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10 November 2012 – The 2010 IAAF World Cross-Country champion Emily Chebet once again rose to acclaim by notching up her second win on the bounce during the second KCB/AK National Cross Country Series meeting held in the eastern town of Machakos on Saturday (10).
In the men's long race, World junior 10,000m bronze medallist and fifth-place finisher at the Kenyan Olympic 10,000m Trial in Eugene, Geoffrey Kirui, tore the form book to shreds when he humbled a field of decorated runners including 2010 World junior champion Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku and his African Cross gold medallist namesake John Mwangangi.
The junior races failed to yield a repeat winner from the opening round last week as Moses Mukono was forced to accept runner-up position by Peter Namuria in the men's 8km with Mercy Chemwogen taking the honours in the junior women's 6km where Nyahururu winner Sheila Chemg'etich came home in sixth.
Overnight heavy rains made the Machakos Teacher's Training Institute course soggy at the start of the programme but sunny conditions that prevailed led to relief as the sandy soil dried up to serve a perfect running surface as the seniors pounded the route in a meet that attracted 350 starters.
Chebet on the double
Emily Chebet, who waited patiently before pouncing at the last in the opener in Nyahururu a week ago, once again prevailed over her closest rival in the shape of Kenya Defence Forces athlete and Boston Marathon runner-up Jemimah Chelagat in a battle of wits that lasted more than half of the race.
The winner arrived at the tape in 25:01.8 against Chelagat's 25:03.6 after making her winning move about 60m from the finish to finally prevail over her closest challenger who had sustained the surge in the front with no sign of letting up.
Joyline Chelagat, who was eighth in Nyahururu, improved to third here in 25:56.0 to share the podium with her illustrious competitors in the race that had the assembled crowd on their feet.
"I'm still working to get back my shape that is why I have decided to take this series seriously. The competition for places for the World Cross will be tough so I want to be ready," said Chebet, who next March aspires to return to the Polish city where she crafted her name in golden colours.
For the Boston runner-up, the task on hand in Machakos was to get ready for the spring marathon season besides representing the Forces who sent a strong contingent for the event.
"I want to see whether next year I can win a major marathon, that is my dream and I'm pleased with how my training is going so far," said Chelagat. "Today's race was tough and the conditions a bit difficult but I'm grateful for my performance."
In the corresponding men's event Geoffrey Kirui, who saw his Olympics bid ended at the specially arranged Prefontaine Classic Kenyan 10,000m selection race in June, made his introduction to senior cross-country running a memorable one by stunning the deepest field on show.
The 13:20.54/26:55.73 career best runner over 5000m/10000m who won bronze in the longer distance at the Barcelona World Juniors used his finishing mastery in the business end of the keenly-contested race to breast the tape first in 32:52.7.
Kenya Wildlife Service runner Silas Kimutai followed the winner home in 33:22.3 to serve notice of his talent as the established runners – led by the 2010 World junior and African 1500m champion Caleb Mwangangi (33:22.3) in third – started arriving at the finish.
Forces athlete Mark Kiptoo (33:28.0), who captained the Kenyan team to the Jordan World Cross, proved his staying power at 36 years old to finish fourth just above the other Mwangangi and home favourite John (33:30.8) who is the reigning African Cross champion.
Commonwealth 10,000m silver medallist Daniel Lemashon (33:57.0) was seventh while Nicholas Togom (33:58.6), the jackpot winner from last season, finished eighth.
"Kirui has the quality to make the national team next year since he has the talent and that is why we included him in the Oregon Trials after seeing what he did in Barcelona," said Athletics Kenya general secretary David Okeyo. "Today he has over powered a strong field that is more experienced. He is one we are eyeing for the future."
Mukono meets his match
After a commanding win in the opening meet in Nyahururu, Moses Mukono – a village-mate and training partner to world 800m record-holder David Rudisha – met his match at the hands of Peter Namuria, who kept up with his searing turn of speed from the second lap before catching him as they came to the final 200m.
Namuria then showed the 2012 World Juniors representative a clean pair of heels to home in for victory in 21:51.40 as Mukono gratefully accepted to play bridesmaid in 21:52.40.
"I felt tired as we came for the finish but I'm still in the hunt for the jackpot so I'm pleased with the performance," Mukono gracefully offered.
For the winner, it was the reward of hard training in his base in Kericho.
"He was a good competitor and he set the pace so to keep up and get the win at the end is a sign that I can compete with the best," said Namuria. "I will work to ensure that I make the team for the World Cross."
Peter Limo (22:05.10) executed a lunge for the finish line to deny home runner Katui Muia (22:05.60) in a frenetic dash for the final place in the rostrum.
In the junior women's race, the World 3000m junior champion Mercy Chebwogen stamped her authority by staging a runaway victory that ended with the clock reading 18:53.6 when she was done with her gun-to- tape display.
Her ferocious front running left the rest of the starters – that included the Lille World Youth sixth-place finisher Sheila Chemg'etich who trounced all comers in Nyahururu a week ago – competing for the minor podium positions.
Edna Chepkemboi (18:57.0), who won silver at the East Africa Youth Championships in Kampala, eventually finished second as Jackline Chebwogen (19:01.8) continued her solid showing in the series by taking third.
Meet sponsors KCB have set aside Sh1.2m ($14,117) to be shared across the four categories with the winners by points at the end of the competition taking home $2,353 (Sh200,000).
Following Machakos, Chebet and Mukono are in pole position to scoop the pay-out since they need to finish among the top seven in two of the remaining five meetings including the final in Kericho at the end of January.
Mutwiri Mutuota (Capital FM) for the IAAF
Junior women
1. Mercy Chebwogen 18:53.6
2. Edna Chepkemboi 18:57.0
3. Jackline Chebwogen 19:01.8
4. Eva Cherono 19:06.8
5. Damaris Muthee 19:14.0
6. Sheila Chemg'etich 19:16.0
7. Margaret Murinju 19:37.8
8. Clementine Chelagat 19:38.0
9. Everlyn Chepkoech 19:40.8
10. Mbithe Nzisa 19:44.2
Junior men
1. Peter Namuria 21:51.4
2. Moses Mukono 21:52.4
3. Peter Limo 22:05.1
4. Katui Muia 22:05.6
5. Hillary Langat 22:13.2
6. Ernest Ngeno 22:35.5
7. Dominic Mailu 22:39.6
8. Alex Mutiso 22:42.4
9. Raphael Leina 22:44.2
10. Joshua Maingi 22:45.0
Senior women 8km
1. Emily Chebet 25:01.8
2. Jemimah Chelagat 25:03.6
3. Joyline Chelagat 25:56.0
4. Nzembi Musyoka 25:07.0
5. Agnes Katunge pri 26:24.4
6. Mumbua Kioko 26:33.7
7. Jane Wanja 26:51.4
8. Perine Nenkampi 27:12.2
9. Tabitha Chelagat 27:26.9
10. Jane Murage 27:28.9
Senior men 12km
1. Geoffrey Kirui 32:52.7
2. Silas Kimutai 33:05.6
3. Caleb Mwangangi 33:22.3
4. Mark Kiptoo 33:28.0
5. John Mwangangi 33:30.8
6. Mike Rotich 33:40.8
7. Daniel Lemashon 33:57.0
8. Nicholas Togom 33:58.6
9. Alex Oloititip 34:02.0
10. Serian Paul 34:03.4


