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In Greek mythology, the Titans were a race of powerful deities who were overthrown by the Olympian gods when they came to power. In Disney's Hercules, the Titans from Pagan are the tertiary antagonists, portrayed as four elemental monsters who terrorized Ancient Greece. They were the physical manifestation of the element they controlled. These "Titans" were original creations for the film. Hercules: The Animated Series, which expands on the Greek Mythological setting and addresses many of the movie's inaccuracies and omissions, featured Titan characters from actual Greek mythology.
Powers and Abilities
The Standard Powers that the Titans possessed are
- Immortality
- Invulnerability
- Superhuman Strength
- Powers of respective nature
The Muses tell the legend of the Titans through their song The Gospel Truth. The Titans were the rulers of the world (or at least Greece) when it was first new and they caused mayhem and destruction wherever they went. In the animated series, it was also explained that they were led by their king Cronus. Then along came Zeus who used all his power to unleash a mighty thunderbolt that would imprison them beneath the seas of Tartarus where they would remain until the next planetary alignment. They were the children of Gaia and Oranos.
List of Titans
- Lythos - The Mountain King: A two-headed giant made completely out of boulders. He ripped through the gates of Mt. Olympus, and is the physical manifestation of the Earth and earthquakes.
- Hydros - The Lurker: A skeletal giant made completely out of ice. He teamed up with Pyros, the Lava Titan, to engulf Zeus in the Earth. He is the physical manifestation of water and ice.
- Pyros - The Lord of Flame: A blob-like giant made completely out of lava. He teamed up with Hydros, the Ice Titan, to engulf Zeus in the Earth. He is the physical manifestation of fire and lava.
- Stratos - The Mystic Voice: A living tornado with tornado arms, red eyes, and a red mouth. He was captured by Hercules to suck up the other titans and destroy them. He is the physical manifestation of the wind and storms.
- Cyclops/Avatar - A fat pink ether-elemental cyclops that Hades had attack Hercules instead of Olympus. During his assault on Athens Hercules was able to defeat it but not before it knocked over a pillar that crushed Meg.
Hercules: The Animated Series
- Antaeus - A half-Titan, half-Giant who disguised himself as a human and founded the People's Organization of Titanic Liberators, with his main goal being to free the imprisoned Titans.
- Atlas - A muscular human-like Titan that was cursed by the Gods to forever hold up the sky at the Edge of the World. He constantly tries to trick people into switching places with him.
- Kronos - The former ruler of the universe (or at least the country of Greece) and father of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. When he found out one of his children would overthrow him he tried to swallow them whole, however he was defeated by Zeus and as a last act he created the Cronus Stone. The stone would place any God that comes near it into an eternal sleep. Hades hoped to use the stone to overthrow Zeus. Cronus was sealed in an unknown region of Tartarus.
- Gaia - The goddess of the Earth. She sleeps deep beneath the Earth, and dislikes anyone who disturbs her, such as Adonis after he awoke her from her eternal slumber after not heeding a warning sign.
- Prometheus - A kindly human-like Titan who long ago stole the gift of fire from Mount Olympus and gave it to humanity so they could improve their lives. However, Zeus was angered by Prometheus' disobedience and so he chained him to a mountain in Tartarus where a giant eagle would come each day to feast on Prometheus' liver, which would regenerate after each day. Hercules freed him after he realized the injustice Prometheus suffered.
- Briares - A Hecatonchires. In the series, he is a giant that can conjure arms from the ground and even water. He is also a fan of the comic book hero Myklos.
- Typhon - Also known as "The Father of All Monsters", he is a red, five-headed, dragon-like Titan who long ago was sealed away by Zeus under Mount Etna. He was accidentally freed by Hercules while he was fighting Typhon's wife Echidna. He seems to suffer from chronic headaches due to all the years he spent under Mount Etna.
- Echidna - Also known as "The Mother of All Monsters", she is the wife of Typhon. Echidna had a recurring role in the series, and was typically seen as an obsessive and doting mother to her various children, who one-by-one were defeated by Hercules.
Other Titans
- Rhea - The wife of Kronos and mother of Zeus.
- Oranos - The husband of Gaia and father of Kronos.
- It is unknown whether the Titans that appeared in the film (including the Cyclops) are actually deceased, since Titans are basically gods.
- In the original myth, Titans are long-relative of Hercules and Olympian Deities.


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Healthcare.gov website is practically a huge disaster for the Obama administration, and with only three days left to fix all the kinks, it appears things might not turn out well before the final day. Apparently, the website is moving to a new hosting partner, something that could take hours or even days to accomplish, depending on the overall complexity.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Healthcare.gov is moving from Verizon to HP, though it was not explained as to why this decision was made. We're wondering if some of the problems faced by the healthcare marketplace had anything to do with Verizon's network inability to handle the load, our probably the government felt HP could be a better long term partner.
The Wall Street Journal explains:
H-P's Enterprise Services group was awarded a $38 million contract to provide web hosting services over the summer, federal contracting records show… An HHS official said the agency overseeing the marketplace "has begun the necessary activities to transition the data center over to H-P. We are working to ensure a smooth transition between the two contractors."
This move should once and for all put an end to all the problems facing the website. If not, well, the government has truly failed the people. You know what? Americans might just have to pack it up and move back to Europe.
[via Wall Street Journal]
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Mike S.
[@vandamme] Except that, this is just the website and unfortunate tech. woes. What I want to see is, can the U.S.' healthcare system be fixed?
The website is the least of their concerns. Increased total costs and progressive subsidies has implications with consequences for all Americans.
I doubt even Google launched glitch-free. Hell, they still go bonkers occasionally.
Congress's reaction will be amusing, since they're the experts in not being able to make deadlines.

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Cory Sullivan
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- Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
- School Wake Forest University
- Debut April 4, 2005
- Born August 20, 1979 in Tulsa, OK USA
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Cory Sullivan was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 7th round of the 2001 amateur draft. He was signed by scout Jay Matthews and made his pro debut that summer.
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Styling a boudoir bedroom
Design dilemma:
I have a very boxy modern bedroom and I want to give it an elegant Parisian boudoir look. Any ideas?
Design solution:
If your walls don't already have any cornicing or dado rails, invest in ready-mitred, traditionally shaped lengths of architrave and apply it to your walls using a strong glue. You could even opt for lightweight white polystyrene dados and cornice (found at DIY stores) that are even easier to fit.
Paint them in an austere, traditional shade such as slate grey and choose a deep, jewel colour for the walls such intense regal orange. This colour scheme is both sexy and exotic without being too girly. If you have the budget, look for an exquisite antique bed with gilt headboard for the ultimate extravagant Baroque-style focal point. If you can't afford an antique, invest in a reproduction, French bateau-style bed and give it a gilt paint finish. Dress the bed with sumptuous satin and silk quilts and bedlinen, and add to the boudoir look using a luxurious mix of cushions and bolsters embroidered with Oriental flowers.
Look around junk shops for vintage style gold frames and elegant vases painted with intensely coloured florals. Chinese black lacquer furniture looks fantastic in this scheme too. Another clever trick to create the illusion of grandeur is to install decadent details such as gilt chandeliers and wall sconces dripping in gorgeous crystals.


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PHOTOS: Global Male Bonding Through Bodybuilding
BY Christopher Harrity
November 01 2013 4:00 AM ET
Bodybuilding has a notably long history. Still, its mainstreaming is a recent phenomenon in the United States where it was first popularized by Arnold Schwarzenegger during the late '70s and early '80s. To see large all-male-only groups from around the world dedicated to bodybuilding is revealing about those cultures.
And that's why Universal Hunks is such a captivating visual tour of musclemen from all parts of the globe that includes photographs, posters, advertisements, magazine and comic book covers, product packaging, and more. Author and collector David L. Chapman considers the eroticized, politicized, and commercialized male image through history and evaluates its fascinating cultural context by country and continent.
