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[size-15pt]Defence plan big in scope, short on funds: analysts[/size]JOHN WARD Canadian PressOttawa — Conservative election promises to bolster the military with new ships, soldiers and an Arctic force are long on ambition but may have come up short on money, say defence analysts.The Tories promised to recruit 13,000 new, full-time soldiers and another 10,000 reservists; to build three heavy, armed icebreakers, an Arctic deep-sea port and a surveillance system to keep watch over the North; and to buy new ships and planes.They pledged to add $5.3-billion to the defence budget over five years.Details remain sketchy, with Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor expected to start fleshing out the policy skeleton later this year. That process may begin in the new government's first budget, expected shortly after Parliament resumes in April.But analysts say the promises already look far more costly than the Tories have suggested."I think the Conservatives did low-ball their spending estimates," says Steve Staples of the Polaris Institute.In promising the three icebreakers, the northern port and the surveillance system, Prime Minister Stephen Harper estimated the cost at about $2-billion.Dan Middlemiss, director of the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies at Halifax's Dalhousie University, says that seems very low."I've heard $2-billion to $3-billion for the icebreakers."In 1985, the Mulroney government promised to build a heavy icebreaker at a cost of $500-million. Inflation since then would push that cost over $800-million.The Canadian American Security Review, published at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, is also doubtful about the Conservative accounting."A cost of $2-billion for both ships and deepwater port seems doubtful," the publication said. "Election promises are more convincing when better fleshed-out."The community of Iqaluit on Frobisher Bay has produced a plan of its own for a small deepwater berth facility — big enough to take a modest cruise ship — which it says would cost $50-million."A true deepwater port would be lots more than $50-million," says Mr. Middlemiss. "Everybody that has mentioned that prospect said it would not be cheap."He also said that while the coast guard needs new icebreakers, there's no need for them in the navy."We're not planning to arm other icebreakers, so why should we put three in the Arctic? It's purely symbolic."Mr. Staples said the surveillance system — which would spread sensors across the Arctic to listen for submarines or other foreign vessels — is a pricey option by itself."My understanding is that this proposal has been around for a while and it was shelved because it was too expensive."He says a modern weapons system for the icebreakers "would cost a fortune."The Tories would like to build other vessels for the navy, including amphibious support ships and perhaps replacements for the tired Tribal-class destroyers.These building plans would likely strain the country's shipbuilding capacity, says Ray Szeto, a research associate in the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary."With the demise of the Saint John (N.B.) shipyard, there aren't many shipyards left that have had experience with building naval vessels."He said the ship orders can't be filled within five years, as O'Connor promised during the campaign. It would take 10 years. Part of the delay is because of the Byzantine procurement system within the Defence Department, says Doug Bland, chair of defence management studies at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont.Mr. Bland said the new minister, a retired general, may be able to change the system because he knows how it works."Things look difficult perhaps if you think of things as 'business as usual'," Mr. Bland said. "Procurement takes a long time partly because of the demands from Treasury Board for tonnes of paper to describe even the simplest thing."What would happen if we just decided to move ahead on deals without all the stuff of Ottawa?"We bought the CF-18 in three years. Under present procedures we can buy icebreakers in 15 years or five years if we change things."Other parts of the Tory platform are also likely to cause headaches, analysts say.The plan to recruit 13,000 new troops, for example, is ambitious."There's a lot of people rolling their eyes at that," says Mr. Middlemiss. "They're facing really tough demographic issues in attracting folks right now."The military feeds on the shrinking pool of 18- to 24-year-olds in the population. Over the last three years, recruiters have signed up 10,000 people a year, regulars and reservists, just to keep the ranks static. The Tory plan to more than double the Liberal promise of 5,000 regulars will strain recruiting and training capabilities.Mr. Szeto said the military is having trouble keeping the soldiers it has, much less trying to find more during economic good times."Let's face it: economic prosperity will make the employment landscape even more competitive, with the Canadian Forces being unable to be as appealing an employer."This recruiting drive comes at a time when the military is offering bonuses of up to $10,000 to civilians or former soldiers with certain needed skills. Doctors and dentists willing to sign up for four years can get bonuses of up to $250,000.And the new bodies will add to the overall bill. Just paying 13,000 privates will cost $377 million a year, before they are outfitted, equipped or trained.The Tory platform calls for placing new, fast-reaction battalions — say, 650 soldiers each — in Comox, B.C., Trenton, Ont., and Goose Bay, NL. That alone will likely cost hundreds of millions for new infrastructure, including housing and other facilities.Add new medium-lift helicopters and strategic air transports and the bills climb even higher."All of these promises were politically motivated," says Mr. Staples. "They weren't based on any objective study of what the threats are to Canada and what is needed to address them — and certainly not on the cost."
'Overly confident' DND failed to properly assess F-35 costs: auditordaniel leblanc OTTAWA— Globe and Mail Update Tuesday, Apr. 03, 2012Article Link National Defence gambled on the F-35 fighter jet without running a fair competition, all the while lacking any cost certainty or any guarantee the plane could replace the current fleet of CF-18s by the end of the decade, the Auditor-General says.The $16-billion plan to purchase a fleet of Lockheed-Martin F-35 jets could cost $25-billion over the project's lifespan, yet it was done in unco-ordinated fashion among federal departments, with key data hidden from decision-makers and parliamentarians. The scathing report by the Auditor-General will fuel a political headache for the Harper government, which has ignored years of opposition attacks on the matter and which was fully committed to the F-35 until a few weeks ago. The Conservatives have put together a plan to review the process and could ultimately select another fighter, but the report raises a number of questions about the 2010 announcement to skip a tendering process and directly buy a fleet of 65 stealth F-35s, which are still in development.Michael Ferguson, who is launching his 10-year tenure as Auditor-General with this report, is particularly harsh on DND's handling of the purchase, going back to the 2006 decision to formally sign on to the U.S.-led project."National Defence did not exercise the diligence that would be expected in managing a $25-billion commitment," Mr. Ferguson said in a news release. "It is important that a purchase of this size be managed rigorously and transparently."Given cost increases and production delays in the F-35 program, the Auditor-General is raising concerns about DND's plans to phase out its CF-18s by the end of the decade."Briefing material did not inform senior decision makers, central agencies, and the Minister of the problems and associated risks of relying on the F-35 to replace the CF-18. Nor did National Defence provide complete cost information to parliamentarians," the report said.The report added the $16-billion estimate for the cost of the project was "likely underestimated," given it was established "without the aid of complete cost and other information."A major element in major military purchases in Canada is the potential for regional industrial benefits. However, in this case, the government was only told of "the most optimistic scenario," leaving doubts about the actual benefits that will flow to Canadian companies."We are concerned, because these projections were used to support key decisions related to Canada's participation in the [Joint Strike Fighter] Program and the purchase of the F-35 aircraft," the report said.Ottawa embarked on a sole-sourced process in 2006 to purchase the F-35, ignoring four other existing aircraft that might have proven to be safer choices. However, the Public Works department – which is responsible for the actual acquisition – was only fully involved in the process by late 2009."[Public Works] did not demonstrate due diligence in its role as the government's procurement authority," the report said.In fact, Public Works only received the "statement of operational requirement" for the new fighters in August 2010, while the government had already signaled its intention to buy the F-35s the previous month."Practically speaking, by 2010, Canada was too involved in the JSF Program and the F-35 to run a fair competition," the report said.In his news release, Mr. Ferguson added: "[DND] did not acknowledge that the decision to purchase the F-35 was well underway four years before it was officially announced."Overall, the Auditor-General said that DND has been "overly confident" in its strategy to buy new fighter jets.The report comes as the department is struggling to complete other major military procurements, including its 2004 decision to purchase Sikorsky helicopters, which were also still being developed, to replace the current fleet of Sea Kings. The new helicopters have yet to be delivered.Civil aviation, border controls and debtOther chapters in the report included the following findings:» On federal oversight of civil aviation, Transport Canada received praise for implementing a new surveillance system. However concern was expressed that the department is not collecting important risk factors such as the financial health of an aviation company. Concerns were also raised about the level of documentation produced by inspectors.The Auditor-General's report states that "we also found that many fewer inspections are done than planned. This is significant considering that only the companies and the operations areas considered to be of higher risk are selected for inspection in any given year."» On border controls on commercial imports, the audit's findings are largely favourable. The report notes that there is a need for a clearer agreement between Canada Border Services Agency and Health Canada on how to handle health-related products at the border.» On the federal government's management of interest-bearing debt, the report says the Department of Finance uses "a sound process." However the Auditor-General says Ottawa needs to do a better job of clearly explaining how much of the federal debt is related to its pension obligations to public servants.The federal debt for 2010-11 stood at $801.8-billion, of which $146.1-billion is obligations to public sector pension plans. This debt is largely because prior to 2000, the federal government did not set aside money in a separate fund to cover its pension obligations. The C.D. Howe Institute has argued that Ottawa should use a different accounting method, which would then value its unfunded pension liabilities at about $227-billion. The Auditor-General's report does not weigh into that debate. end
