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Jason Koebler writes: In order to get inside China's notorious internet filter, Harvard researcher Gary King created his own fake social network to gain access to the programs used to censor content, so he could reverse- engineer the system. "From inside China, we created our own social media website, purchased a URL, rented server space, contracted with one of the most popular software platforms in China used to create these sites, submitted, automatically reviewed, posted, and censored our own submissions," King wrote in a study published in Science. "We had complete access to the software; we were even able to get their recommendations on how to conduct censorship on our own site in compliance with government standards." Read more of this story at Slashdot.


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Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 81, it is my duty to inform the House that the motion to be considered Monday during consideration of the business of supply is as follows:
That this House condemn the government for continuing to overstretch our military personnel; and call on the government to increase spending more than is currently planned, as the Canadian Forces need more money simply to continue operating in a sustainable way.
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Penang has dislodged Kuala Lumpur's Golden Tringle as the top investment choice
GEORGE TOWN: Penang has now overtaken the Klang Valley as the most attractive place for property investment.
In its Malaysia Commercial Real Estate Investment Sentiment Survey 2016, global property consultancy Knight Frank Ma-laysia said the state had dis-lodged Kuala Lumpur's Golden Triangle as the top investment choice.
Penang garnered 67% of the overall responses while the Golden Triangle slipped to fourth position with 49%, finishing behind KL Fringe/ Klang Valley (56%) and Johor/Iskandar (55%).
The survey took litmus test for insights and preferences of key players namely fund managers, developers and lenders in the commercial sector for the Year 2016.
It targeted 700 respondents in senior management levels across the property industry.
Half of them (55%) were deve-lopers while the rest were commercial lenders (24%) and fund or real estate investment trust managers (21%).
Last week, George Town was picked as the sixth 'Best place to retire abroad in 2016' by CNN Money.
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That's Right, Penang Just Beat KL To Become The Top Choice For InvestmentsIt appears that more people are keen to invest in Penang than in Kuala Lumpur, as a survey by Knight Frank Malaysia shows that Penang garnered over 67 percent of the overall response.
The survey also revealed that Kuala Lumpur Central Business District (CBD) (Golden Triangle), which was the top investment choice in 2015, was dethroned and dropped to the fourth ranking with 49 percent of the responses, coming after Kuala Lumpur Fringe/Klang Valley (56 percent) and Joh
Penang was also voted as the most attractive investment region for hotel or leisure and healthcare or institutional developments, possibly due to George Town being inscribed as one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites and the popularity of the state for medical tourism
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Penang garnered the highest vote from respondents by getting 86 percent of the votes for most attractive investment region for hotel or leisure and 79 percent of votes for healthcare or institutional developments.
Kota Kinabalu came in second for the most attractive investment region for hotel or leisure with 67 percent while Johor clinched the third spot with 59 percent.
As for the healthcare or institutional developments, Klang Valley and Johor gained 72 percent and 69 percent of votes respectively to be the second and third most popular region.
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Combining licenses should be mentioned as a requirement as follows:
VMware requires you to combine the licenses for multiple processors. Refer to the licensing procedures for your VMware software at http://www.vmware.com/support/licensing/ before you install VMware.
Thanks for this information. James Arias is looking into this process and we will provide this information once he gives us the go-ahead. -- Chittal
Chittal, per CSCtn57423 this is a known and confirmed customer affecting issue. UCS and CUCM docs discussing ESX install already have or are working on an appropriate fix. I suggest you contact Mary Newell (marynewe) to see exactly what she's doing and match that. --James B.
From Janet Byron 4/19/11: On VMware Feature Support for Contact Center 8.0(2) through 8.5(1), please change From "No" to "C" under Unified CCE and Unfied IC row "VMware Boot From SAN".
For Jessie Cu 5/08/2011: As per CSCti75004 and http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1027511. Need to add mention regarding disabling LRO for Linux based Unified Communications Systems.
Contact Center Applications support for ESXi 4.0 Update 3
There are issues around monitoring ESXi 4.0 / 4.0 Update 1 that are addressed in 4.0 Update 3. This page indicates "Maintenance and patch versions and updates on a major release (such as 4.0 Update 1 or "4.0U1") are supported at the time of release from VMware." which indicates Update 3 should be supported. At the same time "Supported versions of VMware ESXi are listed below. Unlisted versions are not supported for Cisco Unified Communications until explicitly indicated on this site." may conflict depending on how it is interpreted. Is "Supported versions of VMware ESXi are listed below." limited to major versions, 4.0/4.1/etc, or does that include maintenance and patch versions as well? It's a significant difference as Contact Center Applications only list support for 4.0 and 4.0 Update 1 in the "ESXi Support for Contact Center Applications" section.
Update: The UCCE page (http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Unified_Contact_Center_Enterprise#VMware_and_Application_Software_Requirements) indicates the following: "The following software requirements apply specifically to Unified Contact Center Enterprise: VMWare ESXi 4.0 or 4.1, minimum version 4.0U1. Versions of ESXi prior to 4.0U1 and all versions of ESX are unsupported." Stating minimum would appear to indicate that ESXi 4.0 U3 would be supported.
Contact Center Applications support for ESXi 4.1
This page indicates CCE is not supported on ESXi 4.1 while the CCE page provides details related to using CCE on ESXi 4.1.
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VMware DRS should be listed as "Distributed Resource Scheduler," not dynamic. VMware DPM should be listed as "Distributed Power Management," not dynamic.
Similarly, any third-party products (primarily in the system backup sections) listed as being from Viziocore should be corrected to Vizioncore. Please note that Vizioncore is now part of Quest Software, so the reference may need to be removed entirely.
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Alexa Chung puts musings of an It Girl onto paper
NEW YORK (AP) — It's easy to know when you are an It Girl, says British model-TV host-girl about town Alexa Chung: Photographers snap at you on the street, designers throw clothes at you and party invitations flow faster than champagne. She's not quite sure, though, how to become one, or even what It is.
"It sort of applies to anyone young, having fun and wearing clothes," she said in a recent interview.
She added, "I didn't pursue that title. It's not a career must for me. When I was a teenager, I didn't grow up and say, 'I'm going to be an It Girl. ... I didn't have a famous father or I wasn't being supported by a huge trust fund, so all the things I associate with that title weren't at my disposal."
But when she was signed as a model as a teenager, the now 30-year-old started down that path. She traces her journey to her place behind the velvet ropes in the new book "It" (Penguin Books), which isn't quite an autobiography but not a how-to book, either. She muses about things such as Annie Hall's style, Jeremy Iron's floppy hair, a fascination with rock star girlfriends, and underwear, "the last thing I upgraded when my wardrobe began to flourish."
She lists Julie Christie, Mia Farrow, Snow White and Winona Ryder in "Heathers" as people with good hair; and "everyone in the years 1980-89″ as people with bad hair.
In person, Chung comes across as candid and approachable — she acknowledges she's challenged by money management, for example — but also confident. In her spare time, you'll find her at the karaoke bar, probably singing Nelly's "Hot in Herre."
She's got a gritty deep voice that goes with her slightly shaggy hair, dark eyeliner and heavy mascara. Vogue magazine has described her as "preppy hipster-meets-London scenester."
Her current gig as a co-host of the music-centric show "Fuse News" on Fuse TV is the one thing that gives her a regular schedule and has relocated her to New York.
Chung had been interested in a book deal for a while, although she envisioned it as a photography book at first. Taking photos has long been a hobby, but she's almost equally comfortable in front of the camera. "I am weirdly comfortable with any version of photos, from any angle," she laughs. "I like taking pictures, I like art directing, I like styling."
She has served as a contributing editor to British Vogue, collaborated on designs for Madewell and is a front-row fixture at fashion weeks in New York, London and Paris. "I love clothes, I don't necessarily love fashion. I've never been the kind of girl who'd wear something because it's a seasonal trend."
She comes to this interview in velvet hot pants with tights, Charlotte Olympic cat-face flat shoes and a blazer that she boasts she got from a vintage store with a $40 discount because of "a questionable stain."
On a daily basis, though, she's not all that concerned about dressing up. When it comes to a big fashion event, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala in New York or a designer-hosted dinner during runway season, she said, "I try to look OK."
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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is working toward a full-scale turbomachinery test next year of the F-1B kerosene fueled rocket engine it is developing with Dynetics as a potential power plant for the advanced side-mounted boosters NASA will need to meet the 130-metric-ton congressional requirement for its planned Space Launch System.
The company displayed a vintage F-1 gas generator and turbomachinery unit at the National Space Symposium here. The flight hardware, left over from the Saturn V program, dwarfed other full-scale rocket engines the company had on display in its exhibition-hall booth. The company has two more F-1A engines that it is using for its NASA work.
"We've torn them down and inspected them to see how they look," said Main combustion chamber development lead Tom Martin. "We're refurbishing those. We're taking some of the components and using modern processes to replicate that hardware."
