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| Effective March 1, 2011, what were formerly known as local and national Tour Permits were superseded by the Tour Plan.
The online tour permit system has been suspended.
| Some of the following information is out-dated and shown for reference purposes only.
See Tour Plan for the new procedures.
Local Tour Permit
- Local Tour Permit Application, No. 34426 - For unit trips under 500 miles. Best when printed on legal [8.5 x 14] paper
- - Interactive form allows you to sign the form digitally and submit electronically.
National Tour Permit
- National Tour Permit Application, No. 4419 - For unit trips over 500 miles. Best when printed on legal [8.5 x 14] paper
Flying Permit
- Flying Permit Application - Includes Parent/Guardian Consent Form for BSA Aviation flights
Parental Consent & Hold Harmless
- This is now a part of the Annual Health and Medical Record.
Guide to Safe Scouting
- From the Guide to Safe Scouting, p. 51.
- If a unit plans a trip within 500 miles of the home base it is important that the unit obtain a local tour permit. A national tour permit is required for trips in excess of 500 miles from home or outside the continental United States.
- Tour permits have become recognized by national parks, military institutions, and other organizations as proof that a unit activity has been well planned and organized and is under capable and qualified leadership. These organizations may require the tour permit for entry.
- Most short, in-town den trips of a few hours do not require a tour permit; however, it is recommended that dens obtain permission slips from parents.
Planning and Conducting a Safe Scout Outing
- See Planning and Conducting a Safe Scout Outing
- Tour permits are an essential part of the safe Scout outing planning process.
- The Local Tour Permit is used for trips of less than 500 miles and lets the local council know where your trip will be taking place. It describes activity training standards required for activities such as swimming, boating, or climbing. It explains the requirements for transportation and leadership training.
- The tour leader signs the application, indicating that he or she has read the Guide to Safe Scouting.
- The Local Tour Permit includes spaces for officials at facilities visited to sign indicating that cooperation and conduct were satisfactory, as well as vehicle insurance section to be completed for each vehicle used. There is a section outlining transportation requirements (required speeds and licensing). Lastly, the tour permit includes "Our Pledge of Performance handout," which covers best practices for a Scout outing.
- When the Local Tour Permit is completed, send it to your local council office for approval. Allow the office about two weeks for approval.
- The Local Tour Permit is an essential and valuable document for planning a Scout outing. Every adult leader and Scout should have a copy of this permit to study so that the obligations undertaken are well understood.
- The National Tour Permit is used for trips 500 miles or more (one-way). It is similar to the Local Tour Permit in that it is sent to your local council and then to the BSA regional office for approval, so leave adequate lead time—at least a month—in submitting the application.
- The National Tour Permit has space for the following information.
- Leadership and personnel information
- Transportation requirements (driver's licensing and insurance)
- A copy of the itinerary
- An application for an International Letter of Introduction (where desired)
- The National Tour Permit describes BSA requirements for health, safety, aquatics, climbing/rappelling, sanitation, wilderness use, and Youth Protection training. The group leader is required to have a copy of the Guide to Safe Scouting and to sign that it has been read.
- Both the Local and National Tour Permits are valuable planning and safety tools. Each of these permits refers to other BSA documents that discuss safety training:
- Safe Swim Defense
- Safety Afloat
- Climb On Safely
- (Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO)
- Tours and Expeditions
- Wilderness Use Policy
- Principles of Leave No Trace
- Leave No Trace Training Outline
Cub Scout Field Trips
- From the Guide to Safe Scouting, p. 51.
- Most short, in-town den trips of a few hours do not require a tour permit; however, it is recommended that dens obtain permission slips from parents.
- From the Cub Scout Excursions and Field Trips
- Excursions and field trips provide some of the most exciting parts of Scouting. Cub Scouts enjoy many outdoor experiences as they participate in the variety of activities that can be held outside, such as field trips, hikes, nature and conservation experiences, and outdoor games....
- ...A local tour permit is recommended whenever the den travels to a place other than its regular meeting place (even for short in-town trips) and an informed consent form (permission slip) should be signed by the parent or guardian of every boy.


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I had a mock interview today that was like my dissertation defense but vastly more aggressive. I was shocked and responded VERY badly. Is this what interviews are really like? As soon as it started my thought was: I wouldn't want to work with jerks like this anyway. Are liberal arts interviews like this? If they are, I'm canceling mine. I'm terrified now...
I've had just a few interviews, but I've never had a real one that was close to as aggressive as the mock interview I was given before I went on the market for the first time. My mock interviewers told me that they would be far more aggressive than any real interview situation I was likely to encounter, so that I'd find my actual interviews relatively tame. (Also, my interviewers said this ahead of time, so I knew it was coming.)
It has been my experience that the less "research" oriented a department, the less aggressive the questioning. I had an interview with a highly teaching oriented department that did not touch on my research at all, although I think that's pretty unusual.
What say you, Smokers?
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Fraser Nelson goes a little overboard this morning in his fawning encomium to Cameron in the Telegraph, but says essentially the same thing. He reports
Germany's biggest newspaper, Bild, brilliantly parodied Cameron's critics: "Most EU countries have tacitly agreed to build Europe above the heads of the people," it wrote. "The European project is simply too important for democratic participation. And then along comes this Cameron!"He continues "There is a fatal flaw with Labour's policies, as Blair – in his more lucid years – understood. Britain is losing faith in hierarchies of all kinds." So when all Miliband has to offer is the wisdom and essential goodness of the all-powerful central State and sod democracy, fewer voters than ever actually trust the venal, corrupt, self-interested and avaricious panjandrums occupying the high reaches of public office either in Whitehall or Brussels.
2017 is of course an age away and some of us will be dead by then. Who knows what else will happen in the world, and the Eurozone itself is unlikely to maintain the current precarious stasis for much longer. In terms of Britain's future, we are no nearer an answer than we were before. However, Cameron's speech has caused more than mere ripples; the message is the same message that both Farage and Hannan have signalled, but coming from Cameron it carries real authority. And so we make progress, perhaps unintentionally, and perhaps in ways unforeseen. But progress.


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there is this sentence in a dialog: 好 , 我走了 , 有时间到我家去 . 再见 ! (from my beginner text book)
I do understand the translation. Well, I'm going, if you have time, come to my home. Goodbye.
However, though I knew all the words, I couldn't understand the sentence before I could read the translation. And even now, I'm left puzzled wondering: 你 doesn't appear anywhere in the sentence.
At first, I had translated for myself something like Well, I'm going, it's time going home / it's long going back home, with the 有 referring to 我 as the subject).
What are the elements to guess the 有 is referring to 你 implicitely ?
Also, would it be possible to say: 如果有时间 , 到我家去.


