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I really doubt there is a slug sage mode honestly it hasn't even been hinted at...
Originally Posted by UchihaKira
The Juubi gets revived and you're waiting for an explanation of what happened to Tsunade? Who cares lol
I do.
She is probably thinking: Wtf? How did we end up lying on the ground. xD
Originally Posted by FTG V2
Not a funny guy, but i just like to speak the truth sweetheart.
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Originally Posted by FTG V2
Tsunade is dead and for the last time there is no such thing call Slug Sage Mode.
nope, go read the manga again, dead people don't talk, you know
No, finally that fodder is going to die.
The manga is gonna be disawesomized if she is gone so Tsunade you gotta hang in there
Originally Posted by -Obito Uchiha-
she is going to finally kick the bucket
indeed she is.
Originally Posted by Wu Tang Clan
Does anyone even care about her? she should just die already all i want to see is Obito and Sasuke.
Sweety, nobody cares what you want to see!!!!
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I personally love Tsunade and she is really has to live but Kishi wont let he live. She'll die soon after she heals the kages. Maybe because she'll use some kinjutsu or from over exhaustment. It will be really nice if she lives
Originally Posted by Zlad
And you have to learn to relax because Tsunade is not real, you are attacking me because I have my personal opinion about her. That makes you weak.
You created a thread, everyone can post if you like it or not. Next time you may think about it if opinions hurt so much for you?
Learn what opinion is please, and also what a troll is when you have started.
And by the way slug princess, there is no slug mode. She showed us Byakugō which was the last power-up for her.
What makes you think she doesn't have it??? She could be just keeping it because it wouldn't have helped in the battle with Madara. She never has said that she can or cant do the Slug Sage !!! We can only wait for Kishi's words.
wait for the manga ... last tym she seen is her body cut into half...
As much as it's most likely true that she will die healing the other kage, it's kind of sad when there is no real chapter about it.
I mentioned it before, it's tiring how every other character became unimportant, even people who were always very important like the kages.
If they die or if only one of them dies, it needs some boss chapter. Seriously, they deserve it but the way things look like at the moment, we will see alot of juubi and Naruto and Madara episodes.
I feel sorry for all the fans of other characters. I can understand how that is driving you nuts, Slug Princess, and I hope you will get answers soon. At least our Tsunade deserves a boss ending and not some lame one phrase explanation from Madara and story over.
It's also a bit unrealistic to show someone (main character) dying, then not talk about it anymore for a full year of chapters.
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Datetime gets converted to Timestamp with timezone
bit gets converted to character(1)
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I was able to get the datetime and bit get converted correctly by adding the mapping explicitly to the 'msdb.dbo.MSDatatype_mappings' table by using the following stored procedures.
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exec dbo.sp_add_datatype_mapping 'PostgreSQL', 'datetime', 'timestamp without time zone', 26, 0, 1
exec dbo.sp_add_datatype_mapping 'PostgreSQL', 'bit', 'boolean', 1, 0, 1
For the bit to boolean conversion, I also had to ensure that Postgres did an implicit cast from int to boolean as SQL Server treats bit as 0 & 1 and Postgres treats it as true and false. So, I did the following.
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The only datatype I still have an issue with is decimal to numeric conversion. By default the datatype created on Postgres is character. I tried the same approach as above, by forcing it to both numeric and to decimal.
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exec dbo.sp_add_datatype_mapping 'PostgreSQL', 'decimal', 'numeric, 255, 3, 1
I had some success where in the table being created in Postgres had the correct data type (numeric (precision, scale)), however, when the distributor tries to copy the data, it throws the following error:
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Bobby Thomson hits the "shot heard 'round the world," Woody Guthrie passes away, Germany comes together, and O.J. Simpson is found not guilty, all on this day.
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Southeastern Container says it plans to close its Beloit plant by May.
The plastic bottle manufacturing plant employs about 50 people.
The Beloit Daily News reported that a letter to employees Thursday says production is being moved to facilities in either Bowling Green, Ohio or Effingham, Ill.
Workers will be offered the opportunity to transfer to these locations, but only 10 positions will be available in Effingham and eight will be available in Bowling Green. Workers also would be eligible for severance pay if they did not seek a transfer.
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The state Department of Justice has moved a lawsuit over concealed carry class sizes to federal court.
DOJ regulations require a concealed carry applicant to prove they've taken a hunter's safety course, been discharged from the military, received small-arms military training or gone through an instructor-led training course. The rules mandate a 50-to-one student-teacher ratio in instructor-led classes but don't impose any ratios on the other courses.
Gun rights group Wisconsin Carry Inc. sued DOJ in Waukesha County this month arguing the instructor-led ratio violates the U.S. Constitution's equal protection language since other forms of training don't have to abide by such ratios.
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Colby Rasmus
This past season, I managed to snag two (2) of Colby's game jacks. For all the mathematicians out there, I own approx. 1/8 of his 16 career MLB dingers.
Well, last month I was able to get the two home run balls signed for my collection:
He seemed genuinely interested in the home run baseballs.
That big guy in the green shirt (pictured above) asked me where I bought the game home runs from. I told him I didn't buy them…I snagged them!
When I told Colby what career # each one was and which stadium they were hit in, he remembered the pitchers who served them up right off the top of his head.
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It's sure nice to hear about guys that love the game & the fans too. Great job on the autos, I'll put his name on my "root for" list too!
BTW– How are you doing with surviving the offseason?
I love it when people don't believe me when I tell them I actually caught the home run ball they're signing. They're like, "You did?". Fans close by never believe either….but I know the truth and it's good enough for me.
How/where did you get them signed? That's awesome!
How/where did you get them signed? That's awesome!
Two on the sweet spot, huh? Was that a Steiner event or what? When I got him last year he said he couldn't sign on the sweet spot so I figured he was under contract with one of the big memorabilia houses.
Donny in Houston
ARE YOU KIDDING? Colby Rasmus is a jerk straight up. Last year in Houston I was one of three people standing out front and he walked by and i asked him "Mr. rasmus will you sign my card" and he flat out said no didn't say anythng and walked almost in to me as i was trying to get out of the mad man's way.
stonehooksfan, we've probably crossed paths before if you're a Houston guy. I usually try to catch each team at least once, maybe twice per trip when they're arriving at the stadium. Except for the Cards, when I was there every time they came or left trying to get Pujols last year, which I did finally as he was leaving after the game one night.
When I got Rasmus, it was inside MMP along the 3B line between BP and the game. He seemed pretty nice about it. He signed a ton of autos, but didn't sign the sweet spot for me or any of the other guys around because he's under contract with one houses like Steiner. But I know how players can be when arriving and sometimes they will just run you over or pretend to talk on the phone….. Carlos Zambrano and Kosuke Fukudome, I'm looking at you two!
Donny in Houston
Nick – CONGRATS on having the #4 ranked blog for the calendar year 2009!
Manny Ramirez actually threw a ball to me but I was afraid I would get hurt so someone caught it for me and gave it to me. I also was hit in the arm with a line drive foul ball which broke my watch and almost my wrist so I am really careful now. So I give you much credit for catching those balls.
