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When five television studios became entangled in a Justice Department antitrust lawsuit against
But that was in 1978. Now, thanks to advances in artificial intelligence, "e-discovery" software can analyze documents in a fraction of the time for a fraction of the cost. In January, for example, Blackstone Discovery of Palo Alto, Calif., helped analyze 1.5 million documents for less than $100,000.
Some programs go beyond just finding documents with relevant terms at computer speeds. They can extract relevant concepts — like documents relevant to social protest in the
"From a legal staffing viewpoint, it means that a lot of people who used to be allocated to conduct document review are no longer able to be billed out," said Bill Herr, who as a lawyer at a major chemical company used to muster auditoriums of lawyers to read documents for weeks on end. "People get bored, people get headaches. Computers don't."
Computers are getting better at mimicking human reasoning — as viewers of "Jeopardy!" found out when they saw Watson beat its human opponents — and they are claiming work once done by people in high-paying professions. The number of computer chip designers, for example, has largely stagnated because powerful software programs replace the work once done by legions of logic designers and draftsmen.Continue reading the main story
Software is also making its way into tasks that were the exclusive province of human decision makers, like
These new forms of automation have renewed the debate over the economic consequences of technological progress.
David H. Autor, an economics professor at the
"There is no reason to think that technology creates unemployment," Professor Autor said. "Over the long run we find things for people to do. The harder question is, does changing technology always lead to better jobs? The answer is no."
Automation of higher-level jobs is accelerating because of progress in computer science and linguistics. Only recently have researchers been able to test and refine algorithms on vast data samples, including a huge trove of e-mail from the
"The economic impact will be huge," said Tom Mitchell, chairman of the machine learning department at
Nowhere are these advances clearer than in the legal world.
E-discovery technologies generally fall into two broad categories that can be described as "linguistic" and "sociological."
The most basic linguistic approach uses specific search words to find and sort relevant documents. More advanced programs filter documents through a large web of word and phrase definitions. A user who types "dog" will also find documents that mention "man's best friend" and even the notion of a "walk."
The sociological approach adds an inferential layer of analysis, mimicking the deductive powers of a human Sherlock Holmes. Engineers and linguists at Cataphora, an information-sifting company based in Silicon Valley, have their software mine documents for the activities and interactions of people — who did what when, and who talks to whom. The software seeks to visualize chains of events. It identifies discussions that might have taken place across e-mail, instant messages and telephone calls.
Then the computer pounces, so to speak, capturing "digital anomalies" that white-collar criminals often create in trying to hide their activities.
For example, it finds "call me" moments — those incidents when an employee decides to hide a particular action by having a private conversation. This usually involves switching media, perhaps from an e-mail conversation to instant messaging, telephone or even a face-to-face encounter.
"It doesn't use keywords at all," said Elizabeth Charnock, Cataphora's founder. "But it's a means of showing who leaked information, who's influential in the organization or when a sensitive document like an S.E.C. filing is being edited an unusual number of times, or an unusual number of ways, by an unusual type or number of people."
The Cataphora software can also recognize the sentiment in an e-mail message — whether a person is positive or negative, or what the company calls "loud talking" — unusual emphasis that might give hints that a document is about a stressful situation. The software can also detect subtle changes in the style of an e-mail communication.
A shift in an author's e-mail style, from breezy to unusually formal, can raise a red flag about illegal activity.
"You tend to split a lot fewer infinitives when you think the
Another e-discovery company in Silicon Valley, Clearwell, has developed software that analyzes documents to find concepts rather than specific keywords, shortening the time required to locate relevant material in litigation.
Last year, Clearwell software was used by the law firm DLA Piper to search through a half-million documents under a court-imposed deadline of one week. Clearwell's software analyzed and sorted 570,000 documents (each document can be many pages) in two days. The law firm used just one more day to identify 3,070 documents that were relevant to the court-ordered discovery motion.
Clearwell's software uses language analysis and a visual way of representing general concepts found in documents to make it possible for a single lawyer to do work that might have once required hundreds.
"The catch here is information overload," said Aaref A. Hilaly, Clearwell's chief executive. "How do you zoom in to just the specific set of documents or facts that are relevant to the specific question? It's not about search; it's about sifting, and that's what e-discovery software enables."
For Neil Fraser, a lawyer at Milberg, a law firm based in New York, the Cataphora software provides a way to better understand the internal workings of corporations he sues, particularly when the real decision makers may be hidden from view.
He says the software allows him to find the ex-Pfc. Wintergreens in an organization — a reference to a lowly character in the novel "
Such tools owe a debt to an unlikely, though appropriate, source: the electronic mail database known as the Enron Corpus.
In October 2003, Andrew McCallum, a computer scientist at the
He bought a copy of the database for $10,000 and made it freely available to academic and corporate researchers. Since then, it has become the foundation of a wealth of new science — and its value has endured, since privacy constraints usually keep large collections of e-mail out of reach. "It's made a massive difference in the research community," Dr. McCallum said.
The Enron Corpus has led to a better understanding of how language is used and how social networks function, and it has improved efforts to uncover social groups based on e-mail communication.
Now artificial intelligence software has taken a seat at the negotiating table.
Two months ago, Autonomy, an e-discovery company based in
"The plaintiffs asked for 500 keywords to search on," said Mike Sullivan, chief executive of Autonomy Protect, the company's e-discovery division.
In response, he said, the defense lawyers used those words to analyze their own documents during the negotiations, and those results helped them bargain more effectively, Mr. Sullivan said.