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The Geneva Conventions Today
09-07-2009 Statement
Address by Knut Dörmann, Head of the Legal Division, International Committee of the Red Cross, , London, 9 July 2009
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I should like to thank the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Red Cross for organizing this joint conference to mark the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. It is a great pleasure to address this distinguished audience.
The anniversary is clearly an important moment to highlight the role played by the Geneva Conventions over the past six decades and the protection they have afforded in past wars. It is also an important occasion to reflect on and evaluate the Conventions'role and challenges they face in conflicts today.
The Conventions must not be viewed in isolation. Since their conclusion in 1949, they have been supplemented and developed by three Additional Protocols. These Protocols, for example, have codified and, for the first time, detailed many of the rules on the conduct of hostilities. The Additional Protocols also expanded the list of fundamental guarantees applicable to all persons in the power of an adverse party. Many of these rules are now part of customary international law.
I should like now to briefly examine certain aspects of the Conventions and their significance in the context of contemporary warfare.
It is important to note, first of all, that the Conventions are directed primarily at the regulation of international armed conflicts. That such conflicts are perhaps less frequent, or smaller in scale, than in the past has no bearing on the relevance or validity of the Conventions today. They are no less valid and they continue to provide important forms of protection. All the provisions of the four Conventions were applicable in recent conflicts, including in Afghanistan (2001-2002), in the Iraq war (2003-2004) and during the conflict between Russia and Georgia (2008). There is also reason to believe that further international armed conflicts, including large-scale conflicts, remain a possibility in the future. Tensions between various States persist, and the circumstances in which States might resort to the use of armed force are easily imagined.
In international armed conflicts, including situations of military occupation, the Geneva Conventions are crucial for ensuring protection for victims. The provisions of the Conventions – for instance, on the material conditions of detention – have been fundamental in saving the lives and ensuring the well-being of many detainees. It is on the basis of these rules t hat the ICRC reminds States that they have consented to abide by certain standards of treatment in times of armed conflict; and it is these rules that enable the ICRC to carry out its humanitarian mission in the field.
Figures from recent international armed conflicts demonstrate the continuing relevance of the Geneva Conventions. During the conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia, the ICRC visited - in the year 2000 alone - over 1,000 Ethiopian prisoners of war and 4,300 civilian internees. In addition, we facilitated the exchange of 16,326 messages between Ethiopian and Eritrean prisoners of war and their families. The ICRC also organized safe passage across the front lines for 12,493 civilians of Ethiopian origin. In cooperation with the Eritrean Red Cross, the ICRC distributed aid to over 150,000 civilians affected by the conflict, and provided surgical supplies for the treatment of 10,000 war-wounded, in cooperation with the Eritrean Ministry of Health.
In Iraq, between April 2003 and May 2004, the ICRC visited 6,100 prisoners of war and 11,146 civilian internees and detainees held by the occupying powers; and over 16,000 Red Cross messages were exchanged between prisoners and their families. Even in the fairly short conflict between Russia and Georgia in 2008, a number of prisoners of war benefited from the status and protection conferred upon them by the Third Geneva Convention. On the basis of this Convention, the ICRC was able visit the POWs in question.
Not all the positive effects of the Geneva Conventions can be reflected in concrete figures. That does not mean that they do not exist. ICRC delegates, in armed conflicts around the world, can testify that they do. We know, for instance, that the distinctive emblems of the red cross and the red crescent have protected innumerable hospitals, medical units and personnel as well as numberless wounded and sick persons. These emblems, which derive their protective value from the Geneva Conventions, are known throughout the world.
However, most of recent armed conflicts are of a non-international character (for instance, the conflicts in Sri Lanka, Sudan, Colombia and Afghanistan today); and when we reflect on the role of the Geneva Conventions today, we must do so with that fact in mind. Conflicts of this kind vary greatly. They may be traditional civil wars, spill-over conflicts or multinational/internationalized non-international armed conflicts (i.e. armed conflicts in which third States intervene to assist government armed forces against organized armed opposition groups).
Article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions – common Article 3 – deals with such situations. It was the first treaty provision to specifically address non-international armed conflicts. Common Article 3 is, in many respects, a mini-convention within the Conventions. Given the prevalence of non-international armed conflicts, common Article 3 is of the utmost importance. It establishes a set of fundamental rules that must be followed in all circumstances. It sets out minimum legal standards for the treatment of all persons in enemy hands, regardless of how they may be classified, legally or politically, or in whose custody they may be. Clearly, no one can be seen as or treated to be outside the protection of the law. Humane treatment must be ensured for everyone
Common Article 3 has been supplemented in a number of important areas by the 1977 Protocol II additional to the Geneva Conventions (Additional Protocol II). Despite this development, a number of gaps and ambiguities remain in IHL governing non-international armed conflict.
Firstly, determining if and when a particular situation amounts to a non-international armed conflict can be difficult – factually and, sometimes, legally. It can, for example, be difficult to ascertain the level of violence that exists or the extent to which an armed group is organized. These are essential in assessing whether the intensity of the fighting meets the definition of 'armed conflict' or if the armed group in question qualifies as a party to the conflict. Common Article 3 does not offer much guidance in these areas. The lack of clear criteria has sometimes been used by parties to refute the existence of an armed conflict, thereby denying the application of IHL altogether, and depriving those who are affected of the essential protection to which they are entitled. International tribunals, particularly the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, have helped to clarify some issues but significant questions remain.
Secondly, treaty law still falls short of meeting some essential protection needs in non-international armed conflict. For example, the rules governing the conduct of hostilities are very rudimentary and no detailed rules exist on enforcing the law in non-international armed conflict. The progressive emergence of new customary rules has filled some of these gaps.
Finally, there are areas in which both treaty and customary law are silent. How should these gaps be filled? For example, while customary IHL prohibits the arbitrary deprivation of liberty, it gives no details on how this prohibition must be understood in non-international armed conflict. Common Article 3, Additional Protocol II and customary IHL do not provide a detailed regulatory framework of procedural safeguards governing internment. The ICRC proposed a set of procedural principles and safeguards that should — as a matter of law and policy — be applied as a minimum to all cases of deprivation of liberty for security reasons. This document has served, and continues to serve, as a basis for calibrated ICRC interventions and proposals in a range of operational contexts.
As a consequence of the traumatic events of 11 September 2001 and their aftermath, the Geneva Conventions and IHL have come under close scrutiny. The so-called " global war on terror " raised important issues about the law, its meaning and its implementation. These issues forced many actors, including the ICRC, to rigorously examine IHL to determine whether the legal framework provided by it, for the protection of victims of armed conflict, was adequate.
In a number of States, this led to a reassessment of the balance between the requirements of State security and protection of the individual. In many cases, actions were taken to the detriment of the individual. To give just one example: after all the improvements in the international standards governing the treatment of persons deprived of liberty, the work of many decades, discussions on the permissibility of torture in certain situations have resurfaced, despite the fact that this abhorrent practice is prohibited in all circumstances and is a crime under IHL and other bodies of law.
It is our strong belief that the balance between military necessity and considerations of humanity, that underlies the provisions of the Geneva Conventions and the Additional Protocols, remains appropriate despite the features of the post-9/11 world and despite controversies on distinct issues of the law. IHL does not prevent States from confronting the threats posed by terrorism:
Under IHL, persons engaging in acts of terrorism in the context of an armed conflict (labeled by some States as unlawful combatants or more correctly " unprivileged belligerents " ), lose protection from direct attack while taking a direct part in hostilities. This means that they may be targeted.
Such persons may also be detained for imperative reasons of security as long as they rep resent a security threat and, if necessary, for the duration of the armed conflict, provided that the pertinent procedural principles and safeguards are respected.
In addition, as laid down in Article 5 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, a protected person who has been interned in the context of an international armed conflict may be considered to have forfeited certain rights and privileges, the exercise of which would be prejudicial to the security of the State. In such situations, certain fundamental safeguards of treaty law and customary international law remain applicable.
Persons engaging in acts of terrorism may also be criminally prosecuted, not only for war crimes but also under the domestic law of the detaining State, for having taken part in the hostilities.
With these avenues available to States, it is not clear to the ICRC what additional measures should or can be applied to so-called " unlawful " combatants without running the risk of seriously violating basic standards of humanity. In other words, what is lacking? Obviously, we do not subscribe to the view that standards prohibiting torture and other forms of ill-treatment should be revisited. We also do not believe that judicial guarantees should be relaxed as fair trial is a fundamental safeguard of international law.
It is our opinion that respect for human dignity is, and should be seen to be, a long-term security investment. This view seems to be gaining ground again, and that is an encouraging sign. IHL, and the Geneva Conventions, remain relevant, even when such armed conflicts take place within a broader "fight against terrorism".
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Looking at the reality of today's con flicts, it seems that much of the suffering that occurs is not due to a lack of rules. Even the most fundamental rules of IHL are sometimes flouted by State armed forces and by non-State armed groups. Instances of murder, forced disappearance, torture, cruel or inhumane treatment, rape and other forms of sexual violence are lamentably common during armed conflict. The reasons for such non-compliance are varied but they include far too often the absence of political will to respect and ensure respect for the law, as well as a lack of implementation of existing obligations and impunity for violations.
In light of these realities, the single most important action to address the challenges facing the Geneva Conventions, and IHL more generally, is to work even harder to ensure that existing rules are observed. If these rules were followed, much of the suffering caused by armed conflict could be avoided. All High Contracting Parties have a particular role to play in this regard, because of their obligation to ensure respect for the Geneva Conventions.
We consider the Geneva Conventions to be no less relevant in 2009 than in the past. But that does not mean that the law requires no further clarification or development. Difficulties remain - in the application and interpretation of the law - which, we believe, can be addressed. Those related to non-international armed conflicts have already been mentioned. Permit me to cite a few more examples.
1. There are various challenges related to the conduct of hostilities. One is the growing participation of civilians in armed conflict. Throughout history, civilians have contributed to the general war effort, for example, by producing and supplying weapons, equipment, food, by providing shelter, or by offering political and financial support. In recent times, however, civilians have become more involved in activities closely related to actual combat; and this contributes to a blurrin g of the distinction between civilians and combatants. As a consequence, it seemed necessary to the ICRC that the notion of 'direct participation in hostilities' under IHL be clarified. This is the standard that is used to determine when civilians lose their protection against direct attack. As you may know, the ICRC recently released a document outlining interpretative guidance to facilitate a coherent interpretation of this notion.
The guidance document was developed after 6 years of intense expert consultations. It does not reflect a unanimous or necessarily a majority opinion of the experts who were consulted, as some very distinct issues remained controversial. The document sets out the ICRC's recommendations for interpreting the notion of 'direct participation in hostilities' under IHL should be interpreted in contemporary armed conflict. The hope is that these recommendations will be put to use where it matters, in the midst of armed conflict, and will result in better protection for the victims of those conflicts.
2. Another issue is the growing use of private military and security companies. These companies are being hired to carry out an increasingly diverse range of tasks, bringing them nearer to the heart of military operations and into close proximity with persons protected by IHL. The tasks undertaken by such companies sometimes include actual combat operations. Whatever one's views on the legality, usefulness or wisdom of using such companies, it is vitally important that they be held to account for their conduct.
It must be emphasized that States cannot absolve themselves of their obligations and responsibilities under IHL by resorting to the use of private military and security companies. The responsibilities incumbent upon States remain even if various aspects of war are outsourced to private entities. In addition, these companies themselves have a role to play in the prevention of violations; for examp le, they can ensure that they hire only suitable individuals and that all their employees are given the proper training.
In order to address these and other issues, Switzerland, in cooperation with the ICRC, undertook an initiative to clarify and reaffirm the law applicable to private military and security companies and to develop recommendations to enhance State control over such entities. A consultation involving 17 States resulted in the adoption of the " Montreux Document " being finalized in September 2008. This document outlines how the Geneva Conventions should be read in relation to private military and security companies. Since September 2008, 14 additional States have expressed their support for the "Montreux Document". We hope that more States will give their backing to the document and at some point adopt a regulatory framework that will increase the accountability of private military and security companies.
3. The final challenge I would like to highlight is related to the military operations conducted by multinational forces. Such operations raise a number of issues that require further reflection. For example, how do we determine when multinational forces are party to a conflict and, thus, trigger the application of IHL? If such forces are parties to an armed conflict, the ensuing question is whether IHL governing international armed conflict or that governing non-international armed conflict applies? On what basis may multinational forces detain persons? What are the standards that apply to the treatment of these detainees and what rules govern their transfer? How are the different legal obligations in combined operations to be reconciled? What is the interplay between the obligations imposed by IHL and those imposed by international human rights law? In light of challenges such as these, Denmark has taken an initiative to identify a common approach to the handling of detainees in multinational operations. These questions are of pertinence for UN operations as well.
The Geneva Conventions remain the cornerstone for the protection and respect of human dignity in armed conflict. They have helped to limit or prevent human suffering in past wars, and they remain relevant in contemporary armed conflicts. Common Article 3 is a key provision of IHL and is crucially important today because of the prevalence of non-international armed conflicts.
The Geneva Conventions are, however, only one part of the IHL framework and there remains work to be done to clarify and possibly develop this framework in order to address new threats, new actors and new means and methods of warfare. The ICRC is committed to studying and to contributing to initiatives for the clarification or development of the law with a view to reinforce existing protections. We fully understand the need to prepare for the future.
But looking ahead should not cause us to lose sight of the immediate need to implement, apply and enforce the Geneva Conventions today. Indeed, if the rules in existence were observed, most of the suffering caused in the course of armed conflicts today could be avoided.
IHL may not be a perfect legal regime. This is, of course, hardly surprising given that it aims to impose legal checks on the conduct of war. Yet, as it is premised on a subtle balance of military necessity and the considerations of humanity, it is the only legal regime that can aspire to the alleviation of human suffering during war. Some of its specific rules may be in need of reform, but the gist of the Geneva Conventions is as pertinent today as it was 60 years ago.
Thank you.


