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During his term as Washington's governor, Gary Locke's mantra was "education is the great equalizer." Locke, now the U.S. Ambassador to China, was correct, but in our country, today education is becoming the great separator.
Here's the problem.
First, far too many students drop out of high school — nearly 7,000 each day. That adds up to about 1.2 million students a year who don't graduate with their peers.
The consequences are clear. Forbes reports that in 2009, the average high school dropout made $19,540 a year, 40 percent less than their classmates who graduate. The deficit continues into the workplace, where the unemployment rate for dropouts is double that of graduates.
Secondly, even those who do graduate from high school face problems. According to the Alliance for Excellent Education, remedial education for incoming college students costs the United States an estimated $5.6 billion a year.
Remedial courses are necessary because high school graduates do not test well enough in math, English, reading or science to get into entry-level college classes. According to Washington's State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 57 percent of high school graduates entering state community and technical colleges require varying degrees of remedial education.
In the 2009-2010 school year, more than half of incoming students took what were termed "pre-college" courses at a cost of $65.7 million — money drained from the state's general fund and tuition payments.
An innovative program in Tacoma is changing those statistics.
In 2007, only 17 percent of incoming freshmen at Tacoma's Lincoln High School met middle school standards in math and only 34 percent met reading standards.
In response, the Tacoma Public Schools created The Lincoln Center, a school within a school. The school day was extended from 7:35 a.m. to 5 p.m., students attend Saturday classes twice a month and enroll in summer school, adding 540 hours of study to their school year.
The results were dramatic. Within a semester, the achievement gap between white students and students of color had vanished. Today, more than 90 percent of the class of 2012 is on track to graduate, compared with about 60 percent of their peers at Lincoln High.
We need that kind of flexibility and innovation if we are to improve the value of public education.
Lastly, we are failing to meet the growing demand for graduates skilled in math and science.
Increasingly, jobs require skilled workers proficient in math and science, but a distressing 40 percent of students entering science, technology, engineering and mathematics tracks in college leave their programs in the first year.
These disciplines require time, discipline and hard work to master, and it is difficult to find teachers skilled in those subjects. Too often, teachers who have mastered math and science leave public education for better jobs in business and industry. One solution is to pay math and science teachers higher salaries to keep them in education.
Another is to teach teachers how to teach math and science. As a college freshman, my trigonometry instructor was an exceptional teacher. She could sense when students were not keeping pace and would provide extra help after class. If the whole class had a problem, she would stop, go back and review the material.
As a sophomore, my professor had mastered calculus, but he was a poor teacher. He just went through the motions, moving forward regardless of whether we understood it.
If we are to realize Gov. Locke's goal of making education the great equalizer, we need to keep students in school, ensure they master their subjects before moving on, and find (and reward) teachers who can effectively teach the math and science skills students need to succeed in today's high-tech world.
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High-performance motion and magnetic-sensing device enhances mobile navigation and enables advanced location-based servicesGENEVA, Jan. 5 — (PRNewswire) — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), the leading supplier of MEMS for consumer and portable applications(1), has integrated a 3-axis digital accelerometer with a 3-axis digital magnetic sensor in a single module. The digital compass module combines high accuracy with small form factor and low power consumption at a competitive cost, meeting the growing market demand for advanced navigation capabilities and emerging smart location-based services. ST's high-performance system-in-package digital compass uses magneto-resistive technology from Honeywell and aims to accelerate the adoption of enhanced electronic compassing in portable consumer applications, including direction finding, map/display orientation, location-based services and pedestrian dead reckoning.
The combination of high-performance motion and magnetic sensing enhances the mobile-user experience in a number of ways. ST's new module adds forward direction orientation that enables application developers to improve the use of limited phone/PDA display size for maps by putting the current user position at the bottom of the map with the rest of the display in the forward ('up ahead') direction.
ST's digital compass provides accurate heading information, to indicate the direction in which a person or vehicle is moving, when GPS is not available. It also supports dead-reckoning applications, including pedestrian navigation in places with no or low GPS signal, such as inside buildings and structures or in mountainous and forested terrain.
Compass modules in handsets open new possibilities for advanced location-based services. With compassing and GPS capabilities, consumers will be able to identify and retrieve information on nearby points of interest, such as restaurants or shops, by simply pointing their mobile devices in the direction of the object concerned.
"As the one-stop MEMS supplier of choice, STMicroelectronics is paving the way to smart sensor modules," said Benedetto Vigna, Group Vice President and General Manager of the MEMS, Sensors and High Performance Analog Division, STMicroelectronics. "We have accelerometers, gyroscopes, microphones and now, thanks to our cooperation with Honeywell, also magnetic sensors. We are ushering in an era of integrated sensing capabilities."
The new module leverages ST's market-proven manufacturing technology and robust design that ST has already successfully applied to more than 600 million accelerometers sold into the market. High-precision sensing couples with smart embedded features, including wake-up/power-down function and 6D recognition, which signals if the device is up or down along all three axes (x,y,z). The device has a linear acceleration full-scale of plus or minus 2/plus or minus 4/plus or minus 8g and a magnetic field full-scale from plus or minus 1.3 up to plus or minus 8 gauss(2), both fully selectable by the user.
The magnetic sensing element that measures the strength and direction of the Earth's magnetic field and determines the heading relative to magnetic north is based on Honeywell's Anisotropic Magneto-Resistive (AMR) technology. This technology combines best-in-class accuracy in compass calculations with low power consumption, which is crucial in battery-hungry portable devices.
The AMR technology provides the same sensitivity on the z axis as it does on the x and y axes, eliminating the need for flux concentrators used in Hall-effect type sensors that can shift the sensor offset after it has been magnetized. This market-unique three-axis sensing approach reduces measurement errors in ultra-low magnetic field strength environments, such as in metal buildings, automobiles, or in higher latitudes like Canada or Northern Europe.
Moreover, Honeywell's magnetic sensor design includes a built-in offset cancellation circuit to minimize the need for calibration, and patented set/reset straps that de-gauss, or de-magnetize, the sensor for each measurement to improve accuracy.
According to iSuppli, the market for MEMS digital compasses for use in mobile phone applications alone will grow from 8 million units in 2008 to 540 million units in 2013 – a CAGR of 129%. During the same time period, revenues for these components will grow at a CAGR of 110%, from $8 million to $325 million.
ST's LSM303DLH digital compass module fits in an eco-friendly package of 5x5x1 mm and it is software- and register-compatible with ST's three-axis digital accelerometer family (LIS331DLH/M/F). Samples are available and the device is ready for mass production. Unit pricing is $2.5 for volumes in the range of 50,000 pieces.
For further information on ST's complete MEMS portfolio see www.st.com/mems.
About STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics is a global leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications with innovative semiconductor solutions. ST aims to be the undisputed leader in multimedia convergence and power applications leveraging its vast array of technologies, design expertise and combination of intellectual property portfolio, strategic partnerships and manufacturing strength. In 2008, the Company's net revenues were $9.84 billion. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com.
(1) According to iSuppli (December 2009)
(2) Gauss (G) is the unit of measurement of magnetic flux density, or the magnitude of a magnetic field at a given point. The magnetic field magnitude measured at the surface of the Earth is about half a gauss.
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As the uprising in Syria continues into its eighteenth month, there is no resolution in sight for what historian and Syria expert, David W. Lesch, calls "a protracted civil war." He says "neither side is going to give in" or has "the wherewithal to deliver a knock-out punch." Lesch, who has interviewed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad many times between 2004 and 2009, initially found the leader modern and approachable, but over time, witnessed his gradual descent into tyranny, much like his late father Hafez. For Lesch, there is little likelihood of an American intervention because "the opposition is quite fragmented and is made up of a variety of groups, many of whom are just as anti-American as the regime itself."
In your new book, Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad, you say there are three possible ways the current conflict in Syria can progress: President Bashar al-Assad could fall from power; he could stay in power; or the crisis could descend into a protracted stalemate. Which of these scenarios seems most likely?