Nice catch!! Glad to see that there are still players out there that care about their fans. Seems like a great player. I most certainly gonna root for him!!
thats awesome, allthough if I were you i wouldent of got them signed but just saying. I dont plan on writing on any baseballs I snag. cant wait to read ur blogs this season!
Colby Ramus! The antithesis of Chris Coglan! Hope the one first-year player flourishes and the other fades. Congrats on being the #4 blog! You've had stellar year of ballhawkin!
Sweet deal, Happy! Baseball players have an amazing memory for that type of thing. I was amazed when I was talking to Michael Bowden (pitching prospect) and he remembered the most minute details about his starts! Rasmus must have been genuinely impressed.
hey man my name is nick pelescak from pittsburgh, i just started doing a blog on here, thats awesome that you were able to get some game time home runs signed, good work in the ballhawk league last year
hey gobrewers84
get a life, don't leave nasty comments, anyone in their right mind would probably consider that having no life.
as for Happy, hey it's Wiley! haha
here's the link that you asked for. hope to see you soon!
Happy! Just read the comments on Jabs' page. BIG TIME CONGRATS on No. 3! Awesome, dude! However, remember you can always strap on of those kids on your shoulders and head out to the ballpark!
On another note, I should mention we'll be seeing the Brewers in Anaheim this season. Hopefully your man, #8, will find my glove in the LF seats.
HAPPY-Sup brotha, Whatcha got planned special this season? How was your winter? Hope all is good with you and your family…D
I had a busy offseason with the family and now I'm ready for some baseball. Let's get it on!
Hey Nick,
Hope you remember me from Chicago (US Cellular) last year (August 17th vs. KC). I'm planning a trip to Milwaukee in the middle of May (14-16). I'll be at Miller Park the 14th and 16th, and I'll be at Wrigley the 15th and 16th (Sunday Day at Wrigley, night at Miller). Hoping to catch up with you while I'm there. Let me know, you can email me at email@example.com.
Of course I remember you!
I'm not sure if I'll make any of those games…dammit!!
If anything changes, I'll certainly let you know.
Everyone has a bad day and it is very unfair to judge the kid (Colby Rasmus) from a single instance of refusing to sign a card. He is a great kid with a great future so please stop hating! You may just have better luck with your auto signing next time! – Jordan
Im not hating on Colby Rasmus here. But the three times Ive met him he could be a little more polite. My first meeting with him was outside the stadium. He drove up and I flagged him down for an autograph. He stopped, and signed, and then drove in. At that point I thought he was at least nice enough to stop to sign autographs. So I was grateful to say the least.
The second time I met him was at Winter Warmup that year, and he was very withdrawn. Like he didnt want to be there. If a baseball player isnt smiling, and at least pretending to have a good time at these kinds of events then they need not to show up. Everyone is there to have fun and meet their favorite player. Albert Pujols was reported to have been the same way last year.
The third time was again outside the stadium and he stopped for other fans but very unpleasant. People greated him with "good lucks" and " we love yous" but not a word or even a smile from Rasmus.
Im not hating on baseball players. Ive met plenty and most have been unpleasant meetings. A lot of baseball players arent excited to meet fans, sign autographs or take pictures with anyone. But there are a lot that have fun with it.
If you ever have the chance to call to Roger McDowell for an autograph on the field just brace yourself for an attitude.


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Long time, no see! At the end of July last year, I wrote Helix GNOME: Unix For Humans to help you get started with the Helix GNOME desktop. Since then, the HelixCode company has changed its name to Ximian and is now calling its product Ximian GNOME.
In the last article, we looked at what the Ximian GNOME desktop is and why you would want to use such a thing. But that article only took you through the installation process. In this article, we'll go through the different features of Ximian GNOME and teach you how to customize the desktop to suit your specific needs. We'll then review some of the applications that come with Ximian GNOME.
The last screenshot shown in the first article showed a standard Ximian GNOME desktop with the hints window running. For those of you coming from the Microsoft world, GNOME hints work just like the hints that are shown the first time you install Windows. And, just like Windows hints, the Ximian GNOME desktop will feed you useful tips and hints about using GNOME until you explicitly tell it to stop by unchecking the "display this dialog next time" checkbox. For now, we'll just close the window.
So, there you have it -- a nice, clean desktop. Now let's look under the hood and see if this beautiful shell has any useful features to offer.
Figure 1: Overview of the Ximian GNOME components. (Click on the image for a full-size view.)
We'll go through the core utilities one by one to make sure we know how they work and what they're there for.
The GNOME Panel is usually found at the bottom of the screen. This is the "heart" of the Ximian GNOME Desktop. It contains the GNOME Menu (see an opened GNOME Menu in Figure 2), the Quick Launcher menu, the GNOME Tasklist, and the GNOME Deskguide, making the GNOME Panel an invaluable part of the desktop.
The GNOME Menu works just like the Start menu in Windows. You use it to launch your applications, and can add and remove items from the list as you install and deinstall software. However, if you're dealing with GNOME-compliant software, items will be added and removed from the GNOME Menu automatically!
The quick-launchers, usually found at the right side of the GNOME Menu, are a set of icons that give you easy access to your favorite applications and utilities. In contrast to the desktop icons, the quick-launchers located on the Panel are always accessible -- even if you have a large application running. Later, we'll learn how to add our own quick-launchers to the Panel.
At the right side of the quick-launchers you see the GNOME Tasklist. Well, "see" maybe isn't the right word, because it's more or less invisible. In Figure 1, the only trace you actually see of the GNOME Tasklist is the dragging bar, which is only there to let you drag the Tasklist around on the Panel. However, when you start applications, each one will get it its own icon on the Tasklist. By clicking on these icons, you can easily change the active window and yes, you're absolutely right, it works just like the Windows Taskbar.
If you take a look at the left side of the panel, you'll see the GNOME Deskguide. This is a neat utility that gives you a selection of virtual desktops. A virtual desktop is a desktop that exists in your computer's memory -- you need to click on the icon to see it. By default, the Deskguide is configured to create four virtual desktops. Try it out yourself: Start an application on the upper-left desktop (and wait until it appears onscreen), then click on the upper-right desktop. Voila! You have a whole new empty desktop to work with. If you click on the upper-left desktop again, you quickly get back to the application you just started. Believe me, this feature is useful!
Like any other modern desktop, GNOME allows you to create custom icons on the desktop. This can be an icon for launching an application, for opening an Internet URL, or for opening a directory on your local hard drive. If you are migrating from Windows, you're probably used to desktop icons and will find this feature very useful.
At the top of your desktop, there is another panel. At the left side of this panel, you see the Fast Access menus. These include the Programs menu, the Favorites menu, the Setting menu, and the Desktop menu. All these menus can be accessed via the GNOME Menu as well, but this solution makes it even easier for you access the most commonly used menus because you'll have less sub-menus to search through.
This GNOME calendar might first look just like a simple clock. However, while the clock function is very useful, the main feature is a built-in calendar. To open the calendar, click with your left mouse-button somewhere on the clock. When you do this, the menu shown in Figure 3 will pop up.
