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Alex Bennee mentions the excellent longlines-mode in a recent post. I learnt something new – that it can highlight hard returns using
(longlines-show-hard-newlines). Thanks Alex.
What is so good about it when you can wrap a paragraph at any time using
M-q (fill-paragraph)? It wraps a paragraph in realtime as you are editing it, just like a word processor. And not only that, it uses soft newlines. If you cut and paste it, the result is not wrapped which is generally what you want.
I use longlines-mode a lot when I'm not editing source code. One thing I do is dump text in a scratch buffer (created with
C-x b *random-name* <RET>) and then I press
C-c C-l. Now I can look at two or more parts of the text at the same time using
C-x 2 and related functions.
(defun set-longlines-mode () (interactive) (text-mode) (longlines-mode 1)) (global-set-key (kbd "C-c C-l") 'set-longlines-mode)
Just as Alex does, I use longlines-mode for writing my blog posts. However, I write most of my blog posts using muse so I add it to the
(defun muse-minor-modes () (longlines-mode 1) (font-lock-mode 0)) (add-hook 'muse-mode-hook 'muse-minor-modes)


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Sunday, March 21, 2010
In Praise of Praise
By Dorothy Zemach
ESL Materials Writer, Editor, Teacher Trainer
Eugene, Oregon
Email: zemach at comcast dot net
My son is a good writer. I remember when he became one, back in 6th grade—when his teacher told him he was one. He hadn't really written much at that point, so she was just going on her instincts—she could see he loved to read, and his spelling and grammar were decent, and he did have a tendency to ramble on, when writing as well as when speaking.
He'd never minded writing before, but equally didn't find it especially appealing; it was just something one did in school. However, once his teacher told him he was a good writer, he took that on. He spent more time on his assignments and he tried harder. He even said he felt he had to do better than the other kids in his class "because she expects it of me. I'm a good writer." Not surprisingly, through increased effort, he really did become a good writer, a skill that stayed with him throughout high school.
Such a simple thing to say to a child: "You're a good writer." And yet what an impact it had. A well-placed comment like that can change the shape of someone's education, and, by extension, their career and their future.
Of course, we can't just tell all of the learners in our classroom that they are good writers and then stand back and watch it come true. For praise to be meaningful, it has to be said 1) with sincerity and 2) at the right time.
Praise that rings false is worse than no praise at all, and students are adept at knowing when you're saying something you don't really believe. Even if false praise is believed, it isn't helpful because it gives students inaccurate information. Telling a student her pronunciation is excellent when actually she is practically unintelligible will (if she doesn't believe you) lead her to think you're making fun of her or don't believe she can ever get any better, or (if she believes you) keep her from working towards necessary improvements.
Praise at the right time means praise when a student is open to hearing it and could use an affirmation or an encouragement. I think there's something special about anticipatory praise, too, like my son got—he hadn't won a Pulitzer prize for writing at that time, and in fact, being 11, hadn't done much writing at all. But his teacher sensed his potential, and, in effect, praised that—creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. I think a lot of us can remember a time in our academic lives when we were feeling just a bit uncertain about our talents or unsure of ourselves and someone we looked up to gave us the right words of encouragement.
It's not always easy to praise students. Sometimes we don't know them very well. Sometimes they're actually not doing very well. Sometimes other students demand more of our time.
I've found that many teachers, being compassionate and nurturing, actually pay more attention to those students who are struggling. Of course, this is a wonderful thing to do. And yet—I think it's important not to overlook the students who are doing well. It's shortchanging them to think that good test scores and grades are reward enough. Remember that "good" students can have as many insecurities and moments of self-doubt as the outwardly less successful.
I'll close by describing an activity I've often done with classes at the end of a semester or term—although there's no reason you couldn't do it in the middle of a course either.
Have students sit in a circle, if your numbers and room space allow; otherwise, they can keep their regular seats, but a circle where they can all make eye contact is nice. Choose one student to start, and have her (or him) thank the person on her left for something concrete. Give a few examples at the start so students get the idea—
"Thank you for giving me the homework assignments when I forgot to copy them down" or
"Thank you for making me laugh in class" or
"Thank you for letting me use your dictionary."
The person receiving the compliment says "You're welcome," and turns to the person on his left and gives a compliment, and so on around the circle. Note that everyone gives and receives a compliment, and that students don't choose whom they speak to (it's just determined by seating order).
I promise that you will be amazed, as well as touched, by the things students mention! I've done this with high school students, university students, businessmen, mixed groups of adults and teens… and there are always a few people moved to tears. If you can't always praise your students, then, let them praise each other.

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Brenda Jane Murphy
Oct. 13, 1964-Oct. 22, 2012
Livermore, California
Brenda Jane Murphy passed away on October 22, 2012 at the young age of 48. Her final days were spent surrounded by her caring parents, loving children and extended family. Brenda was born October 13, 1964 in Livermore, California and was the only child of Adrian Senneff and Tony Gonzales. She grew up in Pleasanton graduating from Amador High School in 1983.
Brenda proudly served her Country in the United States Army for several years before beginning her family. Brenda worked as an Administrative Assistant for over 10 years and loved being a stay at home mother when her boys were young. She enjoyed listening to music, reading a good book, watching scary movies with her Mom, shopping with her Aunt Cindy and visiting with family and friends. Brenda had a special bond with animals, especially with dogs and loved dog sitting for her Auntie Norma & Uncle Danny as well as her Dad and step-mom.
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Stock markets have shown some interesting trends so far in 2015, and most of those trends have been bullish in nature. However, some stock sectors have benefited more from this optimism than other sectors, and the overall developments might be surprising those most heavily invested in traditional assets. If we look at the major financial news headlines, most of the attention has been on indices like the S&P 500 or the NASDAQ 100 (which recently surpassed highs not seen since the tech bubble of 1999). However, when we compared the year-to-date performance of these benchmarks to the small-cap space, those positive headlines seem to be somewhat misplaced.
Specifically, this is because the year-to-date performance in small-caps has far outpaced their major market counterparts: "When we compare the recent performance in the S&P 500, we have seen gains of roughly 2% for most of this year," said Michael Carney, markets analyst at Teach Me Trading. "Things have been more volatile in the small-cap space but we have seen gains of 10% or even higher during some parts of this year." This is significant because it has translated to historical rallies in indices like the Russell 2000, which is one of the best gauges for measuring trend activity in the space. For these reasons, it makes sense to compare recent chart activity in both the SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (NYSE: SPY) and the iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) as this is one of the best ways to compare trends in both sectors.
