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I think Aldardyce is as deluded as a shite supporter.He really believes his own press, that he is the saviour of teams facing the drop. It will be really interesting to see what happens when we reach "safety" in his eyes. Will he push on and try and secure a 7th (dizzy heights in his world), or will he then start experimenting with youth and untried tactics and end up nearer 17th, (his comfort zone).In the very very unlikely scenario of him being sacked, how much will that cost? Was he muted to be on 9m for 18 months? So come the summer, when he has 12 months of his contract left, will he be due 6m?On Walsh, does any one known how he is employed, is it a contract for a specific term?
Honestly, theres a massive disconnect between expectations on here around the chances of SA being fired and the reality.He was already talking yesterday about making plans for next season. There is no appetite at the top of the club to fire SA if meets or exceeds their expectations. Which he will.
I really like the way this site combines the league table with remaining fixtures:http://www.soccerstats.com/team.asp?league=england&stats=9-EvertonGiven our away form, I think I'd much rather have Leicester's run in (5 homes, 3 aways against teams below them) than ours (3 homes, 5 aways against teams below us). Think we'll need to pick up a couple of away wins if we're to stand a chance of 7th personally.
How the fuck are we even thinking about Europe
its Big Sam man he creeps up on you Big Sam he is the man with a plan you know
Trying too hard now
lol Here how is Lookman doing in our 1st team ? I did tell you back then he needed to go out on loan . lol
Two wrongs don't make a right .
yes they were wrong not to send him out in the summer and he was wrong not to go to Derby , so the way he has been handled was not right so you spot on there
Watford, Burnley, Brighton and Stoke as next four we should be aiming for a minimum of 6 points from those. If we've learnt anything from the West Brom and Bournemouth games it's that we need to focus on our own game away from home and not chop and change to cater for teams who don't have as much quality as we have. We undoubtedly will though.
Yeah how dare he show enthusiasm or belief in himself going abroad...cheeky bastard .Does he not know it's the shithouse way or the highway ...I mean yes his manager worked with some of the best .....oh wait scratch that some of the shittest clubs in the premiership ....and has a 100% record at international level ...all 1 games of it .
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Growth Modeling of Longitudinal Data
Kristie Long
posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2000 - 12:43 pm
In order to estimate a growth model with categorical data, a parameterization requirement of the mean intercept must be fixed to zero.
Can you explain the rationale for the fixed mean and the interpretation of the intercept variance?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2000 - 4:26 pm
The intercept should be fixed at zero because the means of the categorical outcomes are modeled by the threshold parameters, so we don't need both types of parameters. By intercept variance I assume you mean the intercept factor variance. The variance should be understood in the metric of the probit regression of each outcome on the growth factors. Variances can then be seen as contributing to the y* variance as discussed in Appendix 1 of the User's Guide. Here, the residual variance is fixed at 1. Ultimately, I think one has to judge the intercept variation in terms of how much the outcome probability changes, e.g. comparing 1 sd up and down from the intercept factor mean. I just saw a nice discussion of variances for categorical outcomes in the new Snijders & Bosker book on Multilevel Analysis, chapter 14. They also refer to the R square measure of McKelvey & Zavoina (1975) which is in line with Appendix 1.
Chongming Yang
posted on Monday, May 15, 2000 - 10:05 am
When a growth model is based on factors of categorical outcomes, I would like to know what to fix at what values?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, May 16, 2000 - 8:54 am
There is an example of a multiple indicator growth model for continuous outcomes in the Mplus User's Guide. It is Example 22.4. You can use this as a guide.
When modeling growth on factors, there are two issues to consider. The first is measurement invariance of the factors. To establish complete measurement invariance of the factors, the intercepts of continuous outcomes or the thresholds of categorical outcomes and the factor loadings should be held equal across time. Deviations from these equalities result in partial measurement invariance.
The second issue is the parameterization of the growth model. To parameterize the growth model, the factor means/intercepts are fixed to zero, the mean of the intercept growth factor is fixed to zero, and the mean of the slope growth factor is free.
daniel rodriguez
posted on Saturday, October 19, 2002 - 3:57 am
I have run a parallel process model with covariates over four time points. One of the covariates is depression, which is measured three of the four time points. So, I re-centered the intercept for those three time points. The structural model includes one slope regressed on the other slope and intercept, as well as the second slope regressed on the other intercept. Interestingly, when I move the intercept from time 1-4, the relationship between the two slopes changes, such that it is significant at times 1 and four, but not the between points. How does one interpret the effect of centering the intercept on such changes? I attended the DC training and learned that centering affects interpretation of intercepts regressed on covariates. However, what's the interpretation when change occurs to the slope or structural model?
posted on Saturday, October 19, 2002 - 8:31 am
You are right that the centering changes the interpretation of the intercept. Because of this, in the regression
s2 ON i1 s1
the changed meaning of i1 will therefore change the partial regression coefficient for s1.
When you change the centering and therefore the interpretation of the intercept, you have to also consider whether you believe that the intercept is "causing" the slope of the other process, that is you have to consider time ordering of events. For example, if the centering is at time 4 it does not make sense that the time-4 intercept would influence a slope that refers to change after time 1 because that includes development that has happened earlier than time 4.
posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 8:00 am
I know that LTM is a longitudinal extension of latent class models.I want to konw whether it can test the longitudinal tansition of latent profile models?
beacause in single time point, the latent class indicator is continuous variables.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 12:01 pm
Yes, continuous latent class indicators can still produce a transition matrix. See the handout for Topic 6 of our short courses on our website.
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Former 'Weeds' star Mary-Louise Parker says she's pretty close to quitting acting, mainly because the internet is full of meanies.
Parker, who is in not one but two movies coming out on July 19 ('Red 2′ and 'R.I.P.D.'), told News Corp Australia, "I'm not really that into [acting] anymore. I don't know how many more movies I wanna do. I wouldn't mind doing a TV show again, I'd like to do a couple more plays, but I'm almost done acting, I think."
Read: "Eventually, when I'm bored with acting, I think I'll quit acting."
And why would she walk away? Lamented MLP, "The world has gotten too mean for me, it's just too bitchy. All the websites and all the blogging and all the people giving their opinion and their hatred … it's all so mean-spirited, it's all so critical."
"It's sport for people, it's fun to get on at night and unleash their own self-loathing by attacking someone else who they think has a happier life – or something, I dunno."
While Parker is self-admittedly "thin-skinned," she says if you haven't been the subject of such nastiness, you might have trouble sympathizing: "You can say 'Oh I let it roll off my back' and 'I wouldn't take it personally', but you have no idea until it happens to you. It doesn't feel nice."
When asked what she might do if she retired, Parker said, "I would write, still. I write for Esquire (magazine) and writing makes me happy. I would take care of my kids and my goats. That's about it. Bake. Throw my internet in the lake."
And after throwing her internet box in the lake, MLP would live a quiet life, free from online bullying. You know, after a few more movies, a television series and maybe a couple of plays.
