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Skip to comments.REPORT: General Petraeus To Quit As US Commander In Afghanistan
Posted on 02/15/2011 3:04:29 PM PST by VRWCTexan
General David Petraeus, the most celebrated American soldier of his generation, is to leave his post as commander of US and Nato forces in Afghanistan. The Times can reveal that the Pentagon aims to replace General Petraeus, who was appointed less than eight months ago, by the end of the year
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/petraeus-out-2011-2#ixzz1E4UKvDdB
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Is he being fired or leaving on his own will?
Running for office, I presume?
This could be very bad news...
I wonder where he stands on balanced budgets? Federalist Papers? Apple pie?
Well, that was quick.
I guess this means we got Osama? /sarc
I doubt he's running for office. K@t!e C0ur!c interviewed Petraeus' wife last week on her failing evening newscast. I thought that was just strange. Not that I don't want to know what the wife of Petraeus thinks, but it was just weird.
probably a thankless job.
Maybe he has advance notice that the troops will be pulled out.
Is he running?
It was temporary anyway, it was a step down for him to take this job.
Probably sick of the CIC and his merry band of America haters running the war.
Mike Mullins' term as Joint Chiefs Chairman is up in October. Watch for Petraeus to get the appointment as a reward for his work in Afghanistan
Why would Petraeus want to debase himself by getting into politics?
Agreed. I don't think he plans to run for any office.
Well this is bad, Patreaus was the only Commander I really had confidence in, if he is pulling the plug it could be yet another change in direction for the war effort in Afghanistan.
Only this time the replacement will have had no track record of success.
I see no positives in this move.
There really hasn't been any significant reporting from Afghanistan, as far as I can see. Every once in a while a report of troops being killed by an IED or the like, but no sense of what is happening there, if anything.
I really get the feeling that this has turned into a meaningless war, where our troops are getting killed for nothing, and where the ROEs don't really even permit them to defend themselves.
About all I can tell from the reports is that the body count keeps going up, and we don't really seem to be winning anything or getting anywhere. McCrystal and Petraeus are both very capable leaders for this kind of war, but I think their hands have been tied.
I knew from the time Obama picked him they were setting him up to fail and be discredited. And lo and behold. I see this.
His tenure in Afghanistan had to be for a limited time, because he has already had his turn at the helm, and then some. Let's keep in mind that he took a demotion to replace Stanley McCrystal, and I'm certain General Petraeus is looking forward to spending some time with the grandkids.
Moochele will take the job and attempt to "get Afghans moving"!
Mystary solved — he is being fired because he wasn't nice enough to the Taliban, he wanted to defeat them, instead of bowing to them.
See this article:
Afghanistan: Petraeus, personalities and policy
"Petraeus, more than anyone else, has been identified with the intensified military campaign in Afghanistan which, according to critics of the policy, has reduced prospects of a political settlement by alienating Taliban leaders who might otherwise be coaxed into peace talks.
His departure, especially with Gates on his way out, could create the space for Obama to recalibrate Afghan strategy, backing away from the military surge and focusing more on a political settlement - if he wants to do so."
There is NO POSSIBLE WAY that I would vote for a man that let LTC Lakin and Major Cook swing slowly in the wind.
There is NO POSSIBLE WAY that I would vote for a man that allowed his troops to serve under a likely usurper posing as president and Commander in Chief.
While General Patraeus might be willing to fall on a grenade for his troops against a foreign enemy on foreign soil, I **seriously** doubt that he would defend the Constitution against a **domestic** enemy. Gee! doing that might hurt his career or pension. /s
I guess they'll have to fire his replacement too. (I know who it is) He is even meaner than Petraeus is.
Palin/Petraeus 2012
Ugh... If this is true, then the situation in Afghanistan could be grim. Petraeus was brilliant in Iraq as a counter-insurgency leader. I have difficulty thinking of anyone who would do a better job. I have even less confidence in Obama in picking a replacement.
My brother is a Colonel who he hadn't voted in years. He said he was apolitical and answered to whomever was CIC. He did vote for McCain, but he said he didn't think it would make much difference if Obama got elected. He was wrong and now he's unhappy with Obama so he's retiring. DADT did it.
BTW, he was on Petraeus' staff.
We're forgetting what Bob Woodward wrote in his book. He said that Obama wasn't going to risk losing his base of left wing loons — I'm paraphrasing, I'm sure — over Afghanistan. Petreaus is a good military man, waging a war he's not ALLOWED to win, seeing good men being killed and injured for no good reason, and he probably said, "F-— it, I'm not going to be a part of this anymore!"
I'd bet on it. No way he leaves a war un-won after only eight months in charge. That's not his history; that's not his style. This is an anti-Obama move if there ever was one.
And he voted for Obama in 2008.
Ugh Oh!... He may be in Kansas again.. The Wizard of OZ.. may have been exposed as the slimy traitor he is..
The end of the year is a ways away
But virtually the entire U.S. civilian and military leadership in Afghanistan is expected to leave in the coming months, including Ambassador Karl Eikenberry and the embassy's other four most senior officials, Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the U.S.-led international coalition, and Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, who runs day-to-day military operations there.
No final decisions have been made, but military officials said that Petraeus, who took command last July, will rotate out of Afghanistan before the end of the year.
And he voted for Obama in 2008.
Are you certain?
maybe he;s opposed as most vets and those serving are to the openly serving homosexuals
I don't think he voted for anyone in 2008 but I can't verify it for sure.
MAybe BO is going to make him chairman of the Joint Cheif of Staff?