S&P 500 / SPY - Stock Trading Strategy: Valuations in SPY have started to stall after hitting resistance in the 212 region. Slowing momentum could lead to a retest of support at 198.
The SPY is still showing strong long-term momentum but things have started to stall in the shorter-term. However, the MACD reading is now moving into negative territory and this confirms 220 as strong overhead resistance. This makes long positions at current levels somewhat dangerous, as there is not much upside expected in the next month.
Russell 2000 / IWM - Stock Trading Strategy: Trend moves in IWM are looking more constructive as we have already seen a corrective pullback and a run higher. Upside resistance is now at 128.
Trend activity in IWM is looking more constructive as the ETF has already fallen lower and then began its recovery. In addition to this, the MACD has moved back into positive territory, which suggests that a rest of 128 resistance is imminent. This confirms most of this year's price activity, and suggests that small-cap stocks could continue to outperform their large-cap counterparts into the second half of this year. There is some evidence that disagrees with this outlook, as the better indicator readings could potentially send prices back toward yearly resistance levels. Ultimately, we will need to see a clear break here in order to expect any real follow through to the upside.
With all of this in mind, there are compelling reasons to continue monitoring activity in the small-cap space. To be sure, there is often a greater level of volatility typically associated with the smaller equity companies. When we combine the technical and the fundamental outlook for the S&P 500 and then compare it to asset indices like the Russell 2000, it starts to look as though investors should broaden the view and start to consider alternative asset classes. It will continue to be important to monitor activity in the commentary statements made by voting members of the US Federal Reserve, as this will be the best indication of where interest rates head next. For all of these reasons, 2015 might turn out to be the year of the small-cap stock, so new investors should keep these assets on their radar for the remainder of this year.


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FBI: Terror plot suspect planned mosque attack to launch insurgency
Judge denies his release pending trial, citing safety of community
The FBI contends Robert Talbot Jr. was ready to launch his nationwide insurgent movement in the Houston area by robbing an armored car and killing a Texas state trooper, then spraying a mosque with machine-gun fire and traveling to the nation's capital for more bloodshed.
FBI special agent Renee Cline testified that Talbot "wanted to go to a mosque on Friday and take women, children, men and shoot them," Cline said, adding that he planned to hit during a prayer session when there would be the most people.
These were among new details of the case against Talbot and the alleged hatred simmering within him that emerged Tuesday during a federal court hearing.
"I cannot take someone who doesn't understand what war/battle is like ... that can not handle seeing body parts flying everywhere," Talbot allegedly wrote in an online chat in which authorities contend he sought recruits for his American Insurgent Movement.
Talbot, 42, wore a green prisoner uniform and was shackled at the waist and ankles during a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Frances Stacy to determine in part whether he posed a threat to the community if released pending trial.
Talbot did not publicly say a word but whispered with his public defender Philip Gallagher, who told the judge that there was no evidence Talbot had ever hurt anyone.
But citing concern for what she described as "objects of Mr. Talbot's hatred," including law-enforcement officers and Muslims, Stacy said, "I can't think of any conditions that I could come up with that would guarantee safety of the community and ensure he would make court appearances."
She also said she found it highly likely that he would be convicted in the case, and that he'd likely have a lengthy prison term. He faces up to 20 years in prison without the possibility of parole.
The only person to testify was Cline, who is part of a domestic terrorism task force. She said Talbot had come up in two previous investigations, one in Albany and another in Detroit, but in August 2013, agents learned he moved to Houston and was using the Web to recruit. She did not say why Talbot moved here, but he held a few temporary jobs and had purchased a Glock handgun. He lived briefly in the Katy area, is not married and has no children.
Cline said the views Talbot had been sharing online were deemed so violent he was banned from two militia chat rooms.
Undercover agents
As the FBI monitored him on the Web, it quietly inserted undercover agents and civilian informants into Talbot's life.
One posed as an oil platform worker who could get him explosives and another pretended to have contacts in another militia movement.
Talbot allegedly spelled out his plans, which included sending "that White House worthless piece of dirt and his Muslim brotherhood a message they will never forget," according to an affidavit used to file charges against him.
Talbot is accused of telling the undercover agents he needed to rob banks and armored cars for funds to buy bigger weapons. He was recorded while staking out operations and honed in on one car that the authorities said would have been carrying more than $300,000 by the end of its rounds.
Revenge alleged
There was also a personal score to settle for Talbot, who allegedly said he wanted to kill a Texas state trooper who arrested him in January for driving under the influence, and set a trap for more officers.
Talbot wanted a team of like-minded insurgents to come with him to Washington, D.C., but first wanted to train by attacking a mosque. "He wanted to have training missions," Cline said. It is unclear whether he'd picked out a specific target.
Talbot's alleged plans were coming to a head in late March when he met with undercover agents at a storage facility where they shared weaponry, such as C4 explosives and grenades, and prepared to attack an armored car.
Stacy was shown video recorded there as Talbot met with people he thought were members of his movement but who were actually federal agents and informants.
Prior to the judge making her ruling, Assistant U.S. Attorney Carolyn Ferko told her Talbot hated the U.S. government.
"He cannot stand the federal government, this is the U.S. government," Ferko said. "This defendant is not going to obey, follow or do anything the U.S. government tells him to do."


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1. Introduction to Administering Oracle Solaris Cluster
2. Oracle Solaris Cluster and RBAC
3. Shutting Down and Booting a Cluster
4. Data Replication Approaches
5. Administering Global Devices, Disk-Path Monitoring, and Cluster File Systems
7. Administering Cluster Interconnects and Public Networks
Overview of Administering the Cluster
How to Change the Cluster Name
How to Map Node ID to Node Name
How to Work With New Cluster Node Authentication
How to Reset the Time of Day in a Cluster
SPARC: How to Display the OpenBoot PROM (OBP) on a Node
How to Change the Node Private Hostname
How to Change the Logical Hostnames Used by Existing Oracle Solaris Cluster Logical Hostname Resources
How to Put a Node Into Maintenance State
How to Bring a Node Out of Maintenance State
How to Uninstall Oracle Solaris Cluster Software From a Cluster Node
Troubleshooting a Node Uninstallation
Unremoved Cluster File System Entries
Unremoved Listing in Device Groups
Creating, Setting Up, and Managing the Oracle Solaris Cluster SNMP Event MIB
How to Enable an SNMP Event MIB
How to Disable an SNMP Event MIB
How to Change an SNMP Event MIB
How to Enable an SNMP Host to Receive SNMP Traps on a Node
How to Disable an SNMP Host From Receiving SNMP Traps on a Node
How to Add an SNMP User on a Node
How to Remove an SNMP User From a Node
How to Configure Load Limits on a Node
Changing Port Numbers for Services or Management Agents
How to Use the Common Agent Container to Change the Port Numbers for Services or Management Agents
Performing Zone Cluster Administrative Tasks
How to Remove a File System From a Zone Cluster
How to Remove a Storage Device From a Zone Cluster
Running an Application Outside the Global Cluster
How to Take a Solaris Volume Manager Metaset From Nodes Booted in Noncluster Mode
How to Save the Solaris Volume Manager Software Configuration
How to Purge the Corrupted Diskset
How to Recreate the Solaris Volume Manager Software Configuration
10. Configuring Control of CPU Usage
12. Backing Up and Restoring a Cluster
This section contains troubleshooting procedures that you can use for testing purposes.
