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- Grammatical relations typology (2007)
- Traditionally, the term "grammatical relation" (GR) refers to the morphosyntactic properties that relate an argument to a clause, as, for example, its subject or its object. Alternative terms are "syntactic function" or "syntactic role", and they highlight the fact that GRs are defined by the way in which arguments are integrated syntactically into a clause, i.e. by functioning as subject, object etc. Whatever terminology one prefers, what is crucial about the traditional notion of GRs is (a) that they are identified by syntactic properties, and (b) that they relate an argument to the clause.
- Verb agreement and epistemic marking : a typological journey from the Himalayas to the Caucasus (2008)
- Studies of the epistemic categories expressed in Tibetan auxiliaries and copulas have mostly compared the phenomena with mirativity marking, and this is no doubt the correct comparandum in diachronic research. However, synchronic descriptions are also often tempted to compare the relevant categories with agreement systems or similar reference-related structures, at least for expository purposes when explaining how the system works (e. g. Denwood 1999, Tournadre 1996, Goldstein et al. 1991).
- Prosodic tautomorphemicity in Sino-Tibetan (2003)
- Sino-Tibetan is a prime example of how strongly a language family can typologically diversify under the pressure of areal spread features (Matisoff 1991, 1999). One of the manifestation of this is the average length of prosodic words. In Southeast Asia, prosodic words tend to average on one or one-and-a-half syllables. In the Himalayas, by contrast, it is not uncommon to encounter prosodic words containing five to ten syllables. The following pair of examples illustrates this.
- Space, territory, and a stupa in Eastern Nepal: exploring Himalayan themes and traces of Bon (2000)
- Recent research has adduced growing evidence for a distinct stratum of cultural practices that underlies various "tribal" traditions in the Himalayan region and that also seems to be characteristic of various local versions of the Bon tradition. Bon literature is not uncommonly embedded in cultural patterns that are more specifically Himalayan than belonging to the greater South Asian heritage. Two aspects of this that have received attention in Ramble's (1997) study of a Bon guide to the sacred Kong-po mountain (rKong-po bon- ri) are the symbolism of wild boar hunting involved in marriage rituals and poison cults with their corresponding beliefs about poisoning. Another pattern of cultoral organization that may help better understand the Bon tradition against its Himalayan background is spatial conceptualization.
- On the scope of the referential hierarchy in the typology of grammatical relations (2008)
- In the late seventies, Bernard Comrie was one of the first linguists to explore the effects of the referential hierarchy (RH) on the distribution of grammatical relations (GRs). The referential hierarchy is also known in the literature as the animacy, empathy or indexibability hierarchy and ranks speech act participants (i.e. first and second person) above third persons, animates above inanimates, or more topical referents above less topical referents. Depending on the language, the hierarchy is sometimes extended by analogy to rankings of possessors above possessees, singulars above plurals, or other notions. In his 1981 textbook, Comrie analyzed RH effects as explaining (a) differential case (or adposition) marking of transitive subject ("A") noun phrases in low RH positions (e.g. inanimate or third person) and of object ("P") noun phrases in high RH positions (e.g. animate or first or second person), and (b) hierarchical verb agreement coupled with a direct vs. inverse distinction, as in Algonquian (Comrie 1981: Chapter 6).
- Introduction: person and evidence in Himalayan languages (2000)
- The present volume results from an initiative to foster cooperation between scholars of Himalayan languages in Europe. The initiative was launched five years ago and has brought about a series of annual workshop meetings and individual cooperative projects (cf. http://www.isw.unibe.ch/EuroHimal). The 1998 workshop, held in Heidelberg, was devoted to the role that notions of speech act participants play in the grammar of various Himalayan languages, and the present collection represents, with some additions and some subtractions, the proceedings of this workshop. In the following I will give some background on the rationale for the topics covered in this volume, especially on the ways in which the indexing of speech act participants is related in Himalayan languages to evidentials and other epistemological operators. I will close this introduction with a brief outline of the structure of the volume.
- Nominalization and focus constructions in some Kiranti languages (2006)
- It is well-known that in many if not most Sino-Tibetan languages relative clause and attribute/genitive markers are identical with nominalization devices and that sentences bearing such markers can also function as independent utterances (cf. Matisoff 1972, Kölver 1977, DeLancey 1989, Genetti 1992, Ebert 1994, Bickel 1995, Noonan 1997, etc.). This morphological convergence of syntactic functions, which we may dub the 'Standard Sino-Tibetan Nominalization' (SSTN) pattern, is particularly prominent in some languages spoken in the eastern and southeastern part of the Kirant because these languages not only feature prenominal relative clauses, but also allow, albeit as a minor type, internally headed constructions.
- From ergativus absolutus to topic marking in Kiranti : a typological perspective (2003)
- In many languages, clauses can be subordinated by means of case markers. For Bodic languages, a branch of Sino-Tibetan, Genetti (1986) has shown that the meaning of case markers on clauses is in most instances a natural extension of their function on nouns. A dative, for example, which marks a referential goal with a noun, signals a situational goal, i.e., a purpose, when used on a clause. Among the case markers recruited for subordination, we not only get relatively concrete cases like datives, comitatives and various types of locatives, but also core argument relators such as ergatives and accusatives. In this paper, I focus on ergative markers in one subgroup of Bodic, viz. in Kiranti languages spoken in Eastern Nepal, especially in Belhare.
- Cultural formalism and spatial language in Belhara (2010)
- When looking at ethnographies of Himalayan societies, one is impressed by the recurrent relevance and importance of spatial notions in cullural domains from shamanism to architecture, from belief systems to everyday behaviour, from religion to grammar.


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A quick glance back -- and looking forward to something new
As the new year opens up before us, it becomes the season that everyone rolls out their "best of" lists. In the past I've largely shied away from doing that, although I usually reflect on a few highlights.
