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Natasha Trethewey, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the collection "Native Guard," was named U.S. Poet Laureate last Wednesday. Her poetic voice has deftly positioned her to inherit the laureate tradition and usher it into the future. Trethewey's writing mines the cavernous isolation, brutality, and resilience of African American history, tracing its subterranean echoes to today.
Her poem, "Native Guard," for example, draws its title and narrative focus from the so-called Union Army regiment of black soldiers, primarily liberated slaves, who watched over Confederate prisoners of war. Trethewey, in an agile shift from poetry to prose, past to present, and national to personal history, continues her investigation of race relations in her non-fiction book, "Beyond Katrina: A Meditation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast." Here, Trethewey applies an autobiographical lens to the vertiginous power dynamics and fractured identity politics of being black in America. She delves into her memories of childhood as the daughter of an interracial marriage, deemed illegal under Mississippi law at the time of her parents' union.
Indeed, Trethewey's fraught family history kindled her fascination with American pasts other than her own. In particular, her mother's murder and her brother's incarceration converged with the natural disasters of 2005 to infuse her poetry with a political sense of duty to disentangle and illuminate these pasts. Trethewey discussed this in an interview with The New Yorker about the inspiration for "Beyond Katrina":
At this point, my brother had been sentenced to jail time for having four ounces of cocaine that he was delivering. He was serving about eleven months in jail. That was a really tense year. The prison system is horrible on inmates, it's horrible on families. There's all this uncertainty and worry, and that's what the year had been like for me. I was still working on the prose book, and had begun to really make these connections between the devastation in the lives of people on the coast and my brother's life. I realized how my brother's life was emblematic of that devastation; that his story could speak for many stories of people who are less visible, whom we don't see struggling—the stories we may not know, about recovery and the choices people make when they have no jobs or they've lost everything.
Trethewey's impassioned but clear-eyed social engagement promises much for her term as Poet Laureate during a Presidential election year. As an African American cultural laureate and a woman holding a national office, she is poised to build upon the powerful legacy of Gwendowlyn Brooks and Rita Dove. We can look forward to the fresh direction that Trethewey's compass will, inevitably, point our verse.


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Automobile says one of its photographers caught the 2013 Honda Civic sedan out running around with very little camouflage. It's been no secret that Honda was alarmed at the reaction to the 2012 model, and decided to update it rather than let it languish. Automobile says the front end is new, and bears a close resemblance to the freshened 2013 Accord. The front fenders are a little more rounded, the hood bulge a little more pronounced, and headlamps no longer blend seamlessly into the grille. The bumper fascia is also new, as is a scalloped lower air dam. Automobile says there are changes at the back of the car, too. New tail lamps echo those of the Accord, stretching into the decklid, but its arrangement – brake lamps on top, turn signals on the bottom – is the opposite of the Accord. With so much focus now on small cars, Honda is anxious to make sure it doesn't lose any ground in what's become a hotly contested market.
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At a press conference held in Menlo Park Thursday Facebook announced a redesign for the News Feed its users see when they visit its site or use its mobile app. The new News Feed focuses on reducing clutter, making visually oriented posts like photos more prominent. It also makes filters for types of content front and center, such as dedicated feeds for posts by friends or posts by pages.
Facebook will borrow the menu format it uses on its current mobile app, which slides out from one side to allow users to navigate. Facebook asserts that this will decrease clutter on the webpage and allow users to focus on content in the News Feed. The separate feed categories (Photos, Friends, Following) will reorganize themselves based on which one users view most.
The Following feed, which contains posts from pages, will show "every one of the posts they make," stated Chris Struhar, the tech lead of feeds. The prominence of this feed seems to be an attempt to quell the protests of brands that have pushed back against Facebook's pay-to-promote posts feature. Some brands have accused Facebook of purposefully damping traffic to generate revenue this way.
Facebook has acknowledged that page post traffic may appear down in recent months because it's trying to groom users' News Feeds and keep the content interesting and relevant. Sometimes throwing every page post at them isn't the way to do it. The company added a pages-only News Feed last fall, but it will make this more accessible by placing the feed alongside the other select few News Feeds.
Photo-oriented posts will now be able to be organized more like Timeline ones within a Facebook profile, where users can choose a cover photo augmented by several smaller thumbnails within the same post. Facebook stated that the change stems from the popularity of photos as content on the service.
The focus on photos could be a potential segue for the integration of two features important to Facebook's future: Instagram and sponsored content. Recent surveys have shown that users are growing tired of Facebook and abandoning or deactivating their accounts. In many cases, the ones migrating away are teenagers who are heading to greener, more visual pastures like Instagram and Snapchat.
Placing more focus on visuals will make Facebook's focus slightly more similar to these services. Facebook, which owns Instagram, still has yet to absorb the service into Facebook proper, but shifting focus to photos seems like a step in that direction. The integration of brands, pages, and sponsored content into a more uniformly visual feed will make it easier to blend more striking advertising in with users' photo posts.
"Feeds support the different amount of time you spend on Facebook so you can get the most out of it," said Struhar. He went on to say that Facebook intends for users to just "dip in" to Facebook with mobile devices, while spending "more time on tablet and Web" versions. Facebook has struggled in the past with users' shift to using mobile devices and how to monetize content there. The new News Feed seems to be an attempt to stem the flow of users away from their computers and tablets, where displays are bigger and brighter and more engaging—better to display ads and sponsored content.
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This article first appeared in Aviation Week & Space Technology.
India is spending billions on defense procurements, bringing with them massive packages of offset work for its industry, but the country's ambitions to become a major player in commercial aerospace manufacturing are still in their early stages.
Already significant providers of engineering services, including complete aerostructures design packages for Western airframers, several of India's private-sector companies are making a push into manufacturing.