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Rae "Anne" Kenne, 52, of Sandusky passed away unexpectedly early Sunday evening, July 11, 2010, at her home.
Born Dec. 28, 1957, in Sandusky to Raymond and Janet (Gundlach) Kenne, Anne attended Perkins High School and later graduated from Sandusky School of Practical Nursing. She had worked as a LPN for 20 years for various local nursing homes.
She loved going to Bingo and enjoyed fishing on the boat. Anne was a member of American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post 83.
She is survived by her daughter, Autumn M. Ohlemacher of Sandusky; mother, Janet (Gundlach) Kenne of Sandusky; four brothers, Matt (Marcia) Kenne of Sandusky, Mark (Terry) Kenne of Lincoln, Neb., Mike (Diana) Kenne of DeGraff and Pat (Paula) Kenne of Westerville, Ohio; four nieces; close personal friend, June (Sanders) Leber of Sandusky; and caregiver, Nakia Jackson of Sandusky.
She was preceded in death by her father, Raymond Kenne.
At her request cremation will take place; no visitation or services will be held.
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Imagine having your name, or the name of your child or company, immortalized by being used to name a newly discovered species. You can, if you have the money.
Paracheilinus nursalim, a fish species discovered in 2007, was named after Sjamsul and Itjih Nursalim, while Chrysiptera giti, another fish species, was named after Giti Group, the company of Enki Tan and Cherie Nursalim. Sjamsul Nursalim also happens to be the name of a suspect in the massive Bank Indonesia liquidity assistance fraud scheme in 1997.
A report released by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) on Monday said that the Nusalims and Enki and Cherie bought their naming rights through a bidding process, organized by Christie's auction house, at a gala dinner in Monaco in 2007.
Another familiar Indonesian name among the bidders was Sindhuchajana Sulistyo, who won the right to name a species Pterois andover.
"Scientists discovering the species have given up their rights to name their findings in an effort to raise funds for marine conservation," said Suharsono, head of LIPI's Research Center for Oceanography.
The two species of fish were found in 2007 by scientists Gary Allen and Mark Erdmann in the Bird's Head Seascape, an area in the northwest corner of Papua, along with nine other species, including two speckled sharks that walk on their fins and a species of seahorse.
Suharsono said the event raised more than $2 million and some $500,000 of it was given to LIPI to train 10 scientists to become marine taxonomists. With its vast oceanic biodiversity, Indonesia was in dire need of more marine taxonomists, he said.
"There are only about 20 marine taxonomists in the country, and that is very inadequate compared with our country's abundant marine species," Suharsono said.
Hery Harjono, LIPI's deputy chairman for earth sciences, said: "There is a possibility that there are many marine species that have gone extinct without ever having been scientifically recorded."


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No. 3 USC AIKEN 70, COLUMBUS STATE 55
COLUMBUS, Ga. — The nationally third-ranked USC Aiken women's basketball team remained perfect on the season with a road Peach Belt Conference victory over Columbus State on Saturday afternoon at the Lumpkin Center.
The victory moved the Pacers' record to a perfect 11-0 on the season. In the midst of the best start in program history, the Pacers are now 4-0 in PBC action.
USCA is just one win away from tying last year's Pacer squad for the longest winning streak in program history.
The game began with Columbus State (5-6, 1-3 PBC) garnering a four-point 15-11 lead just over nine minutes into the contest.
The Pacers then proceeded to go on a 14-2 run to own an eight-point lead with 7:32 remaining in the first stanza.
The Pacers scored the final four points of the half to enter the halftime break with a 31-25 advantage.
Mackenzie Reese came off the bench to lead the Pacers in the first half with 13 points. Reese was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field in the first half of action. Reese knocked down three 3-pointers in the half.
USCA shot 39.4 percent (13-for-33) from the field as a team in the first half. The Pacers hit upon 45.5 percent (5-for-11) of their 3-point attempts in the opening half.
Columbus State closed out the first half shooting 41.7 percent (10-for-24) as a team.
The Pacers commenced the second half on a 16-6 run to pull ahead 47-31 with 14:16 remaining in the contest.
Before emerging with the 15-point win, USCA had pushed its lead to as many as 22 points at 67-45 with 5:30 left to play in the game.
Four Pacers finished in double figures in the game with Kayla Harris leading the way with a game-high 18 points. Harris also had four rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks in the Pacer win.
Mia Antoine closed out the Pacer win with a career-best 16 points. Antoine also had four rebounds and two assists.
Reese added two points in the second half to finish with 15 points. Reese had six rebounds in the contest.
Daniela Tarailo was the final Pacer in double figures with 10 points. Tarailo acquired seven rebounds in the game.
Currently third nationally in assists per game, Brittany Hill concluded USCA's win over Columbus State with a game-high nine assists.
Tiffani Moody led the Pacers in rebounds in the game with eight.
USCA ended its win over Columbus State shooting 43.1 percent (25-for-58) as a team. The Pacers shot 41.2 percent (7-for-17) from beyond the arc as a team in the contest.
USCA will now have a week off before next returning to the friendly confines of the Convocation Center to face off against former assistant coach Cindy Hilbrich and her Montevallo Falcons on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
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story about a girl who is very much in love with her guy.
I just wanted to write a love song with a difference.
Super track, has a great 60s vibe
This is a nice throwback and could probably do well in any application where, for instance, a film or TV produce doesn't want to pay for an actual oldie. The lyrics are no worse than most pop songs from the 50s and early 60s, and you really couldn't get too fancy with them based on the constraints of the genre, so I marked that n/a so as not to affect the average.
Only You
Only You hoo ( you-hoo )
can do it like you do-hoo ( doo-hoo )
only you ( ooh-hoo )
baby only you
baby , baby you light up my life
take every moment make 'em come alive
ooh baby you're always there
when I'm needing someone to care
you take away,take my every fear
you're stopping all , stopping all my tears
ooh you know all the words to say
and you're saying 'em everyday
yeah you know just what to say boy
you're amazing in every way
only you hoo (you - hoo )
can do it like you do hoo ( do hoo )
only you can do that special thing that makes me wanna do it too( ooh- ooh)
baby only you hoo
baby only you
got all the things that I've been wishing for
all I've been searching for and so much more
ooh you give me a kind of love that feels just like Heaven above
without you I would stumble
fall down on my knees and crumble
I wanna thank you for the things that you do
and I want you to know I'm here for you too oo oo
o,o,only you
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Song Length2:39
GenresPop - General, R & B - Soul
Tempo / FeelMedium Fast (131 - 150)
Lead VocalFemale Vocal
Moods On Cloud Nine, Joyful
Subject Matter
Happiness, Madly In Love
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Presenter: Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby
March 20, 2014
Department of Defense Press briefing by Admiral Kirby in the Pentagon Briefing Room
REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Afternoon, everybody. I got a couple things to go through, and then we'll get to your questions.
Earlier today, Secretary Hagel spoke by phone with Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu. Today's conversation obviously focused on the situation in Ukraine. Secretary Hagel was clear and he was firm: Because Russian forces are in control of Crimea, they bear responsibility for what is happening there. He also pressed Minister Shoygu to explain Russian intentions with respect to forces they have aligned near Ukraine's eastern and southern borders. And he reiterated his call that Russia immediately worked to de-escalate the tension and to restore Ukrainian territorial integrity.
It was a lengthy call, lasting about an hour, and I think it's fair to say that at times it was direct. But Secretary Hagel appreciated Minister Shoygu's time and the minister's assurance that the troops he has arrayed along the border are there to conduct exercises only, that they had no intention of crossing the border into Ukraine, and that they would take no aggressive action. The two leaders agreed to keep the dialogue open.
Also today -- in fact, just wrapping up recently -- the secretary met with his Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Sultan, Saudi Arabia's vice minister of defense. The two leaders reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.-Saudi relationship with Secretary Hagel emphasizing the commitment of the United States to security in the region. They also discussed regional challenges and the importance of regional cooperation in addressing common security issues.
