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- Sonaar Luthra
- Brooklyn, NY
- United States
CEO / Co-Founder Water Canary Inc., Water Canary
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If you could open-source one piece of technology, what would you choose and why?
*This Live Conversation will take place on January 18, 2012 at 3PM EST / 12PM PST
Perhaps you'd choose a feature on your favorite video game system, perhaps you'd choose a life-saving medicine, a means of transportation, a fabrication method or a communications protocol... This is an invitation to think big about what would happen if you could take things that already exist and open them up to the world.
Closing Statement from Sonaar Luthra
Thank you everyone for sharing your ideas - this was an excellent conversation.
What I find most striking as I look through the comments is how many scenarios we came up with where open sourcing existing ideas, technologies and systems could promote both efficiency and a better quality of life/social welfare, instead of requiring any compromise between them.
The benefits of open source scientific research can both eliminate waste in bringing more resources to bear on solving problems and developing cures to diseases, while simultaneously making the benefits of those solutions more accessible for everyone. Open agriculture won't just lead to better, sustainable ways to grow food, but systems that allow more people to get out of poverty. And opening up educational resources - like the "dyslexie" font that Kristine O'Connor-delgado mentioned - can both improve the way we teach and learn as well as dramatically increase how many people receive an education.
I'm particularly excited to see where the projects we discussed go from here - please keep us all posted. Thank you for participating!
Jan 18 2012: I'm looking at a scientific journal paper. The analysis result seems nice. Problems are (1) no proof that the authors actually did it or did it right, (2) if I want to confirm the results or further development, I have to write my own code, which is waste time of society in general, since the problem is already solved, and here I have to do it again, not grantee to be better..
So my wish for open-source technology: demand all scientific journal papers which contains program code must be online and downloadable that code. This demand also forces scientist to write readable and precise code, encourage collaboration...
Jan 18 2012: That's an incredible idea and I think it would introduce a lot more transparency into the scientific process. I'm particularly interested in your mention of increasing collaboration - what kinds of problems do you think need more collaboration in the scientific world?
Jan 18 2012: AIDS.Jan 18 2012: Medical research and treatment (Cancer, Lupus, MS, Parkinson's to name a few)
Maida SMith
Jan 19 2012: I read one of the posts on TED about Oxitocin, I beleive that is how you spell it. It is the chemical in the brain that makes people "Nice" There are many things that are listed here that could be accomplished if people would just work together and cooperate instead of worrying about who is going to get the credit, the money, the power. That may be too much to ask from "NICE" but there is always hope.
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Warren Huber
Jan 18 2012: I'd LOVE to see journals flow into a Wikipedia-style (in format and access, not necessarily submission process - reviewed submission process?) journal clearinghouse.
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Jan 18 2012: Categorizing scientific research in a hierarchical-Wikipedia style and allowing people to attach implementations to each article page could be awesome!
Jan 18 2012: There are a couple of journals going in that direction that I've seen in my college research (but for pay, of course). Very refreshing and much easier to navigate, read, cite, and use.Jan 18 2012: To piggy back on your idea this would couple well with pushing forward with projects such as the Public Library of Science.
scott bishop
Jan 18 2012: First off YES! I totally agree with this idea. There is always ambiguity when reading journal articles, especially in the methods sections (again, leading to conditions in which reproduction of results are dismal at best). My idea to help solve this problem would be to film and upload actual time spent in the lab. This will not only make researchers more diligent in how they conduct research, but it also gives others visual contexts as to what the article is actually talking about (after all, humans use vision as their primary source to intake information).
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Is this idea perfect? No. But I think it is a step in the right direction. .
Akshay Verma
Jan 18 2012: Quite difficult for me to choose one but I would like medicines and medicinal related activities to be open-source.
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Living a healthy life should not depend on a persons financial status.
Jan 18 2012: The only problem is that, it would remove the capital incentive behind further medical research. We need to find a better way to push for further research which required funds, while at the same time making it cheap enough to make generics for the world market.
Warren Huber
Jan 18 2012: Why should medical research be privately funded or capital driven?
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Shouldn't tax-based contribution to the benefit of the society that allows giant corporations and individuals to become insanely wealthy be just par for the course? If medical research and care & prevention provisions were seen as vital a public service as the military or police force are (and I would argue that the health of the populace is MORE important than either), then the government (that is, the government of and by The People) should be in charge of providing it at equal investiture.
AND that the corporations who become wealthy beyond imagining at the expense of The People should at the very least contribute to the care and protection of those same people.
Jan 18 2012: Great points Joshua and Warren - I think this cuts to the core of the dilemma we face when we consider the benefits and drawbacks of open source. We can certainly point to plenty of inventions (especially in the medical world) that have been fueled by a proprietary model of development, and it isn't easy to wish that system away when it :does: find ways to solve difficult problems. But perhaps we can consider ways that Open Source doesn't simply mean giving things away for free and getting rid of markets: maybe we can create systems of value that go beyond intellectual property. Maybe in the process of making things open source we can create even :more: value than is possible in closed systems.Jan 19 2012: The problem with a purely government funding for the medical field is the international co-operation that would be required to keep it useful to people across the world. Many of the debates and struggles going on at the WTO meetings make me think that it's going to be a long way before this can be practical. All inventions and discoveries that can benefit mankind as a whole must be made the ownership of the UN and purchased from the inventor/patent holder. Anybody who is against it should be declared a non-citizen of this world and sent to live in the Sahara.
On second thought, those selfish thugs would probably destroy the Sahara as well.Jan 20 2012: Well Joshua, there you already point out yourself that the meetings and conferences of the WTO aren't quite successful, but on the other end you tell us that we should give more power to the United Nations. In my humble opinion it means that maybe we should try something else, instead of giving the organisations who fail at doing their jobs more power. I also don't feel great about giving a certain organisation the power over all the patents, all over the world. What I think we should do is decentralize the power over patents and discoveries, as we've already seen that centralizing the ownership over these (big corporations) hasn't exactly worked in the past for that matter.Jan 20 2012: But if that makes me a selfish thug, than I'll move to the Sahara so you can bomb me with these:
Scott Arnold
Jan 18 2012: I agree with you. But I believe that capital incentive has no place in health care. It is a conflicting interest with the true goal of health care, which is health care. Many nations have figured this out already.
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Jeff Burdges
Jan 18 2012: As I understand it, all the expensive research and development for important medications is paid for by governments anyways. Industry only pays for the development of drugs with established markets so they can continue their patent monopoly, sometimes by pushing new drugs that are more dangerous than the generics. We're probably much better off without medical patents overall, some university researcher will still develop the medications, some company will still produce them, maybe you'll need more public funding for clinical trials, but that won't cost much, way less than the drug companies spend on advertising. See : http://falkvinge.net/2011/06/21/ten-myths-about-patents/
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Mercury Boy
Jan 18 2012: There is a paradox in the 'capital incentive' behind health care which is that it is more profitable to fund research on treatments than it is to find cures. If the number of cases of cancer doubled in the USA, GDP would go up. Mo problems, mo money.
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Jan 18 2012: What I find troubling in healthcare right now is that we're investing billions in treatments that are extremely high-tech and profitable, but that relatively few people need. It's beyond me to decide which diseases and conditions should get the highest priority, but what we keep forgetting is how many more lives could be saved if we put more money into basic care and treatments that already work, and are already in the public domain.
