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What to Expect on Commencement Day
This is an exciting day for the families and friends of our graduates. Below are a few tips to help make the day more enjoyable.
- All guests should plan to arrive on campus at least one hour before the start of the Commencement Ceremony. Please click here for directions to campus and parking information.
- Please note that the gates to Pritzlaff Field will open at 11 a.m. for early access to the ceremony site.
- Tickets are not required for the Commencement Ceremony.
- If someone in your party has a disability that requires extra assistance, please notify CMC in advance so that we may accommodate your requests. Click here for disability services and information.
- Seating for the Ceremony is on a first-come basis. Seats may not be reserved but may be held if a family member remains with the seats. Commencement Staff will be at the site to provide assistance and answer questions.
- During the Ceremony, we ask that you remain in your seat to keep the aisles clear.
- The average temperature for May in Southern California can range from warm to hot. Because the Commencement venue is outdoors, it is helpful to dress in light layers. Also, don't forget the sunscreen and sunglasses. Please click for the local weather.
- Restroom facilities are available on Pritzlaff Field. Handicap facilities are available at Center Court, just west of Pritzlaff Field.
- An Information Tent will be located at the north end of Pritzlaff Field and will be staffed from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Claremont McKenna reserves the right to search any bag brought onto the premises.
- The College requests that guests refrain from bringing pets to the outdoor commencement ceremony. Assistive animals are permitted. Thank you for your compliance with this request.
- Where to Eat on Campus:
- Collins Dining Hall Brunch: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.; $10.75 per person at the door – cash or check only
- Hub Store (Emett Student Center): 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.; Coffee, bagels, breakfast burritos, and limited snacks available.
- Hub Snack Stand (Butler Plaza, Bauer Center): 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.; limited snacks and beverages available. Floral leis are also available for purchase.
- The Ceremony will be broadcast into a viewing room for families with small children and other guests who prefer to view the ceremony indoors. Pickford Auditorium will be open from 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. The broadcast will being at 2:00 p.m.
- Live streaming of the Ceremony will begin at 2:00 p.m. Please visit the CMC homepage to access the link for the broadcast.


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I have requirement of asterisk PBX developer
...Inventory/Asset Management Tools ([login to view URL] with GLPI) e. Visitor Management Tools ([login to view URL]) f. Printer Management Tools g. ID Management Tools (Open LDAP) h. VoIP Tools (Asterisk, FreePBX, FreeSwitch) i. Messenger Tools (Jabber) Basically the idea is to help new IT Managers and IT administrators to manage IT infrastructure using opensource tools to
Hi -I want to install freepbx and configure termination gateways on my server using vpn. I already installed asterisk and a2Billing -configure a connection with clients
...>>router send to voip gateway we install our program on router and our router OS is openwrt like server to router resisted and router to Voip gateway all connection By SIP asterisk server to creytiv/re router then creytiv/re to VOIP gateway some one already made it they can run more then 64calls but if you can run 32calls i am Happy need a easy way
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need someone to fix the extension file on the asterisk script
i need to VOIP SIP to SIP call G729 optimization bandwidth SERVER A =asterisk server Server B =Openwrt ROuter server A&B connected to VPN VOIP device COnnected to Openwrt ROuter we send calls Server A to VOIP device SIP to SIP codec g729 its use per calls 30KBPS we want to conpress it if you can make it under 15KB we are happy i saw too many peppole
I have a vps server centos7-64 I would like to install the latest version of the following -asterisk/freepbx/a2billing/fail2ban/vpn -a2billing load balance traffic across termination gateways -IVR filter to drop test call generator (press DTMF to continue call)
we have a java script which is connected to asterisk we need someone to help change the settings
I have setup an Asterisk Cloud deployment and need some help tweaking the final steps of the setup
...portal, generate a voucher of the customers choice, enter the customers number, then click buy. The consumer will get a SMS containing Voucher number. (SMS sent out via local Asterisk Server) Major features for the initial design include: ● A minimal UI than allowed vendors to generate a unique token for client use. (UI needs to be made modern) ● App will
i want SIP Proxy for my voip Dialer and voip device i have asterisk server i need to register my soft phone to my SIP server but sometime we have blockage issue so i need a SIP Proxy if you can provision then good for me check the Attach FIie if you can make it let me know
i had asterisk/freepbx installed on centos recently. One DID on the SIP trunk is working fine but other DID has two issues. Both DIDs are on same network and similar SIP phones 1. there is a delay of 50 sec after caller presses a digit to reach staff before phones ring 2. phones ring only once....so calls are lost freelancer who installed this for
Need Asterisk Web Developer, Need Application like VOIP Service, Miss Call Alert service, You can check demo like myoperator , knowlarity etc
I have a very serious problem with my hosted PBX: It is available online but I already change the default 5060 to 10... Firewall and fail2ban are already setup. Sip phones can call using dialcheap and megavoip. The problem is that hackers make calls using dialcheap and megavoip and I cannot stop it. ##, *2, Tr are already disabled
...SIP accounts (with hunt groups). Of course system needs configuring Asterisk for custom DID:s, call forwarding, internal calling, voicemail, ability to activate/deactivate service at any time, etc. Iam looking for a relationship with developer who will handle full deployment of asterisk with billing,GUI , with these functions : call forwarding, voice
We are looking for a company who has 24/7 server administration. We have between 4-6 servers running at the same time, and we are looking for a new company, who can be in charge of everything concerning the servers. It is important that there is 24/7 support, and that there is system admins attached, if it is not only system admins. If every case goes through level 1 or level 2 support first, the...
I would like create agent survey on Issabel/Elastix. Need modification in UI as well like adding menuitem under call center reports section to show Agent survey results page within elastix/issabel UI.
we have 2 extension files we want someone to copy the dial out routine from one to the other
... [root@pbx]# fwconsole restart Asterisk not currently running Running FreePBX shutdown... UCP Node Server is not running Running FreePBX startup... Starting Asterisk... [--------------->------------] 13 secs In [login to view URL] line 187: Unable to connect to Asterisk. Did it start?
...Developer can choose between Asterisk / FreePBX -or- XMPP / OpenFire as user management. - Communication must use Over-The-Air must be always 256-AES encrypted. (All live Push-To-Talk recordings must be 256-AES encrypted) - Cryptography key exchange per user (due to little time the key generation can be done as next project) - Ready and testing You
...Developer can choose between Asterisk / FreePBX -or- XMPP / OpenFire as user management. - Communication must use Over-The-Air must be always 256-AES encrypted. (All live Push-To-Talk recordings must be 256-AES encrypted) - Cryptography key exchange per user (due to little time the key generation can be done as next project) - Ready and testing You
We are looking for Java developer who can develop C...looking for Java developer who can develop CTI & IM desktop software for our asterisk based PBX. for instant messaging we are currently using Openfire server but other XMPP servers are also welcome. We already have design and initial code to start with. Details of project will be shared on request.
...-assistant-using-official-docker-images/42860 . (i want to use this dashboard/ analytics to see the analytics of my server , i have cpanel/whm server on centos 7, i have asterisk voip server, plex media server, i want to follow the performance of them, and i have many website on my cpanel/whm and i want to be able to see unique and realtime visitor
...business). The business name is "Asterixx Entertainment". I have attached my current logo, but keep in mind this is not what I am after. If you are able to incorporate an 'asterisk' into the logo that is a bonus but not necessarily going to be the winning design. This logo will be featured on business cards, future website and facebook pages/promotional
now i have one like when a calls come to server [login to view URL] [macro-answer] exten => s,1,AGI([login to view URL],${ARG1}) and php agi write all incoming calls to database and web php read from DB but i dont know where is prob i saw some people they read active call every second same like console CLI real-time i need something realtime like it have
Asterisx PBX application - Receive call, check filesystem (configured UNC path) to determine if audio files needs to be played. - Transfer (bridge) and record call. - When call ends, send recorded audio file to a http endpoint (HTTP). - Configure all into a Hyper-V virtual machine (Windows 2016 server)
I want to customize my A2billing with a more current theme, and configure an asterisk live, to have the activated of the graphic CLI.
Hello, You are supposed to configure the FreePBX and Asterisk with FXS and GSM Gateway. Freepbx and Asterisk is already installed on the server. Need immediate start on this.
I want to develop a desktop app for asterisk to integrate with outlook. There is a open source software called outcall, but does not work well. I need the same thing. I would possibly want to develop a mobile app to for my clients
1 - We need to configure Asterisk FREPBX in a centos machine with the newer version from centos. 2- The developer needs to provide a full documentation from the work with detailed description with step by step of how to configurate it. 3 - The developer will register some of our SIP channels into the freepbx. We currently have both sip clients: -
I want to make Asterisk server for Dynamic Black list on Destination numbers As I have calls running on my softswitch I want to add this ASTERISK server to block the calls under the following criteria: 1- if the Destination number hit 5 times and total duration less than or = 10 Sec 2- if Destination number make 5 hits in less than 10 minutes 3-
hi , i am running two asterisk connected through a iax trunk over openvpn, everything is working fine just the voice quality is choppy and some time robotic voice ,need to troubleshoot , please bid if you have done troubleshooting of iax trunks before , my budget is 50$ for this project.
I hope make to enable zrtp in motif channel for asterisk. Please bid if you have experience in this area.
Hi. We need to configure asterisk on our ubuntu machine. We need someone high skilled to do the job. We will also need to make it visible over internet with public IP. Also we need to configure some IP phones on it. After all, we need a manual with step by step about how to configure it.
I have lan calls working fine, but require someone with Cisco/Asterisk SIP knowledge to help resolve this issue with NAT, no audio not working.
I search a developer for create my project for Asterisk. This is project for automatic call and deliver alarm message from alarm station. See file for more information.
setup incoming and outgoing fax in asterisk on my asteriks server
we are looking for an asterisk developer than can assist in collection audio from and outgoing call . Using either a Jack Interface or Web Socket packets .
I need to setup an Asterisk (or equivalent) solution connected to a VoIP line which answers phone calls from my customers, asks for their order number, retrieves status from the e-commerce platform (web service exists already) and play a message matching the retrieved status. The hosting will be done on one of our production servers and we already
Implement SMS verification in VoIP softphone and php backend, create IOS and Android softphone General project description: We are running an A2Billing + Asterisk server and want to have a branded Softphone for Android and IOS. Registration and provisioning of softphones must happen with SMS verification. For the softphone we want to use the source
...softswitch i saw they use asterisk server multi useing like i have 10IP they copy asterisk folder 10 different name and run asterisk 10time its works file 10 asterisk server so i want to use same way i have 5ip i want to run 5asterisk server with different name and connect with different database 1main server other all asterisk server work like VM host1
i have asterisk server but i dont know how to config asterisk server with java you need to help me to connect asterisk with java i want to connect my DB with asterisk and everything have to work with java now i am using php agi but php have too many issue if you can do please bid
We need a server specialist that can install tonight (with information from our developer) an Asterisk (with freepbx) VoIP Server on a CentOS. We already hired some previous server guys who did not finish their job. You must do that, when you can do that in a couple of hours we pay you $250. But must finish today!!! Next to installation and proper
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Web Call back or click to call features: When number clicked on "Free Call" button, user get connecting message and generate DTMF button on screen so user can press options from IVR and user use inbuilt microphone then connect call to SIP address on Incredible PBX OR When number clicked on "Free Call" button, viewer types in his/her phone number and submits to SIP address...
Hello we need a person that can setup the ASTERISK / FREEPBX server for us + make manual how to use it. Including all security + usability settings. Budget $100. Must be done in one day.
Fix bug and implement call in asterisk application using ari. The application is built on node ari package
Asterisk has stopped running on my version of Freepbx. I do not know how to access the command line or the commands to restart. I just need someone to show me, preferably by doing a screen share and walking me through the steps on how to 1. access the command line on my server 2. enter the commands to stop, and restart asterisk
I want to setup click2Dial function on my PHP website with Asterisk, the open source communications framework. There should be call button on press call should be the dial. and store the recording of that call. Have to setup Asterisk on AWS.


