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New London — Just days before its anticipated arrival for the city's annual Sailfest, Amistad America has backed out of a commitment to bring the schooner to City Pier as part of the festival.
"Of course we're disappointed," said Barbara Neff, executive director of the Downtown New London Association, which hosts Sailfest.
Neff said Amistad America confirmed the ship would attend Sailfest in May, and that dockside tours and harbor sails on the schooner have been advertised in The Day and elsewhere as part of Sailfest activities.
"They're in our guide and on our website, and yes, in our advertising," Neff said.
Hanifa Washington, executive director and chief executive officer of Amistad America, sent emails to Neff and The Day Tuesday afternoon addressing the decision not to bring the ship to the city.
"The Freedom Schooner Amistad will be unable to attend Sailfest this week," Washington wrote to Neff. "This comes as a tremendous setback for us. There are a variety of acute factors fueling this decision."
She invited Neff to call her if she wanted to discuss the matter and said the schooner would be open for dockside tours this weekend in New Haven, where it has been for the last couple of weeks.
"I hope the lack of Amistad's presence on the 12th & 13th don't subtract from the quality of your tremendous event," Washington said.
In a separate email to a Day editor, Washington chastised the newspaper's coverage of the Amistad over the past year and said The Day is partially to blame for the decision not to bring the schooner to New London.
She also stated that newspaper staff has lost the "privilege" of boarding the schooner and interviewing any staff.
The sources of Washington's displeasure are news stories, columns and editorials raising questions about how $8 million in state funds directed to Amistad America was spent by former president and CEO Greg Belanger. Washington replaced Belanger last year.
Even while it continues to fund the Amistad at about $400,000 a year, the state is in the midst of a long overdue audit of how the financially troubled organization has used taxpayer funds. Amistad America has also lost its tax-exempt status for failing to file federal tax returns.
Despite the state's considerable and continued investment in the Amistad, it has no ownership interest in the schooner, which was built at Mystic Seaport to help promote the Amistad story. In 1839, 53 Africans who were kidnapped from their homeland were transported from Havana, Cuba, on the Spanish ship La Amistad. The Africans revolted, and the ship eventually ended up in Long Island Sound. Jailed in New Haven, the Africans endured a two-year trial to determine their fate. They won their freedom in 1841.
Steven Spielberg's 1997 movie tells the story of the Amistad and what transpired in Connecticut, and the recreated Amistad built at Mystic Seaport was intended to help to continue to tell that story.
But before Belanger's departure, he made an agreement with the Ocean Classroom Foundation of Maine to operate the ship, and it has spent some time there, as well as in other locales, where it has been used for filming of movies.
According to Neff, the last time Amistad was in New London was for last summer's Sailfest. She said the schooner was expected in the city last month, but it backed out of that commitment, too. It also did not attend the Wooden Boat Show at Mystic Seaport last month, as scheduled.
The schooner Virginia will be in the city and available for day sails this weekend, Neff said.
In her email to The Day, Washington expressed her displeasure with the newspaper.
"In my opinion speaking to the New London Day at this time is counter productive to the success of the organization of which I serve," she wrote. "I have no faith and no reason to believe that 'accuracy' and 'objectivity' are in your publication's vocabulary ...
"Furthermore, I would kindly ask that your staff not assume they have the right to board the vessel. It is a privilege that your staff has now lost. I can not have my crew subjugated to the malice interrogation of your staff. The crew care for and sail the ship and are not to be quoted in regards to the operations of the organization and its past."
She ended by saying: "The Freedom Schooner Amistad will not be attending Sailfest this weekend. You can partially thank your publication and its relentless hostility as a factor of that decision."
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The pace of Oahu single-family home sales picked up last month and exceeded those of condominiums, an indication that consumer confidence is returning to the market, the Honolulu Board of Realtors said in a report today.
Sales of single-family homes rose 11.2 percent to 199 from 179 a year ago while condo sales increased 9.5 percent to 265 from 242. However, the board said single-family homes closed at a brisker pace last month than in the year-earlier period.
Single-family home sales closed at an average of 38 days compared with 43 a year ago. Condo sales, however, closed at a slower pace of 49 days, up from 36 in the year-earlier period.
"Oahu's real estate market got off to a strong start this year and we've very encouraged by January's numbers," said Brian Benton, immediate past president of HBR. "We're seeing a shift to more single-family home sales over condominiums, which is a good indicator of returning consumer confidence."
Benton said that single-family home purchases are typically made by local residents looking to move up in the real estate market rather than by investors.
Median prices, however, slipped in January for both single-family homes and condos. The median price of a single-family homes fell 4.2 percent to $570,000 from $595,000 while the median for condos dropped to $291,000 from $299,000.