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Swansea boss Garry Monk was to left to rue "schoolboy defending" after England striker Rickie Lambert gave Southampton a late 1-0 Barclays Premier League win at the Liberty Stadium.
Substitute Lambert struck in the third minute of stoppage time after Swans skipper Ashley Williams and goalkeeper Michel Vorm got themselves in a tangle.
Williams' attempted clearance ballooned high in the air, dipping behind a retreating Vorm, and as all three players scrambled for the ball, it appeared to go in off Lambert's back.
"The last home game of the season and we lose the game in the last minute. It's always hard to take," head coach Monk said.
"We suffered first half, possession-wise, playing against a very good team in Southampton. They worked their possession well.
"But we had three really clear-cut chances we should have scored from. I can't actually remember Michel Vorm making a save the whole game.
"In terms of possession, we suffered, but I think second half we got to grips with it a little bit better and we had the best chances. How we have come away from that game with nothing is hard to take.
"But I've said that a few times this season. It has pretty much been the story of our season. There was some very good defending for 90 minutes, then we let ourselves down with some schoolboy defending.
"We should be scoring from those clear-cut chances and we left ourselves open for the sucker punch, which we've done a few times this season."
It looked as though the teams would play out an uninspiring 0-0 draw in the Liberty Stadium sunshine after 90 minutes that had end of season stamped all over them.
With neither Swansea nor Southampton troubled by matters at the top or bottom of the table, it was a contest that drifted along with no obvious urgency, and Lambert's goal provided an ending the match scarcely deserved.
Despite the defeat, though, it is likely that Monk will be upgraded as Michael Laudrup's permanent managerial successor during the next week.
Monk has achieved the primary aim of masterminding Swansea's top-flight status for another season and after the club's directors met on Friday, it would appear they have been suitably impressed to let him take the Swans forward.
"If you look at the effort and commitment from the players, you can't fault them," Monk added.
"For 90 minutes, they defended the box extremely well, and that takes intensity and concentration to be able to do that.
"But it was a poor goal. We got ourselves out of our shape. We lost concentration, got sucked out of position, left Lambert with too much space, and indecision from the recovery side cost us.
"We didn't deserve for it to go against us, but it has happened."
Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino started with Lambert on the bench after he suffered a knock during last Saturday's 2-0 victory over Everton.
"He received a knock in the game against Everton, and he wasn't able to train properly throughout the week," Pochettino said.
"He wasn't fit enough to play the full 90 minutes, so we thought we would put him on the bench and bring him on in the second half. We didn't want to take any risks with him.
"In the history of football there have been more bizarre goals than that one, but I guess it can happen in the world of football.
"I thought that overall we did very well. We are very happy with the victory we achieved, and with the team's performance.
"It was sort of a difficult game to play. Both clubs had already achieved their goals for the season.
"Mathematically, we couldn't go higher than eighth, but overall we played with a lot of intensity and in the manner that we know how to play.
"Perhaps it wasn't a spectacular game, but we did achieve the three points which helped us achieve the highest number of points that we have ever achieved in a Premier League season, and also the number of wins away from home, so for us these three points are massive."


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Population: 5.189.435 (1. July 2015)Population density: The average population density for urban settlements in Norway was 1.916 in 2013 compared to 1.904 in 2012. 80% of the population live in cities and villages.
System of government: Constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy.
Member of: UN, NATO, the Council of Europe, the European Economic Area Agreement (EEA) and the Nordic Council.
Norway has a long rugged coastline which stretches over 2.500 km, broken by fjords and thousands of islands. Norway is also a mountainous country with many glaciers and some of the highest waterfalls in the world. The mountains draw Arctic terrestrial species all the way from the north to the southern part of the country.
The climate is mild considering its high northern latitude, and Norway is the northernmost country in the world to have open waters. This is due to the Atlantic trade winds and the Gulf Stream. The latitude also results in great seasonal variations in daylight. The high mountain ranges, running north-south, also play an important part in shaping the Norwegian climate.
The Norwegian economy is open and mixed, with a combination of private and public ownership. The public sector has considerable ownership in key industrial sectors, such as in the oil and gas sector, hydroelectric energy production, aluminium production, banking, and telecommunications. Norway maintains a Scandinavian welfare model with universal healthcare, free higher education and a comprehensive social security system.
Much of Norway's economy depends on the use of its natural resource base. For this reason, Norway is dependent on governmental regulation in order to balance economical and environmental interests. The country is rich in natural resources, including oil and gas, hydropower, fish, forests and some minerals. The development of the hydroelectric energy sector at the beginning of the 20th century triggered industrial growth, particularly within the aluminium and ferroalloy industry, and fertilizer production. The discovery of large reserves of oil and gas in the late 1960s, gave further boost to the economy. Norway is the third largest shipping nation in the world, and aquaculture is the second largest export industry. Other important sectors include oceanic fisheries and forestry.
Environmental governance
In 1972, Norway was the first country in the world to have a ministry at cabinet level with special responsibilty for environmental matters. National environmental governance in Norway is organised in a hierarchical manner. At the top is the Ministry Climate and Environment which is the leading government institution regarding environmental issues. Much of the work is delegated to a set of subordinated directorates:
- The Norwegian Environment Agency
- Directorate for Cultural Heritage
- Norwegian Polar Institute
- Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority
The directorates generally buy services from research institutions and consultants to cover environmental monitoring and assessments. Much work is, furthermore, delegated to the County Governors, of which there are 19, and the 430 local municipalities also play an important role in the implementation of environmental polices.
What are the major societal trends?
Norway is a member of the Council of Europe, was a founding member of the Nordic Council, and joined EFTA in 1960. In 1994, Norway entered into the European Economic Area Agreement with the EU, involving participation in the common market and in many EU programmes, and making EU acquis part of national legislation in many policy areas such as environmental management.
After the Second World War, economical focus moved from primary to export-based industries. However, despite a halving of man-labour years in both agriculture and fisheries, there was a doubling of production in both sectors, thanks to improved technology and management. In the 1960s and 1970s, Norway moved from an economy influenced significantly by government involvement towards a more free market based economy. However, the government initiated many industrial ventures and had considerable ownership in these. This resulted in a substantial increase in public sector employment, particularly in health and education.
Due to offshore industry and fish farming, Norway is still a considerable producer of raw materials. Therefore the balance between exploitation of natural resources and conservation of natural values is an important challenge for the Norwegian government.
In 1969, exploratory drilling in the North Sea revealed rich resources of oil and gas, which led to extensive oil and gas production. In 1973, Norway established an Oil Directorate and the state-owned oil company, Statoil. In 2004, Norway became the world's third largest producer of crude oil and natural gas. Norway's role as oil nation has resulted in an increased standard of living for the great majority, and has played an important part in shaping Norwegian society since the 1980s. Today, Norwegian oil and gas production is far larger than the hydropower production, and also many times higher than the energy consumption of the country.
Norwegian business life after 2000 has seen traditional industries, particularly the energy-demanding ones such as metal refineries, on the decline, while companies in shipping, oil and IT have grown in numbers. A change in industry focus has resulted in a population flux from the countryside to towns and cities. Efforts to counteract this trend have been initiated, but have proven less efficient than hoped for.
Norway has not been noteworthy affected by the recent financial crisis. The country has been able to cover its deficits through money from the country's pension fund, which is of significant value due to Norway's oil and gas production.
Environmental awareness became a factor in Norwegian management at the end of the 1960s. Local environmental problems due to hydro power generation were seen as some of the challenges the country had to face. There was focus on establishing protected areas, and cleaning up local sewage and eutrophy problems in the Oslo fjord and some inland waters, including Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake. Industry and point source pollution also became more strictly regulated under the Pollution Control Act, particularly in areas where there were health implications.
Restrictions within the 100-meter belt were enacted in 1965 under the Plan and Building Act, prohibiting construction too close to rivers and the coastline. The rate of dam construction slowed down in the 80s, and selected rivers were protected as a result of several protection plans.
From the middle of the 1970s offshore activities emerged as an environmental challenge, and the Norwegian state is heavily involved in regulations to protect marine resources and the environment along the coast from oil spills and emissions of hazardous substances.
In the 1980s, the focus changed to transboundary and global issues, such as acidification and other issues linked to long-range air pollution, hazardous substances, the loss of biodiversity, degradation of the ozone layer, as well as global warming.
In the 1990s, it became more evident how the Norwegian economy influenced the environment in other parts of the world. In response to this, Norway has formulated ethical norms related to environment and human rights, to be used in governmental investments abroad.
Because Norway is situated downstream of main air and ocean currents, the country is a recipient of large amounts of transboundary pollution. In addition, the effects of global warming are particularly evident in the Arctic. Therefore Norway actively participates in international environmental cooperation.