And, finally, this week, we've all been reminded how important it is that we properly recognize and honor those who serve our country in uniform and distinguish themselves in combat. Secretary Hagel believes this is a solemn obligation for the Department of Defense, one that we can never take lightly. Today, Secretary Hagel directed the department to conduct a comprehensive review of its military decorations and awards program, incorporating lessons over the past 13 years of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. The review will focus on ensuring that the awards program appropriately recognizes all levels of combat valor, as well as the service, sacrifices, and actions of all our servicemembers.
It will look at how the awards program is structured to make sure that it fully reflects the joint nature of warfare. It will examine the processes and procedures of how medals for valor are nominated in order to determine whether they can be improved or streamlined and help make the overall awards process more timely, and it will determine the best way to recognize servicemembers who use remote technology to directly impact combat operations, such as through cyber and remotely piloted aircraft.
The review will begin this June. It will be led by the acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, Jessica Wright, who will work closely with Chairman Dempsey, the military departments, and the combatant commanders. Given the secretary's desire to do this thoroughly and get it right, he has given them a deadline of the first of June, 2015.
The secretary knows full well how important it is that we properly recognize and honor the service and sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform. It is important to our servicemembers, it's important to their families, and it's important to the nation. It's important to the integrity of this institution. He believes it is imperative that DOD conduct this review as we conclude combat operations in Afghanistan, and he intends to monitor progress closely as it progresses.
With that, I'll take your questions. Yeah, Phil?
Q: First of all, on the phone call, did the Russian minister explain why he needed so many troops on the border for these exercises? And does the United States have a good estimate of how many troops there are?
And a second question when you...
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Sure. They didn't get into specific numbers. And as to the numbers themselves, I'd direct you to the Russian Ministry of Defense. They should be able to account for the troops they have, and particularly because they're exercises. So clearly thousands, but I'm not prepared to give you an actual number, and I think, again, that's a question that they should answer.
Q: And on the issue of Ukrainian requests for assistance, is there any insight you can give us about where the Pentagon is in its decision-making on -- on requests for weapons in particular?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Well, let's back it up a little bit. The Ukrainian government did submit a list for military assistance material, some we would consider, you know, lethal material and some would -- you know, you'd consider non-lethal. We're working our way through that request right now here at the department and in the interagency. I think it's safe to say that right now, the focus of that review is on the non-lethal side of things, but it is very much still an active issue under consideration. Did that answer your question?
Q: Yes, thank you.
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Yeah. Go ahead.
Q: Admiral, I'm curious if you could confirm whether or not the May 2013 launch that China executed and that was supposedly a scientific mission was actually some sort of kinetic energy anti-satellite test? And if so, what does that mean with regard to the threat scenario here in space to our satellites? And what is the U.S. doing to address that?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I don't have anything for you on that particular launch right now. You're going to have to let me take that one for the record and get back to you.
REAR ADM. KIRBY: All right. Well, let -- we'll work that and get back to you. I just wouldn't have anything for you today on that.
Q: Two things, also. On the call, when you say the secretary was direct, can you be a little bit more specific about whether he specifically asked him, the Russians to take any specific actions or to do anything specific to move their troops or take their troops away or anything...
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Well, without getting into the -- you know, every detail of the call, by direct, I mean that -- frankly, both men made points, and the secretary was clear on where he was, and that was that what's happening in Crimea is -- what's happening in Crimea does nothing to de-escalate tension there. And, again, I'll say it as I said in my opening. He made it -- he made it clear on more than one occasion that, because they are in control, they bear responsibility for what happens there, including the violence that happened recently.
And he also was -- was very direct about his concerns about the troops that are on the Russian side of the border, but across from Ukraine on the eastern and southern sides, and he wanted a better accounting for what that was all about.
So, I mean, he was -- it was -- it was a very -- I know we use this word a lot, but it was a very candid discussion on both -- on both counts.
Q: Okay. And then, secondly, on the -- the satellite photographs or the -- or satellite images of this alleged debris, has there been any request of the Pentagon for it to go back and perhaps go through any satellite imagery it may have of that area to get any further clarity on what may be there?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: No specific requests that I'm aware of for us to go back and look at historical data or imagery, but I would just say on this -- and I know there's a lot of interest in this -- but, look, the president said it was a priority. We in the Pentagon have made it a priority to try to help the Malaysian government here. We are mindful that there are more than 200 families out there that are grieving and they want answers, and we understand that, and we're doing what we can. And we're not the only nation doing what we can.
And we're putting as much effort into it across the scope of our capabilities as -- as is needed, and I wouldn't get into the specifics of each and every one of those tools, because, you know, some of those tools we don't talk about. But I can assure you that, when the Malaysians are asking for help, when they're asking for information, when they're asking for whatever data that can be provided, if we can provide it, if we can help them, we are helping them.
Yeah, Spence?
Q: John, can you give us any more specifics on what non-lethal aid the Pentagon is actively considering...
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I'm sorry. I missed -- sorry, non...
Q: Sorry. Can you give us any more specifics on what non-lethal aid you're -- the Pentagon is actively considering for the Ukrainians? Did Secretary Hagel discuss that with his Russian counterpart? And what sort of timetable are you on for a decision?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: The issue of non-lethal aid to Ukraine did not come in the conversation today with Minister Shoygu. As you know, we have talked about providing ready-to-eat meals to the Ukrainian armed forces. That's in process right now. They've not been delivered yet. There are other non-lethal items which are being considered. I don't want to go into them by detail and give you a shopping list, but, you know, in general, it's on the order of medical supplies and uniform equipment and that kind of thing.
But I really don't want to -- I don't want to itemize it now. These items -- all the requests are being considered and we've just got to let that process continue.
Q: Do you have a timetable for (inaudible)?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: We're -- we're working it expeditiously is how I'd put it.
Q: General Sinclair received a reprimand today, as you know. His attorneys say this was a sign that the system worked. The defense is saying it's a travesty for the military. I'm wondering what is your view of it and what it says about the Pentagon's ability to deal with these very high-profile sexual misconduct cases?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Well, I mean, it would be inappropriate for me to pass judgment on, you know, on a case that is now concluded. What I'll tell you is, and we've said it time and time again, we take the crime of sexual assault very, very seriously. And we know that we need to get better. We know that there -- that there are changes that need to continue to be made.
The secretary ordered a review of the UCMJ [Uniform Code of Military Justice] for just this purpose. And our focus is on making sure that victims have the confidence to report, and that those who are proven guilty of the crime are held accountable. And I think I'd leave it at that.
Q: On the search, you're calling it a priority. So are you...
REAR ADM. KIRBY: The president called it a priority.
Q: You are calling it -- the president is calling it a priority. He says that all of our resources were being used. But in reality, we've got one P-8 over the area that's really of interest here. And, you know, for four hours at a time.
So, are you considering sending additional aircraft, specifically of the P-8s?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Okay. Well, let's -- let's -- it's not just the United States and the United States Navy involved here. There's many nations, more than 25 are helping in the search here. So there's a lot of effort internationally being applied to this. And it's all being done in coordination and consultation with the Malaysian government. We're -- what they believe they need and what they asked and what they said they needed from the United States Navy was, at this point, now with the new search area towards the southern area of the Indian Ocean, that they needed -- that they needed fixed-wing, long-range patrol aircraft. So, we have a P-3 and a P-8 dedicated to that mission.
Q: There have been some reports that information sharing is not going as well as it could. Are you satisfied with the level of cooperation that the Malaysians are -- are providing, and the cooperation between all these nations?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Yes.
Q: Yes?
Okay, and last one on this. How much are we spending on the search effort to date? And how long is the Pentagon willing to keep the search alive?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I'll have to get back to you on the dollar figure. I don't have that for you. And again, I think it's -- I think the president made this clear. Secretary Hagel has certainly made it clear. We're -- we're going to stay with this as long as the Malaysians need our help.
