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When we talk about the future of the automotive industry, most people are talking about self-driving cars. But it's not just the cars that are getting smarter. City infrastructure itself is advancing in leaps and bounds. "Vehicle-to-infrastructure" or V2I technology will allow cars to communicate with elements of the roadway for a future that's optimally safe, efficient, and badass.
There are already cars on the road talking with traffic lights. And if your car can't do it, there's an app for that. V2I technology is an inevitable future. The only question is how we get there, and with which competing system.
What Defines V2I Technology?
Vehicle-to-infrastructure technology opens up a line of communication between a car and its environment. Previously, V2I mostly focused on making infrastructure better at recognizing what's going on with people and vehicles. For example, it's vehicle-to-infrastructure communication when you pull up to an empty intersection and the light detects your presence and turns from red to green.
Today's V2I is focused on taking the mystery out of signal changes for drivers. Auto manufacturers are making vehicles that display signal timing information right in a car's dashboard. If the driver is approaching a green light, the V2I display will tell the driver whether the light will remain green. The driver won't need to accelerate in an effort to get through the intersection before the light changes. And if they know for sure they won't be able to make the light, they can gradually slow their speed. This prevents the bursts of acceleration and then deceleration that come when drivers attempt to make a light they're doomed to miss.
The display will also tell drivers when the red light they're sitting at will change to green. Everyone's been the distracted driver who doesn't notice when the light turns. Many of us have even been the jerk behind him honking the horn. A V2I in-dash system will help drivers stay alert and keep traffic moving. It might even save lives.
Benefits of Vehicle-to-Infrastructure
In 2013, California's Los Angeles County synchronized all its 4,500 traffic lights over 469 square miles. They're the first municipal area to do so worldwide. A Texas A&M report says Los Angeles is saving $1.3 billion in fuel and time every year. The Scientific American breaks that down into annual savings of 31.3 million hours of travel time, 38 million gallons of fuel, and 337,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide. That's just traffic lights. Imagine if the cars were also in sync.
The potential fuel savings of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication are tremendous. V2I technologists speculate that if this system is implemented widely enough it will move the needle on global warming. A January 2016 study from Washington, D.C.'s Transportation Research Board confirms this belief. The paper predicts fuel savings of up to 56 percent with a properly implemented V2I system.
It's also a great deal safer, especially when combined with "vehicle-to-vehicle" communication. The US Department of Transportation estimates that 80 percent of all unimpaired vehicle crashes would be prevented with V2I and V2V technology. Rear-end collisions are the most common type of auto accident and there are 2.5 million of them every year. These are particularly common at signalized intersections, one of the most dangerous places on the roadway. If drivers were aware of signal changes, unexpected starts and stops would be reduced. So would the number of fender-benders, bumper-bumpings, and mid-intersection T-bones.
V2I will help usher in a safer, swifter, and more efficient future. It might sound like a sci-fi dream but, like driverless cars, V2I isn't just close. It's here.
Audi Takes the Industry Lead in V2I
Audi made headlines for V2I last month. On August 15, Audi announced it's going to produce cars that can "talk" to traffic lights. Its in-dash navigation will display traffic signal information including how long many seconds an upcoming light will remain green and when a red light will change. This feature will be available on certain 2017 models produced after June 2016.
"This feature represents Audi's first step in vehicle-to-infrastructure integration," said Pom Malhotra, general manager for Audi's connected vehicles division. "In the future we could envision this technology integrated into vehicle navigation, start/stop functionality, and can even be used to help improve traffic flow in municipalities. These improvements could lead to better overall efficiency and shorter commuting times."
Like other V2I platforms, this new Audi feature is only available in limited cities. Malhotra projected five to seven urban areas will be on line by the end of the year. It also isn't free. Drivers must choose to purchase Audi's Connect Prime infotainment package (at $199 for 6 months or $750 for 30 months).
Audi is being widely lauded as the first car company to make vehicles that display traffic signal information. But V2I has been in the works and on the books for some time. BMW introduced in-dash V2I technology in July 2015 in partnership with the startup Connected Signals. Connected Signals released a phone app called EnLighten on the same day BMW announced its integration of the feature.
BMWs equipped with EnLighten operate similarly to the new Audis. An in-dash operation panel displays information regarding when and whether the light ahead will change. The EnLighten phone app does exactly the same thing on your mobile device. The app is free. Anyone with an iPhone can get the same V2I info that's available in new, high-tech cars.
Connected Signals gets live data from over 100 US towns and cities. But like the new Audis, their geographic penetration is very limited. Cities where EnLighten and connected BMWs work right now include:
- Portland and Eugene, Oregon
- Garland, Texas
- Most of Utah
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Walnut Creek and Arcadia, California
Everyone involved with V2I is working constantly to expand its reach. But before we can expect accurate signal data in every dashboard across America, the industry is going to have to make a choice. There are two different ways for cars to access signal information. The choice between them defines the real battleground of V2I.
Direct Short Range Communications (DRSC) vs. Cellular
There are two ways vehicles can communicate with traffic lights: Direct Short Range Communications (DSRC) and cellular. These two technologies look the same for the user, but they work through very different mechanisms.
Direct Short Range Communications is a kind of transmission that comes directly from the traffic signal itself, like Wi-Fi or radio. A car is equipped with its own DSRC radio, and the two radios can pass information between each other when they're in range.
DSRC was first considered for V2I decades ago as a way to simplify road toll collection. When people realized they could put DSRC radios on traffic lights, it was obvious this technology could improve traffic safety and congestion. In 1999, the Federal Communications Commission designated the 5.9 GHz band of the radio spectrum for the exclusive use of DSRC. The federal government has been committed to DSRC as the future of V2I technology since.
Enter cellular. When everyone first threw their weight behind DSRC, their cell phones could barely send texts. Today almost every driver has a smartphone in his or her pocket. Those phones have access to Wi-Fi and GPS. And every major American city has a traffic signal system that's online.
Cellular allows drivers to access information about the infrastructure through the internet. This is how Audi and BMW are currently doing it. Matt Ginsberg, the CEO of Connected Signals and the EnLighten app, explains this process:
"All the traffic lights typically talk to a central location. The reason they do that is so that the central location can keep them synchronized. The clocks in the individual traffic lights are eventually going to drift, so something has to keep them agreeing as to what time of day it is. That's why they talk to a central system. Each city has one that is connected to the internet in some way. That central system can just decide it wants to take the information it's getting from the traffic lights about what they're doing and push it out to a third party…
"That goes over cellular. In some cases, it goes to the driver's cell phone. For fancy cars like Teslas, you can actually communicate directly with the car. The car actually has a phone number. Audi is just starting to make cars that have this embedded telephone."
Companies like Connected Signals are changing the V2I equation. DSRC radios are truly "vehicle-to-infrastructure." The car and the traffic light are beaming radio waves right into each other's transmitters from a close range. With cellular technology, it's more like "vehicle-to-database-to-infrastructure" communication. Some third party sends a city's grid information to drivers using satellites thousands of miles away.
The countdown to a red light will look the same in your dashboard whether it's coming from the signal's DSRC radio or the traffic control center's timing data. But the differences in terms of cost and safety are gigantic.
Comprehensive DSRC Will Cost Billions
The federal government has invested millions in funding DSRC test sites. But traffic isn't controlled federally. It's controlled locally. And municipalities have been more eager to adopt cellular V2I than buy the hardware necessary for a DSRC system.
"DSRC made sense back before everyone had cellphones," says Ginsberg, "but now that all the infrastructure is there—the lights can communicate with the centers, the centers communicate with the internet, the cellular works to communicate with the phones—there really is in general no reason to build this infrastructure over again. The cost of putting in DSRC radios is billions, and we can do it all essentially for free."
And when it isn't free, it's cheap. Ginsberg says most large cities already have systems that can push their data to a third party. If a city is too small to afford this software, Ginsberg says Connected Signals will just give them a piece of hardware that does the same thing.
"I'll go into a city, hand them a box, and say, 'Plug this box in, and it'll push your traffic light data out to us.' And that's all we need," he says. These boxes cost Connected Signals about $80 each. This single, inexpensive device will get a whole city's traffic signal data into the hands of drivers.