I don't think that warning us that your posts are peppered with a dose of hyperbole ameliorates your use of the word "traitor" to describe General Petraeus. Surely there are less offensive ways for you to express your disappointment with him.
Forget it. What a joke. Never gonna happen. Geesh.
Glad to read that.
The US is one of only a handful of countries that allow their soldiers to vote in elections. In most European countries, when someone becomes a soldier, they give up their right to vote.
Maybe he just doesn't agree with Gates' rush to get the queers on board. Or maybe it's the ROEs. With this administration, it could be any number of things.
At any rate, I doubt this was ocommie's idea. I think we would have heard rumblings in advance like we did with McCrystal and others.
Just because Petraeus is bailing on ocommie, I don't think means he's running for office. I can think of a thousand reasons to want to get shed of ocommie.
No doubt that he cannot stomach whatever Obama is asking him to do.
Possibly helping the Hillary Clinton campaign?
If you liked McCain you'll love Petraeus.
Obama is insisting on some stupid and dangerous policy in Afghanistan... that will make him look good in the press.
Probably surrender.
Good for The General. Done a fine job considering the 'support' he had.
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Happy Friday everyone! I can't believe the longest day of the year is almost here…and then it's all downhill from there. lol! I'm just kidding…but seriously, savor all of the sunlight you can!
This week was pretty mellow. I had work, but nothing was too overwhelming, and I'm trying to exercise everything I've learned reading the book on stress, to deflect any annoyances that may have occurred. By the way, I noticed another one of my stress triggers is when people constantly interrupt me. I think that annoys everyone though, right? Note to self: be someone who does not interrupt.
Wednesday was a super fun day. First of all, I channeled my inner Katniss Everdeen, and shot some arrows in my producer's backyard. I hadn't done that since high school. I did pretty well for being a re-newbie.
Later in the afternoon I took the "day off" and went to an LA Kings Parade in the South Bay party. As I mentioned in a previous post, all but one or two of the Kings players live in the Beach Cities (Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach), so they had a special parade just for us. How cool is that!? My friend rented a beach cottage and had people over to celebrate, while the players paraded down The Strand right in front of the house. After, we played some beach volleyball.
In the meantime, I was getting emails left and right screaming "URGENT" on them and that I needed to make changes to videos IMMEDIATELY!! My clients were aware of my time off and that I wouldn't be available, so I stood my ground. I let the panic go right over my head and enjoyed the day immensely. I even road my bike to the beach.
As a freelancer, you can feel the pressure to always be "on" and available, but there are times where you can't be everywhere at once. Having that type of event (the parade) so close to where I live happens once in a blue moon. If I had not gone, or cut my time short, I would have regretted it and been bitter and resentful. Instead I got up at 6am the next day and hit the ground running making changes to videos.
So I'm planning two unexpected trips in addition to Fincon 14 in New Orleans in September this year.
The first should be very relaxing and frugal. My friend Karen moved from this area to Bass Lake (near Yosemite) to take over the house her parents used to live in. She has been wanting people to come visit for awhile, but why I hadn't really thought of it I have no idea. Well, that's not entirely true. You see I used to spend A LOT of time there. My ex-boyfriend is from there and his parents still live there, so we went up a lot. It's a tiny town, and I was not comfortable with the idea of ever running into them. But it's been a long time now, and that idea is just ridiculous. Who cares!
So I plan on going up in July sometime to just swim, chill, read, eat, drink wine, and go out on the pontoon boat for a long weekend.
The second trip is to Detroit in October. I wanted to fly my Mom out here so she could spend a week with me and a week with her sister in Orange County. But…and it's way too long of a story, she isn't going to come. Personally, I do not want to live with any regrets in not spending time with my parents. I see on FB all the time friends losing parents. My mom may be
a bit a lot loony, but she is still my Mom.
She did perk up and get really excited when I told her I was coming home. For one, I planned it around a University of Michigan football game (she has season tickets), and two, because I'll be there for my birthday. The good news is it only cost me 15k Southwest points, and I still have another 40k points left.
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Simple CRUD With CodeIgniter
Last week we took a look at an introduction to the CodeIgniter PHP framework. In that example we saw the basics of how CodeIgniter works and the basics of the MVC pattern. But we didn't really do much with models. Today we will look at the power of models in CodeIgniter to make CRUD functions easy.
CRUD stands for create, read, update and delete, which are some of the most basic functions that can be done with data storage. In this tutorial we will be applying CRUD to a MySQL database. We will take a look at the database libraries included in CodeIgniter to ease work with databases, and other included libraries to help out with development as well.
If you haven't yet, you may want to read through An Introduction to CodeIgniter first, so that you at least know the basics of CodeIgniter.
Getting Started
The first thing you should do is setup a database on your server. For the purposes of this tutorial, I will be calling mine "ci". Once that is created, execute the following SQL query to create a simple table.
CREATE TABLE posts ( id INTEGER AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, title TEXT, content TEXT );
Next, we need to do a bit of configuration. Open up config/database.php in your favourite text editor and change the following values to match your database configuration.
$db['default']['hostname'] = "localhost"; $db['default']['username'] = "MySQL Username"; $db['default']['password'] = "MySQL Password"; $db['default']['database'] = "ci";
Next open up config/autoload.php. This file contains the systems to be loaded by default. Change the autoloaded libraries (around line 42) to this:
$autoload['libraries'] = array('database');
We are autoloading the database library because we will be using it a lot throughout this tutorial.
