text: Space | 14. April 2014 | posted by Tom Uhlig Spaceflight means teamwork When we report from the Columbus Control Centre (Col-CC) on the latest developments on the International Space Station (ISS), we do so not only as one of the five main control centres for the ISS, but also as one of the many control centres for the European part of the work conducted on the Space Station. Although all the threads of ESA's activities come together here with us, important monitoring and commanding tasks for the experiments themselves are often performed elsewhere. Each European experiment has its own small control centre somewhere in Europe, which receives the data, monitors the hardware, sends commands and guarantees the availability of technical expertise and assistance for the astronauts should questions or problems arise. These centres are also the interface to the experiment scientists in universities and research institutions. In our jargon, these small centres are referred to as 'USOCs' – one of the many hundreds or probably even thousands of abbreviations that we use. It stands for 'User Support and Operations Centre'. Our colleagues at these centres are, however, not always available – unlike the team here at Col-CC. They only go 'to the console' when something must be done for their experiment, either since it is being run, because the astronauts are working on it or because preparatory activities have to be performed – perhaps implementing new procedures or checking that our planners have correctly inserted the necessary activities into the Space Station timetable, a kind of 'pre-coordination'… Today at the consoles: Dario in Naples (Microgravity Advanced Research and Support Centre; MARS), Philipp and Arjan in Cologne (Microgravity User Support Center; MUSC), Alexandra in Lucerne (Biotechnology Space Support Center; BIOTESC), Cecile in Toulouse (Centre d'Aide au Développement des activités en Micropesanteur et des Opérations Spatiales; CADMOS) and Koen in Brussels (Belgian User Support and Operations centre; B.USOC). In the control room of the Microgravity User Support Center (MUSC) in Cologne. Credit: DLR CC-BY (3.0). They do not need to be present around the clock as we are here in Oberpfaffenhofen, but we have more company – and great contacts. There is always a STRATOS, who monitors all the Columbus subsystems, and a COL FLIGHT, who is responsible for all European activities on the ISS and coordinates these. A COMET takes care of the planning, while a GSOC GC and a SYSCON manage our complicated ground systems. When the astronauts are working, there is also a EUROCOM, the only person that is allowed to speak to the crew, and a COSMO, who takes care of all mechanical and logistical matters. However, these latter two positions are usually not physically with us in Oberpfaffenhofen, but are where has the necessary expertise is located – at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne or one of the two engineering centres in Bremen and Turin. These colleagues are connected with us through our 'Voice Communications System' and we have access to the same databases, so that we can work well together despite the distance. This is also how we work with the USOCs and NASA. The Columbus Control Centre in Oberpfaffenhofen, at the console of the Flight Directors. Credit: DLR CC-BY (3.0). 'Backstage', there are several teams that support us constantly on weekdays, but do not form part of the 'front room' crew – a planning and experiment coordination group, the ESA mission directors, a team of engineers that acts as a first point of contact for any technical problems that we cannot solve on our own and a medical team. These are all part of the operations team, and then, behind them, there are groups of experts and functions that we do not have access to via our 'usual channels' – they are 'offline'… Today, it is relatively quiet on the Space Station – the astronauts have a day off on the occasion of 'Cosmonaut Day' (the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's pioneering flight on 12 April 1961). We – a large team distributed across Europe – thus prepare for the days ahead. Our Fluid Science Lab needs be tested, an experiment called 'T-Cell' is approaching – almost, at least – because the launch of the 'Dragon' space capsule has been delayed, which has been causing problems for us. Biolab must cool the 'Gravi 2' samples, and we are supporting NASA in an ultrasonic experiment. Even before Alexander Gerst's mission, our colleagues across Europe and at 'Mission Control Oberpfaffenhofen' are hard at work!


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American Pit Bull Terriers are extremely loyal dogs that are often dog aggressive and may be aggressive to other animals, even to those with whom they were raised. Pit bulls were developed mainly for several blood sports including bear baiting and dog-fighting among others. It is this history of the breed that plays the major role in the temperament of the dog.