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As September slinks away and October draws near, thoughts turn to Halloween costumes and spooky stories of spirits and ghosts. Who are you going to call?
The Guardians of -- er, the Annihilators, rather -- return to Marvel's new comics releases this week in an adventure that sends them to Earth.
When Jason Rusch became Firestorm, fans of Ronnie Raymond were up in arms. Now, everyone should be happy.
Barry Allen pulls on the crimson cowl of the Flash once more in a sharp story and spiffy art by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato
The new Ultimate Spider-Man begins to learn more about himself and more about what it means to be a (Spider-) Man.
Dear DC, this is a really bad book. Bikini-clad aliens and violent "heroes" can't sell this one.
Long before some of you readers were born, George Pérez started drawing this book. Twenty-three years later, you can kick back with a beer and read it.
The "Point One" for "Thunderbolts" isn't pointless. Quite the opposite in fact: this is a great point for you to start reading.
I'm not blue that I've gotten my hands on "Blue Beetle." Quite the opposite, my friends. This is a great introduction to a hero for a new generation.
Jesus Saiz is a great selling point for the new "Birds of Prey" series, and Duane Swiercynski's story doesn't let us down, either.
Scott Snyder had a turn at Batman with Grayson under the cowl in "Detective Comics." Now, Snyder has the chance to leave a mark on the Bruce Wayne Batman and makes a stellar first impression.
The relaunch of the Ultimate Marvel Universe continues with Nick Spencer crafting the tale of the mighty mutants.
A relaunched universe needs its bad guys and mercenaries, doesn't it? That'd be why Deathstroke's here.
Task Force X is reinstated, and this time "Suicide Squad" looks to grab more attention than any secret government sponsored team really should.
The rage of the Red Lanterns gets unleashed in a story that may have been the root cause of Animal Man bleeding out from his eyes. Or not. At any rate, there's a whole lot of red here.
The only apparent connection to the JSA in this initial offering from DC comes absolutely nowhere near filling the JSA-sized void on the comic racks
The penultimate issue of "Fear Itself" offers up little to be excited – or fearful – about.
Scott Snyder and Scott Tuft continue to offer up turn of the century creepiness.
As Sinestro returns to the Green Lantern Corps, it looks like maybe the Sinestro Corps is going to have to consider a name change.
The relaunch has put a fresh face on Ollie Queen, except now he more closely resembles another famous comic book archer.


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Now that the fall term is formally over, I can draw the line for my first term in part-time MBA program at George Washington University School of Business (GWSB). It has been rather interesting learning experience.
I had some classes that really grabbed my interest, such as Microeconomics, Decision Making. There was a subject that made me shiver all the time, namely Financial Accounting. Business Ethics was OK, with some brighter spots when I learned interesting background facts of the stories that made national headlines in the very recent past.
I had some great instructors, some good ones and one I would not want to take another class with. I learned the importance of asking around in advance about other classmates' experiences with other professors in other classes, so I could at least try to avoid the bad learning experiences. It is not always easy or even possible, but well worth trying.
It has been very time-demanding and time-consuming endevour. The last three weeks, after the short Thanksgiving recess, have been especially intense for me. Mostly because I had two quantitative classes at the same time, and quants have always been a challenging domain for me. So preparation for the finals and the demands of the starting holiday season have collided into a very stressful mixture.
During the term, and actually from the time of starting preparation for the MBA, I have been keeping my log of expenses related to this process. To give future part-time MBA students idea about financial and other demands of part-time MBA program I am going to give a peek into my personal statistics related to part-time MBA program. Of course, it would have to be adjusted for every personal circumstances, but overall it will give you a representative snapshot of resources and efforts involved into getting the MBA degree part-time.
So here is my rundown of the results for the first MBA program term:
- Completed total of 5 classes, 1.5 credits each
- Accrued total of 7.5 credits towards my 52.5 credits required for graduation
- Maintained 3.06 GPA
Direct costs:
- Tuition and fees – $9,071
- Purchase of textbooks – $428
- Tuition covered by scholarship -$3,624
- Costs covered by accrued student's loan – $5,500
- Direct costs paid out of pocket – $375
Incidentals and other indirect costs:
- Parking – $155
- Gas – $111
- Laptop & software – $970
- Total incidentals paid out of pocket – $1,236
Time & effort
- Required reading – over 1500 pages
- Time in class – 85 hours
- Commute time – 38 hours
- Time spend on preparartion for classes and exams – well over 200 hours, but no exact data, as I eventually lost track of it
As they say in legal disclaimers: "every effort has been made to provide accurate account of bla-bla-bla… Your results may differ due to many variables … bla-bla-bla".
