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"Airports Open to All"
Michael Huerta, Arlington, VA
August 29, 2012
Third Annual FAA National Civil Rights Training Conference for Airports
Good morning, Mamie (Mallory). Thank you very much for that very kind introduction. It is really an honor and pleasure to join you all today to talk about diversity and the importance of making sure that our airports all across this great country are open to everyone.
As aviation continues to evolve in the next two decades, we're really going to need to draw on the strength of everyone–all Americans and all of America's diversity–to help us build the very best aviation system in the world.
You make sure that business opportunities, as well as the airport doors, elevators, ramps, and signs are available and accessible to everyone.
In the aviation industry, as in many other industries, small business owners need to compete against very large and very well established companies.
And in each airport, travelers with disabilities may have to navigate their way through many obstacles to get from the parking lot to the airplane door. You are the people who help them get there. That makes a huge difference.
One of the programs you are focusing on this week is the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, which is designed to make sure there is equal access to business opportunities at America's airports. The program addresses the effects of past discrimination and attempts to level the playing field today.
I have to applaud the commitment of airports and all the other stakeholders in fostering disadvantaged businesses. I want to share some numbers that show these accomplishments.
First, about 23 percent of the revenue generated by the food, beverage, news and gifts in airports all across the country comes from businesses owned by women and minorities. These businesses generated nearly $1.8 billion in sales during fiscal year 2011. That represents nearly 1,300 firms.
Also, about $450 million went to disadvantaged companies and contractors in 2011 to support airport construction projects across the country. That's an increase of nearly 4 percent over the last two years. Nearly 2,000 DBE firms are working in this area and account for 16 percent of the total spending.
These numbers are positive indicators that minority and women-owned businesses are getting access to all parts of the airport and the many business opportunities that exist in the terminals as well as on the tarmac. Now we recognize that there is still room for improvement and that more opportunities need to be opened to more businesses.
The FAA reauthorization signed by President Obama earlier this year gives us the authority to use money for airport construction projects. It approves the funding of the Airport Improvement Program at approximately $3.4 billion dollars per year through 2015. That's good news for the FAA as well as for all of our airports.
The FAA looks forward to continuing to work with all of you not only on the items in the reauthorization, but to improve all aspects of civil rights in our airports.
As you know, Mamie has been named as the FAA new Assistant Administrator for Civil Rights. Her office has a huge responsibility to protect civil rights and to make sure there is a place for everyone at the table. There is a lot of work to do.
I have gotten to know her over the last couple years. Who would have thought an engineer with a very, very strong passion would be taking the lead in doing what is such important work for all of us at the FAA. But Mamie is a true champion. Someone who works tirelessly to ensure that disadvantaged businesses have opportunities, and that we have a diverse workforce and that we're doing all that we can to ensure that there is equal opportunity for all Americans in everything that the FAA does. Mamie, thank you very much for your work.
Diversity, fairness and inclusion are very important to me, personally. My father ran a very small business in Riverside, California. He restored antiques and refinished furniture. He did not complete high school. But he was able to build a business that sent four of us to college and that provided very well for our family. He was an artist and someone who really taught me a lot about the principles of hard work, never giving up, and looking for opportunities—sometimes in the strangest places.
You can actually see his work. It is anonymous. But if you visit a lot of museums in California, you will see a lot of his work on display there–historic artifacts from the history of the golden state.
In order to have the best outcomes at all of our airports, we have to follow those same lessons. We really have to focus on collaborating with our stakeholders. And we need to draw on where there are opportunities and the strength of diversity that we have as a society.
You are all involved in different aspects of civil rights. I would like to step back and give you a brief overview of the larger changes that I see coming in the aviation industry that you all support and where we are going over the next 15 years. And also why we need a workforce that is diverse in skills and points of view in order to meet the challenges that we have ahead of us between now and 2025.
We are at an extremely historic time in aviation. The decisions we are making today and in the years ahead are really going to influence how our industry evolves. Not only over the next couple of years, but over the next 25, 30 and 40 years.
The President frequently talks about the importance of infrastructure here in America. And the largest infrastructure project of them all is the Next Generation Air Transportation System, or NextGen. It is a shared responsibility between the FAA, our contractors and our users–in fact all Americans who use aviation. It is a public-private venture and very cooperative in nature.
As you heard from Mamie, what we're doing with NextGen is transforming the ground based radar systems that have served us very well in the first century of aviation, and we're transitioning to a satellite based system that is really going to fundamentally reshape how we manage our national airspace system in the future.
If you think about it, radar is a very safe system. It has served us very well. But viewing a radar image of what is happening in our national airspace system is a lot like looking at an impressionist painting.
It's a little fuzzy. Not exactly precise. You can see everything that is going on, and you have your landmarks. But just contrast that image with where we're going with NextGen. It is like transitioning from that impressionist painting to a high definition TV that is very precise. NextGen has real time updates that provide us the ability to move aircraft much more precisely and to respond much more quickly to the growing demand that we have on our aviation system.
It makes it more efficient and makes it even safer than it is today.
We're also changing how we communicate with airplanes. Today there is a lot of interaction between a controller and a pilot. And that takes up a lot of time. It takes a lot of effort.
That's all being addressed with a program called Datacomm, which will transmit the instructions electronically in ways that maximize efficiency and minimize the likelihood of errors in the system.
Those are a couple examples of what we're doing as we modernize the air traffic control system. It's not just in the United States. The whole world is moving in this direction.
NextGen affects each and every aspect of aviation–air traffic, safety, commercial space and yes, airports.
Early on, our colleague Kate Lang, our Deputy Associate Administrator for airports, had a pithy description of NextGen when she was talking to an airports conference. She was asked the question why should airports be concerned about NextGen. How does it affect airports? She provided the perfect answer: "Eventually, you have to land," she said.
But it is really much more than that. It really affects how the airports interact with the communities they serve. And fundamentally, airports are really the central point in how our aviation system interacts with Americans each and every day.
Listening to different perspectives is absolutely critical to deploying NextGen successfully.
The changes of NextGen are so far reaching that the same way of thinking will not get us there.
We are used to working in a regulation and compliance environment. But what NextGen sets up is a shared responsibility, a collaborative responsibility with the industry that we regulate. That's a very different way of doing business for us.
We need new thinking. And this is why–more than ever–we need diversity of thought and skills in our workforce. We need the ability to think globally, to hear from all of our stakeholders, and to make better decisions as a result of all of that.
As I have said, NextGen means enhanced safety, greater access to airports, a smaller impact on the environment and more predictable schedules for travelers. And we're already seeing these benefits in metropolitan areas today.
We have programs where we're designing much more advanced navigation procedures in about 13 metro areas all around the country. It will grow to 20 in the next few years. These changes, combined with the big system changes that we're making, are greatly improving efficiency in the national airspace system. As we move forward I have asked the senior leadership of the FAA to focus on three main areas.