Pitbulls are often wrongly portrayed as dog and people attackers. Although this generalization is unfair, some poorly bred, trained or socialized dogs do exhibit overly aggressive tendencies. A responsible owner is needed in order to properly train and socialize the dog in order to prevent the rare but possible pitbull attack. As is the case with all other breeds, there are positives and negatives to the American Pitbull breed. As a general rule, pitbulls should be watched and not trusted with strange people or animals without proper precaution. Good pitbull owners are aware of the loving and loyal nature of properly trained and socialized dogs. They have a high threshold of pain, which makes them good with children (although supervision is recommended).
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When training a pitbull, it is important to remember that the breed is highly intelligent so that a method may be found that is agreeable to the dog and the owner. Either positive training or aversive training can lead to a well-behaved and tempered dog. The method again depends on the owner and dog. However, aversive methods sometimes may override some positive tendencies of the dog. Another decision that the owner must make is whether to personally train or have professional assistance in training the dog. If choosing to have someone professionally train the dog, there are some considerations that should kept in mind when finding a trainer. For example, pitbulls as well as other breeds require attention that varies depending on the breed. This is especially true of pitbulls, and thus experience with pitbulls should be sought as past history with the breed may be indicative of a greater chance of success in training.
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The origin of the pit bull varies depending on the source. However, pitbullregistry.com recognizes the following as the most valid account for the pitbull. The bulldogs date back to Roman times with bull baiting. The dogs during this time were wild and aggressive. In the 18thcentury, two fighting bulldogs emerged–the Blue poll of Scotland and the Alunt from Ireland.
By the early 19th century, because of selective breeding, a dog similar to the American pit bull emerged. However, due to a slow-moving economy and a law which prohibited low-income individuals from owning sporting dogs, bull baiting diminished. By the mid-1830's, bull baiting was completely banned. As a result, people looked to other alternatives.
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IRVINE, Calif., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that it will release first quarter 2013 financial results for the period ended March 30, 2013, after the market closes on Thursday, May 2, 2013. The conference call to review the results will begin at 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET) and will be hosted by Joe Kiani, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Mark P. de Raad, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
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Two other studies found fish oil didn't work for an irregular heartbeat condition called atrial fibrillation, even though it is thought to help certain people with heart disease or high levels of fats called triglycerides in their blood.
The bottom line: Dietary supplements have varied effects and whether one is right for you may depend on your personal health profile, diet and lifestyle.
"Many people take vitamin supplements as a crutch," said study leader Dr. Howard Sesso of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. "They're no substitute for a heart-healthy diet, exercising, not smoking, keeping your weight down," especially for lowering heart risks.
The studies were presented Monday at an American Heart Association conference in Los Angeles and the vitamin research and one fish oil study were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Multivitamins are America's favorite dietary supplement - about one-third of adults take them. Yet no government agency recommends their routine use for preventing chronic diseases, and few studies have tested them to see if they can. A leading preventive medicine task force even recommends against beta-carotene supplements, alone or with other vitamins, to prevent cancer or heart disease because some studies have found them harmful. And vitamin K can affect bleeding and interfere with some commonly used heart drugs.
Sesso's study involved nearly 15,000 healthy male doctors given monthly packets of Centrum Silver or fake multivitamins. After about 11 years, there were no differences between the groups in heart attacks, strokes, chest pain, heart failure or heart-related deaths.
Side effects were fairly similar except for more rashes among vitamin users. The National Institutes of Health paid for most of the study. Pfizer Inc. supplied the pills and other companies supplied the packaging.
The same study a few weeks ago found that multivitamins cut the chance of developing cancer by 8 percent - a modest amount and less than what can be achieved from a good diet, exercise and not smoking.
Multivitamins also may have different results in women or people less healthy than those in this study - only 4 percent smoked, for example.
