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Description Alex Markley 2008-02-29 07:45:17 UTC
From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux ppc; en-US; rv:188.8.131.52) Gecko/20080208 Fedora/18.104.22.168-1.fc8 Firefox/184.108.40.206 Description of problem: Ever since I upgraded to this new version of the kernel (which I was told to do to solve another problem) my iBook G4 12" trackpad has been frequently crashing. Specifically, everything starts up fine and I can use the trackpad normally, but after some hours of use, appletouch module begins reporting heavy touches all over the pad, disrupting normal use. Unloading/reloading the appletouch module appears to reset the device and (tentatively) solve the problem. Previous (2.6.23) kernels did not have this problem, and my trackpad worked fine. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-184.108.40.206-10.fc8 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. use trackpad 2. ??? 3. madness! Actual Results: Trackpad flips out. Expected Results: Trackpad probably shouldn't flip out. Additional info: [root@localhost Movies]# dmesg | grep -i touch appletouch: Geyser mode initialized. input: appletouch as /devices/pci0001:10/0001:10:1a.0/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/input/input6 usbcore: registered new interface driver appletouch appletouch: incomplete data package (first byte: 0, length: 17). input: appletouch disconnected appletouch: Geyser mode initialized. input: appletouch as /devices/pci0001:10/0001:10:1a.0/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/input/input8 appletouch: incomplete data package (first byte: 0, length: 17). usbcore: deregistering interface driver appletouch input: appletouch disconnected appletouch: Geyser mode initialized. input: appletouch as /devices/pci0001:10/0001:10:1a.0/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/input/input11 appletouch: incomplete data package (first byte: 0, length: 17). usbcore: registered new interface driver appletouch [root@localhost Movies]#
Comment 1 Chuck Ebbert 2008-02-29 21:22:58 UTC
Do the messages happen at the same time as the bad behavior?
Comment 2 Alex Markley 2008-02-29 21:31:46 UTC
No, as far as I can tell, appletouch thinks everything is fine. So I get no interesting messages in dmesg during the misbehavior. Here's a snapshot of synclient running when things are working properly: [alex@localhost scripts]$ synclient -m 200 time x y z f w l r u d m multi gl gm gr gdx gdy 0.000 585 161 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00000000 0 0 0 0 0 1.601 494 152 84 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 00000000 0 0 0 0 0 1.801 471 152 81 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 00000000 0 0 0 0 0 2.001 428 172 86 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 00000000 0 0 0 0 0 2.201 428 172 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00000000 0 0 0 0 0 Note, in particular, the Z column, which shows 0 for no touch, and ~83 for a normal touch. When the crash occurs (which, oddly, hasn't yet happened since I reported this bug) synclient shows the driver reporting touch values of 250+ (max is 300) for no apparent reason. I'll try to get some synclient output next time it goes haywire. Also, any tips on other sources of debugging information would be greatly appreciated.
Comment 3 Pete Zaitcev 2008-02-29 21:50:37 UTC
The usbmon is my cure-all for this sort of thing, because it can show precisely what goes on. Unfortunately, usbmon has to be running at the time of crash, so it produces megabytes of useless data until that moment. I wish the was a way to trip this more often... Maybe some kind of load condition in the system that makes two reports to stick together. I'm imagining a disk error or other case which makes CPU to close interrupts enough for two mouse events to collide. Mind, this is pure speculation. But if you find a way to make it happen more often, running usbmon becomes reasonable.
Comment 4 Alex Markley 2008-02-29 23:21:19 UTC
I have two ideas on how I might cause the crash more reliably. First, the crash seems to occur after I've left my laptop plugged into the network and running unsupervised for a few hours. (Ie, not interacting with it at all for a while.) The second thing that strikes me is this: The last time the crash happened, I figured out that unloading/reloading appletouch would bring the device back up. It hasn't crashed since, so that makes me wonder if rebooting wouldn't make it unstable again. I'll poke around some more and see if I can't nail down a specific situation where the issue occurs. In the mean-time, I can't seem to find any package like "usbmon"... Would you mind pointing me in the right direction on that? It would be nice if I could come back with some detailed logs of what's going on during the issue.
Comment 5 Chuck Ebbert 2008-02-29 23:26:54 UTC
(In reply to comment #4) > In the mean-time, I can't seem to find any package like "usbmon"... Would you > mind pointing me in the right direction on that? It would be nice if I could > come back with some detailed logs of what's going on during the issue. Install the kernel-doc package and read this file: /usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-<version>/Documentation/usb/usbmon.txt
Comment 6 Pete Zaitcev 2008-03-06 00:32:38 UTC
I forgot that this is PPC, so usbmon trace is going to be full of "D" records ("D" means that usbmon gives up because of pre-mapped DMA). I have to come up with a better idea.
Comment 7 Alex Markley 2008-03-06 01:55:28 UTC
Hey there. Sorry it's taken so long for me to get back with you on this. I was busy all last week, and it's taken me the better part of two days to get a good snapshot of the crash via usbmon. I don't see the "D" records of which you speak... Is it possibly because of a difference between the internal USB bus and the bus for the external ports? Anyway, I finally got it, so here I attach a very nice snapshot of it dying...
Comment 8 Alex Markley 2008-03-06 02:12:08 UTC
Created attachment 296979 [details]
usbmon session where appletouch dies
Okay, so here I start capturing like so:
[root@localhost ~]# mount -t debugfs none_debugs /sys/kernel/debug
[root@localhost ~]# cat /sys/kernel/debug/usbmon/0u > /tmp/appletouch_dies.txt
I swipe the trackpad a few times to demonstrate that everything works, then I
leave the trackpad alone for a few minutes.
You'll notice a long gap in the microseconds of the records. By microsecond
2445740193, everything's gone to pot. It doesn't respond properly to my
touches, and it jitters around the screen even when I'm not touching it.
I don't know the protocol the trackpad uses, but it appears to exchange groups
of ee643100 records when I let go of the trackpad. After microsecond
2445740193, I don't see any more of those "let go" records, despite the fact
that I clearly let go several times.
Is it possible that some timing issue is causing the trouble? Since I upgraded
to this new kernel, I've been getting these messages at startup and shutdown:
"Cannot access the Hardware Clock via any known method. Use the --debug option
to see the details of our search for an access method."
Anyhoo, please let me know if I can gather any other information.
Comment 9 Pete Zaitcev 2008-03-08 02:34:32 UTC
All right, this is the critical section: efa62d80 1780028222 S Ii:2:003:1 -115:1 81 < efa62d80 1780036213 C Ii:2:003:1 0:1 81 = 551f1b16 1a510a2a 005911ed 2f004c11 f227004b 11f33400 5211ef28 003c5113 ee643100 1780036245 S Ci:2:003:0 s a1 01 0300 0000 0008 8 < ee643100 1780038214 C Ci:2:003:0 0 8 = 00020000 00000000 ee643100 1780038233 S Co:2:003:0 s 21 09 0300 0000 0008 8 = 04020000 00000000 ee643100 1780040212 C Co:2:003:0 0 8 > efa62d80 1780040227 S Ii:2:003:1 -115:1 81 < efa62d80 1780044212 C Ii:2:003:1 0:1 81 = 551f1b16 1b510a2b 005a11ee 2f004c11 f227004b 11f33300 5111ee27 003b5113 efa62d80 1780044216 S Ii:2:003:1 -115:1 81 < efa62d80 2445740193 C Ii:2:003:1 0:1 81 = 55292027 1f511530 005d11f8 34005011 fd2c004f 11fd3900 5411f935 003f511e efa62d80 2445740221 S Ii:2:003:1 -115:1 81 < efa62d80 2445748186 C Ii:2:003:1 0:1 81 = 552a203a 1f511530 005d11f8 34004f11 fd2c004f 11fd3800 5411f93c 003f511e It seems like too much of a coincidence that the input layer decides to issue a1 01 (Get Report) and 21 09 (Set Report) right before everything dies. However, the device delivers one more report before the pause, which looks just fine. I wish I knew what the 04 in the first byte of the report was. This would only be possible to decode if we knew what reports and fields the device has. I wonder if evtest would tell us... I have a copy, but it needs to be built for PPC http://people.redhat.com/zaitcev/tmp/evtest.c I'm going to bug Dmitry and ask him to help.
Comment 10 Pete Zaitcev 2008-03-08 08:26:01 UTC
Meanwhile, I grepped through the source a bit. The only way to do the above is through usbhid_submit_report. And the only place which submits both kinds is hiddev. Ergo, an application does this (maybe X). But why? Screensaver? It's a mystery.
Comment 11 Pete Zaitcev 2008-03-11 01:47:48 UTC
Is the old (working) kernel still available? The analysis points squaredly at an application (possibly X itself, through evdev) issuing a disruptive ioctl. But this conclusion contradicts the original report which identifies a kernel regression.
Comment 12 Alex Markley 2008-03-12 04:22:49 UTC
Okay, I managed to find and install some old 126.96.36.199-85.fc8 (known-working) kernel RPMs. (Had to strong-arm rpm to get it to install, but whatever.) I'll be running the old kernel for the next few days to see if using it really eliminates the problem. However, I've already noticed one major difference. Usbmon seems to be streaming LOTS more data to/from the appletouch device in this kernel. With the newer 2.6.24 kernels, usbmon seems to only show data when I'm actually touching the appletouch device. The 188.8.131.52-85.fc8 version shows a non-stop stream of data flowing. I'll post a relevant attachment next...
Comment 13 Alex Markley 2008-03-12 04:27:34 UTC
Created attachment 297703 [details]
A few seconds of usbmon output from the 2.6.23 kernel.
I produced this output the same way as before:
[root@localhost ~]# mount -t debugfs none_debugs /sys/kernel/debug
[root@localhost ~]# cat /sys/kernel/debug/usbmon/0u >
This usbmon capture only represents a few seconds. I started the capture,
quickly swiped the trackpad twice, and left it alone for a second, then killed
the capture.
Looking at the pattern of data, it seems clear to me that the device and device
driver are communicating using a markedly different protocol in 2.6.23 than
they are in 2.6.24.
And to be clear, I have not yet experienced any trackpad misbehavior in this
2.6.23 kernel yet.
Comment 14 Pete Zaitcev 2008-03-12 05:27:24 UTC
I'm going to poke linux-input for suggestions.
Comment 15 Pete Zaitcev 2008-03-13 00:02:46 UTC
Jiri suggests to revert 2a3e480d4b3392ce8907089094bd074575f9bb2a and see if that helps. He also reminds that my code inspection was invalid because appletouch is not a part of HID.
Comment 16 Alex Markley 2008-03-13 01:13:47 UTC
(In reply to comment #15) > Jiri suggests to revert 2a3e480d4b3392ce8907089094bd074575f9bb2a > and see if that helps. I'm afraid I don't understand what this means. :-P Sorry if I'm missing something obvious. > He also reminds that my code inspection was > invalid because appletouch is not a part of HID. So this may not be an application-level problem after all?
Comment 17 Pete Zaitcev 2008-03-13 02:45:59 UTC
Apparently not, but your efforts to install the old kernel weren't in vain, because they enabled me to press the regression angle with the upstream. I thought I cc-ed you on it.
Comment 18 Alex Markley 2008-03-13 16:14:08 UTC
I did see a small snapshot of your discussion, although my limited familiarity of kernel stuff prevents me from comprehending everything I read. :-P It's encouraging to know that it might actually be a device driver bug and not some horrible mistake on my part. ;) Unfortunately, I don't know the meaning of this: "[R]evert 2a3e480d4b3392ce8907089094bd074575f9bb2a and see if that helps." What exactly should I do here? Also, I seem to have discovered another interesting piece of information: Once the trackpad starts acting up, if I leave it alone long enough, the trouble can occasionally clear up. (Not frequently, but it's definitely happened more than once now.) Let me know what else I can do to help.
Comment 19 Alex Markley 2008-03-18 16:25:10 UTC
Just installed new kernel-184.108.40.206-34.fc8. Issue is still present.
Comment 20 Pete Zaitcev 2008-03-18 18:13:07 UTC
Alex, no surprise here. I should build you a test kernel with the revert, but it's a bigger pain than just throwing a patch at someone. Once there (assuming Jiri's guess is correct), we'd need to identify the actual issue, the patch 2a3e480d4b is pretty long.
Comment 21 Pete Zaitcev 2008-03-18 18:13:55 UTC
Created attachment 298432 [details]
Jiri's guess
Comment 22 Alex Markley 2008-03-18 19:41:14 UTC
Ah, so "2a3e480d4b" refers to a specific patch. I'm less confused now. :) I would offer to build and install a test kernel myself, but the ppc boot process scares the willies out of me. I know grub inside and out, but I simply don't know how to install a kernel on this ibook. If you were to link to some instructions and a conveniently-patched kernel tarball, I might be able to build it. (Assuming that's any easier for you than just building an rpm and having me install that.)
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As part of Judaism week we talked about different celebrations. Take a look at how we made our lovely cookies!
We also learnt a new song click on the link to take a look.
We have enjoyed looking in the mirror and drawing ourselves!
The children are beginning to understand that they are part of the wonder of God's love and creation.
Miss Simpson also looked closely at the way we held our pencils.