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The Boston Globe's Big Picture, edited by web developer Alan Taylor, is a photography blog we've featured many times here on Gizmodo. It's with good reason too, as the photos there can be at times breathtaking, inspirational, graphic or sad—sometimes all at once.
Today I learned Taylor is headed to The Atlantic to head up In Focus, a similarly edited photo-based blog where Taylor says he'll be able to expand on the work he'd been doing with the Globe.
The Big Picture will remain at the Globe, edited by the photography department, where I hope they'll continue to use it to tell the kinds of visual stories that made that blog great over these past three years.
As for Alan, I wanted to personally wish him well. The Big Picture was a local blog (for me, the Bostonian, anyway) made Internet famous by his hard work and great eye. It will be exciting to see his expanded role develop over at the Atlantic when he begins in February.
I have no doubt we'll be linking to it often here at Gizmodo.
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The seminar addresses challenges and explores feasible opportunities in the field of organic textiles for Bangladesh textile industry. The august gathering of thought leaders from various walks of sustainability (including compliance, regulation, quality assurance, green chemistry, chemical management) along with media and trade associations shall contemplate on the impact of investing in social and environmental responsibilities on economic success.
The seminar shall touch upon both technical and commercial aspects of sustainable textile processing. The National Seminar provides the ideal opportunity to explore organic textile processing in the region and would potentially be redefining sustainable supply chain dynamics there. Successful stories of established economically viable sustainable business models aim to encourage more entrepreneurs to follow suit.
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Miggy makes All-Star impact on defense
Tigers slugger comes through at the hot corner in AL's victory
NEW YORK -- The fans voted Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera into the All-Star Game starting lineup for the first time to see a highlight or two. They likely expected them to come from his bat, not his glove.
Of course, fewer probably figured on Prince Fielder making an impact with a triple and a slide.
"That just shows you how much talent we have in Detroit," said starting pitcher Max Scherzer, who delivered a perfect first inning. "That's what makes us so proud. When you have guys like Miggy, Prince, [Justin] Verlander, Torii [Hunter], Jhonny [Peralta] and myself, it's really fun to be a part of this team."
Cabrera didn't disappoint at the plate, slashing a double to the fence and scoring the game's first run, but his defense made just as much of an impact. With at least three above-average plays at third base, he helped the AL's shutout effort.
Two of those plays kept the Mets' David Wright, the hometown hero of this Midsummer Classic, off base. Cabrera snared a second-inning grounder down the line with a nice barehanded grab and threw across the infield to beat Wright at first. Two innings later, Cabrera charged in and threw across to deny Wright of an infield single.
Earlier in that fourth inning, Cabrera made another running play and throw to retire the Reds' Brandon Phillips.
"The thing is, Miggy's not going to win a Gold Glove," Scherzer said. "At the same time, he puts so much effort into his defense, and he cares so much about his defense because it's a reflection of us. That's something he always has done, and I absolutely respect him, to this day, about how much effort and how much thought he puts into his defense.
"You see some superstars that don't do that. He's one of the very few superstars that do, and I have the most respect for him. That's why I think not only is he the best player in the game, but that just shows you the type of person, the type of character and why he's the best teammate, too."
Cabrera said before the game that his back wasn't much of an issue. His left hip was actually more sore on this day, and that seemed to loosen up.
Cabrera's first at-bat was a victory for National League starting pitcher Matt Harvey, whose 2-2 offspeed pitch induced Cabrera to chase off the outside corner. D-backs lefty Patrick Corbin looked like he tried to do the same thing in Cabrera's next at-bat, sending a slider toward the outside corner in the top of the fourth after the previous pitch sent Cabrera's bat flying out of his hands and into the stands behind home plate.
That pitch, however, wasn't far enough out, not by Cabrera's standards. With a flick of the bat, Cabrera sent a liner deep into the gap in right-center field. Chris Davis, the looming obstacle between Cabrera and a second consecutive Triple Crown, moved Cabrera to third with a liner just over first baseman Joey Votto's glove before Jose Bautista hit a sacrifice fly to center to drive him in.
Cabrera fouled out in the sixth inning against Marlins rookie Jose Fernandez before the Orioles' Manny Machado replaced him in the bottom of the inning.
At the same time Cabrera came out, Fielder came in, replacing Davis at first. Peralta replaced J.J. Hardy at shortstop an inning later. Peralta, making his second All-Star appearance, came to bat in the eighth and hit an opposite-field single. Hunter pinch-hit for his former teammate, the Angels' Mike Trout, and hit into a double play.
The offensive highlight, however, came in Fielder's only at-bat in the ninth, facing former Tiger Jason Grilli. Fielder hit a sinking ball into shallow right field that Carlos Gomez tried to get under for a highlight catch. Instead, the ball skipped by him and kept rolling.
Fielder, a teammate of Gomez in Milwaukee for two years, saw the ball skip past him and took off running.
"Once I touched second and saw he was still running after it, I figured I had a shot," Fielder said wryly.
Once he rounded second, a Fielder slide into third seemed inevitable. His slides have become highlights in Detroit, not for artistic form.
"We were laughing," Gomez said, "because as soon as we saw [Gomez] miss, it's like, 'Come on Prince, show them your speed! We know you've got speed!' We were all having fun with it. It was great."
Four Tigers hitters combined for as many hits as the entire National League. Detroit went 3-for-6 with six total bases and a run scored, which is one more than the NL tallied.


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Institutional investors, especially those managing more than $10 billion, are increasingly adopting smart beta strategies, according to a report released Monday by Russell Investments. Almost a third of respondents said they currently have smart-beta allocations. Of those, 53% say they will increase that allocation. Just 5% expect to decrease it.
Most investors have a relatively small smart beta allocation. Forty percent have less than 5% of their equity portfolio invested in a smart beta strategy, and 22% have between 6% and 10%.
Russell surveyed nearly 200 equity investment decision makers in the first quarter for the report, with respondents from pension plans, endowments and foundations of different asset sizes, regions and in different stages of their evaluation and adoption of smart beta.
Among the largest investors, 88% have considered a smart-beta strategy or plan to do so in the next 18 months. Half of investors with under $1 billion and 77% of those with between $1 billion and $10 billion agreed.
Furthermore, of those who are considering whether to add smart beta, more than three-quarters expect that they will.
As for their motivations, risk reduction and return enhancement were the top two reasons given by investors who were evaluating smart-beta strategies.
"Our survey confirms that we've clearly reached a new stage in the evolution of investment management," Rolf Agather, managing director of global index research and innovation for Russell Investments, said in a statement. "Smart beta indexes and investment strategies are gaining traction among asset owners because these highly sophisticated investors are finding value in their investment outcomes and characteristics."
Approximately 20% of respondents said they had no plans to evaluate smart beta in the near future, and most believe the strategy doesn't merit consideration. Nearly a quarter said they didn't have the resources to make an evaluation, and 21% just don't believe in passive allocations. Just 3% said they didn't have enough assets under management to justify smart beta.
For some investors, smart beta is just too new. More than a third of respondents who decided against a smart-beta allocation said it was because it had a limited track record. Even so, 88% said they would consider a strategy later.
Asked to choose from possible definitions, nearly half of respondents (45%) agreed that "alternative ways to construct market exposures such as minimum variance, fundamental weighting, maximum diversification, equal risk or equal weighted" was the best definition. However, others agreed on broader definitions that emphasize the strategies' non-market-cap weighting (22%) or "transparent, rules-based" approach that provides exposure to specific markets or factors (22%).
The survey found some disagreement in what investors actually call these strategies. North Americans and the smallest investors preferred "alternatively weighted indexes" to refer to those strategies. Those in Europe, where adoption is strongest, and the largest investors preferred "smart beta."
For additional reporting on smart beta and its role in portfolios, see Investment Advisor's April 2014 cover story, featuring Rob Arnott.


