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May 01, 2017
Did you know that next week, May 7-13, is Drinking Water Week? A week in which we observe the absolute vital role that drinking water plays in our daily lives. A week to celebrate WATER! This year's theme is "Your water: To know it is to love it!" and it encourages us to get to know more about the water we drink.
How many times a day do you turn on a faucet? Because clean water is so easy for us to obtain, it's also so easy for us to overlook. We use drinking water many, many times a day. Every day. Not only for drinking, but also for bathing, cooking, washing dishes, laundering clothes, and so many other uses. We North Americans have access to some of the safest drinking water in the world. CDC
Drinking Water Week's theme is exactly right:
The more you get to know your water, the more you'll love it!
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Read your Water Quality Report. Local utilities provide Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) to their customers annually. You can read our most recent water quality report (CCR) HERE.
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Pendulum vs ouija
Posted 14 July 2004 - 09:44 AM
Posted 14 July 2004 - 09:57 AM
Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above
Posted 14 July 2004 - 09:58 AM
Posted 14 July 2004 - 10:08 AM
I´ve worked alot with the ouija, but I´m planning to use the pendulum. Just wan´t to find out the differences
Posted 14 July 2004 - 10:11 AM
I don't believe they solely work through the subconscious either.... if that be the case, than a Ouija can work the same exact way which makes the risk factor much less (I actually use the Ouija as a tool to reach my subconscious and it rarely has anything to do with outside influences such as spirits).
Interesting question.
Posted 15 July 2004 - 05:40 AM
I'm sort of interested in Ouija as a tool to reach the subconcious - Can you let me know some more about the ouija's role in this - I've tried using the pendulum, and had some really encouraging results with it, perhaps if you could enlighten me about the ouija, I wouldn't be so hesitant about it (I've really only ever heard of it being used as a way to contact entities)?
Posted 15 July 2004 - 05:57 AM
Posted 15 July 2004 - 06:51 AM
Ana is not the only person who can give you advice on Quija Boards (No offense Ana)
I have been playing with Quija Boards for over ten years now and I am only 23 years old. I basically no all of the do's and donts when it comes to communicating with Spirits and Ghosts.
Posted 15 July 2004 - 07:17 AM
Thanks, I'll take any advice I can get. The reason I sort of posted to Ana is that she mentioned using it to channel your subcontious, which is something I've been trying to work with with the pendulum (or in my case, some string and a weight at the bottom - I'm a no frills kinda gal ).
As I said, if you have any advice, I'd be really interested to hear it, and that goes for anyone here - you all know tons more than I do
Posted 15 July 2004 - 07:44 AM
The time when I experienced someting unpleasant, both me and my mom got a feeling of horror as we were chilled to the bone. There has hapened a lot of bad things in my parents neighborhood, and I got the feeling that it was the lingering energies we picked up on. The spirit of the board did´n act in any threatening way, but it cept spelling out the word "death" as to mark out the energy of the area. To me the feeling of horror we got was the feeling of death. Not threatening or evil. just a statement. It´s hard to explain
My best advice to you arawa is to be sure to protect youself, and never ever do a session if you don´t feel right in any way.
Posted 15 July 2004 - 08:16 AM
Maybe Hunny can give lessons???
Posted 15 July 2004 - 08:21 AM
The evilness spread through the living room and honestly you could feel it's evil presence. As I recall we started to pray for GOD 's protection. Something told us to take out the bible and turn to any page and read it out loud. I don't know what made all of us think of this but it was amazing.
The point I am trying to make is WATCH OUT. Till this day I know that we opened the doors to an evil ghost/spirit. A pendulum is considered to be much safer because of inner thoughts. A Quija Board is totally different. The energy is different and the communication is different. Some Quija Boards lie and some tell the honest future. Whatever spirit/ghost you come in contact with was planned.
Posted 15 July 2004 - 09:16 AM
I have never heard that before...
Posted 15 July 2004 - 09:19 AM
I can even play her without even using the board!
Posted 15 July 2004 - 09:23 AM
Whats her name?...(If its okay to ask?)
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China has reshuffled its military top brass in a move analysts said yesterday was probably aimed at ensuring President Hu Jintao (胡錦濤) remains commander-in-chief of the military after a 10-yearly leadership change.
At a top Chinese Communist Party meeting on Sunday, Hu oversaw the promotion of generals Fan Changlong (范長龍) and Xu Qiliang (許其亮) as vice chairmen of the powerful 12-member Central Military Commission (CMC), Xinhua news agency said.
Hu, the CMC chairman, is set to step down as head of the ruling party at a congress starting this week and will retire as national president in March next year as part of the leadership change.
However, Willy Lam (林和立), a China politics expert at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said: "Hu Jintao would want to serve another five years [as CMC chief], particularly given the fact that he has to watch over his political proteges ... and protect his political legacy."
"As long as he is the CMC chief, he will still be the power behind the throne," Lam said.
According to Lu Siqing (盧四清) head of the Hong Kong-based Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, which seeks to advance political reform in China, both promoted generals have close ties to Hu.
Xu is the first air force general to become a vice chairman of the committee, and his ascension also reflects the importance China places on quickly developing its air capability.
China's 2.3 million-strong military forces include nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles and a recently commissioned second-hand aircraft carrier purchased from Ukraine.
The two incoming CMC vice chairmen will be tasked with pushing forward the modernization of the military and overseeing the increasingly powerful arsenal.
Unlike most modern states the military is directly run by the ruling party, not by the government, an arrangement that stems from the revolution that brought the party to power in 1949.
Mao Zedong (毛澤東) — who said that "power comes from the barrel of the gun" — used the People's Liberation Army not only to advance revolution, but also to protect the party's political power, Lam said.
Hu took over control of the party from former Chinese president Jiang Zemin (江澤民) in 2002 but, as part of China's opaque and secretive political process, only succeeded him as CMC chairman in 2004.
There was also a possibility that Hu would only retain the CMC chairmanship for an extra two years, Lam said, long enough to let him influence the naming of the future heir to Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (習近平), his own successor as party head and president.
He could also protect his protege, Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (李克強), who is set to take the place of outgoing Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (溫家寶), and seek to place other key allies in top posts at the 19th Party Congress in 2017, Lam said.
Xi was effectively chosen as China's next core leader in 2007 in a selection process heavily influenced by Jiang, who had already stepped down.
In a statement, Lu said: "Hu Jintao will seek to continue on as chairman of the Central Military Commission for another five years until 2017."
"This is due to worries over Xi Jinping among a lot of people in the higher levels of the military," he said.
Xi was named a CMC vice chairman in 2010 in a rocky approval process that reportedly took more than a year to complete.


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Working for a magazine is a pretty weird gig. Every month you need to get your stories done to get the issue out the door. We have project trucks just like you that we're constantly trying to get finished, but we also need to photograph and write about all those parts we're adding so you can see what we did and why.
"We're idiots and gluttons for punishment"
We intended this story to be the second installment of the 4L80 swap into the Alabama Army Truck we started in our June '14 issue ("Over, Under Upgrades"). However, just like everyone, we got stuck waiting for parts. Much like you are probably worried about getting your truck done for the next trail ride, we are worried about getting our truck done for the next issue.
So we have pages to fill and no parts. Now what? This is where it gets crazy. We decided to just go get a different vehicle to build. Actually there is more to it than that. We are typing this just a month before the big Moab Easter Jeep Safari, which happens every year leading up to Easter Sunday in Moab, Utah. We'll be there as usual, and you'll see all our coverage in the September issue. And as many of you know, that last month leading up to Moab (or any big trail ride) is a mad dash to finish or fix your 4x4. We're just going a step further and waiting to start our build a month before Moab.
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Former United States Senator Rick Santorum represents everything that is wrong with the Republican Party. If dismantling big government is now a primary concern, Santorum has spent a career promoting big government. If stopping massive spending is now a top priority, Santorum has a lifelong record of championing massive spending. If our debt is now considered the greatest threat to our national security, Santorum has always considered everything but the debt a greater threat.
Indeed, if conservatism means limiting government, the many ways in which Santorum has been the consistent enemy of conservatism are virtually unlimited.
In his 2003 Wall Street Journal column, "Big Government Conservatism," the Weekly Standard's Fred Barnes explained George W. Bush's distinct GOP brand: "Reagan was a small government conservative who declared in his inauguration address that government was the problem, not the solution. There, Bush begs to differ. The essence of Bush's big government conservatism is a trade-off. To gain free-market reforms and expand individual choice, he's willing to broaden programs and increase spending."
Whether free markets and individual freedom saw any love during his tenure is arguable, but Bush's massive "broadening" of government programs, budgets, and power is not, making Bill Clinton look conservative in comparison. During that time, Santorum was every bit as much the poster boy for big government as the president, and if Obama and the Democrats now triple the size of government, that growth is constructed on top of the statist groundwork laid by their Republican predecessors. Throughout Bush's debt doubling agenda—No Child Left Behind, Medicare Plan D, you name it—Santorum was fully on board. And for that entire period, the Republican Party was completely off course.
