of TSP/PSP in companies – e.g. Intuit, Adobe, HP. The premise is strong: use accurate historical data of your own performance as a developer (in terms of time and, possibly more importantly, defects), analyse it (you're given tools to do this), and base future predictions of your performance on this (that's the PSP), and then roll this up with the data of your team members to create projections for your team's performance (that's the TSP). Where teams "buy it", it's remarkably effective at improving scheduling and reducing defect rates – there's a lot of case studies and reports published.
Data privacy is a concern that is considered at some point by everyone who looks at the PSP. The principle of the PSP is that your personal data is never shared. When it's rolled up with others' in your team, then the team can access the rolled-up data. If you work for a company that violates this principle, then you're likely to have put privacy concerns behind you.
Developers often buck at the prospect of logging time against their activities. The key to this is an effective demonstration of the advantage of keeping a log, learning to analyse the data, and applying the lessons learnt to write less-defective code in the time you said you would. Experiencing this is quite interesting.
Have a look at:
http://www.innerworkings.com/process I'm only allowed 1 hyperlink in my post, so It'll be my own ;-)
Look also at the Web sites for the Software Engineering Institiute's TSP pages, their annual Symposium proceedings, and the Wikipedia entry for PSP (it's more comprehensive than the TSP page).
TSP only gives you some beautiful charts and artificial data to do nice presentation and boggs down the project big time. It can be sold just becuase management is not a developer and doesn't know how developers do thier work. If, fortunately, a company has managment who knows something about development, the company will never uses TSP at all or will drop the process like trash.


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As others have suggested, the table needs to be broken up and normalized. In a salary application, I venture to state that about 70% to 80% of data is static month to month. Consequently your monthly replication of 27000 of rows (with 37 columns) is a not good design. You really need to take a close look at the design and discuss with application programmers and DBAs.
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Cambridge, MA. May 27 was graduation day at Harvard, a splendid ceremonial event as well as occasion of myriad smaller personal and family instances of celebration and thanksgiving, as a truly global community descended upon Harvard Yard for the main ceremonies. But of still greater interest to me, this year as in other years, was the Divinity School's Religious Service celebrating Commencement, held as usual the day before (May 26 this year) in the Yard's Memorial Church.
This service is a marvel of organization, generous inclusivity and coherent ritual order — a mix of greetings, prayers, a faculty address, and readings and music from some at least of the various religious and cultural traditions present in the MTS, MDiv, and ThD graduating classes. It took about an hour altogether, and luckily so, since it was a steamy hot day in a Church mysteriously without air conditioning or open windows. Enormous credit is due to the Divinity School's Office of Spiritual Life, and particularly to its Director, Rev. Kerry A. Maloney, and all those who worked with her.
What is most memorable though is the deep interreligious diversity of the event, this year as in the past. The opening procession occurred to the rhythm of indigenous African drumming (with banner waving by students in the front of the church), followed by a traditional Christian hymn, Thaxted's "For the Splendor of Creation." After opening greetings, we heard a powerful Indigenous American thanksgiving song (chanted by one of our graduates, Kvnfvske Yvholv Marcus Anthony Briggs-Cloud), an Islamic call to prayer (azan), and a most lovely chant from the Brhadaranyaka Upanisad. Readings followed, in the traditions of the Society of Friends (Quakers), Tibetan Buddhism, the American Humanist tradition and, from the New Testament, Romans 8; after another lovely song, we hear a reading from William Ellery Channing of the Unitarian Universalist Tradition, and a rousing rendition of Leslie Bricusse's "Gonna Build a Mountain." Professor Stephanie Paulsell's splendid faculty address followed, a call to courage in life and learning that was memorably woven around a story of Ulysses told in Dante's Inferno: how Ulysses dared to pass beyond the Western gates of the Mediterranean Sea, to seek where no one had dared to go before, only to reach beyond the safe limits of human-being. (While Professor Paulsell was not proposing perdition for the curious, she was reminding the graduates and all of us not to stop short, play it safe, pull back.)