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Darktrace is the world's leading AI company for cyber security. Created by mathematicians from the University of Cambridge, Darktrace's Enterprise Immune System is the first non-consumer application of machine learning to work at scale, across all network types, from physical, virtualized, and cloud, through to IoT and industrial control systems. Installed as a self-configuring cyber defense platform, Darktrace continuously learns what is 'normal' for all devices and users, updating its understanding as the environment changes.
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In his general session at 19th Cloud Expo, Manish Dixit, VP of Product and Engineering at Dice, discussed how Dice leverages data insights and tools to help both tech professionals and recruiters better understand how skills relate to each other and which skills are in high demand using interactive visualizations and salary indicator tools to maximize earning potential. Manish Dixit is VP of Product and Engineering at Dice. As the leader of the Product, Engineering and Data Sciences team at D...
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When building large, cloud-based applications that operate at a high scale, it's important to maintain a high availability and resilience to failures. In order to do that, you must be tolerant of failures, even in light of failures in other areas of your application. "Fly two mistakes high" is an old adage in the radio control airplane hobby. It means, fly high enough so that if you make a mistake, you can continue flying with room to still make mistakes. In his session at 18th Cloud Expo, Lee A...
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Containers and Kubernetes allow for code portability across on-premise VMs, bare metal, or multiple cloud provider environments. Yet, despite this portability promise, developers may include configuration and application definitions that constrain or even eliminate application portability. In this session we'll describe best practices for "configuration as code" in a Kubernetes environment. We will demonstrate how a properly constructed containerized app can be deployed to both Amazon and Azure ...
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Modern software design has fundamentally changed how we manage applications, causing many to turn to containers as the new virtual machine for resource management. As container adoption grows beyond stateless applications to stateful workloads, the need for persistent storage is foundational - something customers routinely cite as a top pain point. In his session at @DevOpsSummit at 21st Cloud Expo, Bill Borsari, Head of Systems Engineering at Datera, explored how organizations can reap the bene...
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Discussions of cloud computing have evolved in recent years from a focus on specific types of cloud, to a world of hybrid cloud, and to a world dominated by the APIs that make today's multi-cloud environments and hybrid clouds possible. In this Power Panel at 17th Cloud Expo, moderated by Conference Chair Roger Strukhoff, panelists addressed the importance of customers being able to use the specific technologies they need, through environments and ecosystems that expose their APIs to make true ...
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Forum:GTA Canons?
From Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories to GTA III, and everything in between, is canon. I'm not sure, and correct if I'm wrong but GTA1 and GTA2 are not canon. Is GTA London 1961 and GTA London 1969 canon with each other? The protagonists are the same so could anyone tell me if that's right?
Also, El Burro appears in GTA1 and GTAIII right? But there is no connection, no?
- GTA London, 1961 and GTA London, 1969 are the same game. The only difference between the two is the name and the year the game is set (London 1961 set in 1961 and London 1969 set in 1969). It is the same El Burro but there is no canon between his GTA 1 and GTA III appearances.
- The only problem is determining whether the three pre-GTA III games are canon with each other. There is nothing to suggest that they are, but then again there is nothing to suggest that they aren't. Rockstar Games would have to state whether they are, and that is unlikely nine years after GTA 2's release. A-Dust 15:41, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
Do the two London games have different stories then? MoNK 15:44, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
- They follow the same story, although there are some missions in London 1961 that aren't in London 1969. This is because London 1961 was released after London 1969, allowing for more to be added. A-Dust 16:05, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
That explains everything then thanks :D MoNK 17:41, 18 July 2008 (UTC)