First, we have the safest aviation system in the world. But we all know that we need to continue to raise the bar on safety. And the challenge is if you have a system that is so safe–we haven't had a commercial aviation fatality in more than three and a half years–a system that is so very safe–how do you raise the bar on safety? Well, the way you do that is you make it smarter through the better use of data so that we can forecast where there might be risk in the system and take steps to address that.
Second, we have talked a lot about technology. And we have talked a lot about the need to deploy technology successfully. But technology is not a black box that we are deploying just for the sake of deploying technology. We're deploying technology because we want to see benefits. And so the real challenge for us is how do we accelerate the benefits of area navigation procedures. Those benefits are very significant–they reduce track miles, reduce fuel burn, leave a smaller environmental footprint and less noise in communities. Those are things that Americans get very excited about. How do we accelerate those benefits and ensure that we can deliver them as quickly as possible.
And finally, it's about people. We need to make sure that we empower our 47,000 FAA employees to embrace innovation and to work efficiently. This efficiency will translate into better policy, enhanced oversight, better monitoring and targeted training.
In addition to going through a technological transformation, we're also going through a generational transformation at the FAA. Between now and 2014, about 30 percent of our workforce will become eligible to retire, which is not to say that they will. So that presents both a challenge and an opportunity for us.
The challenge is how do we take advantage of the experience and the tremendous contribution of a senior workforce as they move toward a well-deserved retirement. And at the same time leverage and energize a younger generation that shares the same passion for aviation and shares the same commitment to safety that has served us so well but thinks about it in very different ways in terms of how to use information and how they work collaboratively with one another. It is a great opportunity for us.
As we do all of this, there is one core principle that we all need to think about in everything that we do.
We need to ask ourselves, how are the results that I am delivering through my work meaningful and tangible to the American people? If we always remind ourselves who we serve and who our customers are–our fellow taxpayers and the traveling public–it helps guide us in the right direction. That is something we can't lose sight of in the work we do every day.
When you resolve a complaint about curb access from a traveler in a wheelchair, or ensure that signage is multilingual, or that communities impacted by noise have a voice–your work is meaningful and tangible. You are on the front lines of dealing with the American people every day. It makes a difference.
All of you working in airports have to figure out ways to make sure you are getting the most out of your civil rights programs. The fact that you care does make a tremendous difference.
Our Civil Rights office has looked at DBE programs around the country and is developing a best practices tool to help airports achieve the best results.
We applaud the success of hundreds of airports and the positive impact their contracts have on small and disadvantaged businesses. Many of these businesses are thriving and that is encouraging news. As you know, small businesses are engines that drive the economy and create jobs. That's something that all of us have a responsibility to support.
In the last few years, we have seen tremendous activity in terms of regulations, guidance, and new program areas for civil rights.
We at the FAA work very hard each and every day so that no one experiences discrimination at our nation's airports.
At the FAA, respect for diversity and civil rights is part of our Standard Operating Procedure. While we understand it is our legal responsibility, more fundamentally, it is the right thing to do–for individuals, for the agency, and for our country. We can't afford to overlook the talents of even a single individual or the rights of those doing business at our airports or with the federal government.
So thank you for your hard work in helping us meet our common goals. I wish you a very successful conference.


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High School: Shenandoah
Academic Interests: Art, Theatre
Extracurricular Interests: Theatre Central
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Usually, though, Ashton is transforming other people into loveable or monstrous creatures and characters—as part of her work in hair and makeup for Theatre Central. As an art major, the creations come easy to her. "I love the art forms that go into the blending and the shading," she says.
Ashton grew up in Shenandoah, Iowa, "getting into things and making a messing of my mom's house." She was in kindergarten when she realized art was her favorite class, and since then it's been a haven for her. "It was just one place where I could go and feel secure and like I was doing something I really loved," she explains.
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But Ashton's artwork isn't just the temporary transformation of people's bodies. She describes herself as a mixed-media artist who dabbles in everything. Beginning with drawing, she progressed to painting on photographs and then printmaking. In the Visual Language class, the final project was creating an entire book—cutting the paper, doing the illustrations, gluing it together and making the cover. Ashton's book incorporated ink paintings and Shel Silverstein poems.
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This style channels romance and femininity. The half-up, half-down loose curls draw attention to Rebekah's eyes, which are accentuated in shades of plum, pinks and purples.
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D. M. Kalabula*
Generally, the term "disability" is understood as a functional limitation of an individual's ability to carry out normal activities of daily living caused by either a permanent physical or mental impairment or a chronic clinical condition as epilepsy, bronchitis or schizophrenia. Thus it is implied that there is a standard of activity which is normal and those who fall below it are regarded as disabled. The McCorguodale Committee on the Assessment of Disablement referred to the principle that assessment should be determined by `means of a comparison between the condition of the disabled person and that of a normal healthy person'. The term `disability' is sometimes used synonymously with handicap but this is inaccurate: handicap is the effect of disability in restricting achievement and causing social disadvantage: for example, chronic bronchitis is a disability since the sufferer would not be able to take part in activities involving moderate exercise; a sedentary worker living in a bungalow would be much less handicapped by it than a labour living in an upstairs flat. Similarly a boy with a leg amputated suffers gross disability, but may not be academically handicapped at all.
Wolfensberger (1971) stated that "man's behaviour is in good part determined by what I want to call his ideologies. By ideology, I mean a combination of beliefs, attitudes, and interpretations of reality that are derived from one's experiences, one's knowledge of what are presumed to be facts, and above all, one's values".
During the 1970s, Wolfensberger, perhaps more than any other author, articulated the developing Western philosophy of "normalisation and integration" which began in Scandinavia in the late 1960s with particular reference to mentally retarded people. Over the centuries, and more rapidly in the past two and half decades, approaches to people with disabilities have undergone an evolutionary process. Increased scientific understanding and the adoption of principles of human rights have helped to change practices from those of regarding people with disabilities as inhuman and outcasts of society to people with positive attributes, contributions to make, and rights like anyone else.
In the past, social attitudes towards disability have led persons with disabilities' status subordinate to majority's interests and as a result, persons with disabilities have suffered innumerable restrictions on entry into certain roles such as education and employment.
Unless societal perceptions of disability are understood, it is difficult to gauge the impact on the individual's opportunities to learn in school and function in society. It is important to know the belief system supported by the majority culture, and broad social factors that impinge on the settings within which the individual with disabilities functions. This context includes society members' general perceptions of individuals with disabilities, teachers, educational authorities, schools, business and industry. According to Riegal, society's general perspective of teachers, the social role of students, and community values all affect each student's education.
The situation regarding educational services in Zambia today, 1998 does not seem to be any better than it was in 1995. Because of having no strong voice to speak for the children with disabilities, education support which has been given by international non-governmental organisations and development agencies, has been discontinued. The state also seems to be in serious financial doldrums which makes it impossible for it to fund educational and other services to children with disabilities. However, this situation should not be condoned. The state has the responsibility to educate children with disabilities. It is better to do so now than to continue handing out alms for the rest of these children's lives.
