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Dave Liebreich bills himself as a software testing architect, a consultant, a coach, and a manager. I bill him as someone who knows a whole lot about testing. Regardless of whether he is helping your team as an individual contributor, your Director Of Test, or anything in between, Dave can help your team become its Best Option version of yourself. Dave has served as Test Architect at Mozilla Corporation and as QA Manager at Yahoo!, so he knows his way around complex, distributed, networked systems. What's more, he has the know-how to translate his experiences into the product you are building, even if said product is neither complex nor distributed nor networked. Through it all, Dave helps you keep track of what you are doing, why you are doing it, and how you will know you are done.
Here is what Dave has to say:
Q: What was your first introduction to testing? What did that leave you thinking about the act and/or concept of testing?
A: First introduction: Back in the days before they called it "I.T.", I was a system administrator for a communications infrastructure equipment maker. I moved from the sysadmin group to the test group, and started writing automated test libraries. After a while, I was assigned some testing responsibilities.
Left me thinking: Mostly due to dumb luck, I realised I was testing as a sysadmin, not as a tester. I noticed that there were some testers who had a 'knack' for quickly finding problems in new builds and with new products. I wanted to be like that.
Q: What has most surprised you as you have learned about testing/in your experiences with testing?
A: Testing is part of any creative work - everyone asks technical questions of the technical stuff they do. The idea of having specific skills and studies in testing was a bit of a revelation.
Q: What is the most interesting bug you have seen?
A: As a user? I worked as a bank teller during college. One day, I noticed I had created $500.
As an observer of another tester? I saw someone find a memory leak caused by moving the pointer across the UI.
As a tester? I wrote a script to populate a network management system with dummy nodes. The script printed out the name of each node as it was created. I left the shell window open and noticed that the script slowed down as more and more nodes were created.
As a professional? The next one.
Q: How would you describe your testing philosophy?
A: Testing is:
- answering questions
- shortening feedback loops to answer questions faster
- moving feedback earlier in the process to answer questions sooner
- asking questions like "given what we just learned, what kinds of improvements to what we do can and should we consider?" so that we can ask and answer better questions
- starting with each tester's strengths in noticing stuff, use critical thinking techniques to notice more stuff, so we can discover questions we should have asked, but didn't
Q: What do you think is the most important thing for a tester to know? To do? For developers to know and do about testing?
A: Most important for a tester to know: applied critical thinking skills. Most important to do: apply them to both the problem domain and the solution domain.
For developers to know and do: ask testers to help find something developers would want to know, but do not currently know, about the system under test. Not just developers -- same for dev managers, project managers, customers, stakeholders, etc.


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John Elway said he just couldnt pass on Peyton Mannings heir apparent, even though he hopes Brock Osweiler will be holding a clipboard for years to come.
Elway said he had to sacrifice the short-term for the long-term when he used a second-round pick last month on the Arizona State quarterback rather than drafting a player who could help Manning right away.
The boss of the Denver Broncos was joined by coach John Fox in an hour-long conference call with 6,000 season-ticket holders Tuesday, and one caller from suburban Broomfield asked Elway for his reasoning in selecting Osweiler with the 57th overall pick.
The Hall of Fame quarterback, who rejoined the Broncos last year as vice president of football operations, replied: Its always tough to pick a quarterback that you know is not going to play for you for a while. But I think we have high hopes for him in the future, to where once Peyton decides to hang them up, that hes the guy in waiting that can keep this (going), and we dont miss a beat ... and we can continue to compete for world championships year in and year out.
Manning signed a five-year, $96-million deal in Denver after his release from Indianapolis. His father, Archie, has said he thinks his son is year-to-year after missing all of last season because of a nerve injury that caused weakness in his right throwing arm.
Manning, however, has said he intends to fulfill all five years of his contract.
That would mean a long apprenticeship for Osweiler, a 21-year-old righty from Montana who stands 6-8 and is working hard to fix flaws in his throwing motion to better capitalize on his height advantage.
Its a perfect situation where theres not the pressure for him to come in and start right away, Elway said. Hes not ready for that. But hes also going to learn from Peyton, and ... I think its a great learning experience for him to where we are set for the future.
And hes our guy for the future, Elway said. And sometimes we have to sacrifice the short-term for the long-term to grab the guy that you believe can be that next guy for you, and thats Brock Osweiler.
Many of the questions during the conference call, which the Broncos have been using as a way to connect with their most ardent supporters, centered on Manning and the Broncos revamped offense.
Manning has been working out at the teams Dove Valley complex since offseason workouts began last month. OTAs will start Monday, and thats the first chance for media to see firsthand how the leagues only four-time MVP is throwing the football after undergoing a series of neck operations last year.
One caller told Elway he was a child when he saw him more than 25 years ago but didnt get the autograph hed hoped for, so Elway promised hed sign something for him now.

