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Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier, who heads the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, will address human resource executives attending the HRO Today Forum Wednesday at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md.
Dann-Messier will discuss the administration's strategy for creating a more competitive workforce through vocational and adult education. In particular, she will talk about how the Education Department can partner with companies to train and re-train workers to maintain America's leadership in the world, create more shared prosperity and jump-start job growth.
The HRO Today Forum is sponsored by HRO Today magazine, which targets senior human resources executives and covers such topics as strategic human resources, corporate responsibility, and improving HR business operations.
As assistant secretary, Dann-Messier leads the Education Department's efforts in adult, career and technical education, as well as community colleges and correctional education.
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SHIFT: How alternative search engines like Wolfram Alpha and Cuil can succeed
When Wolfram Alpha, a website devoted to providing direct answers to fact-based searches launched earlier this month, it was immediately and widely compared to two websites: Google and Cuil. Though some compared Wolfram Alpha to Google directly (and negatively), the website's creator stressed that Wolfram Alpha would never be a "Google killer." Wolfram Alpha isn't a search engine that will give you tons of links to choose from. Instead, it's all about facts, especially ones pertaining to numbers and math. It will not understand your queries about pop music or help you stalk your ex-girlfriend (for more about what it does do, check out this this excellent animation).
By comparing Wolfram Alpha to Google, writers were wondering if Wolfram Alpha would be a huge, this-will-become-the-most-popular-site-on-the-Internet success. And when they compared it to Cuil, they were asking, will Wolfram Alpha instead be a dismal, good-for-nothing failure.
Cuil, a search engine that claims to index more of the Internet than Google, was widely panned (read my review here) when it debuted last July and was declared all but dead by the end of the year. But the current cycle of hype and subsequent disappointment about Wolfram Alpha got me wondering whether everyone had been right about Cuil. After all, it's still around, isn't it? And though its Alexa rating isn't even in the same stratosphere as third-ranked search engine Ask.com, it gets as much traffic as say, The New Yorker.
Was Cuil really such a failure? Is there room in this world for non-"Google killer" search engines to thrive or innovate? Has Cuil gotten better since it was so widely dismissed? I decided to take a closer look, and spoke to Tom Costello, the company's CEO and co-founder, earlier this week. Read about our conversation, and my thoughts, after the jump.
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Costello's most compelling pitch to me was this: "The Web has gotten terribly small. People go to a very select, small group of sites, as opposed to seeing the Web in an enormously rich, broad way. Every time you do a search, you just get Amazon or eBay or Yahoo or Facebook--those are the kind of pages that show up on the front page, as opposed to all of the nooks and crannies that exist on the Web." It's true that while Amazon has a lock on Google's front page for any number of search results, I didn't get even one Amazon search result during my time browsing Cuil this week. That doesn't mean that the sites I found were better. But they were different, and that's a start for people who haven't found what they were looking for in a Google or Yahoo search.
Right now, Costello explains, Cuil is being used as an engine of last resort. I didn't love the results I found on Cuil, but they were frequently decent. And as they get better, Cuil may be able to pick off Googlers a few at a time (especially ones concerned about privacy, since unlike Google, Cuil doesn't collect information about its users).
That's the company's current strategy. Costello concedes that after lots of curious users tried Cuil out at launch — and were disappointed — traffic fell precipitously, and continued to fall until February. But he maintains that traffic has been rising steadily since then, and that that's how search engines, including Google, build traffic: Slowly and steadily.
On the Other Hand…
Cuil's claim to fame when it launched was that it indexes more pages than Google, but its downfall was that nobody could find anything on it. One of the first things people look for when they come to a search engine is their own name. Cuil was not prepared for this in its first days online. In more recent searches, I've been able to find people I couldn't find the first time around, but I couldn't find myself, even though Cuil had indexed specific articles where my byline appears. Tom Costello explained that Cuil can't find me because it doesn't recognize names that start with two initials (though J.P. Morgan doesn't seem to have quite the same problem). Because Cuil attempts to be "a little smarter," by understanding what it's looking for instead of just searching for words on a page, I'm dead to it. Cuil may have gotten a lot better at finding people in the past 10 months, but it still has major, major flaws.
Keeping up to date is another issue that plagues Cuil. On Tuesday, Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor for the open position on the Supreme Court. Just hours later, a Google search for "supreme court nominee" reflected this, not just in Google News, but on Google's whole front page--the browser takes timeliness into account with its rankings. On Cuil, the top result for the same search was a 2006 CNN article about Democrats grilling Samuel Alito (next to a picture, oddly, of John Roberts). Costello's response is that Cuil has a small staff, and that someone is working on getting the engine to take news into account. More than twenty-four hours later, Cuil's Supreme Court search results are still all from the Bush era.
Staying timely is difficult (TechCrunch observes some of Wolfram Alpha's information was several years out of date just days after it launched), but Cuil hasn't even made many easy fixes that it needs to be competitive. For example, it still doesn't have a spell check, in case you search for the wrong spelling of "meningitis."
Can anyone compete with Google?
Is there room in the market for search engines that are nowhere near as good as the big names, but that nevertheless yield good results? Costello thinks that there is; though it was originally touted as a Google killer, it's now far humbler, hoping for steady growth, and oddball searches from people when they get home from work (Costello says that Cuil is largely used outside of business hours).
Cuil and Wolfram Alpha are unlikely to put Google (or anyone else) out of business, but that increasingly seems like a silly way to judge a website. It's obvious to me that Wolfram Alpha will be able to provide value to its users — it's quite different from anything else out there. Cuil's worth is less clear. It will need to continue to differentiate itself from other search engines, something it's trying to do now by providing timelines for search subjects. Just as Wolfram Alpha specializes in math and charts, Cuil might want to specialize as well, so that it can become the go-to search engine for something (history? academia?). If it succeeds, it could be the sleeper hit of 2012, long after the press has dismissed it as dead and gone.


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Federal and Pa. minimum wage is $7.25. A minimum wage earner working full time, with no days off, earns $15,080 or only 82% of the federal HHS Poverty Guideline for a family of three (a traditional measure of minimum wage adequacy). Rep. Mark Cohen has introduced legislation in Pennsylvania to raise the minimum wage to at least $9, as advocated by President Barack Obama. Currently, 18 states have minimum wages higher than the federal government.
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Raising state and federal minimum wages within reasonable limits benefits many working families. How much will it do so? Proponents and opponents alike often exaggerate its impact, and even realistic economists who support increases warn that a higher minimum wage is not a cure-all for poverty. With that said, studies point to the following benefits of a minimum wage that keeps up with the cost of living and with other wages.


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If you peruse AgencySpy on a given day, you'll realize advertising has a favorite fall-back when it comes to eye-catching campaigns: T&A. So, what's it like as a woman covering a somewhat sexist industry? For Advertising Age's executive editor Abbey Klaassen, it's pretty simple: if advertisers are offensive, call 'em out.
Watch the second installment of our Media Beat interview to hear how Klaassen transitioned from Ad Age's digital to executive editor and get her tips for freelance writers looking to score a byline in the trade pub.
