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Thanks to the life support of $12 trillion and 515 rate cuts by the world's central banks since March 2009, the global economy's heart is beginning to beat again. As the market senses a robust economic recovery is underway, expectations are climbing that this growth will continue. Even the Federal Reserve has hinted that it may taper quantitative easing because of the improved economic situation. As a result, interest rates are increasing.
Europe was the lone wild card, but following Germany's change of heart away from austerity, a positive outlook for growth, and therefore, rates, is rising in that area of the world as well.
In the chart below, you can see the close correlation between the Eurozone's positive economic surprises and bond yields. The Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index, which compares economic data to expectations, has improved, bouncing from a low in April. At the same time, the yield on Germany's 10-year bond has also begun to increase.
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LONDON (AP) — Stocks drifted lower as the half-year came to an uninspiring climax Friday following a month of volatility that pushed many of the world's major stock indexes down from multi-year and record highs.
The coincidence of the end to the month, quarter and half year often prompts some volatility in trading, as investors try to make their portfolios look better for financial reports.
In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was down 0.45 percent at 6,215 while Germany's DAX fell 0.38 percent to 7,959. The CAC-40 in France was 0.62 percent lower at 3,738.
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Griffith is ranked the fifth best prospect in the state of Tennessee.
Coach Harston calls Griffith a 'real blue chip prospect'.
Charley Benefield also signed with the Lady Bisons by way of Dublin, Ohio. She is ranked the 16th best golfer in Ohio.
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Shortages are particularly severe for four months each year: October-November and February-March. In 2002-3, Timor Leste was hit by two consecutive droughts, a direct result of the El Nino climatic phenomenon. Since then, drought-like conditions have persisted due to erratic rainfall both in 2003-4 and 2004-5 leading to an annual deficit in food production. In particular, Timor Leste's cereal production of rice falls short of overall consumption requirements.
With 40 percent of the population living on less than 55 cents per capita per day, poverty and the rising price of food products, especially cereals, also severely restrict the access of the poor to food, especially in rural areas.
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The high food insecurity is apparent in Timor Leste's malnutrition rates, which are some of the highest in Asia. About 47 percent of children under the age of five are chronically malnourished (stunted) and 43 percent severely malnourished (underweight). The rate of wasting is about 12 percent nationwide.
Malnutrition continues even among children aged more than five, when they go to school. Usually, children do not get to eat any food before going to school and find it hard to concentrate on their studies. Furthermore, more than 30 percent of women suffer from chronic energy deficiency.
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I'm 24-years-old and I was just notified that I tested positive for CF. I'm very confused since I've had blood work done my whole life and never heard of this before . I asked my family and it's never been found in any other family member. Can anyone help me?
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text: Marking Knife From Walnut Gun Stock Blank (ep80) Projects, Shop Projects, Simple Builds 16 Comments Share this:FacebookGoogleTwitterTumblrPinterestReddit There are a lot of woodworking tools that are sometimes easier or more fun to make, rather than buy. The marking knife is one of those tools because it is both fun and easy to make. A marking knife can be as simple as a store bought utility knife or as complex as a damascus steel blade between unicorn tusk handles with exotic wood inlays finished in angel tears.Depending on how far you want to take it (or on your supply of unicorn tusk) it is a fun project none the less. Whether you want to turn a knife handle on the lathe and use a store bought blade like I did here, or make the blade like I do in this project, The possibilities are pretty much limitless. This particular knife is pretty special to me. The figured walnut gun stock blank came from a trip I took to my friend Braxton's shop in Las Vegas and the knife itself was being made as a thank you gift for my friend Anthony for letting me stay at his place while I was in San Francisco. They are both amazing at what they do and I highly suggest checking them out. Let's get on with the build! This is the walnut gun stock blank I was going to be working with. You can see I have already cut away and rounded a piece to be a lathe tool handle. This is technically a reject for making gunstocks. There were a couple knots and wormholes that didn't make it worthy of being a gun stock. The off-cut from the tool handle had some really nice figure to it and I decided to make the knife scales from it. To clean up the sawn edge, I ran it past my jointer to give it a smooth surface. For the blade I used O1 tool steel. It was 1/8″ thick and 1″ wide. I choose tool steel for it's tight grain pattern. I didn't bother hardening or heat treating it. It may dull a little quicker this way but will be really nice to sharpen or run across a leather strop. I wiped it down with some brake cleaner to remove any dirt or grease. I marked the steel at approximately 35° for the cutting angle and it's overall length was just over 6″. Using my angle grinder and a cut-off wheel, I cut the steel on the line. I could then mark out the locations to drill the holes for the rivets and I used the bottom of the brake cleaner can to add a radius to the end of the knife steel. Center punching the holes ensures the drill bit won't wonder. This is a home made center punch I made from an old metal tap. A 1/8″ drill bit was used to make 2 through holes in the blade to accept the rivets. To make sure the knife scales fit nice and flat against the steel, I ever so slightly de-burred the holes with a countersink bit. A flap sander took away the bulk of the metal for what would be a 30° bevel on the cutting edge. Taking it over to my slow speed grinder further refined the bevel. I ground until there was a small burr along the entire length of the back of the bevel. The bevel was further refined with wet stones, eventually bringing it to 8,000 grit. Stropping it on a leather strop with some polishing compound brought it to razor sharp. In this picture, I put the cut-off and the freshly polished piece side-by-side for