Some specialists acknowledge that the technology has limits. "The documents that the process kicks out still have to be read by someone," said Herbert L. Roitblat of OrcaTec, a consulting firm in Altanta.
Quantifying the employment impact of these new technologies is difficult. Mike Lynch, the founder of Autonomy, is convinced that "legal is a sector that will likely employ fewer, not more, people in the U.S. in the future." He estimated that the shift from manual document discovery to e-discovery would lead to a manpower reduction in which one lawyer would suffice for work that once required 500 and that the newest generation of software, which can detect duplicates and find clusters of important documents on a particular topic, could cut the head count by another 50 percent.
The computers seem to be good at their new jobs. Mr. Herr, the former chemical company lawyer, used e-discovery software to reanalyze work his company's lawyers did in the 1980s and '90s. His human colleagues had been only 60 percent accurate, he found.
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I've always loved the idea of working from home. The sweet freedom of fitting your work day around the times that work for you, taking the laptop up to a cafe and enjoying a coffee and sweet, sweet inspiration. Well, that's what working from home would look like in my dreams.
In reality,working from home with two kids looks more like the image above. And that was a good moment. At least he's not screaming. And relatively still.
It was my first official week of working from home last week for two lovely clients and there are alot of pluses – doing something I enjoy and earning money at the same time being the main one – but the combination of limited sleep, tantruming toddler and breastfeeding baby has a way of puncturing those images of work from home bliss. But it doesn't mean it's impossible or unworkable.
How I'm making it work
Having limited hours in a day when I can work uninterrupted has made me more productive when I sit at my desk. It's made me re-evaluate what will not work for me right now and find new ways to work. Large, languid chunks of time can never be relied upon so when I have a quiet house – even if its for a snatch of time – I've learnt to make them count. Old procrastinating me is shocked at my productivity!
When I am working I am on the clock and I have an app called 'OfficeTime' that keeps a record of my hours per project. It is genius and keeps me on track if I feel the mind start to wander.
The other big change I've made just today is to move my office space to the top of the house in the living/dining room, rather than its previous home in the TV/toy/laundry room.
I was starting to dislike working in that space as it was the area of the house that combined all my distractions and stresses. I was always working next to upended buckets of toys and my laundry pile, so here I am in my new quieter office space with the views up to the hills with my back towards all the distractions in the house and I LOVE it!
The other plus to this move is the boys now have a dedicated toy space in that room, instead of having the toy storage right next to my desk. Jarvis even has his own office desk and chair down there which he is loving – even though it was always in the room the change of position has him feeling the space is truly his own. I'll share some photos of the play space and what I hope to achieve with it later in the week.
I am really mindful that working from home can start to take over, that you're never quite off the clock so I am putting in place strategies to only work when the boys are either in bed or J is at day care, or in the evenings. The occasional phone call, email or meeting will always have to happen whenever but by setting mental boundaries and planning to get things done within them helps me switch off and not worry about my work to do list when I am enjoying spending time with both my boys.
So, it's been a busy week as I get myself in the swing of things and put all this planning and processes in place. I feel tired, energised and exhilarated all at the same time.
If anyone has any work from home tips I'd love to hear them. I also hope to share more of mine as the journey continues.


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One of the first things a landowner should do when preparing for a food plot on their property is to perform a soil test on the site to be planted. A soil test costs around $10 at most soil testing laboratories. The soil test will help determine soil pH as well as what nutrients are lacking or present in the selected site. Be sure to follow the soil test recommendations for your site for limestone and fertilization requirements.
Deer prefer forbs over browse. The landowner will need to decide on what to plant for their particular goals. Some options include combination plantings of rye, ryegrass, oats, wheat, Arrowleaf clover, sweet clover, subterranean clover and cowpeas to name a few. There is no one forage species that can satisfy all the nutritional requirements of the white-tailed deer population throughout the year. If possible, remove livestock from areas where you plan to plant food plots. The livestock can compete with the white-tailed deer for the forage.
The size of the food plot and location of the food plot also come into play. Most food plots for white-tailed deer are 0.5 to 3 acres in size. Deer tend to feed along the edges of plots than the center and in many cases several smaller plots work better than one large food plot. A good rule of thumb is to plant 1 percent to 3 percent of the total habitat. In other words, 1 to 3 acres of food plot for every 100 acres of habitat.
Some landowners are looking into fencing options around their food plot to keep livestock or other wildlife species out of the food plot. Feral hogs, for example, may root up the site destroying the food plot. When white-tailed deer are in a food plot or feeding station and feral hogs show up, the deer usually leave.
Planting depth of the seed is another important factor. Planting some varieties of seed too shallow or too deep may result in poor stand development. Be sure to follow planting guides for the various seed variety combinations you are interested in growing in your food plot. It is also important to plant the various seeds at the correct rate to insure a better stand of forage.
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To that end, the Times this week created a Top 10 list of the strangest spectacles spotted so far. Watch out for 'Borat peeking out of a window in San Jose, California', and (our fave) 'Strange, headless figures next to what looks like a newly dug grave'. They've only done 25 US cities so far – roll on the rest of the world, that's what we say.