The service closed with Jewish, Neopagan, Baha'i, and Mormon blessings — and indeed, last but not least, the Roman Catholic tradition (with a loving rendition of the Peace Prayer of St. Francis in Spanish and English). We processed out to Indigenous American dance songs, followed by Giuseppe Torelli's Sinfonia in D.
Of course, this is definitely a case to prove that indeed, "you had to be there" to appreciate the moment. I draw it to your attention because, just a few days after Pentecost, it placed before me the prospect of order in diversity, spiritual insight in and around the edges of religious traditions. It offered, for a moment, the creation of a way of celebrating religiously, praying together, that lies in uncharted waters, fashioned from the diversity of a student body that comes from many backgrounds yet remains comfortable in a Divinity School setting.
Harvard, you may recall, is analyzed, criticized, mocked as both religiously shallow and religiously lost, but it is also an experimental, experiential site for spiritual quest in our century. But what does a service such as Wednesday's mean theologically? Can Humanist and Baha'i and Native American and Roman Catholic prayers and readings and sounds cohere in some meaningful way? Is this good or bad? Those indeed are real questions, to be asked and answered outside of church, after the ceremonies, when we reflect on the truth and value of what we do. A well wrought ritual does not prove its validity simply by its success. Perhaps it was just a cultural celebration. Even a wonderfully orchestrated hour of spiritual celebration tells us only part of what we need to know about the inner truth of this or that tradition, or of traditions in encounter. But such an event — right at the heart of Harvard Yard — gives us a place for reflection, as we see the flourishing of ideas and practices and loves unfamiliar to our Church, as community arises from a great mix of backgrounds and purposes, a gathering visited by God.
We Catholics rightly wonder about how diverse our prayer can be, whether we can pray deeply with the faithful of other traditions, how the Spirit moves with, around, beyond our Church. But perhaps we tend to wonder too much in the abstract, without just going out to see what is happening. Even those who think there is no salvation outside the Church might take a peek once in a while. A little less theory and a little more attentiveness will do us good, lest we end up being Catholics experiencing only Catholic religiosity and having only Catholic arguments with other Catholics.
Or, as the first reading for Trinity Sunday, from Proverbs 8, reminds us, we might simply learn from God's wisdom: "Wisdom was daily His delight, rejoicing before Him always, rejoicing in His inhabited world and delighting in the human race."
Heaven forfend, Padre.
Catholic only means universal in the sense that all others HAVE to belong in order to be saved.
Now I'll remove my tongue from my cheek in deference to certain regular posters here who actually believe that claptrap.
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Fernandez: Opening Day start 'means everything'
JUPITER, Fla. -- Simply throwing the first pitch of the season on Monday will be thrilling enough for Marlins ace Jose Fernandez. Add to that the fact that his grandmother, Olga, will be at Marlins Park for the occasion makes Opening Day yet another dream come true for the 21-year-old right-hander.
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JUPITER, Fla. -- Simply throwing the first pitch of the season on Monday will be thrilling enough for Marlins ace Jose Fernandez. Add to that the fact that his grandmother, Olga, will be at Marlins Park for the occasion makes Opening Day yet another dream come true for the 21-year-old right-hander.
As if the always-energized Fernandez needed another adrenaline boost.
Fernandez's personal saga has been well documented. At age 15, he defected from Cuba and settled in Tampa, Fla. Five years later, he was in the big leagues and being named to the National League All-Star team. The right-hander turned 21 on July 30, and after a record-setting season he was named National League Rookie of the Year.
One thing missing in the remarkable six-year ride was having his grandmother at his games. Olga still lives in Cuba, but a few months ago she obtained a visitation visa.
In November, the Marlins orchestrated a surprise reunion at Marlins Park. Fernandez was kept in the dark that his grandmother was in town until she entered the clubhouse while he was giving an interview. A couple of days later, accompanied by Olga and his mother, Martiza, Fernandez was named NL Rookie of the Year.