Today, Santorum remains the personification of Bush Republicanism. Heading into the 2012 campaign, the former senator sounds more like the ghost of Republicans past, invoking Bush's name more often and favorably than any other candidate, while seeming to hope his beating of the culture and foreign war drums might drown out his big government record. Last week, Santorum even tried to make amends with small government conservatives by publicly apologizing for his support for Medicare Plan D. Too bad Santorum is running in an election cycle in which conservatives are fed up with candidates who are constantly apologizing yet never changing.
Let us examine the Santorum scam: In positioning himself as the most socially conservative candidate, Santorum has been successful in spending as many taxpayer dollars as the Democrats by seeking right-wing refuge in his pro-life, pro-gun, and anti-gay-marriage positions. The problem is, "conservatives" of Santorum's stripe rarely do much to actually advance these issues. Is America any closer to overturning Roe v. Wade? Do we generally have more federal gun laws today or less? Has homosexuality become more or less culturally acceptable? For most Republican politicians, social conservatism has always been more of a fashion statement than a mission statement. You even get the sense that politicians like Santorum know full well they can't do much legislatively on these issues and thus enjoy the conservative cover it always provides them. A 10th Amendment revolution in this country might give social conservatives more political victories than they've had in decades—but it would also mean the loss of a valuable election tool for Republican politicians who not-so-coincidentally seem to always favor impossible-to-pass federal legislation.
The Bush-era term "compassionate conservatism" suggests that plain, old-fashioned vanilla conservatism is somehow lacking and gives even more insight into Santorum's philosophy. In a 2005 piece entitled "Goodbye to Goldwater," Reason's Jonathan Rauch explained how Santorum's rejection of traditional conservatism tied in with the Senator's essentially statist philosophy: "As Goldwater repudiated Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon, so Santorum repudiates Goldwater and Ronald Reagan." "Some will reject what I have to say as a kind of 'Big Government' conservatism" admitted Santorum in his 2005 book It Takes a Family. Notes Rauch: "Santorum shows no interest in defining principled limits on political power. His first priority is to make government pro-family, not to make it small… With It Takes a Family, Rick Santorum has served notice. The bold new challenge to the Goldwater-Reagan tradition in American politics comes not from the left but from the right."
As grassroots conservatives are now rediscovering and again embracing the limited government philosophy of Goldwater and Reagan via the Tea Party, Santorum's Jurassic Park GOP comes across as more out of step than ever. As a pre-emptive 2012 political strike, Santorum now laughably describes himself as being "Tea Party before there was a Tea Party." RedState.com's Ben Domenech has zero tolerance for such revisionist history: "Does Rick Santorum have any clue what the Tea Party movement stands for? Is he being purposefully obtuse here? Doesn't he realize that the big government solutions he advocated for in his book are exactly the reason so many Tea Partiers today don't call themselves Republicans anymore?"
Domenech added: "it's precisely the Republican Party of Rick Santorum that even makes the Tea Party movement necessary."
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Kicking off the opening day of Helitech on Tuesday, Eurocopter's Dominique Maudet, executive vice president of global business and services, said that the manufacturer's market share in the UK "was something special in Eurocopter."
With new president and CEO Guillaume Faury unable to fly to London as flights were cancelled due to fog, Maudet hosted a press briefing in which he emphasized that Eurocopter was now a 50/50 helicopter manufacturer/services company.
Eurocopter's Dominique Maudet (left) and Markus Steinke during a September 24 press conference at Helitech International 2013 in London. Photo by Andrew Drwiega
Markus Steinke, managing director of Eurocopter UK, said that the division had experienced significant growth and change following the buyout from McAlpine Helicopters (November 2007) and the acquisition of Vector Aerospace (in June 2011). Said Steinke: "We have invested over £100 million in the UK and now have more than 1,500 people working with us. Half of the UK civil fleet is Eurocopter. It has paid off."
Addressing the August 23 Super Puma crash in which four people died, Maudet said Eurocopter understood the pain and sadness that the accident had caused and had been shocked by the incident. He said that while they continued to wait for the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) to publicly report its findings, the preliminary report to date did not reveal that a "technical event" had caused the crash. "We are fully supporting the AAIB," he confirmed.
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CTC's Greg Woodford rides the Chiltern 100 sportive
CTC's Greg Woodford rides the Chiltern 100 sportive
It was only a matter of time, I thought, as I saw fellow rider Paul's back receding into the distance. We were climbing a steep hill and he can always get me on hills. I looked around to see Nick was still there grinding away, his whole body heaving as he forced his bike up the steep section. He looks like I feel, I thought. But good, we can catch Paul up on the flat - he had always soft-pedalled a little waiting for us.
This time however, there was no Paul as we flung ourselves straight down the tricky descent, only to be confronted by another steep hill. At that point, I think the fight went out of both of us and we resigned ourselves to meeting up again at the end of the event.
Well, this was a sportive, it was in the Chilterns and we should have expected hills!
Four of us started the Chiltern 100 Sportive, working well together, absorbing riders and then dropping them. After ten miles or so we had a tail of about ten other riders and no one coming through of course. Paul did the lion's share at the front, I kept coming through as did the other two, but he always ended back there clearly feeling strong today. We dropped Mike after about 30 miles as he found another strong club rider and they stayed together. This left me, Paul and Nick really going well till we came to the hills. Well, this was a sportive, it was in the Chilterns and we should have expected hills!
Once Paul had gone, Nick and I worked well together, but again very few riders helped. The ones that did did not last the pace. Every time we looked back, the group of riders tucked in seemed to be different.
One does recognise riders by strange things; once they are in Lycra, helmet and glasses they are completely anonymous. I pick details up about the bike, the team, or even silly little things like their seat post.
Over the top and flying down the long twisty descents, riding a nice bike fast is such an exhilarating feeling that you don't want it to stop.
However the route was fantastic: bluebells still out, amazing climbs, smiled on by a beautiful sun and a day so clear you could see fantastic views for miles. Not that we had time to admire them. Over the top and flying down the long twisty descents, riding a nice bike fast is such an exhilarating feeling that you don't want it to stop.
1400 riders entered the three different routes of the Chiltern 100: short, medium and long. I opted to ride the long one, 105 miles with 2500m of climbing. Well, if I am going to get up at 5.00 am and drive to a cycling event, I might as well make it a decent day's riding!
I do like sportives: they are normally run with good sign posting, food and water stops and spectacular countryside. The routes are usually pretty tough but they have also become quite popular amongst cyclists. It allows us to ride without thinking out a route, in company with like-minded people and provides a challenge to all with the different route options available.
Nick and I rode on together till the second and final food stop. Nick wanted to stop to refuel but I was carrying sufficient food and water. We parted company. I rode on, the hills definitely getting harder, so I decided to ride comfortably up the hills and work hard on the flats. I also had to eke my food supplies out as I was actually getting hungry. After about 80 miles, I started thinking is this never going to end? It is funny how during the first 40 miles I was riding well, singing to myself, but by the last 20 miles each turn of the pedal felt like wading through porridge.
Normally sportives count you down the final few miles but the Chiltern 100 didn't - I had to guess. A sign post came up for 4 miles to Chesham, where the HQ was. Hooray! A tailwind. Till I got to Chesham, where the HQ was on top of a hill!! That's a crazy place to put it. Dragging my sorry legs up the hill then left turn and the final beep of the timing machine. Paul was there looking rested. A wonderful smell of grilling bacon was in the air. We had done it!
The Chilterns is a stunning area, fantastic for cycling with gorgeous scenery and quiet roads. You really feel the climbs as they are steep and some quite long for the south of England, but the reward is well worth it.
As an aside, I completed the ride in 5 hours 40 mins coming 11th overall. But it is not a race so technically I didn't!


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I missed your birthday once, because of a very noble and solemn situation and also stupid Donald Sutherland, and I swore that I would never again not be there to say goodbye to the child I was tucking into bed for the last time, nor miss greeting hello with a small birthday cake and a kiss the new child I was meeting the next morning, another day older and wiseasser.
You seem to have forgetten this, mostly I believe because at 11 you don't realize you're supposed to be keeping a running tally of all your parents' failures for your future blackmail and/or therapy. I doubt I will be so lucky in life twice, however.
I left for Montreal yesterday, earlier in the morning than the sun even begins to wake, and so I will never know how you spent even a moment of your last day as a 13 year old. I hope you had fun. I hope you cruised around on the skateboard I bought you (with a little help from my friends, who love you as much as I do, and I just want you to know that they do) and felt like the king of the world. As far as I am concerned, you are.
I hope you enjoyed the movie your grandmother took you to see today, I hope you enjoyed talking to your father this afternoon while we sat on a French Canadian porch and tried to sort out what happens next with us. I hope you enjoyed getting your first anime books at the bookstore today, and I hope you enjoyed your first ambulance ride this evening.
I suppose old women falling off of curbs and breaking their feet isn't the worst thing that can happen to a kid on his 14th birthday, especially if that means he gets to ride in an ambulance to the hospital with said old woman, spazzing out six year old sister, and totally-unable-to-process-current-events 12 year old brother.
I also, with all the sincerity in my heart, would like to thank your grandmother for going to such great lengths to make sure that you'll never, ever forget your 14th birthday. You know, the one I wasn't there for. Well played, Grandma. WELL PLAYED.
I hope you know that I have laid in my hotel room bed each night and taken inventory of every minute of you. I hope you know that you are the single greatest catalyst on earth, and that everything I became when you did is because of you.