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Musical Artists
Being musical is one of the most joyous gifts you can possess. People used to say how much they envied my ability to sing and said that I should never take it for granted. I never did and I have spent my whole life singing right up until I got pulmonary hypertension. My voice never did quite recover and this was a great sense of loss for me, a feeling I am sure most PH patients can relate to, after all haven't we all lost something?
Even though my gift never quite recovered there are many others whose still shine through and give us inspiration through their talent using it to entertain and to raise awareness. In particular would be Chloe Temtchine, so listen to her fabulous music and find her stories and others, plus other educational tools scattered about the site from her too. From your editor Melissa & the PHNA team. If you would like to be included in our singing hall of fame just contact PHNA directly.
Everyone's Favourite PH Pop Star
Check out her top hits
Chloe Temtchine - PH Patient, Singer, Songwriter, Performer Chloe has been singing her whole life and certainly hasn't allowed getting pulmonary hypertension to stop that.
Listen to her many music clips, we have attached our favourites for you. Her story continues to play out on the stage where she entertains the masses while delivering an important message. So crank up those speakers and enjoy!
PHNA welcomes the lovely Kika to our PHamily. A very talented and accomplished musician living with PAH and looking stunning while doing it we might add!
MEET: Erica "KiKa" Hutchison, 37
Christine Clarke - PHNA Member
PH Patient. Belongs to a quire that sings traditional Australian Aboriginal songs in the Noongar language.
June Violettis - PHNA Member
Mother of PH Patient. Classically trained Soprano & Opera singer. Has sung in Oratorio Quires, Church, Concerts, Weddings & Competitions. Multi Award winner with her own Albums.
Melissa Dumitru - PHNA Founder
PH Patient. Classically trained Soprano for Opera & contemporary music. Has performed in Church, Weddings, Receptions, Concerts.