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After years of volunteering while working in the corporate world, Mary Lynn Foster will take a more active role in nonprofits.
After years of volunteering while working in the corporate world, Mary Lynn Foster will take a more active role in nonprofits.
The 15-year Dublin resident is set to take the helm of the Children's Hunger Alliance Sept. 16 and lead the statewide agency that works to eliminate childhood hunger in Ohio.
After eight years as chief operating officer at Charles Penzone, Foster said the time was right to take on a new challenge as CEO of the alliance, with her son starting his senior year in college and her daughter entering DePaul University.
"It was a perfect opportunity now that my kids are in college," Foster said.
"It offers me the opportunity to travel the state through all 88 counties to complete the mission of the Children's Hunger Alliance, which is eradicating childhood hunger in Ohio," she said.
"It's the perfect opportunity, professionally and personally."
Starting in the world of accounting, working at Scotts in Marysville and finally leading Charles Penzone Salons, Foster said, gave her a chance to get into philanthropy and children's advocacy.
At Scotts, Foster said she grew the company's United Way contributions and at Charles Penzone participated in many events and fundraisers for nonprofits including Kids Caring for Kids, Hairdressers Unlocking Hope, Habitat for Humanity, Pelotonia and the Koman Race for the Cure.
Outside of work, Foster was on the advisory board of the Conway Center for Family Business and several Goodwill Columbus boards and committees.
She and her husband also got involved with Dublin groups.
"When my kids were in high school I was on the Columbus Children's Choir board to assist," Foster said. "I was a (Dublin) Jerome (High School) Music Booster.
"I'm a big advocate for music and the arts. My daughter was a soccer player so I helped with the soccer boosters was well," Foster said.
"My husband and I are fully engaged in the community and our children's lives. We feel it's very important to give back."
With a strong business background and experience with nonprofits, Foster said she has the knowledge to lead the agency that helps provide education for a healthy life and healthy meals for children during the school year and in the summer.
She takes over the reins of the Hunger Alliance from retiring CEO Mary Lou Langenhop, who has led the organization since 2009.
"I see a lot of similarities between for-profit and nonprofits," Foster said. "There are differences, but also similarities.
"There's a big movement to bring corporate or for-profit leaders to the nonprofit sector to bring leadership skills and learning and apply those to the nonprofit as well. There will be some learning curve, but I'm anxious to bring those skills."
Foster said she hopes to cut food insecurity among Ohio children and help them lead healthier lives.
"Our goal is to make (Children's Hunger Alliance) a household name in Ohio," she said.
"I'll be out there campaigning and asking for everyone's support to eradicate childhood hunger," she said.
"Children grow and thrive in the Dublin community. My wish is for all children to have those opportunities."


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Female broadcasters have to copy the deep, "authoritative" tones of their male colleagues in order to succeed, Professor Mary Beard has claimed.
In a call to challenge TV's "maleness", the presenter said broadcasters must address the position of women across TV, not just on panel shows.
Her comments follow Danny Cohen, the BBC's director of television, vowing to end all-male panel shows, saying that the absence of female guests was "not acceptable".
Professor Beard, 59, told the Radio Times that she gave "two hearty cheers" to Cohen's promise but she added: "It's not just about panel shows."
She criticised the "niche roles for women in sitcoms" and females being placed "next to the main (male) presenter on the breakfast TV sofa".
Professor Beard said that the "underlying 'maleness' of all these shows" was "more hard-wired in our culture than the presence of a few extra women is likely to solve".
The television classicist, who has been criticised over her appearance, added: "Already in Homer's Odyssey, almost 3,000 years ago, we find a wet-behind-the-ears teenager telling his savvy mother not to speak in public.
"Of course, the Greeks and the Romans didn't have panel shows. But the kind of male banter and repartee that we still see in these programmes - its aggression, its 'wit' - does go back thousands of years to ancient dialogue and debate."
She praised the likes of former BBC economics editor Stephanie Flanders and Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis.
But she told the magazine: "There are still relatively few and they tend to be young and conventionally pretty (their looks, perhaps, sugaring the pill of hard-core political debate).
"And there can be an outcry when women move into what are perceived as traditional male areas. Remember the abuse directed at Jacqui Oatley when she dared to 'leave the netball court' and become the first woman commentator on Match of the Day."
While quotas could "help in the short term", the presenter said that she dreaded "any idea of a fixed quota of women per programme", saying: "It's likely to leave desperate producers ringing round all the women they can possibly think of to fill 'the woman's slot'."
She said: "I don't think it would be much fun being the woman vilified in all the reviews as the one taking the quota place."
She said that the problem was deep rooted, as "most viewers accept, without a blink, the craggy, wrinkled faces and bald patches of male documentary presenters, as if they were the signs of mature wisdom, yet in the case of women presenters, grey hair and wrinkles often signal 'past-my-use-by-date' - or at least glaring eccentricity and deficient grooming."
She added: "And it's not a coincidence that even on radio, the successful women presenters tend to have unusually deep (ie male) voices."
Her comments come after veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby hit back at claims by comic Dara O Briain that Question Time needs to tackle the gender balance of its panellists, saying he had picked "the wrong target".
He defended the show's record for inviting women guests and pointed out the proportions were much higher than those for many areas of public life.
O Briain turned on BBC1's political discussion show in an interview after being asked about the recent decision to ban all-male line-ups for comedy panel shows.
"It's remarkable that this amount of time is spent debating women on comedy shows rather than, say, Question Time," he said.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 3, 2013) – The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Thursday afternoon that the "Holding Court" preseason basketball event scheduled for Oct. 8, inside the Carnegie Hotel is sold out.
Over 160 people will be in attendance on Tuesday evening as ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas, along with former head coaches Bobby Cremins, Les Robinson and Sonny Smith will be on hand inside the Carnegie Hotel to share stories, discuss X's and O's, and game philosophy in preparation for the start of the 2013-14 season.
In addition to those on hand, the Bucs will also welcome several other current head coaches to the event via live video conferencing from their respective campuses. This group will include Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, Kentucky head coach John Calipari, Gonzaga head coach Mark Few and UCLA head coach Steve Alford.
ETSU head coach Murry Bartow will also be on hand as the coaching "host" for the evening, which is presented by Johnson City Honda. This special ETSU Basketball event will begin at 6 p.m. and is slated for the Carnegie Hotel's Grand Soldiers Ballroom. Other corporate sponsors for the evening include Carnegie Hotel and One Stop Wine and Spirits.
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Rick Steves' Europe "Surprising Bulgaria" Rick finds a time warp of old and new chic shops in the city, and donkey carts in the country.G
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Travelscope "The Colors of Malaysia" Joseph takes part in the Colors of Malaysia Festival that spotlights the different states and people of the country through music, song, dance and costumes.G
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Lidia's Italy In America "From Bloomfield to the Strip In Pittsburgh" Lidia opened her own restaurant in the Strip District in Pittsburgh where other Italian-American immigrants also started earlier businesses. But Pittsburgh's other well known "Little Italy" is called Bloomfield. In this episode, Lidia shares recipes from both of these areas, Braised Veal Shank, Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes and Peas with Bacon. D
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Simply Ming "Dante Demagistris & Garlic" Everyone loves garlic, but if you don't handle it properly, it can take you to the culinary dark side-whether undercooked or overcooked. On this episode of SIMPLY MING, Ming zeros in on prepping garlic the right way. Joined by Boston chef Dante De Magistris, Ming uses garlic and some mystery ingredients to create two new dishes on the spot, Beef and Broccolini Stir Fry with Mango Puree and Basil Ricotta Gnocchi with Shrimp and Asparagus. D
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Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Co.: Our Food Heritage "The Creoles of Cane River" Once a forgotten people, the Creoles of Cane River have preserved their culture through faith, tradition and an incredible family unit. The family unit is as strong today as it was when their ancestors, Marie Therese Coincoin and Claude Thomas Metoyer, were alive. Terrell Delphin and his daughter Daphne enlighten us with the story of their unique heritage just outside of Natchitoches, La. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Surprising Bulgaria" Rick finds a time warp of old and new chic shops in the city, and donkey carts in the country.G
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Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish "El Peaje (The Tollbooth)" This episode covers words describing the weather, terms for currency in Puerto Rico, the colonial history of Latin America.G
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Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish "Recuerdos (Memories)" This episode covers the history of San German and its importance as an agricultural center in Puerto Rico.G


