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So I'm about to purchase a Rasberry/Bananna Pi device to upgrade some features in my network routing. The thing is I'm concerned because there is only one NIC [Gigabit]. I was thinking either pump traffic in and back out [assigning 2 ip's to that one nic] of or just make a virtual nic for traffic routing and point inward/outward traffic to its destination...
The Pi device is then plugged into the switch and wa-la.
Ok so my traffic peaks at about 10-12MB/s at the WAN side, my question is which setup would most likely give me the best performance [basically no reduction] for routing traffic? I'll be running pf, and wifi for an AP. I think the quad core arm with that Gb-nic is plenty of power, I'm just curious about the software setup being the bottle neck. It may not even put a dent in it but I thought I would get some opinions. If you have a totally different idea I'm up for hearing it.
Any hits would be greatly appreciated
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Hello, and welcome!
I don't know anything about the various Raspberry products, but if the models have both a wired NIC and a wireless NIC, they can act as routers between a wired subnet and a WiFi subnet.
If you want to route wired Ethernet, then a single NIC does not a router make, unless you implement a vlan(4) based infrastructure, and route via individual VLANs.
VLAN - IEEE 802.1Q - requires a central backbone device called, quite subtly, a managed switch. Unless your switch is in this class, you'll need to use a computer with at least two NICs. Managed switches come with administration and provisioning tools, so you would know if yours was in this class.
Thank you,
I'm new to this raspi thing, but I'm a Linux Desktop user and primarily FreeBSD for serving little LAN projects.
On this topic maybe I'm missing something, I looked up aliases and understand that an alias requires a different subnet which is perfect, as well as giving me a second network interface listing in ifconfig. So what is not allowing me to route from rl0 (Pub-IP)--->rl0_alias (10.0.0.1)?
WORLD--->MODEM--->SWITCH--->rl0 [RasPi] Public IP --->rl0_alias (10.0.0.1) --->switch
Ex idea for Routing tables
Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif Expire
default 10.0.0.1 UGS 0 49378 xl0
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 0 6 lo0
10.0.0/24 link#1 UC 0 0 xl0
192.168.1/24 link#2 UC 0 0 xl0_alias
If there is something fundamentally disallowing packets to be passed through the alias, I could understand, I just thought a situation similar to this might work. If not I can always use a USB NIC, I was just going for efficiency.
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All an alias address will do is cause the NIC to respond to any Address Resolution Protocol ("ARP") query broadcast for that IP address on the local Ethernet segment.
In your post, you show a topology where two subnets share the same physical Ethernet segment, from the Modem (your ISP gateway router) to every device. There is no isolation between subnets -- they all share the same Ethernet network.
If you're planning to use this new device as a firewall, with set policies to enforce, your device and its policies can be bypassed merely by someone changing a device's IP address from one subnet to the other -- from an address on the 10.0.0.0/24 "inner" subnet to an address on the 192.168.1/24 "outer" subnet. That's all it takes to bypass your device.
The VLAN technology I mentioned in my post above is quite different -- untagged (standard Ethernet) ports assigned to unique VLANs on the switch are on separate Ethernet segments. Traffic is physically isolated.
I'm returning to this thread because there was a discussion a couple of years ago in this forum regarding multiple subnets on the same Ethernet segment. http://daemonforums.org/showthread.php?t=8528
Man page links within are broken -- every reference now refers to chmod(2), which is unhelpful, but if you ignore those references, the rest of the discussion may be helpful.
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shadow Wrote:I was in /usr/local
Although I noticed that I I am only at 20 not 21. (stock ubuntu PA was 16)
Am I still having problems or did you miss type?
Recompiling xbmc now.
They must've lowered their protocol version in version.h. I see it at 20 in git now. Anyway I've lowered the required version. "git pull" on your xbmc source and you should be good to go after a recompile.


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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
The Unknown Collection Continues...
Unlike most of the other pictures I've post from this "Unknown Quirk Family Album" this isn't a typical card photo (portrait in a studio, although it was on card paper) or tin type. It is also different in that it's a class photo. Could one of my Quirk ancestors be a child in the photo? Were one of my Quirk great aunts the teacher in the photo. I come from teachers and coal miners so I feel sure that there must be one of my Quirks in this photo. The other thing that I'm fairly certain about is that they went to public school (and were public school teachers) in the Hazleton, Pennsylvania area.
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A computer model backed up with field work proved that the uninterrupted use of glyphosate alone (i.e., five applications per season per year) would result in glyphosate resistance within four years. The computer model is part of a project to study weed resistance. Syngenta collaborated on the project with university weed scientists Paul Nev., University of Warwick, England; and Ken Smith and Jason Norsworthy, both from the University of Arkansas.
While the project showed weed resistance developed, it also showed that diversifying herbicide modes of action and herbicide-tolerant traits play a role in breaking the resistance development cycle.
"With the computer model, we were able to run thousands of scenarios, and the results were surprising," said Norsworthy. "We knew utilizing residuals and reducing the soil-seed bank were key pieces of the puzzle. What we didn't know was that early-emerging weeds produce exponentially more seeds than those that emerge with crop competition. With more seeds, there is a much higher probability that one of those seeds could be a resistant mutant."
The key takeaway is growers who practice "zero tolerance" or not allowing Palmer amaranth to emerge and set seed have been able to transform disaster fields into highly productive acres again.
Les Glasgow, head of Weed Management Strategies at Syngenta, noted, though highly competitive, Palmer amaranth can be controlled with proactive weed-resistance management and recommended a few key tips for success, including:
- Plant into clean fields following tillage or use herbicides like Gramoxone to burndown weeds.
- Apply a preplant or preemergence residual herbicide like Boundary or Prefix in soybean to prevent weed emergence.
- Overlap an early postemergence residual herbicide like Flexstar GT 3.5 in soybean.
- Remove weed escapes from fields before they seed set.
For more information about weed management, visit Syngenta's www.resistancefighter.com.


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The Virtual Chapters of PASS are asked to host sessions during this Fall's 24 Hours of PASS preview for the PASS Summit in Seattle, WA Nov 5th-9th. The Data Architecture VC gets to host Rod presenting on BI Architecture With SQL 2012 & SharePoint 2010. This is a good preview of Rod presentation skills for the pre-conference session, Dashboards with Dashboard Designer & PerformancePoint Services 2010 [BID-398-P], he is doing on Monday during the Summit. I am actually attending the session to help with some PerformancePoint dashboards I am working on at Turner.
The Data Architecture virtual chapter has monthly webcast by SQL Server experts in the community. October will have Dr. SQL – Louis Davidson – presenting part 2 of his session on Designing for Common Problems with SQL Server.
The 24 Hours of PASS have being going on for the past 3-4 years with the fall session representing some of the pre-conference and spotlight sessions for the PASS Summit. I really enjoy going to at least one of these precons each year while at the Summit. It has always been a good one day training on a subject.
Please go register for 24-Hours of PASS and the Summit and get some training for SQL Server
BI Architecture With SQL 2012 & SharePoint 2010
This session will cover new BI features in SQL Server 2012 including Power View, PowerPivot, Report Alerts and SSRS Integration with SharePoint Server 2010. It will then focus on the importance of Self-Service BI and how it fits into an overall enterprise Business Intelligence architecture. This session will be rich with demos of all the new BI tools and the use of PerformancePoint Services to create Business Intelligence Dashboards. Attend and discover the awesome power of the latest release of the Microsoft BI Platform.