Use this procedure to run an application outside the global cluster for testing purposes.
phys-schost# clquorum show
phys-schost# clquorum add did
phys-schost# clqorum remove did
To learn how to run the pgre commands, you need to install and use the Diagnostic Toolkit package (ha-cluster/diagnostic/tool-kit) provided by Oracle Support.
phys-schost# clresourcegroup evacuate -n targetnode
phys-schost# clresourcegroup offline resourcegroupname
phys-schost# clresource disable resourcename
phys-schost# clresourcegroup unmanage resourcegroupname
phys-schost# cldevicegroup offline devicegroupname
phys-schost# cldevicegroup disable devicegroupname
phys-schost# reboot -x
phys-schost# svcs -x
Run the following command on all disks in the metasets.
phys-schost# /usr/cluster/lib/sc/scsi -c inkeys -d /dev/did/rdsk/dids2
phys-schost# /usr/cluster/lib/sc/scsi -c scrub -d /dev/did/rdsk/dids2
phys-schost# metaset -s name -C take -f
phys-schost# mount device mountpoint
phys-schost# reboot
phys-schost# cldevicegroup online -e devicegroupname
phys-schost# clresourcegroup online -emM resourcegroupname
Use this procedure if a diskset is corrupted or in a state that the nodes in the cluster are unable to take ownership of the diskset. If your attempts to clear the state have failed, use this procedure as a last attempt to fix the diskset.
These procedures work for Solaris Volume Manager metasets and multi-owner Solaris Volume Manager metasets.
Restoring a disk set from scratch can be time-consuming and error prone. A better alternative is to use the metastat command to regularly back up replicas or use Oracle Explorer (SUNWexplo) to create a backup. You can then use the saved configuration to recreate the diskset. You should save the current configuration into files (using the prtvtoc and the metastat commands), and then recreate the disk set and its components. See How to Recreate the Solaris Volume Manager Software Configuration.
# /usr/sbin/prtvtoc /dev/global/rdsk/diskname > /etc/lvm/diskname.vtoc
# /bin/cp /etc/lvm/md.tab /etc/lvm/md.tab_ORIGINAL
# /usr/sbin/metastat -p -s setname >> /etc/lvm/md.tab
Note - Other configuration files, such as the /etc/vfstab file, might reference the Solaris Volume Manager software. This procedure assumes that an identical Solaris Volume Manager software configuration is rebuilt and therefore, the mount information is the same. If Oracle Explorer (SUNWexplo) is run on a node that owns the set, it retrieves the prtvtoc and metaset —p information.
Purging a set from a node or all nodes removes the configuration. To purge a diskset from a node, the node must not have ownership of the diskset.
# /usr/sbin/metaset -s setname -P
Running this command removes the diskset information from the database replicas, as well as the Oracle Solaris Cluster repository. The -P and -C options allow a diskset to be purged without the need to completely rebuild the Solaris Volume Manager environment.
Note - If a multi-owner diskset is purged while nodes were booted out of cluster mode, you might need to install and use the Diagnostic Toolkit package (ha-cluster/diagnostic/tool-kit) provided by Oracle Support. The toolkit removes the information from the dcs configuration files. See Step 2.
# /usr/sbin/metaset -s setname -C purge
You should generally use the -P option, rather than the -C option. Using the -C option can cause a problem recreating the diskset because the Oracle Solaris Cluster software still recognizes the diskset.
If the purge options fail, verify that you have installed the latest kernel and metadevice updates and contact Oracle Solaris Cluster.
Use this procedure only if you experience a complete loss of your Solaris Volume Manager software configuration. The steps assume that you have saved your current Solaris Volume Manager configuration and its components and purged the corrupted diskset.
Note - Mediators should be used only on two-node clusters.
# /usr/sbin/metaset -s setname -a -h nodename1 nodename2
If this is a multi-owner diskset, use the following command to create a new diskset.
/usr/sbin/metaset -s setname -aM -h nodename1 nodename2
/usr/sbin/metaset -s setname -a -m nodename1 nodename2
/usr/sbin/metaset -s setname -a /dev/did/rdsk/diskname /dev/did/rdsk/diskname
However, if you are recreating a set to recover, you should format the disks according to a saved configuration in the /etc/lvm/diskname.vtoc file. For example:
# /usr/sbin/fmthard -s /etc/lvm/d4.vtoc /dev/global/rdsk/d4s2
# /usr/sbin/fmthard -s /etc/lvm/d8.vtoc /dev/global/rdsk/d8s2
You can run this command on any node.
# /usr/sbin/metainit -s setname -n -a metadevice
# /usr/sbin/metainit -s setname -a metadevice
# /usr/sbin/fsck -n /dev/md/setname/rdsk/metadevice
If the fsck command displays only a few errors, such as superblock count, then the device was probably reconstructed correctly. You can then run the fsck command without the -n option. If multiple errors appear, verify that you reconstructed the metadevice correctly. If you have, review the fsck errors to determine if the filesystem can be recovered. If it cannot, you should restore the data from a backup.
# /usr/sbin/metastat -p >> /etc/lvm/md.tab


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I have been kicked out of college.
It's a fucking piss take because i diden't do anything wrong, i dident poke the teachers ass when she dropped a pencil or anything.
The class was going down in the elevator all cramped up and sweaty and it was a awkward silent moment in a class of about 15 people, so i decided to break the sweaty ice.
