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What is Big Data?
Big data is a popular term used to describe the exponential growth and availability of data, both structured and unstructured. And big data may be as important to business – and society – as the Internet has become. Why? More data may lead to more accurate analyses. More accurate analyses may lead to more confident decision making. And better decisions can mean greater operational efficiencies, cost reductions and reduced risk.
As far back as 2001, industry analyst Doug Laney (currently with Gartner) articulated the now mainstream definition of big data as the three Vs: volume, velocity and variety1:
" Small data is gone. Data is just going to get bigger and bigger and bigger, and people just have to think differently about how they manage it."
—Scott Zucker
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- Volume. Many factors contribute to the increase in data volume. Transaction-based data stored through the years. Unstructured data streaming in from social media. Increasing amounts of sensor and machine-to-machine data being collected. In the past, excessive data volume was a storage issue. But with decreasing storage costs, other issues emerge, including how to determine relevance within large data volumes and how to use analytics to create value from relevant data.
- Velocity. Data is streaming in at unprecedented speed and must be dealt with in a timely manner. RFID tags, sensors and smart metering are driving the need to deal with torrents of data in near-real time. Reacting quickly enough to deal with data velocity is a challenge for most organizations.
- Variety. Data today comes in all types of formats. Structured, numeric data in traditional databases. Information created from line-of-business applications. Unstructured text documents, email, video, audio, stock ticker data and financial transactions. Managing, merging and governing different varieties of data is something many organizations still grapple with.
At SAS, we consider two additional dimensions when thinking about big data:
- Variability. In addition to the increasing velocities and varieties of data, data flows can be highly inconsistent with periodic peaks. Is something trending in social media? Daily, seasonal and event-triggered peak data loads can be challenging to manage. Even more so with unstructured data involved.
- Complexity. Today's data comes from multiple sources. And it is still an undertaking to link, match, cleanse and transform data across systems. However, it is necessary to connect and correlate relationships, hierarchies and multiple data linkages or your data can quickly spiral out of control.
Examples of big data
- RFID (radio frequency ID) systems generate up to 1,000 times the data of conventional bar code systems. Tweet
- In just four hours on "black Friday" 2012, Walmart handled 10 million cash register transactions – almost 5,000 items per second.2 Tweet
- United Parcel Service receives on average 39.5 million tracking requests from customers per day.3 Tweet
- VISA processes more than 172,800,000 card transactions each day.4 Tweet
- 500 million tweets are sent per day. That's more than 5,700 tweets per second.5 Tweet
- Facebook has more than 1.15 billion active users generating social interaction data.6 Tweet
- More than 5 billion people are calling, texting, tweeting and browsing websites on mobile phones.7 Tweet
The Importance of Big Data and What You Can Accomplish
The real issue is not that you are acquiring large amounts of data. It's what you do with the data that counts. The hopeful vision is that organizations will be able to take data from any source, harness relevant data and analyze it to find answers that enable 1) cost reductions, 2) time reductions, 3) new product development and optimized offerings, and 4) smarter business decision making. For instance, by combining big data and high-powered analytics, it is possible to:
- Determine root causes of failures, issues and defects in near-real time, potentially saving billions of dollars annually.
- Optimize routes for many thousands of package delivery vehicles while they are on the road.
- Analyze millions of SKUs to determine prices that maximize profit and clear inventory.
- Generate retail coupons at the point of sale based on the customer's current and past purchases.
- Send tailored recommendations to mobile devices while customers are in the right area to take advantage of offers.
- Recalculate entire risk portfolios in minutes.
- Quickly identify customers who matter the most.
- Use clickstream analysis and data mining to detect fraudulent behavior.
Case Study: Big Data at UPS
UPS is no stranger to big data, having begun to capture and track a variety of package movements and transactions as early as the 1980s.The company now tracks data on 16.3 million packages per day for 8.8 million customers, with an average of 39.5 million tracking requests from customers per day. The company stores more than 16 petabytes of data.
Much of its recently acquired big data, however, comes from telematics sensors in more than 46,000 vehicles. The data on UPS trucks, for example, includes their speed, direction, braking and drive train performance. The data in not only used to monitor daily performance, but to drive a major redesign of UPS drivers' route structures. This initiative, called ORION (On-Road Integration Optimization and Navigation), is arguably the world's largest operations research project. It also relies heavily on online map data, and will eventually reconfigure a driver's pickup and drop-offs in real time. The project has already led to savings in 2011 of more than 8.4 million gallons of fuel by cutting 85 million miles off of daily routes. UPS estimates that saving only one daily mile driver per driver saves the company $30 million, so the overall dollar savings are substantial. The company is also attempting to use data and analytics to optimize the efficiency of its 2,000 aircraft flights per day.3
Many organizations are concerned that the amount of amassed data is becoming so large that it is difficult to find the most valuable pieces of information.