Rod Colledge
Principal Consultant, StrataDB
Rod Colledge is the Director and Co-Founder of StrataDB, a leading Australian-based provider of SQL Server solutions to clients in the Corporate, Government, and Education sectors. With over 15 years of SQL Server experience, Rod's ongoing commitment and depth of knowledge was recognized in 2010 with a Microsoft MVP award for SQL Server. Rod leads StrataDB's Business Intelligence practice and has authored or contributed to three books, including the "SQL Server MVP Deep Dives" series. He's a sought-after speaker at both local and international SQL Server conferences.
BI Dashboards with Dashboard Designer & PerformancePoint Services 2010 [BID-398-P]
Session Category: Pre-Conference Session (full day)
Session Track: BI Information Delivery
Speaker(s): Rod Colledge
During this demo-rich dashboard design deep dive, we'll begin with an introduction to Business Intelligence and PerformancePoint Services in SharePoint 2010. Then, we'll cover the basics of creating dashboards with the Dashboard Designer tool. We'll look at some of the more advanced areas, including SQL Server Reporting Services and Excel Services dashboard integration, before taking an in-depth look at the process of creating scorecards and KPIs. We'll finish up with a look at how we can get the different items on a dashboard page to interact with each other, and the power of Time Intelligence.


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It's been a while *ahem* since I've posted anything here, but I note with pleasure the traffic stats showing that a significant number of people still read the site, normally having found it via search engine queries. So it stays. :)
However, with the increasing ubiquity of other forms of online discussion and the predictable habit of blog discussions turning into ideological pissing contests, I've reluctantly decided to both disable comments to and remove existing comments from this blog. It was a difficult decision, as there were some excellent discussions — both those with my worldview and those who oppose it — and you did contribute to what makes this blog's content what it is today. (Despite the present cobwebs).
This decision was not made in a vacuum. There has been an increasing trend through what's left of the traditional "blogosphere" (now hardly recognisable with sites like Google+, Tumblr, etc, becoming so popular and used as such) to disable comments. There are more effective ways to talk and doing so reduces the temptation to turn a given post into a YouTube-style verbal battleground.
If you want to chat, theres always Twitter: @Jumile
Fixed the images in posts
Finally remembered to check and fix all the images in all posts to date. I think I got them all, but please let me know if I missed any.
Next on the list is fixing the local/relative link references…
Updated the podcasts page
It's been a while, so I updated the Podcasts & Vodcasts page.
Site has been moved again
Two years flies by, doesn't it? I'm fast approaching the two year mark of when I moved this blog to a decent hosting provider in response to experiencing the Slashdot Effect from a picture I shared while hosting on a budget hosting provider. Unfortunately the "new customer" pricing is history, and they're asking for 4 times the price I paid for a reduced service. Not going to happen.
Rather than shop around for a better deal elsewhere, I've decided to move the blog back to WordPress.com. The HurtlingThroughSpace.com domain will point to the new location but – as WordPress.com does not support Feedburner – all subscribers will need to resubscribe. Apologies for this, but it's not my choice.
In addition, I expect some links and images will be broken throughout the blog. Please bear with me while I track them down and fix. If you find any I've missed, please let me know.
Update: It seems that Feedburner does now work with WordPress. You can resubscribe to the Feedburner feed for this site here:
"Why oh why didn't I take the BLUE pill?"
Most of us are familiar with the scene in the fantastic 1999 film, The Matrix, where Cypher and Neo are chatting about their introduction to life outside the matrix via Morpheus's offer of a choice between the red and blue pills. Cypher laments that he wished he'd taken the blue pill instead, making it clear he'd have preferred to be living a happy fantasy rather than risking everything by fighting against the machines.
One of the great things about Cypher's character is that you can empathise with him. Nobody can blame him for wanting a simple, easy life — especially as he's not The One. At that point in the film we all know that he's just as likely to end up a smudge on the ground as make old bones.
I mention The Matrix because that's how I've been feeling lately. And this is where I may lose you as a reader. Either way, so it goes…
Over the last few weeks I've been consuming the works of two prolific writers and speakers, both world experts in their fields: Noam Chomsky and the late Howard Zinn. Chomsky (now 82) is regarded by many as "the Einstein" of his field of linguistics and cognition at MIT, though outside the classroom he talks almost exclusively about political science. Zinn was regarded similarly in his field of history at Boston University.
I first encountered Chomsky in the early 2000s via his book Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies [Amazon|UK], a collection of essays and papers focussing mainly on Central American politics and history over the last 40 years. It's an astounding book that left me truly stunned, wondering about the rest of the world if even half it it was true. He provides full references and consistently avoids a simple answer to, "If the mainstream media is wrong, biased, controlled or corrupt, then where should we turn to get reliable information?" His answer is typically a variation of Ben Goldacre's, "I think it's a bit more complicated than that." There is no single source, type or medium of reliable, unbiased or uncorrupt information. You need to look at the mainstream, the margins, including sources you may dislike, and analyse what's going on for yourself.
Damn. I'm going to have to think for myself. And that's the point.
Zinn is a fairly recent discovery for me, though most people know him via his groundbreaking A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present [Amazon|UK], where he included the viewpoints of non-Europeans in the discovery and conquest of North America. I've not yet read it, but I understand that it's a polarising work, and your reaction to it will depend upon whether or not you're prepared to revise your views on official history. Interestingly, the FBI kept a large file on him, most notably due to his influence on Martin Luther King, Vietnam anti-war campaigning and the McCarthyist hysteria of the time.
And this is where I think many of Chomsky's and Zinn's detractors come from: many seem to regard them as un-American or even traitors. Both authors present alternative versions of recorded history, removing the infantile notion of good (us) versus evil (them), and add insult to that injury by presenting other reasons why such things did or are happening in the first place. It's not as simple as the official version; it's not even as simple as the counter-accusations or popular conspiracy theories. It's a complex mix of power, greed, acquisition, control, domination, influence and coercion, and furthering of interests.
The use of past and present tense is deliberate — these things are still happening. Consider the endless stream of major and minor wars in the 20th and present century, the provision of "foreign aid" weapons and training to brutal and sadistic regimes, the quiet growth of internal enforcement agencies into international intelligence agencies (as has just happened with the DEA), the dismantling of union-protected workplaces that made our workers cheaper than those in some developing countries, and national elections of leaders whose candidates can be differentiated only by their party's logo. To name a few.
Neither Chomsky nor Zinn pretend to be 100% certain about everything they say. Both admit they may be wrong, and are open to evidence-based correction. Nor should you take it from me as fact, an amateur hack who spends his spare time consuming non-mainstream information, wondering about the world and sharing the occasional thought here whenever I'm not playing computer games or socialising with friends. Use, refine and practise your analytical skills and skepticism to examine what these men say, compare it against what you see, know and/or suspect, read the papers and articles to which they refer, and then judge for yourself.
There is no universal truth, and I'm not declaring that this is it — but it makes you think. However, if you're unwilling to have your perception of world history and current events challenged, you may want to choose the blue pill…
Here are some of Noam Chomsky's works that you might want to look at:
- An American Addiction [Amazon|UK]
- Case Studies In Hypocrisy [Amazon|UK]
- Class War: The Attack On Working People [Amazon|UK]
- The Clinton Vision: Old Wine, New Bottles [Amazon|UK]
- The Emerging Framework Of World Power [watch online]
- For A Free Humanity [Amazon|UK]
- Free Market Fantasies: Capitalism In The Real World [Amazon|UK]
- The Imperial Presidency [Amazon|UK]
- The New War On Terrorism: Fact And Fiction [Amazon|UK]
- Propaganda And The Public Mind [Amazon|UK]
- Prospects For Democracy [Amazon|UK]
Here are some of Howard Zinn's works that you might want to look at:
- Artists In A Time Of War [Amazon|UK]
- Class And War In US Society [AK Press]
- Heroes & Martyrs [Amazon|UK]
- History And Democracy [free download]
- Howard Zinn On War [Amazon|UK]
- The Myth Of The Cold War [free download]
- Stories Hollywood Never Tells [Amazon|UK]
- War And Civil Disobedience [Amazon|UK]
- You Can't Be Neutral On A Moving Train [Book: Amazon|UK; DVD: Amazon|UK]
(I haven't read or seen all of these yet). Both have released many more works, but I think that will keep you busy for some time.
