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Seventy years ago, on June 6, 1944, the Allies' liberation of Europe began with D-Day. Anyone who has had the privilege to travel to Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer in France and walk Omaha Beach and the surrounding area is struck by the incredibly steep and intimidating terrain faced by anyone approaching from the sea. Reentering the civilian workforce after completing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan should pose no such challenge.
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 ("USERRA"), 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301–4335, imposes various obligations on employers with respect to members of the U.S. military returning to work. Employers knowing their obligations under USERRA can help make our veterans' transition back to civilian life easier.
Applies to ALL employers
Unlike other employment statutes, USERRA applies to all public and private employers, irrespective of size. So "an employer with only one employee is covered…." 20 C.F.R. § 1002.34(a).
"For cause" discharge standard
Honoring the special sacrifice made by members of the military, USERRA expressly creates a "for cause" standard of discharge for veterans who return to work after a month or more of military service. If a veteran's service was between thirty (30) and one-hundred and eighty (180) days, he or she may not be discharged except for causefor six months following their return to work. Veterans returning from more than one-hundred and eighty (180) days of service are afforded protection from discharge for one year. See 38 U.S.C. § 4316(c)(1) and (2); 20 C.F.R. § 1002.247(a) and (b). To meet the burden—which is the employer's—of showing cause, an employer must produce evidence demonstrating, not only that it was reasonable to discharge the employee for the conduct at issue, but that the employee had notice that the conduct would constitute cause for discharge. See 20 C.F.R. § 1002.248(a).
Veterans may be entitled to promotion upon their return
Generally, a returning veteran must be hired into the position that he or she would have attained with reasonable certainty if not for his or her military service. If a returning veteran is not qualified for this higher position, the employer may be required to train him or her for the job. See 38 U.S.C. § 4313; 20 C.F.R. §§ 1002.191-199. "[T]he burden of proving that a returning veteran is not qualified under § 4313 falls on the employer…." Bennett v. Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 3:11-CV-0393-D, 2013 WL 1295338, at *12 (N.D. Tex. March 29, 2013) (quoting Petty v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville-Davidson Cnty., 538 F.3d 431, 444 (6th Cir. 2008)).
With combat troops out of Iraq and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan steadily decreasing, the number of veterans returning to the workforce grows each day. One way for employers to show appreciation for their service is to abide by USERRA.
Click here for a guide on USERRA by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Gwyneth Paltrow renounces plastic surgery as "pure vanity" in the new German issue of OK! — inexcusable, unnecessary vanity that she would never take part in herself. Except for a boob job, that is.
"Before I didn't care about it. And I still refuse to use silicone, Botox or other of those gimmicks out of pure vanity. But a breast correction after breast feeding — why not?
"There's actually nothing else to restore the original condition, isn't there?"
Here you are thinking, Why would someone like Gwyneth need a boob job anyway? She's flawless!
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Palmdale California's undefeated junior lightweight sensation, Joel Diaz Jr. (8-0, 7 KOs), returns to the ring against Russian native Georgi Kevlishvili (10-3, 3 KOs) on April 28, at the Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort in Chester, West Virginia. The eagerly awaited matchup is set for eight rounds and will be promoted Roy Jones Jr.'s Square Ring Inc. in association with TNT Sports Promotions.
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The Montreal-based band, whose 2009 album Wooden Arms (Secret City) set the stage for
breakout success, are, says Entertainment Weekly, "a beguiling, bewitching treat, like absinthe-laced
gumdrops: part rickety graveyard waltz, part hand-over-heart chamber pop, part avant-garde piano theater."
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might sound something like Patrick Watson & the Wooden Arms," raves Guitar Player.
Those wanting to see what NPR calls "a brilliant band... performing vibrant, thoughtful and textured pop
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May 7- 92Y Tribeca - New York, NY*
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May 9 - Unitarian Side Chapel - Philadelphia, PA*
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May 19 - Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
May 21 - Rhythm Room - Phoenix, AZ
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May 24 - Casbah - San Diego, CA*
May 26 - Café du Nord - San Francisco, CA*
May 28 - Doug Fir - Portland OR**
May 29 - Sasquatch! Festival - Quincy, WA
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A shopping organizer comprising a one-piece backing sheet foldable into upper, middle and bottom sections with a flap adapted to wrap around and releasably secure the organizer to the handle of a market basket. A sleeve for receiving a pen, a plate having a spring clip for retaining papers and a pair of pockets of different size, at least one of which is divided into compartments, are mounted to one or more sections of the backing sheet to provide a shopping organizer for the convenient storage of coupons, shopping lists, a calculator and other items useful for shopping.
1. A shopping organizer for mounting to the handle of a shopping cart, comprising:
a sheet having front and back sides, said sheet being foldable into sections, said sections being unfolded for mounting said sheet to said handle;
a sleeve mounted to one of said sections and being adapted to hold a pen or pencil;
a plate mounted to another of said sections;
at least one pocket mounted to another of said sections;
a flap attaching to said sheet, said flap being foldable in one direction around said handle with said sections unfolded, said flap thereafter being secured to said sheet for mounting said sheet to said handle so that said sections extend vertically downwardly from said handle, said flap being foldable in the opposite direction about said sections with said sections folded together, said flap thereafter being secured to said sheet for maintaining said sections folded together.
2. A shopping organizer as in claim 1 in which said flap is foldable over said handle and into contact with said back side of said sheet, said flap being secured to said sheet by at least one fastening material hook section mounted to one of said flap and said back side of said sheet, and at least one fastening material loop section mounted to the other of said flap and said back side of said sheet, said fastening material hook and loop sections interconnecting when said flap contacts said back side of said sheet to secure said flap and in turn said organizer to said shopping cart handle.
3. A shopping organizer as in claim 1 in which said sections of said sheet are adapted to be folded together in a compact size approximately equal in length and width to one of said sections.
4. A shopping organizer as in claim 1 having a first pocket and a second pocket mounted to said sheet.
5. A shopping organizer as in claim 4 in which said sleeve, plate and first pocket are mounted to said front side of said sheet.
6. A shopping organizer as in claim 4 in which said second pocket is mounted to said back side of said sheet.
7. A shopping organizer as in claim 4 in which said second pocket is mounted to at least two of said sections.
8. A shopping organizer as in claim 1 in which said flap is foldable about said folded sections and into contact with said front side of said sheet, said flap being secured to said sheet by at least one fastening material hook section mounted to one of said flap and said front side of said sheet, and at least one fastening material loop section mounted to the other of said flap and said front side of said sheet, said fastening material hook and loop sections interconnecting when said flap contacts said front side of said sheet to secure said flap about said folded sections.
This invention relates to a shopping organizer, and, more particularly, to a one-piece, foldable organizer for storing coupons, shopping lists and the like.
It is common practice in retail sales establishments, particularly supermarkets and drug stores, to promote various items by the issuance of premiums or coupons which are redeemable by the customer at the store. Coupons reach the customers from a variety of sources including newspapers, magazines and direct mail advertisements from which they are clipped as the customer compiles a shopping list. In most cases, the coupons are redeemable only at the point of purchase for a specific item, and must be presented to the cashier at the time of purchase. Due to the variety and sheer number of coupons that many shoppers customarily handle in even a single shopping trip, proper organization of coupons is important. A need exists for an organizer having a pocket or other storage compartment in which coupons can be orderly arranged while making up one's shopping list so that the appropriate coupons are readily available at the checkout line. It is also advantageous for the coupon organizer to be conveniently mounted to the shopping cart, and include a hard writing surface preferably having some means to clip a shopping list thereto, so that as items are placed in the cart they can be marked off the list.