The fish oil studies tested prescription-strength omega-3 capsules from several companies in two different groups of people for preventing atrial fibrillation, a fluttering, irregular heartbeat.
One from South America aimed to prevent recurrent episodes in 600 participants who already had the condition. The other sought to prevent it from developing in 1,500 people from the U.S., Italy and Argentina having various types of heart surgery, such as valve replacement. About one third of heart surgery patients develop atrial fibrillation as a complication.
Both studies found fish oil ineffective.


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Derek Lowe (1-1) vs. Dan Haren (3-0).
COMMENTS: Oh, where to begin. Lowe has given the Dodgers three quality starts in four attempts, but has only won the game in which the Dodgers knocked in 11 runs. But the Dodgers who we just saw limp out of a 1-4 roadtrip could muster only one run in four of their last five games (according to Rick Monday last nignt, Larry Bowa felt "lonely" at the third base box, having been visited only two times all night). If we're 1-4 against the weakest Braves arms and the impotent Reds, it's not a stretch to think that Haren, who is on fire since coming over to the D-backs this year, will mow us down no matter what lineup Torre trots out there.
Even still, we'll be cheering along. Go Dodgers!
UPDATE: Andruw Jones is 10-for-64 this year. If he can bat 4-for-4 tonight (from the two-hole, no less), he'll complete his March Toward Mendoza! (yeah, right).


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A healthy chicken soup with Chinese influences
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, January 7, 2014
When it's cold outside, I love making soup for supper. Everything goes into a single pot, starting with an aromatic broth and a substantial array of vegetables, then a little bit of protein, and finally a crispy garnish. And when dinner's over, there's only that one pot to wash!
This recipe's fragrant broth is essentially a Chinese version of a Jewish chicken soup. Folklore has it that the latter is a cure-all, if only because it's so comforting. But once you add a significant amount of fresh ginger, as I have here, your case for the soup's therapeutic value is even stronger. Ginger does great things for the body, which is why I keep a big batch of ginger tea simmering on the stove when I'm fighting a cold.
Swimming in this broth are four vegetables — carrots, shiitake mushrooms, bok choy and peas. I chose them not only because they're the kind of vegetables you might find in a Chinese soup, but also because they are nutritious and provide a fresh array of colors. That said, you're welcome to swap them out in favor of any number of other winter veggies, including butternut squash, sweet potatoes, turnips, broccoli and parsnips.
But whatever else you add to the soup, make sure that the chicken goes in last. Cut into bite-sized chunks, it takes little time to cook, but it will become tough and leathery if cooked too long.
At the end of it all, you'll want to add some wonton crisps, which bake quickly and contribute some flavorful crunch. A healthful approximation of the wonderful fried noodles often found on Chinese-styled salads, these crisps spend no time submerged in oil. You simply take fresh wonton wrappers (an all-purpose item you always want to have at hand in your freezer), cut them into strips, toss them with a tiny bit of oil, then bake them until crispy (which happens in a flash). They're the crowning touch for a soup that'll warm you from the inside out.
Start to finish: 1 hour
Servings: 4
For the wonton crisps:
12 square wonton wrappers
1/2 teaspoon canola
or vegetable oil
For the soup:
6 medium scallions
4-by-1-inch piece fresh ginger,
3 garlic cloves, smashed
and peeled
1/2 cup rice wine, sake
or dry sherry
4 cups low-sodium
chicken broth
11/2 cups thinly sliced carrots
4 to 5 ounces sliced or cubed
shiitake mushrooms
3 tablespoons cornstarch
whisked with 1/4 cup water
1 pound boneless, skinless
chicken breasts cut into
1/2-inch cubes
3 cups sliced bok choy or napa
1 cup frozen peas
(do not defrost)
3 tablespoons low-sodium
soy sauce
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
Heat the oven to 375 F.
Cut the wonton wrappers into 1/4-inch strips. In a bowl, toss the wonton strips with the oil and a pinch of salt. Arrange the strips in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake on the oven's middle shelf until golden and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Let cool completely before serving.
