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The Barossa Trust Mark recognises and celebrates excellence in food, wine and tourism offerings from across the Barossa region. It is a sign of authenticity; the mark of a genuine Barossa product or experience.
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October 5, 2011
So their eyes are growing hazy
cos they want to turn it on
so their minds are soft and lazy, well…
give em what they want
—10,000 Maniacs – Candy Everybody Wants
One of the stocks that I used to kick around in the 1990s was that of a now long dead company called General Magic. Back then, I looked into the company and learned that it was, in essence, divested from Apple in 1990. It was made up of former Apple employees and Apple held 10% of the company.
Apple has been thinking about the post PC era (that we're actually entering now, according to them) since the 1980s. Here's Apple's Knowledge Navigator concept from 1987:
This wasn't going to happen anytime soon, so they spun it off into General Magic.
If you've seen Apple's Siri in action, that's the type of thing that General Magic wanted to do back in the 1990s. With the old Portico system, users called into the service, rather than the service running on the phone, as is the case with Siri. Here's an almost unwatchable promo for General Magic's Portico product (circa 1997):
If you're interested in Siri, definitely read Wired's, Bill and Andy's Excellent Adventure II from 1994. The point is that Apple and Apple alumni have been beating around this bush for a very long time.
Flash forward to what Apple unveiled yesterday:
Now, what's in a name?
Look closely at the name: Siri. What letters stand out?
See it yet?
S i R I.
SRI = Stanford Research Institute.
It turns out that Apple's Siri used to be SRI's Siri, and SRI's Siri is… Are you ready? A spinoff of DARPA's PAL (Perceptive Assistant that Learns) program, which SRI called CALO (Cognitive Agent that Learns and Organizes).
This is SRI's CALO information page:
SRI International is leading the development of new software that could revolutionize how computers support decision-makers.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), under its Perceptive Assistant that Learns (PAL) program, has awarded SRI the first two phases of a five-year contract to develop an enduring personalized cognitive assistant. DARPA expects the PAL program to generate innovative ideas that result in new science, new and fundamental approaches to current problems, and new algorithms and tools, and to yield new technology of significant value to the military.
SRI has dubbed its new project CALO, for Cognitive Agent that Learns and Organizes. The name was inspired by the Latin word "calonis", which means "soldier's servant". The goal of the project is to create cognitive software systems, that is, systems that can reason, learn from experience, be told what to do, explain what they are doing, reflect on their experience, and respond robustly to surprise.
The software, which will learn by interacting with and being advised by its users, will handle a broad range of interrelated decision-making tasks that have in the past been resistant to automation. It will have the capability to engage in and lead routine tasks, and to assist when the unexpected happens. To focus the research on real problems and to ensure the software meets requirements such as privacy, security, and trust, the CALO project researchers will themselves use the technology during its development.
SRI is leading the multidisciplinary CALO project team, and, beyond participating in the research program, is also responsible for overall project direction and management and the development of prototypes.
Here's more from Venture Beat, Shadowy Government Project Spins Off Siri to Help Direct Your Affairs:
Conspiracy theorists will love this one: A computerized assistant that can help you manage your day to day life, built atop an artificial intelligence platform developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the United States' internal military research group. Siri, the startup building the assistant, is today announcing $8.5 million in venture funding.
As befits its spookish origins, Siri isn't saying a great deal yet about what it will do. Co-founder Dag Kittlaus, who licensed technology from DARPA's CALO (Cognitive Agent that Learns and Organizes) project, calls it "a smarter, more personal interaction paradigm for the Internet." Unfortunately, that's about as specific as calling Google "a thing that finds stuff." Those who want a sneak peek at Siri will instead have to look to CALO.
So here's what we know about CALO: It's a concerted effort to take the first real step toward artificial intelligence, with five years of work and $200 million in funding to date. Rather than being immediately useful, it learns about the user over time, much like a real personal assistant would. As it learns, it becomes capable of making logical associations and initiating its own actions.
Siri, Apple's Implementation of DARPA Sponsored Artificial Intelligence Technology
People are going to pay a lot of money to have their asses tracked to within a couple of meters by a device running a civilian version of DARPA's soldier's servant software.