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Caroline Wozniacki beaten in first round of Brisbane International
Ksenia Pervak of Kazakhstan wins 2-6 6-3 7-6 in marathon match
Australian Sam Stosur also exits to Swede Sofia Arvidsson
Serena Williams already into second round
Former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki made a shaky start to the new WTA season with a shock defeat to Kazakhstan qualifier Ksenia Pervak in the first round of the Brisbane International Monday.
The Dane finished her 2012 campaign in fine fettle with an 18-3 record after the U.S. Open, but Pervak showed her promise with a 2-6 6-3 7-6 win in two hours 48 minutes.
Wozniacki, watched by her boyfriend, golf's World No.1 Rory McIlroy, powered through the opening set in just 29 minutes, but Pervak hit back to level.
The pair had gone to three sets in their previous two meetings, both won by Wozniacki, but this time the tables were turned.
The eighth seed led 2-0 and 30-0 but Pervak broke back and was dominant in the tiebreak, winning it 7-1 for her first victory over a top ten player.
"It's tough to lose 7-6 in the third – it could have gone either way, but it didn't go my way today," Wozniacki told the official WTA website.
"I had a good off-season. I've been working very hard. It's just always tough to play your first match of the season," she added.
Wozniacki will now head to Sydney to get in some match practice ahead of the Australian Open, while Russian-born Pervak goes into the second round at Brisbane for the first time in four attempts.
The shocks did not stop there as home hope and seventh seed Sam Stosur was beaten in the night match by Swede Sofia Arvidsson, going down 7-6 7-5.
Fourth seed Angelique Kerber came through in three sets against Georgia's Anna Tatishvili, while her fellow German Sabine Lisicki beat Czech Lucie Safarova 6-2 6-4.
Lisicki will play women's top seed Victoria Azarenka Wednesday.
Serena Williams is already into the second round with a straight sets win over Varvara Lepchenko.
In the men's ATP event, which is headed by Britain's Andy Murray, Japanese fifth seed Kei Nishikori began his campaign with a straights sets 7-5 6-2 win over Australian Marinko Matosevic.


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Bears kicker Gould to miss rest of season
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould will miss the remainder of the season after injuring his left calf.
The Bears placed Gould on injured-reserve on Tuesday and signed veteran kicker Olindo Mare to a one-year contract. They also placed cornerback Sherrick McManis (knee) and safety Craig Steltz (chest) on IR while signing linebacker Jerry Franklin to a two-year deal, elevating receiver Joe Anderson from the practice squad and waiving offensive lineman Andre Gurode.
Gould, who ranks among the most accurate kickers in league history, strained his left calf in warm-ups before Sunday's loss at Minnesota, and punter Adam Podlesh handled kickoffs in his place. Gould kicked the extra point after both of Chicago's touchdowns and tried on onside kick late in the game.