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Well this is some exciting news: a group of medical researchers from the U.S. and U.K. have developed a vaccine that successfully cures prostate cancer. In rats. But still, it's an amazing step forward.
Here's how it works, according to io9:
The researchers injected the mice with virus shells (the outer skin of viruses) packed with "libraries" of DNA made up partly of DNA taken from healthy prostate. The researchers believed that delivering the DNA inside viruses would essentially trick the mouse immune system, sending it into overdrive to produce antibodies tailor-made to attack cancers of the prostate. And their theory turned out to be correct. The mice produced antibodies which attacked their cancerous tumors, effectively eliminating the cancer. Because this vaccine's DNA libraries were tailor-made for prostate cancer, however, it also prevented the mice from producing antigens that attacked other organs in their bodies.
In theory, if they're able to work out the kinks on this it shouldn't be a huge leap to develop vaccines for other forms of cancer using antibodies specific to each type. The next step is making a version of the virus/vaccine for human testing, which may begin in as soon as two years, although these things always tend to be delayed. Fingers crossed, humanity!
After this, let's get crackin' on the common cold, OK?
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Obituaries April 12, 2013
Amos G. Begley
ASHEBORO — Mr. Amos Grant Begley, 93, of Asheboro, NC, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Funeral will be at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, April 14, 2013, at East Side Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Sunday at East Side Baptist Church and other times at the home. Arrangements by Ridge Funeral Home & Cremation Service.
Connie Elaine Braden
HAW RIVER — Connie Elaine Braden, 68, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2013. Cremation services entrusted to Triad Cremation Society & Chapel.
Benjamin Heath "Ben" Collier
KERNERSVILLE — Benjamin Heath "Ben" Collier, a resident of Kernersville, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, April 8, 2013. He was born on July 7, 1961, in Louisville, Kentucky, and graduated from William Fleming High School in Roanoke, Virginia. He attended Wake Forest University on a football scholarship, and he later served in the U.S. Army. On June 7, 1998, he married the love of his life, Cammie Harris. Together they owned and operated Sawbriar Acoustic Stage in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, a labor of love where Ben also served as a sound engineer. Ben was a passionate horticulturalist, working in that capacity for many years at both the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and Reynolda Gardens of Wake Forest University. He loved watching his Wake Forest Demon Deacons, and being in touch with nature ... gardening, body surfing at the beach, white water canoeing, and hiking.
He was preceded in death by his father, James Wesley Collier. In addition to his wife, Cammie Harris Collier, he is survived by his mother, Patricia Grace Collier of Roanoke; his brothers, Steve Collier and wife Sharon of Lexington, Kentucky; Michael Collier and wife Evalee of Lexington, Kentucky; Andy Collier and wife Diana of Frisco, TX; Joel Collier and wife Tracy of Roanoke; Reid Collier and wife Savita of Broomfield, Colorado; and nephews, Carl Collier of Frisco, Texas, and Reid Collier II of Tallahassee, Florida.
A service to celebrate Ben's life will be held Saturday, April 13, 2013, at 2:00 p.m., from the Union Cross Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. Mark Ashworth and Mr. Carl Q. "Skip" Grace officiating. Interment will follow in Union Cross Moravian Church Graveyard. The family will receive friends Saturday from 12:45 until 1:45 p.m. at Union Cross Baptist Church. The family would like to thank Dr. Richard Brodkin and his staff for the extraordinary care and concern shown to Ben during his illness. A special garden will be created in Ben's memory at the home that Ben and Cammie had just built.
Donations may be sent care of Cammie Collier, PO Box 101, Wallburg, NC 27373. Also, donations in Ben's memory may be sent to the Derrick L. Davis Cancer Center, at Forsyth Medical Center, 3333 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. Online condolences may be made at www.cumbyfuneral.com. Arrangements by Cumby Family Funeral Service of High Point, North Carolina.
Elizabeth S. Gearren
ASHEBORO — Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Smith Gearren, 77, of Asheboro, NC, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Funeral will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 2013, at West Chapel United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2013, at Ridge Funeral Home and other times at the home of her daughter, 1655 Staley's Farm Road, Asheboro, NC. Arrangements by Ridge Funeral Home & Cremation Service.
Harry Lee Hauser
HIGH POINT — Harry Lee Hauser of High Point, NC, passed away peacefully Thursday morning at his home at River Landing at Sandy Ridge. Harry is survived by his wife of 67 years, Willie E. Hauser; his daughter, Susan and husband Ed; his son, David and wife Nancy;and his daughter, Anne and husband Mike. He is also survived by his loving grandchildren, Kimber and husband Burt, Stacy and husband Tyson, Megan, Betsy, Kevin, Patrick and Jeff; and great-granddaughters, Tate and Carly. Additionally, Harry is survived by his brother, Robert E. Hauser and his wife Betty of River Landing.
Harry was born in Winston-Salem, NC, on June 24, 1922. He graduated from High Point University in 1943 where he met Willie. After serving in World War II in India, he returned to High Point and started S.E. Hauser, Inc. Institutional Foods and served as its President.
Harry was a loving family man and with Willie started a tradition in 1973 of annual family vacations that will be remembered by all.
Harry was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church. He held practically every key lay position in the church at various times. Harry was also a longtime member of the High Point Host Lions Club. He was awarded the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award by Lions International for his exemplary service.
Harry served in many other capacities civically, including leadership in the Panther Club at HPU, the Board of Trustees at River Landing, and SCORE.
Visitation will be at River Landing at Sandy Ridge Road on Saturday April 13 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.. A memorial service will be held on Sunday April 14 at 2:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of High Point.
In lieu of flowers, memorials should be sent to First United Methodist Church or River Landing at Sandy Ridge. Online condolences may be made on his memorial page at www.cumbyfuneral.com Arrangements by Cumby Family Funeral Service, High Point.
Ry'Chon Hawkins
HIGH POINT — A beloved son, father and friend, Ry'Chon Demond Hawkins, Sr., 18, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 7, 2013. Ry'Chon was born Oct. 29, 1994, in Salisbury, NC. He is the son of Kimberly Hawkins Harrington, Sharif Harrington (stepfather) and Milton Parks II. Ry'Chon, also known affectionately as "Hawkins" by his closest friends, was raised in High Point, NC, and attended Guilford County Schools. He was a senior at Lucy Ragsdale High School and a member of the upcoming graduating class of 2013. He had a true passion and love for his family and friends, but his greatest passion was his son, Ry'Chon Hawkins, Jr. (RJ).
Ry'Chon leaves to cherish his memories one son, Ry'Chon Hawkins, Jr. of High Point, NC; his parents, Kimberly Hawkins Harrington and Sharif Harrington (step father) of the home; and Milton Parks II of Atlanta, GA; one stepbrother, Sharif L.R. Harrington of High Point, NC; a special friend and mother of his son, RJ, Dazia Smith of High Point, NC; grandparents, Betty and Charlie McNeely of Salisbury, NC, William and Gerri McShore of Huntsville, MO; step grandmother, Earlene Harrington of High Point NC; great-grandmother, Hannah Harrington of High Point, NC; god parents, Ella Mae Duran, Ebony Harris and Roncolyn Houston of Salisbury, NC; six aunts, three uncles, many other relatives and close friends.
