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Build an Empire to Surpass Microsoft's
Microsoft has decided to make a game about something that they are experts
on, the rise of an empire. At first glance, Age of Empires looks sort
of like a cross between Civilization 2 and Warcraft
II, and that is a fairly accurate comparison. Age of Empires is a
real-time strategy game set in the eras from the formation of the first civilizations
to the end of the iron age. Although the time period of Age of Empires limits
the technology available to the player, this is compensated for by making a
very detailed game world full of historical depth.
You typically start each
game with a town center, a few peasants, and stone age technology. Your first
priorities are building shelter and, like the good hunter/gatherer that you
are, hunting and gathering food. With food and shelter, you are free to create
more peasants who in turn can be sent out to chop wood, quarry stone, or mine
gold. Eventually, you build more complex structures and are able to increase
your technological level. Oddly, to raise your technology level, you do not
assign peasants to be scientists or scribes, but instead you spend food. I have
never known of a situation where food buys technological progress, perhaps the
scientists won't work unless you throw a banquet.
Increased technology allows you to construct more advanced units,
of which there are many. There are a total of 40 units, which is
actually a great amount of detail for a historical period which
ends before the renaissance. There are 7 different types of
archers, 9 types of infantry, and 11 types of boats. All in all,
the many types of units allows Age of Empires to very closely
model the types of armies in use 2000 years ago. Age of Empires
has 12 ancient civilizations available to the player. Each
civilization has certain units not available, however they gain
certain bonuses for whatever aspect that civilization excelled
at. For example, the Greeks can produce advanced infantry more
quickly, while the Persians are excellent hunters. Microsoft
obviously did its research here, and the result is a well
rounded, historically accurate product (at least for a game).
The resource model of
Age of Empires wins both praise and condemnation from me. Scattered across
the board are many different types of resources, including berry bushes, forests,
quarries, mines, wild game, and fish stocks. It is nice to see mankind's interaction
with nature when gathering resources instead of the simple 'ore harvester' or
whatever. You can watch your little people pick berries, cut down trees, mine
gold, and hunt and butcher wild animals. One problem I have with the resources
is the lack of the bounty of nature. A typical game might last 10,000 'years'
and in all that time, animals do not reproduce, and berries and forests do not
regrow. This basically means that you are stuck with the amount of resources
that the map comes with, leaving you with no incentive to conserve for the future
generations. If you started with 10 gazelles, you will never get any new ones,
you will only lose them from hunting and predation from lions. (I must admit,
it's pretty neat to see a lion eat a gazelle in a computer game)
Another problem with the resource model is the handling of food.
No, I'm not talking about dangers from undercooked meat, I'm
talking about the food supply. It takes food to create villagers
and soldiers. I have no problem with that. I fail to see why it
takes 30 villagers-worth of food to upgrade a catapult trireme to
a juggernaut. Also, villagers don't eat. Your populace can
stand around for thousands of years and never need a bite. This
causes a problem with siege tactics. The tired and true strategy
of destroying farms to kill of the population just doesn't work.
Also, the units most useful when under siege, such as the
catapult, require no food to create.
Despite its flaws, Age of Empires is great fun to play. The graphics
and sound effects are of high quality, and the computer plays a respectable
game. In fact, there is a very large selection of AIs to choose from in the
scenario editor. Ah… the scenario editor. The scenario editor allows you total
control in the design of scenarios and campaigns, right down to the intro movies.
Even if you don't like the full selection of scenarios included with the game
you have all the tool at your disposal to create a scenario exactly to your
liking. Its minor annoyances are just that, minor compared to the game as a
whole. For any fan of real-time strategy or historical simulations, I would
recommend Age of Empires.

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Guinta, Shea-Porter trade barbs over taxpayer, campaign finances
U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta, R-Manchester, held a re-election campaign press conference in Manchester today criticizing his Democratic opponent, Carol Shea-Porter, for her actions in the weeks after he defeated her two years ago.
The pair are locked in a heated re-match for the state's 1st Congressional district race.
Two outgoing Congressman senior staffers for Shea-Porter were paid over $11,000 for just two days of work in January 2011 before Guinta was sworn into office. Additionally, Guinta claims they were paid despite the fact Shea-Porter's office had a sign posted saying the office was closed.
"The fact that you increase people's salaries [and] shut down the office is wrong. People, if they knew that, would be absolutely frustrated. The people who truly needed services in that period of time had nowhere to go," Guinta said.
The practice of paying staff a bonus is fairly common for outgoing members of the House and Senate. Each member is allotted a certain about of money every year. If there is any leftover money, it is usually given to staff who will soon be unemployed. Republican Rep. Charlie Bass paid a similar amount to what Shea-Porter did after his loss in 2006, as did former Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes in 2010.
Shea-Porter said she is "shocked" that Guinta would even want to talk about finances, given the Federal Election Commission has not announced they have closed an investigation of campaign finances reports from two years ago.
"We look forward to seeing Congressman Guinta's Federal Election Commission filing for August and September soon, and we hope Congressman Guinta will explain his mysterious, ongoing legal fees to his campaign contributors and to the people of New Hampshire, who have a right to know what the status of his FEC investigation is and if these fees, which do not appear in other member filings, are connected to the ongoing investigation of him by the Federal Election Commission," said Shea-Porter campaign manager Naomi Andrews.
As for the office closing, Shea-Porter's campaign said she legally had to close it down on Dec. 22.
"It is amazing to criticize us for closing an office on the date when ordered to do so after the election, when Congressman Guinta never opened the Dover office at all, refusing to serve thousands of small businesses and constituents along the seacoast for vindictive political reasons," Andrews said.


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All-Star break chance for White Sox to start anew
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CHICAGO -- White Sox manager Robin Ventura looked at the All-Star break as a way to put the team's dismal first half as a distant memory.
"You know when you have that many days off in a row, you can kind of cleanse yourself of whatever the bad things that have happened," Ventura said. "You just start over again.
"It's like coming out of Spring Training again to where you can have a fresh start and go. Maybe the way you were swinging wasn't right or the way you were feeling. You can kind of come out feeling a little bit better and fresher. You want to win games, but again just clean it up. Defensively it wasn't good. Baserunning wasn't good, so that's stuff you want to clean up."
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This week's Directions Symposium topic is mobile Linux, so drop into the Symposium to discuss this post with Intel engineers who are contributing free software to projects like moblin.org.
The relationship of mutual benefit that exists between mobile device makers and the open source development community on which they increasingly depend presents a unique paradox. Specifically, advancing the development of free software sometimes necessitates compromises that limit software freedom, particularly when it comes to providing open-source support for technologies like DRM. Nokia open source director Ari Jaaksi shared some of his thoughts about this paradox at the Handsets World Conference in Berlin last week, where he argued in favor of finding a stronger middle-ground through communication.
Jaaksi notes that there are some important lessons that Nokia has learned from the open source community, such as the value of working upstream. Companies that are accustomed to proprietary development often tend to fork an open source project internally and then do a public code drop later in order to meet licensing obligations when they release a product. Working directly upstream with other contributors, he says, can prevent fragmentation and accelerate development.