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Honestly, I've got to believe that winning against the Browns is no picnic either. Last night's 16 point, 16 punt masterpiece was not exactly an endorsement for quality professional football. The game was so boring, it made Ray Lewis eat the grass. And somehow we still haven't settled the Brady Quinn (23.5 QB rating) Dilemma? What information are we waiting for on that one?
Oh, and best of all? Next week: Browns @ Lions. Gee, I hope I can still get tickets!
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Encarnacion, Reyes power Blue Jays' outburst
TORONTO -- With more than a week's worth of frustration starting to boil over, the Blue Jays took out all of their pent-up anger on the Astros on Friday night.
Toronto enjoyed one of its best nights at the plate this season, and while doing so tied two franchise records. For a while it looked like it might be another long night for the club, but all of that changed in just one inning.View Full Game Coverage
TORONTO -- With more than a week's worth of frustration starting to boil over, the Blue Jays took out all of their pent-up anger on the Astros on Friday night.
Toronto enjoyed one of its best nights at the plate this season, and while doing so tied two franchise records. For a while it looked like it might be another long night for the club, but all of that changed in just one inning.View Full Game Coverage
The Blue Jays' offense erupted for eight runs in the seventh inning as Edwin Encarnacion homered twice, including a grand slam, and turned an early deficit into a 12-6 victory over the Astros at Rogers Centre.
"I don't think it can get any better than that," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "[Encarnacion's] having another great year, he really he is. He's been steady all year. He hit into a lot of tough luck early in the season. But I think he's been as steady as probably anyone in baseball."
To say the Blue Jays have been through a lot this week would be a gross understatement. The club was swept in back-to-back home series by the Rays and Dodgers, blew an 8-3 lead to Los Angeles on Tuesday and eventually had its losing streak extended to seven games before a 75-minute players only meeting to clear the air.
Things were so bad that at one point during the week Gibbons said, "I thought last night was rock bottom, but I guess not."
But just when it seemed like all hope was lost for turning things around, the last-place Astros came into town and helped right the ship.
The Blue Jays easily won Game 1 of the series thanks to a masterful performance by left-hander Mark Buehrle, but it was a lot more difficult on Friday night. Toronto fell behind early, as knuckleballer R.A. Dickey surrendered five runs in six innings, and the 24,088 fans at Rogers Centre quickly grew restless over the idea of their team losing to a Houston team that is now 34 games under .500.
The atmosphere quickly changed in the seventh, when Encarnacion led off the inning with a line-drive homer just over the wall in left to cut Houston's lead to 6-5. It was the first step of the comeback, but little did anyone know at the time just how much the Blue Jays had left in the tank.
Three runs later -- an Adam Lind solo homer, Maicer Izturis RBI double and a Jose Reyes bases-loaded walk -- Encarnacion was back at it again. This time he came up with the bases loaded and sent a 3-2 fastball into the Blue Jays' bullpen.
That gave Encarnacion five RBIs, and he became the first Blue Jays player to homer twice in the same inning since Joe Carter on Oct. 3, 1993.
"I've been working with my timing the last couple of days," said Encarnacion, who now has six career grand slams. "I got my timing back, so I was seeing the ball good ... I got early work with my bullpen coach [Pat Hentgen], so I found it and I feel great at the plate again."
Encarnacion was far being from the only Toronto hitter to enjoy a productive night against the struggling Astros pitching staff. Reyes went 3-for-3 with a homer, two walks and two runs, coming a triple shy of the cycle. Brett Lawrie and Lind also went deep, while Colby Rasmus recorded four hits and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh.
The Blue Jays had 12 extra-base hits, which tied a franchise record and was something that had been done only four times before. The 12 runs were the most Toronto had scored since the club beat the Orioles, 13-5, on June 23.
Nearly all the damage in the seventh came against right-hander Paul Clemens, who was charged with six runs on four hits, a walk and a hit batter before he was mercifully pulled after recording just one out. What started off as a bang, ended as a nightmare.
"It's like getting your butt kicked, and you get back up and they kick you again," Clemens said. "It was a tough inning, tough inning. I can't dwell on it. I've got to continue to get better."
The offensive onslaught helped overshadow a rough outing by R.A. Dickey, who took the no-decision and narrowly avoided tying a career high with four consecutive losses. Dickey went six innings, and allowed five runs on seven hits and two walks with eight strikeouts.
Dickey had the most difficulty with Marc Krauss, who hit a two-run homer in the second and a two-run double in the fourth. The home runs have been a continuing problem for Dickey this season, as he has now surrendered a Major League-high 24 -- matching his total from last season -- with all but six coming at Rogers Centre.
"I feel like I've given up some wall scrapers this year, that's for sure," Dickey said. "I guess the good news is both pitchers have to pitch in this park. I'm not the only one. There's no room, or no time, to pout about that. So you just put your head down and keep try to get outs.
"I didn't do it very well tonight. But we had a great offensive night. I mean, this night should definitely be about Edwin. What he did, how momentous. To get to see something like that is pretty neat."
Powered by the late-inning comeback, the Blue Jays have now won two consecutive games against the lowly Astros. The short winning streak couldn't have come at a better time, as Toronto entered the four-game series having lost seven straight and was in desperate need of turning things around.
"That's something we've missed lately," Reyes said. "When we get down, we look like we give up, and today we were down by two runs but came back and had a huge inning. That's something we need to do, that's the way winning teams play."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB.


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Gah! I hate it when people post intelligently but do so anonymously. It suggests to me that they're not going to hang around the monastery. I certainly hope you do.
Actually, last night I was doing quite a bit of thinking (and reading) about this problem and using a database seemed to be one of two solutions. Actually, a multi-value database like UniData would be awesome (it would handle lists very easily), but I don't know of any open-source versions.
The other thought was to use directed graphs with adjacency lists. I think that would be workable and I could use DB_File to handle persistance. However, I am much more familiar with database theory so I think that would be better (and probably allow more people to contribute). The nice thing about databases is that I think they would solve the Unification problem very easily, if I can come up an easy scheme to create them on the fly (I'm seeing more deviation from Prolog already).
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HURLBURT FIELD �After 12 years of nearly constant deployments, the 300 or so airmen of the 4th Special Operations Squadron are get-ting a much-needed break.
When the last of their AC-130U Spooky gunships return from Af-ghanistan this week, it will be the first time the entire squadron has been home for an extended period of time since shortly after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
�It�s really exciting,� said Lt. Col. Derek Price, the squadron�s com-mander. �We can focus on getting the squadron back training and focus on our families, something we haven�t been able to do in a long time.�
The squadron, which provides close air support for Special Operations ground troops, has been in high demand during the last 12 years.
Most airmen have been deploying and coming home in two- or three-month cycles the entire time.
The 4th SOS is one of three squadrons in the Air Force that can provide close air support. They are able to fly low to attack enemies or defend troops on the ground from a close distance without jeopardizing the safety of those troops.
Members of the squadron were part of the first military strike in Afghanistan in October 2001.
They had no idea what was in store for them at the time, Price said.
�We had no way of knowing it would be 12 years of constant deployments,� he said.
That puts a strain not only on the squadron, in trying to train everyone and create cohesion, but also on families.