I said "you know what by the end of this course i'm gonna add becky to facebook then meet her at a bar and prolly fuck her"
The class laughed and teased me for it "you cant get her, shes older then you blah blah"
(fair enough, i broke the silence and got faggits talking)
I replied with the statement "i'm a fucking stallion"
2 weeks passed then the docuebag head of visual arts took me to his office and took my college card and told me i have been banned for gross misconduct!
I asked him what i did, and he said that a student has complained about your behaviour and told your form tutor.
Some somalian whore told becky that i wanted to nail her, then becky put a restraining order against me and i got a fat slobby photographer as my new form tutor.
I got let back into college recently i was still with my normal class but got moved to a gay new form class with nerdy whiteboys and bithces with bi polar.
I couldent take seeing the somalians whores face in normal class the tension was too much i felt to strip her psychologically in front of the whole class, so i left before i started a war.
I also clicked that when we all started the course i told her she might possibly have a personality disorder after she acted like a crazy attention seeker, she looked at me dissaprovingly, i dont think she ever forgot that.
I searched for beckys facebook but she made it private.
How would you react to this situation if it happened to you?
Did i do the right thing? could you have survived in a class with that somalian whore without punching her?


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The scientific study of war is a pressing concern for international politics. Given the destructive nature of war, ordinary citizens and policy makers alike are eager to anticipate if not outright avoid outbreaks of violence. Understanding the causes of war can be a complex process. Scholars of international relations must first define war, and then establish a universe of actors or conflicts in which both war and peace are possible. Next, they must collect data on the incidence of war in the entire universe of cases over a particular period of time, a random sample of relevant cases, a number of representative cases, or a set of cases relevant to independent variables in the theories they are testing. Finally, scholars must use this data to construct quantitative and qualitative tests of hypotheses about why actors fight instead of resolving their differences in other ways and, in particular, why actors initiate wars by launching the first attack. Instead of taking the inductive approach of inventorying the causes of particular wars and then attempting to find general rules, it is necessary for scholars to approach the problem deductively, developing theories about the environment in which states operate, deriving hypotheses about the incidence of war and attack, and using quantitative and qualitative methods to test these hypotheses.
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A Triangle-area businesswoman who ran unsuccessfully for Congress and mayor of Raleigh has pleaded guilty to mail fraud stemming from a real estate investment scam.
Attorney Woody Webb Sr. said the plea agreement signed by Carolyn Grant was to be filed in U.S. District Court in Raleigh on Tuesday.
Webb said the mail fraud involved misrepresenting information about a real estate project in a 2007 mailing to investors and potential investors.
Authorities said Grant promised high returns, but many investors said they never got any money back and were misled about where their money was going.
Grant ran as a Democrat and lost the mayor's race in 1999. She switched party affiliation, then lost to Democrat Brad Miller in a bitter 2002 race for the U.S. House of Representatives.


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Wrong, there are a ton of reasons for this to be legit.But as far as I know there is no legit reason for there to be injected DLLs into this specific game.
Stuff like Ventrillo/mumble uses this for their push-to-talk button among others (global key hook). Videodrivers use this to enable/disable certain features on demand (again key hook). I've seen anti-virus software install Window hooks. Software to help people with disabilities hook all kinds of API functions in "legitimate" ways to either do voice-narating, or zoom/scale text, or display text on a braille device.
I could go on. The list of software that needs to do soem form of hooking/injecting is HUGE.
Plenty "generic" cheats have built in obfuscation. Such as renaming the dll (even each run), even modifying the dll, or building "custom/randomized" versions for each of their paying customers.if I can get the names of the injected dlls. I could probably have a blacklist of known cheats
You have no realistic way to detect they are hooking API functions other than detecting one of several common tricks which no self respecting hacker would use.or possibly attempt to see what the injected modules are trying to do, and if they're doing something suspect (like trying to hook OpenGL) I will know if it's being used for cheating.
You have no realistic way to check "what a module is trying to do", other than some basic heuristic testing. Even an experienced programmer will need a good bit of time to figure out what a chunk of assembly code is doing. And it's easy to obfuscate code so that you can't just watch at the entire code in a debugger. (A lot of cheats run on custom VM's, and all you ever see is the basic VM runtime loop).
With all due respects to the people on codeguru, and I know some are awesome.
Like I said in previous if you haven't got experience with the actual hacking process itself... you have no chance of stopping a hacker, you probably don't even have much notion of some of the tools these guys have at their disposal to do their evilness.


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...And hubby and I have decided to join the 21st century and learn how to text, (something we have both resisted, but feel it's now time). The land line phone is also going the way of the dinosaur in this house, and that feels very weird to me.
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Summertime and the Living is Easy...
...And hubby and I have decided to join the 21st century and learn how to text, (something we have both resisted, but feel it's now time). The land line phone is also going the way of the dinosaur in this house, and that feels very weird to me.
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- Unknown said...
Looking forward to hearing about your new adventures and opportunities. In the meantime, enjoy your family!
- July 23, 2010 at 8:43 PM
- Lily Mulholland said...
Does sound busy and full. I just dragged myself into the 21st C as well - had my first Skype phone call with a long-distance writing friend. But my life is too busy and full for such innovations! Looking forward to hearing about your projects :)
- July 23, 2010 at 9:43 PM
- Fer said...
Summer days are still a few months away for me. Even though it's cold the sun is shining today so it makes me feel that winter isn't too bad!
Enjoy your family time, and if you can squeeze in the odd sewing moment, then all the better. :)
- July 23, 2010 at 9:58 PM
- henny said...
Seems being a mom always give us new experiences. Nice to hear something from you. Enjoy your summer day and life with family :)
- July 24, 2010 at 2:13 AM
- connie said...
Sounds like a perfect summer to me. Family time! Enjoy it while they are home, it passes too quickly!
As for texting I feel it is a wonderful thing. When my kids were to busy with friends and such if I sent them a text they would reply quickly where if I called them they would tend to ignore me. :-)
I am looking forward to hearing about your new adventures!
Good Luck and Enjoy!!!
- July 24, 2010 at 10:52 AM
- dutchcomfort said...
Enjoy your 'mum'-time and a wonderful Summer with your family!
- July 24, 2010 at 2:14 PM
Ouch indeed - had my four wisdom teeth out a couple of years ago with local anaesthetic only, my first dental work ever (not a fun introduction)! Advice: stock up on ice-packs, drinking straws, and soluble pain-killers; make sure the blender/liquidiser's working; and set aside a few days strictly for moping and lounging. All the best! Nina.
- July 24, 2010 at 6:35 PM
- stephie @ narrative self said...