comparison. The slow speed grinder took care of the radius on the back as well. I selected a certain part of the gun stock blank with the nicest looking grain purely for aesthetic reasons. After marking the area I wanted, I cut it off on the bandsaw. I brought the wood back to my jointer to clean up the marks left from the bandsaw. I ended up with two book matched pieces that would most likely yield me 10 or more knife scale sets. Then I cut two pairs to size on my table saw sled. My original plan was to make two knives, but time restrictions allowed me to only make one. So I decided on the set on the right because of the more unique grain pattern. I could then use a 5/16″ brad point bit to counterbore the walnut to accept the head of the cutlers rivets. A 5/32″ bit was used to make a through hole. You could substitute an 1/8″ bit as well. Using the same countersink bit I had used earlier, I put a very small chamfer on the hole that was to mate against the steel blade. This was going to make certain there was no material to keep the wood and metal from sitting perfectly flat to one another. After a quick test fit, I applied epoxy to the walnut knife scales and sandwiched the blade in between. A couple hammer blows set the rivet together permanently. I choose solid nickel cutlers rivets as opposed to nickel plated ones. This would allow me to sand the wood and metal flush later, and not worry about sanding through a thin layer of nickel plating. Sometimes called fiction rivets, or push rivets, theses fasteners consist of a female socket, a male post, and are to be pressed or hammered together. They do a really nice job keeping the knife together long term, as well as lining everything up and clamping things together while the epoxy cures. They are also available in brass and come in several sizes. Some sanding on the belt sander and spindle sander brought the wood surface flush to the metal blade. I rounded the face of the knife handle as well as added a recess for a finger hold. A little bit of hand sanding ensured every little spot was nice and smooth. I have been using this flexible backed sandpaper for a while know, and it does really well on these small projects with curves. A couple coats of danish oil brought out the beautiful figured grain and gave the finish a natural feel in the hand. When selecting the grain I was mindful of the edge grain as well. I chose to orient the pieces so the grain created a bit of a chevron and pointed it towards the tip of the knife. It seemed a lot more organic this way and had a nice flow to it. Here it is sitting on my friend Anthony's mill right after I gave it to him. And here is the finished knife. The figured walnut and satin tool steel give it a really nice look and I am extremely pleased with final results. Let me know what you think about it down below. Thanks for taking the time to check it out! Select list(s): Notify me weekly Notify me of every update Email * Share this:FacebookGoogleTwitterTumblrPinterestReddit 16 Responses Clay Baldwin May 18, 2017 Great marking knife but I don't know whether I would use that beautiful walnut gunstock Reply Nick May 18, 2017 to each their own – the blank was a reject for guns and was like $20 – well worth it to me Reply Dave Winquist May 18, 2017 Gorgeous work; you make knife making seem so simple. The grain in that walnut is intense! Reply Nick May 18, 2017 thanks much Dave – this walnut was amazing – makes it that much more fun to imagine the finished project come together Reply davestantonblog May 19, 2017 Got to say it again Nick, beautiful work and you are just dripping with great ideas. Love your channel!! Reply Nick May 19, 2017 Always appreciated buddy – I'm pretty happy on how it turned out as well – thanks! Reply Nicholas Beukers May 23, 2017 hi Nick, I love the marking knife you should start selling them to your members, i'm sure they all want one.see you later Nick Reply Nick May 24, 2017 thanks – I might make some more – was fun enough to make Reply Michael Abbott May 23, 2017 I would have preferred to see the unicorn horns and angel tears but still a fantastic job Nick. Keep up the good work! Reply Nick May 24, 2017 hahaha – thanks, me too! Reply Eric R May 23, 2017 Nice work Nick. That came out great. I really like making some of my tools, and I enjoy them all the more when I use them. Really enjoy your stuff man. Your videos, articles and the way you explain how you do some of your processes help the newer woodworkers to gain in confidence and experience. Thanks and keep it up. Eric Reply Nick May 24, 2017 thanks Eric – I appreciate you saying so – glad I can help out and get people wanting to be in the shop! Reply Mike Mills May 24, 2017 Hey Nick… there is something about a really nice piece of walnot that can't be beat. Rockler had some rustic and then some figured for awhile and i have a good amount in my shop. The depth and color are fantastic. Reply Nick May 24, 2017 I agree – the richness and figure make a an awesome looking wood to work with Reply SHELLY COLE July 17, 2017 I know you know I made a Chisel a year or so ago out of a Sawdust Handle I made. I am still working with Sawdust and have perfected my Recipe nowadays. It is no longer a mixture of sawdust and bread and or other things….lol….now I just use sawdust and a Homemade glue that feels very rubbery and is perfect mixed with sawdust. I hope to re visit making some tools soon and Shane already bought me a cheap grinder. If I like making tools he will upgrade me. I think someday it would be fun to make some Steak Knives..lol…but I know that is down the road. Anyhoo, enjoyed your video very much! I have not been on youtube for about 6 months now but I am back making videos again. A good assortment of items I make with Sawdust…lol…in the literal sense. Talk to you later!! Shelly Reply Nick July 17, 2017 that's very cool – I look forward to seeing it – I get behind on videos too, it's easy to do Reply Leave a Reply to Nick Cancel reply


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Chad isn't useless. He just doesn't know how use his powers.
Haibel was stupid and follower just like every espada that's.
Tousen is stronger then he puts on. I serious doubt Aizen would have something weak by has side.
If anything is racist it's Rukia because she looks more Asian he can't kill her off cause the little Asian fangirls will get piss and she has to be the main character because she looks Asian.
Aizen has to be evil because he looks white and Orihime has to be big chested and airhead because she looks more american.
What are you going on about?
Rukia was the first character he drew; she was supposed to be the main character, they are all asians except Chad, asians aren't always small or flat chessed. And besides why would that be racist?
Aizen has to be evil because he is white? Seriously? Rukia is white, Ichigo IS WHITE why aren't they evil? Your so called "logic" doesn't make sense.