Let's get started by creating new records. First, create a new controller called crud.php. Inside of that file, type in the following code.
class Crud extends Controller { function index() { // Check if form is submitted if ($this->input->post('submit')) { $title = $this->input->xss_clean($this->input->post('title')); $content = $this->input->xss_clean($this->input->post('content')); // Add the post $this->posts_model->addPost($title, $content); } $this->load->view('crud_view'); } }
When the index function of our crud controller is called, it first checks if the form, which we will create, has been submitted. Next the input is run through an XSS filter for security purposes, and then added to the database through a function we will create.
Finally, a view will be loaded to display the form, and later, the posts.
The Model
Models are used in the MVC pattern for working with data. In CodeIgniter they are located in the models directory. Create a new model called posts_model.php. Type the following code inside it.
class Posts_model extends Model { function addPost($title, $content) { $data = array( 'title' => $title, 'content' => $content ); $this->db->insert('posts', $data); } }
This is a very simple example. Our model class, called Posts_model contains a function called addPost, which can be used with two parameters for the title and the content of the post. An array called $data is created which stores the values. Finally the data is inserted into the database using a function included in the database library, which we automatically loaded.
Creating The Form
For our form will be using a view. Create a new view called crud_view.php.
To build the form, we will use the form helper, which is a library included in CodeIgniter to help make building forms easier. Using the form helper, here is the code to create our form.
<?php $this->load->helper('form'); ?> <?php echo form_open('crud'); ?>
 <?php echo form_input('title'); ?>

 <?php echo form_textarea('content'); ?>

 <?php echo form_submit('submit', 'Submit'); ?>
 <?php echo form_close(); ?>
Now you can test it out. Point your browser to index.php/crud/ and try filling out the form. Check the database in phpMyAdmin (or whatever you use). If everything went well, there should be some new rows in the table. If it works, we can continue to the next part!
Reading from the database is still very simple in CodeIgniter, but a bit more complicated than inserting. Inside of our model, add in this new function:
function getPosts() { $query = $this->db->get('posts'); $posts = array(); foreach ($query->result() as $row) { $posts[] = array( 'id' => $row->id, 'title' => $row->title, 'content' => $row->content ); } return $posts; }
This function first creates a query that gets all of the rows from the posts table of the database. Using a
foreach statement, it loops through all of the rows to create an array. When that is finished, the function returns an array of all the posts.
Next, inside our controller, inside the index function, delete the line that loads the view, and add in the following lines of code in its place.
$data = array(); $data['posts'] = $this->posts_model->getPosts(); $this->load->view('crud_view', $data);
The variable $data is declared as an array. Then an array inside of $data contains all of our posts, using our getPosts function. And then it loads the view again, this time passing in the $data variable, now containing all of our posts.
Next we are going to display all of the posts to the user. Because we passed them in to the view, we just need to add a few lines to the view, below the form, to get it to display the posts.
<?php if (isset($posts)): foreach ($posts as $p): ?>
<?php echo $p['title']; ?>
 <?php echo $p['content']; ?> <?php endforeach; else: ?>
No posts found
 <?php endif; ?>
This first checks if there are any posts to display. If there are, it simply loops through each of them, displaying the title and the content for each of them. If there are no posts to show the user, it shows them a very informative message.
To update data in the database, first add a new function to our model.
function updatePost($id, $title, $content) { $data = array( 'title' => $title, 'content' => $content ); $this->db->where('id', $id); $this->db->update('posts', $data); }
Our new function, updatePost, accepts three parameters, for the id of the post to update, the new title of the post, and the updated content.
$data is an array that stores the title and content. Next a function included in CodeIgniter's database library tells the next SQL query where the row should be updated. In this case it is where the id field of the table is equal to $id. And lastly, the update function is called, which updates the posts database table with the information supplied.
A new form needs to be created to be able to update the post. Create a new view called updateform.php and type in the following code which makes use of CodeIgniter's form helper.
<?php $this->load->helper('form'); ?>
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 <?php echo form_open('crud/update/'.$id); ?>
 <?php echo form_input('title'); ?>

 <?php echo form_textarea('content'); ?>

 <?php echo form_submit('submit', 'Submit'); ?>
 <?php echo form_close(); ?>
A new function also needs to be added to the controller for this to work.
function update() { $id = $this->uri->segment(3); if ($this->input->post('submit')) { $title = $this->input->xss_clean($this->input->post('title')); $content = $this->input->xss_clean($this->input->post('content')); $this->posts_model->updatePost($id, $title, $content); $data['posts'] = $this->posts_model->getPosts(); $this->load->view('crud_view', $data); } else { $data = array('id' => $id); $this->load->view('updateform', $data); } }
As you can probably tell, this function is very similar to the one to add posts. However this one deals with URI segments. A segment is just a part of a URI, which contains a certain value. Here we use the third segment of the URI, which contains the ID of the post to update.
If the form has been submitted, the title and content are run through an XSS filter again, and the post is updated. It also retrieves all of the posts and passes them into the crud_view view, which is loaded after a post has been updated.
If the form has not been submitted, the form is loaded, with the ID of the post passed in, as it is used in the form.
To test this out, point your browser to index.php/crud/update/YourID, replacing YourID with the ID of the post you would like to update.
We will finish off this tutorial with Delete, which uses some very simple functions. Create one last function inside of our model.
function deletePost($id) { $this->db->where('id', $id); $this->db->delete('posts'); }
That's really all there is to it. The where function is used just like in the "update" function, to indicate which rows will be affected. And then the next statement which simply deletes that row.
