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Police Ask Christian Bikers to Leave Public Fair
Police Ask Christian Bikers to Leave Public Fair
Two members of the Bikers for Christ ministry were told by police to leave a public street fair in Manteca, Calif., for wearing vests that displayed the organization's colors and patches.
While Billy Rogers and Steve Wilson walked around Manteca's annual Pumpkin Fair Sunday, they were approached by two officers who told them they weren't allowed to wear the organization's colors while on the event grounds.
"Steve took his vest off. I took mine off and turned mine inside out in the presence of the two officers," Rogers told The Christian Post Monday. He said one of the officers, a sergeant, was okay with the change, so he sent the two men on their way.
After walking around for a while, Rogers and Wilson decided to leave. Walking toward their bikes as they left the event, the two decided to put their vests back on as they would normally wear them. He said they were about 100 feet away from exiting the grounds when the same two officers approached them again, only this time they did so "aggressively" and "abruptly."
Rogers told the officers that he and Wilson were on their way back to their motorcycles after the sergeant told them they had to leave. He asked the sergeant why, if there was a dress code, there weren't any visible signs stating it. He also asked the officers why it was an issue for them to wear the Christian ministry's colors when there was a beer garden, where people were getting drunk, in the middle of the fair.
After Rogers asked his questions, he said, the sergeant told him he didn't need to know the answers and the issue wasn't up for discussion.
"At that point his partner put his hand on his gun," Rogers said. He and Wilson then turned around and walked to their bikes, even though the officer did not take the weapon out of its holster.
Once they arrived at the place where their bikes were parked, they sent a text message to Dave Bates, the Central Valley Chapter Elder of Bikers for Christ.
"I was appalled at the fact that they were asked to leave because of the Christian patch on our vests. It makes no sense to me," Bates told The Christian Post.
He said though they may not have been discriminating against Christians specifically, singling out bikers with dress codes isn't fair.
"Discrimination is discrimination either way," he said.
In a letter to the editor of the Manteca Bulletin, Bates wrote, "It is the purpose of our ministry to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost section of society, the biker world, that society has chosen not to associate with. This ministry has been operating for 21 years with no problems. I was under the impression that profiling was against the law."
Dave Bricker, chief of police for the Manteca Police Department, said the dress code is in place to prevent gang violence. The event's rules, he said, have been in place for 10 years.
"Like many cities, Manteca experiences gang violence, including a recent gang homicide," Bricker wrote in an email to The Christian Post. "The area has also experienced significant violence from outlaw motorcycle clubs including ... the recent shoot out in a crowded Sparks Nevada Casino resulting in the death of a member of the Hell's Angels MC. In order to diminish the likelihood of issues that could result in violence at this event, the dress code was enforced fairly and equally."
"While I am confident that the members of this Christian Club would have had only the best interest of the community at heart ... I cannot say that for the other outlaw clubs that may have seen their colors," he added. "In the interest of the safety of the community and the event the 'no colors' rules were enforced."


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This post comes from Meridith Heckler. Meridith is a sophomore at Kenyon College. I had the great privilege to travel with her to Guatemala where she spent the week working with the children in our after-school program. Here is what she writes and she has attached a wonderful video of the children which you will love!
"The students diligently worked to complete their lessons on Khan Academy (an online program with differing levels of mathematics) and Raz Kids (an online program with differing Spanish leveled reading) as they usually do. Some of the students have read all the Spanish electronic books on Raz Kids leveled A-Z. So, they have listened, read aloud, and happily took reading comprehension quizzes for over 250 different books. Their eagerness for learning can also be seen in mathematics: an eight year old girl just delightedly learned to multiply decimals accurately and an eleven year old now understands how to divide fractions.
After spending most of the week assisting students with Math and Reading, it was a treat to hear them sing "Orgulloso de ser Chapin" (translates to "Proud to be a Guatemalan"). The song's lyrics explain how it is an honor to be Guatemalan (or "Eres un Guatemalteco con honor"). I feel that these immensely respectful students' gratification can expand beyond the pride of their country as they can hold pride in their progress in literacy and math as well! With absolute sincerity I tell the students, "Usted debe estar orgulloso de todo el trabajo duro," or "You should be proud of all your hard work!" By attending the SewHope program, the children have made tremendous strides they can certainly be proud of. It makes me smile knowing that these students have the opportunity to sing this heartfelt song together about their Guatemalan pride. I feel humbled and honored to have the privilege to teach them and for them to teach me!"
Meridith Heckler
My mom used to say "Where does the day go?" No truer words were ever spoken! I always have the greatest of intentions in letting you all know how things are going when I'm here but the days surely "get away from me..."
Really there are no words to describe how things are flourishing here. Since we finished the new building, ALL of our projects are doing so well. So many patients here.... all really happy to be treated in a beautiful setting with a good system. Thanks to our friends, Dr. Jim Skon and Doug Karl, we have a fantastic wifi system and so we are able to have an excellent electronic medical record. So now it's really easy to track our patients and follow up when they need treatment. As always, Orfe has done an incredible job connecting us with other organizations and arranging everything for a really successful "jornada" this week.
The municipality paid for a bus today to bring 40 patients from one of the remote villages. It is because of Orfe that these connections are being made. Of course, there were already 50 patients here before the bus arrived so I was a bit nervous! But somehow it all worked.
And the agriculture programs are spectacular! The children have been involved in growing tomatoes, cilantro, peppers, watermelons. They even have their own eggs with chickens ready to hatch.
