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New Pink Floyd/Slipknot albums coming
This fall Pink Floyd will release "The Endless River", their first new album in 20 years.
Back in the spring it was reported that David Gilmour was in the studio working on a new solo album, but it's now been revealed that the sessions were for the new Floyd album which actually began during the recording of their 1994 album "The Division Bell"
I am.
They probably are too.
The new disc was originally to be called 'The Big Spliff'.
That puts a whole new paintjob on things, huh?
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has revealed that the band has completed recording their new studio album, which will be their first release since 2008's "All Hope Is Gone" and he announced that the band will stage a huge festival they're calling Knotfest this fall in California in Japan. The U.S. festival will be taking place on October 24-26 in San Bernardino, Ca and Slipknot will headline both nights with different sets.
They'll be joined by Danzig, Five Finger Death Punch, Volbeat, Killswitch Engage, Anthrax, Black Label Society, Testament, In This Moment, Hatebreed, Hellyeah, Atreyu, The Devil Wears Prada and more.


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Did God create beings in his own image, and then treat them as if he wished to tantalize them and render them unhappy?
He would not only draw the warriors on, but he would annoy and tantalize them.
As for Di, she behaved perfectly, if she wished to fascinate and tantalize a flirt, such as Sidney Vandyke was said to be.
Has He, can He have created these unquenchable longings only to tantalize them?
You tantalize me to death with talking of conversations by the fireside.
I was disposed to tantalize my pursuer, and wear out his men.
Our friends, the enemy, were now quick to tantalize our pickets with the defeat at Chancellorsville.
I caught a bit and a glimpse at a distance—just enough to tantalize me.
Her companion's frequently repeated effort was to slow down for a talk; hers was to tantalize him by speeding away from one.
You forbid me to tantalize you with an invitation to Weston, and yet you invite me to Eartham!
1590s, from Latin Tantalus, from Greek Tantalos, king of Phrygia, son of Zeus, punished in the afterlife (for an offense variously given) by being made to stand in a river up to his chin, under branches laden with fruit, all of which withdrew from his reach whenever he tried to eat or drink. His story was known to Chaucer (c.1369).

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The tweet brought a storm of outrage and was quickly deleted.
Washington is betting that Russia and China, having come so far toward sanctions, will not back off quickly.
Instantly eviscerated by bloggers, the clip was quickly pulled off the Web—but not before it could be preserved for posterity.
Lanier says she is "fascinated by the psychology of crowds," and how quickly the dynamics can turn toward violence.
Then, out of nowhere, Ohio turned blue so quickly it seemed to take the news media, and the nation, by surprise.
quickly the light died out of his face, leaving it stern and austere.
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RCN Corp. and Starz Encore Group LLC announced a broad new affiliation agreement Monday.
The MSO will launch subscription-video-on-demand service Starz On Demand in its VOD-enabled markets throughout the year, as well as adding Starz! HD and Starz! Kids.
RCN has about 390,000 subscribers,
Starz! HD will be available on the operator's systems in Boston; Manhattan and Queens, N.Y.; Washington, D.C.; San Francisco; and Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley, Pa.
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Rome (AFP) Jan 16, 2012
The 17-deck cruise ship that capsized smack in the middle of a marine nature reserve off Tuscany shows these ocean giants threaten the coastline and should be banned, Italian environmentalists said Monday.
The Costa Concordia remains on its side less than 50 metres (55 yards) from the island of Giglio with more than 2,000 tonnes of diesel oil and slowly releasing objects ranging from refrigerators to cabin furniture and carpeting.
Worried about the impact on the environment, some are calling for banning these colossal ships -- as big as a 10-storey buildings -- from sailing into these sensitive zones.
"That's enough, we have to stop treating these ships like they were simple vaporetti," said Italy's Environment Minister Corrado Clini, referring to the boats that ply the canals of Venice.
He promised to act "to prevent these giant ships from getting close to sensitive zones" to protect the environment in an interview published Monday in La Stampa newspaper.
Three senators from the leftist Democrat Party also demanded that the government issue an emergency decree to ban cruise ships and oil tankers from passing near sensitive areas, including the lagoon of Venice, protected marine zones and the waters around small islands.
Italian environmental group Marevivo slammed the "proven and widespread" practice of allowing cruise liners close to shore "to create a picturesque setting both on board and on land."
It joined the chorus calling for a ban on sailing near fragile zones, like the Tuscan archipelago.
The Tuscan islands of Elba, Giglio, Capraia, Montecristo, Pianosa, Giannutri and Gorgona have formed since 1996 one of the biggest marine parks in Europe.
Protests against cruise ships were planned for this month in Venice even before last weekend's accident on the other side of the peninsula that left at least six people dead.
Activists have been working to ban the huge vessels from mooring off Saint Mark's basin in Venice, a regular stop on cruises that bring 1.6 million passengers to the region each year.
Mario Tozzi, a geologist and ex-president of the protected reserve, said the Costa Concordia strayed from its route of about five kilometres (3.1 miles) offshore "to perhaps see the lights of Giglio close up as well as the landscape and see how it ended.
"Tourism should not involve recklessness," he added.
The cause of the accident late Friday has so far been alleged as human error with Italian media reporting that the captain wanted to sail near Giglio to please the head waiter who hails from there.
The head of the company which owns the monster vessel said it ran aground as a result of an "inexplicable" error by the captain, Francesco Schettino, who was arrested Saturday along with first officer Ciro Ambrosio.
"He carried out a manoeuvre which had not been approved by us and we disassociate ourselves from such behaviour," said Pier Luigi Foschi, the boss of Costa Crociere, Europe's largest cruise operator.
For Tozzi there is no question that super-tankers and cruise ships should be banned from this Mediterranean sanctuary for marine mammals, an area that forms a triangle from the French Riviera to Corsica to the Tuscan coastline.
Last year, about 5.4 million Europeans took cruise holidays, more than double the 2.6 million recorded in 2006, according to the European Cruise Council.
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ITU will host a High Level Workshop to review developments in International Mobile Roaming services (IMRs), 23-24 September in Geneva.
The event will bring together senior representatives of relevant ministries, regulatory bodies and operators to review developments in IMRs, by examining the economic and regulatory steps which have been taken to reduce prices and improve competition.
Results of a new ITU Report on "International mobile roaming services: Facilitating competition and protecting users " will be presented during the Workshop. The paper analyses initiatives to address high prices for international mobile roaming services as well as measures to improve protection for users. Providing analysis of a number of policy and regulatory initiatives and changes in the roaming business model and marketplace, the paper examines developments and discusses best practices and recommendations to develop more efficient markets for international mobile roaming services.
Roaming was a hot topic at the recent World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) with Article 4 of the International Telecommunication Regulations on International Telecommunication Services stating:
4.4 Member States shall foster measures to ensure that authorized operating agencies provide free-of-charge, transparent, up-to-date and accurate information to end users on international telecommunication services, including international roaming prices and the associated relevant conditions, in a timely manner.
4.5 Member States shall foster measures to ensure that telecommunication services in international roaming of satisfactory quality are provided to visiting users.
4.6 Member States should foster cooperation among authorized operating agencies in order to avoid and mitigate inadvertent roaming charges in border zones.
4.7 Member States shall endeavour to promote competition in the provision of international roaming services and are encouraged to develop policies that foster competitive roaming prices for the benefit of end users.
4.4 Member States shall foster measures to ensure that authorized operating agencies provide free-of-charge, transparent, up-to-date and accurate information to end users on international telecommunication services, including international roaming prices and the associated relevant conditions, in a timely manner.
4.5 Member States shall foster measures to ensure that telecommunication services in international roaming of satisfactory quality are provided to visiting users.
4.6 Member States should foster cooperation among authorized operating agencies in order to avoid and mitigate inadvertent roaming charges in border zones.