Good things don't require religion
If you've been reading this blog since about this time last year, you'll know that one of my personal heroes is Tim Minchin and that I love his Christmas song, White Wine in the Sun. It is my favourite Christmas song, bar none.
This year it's been freely given to an Australian Christmas compilation CD, with proceeds due to go to the Salvation Army. Whatever your opinion of the homophobic proselytising paramilitary religious organisation, they have stunned most observers by complaining publicly that the song does not meet with their ideals. Apparently they've chosen to put their proselytising above their charity work. It beggars belief, if you'll excuse the pun.
Here's an excerpt from an interview that Tim gave recently on the matter that I thought worth sharing:
Your song "White Wine in the Sun", which includes lyrics critical of Christianity, caused controversy last week in Australia when it was used on an album of Christmas songs sold to raise money for the Salvation Army. What's your take on the fuss?
I think the Salvos are idiots. I didn't know they would benefit from the CD, but by the time I found out I didn't want to make too much of a fuss. So I gave my song free, then they turn around and say that they don't agree with the sentiment of the song. Obviously, they are talking about how I think Jesus is not magic. Part of me is hugely outraged by what imbeciles they are, to bite the hand that feeds them and put their proselytising above charity.
It's a terrible paradox that most charities are driven by religious belief. I believe very strongly in giving only to secular charities, because I don't think there should be a back end to altruism. I won't make this mistake again. I tweeted that if people want to buy my version of the song independently, I'll give the proceeds away, as I did last year, to the Autism Trust, a non-proselytising charity.
Christmas means much to billions of people who don't believe in Jesus, and if you think that Christmas without Jesus is not Christmas, then you're out of touch, and if you think altruism without Jesus is not altruism, then you're a dick.
Full article: Tim Minchin: 'I'm hugely outraged by proselytising charities'
This is the version that will be on the CD, sung by Kate Miller-Heidke:
A beautiful version, isn't it?
Here is the tweet that Tim talks about in the interview above. From 21-Nov to 1-Jan you can buy the song from iTunes for the princely sum of 79p (or equivalent) and proceeds will go to the National Autistic Society, following this recent update.
The world's gone mad… I Am Spartacus edition
Many people are familiar with the 'Twitter joke trial' here in the UK, where a chap discovered that his nearby airport was closed due to snow, so was not going to be able to spend the weekend with his girlfriend, and sent the following humorously frustrated tweet in January this year:
Crap! Robin Hood airport is closed. You've got a week and a bit to get your shit together otherwise I'm blowing the airport sky high!!!
I knew it was a joke, he knew it was a joke, we all knew it was a joke, but someone at the airport decided not to see it as a joke after having searched social networks for references to themselves. Possibly in the same way that some celebrities, companies and cults trawl through Internet archives looking for people to sue.
Not only was he arrested on one charge and later convicted of something completely different (the "arrest him now and find something that'll stick while he's in custody" approach), he's had his appeal overturned — despite the able assistance of David Allen Green (also known as @jackofkent), the lawyer who successfully assisted Simon Singh in his libel defence with the British Chiropractic Association.
In response to the appeal being overturned, many people who had been following the case's progress used Twitter to show solidarity by re-tweeting his original tweet using the #IAmSpartacus hashtag (original reference). And as I write this post I can still see people re-tweeting it. Humanity can be fantastic, especially in the face of what many of us consider to be a travesty of justice.
Whatever your thoughts on the wisdom of the tweet 'in this day and age' (if ever there was an Appeal to Happy Days fallacy, that is one), the reaction of the airport management, or the subsequent arrest, conviction and appeal failure, Charlie Brooker has — I'm sure some of you will be shocked to discover — something to say about it:
The moment I've finished typing this, I'm going to walk out the door and set about strangling every single person on the planet. Starting with you, dear reader. I'm sorry, but it has to be done, for reasons that will become clear in a moment.
And for the sake of transparency, in case the powers-that-be are reading: this is categorically not a joke. I am 100% serious. Even though I don't know who you are or where you live, I am going to strangle you, your family, your pets, your friends, your imaginary friends, and any lifelike human dummies with haunted stares and wipe-clean vinyl orifices you've got knocking around, perhaps in a secret compartment under the stairs. The only people who might escape my wrath are the staff and passengers at Nottingham's Robin Hood airport, because they've been granted immunity by the state.
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CNN -Just two weeks after his wedding, Christophe Quancard was diagnosed with glioblastoma, one of the deadliest types of brain tumors.
He was only 35 years old. The news was devastating.
"In our age group, no one is ready for the diagnosis, (or) the possibility," Quancard said. "I mean, we know it's out there, but you didn't think it would happen when you were still young and had so many other things that you were thinking about."
Quancard's team of doctors encouraged him to get in touch with a group called Imerman Angels. The nonprofit matches cancer patients with cancer survivors so they can receive support from someone who has been down a similar path.
Within a few days, Quancard was talking to Greg Cantwell, a 38-year-old survivor of late-stage brain cancer.
Cantwell was diagnosed eight years ago, when his son was 1, and had hoped to live until his son was at least 5.
The boy is now 9. Cantwell is living proof that cancer is not a death sentence. And his experience has given Quancard much-needed help -- and hope -- during a difficult time.
"You don't know what's really going to hit you emotionally or what kind of therapies you may not have thought of, how to get help, how to make the best use of the resources you have," said Quancard, 36. "You really need someone who's been through this to help you. ... Somehow it makes it so much easier, even in the very hard parts that are coming."
Quancard is just one of thousands of cancer patients who've found one-on-one support through Imerman Angels.
"We (want) to make sure that people that are diagnosed with cancer are able to reach a survivor who can look them in the eye and say: 'I've been there. I beat it. And so will you,' " said Jonny Imerman, a cancer survivor who started the group in 2002.
Imerman was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2001, when he was just 26 years old. He went through a rigorous chemotherapy treatment that sometimes would last eight hours a day.
One year later, doctors found more cancer, and Imerman underwent a procedure to remove four tumors from his spine.
Now 37, he says he was fortunate to have the constant support of family and friends as he battled the disease.
"They kept me going," he said. "With so much support, I did not have a chance to lose hope."
But other cancer patients between the ages of 15 and 39 are not always as fortunate. The National Cancer Institute recently reported that progress in treating adolescents and young adults has stagnated. Seven out of 10 patients in the age group go on to live at least five more years, but that statistic hasn't improved in 30 years.
"Young adults are kind of a lost group of oncology patients," said Dr. Peter Shaw, director of the Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. "They are in a gray area between pediatric and adult care. Unfortunately, they don't always find their way to timely, optimal medical care."
There are several reasons why, Shaw said.
"They historically have been the least-insured age group in the U.S., most physicians are less suspicious of cancer in healthy young adults, and many of these patients -- once diagnosed -- may still feel invincible and be in denial, leading to less compliance with their treatments," he said.
During Imerman's five-month treatment in 2001, he would walk the hospital halls in Detroit and see young cancer patients who were alone and struggling.