text: William Waybourn tells his story for Outrageous Oral, Volume 4, January 17, 2013, in the Rose Room @ S4. Outrageous Oral is a quarterly evening of poignant memories and stories from Dallas' GLBT past. The Dallas Way is committed to our mission to gather, store, organize, and present the complete GLBT history of Dallas, Texas.


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British actor Tom Hardy is convinced he is lucky to be alive after battling drug addiction.
The Dark Knight Rises star fell into a downward spiral of alcohol, illegal substance abuse and criminal behavior in his youth before kicking his addictions in 2003.
Hardy now refers to his battle with drugs as a "near-death experience" and insists a stern warning from a friend brought him back from the brink of self-destruction.
He tells Esquire magazine, "I was a shameful suburban statistic. I was told very clearly, 'You go down that road, Tom, you won't come back. That's it. All you need to know.' And that message stayed with me very clearly for the rest of my days. The beginning, really, of a new life. I couldn't value life until I risk losing something worth more to me than my behavior (sic). I am f**king lucky to be here, to be honest.
"Any near-death experience – if you're lucky enough to f**king realize that it is one – is going to leave an indelible mark on you. And then you add shame and guilt and fear into that, it's a recipe for awareness if you have the ability to become aware from it. And good things can come back into your life."
British actor Tom Hardy is convinced he is lucky to be alive after battling drug addiction.


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Area items of interest
Group provides 'thank you' ham dinner
The North Lenoir FFA class hosted a ham dinner for the December meeting of the Lenoir County Hunters Association in appreciation of their financial support of the North Lenoir Hunter Safety programs. From left are Brandon Foster, Cameron Spears, Collin Duggins and Michele Spence, advisor.
Winter news from Farmer�s Market
Today, vendors at the Lenoir County Farmer�s Market will be Ronnie Hanchey Produce, Bill Tilghman Produce and Rodney Jarman Pork Skins.
Hanchey will be at the market on Saturdays until his produce is gone. Tilghman will also be there, on Tuesdays or Saturdays when feasible for him. Their winter veggies are filled with nutrients that will help ward off sniffles during flu and cold season.
Jarman will be frying pork skins on site today. The crispy skins come in three flavors: regular, barbecue, and salt and vinegar. Each bag sells for $2.
Support the market and supply yourself with fresh produce as long as it lasts.
RN Rouse employee earns degree
GOLDSBORO �RN Rouse, a leader in commercial construction services in North Carolina and a member of the Danis Group of Companies, has announced that Senior Estimator Mike Deriso has earned a Master of Science degree in construction management from ECU. Deriso has more than 25 years of experience in estimating and preconstruction services, and has been with the company for eight years.
Deriso is a member of the American Professional Estimating Society, American Society for Engineering Education and Sigma Lambda Chi International Construction Honor Society. He also holds a bachelor�s degree in construction management, with a minor in business, from ECU.
�We�re very proud of Mike for earning his master�s degree while still providing excellent service to our clients,� said Steve Sefton, president of RN Rouse. �This accomplishment speaks volumes about his dedication and professionalism.�
Deriso and his wife of 20 years, Jill, live in Kinston. In his spare time, he enjoys the outdoors, music, supporting the ECU Pirates, and playing with his two Airedale Terriers, Stella and Utley.
RN Rouse has offered a full range of commercial construction services in North Carolina since 1929 and has maintained a reputation for quality, honesty and integrity for more than 83 years. The company specializes in the corporate, mission critical, healthcare and education industries. With offices in Goldsboro and Raleigh, RN Rouse has more than 75 employees throughout North Carolina.
In 2009, RN Rouse became a part of the Danis Group of Companies. The Danis Group of Companies is comprised of Danis Building Construction Company, Danis Design Build, Danis Industrial and Danis Construction. Offices are in Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus, Ohio, and Jacksonville, Fla.
For more information on RN Rouse or Danis, visit rnrouse.com or danis.com.