Conversely, a single DSRC radio costs $1,100 to $2,200. It also requires installation, maintenance, and replacement. And DSRC radios on traffic lights won't be helpful unless we have DSRC radios in all our cars. Installing a DSRC radio in your vehicle costs somewhere between $4,150 and $9,200.
"The government, as I'm sure you know, does not change its mind quickly," says Ginsberg. "But I think it's starting to change its mind. When we started this a few years ago I'd go to the Feds and I'd say 'We're doing it this way,' and they'd say, 'No, no, no, DSRC.' And I'd say, 'But DSRC has been around for a decade, nobody has the money to adopt it, and this is free.' There are still plenty of people in the government who are still committed to that, but now there are people I talk to in the government who, when I tell them we can do this for basically nothing, their eyes light up. Nobody's got a few million bucks to spare to put DSRC radios everywhere."
It seems that even when cities are willing to throw major dollars at infrastructure they still aren't going for DSRC. For example, Seattle is in the process of pouring a $13 million levy into methods that alleviate traffic congestion. In July 2016, the city invested $651,000 of that in Siemens' Concert software system with some of that levy. Concert allows for adaptive signal timing and V2I communication. Through cellular, that is.
"Concert does not have the capability to communicate directly with individual vehicles," says a representative for the Seattle Department of Transportation, "but it does allow SDOT to provide our signal timing data to a third party via our data Seattle portal. Providing the data to a third party will allow vehicle companies to integrate this data within the vehicle. The data project will be worked on in 2017, with targeted availability end of 2017."
It seems car manufacturers are also leaning toward cellular for V2I. In addition to its partnership with BMW, Connected Signals has announced partnerships with Toyota and Nissan. It's also in conversation with six other unannounced automakers. Audi partnered with one of Connected Signal's competitors for its cellular platform, and though they say they'll incorporate DSRC as it becomes available, cellular was enough for them to roll out.
Cellular has accelerated the feasibility of V2I. But don't write off DSRC yet—there are some reasons it might be worth the price tag.
What DSRC Can Do That Cellular Can't
The most exciting thing about V2I isn't getting signal-timing data in your car. It's the possibility that all cars on the road could be connected and in communication with both the infrastructure and each other. DSRC allows for both V2I and V2V communication. And though cellular data can save drivers time, it's DSRC data that can save lives.
DSRC can communicate much more information than cellular and do it more accurately. DSRC can transmit a vehicle's latitude, longitude, heading angle, speed, throttle position, brake status, steering angle, headlight status, turn signals, and more. With this, one can calculate whether or not cars are on collisions courses. It would allow driverless vehicles to safely navigate the roadway. It would help cars with human drivers avoid some fatal human error.
The fact that DSRC radios have a spectrum specifically designated for vehicles is another huge advantage. There is less chance of data breaches or interference. It's also faster—the latency is estimated at about 10 milliseconds.
Further, cellular-based apps only work with timed signals. Sensitive signals that aren't controlled by the grid but change according to the presence of a vehicle wouldn't push data to the app.
Dave Miller, head of connected vehicle efforts within Siemen's intelligent traffic systems business, understands the advantages of both DSRC and cellular. He believes the future of V2I will combine both technologies.
"DSRC is used in safety systems where vehicle locations, directions, and speeds must be sent, received and authenticated within 100 meters in order to warn drivers on crash courses," says Miller. "USDOT studies indicate that 81 percent of non-distracted crashes will be avoided using V2V and V2I, to the point of mandating the technology as a safety device on new cars, similar to seat belts and air bags."
Miller predicts that "DSRC will be a standard safety device on new vehicles and a popular aftermarket device added to existing vehicles for crash avoidance." But he also believes cellular data will remain useful in low-budget, low-stakes situations.
"Cellular provides a low-cost solution for mobility applications that can stand delays and outages without introducing safety issues," he says. "[It can be] used in mobility systems where the data can be older or intermittent. For example, the signal countdown received by Audi may be one or two seconds old. Cars will collide before the warning reaches each car, so the data is not used for crash avoidance. But the cellular data is used to provide the driver with speed advice to catch the green light, which reduces stops by 15 percent to 20 percent along with reduced fuel and pollution."
It's possible that the accuracy of GPS technology could improve to the point of utility for V2V and crash avoidance. But even Ginsberg believes that even then, the future of V2I will combine DSRC and cellular.
"At the end of the day our technology and DSRC aren't really competitors," he says, "because there are lots of lights that are never going to be connected to a central system." For example, a cellular app would never catch a lone traffic light in the middle of Wyoming. A DSRC radio would. And someday a driverless car in the middle of Wyoming will know exactly how many seconds it has to make the light.


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Quick, the Queen is Coming!
By Sally Collings - 16th March 2012
I do believe I've cracked the 'kids and chores' code. This week, we played a game that I made up (as you'd be able to tell) called 'Quick! The Queen is coming!'
Here's how it goes:
Queen Elizabeth is coming for tea in ONE HOUR (or perhaps you'd prefer Princess Mary or Princess Kate?)
How clean can we make our house in that time?
Set the timer …
And …
Hide – put away shoes, books, toys
Fluff – dust tables, chairs, shelves, piano
Polish – tabletops
Wipe – kitchen benches
Shine – mirrors and door handles
Spray – bathroom sink, bath, shower, toilet
Mop – sweep and mop bathroom floors
Empty – bins
Water – pot plants
Suck – vacuum rugs and sofas
It worked pretty well: my two girls happily wiped benches, watered plants and mopped floors. Fortunately they are young enough to enjoy the game, but old enough not to expect a lady in a tiara to turn up on the doorstep.
I do believe that next week Lady Gaga might be dropping by for a cup of Darjeeling …
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Enterprise architecture management (EA) tools are responding to the increasingly complex demands of a digital and cloud-based marketplace, helping keep track of everything from servers to data, business strategies and ideas.
But once you get beyond the tracking, especially if you're just past the small or medium-sized business (SMB) threshold, the need for an enterprise architecture management tool becomes even more important, analysts say. Spreadsheets and static blueprints aren't always flexible or rich enough to provide a holistic view of your current state of affairs and the "what-ifs" and "to-be" scenarios that can change your bottom line.
"Organizations are using EA not just to map what they have but to make sense out of it, to drive transformation and analyze the impact of any particular change," said Terry White, associate senior analyst with London-based Ovum Consulting.
"Instead of EA, I call it AE, the Architecture of Everything," White said. "It's about the idea, the business case, the design, all the way through the project being implemented and benefits realization. Rather than a pure technology focus, it's much wider."
There's a financial architecture tool that can track from the budget process through actual budgeted amounts being put into a ledger, to modeling the "spend" and potential cost-savings scenarios, he said. And there's the case of a large manufacturer that now takes 38 days instead of 18 months to bring on a new customer. That company used EA to help automate the process, reduce the onboarding process and save a "whack of money," White said. "Even on a small scale you can look at process and ask, 'What if we do something else?'"
EA tools are software applications that support enterprise architects and non-IT individuals with information to help them plan, analyze, design and execute business strategy. The tools support "strategic and tactical decision-making by capturing and connecting context and information" across an enterprise with attention to at least the following core "architectural viewpoints," according to Gartner.
Business: An EA tool helps guide people, process and organizational change by delineating day-to-day operations (who does what). It allows individuals to see where collaborations and partnerships are possible and can help ease transition to new processes.
Application/solution: The tool helps manage the future "to-be" solutions, with an eye toward emergent strategies. Additionally, this viewpoint can consider the larger ecosystem, including supply chain and how changes in the customer journey can impact the enterprise architecture.
Information/data: Especially with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and heightened privacy concerns, coupled with an unending supply of new data, enterprise architecture management tools must help control and segregate repositories of information. Developments in AI and IoT are pushing vendors to come up with ways to track and mine data for trends, patterns and insights that can lead to efficiencies and new business opportunities.
Technology: At its most basic, an EA tool provides an overview of hardware and software to track lifecycles, maintenance and redundancies and to plan for investment strategies.
