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Enabling Easier Cloud Solutions Deployment
In this live presentation Sam Jacobs, presenting on behalf of SNIA, will look at:
* Cloud definitions
* Types of Cloud architectures
* Industry challenges
* SNIA Storage cloud initiative
* Cloud examples and use cases
He will then review open questions from the audience around this topic.
Sam is the EMEA Partner leader for NetApp, a $5bn US corporation. He has worked in the IT industry since 1983 with leading edge technologies and has been involved in implementations across Financial Services, Retail, Government, and other industries. Current projects include work on how organizations can achieve business value and innovate through Cloud and other new infrastructure technologies. Sam's interests include technical and organizational aspects of change. He is a graduate of Cambridge University, a mentor in the City IT company and a trustee of the Arts Depot in North London.
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A few weeks ago I had bought some nice fillet steaks for a Saturday night dinner. Having misjudged the amount of meat that I required, I ended up with a solitary steak not being needed. No big problem, into the freezer he went until I could think of something to do with him. Nicola had been looking through some of my many recipe books over the last few nights and had highlighted this dish as something that she would like to see make its way to the dinner table, which meant that my fillet steak could now live out his beefy destiny.
Ingredients (serves 2)
- 300g rump steak (or whichever cut of beef you wish)
- 2 tsp sugar, any type you want
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin (in the absence of mirin, sweet sherry is a good replacement)
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped roughly
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 4 spring onions, sliced lengthways
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
- Start cooking your basmati rice using packet instructions. When cooked, stir a drizzle of sesame oil through the rice.
- Slice the meat as thinly as possible. Mix the sugar, soy sauce, mirin, garlic and sesame oil before adding the beef and stir.
- Heat a wok until very hot, add 2 tbsp vegetable oil. When the oil is beginning to smoke, add the beef, searing for a few minutes before adding the spring onions.
- Stir fry for a couple of minutes then add the sesame seeds.
This dish is so easy to prepare, in fact the preparation and cooking of the beef can be done in the time that your rice is cooking. Nicola gave this dish a top score of ten so it looks I'll be making it again in the near future. I better make sure that there's plenty of leftover fillet beef close to hand!


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Creators of Maps and the Geospatial Revolution MOOC talk rediscovering geography
Creators of Maps and the Geospatial Revolution MOOC talk rediscovering geography
Penn State is continuing its release of massive open online courses today, with the launch of Maps and the Geospatial Revolution on Coursera. The free course is led by Anthony Robinson, lead faculty for online geospatial education and assistant director for the GeoVISTA research center for the Department of Geography at Penn State. Robinson designed the course with support from David DiBiase, director of education at Esri, a major mapping software company that will supply free mapping software for the students in the class.
We recently chatted with Robinson and DiBiase about the upcoming release of the massive online course, including maps, geospatial technology and how it all fits in with the MOOC revolution.
Can you give us a rundown of what the course is about and how it will work?
Robinson: This course is a five-week introduction to mapping and geographic information science. It is designed for students who may be using maps every day to navigate and make decisions but may not have ever had an experience making their own maps. The intention for this class is for students to rethink what maps can do and learn to make their own maps.
Five weekly lessons will feature short video lectures, written and graphical content, hands-on mapping activities and discussion assignments. Hands-on mapping activities will leverage Esri's ArcGIS Online tools, which work directly in the Web browser at no cost to students. Students will work with mapping software to explore neighborhood demographics, natural disasters, geo-located social media and other exciting areas of geographic analysis.
Why did you want to be a part of Penn State's entrance into the world of MOOCs?
Robinson: Right off the bat, I was very motivated to develop this MOOC to reach a completely new audience, and to show those folks what's so great about maps and geospatial science. Geography is a science that most people have to discover — it's not something that everyone takes in high school. I wanted to open that world for people. Also, we have a very strong tradition of excellence in geography at Penn State, so it's something I think we should highlight.
Why is it important for people to take this course and learn more about geospatial technology?
DiBiase: We're living in an increasingly connected world — and geography is more important than ever. So, the technology that makes geography come alive is incredibly valuable to society. Whether people realize it or not, maps are everywhere, including in our phones and GPS devices. One billion people worldwide are using interactive maps, and we have the potential to help people see that maps are a much more powerful tool than anyone ever realized. We gain a better understanding of our world through technology.
Could you tell us a little bit about Esri's role in this MOOC?
DiBiase: First off, the course will be using one of Esri's software programs, called ArcGIS Online. It's a mapping platform available for free to anyone with an Internet connection, and it currently has approximately 1.9 billion interactions a month.
Also, I serve as part of the lead education team at Esri. Our team reaches out to universities, colleges and schools to increase awareness about geospatial technologies. When Penn State approached us about helping with this MOOC, they weren't asking us what to teach, but how to teach and present information in this format. Our role was simply to help and we're honored that the University reached out to us for consultation on this project.
Robinson: I worked with Esri's education team — which includes David DiBiase, Joseph Kerski and Angela Lee — on two major things. First, they were instrumental in examining my ideas for learning objectives for the course and giving their feedback. (I find my classes are always better when I get critical feedback early in the development process.)
The second major thing I did with Esri was to develop lab activities using ArcGIS Online. This environment should scale nicely to handle thousands of students at once – and it works right in the browser, so we will hopefully avoid anything cumbersome with sharing technology to such a large group of students all around the world.
What are you looking forward to most in doing this course, and what do you hope comes from Penn State's partnership with Coursera?
Robinson: I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to help people make their first maps. I remember making my first map as an undergraduate, and that experience paved the way for what I'm doing today. And as the lead faculty for our online geospatial education programs at Penn State, I'm also eager to learn from the MOOC example to determine what might translate and lend itself to our existing online curriculum.