Meanwhile, place the scallions on a cutting board, then use the side of a large knife or a rolling pin to lightly smash. Cut the ginger into thin rounds, then slice each round into thin matchsticks.
In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the smashed scallions, sliced ginger, garlic, rice wine and broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, use a slotted spoon to remove and discard the solids.
Add the carrots and mushrooms and simmer gently, covered, for 5 minutes. Bring the liquid to a boil, then add the cornstarch-water mixture in a stream while whisking. Return to a boil.
Add the chicken, bok choy, peas, soy sauce and sesame oil. Cook gently until the chicken is just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Ladle the soup into bowls and top each portion with some of the wonton crisps, if using.
Nutrition information per serving: 380 calories; 35 calories from fat (9 percent of total calories); 4 g fat (0.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 70 mg cholesterol; 45 g carbohydrate; 6 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 35 g protein; 1,050 mg sodium.


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I had the great pleasure of working in my former classroom today and it reminded me of why the three-year cycle in Montessori classrooms is so beneficial, not least of all, to the teachers.
Our Montessori preschool classrooms are composed of a mixed-age group of children who remain, ideally, in one classroom for three years. A child starts at age three and stays through her Kindergarten year. This is called the three year cycle. Each of those years brings new and unique learning opportunities for the child. As a three-year-old, the child observes her older peers and benefits from their experience. As a four-year-old, she starts to see herself as one of the "big kids" and expands her social circle. In her Kindergarten year she is recognized as a leader and takes pride in helping others.
It's easy to see how the three-year-cycle benefits children, but it is also a tremendous opportunity for personal and professional growth for early childhood teachers. Few other settings offer the experience of observing and interacting with a child for half of that child's life!
When I took a sabbatical at the end of the school year in May, I left behind children who had been in my classroom for one or two years. I was able to catch up with many of those students today when I visited the classroom. I observed that two of "my" third-year students, I'll call them S and K, were part of what Montessorian John Chattin-McNichols calls a "roving pack of 5-year-olds." They were wandering around with some other boys and mixing it up a little. I knew these two boys when they were just barely three years old. I knew them before they could consciously control their bodies at group time and even before they could dress themselves successfully. Now, here they were - big, bold 5-year-olds and I was curious to see who they had become eight months after we last worked together.
Angie, my dear friend and the lead teacher of my former class, shared with me that S and K had been working on the squaring and cubing chains in the math area, so I asked them about those activities. They were eager to show me what they had already done and tell me what came next. Within a few minutes, they broke off from the pack and were ready to master the 10 cubing chain.
The 10 cubing chain - or 1000 chain - is a concrete representation of 10 cubed. It's made up of one thousand pea-sized beads organized into bars of ten. The bars of ten are attached at the ends to make a chain. Children are ready for this work after they have mastered the 1 - 10 squaring chains and the 1 - 9 cubing chains. This video from the DuPage Montessori School in Naperville, Illinois provides a good overview of how the squaring and cubing chains are presented in the Montessori classroom.
The 10 cubing chain is nearly 30 feet long so it must be laid out in the hallway outside the classroom. So, off to the hallway we went.
S and K divided up the tasks between themselves. One carried the rolled-up mat and the other carried the chain. We established the space we would use in the hallway and K unrolled the mat while S went back into the classroom for the number tabs. We discussed how they would sort the tabs on the tray and move it down the mat as they worked.
S found the 1000 tab. He knew it went at the very end of the chain but he left it on the tray. There was a pause before they started and I asked what number they would start with. S said, "We have to count them all."
That is certainly one way to do it. But when a child is ready for the 1000 chain, he is generally ready to complete it without counting every number because he can now count by tens and hundreds. Once you trust that 10 is ten, you don't have to count it again.