PWR is using the vintage gas-generator cycle to get the SLS off the pad, relying on its 1.8 million-lb. thrust capability to provide the needed boost even without the efficiency of a staged-combustion engine that is also in the running under NASA's advanced booster program.
The proposed Aerojet AJ-1E6 is an oxygen-rich staged, two-combustion chamber configuration similar to the Atlas V's RD-180, but is less powerful than the F-1B. While two F-1Bs would be used on each of the two SLS boosters, a total of four AJ-1E6s would be required for the same power.
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and Dynetics' improved F-1 version incorporates a simplified F-1A turbopump and exhaust duct, as well as changes to the nozzle design and combustion chamber. Changes to the latter component include the adoption of a new hot-isostatic press-(HIP) bond assembly process for the main combustion chamber, as well as a new channel-wall nozzle made using simplified, less expensive manufacturing processes. "The HIP-bonded main combustion chamber gives us more thermal margin," says Ron Ramos, PWR's vice president for Exploration and Missile Defense.
PWR is also using additive manufacturing selective laser melting techniques to develop an optimized injector for the gas generator. "Designing and making the part is in the scope of the program, but is not part of the scope of the hot fire element," says Ramos who adds the company may attempt to include the injector when this takes place.
PWR took over testing of a heritage F-1A gas generator earlier this year from NASA at Marshall Space Flight Center, and has subsequently refurbished the engine components using the company-developed improved manufacturing techniques. "We will take the gas generator that we and Marshall tested, and do a power pack test at [NASA] Stennis. It will be the largest flow test," said Martin. The exercise will wrap up the 30-month program and is scheduled for "late 2014," he said.
With the proposed $550 million Aerojet purchase of PWR still awaiting Federal Trade Commission approval, PWR President Jim Maser says "until that decision is made we're pursuing a strategy independent of that decision. We believe we have the winning strategy."
Maser adds that beyond this issue bigger questions are facing the future of the entire launch architecture. "Does SLS continue to have enough funding? Are we going to go through risk reduction, and is NASA still willing to do full-rate development through March 2015 – which is the timeline for the whole advanced booster risk reduction strategy." Maser also confirms that, in view of possible budget cuts, NASA "has asked us to look at several 'what if' scenarios."


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2013 Northwest Tuba-euphonium Conference
March 22-24. Atlantic Brass Quintet founding member John Manning will be the featured artist. Master classes, lectures, demonstrations and live performances from Northwest teachers will advance tuba-euphonium pedagogy and literature. Students will participate in competitions, a composition contest and performance opportunities in the All-Star Tuba-Euphonium Choir or Open Invite Tuba-Euphonium Choir. Friday, 12:30-5 p.m., with concert at 8 p.m. with the WSU Wind Ensemble featuring co-hosts Christopher Dickey and Benedict Kirby premiering original compositions for soloist and band. Will feature the U.S. premiere of Francois Glorieux's "Concerto for Euphonium," the world premiere of "Dark Matter: Petite Concertino for Tuba and Band" by Ben Kirby and selections containing standard tuba and euphonium audition excerpts, in the Bryan Hall Theatre auditorium. Saturday, begins at 8 a.m. with a day of presenter sessions, masterclass, rehearsals, recitals and instrument vendors; with an 8 p.m. recital by John Manning, associate professor of tuba and euphonium at the University of Iowa, in the Bryan Hall Theatre auditorium. Sunday, begins at 8 a.m. with a day of presenter sessions, masterclass, rehearsals and instrument vendors; final concert at 2 p.m. in the Bryan Hall Theatre auditorium. To register and for more information, visit http://www.nwrtec2013.org. For a schedule including concerts, see http://www.nwrtec2013.org/page2/page2.html.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Sebastian Holst makes yoga mobile apps with his wife, a yoga instructor.
The Mobile Yogi is sold in all the major mobile app stores. But when someone buys his app in the Google Play store, Holst automatically gets something he says he didn't ask for: the buyer's full name, location and email address.
He says consumers are not aware that Google Inc. is sharing their personal information with third parties. No other app store transmits users' personal information to third-party developers when they buy apps, he said.
"Google is not taking reasonable steps to ensure that this data is used correctly," said Holst, whose app has 120,000 users.
Google is coming under fire just as regulators in the U.S. and overseas are stepping up their scrutiny of how all the players in the industry -- mobile apps, stores, advertising networks and others -- handle consumers' private information. Regulators are pushing for greater transparency of what information is collected by apps and how it's shared.


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State Troopers Ready for Holiday Patrols
(ATLANTA)—The Georgia State Patrol is making final preparations for the Thanksgiving holiday travel period that begins Wednesday evening. Traffic is expected to be heavy on Georgia roads throughout the holiday weekend.
Colonel Mark W. McDonough, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety, said Georgia State Troopers will patrol during the holiday period in an effort to keep the number of traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities as low as possible. "We know from past experience that speed, alcohol, and failing to use seat belts are the primary contributing factors in fatal crashes," he said. "By conducting concentrated patrols or holding roadchecks across the state, troopers, deputies and officers can intercept violators before they are involved in a serious traffic crash."
The holiday period begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 21 and ends at midnight Sunday, November 25. Last year during a similar 102-hour period, the Georgia State Patrol investigated 466 traffic crashes across the state that resulted in 303 injuries and 13 fatalities. Colonel McDonough said that of the 11 fatal crashes investigated by state troopers, four of the crashes involved motorcycles and two of the traffic victims were pedestrians. Four of the fatalities traveling in passenger cars and trucks were not restrained, and two of the fatal crashes involved alcohol.
The holiday period is also part of the nationwide mobilization of Operation Click It or Ticket. Law enforcement officers across the United States are concentrating on seat belt and child restraint violations throughout the holiday period in an effort to save lives. "Seat belts save lives and in a crash keep you from being thrown from the vehicle," Colonel McDonough said. "Please take the time to put your seat belt on and be sure that children are properly restrained as well."
The Commissioner added that troopers will also be watching for impaired drivers during holiday patrols. He noted the Thanksgiving holiday period is also a time when impaired drivers fail to heed the warnings to choose a designated driver. "Enjoy the holiday period, but also know that if you are driving under the influence, you will go to jail and your vehicle will be impounded on the spot."
The Georgia State Patrol reminds motorists to plan their travels carefully and allow plenty of time to reach destinations. "Anticipate traffic delays due to volume or a crash that blocks travel lanes," Colonel McDonough said. "Also, be prepared should rain make driving conditions hazardous."
The Thanksgiving holiday weekend is also an Operation C.A.R.E. holiday period. Operation C.A.R.E., or Combined Accident Reduction Effort, is a program of the nation's highway patrols that promotes safe driving on interstate highways during the holiday periods. This is the 35th year of Operation C.A.R.E., sponsored by the International Association of Chiefs of Police. The program's goal is to reduce traffic deaths through high visibility enforcement and education across the United States and Canada.
The highest number of traffic deaths ever recorded for the Thanksgiving holiday period was 43 in 1969 and the lowest was four in 1949.


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On this week's podcast Episode 90, Paul, Larry and the entire DJ team bring you a special episode dedicated to the year ahead, 2013. That's right, the team delve into all the games that they are most excited for in the year 2013. We also take time to take a look at the Rayman Legends preview for the Wii U, plus this week in reviews, Boosty takes a look at Paper Mario sticker star for the 3DS and also Need for Speed Most Wanted for the Xbox 360. Also, in true podcast style we take your reader mail questions and give a shout out to the fans. So sit back and ring in the New Year with Daily Joystick Podcasts. Thanks for all your support in 2012!
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Chair Taylor will call the meeting to order.
Chair Taylor will address the Board and ask for approval of the minutes from the April 26, 2007 meeting.
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Chair Taylor will address the Board and present the Chair's Report.
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President Delaney will address the Board and present the President's Report.
Chair Taylor will address the committee and offer opportunity for open comments.
The purpose of this item is to seek approval to authorize the issuance of debt by the University of North Florida Financing Corporation (UNFFC) and, subsequently, to request approval from the Florida Board of Governors (BOG) to approve the issuance of debt to finance the construction of 1,000 beds student housing facilities on the eastern ridge of campus and to refinance existing debt.
Vice President Shuman will address the committee and present the resolution authorizing the issuance of debt for student housing.
The purpose of this item is to approve a revision to the resolution passed by the Board of Trustees to authorize bonding to partially finance the new Student Union building. In that project description the estimated cost of the Student Union was $48,000,000. This number needs to be increased to $50,000,000.
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Chair Taylor will adjourn the meeting.
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You get 4 Bad, Bold and Dark Loops and 4 Heavenly, Airy and Light Loops in this package. All of them are seamless looped and in professional soundquality. They have been produced with care to the fact, that they will not sound boring after a few cycles, but keep the main feel / theme trough the whole playtime. If you need something to keep the tension during a scene or sequence, or exactly the contrary, releasing pressure and make it feel light and friendly, this package could be exactly what you'll need.