The fact that only about 2,000 out of between 160,000 and 250,000 children with disabilities of primary school age were being catered for in 1995 (Educating Our Future, 1996) presents a serious situation. It is gratifying however, to see that the Ministry of Education seems to have positive policy pronouncements embodied in "Educating Our Future" which among other things states that:
· The ministry of education will ensure equality of educational opportunity for children with special educational needs.
· The Ministry is committed to providing education of particularly good quality to pupils with special educational needs.
· The Ministry will improve and strengthen the supervision and management of special education across the country. This makes good reading, only if the Government can hasten to enact a Law, otherwise pledges will remain hollow as has been the case with the two earlier policy documents.
The first attempts to teach children with disabilities were made in 1905 in the Eastern Province of Zambia by missionaries. The first schools for children with visual impairments were established in 1923 and 1929, respectively. By 1950, other schools for children with hearing and physical impairments were established by missionaries. Zambia Council for the Handicapped continued with the service delivery under the then Ministry of Labour and Social Services until 1971, when the Ministry of Education took over the arduous responsibility. Upon Ministry of Education's take-over of the responsibility to educate children with disabilities, a special college and an inspectorate were established at the Ministry of Education Headquarter in Lusaka.
The college now called Zambia Institute of Special Education (ZAMISE) affiliated to the University of Zambia, runs pre-school certificate programme; certificate in special needs education; and diploma in special needs education. To date, ZAMISE has churned out over 1,000 inservice special education certificates and over 40 diplomas. About 55 foreign students from Botswana, Somalia, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Swaziland, Nigeria and South Africa, at certificate level, have also been trained at ZAMISE.
The University of Zambia has established degree programmes in special educational needs at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Other achievements recorded by special needs education in Zambia since 1971, include:
· introduction of special needs education component in pre-service Teacher Training Colleges;
· training of young people with disabilities to become teachers and other worthwhile professions;
· establishment of vocational training programmes in conjunction with both local and foreign non-government organisations;
Creation of :
· an inspectorate of special education needs;
· special needs education curriculum development department at the National Curriculum Development Centre (CDC);
· special needs education examination department at the National Examinations Council of Zambia.
· braille printing press at the Educational Printing Services; within the Ministry of Education.
Many declarations and statements have been made in recent years by the international community through the United Nations and its specialised agencies, as well through non-governmental organisations (NGOs), to promote the right of persons with disabilities (PWDS) and other learning needs to an appropriate education. Most of these declarations and statements were in fact endorsements and /or adoptions of policy proposals and practices already existing in some industrialised countries (nowadays referred to as countries of the North). In Zambia, similar pronouncements and declarations have been made through Educational Reform Document of 1977, Focus on Learning Document of 1992, and the current Educating. Our Future Document of 1996. European and North American countries have since the 1960s been vigorously pursuing principles of integration and normalisation developed in the Scandinavian countries.
In Zambia many criticisms can be advanced against these policies, especially at the implementation level, because special education, apart from being fully unrecognised by the state, continues to exist as a separate, parallel system, though housed in the Ministry of Education Headquarters, as camouflage. The following constraints have had a pronounced effect and have limited administration and provision of adequate services to children with disabilities. Despite stating high sounding policy statement, there has been no effort to formulate specific laws to empower children with special needs. There has been no political will to implement any of the six principles listed above. There has been a serious lack of coherent communications channels between professionals and parents of children with disabilities and the significant others within and without the children's localities. There has been a very hazy understanding of the real specific needs of individual children by administrators, teachers, parents and other service providers at different levels of service delivery and negative attitudes of everybody getting into contact with individual children with disabilities, particularly ordinary teachers, fellow pupils who have no disabilities, and other staff in integrated schools. Most of all, insufficient government funding and as already alluded to: government's lack of commitment to special needs education, has restricted the development and implementation of relevant policies in the education of children with special education needs. One clear example can be cited here. In 1994, the Danish government, under DANIDA ref. No.104. Zambia.1/Education, had offered to support a National Special Educational Programme for 10 to 15 years, where support to the development of a comprehensive Zambia National Special Education Programme, in form of a decentralised system for children with disabilities and special learning needs, to ensure access to necessary support services and to receive education, was guaranteed. Although a comprehensive programme to implement this offer had been worked out by local and Danish experts, and the Danish Government had offered 13 million Kroner to fund the first phase (1995-1999), the Ministry of Education could not sign the pledge, which led to the programme's fall-through.
Generally, implementing what has been enumerated as strategies in "Educating Our Future, 1996", providing solutions to the constraints encountered would greatly help ameliorate the situation. In a desperate quest to improve educational provision to children with special educational needs, it would be ideal to :
· translate policy pronouncements into Law to empower parents and children with disabilities concerning their rights and privileges;
· establish a department of special education within the Ministry of Education, or strengthen collaboration networking with other stakeholders within the Ministry of Education;
· establish early intervention services;
· run workshops and seminars to sensitise the Zambian populace about disability and special needs education;
· establish a research centre so that policy decisions made in this area of special educational needs are based on research findings, rather than individual or political whims;
· mobilise financial and human resources locally and abroad, to support special needs education;
· establish links with institutions within and without the region. These links should encourage networking and exchanging personnel, research findings, and good practice.
More than anything else, roots for understanding disabilities in Zambia must be established. A practical route to give it greater substance is the development of Zambian disability history, rediscovering `roots' and cultural ground on which Zambians can stand with confidence and from which they can make an informed appraisal of foreign offers of assistance. It will of course be liable to distortions, as noted by Fatton (1992) in his discussion of the `invention' of ethnicity and cultural myths. Yet the process of rediscovering disability history is an illuminating way to engage with the issues and options of current disability services and rights development.
For the foreseeable future, the care, training and education of thousands of disabled young Zambians will continue to be in the hands of their immediate family, village health workers and teachers - who may be willing to do their best, but lack specific knowledge and skills to see much success. Information that could make them far more successful is known, and has been known for many years but it has neither been widely communicated nor followed up. Information is the modern wealth - it might be more successful, less dependency-creating, than cash transfers from foreign countries. Disability service providers clearly need enhanced information capacities - to gather, appraise, store and circulate information of many sorts, to monitor flow, to use mass media and minority media to plan information use for cumulative impact. Information is understood in the `information society' sense, i.e. as concepts, knowledge, skills, design and feedback, is fundamental to the functioning of the modern world. Much of it is infinitely shareable without loss to the source - e.g. a skills trainer actually increases her/his own store of information when he/she imparts skills to trainees, by monitoring their feedback. Disability service providers should make significant contribution to civil society by the skilful use of modern communication methods, enabling and empowering ordinary people: mothers, fathers, grandparents, disabled people themselves, rural teachers, health workers, minor government functionaries, and members of non-disability organisations by means of information addressing in appropriate languages, the every day realities of disabilities, home care, training and education.