I see it developing into a protracted civil war. In fact, it already is in one because neither side is going to give in--[both sides] are in this for the long haul. Additionally, neither side has the wherewithal to deliver a knock-out punch to the other side. Therefore the conflict will continue to devolve into this sort of haphazard war without defined fronts--being fought from city to city, with parts of cities being controlled by the opposition during the evening and then retaken during the day by the regime. Syria could really turn into a situation where the regime holds parts of the country and the opposition [takes] other parts of the country. And because of the opposition's lack of unity, warlordism and little fiefdoms could develop in areas that the government does not control. I don't see this ending any time soon, unless there is a difference maker that is thrown into the equation, such as outside intervention, which I don't see happening.
Iran reportedly is stepping up its aid to the Syrians, and the Western powers have so far stayed out of Syria (except rhetorically). Is the Iranian help enough to allow the Syrian Armed Forces to take control?
I don't think so, not quite yet. Iran has their own problems with economic sanctions and threats from the West regarding their nuclear capability. Iran hedged its bets early on in the uprising and tried to make contacts with various elements of the opposition, but now they have thrown their weight behind the Assad regime. Most importantly, they are giving financial support to the Assad regime because Syria's reserves have dwindled to almost nothing. The Iranians have given some military support in terms of training and technology. However I don't see this support as being decisive or at the level that would compel the West to intervene.
Should the West intervene?
I believe that military intervention by the West, in anything close to the scale of that which occurred in Libya, would possibly cause more damage, chaos, and instability than not. Everyone is trying to insulate this so it doesn't spill over across into Lebanon or Iraq or elsewhere, or draw in the Israelis or the Turks, which may be impossible in the end, but I think everyone wants to prevent this from turning into a regional, or even an international, conflict.
Last year, there seemed to be a unanimous assumption that like Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia, and Muammar Gaddafi of Libya, Assad would be out soon. Dennis Ross, former Middle East adviser to President Obama, said last December that it was "almost inevitable" that Assad would be ousted. How is it that he has been able to stay in power?
[Last year,] many of these very same experts--and I include myself in that group--were saying that Syria would be one of the last hit by an uprising or that it wouldn't be hit at all, because of factors that differentiated Syria from Egypt, Libya, or Tunisia. Those factors included the tighter relationship between the military-security apparatus and the leadership in Syria than that which existed elsewhere. Also, Assad had a level of popularity at a grassroots level that Mubarak, Gaddafi, and others did not have. In addition, the Syrian people have been very hesitant traditionally to rise up against the regime in a way that may generate chaos and instability, because all they have to do is look over to the west, toward Lebanon, or to the east, toward Iraq, to see how the fall of regimes and the loss of central power can lead to sectarian warfare and chaos and instability for decades. That is why a good percentage Syrians are still sitting on sidelines, not necessarily in support of the Assad regime, but because they don't see any other viable alternative. All of those factors are, in fact, contributing to the longevity of the Assad regime and the ability of the Assad regime to stay in power.
"I believe that military intervention by the West, in anything close to the scale of that which occurred in Libya, would possibly cause more damage and chaos and instability than not."
The opposition seems fragmented. The Syrian National Congress seems divided, and the Free Syrian Army seems disorganized. Is there any reason for the United States to support any of these opposition groups?
I agree. The opposition is quite fragmented and is made up of a variety of groups, many of whom are just as anti-American as the regime itself has been over the years. All you have to do is look at Egypt. Just because there are secular democracy activists there doesn't mean they are automatically pro-American. The Syrian exiles who have been living outside of Syria for many years, sometimes decades, and have often been supported by the West financially are seen as tools of the Western powers wanting to come in and gain control on the back of American tanks. They have very little legitimacy with the Syrians that are actually fighting and dying in the country, and that is a major fault line.
The regime has done a Machiavellian job over the decades of divide-and-rule, and so it would be very hard, even in a vacuum, for the opposition to coalesce into a unified coordinated front, much less against the withering assaults of the regime. So it's very complex, and that is why the West, and the United States in particular, is holding back in terms of more assertive support for the opposition.
As one official said, they don't really have an address for the opposition like they did for the National Transitional Council in Libya that opposed Gaddafi. And even then, there were divisions in Libya and serious problems in post-Gaddafi Libya as it tries to rebuild. There are so many problems in Libya and that's made the West even more hesitant to get involved in Syria, which is much harder nut to crack.
You are one of the few Americans to have spent much time with Bashar al-Assad.
I interviewed him many, many times between 2004 and 2009 and on a regular basis.
Can you describe your reaction to him?
When I first started interviewing him in 2004, he was still somewhat inexperienced. There was still a learning curve on the job and he didn't really have total control of the regime apparatus, in my view. He was always very unpretentious, very self-deprecating, and he did not fit the typical caricature of a Middle East dictator. He had a fairly normal upbringing, which is why I think a number of people, myself included, had some high hopes that he would be different than his taciturn father.
But as often happens--and, as we have seen, in authoritarian systems--even the most well-intentioned individuals who may want to change the system find the system changes them. As I kept meeting with him through 2009, I could see him grow much more comfortable with power. He certainly enhanced his control of the ruling apparatus. I got a real sense of triumph on his part because he had survived the pressure of the West following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and particularly following the U.S.-led isolation of Syria after the assassination in 2005 of former Lebanese president Rafic Hariri --something that the West held Syria at least indirectly, if not directly, responsible for. I remember in late 2005, people were counting the days for the Assad regime to fall. But everyone has underestimated the resiliency of the regime.
"No matter how well intentioned you are in beginning, power is an aphrodisiac. And I think when you are surrounded by sycophants, as typically happens in authoritarian regimes, and you are told on a daily basis how wonderful you are, it's human nature to start to believe that sort of thing."
I think that sense of triumphalism as well as suspiciousness transformed his response and his regime's response to the uprising. They actually do believe the often heard mantra from the regime and from al-Assad himself that the uprising is due to pernicious external forces working with unwitting co-conspirators inside Syria. And of course, that narrative has become a self-fulfilling prophecy to some extent because of their crackdown, which has opened the doors for outside support for the Syrian opposition.
No matter how well-intentioned you are in the beginning, power is an aphrodisiac. And I think when you are surrounded by sycophants, as typically happens in authoritarian regimes, and you are told on a daily basis how wonderful you are, it's human nature to start to believe that sort of thing. So he started to believe the sycophants that the well-being of the country was synonymous with his well-being. He was shocked when the Syrian uprising hit his country because he thought he was so popular.
Did you have chance to interview his wife, Asma al-Assad?
Yes, I did on a couple occasions; she was always very impressive. She is ten years younger than Bashar. She is very cosmopolitan, very bright, and, again, someone in whom many people had high hopes. She began to set out a different sort of image for the first lady of Syria, and she was very active in terms of promoting women's rights and trying to develop some civil society organizations that would particularly help rural towns and villages. It's sad that everyone thought this couple could take Syria in a different direction. But when push came to shove, being Hafez al-Assad's son and a child of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the superpower Cold War, and Lebanon's tumultuous history all had a more long-term impact on Bashar's thinking than some of the modernizing characteristics that people [in the West] saw in him.


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I have just finished my first week as a trainee archaeologist with Oxford Archaeology East. I am based in their Cambridge office as I live in Peterborough (and adore Cambridge!). It has been an amazing week, and it's been a long and twisting road to get here – I graduated with a BA in Archaeology in 2007, but through a series of bad choices ended up in retail jobs for the next 7 years. During this time I did a lot of volunteer work with museums, historic environment centers and city council offices, and ended up with an MA in Preventive Conservation somehow as well. I would apply for trainee jobs and internships but did not have enough experience. Then the planets aligned, and a few months after my contract finished at my last job, Oxford Archaeology East had a community volunteer dig – the Romans of Fane Road. I attended almost every day of the 3 weeks, and then applied with OAE as they were looking for trainees to take on.
A month later and I finally get my big break and start working for OAE. Through a lot of perseverance I'm finally getting to live my dream. Enough of my back-story, this is what my first week was like!
First thing I learnt about was the early mornings – everyone has to be in the office at 7am to get to the site by 8!
I was starting along with 3 other recruits. We spent our first day being shown around the office, and talking to all the specialists (pottery, skeletal, human skeletal remains), as well as doing reams of paperwork! All of the Personal Protective Equipment we would need was issued (hard hat, high-vis jacket and trousers, ceramic-toed boots, fleece) and tried on. We spent the afternoon visiting the environmental archaeology unit (out at an old aircraft hanger) and visiting one of our sites to learn how OAE do feature photography.