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text: These slow-moving mammals spend their days lounging in the canopy of our Upland Tropical Rain Forest exhibit, often enjoying their favorite activity: sleeping. Nocturnal by nature, sloths are more active at night—but not for long! These animals can sleep up to 20 hours a day, curled up in the fork of a tree. The Linne's two-toed sloth is commonly found in South America's rain forests, where it lives among the treetops for most of its life. With two claws on its front feet and three on the back, it's perfectly designed for an arboreal life. In fact, they even mate and give birth while hanging upside-down! In the first stage of their lives, baby sloths tend to be a bit on the clingy side. They start eating solid foods within a couple of weeks after birth but remain with their mother for nearly a year. Adults reach sexual maturity around the 3-year mark. The National Aquarium's two oldest sloths, Syd and Ivy, were acquired in May 2007 from a captive breeder in South Florida. Howie, Xeno and Camden were born here in 2008, 2010 and 2012, respectively. And most recently, Scout was born at the Aquarium on November 17, 2013. Did You Know? Sloths come down from their trees about once a week, to defecate. Diet Leaves, shoots, fruits and possibly an occasional egg make up the wild two-toed sloth's diet. Here at the Aquarium, we feed our sloths green beans and other vegetables, sweet potatoes, grapes and other fruits, and a commercial diet formulated especially for leaf-eating animals. Size Linne's two-toed sloths will grow to the size of a small dog, approximately 24 to 30 inches in length and about 12 to 20 pounds in weight.. Range Northern South America Population Status The Linne's two-toed sloth is currently not threatened, but habitat loss and fragmentation of forests pose many concerns. Threats like these have endangered other species of sloth, such as the maned three-toed sloth and pygmy three-toed sloth. Predators Ocelots, jaguars and harpy eagles are the sloth's main predators. Some humans hunt and kill sloths for food. Forest fragmentation forces sloths to come to the ground to travel to additional food trees. Back to the Top


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A Great Oak in Guyana's Windsor Forest and an observant little tree 'prepared to care for humanity' helped 15-year-old Charlée Gittens from Barbados and 13-year-old Wang Sa from China to win gold medals in the Universal Postal Union's 40th International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People.
Grenada's Jonathan Andrew, 14, and Botswana's Charlene Tlagae, 15, were respectively awarded the silver and bronze medals.
To mark the International Year of Forests, young people were asked to imagine themselves as a tree writing a letter to someone to explain why it is important to protect forests.
Both the Barbadian and Chinese entries were praised by the international jury, composed of Jan McAlpine, director of the United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat, Jean-Paul Paddack, director of the network initiatives support unit, WWF International (World Wide Fund For Nature), Daniel Shaw, communications officer for the forest conservation programme at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, and Jean-François Thivet, philately expert at the UPU International Bureau and passionate collector of forests stamps.
The jury called Barbados's entry "a powerful, personal and touching composition dealing with the issue in a very global manner. Comparing the plight of forests to some of the world's great crises sends a strong message about the importance of protecting forests." As for China's entry, the jury said: "A well crafted and whimsical composition. Using a parable of two villages to tackle the theme, the writer does an excellent job of bringing readers into the story in a way that people are able to relate to it."
It is the first time in the competition's 40-year-history that Barbados has won top prize. It is the fifth time that China takes the top award, having also won second or third prizes four times in the past.
Of Grenada's entry, the jury said: "By touching upon various angles of the theme, the writer's presentation of the benefits of forests is well handled and educational." Botswana's entry was "a delightful and personal composition explaining the benefits of the many plants and trees found in forests and why they need to be protected. The writer brings in lovely references about how some cultures perceive or depend on plants and trees."
The UPU's director general, Edouard Dayan, joined the jury in congratulating all winners and participants. He said: "Despite living in an increasingly digital age, the more than two million often hand-written letters the competition generates worldwide annually shows the tremendous value of the written word. The UPU is pleased that its 40-year-old competition continues to foster an appreciation for the art of letter-writing, encouraging young people to express their deepest and most insightful thoughts on topics that concern us all, while teaching them the importance of proper addressing."
Special mentions
The jury also awarded special mentions to the compositions from Trinidad and Tobago, Montenegro, Nigeria, Ukraine and Benin. Award winners will receive their prizes in their country on 9 October, World Post Day, during ceremonies organized by their countries' respective Posts.
More than 60 UPU member countries participated in this year's edition of the competition. Worldwide, an estimated 2 million young people up to the age of 15 participate in the competition at the national level. Winning national letters are then judged at the international level.
The theme of the 2012 UPU International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People is: "Write a letter to an athlete or sports figure you admire to explain what the Olympic Games mean to you." The Olympic Movement seeks to create a better world through sports, by promoting the universal values of excellence, friendship and respect. With these values in mind, young letter-writers are invited to express their thoughts on the Olympic Games, which are being held in 2012. Participating member countries have until 30 April 2012 to submit their top national letter to the international competition.
The UPU's International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People was officially launched in 1971. The competition aims to make young people aware of the important role postal services play in our societies, develop their skills in composition and the ability to express their thoughts clearly, and foster their enjoyment of letter writing.