I asked if they thought they could first put tabs on the hundreds. Yes! They were sure they could. Together, we counted the bars as 10, 20, 30 and so on until we got to 100. S got the 100 tab and marked that spot. K quickly grasped the system and immediately went to work sorting out all of the hundreds tabs in a separate group so that S could place them. This was my cue to find something else to do. I went back inside the classroom to assist Miss Angie while the boys marked off every 100th bead on the chain with the appropriate tab.
They repeated the process, stopping after each bar of ten. K was the sorter, S was the placer. "150! I need 150," S said. K had it ready. There was never any disagreement, that I heard, over who would do which task. They just got started and they each found their niche as they went. And they were really digging their work.
They started the cubing chain work at 9:45 and I checked in with them every few minutes. They finished at 11:00. One of them stopped to use the bathroom then went straight back to his work. Other children would step into the hall to see what was happening and then go back inside to their work.
Sometimes I checked on S and K without speaking and other times I acknowledged their progress. Once, I said I would be back to check on them in a bit unless they needed some help. "We need some help," S said. They could not find the tab for 590. I suggested they leave a space for that number and they could put it there when they found it. They never found it, but they were able to move on without hesitation.
As they got to the very end, S picked up the 1000 tab and started to place it under the 1000th bead. K said, "Hey! We decided we would put that one on together!" And so they did. That's when this photo was snapped.
If you had asked me three years ago if these children were developing normally and if they were going to learn to read and write and grow up to be compassionate humans I would have responded, "Of course they will!" But in the back of my head there would have been a tiny voice saying, "What if they aren't? What if they are never able to sit in a chair for more than 8 seconds? What if they never learn to put their shoes on by themselves? What if they show no interest in reading? What if they always write six as 9?"
That doubtful voice is a familiar one to parents because most of us only get to experience the development of one or two children. We fear we will do something wrong and our children will not achieve their potential. Preschool teachers should know better because we get to observe hundreds of children over the course of our careers, right? But sometimes, even with years of experience, we forget that our job is simply to prepare a nourishing environment. It is the child who must do the work of building the man.
In 1949, Maria Montessori offered us some guidance in our quest to relax and trust that each child will reveal himself as a competent and confident being in his own time. In The Absorbent Mind she wrote, "...for while, in the traditional schools, the teacher sees the immediate behavior of her pupils, knowing that she must look after them and what she has to teach, the Montessori teacher is constantly looking for a child who is not yet there."
Dr. Montessori also implemented the three-year cycle in our classrooms to give us enough time to look for that child and see him before he moves on to primary school.
I am not at all surprised that S and K can count to 1000 by tens and hundreds. I am not surprised that they can recognize 3-digit numerals or that they can prepare, complete, and put away their work. I am not even surprised that two 5-year-old boys willingly work together on a math material for 1 hour and and 15 minutes with only a bathroom break and very limited guidance. I've seen it before.
I am surprised at the sense of joyous relief I feel each time children reveal themselves in this way. It's an experience that never gets old. I suppose that's the ultimate reward of being a teacher.
This post was originally featured on the Montessori School of Greater Lafayette Blog.


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Psalm 61:2. Lead Me Jesus
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Angelina kindly provides you with a special chair for your gorgeous FAB bag, so don't just leave it on the floor in the way of guests and waiters. There is usually reading material on offer in the front. Evidently reading a table is OK. Who knew?
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Please do not eat brunch with your coat on your lap and your bags on the floor. Pas bien élevé.
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French Girl says, "Le Mont Blanc, j'adore!!!!
To quote, Paris Patisseries:History Shops Recipes,
"the Mont Blanc was invented by owner Austrian confectioner, Antoine Rumplemeyer. He founded Angelina in 1903 and the recipe has not changed to this day."
Don't climb Mont Blanc hoping to find this treat at the peak.
FVI: a Mont Blanc consists of a merinque base, a chantilly filling and a topping of vanilla-flavored piped chestnut cream.


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FOSDEM 2012 Announcement
FOSDEM 2012 will take place at at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, in Brussels on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 February 2012.
This page is for organizing GNUstep's participation in the event. This includes the organization of a developer meeting the Friday before FOSDEM.