"Everyone is like a caged animal in these rooms. They were lying in bed, motionless, watching television or staring in space. ... You could see the fear in their faces," Imerman said. "And I felt guilty as I walked down the hallways and looked in these rooms. And finally ... I just walked in with my I.V. pole one day. ...
"(I said:) 'What kind of cancer do you have? And what kind of chemo do you have?' ... These people were like open arms. They were so excited to have a visitor to talk to them."
Imerman began engaging other patients and offering support and camaraderie.
"It was instant friendship," he said. "You're not talking surface level. You're talking about life and death. My goal was to get in there and motivate patients so that they wanted to jump out of their chemo bed and literally start swinging at this thing."
When Imerman was deemed cancer-free, his health improved and his spirits soared along with his dreams to offer hope to more cancer patients.
Imerman started reaching out to doctors and hospitals and was referred to other cancer survivors. He collected data, spread the word and became a matchmaker of sorts.
Today, nearly a decade later, Imerman Angels has a database of more than 4,000 survivor mentors. The group carefully pairs a cancer fighter with a mentor who had the same type of cancer. And caregivers, such as a spouse, parent, child or friend, can also be paired with other caregivers and survivors.
The group tries to connect people who live in the same city and can meet in person. But its database also extends overseas, and some pairs communicate via phone and Skype. On average, the group creates five to seven pairs a day.
Imerman Angels has made more than 8,000 matches in more than 65 countries.
"(Our) cancer survivors have amazing stories and volunteer to give their story back, to help somebody else out with the same cancer," Imerman said. "We share stories. We listen. We learn. We become close and connected, because we expose probably the most vulnerable time of our lives. ...
"I think the bigger picture -- and what we need to do in a cancer world -- is create more friendships."
Survivors who have navigated the often-complex cancer system can share what they know with patients who are starting at square one and are often unsure where to turn.
"There's a great benefit for an individual to be able to contact somebody else who's struggled with the same problem," said Dr. Steven T. Rosen, director of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University. "To be able to get the perspective of another patient who can tell them about what to anticipate and also to see someone who's been through the process, who's had a good outcome and that there's a light at the end of the tunnel. In many instances ... it improves their quality of life dramatically."
Imerman Angels runs on donations, and the majority of its small staff are cancer survivors. Although the group accepts men and women of any age, more than half of its roster is between 18 and 40.
"Imerman Angels is incredible in the sense that they're able to pair you up with someone that looks just like you and that gets it and that can tell you it's going to be OK," said Jenna Benn, who was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma when she was 29. "All of a sudden, your reality doesn't seem so strange. It seems sort of normal. As much as I didn't want to be a part of this club and I didn't ask to be here, I'm really happy that I have this community that Jonny has built."
Imerman continues to make his rounds at the oncology wings of Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, just like he did in Detroit more than a decade ago.
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For Imerman, mentoring patients has helped him to live in the moment and embrace life without fearing a recurrence of cancer.
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Eight American soldiers died of overdoses involving heroin, morphine or other opiates during deployments in Afghanistan in 2010 and 2011, according to U.S. Army investigative reports.
The overdoses were revealed in documents detailing how the Army investigated a total of 56 soldiers, including the eight who fell victim to overdoses, on suspicion of possessing, using or distributing heroin and other opiates.
At the same time, heroin use apparently is on the rise in the Army overall, as military statistics show that the number of soldiers testing positive for heroin has grown from 10 instances in fiscal year 2002 to 116 in fiscal year 2010.
Army officials didn't respond to repeated requests for comment on Saturday. But records from the service's Criminal Investigation Command, obtained by the conservative legal group Judicial Watch, provided glimpses into how soldiers bought drugs from Afghan juveniles, an Afghan interpreter and in one case, an employee of a Defense Department contractor, who was eventually fired.
The drug use is occurring in a country that is estimated to supply more than 90% of the world's opium, and the Taliban insurgency is believed to be stockpiling the drug to finance their activities, according to a 2009 U.N. study. While the records show some soldiers using heroin, much of the opiate abuse by U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan involves prescription drugs such Percocet, the Army documents show.
Judicial Watch obtained the documents under the Freedom of Information of Act and provided them to CNN. Spokesman Col. Gary Kolb of the International Security Assistance Force, the NATO-led command in Afghanistan, verified the documents to CNN on Saturday.
One fatal overdose occurred in June 2010 at Forward Operating Base Blessing, after a soldier asked another soldier to buy black tar opium from a local Afghan outside the base's entry control point. The first soldier died after consuming the opium like chewing tobacco and smoking pieces of it in a cigarette, the documents show.
The reports even show soldier lingo for the drug -- calling it "Afghani dip" in one case where three soldiers were accused of using the opiate, the Army investigative reports show.
The United States has 89,000 troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. death toll since the September 11, 2001, attacks that triggered the war has risen to more than 1,850, including 82 this year, according to the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Central Command.
Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, said his group was interested in soldiers' drug use partly because the risk was present during the Vietnam War.
"You never want to see news of soldiers dying of drug use in Afghanistan," Fitton said. "Our concern is, will the military treat this as the problem that it is, and are the families of the soldiers aware of the added risk in this drug-infested country?
"There is a dotted line between the uses. Prescription abuse can easily veer into heroin drug use," Fitton added. "Afghanistan is the capital of this opiate production and the temptation is great there and the opportunity for drug use all the more."
The group is concerned that "there hasn't been enough public discussion, and we would encourage the leadership to discuss or talk about this issue more openly," Fitton said.
In one case, a soldier bought heroin and the anti-anxiety drug Xanax from five "local national juveniles at multiple locations on Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan, and consumed them," one report states. Soldiers also distributed heroin, Percocet and other drugs among themselves, according to the reports.
Another soldier fatally overdosed in December 2010 after taking several drugs, including morphine and codeine, though the drugs were not prescribed for him, the Army documents show.
One female soldier broke into the Brigade Medical Supply Office at Forward Operating Base Shank and stole expired prescription narcotics including morphine, Percocet, Valium, fentanyl and lorazepam, the documents show.
The investigative reports show soldiers using other drugs, including steroids and marijuana, and even hashish that was sold to U.S. servicemen by the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police personnel, the reports state.
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The Resuscitation Council (UK) Advanced Life Support (ALS) course was launched 1993. It is a standardised national course teaching evidence-based resuscitation guidelines and skills to healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom. The ALS course has also been adopted by the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC).
Each year, on average, 1,000 courses are held and 20,000 healthcare professionals are trained.
Who is this course suitable for? The ALS provider course is designed for healthcare professionals who would be expected to apply the skills taught as part of their clinical duties, or to teach them on a regular basis. Appropriate participants include doctors, paramedics and nurses working in acute care areas (e.g. ED, CCU, ICU, HDU, operating theatres, acute medical admissions units) or on resuscitation /medical emergency/ICU outreach teams. All applicants must hold a professional healthcare qualification or be in training for a professional healthcare qualification. Medical students, nurses and other healthcare providers not covered in the groups above should be encouraged to complete the Immediate Life Support (ILS) course. Those with a particular interest in resuscitation should then consider attending an ALS provider course, where appropriate. Medical students in their final year of training can be accepted as candidates on an ALS course if this is an established local arrangement.
Learning outcomes The ALS course teaches the knowledge and skills required to:
ALS courses are held at centres throughout the UK and are approved and certified by the Resuscitation Council (UK). This ensures uniformity of content and standard regardless of the centre.
This is a 2-day face-to-face course.
All candidates will be registered on the Learning Management System (LMS) regardless of their chosen course pathway to access course modules, pre-course multiple choice questionnaire (MCQ), course evaluation and post course certificates.
