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Protests at U.S. embassies and other spots in Africa and the Mideast spread Friday, and several more people have died as a result. Here are five things to know:
1. The protests are taking place at U.S. embassies, consulates and even KFCs in countries in Africa and the Mideast.
2. The areas seeing protests are Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, India, Syria, Jerusalem, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Gaza, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey, Morocco and even London.
3. U.S. embassies are taking precautions to protect their workers, and they were helped Friday by the fact that the day is part of the Muslim weekend and most employees were not at work. Marines and other military have been deployed to some areas, including Yemen, to help bolster security. Officials in most of the affected countries are arresting protesters as well.
4. The violence began on Sept. 11 in Benghazi, Libya, when four Americans – including a U.S. ambassador – were killed. On Friday, at least three people were killed in Tunis, and at least one person died in Sudan.
5. The protests began in response to an amateur video posted on YouTube called "Innocence of Muslims." The film was made by an American whose identity remains shrouded in mystery. He is listed some places as Sam Bacile but has been identified also as Nakoula Basseley Nakoula. The poorly made 14-minute film depicts the Prophet Muhammad as a child molester, womanizer, killer and more.- GHNS

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text: Back Ultrafast Computed Tomography (Ultrafast CT Scan) (Ultrafast CT, Electron-Beam Computed Tomography, EBCT, Cine CT Scan) Procedure overview Computed tomography (CT or CAT scan) is a diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of X-rays and computer technology to produce horizontal, or axial, images (often called slices) of the body. A CT scan shows detailed images of any part of the body, including the bones, muscles, fat, and organs. CT scans are more detailed than standard X-rays. In standard X-rays, a beam of energy is aimed at the part of the body being studied. A plate behind the body part captures the variations of the energy beam after it passes through skin, bone, muscle, and other tissue. While much information can be obtained from a regular X-ray, a lot of detail about internal organs and other structures is not available. In computed tomography, the X-ray beam moves in a circle around the body. This allows many different views of the same organ or structure, and provides much greater detail. The X-ray information is sent to a computer which interprets the X-ray data and displays it in two-dimensional (2D) form on a monitor. Click Image to Enlarge A new technology, called ultrafast CT scan, is now being used to diagnose heart disease. Ultrafast CT, or electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT) can take multiple images of the heart within the time of a single heartbeat, thus providing much more detail about the heart's function and structures, and also greatly decreasing the amount of time required for a study. Ultrafast CT scans can detect very small amounts of calcium within the heart and the coronary arteries. This calcium has been shown to indicate that lesions that may eventually block off one or more coronary arteries and cause chest pain, or even a heart attack, are in the beginning stages of formation. Thus, ultrafast CT scanning may be used by doctors as a means to diagnose early coronary artery disease in certain people, especially in individuals who have no symptoms of the disease. Other related procedures that may be used to assess the heart include resting and exercise electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), Holter monitor, signal-averaged ECG, cardiac catheterization, chest X-ray, computed tomography (CT scan) of the chest, echocardiography, electrophysiological studies, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the heart, myocardial perfusion scans, and radionuclide angiography. Please see these procedures for additional information. Reasons for the procedure Some reasons for which an ultrafast CT may be performed include, but are not limited to, the following: To assess the condition of the coronary arteries To assess heart tissue damage after a heart attack (also called myocardial infarction, or MI) To assess the patency (openness) of coronary artery bypass grafts Ultrafast CT is used primarily for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease, particularly in persons who have no symptoms of the disease but who have significant risk factors for the disease. Ultrafast CT should not be considered a substitute for cardiac catheterization. Computed tomography measurement of coronary calcium is not considered relevant in patients who have already had a heart attack or undergone coronary bypass surgery or coronary angioplasty. There may be other reasons for your doctor to recommend an ultrafast CT. Risks of the procedure You may want to ask your doctor about the amount of radiation used during the CT procedure and the risks related to your particular situation. It is a good idea to keep a record of your past history of radiation exposure, such as previous CT scans and other types of X-rays, so that you can inform your physician. Risks associated with radiation exposure may be related to the cumulative number of X-ray examinations and/or treatments over a long period of time. If you are pregnant or suspect that you may be pregnant, you should notify your health care provider. Radiation exposure during pregnancy may lead to birth defects. There may be other risks depending on your specific medical condition. Be sure to discuss any concerns with your doctor prior to the procedure. Before the procedure: Your doctor or the technician will explain the procedure to you and offer you the opportunity to ask any questions that you might have about the procedure. Generally, no prior preparation, such as fasting or sedation, is required prior to an ultrafast CT. Notify the technologist if you are pregnant or suspect you may be pregnant. Notify the technologist if you have any body piercing on your chest and/or abdomen. Based on your medical condition, your doctor may request other specific preparation. During the procedure An ultrafast CT may be performed on an outpatient basis or as part of your stay in a hospital. Procedures may vary depending on your condition and your doctor's practices. Generally, an ultrafast CT follows this process: You will be asked to remove any jewelry or other objects that may interfere with the procedure. If you are asked to remove clothing, you will be given a gown to wear. You will lie on a scan table that slides into a large, circular opening of the scanning machine. Pillows and straps may be used to prevent movement during the procedure. The technologist will be in another room where the scanner controls are located. However, you will be in constant sight of the technologist through a window. Speakers inside the scanner will enable the technologist to communicate with and hear you. You will have a call button so that you can let the technologist know if you have any problems during the procedure. The technologist will be watching you at all times and will be in constant communication. The scanner will begin to rotate around you and low-dosage X-rays will pass through the body for short amounts of time. You will hear clicking sounds, which are normal. The X-rays absorbed by the body's tissues will be detected by the scanner and transmitted to the computer. The computer will transform the information into an image to be interpreted by the radiologist. It will be important for you to remain very still during the procedure. At intervals, you will be instructed to hold your breath, or to not breathe, for a few seconds. You will then be told when you can breathe. You should not have to hold your breath for longer than a few seconds, so this should not be uncomfortable. Once the procedure has been completed, you will be removed from the scanner. You may be asked to wait for a short time while the radiologist reviews the scans to make sure they are clear and complete. After the procedure You should be able to resume your normal diet and activities, unless your doctor instructs you differently. Your doctor may give you additional or alternate instructions after the procedure, depending on your particular situation. Online resources The content provided here is for informational purposes only, and was not designed to diagnose or treat a health problem or disease, or replace the professional medical advice you receive from your doctor. Please consult your health care provider with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your condition. This page contains links to other websites with information about this procedure and related health conditions. We hope you find these sites helpful, but please remember we do not control or endorse the information presented on these websites, nor do these sites endorse the information contained here. American College of Cardiology American Heart Association National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Library of Medicine


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It hasn't been an earth-shattering show for mobile this year. CES 2013 has thrown up some interesting devices, but the big players in mobile seem to be saving their announcements for MWC (Mobile World Congress) next month. If you're in the market for an upgrade, you'd do well to bide your time and wait just a little longer to see what else is on the horizon. There will be new releases from HTC and LG, RIM's BlackBerry 10 will arrive, and there's never a shortage of new iPhone rumors, but the device you can't afford to ignore is the Samsung Galaxy S4.
Bigger and better
Check out our Best of CES 2013 in Mobile to find full details on the devices that grabbed our attention. The "phablet" space is getting competitive with releases like the 6.1-inch Huawei Ascend Mate, and the market is predictably being flooded with new tablets, but there's a lack of innovation in the smartphone segment. Sony's new flagship, the Xperia Z, is a good example. It has a 5-inch 1080p display, a quad-core processor, and a 13-megapixel camera, just like the newly announced ZTE Grand S and the Huawei Ascend D2.
The Xperia Z definitely compares favorably with the Android leaders right now, but it doesn't offer much beyond the HTC Droid DNA, which came out last November. A bigger camera and an impressive level of water resistance don't qualify as big innovations.
We don't have details on carriers or pricing yet, but the Xperia Z is a premium product and will no doubt have a price tag to match. The ZTE Grand S and Huawei Ascend D2 are launching in China and we don't yet know when, or if, they'll reach the states.