I hope we're able to learn about teaching online to massive audiences, and that we'll learn how to make better decisions about when these types of classes are most valuable. I'm also hoping that we'll be able to translate many years of success at teaching online courses into advancing the state-of-the-art when it comes to MOOCs to fix some of their known issues. And, of course, I'd like to see MOOC students consider Penn State for furthering their education beyond the courses we offer for free through Coursera.
To learn more about the new geospatial MOOC, visit https://www.coursera.org/psu. For more IT stories at Penn State, go to https://current.it.psu.edu/.


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By Larry Shaughnessy
(CNN) - The Navy's newest warship slipped out of dry dock this week into the waters of Maine, marking a new era for war fighting at sea.
The USS Zumwalt, the first of the DDG-1000 class of destroyers, is longer, faster and carries state-of-the-art weapons that will allow it to destroy targets at more than 60 miles, according to the Navy.
At 610 feet long and 81 feet wide, the Zumwalt is longer and thinner than the USS Arizona, a battleship sunk at Pearl Harbor. But it weighs about half as much.
Much of the ship's superstructure is wrapped in a huge, canopy made of lightweight carbon fiber composite.
The canopy and the rest of the ship is built on angles that help make it 50 times harder to spot on radar than an ordinary destroyer.
"It has the radar cross-section of a fishing boat," said Chris Johnson a spokesperson for Naval Sea Systems Command.
The Navy had planned to spend up to $9 billion in research and development on the DDG-1000 program and up to $20 billion to design and deliver seven ships. But cost overruns cut production to three ships.
When it begins missions, the Zumwalt will be the largest stealthy ship in the Navy.
Coming out of dry dock at Bath Iron Works in Maine does not mean the ship is ready to put to sea.
The shipbuilder will now begin installing a considerable arsenal of weapons, including two Advanced Gun Systems (AGS), which can fire rocket powered, computer-guided shells that can destroy targets 63 miles away. That's three times farther than ordinary destroyer guns can fire.
The DDX will go to sea with a crew of about 150 as opposed to current destroyers which carry a crew of 275. One reason is the AGS is practically self-firing. It needs no sailors to load the shells or remove the spent rounds.
The Zumwalt will also be equipped with a new missile launching system capable of firing 80 missiles, including Tomahawk cruise missiles and Seasparrow surface to air missiles.
Finally it will be able to carry and launch two Seahawk helicopters or four unmanned aerial vehicles.
Its christening had been been scheduled for last month, but the government shutdown forced the Navy to cancel the ceremony.
It's expected to be rescheduled next spring. The shipbuilder plans to finish construction and turn the ship over to the Navy next year.
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Am I the only person who is going to ask what the point of this is? Yes Destroyers are cool. They are also SO WW2. Their only real function in modern war would be the protection of your carrier fleet...which is not stealth and would be extremely hard to make stealth. As far as destructive power projection-that is already covered by nuclear submarines, which are armed with all sorts of nuclear/non-nuclear missiles, can sink ships/other subs, are not detectable by radar AND are effectively invisible to the naked eye as well as to satellite imagery. Why not just slap a retractable rail gun on a nuclear submarine and call it a day? Aside from drones, the military has been making some stupid developmental decisions.
Not so WW2 as you might think. Submarines have same profile when they surface to take on tasks that would otherwise be left to surface ships; and they are not built for such tasks anyway. Today's Naval platforms function very differently than the Fleet you are referencing. In addition to having an effective defensive wall against most of what could be thrown at it, the ship is part of a web. Tug on one remote part of the web and it's felt throughout. These ships are not lone rangers and they are not expected to act outside the "web". Even a mass-suicide mission of speed boats and jets with air-to-ship weaponry would have crazy-high casualty rate to pull it off. That is asymmetry for the good guys.
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I am an "OLD" 2100 and 2250 tin can snipe. I am totally in awe. I would love to see the engineering compartments.
You've got a fat chance of that! Try again in 20 years,
Mr. Chopak, from a Fletcher (DD445) plankowner's son, who grew up on stories of the Tin Can Navy, and who walked her decks in '69 on the same day her colors were struck and he was piped over, Bravo Zulu Sir!
To all the veterans and their families – A SOLEMN DAY OF RECOGNITION TO YOU ALL!!!
John Cooper aka on this thread as "JC"
Both myself and my partner Sue will raise our glasses to your fine words and your thoughts John. Sue' father served
On HMS BELFAST. During World War Two, I forget how many times I have been dragged up London to accompany
her , She loves to walk. Around driving the. Crew mad with Questions, Like, " would my dad stood here". Or "would
He have spent time having his meals There." Etc etc. These things mean so much today for her So we will raise our
Glass to your thoughts John,
I looked up on Wikipedia destroyers lost during WW2, and 79 were lost, along with 5 main aircraft carriers. And that was the winning side, and I suppose they were state of the art at the time, with enemy radar very basic and unsophisticated. So even in a "winning' war today, against any adversary with semi-modern missile technology, expect heavy ship losses (note, my son is active duty in the U.S. Navy , so those stats don't make me very happy).
Can well understand your Fatherly anxiety. Concerning your son, Noting the unexpected losses of the Royal Navy 30
Years ago during the Falkland's war. And taking your anxiety into consideration. There must be many feeling as you do,
Looking at that Falkland conflict. It does tend to make one listen to those who see little future for surface war ships,
The DDG is apparently going to end this vulnerability! I'm a bit dubious ! Wish your son well from me. Ray Hill
If we get more of these destroyers, I don't think there's too much worry that another ship will destroy ours! Our military technology is better then awesome!