Q: I have a couple of Russia-U.S. military business issues. Last week, Secretary Hagel said that the Ukrainian -- Russia's incursion in to the Ukraine was going to trigger a review of the U.S. use of Russian-made engines for U.S. launch vehicles, satellites, for boosting satellites into space.
A week later, I understand a review has been requested of the -- by the Air Force. Can you give a little bit of detail in terms of what's being asked for in the review?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I can't -- I can't give you a whole lot, but you're right. The secretary directed the Air Force to perform an additional review to ensure that we completely understand all the implications, including supply interruptions of using foreign components for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program.
That review just got started. It's underway. I don't really have an update for you. But as we can update you, we certainly will.
Q: Do you have any -- does Russia have a history with this program, the RD-180 engine, of threatening to cut off supply? This engine's been used for quite a number of years.
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Do they -- we have a history of...
Q: Does Russia have any kind of history that you're aware of threatening to cut off supplies?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Not that I'm aware of, but I'd point you to the Air Force. They might have a better view of that, but none that I'm aware of.
Q: Another issue, the Mi-17 helicopter contracts that the United States has had with the Rosoboron for the last three years, you've got a letter -- the Pentagon received a letter yesterday from six members asking why, if we're going after the Russians on so many fronts, do we keep buying their helicopters for the Afghan military? Why can't you terminate the June 2013 contract for convenience?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Okay, well, you're right, we did get a letter from members of Congress. We will respond accordingly. I don't want to -- I'm not going to respond to that letter and to those members [of Congress] here from the podium today. We will respond. We do understand the concern. It's not -- as you know, it's not a new concern that has been expressed by members of Congress. We went through this a couple of years ago with respect to Russian deals with Syria.
But -- but so, we're going to respond to the letter in kind, and -- and look, we're -- again, we're aware of these concerns. But, I do think it's important to remember the original intent of the contract was to -- was to help deliver to the Afghan National Security Forces a helicopter that is well-suited to the missions they need to fly and will need to continue to fly post-2014 with a platform they know how to -- they know how to use, and that's well-suited to the very harsh Afghan environment and the altitudes at which they need to fly.
But, that said, got the letter. Understand that. Will respond accordingly.
Q: All right. Because, the point being, if you're buying their helicopters yet you're sanctioning their billionaires, it does seem to be an inconsistent policy here. The defense department should lean on the Russians a little bit more by terminating the contract.
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Is that a question or an editorial comment?
Q: That's the tone of the debate. The members of Congress and the public are raising it.
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I got it. And again, we got the letter. We'll respond.
Q: Fair enough.
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Jim.
Q: Admiral, in your announcement about the awards and decorations for review, you emphasize the term, the joint aspect of this. Are you looking -- is the secretary looking to increase, I don't know, the involvement of maybe the combatant commands, or in -- in awards and decorations?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I'm not aware of any specific -- I mean, there's -- first of all, there's no recommendations right now. This review hasn't even started yet. But I think what he's trying to get at is -- is he wants to know -- for anybody who's been in uniform, you know that there are some awards and medals you get that are service-unique. That -- you -- like I'm a naval officer that you only get through the Navy. And then there are some that are joint in -- in their -- in the scope of the duties that they -- that they reward. I think he recognizes that we've been more joint now than ever before, and you don't have to look any farther than what we accomplished in Iraq and Afghanistan to see how joint the services have become, and I think it's a fair question to ask: do we need to look at the kinds of awards that we give, particularly for combat valor, in a more joint nature than perhaps some of them are. It doesn't mean that there will be changes, but I think he wants to look at everything across the whole scope. That answer your question?
Q: Sort of. So like, the Silver Star, if it's awarded the same way by all of the services or the...
KIBRY: He wants to make -- well, he does want to make sure -- I think he wants to examine the degree to which the services submit and evaluate and decide on major combat awards. I think he would like to get a better sense of what discrepancies there may be between the services. And do those discrepancies need to be closed? The answer may be no. But I think he wants to ask those questions.
Q: Admiral, could I follow on Jim's question please?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Absolutely.
Q: On the review, has the decision to do this review, has this been influenced, informed in any way by the lengthy process that resulted Tuesday in the -- in the awards of the 24 medals of honor in the sense -- in this sense: I'm told that the Army considered something like 600 cases and came up with 24, and that the -- the Navy, for the Marines, and the Air Force, their cases came up with none. So, has -- has that process informed in any way the difficult process that was involved that resulted in that ceremony Tuesday, has that informed this decision by the -- by the secretary?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I think it has, yes, Richard. As well as the debate over the -- the remotely piloted aircraft medal that -- that had been signed off on previously. But I also think I had an interesting conversation with him yesterday after the Medal of Honor ceremony here in the building as just the two of us for a little bit. And he was talking about his service in Vietnam, and I think -- I think to be honest with you, some of his own services factored in to his -- his reasoning to want to go take a look at this. I mean, he talked about seeing his own comrades there in Vietnam doing incredibly brave things, and -- and that many of those things will go completely unheeded because they were never written up, because of the -- the pace and speed of war, and the -- and just the constant pressure to keep going. And so many heroic acts never got -- never got noticed, never got written up, never got submitted. And I think -- I think that's also -- his own personal combat experience I think is weighing into this, as well.
Q: Is it because there's always that question, you know, when you look at circumstances of individuals and how they were considered, there's always the question of how do you decide, you know, this incredibly brave act? Why was that chosen over this other...
REAR ADM. KIRBY: That's right. That's right. Look, it's not a science. And I don't think he's trying to make it a science. But he does think it's time, after 13 years of war, to take a fresh look at how we think about this, what's the process, can it be done better, are there seams between the services that need to be closed, or not? But it's -- it's -- he recognizes that it's -- it is by nature and will always be a subjective process. But I think he wants to have a better understanding of that process and -- and -- and the ways in which it may -- it may be improved going forward.
Q: John, in their conversation, did the secretary ask or did the Russian defense minister volunteer exactly how long this exercise is going to last?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: The secretary did ask when Minister Shoygu thought the exercise would be completed. The minister said that -- that he didn't have a firm timetable on that.
Q: And does the secretary and this building accept the description of that troop formation as an exercise?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: It's the secretary's expectation that Minister Shoygu will meet his word.
Q: One on Ukraine, one on the airplane. Starting with Ukraine. However, you said that the secretary asked the Russian minister what his intention -- what Russian intentions were. So clearly the secretary had some basis of doubt about Russian intentions. So my first question is, could -- how much is the secretary worried or believe that the Russians may be preparing to go into Ukraine? Otherwise, I can't fathom why he would ask about intentions.
And my second question on the airplane, you had mentioned that -- you mentioned it's an across-the-administration effort to -- to help, and that there are some tools you do not talk about. Can you assure -- because you spoke of the across-the-administration effort -- can you assure that any classified information the United States government has related to this plane has been shared? Or is it the possible the government -- the U.S. government is still holding on to classified information?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Okay, well, on your first question, he asked the question because he wanted to know the answer. It wasn't that he had a preconceived notion one way or the other. You said that he obviously asked because he had doubts. It wasn't so much that he had doubts. He simply wanted to know, what are you doing? And that was -- and that was why he asked the question.
And, again, Mr. Shoygu assured him, as I said before, that it was an exercise, that they had no intention of crossing the border into Ukraine, and that they would take no aggressive action. His expectation is they will -- they will meet their word on that.
Q: The secretary of defense had no information or intelligence suggesting that there could be a potential for the Russians to cross the border?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: We don't talk about intelligence matters, and I'm certainly not going to do that from here. What I can tell you is he asked the question because he wanted to know the answer.
On your second question, again, you know, I'm not -- I'm certainly not going to get into a discussion about classified information here in this forum. I'll go back to what I said before. The president said it's a priority. We believe it's a priority. And we're doing everything we can to help the Malaysian government, in keeping with their desires, their needs, their requirements. That's as far as I'll go.