From this menu, you have three calendar options, the fourth item, "Format", is for setting the format of the clock. So, if for example you click on "Today", you will see the window presented in Figure 4.
Figure 4: This window represents your calendar for today.
As you see, this utility offers a full-featured electronic calendar. And, because it's easy to access the calendar from the Ximian GNOME desktop, it's even faster to check things in this calendar than in one that needs newly-licked fingers to become browsable! I personally use this calendar every day. It does everything I need without being too advanced and so feature-rich that you get a serious headache every time something needs to be looked up or written down. I have had that problem with other electronic calendars.
If you click on the small bug (no, I don't mean a software-bug!) at the upper-right corner of the desktop, a menu with shortcuts to various GNOME-related web sites pops up.
This is a convenient feature -- you just click on one of the items on the menu, and in a pinch, the selected web site will be opened in a new browser window.
These features form the Ximian GNOME desktop. It's very easy-to-use and has all the features you would expect from a modern desktop environment. Now, that you have a basic understanding of how Ximian GNOME is put together, we'll learn how to tweak it to make it perfect for our own needs.
Of course, the quick-launchers, the menus, and icons wouldn't be of any use to us if we weren't able to create, delete, and customize them ourselves. This isn't hard at all, and you'll only need to read this once!
In this section, we'll learn how to move items on the panel to make room for a new one. Then, we'll add our own Quick Launcher icon. Everyone has a favorite application, and probably you have one too. So, let's make something useful out of this first test, and make a Quick Launcher icon to your personal "killer app"!
Begin by right-clicking on the desk guide. This will bring up the menu shown in Figure 6.
From this menu, select "Move", and then drag the desk guide as much to the right as you can. Click once with your left mouse button when you're satisfied with the new location of the desk guide. Then move the Tasklist in the same way. (Note that you have to right-click on the dragging bar when you're dealing with the Tasklist. If you right-click on one of the application icons, you will see some options regarding that particular window.)
Now, your panel should look like in Figure 7.
Figure 7: The GNOME Panel after a reorganization.
We now have some space left at the middle of the panel. Right-click on this empty area. From the menu that pops up, select Panel > Add to panel > Launcher, as in Figure 8.
Figure 8: Select this item to add a quick-launcher to the Panel.
Now, you'll see the window shown in Figure 9 on your screen.
Figure 9: In this window, you can fill in the correct values for the quick-launcher that you want to add.
Fill in the correct values for your Quick Launcher icon in this window (make sure you select the type "Application"), and then click "OK". A new icon should now be added to the Panel, and it should now look something like Figure 10.
Figure 10: We have now added a custom Quick Launcher icon to the panel!
As you can see, I added my favorite game, GNOME xBill (xBill comes with the Ximian GNOME games package -- check it out!).
Adding a desktop icon is almost as easy as walking. Just right-click somewhere on the desktop, and choose Directory, URL Link, or Launcher from the New submenu.
To complete the job, you will be asked to fill in the exact same window as the one you fill in when you add a quick-launcher -- Simplicity, that's the key!
To edit the entries and menus on the GNOME Menu, you use a tool called the GNOME Menu Editor. You find this tool on the GNOME Menu by selecting Programs > Setting > Menu editor. See Figure 12 for a screenshot of the GNOME Menu Editor.
Figure 12: The GNOME Menu Editor.
The menu editor is very user-friendly. You just select the part of the GNOME Menu that you want to work with from the left side, choose "new submenu", "new item", or "delete" from the buttons at the top, and then fill in the correct information in the fields at the right. When you're done, don't forget to click on "save"!
You now have a basic understanding of how the different features of the Ximian GNOME Desktop are tweaked and customized. With this knowledge in hand, you are able to do any of the most important tasks that are needed the build a personal desktop environment. Sure, there's a lot of features we didn't mention in this section, but you will probably be able to figure them out yourself now that you understand how things basically work in Ximian GNOME.
No desktop environment is worthy to be called just that if it doesn't include a set of the most important applications and utilities such as an e-mail client or a word processor. In this section, I will just give you a couple of hints of what Ximian GNOME has to offer.
Evolution is, just like Microsoft Outlook, a complete communications application with integrated support for e-mail, news, calendar, and contacts. At least these are the goals of the Evolution project -- the software is still under heavy development (yet still very useful).
Figure 13: Evolution -- an integrated e-mail-reader, newsreader, calendar, and Contact Manager.
If you ask me, Gnumeric has become very important for the progress and popularity of the whole GNOME desktop environment. With support for the Excel 95 file format, and all features you could ask of a advanced spreadsheet application, Gnumeric was one of the reasons why I could finally delete my last Windows partition. Gnumeric is a must -- get it!
Figure 14: Gnumeric is great spreadsheet application with all features you could need.
Well, not even the most fanatic open source enthusiast can say that AbiWord is as feature-rich, standardized, and stable as Microsoft Word, but it does the job for most things, and it's both light and simple to use. It's a really pity it doesn't support saving in Microsoft Word format though (it offers import only). However, give it a try!
Figure 15: AbiWord is a simple word processor with the most common features.
CodeCommander is a great editor for programmers with highlighting, and even some IDE (integrated development environment) features like compiling, debugging, and executing from within the editor.
Figure 16: CodeCommander is a great editor for developers. It is useful with most modern programming languages.
After reading this article and the first one, you now have a good understanding of what Ximian GNOME is, how to use it, and what it has to offer. I strongly believe that Ximian GNOME will make your day in front of your Unix/Linux machine both easier and more convenient.
The similarities between Ximian GNOME and Microsoft Windows is quite obvious, so if you're migrating from Windows to Linux/Unix, Ximian GNOME will hopefully make the process easier. I think one of the goals the Ximian GNOME developers have is to kill Linux/Unix's reputation of being a "Hacker's OS".
As you probably understand, it's hard to come up with a cool multimedia ending sequence in a short article like this (even if it's published on the WWW!). So I would like to ask you this favor: Left-click on the bug (the one with the Web shortcuts) at the right upper corner of your desktop and select "About GNOME".
There! You got the ending sequence!
Daniel Solin is a freelance writer and Linux consultant whose specialty is GUI programming. His first book, SAMS Teach Yourself Qt Programming in 24 hours, was published in May, 2000.
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Office of Federal Student Aid
Functional Statements > Federal Student Aid > Technology
Technology has primary responsibility for promoting the effective use of technology to achieve FSA's strategic objectives through sound technology planning and investments, integrated technology architectures and standards, effective systems development and production support. Technology core business functions and processes include:
- Application Development Group;
- Infrastructure Operations Group;
- Enterprise IT Architecture & Strategic Infrastructure Group; and
- IT Risk Management Group
In addition, the CIO front office also manages the integration of all business process re-engineering and systems implementations across the enterprise to ensure that the developed and deployed capabilities align with the enterprise business architecture and meet Federal Student Aid's performance goals. Integration activities include: developing and maintaining the enterprise vision, sequencing plan, and related integration artifacts and coordinating and tracking integration activities.