Gisela McKay
Jan 18 2012: This is a deeply infuriating fact of medicine, regardless where you are (I'm not American).
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1. Insurance model: if we fund prevention, then everyone will require it, whereas only a certain segment of the population will get sick and that costs less (not really, unless you deny reimbursement to a goodly chunk of those).
2. Research - I run naturalhealthcare.ca. I cannot tell you how many times I hear the argument that there hasn't been research proving the health benefits of [x]. Let's pick pomegranates (because I just looked at another study on those). If it weren't for the California Pomegranate Growers, who the hell do you think would fund research into their benefits? Pfizer? Astra Zeneca?
Then, of course, you have the issue of "is this research unbiased?" -- and good luck with that answer because we've developed a culture of suppressing results that don't say what we want them to say. (Had to look this up to refresh my memory: "fewer than half of a sample of trials primarily or partially funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) were published within 30 months of completing the clinical trial.")
The entire system is screwed up.Jan 19 2012: There is afterall a conspiracy theory that most ailments have been cured and that they medical industry is keeping them away only to ensure that their markets remain. I somehow believe it, to an extent.
Gisela McKay
Jan 18 2012: I mulled over making all research open source.
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Stop having competing teams with redundant efforts especially in the area of understanding disease.
Jan 18 2012: That's the interesting part to me about closed systems: they can be so inefficient when they create competing efforts that could get so much farther, so much faster if they encouraged more collaboration.
Jan 18 2012: I think in today's world the closed system seems to be inefficient and the open system seems to be efficient because of the ICT facilities we have. 50 years ago, it probably would be the other way round for big projects.
Scott Arnold
Jan 19 2012: Yes. The common interests we share, such as the finding of cures, or feeding the starving, or even governing ourselves, seem a natural fit for open collaboration.
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Warren Huber
Jan 18 2012: Redundant efforts are not /necessarily/ bad (within reason), since multiplicities of ideas, viewpoints, and experiences do actually improve the system - part of exactly why open sourceing is so important so that people working in similar veins can learn from each other and flow those experiences to each other faster and freer.
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Gisela McKay
Jan 18 2012: Oh, I don't think that everything is redundant - definitely there are different approaches and different techniques.
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And I don't mean to imply that there shouldn't be checks and balances (for instance the study of a couple of weeks ago that found that the practice of assuming that benefits/detriments were scalable when looking at effects of a product on an organic being leads to inaccurate results in testing, casting an entire field under a light of suspicion).
But when you have huge amounts of money (often from donations) being poured into a goal where there are high value patents at stake, leading to many, many research teams doing the same steps rather than building on the information that others are generating -- that is obscene to me.Jan 18 2012: Patenting genes of anything that occurs naturally is absolutely unconscionable and must be abolished! No naturally occurring animal or vegetable genetic code should ever have been allowed to be patented. It must stop. If you did not create it, it is not yours to patent. Simple.
Ivan Douwes
Jan 18 2012: I'd open-source transportation systems in general. What we have now is largely out-dated and could have been far more efficient and evolved by now if oil corporations did not hold all the cards in that department.
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Warren Huber
Jan 18 2012: There is an open source car project or tow out there, but they lack funding (or much in the way of success). They also have an issue of making a vehicle is still pretty expensive, even if you know everything you need to do.
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All that being said, hells yes I want to have the knowledge at my fingertips to be able to build my own vehicle!
Ivan Douwes
Jan 18 2012: If engineers around the world could start an open-source network of projects relating to transport solutions im sure we would see a lot more interesting systems come out. First of all improvements on our current systems and at the same time great leaps forward in private transport, such as floating and flying vehicles that can be coordinated by computer systems or advanced networks of vacuum tubes that carry "pods" inside them.. high speed, highly efficient systems that can all be very practically organised with our current computer technologies. They are thinking about these things in cars but as a mass medium of transport cars are just not a sustainable, viable choice for a growing population.. I love cars and im sure they will always be around but Im damn sure there are better ways of doing things, and pretty quickly too!Jan 18 2012: Just do it... I'm currently building my own... it's really not that hard! drop me a note and we could talk if you'd like. Timothy805 at yahooJan 18 2012: Car sharing is on the rise. Austin is a leading area where cars are available for use at minimal cost. All you need is a license.
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Jan 19 2012: A global website for car-sharing would be amazing.. Lot's of obstacles to getting it right but sooo worth it in the end!
Allan Clark
Jan 18 2012: I would like to see climate modeling become available for study at a more local level. In response to climate change, water conservation and retention could be improved per watershed, forestalling or preventing drought from wiping out existing water suplies. Jurisdictional overlap and 'water rights' laws written during vastly different times now make such information unusable, except by hundreds of nodes of super computers.
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Jan 18 2012: That would be incredible, and overlaps with an issue that's very close to my heart: could putting more information within reach fuel demand for a better quality of life at both a local and global level? It amazes me how abstract climate data remains for average people, it's one of the greatest problems we face and yet, I don't see data driving conversations as often as it could!Jan 18 2012: Couldn't agree more with sentiment, but the idea of distributed supercomputing is ultimately flawed. What we need is a (small number) of incredibly powerful computers (Zetta-FLOPS machines) specially built to be fit for purpose. See www.simundo.org for some background.
Cheers, Richard.Jan 18 2012: So many of the laws concerning the water supply predate existing ecological conditions. So many of these laws combined with excessive consumption of natural resources CREATED the problems we have now.
We need to revisit the flow of major rivers, examine the validity of some of the dams and adjust our perceptions of what we as humans want to change on the planet. The ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico and the survival of the wetlands of the Mississippi delta depend on an examination of these things. My college geology professor explained that the wetlands are disappearing at a dramatic rate. Yes we are protecting populated areas by daming and releasing only as needed, but we are damaging the ecology of the entire delta system.
This is just one river and one gulf...translate that to the entire planet.
Our need to control nature and her resources should be studied and changes enacted to slowly adjust and allow the planet to thrive.Jan 18 2012: I'd like to make all copyrighted material older than 20 years, completely open for the world to build on. Not the best timeframe, but it's what I feel is a good compromise between the capital needs of the copyright owners and the development needs of the 21st Century.
Jan 18 2012: One can argue about the threshold, but the concept is great.
Todd Boyle
Jan 18 2012: The implied interest rate applied by corporations and investors to discount future cash flows is objectively provable. The value of future cash flows beyond 20 years is negligible. No corporation or investor values them at all-- NO R&D, or creative or artistic investment is made in pursuit of revenue streams so far in the future. Society is getting NO benefit by such long copyrights. The economic cost of copyrights AND patents even at 7-10 years exceeds the economic benefits by a wide margin. The heavy hitters in Copyright lobby are motivated by the need to maintain monopoly positions in distribution, and by advertising and content revenue paid by political actors in the media landscape.
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Thomas Jones
Jan 18 2012: Everything.
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Economics, religion, education, politics, social policy, technology, law ... etc.
Harper Mann
Jan 19 2012: Emphaticaly, all forms of birth control. Overpopulation is our number one world problemJan 18 2012: Water purification technology. 1.7 million people die preventable deaths every year due to untreated water. That's around a person every 20 seconds.