The course programme consists of lectures, workshops, skill stations and cardiac arrest simulations (i.e. CASTeach).
Assessment and Certification Continuous assessment occurs throughout the ALS course, which is based on clinical simulations that allow candidates to demonstrate the core competencies that have been taught on the course. These include airway management, high quality CPR and defibrillation and cardiac arrest management. A final assessment of candidates at the end of the course takes the form of management of a cardiac arrest simulation and a MCQ paper. Successful candidates receive a Resuscitation Council (UK) ALS provider certificate, which is valid for 4 years. The ALS course is recognised for up to 10 continuing professional development (CPD) points.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 78 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
thefotoproject is a non-profit organization that allows people to turn their artistic passion into concrete actions that help those in need.
Imagine taking or buying a photograph somewhere in the world that could pay for a school book 6000 kms away. Through the use of a global social media platform, thefotoproject facilitates this endeavor.
This platform is also the building block for the future of a global community of change, comprising like-minded individuals that connect for a common cause. Members of the community become advocates, helping spread the mission globally.
The project's focus is a gallery where selective works on display are donated by photographers. amateur and professional. Gallery exhibits are on sale as prints to the public and revenues generated go directly to one of a number of causes, supported by the gallery and selected by photographers and buyers
This simple model appeals to the senses and emotions of people keen to make a difference in the world. It is built on the premise that good decisions involving donations and purchases are made in full awareness of their impact.
Potential Partner Profiles (Implementers)
· NPO / Civil Society organizations that would benefit from fund-raising / a new source of finance;
· Micro-financing organizations, with access to entrepreneurs from communities world-wide;
· Grass- roots organizations working in the field and conducting specific development projects.
Partner Selection Criteria
· Financial transparency: the organization should show a regular, consistent and effective way of reporting financial support, expenditures, results, etc.
· Whenever possible, partner organizations facilitate feedback from beneficiary;
· Proven track record: success stories, relevant metrics and clear results;
· Accreditation by the United Nations (for NGOs) or another reliable authority;
· Focus will be on giving (low interest rates in the case of micro-finance institutions;
· Size. Preference for smaller organizations, which would benefit most.
· Geographic and MDG coverage of partner portfolio.
Sponsor Selection
In addition, there is potential for developing strategic partnerships with other organizations for in-kind sponsorship:
· Professional printing and framing services;
· Distribution networks;
· UN organizations providing resources or funds;
· Photographic Associations.
Logo ( and any additional elements that would help for the website)
The mission of thefotoproject is to empower individuals and communities in developing countries through the art of photography with the following key principles:
· thefotoproject supports the MDGs;
· Beneficiaries are chosen by donors;
· 100% of revenues go to beneficiary;
· Everyone gains.
· There are many, particularly small, projects that need financial support. Millions of people that need help and many others that want to give. By connecting people with similar interests and values, thefotoproject raises funds that are then used to support organizations working in the world's poorest countries;
Photography is effective as a channel of social awareness and as an instrument of social change;
Greater awareness facilitates the need to become part of the process of positive change. Purchasing decisions are increasingly led by socially aware consumers. If the opportunity to make a positive impact through a purchase of art is presented as an option, it will be favoured for its feel-good factor;
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WASHINGTON - Architect Frank Gehry is maintaining key elements of his design for a memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower near the National Mall in a revised concept presented Thursday, despite recent criticism from a federal arts panel and outside groups.
Gehry's Los Angeles-based team presented revisions to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, but the changes were limited primarily to the landscape design, adding 74 trees to a planned memorial park.
Gehry has designed a park framed by large metal tapestries depicting the Kansas landscape of Eisenhower's boyhood home. Statues of Ike as president and World War II general would stand at the center. The tapestries, though, have drawn some of the harshest criticism from Eisenhower's family and others.
The Commission of Fine Arts, which oversees art and architecture in the nation's capital, has praised Gehry's "artistic vision of the memorial" and the "monumental stainless steel tapestries." But the panel has questioned the design's clarity and suggested some tapestries should be eliminated. In November, several members objected to the towering columns and two side tapestries in Gehry's design.
Gehry made no changes in response, though, and did not attend Thursday's meeting. Craig Webb of Gehry's firm said the tapestries would evoke Eisenhower's values and spirit of modesty by showing his Midwest roots, as well as unify the space at the urban memorial site.
"We are staying with the overall big ideas for the project," he said.
Commissioners on Thursday generally favored the landscape design changes and didn't comment further on Gehry's tapestries or press for changes.
"I think the landscape, which is what we are here to talk about today, has moved along in a positive way," said commission Chairman Earl A. Powell III, who is director of the National Gallery of Art.
The commission's feedback on the memorial's progress was positive overall, said Chris Cimko, a spokeswoman for the federal Eisenhower Memorial Commission.
"We look forward to continuing our discussion and refining the project on our way to final approval from the Commission of Fine Arts," she said.
Others said the architect's uncompromising stance on the design has cost the project support from the Eisenhower family and in Congress. In the most recent federal budget, Congress eliminated funding to build the memorial.
Bruce Cole, the newest member of the federal Eisenhower Memorial Commission and a critic of Gehry's design, said there has been no discussion among commissioners on making changes.
"My feeling about this is that the larger issues are not trees," he said, "but whether they will ever get enough appropriated money to build this thing."


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Michelle Obama showing her arms at the speech was seen as a risky fashion move.
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ruth7482 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 204 diseños de 41 diseñadores freelance.
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We are a relatively new wedding photography business. We capture emotions in a modern, photojournalistic way so brides can relive their wedding day over and over again.
Our target audience is primarily young to middle aged females 20-35 years old who are engaged to be married. They are middle to upper middle class women who want the perfect wedding day.
1. No cheesy clipart like cameras, apertures, wedding rings, couples holding hands, etc.
2. This logo defines a brand so it must be able to work in print as well as the web.
3. Must contain both a graphical element as well as the name of our company.
4. Graphical element in requirement #3 must be able to stand alone for things such as marketing materials, watermarked backgrounds, embossed papers, etc. This means that although a gradient may be used for web and color print, the graphics must work as solid white or black for some applications.
5. Graphical element in #3 must contain some treatment of my initials, "A" and "T" or "a" and "t".
6. Vector format. We operate Adobe Illustrator CS2.
7. Would like to see logos on white, black, and colored backgrounds.
8. Primary color should be: #6E970A/110,151,10 or something similar.
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In Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the Old Hospital refers to the ruins of a former hospital on the south end of Colony Island in Algonquin, Liberty City. The name of the hospital is derived from "The Snow Storm", a mission in GTA IV that takes place at the hospital.
Based off the remains of the Smallpox Hospital in Roosevelt Island (as known as the Renwick Ruin), the Old Hospital is a gutted building with all the upper floors of the building collapsed and crumbling walls; the hospital can be also entered by its open top, making the Old Hospital very unique from other buildings in Liberty City.
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This fall, Nasa will launch its latest Mars rover dubbed "Curiosity" to further the Red Planet exploration done by Spirit and Opportunity. The differences? This one is the size of a compact car, shoots lasers and runs on nuclear power.
Curiosity, which is expected to land on Mars in 2012, has been engineered to travel 200 meters a day, with the capability to roll over obstacles as high as 25 inches. It's energy source — the radioactive decay of plutonium 238 — will give it at least a full Martian year, or 687 Earth days, of power and heat. Among its instruments: a spectrometer to measure minerals kicked up by a blast from a built-in laser.
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ARLINGTON (AP) - Adrian Beltre singled home the winning run in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers rallied past Oakland 5-4 on Monday night to stretch their AL West lead over the Athletics to five games with nine to play.