I want you to know, even though you will think that it is oh my gawd sooo naaaasty mawm that when you fall asleep on the couch because you are so quickly becoming a man that your body simply cannot keep up, that in those moments I kiss your temple and smooth your hair and whisper in my ear that you will always be little to me, and always be loved by me, and always be every good thing in the world as far as I am concerned. I whisper that you hold a place in my heart that no one else ever could, that I don't care how quickly you are trying to outgrow my heart - it will just keep getting bigger to accommodate you. I do this because you would probably punch me a little if I said it to you awake.
Moms always get their way eventually. We know where you sleep.
You are one half of one inch away from being as tall as I am and most likely already wiser than I will ever be. You are funny at all the right times, and funnier at all the wrong ones. You have discovered the person that you would like to be, and it has been the greatest privilege of my life being able to feed and nurture and support this discovery. Every moment I know you, I stand in total and complete awe, whether it be of your aspirations or your compassion or your intelligence or that smell inside of your hats.
When I laid in a hospital bed 14 years ago, swollen and beaten and tired and terrified, I thought I had given birth to my son. What I didn't know is that I had actually given birth to pure, unadulterated wonder, and that I would get to spend the rest of my life watching it radiate outward.
I marvel in you. And I always will, even when I'm not right there.
Pinky promise.


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It's hard enough keeping track of new and upcoming games on Steam, but what about games you already own, or have played, that get updates? Unless you were really keen, that was almost impossible. Until now!
Valve has added a new section to the Steam store's front page, right underneath the "Featured" section, that highlights some existing games that have received updates (patches, new levels, DLC, etc). There are three shown at any one time, but you can expand it to show a complete log.
Because it covers the entire marketplace, it's obviously going to be full of games you've never played (or even heard of), but hey, even a casual scroll told me there'd been an update to the Just Cause 2 multiplayer mod, which is nice.


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The Electronic Entertainment Expo video game trade show is in its 20th year, and I've only missed a couple of the shows. During the past week, I thoroughly enjoyed seeing my annual close-up snapshot of the game industry. After walking approximately 20,000 steps a day for four days, these are the impressions that I'm leaving Los Angeles with. For some companies, these observations will be bitter medicine. Some may jump with joy. But I hope there are lessons for everybody here.
My first impression is that the best game of the show was Evolve, the 4-versus-1 co-op game that pits a team of human hunters against a single creature, which another player controls. The game from developer Turtle Rock Studios and publisher Take Two Interactive's 2K Games label had long lines, even though it was announced a while ago. Everyone I talked to about it liked it. My only disappointment here is that I saw this game weeks ago, so it didn't come as a surprise at E3.
Evolve is simple yet deep, and it leaves its combatants hollering after every round. I am confident that this game will win the top award of the show, even though it has no single-player version. I am worried that the team may not get the damage right, like when a monster takes a swing at a human, or a human pumps a monster full of lead. But I have no doubt that this game is going to be a hit when it debuts on Oct. 21. If it wins "game of the show," it will be the second year for a multiplayer-only title, as Titanfall was last year's winner.
The most overhyped and underwhelming game of the show was Activision's Destiny. I played this sci-fi shooter last week, and it just didn't feel that epic or fun. The game looks beautiful, but doesn't run at blazing speeds. As a single-player game, it's not as fun as developer Bungie's previous games, the Halo series. If you play with strangers, you can count on them abandoning you in your hour of need. And if you play with friends, you're going to have to schedule an appointment with them.
Bobby Kotick, the chief executive of Activision, has said that Destiny will be the company's next billion-dollar franchise and that it may spend $500 million on the game series over the next decade. From what I've seen, it will be a disappointment. That's a shame, as Bungie has more than 500 people working this game. Destiny needs a better story, stronger characters, speedy gameplay, and a little more humor. Maybe Activision and Bungie have that, but they didn't show this.
As for the big platforms, I believe that Sony has an edge over Microsoft, though the differences between No. 1 and No. 2 will be quite small in this generation. Sony's 14 game studios are churning out awesome-looking games like the next Uncharted and the new The Order: 1886, a steampunk shooter. But I've fretted that too many of these games are being delayed until 2015. Unruly, which analyzes social sharing, confirms my impression that Sony won. Microsoft needs to stop delaying games and ship something great.
I still worry about Nintendo, whose Wii U is still a burning platform. Reggie Fils-Aime, the president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, told me in an interview that the company recognizes that it has performed poorly over the last three years, and he says that it is working with a sense of urgency on delivering better games. He believes Nintendo isn't arrogant and that it can learn from the success of rival mobile game makers. He said that the Wii U is selling four times better on a daily basis since the launch of Mario Kart 8. I saw some great games coming from Nintendo — like the multiplayer brawler Super Smash Bros. Wii U and the ink-splattered team shooter Splatoon. But it still seems like it is moving in slow motion and has yet to fully embrace change.
As far as platforms go, I believe that Oculus VR remains a wild card, as it showed off yet another series of cool demos for its Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. The best was a platform game demo from Paul Bettner's new company, Playful Corp.
But it's time for Oculus, which Facebook acquired for $2 billion, to start filling out the rest of its system and set a deadline for shipping. Brendan Iribe, chief executive of Oculus, agreed with me on those points. He says that day is coming.
While there were winners and losers at E3, no one should get cocky. Although the show was about the same size as last year with 48,000 attendees, it seemed like a shrinking industry, because of its focus on consoles over everything else.
I have to wonder if one of the biggest platforms coming for games wasn't at the show. On June 18, Amazon is expected to launch its 3D smartphone, completing a full chain of hardware and software that could be a very important ecosystem for games. Amazon's 3D device will be a phone first, but it means that the giant online retailer will now offer the following: a smartphone, a Kindle Fire tablet, and a Fire TV set-top box. All of these devices will be capable of running games. And Amazon has its own app store for games as well its game-streaming and -hosting services with Amazon Web Services.
Google and Apple are in a similar position. They could do wonders for gaming, if they only stopped being "accidental game platforms" and became deliberate, intentional ones.
It certainly seemed like the mobile game companies didn't come to the show. It's too bad that they didn't see the value of renting a booth. By 2017, market researcher Newzoo thinks that mobile games will be a $35 billion industry, the largest segment of a $100 billion business.
In the meantime, the biggest party of the week was the Play Connected party in Hollywood, staged by PC game companies Nexon, Riot Games, Wargaming.net, and Valve. They have stolen the mantle for most crowded and outrageous party from Sony.
E3 may have made a lot of progress toward inclusiveness and diversity since its early days. But game companies can still be tone-deaf. I saw fewer "booth babes" at the show, and those that were present had more tasteful clothing.
But some of the game companies still didn't have playable female characters. And Ubisoft in particular should know better. It introduced four new characters to star in its Assassin's Creed: Unity game. All of the protagonists are male. That's a missed opportunity for a game that was the most-shared title of E3, according to Unruly.
But Rainbow Six: Siege was worse. It pitted five soldiers against five terrorists in a hostage-rescue combat game. It was a really quite fun, particularly from an e-sports point of view, as one team tries to breach a house while another team tries to protect it and defend a hostage. The combat is merciless, as you can die from one shot.
The only problem was that the hostage was a meek young woman. She's tied up, awaiting you to free her. You break into the home, locate her, shoot the terrorists, and then you escort her out. The problem is she is quite likely to get shot, or "stolen" back, from the rescuers. During an onstage demo, the woman got shot and she had to be "revived." The team in possession of the hostage changed multiple times.
Ubisoft's game designers really ought to replace the woman with something that really makes it clear what we're fighting over here: a teddy bear. When you think of the woman as a teddy bear, I think you'll see my point. She's like a football in a football game, or a piece of property that the men are fighting over. At a time when some of the most compelling game characters are female (like Ellie in the Last of Us and Jodie in Beyond: Two Souls), Ubisoft took a step backward with this title.
I'll close on some hopeful and positive notes. Sega surprised me with the quality of its old-fashioned sci-fi horror game, Alien: Isolation, which starred a young woman fleeing from an alien infestation on a space station. It brought back memories about what made those Alien movies so moving and scary.
And I really enjoyed Guns Up, a simple free-to-play war game for the PlayStation 4 from indie game developer Valkyrie Entertainment. And Ubisoft's Valiant Hearts: The Great War could be quite moving and educational, so long as it doesn't get too melodramatic.


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The high school football playoffs continue this week. Class 5A, 4A and 3A are in their quarterfinals. The 2A playoffs are in the semifinals.
Capsules for the 1A, 8-man and 6-man playoffs are due out Thursday.
(9) Grandview (8-3) vs. (1) ThunderRidge (10-1)
7 p.m. Friday, Shea Stadium
• ThunderRidge won the first meeting, nonleague, in Week 3, 34-20.
• The Wolves have won seven of eight games since opening 1-2.
• After finishing in a tie with Cherokee Trail for the Centennial League title, Grandview has outscored two playoff foes by a combined 88-20, including last week's 48-14 whipping of host Fountain-Fort Carson.
• The Wolves' featured ball-handlers are Cassius Davis, Tanner Gentry, Isaiah Jackson and Reece Weber, but don't forget head coach John Schultz, who has his team on yet another playoff run.