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Looking back on 2012, it's hard to deny Tulsa had a great year on its concert calendar. Although the local scene continued to struggle with a lack of solid venues, The Vanguard opened its doors in July and The Shrine reopened a familiar spot at the corner of 18th & Boston, giving us a couple more solid places that are open to original music and booking local bands. We also had a couple of venues turn over in the last quarter as Fishbonz became Red Dirt Dance Hall and Crystal Pistol recently changed hands and reopened as The Yeti. Both have potential, but haven't quite found their footing yet, so until they truly find their identities, the verdict is still out on how they will or won't help the local music scene.
On a larger scale, we saw some amazing national tours come through town like Bon Iver, Avett Brothers, and Jack White -- not once, but twice, with two completely different yet equally amazing shows. The show that still stands out to me, however, was an absolutely amazing January appearance at Cain's Ballroom by The Civil Wars.
Of course, BOK Center packed the calendar as well, but my most memorable moment there wasn't near as glorious, as "The Mighty Van Halen" came roaring into town and proved to be neither mighty nor roaring. The band played fabulously, but David Lee Roth couldn't keep up. Sure, his "I forgot the words, man ..." schtick is funny at first, but when it runs the duration of the night and includes punting arguably your biggest (and easiest to sing) hit, turning an encore of "Jump" into utter mush, it's time to hang it up.
Locally, the New Tulsa Sound clique continued to make headway, dominating the live calendar, but aside from another strong compilation and a long overdue studio effort from Wink Burcham, it finished the year leaving me wanting more.
In fact, the local scene as a whole left me wanting something more in 2013. Yes, we've got some strong bands, but we've got precious few highlights for 2012. Tom Skinner put out a brilliant album, but that one can be attributed to Mike McClure and 598 Records. And yes, we had a stack of local releases in 2012, but which of them really stand out as 2012 comes to a close? We the Ghost is the buzz band of the year and managed to put out a pair of digital EPs, of which its latest, White Noise, is far superior. Only time will tell, however, if those songs keep their freshness or grow stale within a few months.
So what does that leave me looking forward to in 2013? For starters, I'm hoping to find a few new bands that truly knock me off my feet. Admittedly, there are a few around town that I haven't been able to catch yet and are starting to create a buzz. That said, I'm looking forward to finally seeing All About a Bubble and The Bourgeois (with a refined lineup) as I dig into the new year. I'm also anxious to see if For the Wolf delivers on the potential it showed in its appearance on the latest Homegroan compilation. Likewise for Young Lyons, which promises to finally tame John Lyons' "Smashing Pumpkins lite" tendencies and play toward his pop sensibilities while still keeping a rock edge.
I'm also looking forward to hearing some impressive recordings come from our local artists. Jesse Aycock started recording a new disc last March; it still has yet to see the light of day. I can't wait to hear what Dustin Pittsley delivers with his new disc. Hopefully, it will find the balance between blues and transcendental jam-rock that his live show has been striking in recent months.
Also waiting on the wings are recordings from aforementioned bands Young Lyons, who have been working with Brad Mitcho, and The Bourgeois, who have been recording long awaited new tracks at Trent Bell Labs in Norman. And then there's Vandevander, who has released a couple singles digitally to whet our appetites, but has yet to announce anything more.
Who else would I love to hear from in 2013? How about a solo album from Scott Evans -- one of the best songwriters in the Red Dirt circle not to put anything out in the past 10 years or more? Yes, Mr. Evans, I'm the guy who accosts you in QT once a month and I'm still waiting because I know you've got it in you.
And while I'm dreaming, why not dream big? If I'm going to scroll back, I'd also like to hear a follow-up to Red Ecco's brilliant debut. That raises the question: What has Randy Patton been up to lately and when will he emerge from the studio with something new? And if Vandevander doesn't emerge with a full-length follow-up to the "Great State of ..." trilogy, after recent teasers, I'll be screaming by year's end.
What I really hope for in 2013, however, is for some new acts to come out of left field and really surprise me -- and make the local music scene stand up and take notice at the same time.
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In my opinion, what Tulsa really needs is a straight-up, no-frills rock & roll band to kick the scene in the ass and wake it up. Not indie, not post-modern, just a no-labels, no-nonsense rock band that breathes a little excitement into the local scene. Tulsa hasn't seen that since My Solstice disbanded -- or more recently, RL Jones, who began to emerge then went into hiding.
I know there's got to be a band out there; it's just a matter of finding it. And before 6,000 of you out there play the bitch and email me that I haven't given your band a chance, do me a favor: let your music do the talking. Sure, you can send me an invite, but I work two jobs and have a family just like everyone else. If your band is that good, word will spread on its own. So get out there, rehearse your asses off to get tight and start killing it in your local shows so no one has a choice to do anything but notice your band and talk it up. And hopefully, with any luck, you'll be the band I'm talking about this time next year.
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Knoxville's Generation of Vipers first hit my radar in 2005 with their debut, Grace. It was one of what seems like about a hundred albums I reviewed that year that were built on the Neur-Isis post-metal blueprint, and despite the album's quality, it was lost in a steady stream of efforts from likeminded bandwagoners. Between then and now, most of the rest of those bands have gone the way of the cellular pager ("Is this hotel Neur-Isis friendly?"), but Generation of Vipers has stayed the course, producing a slow but steady stream of music on their own imprint, Red Witch Recordings. Perseverance now pays off with this deserving reissue of last year's Howl and Filth on Translation Loss and a vinyl release via Inherent Records.
The difference-maker for Generation of Vipers continues to be their insistence at shrugging off the conventional overplayed ebb and flow dynamics in favor of varying shades of an altogether darker, more menacing ethos. Whereas many in the genre continued to go lighter and lighter, Generation of Vipers remain focused on bowling you over with Through Silver in Blood caustic tribalisms. When the style's done right, you feel the heft, that organic, visceral connection so masterfully constructed by Neurosis. These guys are no Neurosis, of course, but they're definitely of that spirit, as opposed to the Cult of Lunas, Red Sparrowes and the like.