A variety of shopping organizers have been proposed in the prior art including those having a clipboard mounted to the shopping cart for retaining a shopping list. See for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,881,267; 2,888,761; and 3,539,204. These patents disclose an assortment of clamps, clips and other means for mounting the clipboard in a generally horizontal position to the shopping cart adding to the cost of such organizers. Moreover, such clamp and clip designs may not be adapted to mount to shopping carts having different spacings between the handles and baskets and/or different diameter handles and wires forming the baskets. In addition, none of the shopping organizers disclosed in the above-listed patents include a pocket or other means for carrying and organizing coupons.
Other known shopping organizers provide both a pocket for organizing coupons and a clipboard for securing a shopping list. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,274,567 to Sawyer describes an organizer comprising a rigid plate or board including a spring clip, which is hinged to an accordion-shaped receptacle having compartments for coupons and other materials. The rigid plate is formed with a mounting clip or strap for mounting the plate to the handle of a shopping cart, and the accordion-shaped receptacle is formed with hooks to mount it to a wire cross piece of the cart. While this organizer provides an improvement over those having only a clipboard, it too is relatively expensive to manufacture and may not be universally mounted to all types of shopping carts.
The Sawyer organizer and those described hereinabove each include a large rigid clipboard which is bulky and cannot be folded into a compact size. As is well known, many shopping carts include a child's seat at the rearward end of the basket part of the cart near the handle. If not used to seat a child, these seats are often used to carry easily crushed items such as bread and the like. Each of the patents cited above provide organizers which project over the handle and into the basket portion of the shopping cart, obstructing the child's seat and limiting its storage capability or placing it within easy reach of the child placed in the seat.
It is among the primary objects of this invention to provide an inexpensive, one-piece, foldable shopping organizer which can be mounted to any type of market basket without interferring with the child's seat, and which provides for organization of coupons and mounting of a shopping list.
The shopping organizer comprises a backing sheet of flexible material such as cloth, felt, denim, thin plastic and similar materials having a back and a front side, which is foldable in thirds and when unfolded forms an upper section, a middle section and a lower section. The upper section is formed with the flap which is adapted to wrap around the handle of the market basket, and fastening means such as snaps or Velcro (�) fastening material are provided to secure the flap about the handle. In the carrying position of the organizer, the three sections are folded together so that the overall dimensions of the organizer are substantially equal to one of the sections. In use, the organizer is unfolded and attached to the market basket handle by the flap from which it hangs vertically downwardly so as not to obstruct the basket part of the cart where articles are placed.
A narrow sleeve is sewn, glued or otherwise attached to the upper section and is adapted to receive a pen or pencil. A rigid plate formed of plastic, wood, metal or a similar material is mounted to the middle section of the backing sheet and is provided with a spring clip for grasping paper sheets. It is contemplated that the shopping list will be clipped to the plate so that items can be marked off the list when placed in the cart. The plate provides a rigid surface for writing on the shopping list as desired. The lower section of the backing sheet is provided with a pocket for receiving coupons or other materials. The pocket may be divided into several compartments for better organization of the coupons, and opens toward the upper section so that the coupons are retained in the pocket when the organizer is in use. Preferably, the sleeve, plate and pocket are mounted to the front side of the backing sheet.
Mounted to the back or reverse side of the backing sheet is a larger pocket which preferably is equal in width to at least the lower and middle sections. The larger pocket is intended to provide storage for a calculator, additional coupons or any other items normally used for shopping.
The structure, operation and advantages of this invention will become further apparent upon consideration of the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a front view of the organizer of this invention attached to a typical market basket;
FIG. 2 is a back view of the organizer herein in an extended position;
FIG. 3a is a front view of the organizer in a folded position for carrying; and
FIG. 3b is a back view of the organizer in a folded position for carrying.
The shopping organizer 10 of this invention comprises a backing sheet 12 having a front side 13a and a back side 13b which is generally rectangular in shape and is foldable lengthwise approximately in thirds to form a top section 14, a middle section 16 and a bottom section 18. Preferably, each section 14, 16, 18 is substantially equal in size so that when the backing sheet 12 is folded together, as in FIG. 3, its length and width dimensions are reduced to the size of one of the sections 14, 16, 18. It is contemplated that the backing sheet 12 may be formed of virtually any flexible, foldable material such as cloth, flexible plastic and the like. Decorative designs may be imprinted on the backing sheet 12, as desired, to enhance its appearance.
Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 2, the organizer 10 is shown in its unfolded position, mounted to the handle 20 of a shopping cart (not shown). A flap 24 is attached to the top section 14 of the backing sheet 12 and is adapted to be folded over the handle 20 and into contact with the back side 13b of the upper surface 14 of sheet 12. Fastening means are mounted at the edge of the flap 24 and at the point on the back side 13b of sheet 12 where the flap 24 makes contact when folded around the handle 20. It is contemplated that a variety of fastening means could be used to releasably secure the flap 24 about the handle 20 including clasps, snaps, or a fastening material having cooperating, interconnecting hooks and loops such as Velcro (�) fastening material. In the preferred embodiment of the invention shown in the Figures, a fastening material is used including hook sections 25a and loop sections 25b. A pair of hook sections 25a are mounted to opposite edges of the back side 13b of flap 24, and cooperating loop sections 5b are mounted to the back side 13b of upper section 14 on sheet 12 so that when the flap 24 is folded over the handle 20 the hook sections 25a interconnect with the loop sections 25b to releasably secure the organizer 10 to handle 20.
The manner of mounting organizer 10 to handle 20 disclosed herein provides several advantages over prior art organizers. Every shopping cart, regardless of the particular wire basket design, includes a handle. The organizer 10 may therefore be universally mounted to any shopping cart regardless of the basket design. In addition, the organizer 10 hangs vertically downwardly from the cart handle 20 and does not extend over the handle 20 toward the basket of the cart. Thus, the baby seat provided in most carts may be used by a child or can receive items such as bread and the like, which are easily crushed, without interference from the organizer 10. The flap 24 fits loosely around the handle 20 so that the organizer 10 may be lifted upwardly to provide access to the sections 14, 16, 18 as described below.
An elongate, narrow sleeve 26 is sewn, glued or similarly mounted to the top section 14 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. The sleeve 26 is adapted to hold a pen or pencil 28, and is mounted horizontally along the top section 14, parallel to handle 20 with the organizer 10 mounted thereto, to retain the pencil 28 within sleeve 26. A rigid plate 30 having a spring clip 32 is mounted to the middle section 16 of backing sheet 12. Plate 30 is formed of wood, plastic, thin metal or a similar material which provides a planar, rigid surface for writing. The spring clip 32 is adapted to releasably secure papers such as a shopping list 34 to the plate 30, so that the list 34 is readily visible and can be written on against the plate 30. Preferably, the plate 30 covers a substantial portion of the surface area of the middle section 16.
A pocket 36 is sewn, glued or similarly mounted to the bottom section 18 of sheet 12. In the preferred embodiment, pocket 36 is attached at three edges to the bottom section 18 and its upper end 37 opens upwardly toward the upper section 14 with the organizer 10 on handle 20. It is contemplated that fastening means such as a Velcro (�) fastening material can be attached at the upper end 37 of pocket 36, if desired, so that it may be releasably closed to retain coupons or other materials placed therein. In addition, the pocket 36 is divided into compartments 37 for the organization of coupons or other materials. The compartments 37 may be formed by inserting several rigid dividers 39 of heavy paper or cardboard into the pocket 36 each having tabs 41, or the pocket 36 may be accordion-shaped with separate, permanent dividers (not shown) which are movable between a closed position when the pocket 36 is closed and an expanded position with the pocket 36 opened. Preferably, the sleeve 26, plate 30 and pocket 36 are all mounted on the front side 13a of sheet 12.
Mounted to the reverse or back side 13b of sheet 12 is a second, larger pocket 38 which preferably extends from the lower margin of bottom section 18 into at least the middle section 16. This larger pocket 38 is intended to receive a pocket calculator, additional coupons or other materials useful on a shopping trip and may be divided into compartments, if desired, in the same manner as pocket 36. Pocket 38 is preferably mounted to the backing sheet 12 by sewing, gluing or other means.