Although he believes that companies need to adapt to and learn from the open source approach, he also thinks that the open source community should be more understanding of the challenges faced by companies and the reasons behind some their restrictive business practices.
"We want to educate open-source developers. There are certain business rules [developers] need to obey, such as DRM, IPR [intellectual property rights], SIM locks and subsidized business models," Jaaksi said, according to BusinessWeek. "Why do we need closed vehicles? We do. Some of these things harm the industry but they're here [as things stand]. These are touchy, emotional issues but this dialogue is very much needed. As an industry, we plan to use open-source technologies but we are not yet ready to play by the rules; but this needs to work the other way round too."
He later clarified his position in a blog entry, in which he says that building a mutual understanding could lead to the discovery of less invasive or restrictive alternatives to current industry practices. "I think it would benefit everybody if people developing open source code would understand WHY certain things are made the way they are," he wrote. "Maybe there are other reasons than stupidity and an evil mind? Trying to understand and learn would benefit both open source projects and corporate to come up with better solutions."
In the long run, that kind of collaboration could potentially have a more positive impact than principled free software absolutism. Refusing to compromise could deter adoption, whereas accommodating some of the dubious practices of companies that want to use open source would increase adoption rates, accelerate development, and gradually enlighten companies about the advantages of open technology. On the other hand, developer accommodation of practices that are antithetical to open source principles might not sufficiently encourage companies to evolve in ways that are consistent with open source principles. In many ways, this debate mirrors the controversy over the use of proprietary graphics drivers on the Linux desktop and proprietary technologies like Flash on the Internet.
Another point that is missing from this debate is the part that is played by end users. Regardless of how Nokia and open source software developers view restrictive business practices, it is pressure from the consumer that will eventually make such practices untenable. Regular users are increasingly fighting back as they become aware of the hidden costs built into locks and DRM. These mechanisms are easily circumventable, and they cease to stay relevant when they are repeatedly cracked.


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LONDON (Sept. 25, 12:45 p.m. ET) — The United Kingdom plastics industry has slammed the government over its refusal to move its position on its recycling targets, adding that ministers had no plan on how such targets should be delivered.
In a withering attack the industry said the government had "repeatedly ignored its warnings that its targets – set to rise from 32 percent currently to 57 percent by 2017 – are unachievable unless there is significant investment in the logistics of collection and recycling".
Speaking on behalf of the Plastics 2020 Challenge, Barry Turner, head of the Packaging and Films Association, said the onus was being put on packaging producers to ensure enough material was collected, when in fact it is local authorities which controlled collections.
"The fact is that, in the absence of resource-based recycling targets, there is no incentive for councils to invest in collection services – even less so when their budgets are already stretched to the limit," added Turner.
The plastics sector has also pointed to downward revisions by the Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs of its estimates on UK recycling capacity "which, together with the difficulties in getting councils to step up their recycling efforts and the absence of material-specific targets on local authorities, make it impossible to achieve the required additional 520,000 metric tons of plastic for recycling needed under the government's five-year target."
Philip Law, public & industrial affairs director of the British Plastics Federation, said the government's "ill thought out and fragmented approach" would see companies obligated to foot the bill for recycling that cannot be delivered.
"This is a no-win for everybody, including the government, who will have to explain their failure in the future," Law added.
Jan-Erik Johansson of Plastics Europe also condemned the government's approach. "As a Europe-wide organization, we are surprised at the continually shifting positions from the UK government with the result that our industry can only conclude they are not serious about working with everyone in the recycling chain to achieve effective, consistent and achievable results in this crucial area of sustainability," he said.


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I have been thinking over the last week or so about the subject of etching damascus, particularly in how deep the etching goes. In the beginning when I first started thinking about making damascus kitchen knives I thought that I would etch them deep, as I saw this type of knife as a workhorse type of knife(that is a knife that sees serious use) and all of my serious use knives get a deep etch. All others I make usually get a medium etch. However, as with many other things kitchen knife related I began to take a serious look at my point of view and wondered if a change here too might be beneficial. Now I do believe that some of this is subjective, which means there is no clear-cut right or wrong, just differing methods. So as usual I went looking and talked with a few people. What I found out is that I was almost unique in the depth of my etch, all of the photos I looked at seemed to be of blades that were only lightly etched. In fact, in one conversation I had, it was suggested that I leave the option open of an unetched damascus blade and let the damascus pattern be brought out by the patina that forms during regular use. Now I have to admit that after years of work perfecting my technique to get the damascus to look its best I was a little surprised by this comment. I am aware that a deeply etched damascus blade does have some affect on issues such as food sticking, and not all of them are negative. A blade that has a light etch or no etch at all takes that out of the equation though. It would perform just as a monosteel blade does. In thinking about this issue I remembered several comments about my damascus that at the time I did not think of as negative, and I still don't, comments about the overall dark color of the blade. In a lighter etching the blade would not be as dark.
I would be interested to hear your thoughts and opinions on this.
I would be interested to hear your thoughts and opinions on this.


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The outgoing Bayern Munich boss thinks the Arsenal man is one of the continent's top coaches and anticipates a tough game in Wednesday's Champions League last-16 second leg
Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes believes his Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger has been "one of the best managers in Europe" for the last decade.
The Premier League and Bundesliga giants face off again on Wednesday, with the Bavarians holding a commanding 3-1 first-leg lead in their Champions League last-16 tie.
The 67-year-old is set to leave the Allianz Arena in the summer to make way for Pep Guardiola, and Heynckes said it would be "very sad" if Wenger was to leave Arsenal on the back of a sustained period without silverware.
"Arsene Wenger has not just brought success to Arsenal," Heynckes told reporters. "He is a very creative manager, producing almost fantasy football. The football they have played is fantastic year after year.
"Always his teams played the most attractive football but maybe not the most successful football. For me in the last 10 to 15 years he has been one of the best managers in Europe."
Heynckes has acknowledged Arsenal's decline from Premier League and Champions League title challengers to aiming for a top-four finish in recent years, and believes the sale of key personnel and inadequate replacements have largely contributed.
He said: "Arsene Wenger always had really good players, world-class players, but if you look at the last two years [and more], you have to say that the absolute top players have been transferred to other clubs.
"Talented players have come in but for every manager it is essential that if you want to play at the absolute top level, whether you are Bayern Munich, Barcelona or Real Madrid, you have to have the players to do that.
"I think that at Arsenal maybe it has been a bit more difficult for Arsene Wenger."
Despite their superior first-leg lead, the absence of Jack Wilshere and Lukas Podolski and the fact that no side has ever overturned a two-goal home leg deficit, Heynckes is still expecting Arsenal to pose a threat in the second leg.
The German continued: "I know with certainty they will come to the Allianz Arena and give everything to get a result.
"Last year Arsenal lost to AC Milan 4-0 and in the second leg they won it 3-0 and could have scored a fourth due to the chances they had. You can see from that how much I respect Arsene."


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As the royal couple embark on their tour of Canada, many will recall their long romance, and the day they were finally married. Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles celebrated their marriage on April 9, 2005 in St. George's Chapel — Prince Charles had given his bride, thereafter known as the Duchess of Cornwall, a diamond engagement ring that had once been owned by his grandmother. Here is a look back at some of the best photos from their wedding.