Q: Admiral, on the medal review, part of the issue with the RPA [remotely piloted aircraft] or drone recognition before was opposition from Congress. As this goes forward, will there be an effort to involve members or ask for legislation or change it through legislation to the way these decorations work?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I'm sorry. Can you repeat the last part?
Q: Do you need to ask Congress to be a part of this review of the way medals work? Because members before opposed in the one case...
REAR ADM. KIRBY: So will there be a review by Congress?
Q: Does Congress need to pass a bill or change the law in order for the Defense Department to change the way it awards these medals?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Not that I'm aware of. That's a pretty sophisticated question, Phil. I'd have to go back and look and make sure. I don't -- I don't believe so.
I mean, look, I mean, Congress can legislate what Congress decides to legislate, and we respect that oversight responsibility of the Congress, of course. And we want to -- we'll work in concert with the Congress as we go through this review, keep them fully informed, but I think this is something the secretary really wants to handle as much as he can in house right now and just get a better handle on it.
Q: Can I just follow up on that?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Sure.
Q: Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't -- if you had more, I didn't...
Q: I have an unrelated follow-up.
REAR ADM. KIRBY: No, it's okay, go ahead.
Q: We expect at some point soon for the Air Force to talk about the results of its investigation into the nuclear force cheating situation. And at the time we're first hearing about that, the secretary came out and said he was expecting to appoint an ethics officer for the Defense Department on a relatively short fuse. Do you have an update about that process? And can we expect soon to hear who he's chosen to take that job?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Yeah, thanks for the question. I don't think he said he was going to appoint an ethics officer. He wants to appoint a general officer, a flag officer to a position on his personal staff to be -- to facilitate and integrate issues of military professionalism.
He has interviewed candidates, and he is considering those candidates right now. I think you'll -- I don't have anything to announce today, but I think we will have something to talk about very soon on that.
Q: Can I just follow up on that? Since -- on the awards, since we're today, at the eleventh anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq, have the -- and you're going to review awards, are you going to look at why in 11 years there is no living Medal of Honor recipient for the war in Iraq?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: That's not a part of this particular review, Barbara.
Q: Is it a question that is worth looking at?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: It's a fair question. But it's not part of the review that I -- that I announced today.
I already got you. Yeah, Jon?
Q: Admiral Kirby, going back to the Sinclair case, is this department concerned that the perception that a high-ranking officer was given a relatively lenient sentence, given what he was originally accused of? Is the department concerned that this will be a setback, because it might discourage junior officers or enlisted personnel from bringing charges or accusations against senior officers who might have sexually assaulted them?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Well, look, we're not going to pass judgment on the -- on the case that just concluded. You all know that every case has individual facts that are reviewed by judge and jury, and that was done in this case. And sentence has been passed, and the case is closed.
We are always concerned about victim confidence. We are always concerned about -- about the ability of leadership and the system itself, the justice system itself, in making sure that those who are found guilty are held properly accountable.
I mean, this is a serious issue. No one's taken their eye off of it. So we always have those concerns, and we're always trying to get better at it.
Yeah, Courtney?
Q: Can I follow up on that? We've had now several -- or high-profile, General Sinclair, there was this Naval Academy case that the third midshipman was acquitted today. I mean, what -- what can you say -- or is the secretary concerned specifically that victims are seeing these and saying, "Why would I ever come forward?" And what can you say to give them confidence that coming forward would actually result in some sort of justice for them, when we see literally just case after case after case of these people being acquitted?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: There's also plenty of cases where they're not acquitted, too, Courtney. But I take your point. I can -- I think the secretary understands that -- that any given victim on any given day might look at a case where someone is acquitted, and maybe that potentially could shake their confidence in coming forward. Certainly we have that concern.
And that's why we're working so, so hard on getting victim advocates out there, making sure that our sexual assault response coordinators are fully trained, fully vetted. That's why he asked the services to go back and look at people that are in positions of trust, recruiters, victims -- victim advocates, instructors, making sure that they are properly vetted. That's why we are so focused on trying to get at this problem from a victim confidence perspective.
And -- and I'll tell you that the -- the reporting is up, in terms of sexual assaults. While we don't want to see any, right now where we are in solving this problem, that's not altogether a bad sign. It tells us that at least the -- there is some measure of increased confidence by victims coming forward.
So, yeah, of course we worry about that all the time, not just in any one particular case, but -- but writ large across the force, but again, I -- I'd like to just reiterate what I said before.
I mean it's -- I understand these are two high-profile cases. They make headlines. I get that. But there are -- there are plenty of other cases that -- that go all the way to trial and get convictions. And look, convictions and prosecutions and convictions, while important in terms of holding people accountable, that's not the ultimate goal here. The ultimate goal here is zero sexual assaults in the military. That's what we're after.
Q: Is the secretary reconsidering his stance on taking out the chain of command?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: No, he's not.
Q: And then I have one on Ukraine. Who initiated the call today -- I'm sorry, with Shoygu?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Who initiated the call? We asked -- we asked for the call, if that's what you mean. I mean, it's not like he picks up the phone and just dials, but -- but Secretary Hagel asked for the call, yeah.
Q: On the phone call, did the secretary get into the rest of (inaudible) going to continue to cooperate on things like the Syrian chemical weapons with -- withdrawal or on Iran nuclear talks, today get into those broader issues?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: No, the discussion was solely about Ukraine.
Okay. Go ahead, one more.
Q: Thank you.
KIBRY: Your questions I have a hard time answering.
Q: Well, this one, I think you will have an answer to. Just a follow-up to Tony's question about the RD-180 Atlas five engine.
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Yep.
Q: Was that review that Secretary Hagel ordered, the additional review, in response to Representative Aderholt's question, or was that review already under way when Congress raised the issue in hearings?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I know that he -- he ordered -- he ordered two reviews: one by the department in -- by the Department of Defense, and then he asked the Air Force for an additional one.
Q: Okay. So was that a response to specific congressional concern, or was that already done because of Russia's activities?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: He ordered -- he ordered a review, well -- I'll get back to you on that. Yeah, you stumped me again, let me get back to you on that.
Q: Thank you.
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Yeah Jen.
Q: John, forgive me if you've already dealt with this, but there's a story out about Guantanamo Bay inmates being released to Uruguay, and a minister in Uruguay says that they've accepted -- that they would accept five of the Guantanamo detainees, but that they would be treated as refugees and would be allowed to bring their families from wherever they're from in the world. Are you aware of this, and is this part of the plan to release Guantanamo detainees to Uruguay?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Not aware of that, Jen. I'll have to take that one for the record and get back to you, sorry.
Yeah, Jim?
Q: John, the remotely piloted vehicle decision that was already made, in other words, the medal reviewview is coming...
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Right.
Q: ... and the secretary's already made a decision on that, create a device as opposed to a medal?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: No, he hasn't actually. He's -- that's part of the review, to see whether or not the way to get at that is this device. That's part of the review, whether or not we should have a special device to go on another ribbon or medal with respect to those who fly remotely piloted aircraft.
Q: A separate medal?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Yeah, he wants the issue itself studied as part of this review.
Today we're announcing the -- the review itself. It will, as I said-- at the outsetI said, will not physically start until June, so a couple months from now.
Q: Going back to the Ukraine phone call. Was there -- was this call prompted by a growing concern that the number of forces have been increasing? Because I believe this -- these exercises had already been made public by the Russian defense ministry a week ago. They cited a specific number. Were you seeing these numbers increase, which prompted concern, which is what led to this phone call?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I think it was prompted by a number of things, yes, that they kept reinforcing, and that we didn't believe we had a clear indication of intent. But the call was also on the secretary's mind because of the use of force in Crimea, the attack on the naval base, the killing of a Ukrainian warrant officer, and I think it was -- and also arose out of his conversation yesterday with the minister of defense of Ukraine and some of the concerns that Minister Tenyuk expressed to him as well about the situation there.
Q: So, these reinforcements, were they significant in nature enough to raise concerns?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Yeah. Of course.