You sound so content Victoria, which is lovely to hear - maybe it comes with the summer days :) Love the photo; it's just so American to my European eyes! Look forward to having you back very soon :) x
- July 24, 2010 at 7:23 PM
- Abby and Stephanie said...
Ah the challenges of parenthood--but I'm sure you wouldn't have it any other way. I do my best to resist technology--texting is one of them. Best of luck.
- July 24, 2010 at 7:27 PM
- Corinnea said...
Looking forward to seeing what is in store for you. I find your work very inspiring and long for time rearrangement that will allow me to try out some of your things!
- July 25, 2010 at 4:59 AM
- Karen said...
have an amazing summer Victoria.
- July 25, 2010 at 2:48 PM
- Karen said...
have an amazing summer Victoria.
- July 25, 2010 at 2:48 PM
- Hey Harriet said...
Wow! Sounds like so much is going on right now for you. You and hubby will be texting soon? Hehe...cute! I text and go through phases of loving it and then hating it! I'm really looking forward to hearing all about your adventures and opportunites. Don't take too long to share them with us! Until then Vic, you have a lovely time being mum. xo
- July 28, 2010 at 4:56 AM
- Deborah said...
Love the photo! Enjoy the rest of your summer!
- August 2, 2010 at 5:24 PM
- Michelle Engel Bencsko said...
I'm not sure what my husband and I would do if we couldn't text...! :)
Sounds like a full few months- all good (except those medical procedures... bleh) Hope you find some time to kick back, look at the sky and breathe it all in.
Njoy yr summer!
- August 5, 2010 at 8:47 AM
- Miles Of Style said...
have a lovely summer!
just stumbled upon your blog and i have to say its LOVELY! do drop by mine too when you have some time. perhaps we can follow each other. =)
- August 7, 2010 at 6:14 AM
- Peggy said...
I am always awaiting you next adventure. Enjoy your girls and the summer as it seems so fleeting. I am still not texting and don't know if I ever will.
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The pair finished second in Race 3 but having held a comfortable lead in Race 4 they capsized 300 metres before the finish. But with such a comfortable margin between them and Erik Storck and Trevor (USA) they were able to recover to finish fourth whilst the Americans took the bullet.
On the capsize Outteridge said, "It just shouldn't have happened, we were cruising downwind, having a chat, having a look at the lay line and saying we should probably go in a second and as we went in I was probably just a bit too much back in the boat and normally you go around the front of the tiller, instead I ran straight into the tiller with my foot and as that happened the boat rounded up a bit. I got thrown out the back and Goobs did a great job, he realised what was happening without even seeing me and started pulling the kite down. He always saves the day.
"We had a massive lead and that's part of what saved us, I almost thought we were going to get it up and still be first at one point, we did a great job of getting the kite down and getting the boat up and going again and almost got third, just had another bad one almost at the finish, it was close."
New Zealand's Peter Burling and Blair Tuke won Race 3 by 15 seconds ahead of the Australians having led from start to finish. And with a seventh in Race 4 they are second overall.
Slipping from first to third is Allan Norregaard and Peter Lang, the Danes finished 14th in Race 3 and sixth in Race 4.
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Cyberwarfare (Cyber War Definition or Cyber Attack Definition - sometimes written in error as Cyber War Fare) can be defined as actions by a nation-state to penetrate another nation's computers, networks, and information systems for the purposes of causing damage or disruption. This damage and destruction can range from tactical to strategic impacts.
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Navy Cyber Power 2020 identifies distinct qualities the Navy must possess to succeed, and introduces methods to build a relevant and extremely capable Navy Cyber warfighting force for the future. This strategy examines cyberspace operations from multiple vectors, and considers challenges and influencing factors beyond traditional operational aspects. The way we acquire systems, train cyber professionals, and choose technologies to meet our requirements directly impacts our ability to deliver credible capabilities to deter or contain conflict, and fight and win wars. Implementation and sustainment of this strategy will operationalize cyberspace with capabilities that span all warfighting domains and provide superior awareness and control when and where we need it. Executing this strategy will be hard work and will take a concerted effort at all echelons.
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The Secretary of Defense's strategic guidance (DSG) highlights the critical role cyberspace operations play in the success of the Joint Force across all mission areas; the documents below focus on the Cyber Warfare aspect of the DSG. The Nation's success in the maritime domain depends upon our ability to project power and prevail in cyberspace. Navy Cyber Power 2020 strategic initiatives provide the ways and means to achieve and sustain the Navy's advantage in cyberspace.
We will issue a supporting roadmap detailing lead and support organizations for each strategic initiative and the major actions necessary to accomplish them. However, as cyberspace evolves the Navy's leadership will periodically assess the strategy of Navy Cyber Power 2020, to ensure it effectively guides the Navy's efforts to maintain an operational advantage in cyberspace. Furthermore, the Navy will institute a comprehensive set of strategic performance measures to track the Navy's progress and ensure that our actions are having the desired effect. When necessary, we will adjust course to respond to, if not anticipate, change that continues apace. Our success in cyberspace requires an "all hands" effort, from the Pentagon to the deck plate.
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Having had the privilege to meet, hear speak, and ask questions of General James E. Cartwright (USMC, Ret.) when I found this video it was A Cyber Fellow's treat! The video is from the Global Security Forum 2012. One of the panels addressed the big aspects of Fighting a Cyber War to include significant strategy and policy discussions in Defense and International Security, Technology and Cybersecurity. Several years ago at an AFCEA IT conference while he was serving as Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, I asked a question relating to the significant slowness of technology to penetrate the U.S. Military for use by our Forces. His retort, "it is a massive problem," quite accurate from what I've learned about the issue since - he even offered me his shoes if I wanted to take his place (Navy LT (O3) to 4-Star (O10) would have been a significant jump). The problem is quite massive and at the root of our Military's desire - Innovative, Highly Technical, Entrepreneurial, yet Inspirational and an Effective Leader - the perfect warfighter!
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Spokespersons for NRA are suggesting that we put armed guards in elementary schools, and that we should crack down (in their words, "adjudicate") persons with psychiatric illnesses. The idea of bringing armed guards into the public school system seems completely bogus to anyone who can think.
Persons with mental illness are an easy group to pick on and to blame for the world's ills, since there are very few of us who can speak up.
Persons on all sides of this debate have forgotten one important point: People already own millions of assault weapons. These existing weapons will still be operable for many years to come—even decades. Simply banning the sale of these weapons would be too little too late. Going house to house to confiscate the weapons isn't practicable—nor would we want such a search.