An important advantage of the organizer 10 herein is that it may be folded in a compact, easily carried form when not in use. Referring to FIG. 3, the organizer 10 is shown in a folded position wherein its length is reduced by two-thirds, or to approximately the dimension of one of the sections 14, 16, 18. The organizer 10 is folded by first folding the bottom section 18 onto the back side 13b of the middle section 16, and then folding the bottom and middle sections 18, 16, respectively, onto the back side 13b of top section 14. When folded, the flap 24 is free and the loop sections 25b of the fastening means for mounting organizer 10 to handle 20, disposed on the back side 13b of upper section 14, are covered by the middle and lower sections 16, 18. In the folded position, the plate 30 mounted to the front side 13a of middle section 16, and the sleeve 26 mounted to the front side 13a of top section 14 face outwardly. This provides the user with easy access to the pen or pencil 28 within the sleeve 26 and to the shopping list 34 of other materials retaining by spring clip 32, even in the folded position of organizer 10.
The pocket 36 attached to bottom section 18 is disposed between the top and middle sections 14, 16, respectively, when organizer 10 is folded and opens outwardly. In order to close pocket 36 in the folded position of organizer 10 and maintain the sections 14, 16, 18 folded together, additional fastening means are provided. As mentioned above, a pair of hook sections 25a are mounted to opposite edges of the back side 13b of flap 24. A pair of cooperating loop sections 43 of a fastening material such as Velcro (�) fastening material are mounted at opposite edges on the front side 13a of the middle section 16 at the points where the flap 24 makes contact with the middle section 16 when folded over. The hook sections 25a on the flap 24 interconnect with the loop sections 43 on the middle section 16 to secure the flap 24 over the open end 37 of the pocket 36 and prevent coupons or other materials from escaping the pocket 36. The flap 24 is simply detached from the middle section 16 to unfold the organizer 10 in preparation for use.
While the invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the invention without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that the invention not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed as the best mode contemplated for carrying out this invention, but that the invention will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the apended claims.
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Brent Batten: Council stands up for fun, sort of
"We have a unique ability to stand on the throat of fun sometimes in this city." Naples Vice Mayor Gary Price.
Does Price know his town or what?
Naples City Council stood on the throat of fun Wednesday, then took the foot off just enough to let the fun gasp for breath in an abbreviated and highly regulated form.
The decision to permit just three more Rockin' on the Bay concerts, as opposed to the six being sought, came because of complaints from a handful of residents of Bayfront, the mixed use community that serves as the venue for the events.
You can't fault council for giving great weight to the voices of Bayfront residents. But far more Bayfront residents appear to support the concerts than oppose them. Even a poll conducted by opponents showed two thirds of those responding favored more shows.
Arguing for the concerts were Bayfront residents, residents of other parts of the community, Bayfront business owners and event sponsors.
The three-hour debate meandered far beyond lopsided sentiment in favor of the shows. It covered a broken toilet seat, an electric bill that may be $15 or may be $100, condominium covenants, portable toilets and dog poop.
In the end, a slim council majority crafted a compromise that at least at first glance lets the concert series continue.
Instead of eight more shows on Saturdays wrapping up on April 2, there will be five more, including two already permitted, wrapping up on March 23.
Fretting about capacity problems, council insisted that no more than 1,500 people be allowed to attend the future free concerts. How to enforce that unenforceable condition is up to the promoters.
Those promoters did themselves and the cause of fun in Naples no favors when they bungled the permit process months ago.
An October email indicated they were considering getting a special events permit then. Ultimately, they staged the first show with just the live music permit in place for the Bayfront cabana bar.
The episode caused Councilwoman Dee Sulick to scold promoter Mike Randall, "You've lost all credibility as far as I'm concerned."
Granted, the council was in a tough position. Allow the series to continue unabated and you effectively turn a blind eye to permitting shortcuts.
Shut it down completely and you end what has been in the estimation of almost everyone, a successful enterprise.
The question now is, what will this Solomonesque compromise do to the series?
Can it continue to draw crowds with the new schedule? Will the e-ticket plan Mayor John Sorey sketched out work, or will it cause people to stay home or go elsewhere? If they do show up without a ticket, will they be turned away?
If they claim to be heading to one of the businesses in Bayfront independent of the concert can they still get in? If ticketless Bayfront patrons end up listening to the music and pushing the crowd beyond 1,500, can the event be found in violation of its permit?
Whatever the outcome, anyone considering staging a free, fun, family-friendly event in Naples can't help but notice the foot on the throat of Rockin' on the Bay and wonder if it is worth the effort.
"I'm trying to find some balance," Price said before finally voting for three additional shows. "It's not that we don't need more fun in this town. Just the way they've approached this, I'll be surprised if we ever have fun again."
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"We can announce very responsibly that we have liberated the whole country from terrorism," he told state television.
Sri Lanka's army chief Lt. Gen. Sareth Fonseka, said on television that his troops routed the last rebels from the northern war zone Monday morning and were working to identify Prabhakaran's body from among the dead.
Velupillai Prabhakaran: The elusive Tiger
The announcement sparked mass celebrations around the country, and people poured into the streets of Colombo dancing and singing.
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Snortn' Boar Racing "FINISHES" the 41st Baja 1000!
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San Felipe R&R day #2 and heading out again.
Repair day at San Felipe and Camping at RM410 (Double Fines Racing): After the long day with four separate flats on Deanos bike, we woke up and found that Dean had experienced his second flat of trip (first one self-inflicted at Casa De Boar). The bikes had been abused the day before and most of the riders were recovering from three-days of Baja abuse, so it was decided to take most of the day off and get things back in order before going over the mountain to the Pacific. Everyone worked on bikes, changed oil, checked everything, cleaned air-filters, lubed chains and made needed adjustments.
We also spent some time repairing flat tubes worth saving for spares. Folded them up and stuffed them back in tail-bags or backpacks. Even showed the guys how to cut a tube in half tie-wrap the ends and inflate it like a wiener dog balloon. We also reconfigured and restocked how we would fix flats, since the CO2 cartridges were running low; we chose to carry the electric pump.
By the way Deano looked like this after three days:
After brunch
we readied ourselves to depart it was getting costly to stay in SF so it was time to go. Departing early in the afternoon to knockout 50-miles from RM360 and ride the famous whoop section North to RM410 or so, where wed camp in the desert for the night. Fueled up, full and hydrated, we took off out of town and down the trail known as
Zoo Road
. There is no zoo, but I guess on race day the local animals come from everywhere to watch the entertainers perform and see what tricks they can do when someone rolls a tire across the road or digs a pit trap in the road. Basically, its the main road to the city dump. Starting about RM365 the whoops begin, monsters three to four-foot deep valleys between even to unevenly spaced deep sandy whoops with the occasional rock stuck in the ground or sitting middle of the valley. I could hit and wheelie through about 20 of them, but they go on and on and on for 15 to 20-miles, slight right turn and continue for another 15-miles. The four of us explored the tertiary routes along the edges looking for smoother trails, but they only lasted so long or the cactus and scrub would force you back to the whoops. This game of find the best route at least kept us entertained and on our game. Towards the end, Deano was slowing down a bit and that allowed Dean and Danno to get far out in front. At one point, Dean and I made eye-to-eye contact as he was following a trail down the right side and I was to the left. The course veered left and I lost contact with Deano. It will be noted that a mysterious magnetic field existed that would draw Deano to the intersection of Hwy 3 and Hwy 5 and this was only the beginning. After waiting a few minutes, I rode ahead slowly, and waited again longer After losing contact with the two up front and not having contact with Deano, I doubled back from RM390 looking for Deano. I got pissed, but mostly blamed myself for not including in a briefing somewhere along the way that wed all go no farther than 10-miles or so without know where everyone was. Knowing that I didnt have the gas to spend a lot of time looking, I turned back to RM390 and waited and waited. Deano comes along bouncing down the course and says, shit I dont what happened, but ended up on this really nice road and cranked the throttle, then I saw the highway and said, Ill bet Im not on the race course, doubled back got corrected and finally caught up to me. I was immensely relieved, as it was beginning to get dark. (For those of you who watched the race, does this area sound familiar? Only it was coming down the course from RM260 that Deano was attracted to this phenomenal behavior and got off course.