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Yesterday morning, I took the bus downtown to shop at the winter farmers' market. Because we're sticking to a food stamp budget, I brought only $25 in cash. If you limit yourself to produce, this can actually go pretty far. (Smoked salmon, locally-made cheese, and chorizo were all outside our budget).
organic produce: easy to find at the farmers' market
Here's what I got:
1 bunch organic kale
1 head organic purple broccoli
2 organic parsnips (for roasting)
6 no-spray apples* ($1.50 a pound!)
huge head of organic cabbage (for coleslaw and braised cabbage)
big bunch of organic watercress (for salads)
3 leeks (for a leek tart)
Supplemented with some oranges, avocados, carrots, and green lettuce (which we'll get at New Seasons Market), I think this will actually get us through the week. All of Portland's farmers' markets accept food stamps—and, as I mentioned in a previous post, three of them also have matching programs that lure SNAP recipients in large numbers.
I must confess, though, that I made my first (intentional) flub at the market. I had $2.50 and change left and was wondering if that'd be enough for a bunch of organic carrots when I smelled the Tastebud bakery cart. (Rule #1: don't go to the farmers' market with an empty stomach.) I went over and peered at their Montreal-style bagels, noting the price ($1.25) each. I suspected they weren't organic but we both love bagels and how odd that I should have exact change!
Anyway, Don had violated our all-organic rule earlier in the week when he bought a donut at Safeway (he justified it because he needed to get cash back to pay for his shoe repair), so with that in mind I went up to the counter and ordered two bagels. After I paid I asked if they used organic flour. "No, but we get our flour from a local cooperative called Shepherd's Grain," the lady said. (Shepherd's Grain farmers practice no-till agriculture, which reduces soil erosion, and crop rotation, which reduces pests and disease—but they're not certified organic. Organic wheat, though it is available, is so much more expensive than conventionally-farmed wheat, that many bakers choose not to use it because they'd have to raise their prices quite a bit.)
When I got home and announced that I'd gotten bagels for lunch, Don's immediate response was not "thank-you sweetie, what a treat!" but "Are they organic?" Some squabbling ensued about why he felt it was OK to eat a non-organic donut (he was eating it on the fly and used his own money, not our grocery account) but yet frowned upon my buying two non-organic bagels and bringing them home to consume. Ultimately, we decided that we'd both messed up and that we should try harder to avoid non-organic food items.
For lunch, I sheepishly ate the non-organic bagel, toasted, with butter and some scrambled eggs on top. I also made a simple watercress salad, topped with parmesan and candied pecans. Don, grumbling, ate the poppy-seed bagel with some cream cheese he found in the fridge and a few bits of smoked salmon leftover from a previous meal.
Don's brother and his boyfriend are visiting us this weekend, so this morning, Don made organic multi-grain waffles (served with maple syrup, honey, or jam) for us and their two friends. Typically we have leftover waffles, which we freeze in a tupperware container and defrost for breakfasts throughout the week. But this time, with six adults total, we easily ate them all. (We stepped outside the food stamp budget last night to celebrate a friend's birthday at a restaurant, so to make up for that meal not eaten at home we figure it's only fair that we make brunch for four guests.)
Today's lunch, which we ate around 3:00, was a big salad for me (made of romaine lettuce leftover from Thursday night's dinner plus some watercress, chopped cucumbers, shredded carrots, avocado slices, and more candied pecans) plus a piece of whole wheat toast, and (for Don) a cheese sandwich on a leftover Dave's Killer Bread hamburger bun.
Alice Waters' Whole-Grain Waffles (from The Art of Simple Food)
In a large bowl, measure and mix together:
1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour (we use organic flour, obviously)
1 cup mixed whole-grain flours (such as whole wheat, cornmeal, rye, spelt, or buckwheat)
11/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
In a large measuring cup, measure: 2 cups buttermilk
whisk in thoroughly 3 eggs
Pour the buttermilk and egg mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until just mixed
Pour in: 8 tablespoons butter, melted
and stir until well mixed. If necessary, thin with more buttermilk: the batter should pour off the spoon. Cook in a preheated waffle iron until crisp and golden.
* While not certified organic, these apples, from a small family-farm in Hood River, Oregon are no-spray. Like many small farms, this family farms organically but opts out of organic certification because it's costly and time-consuming. As a result, the apples are less expensive than certified organic apples. (More on this subject, I hope, in a later post.)


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(Hi again! Hope you are having a great day! My wife's thoughts continue. Thanks for visiting!)
How can two people find each other when they are so far apart? I guess
they have to be looking for the same thing! Or they have to be found
by the same person.
At the time Phil Bonasso and I were in high school an interesting
phenomenon was happening in the spiritual "world". God was doing
something in the lives of many young people so much so that a name was
given to it. It was called the Jesus Movement. Many kids were finding
that the loneliness and insecurity they felt at that time in their
life could be touched by the hand of God in such a way as to fill them
…complete them. The deep down loneliness was gone.
So high school, for many young people at that time as well as Phil
Bonasso and I, became not just a time of seeking love and romance but
a time for seeking God in a unique way. Different from being a child
in church believing that there is a God. But rather that the God that
exists wants to know you and cares about all that you do and all that
you are.
So this love story that I am writing about Phil Bonasso must begin
with our separate love stories with God. It was in searching for God
…looking for the same thing…that we eventually and amazingly found
each other…
To be contiued.....
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Phil Bonasso: A Love Story Part III by his Wife
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- sarsiboy said...
Very interesting and encouraging ... blog on!
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I know these photos look like some kind of tantrum or time out, but the kids are actually talking to each other through the vents. I remember doing that as a kid, and now they do it. :)
|I loved the way his hair fluffed out as he played like he was Saturn on the spinner.