The family would like to thank everyone for their prayers and support during this time of bereavement. We would also like to thank the faculty and students at Lucy Ragsdale High School, and the many friends attending surrounding schools in High Point.
The home going celebration for Ry'Chon will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at 12:00 p.m. at New Beginnings Full Gospel Ministries, Inc., 215 Fourth Street, High Point, NC. The family will receive friends at the church from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and other times at the home, 825 Pinecroft Street, High Point, NC. Interment will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park, High Point, NC.
Final arrangements are entrusted to Phillips Funeral Service, Inc., High Point, NC.
Online condolences may be made to the Hawkins family at phillipsfuneralserviceinc.com.
Genevieve Laura Danz Hepler
GREENSBORO — Genevieve Laura Danz Hepler died on April 10, 2013, in Greensboro, NC.
She was born March 14, 1927, in Manor, Texas, the daughter of Felix and Ruby Danz. On October 21, 1944, she married Raymond Calvin Hepler Sr. and moved to High Point, NC. They lived in High Point and Greensboro while raising their children.
She worked as a substitute teacher in the Guilford County Schools for 40 years and raised produce and sold at the Farmers Market for many years.
She is survived by four children, Carol Dills and her husband Orville of Randleman, NC; Raymond Hepler Jr. and his wife Mary Ann of High Point, NC; Rebecca Apergis and her husband Steve of Burke, VA; and Elizabeth Rich of Greensboro, NC. She is also survived by her eight grandchildren, Theresa Rodriguez and husband Luis, Yvette Dills, Raymond Hepler III and wife Susie, Sarah Martin and husband Randy, Andrew Hepler and wife Genny, Jason Apergis and wife Catherine, Justin Apergis, and Kevin Rich and wife Lisa. She is also survived by her thirteen great-grandchildren: Karen Rodriguez, Ramon Rodriguez, Adam Rodriguez, Raymond Hepler IV (Cal), Ellie Hepler, Alex Martin, Jackson Martin, Oliver Hepler, Ethan Apergis, Caroline Apergis, Hailey Doan, Deven Tidwell, and Jonah Rich. She is also survived by her brothers Robert Danz and sisters Ruth Anderson and JoAnn Baldridge.
Affectionately called Granny by all who loved her, she loved to spend time with her family. She enjoyed crocheting afghans, playing solitaire, and reading books.
A graveside service will be held at Floral Garden Memorial Park on Saturday, April 13 at 1:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 4A Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro, NC 27407 or the American Heart Association, PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA, 23058-5216.
Online condolences may be made at www.cumbyfuneral.com. Arrangements by Cumby Family Funeral Service, Archdale.
Michael Isaiah Raper
HIGH POINT — Michael Isaiah Raper, 22, of High Point departed this earthly life on Monday, April 8, 2013 in High Point.
Family visitation will be held at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Thomasville, NC, on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at 12 noon. Funeral service will begin at 12:30 pm at the church with Rev. Goode officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park, High Point.
Michael was born in Thomasville to Ernest Raper and Barbara Roberson on June 6, 1990. He graduated from High Point Central High School in 2008. He went on to further his education at Guilford Technical Community College. Michael was an avid sports fan who loved football.
He was preceded in death by his grandfathers.
Michael will be greatly missed. He is survived by his parents, Ernest (Karla) Raper Jr. of Greensboro, NC, and Barbara (John) Roberson of High Point; three sisters, Tashica Harrington, NaDean Raper and Niunna Roberson all of High Point; five children, Michael Jr., Jeremiah, Da'mani, Myziah, and Ma-Kiyah Raper of High Point; grandmothers, Emma Currie and Betty Pegues; a host of other family and friends. You may express your condolences on www.peoplesfuneralservice.net. Professional arrangements entrusted to People's Funeral & Cremation Services.
Kelley Lester Saferight
GREENSBORO — Kelley Lester Saferight, 76, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2013. Cremation services entrusted to Triad Cremation Society & Chapel.
Haywood Watts, Jr.
HIGH POINT – In the early morning hours on Sunday, April 7, 2013, God dispatched angles to High Point Regional Hospital to accompany Haywood home. Haywood (Donnie) Watts, Jr. earthly journey began on October 9, 1940, in High Point, NC, to the late Haywood Watts, Sr. and Mary Alice Smitherman Watts.
Haywood grew up in High Point and graduated from William Penn High School, and was employed at Highland Cotton Mills as a Maintenance Associate.
He always had a smile on his face and never met a stranger. In his days of better health, he was always willing to help anyone that he could.
He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Vertis Smitherman, Sr.; eight sisters and one brother.
Surviving are three daughters, Sebrina (Howard) Mason of Asheboro, NC, Ayonia (Wilton) Bynum of High Point, NC, and Tonya Watts of the home; one son, Tony Allen of High Point, NC; fifteen grandchildren; three great grandchildren; one special sister, Jeanette S. (Al) Williams of Greensboro, NC; one aunt, Mary Roseboro of High Point, NC; five sisters, three brothers, and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.
Funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Service Chapel, 1810 Brockett Ave, High Point, NC. The family will receive friends at the chapel from 2:30 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Final arrangements are entrusted to Phillips Funeral Service, Inc., High Point, NC.
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WMO Executive Council—58th session
The WMO Executive Council held its 58th session in Geneva from 20 to 30 June, under the chairmanship of the President, A. Bedritskiy.
It agreed on ways of further advancing global observing systems and research on weather, climate and water issues, and of enhancing applications thereof for societal needs. Significant steps were taken for the use of WMO's scientific and technical expertise in disaster risk reduction and mitigation.
Important steps were taken for improving the quality and delivery of products and services provided by National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in areas such as early warning systems, hazard analysis and mapping, and educational and public outreach programmes. The overall aim of these policies is to increase the impact of WMO's scientific and technical expertise in disaster risk reduction decision-making. In this respect, WMO is playing an active role in establishing partnerships with technical agencies to improve capacities for detecting, monitoring and forecasting weather-, water- and climate-related hazards through interdisciplinary projects and initiatives. In addition, WMO seeks to increase collaboration with organizations involved in emergency preparedness and response, development and financing to pursue more effective integration of scientific information in disaster risk reduction and management. It is thus launching new activities and initiatives for capacity development in the prevention and mitigation of weather-, water- and climate-related natural disasters for the network of NMHSs and their stakeholders, particularly in developing and least developed countries.
WMO capacity-building activities, through training and technology transfer, are also being strengthened in climate applications and services. In order to enhance the development of user-focused products and services, such activities are undertaken in collaboration with other relevant organizations.
Strengthening and integrating observing systems
The Executive Council decided to further the process leading towards an enhanced integration between WMO observing systems.
It emphasized the important contribution that the WMO Global Telecommunication System (GTS) plays in supporting multi-hazard early warning systems.