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Julia Subbotina-Shanghai Multifunction Wardrobe
At Design Interviews
Interview with Julia Subbotina : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Julia Subbotina : In the recent year I have become really fond of the Eastern culture. Probably it was the spirit of the east that inspired me to create the painting on the closet doors. However, I was not thinking about the exact allusions upon some cultural or historic concepts, I was rather trying to concentrate onto my emotions. Therefore, the edges of the closet were inspired by the PHILIPS TV set. Its lines are smooth and that is why it suits the closet so well. As for the white colour and for the mirror, I associate them with Dubai. Smaller painting reflects my vision of Shanghai. On the whole, this is how I see an Eastern closet. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Julia Subbotina : "Shanghai" multifunctional wardrobe plays significant role in creation of the room space, especially in the small rooms. Seems invisible as a wardrobe but primarily is seen as a decorative component of the interior. Frontage pattern and laconic form act as a "decorative wall", and this makes it possible to perceive the wardrobe as a decorative component. The wardrobe released the small room from excess shelves. The wardrobe expanded the room space by means of mirror frontage and made it an interesting detail of the interior. Side vertical elements of the outstanding volume act as a great addition to the central arrangement of the wardrobe. Up-to-date opening accessories were applied which enables use the wardrobe without handles – this is a tip-on system. Blumotion system provides gentle and noiseless opening and closing. "Shanghai" wardrobe releases the room from excess shelves which are needless in a small room. Behind the bed and over its head storage spaces are included. This makes it possible to store stuff of rather large volume. The wardrobe is simple in cleaning and not a dust collector. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Julia Subbotina : "Multifunction wardrobe "Shanghai" is created for the clients of different status. The front of the closet can be decorated differently. The pattern can be made of various kinds of wood, or of one kind. The chosen print can be copied upon the mirror and is adjusted so that it coincides with that on the front. Stones can also be included into the pattern. The type of stone is chosen by the client. They can emphasize the status and the individuality of the client. The front can also be decorated with leather. You can also choose to create an exclusive closet decorated with leather with the same print stamped both onto the leather and onto the mirror. The effect is incredible, no one can ignore it! .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Julia Subbotina : The manufacturing process of the multifunction wardrobe "Shanghai" started in the end of July 2012 and was finished in the end of December 2012 in the city of Perm, Russia. "Multifunction wardrobe "Shanghai" is being manufactured together with a wardrobe, a dressing table and a console cabinet. As soon as everything has been manufactured, Multifunction wardrobe "Shanghai" was transferred to Moscow, Russia. The manufacturing process of multifunction wardrobe "Shanghai" was proceeding slowly. However, it was carried out . Manual work required patience, not only with the manufacturers- I had to be patient too. As a result, the product did not leave anyone indifferent! .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Julia Subbotina : Decision to create this wardrobe came in the flicker of second. It was caused by several issues:Rather small room to become a bedroom – the area of 16 square meters; owners' character and life-style. Appreciates time, loves high-quality products, aimed at beauty and perfection. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Julia Subbotina : I work for myself. I created and worked upon the design myself and I want to sell it myself. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Julia Subbotina : I could not find the closet which would satisfy me. Therefore I did not want to stop, I wanted to make my idea real. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Julia Subbotina : I was working upon the idea, visualisation, graphs, process control and choosing the materials. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Julia Subbotina : This closet can be purchased by people who live in modern society. These people understand the value of time saving and of functionality. The closet can be decorated with hand-made painting, or with simple print that can be stamped onto wood – the price may vary. You can also choose simple wooden fronts, the price will be even less. Therefore people with different status can be attracted by this closet. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Julia Subbotina : This closet is multifunctional – it has bedside tables, lighting and shelves of various width, but this is not its only peculiar feature. My design idea is clearly seen. The closet and the wakk are of the same size, so I can say that it is also a decoration whioch is pleasant to look at, while the mirror makes the room more spacious. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Julia Subbotina : Shanghai is a major city forgoing ahead. The name of the wardrobe is a collective image of this city – image of freedom, purity and fluency of line, curiosity about the world around, vision of the future. This wardrobe uncovers for its owner values of life they have never even thought about. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Julia Subbotina : I used AutoCad to make the graphs, and 3dmax for visuals. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Julia Subbotina : Unique features and characteristics of the multifunction wardrobe "Shanghai": 1."All inclusive" system: - includes storage places of different volume; - built-in bedside tables being a part of frontage of the wardrobe opened and closed by one frontage push; - 2 built-in night lamps hidden under the outstanding volume on the both sides of the bed; - 2 PIR-based motion sensors built into the wardrobe on the both sides of the bed which is very convenient as allows for turning on and off the light by a slight wave of the hand. 2.Saves the space: - bedside tables built-in; - lights fitted-in. 3.Expands and clears the room space: - mirror overhang volume makes the room deeper; - all shelves are hidden behind the figured handicraft wall. 4.Simple and convenient in operate: - tip-on system – mechanic opening system without handles; - blumotion – gentle and noiseless opening. 5.Simple in cleaning and not a dust collector: - occupies the whole floor-to-ceiling height; - wardrobe doors are hidden; - there are no handles on the wooden part of the wardrobe. 6.Multifunction wardrobe "Shanghai" is created in a special focus of the interior and acts as a separate self-sufficient element. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Julia Subbotina : During my work on the creating the multifunction wardrobe "Shanghai", I involved the experienced specialists in the fields of joinery and modern furnishing. These companies are reliable because of their vast experience. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Julia Subbotina : Blum и Hettich company allowed me to use the most advanced fittings, which made the closet even more convenient. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Julia Subbotina : I agreed the idea of the multifunction wardrobe "Shanghai" with the customer in the short term. There were some difficulties , because the price always plays an important role. Eventually I found a company in the city of Perm. The multifunction wardrobe "Shanghai" was to a good quality. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Julia Subbotina : This project can be useful not only for my client. While creating the bedroom design for my client, I could not find such a multifunctional closet. This is why I wanted everyone to see my layout. Actually lots of people need it, but lots of them could not even imagine something like this. This is what the advanced multifunctional closet Shanghai is! .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Julia Subbotina : I found the process of creating the closet very interesting. When the idea shown on the picture turned into reality, I experienced an incredible feeling .Frank Scott: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?. Julia Subbotina : Live multifunctional ! .