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julian owens
Jan 18 2012: I would like to see a university supported online, open sourced college education program. Supported by a majority of universities that covers at least some range of basic degree programs. Scheduled and completed at your own pace with online testing, that simialar to say linux kernel developer program, has a support community to the agreements of the program. This will give everyone the opportunity to at least get a college education. Start with a few programs maybe at the 2 year lvl for an associates degree.Jan 18 2012: Library catalogues! I'm a librarian, and I find our vendor library catalogue a complete embarrassment. I actually tell people to look first on Amazon or Google Books, then just search our catalogue for the title once they've found a book they want. I wish we could open up these products to make them easier to search, and even add social media capabilities.
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Jan 18 2012: When I worked at a small bookstore (now closed - sadness), I frequently went online to Amazon and Google to figure out what book a customer was looking for in order to grab the correct title or ISBN to see if we had it i nthe store.
The kind of database cooperative you're talking about is pretty trivial, to the point of not really needing to be "open sourced" - it's just common knowledge in the computing world. What libraries NEED is to all get together into one interconnected system. (I think Google Books is interested in this kind of cooperation, you should see about talking your library into joining that project and linking your internal catalogue to them.)Jan 18 2012: Good idea. The way I find books is that I have to type the keywords on Google Books, then use the title to search again on library's website.
If we can combine them in one system, it's more convenient.Jan 18 2012: The designs for a liquid fluoride thorium reactor: http://www.ted.com/talks/kirk_sorensen_thorium_an_alternative_nuclear_fuel.html
Jan 18 2012: Alex, I completely agree. The idea already crossed my mind when i first read about thorium-based nuclear energy. I'm surprised no one else responded to this yet, but i suspect that without a more complete explanation of what this would mean as an open-source project, it may strike most casual readers as a quite a frightening idea. If i have the chance later i will attempt to outline why i think this is such a brilliant idea and perfect fit in this case.Jan 19 2012: The Patent and copyright system.
Richard Aras
Jan 18 2012: I believe climate science and modelling should be open sourced. Our environment is the ultimate shared resource (commercial, national, or special interests do not belong). I'd site three good reasons for this...
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Firstly, this whole area must maintain respect and to do so it is fundamental that it be transparent, scrutable, and accountable – not to mention plainly rational!
Secondly, where we are today with modelling is nowhere near far enough forward. A huge amount of work (and financing) is required to build next-generation models, to start to model vital things such as clouds and ocean currents. Credibility rests on this.
Thirdly, as a cornerstone of strategic thinking and politics, there's no better place to get people involved. It's fun, it's educational. It may just save our bacon.
I note with a broad smile that the previous poster said much the same thing in the time it took me to register on TED! We are actively pursuing an open source model with Simundo.org which is getting off the ground as we speak.
Jeff Burdges
Jan 18 2012: All software --- Way back SCOTUS ruled that utilitarian items like clothing weren't copyrightable, which helped the fashion industry enormously. We should clearly apply this precedent to software as well, especially any non-entertainment oriented software. We would however permit copyrights on software source code, much like clothing designs are copyrightable. We could then permit source code copyright holders to derive a copyright on binary code if and only if they published their source code in a usable form. In short, no copyrights on software unless the software is open source. See : http://www.ted.com/talks/johanna_blakley_lessons_from_fashion_s_free_culture.html
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Scott Arnold
Jan 18 2012: Any technology that assists in determining the outcome of elections should be open-sourced. All voting machines and processes would be included. If we can make the internet secure enough to do online banking, we could probably figure out how to not only hold elections over the internet, but much more communication between the people and their elected representatives is possible.
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I actually think our government should be open-source, too. For example, the Dodd-Frank bill provides some regulation for the banking industry, but it is not very effective when the investigations and hearings are held behind closed doors. Transparency can be a remedy for cronyism.Jan 18 2012: Scientific and health investigations of governments because I think is a way to improve the speed to find solutions in this issues. Doing this through collaborative way.
Great question!Jan 18 2012: Mobile phone technology (the whole infrastructure). It's ridiculous with tele companies eavesdropping, monitoring and overcharging basic communication.
Example of an ongoing project:
Andrea Sea
Jan 18 2012: Tesla's designs for free energy generators. Modern versions that allow cars to run on water, engineered by Stan Meyers, David Dingle, etc.
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We would no longer have a reason to fight wars over oil. We might be able to stop fighting over anything, because we would be able to meet the needs of all peoples. Everyone's homes could be powered with a free energy generator that emits no pollution, just some water vapor. No dangerous hydrogen tanks sitting around. Large-scale versions could power water de-salinization plants, farming operations, etc.
Warren Huber
Jan 18 2012: Those are simply out of copyright, and most of them don't work.
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Andrea Sea
Jan 18 2012: Our government has bought up the patents to a lot of related developments, and suppressed further development. It needs to be developed. Stan Meyers had a dune buggy that would run on fresh water, salt water, or snow. Obviously, a dune buggy doesn't weigh much, but that's technology that should be improved and made generally available so we can stop burning gasoline.Jan 18 2012: I have this very unorganized idea (based off the movie IRobot) energizing the planet with the energy created by moving cars. We are all taught kinetic/potential energy in grade school. We ran a car down a track and watched lights light up. Why not harness that and create a new roadway/energy system based off a non-polluting water powered cars that run over a road that captures the energy created and turns it into useable energy to power our homes and businesses.
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Our cars aren't going anywhere, we should find a secondary use for them other than hauling us and our things around.Jan 18 2012: Today because of diminishing resources, we need to build a smart planet, which will involve lots of Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Optimization, Mathematical modelling etc....This massive work is possible only if the researchers around the world share their ideas and models openly. So, I would like to Open-Source the research behind build the smart planet.
This will lead to speedy developments. The effect of this will be far reaching, and it will change the world from how we perceive it today.
Nikhil Agarwal
IIT Bombay, India
Tim Pastoor
Jan 19 2012: At the last minute (been thinking about the primary open source project I'd love to see at this moment, so beside "the Government"...):
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I'd love to see an open source social network.
I'd love to see an alternative to facebook.
I'd love to see an alternative to sharing my (personal/business) info with friends and others without other people making a profit out of it.
I'd love to see people coming together and work on this project.
Problem is, in my humble opinion, that most projects which currently exist are still to immature to meet my demands that I'd like to see in a social network.
I know we can do this, I feel it's necessary.
Pascal Koot
Jan 19 2012: I'm looking for the ONE app that combines ALL my messages and communication: phone, mail, tweet, facebook, linkedIn, Skype, texting, WhatsApp, etc, etc. That would really make things easier!
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Andrew Mason
Jan 19 2012: Few people think of agriculture as technology; however, it is the single piece of technology that put us humans on the map. Also agriculture is a field in which too many people and continents are lagging behind. I would open source agricultural research since this would have the greatest potential to quickly make an impact on global poverty and hunger in all of its forms.
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Also, the incentive to contribute would be greater since (except for GM crops) most agriculture is done by farmers and relatively smaller companies in an almost perfect market.
Corey Lunden
Jan 19 2012: Anything by Buckminster Fuller.
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I'm actually not even sure if his designs are copyrighted... I just wish they were put into practice, or that people would collaborate on them to incorporate more modern technology to his work. He was crazy innovative, I have no clue why his plans weren't put into practice.Jan 19 2012: Great question: I would open source government or at least parts of it. Legislation could definitely stand to be open-sourced. I don't know exactly how it could be done, the process would have have ground rules, like Wikipedia's NPOV policy and self-corrective processes. Each bill can be iterate through hundreds of revisions, each law could leverage previous laws by reference (reusable code). Elected representatives would still vote on the bill, but the open sourcing the process of writing the bill should help us avoid making laws that are unconstitutional, short-sighted, or ill-conceived in the first place.