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Who doesn't love Tic Tac Toe? It's a real tradition for any kid growing up and a fun game that can be played between children and parents. And, it's a game kids can actually win and feel good about their success.
We made ours using two Dollar store pool noodles. The playing mat is made from a piece of craft foam. Make it a take-along game by purchasing, or making, a little mesh drawstring bag to hold the parts. Ours was also obtained from the Dollar store.
What You Need:
- 2 Pool Noodles (2 colors)
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- Cut 5 slices from each color noodle, approximately 3/8 inches wide. Use a sharp knife and saw through the noodle. This is very easy to do.
- For the "X" shapes, cut away a small "v" shape from each "corner" so to speak, equidistant from each other.
- Cut the foam sheet to size and then draw two horizontal lines and 2 vertical lines, equally sized, to make your playing area.
- That's all there is to it ... now just have fun.
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Army Crowell Invitational Results
WEST POINT, NY - The Sacred Heart men's and women's track and field teams opened the 2013 portion of their indoor schedule over the weekend competing at the Carleton Crowell Invitational hosted by Army.
In the men's heptathlon, senior Scott Polis (East Patchogue, NY) finished second with a total of 4,390 points. Polis tied for first in the pole vault, clearing a height of 4.40 meters. He was second in the shot put (11.32m) and third in the 60m hurdles (9.00).
R-junior Marc Troiani (Valhalla, NY) was fourth in the shot put and fifth in the weight throw. Troiani had a throw of 14.84 meters in the shot and a heave of 16.05 meters in the weight event. Senior Matt Wagner (Brookhaven, NY) was sixth in the weight throw with a distance of 15.70 meters.
The Pioneers dominated in the 5,000 meters, placing seven runners in the top-10 finishers. Junior Brianna Castrogivanni (Commack, NY) and senior Alyssa Selmquist (Northford, CT) led the field, finishing first and second. Castrogivanni ran in 17:14.54 while Selmquist clocked in at 17:20.72.
Senior Megan Papp (Niantic, CT), sophomore Elizabeth Hutchins (Pawcatuck, CT) and senior Michelle Navarro (Piscataway, NJ) finished fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively. Papp finished in a time of 18:10.28, Hutchins in 18:31.33 and Navarro in 18:33.11. Junior Teresa Gagliostro (Township of Washington, NJ) and freshman Alexandra Kaeslin (Bethel, CT) were ninth and 10th in 19:41.01 and 19:46.71.
In the field events, junior Lindsay Aponte (West Islip, NY) won the shot put with a throw of 13.05 meters. Freshman Adaora Nwodili (Coram, NY) was fifth with a toss of 12.10 meters.
In the 60 meter dash, SHU finished in four of the top-seven slots led by sophomore Ashia Wright (Cheshire, CT) who placed second. Wright was just off the winning time of 7.84 seconds by Saint Peter's Jamelia Johnson, posting a time of 7.87 seconds. Wright also had a solid showing in the 200 meters, clocking in at 26.44 seconds for a fifth place finish.
Junior Seanne Denny (Randolph, MA) was fourth in the 60 meters in 8.01 seconds followed by freshman Angela Harrison (North Haledon, NJ) in 8.05 seconds. Senior Julianne Cappadona (North Attleboro, MA) finished seventh with a time of 8.12 seconds.
Senior Nicholas Arena (Brewster, NY) placed fifth in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:40.59. In the 3,000 meters, freshman Sean Ferguson (Smithtown, NY) finished fifth in 8:43.96. In the men's 5,000 meters, senior Justin Britton (Bayshore, NY) was seventh with a time of 16:23.31.
Junior Katelyn Racanelli (Riverside, CT) took fifth in the 500 meters, clocking in at 1:21.25. In the long jump, sophomore Dylan Baker (Petersham, MA) was fifth in the long jump with a distance of 5.14 meters and junior Joselyn Henry (Westport, CT) was eighth at 5.09 meters. Baker was ninth in the triple jump with a leap of 9.99 meters.
In the pole vault, freshman Sara Isaacson (Aberdeen, NJ) was sixth clearing a height of 3.10 meters and sophomore Sarah Wallis (Forked River, NJ) was eighth with a height of 2.95 meters. On the men's side, freshman John Varsam (Flushing, NY) was sixth with a height of 3.90 meters.
Both teams will compete at the 31st annual Yale Intercollegiate Track Classic on Saturday at Yale's Coxe Cage.


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RobSherratt wrote:Celestron have now discontinued the manufacture of the Merlin motorized mount, and the "AllView" is its replacement. It is fully compatible with the Papywizard software that many have used to control their Merlins, but "AllView" comes with its own programmable controller, so you may not need to use Papywizard any more.
Mateusz Malinowski wrote:Hi
I am not interseted (use merlin/panogear), but did You now, You should pay also value added tax and customs duty if You buy from non EU countries?
And then price may be NOT " less than 400 Euros".
claudevh wrote:The Merlin (and assimilated) is still availlable actually in EUROPE and most countries in the world, "EXCEPT USA" where Celestron (Skywatcher affiliate) have imposed a commercial limitations on the Merlin head ! The Allview isn't the replacement of the Merlin !!!
RobSherratt wrote:I'm doubtful whether the Merlin head would take the EOS 500D camera and EFS 17-55 f2.8 lens
RobSherratt wrote:I will not have to bring a laptop or notebook to run Papywizard. The AllView system will consume 12 Watts of power when fully operational/ all servos driven. Are you able to answer these comparison questions about the Merlin?
RobSherratt wrote:What is the maximum length camera + Lens that is supported by the nodal offset bracket?[/uli][uli]What is the total camera + lens weight that may be carried?What is the typical cost of a Merlin solution complete with controller?
RobSherratt wrote:I'm often in remote locations (in the mountains in Greece) for several days and I don't want to bring an extra 12v battery or charger with me.
RobSherratt wrote:Given that I am a motorcyclist, I will be able to use the battery of my DL-650 to power the AllView rig. Nearly always, I have been able to "park" the motorcycle right next to the viewpoints I use to take my panoramas, and I have a power takeoff socket fitted. Drawing 12 Watts/ 1A from a 30 AH battery will drain the battery by 33% during 10 hours continuous photographic use, and a 1 hour journey on the motorcycle will recharge it again.
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Mr. Speaker, it is a shame that my colleague took three-quarters of his time to quote some headlines. Of course, he picked those he found most appropriate, because he knew that if he were to go over everything that has been said or written since the throne speech, he would find that 25 per cent of the headlines are for the government and 75 per cent are against.
I will try to get from him an answer to a question I put to one of his colleagues earlier. It is the same question. Given the contradictory statements by ministers on the issue of partition, could my colleague tell the House if he agrees with the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs?


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 16, 2011) – East Tennessee State University head women's basketball coach Karen Kemp and her staff announced Wednesday afternoon that Imani Martinez (Annandale, N.J.), Jasmine Kemp (Stone Mountain, Ga.), and Brianna McQueen (Jonesboro, Ga.) have signed their National Letter of Intent to play for the Lady Bucs, starting in the 2012-13 season.
"Getting three early commitments are great, but when you get ones who were on the top of your list makes things even better," said Kemp. "We are very excited about these three players joining the Lady Buccaneer program. Our goal was to sign three early and my staff did a tremendous job making this happen."
Martinez, a 6-foot-2 forward out of North Hunterdon High School, averaged 7.9 points per game during her junior year for the Lions. The Annandale, N.J. native comes from a winning background as Martinez helped guide North Hunterdon to the Group 4 State Championship in 2009, while also compiling an impressive 72-12 record in her first three seasons with the Lions. In addition, the Lions went undefeated in conference play last season en route to claiming the Skyland Conference Delaware Division title. Along with the team success, Martinez has accounted for numerous accolades of her own, as she was named Second Team All-County and Second Team All-Conference in 2010-11. North Hunterdon has proven to be a hotbed for Division I talent as three seniors on the Lions team have signed to play Division I basketball, while Martinez also considered Hofstra, Towson, Southern Illinois, Seton Hall and Fairleigh-Dickinson.
"Imani is a very long, athletic post player who can play with her back to the basket and face up," added Kemp. "She plays extremely hard and comes from a successful high school program. She's a daughter of a coach and has a strong work ethic. We're very excited to have a player of her caliber join our Lady Buccaneer family.
Meanwhile, Kemp (no relation to coach Kemp) – another 6-foot-2 forward from Norcross High School – is one of three players on her team to sign a Division I scholarship. Like Martinez, Kemp was also getting interest from several schools such as Tennessee Tech and Tulane. Kemp, who has two Blue Devil teammates ranked in the top-50 nationally, is looking to guide Norcross to their third consecutive state championship in 2011-12. The Stone Mountain, Ga. native spent her freshman and sophomore seasons playing at Stephenson High School.