For years the airmen have been either walking out the door or coming back in, said Lt. Col. Meghan Ripple, operations officer for the squadron.
It took her three years to paint her house. To-do lists never get done.
Price said his wife had just moved to the area in August 2001. He was deployed shortly after and the rate never let up.
Families find a way to cope, to get comfortable being in a constant state of motion, but it�s not without challenges and difficulties.
Suicide and divorce have been growing problems in the military during the last decade of combat.
�Part of that is inconsistency, so much time deployed,� Price said. �You can�t really plan your lives.�
He said command staff has worked the deployment schedule now so that the different squadrons that can provide close air support will rotate out together, which will give the airmen longer and regularly scheduled stays at home.
Airmen of the 4th SOS are now set to be home for six months, Price said.
�It�s a small part, but it will help,� he said.
Ripple, a gunship pilot, was one of the first airmen to go into Af-ghanistan in October 2001 and was among the last group of airmen to return home earlier this month.
She said that while the deployment pace was intense, she was grateful to have had the rewarding experience of seeing so many historic moments from 8,000 feet over the last 12 years.
She was flying in 2004 when the interim Iraqi government sanctioned the first strikes of their own.
Night after night they covered Iraqi special operations forces on their first missions to fight the insurgency.
She saw Afghanistan early on in the conflict and then again in 2007 during the Battle of Musa Qala, the first battle in which Afghan soldiers were the primary fighting force.
Bagram went from a place you wouldn�t want to make an emergency landing to a full-fledged U.S. military hub, she said.
Ripple was overhead for every election in Iraq and Afghanistan, playing her part in helping the fledgling democracies.
While the pace of deployment can be trying, pulling back the reins might be difficult at first, she said.
�They�ve been sprinting here, a lot of these guys, for the past five years,� she said. �But by having everyone home, we can focus: �This is how we�re going to train for our next deployment.� We�ll still be discussing the next big fight.�
After a bit, she thinks the stability will be welcome. Families can plan trips, reunions, even babies.
Within the squadron, the airmen have had precious little time to get to know one another with all the comings and goings.
Now that they are all home, they will hold a reunion with current and former members next Thursday through Saturday.
�Now we�ll get the chance for everybody to actually meet each other and see each other on a daily basis, to get back to that Air Force family feel,� Ripple said.


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Good guess, but you're wrong! It's actually a police car.
I mentioned in my last post that the police activity I found myself in the middle of had vehicles of all types rushing to the scene, and that some of those vehicles were cars that look like taxicabs. This is one of them.
These "taxis" are used as undercover cars in general police work. You may see them cruising the streets as you would a regular patrol car or perhaps pulling over a motorist (they're equipped with flashing lights and sirens) who ran a red light or something. The cops are in plain clothes, not uniforms. I would guess there are about 20 of these cars in the city. I see them every day.
How can I tell? A very experienced eye can see certain differences at a glance. First off, there's the medallion number. (These are the four digits in the rooflight that are used to identify one cab from another.) If the first two digits are 6Y, it's always a police car. If the first two digits are 2W, it might be one. (Some are, some aren't.) Then there's the license plate. Real cabs have the four-digit medallion number there, too. As you can see in this picture, this car has a different set of numbers. Another thing is the black molding strip running across the doors. The Ford Crown Vic taxis that are in service today all have a yellow strip, not black.
The cops (there are always at least two in a car, sometimes more) who drive these vehicles never pick up passengers. They have meters, but they're always running. So another way of identifying them is to look inside, if you can, and see what the meter's total is. Very likely it reads some ridiculously high amount.
Seven hundred, twenty-five dollars and seventy cents. Plus the fifty-cents night charge. It's like a picture from taxi driver heaven. This is what we dream about!


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It's amazing the difference a rope can make.
I learned that over the weekend on a scramble with the Everett Mountaineers at Mount Angeles.
I was nervous about getting down a section of rock. But, with the safety net of a rope, I scrambled right down, no problem. I wasn't as fast as the mountain goats in our group, but I went down without hesitation or fear. The rope offered me no physical help, it was only there in case I fell. A boost of confidence does excellent things for my scrambling skills.
The trip started early. Mount Angeles is at Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. The trip leader picked me up at my house at 6 a.m. so we could head down and catch an early ferry out of Edmonds.
The ferry ride was gorgeous, as usual. The water was glassy smooth and we even saw a few porpoise on the ride over.
When we arrived at the park, we got a nice little surprise. Admission was free because it was the park's 75th anniversary. Happy anniversary!
The trip started in the parking lot at Hurricane Ridge. We all looked a little absurd with our ice axes, helmets strapped to our packs and heavy boots walking along the paved path. Soon enough, though, we left the pavement and followed an excellent trail along the ridge toward Mount Angeles.
If you're at Hurricane Ridge, I highly recommend this trail. It's currently covered by a small bit of snow, but it won't be for long. The snow is also easy enough to cross at this first part of the trail. Look at the maps at the visitor's center to help you orient yourself.
The trail rolled along the ridge reaching a steep snow field. Depending upon preference, we either glissaded or walked down. Me, I chose to slide. The wet backside was worth the — rather bumpy — ride down.
After a bit more easy hiking, the trail branched off toward the summit and got more serious. Up, up, up. We eventually reached enough snow to warrant pulling out the ice axes.
Near the summit, we had some decisions to make. The more nimble of our party took a sporting route right up the ridge. The rest of us continued around the backside for an easier approach.
While this route was certainly easier, it still challenged me a lot. I appreciated the whole group's patience with those of us who needed more time. Our group leader was excellent.
The last scramble to the summit was all on rock. I made it about 10 feet from the summit before I got stuck. I needed to make one step around a rock, while basically hugging it. It was a small step, but it was exposed and scary for me. I asked the trip leader to come back down. He was already at the summit. I was hoping he would give me a bit of advice or show me a better place to get a handhold.
Interestingly, as soon as he was standing near me, I was fine. I didn't need any help. I took the step. It was easy and I was at the summit in seconds. He said I just needed moral support. It's true.
As we were approaching the summit, the clouds rolled in. They blocked our view for awhile, but they were also gorgeous. And as they came and went, we got some great peakaboo views of the water and Vancouver Island. The clouds did eventually clear and give us great views.
I was absurdly proud of myself for making it to the top. I was just as proud of making it back down safely — even if I did need a rope.
It was fascinating to learn a bit about myself. I've always known that a large part of scrambling was mental, but knowing it and experiencing it are two different things.
I feel a lot more confident in my skills after this trip. It's a good feeling.
The trip back to the parking lot was pleasant. The ridge view is, if anything, even better on the way back. We saw several of the resident deer along the trail, including a young buck with velvety antlers.
Many flowers are blooming in the area. If you're looking for a trip for the upcoming holiday, Hurricane Ridge would be a great choice. Be sure to pack your camera.


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Captured Ukrainian soldiers paraded, abused in east
DONETSK, Ukraine - Pro-Russian insurgents on Sunday paraded captured Ukrainian soldiers through the streets of the rebel stronghold Donetsk as bystanders shouted abusive slurs and tossed eggs, bottles, and tomatoes at them.