- Lars Sonchocky-Helldorf (lars dot sonchocky dash helldorf at hamburg dot de)
- is somebody else interested in lending me a hand?
Who will attend FOSDEM
One of the main reasons people attend the event is that you can meet, and talk directly to, other developers, whom you would otherwise meet only virtually (on mailing lists, emails, newsgroups, IRC etc.). We expect many lead developers and contributors to be present, so if you have never met them, you shouldn't miss this occasion!
The following is a list of people of GNUstep fame who have confirmed (or denied) that they will be able to join us at the GNUstep meeting at FOSDEM 2012:
Name | Friday
3. Feb |
4. Feb |
5. Feb |
6. Feb |
Special comments / topics | Hotel |
Lars S.-Helldorf | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | event organizer | Argus |
Nikolaus Schaller | No | Yes | Yes | No | QuantumSTEP + Openmoko / GTA04.org | Argus |
Quentin Mathé | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Étoilé | |
Niels Grewe | Étoilé, DBusKit | |||||
David Chisnall | Étoilé | |||||
Sebastian Reitenbach | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | OpenBSD packages, GAP, OpenGroupware | Hotel The Moon |
Nicolas Roard | ? | Étoilé | ||||
Fred Kiefer | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | GNUstep (GUI, Cairo) | Hotel Aqua |
Riccardo Mottola | ? | GNUstep, GAP | ||||
Gerold Rupprecht | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | GNUstep | |
Richard Frith-Macdonald | Late | Yes | Yes | No | GNUstep | Argus |
N.N. | t.b.d. | t.b.d. | t.b.d. | t.b.d. | t.b.d. |
Dev-Room Presentations and Events
The room at out disposal will be AW1.126 (capacity is 72 seats (this is more than twice of what we had the years ago); in the building "AW"), -- on Saturday 2011-02-04 from (to be confirmed) 11:00 to 19:00
Call for participation
We are looking for people who want to give a talk, moderate a discussion, hold a hand ons (practice) / hacking session or organize a code sprint. Please send your proposals to GNUstep discussion list, the organizers mentioned above or - if you've got a wiki account - enter them right here. At first a title, a short summary, proposed duration and a preffered time slot would do, so we can start scheduling as soon as possible.
deadline for filing is t.b.d., deadline for the papers is t.b.d.
Note: The FOSDEM organizers strongly recommend a granularity of 15 minute blocks. So if a talk is just 15 (lightning talk), 30 or 45 minutes long - fine! But we should have 15 minutes breaks between the talks so that the visitors have enough time to find a seat and the presenters have enough time to get ready.
List of submitted talk/discussion/session proposals
Please submit through *GNUstep discussion list* until *2011-12-31*
Wishlist for talks/discussions/sessions
Enter talks/discussions/sessions here you would be interested in.
- GNUstep Progresses and Roadmap
- CoreBase and CoreGraphics/Opal in GNUstep
Time Slot | Author | Title / Abstract | Kind | Slides |
Saturday, Feb 04, 2012 | ||||
11:00 - 11:15 | GNUstep Developers | GNUstep Developer's Meeting
Meet the GNUstep developers face to face, discuss current afairs of GNUstep, share news about the latest development and plans on GNUstep, improve collaboration between the several GNUstep related projects |
meeting, discussion | - |
11:15 - 11:45 | Sebastian Reitenbach | OpenBSD GNUstep ports update
Topics covered:
talk | File:OpenBSD-ports-FOSDEM-2012.pdf |
12:00 - 12:30 | Sebastian Reitenbach | OpenGroupware - Phoenix from the ashes
Topics covered:
talk | File:OpenGroupware-FOSDEM-2012.pdf |
12:45 - 13:30 | Sebastian Reitenbach | A GNUstep Applications Overview
talk | t.b.d. link to slides |
13:45 - 14:15 | Fred Kiefer | GNUstep GUI: Recent Developments - Graphics and Text
talk | File:Gnustep-gui-FOSDEM-2012.pdf |
14:30 - 15:00 | Quentin Mathé | Étoilé: What has been done over the past year and what's next?