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Winter 2015 is showing its teeth. More snow and cold temperatures are presumably on their way to the metro-area later today.
Are you enjoying this winter? What are you seeing? Winter is such an interesting time for nature- plants and animals (and humans!) remain alive, but adjust to the harsher conditions.
As writer and naturalist Donna Long observes, "winter weather has the most dramatic changes…The wind picks up and trees creak and sway in the wind. The water in pond and lakes freezes. And ice crystals form on the water surface and freeze downward. The top layer of ice serves as a protective coating for the animals in the depths below."
Trees and other plants become dormant during the cold weather months. Everything within the plant- metabolism, energy consumption and growth- slows down.
There is much to see during winter, says Long. You just have to look in the right places.
"It is a good time to identify tree twigs and winter seed heads," she writes.
"Some plants remain standing during winter…[they] are often tough customers like thistle, burdock, chicory and goldenrod."
Most birds fly to warmer regions during the winter. But there are about 30 bird species -like the cardinal- which stay put in our area through the cold, dark months, says Long.
Preparing for Spring
And even as the cold reaches its depth, nature is already preparing for spring.
"In late winter, tree sap rises and the maple sugaring harvest begins," continues Long.
"Late winter is also the time that tree buds begin to swell." Long encourages us to "take notice of which trees buds swell first and all the other conditions that coincide. What is the air temperature? And what else is happening at the same time?"
We'd love to see what you're seeing as we move through this winter season. Send your pics and observations to email@example.com. Or comment below!


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Every New Year millions of people pledge to eat healthier, lose weight, and exercise. The majority of those people fail to keep their resolution and return to their bad habits. Spark People is a site that wants to help those who are struggling and inspire those who haven't started trying to get healthy yet. Their site is free to join and offers a wide variety of resources to help you improve your health. The site offers articles, calculators, food guides, quizzes, nutrition information, exercise videos, workout guides, calendars, recipes and tracker tools. Spark People is a fantastic place to assist you in meeting your health goals. If improving your health is something you want to do, go over to Spark People and join. What is there to lose?
______________________________________________Video Jug is a sites that provides free professional "how to" videos on hundreds of topics. This sites videos are sorted into 10 categories and the focus of the site is improving your life. Do you have a home project you want to start? Perhaps you want to learn to cook a certain dish? Maybe you want to become a better golfer? This site is overflowing with tips on cooking, sports, technology, home projects, relationships, children, and the list goes on and on and on. If you want to learn something new by watching a video, don't go to You Tube, try Video Jug first. Their videos are high quality and done by experts so you can be sure you are getting good advice.
Calorie Gallery
There are countless site that show the nutritional value of foods but the numbers might have more meaning if there were a visual to help you understand them better. Calorie Gallery is a site that not only provides the nutritional information it also gives you a picture of what a 200 calorie portion of that food looks like. According to the site's homepage, the site has not officially launched but you are still free to look around at their library of food pictures and information. There site offers 11 categories that you can browse or use their search bar to find a specific item and there is information. Each item you view comes with complete nutritional values information in grams or ounces as well as how long it will take you to burn those calories by different exercises. Their site also offers a meal planning tool that will help you calculate calories depending on what ingredients you choose. Calorie Gallery is a good website to help people stay healthy through nutritional choices. Health teaches as well as Consumer and Career teachers should give this site a try and they may find it useful for their students.
Life Organizers
Life Organizers is a website designed to help you organize every aspect of your life. Messy homes, clutter, relationships, exercise, finances, travel, time management. These are just some of the areas that Life Organizers can assist you with. Their website contains both articles and check lists to assist you in getting control over a challenging or time consuming part of life. Teachers and parents will be happy to know that Life Organizers has a section dedicated to education and helping your children/students with school. Most of us have an area of life that needs attention and Life Organizers just may have the solution to your problem.
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Last on today's agenda is Monkeysee, a "how to" website for just about everyone. It features videos produced by experts on just about any topic you can imagine. Their list of categories and subcategories is quite extensive. There are videos about cooking, safety, parenting, sports, and even education just to name five. Take a few minutes to browse their collection and you will be sure to find something interesting.


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The kind of coaching Jennifer does is not the same as life coaching because she does not view the obstacles that you may have previously encountered as a problem. Her approach is to help you understand those 'patterns' and see how they have served you up until this point. Once you have a better insight into your own views and behaviors, she helps you allow those old patterns to shift and transform in ways that will advance your goals, whether those are personal or in business. When these shifts occur, the results are immediate and transformational --- thus she calls it transformational coaching. The whole process is more person-centered and internal, a deeply personal journey.
Jennifer occasionally works with couples, but her approach is to deal with each partner one-on-one as a major part of the process. With couples, it can be delicate because a great deal of sensitivity is required to maintain the balance of the couple, while they are undergoing internal shifts as both a couple and as individuals.