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Remembering the polio epidemic in Manitoba
Polio! The word, short for infantile paralysis, invoked fear in the hearts of every parent during the 1920s to the early 1950s. Instead of looking forward to the coming of spring, parents dreaded the summer months. Polio seemed to begin its destructive march across North America in late May and continued during June and July and then spiked in August. Imagine, if you can, a disease that kills and maims your children and has no known cause and no known cure.
Rumours abounded about the cause. Some felt water carried this virus so swimming pools were closed and children told to stay out of spring run-off water. Large gatherings of children at birthday parties or other events were discouraged. Some felt unsanitary conditions in homes was to blame. Still, others thought the virus was carried by fleas, cats and bananas. So now in small communities, grief-stricken parents had to deal with their extremely ill children amid the guilt and shame they felt that, somehow, they were to blame.
One theory put forward by scientists was that as sanitation conditions improved with the coming of indoor plumbing, children's immune systems weren't as strong and this left them more vulnerable to the polio virus. This should have put to rest the other beliefs but, probably wasn't communicated well in the years before television and the internet. Manitoba recorded the most polio cases in 1952 and 1953.
My parents and my husband's parents were unaware of these statistics. They were fearful as they had, of course, heard about polio and they both had children in the targeted age range. I remember my mother talking about staying away from large groups of children. This was not possible as schools were not closed. We were also told to stay away from puddles outside but I remember wading in deep ditch water on my way to school with my best friend. At that time, we did not know anyone in Morden who had contracted this dreaded disease. Children under the age of five and children from six to twelve years of age were considered the most vulnerable.
During the summer of 1952, my husband, Ron, was 9 years old and his sister, Carol, was 7 years old. One beautiful Sunday summer afternoon, Ron's family visited a nearby farm family. Highway #14 had just recently been completed and ran past the neighbour's farm on its way through Morden and other western communities. The newly dug ditch in front of their yard was filled with soft Manitoba clay and water. That afternoon, Ron and his sister had great fun playing in the ditch with the two young sons of their neighbours.
The very next day both of the neighbour's boys contracted polio. The older child died and the younger one was left with a weak arm. We do not know why Ron and Carol did not get ill. Ron's parents were relieved their children had been spared but were sad for their friends. The friends were bitter and angry about the death of their son and the permanent disability their other son suffered. They never again socialized with Ron's family. Some families were terribly affected by this virus, and others living in the same conditions and taking part in the same activities were not. This epidemic defied logic!
Today, doctors know polio is a viral disease which may affect the spinal cord and brain causing weakness and paralysis. This virus enters the body through the mouth usually from contaminated hands. Hence the reason young children were most at risk. Many children and adults got the virus and became ill but were not as severely affected as others.
Although, children most often were the victims, adults were also at risk. At the beginning of this illness, symptoms were so vague, doctors often did not identify them immediately. In July 1952, Ted Braun, the 24 year old son of William Braun, had not been feeling well for a few days. He lived at home and worked on the family farm. He was a hard worker and not known to feign illness. His dad knew something was wrong and took him to the local clinic several times before he was hospitalized. Within hours of being hospitalized, Ted became paralyzed from the waist down.
The family, on their own, had to find a van to transport him to Winnipeg. While an older brother drove on the only highway available, a bumpy gravel road, the dad sat beside Ted trying to keep him alive as he lay gasping for breath. No ambulances were available in rural communities!
When the Braun family finally arrived at the General, now Health Sciences, they were told to take Ted to the King George Hospital where all polio victims went to be treated. There he was immediately placed into an iron lung. The family was optimistic Ted would be home in a few months. That was not to be. He was in the iron lung for years before doctors performed a tracheotomy. Now he was provided with a chest respirator and placed on a rocking bed during the daytime. After learning a technique called frog breathing, Ted could finally communicate more effectively with his family. In the words of an older brother, "This was a huge blessing for the family!"
Frog-breathing involved using the muscles of the mouth and pharynx to propel small amounts of air through the larynx into the lower airways. Ted's flow of speech was often interrupted when he had to grasp the next breath. This method also produced light coughs from time to time to alleviate throat tickles. His family visited faithfully and kept him supplied with reading material that interested him. He became extremely well educated but he could never live outside the hospital and the machines that kept him alive. Ted was born in 1927 and died in 1988 at the age of 60. The Braun family had two other children who contracted polio. They are both still alive, one at the age of 93. They suffer some aches and pains attributed to their bouts with polio. When I asked what their symptoms had been and what treatment they had received, the older brother could not remember. "Our family was so focused on Ted's health and getting him better." He explained. "Driving back and forth to Winnipeg during those years was not easy!"
A most-loved teacher in high school in Morden was also severely affected by polio. Paul Sigurdson was born in 1927 in the 1-6 district south of Morden. After he received his B of Ed. in 1952, he and his new wife traveled to Iceland for a year. Paul had many relatives there. Upon his return he contracted polio. After spending a year in the King George Hospital, part of the time in an iron lung, he progressed to using a ventilator. He was my English teacher when I was in Grade 11, the school year 1958-1959. At that time, he still had trouble breathing and he also talked with difficulty. Despite these handicaps, his English lessons were always interesting and he had a great sense of humour. Discipline was never a problem in his classes. We knew we had to listen carefully and we all respected him for not allowing his disabilities to diminish him. He retired from teaching early but he did not retire from living life to the fullest. He continued to be involved in the community. He sat on the board of the local library, the Morden and District Museum and the Morden Recreational Center. All his life, he remained interested in politics, sports and music. He wrote poetry. He wrote and directed plays performed in The Little Morden Theatre Company which he founded. Paul was chosen to be the citizen of the year in Morden in 1966. He died in 1991 at the age of 64 years.
The American president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, was probably the most well-known victim of polio. He was 39 in 1921 when he was stricken. At one time he was completely paralyzed but he recovered sufficiently to walk with the help of crutches. In his later years, he got around mostly in a wheelchair. With the help of his wife, Eleanore, he rallied from his illness to run for president successfully. He won four terms, the only president ever to do so. While president, he founded the March of Dimes and thousands of dollars were raised to support the two scientists who were working on a polio vaccine. Franklin D. Roosevelt was born in 1882 and died in 1945 at the age of 63.
Many children and adults recovered completely from polio but many others spent the rest of their lives in wheelchairs or walked with the help of braces and crutches. When these children grew up, they began demanding their rights to have access to all public buildings. They also petitioned for curbs and sidewalks to be made wheelchair friendly. We can give them the credit for the changing laws in Canada that makes life easier for people who have lost the use of their legs.
According to my google research, Dr. Jonas Salk was responsible for the injectable vaccine which was administered on April 12, 1955 and used until the early 1960s. Antibodies from previously infected blood was injected to neutralize the polio virus. Dr. Albert Sabin, some years later, invented the oral vaccine that had the potential to eradicate polio in North America and the rest of the world and is still in use today. I, along with a former classmate, remember being in Grade 5 in 1953, when our class had to line up to receive our polio vaccine. A drop of pink liquid on a white plastic spoon was given to us to swallow.
No longer do parents have to live through that terrible time of fear and dread every spring. No longer do they have to wonder if their child will be the next one stricken. Instead of vilifying vaccinations, parents should embrace them as the life-saving measures they are!


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Tabata, Presley may be Bucs' answer in right
PITTSBURGH -- Fans were holding their breaths as the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline approached, anxious for the Pirates to fill their only perceived hole, offense from the right-field position.
General manager Neal Huntington apparently shared that anxiety, judging by the widely-circulated comment that he was "willing to do something stupid, but not insane."
So guess what was happening while Huntington was "striking out" on the trade front? The Pirates kept winning. Their 6-2 record last week featured four wins over the Cardinals and was impacted by the two players that a deal could have displaced, Alex Presley and Jose Tabata. Between them, they hit .306, scoring six runs and driving in three.
They must have been what both Huntington and manager Clint Hurdle were referring to as something "in our back pocket " as the Trade Deadline clock was ticking.
"We were never, ever in a trouble situation," Hurdle said. "We talked the entire week about getting the other guys sparking. It might just be that Presley and Tabata find their way out there."
"It's great to see those guys have some big hits and make some key plays for us," Huntington said. "It's what we're going to need. It's part of the belief we had in this club, why we didn't want to do something desperate. They've shown signs of being the answer as we move forward, but they haven't done it on a consistent enough basis -- so let's see how consistent they can be."
Since the emphasis had been on getting a right-handed power bat, Tabata could be a bigger part of that answer. He provided a bright flash of that potential Saturday night, with a home run to right field and a triple into the faraway North Side Notch. Tabata also got Hurdle's attention with his forceful sprint home and slide on Josh Harrison's squeeze bunt.
"He threw up a game we were all hoping to see," Hurdle said. "That slide at home was the kind of play that gets you up out of your seat a little bit."


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Pagan drives in winning run in Giants 3-2 win
Ehire Adrianza became the latest pinch-runner in the majors to make a decisive dash.
Adrianza scored the winning run in his big league debut, speeding home Sunday on Angel Pagan's single in the 11th inning to lift the San Francisco Giants over the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2.
In a week that saw Cincinnati's Billy Hamilton and Boston's Quintin Berry score key runs as pinch-runners, Adrianza did his part.
"That was so exciting," Adrianza said. "I have been waiting for this moment since I was 3 years old. It was pretty amazing and it feels great. As a pinch-runner it was an honor to win a game like that."
Adrianza has been a minor league shortstop in the Giants' system since he was 16 in 2006.
Hector Sanchez hit a leadoff single in the 11th against Joe Thatcher (3-2). Adrianza moved up when Gregor Blanco reached safely on a sacrifice bunt and beat the throw home on Pagan's single.
Javier Lopez (3-2) got the win. Sanchez also drove in a run for the Giants, who split the series with Arizona.
"I just tried to put the ball in play and took advantage of the hole," Sanchez said. "I feel great right now. I'm comfortable swinging. I feel amazing."
Eric Chavez and A.J. Pollack each drove in runs for the Diamondbacks.
"We have not swung the bats very well at all, especially in the good situations," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said. "We're not in a good streak right now."
Gibson was ejected in the 10th for arguing after first base umpire Tom Hallion reversed his original call.
The Diamondbacks had runners at first and second with two outs when Aaron Hill grounded to first baseman Buster Posey. After bobbling the ball, Posey flipped to pitcher George Kontos covering the bag.
Hallion called Hill safe, then consulted with the other umpires and ruled him out.
Giants starter Madison Bumgarner threw six shutout innings, allowing four hits. He struck out nine and did not walk a batter. Bumgarner remains winless over his last seven starts.
"It doesn't matter if I get the win or not, that's out of our control," Bumgarner said. "All the starters are trying to do is compete, eat up some innings and keep us in it."
Diamondbacks starter Wade Miley went seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits. He walked two and struck out three.
Joaquin Arias singled to lead off the eighth for the Giants and went to second on Tony Abreu's sacrifice bunt. He was left there.
Matt Davidson walked to lead off the ninth for the Diamondbacks but pinch-runner Tony Campana was caught stealing. Miguel Montero followed with a single but was stranded.
Miley retired nine of the first 10 hitters before running into trouble in the fourth.
Tony Abreu walked and Posey doubled to open the inning. One out later, Sanchez bumped a single into right field to score one run and Posey later scored on a wild pitch.
The Diamondbacks scored twice in the eighth against Santiago Casilla, Chavez hit a sacrifice fly and Pollack had an RBI single.
NOTES: OF Hunter Pence needs a home run to become the first Giants player to record at least 20 home runs and 20 steals in a season since Barry Bonds in 1998. ... The Giants sold out their 237th regular season home game, doing it while the San Francisco 49ers hosting the Green Bay Packers in their regular-season opener. ... RHP Tim Lincecum (9-13, 4.50) makes the start for the Giants on Monday night when Colorado arrives to open a three-game set. He's 0-2 with an 8.00 ERA against the Rockies this year. ... The Diamondbacks will start RHP Randall Delgado (4-5, 3.69) in their series opener against the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Monday. He's allowed three earned runs or less in 12 of his 15 career starts. ... Arizona IF Martin Prado missed his second straight game with an illness. ... Diamondbacks INF Cliff Pennington returned to Arizona after the game to be with his wife, who will undergo induced labor on Monday.