On Monday, when Fernandez takes the mound in the season opener against the Rockies at Marlins Park, Olga will be in attendance.
"It's going to mean everything," Fernandez said. "My grandma hasn't seen me pitch since I was 14 years old. For sure, it's going to be a special night. But it's special the way it is already. Her being there is going to add more to my personal feelings."
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Based on pure stuff, and impressive numbers as a rookie, Fernandez already has achieved tremendous acclaim. Along with being a convincing winner in the Rookie of the Year race, he also finished third in the Cy Young voting.
But like any player coming off a stellar rookie season, there inevitably is talk about a sophomore jinx.
Repeating his rookie success may be difficult, but it certainly wouldn't surprise anyone when you take into consideration how talented he is. Mechanically, he is very clean. He possesses four plus-pitches, and his fastball reached as high as 99 mph last year.
Throw into the equation that he is an unrelenting competitor, and you have the makings of a potential Cy Young Award winner.
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When the first pitch is thrown, Fernandez will officially become the youngest starting pitcher in Marlins history. The right-hander will be 21 years, 243 days old.
Josh Beckett was 22 years, 320 days old when he got the Opening Day nod for the club in 2003.
Fernandez also will be the youngest Opening Day starter in the big leagues since Felix Hernandez of the Mariners was 20 years, 359 days old in 2007.
Despite his youth, Fernandez shares something in common with pitchers of all ages -- he's a perfectionist. He is hard on himself when he gives up as much as a few hits.
"All pitchers are like that," manager Mike Redmond said. "They get one time a week to go out and pitch. Every five days, they want to go out and be perfect. That's just the nature of their job. That can be rough. You're not going to be perfect every single time. Some days you're going to be better than others. That's where you've got to trust your stuff and understand you have a plan, and continue to stay focused.
"Jose is amazing at that for such a young guy. There are going to be some battles out there. There are going to be some nights where he doesn't feel great, and he's going to have to battle and give us everything he has. I know that he will do that."
The youthful enthusiasm Fernandez has surfaces every time he takes the field. This is a guy who had a hard time sleeping before his first Grapefruit League start in Spring Training.
Having his grandmother and mother at the game on Monday makes the day even more meaningful.
Wherever they are sitting, Fernandez will take notice. He made a practice of that as a rookie, locating his mother shortly after he completed his warmups.
"When I know my mom is in the stands, when I'm walking in from the bullpen, I like to know where she is sitting," Fernandez said.
Expect nothing different when his grandmother is also seated.
"For sure, I will see her before the game," Fernandez said.
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro.


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Michael Frazier scores career-high as Florida throttles Georgia
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Breaking the school record for consecutive home wins should be something to celebrate.
Not for No. 7 Florida, which has fallen one step short of the Final Four the last three years.
Michael Frazier II scored a career-high 21 points and the Gators handled Georgia 72-50 on Tuesday night, notching their 25th straight at the O'Connell Center.
Undermanned Florida topped the previous mark set between March 2006 and November 2007. Two-time national champions Corey Brewer, Taurean Green, Al Horford and Joakim Noah did most of the heavy lifting in that streak.
This group, which has four seniors who have tasted plenty of disappointment, barely acknowledged their achievement.
"It's cool to be a part of that and to accomplish something like that," center Pat Young said. "Hopefully we can top it with an NCAA championship and a Final Four and all that good stuff. Making a record that someone else has to break is pretty cool. Hopefully it stays here for another 100 years or however Florida is around."
If Frazier continues to play like he did against the Bulldogs, Florida (14-2, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) certainly could improve its chances of making a deep run in the NCAA tournament. Frazier made 7 of 16 shots, including 5 of 12 from 3-point range. His previous high was 20 points in a loss to Wisconsin early this season.
Coaches and teammates told Frazier to keep shooting despite a 1-for-8 start.
"Any time you can get hot like that, catch fire, it feels good," Frazier said. "My teammates had great confidence in me, coaches told me to keep shooting. That always feels good to have my teammates and my coaches behind me."