The truth is that none of the smartphones announced at CES 2013 should you have you running to the stores or phoning your carrier for an upgrade. When you factor in pricing, you could build a pretty strong case for the Pantech Discover being the most noteworthy release – it's $50 on a two-year contract at AT&T and it has a 4.8-inch 720p display, a decent 1.5GHz dual-core processor, and a 12.6-megapixel camera. A variant called the Pantech Perception will also be available on Verizon.
You'll be sorry if you don't wait
If you're looking for something slightly better than the Galaxy S3 then there are definitely some options out there, but what will Samsung bring to the table with the Galaxy S4? Until we see what Samsung's new iteration has to offer, it would be jumping the gun to upgrade your smartphone.
The brand that Samsung has built with the Galaxy S series is impressive. The Galaxy S2 really upped the ante for Android and the Galaxy S3 took it to a whole new level. The Galaxy S3 has surpassed 30 million unit sales worldwide, making it Samsung's most successful smartphone ever. It was the number one, best-selling smartphone in the third quarter of 2012, beating the iPhone into second place. It won a number of "phone of the year" awards and it is still going strong.
The S3 set the standard for Android smartphones and other manufacturers struggled to match it in the weeks and months following its May 2012 release.
The weight of expectation
Levels of expectation for the Galaxy S brand are sky high. We are starting to see the same kind of excited anticipation and the same explosion of rumors that traditionally precedes a new iPhone launch. That's because Samsung has consistently kicked it up a gear. The specs for the S2 and S3 were streets ahead of the competition at the time of release. Only HTC came close to keeping up but poor marketing put paid to any chance of competing.
Samsung knows what is expected of it. The S4 has to blow the competition away. If it can't do so in terms of raw power then there has to be a new innovation. The company is gargantuan with fingers in more pies than you can count and its vast resources allow incredibly fast turnaround times on new developments. We've seen teasers of flexible displays and eight core processors from Samsung at CES. It seems doubtful that either is ready to roll out in the Galaxy S4, but you never know.
When will we see it?
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S2 at MWC back in February 2011, but it didn't hit the market until May of the same year. The Galaxy S3 wasn't unveiled until May 3rd 2012, but it was rolling out into the marketplace by the end of the same month. There are plenty of rumors about a March or April release, but why would Samsung break with the established cycle? We think a standalone Samsung event in May will be followed by the S4 release later the same month, just like the S3.
With the Galaxy S3 still selling so well and a distinct lack of pressure from rival manufacturers, Samsung can afford to wait a little longer and make sure it produces another standout device. Nothing at CES 2013 will have worried Samsung. MWC next month might be a different story. If something big from HTC or LG grabs the public's attention then perhaps the S4 will break cover earlier, but we doubt you'll be able to lay hands on one before the summer.
You might feel that another few months is too long to wait. That will largely depend on what you are rocking right now. If Samsung knocks it out of the ballpark for the third time in a row you're going to lament that lack of patience – don't say we didn't warn you.
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Ueli Steck – The Swiss Machine
When Ueli Steck free-soloed the 750-foot Excalibur Pillar (5.10d) near the Susten Pass in Switzerland, his real problems began at the end. He arrived ...
When Ueli Steck free-soloed the
750-foot Excalibur Pillar (5.10d) near the Susten Pass in Switzerland, his real problems began at the end. He arrived at the top of the relentlessly
steep route only to find that mice had chewed through his stashed rope and harness. Steck tied the remnants of the rope together and embarked on a
descent "much hairier than the ascent," with several mid-rappel knot-passing maneuvers.
The first thing that popped into his mind upon seeing the shredded ropes was, "How the hell am I going to get down? It totally threw me for a loop. You
know, we Swiss like to plan for everything, and this was not something I had planned for."
Most recently, Steck returned from climbing a new route on the North Face of Gasherbrum II East (25,499 feet), in one of the most significant ascents of
the Karakoram season. (The face had not been attempted since 1998, when high winds turned back a multinational team led by Daniel Mazur.) Steck says
relatively little about the climb, apparently not wishing to steal thunder from his teammates. He concedes that his main goal was to gain high-altitude
experience for a future project.
This small, compact man looks like he would be the last person picked for a game of football, yet the mild, innocent façade hides a climbing monster. At
30, the Swiss-born Steck has amassed one of the most impressive alpine résumés of his generation.
Over five days in January, Steck soloed the Young Spiders (5.11d A2 WI6 M7) on the Eiger North Face, a route he and Stephan Siegrist established
in 2001. Two months later he completed a 25-hour solo of the Bonatti Route on the North Face of the Matterhorn.
Last year, he soloed new routes on the north face of Cholatse (21,129 feet) and the east face of Tawoche (21,341 feet) in Nepal, a venture he called the
Khumbu Express. These ascents earned him a nomination for the prestigious Piolet d'Or award.
In 2002, when Steck and Sean Easton put up a new route on the east face of Mount Dickey (A1 M7+ WI6 X), Easton called his partner "the most talented alpine
climber I have yet tied into a rope with."
A carpenter by training, Steck is now a full-time climber and makes his home in Böningen, near Interlaken, in the shadow of the Eiger North Face. He is
quick to admit, however, that he is rarely at home. Although he has a girlfriend, neither he nor she divulges any personal details to the media, largely
to keep her from having to justify what could be considered his reckless ascents.
Steck was interviewed packing for his next project, a trip to Patagonia with a corps of up-and-coming Swiss climbers. His next big solo plan will remain
a secret, but otherwise, between sips of espresso and thoughtful pauses, he answered every question with calm humor.
We hear you're addicted to espresso. Is that true?
Addicted? [Looks as if he's being accused of a crime.] Well, I do love coffee and I drink it constantly. It's a social thing. After a good day of climbing
with friends you've just got to sit down and talk about it over an espresso … or two.
What does your mother think about this free-soloing business?
Well, she doesn't have to know about everything I do … although I had to tell her about the Excalibur climb once I got back or she would
have found out about it on the news. My parents would probably prefer that I didn't do it, but they know that I'm well-prepared. At the time I did
the Excalibur, I was climbing 8b [5.13d] at the crag.
What are your thoughts on the Piolet d'Or award and your nomination?
It was a great feeling to be nominated. All the other nominees are first-class climbers. But it is difficult to determine who is the best mountaineer of
the year. Such a thing doesn't exist. How can you compare an ascent in Patagonia with a climb on an 8000er, a solo-climb with a rope team? But the
public wants a winner—so we have to provide one.
You normally climb alone. What was it like to climb with a large team on Gasherbrum II East?
We had a great time. It was really the first time that I climbed with such a large group. The team was awesome. Yet for me climbing with such a large group
is not quite real climbing. I joined this team to gain some more experience at high altitudes. It was an important step for my upcoming project.
What do you do on days when you're not climbing?
Give interviews. [laughs] No, seriously, being a professional climber, I have very little time left for climbing. There's always some paperwork to take
care of and so on.
You're said to be quite skilled with a sewing machine. What's that all about?
Skilled? I don't know about that. If you want it done right, you've got to do it yourself—and I'm picky about how I want my jackets and gear.
You've traveled a lot. Which part of the world has the best beer?
Oh, that's an easy one: Weissbier in Germany!
Where do you want to be in 20 years?
Still climbing hard and doing things I love. Still in the mountains. The worst is when you fear Mondays and can't wait for Fridays. I don't want that now
and I don't want it in 20 years.
[Editor's note: On April 30, 2017, Ueli Steck died in a fall while climbing alone on Nuptse (7,861m), adjacent to Lhotse and Everest, in preparation for
his "Everest-Lhotse Project." Read more: Ueli Steck Killed on Nuptse.]


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Letters: May/June 2013
The Fracking Dividend
Thanks for Alan's editorial "Home Energy and the Fracking Dividend," (HE Mar/Apr '13, p. 2); it's an important and timely topic. But I wonder if you didn't end a couple sentences too soon. The perception of low gas prices in the future may be more important than the reality. What happens to efficiency programs (both electric and gas) if regulators feel that they are no longer needed? It doesn't take much interruption in programs to make for a very difficult restart.
Shouldn't we be finding ways to capture the social dividend of lower gas prices and divert them from wasteful consumption today to long-term reinvestment in energy efficiency—investments that also help to stretch those gas supplies even further?