Risk management and compliance are additional viewpoints to consider. Some EA tools will help architects plan for and handle unexpected disruptions in business operations or strategies and can surface hidden risks that could impact compliance programs and budget.
Within each core viewpoint, you should also consider how an enterprise architecture management tool performs in the following areas:
Modeling: What types of modeling are available and how customizable are they? Will your different constituencies be able to interpret the effects of the proposed changes based on their technical background? How does the tool ingest information from your other business systems such as Salesforce or ServiceNow?
Monitoring: Does it allow real- or near-time actions based on alerts or changes in patterns?
Presentation: What formats are available (PDF, spreadsheets, HTML) for your reports and other deliverables?
Usability/interface: Is the tool intuitive? Will non-IT users be able to produce reports or follow along during presentations? Can you customize the interface? Can you limit access to certain users?
Tools that were once used by just the enterprise architect are now being made available to entire organizations, White said. "You can have 8,000 people look at where you are with a particular project, and then about 800 of those actually get involved. The user base is much wider."
Additionally, some EA tools run Software as a service (SaaS) or through an on-premises deployment. There's also tremendous diversity in cost and pricing structure, available training, technical support, and focus on specific vertical markets. Also be sure to check the international architecture standards it supports, such as TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework), ArchiMate, Zachman Framework, etc.
Criteria for inclusion on this list, which was culled from a roster of 21 enterprise architecture management entrants, included the company's focus on the EA market, approach to innovation, reviews of the company's performance and response to client needs, and company size and longevity in the market. When possible, we factored in the company's financial stability.
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Gail Anderson Uilkema has been named the 2002 National Superintendent of the Year by the American Association of School Administrators. Ms. Uilkema, 58, serves as the superintendent of the 2,600-student Piedmont Unified School District in Piedmont, Calif.
Ms. Uilkema, one of four finalists, was selected by a panel of school leaders. She received a gold medallion, a $2,000 U.S. Savings Bond, and a superintendent-of-the-year jacket. A $10,000 scholarship will be awarded in her name to a student from her alma mater, Granada Hills High School in Granada, Calif.
The award, now in its 15th year, is given to superintendents who demonstrate creative leadership, good communication skills, a commitment to professional growth, and active involvement in their communities.
Ms. Uilkema has been an educator for more than 30 years. Receiving the award was an exhilarating experience, she said in an interview, but she believes the award signifies more than just districtwide achievements.
"I really see this as an award for our entire community," she said. Ninety percent of the students from the Piedmont schools go on to pursue higher education and, according to Ms. Uilkema, that's helped make the district's schools among the best in the state.
John Richards has been named the president of the Jason Foundation for Education. Mr. Richards is the former senior vice president and general manager of Turner Learning, the educational division of Turner Broadcasting, based in Atlanta, where he oversaw education-outreach programs.
The Jason Foundation is a nonprofit educational organization based in Needham, Mass., that encourages students to explore mathematics, science, and technology. The foundation administers the Jason Project, a multidisciplinary distance-learning program used by 25,000 teachers and more than 1 million students worldwide.
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Last Friday, I had the honor of being invited to speak at The Next Web Conference in Amsterdam.
The topic was covered at the request of Arjen Schat, one of the founders of The Next Web and a Dynect Managed DNS client, as he was certain that more people should be made aware of the power behind global premium DNS and the tricks that can be played by the technology. We couldn't agree more.
'The Secret Behind High-Performance Websites – Rock-Solid DNS' was the official session title, but in typical Dyn fashion, the presentation took on a life of its own. We are firmly committed to spreading the gospel of what we do to the world, but we'd be very naive to think a three-letter acronym resonates with all people right away. This is exactly why we focus every chance we get on the day-to-day uses of DNS, customer case studies and solutions solved and the intangibles that we think makes Dyn so great and unique.
Understanding Your Audience
The tricky thing about speaking at shows like this one is the very diverse attendee list and the obvious desire to keep all entertained. For me, the key is never how many people attend (I'd say there were around 60 or so), but how many get up and leave mid-talk. There is nothing worse than losing an audience by not connecting. You need to know how to read a room at all times and engage each person one-by-one to make them feel like they're really a part of it.
I tried to balance the hardcore tech talk with anecdotes and stories about our company, some humor, our history, who I am and why I care, our branding, messaging, culture, approach and more. The highlight of this experience to me was my pre-polling of Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook for what they thought the secret was to high-performance websites.
Needless to say, not many said DNS and there was a real divide between the answers of marketers or sales types who follow @kyork20 and the technologists who follow @DynInc.
The Content
I spoke deeply about being a rare breed of company that was in essence a start-up twice, founded initially in 1998 when the company was formed (well, in 2001, we were officially incorporated through 2008, focused entirely on consumers/SMB through an e-commerce site) and then again in 2008 when we refocused on the enterprise marketplace and truly scaled the business, revenue & profits — all while building a corporate identity we could be proud of.
There were competitors, partners, prospects and clients alike in the room who listened intently on an overview of how the Internet actually works, how you encounter DNS everyday, what people think really makes a site 'high-performance', how a company thrives offering a technology often compared to plumbing or electricity, how Dyn clawed upmarket from consumer focus to enterprise legitimacy, how we foster a work hard/play hard, accessible and genuine staff and company culture, how we get our customers to love us and deliver some phenomenal customer case studies (Twitter, CNBC, 37signals), why DNS IS SEXY and why your business should turn primarily SaaS by saying 'Goodbye Hardware'.
Thanks to the founders of The Next Web (Boris, Patrick, Arjen) for inviting me to talk, all who made their way to Amsterdam for the show and undoubtedly saw the Dyn logo everywhere and especially to those who attended my session and asked questions. I hope we connected and now you feel let in on our little secret.
View or download the presentation on Slideshare.
Kyle York is the VP of Sales and Marketing of Dyn, an IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) company that features a full suite of DNS and email delivery services for enterprise, SMB and personal users. Follow him on Twitter: @kyork20 and @DynInc.
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The map shows the military situation in Syria's Aleppo city after today's advances by pro-government forces in the area.
The map shows the military situation in Syria's Aleppo city after today's advances by pro-government forces in the area.
What a small pocket.If SAA continues with this rate the pocket will fall before Christmas.
Let from the alzinki whoresons no one survive!!!
This children-beheaders have to be eliminated one for one!!!
No mercy for the foat-guckers… kill every last one of these stinking vermin.
And spare as many goats as possible.
My thoughts and prayers are with the brave Syrian people, their army and friends that are the only real freedom fighters on Earth, along with the Russians. My nation, the USA, is a corrupt, murderous, Israeli ass-kissing governmnet that only lives to serve Israel.
I pray you remove the snakes before our next president takes office!!!
Would anyone be able to identify the groups in the pocket identified by their flags?
Starting at the northern most point, I recognize that as Al Nusra 2.0 and I see a total of 5 different flags. I do recognize the FSA flag as well. If anyone responds, You can go clockwise or counter-clockwise. Thanks in advance.
Black standard below old city is of Ahrar al-Sham, from there clockwise: Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki, FSA, the Sham Legion, two more Ahrar al-Sham, al-Fawj al-Awal, al Zanki, al Awal again, the al Safwa brigade, the Fastaqim Union, two FSA flags.
Good work Travis. Yes, except that at 8 o'clock I identify Fustaqim Kamu Umrit Union then next at 10 o'clock another Fustaqim which I can't read. Note that the FSA claims at least 12 separate brigades/divisions under command plus another ten allied groups all of which have fancy logos and give themselves grand titles of corps/legions/divisions/brigades/battalions etc..!! None of these ragtag gangs correspond to real military formed units , they are just "sham " to impress their foreign backers, they disappear and change their logos more often than their underpants. So now they are supposedly united in Ops Room (Ghurfat Amaliyah) Fateh Halab re-named from Ghurfat Amaliyah al-Askar Halab al Hur – Freed Aleppo Military Operations Room, new name same bunch of jihadist dogs of war.
Yes you're right that's the Fastaqim Kama Umert
Please no more listening to horse-face Kerry. SAA advance should not be stopped by any means.
If the rebels/jihadists keep retreating towards the last remaining suburbs the consentration of fighters will be bigger and bigger depending on their losses ofcourse.