The display came as President Petro Poroshenko vowed to raise defense spending to defeat the rebels during an ostentatious procession of tanks and weaponry through downtown Kiev, meant to mark Ukraine's 23rd anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union.
The developments underscore the increasing divisions in Ukraine as it gears up for what could be many more months of conflict. While support and mobilization for Kiev's campaign against the separatists has only grown in many parts of the country, resentments fester in much of the east, where civilian casualties and shelling have become a part of daily life.
Several thousand onlookers had gathered in the main square of Donetsk and shouted obscenities at the dozens of captives, some in Ukrainian military garb and some in tattered civilian clothing, that were forced to march past them. They were flanked by armed rebels bearing bayoneted rifles.
One visibly agitated man yelled atrocities as he held an infant in one arm. A woman shouted "Hang the fascists from a tree!" Other women rushed at the prisoners, trying to kick and slap them, and were restrained by rebel fighters.
Two water trucks followed the prisoners and hosed down the road, an image meant to evoke historical parallels with an event in Moscow in 1944, when Red Army soldiers paraded tens of thousands of German prisoners of war through the streets.
"Kiev said that on the 24th, on the Independence Day of Ukraine, they would have a parade. Indeed, they did march in Donetsk, although it wasn't a parade," top rebel commander Alexander Zakharchenko said. "Soldiers of the armed forces of Kiev walked along the main streets of Donetsk. What Poroshenko planned has taken place."
The rebels also placed several fire-blackened, shrapnel-shredded Ukrainian military vehicles in Donetsk's main square. Russian nationalist songs blasted from speakers as supporters posed for photos in front of a destroyed tank. The crowd appeared on edge, as dozens of fighters gathered in formation but quickly dispersed when artillery fire sounded in the distance.
"Today is the so-called independence day of what was Ukraine. And look what has happened to their equipment. This is what has become of Ukraine!" said a pro-Russian rebel fighter who identified herself by her battle name, Nursa, pointing at the remains of a Ukrainian troop transport.
One onlooker grabbed a Ukrainian flag from the wreckage of one tank and threw it to the ground. Several others trampled on it, wiping their feet and spitting.
Alexander, a 40-year-old businessman from Donetsk who declined to give his surname, said the Ukrainian flag had no place in the city.
"I feel this is no place for this flag. The great achievement here is that people can see it in the state that it deserves to be in," he said.
Resentment has grown in the east as residential areas have increasingly come under fire in recent weeks, with the civilian death toll rising to at least 2,000 since April, according to a United Nations report. In Donetsk, an estimated 300,000 of the city's population of 1 million have fled the fighting, and many of those who remain have gone weeks without electricity or running water and spent days staked out in bomb shelters.
Early Sunday, artillery shells struck several residential buildings as well as a major hospital and morgue in downtown Donetsk, although nobody was reported killed. The government has denied that Ukraine's forces were responsible for the shelling of any residential buildings or hospitals.
The situation is even direr in Luhansk, a city closer to the Russian border whose war-reduced population of a quarter-million people has suffered under constant fighting in recent weeks. Andriy Lysenko, spokesman for the Ukrainian National Security Council, told journalists Sunday said 68 civilians had been wounded there in the past 24 hours, but could not confirm whether anyone had been killed.
The scene in Donetsk proved a striking contrast to the fanfare in Kiev, where more than 20,000 people, many waving the country's blue and yellow flags or donning traditional embroidered shirts, watched the parade on Kiev's Independence Square, where months of protests earlier this year ended in the ouster of the country's former pro-Russian president.
Poroshenko announced he would raise military spending by 40 billion hryvnia ($3 billion) through 2017, an effective 50 percent increase from current budget targets.
"It is clear that in the foreseeable future there will always, unfortunately, be the threat of war," he said in an address to the highly militarized independence rally. "And we not only have to learn to live with that. We must always be prepared to defend our independence."
Ukrainian military leaders have pleaded for extra resources as they face a potentially protracted fight against separatists. In recent weeks, Kiev's troops have scored heavy gains in territory and encircled the east's regional capitals of Luhansk and Donetsk.
Lysenko said Sunday that 722 members of Ukraine's armed forces have died in the fighting, with five killed and eight wounded in the past day alone.
In another symbolic move, Poroshenko traveled south to the predominantly Russian-speaking port city of Odessa to give a second speech on Sunday. Ukrainian television showed footage of navy ships bobbing by the shore on a stormy, turbulent sea. Ukraine lost much of its coastline when the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea was annexed by Russia in March, and the loyalty of local authorities in Odessa to Kiev has been a top priority for the new government.
Poroshenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to meet Tuesday in Minsk, Belarus, alongside other European Union leaders. The two leaders have not met since early June, and many hope that the talks could help defuse the conflict in east Ukraine.
But German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday cautioned against expectations of a decisive breakthrough at the much-anticipated meeting.
"The meeting in Minsk certainly won't yet bring the breakthrough," she said. "But you have to speak to one another if you want to find solutions."


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Tuesday, 18 December 2007
Stuck in the grind
Being back at work has been good. I have changed jobs! No longer a speech pathologist but an Education and Training consultant in the health service (Learning and Development unit). I am loving the change - I surprisingly do not miss my old work one little bit. I have to work 4 days a week but I have been doing one day a week from home, so that has been fun.
The boys are great. Doo Dah is one today! What a big boy. He is such a great little kid. Still not really a great sleeper at night (but I no longer have to breast feed him at night so that is an improvement). We are seeing a chiropractor with him at the moment.
I think I told you about the big bruise on his head when he was born? Well it seems that his coordination has been affected and he has been slow to move (started crawling only a few weeks ago) so we are having some work done. It seems to be working well, although he screams his lungs out when we are there (as does Nugget who cries in sympathy).
Nugget has been great. He is sleeping well at the moment. Many times a week he sleeps through the night!Miracles never cease. Geege and I still wake up every night because Nugget and Doo Dah seem to have bad nights on alternate nights, but we are all getting more sleep on the whole.
Nugget has grown so much lately. He looks about 3 1/2, has become more confident, tells stories about his life, chats to people he doesn't know very well and sings like a little angel. He is hysterical.
Nugget has adopted all of Doo Dah' s birthday presents as his own. Poor Doo Dah will have to fend him off when he gets big enough.
Geege and I have been doing a few renovations. He has put a deck on the back of the house and some paving. Our very sloping back yard is now much more functional for entertaining and for little boys on their bikes. It has been fun making improvements to our home. Geege probably thinks differently seeing as he has done all of the hard work!
We are spending Xmas with my family. Christmas eve we will sleep at the inlaws place and Santa will visit the kids there. Then we will drive to Sister B's place (she has moved 20 minutes from us to St Ives) and all the fam (and a few extras) will be there. It will be crazy - 6 grandchildren under 4 plus another little boy who is about 18 months old. Chaos. I'm looking forward to the celebration and the little holiday. I have 2 weeks off over Xmas/New Year. Geege will be busy with the tours, but he is having 4 or 5 days off with us too so that will be great. I plan to get to Nowra at some point (my friend S has just had her third child - Fleur- so I want to give her a big cuddle!).