It recognized the vital importance of the linkage between the tsunami early warning system and the existing tropical cyclone and storm surge early warning system in the Indian Ocean region to maximize the benefits of a multi-hazard early warning system in saving life and property in coastal areas.
Significant progress has been made in strengthening developing country capacities in the field of instruments and methods of observation. In this context, the Executive Council also stressed the key work WMO carries out in fostering standardization and compatibility of instruments and methods of observation of meteorological and related geophysical and other environmental variables.
It also emphasized the importance of the Global Space-based Inter-Calibration System that is intended to ensure comparability of satellite measurements provided through different instruments and satellite programmes and to tie these measurements to absolute references.
The Executive Council welcomed the active role WMO is playing in the Global Earth Observation System of Systems. It encouraged WMO Members to become Members of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and adopted a resolution by which all essential data would be made available through the interoperable interface to the entire GEO community. (see WMO Press Release No. 721).
Improving climate knowledge
The Executive Council underlined the importance of the conference Living with Climate Variability and Change: Understanding the Uncertainties and Managing the Risks that will be held in Espoo, Finland, from 17 to 21 July 2006. The conference is being organized by WMO and is also co-sponsored by the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society. Its objective is to review opportunities and constraints in integrating climate risks and uncertainties into the mainstreams of decision-making where sensitivity to climate variability and change is but one of many factors to consider. It will draw on the experiences of public and private organizations worldwide that have been engaged in managing risks, including those of climatic origin.
The Executive Council supported the leading role of WMO in maintaining and strengthening global networks for the essential climate variables (greenhouse gases, ozone and aerosols), as well as in establishing a global atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane monitoring network. It welcomed the WMO Bulletin on Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases, the first issue of which was launched in March (see WMO Press Release No. 744).
Preparations for the International Polar Year are well advanced
The Executive Council welcomed the active role NMHSs are playing in putting forward research proposals for the study of the atmosphere, ocean, and climate and their future involvement in the implementation of the goals of the International Polar Year 2007-2008, a major international campaign initiated by the International Council for Science and WMO.
IPY is planned as an intensive burst of internationally coordinated, interdisciplinary, scientific research and observations focused on the Earth's polar regions, including studies of the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere—frozen water in the form of snow, permanently frozen ground (permafrost), floating ice, and glaciers—ecosystems and socio-economic conditions of the indigenous populations.
Social and economic benefits of weather, climate and water services
The Executive Council highlighted the social and economic benefits that result from the provision of meteorological, hydrological and related services and the vital contribution of NMHSs to the sustainable development of nations. An international conference Secure and Sustainable Living: the Social and Economic Benefits of Weather, Climate and Water Services to be held in Madrid, Spain, from 19 to 23 March 2007, under the patronage of the HM the Queen of Spain, will be of major importance for a better knowledge of the services available and user needs.
Scientific lectures
Three eminent scientists delivered lectures. Ms Carolina Vera (CIMA/Department of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) spoke on "The World Climate Research Programme achievements and prospects: The Monsoon Systems of the Americas". Mr José Achache, Group of Earth Obervation (GEO) Secretariat Director, addressed the theme of "The role of science in the implementation of GEOSS". Mr Udo Gärtner, member of the GEO Executive Committee, addressed the Executive Council on "The role of NMHSs in GEOSS implementation".
The Executive Council decided that World Metereological Day 2008, will be devoted to the following theme: "Observing our planet for a better future".
The annual meeting of the Executive Council, composed of 37 elected members, is chaired by the President of WMO, Alexander Bedritskiy.
The next session of the Executive Council will be held from 28 to 30 May 2007, immediately after the quadrennial session of World Meteorological Congress (7-25 May 2007), the Organization's highest governing body.
For information about awards conferred by the Council, see items on front page under Awards.
Online degree programme: MSc in Operational Meteorology
Over the past 2.5 years, an online Master of Science (MSc) degree programme in meteorology has been developed. The goal is to provide the staff of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) of developing countries with the opportunity to obtain an MSc in Operational Meteorology within a two-year period with only a minimum amount of disruption in their duties. The development of this programme has been supported by the US National Weather Service and involves the administrators and professors of the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology, the University of Costa Rica, the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Florida International University (FIU), and the University of the Netherlands Antilles, as well as the Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training (COMET).
At the end of June 2006, a one-week Train-the-Trainers workshop was held in Miami, Florida, at FIU, under the guidance of Gerard Baars (Erasmus University), an expert in online training. The 20 professors who will initially be teaching courses for the degree programme were able to design their particular courses for online instruction. The training will continue online for another 4-5 months. A short training course on how to learn using the Internet is planned for the initial group of 15-20 students in January 2007.
At present, the curriculum covers weather analysis and forecasting, instrumentation and methods of observation, climatology, hydrometeorology, agricultural meteorology, oceanography, financial management, human resource management, environmental risk management, information management, international relations and public weather services practices. The curriculum will include both purely academic subjects and practical training.
This activity will be managed by the Online Learning Foundation for Meteorology and Hydrology (OLFMH), which was constituted in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, specifically for this purpose. The Foundation will have a Scientific Committee, composed of representatives of participating institutions. WMO and other interested parties will be invited to participate in meetings of the OLFMH Scientific Committee. The structure has been designed to be flexible, including possible expansion of the programme, if desired.
The degree program will cover 24 months of course work, plus an individual project. The students must devote at least 20 hours per week to instruction and course work. It is recognized that not everything can be handled online. The degree programme approach is, therefore, to create what is now known as a "cohort", using blended learning, i.e. it will be based primarily on online instruction but will also include short-term face-to-face sessions so that students and professors may become well acquainted. At least three face-to-face sessions are planned in the 24-month period. Course material will be available either online or in hardcopy.
The entrance criterion for the MSc in Operational Meteorology is a relevant Bachelor Degree, or equivalent, with a strong mathematics and physics background. Because the entrance criteria may not be fully met, or was obtained a while ago, preparatory courses will be given online in the period before the degree programme begins. In the first instance, preparatory courses are scheduled to begin in September 2006, with the degree programme beginning in January 2007.
The first group of students is in final stages of selection within WMO Regional Association IV (North America, Central America and the Caribbean). The first group's education will be conducted in English. For the second group, which will likely start in September 2007, it will be in Spanish. The initial cost estimate for each student for the 2-year MSc programme is US$ 30 000, including travel and training materialsIndividual NMHSs can pay the costs directly, but donors will be approached to assist where necessary. In the future, the programme will consider expanding to other WMO Regions, involving other courses, other institutions and other languages.
The main platform for conducting this training will be the Blackboard system, an online learning management system, which is paid for and maintained by Erasmus University. Students and instructors will optimally have broadband connectivity to make maximum use of the training. Blackboard is one of several platforms available for this type of interaction over the Internet. It allows flexibility for instruction, conferencing, and interaction. It is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
For more details, see the programme's Website (www.e-met.org) or the Online Learning Foundation for Meteorology and Hydrology (http://www.e-met.blogspot.com/). E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Postal address: Irenelaan 3, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
See also: http://www.comet.ucar.edu/ and http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/etr/index_en.html
Symposium on Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (23-24 May 2006, WMO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland)
This Symposium brought together some 90 multidisciplinary experts from 18 agencies and organizations at national, regional and international levels to address two main goals:
The Symposium was co-sponsored by WMO, the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR).