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Urban Journal: Planning for Delhi's Transportation Future
By Raka Choudhury
It's no secret that Indian cities face infrastructure challenges. Problems are often exacerbated by the lack of coordination among local government agencies, who anyway need to take a much more prominent role in urban planning.
An agency within the Delhi Development Authority is moving in the right direction. The Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure (Planning and Engineering) Center, thankfully known more simply as Uttipec, was established in 2008 under a special provision of the Delhi Development Act.
It is responsible for planning oversight of all traffic and transportation infrastructure in the capital. In keeping with the National Urban Transport Policy, Uttipec aims to make sure that pedestrians, cyclists and public transport are given at least as much importance as private vehicles.
Uttipec may be the only agency of its kind in India, where planning and implementation of traffic and transportation projects are coordinated by a single agency. Working groups for specific projects are supposed to meet once a week, and a governing body meets once a month to approve projects, or not. In essence, Uttipec is a planning agency that forces cooperation and collaboration among various departments representing different interests.
The Wall Street Journal's India Real Time spoke with Uttipec Director Ashok Bhattacharjee to find out more about the agency. Edited excerpts:
WSJ: DDA has been around for many years now. What prompted the creation of Uttipec?
Mr. Bhattacharjee: It was a series of events. First, a technical committee within DDA had been responsible for approving flyovers and other road projects, but it was a narrow scope. Second, the last couple of iterations of the Delhi Master Plan had been talking about creating a Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority that would adopt a holistic approach toward reviewing transport improvements, but was unsuccessful. Since the transport scenario is complex with various disciplines and players involved, there was an urgent need for planning, integration and inter-agency coordination. Uttipec was formed through a Central Government Notification to fulfill that role.
WSJ: There are so many construction projects happening around the city at any given time. How do these projects come under the reviewing authority of Uttipec?
Mr. Bhattacharjee: This is still a work in progress. The Public Works Department controls the major roads within the city, and it decides how these should be reviewed and if Uttipec should be involved. Then there are a number of projects submitted to the technical committee for review. This is not how the process should be. For example, Uttipec's first approval was a set of pedestrian design guidelines, because Uttipec realized that pedestrians were being treated as secondary in Delhi, and this needed to change. Now all new and retrofit street projects need to follow these guidelines and are subject to review by Uttipec.
WSJ: What have been some of Uttpec's biggest accomplishments?
Mr. Bhattacharjee: The creation of Uttipec itself was a great achievement because of the need for coordination between the agencies and a comprehensive review of all aspects of a project. This has been possible because the governing body is headed by the Lieutenant Governor [Tejendra Khanna]. With Uttipec, he started coming to the DDA offices every month to chair meetings, and it forced the heads of all the other departments of the Delhi government and other important stakeholders to be involved. Until then, junior engineers were involved in meetings without the authority to make decisions. Now, the presence of all these high-level decision-makers in the room allows for coordination at a much higher-level and decisions to be made relatively quicker.
We also have 10 working groups now working on a range of issues from developing planning guidelines to road capacity building, community outreach and even the monitoring of construction projects. In terms of actual projects, there are about 20-25 projects that have been approved so far, including the ITO Urban Renewal Project, and Vikas Marg Metro Connectivity, which includes a parking strategy.
But really, the biggest accomplishment has been getting all the different departments to meet, brainstorm and arrive at a consensus.
WSJ: What have the challenges been and how have you overcome them?
Mr. Bhattacharjee: Initially, people were very uncomfortable with this level of transparency. People were also used to a certain way of working and were not open to deliberations or change in the process. Planning was totally ignored by the engineers… Now the engineers have all come around, they even consult Uttipec before they hire their own consultants to make sure that they meet Uttipec's requirements.
WSJ: Is it possible that Uttipec's powers could be too far-reaching? Are there checks and balances in place to make sure that the vision of a wider audience is served? What is the process for approval?
Mr. Bhattacharjee: The process is no different than what was happening when DDA's technical committee approved projects. In fact, there is better coordination now and all agencies can weigh in. What we have done is put some guidelines in place that we then use to approve projects. Sometimes, there are projects that come in and we realize that we need to develop guidelines.
The process for approval is pretty clear cut. Working groups discuss and deliberate, and the governing body (which includes representatives from all departments) approves it or asks the working group to revise it. Projects go through a public review process and are posted on Uttipec's website for comment.
WSJ: The Ministry of Urban Development is getting ready to launch the second phase of its Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission program over the next couple of months. The program is supposed to provide an estimated $40 billion for urban infrastructure improvements across the country. Do you have any advice for local governments that may want to emulate Uttipec's institutional framework and operational procedures?
Mr. Bhattacharjee: Yes, this is the right time to create an agency like Uttipec so that all the departments can sit together and comprehensively prioritize the entire city's interests, not indulge in piecemeal, short-term improvements like the flyovers that are being built across mid-level cities around India. The idea should be develop in a way that is more "planning-focused" and less focused on getting the maximum construction funds possible.
There are four stages for any project- planning, implementation (enforcement during construction), management, and operation and maintenance. During the planning stage, people from the other three stages should be involved. Only then will all departments take ownership of projects, and that is what an agency like Uttipec will help achieve.
Raka Choudhury is an urban planner with a decade's experience in Washington, DC. Since her return to Asia, she has worked on projects in Singapore, Malaysia and India. The views expressed here are her own. You can follow her on Twitter @rcrc2012.
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A Universe Of Possibilities
I am so frustrated when I hear people describe themselves as not creative. If you consider it, each sentence we utter is a creative act. In fact, every problem, every product and every moment in our lives is an opportunity for creativity.
I just picked up a book from Tina Seelig, InGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity, and she said something that really resonated with me: "Creativity is an endless resource, and we can tap into it at any time."
Seelig offers a new creativity model, that she calls the "Innovation Engine," to explain how ingenuity is generated and fostered. Chapter-by-chapter she explains specific tools, techniques and conditions that together enhance creativity in individuals, teams and organizations.
Her approach to unlocking creativity is a holistic one. Her model has six parts – three that come from inside of you (knowledge, imagination and attitude) and three that are generated by the environment in which you live (culture, resources and habitat).
"These are not isolated factors. You have to look at them in concert," Seelig said.
Knowledge, imagination and attitude overlap and are internal because they reside in the mind. Knowledge is the toolbox for your imagination; your imagination is the catalyst for the transformation of your knowledge into new ideas; and your attitude provides you with the drive needed to push through difficult problems.
On the other side, culture, habitat, and resources are of the outside world. Culture, habitat, and resources influence the process by which imagination catalyzes the transformation of knowledge into ideas. Thus the individual and the environment are interdependent in interesting and non-obvious ways and essential for creative problem solving.
Inventive Solutions
Seelig said both imagination and innovation can be fostered in a few simple ways.
Look at things from a new perspective. According to Seelig, we often allow our imagination to dwindle as we age. One of the way we do that, is by asking ourself constraining questions such as: 5 +5 = ?
"There is only one right answer. Really creative people don't look at the world like this. They look at problems through different lenses and they reframe the problem," said Seelig. Instead, creative people ask questions like this: ? + ? = 10
Reframing the question this way, opens up the parameters and allows for an infinite number of inventive answers.
Rethinking of failure as research. Even under pressure, you must not be afraid of failure, said Seelig. You can always gain knowledge from unexpected results. This way you won't won't fear being innovative, just in case things don't come out the way they are expected to.
"We all have creativity within us," Seelig argues, "and there are endless opportunities to use it."
Watch this TedX talk by Tina Seelig on unlocking creativity. Seelig will take you through her innovation model and the various components needed for creativity.