The above paragraph outlines one reason why a ban on the sale of assault weapons won't do much. Secondly, if you have a determined individual who is criminally insane, such as were the several twenty-something year old young men responsible for the last several attacks, they will find a way--including in the absence of guns. For example, I have heard that a homemade bomb can be made from readily available materials such as fertilizer.
Even though there is some truth to the NRA assertion that it won't fix things to ban weapons, (but for different reasons than the ones they are giving) the attitude of their spokespersons has been unmistakeably flippant, provocative, and callous toward the victims of these violent tragedies. I am sure that most gun owners have some sympathy for the victims of these shootings, unlike the NRA spokespersons who have appeared on CNN.
Concerning persons with mental illness, this is a time when advocates for "Laura's Law" are more vocal. I don't believe this law is a good solution. It attempts to address the issue of medication noncompliance with force, and doesn't deal with the multiple issues we face that we need help with. You are simply forcing drugs on a population that needs to be given some hope of a better life.
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Located in the heart of the Silver Route, Mérida is heir to a splendid Roman past. Its theatre, its amphitheatre and its temple dedicated to the goddess Diana make this former capital of Roman Lusitania one of the best conserved archaeological sites in Spain, and has earned it the declaration of World Heritage site.
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At the same time, this incipient city had great strategic value, since two different Roman routes met there: the Silver Route (Vía de la Plata), which linked Merida and Astorga and the Roman road that linked Toledo and Lisbon. Mérida was the capital of the Roman province of Lusitania and it became one of the most flourishing cities of the Empire. Likewise, it was an important religious centre during the first years of the spread of Christianity. Under Visigothic rule, the city stayed on the centre stage as capital of the kingdom, but this title was later assigned to Toledo. With the arrival of the Arabs, Merida became a fortress, until the Christian King Alfonso IX reconquered the city in the 13th century, when it then became the base for the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword. The Roman Legacy The splendorous history of Merida can be observed in the monumental and archaeological ensemble that it keeps, one of the best preserved in Spain. Thus, the Roman legacy is still present in almost every little corner of town, the Roman Theatre being one of the most emblematic constructions. Erected in the first century B.C., the theatre can seat 6,000 people. The stage is dominated by two stacked rows of columns, ornamented with sculptures of deities and imperial figures. Next to it is the Amphitheatre, a stage where gladiators wrestled with beasts. This building, contemporary with the previous one, preserves some of its original elements, like the grandstands, the box and the gallery. Both precincts come back to life each summer with the celebration of the Merida Classical Theatre Festival, one of the most important of its kind in Spain. The Temple of Diana and the Arch of Trajan —one of the gates to the city, rising to a height of 15 metres— are located in the city centre. On the outskirts, there are ambitious Roman civil projects such as the Roman Bridge, which crosses the Guadiana River. The bridge stands out for its monumental size —800 metres long, with 60 arches— that made it one of the biggest ones in the Empire at the time. It is also quite worth it to mention the Aqueduct of Los Milagros which crossed the Abarregas River and supplied the city with water from the Roman dam of Proserpina, still preserved. The National Museum of Roman Art, built by Spanish architect, wraps up the journey through Merida's Roman period. Through the more than 36,000 artefacts —all of which were found in Merida and its vicinity— plus the exposed panels, the precinct narrates the history of the city and its Roman legacy and it shows how daily life was at a Roman colony. Also, a few examples of architecture are left from the Muslim rule. Across from the Guadiana River is the most significant of them all, the Alcazaba (Citadel). The interior of the Arab fortress preserves a Roman aljibe (underground reservoir) which was rebuilt and decorated with Visigothic pilasters. Attached to this precinct is the Conventual Santiaguista, built during the time that the city was under the jurisdiction of the Knights of the Order of Saint James of the Word. Nowadays, the building is the site of the Extremaduran Government. Gastronomy and the outskirts The cuisine from Malaga shares many dishes with the rest of the region, such as the lamb caldereta (a stew made with lamb, onions, garlic and peppers) and Iberian pork products, specially sausages and ham. Other typical dishes include gazpacho (a cold soup made with tomato, peppers, cucumber, garlic, etc.), ajoblanco (another could soup, similar to gazpacho but white, made with garlic, almonds and bread), rabbit and partridge. Any of the bars and restaurants in Merida serve these and many more delicacies, some of them as appetisers, like pork ears, wild asparagus and cheese. To go with the food, Badajoz offers excellent wines with the label Designation of Origin - Ribera del Guadiana. When it comes to spending the night, one of the best choices in Merida is the Parador de Turismo, located at the heart of the historic quarter, in an old eighteenth-century convent. The Extremaduran capital is located on the Vía de la Plata (Silver Route). This road, which was a pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela during the Middle Ages, now takes us to interesting Extremaduran towns such as Zafra, Mérida, Caceres (with a historic quarter that was declared World Heritage) and Plasencia. Not far from this road are the national parks of Monfragüe and Cornalvo, with Nature Centres where one can obtain information about the best trails to follow to explore the parks. Other interesting towns are also found in the vicinity of Merida. To the south is Alange, with a Roman bath and Almendralejo, the capital of the fertile farming region of the Land of Barros. To the east is Medellín, the birthplace of the Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés, where the remains of an Arab castle are preserved Don Benito, where you can visit the Ethnographic Museum, one of the most important ones in Extremadura and Villanueva de la Serena, with remarkable buildings like the church of Asunción and the Town Hall.


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Extortion-Like Mass Automated Copyright Lawsuits Come To The US: 20,000 Filed, 30,000 More On The Way
from the this-is-not-how-the-legal-system-is-supposed-to-work deptUh oh. It appears that a group of independent filmmakers don't seem to recognize the kind of backlash they can receive for going to war against file sharers. It appears that a company, ridiculously named the US Copyright Group, has signed up a bunch of independent filmmakers, with the unofficial backing of Independent Film & Television Alliance, to follow in the footsteps of the disastrous European automated copyright infringement threat letter campaign, and have already gone after 20,000 alleged file sharers with another 30,000 about to follow. Five specific lawsuits have been filed, listing the 20,000 IP addresses accused of infringement.
We've covered the shenanigans of companies like DigiProtect, Davenport Lyons and ACS:Law over in Europe for a while, where they monitor BitTorrent activity and then send out tens of thousands of "pre-settlement" threat letters, demanding payment to avoid a lawsuit. Of course, with such a machine gun approach, a ton of totally innocent people are sent such letters demanding payment. This practice has been condemned by politicians, consumer advocates, lawyers, ISPs and even (believe it or not) the recording industry. Some of the lawyers involved in these programs have been referred for disciplinary action and some involved in this practice have been barred from practicing law.