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The Field With One Element August 14, 2007Posted by Noah Snyder in crazy ideas, Mathcamp.
During the fifth week of Mathcamp we let the campers vote on which classes they want to take, and so there's often a few difficult but exciting classes. One that I attended (along with our own Scott Carnahan) was Mike Shulman's on the field with one element.
The first day of the class was a delightful trip through counting problems in finite dimensional linear algebra. He derived the formulae for the number of flags and for the number of subspaces of a given dimension. Things were set up well enough that one of the students pointed out the analogy with factorials on his own. The first day ended with the fact that the q=1 limit of these formula gives formulas from combinatorics. This motivated the goal of finding a definition for the field of one element whose linear algebra is combinatorics.
The next two days were a bit trickier going, Mike gave a definition of the field with one element taken from the recent giant paper by Nikolai Durov. The key notion here is a module over an algebraic theory. This notion is very similar to that of an algebra over an operad.
An algebraic theory is collection of n-ary operations together with a rule for composing them. Think of an n-ary operation as a machine with n inputs and 1 output, composition is a way of plugging some operations into another. However, the big difference with operads is that in a theory you can plug the same thing into different holes, or plug an output into no input at all. The only two requirements are the existence of an identity 1-ary operation and associativity of composition.
The basic examples are all similar to the examples of operads. Mike mostly concentrated on the example of R-modules. Here the n-ary operations are with the r's in some ring R. The rule for composition is (just one simple example to illustrate the general rule)
A module over a theory is a like an algebra over an operad. It is a way of plugging in actual elements of some set into the inputs and getting an actual output. For the theory of R-modules, a module over the theory is just an R-module.
If R is a commutative ring, then the theory of R-modules has a rather surprising property, namely it is a "commutative theory." That is,
Let's give some examples of what it means for the theory of R-modules to be commutative. 1-ary operations commuting with each other is equivalent to commutativity of multiplication. The 0-ary operation 0 commuting with 1-ary operations says that 0a=0. 1-ary operations commuting with 2-ary operations gives distributivity. 2-ary operations commuting with 2-ary operations (combined with cleverly plugging in 0) yields associativity of addition. (You should work these out yourself.)
When is a commutative theory just the theory of R-modules for some ring R? First off, there needs to be 0, which means that there's a unique 0-ary operation [ed. Mike points out that uniqueness follows from existence]. Having an addition turns out to be shockingly week, all you need is a 2-ary operation with the property that 0+a = a = a+0. That plus commutativity gives all the necessary properties of addition! This is enough to force the theory to be R-modules for some rig R. Getting a minus requires a certain 1-ary operation -.
The field with 1 element is just the initial commutative theory with 0 (but not with addition). That is it has n+1 different n-ary operations, one of which is called 0 and picks out a marked point, and the other n pick out each of the n different points. Here's one example of such an n-ary operation where only one of the inputs gets sent through and the others are ignored:
Modules over the field with 1 element are just modules over this theory. It is easy to see that these are just pointed sets.
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The mayor of Sacramento attempts to revive talks on the arena deal.
Arena: Here We Stay requests Maloofs for three-year commitment to Sacramento (Updated with response from family spokesperson)
One of the local grassroots efforts to keep the Kings in Sacramento wants the Kings' owners to document their commitment.
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Sacramento's story is far from finished.
Arena: Notes and quotes from Mayor Kevin Johnson's press conference and reaction from Sacramento officials
The deal to build a new Sacramento arena took a turn for the worst following press conferences from the Maloofs, NBA and mayor.
Addressing media in New York, the NBA commissioner seemed to suggest that the deal to build a new Sacramento arena is dead.
The Maloofs hold a press conference in New York expressing their doubt in the arena deal.
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In an era of tight budgets and sophiticated digital tools, architects take modular construction beyond the single-family house.
After they are in place, Star's clustered modules will receive stucco facades, applied by Westport, whose workers will also install the building's open-air, steel-framed corridors. In addition to providing the main circulation infrastructure for the building's residents, the walkways serve as the distribution channels for utility lines that will connect above each dwelling unit's entrance to the factory-installed electricity, gas, and water services in individual apartments.
Forest City Ratner plans to build the modules for the B2 tower in Brooklyn, not far from the Atlantic Yards site, in a factory it is setting up with XSite Modular, a modular-building consulting firm. Because the larger apartments will be made of multiple modules, fabricators will need to assemble 930 in all. Although very few are exactly the same, there will be about 24 "families" of similarly configured modules, says Jonathan Mallie, a SHoP principal.