That heaviness hits you right out of the gate with "Ritual," when even the clean guitar strumming can't detract from the surging primal rhythm section, and by the time Joshua Holt gives voice, the band's intentions are clear. Their lean three-piece structure suits their purpose, and the style and production allow the percussion and bass to propel the songs, with guitar often used simply for texture and the roaring vocals left relatively low in the mix. There are, of course, the genre-typical song dynamics, but the band doesn't lighten things as often as they simply slow them down. There are a few curveballs here and there, like the haunting, Reznor-like instrumental interlude "All of This Is Mine" and the slinky groove in "Eternal." Proceedings wrap up with the intriguing "The Misery Coil," which shifts from sparse ambience to a near Mastodonian acerbic sludge that nicely contrasts the rest of the album.
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Heartbeat: Amplifying Israeli and Palestinian Voices
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There's no denying it. Teens are doing the deed. About 70 percent of teenagers have had sex by their 19th birthdays, and about 14 percent lose their virginity before turning 15, surveys suggest. A result: approximately three quarters of a million teen pregnancies each year. And while today's teens overall report having safer sex than did those in years past, about a quarter of girls ages 14 to 19 are infected with at least one of four common STDs (human papillomavirus, chlamydia, herpes, and the parasitic infection trichomoniasis), federal health officials reported in March. "[Teens] are swimming in higher prevalence waters," says John Douglas Jr., director of the STD-prevention division at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He says that 15-to-24-year-olds account for half of the 19 million STD cases each year.
Adolescents are ultimately responsible for their own actions, of course. Yet parents can do a lot to guide their kids through the treacherous tides of teen lust—without insisting on a chastity belt. A powerful, if dreaded, tool doesn't cost a cent: open dialogue about sexual issues. That's dialogue, experts stress, not a one-time "sex talk." Repeated conversations about things like orgasm or condoms appear to make teens feel closer to parents and more able to discuss tricky topics like sex with them, Mark Schuster and colleagues reported this year in Pediatrics. And kids who've been surveyed say they prefer to have parents, rather than any other source, provide their sexual education, says Schuster, chief of general pediatrics at Children's Hospital Boston and author of Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (but Were Afraid They'd Ask).
Broaching the subject may be awkward, but gradually it will get easier for both parent and child, Schuster assures parents. His main advice: Start well before kids hit puberty, and don't shy away from questions or you'll encourage them to turn elsewhere for information. Research, he says, suggests that the kids most likely to delay sex, and practice it safely once they start, are those who think about their future—full of dreams and ambitions—and whose parents communicate with them about sexuality. "Parents can have a much greater influence than they realize," says Schuster.
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The lowdown from your ringside civilian reporter…
It was like watching two heavyweights slug it out over an epic 15-round bout at this year's Media360.
In the red corner, the champion fighter, Sugar Ray Emotion.
This is the established warrior of the marketing world, weaving stories into advertising campaigns that are wonderful enough to make grown men cry (see John Lewis) or make airlines pimp up their wings (hello, British Airways). Suger Ray was old school, preaching stories for brands that float from the gut of Creativity and sting with real Emotion.
In the blue corner, the young pretender to the crown, Big Joe Data.
Whatever you might feel, Big Joe has it covered, processed and is so confident in the marketing ring, that he knows what punch you're going to throw before you've even thought of it. He's huge, the biggest fighter we've seen and growing exponentially by the day, eating his way through high-fibre protein diets of Tweets, Likes, Searches and Clicks. Big Joe knows what he sees and learns fast.
The audience was enthralled as these two fighters traded blows across the sessions during the two days, each trying to out-box the other. But Rory Sutherland from Ogilvy and Mather nailed Big Joe with a one-liner when he asked the young fighter if it has been training on the incorrect diet, relying on software for the wrong operating system – the rational mind, rather than the emotional one.
It was left to the team from John Lewis to wipe the floor with Big Joe when they declared their most successful ad of the year wasn't pre-tested.
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Cacti is a great webv based graphing programme. It can graph CPU, memory, disk space, etc, etc. It can also be extended with your own plugins. | |||
Process Explorer will also show CPU history. | |||
I use PolyMon to monitor these kinds of things. You can define various "alert" conditions about which you'd like to receive notification, so I get notified if one of my servers is having a problem. But it also stores all these results in a long term database, so I can look back at the memory usage of server "X" and see it's memory usage trends over the last N days/weeks/months/years. | |||
Opensource solution Nagios does this also: | |||


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Thank you for your interest in the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Grant.
Governors State University has been awarded a $4.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
This funding has been made possible through President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The grant will help provide training and placement services to unemployed, dislocated, and low-wage incumbent workers, enabling them to pursue healthcare careers.
GSU is serving as project coordinator, support service provider, and database manager for this project.
NOTE: The funds from this grant will not be directed to individuals.
The funds will support a coordinated system with a network of service providers who will provide intake, case management, training, support services, and resources for employment.