But progress is being hindered by the lack of a national vision for aerospace, such as exists in China, and the absence of a complete "ecosystem" of suppliers to support the emerging major players such as the Mahindra and Tata groups.
The main drivers of India's aerospace industry growth have been major military programs and the offset obligations attached to offshore procurements. But more companies are looking for not only market access to India and more widely to Southeast Asia, but also a partner with engineering and manufacturing capability.
"What is bringing work into India is changing," says Ramaseshan Satagopan, head of the aerospace engineering practice at Mahindra Satyam, the Indian conglomerlate's engineering-services subsidiary. "Five to 10 years ago, cost was the major thing driving outsourcing. Now market access in this region is the prime driver, offset-related work is second, and third is cost and the availability of capability."
Outside perceptions of India's aerospace industry are that it is bureaucratic and painfully slow in developing aircraft that, when produced, fall short of the customers' requirements and the standards of Western manufacturers. While not disputing that characterization, Satagopan argues the view from outside does not recognize the challenges India has faced in building an industry.
"India's aerospace industry is only 40-50 years old in terms of technology, and still far way in terms of very advanced technologies in sensors, etc.," he says. "In engines there is R&D going on, but we have yet to see a final product. Engines are 3-4 times more complex than other technologies, and do not come cheap. We have still to catch up."
The Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), which is to become fully operational with the Indian air force this year after almost 20 years in design and development, is the country's most ambitious indigenous aerospace program since the HF-24 Marut jet fighter of the early 1960s, Satagopan points out.
In addition to the 40-year gap between first flights of the Marut and Tejas, India was hit by U.S. sanctions following its 1998 nuclear tests, which blocked access to many of the offshore technologies planned for the LCA. The arms ban forced India to develop its own alternatives, and delayed the program further.
While the Tejas Mk. 1 is overweight and underpowered, necessitating an improved Mk. 2 version, India through its development has acquired valuable experience with composite structures, fly-by-wire flight controls, glass cockpits and other technologies. This is expertise that can be accessed by private-sector industry to help it become a global player, says Satagopan.
"We had a lot of technologies thrown at us [with LCA]. Composites had never been developed in India, and it was the first time India had to develop its own critical hardware and software for fly-by-wire control," he says. "We know it takes time, but today India can do co-cured and co-bonded carbon-fiber wings. We developed that on our own, and understand the design, manufacturing and certification process."
The LCA program is managed by the government's Aeronautical Development Agency, formed for the task in 1984. State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) heads development and production. The Indian air force has ordered 40 series-production Tejas Mk. 1s, with deliveries to begin this year.
Bengaluru-headquartered HAL has designed and developed most of India's indigenous aircraft and license-produced those acquired from overseas. So, HAL is almost solely responsible for the industry's reputation for slowness. The company is tackling this problem by forming joint ventures with the private sector.
There have been a few forays into civil aviation in the past (see AviationWeek.com/indianaviation), but HAL has focused on military aircraft and its workload is growing. In addition to the Tejas, the company produces the indigenously developed Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter and its armed version, the Rudra, and is flight-testing an attack derivative, the Light Combat Helicopter. HAL is also developing the smaller, single-engine Light Utility Helicopter, with a first flight planned this year.
At the same time the state-owned manufacturer is license-producing the Sukhoi Su-30MKI heavy fighter and BAE Systems' Hawk advanced jet trainer. A contract has yet to be signed, but the company also is expected to produce 108 of the 126 Dassault Rafale Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) planned for the air force.
HAL also produces avionics, engines and systems. If there is an area where India still struggles, it is engines. Intended for the LCA, the Kaveri afterburning turbofan under development by India's Gas Turbine Research Establishment is short on thrust and has been deemed unsuitable to power the Tejas. But India may yet use the engine in unreheated form to power a planned unmanned combat aircraft.
LCA is not the only indigenous program to have problems. HAL's HTP-32 Deepak basic trainer has been grounded since 2009 after crashes caused by engine failures, forcing India to buy Pilatus PC-7s. Now the company is struggling to complete development of the HJT-36 Sitara intermediate jet trainer, which first flew in 2003. HAL performs some commercial subcontract work, including Airbus A320 passenger doors, Boeing 777 flaperons and Embraer Legacy 450/500 doors.
The Indian government has made several recent moves to open up its aerospace industry, to improve performance and increase competition. These steps have begun with the privatization of HAL; the government put an initial 10% stake up for sale this year. New Delhi has also changed the offset rules, allowing foreign companies to work with the private sector and not just state-owned entities, says Lakesh Srivastava, CEO of Tata HAL Technologies.
Private-sector companies are being encouraged to work with India's national laboratories as well. "The labs are still a bit bureaucratic," Srivastava says. "But they are allowing the private sector to come in with foreign OEMs, which qualify with a multiplier for offsets, to force performance into the system."
One of the main labs is the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research's National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL). Also headquartered in Bengaluru, NAL is working to establish an Indian civil aviation industry. Initially, NAL developed the Hansa, an all-composite two-seater that was commercially produced by Pune-based Taneja Aerospace and Aviation Ltd. (TAAL) for sale to India's flying clubs.
Subsequently, NAL designed the Saras, a 14-seat twin-turboprop aimed at the utility market. The first prototype was overweight and the second crashed, but a third is expected to fly this year with increased use of composites to reduce weight, more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A engines and more advanced avionics. TAAL produced parts for the prototypes. The Indian air force has ordered an initial 15.
In its first public-private partnership, NAL teamed with Mahindra Aerospace to develop the C-NM5, an all-composite five-seat light aircraft. Acknowledging the delays endemic in Indian programs, prototype certification work was moved to Gippsland Aeronautics in Australia -- a general-aviation manufacturer acquired by Mahindra in 2010. The prototype C-NM5 began flight tests in Australia in September 2011.