). We paired up and I was using Deans super light to make up time, without stopping to fit my helmet light. The course meandered into and out of a sandy river wash and dusty two-track and we were trying to get on the highway having ridden much of this the day before. We were finally able to get on the road, but not knowing exactly where the support guys where, we dug out the radio and made a call. Got a general idea and some Lat/Long coordinates which I programmed into my GPS. Buzzing down the highway, we found the turn-off and rode down to meet the guys at an intersection at about RM408. Ive got to say that Deano was really becoming proficient at riding in the desert and handling the bike, nothing like the first day. He was a full on desert racer now! Also, all of us were accomplished night riders by this point. It was starting to become a team of racers and folks were finding their strength and weaknesses the hard way doing it hour after hour and day after day.
After a bit of time to get comfortable and change clothes, introductions to our kiddy-corner guests the Fines Double Racing Team from
, who had the royal setup. They had a full sponsorship by Arctic Cat to race a new Quad ATV and a budget to get it done right. Apparently, nothing was spared and the 35 toy hauler was completely covered from nose to tail with graphic designs. The FDR team was great and hospitable offering us their beer, (big mistake
dont offer a bunch of drunks with a riding problem alcohol it only gets better
) and the comfort of their huge fire and warm conversation.
We learned a lot from them this night, and learned that we had been making some critical errors. Many we could do nothing about, at least on our budget and experience. A few examples: What, youre riding the race bike, your fin nuts. Hey well give you a brand new stock 1000cc Arctic Cat Quad to finish your pre-run on, hell were camped just down the road from you near La Bufadora (Punta Banda). Bring it buy when you get back. So, whos going to start the race, wrong put your best guy up front. That is the most difficult, most dangerous, and most challenging part of the racecourse. If you dont make it through the first 50-miles its over. Game over
done. Everyone is jockeying for position and there is a lot of passing going on. If you are passing people, you are wrong, youre going to fast slow down. The locals are there to mess with your head, build booby traps, change course markers to get you lost, and make the jumps bigger. Just go slow. These guys were definitely speaking from experience 5
in Pro-Quad points and fifth time racing the Baja 1000. We listened; I took notes. Springer took notes too. It was enlightening and very informative, and we are glad to have met them. It was nearing midnight and I was tired so I went to bed before the others. Tomorrow would be a long day whether I knew what was in store or not.
The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. (Albert Einstein)
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Overall, my experience with Supercomputing Challenge has had its share of failures, followed by a few key successes. However, that's what computer science is all about, and that's what makes it so irresistibly fun. Daniel, Los Alamos High School
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School: Desert Academy
Area of Science: Environmental Science
Proposal: We intend to study the impact of human population on select wells in the state of New Mexico, particularly in the lower Rio Grande.
This is important because the aquifers of New Mexico are being depleted at alarming rates, and if we find the correlation between human population increase and the diminishing of aquifer levels, we can predict how this trend will continue.
Our goal is to accurately model the change in aquifer level of select wells over time. We will use NetLogo to model this fluctuation. The variables we will incorporate are population and precipitation, including the difference between El Niño and La Niña.
To accurately model an aquifer in New Mexico we will need data from wells and aquifers in New Mexico. We will also have to research the average precipitation in that part of New Mexico as well as El Niño and La Niña.
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"I believe that when you take your shoes off, you run the way you are meant to run," Davis said. "And when you do that you will not land on your heel for one simple reason -- it hurts!"
Davis, herself a passionate barefoot runner, says that whether you believe in God, Mother Nature or evolution, we simply weren't given enough cushioning to get away with too much repetitive pounding on our heels.
She and several colleagues recently looked at Kenyans who are lifelong barefoot runners, U.S. barefooters and those who wear orthodox running shoes to compare running style and impact forces between the three groups.
In a paper they published in the journal Nature earlier this year, the team reported that the rear-foot strike of shod runners is like being hit on the foot with a hammer with about one and a half to three times your body weight, something that would cause a lot of pain if you removed all that supportive EVA cushioning the shoe provides.
In contrast, the forefoot strike of a shoeless runner had virtually no impact at all and their ankles were more flexible than those of the heel-striking shoe wearers which could potentially provide protection against common stress injuries.
Though Davis thinks many runners would benefit from tossing aside their expensive kicks and running au natural from the ankles down, even she admits that more study is needed and you should stick with what works for you.
"The people who get injured and give up running, that's who I'd like to see give this a try and who I think can benefit most from going barefoot or trying a minimal shoe," she said.
As for me, I own up to the Muppet remark. I think the Vibrams look ridiculous and trying to sort all of my uncooperative appendages into the right compartments isn't worth the effort. Despite this, I fall squarely in the minimalist camp. I've always worn the lightest shoes I could find my entire running career yet I've barely had so much as a tweaked knee since high school, knock on wood.
My choice is the Plain Jane New Balance 100's. The tread is lighter than a piece of no-carb toast and the outsole is practically weightless. Relative to many other models, they are dirt cheap too.
For the record, Ferber isn't totally against the trend either. He just wants more proof. He's gotten so many questions about it, he's posted a "how to" on his website. Check it out for yourself at http://www.runninginjuryclinic.com/media/Strengthening_Barefoot_Schedule.pdf. Let me know what you think by posting a comment here. And if you do decide to go barefoot, I hope you'll still speak to me.


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Jennifer Aniston is just trying to do a little press for her new movie The Switch, but she keeps getting wrapped up in scandals!
First it was the credit card scheme her ex-facialist pulled on her and several other celebrities. And now the actress has come under fire for her usage of the word "retard."
Jen appeared on Regis and Kelly this morning when Regis asked her about her recent Harper's Bazaar photo shoot where she channeled Barbra Streisand.
Regis said, "You're playing dress up." Jen replied, "Yes, I play dress up. I do it for a living, like a retard."
Members of The Arc, a nonprofit advocate for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, are very angry by the comment. CEO Peter Berns released the following statement:
"She is using language that is offensive to a large segment of the population in this country. We estimate that there are probably in excess of 5 million people in the country with intellectual disabilities, and when you think about all of them, their family members and friends, you're talking about tens of millions of people who find the use of that term to be really offensive. Every time folks hear that word, it kind of reminds them of all the discrimination and oppression they've experienced in their lives. Even if it wasn't intended to insult them, that is the effect of it."
Watch the video below. It's obvious she's kidding around, and meant no harm by it, but to make fun of herself. But you be the judge on whether or not you think it's offensive!


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Author Darryl G. Ponicsan has been telling stories for 40 years. Many may be familiar with his 1971 novel, "The Last Detail," which was parlayed into a 1973 movie that starred Jack Nicholson.
Darryl's 1973 novel and resulting screenplay, "Cinderella Liberty," starred James Caan. He wrote a number of screenplays, including "Taps," in 1981; "Vision Quest" in 1985; "Nuts" in 1987; "The Boost" in 1988; "School Ties" in 1992; "The Enemy Within" for HBO in 1992; and the CBS series "The Mississippi" in 1983.
Now in his early 70s, Darryl hasn't been kicking back. Among his most recent works are three novels written under the pseudonym Anne Argula: "Homicide My Own," New York: Pleasure Boat Studio, 2005; "Walla Walla Suite: A Room with No View," New York: Ballantine, 2007 and "Krapp's Last Cassette," Ballantine, 2009.