Beltre, whose 35th homer tied the score in the seventh, grounded a sharp single through the middle of the infield off Tyson Ross (2-11) in the ninth, bringing home pinch-runner Craig Gentry.
The Rangers got the inning started with consecutive singles by Mitch Moreland and Ian Kinsler before Elvis Andrus' sacrifice bunt. Josh Hamilton, who had already hit his major league-best 43rd homer after missing the previous five games with a cornea issue, was intentionally walked to load the bases.
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I can't believe December is literally days away!! December is my most favorite time of the year. It truly is magical feeling to me. There's just something about it. Maybe it's the feeling of being a kid again, or maybe it's making others happy. Regardless, I love it. Every.Single.Minute.
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For the inside this year, I've decided to just create several different pages that could be used for any day of December. Last year I followed Ali Edwards' lead and had each date ready to go by December 1st. I'm sure it will be a little more work this year, but I'm looking forward to playing around with all my supplies!
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Rudolf Alexandrov, 71, an adjunct mathematics professor committed suicide at Chestnut Hill College yesterday jumping approximately 30 feet from the second-floor balcony in the rotunda of St. Joseph's Hall.
Police said two of the professor's students encountered Alexandrov standing on the balcony ledge of the second floor. The students, 37 and 33, engaged him in conversation briefly. He reportedly made a statement, which has not been released, and jumped head first to the marble floor 30 to 40 feet below.
Alexandrov was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:25 p.m. He had suffered major head trauma, said police.
College spokesperson Kathleen Spigelmyer contradicted initial reports that Alexandrov was conducting class at the time of his suicide. She told the Inquirer there were only four witnesses that the college was aware of: three students and a security guard.
The college has made professional counselors available to speak with any member of the College community who wishes to do so.
The college released the following statement: "President Carol Jean Vale, SSJ, Ph.D., and the entire Chestnut Hill College community wish to express our deepest sympathy to the family of adjunct professor Rudolf Alexandrov who died in a fall at the College on August 3. We offer our prayers and condolences to all Alexandrov family members and friends at this time of great sorrow."
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The 29-year-old starter was initially scheduled to throw 90-95 pitches for the [Class AA Birmingham] Barons, but Peavy came out with two outs in the first inning after allowing 3 runs on 4 hits.
Birmingham Barons Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Peavy 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 0 6.23 Axelrod 3.1 3 1 1 0 3 0 2.7
Pitches-strikes: Peavy 15-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Peavy 1-0.
Batters faced: Peavy 6.
BTW, here's Will Carroll from last Monday (April 11):
Jake Peavy, White Sox (post-surgical shoulder, 4/30)
Peavy went three innings at AA Birmingham on Friday. It's one time that "going to Birmingham" didn't include a visit to Dr. James Andrews for an injured pitcher, but then again, maybe the White Sox might have taken the opportunity for Peavy to visit Dr. Fleisig and check his biomechanics. Instead, Peavy just threw and things appeared to go well. The Sox have a very flexible calendar for Peavy's return, one that sources tell me is going to be based more on Peavy's responses than a normal five-day pitching rotation. The three innings of work included 71 pitches, a lack of efficiency that has to be a bit concerning. He'll throw again later this week and move on from there. If all goes well, he'll be back in the Sox rotation around the end of the month.
The news this time aren't so good…
UPDATE: Brent Ballantini tweets that the initial report on Peavy is "left with discomfort" and he will be further evaluated tommorow.
UPDATE #2: The Tribune's Daniel Pauling reports that Peavy rarely touched 90mph and that the few pitches he threw were up.
UPDATE #3: CSN has the video (0:52).


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Current Status
Latest official release of GCC from the MinGW project is GCC 3.4.5.
Latest official testing release of GCC from the MinGW project is gcc-4.3.0-20080502-mingw32-alpha.
The release of 4.4.0-beta is imminent. See below. A more detailed technical breakdown is coming soon, after the beta release.
The current MinGW GCC maintainer is Aaron W. LaFramboise.
The current GNU GCC Windows maintainers are Christopher Faylor and Danny Smith.
Release Plan
For information upstream GNU GCC's development, please see GCC Development Plan and GCC Releases.
Various improvements have been made to GCC on Windows, but major unsolved problems remain. Nonetheless, releases have to happen. In the future, the plan is to release early and often, even if things are in a suboptimal state.
New features since the previous release (needs updating)
- Shared libgcc: If all modules are linked with -shared-libgcc, exceptions can be thrown across DLL boundaries.
- Shared libstdc++: Add -lstdc++_s to your link flags to link against a DLL version of libstdc++.
- Zero cost exceptions: New exception model Dwarf only has performance penalty when being thrown. The old model, SJLJ, is no longer available.
- Thread local storage support: The __thread keyword is honoured.
- Native language translations.
- New language: Java 1.5, using Eclipse front end
- New language: Objective-C++, intended to bridge C++ and Objective-C code
- Improved optimisation: SSA optimisation framework, IPA support, autovectorization of loops, and more.
- Support for new IA-32 processors and SIMD instruction sets
- Support for TR1 and experimental support for the next C++ standard
- Fortran language rewritten to support new standards
- Improved debugging information: Dwarf-2 debugging is now the default.
- OpenMP support
A beta release that is very similar to the final release is being rolled right now. There's some last minute problems with the build that need to be ironed out, and unfortunately the complete build/test cycle takes a very long time, more than 12 hours. Once the build is done, and there's no remaining major problems, it will be uploaded.
Any reported problems that are fixable will be fixed at that time, and soon after a final 4.4.0 will be released as a regular release, coincident with the upstream FSF GCC 4.4.0 release.
Past Releases
MinGW GCC 4.3.0 was released for alpha testing as gcc-4.3.0-20080502-mingw32-alpha. This was the only release of GCC 4.3.
Originally: "Assuming no major problems, beta testing of MinGW GCC 4.3.1 will complete mid-June, and MinGW GCC 4.3.1 will be released as latest official release." Due to exception handling problems, and other significant delays, this never happened.
DannySmith has said that GCC 4.2 will be officially released for MinGW, as soon as FSF releases it (read the e-mail).
DannySmith has posted an e-mail (reference missing) saying that GCC 4.1.2 is very near to release quality because many of the fixes made for GCC 4.2 were backported to it. Specifically, he listed the following bugs that are still present in GCC 4.1.2
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=31275 (the most recent of several reports).
Throwing exception objects across dll/exe boundaries (more info needed!)
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24196 C++ strings vs dll's.
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14563 Inefficiencies and backtrace lossage associated with use of SJLJ exceptions. Changing to Dwarf2 exceptions is not hard.
GiovanniBajo has released an unofficial unsupported release binary for GCC 4.1.2, with a few integration goods in it. Try it at your own risk.
The MinGW port of GCC 4.0 has too many bugs. DannySmith has decided to totally skip the GCC 4.0.x release series because of this.


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BOSTON (AP) - A Utah man charged with viewing child pornography on a Boston-bound commercial flight won't have to serve his jail sentence if he sticks to the terms of his probation.
Prosecutors say 50-year-old Salt Lake City resident Grant Smith pleaded guilty Thursday to possessing child pornography.
A Boston judge suspended Smith's 2 1/2-year sentence and placed him on five years' probation.
Smith must continue sex offender treatment, comply with Utah sex offender registry requirements and follow restrictions on contact with children and Internet use.
Prosecutors say a fellow first-class passenger saw Smith viewing pornographic computer images of young girls during a November 2011 flight. The passenger took a cellphone photo of the images and alerted a flight attendant.