The Symposium developed recommendations and prioritization for actions to address gaps and needs related to governance and organizational and operational aspects of early warning systems for enhanced disaster risk reduction. Actions were identified and prioritized at national level for strengthening early warning capabilities and what needs to be done at the regional and international. These recommendations will be used to stimulate partnerships and a more coordinated approach among stakeholders.
Furthermore, the outcome of the Symposium will provide guidance for next steps towards a better understanding of the concept of a "multi-hazard approach" and evaluating the viability of such an approach to early warning systems. Appropriate recommendations will also be incorporated in the ISDR's Integrated Work Programme, which will undergo extensive consultations with governments and various organisations' networks.
See also WMO activities in this edition of MeteoWorld and http://www.wmo.int/disasters/
Eighth International Winds Workshop
The eighth International Winds Workshop (IWW) was held in Beijing, China, from 24 to 28 April 2006. It was hosted by the National Satellite Meteorological Center (NSMC) of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) and co-organized by EUMETSAT. Co-sponsors for this event were WMO, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS) of NOAA.
The workshop was attended by some 50 people from 17 countries and organizations Seven plenary sessions focuse on topics relevant to the processing and utilization of atmospheric motion vector (AMV), as well as other satellite-based observing platforms which are producing, or are planned to produce, wind information. Working group sessions discussed three issues related to AMV topics: methods, data assimilation and characterization. The working groups considered, among others, the issues and recommendations offered by the Co-ordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS).
The next IWW will be a joint meeting focusing on the advanced TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder and precipitation workshop and is planned for 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland.
See: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/sat/index_en.html
Symposium on Asian Winter Monsoon (4-7 April 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Winter Monsoon Experiment (WMONEX) aimed at better understanding the processes responsible for monsoon variability over the East Asian- Australian region was one of the largest international field experiment during the First Global Atmospheric Research Programme (GARP) Global Experiment. It was carried out in the late 1970s with its operations center located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Almost three decades later, more than 100 scientists from nearly 20 countries gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to commemorate the Winter MONEX in an international symposium Winter MONEX: A Quarter Century and Beyond. This symposium was sponsored by WMO and the Malaysian Meteorological Department with co-sponsorship by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Climate Center, the Pacific Science Association Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences Committee and the University of Tokyo Center for Climate System Research. The overall organization and scientific programme was handled by an International Activity Committee chaired by Mr Chow Kok Kee, former Director-General of the Malaysian Meteorological Department and an International Science Programme Committee chaired by Prof. C.P. Chang of the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA.
Participants in the Symposium Winter MONEX: a Quarter century and beyond
The Symposium reviewed the achievements of Winter MONEX, highlighted the current progress in East Asian Monsoon research and discussed plans for future cooperation on monsoon-related activities over the broader East Asian/Australian monsoon region. A total of 76 scientific papers were led by the opening keynote lecture by Prof. Taroh Matsuno (Japan). The papers dealt mainly with current research but with a look back to the contributions of Winter MONEX and the accomplishments since then. Some of the major outcomes of this Symposium were improved knowledge of the structure and dynamics of cold surges over the South China Sea (SCS) and their interactions with planetary-scale circulations, the structure and evolution of vortices over the southern SCS, near the coast of Borneo, the behaviour of cross-equatorial flow and the structure of convective systems. Another significant finding from Winter MONEX concerns the diurnal cycle of convection over the southern SCS and Malaysian region which has now being well documented by satellite observing systems such as the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission and has drawn the attention of the numerical modelling community to address the current poor simulation of the diurnal cycle of precipitation. Forecasting and predictability of the monsoons, annual cycle and interannual variability, long term and decadal variations of the monsoon were also discussed.
A panel discussion was held on the future cooperation on monsoon research and forecasting. Scientists from operational forecast centes and research institutions discussed ways in which international cooperation could contribute to progress towards accurate extended and seasonal forecasts and their applications. More importantly, the symposium strengthened the link between the theory and practice, bridging the gap between academia and operational centres. Another important outcome was a call to the meteorological centes of the region to organize the collection and archival of monsoon data and to cooperate in the development of improved monsoon prediction systems.
Third International Early Warning Conference (EWC-III)
Several high-level speakers at this important conference (Bonn, Germany, 27-29 March 2006) recognized the contributions of WMO and the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in the area of early warning systems. The United Nations Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, Former US President, W.J. Clinton, recalled that some 90 per cent of all disasters are of hydrometeorological origin and stressed the need for a multi-hazard approach. Sir David King, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government of the United Kingdom, strongly endorsed WMO's global network of NMHSs as a vital structure for coordinating information and technical capacities in support of national early warning systems.
A special roundtable meeting reviewed progress in regional technical developments of the tsunami early warning system in the Indian Ocean. Indian Ocean Rim countries were urged to accelerate the development of their national tsunami warning and response mechanisms within a multi-hazard approach. President Clinton and Jan Egeland, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and leader of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction System, announced a package of advisory services offered by a consortium of seven United Nations and other international agencies, including WMO, to assist governments in the region with the coordinated development of their national tsunami warning and response plans.
A compendium of titles and abstracts of more than 100 project proposals submitted to EWC-III, including those by WMO and various NMHSs, was compiled.
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Tinley Park officials want to have a greater say on where medical marijuana is grown and sold in the village.
As the state embarks on a pilot program allowing the cultivation and dispensing of marijuana for medicinal uses, communities are looking to enact their limits. Tinley Park trustees, at a committee meeting Tuesday, took the first steps toward restricting areas of the village where it could potentially be grown or sold.
State agencies have crafted preliminary rules for licensing growers and sellers, but it's unlikely that any final regulations will be developed until later this year.
Without clear-cut guidelines from the state, it's difficult for towns such as Tinley Park to develop regulations, Trustee Brian Maher said.
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Marijuana growers couldn't operate within 2,500 feet of a school or homes, while stores selling medical marijuana would have to be at least 1,000 feet from a school or homes, under the tentative state regulations.
Trustees said they are considering requiring that a business seeking to grow or sell medical marijuana be required to receive a special use zoning permit, which would allow the village to put additional restrictions on operations.
That's what officials in New Lenox have done, while Orland Park trustees recently approved a six-month moratorium on considering a business licenses for any business that would grow or sell medical marijuana.
Tinley Park trustees also want police input regarding what safeguards police would want in place regarding medical pot operations.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - In an Oct. 3 story about the James Bond franchise, The Associated Press erroneously reported that all of MGM's owners booked a loss on $5 billion in loans to the studio backing the franchise. In fact, whether the owners gain or lose in the deal will depend on how much they can reap from their ownership stakes and for how much they obtain the bonds.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Over the last 50 years, the owners of the James Bond movie franchise have had heart-stopping crises as thrilling as the ones that face their fictional secret agent.