4.7 Member States shall endeavour to promote competition in the provision of international roaming services and are encouraged to develop policies that foster competitive roaming prices for the benefit of end users.
The text within the international treaty followed agreement by ITU Members from the public and private sectors on measures to reduce 'bill-shock' whereby consumers are faced with unexpected and excessive charges for mobile roaming. In September 2012 they approved Recommendation ITU-T D.98, which includes a number of measures to empower consumers and encourage operators to lower tariffs. These measures represented the first truly international agreement taking steps towards lowering roaming costs.
Participants at the High Level Workshop will be given the opportunity to discuss this Resolution and Recommendation as well as other Recommendations, best practices and initiatives which have led or could lead to lower prices, facilitating more competition and protecting users.
The event is free of charge and open to all ITU Members, mandatory registration is via this webpage. All the information about this High Level Workshop is available on the website: www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regulatory-Market/Pages/Events2013/GE_Roaming/home.aspx.
What do you expect from ITU in the future and where should we be directing our efforts to best serve everyone? What do you see as future challenges? We want to hear your thoughts for our strategy and priorities in the coming years: http://www.itu.int/PublicConsultations
Seeichi Tsugawa, Chairman of ITU-T's Study Group 3 provides a video update on the results of the group's recent meeting.
Meeting at ITU headquarters in Geneva, 21-22 March 2013, the TSB Director's Ad Hoc Group on IPR (IPR AHG) has continued making headway in its bid to ensure protection of the integrity of the standards-development process by clarifying aspects of ITU's Patent Policy and related Guidelines– the Union's main tool to manage the challenges associated with the incorporation of patents in standards (ITU-T Recommendations).
The licensing of standards-essential patents (SEPs) on reasonable and non-discriminatory (RAND) terms is a cornerstone of the standards-development process. The incorporation of SEPs on a RAND basis incentivizes the inclusion of cutting-edge patented technology in technical standards, while also ensuring that the holder of a SEP cannot abuse the dominant market position it gains from widespread adoption of a voluntary technical standard.
The IPR AHG has been active for over fiften years, providing a forum for experts to exchange views on IPR matters and offer advice on the best approach to the patent-standard relationship.
In recent months, certain stakeholders as well as competition authorities have raised concerns regarding the increase in standards-related patent litigation as well as the possible use of SEPs to exclude competitors from a market. American and European regulators have in addition expressed concerns with the possible use of SEPs to pressure standards implementers into accepting higher royalties in bi-lateral licensing negotiations – also referred to as patent hold-ups – an act which undermines the aims of RAND to the disadvantage of standards implementers, hurting the consumers ultimately shouldering these higher costs.
Against this backdrop, ITU held a high-profile Patent Roundtable in October 2012 which assembled all the key private-sector and regulatory players to unravel the source of SEP-related litigation and to plot the course to an appropriate remedy.
Acting on the conclusions of this Roundtable, the IPR AHG is currently undertaking an accelerated series of meetings, targeting two specific questions:
the conditions under which companies that have made RAND commitments should or should not be allowed to seek injunctions; and the clarification of the meaning of the word "reasonable" in the RAND context.
the conditions under which companies that have made RAND commitments should or should not be allowed to seek injunctions; and the clarification of the meaning of the word "reasonable" in the RAND context.
The next meeting of the IPR AHG will take place at ITU headquarters in Geneva, 25-26 April 2013.
A video message from the TSB Director to the IPR AHG can be viewed here.
A two-day tutorial in Gyeonggi, Korea, 30-31 October, will arm ICT experts in the region with the skills necessary to perform the roles of Rapporteur or Editor in the standardization work of ITU-T. The event is sponsored by the Korean government and ITU-T and will be hosted by the Korea ITU Committee. The tutorial will be delivered by Gary Fishman, former Chair of the ITU-T Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG). Watch a video interview with him here.
Rapporteurs are responsible for coordinating standardization work undertaken within a particular "Question" of an ITU-T Study Group. A "Question" refers to a specific area of study and a Rapporteur will oversee work on multiple standards within that subject area, while at the same time liaising with other Questions and Study Groups to ensure that suites of complementary standards are produced in a coordinated manner. An Editor coordinates the construction of particular standard (ITU-T Recommendation); incorporating and consolidating contributions to a standard, and liaising with other Editors, Questions and Study Groups as appropriate. The upcoming tutorial is part of ITU-T's ongoing efforts to increase the efficiency and harmonization of the work performed by ITU-T Study Groups. The tutorialwill address, inter alia:
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In a bid to find a globally agreed solution to concerns that patent hold-ups may reduce innovation and competition, ITU hosted a roundtable on 11 October.
Standards essential patents (SEPs) relate to technology essential for the implementation of a standard in which it is incorporated, and require the patent holder to make a commitment to license the patent under RAND (Reasonable And Non-Discriminatory) terms.
The high-level roundtable was attended by representatives of Apple, Nokia, Ericsson, Microsoft, Samsung, Research in Motion, Motorola Mobility and several other key industry players, as well as regulators, patent offices, government representatives, and experts in intellectual property law.
Many of the participants attended a meeting of the TSB Director's Ad Hoc Group during the following two days. This meeting agreed a roadmap to address the main concerns in particular: the conditions under which companies that have made RAND commitments should be allowed to seek injunctions; and clarification of the meaning of the word "reasonable" in RAND.
The next meetings of the group will be 24-25 January 2013.
In order to help overcome a short-term backlog of editorial work, ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) is inviting applications to work remotely as a Technical Editing Assistant on a temporary consultancy basis.
Applicants should ideally have experience in editing ITU texts through previous involvement with ITU-T Study Groups. The work would involve editing the publications of ITU's Standardization Sector (ITU-T) particularly ITU-T Recommendations; verifying technical consistency and validity, and taking measures to improve the quality in line with ITU-T guidelines and in consultation with relevant experts when appropriate. Remuneration is offered at 4000 CHF a month on the basis of a minimum 400 pages a month depending on the complexity of the text. Applicants should have at least eight years of experience in technical or editorial work, including at least two years editing technical texts in English. For more information or to apply, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Unified action by ITU members to reduce "bill shock" for consumersGeneva, 14 September 2012 – ITU members from the public and private sectors have agreed on measures to reduce 'bill-shock' whereby consumers are faced with unexpected and excessive charges for mobile roaming. They have approved a number of measures to empower consumers and encourage operators to lower tariffs. These measures (Recommendation ITU-T D.98) will represent the first truly international agreement taking steps towards lowering roaming costs.
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Briefing sessions for ITU members on proposals submitted to WCIT-12 and WTSA-12 will be held at ITU Headquarters in Geneva, on 8 and 9 October 2012. The sessions will be chaired by Mohamed Al-Ghanim, Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, United Arab Emirates. The WCIT-12 session will take place the full day on Tuesday 8 October and the morning of 9 October and the WTSA-12 session will follow that afternoon.
These meetings will provide participants with the opportunity to explain their proposals, exchange views and have a better understanding of each other's proposals and positions. The Secretariat will provide two documents, one for WCIT and one for WTSA, showing the consolidated proposals submitted by 1 October 2012.
For further information please refer to Circular 1025
ITU is inviting applications for the post of Study Group Advisor, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), at ITU headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The successful candidate will provide secretariat support to an ITU-T Study Group; assisting the management team and working groups by, inter alia, studying all contributions and consulting with the submitting bodies,preparing draft texts (recommendations, reports, questions, etc.) and providing input on the technical accuracy and comprehensiveness of all such texts.Applicants should have at least seven years of experience in the field of ICTs/telecommunications, including at least three at the international level. A Doctorate in a related field can be considered as a substitute for three years of working experience. Expertise on service definition, numbering, naming, addressing requirements and resource assignment including criteria and procedures for reservation and assignment would be an advantage. In addition knowledge of tariff and accounting matters (including costing methodologies) for international telecommunication services and related telecommunication economic, accounting and policy issues would be an advantage.