Jeffrey Harris
Senior Vice President for Programs
Alliance to Save Energy
Washington, D.C.
All Electric in New York
Alan's editorial "Home Energy and the Fracking Dividend" (HE Mar/Apr '13, p. 2) definitely brings up an important topic.
Some homeowners in upstate New York are changing their homes to all electric because of their opposition to fracking. They are also switching their electrical supplier to all renewable, which often adds 1-2 cents per kWh. These folks are prime candidates for efficiency and conservation retrofit measures.
With fuel prices relatively low compared to periods with a stronger economy, now is the best time to invest in energy conservation and energy efficiency; before prices go up. If a homeowner is planning on being in their home for decades, then payback should be based on the life of the measure. Measures such as air sealing and insulation should outlast the mortgage payments in a house that is well maintained.
Dale Sherman
Development Specialist
New York State Weatherization Directors Association
East Syracuse, New York
Bent or Straight Static-Pressure Probes?
Thank you for Paul Raymer's great article discussing the best probe to use when testing draft pressure in flue pipes of combustion appliances ("Static-Pressure Probes: Measuring Combustion Draft," HE Jan/Feb '13, p. 6). Articles about tools and equipment are incredibly valuable to technicians and business owners.
In the article, Paul references Pure Energy's research, stating that we decided to use straight probes for our draft pressure tests. I want to clarify that Pure Energy uses the bent static-pressure probes when doing postwork QC inspections, not the straight probe. This is because we want to be sure the draft pressure is adequate, so we test conservatively. However, we also will test using a straight probe if our static-pressure probe test indicates a lower draft pressure than the contractor's recorded draft pressure. This is because we want to be fair to the contractor—giving him or her the benefit of the doubt—while still ensuring a healthy and safe postwork home.
Tamasin Sterner
President and Chief Coach
Pure Energy Coach, LLC
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
What Is a Safe Level for CO2?
I read "Deep Energy Retrofits" (HE Jan/Feb '13, p. 24) a couple of times and enjoyed the author's journey through these buildings. I do have a concern with one of the comments in the article:
Terry Brennan, of Camroden Associates, pointed us to research that indicates that an indoor CO2 level of about 1,100 ppm is a pretty reliable sign of healthy indoor ventilation rates.
In my training and experience, CO2 levels above 600 ppm need to be addressed. The goal is to keep indoor levels below 600 ppm. The 1,100 ppm number is certainly alarming. I don't know where Terry Brennan got his numbers.
Here are some guidelines from ASHRAE:
Properly ventilated buildings should have carbon dioxide levels between 600 ppm and 1,000 ppm, with a floor or building average of 800 ppm or less. If average carbon dioxide levels within a building are maintained at less than 800 ppm, with appropriate temperature and humidity levels, complaints about indoor air quality should be minimized. If carbon dioxide levels are greater than 1,000 ppm, complaints may occur. Therefore, 1,000 ppm should be used as a guideline for improving ventilation. If a building exceeds this guideline, it should not be interpreted as a hazardous or life-threatening situation. An elevated carbon dioxide level is only an indication of an inadequate amount of outside air being brought into a building. The level cited in this document should only be used as a guideline to determine the amount of fresh outside air entering a building.
Dick Rome
Technical Specialist - HVAC
Pacific Gas and Electric-Energy Training Center
Stockton, California
Coauthor Paul Eldrenkamp replies:
Thanks for your note.
The research that Terry Brennan pointed us toward originated with 19th-century German scientist Max Joseph von Pettenkofer, who hypothesized that an indoor CO2 level of about 650 ppm or so more than outdoor ambient was a reasonable proxy for adequate indoor ventilation (to oversimplify a bit). In 19th-century Germany (as elsewhere), the primary ventilation concern was odor control; in the 21st century we've come up with lots of additional reasons to ventilate.
I'm intrigued by this relatively simple metric, because in our work my coauthor Mike Duclos and I are trying to move toward a quantifiable performance standard for ventilation rather than the sort of prescriptive approach that ASHRAE 62.2, for instance, takes. Most of the important building performance characteristics are easy to measure—temperature, relative humidity (RH), energy consumption, water consumption. But air quality and ventilation effectiveness are not in that category, unfortunately. Yes, you can easily calculate whether a home meets 62.2, but it's difficult to know whether following that prescriptive path is actually providing enough fresh air. When Mike and I have measured CO2 levels in various rooms in a house that meets 62.2, we find that they're all over the map. It's not unusual to reach 3,000 ppm in a master bedroom, for instance. There are lots of variables that affect CO2 levels, and ASHRAE 62.2, ironically, seems to be down the list a ways.
I also have to acknowledge that I'm not sure that 1,100 ppm is the right number to aim for. I consider it a hypothesis rather than a conclusion. That being said, I'm pretty sure that a reading of 1,100 ppm should not be considered "alarming," given that we find that level is exceeded in one room or another in pretty much every house we've measured. Let's just say that if it is indeed alarming, retrofitters have a lot more work to do than they realized.
I'm also not yet sure that CO2 levels are the best measure of ventilation effectiveness available to us. ASTM D6245-12 has what I think is a really good summary of the drawbacks of attempting to use indoor CO2 concentrations to evaluate indoor air quality and ventilation. The good news is that we can log CO2 levels pretty easily, with only about $600 worth of equipment; tracer gas testing, on the other hand, is rarely an option because of the cost and time required. Monitoring CO2 levels because it's relatively easy to do so might be analogous to looking for the car keys under the street lamp because that's where the light is, but my sense is that it's more useful than that. So far, we've found a good correlation between CO2 at around 1,100 ppm and occupant comfort, well-managed RH year-round, and moderate run times of the ventilation system. But we don't have anything close to a statistically significant data set.
Finally, I realize there will probably never be a really good way to know how much ventilation is the right amount. We're dealing with a complex system—a house—and its interface with an even more complex system—the human body. We'll probably never have consensus on what the best strategy, or best level, or best way to measure will be for every situation.
I am grateful you took the time to respond to our article and provide your feedback based on your experience. It's always important to Mike and me to hear what other practitioners are doing to deal with the same issues we face in our work; we always learn something. I hope we can continue the dialogue.


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Microsoft's Surface Pro tablets, due to go on sale in the US and Canada on February 9th, have two storage options. The cheaper model will have 64GB of SSD storage; the more expensive one will have 128GB. Unsurprisingly, some of that space is used by the operating system itself, so not all of it is available to use for files. Surprisingly, there could be as little as 23GB free on a new device, with a whopping 41GB unavailable. The 128GB unit fares better, with 83GB available.
This isn't the first time we've heard grim tales about Surface disk space. Surface RT, which comes in 32GB and 64GB models, also reserves a large chunk of storage, with the result that the 32GB unit only has about 16GB of usable space.
41GB seems extraordinarily excessive. Where's it all going?
We don't know all the details just yet, but as with Surface Pro's ARM siblings, the truth might not be quite so bad when you examine it closely. For a start, the SSD, with its capacity of approximately 64 billion bytes, only has a formatted capacity of 59GB; that's five of the 41GB accounted for right there, due simply to differences in counting. Annoying, but the same "loss" exists on many other platforms too.
Both Surfaces dedicate a certain amount of disk space to recovery partitions, to enable the entire machine to be wiped and reset with no access to additional media. Presuming Microsoft is using 64-bit Windows 8 on the Surface Pro (which seems likely, as it's a 64-bit machine), this would typically account for around 8GB.
Windows itself takes up a big old chunk of disk space too. The disk image I have of a fairly pristine (albeit patched and up-to-date) Windows 8 install takes a shade under 14GB, and about 4GB of that image represents page file. Similar numbers are reasonable on the Surface Pro, perhaps a little more depending on what options it has turned on. Another 3-4 gigabytes will then be used by the hibernation file (hibernation files used to have to exactly match the RAM size, but recent versions of Windows compress them somewhat to reduce the disk impact).
Windows also tends to be a little more generous than strictly necessary with the size of its boot partitions and related bookkeeping information, so we might expect to see perhaps a gigabyte occupied there.