The mixed understanding of disability in Zambia as highlighted in this discussion, especially as it contributes to inefficient provision of education and other social services, calls for a united, co-ordinated, and pragmatic action by all stakeholders, to demystify disability perceptions, and freely share the universal perception. This is difficult to achieve, but a beginning must be made. Steps must be taken immediately to translate the policy statements embodied in the latest educational policy document "Educating Our Future, 1996" into Law, to empower and protect parents and their children with disabilities. As long as there is no Law, these members of the Zambian society will continue to live as third-class citizens. It is not fair.
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Senators' McCormick shows high work ethic
If the Senators could combine Buddy Robinson and Max McCormick into one, they would have the biggest and perhaps best power forward in the NHL.
Could Senators prospect Tobias Lindberg become the next Alfie?
As unlikely as it may seem, the Senators can still win the much-maligned trade they made April 3, 2013.
Ottawa Senators wasted no time getting down to business
The workload is about to slow to a crawl.
Sens prospects duel it out in the Gatineau hills
Clearly, Max McCormick detests losing. Especially when he believes he should have won.
Sens welcome Andre (The Bear) Tourigny into the fold
The Senators power play had some weapons last season but, ranked 22nd, it really wasn't very scary at all.
Off-ice official at Senators' games to be remembered
Terry Currie touched a lot of lives especially in the hockey world.
Senators prospect Nick Paul ready to play where he's needed
Of all the noise made around the NHL during the first day of free agency, one clip in particular caught Nick Paul's attention.
Senators prospect Matt Puempel taking steps to stay in Ottawa
Matt Puempel is taking it one step at a time.
Local kid Eric O'Dell looking to fight for a job with Senators
It was nothing for Eric O'Dell to drop by the Canadian Tire Centre for a news conference to announce his signing with the Senators on Wednesday.
Ottawa Sens making room for prospects to flourish
The Senators quickly found out they erred last summer by signing veteran David Legwand just in case Jean-Gabriel Pageau wasn't quite ready for prime time.
Senators made pitch for Kevin Bieksa
Senators GM Bryan Murray made a pitch that would have certainly improved the club's blueline in the hours before free agency opened Wednesday.
Winger Erik Condra inks three-year deal with Tampa Bay Lightning
Erik Condra has decided to take his act to the Sunshine State.
Former Sens coach will assist Boudreau in Anaheim
Paul MacLean will be back behind an NHL bench next season.
Ottawa Sens expected to stay quiet during NHL free agency
Don't expect any fireworks at the Canadian Tire Centre on Canada Day.
Ottawa Senators prospect Vincent Dunn working to move past tough season
Vincent Dunn is ready to turn the page and move on.
35 prospects at Sens camp
The Senators will get a good look at their prospects this week.
Sens open door for Erik Condra's return
The ball is in Erik Condra's court.
Senators re-sign D prospect Chris Wideman to rich deal
The Senators won't be letting defenceman Chris Wideman walk away.
Don't expect much noise from Ottawa during free agency frenzy
Bryan Murray and his staff packed their bags for the trek north Sunday after wrapping up the two-day NHL entry draft on the weekend.


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Given recent security discussion....
----- Forwarded message from Rick Moen <email@example.com> -----
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:08:34 -0700
From: Rick Moen <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: email@example.com
Subject: [conspire] Pending disclosure from Fedora Project
There have been a few cryptic announcements on Red Hat's fedora-announce-list
mailing list about unspecified "issues" with Fedora Project infrastructure
machines, starting Thursday, Aug. 14
including the telling phrase "as a precaution, we recommend you not
download or update any additional packages on your Fedora systems". The
story is not yet out, but obviously they're cleaning up some sort of
major security compromise, and they're diligently checking and restoring
to service all of their infrastructure machines in order
I'm reminded very much of the compromise of the entire internal
corporate network of a major Linux company in 2001, caused by an
intruder having stolen a developer's SSH tokens for
shells.sourceforge.net on a security-compromised university machine,
then locally escalating on the shared shells.sourceforge.net host to
root authority, then trojaning the local ssh _client_ to report outbound
usage details, and waiting for an unwary IT staffer from the Linux
company (no, not me!) to ssh from the Linux company's sensitive network
into shells.sourceforge.net and then ssh or scp back _in_ (that
staffer's key error).
The Linux firm in question had to shut down _all_ computing devices and
then wipe and rebuild them, one by one. It never did say a word
about the incident to the press or public at large. (Half a decade
later, a few people told parts of the story in public, but the incident
essentially passed under the press's radar.)
By corporate standards, thus, the Red Hat / Fedora Project announcements
-- as far as they've gone -- have been commendably informative. Back
when the Debian, Gentoo, and Savannah hosts had their security breakdown
in 2003, and more recently when Debian's openssl package maintainer
inadvertantly broke that package's badly written random-number code
(resulting in weak SSH/SSL/TLS keys and certificates), those projects
_did_ produce immediate, full data for the public, but RH/Fedora's
reticence is likely a small sin at worst. (I'm sure a certain number of
people will castigate them for the delay, so this is just me getting a leg
up on that and saying "No, I don't think so.")
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Maputo — The US credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has lowered its long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit rating for Mozambique to 'B' from 'B+'.
However, it has confirmed that the country's outlook is stable and affirmed the 'B' short-term sovereign credit rating.
The company explained that "increased government spending in Mozambique has resulted in much higher fiscal deficits and faster debt accumulation than we previously expected".
S&P commented "Mozambique's external commercial borrowing increased in 2013, with a government-owned agency issuing debt equivalent to 5 per cent of 2013 GDP under a government guarantee".
This refers to the Mozambican government's controversial decision to underwrite a loan of 850 million US dollars on the European bond market. Part of the loan is to fund the purchase of 24 fishing vessels and six patrol boats from a shipyard in the French port of Cherbourg.
The purchase is being made by the newly established Mozambican Tuna Company (EMATUM), in which the majority shareholder is the government's Institute for the Management of State Holdings (IGEPE). The government claims that EMATUM will be a viable enterprise and the money will all be recouped.
S&P added that "the government plans to increase expenditure on infrastructure, as well as on its wage bill, election logistics, and maritime security and development, taking government expenditure to a peak of 40 per cent of GDP in 2014".
In its analysis, S&P states "despite a one-off revenue increase from capital gains tax in 2013, we now estimate that the average change in general government debt will be a high 8.8 per cent of GDP over 2014-2017, compared with 4 per cent over 2010-2013".
Whilst warning that the ratings could be lowered further if economic growth slows or elections do not go smoothly, S&P adds that "if the government's ambitious growth agenda leads to significant narrowing of external and fiscal imbalances through better export performance and higher government revenues, we could raise the rating".