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- Raspberry Pi
- ASUS USB-N10 Wireless Lan USB Adapter
- New Trent iCruiser 11000mAh External Battery Pack
- Microsoft Lifecam Cinema
- Waterproof plastic box
- Arch Linux ARM
- Motion
- Lighttpd
Set up
Update Arch
Before installing any new software it's a good idea to get up-to-date. I was caught out with an issue which seems to be catching others out too - when upgrading I got this:
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files) hwids: /usr/share/hwdata/pci.ids exists in filesystem hwids: /usr/share/hwdata/usb.ids exists in filesystem Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
In this case, for these two files, it's OK to rename them and try again - it seems that there's been a change of which package supplies these files and it's not handled very gracefully.
[root@alarmpi ~]# mv /usr/share/hwdata/pci.ids /usr/share/hwdata/pci.ids.save [root@alarmpi ~]# mv /usr/share/hwdata/usb.ids /usr/share/hwdata/usb.ids.save [root@alarmpi ~]# pacman -Syu
I chose the ASUS USB-N10 because of its size and the fact that it works out-of-the-box with Arch. It uses the r8712u module which is already installed with the distro. Getting the wireless to work well enough is not particularly straightforward. However there are some good instructions here: ArchWiki Wireless Setup. For the wireless management software I chose netcfg and wrote a script similar to the one given under "Intermittent Connection Failure" so I had complete control over what I wanted to do whenever I lost connection to my router. This was helpful for troubleshooting and useful when you're walking around the garden trying to find a good place to put the box.
Motion is a great piece of software. Just use pacman to install it and then follow the instructions on the Motion site for setting this up. My top tip would be to edit /etc/motion/motion.conf to set up the stream and control ports and switch off webcam_localhost and control_localhost. Then run it on the console "motion -s" and use the web control to fiddle with the settings - for some changes you'll have to restart motion. Sometimes you might need a mask file. I found that taking one of the snapshots, loading it in Gimp and painting over the top was the best way to do this. You can then export the file in pgm format. At 320x240 the Raspberry Pi was quite happy to run at 5fps with motion using about 20 to 25% CPU and low memory usage (I've still got 194M free).
LighttpdTo get at the snapshots and movies that Motion has captured it's nice to be able to grab them from a web page. I'm going to write some Python to do this nicely, but in the mean time I've set up lighttpd to present the capture directory really quickly. Simply use pacman to install it and then edit /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf following the quick instructions here: Tutorial Configuration.
Note: I am now uploading my videos to Google Drive rather than keeping them on the Raspberry Pi. See: Motion Google Drive Uploader and Emailer
I have been consistently getting nearly 12 hours running time from the battery pack on a full charge. That gave me enough time to leave the box out all day and catch some "wildlife". Now I just need to write some software at last! (More posts on that coming soon)


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Hi. I am a 110% pure-blooded American from America.
I love America in America. If you are American, used to be an American, or want to be American, reply to this American thread and we can talk about American things in America. I can then feed off your American souls to raise the post count on my American thread, raising my own American post count.
I swear on Ronald Reagan this thread has an American purpose in America.


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It is more likely than not you will never work as a laywer coming out of either school.
Oh right, I forgot that 40% employment 9 months after graduation is totally acceptable. OP, I retract my statement - feel free to attend either of these top notch legal institutions.
Maintain just ignore Anti (somehow it always gets off point and stats get discussed, which have no bearing to the actual question being asked by the OP).


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Hats off to Visage and Cranium for getting us started – it's now DJP's turn to enter the fray. Patroclus has no domain per se, he will write about what he knows and about what he likes, and sometimes a heady combination of the two. This inaugural post fits into the latter category – perhaps not everyone's cup of tea – but then esotericism is a fundamental tenet of Radio Free Puma, so deal with it children.
The lyrics to NOFX's 'Kill Rock Stars' are as follows:
'Kill the rock stars'
How ironic, Kathleen
You've been crowned the newest queen
Kinda like the punk rock Gloria Steinem
You can't change the world by hating men
Can't change the world by blaming men
Alternative slash Republican
Just 'cause I don't know the reason you're so pissed
Don't dare tag me misogynist
I thought the goal here was mutual respect
Not constructing a separate sect
I wish I could have seen Courtney
Demonstrate some real misogyny
Can't change the world by hating men
Ostensibly this is a decent stab at an anti-feminist punk song (and is by no means a NOFX classic) but its references merit further investigation and Patroclus hopes readers find the results vaguely informative:
•'Kathleen' is a reference to Kathleen Hanna, lead singer of Bikini Kill, raging feminist, and chief exponent of the so-called 'Riot Grrrl' movement of the early 90s, which can be crudely surmised as a load of uppity feminists trying to be punks. Readers should note that crude surmising is an activity Patroclus has a tendency to engage in.
•Kill Rock Stars was the name of Kathleen Hanna's record label and home to many of the Riot Grrrl groups.
•Gloria Steinem was (and still is) a notorious feminist, most active in the 70s and famous for her Address to the Women of America – less famous for marrying Christian Bale's Dad. As a youngster Kathleen Hanna went to see Steinem speak, and so the seed grows. Whether Fat Mike had realised this before penning the lyrics we don't know, but let's assume not because it makes him look that bit cooler.
Anyway, Hanna got her knickers in a twist (perhaps unsurprisingly) when Fat Mike dedicated the song 'Liza and Louise' to Bikini Kill whilst performing live in Hawaii. 'Kill Rock Stars' is his riposte to her criticism. The 'I wish I could have seen Courtney…' lyric relates to a long-running feud between Courtney Love and Kathleen Hanna which culminated in them having a scrap backstage at the Lollapalooza festival in 1995. Love was eventually charged with assault and had to go to anger management classes. The reason for the fracas, regardless of a snide comment or two, was essentially because Love saw Hanna as a threat; she had known Kurt Cobain since the late 80s in Seattle and her band mate Tobi Vail had dated him during the pre-Nevermind years.
In fact, Kathleen Hanna is responsible for the world's greatest ever piece of graffiti (apart from this perhaps). She wrote 'Kurt Smells Like Teen Spirit' on the wall of his flat (teen spirit, as you may or may not be aware, was a cheapo deodorant brand at the time and worn by Vail). And, well, we all know where that went.
So there you have it – five minutes of your life wasted or an insightful glimpse into 90s subculture? You decide. Just remember ladies, you can't change the world by hating men.