F-35 debacle spurs Tories to consider new agency for military purchasesSTEVEN CHASE AND DANIEL LEBLANCOTTAWA— From Saturday's Globe and MailPublished Saturday, May. 26, 2012The Conservative government is exploring handing responsibility for military procurement to a standalone agency as it tries to build a less dysfunctional process for buying defence equipment in the wake of stumbles such as the F-35 fighter project.There is persistent unease in the Harper government over how badly defence procurement has been handled and the Conservatives have made it clear to senior civil servants, officials say, that they have tremendous interest "in doing this better."Staff at the Department of National Defence and Public Works are researching the merits of creating a separate purchasing agency as one way of creating a more efficient means of buying defence hardware."This is one idea that's being kicked around," one official said. "PMO hasn't decided what PMO wants on this yet," they said of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office.A separate military procurement agency has not always proved to be a sure-fire winner for other countries and critics have raised concerns about how such an entity would be independent yet sufficiently accountable to elected officials.The search for a fix, though, is evidence of the Harper government's concern for the disturbing record of military procurement snafus that have piled up over the years.The Conservatives tried to bring more order to military procurement last year when Mr. Harper appointed Julian Fantino as minister responsible for the portfolio. But the Auditor-General's damning April report on mishandling of the F-35 jet purchase, and other purchasing troubles, have focused more attention on the problem.The Defence Department is expected to resist setting up an arms-length agency that would effectively reduce its power and influence over billions of dollars in military purchasing, and will likely argue it's more practical to merely tinker with the status quo.DND has taken flak for decades of controversial purchases, from second-hand submarines that failed to meet basic expectations to new top-of-the-line maritime helicopters that are four years late, with no firm delivery date in sight.The Conservative government has succeeded in buying two fleets of tactical and strategic transport planes in recent years, relying on sole-source purchases of off-the-shelves aircraft instead of buying products that were still in developmental stages.But other procurements are bogged down in problems. Plans to buy a new fleet of transport helicopters as well as search-and-rescue planes have yet to get off the ground, as government officials struggle with budgetary and technical challenges.In many cases, DND tries to "Canadianize" its purchases, seeking complex and expensive modifications to suit its unique needs.At other times, technical requirements prove too complex. Last month, the government told manufacturers that it had to start anew on a $2-billion Close Combat Vehicle program because none of their proposals were fully compliant.The Auditor-General has been particularly harsh about military purchases over the years, criticizing a number of big-ticket purchases that were conducted without a full and open competition.Canada is not the only country struggling with military procurement. In 2005, Australia granted more autonomy to its Defence Materiel Organization in a bid to improve the efficiency of the agency that oversees military purchases.However, the Australian entity found itself under attack last year after a series of procurement bungles including delays and cost overruns for artillery and warship acquisitions.
About C.D. Howe:C.D. Howe was a cabinet minister for 22 years, first in the government of Mackenzie King, and then in the government of Louis St. Laurent. Nicknamed the "Minister of Everything," C.D. Howe was forthright and forceful, and more interested in getting things done than in policy. He mobilized Canada for World War II, turning the Canadian economy from one based primarily on agriculture to one based on industry, and after the war turned it into a consumer economy spurred by veterans.
Tories aim to reform procurement process Ambrose outlines federal government's frustration over military purchasingLee Berthiaume Ottawa Citizen 31 May 12The minister responsible for overseeing billions of dollars in federal government purchases says she is "tired" of the problems that have plagued an increasing number of military procurement projects. Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose went on to say she was aware of "internal obstacles to change," but warned the Conservative government is planning to move ahead with plans to reform the system. "Things have to change," Ambrose said during a keynote speech in Ottawa on Wednesday. "They must continue to change. Because the status quo is not an option." The past month has seen a harsh spotlight cast on the federal government's efforts to buy military hardware, starting with Auditor General Michael Ferguson's scathing report on the $25-billion F-35 stealth fighter program. Since then, problems have emerged with the government's plan to buy armoured vehicles, armed Arctic patrol ships and search-and-rescue aircraft. Some of the projects have been delayed by years, while others have fallen off the rails entirely. National Defence has been blamed for many of the problems and, as a result, the government has taken a number of the projects out of the Defence Department's hands and given them to Public Works. Much of Ambrose's speech focused on the importance of leveraging the billions of taxpayer dollars spent on military procurement to encourage economic growth and innovation. But the minister's most pointed comments were reserved for the end, when she appeared to be warning federal bureaucrats and others she was "a little tired of being told that something can't be done." "And I've become tired of all the duplication and the competing agendas," she added. And in a surprising acknowledgment of the problems the F-35 project has caused the Conservative government, Ambrose said: "We accept that public and parliamentary confidence in this process to date is low, and that's not acceptable." Liberal MP Gerry Byrne said Ambrose's comments about the state of procurement "described a federal government in chaos when it comes to how billions of dollar of taxpayers money is spent on military hardware." But Ambrose also noted the positive assessments of the hands-off approach the government took when awarding $33 billion in contracts to Irving Shipyards in Halifax and Seaspan Marine in Vancouver as part of the national shipbuilding procurement strategy. A similar process, involving the establishment of a group of senior bureaucrats to manage the competition outside political circles and a third-party "fairness monitor," has been set up to aid the government's eight-year effort to replace Canada's fleet of search-and-rescue aircraft, she said.
Ottawa eyes plan to loosen DND's grip on military procurementSTEVEN CHASEOTTAWA — The Globe and MailPublished Thursday, Jul. 19 2012, 6:00 AM EDTLast updated Thursday, Jul. 19 2012, 6:48 AM EDTThe Harper government, eager to fix Canada's chronically dysfunctional system for buying military equipment, is considering changes that would strip the Department of National Defence of significant responsibility in steering major purchases.Stephen Harper and staff in the Prime Minister's Office are determined to reform the way Canada buys military equipment after a string of troubled purchases, from F-35 fighter jets to supply ships to combat vehicles, have left the impression the Conservatives are failing to effectively manage this spending.One option under serious study is the creation of a permanent secretariat, reporting to the Department of Public Works, that would take responsibility for all major military procurements above a certain dollar value, a Department of National Defence source said.Such a shift would signal the Harper government has lost faith in National Defence's ability to safeguard the public purse. It would also represent an important reduction in DND's traditional role in drawing up specifications for big expenditures: in effect, the designing and selecting of the options for purchase.More at the link -> http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-eyes-plan-to-loosen-dnds-grip-on-military-procurement/article4426707/
Hmmm, I would argue that the issue with procurrement is not within DND,


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NEWS- Info flow: Camblos blasts baby victim ID
The Albemarle Commonwealth's Attorney's Office called a press conference last Friday, and they were steaming. The reason? The Daily Progress had revealed the name of eight-month-old Alexis "Ali" McFadyen, who died November 16, allegedly a victim of shaken-baby syndrome.