We now have a psychologist here once a week to help the children and moms deal with the incredible stress in their lives.
We also now have a music teacher!
We've been truly blessed to have Meridith Heckler join us this week. She is a 3rd year student at Kenyon College. She is working with the children with more enthusiasm than I have ever witnessed! Every time I go in the room, she is kneeling by another student helping them with their math and reading. I LOVE hearing her stories when we return to the hotel each night. I'm considering dropping out of medicine and becoming a teacher.....
As always, every day there are heartbreaking stories but for today, I chose to look at the happiness in the faces of the children and the hope we are giving them for a better future! A huge thank you to all our supporters and especially to our workers here who make these things happen every day - THANK YOU ISMAEL (OUR FEARLESS LEADER! , ORFE, MAYRA, SEINER, and ALFREDO!!
OUR MISSION: SewHope partners with the poor, marginalized, and exploited in Guatemala to help end the injustices of poverty and bring about sustainable communities.


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My trip to CENTCOM was outstanding – all my objectives to get an accurate, in-depth look at the Navy IA experience and see the full array of Navy's support for the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan were achieved. I was able to spend Thanksgiving with the best Sailors in the world and see first-hand the impact our Navy is having on our Nation's efforts in Iraq, Bahrain, Afghanistan, and Djibouti. My next few posts will include portions of my trip. During one stop, I was able to take some questions from some Sailors and Officers stationed in Djibouti. Because I am sure they are not the only ones with these questions and concerns, I told them I would respond to their questions on my blog. Below are their questions and my responses.
Q1) Why can't Reservists extend to fill a valid billet instead of the six-month process of returning to the stateside NMPS to demobilize and then remobilize back to the same place of duty?
A1) Reservists can voluntarily extend beyond 12 months without having to return stateside to demobilize. The only exceptions are Sailors in high-stress missions such as PRTs, Counter IED, and SIGINT. Key to success is making the decision as early as possible in your tour and getting your request quickly to your chain-of-command. Big Navy wants to make sure you have a relief and must assume you are not going to extend (plan for worse case) so once this process gets moving, it's hard to shut down, especially if you make a last minute decision.
Q2) When can we get a coherent dedicated harbor security force in Djibouti? There was an RFF submitted, what is the status?
A2) Djibouti will not get a Navy Harbor Security Detachment near-term. Demand far outstrips our capacity. All our Harbor Security Detachments are either deployed, preparing to deploy to other missions or in post-deployment dwell. That said, because you are at ground zero for our piracy issues, we will revisit our priorities and our investments.
Q3) Will there be an Selective Reenlistment Bonus for Seabees?
A3) Yes. Effective 1 Oct 09 through 31 Dec 09, there is an authorized SRB for Seabee-specific NECs (5931, 5932, 5933, 5633) and for Construction Electricians (CE). For more details, the NAVADMIN can be found at http://www.npc.navy.mil/NR/rdonlyres/3EC0D96C-B0FD-42EA-A56A-4C482775F290/0/NAV09250.txt
Q4) Why does the process sometimes require an East Coast Sailor (Portsmouth Navy Hospital) to travel to a West Coast NMPS? Seems wasteful with TAD and unnecessary time away from family.
A4) Although I know it may be annoying, the NMPS location is selected to maintain the maximum number of personnel from a common IA mission to create unit cohesion prior to arrival at the IA training site or in theater. Most of the time, the NMPS location is chosen closest to the IA training site unless there isn't enough capacity, in which case, an alternative site will be chosen.
Q5) Why can't a Reserve Officer on IA qualify for tuition assistance? Apparently, you must be on two-year orders to qualify. Is this policy intended to exclude Reservists on active duty or an oversight?
A5) Tuition Assistance (TA) is available for RC Enlisted Sailors if their orders are for a minimum of 120 days. You are correct, RC Officers on active duty can qualify for TA provided they are ordered to active duty for a minimum of two years. But RC Officers may also qualify for one of the other education benefits programs below:
1. Post-9/11 GI Bill (PGIB)
2. Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB)
3. MGIB-Selected Reserves (MGIB-SR)
4. Reserve Education Assistance Program (REAP)
The details can be found at http://www.gibill.va.gov/
Q6) What is the status of transitioning RC over to DTS?
A6) Orders generated by Navy Reserve Order Writing System (NROWS) will transition to DTS by this summer. Mobilization and ADSW orders for RC personnel generated in the Navy-Marine Corps Mobilization Processing Systems (NMCMPS) cannot be processed through DTS at this time.
However, to address issues with timeliness of travel claim payment, PSD Bahrain and subordinate PSDs in Kuwait, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Djibouti recently started processing travel claims for IA members in CENTCOM and HOA.
Q7) Why is it so hard for reservists on IA to extend into sanctuary?
A7) It is currently Navy policy that orders directing members to 18 years of cumulative active duty service will not be issued except in certain limited circumstances. The Navy will only authorize Reserve personnel who possess unique or critical skills to exceed 18 years of active duty service to meet mission requirements.


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Chip Star
This is a great propaganda piece for Japan. Well played,, Kyodo.
I managed not to watch it ...at all.
although people were not allowed to enter the palace for security reasons.
Come on now, making this comment for the "foreigners" is unnecessary.
Japanese weren't allowed in either, and guess what, for security reasons too!
8 out of 10 foreigners are always fascinated by Japan thing. Lots of proof that Japan has the most travel videos on Youtube and most comments are 'i really wanna go Japan someday' and 'i want to go Japan again, missed so much'.