Another simple function must be added to our controller, this one called delete.
function delete() { $id = $this->uri->segment(3); $this->posts_model->deletePost($id); $data['posts'] = $this->posts_model->getPosts(); $this->load->view('crud_view', $data); }
This, again, gets the ID of the post to delete from the third segment of the URI. The our deletePost function is called to delete the post with that ID. All of the posts are then retrieved, and displayed to the user through the crud_view view.
To do simple CRUD functions with CodeIgniter, it is really a very simple task. If you have any questions, or if somehow, something doesn't work for you, be sure to leave a comment and I will do my best to help you out.
Also, be sure to subscribe to the RSS feed or for email updates, because now that we know the basics of CodeIgniter, I will start posting a series of posts on something more useful, creating a simple website using CodeIgniter.


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The age of the senior relationship manager
A growing focus by investment banks' sales and trading divisions on client analytics has placed an added responsibility on those who face customers the most – senior relationship managers.
As the job title suggests, the SRM is one of the most senior client-facing roles within a bank's markets division. A successful SRM will build strong relationships with clients, understand their needs and help direct them to the person or service they require at a particular time.
The SRM may be sending a client to the London convertibles team today, and next week to the currency desk in Asia. Though many relationship managers will sit within markets divisions, they are increasingly required to provide a view over all of a bank's services, including wealth management, retail services and transaction banking.
Peter Smith, a partner at executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles, said: "An SRM is almost like a vice-chairman – they represent the bank and attempt to leverage the benefit of the whole franchise to clients."
A relationship manager will be proactive in foreseeing future issues. The ideal candidate is one who has a wide range of experience.
Jonathan Evans, managing director at executive recruiter Sammons Associates, said: " The hires we have seen in this area are typically internal moves rather than external. Those with length of experience really lend themselves to the role."
Stéphane Rambosson, a managing partner at executive search firm Veni Partners, said that "lots of sales [people] try and convert to the role – it is senior, better paid and more respected". But, increasingly, SRM is not just about sales. Increasingly, these professionals are taking on analytical functions, determining touch points with clients and how profitable they are to the bank as a whole.
One SRM said: "I was brought in to help my employer be a lot more organised, efficient and systematic in the way we face clients. It is about developing client lists, prioritising the most important ones and allocating resources, be that people's time or risk capital, most appropriately."
Philippe Morel, head of capital markets at consultancy the Boston Consulting Group, said in a recent report that implementing client-centric strategies would require changes in how investment banks operate: "They will need stronger governance from the top to drive these changes – and to foster employee behaviour that creates value."
This added importance is being reflected in more senior reporting lines.
Smith said: "SRMs may once have reported into heads of sales, but they are now sitting at a much higher level. They are working with heads of markets and chief operating officers to really understand what a bank's core client base is and how they can take wallet share from rivals with those clients."
One such example is Laura Atherley, the global head of senior relationship management at Nomura, who held a similar role at the Royal Bank of Scotland. She now reports to both the bank's head of global markets sales and its head of global markets. She also sits on the bank's global markets executive committee.
But, like other areas, the role is not without its challenges. It is arguably an area ripe for cost savings and improvement.
In a joint report earlier this year, Oliver Wyman and Morgan Stanley said: "We estimate up to $30 billion of industry costs are tied up in client-facing roles through a combination of relationship managers, corporate finance and transaction banking product specialists, secondary trading product specialists and other management roles."
The analysts added they saw "significant potential for cost reduction from stripping out inefficient, duplicative layers of sales, coverage and client service".
So, what does that mean for the SRM of the future? BCG's Morel said that it could put added emphasis on the role as banks determine in which products and areas to specialise. He said: "Until recently, client focus was predominantly the playing field of relationship experts. However, many investment banks are increasing their investment in client-centric initiatives, reviewing their segment and coverage models, and continuing to reduce their long tail of unprofitable clients."
That suggests the role is opening up to others, particularly with cross-asset class expertise. Rambosson said: "There is, maybe, more importance placed on the SRM role now than before. Clients like to have a contact point with a bank at a senior level, but part of it is also rationalising relationships over several asset classes."
Heidrick's Smith added: "A good SRM is increasingly someone who has been a senior professional within a markets division. They don't want to run a P&L, but want to stay involved in promoting the broader client franchise."
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New Balance has been making some major waves this year with some quality projects only they could bring you. So it comes to no surprise that Hanon picks NB to work on an up coming three way project which also includes the company Eschler (this is not the first time Hanon works with NB). They call it the "Bionic Project". The idea of the project is to explore possibilities of combining a performance fabric, to one of the iconic NB shoes.


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Wiener's Proposals to Streamline Ped Safety Upgrades Pass Supes Committee
A package of legislation aimed at cutting through the bureaucratic red tape that encumbers the city's progress on life-saving pedestrian safety measures was unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee yesterday. The full board is expected to approve the proposals in the coming weeks.
Supervisor Scott Wiener, who proposed the legislation, said it's aimed at reforming several city procedures that often delay pedestrian safety projects, and that it should help the city meet the goal set out in the SFMTA's draft Pedestrian Strategy: cutting pedestrian injuries by 25 percent by 2016, and by 50 percent by 2020.
"Pledges and good intentions only get us so far, and in fact, money only gets us so far," said Wiener. "The process we have in place to implement needed pedestrian upgrades is lacking. We don't have enough inter-agency coordination, and we have outdated codes."