"We are very disappointed and dismayed that the Daily Progress chose to release the name of the infant victim," said Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Cynthia Murray in a statement. "We have consistently tried to balance the right of the public to know versus the wishes of the family as they deal with this tragedy."
But some free speech advocates see it differently.
"There's certainly some privacy protection for victims, but that's live victims," says Frosty Landon with the Virginia Coalition for Open Government. "I can't think of anything that would allow [a victim's name] to be withheld." But that's what happened.
Albemarle police issued a press release February 13 announcing the arrest of Robert Wayne Wyant, 32, for second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and felony child abuse– but not the name of the girl. Wyant was a friend of the girl's family, and she was under his care, Murray said. Her death was declared a homicide by blunt force trauma to the head consistent with shaken baby syndrome.
Looking at court records, the autopsy report, and obituaries, according to sources cited in his article, Progress reporter Rob Seal (who declined to speak with the Hook for this story) determined McFadyen was the victim. Police and the commonwealth's attorney declined to release the name of the victim and how she died– until after Seal's story was published February 16.
The court file mentions the death of an infant designated only as "A.M.," and Commonwealth's Attorney James Camblos, who is said to be a finalist for the position of Albemarle Circuit Court judge, says the press would be wise to be super-cautious. "What if this were the one in a million where it was not the same A.M.?" Camblos asks.
Wendell Cochran, journalism ethics professor at American University, expresses surprise at any outrage over naming names.
"I can't conjure an example where naming a murder victim would be an ethical problem for a journalist," says Cochran. "The press would not be doing its job if it routinely withheld names of victims. Yes, it's a horrible thing for the family. But the alternative seems a lot worse to me."
However, Jeff Seglin, who writes a weekly ethics column for the New York Times, calls the situation a gray area and suggests doing the story without adding pain to a victim's family.
"You have to ask, what's to be gained by bringing that name to the story," says Seglin. "If the only reason for it to be there is for the titillation factor, there's absolutely no reason for it to be there. All it does then is add additional pain for the family."
Cochran suggests that because family members, church members, and others in the community already know, it's a short trip to the archives– especially knowing the date of the victim's death– to find her obituary. "Privacy typically belongs to an individual," says Cochran. "It dies with them."
"When somebody is murdered, it's not something the community can keep quiet," agrees Landon. "When someone dies, privacy ends."
Scottsville resident Robert Wyant, a former volunteer with the East Rivanna Volunteer Fire Company, was a family friend allegedly looking after eight-month old "Ali" McFadyen when she sustained the injuries November 14 that caused her death two days later.
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While it certainly is an unfortunate situation, and I can understand the "additional pain to the family argument," it seems as though it would be only a matter of time before the name of the baby surfaced to public knowledge. It also seems that there is the discrepancy of maintaining the identity of the live vs. dead, the former seeming less morally imperative. As well as the fact that (and I know this can seem like an insensitive pill to swallow) there is an apparent difference in maintaining the anonymity of a 13yo or a 16yo who have formed much more of an identity within the public sphere. It's a tough call but I firmly believe that Mr. Seal did his job appropriately and made the right decision.
Integrity is the key issue in this matter. Wars are being fought as we speak to preserve our right to freedom of speech. Thank God and all of the American soldiers who have, and are, fighting for the freedoms we enjoy. However, one must use discretion when choosing to use those freedoms and Mr. Seal obviously did not think before he put his pen into action.
The Daily Progress should have regarded Mr. Seal's disgraceful "tight lipped" article as daily regression and tossed it wayside before it made them all look like a bunch of asinine idiots without all of the facts. Mr. Seal answered his own question in the very article he wrote. Why were the authorities so tight lipped? He printed it in black and white and never saw the writing on the wall. "Teixeira said Monday that the secrecy surrounding the Wyant case is intended to preserve the integrity of the investigation and to protect the victim's family. It's a very sensitive and tragic case, and it's been very difficult for everyone involved, especially the family," he said. "We're trying to protect them and also to get a conviction." Did he miss the point?
Subsequently, he wrote the article for the sheer "titillation factor" and stood nothing to gain except flirting with a future in a disreputable journalistic career. Exposing the baby's name and using it to tickle his fancy was as preposterous as the monster that exerted his power to kill her. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family who is dealing with the aftermath of this tragedy.
This incident is bad all the way around.
It doesn't add anything to the "story" to publish a speculative article in an attempt to name the victim, especially a baby.
But I can't ever remember a case where someone was charged with murder and the victim's name was kept secret because they were under 18.
Why would the authorities conceal the identity of a murdered infant when they wouldn't conceal the identity of a murdered adult? Is the family in the first case more bereaved than the family in the second?
Still, the name itself doesn't seem like news to me. Maybe if they had named the girl in a story with some actual content, it might not seem so scummy.
So, I guess, thumbs down to the cops and Camblos for being so hush-hush, and thumbs down to Seal and the Progress for acting without any class.
Wouldn't the name have come out anyway in court? If so, A) why would the authorities try and hide it, knowing it would come out in a few months, and B) why couldn't the Progress just wait for the name to be revealed naturally?


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Obama Tries to Offset So-So Economy with Early Start on Ads
Advisers see Romney's work at Bain as an opening for the president to gain in the 2012 White House race.
President Obama wants to to turn venture capitalism into the bane of Mitt Romney's existence, transforming Romney's tenure as head of Bain Capital into a negative as voters try to decide between the two main presidential candidates.
The strategy, built around advertising and free media, is part of an effort by Obama's campaign team to convince voters that his programs are slowly stoking the engines of commerce, though it's taking longer than expected to get the economy moving at full speed again. The goal is to portray Obama as a builder and Romney as a demolition man.
Obama's handlers have already invested more than $25 million in late-spring TV ads in just a handful of states. This is an unusually expensive investment this early in the game, especially for an incumbent.
Most of the money is funding a positive message in Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Iowa, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Nevada. The ad says the economy was bleak when Obama took office, then highlights steps the White House claims helped the economy bottom out and begin to move toward a soft recovery. For good measure, the spot includes an unambiguous reference to the demise of Osama bin Laden.
Just a fraction of the money is for an ad that goes after Romney, painting him as a greedy job slasher who profited when Bain Capital bought a Kansas City, Mo., steel plant in 1993 and put employees out of work when Bain shut it down.
The attack aired only briefly in Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia, but you wouldn't know that based on media coverage of its launch. Obama advisers insist that the free media coverage gave the spot more bang for the buck than they had expected.
And that's just the beginning. At some point, Obama's ads will feature a lineup of Republicans to deliver the "Bain is bad" message. Just about the entire GOP primary field attacked Romney as a slash-and-burn venture capitalist, so there's plenty of videotape of fellow Republicans firing away at the former Massachusetts governor.
Obama wants every voter to know the name Bain Capital before November. Plans are in the works for a new round of Bain ads. They'll be up for sure by the time of the Republican convention in Tampa, Fla., in August, and may even start running before the Fourth of July holiday.
Obama is being both preemptive and precautionary in trying to get ahead of any downturn in the U.S. economy. And for good reason.
When Obama's campaign team reads the global economic tea leaves, this is what it sees: Elections in France, Greece and Germany were a firm rejection of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's austerity-only agenda for Europe, and several countries, including Great Britain, are slipping back into recession. Even China's robust economy is slowing at a much faster than anticipated rate. Those conditions are spooking some U.S. economists, who warn that ripples will be felt in the states.