The second day was much more exciting – on site! I was paired up with a lovely girl who had been digging for years, had already been on this site for 5 weeks, and had just started mattocking a trench in a long ditch to try and find something dateable – the previous 2 trenches had turned up empty. We took an environmental sample from the top layer, from which we soon found a piece of clay pipe and some vitrified clay. There were rabbit warrens intersecting the feature however, so we weren't 100% that the pipe was where it should be.
We got our 1 metre trench cleaned out, so we did the context sheets for the cut and layers, and did the plans. I was a bit hazy on the specifics, but I'm sure the more I do them, the easier they will become!
Then the most exciting part of the day – I got to start my first solo trench! Further down the same feature, looking for more datable evidence. I only got half an hour, but it was enough to find a tiny bit of pottery in the top layer.
Day 3 was a total wash out – we only managed to spend an hour on site total in between huddling in the porta-cabin waiting for the rain to ease off. It was getting dangerously slippy, and the archaeology was in danger from us tramping muddy boots over everything.
The rain never did ease off, so after an hour or 2 we headed back to the office for everyone's favorite activity – finds processing!!
Today was mostly back in the office; we had a bit more induction about the IfA and what our next 3 months will be like – starting a Personal Development Plan with our mentors, taking notes on our learning so we can join the IFA, that sort of thing. Then we all trooped into town to take our CSCS card test (which we all passed!). Most of the questions were laughably easy;
But it's essential to show we all know the procedures to operate safely on an archaeological site.
Back at the office we learnt how to do the time sheets, and then more finds processing!
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George Osborne will seek to highlight Government efforts to boost the economy in the north of England when he helps start work on a £20 million rail upgrade at Manchester Airport.
The Chancellor will insist growth will not be "concentrated in any one place" following a warning from cabinet colleague Vince Cable that London was " draining the life out of the rest of the country".
His visit comes ahead of next week's Wythenshawe and Sale East parliamentary by-election, where the Conservatives are battling not to be pushed into third place by the UK Independence Party.
The airport project is the first part of a £600 million Northern Hub project to electrify lines and upgrade the network in and around the city by 2019.
It is expected to increase passenger capacity by 44 million a year and create 20,000 jobs.
Mr Osborne will say: "The Government's long term plan is about securing a recovery for all parts of the country.
"Each part of this project, like the first work at Manchester Airport station that I've kicked off today, will help us build the infrastructure we need to compete in the global race.
"This investment will ensure growth is not concentrated in any one place by keeping Britain connected and creating thousands of local jobs, delivering a brighter economic future for the whole country."
Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Mr Cable has said the capital is "becoming a giant suction machine draining the life" from the rest of the country.


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A welterweight bout between Tarec Saffiedine (10-3 MMA, 3-0 SF) and Scott Smith (17-8 MMA, 3-3 SF) is in the works for "Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson."
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed that the bout is in the process of being finalized. MMAWeekly.com first reported the matchup.
"Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson" takes place July 30 at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The main card, including a Fedor Emelianenko vs. Dan Henderson headliner, airs on Showtime.
It's not clear if Saffiedine vs. Smith will be part of the televised lineup, but both competitors' recent fights have been broadcast.
Saffiedine had climbed into welterweight title contention with a three-fight win streak that included Strikeforce victories over James Terry and Nate Moore and a Shark Fights win over UFC vet Brock Larson. However, in a recent Strikeforce Challengers 13 headliner, the Belgian fighter suffered a decision loss to fellow contender Tyron Woodley.
Smith, a former WEC champion and UFC vet, looks to snap out of a 1-3 skid, which included a knockout loss to Paul Daley in his welterweight debut back in December. Prior to that, he suffered a submission loss to Nick Diaz. Smith, a fan favorite, then rebounded for a miracle come-from-behind knockout of Cung Le but suffered a lopsided TKO loss in an immediate rematch.
For more on the "Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson"event, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island's economic development agency says there is "crushing evidence" that former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling and others concealed financial information about his now-defunct video game company and that its lawsuit against them should be allowed to move ahead.
Max Wistow, an attorney for the Economic Development Corp., on Monday filed documents in Superior Court responding to last month's request from Schilling and a string of other defendants that the suit be dismissed.
The 269-page filing says the defendants' main argument - that the EDC board that approved a $75 million loan guarantee for 38 Studios in 2010 was aware the company wouldn't have sufficient funds to complete its video game project - is false and what it calls a "red herring." The filing says the board was, in fact, not informed about a financing shortfall and, as the initial lawsuit claims, was misled into approving the deal.
Wistow declined to comment on the filing other than to say he feels "very comfortable with our responses" and looks forward to a May 22 hearing before Judge Michael Silverstein on the parties' arguments.
The quasi-public EDC sued Schilling, several executives at 38 Studios and some of its own former employees - the very architects of the deal - in November, five months after the company went belly up. Its collapse into bankruptcy left the state responsible for some $100 million related to the agreement, once interest is factored in. The suit alleges fraud, racketeering and conspiracy, among other things.
Attorneys for Schilling and the other 38 Studios defendants - including the former chief executive and financial officers as well as the board chairman - said in their own filings last month that company officials repeatedly disclosed the company's financial needs. They noted that the initial suit says former EDC Executive Director Keith Stokes and others at the agency, including two law firms working for it, knew 38 Studios needed the full $75 million to produce its video game in Providence, but that it was getting only about $50 million because some was to be kept in reserve.
The EDC board is required by state law to make sure a project has sufficient funding lined up. The filing says the defendants "seek to get out from under the crushing evidence of their concealment of 38 Studios' deficient finances" by claiming that the legal requirement for adequate funding "can be satisfied by a hope and a prayer that 38 Studios would find more money somewhere." The defendants knew or should have known - but did not tell the board - that 38 Studios would run out of money, according to the suit.
38 Studios, named for Schilling's jersey number when he pitched in Boston, relocated to Rhode Island from Massachusetts as part of the loan guarantee deal. Former Gov. Don Carcieri, Stokes and others at the EDC contended at the time that it was a coup for the economically struggling state because it would bring hundreds of jobs. Critics said it was far too risky an investment for the state.
A message was left Monday for an attorney representing Schilling. David Martland, who represents Stokes, said he had not looked at the filing yet but would have no comment on pending litigation. Schilling and Stokes have both called the lawsuit political.
The initial suit doesn't seek a specific dollar amount, but the agency wants Schilling and the other defendants to repay the bonds and seeks triple damages.


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The first of 500 Marines have begun deploying to Spain as part of a new rapid reaction force to respond to threats against U.S. citizens, government personnel or installations in Africa.
The new task force is based at Moron Air Base in southern Spain, which provides quick access especially to northern Africa, where security concerns have grown since the September 2012 attack on a U.S. government facility in Benghazi, Libya, a Pentagon official told CNN.
Deployment began Wednesday
When fully operational, the unit will be required to be airborne within six hours of receiving orders, providing the type of rapid response that the Pentagon says was not possible during the Benghazi attack. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans died during the assault at the U.S. mission and CIA annex.
The Marine unit will have the job of providing protection for embassies and diplomatic compounds under attack or receiving threats; protecting U.S. citizens; rescuing downed pilots; and assisting other elements of the U.S. military in the event of a need to evacuate American citizens, the official said. He declined to be identified because much of the group's work has not yet been publicly discussed by the Marine Corps.
Spain provided final approval for the unit's presence Friday. The full 500-strong team, which is to be in place within 30 days, will include 225 Marines equipped for ground combat along with intelligence and communications specialists, plus another 225 personnel to man and maintain the six V-22 Osprey aircraft and two C-130 refueling aircraft that make up the aviation component of the unit.
The refueling aircraft will allow the Osprey to fly greater distances without landing.
The unit is equipped to go into areas under combat conditions, and can be deployed without the permission of a local government if ordered to do so, the official said. The Marines will be equipped with machines guns, mortars and grenade launchers. Having specific aircraft assigned to the team at all times is seen within the Marine Corps as a key assurance that they can get airborne in the time required.
As part of the Marine Corps' efforts to beef up embassy security in particular, it also is adding 1,000 Marines to the embassy guard force, nearly doubling the size of the effort by increasing the size of individual embassy teams in high-threat areas, and establishing a special team of 100 Marines based in the United States that could quickly fly to an area to back up embassy guards if an embassy is under threat.