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Wayne County Sheriff's Police executed a search warrant Monday night at a home in Sims, seizing a large quantity of meth-making materials and making two arrests. Shortly before 8:30 Monday night, police went to the home of Regina L. Weccele and Timothy M. Smith, both 37 of 403 Adams Street in Sims. Inside, police found two juvenile children in the midst of a large meth-making operation. The kids were removed before officers searched the house. Besides a quantity of suspected finished meth product, officers seized 1,146 pseudoephedrine tablets and a large quantity of other chemicals and items used in the manufacture of meth. Weccelle and Smith have been lodged in the Wayne County jail on preliminary charges of aggravated meth manufacturing, possession of meth making chemicals, child endangerment, possession of meth and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Southern Illinois received another 2 ½ inches of snow overnight on top of more than a foot of snow that fell last Friday. Monday afternoon, authorities reported the collapse of the Edwards County Fairgrounds grandstands. Officials say last Friday's winter storm started with a long period of sleet and freezing rain, followed by as much as 13 inches of snow. The accumulation of ice and snow was apparently enough to bring the grandstands down. Photo by Mark Curtis.
The deadline to pay Fairfield Utility Bills has been extended until this Friday. Mayor Charles Griswold extended the deadline because of the recent winter weather event.
It has been more than a week since 39-year-old Chrissy Williams of Shawneetown went missing. She was last seen leaving a friend's home in Rosiclare on the evening of Dec. 2. Police say no one has seen or heard from Williams, and her vehicle is still missing. Illinois State Police have been using aircraft in their search for Williams and volunteers are searching the Ohio River for the missing woman.
Drawings begin today for the Fairfield Community High School Twelve Days of Christmas promotion. The first name drawn is Andrew Mayo. Andrew wins $500. Wednesday's drawing will be worth $250.
48-year-old Dawn N. Truelove-Stephens of Mount Carmel was arrested Monday on a charge of deceptive practice. She is accused of writing nearly $1,000 worth of bad checks to Shopko in Mount Carmel. Bond has been set at $500 cash.
Animals Requesting Friends is kicking off their "Christmas Contribution Campaign" today. Tax deductible donations to ARF can be mailed to ARF at P.O. Box 324 in Fairfield.


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London — THE former Chief Justice of Tanzania, Mr Justice Barnabas Samatta, has been appointed Co-Chairman of EEE Mediation Ltd, a pioneering dispute avoidance and resolution facility for the African resources sectors.
EEE Mediation Ltd is a pan-African initiative comprising a number of leading judges, lawyers, trade unionists, financiers, environmentalists, and business and community leaders.
It was established specifically to address the urgent need for more effective ways of addressing an anticipated surge in disputes involving the continent's oil, minerals, land, water and environment before they escalate into serious political conflicts.
Courtenay Griffiths QC, the London-based Co-Chairman of EEE Mediation Ltd, said: "We are delighted that Chief Justice Samatta has agreed to head up our representation in Africa. "It is a great honour that such a distinguished and internationally respected figure should lend his immense authority to our efforts to establish more effective ways of avoiding and resolving disputes over the use of the region's resources," said Griffiths.
In accepting the appointment, Chief Justice Samatta highlighted the need for a more considered approach to civil justice in Africa. "The resources sectors could be the engine of development and prosperity across Africa, but they can also generate extreme tensions, at potentially vast human, economic and environmental cost.
Worryingly, there are very few effective and genuinely accessible ways of dealing with such tensions," said Chief Justice Samatta. "The courts play a vital role as the final arbiters of disputes. But for most Africans, recourse to the courts is simply not an option: litigation is expensive, slow and cumbersome. It is usually also not a very sensible way of dealing with disagreements over the use of resources.
It seldom resolves the underlying dispute; it does not encourage people to use resources more efficiently; and its adversarial nature can create even greater discord," he explained. Around the world, mediation is being embraced as a better way of resolving a great variety of disputes.
Although Africa has a long tradition of mediated dispute resolution, these traditional methods are ill-suited to major disputes between government, investors, communities, workers and others. "Western methods are just as unsuitable, as they take no account of local realities -- particularly the often vast disparity in the parties' status, resources, power and education, the potential for cross-cultural misunderstandings, and the need to engage affected third parties," said Griffiths.
EEE Mediation has consulted extensively on how the various approaches might best be adapted to address the challenges of the regional resources sectors, and has developed an internationally credible, Afro-centric model of commercial mediation. Mediation and dispute resolution are only part of what the company does.
It also offers a variety of dispute avoidance services, including consultancy and training. Humphrey Harrison, Managing Director of EEE Mediation Ltd, commented: "Africa is at risk of being overwhelmed by resource-related disputes, many of which might readily be avoided.
"Chief Justice Samatta's guidance in this regard will be invaluable. He has an unusually keen appreciation of the dynamics of disputes in different parts of Africa, and of the challenges involved in forging consensus between groups with divergent interests and values.
"Chief Justice Samatta is also one of Africa's foremost advocates of the importance of universal access to justice and its relevance to more responsible environmental management. He is especially mindful of the the concerns, frustrations and ambitions of ordinary Africans -- men and women, young people in particular -- and of the need to ensure that they are involved in decisions as to how local resources are used," said Harrison.
"These attributes, coupled with his towering reputation for integrity and fair mindedness, mark him out as one of the most important figures in the quest to establish more effective ways of avoiding and resolving disputes over the continent's resources," he added. "I am delighted to be involved in helping to develop and promote more appropriate ways of dealing with the continent's resource disputes," said Chief Justice Samatta.


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New York is definitely one of the most advanced cities in the world and it has also got hotels which are very classy and have a signature trademark of their own. Lucerne New York hotel is in its own rights definitely a hotel which has its exclusive identity. Its exterior architecture reminds one of the nineteen thirties. The sofas in the lobby of the hotel reminds one of the godfather movies and the pillars are situated in the lobby also transports one back to the nineteen thirties. The chandeliers in the lobby are pretty but they certainly cannot be called grand and lavish.
The designs of the beds also transport one into the thirties with its corners having wooden beams. It is not to deny the fact that the beds are really very comfortable to sleep in. There were paintings of flowers on the walls of the guest rooms. The rooms also had study tables in them. The dining area in the hotel looks very pretty because of the huge chandeliers which hang from the ceiling. The bar in the hotel is loaded with different varieties of scotch and whiskey. Champaign is also served in the bar as the hotel really had a really good collection of Champaign. This is undoubtedly a fine hotel.


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It's been quite awhile since the rabid Pacquiao fans have seen their idol in the ring. Pacquiao according to my sources is crushing sparring partners. This is good news for Pacquiao fans, and not so good news for Brandon Rios. Apparently Manny knows how big this fight is. He knows that he's got to win this fight, and win it big. When Pacquiao was knocked out by JMM, millions of his fans were left stunned, and silenced. Nobody expected such a brutal ending to the fight. Pacquiao's fans were dealt a blow. It was as if they too were knocked out that night. The good news for Pacquiao is that he's got millions of loyal fans out there that are sticking by his side.