Closer to home, Wall Street just recorded its worst week in 2012, U.S. job creation is falling away from optimistic recent highs, and with gas prices still high, some Americans won't be traveling far for their vacations. Those are ugly realities for an incumbent to face.
Obama's handlers insist they don't fear an economic Armageddon, but they do admit wanting to be ready for the worst.
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The title removes any suspense that this novel might have had, but Second Time's a Charm is nonetheless an engaging, enjoyable read. Stacie Edmonds was burned by her first husband, Rick, a good-looking runaround with a cocaine habit. Stacie came out of that marriage with her restaurant, the Sound Side, but also with a fear of betrayal and a disinclination to trust her heart to another man. Tyson Garrett, the chef at the Sound Side, loves Stacie and wants her to see that he is not like Rick. The novel follows the development of their relationship through a series of challenges–a vengeful former employee, a hurricane, a fragile pregnancy, and a meltdown by Rick, who still lives nearby. A large cast of characters populate the novel–friends, family members, local characters, and staff from the Sound Side. The Sound Side itself is almost a character; readers will get a sense of the varied work and the camaraderie that make a restaurant successful.
Kyle Davis and Chelsea Davenport, the main characters in Ms. Flinn's first book, The One, have minor roles in this story. The two will be back as the main characters in the author's next book, Three Gifts.
Check this title's availability in the UNC-Chapel Hill Library catalog.


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I originally learned Vim for the same reason as many other people do; to edit configuration files on a web server. As such, I quickly learned that if I pressed
i, I could type stuff, and
Esc followed by
:wq would save a file, and return me to the (relative) safety of the shell. For a great many years, that was all I felt like I needed to learn. No movement commands other than the cursor keys, and the concept of 'modes' was certainly lost to me.
I considered this fine and dandy for a long time, and did all of my 'serious' text editing in TextMate, which I felt was the pinnacle of productivity for a couple of years. However, after a significant period of inactivity, I felt the collective restlessness over the lack of updates, and was very disappointed by TextMate 2 when it finally did land, I decided to what else was out there. While there were a couple of options, nothing really stuck out as being a major step ahead of TextMate.
It was around this time that I watched the Peepcode Play By Play screencast with Gary Bernhardt, which was a revelation to me. The sheer efficiency with which he used it, and the raw speed at which he edited and traversed the project was stunning. I had no idea that Vim could be used so deftly, and that my ignorance was tremendous. While obviously typing isn't the bottleneck in programming, I suddenly felt embarrassed at how little I knew of any text editor, Vim or otherwise. Given the ubiquity of Vim, I figured it made sense to try learning it.
The first step I took towards becoming comfortable with Vim was to check out the Peepcode screencasts on Vim. They focus a lot on configuration, the all-important movement commands, and getting more productive. I highly recommend them if you've had trouble getting to grips with basic through to intermediate Vim in the past, personally, I found them to be a huge boon.
After watching the PeepCode videos, and dipping my toes into using Vim for projects, I decided to start a project using Vim as my only text editor, to ingrain what I had learned. I expected to struggle, however, I quickly ascended the learning curve, and gained the much lauded 'muscle memory' which many Vim users speak of. I finally felt like I had a text editor which had become an extension of my hand. It felt great!
One thing that is very striking about Vim compared to many GUI-heavy text editors is the level to which it can be customised, both with plugins, and key remapping to suit personal style. Initially I installed far too many plugins, not understanding a number of them, before whittling down to a bare configuration, and slowly installing plugins as I realised where they would be useful. The Vim plugin world is extremely active, but there are some real heroes within it, including Tim Pope and Kana Natsuno, whose plugins are superb.
I felt so comfortable with what I had learned, and I had customised Vim enough that I felt ready to remap the cursor keys to do nothing in normal mode, forcing myself to use the
k and
l keys in their stead. This felt like a major step, and again, I expected a significant drop in efficiency while I learned to use them. To my great surprise I had almost completely stopped using the cursor keys while in normal mode already, and the transition was absolutely minimal.
One of the great things at this point was being able to show off to my co-workers! I think the vast majority of people who use Vim casually are completely unaware of the word completion functionality (I certainly was), so showing them how they can simply type
Ctrl+P in insert mode to complete a word, was very rewarding!
Last week I attended a Vim Masterclass run by Vimcasts Drew Neil. It was really excellent (I highly recommend going if there is one near you in the future). The class focussed on using Vim for comfort, rather than trying to keep keystrokes to an absolute minimum (although often the two are somewhat related), and encouraging us to think about the interaction between modes, and how they can be used to our advantage. I highly recommend his book Practical Vim, as it covers much of the same material as the class.
I still have a lot to learn. Many of the lessons taught in Drew's masterclass will take some time to sink in, and I still have tons to learn (namely Vimscript), but I am excited to learn it, and I am delighted that I have found my ideal text editor!
A handful of my favourite 'tips'
:w !sudo tee %– write to a file with superuser permissions
- Word or line completion in insert mode with
Ctrl+X Ctrl+Lrespectively
:!mkdir -p %:hto create the parent directory when you are editing
gjto move up and down the display lines of a document (incredibly useful where a long line has been wrapped over several display lines)
gfopen the file under the cursor (for example, an included file)
Here are some resources which I recommend if you want to get serious with Vim, from far better teachers than I:
- Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought – Drew Neil of Vimcasts excellent book
- Steve Losh's "Coming Home to Vim" – Great guide from a thoughtful mind
- Peepcode's "Smash into Vim" – Videos for the hard of patience
- Destroy All Software – Expert Vim usage screencasts
- MacVim – A lovely native Vim binary for the Mac
- "Vim: From Essentials to Mastery" – A great conference video covering Vim history and usage tips


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In a pre-Christmas post, we asked Cult of Mac readers to vote for their favorite new Mac OS X app of 2010. As usual, by "new" we mean a brand new app, or a major update to an old app, that's been released during the previous 12 months.
This years winner, by a considerable margin, was email client Postbox 2.
For those of you who've not tried it, Postbox is a feature-packed email client which combines some of the best ideas from web-based email and local email services. It's an excellent tool for people who live and die by email, and who manage a large volume of messages across many different accounts.
Other apps that got a lot of mentions included Alfred, Sparrow and Reeder.
Thanks to everyone who contributed their comments. I'm already looking forward to all the new treasures we might discover during 2011 – and the new means we will have to discover them, the Mac App Store, which should be live in just a few hours from now.


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Hello All, and thanks to the resident G8rs for inviting me to share in this
vortex of kkonsciousness the Synch Whole. I look forward to sifting the Rhine of this Glass onion with all of you
Greatful Deads Lightening Bolt. Well be seeing the Importance of this symbol as we swim up/downstream here.
So this weekend I was at a 14 year old cousins birthday Party and he had an AC/DC T-Shirt on with the Lightening Bolt between the letters, it struck me because on my train ride down I saw a man wering a shirt with the SS lightening bolts at the breast, and was wondering if that was either a Skinhead or a KiSSfan, but the bolt began to start popping up.
Ive read that the Sig Rune in Norse Alphabet was symbolic of the Sun and of Odins Lightening from his Sword.
ACDC featring many Bolts or Sig Runes on their Album Covers and Logos
KiSS, we see the Double Sig Rune like the Nazi SS in their name as well.
The Sword of Lightening is also a Kabbalistic Concept from the Tree of Life, the Lightening is a Symbol of Enlightenment, Spiritual Energy Descending Into Matter, the Sword in the Stone. Swords are the Platonic Suit of Air and Aquarius as well, whos symbol is 3 Wavy Energy lines, in Esoteric Physics Aquarius rules over the Ankles, the Central Nervous System and the Spiriual Energy/Kundalini and the Transfer of Language as Energy. Alice Bailey mentions that Aquarius rules over the 7th Ray of her Cosmological Creation System, she beleived Aquarius with the power of Uranus would bring the Universal Life Force or Kundalini of all people together, the realization of WE/ME, and the spiritualization of language and ideas.