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Most popular flights to Munich (MUC)
Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Munich (MUC)
Depart: 25/12/2019,
Return: 08/01/2020
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One of Germany's largest cities, Munich is a combination of traditional Bavarian culture, modern business and politics, situated in a beautiful region just north of the Alps.
Visit Munich in late summer or early fall to participate in Oktoberfest. The world's most famous beer festival features local beer, hearty food and traditional music. For a peek into local customs including maypoles and dancing, take part in Maibaumaufstellen (Maypole Day), held on May 1. Tollwood Festival, a three-week event held twice a year, showcases ethnic crafts, performances and local cuisine.


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It's a summer essential: the jean short and we show you how to (1) create DIY jean shorts from long pants and (2) DIY bleached shorts. Jean shorts can be dressed up or dressed down and go with practically any item in your closet, which is why we can't get enough of them. And you know we love any easy DIY project! And Sarah has some great DIY projects for us! {UPDATE: Her 2nd article features American Flag DIY jean shorts and we have DIY tie-dye shorts too!}
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#1 High-waisted Jean Shorts
This summer, the 90's are back with high-waist vintage style jean shorts being all the rage. The downside to this adorable style? Shelling out some serious cash to get your hands on the perfect pair! But, inspired by a pair I saw at Urban Outfitters, I decided to make my own… and show you how too. Start with a visit to your local thrift store (I went to a Goodwill) and find an old pair of "mom jeans" (they will have a longer zipper). Bonus: the jeans were only $3!
Materials needed: thrift store long pants, scissors, a pen, a ruler, a needle, and tweezers
Steps: 1. Lay out the thrift store jeans on a flat surface with the legs of the pants spread apart so inseam in visible. 2. Measure 3 inches (or your desired short length) from the inseam of the crotch (trust me, I hate that word too!) and mark with a piece of chalk or pen. You can also lay your favorite pair of shorts on top and mark the jeans to match the length of the shorts. 3. Lay the ruler across the left leg of the jean at a slight angle up. This creates a more flattering cut on the body, but make sure to not over-do the angle. 4. Draw a line from the mark of the inseam to the outside of the leg. 5. Fold the pants in half, making sure all seams are perfectly matched up. Mark lines on the right side of the leg corresponding to the ones on the left leg. 6. Unfold and draw line from seam to seam on right side of the leg. -Cut! Use your scissors to cut straight across the leg. You may have to do one side of the leg at a time depending on the strength of your scissors. Tip: If you angle your cut a bit up towards the outer part of the leg, it looks more "designer". -Repeat on other leg. -Voilà! You have now made jean shorts!
Optional fraying and tattering…. 6. Take your scissors and make two horizontal cuts any desired width apart from each other. It's easier to start smaller on your first try. 7. Next, use your needle to get under the white threads (on the inside below the blue threads) of the jean, pulling them out to loosen the fabric. The white threads run horizontally under the blue threads. Pull about 4 threads out from the top and bottom of the piece in between the two horizontal cuts. 8. After loosening the fabric, take your tweezers and gently pull out the blue threads (that run vertically down the jean) in your space cut. This may seem tedious at first, but after pulling a few out it becomes very easy and you don't have to tug as much. Continue until all the threads are out and only the white threads running horizontally are present. -Make as many desired frays as you want! After going through the wash they will appear more "vintage" and tattered. You can also take a razor blade if you want more subtle holes in certain spots. Make a single horizontal cut at any desired length, and put through the washing machine to tatter.
#2 DIY Bleached Jean Shorts (my personal favorite)
Materials needed: jean shorts, bleach, trash bag (or go outdoors), plastic gloves
1. Lay jean shorts flat either on a plastic trash bag indoors or outdoors. If you are indoors, please make sure bleach does not come into contact with other fabrics or your work surface and work in an open airy place because the smell of bleach can be toxic. 2. After putting plastic gloves on (the bleach can irritate your skin if given direct contact) open the bottle of bleach and pour a little into the cap. 3. Pour the bleach in the cap and carefully splatter the bleach in the cap across the front of the jean shorts in any desired way. Refill the cap and continue to splatter until you your desired look. 4. Turn the shorts over and repeat on backside. 5. Place the jean shorts into the dryer to set the bleach. After drying you can bleach more if you don't have as much of an effect as you want. 6. Wash and dry the jean shorts in the sink or machine to remove remaining bleach. 7. Complete! You have now made your own pair of bleached jean shorts!
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ST. PETER, Minn. (11/10/12)—Concordia scored 22 unanswered points and Brett Baune became the school's all-time touchdown leader as the Cobbers beat Gustavus 29-10 in the final game of the regular season.
Concordia (8-2/6-2 MIAC) kicked a field goal just before the half to tie the game at 10-10 and then went on a 19-point run in the second half to earn their eighth win of the year. The eight overall wins are the most since the 2005 season.
Besides the "must" win as a team, the other huge news on the day was the scoring prowess of Baune. He scored all three of Concordia's touchdowns in the second half to push his career total to 34 and break the old mark of 33 held by current head coach Terry Horan. Baune scored on a pair of 4-yard runs and tacked on a bulldozing 1-yard plunge to push the game from a 10-10 nailbiter to a 29-10 romp. Baune also eclipsed a rushing yardage milestone in the first half. He finished the day with 77 yards on 19 carries and ended the regular season with 1,050 total rushing yards. He becomes the first CC back to reach the 1,000-yard mark for a single season since 2008 when Cory Johnson rushed for 1,001 yards.
The key behind the win over the Gusties came from the Cobbers' "Black Shirt" defense ability to get off the field after third down in the second half. Gustavus was 4-for-7 on third down conversions in the first half and then the CC defense limited GAC to just 1-for-7 in the second half of play.
The other key was Concordia's ability to hold on to the ball. The Cobbers did not commit a turnover in the game and had a total of 34:48 in time of possession. Overall, CC gained 420 yards of total offense which included 302 on the ground. Besides the 77 yards from Baune's record-setting performance, Ben Wolf rushed for a game-high 95 yards on nine carries. He also scored Concordia's other TD on the day. It came on the team's first possession of the game and was a 13-yard scoring run. Wolf has now scored one TD in three of the team's last five games.
CC quarterback Griffin Neal rushed for 59 yards on 12 carries. Neal also threw for 118 yards and completed 12 of the 17 passes he attempted. He did not throw an interception in the game and has strung together three straight games without throwing a "pick".
The Cobber defense allowed just 71 rushing yards in four quarters and finished with just 301 total offensive yards given up. Peter Hvidston finished with a team-high 8.0 tackles on the day and also accounted for Concordia's lone sack of the afternoon. Jordan Doschadis and Brent Rysdahl both had 7.0 tackles and 1.0 pass break ups.
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ST. PETER, Minn. (11/10/12)—Concordia scored 22 unanswered points and Brett Baune became the school's all-time touchdown leader as the Cobbers beat Gustavus 29-10 in the final game of the regular season.