NAL and HAL have been working since 2007 on plans to develop the 70-seat Regional Transport Aircraft (RTA). Satagopan sees the yet-to-be-launched program, along with plans to develop indigenously the stealthy Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), as keys to taking the industry's capability to the next level.
"They are still mulling the regional transport. It will happen, but when is the question," he says. Satagopan sees an opportunity for the federal government "to get into a public-private partnership role . . . to make it happen." New programs such as RTA and AMCA are needed to build out the Indian aerospace ecosystem, he says. "What is missing today is we have no big Tier 1 suppliers apart from HAL. So how do we create Tier 1s like GKN [Aerospace] and Spirit [AeroSystems]?"
Manufacturing is spreading beyond HAL, boosted by offset work. Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures, a joint venture with the U.S. manufacturer, delivered its first C-130 center wingbox in August 2012. Tata Sikorsky Aerostructures is another joint venture, which began delivering S-92 cabins to the U.S. helicopter maker in 2010. Both ventures were established in Hyderabad by Tata Advanced Systems, with green-field facilities designed and constructed by Tata HAL Technologies, another joint venture.
Tata HAL Technologies was formed in 2008 to combine Tata Technologies' engineering-services experience with HAL's design and manufacturing expertise. "We took domain skills and leadership capability from HAL, plus capital, and Tata was responsible for scaling that," says Warren Harris, global chief operating officer for Tata Technologies.
The joint venture sells engineering services for aerostructures to markets outside HAL, using designers in Tata's "delivery centers" in Bengaluru, Europe and the U.S. "Business development is by Tata and delivery responsibility is through Tata and the joint venture," he says. Tata HAL delivers a complete design package, says Srivastava, including stress analysis, certification reports and engineering support through the first article produced.
Although to date much of the work placed with Indian industry by foreign OEMs has involved manufacturing, "increasingly we are seeing requests for proposals and work packages for engineering services," Harris says. The MMRCA procurement will accelerate the trend, he says, as Dassault's legacy data is migrated to the platform that will be used to develop and produce an India-specific variant of the Rafale.
Tata HAL is working on a major aerostructures design package for a European airframer, while Mahindra Satyam recently completed the structural design of "high-end primary fuselage structure" for another European airframer, says Satagopan. The scale of the work required Mahindra to develop the capability to manage large programs. "We are one of the few companies that could have done such a large work package successfully," he says. "Now we are getting similar work packages from other OEMs."
Harris says India's aerospace engineering-services business is forecast to grow from $850 million in 2011 to $5 billion by 2022. "We are working with most of the large aerospace OEMs," he says. "The driver to tap into India increasingly is the need for resources and talent, because the graying of the workforce in Europe and the U.S. means there are not enough engineers."
While its engineering capability has grown to equal that of Europe and the U.S., Harris argues, India's industry offers some unique capabilities. "India has grown out of scarce resources and its people are frugal-minded. Their engineering solutions are predicated on low cost. That can't be replicated in Europe or the U.S."
And as the industry looks set to grow while the Indian government moves ahead with massive procurements in defense and other sectors, it is expected to do so in partnership with foreign OEMs. "We are seeing a lot of opportunities in related areas such as battle management and homeland security," says Satagopan. "It is not clear that there is a single solution provider in India. Large and long-term partnerships are required."
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If you have an SCD or Paleo recipe, it very well may be GAPS Legal! The short version is that GAPS legal recipes are:
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I'm a newish atheist. Two years, I guess. My husband knows, my kids do not. My friends suspect. I'm trying to be careful how and when I come out. So, I have no one IRL to talk to. I've just started reading here after having the site recommended to me by an atheist blogger.
My husband is amazingly cool about it. He lost his faith a few years ago but I think it was out of anger because he's back at it again. We had an interesting conversation the other night. He said that he knows there can't be a heaven because it makes no sense whatsoever, yet he needs there to be so he believes. He's an otherwise brilliant person and I think he is just having trouble letting go of his upbringing.
I, on the other hand, was a rebel from the word 'go'. In Catholic high school, I told the teacher of our religion class (a priest) that papal infallibility was bull. I was a shy kid but on matters of religion, I called it like I saw it. I even tried to fail my confirmation test by refusing to memorize the rote prayers.
I left the Catholic church eventually and tried different flavors of Protestantism, mostly in the south. So... scary! I nearly got killed by the laser eyes of judgment at church many years later when the pastor said they were going to show a video on the evils of Harry Potter and I started angrily whispering to my husband how they can't judge it if they'd never even read it. He was mortified. Not because he disagreed with me but because I couldn't be quiet about it. So, yeah, I have trouble not speaking the truth out loud and I think my friends are on to me and I may be needing to look for new ones soon. I'm 46 and getting a little old for starting over. But here goes.
So happy to be here. ^_^
Just realized I needed an explanation for the subject line. One of my friends appears to have figured me out and I am not sure if she will be quiet about. So things could get interesting. :)
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First of all welcome. Most people I know are Christians or Muslim. Two of my best friends go to church twice a week. We don't really discus religion. They know where I stand. Occasionally we make jokes. I find it highly amusing to ask them to ask them what jesus would order if we are out to lunch or if I have a problem I ask them what jesus would do. We laugh. If the people you surround yourself with have a problem or preach to you, then they aren't even that good of friends. I say out yourself.
You are right and I will. But I have to out myself to my kids first, in a way that won't upset them too much. Still working on that.
Thanks for the welcome. :)
Welcome here.
Who know's? You raised them-skeptisism tends to rub off - they might say- wow mom, it's about time you figured it out- now we can stop walking on egg shells and that they don't believe either..
I'm pretty sure both of my boys are already there. I know the 23 yo is. He's always been ahead of his time. :)
Hi Becky, Welcome to the site. I was raised without religion so I had a rather different upbringing to you it seems. Sounds like your husband will come around when he is ready.