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This is just a CYA by Obama for Benghazi. We had military ready to go but he will now say we didn't but he has taken steps to eliminate this problem in the future. Not buying the baloney and neither should a single American. Sickening president we have in office.
First I will ask question , How a country which has a most big intelligence service let its Ambassador killed by a few men , I know there are a lot of satelites see hot areas in world ..... ! .so we can not replace an intelligence lost with military reaction .
Secend , a dimocratic country like US , it attacks a countries just because they are in opposite view , I think is not a dimocratic act ,for US people must be integrated in a political life not just from TV, INTERNET or movies because all we know who has a power of most famouse channels in US.I'm sure that US people will have other opinion .
To avoid the intervention of the troops, so avoid having Americans citizens ..... then how it will be interesting to do with other countries with U.S. ................ I want to know how is the loss to the economy of the USA
While doing this from Africa may seem quicker and better, this base in Spain is an effective way to pool resources and manpower in a relatively secure environment. There are too many places in Africa (and Europe) that could need additional security forces in the future – we simply cannot cover everything, everywhere. What is needed is a quick reaction force that can deploy almost anywhere – to an embassy, a consulate, or any other location where U.S. interests may be at risk. The air capability that this unit can provide will be able to accomplish this mission well. The problem that remains is how quickly this force could get to any location. There isn't one ideal location that could cover everywhere in the entire area quickly enough. This is a start, but what is still needed is more timely and accurate intelligence that will facilitate a more proactive approach to security.
We have an Airborne Brigade in Italy. Why wouldn't we use this?
a good question !
The reaction force will respond to U.S. Embassy security concerns in North Africa. This move is in response to the increased threat created by two primary concerns. First, the Arab Spring Movement has brought political instability into the northern region of Africa. Countries such as Libya and Egypt are struggling to establish democratic governments, replacing decades of authoritarian leadership. Secondly, terrorist organizations, like al Qaeda, have established a stronghold in the region, likely to facilitate their drug trafficking operation. The contingency force will enable Washington to rapidly respond to security concerns that may arise in the region with adequate firepower to protect U.S. civilians and interests.
Oh what Obama got the MEMO this time around...what was keeping up with all the lies regarding Benghazi a bit much for this administration....what a pity!
@Valerie,just go back and read about republicans tainted past from Eisenhowers involvement in Vietnamin the 50s,Reagans involvement with supplying waepons to not only the Contras but serin gas to Kadafi and Hussein to use on their own people in the 80s..Then throw in Bushs Iraq war created with lives not killing four but well over 5000 innocent military soldiers as well as thousands of Iraqi civilians then you can talk hypocrite or maybe just plain ignorent because you forget your own past and how you can't clean it up or hide it before chastising others don't you ,the old pot calling the kettle black right ,Valerie!!
Sick of these LIES! The U.S. NEVER sold Poison gas to Libya or Iraq to use on their people. There was a debate about selling precursor chemicals that can be used in agriculture and also to make chemical weapons but we NEVER sold poison gas to any country. NEVER!
Thanks Spain! We remember our allies- and our enemies, Pete.
Now, a day late and a dollar short. We though clinton was a moron and inept...now watch kerry, he couldnt chew gum and walk at the same time...idiot deluxe!
@jerylax,now Rumsfield he was really an idiot,so don't talk when republicans lead the list on morons in high political positions Bush in the top spot!!
Spain is near Africa sort of. But to protect the African embassies ....shouldn't that be done in Africa maybe at the embassies?
Sort of? Part of Spain is in Africa.. This is also a trusted ally.
George Patton, you seem to have a problem with thinking not a problem with reading. I expect, that, you will not be planting anymore of your personal flags in my 1st A. rights with your agenda for personal sensorship. You pretend to attack the tea-party when you are only name-calling I have noticed that you never attack real tea-Baggers i.g. Sen. L.G. of S.C. & you certianly do not know what cards I carry or who or why the tea-Baggers were created-infact-I think, you do not care because it would be too way too confusing for you. HAVE YOU EVEN NOTICED THAT THE U.S. IS NOT IN ANY NEW GROUND WARS THIS MONTH & OTHER PEACE SEEKING PEOPLE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD ARE THANKFUL NOW G.PATTON HOW DID THIS REALY HAPPEN
Well done America for keeping the world at peace! God bless Americaa...
What an idiot post the above is! I bet that the goon who posted it never got past the 4th grade in school.
Ah...I guess they pic and choose who they want to protect right?
I just wish that all you right-wing idiots here who keep on cheering the US Marine presence in Spain would quit vomiting out your ignorance over it and just shut up!!!! These stupid comments do get old!
why tahnk you sir...mr patton...hahaha
Every single person that has made a comment on here up to this point is an amateur. Do your research and understand the problem and then, maybe, you will have a more clear insight to what the reality of the situation is. I understand that not everyone is 'in the know' to the threats the U.S. faces on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis in this region, but damn, there are some ignorant 'Americans' on here.
Of course there are, Grunt. These ignoramuses think that this country faces a threat in Spain which is ludicrous! We Americans don't even live in that country and have no right to sent troops there!!! In fact, Al Qaeda has never been nearly as powerful as the propagandists in Washington would have us believe.
Grunt you need to stfu
Hi guys.
As a Spaniard I would like to explain something to you; the name of the city is "Morón de la Frontera", but due to the lenght of it we just use "Morón" the second ó has a stronger sound.
There is another base called Rota where you can also find the Navy,Rota means broken.
I tried my best with the language,but I am sill working on my English,here in the USA.
Thanks Americans for being so nice to me.
Daniel, como espanol, ?no tiene orgullo national? Parece que no. !Si seria Ud., estuviera muy ultrajado al ver tropas extranjeras, incluso los de los EEUU, en el suelo de mi propia pais!
who do you think you are
or should I say Moron
see what happens when you give a country their own gold back WHOS STUPID NOW M otH er fu K Er
Please Hfhuhguk, do cut that Tea Party lingo out. It has no place here, like I said many times before!
How about we not spend hundreds of millions of dollars we don't have and just recognize that some jobs in foreign countries have certain risks that people take and get paid more for doing?
America is the root of all terror. America has invaded sixty countries since world war 2.
In 1953 America overthrow Iran's democratic government Mohammad Mosaddegh and installed a brutal dictator Shah. America helped Shah of Iran to establish secret police and killed thousands of Iranian people.
During Iran-Iraq war evil America supported Suddam Hossain and killed millions of Iranian people. In 1989, America, is the only country ever, shot down Iran's civilian air plane, killing 290 people.
In 2003,America invaded Iraq and killed 1,000,000+ innocent Iraqi people and 4,000,000+ Iraqi people were displaced.
Now America is a failed state with huge debt. Its debt will be 22 trillion by 2015.
freak-change your tune
I hope you realize the figures that you cite are not only due to the US occupation, but inflated by the various outbreaks of cholora, and various other pathogens. The actual non-combatant casualties due to violence or collateral damage from the US is in the 150,000-200,000 range, which in a country that has 15 million people in it is typically deemed "acceptable" due to the scale of the operations regularly conducted, and the amount of violence that ensued in public areas
Some ppl just want attention and come off as nothing less than ignorant
Why is Obama sending troops to defend white people from black Africans?
you guess
A little late isn't it?
We lost the Korean War, Vietnam War,and the War in Afghanistan how about we stop getting into Wars and let some other Nations be the cannon fodder and tax payers for the Banking Cartel
You guys are so gullible . . . this is just the beginning of the buildup of coalition forces in preparation to subjugating the Middle East, Iran and N. Korea. Y'all never heard of "dis-information"? Only in 'merca . . .
The Marine Corps. When it absolutely.positively has to be destroyed overnight.
God Bless Our Marines.
What another pathetic coverup. This administration treats us like complete idiots expecting us to believe this type of stuff. I still can't believe bama got away with the Benghazi incident.
I'm not saying I'm a fan of Romney's either but I remember how he got drug over the coals during the debate when this came up and bama's big "how dare you!". Turns out every work Romney said was dead on and if anything an understatement.
Tibagur, when you disparagingly refer to the President of the United States as bama, you lose any shred of credibility you may have. Actually, the next time you have a thought, let it go.
I think we all know what he means. Sounds more than credible.