Standards from the ITU are at the heart of modern information and communications technologies (ICTs). For more information see: http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/info.
The Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) provides essential logistical support to ITU-T's 10 Study Groups including electronic working facilities and meeting management. It also manages promotion, workshops, membership, documents, finance, the website etc. It is the body responsible for providing cohesion to ITU-T's standards making process.
An attractive package of salary (132,499 -171,699 USD without dependents; 142,285-185,624 USD with dependents [Net of Tax]) plus international allowances and benefits is offered (subject to eligibility).
The closing date for applications is 5 November 2012.
A detailed vacancy notice and application form, including remuneration, can be downloaded here. Applications using the form must be sent to email@example.com or by post to ITU Human Resources Administration Division, Place des Nations, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland. Applications must reach ITU by the closing date.
A new group has been established to investigate academia's approach to ICT standardization, with a view to increasing the weight assigned to the subject in academic curricula. It will also aim to identify ITU-T action to aid its academic membership in this endeavour. Comments are welcome on the Draft Terms of Reference for the TSB Director's Ad Hoc Group on Standards Education, available here. Proposed revisions should be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com by Wednesday 15 August.
The Ad Hoc Group will include representatives of ITU-T, academia and other standards development organizations (SDOs) interested in collaborating to advance standards education worldwide. Participation is open to all interested parties, including non-members of ITU, free of charge.
In this context, "standards education" relates not to technology-focused topics, but rather to education on the importance of standards to the ICT sector, and by extension, to the operation of businesses and economies at large. ICT today underpins almost all commercial activity and it is essential that we familiarize students with ICT standards development processes, standard strategy planning, and business case studies demonstrating the importance of international standards to industry.
A tentative work plan for the group includes; performing a "gap analysis" regarding ICT standardization courses currently offered by universities; gathering information on standards education programs from relevant external groups; developing course or curricula "templates" to be used by academia in constructing standards-education offerings; and identifying strategies to facilitate the adoption of credit-eligible courses in undergraduate and graduate programmes.
The group's first meeting will take place during the Joint ITU-GISFI-DS-CTIF Standards Education Workshop, 8-9 October 2012, Aalborg University, Denmark.
For more information, please see the Ad Hoc Group's webpage here.
ITU is organizing a roundtable on the effectiveness of RAND-based (reasonable and non-discriminatory) patent policies, 10 October 2012.
The ITU Patent Roundtable is being held in light of the recent worldwide increase in patent litigation, and possible lack of adherence to standards bodies' existing IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) policies.
The event, which will be run using a World Café methodology, will provide a neutral venue for industry, standards bodies and regulators to exchange ideas that will guide future discussions on whether current patent policies and existing industry practices adequately respond to the needs of the various stakeholders. It will bring together standards bodies, industry players and government representatives from around the world aiming to find solutions to the key issues today affecting the ICT industry's engagement with patents and standards. More here.
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Standardization Committee for Vocabulary, 11 January 2012 face-to-face meeting
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Convening letter (TSB Circular 221)
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Internet of Things Global Standards Initiative (IoT-GSI)
A new Standards Q&A Forum will promote more interactive discussion between the experts creating ICT standards and those applying them. The pilot project has been launched to enable the submission of queries on all aspects of ITU-T Recommendations, in particular from developing countries. Alongside the transfer of knowledge to developing nations, industry members in the developed world gain an opportunity to tap into new markets; making their products and services known to rapidly growing markets in developing nations. The open, moderated forum will focus on the standardization work of ITU and offers participants a unique opportunity to engage with the experts that develop the standards underpinning ICT. An FAQ section introduces strangers to standardization and the ITU-T, covering all manner of questions from, "Why do we need international standards?," to, "How does the ITU-T decide what needs standardization?" The forum is then organized into the major themes or questions being dealt with by ITU-T study groups.
i. Reducing international Internet costs charged by backbone providers,
supporting, inter alia, the creation and development of regional ICT backbones and Internet Exchange Points to reduce interconnection cost
and broaden network access;
ii. Encouraging ITU to continue the study of the question of the
International Internet Connectivity (IIC) as an urgent matter to develop appropriate Recommendations."
Study Group 3 Regional Group for Asia and Oceania (SG3RG-AO) (former TAS Group) and the associated BDT Workshop
Hanoi, Viet Nam, 04-06 March 2009
See ITU-T SG3RG-AO Collective Letter 3 for more information.
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An Information Note from the ITU IS Department is available to help you configure your laptop for the ITU's Wireless LAN.
See the EWM FAQs page
Next meeting of TSAG - Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group
Geneva, 3-7 December 2007
Registration Form
See TSB Collective-letter 5/TSAG for more information.
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Standards produced by ITU — ITU-T Recommendations — are now available without charge. The announcement follows a highly successful trial conducted from January−October 2007, during which some two million ITU-T Recommendations were downloaded throughout the world.
The experiment's aim was to "increase the visibility and easy availability of the output of ITU-T". Offering standards for free is a significant step for the standards community as well as the wider information and communication technologies (ICT) industry. Now, anyone with Internet access will be able to download one of over 3000 ITU-T Recommendations that underpin most of the world's ICT. The move further demonstrates ITU's commitment to bridging the digital divide by extending the results of its work to the global community.
Director of ITU's Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) Malcolm Johnson, presenting the results of the trial to the 2007 meeting of ITU's Council, said that not only had the experiment been a success in raising awareness of ITU-T, it would also attract new members. Most importantly, he noted, it had helped efforts to bridge the "standardization gap" between countries with resources to pursue standardization issues and those without. "There has been very positive feedback from developing countries," said Johnson. "Last year exactly 500 ITU-T Recommendations had been sold to developing countries; this year, after allowing free access, they have downloaded some 300 000."
ITU-T Recommendations are developed in a unique contribution-driven and consensus-based environment by industry and government members, with industry providing the most significant input. A strong focus of current standards work is providing the foundations for the so-called next-generation network (NGN). Other key areas include IPTV, ICT in vehicles, cybersecurity, quality of service, multimedia, emergency communications and standards for access, such as VDSL 2 — very high speed digital subscriber line 2, the newest and most advanced standard of DSL broadband wireline communications.
ITU-T is establishing an ''Expert Group'' which will review the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs).
The ITRs are an international treaty whose purpose is to promote the development of telecommunication services and their most efficient operation while harmonizing the development of facilities for worldwide telecommunications.
The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) was requested by the Plenipotentiary Conference of 2006 to start the review process of the ITRs, which was last updated in 1988. The review is considered appropriate in light of the changing ICT environment characterized by convergence of telecoms, IT, broadcast as well as other industry sectors and also the liberalization of telecoms markets.
The Expert Group will examine the existing ITRs. The output of the ITU-T review will feed into a World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT) scheduled for 2012. A different process, the World Telecommunication Policy Form (WTPF), will consider emerging telecommunications policy and regulatory issues with respect to international telecommunication networks and services.
The first meeting of the Expert Group will be held in Geneva, 10-11 October 2007. Information relating to the expert group will be available on the ITU-T website here .
Information on the WTPF is available on the ITU-T website here.
PP-06 Decisions on review of the International Telecommunication
Regulations and subsequent actions The ITU Antalya
Plenipotentiary Conference, after considering a number of input documents from
Member States, adopted Resolution
146, which resolved that a review of the International
Telecommunication Regulations should be carried out.
It resolved that ITU-T should carry out a review of the ITRs, engaging with
the other Sectors as may be required, with ITU-T as the focal point, and that
the fourth World Telecommunication Policy
Forum (WTPF) should consider emerging telecommunications policy and
regulatory issues, with respect to international telecommunication networks and
services, for the purpose of understanding them and possibly developing opinions
as appropriate.