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Ramberg, L.; Lindholm, M.; Hessen, D.O.; Murray-Hudson, M.; Bonyongo, C.; Heinl, M.; Masamba, W.; Vanderpost, C.; Wolski, P. (Springer, http://www.springer.com, July 19, 2010)[more][less]
Abstract: The frequency of fires in the Okavango Delta seasonal floodplains peaked at an intermediate frequency of flooding. Floodplains are commonly burnt every 3–5 years. This study showed fundamental changes in ecosystem properties due to burning. A burnt seasonal floodplain in the aquatic phase had oxygen levels well above saturation, 100–200%, while the levels in the un-burnt control site were below saturation and, at night, could decline to 10–40% saturation. The total phosphorous and total nitrogen concentrations were similar on both floodplains but considerably enriched relative to inflowing water, due to nutrient release from the flooded soil-sediment and animal droppings. Zooplankton biomass was very high in both systems although the abundance of fish fry was ten times higher on the un-burnt floodplain. In a low flood year the un-burnt floodplain water had high nutrient levels, primary production, methane emission, and subsequent uptake of methane in biota, as well as a high zooplankton biomass. The very high flood the following year showed the opposite with much lower production at all levels owing primarily to greater dilution of nutrients. The abundance of fish, however, was much higher during the high flood year. Macrophytes and litter provide direct shelter for fish fry but also promote low oxygen levels when decaying. Large flooded areas result in high fish production by removing obstacles related to congestion. This interplay between hydroperiod and fire may be crucial for the maintenance of high biological productivity both in the aquatic and terrestrial phases in a very nutrient poor wetland landscape. Understanding these interactions is crucial for optimal management. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/838 Files in this item: 1
Mladenov, N.; McKnight, D.M.; Wolski, P.; Ramberg, L. (The Society of Wetland Scientists, NaN, 2005)[more][less]
Abstract: In the Okavango Delta in Botswana, dissolved organic matter (DOM) transport is controlled by the slow movement of an annual flood 'pulse' across permanently and seasonally flooded wetlands, known respectively as the Permanent Swamp and Seasonal Swamp. We studied temporal and spatial variations in fluorescence index (FI) and specific UV absorbance (SUVA) of DOM to identify DOM sources and fate during the flood. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations ranged from 2 to 25 mg C L21 in channels of the Delta, with seasonal floodplains having consistently higher concentrations. Chemical indices, such as DOC concentrations, conductivity, specific UV absorbance (SUVA), fluorescence, total dissolved nitrogen, and chlorophyll a, were analyzed for channel and floodplain sites in the Seasonal Swamp. DOC concentrations increased during the rising limb of the flood in the Seasonal Swamp. SUVA of whole water samples and fluorescence index (FI) of fulvic acids isolated from channel and floodplain sites changed in a manner indicating the release of DOM by leaching of plant litter during the flood. After the flood receded, DOC concentrations and fulvic acid content decreased, and microbially-derived sources of organic matter dominated. Along two river reaches, measuring over 400 km each, variations in DOC concentrations were primarily due to geomorphology, with the effects of the annual flood overprinted atop the spatial controls. Increasing downstream DOC concentrations were found to be a product of inundation of DOC-rich seasonal floodplains and evaporation-enriched waters downstream. Increasing SUVA, dissolved nitrogen, and fulvic acid content, and decreasing FI downstream suggested microbial processing of terrestrial DOM and possible release of nutrients incorporated in the DOM. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/526 Files in this item: 1
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Wolski, P.; Murry-Hudson, M.; Fernkvist, P.; Liden, A.; Huntsman-Mapila, P.; Ramberg, L. (Botswana Society, NaN, 2005)[more][less]
Abstract: Groundwater under islands in the Okavango Delta is a known sink of inorganic dissolved minerals, preventing salinisation of this virtually enclosed evaporation-dominated hydrological system. The Okavango Delta is an oligotrophic, yet very productive system, and it is important to understand sources, pathways and recycling of nutrients in order to fully comprehend its ecology. In order to investigate the role of islands as nutrient sinks, concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus, as well as major inorganic ions were measured in island and floodplain groundwater. The electrical conductivity was found to be up to 50 times higher in the island centre groundwater than in the surrounding floodplain groundwater. The amount of total phosphorus was found to be up to 400 times higher and total nitrogen up to five times higher in the interior of the island than in the surrounding floodplain. These show that major nutrients are, like other inorganic ions, accumulated under islands. Importantly, the ratio of nitrogen to phosphorus was 5:1 in floodplain water and water in island fringe soils, but 1:4 in island centres. his indicates an intensive removal of nitrogen along the floodplain-island groundwater flow path by the floodplain fringe and riparian biota, resulting in a relative enrichment in P. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/950 Files in this item: 1
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Mitsch, W.J.; Nahlik, A.; Wolski, P.; Bernal, B.; Zhang, L.; Ramberg, L. (Springer, http://www.springer.com, NaN, 2010)[more][less]
Abstract: This paper summarizes the importance of climate on tropical wetlands. Regional hydrology and carbon dynamics in many of these wetlands could shift with dramatic changes in these major carbon storages if the inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) were to change in its annual patterns. The importance of seasonal pulsing hydrology on many tropical wetlands, which can be caused by watershed activities, orographic features, or monsoonal pulses from the ITCZ, is illustrated by both annual and 30-year patterns of hydrology in the Okavango Delta in southern Africa. Current studies on carbon biogeochemistry in Central America are attempting to determine the rates of carbon sequestration in tropical wetlands compared to temperate wetlands and the effects of hydrologic conditions on methane generation in these wetlands. Using the same field and lab techniques, we estimated that a humid tropical wetland in Costa Rica accumulated 255 g C m−2 year−1 in the past 42 years, 80% more than a similar temperate wetland in Ohio that accumulated 142 g C m−2 year−1 over the same period. Methane emissions averaged 1,080 mg-C m−2 day−1 in a seasonally pulsed wetland in western Costa Rica, a rate higher than methane emission rates measured over the same period from humid tropic wetlands in eastern Costa Rica (120–278 mg-C m−2 day−1). Tropical wetlands are often tuned to seasonal pulses of water caused by the seasonal movement of the ITCZ and are the most likely to be have higher fire frequency and changed methane emissions and carbon oxidation if the ITCZ were to change even slightly. Description: Some symbols may not come as they are in the abstract. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/832 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: Water balance in a seasonal floodplain in the Okavango Delta, Botswana was determined for three years (1997–1999). There was no surface outflow, and infiltration to ground water was very large (4.7–9.7 m during 90–175 days of flooding, or on average 4.6–5.4 cm·d−), amounting to 90% of total annual loss of water from the floodplain. At the arrival of the flood, when floodplain ground water was 3–5 m below ground, infiltration was controlled by vertical percolation through the aeration zone and was taking place with rates as high as 1.11–1.74 m during 10 days, or on average 11.1–17.4 cm·d−1. Lateral ground-water flow from the floodplain toward surrounding dryland became the dominant process after the first days of flooding, when the floodplain ground-water table rose to the surface. Lateral ground-water drainage accounted for at least 80% of total infiltration. Direct measurements of infiltration confirmed high rates obtained from the water balance and revealed that the majority of infiltration occurred within a 10-m belt along the shore of the inundated area, with point infiltration rates as high as 42 cm·d−1. The infiltration values are high compared to other large recharge wetlands (e.g., the Everglades, the Hadejia-Nguru) and result from a combination of lack of a low permeability surface layer in the floodplain and strong drainage of floodplain ground water driven by evaporation from the surrounding drylands. High infiltration and lateral ground-water flows have major implications for the Okavango Delta ecology, as they provide water to riparian vegetation, affect floodplain nutrient balance, and are part of the process responsible for immobilization of dissolved minerals. Description: Some symbols on the abstract may not appear as in the original document. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1196 Files in this item: 1
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Before we begin today's hearing, I extend my warmest welcome and aloha to the three new Members of this Committee: Senator Mark Begich of Alaska, Senator Roland Burris of Illinois, and Senator Mike Johanns of Nebraska.