Not all American girls, are white and have big boobs, please. You make babies laugh with your "argument."
In every country, the "asian girls." and the "none asiangirls AKA BIG BOOBIES WHITE AMERICAN WHO ARE EVIL WHEN THEY ARE WHITE AND WHEN THEY ARE PURPLE THEY BE GOOD FRIENDS.(Like you describe them ) WILL mostly ALL get angry when Rukia dies. One of the leading characters shouldn't just be killed off.
You're being the only racist here.
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Tousen = Not weak. People only say he's weak because of the Kenpachi fight. He cut off Grimmjow's arm like it was nothing. As a lieutenant he defeated pretty much the entire 9th squad. Also he's Aizen's right hand man, that's pretty big. We'll probably see him fight once the story shifts back to FKT. Then we can see how he does against such powerful foes.
Anyone read the latest manga chapters?
Always U2D
He is very intelligent and sly. If I had to guess all those who say that Gin was hiding his true power never thought it could be the same for Tousen. Afterall did he not have to play along too so Aizen could accomplish his goal?
...how do you people decide who is what race?
Anyway, Kubo just put other languages in for aesthetics.
Need to practice my art
No he's just evolving
I want to keep Komamura as my pet!
didn't zaraki fight an illusion, cause everyone in soul society was under complete hynosis, so the fight between tousen and zaraki didn't actually happen
I don't think he is being racist. IMO he is inspired by the influence of the different societies/cultures/languages and has incorporated them in his work.
Also Chad to me is a distinct example of how the show/manga is not being racist as...
a) He is clearly biracial a fact which appears to be well received and encouraged as his Mexican origin is portrayed in a positive way. To my knowledge the issue of his mixed heritage, in neither the manga/anime version has been associated with negative connotations and he seems to be well accepted as part of the group, at school and in soul society.
b) He isn't associated with a specific stereotype.
c) The fact that he is different is encouraged by incorporating Spanish terminology to refer to his grandfather as well as the name of his attacks (which do sound cool).
d) OK he looses a few battles but so does Ichigo and a huge list of supporting characters, Rukia, Renji, Hitsugaya, Uryu...could go on in specific detail but I think I've made my point.
You could argue that the Arrancar and the entirety of Hueco Mundo has a Spanish influence and since they are the antagonist it does portray ppl of Spanish origin in a negative way but I do disagree with that. Some of the strongest and interesting characters are part of the Espada. Grimmjow and Ulquiorra are good examples and have become some of the more popular characters. Plus they are not all portrayed as bad such as Nel.
What does annoy me the most are the fools who think they are some righteous genius for noticing the swastika pattern of Zangetsu's Bankai state. If you really weren't ignorant you would know that the swastika pattern is originally a sanksrit word originating in India. A symbol which through the years was adopted by many cultures including Japan and that it greatly pre-dates its Germanic/Nazi representation.
Sorry for writing an essay but i feel like I need to back my opinions with reason.
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Tite Kubo is not racist Tousen is the primary example against your argument. Tousen was justice given a living form thus forth even though he was an extremely strong soul reaper he believed in restraint, probably because his very close friend was murdered by her soul reaper husband he somewhat despises his soul reaper power. Regarding his fight with Captain Zaraki he was only suppose to detain him Tousen could easily killed Zaraki but once again Tousen is the personification of justice. Tousen like Gin join Aizen although they did not share the same ideals but their strengths were far beyond what was expect of soul reapers of their age.
Final Fantasy Explorers is awesome my friend code is 0147-2865-9306 add me.
Quite the opposite. His manga has more racial diversity than most.
its possible....im just glad there is so much diverse in the anime
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After running into the incompatibility of the choice.com program on Windows 64bit, I wondered if I could write a Perl replacement. I believe I have done it. I wanted to share what I created as this site has provided me so much help.
#!/usr/bin/perl # This script was written to become a drop-in # replacement for Microsoft's choice.com # choice.com does not work on Win 64bit # This script should provide the same funcationality # as the existing usage of choice.com use strict; use warnings; use Term::ReadKey; use threads; use threads::shared; use Getopt::Long; if ( $^O eq "MSWin32" ) { # this is needed here because signals on Windows # do not work properly $ENV{PERL_SIGNALS} = "unsafe"; } $SIG{INT}=\&ctrl_c_handler; # in order to see the prompt text correctly # we need to turn buffering off $| = 1; # setup defaults when the user does not provide any # arguments - choices is used in a subroutine so make # it global my $choices = "yn"; my $default; my $timeout; my $message = "Enter your choice"; my $help = 0; my $debug = 0; my $uc_default; # command line arguments Getopt::Long::Configure("prefix_pattern=(--|-|\/)"); GetOptions('c:s' => \$choices, 'd:s' => \$default, 't:i' => \$timeout, + 'm:s' => \$message, 'h|?' => \$help, 'x' => \$debug); # show the usage if the user requests it # pass the script name to the usage sub so # it can be shown during the output if ( $help ) { usage($0); exit; } # if the user wants to see what they entered onto the command # line they can use -x to print out what variables contain # what values if ( $debug ) { print " choices: $choices default: $default timeout: $timeout message: $message help: $help \n"; exit 0; } # if a default option is chosen by the user then it MUST # have an accompanying timeout. otherwise there is no # point in having a default value # the reverse is also true # errors must exit with a return code of 255 if ( ( defined $default ) && ( ! defined $timeout ) || ( ! defined $default ) && ( defined $timeout ) ) { print "\n\tYou must use -d and -t together\n"; exit 255; } # make the default choice captial so it is obvious # but only do this if a default value is provided if ( defined $default ) { $uc_default = uc($default); $choices =~ s/$default/$uc_default/; } # the user output for choices needs to separate the characters # by a comma my $show_choices = $choices; # regex to add a comma after each char # the (.) captures each character and # adds a comma after it # $show_choices =~ s/(.)