In this presentation, we will take a look at the Étoilé progresses over the past year. We will summarize our work on both our core frameworks and GNUstep. We will also discuss the project status in a broader way, and what can be expected in 2012. |
talk | t.b.d. link to slides |
15:15 - 16:00 | Richard Frith-Macdonald | Enterprise Control, Configuration and Logging/Alarming using GNUstep-base
1. An overview of the problem of dealing with multiple server processes on multiple hosts and sites. How to provide fault tolerance and how to scale up without losing control. 2. A discussion of the use of the basic technologies such as Distributed Objects and property lists etc to implement these systems. 3. Control ... how we start/stop server processes, prevent duplication of processes, support automated restart, and query the state of processes. 4. Configuration ... how we provide specific configuration to each process under central control, yet allow those servers to operate independently. 5. Logging/Alarming ... how we provide and manage simple and consistent audit/debug logging facilities for server processes, and how we integrate with SNMP. |
talk | File:EC-FOSDEM-2012.pdf |
16:15 - 17:00 | Quentin Mathé | CoreObject : An Object Store built for Revision Control and Desktop Environment Needs
This talk will introduce CoreObject, an Object Store built from the ground up to support features such as selective undo, live collaboration without locking, branching, etc. not found in Object-Oriented Databases until now. CoreObject is not based on Operational Transformations but a new Object Graph Diffing and Merging model, that makes possible to integrate these revision control features into a database and ensure they scale to large object histories. From a desktop environment perspective, revision tracks are available to create interactive views on the history and support multiple undo/redo granularity levels. CoreObject also comes with a collection of reusable object models to solve recurrent use cases in document management, organization and edition. |
talk | t.b.d. link to slides |
17:15 - 18:00 | David Chisnall | New Features of Objective-C
With iOS 5 and OS X 10.7, Apple introduced a number of new Objective-C features. With the release of version 1.6 of the GNUstep Objective-C runtime and version 3.0 of clang these are now all available to GNUstep developers. The new features include better data hiding, automatic reference counting, and a number of other features. This talk will cover these features, as well as some of the extensions beyond Apple's version and the improvements in Objective-C performance since FOSDEM last year. |
talk | link to slides |
18:15 - 19:00 | Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller | QuantumSTEP: new frameworks and future directions
QuantumSTEP is a technology study framework and application suite that is partially based on GNUstep. It aims at consequently using Objective-C on embedded and portable devices. This talk describes the latest additions to the frameworks: CoreLocation, MKMapKit, CoreWLAN, CoreTelephony and demonstrates how they work on the new GTA04 hardware. |
talk | http://download.goldelico.com/quantumstep/FOSDEM%202012.pdf |
Suggested Hotels
last year Sebastian Reitenbach and Nikolaus Schaller have booked here. Ask them on the mailing list on their Experience:
Louise Hotel
- 40, rue Veydt
- 1050 Bruxelles
- http://www.louisehotel.com/
- Sebastian Reitenbach says:
- book via: http://www.hotelreservierungen.de , which is cheaper than the offer on the hotel site. The reservation includes breakfast.
- free WiFi is available
- it costs only about half the price of the Argus hotel from last year.
- Its near avenue louise, only a foot walk away from the university campus.
NOTE Dec 2011: appears to have changed owner and is no longer listed in online booking portals
Argus Hotel Brussels (Belguim) (good experiences from past years)
- 6, Rue Capitaine Crespel
- B-1050 Bruxelles, Belgique
- Tel +32 2 514 07 70
- Fax +32 2 514 12 22
- email@example.com
- Rate: 65/night - but you have to ask for the 'GNUstep/FOSDEM' discount
- has free Internet ;-)
Normal prices are here:
but there are discounts available:
and we'll ask for even better discounts for a group booking (we need to know who's will be there for that!)