• Grizzlies are fresh from the wildest one of the playoffs, 57-56 at Cherry Creek in two overtimes. And, yes, coach Joe Johnson proved he's a gambler, opting for a 2-point conversion to win it, courtesy of a pass from Brody Westmoreland and a clutch, lunging catch by Jesse Krieger.
• The Grizzlies, 43-13 since joining 5A, have yet to make the semifinals after dominating moments in 4A.
• Up front, ThunderRidge is considerable on both sides, winning the battles on offense and remaining active on defense.
(5) Arapahoe (10-1) at (4) Valor Christian (9-2)
7 p.m.
• It's the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
• Arapahoe is seeking its first semifinals showing since the Larry Allen-coached Warriors made the 1991 final against Cherry Creek, losing the infamous Ice Bowl, as the turf at Stutler Bowl wasn't cleared.
• The Warriors were scoreless in last week's second half of a 17-14 victory against Horizon.
• Arapahoe's winning streak has reached six games and the defense has picked off 14 passes.
• Coach Mike Campbell admits other teams have "running backs bigger than our linemen, but here we are in the quarterfinals."
• Valor Christian has won 34 of its past 36 games.
• The Eagles continue without injured Cameron Gray, a running back-linebacker who was second in rushing (450 yards) and first in sacks (6.0). "We miss him," coach Brent Vieselmeyer said.
• QB Luke Del Rio has been efficient with 21 TD passes, just three interceptions. He also feels much better after recovering from a broken bone in his left arm.
• Since beginning 0-2, and both losses were by a point, the Eagles haven't lost or given up doubles figures in points.
• Mullen, which beat the Eagles 14-13 in Zero Week, is the only in-state team to get more than one score against Valor Christian, which has surrendered a state-low 65 points.
(7) Pomona (9-2) at (2) Ralston Valley (10-1)
7 p.m. Friday, NAAC
• Ralston Valley won the first meeting, 30-22, in Week 7. That also was key in the Mustangs winning the North Metro.
• Pomona, which has won four straight games, arguably had about as tough of a nonleague schedule as there was in 2012 and enters healthy.
• QB Alec Feland threw for three TDs and Chris Marquez rushed for 116 yards in a 42-22 thrashing of Columbine last week that eliminated the defending champion.
• Balance? Pomona has rushed for 2,029 yards and thrown for 2,064.
• Ralston Valley has won eight straight games. The Mustangs' one loss came to top-seeded ThunderRidge in the final seconds of Week 3.
• Good news for the Mustangs — two-way senior back Spencer Svejcar, arguably their best player, appeared seriously injured last week against Fort Collins, but X-rays on his foot were negative and he vows to play.
• Ralston Valley is 31-4 since joining 5A and made the past two quarterfinals.
(3) Cherokee Trail (10-1) at (22) Eaglecrest (7-4)
1 p.m.
Saturday, Legacy Stadium
• Cherokee Trail won the first meeting, 34-18, in Week 8, which helped the Cougars win the Centennial. It also was the Raptors' last loss.
• The Cougars are coming off a hard-fought 24-21 victory over Mullen, their first against the Mustangs in five tries.
• Turnovers hurt Cherokee Trail as all three Mustangs' scores followed turnovers, but QB Aric Johnson scored on a 2-yard run to win it.
• Cherokee Trail is bidding for its first semifinals appearance since 2010.
• Two of Eaglecrest's last three victories have been by a point.
• Coach Mike Schmitt doesn't hesitate to put linemen Mike Howshar and Josh Johnson in the backfield. Howshar scored a TD last week against Chaparral and Johnson scored on a two-pointer against Chatfield.
• A quick, 28-point binge by the Cougars in the second quarter won the first meeting and Schmitt said avoiding mistakes this time is a must.
• Schmitt deserves notice — Raptors have always seemed to have some talent, but were 2-8 a year ago, 5-15 from 2010-11.
Class 4A
(8) Windsor (10-1) at (1) Pueblo West (11-0)
7 p.m. Friday, Pueblo West High School
• Many of you already are, but if not, get acquainted with Pueblo West running back Derek Jackson. He just may set the state rushing record this season.
• How's this for a turnaround? The Cyclones were 4-7 last season. In fact, with 11 wins, Pueblo West is enjoying its best season since winning a state title and going 12-2 in 2007.
• Pueblo West held off upset-minded and 16th-seeded Loveland last week. Loveland actually led 7-6 at the half and trailed 14-10 after three before Pueblo West scored 21 points in the fourth quarter. Jackson rushed for 302 yards and three touchdowns.
• Windsor is seeking to follow Valor Christian's path in winning a 4A title a year after winning 3A. Valor did that in 2010.
• Windsor has won ten consecutive games after dropping its opener to Wheat Ridge, 17-16, on a failed two-point conversion attempt. That includes a 20-12 win over No. 9 Broomfield last week in which Jordan Porterfield and Joe Sanger each rushed for more than 130 yards.
• Both teams have beat Palmer Ridge and Loveland.
(5) Monarch (10-2) at (4) Vista Ridge (10-1)
7 p.m. Friday, Vista Ridge High School
• Vista Ridge, which moved up to 4A this season, has won 10 games for the second time in its history. The school, 44-11 in its five-year history, is seeking its second-ever semifinal appearance, having last gone in 2010.
• Vista Ridge beat No. 13 Canon City 41-7 last week to extend its winning streak to six games. Brandon Cartagena exploded for five rushing touchdowns and 126 yards, while Brayden Stewart threw for 206 and a score.
• Monarch, meanwhile, is a well-established power in Louisville. The school has now won at least ten games in seven of the past nine seasons – and in the two it didn't, the Coyotes won eight and nine games, respectively.
• Monarch reached the semifinals last season, and also in 2009.
• The Coyotes beat No. 12 Falcon 24-14 last week, and haven't lost since Sept. 6 – a span of eight games. That first-round game, though, was tied at 14 after three quarters.
• Both teams have played, and beat, Montrose and Falcon.
(6) Wheat Ridge at (3) Denver South
6 p.m. Friday, All City Stadium
• This one, a rematch of South's 17-0 win on Oct. 13, could be the game of the night – though Rebels coach Tony Lindsay had hoped to play it Saturday. Because Root Sports wanted to show the game, it was locked into a Friday spot.
• South's Pete Williams rushed for 122 yards in that Oct. 13 win, and Malik Tollerson threw for 130 and a touchdown against one interception. That game was one of four shutouts the Rebels' defense has pitched.
• Last week, South trailed No. 14 Standley Lake 21-20 heading to the fourth quarter. Lindsay said his team, eerily, had no reaction – instead, the group stayed calm and went out and scored on its first possession of the fourth quarter.
• You may have heard this before: South is seeking to become the first city team to win a state championship since 1989.
• Wheat Ridge opened the season with wins over Windsor and Monarch, and was No. 1 in the rankings for a stretch. But expectations took a hit after the loss to South last month, and after injuries began to take their tool.
• Farmers coach Reid Kahl has had his eye on South ever since losing that game. The staff feels their team didn't play as well as they could have in the earlier meeting.
• Wheat Ridge easily handled No. 11 Cheyenne Mountain 46-17 in the first round.
• It's a proud program: Wheat Ridge has seven state championships to its name, including titles under Kahl in 2006 and 2008. The school also went to the championship game in 2010.
• There are going to be a lot of common opponents when you're in the same league, but both teams beat Littleton, Montbello, Kennedy, Dakota Ridge and Green Mountain.
(2) Ponderosa at (10) Mesa Ridge
7 p.m. Friday, C.A. Foster Stadium
• Bad news for the rest of the state: Ponderosa may have a bit of a chip on its shoulder. The Mustangs were the presumptive No. 1 seed by a number of onlookers after the regular season, but the seeding committee instead picked Pueblo West.
• Last week, Ponderosa beat No. 15 Green Mountain 35-7, and it could have been worse. Pondo was up 28-0 at the half. Corry Williams rushed for 121 yards and had three total touchdowns.
• Ponderosa, which won the 5A title in 2003, is back among the state's elite. The school went 4-6 a year ago.
• Mesa Ridge upset No. 7 Montrose last week, 35-14, and actually led 21-0 after three quarters. Tremell Stanley rushed for 125 yards, while Curtis Crockett went for 117.
• Stanley has 1,077 yards and three touchdowns this season. But Mesa Ridge also likes to throw the ball: Cody Groff has 1,419 yards and 25 touchdowns this season.
• The Grizzlies' eight wins are the most since 2006. And this season, in fact, marks the first time Mesa Ridge has advanced out of the first round of the playoffs. It lost in the first round in its only other appearances in 2006 and 2010.
• Common opponents: Both schools have beat Pueblo South and Air Academy, but Ponderosa beat Widefield, while Mesa Ridge lost to Widefield.
Class 3A
(8) Roosevelt (7-4) at (1) Rifle (11-0)
1 p.m. Saturday, Rifle High School
• Ryan Moeller's the star here. The Rifle senior has 2,464 yards rushing and 35 TDs, and will again carry the load this week. But don't overlook his backup, Kellin Leigh, who has 909 yards and 10 TDs.