Jan 19 2012: Technocracy?Jan 19 2012: In short... legislation. Require any bills passing through congress to be managed with the same sorts of revision control systems used for managing software development. All changes must be checked in and signed with someones name on the changes and the public should have read access to everything. Transparency... accountability.. and no more of these backroom deals in regard to the law.. and end the doctrine of 'pass it to see what's in it'.Jan 19 2012: I would open source the newly unveiled but as yet unavailable, weighted "Dyslexie" font for helping children with Dyslexia, discern similarly shaped letters since their brains can't process the sqiggles of written language the same way as most. I would open source programs like FastForWord and similar phonetic awareness training programs because despite the plethora of research which establishes Dyslexia as a neurological disorder with neural oscillation synchronization problems, I've yet to find a medical insurance plan that will assist these kids with the therapy that they need so badly. Insurance companies apparently prefer to treat the depression with which many of these kids will ultimately contend due to their struggle. I'm happy to see the innovative products targeted for the Dyslexic population, but sad that they remain out of financial reach for most children who need them.Jan 18 2012: For me it would have to be a free and open way of doing peer reviewed science. The price of subscription to scientific journals is both a barrier and generally a strange concept. Scientists produce and report the research, then sometimes even pay to publish it or charts as part of a paper, followed by a hefty subscription fee to the journal.
I've always wondered why it's not possible to open this up and use an open, but still credible peer review system Maybe its not so much a technology as just a concept - but still would be nice to see (i know there are some out there, but in terms of impact factors etc. the established journals still far outweigh these in many areas).


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I like having a written set of rules that describe the whole league. I've pasted this year's rules below as a starting point. I figure it's a good time to do this because people are still interested. I know we've discussed a few modifications already, but I'd appreciate it if people would bring those up again.
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Each team will have 15 wrestlers. Each week, you may start 11 wrestlers: one at each weight class and one "flex" wrestler of your choice who will receive points regardless of which weight he wrestles.
Competition/How to Win
Competition is not head-to-head. Instead, every week, your team's points (see "Scoring" below for details) will be added to your cumulative total. Cumulative scoring ends after conference championship week. At this point, the top 6 teams make it to "the playoffs," which is really just the NCAA Tournament. For the playoffs, the cumulative scores are disregarded, and whichever player accrues the most points during the NCAA Tournament wins the league.
A) Posting Your Lineup. Weeks will begin on Monday and end on Sunday. Every week, the commissioner will open a thread wherein all lineups must be posted by midnight (EST) Sunday night. If your lineup is not posted by this deadline, your lineup from the previous week will be used. No exceptions.
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A) Regular Season Scoring
i) Points will be awarded as follows: Pin - 6; Tech - 5; Major - 4; Decision - 3; Forfeit - 3; Medical Default - 3; Injury Default - 6.
ii) Points will only be awarded at the weight class listed for the wrestler when you posted your lineup. The "flex" wrestler is the exception to this rule and will be awarded points no matter what weightclass he wrestles. For example, if you listed your wrestler at 133 but he bumps up to wrestle 141, you won't get any points.
iii) Dual Meets. All dual matches will be scored.
iv) Tournaments. In eligible tournaments, all matches will be scored. The following tournaments are eligible: Kauffman-Brand, Midlands*, Oklahoma Gold, Cliff Keen Invitational*, Southern Scuffle*, Reno Tournament of Champions*, Body Bar Invitational, Michigan State Open, NC State Open, Penn State Open, Navy Classic, Mizzou Open, Eastern Michigan Open (open division only), PSAC, Hokie Open and Binghampton. *Champions of Midlands, CKI, the Reno TofC, and the Southern Scuffle will receive 10 bonus points. Runners up at these tournaments will receive 5 bonus points.
v) If your wrestler beats an Intermat Top 20 ranked wrestler in a non-eligible tournament, you will get the points for that win.
vi) The NWCA All-Star Classic will be scored. Both the "Main Event" and the "Side Card" qualify.
vii) Conference Tournaments count as part of the regular season. However, wrestlers who win the Big 10 and Big 12 tournaments will get 15 bonus points added to their scores, those finishing second in these two tournaments will get 10 bonus points. The guys who win OW at those tournaments will also get 5 bonus points. All other conferences will have bonuses of 10 points for a championship and 5 points for a second.
B) Playoff Scoring
i) The playoffs are really a one-event deal, with that event being the NCAA Championships. Teams making the playoffs will have their scores reset, and the whoever generates the most points at NCAAs wins. "Tournament scoring" will be used for the playoffs. I'm not exactly sure of all the details of tournament scoring, but you can probably find it in the NCAA rules online somewhere. I will post it when I get to it.
ii) Bonuses will be awarded as follows: OW - 3; Gorrarian - 2.
Wrestler Acquisition
Wrestlers may be acquired in 3 different ways: The draft, free agency, and trading.
A) The Draft
i) Draft Order. The draft will be performed in alphabetical order a random order that will be announced before the draft.
ii) Draft Execution. Because this league is carried out over a message board, the draft is kind of tricky. We will have the draft in early October, and it will probably take 2-3 days. Basically, when it's your turn, someone will text/call you to let you know. At that point you will have a time window to make your pick by posting it on here or by phone/text/etc. This way, if you are at work/school, you will have time to make your pick.
I will post more on this after we decide when will be the best time to have the draft.
B) Free Agency/Waiver
Each owner can claim up to 10 wrestlers from free agency/waivers throughout the season (known as the free agent quota). In order to do so, the owner must drop another wrestler from his roster. Claims are placed by posting in the "Free Agency/Waivers" thread.
i) Free Agency. Any wrestler not on a roster or waivers (see below) is a free agent. A free agent may be claimed at any time on a first-come, first-serve basis.
ii) Waivers. Whenever an owner drops a wrestler from his roster, that wrestler will be placed on waivers for 3 days. At the end of this period, whichever owner who wants the wrestler and has the highest waiver priority will "win" the wrestler. This owner will then move to the bottom of the waiver priority list. Initially, the waiver priority order will be the reverse of the draft order (aka reverse alphabetical order). If no one claims the wrestler in the waiver period, the wrestler will fall into the free agency pool.
C) Trading
i) Getting a Trade Approved. After you negotiate a trade, post it for approval. For the most part, trading is allowed freely. However, any trade deemed detrimental to the spirit of competition will be rejected. The commissioner reserves the right to reject any and all trades.
ii) Deadline. Trades will not be allowed after conference week. No trades will be allowed after January 31st, 2011.
iii) Multi-wrestler trades. If you trade and that leaves you with only 14 wrestlers, adding another wrestler from the free agent pool will count against your free agent quota. If a trade leaves you with 16 wrestlers, you must drop a wrestler, but this transaction will not affect your quota.