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As the former Senior Director of Global Communications for the Nielsen Company, I served as an internal consultant to top-level management in both its media and consumer divisions. There, I provided public relations and content strategy support for Nielsen's television, Internet, mobile, and social media operations, initiating the company's first executive blog and co-founding its corporate social network to promote its digital and data services in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
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Often times we are called out to repair a leaky gutter only to find that someone else has already tried to fix it. What we see is funky caulking that didn't stick, rust, and failed fasteners. With the right approach these gutter problems can still be repaired. And other times not even the best repair pucky is going to hold up to another heavy rain.
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text: 6 Ways You Can Embrace Business Mobility It's important to consider if there are any mobile technologies that can benefit your organization. Articles published April 7, 2017 by Ron Schmudlach Do you remember when corded phones became cordless? Do you remember when cell phones became the new normal? Do you remember when Wi-Fi wasn't possible? All of these major technology advances have changed how organizations run and how people go about their everyday lives. In line with these breakthroughs is the technology that allows organizations to be mobile and work from anywhere. Today there are many different kinds of services and solutions that allow organizations to be mobile with their day-to-day functions, and together they are completely changing how business is done. This shift to business mobility has been happening for a while. It started with an individual productivity focus by giving employees mobile devices (laptops, cell phones, tablets). Then it transitioned to team productivity, where organizations utilize applications and services designed for groups of users to collaborate and communicate. Now it's evolved even further to business mobility, which is the shift to mobile processes and operations to increase productivity, streamline processes, and reduce mobile workforce costs. According to a VMware study, mobility strategies, such as business mobility, are creating better workflow, boosting employee productivity, and even producing a return on investment (ROI). Organizations that have implemented mobility services have seen a 72 percent improvement in overall IT staff efficiency. A Sage Research study found that a mobile voice solution led to a productivity increase of 3.9 hours per week, per employee. VMware also revealed that those same organizations have seen a 150 percent ROI. This trend of making applications, systems, and processes mobile is not going away. IBM believes that 44 percent more organizations will move their workloads to a hosted cloud solution over the next four years. IDC predicts that the mobile workforce will be roughly three-quarters of the U.S. workforce. If your organization is looking to implement solutions to enable workplace mobility in the near future, here are six solutions to think about. 1. Unified Communications Hosted PBX A hosted PBX phone system, which runs Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) eliminates the need for traditional telephone lines by delivering both voice and data over a single, private broadband connection. Such solutions can improve communication and collaboration among remote offices and employees working from home. Find-me, Follow-me This uses call forwarding and simultaneous-sequential ring options, which allows employees to receive calls on alternative phones. It also lets employees place calls from a different phone, as if it were an office line, complete with Caller ID. Application Integration and Online Portal When working from home, application integration grants access to personal and group calling lists, along with other features, conveniently from an integrated toolbar in Outlook or a web browser, so that you can continue to collaborate and call co-workers and clients. Many VoIP systems offer an online portal for mobile employees to access, so they can still download and view information, such as missed phone calls and voicemails. More advanced portals may include a smartphone app option and Instant Messaging (IM) integration, so that collaboration and access is even simpler. 2. Virtual Private Network (VPN) One of the most important mobile technologies for organizations to adopt is a VPN. This lets remote workers securely log-on to the organization's network from any location. Having this in place allows your employees to establish a secure connection, while still being able to get their job done effectively. 3. Customer-facing Apps A unique way to be mobile is to allow your customers to be mobile with you. This means creating an application that your customers can use to interact with you on-the-go. Business Insider reports that 78 percent of adults in the U.S. use a mobile device, so developing a way for them to get their questions and problems resolved on their device makes sense. This improves your customer experience, which in turn can boost customer loyalty, satisfaction, and retention rates. 4. Back Office Integration When implementing mobile processes and software, consider how it will integrate with your current systems. Field Technology Magazine reports that the ability to work with current back-office systems is the top criteria when choosing a mobile workforce management system. Make sure the systems are compatible and can communicate with each other, so you can avoid regular maintenance and updates. 5. Standalone vs. Web-based When considering what type of mobile software to use, it's beneficial to think about whether your organization would install it as a standalone service, or as a web-based service (Software as a Service – SaaS). Standalone services require maintenance to install and upgrade, while SaaS solutions will provide that as part of the service. It's best to weigh the pros and cons and decide which solution is the best for your organization. 6. Meshed WAN Network A Meshed WAN network creates a totally private and customized network, and is an ideal solution for organizations that have two or more locations. This helps organizations bridge remote locations and makes new ways of doing business possible. Since a Meshed WAN network runs "in the cloud," you benefit from professional management, advanced security, and flexibility, allowing employees and customers to communicate on one network. Taking the time now to research and invest in mobile technologies can help your team work better together and have a positive impact on your organization. As more organizations embrace the mobile workforce and adapt their processes and infrastructure to the cloud, it's important to consider if there are any mobile technologies that can benefit your organization. Would your organization benefit from business mobility solutions?


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How the internet of things will make freight shipping more efficient.
October 29, 2015
As manufacturing, transportation and almost every aspect of society progresses with modern advances, the dependency on the Internet of Things (IoT) expands and impacts our everyday lives. By the year 2020, there will be 25 billion connected devices in use, representing a 30-fold increase over today.
Due to the IoT's rapid growth, business models will be inclined to keep pace. We're certain to realize its value within logistics soon. Let's look at how the IoT can drive overall productivity and make freight shipping more efficient.
The IoT utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID), composed of a chip, a reader and database, along with cloud-based GPS systems, which makes it possible to keep track of individual items and their condition. With the combination of RFID and the IoT, chips can communicate with each other.
With this technology, shipments could be received automatically, bar codes would not have to be scanned before warehousing items and shipping products would become simplified.
By enabling devices to speak among each other, the IoT can help supply chains to decrease asset loss. Product issues would be identified early on to find a solution and fuel cost would be cut as fleet routes are optimized with monitored traffic status.
Rapid service.
IoT data provide unique insight on fuel efficiency in relation to how drivers are using the brakes in their trucks. Recommendations on the optimal speed of transport for certain road surfaces to get the most mileage out of a gallon of fuel is one of the ways IoT data could be used to improve today's shipping efficiency.
Sensor-equipped trucks and GPS technology enable further supply chain productivity. Such technology has the power to tell corporate maintenance facilities when trucks need service for their brakes, tires, oil or any other critical systems. When maintenance crews get this information well in advance - truck companies can avoid the extra expense of road repairs.
This is made possible through the rise of mobile computing, consumerization of Information Technology, 5G networks and big data analytics - all of which are applied to IoT practices.
Enhanced accessibility of data.
The Industrial Internet allows manufacturers already using new software functions to improve operational efficiency through predictive maintenance - resulting in less cost for scheduled repairs (12%), decreased maintenance cost (30%) and fewer breakdowns (about 70%).
Additionally, automotive suppliers can take advantage of intelligent transmission systems that continuously track and analyze a commercial truck driver's habits with geographical data to signal vehicle transmissions when exactly to change gears. This ultimately allows shipping to be powered by transmissions that last longer while using less fuel.
Having real-time information through IoT data proves to be a real advantage. Being able to access information instantly versus downloading data from a truck, which can take hours or even days, results in less time at weigh stations and more time on the road.
Fuel efficiency.
Optimizing asset utilization through IoT best practices not only helps drive overall productivity, it also enables companies to be fuel efficient. In fact, a study of two linked trucks recently showed 7% in fuel savings, with the lead truck cutting down fuel use by 4.5% and the rear truck by 10%. Ideally, trucks from different fleets can come together and meet on the highway to share safety, fuel and environmental benefits - and could become the basis for an automated highway system.
Final thoughts.
Just as manufacturers, transportation professionals and shippers can benefit from the advances of the Internet of Things, shippers can continue to get the most competitive rates through advanced online tools.
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Microsoft Well being
Initially, the statement you bought from your medical health insurance just isn't a bill, it is an explanation of the benefits they supplied in your latest visit to the doctor. The apple is talked about ten times within the Bible, and in historic instances was a extremely prized commodity (and in the present day stills holds an esteemed place in society for its health benefits). In different words, he was explicitly addressing that free-ridership challenge that other international locations take pleasure in and US health care customers must pay for. You can see all the choices you qualify for, including private insurance plans and free and low-value coverage through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance coverage Program (CHIP). Similarly, hospital acquired situations equivalent to ulcers, infections, and different avoidable traumas are down, resulting in an estimated one hundred twenty five,000 lives saved and practically $28 billion in value savings. The Administration has made historic progress in reforming how our well being care system pays for care.
At the miserable second where the brand new U.S. administration is making ready to tear down President Obama's extension of medical insurance to a wider population, it was heartening to study a program working to advance Obama's ideals by insuring the poorest of the Indian poor. After blogging for Well being Care Renewal for more than 11 years, I have seen our points get more recognition, but there have been only a few adjustments which may mitigate them.
Open enrollment is the only time of 12 months everybody can receive Minimal Important Coverage Every medical insurance type has an enrollment period. If money markets had been practical, medical insurance might become what it must be: a approach of protecting lifetime wealth from catastrophic shocks, like life insurance coverage. President-elect Donald Trump's decide to run the Well being and Human Companies Division traded more than $300,000 in shares of well being-related firms over the past 4 years while sponsoring and advocating legislation that doubtlessly may affect these companies' stocks. The principle supply of inequality in well being care spending emerges from the out-of -pocket spending.
For instance, in the same 2011 report that ranked Canada poorly, Germany was among the high performers, with solely 7% of German citizens waiting two months or extra for a specialist appointment and 0% of Germans ready four months or extra for elective surgery (The Common Wealth Fund 2011, eight). A significant supply of this improved access to service is the competitors that exists in the German well being care system (Orvis and Drogus 604).
Shae takes ph360's insights one step further by offering 24-7 assist for ph360 users as a Digital Health Assistant" It is being engineered to make use of interactive voice and textual content conversations to speak a personalized health plan with customers in actual time by way of their telephone, tablet, laptop computer or smartwatch. The truth is, Small Business Majority's polling found two-thirds of small employers consider allowing staff to decide on among multiple carriers … Read More