To me the 1960s was the begining of the Archaic Revival that Terrence Mckenna spoke of and participated in, during this time the Spiritual medium of Music* rocked the Nation, if we look at the history of rock and roll, we can see the evolution of Kundalini energy being expressed through time, and what the Liberation of that energy meant to culture/being. Aquarius being a sign of Humantiarians and Self Determination and Community as well as being an Air sign resonating Communication makes me think of the Rock and Roll revial and the Spiritual Transfer of Kundalini.
Lightening Striking the Tower in the 16th Tarot Trump can be interpereted as Enlightenment of Spirit or higher self Descending into Matter.
Ziggy Stardust with the Bolt also resonates Aquarius with his Androgynous character Ziggy Stardust
The Sig Rune is symbolic of the Sun as well as Odins Swords Lightening and just looking through some of the rock and roll and heavy metal of the last century there was a revisiting of the Pagan shamanic rock and roll routes, like Ride the Lightening above.
After seeing the Sig Rune around so much, I realized that alot of Runic style has been regurgitated by the Archaic revival of Rock and Roll and heavy metal.
Note the presence of Runic letters as well as the Hermit Tarot card featured on Led Zeps artwork. Also note ZOso and Iron Maidens trunkated pyramids and Lightening.
Ran Knelson with Cereberus resonating Underworld Dogs as well as the Runic lettering.
Def Leppard featuring the Eye in the Pyramid as well as Runic glyph letters.
Lilly Allen features the Sig Rune as her Stylized Name and Logo, as well as behind her on her bike. We also see Kundalini coiled DNA serpents on her handlebars.
Jimi Hendrix starred in the Movie Rainbow Brigdge, featuring shots of his live performance at Maui Hawaii at the Rainbow Bridge Color Sound Experiment, some think this was funded by the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, a union of autonomous psychedelic healers and dealers that also may have broken Timothy Leary out of Jail.
Side story on the Life Force current
Now I have a Mayan friend and hes an older fellow whos family goes back to the Taino Mayans, he is very well studied in his cultures history language and spirituality. When I explained to my friend that I was having experiences pointing me toward the Rainbow Bridge and Kundalini healing he gave me insights into what the Mayans called Kundalini or Antahkarana. He said this Kundalini force is called Chic Chan* to the Mayans, it is a vital life force that connects the lower Chakras and Sexual centers to the Higher Consciousness and Spiritual Centers. My first time around editing this article i spelled Chic Chan as Chach Cham, unknowingly i wrote out what Translates to Group Ecstacy at the moment of Creation. I wanted to edit that so we dont go around mixing Free love with Vital Life Force, althouh they are closely connected ( chach cham sounds more like what goes down backstage with groupies after the Chic Chan is activated in Music hehe). So my friend explained to me that the activation of this energy brings responsibilities. These responsibilites are simple but powerful, ill give a rough personal translation of what he told me. 1) This energy can help us to Harmonize and Actualize our inner forces through reflection, meditation, concentration of will and so forth. Understand our inner self. 2) With our inner worlds Harmonized we must now use that understanding to perfect our external self, our Radiant self, we must balance, reflect, meditate and concentrate on how our will affects on others and the world. 3) Having balanced and actualized our internal and external eneries, we must realize the responsibility and the joy of Consciously Co Creating, that is uniting our will with the will of Being, and that is Unconditional love, you dont have to look further than your own breath to realize that we are unconditionally loved by mother universe IMO. Im looking forward to sharin more of what I learn about this energy as I learn more and would be honored to share. Now I want to connect this Chic Chan energy to the Archaic Revival of Rock and Roll, My friend gave me examples of what affects this energy has on the body when it is activated. He gave me an example of Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers mentioning how Flea would play Naked and would bring this energy up and into his body and that would make him play with his mouth open. The "O" face as its called in our Culture, he said this oral behavior is directly connected to the Orgasm, and thus the Life Force, Kundalini or Orgone or Chic Chan whatever you call it. If you check out the way Jimi Hendrix rocks out he also turns on his Chic Chan and plays with his mouth wide open. Those of us who have explored plant Kkonsciousness might also know this feeling as it comes with being entranced on entheogens, the Mouth hangs wide open and the breathing deepens, the belly breathing from our Hara point opens up and we are as a young child in awe at the new world again. Terrence Mckenna has also gone into some of the Oral behaviors connected with Entheogens as well as the importance of Language reality. The mush of words/tounges that come out in trance, "And first there was the word". I just wanted to mention some of this to bring synthesis of the Lightening, Kundalini, Chic Chan and the Archaic Spiritual Revival of Rock and Roll.
Flea Rocking out with his ChichChan out.
Jimis Chic Chan face , note the resonation between the Creative moment of Orgasm and the Phallic play of guitarists in the Moments of Creation, making their O face revealing the universal dance of Creation.
Jimis album Midnight lightning. Resonating his Kundalni/Chic Chan energy.
The Grateful Dead Lightenbolt matches the strike of lightning from the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and shares the Red and Blue Left and Right Pillar/Hemispheres of the Skull/tree
Access All Areas also features the Lightning striking the Tree and Skull, perfect Sync.
Note that the Blue and Reds locations in the skull of the Logo are also the locations of the Spheres of Mars and Jupiter on the Tree of Life. Now the Bolt of Lightening begins to remind me of the Sword of Lightening or Spirit Descending into Matter. The Sword an the Stone.
Lightning in the Tree as well as Jerry Garcias Best of Collection eaturing the Sword also Strongly resonate to me the Descent of Kundalini Energy into the body.
Note that we can see A Green Sun Disc on the Eypt rocking the Cradle 78 cover, as well as on the From the Mars Hotel album we can see the Green Sun Rising.
Green Sun on the Horizon.
Red and Blue again on a Jerry Garcia Solo Album featring the Hand in the Blue sphere, Blue Spirit Palms with the Sky/Jupiter color and clouds in the background. The Letter Kaph is attribute Jupiter in Kabbalah and Kaph Means hand, Jupiter Hands and Blue Spirit Palms.
Greatful Deads European Tour Album Features the Foot/Soul/Ankh/Ankle of Aquarius and the Rainbow Bridge as well.
So earlier in this post we explored the Frequency of Lightning Symbols used in Rock and Roll culture, especialy the Sig Rune which is a a Lightning Bolt itself. We connected the Lightning to Kundalini energy, and saw the connections between the Activation of Kundalini via Rock and Roll Pagan Revival, and how The Orgasm Face of Musicians in Musical Ecstacy reflects the Orgasm Face made by humans when in Sexual Ecstacy.Now lets look at this connection to the Orgasm Face. The Orgasm face as mentioned in the last post is symbolically expressed in Rock and Roll when Musicians are in the Ecstacy of Musical Creation, the mouth Opened Wide and the Head Back*, thus reflecting the Orgasm Face that we humans also make during the Ecstacy of Sexual Union or the Transferal of Life Force Kundalini.
Jimi Hendrix was known for his dramatic O-Face and his sexual style of Rockin and Rollin. The Life Force is within him, and the Mouth agape is the Strike of Escatcy Lightning rolling through his spine.
Now in the Band name KISS we can see Two BOLTZ or Sig Runes of Lightning, and Gene Simmons HUGE TOUNGE/MOUTH, another Expression of the Sexuality channeled through the sensory organ of the Mouth or Tounge. Now heres where this all got really interesting for me.