Application Development Group is responsible for full life cycle development of mainframe and distributed applications for FSA, in support of the channels and functional areas. Provide a suite of online services and information to meet the specific needs and interests of the student financial aid community by using the technology of the Internet and other electronic functions and processes to reduce costs, cycle time, and paperwork. Identifying opportunities to develop innovative tools and services to improve customer service, reduce the overall cost of delivering student aid, and improve employee satisfaction. Specifically, Application Development:
- Designs, tests, and implements computer systems to support the needs of the channels and functional areas.
- Administers related databases to assure data integrity and reliability.
- Manages and coordinates interagency projects.
- Provides systems configuration management and change control.
- Provides user training as part systems implementation and roll-out.
- Coordinates the production installation of new applications into the target production operational environment.
- Maintains systems documentation and procedural manuals in accordance with established standards and guidelines.
- Provides the necessary resource, financial, and procurement planning to support the design and development of computer systems.
- Manages special application development projects, as required to support FSA's strategic objectives.
- Provides leadership and direction for innovation activities.
- Plans, develops, and implements internal quality control and productivity analysis.
The Infrastructure Operations Group is responsible for planning, managing, operating, and maintaining FSA's development, test, and production environment technical infrastructure, including the Virtual Data Center, and FSA internet and intranet infrastructure. Infrastructure Operations Group performs the following major functions and activities in coordination with ED/OCIO:
FSA Web Master:
- Coordinates content development with business areas owning the content.
- Maintains the Internet and intranet sites and manages the change control process for implementing changes to the production environment.
- Provides liaison with the Department's Office of the Chief Information Officer to ensure appropriate telecommunication services are provided to support program delivery.
Data Center:
Provides technical support associated with the Virtual Data Center, including:
- Database management.
- Security management.
- Hardware and software support.
- Configuration management and change control.
- Systems training.
- End-user technical support.
Operations & Scheduling:
- Coordinates production job schedules across FSA major systems.
- Provides system processing activities and production support to meet the needs of the Channels and functional areas (e.g., application processing, payment processing, loan servicing, consolidation, collections).
- Develops operational policies and procedures for data processing activities.
- Reviews and evaluates processing activities to ensure compliance with established standards.
- Performs contract-related functions and monitor contractor performance for enterprise-wide systems.
- Plans, develops, and implements internal quality control and productivity analysis.
Enterprise IT Architecture and Strategic Infrastructure Group is responsible for providing enterprise-wide technology planning and oversight, development and maintenance of technology architecture, development and promulgation of technology standards, and providing the necessary processes and discipline to ensure that FSA is investing in and using information technology wisely. Enterprise IT Architecture & Strategic Infrastructure Group performs the following major functions and activities in coordination with ED/CIO:
Technology Planning:
- Develops and communicates a consolidated, consistent information technology vision and strategy for FSA.
- Researches, analyzes, tests, and plans for the implementation of new techniques.
- Provides expert analysis, advice, guidance, and support for the acquisition of technologies and technology related services.
- Conducts in-depth research and analysis and forms partnerships with industry experts, other Federal agencies, and Departmental staff, to identify proven "best practice" processes and tools.
- Facilitates the transition of proven tools and services to FSA customer Channels.
- Keeps up-to-date with emerging technology and Internet trends and recognizes and acts on the implications of technological changes prior to and when they occur.
Technology Architecture:
- Develops and maintains the FSA enterprise information technology architecture.
- Works with Channels and functional areas to ensure the FSA architecture supports business requirements.
- Provides enterprise-level configuration management.
- Ensures new technologies comply with the established architecture and approve exceptions.
- Provides expert analysis, advice, and guidance to Channels and functional areas in evaluating and selecting appropriate technologies to meet their business needs.
Technology Standards:
- Defines information technology standards, principles, and protocols to ensure interoperability of technologies across FSA.
- Evaluates and recommend technologies to be used in business solutions within channels and functional areas that are consistent with established standards and protocols.
- Performs contract-related functions and monitor contractor performance as appropriate. Develops and maintains overall web user interface standards.
IT Risk Management Group is responsible for managing two critical functions that ensure the operational integrity of FSA operations:
- Information Technology Security
- Business Continuity Planning (BCP)
Information Technology Security:
- Security Privacy Oversight, Compliance and Training
- Security Architecture
- Information Assurance Monitoring and Cyber Cell
- Information Security Operations
- Security Risk Management and Metrics
- Technology Risk Management
Business Continuity Planning
- Enterprise Disaster Recovery
- Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP):


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'Zero Dark Thirty' Director Kathryn Bigelow On Portraying Osama Bin Laden's Death
Zero Dark Thirty is director Kathryn Bigelow's eagerly anticipated follow-up to her Oscar winning film The Hurt Locker. It is also the eagerly anticipated portrayal of the SEAL Team Six mission that killed Osama bin Laden last year. With all that attention on her, Bigelow had to decide just how to show bin Laden in the film. We do catch glimpses of his body after the raid, but never a clear close-up of his face.
Thinking was this is about the people, the men and women on the ground in the workforce, who found this house and then therefore found this man," Bigelow said. "Ultimately, it's not really about him as much as it's about them. They humanized that hunt and humanized that journey. It's their story."
The film portrays the 10 year investigation that located bin Laden's Abottobad, and Bigelow recreated the raid with her crew. "I think it was very important to us and certainly from the script to really give the audience a sort of 'you are there' feel to this piece," she said. "The raid was the most challenging logistically, I think, because we had to shoot in low light conditions to replicate a moonless night and then no light conditions to use the night vision goggles, which were real night vision lenses that we adapted to our camera lenses and they only work in zero light conditions. You have about 100 crew members and 22 Seals traipsing around a pitch black, rubble strewn set which was kind of interesting. But again, the desire was to make it feel like you are there. I don't mean a lot of subjective camera, but nonetheless a kind of sense that it feels real and that it's unfolding around you in real time."
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Damien Sandras says his programming philosophy is "the UNIX way:" designing individual programs that do unique tasks well and interoperate with one another, instead of one program that attempts to do several tasks that other programs already do. His GnomeMeeting is a voice-over-IP (VoIP) and video-over-IP application for Linux that builds upon open source libraries and open telephony standards.
A 27-year-old programmer from Ath, Belgium, Sandras works professionally with open source multimedia and telecommunication technologies. Four years ago, while a student in his last year at Université Catholique de Louvain, he wanted to make what he calls "an innovative contribution to the Free Software movement."
"My first idea was to create a new instant messenger with VoIP capabilities. My professor convinced me that it was a better idea to create something that didn't exist yet for GNU/Linux, and that respected a [telecommunications] standard," says Sandras.
Figure 1. Developed for open audiovisual telecommunication standards, GnomeMeeting features real-time audio and (shown here) video chatting for Linux.
He started to write the code for GnomeMeeting based around H.323, which was the dominant audiovisual conferencing standard at the time. Another standard, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), is also in popular use these days. Sandras is presently adding SIP support to future versions of GnomeMeeting.