- What if your data volume gets so large and varied you don't know how to deal with it?
- Do you store all your data?
- Do you analyze it all?
- How can you find out which data points are really important?
- How can you use it to your best advantage?
Until recently, organizations have been limited to using subsets of their data, or they were constrained to simplistic analyses because the sheer volumes of data overwhelmed their processing platforms. But, what is the point of collecting and storing terabytes of data if you can't analyze it in full context, or if you have to wait hours or days to get results? On the other hand, not all business questions are better answered by bigger data. You now have two choices:
- Incorporate massive data volumes in analysis. If the answers you're seeking will be better provided by analyzing all of your data, go for it. High-performance technologies that extract value from massive amounts of data are here today. One approach is to apply high-performance analytics to analyze the massive amounts of data using technologies such as grid computing, in-database processing and in-memory analytics.
- Determine upfront which data is relevant. Traditionally, the trend has been to store everything (some call it data hoarding) and only when you query the data do you discover what is relevant. We now have the ability to apply analytics on the front end to determine relevance based on context. This type of analysis determines which data should be included in analytical processes and what can be placed in low-cost storage for later use if needed.
" Now you can run hundreds and thousands of models at the product level – at the SKU level – because you have the big data and analytics to support those models at that level."
—Kerem Tomak
A number of recent technology advancements enable organizations to make the most of big data and big data analytics:
- Cheap, abundant storage.
- Faster processors.
- Affordable open source, distributed big data platforms, such as Hadoop.
- Parallel processing, clustering, MPP, virtualization, large grid environments, high connectivity and high throughputs.
- Cloud computing and other flexible resource allocation arrangements.
The goal of all organizations with access to large data collections should be to harness the most relevant data and use it for better decision making.
Solutions from SAS
How can you make the most of all that data, now and in the future? It is a twofold proposition. You can only optimize your success if you weave analytics into your solution. But you also need analytics to help you manage the data itself. There are several key technologies that can help you get a handle on your big data, and more importantly, extract meaningful value from it.
- Data management. Many vendors look at big data as a discussion related to technologies such as Hadoop, NoSQL, etc. SAS takes a more comprehensive data management/data governance approach by providing a strategy and solutions that allow any amount of data to be managed and used effectively.
- High-performance analytics. By taking advantage of parallel processing power, high-performance analytics lets you do things you never thought possible because the data volumes were just too large to handle efficiently. Now you can.
- High-performance data visualization. With high-performance visualizations, you can explore huge volumes of data in mere seconds so you can quickly identify opportunities for further analysis.
- Flexible deployment options for big data. Flexible deployment models bring choices. High-performance analytics from SAS can analyze billions of variables, and those solutions can be deployed in the cloud (with SAS or another provider), on a dedicated appliance or within your existing IT infrastructure, whichever best suits your requirements.
1 Source: META Group. "3D Data Management: Controlling Data Volume, Velocity, and Variety." February 2001.
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"The resolution is very clear the money collected by this wheel tax will go toward the four projects listed in the resolution," Rose said. "Tomorrow [July 13] the citizens of Bradley County will have the opportunity to speak as early voting begins in our county and the final election day is Aug. 2."
Rose said the Bradley County School Board is on record as saying the school system has three major capital outlay projects. These include an academic building at Lake Forest Middle School, an addition of academic rooms at Walker Valley High School, and a new elementary school to replace Blue Springs Elementary. Cleveland City Schools have expressed a need for a new elementary school on the north side of town due to increased student enrollment, Rose said.
"It was the decision of Bradley County Commission to fund these projects through a $32 Wheel Tax for each vehicle and a $16 per motorcycle. This tax will be collected each year when one renews vehicle registration, should the referendum pass," Rose said.
An update was given on Michigan Avenue Elementary School construction by Cason Conn.
"The firewalls were installed and the building received a 100 percent certificate from the Fire Marshall," Conn said. "She blessed it for occupancy."
According to Conn, the athletic equipment and bleachers for the school are 60 percent complete. The bleachers will arrive within the next two weeks and everything should be done at least a week before school begins.