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The son of Italian immigrants was a risk-taker, and his earlier ventures included farming the vegetable bearing the Broccoli name that his uncle brought to America. After years of hustling his way into Hollywood, Broccoli fought for the movie rights to the Ian Fleming novels and passed his faith in the British spy tales to his children.
"Cubby used to say, `This is the goose that laid the golden egg, keep it safe,' " said Broccoli's youngest daughter, Barbara, now the series' co-producer, in a phone interview from London. "One of the things he said was we're temporary people making permanent decisions. When you have a franchise, and you're invested in it as emotionally as we are, you make decisions based on the health of the franchise going forward."
For five decades, the Broccoli family has held on to its 50 percent stake in the "007" movies, while studio partner Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. owns the other half. The series is one of the longest running in history, having made $4.9 billion in ticket sales over 22 films. The 23rd Bond movie, "Skyfall," is set to premiere Oct. 23 in London.
It's not like the formula for action, sex and intrigue has always worked perfectly. Some films fell flat, like "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," George Lazenby's infamous one-Bond wonder.
The franchise has occasionally needed new blood to keep it fresh, and there have been six Bonds so far.
For "Skyfall," the family is making another noticeable change: it cast 31-year-old Ben Whishaw as Bond's gadget guru, Q. The last two movies did without the longtime sidekick, who had been played by the late Desmond Llewelyn in an epic 16 Bond films.
"The decision was made to make him a younger man, as would be the case these days," said Michael G. Wilson, Albert Broccoli's stepson who is also co-producer of the series, by phone. "Let's hope he goes on as long as Desmond Llewelyn did."
It may seem a minor casting decision, but nothing is taken lightly by the family that has stuck with Bond this long. Their tribulations are brought to life in the documentary, "Everything Or Nothing," which debuts Friday on EPIX.
In one incident from the 1970s, the film explains, Broccoli's Canadian co-producer, Harry Saltzman, had squandered his Bond fortune on outside investments. Instead of turning to his partner for help, Saltzman pledged their production partnership Danjaq as collateral on nearly $20 million in personal loans from Swiss bank UBS.
Broccoli enlisted Wilson, a practicing lawyer, to prevent the production company from being foreclosed on by the bank. Wilson argued Saltzman couldn't pledge 100 percent of the production entity without consulting his partner. In the end, the Saltzman-Broccoli partnership broke up. Saltzman bitterly sold his stake to United Artists, now a subsidiary of MGM, and was left penniless. Bond narrowly escaped unscathed.
In another segment, the family faces off against real-life nemesis Kevin McClory, an Irishman whose early script work with Fleming allowed him to win the movie rights to "Thunderball."
The rights form the basis for "Never Say Never Again," a 1983 remake. The film brought leading man Sean Connery back as Bond after a 12-year hiatus, and was a way for Connery to snub the producers that he felt had shortchanged him.
That year, Connery's Bond and Roger Moore's Bond in "Octopussy" hit theaters just months apart, though "Octopussy" won the box office battle. Due to the bitter rivalry, "Never Say Never Again" isn't included in Danjaq's count of 23 Bond flicks.


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Police: Murderer threatened to kill former girlfriend
|Alan Canady
WATERBURY -- A murderer who bludgeoned his 8-year-old son to death on Christmas Eve in 1978 was arrested Friday after threatening to kill his ex girlfriend "like I killed my son," according to police and court documents.
In addition to killing his boy while the child slept, Alan Canady, 60, was also convicted of shooting the boy's mother in the head, a wound she survived. Canady maintained his innocence throughout his trial in 1979, even telling a judge that another man was responsible for the crimes and that he would never kill his own son.
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Dan wrote on Feb 26, 2013 7:59 AM:
" This creature bludgeoned an 8 year old sleeping child and he's out on the streets? I don't care if it was 1978, this thing should still be rotting in prison. "
saints wrote on Feb 26, 2013 2:42 PM:
" .... another murder with a club I see. We need more Club Control and Mental Control to stop people like this from every bothering society again. Club and Hammer violence has to stop! "
TTboy wrote on Feb 26, 2013 3:12 PM:
" This guy is pretty much the worst human being to make it to print in this paper in quite some time, maybe second to that nasty mother of 9 with the pink hair who let her kids live in squalor and threw the coffee on the DD worker. Horrible people out there folks, arm yourselves! "
someone wrote on Feb 27, 2013 12:14 AM:
" were talking 42 years ago... i guess a life isnt worth very much.
are you telling me he is rehabilitated? hanging out on north main on creeper status throwing around threats.
real nice job state of connecticut. THIS type of guy being free on the streets is why people need to carry guns. "
are you telling me he is rehabilitated? hanging out on north main on creeper status throwing around threats.
real nice job state of connecticut. THIS type of guy being free on the streets is why people need to carry guns. "
JC wrote on Feb 27, 2013 9:06 AM:
" I don't understand......WHY did he not get life in prison????????????? And here is the kicker....convicted felon, threatens to do it again and you know what he got for a bond?? $500! "
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[Solved] Not all the text in my application is translated.
Hello Qt devs!
As the title says, not all the text in my application is translated when running this code:
- QTranslator translator;
- translator.load("dan.qm");
- a.installTranslator(&translator);
Only parts of my application are translated. When looking in QLinguist, all sentences seems to be accepted – none are greyed out.
Has anyone experienced this as well?
Thank you for your time!
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Setting up a MinGW/Qt only environment…
— QTDIR set to C:\Qt\4.7.4
— PATH set to C:\Qt\4.7.4\bin
— Adding C:\MinGW\bin to PATH
— Adding C:\Windows\System32 to PATH
— QMAKESPEC set to win32-g++
C:\>cd Users\Mads\workspace\FlexTabDemo
C:\Users\Mads\workspace\FlexTabDemo>lupdate FlexTabDemo.pro
C:/Qt/4.7.4/mkspecs/features/default_post.prf(5):Function 'system' is not implem
C:/Qt/4.7.4/mkspecs/features/debug_and_release.prf(66):Function 'eval' is not im
C:/Qt/4.7.4/mkspecs/features/debug_and_release.prf(69):Function 'eval' is not im
C:/Qt/4.7.4/mkspecs/features/debug_and_release.prf(72):Function 'eval' is not im
C:/Qt/4.7.4/mkspecs/features/debug_and_release.prf(75):Function 'eval' is not im
C:/Qt/4.7.4/mkspecs/features/debug_and_release.prf(78):Function 'eval' is not im
C:/Qt/4.7.4/mkspecs/features/debug_and_release.prf(80):Function 'eval' is not im
C:/Qt/4.7.4/mkspecs/features/debug_and_release.prf(82):Function 'eval' is not im
C:/Qt/4.7.4/mkspecs/features/debug_and_release.prf(84):Function 'eval' is not im
C:/Qt/4.7.4/src/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder.h:45: circular inclusion of c:/Qt/4
C:/Qt/4.7.4/src/gui/painting/qwmatrix.h:45: circular inclusion of c:/Qt/4.7.4/in
c:/Qt/4.7.4/include/QtGui/qaction.h:1: circular inclusion of C:/Qt/4.7.4/src/gui
c:/Qt/4.7.4/include/QtGui/qboxlayout.h:1: circular inclusion of C:/Qt/4.7.4/src/
C:/Qt/4.7.4/src/gui/kernel/qgridlayout.h:45: circular inclusion of c:/Qt/4.7.4/i
Updating 'dan.ts'… Found 82 source text(s) (0 new and 82 already existing)
Updating 'eng.ts'… Found 82 source text(s) (0 new and 82 already existing)
Updating 'ger.ts'… Found 82 source text(s) (0 new and 82 already existing)
I get the same problem but I can't find the solution ?