Analysis that aims to narrow the difference between fixed and mobile call termination charges will have to go deeper, say delegates to the recent Study Group 3 meeting. Following a more in-depth analysis of the results of two questionnaires issued by SG 3 and answers to some new questions posed to operators worldwide they should be able identify charges that are too high, and negotiate better rates that will in the long term benefit customers and operators alike.
Initial analysis shows that while call termination charges are significantly higher for mobile than for fixed line telephony, they are dropping. There seems to have been a particularly marked decrease in Europe where at the time of the first questionnaire, reflecting the situation 1 January 2006, charges were as much as ten times higher for mobile termination. The second questionnaire, reflecting the situation 1 January 2007, showed charges reduced to three times higher than fixed. However since the respondent groups to the two surveys were not exactly the same the results have not been formally adopted by the Study Group.
In order to get a better picture, it will be necessary, say experts, to understand more on the conditions of the service being offered, for example teledensity (that's the number of telephones per 100 individuals), the type of technology used and whether or not the market is fully competitive. For this reason a third questionnaire will be issued covering the same period as the second.
Termination charges occur when calls are terminated in a network other than that from which they have originated. The goal of the analysis is to develop target rates that can give guidelines to operators. Given target rates it will be easier in areas where there is a big difference between fixed and mobile termination charges to negotiate better rates.
A similar exercise was undertaken for fixed line termination charges in the nineties and resulted in reduced charges.
Next meeting of Study Group 3 - Tariff and accounting principles including related telecommunication economic and policy issues
Geneva, 26 - 30 March 2007
See TSB Collective-letter 4/3 for more information.
Next meeting of TSAG - Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (including meeting of the Seminar Coordination Committee (SCC)) Geneva, 26 February - 1 March 2007
See TSB Collective-letter 4/TSAG for more information.
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SG 3 research identified that in some cases mobile termination rates can be
five to ten times more than fixed termination rates. Termination rates occur
when international calls are terminated in the network of a country other than
that from which they have originated.
results of analysis and validation of statistics, SG3 will develop guidelines
for reducing the gap. See also previous story.
SG 3 will
submit a paper, outlining its activities and future work plan on international
internet connectivity (IIC) to the Internet Governance Forum meeting to be held in Athens, autumn 2006.
It has
been claimed that some charging arrangements for IIC disadvantage smaller
networks and developing countries. In June 2004 an amendment to ITU-T
Recommendation D.50 was made to set out general considerations for parties to
negotiate Internet interconnection. These considerations can be used to assist
two parties to an interconnection agreement to negotiate in a more harmonized
The area is a key concern for ITU
as it was mandated by WSIS to examine the topic. Paragraph 27 – C of the Tunis Agenda:
"27. We recommend improvements and innovations in existing
financing mechanisms, including:
C Providing affordable access to ICTs, by the
following measures:
i. Reducing international Internet
costs charged by backbone providers, supporting, inter alia, the
creation and development of regional ICT backbones and Internet Exchange Points
to reduce interconnection cost and broaden network access;
Encouraging ITU to continue the study of the question of the International
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meeting of Study Group 3 saw an agreement that may lead to lower international mobile
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The move
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of international fixed line telephone calls.
research has found that in some cases mobile termination charges can be five to
ten times more than fixed termination charge. Termination charges happen when
calls are terminated in a network other than that from which they have
And since
as many as 75 per cent of all calls now involve the mobile network in some way
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The Study
Group will send a questionnaire to members and following analysis of the
responses it will develop targets aimed at bringing down the cost of mobile
call termination.
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costs to consumers. Although some lowering of call costs can be shown to have
been due to competition and market conditions, call costs were also seen to
drop in areas where there was no competition, indicating that the ITU
initiative had worked.
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agreed to the 140 year old practice of allowing the calling party's service
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practice has led to many disputes and there have been calls to review the
SG 3's
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A word of warning to soccer fans: If Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger is in the stands supporting your team at the World Cup — or even if he makes an onstage prediction that your team will win at the World Cup — you should pretty much pack it up and start planning for four years down the road.
The Jagger Curse struck again Tuesday, as Jagger was in a luxury box surrounded by Brazil supporters — including his 15-year-old son by Luciana Giminez, a Brazilian model and celebrity — to watch Germany's 7-1 humiliation of the host country.
Brazilian fans begged him not to attend the game or even offer his words of support, dubbing him "pe frio," which translates literally to "cold foot" and is a term meaning a person who brings bad luck in Brazil. Fans at Tuesday's game also brought cardboard cutouts of Jagger wearing a Germany jersey, just in case. But the Jagger Curse is apparently unstoppable, and now Brazilians are blaming him for their historic, shameful defeat in the World Cup semifinals.
It's gotten so bad that Giminez took to Instagram to ask every to please stop cyber-bullying Jagger.
The curse started four years ago at the World Cup in South Africa, when Jagger attended three games in which the team he was directly or nominally supporting was eliminated. He was sitting next to former President Bill Clinton when the United States was knocked out by Ghana in the round of 16 and was there the next day to watch his homeland England get clubbed by Germany. Then, in the quarterfinals, he was sporting a Brazil jersey in the stands when the soccer power was shocked by the Netherlands.
This year, the curse continued with some onstage predictions during the Stones' recent European tour. Here's the Associated Press:
At a concert in Rome on Saturday night, Jagger predicted to 70,000 fans that four-time World Cup champion Italy would pull off a clutch victory over Uruguay to advance to the knockout phase. The Italians lost 1-0 Tuesday and were headed home after the tournament's first round.
At a show in Lisbon in May, the singer predicted that Portugal, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, the game's top player heading into the World Cup, would win it all at the monthlong tournament in Brazil. Portugal is on the brink of elimination after failing to win in its first two group matches.
Earlier in the World Cup, Jagger suffered some good-hearted ridicule after taking to Twitter on June 19 to urge on his native England in a game, also with Uruguay. "Let's go England! This is the one to win!!," he wrote. England lost.
More on the World Cup:
Brazil endures a soccer calamity with humiliating loss to Germany
Netherlands wears black hat into semifinal vs. Argentina
Video: Previewing Netherlands vs. Argentina
Revisit Tuesday's action on the World Cup live blog
Brazil's vibrant graffiti culture reflects mixed feelings over World Cup
A reporter's World Cup journey through Brazil


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Talking About Medicaid — Connecting with the Public
1. Tell a Values-Based Narrative:
America thrives when we create shared prosperity, strengthen working families and treat all people with dignity and respect.
2. Relate this Narrative to Health Care Security:
Access to secure and affordable health care for working families and small businesses helps families stay strong, businesses grow, communities be more robust, and create a brighter future for our kids.
3. Then Focus on Medicaid—First Put a Personal Face on Medicaid
Medicaid provides care for seniors, disabled people, children, and hardworking people who are facing difficult life transitions. (select one or two of the following)
- Medicaid helps our parents and grandparents stay in their homes or cover them if they need to go into a nursing home.
- Medicaid assists our loved ones and friends who are disabled live independent lives.
- Medicaid means all children can see a doctor when they need to.
- Medicaid means hardworking people don't have to worry about falling through the gap.
4. Then Describe Medicaid as Successful
Medicaid is a smart investment. (select one or two of the following)
- Cuts to Medicaid will hurt our economy and the health and security of working families.
- States with expanded Medicaid show a striking decline in mortality. Having access to healthcare does make people healthier and more productive.
- Medicaid is less costly – 20% less – than private insurance due to less administrative costs and effective bargaining.
- Medicaid spending grew slower than private health insurance premiums.
- Medicaid enables families and small businesses to afford health care.
5. Concluding Remarks/Response to Budget Cut Attacks
Americans living paycheck to paycheck while striving to build a better life for themselves and a brighter future for their children want leaders who represent all people, not just the wealthiest few. No hardworking American should fall through the gap. Don't cut Medicaid so high income people can get a tax break.