Some people booked that hotel in the last years: Nicolas, Marcus, Helge ,Lars.
Sun Hotel in Brussels (Belguim) (not recommended)
- Rue du Berger, 38
- 1050 Brussels (near Porte de Namur)
- Tel : +32(0)2 511 21 19
- Fax : +32(0)2 512 32 71
- firstname.lastname@example.com
- www.hotels-belgium.com/brussel-al/sunhotel.htm
- 50 EUR/Single room with breakfast
- 22 rooms total
- 3km distance to University
has internet access, will make breakfast room available for developers after 11:00 am. Two electrical plugs for breakfast room, so need extension cord with additional plugs. Ask for first or second floor rooms close to reception for good wifi connections.
Hotel Sabina in Brussels (Belgium)
- Rue du Nord 78
- B-1000 Brussels
- Tel: (32)2 218 26 37
- Fax: (32)2 219 32 39
(very good rating by visitors) 63 EUR/Single with breakfast 8 single only + 16 double rooms 4,2km distance
Hotel Mozart in Bruxelles (Belgium)
- Rue Marché aux Fromages 23
- B-1000 Brussels
- Tel +32 2 502 66 61
- Fax +32 2 502 77 58
- Email firstname.lastname@example.com
70 EUR/Single room NO breakfast WLAN
51 rooms total 4,2km distance
We are open to other suggestions. Please take into account distance to the University and access to public transportation.
A quick introduction to Brussels: http://wikitravel.org/en/Brussel
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Israel And Hamas Agree To Gaza Cease-Fire
ResumeIsrael and the Hamas militant group reached a cease-fire agreement Wednesday to end the fiercest round of fighting in nearly four years, promising to halt attacks on each other and ease an Israeli blockade constricting the Gaza Strip.
Egypt's foreign minister, Mohammed Kamel Amr, said the deal was set to take effect at 9 p.m. local time. (2 p.m. EDT), capping days of intense efforts that drew the world's top diplomats into the fray. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stood next to Amr as he announced the breakthrough at a news conference in Cairo.
The agreement will "improve conditions for the people of Gaza and provide security for the people of Israel," Clinton said. In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said he agreed to the cease-fire after consulting with President Barack Obama.
Israel launched the fierce Israeli offensive in Gaza last week to stop months of intensifying rocket attacks. Even after the deal was announced, an air-raid siren signaled a rocket attack in southern Israel, while an airstrike could be heard in Gaza.
In the last-minute burst of fire, Palestinian militants fired five rockets into the southern Israeli city of Beersheba. One rocket hit a house inside the city, police said. No injuries were reported.
Israel launched well over 1,500 airstrikes and other attacks on targets in Gaza, while more than 1,000 rockets pounded Israel since the fighting began on Nov. 14. In all, more than 140 Palestinians, including dozens of civilians, were killed, while five Israelis died in the fighting.
According to a copy of the agreement obtained by The Associated Press, Israel and Hamas agreed to an immediate halt in the violence. Israel will end its policy of assassinating top Hamas officials, while Hamas promised to halt all rocket fire by the many militant groups operating in the Gaza Strip.
After a brief cooling off period, Israel pledged to ease its blockade of Gaza, though there were no firm assurances on how that will be done. Israel has maintained the blockade since Hamas seized power of Gaza in 2007, though it has gradually lifted many of the restrictions.
Moussa Abu Marzouk, a top Hamas official, said on his Facebook page that talks on a new border arrangement would begin after the 24-hour cooling off period.
Israeli TV channels, citing unidentified Israeli officials, said the details on future arrangements would be handled through an international liaison team.
The deal marked a key victory for Egypt's new Islamist government, which is caught in a balancing act between its allegiance to Hamas and its need to maintain good relations with Israel and the U.S. Hamas is an offshoot of Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood.
- Calev Ben-David, senior correspondent in Israel for Bloomberg News. He tweets @calevbd.
This segment aired on November 21, 2012.