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Budget cuts are expected at Cherry Point and Fleet Readiness Center East, but the extent of them is not yet known, base officials said in New Bern.
Budget cuts are expected at Cherry Point and Fleet Readiness Center East, but the extent of them is not yet known, base officials said in New Bern.
While acknowledging it�s unclear whether the cuts will be as severe as a possible 22 weeks of furloughs � equal to a 20 percent pay cut � for the base�s nearly 5,000 civilian workers, Cherry Point officials say they are preparing for whatever may come.
Col. Philip Zimmerman, base commander for Cherry Point, and Mary Beth Fennell, production team director for FRC East and its 3,107 employees, spoke to the New Bern Area Chamber�s Military Alliance members Wednesday just as Defense Department officials in Washington were outlining a cost-cutting plan that would be put in place if sequestration is triggered March 1.
That plan would result in one unpaid day off for civilian workers per week for 22 weeks.
Cherry Point has an annual economic impact of $2.1 billion on the area.
Zimmerman, who is in his fourth year as commander at Cherry Point, said he already knows the base will have $800,000 less in its baseline budget next fiscal year, but added, �I don�t know what sequestration will bring. I have received no guidance on that.�
For her part, Fennell said her team has been dividing its focus between the effects of the budget crisis and the workload of warplane and drone repairs, which workers have to get out the door.
They have not been formally advised a furlough will be implemented, she said.
�The Navy has been very forthcoming about the potential for furloughs � very good, almost information overload,� she said. �Employees were notified to begin planning in case that does come.�
She said FRC East and similar Navy repair facilities in Jacksonville, Fla., and North Island, Calif., operate like a business.
�We come up with a dollar quote, negotiate, contract, and then get the money upfront,� she said. �Everything we have in house today has been funded and we have the money to pay for the work.�
They were advised in January to conserve resources, put a freeze on hiring and �do not contract or purchase anything unless it is mission essential,� Fennell said. �Every purchase has to go to headquarters for approval.�
She said the cuts are not a reflection on FRC East employees or the workload.
�The house is full, there is lots of work and people wanting to do it,� she said.
She did say unanticipated repair service inside or outside the facility has stopped.
�The Navy doesn�t have that money, so that work has stopped until April 1,� she said.
Kevin Roberts, director of the New Bern Chamber of Commerce, said all businesses would feel the impacts of furloughs.
�It�s going to hurt all of us,� he said. �Our elected officials are out on recess and this is going to hit home.�
Bill Naumann, co-chairman of the chamber�s Military Alliance, said base workers would make priorities
�Those employees are going to pay their mortgages and car payments,� he said. �That 20 percent is money that won�t be spent at area restaurants and retail businesses.�
Zimmerman told the group that money was available for construction, including a plan to relocate the base armory in anticipation of the Slocum Road-U.S. 70 flyover interchange as well as an aircraft support facility.
�I just checked with Headquarters Marine Corps and don�t think they are going to be a problem,� he said.
He said there was $52 million in other facility restorations and modernization projects and for energy improvements in the current budget, with $22 million of the contracts to be awarded as soon as possible.
�I think fiscal year 2013 is about the same,� he said.
Both Zimmerman and Fennell reported on the details of a good year at the base and positive plans for the future at Cherry Point, presently clouded by the unresolved budget crisis.


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Everyone has a friend he can't reach until it's too late — one in a relationship built on false promises, at whom you shake your head over countless wasted hours of emotional investment. That's right. There is no crueler mistress than network TV.
Everyone has a friend he can't reach until it's too late — one in a relationship built on false promises, at whom you shake your head over countless wasted hours of emotional investment.
That's right. There is no crueler mistress than network TV. Last week, my friend Brian bemoaned the cancellations of "Cane" and "The Black Donnellys" — into which he'd sunken his teeth and time only to have them respectively terminated by CBS and NBC.
If only Brian had consulted the College of Cancellation — now offering, in its fifth year, a chance at a master's degree in calculating which new shows will take early exits from the fall schedule.
Last year's Writers Guild of America strike-shortened season offered stays of execution for "Reaper," "Pushing Daisies," "Private Practice," "Dirty Sexy Money," "The Big Bang Theory" and "Gossip Girl." I correctly called that half-dozen to stick around, as I did "Cavemen," "Life is Wild," "Women's Murder Club," "Big Shots," "Viva Laughlin" and "Cane" to all conk out.
It's not an exact science, but, thanks to the strike, it's veering close to chaos theory.