6. Two Key Public Audiences
Latinos: While supportive of Medicaid and the ACA, Latinos (especially Spanish-speaking and non-college educated women under 50), become much more supportive once informed on how it affects them, their families, and their community. Example of language to use:
We want to make sure our young people have a fair start in their work lives, people working in jobs without insurance have the availability of affordable insurance, and older people have care for their health conditions before they're eligible for Medicare. Medicaid helps our community and families to be stronger and our kids to grow up healthier. Soon new Medicaid coverage will be available in (State) that will provide affordable care for many who don't now have access. Young and old people will be able to get preventive services, care for chronic conditions, and medicine. We'll be able to get coverage when between jobs or starting a small business.
Single Women: Single women are uniquely vulnerable to economic challenges and worry about falling through the 'gap.' About a quarter of single women are uninsured; unemployed single women increased by 40% last year. Example of language to use:
Our country and our families thrive when we have a strong middle-class. But today working people, especially women, are being crushed financially and worry that they will fall through the gap. Health care costs and security are a big part of the problem. Medicaid gives Americans an opportunity to get affordable coverage, preventive services, and economic security against an accident, illness, or job loss. Budget cuts to Medicaid threaten seniors living in nursing homes, those with disabilities who receive care allowing them to live more independent lives, and children to see a doctor when they are sick. Governor [XXX's] refusal to expand Medicaid would deny health coverage to millions of vulnerable families, many headed by women. It's wrong when a country like the US denies decent, affordable healthcare to the hardworking people. It would be more effective and a better investment to reduce health care costs by reducing the effects runaway greed has had at every level of our health economy.
NOTE: The defense of Medicaid needs to bridge to our Medicaid expansion discussion. This overlap is done by centering the discussion on working families and small businesses.
Community Catalyst Draft
Audiences: Supporters of Medicaid
I. Leadership
VALUE: Protecting Medicaid
We must protect Medicaid, a program that provides long-term care to millions of seniors, helps people with disabilities live independently, and enables children see a doctor.
- Nationally, NUMBER Americans receive health care coverage and other vital services through Medicaid.
- As you know, in STATE, that means NUMBER of your constituents get the health care they need, including NUMBER seniors, NUMBER people with disabilities, and NUMBER children.
BARRIER: Not worth the political capital
Without your leadership, opponents of Medicaid will use the debt debate to make cuts that will harm millions of Americans, including the residents of STATE, your constituents.
- Reducing the deficit is important, but too many of the current proposals put the health and economic security of millions of Americans at risk.
- [If ACA champion] – Federal cuts to Medicaid embolden our opposition in STATE and undermine our ability to make the case for effective ACA implementation, including Medicaid expansion.
ASK: Don't cut Medicaid
We're counting on you to stand against threats to Medicaid.
- Voters are with us on this – a recent Quinnipiac Poll found that 70 percent oppose any cuts to Medicaid spending.
- Medicaid is an extremely efficient health insurance provider: 96% of all money spent on Medicaid goes to actual care, not program administration. That means when Medicaid is cut, it's not 'overhead' that's cut, it's the care STATE children, seniors, and people with disabilities rely on.
By taking a stand today and protecting Medicaid, you'll be caring for the most vulnerable among us.
II. Don't shift costs to states
VALUE: Fiscal health of their state
We need to safeguard STATE's fiscal health during the fiscal cliff negotiations. At a time when state economies are fragile and slowly beginning to recover, drastic federal action would send the wrong message.
BARRIER: Belief that states won't be affected
We are hearing from policymakers in our state – loud and clear – that any move to cut Medicaid will impact their ability to move forward on other key priorities, such as expanding the Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act and protecting other important social services in STATE.
- Shifting costs to states is not the answer, and it will force state policymakers to make drastic and harmful cuts.
- Instead of paying for their care in a cost-effective way, STATE will pay for it through more uncompensated care – like more costly emergency room visits for people who lose access to primary care providers. This causes economic stress for hospitals and providers who would normally be paid by Medicaid dollars.
- [If ACA champion] – Federal cuts to Medicaid embolden our opponents in STATE and undermine our ability to make the case for effective ACA implementation.
ASK: Don't cut Medicaid
We're counting on you to stand against any threats to Medicaid.
- Medicaid is an extremely efficient health insurance provider: 96% of all money spent on Medicaid goes to actual care, not program administration. That means when Medicaid is cut, it's not 'overhead' that's cut, it's the care STATE children, seniors, and people with disabilities rely on.
- Voters are with us on this – a recent Quinnipiac Poll (December 2012) found that 70 percent oppose any cuts to Medicaid spending.
When we protect Medicaid, we protect STATE's budget and states will know that they have a strong partner in the federal government.
Federal Medicaid Defense Messaging
Audience: Proponents of cutting Medicaid as part of fiscal cliff/deficit reduction plans
VALUE: Healthy people are productive people
A strong economy depends on a productive workforce. When people have health care coverage they can stay healthy and be more productive on the job.
- Access to health care coverage keeps businesses strong and working STATEians healthy by ensuring that they can see a doctor when they get sick.
- Health security and economic security go hand in hand
BARRIER: Cutting Medicaid won't affect our economy/is viable solution to deficit
When your constituents can't get health care coverage through their jobs, they need a proven solution like Medicaid. Cutting Medicaid would threaten the economic security of thousands of STATEians, leaving them one accident or illness away from financial catastrophe or losing their job because they can't afford medical care when they need it.
- In STATE, NUMBER people receive health care coverage through Medicaid, including working families, seniors, and children with special health care needs.
- Stats on the connection between medical debt and financial crises (credit card debt, foreclosures and bankruptcies)
- Forgoing recommended follow-up care, not filling prescriptions, and delaying physician or specialist care when medical problems arise are all commonly reported behaviors among families carrying credit card debt; also, just under 75 percent of families that lost coverage due to unemployment reported using one of these strategies to keep costs down.
- A survey found that medical bills and unemployment were among the leading contributors to credit card debt for low- and middle-income families, with 55 percent of survey respondents with poor credit citing medical debt as a contributing factor.
ASK: Don't cut Medicaid
Don't cut Medicaid. Protect Medicaid and the health and economic security it provides to many of your constituents.
- We need you to protect Medicaid so STATEians who work hard but don't get health coverage through their jobs can get the consistent, comprehensive care they need to stay healthy and productive.
By protecting Medicaid, we keep STATE's workforce healthy and productive, helping businesses grow and communities thrive.
VALUE: Comprehensive care is the most cost-effective care
Americans are healthier and more productive when they can see a doctor when they get sick, maintain their health through regular check-ups, and prevent small issues from becoming major medical problems.
BARRIER: People can get care they need in the ER
Medicaid provides more stable cost-effective care for your constituents than the emergency room. The ER is for emergencies. Cancer patients can't go there for chemotherapy. A child can't get a hearing aid to help her learn in school in the emergency room. Women can't get routine mammograms in an ER.
- Medicaid is an extremely efficient health insurance provider: 96% of all money spent on Medicaid goes to actual care, not program administration.
- ER care is more costly:
- The average emergency department visit cost $922 in 2008. The average office visit, meanwhile, came in at $199. Emergency room visits accounted for 4.4 percent of doctor visits but 14.4 percent of doctor visit costs. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/09/24/romney-was-against-emergency-room-care-before-he-was-for-it/
- http://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/st318/stat318.pdf
ASK: Don't cut Medicaid
We need you to protect Medicaid so your constituents who work hard but don't get health coverage through their jobs can get the consistent, comprehensive care they need for their health and economic security.
We need you to protect Medicaid so Americans who work hard but don't get health coverage through their jobs don't end up seeking inadequate, inefficient and costly care in the ER.
By protecting Medicaid, we ensure Americans have access to consistent and adequate health care coverage. This keeps Americans healthy and out of the ER for routine care, which reduces health care costs for all of us.