We had an indoor campout the first weekend in October, because we didn't get to go as a family the week before. Mommy and Josh suprised Daddy and Heather with our little "camping trip." Complete with stars and a fire.
We enjoyed lots of rainy and puddle jumping days.
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On October 9th, I actually felt pretty good as I brought my urine in. (YUCK! Sorry lab technicians!) So I decided to do what we had planned and head to Columbus for the day. Daniel had left on a backpacking trip that morning, so we decided to have a little fun ourselves and visit some friends. I was told to "take it easy," so I pretty much just drove there and sat on our friends couch with my feet up. Later in the day, we decided to go to an indoor play area (where I could also sit and rest). While we were there, I received a call from my doctor. Telling me to get to the hospital right away. You can imagine my stress! Daniel was gone in the middle of the woods somewhere, and I had no idea if I could even get a hold of him. After calming down and saying a prayer, I called Daniel. MIRACULOUSLY, he answered! They had just got to camp, and he was able to find a way to meet me on some back road about an hour away. Our friends offered to keep the kids overnight, and fed me dinner before I left to find Daniel, and get to the hospital. It was such a blessing!
|Heather and Hannah in Columbus. At the very top!
|Made it to the hospital.
On October 13th, Jessica came to rescue us! Through the very generous gift of a family member, Jessica was able to fly in from TX at the first available flight. It was such a help to have her around! She cooked for me, talked with me, and was a mother to my kids where I could not be. She was such a blessing! She ended up staying for almost 2 months!
After laying low for a week, my blood pressure continued to be only slightly elevated, I was headachy, and swollen, but I was allowed to take an outing to go to church and go "leaf peeping." I asked my midwife if that would be ok, and she said yes. (At this point, I was seeing her and the Dr. every other day.) We got out of the car at our favorite lake, and Jessica took a family photo and a prego photo. Then I sat down and watched the kids throw rocks in the river.
|2 days before Joseph was born.
We scheduled a c-section for 11am, and after getting all set up, in our fancy hats and operating room clothes, getting prepped and drugged up, they started the procedure. Joseph Henry Standage was born at 11:20am.
He weighed in at 3 lbs 4oz. SO tiny. I didn't realize how small he was until I held him against me for the first time. He obviously had to go to the NICU right away, but I was able to see him and touch him in the operating room. He only needed a little help right at first with breathing, and other than that, he did great at using his lungs on his own!
I was put back in labor and delivery to recover. They were hoping just getting the baby out would make my blood pressure go down. Nope! It went sky high. I was put on some pretty intense drugs, and it helped a little. One of my dear friends was my nurse, and I mentioned to her (at 11pm) that I had still not held or seen my baby since he was born. She said that as a medical professional, she really couldn't move me, but as my friend, she wanted me to see my baby. She called my doctor, and was able to get me clearance to go visit him. (Only after pointing out that it might help my blood pressure go down, and the doctor saying to "pretend this conversation never happened" meaning, if he didn't find out about it, and nothing happened, it would be ok.) I was wheeled through the hospital on my bed to see him. It was a wonderful moment when I was able to hold him (12 hours later). He was smaller than I had thought, and all those feelings of a new mom came flooding in. And guess what? My nurse friend was right--my blood pressure did start going down after that.
|When they first saw the baby.
On the 26th I was discharged. Leaving the hospital without my baby was harder and more emotional than I thought--even though I was coming back the next day. At this hospital, you are allowed to keep your room if your baby is in the NICU (if they are not too busy). The last 10 days of October are a blur of pumping, bringing my milk in to feed him, trying to breastfeed, feeding him through a tube, skin on skin, and trying to recover myself. I honestly don't remember much else.
|I spent a lot of time sitting and reading or napping near his isolette.
|My favorite
On Halloween, he got moved from his isolette to a crib, because he was doing so well at regulating his body temperature.
|Lil' punkin
|The kids came trick or treating to the hospital. :)


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|Question 1: The word tycoon is derived from the Japanese word taikun (大君), itself borrowed from the Chinese 太君 dai kwan, which means "great lord," and it was used as a title for the ________.
|Question 2: President ________ was humorously referred to as the Tycoon by his aides John Nicolay and John Hay.
|Question 3: In ________ and some other post-Soviet countries, the term "business oligarch" has become popular.
|Question 4: The word magnate itself derives from the ________ word magnates (plural of magnas), meaning "great person" or "great nobleman."
|Question 5: Such people usually amass substantial fortunes in the process, and tend to become widely known in connection with their business(es) or through other pursuits such as ________.
|Question 6: This era was known as the Second Industrial Revolution or the ________.
|Question 7: The modern meaning of the word is supposedly derived from the storied riches of the Mughal emperors, which for example produced the ________.


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In the garden, tarragon loves sunny, warm weather. Plant in a location that will receive full sun to partial shade in loamy, well-drained soil spacing plants 18-24″ apart. Plant height 2-3′. Prefers moderate watering, don't over water.
Harvest whole branches, not just the individual leaves. Cut 3 to 6 inches from stem tips for use and to encourage branching. Flower stems should be removed to keep the plant productive.
Protect your Tarragon plants from frost and damaging winter weather by adding mulch around each plant. Tarragon requires a lot of light, so it generally does not do well indoors.