In other news, the board recognized student Ashlynne Bryant, a national winner of Health Occupations Students of America's interviewing skills competition. Bryant placed first in regionals and state before placing second on the national level.
"Ashlynne received second place out of 30 students — the best 30 students in the nation," said Cindy Leslie, a health occupation teacher at Bradley Central High School. "I am so proud of this bright, intelligent, and compassionate young lady."
Leslie told the board how Bryant lost everything but her laptop computer in the April 27 tornado.
"Ashlynne always had a smile on her face in spite of everything. When I first asked her to compete she said she couldn't and I told her, 'Ashlynne, you can do anything you put your mind to.'"
Bryant graduated with honors and will be attending college this fall.
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- Registration for the Bradley County Virtual School ends on July 20. An orientation session will be held on July 30 and 31. Almost 30 students have signed up.
- Olin and Charleston Elementary's Relay for Life team collected more than $1,200 for the American Cancer Society. Ocoee Middle School raised more than $1,800 for Relay for Life. OMS raised the most money of any school in Bradley County.
- Charleston Elementary Panther Club Choir earned first place in the elementary division along with an overall first place in the Showcase Festival Competition at Dollywood.
- Park View Elementary School added a Robots Lego Lab to the STEM program through the support of Eaton Corporation and its employees. Park View and Weatherbug have partnered to install a weather station. The station includes: up-to-the-minute local radar and alerts, campus weather cameras, tracking stations and access to Online Weather Center. Weatherbug will provide weather-related classroom lessons with curriculum guides.
- The Summer Feed and Recreation Program at Taylor Elementary School served 25-40 children per day during the month of June. The program was sponsored by the Bradley/Cleveland Community Services Agency.
- Representatives from Walker Valley High School participated in the National Leadership Conference in San Antonio. The Walker Valley Chapter was recognized as a National Outstanding Chapter from among the more than 15,000 chapters. Only 92 chapters were recognized.
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Lockheed: F-35 Partners Won't Suffer Unduly from Production Slowdown AIN Defense Perspective » February 17, 2012 by Chris Pocock
"...Under F-35 procurement procedures, the partners pay the same unit recurring flyaway cost as the U.S. for the aircraft that they order in each annual or (eventually) multi-year buy. Smaller order quantities should mean higher unit prices, but countering this trend, Scott told AIN, is the fact that "as we refine the supply chain and the production processes, the price will continue to reduce."
Scott noted that six of the eight partners now have committed to or ordered aircraft. "They're all in it together, and have been for 10 years now," he said, referring to the system design and development phase in which all of them made contributions. These ranged from $2 billion from the UK, a Level 1 partner, to $1 billion from Italy and $800 million from the Dutch as Level 2 partners to $125 million to $175 million from the remainder, as Level 3 partners.
The British (three) and the Dutch (two) have already ordered aircraft, Scott noted. Australia (two) and Italy (four) are placing their first orders in Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lot 6, and have already funded long-lead production items. Turkey is following in LRIP 7, and Norway (four) in LRIP 8. Canada and Denmark are the two partners who have yet to commit. The first deliveries to Israel and Japan will be from LRIP 8...."
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"A Lockheed Martin official said last week that he believes the company will reduce the price of the three variants of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to the point that the F-35A will only cost $US70 million apiece, at least 10 percent lower than government estimates, because it doesn't include costs for things like spares and support equipment.
Asked at a June 19 media event what the eventual price target is for the F-35, Steve O'Bryan, Lockheed vice president for F-35 business development, said "we still believe that the F-35A, with all the mission systems and all that, comes out to about $70 million in 2012 dollars."
Michael Rein, a Lockheed spokesman, said later that while the company didn't have similar targets for the Navy and Marine Corps variants, the price drop would be similar. That estimate includes the engine, according to Rein.
O'Bryan said his belief is based on the company's estimates as well as the government's in a Selected Acquisition Report.
However, the SAR lists the F-35A's unit recurring flyaway (URF) cost at $US67.8 million plus $US10.9 million for the engine, or about $US9 million above the figure quoted by O'Bryan—Inside Defense"


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Hundreds of employees packed the auditorium at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory on Friday to get a first look at their new director, but for some it was more reacquainting with an old colleague.
Nigel Lockyer, the new chief, worked at Fermilab for 22 years before leaving in 2007 to lead TRIUMF, Canada's national particle and nuclear physics laboratory.