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For 500 years historians have pondered the question: Who was Christopher Columbus?
The answer truly is another question:
Who do you want him to be? From Writer's Note: "The Columbus Affair"
To prepare for his new book, "The Columbus Affiar," New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry read 400 books on the enigmatic explorer.
"We know so little about this man," Berry said during a telephone interview. "We know nothing about his family, where he was born, who his parents were. We don't even know what he looked like. During his lifetime he himself created confusion. He purposefully kept everything in the dark."
One of the books Berry read was Simon Wiesenthal's "Sails of Hope," published some 40 years ago.
"Wiesenthal was the first one to postulate that Columbus was a Jew and was probably sailing to the new world looking for a new Jewish homeland," Berry explained. "The Jews of Spain are the ones who financed his voyage. Ferdinand and Isabella [king and queen] didn't have five cents to put down."
According to Berry, Columbus planned his voyage to coincide with the day the Jews had to either convert to Christianity, leave Spain or be killed by authorities of the Inquisition.
"He sailed on Aug. 2, 1492, with 87 men aboard and not one priest" the attorney-turned-author noted. "The Jews had to be gone by midnight. What a coincidence."
While Columbus didn't discover a new homeland, he did find Jamaica.
"They kept the Inquisition off the island, and Jews flourished and controlled the island for 150 years," he said. "That's historic fact."
With Columbus' mysterious life as a backdrop, Berry weaves several plots into the new book. As the book opens, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Tom Sagan, who has taken a huge fall from grace, is carefully planning to kill himself. What's to live for? He's lost everything – his marriage, his family and his career. He's even denied his Jewish heritage.
An urgent message involving his estranged daughter, Alle, puts everything on hold as Sagan moves heaven and earth to rescue her.
Along the way, Tom and Alle encounter double agents, danger on both sides of the Atlantic and an ancient Jewish treasure that may or may not be hidden away on the island of Jamaica. Berry, who is Catholic, worked hard to get that part of the story correct.
"It's a complicated religion," he said. "I had to do a lot of research. I didn't want to screw this up."
Helping Berry out were several early readers, including Sephardic Jews [referring to the descendants of the Jews who lived in the Iberian Peninsula before their expulsion in the Spanish Inquisition] and non-Sephardic. "I'm not saying it's perfect, but those folks offered a lot of insight."
Berry and his wife, Elizabeth, took a break from scholarly research and traveled to Prague and Jamaica to get a feel for the locations used in the book.
"The Jewish Quarter in Prague was one of the most amazing places I've ever been," he noted. "Most of it was torn down, but they retained the synagogues, the town hall and the cemetery. There are 12 layers of graves there, one on top of the other. We were the only ones at the cemetery one morning. It was very moving."
On their trip to Jamaica, the Berrys traveled into Maroons country. Maroons are the indigenous people, who fled to the mountains when Columbus landed.
"They ruled the interior of Jamaica for a couple of hundred years," Berry explained. "The British tried to defeat them, but they couldn't – until they brought the dogs in. The dogs brought them to their knees."
Although the British deported most of the Maroons, some of their descendants remain on the island. Berry and his wife spent a day with one of their leaders, Col. Frank Lumsten.
"We hiked to the sugar ruins in the mountains," he said. "The whole atmosphere changed from the beach. It's a rain forest. It looked like something out of an Ewok village. It was quite remarkable. I wanted to capture all that in the book."
Berry's famous for his attention to detail, but the road to publishing success wasn't exactly without its hurdles. It took 12 years and 85 rejections before his first work was finally accepted by a publisher. He's never looked back. His books have been translated into 40 languages in 50 countries and have sold more than 14 million copies. His titles include "The Jefferson Key," "The Emperor Tomb," "The Paris Vendetta," "The Charlemagne Pursuit" and "The Amber Room."
If you notice a history theme in his titles, there's a reason. In 2010, Berry, along with his wife, founded "History Matters," an organization "dedicated to the preservation of the fragile reminders of our past." The couple travel from their home in historic San Augustine, Florida, at their own expense, to raise money for historic preservation.
They will be at Highland Park United Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow (May 22) for "The Author Live" event.
"It's a writer's workshop. In four hours, I teach what I've learned in the past 12 years," he said, laughing. "All the money raised goes to historical preservation."
While he's grateful for a loyal readership, the lawyer in him remains just a touch pessimistic.
"As an attorney, you never take anything for granted," he said. "In a courtroom with 12 jurors, it could change in 60 seconds. The whole thing could be over. That's how fast it happens. It keeps you on your toes"
If he keeps writing books like "The Columbus Affair," Steve Berry needn't worry about a career-ending mistake. He'll be around a long time.
For more information on Berry's appearance
in Dallas, log on to www.hpumc.org/pages/
To read a CNN article, "Was Columbus a Jew?" click here.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) Some Las Vegas hotels and casinos say they're increasingly courting family reunions as a way to help make it through the economic downturn.
"This is the perfect place for families with kids," Darla Grant says of Las Vegas and Texas Station, the location of her family reunion. About 200 members of her extended family came from California, Arizona and Nevada to meet at the hotel-casino Aug. 4-8.
Michael Toney, vice president of corporate hotel sales for Station Casinos, says family reunions have become a lucrative market.
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Toney declined to say how many reunions the company hosts, citing increasing competition for those events. Family reunions haven't always been viewed as attractive business to Strip hotels because weekend volume was routinely high and conventions absorbed blocks of hotel rooms and event space.
"Reunions have been popular for Las Vegas, but not everyone ... took that business as seriously, due to the availability of the more lucrative corporate market," says Valerie Moon, director of sales and convention services for Luxor and Excalibur.
Georgia resident Gary Jones organized a family reunion at Excalibur last month. About 75 members of his wife's family, including small children, stayed for four days. The group saw shows, held a banquet and took short trips around the valley.
"There's a lot to do in Vegas other than gamble," Jones says. "It's very kid friendly."
Veronica Smiley, director of marketing for Harrah's Entertainment, says Las Vegas is able to offer entertainment options for all members of a family. She says Las Vegas has also become a good value for families. She says the Flamingo and Caesars Palace are two Harrah's properties that are popular for reunions.
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SFSSPT Lecture Series: How to Deal with Common Shoulder Problems
san francisco sport and spine physical therapy
Thursday, November 14, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM (PST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Dr. Kenneth Akizuki is a board certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery. He graduated from The George Washington School of Medicine and completed his Residency in San Francisco. He also completed the James A. Nicholas Sports Medicine Fellowship at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.
He is currently an attending physician with SOAR Medical Group, and also serves as a team physician for the San Francisco Giants He currently possesses 2 World Series Championship Rings!
He also serves as team physician and consults with several Universities in and around San Francisco, and is a member of the Medical Advisory Committee for Major League Baseball.
He was subcommittee chairman of the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguard and Medical Aspects of Sports and was awarded recognition by the National Athletic Trainers Association at their annual Far West meeting in 2004. He lectures at the University of California, San Jose State University, and has presented at the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings, and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons annual meeting.
We are thrilled to have him join us in November!
When & Where
SFSSPT Financial District Office
77 Battery Street
San Francisco,
Thursday, November 14, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM (PST)
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At san francisco sport and spine physical therapy we are dedicated to the advancement of the profession of physical therapy, education, and research. Throughout the year we host presentations by some of the leading experts in the health, movement and medical fields. These presentations are always open to Physical Therapists, Physicians, PAs, NPs, Students and all other health and medical providers.


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In today's modern technological world the job description for a locksmith has changed dramatically. The old view of the locksmith was one of a person who sits behind a counter in an old dingy hardware store and waits for someone to come in that needs a copy of a key or that may have locked themselves out of their car and needs the locksmith to hurriedly open the car door because they are late for work.