Juwan Parker led Georgia (8-7, 2-1) with 13 points while Marcus Thornton added 11 points and seven rebounds.
Dorian Finney-Smith scored 14 points for Florida, while Will Yeguete added 12 and Young 10.
Florida won despite playing its second game without leading scorer Casey Prather, who sat out with a bruised right knee. The Gators had just seven scholarship players available. They got even thinner when point guard Scottie Wilbekin left the game midway through the second half with cramps.
He got treatment and returned a few minutes later. But just as he re-entered the game, guard DeVon Walker headed to the locker room with a busted lip.
In the midst of those issues, the Gators went 9:43 without a field goal in the second half, but the Bulldogs did little to take advantage of the lull.
Georgia's real problem was the opening 20 minutes. Florida used a 24-4 run in the first half to open a 20-point lead and pretty much coasted from there. The Bulldogs had 11 turnovers and 11 points with 4:26 remaining before halftime.
"When you play like boys in a man's game, you've got to be tougher than we were tonight. There's no way around it," Georgia coach Mark Fox said. "We've got to play better on the road in environments like this against teams like this. … We didn't come in here with the mentality we needed to play a team like them on the road."
Georgia looked nothing like the same team that upset Missouri and Alabama to open SEC play.
Florida's press and stifling defense created havoc.
And hitting shots from behind the arc only added to Georgia's woes. Frazier, Finney-Smith, Wilbekin and Walker all hit 3s in the decisive spurt. Florida finished 11 of 26 from 3-point range.
"We lost our poise," Thornton said. "We got too relaxed and made some very immature plays, and once you get behind the 8-ball in a place like Florida, they will crush you quickly. The game was decided in right there in the first half."
The Bulldogs had nearly as many turnovers (12) as points (16) at the break. They shot 31.6 percent from the field, well shy of Florida's 50 percent shooting.
The closest Georgia got was 45-31 with about 11 minutes to play.
Frazier's fifth 3 made it 70-39 and sent many scrambling for the exits in a laugher.
Florida's last loss at the O'Dome was March 4, 2012, against Kentucky. The Gators have won eight straight this season and 12 in a row at home against the Bulldogs.
"I'm really, really proud of our guys," Gators coach Billy Donovan said. "That's great. The guys that had won that many in a row obviously did some really special things. These guys haven't won national championships, but they've done some special things as well, and I'm proud of them. It's a good milestone.
"I think any time you can do something for the first time in school history it's always nice."


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At school De Morgan did not excel and, because of his physical disability
... he did not join in the sports of other boys, and he was even made the victim of cruel practical jokes by some schoolfellows.De Morgan entered Trinity College Cambridge in 1823 at the age of 16 where he was taught by Peacock and Whewell - the three became lifelong friends. He received his BA but, because a theological test was required for the MA, something to which De Morgan strongly objected despite being a member of the Church of England, he could go no further at Cambridge being not eligible for a Fellowship without his MA.
In 1826 he returned to his home in London and entered Lincoln's Inn to study for the Bar. In 1827 (at the age of 21) he applied for the chair of mathematics in the newly founded University College London and, despite having no mathematical publications, he was appointed.
In 1828 De Morgan became the first professor of mathematics at University College. He gave his inaugural lecture On the study of mathematics . De Morgan was to resign his chair, on a matter of principle, is 1831. He was appointed to the chair again in 1836 and held it until 1866 when he was to resign for a second time, again on a matter of principle.
His book Elements of arithmetic (1830) was his second publication and was to see many editions.
In 1838 he defined and introduced the term 'mathematical induction' putting a process that had been used without clarity on a rigorous basis. The term first appears in De Morgan's article Induction (Mathematics) in the Penny Cyclopedia. (Over the years he was to write 712 articles for the Penny Cyclopedia.) The Penny Cyclopedia was published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, set up by the same reformers who founded London University, and that Society also published a famous work by De Morgan The Differential and Integral Calculus.