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Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
Heart rate varies with every heartbeat. Heart rate variability (HRV) is the variation of beat to beat intervals, also known as R-R intervals. Electrocardiogram (ECG) is the electric signal originating from heart. The most distinct feature of the ECG is the QRS complex, which consists of the Q, R and S waves and originates from the electrical activation of the heart ventricles. Figure 1 illustrates the variation of time between R-R intervals.
Figure 1. Variation of beat to beat intervals, also known as R-R intervals.
HRV indicates the fluctuations of heart rate around an average heart rate. An average heart rate of 60 beats per minute (bpm) does not mean that the interval between successive heartbeats would be exactly 1.0 sec, instead they may fluctuate/vary from 0.5 sec up to 2.0 sec.
HRV is affected by aerobic fitness. HRV of a well-conditioned heart is generally large at rest. Other factors that affect HRV are age, genetics, body position, time of day, and health status. During exercise, HRV decreases as heart rate and exercise intensity increase. HRV also decreases during periods of mental stress. HRV is regulated by the autonomic nervous system. Parasympathetic activity decreases heart rate and increases HRV, whereas sympathetic activity increases heart rate and decreases HRV.
HRV is used in the OwnIndex, Ownzone, OwnOptimizer, OwnRelax and EnergyPointer features. It can also be monitored on its own using the training computer. If your HRV changes at a given pace and heart rate, this may indicate a change in your training load and stress.


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As urban Ontarians and Manitobans head to the polls, they will have a lot of promises to weigh when casting their ballot. But the last thought running through the heads of many will be what a hassle it was to get to the polling station. Some will no doubt wrack their brain at the last moment trying to recall the various parties' transportation policy promises. Some might ask a more astute question: which box do I check to make sure that the infrastructure projects we voted for in the last civic election get funded?
Toronto and Winnipeg each dominate their province politically and economically. Yet neither municipal government has the tools to finance the infrastructure they will require to compete in the global economy. Torontonians have the worst average commute times of any city in the world. The average commute time is 80 minutes per day, and is forcasted to reach 109 minutes by 2031. Traffic congestion currently costs the city's economy over $6 billion, and could rise to as much as $15 billion within the next 20 years.
Winnipeg's infrastructure challenge isn't on the same scale as Toronto's, but the need for infrastructure funding is far more obvious to the naked eye. Many Winnipeg streets are littered with potholes. Downtown sidewalks are cracked, and in many cases inaccessible to people using wheelchairs or walkers. Less obvious, but more ominous problems, are bridges on the verge of collapse, and 100-year-old water pipes overdue for replacement. A City of Winnipeg report claims that the city has a $3.8 billion infrastructure deficit. That is a clear signal that the current arrangement between the city and the province isn't working.
While governing parties in the two provinces have committed to spend large sums of money on infrastructure, no party has addressed the structural problem of the staggering $123 billion national infrastructure deficit: municipalities lack the revenue-generating tools they need to finance adequate infrastructure. Cities typically have two options: pay for infrastructure from property taxes or beg for money from upper levels of government. To his credit, Premier McGuinty did grant some additional taxing powers to Toronto, but they were very specific and politically divisive. The new administration at city hall is now busy rolling them back. One other way in which cities can come to pay for the infrastructure they need is if the provinces let them raise their own revenue however they choose.
Granting additional taxing power to cities would certainly be met with opposition. After all, no one likes paying taxes. But eliminating the dependency of municipal governments on exclusive provincial funding would allow provinces to cut taxes to offset the difference. One might reasonably ask what the point of this approach would be if not simply to raise taxes. The answer is twofold.
First, having two (or three) levels of government involved in local infrastructure is inefficient. It requires multiple sets of bureaucrats to administer and also requires consensus from all levels of government. Politicizing infrastructure spending can lead to even worse inefficiency. Winnipeg's inability to strike a deal with the province to fund its nascent rapid transit system, and the very existence of the Sheppard subway line (and non-existence of an Eglinton line) in Toronto are pretty dramatic examples.
Second, municipal governments are better placed to make decisions on local issues, and can more easily be held accountable for those decisions. If municipal politicians think that an infrastructure project is sufficiently important, they should feel comfortable enough to go directly to the voters and state the case for funding the project. Since local taxes would apply, voters would see a more direct link between their tax dollars and the infrastructure they receive. When two or three levels of government are involved, each can plausibly blame the others for dropping the ball. That leads to an almost complete lack of accountability over infrastructure spending.
Rather than promising band aid solutions to fixing gridlock and crumbling infrastructure, provincial governments need to empower the level of government closest to citizens to deal with these issues. Most people think of municipal government as the level of government that shovels the sidewalks and fixes the roads -- as it should be. But it also needs to be the level of government that charges for these services.
Steve Lafleur is a policy analyst with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy (www.fcpp.org).


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Dear Charlie was designed by John Truex. Dear Charlie is a support for bananas, whose shape is reminiscent of a small branch. The hanging bananas do not come into contact with the ripening gasses of other fruits and therefore are preserved in the most appropriate manner. The rubber-covered base, together with the object's weight, guarantees stability on every surface. Dear Charlie can also be used as a support for other fruit or vegetables - a bunch of grapes, chillies, garlic - or it can hold jewellery such as rings, bracelets and earrings.
John Truex (b. 1982; MFA Cranbrook Academy of Art 2006) produces furniture and product with emphasis on micro-industrial processes, exploring ways to incorporate tools of mass production into hand worked objects. As a designer for Stephen Burks and later Dakota Jackson, John contributed to a diverse range of projects - from Calvin Klein fragrance bottles to custom Steinway pianos. Work from his New York studio has been exhibited internationally, and recent projects include kitchenware for Alessi and the ongoing process of launching a cast iron skillet manufacturing company, Borough Furnace. He teaches in the Industrial + Interaction Design Department at Syracuse University.


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The perpetually flawless Rihanna has apparently scored her third American Vogue cover. Fan site Rihannadaily leaked the cover and five images from the accompanying spread on Instagram. Although Vogue has yet to confirm or deny the authenticity of the photos, the cover looks pretty legit (Rihanna wears an embellished top and jeans from Marc Jacobs's final collection for Louis Vuitton).
Some are saying she looks tired in the cover shot. But, well, what do you expect? It takes a lot of energy to get through all the bad things on her to-do list (like covering Vogue). And sometimes there are just NOT enough hours in the day.
If anyone can pull off ANYTHING, it's Rihanna. She is maybe the only person who can make wearing two pairs of jeans at once look like the right thing to do.
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Super Joe Flacco says no to cold weather Super Bowl
New Orleans — I didn't expect this strong of a response.
With the two New York teams hosting the Super Bowl next year, and the Broncos in the process of bidding on the Super Bowl for the years 2018, 2019 or 2020, I asked Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco if he had an opinion on playing the league's ultimate game in a "cold-weather" venue.
"Yeah, I think it's retarded," Flacco said at his Super Bowl press gathering Monday. "I probably shouldn't say that. I think it's stupid. If you want a Super Bowl, put a retractable dome on your stadium. Then you can get one. Other than that I don't really like the idea. I don't think people would react very well to it, or be glad to play anybody in that kind of weather."