"Life," "Chuck" and "Samantha Who?" all are back, against my predictions. Then there are seven crosses to bear, the shows I'd picked to survive: "Aliens in America," "Back to You," "Bionic Woman," "Carpoolers," "Journeyman," "K-Ville" and "Moonlight" (it seems vampire shows are beyond CBS' reach). The strike's work stoppage last season also created a scarcity of new shows for this season. In a lean year, some may last longer.
Still, some predictors persist. And of only 17 new fictional series debuting this season
— a smaller number as a result of the strike — I say fewer than half will last. Cases in point:
* "My Own Worst Enemy" (Sept. 29, NBC) stars Christian Slater as a suburban dad and a ruthless assassin ... in the same body. When the wall in his brain separating those personalities collapses, a Jekyll & Hyde situation ensues.
The character has two personalities. The show has five problems that will scuttle it fast: the Too Quirky For Its Own Good Law; the Movie-Challenged Celebrity Fleeing to TV Formula; the
Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Failure Hypothesis, as there are shades of "Chuck," also on
NBC Mondays; the How Long Can They Keep That Plot Going Limitation; and a crazier-than-usual inability to follow the Seven Words or Less Idea of concisely describing its plot.
* Both the Seven Words or Less Idea and the CW's Weeknight Mercy Rule (what else will they show?) should work in favor of:
"Privileged" (Sept. 9). "A hot tutor teaches spoiled Floridian brats" is the plotline. Plus, it follows "90210" (Tuesday). The Mostly Reliable Remake Rule for that series also should help NBC's "Knight Rider" reboot (Sept. 24).
* The CW's Sunday-Night Death Trap should make it quick and painless for: the Bob Saget sitcom "Surviving Suburbia" (Nov. 2); and the Sept. 21-premiering "Valentine" (Greek gods unite soulmates) and "Easy Money" (about a family of loan sharks). Expect "Gossip Girl" reruns soon.
That leaves five studs ...
* Paranormal procedural "Fringe" (Sept. 9, Fox) comes from the folks behind "Lost" and "Alias," but it is purposely structured for a more accessible week-to-week narrative than either series.
* "Kath & Kim" (Oct. 9, NBC) has a Movie-Challenged Celebrity Fleeing to TV (Selma Blair), but her pairing with Molly Shannon as a trashy mother-daughter duo should last on Thursday nights.
* Look for "Eleventh Hour" (Oct. 9, CBS) to join CBS's successful crime-procedural brethren.
* "The Ex List" (Oct. 3, CBS) may eke a couple of seasons out of its limited but intriguing premise — a woman has a year to marry or she never will, but it must be to one of many ex-boyfriends.
* "Worst Week" (Sept. 22, CBS) — about a hapless groom trying to please his in-laws — will be this year's "Big Bang Theory" on a sturdy Monday night.
... and five duds.
* The colossally unfunny Jay Mohr might be the reason why "Gary Unmarried" (Sept. 24, CBS) didn't make CBS' mammoth Monday roster. Mohr's a suddenly divorced dad coping with single life.
* Jerry O'Connell's hotel sitcom "Do Not Disturb" (Sept. 10, Fox) is the sort of Fox workplace comedy with a guaranteed stamp of instant cancellation ("Back to You," "Life on a Stick").
* One of the CBS dramas has to miss, and the easy bet is "The Mentalist" (Sept. 23, CBS), starring Simon Baker as a fake psychic helping cops. Sounds a lot like the current "Psych" on USA.
* "Life on Mars" (Oct. 9, ABC) adapts a British show about a 2006 cop hit by a car and somehow sent to 1973. Too close for comfort to both the late "Journeyman" (NBC) and "Day Break" (ABC).
* There's only one island-bound drama people want to watch on TV. And it's not "Crusoe" (Oct. 17, NBC), which marries Daniel Defoe's novel to a breakneck "Pirates of the Caribbean" sensibility.
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Commoning in the New Forest
Who are the Commoners ?
Commoners of the New Forest are those who occupy land or property to which attaches one or more rights over the Forest. These rights are common of pasture, pasture for sheep, mast, fuelwood, marl and turbary. The situation is complicated by the fact that abutting the Forest there are a number of manorial commons over which varied rights are claimed by Commoners. In addition those who depasture stock on adjacent commons have the right of 'vicinage' allowing their animals to wander between commons and from the Forest to the commons. The rights are attached to property and not an individual; they have existed since time immemorial, undoubtedly predating the creation of the "New Forest" by King William I in 1079.
What are their rights ?
The most important of these rights today is that of pasture whereby commonable animals are allowed on the Forest. Ponies, cattle, donkeys and mules are commonable animals. Only a few properties have the right to turn out sheep on the Forest: scarcely any exercise it. Mast is the right to turn out pigs in the autumn to feed upon the acorns. This not only provides food for the pigs but helps other animals - eaten in excess acorns are poisonous to the ponies and cattle. Fuelwood is the free supply of a stipulated amount of wood to certain Forest properties. Many of these wood rights have been bought up by the Forestry Commission and their predecessors as the supply causes them some inconvenience.
Common of marl, the right to dig clay for improving agricultural land, is no longer exercised in the Forest: nor is common of turbary. Turbary is the right to cut peat for fuel. In each case the right existed for the Commoner's own use and not for resale.
How do they use their rights ?