"Jasmine has the nose for the ball and is great on the block defender," added Kemp. "She likes to face her defenders to score, but she's working on being the best all-around post player. She will be a strong asset to the team next season as we are adding depth to the post position."
McQueen another highly touted player out of Georgia looks to give the Lady Bucs some added depth at the guard position. The Jonesboro, Ga. native will be expected to play both point and shooting guard as she currently fulfills those duties at Mundy's Mill High School. As a junior, McQueen was the leading scorer for the Tigers (14.7 ppg) en route to being named First Team All-Region. During her first three seasons at Mundy's Mill, McQueen has averaged 16 points, 10 assists and five rebounds per game. Last season the 5-foot-5 guard led the Tigers to a 22-7 record, including the program's first-ever state playoff win courtesy of McQueen's game-high 21-point performance. Not only is McQueen a standout guard, but she lettered in both volleyball and track at Mundy's Mill. McQueen was also getting interest from Auburn, Mercer, and North Florida.
"Brianna is an athletic guard who can play both positions and can score from anywhere on the floor," said Kemp. "She has the fire and competitiveness to lead her team to win each time she's called upon to play. Bri is a sound leader as she's willing to do anything it takes to help her team win."
The 2011-12 Lady Bucs return to action this weekend as ETSU completes play in the Preseason WNIT. ETSU takes on UAB at 6:30 p.m. Friday evening inside Burton Coliseum, located on the campus of McNeese State University.
For more information on Lady Buccaneer basketball, visit www.ETSUBucs.com.


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Rider holds on to beat Monmouth 65-62
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) -- Daniel Stewart recorded 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Lindsey Nurideen hit late free throws to help Rider beat Monmouth 65-62.
Trailing 37-22 at halftime, Monmouth (1-2) opened the second half on an 11-0 run - seven points by Dion Nesmith - to close the gap to 37-33.
Rider (2-1) responded with a 13-6 run of its own to push the lead to 50-39, but Monmouth answered right back.
Trailing 50-39 with 10 minutes remaining, the Hawks used a 23-12 run to tie the game at 62. Marcus Ware capped the run with a layup.
Lindsey, fouled by Nesmith, hit two free throws with 54 seconds left to give Rider the 64-62 lead.
Following a missed 3-pointer by Monmouth's Jesse Steele, Lindsey hit one free throw with 18 seconds left to extend the lead 65-62.
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I am writing some information about kitesurfing in Greek islands.
In Greece there are many kitespots where you can ride.
In Cyclades islands the most popular spots are:
Pouda beach in Paros
Mikri Vigla beach in Naxos
Corfos beach in Mykonos.
But the best spots in Cyclades can't be visited by car but only with boat.
In Dodecanese islands the most famous spots are:
In Rhodes is Prasonisi & Kremasti
In Kos is Psalidi & Kefalos
In Limnos is Keros
Here also the most beautiful spots can be approached by boat.
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It is not a fun time to be an Arizona Cardinals fan right now. An eight-game losing streak! Seriously! In a league of parity, the hapless Cardinals have managed to have losing streaks of six, seven and eight-and-counting in the past three years. That's pretty hard to do, especially when your defense keeps you in most games.
Most fans want the heads of head coach Ken Whisenhunt and general manager Rod Graves on a silver platter. And Cardinals management would be well-justified in making a change at the end of the season and starting over.
It might be time for a new voice, for new leadership. Maybe the message is no longer getting through. Sure, the team still plays hard and that is one thing in Whisenhunt's favor — that his team has not quit on him — not yet anyway. But you get the feeling that this team is about to implode at anytime. Poor decisions in the draft and free agency and the inability to properly evaluate the quarterback position have set this team back a few years.
There is plenty of blame to go around, but most of it lies with Whisenhunt. He is the Captain of this ship. His success in getting Arizona to the Super Bowl five years ago gave him leverage for a new contract and authority and final say that he never should have had.
It's not difficult to see where Arizona has failed. The first being quarterback play. Whisenhunt handpicked Derek Anderson and Kevin Kolb and those decisions have flopped. He ignored quarterbacks early in the draft and took John Skelton and Ryan Lindley with late-round picks. He gave a chance to undrafted free agent Max Hall. He has flip-flopped on his quarterbacks all year.
There is no way Lindley, a sixth-round pick, is ready to play at this level. I used an analogy on the radio Monday to make a point on Lindley. It's like the father that takes his 14-year-old son to the church parking lot and teaches him how to drive even though he doesn't have his license yet. But he doesn't let him drive home or take the car for a spin on a real road. Lindley is that quarterback that isn't ready to drive on the road. He needs to spend some serious time in the parking lot (practice) learning how to play.
I can spend countless hours talking about how they ignored the offensive line, failed to address the injury situations at O-line and running back when guys went down, botched draft picks and free agency. But by now everyone knows the Cardinals' shortcomings and who is to blame for them.
The real question for the Cardinals is are they committed to winning? Yes simple question. Is ownership committed to winning at all costs? Because if they are firing Whisenhunt (who has one year and $5.75 million left on his contract) and Graves (who is also in the final year of his deal) will be a decision based on what is in the best interest of the football team going forward. It won't be about money and not wanting to eat all that cash. And I do have some concerns that ownership is afraid to eat that much money.
The main factor they need to consider is defensive coordinator Ray Horton. Is it worth losing him to keep Whisenhunt and hope that he can work some magic in the final year of his contract? Horton is the key here — his defense is very, very good. He is well-respected by his players and he will be a hot candidate for head coaching vacancies around the league. It might be wise to keep him and elevate him to head coach and let Whisenhunt go.
Either way, Graves has to go. It's time for a new voice at the top, a new direction and leader. Someone who can take control of the organization back from the coach and have full say on the draft and free agency.
A lot depends on what happens in these final four games. There is no excuse for an eight-game losing streak, but can you imagine 12? It's very possible.
And if that happens, there really is no choice but to make a change. If the team can find a way to dig deep and pull out a couple of wins in the next four weeks maybe, just maybe, Whiz can survive but he will need to make some changes on his coaching staff and answer to a new GM.
Time will tell, but things have been heading south here for a few months and I'm not sure they can right this ship with the people they currently have in place.


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What if you have been attending an Antiochian parish periodically for over six years and want to convert to the Orthodox faith. But you are unable to attend catechumen classes do to your work schedule. Unable to change work schedule period. How can one become Orthodox?. Will the priest give you lessons on an individual basis. Most catechumen classes are during the week at most Orthodox parishes and I work night shift and drive over an hour one way to work. Dilema!.
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Uploaded on a fast pace. I'll make a better effort with light and scenery next time :-S
The instruments are meant to bring an extra atmosphere to the game, in which they make the enemy either drop their gear and/or dance in a random direction...
I mean... who cannot keep from dancing to say, a bandolin or to a bagpipe!!!! Or play air-guitar to an electric guitar!
Team Insurgents
Team Zombies - with bandolin
Team Singing Girlz - with electric guitar
Team SAS - with bagpipe
The P.A.L. - Peanuts, Applepies & Lead
Driver, in this case some darn monkey
Rear of PAL w weapon-holder, in this case a banana
Profile of the PAL
First stage of alluring
Snack Bar!
Snack Bar fully expanded w Flower!!
The PAL - the final extermination stage
Main meal
I'll return with the full scenery on six 32x32 plates for the game later!


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This week's Thrifty Meal from New Seasons is simple, nourishing, and will provide at least three (if not more) additional meals for the freezer or nourishing lunches. Using a thrifty cut of meat that's on sale at New Seasons, along with a handful of cheap bulk spices (10% off all bulk items right now at New Seasons!) make this easy meal in the morning and forget the dinnertime hassle!
Slow-Cooked Shredded Beef Tostados
1 bottomless round roast (approx. 3 lbs) $8.97 (@ $2.99/lb)
2 medium onions, sliced ($0.25 each from Costco)
2 cups beef or chicken stock, homemade preferably ($0.30 if homemade)
5 tablespoons chili powder ($0.62 on sale)
3 tablespoons onion powder ($0.45 on sale)
1 tablespoon each cumin, garlic powder, paprika, powdered oregano, and Rapadura (evaporated cane juice) (est. cost $1.25 all on sale except Rapadura)
2 1/2 teaspoons sea salt (on major sale at $0.50/lb)
4 diced serrano peppers ($0.40)
3 tablespoons arrowroot powder and enough water to make a paste ($0.31 on sale)
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3 or more tablespoons olive oil or melted lard for tortillas ($0.10)
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Shredded raw cheese, lettuce, tomato, avocado, salsa, sour cream, cortido (recipe in Nourishing Traditions).