Gallery: A look back at the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles


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HP Expands Production Inkjet Possibilities with New Priming Solution, Inkjet Web Press
DALLAS—May 20, 2014—HP has announced the HP Priming Solution, enabling HP Inkjet Web Press users to print on a broader range of media, including standard offset coated media that is not typically compatible with production inkjet technology.
Coatings used in offset papers are designed to repel water, including water-based inks used in high-speed production inkjet environments. This results in print-quality defects such as coalescence and issues with drying the ink at production speeds. The new HP Priming Solution addresses this challenge, allowing print service providers (PSPs) and book manufacturers to print on low-cost, coated offset stock without compromising print quality or productivity.
"Customers and prospects considering production inkjet equipment want to print on a wide variety of media," said Aurelio Maruggi, vice president and general manager, Inkjet High-speed Production Solutions, HP. "The new HP Priming Solution reinforces our strategy to offer choices to customers for expanded media options, while continually bringing to market new technology that helps our customers do more with their HP Inkjet Web Presses."
The HP Priming Solution was introduced at an HP customer open house event held at O'Neil Data Systems in Dallas. Other announcements include:
- The HP T260 Mono Inkjet Web Press, a new digital press with a compact footprint designed specifically to help publishers increase speed to market and profitably print high quality black and white books in both large and small quantities.
- Additions to the HP SmartStream Solutions Partner Program, enabling customers to take advantage of high productivity finishing options.
- HP's intent to enter the growing packaging market with its inkjet web press solutions.
Broadening media options with HP Priming Solution
Building on HP's 30 years of inkjet technology leadership, the new HP Priming Solution expands HP's media versatility in the production inkjet market. Available for the full HP Inkjet Web Press portfolio, the first HP Priming Solution offers a matte finish that can provide a cost-effective coated-media solution and help increase the crossover points vs. traditional offset in both publishing and commercial printing.
Components of the solution include an HP-developed, aqueous-based Priming Agent for HP A51 Inks, engineered to work with HP Inkjet Web Presses, and the Epic PrimeCoat priming system from Epic Products International, an industry leader in developing custom priming and coating solutions.
HP's media strategy also includes HP Bonding Agent for production on low-cost, uncoated offset papers, collaboration with leading paper mills on the development of inkjet optimized papers with ColorPRO technology, and the HP Media Certification Program for the identification of substrates compatible with HP high-speed production inkjet systems.
Enabling cost-effective short runs with the HP T260
The new HP T260 Mono Inkjet Web Press prints on a wide range of media with high-productivity and a low total operating cost in a compact size. The first 26-inch-wide (66-cm-wide) HP Inkjet Web Press, the HP T260 offers an efficient imposition form factor for book production and fast speeds—up to 800 feet (244 meters) per minute.
The HP T260 has a duty cycle of 111 million mono landscape letter-sized or 87 million portrait letter-sized (123 million A4 sized) and 211 million 6" by 9" (152.6-mm by 228.6-mm) equivalent images per month, extending the crossover point for analog to digital printing.
Similar to existing HP Inkjet Web Presses, the HP T260 offers best-in-class print quality with 1,200 nozzles per inch (npi). It also features HP Bonding Agent and automation for operator ease of use.
Enhancing high-productivity finishing options
Through the HP SmartStream Solutions Partner Program, PSPs can take advantage of a solution portfolio with leading finishing providers in the graphic arts industry.
Available exclusively for the HP T410, Magnum Digital Solutions has developed the FlexCut digital sheeter/stacker solution. The FlexCut, which will be sold directly by HP, offers automated make-ready and on-the-fly stack changes, among other features, giving customers the ability to produce 42" by 39.4" sheets at speeds up to 14,440 sheets per hour, rivaling offset capability.
New to the HP SmartStream Solutions Partner Program, VITS International offers high-speed, high-productivity finishing capability with its Sprint Variable Data Finishing System, which is engineered for inline or offline applications for digital presses. Eltex-Elektrostatik-GmbH offers a moisturizer that uses electrostatic dispensing technology to help with flatness in books and other printed products. Finally, KOLBUS offers a comprehensive range of softcover and hardcover bookbinding machines including flexible high-speed perfect binding solutions for digital printing.
Transforming business with HP inkjet technology
Momentum of the HP Inkjet Web Press portfolio continues worldwide with a growing install base printing more than 3 billion pages per month worldwide.
O'Neil Data Systems, an early adopter of HP production inkjet technology, recently acquired an additional HP T410 Color Inkjet Web Presses as it continues to grow its business with HP. With its latest investment, O'Neil Data Systems now has a total of 10 HP Inkjet Web Presses—including six HP T410s, two HP T360s and two HP T230s.
"When you compare our business today vs. our business in 2008 when we were first discussing production inkjet technology with HP, it's a night and day difference," said Jim Lucanish, president, O'Neil Data Systems. "We have completely transformed our business and have grown exponentially as a result of our continued investment in HP Inkjet Web Presses, which allow us to fiercely compete in the data-driven communications market."
Building on the innovation and business transformation delivered in the publishing, production mail and commercial print markets, HP also is developing new HP Inkjet Web Press solutions configured for packaging that will help converters produce cost-effective short to medium runs and digital customization, deliver faster turnaround times and reduce inventory. HP is working with leading packaging converters to validate the technology in terms of quality, flexibility and economics.
The HP Priming Solution and the T260 Mono Inkjet Web Press are expected to be available before the end of 2014.
Additional information about HP Inkjet Web Presses is available at www.hp.com/go/inkjetwebpress, through the HP Graphic Arts YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/hpgraphicarts and through the HP Graphic Arts Twitter Feed at www.twitter.com/hpgraphicarts.
About HP
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. With the broadest technology portfolio spanning printing, personal systems, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP delivers solutions for customers' most complex challenges in every region of the world.
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What is AD/HD?
Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) is a neurobehavioral disorder that affects three to five percent of American children and adults. AD/HD is usually diagnosed in childhood, and the condition can continue into the adult years. Many individuals with AD/HD are undiagnosed until adulthood (NINDS, 2011).
The common characteristics of AD/HD are impulsivity, inattention, and/or over-activity (DSM-IV-TR, 2000). Failure to listen to instructions, inability to organize oneself and work tasks, fidgeting with hands and feet, talking too much, inability to stay on task, leaving projects, chores and work tasks unfinished, and having trouble paying attention to and responding to details are the primary symptoms of AD/HD. Although individuals may have both inattention and hyperactivity symptoms, many individuals predominantly display one symptom more than another. Therefore, the DSM-IV-TR identifies three subtypes that can be diagnosed:
- AD/HD predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type: The major characteristics are fidgeting, talking excessively, interrupting others when talking, and impatience.
- AD/HD predominantly inattentive type: The major characteristics are distractibility, organization problems, failure to give close attention to details, difficulty processing information quickly and accurately, and difficulty following through with instructions.
- AD/HD combined type: The individual with combined type meets the criteria for both hyperactive-impulsive and inattentive type.
What causes AD/HD?