The most disturbing aspect of this is not what the iPhone 4s is going to be phoning home to Apple (which is unknown), or the invasion of The Complex into most aspects of our lives, but the fact that, in general, people would think that you were nuts for having these reservations at all. I mean, what could possibly be wrong with re-purposed DoD AI software running on a mass market consumer device that persistently reveals the user's location to the state?
Ah well, give em what they want.
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Dakota Media Access necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 64 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
We are looking for a professional logo to represent our new brand as a non-profile community production facility. Formerly "Community Access Television", we are expanding our horizons to incorporate the evolving world of media on many levels.
Dakota Media Access
Dakota Media Access (DMA) is a North Dakota non-profit, 501(C)(3) corporation with a volunteer board of directors drawn from the community. Originally incorporated in 1987 as Community Access Television, the organization was renamed Dakota Media Access in 2008 to better reflect the changing media landscape and the services we provide to the community. DMA serves the cities of Bismarck and Mandan by managing the production facilities, equipment, programming and distribution systems for the area's public, educational and governmental media needs.
To foster free speech and public dialog by making access to the electronic media available to all citizens through media training, access to media tools and transmission paths on a non-discriminatory basis.
To enable, support, and promote the production & distribution of electronic media programs by and for education, government, charitable, or other non-profit organizations, residents of, or members of a group which operates within the communities of Bismarck and Mandan.
To strengthen our community by building partnerships and networks to leverage emerging technology for non-profits, government, education and other organizations that would not otherwise have this capability.
To strengthen our community by using media to:
-facilitate the sharing of information and democratic involvement
-enhance community dialogue and freedom of speech
-encourage community involvement and civic pride
-create an awareness of local interests, views and cultures
-promote artistry and creative expression
- A logo that will work in color or black & white environments including print and online
- Design elements and fonts need to be strong, clean and very professional.
- Logo must be delivered as a vector EPS image that can be scaled for print in any size.
- We would like to see the logo displayed in both a color AND black & white scenario in your design submission.
- The logo has to incorporate the themes of "rural community" and "high tech" as much as possible. We market to small communities and deal with high tech medium. If you have questions here, ask.
- Cartoony or cheesy design elements
- cheesy or cute
- Too "busy"
- Too "generic" (must represent our mission)
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As server technology and power has increased dramatically over the past few years while prices have been pegged back the possibility of deploying ever more powerful virtual load balancers have become ever more feasible and attractive compared with hardware appliances.
Good news from Kemp Technologies a universal approach
When Kemp Technologies released the Virtual Load Master it was designed to have exactly the same attributes as the Load Master Appliance family including:
- Functionality
- Management tools and configuration options
- Configuration portability so a configuration could be created for a Virtual Load Master and ported to a Load Master appliance and vice versa
Freedom of choice
One of the great strengths of the Kemp Technologies Virtual Load Masters is that you have full choice of virtual OS to choose from:
- VMware
- Hyper-V Virtual Load Master certified by Microsoft
- Cisco UCS
The importance of the Cisco UCS virtual load balancer
Kemp Technologies is a certified Cisco Registered Developer partner and the only one in this community who offers network server load balancing, Cisco having EOLed the ACE load balancers last year. Just as important is that the LM for UCS is a bare metal version on the Virtual Load Master 1000; bare metal virtual applications have to be rigorously tested by the server manufacturer before certification can be contemplated. This recognition and achievement marked a proud moment for Kemp Technologies.


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AMNH Announces Whales: Giants of the Deep main content.
The American Museum of Natural History announces Whales: Giants of the Deep, a new exhibition that transports visitors to the vibrant underwater world of the mightiest animals on Earth. Whales explores the latest research about these marine mammals as well as the central role they have played for thousands of years in human cultures. From the traditions of New Zealand's Maori whale riders and the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples of the Pacific Northwest to the international whaling industry and the rise of laws protecting whales from commercial hunting, the exhibition traces the close connections humans and whales have shared for centuries.


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Help Alliance
"Every step counts"
Help Alliance
Sustainable help: Vivian Spohr, 41, patron of the help alliance, talks about the aims and vision of the aid organization, which was founded in 1999 by Lufthansa employees
What is the objective of the help alliance?