Still, this would only come to about 32 of the 64GB used. Where's the other 9 going? One possibility is that Surface Pro comes with software preinstalled. Although one would expect a PC from Microsoft to be crapware free, it wouldn't be altogether surprising if Microsoft included a trial version of Office 2013; after all, Microsoft really does want to coax users into signing up for a $99/year Office 365 subscription, so making the first hit free to Surface Pro buyers wouldn't be too shocking. Something like this would gobble up another 2-3 gigabytes.
As for the rest? That's anyone's guess. Another 6-7 gigabytes does sound like a lot, certainly more than you'd like to lose. It's not impossible that some of it's taken up by Windows itself, if for example Microsoft has included some of the more common language packs.
The other option? Microsoft is simply being conservative, and there will be more space on these devices than the company has said. This isn't such a stretch; the numbers Redmond gave for Surface RT's free space were lower than the reality on shipping devices.
If you want to obliterate the recovery partition and take back that space, there's an easy way to do that, by the way. Start the "Create a recovery drive" tool and it gives the option to copy the recovery partition to a USB key and then remove it from the hard disk, freeing up the space it occupies.
Nonetheless, it's clear that a surprisingly big chunk of space is used up on the Surface Pros. Windows 8 is pretty big—much bigger than iOS and Android, for example—and that's certainly a major part of the issue. It's comparable in size to OS X Mountain Lion, however, so whether the operating system takes up "too much" room depends on whether you're comparing Surface Pro to laptops, in which case it's about right, or tablets, in which case it's obese.
This is also exacerbated by some of Microsoft's design decisions. Including a recovery image on the system disk itself makes sense, since it's fast and convenient should you need to reset the machine. But it also means burning 8GB of disk space, permanently. Was it the right thing to do? That's harder to say. OS X uses another approach; it has a small recovery environment that can download a fresh operating system image from the Internet. That's much lighter on the disk, but for most Internet connections it's a great deal more time-consuming.
Before the Internet download option, some Macs shipped with USB keys containing the operating system image. Again, this alleviates the permanent disk usage, but it's also inevitable that the USB key will go missing just when you need it most. Still, if this is the option you prefer, you can go this route with Windows using the built-in recovery drive tool.
Microsoft's choice may be heavier on disk space, but it's also robust and efficient (remembering, of course, that guarding against disk failure is irrelevant; Surface Pro won't contain a user-serviceable disk, so there's never any need to install the operating system onto a blank machine).
If space availability continues to be a problem for Surface users, there are other storage options too. Carrying around a USB 3 disk isn't particularly elegant (though it opens the door to almost unlimited extra space), but sticking a microSDXC card in the slot to add another 64GB is simple enough.
23GB of available space is certainly enough to give people pause for thought, however, and that's really not what Microsoft needs. The 128GB model is a lot more comfortable, but unless you live in the cloud, the 64GB units may be best avoided.


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Good Pitch with Promod and Ethel Chen
Fund: Norwest Venture Partners
Posted by flyhigh9 on 2012-05-23
Met with Promod and Ethel and really had a good meeting. They listened, let me go through the slides and talk, and asked good questions. We have other VC's already looking at us and they know one of the big, big ones and I'm sure that helped. They started technical due diligence within a week. I like and respect Promod deeply. And while Ethel's name is not below, I have great respect for her as well.PRIVATE: Members Only (313 Characters)
Conservative, Lots of Value Add, but a Mixed Experience
Fund: Norwest Venture Partners
Posted by scottdunlap on 2011-04-23
Norwest led our Series C at NearbyNow, with Josh Goldman sitting on our board. We went through a bit of a roller-coaster through the economic downturn, and ended up being acquired in a deal that was a good fit.
Some things worth sharing about my experience:
1) Their due diligence was more complete than any VC I have ever worked with. It took a while, but when it was completed, it felt like the whole partnership knew how our business would run. I was able to call other partners and ask their advice without having to explain what we do and where we were. This is certainly not the case with other VC's.
2) Every month, we would get a call from Norwest saying they had invited the top brass from some big company (Google, eBay, Nokia, etc.) to meet their top portfolio companies. This was extremely helpful in getting on the radar of some big co's.
3) Josh Goldman was extraordinary in the first six months, getting right down to offering his feedback on Web and UI design. When the business direction was clear, he was very helpful.
4) When the shit hit the fan in the economic collapse, we had to cut back and pivot the company. It was difficult to find a new direction that leveraged what we had built serving the retail sector. Tim Chang and others were helpful in brainstorming. As one would expect, there were some difficult board meetings (and not some of my finest moments for sure). The relationship with Josh and Norwest changed significantly, and messages from the partners became inconsistent. One could argue that this is to be expected, but man, it was tough. Not all bad, but tough.
5) We ended up selling the company, much in thanks to Josh's timely suggestion, and I was happy with the fit with the acquiring firm. We didn't sell to the highest bidder since Norwest blocked that deal, but I think it ended up well. We've had some trouble with Norwest partners giving blanket negative references about the experience, which has unfortunately held back the careers of a few loyal executives who stuck by in hard times. I guess it is what it is.
If you have a late stage investment with a secure revenue base that fits their sweet spot, you should definitely speak with them. Despite a tough outcome for us, I was extremely impressed with how they acted as a "partnership", staying in the same mindset about each investment, bringing in big co's to speak with the portfolio, willing to commit to a longer lifecycle to maximize an outcome, and in general always bringing opportunities to the table.PRIVATE: Members Only (59 Characters)
Norwest Partners Venture or Private Equity?
Fund: Norwest Venture Partners
Posted by MedTech Expert on 2009-11-18
Bad Karma ! Getting Shot is Better Than Vab Goel
Fund: Norwest Venture Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2009-01-19
I ran into Pramod Haque and Vab Goel a couple of years ago in India. While Pramod was quiet and courteous, Vab really stood out. He was outright arrogant, completely insensitive to the entrepreneur, and despite having spent probably a few hours in India, behaved as if he knew it all. While engaging in a deal, Vab's behavior was simply amazing - he would call my fellow co-founder at 430 am India time just because it was 3 pm in California!
While concluding a deal with them, I understood the real face of Norwest - represented by Vab Goel (whom I assume Pramod blesses to stay on board to conduct business on the behalf of Norwest). Vab was utterly unprofessional, a liar, threatening the entrepreneur (if you don't sell, i will dilute you to nothing etc), and a complete turn off. He plays co-founders between themselves; try's to trick fellow co-investors into falling into side deals and is insulting to anybody who doesn't say 'yes sir'. In the end, his greed and vanity got the better of him - he not only paid over inflated prices to buy out founders like me (out of my own company!!), but ruined relationships between the board members, and fellow co-founders. I understand he hasn't visited India for over 2 years now and the company has almost closed down.
Do not do anything with Norwest and specially Vab Goel - even getting Shot will be a better experience.PRIVATE: Members Only
Fund: Norwest Venture Partners
Posted by scottdunlap on 2010-02-01
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No Follow Up After Second Meeting
Fund: Norwest Venture Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-10-14
Had two successful meetings and then radio silence. Enough said.PRIVATE: Members Only
Ensure that You Get the Right Guy on Your Board
Fund: Norwest Venture Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-04-07
Essential to get the right Venture Partner on your Board post funding from NVP. Some are great (I heard)...PRIVATE: Members Only (281 Characters)
Josh Goldman Has Been Great.
Fund: Norwest Venture Partners
Posted by bragiel on 2008-01-31
Josh is the newest member of the NVP team and in my opinion a great asset to their team. While we didn't close with them I know he would have been a great person to work with. He continues to be helpful in giving feedback as we grow our business even if his firm isn't involved.
Looking forward to seeing who he invests in over the next few years.PRIVATE: Members Only
Jim Lussier is Tremendous
Fund: Norwest Venture Partners
Posted by mktgmann on 2008-01-28
We pitched Norwest, and did not end up going with them.
Still, I wanted to note that Jim Lussier and team, including Promod, were thoughtful, diligent, efficient and helpful. We did standard process-- small deal team meeting, longer full day due diligence at our office, data room due diligence for a few weeks, then final all-partner pitch. The term sheet was turned around quickly and very fair. It was a tough decision of whom to take.