In 1849 he published Trigonometry and double algebra in which he gave a geometric interpretation of complex numbers.
He recognised the purely symbolic nature of algebra and he was aware of the existence of algebras other than ordinary algebra. He introduced De Morgan's laws and his greatest contribution is as a reformer of mathematical logic.
De Morgan corresponded with Charles Babbage and gave private tuition to Lady Lovelace who, it is claimed, wrote the first computer program for Babbage.
De Morgan also corresponded with Hamilton and, like Hamilton attempted to extend double algebra to three dimension. In a letter to Hamilton, De Morgan writes of his correspondence with Hamilton and William Hamilton. He writes
Be it known unto you that I have discovered that you and the other Sir W. H. are reciprocal polars with respect to me (intellectually and morally, for the Scottish baronet is a polar bear, and you, I was going to say, are a polar gentleman). When I send a bit of investigation to Edinburgh, the W. H. of that ilk says I took it from him. When I send you one, you take it from me, generalise it at a glance, bestow it thus generalised upon society at large, and make me the second discoverer of a known theorem.In 1866 he was a co-founder of the London Mathematical Society and became its first president. De Morgan's son George, a very able mathematician, became its first secretary. In the same year De Morgan was elected a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.
De Morgan was never a Fellow of the Royal Society as he refused to let his name be put forward. He also refused an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh. He was described by Thomas Hirst thus:-
A dry dogmatic pedant I fear is Mr De Morgan, notwithstanding his unquestioned ability.Macfarlane remarks that
... De Morgan considered himself a Briton unattached neither English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish.He also says
He disliked the country and while his family enjoyed the seaside, and men of science were having a good time at a meeting of the British Association in the country he remained in the hot and dusty libraries of the metropolis. ... he had no ideas or sympathies in common with the physical philosopher. His attitude was doubtless due to his physical infirmity, which prevented him from being either an observer or an experimenter. He never voted in an election, and he never visited the House of Commons, or the Tower, or Westminster Abbey.De Morgan was always interested in odd numerical facts and writing in 1864 he noted that he had the distinction of being x years old in the year x2 (He was 43 in 1849). Anyone born in 1980 can claim the same distinction.
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I have to disagree. This year we did not receive our first freeze till about mid December, about two months latter than normal.
We have only had one snow event, that hardly left a memory, a few weeks ago. The rains have hardly let up though.
We hope that our jungle that streaches from the back of our garden and about 1.5 miles N-E-S, will green up towards spring and offer very nice blackberries again. The deer have been rather plentiful, and the local traveling cougar, has made a presence with three dead deer remains in a back meadow about 1/8 mile in.
We live about 25 miles North of Corvallis.
As the Norwegens say, "There is no bad weather, just bad clothing."
I lived in Portland, Oregon for decades, and only returned to Ohio for family reasons. While Portland isn't tropical, its winters tend to be relatively mild, ditto for the summers. I'd be back in Portland tomorrow if I could make it work.
The problem with the tropics is that it's night half the day, at least on the equator. If you don't like night THAT much, you probably want the subtropics.
Most of the places that would satisfy your requirements are subject to hurricanes and typhoons.
About the best Canada has to offer, climate-wise, is Vancouver, BC. It rarely drops below freezing in the winter although the summer temps aren't that high either. At least it's one part of Canada where you would never experience the super-sub-zero temps and meters of snow. Weed is more of a religion in Vancouver than Christianity -> although watch out for the vegans; I've head that they've started knocking on doors.
Yeah, I can vouch for Vancouver. It's my home and i've lived in other cities (Miami and Toronto ) but have always made sure to find my way back. It is consistently found in the top 5 places to live in the world.
Here it is this year at #5: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-world%E2%80%99s-best-places-to-li...
True there are lots of vegans. I humor it tho. I mean, i'm not a vegetarian by any means but... its true that lifelong vegetarians never die of heart disease. It's not a bad way to live! Just not for me!
"Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, is an atheist."
Didn't know that.
Australia is pretty well-known for racism, though. No overly-tan folks allowed.
Loachapoka, Alabama is a hotbed of free thinkers.
LOL, Doug!
Forget Florida. Every December they shut down traffic and jesus literally drags a big wooden cross all over town. I'm usually the only one rooting for the Romans!
Forcing 'Jesus' to drag a wooden cross around seems rather barbaric. I think he should join the local OCCUPY group to do penence, surely there are a few banking operations that could be picketed...LOL
Maybe I'm naive, but I've visited California almost every year for the past 8 years, mostly the Silicon Valley area, but sometimes Southern California.
What strikes me as most appealing about California is that when they have a problem, they just go about trying to solve it. None of that religious mumbo-jumbo. Even the religious are progressive compared to what I'm used to in my home state of Texas.
My goal is to retire in California, ideally in or near San Jose.
I live in New Zealand and I HIGHLY recommend it (if you can get in). It's got nice weather (for me). I describe it as having 4 seasons but no winter. I've lived in Christchurch for 35 years. During that entire time it's snowed maybe 10 times. (It never snows in the North Island (except in the mountains). I would not recommend living some place where there are NO frosts.
Best of all, it's one of the most secular societies in the world. Helen Clark, the Prime Minister from 2001 to 2009 (now 3rd-ranked UN administrator) is an openly-declared atheist. How many other places have an atheist head of state. The idea is ridiculous in (almost?) every country.
FREE hospital care!! I don't HAVE health insurance (although some do - if they "need" a private room or elective surgery), but I've never spend one minute worrying about my health care.
I currently subsist SOLELY on on Superannuation (Social Security).
I think what you are looking for is called.... Miami.


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Shirts will be sold in the MMA or UFC market. AFFLICTION designs are very cool, I'm looking for something similar but better. You can see examples at:
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We'll begin with 3 color shirts black, white, and grey. The design should be tough looking and can be anywhere on the shirt; full front, half front, corner front, back or sleeves. Where ever, feel free to get creative.
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- Black, Grey or White print
- You to get really creative and think about what this brand should look like in a T-Shirt
- You to keep in mind the target market, 18-36 male, possible MMA/UFC, motocross, Xgames, skaters, surfers, xtreme sports, etc.
- Target Market is wearing AFFLICTION, maybe Ed Hardy, DC Clothing.
- Unconscious Apparel could have many different reasons why someone gets knocked out or goes unconscious...could be a punch, bike wreck, snowboard crash, etc.
- Shirts will be worn by winners, people who play hard, competes harder, and goes at everything in life full throttle.
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When people move to another country, the economical scene and the emotional aspects of the transfer need to be considered. Although many people move to a foreign country, there are also many people who do not since they are afraid they will not get accustomed to the culture.
The quality of jobs and the availability of higher salaries and more job opportunities are decisive factors when people decide whether to go to another country. In several countries, workers are not legally registered and bosses force them to work ten hours or twelve a day. They are exploited and do not have any labor rights. A wider labour market is another crucial factor. (explain a little more, i.e. what you mean and how this is crucial) Work elements play a vital role while people consider moving to another place.
On the other hand, some people argue they would not move to a foreign country since they do not want to leave their families, which are the most important thing for them. There are few people who can move themselves with the whole family; most workers are alone in an unknown place. But even though they deny wanting to move to another country, they think they would be much more relaxed and comfortable in another country if they are living in a stressful one.
My conclusion is that different people have different reasons for moving to another place to live. These reasons include higher wages and more job opportunities. But even though the chances of getting a better job would be higher, many families will not move because of emotional aspect.
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New USGS report describes effects of groundwater pumping on streamflow
The USGS has released a new report that summarizes knowledge on streamflow depletion and the effects of groundwater pumping on surface water.