Those who wish to exercise the right of common of pasture may do so on application to the Verderer's Clerk who will be able to confirm the existence of the right and allocate a brand for the animals to assist identification. Once they have been branded the animals may be turned out upon payment of a marking fee to the local Agister.
Many that exercise such rights are descendants of families who have been Commoners for generations. Commoning today does not provide a living, it is only economic as part of a system of farming. Many of the larger farmers use the Forest for some of their stock for a part of the year but it is not an economic system that is viable in itself. Most of the smaller Commoners continue with the system because they have always done so and enjoy the life and social aspects that it provides. A number of others have come into commoning for the interest it provides.
Will they continue to do it ?
Commoning, although a way of life to many, has probably never provided the total means of subsistence for any commoner. Many of those who exercise rights over the Forest today do so in addition to a main job, perhaps in local industry or forestry. Today few children of Commoners find it easy to continue the system because of the poor return involved, particularly in the pony market, and the difficulties of finding affordable land and housing in the right area. Many properties with common rights are purchased as retirement or holiday homes with the new owners having no intention of maintaining the old traditions.
Why does it matter ?
The ponies have been called the 'Architects' of the Forest, for it is through their browsing and grazing that the lawns and trees look as they do today. Without their 'work' and that of the cattle and deer the Forest would soon be overgrown with brambles, gorse and other coarse herbage. Without commoning its value for recreation and ecology as one of the major lowland pasture woodlands in Europe would not exist.
Who are they ?
The Agisters are employees of the Verderers of the New Forest. They are often Commoners in their own right for they must have an intimate knowledge of the area and the workings of the Forest. At one time they were called 'marksmen' which indicated a part of their purpose. The name is medieval in origin. Formally as officers of the Crown they were required to collect grazing fees from 'strangers'. Strangers were those who wished to depasture animals but had no right to do so. New Forest Commoners with rights of pasture did not have to pay a fee.
The work is rough and conditions are tough. Working hours can be long and Agisters have to provide round the clock coverage in the event of an emergency. On top of that they have ten bosses (the Verderers) and are required to be good ambassadors for the Forest in general and commoning in particular.
What do they do ?
Their work is to assist in the management of commoner's stock on the Forest. They ride the Forest on a daily basis observing conditions of both land and stock. They are then able to advise and often assist owners in the welfare of the animals.
They collect the 'marking fee' - a payment which helps offset the cost of their employment and the running of the Court of Verderers. They are required to advise the Verderers of unmarked stock and impound animals illegally depastured. The Agisters' busiest time is often the spring when animals 'go back' (lose body condition) quickly. Most Forest ponies are descended from animals that are well suited to local conditions but during a severe winter they may deteriorate rapidly. For this reason the Agisters are particularly alert, providing a continual inspection during the worst months.
How do they do it ?
In the late summer and autumn 'drifts' or roundups are held throughout the Forest. Foals and mares which are to remain on the Forest for the winter are suitably marked. Foals are branded and the tails of mares are cut to distinctive patterns enabling the Agisters to see at a glance that an animal has been paid for and indicating in which area their owner lives. The opportunity may then be taken to treat the ponies for worms and remove any that the owner wishes to sell or keep on his holding to over-winter. Separate drifts are held for cattle in conjunction with their owners.
The Forest is divided into areas with an Agister overseeing each one. The Agister is able to call on the assistance of his fellows and a head Agister. Much of the day to day routine will involve contact with both the animals and their owners so each Agister will develop a deep knowledge of his 'patch.
Animal Accidents
Despite speed limits, on average every other day an animal will be killed or injured on the Forest roads. Sadly one of the most common jobs in recent times is attending road traffic accidents. It is often the Agister's unpleasant but necessary duty to put the animal out of it's suffering. Ponies have less road sense than most 2 year old children and should not be expected to move out of the way of traffic. In the event of an accident the Agisters can be contacted at any time of the day or night through the police emergency service by dialling 999.
What are they ?
Stock turned out in the New Forest mainly comprises ponies, cattle and donkeys, together with a small number of pigs and sheep. In the Forest, the animals turned out to graze are known as "the depastured stock".
Who owns them ?
All the depastured stock in the New Forest is owned by people known as commoners who live in and around the Forest and occupy land to which certain common rights attach. Commoners who depasture ponies, cattle and donkeys occupy land which benefits from the right of common of pasture, whilst those who turn out pigs and sheep need to occupy land to which the right of common of mast and the right of common of pasture, for sheep respectively is attached. Each owner has his own individual brand so that the animals can be identified by the agisters if and when the need arises.
Why are they there ?
Stock has been allowed to graze on the Crown Lane and Adjacent Commons for generations and it is the animals who have helped to create the New Forest as it is today. Their constant grazing and browsing assist in the management of the open heathland and lawn areas. Indeed, they are often referred to as the "architects" of the Forest because without them the Forest would soon become an overgrown jungle. Pigs are allowed into the Forest during part of the autumn known as the pannage season. The pigs eat the fallen acorns which can be poisonous to other stock. Some sows are allowed on the Crown Land at other times of the year but their owners must first obtain written permission from the Forestry Commission. These pigs are known as privilege sows. The exception to this is on certain commons where different rules apply.