Smith was arrested in Boston and initially pleaded not guilty. He resigned his job as a University of Utah engineering professor.
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- Four people killed in clashes between gunmen and security forces, police say
- Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki: "Everyone will lose if civil war breaks out"
- Violence most recently raged in Mosul
- Sunnis have been angry at the Shiite-led government
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called for dialogue and resolve to halt the recent rise in violence across the country and avert a "civil war."
"We should not let those extremists ignite the sectarian strife in this country," he said Thursday in a nationwide address.
Over the past three days, nearly 100 people have been killed and hundreds of others wounded in clashes between Iraqi security forces and Sunni tribes in northern Iraqi provinces, including Salaheddin, Nineveh and Kirkuk.
In the latest clashes, gunmen and Iraqi federal police faced off Thursday night in the city of Falluja, a predominantly Sunni city in Iraq's Anbar province, Iraqi police told CNN.
At least four people were killed in fighting between gunmen and Iraqi security forces in the town of Qarataba, north of Baquba, police said.
Elsewhere, at least one person was killed and seven were wounded when a car bomb exploded near an outdoor market in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, south of Baghdad, Iraqi police officials said.
Al-Maliki called for dialogue among tribal leaders, government officials and security forces to stop the fighting from spiraling out of control and to keep the country's nascent democracy from unraveling.
The government Saturday held provincial elections throughout most of the country. There was minor violence during the vote, and the exercise was praised by international and Iraqi leaders.
Sunnis, who comprise a minority of Iraqis, had clout during the Saddam Hussein era but have been politically marginalized since his overthrow. Shiites, who make up a majority of Iraqis, dominate the government.
Since December, tens of thousands of Sunni demonstrators have taken to the streets, demanding that the Shiite-led government stop what they call second-class treatment of Iraq's Sunni community.
Iraq was engulfed by Sunni-Shiite sectarian warfare in the last decade, and al-Maliki reminded the country that "everyone will lose if civil war breaks out." State TV showed file video footage of people being tortured under Hussein's regime to remind Iraqis of past violence.
The latest violence occurred in Mosul, in Nineveh province.
Hundreds of Sunni tribe members attacked police checkpoints and security posts in a several neighborhoods, in protest against security force actions Tuesday in Hawija.
From Wednesday night through Thursday, federal security forces killed 31 "terrorists" and freed 17 police officers, said Mehdi al-Gharrawi, the commander of federal police in Mosul. At least eight police officers have been killed in the city since Wednesday, police said.
The situation has since been brought under control.


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Lost in the question of whether the Eagles will keep receiver Riley Cooper once the season begins is whether they'll physically replace him with a new receiver until he returns from his leave of absence.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Eagles currently plan no roster move at the receiver position.
Two days ago, the Eagles waived receiver B.J. Cunningham with an injury settlement. Also, starter Jeremy Maclin has been placed on injured reserve, shutting him down for the year.
The other receivers on the team, in alphabetical order, are Jason Avant, Dave Ball, Arrelious Benn, DeSean Jackson, DeMaris Johnson, Nick Miller, Ifeanyi Momah, Will Murphy, Greg Salas, and Russell Shepherd.
If those 10 can't get it done, or if more injuries happen, the Eagles could look elsewhere for help. For now, they're standing pat with the guys they have.


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In this video, we share our findings in building real-time 3D experiences with consumer headsets so as to go beyond the FPS gaming usage for which they are designed. The issue is that such experiences tend to isolate the user from his own body, have him lose contact with other people in the room and with the real world.[youtube width="475″ height="290″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1YTJT8LBII
Analyzing the usage of large cubic immersive rooms (CAVEs) in industries such as Automotive or Aerospace, we propose an experience that brings some elements of reality to the eyes of the user of an Oculus Rift, allowing him to see his own body, perceive the real surrounding world and interact with it, as well as have social interactions with other people in the room.
To achieve these results we use a fixed Kinect for Windows that generate a 3D point cloud of the user's body and of his surroundings. Although not very dense, the point cloud is surprisingly present to the user when seen from his eyes through the headset.
The three features presented in this video are known to bring the following benefits:
- Seeing one's own body
- Reinforces the presence of virtuality and eliminates the odd feeling of not actually being there
- Enables to perceive virtuality at a proper scale
- Gives visual feedback when interacting with real objects
- Perceiving the real world
- Removes the feeling of blindness
- Provides a safer experience: prevents from dangers like hitting something, or falling
- Enables interaction with real objects in the world
- Having social interactions
- Reduces the claustrophobic effect of wearing an occluding headset
- Brings non-verbal communication
- Maintains equity amongst people thanks to a symmetrical relation.
About the iV Lab: at the heart of the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab, the iV Lab explores the usage of emerging UX technologies by building and sharing original prototypes; it connects Dassault Systèmes with scientific and technology players in the Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and other domains where the body is highly coupled with the virtual.
David Nahon is 3DEXPERIENCE Lab Immersive Virtuality Director, at Dassault Systèmes. You can connect with David on Twitter @iVEvangelist or through LinkedIn.


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Cut five times by NFL teams, sometimes before ever earning a spot on the roster, former Illinois fullback Carey Davis found a home as the only fullback with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Cut five times by NFL teams, sometimes before ever earning a spot on the roster, former Illinois fullback Carey Davis found a home as the only fullback with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
"There were a few times where I got frustrated,'' Davis said. "I'd never say, 'This is it. I'm done. I can't do it any more.' It finally paid off.''
Davis isn't the only former Illini preparing for Super Bowl XLIII.
A finalist two years ago as the NFL's sexiest man with future Hall of Famer Brett Favre, Arizona kicker Neil Rackers' shoes already are displayed in the Hall after he became only the second kicker with three field goals from 50 yards or longer in one game. Nathan Hodel, his long snapper, has found a niche as an eight-year veteran.
While Steelers rookie running back Rashard Mendenhall remains inactive after a season-ending shoulder injury in September, the other three former Illini are getting ready for the Super Bowl on Sunday. The Cardinals and Steelers arrived in Tampa on Monday.
A former prep running back whose athletic ability made him a pass-catching fullback at Illinois, Davis spent one week on the roster at Indianapolis before the Colts cut him in 2004. He also spent time on the practice squad with Atlanta, Tampa (twice) and Miami. He was briefly on the Falcons' roster, but Davis never found a home until Pittsburgh. A blocking back, Davis has 12 carries for 35 yards and five catches for 27 yards.
"It's been a long road, bouncing around from to team to team and not getting the opportunity I deserved,'' Davis said. "I finally got to Pittsburgh, and things fell into place.''
If the game comes down to Rackers' foot, the Cardinals wouldn't mind. He set an NFL record in 2005 with 40 field goals in a single season. The previous season, he joined Morten Andersen as the only kicker with three field goals of 50 yards or more in a single game with kicks of 55, 55 and 50.
After he was cut by Cincinnati in 2003, Rackers became a fantasy league prize and signed a four-year, $6.4 million contract that runs through 2009.
"I had the option of becoming a free-agent,'' said Rackers, a native of St. Louis. "I've got a grandfather who was a hard-core St. Louis Cardinals fan. He hates it when people leave and they take the money over a team that gave them a chance. I wanted to stay here and make it work.''
While Rackers had five holders in the last two seasons with the Cardinals, the constant has been Hodel, a former Illini walk-on from Belleville East.
Men's basketball
Illinois extended its streak in the top 25 rankings to two weeks, jumping six spots to No. 19 in the Associated Press poll. The Illini moved up four spots to No. 20 in the USA Today coaches poll. They are a No. 4 seed in the latest ESPN bracketology projections.