There seems to be a misunderstanding going on here ' with all these conflicting posts! There is no doubt that a
Strong USA is most Important in todays world, But. Not too strong! Just strong enough to be a 100% deterrent!
Many of the ' posts '. ( including mine ). Are simply pointing out that this expensive piece of merchandise is not
As invulnerable as it might seem, Surely if this latest Ship with all of its mind blowing Technology is that good
Then it would be the very last thing I'd want to be on if thing's got HOT! An adversary would surely want it out of
The way very quickly!? Ask yourselves a question. Do you think any perceived adversaries have an ability in 2013
To make a successful attack on a surface ship or even a land target !? If your answer is YES. Then the money has
Not been spent wisely !
No doubt that the Chinese have already hacked all of the top secret plans for this boat. They will have their own in 10 years.
If they build them as crappy as the rest of their merchandise, we have nothing to fear.
And, if you think I'm blustering, just look at the Soviets.
It didn't help them to steal our tech.
Both davedavedave and Craig make fair comment. But we should not rubbish the Chinese or the Russian abilities,
I for one do not relish the prospect of finding out how correct these assessments are if we ever go eye to eye!!
Beware the yellow peril and what they may have up their sleeve.craig
All this chatter about. Who's got what' and how much better than the opponents etc etc. Is going to become irrelevant
Very quickly if it ever kicks off !!! Davedavedave and co will not be spared the incineration,
I would still spend my tax money on building these and keep americans working than send Billions in aid to the rest of the world.
Yes, you're totally right, those are our only 2 choices.
I think he is stating that he would be OK with the cost of the three ships ($9B) come out of the annual foreign aid budget($50B). As much as I love military tech and America First – $3B does seem to be an extreme cost for a single delivery platform.
Tax payer. SO WOULD I RATHER SEE ALL MONEY SPENT AT HOME RATHER THAN ABROAD BUT DONT HOLD YOUR BREATH. THOSE IN CHARGE DONT DO " COMMON-SENSE "
Looks like the Merrimack.
My thoughts exactly !!!! Amazing.
Will the Russians develop one that looks like the ' Monitor ' ? LOL
"It has the radar cross-section of a fishing boat," said Chris Johnson a spokesperson for Naval Sea Systems Command. So the order goes out to destroy anything bigger than a canoe during war and this thing is toast.
Clearly little or no knowledge of stand-off warfare. The ship's "chin" is far behind it's "knuckles".
And I seriously doubt the opponent will lead with his "chin".
Exactly. And it is this kind of projected power that both punches beyond its weight as well as the reach of the adversary.
You really don't have a clue do you?
In long range warfare the advantage goes to whoever can pinpoint the enemy first and of course reducing a ships radar cross section (RCS) is a great advantage.
For example the B2 isn't invisible to radar, and instead it has a greatly reduced RCS such that it needs to be much closer to air defense radars to be detect, this results in gaps between what is otherwise overlapping coverage areas and the B2 simply flies through those gaps.
Depending on the level of stealth of this ship it could much closer to enemy ships, aircraft and/or shore emplacement without being detected, which of course would give it a huge advantage over a standard hull ship. In addition when used defensively it would allow a ship with considerable punch to sit undetected between our fleet and enemy forces and long before they pick up our non-stealth ships they could unknowingly be within range of the weapons systems of this ship class.
It's Already obsolete! It's adversaries have the ability to detect every inch of ALL The seas at all times! It's ability to
Hit targets 65 miles away would be irrelevant in a HOT WAR environment.
Can't imagine a single example where an adversary would worry too much about these ships as targets!
Having the radar signature of a fishing boat is hardly an endearing feature to an adversary's incoming missile that
Can track and destroy something as small as a golf ball!
I think these surface vessels and their ability is sometimes lost on the designers! The Falkland war was a very good
Example, The Royal Navy and its equivalent state of the art defensive capability on board the ships resulted in
Them being virtual sitting targets, " that was then". You may say! Yes. Things have come a long way since
Then. But the technology hasn't been one way, As the DDG1000 has grown its abilities. So has the abilities to
Destroy such targets!
Please cite the support, any support, for the ability to track something the size of a golf ball (in the context of open ocean mobility).
Of course, most people reading my post would know that I used the 'golf ball analygy' as a reference ie. a small object! But Of course the DDG 1000 platform is several hundred thousand times as big as a golf Ball and would not evade recognition by any determined adversary to track and find it, The DDG system is surely , primarily built for a very sophisticated War senario. Probably WW3 based. In that instance it's survival would depend on 'lacking technology' by any WW3 Adversary. And sadly few people would imagine that the technology of any perceived WW3 adversary would be lacking!
I'll state again, that these ships don't go sailing into harm's way. They are stand-off battle platforms i.e. they punch farther than the enemy can. There isn't a land-based missile on the drawing boards that can track and cover the distance of one of these ships. For ship to ship concerns, no hostile ship could get within striking distance. These ships ALWAYS operate in a group. Tug on one part of the web and you tug on all of the web. After the economic life expires due to opposing tech...probably 25 years, these ships can be repurposed to more conventional, but still lethal duties.
John Cooper,
All your points are taken aboard, I note that you have the opinion that DDG can punch well above its
Weight, and I am sure it can, But if only technology stood still your point would be enough to shut the ' wing nut' brigade up. No doubt I am a ' wing nut ' too.
Any adversary would surely already be scribbling away around the drawing board in order to counter the threat posed by
DDG, Thus, an antidote to DDG may make it useless overnight, Even going back just a short while to the Exocet era
Which was the holy grail of its day, When it was launched at a ship. It's profile when miles off from its target was no
More than a tiniest speck in the radar screens of the target. ( Golf ball size) but That was then ! Today the. Range of DDG' offensive assets are said to be aprox 65 miles to target. Thus coming back to your point. Makes it safe from such ship to ship Or Air to ship missile systems of today. But lets instead talk of tomorrow. Which is when DDG will operated,
Things Do not stand still for a moment when a Countries survival may depend on its abilities. But, I will end by expressing
A hope that your assumptions as to DDG ability is correct.