How do they live ?
Many of the ponies, cattle and donkeys live in the Forest all year round, grazing the Forest lawns in summer and browsing on gorse, holly and heather in winter. The ponies grow thick coats in winter to protect themselves against the cold.
Stallions which run on the Forest are all approved by the Verderers and a veterinary surgeon to ensure as far as possible that ponies bred on the Forest are of a suitable type; sturdy and able to thrive, whilst at the same time producing good strong foals. Only registered New Forest stallions are allowed.
Foals are mostly born during the spring and summer months. During the late summer and early autumn the agisters hold annual drifts or round ups at which time the ponies are checked over, branded when necessary, the tail hair is cut to indicate marking fees paid, and, if the owners have requested, wormed and fitted with reflective collars. The majority of ponies are turned back out onto the Forest after each drift, although some will be taken by their owners and may be sold at the local pony sales.
Reflective collars are fitted to many hundreds of ponies each year, particularly those which frequently graze the verges of the unfenced roads and are therefore at most risk from passing vehicles. Unfortunately, many Forest animals are killed or injured each year and efforts continue to try to reduce the numbers of animals involved in such accidents. The Verderers are very grateful for the support they receive from Hampshire County Council, the International League for the Protection of Horses (LPH), the Commoners' Defence Association and the Commoners' Animals Protection Society in the supply of the reflective collars, and from the Police in enforcing the 40mph limit.
Welfare is the uppermost consideration in the management of the Forest stock and the Verderers work closely with animal welfare organisations, including the RSPCA, International League for the Protection of Horses, British Horse Society, Donkey Sanctuary, MAFF, National Equine Welfare Council and local veterinary surgeons, visit the Forest twice yearly to monitor the animals' condition.


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As the awareness and expense of environmental issues increase, and raw material costs march ever higher, Designing for Disassembly is receiving a lot of airplay as a "green" and cost-savings approach that responsible companies are adopting to better control their products' end-of-life stage.
In a sense, this step completes what has mainly been an incomplete process. In general, traditional in-house product design has concentrated on getting products into a customer's hands. The important factors were the aesthetic function, cost, manufacturing, packaging, shipping, and display of the product. What happened to the product in its afterlife was left to others: the waste collectors, material recyclers, antique dealers, and garage tinkerers.
However, with the current economic conditions and level of eco-awareness, the value and environmental cost of these "dead" products are now being recognized, assessed, and quantified. So rather than leave their products' ultimate demise to chance, some companies are designing an intentional end-of-life phase.
Strategies to accomplish this take multiple forms, each with its own set of benefits and challenges. But regardless of the specific strategy, each must have a well-defined purpose. What is the end-goal of the disassembly strategy? Is it to repurpose components, reclaim usable parts for refurbishment, or make materials recycling easier?
Repurposing, taking an existing component and using it unchanged in another product, can be the most straightforward approach. A good example of this is GM's goal of finding non-automotive uses for the Chevrolet Volt's lithium batteries when their performance drops below the car's functional requirements. When this happens, the batteries can no longer power an automobile, but they still have usable life: in some estimates, up to 70 percent of the original charge.
One application GM is investigating is bundling the batteries and creating backup power systems for homes. From the reports, the Volt batteries themselves will not have to be modified to serve this new function. They will merely require removal from the Volt and shipment to an assembly operation to be integrated into the new product.
From the standpoint of labor and organization, reclamation for refurbishment is usually more complicated than repurposing. In order to mine usable components from damaged, non-functioning, or simply discarded products, the products need to be disassembled, and the individual components tested, sorted, and stored.
For any given component, recycling centers conduct time studies to establish the return on the time investment needed to accomplish these steps. Markets exist for these components and sub-assemblies, functional or not. Some recycling centers will even create refurbished product themselves, assembling end products from their inventory of working components. In all of these cases, parts that would have once ended up in a landfill now have a new life.
Materials recycling is generally the most familiar form of reuse, and ideally can be the most basic. In the simplest terms, products are separated by material type, which are then reprocessed into usable raw materials. While the purposes behind these end-of-life strategies seem straightforward and simple, it does not take a lot to make their implementation messy, costly, and financially untenable.
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This was prewritten yesterday but I had prewritten so much I forgot to post it. Which in itself should be an argument against George Clooney. Like would I have forgotten about George Clooney 3 years ago?
Anyway, here are George's pros and cons.
Arguments for:
- It's George Clooney. It's Mr Hollywood, Mr Charming, Mr Popular, Mr Prankster, Mr Everything
- Few can sell an obscure movie like George Clooney. Think The American. He has the kind of influence that doesn't come around very often.
- We may know The Italian Queen, but for the readers of People Magazine, The Italian Queen is his steadiest girlfriend in a long time. They think he's in love. That he may actually be tamed. And, for some, this has added a new endearment to his long list of attributes.
- He continues to be socially active, organising the Haiti telethon, and raising awareness for the situation in Sudan. Clooney received the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the Emmys. Everyone picks up the phone when The Chairman calls.
- On its 25th anniversary, People Magazine could not make a safer choice. When you look back in 10 years, it'll still hold up.
Arguments against:
- George has spent very little time in our faces of late. It seems he wants to scale down his profile. As such, he may not want the title.