Last year, police reported that 964 pedestrians were injured on San Francisco streets — "the largest number since 2000," said Walk SF Executive Director Elizabeth Stampe. Nineteen of those people were killed, and, she pointed out, 20 to 25 percent of trauma victims in SF hospitals are hit by cars. "That's a huge amount," she said. "Too often, the projects to fix these dangerous streets just take too long, and the bigger projects often get whittled down."
Wiener said the legislation would push agencies to better coordinate with one another on street infrastructure projects by creating a Street Design Review Committee. It also calls upon agencies to "modernize street code provisions" and "formulate clear procedures" for coordination. One ordinance in the package would make it easier for developers to implement pedestrian safety projects as gifts to the city in lieu of impact fees, and another targets strict interpretations of the fire code that can limit sidewalk extensions.
The SF Fire Department has resisted the fire code amendment, since it would relax the city's definition of roadway obstructions, which department heads say could inhibit fire truck and ambulance access. Changes to street widths in California must adhere to a fire code requirement that 20 feet of clear roadway be provided, and under Wiener's proposal, curbs less than six inches high would not be considered an obstruction by the city.
"We want less people run over in the streets," said Fire Marshal Thomas Harvey. "But we do have difficulty trying to bridge that gap of what provides the best pedestrian safety and what actually allows for our operational needs and does not limit our fire department vehicle access."


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Two new Apple patents have appeared at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office that show Apple is working on different antenna ideas.
Patent number 8223082 involves slot antennas for electronic devices. The slot antennas may have a dielectric-filled slot that is formed in a ground plane element. The ground plane element may be formed from part of a conductive device housing. The slot may have one or more holes at its ends.
The holes may affect the impedance characteristics of the slot antennas so that the length of the slot antennas may be reduced. For example, the holes can be used to synthesize the impedance of the slot antennas so that the slot antennas have a resonant frequency that is different from their natural resonant frequency.
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After quarters of confounding Wall Street "expert" analysts with better-than-expected earnings, could Apple, Inc. (
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That prediction has been boosted by Cirrus Logic Inc. (
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Cirrus's chip stock fluctuates primarily with the sales of its largest customer Apple's devices. Thus the large stock of unsold chips indicates weak sales of Apple's flagship devices.
Vernon Essi Jr., an analyst at Needham & Comp. told
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, "[The warning] indicates that the recent fears of Apple's lackluster iPhone demand...are warranted."
Since the passing of iconic leader and late CEO Steven P. Jobs, Apple has continued to grow steadily under the quiet leadership of new CEO Tim Cook, but some fear the company is losing its marketing luster. Apple's faces tough competition from Android rivals --
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Apple CEO Tim Cook has voiced concern about his company's plunging share prices.
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For a while it looked like $420 was a solid floor that the stock would resist breaking through. But amid the supplier warning Apple's stock plunged briefly below $400 USD. It is currently trading around $403 USD. Apple has lost over a quarter trillion dollars in market capitalization over the last half year, since hitting a record $700 USD per share last September.
Overall, the tech sector was down on Wednesday, but Apple's stock sunk more than most, dipping over 5 percent on the bad news. Rival Google Inc.'s (
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Waukesha youth football to play at Packers game
The halftime entertainment at the Packers preseason game will feature kids from the Waukesha Youth Football League.
It's part of the Packers' recognition of USA Football Month. The teams will also be on the field during the national anthem.
The Packers have donated more than 3,000 tickets to youth football leagues throughout Wisconsin for the team's home preseason games.
The team reminds fans about the enhanced safety measures, which limit the type and size of bags and stadium seats that can be carried into Lambeau Field.
A replica of Lambeau Field made of Legos will also be on display in the atrium. It was constructed by Milwaukee School of Engineering students.
Friday's game is against the Seahawks.
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Peter Dinklage Reveals High School Suicide Plan
The high school years weren't kind to "Game Of Thrones" star Peter Dinklage, who recently revealed the he and a friend half heartedly talked about committing suicide to escape the torment.
The actor, 43, has a form of Dwarfism that apparently made him an outcast among his peers at his New Jersey high school.
He told Playboy magazine: "Everything in high school feels like it's life or death. I went to a pretty athletic high school, and I didn't have many friends. I remember once talking to my best friend, and we came up with the idea that we should hang ourselves off the bell tower: 'That'll show them!'
"We totally had no inclination to commit real suicide at all; we just liked the idea of the whole town responding to this tragedy, how the school would mourn... We were so dramatic."
He also said: "High school is a funny thing. On one hand you're so fragile. But I thought I was William Burroughs by the age of 13, so I had this massive ego as well."
In the interview, Dinklage also talks about accepting acting roles based on his size, being a DwILF, performing puppet shows for the neighbors as a kid, and receiving an interesting gift from a "Game Of Thrones" fan prior to taking the stage for a commencement speech.


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High Court Confirms Appointment of Examiner to Aer Arann
Wednesday 8th September 2010: In the High Court today Justice Mary Finlay Geoghegan confirmed the appointment of Mr. Michael McAteer of Grant Thornton as Examiner to Comhfhorbairt (Gaillimh) trading as Aer Arann.
The company has been in Interim Examinership and under the protection of the Court since August 26th following a petition made by the airline to the High Court.
Aer Arann continues to operate normally during the period of examinership, flying all Aer Arann services and all Aer Lingus Regional services operated under the airline's franchise agreement with Aer Lingus.
No flights have been cancelled or are planned to be cancelled and reservations can continue to be made on www.aerarann.com. All bookings for Aer Lingus Regional services can continue to be made with confidence on www.aerlingus.com
Aer Arann will remain in examinership for an initial period of up to 70 days. The airline is using this time to re-organise and re-structure the business under the protection of the Court.