/$1,/g; # $show_choices =~ s/,$//g; # remove the last comma # # these two can be combined into one regex # thanks Athanasius from PMo # read Look-Around Assertions under the # Extended Patterns section on perlre $show_choices =~ s/(?<=.)(?=.)/,/g; # if the default choice provided does not match the group # of choices provided, error and exit # errors must exit with a return code of 255 if ( ( defined $default ) && ( $choices !~ /$default/i ) ) { print "Your choices ($show_choices) do not match the default ($def +ault)\n"; exit 255; } # if a default value is provided then we must wrap the # grabkey function in a timer so we can exit with the # the proper default value if not entry is chosen by # the user. this is wrapping is done with via threading # because a default value must exist with a timeout this # will work correctly if ( defined $default ) { # because we are using threads and one of them gets detached # when a ctrl-c is used it will kill the threads but throw # a "A thread exited while 2 threads were running." error # since we do not want to see that error we redirect # STDERR to a variable so that error is not seen on screen # anymore. THIS IS NOT A GOOD WAY TO GO AS EVERY STDERR # ERROR IS HIDDEN. my $stderr; close STDERR; open(STDERR, ">", \$stderr); # create a thread to run the grabkey sub # this thread will watch the keyboard for the user # input - detach from the thread to let it run on # its own my $grabkey_thread = threads->create(\&grabkey); $grabkey_thread->detach(); # setup a timer so that if the user does not provide # any input on the command line the script will exit # after the timeout has been reached # the exit return code will be the default choice for ( my $i = 0; $i <= $timeout; $i++ ) { sleep 1; } # to get here the timeout had to have occurred so # exit the script with the index of the value from # the choices provided to the user # index starts at 1 # ex: choices abcd - default is c - index is 3 my $pos = index( uc( $choices ), uc( $default ) ) + 1; print uc( $default ) . "\n"; exit $pos; } # no default value exists so no timeout is required # this will call the function which will wait forever # until the user supplies a value grabkey(); sub grabkey { # this sub will watch the keyboard for any user input # and then compare it to valid values # if the user value is wrong it will prompt again # once a valid value is entered the script will exit # with the return code of the user choice my $key; my $prompt; $prompt = "$message [$show_choices]?"; do { print $prompt; while (not defined ($key = ReadKey(-1))) {} # watch the keyboa +rd in a loop print "$key\n"; } until ( ( ! defined $key ) || ( $key =~ m/[$choices]/i ) ); my $pos = index( uc( $choices ), uc( $key ) ) + 1; exit $pos; } sub usage { my $script = shift; print " Usage: $script /c <choices> /d <default choice> /t <timeout> /m <message> + [-x|-?|-h] Each option is optional but /d and /t must be used together. Example: $script /c abcd /d c /t 10 /m \"Please choose from the following\" The prompt will look like the following Please choose from the following [a,b,C,d]? The script return code will be the index of the character chosen Example: Choices are: xyz User Chooses x %errorlevel% 1 Choices are: xyz User Chooses y %errorlevel% 2 Choices are: xyz User Chooses z %errorlevel% 3 -h and -? show this help -x is a debug mode that will output the arguments you provided and + exit the script "; } # this will only be called if the Ctrl-C key command # is pressed. a ctrl-c or ctrl-break must exit # with a return code of 0 sub ctrl_c_handler { exit 0; }
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I too love my XO laptop, but I can't set the proxy server.
I have connected to my wireless access point as described in the wiki, and after I did a shutdown and restart, I was able to browse to the access point and also to a couple of local sites that don't have to go through our proxy server.
I found an article in the wiki that describes how to set the proxy server
where the advice is:
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On more recent builds, to change your browser's proxy settings: enter "about:olpc" into the browser's url field. This will load the configuration page for the browser. There are three settings you must change to work with a proxy:
My build number is 650, so my browser might be too old for that to work.
Is there a way I can use a terminal to open the configuration page for the browser?
I have read about downloading a new image to install build 653, but that would be very expensive where we are, so I'm hoping for another solution.


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Let's be honest. "Cymbeline" is not one of William Shakespeare's greatest plays.
He wrote 38, some perhaps in collaboration, and his great plays, "Macbeth," "Hamlet," "Richard III," "As You Like It," are produced again and again.
But with 38 plays, some have to be better, more popular, than others. "Cymbeline" is one of those in the second rank, and it's now being presented at Long Beach Shakespeare Company's Richard Goad Theatre in Long Beach. It opens tonight for a month-long run.
The reason why it's being done is simple: "It is one of my favorite plays," said LB Shakespeare's Artistic Director Helen Borgers after rehearsal at the Goad last Monday. "And because we are doing a fairytale based this season, it's perfect. The story of the play is so much like 'Snow White' it's uncanny. It has a fairy princess, sword fights, an evil villain and a happy ending."
The play has it champions and its detractors.
"It depends on how you look at it," Borgers said. "It's not really a tragedy, not really a history, and not just a comedy. But it is a rip-roaring, entertaining play. It's not up there with 'King Lear' or 'Othello' or 'Romeo and Juliet,' but it has some great characters and is remarkably entertaining."