text: Limited vinyl LP pressing. 2016 release. Award-winning Boston hard rock/metal band Worshipper has signed to Tee Pee Records. The group, whose melodically thunderous sound balances classic metal riffs and doom tendencies with soaring clean vocals and fast-moving grooves, calls it's urgent sound 'darkly epic.' Shadow Hymns is a masterclass in top shelf guitar rock, with the band's harmonic phrasing and power calling for comparison to luminary artists such as Scorpions, UFO and Judas Priest. Worshipper possesses all the necessary guitar chops and unbreakable melodies to turn even the most jaded heavy metal old-timer teary-eyed with nostalgia. Through it's unique mix of contemporary and classic influences, Worshipper prove that the horn-throwing soul of melodic heavy music's past still burns brightly.


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Un Happy Hour: April 10, 2018
The third annual AAUW St. George Un-Happy Hour celebrating (not!) Equal Pay Day will be Tuesday, April 10 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. This day recognizes how much longer into the new year women have to work to earn what their male counterparts did in the previous year.
Xetava Cafe in Ivins, Utah will again host the event and donate a portion of the proceeds to the AAUW St. George Public Policy committee. Entrance fee is $12 ($13 paid online) includes appetizers and salad. Cash bar will be available. Reservations are required to attend. Seating is limited! Reserve today.
Remember to wear RED!
Swimming Up Stream: April 12, 2018
Leadership expert Dr. Susan Madsen will talk about the status of women in Utah on Thursday, April 12 at the Electric Theater in St. George, Utah. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with complimentary light refreshments offered. Dr. Madsen takes the stage at 6:00 p.m. and there will be Q&A from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Admission is free, RSVP recommended because seating is limited. Reserve today
Both events are open to the public and men are welcome and encouraged to attend!


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This label has gained much popularity in fashion world of Pakistan, not only in our country but also internationally as well due to their magnificent and superb designs, color combinations and stitching styles of dresses. It provides products for Kids, Men, Women and also home Accessories. For men's wear brand name is "Naqsh", and for women wear is "Nisha". All this chic assortment is made for upcoming event Eid-ul-Fitr containing bright and vibrant colors and styles.
By visiting their site you can also check prices at home decide which is affordable for you people. So make your Eid festive more memorable then ever and give yourself more pretty, glowing and fresh look by wearing this brand attires. Here I am going to showcased full bucket of this eye-catching assortment which is just awesome. Take a deep Look 🙂


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Environmental Accounting for a mega-diverse country like India is packed with challenges – from requirements of huge datasets and several microscopic studies to synchronising all of these so that they speak to each other and can yield consistent estimates. An implementation plan for environment accounting was drawn by the Expert Group on "Green National Accounts in India", constituted under the Chairmanship of Prof. Sir Partha Dasgupta.
A total of 15,000 hectares of land have been brought under wheat cultivation this season in the district with a production target of 62,000 metric tonnes of wheat.
New findings released offer a compelling business case for investing in the protection of the world's coral reefs, with economic benefits stretching into the tens of billions in just over a decade.
The report provides scientifically sound practical guidance for selecting SLM (Sustainable Land Management) practices that help address DLDD (Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought), climate change adaptation and mitigation, and for creating an enabling environment for their large-scale implementation considering local realities.
AFTER Donald Trump said on June 1st that America would pull out of the Paris accord on climate change, many people congratulated China for sticking with it.
This report considers the potential availability of land and crops for biofuel expansion in Southern Africa. It is based on a regional-level review of data and is designed to highlight regional-level opportunities and constraints.
Effective monitoring of deforestation and cropland expansion in Africa requires reliable estimates of land cover area. However, continental scale land cover datasets generated solely or partially through remote sensing technologies show large differences in the extent and spatial distribution of forest and cropland.
REDD+, agroforestry systems have the potential to reduce deforestation and forest degradation directly and indirectly. They supply timber and fuel wood that would otherwise be sourced from adjacent forests.
Europe's ecosystems face increasing pressure to stay healthy amid rising pollution, overexploitation, urban sprawl and the effects of climate change. These are the findings of a European Environment Agency (EEA) report published which takes stock of the condition of Europe's ecosystems.
Farmers who had lost their fertile land because of now-shelved mega steel project of Tata Steel in Ganjam district of Odisha held a demonstration at district headquarter town Chatrapur on Wednesday
Forfeiting our commons
The Lancet's Series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition
President Obama's grand climate plan does not add up
Climate change can no longer be ignored
NGO demands withdrawal of Niyamgiri gram sabha notificatio


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To this day one of the greatest letters I've ever received was from a gentleman in the military stationed on active duty in the Middle East. He told me reading my books helped distract him from what was going on around him, and I can't properly express how much that impacted me.
I'm not sure if there's a process for donating e-books, but if you or someone you know is serving in the military (army, navy, air force, anything), please shoot me an email. I would love to send free books to anyone who needs the distraction. Or if you … Read the rest »