If asked, most individuals will say a locksmiths is someone who is mostly known to install locks, deadbolts, door knobs and other mechanical and electronic locking devices to safeguard homes and businesses. They will rekey a car ignition if you loose your keys or will pick a lock, or pop a car door if the door is unable to be unlocked by conventional means.
Well now that has all changed. They are no longer just known to respond to lockouts due to a lock that has malfunctioned or due to someone locking themselves out.
The modern locksmith is a highly trained professional that has to attend advanced vocational programs. They utilize highly advanced and sensitive tools to complete their daily tasks. He or she uses computers and other forms of technology that is associated with closed circuit television security systems (cctv) , electronic lock systems and the designing of security systems.
Many technicians have expanded their services to servicing electronic alarms and surveillance systems. They design, provide, install and service electronic access control systems and closed circuit television systems (cctv). They maintain and supply security hardware and software. They now have to not only be competent in the technological components but also be able to interact with their clients to address their needs regarding services.
They are highly trained and have many procedures and protocols that they have to adhere to under the law. They no longer walk around with a large key ring with a hundred keys on it in hopes they may have a key that may fit. They have electronic devices that can do multiple functions in a quarter of the time and in a more cost effective way.
Locksmiths have moved into the 21st century in a dramatic way and have established the occupation as a much needed function in our technologically based society.Whether you are looking for a locksmith to handle your lock problems, or you are looking for an upgraded version of your current lock, then hiring a professional locksmith will not only save you time, but money.


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Practice Sentences for French
posted by Bryce .
Can someone give me practice sentences for direct and indirect objects? I want to see if I am able to do them. Also can you give me some sentences to put in the passe compose? thanks!
Try to make them somewhat short
I sent this to our French expert, SraJMcGin.
I need her help extremely bad. I have a test tommorrow, and I don't really understand direct and indirect objects
Let's begin with Direct Objects:
If you had a good English class explaining "direct objects" you are half way there! I'm not sure if I should begin at the VERY beginning, or. . . . .
DIRECT OBJECTS in French:
me (m') = me
te (t') = you, familiar & singular
le (l') = him, it (masc. sing. object)
la (l') = her it (any fem. sing. object)
se (s') = himself, herself (these are reflexive pronouns which you probably have not had yet)
nous = us
vous = you, singular & formal or plural
les = them (people OR things)
se (s') = themselves (reflexive)
They go BEFORE the verb of which they are the direct object (except in affirmative commands) to PLAY SAFE, but
They go directly after the verb (in affirmative commands) and are linked to it by a hyphen (me and te change to MOI and TOI after the verb.)
In the negative imperative (command) the object pronouns are again in front of the verb.
If you didn't understand these when you first studied them, THAT was the time to ask! You can not cram in French. You learn one step at a time and then keep building on that.
I don't even know what level French you are in. That would be the first thing to tell me.
Je l'étudie. = I study it (or him or her)
Nous ne la voyons pas. - We do not see h er.
Elle va les finir. - She is going to finish them.
Ne l'a-t-il pas lu? Hasn't he read it?
NOTE: the verbs écouter (listen to), regarder (look at), chercher (look for), attendre (wait for) and demander (ask for) take a direct object in French (because the prepositions are part of the verb).
Je les écoute. - I'm listening to them.
On la cherche. - They are looking for her. (or it)
Affirmative commands:
Finissez-le = Finish it.
Vendons-les. - Let's sell them.
Negative commands:
Ne le finissez pas. - Don't finish it.
Ne les vendons pas. - Let's not sell them.
Digest that first and ask any questions you have about what you still don't understand.
Sra (aka Mme)
Next, Indirect Objects:
Indirect Object Pronouns
me (m') = me, to, for, at or from me
te (t') = you (fam. sing), to, for, at or from you
lui = him, to, for, at, from him
lui = her, to, for, at, from her
nous - us, to, for, at, from us
vous - you (formal sing, or pl.), to, for, at, from you
leur = them, to, for, at, from them
1. The indirect object pronoun is placed directly before the verb of which it is the object.
Nous parlez-vous? = Are you talking to me?
Il m'a donné la clef. - He gave me the key. (He gave the key to me.)
Je ne lui vends pas la maison. - I'm not selling the house to her.
2. The verbs répondre (to answer) and obéir (to obey) take an indirect object in French. (give an answer TO, give obdience TO)
Il lui répond. - He answers her.
Nous leur obéissons. - We obey them.
Parlez-moi. - Speak to me.
Répondons-lui. - Let's answer him (or her)
Ne me parlez pas. - Do not speak to me.
Ne lui répondons pas. - Let's not answer them.
1. In an affirmative command (imperative), the object pronoun is placed directly after the verb & is linked to it by a hyphen. The pronoun me is changed to moi and te to toi.
2. In a negative command (imperative), the object pronoun is placed directly before the verb.
Now, have you yet studied double object pronouns in the same sentence? (both a direct and an indirect in the same sentence?)
Have you studied "y" and "en" yet?
Sra (aka Mme)
I THINK I GET IT NOW. I think I was actually making it a lot harder than it was.
Double object pronouns, like single object pronouns are placed directly before the verb, except in the affirmative imperative.
me > le (l') > lui > y > en + verb
te > la (l') > leur > y > en + verb
nous > les >
vous >
Il me les donne. - He gives them to me.
Vous l'ont-ils dit? = Did they tell it to you?
Ne la leur montrez pas. - Don't show it to them.
Je lui en parlerai. - I will speak to him about it.
Ne la leur montrez pas. - Don't show it to them.
Je lui en parlerai. - I will speak to him about it.
Ne l'y avez-vous pas vu? - Didn't you see him (or it) there?
Il n'y en a pas. - There aren't any.
NOTE: "y" and "en" follow all other object proouns.
Memorize the following frequent combinations:
me le
me la
me les
te le
te la le lui
te les BUT la lui
nous le les lui
nous la le leur
nous les la leur
vous le les leur
vous la
vous les
In the affirmative imperative (command), the object pronouns follow the verb and are connected to it, and to each other, by hyphens. The direct object precedes (goes "directly" in front of) the indirect object.
-le -nous -y -en
VERB -la -vous
-les -leur
Prêtez-les-moi. - Lend them to me.
Dites-le-nous. - Tell it to us.
Montrez-la-leur. - Show it to them.
Cherchez-les-y. - Look for them there.
NOTE: the combination moi + en = m'en
moi + y = m'y
EXAMPLES: Donnez-m'en . - Give me some.
Attendez-m'y. - Wait for me there.
Now, do you STILL need practice sentences?
The next and last will be the passé composé. Have you had BOTH with avoir and with être?
Sra (aka Mme)
Le passé composé:
The passé composé is composed of either the auxiliary/helping verb avoir or être in the Present Tense plus the past participle. The endings of the past participle of regular verbs are "é" for -er verbs, "i" for -ir verbs and "u" for -re verbs. There are, however, irregular verbs and I'll be happy to give you a list when you are ready for that. (parler = parlé / finir = fini / répondre = répondu)
Sixteen verbs are conjugated with être and when you are ready, I'll give you a list. Essentially they are verbs of "coming and going" and when you study l'imparfait, no doubt you will meet "Dr & Mrs Vandertramp" plus "The House of être."
There is agreement of the past participle. With verbs that use être, it agrees with the subject and with verbs that use avoir, it agrees with the PRECEDING direct object.
I certainly don't want to give you more than you need, so please tell me exactly what you need.
Sra (aka Mme)


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Saturday, January 26, 2013
News Brief: Carnegie Mellon's Joseph B. Kadane To Again Urge Congress To Stop Argentina From Repressing StatisticiansContact: Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / email@example.com
Carnegie Mellon University's Joseph B. (Jay) Kadane will return to Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Jan. 31 to again brief lawmakers on how Argentina's government is repressing statisticians from reporting accurate inflation numbers. The briefing will take place from 12:30 -1:30 p.m. in room B-339 of the Rayburn House Office Building at Independence Avenue and South Capitol Street.