It was the second in the Argula series that caught my attention because of the reference to our town.
Walla Walla area P.E.O. Reciprocity will host its Founders' Day luncheon at noon Feb. 5 at the Walla Walla Country Club, 1390 Country Club Road.
The luncheon pays tribute to the founders of P.E.O., an international philanthropic educational organization for women.
The meeting gives members in the area's nine chapters an opportunity to socialize, said Joyce Muzzall via e-mail.
Walla Walla has seven chapters and there is one each in Waitsburg and Dayton.
Open to the community, the event is also for P.E.O. members new to the area. Reservations, due by Jan. 28, may be made by calling Sandy Blackaby at 529-2261. Call Joyce at 529-8100 for other details about the group.
Heather Campbell, a Rogers Adventist School seventh-grader in College Place who was featured in the Jan. 4 Etcetera column, won the Lions Club District-Level Peace Poster Contest, according to College Place Lions Club first vice president David Walk. Her poster previously aced the College Place club's poster competition.
Local members expected District 19-F Governor Erma Kemp to bring them that news when she joined the club for its Wednesday night meeting.
For more details about College Place Lions Club, call David at 200-1114.
Etcetera appears in daily and Sunday editions. Annie Charnley Eveland can be reached at email@example.com or afternoons at 526-8313.
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Who Funds Tucson's All Souls Procession?
Globally known annual commemoration of life, death marks 25th anniversary; will receive financial aid from city for first time in 2014.
Globally known annual commemoration of life, death marks 25th anniversary; will receive financial aid from city for first time in 2014.
Freely expressing gender identity is at center of Camp Born This Way; children, families build a supportive community.
This brand of smoky agave spirit has humble, law bending beginnings - from Oaxaca, Mexico to the colonial Guatemalan city of Antigua.
One volunteer calls it 'a moral imperative to help suffering humanity;' he, his partner, take in two for one night.
Before launching her professional career, 21-year-old Tucsonan returns home.
Migrants dropped off by Border Patrol get aid from volunteers before riding bus to relatives in U.S.
Camp teaches responsible pet ownership, compassion
Tucson archaeologists are beginning new chapters after decades at the University of Arizona, reveal ancient culture's uses for tough native plant.
Though not recognized as a state holiday, Arizonans have celebrated an important date in the history of freedom for 44 consecutive years.
Actress and writer Lesley Abrams explores the woman behind many sassy quotes in Live Theater Workshop production.
This New York City native volunteers at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum to share his love of nature with others.
Adam and Michael Lovallo share their lives and love with eleven-year-old son Martìn, and each offers perspective on why their unconventional family works.
Story of a teen mom working hard to graduate high school despite getting pregnant at the age of 15.
Marco Antonio Galdino left São Paulo in 1995, lives in Tucson while he awaits appeal of refugee rejection.
"Who is Dayani Cristal?" puts Pima County on international map as it premiers across the world.
Since opening 4 years ago, the village has been home to a variety of artists who can collaborate and build bonds with the public.
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LittleBigPlanet 2 and LBP GOTY edition announced… kind of
LittleBigPlanet has been one of the success stories of the PS3. Here is a game that doesn't sound very special but has managed to sell in great numbers and gain huge critical praise along the way. Which means news of a Game Of The Year edition and the possibility of LittleBigPlanet 2 will no doubt please a lot of people.
LittleBigPlanet was one of my favorite games of last year. I spent ages playing through the ready made levels, first completing them and then going back to get most of the goodies. I then ventured online and played other people's creations, before listening to Uncle Stephen (Fry) and creating some of my own. They're not very good but they are all my own work.
LBP is also one of the few games which drags me back month after month, long after the completion of the main game. And that's without buying any of the multitude of DLC available to purchase on the Playstation Store. MCV reports that a new GOTY edition of LittleBigPlanet could be on its way, and it'll include much, if not all, of the DLC.
This isn't confirmed but would seem likely to persuade the last few Playstation 3 owners who haven't yet bought the game to finally succumb to the title. No pricing or release details are yet known Obviously. But if the LittleBigPlanet Game Of The Year edition does indeed include most of the DLC it will be an essential purchase.
Meanwhile, although far from officially announcing LittleBigPlanet 2, Media Molecule's Alex Evans did signal a sequel's existence in a recent interview with GI.biz. He said:
We're getting on for 2 million levels that have been published now. If you look at online distribution for LBP, when the sequel comes along, what do we do with all that content? I think we can give consumers lots of stuff that you couldn't in a traditional game. We can give them backwards compatibility with those levels, and then when you decide on how you're going to sell that to them.
Well, I'd love there to be a sequel, put it that way. But that's not an announcement – although I will say that the entire team is working on LBP.
That sounds convincing enough for me. And why wouldn't Sony have commissioned LittleBigPlanet 2? The original continues to sell well and be one of the must-have PS3 exclusives. We rated it at number four in our list of the Top 40 best PS3 games. More original levels and new level creation tools would be all that's required for me to buy LittleBigPlanet 2 on release day. Oh, and a new running commentary from Stephen Fry wouldn't go amiss either.


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Ever since his 1984 cult smash, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom,Charles Busch has been working toward the sepia title of First Lady of the American Stage. As an actress, he specializes in loving, hilariously nuanced portraits of defiant yet vulnerable women, in the style of the great film stars of the 1940s. For this New Year's Eve show, he's joined by musical director Tom Judson on the piano.
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Hundreds of Thousands Fleeing Cyclone "Phailin" Reached The East India
The cyclone "Phailin" has already cost on the east coast of India several people's lives.
The cyclone "Phailin" has already cost on the east coast of India several people's lives.
Windstorms are violent, about hurricane-type air turbulences, which action mostly in the close regions.
Like sending in hell-dogs before battling your enemy, hurricanes, not satisfied with total destruction, spawn tornadoes to add to the carnage they are about to exert.
On repeated occasions, history has shown us that man is very capable and resourceful when it comes to destruction. There we consider his motives, but only power available in this respect. It is a considerable force, that when unshackelled can ruin.
The Indian Doppler Radar (INDRA) series of 2D radars were developed by India's DRDO for the Army and Air Force. The INDRA-I is a mobile surveillance radar for low level target detection while the INDRA-II is for ground controlled interception of targets.
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Cyclone Bhola is the deadliest cyclone ever recorded to date. It has claimed half a million lives and has displaced millions of people.
Queensland in great turmoil from cyclone Yasi.
Queensland, Australia has just had devastating floods now, this is called the worst cyclone when Cyclone Yasi comes.
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John R. Raymond, Sr., MD, joined the Medical College as its sixth president and chief executive officer in July. In a recent interview, he describes his career in medicine, his philosophy on collaboration, the future of The Medical College of Wisconsin and the role of alumni in the school's growth.
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a transformative grant to the Medical College that supports a partnership of eight Milwaukee institutions designed to move research discoveries more quickly to patient applications. The $20 million Clinical and Translational Science Award bridges institutions to connect faculty members with complementary interests and expertise, such as Dr. Michelle Johnson, whose robots are aiding in stroke rehabilitation.
As a 10-year-old boy, Dr. Michael Clark first began volunteering for Special Olympics, an organization with which he has several family ties. It is a commitment he has maintained throughout his life and as an emergency medicine physician, he now helps oversee the health of the athletes. Dr. Clark is Medical Director for Special Olympics Wisconsin and served as team physician for the athletes who participated in the 2010 National Games.
No pilot can take to the skies without proper medical authorization. And no physician can provide such clearance without the proper Federal Aviation Administration training. Alumni who serve as aviation medical examiners not only look out for the health of commercial and recreational pilots, they also are instrumental to the system that helps maintain safety for all air travelers.