"Nigel Lockyer will be a terrific leader to guide the Fermilab in this era," Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said in a release to the media. "He brings to the laboratory a truly impressive record of excellence as both a scientist and an administrator."
Lockyer returns to a lab much different from the one he left, though. His tenure at the Batavia-based national lab was spent with work on the Tevatron, Fermilab's star and at the time the world's highest-energy particle accelerator. At one point, Lockyer co-led an experiment involving hundreds of physicists.
But the Tevatron has been shut down, and that high-profile work is being conducted at the new most powerful collider, the Large Hadron Collider, in Switzerland. In subsequent years, Fermilab leaders have looked to new areas of research to stake out prominence.
Fermilab Director Pier Oddone, who is set to retire, has turned in part to cutting-edge research on the makeup of subatomic neutrinos.
Lockyer, 60, said that although he is a "collider guy," he recognizes that area may be a new way for Fermilab to reassert itself as a world leader.
But he said discoveries from the collider in Switzerland will give Fermilab some answers about which direction to turn.
"We're all sitting at the edge of our seats with what's going to happen there," Lockyer said. "We expect discovery, but it doesn't always work out the way you expect."
If advancements are made, he said, Fermilab needs to be poised to respond.
"Science is going to point the way," he said.
In a presentation laced with quips about his Canadian roots that had the audience of scientists and engineers laughing, Lockyer assured the crowd that he would be seeking input as to Fermilab's path ahead.
Fermilab's future has hinged on the willingness of Congress to fund the nation's flagship lab, the only one solely dedicated to particle physics. Lockyer told employees gathered for an "all-hands" meeting that Moniz assured him there is strong support for particle physics research, but the lab must be able to articulate a clear mission.
Lockyer's appointment is cause for optimism about high-energy physics in the U.S., according to University of Chicago President Robert Zimmer, chairman of the board of directors of the Fermi Research Alliance.
Zimmer said Lockyer's work with universities, with Fermilab and leading an accelerator lab will serve him well in dealing with multiple constituencies — the public, employees, the Department of Energy and Capitol Hill.
"Nigel Lockyer is an outstanding particle physicist of varied scientific interests that complement and reinforce Fermilab's own multipronged research portfolio," Zimmer said in a release from Fermilab.
Lockyer's appointment as Fermilab's director follows a nine-month search led by a 15-member committee that fielded more than 60 applicants, according to Fermilab officials. Lockyer's term as director will begin Sept. 3.


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I've heard the word `standard', but how would I know an ISO standard if I saw one?
An ISO standard can be anything from a four-page document to one several hundred pages' long. It is usually also available in electronic form. It carries the ISO logo and the designation International Standard. In most cases, the paper version is published in A4 format - which is itself one of the ISO standard paper sizes. The standardization of paper sizes is a typical example of ISO's work: agreement on a sufficient number of variations of a product to meet most current applications allows economies of scale with cost benefits to both producers and consumers.
Are ISO standards mandatory?
ISO standards are voluntary. ISO is a non-governmental organization and it has no power to enforce the implementation of the standards it develops. A number of ISO standards - mainly those concerned with health, safety or the environment - have been adopted in some countries as part of their regulatory framework, or are referred to in legislation for which they serve as the technical basis. However, such adoptions are sovereign decisions by the regulatory authorities or governments of the countries concerned. ISO itself does not regulate or legislate. Although voluntary, ISO standards may become a market requirement, as has happened in the case of ISO 9000 quality management systems, or ISO freight container dimensions.
How can I find out which standards are equivalent to ISO standards?
ISO itself does not have data on equivalent standards (such as national or regional standards). However, a number of ISO members are able to provide this information. Therefore, please contact the ISO member in your country.
Can I access ISO standards on ISO.org or some other electronic database?
You can find out what standards exist in ISO's portfolio by accessing the ISO Catalogue and you can download electronic versions of the ISO standards you need via the ISO Store. ISO standards can also be accessed online via our Online Browsing Platform (OBP). Some parts of standards are available for free on the platform (introductions, terms and definitions) which can help you decide what standard is right for you. When you buy an online collection you have access to the full standards in the collection for one year.
Are any ISO standards available electronically?
All ISO standards are available online as electronic files, most of them in PDF format. Those which are not in PDF format are available in HTML. Some standards which contain electronic inserts in various file formats are also available on CD or DVD.You can order these through the ISO member in your country or via the ISO Store.