Each module in the B2 tower will have a tubular steel chassis that will be fabricated outside the city and delivered to the Brooklyn factory assembled. The chassis, which are 15 feet wide, 10 feet tall, and up to 45 feet long, are made up of Vierendeel trusses, which are distinguished by fixed joints and the absence of diagonal members. The configuration facilitates placement of openings between the modules, explains David Farnsworth, a principal at Arup, the B2 modular project's structural and mechanical engineer. However, diagonals will be added in some locations where they won't obstruct the connections between rooms.
Carpenters, plumbers, and electricians will perform almost all the fit-out work of the B2 chassis in the factory, building a floor and ceiling assembly for each module and adding partitions, finishes, and subassemblies, including bathrooms, cabinets, and m/e/p services. Only one hallway in each apartment will be left incomplete, to allow contractors to make riser connections between units in the field without disrupting already in-place finishes. The building's metal-and-glass cladding will also be installed at the factory. Each module's section of exterior skin will mate to the one next to it with self-sealing joints, much like those typically used on unitized facade systems.
Before starting fabrication of all 102 dwelling units for the Star Apartments (top), Guerdon Modular Buildings assembled several prototypes (middle) in its Boise, Idaho, plant. The wall assemblies of the mostly wood-framed units include a composite of steel and gypsum board for resisting shear.
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According to this life expectancy calculator, I should plan on living to 102 years old—a result of quite a lot of factors, including the fact that my family is particularly long-lived and cancer-free. Not sure I buy into these types of calculator (but they are morbid fun), but the general topic of life expectancy has been hot in the news lately. Some sources are claiming that the upward-creeping life expectancy that developed nations have been enjoying for decades might come to a screeching halt, or even worse, begin to decline. The subject of much finger-pointing is, unsurprisingly, rising obesity rates.
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Dr Peter Bradley, the director of public health in Suffolk, said: "If you become obese when you are young then your life expectancy will be considerably less."
He added: "This hasn't happened in hundreds of years. Even during the Second World War life expectancy continued to go up."
Dr Colin Ware, the chairman of the National Obesity Forum, said: "We could be looking at a generation with shorter life expectancies than their parents, which is an alarming prospect.
"The biggest threat is Type 2 diabetes, which we are starting to see in large numbers in adolescents. We could also see levels of heart disease, which have been falling for 30 years, begin to rise."
While those quotes were specific to the UK, a similar, if not worse trend is expected to be seen in the US.
The U.S. life span has been steadily increasing — although the rate of increase has slowed during the last 30 years. How long can we live? We may not get to find out, suggest S. Jay Olshansky, PhD, of the University of Illinois in Chicago; David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD, of Children's Hospital in Boston; and colleagues.
The researchers calculate that in the first half of this century, U.S. life expectancy will level off or get shorter. Yes, medical advances will reduce death rates from various diseases. But they predict that onrushing disaster will overshadow all these advances.
"The childhood obesity epidemic is an impending catastrophe," Ludwig tells WebMD. "Nothing like this has happened before. It will overwhelm any other changes we will make to affect longevity."
The above quote refers to a 2005 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by Olshansky et al, entitled "A potential decline in life expectancy in the United States in the 21st century."
It is hard for me to judge whether these studies are doomsday exaggerations, or signs on the wall that we should be paying attention to. No one doubts that childhood obesity is on the rise–even if some do pooh-pooh the health consequences therein–but I wonder if there is much that can be done on a governmental level to change the minds and eating habits of Americans. The previous news piece also contained this quote, perhaps giving a reason for optimism:
"The U.S. lifespan has shown remarkably steady progress for a century in the U.S. And we have demonstrated that when we get to a point where lifestyle factors seriously affect national mortality, we are able to move in the proper direction."
As an example, Preston points to the epidemic of cigarette smoking that set back U.S. life expectancy in the 1950s and 1960s. A huge public effort cut smoking rates — and Americans' life spans renewed their upward march.
I'm not quite sure that I buy that, since the mindset of tobacco smoking vs. food intake is a very different one. You either smoke or you don't, and the health impact of smoking has been well-documented and the disinformation train has been largely stopped. However, people *need* food to survive. Our body tells us when we are hungry, and we feel pleasure at satisfying that basic human need. It isn't as black and white as quitting smoking–reducing obesity is likely more about subtle and gradual changes to diet and lifestyle over time. And the disinformation train about sugars, fats, carbs, etc is rampant in 'food science' and health, and from both sides of the fence (fat denialists as well as odd diet gurus and junk food marketing). Even the government is not a disinterested party when it comes to telling us what to eat, as could be easily argued by the FDA's sources of input re: the food pyramid and what they allow to constitute a healthy lunch in public schools.