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Obviously, GnomeMeeting derives half of its name from GNOME, because Sandras designed it to work and integrate seamlessly with that Linux desktop environment. The other half comes from Microsoft's virtually defunct NetMeeting, from which Sandras originally took inspiration for early versions of GnomeMeeting.
GnomeMeeting's first release took place on July 2, 2001 (the birth date, but not year, of Sandras' girlfriend). Response was so good from the Linux community that many distros soon packaged this initial version, including Debian, Red Hat, and Mandrake. Other projects have since implemented GnomeMeeting's code; one company is building a hardware videophone that uses the GnomeMeeting software.
Sandras spoke with us about the development of GnomeMeeting and elaborated on his "UNIX development" philosophy.
Howard Wen: What's the current status of GnomeMeeting?
Damien Sandras: GnomeMeeting 1.2 has just been released.
The 1.00 release [was] a full-featured H.323 videoconferencing/VoIP/IP telephony application. [It] was already supporting all features that modern "softphones" include: from simple video chat to advanced features that mainly corporate users are using with IPBXes.
GnomeMeeting 1.2 is more integrated with the GNOME desktop. For example, GnomeMeeting's contacts are shared with Evolution contacts. That means you can edit your contacts both from Evolution and GnomeMeeting.
It also supports the latest features from the H.323 stack that we are using (OpenH323), like audio codecs plugins and STUN. Basically, anyone can now write an audio codec for GnomeMeeting.
STUN support has also been implemented for NAT detection and NAT traversal. It is now easier for users to detect what's wrong with their NAT gateway or local firewall.
Another interesting feature is that we have found a PC-to-phone provider to offer a service permitting calls from your PC to normal phones around the world using free codecs.
HW: Was GnomeMeeting inspired by any other program?
Sandras: Yes, at the beginning GnomeMeeting was largely inspired by NetMeeting. The look and features were similar.
We have evolved towards a pure VoIP and videoconferencing solution, with more professional features than NetMeeting, a different look, better NAT handling, and a completely different approach to managing things. All my design choices are largely inspired by the GNOME Human Interface Guidelines.
We will now evolve again and propose SIP support together with H.323 support instead of H.323 alone. Sometimes I think it would be more appropriate to change the name of the application for that reason, because many people are unable to see that GnomeMeeting is not a NetMeeting clone anymore, but something different.
HW: What's the difference between how GnomeMeeting functions compared to similar programs?
Sandras: Usability, really. Many people sent me emails to tell me how they were happy to use GnomeMeeting because the UI was clean and well-designed, and because the software was stable and able to do several hundreds of calls without any problem.
Keeping a simple UI with VoIP software is something that is not easy, because VoIP involves many new concepts. The technologies (SIP and H.323) are complex. Most complex details can be hidden, but there are still a few that you need to keep. A good example is the "gatekeeper:" many people ignore a gatekeeper and [you] do not need support for it in order to do simple video chatting. But if you remove that setting, GnomeMeeting becomes unusable in corporate environments.
Other software generally has [one of] two different "views."
GnomeMeeting follows the second approach. Our goal is to provide the most powerful softphone possible and to make it reusable by other programs. That way, open source programmers do not have to code VoIP or video chat support into their software; they can use GnomeMeeting's core for that purpose.
HW: What advice do you have for those who want to modify the GnomeMeeting source for their own projects?
Sandras: I would ask them to contact me first, and to document their code. Too few people are commenting their code, and I think it is very important to do it. All functions in GnomeMeeting are documented, which should make it easy to understand, debug, and improve the current code.
HW: What are the technical limitations of GnomeMeeting?
Sandras: I think GnomeMeeting is not easy enough to install yet. There are two main reasons for that:
Finally, patents are preventing us from having some codecs available on Linux. Some of these codecs are better in terms of quality than the freely available ones.
HW: What language(s) did you write GnomeMeeting in? Why did you choose it?
Sandras: GnomeMeeting was coded in C/C++, but the GUI is written in C.
I don't think there was a specific reason. I thought Java was not well-suited for this kind of application, and I also wanted to contribute something to the GNOME project. GNOME 2.X is actually a great platform. Some people ask me if I regret that choice, and I do not.
However, GnomeMeeting 1.2 is compilable without GNOME support without any loss of features. That port was required to speed the development of the Win32 release of GnomeMeeting, because GNOME libraries are not ported to that OS. GTK+ has been ported, but it is rather buggy when it is being used with threads. That complicates our port because GnomeMeeting is heavily multithreaded.
HW: What outside code or libraries do you use in GnomeMeeting?
Sandras: GnomeMeeting is mainly based on three types of libraries:
We are trying not to reinvent the wheel when it is not required. I think that's the main reason why we have not created our own libraries. That's important, because it permits open source projects to grow faster than if their developers have to write everything from scratch. That wouldn't be possible for programmers like me who are only coding in their spare time, while trying to keep a social and family life.
HW: Was any technology specifically created for GnomeMeeting?
Sandras: I don't think so, but I hope that GnomeMeeting has helped to spread some technologies. We have always tried to adopt technologies early in their development phases. For example, GnomeMeeting was one of the first projects to fully adopt Gconf, D-BUS, and OPAL.
HW: What major technical challenges have you faced in developing GnomeMeeting?
Sandras: When I started developing GnomeMeeting, I had absolutely no knowledge of GNOME internals, or of VoIP. I started by determining if I would create the program based on a toolkit or desktop. I chose a desktop because it would provide better integration.
Then I had to learn more about the libraries I needed to use, and about VoIP in general and H.323, more specifically--all of this in a relatively short amount of time. I had to solve many problems, like coding with threads and GTK+, having efficient locking, and preventing deadlocks between different threads. I also needed to deal with sound cards and webcams.
GnomeMeeting is dependent on many external factors, and that's what makes it complex but also intellectually enjoyable!
HW: What do you have planned for future releases of GnomeMeeting?
Sandras: I have started to add SIP support. We hope that GnomeMeeting will be the first open source client to support the two major VoIP protocols: H.323 and SIP.
We also plan to complete a D-BUS component that will permit other KDE and GNOME applications to remotely manage GnomeMeeting. That should permit instant messengers to have plugins compatible with Windows Messenger, for example. One of the GnomeMeeting developers, Julien Puydt, has been working hard on D-BUS support in GnomeMeeting and on a GAIM plugin [that would be] able to use it. That is still a work in progress, but basic D-BUS operations are already available in GnomeMeeting 1.2.
After the GnomeMeeting 2.0 release, we will look at other protocols like IAX.
Meanwhile, a Windows port of GnomeMeeting should appear. There is no ETA yet for this, though.
HW: What would you like your users to notice about the work you have done with GnomeMeeting?
Sandras: [Our] interoperability through the use of open and published protocols.
People often request instant messaging functions in GnomeMeeting, or that we implement proprietary protocols like the one Skype is using. I think that is the wrong way of seeing things. Could you imagine the Web with proprietary variants of HTTP that only a few specific browsers could decrypt?
Standards organizations have created quality and open protocols like H.323 and SIP. We should support these protocols that are already being used by big VoIP system vendors like Cisco, Alcatel, and Avaya. Asterisk, the open source PBX, is also supporting them.