I even tried to fail my confirmation test by refusing to memorize the rote prayers.
What's a confirmation test? and what's a rote prayer? how is it different from a normal prayer?
I couldn't be quiet about it.
Sounds like you will be quite outspoken. Some of your religious friends and family(I assume) might get a bit upset with that.
Also it sounds like your kids are gonna have a hard time when you tell them about it.... basically they are gonna think you will be going to hell. Maybe once your husband is ready and leaves the church too, you should pull your kids out and just raise them to be human beings instead of christians.
Hope everything goes well for you!
No one in my household goes to church. All are more or less fed up with organized religion.
I am not terribly outspoken, actually. I bite my tongue a LOT. I like my friends and my family too much to step on what I see as a needed crutch for them. When and if they are ready to discard that, I will be there for them. In the meantime, I am the fly in the ointment, challenging them to think when they have questions about religion.
Confirmation is a rite in the Catholic church when teens become full-fledged members. Rote prayer is memorized prayers for certain situations. I refused them because I thought they should come from the heart.
I am gently bringing my kids along, showing them the flaws in religion (mostly the hatred and the hypocrisy). Some obviously still believe in a god but are fed up with christians in general. So, yeah, I don't want then to freak out that their mom is going to hell. Baby steps.
Thanks for the welcome and kind words, Matt. I don't yet know how to parse posts out like you did so they look so neat but I will figure it out for next time.
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I lied to get my confirmation. I didn't do the service work because I was too busy with homework. Ah, 8th grade. I wonder if this is grounds for me to get kicked out of the church. I'll investigate.
Welcome Becky!
Funny, the whole "Harry Potter is evil!" bit is one of the things I remember that really turned me against organized religion. When I was a devout xtian, I was a HUGE fan of the TV preacher, John Hagee. Watched him every day after school and watched his sermon live every Sunday. Then one day I came home from school to find his regular program replaced by a special on the evils of Harry Potter. I turned it off and never watched it again.
I lived in San Antonio for a while (husband was in the Army for 20+ years) and actually visited Hagee's church at the invitation of a friend. It was during their "Harvest Festival". (Halloween alternative). That's when I realized that those are really just thinly veiled recruitment ceremonies.I'm glad you saw through the hypocrisy too, Galen. They shoot their own selves in the foot sometimes, don't they?
Thanks for the welcome.
Thanks, Joe. Your mention of a birth family reminded me of something. I was adopted and brought up in a Catholic family, which I fought obviously. I met my birthmom and half sisters about five years ago. They and the extended family are all skeptics, freethinkers, atheists, etc. I think that played into me finally giving in and looking at my doubts. It kind of makes me wonder anew at the nature vs. nurture question.
My circle of friends are mostly xtian homeschoolers. Since we are in the Midwest and not the bible belt, I should be able to hang on to a few of them, the ones worth having. To hear them talk and to ponder the questions they ask about their own faith, it's a wonder to me that they still believe.
My husband definitely has my back here. And the 6 yo old has never been indoctrinated into religion so that's less damage to undo. I have spent the last three years steering my teens towards a more skeptical and critical-thinking mindset. We have come a long way. They are quite excited for Stephen Hawking's show on Discovery (the Curiosity series) this Sunday. So we'll see where that takes us.
Happy for you and your wife that you found like-minded people in each other. What lucky kids you have!
Stepping out of the closet will make you feel much more empowered and content. I no longer hide my atheism and if someone does happen to approach me about it I am honest, open, and quite unashamed about my stance. This will catch some theists off guard. Just keep smiling and it will all work out.


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Consulting Services for Columbia Theater
Paducah Renaissance Alliance (PRA) Executive Director Lisa Thompson made a presentation on the importance of restoring the historic Columbia Theatre on Broadway. Thompson says the goal is to restore the city-owned theatre to its original grandeur and preserve an important piece of architecture. Thompson adds that restoration of the Columbia could provide an economic boost to the entire downtown area. "It will become a point on Broadway like an anchor store at a shopping mall," says Thompson. Currently, the City is working to restore the marquee lighting and the front entrance doors. Thompson says other partners are providing their expertise to save the Columbia including the creation of a website by Emerging Media, the donation of materials and the installation of temporary electric service by Crown Electric, and the donation of time and materials by Ray Black & Son. A preliminary environmental assessment has been completed. Thompson says the next step is to develop a master plan that would include pre-design services, cost evaluations, architecture designs, engineering specifications, and special financing mechanisms. PRA and its board of advisors recommend engaging Westlake, Reed, and Leskosky to complete the concept study for the Columbia and ask the City to allocate $33,000 for the plan and reimbursable expenses. Action to transfer the funds will be before the Mayor and Commissioners at an upcoming meeting.
Right-of-Way and Easement Acquisition for Olivet Church Road Project
The Mayor and Commissioners approved an ordinance for all the documents necessary for the acquisition of 0.27 acres of right-of-way and 0.21 acres of permanent public utility easement for property located at 5315 Stanley Cemetery Road in the amount of $57,500. McCracken County negotiated the acquisition cost. The City will submit the acquisition costs to the State for reimbursement with all or a portion of the acquisition amount expect to be reimbursed. The right-of-way and easement is necessary for the next phase of the Olivet Church Road Improvement Project. The property address is on Stanley Cemetery Road; however, the right-of-way and easement parallel Olivet Church Road. The City of Paducah, McCracken County, and the State of Kentucky are working together to make major improvements along Olivet Church Road (KY 998). Increased traffic and new developments have created the need for road improvements and access along and near the busy roadway. The existing Olivet Church Road near the intersection with U.S. Highway 60 to James-Sanders Boulevard will be widened to three lanes with improved curbs and gutters. Also, near the intersection of Olivet Church Road and James-Sanders, a proposed new stretch of road will head southeast toward Kentucky Oaks Mall. This new five lane road would tie into the intersection at Hinkleville Road and the existing New Holt Road.