Place beef and onion in slow cooker. Combine stock and seasonings in a small bowl. Pour over beef and onion. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or until tender. Remove largest pieces of meat to bowl or cutting board and shred with two forks. Add arrowroot paste to the leftover juices at the bottom of the slow cooker. Once thick, stir in the meat and chilies.
While the meat is cooking, prepare tortillas. Brush both sides with olive oil or lard and bake in the oven for 5 to 10 minutes until crisp.
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Despite the controversy swirling around their campaign Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan urged his House GOP colleagues to stay optimistic because voters are being offered two distinct choices in November.
'This is going to be an up and down race,' Ryan said at the last scheduled weekly meeting of House Republicans before the election, according to the Washington Post.
'Three polls came out that have us within one point. They are going to try to distract us,' Ryan said. Later he added: 'The Democrats will try to make this about little things. We have taken all the tough votes and led.'
It was unclear which polls Ryan was referring to, but polls of likely voters released Wednesday show the Romney-Ryan ticket trailing President Obama by one point. The Gallup Daily Tracking Poll of registered voters also gives Obama a one-point edge.
Ryan reportedly met with his colleagues at the Capitol Hill Club, an upscale facility on Capitol Hill where Republicans meet once a month to discuss political issues.
The meeting with Ryan lasted less than a half hour and lawmakers were reportedly heard cheering at the beginning and end of his remarks.
After the meeting, several of Ryan's colleagues shared his observations.
Congressman Raul Labrador described the meeting as a pep talk and added that Ryan said 'he's excited when members of Congress go out and campaign with him, because he's been going to all the battleground states, and he likes when they're there.'
'They have a plan laid out, and they're following the plan and they're going to do what they need to do and not get distracted or discouraged by what happens every day,' Labrador added.
But despite Republican House leaders who met with reporters after the meeting framed the election as a referendum on Obama's leadership, rather than the clear choice between leadership styles Ryan preferred.
In opening remarks by six different House Republicans, including the House Speaker John Boehner, not one mentioned Romney. Instead, they stressed again and again that Obama has failed to lead, cut the debt or improve the economy.
Asked twice if he agrees with Romney that 47 percent of Americans who pay no income taxes cannot be persuaded to vote for him, Boehner changed the subject and insisted the election would be about job creation.
'The focus is on jobs. The president's economic policies have failed, and the American people know it," he said. "You're going to have both campaigns on both sides say things that get off the message. The message is: Let's stay focused on jobs, because that's what the American people want us to stay focused on.'


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Beat a suspect get a pay-rise: Promotions for Egypt's miscreant police
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Nearly two years after Egypt's revolution, the security officials responsible for widespread brutality have not been held accountable. Instead, they've been promoted. As Egyptians seek to reform their law enforcement agencies, they must reckon with both the violence of the present and the past.
On the evening of September 16, Atef al-Mansi walked up to the local police station in Meit Ghamr, an industrial town in the Nile Delta, to help file an assault complaint against the police. When he reached the gates, officers began beating him with the butts of their rifles and dragged him inside the station. He would not come out alive.
An hour earlier, police forces had launched a raid on cafes and shops in the nearby area of Wesh El-Balad, making several arrests. Witnesses said police overturned and smashed furniture while insulting and beating residents. One of those assaulted, an elderly proprietress, wanted to file a complaint against the police. Mansi – on vacation from work in Libya to visit his parents – offered to escort her to the station.
Family and friends of those arrested had already gathered outside to demonstrate against the brutal raid. These eyewitnesses later attested to Mansi's beating at the hands of security forces. Shortly thereafter, the 47-year-old's bruised body was dumped outside the station gates. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at hospital.
Mansi's death prompted the demonstrations outside the station to grow, with some protesters hurling rocks at the police. Officers opened fire on the crowd, killing a second person, Sayed Adel, 24, and gravely wounding another, Rami Mohamed. Both were unarmed.
The Ministry of Interior later claimed a group of thugs had converged on the police station to try and free their friends who were detained inside and the police had responded with necessary force.
The incident in Meit Ghamr encapsulates the key characteristics of an internal security apparatus in Egypt that has remained untouched by reform nearly two years after the revolution: increasing levels of torture and use of deadly force against civilians; the continued targeting of poor and marginalized communities; and a reinvigorated sense of impunity. The only thing changed is an unyielding citizenry that is no longer silent in the face of abuse.
"Police practices are the same if not worse than before," said Magda Boutros, the criminal justice director at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights. "We are seeing a trend of more brutality in the way police are acting."
In an October 6 speech, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi lauded his administration's performance in his first hundred days in office, claiming to have fulfilled his campaign promises to tackle Egypt's five most pressing problems, one of which was surging crime and lawlessness. Speaking to a crowd of tens of thousands at Egypt's largest sports stadium, Morsi claimed he had achieved a 70 percent improvement in security.
Yet the Nadim Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence based in Cairo, published a study shortly after Morsi's speech that found more than 240 cases of police brutality during the first hundred days of his presidency. The study found that police killed 34 people in police stations, public places, or prisons in the past three months. There were another 88 cases of torture and at least seven cases of sexual assault. Morsi's first hundred days also saw the forceful dispersion of at least ten protests, including those held by Nile University students, teachers, and organized labor.
"This is not security," said Aida Seif El Dawla, co-founder of the Nadim Center. "A tendency to stability that is based on killing people is not stability, this is Mubarak's style of governing."
The longstanding enmity between the police and the Egyptian people was one of the basic causes of the revolution. Indeed, the 2011 uprising coincided with National Police Day. Yet 21 months later, there have been no serious changes within the police and security apparatus.
"The same mindset that was present before the revolution at the Interior Ministry is the same mindset now," said Dr. Mohammed Mahfouz, a former police colonel and a founding member of the Honorable Police Officers Coalition. "It's a mindset that views citizens as enemies, a mindset that believes security can't be achieved without doling out punishment and the abuse of human rights."
Several human rights groups working in the area of security reform claim that police abuse in the past few months may exceed pre-revolution levels. Security forces are more prone to use firearms and lethal force on civilians and cases of police torture resulting in death are increasing.
"There is a sense of revenge among Ministry of Interior officials," Dawla said, referring to the forced withdrawal from the streets of security forces on 28 January 2011, the so-called "Friday of Rage," after failing to contain the massive anti-Mubarak protests.
Meanwhile, open resistance to police violations has become a common feature of Egyptian society as citizens, emboldened by the experience of the revolution, often confront security forces in the face of abuse. "Communities have become less silent than they used to be," said Boutros. "This resistance causes more brutal responses from the police."
Since Mubarak's ouster, changes within the Interior Ministry have come only in response to mounting public pressure and thus far have been largely cosmetic. On 5 March 2011, protesters stormed several offices of the notorious State Security Investigations service (SSI). The estimated 100,000-strong SSI was infamous for its contempt for human rights and was heavily involved in some of the most repressive practices of the Mubarak regime, including relentless crackdowns on dissent and arbitrary arrests.
In the wake of these protests the Interior Ministry announced that the SSI had been dissolved and would be replaced by the National Security Agency. Yet the change is widely viewed as being in name only. "The regulatory framework of the police is exactly the same and the practices are the same if not worse," Boutros said. "The only thing that has changed is a raise in salaries for police officers."
In July 2011, following mounting public pressure, former interior minister Ibrahim Eissawi, announced changes within the police force in what was described as the biggest police reshuffle in history, as 82 colonels and 505 generals, including 27 accused of killing protesters, were retired. Similarly, in July of this year, former interior minister Mohammed Ibrahim announced the ending of service of 454 major generals.
"Many considered the 'retirement' of major-generals as a 'safe exit', making accountability for any human rights abuses they may have committed or ordered elusive," Amnesty International stated in a recently published report, "Agents of Repression: Egypt's Police and the Case for Reform."
One glaring example is Wael el-Komi, the former head of the Investigative Police Unit in the Raml district of Alexandria. Prior to the revolution, Komi had faced repeated charges of abuse and torture. After Mubarak's ouster, he was accused of being personally responsible for the killing of 37 protesters on 28 January 2011. In the July 2011 reshuffle at the Interior Ministry, Komi was transferred to the the police department monitoring electrical power where he was given a higher position and a salary raise.
"Wael el-Komi is being rewarded with a very comfortable retirement package rather than being punished," said Ghada Shahbandar, an activist with the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights. "We cannot talk of institutional reform separate from accountability and justice, separate from the documentation of abuse and compensating those with grievances."
Indeed, the lack of justice or accountability for crimes committed by security forces, most notably the killing of hundreds of protesters during the revolution, is arguably the single biggest impediment to initiating a process of reform within the internal security apparatus.
While impunity was commonplace during the Mubarak regime, expectations were high in the wake of the revolution that perpetrators of police violence would be brought to justice. Yet dozens of officers charged with killing protesters, including top officials in the Interior Ministry, have been acquitted in court. To date, hardly anyone has been found guilty for the deaths of over one thousand Egyptian citizens.