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[http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/1r/bills/sb1403s.pdf SB 1403], signed in July of 2009, created tax incentives intended to draw renewable energy product manufacturers to Arizona. Specifically, income tax credits and property tax incentives are available for companies choosing to establish or expand their manufacturing facilities and corporate headquarters in Arizona. To be eligible the business must meet certain minimum requirements for the quantity and quality of new jobs created. Some of these requirements were amended in May 2010 by [http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb... Senate Bill 1201]. Different incentive levels are available depending on how many full-time jobs are created and the salary for those jobs.
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The future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One- a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the urban cops called "Judges" who possess the combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd is the ultimate Judge, challenged with ridding the city of its latest scourge - a dangerous drug epidemic that has users of "Slo-Mo" experiencing reality at a fraction of its normal speed.
Rated R for strong bloody violence, language, drug use and some sexual content.
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I tell ya...sometimes liberals write the material for me and make my job way too easy...Especially with any debate to be had on non-debatable issues such as the allowance of illegal immigration.
Nothing more easily put truth to the lie of this notion that liberalism is the intellectually superior ideology (that they push on the world) than to hear the kind of grasping at straws reasoning for why we should allow such things.
Listen to this latest excuse from Milwaukee County Supervisor Peggy West, a Democrat, as she describes why she opposes Arizona's SB1070 and supports a boycott of the state...
Wow...Why can't these people just be honest and say they want illegals to be allowed to vote for them?
I think this can be counted as reason number infinity as to why liberals shouldn't be in charge of stuff, like, ever again. If a basic geographical understanding that Arizona is a border state then how is she going to begin to grasp relevant fiscal issues such as taxation and its effects on an economy?
Maybe she meant boarder...as in surf boarder...and the surf of any body of water is certainly "a ways removed" from the border of Arizona.
Oh...and how about the guy that corrected her? How unnecessarily polite was he? If there is ever a time to break decorum and just go off on a moron that was it.
It has never been said that conservatives are the kind of useful idiots Lenin spoke of, which may be why there is such a concerted effort to edge them out of education by people who would rather have someone like him in charge. I also think "Peggy" is probably not the best name for such an idiotic woman, she probably forgets all the time whether she's a one "g" or two "g" type of
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Nanban is a comedy of ideas that is as provocative as funny, as wildly entertaining as insightful. A laugh-riot that talks about the most important of human pursuits: self-actualization.
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Be Careful When Dealing With Koh Samui Tailors
Koh Samui is an island located just off the east coast of Thailand. Not only is it known for beautiful beaches and beautiful women, it is also known for the talented and highly sought-after Koh Samui tailors.
Koh Samui tailors pride themselves on their ability to make specialized clothing for men and women alike. Although they are world renowned for their work, you must be careful when choosing a tailor, because, just like with everything else, there are good ones and bad ones. One of the best ways to prevent yourself from getting a bad tailor is to do your research first.
When walking down a street in Koh Samui, it's not unusual to get approached by one of the many tailors offering to design and create the dress or suit of your dreams. And the reality is many of them can do just that. The problem with choosing a tailor via this avenue is you don't know what you're getting into. That's why it's important to conduct your research before choosing a tailor. Once you've done your research and know who you are going to use, you don't have to worry about taking a chance on a random shop owner in the street.
Doing this research is really quite simple. Just do a search in Google for "Koh Samui tailors," and read over some of the search results. You will find plenty of recommendations for who you can go to, and you'll find plenty of warnings on who to avoid as well.
Once you've armed yourself with this knowledge, you can rest assured you'll get the suit or dress you're looking for. However, if you ignore this advice and simply choose a tailor at random without doing your due diligence, don't be surprised if your unhappy with you decision when all is said and done. There are plenty of horror stories out there about naïve tourists wasting a lot of time and money only to end up with an inferior product.
Where to buy Crochet Dress in Koh Samui
You can get crochet dresses in Koh Samui in all sorts of colors in style. You can choose a neutral color, like black or white, or a bright bold color, like yellow or red. You can also get a dress that has some fun additional embellishments, like tassel ties or adjustable spaghetti straps.
These dresses are steadily becoming more popular, which means that you can find them in all sorts of places. Lots of stores are carrying them now, and you can also buy them online. Take a closer look at them and see what you think. Odds are, you'll fall in love with them.
You should buy a crochet maxi dress if you want to look your best this summer. These dresses offer tons of style, and will help you to look great no matter what you're wearing underneath it. These dresses are sure to become a summer staple, and you should start wearing them now.
Best Samui Villas: How to Find the Best Holiday Home for You
Thailand is continuously becoming more and more popular as a holiday destination. Truly, you can't help but fall in love with this country because it is the epitome of the exotic. This place has a lot of secluded beaches and is also known for its yummy cuisine. When it comes to accommodations, you can stay at a hotel, resort, or an inn. Or better yet, you can check out Koh Samui private villas for rent. All throughout the country, there are private villas that you can choose as your holiday home. Some people prefer them over other options because of the privacy being offered by these villas in Thailand.
If you are planning on a holiday in the country, here are some tips on selecting the best villas in Thailand for you and the rest of the group.
Determine your budget.
In choosing accommodations, the primary consideration is how much you can afford. Of course, the price of the villas for rent in Thailand is often the most used classification. There are cheap, mid price, and expensive villas. This is all relative depending on how much you are actually willing to spend.
Take time to browse for Thailand villas online.
If you spend a few moments on the net, you may actually have an idea as to what you are looking for. The top Thailand villas usually have websites complete with clear and sharp photos of the outside and the interior of the property. This is a good way to get to know the many different styles and sizes of villa rentals available in the country.
Consider your location.
Some destinations in Thailand boast some of the most impressive private villas. Koh Samui for example, is known as a magnet for people who would like to splurge and really enjoy the luxurious kind of vacation. In fact, Koh Samui villas are considered to be some of the most upscale and grand villas in the country.
Referral from a friend means a lot.
There is nothing like the testimony of a friend or a colleague whose tastes you trust. If this is your first time to spend a holiday in Thailand, it may be a good idea to ask someone who had been in the country before. Ask them where they stayed and how was the experience for them. Also, ask about the usual price or some of the problems they faced while on a holiday if any. Really, the best tip to pick the most suitable Thailand villa for you is to ask the opinion who experienced renting a villa first hand.
Size matters in this case.
Obviously, you need to choose a place that is just right for your group size. Astoria villa for sale koh samui are big and spacious, particularly those in Samui. If you have a celebration in mind and your group is a bit huge, then consider a big villa. If it is just a family holiday, choose something smaller.
The Best Koh Samui Detox Resort
Koh Samui is a favorite tourist destination in Thailand patronized by millions of tourists from around the globe. It is an island off the east coast of the Kra Isthmus in Thailand. The island is highly rated for all the elegant spas located on it. There are so many effective detox programs offered by these popular spas in Koh Samui. In fact, Koh Samui detox programs are some of the best detox programs in the world currently.
The Koh Samui detox programs are tailored for people who are looking for a complete overhaul healthwise. There are many detox programs which are tailor-made to meet individual needs of the client. Vegetarian detox, ultimate health detox, colon hydrotherapy sessions, detox massages, yoga exercises and high grade nutritional supplements are some of the main programs offered at some of the high quality luxury spas in Koh Samui.
A detox program in Koh Samui will definitely get you on the track in losing those unwanted pounds quite easily. Our colon is usually clogged with harmful toxins and chemicals due to processed food and artificial ingredients in the food items we intake. This will have a negative effect on our digestive system and other important body functions. This is why it is extremely important to get rid of these toxins and harmful chemicals in a timely manner. A Koh Samui detox will come in handy during such times.