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With high winds, significant snow, northern New England utilities prepare for storm outages
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) � Electric companies across northern New England are keeping a close eye on the winter storm that's moving across the region, warning customers that power outages are likely.
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LEOMINSTER — A former youth football coach will be arraigned Monday in Leominster District Court on charges he sexually assaulted a boy, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.
Benjamin B. Brause, 36, of 36 North Main St., Apt. 2, was arrested Friday night by Leominster police after an investigation by that department and the District Attorney's Office, Mr. Early said.
He said Mr. Brause was charged with two counts of statutory rape and one count of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. He is being held on $100,000 bail.
According to Mr. Early, Mr. Brause coached youth football in Leominster from the 1990s through 2008, and in Lunenburg in 2009 and 2010.
He said anyone who wants to talk about their interaction with Mr. Brause during the years he coached can call the Leominster Police Department at (978) 534-4383.


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CPJ Update
June 16, 2006
News from the Committee to Protect Journalists
|CPJ begins 25th anniversary celebrations
At CPJ, New York Times' Dexter Filkins describes reporting in Iraq
CPJ hosted and participated in a series of events in September to mark our 25th anniversary beginning with an Open House and discussion with New York Times Baghdad correspondent Dexter Filkins. Moderated by CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon and attended by a large group of CPJ friends and supporters, the September 14 discussion with Filkins focused on journalist safety and the increasingly dire conditions for reporters in Iraq. Filkins, an award-winning journalist who has covered the war in Iraq since it began in March 2003, is a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University this year. He offered a stark portrait of daily life for reporters in Baghdad. In the following audio report, Filkins describes a typical day in the Times' Baghdad bureau.
CPJ salutes Walter Cronkite, its honorary co-chairman
CPJ friends and supporters honored former CBS anchor Walter Cronkite in Manhattan on September 19. Cronkite joined CPJ at its inception, lending worldwide credibility and recognition, and later participated in a mission to Turkey that led to the dismissal of charges against a journalist. In a recent interview with CPJ, he said: "To most of us who had had any experience in wartime it seemed clear that a strong organization to protect journalists was necessary. Our American reputation for the defense for press freedom makes us particularly good ambassadors in extending those freedoms to nations where they have been denied." See photos from the event.
CPJ receives Emmy for work on behalf of press freedom
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences honored CPJ for its work in defense of press freedom at the 27th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards on September 25. Also honored were the International Press Institute and Reporters Without Borders. In his acceptance remarks, CPJ Honorary Co-Chairman Terry Anderson dedicated the award to the 106 journalists and media workers who have died in Iraq since the war began in March 2003. Read Anderson's remarks.
CPJ hosts impunity panel at Columbia University
CPJ Board Member and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Clarence Page moderated an animated panel discussion on impunity and ways of seeking justice for murdered journalists at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism on September 28.
Panel members included Judea Pearl, father of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl; Myroslava Gongadze, the widow of Ukrainian journalist Georgy Gongadze who talked about the ongoing trial of her husband's killers six years after his death; Bob Rivard, executive editor of the San Antonio Express-News, who said he will continue campaigning for the apprehension of the men convicted in absentia of the 1998 murder of his reporter Philip True; Sheila Coronel of Columbia University who emphasized the positive effect that justice in these cases can have on other instances of murdered journalists. To see photographs of the panel, click here: http://www.cpj.org/Briefings/2006/anniversary/impunity.html
CPJ alarmed by detention of AP photographer in Iraq
CPJ is alarmed that a Pulitzer Prize-winning freelance photojournalist working for The Associated Press in Iraq has been held by U.S. military forces for five months without charge. The photographer, Bilal Hussein, is an Iraqi citizen who began working for the AP in September 2004. AP reported that he had photographed events in Fallujah and Ramadi until he was detained on April 12 this year. One of Hussein's photos was part of the package of 20 photographs that won a Pulitzer Price for breaking news photography. His contribution was an image of four insurgents in Fallujah firing a mortar and small arms during the U.S.-led offensive in the city in November 2004. To learn more about Hussein's case, click here: http://www.cpj.org/news/2006/mideast/iraq17sept06na.html
CPJ releases groundbreaking report on 15 years of journalist deaths worldwide
An investigation by CPJ shows that journalists have been killed in direct relation to their work at a rate of more than three per month, and that Iraq is the deadliest country in the world for the press. "Deadly News," an analysis of 580 journalists killed over the last 15 years, is the most extensive study of its kind ever undertaken. The study, released on September 20, shows that most of those killed were local beat reporters, editors, and photojournalists, and that few of the cases have ever been solved. Seven out of 10 journalists were murdered, many on the orders of government and military officials. The report includes a database of research from each of the 580 cases and will be featured in the fall edition of CPJ's biannual magazine Dangerous Assignments. To read the report, click here: http://www.cpj.org/Briefings/2006/deadly_news/deadly_news.html


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LOWELL — A Cocoa, Fla. man indicted in the 2013 murder of an 80-year-old woman could soon be charged with the death of a Lowell native who attempted to help the woman.
Michael Fallon, who was living in Rockledge, Fla., died on Saturday due to traumatic brain injuries, according to his obituary.
Marcus Antonio Royal has been charged with first-degree premeditated murder in the death of Faye Jones, and attempted first-degree premeditated murder for the attack of Fallon, said Cocoa Beach Police spokeswoman Barbara Matthews. Charges in the attack on Fallon likely will be upgraded, based on the medical examiner's report and the results of Fallon's autopsy, she said.
Royal remains held without bail in Brevard County Jail.
According to published reports, Fallon was on his way to church on Mar. 17, 2013, when he heard screams coming from the home of Jones, his friend and next door neighbor. He entered and was beaten by Royal, police said.
Police reports indicate officers found Jones in a pool of blood, with her wrists and ankles bound with duct tape. Fallon was unconscious with a bleeding head wound. Cocoa fire rescue pronounced Jones dead at the scene, while Fallon received helicopter transport to a hospital.
Cocoa police received a sworn statement from Royal's mother, claiming she received a phone call from her son on the day of the attack, telling her he had just killed two people and intended to flee to Georgia or North Carolina. Two days later, Royal turned himself in to Richmond police in Virginia.
Royal, a registered sex offender, had been released from Brevard County Jail less than 24 hours earlier. Matthews stressed that Jones was not the first elderly woman Royal had attacked.
A Brevard County Grand Jury also charged Royal with armed burglary of a dwelling with an assault or battery, grand theft of a motor vehicle, fraudulent use of a credit card, criminal use of personal identification information and two counts of kidnapping.
Fallon had worked at Sullivan Brothers Printers in Lowell before moving to Florida.


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European Union leaders have begun what is expected to be a long and bitter session on a long-term budget for the region.
With each of the 27 nations having the power of veto over the 2014-20 budget, the summit negotiations that began late on Thursday could stretch over the weekend, perhaps without result as leaders staked out starkly different visions of Europe's future.