• Rifle still hasn't really been challenged this season. The Bears have an average margin of victory of 40 points, and typically pull their starters in the third quarter.
• Rifle's offense gets the headlines, but its defense has been stellar with six shutouts – including a 42-0 win over No. 16 Erie in the first round.
• Roosevelt is among 3A's hottest teams. The Roughriders started 1-4, and have since won six consecutive games. Take a closer look at those four losses to start the season, though: Eaton (2A), Loveland (4A), Frederick and Elizabeth were all playoff teams in their respective classes.
• Both teams have played, and beat, Palisade. Roosevelt won 21-15 in last week's first round, Rifle won 31-3 on Oct. 4.
(5) Pueblo East (9-2) at (13) Delta (8-3)
1 p.m. Saturday, Delta High School
• Pueblo East is enjoying its best season in years. Consider this: The program had back-to-back 1-9 seasons in 2006 and 2007.
• For all the talk about a lack of a city (Denver) champion in football, Pueblo's lack of success is also noteworthy. Since 1992, the city has just one champion – Pueblo West, winning 4A in 2007.
• Pueblo East's balanced offense has helped it get this far. Usually, as the weather begins to worsen this time of year, the passing game is negated. But Friday's weather in Delta calls for a high of 57, a low of 25, and no precipitation. It should still be around 45 degrees by 8 p.m., according to wunderground.com.
• Last week, Pueblo East exploded for 35 first-half points en route to a 49-28 win over No. 12 Holy Family. Derion Ibarra rushed for 308 yards and three touchdowns.
• Delta upset No. 4 The Classical Academy last week, 21-0, and it was something of a dominant performance. TCA had just 167 yards of total offense, though the Titans were starting their backup, a freshman, at quarterback. Zack Decker rushed for 155 yards and a score for Delta.
• Senior Mitch Whiteside has thrown for 1,612 yards and 14 touchdowns for Delta.
• Of note: Delta is 6-0 on the road, 2-3 at home.
(15) Pueblo Central (8-3) at (10) Silver Creek (9-2)
1 p.m. Saturday, Everly-Montgomery Stadium
• Silver Creek's quest to return to the state championship game remains alive with a 33-14 upset of No. 7 Elizabeth in the first round.
• Think Silver Creek learned from that loss in that title game a year ago, when its pass-heavy offense was negated by snow? In the win last Saturday, when weather was a factor, Silver Creek ran 38 rushing plays to just 19 passing. A week before that, Silver Creek attempted 34 passes to 33 rushes.
• Ben Sjobakken was 14-of-18 for 178 yards passing for Silver Creek last week.
• Pueblo Central has won five games in a row. This team started 0-2, and needed a win over The Classical Academy in the final week to even make the postseason field.
• Last week, the Wildcats pulled the biggest upset of 3A's first round, taking down No. 2 Discovery Canyon on the road, 24-14. Zach Andrews threw for 169 yards and three touchdowns for in the win.
• Welcome back, Pueblo Central? The school went 7-13 over the past two seasons, but was 12-1 in 2009, when it made the semifinals.
• Northridge is the lone common opponent between the team teams. Silver Creek won 28-16 on Oct. 5; Pueblo Central lost 21-7 on Aug. 31.
(6) Conifer (9-2) at (14) Eagle Valley (8-3)
2 p.m. Saturday, Eagle Valley High School
• Conifer has won six of seven games, with the lone loss coming to Rifle in that stretch. Last week, the Lobos snuck past No. 11 Northridge, 38-31, as AJ Eleniewski rushed for 225 yards and three touchdowns. It was his best game of the season.
• The nine wins are the most Conifer's had since 2007. This is also Conifer's first time advancing out of the first round since that season.
• Eagle Valley halted a two-game losing streak with its first round upset of No. 3 Frederick. In a snowy game, Cole Nielsen had 220 yards and two touchdowns rushing.
• This has, far and away, been the most successful season for Eagle Valley since going 9-3 in 2005. The school hadn't won more than six games since then, and went 4-24 over the past three seasons. In fact, the team averaged just 2.8 wins from 2006-11.
• Against common opponents, each school went 2-1. Both beat Glenwood Springs and Arvada, but lost to Rifle.
Class 2A
(4) Florence (10-1) at (1) Kent Denver (11-0)
1 p.m. Saturday, Kent Denver School
• This will be the fourth meeting between the two schools over the past two seasons. Florence won 35-20 in the 2011 regular season and then 52-35 in the semifinals en route to a state title. Kent Denver won the regular season matchup this year, 41-6, on Sept. 7.
• In that win earlier this season, Jaden Franklin rushed for 278 yards and four touchdowns for Kent Denver. His teammate Brannon Jones rushed for 111 and two.
• Don't expect much passing in this one. In the earlier matchup, the teams combined for 20 pass attempts.
• Kent Denver was nearly surprised by No. 9 Brush in the second round last week, squeaking out a 35-27 win. Franklin had 219 yards and four total touchdowns.
• Kent Denver is seeking its first appearance in the championship game since 2009. The school hasn't won a title since 1991.
• Florence has won nine consecutive games since the loss to Kent, including a 12-0 second-round win over No. 12 Middle Park. Zach Hoxie rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown.
(3) Bayfield (11-0) at (7) Platte Valley (9-2)
1 p.m. Saturday, Platte Valley High School
• Bayfield has run through its schedule unscathed so far. That includes an 18-13 win over No. 6 Faith Christian last week. In that win, Drake Rhodes and Matthew Knickerbocker both rushed for scores.
• This success is no fluke. Bayfield went 12-1 last season in reaching the title game, and was 9-2 the year prior. But it's Gary Heide's first year, and the coach deserves credit for not missing a step.
• Platte Valley has won four games in a row, including a 23-21 road upset of No. 2 Eaton which avenged a loss during the regular season. That game, like so many last week, had more than its fair share of snow.
• Platte Valley's nine wins are the school's most since it went 10-2 in 2009. Remember, this is a program which won the 2A title in 2007, and went to the championship game in 2006.
• Both teams put up big points in the first half, so expect some fireworks early.


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Sadly, even before I left I knew I was coming down with something. Sure enough, I was sick for the last week and a half, though it seems to have finally receded.
In the meantime, I've been working as hard as I could on new listings! I'm a little over halfway through now. Here are a few of my favorites:
Gorgeous faceted ametrine beads on eBay
Vintage reproduction offset leaf beads on eBay
One of my favorite purchases--shiva eye shell beads, on Etsy
So many beads, so little time! I'm nearly done with the sorting, but I'm still trying to get everything listed. I still have a huge set of vintage brass stampings, more vintage reproduction beads, and some semiprecious beads left, as well as a huge selection of new semiprecious stone cabochons.
Stay tuned, there's lots more to come!


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Leif feels like talking to him would be the right thing to do.
Leif feels like talking to him would be the right thing to do.
It seems like the best moment to put this process through would be after the suspension, otherwise consensus may be difficult to achieve. (AKA RUBIN BLOCKS)
It seems like the best moment to put this process through would be after the suspension, otherwise consensus may be difficult to achieve. (AKA RUBIN BLOCKS)
Getting more t-shirts. $1500 approx is allotted. Request for red shirts for trek victims, also women's sizes. Also wearable bikesheds and
Getting more t-shirts. $1500 approx is allotted. Request for red shirts for trek victims, also women's sizes. Also wearable bikesheds and ... I don't know, Swiss national dress?
"Noisebridge pay $."
=== Discussion Items ===
=== Discussion Items ===
Revision as of 09:08, 14 September 2011
The 178th Meeting of Noisebridge
Note-taker: User:Malaclyps
Moderator: User:Leif
Introduction and Names
- What Noisebridge is about: "Noisebridge is a 501c3 nonprofit that provides a space for creation, collaboration, and learning about technology and creative projects. Noisebridge provides space, power tools, and infrastructure to help the public learn new skills and create cool things. Noisebridge continues to exist through and depends entirely on membership fees and donations. Our code of conduct is 'Be excellent to each other'."
- Round of introductions: What's your name, what do you do, and if you are new, how did you hear about Noisebridge? Start with the moderator and go left.
Leif is moderating the meeting
Shaun-Simon -- first time at any hackerspace
Michael -- Applied Anthropologist hanging out to SPY ON THE PRIMATES, overwhelmed by the amount of activity going on
Mike -- a technowanderer
Jesse -- I'm a just into technology, projects apparently working on an arcade table to play classic arcade games
Elliot -- first time,
Drew -- just turned up this week, developer working on some UNDOUBTEDLY COOL projects
Danny -- I am taking notes
Wish -- Wish fulfilling tree is what it's short for. It's like bazillions of years ago, I was applied math/arch/engineering into classical Indian music, yoga, mathematical kind of science of consciousness raising with combined with the Gods and Maestros of India. Running for Mayor. Kind of hard word what with the MAN. Dad was an innovative open heart surgeon, and eccentric hacking part of my background.
Jorgen -- involved with Tastebridge, not running for mayor.
Evan -- been coming here for the last six months, generally been doing web dev.
Michel - I come from Paris, first time here. Hi!
Carl -- and I'm watching people mispelling my name.
Rob -- community plumber. Into web dev and STUFF.
Duncan -- is a friend to all
Leanne - jut want to learn how to cook, and hack, etc.