Where can I obtain technical assistance on standards?
Contact the ISO member in your country. A list of members can be accessed on this site. The ISO Central Secretariat does not provide technical assistance, but the enquiry service (email@example.com) may be able to help you save time by directing you to appropriate sources of information.
Can I order ISO standards and publications via ISO.org?
Yes, you can order ISO standards and publications via the ISO Store. However, we should note that you can also order ISO standards and publications from the ISO member in your country.
Can I reproduce material from ISO standards?
All ISO publications, including ISO standards, are protected by copyright. See the ISO copyright guide page for further information. Formal permission is always required to reproduce material (email@example.com).
What can I expect to find in an ISO standard?
An ISO standard is a documented agreement containing technical specifications or other precise criteria to be used consistently as rules, guidelines, or definitions of characteristics to ensure that materials, products, processes and services are fit for their purpose. It is a living agreement that can have a profound influence on things that deserve to be taken seriously - such as the safety, reliability and efficiency of machinery and tools, means of transport, toys, medical devices, and so on.
Could you give me a few practical examples of ISO standards?
Take a look at the graphical symbols on the dashboard of your car or at the pictorial symbol on a package marked with handling instructions such as "This way up". Various ISO technical committees have developed or adopted hundreds of carefully researched signs and symbols that convey clear-cut messages which cross language boundaries.
On the inside cover of nearly every book, there is something called an ISBN number. ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number. Publishers and booksellers are very familiar with ISBN numbers, since they are the keyway that books are ordered and bought. Try buying a book on the Internet, and you will soon learn the value of the ISBN number - there is a unique number for the book you want! And, it is based on an ISO standard.
Almost everything you need and use for work and home comes from somewhere else. Whether departure and destination points are as close as A to B, or as far apart as Antwerp and Bangkok, freight containers ensure a smooth passage for your goods and materials. From truck to train, from boat to plane, there are more than five million freight containers transiting across the globe. This has become possible principally through international standardization.
Yet another example: the chair that you're probably sitting on, or the desk your computer is perched on, are held together by bolts and screws. Humble bolts and screws also hold together our children's bicycles - and also the aircraft we trust our lives to during business trips or holiday travel. The diversity of screw threads used to represent big problems for industry, particularly in maintenance, as lost or damaged nuts and bolts could not easily be replaced. A global solution is supplied in the ISO standards for metric screw threads.
Also, the credit card you may have used to buy your computer can be used worldwide because all its basic features are based on ISO standards. We are so familiar with many objects, like credit or telephone cards, that we tend to assume they just "fell out of the sky". In fact, the ease with which we can use them can be traced back to an ISO standard.
Technology moves on - what about ISO standards?
ISO standards represent, by an international consensus among experts in the technology concerned, the state of the art. To ensure that ISO standards retain this lead, they are reviewed at least every five years after their publication. The technical experts then decide whether the standard is still valid, or whether it should be withdrawn or updated. In some fields, the pace of development is such that when an ISO standard is published, the experts who developed it are already thinking about the next version!
Does ISO have standards for everything?
Not quite! Scroll through the list of our technical committees on this site to get an idea of the huge range of technologies, industries and business sectors for which ISO develops standards.
ISO's work programme ranges from standards for traditional activities, such as agriculture and construction, through mechanical engineering to the newest information and communications technology (ICT) developments, such as the digital coding of audio-visual signals for multimedia applications. We collaborate on ICT with our partners, IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) and ITU (International Telecommunication Union), which are specialized in the domains indicated by their names.
What are ISO's `new deliverables'?
ISO standards are developed according to strict rules to ensure that they are transparent and fair. The reverse side of the coin is that it can take time to develop consensus among the interested parties, and for the resulting agreement to go through the public review process in the ISO member countries. For some users of standards, particularly those working in fast-changing technology sectors, it may be more important to agree and publish a technical specification quickly, before going through the various checks and balances needed to win the status of a full International Standard. Therefore, to meet such needs, ISO has developed a new range of "deliverables", or different categories of specifications, allowing publication at an intermediate stage of development before full consensus.
What other products does ISO offer?
In addition to International Standards and the "new deliverables" (see previous question), ISO develops guideline documents, manuals for developing countries, standards compendia and handbooks and a whole range of standards-related publications. Listings of these can be found in the ISO Store. We also publish a magazine: ISO Focus+.
How does ISO decide what standards to develop?