"Cymbeline" is based, albeit very loosely, on the history of King Cunobelinus — an English monarch who rules circa 10 A.D. as recorded in Holinshead's "Historia Regum Britanniae." Shakespeare embroiders that story with the romance of Imogen, his daughter, who is poisoned by her mother because she wants her son from an earlier marriage to inherit the throne. Cymbeline is of course not dead, and her two brothers, stolen in infancy, are part of the plot, as is a visit from Jupiter and a final curtain that sees the lovers united, the villains dead and the story happily concluded. This may be one reason some scholars say this play was written by Shakespeare for his own amusement.
"This show has a large cast, so I had to go outside our regular company to cast all the roles," Borgers said. "There are lots of people in the cast who are new to the company, but they will be recognized by Long Beach playgoers because they have appeared at the Playhouse and other venues around town."
The character of Imogen is perhaps the pivotal role in the play. Imogen is the most fully created character in the play, a starring role that has, over four centuries, been played by stars like Ellen Terry. For her Imogen, Borgers has cast the young Fiona Austin.
"Fiona Austin is the daughter of Mike Austin, who has been with us for more than six years. She graduated from high school and went to Chicago to college, so she has only been available to appear in our radio broadcasts," Borgers said. "This is the first time she has appeared on the main stage with us.
"She is a very versatile actress. She has a kind of Katherine Hepburn quality that shines through. She has the same charm and grace, the same intelligence as Hepburn, and the same red hair. She is a little shorter, but is superb in the role."
Borgers has much praise for the rest of the cast, about 13 in all, and for her production staff, which includes special effects and makeup by Tim Leach, special lighting by Mike McManigal, the dazzling sword fights created by Dan Forcey, who created those effects in several "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, and original music for the production created by Edmund Velasco.
John Farrell is a Long Beach-based freelance writer.


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SK. of the DarmstadtDribblers Robocup team fame dropped by our forums to let us know that a friendly match is being streamed live between his team and the champion team from the Standard Platform League, B-Human. It should start in TEN minutes (it's 9:49am CST at the time of writing. We'll see if we can also get a youtube link to this for those that miss out, should be pretty interesting to watch!
During the farewell-reception of SIMPAR2010 the acting RoboCup world champions from the Standard Platform League (B-Human, DFKI and Univ. Bremen) and the Humanoid Kid Size League (Darmstadt Dribblers, TU Darmstadt) will play a friendly exhibition match. Since two years, both teams have not lost a single game in their leagues. However, now both teams will play this test match on a mixed field with mixed rules of both leagues using the SPL ball.


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So what's wrong with focusing, first and foremost, on seeing and eliminating waste? ... As long as people work crazy hours, and as long as projects and teams are overwhelmed by the amount of work, the removal of waste alone is ineffective. Waste is likely to creep back in unless we limit the amount of work to the capacity and capabilities of the organization.This is exactly what "The Planning Game" used in Scrum and XP does: limits committments to capacity, to give teams a real chance at improvement. Once they are allowed to establish the right process first by removing overburden, they can realistically be encouraged to tackle further improvements: eliminating waste and unnecessary variation relentlessly.
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Lean triad and japanese words.
Alexander Bronshtein
On the same note: Is value solely defined by the customer perspective? Would customer always agree to pay for activity that wold not benefit him in the short term? What is about the value in the case of conflict of interests between short term needs of customer A, sustainability of your organization and future needs of the future customer B?
Is it always easy to see immediatly if variation could bring a value? How new innovative standards could take of from the ground if we ban variations from the existing standards?
Does overburden has no rationale at all? Could (should?) overburden be always avoided?
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Agile Offshoring : It's hard work but it works! on how we worked to make the project a success.
Re: Lean triad and japanese words.
Roman Pichler
Since lean thinking originated in Japan, I use the original Japanese terms in addition to their English translations – like most other Western authors do. This avoids ambiguity that can arise when words are translated.
As explained in the article, I consider software development activities as valuable if they create relevant knowledge or add value from a customer perspective.
Once a lean process has been established, unnecessary variation is systematically eliminated by applying continuous improvement. Watch out for two things: First, create pull or flow and then stabilize the new system before you try to standardize. Second, empower and encourage the doers (developers, testers etc.) to improve their work.
I consider overburden a curse. It is plain wrong. You may gain short term wins but you sacrifice a better and brighter future.
Uneveness leads to overburdening leads to not eliminating waste
Jason Yip
Re: Uneveness leads to overburdening leads to not eliminating waste
Roman Pichler
Thanks for the link – I had completely forgotten about this e-letter :-) I would still argue that in software development, the first thing you should do is to remove overburden by establishing a pull process. This will cause problems and variation to surface. Once the new process has been stabilized, tackle variation by practicing continuous improvement and standardizing the work.
You may also find Jim Womack's e-letter on cadence helpful: www.leanuk.org/articles/jim_eletter_200801.pdf. It talks about creating a levelled workflow (heijunka) across the organization. I have found that even though upstream processes such as strategy and portfolio management often need to be improved too, software development is usually the right place to start. Only once we know how much work the development teams can pull and consume, the upstream processes can be adequately adjusted so that value flows smoothly through the entire system.
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Re: Uneveness leads to overburdening leads to not eliminating waste
Richard Henderson
A little explanation may help here. Overburden is only one symptom of Muri. Possibly the most obvious. But the word really means "irrational". Until rationality is introduced, i.e. an empirical approach, based on fact and logic, expressed through standards, then there is no foundation for future improvement. So eliminating muri is the essential first step.
This link might help here: www.chcanys.org/clientuploads/downloads/Clinica...
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Important to look at pull in the entire value stream
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Re: Uneveness leads to overburdening leads to not eliminating waste
Markus Frick
quite funny the word twisting - what Womack in his letter said, simply was his observation that often it very much seems that uneveness is the root cause of waste. In the end it's in the eye of the beholder, as which is true for many other cyclic dependencies. That's why, in my optinion, the continuous improvement is so crucial to reduce the ultimate target: waste.