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Protegee. Pioneer. Heroin addict. That there were many shades to musician Miles Davis's life is a given. But what's not is that a memorable life lived means a memorable biopic made.
Happily, then, Hotel Rwanda and Boogie Nights actor Don Cheadle does a sterling job – or numerous jobs – as the co-writer, leading man and co-producer in Miles Ahead, his directorial debut about the late jazz trumpeter's 65 years.
Like Davis's music and the mythology surrounding him, Miles Ahead follows its own rules, swerving the standard cradle-to-grave structure and instead offering up an elegant snapshot of Davis's life in the late 1970s.
Set five years on from his self-induced exit from public life – and his subsequent pause in releasing new music – Miles Ahead sees him drug-addled and in pain from a chronic hip complaint.
Living alone in a chemically induced stupor, he is taunted by memories of the breakdown of his marriage to muse and dancer Frances Taylor (Emayatzy Corinealdi) some years before. That the relationship was marred with his infidelity and abuse is not glossed over and, consequently, the portrayal is all the better for it.
Equally plaguing his thoughts are demands from his record label, who are desperate to bring the world another recording.
When wily – and fictional – Rolling Stone magazine journalist Dave Braden (Ewan McGregor) forces his way into Davis's house to get the scoop on a rumoured tape of his latest compositions, the mercurial musician is seething and angrily accompanies him to the record label which, according to Braden, arranged the chat.
There they meet unscrupulous music executive Harper Hamilton (Michael Stuhlbarg), who sneakily gets his mitts on the recording.
Hamilton is hell-bent on delivering a new Miles Davis record to his fans and, in doing so, netting a handsome profit for the company.
He's also eager to secure Miles's support for his new jazz wonder-kid Junior (Lakeith Lee Stanfield), which would also create a healthy and lucrative buzz around him.
Unfortunately for Hamilton, Miles couldn't give a fiddle about sales and ingenues and stops at nothing to take back what is his, taking Dave with him to write up his adventure.
United though they are in the pursuit, buddy movie this ain't. If anything, the distance and cold resentment – though there are occasional flashes of camaraderie – between Miles and Dave adds a pitch-perfect humour to the already whip-smart script.
Told through flashbacks, which are more free flowing than formulaic, and sharp performances, Miles Ahead is a stylish and instructive sideways glance at the late legend's life that, like all good things, leaves you wanting more.