Notice the TOWER Tarot Card, oroginally just an Image of a Tower bein Struck by Lightning, but the Crowley Version has a MOUTH breathing FIRE onto the Tower!!, that is becasue this Tarot Card is attributed the Hebrew Letter and Tree of Life Path of PEH, which means MOUTH!. So here we can see a very old connection between the Lightning and the Tower, or the Kundalini striking the Spine, and the MOUTH as an Active Agent in the process, a Tarot book I was reading said that the Power of Words is described by this card, are not words the means by which we tear down and rebuild a whole new house or Tower or Beleif System for ourselves? The Lightning which comes from the mouth is the SPIRIT or the LOGOS which strikes matter and Spiritualizes it, or actualizes it. This is where Rock and Roll and Magick also come into mind for me, as well as Alice Baileys Attribution of Aquarius(the dawned astrological age) to her 7th Ray of Invocation/Evocation and of Ceremonial Magick(which word/Prayer is key). She beleived that the power of Words would be strongly influenced as we move into resonance with the Planet Uranus and Aquarius the 7th Ray. Aquarius is also an Air sign, which symbolically Air resonates with Consciousness, Words, Language, Communication and other non physical energies. As we move into Aquarius I suspect the power of our words will be experienced strongly, and it seems fitting that we are sharing all of this KKonsciousness VIA CYBERSPACE, Space=AIR. But remember that The Tower and Lightning are now legitly connecte to the MOUTH Via the Ancient arts of the Tarot. Anyway this gets nuttier, lets roll.
In the Rocky Horror Picture Show, we can see a new Androgynous man created by Doctor Frank N Furter played by Tim Curry. This New man is Resurrected out of a Rainbow Coffin and is given life force by the Pull of a Lever which strikes hiim with Lightning. The Infamous Logo for the Film is Tim Curries crazy MOUTH!!! This rock and roll Aquarian Musical was explored in my Post here, ROcky Horror Rebis Resurrection.
Now a friend of mine sent me this Coca Cola ad, which features 3 Rocky Horror Style mouths, Plus Lighting which Equals A smiley face over H20. The Mouths and Lightning together again!
My same buddy Sent me this Image AS I WAS WRITING THIS POST!! This is a Jack Kirby Era Fantastic Four shot, of a man with the Symbol fof Mercury( the word/Logos) on his head. The caption reads " WITH HIS HEAD HELD HIGH, HIS MOUTH OPENS!" This Guy is certainly in a state of O FACE here. Now wait for this next Shot!
Bada Bing!!! " and the VOICE OF THE BLACK BOLT IS HEARD THROUGHOUT THE LAND"!
WOW are you SIRIUS? The BOLT, the O-FACE, and MERCURY the WORD/LOGOS all in one shot!!!
Now you might not beleive this, but to my pure amazement, my same friend as soon as he was done sending me these pics of the comic, was somewhere and a Movie was on the Television, he didnt put this on himself, this movie is called LIFE FORCE! and its about Aliens stealing peoples Life Force or Kundalini through the Use of LIGHTNING FROM THEIR MOUTHS!!!!
I cant beleive this haha! I think the Trailer is really worth a look amigos!
And of course I also just finished this invisbiles comic "Apocalypstic" where the Main Character Lord Fanny spews Lightning Astral Fluid out of her mouth when in Shamanic Trances, the cover below here reflects this part of the Comic.
Thanks to Kevin squared for the Siriusly pertinant Synchs! And thanks to all yall for reading and being alive! More to come soon, much Luv
Concluding thoughts
I feel every eras artists, dancers and all active participants reality hold the responsibility for the cultivation and contiuation of this amazing life force, it is a gift and a tool in the exchange of living NOW spiritual energy and emotion. Art, all of it is the handprint of spirit occupying form in space time. Lets make every expression an act of love and inspiration, this current narrates our local and non local histories. Lets keep the gift of music, art, and inspiration alive in our lives, our footprints will pass the torches to the next generations artists dancers explorers synchronauts philosophers lovers wanderers mystics and leaders. I hope these arts can inspire us to share the gift that makes the I and I smile. live poetic and dance!
Heres just a handful of bands sharing the evolving life force throughout the last decade, observe the liberation of energy!
Elvis 50s
Beatles 60s
hendrix 69
kraftwerk 70
fugazi 89
So that concludes my first trip down the Synch Whole, thankyou for reading and inviting me to share here. My deepest blessings and Namaste to all, Be very well - Kevin/Indra


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Here's a delightful 1970s news story on Bloomies being the hottest pick-up spot in town. At all hours you could catch young people cruising — in the sports section, mens department, and at the cheese counter over a wedge of brie. Once matches were made, the hipster couples of the UES would sport Famous Amos T-shirts to shop for chrome and glass furniture. So hot.
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DENVER (Reuters) - The likely death toll from massive Colorado flooding rose to 10 on Thursday after the body of a man was discovered near a river drainage area and another person whose home was washed away was listed as presumed dead, with 140 other people still unaccounted for, authorities said.
Massive floods caused by torrential rains that began on September 9 in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains have destroyed at least 1,800 homes in the two hardest-hit Colorado counties of Larimer and Boulder, and caused property losses estimated at nearly $2 billion statewide.
The rains drenched a 130-mile stretch of the eastern slopes of the Colorado Rockies for a week. Days into the downpour, torrents of runoff were gushing down rain-saturated mountainsides through canyons that funneled the floodwaters straight into populated areas below.
Foothill towns clustered at the base of Colorado's Front Range in Larimer and Boulder counties northwest of Denver bore the immediate brunt of the deluge. The flooding spread into the plains and inundated farmland, especially along the South Platte River.
Authorities have recovered the bodies of seven people killed in the flooding in Colorado, said Micki Trost, spokeswoman for the state Office of Emergency Management. Another three people in Larimer County, north of Denver, are listed as missing and presumed dead, according to the county sheriff's office.
The body of Gerald Boland, 80, was discovered on Thursday near a river drainage area in the community of Lyons, where he is believed to have lived, said Gabrielle Boerkircher, spokeswoman for the Boulder County Office of Emergency Management.
"Obviously we're never happy when we find another fatality, but considering everything that's happened it's been a relief that it's not hundreds," Boerkircher said of Boland, the fourth person confirmed dead in Boulder County.
The other person added to the likely death toll on Thursday was an unidentified 46-year-old man whose house in Drake, a small community along the Big Thompson River southwest of Fort Collins, was found to have washed away, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office said. The man had last been seen in the house.
A total of 140 people in the state remain unaccounted for, all but one of them in hard-hit Larimer County, officials said. Authorities said it was unclear if there might be more fatalities from among the missing.
The number of missing people is down from a high of about 1,200 several days ago, a decrease that occurred as families reunited, evacuees registered at shelters and rescuers reached more remote locales.
Boulder County has cut to one its tally of people unaccounted for, after assigning detectives to track down hundreds of residents with whom contact was lost, Boerkircher said.
Many of those unaccounted for in the flooding were in mountain communities and towns in the foothills, such as Jamestown and Lyons, where cell phone and landline service was cut off by the devastation.
Heavy rains subsided after Sunday in Colorado, and on Thursday only light showers were falling in the northeast portion of the state, and were not likely to cause flooding, said meteorologist Kari Bowen of the National Weather Service office for Denver and Boulder.
While authorities were wrapping up rescue operations in Boulder County, in neighboring Larimer County 15 helicopters from the National Guard were deployed on Thursday to reach residents still stranded since the beginning of the flooding.
In recent days, many of the helicopters have filled with household pets as evacuees climbed aboard with everything from dogs and cats to a pet pig, said Kathy Messick, spokeswoman for the Larimer County Sheriff's Office.
Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith was due on Thursday to fly into remote Pinewood Springs and speak to over 70 people who have chosen to remain in their homes rather than evacuate.