Preservation and Renovation of Market House and River Discovery Center
The Mayor and Commissioners approved a change order with Ray Black & Son, Inc. for the contract to preserve and renovate the Market House and River Discovery Center. The change order adds $3748 to the contract amount and is due to the replacement of gable ends on the Market House facility and the replacement of glass. All of the work will be completed by the end of this month. In December 2012, the Mayor and Commissioners approved a contract in the amount of $215,927 with Ray Black & Son, Inc. for the project to renovate both of the historic city-owned facilities. The work includes the repairing and cleaning of masonry, sealing joints, gutter repairs, repair of wood trim, painting, and the replacement of existing bird control devices.
Community Development Block Grant for CenterPoint Recovery Center (vote in June)
The Mayor and Commissioners introduced an ordinance to accept the $250,000 Community Development Block Grant award on behalf of Four Rivers Behavioral Health for the CenterPoint Recovery Center for Men. The funds would be used for salaries, and a $12,500 administration fee will be paid to the City for maintaining and monitoring the funding. The grant does not require a local match. CenterPoint is a recovery center located on County Park Road for men who are recovering from substance abuse. Four Rivers Chief Operating Officer Patty Hughes says CenterPoint's staff of 19 employees provided services for 235 men last year. The facility has a high success rate with 75% of the men reporting abstinence from drugs and alcohol one year after completing the program.
Quick Highlights
Budget Workshop
After concluding the business part of the meeting, the Mayor and Commissioners in addition to the city manager and directors began a budget workshop. The entire meeting including the business meeting lasted nearly five and a half hours.
City Manager Jeff Pederson started the meeting by going over the draft of the city manager's budget letter which is the first section of the budget document. The budget ordinance will be introduced at the June 11 Commission meeting. Pederson says, "General Fund revenue has not returned to pre-recession growth levels; however, the City is seeing a small reversal of the negative annual trend revenue for the tax on insurance premiums." Pederson adds, "The City continues to manage the budget within the 'New Normal' wherein annual revenue growth does not keep pace with rising expenses." Each department prepared their budgets for the upcoming fiscal year using prior year's allocations; however, that proved to be increasingly challenging due to increasing costs.
Pederson says three full-time positions have been eliminated from the budget through retirement and unfilled vacancies. Personnel costs make up 71.8 percent of the general fund budget. Pederson recommends the City utilize the 4% increase in property tax revenue allowed under State law using a combination of projected valuation increase and a slight increase in the tax levy. The proposed general fund operating expenditures is nearly $31.2 million while the estimated revenue is slightly more than $30.9 million. Cash carry-over from previous years will balance the budget.
To explain the budget preparation process, each director outlined the belt-tightening to balance their budgets. Examples include reducing the length of summer camp programs, eliminating an unfilled position in the Information Technology department, delaying the replacement of a truck for the Fire Department, and reducing advertising costs.
After reviewing the General Fund revenue and expenditures, the group reviewed the five year projection for the Investment Fund. The Investment Fund is funded by the ½ cent payroll tax and dedicated to economic development, community redevelopment, capital/infrastructure improvements, and property tax relief. Some of the line items proposed for the upcoming fiscal year include $250,000 for GPEDC; $50,000 for EntrePaducah; a $90,000 payment for a $1 million bond issue to upgrade the Showroom attached to the Julian Carroll Convention Center; $100,000 for the Convention Center Corporation; $125,000 to be divided among various arts agencies; $50,000 to start a roof stabilization program; $150,000 to begin implementing wayfinding recommendations in the Renaissance Area Master Plan; $150,000 for general facilities maintenance for city-owned buildings; $45,000 as a match to public fundraising for a restroom facility next to the Noble Park tennis courts; $100,000 for engineering and design for City Hall (see additional information below); and $140,000 to stabilize the bank of the Noble Park Lake (see additional information below).
City Hall Structural Analysis: Within the proposed FY2014 Investment Fund budget is a $100,000 line item for City Hall engineering and design. City-Engineer Public Works Director Rick Murphy showed slides of the interior and exterior of City Hall. Murphy says, "Structurally it's starting to show its age. There's going to have to be something done to City Hall." Murphy says the building has a failing roof system. Murphy adds, "Moisture has been getting into the concrete and corroding the rebar. Once the steel in the concrete is gone, concrete loses its tensile strength." Murphy showed photos of the four eaves of City Hall which at some corners have sagged nine inches. In reviewing the interior, the building needs renovations to make the facility more adequately meet the needs of employees and the public. Murphy provided the Mayor and Commissioners with a cost estimate to restore the structural integrity of the building, upgrade the electrical and mechanical systems, and improve the interior layout. The total estimate is $5.34 million which doesn't include upgrades to the building's security. City Hall has approximately 60,000 square feet of space; however, only about 28,000 is being used. The remaining is storage area in the basement and the open atrium area. City Manager Jeff Pederson recommends a spatial needs study to be completed first before a decision is made on the future of City Hall.
Noble Park Bank Stabilization: One of the line items within the proposed FY2014 Investment Fund budget is $140,000 for the stabilization of the southern end of the Noble Park Lake. Parks Services Director Mark Thompson showed several photos of the bank including the subsidence occurring at the fishing pier. City Manager Jeff Pederson says, "If you visit the lake you see the jagged, deteriorated shoreline of a pond that is a focal point of Noble Park." Thompson says, "With the $140,000 appropriation, we could do a large majority of the bank stabilization and pier work." Thompson provided cost estimates including $45,000-$120,000 to stabilize 900 linear feet of shoreline with the range in cost depending upon whether the bank was stabilized with a vinyl seawall or riprap or a combination. The vinyl seawall is more expensive but is more durable and requires less maintenance. The cost to repair the piers and access areas would be $25,000-$35,000 with the cost to rehabilitate Duck Island an additional $25,000-$35,000. Thompson recommends initiating a public fundraising campaign to recover the costs to rehabilitate Duck Island. Currently, the Duck Island house is in storage.