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|@1200-1700 Toronto Vegetarian Association picnic, Bloor and High Park
|@1300 Toronto Ruby Users Group
|Keep in touch with family and friends
I realized yesterday that one of my weaknesses is that I'm usually more reactive than proactive when it comes to interacting with people. It's very easy for me to connect with people and help them feel comfortable. I feel good when I help people relax or think.
This has its dangers, however. I've often focused more on what will help other people grow than what will help me grow. Sometimes my schedule can get rather complicated as I try to split time between people or figure out which activities I can merge. It can also be difficult to manage people's expectations, particularly when people start thinking of relationships! So no, that wasn't working for me that well.
Rereading the executive summary for _Never Eat Alone_, I reflected upon its suggestion to involve people in activities about which you feel passionate. When you share something you love and enjoy, you are shown at your best. You also give people the feeling of being invited into something more personal and human and real.
Thinking about that made me realize that if I choose my activities according to what would help me grow, then I can choose people I would like to share those activities with. I would feel like I'm doing just the right thing at the right time and with the right people.
Today, I decided to start doing that. I asked myself, "What's the best thing I could do today to positively affect my life?" Visioning and storytelling resonated with me. I invited a friend whose vision I admire, and we had a wonderful afternoon conversation at Queen's Park. It was a very good decision, and definitely the best possible way I could have spent that time.
I'm a little bit worried that I'll end up neglecting the people who aren't quite related to my current interests, but then again, that's the power of weak ties - and I can ping people from time to time just to say hi, anyway. I'm also a little bit worried that I'll alienate people who might think this too utilitarian. Don't worry, not every get-together has to have an agenda. I also enjoy hanging out. =)
I think the key point is to have integrity in my decisions. How I choose to spend my time should be in line with my values and my priorities. It should be the best thing I could think of doing at that time, or reasonably close to it. The people I spend time with should be the best fit for it that I can imagine. That way, when I spend time with them, they know that it's a conscious, this-is-the best-thing-I-can-do-with-my-time thing. If I get that sorted out, then everything will fall into place...
I'm happy. Good stuff.
Random Japanese sentence: この種の猫には尾が無い。 The tail is absent in this type of cat.
I want to be able to spend my days reading, learning, and trying things out. I want to be able to share what I've learned with other people through writing and speaking. I want to be a generalist, learning about lots of different ideas and connecting them together. I want to be able to introduce people to each other when I find synergy, and I want to be able to pass ideas on to people who can make the most of them.
The careers that resonate with me the most are technology journalist, author, and speaker.
The best things I can do today in order to advance those goals are:
|Swap bicycles or get a skateboard
|Keep in touch with family and friends
|Read a good book
|Share the results of my reflection on happiness
Random Japanese sentence: 強盗は屋根からあの邸宅に入ったに違いない。 The cat burglar must have entered the mansion from the roof.
I want to keep in touch with enough people now that the limits on my phone are Rather Annoying. I would like free incoming calls so that I stop worrying about minutes and so that people feel free to call me any time of day instead of saving it for evenings and weekends. I want to be able to hear people's stories and insights as they happen. I'd also like unlimited text messaging, or at any rate more text messages than most people here probably send all their lives. ;) I don't really need a lot of daytime or evening minutes.
Martin Cleaver suggested that I go for a 3-year plan without hesitation. He said that I'd probably easily find a company here that's willing to sponsor me for a work permit. If I decide to work elsewhere, the company that hires me might be persuaded to buy me out of my plan. Even if I do end up going home after my master's, I just need to put aside enough money to cover the cancellation charge just in case I don't manage to sell my contract to someone else. It's a relatively small expense compared to the freedom of being able to connect.
I don't have a credit history, though, so that might take some more persuading. I need to first establish a North American credit card. I'll try persuading President's Choice Financial to grant me a credit card, considering my bank account with them. If not, I'll switch to TD's secured credit card, and I'll probably switch my savings and current account to them as well in order to facilitate payment.
Bell.ca is the only provider with an unlimited text messaging plan, I think. It offers unlimited text messaging for $10 per month. That plus the $25 unlimited incoming plan works out quite well. Additional minutes are 30c (ouch!), but I have unlimited nights (9 PM onwards, what the heck?!) and weekend minutes. Additional fees include the 6.95 system access fee and a 75c 911 fee. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to offer the Treo as an option, and Bell phones tend to be, well, Bell-specific... WAAH!
Rogers seems to be the only one offering Treo, but their plans suck.
Ooh, Fido. I can do Fido. $25 for unlimited incoming (sign up before Aug 8), and then $5 for 100 messages or $10 for 1000 messages. 1000 is close enough to unlimited, I think. <laugh>
Fido is GSM, so if I can find a second-hand Treo that I'd be happy with, that would work too. I want a Treo or some other Palm-based device because I want to be able to sync my data over from Emacs and BBDB. The Treo's picture-taking capabilities also sound really tempting. It's a rather expensive device, but if I can make it worth it by writing - must look for more things to write for! - that would be totally awesome. I'd love to be able to use it the way Martin does...
The Hiptop looks tempting, but I'll get it only if I know it works with Linux. I want to be able to refer to all of my notes. Otherwise, my current phone works fine. Rumor has it that I can run Linux on the hiptop, but I'll only do that if I keep access to all the interesting functionality. I want to be able to take pictures.
... Maybe I should just look for a Linux-based smartphone.
Okay. Breathe. Priorities. First things first.
The very next thing I need to do in order to make this happen is to get myself a Canada-based credit card so that I can sign up for plans without getting it charged back to the Philippines.
The next thing I need to do is sign up for unlimited incoming and text messaging plans. Wireless providers usually give a substantial discount if you choose a phone together with a plan, and there's a $300 discount (reducing the cost to $200) if I get the Hiptop together with a contract. However, I might be able to get a monthly plan without a contract, then sign a contract if I'm firmly convinced that it's a good phone and that I can make it work.
But the very first thing I need to do is establish credit. I can do that on Thursday.
Random Japanese sentence: 妖精は王子を猫に変えた。 The fairy changed the prince into a cat.
Raj Shekhar reminded me that software development is a career too, and that there are software companies that use exciting things like LISP.
My background is in computer science, and I spent almost all my summers in high school training for programming competitions. I was a geek's geek, with algorithms and code coming out of my ears. I still enjoy writing code to make things work. =) I'm much more comfortable reading other people's code and making sense of it than other people I know - apparently, a rare thing. ;) I also enjoy writing documentation. These two factors cause most people to doubt my existence. What, a programmer who likes reading other people's code _and_ writing documentation?! Right up there with unicorns and dragons, mate. ;)
But that's not all of who I am, and I get the sense that's not what I'm best suited for.
In yesterday's conversation about the meaning of life and other things, Simon Rowland pointed out that I'm more relationship-driven than technology-driven. When I argued that I'm still a technologist at heart, he laughed and pointed out that even my Emacs Lisp coding is motivated by contact with people. The reason why I enjoyed working on Planner so much was because I could make people really happy by writing code to fit their editor and personal information manager to their particular needs. And it wasn't people in abstract, people in general, but rather one person at a time, with completely idiosyncratic code that I might never reuse.
I like working with technology on a human scale. I love personalizing things. I love working one-on-one with people. I don't like being abstracted away from users. I want them to be able to yell at me when something goes wrong, and I want them to be able to express their appreciation when things go right. I don't want to deal with market studies and hypothetical users. I want names and faces and stories.
I guess that's why software development or system administration don't really appeal to me as careers. I know a lot of developers and sysads who enjoy their work and are doing cool things, but their work doesn't strike a chord in me. I love developing skills that aren't part of the traditional developer profile. I love writing and public speaking, and I want to do that as part of my day job instead of just something I do on the side.
Some people have advised me to take a code monkey job, just for the heck of it. Just to gain experience and give myself more time here in North America, you know. As tempting as it is, though, my instinct? feeling? sense? tells me that there might be a better path. If it's at all possible for me to follow my passion at each step, I'd rather do that and be exceptional rather than be a mediocre programmer.
When I ask myself what I'd do if I could work without thinking about money, what I'd do even if no one paid me to, the answer that consistently comes up is: spend the entire day reading, learning, teaching, writing, speaking, meeting people. I don't see myself building robust, featureful systems or crafting beautiful code. I see myself drawing attention to other people's stories, connecting different ideas, introducing people to people and things that could change their lives. At the end of my life, I don't want people to remember me for some program I wrote, but rather for the changes that I helped them make in their lives, what I inspired them to do, who I inspired them to be.
So yes: although I can code, a job that involves only that aspect of me will not be able to make the most of me.
This probably disappoints some of my college teachers who'd rather I were in "hard" computer science - cryptography, graph theory, whatever - but that's the way it is, and I want to explore that aspect of myself.
How does that translate into a career? It's not exactly the kind of thing you'll find advertised on Monster.com. I'll probably spend the rest of my master's thinking about enterprise social computing and how people can make the most of blogs, wikis, social bookmarking, podcasting, and related technologies. I would like to stay in North America for at least a few more years because I'm learning so much from the tech culture here, so I'll need to offer enough value to a company to sponsor my work permit. I'd like to think that I can create enough value to justify the paperwork. ;)
In particular, I'd probably fit in well as someone who can support consultants and other people whose job it is to know about technology but who are too busy to learn about all these different things. I'm good at reading about lots of different things and looking at the connections. I'm also good at searching for supporting information and recommending things that might be useful. I've been complimented on my ability to get people enthused about something, and that extra boost might help people close sales. If you know any company that would be a good fit for me and that I would be a good fit for, I'd love to hear about it!
I'm also interested in writing, but that might be more of a medium-term thing. =)
If I can find a best-fit opportunity, all the better. If I'm not quite qualified to do that yet and I can't find a company that will take a chance on me and train me up, I'll consider other opportunities - but I definitely want something that engages not only my technological skills but also my social ones. =)
(Thanks for the comment, Raj! I love being prompted to reflect more because that makes me clarify my thoughts.)
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Bruce Update: Broken Wrist
t was indeed bad. Jay Bruces wrist is fractured and this was discerned less than two innings after he was walked off the field here in Queens. Reds GM Walt Jocketty, passing through the media area, looked a little wan, to say the least. Barely two hours ago Jerry Hairston was telling me he had hopes if being competitive in the wide-open NL Central if our rightfielder gets going. No time frame is officially offered yet but Bruces chances of getting going would seem to depend entirely on him getting going to Lourdes.
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Keith: first time here. What are your thoughts on the Francouer trade? I personally think a young man 5 years younger than Church still has a shot of being a significant talent on a team. Also: is Minaya tied up because of Wilpon's budget? Can he renegotiate a contract to ensure a players continued presence on the team if traded for?


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What is the ADMIN CONSOLE
In "SOMS", the ADMIN CONSOLE is the place where you and your staff manage your entire business. Each user (staff member) is given access to the ADMIN CONSOLE via a unique password (very much like internet banking access).
The ADMIN CONSOLE has a menu and a dashboard.
The menu is used mostly to add data in the system and to keep it up to date (customer information, supplier information, product details, price lists, etc.) It is also used to manage your website and to view information that has already been processed and completed (paid up invoices, expired quotes, completed orders, etc.).
The Dashboard on the other hand is a live indicator of the things that still need to be processed in your business.
Each staff member, depending on their role in the company, is given limited access to the menu functions and to the Dashboard functions.
The Menu
The Menu in the ADMIN CONSOLE is primarily used to add new data in your system and to update this data from time to time. The Menu is your access point for adding your company staff members, your customers, your suppliers, your products, your company vehicles, your price lists, etc. It is also the access point for your Website Management system.
When you add a staff member in "SOMS", you select the Menu buttons that this person will see on his / her Menu, thereby limiting the access that he / she will have to the system.
The Dashboard
The Dashboard is the first thing you see when you login to the ADMIN CONSOLE. It is there to remind you of business matters that need your attention.
The Dashboard is made up of small panels which are all labeled individually as follows:
- Customer Login Request
- Customer Quotes
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- Dispatch
- Payments
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- Consignments
- Supplier Enquiries
- Supplier Quotes
- Supplier Orders
- Incoming Stock
- Supplier Invoices
- Reports
- Statements
The Dashboard is about work in progress. You can click on any of the Panels and it will list the specific matters that need to be processed. You then select the matter that you want to view or process and "SOMS" takes you directly to the relevant admin page.
The Panels that are activated in the Dashboard for each Staff Member is controlled.