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I recently went out our city fair in Jackson, MS and asked some of the boxing fans what their thoughts were on Manny's ring return Vs Rios. I spoke with Jon Jackson who's a Pacquiao fan and asked him how he felt about Manny return, "I can't wait to see him in the ring again. I want blood. I want to settle scores. I pray Manny destroys Rios."
I saw a Filipino about 20 yards away from me. He was wearing a jacket that had the flag of the Philippines on the back of it. I walked up to him and after introducing myself, I asked him, "How do you think Manny will do Vs. Rios?" The fan said, 'If Manny focuses and if he has a strong camp, he will knock Rios out. I have no doubt about it." That is what the general consensus is.
Most boxing insiders also feel that Pacquiao will be too fast, and in too good of shape for Rios to handle. Rios tends to get hit a lot. Pacquiao is the wrong guy to stand in front of if you can't match his speed.The bix X factor here is how much does Manny have left? He was winning the fight Vs. Marquez when he got caught. He beat Tim Bradley rather easily, even though he was robbed on the cards. Personally, I think he has plenty left in the tank.
It's more of a mental aspect that I'm concerned with. If Manny is clear minded, and focused, he should win this fight easy. If not, Rios can win One thing is for certain. Manny still has millions of fans, and they are loyal fans. He may have slipped a bit in the rankings, but he's not slipped with his loyal fan base.
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Human behavior is a reflection of brain function. Our emotions, our intelligence, and our ability to learn and remember all depend on the intricacy of communication between trillions of nerve cells in the human brain. These intricate connections form neuronal circuits that are constantly modified during life by experience. Neurons connect with each other at specialized areas, called synapses, where signals are sent and received between neurons. At synapses, active neurons release neurotransmitters that travel across the narrow gap between the neurons and bind to specific receptor molecules on the neighboring neuron. Each of the billions of neurons in the human brain can have up to 10,000 synaptic connections. By establishing an ever-changing network of synapses, the brain is able to attain the level of functional complexity that underlies human behavior. The formation and withdrawal of synaptic connections between neurons is a dynamic process that can be modified by experience. In addition, experience can change the efficacy of existing synapses. This constant change in the synaptic communication between neurons is called synaptic plasticity and is critical for higher brain functions such as learning and memory. We are interested in the mechanisms that regulate synaptic transmission and synaptic plasticity. Our general approach is to study molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate neurotransmitter receptors and synapse function.
Our laboratory is interested in the mechanisms that regulate synaptic transmission and synaptic plasticity. The general approach we have taken is to study molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate neurotransmitter receptors. These receptors mediate the response of neurons to neurotransmitters released at synapses and are a central convergence point for transmission of signals between neurons. Modulation of the function of these receptors is a powerful and efficient way to modulate synaptic communication and synaptic plasticity. Over the years we have shown that receptor protein phosphorylation and the regulation of the synaptic targeting of receptors are dynamically regulated and regulate the efficiency of synaptic transmission. We are currently focusing our efforts on the mechanisms that underlie the regulation of the glutamate receptors, the major excitatory neurotransmitter receptors in the brain. These receptors are neurotransmitter-dependent ion channels that allow ions to pass through the neuronal cell membrane, resulting in the excitation of neuronal activity.
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Everything'Everything' is the 3rd single from my latest album, 'Secrets Nobody Keeps'.
It's a twisted love song. It's about obsession. It's the song I had the most comments about from the album, which really surprised me, just because it's so prog - nearly ten minutes long, two time signatures, shreddy guitar solo, even cameo appearances from other songs...
It's played on my guitar Wilma, through a Trace Acoustic TA200 amp, designed in Britain by amp-genius Paul Stevens. Massive thanks to Tom Allen of Trace Acoustic for producing this video.
Audio mixed and produced by Whiskas, engineered and co-produced by Jon Gomm. Mastered by Tom "The Frequency" Woodhead at Hippocratic Mastering.
The mp3 and guitar tab for this song is available in the store.
PassionflowerThis song is about I plant a grew in my 10-feet-square backyard in the Leeds inner city. I put the seeds in a tiny tub, but it grew like a Roald Dahl story until it took over the whole yard, then one day the sun shone extra hard and 100 flowers all went "Pop!". It was amazing, so I wrote a song for it.
The video was made at The Northern Film School by the wonderful person that is Danielle Millea and her awesome colleague Owen Plummer http://www.northernfilmschool.co.uk/
The mp3 and guitar tab for this song is available in the store.
TelepathyThis is the first single from my new album Secrets Nobody Keeps, released today.
Telepathy is dedicated to anyone who's been so afflicted with doubts and fears that it affects the way they interact with people and ends up in the nightmare of insomnia. The moral of the story is a simple one: Never go to bed on an argument. (Don't, FFS.)
It's played on Wilma, my beloved Lowden O12C guitar, in A E B E G B tuning, using my custom super-heavy Newtone strings and Keith banjo pegs, with a Fishman Rare Earth Blend running through various Boss effects pedals and a Trace Acoustic TA200 amp.
The video was filmed by Owen Plummer and Danielle Millea and directed and edited by Owen Plummer. Audio mixed and produced by Whiskas, engineered and co-produced by Jon Gomm. Mastered by Tom "The Frequency" Woodhead at Hippocratic Mastering.
The mp3 and guitar tab for this song is available in the store.
Wukan Motorcycle KidThis is the 2nd single from my new album, Secrets Nobody Keeps.
I wrote this piece for playing on tour in China earlier this year. I needed something to bridge the musical gap between what I do and what most people over there are more familiar with. And also I wanted to have something with some meaning, some relevant purpose. So this tune is about the Wukan Uprising of 2011.
Wukan is a village in rural China. The government seized some farmland, owned by local families, and sold it off to developers. The local people weren't too happy about that, so they held a peaceful sit-in protest. Sadly the government sent in the scary secret police guys, who arrested one of the protest leaders (a local craftsman and father), and he died the next day in police custody from "a heart attack".
His name was Xue Jinbo, and he died 2 years ago today.
After that the protests got more vigorous and the police were rounding people up off the streets at night. When I saw it on the TV news, they were interviewing this kid who'd been riding round the village at night on his little motorbike, looking out for secret police down back alleys. And if he saw one, he'd shout a warning to the other villagers through his megaphone, then speed off, with bullets whistling past his ears.
So this song is for that courageous kid, wherever he is.
This event was all over the news around the world, everywhere except China. So I told this story on stage every night on tour there. Which resulted in all manner of sh*t happening to me.
It's played on Wilma, my beloved Lowden O12C guitar, in A E C E G C tuning, using my custom super-heavy Newtone strings, with a Fishman Rare Earth Blend running through various Boss effects pedals and a Trace Acoustic TA200 amp.
The video was filmed by Owen Plummer and Danielle Millea and directed and edited by Owen Plummer. Audio mixed and produced by Whiskas, engineered and co-produced by Jon Gomm. Mastered by Tom "The Frequency" Woodhead at Hippocratic Mastering.
The mp3 and guitar tab for this song is available in the store.