For the information of all, the Committee will promptly hold nomination hearings on advice and consent positions so Secretary Shinseki can have his team in place as quickly as possible. It is my hope that the nomination for Deputy Secretary will be made very soon, and immediately following that, I will schedule a hearing in consultation with Senator Burr. Other nominations will be bundled to make maximum use of the Committee's time.
Now to the immediate business at hand - today's hearing offers a valuable opportunity for us to collect the priorities of the Veterans Groups and craft our legislative and oversight agenda for this Session. In the coming months, all of the Veterans Service Organizations will have more formal legislative presentations, but I believe we should hear key priorities now. I am also looking for interplay between the organizations to focus on what can and should be done in the short-term and what can wait for later in the session.
We must, in this time of war, equip VA with the resources necessary to carry out its missions, now and into the future. I have said this time and time again: Veterans' benefits and services are a cost of war and must be understood - and funded - as such.
Many of our views are in agreement, and I believe that together, we have established a good track record relating to VA. VA health care is, in many respects, the best in the Nation. I am proud that our collective work has contributed to the improvements in quality and access. Now, we must keep the momentum going. We must work to achieve President Obama's goal of integrating more Priority Group 8 veterans back into the VA health care system while ensuring that enough resources are available to maintain the quality of care.
As someone who knows firsthand the impact an education funded through the GI Bill can have, we must make certain that the recent improvements to this vitally important benefit are being effectively implemented.
Timely and accurate adjudication of disability claims remains an issue. I expect that benefits' reform, including a hard look at the current appellate process, the role of I.T., and reaching consensus on elements of compensation, will claim much of this Committee's attention this Congress.
Assisting families is essential to successfully reintegrating new veterans back into their communities. Family members are often the primary caregivers for injured veterans, facing wide-ranging needs - from caregiver training to education services to employment issues. VA has taken steps to reach out to these families in recent years, but much work remains.
I know that all of you share my commitment to providing a seamless transition from military to civilian life for the newest generation of veterans. VA must be an active partner with the Department of Defense to ensure that the newest veterans are taken care of when they return home. VA and DoD have undertaken several initiatives to streamline to process for disabled troops. I look forward to working with VA's new leadership to achieve a truly integrated transition for servicemembers.
There are some major legislative initiatives remaining from the previous session that I hope will be enacted this Session. The Committee's bipartisan health and personnel improvements bill, which I just reintroduced as S. 252, is important to this Nation's veterans and to the thousands who work in VA hospitals and clinics throughout this country. Some of you worked to include vital provisions in that bill, such as the enhancements to women's health care, and for that I am grateful. In the near future, I will also introduce a modified version of S. 1315, an omnibus benefits bill, which passed the Senate last Congress. S. 1315 included benefits for both young and old veterans, including numerous modifications to VA's insurance programs and benefits for Filipinos who served under U.S. command during World War II.
I look forward to the statements of the witnesses and to working with each of the organizations in the 111th Congress.
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Today, Mae Jemison may be best known as the first black female astronaut to travel to space, but someday she could be known for something much more monumental. That's because she is now at the helm of what could well be the most audacious project ever imagined: a Pentagon-funded effort meant to lead within 100 years to a spaceship that will take humans to the stars.
The 100-Year Starship, funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa), isn't about building the Starship Enterprise, at least not yet. Rather, it's about creating a nonprofit organization that can sustain efforts over the next century to enable interstellar travel. The Dorothy Jemison Foundation, headed by Mae Jemison, was selected earlier this year to lead the 100-Year Starship.
This week the foundation announced its plans for shooting for the stars. First on the agenda is a gathering of scientists and the public in Houston, Texas, to discuss ways to advance interstellar travel.
Jemison spoke exclusively with BBC Future to talk about how she plans to lead humanity on an interstellar journey.
Q: You have signed up for an ambitious project. Are you sure that in 100 years, we'll be ready to launch a starship?
Let me put it this way: It should happen within the 100 years. But if we can figure out how to do it faster, in 20 to 30 years, I'm good, because that way I get to go. Why do I think the technology arc is sufficient? If you think about it, HG Wells wrote First Men in the Moon in 1901. Imagine how incredulous, fantastical that idea was in 1901. We didn't have rockets, we didn't have the materials, and we weren't really flying. It was incredible. Less than 100 years later, we were on the moon. I know we will have the technological knowledge if we choose to pursue it.
Q: To get to the stars, you need to push technology forward. What do you think needs to be a priority?
We're in the process of developing the research issues. The first one is energy. Even if you say, I'll take a 1,000 years to get there, you still have to figure how to generate enough energy to power a vehicle for [that length of time]. You can't do that necessarily with solar energy. If you say I want to do it in a human lifetime, then enormous amounts of energy also have to be created.
Q: Your first step towards the stars will happen in Houston this September. Can you tell us what to expect?
What we really want to do with the symposium is provide a place where folks who are deep into [interstellar travel], whether from the social sciences or plasma physics, can have technical discussions, as well as being able to engage the public writ large in advocacy, participation, and in understanding what's going on.
Q: What comes after that?
The symposium is a very strong declaration of, "we're here." At the same time, we have been actually working on the overall program. What we see with the 100-Year Starship is that it's really a multidimensional organization. By that I mean, it's an organization that has at its core a nonprofit foundation. That nonprofit foundation is there to make sure we maintain its purpose. We have the capacity to spinoff for-profit organizations as well: companies, ventures, and partnerships based on things that come around opportunistically.