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Back by popular demand, Chanukah cards! I have made these in the past and had a few requests so wanted to add these on as an option for custom made holiday cards. More details on all the cards are below.
Things to remember:
• 10 cards & envelopes per box
• One design per box
• Choose from 3 designs
• Order in bulk and receive 10% off additional boxes after first box
• Orders accepted until December 5, 2011. Cards delivered by December 15, 2011
• Payment accepted via paypal to Katieannbrooks
• $20/box
• $38/2 boxes- 20 cards (up to 2 designs)
• $56/3 boxes- 30 cards (up to 3 designs)
• Out of Seattle add $4.95 for Priority Shipping
The choices are:
1. Be Merry 2. Celebrate the Season
3. Ho Ho Ho 4. Cherish
Questions? Contact me at email@example.com
(NOTE- all pictures are copyright KBStamps)


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Discrimination kills - Maternal mortality and human rights
Discrimination against women leads to preventable deaths and injuries during pregnancy and child birth. Each year hundred of thousands of women and girls die and millions more become disabled as a result of complications during pregnancy and child birth.
A study by United Nations Human Rights office (OHCHR) finds a clear relationship between maternal mortality and morbidity and violations of human rights.
The study by the UN Human Rights office is produced under the request of the Human Rights Council.
The short documentary is the story of a widower whose wife died during childbirth. He speaks of how his wife's death could have been prevented. The UN human rights office says discrimination against women is causing unnecessary deaths and injuries during pregnancy and childbirth.
For more details on this and other works of OHCHR, visit their global website: www.ohchr.org or the website of its Nepal office: nepal.ohchr.org


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How is everyone? I have been struggling keeping up with my writing in these last few weeks. It's nice not to have deadlines but also dangerous. Currently, at this exact moment I am somewhere between Manitoba and Quebec en route to Oman. I have 30+ travel hours and unfortunately…. no excuses.
Last week, I decided to procrastinate my packing even further by taking one more trip to finish up my summer/year in North America. I wanted to stay close to home and really enjoy the things I was going to miss most: patio drinks, online shopping, and walking down the street not worrying about getting hit by a car.
When I had the chance to once again visit a W property, I couldn't say no and off I went to visit W Washington D.C.
Side note. Did anyone else think DC was a state? Lucky for me my Uber driver filled me in.
W Hotels have been my favorite this summer. I like that I know what to expect and that they always deliver. The branding of W is very on brand for me which means ample content opportunities, and feeling like I can stay at the hotel all day/night if I really wanted to. Plus there is a stronger chance of sharing an elevator with a hottie business exec than a sunburnt family of 4 …. I like a good gamble.
Plus there is a stronger chance of sharing an elevator with a hottie business exec than a sunburnt family of 4 …. I like a good gamble.
As soon as I checked in, I fell in love with the lobby floor. Seriously. If you can impress with a lobby floor…. you are going above and beyond. The lobby itself was buzzing with a bar behind me and really got me wanting to change out of my plane clothes ASAP to come back down and mingle.
There were a few kids running around… but you can't get everything you want and I was still in a pretty good mood as I went up to my room.
The room was what you can expect from a W hotel… chic, cool, branded, and full of liquor. My view? I could enjoy a morning coffee looking up at the Monument Building….
One of my fav things about W is that they use Bliss products. That means I didn't have to bother packing my own face wash or shampoo because I loooooove Bliss products. My post-flight shower was much needed and very much enjoyed with the dual shower heads. 😉
After taking a look around, I went to eat at Pinea the W Washington's on site Italian restaurant and enjoyed a full bodied red with a kale salad. Balance.
My days in Washington were super easy and I had no hardcore itinerary planned. Walking, eating, drinking…. it was the perfect 4 day trip. I spent a lot of time at the hotel, not because I had to but because I genuinely loved it and the different things it offered.
I was invited to check out something the W team called "Substance Behind The Sparkle". Basically, they host frequent events that offer guests and the community a chance to get deep and learn, discuss, listen to the things going on around them. THIS. In Washington DC was huge and I was really impressed that they put so much effort into creating a sense of community at the hotel but also beyond it.
After the book signing/panel (about mass-incarceration) I headed to POV the infamous W Rooftop which boasts the best view in the city. You can see everything. Including The White House. I had a cocktail mingled a bit and headed back to my lush bed.'W Washington DC impressed me. It's in the perfect location, it's modern and sleek, and the staff just got me. I remember talking with Mandy (front desk) while I was about 4 Tito+sodas in, and she was genuinely interested in helping me decide if I should go out for sushi or order in and have a burger…. I stayed in. 😉 Thanks Mandy.
I will continue singing W praises and am soooo excited for the Muscat location to open up next year! Is it weird if I pretend they opened it because they knew I was coming? No? GOOD.
Thanks to W Washington DC for hosting me. I love you. Don't ever change. Like always all opinions are my own and blah blah blah. xx


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I've heard of looking at the world through rose colored glasses, but David Brooks of the New York Times has to be looking through black glasses to see what he saw.
Speaking on the PBS News Hour post-election coverage, Brooks told his fellow commentators that Barack Obama's first term in office was very clean and free of scandal. He did say that Obama was arrogant at times and subject to overconfidence but was a man of high integrity.
"First of all, I would say if anybody is subject to overconfidence, I would say it's Barack Obama. But I do think there are a couple of things that are character-logical that will guard against some of the common flaws of second terms. First, he's a man of high integrity who has run a very clean administration. You can argue with this or that or behavior. There have been signs of insularity and arrogance, but there have been no scandals. And the rate of scandals plaguing second terms is extremely high. I think he's less prone to that."
I saw this report I had to wonder what ivory tower in New York City Brooks lived and worked in. Even if he couldn't see past the skyscraper skyline of New York I find it hard to believe that he hasn't paid any attention to the numerous reports of Obama's willful disobedience of federal law, corrupt Justice Department, and growing scandals including Operation Fast and Furious and Benghazi.
Operation Fast and Furious has been a scandal that has plagued Obama for over a year and has yet to be resolved. Congress has launched at least 2 investigations into Fast and Furious and has subpoenaed thousands and thousands of pages of documents. Over 120 members of Congress asked for the resignation of US Attorney General Eric Holder.
What took place at Benghazi, Libya and that the administration's role in the deaths of four Americans has just erupted into what well could be a full-blown scandal. To date, 53 members of Congress are demanding that Obama tell them more about what happened and if the bombings that took place at the Benghazi Consulate earlier in the year had anything to do with the September 11 attack.
Evidently Brooks must think these are just minor irritations to a flawless administration.
As far as running a clean administration, I am not sure where to start in the list of federal laws Obama and his administration have broken. The president of United States is not above the law but sworn to uphold the law of the land. The United States Constitution does not give the president the power to bypass Congress and create law. Nor is the president of the United States given the power to un-enforce the laws of his choosing.
Yet President Obama knowingly instructed the Justice Department to not enforce the Defense of Marriage Act. He also violated federal law by instructing the Department of Homeland Security to not enforce certain immigration laws. In addition Obama has intentionally trampled upon the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights every opportunity he has had.
In the past year president Obama has illegally bypassed Congress by using executive orders and new regulations to enact pieces of legislation that Congress would not pass, thus using his powers to illegally create new laws in violation of the Constitution of the United States. One example was his Dream Act which allowed nearly 1,000,000 illegal aliens to remain in the US illegally and obtain certain rights of citizenship.
If Mr. David Brooks of the New York Times believes that these are the acts of a clean administration free of scandal than he has to be one of the most uninformed and delusional people in this country.