Cover up in Benghazi, riiiiggghhht. I don't know if you knew this or not, but President Obama helped fake the lunar landings. He also was the second gunman in the JFK assassination and helped John Wilkes Booth escape when he shot Lincoln. Not only that he was at Roswell when the alien space craft crash landed. In fact, he IS an alien; he survived the crash and escaped and now he is President of the United States and is going to confiscate all of your guns so that the United Nations can take over and force everyone into reeducation camps. This will all be done in preparation for the coming alien invasion that he will lead, that will result in the zombie apocalypse. You see President Obama and the rest of the aliens from his home planet are going to come down on their UFOs and turn everyone into zombies while they are detained in the UN camps. Then once the zombies eat everyone they will become the aliens' slaves and help them loot the earth and steal all of its natural resources before destroying it with a giant roll of radioactive toilet paper. All of this makes as much sense as you Tea Klux Klan members whining about a Benghazi cover up. This is reality – turn Faux News off and put down the conspiracy theory magazine. Everything is going to be alright.
Five hours before the attack I was watching the BBC. The reported was being lead around by the terrorists explaining how the attack would take place, where the RPGs and machine guns would be placed. That report vanished right after the attack.
There was a live video feed from a drone. The Pentagon and the White House were watching, and if they weren't (unlikely at best) what were they doing?
A rapid response force in the region asked permission to provide military assistance but was denied three times.
The rest of the world knew that it wasn't a demonstration or riot. It was an assault, complete with rocket launchers, assault rifles, machine guns, and grenades. And if the BBC was broadcasting a report that this is what was going to happen, then the question remains why or how didn't anyone in government know about it?
THANK YOU FOR FIGHTING FOR OUR FREEDOM. God Bless America!
Good grief d2, what a dumb comment the above is! Those guys are fighting for the rights of big business and right-wing politicians who want you to believe that mumbo-jumbo and that's it in a nutshell!!!
So I guess America deserved 9/11, the Boston bombing, and any other terrorist attack. After all, these are by people who don't agree with Western values, beliefs, or "big business".
I suppose you don't have a TV, computer, car, cell phone, and dress in used clothes because to do otherwise is to buy into, well, the American way/American dream.
I hear that North Korea and Iran are nice this time of the year. Are you planning your move to escape the Big Business culture of the West?
Actually smee, none of these stupid wars that we're currently in have anything whatsoever to do with any of our rights or freedoms nor with our national security! People who say otherwise are either right-wing fanatics who wish to brainwash us or just simple minded Tea Partiers!!!
@George Patton2,you're right just keeping the MIC money train coming in...Republicans with only about 30% actually involved in military services past or present that are war mongers and democrates who demonstrate diplomacy not advocating wars,but peace have had in past or present well over 70% served in wars and other military manuevers internationally..So like you said its republican generated and if they'd fight like they talk our country wouldn't be in as many messes internationally as we have been under them,remember Bushs debacles ,too many too list!!
They could have responded. this is just to try and cover up the murder those Americans. This administration lied and Americans died.
take your hate somewhere else. These heros are fighting for your freedom!
I believe you, O. is a f.
"The administration lied and Americans died" Very, very good point! I'm glad republican administrations don't use lies to convince the nation to invade mid east countries. That could cost thousands of Americans their lives and leave thousands more physically handicapped for life.
@John,well stated!!!
What a waste of money!
BS!! We had assets in the area of Benghazi that could have been there inside of 2-3 hours! This is just more off the a$$clown-in-chief trying to cover his backside against the fallout!
If Obama didn't have Ambassador Steven's running weapons illegally to Syria we would not have needed to rescue anyone. lets just stay out of the middle east, they hate us.
I don't understand the move. I'm surprised they can't do better than 6-hour response time. And how many terror-related crises take 6 hours to develop? I would expect most to be much faster moving than that.
Screw marines.
Thank you for fighting for my right to say that.
Didn't make it out of boot camp huh?
Probably didn't make it in in the first place.
Say that face to face to a Marine...you might not be able to finish the last part ...just sayin'
The more Wars our military fights and loses the more freedoms and liberties the Government takes away as a result of blowback
Obviously YOU NEVER got into The Marines NOR any other service. I hope some day, a Marine FEEDS those words back to you! Pansies don't serve. We understand your disappointment and frustration. Sit back and watch then. At least our servicemen TRY to protect us. They rely on men/women with brains as well as loyalty and honor to decide what it is that is best for them to do. People like you, are the reason our country is falling apart at the seams!
AS WELL as serviceWOMEN! my bad! =)
...how many countries are trying to safeguard their people and their Embassies in the US...by basing their troops here???
When's the last time another country's embassy located int he US was attacked?
Most have a small military force or armed special agents as standard operating procedure. its normal. Embassies are considered as foreign soil and there is always someone there with a gun to protect it.
Babylon doing what it does best kill or preparing to kill USA aka murder inc.
LOL – you towel boys kill me!! ROFLMAO
USA is like all countries and organized religions. We all have our fanatic, level headed people, and then completely uncaring. Does US kill people yes and so do Muslims. Is there people in America who preach peace yes there is as do Muslims. Are there Christians who would love to carpet bomb Muslims back to the stone age yes. Are there Christians who actually listen to what the word of God says and turn the other cheek Yes. What I love is doesn't matter what your faith is our country we all are the same. We all seem to hate what we don't understand and label things to make us feel better. You see America as evil and thats how Americans see alot of Muslims. Should a small percentage dictate your world view I hope not. I don't dislike all Muslims, Christians, and Jews. At least we can agree on one thing if a politician speaks you know he's lying. Thats universal.
Finally, a sensible comment. Hear! Hear! to you my right thinking friend.
Gotta do something between football seasons.
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Day late dollar short
Caudill, this has nothing to do with appeasement.John Roberts is not involved either. We've been allowed to use Spain and Italy for decades as launching points, if needed. We aren't there to "kick" Spanish ass. They are our allies who grant us permission to use their territory.You'd better be glad, too. It's necessary to be able to get the intelligence we need to prevent anyone else (our former President) from starting an illegal war.And to prevent terrorist attacks to the best of our ability. As to the Roman Empire.....don't even go there. I don't believe the Romans had communications such as we now have and, get this, we no longer use horses, swords and ships rowed by slaves.
it's pronounced mo-RONE, you moron. and roll that "r" a little bit.
Oh, I thought that it was named Moron in honor of McCain and Graham
Moron Air Base?
The poor guy that the base is named after must have gone through he11 in high school.
This is absolute stupidity. We don't need any more troops overseas. Instead, we need to demilitarize and turn our bases over to our so-called "allies" if they are any good at all. For instance, we can turn our bases in Germany over to the Czechs, Poles and Hungarians who will do just as good of a job as our own troops are. Let's just bring our troops home and let our so-called "allies" assume their own responsibilities!
Yea we did that once then world war 2 broke out
You don't actually know of the events leading up to ww2, it seems.
at half the price...
Can,t we learn from history!! Look what happen to the Roman Empire on it,s way out because they had to extend their defense line so thin to keep out the hordes of barbarians . This made their Armies so thin that they were easy run over & conquered. Hey people, history repeats itself. The U.S. is trying to fight too many battles they they can't handle. because these conflicts are now ran by our politicians that don,t know anything about wars, that the military does.
Roman soldiers did have some nice uniforms.
....and swords, horses, and ships rowed by slaves.
Thank you joe, for your intelligent input. There are too many idiots on this website crying for more wars for us to jump into! Your account of Roman history is truly accurate.
Okay you have no clue about roman history yes they expanded their borders to far but with that they divided up their empire in doing so the east and then west they still hold out for another 500 years after that so its not that they exspanded to far where their military cant handle they just stopped fighting and conquering because that is what roman's do their entire history and don't compare the US military to the ancient Roman military the US military is the best military so far in history we are able to deploy anywhere in the world in amouter of hours the romans took days compare to what we can do.
No offense, dude, but when I learned to read, things which were written had capital letters and punctuation marks, which broke the words into comprehensible sentences.