Part of the nonprofit organization is also a research institute called the The Way, aptly named because it's going to have us figure out the way to get to the stars. It not something that assumes we're going to do all the work. It's an institute to push the technologies, and advocate for radical leaps forward in technology.


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Being a lone diner has its advantages… either people take pity upon your solitude and they talk to you or you strike up a rapport with whomever seems interesting — I love meeting different people. It keeps me fresh, it keeps this blog interesting, and it expands the scope of how food and culture intertwine on the American dining scene.
That said, remember that smart Cooper Union chica I met at 15 East? She had suggested that I read Robin Shulman's Eat The City, a book written by a war journalist turned food writer who discovered the hidden food ecosystems of NYC's boroughs. Beekeepers, winemakers, brewers, butchers, foragers… all traipsing on the streets of NYC, harvesting the goods that feed us all.
Just as Facebook and LinkedIn have rendered our personal networks into tangible forms, into "likes" and "connections", Williams-Sonoma's agrarian line materializes the upscale culinary market of the New Domesticity. Yes, "urban homesteading" does exist. Yes, WS's agrarian acknowledges this demand in the culinary economy. Yes, the media are listening. I am listening.


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We've yet to hear all the details surrounding Chris Brown's alleged altercation with Frank Ocean, but it would seem in the court of public opinion, Brown's already been tried.
If you've been following your celebrity feuds, you know there was tension between Brown and Ocean in 2011 thanks to an argument on Twitter. But with Brown's history of violent behavior and the examples of questionable decision-making in recent years, the presumption by some is that the "Don't Wake Me Up" singer is the guilty party in the standoff.
As with controversial celebrities before him, at the core of the reaction to Brown are those age-old questions: What are our behavior standards for our celebrities, who sets them, and can they be enforced? If someone does something heinous, should we cease to find them entertaining? And just how much should a star's personal life override his or her work?
The answers to those questions are debatable and shift with the times, but they're also made all the more charged by the context of Brown's case.
Following his 2009 assault on his then-girlfriend Rihanna, which the world saw through a leaked photo of the singer's bruised and beaten face and a detailed police report, Brown has developed a reputation to rival showbiz's biggest repeat offenders. In the past four years, he's created a baffling rinse-and-repeat history of misdeeds, with a few apologies to match.
Just within the last seven months, the R&B/hip-hop artist has been in two other highly publicized fights -- one physical, with fellow musician Drake in New York, and one digital, with writer/comedian Jenny Johnson on Twitter -- in addition to now being investigated for the third brawl over the weekend.
CNN hasn't heard back from either Brown or Ocean for more clarification on what transpired in the 7200 block of Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, Calif., but authorities have confirmed that it was a physical throwdown involving six men. As deputies work to get to the bottom of what occurred, they've said that Brown is under investigation for allegedly punching an unnamed victim -- and over a parking space, no less.
Yet the frequent feuds are just the beginning of Brown's tenuous public image. Equally damaging has been his defensive attitude, a brash, short-sighted bravado that he'll sometimes temper with notes of aspirational positivity. The highlight reel of 2012 alone gives enough examples:
Last February, he won no favors by telling those opposed to his 2012 Grammy awards appearance to "hate" all they wanted to, because he'd won an award that night. (That, in his opinion, was the "ultimate f*** off.") In October, Brown incurred skeptical looks with a Halloween costume that was perceived as emulating the stereotypical image of a terrorist.
The month prior to that the controversy was a tattoo of a "sugar skull" on his neck, one that made enough people think of a post-assault Rihanna that his rep had to clarify that the ink wasn't of the pop star. In December, he again rankled onlookers by sharing a photo of himself in Amsterdam smoking enough "medicinal marijuana" for three people, which he later apologized for. (Perhaps realizing the pot-stirring effect his social media posts have, Brown pulled away from Instagram on Tuesday with the post: "Social media takes away the essence of why we are even special or icons. So with that, I'm detaching myself from that world.")
As a result, any conversation that remotely mentions the 23-year-old star tends to push observers into two camps.
There are the defending supporters, who accuse Brown's critics of being self-righteous and coldly disbelieving in an individual's power to change.
And then there are the affronted, who see his defenders as dismissive of Brown's influence and unwilling to hold the singer accountable for his actions -- not to mention turning a blind eye to the gravity of domestic violence.
The media aren't above taking sides. Marlow Stern of The Daily Beast offered a "preponderance of evidence" that Brown is "one of the most infuriatingly awful people in show business." Gawker posited that "it's not hard to choose between those two versions" in the Ocean/Brown fracas, because in one corner you have "a violent, angry, abusive a**hole," and in the other, a singer who "has never been accused of assault and isn't known for hitting people."
Influential supporters like Justin Bieber -- who recently told Billboard magazine that he's pulling for the R&B/hip-hop singer on Grammy night -- chime in, reminding consumers that it's about a product, not a personality. "I'm a fan," Bieber said of Brown. "His music is really good. That's what they should focus on: the music."
It might be tough to remember, but Brown caught our attention in 2005 with the promise of becoming pop's next prince, earning the distinction at the time of being the first male artist in over a decade to land a No. 1 on the Billboard 100 with a debut single. He was top 40 radio-ready and appearing in Doublemint gum commercials, singing alongside an "American Idol" winner and charmingly chatting about wanting to be the next Michael Jackson.
Along the way, he's developed a strong fan base -- sometimes referred to as Team Breezy -- that's been consistent in his corner even as we've watched that careful artist package come apart at the seams. One thing that's held his ship upright in waves of backlash, said Yahoo! Music senior editor Billy Johnson Jr., has been his music.
"It does help when you have really good products in the marketplace, because I think at the end of the day that will supersede everything," Johnson said. "You're trying to repair a damaged image, one way to shift the focus is to put out good music."
Whether you personally find Brown's music to be "good" or not is a matter of taste, but it is clear that he's being accepted by both the industry and the music-buying public. The same month he allegedly broke the window of his "Good Morning America" dressing room after storming off the set, he notched his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with 2011's "F.A.M.E."