Alex -- herds electrons
Snail -- professional cat herder
Rubin -- I like to keep it
- A brief primer on consensus process: We agree and so should you! Only paid-up members can block consensus.
Short Announcements
Cool new projects? Something you'd like people to know? Say now, but keep it short!
New or Stale Events
Is there anything new happening at the space?
Is there anything that has stopped happening at the space?
Anyone interested in restarting the Ruby group?
It was more of a class thing, every Tuesday at 6pm and Robert was holding it, and he relocated to the downtown library, due to the crowds on Tuesday. Like to reboot it locally here. Maybe better more as a working group rather than a class, because everyone here has their own little projects.
According to Steve Dee, hopefully we start a preliminary meeting of deep hack, spelunking for the 21st century. A great need to rediscover what's under your fingertips. Understand what underlies all the technology we use. Project will be to see what's going on in a computer memory, using qemu to examine and modify its memory while it's running. Talk to Mike or Leif after the meeting.
Hacker Prom is going to be on October 1st. If you feel like helping, contact User:Rubin110 . We'll also have the Arse Electronika conference about technology and porn workshop the next day. The perfect prom chaser.
Dorkbot would like to host another event here, they weren't able to pull talkers together for this month. Looks like it'll be the 3rd week of October on Wednesday. Donations would go to us. Weeeee!
(TODO update the merging of Django class with Python class)
Financial Report
Funds in bank: pretty well, so legend has it.
Membership Binder
- Read off any names from the binder for the past month. Write a check on every open application.
- Anyone up for joining this week (ie have four checks by their name + have two sponsors) should introduce themselves then leave the area in search of gifts (traditionally beer and a lime) for the rest of the group. The rest of the meeting should consense on whether they may join.
Jorgen was consensed on 2011-09-13 and is now a member! Alex Paul was consensed on 2011-09-13 and is now a member!
Consensus items
Notification of the forthcoming consensus item, proposed by Jake:
To bar Jay from entering the space and participating in the community.
(See Current Consensus Items page.)
Rubin felt that it would be appropriate not to kick him while he's down. The problem may already have solved itself, so we shouldn't pre-emptively make a rule.
Wish says I just saw him as just as a huge potential problem because he has some serious emotional issues, and tends to drag people down. It stopped the whole process of Noisebridge. It seems unlikely that he would be re-cuperated after a month.
Rubin says he agrees, but we shouldn't do it until after a month. Right now, we don't have an issue.
Leif feels like talking to him would be the right thing to do.
It seems like the best moment to put this process through would be after the suspension, otherwise consensus may be difficult to achieve. (AKA RUBIN BLOCKS)
The consensus is that the consensus be postponed until the month's suspension is up. ---
Getting more t-shirts. $1500 approx is allotted. Request for red shirts for trek victims, also women's sizes. Also wearable bikesheds and embroidered ... I don't know, Swiss national dress?
"Shall Noisebridge order and pay $1500 for t-shirts." is proposed for consensus.
Discussion Items
Ben K would like to talk about lighting.
I've heard rumors, made measurements, COLLECTED FACTS, while we have the lights turned on, we are drawing 2.5KW per hour. That's pprox 1/3rd of our power bill, costs hundreds of dollars a month (our last bill was c. $833). Also burned out lights that are drawing power.
We don't know what is using all the energy. So phase 1 of Operation DESTRUCTO-ENERGY is
- Measuring. Put one measurement device on one of our feeds, already. Ben would like to spend NB money on a second device that works on the second feed. $700 will meter the whole place.
- Once we have metering, the SF dept of environment who will come out, and audit what we are using for electricity with the hope that they can get us funding from PG&E to improve the situation. They have explicitly are NOT part of building inspection, they want to reduce our energy usage only. We have moderately inefficient lighting, but it can be significantly improved for a sum of money -- we have no idea of the costs. But that's the point of the inspection. They write down what we have, so that they can prove we aren't lying when we ask for the money from PG&E. We have a whole pile of spares and a whole pile of dead lights, which Jim and Ben will be fixing together before the inspector comes in next week or so (appointment has not yet been scheduled).
Wish asked about solar panels. Ben says we would need more money than we have -- it would take 10-15 years to recoup the costs. We could drop our powerbill by a third.
We are taking 900Watts on the front panel, and no idea what it is.
We have one two-phase panel, and we have a standard three-phase commercial panel, one to the kitchen, one to the shop. And then a third one that Rubin just spotted.
Rubin explains how the two sweatshops were divided, so the electrics are a mess, and that's why we get two measurements.
It was agreed to fund-raise for the $700, and for a consensus item to be placed next week to draw the remainder from NB funds.
Danny would like to talk about what happened with Rob 2.0's rack, and do-but-notify
Pass the donation box for a second projector (for Church)
Rubin says: When we did the revamp of the infrastructure, when the rack was set up, it was a rat's nest, with cables hanging out. I thought it was a danger. When I unplugged it, our internet stopped working. Some people thought that there was a MITM attack. Actually it turned out to be the closet, so we fixed that.
Last night, we were whittled down a lot of servers. When we first started NB, we stated that we didn't want the place turning into a hosting facility. People put in machines, they don't tell anyone, noone leave any notes. It's a pain. Noisebridge money goes into paying for the power and the internet.
The rack in question was barely holding together, nothing was powering on, there was a melted laptop. So I decided to move it out to the sidetalk. It didn't seem to be doing anything useful, and was in the way of the fire escape. And in the spirit of noisebridge, I felt I was hacking the space, by removing the rack.
There was a 2U which was missing everything but its motherboard, but wasn't really assembled together. There was four powerstrips and ethernet tied to the machine; both were dangerously looped over the rest of the sapce.
Jorgen said when Rob came in he asked about his servers. Rubin said that they really didn't seem working like servers.
We re-iterated the rule that everything that is deposited in the space is a donation, and membership shelves have no guarantee.
Duncan points out having a name and number on an item *can* help stop it from being re-purposed.
Mike talked about how Rob had messed with public resources, like the computer he used. A lot of the pictures of the build out were deleted, and Linux installed. He destroyed three really good scooters.
Mike screamed at him last night because he depended on that computer.
Rob 1.0 had to rush , but can relate to some of Rob's behaviours, because I'm a minor version of him. But I think are some good underlying qualities, and he has potential to be more valuable asset as a lot of people do. Despite all of the negativity, I think there is their potential.
Rachel Hospodar said she was there last night to meet Rob 2.0 -- the people were Rachel, Mitch, Miloh, Jake, Leila, Mike. He seemed like he wanted to be here, but he had a hard time accepting that he had to change. It's not clear which way he has to go.
Winn: here is another sort of really faulty psychological person. He's had a hard life. He can win you over. He can be disruptive. Everyplace I go, I can tell where he's been.
Rubin felt it was inappropriate to talk about Rob 2.0 without him being here to defend himself.
Danny felt that a warning was more appropriate than throwing things out.
Rachel Hospodar says that throwing stuff out like this without warning, is an asshole move.
Evan says we have a reasonable expectation that the rack was not being used, and ignored for a good period of time, and yes, it should be thrown out. A post to the main mailing list about that, though, would be useful.
Last night at 3AM, Rachel says we had a giant argument with Rob 2.0. We tried to convince him not to be an asshole. And then Rob's response was to explain the reasoning behind that behaviour. I don't care the reason behind it, I just care that he was an asshole, says Rachel, and now I feel I'm having the same experience with you, Rubin.
It was harder to pursuade him to change his behaviour, because we had to explain why Rubin is an asshole too, and why that's sometimes okay.
Someone says they hate Rubin. Someone says they love Rubin.
Wish was a newcomer, and was made to feel not welcome, and then left, and then came back. There have been territorial games, where if I fell asleep, people say they were going to put stuff out on the street. You can take it a step further with bullshit. It can go with people who have been longer, and play it as a negative aspect. You dont' want a whole lot of game-playing. Being excellent isn't quoting being excellent. Let's just try to be excellent. We shouldn't have insider intrigues.
Duncan can see both sides of it. Rachel made a good summation: one thing I will point out, a discussion with Danny, when I first got here, I was rather feral. The music went up, and I thought it was an excellent thing to pull the wire out, and I sort of modelled that on behaviour that I'd seen in the space. One thing to do: it might be mindful, with a broad spectrum of backgrounds, our behaviour will be modelled. It might be one thing to throw away a rack. Someone might do the same with a makerbot. While there's no hard and fast boundary, giving some error or doubt would be useful.
Someone notes that Rob 2.0 did leave the space voluntarily. He should get credit for that.
Jorgen believes he may have ADD. He'll take the scooter, and be five minutes in the workshop, he'll take out eight screws, and then he'll wander off onto the computer. The thing that bothered me was the constant usage of community computers.
One of the problems with Rob, is that he was sleeping here. Kayla says she has keys for a place for him to sleep.
If you see Rob taking things apart, ask him if he is going to put things back together.
Duncan says part of the issue is that he's got a rough history as a blackhat.
Rubin: nothing wrong with being a blackhat.
Duncan: but I think he wants to change, and all of this didn't help.