The James M. Ross Professor of Diabetes in Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Dr. Anthony McCall has established himself as an expert in diabetes treatment, research, and education.
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Now that technology has caught up to the concept, the patient-centered medical home is gaining momentum as an innovative approach that could help reform the health care system while improving quality of care for patients. By coordinating and integrating all aspects of a patient's care and improving accessibility while compensating physicians for value added, the medical home concept could benefit doctors and patients. The Medical College's Department of Family and Community Medicine is on the leading-edge of the concept, and is in the review process for certification of its residency sites as patient-centered medical homes.
Impressive are the bodies of work of this year's alumni award recipients. Lt. Gen. C. Bruce Green was named Alumnus of the Year for his military service, including his current role as Air Force Surgeon General
Impressive are the bodies of work of this year's alumni award recipients. Dr. Thomas Chisholm received the Humanitarian Award for his dedication to the underserved domestically and internationally.
As Dr. Steven Bergin's term as President of the Wisconsin Medical Society ended, his term as the new President of the Medical College of Wisconsin/Marquette Medical Alumni Association began. Other new alumni officers and directors were also elected this spring.
An expert in cerebral vascular and skull base tumor surgery, alumnus Dr. Philip Stieg is Professor and Chairman of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and Neurosurgeon-in-Chief at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
On board a Naval vessel, Dr. Orlando L. Manfredi met his mentor, a man he is honoring with the establishment of a new endowed scholarship fund for medical student education. Dr. Manfredi built a significant radiology practice on Staten Island prior to his recent retirement.
As the first lady of The Medical College of Wisconsin for 20 years, Ginny Bolger has met and befriended a great number of alumni. Now she can consider herself among them.
All three recipients of The Medical College of Wisconsin's Distinguished Service Awards this year are alumni. The award is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a Medical College faculty member.
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Submitted by gwolf on Tue, 07/24/2012 - 17:28
Electronic voting: Talk delivered in Moquegua (Peru).. 2012.
While we were at DebConf, all busy and in the organizing frenzy, I was supposed to deliver a talk in Moquegua, Perú, on the evening of July 7. Of course, I was unable to attend. Nevertheless, I accepted, if the talk could be delivered as a pre-recorded video with a live Q&A session afterwards. And so it was.
The talk went quite smooth, and I think I will use bits of it. Video quality is far from great, but well... it was taken using nothing but a webcam and the laptop's integrated microphone. To my surprise, sound quality –that's what matters!– works quite well.
I mostly followed the attached presentation; the video is split in three parts to make it easier to download.
And yes, it's all in Spanish. Translations are, of course, welcome :)
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Ten theses in favor of free download of cultural goods on the Internet (by Enrique G. Gallegos)
Submitted by gwolf on Tue, 07/24/2012 - 17:09
This is one of the days where reading my everyday newspaper was worth more than just getting bitter at the news. I found this text in La Jornada, my usual newspaper. I liked it very much, and decided to translate it for a wider audience. Of course, if you can read Spanish, do yourself a favor and go to the original. It is not that the text is so easy to translate. And, after all, I'm not a native English writer.
I'm trying to do a literal translation, even when disagreeing with the author.
Ten theses in favor of free download of cultural goods on the Internet
Enrique G. Gallegos — Poet and philosopher. Currently a researcher in Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-C
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La mochila viajera — The travelling backpack
Submitted by gwolf on Sat, 07/14/2012 - 11:53
La mochila viajera — The travelling backpack.. 2012.
During DebConf12, and thanks to Fito's kind invitation, a bunch of us were part of a radio program that's transmitted in Managua and Chinandega, «La mochila viajera». This program talks about different viewpoints and problematics about migration, seen from the eyes of Nicaraguans, which share quite a bit with us in Mexico — But at the same time, are very different.
I was invited as part of a research group in UNAM on the topic «Communication, trasmigration and emergent systems». To be honest, I'm way behind schedule with the part of the research I should be doing, but here I very roughly describe (part of) the topic I'm interested in.
The session was quite interesting. Of course, the reason I'm sending this to the blog is mainly that I want to keep it at hand, but I think some of you might find it interesting. Of course, it is in Spanish, so… YMMV ;-)
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From DebCamp to DebConf through cheese, wine and an intro track
Submitted by gwolf on Tue, 07/10/2012 - 02:16
One week. One long week. One beautiful week. One of the two major weeks of the year has passed since my previous post. Surely, we are in the middle of the two Major Weeks of the year, in the yearly schedule I have upheld for almost(!) ten years: DebConf+DebCamp.
Yesterday, DebConf officially started. For the first time ever, we had a DebConf track targetted at the local (for a wide definition of local: All of the Central American countries) communities, which I chaired.
We had the following talk lineup during this track:
I believe it was a great success, and I hope the talks are useful in the future. They will be put online soon thanks to the tireless work of our work team.
Today we sadly lost the presence of our DPL due to very happy circumstances he will surely announce himself. But DebConf will continue nevertheless - And proof of that is our anual, great, fun and inviting Cheese and Wine Party!
After a series of organizational hiccups I hope nobody notices (oops, was I supposed not to say this?), today we had a beautiful, fun and most successful cheese and wine party, as we have had year after year since 2005.
As many other people, we did our humble contribution for this party to be the success it deserves.
There is lots of great cheeses, great wines, and much other great stuff we have to thank to each of the individuals who made this C&W party the success it was. Yes, it might be among the least-academic parts of our conference, but at the same time, it's one of its most cherished -and successful- traditions. And above all else, we have to thank our Great Leader^W^WCheeseMaster (who we still need to convince to play by our Great Leader's mandates - And no, I don't mean Zack here!)
Hugs and thanks to my good and dear friend Christian Perrier for giving form to one of DebConf's social traditions that makes it so unique, so different from every other academic or communitary conference I have ever been part of.
We still have most of the week to go. And if you are not in Managua (and are not coming soon), you can follow our activities following our video streams.
Remember, debian/rules, now more than ever! And even given the (perpetual) heat in Managua: Wheezy is frozen, whee!
[ all photos here taken by regina ]
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Arrived to Nicaragua. DebCamp has officially started!
Submitted by gwolf on Sun, 07/01/2012 - 15:24
Yesterday night, Regina and me arrived to Nicaragua. Ready to greet us, we found quite a good number of good friends. We had a nice pizza+beer dinner at Diana's house, and some of the foreigners among us were distributed among the houses of several locals.
This morning, we woke up –together with Víctor, Moray and Gaudenz– in Norman's brother's beautiful house. We had breakfast with the family, were picked up to go to the hotel that will have the ho(n|rr)or to host us all for the following two weeks, and walked to the Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) campus.
Contrary to our usual practices... It seems everything is working fine! I mean, I'm sure we will stumble with some unforseen details and what not... But coming on the very first day to the university, to find that food is all sorted out, that we have food tickets (and they are all printed!), that network works (and it's by a fiber connection that was laid out expressly for us), that we have all the hardware I was worried about, that people are arriving and getting accepted at the hotel. I mean, things work!
So, I'm quite optimistic this DebCamp will have everything ready to be a success — And the DebConf following it as well, of course!
If you have not yet arrived - See you soon!
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Turning failure into apparent success, and carrying on: e-voting in Jalisco
Submitted by gwolf on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 18:02
I will sound monothematic, but I have been devoting quite a bit of work to this topic lately: Trying to stop the advance of e-voting in Mexico, Latin America and the world.
Why trying to stop it? Isn't technology supposed to help us, to get trustable processes? Yes, it's supposed to... but it just cannot achieve it, no matter how hard it is tried — I won't get into explanations in this blog post, but there is plenty of information. Feel free to ask me for further details.
Anyway — Yesterday (Sunday, 2012-06-17) was the fifth simulated voting that will lead to the first wide-scale deployment of electronic voting booths in my country: About 10% of the population of the state of Jalisco (that means, ~500,000 people) will cast their votes on July 1st electronically.