At a point there is no more retraining and they will have to make their last stand or surrender.
The last suburbs will be the hardest to take because they will spread out and SAA will have to go house by house to clear all rebels out.
Airstrikes wont help that much is that close quarter battles.
The SAA better take it slowly by consolidating their advances.
I really do not understand the tactics of the rebels. Kobane showed that an underequipped but determined force can hold out against overwhelming odds.
Sure, the USAF supported the kurds in their defense but the rebels have heavy arms, which the YPG in Kobane did not.
YPG tactics were to defend during the day and counterattack in close quarters during the night, robbing IS of their advantages. Rebels could do this too.
Instead, they shell kurds who are not attacking them.
Well, while religions typically aren't rational, Wahhabism is an especially irrational flavour. and culture is reflected in military performance and tactics. In general, the more a religion emphasises fatalism, absolute submission to a higher authority, the need to crush dissension with brute force and the irrelevance and sinful, worthless nature of the human being, the less rational the tactics and the lower the overall military performance. Look at the Saudis.
Of course, quite a lot of religions contain aspects of several or all of those, but the degree of prominence and emphasis they receive in each specific religious culture varies. For example, consider that historically, Protestant armies have tended to, on average, outperform Catholic armies by a significant margin. There are individual cases were other cultural and military organizational factors intervened, but in general, that has been true. (And for the record, I'm not Christian at all, so it's not a matter of personal favouritism.) Protestant countries have also tended to have more efficient administrative organisations than Catholic ones. But, when you compare the differences in flavour, it becomes immediately obvious why: Catholicism places a greater emphasis on fatalism, on the human as a a hopelessly flawed individual, who can only be redeemed by Jesus' grace, and not by any merit of their own. Protestantism, as summed up in Calvin's "God helps those that help themselves;" has tended to posit that achieving heavenly status was a matter of merit, that good works and achievement in the mortal world did count for something. Catholicism gives you a free ride to be as 'sinful' and useless as you want, because as long as you confess and accept Jesus at the end, you're good. Protestantism's emphasis on merit in the material world encourages achievement.
You can see the same thing in Buddhism. In feudal Japan we see that those who subscribed to the esoteric Buddhist sects that emphasised achieving enlightenment through development of mental and spiritual faculties, such as Tendai and Shingon, produced better fighters, with better tactics, higher morale and more initiative than the mainstream Buddhist sects that taught that only many tedious lifetimes of social conformity would work. Sects like Zen (eventually the samurai favourite) which emphasised psychological development, but less rigorously than the total development of Tendai and Shingon, and tended to greater overall fatalism than those two, and Nicherin, which emphasised devotional chanting and active participation in the religious community, occupied a middle rung between the two extremes. Thus, we see the Taira, who followed court Buddhism, performed poorly in the Genpei War against the Minamoto, who were either ambiguous about religion, or who had been raised in monasteries which followed the more esoteric Tendai/Shingon Yamabushi sects. The Minamoto came to adopt Zen as a more Bushido-oriented sect when they achieved power, and also declined some in overall military ability compared to their Genpei War performance. The Ashikaga who displaced them also adopted Zen. The Ikko-Ikki who fought so ferociously against the whole feudal system were an offshoot of Nicherin. The sohei who dominated central Japan until their temples were raised by the pragmatist Oda Nobunaga, and are often regarded as feudal Japan's foremost warriors, were of the Tendai sect. Ninja were also followers of Tendai and Shingon (and in fact were socially interchangeable with the sohei of those sects, with some living as both), and on those occasions were they chose to deploy on the battlefield, proved considerably superior to run-of-the-mill samurai as warriors (Contrary to the weak but clever assassin stereotype that gaming culture and samurai propaganda has presented.)


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Getting Your Chicks
Fertilized Eggs or Day-Old Chicks?
Day Old Chicks: At my preschool I have decided to go the other route. We raise chicks each year, and keep them at our school as our pets year round. Every Spring we get day-old chicks from a local urban farming store that I love and trust. It is important to get chicks from healthy and humane farms. I have found that day-old chicks are a great experience for my preschoolers, over eggs, because they will live in the school with us for six weeks before they can move outside. Skipping the hatching phase has worked better schedule-wise.
Where Will They Live?
Baby Chicks are fragile
Making it a Safe Experience
1. Hands away from our face at all times. We keep them in our laps.
2. After we hold them I give the kids hand sanitizer for the walk to the bathroom. Once we are up, keeping our hands away from our face is a little harder for me to monitor, so this makes me feel safer as we wait our turn to get a good wash with soap and warm water.
3. Once we are in the bathroom "I" wash their hands for them. It is important that I wash their hands to make sure we do a thorough job.


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Babson Capital Management announced it provided a combination of subordinated debt and equity to support Linden Capital Partners' recapitalization of Northwestern Management Services (NMS). Babson said it served as the lead provider of subordinated debt on the transaction.
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Springfield, MA-based Babson Capital Management and its subsidiaries serve institutional investors around the globe and have $149 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2012.


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#51in15 The Sequel That Everyone Has Waited For
Before we go any further, I should point out that I am super lazy and this mixed with a week crammed with unexpected gaming means I've played 7 unique games since my last and inaugural post. Therefore, this post right here will act as more of a summarisation of what I've played as apposed to a full on breakdown of each game. It'll be better next time, I promise. Oh, I've also realised I should start pointing out the designers, as they rock, obviously. So, here goes...
Game #3 - Cards Against Humanity - Max Temkin, Josh Dillon, Daniel Dranove, Eli Halpern, Ben Hantoot, David Munk, David Pinsof, and Eliot Weinstein.
If you've been living in a cave for the past few years, you'd probably look puzzled if someone asked you if you knew what a card even was. However, if you've yet to play a round of this 'party game for horrible people', you are truly missing out. Hilarious fun.
Game #4 - Settlers of Catan - Klaus Teuber
In case of any confusion, this classic game has now been officially retitled as simply 'Catan', however Settlers is the copy we own so it is named here as thus (*cough* NERD!). Often referred to as 'The German Monopoly', this is a classic 'Euro' style game of set collection and resource management (which is way, way better than Monopoly and only half as frustrating).
Game #5 - Coup - Rikki Tahta
A brilliant, fast and easy to learn game of deception and making your friends cry because you made all their friends dead. We are a lovely bunch.
Game #6 - Skull & Roses - Hervé Marly
An equally fast and easy to learn game of flipping over beer mats. Trust me, way more fun than it sounds!!
Game #7 - Ghost Blitz - Jacques Zeimet
A quirky and cute dexterity game that tests how speedy your brain can compute stuff. That's the sciency term for it, right? Watch out though! This game is equally about not scratching your opponents hands as you both dash for a miniature ghost. Intrigued yet? I was!
Game #8 - Bang! The Dice Game - Michael Palm and Lukas Zach
This is an adapted version of the hugely popular Italian game of slamming down cards and shouting "PILGRIM" a lot. Or is that just me? I've never played the original but this dice version was brilliant! A western setting where gatling guns would blow all the competition away and a sudsy beer would make you healthier! Simpler times, pilgrim.
Game #9 - 7 Wonders - Antoine Bauza
Been meaning to play this notorious card drafting game of ancient civilisations since I got into the hobby and I was not disappointed by all that I'd heard about it. Played it twice straight away (both of which I lost). First time there was a bit to think about, especially when counting up victory points at the end but the second time, we breezed through it and it was thoroughly enjoyable.
Next time there should be a few less games on here, but you never know... I appear to be on somewhat of a roll!
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MIAMI COUNTY — While students are heading back to school, there's still plenty of summer fun to be had in Miami County this weekend.
It's going to be a busy weekend in the county, with events including the Tour de Donut bicycle race and Fulton's Sweet Corn Festival in Troy, but don't miss out on the rest of the festivities.
From a festival centered around tomatoes to celebrations of classic vehicles and more, there's something going on for everyone.
Home Grown Tomato Fest
On Saturday, a celebration of all things tomato will be held in Tipp City.