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The week in review
Most disturbing statistics: One in five Charlottesville families can't pay their bils and one in three can't afford day care and transportation costs to keep a job, according to a study based on U.S. Census numbers conducted by a group called the Greater Charlottesville Area Development Corporation. A single parent in Charlottesville with two children needs $35,000 to eke out an existence in a city where the median income is $59,284.
Latest City Council candidate reshuffling: Independent Paul Long drops out of the race and endoses fellow indies Brandon Collins and Andrew Williams.
Latest LIthuanian DUI conviction: Vitalijia Vasciunaite is convicted of driving under the influence in the July 2010 crash in which she plowed into VDOT worker Jose Porfirio Martinez, according to the Progress. Vasciunaite is fined $250 and loses her license for a year, but did not receive additional jail time. She's currently serving 10 months for the maiming of a person while driving while intoxicated and felony hit-and-run.
Longest sentence for corpse hiding: Waynesboro woman Susan Dudley, 26, gets 90 days September 20 for helping her husband dump a body in the James River in Bedford County, according to the News Virginian. Christopher Michael Dudley, 29, was sentenced in May to 37 years for the first-degree slaying of Churchville man Sean Placko, 42.
Most computer trespassing charges: UVA student Farah Shah is arrested September 21 and charged with four counts after another UVA student reported that her Facebook and email accounts had been accessed and a message sent to a third party, according to a release. Shah is released on a $2,000 unsecured bond and is scheduled to appear in Albemarle General District Court September 30
Oldest alleged molester: Bobby Lee Cash, 75, of Staunton is arrested for the aggravated sexual battery of a 12-year-old acquaintance in April, NBC29 reports.
Biggest blow to shooting defense: Convicted murderer John Wesley Morris, 53, is denied a private investigator September 20 for his most recent charges for allegedly shooting his girlfriend in the neck and leaving her partially paralyzed. According to WCAV, Morris was on parole for the 1985 murders of Ricky Clements and Monte Wanless.
Biggest lawsuit: Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors sues Richmond financial adviser Davenport & Company LLC, claiming the supes were duped into issuing nearly $70 million in bonds to build a new high school so Davenport could collect fees, leaving the county stuck with an additional $18 million in interest charges, Sharon Fitzgerald reports in the Progress. Davenport says it stands behind its financial advice.
Beefier Albemarle schools flack, er, public relations, title: Phil Giaramita is named public affairs and strategic communications officer, succeeding more modestly titled communications coordinator Maury Brown, who is teaching at Germanna College, according to a release. Giaramita's resume includes the Virginia Department of Health, the Darden school, and International Paper.
Sketchiest physician: Charles K. Weisman, 48, opens a clinic in Staunton two years after his license to practice medicine is suspended, which he is allowed to do as long as he doesn't see patients, the News Leader reports. Weisman fell afoul of the Board of Medicine in 2009 for not revealing he hadn't completed a residency program because of "inadequate competence." Other alleged misdeeds in his license suspension include keeping pot and booze in his former practice's office, having sex with patients, and asking an employee for clean urine to pass a state drug test. On September 16, Weisman was jailed on charges of assault and battery of his business partner/girlfriend.
Creepiest video: Footage from the September 24 armed robbery of the West Park Market on Four Seasons Drive shows a masked man in dark clothing carrying a large gun walking through the store to a Steely Dan soundtrack.
Most dubious top 25 achievement: Environment Virginia ranks Charlottesville as the 21st smoggiest small metropolitan area in the country, the same week an organization called Sperling puts the town as number one place to live.


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text: John wrote: > Thanks, I look forward to seeing if it works on your > system. I also tried it on a the latest livedvd > Knoppix distro and it diplayed the same behavior. > > --- Dwaine Garden <dwainegarden at rogers.com> wrote: > >> I'll do some testing too. I have not tried both >> analog and digital on separate RF connections. I sent out test patches to address this very issue ages ago, but nobody has ever responded with any test results... http://lists-archives.org/video4linux/10378-kworld-atsc110-philips-tuv1236d-f-h-multiple-inputs.html The current code in the kernel will (or should) behave as follows: One RF is used for analog + digital cable (QAM256) The other RF is used for OTA VSB only. One of the patches in the link above should change the behavior to reflect the following: Analog will always use one RF, and digital, regardless of VSB or QAM, will use the other. At the time I wrote the email, I wasnt sure which patch was correct, so I provided two for testing. One will work correctly, and the other will probably force all tuning to use the single RF no matter what. I do not have an ATSC110 to test this with, so it is up to you guys to test the patches that I am providing, and make the appropriate changes to them as necessary. >> I think this is the only hdtv card that does have >> two RF connections. Actually, the FusionHDTV3 Gold-Q also has two rf inputs, in addition to the ATI HDTV Wonder. I hope this information helps you... PLEASE respond with some feedback. Cheers, Mike Krufky


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Meyers was recently honored at BYU's homecoming celebration. He presented a lecture on Oct. 10 titled "25 Years of Research on the Human Papillomavirus" and was recognized at several events throughout the week, including a dinner and a parade. He and his wife, Tina, were special guests at the homecoming game against Georgia Tech.
Meyers joined the College of Medicine in 1993 following postdoctoral research at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Chicago. He has achieved national and international renown for his work on human papillomaviruses (HPV), a known cause of cervical cancer and other malignancies. He is the first author of a seminal manuscript published in Science in 1992, describing the first tissue culture method for the growth of human papillomaviruses in the laboratory -- still the only method for culturing HPV within a tissue culture system.


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March 18, 2019
March 18th Lenten Devotion – Pastor Julie
About Pastor Craig Schweitzer
I like to think of myself as a pretty easy going person who seeks to daily discover anew how God is present in my life and in the world in which I live and serve. I am a husband, father, brother, son, friend, pastor, and maybe most significantly – a child of God! My beautiful spouse Wendy and I live in Bismarck, ND with our twin daughters, Ilia and Taegan and our crazy dogs Henri & Sadie. I've serve on the staff of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bismarck, ND since July 2001. I was first called to serve as Music & Worship Minister, in 2010 was called to serve as Pastor of Worship and Youth Education, and in January 2014 was called to serve as Senior Pastor. My professional background is a diverse collection of musical and educational experiences that ranges from live concert production and promotion to recording studios, and live performance to music education. Prior to joining Good Shepherd, I was an Instructor of Music at Bismarck State College and owned and operated a successful teaching studio called 6x6 Guitar Studio. I am a graduate of the University of Mary in Bismarck and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, CA and was ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in September 2010. Outside of Good Shepherd, I enjoy hanging out with my family and friends, reading, listening or playing any and all music, a relaxing round of golf, or spending some quiet time with God. View all posts by Pastor Craig Schweitzer
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