Working through the ISO community, it is the people who need the standards that decide. What happens is that the need for a standard is felt by an industry or business sector, which communicates the requirement to one of ISO's national members. The latter then proposes the new work item to ISO as a whole. If accepted, the work item is assigned to an existing technical committee. Proposals may also be made to set up technical committees to cover new scopes of technological activity. In order to use resources most efficiently, ISO only launches the development of new standards for which there is clearly a market requirement.
Who actually develops ISO standards?
ISO standards are developed by technical committees comprising experts on loan from the industrial, technical and business sectors which have asked for the standards, and which subsequently put them to use. These experts may be joined by others with relevant knowledge, such as representatives of government agencies, testing laboratories, consumer associations, environmentalists, and so on. It is estimated that, every year, some 30 000 such experts participate in the development of ISO standards. The experts participate as national delegations, chosen by the ISO member for the country concerned to represent not just the views of the organizations in which the experts work, but a full national consensus on the issues involved.
How are ISO standards developed?
The national delegations of experts of a technical committee meet to discuss, debate and argue until they reach consensus on a draft agreement. This is then circulated to ISO's membership as a whole for comment and balloting. Many members have public review procedures for making draft standards known and available to interested parties and to the general public. The ISO members then take account of any feedback they receive in formulating their position on the draft standard. Finally, if the voting is in favour, the document is published as an International Standard. Every working day of the year, some 15 ISO meetings are taking place somewhere in the world. In between meetings, the experts continue the standards' development work by correspondence. Increasingly, their contacts are made by electronic means and some ISO technical bodies have already gone over entirely to electronic working, which speeds up the development of standards and reduces travel costs.
What should I do if I want to take part in the development of a standard?
The business sectors most interested in implementing the eventual standards are the ones who provide experts to develop the standards. Your own interest may be such that you would like to provide input, or even participate in the work. In fact, there are channels and opportunities for you to have a say in the development of future ISO standards through the ISO members for your country.
Who chooses the experts that participate in the standards' developing committees?
The national delegations that make up ISO technical committees are chosen by the national standards institute of that country, which is an ISO member. According to ISO rules, the standards institute is expected to take account of the views of the range of parties interested in the standard under development and to present a consolidated, national consensus position to the technical committee's work.


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500 metric tonnes of mixed food commodities The World Food Program's second major relief food consignment of 500 metric tonnes of mixed food commodities (rice, wheat, flour, lentils, sugar and vegetable oil) reached Puthumathalan, the Government designated 'safe zone' along the North-eastern coast of Mullaitivu, on a Government arranged ship sailing under ICRC flag. The food sent to the area will be sufficient to feed around 100,000 Internally Displaced Persons for a period of 10 days. Earlier, nearly 160 metric tonnes of mixed food was sent through smaller boats on multiple occasions, while on March 7, the first large consignment by sea of 500 metric tonnes was dispatched to the conflict zone after road convoys were discontinued in late January 2009. WFP also extends its food assistance to meet the needs of more than 37,000 displaced persons who have fled the conflict zone and are accommodated in transit camps/welfare villages in Jaffna, Mannar and Vavuniya. WFP, in collaboration with Government and other stakeholders, supports the 'communal cooking' intervention that is currently organized in the IDP centres. WFP is assisting the Government of Sri Lanka in feeding 1.2 million people through the emergency feeding and recovery programs including food-for-education, food-for-work and mother-and-child health and nutrition. Courtesy: dailynews.lk |
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-- pure speculation of the status quo.
Is in no way static.
It is in fact a recipe.
For intensified conflict.
Increased terrorism.
-- proxy war that could engulf the region this is the third time.
In ten months.
That two members.
Russia and China.
Have prevented this Security Council.
From responding credibly to the Syrian conflict.
The first two vetoes they cast.
Were very destructive.
This veto is even more dangerous.
And deplorable.
The US ambassador to the United Nations today Susan Rice saying Russia and China with the Vito.
Essentially are killing more Syrians innocent Syrians.
That happening today at the UN meantime in Syria in fact that is what we're hearing on the ground more than 250.
-- according to human rights group at a Great Britain watching Syria what is the latest concern on the ground in Syrian words going back with the panel.
-- When you hear our spokesman of the UN speaking you realize -- our policy on this is getting weirder and we're.
Apart from being entirely empty all the words spoken -- denunciation impassioned denunciation.
Of Russia over that -- is okay but then at the same time.