I am positive that Jim would be a tremendous asset to any Board, and believe that he has a great blend of operating and investing background.PRIVATE: Members Only
Tim Chang, Nvp
Fund: Norwest Venture Partners
Posted by ASG on 2007-10-11
I first met Tim when he joined Norwest Venture Partners to lead investment activities in the mobile arena. As a board observer and advisor, Tim has been a passionate and tireless evangelist for my company in the space of a few months. More than other VCs I've met, Tim has in-depth knowledge of the wireless ecosystem and has valuable relationships that encompass mobile operators, device manufacturers, content providers and infrastructure vendors. My suggestion - if you're a wireless startup in the Valley, you should try very hard to get Tim Chang on your board.PRIVATE: Members Only (49 Characters)
Nvp: Matt & Tim
Fund: Norwest Venture Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-09-13
We pitched to Matt and Tim. Matt was mainly silent. They were trying to jump ahead of us because we made the mistake of sending the presentation in PDF. Maybe it should have been a WebEx session. They came into the pitch with fixed minds and responses....Read onPRIVATE: Members Only (375 Characters)
Jim Lussier is Candidly Honest and Does a Great Job with a Prospect
Fund: Norwest Venture Partners
Posted by Mike Orren on 2007-06-07
Great firm to work with in pitching process. Everyone is very friendly and asks good value-add questions. Jim really rolls up his sleeves and works the deal hard. Even though we didn't do a deal, I'd go back there anytime.PRIVATE: Members Only (331 Characters)


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OWASP AppSec Europe 2008 - Belgium
Welcome to the European OWASP Application Security Conference! After successful OWASP Conferences in the United States and Europe, we are back in Belgium: 5 tutorials and 2 conference tracks in the historic center of Ghent on May 19-22 2008!
The conference is stuffed with top notch presentations from industry recognised speakers and technical experts on the latest application security risks and trends. New for AppSec Europe: technical vendor demos and a Capture the Flag!
- 1 Conference Location
- 2 Agenda and Presentations - May 21-22
- 3 Tutorial Days - May 19-20
- 4 Cocktail Party - May 20, sponsored by Breach Security
- 5 Evening Social Event - May 21
- 6 OWASP Band - May 21, sponsored by Breach Security
- 7 Accommodations
- 8 Transportation to the Conference
- 9 Registration and Conference Fees
- 10 OWASP on a Plane - CONFidence 2008
- 11 Conference Committee
- 12 Affiliated Partners
- 13 Conference Sponsors
Conference Location
The historic center of Ghent, Belgium May 19th-22nd.
Main Conference: May 21st-22nd
Registration is available via the OWASP Conference Cvent site at: Cvent link
If you are registering as a Speaker or Sponsor, please use the following link: Cvent link for speakers/sponsors
You may want to print out this map of OWASP AppSec EU 2008 locations in Ghent.
Agenda and Presentations - May 21-22
The agenda follows the successful OWASP conference two tracks format, with opening keynotes and presentations in the main auditorium, split tracks in the middle of the day, and closing pannel discussions back in the main auditorium both days. As in the previous editions, the OWASP AppSec Europe 2008 conference will feature a refereed papers track.
|Day 1 - May 21, 2008
|Track 1: Auditorium
|Track 2: Council Room
|Registration and Coffee
| Welcome to OWASP AppSec 2008 Conference
Sebastien Deleersnyder
| Keynote: The Great Information Security Scrap Yard Challenge pdf
Mark Curphey, Microsoft
| OWASP State of the Union
Dinis Cruz
|Break - Expo - CTF
| Fundamental Application Security Building Blocks - The Benefits of Establishing an Enterprise Security API (ESAPI) for Your Organization (ppt)
Dave Wichers, Aspect Security
| Trends in Web Hacking: What's hot in 2008
Analysis of the Web Hacking Incidents Database (WHID) (ppt)
Ofer Shezaf, Breach
| Evaluation Criteria for Web Application Firewalls (pdf)
Ivan Ristic, Breach
| HTML5 security
Thomas Roessler
| The OWASP Orizon Project internals (ppt)
Paolo Perego
| Remo presentation - Positive ModSecurity rulesets / Input validation (pdf)
Christian Folini
|Lunch - Expo - CTF
| Best Practices Guide: Web Application Firewalls (pdf)
Alexander Meisel, art of defence
|Input validation: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly (pdf)
| NTLM Relay Attacks (ppt)
Eric Rachner
|PHPIDS Monitoring attack surface activity (ppt)
| Agile Security - Breaking the Waterfall Mindset of the Security Industry (ppt)
Dave Wichers, Aspect Security
| Security framework is not in the code (pdf)
Sam Reghenzi
|Break - Expo - CTF
| Exploiting Online Games
Gary McGraw, Cigital
| SHIELDS: metrics, tools and Internet services to improve security in application developments
Domenico Rotondi, TXT e-solutions Spa
| Panel: The PCI 6.6 dogfight - to Scan or to WAF, this is the question
Moderator: Ofer Shezaf
|OWASP Leader Meeting Organized by Matteo Meucci, Minded Security
|OWASP Social Gathering: Dinner and Drinks at the Monasterium
|Day 2 - May 22, 2008
|Track 1: Auditorium
|Track 2: Council Room
| Keynote: Software Security: State of the Practice 2008
Gary McGraw, Cigital
| Tour of OWASP projects
Dinis Cruz (Chief OWASP Evangelist), Dave Wichers (OWASP Board), Michael Eddington (OWASP Encoding Project, .NET Web Service Validation Project) (ppt) and Mark Roxberry (OWASP .NET Project)
|Break - Expo - CTF
| Graph Analysis for WebApps: From Nodes to Edges
Simon Roses Femerling, Microsoft
| The OWASP Education Project
Martin Knobloch, Sogeti Nederland B.V.
| Dynamic Taint Propagation: Finding Vulnerabilities Without Attacking (ppt)
Matias Madou, Fortify
|Threat Modeling for Application Designers & Architects (ppt)
Scanstud: Evaluating static analysis tools (pdf)
Martin Johns, Moritz Jodeit, Wolfgang Koeppl, Martin Wimmer
| Office 2.0: Software as a Service, Security on the Sidelines?
John Heasman, NGSSoftware
|Lunch - Expo - CTF
|How Data Privacy affects Applications and Databases (pdf)
| Refereed papers track
Invited talk:
Prof. Dieter Gollmann: Know Thyself!
| The OWASP Anti-Samy project (ppt)
Jason Li, Aspect Security
| Refereed papers track
fukami and Ben Fuhrmannek: SWF and the Malware Tragedy
| Refereed papers track
Andrew Petukhov and Dmitry Kozlov: Detecting Security Vulnerabilities in Web Applications Using Dynamic Analysis with Penetration Testing
| Google-Hacking and Google-Shielding (ppt)
Amichai Shulman
| Refereed papers track
Matias Madou, Edward Lee, Jacob West and Brian Chess: Watch What You Write: Preventing Cross-Site Scripting by Observing Program Output
|Break - Expo - CTF
| Client-side security
| Refereed papers track
Arshan Dabirsiaghi: Building and Stopping Next Generation XSS Worms
| Refereed papers track
Etienne Janot and Pavol Zavarsky: Preventing SQL Injections in Online Applications: Study, Recommendations and Java Solution Prototype Based on the SQL DOM
| Panel: How to "sell" web application security to your organisation?
Moderator: tbd Panelists: tbd
|Conference Wrap Up - Dave Wichers, OWASP Conferences Chair
Venue: Aula, Ghent University, Voldersstraat 9, 9000 Ghent Google Maps Link
Registration is available via the OWASP Conference Cvent site at: Cvent link
Tutorial Days - May 19-20
OWASP arranged for several Application Security tutorials on May 19th-20th, the days prior to the conference.
|T1. Building and Testing Secure Web Applications
| Most developers, IT professionals, and auditors learn what they know about application security on the job, usually by making mistakes. Application security is just not a part of many computer science curricula today and most organizations have not focused on instituting a culture that includes application security as a core part of their IT security efforts. This powerful two day course focuses on the most common web application security problems, including the OWASP Top Ten. The course will introduce and demonstrate hacking techniques, illustrating how application vulnerabilities can be exploited so students really understand how to avoid introducing such vulnerabilities into their code.