Someone: As a fellow person with ADHD, part of it is you don't consider the consequences of your actions. Executive functions aren't the greatest. You just have to form habits by restructuring things. Pretty much I think the best solution just to reiterate to Rob, to not do certain things, if you see him doing them.
Jorgen says he responds well with a good sense of humor.
Everyone agreed Jorgen is a good point person to have as the contact person.
We agreed to let Rob 2.0 help himself to the racks in the back classroom.
End of Meeting
- PGP Key Signing could happen now, check the list to see who wants in on the action.
- Put back the membership binder in the black desk.
- Save the meeting notes to the wiki.
- Send a copy of the meeting notes to the discussion list.
- Copy the Meeting Notes Template for next week's agenda and update the main wiki page's link to it.
- Enjoy a cocktail with your fellow hacker or robot.


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President Obama, Vice President Biden Sworn in for Second Term
(WASHINGTON) -- President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday officially embarked on their second term, taking the Constitutionally-mandated oath of office in two separate private ceremonies inside their Washington, D.C., homes.
Shortly before noon in the Blue Room of the White House, Obama raised his right hand, with his left on a family Bible, reciting the oath administrated by Chief Justice John Roberts. He was surrounded by immediate family members, including First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters, Malia and Sasha.
Biden was sworn in earlier Sunday by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic to administer a presidential oath, in a ceremony at his official residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory. He was joined by more than 120 guests, including cabinet members, extended family and wife, Dr. Jill Biden.
Because Jan. 20 – the official date for a new presidential term – falls on a Sunday this year, organizers delayed by one day the traditional public inauguration ceremony and parade down Pennsylvania Avenue.
Obama and Biden will each repeat the oath again on Monday on the west front of the U.S. Capitol surrounded by hundreds of dignitaries and members of Congress. An estimated 800,000 people are expected to gather on the National Mall to witness the moment and inaugural parade to follow.
Sunday's official inaugural activities also included moments of prayer and remembrance that marked the solemnity of the day.
Obama and Biden rendezvoused at Arlington National Cemetery for a brief morning ceremony to place a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknowns, honoring military service members who served and sacrificed. Both men stood shoulder to shoulder, bowing their heads as a bugler played "Taps."
Biden, who is Catholic, began the day with a private family mass at his residence. The President and First Family attended church services at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, a historically black church and site of two pre-inaugural prayer services for former President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore and their families.
The Obamas and Bidens will participate in a church service on Monday morning at St. John's Episcopal, across Lafayette Park from the White House. They will also attend a National Prayer Service on Tuesday at the National Cathedral.
Later on Sunday evening, the newly-inaugurated leaders will attend a candlelight reception at the National Building Museum. The president and vice president are expected to deliver brief remarks to their supporters.
The official inaugural weekend festivities began Saturday in Washington with a National Day of Service led by President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. The Obamas joined volunteers at a local D.C. elementary school, where they helped with renovation projects.
Organizers said thousands of Americans participated in service events in conjunction with the inauguration across all 50 states. More than 13,000 people attended a so-called Service Summit on the National Mall.
Mrs. Obama and Dr. Biden on Saturday also hosted a Kids Inaugural ball, a tradition started in 2009. The event was geared toward children of military families as part of Obama's "Joining Forces" initiative. A concert included performances by Usher, the cast of "Glee," and Katy Perry.
The stars will be out in force across Washington again on Monday, with performances at the inaugural cermony at the Capitol and at the official inaugural balls later in the evening.
At the ceremony, Beyoncé will sing the National Anthem, Kelly Clarkson will perform "My Country Tis of Thee," and James Taylor will sing "America the Beautiful." The balls will include performances by Marc Anthony, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Stevie Wonder, and Smokey Robinson. Officials have not yet revealed who will perform for the president and first lady's inaugural dance.
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The validity of presence at every single Olympic venue, access to every possible event, free transportation and the goggled eyes of the curious passersby, enviously staring at your oversize badge, hanging long from down the neck on the chest at all times except when asleep like a log after a hectic day in the enticing hotel bed – that's what the Olympic Accreditation is. It also means running like crazy from one place to another to get a glimpse ofwhat's going on.
When officially accredited, you want to be magically ubiquitous in the Olympic town which is practically impossible to do – there are conflicts of interest on the busy schedule of events all the time. Accreditation means pleasure, hard work, responsibility, power, rights and obligations, and a sense of confidence that you are legally and indispensably an inseparable and immune part of the huge Olympic family. Accreditation puts you at a special desk in the tribunes, allocated for media representatives for comfortable writing, supplied with electrical sockets to stick a fitting plug in, desk-lamps and individual TV screens for watching the details you don't want to miss if you are a paid journalist. If accredited, the special Games' vehicles are at your disposal to reach any destination, and the underground card in the pocket whizzes you in any desirable direction, fitting in your day's plan. Free bottles of spring water, offered by smiling and caring volunteer workforce is also part of the accreditation. Speaking of the Olympic Workforce, consisting of patient and well-oriented men and women of any age and origin, they are extremely badge-oriented, strictly defining the spot of your belonging on the territory. The accreditation badge carries myriad letters and numbers precisely denoting your place and role in the Games and it is the job of working volunteers to usher you around unmistakably – blunders and bungles also taking place. In most cases, your Accreditation makes you feel well taken care of, in certain events even nursed like a baby. Olympic Accreditation means to be part of history, evolving right in front of your eyes, clearly reflecting all good and bad outcomes concerning your country. Accreditation involves spending money by your sponsor for guaranteeing your presence in the Olympic Games which you want to justify at all costs – nobody wants to be a good-for-nothing part of history. It is also noteworthy that you cannot get an Accreditation unless you are functional in the process, and to be functional means that you are doing something worth the money, spent on your accreditation. It is too bad if you are not functional and you still have an Accreditation for some unlikely reason, but this could also be a case — and quite often too — depending on the judgment by the powers that be. Accreditation means sweat in the first place, inevitably accompanied by a guilty conscience if your athlete comes to a cropper all of a sudden, and with a sense of elation if another one manages to cut the mustard. As both may happen, you better be careful not to eat your Accreditation badge up when stricken badly by emotion. If you do by any chance, you might immediately turn into nobody – that's how powerful the Olympic Accreditation is!


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About Ben
Currently finishing up my masters degree from RIT.edu in Computer Security and Information Assurance.
Love your stuff, but this article title is just misleading.
First it includes obviously things we don't measure in GB (newspapers? seriously?)
Second, "Keep in mind, that number is for an average American, not tech-savvy folks."
Average American Consume is just not that tech savvy.
the sank comment is a play on the girl who sued google to get the identity of someone who called her a skank on her blog.
see http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090823/1641525967.shtml
Have you considered having a link somewhere on techdirt of past presentations? or maybe at least, the last one given? Don't know if that would spoil the talk, but might give non-techdirt visitors who follow the links a bit more on what you'll say.
From what is written above, it sounds like she was "identifying a police officer with intent to harass."
If our free speech protections don't cover screaming fire in a crowded theatre I don't see how they apply in posting police officers home addresses with the intent to harass. As long as they prove in court that her intent was to harass and not just inform.
I think Mike is referring to the original charge which landed him in prison?
or try to sue everyone you can, and hope most pay up and settle.
What most likely happened is, large numbers of AT&T customers are compromised, and were unknowingly used as zombies to attack 4chan.
This to someone obviously incompetent at AT&T looked like 4chan attacking AT&T. So instead of blocking the customers or providing them with information on how to uninflect their computers, the problem still exists.
The local DA office needs to open a criminal investigation, that isn't reporting, thats breaking the law. enough said.
maybe i'm missing something, but I don't see where they are giving the music away for free.


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Key events under NBA Commissioner David Stern
A timeline of key events and achievements for the NBA under David Stern, who retires after 30 years as the league's commissioner on Saturday.
1984: Becomes NBA's fourth commissioner on Feb. 1. Michael Jordan drafted. First salary cap set at $3.6 million for 1984-85 season.
1985: Draft lottery debuts.
1986: Larry Bird wins inaugural 3-point contest.
1988: Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets added as expansion teams.
1989: Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves added as expansion teams.
1990: NBA becomes first U.S. professional sports league to play regular-season games outside North America when Phoenix and Utah open season with two games in Tokyo.
1991: Magic Johnson announces he has the HIV virus and will retire.
1992: The Dream Team wins gold in first Olympics featuring NBA players. Average player salary surpasses $1 million for first time at $1.1 million in 1991-92.
1995: Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies added as expansion teams.
1996: Average player salary reaches $2 million for 1995-96 season.
1997: WNBA debuts.
1998: NBA loses games to a work stoppage for first time, with 50-game schedule that begins in February 1999.
1999: Average player salary reaches $3 million.
2002: Average player salary reaches $4 million for 2001-02 season.
2004: Charlotte Bobcats added as expansion team. Ron Artest suspended 72 games after charging into stands and starting brawl between Indiana Pacers players and Detroit Pistons fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
2005: Creates NBA Cares, through which NBA, players and teams has raised more than $225 million for charity.
2007: FBI informs NBA it is investigating former referee Tim Donaghy for betting on games, including ones he officiated. National TV contracts extended for $930 million annually.
2010: NBA All-Star game draws more than 108,000, a record for a basketball game, at Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
2011: Second lengthy lockout reduces season to 66 games, shifts about $280 annually in revenues from players to owners.