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They should have named the ship Enterprise for consistency.
Why do we need this?
So that the smartphone you posted this from doesn't cost you $1200
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Technology and the animal that is the advancement of technology require these kinds of things.
Russia has got many stealth destroyers for decades now: they call them submarines!
Hammer, pliers or screwdriver?
Most wing nuts should only be finger tight. No scanners or tools needed, But some. ' not all' of your description of such contributors are Warranted. Some are simply putting forward genuine points. But perhaps not so eloquently as they
Could In order to get their point over. Ray. UK
Good grief, I never seen so many stupid comments like the ones these idiots here keep making about this new killer battleship!!! Now let's all hope that China continues to finance our huge budget deficit brought about by the building of these monsters. If not, the right-wing politicians in Washington will gut both Medicare and Social Security in order to keep on building these monster machines so loved by these idiots here!!! Such ignorance is truly a national disgrace!
You somehow avoided using race, education and senior citizens in your digression. Did you use your petro-phone to make that response? Or was it your petro-laptop? Or perhaps you drove in your petro-car to Starbucks to use the wi-fi whilst sipping your petro-double-venti-latte? Behind your shiny toys is the messy business of world-order and keeping the oil flowing. Who would do a better job of keeping the order? China? Russia? The Taliban?
That's fascinating, because medicare and social security has continually been raped by Democrats since the Carter administration.
Reading your post George. I cannot say I believe all of what you say. However. I can get your drift, The problem
Is going to encompass all mankind if the USA gets in too much of a muddle! It may be left with just one alternative
And that is unthinkable ! I can also see where some of the ' threads' are coming from, America saved us
From stark Communism and would not be wishing to see it's power taken from it!
I lean very much towards your points. But reserve quite a few for ' what we would all face if America dropped it's
Guard, Only future generations. ( if there is will be any) will know the outcome, I also worry about the debt
Crisis that the USA is experiencing. It could precipitate the unthinkable, They won't surrender their military might
Lightly. And we should all thank them. ( not knock them) for this ,
Dont think for a minute that they perpusely Made( Kirk) the capt.. for a reason....publisity stunt im sure
...and you.kmow rhis how?
What an ugly design. It looks like a submarine that can not submerge. 🙂
ugly design? You mean, you miss sails? Form follows function. its not built to remind you of the Missouri.
I would take that ship home to meet my parents!
all ships are can submerge once
Right, and broken clocks tell time twice a day. What's your point?
That ship looks like if it were upside down.
These ships are largely about speed moreso than stealth. The structure above the water line reduces
wind drag substantially. I would guess this is an easy 40+ knot vessel. I would not even be surprised
at 50 knots. The bow is a super low drag design with wave piercing properties. This is especially
effective in adverse weather conditions.
Good for America and the Free World!
Gee whiz, what a stupid comment the one above is! If being stupid was a virtue, the bozo who posted this one would be a living saint!
Yes! With some reservations I agree your sentiments, There is little room for knocking the USA. It's origin runs through
Our veins ! But it should seriously think about some that are elected . ....Ray...
I can't get over just how many ignoramuses there are here who keep on blogging over just how "wonderful" these cursed ships are! These idiots seem to come out of the woodwork in order to display their stupidity. If being stupid was a virtue, these clowns would be living saints!
They are completely leaving out that the new captain for this vessel's name is Captain Kirk.
Not kidding...
Captain James Kirk no less!
The budget for this single NAVY program is larger than the entire NASA budget for FY2014. The the sum of all NASA's budget from 1958-2011 (adjusted for inflation) is smaller than the defense budget for 2011. If the Congress is serious about addressing spending, it should pay attention to DOD contracting practices.
Congress DOES pay attention to the contractors. The contractors pay their campaign bills. "WTO rules!".
A beautiful piece of machinery. This should show the little fat in bread. Freak in NK that he and his little twisted army are totally ineffective
What a totally stupid comment the above is! Gee jw, did you ever get past the 5th grade in school? There is absolutely nothing "wonderful" nor "beautiful" about a killing machine. Only a foul mouthed, hateful, ignorant Tea Partier would feel that way. Are you one by any chance?
"Foul-mouthed and hateful"? Interesting choice of words ya got there.
Just remember, this country you live in was forged by empires at war. Put down those pansy sedatives and remember where your blood came from.
What? Aren't you taxed enough already?
JW I think you meant " inbreed" not " inbread".
can anybody tell me why everybody "supports the troops' but very few ( the 1%? ) will join? It is through the sacrifice of thousands for 200+ yrs that allow you to be as stupid as your comments ....
Only 7% of all Americans have worn the Uniforms of the Military a Viet Nam Vet
Your comment only shows your stupidity. I would like to join if they allow an 60+ yrs old to join. Thanks to millions of engineers and workers that Armed Forces don't need a lot. Especially those unpatriotic and ungraceful one like you.
Give me 20 billion, I will create a new world for you....or for me...:)
Wonderful ship, but perfect example of why so much money is wasted on exotic weapons. Stealth or not, air power made surface ships obsolete by the end of WW II. With the addition of missiles (short and long range) drones stealth aircraft and weapons we don't even know about yet, surface vessels are dead meat in combat. Nuclear subs have a better chance to survive, adapt and attack. The sweeping intelligence apparatus we are using to find terrorists and prevent attacks anywhere in the world is the most effective weapon now and for a long time to come. If the British, French, Germans, Spanish, who look to the U.S. to be their "security blanket," don't like our methods, let them find something they like better. Same goes for our domestic alarmists.