The second annual Home Grown Tomato Fest shines a spotlight on the humble tomato, a familiar sight in Tipp City when tomato trucks roll into Tip Top Canning.
Planned by Downtown Tipp City and sponsored by Tip Top Canning, the festival celebrates local business and the beginning of the tomato harvest. The event begins at noon and ends at 4 p.m. on Aug. 25.
"Our focus is on the fact that Tip Top has been a company for 94 years in our town and focusing on that quirky history of Tipp City and our tomato trucks that come in every fall," said Heather Dorsten, director of Downtown Tipp City.
The event will be held in Canal Lock Park next to the Roller Mill — if you spot a 7-foot tall tomato mascot, you're in the right place.
From 12:30-3 p.m., several local restaurants will face off in a competition to see who makes the best Bloody Mary. Thirsty festival-goers will reap the benefits of this bloody battle for bragging rights. Tickets are $10 and available through the event Facebook page or at the event. Along with drinks, there will be several food trucks and a homemade salsa competition.
Dorsten said the festival will also feature several outdoor games for kids and adults alike. Tomatoes will be provided for some activities, but Dorsten suggested bringing your own especially squishy tomatoes for the largest splat competition.
Former Ohio State football player and area native Donnie Evege will also be at the festival, hosting a meet and greet and participating in a tomato tossing event, Dorsten said.
A contest to see who grew the largest tomato is also planned for home gardeners. Last year's winner, grown by Steven Pope, weighed in at about 1.5 pounds.
For more information, visit Downtown Tipp City's Facebook page.
International Harvester Scout & All Trucks Nationals
WACO Air Museum & Aviation Learning Center, will be hosting the 29th annual International Harvester Scout Show at its 100-acre campus for a special three-day event, running Friday, Aug. 24, to Sunday, Aug. 26, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
This marks the sixth year that WACO has hosted the event on its grounds.
Tickets will run $8 for adults and $4 for students.
The event's special showcase this year, titled "Emergency!," will feature fire trucks, ambulances, and police International Harvester vehicle models from as early as the 1940s.
Vehicle registration for display or judging will be open to participants 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. An estimated 150 vehicles have already been pre-registered for display.
The "show-and-shine" car show will take place 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Judging will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, with an award ceremony to be held Sunday at 1 p.m. Plaques will be distributed to those who place.
Professional guest speakers and technical seminars, covering such topics as fuel injection, company history, and restoration tips, will be presented in the rear hangar throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday.
A swap meet will take place on the grounds all three days, allowing auto enthusiasts to buy, sell, trade, and discuss vehicle parts and memorabilia.
Several food trucks will be on site to provide food and refreshments to visitors.
In addition to the Scout Show, WACO will be offering first-come, first-served bi-plane rides in two of its bi-planes. Tickets will run $100 per person for a 12-minute ride, and $300 per ride for two people for a 30-minute ride.
For more information, visit www.wacoairmuseum.org. WACO is located at located at 1865 S. County Road 25-A in Troy.
Trans Am Nationals Cruise-In
Also on Saturday in Tipp City, the annual Trans Am Nationals Cruise-In returns to downtown.
The event, which runs from 5-9 p.m. in historic downtown Tipp City, draws hundreds of classic cars and car enthusiasts. The Saturday night cruise-in is the highlight of a three day Trans-Am Nationals event held each year in Dayton.
The event is free to attend and will include a 50/50 raffle, trophy presentations and music.
Owners of the following Firebird models are urged to enter: Sprint, H.O., Esprit, S/E, Formula, Firehawk, Trans Am, and GTAs. Registration cost for car entries is $10. Registration is at Monroe Federal Bank 24 E. Main St. from 5-7 p.m.
The first 250 entries will receive dash plaques and trophies will be awarded to the winning categories.
USAF Band of Flight concert
The United States Air Force Band of Flight will provide a concert at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 26, at the amphitheater at Treasure Island Park. The rain location is the Hobart Arena.
The Band of Flight is a 14-member ensemble that provides high-energy entertainment for the whole family. From community outreach performances to high-level military functions, this exciting group of airman musicians demonstrates the hallmarks of quality, innovation and entertainment.
Composed of two groups, Wright Brass and Systems Go, this dynamic ensemble brings a unique and diverse combination of musical stylings to the concert stage. Its repertoire, which draws heavily on the talented arrangers in the band, is best characterized as everything from Bach to the Beatles and beyond.
The concert will include a patriotic finale.


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Tackle Radon Gas with a Home Inspection.
Radon Gas and a Home Inspection
Radon Gas is a gas that has no color, no odor, and is tasteless. It occurs naturally and is a radioactive gas that causes lung cancer. It occurs because of the uranium breakdown which ultimately turns to radon gas and moves up through the ground, because it does not react or combine with any elements in the ground, to the air and into your homes by way of cracks on the solid floors, through the construction joints and through cracks in walls, cavities inside walls, through the water supply and other holes in the foundation and once it enters a building it will then be dispersed through the air. When looking to purchase a new home or previously owned home it is very important to have a home inspection performed.
Exposure to this gas in human beings is through inhalation and ingestion from the ground, ground water or building materials and outdoors as well. Every home is at risk of radon gas as it can get into any type of building, whether it is an old home, a new home, homes that are insulated and homes with or without basements resulting in a high indoor radon level. Therefore since most time is spent at home, this is where there is the greatest exposure occurs. The gas when inhaled, sticks to sensitive lung tissue and breaks down exposing the lung tissue to radiation thereby increasing the risk to lung cancer which will depend on the age at exposure, the duration of the exposure, cigarette smoking and source of water. Climate also affects as radon gas levels are usually higher during winter and lower in summer.
The best way to check for radon levels is through testing the home and background air to detect the levels of the gas since there are no symptoms that will alert you of the radon levels in your body. Radon testing should be handled by a professional. Integrity Home Inspection Jamestown, NY handles both radon testing andradon mitigation. Testing is typically performed before the purchase but is not uncommon to be done after the sale as well.


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Women's Studies Symposium 2012
"When I started working on women's history about thirty years ago, the field did not exist. People didn't think that women had a history worth knowing. - Gerda Lerner, Women and History (1986:1993)
Return to Women's History Month | Return to Women's History Month Events 2012
Binding Equality: A Women's Studies Symposium
Friday, March 23
Museum of Texas Tech University | 3301 4th Street (SE corner of 4th St. & Indiana Avenue) | Sculpture Court & Helen DeVitt Jones Auditorium
Funding provided by the Education Division at the Museum of Texas Tech University
- 8:30 am - Morning Refreshments (Check In)
- 8:45 am - Welcome Address by Ann Hawkins
- 9:00 am - 10:00 am - Session I featuring Stephanie Eckroth & Maura Ives
- 10:00 am - 10:15 am - Break
- 10:15 am - 11:15 am - Session II featuring Jodi Thomas
- 11:30 am - 12:00 pm - Guided Gallery Talk & Tour (Luke Iantorno, Department of English, Texas Tech University)
Guest Speakers
- Stephanie Eckroth, PhD, Lecturer, Baylor University - What's in a Name?: Women Writers in the Nineteenth-Century Book Market
- Maura Ives, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of English, Texas A&M University - Books as Women, Women as Books: Gender and Book Design in the 19th Century
- Jodi Thomas, MS, Writer in Residence, West Texas A&M University
The Women's Studies Program is proud to announce "Binding Equality: A Women's Studies
Symposium" in collaboration with the Museum of Texas Tech University during the month of March (Women's History Month).
The symposium will coincide with the exhibition "Speaking Volumes: Books and Ideas from 1250-1862". This exhibition will showcase ancient and rare books, documents, and manuscripts from the Remnant Trust.
Note: The exhibition is on view January 28 – April 29, 2012 at the Museum of Texas Tech University.
To preview the exhibition you may visit the Special Exhibitions Gallery 7 at the Museum. Museum Public Hours --- Tue-Sat 10am-5pm --- Sun 1-5pm --- Mon Closed. Museum Admission & Parking are FREE!