Tarragon, French
artemisia dracunculus
French Tarragon, a perennial, is a delicately flavored herb reminiscent of mint and licorice that goes particularly well with fish, vinegars, and vegetables. It is delicious in creamy sauces and in combination with chives, garlic, and any lemon-flavored herb. The buttery French sauce, béarnaise, includes Tarragon. Fresh leaves are best, of course, but to save the leaves, freeze rather than dry because it will lose much flavor in the drying process.
Tarragon is high in vitamin A, calcium, niacin, potassium, riboflavin, and thiamine.
Tarragon's Latin name, dracunculus, means little dragon: in the Middle ages, it was used to treat snake bites. It is part of the large hardy, herbaceous family, Artemesia. Another well-known variety of the family is A. Absinthium, or Wormwood. This is known for its use in absinthe liquor. Many of the varieties are distinctly scented.


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Frustrated by apparent U.S. ambivalence in granting authority to integrate weapons onto its Reaper aircraft, the Italian air force is looking at possible alternatives, including a yet-to-be-announced "black program" to create a European medium-altitude/long-endurance (MALE) armed UAV.
Rome requested permission to weaponize Reaper nearly two years ago, and a lack of response from Washington is "a case that is not very acceptable," Gen. Claudio Debertolis, secretary general of defense and national armaments director for Italy, tells Aviation Week during a May 8 interview.
Italy purchased the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper systems because they could be more quickly fielded to support soldiers in Afghanistan than building a UAV in Europe. The decision has put Italy at the whim of the U.S. government in terms of upgrades. But weaponizing these UAVs is a "high priority" for Italian forces, says Gen. Alberto Rosso, logistics branch chief for the Italian air force.
"The U.S. is not the only country with the capability to provide those capabilities," he says. "If we are unable to meet those requirements, we are already looking for alternatives."
Along those lines, Rome is in talks with potential European partners to move forward with a weaponized UAV that Debertolis refers to as a "Super MALE." One of its principal requirements would be for it to deploy weapons, he says.
This is a "black program," Debertolis says, providing little details. Work has not yet begun because partners haven't yet agreed on a way ahead. But the goal would be to field something using existing technology by around 2017. This project, if it moves forward, could be unveiled at the Paris air show in Le Bourget next month, he says.
Nonetheless, Rosso insists that weaponizing the existing Italian Predators and Reapers is still the "preferred way ahead" and "we are still confident that the political sensitivities will be overcome in [the] U.S."
This situation is further soured for Italy because the U.K. has been granted the authority to begin integration of the MBDA Brimstone missile onto the Reaper, using U.S. Air Force assets for the project so as not to interrupt the service of U.K. Reapers for Royal Air Force soldiers in Afghanistan. Brimstone is akin to a Hellfire modified with a tandem-charge warhead optimized against armored targets and a millimeter-wave radar. Furthermore, the U.K.'s Reapers already employ the Hellfire and 500-lb. GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb.
Italy has been operating the MQ-1 Predator in Afghanistan and is preparing to rotate its new Reapers into Afghanistan and bring the Predators home. Officers had hoped to have the integration ready for this transition. But a response to the request has taken so long that now, even if granted, there is little money to fund it, Rosso says.


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Bizarre and Shocking Underwear Inventions
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Categories: Lingerie, Lingerie Accossories, Mens Undies, Underwear
- A controversial new line of lingerie called "Find Me if You Can" is creating waves as a modern day chastity belt for the digital age: the lace bodice, bikini bottom, and faux pearl collar is engineered with a GPS device in the bodice. It is actually a cheeky nod to women as, even if their partner programs the device, the woman can turn it off – if she has the password. While feminists decry the invention as the epitome of sexism and male dominance over women, some women are hailing it as a potential lifesaver for when they are out alone.
- Truly bizarre is the line of knickers called the "Winter Coat" – women's underwear with a pubic hair design on the front in the anatomically appropriate place. The real thing may not be back in style, as the continuing market for Brazilian bikini waxes attests, but faux pubic hair is apparently a fashion must have … somewhere, anyway.
- Japanese arm of triumph International has introduced an eco-friendly bra with reusable chopsticks in a pocket at the side seam. The cups guarantee a definite bust as well; made of half- bowls, one is steamed rice and the other miso soup. Interesting.
- Introducing the "Strapless Panty": from company Shibue Couture, this piece of apparel eliminates all chances of any panty line at all. A piece of silicone at the front and another at the back keep it in place – apparently.
- A new range of fetish wear inspired by French ladies of the sixteenth century has been produced by designer Nona de Samin. The "Breezy" Lingerie consists of backless panties and French knickers, made of cotton and silk, reminiscent of a time when women wore no underwear. It was believed at the time that an open crotch and buttock was more hygienic. From the front, the underwear appears "normal'; from behind, the derriere is bare.
- Push Up Undies for men – for the guy who'd like a little extra oomph for his … assets. Enough said.
- Novelty men's undies from Japan are available in gold, silver, red, blue, and sequins. They have a metal tap (faucet) at the front. We don't know why, either!


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Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim's one-year effort to return Acapulco to its past glory has been overshadowed by the surge in drug-related killings, which nearly tripled in 2011 and made this port city in the southern state of Guerrero the second most violent city in the world in 2012. In recent weeks Acapulco has been in the international news after five masked men broke into a beach hotel and raped six Spanish female tourists at midnight. U.S. newspapers reported that the rapes have heightened fear and called into question the Mexican government's ability to control crime and attract foreign visitors.