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There are some flavors that make you feel like it's spring, no matter what the temperature is outside. Take dill for example. There's nothing "winter" about dill. No matter how you shake a stick (or magic wand) at it. Mint is the same. So while the snow was falling and the temperature dropped to below 0 C., I decided to eat "spring" until it decided to show up.
I have good news!
Spring is here. There are no sub zero temperatures in the forecast, in fact it will be down right balmy. Balmy for Canada at any rate. If the forecast holds true (pretty, pretty please with a cherry on top), this girl just might have an outdoor shower in her future.
And the second reason I know spring is here: I heard something magical this morning. Not the chirp, chirp, chirp of birds singing, but rather the thud, thud, thud thuthuthuthtut, of the grouses mating call, who just happened to be in my yard this morning. I don't know exactly how to describe it. It's a sound I've never heard before coming out to this place. I liken it to a generator starting up, but with less shrill, and much more deep and guttural. It was a glorious way to wake up. Spring is indeed here.
And second, this warm salad is so delicious I couldn't stop eating it. I actually made my way through two heads of cauliflower in a matter of days. Embarrassing? A little. But yeah, if one is to chow down on something, far better to be cauliflower than say, brownies or poutine. Which I have been guilty of both in the past.
The hemp seed "bread crumbs" are completely addicting and fabulously grain free and nut free. I look forward to trying it out on a vegan style mac and cheese soon. If you don't feel like running out and buying some just to make this, please don't feel obliged. It's delicious either way. I know because I finished eating the "breadcrumbs" out of the bowl, not leaving myself any for my second helping.
So long story to say I had it both ways and it's good either way.
The longest part is the dressing. Which in all honesty is not complicated, but is better made ahead. At least in my blender making the cashews creamy takes about 5 minutes, maybe a little longer. This makes the dressing warm. I like the dressing at room temperature, so it's nice to let it rest in the 'fridge for 30 minutes. The rest just kinda gets thrown together. Use as much mint or as little mint as you like, the cauliflower – however much you think you might eat. I left measurements for the salad ingredients, but the amounts are flexible. Because this salad is perfect at room temperature, it also makes a great party or potluck salad.
Roasted Cauliflower Salad
2 lb. head of cauliflower
1 onion, sliced into wedges
2 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup raisins
1 cup fresh mint, chopped
Citrus Cashew Dressing (recipe to follow)
Hemp Seed "Breadcrumbs" (recipe to follow)
1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
2. Cut the cauliflower into florets and place in a single layer on 1-2 baking sheets. Add the onion wedges and sprinkle with olive oil.
3. Roast for 25-30 minutes. Turning once during the last 10 minutes.
4. Place the cauliflower in a large salad bowl. Toss with raisins and mint.
5. Drizzle with Citrus Cashew Dressing and sprinkle with hemp seed bread crumbs. Serve immediately.
Citrus Cashew Dressing
1/2 cup cashews, soaked in 1 cup of water
Juice of 1 lemon
Juice of 1 orange
2 tablespoons each, olive oil and red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon maple syrup, honey or agave (adjust to taste)
1 garlic clove minced
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
1 teaspoon each orange rind and lemon rind
1/2 teaspoon salt and fresh ground pepper
1. Soak the cashews for 1 hour.
2. Drain the cashews.
3. Add the cashews and all the remaining ingredients to the blender. Blend until smooth. Stop the blender from time to time to push the cashews that splatter along the side of the blender back down to get the entire mixture smooth. This will take 5 – 10 minutes. It depends on the power of your blender.
Note: This recipe will stiffen after refrigerated. If you find the consistency too thick, you can thin it with a couple tablespoons of water.
Hemp Seed "Breadcrumbs"
I used hemp hearts (raw shelled hemp seeds) from Costco. They're a good deal and at least for me, relatively local, being grown in Manitoba. If you have a nut allergy, they are a good replacement in pestos as in this one here, and make a great addition to smoothies.
3 tablespoons hemp hearts
1/2 teaspoon oil
1/2 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika (I use La Chinata)
Scant 1/4 teaspoon salt
Place all the ingredients in a small frying pan over medium heat. Stir and toast the seeds until fragant and just starting to turn golden brown. Sprinkle as a topping for salads or even soup.