Scientists are not sure what causes ADHD, although many studies suggest that genes play a large role. Like many other illnesses, ADHD probably results from a combination of factors. In addition to genetics, researchers are looking at possible environmental factors, and are studying how brain injuries, nutrition, and the social environment might contribute to ADHD (NIMH, 2011).
How is AD/HD treated?
Currently available treatments focus on reducing the symptoms of ADHD and improving functioning. Treatments include medication, various types of psychotherapy, education or training, or a combination of treatments. Much like children with the disorder, adults with ADHD are treated with medication, psychotherapy, or a combination of treatments (NIMH, 2009).
AD/HD and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Is AD/HD a disability under the ADA?
The ADA does not contain a list of medical conditions that constitute disabilities. Instead, the ADA has a general definition of disability that each person must meet (EEOC Regulations . . ., 2011). Therefore, some people with AD/HD will have a disability under the ADA and some will not.
A person has a disability if he/she has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having an impairment (EEOC Regulations . . . , 2011). For more information about how to determine whether a person has a disability under the ADA, visit http://AskJAN.org/corner/vol05iss04.htm.
Accommodating Employees with AD/HD
Note: People with AD/HD may develop some of the limitations discussed below, but seldom develop all of them. Also, the degree of limitation will vary among individuals. Be aware that not all people with AD/HD will need accommodations to perform their jobs and many others may only need a few accommodations. The following is only a sample of the possibilities available. Numerous other accommodation solutions may exist.
Questions to Consider:
- What limitations does the employee with AD/HD experience?
- How do these limitations affect the employee's job performance?
- What specific job tasks are problematic as a result of these limitations?
- What accommodations are available to reduce or eliminate these problems? Are all possible resources being used to determine accommodations?
- Can the employee provide information on possible accommodation solutions?
- Once accommodations are in place, can meetings take place to evaluate the effectiveness of the accommodations? Can meetings take place to determine whether additional accommodations are needed?
- Would human resources or personnel departments, supervisors, or coworkers benefit from education, training or disability awareness regarding learning disabilities? Can it be provided?
Accommodation Ideas
Time Management: Individuals with AD/HD may experience difficulty managing time, which can affect their ability to mark time as it passes incrementally by minutes and hours. It can also affect their ability to gauge the proper amount of time to set aside for certain tasks. It may be difficult to prepare for, or to remember, work activities that occur later in the week, month, or year.
- Divide large assignments into several small tasks
- Set a timer to make an alarm after assigning ample time to complete a task
- Provide a checklist of assignments
- Supply an electronic or handheld organizer, and train on how to use effectively
- Use wall calendar to emphasize due dates
- Develop a color-coded system (each color represents a task, or event, or level of importance)
- Allow co-worker or supervisor to add entries on the calendar, or to double-check entries added by the employee with AD/HD
Memory: Individuals with AD/HD may experience memory deficits, which can affect their ability to complete tasks, remember job duties, or recall daily actions or activities.
- Provide written instructions
- Allow additional training time for new tasks
- Offer training refreshers
- Use a flowchart to indicate steps in a task
- Provide verbal or pictorial cues
- Use post-it notes as reminders of important dates or tasks
Concentration: Individuals with AD/HD may experience decreased concentration, which can be attributed to auditory distractions (that can be heard) and/or visual distractions (that can be seen). People with AD/HD report distractions such as office traffic and employee chatter, opening and closing of elevator doors, and common office noises such as fax tones and photocopying.
- To reduce auditory distractions:
- Purchase a noise canceling headset
- Hang sound absorption panels
- Provide a white noise machine
- Relocate employee's office space away from audible distractions
- Redesign employee's office space to minimize audible distractions
- To reduce visual distractions:
- Install space enclosures (cubicle walls)
- Reduce clutter in the employee's work environment
- Redesign employee's office space to minimize visual distractions
- Relocate employee's office space away from visual distractions
Organization and Prioritization: Individuals with AD/HD may have difficulty getting or staying organized, or have difficulty prioritizing tasks at work.
- Develop color-code system for files, projects, or activities
- Use weekly chart to identify daily work activities
- Use the services of a professional organizer
- Use a job coach to teach/reinforce organization skills
- Assign a mentor to help employee
- Allow supervisor to assign prioritization of tasks
- Assign new project only when a previous project is complete, when possible
- Provide a "cheat sheet" of high-priority activities, projects, people, etc.
Social Skills: Individuals with AD/HD may have limitations in adaptive skills, such as communicating with others, or exhibiting appropriate social skills. This might manifest itself as interrupting others when working or talking, demonstrating poor listening skills, not making eye contact when communicating, or inability to correctly read body language or understand innuendo.
- Provide a job coach to help understand different social cues
- Identify areas of improvement for employee in a fair and consistent manner
- Make attendance at social activities optional
- Use training videos to demonstrate appropriate behavior in workplace
- Encourage employees to minimize personal conversation or move personal conversation away from work areas
- Provide sensitivity training (disability awareness) to all employees
- Encourage all employees to model appropriate social skills
- Adjust the supervisory method to better fit the employee's needs
- Allow the employee to work from home
- Adjust method of communication to best suit the employee's needs
- Use role-play scenarios to demonstrate appropriate behavior in workplace
Hyperactivity/Impulsivity: Individuals with AD/HD Hyperactivity-Impulsive type may exhibit over-activity or impulsive behavior. This could be disruptive to the work environment or could inhibit efficient and effective work performance.
- Provide structured breaks to create an outlet for physical activity
- Utilize a job coach to teach/reinforce techniques to control impulsivity
- Allow the employee to work from home
- Review conduct policy with employee
- Adjust method of supervision to better prepare employee for feedback, disciplinary action, and other communication about job performance
- Use services of EAP
- Provide private workspace where employee will not disturb others by tapping, humming, or fidgeting
Multi-tasking: Individuals with AD/HD may experience difficulty performing many tasks at one time. This difficulty could occur regardless of the similarity of tasks or the frequency of performing the tasks.
- Separate tasks so that each can be completed one at a time
- Create a flowchart of tasks that must be performed at the same time, carefully labeling or color-coding each task in sequential or preferential order
- Provide individualized/specialized training to help employee learn techniques for multi-tasking (e.g., typing on computer while talking on phone)
- Identify tasks that must be performed simultaneously and tasks that can be performed individually
- Provide specific feedback to help employee target areas of improvement
- Remove or reduce distractions from work area
- Supply ergonomic equipment to facilitate multi-tasking
- Clearly represent performance standards such as completion time or accuracy rates
Paperwork: Individuals with AD/HD may experience difficulty completing paperwork efficiently and effectively. This is due in part to workplace distractions and difficulty with time management, disorganization, or prioritization.
- When possible, automate paperwork by creating electronic files
- Use speech recognition software to enter text or data into electronic files
- Save time filling out paper forms by completing information in advance, using pre-filled forms, or adhering pre-printed stickers
- Use checklists in place of writing text
- Supply large quantities of regularly-used forms
- Color-code forms for easy identification
- Re-design commonly used forms
- Use large font
- Double space or triple space
- Provide adequate space for hand-written response
You'll find more appropriate accommodations in JAN's article on Executive Function Deficits. http://askjan.org/media/execfunc.html
Attendance: Individuals may have difficulty getting to work promptly because of the varied activities, processes, and interruptions they may experience while preparing to leave their home and/or during their commute.