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LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found important genetic differences between people that may help explain why some smokers get lung cancer and others do not.
Three teams from France, Iceland and the United States said on Wednesday they had pinpointed a region of the genome containing genes that can put smokers at even greater risk of contracting the killer disease.
In all three studies, nicotine appears a major culprit.
The findings could eventually lead to better ways to prevent and treat lung cancer, the biggest cause of cancer-related death globally in men and the second most common in women.
"It opens the possibility that treatments that block these genes could be very beneficial as a treatment strategy against lung cancer, as well as against addiction," Paul Brennan of the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France, told reporters.
Smoking causes nine out of 10 cases of lung cancer. Yet only about 15 percent of smokers actually develop the condition and doctors have long suspected that a genetic element is involved.
The new research confirms some smokers are indeed more vulnerable because of their DNA profile. Smokers with two copies of the genetic variations stand around a 23 percent risk of lung cancer, according to Brennan.
The findings mark another step in unraveling the genetic basis of diseases by analyzing common changes in the genetic code known as single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs (pronounced "snips).
Since early 2007, variations at nearly 100 places on the genome have been linked to diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers.
Significantly, all three groups publishing results in Nature and Nature Genetics zeroed in on tell-tale variants in the same area of chromosome 15 that hosts three nicotine receptor genes.
That might suggest nicotine itself is carcinogenic as well as addictive. Alternatively, it could simply be that some people are more likely to get addicted to cigarettes and smoke more, thereby exposing their lungs to greater damage.
"We need to get a better handle on how genetic factors increase risk and what molecular pathways are involved in development of lung cancer," said Chris Amos at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
Kari Stefansson, the chief executive of Iceland's Decode Genetics Inc, whose scientists conducted the third study and which sells tests to assess risks for other diseases, was cautious about the value of screening for the new DNA traits.
"This is the first step in understanding what sequence variants lie behind lung cancer and nicotine addiction," he said.
Other researchers also warned personalized testing could weaken the public health message that everyone should quit smoking. Even if some people have a degree of resistance to lung cancer, they will still likely be vulnerable to smoking-related heart disease and serious respiratory disorders.
Smoking is also the leading cause of heart disease, the number one killer in the developed world, and emphysema.
Editing by Maggie Fox and Matthew Jones


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His bio: James Wall, the son of an Episcopal priest, is the contemplative-in-residence for the House for All Sinners and Saints, an eclectic Lutheran congregation in northeast Denver. Wall, a Zen student as well as a devotee of Jesus of Nazareth, is married with three children and lives in Cherry Hills Village. To pay his mortgage and feed his family, Wall runs Agency 33, a public relations firm with offices in downtown Denver.
Every week I meet with a Zen master to delve ever more intensely into the deep truth of who I am — familiar work for the serious Zen student.
This "Roshi," as Zen Buddhist masters are known, is a bear of a man with a chuckle that is ever-present in routine conversation. Roshi's stoutness, combined with the constant deep-throated giggle, reminds me every time I see him of the laughing Buddha of Chinese fable — an easily recognized figurine in many Eastern religion-themed shops.
But in a former life, Doshin Hannya "MJ" Nelson was an aggressive, judo-fighting corporate executive with a multinational company who became one of the first layoff victims of the dot-com crash in the late 1990s. He was an angry man, he said, aggressive to the point that he once got into a physical fight with his teenage son and lost, breaking both his hands in the process.
These days, after hundreds of seven-day silent Zen meditation retreats on top of Jungian and other forms of therapeutic inspection, Doshin has mellowed. His mission is to prevent war by spreading the insight to understand why conflict starts. The world could learn a lot from this man's struggles and ultimate victory over violence.
Not that Doshin is all sugar and spice. Anyone who knows anything about Rinzai Zen is aware that it was once the spiritual path of the Samurai — the warrior caste of Japanese feudal society. While the Buddha's message to his followers was to "wake up," in Rinzai Zen there's an urgency to that task. You must wake up now! You must sit until realization occurs and don't move until it happens. Zen thus requires discipline and great determination to reach the ultimate goal of enlightenment. There's not time to wait!


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Our system utilizes Crestron AirMedia to share content, an Extron Annotator 300 that provides a wide range of annotation tools, and Mersive software that allows wireless connection between a wide range of devices. This system fosters collaboration and decision-making, and smooths out the process of presenting and discussing information.


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NAME | Synopsis | Description | Options | Examples | Exit Status | Attributes | See Also
/opt/SUNWdsee/dsee6/bin/ldapcompare [options] attrtype:attrvalue [dn]...
/opt/SUNWdsee/dsee6/bin/ldapcompare [options] attrtype::base64value [dn]...
/opt/SUNWdsee/dsee6/bin/ldapcompare [options] attrtype:<fileurl [dn]...
install-path/dsrk6/bin/ldapcompare [options] attrtype:attrvalue [dn]...
install-path/dsrk6/bin/ldapcompare [options] attrtype::base64value [dn]...
install-path/dsrk6/bin/ldapcompare [options] attrtype:<fileurl [dn]...
The ldapcompare command asserts that a value you specify is the same as an entry attribute value stored by the directory server.
Specify the attribute type, followed by the attribute value, either as a string, a base64–encoded value, or a URL to a file containing the attribute value, such as a photo or certificate. You typically enclose the attribute type/value pair in single quotes ('') for the shell.