And yet, apparently these letters are really lucrative. Many people just pay up to avoid any lawsuit -- and many of the companies in the space pitch this not as a way to "stop file sharing" but as a way to "monetize file sharing." In fact, with at least some companies in the space, they're seeding the content themselves -- despite the fact that this raises all sorts of questions over whether or not this is "authorized."
For a while, we've wondered why such practices have stayed in Europe, and assumed that perhaps those in the US had looked at the disastrous PR results of the RIAA's lawsuit campaign. Or, maybe, seen how well-known companies quickly backed out of such schemes after the negative publicity of mass threat letters. These days, most of these threats seem to come from porn providers and small software firms.
However, with this new campaign in the US, it looks like the lawyers involved (built off a program in Germany) have signed up a bunch of independent film producers. The full story, by Eriq Gardner at THREsq, has plenty of details. Apparently, the lawyers sought to get the support of both the IFTA and the MPAA, and got some sort of unofficial support:
Before doing so, however, Dunlap talked with the IFTA, which wouldn't explicitly endorse the litigation, but which agreed to be generally supportive. Dunlap also talked with the MPAA and other big studios, which expressed interest but wanted to see proof that ISPs would be cooperative. And so, in the past few weeks on behalf of some low-key indie films, the first lawsuits were filed.Of course, those involved are also touting this as a "revenue stream" and "monetizing the equivalent of an alternative distribution channel." That's a really stunning statement when you think about it. While I'm sure some independent filmmakers are happy to get some money, this is a scorched earth method of getting paid. This is putting a gun to people, based on little evidence, and forcing them to pay up.
That's not how you build a business. That's not how you build up fans. It's certainly not going to build up any loyalty.
Gardner's article highlights three risks with this plan: the PR disaster potential, the legal questions over IP addresses as evidence as well as whether or not a BitTorrent fragment really is infringement, and ISPs' general unwillingness to hand over names without a lawsuit filed:
To get past ISPs, a copyright holder needs to file a "John Doe" case and get a court to issue a subpoena that orders the ISP to hand over information. This can be costly. According to Dunlap, ISPs are charging $32 to $60 for each IP address account requested. ISPs cite the cost of notifying the account holder and giving them opportunity to file a motion to quash the subpoena.He then noted that one ISP (unnamed, unfortunately) has cooperated and just handed over 71 names, all of whom were sent "settlement offers." The other ISPs, who fought this in the past, are apparently trying to fight it here as well. Hopefully the courts shut down such a blatant machine gun approach quickly.
When the U.S. Copyright Group filed its recent lawsuits and approached AT&T and other ISPs for account information, the lawyers say they were stunned at the reaction. "Their subpoena compliance group said, 'We thought we had shut this (approach) down with the MPAA before,'" says Dunlap.
The difference between the MPAA's past approach and the new one being offered by the US Copyright Group could come down to numbers. Weaver says the MPAA took a less targeted approach going after a smaller sampling of infringers in a single suit for multiple films, to send a message that would hopefully resonate to a much larger crowd. In contrast, Dunlap and his partners are using the new monitoring technology to go after tens of thousands of infringers at a time on a contingency basis in hopes of coming up with the right cost-benefit incentive to pursue individual pirates.
But the bigger issue, really, is that anyone thinks this sort of move makes business sense. We've been seeing more and more independent filmmakers embracing smart new business models that involve building a loyal fan base and giving them a real reason to buy. We've seen independent filmmakers embracing file sharing to their own advantage, building up huge and loyal followings, and then figuring out how to sell them something valuable and scarce. To see a bunch of independent filmmakers now go down this extortion-like path instead is really disheartening.
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LITTLE ROCK � Some lawmakers want the Legislature to consider a measure next year that would require an automatic court review of alimony payments to a former spouse who begins a live-in relationship with a third party.
LITTLE ROCK � Some lawmakers want the Legislature to consider a measure next year that would require an automatic court review of alimony payments to a former spouse who begins a live-in relationship with a third party.
The House Judiciary Committee concluded some changes may be needed in the state�s alimony laws after examining the subject at a meeting last month. The panel agreed that judges should maintain discretion in ordering alimony payments, the amount and length, but that cohabitation should trigger review of a judge�s order in such cases.
The Legislature convenes Jan. 14.
�I don�t expect that be very controversial, really,� said Rep. Nate Steele, D-Nashville, a member of the committee.
During the panel�s nearly two-hour hearing in November, two men who were ordered to pay alimony to their ex-wives spoke about the financial distress they have suffered. Both men said they thought the alimony payments were the reason why their ex-wives had not returned to work.
Also testifying was a divorce attorney who stressed the importance of judicial discretion. A representative of the Administrative Office of the Courts attended the meeting but did not address the panel.
In 1999, the Legislature considered a measure that would have terminated alimony payments if the recipient began cohabiting with someone other than the payer of the alimony. The only exception would have been if the court order providing for alimony specifically said that the payment of alimony would not be affected by cohabitation.
The measure, sponsored by then-Sen. Doyle Webb of Benton, passed the Senate but died in the House Judiciary Committee.
At the time Webb filed the measure, the late Lt. Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller, a billionaire, was fighting in court to end an alimony payment of more than $25,000 a month to a former wife who was cohabiting with another man.
Rockefeller, who said at the time he did not ask Webb to file the bill, had taken his case all the way to the Arkansas Supreme Court and lost.
In recent years, a number of states have considered or passed alimony reform laws. In 2011, Massachusetts created a mathematical formula to determine the amount of alimony awarded, similar to the one used to determine child-support payments.
Rep. Jeremy Gillam, R-Judsonia, who asked the state House committee to study the alimony issue, said he wanted to see if anything could be done to make the process more equitable.
�The only real conclusion � was they felt like there was some work to be done,� Gillam said after the November meeting. �Right now, our statutes give total authority and discretion to the judge; there�s no real uniformity, so a judge in my district in White County could award lifetime alimony and a judge in south Arkansas might go five years.�
During the meeting, Jonathan Jones, a divorce attorney who lives in Hot Springs, said cohabitation statutes have been approved in Alabama and Oklahoma.
�I think the idea makes sense,� Jones said. �I think it�s honestly probably a pretty good idea to put something like that in, but I think what happens because that term is so broad, what you end up doing is you�re forcing litigants to counsel up, go back to court and get that judge�s discretion � and basic definition to what cohabitation is. It�s definitely a cycle.