Gordon Swarbrick
We had the old emperor and his wife drive past us in kyoto last year, it was fantasic to see people genuinely excited to see them, good luck to his son.
Alfie Noakes
Nihon Sugoi!
And not a single one of the tourists mentioned the outrageous cost or the typhoon victims living in shelters!
I was fascinated by the emperor's black hat.
That long floppy paddle thing looks really cute!
Foreign visitors fascinated
Eternally fascinated.
I didn't go in person but watched it on TV, although very few Japanese people of my age seemed interested in it. I suppose as a foreigner I feel like it'd be a waste to not watch these huge historical and cultural events while I'm in the country, even if the events are not that interesting to me personally I still want to experience the history myself.
@kurisupisu how did you manage to do that??
It was a struggle and I almost gave in but summoning every last ounce of willpower, I went for a walk...
Elvis is here
The ritual itself originated in Tang China (600 to 900 CE) so I am not sure if it can be described as representing Japanese "culture and history." The floppy paddle (shaku 笏) is also of Chinese origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaku_(ritual_baton)
Henny Penny
And not a single one of the tourists mentioned the outrageous cost
They possibly understand that the cost is not outrageous relative to the size of the Japanese economy.
They possibly understand that the cost is not outrageous relative to the size of the Japanese economy.
put it that way I suppose and when you compare it to another head of state that spends about $40million
on taxpayer funded golf trips well it doesn't seem so extreme now.
how did you manage to do that??
Easy, I am the same as him! Vegged out on Netflix!
Easy, I am the same as him! Vegged out on Netflix!
ah Netflix even the worst shows are better than Japan TV, without the internet or Netflix Id probably be in a mental asylum about now.
On the night of November 14, the Raiwa emperor will perform a secret overnight ritual known as the daijosai.
In part of the ceremony, the emperor enters an inner sanctuary accompanied only by two ladies-in-waiting. Analysts and Shinto ritualists have offered different speculation about what, exactly, Naruhito will do in there while 1,000 guests wait outside.
There is a bed inside, so some say the emperor lies down with his ancestors and enters into spiritual communion with the gods. Others say he actually becomes a god (though the emperor's godlike status was annulled by the Americans after World War II). Another theory holds that he has a conjugal visit with the sun goddess.
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The noble spinel, simply known as spinel, apparently derives its name from either the Greek term 'spinter' (spark) due to the gem's flamboyant color or from the Latin 'spina' (thorn) for the triangular appearance of its crystals. Its colors range from red to blue, which is why it is often confused with the ruby and the blue sapphire. As the popular story has it, the red stone set in the British Imperial State Crown historically known as 'the ruby of the Black Prince' is, in fact, a spinel. The red version is very shiny and free of inclusions, and it presents traces of chromium and tones ranging from deep vibrant red to light red with orange hues. The blue variant owes its color to the presence of iron and may take on an intense blue shade.


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By JOHN DALY
An interviewer who had a chance to sit down with Kurt Cobain in 1991 said he came away from the interview feeling the Nirvana frontman was not enjoying success.
In an interview recently posted on Bandcamp, a then-21-year-old aspiring radio reporter and musician named Roberto LoRusso got Cobain to chat about a few topics, including rap.
"I'm really not that much of a fan," Cobain told LoRusso about rap music. "I totally respect and love it because it's one of the only original forms of music that's been introduced. But the white man doing rap is just like watching a white man dance. We can't dance, we can't rap."
Listen to interview here:
'Depression is a Cruel Thief'
LoRusso said his final take-away from that interview was he got a "vague sense that he wasn't really enjoying their success."
"I couldn't understand it," LoRusso wrote as notes on the Bandcamp release. "I was so enamoured with and envious of his talent and success I just couldn't understand how he could have been so indifferent to it. A few years later it became very clear why."
Video courtesy of Curmodgeon Nirvana:
"When I reflected on this experience, I realized that success doesn't mean a goddamn thing if your world is falling apart. Depression is a cruel thief that bankrupts your life with one fleeting moment of joy at a time. It still bums me out.
Among other tidbits LoRusso pulled from the late frontman is that Cobain was happy just to be able to pay the rent every month.
"Financially we're well off, I've never had so much money in my life," Cobain told LoRusso. "To be able to pay rent is great."


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Union City, GA – TenCate Protective Fabrics is pleased to announce that Mr. Keith Suddaby has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer.
A native Canadian, Mr. Suddaby has spent his entire thirty-five plus year career in the apparel industry. He began with Levi Strauss & Co., in a sales capacity. During his near 20 years with the iconic jeanswear maker, he took on increasingly senior leadership roles both in Canada and the U.S., culminating with his appointment as the National Director of Sales & Retail Marketing for the Dockers® brand, based out of San Francisco, CA.
In 1999, he returned to Canada as the EVP for Dickies Canada Co., the Canadian affiliate of workwear global leader, Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. In 2001, he moved into the role of President, Dickies Canada, where he led the division for the next three years. In 2004, he was appointed President, Workrite Uniform Co., Williamson-Dickies' FR affiliate, located in Southern California. In both president's roles, Keith also served on the Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co.'s Global Leadership Team.
During his 14-year tenure as its president, Workrite achieved record revenues and profitability, positioning itself as a leader in the global FR space. It was also during this time that Mr. Suddaby was first introduced to Tencate Protective Fabrics, a long and trusted supply chain partner to Workrite.