Symposium Committee
- Melissa Benner, Research Assistant, MA Candidate in Heritage Management, Museum of Texas Tech University
- Leigh Bonds, Doctoral Candidate, English, Texas Tech University
- Tricia Earl, MFA, Coordinator, Women's & Gender Studies, Texas Tech University
- Robin Dru Germany, MFA, Associate Professor, School of Art, Texas Tech University
Special Acknowledgement
The committee would like to send out a special thank you to Ann Hawkins, PhD, Professor, English, Texas Tech University for coordinating and curating the exhibition as well as her support in forming this Symposium.
The Exhibit
The exhibition includes: The United States' Declaration of Independence; Homer's The Iliad; Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation; Confucius' The Morals of Confucius; Frederick Douglass' Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; Julius Caesar's Invictissimi Imperatoris Commentaria; Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; Euclid's The First Six Elements of Geometry; England's Magna Carta; Marco Polo's The Travels of Marco Polo; Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations; and Cicero's De Officiis.
In honor of Women's History Month we are focusing on the section of the exhibition, Translating Cultures (1776-1820; 1846-1862), to trace the contributions made by women writers.
Translating Cultures: 1776-1820; 1846-1862
Throughout this period of political and industrial revolutions, the desire to translate the literature of world cultures for a new reading public increased. Not only were these literal translations of classical and religious texts, they were also translations of personal, social, and political ideas.
In England and post-Revolutionary America, proto-Feminist ideology promoted equality in education and the public sphere throughout the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. In literature, British and American authors often internalized the various political and religious influences that comprised the societies in which they lived and is mirrored in their fiction.
This period also saw an increase in the translation of religious texts that led to a wider understanding of world cultures and personal ideologies. These translations of religious culture gave rise to a broader communication of theological concepts in Britain and America. Political and economic theory, similarly, were expressed in new ways that looked backward on old systems and established new ones that influenced American and British political and industrial arenas throughout the nineteenth century.
- Judith Sargent Murray (1751–1820) "On the Equality of the Sexes" (Part One) (1790)
Originally published in the Massachusetts Magazine, Murray's essay (written under the pseudonym "Constantia") is a touchstone of early feminist rhetoric that recognized inequality between the sexes in America. Murray openly refers to American women in the late eighteenth century as possessing "a mortifying consciousness of inferiority" derived from the unbalanced state of American education in which men were "taught to aspire" and women were "confined and limited."
- Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797) A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792)
In response to the belief that women should receive education only in domestic matters, Wollstonecraft proposed that all women deserve the same fair and equal rights enjoyed by men. Wollstonecraft also contended that all women should be active contributors to society as well as learned educators to their children. Much of Vindication challenges predominantly male attitudes that women have no place in public education, and should only be trained to care for their husbands and households.
- Deborah Sampson (1760-1827) The Female Review (1797)
In 1778, Deborah Sampson tried to enlist in America's Continental Army to fight during the War of Independence. After being rejected on the grounds of her sex, Sampson assumed a male identity and successfully enlisted under the name "Robert Shurtleff" in 1782. She fought with the 4th Massachusetts Regiment and maintained her identify for seventeen months, despite receiving sword and musket injuries in battle. Sampson received an honorable discharge from the Army at West Point in 1783. The Female Review is a published account of her life as a soldier during wartime.
- Shan Coolen Letters, "Attack on Mary Wollstonecraft" (1802)
A collection of essays and dialogues in which the author attacks Wollstonecraft's personal life and "regard for chastity," and complains that her previous indiscretions invalidate her political views and "attainments of reason."
- Mercy Warren (1728-1814) History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Published in three volumes, Warren's History provides insight into the American Revolution from the protestation of the Stamp Act in 1765 to the ratification of the United States Constitution, and finally to the Revolution's conclusion. Thomas Jefferson was so impressed with Warren's account of America's revolutionary history that he proclaimed: "her truthful and insightful account of the last thirty years will furnish a more instructive lesson to mankind than any equal period known in history."
- Mary Shelley (1797–1851) Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818, 1832)
This 1845 American edition of Mary Shelley's gothic novel about man's curiosity to create human life could be interpreted as a cautionary tale about the misuse of science, or as a social critique as an unnamed and uneducated creation is rejected by its creator. Percy Shelley heavily edited the 1818 edition, while Mary Shelley herself revised the 1832 edition, which also contains a new preface.
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902) Address to the Legislature of New York (1854)
This second edition of Stanton's Address was presented to the New York legislature on February 20, 1854. Stanton first presented her Address during the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. An abolitionist and member of the suffrage movement, Stanton was a staunch advocate for women to challenge any political or religious institution that disempowered them. At the Seneca Falls convention, Stanton discussed women's "legal disabilities" and called for the state legislature to reassess current property laws that limited the legal rights of married women.
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DATE: October 2014
OUR WORK: Identity, Print Collateral, Packaging, Naming, Logo, Style Guides
It has been a pleasure collaborating with Ellery Homestyles. We have worked to expand Ellery's retail presence at Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, Lowes, Big Lots and WalMart. Discussions of strategy and design are all a part of our typical meetings, but it is the cupcake sampling at the end that makes our work together memorable.


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Tigers in Red Weather
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This was a decent read. I enjoyed the characters and their strange relationships. This book time hops but you can easily keep up. The ending left me wanting a little more.
This book had a promising start--great characters and details--but it kinda fizzled and the ending was contrived and disappointing. Still worthing reading, though.
I agree with Sunflower19. I really enjoyed this book, right up until the ending!
It was such a well-told story until the end....where it seemed to fizzle out in a disappointing way.
This book is definitely a cut above stories about love, betrayal and relationships, with a mystery thrown into the mix. I enjoyed it.
I was so excited to read this book. I loved everything about it except the ending. I thought it ended too quickly, like she didn't know how to end, so she just stopped.
The beginning and middle, the flashbacks were done beautifully. I really felt like I was there...I didn't want the story to end!
There's more than a tip of the hat to F. Scott Fitzgerald in this wonderfully wrought tale of glamour, privilege, boredom, resentments and martinis set in Martha's Vineyard, post WWII. Cousins Nick (this time a woman) and Helene, both lovely in very different ways, are devoted. They live together while waiting for Nick's husband to return from war, and Helene's plans to remarry and move to Hollywood. Their lives couldn't be different--Nick lounging around the kitchen in her swimsuit, simmering from the repression of her affluent, housewifely life while Helene floats through her odd existence in an opium cloud. Their children Daisy and Ed discover a dead body in the beach house and the secrets begin to wash to shore.
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CBS News – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Monday recognizing Crimea as a "sovereign and independent country," hours after the strategic Black Sea peninsula declared it had broken from Ukraine following a weekend referendum.
"Considering the will of the people of the Crimea on the all-Crimean referendum which has taken place on March 16, 2014, to recognize the Republic of Crimea in which the city of Sevastopol has the special status, as the sovereign and independent state …; the Present's Decree comes into force from the date of its signing," the Kremlin press service quoted the decree as saying.
The moves by Crimea and Moscow have triggered the toughest Western sanctions against Russia since the Cold War – with Washington and the European Union retaliating with asset freezes and travel bans and U.S. President Barack Obama vowing to "increase the cost" if the Kremlin does not back down.
Ukraine's turmoil has become Europe's most severe security crisis in years and tensions have been high since Russian troops seized control of Crimea, which has now decided to merge with Russia. Russian troops are also massed near the border with Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine's acting president raised tensions on the ground by calling for the activation of some 20,000 military reservists and volunteers across the country and for the mobilization of another 20,000 in the recently formed national guard.
In the Crimean capital of Simferopol, ethnic Russians applauded the Sunday referendum that overwhelmingly called for secession and for joining Russia. Masked men in body armor blocked access for most journalists to the parliament session that declared independence, but the city otherwise appeared to go about its business normally.
The U.S., EU and Ukraine's new government do not recognize the referendum held Sunday in Crimea, which was called hastily as Ukraine's political crisis deepened with the ouster of pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovych following months of protests and sporadic bloodshed. In addition to calling the vote itself illegal, the Obama administration said there were "massive anomalies" in balloting that returned a 97 percent "yes" vote for joining Russia.
Obama warned that Russia could face more financial punishment.
"If Russia continues to interfere in Ukraine, we stand ready to impose further sanctions," Obama said.