Q: And were they moving closer to the border with Ukraine?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I'm not going to get into the exact geography here. Again, the -- you know, where they are or how many they are, I mean, that's something the Russian ministry of defense should speak to.
Q: It doesn't sound like you really have a clear indication of the intent, still. I mean, after the call, because you don't know how long they're going to be there. They've pretty much just taken the Russian minister at his word that they're not going to cross the border.
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Well, again, I said, I mean, we -- our expectation is that he gave three assurances, which I have outlined for you. It's an exercise, only. No intention of crossing the border into Ukraine. Not going to take any aggressive action. That was Minister Shoygu's words, and Secretary Hagel's expectation is that he'll live up to those words.
I think I've got time for one more. Yeah, Becky?
Q: Does Secretary Hagel intend to review the unfunded priorities list as Secretary Gates did before him, and do you have any indication of when that might go to the Hill?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I don't have a sense on timing. The -- all he has asked is that the [military] services coordinate the unfunded lists with him, not for chop or editing, just so he has a sense of what they're going to submit, but I don't have a sense on timing. Would have to get back to you on that.
Yes sir?
Q: (OFF-MIKE) my question is that what you mentioned. There's no new findings on the search of the Malaysian airplane, but are there a channel from a military side that the public or media can obtain the accurate information on this incident? Because you know, it's very important for the families of the passengers to know. Yeah more information from the -- maybe here, or the number seven fleet, or -- or just the Pentagon?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Well, I think -- I think the Navy and 7th Fleet I think have been doing a terrific job keeping people informed of what the U.S. Navy is doing to assist in the search, but the search effort, the investigation, all that is being led, as it should be, by the Malaysian government, and I think I would refer people who want more detailed information about the larger investigation and search to -- to consult with the Malaysian government on that.
Q: Sorry, I do, one more. Yeah, just now is almost, I think the searching is coming to a critical point, in that the searching area is getting narrow. So now, is there any new methods or just a change from the military effort of the U.S. to -- to add more deployment or just to -- just focus on the Air Force to search the airways?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Any search and rescue mission changes over time. I mean, just a few days ago, we had a -- a U.S. Navy destroyer that was assisting in the effort, and now she's not. The focus from a U.S. military perspective is fixed-wing, long-range search aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft. The P-8 and the P-3 from the United States Navy. That's what we're providing now because that's what the Malaysian government asked us to provide. That could change over time, and if it does, we'll adjust. I mean, again, we want to do what we can to help. We know that there's a lot of grieving families out there who have -- who have questions they'd like answered and loved ones that they would like found, and we're committed to helping in any way that we can.
Q: It will change, it depends...
REAR ADM. KIRBY: All search and rescue missions change over time. That's just the nature of that kind of operation, and we'll change with it as required. Yeah.
Q: Do you know who actually found images, the digital globe images? Was this something that the NGA was involved in? The National Geospatial [-Intelligence Agency]...
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I don't have anything on that. I just don't have anything on that.
Q: Sir, the U.S. commercial satellite images, so...
REAR ADM. KIRBY: They're commercially -- they're commercial satellite images, yes. I don't know the specifics. I just don't have it, Justin. I've got one more. Yeah, Tony?
Q: Budget related. You have -- you have access to Hagel and Ms. Fox and all the top leadership. In the last week or so, has there been any thinking that we need to relook at the budget in light of the Russian incursions over there, in terms of whether we should the reduction in Army force structure, beef up infrastructure in Europe? Reconfigure from the Asia rebalance? Any thinking emerging on that?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: No. I mean, that's probably -- that's probably too glib an answer.
Look, I mean, we're committed to this strategy. We just completed and wrote the QDR [Quadrennial Defense Review], which calls for rebalance to the Asia-Pacific, maintaining a focus on the Middle East, but also preserving our equities in places like Europe, and on investing in new and emerging capabilities, such as cyber and space and special operations.
So we're committed to the strategy that we submitted just a couple weeks ago. We're committed to the budget that we submitted just a couple weeks ago. We believe that the -- that the budget as submitted and the strategy as submitted amply provides for a military that can meet the national security needs of the nation, with some risk -- we said that, with some risk -- but that we can -- that we can still accomplish the defense strategy, and that includes meeting our security commitments in Europe, and those to our -- to our allies there in NATO.
Q: So Hagel hasn't been scratching his head lately, saying maybe we should rethink this, given what's going on in the Ukraine?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I think if the secretary is here, he'd tell you exactly what I just said. He believes the budget we submitted and the strategy we submitted are adequate to meet the national security needs of the country. There is, again, some risk. And that includes meeting our security commitments to NATO and to our partners in Europe.
But we -- there's -- I'm getting there. You...
REAR ADM. KIRBY: The -- the world's a very dynamic, ever-changing place. The security environment -- the security environment continues to evolve. And what we believe is important about the defense strategy that we've put forward is it allows us the -- a flexibility to adapt and evolve with a changing security environment, wherever that is.
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I'm getting the impression that now we're all going to turn to fussing over the debt ceiling, so let me point to and second this post from PostLibertarian from a while back.
Basically, I've been struggling to see why the threat to not-raise the debt ceiling, and its existence in general, offends Smart People so much. I don't get it. Like or dislike it, I don't even get why it would inspire such strong emotions. At worst I'm agnostic about the whole thing. At best I see the whole mechanism as a sort of safety-valve or redundant safety feature we have somehow managed to build into the 'spending approval' assembly line. From what I can tell it's not even a particularly effective safety feature, mind you, but better than nothing no?
So, not sure what the problem is exactly. I'll try to listen to Smart People better as they huff and puff in my face about it and report back to you if I figure it out. As of now the only thing that comes through in their rants is that it's 'illogical'/internally inconsistent and therefore seems to offend some sort of perfect Platonic rationality principle they'd like to insist government abide by. Well gee, it's the government, what did they expect? Seriously.
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They liken it to "holding the republic hostage" in service to a minority (and crazy) view that debt is too high and must not get any higher. They don't see it as a safety valve because they don't actually care about debt and don't think it's any big deal, because "we can print our own currency". It's hard for normal people to understand this line of thinking. I'm convinced that no one who has actually dealt with debt on a daily basis could believe it.
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· tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!"
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Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
4. disturb - verb
· destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
Synonym(s): interrupt
5. disturb - verb
· damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
Hypernym(s): damage
6. disturbed - adjective
· having the place or position changed; "the disturbed books and papers on her desk"; "disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed"
7. disturbed - adjective
· afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"
Synonym(s): disquieted, distressed, upset, worried
8. disturbed - adjective
· emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships
Synonym(s): maladjusted
9. disturbed - adjective
· affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
Synonym(s): brainsick, crazy, demented, mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged
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Computers that exchange data over communication networks frequently wait for responses to messages and therefor use timers to control the amount of time that the computer will wait for a response to a command issued over a network. Communication network responsiveness varies as traffic loading on the network changes. Fixed-value timers that don't take network loading into account can inadvertently terminate communications if a response is not timely received. Varying or adjusting data communication timers according to data network responsiveness can prevent erroneous data communication session termination.
1. In a packet data communications network using data packet communications protocols, a method for dynamically adjusting inter-data packet delay time timers comprising the steps of:
a. initially measuring a time required to receive a response to a command over said packet data communications network in order to obtain a first round trip delay time;
b. comparing said first round trip delay time to a first baseline expected round trip delay time value yielding a first round trip delay time difference, wherein said first baseline is based on a historical experience of said packet data communications network;
c. thereafter adjusting said first baseline expected round trip delay time value according to an adjustment factor, which is based on said first round trip delay time difference thereby dynamically adjusting said inter-data packet delay time timers, which vary with network loading; and
d. limiting said adjustment factor of said first baseline expected round trip delay time between first and second round trip delay time limits, wherein said adjustment factor is based on a fractional part thereof in order to slowly adjust said first baseline value and subsequent baseline values thereof according to actual network conditions.
This invention relates to communication networks. In particular this invention relates to methods and devices that monitor data network responsiveness and act to limit adverse effects of a data or communication network overload.