Seeing how VoIP and IP telephony systems are evolving, I think that only applications respecting the standards have a future. But we are only at the beginning of the [VoIP] revolution. That [is] why very few instant messengers are using standard protocols.
I strongly believe that people should not reinvent the wheel when it is not required in the open source community. That is why we want to provide the tools so that GnomeMeeting can be reused in other software, especially in instant messengers.
Howard Wen is a freelance writer who has contributed frequently to O'Reilly Network and written for Salon.com, Playboy.com, and Wired, among others.
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RUTLAND As the early summer heat continues to draw out a variety of insects, concerns about last years virus-carrying mosquitoes have begun to arise.
Known to carry diseases such as West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Vermont mosquitoes have proven to be more than just a nuisance in past years.
In 2012 they were responsible for two deaths in the state, causing the Vermont Department of Health to heighten efforts to monitor mosquito activity and set in place extra precautions this season.
It is really hard to predict where the virus will show up from year to year, said Patsy Kelso, an epidemiologist of infectious disease with the Vermont Department of Health.
Kelso says mosquito testing for the state will begin shortly, focusing on the Addison and Rutland county areas due to the previously documented Triple E activity.
The process will consist of trapping, collecting, monitoring and testing mosquitoes from various swamps, wooded areas and local communities.
We are focusing on areas that had activity last year, she said, explaining that trapping locations may change or expand based on result findings. Its a complicated process.
From the results, risk maps displaying varying degrees of activity levels will be available for each area, as well as potential movement updates throughout the summer as testing continues.
In addition to mosquito tracking, a Triple E and West Nile Virus information line is also available for community members. Representatives will be available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday to answer questions, address concerns and dispense any important virus information to the public.
The line will provide people with a more direct contact when faced with virus questions, said state epidemiologist Erica Berl.
Berl believes the line will keep locals informed about activity in their area and allow information to be dispensed quickly.
Both she and Kelso agree that while statewide efforts are in full force, utilizing basic mosquito preventatives, such as insect repellent and covering up as much as possible when outdoors, are essential.
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Tragically, the effects of alcohol abuse are not limited to drinkers.
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), an umbrella term for birth defects including fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), may be more widespread in Prince Albert than residents suspect. But the very sensitivity surrounding the issue makes proper figures hard to come by.
"Is it higher in Prince Albert than other areas? I don't know if there's any statistics that would back that up," Family Futures executive director and member of the local FASD Prevention and Support Committee Donna Strauss said.
"We certainly know in Prince Albert that addiction takes its toll, that we have a lot of addiction issues here, and a lot of that is to alcohol. And certainly, we do see in people that the police are dealing with that there is a lot of FAS in folks. They have issues, and we don't necessarily have all the supports in place here that they need."
The effects of FASD vary greatly. Common symptoms include growth deficiencies, learning disabilities, problems with motor skills, and damage to the central nervous system.
Individuals afflicted with FASD often experience problems with impulse control, attention, memory and social skills. They may or may not have distinctive facial features.
Despite the threat posed by alcohol abuse, Strauss emphasized that FASD is by no means limited to addicts or oppressed communities.
"FASD is not just a poor person's addiction issue," she noted. "We also need to get the message out to all young women of childbearing age, because … most pregnancies are not planned.
"Lots of women of that young age are still partying, and so they're partying when they're pregnant — until they know they're pregnant — and then often they're making the decision not to. But what are the chances that some harm has been done already? We don't really know that. So the message has to be broader than people who deal with chronic alcoholism and addiction issues."
The effects of FASD on the community are evident to staff in a wide range of facilities. Many suspect some individuals have FASD, but the sheer delicacy of the topic renders proper diagnosis difficult.
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"What our experience tends to be is that there are a number of people that we see in our youth programs and in our residential programs, our homeless shelters that we would suspect have FAS," YWCA CEO Donna Brooks said. "Because it's hard to get a diagnosis, we don't know for sure, but we would suspect it. And the reason I think it's suspected is just because of the behaviours.
"Typically people with FAS have a lot of trouble understanding cause and effect … They have a lack of understanding that this action will result in this reaction. So they can be very impulsive without realizing what the consequences would be."
Darcy Begrand, a Saskatchewan Penitentiary spokesperson, made similar observations while stressing he was not an expert in the subject.
"There are cases of FASD … in our institution and of the entire correctional service," he said. "How many, I don't know. And how many are undiagnosed, I don't know … It's a diagnosis that isn't common. But the signs are sometimes evident."
Though Strauss pointed to social stigma as a reason for the difficulty of diagnosis, she noted that Prince Albert also lacked proper support services. But having sufficient services requires a certain level of diagnosis, giving the issue a maddening chicken-and-the-egg quality.
"People don't often want to admit they have a disability," Strauss said. "You have to remember these people are proud people and they can live very good quality lives, and sometimes admitting that your mom drank or that this is part of your world is a hard thing. But it does cause problems for them unless they learn to learn in a different way."
Strauss suggested the only long-term solutions were spreading awareness, helping women avoid putting their children at risk, and fighting the stigma surrounding FASD.
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If your bag is weighed down by a laptop, day planner and cell phone, then help has arrived. The Samsung Galaxy Note is the busy woman's all-in-one device for on-the-go living. In addition to the 5.3-inch screen and ultra thin design, the phone-equipped tablet comes with a stylus pen that makes scribbling reminders and making quickie to-do lists easy.
DISCOVER NOW: Samsung Galaxy Note, from $400
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Hit the open road for a run with this bite-sized GPS tracking device, mp3 player and heart-rate monitor. This sweat-proof clip-on (also available as a wrist watch) is Bluetooth-enabled to connect to headphones and equipped with Wi-Fi for downloading high-performance playlists.
DISCOVER NOW: Motorola Motoactv, $250
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No home office would be complete without this stylish meeting must-have. Voted among the Best of CES Innovations 2012, the Invoxia is the ultimate phone and sound system. You can connect your iPhone to the dock and use it as the primary phone for conference calls with impeccable sound. Plus, the desktop phone merges all your business and mobile contacts into a unified list.
DISCOVER NOW: Invoxia NVX610 Desktop Phone, from $599
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While other manufacturers debuted the latest futuristic gadgets, iHome brought a bit of old-school style to the convention. The iP4 boom box allows you to relive the '80s while bumping your iTunes. Run-D.M.C. shirt sold separately.
DISCOVER NOW: iHome Boom Box, $200
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One of the most talked-about iPhone plug-ins came from Singapore-based company Zensorium. The Tinké adapter uses the touch of your finger to gauge blood oxygenation levels, your respiratory rate, as well as your heart rate and compares them to a health index, so you can monitor your wellbeing anytime, anywhere.
DISCOVER NOW: Zensorium Tinké, coming soon
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In an attempt to compete in the market of smartphones and GPS apps, Garmin's Nüvi 3400 ultra-thin navigator features 3D, live traffic maps and voice activation. The device also has a bird's eye view mode that allows you to see popular intersections from above. Never be stuck in traffic ever again.