This particular case illustrates how simulated votings can be used to forge a lie: Pounce Consulting, the company that won the e-voting project for IEPC (Jalisco's voting authority), delivered their booths over 40 days late, just before the deadline for the project to be canceled. Oh, and by the way, it's the same company that just failed to deliver on time for another planned local authority (10% of the booths in the Federal District, where I live, where fortunately 100% of the votes will be cast on traditional, auditable and cheap paper).
After this delay, five voting simulations were programmed, to get the local population acquinted with them. The first ones just failed to get the population's interest and had close to 40% failure rates (mainly regarding transmission). Several other "minor details" were reported, including mechanical details that allowed subsequent voters to see the vote of who had just left.
Anyway, making long story short: The fifth and last simulation was held yesterday. Officially, it was finally successful (about time). As these booths include the "facilities" to communicate the results via the cellular network, but the populations where they are to be deployed do not yet have cellular coverage, 10% of the booths will have to be carried back to the Districtal Header (that can be a ~10hr trip) to be counted. Also, in all places, traditional paper stationery and paraphernalia will be printed just in case it is needed (and when will they now? When half of the votes are cast and lost?)
Anyway... e-voting is still in its first stage in Mexico. Right now, I'm sure, no attempts to rig the election will be made (centrally). But every effort will be made (as it has been made) to dismiss the obviously big and nontrivial ways it has failed and will fail, and any problems will be labeled as "minor". And probably by 2018 we will be facing many more states (even nationwide) deployments.
But propaganda fails to see the obvious: E-voting is more expensive, more complicated, leads to more possible failure states. E-voting should not be deployed in large-scale (i.e. more than a couple of hundred voters) elections. Electronic voting is insecure, violates secrecy, allows for fraud. No matter how many locks are put into it.
e-voting: Bad when it's near, worse when it's far.
Submitted by gwolf on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 10:18
I have been following the development of the different e-vote modalities in Mexico for several years already, although I have only managed to do so methodically in the last half year or so. If you are interested in my line of reasoning as to why I completely oppose e-voting, you can look at the short article I published in 2010 or the slightly longer and more updated version published in our book in 2011.
Currently, in Mexico there are two different venues of e-vote that are being pushed: Bad and worse. The bad one will be carried out for about 10% of the population of the state of Jalisco and somewhat less for the state of Coahuila (Distrito Federal was also to be in this list, but the contract was cancelled due to the provider company delivering booths with too many problems and unable to deliver in the due time). The worse one is, fortunately, likely to have the least impact. Why? Because it regards votes cast by Distrito Federal residents (the capital entity, where part of Mexico City is located) living abroad. And it will have less impact because of the amount of the population registered for it: We are about 9 million residents in DF, and in the last election (first time IIRC there was the right to vote from abroad) there were only about 10,000 people registered for casting a (enveloped and sent by post) vote. Even if this year we the campaign for this was better (and I'm not yet sure about it), the number of voters will not be enough to make a dent on the results.
I'm not going into details as to why it is bad in this post — I requested information from the DF Electoral Institute (IEDF) with academic interest, to try to find more information about it, and I want to share my results with you — and, of course, to request for your input on how to continue with this. On May 3rd, I sent the following request (this I am translating to English :) You can look at the receipt for the request for the original redaction) to the official contact address, firstname.lastname@example.com:
Of course, I wasn't very optimistic when receiving this information. Still, I have to share my results: My information request was largely denied:
In case some other person is interested in following this information, the other two points were answered, and I'll try to get some relevant information from it:
So, I don't have any real conclusions yet. I'm just reporting how work is unfolding.
Tomorrow evening (Wednesday May 23) I'll give a talk on the "e-voting in Mexico 2012" subject in Congreso Internacional de Software Libre in Zacatecas, Mexico. I'll talk on the situation on this and the other topics I have been able to work on.
Co-starring: Debian Tour Managua 2012!
Submitted by gwolf on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 10:25
As stated in the 2012-04-30 edition of the Debian Project News, this weekend I will be meeting Holger Levsen (who has been there for over a week now) in Managua, Nicaragua, as part of the Debian Tour 2012, a set of talks meant to raise awareness and interest on Debian between the Nicaraguan (+Central American) user groups, university students, companies and government.
Not all of the planned activities are present in the Debian Tour webpage. I know I will be giving my talk on Debian in the Free Software projects' universe, this Saturday at Universidad Centro Americana (UCA). Besides this, we will be meeting on Monday with the UCA staff to discuss some DebConf-specific issues. Sunday? Well, I hope^Wfully trust we will have interesting activities as well :)
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Biking over Cd. Nezahualcóyotl
Submitted by gwolf on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 16:10
April 15 2012, my friend Alberto and I took on a difficult mission: Cross the –allegedly– biggest city in the world and conquer Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, one of its populous and famous districts. Alberto had been to Cd. Neza a couple of times, as he is one of the providers for a physical rehabilitation center built in it, but I had never set foot in it.
My friend Al and me started cycling in col. Escandón, in Mexico's Center-West, followed roughly along Metrobús' line 2 until its terminal, and at Cabeza de Juárez entered Cd. Neza. We went along the main avenue "Adolfo López Mateos" until Bordo de Xochiaca, then all straight until Vía Tapo, almost all around the airport, got lost a couple of times in the way, then back to the heart of the city.
I took only a couple of quick shots, which I have uploaded to this album — We saw so much, so huge, so surreal things, but the main goal we set for this was just to enjoy cycling. I can just complain about one thing: We cycled for maybe 10Km following the main open sewage line in Mexico City. I had never breathed so much shit in my life — take it as literally as you want. But, all in all, an interesting little trip.
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Submitted by gwolf on Sun, 04/08/2012 - 20:49
On this Semana Santa (holy/major week), Regina and I took a little vacation: We went ~400Km North, to the magical Xilitla, in the Eastern part of San Luis Potosí state. To get there, we went by the Sierra Gorda de Querétaro route: A beautiful but quite hard to drive road, crossing desert, forest and jungle through a very steep mountain ridge. What does hard to drive mean? It means that for ~200Km we had a speed average of 40-50Km/h. The road is in very good conditions, and traffic was quite light. And although our plans were to come back via the other ridge road (crossing Hidalgo state instead of Querétaro), we were persuaded to go the long way instead: We came back via San Luis Potosí city, making ~700Km instead of ~400, but –I'll concede– it was a much easier drive.
But although I take the road as an important part of the vacation, and although it was a very quick vacation, what is it we went to see there? Xilitla is a town at the beginning of the huasteca potosina region, with really exuberant vegetation, that captured Sir Edward James' heart back in the 1940s. Sir Edward, a noble Englishman, was good friends with several surrealist artists, and became one himself. After moving to Xilitla and buying an impressive chunk of jungle, in the 1960s he started building a surrealist garden in the middle of the jungle, which he continued to work on until his death, in 1984. We took some pictures, but of course, they pay very little tribute to the magic and beauty of the place.
And going to the huasteca means going to places of nature, of many crystaline rivers. Yes, only three days (two of them spent getting there and back) are far too little to enjoy it. But even so, we went to the birth of river Huichihuayán (~45 minutes North of Xilitla) and to the Los Micos waterfalls (~20 minutes West of Ciudad Valles). Very nice places to visit, among so many others. We should go back to the huasteca soon!
I uploaded many of the pictures here. They will not be syndicated on the planets that follow my blog on RSS (or for individuals following RSS, FWIW), but you will find them following the relevant links.
And of course: I pay for a very cheap package on my hosting provider. Drupal often answers with an error page when the server is (even mildly) overloaded. So, feel free to hit reload if something appears unavailable.