- Allow flexible work environment:
- Flexible scheduling
- Modified break schedule
- Work from home/Flexi-place
Getting to Work on Time: Employers can have time and attendance standards for all employees. Because getting to work on time is the responsibility of the employee, the following ideas are for employees who are having trouble getting to work on time because of executive function deficits:
- Have a routine of putting and keeping things in their place (keys, phone, glasses)
- Prepare for the next day's work the night before
- Create a checklist for yourself and others
- Place sticky notes on the door, dashboard, or wherever you will see them
- Turn off distractions – including cell phones
- Set a timer or a programmable watch to pace yourself
Situations and Solutions:
A journalist with AD/HD experienced sensitivity to visual and auditory distractions. The employer provided the individual with a private, high-wall cubicle workspace in a low-traffic area. The employer added an environmental sound machine to mask office noise.
A social worker with AD/HD had difficulty completing handwritten paperwork in a neat and timely fashion. The employer created electronic forms for the employee, which allowed him to type responses. The employer arranged computer files labeled by month to help the employee prioritize open cases. The employer also sent email reminders of deadlines.
An office worker with AD/HD experienced impulsivity and often interrupted co-workers by entering offices without knocking. The employer helped identify appropriate techniques for approaching co-workers, such as keeping a daily list of tasks to discuss with others, then emailing or calling to set aside time to talk about work-related projects.
A retail employee with AD/HD often forgot the closing and cash-out procedures, which resulted in missed printouts of daily sale reports. The employer created a numbered checklist that identified each step for proper closing procedures and identified which reports to run from cash registers. This accommodation benefited all employees.
A delivery person with AD/HD had difficulty with time management. She spent excessive time making deliveries and would forget to return to the warehouse between daily runs. The employer provided a personal organizer watch that could be programmed to beep and display a written message many times throughout the day. This auditory and written prompt helped the employee move quicker from task to task, and helped remind her to return to the warehouse to gather her next load.
A teacher with AD/HD experienced disorganization in her classroom due to clutter from many years of teaching. The employer provided a job coach to help the teacher learn organization techniques, to help separate and store items, and to dispose of previous student work and projects from yesteryear.
Information about JAN
Source – Job Accommodation Network – Accommodation and Compliance Series: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Retrieved December, 6, 2105 from https://askjan.org/media/adhd.html
The Job Accommodation Network is a service of U.S. DOL's Office of Disability Employment. Article may be reprinted without copyright infringement.
JAN provides free, confidential technical assistance about job accommodations and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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JAN's Accommodation and Compliance Series is designed to help employers determine effective accommodations and comply with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This information provides a starting point in the accommodation process and may not address every situation. Accommodations should be made on a case by case basis, considering each employee's individual limitations and accommodation needs.
American Psychiatric Association: Diagnosis and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 2000.
EEOC Regulations To Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act, as Amended, 29 C.F.R. § 1630 (2011).
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). (2009). Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Retrieved November 17, 2011, fromhttp://www.nimh.nih.gov
National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) (2006). NINDS attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder information page. Retrieved November 17, 2011,from https://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/all-disorders/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-information-page
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League Weighs in on Ivory and Instruments
March 21, 2014
Yesterday, the League made the case for protecting international travel with musical instruments at a public meeting of the Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking. The statement calls on the Administration and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to take into full account the essential nature of international travel with musical instruments, and to work with the music community to develop policies that support conservation efforts while also protecting international cultural activity.
On February 25, 2014, new strict limits immediately took effect for traveling with instruments that contain African elephant ivory. In an effort to protect African elephants from poaching by combating illegal trade in ivory, the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has ordered strict enforcement procedures related to the Endangered Species Act and the African Elephant Conservation Act. According to the broad terms of the order, many instruments containing African elephant ivory may not be allowed into the U.S., even if a musician is simply returning with instruments in his or her personal possession.
We fully support efforts to protect endangered species. We are concerned by very specific aspects of the ban that will significantly impact musical activity, and we are seeking a policy solution in partnership with our colleagues at the American Federation of Musicians, The Recording Academy, Chamber Music America, the American Federation of Violin and Bowmakers, and NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchants.
Orchestras regularly invite international artists to perform for U.S. audiences, tour internationally, and musicians frequently travel abroad to perform as soloists and members of small ensembles. A great many musicians, particularly string players, perform with instruments that contain small amounts of elephant ivory, most commonly found in the tips of fine bows. Ivory may also be found in an array of string instruments, wind instruments, and certain percussion instruments. Musical instruments currently in use that contain African elephant ivory, while legally manufactured and acquired, are likely to have been purchased after ban's cut-off date of 1976, and will be completely prohibited from entering or re-entering into the U.S.
The League is in ongoing dialogue with policy leaders to seek both short and long-term solutions that address wildlife conservation goals while also protecting international musical activity that requires musicians to travel across borders with the tools of their trade.
Please find more on the rules for traveling with instruments containing protected species material through the following links to the League's website.
- Key background regarding the new African Elephant ivory ban
- Detailed guidance on the existing CITES rules for travel with items that contain other protected species, such as tortoise shell and rosewood.
Many unanswered questions remain about the process for being in compliance with these new rules, and the actual timeline for enforcement at U.S. borders is unclear. We will let you know as soon as we find answers. In the meantime, please contact the League's Washington, D.C. office for more information.


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Kylie Minogue has said that her romance with Michael Hutchence opened her eyes to the world.
The Voice coach was in a relationship with the INXS frontman for two years and said she discovered a lot about life while she was with him.
According to the Daily Mirror, she told GQ Australia: "Let's just say I was 21 and my eyes were open to the world.
"You want to experience everything and I couldn't think of a better person to, you know, take those first steps into the big wide world with."
Can't Get You Out Of My Head singer Kylie, 45, stayed good friends with Michael until his suicide in 1997.
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The Never Tear Us Apart singer was married to Paula Yates at the time and had a daughter, Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof, who eventually went to live with her mum's ex Bob Geldof after Paula's death in 2000.
INXS guitarist Tim Farris told Australia's Channel 7 he didn't think Michael would have been happy with the arrangement: "Michael hated Bob in the end so much, to think that he would end up as the sole parent of Tiger Lily would have been the most horrific thing he could have imagined. But luckily for Tiger she had Bob at the end."


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FUEL TV continues its exploration of the mixed martial arts segment this fall with the launch of a new 10-episode series, "Punk Payback," starring Bas Rutten.
The former UFC champ and King of Pancrase will be the star of the series, which debuts on the cable channel on Nov. 2.
Described as a "comedic, street-fighting survival series," the half-hour episodes promise to showcase "combat moves that can help viewers avoid being 'punked' on the street."
"Bas Rutten is one of the most charismatic characters I've ever met, and he can fill up a TV screen all by himself," FUEL TV executive George Greenberg stated. "We're happy to bring him to FUEL TV with this exciting and fun show that mixes humor into educational survival situations. If a punk starts it, rest assured, Bas will finish it every time."