Empires by there very nature must expand. Once they stop they will collapse.
we are on the downside most empires last 200 years and thats it we have 20 years max left than China will take over
If our president had ANY clue about security measures necessary for us, we WOULD BE HOME! Those soldiers don't get to choose where they go. And it's not the military that has been deciding what is going on. Our president has his own agenda and has been using Executive Orders as if they were movie tickets! He wants something, everyone that knows ANYTHING about the subject is overruled, ridiculed publicly on TV by our own President, and then HE does exactly what he WANTS. Just like a spoiled teenager!
Our military should be on our own shores. But, with someone at the helm that has no clue as to what he's doing... we're all in for a rocky road. And, we can't leave our friends unprotected either. Not him though... he's already got family in a country that he brags about, and funds. He isn't concerned with the US's security and welfare. He's proven that time and time again. The sooner he leaves, the safer we'd all be.
So, if America's speaker of the House went to the base, would that be
Moron with a Boehner?
It certainly would, and we know that's a recipe for trouble
They don't have proper air support. I feel like a lot of the people making military decisions don't know what there doing.
What do you mean they don't have proper air support? Their is a lot of UAV and fix winged air support in that region.
...and a Carrier fleet...
No they don't. Dumb fuks
Say hello to Leo Messi
ah ah ah ah ah M0RON AIR BASE AH AH AH AH AH AH
Mor0n air base? LOL
Hillbillies shouldn't be allowed to post comments.
la tu madre pinche cabron
I was there for 90 days back in the mid 90's. We had a lot of military members going in and out in support of secret operations. The base and the surrouding area's is probably the most beautiful part of the world I have every been to.
We are everywhere, it's sick. I feel like the more we deploy ourselves elsewhere and disrupt another countries way of life in any way the more at risk we are to having our way of life disrupted.
Can anyone else point out the Officer?
Easy.. it's the clown with the big nose diddy bopping along.....
What a total freakin waste of tax payer dollars. Bunch of political BS. Provide security where it is needed and keep diplomats out of countries that hate us.
All the while people will gripe if anything happens and nothing gets done. This is an appeasement to the crying conservatives over Benghazi.
Appeasement... that's all the man does. John Roberts has more courage than this president.
You should be thankful there are individuals who are willing to go into harms way to save your sorry butt! When you have your head in your butt you can't see the real world.
You mean like they put themselves in harm's way to save us all from Saddam's WMDs? Since he didn't HAVE any, what did the troops die for in Iraq and Afghanistan exactly??????
deeper into debt we go policing the planet ... while home goes to hell
Someone has to die for and fund the Banksters why not us ?
Why the hell would you send diplomats exclusively to countries that like us? Going to places that hate us IS THE POINT. Diplomats, diplomacy... Get it? I hate geopolitical illiterates that think sticking our head in the sand is the way to go, never mind the last time we tried it killed our economy and got us invaded.
6 hours is 5 too long.
Let those countryies witrh the issues deal with them not us...it isn't our country...
Then we will have foreign troops over here doing the same thing more and more and it is a rehearsal for the NWO...
That is not as mad as it might seem. You have a point.
Morón Air Base was the emergency transatlantic landing site in case of a Space shuttle emergency.
And Chuck Yeager mentions being at Morón in his autobiography
Despite the fact that not many of us look like Charleton Heston in"55 Days at Peking", this is a thing the Corps has always done well.When allowed.
Semper Fi
Let them kick some ass over there. Tired of the people from those s**thole countries coming over here and bombing us.
Yeah, let's kick some of that Spanish ass.
The SPANISH?? You should visit Moron – I'm sure you'd feel right at home!
I don' think we Spaniards come here to bomb your country,as a matter of fact we got bombed because we were supporting your country in Irak. If you want to,do some research,Google MADRID BOMBING and take a look at the pictures of the trains.
We are US allies,and Spain welcomes Americans,that's why so many American students go to Spain every year.
For those that keep making jokes about the spelling, maybe CNN should use the Spanish spelling of the base: Morón
Spanish has a lot of tonal qualities that affect the sounds and meaning of words, and accents play in important part in conveying written meaning.
those who make fun of it are only reacting to what THEY are called every day...do not try to improve them...
Mo_r_on Air .....Really?
And yet again, an article that talks about our military, an all-volunteer force that puts themselves in harm's way for the good of others, deteriorates into name calling.
This has nothing to do with thes bravest among us. It is about the continual expansion of the US empire which will conclude with the equivalent of Vandals sacking our homeland. Some kids never took a History class, and they grow up to be chickenhawks in a dome in DC.
Chill out haha. I know a bunch I marines, look they don't really care about citizens respecting them. They make more jokes about anything than I've ever seen.
This is great to put together a team like this, close to the action able to respond quickly, Don't understand the second unit!!! Based in the United States? If thier is real trouble at one of our Embassy's, Its will take 9 hrs or more for this team to get thier! and thats if they leave immediately! I thought thats why the team in spain was there ??? Confusing!!


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Improved Site Search
Submitted by chadm on Fri, 2006-09-29 21:11.
The are two search areas on Linux App Finder. One is located on the top right hand corner of every page and uses Google to search the site. The other appears only on the category and most viewed pages. It is located just above the list of apps on each page.
Until recently the latter search could only match a single word or phrase. I'm pleased to announce that the capabilities have been extended to use boolean searching.
By default any space is treated as an OR. You can also explicitly call out AND, OR, and NOT as options. If a phrase is what you are looking for then placing quotes around it will keep the words as a single search item.


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- • Perfect Estimates Every Time
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- • Picking the Perfect Paper
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If you don't get projects printed every day, it can be tough to know exactly which details are important for your next print project when talking with your printer. You may come armed with what you think is all the relevant information, as well as a well-formatted document, only to discover that you're more unprepared than you thought. Make getting an estimate easy with this handy guide!
Selecting Your Paper
The weight of paper you need for your printing project can vary based on your needs. For example, would you print a postcard on floppy inkjet paper? Probably not if you want it to survive the mailing process! Even if you aren't familiar with all of the nuances of paper selection, your printer can provide more information or make a recommendation based on your project specs.
Folding and Binding
Depending on the type of project you're considering, you may need it either folded or bound. Folding is best for small brochures, letters, or posters while binding and other finishing options are ideal for larger projects such as books or folders of information.
The most commonly used binding options are:
- Saddle stitch (staples in the middle of the fold)
- Perfect binding (think of a traditional bookbinding)
- Spiral or comb binding (similar to a spiral notebook)
- Drilled binding (holes are drilled, as you would use for a 3-ring or 4-ring notebook)
Standard folds include:
- single fold
- brochure fold
- accordion
- gate folding
Colors and Bleeds
Are there specific colors in your brand logo that need to be recreated exactly in your print project? If so, this an important detail when describing your print project.
Color is generally described as 4/2 or other "fractions." These notes indicate that there are four colors on the front of the sheet and two on the back. While it isn't critical that you know the printing terminology to get the perfect estimate, you will need to know how many colors are needed. Keep in mind that while four-color printing technically is four colors (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black), to you, it will appear to be a full-colored, vibrant piece.
When it comes to color, it's also important to know whether or not your image goes to the very edge of the page, also known as a "bleed." Be sure to come prepared with that information if the design reaches the edge on all four sides of the paper, as this can also affect your estimate.
Finally, keep in mind these additional details when requesting an estimate: the quantity of items that you need to be printed, the printed and finished sizes for your project, the number of overall pages, your delivery date, and any delivery instructions. While it may seem as though you have plenty of time for your project, small decisions can cause delays -- which can really add up in project time!
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Julie & Rod Calder-Potts of Highbank Orchards in Kilkenny are the creators of the original, innovative and multi award winning Highbank Orchard Syrup, a sweet and delicious, pouring, organic syrup. There is there is simply nothing like this delicious and versatile product with a multitude of uses….drizzle on porridge, pour on ice cream, serve with pancakes or glaze a ham, once you taste it you'll be inventing new recipes to use it in. They also produce delicious apple juices, a seasonal Christmas organic mulling apple juice and ciders. Conversion to organic farming began in 1994. The varieties of apples are specially chosen for their juicing properties and the fertile Kilkenny limestone soils are uniquely suited to produce delicious apples and apple juice organically.
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GOTS India Seminar 2018
As consumers become increasingly aware of the environmental cost of fast fashion, 2018 is predicted be the year that sustainability goes mainstream. Advances in textile process innovations can lead to sustainable development while at the same time improving efficiencies and enhancing profits. GOTS has been organising international and regional events since 2015. 'GOTS India Seminar 2018' is the third event in India organized by GOTS. Earlier events in Mumbai and New Delhi were highly appreciated by participants and industry.