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KIEV -- Protesters in Kiev vacated city hall on Sunday after occupying the building for over two months as part of anti-government unrest sweeping Ukraine, in a highly symbolic gesture ahead of a new mass protest.
The building in Kiev's city center had been bustling with activity day and night since it became the "headquarters of the revolution" after protesters trying to oust President Viktor Yanukovych stormed it in December, but on Sunday morning it stood eerily empty.
The evacuation was authorized in return for a last-minute concession on Friday which saw the authorities release all those detained in the unrest.
But it caused consternation among some protesters as key opposition demands such as constitutional reform and a new government still showed no sign of materialising.
"It's a bad decision ... We can't trust the authorities, they're crooks. The opposition is making a big mistake," said Volodymyr Penkivski, a 56-year-old protester who had come from northern Ukraine.
"Yanukovych will take other (protesters) hostage. We can't beat a retreat. Otherwise we will all go to prison."
Ruslan Andriyko, who had been in charge of city hall, handed the building over to the authorities in a ceremony overseen by Switzerland's ambassador to Kiev, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, of which Ukraine is a member.
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Official 2010 Festival de Cannes poster is announced
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As is customary, a couple of weeks before the Festival announces the line-up, they release the official poster.
This year the poster continues with the theme of incorporating stars into the design. French actress Juliette Binoche takes centre stage in a photo by Brigitte Lacombe.
Our verdict... not a bad effort, we like the minimalism, and it's certainly more interesting that last year's just plain weird poster. But it's not amongst the best.
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According to a one recent study, 60 percent of dog guardians have been distracted by their canine companions while driving, and only 17 percent use some sort of restraint system for their furry friends. Using a travel harness, carrier, or restraint for your companion animal protects you and your dog by minimizing distractions while driving and safeguarding your animal from being thrown about in an accident.
Penny, my rescued spotted princess, accompanies me to work every day, and before starting our commute, we both buckle up. In addition to a restraint, she also has a hammock-type seat cover that keeps the seat clean from her hair and serves as a barrier between the front and back seats. Although Penny isn't typically a distraction (car rides equal nap time for her), I invested in a harness for her to keep her safe in case of a crash. If a wreck occurs at just 35 miles per hour, a 60-pound dog can exert 2,700 pounds of force on impact!
There are plenty of companies that manufacture travel safety gear for companion animals, and you can find them at pet supply stores or through online retailers. A simple search online produces dozens of results. Protect yourself, other drivers, and your furry friends by making sure your animals are safely secured while driving.
Where do you go with your dog in the car? Does your pooch buckle up?
This article was written by Lauren Gordon and originally appeared on PETA.org.
I don't keep my little dog restrained in the car and he goes everywhere with me. Yesterday i was involved in a auto accident where the other driver ran a red light and hit us so hard it shook me up and almost knocked out my dog. He was sitting on by lap and was thrown violently against the passenger window. That window is usually left open for him but not that day, thank God. It was a major road with so much traffic there is no doubt in my mind that had that window been open he would have been ejected and run over by a car. I've had this little dog for 11 years and it would have torn me up if anything had happened to him. Now i am extremely cautious of other drivers when we go for a drive, for his sake.
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TOKYO – EM continues to assist Japan as it recovers from a 2011 nuclear accident through a newly formed bilateral commission established to build on the close, collaborative relationship between the U.S. and Japan.
Senior Advisor for Environmental Management David Huizenga and EM Office of Tank Waste Management Director Steve Schneider were among the members of a U.S. delegation led by Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman at the recent inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Commission on Civil Nuclear Energy Cooperation in Tokyo.
The commission serves as a senior-level forum for the U.S. and Japan to consult and collaborate on issues affecting the global development of civil nuclear energy. The commission will discuss future nuclear energy cooperation and advance shared interests in areas such as nuclear safety and security and decontamination and decommissioning.
Led by Poneman and Japan's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Koro Bessho, the commission established five high-level working groups, one of which will focus on decommissioning and environmental management. EM and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are leading that group and will work with Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
"EM looks forward to continued cooperation between the U.S. and Japan on the Fukushima site cleanup," Huizenga said. "This working group led by EM and EPA provides a great opportunity for the U.S. and Japan to share knowledge and lessons learned from the accident and cleanup experience that may benefit both countries."
The other working groups are involved with civil nuclear energy research and development, emergency management, nuclear security and safety and regulatory issues. The groups are scheduled to convene to discuss priorities and activities and provide updates to the commission in three months. The next commission meeting will be held in the U.S. in 2013.
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Luigi Russolo, Futurist
Noise, Visual Arts, and the Occult
Publication Year: 2012
Published by: University of California Press
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TItle Page, Copyright, Dedication
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List of Illustrations
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Like every work that aspires to be scientific, this book is not the result of a solitary effort; rather, it is the product of a multifaceted dialogue. My thanks therefore go first to Mary Francis for having encouraged me from the inception of this dialogue, for her constant and enthusiastic support, and for guiding me through the treacherous traps that accompany all publications. Other key participants...
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On a summer evening the Russolos were entertaining a guest, when Russolo, pleading fatigue and sleepiness, went to bed. The lady and the guest continued chatting for a little longer, until she, the good nights said, retired. While ascending the internal staircase, her gaze was attracted upward: something that had never happened to her. It was then that she saw a kind of white ghost appearing at the banister of the landing, and quickly recognized...