And this also makes it crucial that the entire value stream is considered.
I found the book by Larman and Bode (Scaling Lean and Agile Development: Thinking and Organizational Tools for Large-Scale Scrum) particularly interesting in the Systems Thinking section. This is where, sometimes vicious, cycles are discussed. In the end it gives further evidence of why and how agile processes really work (allow teams to work in steady cadences (lower Mura), have the teams being empowered (allow for lower Muri) and do retrospectives (lower Mura).


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Now on to the core of your experience, your volunteer work. Cross-Cultural Solutions staff and volunteers are working to address critical global issues by providing meaningful volunteer service to communities abroad, and contributing responsibly to local economies.
As a leader in the field of international volunteer travel for 20 years, we know that the best approach to international volunteering—the only approach—is one designed by the community. In every community in which we work, we have long-standing relationships with local organizations who communicate real-time needs and objectives to the CCS team so that our volunteers can work alongside local people and make a sustainable impact.
Why Volunteering Abroad is Important
Learn from Morocco Country Director Mohamed Mhmmoudi about the impact you can make in Morocco:
Ghana Country Director Makafui Amenuvor, will tell you a bit about what makes volunteering in Ghana so unique:
And, Country Director Thea Mushi, will introduce you to your volunteer journey in Tanzania:
Want to learn more about the impact of Cross-Cultural Solutions? Check out the CCS 15th Anniversary Impact Assessment, where you can get a sense of how CCS is working toward our shared vision on a global scale.
A Respectful Approach to International Service
What's your role in-country? International service is most effective when volunteers understand and appreciate their role in the community. Check out this exclusive training for CCS volunteers, provided by Serve Smart.
The Secret to Service
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You've listened to CCS Founder Steve Rosenthal share the CCS story, you've heard from the CCS Country Directors who are excited to welcome you, and you've learned about the most respectful approach to service. Now let's get down to business!
Thankfully, you don't have to worry about figuring out what to do at your volunteer assignment on your own. You're joining a community of over 35,000 alumni, the CCS HQ staff, and the CCS in-country team with years of experience at being an international volunteer.
So how do you make the most of every moment as a volunteer?
Be Flexible!
Whether you're in a school that's decided to take a last-minute field trip, or a daycare where even the best-laid plans can be interrupted by the needs of a child, flexibility in your volunteer assignment is key. Expect the unexpected, go with the flow, and find the humor in every situation!
Take Initiative.
You're at your volunteer assignment because you're needed. In many cases, resources and staff are low, so there might not be a lot of time for someone at to put together your game plan for the day. This is your chance to be creative and take initiative. Have a great idea? See someone that needs help? Jump in! That's why you're here!
Be Open to Learning.
The local community and organization with which you volunteer understand their own needs best (that's why the CCS in-country staff is all local). There will be moments in every experience where things are done a bit differently than what you're used to. So ask the CCS in-country staff, or ask at your volunteer assignment any questions that you may have. This is not only a chance to learn about your assignment and the local people, but about yourself as well.
Volunteer Resources
Now that you have the basics in place, let's talk about your individual volunteer work assignment. The tools you'll need to be successful (flexibility, initiative, and learning) are the building blocks across all assignments, but it's also helpful to dig in deeper and think about creative activities and projects, and to understand the population you'll be working with. While you're individual volunteer work assignment is based on the most immediate needs of the local community (this will come just a week or two before your program begins), you can start reviewing this information now, and continue to use it as a resource when you're in-country.
Volunteering with Kids
Whether you're helping out in a daycare, teaching in a school, or assisting with a local women's group where kids are cared for, volunteering with kids puts your creativity, enthusiasm, and energy to work! It's all about individual attention and engagement, so prepare yourself by learning about the stages of child development, and start brainstorming your project ideas on the CCS Games Galore Pinterest page. (And please, send across your success stories to continue your impact worldwide!)
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Even if your specific work assignment is not in an educational setting, you'll find that English instruction is a sought-after skill in many areas of volunteer work. So get ready for an ad-hoc English lesson with a women's group, for fun and educational language-learning games in a daycare, or for invitations to practice English with members of the local community. Your instruction will pay dividends for years to come. Whether it's helping a student reach secondary education (where classes are often taught in English) or preparing someone for a better career opportunity through language knowledge, the mere fact that you're a fluent English-speaking volunteer will make a tremendous impact.
To start, learn more about why English education is important, and how teaching English has long-term impacts on individuals and communities.
Next, learn how to you can be most effective (and fun!) while you're teaching English. While every experience is different, these resources will help you to think about lesson-planning, ages of learners, and fun activities to bring learning to life!
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SQL injection is a method by which a hacker gains access to the database server by injecting specially formatted data through the user interface input fields. In the last few years we have witnessed a huge increase in the number of reported SQL injection attacks, many of which caused a great deal of damage.
A SQL injection attack takes many guises, but the underlying method is always the same. The specially formatted data starts with an apostrophe (') to end the string column (usually username) check, continues with malicious SQL, and then ends with the SQL comment mark (--) in order...
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07-10-2012 - New Flight to Ontario, CA
Non-stop flight to Ontario, CA on Southwest Airlines begins January 6, 2013
Southwest Airlines is adding a new non-stop seasonal flight between Reno and Ontario, California starting January 6, 2013.
The new flight will feature a 137-seat Boeing 737 and will enhance Reno's connections to the L.A. Basin. In addition, because of Ontario's proximity to Palm Springs, it will offer travelers another option for getting in to the Palm Springs area. For winter sports enthusiasts in the Southern California area, this new flight is just in time for the ski season.