The seminar is scheduled to be held on 29th May 2018 in Le Méridien Coimbatore, India. The theme for this seminar is 'Sustainability as Key to Business Efficiency'. Stakeholders and actors from organic textile supply chains shall come together and contemplate positive initiatives to achieve business efficiency through sustainable practices.
Through focused and challenging discussions, this one-day seminar shall address pressing issues relevant to the organic textiles industry. It shall equip delegates with best practices and know how relating to the biggest opportunities – and challenges – help transforming their supply chains to achieve efficiency through sustainability.
The 'Seminar Agenda' can be downloaded here
The 'Registration Form' can be downloaded here
Post Event Update: Presentations from the seminar can be downloaded from below links
Session 1: Efficiency through Sustainability in Fashion: Buyers' Perspective
Gagan Kapoor, H&M
Bruno Van Sieleghem, Stanley/Stella
Madhav Lohia, SoulSpace
Session 2: Efficiency through GOTS Criteria and Chemical Compliance
GOTS Criteria and New Requirements
Sumit Gupta, GOTS
D. Subaashkumaar, Anugraha Fashion Mill Pvt Ltd
Guidance for ZDHC Tools and Risk Based Testing for textiles & chemical inputs
Prasad Pant, ZDHC Foundation
Session 3: Efficiency through Social Compliance
Inherent social benefits of organic farming
RS Balagurunathan, Anandi Enterprises
Better HR practices for business efficiency, A Case Study
A Narayansamy, Armstrong Spinning Mills
Third party audits as a tool for better social compliance
Mona Gupta, Sutradhara
Auditing for GOTS Social Compliance
Dr Binay Choudhury, CU Inspections and Certifications India Pvt. Ltd
Session 4: Being Future Efficient: Evolution of Standard
The seminar shall look at key issues such as:
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Looking for a place to unload all those capital gains after Wall Street's banner 2013 run? Perhaps a new dream bike is in order. This week's candidate is the new Storck Aernario Signature Edition, a beautiful roadster built to celebrate company founder Marcus Storck's 50th birthday.
Dressed tip to toe in ultra-lightweight components, this weight weenie's wet dream tips the scale at just 11.9 pounds. The frame itself is only 790 grams. Parts spec includes a Dura-Ace Di2 drivetrain, custom Lightweight Meilenstein Obermayer wheels, Schwalbe Ultremo tires, Storck PowerArms G2 cranks, Scapula CT fork and THM Fibula brakes. And of course every frame and fork is hand polished and signed by Marcus himself.
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Career Checklist for Your LinkedIn Profile
A DIY LinkedIn Profile Audit Checklist
Set yourself up for professional networking success on LinkedIn
By Sandy Jones-Kaminski, Author of I'm at a Networking Event–Now What???
A few words about this checklist…This is a do-it-yourself audit designed to get your LinkedIn profile to shine and help you be found on LinkedIn. You will identify some things to add as well delete, so give yourself an hour one day soon and you'll likely see a difference in your LinkedIn visibility in just a few short weeks.
First and foremost, completeness matters…Be sure you've added your relevant professional information and have requested a few recommendations. Fact: users with complete profiles are 40 times more likely to receive opportunities through LinkedIn. Here are seven things that make your profile appear complete:
1. Your industry and location
2. An up-to-date current position (with a description)
3. Two past positions
4. Your education
5. Your skills (minimum of 3)
6. A profile photo (no animals in these photos please, and a smile is best)
7. At least 50 connections
Start at the top of your profile…
1. Is your name William, but everyone refers to you as Bill? Your LinkedIn Profile is not a legal representation, so use the name by which everyone knows you and the one they would type in the search box when doing a search for you.
2. Check that your Headline states what you offer. Your professional headline is displayed in search results and can be separate from the title of your current position. You can edit it to promote an area of expertise. For example, if you're the owner of or the managing director for a senior healthcare services company, you might say, "Senior Care Facilities Expert." What would you do a search on if you were looking for someone like yourself? And, remember, there's a place for title by your company's listing in your Experience section.
3. Your Current positions can be moved around within the Experience section so that those you want listed at the top can be ranked in the order you'd prefer.
4. In order for your profile to be considered complete, Education should not be left blank. It should have something in it whether you have a college degree or not. You can include your high school information or even the coursework you may have completed at a higher learning institution you can name.
5. Recommendations: Did you know that you don't have to include all the recommendations you receive? There is a way to indicate you don't want them displayed. Consider only displaying those that are most relevant to your current business or employment goals. Ask an objective third party like a colleague, coach or maybe your business partner to help identify the strongest recommendations you are including on your profile.
6. Seriously consider whether you want to display the list of your Connections to all your other connections. You can go into settings to change this.
7. Activate your Website links since you can have up to 3 of them. You can include your companies, a direct link to your blog or column somewhere or a charity for which you're on the board. It could also be your portfolio site or even an Amazon page for your book (as I did).
8. You can share your LinkedIn status updates on Twitter if you've added your Twitter account to your LinkedIn profile via Settings. Just be mindful of the length of your update, and if you've attached a link, LinkedIn will shrink it.
9. Create a unique and personalized public URL. For example, mine is http://www.linkedin.com/in/sandyjk. LinkedIn allows you to change the link to your profile from a nonsensical string to your name or that of your business. Look under "Profile" then "Edit Profile" to find "Public Profile" and carefully consider whether you want to use your name, business name or a nickname in the URL. Also known as a "vanity url," this is a great link to then share in your email signatures or even on your business cards if you don't yet have a website you're proud of or a job or a personal Tumblr or similar page.
10. Use your Summary as you might a conversational elevator pitch, cover letter or biography, but make sure that your personality comes through. A popular misconception that LinkedIn is just your resume online is incorrect. Your LinkedIn profile summary is a less formal way to present your best possible self to the professional world and when would you ever want to sound like a robot to another human? Leave the robotic resume speak for the specific job listing within your profile, but even there, let SEO (search engine optimization) tactics guide your descriptions. Focus on words you think a prospect, recruiter or hiring manager looking for someone like you would use to search the vast LinkedIn database. And don't forget to spend some time with the Skills & Expertise section.
11. Skills & Expertise: Under "More" make sure you've added the skills and areas of expertise on which you want to focus, be searchable for and, hopefully, receive endorsements. Listing at least 10 skills is a good rule of thumb.
12. Groups: Take a good hard look at the number of groups you have displayed in your profile. LinkedIn allows you to be a member of many groups, but you do not need to display them all to anyone that looks at your profile. Think about displaying only those that are relevant to your business or industry, or that reinforce your brand.
13. Publications and Papers: Include only the best of your best when adding white papers or published articles and, again, only share those relevant to your target or current business or industry.
14. Travel Plans: Be sure you're not using the TripIt travel-sharing app for your vacations, but do take advantage of this app when you have upcoming travel tied to client visits, speaking engagements or conferences. Some of your Connections with whom you have less contact may notice your upcoming travel and will reach out to try to re-establish the connection while you're in town.
15. Personal Info: Most pros recommend that you leave off your birthday and marital status. After all, LinkedIn is not a dating site.
Read more biotech career tips. Find more biotech and pharma jobs by visiting the career center.
About the Author
Sandy Jones-Kaminski is the author of "I'm at a Networking Event–Now What???" which was ranked #1 on the 2010 Inc.com Holiday Gift Guide Wish List and has been a VP of Networking for a major national professional development association. Since 1998, she's been a executive in the human capital resources and services industry and currently shares her hard-earned insights on effective networking and personal branding via webinars, panels, keynotes, one-on-one consulting, her blog and workshops. Sandy has written numerous articles for WomenEntrepreneur and The Salary Reporter on www.PayScale.com and has been featured on Fox Business News, NWJobs, Work Goes Strong, Bankrate.com, You're Hired! and My Global Career. Learn more via her website at www.belladomain.com.
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Monday – Heavy Day
- Squat – 5 sets of 5
- Bench – 5 sets of 5
- Barbell Row or Powerclean – 5 sets of 5
- Weighted hyperextensions – 2 sets
- Weighted sit-ups – 4 sets
On Monday, the weight for each lift is increased on each set of 5, from a light warm-up to an all out set of 5. For squats, something like 135×5, 185×5, 225×5, 275×5, 315×5. The weight should be increased evenly from your first to last set. Your fifth set equals the triple from the previous Friday's workout.