Detox and weight loss spas are well established in Koh Samui for quite a long time. 90% of the tourists visiting this beautiful island will not forget to visit such a spa for the purpose of detoxing and releasing unwanted weight during the process. These spas use 100% natural ingredients in the detox programs. Hence you have nothing to fear since there are no side effects in these detox programs.


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|Thanksgiving in Italy
by Guest Columnist Chef Laura Frankel
If you cannot get away for the holiday, why not enjoy a short visit with an Italian Thanksgiving feast?
Pumpkins, chestnuts, gorgeous vegetables and those savory mushrooms, are all part of the mosaic of fall in the Italian country side.
All the dishes can be cooked ahead of time so you can relax and enjoy the holiday with friends and family.
Vegetables Osso Buco
I absolutely love Osso Buco and have made the dish so many times; I could do it in my sleep. I especially love the bright flavor of the gremolata or citrus relish that clears your palate and gets you ready for the next bite of the heavenly dish. I thought a fun variation would be to take all the flavors of Osso Buco and do a lighter dish with vegetables slow cooked in white wine and serve it as a side for my Italian Fall feast menu.
Risotto di Zucca (Pumpkin Risotto)
I do not have a problem adding pureed pumpkin and a very generous "glug" of extra virgin olive oil to the final risotto instead of butter and cheese. Call me a hypocrite, but it works for me! The sweet and fruity pumpkin with the decadent amount of evoo makes the dish and further allows me to eat it with my favorite Osso Buco, short ribs or other autumnal treats. I garnish with toasted pumpkin seeds, fried sage and a lazy drizzle of balsamic reduction. Ah, sweet, sweet bliss!
Chocolate and Chestnut Cake (Torta al Cioccolato e le Castagne)
Prosecco, Rosemary and Cranberry Fizz
About the Author
Chef Laura Frankel is the Executive Chef at Wolfgang Puck Kosher Catering at the Spertus Institute for Jewish Studies in Chicago. She is the author of Jewish Cooking For All Seasons and Jewish Slow Cooker Recipes. Frankel is an avid farmer's market supporter, giving demos and teaching classes all over the country featuring market produce. Frankel is the former chef and founder of the Shallots restaurants. She has training and extensive experience in both savory and pastry kitchens and has run restaurants in Chicago and New York. Before committing herself to her culinary passion, she played and taught both alto and baritone saxophones professionally.LaurasKosherKitchen.com
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Population: Approx 12 million
Climate: Delhi is a climate of extremes. The summer lasts from mid-March to the end of June, with average maximum and minimum temperatures of 36° C and 25° C respectively. The monsoons follow the hot summer, continuing till the end of September with an average rainfall of about 26 inches. The winter extends from late November to mid-February. The coldest month is January, when both the maximum and minimum temperatures are at their lowest, 21° C and 7° C respectively.
Main Language(s): Hindi and English
Time Zone: GMT + 05:30
Phone Area Code: 011
Best Time To Visit: October to March.
Airport Distance from City Center: 16 kms Taxi Rates from Airport to City: Coach Services available at Rs. 10 per person between Domestic and International. Coach service available at Rs. 20 per person to city centre. Pre-paid taxi service available from Domestic airport
Red Fort
Also called the Lal Qila, the Red Fort is laid out along the river Yamuna as an irregular octagon. It is surrounded by a wall of about 2.4 kms in circumference and is built of red sandstone. The Mughal ruler Shah Jahan transferred his capital from Agra to Delhi and after nine years, the fort was completed in 1648. The fort has two main entrances, the Delhi Gate and the Lahori Gate.
Rashtrapati Bhavan
Formerly the Vice-Regal Palace, it is the official residence of the President of India. This 340-room palace and its gardens cover an area of 330 acres. Special permission has to be obtained in advance to visit the Rashtrapathi Bhavan.
Jama Masjid
Jama Masjid, one of the largest mosques in India was built by Shah Jahan. The Masjid overlooks the old markets of the city that are massed around Chandni Chowk and stretches till the great Red Fort. Walking through this area can prove to be a trip down the times, where the flavor of old Mughal charm still lingers.
Qutub Minar
The emblem of Delhi, the 72.55 meter high Qutab Minar was erected in the 13th century by Qutub-Ud-Din Aibak. Within the complex is an Iron pillar, which has never rusted. This five-storied tower is visible from a distance of several kilometers. Which means that you could be visiting a lot of places in Delhi and the Qutub Minar stays with you.
Rajpath is worth a visit. Every January 26, the grand Republic Day Parade is held there. At one end, is the India Gate where the eternal flame burns to commemorate India's war heroes. At the other end is the Presidential Palace, the Rashtrapati Bhavan. On some days in early spring, visitors are allowed to wander around the building's famed Mughal Gardens.
The hall of Public audiences is where the Emperor listened to the grievances of his subjects, settled disputes and generally dispensed justice.
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The hall of Private audiences, a structure of white marble, is where the Emperor held private meetings and met dignitaries. The famous peacock throne, studded with precious stones, was in this hall before Nadir Shah carted it away to Iran.
Jantar Mantar
Jantar Mantar is an observatory. About 300 years old, it can measure the movement of the earth and the stars. It is also a very peaceful park in the centre of town.
India Gate
This massive 42m tall structure was built as a memorial to the 90,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives in World War I. The structure has the names of the soldiers engraved on it. An eternal flame burns here in commemoration of the brave soldiers.
Lodi Gardens
These beautiful gardens have majestic domed tombs of many Sayyid and Lodi Sultans. The well-kept gardens with fountains, ponds, flowering trees, blossoming shrubs and bushes are ideal places for joggers and those who seek solitude.
Humayun's Tomb
Haji Begum, the senior wife of Emperor Humayun built this mausoleum in the mid 16th century. The tomb is situated amidst avenues of trees, watercourses and flowerbeds. A magnificent example of refined early Mughal architecture, the structure harmoniously blends with nature.
Purana Qila
This is the sixth city of Delhi. Located south-east of India Gate, it is one of the most prominent monuments in Delhi. Humayun started the fort's construction but Sher Shah, who drove him out from Delhi, completed the city during his own reign (1538-1545). The massive walls and huge gates were constructed by Humayun. The octagonal Shermandal and the Quila-i-Kuhran Masjid were built by Sher Shah.
Connaught Place
Connaught Place is an upmarket shopping area designed by Edwin Lutyens who also designed the whole of New Delhi.
Delhi has an amazing array of places to eat, right from dhabas to 5-star restaurants. You will sample some of the finest food, standing and eating at the Indian-style fast food restaurants. Salad bars and places offering snacky meals are aplenty in the city. If this is your first visit, you must sample the staple fare, paranthas. This wheat dish comes with a variety of mouth-watering stuffings. Whatever your palate, there are places that cater to it.
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One of the most colourful events in New Delhi is Republic Day, celebrated on the 26th of January. This day epitomises the idea of pomp and splendor, with parades and dances, speeches and floats from all over India. The Beating Retreat, which marks the end of celebrations on 29th January is a moving ceremony with military bands playing at Vijay Chowk. The national anthem seldom leaves a dry eye in the audience. The whole nation watches the televised celebrations.
While most other festivals are celebrated, Diwali, the festival of lights and Baisakhi, a festival heralding the North Indian new year are the ones with the Delhi flavor.