Trainer: Jason Li, Aspect Security - Read more here!
|T2. Leading the Development of Secure Applications
| In this one-day management session you'll get the answers to the ten key questions that most CIOs and development managers face when trying to improve security in the development process. The course provides proven techniques and valuable lessons learned that can be applied to projects at any phase of their application's lifecycle.
Trainer: Arshan Dabirsiaghi, Aspect Security - Read more here!
|T3. Building Secure Rich Internet Applications
| Rich Internet applications using technologies like Ajax, Flash, ActiveX, and Java Applets require special attention to secure. This one day training addresses the special issues that arise in this type of application development.
Trainer: Arshan Dabirsiaghi, Aspect Security - Read more here!
|T4. Building Secure Web Services
| The movement towards Web Services and Service Oriented architecture (SOA) paradigms requires new security paradigms to deal with new risks posed by these architectures. This session takes a pragmatic approach towards identifying Web Services security risks and selecting and applying countermeasures to the application, code, web servers, databases, application, and identity servers and related software. Many enterprises are currently developing new Web Services and/or adding and acquiring Web Services functionality into existing applications -- now is the time to build security into the system!
Trainer: Dave Wichers, Aspect Security - Read more here!
|T5. Open Source ModSecurity Training
| ModSecurity is currently the most widely deployed web application firewall (WAF) product. This two-day class is for those people who want to learn how to build, deploy, and use ModSecurity in the most effective manner. The course will cover the open source ModSecurity Console, which helps manage alerts on suspicious web activity targeting your web servers. The course also provides an in-depth look at the extremely powerful ModSecurity Rules Language.
Trainer: Ryan Barnett, Breach - Read more here!
More information about the tutorials are online.
Venue: Monasterium PoortAckere, Oude Houtlei 56, 9000 Gent http://www.monasterium.be/
Cocktail Party - May 20, sponsored by Breach Security
In what is also becoming a tradition, there will be a cocktail party the night before the conference begins, sponsored by Breach Security. The free and open for all conference attendees event will be held at the Vintage Wine Bar at 6:30pm. We would appreciate it if you let us know if you are coming so we can be ready, please mail [email protected] to confirm.
Details and direction map (updated May 7th with map and instructions from Monasterium Poortackere, the location of the training classes)
Evening Social Event - May 21
At every conference we have an evening social event the first night. This allows participants to have some unstructured time to mingle with the other attendees. They are always fun and typically attract about half the conference attendees. This year's event will be a Flemish buffet with special Belgian beers at the Monasterium (near the conference location).
Registration is available via the OWASP Conference Cvent site at: Cvent link
OWASP Band - May 21, sponsored by Breach Security
If that is not enough: tune in for the OWASP Band! Check out the vibes of last year online. After the OWASP Dinner you can play, dance or listen to the greatest open-source band: THE OWASP Band. You play an instrument; the neighbours don't complain on your singing talents: contact dinis.cruz <at> owasp.org!
Venue: The White Cat Time: 23h
Be there, or be ...
- OWASP arranged for a room block of 20 Executive Deluxe rooms at the NH Gent Belfort at a rate of €199 per night. This room block is being held through April 11!! After that date, there is no guarantee that rooms at this rate will be available at the NH Gent Belfort.
- OWASP attendees have an option for 20 rooms at € 122 and 10 rooms at € 132 per night at the Hotel Monasterium PoortAckere up until April 30. Use OWASP as reference when booking your room. Please note that there are no more rooms for the night of May 22.
- OWASP arranged for a room block of 25 rooms at the IBIS hotels. You can already contact them on Hotel Ibis Gent Centrum Opera (€ 89 per night - 10 rooms) and Hotel Ibis Gent Centrum Kathedraal (€ 99 per night - 15 rooms of which 3 still available for the 22nd) - reservations through e-mail: H0961-RE at accor.com or fax: 0032/9 233 10 00 (before April 19 - reference OWASP).
It is difficult getting rooms at reduced prices, as there is a medical congress around the same time in Ghent. You will find it difficult to get a room for the night of May 22. We recommend you then book a room for one night near the airport of Brussels.
The following is a list of nearby accommodations that may have availability:
- List of hotels in Ghent
- Hotel Vandervalken Nazareth - on Highway 5 minutes from Ghent
- A list of bed and breakfasts in Ghent
- Youth hostels in Ghent
Transportation to the Conference
If you are flying in you'll come through Brussels Airport. From there it is 65 km to Ghent. The airport train station is located below the terminal (basement level-1). Up to 4 trains an hour connect the airport to Brussels North, Brussels Central and Brussels Midi stations. The easiest way is then to take the train to Ghent Sint-Pieters (directly or through Brussels).
To travel by train to the conferene come through Gent Sint-Pieters, see the Belgian Railways Website.
Next Tuesday May 20th, the Belgian railway is on strike! If you are flying in towards Brussels Airport, There will be long queues for the taxis. I advise to contact airport transport beforehand to reserve a place upfront. Possible services to and from Ghent are:
If you are travelling with HST like Eurostar or Thalys: check with them it they will ride.
From Ghent Sint-Pieters station tram nr 1 (direction Evergem Brielken) is the quickest and most comfortable way to travel to the city centre (stop KORTE MEER: from there it is a 150m walk to the Ghent Aula). The transport system is Ghent is excellent and always on time. A single ticket costs € 1.50 if bought in the bus/tram or € 1.20 if bought from ticket machine of small kiosk called lijnwinkel, such ticket is valid for an hour's travel on all trams and buses.
If you are coming by car, Ghent can be reached through the E40 and the E17. There are 2 parkings nearby: Parking Korte Meer and Parking Kouter.
Registration and Conference Fees
Registration is available via the OWASP Conference Cvent site at: Cvent link
The conference fee for this conference is :
- Standard: 350 Euros, OWASP Members: 300 Euros, Students: 225 Euros.
- Conference Dinner (Evening of May 21st): 50 Euros
- Conference Tutorials: 825 Euros, Student Fee: 430 Euros
- CONFidence Poland 2008 members get a € 35 reduction on OWASP (see OWASP On a Plane below).
- ISSA, ISACA and L-SEC Members get a € 35 reduction.
Note: To save on processing expenses, all fees paid for the OWASP conference are non-refundable. OWASP can accomodate transfers of registrations from one person to another, if such an adjustment becomes necessary.
OWASP on a Plane - CONFidence 2008
This year's CONFidence 2008 will take place on 16-17.05.2008 in Cracow (Poland). They have decided to spend Saturday morning talking about OWASP-related projects. No more excuses: you can attend 2 OWASP events in a row in Europe!
Conference Committee
OWASP Conferences Chair: Dave Wichers - Aspect Security - dave.wichers 'at' owasp.org
2008 EU Planning Committee Chair: Sebastien Deleersnyder - Telindus - seba 'at' owasp.org
Vendor Exhibition Chair: Pravir Chandra - Cigital - chandra 'at' cigital.com
Capture the Flag Chair: Pieter Danhieux - Ernst & Young - pieter.danhieux 'at' be.ey.com
Refereed Papers Chair: Lieven Desmet - KU Leuven - Lieven.Desmet 'at' cs.kuleuven.ac.be
Affiliated Partners
We are glad to have the local support of:
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Conference Sponsors
The following organizations are sponsors for this conference. If you are interested in sponsoring an OWASP conference, please contact OWASP at: conferences 'at' owasp.org.
More information about conference sponsorship is available here.


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Easy Spring Decorating Ideas
Think nature
Gather nature's gifts and place them in simple containers around the house. Spring branches, pebbles, shells, fresh fruits, spring flowers and more will create uplifting still-lifes. Use containers made of natural materials such as wicker or those with light spring colors.
Change the furniture
Now's the time to swap that dark wood bench or upholstered chair for a lighter, spring-colored wicker replacement. Bedrooms, bathrooms and living rooms will welcome the warm seasons when filled with wicker or other garden-inspired furniture. New white and bright-color towels (and a lightweight shower curtain) will make you eager to start the day.