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The next time you sit down to scrapbook or create, don't forget an ice tray and/or silicone cupcake liners. No, this isn't for ice-cold beverages or tasty snacks. Instead, it's to keep the smallest of accents together and organized. This cool plan, provided by reader April Street, is simple: fill your tray with the small accents you're planning to use on your next project, and free up space on your desk for creating as well as keep track of even the bittiest beauties.
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DVF Defender, accessible at PoliceOne.com/police-games, features two scenes where players must quickly differentiate between armed attackers and bystanders in the darkness. Obviously, shooting innocents will lose the player points if not the game, so they must move quickly to illuminate motion, but shoot accurately to get the full 180 points possible. Players with at least 100 points may register for a chance to win a different prize each month they play.
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LOS ANGELES, April 16 (UPI) -- Seth MacFarlane has declared "abhorrent" the "Family Guy" clip edited to look like characters from the animated show set off bombs at the Boston Marathon.
Cobbled together from real, unrelated "Family Guy" scenes, the video went viral Tuesday, a day after three people were killed and more than 150 injured during twin explosions at the Boston Marathon.
"The edited Family Guy clip currently circulating is abhorrent," MacFarlane, the show's Connecticut-born creator, tweeted. "The event was a crime and a tragedy, and my thoughts are with the victims."
"Access Hollywood" said the video begins with an animated version of NBC Sports' Bob Costas asking "Family Guy" mainstay Peter Griffin how he won the Boston Marathon. The clip then shows Griffin dialing a number after which an explosion is heard, then repeating the action with the same effect.
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Interview: Trolltech's Eirik Eng and Matthias Ettrich
Eirik Eng, president of Trolltech, and Matthias Ettrich, founder of the KDE project
Before entering the interview itself, I would like to thank heartily all the
An important note to all the readers, Qt is pronounced 'Cute' by its
Philippe Fremy: I don't know if you remember, but this is not the first interview
Eirik Eng: I remember that. Quite a lot has happened in two years.
PF: I guess you know that I have been asking around the community for
EE: Yes, we saw the article on dot.kde.org, that was a good idea.
PF: What is the state of your business today: How many licenses are
EE: Today, Trolltech has 76 employees. We have one office here in Oslo
Financially, Trolltech is now about break-even, capital-wise. We had a
In terms of customers and licenses, we now have well over 2000
We have about 80% coming from the desktop business and development
PF: In which countries has Qt had more success or less success?
EE: In terms of sales, we have about half of our license sales in the
We have sold to 65 countries so far. It is really a very distributed
PF: Now, a question that everybody has been asking: Why isn't there a
EE (laughing): As some people mentioned on the dot, it has partly to
PF: So basically, you think you would not leverage a similar effect as
EE: Not at all. And we have considered the risks for us as a
As you know we are doing an experiment these days with the Macintosh
PF: About Qt on Mac OS, the very first announcement on the website mentioned
Matthias Ettrich: We had a prototype on Mac OS 9 and some applications were running, but it
PF: Eugenia Loli-Queru (from OSNews) has been complaining in an
EE: Yes and No. The very first version of Qt for Macintosh, the 3.1
The current version (3.2), and the one in GPL, is actually using
So there is no reason to complain about that anymore.
PF: Have you had any commercial relationship with Apple when you were
EE: We don't have a formal commercial arrangement as such but we have
PF: Right now Qt supports accessibility on Windows and you probably know
As you know GNOME has a very strong support for accessibility thanks
EE: We're working on it, there has been a lot of things going on in Qt
I spoke with the developer who has started working on the
ME: There some problems when doing accessibility on Linux right now.
In order to implement accessibility in a toolkit you need another
So the first thing that we need to have is an IPC protocol. I think
But there is work going on in the KDE community and I hope that we in
PF: You said that the business is not ready to receive it, that there is no
ME: Sure, but this is a game, this is an investment. Trolltech is, like Eirik
PF: What do you think of the Opie project and its relationship with Qtopia.
EE: We think it's a very good thing that there is Free Software project now,
It is again limited how much a company can do. This where the Open Source
We don't see competition since this is a Free Software project using Free
PF: Qtopia is based on Qt 2. Is it expected to move Qt 3? And if it does move
EE: Complicated question.
Of course one possibility, that Matthias is mentioning to me here, is isolation
One of the historical reason to keep Qt 2 for Qtopia is that many of our
Qtopia will more than probably integrate into the current version of Qt in
PF: Some people complained that some parts of Qtopia are not available
EE: It has to do with historical reasons and it has also has to do with the
PF: Was Zaurus a success? Did it sell well? Do you think there is there really
EE: Yes, I think definitely there is a big future for Linux on the PDA? Did
PF: Recently there was an announce about a big electronic consortium being
EE: We are in contact with them right now to see how we can cooperate. We
PF: There are many many free software projects trying to use Qt in different
ME: We have had contacts with some of the authors of bindings, so we support
Qt as API shines most with C++. Together with C++ the overall value of Qt is
Python has stuff to do network, server programming, to do I/O, XML. If you put
PF: The PyQt/BlackAdder license is so cheap in comparison with the full Qt
EE: It is a very limited market as Matthias has mentioned. And it is also seen
PF: If you look back at everything you have achieved with Trolltech, what
EE: First one is really easy to answer, what's makes me personally most proud
PF: And on the things you regret and wish did not happened?
EE (laughing): That's easy to answer too. I let Matthias answer.
ME: It's an open secret that the full opening of Qt came to late. We
At the time where we were doing the first free version of Qt, there were
EE: Yeah, I agree. But also, part of the discussion at the time was that if
PF: Do you plan to extend your business in the future to something other than
EE: We are already selling solutions to hardware developers of portable
We also do sell training classes, although we outsource most of the
PF: Do you plan one day to make Qt Designer a full IDE? Do you plan to
The second question is a much more likely option and yes we do have concrete
PF: As you know probably, IBM has released Eclipse and the SWT, an IDE and a
EE: We are in contact with IBM and have been for some time over this. And as
PF: Have you encounter any competition with Gtk, in the commercial software
EE: The short answer is no.
PF: And in the opposite case?
ME:I think that even if you don't believe it, it is true, actually true.
EE: Basically, the company we are in contact with, want a C++ solution,
PF: You were talking about Red Hat and you were afraid about Red Hat forking Qt
EE: In fact, in stone ages, that' right.
PF: Have you been in competition with them regarding GUI development: they
EE: No, actually we have not. Not, that I know.
PF: And have you tried to approach them and try to convert them to Qt instead
EE: Not really. We have been in contact with them several times through the
PF: What do you do to make Qt adopted everywhere?
EE: From time to time we are in contact with those companies explaining them
PF: Are you aware of companies that are writing really new consumer products
EE: Nothing we can talk about right now. Most of our customers would like to
PF: I read a few articles on the net, saying that basically all the movies
EE: Yes, we are seeing a big move in this area. And it is basically to move
Actually, the market where we see most movement right now is this one
PF: So that's very specialized high market. For very dedicated and very
EE: yes
PF: Regarding the availability of Qt 3 for Windows, have you think of a
ME: The problem is not so much our licensing, we wouldn't have a problem with
So this is the biggest concern. We could even do a non-commercial
PF: It's just about putting an exception in the license of the software, I
ME: It didn't happen but we have released the non commercial version for
PF: Yes, but it's a heavy work for the one that are running the software, they
ME: Short answer: as a Free Software and KDE guy, yes, this is really
PF: How are people reacting to QSA, the Qt Script for Applications ? Have you already have a commercial reaction about it?
EE: It has not been out there for that long but several customers needed that
This is very early in the process. Typically for a development tool like Qt and
PF: Would you see QSA using other scripting languages, like for example python
ME: QSA is the JavaScript. We could build a scripting solution,
I mean that QSA embedded makes your application scriptable, it is not a competitor to python and PyQt at all, this is not the point. To be technically
PF: And was it possible to use the KDE JavaScript that have been developed
ME: QSA is an extended version of the KJS engine.
PF: Is it really based on the same code ? Or it is just a rewrite.
ME: It is based on the same code and it was written by the same person, Harri
And he was doing that work for Trolltech. The difference is that KJS is aiming
PF: There was a real demand for the JavaScript language or you just
EE: ECMAScript or JavaScript looks like a very strong pretender to be a
PF: One question about team builder [a Trolltech tool to distribute