The current co-host of HDNet's "Inside MMA" news program, Rutten has produced several instructional series focused on self-defense and hand-to-hand combat. He's also been featured in numerous TV and film roles.
In "Punk Payback," series producers Brentwood Communications International, Inc. (BCII), promise Rutten will use "real surveillance footage of frightening events such as people getting carjacked or held up in a convenience store" and then reenact the scenarios and offer "tips on how to get out of these tenuous situations."
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Holyhead breakwater, Soldier's Point
Holyhead breakwater, Soldier's Point
Here the Wales Coast Path passes the landward end of Britain's longest breakwater, which is 2.4km long. The breakwater is listed. So too is the lighthouse at the far end, as an example of a harbour light which has retained much of its original character (pictured right).
The stone embankment was built out into the sea in three stages, from 1847 to 1873, in response to the growth in shipping at Holyhead. Most of the stone was transported by broad-gauge railway from nearby Holyhead Mountain, where the disused quarries now form the Breakwater Country Park. The structure was dressed with limestone from Moelfre, on Anglesey's east coast.
The completion ceremony in 1873 was performed by the Prince of Wales and Duke of Edinburgh. The press reported that 3,500 ships each year took shelter in the harbour.
On the night of 25-26 October 1859, Brunel's Great Eastern, the biggest ship in the world, sheltered here from the "Royal Charter storm", so-called because of the shipwreck at Moelfre which cost more than 400 lives. The recently-built Great Eastern was subjected to such powerful forces that its anchor chain was bent around its prow, but the ship survived. The breakwater was badly damaged. The ship is visible on the left in the picture (left) of the breakwater under constrution, from the Illustrated London News.
This area of Holyhead is known as Soldier's Point. Charles Rigby, contractor for the breakwater's construction, lived in the large castellated house called Soldier's Point House, built in 1849 (pictured right). He also worked on some of Brunel's civil engineering projects. He was an Anglesey magistrate and commanded the 2nd Anglesey Artillery Volunteers.
In March 1918 the house's owner Lieut AF Pearson, chairman of the local magistrates, was charged with hoarding food including rice, jam and sugar. The charges were dropped after he explained that wounded soldiers were treated to tea at the house every Sunday.
During the Second World War, part of the building was reinforced to form a defensive "pillbox", with narrow openings for gunfire. The building was damaged by fire in 2012.


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You must configure the zone using one of the following methods:
Log into the zone and configure it as described in Internal Zone Configuration.
Configure the zone using an /etc/sysidcfg file as described in How to Use an /etc/sysidcfg File to Perform the Initial Zone Configuration.
After you have performed the internal configuration, it is a good idea to make a copy of the non-global zone's configuration. You can use this backup to restore the zone in the future. As superuser or Primary Administrator, print the configuration for the zone my-zone to a file. This example uses a file named my-zone.config.
global# zonecfg -z my-zone export > my-zone.config
See How to Restore an Individual Non-Global Zone for more information.
You must be the global administrator in the global zone to perform this procedure.
Become superuser, or assume the Primary Administrator role.
To create the role and assign the role to a user, see Using the Solaris Management Tools With RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.
Use the zlogin command with the -C option and the name of the zone, my-zone in this procedure.
global# zlogin -C my-zone
From another terminal window, boot the zone.
global# zoneadm -z my-zone boot
You will see a display similar to the following in the zlogin window:
[NOTICE: Zone booting up]
The first time you log in to the console, you are prompted to answer a series of questions. Your screen will look similar to this:
SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic 64-bit Copyright 1983-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Hostname: my-zone Loading smf(5) service descriptions: Select a Language 1. English 2. es 2. fr Please make a choice (0 - 1), or press h or ? for help: Select a Locale 1. English (C - 7-bit ASCII) 2. Canada (English) (UTF-8) 4. U.S.A. (UTF-8) 5. U.S.A. (en_US.ISO8859-1) 6. U.S.A. (en_US.ISO8859-15) 7. Go Back to Previous Screen Please make a choice (0 - 9), or press h or ? for help: What type of terminal are you using? 1) ANSI Standard CRT 2) DEC VT52 3) DEC VT100 4) Heathkit 19 5) Lear Siegler ADM31 6) PC Console 7) Sun Command Tool 8) Sun Workstation 9) Televideo 910 10) Televideo 925 11) Wyse Model 50 12) X Terminal Emulator (xterms) 13) CDE Terminal Emulator (dtterm) 14) Other Type the number of your choice and press Return: 13 . . .
For the complete list of questions you must answer, see Internal Zone Configuration.
(Optional) If you are not using two windows as described in step 3, you might have missed the initial prompt for configuration information. If you see the following system message at zone login instead of a prompt:
[connected to zone zonename console]
Press Return to display the prompt again.
If you enter an incorrect response and try to restart the configuration, you might experience difficulty when you attempt the process again. This occurs because the sysidtools can store your previous responses.
If this happens, use the following workaround from the global zone to restart the configuration process.
global# zlogin -S zonename /usr/sbin/sys-unconfig
For more information on the sys-unconfig command, see the sys-unconfig(1M) man page.
Solaris 10 8/07: The keyword nfs4_domain was added. Example files show this keyword. Step 4 below shows an additional step if you are running an earlier release.
You must be the global administrator in the global zone to perform this procedure.
Become superuser, or assume the Primary Administrator role.
To create the role and assign the role to a user, see Using the Solaris Management Tools With RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.
From the global zone, change directories to the non-global zone's /etc directory:
global# cd /export/home/my-zone/root/etc
Create the sysidcfg file and place it in this directory.
The file will look similar to the following:
For a shared-IP zone:
system_locale=C terminal=dtterm network_interface=primary { hostname=my-zone } security_policy=NONE name_service=NIS { domain_name=special.example.com name_server=bird(192.168.112.3) } nfs4_domain=domain.com timezone=US/Central root_password=m4qtoWN
For an exclusive-IP zone with a static IP configuration:
system_locale=C terminal=dtterm network_interface=primary { hostname=my-zone default_route=10.10.10.1 ip_address=10.10.10.13 netmask=255.255.255.0 } nfs4_domain=domain.com timezone=US/Central root_password=m4qtoWN
For an exclusive-IP zone with DHCP and IPv6 option:
system_locale=C terminal=dtterm network_interface=primary { dhcp protocol_ipv6=yes } security_policy=NONE name_service=DNS { domain_name=example.net name_server=192.168.224.11,192.168.224.33 } nfs4_domain=domain.com timezone=US/Central root_password=m4qtoWN
If you are running a release earlier than Solaris 10 8/07, you will not have the keyword nfs4_domain in your sysidcfg file. By default, a separate module will request the NFSv4 domain parameter used by the nfsmapid command. To complete a hands-off initial zone configuration, edit the file default/nfs, uncomment the NFSMAPID_DOMAIN parameter, and set the domain to the desired NFSv4 domain:
global# vi default/nfs . . . NFSMAPID_DOMAIN=domain
Create the file .NFS4inst_state.domain in this directory to indicate that the NFSv4 domain has been set:
global# touch .NFS4inst_state.domain
For more information on the NFSv4 domain parameter, see the nfsmapid(1M) man page.