Open the views
Trade those draperies designed to block cold blasts for sheer curtains in cotton gauze or voile. The sun will stream into the room; plus, the curtains will look ethereal blowing in the cleansing breezes.
Revive the bedroom
Strip the flannel sheets and go for cool, silky, high-thread-count cottons. Change out winter comforters, bedskirts, duvets or pillow shams for others in light-colored shimmering silks, sheers and embroidered florals.
Make simple, but big, changes
Rearrange seating away from the fireplace and toward nature views. Cover heavier upholstery with canvas slipcovers and toss on bright pillows. Hide a dark wood side table under layered fabric tableskirts. Change out winter table accessories for light pieces, such as this open-weave basket, white pottery lamp and turquoise vase filled with hydrangeas.
Set a new table
Delight springtime guests with seasonal tabletop style. Plant wheatgrass and daisies in a natural-root centerpiece bowl. Serve fresh salads on leaf-style plates atop woven placements. Bird-shape glass bud vases and nests with frosted-glass eggs truly say spring has arrived.
Look underfoot
Expose tile or wood floors. Replace scatter rugs with light, summer-striped versions, or add large sisal area rugs in place of heavier wool Orientals.
Add easy accents
A green-leaf-motif tin lamp can replace a heavier brass version. Pressed leaves in a white frame complete an entry table vignette with a garden statue and the season's first roses. Seats on dining room chairs usually are easy to remove. So covering your cushions with a fresh color or pattern fabric for spring is as easy as using a staple gun.
More spring ideas
INVIGORATE FAMILY PHOTOS New fun, colorful, and inexpensive photo frames add spring style to favorite portraits.
SUBSTITUTE If you usually have a wool blanket thrown over your sofa for warmth, change it to a cotton quilt pieced in brights. Pack away candlesticks and silk arrangements and replace with clear glass vases filled with pebbles and flowering houseplants. Put a playful paper lampshade on that traditional lamp.
FILL THE FIREPLACE Remove the wood and make an arrangement of shells, driftwood and interesting rocks placed in front of a vintage mirror for sparkling reflections.
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Ugh. Blah. Those are the most descriptive words for this time of year. If you feel like winter is dragging on forever and warm weather will never return, don't despair! Spring will be here soon and so will the opportunity to show off those arms and legs that you've been sculpting since January 1.
We here at the American Council on Exercise have designed a little mid-winter workout circuit to help you get back on track if you've drifted away from your exercise program. And here's some more good news: If your schedule makes getting to the gym difficult, these bodyweight exercises can be done at home with no equipment. The most important thing for achieving results from any exercise program is consistency. Even a little bit of exercise can go a long way IF it is something that you're doing every day.
For optimal results, do this circuit four times through with only a minimal amount of rest between exercises (no more than 30 seconds) and two minutes between entire circuits. This circuit will work best if done three to four times per week, with at least one day of rest in between these strength exercises. Keep in mind that the rest day is NOT meant to be a sit-on-the-couch day—it is only a break from resistance training. Doing at least 20 to 30 minutes of moderate-intensity cardio such as fast walking, indoor cycling or even dancing will help burn the energy stored during winter hibernation. And on those days when you have a little time, doing this circuit at least once will keep you moving in the right direction—toward your fitness goals.
Do two to three sets of each exercise as an active warm-up, resting 15 to 20 seconds between each exercise.
Dirty dog: 10-12 reps with each leg
Front Plank: Work up to holding for 1 rep of 30-45 seconds
Glute bridge: 12-15 reps
Reverse crunches: 8-12 reps
Lunge with elbow instep: 6-8 reps each leg
For best results do three to four sets of this workout, with minimal rest between exercises. Rest for two to three minutes after completing the entire circuit and before starting the next one. The exercises alternate between higher reps for strength-based movements and lower-reps for explosive, power-based movements.
Inchworms: 8-10 reps
Forward lunge with arms drivers: 12-15 reps each leg
Push-ups: As many as possible with good form (until fatigue)
Squat jumps: EXPLOSIVE! Only 4-8 reps (no more than 8)
Side lunges: 12-15 reps each leg
Inverted flyers: 8-12 reps each leg
Mountain climbers: EXPLOSIVE! 6-10 reps each leg
Side plank: Hold for 20-30 seconds on each side
Bicycle crunches: 10-12 reps
V-ups: Hold for 20-40 seconds
Lunge jumps: EXPLOSIVE! 4-8 reps
Hold each stretch for 30-45 seconds and repeat entire series for 2 sets.


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A few weeks ago, I mentioned the Final Draft Communications blog in my post, "Writing a genealogical case study–Sell the research!" Last week, on 12 June 2011, the post "Why I Never Rush a Writing Job (and Neither Should You)" appeared on the FDC blog.
In this blog post, professional copywriter Karen Marcus writes, "if you do have a choice, avoid rushing a writing job. If you don't, your quality of work and quality of life will both decline." Ms. Marcus continues, to address several reasons why:
- Spotty Research. "Sometimes it takes awhile to get in touch with subject matter experts, to find just the right statistic online, or to receive pertinent reference materials from coworkers. When bombarding people with voice mails and e-mails doesn't work, you end up developing your piece with missing information…"
- Lackluster Drafts. "When you don't have all the information you need, you don't have much to base your writing job on, and your piece becomes lackluster, unconvincing, and useless to the target audience."
- Insufficient Reviews. "If you don't run the document by everyone who needs to see it, you can bet those people will contribute edits…after the document is published."
- Loss of Incubation Time. "Incubation time is something writers and those who work with them don't always consider, yet it is so important. Being able to look at a document with fresh eyes is critical for catching errors and inconsistencies."
- More Work Later. "I say, do it right the first time."
The rush jobs that Ms. Marcus is really discussing in this post are writing jobs "that [need] to be done YESTERDAY!!!!!" But all of the same issues arise when a professional genealogist rushes through a research job.
Spotty research: The relevance of this should be obvious to all. Research is what we do. If we are rushing through a job, then chances are that we are doing the following:
- Checking published and indexed sources only.
- Limiting our search to direct evidence.
- Not fully collecting, analyzing, and correlating all evidence to form complete conclusions.
A rush research job limits our ability to research thoroughly. According to the Board for the Certification of Genealogists, the Genealogical Proof Standard consists of five "elements":
- a reasonably exhaustive search;
- complete and accurate source citations;
- analysis and correlation of the collected information;
- resolution of any conflicting evidence; and
- a soundly reasoned, coherently written conclusion.[1]
Checking only published and indexed sources, and limiting our searches to only direct evidence do not meet the first element: that of a "reasonably exhaustive search." By not fully collecting, analyzing, and correlating all evidence, we will not meet the third and fourth elements.
If our research does not meet the Genealogical Proof Standard, then any conclusions that we form should be considered less reliable.
Lackluster Drafts: This goes hand-in-hand with Spotty Research. The fifth and final element of the GPS is to form a logically reasoned written conclusion. This usually comes in the form of a written proof summary (for those rare instances where we have direct evidence and no contradictory evidence) or a written proof argument (when more explanation is needed, as in cases where contradictory evidence must be explained, or cases built on the sum of all indirect evidence).
Rushing through the research usually means forming a conclusion, and writing a proof summary or argument, based on incomplete evidence. Such a conclusion would not be representative of our work, nor would it be able to be considered reliable.
Furthermore, if we rush to publish this research, our conclusions may be rightfully challenged and disproved, which may even damage our professional reputations.
Insufficient Reviews and Loss of Incubation Time: Writers are often told, when self-editing, to put your writing aside and look at it with fresh eyes later. I would give the same advise to genealogists:
Put your research aside, turn it sideways, and look at it later. Sometimes looking at the same documents with fresh and new eyes will allow you to see the same information in new ways. This may prove exactly what you need to solve even the toughest research problems.
Failure to take our time and look at things fully, to squeeze every bit of information we can, out of every record we find, is exactly how brickwalls are built.
More Work Later: "I say, do it right the first time." No more needs to be said.
[1] "The Genealogical Proof Standard," Board for Certification of Genealogists (http://www.bcgcertification.org/resources/standard.html : accessed 19 Jun 2011).