That same record also earned Brown a best R&B album Grammy the following February, and his 2012 album, "Fortune," was another No. 1 and is nominated in the best urban contemporary category at the 2013 ceremony.


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7/27/2001: Sudan's Oil War - The Washington Times |
The Washington Times A mother and the baby she was holding were among those killed in a recent bombing by a Sudanese government plane in the town of Raga, victims in Khartoum's daily routine of starving, bombing or enslaving its own citizens in the south in an 18-year war that has cost more than 2 million lives. But in an interview with editors and writers at The Washington Times, Sadiq Mahdi, Sudan's former prime minister ousted in 1989, said that things were looking better and that the rhetoric coming out of Khartoum had changed. The Northern Islamic Front, the Muslim military government, was ready for dialogue with opposition parties, he said. They were ready to go to the peace table, and he was sure of it. Unfortunately, rhetoric aside, the situation on the ground has only gotten worse. Adding to the problem has been the substantial increase since last year in foreign companies working with the Sudanese government to obtain oil from Sudan. In the Sudan Peace Act, which passed in the House and Senate and has been referred to the Committee on International Relations for further debate, Congress not only condemns Sudan's worsening human rights record, but the House version of the bill prohibits any entity involved in the development of oil or gas in Sudan from raising capital in the United States or trading its securities in any U.S. capital market. In a country where the government has been enslaving, bombing and starving its own people for decades, will such a measure be felt by the people living there? The facts are that in the year 2000, there were more than 150 incidents in which civilian targets were hit, including humanitarian groups operating under U.N. jurisdiction, according to Nina Shea of theU.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Schools, churches and market places are frequent targets, but this increase is no surprise. Oil revenues have allowed the government to buy more military hardware, according to the State Department. To bring it a little closer to home, two Chinese companies working with the Sudanese government for oil raised money in U.S. markets last year, and many others, such as Royal Dutch Shell and Totalfina/Elf, are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Ms. Shea said. In addition, oil development has led the Sudanese government to clear civilians living in the area from the land surrounding oil installations. This land is also used for military exercises. The United States has several options. It can show its outrage by refusing to support companies that help the Sudanese government continue its cycle of violence, as Congress, religious organizations and members of the Congressional Black Caucus are urging. It can support the opposition forces in the south as President Bush has done. Or it can follow the Colin Powell track, which is encouraging all sides to work toward peace at the grass-roots level. The administration must resolve these schisms in its policy, and take the track that would not only deprive Khartoum of bombing power today, but help the people of Sudan build themselves a better future. Tags: |


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Assessment of Energy Policy and Practices
Emerging energy transitions are creating a turbulent environment for the energy industry that is testing governments from the local to the international level. Shifts in energy demand are taking place faster than expected, challenging existing infrastructure and suppliers, and driving energy price volatility. This is exacerbated by concerns over possible longer-term supply constraints to conventional oil and gas supplies, and the geographical distribution of these resources.
Rapid industrial growth and urbanisation are creating regional air pollution problems. These are solvable, but take time and money. Looming over the industry is the increased urgency attached to tackling greenhouse gas emissions, the major driver of climate change. This requires a rapid shift to carbon-free and low-carbon technologies over the coming decades.
Also, a large portion of the world's population still lacks reliable and affordable access to modern energy. Despite a considerable effort to address this, there is still much to do.
The cumulative effect of these challenges underscores a number of observed phenomena:
Energy price flaring. In the last year, crude oil has more than doubled in price and subsequently declined in price to less than half its peak.
Deep concern among energy consumers. In many countries, the high cost of energy has caused strong reaction by consumers.
Possible economic dislocation in countries. Higher oil and gas prices have severely affected the budgets of the poorer oil-importing countries, in some cases leading to political difficulties. High energy prices are a major contributor to inflation, putting particular pressure on the energy poor.
Greater emphasis on energy security. The uncertainties around future energy supply, in a world of higher energy prices, have raised security of supply concerns in many energy-importing countries.
The increased role that governments have in relation to energy. The global nature and magnitude of these transitions, with increased annual investments estimated as high as one trillion USD, has highlighted the essential role of governments in providing adequate frameworks for energy decision-making and action. For example, governments need to enable, and even fast-track, new investments in energy infrastructure and facilities in the face of public local and regional groups who do not want these facilities on, or to pass across, their lands.
Why an assessment is needed >
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AMD today announced the immediate availability of five new members of the AMD Opteron 6100 Series processor family that specifically address rising demand for low-power, balanced systems for SMBs and increased performance-per-dollar-per-watt for enterprise and public sector environments. Key partners including Acer, Dell and HP are launching new or refreshed AMD Opteron 6000 Series platform-based systems this quarter, powered by these new 12- and 8-core AMD Opteron processors. "These new server CPUs deliver greater performance than we've ever had before," said Patrick Patla, vice president and general manager, Server Business, AMD. "When we launched the AMD Opteron 6000 Series platforms last year, we eliminated the '4P tax' and met market demands for higher performance-per-dollar-per-watt. Our customers' benchmarks and testimonials bear out these improvements, and these five new parts—and the rave reviews—prove that we continue to deliver on our vision." The two new AMD Opteron HE processors meet market demand for highly scalable, power-efficient systems that are especially well suited for Web serving, virtualization and cloud computing workloads. The new AMD Opteron SE processor enables increased performance in key environments such as HPC, financial services, database and newly virtualized datacenters. These processors are socket-compatible with the AMD Opteron 6000 Series platform, as will be AMD's upcoming 16-core "Bulldozer"-based Opteron processors. AMD Opteron 6000 Series platform-based systems powered by the new AMD Opteron processors are available now from OEMs and system builders, including Acer, Appro, Cray Inc., Colfax, Dawning, Dell, HP, Microway, NCS Technologies, Inc., Nor-Tech, Penguin, SGI, Silicon Mechanics and ZT Systems. Servers using the AMD Opteron 6000 Series platforms are delivering excellent performance, value, and energy efficiency, outperforming Intel Xeon processor-based servers on numerous key server benchmarks, including SPECint_rate2006, SPECfp_rate2006, and TPC-C Value (Price/tpmC). Learn more about server benchmarks here. o Two-processor servers using these latest AMD Opteron processors outperform Intel Xeon 5680 ("Westmere") processor-based servers on eight key server benchmarks. o SPECint_rate2006 o SPECint_rate_base2006 o SPECfp_rate2006 o SPECfp_rate_base20061 o SPECjbb 2005 o TPC-C Value (Price/TpmC) o TPC-H Value (Price/QphH) o SPECpower_ssj2008 power consumption The AMD Opteron 6000 Series platform's core scalability and efficient architecture helped enable the new Dell PowerEdge C6145 server to set a new performance record for 2U servers. The Dell PowerEdge C6145 has more than doubled the previous record for SPECfp_rate2006 performance in a 2U server. Recent accolades for AMD's server CPUs include third-party organizations naming the AMD Opteron 6100 Series processor "Best CPU" of 2011 for parallel processing, calling out the AMD Opteron powered Dell PowerEdge R815 as 2010 Server of the Year and awarding it a Silver Award for Server Hardware.