In his new role, Keith will be relocating to the Atlanta area. Said Suddaby of his latest challenge, "It's clear to me that TenCate Protective Fabrics has a very successful history and, with a strong team of people, portfolio of brands and a worldwide presence, an equally bright future. I very much look forward to working with the organization building on that success through the balance of this year and beyond".


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TARBORO, N.C. (AP) — A sheriff's deputy has died in a crash during a chase in eastern North Carolina.
News outlets reported an Edgecombe County sheriff's deputy was killed in the wreck about 6:15 p.m. Sunday about 3 miles (5 kilometers) south of Tarboro.
Investigators say the deputy was pursuing a vehicle south on N.C. 111 and when he lost control on a curve and hit an oncoming pickup truck. The North Carolina Highway Patrol said 24-year-old Deputy David Manning was killed. Sheriff Cleveland Atkinson said he was sad for the loss of the deputy.
Troopers said the two people in the pickup truck suffered minor injuries.
The vehicle Manning was chasing crashed farther down the road. There was no immediate word on that person's condition or why the vehicle was being chased.


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Set Godin nails his daily post, Dependency on external motivation. Really worth a read if you have any inspiration to a life outside your carefully created box.
As jobs turn into projects, the leaders we need are those that relish the project, that jump at the chance to push themselves harder than any coach ever could.
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Our latest rescue was to Portballintrae on Saturday 23rd April to rescue kayakers who got into difficulty with a North west wind and an ebb tide. This made it difficult for the kayakers to make it to shore. A number of people noticed the situation and dialled 999 and alerted the Coastguard.
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Mr. Cox: As the Technical Director for PEO-C4I & Space, I provide technical guidance for the development and engineering related activities to support the warfighters.
CHIPS: What is RAPIDS?
Mr. Cox: RAPIDS is a set of mandated software development guidance within the PEO. In short, it is technical guidance. From a contracting perspective, it is the way we will do business from now on. All new development will be compliant with RAPIDS guidance.
We are looking into a "limited open source environment," in which there will be several open source development projects where third party developers can contribute to the software or code baseline. Using this open source development model will extend the development community to anyone interested in a certain product line. This means that instead of one person writing the code for a program, the source code will be open to a larger set of interested developers so they can contribute to the baseline.
CHIPS: How was the concept of RAPIDS developed?
Mr. Cox: RAPIDS is about software development guidance for our development community to make sure that when we write software code it is portable, scalable, extensible and better supports the warfighters. This is a huge improvement in the way we do software development today. Value can be added to the application without having to do any real software development. This is the direction we are working toward with our product line.
The concept started a few years ago, during a trip to the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) at NAS Fallon, Nev. NSAWC is responsible for training aviators in strike warfare. While there, we noticed they built an application to manage strike targets. It was a well-built tool, however, they were not using the infrastructure that we provided, because the interface was cumbersome to operate. That sent a clear signal to all of us that we could enhance our products to better support the warfighters by making them more agile. We formulated a plan to support the warfighter better by putting tools in their hands. The advent of IT-21 enabled them to do their own development using commercial products. Our goal is to get the software development practice to support innovation, not only within the fleet, but at all levels and in a joint manner.
We are developing a Web site that lists the components for items such as targeting, weather, supply, logistics and situational awareness. Both internal and external developers and the fleet can take these components and customize their own applications.
CHIPS: What about the security issue in using an open source product?
Mr. Cox: The security issue has two sides — one side believes an open source product allows developers to see the internal mechanisms in the code and, therefore, this makes it more vulnerable. The other side believes that by offering source code to a wider community developers will be able to find and fix the holes faster. It is not our intention to make the source code for our software available on the Internet, but at the same time we will protect it and make it available to a wider community.
CHIPS: What are RAPIDS' objectives?
Mr. Cox: The main goal is to support the fleet and the warfighters by maximizing the reuse of software. We want to get to the point where we are not building capabilities two or three times over, but that we do it once in a single service that is improved, modified and reusable for other projects.
Another important goal is a concept we call "speed to capability." This capability means getting enhancements into the hands of the people who can use them while the technology is fresh. If we can go to a resource for a complete list of services and applications that can be utilized within a program, then we can get the capability to the warfighter faster. We believe by having all of these components in a particular area moving toward this distributed development model we can get software out the door significantly faster.
CHIPS: How soon will there be an improvement to IT-21 by using this method?
Mr. Cox: There are projects undergoing an improvement effort right now. The largest is something called Web COP (Common Operational Picture). Web COP is on our open source site now and we are currently migrating it to an open source model. Within six months this effort will be available for fleet use.
Currently, requirements that come in from the fleet take time to validate, fund and fold into a program baseline. In most cases, by the time that is done the requirement has either changed or evolved. We are going to get ahead of this cycle where the requirement may come in from the fleet, as a prototype, which they will write using our code. They may take the code and add a new interface, a new button, or make the interface more user-friendly — which may be the new requirement. In other words, they will be telling us how they want the software to look and operate. The unspoken question here is, "Could you please put this into production and make it a real tool?"
Now we can respond to that need and not necessarily have to go through that expensive process of interviewing the fleet to try to figure out what they need and translate that into technology. They can help us in the development process upfront in defining the requirements. Once the requirements are completed, the software, which is flexible, will provide the speed to capability, which is again, our main objective.
CHIPS: How are you working the contracting aspects associated with requiring "unrestricted government data and software rights" for all RAPIDS compliant software?