The Navy and surface ships are not obsolete. The Naval blockade during the Cuban missile crisis was a good example. The Vietnamese specifically negotiated for the removal of the New Jersey during that conflict because they had no answer for it, Whenever there is a crisis in the world the President wants to know where our carriers are right now! Give thanks for the worlds most powerful Navy.
I think a partially submerged, fast moving, very low signature vessel is less "dead meat" than you think. Also, an enemy would have to divide and conquer against an integrated weapon platform, ii.e. No unit is a stand-alone.
While air power did indeed change the nature of naval warfare, it most certainly did not invalidate the need for surface ships . Aircraft carriers (still the primary component to naval air power) for example are fairly vulnerable operating all on their own, which is why they almost always operate as part of a task group with other surface vessels that can provide an integrated air and surface defense. Additionally frigates and destroyers are the ideal ship types to deploy in commerce protection or anti-piracy roles. Subs are very good attack craft but by their nature are not well suited to defensive roles due to how they operate.
William Hill from Raymond Hill. Not related,
I believe surface ships do not have much future purpose, The next major war will come from the sky's,
When I say. " from the sky's" in my previous post. I meant from a long way off. And with an a accuracy of aprox 1 metre !
To imagine that the vulnerability of such surface ships will depend on adversaries using the same area is a bit short
The next upgrade in technological ability will be an extension of the drone capabilities, someone sipping a Coca Cola
( or a Vodka). Sitting in a cosy office 2000 miles away will decide the fate of such surface assets .
i may be only 13 years old, but even i know that to blockade a harbor, you have to have somthing that does not need to refuel every (for example) 5 hours. you have to have somthing a little more lasting. planes and drons are ment for ariel combat and reconnisances missions.
Good job expressing yourself, bud.
$20B would only be start. Africa alone would suck that right up. I say you and I take that $ and form a self reliant island inhabited by just us and a hundred or so beautiful female MBAs and accountants.
A happy balance is required within Military Power doctrine
Too much of it makes for a need to 'up the game ' by our perceived opponents,
Too little makes us vulnerable
Projected future opponents are unlikely to just ignore such a ship
The spiral continues. Who loses out? $ Joe Bloggs of course!! $
The Ship looks great, probably has fantastic capability. Capability for what? WW3 ? Do the 'Gung Ho' brigade
Think they are going to evade the consequences ?
Saddest part here is that an explanatory note about the USS Arizona was needed...every American should know the name and story of that ship and her brave crew.
What's even more sad is that they haven't named any new ships after the Arizona.
Arizona is a special name. I'm not its exact status but it may have never been struck from the naval registry.
The USS Arizona was struck from the navel rolls on December 1, 1942...almost a full year after she was hit during the Pearl Harbor raid. She does, however, hold a special status and is allowed to continue to fly the flag. I suspect the name has never been reused simply because the ship is "sort of" still there. Obviously it would be a very politically sensitive name to re-use and I suspect nobody wants the headaches that would probably accompany it.
In any case, with the relative demise of the battleship, the "State names" were transferred to submarines, specifically the missile subs (boomers) with the Ohio the lead ship of the first class. Numerous others followed, such as the Alabama, which figured in the fictional movie Crimson Tide. For the moment the US is not building any additional boomers, so the name cycle is pretty much dead at the moment. DD's, DDG's, and similar ships have almost always been named after "famous naval figures" although I'm not certain what the actual criteria is for who's name gets used. At one time during the later part of WWII, a DD was named "The Sullivans" after the five brothers who were killed early in the war while serving together on the Juno. Zumwalt is named for Admiral Zumwalt who was CNO for a period of time, and came up through the ranks commanding escort ships of various classes.
Now there's the reason I suffer through wingnut partisan posts. Great read! I learn a little of military and tech stuff whilst drinking the morning brew.
Ditto here, thanks for the great info. Worth wading through the trolls.
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Just what our GI's need on the ground in Afghanistan ... more Defense Dept waste/welfare!
If the US would stop going to war with every second country just to take their resources, the tax payer would not have to burden the trillions spent and the US could use this money to help its own people in these recessions. It's not like the companies who gain the trillions of taxpayer money from building the equipment give any back to the people who paid for it. Not to mention all the resources taken from the wartorn countries come back to the taxpayer. All this taxpayer funding goes back to the companies who initiate these wars in the first place. This is sad. Nice boat though.
" It's not like the companies who gain the trillions of taxpayer money from building the equipment give any back to the people who paid for it. "
did you really say that?
You do know that ships, jets and tanks aren't made by popping them in a microwave. Real people (labor) such as yourself make these things and paying them is the most expensive part of the budget. These same people in turn buy food, clothes, houses, cars etc.. Does it all make a little more sense to you now?
So the Government gives money to these government contractors who build these ships for us all. As a result, we give money to these employees to buy goods on the open market creating our economics. That only cost about Twenty Billion Dollars. I wonder how much of that went right back into the economy, and how much of that went into multiple Swiss Bank accounts. How much are Food Stamps and Welfare? Don't those programs do the same thing for a lot less? Do we need money to spur the economy or do we need twenty billion battle ships to fight Pirates on rubber rafts??
a better long term investment would be to compete vs Germany in the arena of Green energy. Our national economics is the greatest threat to our security.
Lets go back one hundred years. Much less foreboding in everyone's hearts! I'v got a horse for sale £1000 pounds
Drive's on any side of the road, uses no gas ( or 'petrol' according to where you live) its fun to ride too, Leave the
Caddilac or Jaguar in the garage and enjoy your lives. In fact. Leave your wallet on the dressing table too!