The crime, which took place in one of Mexico's best known tourist resorts, was the most recent in a series of violent episodes that has tarnished the international image of what only a few decades ago was a favorite destination for celebrities, foreign leaders and American honeymooners. Acapulco and several other top beach resort cities are the core of the tourism industry, Mexico's third source of foreign exchange income after oil and remittances.Despite this grim picture, the Consulting Board for the Restoration of Traditional Acapulco, a group of leading Mexican businessmen created in February 2012 and headed by Slim, continues its efforts to pool funding from the state and federal governments, as well as from the private sector, to rescue Acapulco's waterfront. "Those who do not invest and go slow because they have doubts will be left behind. I am not afraid of investing here in Acapulco," Slim said in 2012.
But one year later, most of the investment plans have still not been firmed up. According to Adrian Pandal, Slim's point-man for the Acapulco restoration project, "Cities can not be changed in a short time. SoHo was not built in one year. Acapulco is going through difficult times, but that doesn't mean it has stopped being a great place."
The restoration plan calls for reviving the tourism industry and making the city more livable for local citizens. It contemplates opening up the ocean view of the city's seafront, which is currently overwhelmed by street vendors and cheap night clubs.
Pandal said that while most of the investments are being carried out by the state of Guerrero and the federal government, Slim's conglomerate, Grupo Carso, is rebuilding (at its expense) more than 5 kilometers of Acapulco's waterfront. Slim's participation in the project will be to connect the "quebrada" (where the daring cliff divers put on their daily shows) in the open sea to the "malecon," the cement walkway that runs parallel to the shore. "It will be one of the most important transformations Acapaculo has witnessed in the past several decades," Pandal said. Grupo Carso is also investing in a hotel and shopping mall.
In the 2000s, Slim helped give a facelift to Mexico City's downtown area, known as the Centro Hstorico, by revamping the main streets, hotels, restaurants and stores. Pandal was in charge of overseeing that project. He said Slim is now trying to replicate that kind of sucess in Acapulco.
Slim's interest in Acapulco is not purely business. He has a large house there that he visits with his family on weekends. "He has affection for Acapulco," said Pandal. He has been a celebrity in Acapulco for some time. Mexico's top billionaire (also the world's richest man) is often seen there at high-society events and schmoozing with stars. In 2011, he attended the annual film festival and was pictured with Academy Award winner Italian icon Sophia Loren and French actor Alain Delon.
In December 2012, Slim sponsored a gala charity concert in Acapulco featuring Spanish tenor Placido Domingo. Glossy pictures of a smiley Slim with Sophia Loren and Placido Domingo were splashed across pages of Mexico City's high-society magazines.
In the past, some of Hollywood's best known faces vacationed in Acapulco. Elizabeth Taylor had one of her marriages there, and in the 1950s, Acapulco was chosen by John and Jackie Kennedy for their honeymoon trip. By bringing world-renowned celebrities to Acapulco, Slim hopes to project the better face of a place that once was the golden destination of the rich and famous.
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No running. Raise your hand. Take turns. Use inside voices. Following rules at school is very important. Featuring vivid photographs showing children following rules at school -- and some not following rules -- this e-book engages children with key words to focus on and allows them to use oral language skills to create a story on their own about following rules by observing what they see in the photographs.
Please. Thank you. You're Welcome. These are all great things to say when using good manners. Whether you are playing with friends or working with other students at school, good manners are always an important thing to remember. This engaging e-book aligns with the National Council for the Social Studies, state standards, and focuses on good manners. Featuring key words to know, this e-book allows children to create their own story or collaborate with others based on the information they see in the photographs.
What does it take to be a good citizen? Early readers will learn key words about being a good citizen while using oral language skills to determine what is happening throughout this e-book. Engaging images paired with key words to know, make this e-book an enjoyable reading experience for even the youngest readers. Aligned with the National Council for the Social Studies and other state standards, this e-book is a great tool to introduce students to what it means to be a good citizen.
Just like air, water, and food, we cannot live without love. This full-color picture e-book shows how we share our love with family, friends, teachers, pets, and more! With simple, repetitive sentences that foster word recognition skills and engaging photographs that develop the text-to-image relationship, this new fiction title builds student autonomy and reading confidence. Students will love exploring health and wellness concepts about basic human needs that align to the Next Generation and McREL Science Standards.
Early readers learn how to make healthy choices in this nonfiction introduction to nutrition and eating right. Featuring vivid, colorful photos and simple, informational text, this book teaches children the benefits of healthy eating and encouraged to make healthy decisions.
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The American flag represents a symbol of freedom in the American culture. The flag should never touch the ground and should be handled respectfully. This wordless e-book shows the construction of the flag to its use. Early learners will be encouraged to learn about the importance of the American flag by determining the meaning behind each photograph. Aligned to the National Council for the Social Studies and other state standards, this e-book is a great tool for teaching young students about our symbol of freedom.


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San Marcos 'phantasmechanic' enjoys popularity of his haunted house
In Casey Rummerfield's mind, each year can be divided up into two sections: Halloween, and all the days leading up to it.
Every Oct. 31 for the past 20 years, the self-described "Halloween Phantasmechanic" has turned his San Marcos family's home into one of the most elaborate, animated free haunted houses in the county. The thrills and chills at 1416 Shadow Hills Drive are so well known to trick-or-treaters, that nearly 500 turn out every year, including many young fathers who first visited when they were boys.
"It's a lot of work each year and we're all exhausted when it's over," said the 52-year-old Rummerfield, "but seeing the looks on these kids' faces gives me the Halloween spirit all over again."