Smith is concerned they may have underestimated how long they can survive in isolation, since it may be a number of months before repairs are made to a washed out section of the road leading to the community, Messick said.
Reporting by Keith Coffman, Writing by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Cynthia Johnston, Cynthia Osterman and Richard Chang


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Sites We Like: Rosemary Butcher, Hamacama, and Santa Monica Pier
A choreographer, hammocks, and the Santa Monica Pier in this week's sites we like.
The website of Rosemary Butcher is a beautifully simple representation of her career, with a clever scrolling timeline to contextualize the expansive scope of her résumé. Adobe Text lends an appropriate elegance and is a welcome departure from the web-standard Georgia.
Hamacama sells what we all wish we were laying in right now: hammocks. Museo Slab and Museo Sans unify the site, and the superfamily's relaxed aesthetic pairs well with the subject matter.
The storied history of Santa Monica Pier takes on a fun, quirky attitude with this attractive site. Letter Gothic, Futura PT, and Alternate Gothic No. 3 D work together to achieve a spunky retro vibe.
That's all for this week; share sites that you like in the comments.
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while rosemary website is interesting, I found the red like behind the content quite annoying.
what everyone else think?
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I think rosemary is unique touch of design.. but not yet responsive design 🙁
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Thursday, April 26th, 7:00 – 9:30pm
City – Culture – Architecture: sowing the seeds that enhance city life for everybody's future
In The Duncan Anderson Design Department Gallery at California State University, Long Beach
Cultural institutions are the lifeblood of cities. At their very best museums, libraries, concert halls and the like offer inspiration for the future, a connection with the past and a counterbalance for the more mundane and acquisitive aspects of contemporary life. It would be hard to imagine an important city without these anchors, just as a city without architecture—the ultimate public art—would be inconceivable.
Nick Leahy discusses his design work and the stories behind several important cultural projects including TKTS steps in Times Square, The Lower Eastside Tenement Museum New York, Studio museum Harlem, The Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and the Shanghai Public event center at the world expo, among others.
A talented and visionary design leader, Nick Leahy designs, manages, and directs the projects for one of the Perkins Eastman studios. He takes a very hands-on approach, attending regular project meetings and working closely with the project team members throughout the process to ensure that the design intent is realized. He has designed across several industry sectors and has worked at virtually every scale of project from large scale urban planning to small scale exhibits. His work has been recognized with numerous awards.
Nick's projects are distinguished by their critical balance of place, program, and craft. Key to his design methodology is to investigate each site's relationship to its environment, history, and its intended use. His designs for civic buildings, performing arts centers, museums, and institutional facilities can be found across the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. His recent projects include: the design and construction of the TKTS Booth in Times Square; the winning international design competition entry for the Shanghai World Expo Public Events Center; the Marriott East; Lower East Side Tenement Museum American Museum; Museum of Natural History Spitzer Hall of Human Origins and Butterfly Conservatory; and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Campus Academic Center in Beijing.
Nick's past work has included exhibitions designed for Hasbro Inc. at the International Toy Fair in London; design and master planning for several zoos and safari parks in Europe; design of renovations to two medieval structures and work on the reconstruction of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in England also with pentagram design.


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Gmail goes dark for users worldwide
Several Google web products, including the popular Gmail service, went down for users in Australia and around the world overnight.
Google confirmed that "service disruptions" had affected Gmail and Google Drive, its online storage service. The two products are part of Google's Apps suite, a Microsoft Office rival that caters to both consumers and businesses.
By 5.10am (EDST) on Tuesday, Google's Apps Dashboard monitoring service reported that Gmail and Drive service had resumed, after having been down for about an hour.
"The problem with Google Mail should be resolved," it said. "Although our engineering team is still fully engaged on investigation, we are confident we have established the root cause of the event and corrected it."
The company did not specify how many users were affected, or where, but the outage prompted widespread complaints on social media in Australia, the US, Britain and Brazil.
"1st time experiencing Gmail/Calendar/Drive Outage in 6 years! .. that felt awesome," tweeted @poytb in Sydney.
Some users also reported that the outage had affected Google Docs, the company's word-processing and spreadsheet programs, while Chrome, Google's internet browser, also crashed unexpectedly.
"We are currently experiencing an issue with some Google services," Google spokeswoman Andrea Freund said in a statement. "For everyone who is affected, we apologise for any inconvenience you may be experiencing."
Firmly entrenched in the consumer market, Gmail is one of Google's most popular and important product offerings. The search giant, which has been pushing a corporate version of the email service and its Apps suite to businesses to compete with Microsoft, said this month that the package will no longer be free to business customers.
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Electronics the ratio of the output signal of an amplifier to the input signal, usually measured in decibels
1. A measure of the amplification of an electronic device. If the power input to the device is P 1 and the power output is P 2, the gain expressed in decibels is given by
G = 10 log10 (P 2 /P 1 )
Gains measured in this way can be added when amplifying stages are connected in series.
2. A measure of the directional advantage of using one radio antenna as compared with another. It is usual to express the gain, G , of a particular antenna over an isotropic radiator. For a lossless antenna it is given by
G = 4πA e /λ2where A e is the effective area (see array) and λ is the wavelength; the gain is equal to the directivity in this case. Sometimes the comparison is with a dipole, which itself has a gain over an isotropic radiator of 1.5 (equivalent to 1.7 decibels, or dBi).
The increase in signal power that is produced by an amplifier; usually given as the ratio of output to input voltage, current, or power, expressed in decibels. Also known as transmission gain.
A cavity in a piece of wood prepared by notching or mortising so that a hinge or other hardware or another piece of wood can be placed on the cavity.
An increase in signal power or voltage produced by an amplifier in transmitting a signal from one point to another. The amount of gain is usually expressed in decibels above a reference level. See Amplifier
Antenna gain is a measure of the effectiveness of a directional antenna as compared to a nondirectional antenna. See Antenna (electromagnetism)
i. The amplification obtained in a radio circuit or a component of the circuit. It is measured as a direct ratio or logarithmically. In radar, there are two general usages of the term: (a) antenna gain, or a gain factor, is the ratio of the power transmitted along the beam axis to that of an isotropic radiator transmitting the same total power; and (b) receiver gain, or video gain, measures how much a receiver amplifies an incoming signal.
ii. A general term for the increase in signal power after transmission from one point to another. Gain is usually expressed in decibels and is widely used to denote transducer gain.
ii. A general term for the increase in signal power after transmission from one point to another. Gain is usually expressed in decibels and is widely used to denote transducer gain.


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Number two on our list of musical artists least likely to become Lego figures becomes a Lego figure, as David Bowie joins Iggy Pop as a playable rocker in Lego Rock Band.
This is not the David Bowie Lego minifigure I would have preferred, but seeing as he'll be performing "Let's Dance" with a Lego version of his band in a stage modeled after the music video, I guess it'll have to do in a pinch. I would have much preferred the Ziggy Stardust Bowie, or perhaps a bit of Jareth the Goblin King, but you take what you can get.
USA Today points out the connection between Bowie and Iggy, with Bowie producing several Iggy Pop albums and the two co-writing one of Bowie's greatest hits, "China Girl."
More musicians will be announced for Lego Rock Band as it gets closer to release later this year. I'm holding out for a Lego Adam Duritz, complete with smelly dreads.
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Edmonton's art galleries offer a diverse display of intriguing local, national, and international works, spanning many centuries and many different forms - from paintings and sculptures to photography and film.
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The Art Gallery of Alberta - known as the AGA – sits within a flashy futuristic building of swirling steel and glass. The eye-catching design is a fitting introduction to the AGA's vast collection of artwork spread throughout its wide walkways and spacious halls. With a strong permanent collection and diverse temporary exhibits, the AGA offers something for every art-lover.