"Reno-Tahoe International Airport's relationship with Southwest Airlines is vitally important to our community and this new flight to Ontario demonstrates how strongly Southwest views our region," RTAA President/CEO Krys Bart said. "The best way we can thank Southwest for this support and the seasonal flight they have added is to fill the seats on their aircraft."
The flight will leave Ontario at 8:00 a.m. and arrive in Reno-Tahoe at 9:20 a.m., Sunday through Friday. The return flight will leave Reno-Tahoe at 12:55 p.m. and arrive in Ontario at 2:10 p.m. On Saturdays, the schedule will operate with a 10:55 a.m. departure from Ontario and a 12:15 p.m. Reno arrival. The outbound flight will depart Reno at 11:00 a.m. on Saturdays with a 12:20 p.m. arrival in Ontario.
The new seasonal flight will operate from January 6, 2013 to March 8, 2013.
Tickets are on sale now with special web-only fares of $100 each way. Log on to www.southwest.com for tickets and information.


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Posted: Tue 05 May 2009, 20:03
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An official real retro puppy?
Subject description: Tech gap creating a divergence quandry for puppy dev
Is there a need for a divergence in Puppy development? please treat this as a discussion piece, it is not presenting a critical review
This question arises from using Puppy 4.2 (retro) on my old computer. PII 400mhz 64mbs (actually conky only registers 59mbs). I have usually installed the latest version of puppy on this computer but have reverted back to 3.01 retro due to increasingly sluggish behaviour. This actually got me thinking.
I first stumbled across Puppy Linux as I was looking for an alternative to the ridiculously out-of-date Windows 98 for my old computers. Do a google search for "linux for old hardware" Puppy Linux is invariably recommended or referred to in the article or thread. I tried Puppy 2.14 and it worked way better than Windows 98, so I was stoked.
I first attempted Ubuntu for the loptop and there wasn't much difference between it and XP.
Then I put Puppy on my laptop and it quickly replaced Windows XP. (Currently 3.01 KDE and Newyearspup) - my laptop is around 3 years old and it has amazing performance. So I was hooked that not only could I use my 10+ year old computer that it would also work on my newer laptop bringing much greater performance.
So it was always my belief that Puppy Linux was focussed on restoring usability to older hardware. To me there lies a fundamental philosophical intent.
* It recycles old computers into usability instead of landfill.
* It allows you to extend the life of your current computer so you do not have get a new one - this is in direct opposition to the Microsoft philosophy and some of the bigger Linux distributions
* People and families who are struggling financially are able to own an inexpensive computer (volunteering in a charity I see the harsh reality of people struggling - and it's getting worse)
An added bonus was that it could be used on newer tech, but that is not the case anymore.Now it seems the technology gap has created an issue for the Puppy Linux development. As MU has already stated (and rightly I believe) that people want the latest technology to work with Puppy; (this may be an assumption but) this new technology will only work with later kernels resulting in a more sophisticated Operating System. This may mean in the near future older computers may not be able to install Puppy Linux.
An additional issue is that development of older kernel versions of Puppy, that work well on older computers, (that don't need the sophistication of the latest technology) halts. No new packages are made even though programmes are still being developed that will work on older versions of Puppy.
Could it be possible to create two distinct official versions of Puppy Linux?
The cutting edge version which 4.2 has begun and looks set to continue with the 5 series and a real retro version. I was hoping that the 5 series would be more usable on older hardware but I have realised that this may be an unrealistic expectation.
Retro Puppy (aka Dobson) - to create the most outstanding, functional, and aesthetic Operating System with a complete and expanding Package Library that is designed to work (fully operational) on computers that can only handle Windows 98. To become the first port of call for people looking for an Operating System to use on their old computer.
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Posted: Tue 05 May 2009, 20:45
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Barry Kauler, when he wrote the mission statement for puppy linux, said it must be able to load into ram with 128mb, more famously Bill Gates said that
640k would always be enough
BarryK did (AFAIK) say that circa 2004 though, when 128mb RAM was a lot, even for a scrap computer.
Because puppy is so easy to install alongside windows, I believe many people are using it now on not-quite-so-old hardware
To my mind now there is a case for a more retro "official" puppy and a 256mb RAM version, with features such as JAVA and Firefox. The retro version would have as many features as the new one, but would have smaller programs, which are generally less known and less popular, and perhaps have pmusic/pwidgets and other applications "backported".
It would also allow developers more space on 256mb versions.
For the moment, the only official version of retro puppy under active development is
Puppy 2.14CE "Pheonix"
which is very usable even in its current early form.
Remember what happened to DSL when it tried to stick within a 50mb limit....
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Posted: Tue 05 May 2009, 21:59
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I understand your line of thought, and as a matter of fact I wondered out loud, right here on this forum, if a new Puppy was even needed. Why not just improve on the versions that exist?
I've rethought that and have come to the conclusion that to remain an interesting project for developers, they need to be working on something that is constantly evolving and moving forward. It also makes sense that Puppy moves ahead with the specs of old equipment. Old equipment is getting more powerful.
I hope that the older versions of Puppy continue to be maintained by those who have an interest in really old equipment. Once you have a Puppy running on your machine, it really ought to be usable for several more years without having to do much upgrading of the operating system. There are a number of people on the forum who say they are still using the 2.x series Puppies and feeling good about it. I still routinely use 3.01 and my main system is running on 4.0. I got it tweaked up the way I want it. I've tested the latest and my machine runs it just fine, but I haven't actually adopted it yet.
Hey, I'm a little long in the tooth, why shouldn't my operating system be the same!