DISCOVER NOW: Garmin Nüvi 3400 series, from $330
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Cut down on your utility bills with Nest Thermostat. The smart gadget learns your temperature preferences in just one week. Once it understands that you like it warmer at night and much cooler during the day, it will adjust itself to your schedule. And to conserve energy, it will turn off when you're not home.
DISCOVER NOW: Nest Learning Thermostat, $249, coming soon
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Capture your daughter's winning goal or the best vacation moments on this dual camera that takes higher-quality videos and pictures. Tag and upload to Facebook and Twitter with this sleek, all-white cam.
DISCOVER NOW: Kodak Playfull Dual Camera, available February 2012
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The new kitchen cooktop by Thermador is designed to allow cookware of any size to be placed anywhere on its surface. A series of 48 individual induction-heating elements sit underneath the ceramic glass surface and react to the shape of individual cookware.
DISCOVER NOW: Thermador Freedom Induction Cooktop, available July 2012
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Become a wiz in the kitchen with this French culinary tablet, loaded with over 3,500 interactive recipes from 100 chefs. Qooq (pronounced "cook") features video tutorials and grocery lists and even alters the recipe for you depending on the number of guests. Plus, it's Internet-ready, so you can post pictures of your delicious dinners online.
DISCOVER NOW: Qooq Tablet, $400, available September 2012
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Ever lost your keys at the worst moment possible? Get out the door faster thanks to Bikn (pronounced "beacon"), which is a set of receivers: one attaches to your iPhone and the other to your keys—or your kids. The Bikn app on your smartphone will pinpoint the lost item. Whew! Crisis averted.
DISCOVER NOW: Bikn, $99
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Earn the ultimate Girl Scout badge with this Swiss Army knife, equipped with a 1-terabyte USB wand. Victorinox touts that the tool has the world's smallest high-capacity drive on the market, and of course it comes with the standard blade, scissors and screwdriver.
DISCOVER NOW: Victorinox Slim 3.0 USB, available April 2012
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3D TVs are nothing new, but this year they've gotten "smarter." LG's Cinema 3D TV has teamed up with Google TV to offer over 1,200 apps and premium content to make the living room the hub of the house. Plus, stylish 3D glasses will make the whole viewing experience even bigger than the whopping 84-inch screen.
DISCOVER NOW: LG Cinema 3D SmartTV, available first quarter 2012
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Doing the laundry is no longer a chore. The new Samsung Wi-Fi washer and dryer set allows you to connect remotely with your smartphone to monitor cycle selections, remaining time, and alerts as it cleans up to (gasp!) 31 bath towels. And to help you get eco-friendly, this washer uses up to 70 percent less water than comparable machines.
DISCOVER NOW: Samsung Wi-Fi WF457 Washer & Dryer, available spring 2012
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Lightweight and extremely thin, Ultrabooks take all the benefits of a laptop and combine them with the mobility of a tablet. Our favorite of the bunch is the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga Ultrabook. It has a 360-degree hinge design that lets you convert the machine into a tablet. Prop it up, lay it flat, or flip it around—this little guy has more positions than a Bikram class.
DISCOVER NOW: Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga Ultrabook, from $1,199, available late 2012
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text: I have been reading and researching everywhere on the best way to switch my baby from breastfeeding to bottle feeding since I have to go back to work... He takes the bottle nicely but after one ounce he starts fussing and pushing and turns red and sucks as if he was not getting any milk from the nipple. I must add that at this point he is so frustrated that he cries and tears even come out of his little eyes. I am using Born Free level 1 nipples and I have even tried level 2 but the same thing happens. As everyone else I feel terribly sad to do this to him, this is day 7 and nothing changes, he does the same thing when dad or grandma feeds him. Sometimes I observe his sucking carefully and it seems as if he is covering the nipple hole with his mouth can this be possible? I know he gets milk because the milk goes down exactly one ounce every time and then it stops. Now, to make things worst I feel that he has lost interest in breastfeeding, he sucks for a little bit and then he stops. Ah! I started introducing two bottles a day one in the morning before his 7 am. nap and one after his noon nap in between I have continued to nurse. Someone please give me a little insight as I am sad that I can't accomplish this easily I go back to work july


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A demonstrator smashes a car window during a protest against an industrial waste pipeline under construction in front of the local government building in Qidong, Jiangsu Province on Saturday.
QIDONG, China -- Angry demonstrators occupied a government office in eastern China on Saturday, destroying computers and overturning cars in a violent protest against an industrial waste pipeline they said would poison their coastal waters.
Hours later, the mayor of the city where the pipeline was to have originated said the project was being cancelled, Reuters reported.
The demonstration was the latest in a string of protests sparked by fears of environmental degradation and highlights the social tensions the government in Beijing faces as it approaches a leadership transition this year.
Thousands of protesters marched through the coastal city of Qidong, roughly one hour north of Shanghai by car, shouting slogans against the planned pipeline that would empty waste from a paper factory in nearby Nantong into the sea.
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Demonstrators rejected the government's stand that waste from the factory would not pollute the coastal waters.
"The government says the waste will not pollute the sea, but if that's true, then why don't they dump it into Yangtze River?" said Lu Shuai, a 25-year-old protester who works in logistics.
China's 7.6 percent growth rate is the lowest in three years – but the country's economic problems appear more dire than the latest numbers indicate. Some believe the government will counter the downturn with a massive stimulus package, a strategy that has left China's local banks saddled with bad debt in the past. NBC's Ian Williams reports from Beijing.
"It is because if they dump it into the river, it will have an impact on people in Shanghai and people in Shanghai will oppose it."
The state-run Global Times newspaper quoted local residents who said the sewage discharge from the pipeline was expected to be as much as 150,000 tons per day, according to the AFP news agency.
Cars overturned, cops beaten
Several protesters entered the city government's main building and were seen smashing computers, overturning desks and throwing documents out the windows to loud cheers from the crowd.
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An AFP photographer described the scene, saying demonstrators seized bottles of liquor and wine from the offices, along with cartons of cigarettes -- all of which Chinese officials frequently receive as bribes.
Reuters witnessed five cars and one minibus being overturned. Over 1,000 police -- some paramilitary -- guarded the city government office compound in lines.
At least two police officers were dragged into the crowd at the government office and punched and beaten enough to make them bleed.
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According to the AFP, searches including "Qidong" on China's popular microblogging site Sina Weibo were blocked Saturday. Sina Weibo has over 250 million subscribers.
Earlier posts on Weibo and on Twitter indicated that the protesters had stripped the clothes off the local party secretary, but these reports could not be immediately verified.
On Friday, in an effort to stave off the protest, the Qidong city government announced it would suspend the project for further research.
But many protesters said on Saturday that postponement was not enough.
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A police car lies overturned as protesters occupy a government building during a protest against an industrial waste pipeline under construction in Qidong, Jiangsu Province on Saturday.
"If the government really wanted to stop this project, they should have done it right from the beginning. At this point they are too late," said Xi Feng, a 17-year-old protester.
Local officials took steps to ward off the demonstration and residents received text messages and letters warning that any public demonstration would be illegal.