"If you look at the number of acquittals it's almost routine," said Said Haddadi, the author of the Amnesty report. "It gives police officers the sense that 'they are trying to cover up for whatever abuse we do' so they continue to act as if they are above the law."
As in years past, police abuse is primarily directed at the poor and marginalized sections of society. "The absolute majority of people who get illegally detained, tortured, who lose their lives to torture or to use of gunfire are people who are socially or economically deprived," said Dawla. Furthermore, those lacking financial clout or political connections are much more likely to go from being victim to offender. The Meit Ghamr incident is a case in point where the police accused demonstrators outside the station of thuggery.
In March 2011, the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) amended the country's penal code to add the crime of "thuggery," vaguely defined as "displaying force or threatening to use force against a victim." Yet in addition to being a legal crime, thuggery has become a common term in the media applied to poor people involved in demonstrations (well-to-do protesters are referred to as 'revolutionaries') allowing for violent police crackdowns.
Since the fall of Mubarak in February 2011, various conferences and seminars have been held to discuss police reform. The most comprehensive proposal for change has come from the National Initiative for Rebuilding the Police (known as "A Police of the Egyptian People") launched in April 2011 by a number of civil society groups, concerned citizens, and a group of police officers.
The initiative proposes a series of immediate and long-term steps that aim to reform the domestic security establishment based on the principles of accountability, oversight, political leadership, and decentralization. The plan also seeks to uphold the civilian character of the security forces and grant police the ability to unionize and lobby for greater rights and better working conditions.
For example, as an immediate measure, the project proposes the minister of interior suspend all police officers charged with killing protesters and to put police officers convicted of human rights violations on reserve. As a long-term measure, the initiative calls for a civilian to head the ministry, rather than someone promoted from within the security apparatus.
"There is a very big difference when you get a security official and ask him to execute a political agenda to protect the regime or you get a political official and ask him to execute a security agenda to protect society and its citizens," said Mahfouz, the former police colonel who is a key member of the project's working group.
The project was presented to the Supreme Council of Armed Forces and successive governments under their rule in 2011 with no response. In February 2012, project members began lobbying the newly-elected parliament. By May, the Defense and National Security Committee within the People's Assembly had agreed to adopt a set of transitional legislative provisions proposed by the reform initiative that could have paved the way for reform measures to begin.
"We had a breakthrough," said Shahbandar, a member of the project's working group. "They were going to adopt our project with very minor changes." However, the process was derailed when parliament was dissolved by a court ruling in June. The group is now lobbying Morsi's office with reportedly positive feedback from presidential advisor Pakinam El-Sharkawy and Vice President Mahmoud Mekki.
Yet reform advocates remain skeptical of the Morsi government – or the group from which he hails, the Muslim Brotherhood – are inclined to adopt major policies needed to reform the Interior Ministry.
"I don't think there is political will to reform the security sector in the real sense of the word," Boutros said. "The Brotherhood keep talking about restoring security in order to bring investors to Egypt but we don't hear from them any talk about reforming the security sector for it to be more respectful of human rights or the rule of law."
The Morsi government is seeking to revive a struggling economy plagued by dwindling foreign reserves and an ever-widening budget deficit. Stability and security are at the top of the agenda to entice foreign investors and secure international loans.
"Morsi's regime is motivated by economic growth, inviting foreign investments and so on," said Dawla. "There is no big difference between them, the Brotherhood, and the Mubarak regime in this respect. They want stability for money to pour in, the rest can wait."
In August, Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki announced that the Ministry was preparing a new emergency law to enable the president to to ensure security. The draft was subsequently withdrawn following a public uproar. A few weeks later, the Interior Ministry proposed another law under the heading "The Law to Protect Society from Dangerous People," seeking to use emergency-like powers to deal with "recurrent crimes." After this bill was rejected, a slightly modified draft resurfaced this month under the name "Safeguarding the Gains of the Revolution."
The cabinet has also proposed another law to criminalize obstruction of work – namely strikes – that can be applied to anyone who incites or promotes the obstruction of work, even if no actions take place. "This is something that is clearly against human rights, it's very difficult to justify," said Boutros. "It basically allows you to give sentences of detention in workplaces for periods of time that are undefined for people who have not committed any crimes."
Despite the formidable obstacles to achieving police reform in Egypt, advocates remain cautiously hopeful about the prospects for change.
"There is a limit to what oppression people can take," Dawla said. "One thing that was gained in this revolution is the sense that we can change something, we can induce change if we want to, if we persist."
By Sharif Abdel Kouddous
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Department: School of ComputingJob title: Associate ProfessorWhat do you do? I teach computing.Years at UNF: 13 yearsTell us about your family. My wife is Doaa Gamal, a UNF graduate student. I have three children: Honya, 14, Farrah, 11, and Omar, 8. If you could choose any other career, what would it be and why? I would pursue becoming an economistWhat would you like to do when you retire? I'd like to fish more often and study economics.What is your favorite thing about working at UNF? I have found that being able to work closely with students, seeing them graduate and find jobs in the computing domain, particularly when they continue to stay in Jacksonville, is my favorite part. Contributing to students learning and preparing young professionals to join Jacksonville's work force is very rewarding. What is the best thing you ever won? The unsolicited notes of appreciation I receive from my students.What band(s)/musician(s) would perform the soundtrack to your life? Whitney Houston If you won the lottery, what would do with the money? I would invest in cancer research, renewable energy and quantum computing companies.If you were not working at UNF, what would you be doing? I would probably be doing research in some federal program, ideally for the Department of Defense.Describe your favorite UNF-related memory? My participation in a team building exercise called "Tall Ships" in 2010 is one of my favorites. It proved that when there is appropriate planning, clear task assignments and group members taking ownership for their work, working in a team can be much more productive than working individually.What is your favorite way to blow an hour? I like to watch the stock market and read financial news.If you were asked to paint a picture about anything you wanted, what would you paint? Someone fishing in serenity.What was the best money you ever spent? Buying my first PC in 1992. This single purchase changed my career from electrical engineering to computing.Is there a piece of technology that you just couldn't live without? Computers — they are embedded in most systems and processes. They improved the quality of life significantly. I don't think life will be as enjoyable without computers.What is the proudest/happiest moment of your life? Meeting my wife. Tell us something that would surprise people to know about you: Being a technologist, it may surprise some that I wish cell phones were never invented. What person had the greatest impact on your life? My elementary school math teacher. What are you most passionate about? ProgrammingWho is the most famous person you ever met? The granddaughter of President Dwight Eisenhower. She led me to read about this great president and his vision for the nation. Tell us something about you that even your friends don't know: I have not planned to be where I am or what I have become. Luck has played a great role in my life.What do you hope to accomplish that you have not done yet? Start my own technology company. Last book read: "Good to Great" by Jim Collins.
Coggin College of Business
Economics & Geography:
Sharon Cobb was awarded the
Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers' 2012
"Excellence in Teaching Award" at the Annual Meeting in Asheville, N.C.,
in November. SEDAAG comprises 10 Southeastern States with more than 550 members.
Marketing and Logistics: Dr. A.C. "Josh"
article, "International Entrepreneurship: The Essence of Globalization from the
Bottom-up" was published in the Spring 2013 edition of The Journal of Ethics & Entrepreneurship.
College of
Arts and Sciences
Art and Design: Trevor Dunn had work shown at the following national juried
exhibitions: "Mezcal Cantaro, Reliquary, and Cups" was shown at "Made for Each
Other," the Studio 550 Art Center, Manchester, N.H.; multiple pieces, including
"Oxidation Teapot," were shown at "Pour 2012," the Terra Incognito Gallery,
Chicago, Ill.; and multiple pieces, including "Transverse Deduction," were
shown at "FUNCTIONAL/dysFUNCTIONAL," the Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg.
Dr. Debra Murphy published "Context and
Meaning: Jim Draper's Feast of Flowers" in the digital publication Jim
Draper/Feast of Flowers in December.
Raymond Gaddy exhibited "The Incident" at the National Weather
Center Biennale at the National Weather Center Headquarters in Norman, Okla.
Nofa Dixon participated in MOCA's "My Focus: A Community
Response to the Art of the 1980s." She exhibited at the Imagine Art Gallery in
Key West in December and at the Emporium Art Center, a national juried exhibition
in Knoxville, Tenn.
Alexander Diaz had exhibitions at: "The 8th Photographic Image
Biennial Exhibition," Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University,
Greenville, N.C.; "Box Squared," The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort
Collins, Colo.; The 2012 national juried "Photography Exhibit," The Delaplaine
Visual Arts Education Center, Fredrick, Md. in December; and "Ecology of
Environment," Method Art Gallery, Scottsdale, Ariz. in December.