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The exterior of Rummerfield's house will be completely transformed on Thursday. The front and side yards will become a graveyard filled with smoke, tombstones, jack o' lanterns, a springing spider, a lunging rattlesnake, a smoke-belching cannon, a shivering tree, talking skulls and pneumatically controlled zombies, grave-dwellers and skeletons that pop up via remote control. There will also be recorded music and digital monsters projected on the front window drapes.
Inside the garage, there will be tables filled with ghastly medical experiments, a jar of eyeballs, a floating fortune-teller's head in a glass orb, battery-operated rats that skitter around the floor, an amputated hand that grabs at passers-by and a life-size monster straining to escape his crypt. And spread out along one entire wall of the garage is Spooky Town, an animated and illuminated miniature village that Rummerfield built over several years which includes a tiny mummy and werewolf seesawing on a teeter-totter, little skeleton cheerleaders waving pom-poms and twin pirate ships swaying in the mini-town's port.
If many items remind you of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, that's no coincidence. Each year, Rummerfield rides the attraction over and over to get new ideas. He has spent more than $20,000 on Halloween décor, as well as thousands of hours building and painting items and re-engineering monsters that move and talk.
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The annual haunted display is a true family affair. Rummerfield's daughter Carly, 13, sits at the remote control switch, activating monsters when people pass, his wife, Lori, hands out candy and glow bracelets in the garage, and he is on constant vigil for quick repairs.
"A successful year," he said, "is when nothing breaks down."
And there have been some doozies of Halloween disasters in the past. Once, the glow-in-the-dark skeleton that rises from its coffin in the yard exploded forward with such force, its head flew off and ended up in the neighbor's yard across the street. Another time, an electric candle burst and set the carpet on fire. And the family learned the hard way that switching on the hair-dryer, air-conditioner or vacuum cleaner on Halloween night will short out the entire house.
Rummerfield said Halloween was always a big day with his family, growing up in Del Mar. His mother, Marilyn Seay of Vista, said that she would help Casey make creative costumes out of bedsheets and bandages and he showed a particular flair for scary makeup.
When he was 10, Rummerfield met his best friend Gray Jordan, and together they perfected the trick-or-treaters' art of repeatedly hitting the houses with the best candy by changing their costumes in the driveway. As roommates in college, they hosted parties with elaborate costumes, and every year since 1993, they have set up Rummerfield's Halloween display together.
During a test run on Saturday, Jordan plugged in power cords, flipped switches and adjusted the pneumatic controls on several monsters. He said he loves this time of year because it's a harbinger of crisp fall weather and it's a tradition he and Rummerfield have shared for more than 40 years.
Lori Rummerfield said living around skulls, gargoyles and zombies has made their two daughters fearless. Eldest daughter Wendy, 19, enjoyed cuddling with a toy rat as a girl, and when Carly was 3, she insisted on taking a severed hand along on shopping trips.
Creating the region's biggest private haunting ground takes time and planning. Rummerfield's work begins in August, when he starts running wires, power lines and pneumatic tubing, begins setting up Spooky Town and stops mowing the lawn (this week he'll mow everything except for coffin-sized patches in front of each plastic foam tombstone).
Halloween day begins for Rummerfield and Jordan around 5 a.m., and it won't end until after the family drags everything into the garage after midnight. Traditionally, Casey and Lori Rummerfield have taken the day off after Halloween to pack things up and hit the after-Halloween sales, but Rummerfield has time to spare this year because he was laid off last month from his job as a plant mechanic.
Being out of work is stressful and depressing, he said, but the layoff couldn't have come at a better time. Preparing for Halloween has been a welcome respite from job-hunting and it gave him time to build a motorized skeleton arm that's escaping a crypt in the front yard.
"It's been a real blessing in disguise because I had something to look forward to," he said. "Halloween is my favorite day of the year, and as soon as it's over, I start planning for what I'm going to do next year."


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Chinese Cultural Implications for ERP Implementation
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For the past week, I have been keeping a gratitude journal. I got the idea from a single mom with two kids who was on the show "Extreme Home Makeover." I thought to myself, wow that's a really cool thing to do because not only did the mom keep one, but her kids did too! While the show was on, I got on my phone and searched the internet for gratitude journal and read a couple pages/websites that gave me an overview and how to. A gratitude journal is very similar to a diary. However, the difference is that you mainly have positive things to write in a gratitude journal, not an emotional blast book for narrative of your day which is typical of a diary entry.
Here is what I learned:
- Make it a rule to write down a certain number of things you are thankful for per day. Avoid repeating the same things. The challenge is to think of new things which can be big or little.
- Many people start by writing down basic material things that they are grateful for in their lives. Be sure to explain why. You don't have to write a lot about why you are gateful, but it helps to focus on the emotional experience/connections.
- Think about your abilites, situations, and people in your life.
- You can write an essay, use bulleted list, do it in point form, or even write poetry. Don't just think in words. Think pictures. Make drawings or use photos
- To remember to write in your journal keep it somewhere you're sure to see when you have the most time. You don't have to write about what you are grateful for at the end of the day. You can write whenever you want!
- I am grateful that I have a husband who helps with household chores. Sometimes he does more work than I do when it comes to cleaning.
- Avery's giggles---she is so sweet and unique. It is so much to watch her laugh and play.
- Hot homemade soup when you don't feel good. It warms your spirit and your belly!
- Family that helps one another like taking your dog to the vet because you can't.