While there is a fundamental truth to your post, the genie is out of the bottle. There's no going back. We humans are voraciously consumptive. At 7B humans, it's already past the tipping point with no tech fix possible. Think of the current burden on the ecosystem and then realize that less than half of those 7B humans are not yet upwardly mobile and they will want their slice of the pie. As a tech CEO, I am fully complicit with The Machine, but that doesn't stop me from realizing the consequences of our avarice.
Bow thrusters on a stealth vessel to mitigate roll stability? You are so amateur that it's entertaining now. Please share more…
There comes a time when stealth is unimportant because you are shooting everything you've got. In that case stability of the gun platform is much more important.
Can someone explain to me how this frontal design can be stable in a force 9 ocean Gail please? It seems to me that
In a heavy swell it would not ride over it. But under it! I am at a loss as to all the years of ship design was dependent
On a Bow shape that ' lifted ' she ship above an incoming heavy wave!? Does this design really lift the front or drive
It down into the swell ? Answer required please. John Cooper..
No expert here, but I am a gambling man; and I would lay some serious odds that this is essentially two ships in one. Much like our stealth planes must serve two masters (stealth and aeronautics) these ships must serve stealth and fluid dynamics. Whereas conventional ships are keel-to-deck in observance of fluid dynamics, with these ships you cannot discern from above the water line what's going on below. Just a bank of onboard computing keeps the F22 etc in the air, no doubt there's the water analog with these ships. The above water-line stealth design may well suffer from an angry ocean, but most certainly that is only a small percentage of the energy exchange between the ship and the water. I notice that a lot of readers think the ship looks awkward and ugly. For me, form follows function, and economics and politics aside, it is a thing of beauty.
Frigging hell John. I asked for that didn't I! I,v just worn our carpet out rushing for the dictionary. But thanks it made
Sense. I think it did anyway, WOW! It does look ungainly to me but I trust your word !
Basically there's big bubble under the bow waterline that keeps that forward sloping bow from pushing under the water.It actually creates less drag.
It's necessary because everyday, our enemies get one step closer to catching up to us. China is adding more and more to its military budget every year, eventually it will match ours. The only thing that will guarantee we stay on top as the worlds dominant military super-power are innovations like this one. You may not like the cost, well, too bad. It's actually not that expensive when you get down to crunching numbers. In terms of what it can do, it's an amazingly cost-efficient design.
To end my point, when we first started building Aircraft Carriers there were people like yourselves who complained about the cost. Most never understood the purpose of using airplanes in combat, always believing wars should be fought with boots on the ground. Well they were wrong. Maybe one day you can see that ships like this are the future of warfare, and that they DO have practical application.
Roger that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have to outspend the leprechauns under your bed because it's either us or them, right?
Do you love your country? Do you love your children? If so, you must spend more and more to defeat the leprechauns under your bed.
Don't be a traitor.
Basic math, basic physics tells us why this ancient outdated mode warfare is as relevant as fairies, pixie dust, and Mickey Mouse .
You smoke a lot of crack don't you.
Boots on the ground or weather deck to weather deck firing broadsides as fast as a crew could load and run out.
I agree,as myself being Retied Navy
Goody more money wasted on things we don't need.
When the second biggest airforce in the world is the US navy you know we don't have much to fear.
Numbers don't always mean there is inherent capability.
Maybe we can spend more on obamacare.
are you pretending that the cost of health care was not already going through the roof? Do you know the curve that was predicted during the Bush era? Your post is a swing and a miss. The costs of ACA are minimal compared to the cost of ER for anyone who shows up. What's your plan to address the cost of medicine? no planning is NOT a plan. how about the number of MDs in the USA? You actually satisfied or do you comprehend that there is a generation of MDs ready to retire? your capitalist "solution" is the same as the war solution of using last decades military to fight next decades wars.
Hey otto, no doubt the Repubs failed to act on the healthcare costs problem; and that has led to Libs overacting. Having said that, you are way off in asserting that ACA costs are minimal to the costs of treating everyone in the ER who shows up. First off, half of that ER care is paid for by the recipients. The remaining balance of +/- $80B pales in comparison to the taxation (now that the Supreme Court calls it what it really is) to the people WHO ACTUALLY PAY TAXES. And do you really think that socialized medicine is going to fill up med schools?
having been to some countries who have socialized medicine, the care was excellent, but the tax rates for working people is 30 to 40 percent. it is not all government that pays for obama care- do you want, or can you stand, the higher tax rate?
If it is so stealth, how did CNN find out about the launch?
They were invited by the Navy most likely. How could you ask such a pointless question? Or is that too stealthy, too?


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Muñoz said injection molding presses accounted for about 30 percent of the business, with the remainder coming from sales of robots and auxiliaries.
Based in Querétaro, a two-hour drive from Mexico City, the Mexican subsidiary expects to increase its sales to $18 million this year, Muñoz said. In January it did $2.4 million worth of business, with injection molding machinery accounting for half.
"January and February were great months for us," said Muñoz. "In fact, January was the best month in the history of the company in Mexico. I believe this will be the trend for the next six or seven years, especially because of the investment taking place in the Mexican automotive industry."
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BRITTANYS ARE NOT FOR EVERYONE. They can make excellent family dogs and excel in many areas, but they require personal attention every day, training and most do not make good "kennel" or outdoor dogs. This breed is still bred to hunt and many of their behaviors and traits are due to that breeding. Brittany people love those very qualities, but it is essential that you be well informed before deciding on this breed.