Also specify one or more entry DNs, separated by space, and typically enclosed in double quotes ("") for the shell. The ldapcompare command then compares the specified attribute value to that of attributes on each of the entries indicated by the DNs you provide.
The following options are supported:
Ignore LDAP library version mismatches.
When this option is omitted, the default behavior is to assert that the revision number of the LDAP API be greater than or equal to that used to compile the tool. Also, if the library and the tool have the same vendor name, the tool will assert that the vendor version number of the API be greater than or equal to that used to compile the tool. Revision and version numbers are based on the contents of the LDAPAPIInfo structure defined in <ldap.h> or header files included by <ldap.h>.
Check host names in SSL certificates.
Use the specified bind DN to authenticate to the directory server.
If the bind DN and its password are omitted, the ldapcompare command binds anonymously. The bind DN determines what entries and attributes appear in the comparison results, according to the search permissions for the bind DN.
Request that the directories expose (report) bind identities.
Display usage information.
Read SSL key password for the client key database specified using the -P option from filename.
The default is key3.db.
Use the specified control OID.
The criticality, a boolean, is false by default.
An LDAP control can be associated with a value. Proxy authorization takes a proxy authorization ID, for example, passed with the control OID, and criticality. If a value is necessary you specify it using value, base64value, or <fileurl.
Use the SSL key database located in pathname, the full path to the key database file.
The default is to search for the key database file, key3.db, in the directory specified by the -P option.
Manage referrals, comparing the entry containing the referral instead of the entry obtained by following the referral.
Use the specified certificate for certificate-based client authentication, for example: -N "Client-Cert", where Client-Cert is the subject name of the user certificate.
Follow at maximum limit referral hops. Default is 5.
Use the certificate database located in pathname, the full path to the certificate database file.
The default is to search for the certificate database file, cert8.db, in the current directory.
Use PKCS 11.
Do not follow referrals automatically.
Use LDAP protocol version n, where n is 2 or 3. Default is 3.
Prompt for the password for the client key database specified using the -P option.
The -W option is required for certificate-based client authentication.
Specify the password for the client key database specified using the -P option.
The -W option is required for certificate-based client authentication.
Use the rights of the entry having the specified DN for performing LDAP operations. When using this option, you must also specify how to bind before you assume the rights of the proxy. Thus, when using simple authentication, you would also use the -D and -w options with this option.
Before proxy authentication can work in Directory Server, you must set up the appropriate access control instructions.
Use SSL to provide certificate-based client authentication.
The -Z option requires the -N and -W options and any other SSL options needed to identify the certificate and the key database.
Use Start TLS to provide certificate-based client authentication.
The -ZZ option requires the -N and -W options and any other SSL options needed to identify the certificate and the key database.
Run in continuous mode, not stopping on errors.
In continuous mode, errors are reported but the ldapcompare command continues performing comparisons. When not running in continuous mode, the ldapcompare command quits after the first error.
Set LDAP debug level to the specified value.
The following debug levels are supported:
Display verbose debugging messages; LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE.
Display messages about the content of network packets; LDAP_DEBUG_PACKETS.
Display messages about LDIF parsing; LDAP_DEBUG_PARSE.
Display informational messages; LDAP_DEBUG_ANY.
Use the sum of the levels to specify more than one debug level. For example, to set the debug level to display both verbose debugging messages, and messages about the content of network packets, specify -d 3.
Read DNs from the specified file.
The file format is one DN per line without quotes around DNs. The ldapcompare command reads each line as one literal DN, performing the comparison for each entry whose DN is specified.
Contact the LDAP server on the specified host, which may be a host name or an IP address. Enclose IPv6 addresses in brackets ([]) as described in RFC 2732.
For example, when mapping the IPv4 address 192.168.0.99 to IPv6, pass the -h option with its argument as -h [::ffff:192.168.0.99]. Notice the brackets.
When using GSSAPI with Directory Server, specify the host as a fully-qualified host name which matches the value of the nsslapd-localhost attribute on the cn=config entry. The GSSAPI authentication process requires that the host name provided by the client match the one provided by the server.
The default is localhost.
Use the specified character set to override the value of the LANG environment variable. This option is useful, as the command converts certain arguments you specify to UTF-8 before sending the request to the server. The following arguments are converted: base DN, bind DN, LDAP filter, and password.
You can prevent the command from converting passwords by using the -k option.
Examples of charset values include ISO8859-1, ISO8859-15, ibm-1275, and windows-1251.
Read the bind password for simple authentication from the specified file.
Do not convert the passwords to UTF-8.
Use the security module database located in the specified directory.
Use the -m option if the security module database is in a different directory from the certificate database itself.
Show what would be done, but do not actually do it.
Use the specified attribute values when performing SASL authentication.
The following attrname arguments are supported:
Use the specified authentication identity.
Use the specified authorization identity.
Request the specified SASL mechanism for the bind.
Use the specified realm to complete the bind.
Use the specified security level.
The attrvalue is a valid value corresponding to the attrname you specify.
Contact the LDAP server on the specified port.
The default is 389 (636 if SSL is used).
Run in quiet mode, displaying no information about results of comparisons, but only about LDAP errors.
Run in verbose mode, displaying diagnostics on standard output.
Prompt for the bind password for simple authentication.
Use the specified bind password for simple authentication.
Examples in this section use the following conventions:
The directory server is located on a system named host.
The directory server has been configured to support anonymous access for search and read. Therefore, you do not have to specify bind information.
The directory server listens on port number 389, the default.