While British Prime Minister David Cameron is seeking to keep payments into EU coffers down as low as possible, French President Francois Hollande called for sustained subsidies for farming and development programs for poorer nations.
Mr Cameron voiced the concerns of several other countries that do not want to see an increase in the bloc's spending plan at a time when many member states are cutting budgets at home.
''No, I'm not happy at all,'' Mr Cameron said about EU President Herman Van Rompuy's latest offer to cap spending for 2014-20 at 1 trillion euros ($1.25 trillion).
''Clearly, at a time when we're making difficult decisions at home over public spending, it would be quite wrong – it is quite wrong – for there to be proposals for this increased extra spending in the EU,'' Mr Cameron said.
The EU budget primarily funds programs to help farming and spur growth in the bloc's less developed, and it amounts to about 1 per cent of the EU's gross domestic product.
France's Hollande said that was worth fighting for, adding he would be happy to walk away from the meeting if his demands were not met.
''No country should have a privileged position,'' Mr Hollande retorted. ''I come here to find a compromise, not to set an ultimatum.''
The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, supports more spending, arguing that cross-border initiatives will help create the economic growth and jobs that the bloc of a half-billion people needs, particularly during a financial crisis that has pushed some countries into recession.
The amount of work Mr Van Rompuy has to do to bring the conflicting views closer together was highlighted earlier on Thursday as the bilateral meetings preceding the summit overran, forcing the opening discussions to be delayed by 2.5 hours until about 10.30pm local time.
Calling on all for a compromise, Mr Van Rompuy said ''it is necessary and, I am convinced, it is within our reach. So, dear colleagues, let's get down to business.''
Several leaders were already anticipating the possibility of failure and the need to hold another summit in the new year to negotiate a deal.
''Germany wants to reach a goal, but there might also be the need for yet another stage,'' Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
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Ask John
Super Rugby caps, the Barbarians' centenary and England's oldest living international
John Griffiths
March 1, 2010
George Gregan holds the record for Super Rugby caps © Getty Images
Welcome to the latest edition of Ask John where renowned rugby historian John Griffiths will answer any rugby-related query you have!
So, if there's something you've always wanted to know about the game we love but didn't know who to ask, or you think you can stump our expert - then get involved by sending us a question.
In this edition John answers questions on Super Rugby caps, the Barbarians' centenary and England's oldest living international.
Who has made most appearances in the Super 12/14 competition? Graham, London
Before this season's Super 14 kicked-off in February, the leading cap-winners were as follows:
George Gregan 136 (1996-2007, Brumbies)
Caleb Ralph's record includes a run of 103 successive games for the Crusaders between 1999 and 2006. Of the current players the leading cap-holders before the season started were George Smith on 121, Nathan Sharpe on 120 and Stirling Mortlock on 118.
Are you able to provide details of the different Barbarians starting XVs for the matches that they played in their 1990/91 centenary season? Tim Skepper, England
The Barbarians played nine matches in their Centenary season in 1990-91. In addition to their then traditional domestic fixtures (against Cardiff, Swansea and Newport in Wales and East Midlands and Leicester in England), there were special games against an England XV, Wales (who honoured the fixture by awarding caps to their players), Argentina and Bradford & Bingley (the club was founded in Bradford in April in 1890).
The club was also a guest at both the Lisbon and Hong Kong Sevens that season. Details of their results and a register of players for the season follow. (Starting line-ups can be reconstituted from the register).
Barbarians Results 1990-91
June 2-3 1990 - Lisbon Sevens: Barbarians 28, Agronomica 6; Barbarians 48, Benfica 4; Barbarians 32, Wolverines 6; Barbarians 28, Cascais 10; Barbarians 28, Gloucester 18; Barbarians 12, Cambridge U 30
Barbarians Register of Players 1990-91
Key: LS - Lisbon Sevens; E - England; BB - Bradford & Bingley; W- Wales; N - Newport; A - Argentina; L - Leicester; EM - East Midlands; HK - Hong Kong Sevens; SW1 - Cardiff; SW2 - Swansea; (R) - Replacement
Fullbacks: K J Murphy (Cork Const & Ireland) [E, EM], P W Dods (Gala & Scotland) [BB], D I Campese (Randwick & Australia) [W, E on wing], G H Davies (Wasps & England) [N], S D Hodgkinson (Nottingham & England) [A], J-B Lafond (Racing Club de France & France) [E on wing, L, SW2, W on wing], A G Hastings (Watsonians & Scotland) [SW1]
Three-quarters: J Fallon (Richmond) [LS], W L Renwick (London Scottish) [LS], M H Titley (Swansea & Wales) [LS, BB], S E Thresher (Harlequins) [LS], J T Stanley (Ponsonby & New Zealand) [E, W], D Charvet (Racing Club de France & France) [E], M E Harrison (Wakefield & England) [BB], G Champion (Devon & Cornwall Police) [BB], R A Bidgood (Newport & Wales) [BB], J C Guscott (Bath & England) [W, L HK], P Saint André (Montferrand & France) [W], S T Hackney (Nottingham) [N], V J G Cunningham (St Mary's College & Ireland) [N], S Davies (Llanelli) [N], I Tukalo [Selkirk & Scotland) [N], I C Evans (Llanelli & Wales) [A], M G Ring (Cardiff & Wales)[A, EM], C R Innes (Marist & New Zealand) [A], K D Crossan (Instonians & Ireland) [A], A E Emyr (Swansea & Wales) [L], F Mesnel (Racing Club de France & France) [L], N J Heslop (Orrell & England) [L], A T Harriman (Harlequins & England) [EM, HK], W Reichwald (Sheffield) [EM], E Davis (Harlequins) [EM], T Underwood (Leicester) [HK, SW1], W D C Carling (Harlequins & England) [HK], I Hunter (Northampton) [HK, SW1], S Hastings (Watsonians & Scotland) [SWI], D M Curtis (London Irish & Ireland) [SW1], M Wyatt (Velox Vancouver & Canada) [SWI(R), SW2 at fly-half], M R Hall (Cardiff & Wales) [SW2], D W Evans (Cardiff & Wales) [SW2, EM at fly-half], K Higgins (Old Blues & USA) [SW2], A J Donovan (Cardiff & Wales) [SW2]
Half-backs: R H Q B (Richard) Moon (Rosslyn Park [LS, L(R)], C J Stephens (Llanelli) [LS], M P Lynagh (University, Brisbane & Australia) [E], N C Farr-Jones (Sydney University & Australia) [E, W], C M Chalmers (Melrose & Scotland) [BB, A, SW1], E F Gomez (Banco Nacion & Argentina) [BB], S Barnes (Bath & England) [W], B A Smith (Leicester & Australia & Ireland) [N], R N Jones (Swansea & Wales) [N, A], C R Andrew (Wasps & England) [L], R J Hill (Bath & England) [L], R H StJ B (Rupert) Moon (Llanelli) [EM, HK], R Saunders (London Irish & Ireland) [SW1], A Hueber (Lourdes & France) [SW2]