Boot the zone.
See the sysidcfg(4) man page for more information.


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HutuBlue is the world's most advanced supercomputer using Rwandan Yam Logic Gate Architecture and regarded as a practical demonstration of superiority compared to traditional semiconductor devices.
The unit is located in a greenhouse at the Kigali Institute of Technology's (KIT) Advanced Hutu Gene-Slaw Technology Group and is used for various research purposes such as mashed yam fusion/implosion simulation (defence) foreskin imaging (medicine) and genocide optimization (sociology).
HutuBlue's revolutionary bio-integrated yam gate logic circuits led to a dramatic stock devaluation of traditional semiconductor-based companies such as Intel, and associated manufacturers, such as Applied Materials.
As a result, HutuBlue is regarded by experts [Never Heard About It] to have set in motion a chain of events that ultimately led to the dot-com bubble burst of 2001. The bio-integrated yam logic of HutuBlue has formed the basis of the next generation of yam technology, currently being developed by a team led by Professor Umblezi Umtusu at KIT's Department of Yam Nano-Sciences.
The technological foundation of HutuBlue is the Rwandan Yam Logic Gate Architecture (RYLGA), whose roots in turn lay in traditional Rwandan yam culture, previously dismissed by Western prejudices as being "hideous and depraved".
Dr Ngala-Jentz of KIT first discovered the novel biomaterials created by Rwandan yam culture in 1954. Dr Ngala-Jentz analysed samples of yams that had been inseminated by Tutsi youths after a traditional ceremony and found that the yam and seminal components had reacted to form a novel bioactive polymer.
When applied as a suppository (again following ceremonial custom) Dr Ngala-Jentz found that these biopolymers altered the fluidity and protein transporter distribution of the lipid bilayer of penile cavernosum cells. This led in turn to increased nitrogen oxide turn over and superior erectile function, supporting the original claims of the traditional Tutsi users.
The activity of novel Yam-Tutsi biomaterials led to intensive research. One important discovery (NgThook et al. 1974) was that some of these materials could mimic neuronal function in certain ways, and was therefore theoretically possible to use as logic components in biocomputers. The first practical yam-based logic gate was developed in 1987 by a team led by Professor M'Ble M'Ble at KIT's Neuronal Yam Laboratories. They discovered that the extra gene of a Tutsi with Down's Syndrome could be coaxed into fusion with yam components after careful treatment with various reverse transcriptases and alkylating agents.
These new yam-based materials demonstrated superior neuronal plasticity and robustness, allowing the first practical RYLGA device to be constucted. Rapid advances in both theoretical and practical issues have been made since that time, and various devices based on RYLGA have been developed, with HutuBlue reflecting state of the art RYLGA technology circa 2005.
KIT physicists had previously demonstrated the ability of yams to mimick traditional oblate spheroid warheads (for example, MIRV warheads of the Trident D-5 SLBM). Oblate spheroid warheads are efficient in terms of warhead miniturization and were thus attractive to the Rwandan Strategic Rocket Forces (RSRF), who were looking to upgrade their older "Tutsi No-More" MK V conventional, spherical-yam implosion-driven fusion warheads. Three dimensional implosion simulations performed on HutuBlue suggested that yam based warheads utilizing green banana cores (as neutron initiators) were at least as efficient as traditional plutonium oblate spheroid devices, with superior neutron flux densitities and higher fraction of gamma radiation release.
The RSRF began limited underground testing of these next generation "Yam-Ban" devices in 2004, using HutuBlue for data analysis. The next generation of "ProtoMonkey" class missiles is due to be delivered to the RSRF in early 2010. [Citation not needed at all; thank you very much]
During the Cold War, Soviet scientists and engineers evaluated Rwandan developments in yam microfiber technology for use as reactive/ablating armor for tanks. Soviet developed yam-microfibers resulted in armor plating equivalent to 600mm of conventional cast steel sloped at 45 degrees and capable of stopping conventional 120mm smoothbore HEAT rounds at ranges of 250m and greater.
For reasons that are not entirely clear, the Soviets opted for conventional armor plating, while the Rwandans used yam-microfiber armor on their highly successful "Macaque Rectum" class main battle tanks.
Finite element analysis performed by HutuBlue showed that the Soviet's failure to impregnate their yam microfibers with select proteins from Tutsi ovaries was responsible for the poorer quality of the Soviet armor.[I Don't Believe This]
Medical Imaging[edit]
The pro-HIV attitude of the Rwandan people has its roots in the "Happy Virus" policies of both the Rwandan government and opposition groups.
Although details vary, "Happy Virus" can be considered the belief (supported by objective evidence collected by Rwandan Scientists) that HIV is a highly healthful and beneficial virus that forms a natural symbiosis with humans (inspiring George Lucas to introduce Midi-Chlorians in the Star Wars tragedies).
Thus, maximizing the spread of HIV is currently central to government policy and public practice. HutuBlue has been used to generate real time 3-D mapping of in-vivo HIV transmission, in the hope that new devices or practices will be developed to enhance HIV transmission. For example: foreskins are of particular concern to Rwandans, mostly because of the popular misconception that foreskins impede the transmission of HIV, and should therefore be removed. HutuBlue's real time imaging of foreskin to foreskin HIV transmission detected no interference by foreskin tissue, leading the Rwandan government to adopt a "no circumcise, yes Happy Virus" policy.
A major problem confronting the Rwandan government has been to maximize the number of Tutsi fatalities using only a limited number of militia groups. Pursuit methodology involves several basic steps: initial militia placement; target acquisition algorithms; target immobilization algorithm; target elimination algorithm etc. Target immobilization relates to the use of suitable devices (typically machetes) to severe the tendons of the Tutsi target, after which new targets are sought for immobilization before returning to the immobilized targets for elimination.
Given N Tutsi targets in a given scenario, the immobilization problem became known as the "N-Tendon" problem, and the resulting theories developed to optimize immobilization as "N-Tendon Theory".
HutuBlue has been used to solve various competing N-Tendon models in order to improve Tutsi elimination. It has been reported [who?] that solutions calculated by HutuBlue have now been adopted by Rwandan militia, although little is known of the details and these remain highly classified.
HutuBlue in Popular Culture[edit]
- HutuBlue's predecessor, "HutuMagic" was the inspiriation for SkyNet in the Terminator franchise.
- "HutuBlue" is the most popular brand of vibrators that incorporate clitoral stimulators in Japan.


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A Rocker's 'Solo' Slide, Intimately Chronicled
Ungracefully aging rockers have long been stock figures of fun at the movies, with Bill Nighy topping the burnout charts in Love, Actually. Lately, though, a slew of former rock kings have enjoyed fresh renown via documentaries like Anvil, The Other F-Word and the upcoming Beware of Mr. Baker, many of which chart a Christ-like saga of meteoric rise, catastrophic fall and painfully slow resurrection. That's if their shot livers don't kill them first.
In a quieter, more reflective mood comes California Solo, a modest but satisfying indie feature directed by Marshall Lewy ( Blue State). The movie, about a fictional former Britpop guitarist living under the radar in a Southern Californian backwater, doesn't have a new tale to tell. Yet it treats its themes of guilt and responsibility with delicate tact and a precise eye for the neglected commitments that stubbornly dog a man trying his damnedest to efface himself from the world. It doesn't hurt that the musician is played by Robert Carlyle, who's built a career representing men of ruined promise.