Jason John had the following exhibitions: Fontbonne University's
Fine Arts Gallery Exhibition, St. Louis, Mo.; Collector's Choice Exhibition,
Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, Calif.; Four Man Exhibition, WWA Gallery, Los
Angeles, Calif.; and From Motion to Stillness, 33 Collective Gallery, Chicago,
Arthur Omran, a biology/chemistry tutor and graduate student, recently won The President's Award for Best Oral
Presentation by a Master's Student at the Southeastern Branch of the American Society for Microbiology 2012's
Annual Meeting in Athens, Ga.
Dr. Dale Casamatta co-authored the following two articles, which
appeared in Hydrobiologia: (i)
"Response of phytoplankton and zooplankton communities in six reservoirs of the
middle Missouri River (USA) to drought conditions and a major flood event"
(J.R. Beaver, D.E. Jensen, D.A. Casamatta, C.E. Tausz, K.C. Scotese, K.M.
Buccier, C.E. Teacher, T.C. Rosati, A.D. Minerovic & T. R. Renicker);
and (ii) "A novel cyanobacterium Phormidium
etoshii sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales) from the Etosha Pan, Namibia, based
on morphological, molecular and ecological features" (with P.K. Dadheech, D.A.
Casamatta, P. Casper, and L. Krienitz-Fottea).
Linquist, Jacob Burnett and Dr. John Hatle presented
"Knockdown of vitellogenin by RNAi increases survivorship in the eastern lubber
grasshopper" at the annual meeting for the Society for Integrative and
Comparative Biology. With co-authors Katie Veleta, Derek Tokar, Joseph Canzano,
Daniel Hahn, he also presented
"Vitellogenin dynamics upon RNAi knockdown in the eastern lubber
grasshopper." In addition, his students gave two presentations at the same
Dr. Eric Johnson discussed the ecological impacts of invasive
lionfish on Florida's coastal ecosystems and the potential success of state and
local efforts to reduce lionfish populations on "Save the Reef: Eat More
Lionfish" by Cyd Hoskinson, WJCT/NPR.
and Criminal Justice: Dr. Michael Hallett discussed Florida's
Faith-based Prisons as an invited speaker at the Legislative Justice Summit,
sponsored by Florida Tax Watch.
English: Mark Ari
published, "Fibonacci, Bread, Mathematics, and Some Mention of Sardines and
Poetry" in The Monarch Review. He also edited and produced "EAT Shanties," a
digital album by The Allegheny Bilge Rats Shanty Choir, Directed by Steven
Sherill; and "Becoming Lyla Dore," a digital album by poet Terri
Youmans Grimm.
Nicholas de Villiers gave an invited talk, "Queer Performativity, Excitable
Speech, and Collecting," at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, in conjunction
with the exhibition "Broc Blegen: Coming Out Party." He and his UNF colleague,
Dr. Yongan Wu, also presented their
paper, "Readymade Mao: Impersonation and Affective Relations," at FilmAsia
2012, the Inaugural Annual Asian Conference on Film and Documentary in Osaka,
Christopher Gabbard published "From Custodial Care to Caring Labor: The
Discourse of Who Cares in Jane Eyre," as a chapter in the anthology, "The
Madwoman and the Blindman: Jane Eyre, Discourse, Disability," edited by David
Bolt, Julia Miele Rodas, and Elizabeth Donaldson and published by the Ohio
State University Press. He also presented a paper, "From Custodial Care to
Caring Labor: Caregiving in Jane Eyre," on a panel that was selected as one of
the Modern Language Association's specially designated Presidential Panels,
"Avenues of Access."
History: Dr. Alison J. Bruey presented on the roundtable panel, "1973/2013:
Chileanists Teach September 11 at 40," at a conference regarding Latin American
History and American Historical Association 127th Annual Meeting in
New Orleans, La. in January.
Dr. David Courtwright spoke at a public event sponsored by the LSE
Ideas, the in-house think tank of the London School of Economics. Photos and a
short recap of the event are online here.
Dr. Christopher Hickman published "The Alliance for Progress and the
Policy Burdens of the Marshall Plan," Federal
History in January. He also presented a paper, "An 'Old and
Famiiar' Terrain: President Barack Obama's Relationship to the Roberts Court in
Historical Perspective," at the American Historical Association Conference in
New Orleans, La. in January.
Dr. Theo Prousis delivered two papers at the Association for
Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies in New Orleans in November: "The
Strangford Manuscripts and the Eastern Crisis of the 1820s" and "Architect of
the Greek-Slavic Field: Theofanis Stavrou's 50 Years of Service to Mediterranean,
Slavic, and Eastern Orthodox Studies."
Dr. N. Harry
Rothschild gave a keynote
presentation, "The Transmission of the Cult of Maya to Early Medieval China and
its Role in the Political Authority of Female Emperor Wu Zhao," which was
published in proceedings of the International Conference on Silk Road Culture
and China's Minorities, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an (October). He
also gave a talk, "Female 'Political Ancestors' of Wu Zhao, China's First and
Only Female Emperor," at Shaanxi Normal University in October.
Literatures, Cultures: Dr. Shira Schwam-Baird
published "Translation in the Late Fifteenth Century: Octovien de
Saint-Gelais's L'ystoire de Eurialus
et Lucresse" in Medieval
Music: Dr. Gary Smart published "My Heart
is Like a Singing Bird" for a cappella chorus through Alliance Music in
January. He also contributed in December the foreword to "Creative Pedagogy for Piano Teachers,"
published by GIA Publications.
Dr. Stephen Gosden
presented "Rachmaninoff's Branch on the Russian Oak" at the 35 annual meeting
of the Society for Music Theory in November.
Dr. Nirmal Patel was awarded a Florida
Space Grant Consortium award for $4,100 for "Measurement of ozone profile in
the stratosphere using nanocrystalline sensor arrays payload on a HASP2012
balloon flight."
and Anthropology: Ross McDonough gave an invited
lecture to the 4th Judicial Circuit Family Law Judges and members of the
Florida Family Law American Inn of Court at their seminar, "Mental Health and Related Conditions
Affecting Children and Adults in Court" in February.
College of
Computing, Engineering and Construction
Computing: A paper by Pavan Potti and Drs.
Sanjay P Ahuja, Karthikeyan Umapathy and Zornitza Prodanoff, "Comparing Performance of Web Service
Interaction Styles: SOAP vs. REST," was published in the proceedings of the fifth
annual Conference on Information Systems Applied Research in New Orleans in November
2012. Dr. Umapathy presented the paper at the conference. The paper, which is
available here, won the
best paper award.
Dr. Sanjay P. Ahuja and S. Sridharan
published their paper, "Performance Evaluation of Hypervisors for Cloud
Computing" in the November issue of the International Journal of Cloud
Applications and Computing November. It's available online here.
Ching-Hua Chuan gave an invited presentation, "Music Computation and
Cognition: Finding Ground Truth for Evaluating Computational Music Algorithms,"
in the Music Dynamics Laboratory in the Center of Complex Systems and Brain
Sciences at Florida Atlantic University in November.
Drs. Karthikeyan
Umapathy and Ching-Hua Chuan
received a TLO award for the project "Web Technology Development for Community
Organizations" for Spring 2013.
Peter Bacopoulos received a $11,434
grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration through the
University of Central Florida for "An Integrated Climate Change Impact
Assessment Tool for Flooding of the Lower St. John River." Bacopoulos also
participated in the 2012 International
Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering in November. He presented his paper,
"Tide and Storm Surge Simulation for Florida's Indian River Lagoon," gave
a separate presentation to a group of graduate students, "Pointers and Perspective: What Makes a Good
Academic Interview," and moderated a session on Hydrology and Climate Extremes at the Coastal Margins.
Dr. Don
Resio served as a moderator for the session on Storm Surge Risk Return
Periods at the Applied Technology Council and Structural Engineering Institute Advances
in Hurricane Engineering Conference in October. He also attended the
International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering in November, where he
presented his paper, "Coupling Wave and Surge Models on Steep Slopes."
Management: Dr. Mag Malek and James Sorce were recently awarded a
$16,000 TLO grant to sponsor a six-week study abroad program in Malaga, Spain
for Honors, Construction Management, and Engineering students. This study
abroad will be associated with the Construction Management Honors class — Ship
and Maritime Construction. Students will travel to Spain this summer to
participate in the construction of a replica of the Galveztown, a boat that
played an important role in changing Florida from British to Spanish control
during the Revolutionary War.
College of Education
and Human Services
Department of
Leadership, School Counseling and Sport Management: Dr. E. Newton Jackson,
Jr. has been selected to
receive the prestigious, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD), Honor Award. The Honor Award
recognizes meritorious contributions on the part of members of the
Alliance. He will receive this award at the 2013 National Convention of
the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
(AAHPERD) in Charlotte, N.C. in April.