Forwards: D W Egerton (Bath & England) [LS], R E Paxton (Kelso & Scotland) [LS], T Hyde (Rosslyn Park) [LS], C E Hillman (Bridgend, South Wales Police) [LS, BB, SW2], R W Loe (Fraser Tech & New Zealand) [E, W], I J Watkins (Cardiff & Wales) [E], A P Burnell (London Scottish & Scotland) [E, EM, SW1], I D Jones (Kamo & New Zealand) [E, W, A], S A G Cutler (Gordon & Australia) [E, W], K Janik (Toulouse & France) [E], P T Davies (Llanelli & Wales) [E, A], E J Rush (Otahuhu) [E, W], N A Back (Leicester) [E(R), HK, SW1], D V Southern (Orrell) [BB], M S Linnett (Moseley & England) [BB], N C Redman (Bath & England) [BB], W A Anderson (Dungannon & Ireland) [BB, N], S Hodgson (Sale) [BB], G R Marshall (Selkirk & Scotland) [BB], I Smith (Leicester) [BB], J M Wells (Leicester) [BB(R)], P A G Rendall (Wasps & England) [W], S J Smith (Ballymena & Ireland) [W], M C Teague (Gloucester & England) [W], D Erbani (Agen & France) [W], I M Buckett (Swansea) [N, L], R G R Dawe (Bath & England) [N], R Lee (Bath) [N], M J Galwey (Shannon) [N], H Taylor (Newbridge) [N], O L Williams (Bridgend) [N], R E Webster (Swansea & Wales) [N, A], L Hullena (Petone) [A], T J Kingston (Dolphin & Ireland) [A], P Knight (Pontypridd & Wales) [A], C A Gray (Nottingham & Scotland) [A, L], G W Rees (Nottingham & England) [A], D Fox (Llanelli) [L], G S Pearce (Northampton & England) [L], P Arnold (Swansea & Wales) [L, EM], R J Pool-Jones (Cambridge University) [L, SW1, SW2(R)], D B White (London Scottish & Scotland) [L, SW2], R A Robinson (Bath & England) [L], J J Fitzgerald (Young Munster & Ireland) [EM], J O'Riordan (Cork Constitution) [EM], R Kimmins (Orrell) [EM], A J Carter (Newport & Wales) [EM], P T J O'Hara (Sunday's Well & Ireland) [EM], B B Clarke (Saracens) [EM], M G Skinner (Harlequins & England) [HK], C M A Sheasby (Cambridge University & Harlequins) [HK, SW1], D M B Sole (Edinburgh Academicals & Scotland) [SW1], A Simmons (Wasps) [SW1], S Dear (Rosslyn Park) [SW1, SW2], D F Cronin (Bath & Scotland) [SW1], M Griffiths (Cardiff & Wales) [SW2], P Edwards (Cardiff) [SW2], S T O'Leary (Wasps) [SW2], G M George (Newport) [SW2], L Cabannes (Racing Club de France & France) [SW2], K Waters (Newbridge) [SW2(R)]
It will be noted that Ben Clarke, Rupert Moon, Hemi Taylor, Neil Back, Mick Galwey and Chris Sheasby (among others) were Barbarians before winning full caps for their countries.
My grandfather played in a match between RAF Locking and Bath (at The Rec) in 1941 or 1942 and we believe that the RAF team contained two Welsh internationals. The names we have for these players are W.H. Davies and I. Davies. Do you have any information on these two players (clubs, number of caps)? Apparently RAF Locking won that particular match in front of a full house. Adam Joy, England
RAF XVs (and Army XVs and New Zealand Forces sides) were regular visitors to Bath during the wartime seasons and invariably attracted large crowds.
In 1941-42, Bath hosted RAF sides six times as follows;
There were eleven matches at Bath the following season:
The Welsh international players in the game referred to in your question were probably Willie (W T H) Davies and Idwal (D I) Davies who were both sergeants in the RAF during the middle stages of World War II.
Willie Davies made his name in first-class rugby as a teenager partnering his cousin, Haydn Tanner, for Swansea in 1935 when they became the first club side to defeat a touring All Blacks side (11-3). Davies made his Welsh debut as an emergency centre in 1936 against Ireland, when Wales won 3-0 to secure the International Championship title. All told he won six caps for Wales between 1936 and 1939, mostly at fly-half. In his last match, against Ireland in Belfast in 1939, he scored all of his side's points (a try and drop-goal) in the 7-0 win that gave a Wales a share of the 1939 Championship spoils.
In August 1939 he joined Bradford Northern rugby league and after the war had a very successful league career.
Idwal Davies won his only Welsh cap whilst playing for Swansea and London Welsh in January 1939. A centre, he joined Leeds rugby league later the same month. His son, Brian Davies, played in the centre for Wales three times in 1962-1963.
Willie and Idwal were both schoolmasters. During the war, the rule preventing league players from returning to union was lifted for those on active service.
I was hoping you could tell me who the oldest living England international is. I've looked into it a bit myself, and it seems to me that Harry Walker is, but I was wondering if you knew better? Jane Shaw, England
Several enquiries have been received along these lines in recent months. E B Pope is thought to be the senior surviving England player.
Brian Pope was England's scrum-half in the 1931 Five Nations tournament, winning three caps as a teenager against Wales, Scotland and France. Now in his 99th year, he was born on June 29, 1911. Harry Walker was born in 1915.
Who has played most Tests without scoring any points? Chris, England
Among the nations ranked in the IRB's top 18, Italy prop Salvatore Perugini, who played his 69th Test on Saturday against Scotland, still hasn't troubled the scorers in an international match. No player has appeared in more Tests among the highest-performing nations without registering a score.
Italy have completed ten seasons in the Six Nations International Championship. How does their record compare with France's first ten seasons in the old Five Nations Championship? Anon
France joined in 1910 and Italy in 2000. Their comparative finishing records for their first ten seasons were as follows:
1910 - Last, no wins
2000 - Last, one win (v Scotland)
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Cloud computing has reduced deployment times and the ability to try out new ideas without significant investments in hardware and software. Cloud supports business agility and Cloud projects may have a quicker turnaround time for releases. Many programs have declared victory as being Agile since they are using the rapid deployment capabilities of Cloud and Big Data. The myth is "I use Cloud" hence I'm Agile". However this is only the business agility aspect in terms of using the "pay as you go" model of Cloud to have quicker provisioning and deployments. Agile management and development is a focus on Agile techniques throughout the development lifecycle. On some projects, in an attempt to get products out using Cloud, Big Data Business Intelligence tools quickly, the magnificent capabilities of Agile management and development have been forgotten. Agile processes do put forth specific methods to manage the rapid development cycles and changing requirements in application development.
With an overall shift towards Shared and Cloud Services, there is more focus on aggregating services hence true Agility is realized when it is leveraged not only in the development, but also in the integration of services. Agile development techniques can be successfully leveraged during the Cloud, Big data and Mobile application development lifecycles. In the waterfall approach projects start with specific requirements and then progress through the phases on the life cycle. An Agile strategy and development approach starting with requirements and working through development can be helpful to demonstrate the releases incrementally and iteratively. The continuous feedback aspects of Agile can reduce the risk of having a sphagetti of services that don't work well together.