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Mac OS 10.5 - the return of "CBS"?
For now, if you do have this possible problem, just make sure you have access to a version of NXT-G running under something other than Leopard. After all, the rest of it seems to work wonderfully. Now, I've got to go see if I can verify this and brake my NXT...
Update, 9 Nov 2007 - I've verified this on my system. Under Leopard, the FW download process stalls out while preparing the NXT. I could take this newly-bricked NXT to a second Mac with OS 10.4, and repeat the process to restore the NXT to full functionality with the 1.05 FW, so as long as you have a back-up, this is not a critical problem. But if your only computer is a Mac running Leopard, it appears you can not update the FW currently.
Brian "Leopard bytes NXT" Davis
5 comments:
- Rick Rhodes said...
Thanks for the "heads up" on this.
I remember the "good old days" of CBS and don't wish to return to them. :(
- Nov 10, 2007, 3:36:00 AM
- NXTMonger said...
I am a mac user, but personally I use Windows for NXT-G because that's what the software was designed for. NXT-G is great, but LEGO didn't optimize it for Mac very well.
- Nov 11, 2007, 6:21:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
I used to be rather upset at the performance hit my Mac seemed to take over Windows users... then I started running v1.1 in an Intel-core-based Mac. I've had no speed issues at all now.
As to optimizing it, I'm not sure how that worked - keep in mind the SW was built by NI, not LEGO, and NI has a long history of working on Macs (in fact, LabVIEW originated on Macs).
Brian Davis
- Nov 11, 2007, 11:31:00 AM
$20.00 for a software upgrade that will brick my NXT? This is unacceptable. When are they going to fix it?
- Nov 18, 2007, 4:00:00 AM
- NXTMonger said...
That would explain it. We have a PowerPC G4 processor.
Oh, and we got Mac OS 10.5.1
Although it should be called X.V.I
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Yea. Back in high school, a friend came to school stoned and thought I looked like a Jew so I ended up getting the nickname. In fact it's on my class ring with a star of david. Anyway, the next year in gym, I had taken a girl's shoe for fun and when she asked for it back I said "No. Shoe for Jew" That went on as a gag and actually found a website that I designed a "JewShoe" on, but it went out of business b4 I got a pair. Anyway. Thanks for welcoming me.
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In this issue:
- IBM retirees: RHA enrollment closing soon
- "Traditional marketing is dead": The social business imperative
- A critical collaboration: IBM Research/Watson collaborates with Cleveland Clinic (Infographic)
IBM Retirees: RHA Enrollment Closing Soon
Who says retirement is quiet? You're busy, and it can be hard to find the time to research the IBM retiree benefit options available to you.
Because time is running short to make your selections, Aetna has posted an informative presentation that you can watch on the company's IBM RHA dedicated site anytime. View the presentation at your convenience to learn about the Aetna plan options available through Retiree Health Access (RHA). To see it:
- Go to the http://ibmrhabenefits.aetnamedicare.com, and use the password IBM65
- Scroll down the page and select View a narrated presentation
Remember, the IBM annual enrollment period closes on Friday, November 16, 2012.
"Traditional marketing is dead": The social business imperative
How are your social business skills? The digital, social, mobile revolution isn't coming – it's here. And it's here to stay.
In this post, Michael Brenner examines how individuals and companies are moving beyond why they need to become a social business and today shifting the focus to how to become one. In the process, see how they're maximizing the resulting value and innovation.
And IBM is at the vanguard: the company has been identified as "the model of social business today and into the future" by social business consultant Mark Fidelman. Greater IBMers: What do you see as the main barriers to social business in your organization?
Greater IBMers: What do you see as the main barriers to social business in your organization?
A critical collaboration: IBM Research/Watson join forces with Cleveland Clinic
By winning Jeopardy! in 2011, IBM's Watson showed how a supercomputer's ability to answer questions in natural language could transform the way computers interact with people. Now, IBM is joining forces with the Cleveland Clinic to demonstrate how Watson can be used to advance the field of medical training.
Medical students will soon be able to utilize a tool using Watson technology to help them learn to navigate the latest content, consider a variety of hypotheses, and find key evidence to support potential answers, diagnoses, and treatment options. Watson too will be getting smarter: students will help improve Watson's language and domain analysis capabilities by judging the evidence it provides and analyzing its answers.
Bottom line? Medical students and Watson both will benefit from each others' strengths and expertise to learn and improve their collaborative performance.


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The report presents detailed data on consumption trends in the Hot Tea category in United States, analyzing consumption volumes and values at segment level. It also provides indispensable data on distribution channels, profiles of companies active in the global Hot Drinks sector along with latest industry news and mergers & acquisitions.
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Hot Tea Market in the United States to 2017 provides detailed data on market dynamics in the US Hot Tea category, providing marketers with the essential tools to understand both their own and their competitors´ position in the market and the information to accurately identify the areas where they
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Bialetti Moka Express 9-Cup Espresso Maker
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In 1933, Alfonso Bialetti revolutionized home coffee brewing in Italy with this iconic, easy-to-use stovetop espresso maker. This is the classic aluminum original is still found in nearly 90% of Italian homes.
- Easily make up to 9 2-oz. cups of rich espresso in just a few minutes.
- The striking angular shape and polished aluminum construction gives this espresso maker its distinctive, classic style.
- Simple, durable design is reliable and easy to maintain and operate.
- Handle and knob stay cool to the touch during use.
- Made in Italy.
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- Ideal for gas and electric cooktops.
- Use with ground coffee only; not to be used with other extracts such as cocoapowder, chamomile or other soluble solutions.
- Do not overfill with water, coffee
- Allow unit to cool completely before rinsing under cold water.
- Hand-wash only with mild detergent and warm water.
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Much like our legendary club in Hollywood, the Laugh Factory Chicago's stage is home to many of the best comics in the world!
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"Consumers have many dining options and it's critical for restaurant owners to provide a pleasant atmosphere to attract and retain patrons," said Brian Garry, Senior Director, Cintas Foodservice. "This research confirms that maintaining a clean environment is mandatory to provide a satisfying dining experience."
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"Regardless of the quality of food and customer service, a dirty restaurant turns patrons off from returning," added Dave Mesko, Senior Director of Marketing, Cintas. "Partnering with Cintas enables restaurant owners to improve cleanliness and increase repeat business by providing customers with an enjoyable dining atmosphere."
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Xenoblade Chronicles Boss Guide: How to beat Xord
The best JRPG in years is finally here, but with all this content, it's easy to get lost. Thankfully, GameZone.com is here with our full Xenoblade Chronicles walkthrough and FAQ! This walkthrough assumes you are using the Wii Classic Controller. If you're using the standard Wii Remote, please consider buying an actual video game controller and playing the game correctly!
The key to destroying Xord is to use a chain attack to topple him, as the big metal jerk can't be toppled in the normal fashion, nor will the Enchant ability work on him either. Luckily, Xord frequently summons Mechon M55 and Mechon M67 for assistance, which will help you fill the Party Affinity gauge. Xord can hit hard with Physical Arts, so be sure and cast Monado Speed on anyone being targetted, or use shield type buffs to keep the damage down. Reguarly heal as well, so that you won't be wasting your PA gauge on reviving teammates.