please tell me how you resolved it ?
the ts file doesn't generated absolutely
- Project MESSAGE:
- C:/Qt/4.7.4/mkspecs/features/default_post.prf(5):Function 'system' is not implemented
- C:/Qt/4.7.4/mkspecs/features/debug_and_release.prf(66):Function 'eval' is not implemented
- C:/Qt/4.7.4/mkspecs/features/debug_and_release.prf(69):Function 'eval' is not implemented
- C:/Qt/4.7.4/mkspecs/features/debug_and_release.prf(72):Function 'eval' is not implemented
- C:/Qt/4.7.4/mkspecs/features/debug_and_release.prf(75):Function 'eval' is not implemented
- C:/Qt/4.7.4/mkspecs/features/debug_and_release.prf(78):Function 'eval' is not implemented
- C:/Qt/4.7.4/mkspecs/features/debug_and_release.prf(80):Function 'eval' is not implemented
- C:/Qt/4.7.4/mkspecs/features/debug_and_release.prf(82):Function 'eval' is not implemented
- C:/Qt/4.7.4/mkspecs/features/debug_and_release.prf(84):Function 'eval' is not implemented
- This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
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New Job Titles Like Ninja & Evangelist Become the Norm
If you've read a job description lately and spotted words like "ninja" and "evangelist," you're not alone. In fact, some job titles are becoming creative and downright quirky.
Just look at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the 181 year-old publishing company. According to a piece in The Boston Globe, its receptionist does what a greeter is supposed to do — Hillary Creedon is friendly. She says hello to visitors, answers phones, and hangs up coats. As for the 22 year-old's name? Director of first impressions.
She told the newspaper, "There is a stereotype that comes from being a receptionist. Clearly there's a difference."
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PITTSBURGH, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that it has appointed Dr. Kate Jackson to the position of sr. vice president and chief technology officer. She replaces Dr. Regis Matzie who has elected to retire following 34 years in the commercial nuclear power industry.
In making the announcement, Westinghouse President and CEO Aris Candris thanked Dr. Matzie for his contributions to Westinghouse, the global nuclear energy industry, and the United States Navy, from which Dr. Matzie retired with the rank of captain in 1995 following 30 years of active and reserve service.
"Regis is a senior statesman and a recognized industry expert on next-generation technologies," Dr. Candris said. "Among many other things, his efforts were instrumental in helping the Republic of Korea to develop a forward-looking nuclear energy program that is recognized throughout the world. His work on and support for other advanced technologies, including the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor, will help to ensure that the global nuclear power industry achieves its fullest potential."
In commenting on Dr. Jackson, Dr. Candris said: "Since returning to Westinghouse, where she began her career as an engineer in the former Nuclear Technology Division, Kate has made significant contributions to the formulation of our new technology development process," he said. "I am confident, therefore, that under Kate's direction and through the impressive technical capabilities that exist at every level in our organization, Westinghouse's technology leadership will continue to grow."
Dr. Jackson rejoined Westinghouse in 2008 as vice president, strategy for Research & Technology, following 17 years at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), where she held a number of executive roles involving leadership of key technology, research and environmental initiatives. Immediately prior to joining Westinghouse, she served as executive vice president in charge of River System Operations & Environment and chief environmental officer.
Earlier, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, D.C., where she evaluated national regulations and policies that are at the intersection of engineering, technology and society. She earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Grove City College, a master's in industrial engineering management from the University of Pittsburgh, and master's and doctorate degrees in engineering and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University.
Dr. Matzie was appointed sr. vice president and chief technology officer in October 2001. He was elected to the Board of PBMR Pty Ltd in May 2001. Previously, Dr. Matzie was responsible for the development, licensing, detailed engineering, project management, and component manufacturing of new Westinghouse light water reactors.
He joined Westinghouse as senior vice president in 2000, when Westinghouse purchased the nuclear businesses of ABB. Earlier, Dr. Matzie was vice president of nuclear systems for ABB Combustion Engineering (ABB CE) Nuclear Power in Windsor, Connecticut.
Dr. Matzie is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he obtained a B.S. in physics, and served in the U.S. nuclear submarine program for five years. He then attended Stanford University, where he earned an M.S. and a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering.
Westinghouse Electric Company, a group company of Toshiba Corporation, is the world's pioneering nuclear power company and is a leading supplier of nuclear plant products and technologies to utilities throughout the world. Westinghouse supplied the world's first PWR in 1957 in Shippingport, Pa. Today, Westinghouse technology is the basis for approximately one-half of the world's operating nuclear plants, including 60 percent of those in the United States.
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Securing Dovecot IMAP, VSFTPD with TLS
Category: Security
3:49 PM, Wed, Dec 12 2007
It's been said a million times: Don't send unencrypted passwords over the net. It's true. Today, people are more likely than ever to be using wireless connections, or shared connections in hotels, or other places where snooping on packets is easy. And there are easy-to-use password grabber software, so grabbing passwords from a WiFi connection is easy enough for non-experts. Therefore, any interaction with a server that involves a password and valuable data should be encrypted.
In a previous article, we covered secure relaying with Postfix with TLS in depth. That handles relaying of mail ("outgoing" mail in mail client parlance). Configuration was complicated, because the system involved not just Postfix, but also the Cyrus SASL server, and extracting keys from a Java keystore. This time, we'll secure "incoming" mail, delivered by IMAP, and also FTP connections. With that, we'll have coverage of HTTP, SMTP, IMAP, and FTP, plus SSH. That covers all the ways Chiral Software's corporate users interact with the server.
Securing VSFTPD: VSFTPD stands for "Very Secure FTP Server". The old FTP server software, such as WU-FTPD, had a history of security problems. VSFTPD was created to be a secure replacement. Among its many features, VSFTPD supports TLS encryption, which is what we're going to configure.