Mr. Cox: This is one of the more challenging parts of the RAPIDS development. In some instances, contracts do not explicitly give the government unrestricted data rights to the software which the government has paid to develop so the code cannot be made available to other agencies for reuse. We will ensure that our development practices have unrestricted rights to the software, so that if a better way comes along or a better application is available we will have the flexibility to include that initiative into the development.
CHIPS: How are you going to integrate RAPIDS into the existing portfolio of C4I applications?
Mr. Cox: This will occur within a short amount of time. The plan is to dictate the RAPIDS development environment to all the software development activities so that the new applications undergoing development will be modified from an architectural standpoint to meet certain objectives. As GCCS, NTCSS and METOC applications evolve into this new architecture and as new patches or upgrades are developed they will be immediately deployed.
CHIPS: How are you going to enable or encourage reuse of RAPIDS software components for new warfighter capabilities?
Mr. Cox: One aspect of our contracting strategy will be to figure out how to entice people to reuse components. This approach involves some developers opening up the development environment and breaking down the walls and barriers to collaborative development. When we open the environment and make it more difficult to own all the code and dominate development in a particular area, we will compensate contractors by offering incentives to reuse software components. For example, when a contract is awarded, the developer can be compensated for a "loss of monopoly" on that particular development for the percentage of code reused. We want to encourage development contractors to participate. We are actively looking for incentives to encourage them to reuse code.
CHIPS: Can you tell us about the Distributed Development Website Environment (DDWE)?
Mr. Cox: DDWE will be the location for developers to submit their code and product line. This site will be managed by PEO C4I & Space. DDWE will provide the environment where applications and source codes can easily be managed. For example, if METOC receives a submission from one of their contractors, the application and source code will be available to them on DDWE. They will be able to control who receives the application code and who is allowed to see the source code. The program manager may decide to restrict the availability of the source code or open the source code to a larger community. The site will also provide the configuration management tools required to manage open source projects. If another developer sees an area of code he believes he can improve he will be able to check out the code, make the modifications and compare the code with the changes so it can be folded into the main baseline project. The DDWE is going to provide all these tools and the environment for code delivery, enhancement and configuration management.
CHIPS: How are you going to give access to the RAPIDS development site to fleet personnel — can you discuss how this will operate?
Mr. Cox: I do expect fleet users will be able to download components comprised of our Programs of Record. We will deliver products to the fleet, and they will have access to all the tools that went into building that product. Think of it as a child's Erector set, where we will be able to build a robot, but also be able to have the nuts, bolts and everything that came in the box available to the fleet. They are going to be able to assemble and reassemble capabilities in many different ways without rewriting the code.
CHIPS: Can you talk about how RAPIDS will result in time savings?
Mr. Cox: There are no statistics yet to describe the amount of reduced time to market or increased speed to capability because the project has just started. But, intuitively we are anticipating significant efficiencies simply by knowing that if we write the code and applications smarter — and that's an advantage of RAPIDS — capabilities will get to the market faster.
CHIPS: What about Navy Test and Evaluation requirements since Navy requires testing before implementing anything new on IT-21?
Mr. Cox: We are not expecting test requirements to change. Developers and programmers will take their programs through the standard development process. They will also take it through their proper certification authorities. However, we will require some small change in the way we do testing and fielding. Once a program has gone through that process, and they have had a product evaluated and certified, the components that went into building that product will be available for reuse in different ways. This means we will work with the test communities so they understand that we will not be rewriting the entire piece of software that we just certified or evaluated, but will be reusing those components in a different manner. The test community will need to figure out how to avoid complete recertification of essentially the same base code that just has already been certified and has only been reassembled in a different way than previously fielded.
CHIPS: Has the Navy used this method before?
Mr. Cox: There are many programs that have gone down this path. Currently, I think the difference is that we are mandating this as a development practice for an acquisition command. This differs from most efforts that we have seen to date. Basically we are formalizing a new development philosophy as a method of development for all our products. We concluded that our software must be more modular and flexible in order to effectively manage change. We are aggressively working with Naval Sea Systems Command and PEO IWS (Integrated Warfare System) to merge development documentation and philosophies among our organizations. This is significant because a majority of Navy products produced at the Systems Commands will be more flexible and we will all be able to send capabilities into the fleet faster.
CHIPS: How do you see this method working in a joint environment?
Mr. Cox: By making software code accessible to other development partners there will be more flexibility in interacting with the other Services. If a component performs an operation similar to what one of the other Services does, then we can collaborate on that development together and move forward with a single common product that is used jointly by all the Services. Interoperability will be greatly improved by this process and that is the name of the game in joint warfare.
CHIPS: Are you working with DARPA or industry partners?
Mr. Cox: Yes, portions of the first product that we put on RAPIDS, the Web COP, were developed by DARPA. Since this is such a relatively new project there is a very small list of developers that have come onboard as partners in this development process. We anticipate that will expand with time.
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|In movies, high school teachers never carry a full load of five classes of 30 kids each.
Before I started teaching, I expected my classroom experiences to be
similar to what I had seen in teaching movies like Dangerous
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portrayed as horrible, while the rest of the year is fairly easy. In
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horrible. In movies, high school teachers never carry a full load of
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one class of 15. And, on film, there's always that one kid the teacher
has to win over, and then the rest of the class follows. What I've
learned is, after you win that kid over, some other kid always rises to
take his place.