�Ultimately, until that definition can be locked down, I think that is a hard one.�
Jones suggested the Legislature simply pass the statute requiring a hearing if there is suspected cohabitation, and then let the judges decide the definition of cohabitation.
�That would be a pretty good idea as far as getting the ball rolling,� he said.
Some lawmakers suggested a mandatory review of a judge�s alimony order every few years.
�The only concern I have with setting a mandatory review date is the strain that might have on the judge�s docket,� Jones said.
�Clearing up the statute to read that cohabitation alone, if nothing more, would prompt � termination I think would be a good measure,� Jones said. �The court could take that. This gives judges and attorneys guidelines � I would be cautious to go any farther than that.�


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SUNY Canton's Automotive Technology program will be holding car winterization workshops from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, in the Automotive Laboratory in Nevaldine Technology Center.
"We can help people prepare their cars for the extreme North Country winters," said Brandon Baldwin, Director of the Automotive Technology Program. "We'll show them how to make sure their ready for the snow, ice, and freezing winter weather."
During each half-hour session, automotive students will demonstrate how to check batteries and coolant fluids for freezing temperatures, make sure that tires are adequate for snowy conditions, and treat seals to prevent frozen doors. They will also provide a winterization checklist, so drivers can be prepared for adverse conditions and emergency situations.
The event is free and open to the public but preregistration is required. Please email email@example.com or call 386-3866 to register.
SUNY Canton offers a wide variety of career-driven bachelor's, associate, and certificate programs. Most of SUNY Canton's new four-year programs are designed so students can take them on-campus, online, or both. SUNY Canton OnLine features more than 100 courses online each semester. The College's athletic teams belong to the NAIA's Sunrise Conference, enabling students to compete in their respective sports for four years. Construction is now underway for the College's new Convocation, Athletic, and Recreation Center.
Media inquiries should be directed to Gregory Kie, Media Relations Coordinator, or call 315/386-7528.


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Android tablets won't outsell the iPad until 2016, one market watcher has claimed.
Informa's forecast for tablet sales in 2015 has Apple shipping 90m tablets, just ahead of combined sales from Motorola, Samsung, Acer, Asus, Toshiba et al of 87m units.
By the following year, Android unit shipments will have surpassed Apple's. But, as we've noted before, that will still leave Apple the dominant tablet hardware manufacturer, by a good margin.
Informa builds the increased availability of low-cost Android fondleslabs into its forecast. As we saw earlier today, price is a key factor for punters looking for an alternative to Apple's product.
Just under 231m tablets will be sold in 2015, the researcher reckons.
That leaves 54m machines running an operating system that isn't iOS or Android. Quite a few will run QNX - in other words, they'll be RIM BlackBerry PlayBook tablets. But many, many more will be Windows 8 machines.
Don't forget: Windows-based tablets outsold PlayBooks in Q2 this year. ®
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Safety first
Steve Ficklin
Petroleum Engineering Technician
Silt, Colorado
Keeping drill rigs from blowing up
Working brainteaser math problems, fishing, hunting, camping.
"Each hole is different. No two wells are identical."
Steve Ficklin doesn't talk a lot. As he drives along a dirt road outside the western Colorado town of New Castle, an air-conditioned breeze blows through his Bureau of Land Management-issued Dodge Durango, providing relief from the heat outside.
His cell-phone summons him with a tinny version of When the Saints Go Marching In. Ficklin answers in short, spare sentences. "No, not today," he says. "We checked you already and you were fine."
Ficklin is a BLM oil and gas safety inspector, one of the growing number of federal employees who work with hard-hatted roughnecks on the West's energy fields. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 created seven new interagency energy offices across the Rockies in order to speed up gas and oil permitting on federal lands. The offices in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico employ a total of 631 people, including archaeologists, wildlife biologists and petroleum engineers; they're expected to help the BLM and the Forest Service issue about 24 percent more permits this year than they did last year. Ficklin is one of 19 new employees at the Glenwood Springs, Colo., office.
At the drill rig, Ficklin backs into a parking spot; if something goes wrong, he'll be able to get out quickly. He dons a hard hat to augment his flame-retardant clothing and safety glasses. Looming above him, the Nabors rig gleams blue amid the dark green piñons and junipers. The jumble of pipes, pulley systems, and valve handles sits on a pad about the size of a six-lane community swimming pool. A strong industrial smell fills the air, but Ficklin doesn't seem to notice.
He peers down at the chocolate-colored stream of "mud" emerging from the drill hole. This combination of water, bentonite clay and barite cools and lubricates the drill bit and stabilizes the bore hole, preventing gas and fluids from the surrounding rock from entering the well bore.
Ficklin weaves his way around the rig. Nodding to the mud engineer, he glances into a roaring room filled with valves and pressure gauges, and makes five more checks on his 58-item safety list. He slips between two tightly-spaced walls without getting a smudge of dirt on his immaculate jeans, then climbs up to the "doghouse," a combination hangout, monitoring room, and tool shed, with giant drill bits lying next to coffee pots and a half-full ketchup bottle leaning against a Daily Drilling Fluid Report posted on the wall. Ficklin banters easily with the company man, the rig's manager, but his tucked-in shirt and clean white hard hat set him apart from the crew, with their mud-spattered clothing and Old Glory-emblazoned hard hats.
Still, Ficklin is at home on the rig, and his safety inspections seem more of a formality than a rigorous obstacle. "If an operator's doing his job correctly, mine's kind of redundant," he says. Even so, things do go wrong on the rigs — 4,200 workers were injured in 2004, and in 2005, drilling activities claimed 34 lives.
Ficklin has worked in the industry for 35 years. Born in Wyoming, he grew up following energy booms, as his father, a drilling engineer, moved from job to job. He's lived in Ecuador, Peru, and Saudi Arabia — wherever oil and gas was hot. Right now, that's western Colorado. Ficklin checks off item after item on his safety checklist. He seems to know exactly what he's looking for, and exactly what he will find. It's rare that companies are out of compliance, he says, and even rarer for blowouts, "the worst case scenario," to occur. Blowouts can spray clouds of gas and liquids into the air, and "the last thing you want is a cloud of gas floating towards somebody's house."
After his final inspection, Ficklin piles back into the Durango, which is still idling. Before he pulls out on the highway, he waits for a distant truck to go by. Then he turns out onto the blacktop. The road ahead is clear and safe — just the way he likes it.
The author is an HCN intern.