We're using vsftpd 2.0.4. The current version is 2.0.5, which has only minor differences. Our version came with the SuSE 10.1 distribution, and is compiled with TLS support. We can confirm this:
ldd /usr/sbin/vsftpd | grep -i ssl libssl.so.0.9.8 => /usr/lib/libssl.so.0.9.8 (0xb7e41000)
In our Postfix configuration, we created a file which includes Chiral's secret key, Chiral's certificate signed by GoDaddy, and finally GoDaddy's intermediate certificate signed by Vericert. TLS presents the two certificates (Chiral's and GoDaddy's) to clients upon connection. Postfix wants all three of these items in one PEM file. Fortunately for us, VSFTPD wants exactly the same file, so we can point it to the file Postfix is using, by adding these lines to
# If this is set to NO all the other SSL configuration options # are turned off ssl_enable=YES # Allow anonymous connections to be secure also. allow_anon_ssl=YES # Anonymous data and logins should also be protected by TLS force_anon_data_ssl=YES force_anon_logins_ssl=YES # If activated, all non-anonymous logins are forced to # use a secure SSL connection in order to send and receive data on # data connections. Our data are what we are protecting, so YES force_local_data_ssl=YES # If activated, all non-anonymous logins are forced to # use a secure SSL connection in order to send the password. # That's what we want force_local_logins_ssl=YES # do allow TLS ssl_tlsv1=YES # do not allow older, flawed SSL protocols ssl_sslv2=NO ssl_sslv3=NO # Where the certificate is stored, # including private key, signed cert, and intermediate cert rsa_cert_file=/etc/postfix/example.pem
Now all FTP connection (including anonymous connections) and all data transfers are securely encrypted. Verify:
openssl s_client -starttls ftp -connect example.com:ftp
It works.
Now configure the client. We'll use FileZilla, a free, open-source client which is available for Windows, Linux and other operating systems. Problems show up right away. It tries to connect anonymously, before initiating encryption, but that is blocked. The command line FTP utility runs into the same problem.
The problem is that these clients try to use LOGIN as their first command. The FTP protocol is loose enough that clients can do it many different ways. We need to define exactly what we want the client to do.
FileZilla has a feature called Site Manager. Go to File, and then Site Manager.
Click on New Site.
Define a name for the site, and enter the hostname and port. Port will be 21, unless you have put the FTP server on another port. Important: set the Servertype to FTPES - FTP over explicit TLS / SSL. Set the Logontype to Normal. Enter your username and password.
Click "ok" to save the site settings, or click Connect to connect right away. Connections should work at this point.
This setup required configuring security parameters in advance. Opening a connection without knowing the settings does not work. If you are running an FTP site that also serves anonymous users, this configuration is too tight. You'll want to allow unencrypted anon access. For our site, FTP is used only for corporate use, so we have no anonymous access.
Next up: Securing Dovecot. This one is easy. Edit
/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf, and set these parameters:
ssl_disable = no # Where the public certificates are. # public certs contains a) our signed public cert and # b) the GoDaddy intermediate cert ssl_cert_file = /etc/certs/my-public-cert.pem # Private key. See previous article about # extracting that from the Java keystore ssl_key_file = /etc/certs/my-private-key.pem # If the key is encrypted, use a key password: #ssl_key_password = # Note that Dovecot reads key files before dropping root, # so the key file should be root readable only # Unencrypted connections should be rejected disable_plaintext_auth = yes
That's it. Restart it:
# /etc/rc.d/dovecot restart
and you have mandatory secure connections.
One extra feature of Dovecot is it allows the system administrator to specify a certificate which must be present on the client, so the client must authenticate itself to the server, just as the server uses its certificate to authenticate itself to the client. Authenticating both ways is called mutual authentication, and it adds a valuable extra layer of security. Chiral Software plans to require not just encrypted communication, but mutually authenticated encrypted communication for all secure services, after our April move to the new Ubuntu software.
To recap, the main protocols used for secure commercial communication are HTTPS, IMAP, SMTP, FTP, SSH, SIP (VoIP) and chat. This article covers securing FTP and IMAP. Our previous article covered SMTP relaying, secured with TLS. Fortunately, more modern protocols, such as HTTPS and SSH, are easy to secure. We won't be doing articles on them. See the instructions for securing Apache HTTPD or Tomcat with certificates; it's very easy. And SSH is the easiest of all. Encryption is inherent in the protocol. No configuration is needed. It's secure and encrypted "out of the box".
Chat security is easy. Download and install Pidgin and the Off the Record Messaging Protocol plugin, and chat is secure.
As more voice traffic moves to SIP, security becomes more important. Unfortunately most SIP traffic today is non-secure, and woefully easy to tap. We'll do a future article showing how to make a secure SIP connection between Asterisk and an Aastra VoIP phone. Until then, we've covered all the non-voice protocols.


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|Collection Name:
|Forest History Society (A) Project
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|Columbia University. Oral History Research Office [Repository Details]
|Repository Location:
|New York, New York, United States
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|These interviews on forestry and logging contain material on conservation, woods safety, firefighting and the development of protective associations, old Minnesota logging camps, logging methods and machinery, and the development of the Paul Bunyan legends. Impressions of H. L. Mencken are included as are impressions of George S. Long and other lumberman.
|Estimated Total of Interviews:
|[8 interview(s) listed in this collection]
|Broad Subjects:
|Industry and Labor; Environment; Economics
|ASP Subjects:
|Forest fires--United States; Forests and forestry; Lumber camps; Lumber camps--Minnesota; Mencken, Henry Louis, 1880-1956; Mencken, H. L.; Henry Louis Mencken; Minnesota; Nature conservation; Oral history; United States
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Aftershock Map for San Juan Bautista M4.5
The first figure below is a map, the second is a cross-section. The map shows the epicenters and magnitudes of the San Juan Bautista main shock (large shaded ellipse), two weeks of aftershocks (smaller magenta circles), and 10 years of background seismicity (blue circles). The red lines are mapped faults, and the colored background indicates elevation. The dashed brown lines contain the earthquakes whose hypocenters are plotted as a function of depth and distance along strike in the cross-section. The dashed circles and ellipses approximate the rupture areas of the main shock and two large aftershocks, as inferred from the PGA and PGV rupture directivities and the earthquake magnitudes. The downdip rupture direction obtained for the main shock does not correspond with the seismic gap evident to the northwest. The shaded circles drawn around the main shock and the M3.7 aftershock show the rupture areas estimated without inverting for the directivity, The two large aftershocks are located significantly to the northwest of the main shock: the rupture directivity of the M3.9 aftershock is well constrained.
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I snagged this at the Dollar Tree for a buck, and I'm psyched that I got it. It's a great little pencil, a lovely plummy berry color, highly pigmented and fairly long lasting. The pencil is so creamy and easy to apply, too. I've heard of products being touted as 'lip gloss pencils,' and while I've never tried one, this pencil is what I'd imagine them to be.
Don't let the 'metallic' in the name scare you away if you don't like shimmer. This pencil does have a bit of shimmer, but nothing over the top. Really pretty.
Part of the Metallic line but this is NOT a tube. It is a pencil and I found the color to be very rich and gorgeously shiny, but not obnoxiously so. I'm in my 30s and don't want a lot of over-the-top shine during the day. My lips looked fuller when I put this on--loved that. The shade is great. It's a nice pink/rose, not too purple and not very dark.
Knocked off a lippie because it doesn't last "forever", but it's not one that melts off with the first drink, either.
Will purchase again.