The help alliance primarily focuses on providing aid in developing countries, helping people who have no access to education and hence little chance of decent vocational training. By doing this, the organization is helping to fight poverty. The help alliance also supports integration projects in Germany for citizens with an immigrant background. You could say that the objective of the help alliance is to empower people to help themselves.
How do you select the projects and programs you support?
First, we ensure that they are sustainable and make sense. Most projects pass this test. However, the big difference between the help alliance and many other aid organizations is that the staff who submit project applications are also prepared to manage and monitor the program. This active commitment from volunteers makes the help alliance unique and it demonstrates the organization's integrity.
As the organization's patron, what is your special focus?
I believe that the profile of the help alliance could be boosted outside the Lufthansa Group, and with it the amount of donations it receives. I hope that I can make a contribution here.
You regularly visit the projects. Is there any one aspect or experience that left a lasting impression?
When we visit our programs, we are told by the people benefiting from them, particularly children and young people, how much it means to them and how grateful they are, which is always very touching. You realize just how important local aid is. This is inspiring and motivating. Aid very often affects change in tiny steps.
Does this frustrate you?
No, not at all. Even the smallest step takes us closer to the long-term goal.
For more information on help alliance and its projects such as the iThemba preschool in a township near Cape Town, read our reportage on the School of hope.


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"Fujitsu's cloud-based Retail-as-a-Service will allow us to be more responsive in the fast-changing retail environment"
Mike Goodwin, CIO, Hallmark Cards
Hallmark was founded more than a century ago by a teenage entrepreneur with a couple of shoeboxes of postcards under his arm and the American dream in his heart. Today, Hallmark is a $4 billion business with greeting cards and other products sold in 39,000 retail stores across the US and in 100 countries worldwide. This makes it the global market leader in greeting cards.
Hallmark Cards wanted to deliver greater flexibility, efficiency and cost-savings across the business through the adoption of Retail-as-a-Service.
The company turned to Fujitsu for a Retail-as-a-Service cloud solution hosted on a private cloud environment, running Retail.net software from SaaS specialist Tomax, with Fujitsu TeamPoS systems throughout the retail chain.
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Magnanimous UI Kit for iOS!
I made magnanimous UI kit for iOS devices named Revival UI. All the elements were made in Photoshop with the photoshop vector shapes. It means you can easily resized every elements without impacting its quality. Including 10 pattern swatches for controls.
Don't walk let's run to making your magnanimous application.
Features- Use for iPhone/iPad Apps Design, app website and costume theme
- Use for iPhone (+iPhone 4s) and iPad (+iPad 3) and supports Retina Resolutions
- Perfect organized PSDs.
- Each and every layer have appropriate name.
- 100% editable photoshop vector shapes.
- Attached transparent control kit and 10 theme pattern also.
- Include 20+ controls.
- Uses free available fonts.
List of Elements- Navigation Bar
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Included Files- 01_navigation.psd
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I like to read guild management blogs (because as my guildies put it, I'm a weirdo) and I see a lot of "these are things you have to confront guildies about" guides. However, I don't recall ever seeing advice that went beyond: "you need to address these issues for the good of the guild, it'll be hard but you need to do it".
As I've already pointed out, I'm a weirdo. I enjoy talking to people about delicate topics such as performance improvement or mild disciplinary issues (you know, the type that don't warrant a /gkick, but need to be addressed with more than a "stop that"). Maybe its because I don't view it as "being a jerk" or maybe its because these kinds of conversations create somewhat of a bond between myself and the person I'm speaking with. Regardless, I see too many people around me struggle with bringing up and discussing delicate subjects. So here's one easy way to do it:


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If the Chinese have invaded San Hainando, then it's time for me to get my Red Army on for the start of World War... well, I guess in Wesworld it'd be World War II, wouldn't it? :P
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Stroll through 3 acres of outdoor gardens featuring stunning landscapes and midwest hardy roses and perennials. View the Hamann Rose Garden next door, the slopes covered with daylillies at the Teacher's Fountain, or the beautiful Sunken Gardens across the street - all in this one area!
- Garden hours are 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
- Admission is free, donations are accepted.
- Restrooms are available at Sunken Gardens from April to October.