The following command compares a specified string with an attribute value:
$ ./ldapcompare -h host 'givenname:Barbara' \ "uid=bjensen,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com" comparing type: "givenname" value: "Barbara" in entry "uid=bjensen,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com" compare TRUE
The following command compares a base64–encoded value with an attribute value:
$ ./ldapcompare -h host 'cn::QmFicyBKZW5zZW4=' \ "uid=bjensen,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com" comparing type: "cn" value: "Babs Jensen" in entry "uid=bjensen,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com" compare TRUE
The following command compares an image with an attribute value:
$ ./ldapcompare -h host 'jpegphoto:<file:///home/bjensen/bjensen.jpg' \ "uid=bjensen,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com" comparing type: "jpegphoto" value: "NOT ASCII (3674 bytes)" in entry "uid=bjensen,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com" compare TRUE
The exit status returned either corresponds to 5 (LDAP_COMPARE_FALSE) or 6 (LDAP_COMPARE_TRUE), or reflects the return values of the underlying functions used, which may depend on return values sent by the server. Common exit status codes follow:
Server encountered errors while processing the request; LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR; 0x01.
Server encountered errors, such as a BER-decoding error, while processing the request; LDAP_PROTOCOL_ERROR; 0x02.
Search exceeded the time limit for operations on the server; LDAP_TIMELIMIT_EXCEEDED; 0x03.
Operation was successful but the values did not match; LDAP_COMPARE_FALSE; 0x05.
Operation was successful and the values match; LDAP_COMPARE_TRUE; 0x06.
DN of the entry to compare belongs to an entry handled by neither server, and the referral URL identifies another server that handles the entry; LDAP_REFERRAL; 0x0a.
DN of the entry to compare belongs to an entry handled by neither server, and no referral URL is available for the entry; LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT; 0x20.
DN of the entry to compare is not a valid DN; LDAP_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX; 0x22.
Bind DN user does not have permission to read the entry from the directory; LDAP_INSUFFICIENT_ACCESS; 0x32.
One of the directories did not respond to the request, or the connection was lost; LDAP_SERVER_DOWN; 0x51.
An error occurred while receiving results; LDAP_LOCAL_ERROR; 0x52.
The request could not be BER-encoded; LDAP_ENCODING_ERROR; 0x53.
A result could not be decoded; LDAP_DECODING_ERROR; 0x54.
An option or argument is not valid; LDAP_PARAM_ERROR; 0x59.
Needed memory could not be allocated; LDAP_NO_MEMORY; 0x5a.
A specified host name or port is not valid; LDAP_CONNECT_ERROR; 0x5b.
At least one server supports only LDAPv2, and the -V 2 option was not used, or the -V 2 option was used, but the server no longer supports LDAP v2; LDAP_NOT_SUPPORTED; 0x5c.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
Stability Level
ldapcmp(1), ldapdelete(1), ldapmodify(1), ldapsearch(1), ldappasswd(1)
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Storage Check has been available on Nokia Windows Phones for a few weeks now, bundled with a firmware update. The app enables consumers to check exactly what's stored on the phone and manage the data accordingly. The company has already updated Storage Check and it's currently listed over on its Beta Labs website. This is to help the team squash bugs and solve issues consumers have experienced attempting to use the app.
So what's new in this version of Storage Check? According to product page on the Beta Labs website, it's now possible to store offline maps on an SD card. That's an extremely useful feature as smartphones (rather unfortunately) don't come with 1TB storage drives. Should you be having trouble with "Other Storage", you may want to check out this option once this version of Storage Check is released to the public.
Here's a quick look at the Storage Check app that's currently available for Lumia Windows Phones (not the beta version):
Be sure to head on over to the Nokia Beta Labs to try out the beta version and look up more information. If you're having trouble with the version in the "Settings" on your Lumia Windows Phone, it's recommended you try out this beta.
Update: Adding the Store link for the Beta of Storage Check, though users may need to register to download. You can find it in the Store here or scan the QR tag below.
Update 2: It looks like the beta version with the map manager has not been uploaded to the Store yet, as only version 1.0 from April 15th is available.
Update 3: Nokia has now updated the beta version on the store. Be sure to check out the standalone beta app (use the store link or QR code below) for the latest features.
Source: Nokia Beta Labs, Windows Phone Store, via: WPSauce


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This is my first uploaded full game. It's made for the lowrezjam 2016 (rule: the game resolution is 64x64 pixels).
It's quite short and small so you can check it easily. It's an "arena beat em up".
By the way, I've used the new "base template" from
as the base so it's an example for that, too.


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Lebanese troops kill militant linked to bombing
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese soldiers killed a wanted militant Sunday suspected of involvement in a suicide bombing at a Beirut hotel last month and arrested another man, setting off gunbattles in the tense northern city of Tripoli, state media reported.
The National News Agency said special forces raided an apartment complex early Sunday to arrest a man identified as Monzer al-Hassan. Authorities believe al-Hassan transported explosives to two Saudi Arabian suicide bombers, one of whom blew himself up in the hotel. The other would-be suicide bomber was wounded and detained.
The NNA said al-Hassan resisted arrest and was killed in a shootout. A militant website claimed al-Hassan detonated an explosives-laden belt he was wearing as army forces sought to arrest him. The NNA said al-Hassan as a Swedish citizen, but Sweden's Foreign Ministry said that was not correct.
At around the same time, Lebanese forces arrested a man identified as Hussam al-Sabbagh, whom state media said was responsible for "terrorist acts." Other Lebanese media identified al-Sabbagh as a dual Lebanese-Australian citizen.
The arrest raids came after some two weeks of heightened tensions in Tripoli, which has seen a series of deadly clashes between supporters and opponents of the embattled government in neighboring Syria since the start of the uprising there in 2011. The city had been fairly quiet since April, however, when the Lebanese army began arresting gunmen linked to the clashes.
Several people were wounded when gunbattles broke out in a tense Tripoli neighborhood following al-Sabbagh's arrest, state media reported.
Associated Press writers Maamoun Youssef in Cairo and Jari Tanner in Tallinn, Estonia, contributed to this report.
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