- People has never had a 3 time Sexiest Man Alive. I'm not sure this is the year to break that record.
- While the MiniVan may actually believe he's in love with The Italian Queen, the fact that The Italian Queen's ass has no ripples could work against him...because he's never pretended to want one of them.
- People want George to be That Guy – the guy in ER, the one who makes people-pleasing movies. But George's products these days seem more and more unrelatable to the SMA demographic. And he hasn't given them a Danny Ocean in a long time. Could work against him.
- George already owns the 20th anniversary SMA title. Does he also need to own the 25th?
Odds: 13 to 1
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E-Trade isn't playing when it comes to a privacy lawsuit filed by Lindsay Lohan over their "milk-aholic" baby, who has the same name as the actress.
According to the NY Post, lawyers for E-Trade have filed a host of pages in Nassau County Supreme Court in New York related to Lohan's 2010 $100 million lawsuit. Her lawsuit claims the company used "likeness of the plaintiff's name, characterization, and personality," and that the ads "are causing injury" to the actress.
The newly filed pages from E-Trade reportedly include information about the actress' headline-making drug troubles, fights and DWI arrests. The Post also reports that the papers quote a host of postings from commentators online, which slam the actress. One online poster allegedly wrote, Lohan is "a pot-stirring, lazy, irresponsible, disrespectful little drama queen."
Rather than try to establish that Lohan's reputation was already damaged before the commercial, E-Trade is using the information in an attempt to prove the actress is actually based in California, and not where she filed the suit, the NY Post reported.
The financial firm is reportedly trying to get the lawsuit moved to New York City, where they are located.
Lohan's lawyer, Stephanie Ovadia, told the paper they would fight the venue change and motion to dismiss papers.
E-Trade's lawyer declined the Post's request for comment.
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"Un. Real. There is no other way to describe…well, that's a lie because I'll come up with more. But my first impression of The Knitter's Book of Yarn? Un. Real. I open the hardcover to reveal a fiber family tree. Smitten. Smitten on the spot. This book is, without a doubt, everything you ever wanted to know not just about fiber but were afraid to ask….This is absolutely a MUST HAVE book, and I don't say that often."
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It's the closest thing to an Apple product that's not made by Apple.
High praise, and when it comes to design and function (not to mention secrecy), it's well deserved. The new, finally shown off Lytro camera is Apple-like in that it's very small, simple to use, and it does some truly mind-blowing stuff.
You may have already seen stories about how the Lytro allows you to change the focus of its photographs after they're taken. This alone was cool - now, Lytro has taken the wraps off the camera itself. If you've covered Apple as long as I have, it's hard not to make a quick (and yeah, probably kind of lazy on my part) comparison between the new camera, and the iPod and iPhones.
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News from around the country and around the globe
In a touch worthy of Apple and Jack Dorsey's Square, Lytro has kep the camera deceptively simple to the consumer. There are three models to choose from, starting at $399, and going up if you buy one with more storage. And, they come in colors. Sound familiar?
This is the camera Apple would make, if it made a camera.
Now, it is expensive, espcially if you consider how easy it is to take a pretty darn good picture with whatever you already have in your pocket or purse. But if you're willing to pay extra, the re-focus feature will have you playing around for hours. It's really something cool to see.
The Lytro goes on sale starting now. You'll be able to actually get your hands on one early in 2012.
See? Still some mystery left. Very Apple-like.
No mystery here. Scott can be found on Twitter: @scottbudman


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Console Application Runner Classes
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The Console Application Runner classes are designed to be used to control the execution of child console application processes. There are two classes: a class named TPJCustomConsoleApp that is provided a base class for user-defined sub-classes, and TPJConsoleApp that is used to provide a general way to run and manipulate console applications. Both classes are provided in a single unit, PJConsoleApp.
The classes enable the console application's standard input, standard output and standard error to be redirected to and from files or pipes. They can also timeslice the running of the console application to enable the calling application to continue processing and to enable redirected piped output to be processed.
Demo Programs
The classes come with numerous demo programs that illustrate how to use the them. Each demo is related to an example documented in the Examples section of the project documentation. There is a VCL version of each demo and a few demos also have FireMonkey 2 versions as well.
Some of the demos use classes from the I/O Utility Classes project, so you will need to download that project to compile all the demos.
Full details of how to build the demo projects are provided in the a read-me file.
The project is documented online.
There is also an FAQ .
There is no help file.
Feedback & Queries
If you find any bugs or want to suggest a new feature please report them using the Issue Tracker.
Click the Create Ticket button to create a ticket then complete the
form giving as much information as possible. Please note:
this issue tracker is shared among all the projects in the DelphiDabbler
Code Library, so please make sure you enter
consoleapp in the
Project edit box. You should also choose
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Enhancement to
request a new feature.
If you have created a bug fix or have implemented a new feature please attach a zip file to your ticket that contains your source code.
Should you have any queries about using the components please read the documentation and FAQ.
If you can't find an answer in the documentation then post a message in the discussion group.


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As leaders around the world increasingly recognize the material impact of nonfinancial issues on business results, they are starting to acknowledge that the fiduciary duty of boards of directors includes a responsibility to manage the risks and opportunities related to sustainability.
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