- Air conditioning during a Florida summer! It is so hot and uncomfortable without it.
- A spontaneous shoulder rub from my husband. It was such a loving gesture.
- For a good book to read. I very much enjoy the "escape" a book gives me---no matter the genre.
- The time I got to spend today shopping with my daughter! She was so good in her stroller and it was nice not to feel cooped up in the house all day.
- I really enjoyed posting my family dinner blog post. It was one of the better ones that I have written so far and I really do like spending time with my family.


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Tūhonohono = Connect
i ngā Taonga = the Treasures
ā-Iwi = of the people, the tribes, the Nation
Conference = Huinga tāngata, huinga taonga, wānanga
In partnership with the Te Rarawa Anga Mua Trust, National Services Te Paerangi held a two day conference in Kaitaia on 23-24 November 2017 which shared local perspectives on care of taonga. More than 70 people participated.
Tūhonohono delegates group shot. Photo by Sally August, Te Papa
The reason why this hui is supported by Te Papa goes back 20 years. When Te Papa opened as the Bi-cultural National Museum, a policy at the heart of this institution had also been developed. The Mana Taonga policy had been coined by the late Ngāti Porou leader, Āpirana Mahuika. Simply put, mana taonga is about empowering (mana) the source communities of objects (taonga).
One way that mana taonga manifests itself in the National Museum of New Zealand is by giving whānau, hapū and iwi access to the taonga created and held by their ancestors. Another way Te Papa empowers people/iwi/hapū/whānau is through the National Services Te Paerangi team. Our job is to support communities in their aspirations for mana taonga. One example is that we hold workshops on marae and we bring in experts like Rangi Te Kanawa, who can assess kākahu (cloaks) and then show the kaitiaki (carer) how to create a safe environment for the taonga.
The Tūhonohono Conference in Kaitaia last year was an opportunity to bring together iwi, hapū, whānau and kaitiaki from Te Hiku o Te Ika (the Far North) to share aspirations, visions, the ups and downs, the stories of their taonga. From my perspective, it was a really clear example of people connecting through their taonga. He huinga taonga, he huinga kōrero, he huinga tāngata.
I've picked out a few personal highlights from the conference:
On day one, the first speaker was Hilda Harawira, who shared the journey of the Tino Rangatiratanga Flag. It was a really good place for us to start, the words 'tino rangatiratanga' and 'taonga' can be found in the Treaty of Waitangi. The story of the flag is the story of the Māori protest movement, it's Hilda's story, it's the story of Ngā Tamatoa, it's the story of a competition to create a flag that had way less funding than another new flag movement of recent times. It's about a taonga known as the Tino Rangatiratanga Flag (the Tino Flag for short), but it's the people that made it, that carry it, that's what makes it interesting. The Tino Flag is flying here at Te Papa too. What's a taonga without a story?
Tino Rangatiratanga flag flying alongside the New Zealand flag outside Te Papa. Photo by Paora Tibble, Te Papa.
On day two, BJ Natanahira from the Tai Tokerau Arts Collective challenged us to look outside the pouaka taonga with his kaupapa, 'Preserving the Future'. 'What makes an artwork priceless? … Was the Mona Lisa priceless when it was first painted?'
How are we looking after the future of our art, of our mahi toi? It got me thinking about the whakataukī, 'He toi whakairo, he mana tangata'. A lot of the mahi we do in my team here at Te Papa is focussed on kaitiaki taonga (the care of taonga and connecting the people to that taonga, vis a vis). BJ asked us to think about the actual artists. The struggling artist may make for a great story, but why do we need to wait for someone to die before we recognise their artistic brilliance? What value do we give to those who make taonga?
Peter-Lucas Jones delivered an amazing presentation on Te Hiku Media. The people of Te Hiku o Te Ika (the Tail of the Fish = the Far North) have their own mita (dialect). Peter-Lucas and his team have worked tirelessly over the past few years recording their kaumātua speaking te reo o Ngāti Kahu, o Te Rarawa, o Ngāi Takoto, o Te Aupōuri, o Ngāti Kurī (some of the iwi of the Far North). The team at Te Hiku are even working with an IT company to develop a programme that can teach a computer to speak te reo o Te Hiku o Te Ika. The taonga here is the reo.
Te Hiku Media also did a piece on the conference which was screened on Haukainga: Guarding Our Taonga into the Future.
Ashley Waitai Dye, a mokopuna of Saana Murray (one of the original WAI 262 claimants) and the youngest presenter at the conference, shared insights into working with scientists, researchers, curators from the Auckland War Memorial Museum, NIWA, Landcare Research and Canterbury Museum. It was great to see Ngāti Kurī enabling to their youth to participate, to engage, to learn from expertise and their environment in the Far North. The taonga is the environment and how our people can engage this taonga with the expertise of mātauranga Ngāti Kurī and Pākehā.
This is just a small taste of what I experienced at the Tūhonohono Conference. Working in partnership with Brony Bauer-Hunt's team at Te Rarawa Anga Mua Trust was a real pleasure. They made it so easy for us. Whina Te Whiu, the curator at Te Ahu was also a great support. I purchased a cool as pīkau, woven by Roma Marae kuia, Pare Nathan.
Tūhonohono i ngā Taonga ā-Iwi ki Kaitaia 2017 was a Te Hiku o Te Ika -centric hui. The iwi of the North shared their taonga kōrero. What I saw were people thinking Mana Taonga in a global sense, but acting locally, right there in Te Hiku o Te Ika.


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