The White House is releasing a readout of the discussion and Putin and on the phone with Obama.
In which they say the presidents agreed that there has to be XYZ of peaceful transition -- -- -- Why are we agreeing with the Russians on the one hand and then denouncing the with the UN at the other.
Why are we focused on the rest is why -- speaking about the Russians the Russians are anathema in Syria and the regime will fall.
Those people know that Russia has been working to kill them.
We at least have been on the sidelines or at least giving the rhetorical help.
Would we ought to be speaking with the Turks and the saudis and the Europeans speaking on our own and not with Russia in country with Russia.
I think that we are out tomorrow do you recognize the regime in Syria recognizes Syrian national council as legitimate government.
Announces supply of arms and work with them because the real issues who's going to emerge on top we wanna have influenced.
-- the rebels who I said yet seriously disorganized.
Today state run TV in -- -- Damascus Casey ran pictures of Bashar Assad swearing in a new.
A defense minister clearly showing trying to show that he still has a grasp after the decapitation bombing of his national security team.
But it looks like the violence is only increase.
It's just a question of how much but bloodshed we're gonna seed ten charles' -- about you know aside likely following what you're seeing is a real test of whether or not President Obama style of sort of behind the scenes maneuvering is actually -- achieve the goals that the US wants in this particular case.
And we're gonna see candidate Romney go over to Israel in the coming week.
Weeks and end we will see whether or not he is willing to really articulate a policy opposition to that.
-- -- Underlying background here is the concern over.
Chemical weapons that every intelligence agency says Syria has -- has moved around in recent days.
It's it's explosive yeah look I'm not I am concerned that we are not doing enough on on that issue and on this post decide regime.
By all accounts we are not ingratiating ourselves with the Syrian opposition and the manner that we should -- to the extent that we're working with the Syria opposition.
We're working with the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood not exactly the kind of people who are likely to be able to influence in a post as a -- world.
Think if you know the big problem for the administration politically I don't think this is likely to be a big you know it's not likely to have come up in debates but.
This was an administration that campaigned on Smart power this is what they're supposed to do best and I think you can look at the Syrian that what's happened in Syria over the past 24 months.
Including the fact that we send an ambassador shortly before this fighting.
And say that it's been a failure of policy.
So what happens now what do you think the next -- look like I mean there are some people saying that the days of the Asad regime more.
A really numbered and we we had some analysts saying it could be hours but it seems like this push back with the killing of almost 300 people.
May have changed the dynamic well I think he's got nothing to lose at this point I mean this is the problem and we talked about this you know on I'm on Tuesday -- this could be this.
This hinge moment the question I think is whether Bashar Assad.
Is going to use chemical weapons is going to escalate what we've already seen across the country.
In sort of a desperate last ditch attempt to save himself that would be delusional if he -- it but he's shown himself to be delusional.
-- I think we have to also declared chemical weapons and if any are used.
Or if any were given to terrorist elements.
He Hezbollah -- will -- with an immediate question we actually got to leave it ambiguous.
It would either be the Israelis who would certainly act immediately if it went.
Into the hands of Hezbollah there's -- of the people I think he'll be a reason for the west to intervene immediately.
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The Bee Man was named the Audience Choice Award Winner out of the 11 finalists. Owner Brian Howell will be honored at the American Made event in New York City, receive $10,000 to further his business, and will appear in Martha Stewart Living magazine.
The Bee Man will be opening a retail store in Canastota this month and owner Howell says he's grateful for every vote that has come in to the contest.
When Howell was 12, he told his mother he wanted to use the oven to make beeswax candles, now, at age 34, his "Bee Man Candle Company" supplies handmade artisan candles to companies around the U.S.


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Another T. Duellica I think. Quite small - about 10mm body - and very timid. I couldn't get any closer as it retreated into its funnel after a couple of photos.
I hate using flash but I didn't have any choice since it was in a dark corner of my garage. Difficult to make out the eyes at this range and because of the reflections from the flash. I've seen this one before so hopefully I'll be able to get a better photo sometime when there is more light.
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Does anyone know anything about this camera? Anyone see it at CineGear? I guess they had a 4K projector demo there. http://www.for-a.com/news_events/new...s_1205221.html
From what I can gather, this is a 4096 x 2160 CMOS camera with a global shutter that shoots a 1,000fps (at full res?). The rep in LA tells me the camera is expected in Sept, but there are no demo units available for testing now, even in Japan.