LIKE ALL DOGS, Brittanys need food and regular veterinary care, including routine checkups and vaccinations. They are generally very good eaters, and must not be allowed to get fat (average weight is 35-45 lbs.). They need a few good toys, especially if left alone for long periods of time. We prefer a couple of "real" bones (bought in a pet store), an occasional rawhide or cow hoof to clean teeth, and a ball or stuffed toy. We highly recommend crate training for all dogs. Being crate trained makes housebreaking vastly easier, and will give the dog a safe way to travel. And if he ever needs to spend the night at the vet, it will be less traumatic if he has learned that a crate is a safe haven. Brittanys usually use a #300, or Intermediate, size crate (about 23″ high).
ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES of a Brittany is that it is not a high-maintenance dog in terms of coat care and upkeep. Coat maintenance is easy, with no clipping necessary if your dog is strictly a pet. It will need a good brushing with a slicker brush once or twice a week to get out dead hair (especially at the start of fall and spring), and to make sure the dog is free of parasites such as fleas or ticks. Don't forget nail clippers! Long nails are not only unattractive and ruin a dog's feet, but the longer they get the more danger there is of one being torn off. For the pet, bathe only when the dog is very dirty and a good thorough brushing won't do the job. You can use any basic dog shampoo for this.
IT IS A MISCONCEPTION that all Brittanys are high-strung and need many miles of exercise everyday. If you meet enough Brittanys from different lines, you'll find that what the breeders tell you is true – Brittanys are not a breed for generalizations. They range from mellow to extremely active, big to small, soft tempered to stubborn. But even Brittanys who run continuously outdoors will most often settle down when inside with their family.
BRITTANYS DO REQUIRE ATTENTION EVERY DAY, though. They are most definitely people-oriented dogs and want to get as much attention as any other member of the family. They may let you know they aren't getting enough attention by their undesirable behaviors.
OBEDIENCE TRAINING IS ALWAYS RECOMMENDED. Brittanys are very adaptable and an older dog can easily learn the rules of a new house and family, but a good obedience class is an excellent place to establish ground rules and form a bond between you and your dog. Please refer to our Behavior Training page for more information and training advice, including how to find a good trainer in your area.
BRITTANYS USUALLY LIVE 12-14 YEARS, so anyone contemplating adoption needs to be prepared to make that kind of commitment to the dog. This is an active breed that will require plenty of daily attention for many years.
MALE or FEMALE?
PEOPLE OFTEN HAVE A PERSONAL PREFERENCE to the sex of their pet. But once again, Brittanys are not a breed for generalizations. Characteristics such as loyalty, affection, and ease of training are definitely NOT gender specific in this breed. While many people think female dogs are calmer and sweeter, quite often it is a neutered male Brittany that fits this description best.
CHARACTERISTICS VARY FROM DOG TO DOG, generally not within sexes. If you are getting a dog strictly for a companion, you should plan on having it spayed or neutered. This will already be done if you're adopting a rescue dog. This will eliminate many behavioral influences, such as possible roaming in the male or false pregnancies in the female and will help prevent possible health problems in older dogs.
WHILE NO ONE CAN DENY THAT PUPPIES ARE CUTE, at the same time who wouldn't mind missing the chewing and housebreaking stages? An older dog may make a more tolerating pet for younger children, and for that matter the children won't have to deal with a mauling puppy!
ADOPTING A RESCUED BRITTANY from American Brittany Rescue will help reduce the number of healthy, purebred Brittanys who are unwanted or uncared for, or even needlessly euthanized. There are hundreds of Brittanys of all backgrounds, descriptions, and ages available across the country each year.
"FIELD" or "SHOW" BREEDING?
BRITTANYS ARE ABOVE ALL "DUAL" QUALITY DOGS. Brittanys have more Dual Champions (dogs which are Champions in field trials and bench show competition) than all Sporting breeds combined. Most Brittanys have a mild to strong hunting instinct. Some dogs need more training than others to develop their instinct, but no matter where you get your Britt from, chances are you should be able to make it into at least an average hunter.
IF YOUR PRIMARY INTEREST IS A HUNTING DOG, it would be best to find a breeder who tries to maintain a "dual quality" line by proving their dogs' abilities in field and show, and taking advantage of other "dual quality" lines to better their own. It is important to meet the dog's parents or other close relatives, or talk to several people who have relatives if it's not possible to meet some. This should give you some idea of the temperament the dog may develop, as temperament does run in the line and is heritable. Look at the dog's pedigree and ask the breeder if there are dogs in the puppy's immediate background (not more than 3 or 4 generations back) from both field and show stock. Most Brittanys are from Dual backgrounds. Remember that the parents and grandparents are the most influential on the puppy's outcome. You should look for a pedigree with DCh. (Dual Champion), FCh. (Field Champion), and Ch. (Show Champion) combined, or, with dogs with "points" towards these titles. Look for hunting test titles JH, SH, and MH (Junior, Senior, and Master Hunter), which are more hunter's companion titles. Also ask the dog's breeder if the dog's parents or grandparents (or other close relations) are successful hunting companions. Be sure the parents, and preferably grandparents as well, are clear of genetic defects such as hip dysplasia and epilepsy. Require OFA or PennHIP certification for good hips on at least the parents. Ask if the breeder will offer help if you have any problems with the dog, or take it back if you ever need to find it a new home (responsible breeders will offer both these before you ask!). It is important to choose a breeder who is open and helpful with you, and who obtains genetic clearances/certifications consistently on ALL of their breeding stock. Please read our article on Responsible Breeders.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A FAMILY PET & POSSIBLE HUNTING COMPANION, a rescue dog is a wonderful possibility. Although we often don't know anything about the rescued Brittany's background, there are few health and temperament problems in our breed. The rescued dog's foster family will have evaluated the dog and have a good idea of what type of home he needs and will do well in. Rescue dogs are placed as companions and we do not guarantee hunting ability, but several or our rescued Britts have indeed gone on to be faithful hunting companions in addition to treasured family members.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE MANY ACTIVITIES in which the Brittany is able to compete, be sure to discuss this with the breeder or rescue volunteer of the dog you plan to get, or talk to other people involved in that aspect. There are many people in our breed who are willing to help newcomers get started. Any rescued Brittany can become eligible to participate in any activity except dog shows and field trials. The most common activities Brittanys often compete in are:
- Field Trials (for the finished field dog or promising youngster)
- Dog Shows (to find the dog that is structurally closest to the AKC's Standard of perfection)
- Hunting Tests (for hunting companions of all levels of ability)
- Obedience Trials (for the obedience trained dog)
- Tracking Tests (for tracking certified dogs who can follow a scent on the ground)
- Agility Trials (for dogs trained to go over, under, and through obstacles on a course)
- Junior Showmanship (for kids 10-18 with any breed dog – show handling judged, not dog)
IF YOU GO TO AN EVENT in your area, many breeders/exhibitors will be able to help you get started with your Brittany in any of these areas. Again, these are "DUAL DOGS" and many show exhibitors also hunt and compete in other activities with their Britts, so ask around.