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With USDA projecting U.S. corn acreage at around 2 million more acres than last year, prices might appear to be headed lower in the months ahead, especially if weather cooperates at planting and yields are normal. But prices could just as easily swing the other way with not so favorable weather at planting.
This, plus other uncertainties in the corn market, will likely create some price volatility this planting season.
Giving buoyancy to corn prices are fewer forecast U.S. supplies. In January, USDA projected 2003 U.S. ending stocks for corn at 924 million bushels. That's up 81 million bushels from the previous month, but a long way from 2001's ending stocks of 1.9 billion bushels and 2002's 1.6 billion bushels.
Foreign stocks are headed down, too, from a peak of around 5 billion bushels five years ago to 3.2 billion bushels projected for 2003.
At the other end of the spectrum is concern about corn demand. On Jan. 17, USDA reported that cattle and calves on feed for slaughter at 8 percent below a year ago and 10 percent below two years ago.
And of course, there's the acreage. The commodity research advisory firm, Allendale, Inc., projected recently that U.S. producers will plant 80.6 million acres to corn in 2003. The last time corn acreage was this high was in 1984 when producers planted 80.5 million acres of corn.
With so much uncertainty — and with fairly good prices in the market at the time of this writing — growers should consider pricing some corn, according to Delton Gerloff, Extension agricultural economist at the University of Tennessee.
One tool to consider is using put options to price a small percentage of your corn crop. With such a strategy, "you can lock in a floor, but still take advantage should prices head to the upside."
Gerloff noted that on Jan. 30, a $2.40 December put option cost about 18 cents. With a put option, if prices head lower, the value of the put option goes up. So whatever you lose in the cash market, you make back on the put option.
If prices move higher, you let the option expire. You lose the 18 cents you paid for the option, but you get to take advantage of the move in prices, selling corn at the higher price.
Meanwhile Allendale forecasts U.S. soybean acreage at 69.76 million acres, the lowest since 1997's 70 million acres. Projected ending stocks at 190 million bushels are 15 million bushels higher than last month, but 18 million bushels lower than last year's ending stocks figure.
So why aren't U.S. soybean prices higher?
Gerloff's pricing equations indicate that foreign stocks are "really knocking the support out from under soybean prices." And the one area most responsible is South America.
Consider that world ending stocks have risen from 990 million bushels in 1999 to 1.123 billion bushels projected for 2003. Most of those supplies are and will be in Brazil and Argentina. In 1999, South America held 49 percent of the world's ending stocks. It grew to 50 percent in 2000, 53 percent in 2001, 66 percent in 2002, and is projected at 66 percent again in 2003.
Meanwhile the U.S. share of world ending stocks has dropped from 30 percent in 1999 to 17 percent projected for 2003. In effect, the rise in foreign ending stocks has pretty much offset the progress the United States has made in reducing its stocks.
"I think we have to get below 700 million bushels in foreign stocks to get prices moving again," Gerloff said.
But that assumes that U.S. stocks also remain low. "In 1998, foreign ending stocks were 626 million bushels and we were below $5 on the cash price because we were very high on U.S. stocks that year. But if foreign stocks are below 700 million bushels, we ought to be competitive. But we've got a long way to go."
So what to watch for in the coming months? Watch government and trade reports on how much corn acreage is going in and where that acreage is coming from. Lower than expected corn acreage could create some pricing opportunities for growers. Any negative news about South America could do the same for soybeans.
And be sure you know your break-even price, Gerloff adds. "Every farmer is different about what price they need, so it's important for the producer to know what he's got in the crop."
There may be an opportunity for growers to get that price from the market for corn, less so for soybeans.


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Israeli researchers working with an international team have discovered that a common blood pressure medication can prevent epilepsy from developing after a traumatic brain injury.
The discovery is described in an article published in the current issue of the Annals of Neurology.
Physiology and Neurobiology Professor Alon Friedman works at the Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience at Ben Gurion University of the Negev in southern Israel. He worked with Daniela Kaufer, UC Berkeley Associate Professor of Integrative Biology at the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute and Uwe Heinemann of Charite-University Medicine in Germany on the 10-year study.
In 60 percent of the experimental rats tested, the medication – losartan (Cozaar) – prevented the development of seizures following injury in which 100 percent of controls developed seizures. Of the 40 percent that did develop seizures, the researchers said the rats averaged only one quarter of the number of seizures typical for untreated subjects.
Medication administered for three weeks following injury was sufficient to prevent most cases of epilepsy in normal subjects in the subsequent months, the researchers said.
"This is the first-ever approach in which epilepsy development is stopped," Friedman explained, "as opposed to common drugs that try to prevent seizures once epilepsy develops… so we are excited about the new approach."
The researcher added that the study provided a new way to potentially prevent epilepsy in patients after brain injuries occurred, and once they had already developed an abnormal blood-brain barrier. The best news, he said, is that the drug stops the epilepsy from starting, rather than simply suppresses the symptoms.


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Announcing today, and already found here is this gem of a news item tidbit:
IBM is also announcing the immediate availability of DB2 for z/OS Value Unit Edition, which provides a new one-time-charge offering that enables the deployment of new application workloads. This offering strengthens the role of System z as a cornerstone for key business initiatives such as SOA, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence and packaged applications such as SAP. DB2 for z/OS Value Unit Edition and IBM Information Server enable System z clients to further deliver trusted information for their dynamic warehousing requirements.
Just updated: Here is where you can find the gory details.
Is this cool or what? Doesn't this just remove the last and final objection that the application architects have for leaving DB2 for z/OS out of the running for those new applications?
Now, lest you think I am somehow reflecting a non-developer perspective, look, I have spent most of my efforts in DB2 for z/OS developing the kinds of new technologies designed to attract new workloads, and since even I have heard the pricing objection, isn't it perfectly fair for me to mention this in my DW space? And heck, since I am a developer, not a pricing person by any stretch of the imagination, if this has gotten my attention, you know it's big news!
Bring on those new workloads! And then come to us in development and tell us what you need to bring more work onto z, OK?


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Today's email brought a very special treat - the first photograph I've ever seen of my great-great grandparents, Peder (Peter) Jeremiasen and his wife Elsie, with two of their children, Karen Marie and Peter Petersen. Denmark, 1885, three years before the family came to the United States to live in Waterloo, Iowa. The photograph is from the collection of Peter's granddaughter.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
The Jeremiasens - first look at my great-great grandparents
Posted by Susan Petersen at 7:35 PM
Labels: Location: Denmark, Surname: Petersen
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That's amazing, Susan!ReplyDelete
What a wonderful photo you have of your great grandparents. I love looking at the clothes they wore.ReplyDelete
How thrilling for you to have a copy of this photo!ReplyDelete
How wonderful! You must have been dancing.ReplyDelete
I'm so happy that a relative was able to send this to you. There is nothing better than a photo to show you what your ancestors looked like. Thrilled for you.ReplyDelete
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Tallahassee Woman Indicted In False Tax Return Scheme
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Rose Martine Vernet, 34, of Tallahassee, was arraigned today on a five-count indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the United States, conversion of income tax refund checks, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The indictment was announced by Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
The indictment alleges that between February 2011 and January 2013, Vernet was part of a conspiracy to file fraudulent federal income tax returns seeking more than $350,000 tax refunds. The conspirators filed the returns in the names of individuals, both living and deceased, whose identities had been stolen. The indictment alleges that Vernet sold eight fraudulently obtained refund checks and provided the buyer with the personal identifying information of the victims to make the checks easier to negotiate. In selling the checks, Vernet is alleged to have told the buyer that the taxpayers were "dead people," and that "no one will be able to report nothing."
If convicted, Vernet faces up to ten years in prison on each of the conspiracy and conversion charges, up to twenty years in prison on the mail fraud charge, and a mandatory consecutive two- year term of imprisonment for identity theft. Trial is scheduled for April 8, 2013.
This case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigations, the United States Secret Service, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael T. Simpson is prosecuting this case.
An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government's burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.