It will be interesting to observe over my lifetime (102 years should be enough…) whether the authors predictions come true—or if the developed world rallies to the cause of improving health as it did with anti-smoking campaigns.


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2013-2014 Dr. Bennett Schepens, Assistant Provost & Director of Institutional Assessment
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A formal paper comprised of a significant literature review, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of a specific instructional method. The students presented their research orally and visually as well.
Winner's Choice: Mindfulness and Character Strengths: A Practical Guide to Flourishing, by Ryan M. Niemiec (2013)
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The first episode of The Wolf Among Us is already out on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, and it will soon hit two more platforms: PlayStation Vita and iOS.
No release date or price has been confirmed except that it'll come sometime this fall, but you can view this accolades trailer which announces the new ports.
The PS Vita version will allow for analog or touchscreen controls, as well as inverted controls for those who enjoy that preference.
You can check GT's review for the first episode of The Wolf Among Us here and decide for yourself if this game is worth checking out.
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I am participating in JLP's Question of the Day Marathon, and today, it's my turn to ask the question. Also, I have a free copy of The Big Money by Fred Kobrick to give away to one random commenter if at least 50 unique individuals (not including trackbacks) post their responses to this question below:
While growing up, what were you taught about personal money management by your immediate family and surroundings (directly or by example, positive or negative), and how do these ideas factor into your life now?
Don't forget to enter your email address (or website address) so I can contact you if you're selected to win the book. I won't use the address for anything else, I promise.
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The 2010 American college of rheumatology fibromyalgia survey diagnostic criteria and symptom severity scale is a valid and reliable tool in a French speaking fibromyalgia cohort
1 Division of Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
2 Alan Edwards Pain, Management Unit, Montreal, Canada
3 Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
4 National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases and University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS, USA
5 Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, 1650 Cedar ave, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1A4, Canada
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2012, 13:179 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-13-179Published: 20 September 2012
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a pain condition with associated symptoms contributing to distress. The Fibromyalgia Survey Diagnostic Criteria and Severity Scale (FSDC) is a patient-administered questionnaire assessing diagnosis and symptom severity. Locations of body pain measured by the Widespread Pain Index (WPI), and the Symptom Severity scale (SS) measuring fatigue, unrefreshing sleep, cognitive and somatic complaints provide a score (0–31), measuring a composite of polysymptomatic distress. The reliability and validity of the translated French version of the FSDC was evaluated.
The French FSDC was administered twice to 73 FM patients, and was correlated with measures of symptom status including: Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), and a visual analogue scale (VAS) for global severity and pain. Test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and construct validity were evaluated.
Test-retest reliability was between .600 and .888 for the 25 single items of the FSDC, and .912 for the total FSDC, with all correlations significant (p < 0.0001). There was good internal consistency measured by Cronbach's alpha (.846 for FSDC assessment 1, and .867 for FSDC assessment 2). Construct validity showed significant correlations between the FSDC and FIQ 0.670, HAQ 0.413, MPQ 0.562, global VAS 0.591, and pain VAS 0.663 (all p<0.001).
The French FSDC is a valid instrument in French FM patients with reliability and construct validity. It is easily completed, simple to score, and has the potential to become the standard for measurement of polysymptomatic distress in FM.


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We created Single Risk Event notification, and set the tamper to 20 mins. When we received the "Single Risk Event", there will be another email with subject "CRITICAL: NETWORK VIRUS DETECTED" received 10 mins after every "Single Risk Event" email.
May I know what type of notification or report setting define and trigger "CRITICAL: NETWORK VIRUS DETECTED" email?
Is this a notification or report?
If it is a report, how can it be generated in 10 mins after each notification, and be received many times in 1 day? As I know, report can only be sent once per day. Thanks
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what is the SEPM version?
disable the notifications that have been set.
Help Link: http://www.symantec.com/business/support/overview.jsp?pid=54619
There are two weekly scheduled reports & seven pre-defined notifications configured by Symantec.
Delete the notification and recreate it & check whether it makes any difference or not?
This is the only notifcation showing incorrect information?
Schedule Reports location: SEPM --> Reports --> Scheduled Reports
Predefined Notifications location:
SEPM--> Monitors--> Notifications --> View Notifications --> Notifications Conditions
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What version of SEP 12.1 are you running?
Symantec is aware about this issue. The Issue seems to have been resolved in the SEP 12.1 RU2
Check this Article:
Single risk event notifications generate duplicate emails once every three minutes.
Meanwhile could you check with following workaround:
Can you set the value of securitynotifytask.notifcation.interval to 59 in conf.properties?
Default Location of conf.properties: C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager\tomcat\etc\conf.properties
Add the following line to conf.properties.
This change should create delay in multiple email response.