Wednesday – Light Day
- Squat – 4 sets of 5
- Incline Bench or Overhead Press – 4 sets of 5
- Deadlift – 4 sets of 5
- Sit-ups – 3 sets
On light day, Squat the first 3 sets of 5 just as you did on Monday, and then do a fourth set of 5 with the weight used on the third set. An extra fifth set at this same weight can be added. Incline bench/Overhead Press and deadlifts are ramped up to a top set of five.
Friday – Medium
- Squat – 4 sets of 5, 1 triple, 1 set of 8
- Bench – 4 sets of 5, 1 triple, 1 set of 8
- Barbell Row or Powerclean– 4 sets of 5, 1 triple, 1 set of 8 for rows
- Weighted Dips – 3 sets of 5-8
- Triceps Extension and Biceps Curl – 3 sets of 8 each
On Friday, the first four sets are the same as they were on Monday. The fifth set, done for three reps, should be a jump of about 2.5% over what you did for your fifth set on Monday. As you become more experienced with the system, you can experiment with the weight you use on this triple. This should NOT be a PR triple attempt every week.
In fact, the goal is to come back the following Monday and get the same weight for 5 reps that you got for 3 reps the Friday before. To avoid missing reps, pick weights carefully. Take it easy the first few weeks, and don't over do it. In fact if you've tested/already know your 5 rep maxes you shouldn't be using that weight until the 4th week. After the big triple, drop back to the weight you used for your 3rd set and try to get eight reps.


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I have found the recovery menu for Sony's Google TV/BluRay player!
Here are the details on how to access it (from my original post here: androidforums.[COM]/google-tv/201827-sony-google-tv-hack.html)
OK... so I found out how to get into recovery mode on the Sony Google TV/BluRay player that was released yesterday.
1.Have everything plugged into the unit except the power coord. Have the power coord in your hand.
2.Press and hold the power button and plug the unit in.
3.Continue to hold down the power button for 3 seconds after plugging it in, then release the power button.
4.Wait a couple of seconds and it will say Sony, then you will see the recovery screen.
5.After it loads, press and hold the connect button on the unit. Then follow the directions at the bottom of the screen (Press and hold ALT+ENTER) for 8 seconds/until the bottom message changes. It will change back to it saying that you have to press the CONNECT button, but your remote IS connected.
6.You can now press the numbers assigned to the commands!
WARNING: This could possibly brick your unit and could possibly void your warranty. I am not responsible for anything that happens to your device.
I am going to work on trying to find working drivers and I am going to try to use the Android SDK Tools to install some applications, or at the least try to execute some shell commands. Hopefully we can root it!


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Score of 49 tops Beat the Streak in a Day
Winner takes home $1,000, but Dimaggio's run of 56 remains intact
Joe Dimaggio's 56-game hitting streak has stood as one of sports' most fabled records for more than 70 years. But on Friday, baseball fans everywhere had a chance to eclipse the mark in a matter of hours by playing MLB.com's Beat the Streak in a Day.
By the time the final pitch had been thrown, the magic number still stood, as no one took home the $5.6 million prize. Still, the winner -- with a high score of 49 out of 57 -- took home $1,000 with a much higher score than last year's winning mark of 43. Fans can check the leaderboard at MLB.com.
The 2013 season will offer countless more chances for fans to knock off Dimaggio and in the process win the grand prize.
In MLB.com's traditional Beat the Streak game, participants try to establish a virtual "hitting streak" by picking one or two big leaguers per day, with their runs continuing as long as their selections collect at least one hit in their contests.
Beat the Streak in a Day used the same concept, except for one small fact: Fans made all 57 picks at once. The highest score for the day was 49 of 57 correct.
In 13-plus seasons of Beat the Streak, no one has matched Joe DiMaggio's magic number of 56, set in 1941. To win the game's $5.6 million grand prize, one must top Joe D.'s run by one. Whether someone can do so this season remains to be seen, but participating is fun and free. Not a bad deal, considering the millions of reasons to play and the potential for a life-changing payday.


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Routes Americas Awards 2013 Winners Announced
12 Feb, 2013, 17:51 GMT
CARTAGENA DE INDIAS, Colombia, February 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
San Diego International Airport Takes Top Spot in First Regional Heat of 2013
Last night during a spectacular networking evening at the Plaza de la Proclamacion in Cartagena's beautiful Old Town, San Diego International Airport was announced as the winner of the first heat of this year's Routes Airport Marketing Awards. Over 400 aviation professionals were gathered to witness the presentation of the awards and to take part in the 6th Routes Americas - the largest route development event for the entire Americas.
"We are absolutely delighted to pick up the overall winner award in the Americas heat of the prestigious Routes Airport Marketing Awards. We thank our airline partners for the investments they have made in our community," said Hampton Brown, Director Air Service Development for San Diego International Airport.
The Routes Airport Marketing Awards have become synonymous with recognising and rewarding the highest standards of marketing activities undertaken by airports. The 2013 awards will see a number of innovations including taking a blended approach to the nomination process, meaning the final nominees will include a number of airports who will be shortlisted using our online voting form together with a number of airports who have been selected by a panel of industry experts drawn from the airline network planning community. This year the awards were split into three categories based on the size of the airport and also a new tourism award for best destination marketing campaign by a tourism authority.
As overall winner of this regional heat of the Routes Marketing Awards San Diego will be automatically shortlisted for the World Routes Airport Marketing Awards which will take place at the event in Las Vegas, 5th - 8th October 2013.
San Diego were also named as the winner from the 4-20 million passengers category with George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston honoured from the over 20 million passengers category. From the under 4 million passengers category Queen Beatrix International Airport, Aruba were ranked top and the Tourism Award went to Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Nigel Mayes VP & Commercial, Routes commented: "We would like to congratulate all of the winners and highly commended airports and tourism authorities in this first regional heat of the 2013 awards. San Diego provided an excellent submission which detailed a straightforward approach to air service development and illustrated their partnership with its airlines. Partnering with four airlines, Spirit, US, Alaska and Japan Airlines, for new air services in 2012 is a fantastic achievement. We would also like to thank our judges, who are all senior members of the airline network planning community."
The full list of companies shortlisted under each award category were as follows:
Over 20 Million Passengers
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston - Winner
- Dallas Fort/Worth International Airport - Highly Commended
- El Dorado International Airport, Bogota
- San Francisco International Airport
- Toronto Pearson International Airport
4 - 20 Million Passengers
- San Diego International Airport - Winner & Overall Winner
- South West Florida International Airport - Highly Commended
- Tampa International Airport - Highly Commended
- Arturo Merino Benitez International, Santiago
- Tocumen International Airport, Panama
Under 4 Million Passengers
- Queen Beatrix International Airport, Aruba - Winner
- Lynden Pindling International Airport, Nassau - Highly Commended
- Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Cuzco
- Hewanorra International Airport, St Lucia
- Owen Roberts International Airport, Grand Cayman
Shortlisted Destinations
- Fort Lauderdale - Winner
- Mexico - Highly Commended
- Aruba
- Guatemala
- Peru
- Trinidad & Tobago
Notes to Editors
About Routes
- Routes organises world-renowned airline and airport networking events through its regional and global Route Development Forums. Each year, there is one global event and one regional event in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and CIS respectively. http://www.routesonline.com
- Routes was founded in 1995 as part of the Manchester UK‐based ASM Ltd., a consultancy specialising in the field of route development for airports. http://www.asm-global.com
- Routes and ASM were acquired by UBM Aviation Worldwide Ltd in August 2010. From 1st August 2012 Routes, ASM and the Airport Cities Conference and Exhibition become part of the UBM Live division of UBM plc.
- UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products, promote their brands and expand their markets. Through premiere brands such as MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC, TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, the Routes portfolio of events, Airport Cities and many others, UBM Live exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications, websites and training and certification programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry sectors. http://www.ubmlive.com
Follow us on twitter: @Routesonline, @TheHUBRoutes, @VictoriaRoutes, @RouteExchange, @airlineroute
SOURCE UBM Aviation Routes Ltd