The reversal came Saturday afternoon, when Nantong Mayor Zhang Guohua announced in a statement that the city would terminate the project proposed by a Japanese-owned paper factory in its jurisdiction.
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Environmental worries have stoked calls for expanded rights for citizens and greater consultation in the tightly controlled one-party state.
The outpouring of public anger is emblematic of the rising discontent facing Chinese leaders, who are obsessed with maintaining stability and struggling to balance growth with rising public anger over environmental threats.
The protest followed similar demonstrations against projects the Sichuan town of Shifang earlier this month and in the cities of Dalian in the northeast and Haimen in southern Guangdong province in the past year.
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In Shifang, the government halted construction of a copper refinery following protests by residents that it would poison them. It also freed most of the people who were detained after a clash with police.
The leadership has vowed to clean up China's skies and waterways and increasingly tried to appear responsive to complaints about pollution. But environmental disputes pit citizens against local officials whose aim is to lure fresh investment and revenue into their areas.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: X Force Commander Toy Airplanes and Super Famous Toy Cars and Motorcycles
Units: About 5,000
Importer: S.U. Wholesale Inc., of Vernon, Calif.
Hazard: The recalled toys contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The "X Force Commander" is a set of six plastic jet airplanes. Item number 5689 is printed on the front of the packaging. The airplanes are painted green, red, blue, silver, black and yellow. The "Super Famous" is a set of a plastic toy car and a motorcycle. The car is yellow or red and the motorcycle is gray.
Sold at: Dollar Stores nationwide from September 2006 through November 2007 for about $1.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take these toys away from children and return to them to the store where purchased for a refund.
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I am so frustrated lately that I just need to vent!! I'm tired of being told that DD is too old to nurse, that I am abusing her by nursing, and that I need to let her cry instead of giving into her demands.
To begin, I have NO support. Mine and DH's parents only FF their kids and never even attempted to try to BF, so they never supported the decision from the beginning. When DD was only a few months old my MIL gave her formula behind my back, which I am still upset about!
My MIL always makes comments like "you are STILL breastfeeding?" and "I feel so bad, I should have helped you get Ayna in her crib sooner" and my mother always tells me there's a pill that will help me dry up...
The friends that I do have left always roll their eyes when DD asks to nurse and tell me that I need to "just stop," even friends who have kids. I got pregnant when I had just turned 19, so they think I need to be out partying now that I'm 21. Even if I wasn't nursing I wouldn't be drinking. My husband, unfortunately, is an alcoholic, so I see what it does to a person's life and it's not worth it! (But that's a different story!)
DH supported my decision to BF in the beginning, but now he just thinks it's weird, so he says I have until she's 3... We'll see about that! He thinks she nurses so often because she's addicted to the nicotine still. ( I have been cigarette free for a week now yay!!) He has been okay with me sleeping in DD's room though, but I think that's because DH and I are only sleeping at the same time for 3 hours anyways and he doesn't want to roll over on her.
In one of my college classes (I'm a full time student) my professor had us write down a fact about ourselves on a note card for her to read only. I wrote that I believe in extended breastfeeding and self weaning. I later found out that she had just had a baby and was FFing ... so she looked at me weird the rest of the semester!
I'm just frustrated at how ignorant people are! I research everything before I make a decision and I CHOSE what was best for my child: co-sleeping and extended breastfeeding! What the heck id people do before formula and cribs!!
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I have been BF since day one
I have an over milk supply @ night so I pump then freeze into bags.
My LO is 11 weeks & whenever I want to leave the house & the hubby tries to feed him through bottle he screams! he wont take it, just like a paci
do any of you ladies have or had this problem? and how can I fix it?
now I'm thinking will he ever take the EBM? should I even continue to pump?


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As city administrator, I would like to openly thank Mr. Everett Jacob for his recent letter to the editor addressing the possible options to prevent fraud in city finances.
Fraud of taxpayers' hard-earned money is one the most important issues that I face and appreciate his and all of the City of Goliad's concern.
I would also like to clarify some of the misstatements regarding fraud protection. The City of Goliad maintains, as it has for many years, an anonymous fraud prevention and detection system that allows for city employees to anonymously contact our auditors if there is any suspicion of fraud. The fraud prevention practices that are used were adopted per the recommendation of the auditors and thus further recommendations for such practices are no longer found in the annual report.
As a result of our fraud prevention and our internal controls, we were able to identify possible fraudulent activity that was occurring recently and actions were taken to remedy the issue. The effectiveness of our internal controls and fraud prevention is the exact reason why we were able to confront that issue.
As stated previously, the city is absolutely open to comments and suggestions for improvement. The doors at City Hall are always open and we welcome anyone who genuinely interested in improving our city to stop by anytime to directly address their causes for concerns.
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A majority of voters agreed with President Obama's decision to halt deportation of young undocumented immigrants, according to a new Bloomberg Poll out Tuesday. The President made a popular move with his announcement last Friday, with 64 percent of likely voters agreeing with the new policy, while just 30 percent disagreed.
Along party lines, only Republicans disagreed the move, with 56 percent of likely GOP voters opposed to the policy. Close to 9 in 10 Democrats (86 percent) liked the move. A large majority of independents, 66 percent, backed the decision, while just 26 percent opposed it.
Thus far, the new rule has been a political win for the president, while Mitt Romney – who has refused to say whether or not he would repeal the executive action if elected – is caught between his right-wing base and alienating Latino voters. Yesterday, a Latino Decisions poll showed that enthusiasm for Obama among Latino voters jumped significantly after the announcement.
The Bloomberg poll surveyed 734 likely voters and had a margin of error of /- 3.6 percent.


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I once swore that I'd never pressure my baby to eat. I honestly never thought I'd do it. I have read how dammaging it can be, and how it can lead to all sorts of food related issues down the road.
But I think I've been pressureing my 13.5 mo ds to eat lately. He doesn't seem to like veggies at all anymore, and often will also refuse meat and fruit. He used to eat beans and seemed to love them, but now he just spits them out, even when he was the one who put it in his own mouth. It seems like if he had his way, all he'd eat besides breastmilk is cheese, yogurt, breads, pasta, crackers, rice, and cereal.
I've tried tricking him into eating veggies, but he's getting so smart, he usually figures it out.
Also, where is the line btwn encouraging a child to eat and pressuring him to eat?
It's so frustrating because he'll yell and reach for the fridge as if to say he's hungry, but will outright refuse to eat what I offer him.
Some days, he pretty much nurses like a newborn because he didn't eat much if any solids. Not that I mind nursing him; in fact, that's one thing I can't ever feel guilty about feeding him "too much" of.
And I keep getting such mixed messages about what and how to feed him. I keep hearing, "Don't try to force your child to eat;" children who are allowed to choose what to eat and how much are healthier than children whose caregivers pressure them to eat. But then I also hear it stressed over and over again how important it is for children to be eating a ballanced diet, especally including vegtables and fruits. But if all he'll eat is grain and dairy, should I really just keep giving him that until he fills himself up on two food groups?
So, for the expert moms who've been there, help please?