In data communication networks like the internet, there are time delays between the issuance of a command or data packet from one computer and the receipt of a response to the command or responsive data packet from another computer in the network. Logging onto a web site for instance typically causes the data files that comprise images of the web site to be sent from one computer to another.
Inter-computer communications in a data network comprise commands and data packets, among other things, issued by one computer addressed to one or more other computers. When a command, or data packet response is received by a computer to which it is addressed, the addressed computer typically issues a response to the computer issuing the command in some way. In the case of one computer "logging on" to a web site computer for example, what actually happens is that a host computer that stores files comprising the web site, sends a file or files to a client computer. When the client receives the file or files from the host, the client displays the web site content. To access (or log onto) a web site it can be said that the client issues a command to the host, which responds by sending data files to the client.
In all data communications networks there is a measurable time between issuance of any command by a computer and the receipt of a response to the command from another computer.
The delay between a command and a response is a function of several factors including network traffic load, traversed network node capacity, data transmission rates, communication link design, electrical and physical distance between computers and the number of data network users. In general, delay time is inversely proportional to the amount of data that the network is tasked to handle. Stated alternatively, as the number of data network users increases, and as the amount of data through a network increases, the more time it will take the network to process all of the data exchanges.
In many instances, delays between issuance of a command or data packet and receipt of a response thereto can become so great that a computer waiting for a response will adversely affect other processes dependent upon the computer that is waiting for a response. Many computers will use timers to set an upper limit on the amount of time that a computer will wait for a response to a command. Using a timer prevents a computer from effectively locking up and impeding other processing tasks. If a response to a command is not received when the time-out timer expires, the computer can ignore the process that was waiting for a response, which might never come.
Using a time-out timer in a data communications network has some limitations however. Many times a data network becomes so overloaded with traffic that virtually all communication transactions thereon require long times to complete. Fixed-value timers do not take operational software differences or transmission network difference into account and can expire before any communications transactions are completed. A method and apparatus for use of a computer in a data network that reduces time-out communications failures, which in turn cause communications delays on a varying basis would be an improvement over the prior art.
In a data communications network, including packet networks using packet data communications protocols, packet delay timers are used in network computers to prevent a computer from waiting for unnecessarily long times for a response. The invention disclosed herein dynamically re-sets so-called watch-dog or time-out timers which helps insure that a computer not become locked up waiting indefinitely for a response but prevents a computer from pre-maturely aborting communications sessions that require more time.
The improved method measures the time required to receive a response to a command over a data communications network to obtain a first round trip delay time. This actual round-trip delay time for a response to come back from a command, a data packet or a message fragment is compared periodically to some baseline expected round trip delay time value to yield a round trip delay time difference. If the measured round-trip delay time differs from the expected baseline value by a pre-defined amount, the baseline expected value is adjusted, up or down by some predetermined incremental amount to yield a new baseline value. The newly calculated baseline round-trip delay time is thereafter used to determine the time that the computer will wait for responses.
Dynamically adjusting time-out timers in a communication network helps insure that the maximum communication session wait time reflects actual network conditions. As the actual round-trip delay times change, they are used to adjust the baseline value by an incremental amount. The newly calculated round-trip delay time is used to limit the maximum length of time that a computer will wait for responses to commands or packets it issues. Re-calculating timer values based upon actual delay time experience reflecting actual network responsiveness avoids rigid application of a fixed timer value which might abort communications if network responsiveness falls for any reason. Network sluggishness, increased network path length, increased network traffic load or other network-originated delays can unexpectedly increase response delays. During heavy traffic periods, network delays might become so lengthy that virtually every communication session might be aborted using fixed time-out values.
The recalculated timer values can automatically be implemented in a switching system software such as the Lucent Technologies No. 5 ESS™.
FIG. 1 shows a simplified block diagram of a data communications network contemplated by the invention.
FIG. 1 shows a simplified block diagram of a data communications network comprised of three client computers 102, 104, 106 coupled to the internet 108, which as shown is comprised of three server computers 110, 112 and 113. The client and server computers both might include single-user personal computers or work stations but might also include data switches or switching systems, as those skilled in the art will recognize. The server computers 110, 112 and 113 are coupled together through some appropriate media 114, 116 so that the servers 110, 112 and 113 can communicate with each other. The data carried between computers might include synchronous data, asynchronous data, isochronous (synchronous transmission within an asynchronous frame) and packet data, which might be carried over a variety of pathways including but not limited to, wire, microwave radio or optical fiber. The client computers 102, 104 and 106 are coupled to the server computers 110, 112, 113 through media that would in part be comprised of one or more switching systems such as Lucent Technologies No. 5 ESS switching system or other switching system (not shown) including for instance ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) switches and also including optical switching systems as well.
Each of the computers shown 102, 104, 106, 110, 112 and 113 carry communications to and from each other. As is shown in FIG. 1, the client computers 102, 104, and 106 do not communicate directly with each other in command-response transactions nor do the server computers 110, 112, and 114 communicate with each other in command-response transactions. In the course of exchanging data, one of the computers will issue a command or other output requiring or causing a response to be generated by another computer.
The time required for one computer to issue a command and for some other to issue a response thereto will normally be some expected amount. The expected amount of time to exchange messages between the computers 102, 104, 106, 110, 112 and 113 will depend upon the transmission path length, network congestion, CPU operating speed, or the necessity of message retries due to poor signal quality. Path length delay time is usually affected by the physical path length, i.e. geographic distance between the network computers as well as the number of intervening nodes through which a message passes. The command-response time of a physically longer path 114 will usually be longer than the command-response time of physically shorter path 116 if all other elements of the paths are identical. In some instances however, one path (114 through computer 113 for instance) might be physically longer than another path (116) yet have a shorter response time between computers 110 and 112 if the equipment or transmission technology used in the shorter path (116) is slower than that used on the physically longer path (114).
It is well known that propagation delay along any transmission line increases as the transmission line length increases. It is also well known that as data is routed through intermediate connection nodes and switches, transmission delay times also increase. Asynchronous data can sometimes be queued in one or more asynchronous transfer mode switches, adversely affecting delay time.
By way of example, if computer 102 wishes to receive a file or files from a distant computer 104, the first computer will request a copy of the pertinent files from the distant computer. The data request traverses the internet 108 in some well-known fashion, including but not limited to synchronous data over the public switched telephone network, asynchronous transfer mode through a proprietary data network, or other network. Regardless of the data architecture or data communications protocol or format, some time will always be required to exchange data between the two computers.
At least some of the computers of the network shown in FIG. 1 employ communication time-out timers, sometimes referred to as watch dog timers, the expiration of which tells the computer that too much time has elapsed for a communication transaction. Upon the expiration of the time out timer, the communication will be aborted if an expected response to a previous message has not been received. Aborting the communication is done on the assumption that the other computer from which a response is awaited is either failed, out of service, or otherwise inaccessible because a response was not timely received.
As set forth above, as the amount of data being carried through the internet 108 increases, the computers comprising the internet 110, 112, 113 require more and more time to respond to each data transaction. Alternatively, data transmissions might be routed along a different path, from 116 to 114 for instance changing propagation delay time. As the amount of transaction response time increases, communication time out timer expiration becomes more commonplace and in many instances, communications sessions are prematurely terminated.
Within each computer using a communication time out timer, there is a timer initialized with a baseline time out value. Such a timer might be a hardware device such as a counter timer chip or even a suitably programmed microprocessor the only function of which is to calculate elapsed times. Alternatively, communication time-out timers might be implemented entirely in software executed on one or more processors of the computers shown in FIG. 1.
Expiration of a communication time-out timer prevents a computer from waiting beyond an acceptable length of time for an expected response. Dynamically adjusting communication time-out timers allows the computers 102, 104, 106, 110, 112 and 113 to continue to communicate but without the risk that one or more of them will become lost to other tasks because of intolerably long communication delay times on the network. The method of the invention still retains timer limits beyond which a computer will not wait so as to insure some limit on the time that a computer will wait for a response. Baseline timer values are not adjusted without limit; user specified upper and lower values of the timer insures that the timer re-calculation does not undo the purpose of the communication response timer.