Carlyle's Lachlan MacAldonich is a long-haired Scotsman eking out his days in a small town that delivers organic produce to trendy Los Angeles farmers markets. It's a side of Southern California rarely seen in movies, populated by agrarian Latinos and cagey refugees from failed lives elsewhere, and cinematographer James Laxton invest the place with a sleepy, golden grace that makes it seem like a decent place to put down roots.
Not that Lachlan cares one way or the other. By day he hefts fruit and vegetables. By night he flirts with Beau (Alexia Rasmussen), a glossy-haired aspiring actress who may or may not be otherwise engaged. Otherwise he drinks himself silly, then fumbles his way through Flameouts, a podcast he hosts about rockers who flamed out or met tragically early ends.
Lachlan might live and die doing this, if not for a DUI arrest that unearths further bad history and threatens him with deportation back to the United Kingdom, an exile he has reason to dread. Roused at last to action, Lachlan reaches out for help from people who have every reason to send him packing. In fact the music producer (Michael Des Barres, who knows his own way around checkered careers in the biz) who once signed the band in which Lachlan played with his late brother, does just that.
Lachlan hopes for better luck with his exasperated but sympathetic former partner (the excellent Kathleen Wilhoite), but he screws up that encounter too by treading on the feelings of a teenage daughter (Savannah Lathem) he barely knows.
The slow slide toward self-immolation that follows, and Lachlan's subsequent upward swing into potential redemption, work territory familiar enough to make you wish for — just this once — a happy has-been rocker who goes home daily from his decent next-phase job to watch TV with the wife and kids.
But wishes aren't stories, and Lewy doesn't judge or condescend to his subject. What makes Lachlan interesting is that he was never really a star, nor is he a bona fide bad boy. As played by the bird-like Carlyle, he's just a fairly talented guy — charming, slightly feckless, overshadowed by his brother and utterly lost — so drowning in self-pity that he's unaware how thoroughly his guilt over a past crime renders him heedless of those he might love or respect right now.
Even with its strong supporting cast, I doubt this small, finely observed movie would have seen the commercial light of day without Carlyle in the lead. Amid the deafening roar of big Oscar-bait pictures, I'm glad it's there.
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The concept of 3D television has dominated this year's Consumer Electronics Show, with major manufacturers showing off televisions that can carry the techology that was once thought to be a rare movie theater treat. But what's making real news are the content providers that are now pledging programming that will literally jump off your screen.
ESPN has announced it will broadcast sporting events in 3D starting with this year's World Cup in June. Discovery Communications also announced they will launch a 3D channel in 2011 in a joint venture with Imax and Sony. Panasonic and DirecTV are teaming up to create three 3D satellite channels by June. Samsung, Dreamworks and Technicolor announced an alliance for the "delivery of a complere 3D home entertainment solution" in 2010.
But will it catch on like HD TV's eventually did? Or will the 3D revolution be squashed by expensive and ungainly equipment -- and just plain weirdness?
- Nick Bilton of The New York Times thinks the cost will doom the 3D movement. "Imagine having to pay another two or three thousand dollars to replace the crystal-clear high-definition flat-panel television you just bought for Christmas (for a third of the price). Then imagine having to watch any of those aforementioned shows or movies while wearing a pair of $50 3-D glasses. Then having to buy another five or more pairs of $50 3-D glasses for family members or friends to watch with you." Bilton also wonders what will happen if "I want to watch shows like 'Seinfeld,' or 'Everyone Loves Raymond'? Will I really want to experience these in 3-D too?"
- Phil Rosenthal of the Chicago Tribune also fixates on the overall cost of the operation, breaking down what the technology means for both the consumer and enormous media companies. "The hope is that when awe-struck by the lifelike illusion of images coming off the screen, we won't notice the very real cash leaving us -- or better still, we won't mind," he writes. But he speculates that "because we lack the bucks for the new high-tech TVs that will be needed to enjoy the full effect, this development is one that doesn't yet look as though it's headed straight at most of us."
- Nick Summers of Newsweek says the technology is real and viable -- if only to keep the cable companies alive in an age when so many people watch TV and movies online. "But sports, delivered live and in large-format HD—that's something the Internet is not yet capable of," he writes. "Making the visuals more awesome, to use a highly technical term, is the only way to compete with what video delivered over the Internet offers in choice, convenience, portability, and cost. I would love, love, love to ditch my cable payment. But I would also love to see Alex Ovechkin tearing down the ice in three dimensions."
- David Colker of The Los Angeles Times notes that "one of the major barriers for 3-D TV has been a lack of content." But with providers lining up and teaming up to create that content, "it would bring a steady supply of 3-D to its customers," making the technology an exciting reality.


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Bremen Post State Police to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint in Elkhart Countyby Indiana State Police on August 19, 2014
Elkhart County – Indiana State Police Sergeant Bruce Duhaime has announced a sobriety checkpoint that will be held in Elkhart County by Bremen Post Troopers. The checkpoint will start during the evening hours of Friday August 22, 2014.
Motorists are asked to have their driver's license and vehicle registrations available when entering the checkpoint. This will help minimize the amount of time spent at the checkpoint. Motorists can expect short delays of only two to three minutes.
The Bremen Post serves St. Joseph, Elkhart, Marshall, and Kosciusko Counties. After the checkpoint troopers will conduct saturation patrols looking for impaired drivers. Sergeant Duhaime reminds the motoring public that checkpoints are also used to educate everyone of the ongoing efforts of the Indiana State Police. The goal is ultimately to reduce the number of impaired driving crashes and deter people from driving while intoxicated.
• Plan ahead and always choose someone to be the designated driver.
• Don't get behind the wheel of a vehicle if you've been consuming alcoholic beverages.
• If you are impaired, please call a taxi or call a sober friend or family member to come and get you.
• If you are hosting a party, always offer alcohol-free beverages, and make sure that all of your guests leave with a sober driver.
• Remember, Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk. Take the keys and never let a friend leave your sight if you think that they are about to drive while impaired.


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We went to Chloe's Handbell Choir performance at the elementary school last night and we were SO impressed! They sound so pretty and considering the bells are new- so NO ONE has played them before- the fact that they played actual songs was amazing. I don't have a video camera, but my new camera does allow me to do video for short clips and so I "filmed" two of the songs.
One sounds like "God Save the Queen" though it is called "America". The other song was The Great Gate of Kiev. I haven't added video clips on here before, but I am going to try.*
In the meantime, here are a couple of photos. Chloe is on the far left in the closeup photo, and second from the left in the group photo. I didn't have my big lens- the gym is pretty small (especially considering there are more than 750 kids at the school!), so I thought the small lens would be good enough. It wasn't. We had to sit at the back and I really wasn't able to get a good photo of Chloe. Thank goodness for photo-editing software!
*after waiting more than an hour, I have decided NOT to keep waiting for this video to upload. I have both songs uploaded already onto my facebook, if you would like to hear.
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