Once you've activated the chain attack gauge, break and topple ol' Xord, then lay into him. 25% of his HP later and you'll have won this battle!


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Looking for the comforts of home in the heart of bustling New York City? Look no further than The Travel Inn, the comfortable choice Midtown Manhattan lodging. The spacious rooms at The Travel Inn in midtown Manhattan come equipped with flat-screen TVs. And most rooms feature mini-refrigerators and microwaves, making it easy for you to invoke the comforts of home.
The Travel Inn is ideal for families who want to see the city's sights and business travelers attending a convention at the nearby Jacob K. Javits Center. To relax, go for a dip in the hotel's pool or work out in its impressive fitness center.
The concierge desk at The Travel Inn is ready to arrange airport shuttles or limousine service, as well as assist you in booking tickets to the most popular shows. Visit the tour desk in the lobby to book tours, like a twilight boat cruise in the New York harbor. The Travel Inn's helpful staff will craft a customized night on the town for you.
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Bikes with 26-inch wheels are increasingly rare on shop floors, but they're still popular with some riders—especially the growing number of enduro racers who want lightweight XC-style bikes to zip up climbs, but need lots of suspension to blast down timed downhills. Cannondale targeted this Trigger 2 to those mountain bikers—many of whom live in Europe—and the remaining 26-inch holdouts in the United States. The company last week introduced a 29-inch version of bike, but we jumped on this 26-incher last fall and have been giving it a thorough test since.
The Trigger 2 is built around a stiff carbon frame with 120mm of rear travel. To minimize flex, Cannondale uses oversize 15mm axles in the shock linkage and main pivot. The linkage itself is a massively overbuilt affair, spanning the bike's midsection like a giant strut. Despite the beefy tubes and stout pivots, the complete bike weighs just under 24 pounds, making it one of the lighter five-inch travel bikes we've tried.
Helping to shave weight is Cannondale's new, 3-pound, 130mm Lefty PBR. The redesigned model uses a new bushing on the lower leg that helps increase stiffness as the fork moves deeper into its travel. The new version also ditches the dated boot in favor of a hard plastic stanchion guard that looks better and offers more protection. The fork felt supple on most terrain, and tracked true through corners. Despite a limited range of rebound damping, the front wheel stuck to the ground while rolling over rock gardens. The push-button platform damper located on top of the fork leg, worked well firming up the ride for long climbs.
Innovative components and frame elements—like the 3-pound Lefty fork and 15mm pivot axles—create a light, stiff bike.


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Eisenhower Receives Cycle III Chest Pain Accreditation
Heart attacks are the leading cause of death for both men and women all over the world.More than five million Americans visit hospitals each year with chest pain. The goal of the Society of Chest Pain Centers is to significantly reduce the mortality rate of these patients by teaching the public to recognize and react to the early symptoms of a possible heart attack, reduce the time it takes to receive treatment, and increase the accuracy and effectiveness of treatment.
Chest Pain Centers quickly diagnose cardiac patients, begin treatment within minutes and significantly improve the chance of a positive outcome. Studies show that Chest Pain Centers reduce mortality rates by 37 percent.
"When patients come into an accredited Chest Pain Center like Eisenhower Medical Center, they can feel comfortable knowing they will receive a level of care that meets the highest standards as set forth by the Society of Chest Pain Centers," says Lynn Hart, Administrative Director, Surgical Services. "Our cardiac patients will receive state-of-the-art care during that critical window of time when the integrity of the heart muscle can be preserved. Accreditation as a Chest Pain Center with PCI from the Society of Chest Pain Centers means that we have integrated the best practices and processes into our cardiac care."
In preparation for the Chest Pain Center accreditation survey, Eisenhower gathered a team of cardiologists, Emergency Department (ED) physicians, educators, directors and other staff to develop and write protocols and pathways to meet Cycle III standards. According to Hart, the detailed and rigorous process to attain accreditation required focusing and improving on interdisciplinary collaboration. "The expectations for best practice and seamless care from the Emergency Medical Services to the Emergency Department and the Cardiac Catheterization Lab ensure that patients get the treatment they need in the early stages of a heart attack."
As the need for Chest Pain Centers rises so has the need to create the standards for improving consistency and quality of care provided to patients. The Society's protocol-driven accreditation process ensures these centers meet or exceed quality of care measures in cardiac care services.
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• Emergency Department integration with the local emergency medical system
• Emergency assessment of patients presenting with possible acute coronary syndrome symptoms
• Assessing patients with low risk for acute coronary syndrome and no assignable cause for their symptoms
• Continually seeking to improve processes and procedures
• Ensuring Chest Pain Center personnel competency and training
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EEG704 - Curriculum and Assessment in International Schools
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Note:For students who are not currently teaching in an international school, the assignments should be approached either from the perspective of an international school with which they are familiar or what it would take for a school with which they are familiar to become an 'international' school.
Curriculum and assessment are processes that lie at the heart of schooling. Many attempts are currently being made to internationalise these processes- either by the extension of 'national' systems into international contexts are by the establishment of 'supra-national systems such as the International Baccalaureate. This competition for influence is examined within the processes of globalisation, democratisation and inclusion which provide the current context for international schooling. Examples and case studies are provided and students are expected to contribute examples of these processes at work in international schools with which they are familiar.
Task 1 50% 3000words A brief case study of the curriculum and assessment practices of an international school and the sources from which they are drawn.
Task 2 50% 3000 words. An analysis of the curriculum and assessment practices of an international school and their relationship to the political, social and cultural context of the school.


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Five Honored with Kathy W. Humphrey Award for Diversity
As part of Diversity Awareness Month, Saint Louis University recently recognized members of the Saint Louis University community with the annual Kathy W. Humphrey Award for Diversity.
|Award recipients, from left, LaTanya Buck, Eric Miller, Ph.D, Kripa Sreepada, Anita Cheng and Kevin German. Submitted photo
Five individuals were honored for their commitment to diversity and inclusiveness at Saint Louis University during a ceremony on Nov. 17 in the Sinquefield Stateroom in DuBourg Hall.
The 2011 award recipients are:
Kevin German, senior
Kripa Sreepada, junior
Anita Cheng, senior
Eric Miller, Ph.D. - faculty at Saint Louis University School of Law
LaTanya Buck, director of the Cross Cultural Center
The award, established in 2001 by the International Student Federation, is presented every year to students, faculty and staff who demonstrate exceptional scholarship, service and leadership skills while actively promoting appreciation and acceptance of others.
For more information about the award, visit the Kathy W. Humphrey Award for Diversity web page at the Cross Cultural Center website.


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Bloomingdale's San Francisco is located just a few blocks from Union Square in the Westfield Centre shopping mall.
Mon – Sat: 10AM – 9PM
Sun: 11AM – 7PM
Call or see website for holiday hours
Bloomingdale's was founded in 1872 and is America's only nationwide, full-line, upscale department store. In 2006 Bloomingdale's opened its second largest store in the country at the Westfield San Francisco Centre at Market Street. Encompassing 330,000 square feet, each of the five levels captures the eclectic mix of San Francisco and New York, while adding distinctive Bloomingdale's detailing.
Bloomingdale's has a celebrated history as a special destination for shoppers from around the world. Find the best brands and the latest trends for women, men, kids and home.
To make the most of your visit, stop by our San Francisco Visitor Center to take advantage of these complimentary services.