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$100-$110 fair price for crude: KuwaitKuwait believes an oil price of $100-$110 a barrel is fair for producers and consumers, the Gulf Opec state's oil minister was quoted as saying on Sunday. "The fair price for a barrel of oil - that suits all parties wheth More… |
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Ooredoo cuts data pack prices by 50pcQatar-based telecom operator Ooredoo has reduced the price of four of its data packs by 50 per cent, in reponse to rising customer demand. With the new pricing plan, the Shahry Data Packs – 3GB and 6 GB – and two Hala More… |
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Yemen demands higher LNG price from KoreaYemen has demanded that South Korea pay global market prices for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) before the end of this year, the Yemeni state news agency reported late on Wednesday. Yemeni Prime Minister Mohamed Salem Basindwa to More… |
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The White House is expressing support for a comprehensive defense bill that cracks down on sexual assault in the military and adds new protections for victims.
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President Barack Obama intends to nominate Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., as ambassador to China, Democratic officials said Wednesday, turning to a lawmaker well-versed in trade issues to fill one of the nation's most sensitive diplomatic posts.
Bipartisan budget agreement clears Congress
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Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation Wednesday scaling back across-the-board cuts on programs ranging from the Pentagon to the national park system, adding a late dusting of bipartisanship to a year more likely to be remembered for a partial government shutdown and near-perpetual gridlock.
Senate bill would allow US to resume Egypt aid
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A Senate panel approved a bill Wednesday that would allow the United States to resume its full $1.6 billion aid relationship with Egypt by granting President Barack Obama the power to waive a federal law based on national security. Wider congressional support for the measure is unclear.
Employer groups oppose pension fees in budget deal
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posted Dec 18th - 3:14pm
For the second time in two years, Congress is targeting employers that still offer traditional pensions for a hefty increase in their insurance premiums to help finance a budget deal.
A look at the congressional budget agreement
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The budget agreement passed by Congress sets spending limits for two years and averts a possible government shutdown in January. It increases government deficits in 2014 and 2015 but reduces them over 10 years by a total of $23 billion.
US lawmaker wants openness on Pacific trade pact
Matthew Pennington, Associated Press |
posted Dec 18th - 1:41pm
The Obama administration needs to be more open with Congress to win support for a trans-Pacific trade pact under negotiation with 11 countries, an influential Democratic senator said Wednesday.
Year-end agreement: Budget heads to final passage
David Espo, Associated Press |
posted Dec 17th - 7:43pm
Year-end legislation to ease Congress' chronic budget brinkmanship and soften across-the-board spending cuts moved to the cusp of final passage Tuesday, a rare display of Senate bipartisanship that masked strong complaints about slicing into military retirement benefits.
Senate roll call: Vote on bipartisan budget bill
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posted Dec 17th - 3:07pm
The 67-33 roll call Tuesday by which the Senate advanced a bipartisan budget bill that seeks to ease some but not all the cuts to the federal budget. The vote removes the final hurdle to Senate passage. The Democratic-led chamber is expected to approve the bill on Wednesday.
Virginia Rep. Frank Wolf to retire
Donna Cassata and Tamara Lush, Associated Press |
posted Dec 17th - 3:01pm
Virginia Rep. Frank Wolf says he will not seek another term after more than three decades in Congress.
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Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) uses shock waves to break a kidney stone into small pieces that can more easily travel through the urinary tract and pass from the body.
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So I set out to find a few options, glasses that are inexpensive enough to buy in bulk (and not worry that a few might get broken) yet pretty enough to put on display. Here are a few of the options I came up with, along with a breakdown of what it would cost to buy a dozen.
1. Rustic: Mason Jar, Fresh Preserving Store $.85 each, $10.50 for twelve
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A classic with country roots, you won't find a sturdier glass for your money. (This is the option I ended up going with.)
2. Vintage: Fleur-De-Lys Glass, Anthropologie $6 each = $72 for twelve
Perfect for brunch, these glasses look like you picked them up at a Parisian flea market.
3. Utilitarian: Go Anywhere Flute, Go Vino Wine $38.50 for twelve
Shatterproof PBA free plastic glasses with an ergonomic dent for your finger.
4. Pop: Polka Dot Glasses, Fishs Eddy $6 each = $72 for twelve
Tall and slim with colorful polka dots, a great way to add a little color.
5. Modern: Reko Glass, Ikea $.25 each = $6 for twelve
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