Nov. 16, 2012 -- Groundwater provides drinking water for millions of Americans and is the primary source of water to irrigate cropland in many of the nations most productive agricultural settings. Although the benefits of groundwater development are many, groundwater pumping can reduce the flow of water in connected streams and rivers -- a process called streamflow depletion by wells. The USGS has released a new report that summarizes the body of knowledge on streamflow depletion, highlights common misconceptions, and presents new concepts to help water managers and others understand the effects of groundwater pumping on surface water.
"Groundwater discharge is a critical part of flow in most streams -- and the more we pump below the ground, the more we deplete water flowing down the stream," said USGS Director Marcia McNutt. "When viewed over the long term, it is one big zero-sum game."
Groundwater and surface-water systems are connected, and groundwater discharge is often a substantial component of the total flow of a stream. In many areas of the country, pumping wells capture groundwater that would otherwise discharge to connected streams, rivers, and other surface-water bodies. Groundwater pumping can also draw streamflow into connected aquifers where pumping rates are relatively large or where the locations of pumping are relatively close to a stream.
"Streamflow depletion caused by pumping is an important water-resource management issue across the nation because of the adverse effects that reduced flows can have on aquatic ecosystems, the availability of surface water, and the quality and aesthetic value of streams and rivers," said Paul Barlow, USGS hydrologist and author on the report. "Managing the effects of streamflow depletion by wells is challenging, particularly because of the significant time delays that often occur between when pumping begins and when the effects of that pumping are realized in nearby streams. This report will help managers understand the many factors that control the timing, rates, and locations of streamflow depletion caused by pumping."
Major conclusions from the report:
- Individual wells may have little effect on streamflow depletion, but small effects of many wells pumping within a basin can combine to produce substantial effects on streamflow and aquatic habitats.
- Basinwide groundwater development typically occurs over a period of several decades, and the resulting cumulative effects on streamflow depletion may not be fully realized for years.
- Streamflow depletion continues for some time after pumping stops because it takes time for a groundwater system to recover from the previous pumping stress. In some aquifers, maximum rates of streamflow depletion may occur long after pumping stops, and full recovery of the groundwater system may take decades to centuries.
- Streamflow depletion can affect water quality in the stream or in the aquifer. For example, in many areas, groundwater discharge cools stream temperatures in the summer and warms stream temperatures in the winter, providing a suitable year-round habitat for fish. Reductions in groundwater discharge to streams caused by pumping can degrade habitat by warming stream temperatures during the summer and cooling stream temperatures during the winter.
- The major factors that affect the timing of streamflow depletion are the distance from the well to the stream and the properties and geologic structure of the aquifer.
- Sustainable rates of groundwater pumping near streams do not depend on the rates at which groundwater systems are naturally replenished (or recharged), but on the total flow rates of the streams and the amount of reduced streamflow that a community or regulatory authority is willing to accept.
"Conjunctive management of groundwater and surface-water resources is critical in New Mexico, where our limited surface-water supplies can be impacted by new uses that are predominantly dependent on groundwater pumping," said Mike Johnson, Chief of the Hydrology Bureau in the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer. "This new USGS publication consolidates our understanding of the connection between aquifers and streams and provides a clear, thorough and up-to-date explanation of the tools and techniques used to evaluate streamflow depletion by wells. This report will be very useful to New Mexico's water managers in guiding technical analysis, dispelling common misconceptions, and explaining these complex concepts to decision makers and the public."
The report, which is a product of the USGS Groundwater Resources Program, is titled "Streamflow Depletion by Wells -- Understanding and Managing the Effects of Groundwater Pumping on Streamflow" and is available in print and online.
The Groundwater Resources Program provides objective scientific information and develops the interdisciplinary understanding necessary to assess and quantify the availability of the nation's groundwater resources. The Program has been instrumental in documenting groundwater declines and in developing groundwater-flow models for use in sustainably managing withdrawals. The research and understanding developed through this program can provide water-resource managers with the tools and information needed to manage this important natural resource.
USGS provides science for a changing world. Visit USGS.gov, and follow us on Twitter @USGS and our other social media channels.


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