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Reflections on Mexico's bandwidth
Submitted by gwolf on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 18:07
Around two years ago, the OECD presented a study on residential bandwitdth available per country that triggered quite a bit of debate all over the world — I have seen at least criticism to it in Mexico, in the USA and in Australia. It's very easy to take a simplified view of a statistic and bitch on how sorry the state of our country is. In our case, the outcry was that Mexico was the lowest of all of the OECD countries, and I have seen this repeated on so many topics that it what surprises me is that people keep getting surprised at it! OECD does not represent the ≥200 countries in this world (only the top 30, and the meaning of "top" is not unambiguous).
I found this graph that helps me illustrate this point:
While that graphic is part of a report illustrating how sorry the USA should be for their low position, it shows the OECD member countries. And yes, the only country Mexico could be compared in general terms from those in the list is Turkey. Coherently, they are located at positions 28 and 30.
But what prompted me into writing this post? That some weeks ago I was reading a viewpoint article at the Communications of the ACM magazine: What gets measured gets done: Stop focusing on irrelevant broadband metrics, by Scott Wallsten (might be behind a paywall for you — If you are interested, I can share a copy with you, just ask me by email). Wallsten's article contains the following graph:
I found it pretty telling that, although Mexico sits at the extreme of the graph (and the height of our bar makes it very hard to get a real value out of this particular rendering), our ISPs join a very select group of countries (Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and Ireland, in my very subjective measure) by delivering what they promise.
In 2010, the dominant broadband offering was 1Mbps, although higher options have long existed. I always got basically the 100% of what my ISP (Telmex) has promised, even though I have always had the cheapest package available. Some months ago, I got a call announcing we were being pushed 5x into the future, and starting right then, I had a 5Mbps connection. And although I didn't really expect it to be true, I have had a clean 6Mbps (yes, 6 instead of 5) connection.
So, that's it. This post contains no hidden truths, but just what grabbed my attention from a series of data points :-)
I am going to DebConf12!
Submitted by gwolf on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 17:10
I have just bought our plane tickets to Managua, so I can finally say this:
Yes, many of you will ask what happened, I was bragging everywhere I wanted to go by land, driving from Mexico City to Managua. I'd love to, and I'm sure it's completely doable... But we have family issues to attend on July 21, in Argentina. So we will have a beautiful flight schedule (and carbon footprint) for this July:
Several people have asked me on the best airline options for this trip. In our case, to Managua, it was with TACA, US$518 total. You can get tickets for ~US$30 less, but the flight goes through Panama instead of San Salvador, for an extra 1000Km – And instead of ~3hr it makes slightly over 6. Yes, on our way back we will be routed a bit South to San José, but it's not as bad, and it's for a very short layover.
For Argentina? Well, we have always found LAN to be the cheapest and most convenient. This time, TACA/Avianca was a very close second, which lost due to almost doubling the flight+layover time
Why aren't we taking a Mexico→Managua→Buenos Aires flight instead? Because it's ~US$150 more expensive per person. Not *that* much, but still some money. And by returning to Mexico and having a night at home, we will save us the hassle of carrying Winter clothes to Nicaragua and Summer clothes to Argentina.
Oh, and if you are planning on dropping by home while we are away and robbing all of our stuff: There's not that much to take from there, and we have already arranged for somebody to be there while we are away. But thanks for thinking about us, anyway!
[update] And what about DebConf12 registration? When is the system opening for us all to register? Soon, dear friends, we are talking about some related issues, and you will have your registrationi open soon.
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Left Google Reader for rssLounge
Submitted by gwolf on Mon, 02/20/2012 - 01:48
Ben mentions he left Google Reader and went back to Liferea, but mentions a series of bugs that keep him from being happy. After pondering it a bit, a couple of months ago I also left Google Reader, but I turned to a free webapp: rssLounge aggregator. Although it does not fully cover Ben's wishlist (I'll get to it now), I am happy using it as it covers my main need: Being able to read my stuff from just about everywhere, without installing even a ssh client (that would make public Windows machines a liability for me, as they could sniff my keystrokes while authenticating to my ssh server). So, for me, a webapp is basically a must.
Well, as for Ben's list:
So, Ben, with only one (big) fail, it might be a good candidate for you.
PS- And hard as it might seem, I am leading an almost-Google-free life now! :) But don't let them hear this, as we want them to keep sponsoring Summer of Code and DebConf.
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Mexico City Metro project
Submitted by gwolf on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 00:13
Some days ago, reading my local Couchsurfing groups, I stumbled across an announcement by Australian Peter Davies to go to each of the 148 stations in the Mexico City Metro system, take some photos of the environment, and document on his impressions.
I have followed and enjoyed the Mexico City Metro blog since I learnt of it, and have grown used to looking forward to the daily post-or-two. Peter writes each of his entries both in English and Spanish (you can tell it's not a native Spanish, but it's a good effort). He has been doing the stations in a very well distributed order (I cannot say it's completely random, but it's surely not lineal or methodical).
I connected wiht his project as I love discovering the city more or less the same way, but with a different system: I try to have at least one long bike ride every two weeks (being "long" something over 40Km). I usually go either to the North or to downtown and to the East by the good old route I always take, and on my way back, at some point I decide just to turn right or left and discover yet another village slurped by the city. I don't usually take pictures, as I'm too much into the cycling thrill, left-right-left-right... But cycling has led me to appropriate my city (I don't know if that's proper English), to make my city really mine, to get to know parts of it I'd never otherwise go to.
Anyway, Peter's is a great way to document urban life. I'm in love with my city, and with expressions of urban appropriation. I loved his project, and if you are interested by what I say, go take a look at his wanderings in the city. I have suggested him two bits to check, but the work is very much an artist's — He accepts my input, but quite probably he will do whatever he pleases ;-) In case any of you is interested in contacting him, I can tell you for a fact he replies :-)
[*] And what is CouchSurfing? Oh, a great community where you can offer a space to crash at your house for unknown people from all around the world. I have never requested a couch, as the Free Software community is much more tightly knit, but I have offered it to several interesting people.
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BugCon friends, are you trying to scare away 50%+ of the target audience?
Submitted by gwolf on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 10:11
You are scaring away much more than that.
I just came across an invitation for BugCon 2012.
BugCon is a Mexican conference devoted to computer security — I cannot comment on its level or value because, although it's a topic that has long interested me, I must recognize each day I feel less of an expert, nowadays finding myself at the level of a "sysadmin who tries not to be too dumb for his own job security". Oh, and also because it would be completely off-topic for this post.
If you look at Vendetta's (the main organizer) blog post, it will probably give you the impression that the conference is just an excuse for the afterparty: Lets go see some b00bs! Do you think your fellow female hackers will have any interest in joining a bunch of sex-starved, hormone-infested teenagers who only want to pwn a website and grab more pr0n? Do you think females will feel welcome (or even mildly safe) between you? I would not think so. And I also think you are alienating any professional who might have any interest in joining your community, be it as a member, as a mentor, or whatnot.
I cannot right now do a coherent post on this topic, but I can reference you to what I have seen (and read) over the last almost 10 years, when the issue was first brought up to our attention. I am very glad to see that, at least in the Free Software area, there has been a real change of mindset. I hope you are in time to think about it and rectify.
Oh, and not the description of an incident, but a very interesting and thoughtful take on this: [pdf] Interesting analysis by Hannah Wallach on the numbers and motivations of women in Free Software groups. I don't know if Hannah has published this in article form, but many interesting points can be understood by looking at the presentation.
My good friend Vendetta: I don't mean this post (longer than what I originally intended) as a way to say you and the conference you are organizing for the third year (IIRC) already is unprofessional or targetted to pimply teenagers. I know the work you have put in it. I hope you see the points I'm trying to drive — You are of course free to have whatever afterparty you have. But, if as the main organizer, you are giving the images of nice chicks at Hooters more weight and relevance than to the conference itself... you are doing yourself a disservice. I hope you can rectify it, and make BugCon attractive to hacker women as well.
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