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For farmers, international trade agreements resemble carnival games, you know going in you're going to get fleeced.
At least that's the way it's played out so far and, based on the tone of ongoing negotiations, U.S. ag commodity competitors and countries that would like to continue to insist that the United States do away with farm subsidies and open markets to their products but express an entrenched unwillingness to lower their own tariffs or do away with their own sometimes subtle subsidies.
"Negotiations continue all the time," says William Gillon, general counsel, National Cotton Council of America. But just because talks are ongoing doesn't mean negotiators are making progress toward a workable agreement.
"We've seen no progress in the last three months," Gillon said during the recent Plains Cotton Growers Inc. annual meeting in Lubbock, Texas. "They (trade negotiators) have had a number of meetings but no concrete results," he said.
Some urgency accompanies trade talks. "The U.S. trade negotiation authority expires in June 2007," Gillon said. "But the real deadline is December 2006. Modalities, a rough overall agreement, must be completed by the end of April and countries need to submit their proposed tariff schedules, consistent with those Modalities, by July in order for all the technical work to get completed by the end of the year."
Current talks, part of the apparently never-ending Doha Round of World Trade Organization negotiations, have significant implications for cotton. A group of African nations want cotton treated separately from other commodities and they want significant concessions from the United States.
"An agreement is questionable," Gillon said. "And even if negotiators bring back an agreement, congressional approval could be problematic."
For Congress to approve any agreement that gives significant market access to competitors, they will need to get something "substantive in return," he said. Small concessions from trade partners will not be adequate. "Modest gains in manufacturing and services for the United States will generate only mild congressional support. The 2007 farm bill debate also plays a role."
Gillon said market access remains the "outstanding issue in the Doha Round of negotiations. That's the biggest U.S. issue." He said the United States, with average tariff rates of 12 percent, asks that competitors lower tariffs significantly. He said the C-20 countries, a group of developing nations, propose a 59 percent tariff rate cut. The European Union proposes 39 percent. Neither of those recommendations is acceptable to U.S. negotiators who see a 65 percent to 75 percent rate cut as reasonable and necessary for "meaningful gains. Otherwise, they see no benefit to U.S. agriculture. The EU is a long way from that."
He said some nations (both the EU and some developing countries) also seek "significant exemptions for special or unique commodities. That works against effective tariff cuts that would insure market access," Gillon said. "But tariff cuts to improve market access will be a hard fight."
Other issues include food aid, which some nations demand be cash only instead of commodities. And cotton has been singled out for "special and differential treatment by some African countries."
Gillon said developing countries want greater cuts in U.S. domestic subsidies than proposed by the United States. They want to increase the proposed 60 percent reduction in Amber Box payments, impose greater limits on a $5.4 billion ceiling on Blue Box (CCP, for example) and insert new restrictions on Green Box or exempt programs. They also disagree with the United States on the base years to use for calculating some of the new disciplines.
"Proposed cuts to U.S. farm programs could be substantial but those cuts can't be justified unless there is significant improvements in market access," he said.
"Reductions proposed by the United States would result in a $7.6 billion ceiling compared to the current $19 billion, causing current U.S. farm programs to face significant domestic support cuts."
He said those proposals could mean a loss of $2 billion to $4 billion a year to ag programs, without counting the special cotton issue.
"It may be possible to shift part of those cuts to Green Box type, decoupled programs but that comes with drawbacks, especially for cotton and rice," Gillon said. "That action would shift support from programs that have the least impact from payment limitations to programs that tend to be affected more by payment limits."
Gillon said any agreement should "provide compliance assurance for the United States and other countries." If the United States complies with the international agreement concerning agricultural support, it should "not be subject to other vague compliance standards (similar to the Brazil complaint against the U.S. cotton program)."
Gillon said the "special treatment" demands being lodged against U.S. cotton call for cotton support to be reduced more than the general formula. They (the African nations) also seek money to fund their own cotton programs."
Gillon said organizations such as Oxfam, which has blasted U.S. cotton programs as price distorting and unfair to developing African nations trying to build cotton trade, are "missing the overall economic realities facing cotton worldwide," he said. "Increased mill use in China, India, Pakistan and others have taken spinning business from the least developed countries. That increase was spurred largely through industrial policies, high border measures, tax incentives and refunds and the free financing of construction that the WTO cannot and will not adequately address. More has been spent on adding polyester and cotton manufacturing capacity in these developing countries than has been spent under the U.S. cotton program."
"Eliminating the U.S. cotton program would mean very little to world cotton prices," he said. "And we still see an inexplicable reluctance from China, Pakistan and India to open their markets to developing countries."
He said the price received by the four African nations is well below that of other developing countries. "Also, virtually every cotton producing country in the world has increased yields, but Africa's yields are declining. Brazil has had a major increase in yields, up to 600 pounds per acre. The United States is up about 300 pounds per acre. China is up 200 pounds and the world average is up more than 150 pounds.
"The C-4 countries need help," Gillon said, "but eliminating the U.S. cotton program is not the answer. Their focus should be on developmental answers. A new World Bank study concluded that the welfare of the C-4 countries would be enhanced more from the adoption of biotech cotton than by the removal of all cotton subsidies and tariffs."
He said the U.S. cotton industry must be concerned about WTO talks because of dependence on international trade. "Our cotton market has shifted to export," he said. "Some trade agreements have helped maintain some semblance of a textile industry in this hemisphere but China, India and Pakistan still account for the biggest textile growth."
He said two-thirds of the U.S. cotton crop goes in the export market. "We export more cotton than we produced in the mid 1990s. We will export 16.8 million bales from the 2005 crop.
Gillon said U.S. cotton farmers and the National Cotton Council "must find ways to avoid trade challenges. But if challenges do occur, we must find ways to deal with them."
He says a big question is whether trade negotiators will support cotton in ongoing talks or "abandon it to make a deal. So far, negotiators have not had much to bring back to Congress. They understand the need to cut tariffs and increase market access."
He also wonders what will happen if negotiators "get a huge agreement on market access. Cotton could become a throw-away in favor of manufacturing and other interests."
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Tom Kerby, former cotton specialist with the University of California and vice president, technical services with Delta and Pine Land Co., received the 2005 Research Award in Physiology.
The presentation was made at the opening session of this year's Cotton Physiology Conference during the Beltwide Conferences in San Antonio, Texas. This is the first time the award has gone to an individual who works in the private sector.
Keith Edmisten, Extension cotton specialist at North Carolina State University who presented the award, cited contributions Kerby has made to the industry during his career. Kerby's focus on making this research practically applied on the farm helped revolutionize the industry, Edmisten said.
During Kerby's tenure with the University of California Extension Service, he pioneered many of the tools and initiatives that are used in cotton fields throughout the United States and around the world.
Some of the specific contributions include: plant-based applications of mepiquat chloride, in-season plant mapping, computer-assisted crop management, narrow row cotton production, potassium fertilization and heat unit-dependent planting guidelines.
"Tom exemplifies everything we could wish for in a crop physiologist with a strong understanding and considerable experience in production agronomy," said Derrick Oosterhuis, distinguished professor of cotton physiology at the University of Arkansas. "He has been an inspiration to countless colleagues with ideas and explanations of physiological phenomena and interpretation of production problems.
"Dr. Kerby has repeatedly demonstrated his commitment to research and academic excellence. His concern for detail, precision and data integrity are apparent and reflected in the quality of his research, as well as in his impressive list of high quality, widely cited publications."
J.C. Banks, Oklahoma Extension cotton specialist, said he first learned of Kerby's work when he researched his possible entry into the specialist job. Later, Banks participated in a Beltwide team effort Kerby led that "conducted field experiments to develop and verify the nodes above cracked boll technique of timing harvest aid applications.
"This is another technique now used universally by cotton producers and consultants. He has taken complicated research concepts and delivered them to the turnrow where they are universally accepted by cotton growers and consultants."
Banks said that the type of cottonseed testing done prior to Kerby's entry into the industry caused confusion for customers trying to make variety selections. He cited Kerby's work at Delta and Pine Land as pivotal for the industry and critical to the successful introduction of transgenic varieties in the mid 1990s.
"When Dr. Kerby joined Delta and Pine Land Co., he used his knowledge of cotton development and statistical analysis to develop the most complete data set of cotton varieties and cultivars in the industry," Banks noted. "He developed a data set to accurately analyze the potential of new strains of cotton and how they would perform as compared to standard varieties.
"As variety development became more transgenic based, this data was invaluable to sort out genetic material for further development into varieties. The tremendous success of D&PL varieties is due largely to variety selection based on Dr. Kerby's expertise in analysis of genetic material."
Kerby created D&PL's technical service department in 1993. Prior to joining D&PL, he was the cotton specialist for the University of California. He earned his Ph.D. and master's degrees in crop physiology at the University of Arizona. His bachelor's degree is from Brigham Young University in soil science.