ME: It is not doing the same thing.
PF: And, is it selling well?
ME: It's selling better than what we invested in it, so in this way, it is a
EE: It's a good product for larger customers having site licenses. They are
PF: And to you plan to make it support the windows compiler too?
ME: Yes we do. It is not that simple because of the Microsoft compiler. It is
PF: That's why you haven't released it initially ? That would really be a new
ME: You know windows compiler pre-compiles header files and this is something
PF: Qt is becoming really fat with GUI stuff, Qt template libraries, XML,
ME: Yes, but it can be done in a binary compatible fashion, that means it can
PF: Which is... when do you plan the next binary incompatible version?
EE: It is always difficult to say, there are discussions going on internally
I think that we have a very good creative development model and we try not to
ME: I would not hold my breath to wait for this version. We are having some
PF: Somebody mentioned that you have some specific prices for startup
EE: We try to be very flexible when start-up companies contact us for
In general, we want of course companies to purchase in the normal manner from
ME: On Windows, most small companies buy a windows license, an Microsoft
PF: How much of a nightmare is it to maintain Qt for so many systems platform
ME: The easiest platform are always the platforms that you use mainly
What is problem is the older versions. Unix has been around for ten
On the other hand, on the windows platform we still support Windows 95 and 98
PF: Are you still maintaining the three versions: Qt1, Qt2 and Qt3, all of
EE: No, we maintain version 2 on embedded platforms and we maintain version 3
PF: Have you ever thought of integrating something like curses and providing
EE (laughing): Maybe for Qt 64? No, we did not thought about this. We don't
PF: Why do you keep your documentation tool secret? And why don't you switch
ME: You know the history of Doxygen?
Trolltech in 1995/1997 used the internal documentation tool to generate the
PF: But don't you think that by making totally open you could have
ME: Nobody could have worked on it except ourselves !
PF: Okay, I see. Hacky Perl scripts...
PF: Okay. I wanted to congratulate you for your excellent advertising in
ME: So you like that.
PF: Yes, we found that very funny and it is exactly like we feel with Qt, the
PF: You probably know that XFree86 had
And secondly, I what is your opinion about how XFree fits with Qt development
ME: That was many questions.
PF: There's a technical question and a political question.
ME: Okay, first the political one. We won't comment on the fate of
PF: Yes. Now, regarding the technical qualities of XFree86?
ME: Yes, XFree is quite old. And it's surprisingly how much
On the other hand the server is everywhere and it's very well distributed and
PF: Do you plan to move to direct frame buffer support in the future?
ME: We have Qt/Embedded that works extensively on the frame buffer. Is
PF: Yes, but this is Qt/Embedded. Do you plan to provide this thing for the
EE: I think that Matthias said that with the current distribution of the X
ME: I saw on the dot that some people keep repeating that X is so
PF: Somebody mentioned that the Canopy Group & SCO owns some parts of
ME: Sorry, we don't have any influence on them.
PF: Do they have any influence on you?
ME: Not really. They have a 5.7% stake in Trolltech. Historically Canopy
PF: You haven't talk about this complicated with SCO on Linux
EE: The patent issue or the corporate issue?
PF: The thing that SCO is asking and preparing to sue everybody about some
EE: I can tell you that we do not support these actions from SCO. Trolltech in
PF: You have any position on software patents? Especially since in the EU
EE: Trolltech is against software patenting. We think it is a bad thing and we
PF: Thank you, I think I'm all done with all my questions. It was quite a long
EE: I think we went through a lot of things. It was a very good idea of you to
EE: Thank you for your time.
QT not quite C++
About the comments about QT beeing better for C++ development this is not (of course) what the GTKmm people think:
Then again, I am a C coder so QT is quite irrelevant for me but if I'm going to start working on C++ I would rather user GTKmm as it is more standard and seems to use C++ in a more modern way.
By Anonymous Lurker at Wed, 2004/04/14 - 5:00am
Re: QT not quite C++
Bah, get a better trolling line. This one sucks... GTKMM isn't a bad toolkit but it doesn't compare to Qt in scope or maturity. Just compare the APIs to see what the two offer. Qt is a very pragmatic toolkit -- its goals are ease of use, portability and whatnot. If you're really prefer some sort of esoteric sense of "standard" and put that above pragmatism, well, have fun -- but then you probably wouldn't be using C++ either. ;-)
By Scott Wheeler at Wed, 2004/04/14 - 5:00am
Re: QT not quite C++
The Gtkmm rants against Qt always comes back to the same equation:
So yes, Qt does not use templates for signal and slots. There are drawbacks to this that are quite minimal:
However, the moc approach of Qt does have advantages. For example, it adds introspection feature to C++ which can be quite convenient. You can also dynamically load and connects Object.
If you write code only for the aesthethic of the result, then the debate "moc vs template signals" matters. If you write code to produce software, you don't care since both methods produce software that works. You will learn to use either in less than one day of coding.
By Philippe Fremy at Wed, 2004/04/14 - 5:00am
Re: QT not quite C++
I don't know GTKmm but I find this line of argumentation always a bit - sorry - infantil. You say about yourself, that you are a C programmer but judges something (in practice) more or less unknown to you (C++/Qt) using buzzwords like 'modern'.
By Micha Bieber at Thu, 2004/04/15 - 5:00am
Re: QT not quite C++
Hi all, thanks.
These posts have been quite productive for me, as It was easy to read between lines that what the GTKmm people say is true, it's just that not many people find their arguments convincing.
Basicaly what I have learn from these posts is that QT is non-standard C++, limited by the support of old compilers, monolythic but complete and pragmatic. I already learn that "modern" is a buzzword and is non-sense but "have fun with it" is a deterministic technical feature.
And not forgetting the Propietary/GPL license, and not having even the GPL on Windows (and all my family use OpenOffice and Mozilla on Windows so please stop saying nonsese about free software on Windows beeing stupid).
Ok, if I choose to jump to C++ I have made my mind up clearly.
BTW: I am a C and PHP coder but make no GUI work by the moment, and no I have no time to test GTK and QT and C++ before choosing a GUI framework, that's why I made these comments, I just don't believe anybody's PR (neither GTKmm nor Trolltech) and need an independent opinion.
By Anonymous Lurker at Thu, 2004/04/15 - 5:00am
Re: QT not quite C++
Qt is standard C++, otherwise it wouldn't compile with g++ obviously. And moc, BTW, is actually not a preprocessor, the only preprocessor used is the standard C++ preprocessor (well, at least if I understand the difference between a preprocessor and a code generator or whatever the proper name for this functionality is). In other words, Qt C++ code is compiled as is just like any other C++ code, and hence it's standard C++ as well. The difference between Qt and gtkmm is basically the fact that they're different.
By Luboš Luňák at Thu, 2004/04/15 - 5:00am
Re: QT not quite C++
Yes, complaining about moc code generation is like complaining that it's wrong to generate code from a Qt Designer .ui file, because you should only have 'pure C++' in your project. After all C++ wouldn't be any fun if it wasn't 'difficult' - you need to show off to lesser programmers that you'd actually mastered it. And of course those 'hand crafted' widgets are so much better than any autogenerated nonsense from a .ui file.
But I'm personally not a fan of C++, although I can code in it, because I just find it too much of a headache. If I was a PHP/C programmer I think I'd try out PyQt or PyGtk perhaps, not C++. There is absolutely no such thing as 'C++ for Dummies', whichever toolkit you use it is very, very hard.
By Richard Dale at Thu, 2004/04/15 - 5:00am
Re: QT not quite C++
The GTKmm people produce standards for C++? Wow. You learn something new every day.
By David at Thu, 2004/04/15 - 5:00am
Re: QT not quite C++
>Ok, if I choose to jump to C++ I have made my mind up clearly.
This is seldom the case, if the mind has been burdened by too much emotions :->
The point, that you get here sarcastic answers is caused by your very own posting. 'modern!=good' and 'old!=bad'. In fact, these words alone have no meaning at all without careful evaluation. The technical points you missed in your flurry of excitement to remain independent have been brought to you by some other posters. I can only repeat my advice. Use the librariy(ies) and form a own view on them. Nobody here here will make you do something.
By Micha Bieber at Thu, 2004/04/15 - 5:00am
If I had one wish for Qt...
It would not be to get rid of the moc, but to have Qt use exceptions.
By Marc at Thu, 2004/04/15 - 5:00am
I never knew this...
"An important note to all the readers, Qt is pronounced 'Cute' by its creators."
I always thought it was 'Q-T!'
By LuckySandal at Thu, 2004/04/15 - 5:00am
Re: I never knew this...
It is "Q-T" or "ku-te" which maybe sounds similar to "cute" if you are unfamiliar with norwegian.
By . at Fri, 2004/04/16 - 5:00am
Re: I never knew this...
Accoring to Matthias Kalle Dalheimer's excellent book, either pronunciation is good. I just say Q-T.
By David at Fri, 2004/04/16 - 5:00am
Re: I never knew this...
I presonally like "Cutie" better ;)
By JOY at Tue, 2008/01/15 - 6:00am
Re: I never knew this...
I just went to a Qt developer conference offered by ICS. The Trolltech representatives and the ICS training staff all pronounced it "Que-Tea" (Q-T), not "Cute".
By Qt Developer at Fri, 2008/08/01 - 5:00am