For Cloud, Big Data and Mobile services, an Agile approach can enable incremental and iterative demonstration of the aggregated service functionality. The "rapid" aspects of Cloud and Agile can link up to create a complete rapid delivery paradigm. The focus in Agile is on the product being released on a regular basis and releases being determined by regular user feedback to manage changing requirements. Agile development significantly reduces the risks of coming up with a solution that is not what the customer desired. Agile methodologies focus on rapid delivery of releases, and Cloud, Big Data, Mobile projects that also focus on such rapid delivery can be a good match for such methodologies.
Cloud facilitates a shorter turnaround for projects and Big Data technologies can process large amounts of data and provide advanced analytic capabilities. Cloud and Big Data projects can leverage the incremental and iterative aspects of Agile methodologies for iterative and incremental feedback to stay on course and reduce the risks. Many development tools now incorporate Agile techniques and these can be leveraged to build desired business solutions including Cloud and Big Data. IBM's Rational Team Concert provides a platform for agile development and related planning. HP's Application Lifecycle tools and accelerators enable building solutions for agile development. Microsoft Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server support agile development processes. Testing tools should have capabilities to test regularly and move towards automated testing. The key for such projects is to have tools and technologies that support agile, collaborative lifecycle management and regular integration for releases with periodic testing to demonstrate functionality desired by the users.
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All questions and answers are based on the 2011 NEC.
Q. Can a ground rod alone be used to ground a light pole or other equipment instead of installing an equipment grounding conductor?
A. No. A ground rod to a light pole or other equipment is considered an auxiliary electrode by the Code and can't take the place of an equipment grounding conductor. Auxiliary electrodes can be connected to the circuit equipment grounding conductor. They're not required to be bonded to the building or structure grounding electrode system, the grounding conductor to the electrode isn't required to be sized to 250.66, and their contact resistance to the earth isn't required to comply with the 25-ohm requirement of 250.53(A)(2) Ex [250.54], as shown in Fig. 1 (click here to see Fig. 1).
Caution: An auxiliary electrode typically serves no useful purpose, and in some cases it may actually cause equipment failures by providing a path for lightning to travel through electronic equipment.
The earth must not be used as the effective ground fault current path required by 250.4(A)(5).
Danger: Because the contact resistance of an electrode to the earth is so great, very little fault current returns to the power supply if the earth is the only fault current return path. What's the result? The circuit overcurrent device won't open and clear the ground fault, and all metal parts associated with the electrical installation, metal piping, and structural building steel will become and remain energized.
Q. Does the NEC require sizing conduit and conduit support racks large enough for future expansion?
A. No. The Code contains requirements considered necessary for a safe electrical installation. If an electrical installation is installed in compliance with the NEC, it will be essentially free from electrical hazards. The Code is a safety standard, not a design guide [90.1(B)].
NEC requirements aren't intended to ensure the electrical installation will be efficient, convenient, adequate for good service, or suitable for future expansion. Specific items of concern, such as electrical energy management, maintenance, and power quality issues, aren't within the scope of the Code.
The NEC doesn't require electrical systems to be designed or installed to accommodate future loads. However, the electrical designer (typically an electrical engineer) is concerned with ensuring electrical safety (Code compliance) and also with ensuring the system meets customers' needs — today and in the near future. To satisfy customers' needs, electrical systems are often designed and installed above the minimum requirements contained in the NEC. Just remember, if you are taking an exam, licensing exams are based on your understanding of the minimum Code requirements.
Q. What size overcurrent protection is required on 14 AWG used for general branch circuit wiring?
A. 15A. Unless specifically permitted in 240.4(E) or (G), overcurrent protection must not exceed the following [240.4(D)]:
- 18 AWG copper — 7A
- 16 AWG copper — 10A
- 14 AWG copper — 15A
- 12 AWG aluminum/copper-clad aluminum — 15A
- 12 AWG copper — 20A
- 10 AWG aluminum/copper-clad aluminum — 25A
10 AWG copper — 30A
Q. What is the GFCI requirement for a receptacle behind a refrigerator in a dwelling family room that is less than 6 ft from the edge of a wet bar sink?
A. For other than kitchen sinks, GFCI protection is required for all 15A and 20A, 125V receptacles located within an arc measurement of 6 ft from the outside edge of the sink [210.8(A)(7)]. GFCI protection for the 15A and 20A, 125V receptacles specified in 210.8(A), (B), and (C) must be installed in a readily accessible location [210.8]. If the sink was located in the dwelling unit kitchen, GFCI protection wouldn't be required [210.8(A)(6)]. 15A and 20A, 125V receptacles used behind refrigerators, under countertops for items such as for dishwashers, disposers, and trash compactors are often located within
6 ft from a kitchen sink. Because they don't serve the countertops, GFCI protection isn't required.
Q. Is there a minimum depth required for a junction box when conductors enter from the back of the box?
A. Yes. When insulated conductors 4 AWG or larger enter an enclosure in the wall opposite a removable cover, the distance from where the conductors enter to the removable cover must not be less than the bending distance as listed in Table 312.6(A) for one conductor per terminal [314.28(A)(2) Ex].
Q. What does the Code mean when it refers to a multiwire branch circuit?
A. A multiwire branch circuit is a branch circuit that consists of two or more ungrounded circuit conductors with a common neutral conductor. There must be a difference of potential (voltage) between the ungrounded conductors and an equal difference of potential (voltage) from each ungrounded conductor to the common neutral conductor [Art. 100 Definition, Branch Circuit, Multiwire], as shown in Fig. 2 (click here to see Fig. 2).
Multiwire branch circuits offer the advantage of fewer conductors in a raceway, smaller raceway sizing, and a reduction of material and labor costs. Multiwire branch circuits also can reduce circuit voltage drop by as much as 50%. However, because of the dangers associated with multiwire branch circuits, the NEC contains additional requirements to ensure a safe installation. See 210.4, 300.13(B), and 408.41 for details.
Q. What is the Code rule for disconnecting multiwire branch circuits?
A. Each multiwire branch circuit must have a means to simultaneously disconnect all ungrounded conductors at the point where the branch circuit originates [210.4(B)].
Note: Individual single-pole circuit breakers with handle ties identified for the purpose, or a breaker with a common internal trip, can be used for this application, see 240.15(B)(1).
Caution: This rule is intended to prevent people from working on energized circuits they thought were disconnected.
Holt is the owner of Mike Holt Enterprises, Inc., Leesburg, Fla. He can be reached at www.mikeholt.com.


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The Life and Times of William Callahan
—01. First edition of 450.
Photographed by Chris Taylor and produced by Hassla Projects, The Life and Times of William Callahan is a 67-page, hardcover book comprising 35 colour offset plates and an essay by Paul Butler. The design and production value are exquisite, but, as you'd expect, it's the images and their subject that really make the book special. After an email to Drag City, Bill Callahan's longtime record label, and a meeting with the musician himself, it was agreed that Chris would photograph him and his surrounding environment in Austin, Texas every other day for a month. This kind of access was something of a coup and Chris has been careful not to reveal too much of his notoriously private subject – his imagery showing just enough to perpetuate the myth.