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City Of London Police Arrest Creator Of Anti-Censorship Proxy Service Based On Hollywood's Say So
from the out-of-control dept
As we were just pointing out, while the City of London Police seem to think it's "obvious" what is and what is not a "pirate site", oftentimes it's not at all easy to figure that out. That was made clear last week when the organization helping the City of London Police reposted an entire BBC article about their cooperation (soon after our post went up, that company's post disappeared quietly with no notice). And now, TorrentFreak is reporting the City of London Police have "seized" an open proxy service called Immunicity, that was set up as an anti-censorship tool. Not only that, but they've also arrested the operator. The site itself is engaged in no copyright infringement at all. But its entire website has been replaced thanks to a bogus claim by the City of London Police.
The police even seem to brag that they're in the bag for the legacy entertainment companies:
According to Chief Inspector Andy Fyfe, the arrest is a prime example of a successful partnership between the copyright industry and local law enforcement.So, yes, it's the police "partnering" with a legacy industry that has a long and demonstrated history of bogus attacks on new technologies that challenge its business model. And rather than actually view such claims with skepticism, the police lap it up and take down websites without anything even approaching a court order.
"This week's operation highlights how PIPCU, working in partnership with the creative and advertising industries is targeting every aspect of how copyrighting material is illegally being made available to internet users," Fyfe says.
And to show just how confused they are, the main "industry" representative helping the police here basically admits to the belief that any proxy service must be illegal, because the industry doesn't like it:
Commenting on the arrest, FACT Director Kieron Sharp argues that these proxy sites and services are just as illegal as the blocked sites themselves.Of course, based on that reasoning, the very same VPNs that many of us use to protect our internet surfing from surveillance would be equally considered "illegal." Basically anything that challenges the business model of these legacy companies must be illegal and the City of London Police seem to think they can arrest those associated with them. Talk about going way overboard and creating massive chilling effects...
"Internet users have sought ways to continue to access the sites by getting round the blocking put in place by the ISPs. One of the ways to do this is to use proxy servers. This operation is a major step in tackling those providing such services," Sharp notes.


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Just as the war between the states is playing out anew on movie screens across America, Republicans have commenced their own civil war in the aftermath of Mitt Romney's defeat.
Some blame party "extremists" for pulling Romney so far to the right that he was unelectable. They attack evangelical Christians (personified by Senate candidates Todd Akin of Missouri and Richard Mourdock of Indiana) for clinging to pro-life and traditional-marriage positions that "turned off independent voters" and "cost Republicans the election."
Unless evangelicals are willing to soften, they warn, Republicans may never win another presidential contest. And if evangelical Christians want to leave the party, so be it, they say — the GOP might be better off, given Americans' general shift toward more liberal social views.
Meanwhile, evangelical Christians, who overwhelmingly vote Republican (if they feel inspired to vote at all), blame the party establishment for once again selecting a nominee whose conservative credentials — especially on social issues — were questionable at best.
They point out that three of the past four Republican presidential nominees were establishment picks who engendered little enthusiasm among evangelicals, had no genuine commitment to conservative social issues — and lost.
By 2016, the only Republican presidential candidate to have won in the previous two decades will be an evangelical Christian (George W. Bush) who embraced the evangelical social agenda without equivocation or apology.
The lesson of history should be clear: Republicans cannot win without the enthusiastic support of evangelicals, and social moderates don't generate the excitement necessary to win their votes.
So, should evangelicals cease fighting a culture war that many believe they have already lost — a war that threatens to send the GOP to the political ash heap occupied by the Whigs?
Or should establishment Republicans concede their inability to win without evangelicals and swear off their addiction to social moderates who promise to deliver independents?
Establishment Republicans and evangelicals should realize they are incapable of electing a president without the enthusiastic support of the other. Both have to change their thinking if they hope to capture the White House again.
Here is what establishment Republicans need to understand about those of us with the evangelical Christian mind-set: Winning is not everything.
Most of the time, we will choose principle over pragmatism, especially when it comes to issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage. Calls for evangelicals to moderate their views on these moral issues to attract more voters will always fall on deaf ears. To paraphrase Jesus: What does it profit us if we win an election and lose our souls?
While we would prefer to win elections and have elected officials who embrace our viewpoint, the success of our cause does not ultimately depend on it.
Our worldview, shaped by the Bible and history, is that Christians will continue to be a minority who will further our message in spite of, rather than because of, government. In the end, our movement will prevail, which makes compromise on core issues unnecessary.
Yet evangelicals need to remember that we are a diminishing minority in America.
If we care about winning elections with candidates who will push back against abortion and immorality, then we have to be willing to compromise on some secondary issues to form a winning coalition with other Republicans.
Unfortunately, evangelicals tend to resist "compromise" because of our propensity to label every issue a "spiritual conviction."
In the four weeks before Election Day, I spoke to thousands of pastors in cities across the country and, along with Mike Huckabee and others, recorded "robo-calls" sent to hundreds of thousands of pastors encouraging them to courageously "stand for righteousness."
In private conversations with some of these pastors, I discovered that for some, "standing for righteousness" meant more than pushing back against abortion and same-sex marriage. They saw opposing higher taxes, Obamacare and bans on assault weapons as equally important moral issues, even though such purely partisan positions have no biblical support.
My message to fellow evangelical Christians is this: We must differentiate between Biblical absolutes and political preferences.
We must never compromise on the former, but we must be willing to bend on the latter if we want to see our moral agenda enacted. Breaking a pledge to Grover Norquist and embracing higher taxes for even higher cuts in expenditures is not tantamount to denouncing Christ. Acknowledging the need for governmental health-care reform does not necessarily pave the way for the rule of the Antichrist.
I have a proposal for all Republicans. Instead of nominating a candidate who is mute or malleable on social issues but intransigent on political issues, let's try the reverse. Let's find a candidate who has a history of consistently and courageously embracing the social views of the majority of the Republican Party, as well as many Democrats and independent voters: that life in the womb should be protected and that marriage is for a man and a woman.
But let's also nominate a candidate who realizes that compromise with the other party is necessary if we are to restore our country's fiscal integrity, protect our environment and provide the quality health care Americans deserve.
As the establishment and evangelical camps of the GOP engage in some soul-searching about their future, they should remember the lesson of the porcupines huddled together to keep warm in sub-freezing temperatures: They needed one another, even though they needled one another.
Robert Jeffress is senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas and has a daily radio program that is broadcast on 725 stations nationwide. This column was distributed by The Washington Post, where it first appeared.
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