One of the top Russian officials hit by sanctions mocked Obama.
"Comrade Obama, what should those who have neither accounts nor property abroad do? Have you not thought about it?" Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin tweeted. "I think the decree of the President of the United States was written by some joker."
Moscow considers the vote legitimate and Putin was to address both houses of parliament Tuesday on the Crimean situation.
In Kiev, acting President Oleksandr Turchynov vowed that Ukraine will not give up Crimea.
"We are ready for negotiations, but we will never resign ourselves to the annexation of our land," a somber-faced Turchynov said in a televised address to the nation. "We will do everything in order to avoid war and the loss of human lives. We will be doing everything to solve the conflict through diplomatic means. But the military threat to our state is real."
The Crimean referendum could also encourage rising pro-Russian sentiment in Ukraine's east and lead to further divisions in this nation of 46 million.
A delegation of Crimean lawmakers was set to travel to Moscow on Monday for negotiations on how to proceed. Russian lawmakers have suggested that formally annexing Crimea is almost certain – with one saying it could happen within days.
"We came back home to Mother Russia. We came back home, Russia is our home," said Nikolay Drozdenko, a resident in Sevastopol, the key Crimean port where Russia leases a naval base from Ukraine.
The Crimean parliament declared that all Ukrainian state property on the peninsula will be nationalized and become the property of the Crimean Republic. It gave no further details. Lawmakers also asked the United Nations and other nations to recognize it and began work on setting up a central bank with $30 million in support from Russia.
The Crimean Peninsula had been a part of Russiauntil Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the U.S.S.R., gave it to the Ukrainians in 1954 to mark the 300th anniversary of Russia's acquisition of Ukraine in the Treaty of Pereyaslav.
The markets appeared to signal that the Western sanctions lacked punch – with bourses both in Russia and Europe rising sharply on relief that they won't hit trade of business ties.
"So far the sanctions seem fairly toothless and much less severe than had been expected last week," said Kathleen Brooks, research director at Forex.com. "From the market's perspective, the biggest risk was that the referendum would trigger tough sanctions against Russia that could lead to another Cold War."
Moscow, meanwhile, called on Ukraine to become a federal state as a way of resolving the polarization between Ukraine's western regions – which favor closer ties with the 28-nation EU – and its eastern areas, which have long ties to Russia.
In a statement Monday, Russia's Foreign Ministry urged Ukraine's parliament to call a constitutional assembly that could draft a new constitution to make the country federal, handing more power to its regions. It also said country should adopt a "neutral political and military status," a demand reflecting Moscow's concern about the prospect of Ukraine joining NATO and possibly integrating closer politically and economically with the EU.
Russia is also pushing for Russian to become one of Ukraine's state languages alongside Ukrainian.
In Kiev, Ukraine's new government dismissed Russia's proposal Monday as unacceptable, saying it "looks like an ultimatum."
The new government in Kiev was established after pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych fled to Russia last month after three months of protests culminated in deadly clashes.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsya visited NATO headquarters in Brussels to request technical equipment to deal with the secession of Crimea and the Russian incursion there.
NATO said in a statement that the alliance was determined to boost its cooperation with Ukraine, including "increased ties with Ukraine's political and military leadership."


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Steve Beshear has unusually strong approval numbers for an incumbent Governor and looks favored to win reelection next year at this very early stage. He's up 44-35 on David Williams and 45-26 on Phil Moffett in PPP's newest look at the race.
48% of voters in Kentucky approve of the job Beshear's doing to 34% who disapprove. Beshear's on positive ground with independents at 47/31, unusually good numbers for a Democrat at a time when those folks are tending to lean strongly toward the GOP. Beshear also has a 27% approval rating with Republicans. That may not sound like much but it's an unusual level of crossover support these days when most Democratic politicians are in single digits with Republican voters.
In his match up with Williams Beshear has a 13 point lead with independents, and is picking up 15% of the Republican vote while losing only 16% of the Democratic vote. Kentucky has some of the most conservative Democrats in the country and a lot of them tend to vote Republican, including as recently as last week for Rand Paul. So if Beshear can continue to not bleed any more Democrats than he gains Republicans he's going to be in a very solid position.


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Despite being blinded as a child, Jacques Lusseyran went on to help form a key unit of the French Resistance — and survive the Nazis' Buchenwald concentration camp. He wrote about these experiences in his inspiring memoir, And There Was Light. In this remarkable collection of essays, Lusseyran writes of how blindness enabled him to discover aspects of the world that he would not otherwise have known. In "Poetry in Buchenwald," he describes the unexpected nourishment he and his fellow prisoners found in poetry. In "What One Sees Without Eyes" he describes a divine inner light available to all. Just as Lusseyran transcended his most difficult experiences, his writings give triumphant voice to the human ability to see beyond sight and act with unexpected heroism.
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"These posthumously collected essays remind us anew that eyes are merely a concentration of the human talent to see with the body and that each of us contains all beings, as the old teachers said."
— Roshi Robert Aitken, author of Taking the Path of Zen


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A native Floridian, I naturally gravitate toward any meal that is a) healthy, b) fresh, and c) summer approved. Know how you cold-climate people love your heavy soups and stews in the dead of winter? That's how we feel about cold dishes during the summer. It's almost therapeutic.
My father has been making this amazing Gazpacho forever. It's amazing. It's healthy as shit. It's inexpensive to make. It can be a side dish or its own vegetarian dinner. It's fun to make this for picnics, BBQs, potlucks, etc, and convince people that I'm this incredible gourmet. If they only knew how easy it was to make, they'd stop peppering me with compliments, so let's just keep this secret to ourselves, k?
- 2 large tomatoes, peeled and chopped.
(Quick, here's how to effectively peel a tomato: boil some water. Drop the tomato in for 10 – 15 seconds. Pull it out and drop it in an ice bath. Skin comes right off!)
- 1 cucumber, peeled and chopped
- 1 medium onion, skinned and chopped
- ½ green pepper, seeded and chopped.
- 24 oz. tomato juice (V8 will work just fine.)
- ½ cup EVOO
- ¾ cup red wine vinegar
- Tobasco, Salt/Pepper, to taste
- Place the veggies in a blender with 2 cups of tomato juice. Puree.
- In a large bowl, mix the puree, EVOO, vinegar, Tobasco, and remainder of tomato juice. Stir well.
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Province: YunnanPopulation: 6,193,300Postal code: 650000Area code(s): 0871GDP (2007): CNY 139.3 billionper capita: CNY 25,327
Do you need really need a good reason to enjoy yourself. Kunming, also known as Spring City for its lovely weather year round, is a relaxed haven to get some rest, eat well and in case you are active a good basis for exploring Yunnan. It's not a place of great culture or old buildings. It's just a friendly city you'll enjoy.
The best place to see life in Kunming passing by is taking a seat in the Green Lake Park and watch the kites, the masseuses, the ear cleaner and the musicians and people strolling by. The Yuantong Temple is another spot to go, as well for it's tranquil atmosphere as watching Buddhism in action.
An hour outside of Kunming you'll find Shilin (Stone Forest) with it's impressive Karst Peaks.
The slightly spicy Kunming food is a treat. Try Hongdou (Red bean), next to the bar, on Wenlin Jie to get a taste. Order their Rubing (fried sheep cheese). If you prefer other asian fare, walk a bit further to go to the thai restaurant Bangkok or one of the numerous Korean places. For Western food the area around the lake and the Yunnan university gives you a lot of choice.
There's no lack to find somewhere to sit down and nip a western coffee, some tea or water in the day a beer. Be prepared that cold beers may mean a lukewarm bottle with additional ice cubes. Good places in the Green Lake area to hang out are Salvador's in Wenlin XIang or try the Chinese terrace of Bamboo Civic Time (opposite the Harbour Plaza Hotel)
You can find department stores on Dong Feng Lu and Renmin Lu or browse through the small boutiques around the Green Lake Park.
High end the area around the lake has good options, a cheaper option is the Camellia Hotel on Dongfeng Lu.
There are daily flights from the main Chinese cities as well as direct connections from Bangkok and Hong Kong
If you have been to Kunming and like to suggest a great attraction, a place to eat or else, drop a message.