Movies lead people to think that the first year of teaching is a bunch of brief horror stories separated by some fairly calm times. After the first day of my first year teaching 6th grade math was surprisingly good, I let my guard down, not realizing I was just beginning the mythical "honeymoon period." The year wound up being consistently chaotic, due, in no small part, to my neophyte status.
Proof of just how confused, and confusing, I could be is preserved on a piece of loose-leaf paper I confiscated from a girl during a lesson on decimal division. I thought she'd been writing a note to a fellow classmate, but actually she was creating a transcript of every word I had said. Here, evidently, is what I sounded like:
OK well Amber pay attention you don't have to move it add zeros if needed wait let me get the eraser have you seen the eraser oh here it is quiet quiet Erica Jaime quiet OK these are very very easy OK number one is opposite OK lets go over these examples Jaime you say that Jaime enough of that when we watch the TV your going to be sent to Harper's room that's it that is the answer don't write on this keep your mouth shut can we just write the answer then Julio number three lets talk about Julio the me guys quiet Jaime three steps.
I recently saw The Count Of Monte Cristo with a friend who was in the process of writing her PhD thesis on French novels of the 19th century. I thought the movie was pretty good, but she didn't like it since she had already read the 1,200-page book numerous times—in the original French. For teachers, watching movies about educators is the same kind of experience: Not only have we read the book, we could have written it. We laugh during scenes that weren't intended to be funny and cry during scenes that were. We may even overrate a film by automatically filling in plot gaps that non-teachers can't. Or we may underrate a film because, as my friend said about The Count of Monte Cristo, the filmmakers changed the ending and left out the best—or, more accurately, the worst—parts.
If a movie were ever made that would completely satisfy everyone in the profession, it would be utterly unwatchable. A true-to-life teaching film, as I'd define it, would send the average moviegoer out of the theater, midway through, screaming, "No more! No more!" The only way a movie could ever come close to capturing the first year of teaching would be if it were about 17 hours long and viewers weren't allowed bathroom breaks.
Even though I continue to wait for a genuine movie about teaching, I still obsessively watch any film or TV show that focuses on the profession. I've seen Up the Down Staircase, Stand and Deliver, Teachers, Lean on Me, Dangerous Minds, To Sir, With Love, Conrack, Dead Poet's Society, Kindergarten Cop, The Substitute, The Faculty, Mr. Holland's Opus, The Principal, High School High, Blackboard Jungle, and every episode of Boston Public. I even sort of liked the made-for-TV movie To Sir, With Love II, in which Sidney Poitier's character comes out of retirement at age 70 to teach at an inner-city school in Chicago.
Although teaching movies are oversimplified, misleading, and occasionally insulting, I've figured out why I continue to watch them. If you've ever had the opportunity to watch a movie that was filmed on location near your home, you might enjoy it just for that reason. During the film, you poke the person sitting next to you, presumably your friend, and proudly say, "That's my building." Or "I've been to that deli! They've got great potato salad." That's what I like about teaching movies: They remind me of where I've been. I also get a cheap thrill out of knowing that "I was there," in a place worthy of use in a movie. For that reason, I will keep watching every teaching movie that gets made—except maybe To Sir, With Love III. Even I have my limits.
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What's Up With Indian eCommerce: Latest News & Tips (14th Apr)
The Indian eCommerce industry is booming and there is a lot happening every week. The papers have been filled with talks of possible mergers and international giants entering the Indian market.
Here's a compilation of the biggest news headlines from the last week. Which of them do you think will impact the Indian market the most?
1) Flipkart and Myntra very close to finalizing merger deal
After weeks of negotiations between the two eCommerce giants, Flipkart and Myntra are entering the final round of talks before finalizing a merger plan. It is understood that Flipkart CEO Sachin Bansal will be given the responsibility of handling the fashion retail at the combined business.
Read the full story here.
2) 8 trends that will define eCommerce in India this year
The first quarter of the year has been a huge one for eCommerce in India, with major takeovers and funding news hogging the headlines. But what are the trends that will define how the industry takes shape over the course of the next 9 month? Take a look for yourself!
Read the full story here.
3) E-tailing gains pace against physical retail stores in India
A study by the Economic Times in India among people who shop online as well as offline reveals that the brand value of online stores is much bigger than that of offline ones. This is worrying news for brick and mortar stones, as Internet penetration grows in India and retail business is facing losses to online sellers.
Read the full story here.
4) What is Gross Merchandise Value and other stats eCommerce businesses keep a track of
When you run an eCommerce business, there are tons of statistics you need to maintain a record of to understand how well your business is doing. Here is a detailed explanation of a few of the most important ones.
Read the full article here.
5) 3 effective ways to increase your eCommerce website's organic reach
Looking to promote your online store and drive more traffic to it? While paid ads can be termed a short term solution, here are 3 great ways you can boost your site's organic traffic. Have you implemented any of these methods yet?
Read the full story here.
6) Online retail sales grew by 33% in 2013, touch Rs 62,967 in sales
With the eCommerce industry in India booming, online retail sales have touched a new high. With a growth of 33% in the sales as compared to the last year, it is safe to say that the online shopping industry has a long way to go in India.
Read the full story here.
7) Interview with Amazon India's Country Manager Amit Agarwal, on Amazon's plans for India
A conversation Amit Agarwal of Amazon India, as he talks about how the world's biggest online retailers plan to expand in the Indian market. After a brilliant first 10 months in India, Amazon hopes to leave the heavyweights like Flipkart and Myntra behind. But how do they plan to achieve their targets?