Kadane, the Leonard J. Savage University Professor of Statistics and Social Sciences, Emeritus, in CMU's Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, is the chair of the American Statistical Association (ASA) Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights. He initially addressed congress in December 2012 on how the Argentinean government's prevention of truthful inflation numbers from being released could potentially disrupt the international economy and how their actions are jeopardizing civil rights and the freedom of the press.
"To understand the importance of providing accurate economic indicators, just look at Greece," said Kadane, "For years, the Greek government lied about its deficit numbers. Argentina is now taking a similar path. We have to stop this from happening and protect the statisticians and organizations who are trying to report economic numbers accurately."
Argentina's political and economic situation has been highly unstable since 2002, when the government defaulted on $93 billion in government bonds. The default caused a chain of events that left the Argentinean government without international loan options. Therefore, it has to find other ways to finance itself and its economy.
The repression of statisticians reporting accurate inflation rates began as a maneuver to bolster the government's domestic support. In 2007, staff members responsible for collecting price statistics at the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) - Argentina's national statistics agency - were fired. The former chief of that unit, Graciela Bevaqua, and others continued to publish inflation estimates gathered privately. In response, the Argentinean government fined Bevaqua and the others $150,000 each and launched a criminal case against her and economist Nicholas Salvatore.
Despite an Argentinean judge's recent ruling against the government in the criminal case, the government can still file an appeal and statisticians remain repressed because the fines have not been adjudicated, leaving others fearful of hefty fines and possible criminal proceedings. Additionally, the government has taken various actions to prevent the country's media from reporting on the controversy.
Statistical organizations and others worldwide have begun to respond to the situation. In 2009, ASA President Sally Morton wrote a letter to the Argentinean Statistical Society supporting its defense of INDEC's independence from political interference. A 2011 letter from ASA to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression was supported by the International Statistical Institute, Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the national statistical societies of Brazil, France, Korea and the United Kingdom.
Most recently, in August 2012, ASA's Joint Statistical Meeting in San Diego held a session on the repression of statistics and statisticians in Argentina. The Argentina embassy sent a letter to ASA justifying the government's actions by claiming that private inflation estimates caused fruit and vegetable wholesalers to lose business. ASA responded in a letter by stating, "Under no circumstances can fines and threats of criminal sanctions for developing and presenting independent statistical estimates or data be justified."
Additionally, in February 2012, The Economist announced that it had removed Argentina's economic numbers from its indicators page, citing that "since 2007, Argentina's government has published inflation numbers that almost nobody believes."
"It is time to stop writing letters and figure out a way to prevent Argentina's government from prohibiting the independent reporting of statistics," Kadane said. "The rights to free speech and press in Argentina are at stake. We must implement strategies to stop this from happening in Argentina and to deter other governments from engaging in similar behaviors."
Pictured above is Joseph B. (Jay) Kadane, the Leonard J. Savage University Professor of Statistics and Social Sciences, Emeritus.


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Super modern light,elegant design. Spotlessly clean. Very central. Safe parking.
Modern updated hotel with style Restaurant only served breakfasts, not dinners
Staff were very pleasant and room was very clean Room facilities were very spartan, very much a case of style over substance. You wouldn't want to have to spend a lot of time in there. For the price, I thought the facilities were poor, given its location in a not very large town.
This hotel came as a great surprise. I highly recommend it.
It's clean and has a modern design. Bathroom floor was freezing (but it was winter) and no kettle to make a cup of coffee
As a new building/hotel, the standards are much better than in many other hotels of that price level. Located close to the nice centre. Breakfirst room is basic, breakfirst's variety poor.
Clean and comfortable room and bathroom. Excellent breakfast choice. Hairdryer not working in bathroom
Staff helpful, room and restaurant excellent, charged 15% more for room than booking.com quote, charged more for breakfast than booking.com quote and also charged taxes which were stated by booking.com as not applicable. When questioned, only refunded excess charge for room.
Good standard as ever but the staff were a bit dfficult when it came to language. Good food and comfortable room.
its not suitable for a family
Easy to find, parking outside. Room standard - small but clean and functional. Staff helpful. The toilet had a bad smell.
great stay nice staff good value no
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Elvis Budapest Guesthouse
Rakoczi ut 61, Budapest, Hungary
Atmosphere 82%
Cleanliness 89%
Facilities 82%
Location 90%
Safety 89%
Staff 90%
Value 94%
- Free Breakfast
- Free Wi-Fi
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Free Internet Access
- Hot Showers
- Internet Access
- Luggage Storage
- Parking
- Tea/Coffee Making Facilities
- Wheelchair Friendly
Check-in / Check-out
Earliest check-in: 10:00
Latest Check-out: 12:00
- Child Friendly
- Credit Cards Not Accepted
- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Taxes Included
Group booking?
Group of 15 or more traveling to Budapest?
About Elvis Budapest
The Elvis Guesthouse is on the ground floor of a hundred years old house - a typical example of the architecture that made Budapest famous.
All our rooms are equipped with a private bathroom. Free wifi internet, as well as linen and towel are included in all room price. A continental breakfast is included in the following room prices: Double, Twin, Triple, Quad.
Our friendly and easy-going staff will help you get around amazing Budapest's main attractions, such as the great spas and baths, ruin pubs, fantastic nightlife or cultural events. If you want to go off the beaten tourist track we'll gladly give you up-to-date inside information. We are from Budapest.
Accommodation Information
There is wireless internet available in every room, free of charge. All our rooms are equipped with an en suite bathroom. Breakfast is included in the room price.
ATTENTION: Our reception is open in regular working ours, from 9.00 to 19.00, when check-in is free of charge. Outside these hours there is a late check-in fee:
5 Euros from 19.00 to 22.00
10 Euros from 22.00
Location Information
Most of Budapest's main attractions are within easy reach from us. In walking distance you can find the ruin pubs, such as Szimpla Kert, Ellato or Mika Tivadar. Within half an hour walk through the historic centre of Budapest you can reach the Buda Castle, the Parliament, Heroes' Square, Szechenyi Thermal Baths, Rudas Thermal Baths.
You can take public transport as well, the metro station, the tram stop, many bus stops are all less than five minutes from us.
In the closest vicinity you can find cheap supermarkets and grocery shops, restaurants, bars, pubs and a lot more.
Cancellation Policy
Customers can cancel their reservation free of charge up to 3 days before arrival. After this date, charges will be applied by the property up to the first nights cost of the reservation, unless otherwise stated in the property's conditions. Deposits paid are non refundable.


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Don't privatize, modernize
It was encouraging to read in the news story "Despite vow, governor faces same battles on LCB privatization" (Dec. 6 and TribLIVE.com) that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are willing to put aside political differences to focus on improving the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-Delaware County, and House Minority Leader Frank Dermody, D-Oakmont, told the Trib that modernizing the PLCB makes sense — regardless of how the debate over privatizing this public asset plays out. A growing number of lawmakers recognize that consumers can gain greater convenience and the state can realize more revenue.
The math is compelling: The PLCB generates more than $500 million a year in taxes and profit. If a handful of commonsense proposals are enacted, it could generate an additional $150 million annually. That's real money.
These proposals include direct shipment of wine to consumers' homes and expanding the number of stores open on Sundays and those stores' hours. The PLCB should be allowed self-service lottery machines in the stores and should have more flexibility in pricing and staffing.
I oppose privatization principally because the PLCB employs 5,000 fellow Pennsylvanians in family-sustaining jobs. Everyone expects most of these jobs would be lost under privatization. But I can support modernization and am hopeful that a majority of lawmakers in both parties can come together on this issue.
Barney Oursler
Squirrel Hill
The writer is executive director of the North Side-based community advocacy group Pittsburgh United (pittsburghunited.org).