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Gartner 2012: Technology Trends for Today and Tomorrow
Last week, I wrote about Gartner's Top 10 Strategic Technologies, but many other sessions at the company's Symposium dealt with technology trends as well. Topics ranged from the current critical trends and technologies that enterprise technology people need to worry about today to the ones that are on the "radar screen" for the rest of the decade.
10 Critical Trends and Technologies
Gartner analyst David Cappuccio listed 10 critical trends and technologies. These include organizational disruption, software networks, bigger data and storage, hybrid cloud services, client and server architectures, the "Internet of things," "appliance madness," operational complexity, virtual data centers, and growing IT demand.
Many of these trends are not new and have been discussed a lot, such as the need for bigger data, changing client and server architectures, cloud services, and the Internet of things. Others are emerging technologies such as software networks and virtual data centers.
I was particularly interested in Cappuccio's thought that "hybrid data centers" will be in our future. He said that companies should keep critical applications—maybe 10 or 15 percent of its applications—within their own data centers, but that other applications should not. He noted that this model is old, with ADP proving it could do payroll processing more efficiently decades ago, then it became a standard. "We didn't call it outsourcing or cloud," he said, "we just called it a service."
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I hadn't heard people talk about "appliance madness" before, but I can see where there is a huge proliferation of easy-to-deploy hardware appliances or virtual machines that effectively are software and services packaged up to address specific workloads. Dealing with the sheer number of these appliances adds to complexity, he said.
And indeed, increasing complexity seems to be the outcome of most of these trends. Cappuccio quoted something call "Glass' Law," which says that for every 25 percent increase in the functionality of a system, there is a 100 percent increase in the complexity. He noted how the increasing number of settings in everything from software to switches ends up with a huge "combinatorial complexity" for the whole environment.
This increased complexity will lead to a need for cross-function skills, in addition to specific skills in individual technologies, particularly as we move toward a "virtual data center."
No matter what happens, Cappuccio said, the demand for IT will continue to increase, with servers growing at a 10 percent average annual growth rate, network bandwidth growing at 35 percent, storage capacity at 50 percent, and power costs at 20 percent.
Emerging Trends Radar Screen
Looking even further ahead, Gartner Fellow Steve Prentice presented a "radar screen" for emerging technologies.
He showed Gartner's annual "hype cycle" for emerging technologies, which points out which technologies are beginning to emerge, which have inflated expectations, and which are now facing disillusionment because of such expectations.
But he mostly focused on what he called a "radar screen" of broader themes that will create bigger issues between 2014 and 2020.
"It's not about individual technologies," Prentice said. He said individual technologies are important, but what is more important is what the technology does, what it means to people, and what it enables.
The big trends he pointed out were:
Linking the Physical and Digital Worlds: This is involves using the "Internet of things," he said, pointing to things from the hobbyist level like Arduino to larger devices aimed at bigger business. He talked about a Welsh city that is putting QR codes on just about everything in the city.
Human System Interaction: In the future, Prentice said, it will no longer be "about the device." He said once you lose the tyranny of the form factor, people will have all sorts of different connected devices, from wearable computing to Google Glass.
This will impact more than just mobile phones. In all sorts of devices, we'll see different kinds of interaction, such as touch and gesture interfaces. Touch is nice, he said, but when you touch something, you obscure it, and that brings up issues with using touch in health care because of worries about spreading germs.
Human Augmentation and Robotics: Prentice talked about a wide variety of robotics covering everything from industrial robotics to autonomous vehicles, or as he called it "from Robovac to Transhuman." He noted the fast improvements in these areas. For instance, in a DARPA challenge five years ago, no automated vehicles could travel more than 17 miles in the desert; now, three states have licensed autonomous vehicles for use on the highway. Such cars have covered 150,000 miles with only one accident, when the vehicle was rear-ended by a car driven by a human.
Digital Business Innovation: Digital business is both accelerating and undermining traditional business models, Prentice said. This covers a wide spectrum, starting with business models we've seen emerging over the past few years. We have "freemium," where most customers get the product for free, but with a few customers paying for higher-end services; and the micro-pricing model used in app stores and in-app purchase.
In the future, there will be different kinds of business, including 3D printing (which Prentice said was just another word for fabrication), and using more than just plastic. He noted that car companies are using special alloys and jewelry makers are using metals to produce things (such as hollow items) you can't do in traditional manufacturing. This lets you create things that are "just for me," he said. Continuum, a clothing maker in London, lets you create unique clothing and using a 3D scanner, you can get garments made that perfectly fit you.
Fundamentally, he said, this undermines traditional manufacturing. For centuries, the more devices you make, the less expensive it is to make. But with 3D printing, every item can be unique and the cost of the hundredth item is the same as the first. This has implications for logistics, military use, and others.
New Societal Drivers for Business: It's not just business models that are changing, Prentice said, but also changes in society are changing business. He talked about religious movements (like Sharia banking) to financial changes (creating programs such as Kickstarter and micro-lending) and distribution changes (creating markets such as eBay and Etsy). Driving all of these, he said, is the evolution of "emotional ecosystems," which succeed in part because they make people feel better.
Infinite Information: This was Prentice's term for what has often been called "Big Data," and what he said is "probably the biggest immediate IT challenge."
The most important thing here, he said, is the need to turn data into information that can be acted upon. "I don't think there's any value in data," he said. "You don't get value out of big data unless or until somebody makes a decision based on it." He noted that different kinds of information have different shelf lives—some information is very perishable, while others have a very long life.
Within this, he was particularly enthusiastic about in-memory database and computing. The price of memory has dropped dramatically; 1GB of flash memory cost nearly $8,000 in 1997 but only 25 cents today. He said this will change the kind of things we do, allowing for in-memory databases, columnar databases, noSQL databases, and many systems that mix various kinds of data.
The Evolution of the Internet: On one hand, people want governments to control parts of the Internet and protect us from bad things; on the other hand, Prentice said, we all want freedom. This is complicated by others with a drive for profit. This results in the three forces in tension and you end up with "different Internets" in different markets, with different rules, but all interconnected.
The Talent Crunch: Finally, he talked about the many baby boomers who will be retiring over the next few years and how it is difficult to find replacements. He described software and robots as "new options for the workforce."
Overall, it is important for technology professionals to establish a process that gives us a 360-degree view of what lies ahead, he said.


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According to the EEOC's suit, Hutchinson Sealing Systems violated the law by selecting three engineers for termination during staff cuts based on their ages. At the time of their firing, the engineers were ages 48, 51 and 62.
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