Nice way of saying Intel's 2P server kicked the bejeebus out of our 4P servers under most scenarios, so we had to adjust prices accordingly Don't get me wrong AMD's server CPUs are great and very affordable compared to Intel but they really need something fresh like Bulldozer if they want to increase their market share.
If there is 12 cores with 65W TDP on 45nm, what will be on 32nm??? It is amazing what AMD engineers do with what they have. It is much easier to Intel engineers, they have newer technology and much, much more resources....
whant to see benchmarks first before iám going to believe that stament xd 12 cores are nice in programs that support multicore but what about single core apps
AMD FTW!!! I prefer AMD, but I will buy an Intel. I think AMD is better bang for buck. I'm hoping that the new Bulldozer smashes intel.
I'm in the process of building a server for work with four 6100 Opterons inside (only the 8 core versions though) Supermicro board, four 6100 opterons and will have 512GB ram!!! (currently only 192GB is installed) Very scary build when it turned on for the first time hehe
Yes it seems they're always try to do more with less, which is an admirable quality. The 6100s are pretty cool too because you get quad-channel memory access per core, meaning that for every 2 cores you get one memory dimm.
AMD, can you please stop beating the dead horse that is K10.5, and get around to releasing Bulldozer?
*checks TDP values* Hmm, those values don't seem like the TDP values at all, they seem more like the ACP (Average CPU Power) values. Based on the previous 8-core/12-core Magny-Cours Opteron, I'm guessing that the TDP values are: 6132HE - 85W 6140 - 115W 6166HE - 85W 6176 - 115W 6180SE - 140W
Is this really TDP, or is it ACP? They were making a big stink a while back about how TDP is measured, since apparently they and Intel do it differently... I thought that AMD decided to measure TDP differently because they felt Intel was underrating their products.
These should be ACP values TDP values are close to pointless for servers which are on 24/7 and experience uniform workload.
They are two six-core dies on a single package. The two dies can sort of communicate together through an internal HT link.
so these are just new version of old chips right?? magny cours has been out since march of 2010 also AMD did away with 4P costs by making 2 different server sockets C32 is for single and dual optys G34 is for the rest thanks AMD :shadedshu


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AEG Live's CEO said he "slapped" and "screamed" at Michael Jackson because the promoter was "nerve-racked" before the public announcement of Jackson's comeback concerts.
Randy Phillips, testifying in the Jackson wrongful death trial, recounted that it was "a miracle" that a "drunk and despondent" Jackson finally appeared at the London event.
Phillips, who faced a fourth day of questioning Monday, described "a highly charged situation" after the show director, production manager and Jackson's doctor observed that the singer was declining just five days before Jackson's death.
Michael Jackson's mother and children accuse concert promoter AEG Live of liability in Jackson's drug overdose death, claiming the agency negligently hired, retained or supervised Dr. Conrad Murray, the physician who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
Phillips and other AEG Live executives ignored "red flags" that should have alerted them that Jackson's health was at risk as they pressured him and his doctor to stop missing rehearsals as the "This Is It" tour premiere approached in the summer of 2009, Jackson lawyers argue.
Jackson, not AEG Live, chose and controlled Murray, company lawyers argue. Although they negotiated a contract to pay Murray $150,000 a month to attend to Jackson, it was never fully executed because Jackson died before they signed, they contend.
AEG executives -- including Co-CEO Paul Gongaware, who had managed Jackson's last two tours -- had no way of knowing that Jackson was abusing drugs, especially the surgical anesthetic propofol, which the coroner ruled played the largest role in his death, AEG Live lawyers argue.
Murray told investigators he was infusing propofol into Jackson nearly every night to treat his insomnia so Jackson would be rested for rehearsals.
Director worried Jackson didn't get "enough sleep"
Phillips acknowledged for the first time Monday that he was aware of concerns that Jackson was not getting enough sleep when he and show director Kenny Ortega met with Murray and Michael Jackson on June 20, 2009.
The meeting in Jackson's living room was called after Ortega sent Jackson home from a rehearsal because he was to ill to perform.
Ortega raised his concerns at the meeting, Phillips said in a video of his deposition played for jurors Monday. "He said he was concerned Michael wasn't focused, wasn't taking it seriously enough. He was concerned whether he was getting enough food, enough sleep, things like that."
After the meeting, Phillips wrote to other AEG executives, "We have a real problem here."
"But I didn't know what the problem was," he testified Monday.
Murray "pretty much assured us that Michael Jackson was fine," Phillips said.
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"I don't believe Dr. Murray put it exactly that way," Phillips testified.
"Please stay steady," Phillips wrote to Ortega about the show director's concerns. "Enough alarms have sounded. It is time to put out the fire, not burn the building down." By "burning down the building," he meant pulling the plug on the tour that was set to begin in three weeks, Phillips said Monday.
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