BRITTANYS ARE NOT FOR EVERYONE. They can make excellent family dogs and excel in many areas, but they require personal attention every day, training and most do not make good "kennel" or outdoor dogs because of their personal devotion to their owner(s). On the other hand, their medium size, wash-and-wear coat, and happy, intelligent temperament makes them an ideal family dog. Brittanys also make excellent hunting companions or pets for single people. Most get along very well with other dogs, and many love the challenges of different types of competition.
DO NOT GET ANY DOG ON IMPULSE. If you are very serious about getting a Brittany, you should be willing "shop around" and/or wait for the right one for your family and/or your needs and wants. These are long-lived dogs (average 12-14) and you should only get one with the intention of caring it for its entire lifetime. Puppies are cute, but they grow out of that cute stage, and it's up to you as to whether they become a devoted and obedient companion or an unmanageable, unruly dog. The more time you put into your dog's socialization and training, the more it will give back to you. Remember that American Brittany Rescue is always here to offer advice and assistance for all Brittany owners and prospective owners.


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A possible reason is that U.S. stocks are sliding Wednesday is that investors now view the chances of the fiscal cliff arriving as heightened following President Obama's re-election. In the days leading up to the election, the Obama Administration promised to veto any legislation aimed at avoiding the fiscal cliff that did not include tax increases for the wealthiest Americans.
Not only could the fiscal cliff sap $600 billion in U.S. GDP and cause another recession, it is viewed as potentially damaging to dividend stocks and the ETFs that track those equities.
Conventional wisdom says that when tax rates on dividends rise, companies are less inclined to pay and increase shareholder payouts. Not surprisingly, investors view the consequences for dividend ETFs as negative.
However, the impact on payouts and dividend-paying stocks and ETFs may not be as bad as some investors are thinking, according to new research from ETF issuer WisdomTree (NASDAQ: WETF). WisdomTree's research assumes the Obama plan to raise taxes those earning more than $250,000 per year.
At that income threshold, 52 percent of dividends would be subject to the tax increase, WisdomTree noted, citing IRS data from 2009.
"While dividend-paying investments represent the majority of the market, only about half of qualified dividends would be subject to the harshest dividend tax increases," according to the research. "If tax fears cause dividend stock prices to fall, this could make them more attractive for tax-insensitive accounts. In fact, approx. 40% of the equities held by U.S. investors are in tax-deferred retirement vehicles, and therefore, not immediately impacted by any changes in dividend tax rates."
The potential impact on dividend ETFs could be palpable. These funds have been among the most prodigious gathers of ETF assets this year. Thirty-two dividend ETFs tracked by Dorsey Wright & Associates collectively grew assets by 40 percent through the end of the third quarter compared to asset growth of 23 percent for all ETFs, according to data from that firm.
Several WisdomTree ETFs have been the beneficiaries of increase inflows to dividend ETFs. The WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's (NYSE: DEM) has more than doubled this year while inflows to other global funds such as the WisdomTree Global Equity Income Fund (NYSE: DEW) and the WisdomTree International Div ex-Financials ETF (NYSE: DOO) have been robust as well.
There are other factors that could work in favor of income investors even if the fiscal cliff comes to pass, including dwindling payout ratios. WisdomTree said payout ratios have been dropping for the past three decades.
"We therefore believe the impact of a tax hike is less severe than it might have been in the past because, to put it simply, firms are paying out less of their earnings as dividends," according to the research.
As WisdomTree points out, it is worth noting the dividend tax went up in 1993, but the highest-yielding stocks performed quite well from the end of 1992 through the end of 2002. Said another way, market environment is more important than the tax landscape.
Going back to November 2011, the market environment has been quite favorable to dividend ETFs. Over that time, the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSE: VIG), the SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (NYSE: SDY), the iShares High Dividend Equity Fund (NYSE: HDV), the WisdomTree U.S. Equity Dividend Income Fund (NYSE: DHS) and the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund (NYSE: DLN) have returned an average of 15.4 percent including paid dividends. All five of those ETFs have also been less volatile than the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) over the same time frame.
Bottom line: A dividend tax increase will not be the best news in the world, but it may not spell disaster, either.
"For equity investors, there is little question or debate about the fact that lower dividend tax rates are preferable to higher dividend tax rates, but we hope people recognize and understand that, historically, dividend tax rates have tended to be much higher than 15% and dividend--‐paying equities have still delivered attractive returns," according to WisdomTree.
For more on dividend ETFs, click here.
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