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Posted: Wed 06 May 2009, 09:49
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Attempting to load LXDE-411- that has the kernel 184.108.40.206 and I got this message:
'This kernel requires the following features not present on the CPU: cmov
Unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU.'
This was on my 400mhz oldie. It makes me kinda sad as Puppy will eventually move beyond this computer.
As for continued support for older kernels.... "Phoenix" hasn't had an entry in nearly 15 months - maybe I'm wrong and looking in the wrong place but to me that's not an active development.
And 3.02 - reading the development thread shows that it may have gone by the wayside.
I'm curious if anyone knows the last time a package was made for kernel 2.6.18? Yes I understand that some current packages (and a great deal of 3 series packages) are backward compatible. I will finally assume something - that there is little or no support and development for this kernel. (this kernel works nicely on PII computers, even PI)
There are multple forward development threads for Puppy. This is not being critical - I adore the direction that Puppy is going in. LXDE 411 184.108.40.206 is a stunning production of what is possible in 90mbs. I did install it onto another computer. However, I am aware that a fundamental distinction (according to google searches) of the Puppy distribution, a distinction that has attracted many users, is slowly being eroded. That being, the ability to restore old hardware to usability. And the logical conclusion to this development is to take its usability beyond older hardware.
It is one of this years goals to become proficient enough to compile programmes for the 2 series. I'm a disability support worker and business owner not a programmer so its a big learning curve.
Hillside I understand when you said that old equipment is getting more powerful. However, there are still many PIIs getting dusty under people desks ready to dunp in landfill. Usable computers for people with lesser computing needs.
I guess the best I can hope for is for people to renew interest in packaging new programmes (where possible) for the 2 series.
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Posted: Wed 06 May 2009, 10:09
Post subject: Re: An official real retro puppy?
Subject description: Tech gap creating a divergence quandry for puppy dev
legendofthor wrote:
Hi, i have read your post earlier today, and am ready to give an answer.
See, the issue is not that puppy is getting too big for older hardware, it's that the "older hardware" we knew, is now "ancient hardware", and should use older software.
I think Puppy's developement is going right behind of new technologies, just that it has a gap. If a "regular" machine nowadays has, let's say 2GB ram, puppy aims for a 256 mb machine. It's like we are lagged behind, but not meant to stay forever in Pentium II...
But there are two advantages in open source. Number one is that noone is forced to developed anything that isn't usefull to him/her. And number two, is that if you have a need, you can get enough support for doing it yourself, and without feeling stupid. In fact, it may seem crazy, but you will receive thanks in exchange for your learning.
There are many people with your needs. Maybe you should be the one to step forward and give the first step. Many will follow, don't worry about that.
Hope you get my point
I don't think many will develop if they don't see a personal need for it. (some do, though.)
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Posted: Wed 06 May 2009, 12:58
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Hi Guys,
When I read this I feel for you, I done tons of compiling and releases based on the latest puppy, most of it wouldn't run on your system either, I tried to boot up with puppy 2.0.2, puppy and it wouldn't boot, my pc's are too new. If I put together maybe one of my older machines I might be able to boot. I feel like dropping 5 series and trying to upgrade one of the older ones.
I'll have to think about it
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Posted: Wed 06 May 2009, 17:10
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I've found the 4 series quick enough in my Pentium II machines. However, I usually replace Seamonkey with Firefox. To do this I usually download a barebone edition and add stuff that I want.
Firefox is a tarball simply decompressed, and OpenOffice is an sfs file simply copied to /mnt/home and renamed to someOO_xxx.sfs (reboot and it's ready). xxx= the version number of your Puppy.
Forum member Amigo has packages that work for really old systems. Try googling "amigolinux".
Puppy user since Oct 2004. Want FreeOffice?
Get the sfs (English only)
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Posted: Wed 06 May 2009, 22:33
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legendofthor, I will contact you regarding compiling some packages for 2.14ce Phoenix (we are in a similar area of work), and I would be interested to hear your views also (we are in a similar line of work).
2.14CE was put on hold for a while due to my own personal financial circumstances, but Im determined to finish it off....its not going to be the only official version CE of puppy thats failed...not on my watch!!! (Im not a quitter
Besides which, as well as being more suitable for older machines, its also going to be an opportunity to showcase some useability functions that in my experience puppy has been needing DESPERATELY for years to make it more usable by its intended audience (Linux Newbies). With a bit of luck (and arm twisting) this will I hope make it into the mainstream distro if they already exist and have been tested.
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Posted: Sat 16 May 2009, 18:30
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Is it time to go back to source of puppy ?
why a new release ? http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=42284
"Yesterday, Once more" We don't have to hurry. http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=42445
An official real retro puppy? http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=42037
Important ideas for the future of Puppy Linux http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=41951
Users point of view if having long term support distro running on old hardware too !
More usefull more stability more attractivity !
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I have a question. Why are there only letters from attackers of Randi Kreiss, and none about the blatant, political, one-sided views of Al D'Amato? Could it possibly be that we're hearing from people who believe their way is the best and only way to think and act? Isn't this America, where we celebrate differences, show respect for other people's opinions and views and read and digest information without spewing anger and hate? Or is this the Middle East?
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For well over 50 years now, I have been submitting commentary to the News and Owl and the Rockville Centre Herald on many issues, in the form of letters to the editor. I must answer the comment made in "Clark's views are his own" (Sept. 20-26).
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I witnessed the heart-wrenching grief displayed by both parents of the young Marine and the deep sorrow of the young students from Oceanside schools who knew and admired young Greg. As a Vietnam veteran, I saw and felt the same anguish in the faces and hearts of parents who lost their sons in Vietnam.
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