PART ONE. Luigi Russolo from the Formative Years to 1913
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1. Futurism as a Metaphysical Science
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It is surprising how little the common perception of futurism has changed since 1967, when Maurizio Calvesi complained about the "reductive general idea of Italian futurism as a simple exaltation of the machine and superficial reproduction of movement." 1Although the futurists did not always agree among themselves on a definition of the movement, they certainly would not have shared a view that reduces futurism to merely...
2. Occult Futurism
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Celant maintains that both Balla and Bragaglia were pointed to the reading of occult texts by the brothers Arnaldo and Bruno Ginanni Corradini, counts of Ravenna. Given the brothers' precocious interest in the occult sciences, their influence on the futurist movement in occult matters during the early years may have been decisive.....
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At its core, the art of noises was for Luigi Russolo a process of conjuring the spirits, a process he divided into two parallel moments: one in which noise became spiritualized, the other in which spirits materialized. Russolo first painted this process in 1911, and he began to put it into practice a year later. Some scholars have mentioned the relationship between Russolo and the occult arts in his early years...
4. Painting Noise: La musica
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Interpretations of La musica tend to follow similar paths. Zanovello cited the first public reviews of the painting, which indicate that the work generated substantial interest in the artistic community. Filippo Quaglia wrote in the Avanti! issue of June 11, 1911: "With the painting La musica, Russolo achieved clamorous success; he knew how...
5. Russolo and Synesthesia
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An in-depth analysis of La musica is essential to understanding Russolo's research in the transition years immediately preceding his manifesto of March 11, 1913, "L'arte dei rumori: Manifesto futurista," and fully to contextualize the art of noises that the manifesto inaugurated. Read in this context, the painting can be seen to set out a clear and well-conceived poetics of music, and to exhibit the profound spiritual notions...
6. Russolo's Metaphysics
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Futurism is concerned with the essence of reality, because all that exists is essentially composed of vibrations of different intensities in the ether. Like Boccioni and Carrà, Russolo was convinced that an artist's true objective was to penetrate bodies and discover this essence. Futurists believed that investigation, analysis, and comprehension of the real ought to be guided by an epistemology founded on a solid...
PART TWO. The Art of Noises and the Occult
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7. Intonarumori Unveiled
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Russolo considered the intonarumori to be more than simply musical instruments. But what then does that make the special compositions Russolo wrote for the intonarumori, which he first called reti di rumori (networks of noises) and then spirali di rumori (spirals of noises)? And what is the real significance of Risveglio di una città (Awakening of a city), the most famous of these spirali?uniF6DC...
8. The Spirali di Rumori
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On November 1, 1913, Lacerba published Russolo's article "Conquista totale dell'enarmonismo mediante gli intonarumori futuristi" (total conquest of enharmonism through the futurist intonarumori). in it Russolo defines his first two works, Risveglio di Capitale and Convegno d'automobili e d'aeroplani, as reti (networks) of noises. A few months later, on March 1, 1914, Lacerba published ...
9. The Arte dei "Romori"
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Russolo scholars share a particular admiration for the speed with which the artist completed his instrument-building projects.1 Maffina, for instance, in his biography of Russolo, writes: "It is nothing less than surprising that in such a brief period — not just the crafting time needed for their construction (which was perhaps entrusted to various...
10. Controversial Leonardo
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The futurists took a rather contradictory attitude toward Leonardo, which can only be explained if one separates his work from its canonization. Futurist public attacks on Leonardo centered not on his work but on what he represented of the past. Typically, futurist rage toward the past has been explained through a hermeneutical script...
11. Third Level
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Beyond the process of spiritualizing / sanctifying the noise (first level) and that of synthesizing different noises into unity (second level), Russolo contemplated a third level. During the creative process described so far, the inspired artist is transported to a higher plane of consciousness, which allows him to comprehend the world from a privileged...
Conclusion: Materialist Futurism?
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The question whether there are such things as black or red magic, mediumistic séances or ideoplastic materializations, is not germane to my discussion. But what about the intonarumori? Were they or were they not a "portal to the beyond"? Or were they only a metaphor for it? That, too, does not matter. Artworks are screens over which artists....
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Print-ISBN-13: 9780520270640
Page Count: 296
Publication Year: 2012
OCLC Number: 782879942
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I recently posited a question on Twitter to feel out the attitudes toward technology related to cloud bridges. As you might recall, IPSec VPN connectivity was cited by attendees (real people) as a major requirement for cloud bridges at Gartner DC. For some time now, SSL VPNs have been an effective alternative to IPSec VPN so I wondered why it was that IPSec remains the top choice.
Two answers (one from Steve Shah, the other from Hoff) in particular elicited an abstracted thought regarding standards in general.
As Hoff and Steve point out, there's value in standards, particularly with respect to interoperability and the ability to leverage existing skills and infrastructure.
Analysts and pundits agree we are moving toward hyper-hybrid cloud architectures. Federated cloud architectures. Architectures that comprise resources hosted in a variety of cloud environments. Managing such a diverse, distributed set of resources is challenging, particularly when no two cloud provider APIs are the same. Cloud Management Platforms (CMP) like OpenStack and CloudStack are just beginning to emerge as a unifying force, but they are nascent and still immature in terms of managing across the whole infrastructure stack let alone across provider boundaries.
Organizations desiring the ability to consistently manage cloud-based resources today have very few options.
Enter cloud bridges which offer, in part, the ability to extend the data center network (and thus ostensibly existing management systems) into cloud computing environments such as Amazon VPC. Using existing infrastructure and cloud bridging mechanisms, organizations can execute more control and governance over cloud-based resources without needing to invest in figure out how to integrate the provider's API into existing processes and systems.