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"Thumbs up" to Mithun- notifications have been working pretty well for me in recent builds of SEP.
The most important thing to check as an admin, of course, is what threats are being detected in your environment and if they are being completely cleaned. Check those notificatiosn and reports daily to ensure that the SEP clients are keeping your organization safe.
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Davis Cup: Great Britain promotion was a team affair
When the Turkish team arrived in Eastbourne just after Wimbledon 2010, Great Britain were haunted by the prospect of relegation to European Zone Group 3 of the Davis Cup.
Matches against San Marino, Andorra and Iceland loomed on the horizon, until a 5-0 victory on the grass ended those thoughts. That was Leon Smith's first tie as captain, and three years on, his team are back in the World Group after this weekend's comfortable win in Croatia.
A nation which has such vast Wimbledon profits to sink back into the sport should of course be regulars in the top tier, but that should not detract from what has been a hugely impressive team effort.
Andy Murray's decision to take a break from the team at the end of 2011 has had positive repercussions. Other players have started performing much better than their ranking should allow: doubles players like Colin Fleming, Ross Hutchins and Jonny Marray have played an important part, and Britain would not be in the position they are today without the stunning Sunday singles' wins by James Ward and Dan Evans in the comeback from 2-0 down against Russia in Coventry in April.
Smith's captaincy has been astute and bold. In his dual role as the Lawn Tennis Association's head of men's tennis, he has given the players the confidence to perform. His travelling support cast of coaches, physios, doctors and fitness trainers is huge, but having been made Britain's youngest Davis Cup captain in 35 years, he has proved more than a couple of people wrong.
"When I took over, maybe a few eyebrows were raised, but I have tried to involve a lot of people in it because I think it's important for British tennis to have more British coaches involved at this level," he told me, in the aftermath of victory in Umag.
"When they go back to the day job of coaching some of the younger players, there's no doubt they are going to benefit from spending time with Andy and our doubles players this week. And we have also been very well prepared: each tie, we do a lot of scouting and analysis of the players and I think that has served us well."
Murray led from the front magnificently at the Stella Maris Stadium, and says his decision to make himself unavailable for three ties over the past two years was motivated by a desire to make Britain a more rounded team.
"I wanted the younger guys to step up and experience it," he told BBC Sport.
"There was no point in being in the World Group because we weren't ready for it. But now I think we are ready to do well. If I'm fit and healthy, I will be there to play."
Murray also took the decision to step away from the team to enhance his chances of winning what was proving to be an elusive Grand Slam. Less Davis Cup meant less time on the road, and no danger of being asked to switch surfaces at short notice at the immediate conclusion of a Grand Slam. His schedule over the past two years has paid handsome dividends.
World Group play-offs 2013
- Spain 5-0 Ukraine
- Austria 0-5 Netherlands
- Croatia 1-4 Great Britain
- Switzerland 4-1 Ecuador
- Germany 4-1 Brazil
- Australia 4-1 Poland
- Belgium 3-2 Israel
- Japan 3-2 Colombia
The Wimbledon champion remains a big fan of the Davis Cup - even suggesting last week that participation should be made mandatory for players who are selected. And his country needs him, because however well others have played in the past, stars like Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic await in the World Group.
The draw takes place in London on Wednesday morning. Spain away? It would be "a very difficult proposition," according to Smith, and an "ugly match-up," in the words of Murray.
The draw will be crucial to Britain's chances, as a home tie allows the hosts to choose the venue and the speed of the court. Jeremy Bates was a member of the last British team to win a World Group tie, way back in 1986.
"We played against Spain in Telford and we put a nice fast carpet court down," he explained. "We played against Sergio Casal and Emilio Sanchez. John Lloyd played number one singles, and I played number two. Great memories - all the Davis Cup memories were great memories."
So could a slick piece of carpet be Great Britain's secret weapon next year?
"Unfortunately it's not allowed any more, as there are rules about the speed of the courts you can put down," he went on. "The parameters are much narrower now, but that said, you can have an indoor court that is pretty quick. You would certainly take any one of the indoor surfaces over getting an away tie indoors in Madrid, against Nadal, Ferrer, Verdasco, or whoever else feels like playing for Spain."
Comment number 120. Posted by VAMOSon 18 Sept 2013 12:18
GB have got USA. So if the Bryan brothers play, they almost never lose in Davis Cup, Evans will have to beat Isner or Querrey / Harrison for GB to win, assuming Murray wins his both matches.. will see how much team contribtuon there is.
Comment number 119. Posted by john lambies dooson 17 Sept 2013 21:14
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Comment number 118. Posted by addickted2charltonon 17 Sept 2013 17:15
101 I agree with wot you said n think the same. Wot there doin is denigratin the sport of tennis n the players with their insular nationalistic comments which is not wot GB tennis is all abahrt.