Ain't NobodyThis is my cover of the Chaka Khan dancefloor classic from 1982. When I was a kid, I played gigs in pubs in Blackpool, and often my audience was mostly elderly ladies spending their pension money on bacardi! Quite often they'd tolerate my original songs and blues covers for only so long, and eventually a representative would be sent over to remonstrate with me. "Excuse me young man, please can you play something we can dance to?" So this is my emergency disco song.
The video was made at The Northern Film School by the superpeople Danielle Millea and Owen Plummer http://www.northernfilmschool.co.uk/
The mp3 and guitar tab for this song is available in the store.
Topeka (from the album Don't Panic)"I've never been to Topeka, but I have reason to believe it sounds like this."
With this tune I was trying to capture that feeling of nostalgia you can sometimes get for a place or time you've never actually experienced, only imagined. In this case I was going for 1950's smalltown America. I decided to name it after Topeka (pronounced "Tuh-PEE-kuh"), Kansas, which ain't exactly small, but it is the hometown of my buddy Andy McKee, the loveliest, most down-to-earth solo guitar player on the circuit.
Message In A BottleThis song, originally by The Police, has a strong emotional resonance for me: When I was a kid my taste in music was completely guided by my dad's record collection -- he had thousands of records, so every day was a musical education. But when my mum and dad split up I was left with my mum's record collection which was... erm... sh*t (sorry mum!) She had one record I liked, so it got played a lot. And this was it. A darkly isolationist anthem of despair. And now look at me.
Thanks to the fantastic Luke Wright and his colleagues at Horizon Productions and Jack Simpson and everyone Eiger Studios, Leeds.
The mp3 and guitar tab for this song is available in the store.
Loveproof (from the album Don't Panic)Video filmed on some disused railway track in Preston, UK, by Andy Dykes with help from Kevin Mahy and ACC Media (contact: firstname.lastname@example.com)
The guitar tab for this song is available in the store.
High and Dry (from the album Hypertension)My cover of the Radiohead classic. I worked out this arrangement about 7 years ago. I played it on my first solo gig, and have been playing it ever since!
The song is on my album Hypertension, available at www.jongomm.com
The footage is from the TV show City Centre Social: big thanks to Shy Gerry, Dancing Dan, Rachel K and Interesting Phil. www.channelm.co.uk
Thanks also to the enigmatic Mr Dykes for trimming the clip www.myspace.com/dykesfilms
Gloria (from the album Don't Panic)Me playing Gloria live on Channel M. I've been reluctant to upload this cos I made a few mistakes (especially the guitar fill at the startof the second verse! Mmmm, jazz) and I was a bit ill so I look like death and sound a bit bunged up. But hey. Here you go.
It's a fun country waltz about a girl I went out with when I was 18. When I was a kid in Blackpool, teenage society was strictly divided along tribal lines: You had to be either a "chav" or a "mosher" or you were nothing. She was a chav, I was a mosher - a forbidden love, crossing the mosher/chav divide, frowned upon by family and friends. Very much like Romeo and Juliet. Except her family was more violent than Juliet's family....
Some of the lyrics might go over your head if you're not British. "Bensons" are a brand of cigarettes!
Hey Child (from the album Hypertension)This song is about a runaway girl from Glasgow I met while volunteering at a homeless refuge.
It's got easier to play the shred solo since I had Steve Vai sign the back of my guitar. He wrote "To Wilma, be good to Jon. Love Steve."
Temporary (from the album Don't Panic)This song is dedicated to my mum, Elizabeth. She is awesome. The song's set in a supermarket a very long time ago on a Friday morning. The lyrics are pretty personal about a strange time in my life, and that's why they're so thickly coated in imagery. Sorry.
Banjo pegs are essential for the pretty harmonic bendy bits, and the only banjo pegs worth havign are those made by Bill Keith. http://www.beaconbanjo.com/
Waterfall (from the album Don't Panic)I wrote this song about a Hindu goddess named Saraswati. She lives at the bottom of a waterfall, legend has it.
She's the goddess of music and discipline among other things, a combination which seems strange to some people, but not to me. So I wrote this tune as a kinda instruction manual for myself on how to perform. That's why I often open concerts with it.
The second verse is in Urdu - thanks to Mohammed Abbas for the translation help.
Afterglow (from the album Don't Panic)This is a trip-hop / jazz tune about... erm... intimacy.
The guitar solo is tough - it's real-deal 8-finger-tapping, Stanley Jordan style. Or at least as close as I can get to that on a jumbo acoustic guitar strung with 15-68 gauge strings! Scary on-stage moments galore.
Stupid Blues (from the album Hypertension)This tune is the only instrumental on Hypertension, and I wrote it shortly after leaving music college where I studied for a degree in Jazz, which is why I never got a real job.
It's so-named because when I was a kid, I went through a long phase of playing nothing but blues. I wanted to be Walter Trout. Or Bob Brozman if I was on an acoustic day! But then I went on to study modal rock, then jazz. After all that when I went back to trying to compose blues, I'd learnt too many chords and couldn't keep things simple anymore, to my great frustration. So this song is one of those Stupid Blues - it starts out like a blues, but pretty soon it gets VERY stupid.
Wait In Vain (from the album Hypertension)I love playing this tune. It's incredibly easy, the guitar part. I'll tab it out one day!
It's my soundcheck favourite, because I don't need to be warmed up to play it, and it has lots of percussion and strumming, which are the most important techniques to EQ. If you don't EQ a nice big strummy bit, then if you play one on the gig you'll be in for a nasty surprise!
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iPhone 5 launch event to happen on October 4? [Updated]
According to a report from All Things D, Apple will hold its media event to launch the iPhone 5 on October 4. The information comes from "sources close to the situation".
Tuesday, October 4. That's the day Apple is currently expected to hold its next big media event, according to sources close to the situation, where the tech giant will unveil the next iteration of its popular iPhone.
The event will be of particular significance because it will supposedly be fronted for the first time by new CEO Tim Cook. Tim Cook will be the main presenter according to the same sources but will have help as usual from Scott Forstall, Phil Schiller and maybe even Eddy Cue.
TiPb previously heard that Apple was moving up the iPhone 5 launch from an October 14 to October 7 timeline, but if the announcement is only happening on October 4, the launch would have to be later in the month, perhaps October 14 again.
There has been no official word from Apple to confirm the date and until there is, this remains nothing more than a rumor; although All Things D is a very reliable source. Apple will send out invites for the event but notoriously leaves it as late as possible. We will let you know as soon as it is set in stone!
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Could the wait be possibly over lol
I predict eBay will be full of them soon
You're actually already too late from receiving the most money. Once a new iPhone is announced, it's hard to sell it for maximum return...
Finally! I've been itching to see all the upcoming sweetness! :)
But John, What are you going to do about not having flash? You of all people aren't going to be upgrading to the IPhone5 are you?
Of course not. My wife has an iPad 2 though. I'm looking forward to playing with iOS5 and quelling her distaste for several iOS annoyances.