2013: Sacramento Kings sold for $534 million. Salary cap set at $58.7 million.
2014: Retires on Feb. 1.


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International Programs and Events
- 3.1 Digitization in Developing Countries-IRRT Pre-conference,Friday, 7/10/2009
- 3.2 International Librarians Orientation, Friday, 7/10/2009
- 3.3 Libraries Serving Multicultural Communities - IRRT International Papers, Saturday, 7/11/2009
- 3.4 Diversity Currents: Redefining the Library in Political Context, the Danish Experience, Saturday 7/11
- 3.5 International Poster Session, Sunday, 7/11/ 2009
- 3.6 Libraries of Sub-Saharan Africa: Assessing Recent Successes and Challenges, Sunday, 7/12/2009
- 3.7 Yes We Can: Support International Sustainable Library Development, Monday, 7/13/2009
- 3.8 Africa's Resources: Funding, Gathering, Digitizing and Providing Access to Cultural Heritage - (IRRT-60th Anniversary Chair's Program), Monday, 7/13/2009
- 3.9 International Librarians' Reception, Monday, 7/13/2009
International Relations Committee I
Friday, 7/10/2009
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
McCormick Place West (MCP) - W-184d
IFLA Update Meeting
Saturday, 7/11/2009
11:00 – 12:00pm
McCormick Place West (MCP) - W-187
International Relations Committee II
Tuesday, 7/14/2009
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Hyatt Regency McCormick - Conf. Center 24
IRRT Executive Committee Meeting
Sunday, 7/12/2009
8:00 am – 11:00 am
McCormick Place West - W-175a
IRC/IRRT All Subcommittee Meeting
IRRT Chairs Meeting
Saturday, 7/11/2009
8:00 am - 9:00 am
McCormick Place West (MCP) - W-187
IRRT Subcommittee Meetings
Saturday, 7/11/2009
8:00 am - 10:00 am
McCormick Place West (MCP) - W-187
IRC Subcommittee Meetings
Saturday, 7/11/2009
9:00 am - 11:00 am
McCormick Place West (MCP) - W-187
Digitization in Developing Countries-IRRT Pre-conference,Friday, 7/10/2009
09:00 am - 01:00 pm**
$75 (includes lunch and light refreshments)
Hyatt Regency Chicago - Columbus Hall C/D
Digitization of scholarly information, research materials and cultural heritage achieved a global scale, or did it? Aiming to preserve, document, and provide access to legacy collections; digitization efforts require significant fiscal outlay for infrastructure and technology, as well as human resources. A lot has been written about digitization projects in industrial nations but do we know how (and if) developing countries grapple with the challenges of implementing digitization projects? How are potential partners/funding agencies being identified? What are considerations in selecting material for digitization? Fee: $75 USD. Includes lunch at a restaurant and materials. **(Lunch will take place after Preconference.)
Speakers: To be announced
To register online, please visit the ALA Conference Registration page or send a paper form by email or fax.
International Librarians Orientation, Friday, 7/10/2009
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Hyatt Regency McCormick - Conf. Center 12a-c
An introduction to the ALA Conference and the city of Chicago for International and other attendees from abroad. ALA members will provide an overview of the conference, including recommended programs and social activities. Learn about conference transportation, the ALA's Exhibit Hall and the Meaning of the ALA's many acronyms. Meet your mentors and representatives from ALA's many divisions and round tables who will help international librarians get the most from the conference experience. (For International librarians outside the U.S.)
Libraries Serving Multicultural Communities - IRRT International Papers, Saturday, 7/11/2009
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
McCormick Place West - W-181
Societies around the world—both urban and rural—are increasingly multicultural and libraries of all kinds and sizes are adapting their services, programs, and collections to serve culturally diversified communities of users. "Multiculturalism," as defined by IFLA's Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section, is the "co-existence of diverse cultures, where culture includes racial, religious, or cultural groups and is manifested in customary behaviors, cultural assumptions and values, patterns of thinking, and communicative styles." Consequently, "multicultural library services include both the provision of multicultural information to all types of library users and the provision of library services specifically targeted to traditionally underserved groups." This inclusive approach is at the core of this year's theme, which will explore successful projects and initiatives implemented around the world to improve library services to their evolving communities. The International Papers Program provides librarians with an opportunity to exchange information about library services and collections throughout the world. The program also serves to stimulate the interest of U.S. librarians in international library matters.
Speakers:To be announced
Diversity Currents: Redefining the Library in Political Context, the Danish Experience, Saturday 7/11
Swissotel Montreux
Leaders from the Danish Library Association discuss the national association's structure which combines local politicians as well as library professionals in a Council comprised of representatives from regional associations. Learn more about the degree to which political consensus is needed in this kind of organizational setup and the shape current issues such as freedom of speech and inclusion of diversity take in this unique landscape.
Speakers: Michel Steen-Hansen, Executive Director, Danish Library Association and Vagn Ytte Larsen, President, Danish Library Association
International Poster Session, Sunday, 7/11/ 2009
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
McCormick Place Convention Center - Exhibit Floor
This is a forum for librarians from around the world to highlight their libraries and to share their successful ideas with colleagues by presenting a research study, a practical problem-solving effort or an innovative library program.
List of International Poster Sessions--Coming soon!
Complete list of ALA Poster Sessions--Coming soon!
Libraries of Sub-Saharan Africa: Assessing Recent Successes and Challenges, Sunday, 7/12/2009
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Fairmont Hotel - Crystal Room
Join presenters for a discussion of the successes and challenges involved in library development in Sub-Saharan African countries. A question-and-answer session will follow their presentations, which include pictures of the projects they have undertaken in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sponsored by the International Relations Committee Africa Subcommittee. Speakers: To be announced
Yes We Can: Support International Sustainable Library Development, Monday, 7/13/2009
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
McCormick Place West (MCP) - W-181
Find out how you can participate in an international library project. This program will present ways that librarians can connect with international projects. After the presentations on Ethiopia Reads and Books Open the World, there will be discussion groups where attendees can learn more about these and other projects in which they can get involved. (Program sponsored by the International Sustainable Library Development-ISLD)
Speakers: To be announced
Africa's Resources: Funding, Gathering, Digitizing and Providing Access to Cultural Heritage - (IRRT-60th Anniversary Chair's Program), Monday, 7/13/2009
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
McCormick Place West (MCP) - W 192c
This program features two international leaders, whose organizations are making significant contributions in gathering, providing access to, and increasing knowledge about Africa's cultural and scientific heritage. Prior to the program, there will be a presentation of the Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award for International Librarianship and the Bogle International Library Travel Fund Award. The work of the 2009 ALA IRRT emerging leaders will also be recognized. Please join us and celebrate our 60th Anniversary. Refreshments will be served.
Speakers: To be announced
International Librarians' Reception, Monday, 7/13/2009
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Please join the International Relations Round Table (IRRT) in welcoming and celebrating with librarians from more than 80 countries at the ALA Annual Conference. Open to all conference attendees, this reception offers a unique opportunity to network with hundreds of information professionals from around the world. Join us for a mixing of culture and ideas, regional cuisine, hors d'oeuvres and open bar (this event is free for international librarians). Advance registration is required. Tickets: Advance: $30. Onsite: $35


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With Burwood Girls High
This is our big project for 2016! State of Mind will be a statewide writing project involving students from rural and urban areas, from a wide variety of backgrounds and life experiences. The aim of the project is to build a collection of the many different voices of teenagers in 2016. Students will complete a series of activities that explore their view of the world and work towards a piece of writing that captures who they are and how they see the world. A selection of the work will be published in a book in early 2017.
This is a closed school workshop series.


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The quiet charms of Sanur offer a peaceful and romantic hideaway on the idyllic island of Bali. The Pavilions Bali, located on the Eastern shoreline, is 30 minutes from the airport and only a stroll away from a stunning lagoon that is fringed on one side by a reef, and on the other by a long white sand beach. The 25 villas are designed to reflect traditional Balinese compound architecture.
Within this peaceful compound, there is a jewel-like pool and cafe, Bale business centre, library, gift shop and a delightful tropical restaurant.


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WHO Global Task Force on Cholera Control was launched in 1992 following the adoption of resolution WHA44.6 on cholera by the Forty-fourth World Health Assembly. The aim was to reduce mortality and morbidity associated with the disease and to address the social and economic consequences of cholera.
This partnership brought together governmental and non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, and scientific institutions to coordinate activities against epidemic enteric diseases and develop technical guidelines and training materials for cholera control.
To date, the Task Force has provided technical advice and support for cholera control and prevention at country level; training of health professionals at national, regional and international levels in prevention, preparedness and response of diarrhoeal disease outbreaks; and the dissemination of information on cholera and other epidemic prone enteric diseases to health professionals and the general public.
Its activities aimed at:
- encouraging improved surveillance and using data to identify high risk areas and guide intervention.
- providing evidence based support to countries for preparedness and response
- gaining evidence on the use of Oral Cholera Vaccines as an additional public health tool to diminish incidence of cholera in high risk areas and vulnerable groups;
- linking health and management of the environment in order to improve access to safe water for vulnerable populations and diminish incidence of waterborne diseases.