Read the full story here.
8) Walmart to invest upwards of Rs 1300 crore in its India unit
The world's largest offline retailer aims to invest Rs 1300 crore in building its India unit, which includes multiple outlets across the country and an online marketplace as well. Walmart India has already issued and allotted more than 81 crore shares at Rs 16.35 each.
Read the full story here.
9) DubLi Inc launches its own online cashback portal for the Indian audience
DubLi Inc has tied up with hundreds of merchants across India and launched its own online cashback portal. Customers can find interesting deals for big online stores like Flipkart, Cbazaar and BOOKadda. Also featured will be travel related merchants like Yatra.com and Expedia.co.in.
Read the full story here.
10) Flipkart's IPO likely to be announced next year
With news of a merger with rivals Myntra making headlines, it is understood that the eCommerce biggies Flipkart will announce their IPO next year. Flipkart was valued at a whopping $1.6 billion in July last year.
Read the full article here.
So, which news are you most excited about? Did we miss out any major headline? Do let us know in the comments below and we'll surely take note of it!


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Hugging – #MySundayPhoto 9
Doesn't even need a caption.
Doesn't even need a caption.
In the last few days my older son, D became a teenager. Do you know how old that makes me feel? When we were at Rene D counted a section of the wine bottles that make up the ceiling and did some maths, muttering numbers to himself. He worked out the ceiling should be filled with 2688, but there are gaps. The odd missing bottle, and bits of woodwork preventing bottles being put in certain places. So D decided it was nearer 2600 bottles. Still my nerd.
This week was my little chaps birthday. It's been a bit of a stressful week for me, Doris Dog needed stitches and minor surgery following a second and a half long argument with Freya Woof. It cost a fortune, but sensibly I had pet insurance so I just had to pay the excess.
This week was of course the Eclipse, and the first day of spring. Typically that morning it was cloudy and this messed up the chances of getting a great photo of the eclipse. I took the woofers on the fields and tried to photo the sun.
We were in London on Friday and went into the Natural History Museum.
I do love these dogs so much. Doris is a particularly cheeky girl, and she normally starts things and Freya will join in. This was what she did outside Halfords, blatant chair stealing.
This weekend Doris came home. Yay! So here are some snaps of Freya and Doris.
This weekend I went to a Christmas market but my favourite snaps were not of Crimbo things. I don't know about you but I think these look like picture postcard photos. Very pleased that I took these. Anyhow, what did you get up to this weekend?
You would have had to have been asleep and hiding under a rock not to know it was Halloween on Friday. This means I've got some nice photos. We went to a local fun day. As you can probably tell Jen enjoyed it more than D.
We've got two nights childfree. Although I love my boys I love being able to get rid of them now and then. So what do you reckon I found Blokey doing when I woke up? Making brunch maybe? Nope. Baking cakes? Also a nope. He's making Benny's Spaceship Lego. Of course. Linking to #MySundayPhoto.
This is the very pretty Alice chatting at Blog Camp. Sorry tall bird, this photo is screaming caption me.
Jen cycled to school, I chose lanes and alleys not the main road just in case. Sadly this was the same morning as a fatal hit and run on a cyclist near our home, so I felt a tad nervous. But my baby did great. I couldn't get a better photo as he kept speeding off ahead. He did wait nicely at the end of this lane on the pavement, waiting to safely cross the busy road with me. This made me feel old, but happy. My baby is actually a big boy. Linking to #MySundayPhoto at OD3G.


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Searching for a "yoga studio near me" will provide you with a myriad of results. Yoga has exploded in popularity over the last few years and the benefits speak for themselves as to why. Bowie Yoga is one of the first to have come to the area and not only has instructed many studio owners in the region, but still work closely with them. There is no competition, merely a mutual enjoyment and dedication to bringing you the results you seek in your yoga experience.
Variety of Classes
Many yoga studios today are offering a wide variety of classes and Bowie Yoga is no different. We provide a variety of options to allow you to both gain new experience and to expand on the benefits that you gain with basic yoga classes. Whether you're looking to add Pilates, acro-yoga, prenatal yoga or otherwise, you can find them all here provided by our certified instructors. We bring you specialists in each class we offer in order to maximize your experiences and benefits no matter the choice you make for your training.
Around Your Time
We understand that your day to day responsibilities require scheduling and the yoga classes you take need the same. Bowie Yoga brings you a variety of class times and scheduling options from early in the morning to later in the evening in order to accommodate. We aim to ensure that everyone who wants to take part has the opportunity and in order to do so, we need to negotiate our offerings around schedules of all types. If time and ability has been a barrier to your entry into the world of yoga, our time frames will allow you to remove that barrier from the equation.
Dedicated Instructors
With each class that we offer, you have at the lead a certified instructor with years of experience in providing training. We ensure that you have the best possible time in our classes and that comes with having a comfortable and competent instructor. If you've been hesitant or self-conscious with the idea of getting into a yoga class, you can be sure that we bring you a welcoming and inviting environment. Our instructors are a key reason behind our popularity and with only a few sessions you will quickly come to realize why as we provide you with an unforgettable experience.
Step Towards Your Goals
Everyone who steps through our doors for yoga classes has an objective in mind. It's our job to realize that goal and to help you get there. Through informal discussion and identifying what it is you seek to gain through your time studying with us, we have the means to bring you the ability to achieve those aspirations. When choosing Bowie Yoga Classes for your yoga instruction, you can depend on our instructors to work with you to bring you that step closer to your ambition and to provide you the environment you need in order to get there.