The baseline timer value used to decide when to abort a data communication session is adjusted to reflect actual communication network conditions. It is well known that data network responsiveness varies with network loading or use. At times when a network is heavily loaded, the network will require more time to process data communications between computers. At times when network response time is long, fixed-value time-out timers that are used to prevent a computer from waiting too long for a response to a communication request might prematurely abort data communications. Varying the baseline timer value according to network conditions allows at least some communications to occur.
The baseline timer value is set to a value which is used to determine how long a computer should wait for a response to a command or data message (or data packet) sent to a destination. The value to which the baseline timer value is set will usually reflect experience and/or historical performance of the data network.
Four different categories of round-trip time delay factors are employed the baseline timer value. The first category of round-trip time delay factors reflects variations in actual round-trip delay time and will vary with network loading. First, the actual round-trip delay time of a message or data packet transmission is measured. This actual round-trip delay time is compared to the baseline timer value. An adjustment factor is derived from the difference between the baseline timer value and the actual round-trip delay time. The adjustment factor need not be exactly equal to the difference between the actual round-trip delay time and the baseline timer values but might be a fractional part thereof so as to more slowly adjust the baseline value according to actual network conditions.
In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the amount of time that the baseline timer value can be adjusted is limited. The maximum and minimum baseline timer values should reflect the allowable round-trip delay time. Adjusting the baseline value to be too short, for example during periods when network use is low, might adversely affect data communications when network loading increases. If the maximum and minimum baseline timer values are not exceeded, the baseline timer value is re-calculated based on the actual round-trip delay time to reflect actual delay time experience. In addition, actual network conditions are taken into account when determining baseline timer values.
The second category of round-trip time delay factors is based upon the number of time zones traversed by a message packet. The number of time zones traversed is compared to determine, in part, an estimate of the geographic distance a message might travel before being answered. The number of traversed time zones is used to add or subtract a baseline time factor. The baseline time factor is used to adjusts the baseline timer value. The baseline time factor can be based upon the actual round-trip delay time or upon a relative round-trip delay time to completion time.
The third category of round-trip delay factors used to adjust delay time is the time of day. The maximum allowable round trip delay time for a message may vary based upon the time of day. For example, a short round-trip message delay time might be more important during business hours. If computers are identified by geographically significant addresses, consulting a database of such addresses that can be correlated to time zones, it might be possible to adjust message time out timers based upon the time of day. The baseline timer value can be adjusted based upon the time of day when a message is sent.
The fourth category of round-trip time delay factors is based on network use. Some nodes of a data network might be more congested with data to transfer than others thereby increasing message propagation delay time. A database of internet nodes and the nominal message routing delay expected from such nodes might be used to calculate an expected response time delay and to recalculate or replace the nominal message delay time.
By adjusting the allowable response delay time for a message in a data network, a computer can be prevented from unnecessarily waiting too long for responses to messages. On the other hand, data and communications are less likely to be prematurely aborted and lost when network conditions, time of day, geographic distances and other reasons require more time for data to traverse a network.
Other embodiments of the invention would include delay timer adjustment based upon the identity of particular internet nodes. For example, some nodes or web sites might be particularly popular with internet users for a variety of reasons and all other factors being equal, perhaps therefor inherently less responsive. Delay timers of a computer accessing such a site might preferably be adjusted on the basis of the internet node domain name or address. Certain high-traffic and/or slow response time internet nodes identities might be cataloged in a database or table of such nodes. Alternatively, a data base or table might be used to record message delay timer values for previously accessed nodes. Reading data from a data base file or a data table is well known prior art.
Closely related to the accessibility of popular web sites or internet nodes is the time of day that nodes are accessed. Certain nodes might be more frequently accessed during certain times of the day. Accordingly, an alternate embodiment contemplates adjusting time-out timer values heuristically, based at least in part upon the local time of day.
Time-out timers that are adjusted based upon the time of day might also be adjusted based upon the time zone that the particular computer is in with respect to the time zone of the internet node being accessed. For example, if a first computer that provides internet node service is on one side of the globe, and if a second computer accessing the first computer is on the opposite side of the globe, using the method disclosed above, the two computers might calculate different delay times because of the anticipated node loading simply because of the time zones differences in which the two computers reside. Accordingly, another alternate embodiment of the invention contemplates adjusting delay timers based upon the particular time zones of computers accessing internet nodes and of computers providing internet access and of the number of time zones between computers communicating with each other.
Of course, a computer in one time zone accessing a computer in another time zone would need to determine the time zone difference. Such a determination might be made by way of a message from one computer to the other, however, such an inquiry would itself be subject to the propagation delay between the two machines. At least one alternative method for determining time zone differences would be to use the internet address as an index to a table listing of time zones for particular internet addresses.
Those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention disclosed herein is readily applicable to asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) networks. The invention might also be useful with other networks including but not limited to frame relay networks or other data packet transmission schemes. Those skilled in the art will also recognize that the invention disclosed herein might also be useful with synchronous networks as well.
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Around the country, an anti-immigration movement is spreading like wildfire. An array of activists is fanning the flames
By Susy Buchanan and Tom Kim
D.A. King was going to show the world just how angry Americans are about illegal immigration. Along with his followers, he showed up at the state Capitol in Atlanta last October to protest. Trouble was, there were only a few dozen of them in all.
King wasn't fazed. As The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quickly discovered, the long-time anti-immigration zealot found a solution immediately -- just pay $10 each to 14 homeless people from the neighborhood, hand them signs, and set them loose.
"I consider it very good use of the day labor laws," an unrepentant King boasted to the newspaper. "Yes, I paid them," he added to Creative Loafing, an alternative newspaper. "And I'm going to pay them again."
The tactic, while unusual, wasn't entirely unprecedented. Anti-immigration leaders are eager to show that theirs is a mass movement. So when a couple hundred people showed up to join the Minuteman Project in Arizona last spring -- an armed citizens' effort to seal the border -- Minuteman leaders claimed at least 1,300.
With the disposition of a drill sergeant, nobody has done more to stoke the flames of the anti-immigration movement in Georgia than King. Standing 6-foot, 2-inches tall, the shaven-headed ex-Marine from Marietta regularly contributes dispatches from what he calls "Georgiafornia" to the anti-immigration Web hate site, VDARE, named for the first white child born in America, Virginia Dare. "For me," King wrote in one of his articles, "while standing a few feet away from group after group, the impulse to reach out and personally deport these Third World invaders was nearly uncontrollable." On another occasion, after a local newspaper did a story on undocumented workers, he described how he'd brought a copy of the article to immigration authorities to demand that they deport those who were featured.
King's been interested in illegal immigration since the late 1990s, when he worked with the Georgia Coalition for Immigration Reduction. In 2003, he retired from his insurance agency to form his own groups: his "coalition of immigration crime fighters," the American Resistance Foundation; and the Dustin Inman Society, a group focused on the Southeast and named after a 16-year-old boy who King says was killed in an automobile accident that involved an illegal immigrant.
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The current population of Bastrop County is 76,461 with the median age of 38. Bastrop County's median household income is $54,116, and the average household net worth is $405,654. 18% of Bastrop County's population are long term residents having lived in their homes for more than 5 years, while 27% of Bastrop County's population have moved in the last year.
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Age distribution represents the distribution of the population in Bastrop County by age group. In Bastrop County, the male-to-female ratio is 39,146:37,315, which is 7% higher than the ratio of Texas, which is 13,121,240:13,341,674. Age demographic data is sourced from census, 2015.
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Household income distribution represents the distribution of Bastrop County income brackets at the household level. Overall, the median household income for Bastrop County is $54,116, which is 5% higher than that of Texas ($51,696). Income data for Bastrop County is sourced from census, 2015.
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