Those streaks are nothing compared to Illinois' run against Minnesota. When Illinois (17-3 overall, 5-2 in the Big Ten) plays at Minnesota on Thursday (8 p.m., Big Ten Network), the Illini attempt to extend a 20-game winning streak against the Gophers. Illinois hasn't lost to Minnesota since 1999.
"The crazy thing is it goes through three different coaches on our part and (four) coaches on their part,'' said Illini coach Bruce Weber. "We played them three times last year. Each time, we brought it up that all that matters is that given day, those 2 hours and if you're ready to play.
"(Minnesota) will use it as motivation. With our guys, we can't worry about history. We have to worry about the present.''
The steak began in the 1998-99 season with a win by No. 11 seed Illinois over Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament's first round. Three coaches at Illinois (Lon Kruger, Bill Sef and Weber) and four at Minnesota (Clem Haskins, Dan Monson, Jim Molinari and Tubby Smith) were part of the streak.
While Illinois felt it solidified its commitment during a weekend visit from East St. Louis wide receiver Terry Hawthorne -- named the top high school receiver by Parade magazine -- the Illini await decisions from running back Ronnie Wingo and wide receiver Je'Ron Stokes, a pair of four-star recruits.
Wingo, the St. Louis University High star, will apparently announce his decision Tuesday evening on St. Louis-area television. Illinois and Missouri are expected to be leaders, though Wingo wouldn't publically eliminate Arkansas, Kansas and Minnesota.
After committing to Tennessee in December before the Vols fired coach Phil Fulmer, Stokes visited Illinois and Michigan in the past two weekends.
The Illini received a commitment from three-star Fort Walton Beach (Fla.) defensive tackle Akeem Spence. He picked the Illini over South Florida, Iowa State, North Carolina State and Syracuse.
In other news
- Thanks to a 61-52 upset victory over Indiana on Sunday, the Illini women's basketball team ended a 10-game losing streak just one defeat short of the school record. Indiana entered as the league leader. Said Illini junior Lacey Simpson: "Coach wrote on the board, 'Do you want to go down in (Illinois) history as the worst team?' '' Illinois is 5-16 overall, 1-9 in the Big Ten.
- Quarterback Juice Williams and receiver Arrelious Benn have been ranked as the 35th and 38th best college football players returning for 2009, according to Scout.com.
- Flyin' Illini guard Kendall Gill will serve as Big Ten Network analyst during the Illinois-Iowa game Sunday at Assembly Hall. Gill worked previously in the BTN studio, but this is his first game assignment.
- Illinois 157-pounder Mike Poeta improved to 3-0 and scored Illinois' only points in a 32-4 wrestling loss to top-ranked Iowa Sunday. Poeta's late start this season resulted from a ruptured bursa sac in his left knee.
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Alignment is the perennial chart-topper on top-ten lists of IT issues. Educating line management on technology's possibilities and limitations is hard; so is setting IT priorities for projects, developing resources and skills, and integrating systems with corporate strategy. It's even tougher to keep business and IT aligned as business strategies and technology evolve. There's no silver-bullet solution, but achieving alignment is possible. A decade of research has found that the key is building the right relationships and processes, and providing necessary training. What follows is a methodology developed by Professor Jerry Luftman for assessing how ready your company or business unit is to create, improve and sustain alignment. Modeled after the Capability Maturity Model developed by Carnegie Mellon's Software Engineering Institute, but focused on a more strategic set of criteria, this new tool is gaining recognition: It has been successfully tested at more than 25 Fortune 500 companies and is currently the subject of a benchmarking study sponsored by the Society for Information Management and The Conference Board.
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Jerry Luftman is the executive director and distinguished service professor for the graduate information systems programs at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J., and editor of Competing in the Information Age (Oxford University Press, 1996). He is a former IBM CIO who held numerous executive positions in his 22 years at IBM.
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Chance and Necessity
The rhetorical, disputatious, ideological cultural life in France (as Mary McCarthy recently reminded us) obeys different rules from those in les pays anglophones. To Jean-François Revel, exaggeration can even become "an artistic form" in itself; yet this fact is concealed by the belief that French is the supremely logical language. So, however ideological their aims, intellectual debates in France always affect a strict Cartesian form, according to the demands of the esprit géométrique. The Priest and the Schoolmaster who symbolize French intellectual life still assault each other with syllogisms. As a result, Parisian best-sellers are particularly likely to be misunderstood by Anglo-Saxons, who read their debating points as assertions, their exaggerations as dogmas, and their oratory as rigorous proof.
To make matters worse, intellectual debate in France has always been exceptionally resistant to outside ideas. Voltaire could not get anyone in Paris to take Newton's Principia seriously until half a century after its original publication, while Darwin's theory of variation and natural selection has taken even longer to gain acceptance. By 1859, in fact, French bien-pensants scientists and philosophers were already hostile to evolutionary ideas. The term évolution implied to them the unidirectional, progressivist view of cosmic development found in Herder and Lamarck: a historicist conception, belonging as much to natural theology as to natural science, and embracing the whole development of the universe—prebiotic, organic, and social—in a single, sweeping trajectory. Throughout the subsequent hundred years, most French intellectuals have continued to understand the term in this wholly non-Darwinian sense, seeing as the most representative "evolutionary" thinkers such men as Herbert Spencer and Friedrich Engels, Teilhard de Chardin and Roger Garaudy.
Jacques Monod's book Le Hasard et la Nécessité has to be read against this background. Monod, who has been the leading cellular biochemist at the Institut Pasteur since 1954, gave an inaugural lecture at the College de France in November, 1967, which was all that such a lecture should be: a striking call for the reintegration of fundamental biological theory with a purified "natural philosophy," and for its application to human affairs. While philosophers were still fiddling away at out-of-date problems, he argued, intellectual changes were going on under their noses, notably in biology, which should be leading them to reformulate their very questions in a new frame. In particular, he called for a revival of interest in the mechanisms of intellectual history, which lead to "a natural history of the selection of ideas," and so make the evolution of human culture as intelligible, in its own way, as Darwinism made organic speciation and evolution.1
Coming from one of the first generation of French biologists to have fully grasped Darwinian ideas, this appeal was highly attractive, especially to those philosophers of science who had already been moving in the same direction for other reasons. Surely, philosophers cannot seriously tackle today the epistemological problems about the formation of concepts first posed by John Locke nearly 300 years ago, without paying attention to the work of Vygotsky and Piaget;…
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SAN JOSE (AP) — A Northern California jury that found three schoolgirls and their parents liable for defaming a Catholic school teacher they branded as a "perv," is about to decide how much one of the students should pay in punitive damages.
The Santa Clara County Superior Court jury found on Friday that the defendants damaged John Fischler's reputation by spreading false statements two years ago that he inappropriately touched the 10- and 11-year-old girls and peeked into a girls' bathroom at Holy Spirit school in Almaden Valley.
The former physical education teacher was awarded $362,000 in compensatory damages.
The jury also found that one of the girls, whom Fischler called the "ringleader" in spreading the rumors, acted with malice and is liable for punitive damages. The San Jose Mercury News reports the second phase of the trial to determine how much she'll have to pay is set to begin Monday.
Fischler, 49, was cleared by the school and police of sexual misconduct allegations after the rumors surfaced in 2011, but he declined to return to what he called a poisonous atmosphere at work and filed a lawsuit seeking nearly $1 million in damages. He accused the defendants of conspiring to get him fired from the private school and claimed the ordeal stained his reputation and ruined his teaching career.
"I just feel good my name is cleared," Fischler said after the verdict.


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