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Report NEP-DGE-2011-09-22This is the archive for NEP-DGE, a report on new working papers in the area of Dynamic General Equilibrium. Christian Zimmermann issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
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Other reports in NEP-DGE
The following items were announced in this report:
- Chen, Been-Lon & Chen, Hung-Ju & Wang, Ping, 2011. "Taxing capital is not a bad idea indeed: the role of human capital and labor-market frictions," MPRA Paper 33209, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Alejandro Justiniano & Claudio Michelacci, 2011. "The Cyclical Behavior of Equilibrium Unemployment and Vacancies in the US and Europe," NBER Working Papers 17429, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano, 2011. "Firm Heterogeneity, Endogenous Entry, and the Business Cycle," NBER Working Papers 17433, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Christopher Reicher, 2011. "Matching labor's share in a search and matching model," Kiel Working Papers 1733, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
- Mauricio Armellini & Parantap Basu, 2011. "Altruism, Education Subsidy and Growth," Working Papers 2011_07, Durham University Business School.
- Anurag N Banerjee & Parantap Basu, 2011. "Who pays for job training?," Working Papers 2011_08, Durham University Business School.
- Arnaud Chéron & Jean-Olivier Hairault & François Langot, 2011. "Age-Dependent Employment Protection," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) hal-00623282, HAL.
- Bilbiie, Florin Ovidiu & Ghironi, Fabio & Melitz, Marc J, 2011. "Endogenous Entry, Product Variety, and Business Cycles," CEPR Discussion Papers 8564, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Eugenia Andreasen & Guido Sandleris & Alejandro Van Der Ghote, 2011. "The Political Economy of Sovereign Defaults," Business School Working Papers 2011-07, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.
- Fernando de Holanda Barbosa, 2011. "The Natural Rate of Interest in a Small Open Economy," Working Papers 05-2011, Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade de Ribeirão Preto.
- Ichiue, Hibiki & Kurozumi, Takushi & Sunakawa, Takeki, 2011. "Inflation dynamics and labor market specifications: a Bayesian DSGE approach for Japan's economy," MPRA Paper 33391, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Juan Carlos Hatchondo & Leonardo Martinez & Juan M. Sanchez, 2011. "Mortgage defaults," Working Papers 2011-019, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, revised 31 Jul 2015.
- Frédéric Gavrel, 2011. "On the Inefficiency of Matching Models of Unemployment with Heterogeneous Workers and Jobs when Firms Rank their Applicants," Economics Working Paper Archive (University of Rennes 1 & University of Caen) 201107, Center for Research in Economics and Management (CREM), University of Rennes 1, University of Caen and CNRS.
- Vasco Curdia & Andrea Ferrero & Ging Cee Ng & Andrea Tambalotti, 2011. "Evaluating interest rate rules in an estimated DSGE model," Staff Reports 510, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
- Holger Strulik & Klaus Prettner & Alexia Prskawetz, 2011. "R&D-based Growth in the Post-modern Era," PGDA Working Papers 7411, Program on the Global Demography of Aging.
- Zsófia L. Bárány, 2011. "The Minimum Wage and Inequality - The Effects of Education and Technology," CEP Discussion Papers dp1076, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
- Alexander Ludwig & Thomas Schelkle & Edgar Vogel, 2011. "Online Appendix to "Demographic Change, Human Capital and Welfare"," Online Appendices 08-168, Review of Economic Dynamics.
- Jean-Olivier Hairault & François Langot, 2012. "Markups and the Welfare Cost of Business Cycles: A Reappraisal," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) hal-00623281, HAL.
- Filiz D Unsal, 2011. "Capital Flows and Financial Stability; Monetary Policy and Macroprudential Responses," IMF Working Papers 11/189, International Monetary Fund.
- Yi Wen, 2011. "Making sense of China's astronomical foreign reserves," Working Papers 2011-018, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
- B. Ravikumar & Yuzhe Zhang, 2011. "Optimal auditing and insurance in a dynamic model of tax compliance," Working Papers 2011-020, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
- Heibø Modalsli, Jørgen, 2011. "Solow meets Marx: Economic growth and the emergence of social class," Memorandum 21/2011, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
- Kögel, Tomas, 2011. "The social cost of carbon on an optimal balanced growth path," Economics Discussion Papers 2011-35, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW).
- Michael P. Keane & Richard Rogerson, 2011. "Reconciling Micro and Macro Labor Supply Elasticities: A Structural Perspective," NBER Working Papers 17430, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Grégory Ponthière, 2011. "Long-Term Care, Altruism and Socialization," PSE Working Papers halshs-00622385, HAL.
- Bhattacharya, Dhritiman & Guner, Nezih & Ventura, Gustavo, 2011. "Distortions, Endogenous Managerial Skills and Productivity Differences," IZA Discussion Papers 5963, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Mauro Alessandro & Guido Sandleris & Alejandro Van Der Ghote, 2011. "Sovereign Defaults and The Political Economy Of Market Reaccess," Business School Working Papers 2011-08, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.
- Item repec:rtr:wpaper:137 is not listed on IDEAS anymore


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I've written before about times when life serves up an unexpected treat, something you might be lucky enough to catch if you have your eyes open and are carrying a camera. For me, a lot of those moments seem to happen on bridges in London.
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