Standardization, in effect, is a cornerstone of cloud interoperability and federation. To integration. To adoption.
While I agree with Hoff that IPSec offers a level of standardized interoperability not necessarily present in SSL alternatives, I think it's more the standardization that's important to cloud than it is the standard itself *. Organizations need more than just standardized connectivity to the cloud, and that's where Steve's insight comes into play - they need to be able to leverage existing skills and infrastructure as well, and that isn't always realized simply by employing IPSec over SSL.
While IPSec does provide consistency at the network level, it doesn't address the higher level issues of managing resources in a consistent way. Employing two different load balancing services, for example, is going to require an investment in managing two different services using two different (and disconnected) systems. Operations becomes fragmented because standardization is only present in the network - not the management that occurs over that network. While it is certainly the case that standards like IPSec make that standardization less painful and, as pointed out in the discussion by Jack Daniel, offers a more robust set of options, organizations need to look at the bigger picture of how (or if) a solution enables standardization up the stack.
Standardization matters when trying to architect a [hyper-hybrid | multi-cloud | federated ] model. Consistency in operations and policy is critical to the ability to successfully deploy applications without incurring the overhead of diverse management methods. Standardization - but not necessarily standards - are important to realizing that success.
* In case you were wondering, yes, F5 supports IPSec (in fact it achieved ICSA certification for IPSec earlier this year) as well as SSL for VPN connectivity.
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|Yes, I totally gave the Crazies Popems before going to the dentist...I rule!
|Hailey basically telling people what to do, getting tortured by the Tickly Toothbrush, showing off her shiny teeth, and helping the dinosaur with his dentail hygiene.
|Matt waiting for his turn, touching the Tickly Toothbrush, getting his teeth brushed, and also helping out the dinosaur. Apparently that dinosaur has very bad breath.
- Yes, they're the same pictures I put on FB, so don't hate me. Tuesday and Wednesdays are really crazy for me!
- Yes, Hailey put the Dinosaur's Toothbrush in her mouth even though I'm pretty sure it was "for display only." ICK!!!
- We got the Crazies' comforters and I put them right on their bed...I'm a rebel, I know.
- Husband is going away this weekend...ugh.
- I'm supposed to start flossing their teeth...the ones that touch.
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1988 World Series Champions
Today I got to meet 5 members of the 1988 World Series Championship team. First up was Mike Marshall. It's Mike Marshall the hitter. Not to get confused by Mike Marshall the pitcher. Mike had a productive 11 year career. Playing mostly with the Dodgers, he was selected to the All-Star game in 1984 and won a World Series ring in 1988 Next up was Franklin Stubbs. He had a 10 year Major League Career. He played his first 6 seasons with the Dodgers. Was one of the key players in helping the Dodgers win the Championship. Next up was Dave Anderson. He had a 10 year Career. Playing 8 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He won a World Series ring in 1988 Before Kirk Gibson hit his famous Home Run, Mike Davis was At-bat. Dennis Eckersley walked him and the rest is history. Gibson hits the magical homer. Everyone forgets about Davis. He had a 10 year career. Playing his first 8 with the Oakland A's and the last 2 with the Dodgers. Finally the last guy I got to meet was Rick Dempsey. He had a great career playing with several teams. He will always be remembered as a Baltimore Oriole but the Dodgers will never forget him. He won the World Series MVP with the Orioles in 1983 and won a World Series ring with the Dodgers in 1988 He played in 24 seasons. It was great meeting all these guys.
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Hi Roberto:
Did you know that Blue Jays catcher Gregg Zaun is related to Rick Dempsey? He's his uncle.
I found out yesterday while I was looking at Dempsey's stats on Baseball Reference. I had no idea.
So where you from Mike? And who's your favorite team ?
Here's a few hints, I am from North of the border and the CN Tower is right beside the ballpark?
The Toronto Blue Jays are favorite team followed by, the Dodgers, Red Sox, and the Evil Empire from New York — the Yankees.
So you live in Toronto… that's cool.
I'd rather be in sunny California where the weather is warm all year long.
Do you travel to see the Dodgers on the road?
You live in baseball heaven — Los Angeles, Anaheim, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco, all within driving distance… It doesn't get any better than that for a serious baseball fan.
Go Dodgers Go!
Yeah sometimes I see them in San Diego and Anaheim.
That's cool you got to catch up with some of the '88 team. Mike Marshall coulda really been a monster if not for so called " Chronic injuries "…. And thanks for the add on your MS.
Catcher Mike Lieberthal calls it a career after 14 years in MLB. Did you get to see him play at Dodger Stadium? And who is going to replace him behind the dish?
Also, out of all the people that you have met personally so far, who is the most genuine? I'm sure that most of them are cool but there has to be one that sticks out from the rest…
Well he was a back-up catcher. Russell Martin is the starter and they signed Gary Bennett to be the back-up catcher.
I have to say Vin Scully was the most genuine. He is by far the nicest guy you can meet. Well that day anyways, he was nice. Others would be Ernie Banks, Pete Rose, Jose Lima, and to be honest, most of the guys are genuine. Some of the worst is Randy Johnson, Tony Gwynn, and Garret Anderson. Those guys are mean spirited people!
Roberto, thank you very much for the comments… Glad to hear that Scully is number one on your list. He is definitely a class act!
Randy's nose is out of joint and the real problem is, he's too tall and breathes different air …… from the rest of us!
Russell Martin is the man and he's Canadian — all the way from Quebec.