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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Snow Days
Mom, Dad, and I were blessed with snow after months of prayers! It came on Sunday afternoon and is almost gone, today! As you can see, I really enjoyed playing in the snow. Mom could hardly get me to come inside, Sunday night. She said, "we have to sleep....you can play more tomorrow!" I was pretty tired, but I am sure I could have romped around howling all night long. Surely, the neighbors would have understood my delight. It's not like we get snow everyday in Richmond, Virginia.
Woofs and Wags,
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I love snow so much, wish I were there to play in the snow with you.
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Wooden benches that have storage space are much more decorative and sensible additions to add to your entryway. They are the best in rooms that all your mess seems to accumulate in. Although there are some basic designs of entryway bench with back that are available, most of them are really attractive and tend to add appeal as well as being able to work really good, wherever they are placed. If you have an entryway where there is some space it may be a good idea to consider this wooden benches with back that are hinged so you can hang all coats and other items.
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The Supreme Court has recently held that the State Constitution provides greater protection to probationers/parolees under the PA Constitution than does our U.S. Constitution
In Commonwealth v. Arter, 151 A.3d 149 (Dec. 28, 2016), our Supreme Court of PA held that evidence which is illegally obtained in contravention of the exclusionary rule is not admissible in a parole revocation hearing. Art. I, Section 8. As a standard matter the U.S. Supreme Court has previously held in Commonwealth v. Scott (another PA case) that the 4th Amendment Exclusionary Rule does not apply to probation/parole searches done without reasonable suspicion. However, Scott was not challenged under Art. I, Sec. 8 of the PA Constitution. The PA Supreme Court here holds that in the case of Arter, which was challenged under both the U.S. Constitution and the PA Constitution, that the Exclusionary Rule of the PA Constitution affords broader protections.


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What to Do on Cat Ba Island
Explore the island by motorbike
The best way to truly see Cat Ba island is on the back of a motorbike. If you know how to ride one, lucky you! Otherwise find a companion or hire a driver on basically any street corner. The island is way too big and hilly to explore on foot or bicycle and there is so much to see.
Three temples dedicated to each of the fabled women that Cat Ba island is named after are up in the hills with stunning views. There is a lookout point at Fort Canon with lots of secret bunkers from the war. A butterfly farm, a zoo, and lots of local culture can also be observed by meandering through the hillside. My favorite place I went to on the island is the Hospital Cave near the National Park. If you go just before sunset the light is absolutely beautiful.
Laze at one of the beaches
The beaches on Cat Ba island are surprisingly gorgeous. However, they are tiny and I imagine during the high season are positively crammed with tourists. Two of the beaches are backed by huge resorts which were all but empty when I was there (October) despite the perfect weather. Cat Ba 2 is most popular with backpackers as it has only a few small bungalows.
Hike at the National Park
Much of Cat Ba island is protected, thankfully, by a stunning National Park. The park has exotic species of animals, including the highly endangered golden headed langur, however spotting animals is uncommon. Cat Ba Adventure Tours and Blue Swimmer offer overnight hikes. There are other short, well marked trails that you can explore on your own and admission is less than one dollar.
Tour Ha Long Bay or Lan Ha Bay
The main attraction for anyone coming to Cat Ba island is access to the stunning limestone karsts in Ha Long and Lan Ha Bay. There are plenty of tours leaving every day with lots of variety, but be aware many of these tours are very low quality. I paid $20 for an all day tour of Lan Ha Bay with a visit to a cave, lunch, and kayaking, which was a ton of fun. I was in one of the most beautiful places on earth aboard a ship, what could be so bad about that? Nothing, but be aware that the guide barely spoke English and did not fulfill many things passengers were promised. I was sold a kayaking tour, we only kayaked for one hour with no guide. Another couple was sold a trip to Monkey Island, we never went there. Everyone was told we would stop at a remote beach. He took us to one covered by water in high tide. Blue Swimmer and Cat Ba Adventure Tours are said to have excellent, albeit more expensive, options.
Rock climbing
Cat Ba Adventure Tours leads rock climbing expeditions which are said to be amazing. Given the scenery I can only imagine.
Kayak around the island
It is possible to rent kayaks for the day ($12) from Blue Swimmer and wander on your own. I wish I had done this perhaps instead of my tour to Lan Ha Bay to have a more authentic experience exploring the fish farms and local boats.


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Top Mistakes Novice Soccer Referees Make
Being a Referee
Being a referee for any sport can be incredibly exhausting. Learning the rules can be difficult, especially if it is not a sport that you played as a child or young adult. Despite this fact, it is imperative that all good referees know the rules to their sports inside and out.
They have to know, understand, and respect the rules in order to be able to referee the game fairly. However, they are still human, so they sometimes make mistakes. This can be especially true for referees who are just getting their start in the business. Here are some of the top mistakes that beginning referees, specifically for soccer, make.
Common Mistakes of Beginning Soccer Referees
l Not knowing how long the halves are. While this may seem like an incredibly easy task, the lengths of the halves of a soccer game vary by division level and by area of the state. Some games are even divided into third or quarters instead of halves. This can make it incredibly confusing to novice referees, because sometimes they will referee one game with forty-five minute halves, and then referee another game an hour later with twenty minute thirds. Knowing the exact length of the various parts of the game is something that comes with time, so it is something that novice referees have to pay extra attention to.
l Missing an offsides call. Offsides calls can be some of the trickiest calls to make. There are so many rules surrounding what exactly constitutes a position of "offsides" that often time referees do not make the fact.
Couple this with the fact that offsides positions often take place away from where all of the game action is and it becomes easy to see why referees, especially novice referees, can miss this call so much. Paying attention to both the ball and the action surrounding it, in addition to both ends of the field to ensure that no one is offsides, is much easier said than done.
l Paying attention only to the ball and legs of the players. This can be the most difficult thing for new soccer referees out of all of the tasks that they have to learn. Especially if they played soccer when they were younger, but even if they didn't, they have to train themselves to constantly look at the whole field, instead of just down at the ball and legs of the players where all of the action takes place. Novice referees generally have to remind themselves of this constantly, but this can be a difficult task even for experienced referees. Learning how to be in the right position in order to be able to see the whole field, be able to make proper judgment calls, and training yourself to survey the entire field can be incredibly difficult.
After the Novice Referee Days
After you have completed all of your training and have refereed a few games, several of these tasks will seem much more simple to you. At first, the referee industry can seem to be very difficult, but with some hard work and experience, it can be a rewarding job. All new referees make mistakes, and some make a lot.
As a player or spectator, it is important to respect the calls of the referee, and as a referee, it is important to not get discouraged. When everyone works together to make the games a better place to be, then everyone will be able to focus on what actually matters: the game itself.


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For Father's Day, Grace Parisi gave her husband a membership to a jerky-of-the-month club. But waiting four weeks for each delivery wasn't easy. Making jerky at home is more immediately gratifying, especially when you use a microwave oven, which cuts the marinating and drying time to about 3 hours. You'll only need a microwave bacon rack or two microwave-safe, silicone ice cube trays. More Healthy Snack Recipes
How to Make It
In a blender, combine the garlic, ginger, brown sugar, soy sauce, lime juice and salt and puree until smooth. Add the lime zest and crushed red pepper and pulse to combine. Transfer the marinade to a large bowl.
On a cutting board, using the tenderizer side of a meat pounder, lightly pound the steak strips to a scant 1/8-inch thickness. Add the strips to the marinade and turn to coat thoroughly. Let stand at room temperature for 2 hours or refrigerate overnight.
Arrange half of the flank steak strips on a microwave-safe bacon rack or over 2 inverted ice cube trays and cover them with dry paper towels. Microwave at high power for about 2 minutes. Repeat once or twice more (depending on the strength of the microwave), turning the steak strips once or twice, until they begin to caramelize and appear leathery. If the strips aren't yet leathery, microwave them in 1-minute bursts at high power until they are. Transfer the beef jerky to a plate and repeat with the remaining steak strips.
Make Ahead
The beef jerky can be refrigerated for 2 weeks.