2 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton AB T5J 2C1. Tel: +1 780 422 6223
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124th Street
This long street, located west of the city center, is known as the Gallery District, as it's lined with dozens of intriguing independent art spaces. Here you'll find mainly local artists showcasing their bold and memorable work, which goes beyond paintings and pictures and into fine jewelry and glasswork. If you see something you like, there's a good chance it'll be for sale.
124 Street NW, Edmonton. Tel: +1 780 413 6503
Edmonton's wealth of galleries is matched by its range of riveting museums. Speckled throughout the central city area, these are guaranteed to please any history-fiend, whether you're an aviation fanatic, science geek or railroad buff.
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The Royal Alberta Museum overlooks the vibrant greens of the river valley parkland. This natural and human history museum will take you through a billion years of fascinating geology, fossils, and gemstones. Find out about prehistoric plant life, gaze at life-size dinosaur models, and learn about ancient Aboriginal culture.
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|TRAORE, KARIM - University Of Benin
|McClung, Anna
|McClung, Anna
|Fjellstrom, Robert
|FUTAKUCHI, KOICHI - University Of Benin
Submitted to: Journal of Agricultural Science
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/28/2011
Publication Date: 12/22/2011
Publication URL: http://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/57999
Citation: Traore, K., McClung, A.M., Fjellstrom, R.G., Futakuchi, K. 2011. Diversity in grain physico-chemical characteristics of West African rice, including Nerica genotypes, as compared to cultivars from the United States of America. Journal of Agricultural Science. 1(10):435-448.
Interpretive Summary: West African rice varieties grown in both West Africa (WA) and Texas (TX) were compared with US rice varieties grown in TX in terms of cooking and processing quality. Some of the West African varieties displayed unique cooking qualities when grown in either WA or TX, as many of the quality parameters were not strongly affected by the growing environment. The unique quality characteristics seen in West African rice varieties could be advantageously introduced into US rice cultivars by rice breeders.
Technical Abstract: Landraces from West Africa (WA), NERICA progenies derived from crosses between Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima, and improved O. sativa lines from Africa Rice Center were introduced to the Beaumont Rice Research Center in Texas, United States of America (USA) (29 degrees 57' N and 94 degrees 30' W) for in-situ evaluation and characterization. Milled samples of rice produced in Côte d'Ivoire (CI) (7.5 degrees N - 8.5 degrees N and 4.5 degrees W and 5.5 degrees W) were also introduced for chemical analysis. RVA profiles showed that Jaya has unusually strong paste viscosity features. Apparent Amylose content varied from 15% for Khao Dawk Mali 105 originally from Thailand, to 26% for CG 14, an O. glaberrima type. WAB 56-104, an improved O. sativa variety from Africa Rice Center, had the longest cooking time of 24 minutes. Jaya can be compared to Dixiebelle, a USA variety grown commercially under contract for the canning and processing industries. Total milling yield varied from 78% for Gnanle Gnan-Man, a landrace from WA, to 70% for the USA check Saber. Sierra, a USA check, had the highest value of 2-AP (1258 ng/g), followed by Bakue Danane and Cocote, both from CI. Comparing WA samples grown in CI with those grown in Texas, cooking and pasting parameters were not generally strongly affected by the environment. The variable most affected by environment was the setback which predicts the hardness of cooked rice. Diverse sources for grain quality traits were found in WA germplasm for use in the USA.


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The holiday we celebrate now has its roots in Massachusetts Governor William Bradford's proclamation of the first Thanksgiving Day on November 29, 1623. He ordered a public ceremony to "render thanksgiving to ye Almighty God for all His blessings." However, that was not the first thanksgiving on our nation's soil. Long before, on September 8, 1565, Spanish explorers celebrated Mass in gratitude for their safe arrival at what is now St. Augustine, Florida. Another Mass of thanksgiving was celebrated by Spanish explorers in present-day Texas on April 30, 1598. The first official Thanksgiving ceremony in the American colonies was December 4, 1619, when English settlers arrived at the Berkeley Hundred settlement in Virginia. So Bradford was only following honorable suit.
The infant nation continued the practice. Thomas Jefferson introduced a resolution in the Virginia Assembly in 1774 calling for a Day of Fasting and Prayer, as did Richard Henry Lee in 1777. The governor of New Hampshire, John Langdon, proclaimed official days of thanksgiving, fasting, and prayer in 1785 and 1786. Massachusetts Governor John Hancock issued A Proclamation for a Day of Thanksgiving on November 8, 1783, to celebrate victory of the colonies in the Revolutionary War because, "the Interposition of Divine Providence in our Favor hath been most abundantly and most graciously manifested, and the Citizens of these United States have every Reason for Praise and Gratitude to the God of their salvation."
Congress also acted nobly in those days. The Continental Congress issued the First National Proclamation of Thanksgiving to all colonies to thank God for victory at Saratoga during the Revolutionary War. It established Thursday, December 18, 1777 as a day of "solemn thanksgiving and praise," to show gratitude to Almighty God, reminding Americans that "it is the indispensable duty of all men to adore the superintending Providence of Almighty God [and] to acknowledge with gratitude their obligation to Him for benefits received." The proclamation called upon citizens to "consecrate themselves to the service of their Divine Benefactor" and to confess their "manifold sins" and beg God to "mercifully forgive and blot them out of remembrance." It also asked God's continued blessings and recommended that everyone abstain from servile labor, as would be "unbecoming ... on so solemn an occasion." Three years later, on October 18, 1780, the Continental Congress issued a similar proclamation after Benedict Arnold's traitorous plans were exposed.
Congress unanimously approved yet another National Day of Thanksgiving on September 25, 1789, calling for public prayer. President George Washington also signed a "National Thanksgiving Proclamation" on January 1, 1795, pointing to, "Our duty as a people, with devout reverence and affectionate gratitude, to acknowledge our many and great obligations to Almighty God, and implore Him to continue and confirm the blessings we experienced."
Thanksgiving Day was officially set on the last Thursday of November in 1863 when Congress passed an act signed by President Abraham Lincoln, who said, "[It is] announced in Holy Scripture and proven by all history, that those nations are blessed whose God is the Lord... It has seemed to me fit and proper that God should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged, as with one heart and one voice, by the whole American people."
By 1939, times had changed. Thanksgiving was no longer about giving thanks but about ringing in the Christmas shopping season. Retailers pressured President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to change Thanksgiving from the last Thursday of November (which fell on November 30 that year) to the fourth Thursday so they could have an extra week to peddle their Christmas wares. He did so to the confusion of many, since calendars, and school and vacation schedules, were already set according to tradition. About half of the country celebrated one week before the other half, while Texas and Colorado celebrated both dates. The next year was just as confusing, so Congress stepped in to clear things up. It approved a 1941 joint resolution that Thanksgiving Day would always be observed on the fourth Thursday of November. The resolution became law in 1977 (Public Law 77-379), declaring "the fourth Thursday of every November: A National Day of Thanksgiving." What a pitiful contrast to the inspiring tributes made by our founders in regard to what should be a God-centered holiday.
The tombstone of Governor William Bradford is inscribed in Latin: "What our fathers with so much difficulty attained do not basely relinquish." That is sound advice! We should not basely relinquish our Christian heritage to materialism or to the modern idea that a nation belongs to the people who live here now rather than those who helped build her. On this Thanksgiving Day, as we thank God for our great nation, let us beg Him to convert our leaders into models of those godly statesmen of yore.
This New American article was originally published on Nov. 26, 2009. Sources used by the author: Federer, William J., America's God and Country: Encyclopedia of Quotations, Amerisearch, Inc. 1999; Walls, Lt. Col. Timothy. "Giving Thanks is Tradition that Began with Pioneers," Hawaii Army Weekly, December 5, 2008.
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