Comment number 117. Posted by Bipson101on 17 Sept 2013 16:39
Great performance by the UK team. Shame that as usual morons from both Scotland & England use it to score points against one another. Pathetic but so sadly predictable.
Comment number 116. Posted by Jimainon 17 Sept 2013 15:45
@115 I'd imagine they'd do very well...and if the Scottish rugby team picks up and we had a lot of players in the Lions I'd be even more chuffed if they won.
Just as I'm sure the...gasp... Independent Irish are who take part in the Lions !
It's only sport, min...calm doon !
Comment number 115. Posted by G Smithon 17 Sept 2013 15:29
Interesting how the Scottish claim a Davis cup win when it is a GB Team. I wonder if they enjoyed a wonderful British win for the Lions! IF Scotland becomes independent how will the British Lions manage without them?
I live in Scotland by the way.
Comment number 114. Posted by Jimainon 17 Sept 2013 14:24
that last posted was directed @111, AddictedtoCharlton
Dunno where I got '49' from ?!?!?!?!
Orlroight Moi Sahn ? (...sorry...can't write in Cockney)
Comment number 113. Posted by Jimainon 17 Sept 2013 14:14
Dead rubbers usually (always ?) get reduced to best of three as it's a bit of a grind for everyone watching...especially if you're the Host Nation and you've already been cuffed.
I once had tickets for a whole weekend v Ukraine in which GB lost all ties up to the last day I think. It made Sunday short, but at least Chris Eaton won the last match...
Comment number 112. Posted by Christianon 17 Sept 2013 13:35
Murray one that tie on his own winning 3 out of 5. The BBC never mention anything about the Tour of Britain unless a Brit is winning and they will now
Comment number 111. Posted by addickted2charltonon 17 Sept 2013 13:21
Iss thanks to Andy that ourn got through cos we relied on is wins to beat Croatia overall.
Wot I aint sure abahrt is why Danny only needed to win 2 ahrt of 3 sets in the final rubber whereas Andy needed to win 3 ahrt of 5, it juss don't make sense unless the rules are different for the last match.
Comment number 110. Posted by Obsenon 17 Sept 2013 11:59
@109 Adam, your comment @45 states that Murray is only player he is because he moved to Spain. Again, I'm not refuting that idea in its entirety, but you refuse to acknowledge that his upbringing in Scotland has had an affect on him becoming the tennis player he is, and has helped him in his achievements. Please don't think you are winding me up...trust me, you're not.
Comment number 109. Posted by Adamon 17 Sept 2013 11:38
@89 - before you accuse anyone else of being self-important, I suggest you go and re-read your own comments and objectively consider whether or not there's a tone of self-importance there. You were, after all, the one who completely misinterpreted my initial comment and have steadfastly refused to admit as such. I've just been winding you up because it's easy.
Comment number 108. Posted by Robon 17 Sept 2013 11:07
With ref to Andy`s upbringing in Scotland not having an effect on him. Obviously written by someone with no sense at all. Don`t you realise that he must be deeply traumatised by being a Hibby?....All Hibby`s are a bit wobbly in some way, it goes with the territory.
Comment number 107. Posted by Jimainon 17 Sept 2013 10:58
@106 I know what you mean but we can't deny the improvement in him, and with JMurray, JMarray, and Fleming for doubles as well it looks a decent team now.
I've watched a couple of ties in Glasgow when we were'nt great but Fleming was a stand-out even then.
Sadly, I think the WG ties will be played in big London venues - it's a shame as they've had gr8 backing elsewhere while in the doldrums.
Comment number 106. Posted by diesel001on 17 Sept 2013 10:35
Hope we get an easier draw - Kazakhstan, Czech Republic, Canada, Argentina would all be beatable. Need Dan Evans to step up though - he needs to get in the gym - get stronger and fitter and then get some punch on his groundstrokes. No falling back to his lazy days and becoming a waster.
Comment number 105. Posted by Obsenon 17 Sept 2013 10:03
@101 And you're that confident that the referendum will end in a 'Yes' vote? 'Any' and 'these'? Any of these what?
Comment number 104. Posted by Jimainon 17 Sept 2013 09:28
What ?
That debate is about political and fiscal choices for a country, not ethnic cleansing for God's sake. Murray may even choose to represent England after such an event - he does live there after all.
And besides, if you 'remove them from the LTA', (I presume you mean the Scots players) you're removing 80% of the Davis Cup team. Good luck in the World Group with that !?!...