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The leaves are falling, the weather is cooling (at least for those of us in temperate climates), and November is whipping by. I can hardly believe how quickly this semester has gone, but I am very excited to head home for the fast-approaching holidays. Like me, you may be looking forward to gatherings of family and friends in the coming weeks—and quite possibly anticipating a lot of curiosity about library school and librarianship.
The many questions and quizzical looks I receive when explaining my career aspirations and current studies surprised me at first. Until I started to apply for library school and to attempt to explain my plans to friends and family, I didn't realize how misunderstood and underutilized librarians often are. I have received questions like: Why do you need a master's degree to be a librarian? Why do we need librarians now that we can get so much online? And the crowd favorite: Are you going to take classes about shh-ing people? I have found, as I am sure every librarian and wannabe librarian does, that those without a lot of experience in "library land" often have a fairly foggy idea of what librarians do and therefore have trouble imagining the training and study involved in master's programs.
We need to get better at explaining ourselves. Topher offers great advice on fielding some common questions and misconceptions here. I'd like to build on his ideas with a particular focus on the term library science. Of all the questions I've received from friends, family, and acquaintances, I've noticed the most confusion surrounding the 'science' aspect: So you're studying library science…what is that exactly? How can librarianship be a science? Why isn't your program described as library arts or library studies?
Those questions have stuck with me through my first semester of library school. At first I wondered if the phrase library science needs a change, but I have since concluded that it emphasizes important features of our programs. Here are the strategies I have found useful for explaining library science:
Frame library science as a social science. So much of what we learn and do in the classroom and at work draws on a range of disciplines concerned with human behavior and society. For example, practices for interacting with patrons and selecting resources draw on education, psychology, communication, and sociology. Like many of the social sciences, library science is concerned with both intellectual advancement and professional practice; library school gives us tools to think critically and develop the skills we learn on the job—much like master's programs in education. Furthermore, the interdisciplinary nature of library and information science programs may lead to employment outside of traditional library settings, such as with book vendors or digital initiatives.
Emphasize training and hard skills. Technical training, both in school and on-the-job, allows librarians to complete a variety of complex tasks such as cataloguing, systems management, and web design. Librarians may be database designers, budget managers, resource selectors, and so much more. Many of these complex, technical roles go on behind the scenes in libraries. People who only interact with circulation staff may not even consider the existence of the librarians working to select, buy, categorize, and label a book they want to borrow.
Give examples. Nothing replaces a confused look with a smile of recognition like a clear, concrete example. I've found it easier to put library science into clear terms when I give examples from the classes I'm taking, projects I'm working on, or a specific job I'd like to have and what it would take to get there.
Talk about what you love. Although the features of librarianship that most excite and motivate you may not relate directly to the science question, your love for what you do will probably make the most lasting impression. Describing library science is only part of larger conversations involving the 'who, what, why, and how' of librarianship—and I would venture to say that any of these conversations are worth having.
How do you explain library science? Have any questions about what you do and why you do it stumped you? Do you have any favorite strategies for explaining your career path?
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Neighbor took 6 young survivors into his home
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) -- Gene Rosen had just finished feeding his cats and was heading from his home near Sandy Hook Elementary school to a diner Friday morning when he saw six small children sitting in a neat semicircle at the end of his driveway.
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) -- Gene Rosen had just finished feeding his cats and was heading from his home near Sandy Hook Elementary school to a diner Friday morning when he saw six small children sitting in a neat semicircle at the end of his driveway.
A school bus driver was standing over them, telling them things would be all right. It was about 9:30 a.m., and the children, he discovered, had just run from the school to escape a gunman.
"We can't go back to school," one little boy told Rosen. "Our teacher is dead. Mrs. Soto; we don't have a teacher."
Rosen, a 69-year-old retired psychologist, took the four girls and two boys into his home, and over the next few hours gave them toys, listened to their stories and called their frantic parents.
Rosen said he had heard the staccato sound of gunfire about 15 minutes earlier but dismissed it as an obnoxious hunter in the nearby woods.
"I had no idea what had happened," Rosen said. "I couldn't take that in."
He walked the children past his small goldfish pond with its running waterfall, and the garden he made with his two grandchildren, into the small yellow house he shares with his wife.
He ran upstairs and grabbed an armful of stuffed animals. He gave those to the children, along with some fruit juice, and sat with them as the two boys described seeing their teacher being shot.
Victoria Soto, 27, was a first-grade teacher killed when 20-year-old Adam Lanza burst into her classroom. It wasn't clear how the children escaped harm, but there have been reports that Soto hid some of her students from the approaching gunman. The six who turned up at Rosen's home did apparently have to run past her body to safety.
"They said he had a big gun and a little gun," said Rosen, who didn't want to discuss other details the children shared.
Rosen called the children's parents, using cellphone numbers obtained from the school bus company, and they came and retrieved their children.
One little girl, he said, spent the entire ordeal clutching a small stuffed Dalmatian to her chest and staring out the window looking for her mommy.
And one little boy brought them all a moment of levity.
"This little boy turns around, and composes himself, and he looks at me like he had just removed himself from the carnage and he says, `Just saying, your house is very small,'" Rosen said. "I wanted to tell him, `I love you. I love you.'"
Rosen said Sandy Hook had always been a place of joy for him. He taught his 8-year-old grandson to ride his bike in the school parking lot and took his 4-year-old granddaughter to use the swings.
"I thought today how life has changed, how that ground has been marred, how that school has been desecrated," he said.
He said it wasn't his training as a psychologist that helped him that day - it was being a grandparent.
A couple of hours after the last child left, a knock came on his door. It was a frantic mother who had heard that some children had taken refuge there. She was looking for her little boy.
"Her face looked frozen in terror," Rosen said, breaking down in tears.
"She thought maybe a miracle from God would have the child at my house," he said. Later, "I looked at the casualty list ... and his name was on it."


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California police are looking for an ex-cop and former Navy Lieutenant who is suspected of shooting three officers and two civilains, CNN reports. Christopher Jordan Dorner, the suspect, is believed to be attacking police officers and their families as retribution for being fired from the Los Angeles Police Department. One of the officers who was shot died, as well as the two civilians: the daughter of a police officer and her fiance.
The manhunt for Dorner has stretched from L.A. to San Diego. Officers are on edge, as a letter allegedly written by Dorner had been sent to the LAPD threatening the officers and their families.
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"As president I sometimes have to search for the words to console the inconsolable. Sometimes I search scripture to determine how best to balance life as a president and as a husband and as a father. I often search for scripture to figure out how I can be a better man as well as a better president." - President Barack Obama, reflecting on his personal faith at the annual National Prayer Breakfast.
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The Resource Policy and Planning Board (RPPB) is the senior advisory body to the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on the management of all NATO resources. It has responsibility for the overall management of NATO's civil and military budgets, as well as the NATO Security Investment Programme (NSIP) and manpower.
The Budget Committee and the Investment Committee report to the RPPB. The Budget Committee reviews and recommends civil and military budgets, while the Investment Committee is responsible for the implementation of the NSIP, which finances the provision of the installations and facilities needed to support the roles of the two strategic commands that exceed national defence requirements of individual member countries.
Main roles and functions
The RPPB is responsible for resource policy, including eligibility and affordability, and is tasked with planning and performance assessment. The RPPB receives strategic guidance from the NAC and provides coherence and guidance to the work of resource committees. It advises the NAC on the resource implications of new initiatives, operations and missions, as it does the Military Committee on the cost and investment implications of any of the committee's decisions.
The RPPB was set up in July 2010 as the only financial committee reporting directly to the North Atlantic Council. It succeeded the Senior Resource Board, which was one of four financial committees (Senior Resource Board, Civil Budget Committee, Military Budget Committee and Infrastructure Committee) reporting to the NAC. The Senior Resource Board itself was created in the 1990s in an effort to optimise the allocation of military common-funded resources and reinforce management structures. At the same time, capability packages were established to identify the assets available to and required by NATO military commanders.
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Each year, the RPPB also recommends for approval by the NAC a comprehensive Medium Term Resource Plan, which sets financial ceilings for the following year and planning figures for the four subsequent years. This five-year Medium Term Resource Plan sets the parameters within which the Budget and the Investment Committees oversee the preparation and execution of their respective budgets and plans.
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