Milestone anniversaries
Congratulations to the
following employees who will celebrate a milestone anniversary at UNF in February:
20 years
Kevin McWeeney, Recycle Refuse Worker, Physical
15 years
Oupa Seane, Director, Intercultural Center for PEACE
Thomas Elliott, Senior Document Scanning Representative, ORSP
Timothy Giles, Director, Continuing
10 years
Theresa Bennett, Accounting
Coordinator, Brooks College of Health
Walter Bolen, Maintenance Mechanic,
Maintenance and Energy Management
Five years
Smith, Environmental Health Safety Coordinator, Environmental
Health and Safety
Chin, Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Joiner, Law Enforcement Officer, University Police
Sheryl McLean, Senior
Accounts Payable Receiving Representative, University Housing
May, Program Assistant, Continuing Education
Blankenship, Technical Support Technician,
Enrollment Services
Lloyd, Law Enforcement Officer, University Police
The following employees were either hired by
UNF or were promoted from OPS positions from late-November to early-January:
Lee Anderson, Assistant Director
of Development, Institutional Advancement
Amy Costa, Assistant Director,
Eco Adventure, Recreation
Nicole Irvin, Program Assistant,
University Housing
Kimberlee Johnson, Executive
Secretary, University Housing
Kasey Linsberg, Production
Specialist, Fine Arts Center
Steven Montesinos, Mental Health
Counselor, Counseling Center
Coates, Groundskeeper, Grounds
Kaleen Davis, Executive
Secretary, Library
Tracy Gale, Parking Attendant,
Israel Hurst, IT Support Tech,
User Services
Michael Litchfield, Academic Support Services
Coordinator, One-Stop Student Services
Mark Perez, IT Support Tech,
User Services
India Powell, Event Coordinator,
Women's Center
Kimberly Pryor, Academic Support Services
Coordinator, One-Stop Student Services
Duane Thomas, Maintenance
Mechanic, Maintenance and Energy Management
Stacy Williams, Nurse Practitioner,
Student Health Services
Terry Winkler, Groundskeeper,
Sujin Yu, Program Assistant,
Enrollment Services Processing Office
Kerley, Assistant Professor, History
Kate Chang, Instructor,
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jamisha Laster, Instructor,
Nutrition & Dietetics
Lauren McAlister, Instructor,
Andrea Fors-Sullivan, Coordinator,
Student Affairs English Language Program
Brooke Hammon, Coordinator,
Career Services Career Services
Virginia Smith, Office Assistant,
Jessica Soto, Office Manager,
Center for Community-Based Learning
Dally, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
Great job
The following
employees were promoted from late-November to early-January:
Calliste-Edgar, Administrative Assistant, Arts &
Ronald Covengton, Senior Custodial Supervisor, Student
DePlato, Assistant Professor, Political Science & Public
Goldstein, Interim Director, One-Stop Student Services
Letterman, Custodial Supervisor, Physical Facilities
Qadeer, Custodial Supervisor, Physical Facilities
Reigger, Director of Academic Support Services, Graduate School
Taylor, Senior Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Heartfelt well wishes
in their new endeavors for the following employees, who left UNF from mid-November
to early-January:
Christopher Arsenault, Assistant Director, Student Government Business &
Accounting Office
Donna Gora,
Assistant Director of Research Development, ORSP
Jennifer Urbano, Distance Learning Coordinator, Center For
Instruction & Research
Homer Bates,
Professor, Accounting & Finance
Eileen Brady,
University Librarian, Library
Joy Feria, Instructor,
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Hilary Robbeloth,
Metadata Librarian, Library
Laquishia Brown, Custodial
Worker, Custodial Services
Rebecca Browning,
Executive Secretary, Enterprise Systems
Gene Jones,
Custodial Worker, Custodial Services
Cara Lourcey,
Office Manager, Student Government Business & Accounting Office
Franklin Maddox,
Maintenance Specialist, Physical Facilities
Abra Maxey-Billings,
Administrative Secretary, English
Ronald Meadows,
Police Communications Operator, University Police Department
Danielle Revills, Accounting
Associate, Controller
Latoya Robertson,
Custodial Worker, Custodial Services
Jonathan Shockley,
Parking Attendant, Parking
Taurean Watson,
Groundskeeper, Physical Facilities
James Williams,
Office Assistant, Parking
research is revealing how healthful cranberries can be. Packed with nutrients
like antioxidants and other natural compounds, cranberries are a great choice
for the health-conscious consumer. Dr. Judy Perkin, faculty member in the Department of Nutrition and
Dietetics Flagship Program, discusses the fruit that is good for you anytime. To help you add cranberries to your diet, a recipe is
Myth: Cranberries are seasonal fruits
that can only be enjoyed in fall and winter.
Fact: U.S. cranberries are typically
harvested in September and October, according to the U. S. Department of
Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Resource Center. Historians report Native
Americans probably taught early European settlers about the value of the fruit,
and the cranberry is now usually a part of Thanksgiving holiday meals.
can actually be consumed in any season. Cranberries can be frozen, and grocery
stores feature cranberry juice, dried cranberries and cranberry sauce year-round.
Cranberries can be used in a variety of recipes, such as muffins, breads,
salads, jam, syrup, pies, ice cream, iced tea, trail mixes and sauces for meat,
poultry or fish. Culinary experts note that dried cranberries can be added to
hot cereals during cooking, which may lessen the need for added sugar before
Myth: Cranberries are grown only in the
Northeastern United States.
Fact: Food and agricultural documents
tell us that cranberries are native to America and are grown in the United
States, Canada and Chile. According to U.S. government sources, there were 681
million pounds of cranberries grown in the U.S. in 2011, with the top cranberry-producing
states being Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington.
Myth: Cranberries are only nutritionally
valuable because of their vitamin C content.
Fact: Nutritional analysis reports
indicate that cranberries are a good source of vitamin C, fiber, potassium and cell-protective
antioxidant phytochemicals.
Myth: The only role cranberries play in
health promotion is preventing urinary tract infections.
Fact: Most health authorities acknowledge
that cranberry juice may help prevent urinary tract infections because of a
component that appears to stop bacteria from attaching to the bladder wall. Scientists
are also looking at cranberries as a potential booster for heart health, and the
American Institute for Cancer Research lists the cranberry as one of their foods
that fight cancer.
Myth: Cranberries are planted and grow in
Fact: Agricultural publications and cranberry
organizations describe cranberries as a wet-land vine or shrub. Experts note when
cranberries are being picked for use as a fresh fruit, they are dry-harvested with
a machine.
Apple-Cranberry Salad Toss
head of lettuce (about 10 cups)
medium apples, sliced
cup walnuts, chopped
cup dried cranberries
cup green onions, sliced
cup vinaigrette dressing, low-fat
lettuce, apples, walnuts, cranberries and onions in large bowl. Add dressing
and toss to coat. Serve.
Serves: 8
Nutrition information per serving:
Total fat: 6g
Saturated fat: 0.5g
Carbohydrates: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Dietary fiber: 3g
Sodium: 280mg
and nutritional analysis used with permission from the Produce for Better
Health Foundation and Fruits & Veggies—More Matters® website.
The Goods is a
monthly column about food myths and facts by faculty members in the Department
of Nutrition and Dietetics Flagship Program and runs in The Florida
Times-Union's "Taste" section. Have a question about cranberries? Contact
Dr. Perkin at
cold outside — even here in Florida — but you still want to get in your daily
walk or run. Good for you! But just remember that cold weather makes muscles
tighter and less supple, which can leave them more susceptible to injury. A
proper warm up and stretching routine is imperative. A good
will warm up your joints and tendons to help prevent tears and injuries.
stretching helps prevent injury, increases circulation and boosts overall well-being.
You never want to stretch muscles while they are still cold, so warm up before
you even start stretching. You can warm up by marching or jogging in place for
at least five minutes. Five minutes a day will make a huge difference in how
you feel and look. After you finish
workout, remember to get in another good stretch.
Flexibility Guidelines
Adults should do flexibility exercises at least two or three days each week to
improve range of motion.
• Each
stretch should be held for 10 to 30 seconds to the point of tightness or slight
Repeat each stretch two to four times.
Flexibility exercise is most effective when the muscle is warm. Try light
aerobic activity to warm the muscles before stretching.
To watch
easy step-by-step stretching instruction videos, go to http://www.arthritistoday.org and click on Exercise Videos and Photos from
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Healthy Osprey is
designed to provide solid advice on how to become healthier at work and at
home. Shelly Purser, director of Health Promotion, and Mike Kennedy, assistant
director of Health Promotion, write a different article each month that will
focus on some aspect of health and wellness.
Healthy Osprey is a collaboration
of students, faculty and staff working together to foster a University
community that embraces the development of a healthy body, mind and spirit. The purpose of the Healthy
Osprey initiative is to assess and respond to the needs of the UNF community to
create and maintain a healthy environment, which will enhance the holistic
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