Comment number 103. Posted by MightyScotsPineon 17 Sept 2013 09:19
There seem to be some bitter people around; Murray looks quite happy in team GB. Is it because he is supposed to appear to be unhappy with being British because of the Scottish independence movement ?
Comment number 102. Posted by felixtzuon 17 Sept 2013 09:05
Ridiculous to suggest that Murray being away from the team helped other players. Anyone who had ever been involved in sport would know the value to those guys of being around one of the world's best players.
It's an individual sport and Murray couldn't be bothered playing for his country; don't try to put a gloss on it.
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The Hypnotic State
Induction Procedure
Self-Hypnotic Induction Script
Alternative Deepening Techniques
Progressive Relaxation
The Myth of Willpower
Subliminal Perception
Subconscious Logic
Primary Functions of the Subconscious
Ideomotor Techniques
Chevreul Pendulum
Getting Answers from the Subconscious
Suggestion Formulation and Application
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|Today I am mostly listening to Moondance by Van Morrison which I bought on eBay for £2.74 including postage. When this sort of thing happens I am tempted to leave feedback along the lines; "Excellent seller, fast despatch, but rubbish taste in music." How could anyone have parted with this piece of sublime loveliness for £2.74? It's not quite Astral Weeks but it is rather special.
I have been writing, writing and um, writing some more. I spoke to my paternal Granny, which is always good impetus. She's okay just now, doing quite well in fact. Today was the first time I've called up in about six months and it sounded like she had been awake before the phone rang. Even still, I have this fear that she might die before I finish the thing. She won't much approve of what I've written - especially on the subject of religion in general and Catholicism in particular - and she won't like all the swearing and sexual references. But she will enjoy reading it nevertheless and she has been such a support and encouragement to me. Less conditionally so than my folks.
My maternal grandfather would have been similarly delighted. He was a builder who had bookshelves full of Hemingway and D H Lawrence. He also wrote really bad poetry (I mean, terrifically bad poetry), mostly about family events. Rosie's GCSE results, my uncle's new car. He wrote a poem accusing me of stealing his favourite gnome, although in truth I was only one among several conspirators. And he always had somewhat exaggerated faith in my abilities. My paternal Granny recounts that during the last conversation they shared, he declared that I would be the next female prime-minister.
Talking of Rosie's GCSE results (I wasn't really, was I?), I thought I should share with you the fact that my sister's GCSE Music Group got a 100% A-C pass rate. She was the only teacher in the school to achieve this – the overall average was only 55%. So that's excellent, really, isn't it? I'd say it's bloody marvellous.
Sleep is still a bit dodgy, but last I moved into the living room around five and watched the fish. Klutz and Schmuck were doing their fishy love dance and in the half-light looked like a ball of black flame swirling about. Lucky sat in a corner of the tank facing the other way, looking absolutely mortified at his parents' behaviour.
Since I haven't mentioned the fish in ages, you should be reminded that Klutz and Schmuck are six-year-old black moors and Lucky is the miracle that is their offspring. Miracle because for the first five years Klutz and Schmuck paid no attention to one another; they ate and they grew fat. They grew so fat that they needed a bigger tank, at which point they became sexual beings and started chasing one another around and laying eggs. However, every time they laid eggs, they would eat them all up. Once in a while you'd see the odd fry, whose egg they'd missed, but they it would get swallowed up within a day or two. Lucky was the one that got away. It took him about four months to get to a size where he is too big for them to gobble; every time you looked up at the tank you were sure he was about to get caught. Now six months old, he is still about a sixth of the size of either of his folks but he can now boldly swim beside them.He is not so fancy looking as his parents, but I think he is significantly more intelligent.
Changing the subject completely once again, if anyone has a genuine interest in forensic pathology and the like, check out the Virtual Autopsy at the University of Leicester. Be warned; this is not for the faint hearted or those who have eaten in the last hour, but an interesting resource. I have learnt more useless information in the course of researching my book that I learnt in ten years at school.
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Let's Get Ready to Ramadan
There's no reason to stop fighting during the Muslim holy month.
Oct 29, 2001, Vol. 7, No. 07 • By TOD LINDBERG
More than that, though, there is a sense in which stopping for Ramadan would send exactly the wrong message to the Islamic world. This is a war on terrorism, not on Islam. The targets are the terror networks and their supporters, and they need to be attacked whenever they present themselves. To refrain from doing so during Ramadan would, in effect, Islamicize the conflict, granting terrorists special treatment solely out of deference to their professed Islamic faith. This would only legitimize their claim to be speaking for Islam.
If we don't run into bin Laden until November 16, he should still expect exactly the same treatment he would have received November 15.
Contributing editor Tod Lindberg is editor of Policy Review and a research fellow at the Hoover Institution.
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