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On the morning of this Saturday, April 10th at 10:30, a special event will take place at the Los Angeles Public Library's Mark Taper Auditorium. The women of the L.A. Times Food section during its peak will be reminiscing and talking about "the glory days." Think late-60's and into the 1980's, when the food section spanned across 40 to 50 pages every week, with popular columns such as Culinary SOS and Borderlines – and dozens of original recipes from the L.A. Times test kitchen. Speaking on this panel and evoking nostalgia about food media of that period will be Betsy Balsley, Donna Deane, Rose Dosti and Barbara Hansen – all brought to you by the Culinary Historians of Southern California.
Saturday, April 10th, 2010
Reception to follow at 11:30 AM
Both free, open to public
Los Angeles Public Library
Mark Taper Auditorium, Downtown Central Branch
630 W. 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071


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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
...We Loved Your Silk Ikat Pillows, Mulberry Whisper!
ikat pillows in autumn and woodland colors and certainly would leave positive feedback. At least I hope so. (It is so hilarious - I laughed a lot!)
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Beautiful pillows. I like the striped.ReplyDelete
Lana, thank you!ReplyDelete
Haha...I bet these ladies would both love your pillows :)ReplyDeleteReplies
I hope so :) We could also sell my silk scarves and your birthday cards and journals to them. Imagine them lying in these pictures with your wooden cards, like fans!Delete
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At first, I could not pick up this book without rolling my eyes. You may have the same immediate, visceral response, especially if you live outside of Los Angeles or a similarly health-obsessed area. But let's face it: L.A. is the zeitgeist du jour—everyone seems to be moving there or visiting there right now. It's the Xanadu of Sqirl and spa and sun. So I thought, Let's give this a shot.
The Thinking Girl's Guide to Drinking (Cocktails Without Regrets) (Regan Arts, $24.95) is written by Ariane Resnick (a private chef and certified nutritionist who also wrote an entire book about bone broth—but that's a story for another day) and Brittini Rae (an ace bartender and 2015 Speed Rack champion). This pair of L.A. ladies have created a colorful and inventive book, which I grudgingly rather enjoyed.
Before diving in, a question about the title: Why is it directed at "girls"? (Don't gents appreciate a good drink?) Also, I couldn't help but bristle at the chatter about "healthy cocktails" and "drinking healthfully." This is a book about alcoholic beverages, not smoothies, no matter how many "liver-loving lemon and limes" you squeeze into your gin. And if you're blending collagen powder into your cocktails "to promote healing," as this book helpfully suggests, it might be time to rethink some of your life choices.
Yet in between muttering at the pages like a crazy person ("toffee stevia," grumble, grumble, Jello-O shots made with "grass-fed gelatin," grumble grumble), eventually I was won over by the enticing photos and the fact that, well, most of the drinks sound pretty good.
In general, they are not in the bitter-and-boozy template that's fashionable at the moment. Instead, spirits are mixed with a colorful spectrum of fruit and vegetable juices, teas, kombuchas, etc. The resulting cocktails seem especially right for spring and summer drinking, like the celery-spiked Celebratini. This drink occupies a middle ground between Martini and green juice. "Celery juice hydrates and brings in phosphorous and folic acid, while apple juice lends a little hint of sweetness along with a potential reduction of asthma symptoms and cancer prevention," say the authors. (Side note: I'm not entirely sure why this drink is stirred instead of shaken, as most drinks with juices are, but I'll defer to the authors on this matter.) Thinking Girls also includes a greater proportion of mock-tails than the typical cocktail book, and these don't feel like afterthoughts but on-trend drinks that would be at home on restaurant menus.
Clearly, there's a market for this book. It's the drink equivalent of those legions of "clean eating" cookbooks currently topping the best-seller lists right now. Personally, I'm not a fan of spiralized zucchini masquerading as pasta. But I can get behind the opposite effect: a decent cocktail disguised as green juice. And there are plenty of those to be found in The Thinking Girl's Guide to Drinking.


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Fellowship Program
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Nephrology Fellowship Training Program is designed to prepare its fellows for a successful career in adult nephrology. The program offers broad clinical experience across 4 hospitals with a large and diverse population of patients, very supportive faculty who are internationally-recognized, a strong camaraderie, and multiple basic science and clinical research opportunities. With these resources, the program enables fellows to develop excellent clinical skills while attaining long-term career goals.
The UPMC Nephrology Fellowship Program provides a 2-year structured curriculum with excellence in clinical training complemented by ample research opportunities. Due to the large size of the fellowship program and outstanding clinical and research faculty, we are able to tailor training to ensure that each fellow achieves his or her individual career goals. In keeping with ACGME requirements, first year fellows must participate in 12 months of clinical training that provides both the didactic and clinical experience required to attain a superior level of clinical competency in nephrology practice. The fellows will have one half-day per week continuity clinic throughout both years of training.
The additional 12 months of training may be constructed to meet fellows' individualized interests, providing protected research time for specialized clinical training in a focused area (e.g. glomerulonephritis, nephrolithiasis, transplantation, extracorporeal therapies), educational training, or other opportunities based on specific interests. There are also opportunities for a third year of training doing basic, translational or clinical research for interested fellows.
Within the second six months of training, the division chief, the research faculty supervisors, the program director and associate program director meet with first year fellows to plan the second year of training. During this first year, a structured meeting is arranged among first year fellows and the research and clinical faculty (fellow research retreat). Fellows begin to define career goals and plan for the second year of training, all with guidance and supervision from fellowship leadership. During the second year of fellowship, monthly meetings occur with the fellow, his or her research mentor, and the research faculty supervisors to assess progress. Additional masters-level courses may be taken as part of the training program (e.g., courses in masters of clinical research or medical education). As a requirement for graduation, all fellows must complete and present a scholarly project.
Division of Renal-Electrolyte Academic Offices
A919 Scaife Hall
3550 Terrace Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
(412) 647-3118


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Gila Regional Medical Center's medical staff includes dedicated physicians and health care providers to help you and your family with a variety of treatment specialties and options. They have close ties to our local community and constant communication with the medical community around the world.
September 17, 2015 – Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) regrets to announce the discontinuation of its Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program. After reviewing the new contract for the SANE program, it was determined that GRMC did not have the infrastructure or resources necessary to properly support it at this time. "With a lack of resources to properly support the grant requirements of the SANE program, we are unable to continue to provide these services." said Peggy White, Chief Nursing Officer at Gila Regional, "Patient care is our top priority, so we are working diligently with local agencies and medical providers to find a way to continue to provide these services in the community."
In the mean time, sexual assault victims can and should still seek care at the GRMC ER. Once they are cleared medically, GRMC will refer them to Silver Regional Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS) for continued support.