BTW, I had purchased a Samsung Galaxy S. The flash was nice to have. The OS and hardware still had some things that were just not as good as my IPhone4 which seems to do most things better except for flash. I returned it to the store and will wait for my IPhone5. I've changed my mind on the flash thing though. I am now wishing that the Iphone had it. It was a better browsing experience.
Cool beans. I'm going to Adobe MAX [Oct 2-5] and can't wait to see what they'll reveal [device-wise]. Flash Player 11/AIR 3 were announced yesterday too so it should be pretty amazing going forward! :)
Any chance we get iOS before the launch of a new phone?
No way. That's what the event is for: iOS/iPhone 5 launch. [I think] lol
My fault. I misread his comment. You're right, iOS 5 will [most likely] come out before the phone.
Good catch Mephisto. I thought he meant iOS before the event. Thx.
I read it the same way. GMTA!
They will probably release the GM on october 4th then leave it a week before releasing the final version to the general public.
As always, the voice of reason!
Oh look...another rumor!!!
Finally! :-D Its about time!
Well I would love to know why anyone would trust what a rather pathetic reality show star from Jersey Shores, "The Situation", would say. He doesn't strike me as the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree at the best of times and yet someone has chosen to take a date that he has given for a launch of a product.
Make we wonder if the person close to the situation was was it Snooki??
It really has reached the bottom of the barrel when you have to post guesses by reality show characters.
I'll stick to my personal prediction. "They ARE going to Launch the iPhone 5.... at some date in the future!".
I'd trust my prediction better than some of the guesses that you have been given, let's see if we believe all these sources then it would have been launched, then launched again and again and again.
when APPLE gets ready to make an announcement then maybe we should be wetting our nickers but I wouldn't pee my pants over all these guesses that have been flying about.
You knew what this was gonna be about, yet you clicked on it and read it just to yawn. I think you should blame yourself and your selfcontrol issues lol ;)
TiPb writes:
"if the announcement is only happening on October 4, the launch would have to be later in the month..."
really? it "would have to be later"? why? on october 4, why couldn't the announcement conceivably be "...and they're available this friday"?
if you make a statement like that in an article, you must substantiate the statement -- or your article's incomplete.
Yeah Mark, wasn't the iPhone 4 available less than 14 days from the announcement? Maybe that was the iPad but still I'd fully expect the iPhone release date to be very close to the event.
iPhone 4 was announced June 7th and available June 24th. :)
All I'm saying is this phone better be worth it. It's been way too long of a wait for them to go up there and say in so many words "We loved the iPhone 4 design so much, we decided that it was be the best decision to keep its amazing, and beautiful form factor..." I want something big during this announcement at this point. It may sound terrible, but a same form factor iPhone, a possible white iPod touch, and 'iCloud' is not enough of a reason to hold off this long.
Very true. You never know until Apple takes the stage. :-)
see ya
call me silly, but shouldnt it be on the 5th? they had a 2 on the image for the ipad2 launch, for iPhone 5 launch having on the 5th would be the same.
jus seems like summat apple likes to do but havent this time
If the new iPhone doesnt have at least 4 inches of screen, I'm switching to Galaxy phones! Sorry Apple I dont need a learners permit anymore. I would stay becuz iOS still has better apps and a better setup App store but I demand a larger phone option. iPad is too big I dont want that size or to pay that price for something so similar to my phone. The lack of a smaller tablet or bigger phone made me get a Galaxy Tab for reading and larger screen gaming plus the price was excellent.
iOS is a great introductory platform but Android is not much different and it does have its perks. For example I feel that moving my cursor when Im typing is easier to do in Android. Little things like that. The four buttons are actually useful once you get used to them and I like that Android encourages me to try new things more like I learned how get text to speech with Android.
Al Gore, a board member, confirms next months release of "iphones."
Adobe flash, anyone? It's worth the wait.
Hehe...we can only dream. Hey, Adobe MAX is October 2-5 so the events do coincide. ;-) lol.
It will probably be at the Yerba buena centre that's were they hold there fall event and where they announced iPad and IPad 2.
When hell freezes over :')
I'm predicting October 5th.
Sell it on Gazelle.com you'll get better value for it. Ebay you'll get hit with fees and scammers.
Good for Tim to get out in the limelight and be part of the scene again. Will be fun to see what Apple's up to now.
When will the iphone 5 be available for sale???
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text: GamesBeat Flappy is a toy-controlled game of Flappy Bird that you can throw in frustration Above: Meet your new lovable pal, Flappy -- the star of Flappy Bird.Image Credit: ZowPow March 10, 2014 1:39 PM Stephanie Carmichael 0 Gaming is in its golden age, and big and small players alike are maneuvering like kings and queens in A Game of Thrones. Register now for our GamesBeat 2015 event, Oct. 12-Oct.13, where we'll explore strategies in the new world of gaming. Flappy Bird is no longer just a two-dimensional sprite. It's now a plush toy that you can use to play the hit mobile game that disappeared from app stores last month. ZowPow, the winner of GamesBeat 2013's Who's Got Game competition last October, is starting a crowdfunding project to get its own version of Dong Nguyen's mobile hit Flappy Bird on iOS and Android devices. In ZowPow's game (the app itself is free), Flappy Toy, players lift up a wireless, battery-powered plush replica of Flappy Bird's main character to control him onscreen. Moving him up and down in a flapping motion navigates him safely through an endless series of green pipes. That's one way to circumvent the tricky touchscreen controls that frustrated so many players. Flappy is still challenging, though, so ZowPow has designed the toy so you can take your frustrations out on it. It won't break even if you throw it. Above: Now you don't have to smash your smartphone in anger.Image Credit: ZowPow "My co-founder, Brian, and I are huge fans of Flappy Bird, so we decided to use our technology to make a wireless toy controller for the game," ZowPow's Jennifer Lu told GamesBeat. "We showed it to our friends and also to random people on the street. Everyone loved it and wanted one. So we figured we'd create a crowdfunding campaign to make it available to everyone and sell it pretty much at cost, for $15." ZowPow is asking for $25,000 in crowdfunding to make Flappy Toy happen. The campaign, which is available on the company's website, runs until April 8. Original Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen pulled the game from the iOS and Android app stores in February because it was too "addictive." Nguyen was making about $50,000 a day in ad revenue from Flappy Bird, so it's not a surprise that another developer would want to cash in on that success while Flappy Bird fever is still hot. Since its removal, a number of mobile-game clones have appeared in its place. In regard to potential legal ramifications, Lu said that ZowPow's version will be slightly different from the original Flappy Bird game. It's also making its SDK available to other developers so they can make their Flappy Bird-like clones work with the plush controller as well if they wish. "We're not really concerned," said Lu. "The changes are significant enough. We're really doing this for fun." If crowdfunded, the company hopes to ship Flappy Toy in May. VB's research team is studying mobile user acquisition... Chime in here, and we'll share the results.