- Parking is available east of the Hamann Rose Garden.
- For everyone's enjoyment of the garden, please:
- Do not pick the flowers or stand in the displays
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VATICAN CITY — Basilian Father Thomas Rosica, who has been helping the Vatican press hall during the interregnum, gave journalists his impressions of last night's election of Pope Francis. We thought we would share his reflections with you here:
Sunday night we were working late and when I came out of the office, we walked over to Piazza Navona and we met Cardinal Bergoglio half the way and walked with him back to the Casa del Clero [the residence where the cardinal was staying]. We had a lovely conversation on the way. And just at the end, he took my hands and he said, "Pray for me." And I said, "Are you nervous?" and he said, "A little bit!"
He's a wonderful man I've known him since 2001 when I prepared World Youth Day. The simplicity is so striking and yet it is not a simplicity that's without a solid foundation… I was stunned at what happened last night, absolutely stunned….
I didn't expect the pontificate to begin with "buona sera" [good evening]. He chose not to follow the beautiful ritual in Latin. But it's clear that he is the pastor who is coming to meet his people in the diocese of Rome.
And I close my eyes, and we shouldn't make comparisons right away, but I couldn't help but feel the presence of John XXIII, the smile of John Paul I, that courage and firmness of John Paul II and the solid-rootedness in Jesus Christ of Benedict XVI.
So what I found last night, and I thought about a long time when I finally got home at three o'clock this morning, is that the story continues: we have a pope and we have a shepherd and he's going to build it on a solid foundation.


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Thursday, August 18, 2011
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Dick Eastman had an incredible blog post called "Controversy: How to Read Unreadable Tombstones". It's an amazing video and it certainly produces results, but I would agree with Dick that I wouldn't want to personally use it or encourage it's use until I heard from qualified experts as to the long term effects of using flour on tombstones. Some may argue that the stones are already deteriorating beyond functionality. I would caution that before you do anything to a gravestone that you first receive permission by the cemetery.
Until next time have fun tending those roots! (Oh, and don't get behind on your reader posts...so not a good sign!)
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by Sebastian Wöber | 15th April 2011
By: Sebastian Wöber
In this 10 minute video David Shapton, President of Atomos EMEA, gives us an in depth look at the new Atomos Ninja hdmi to ProRes (HQ) recorder that will retail at $995. If you want one you should order now as this product will most likely sell like hot bread!
As I told you in my post yesterday a new camera solution for the low budget filmmaker is imminent and will replace the current line of hdslrs in professional productions. We're talking about a setup that will cost around $5000-$8000 and provide an alternative to cameras like the RED and give you much better results and workflow than a 1Dmk4 or 5D2 can.
Yesterday we saw the Blackmagic Hyperdeck Shuttle, a portable device for just $345 that will record video uncompressed via hdmi or sdi onto a solid state drive. This is gamechanging! I will go more into detail in part 3 of this series of posts.
Now I would like to present to you the Atomos Ninja which basically does the same as the Blackmagic Hyperdeck Shuttle but will save the recorded feed as ProRes 422 instead of uncompressed. This is good because it will save harddisk space, recompression time and the amount of harddisks you'll have to use/buy. That means you'll also save manpower and money over the Blackmagic.
The harddisks you'll be able to use with the Ninja are standard 2.5 inch notebook drives you can already buy for around 60 bucks. Let me break it down for you:
15 minutes uncompressed (1.6 GB/s) = 180GB = 180GB ssd drive = $480
6 hours ProRes 422 (HQ) (220 MB/s) = 2.5″ 640GB drive = $50
Thanks to Ralph Merzbach for holding the mic ;)
by Sebastian Wöber | 14th April 2011
By: Sebastian Wöber
We didn't think this would ever happen, but if you're here at NAB 2011 and run around with open eyes and ears you'll realize there's a new low budget filmmaking tool right around the corner that will definitely kill the dominance of hdslr in the higher segment (speaking RED alternative) by summer this year.
Here's the first one of several pieces to the puzzle. The Blackmagic HyperDeck Shuttle. Make sure you check back here as I'll continue this story further on.
Let me just get some more interviews with Canon and Phantom here on the last day at NAB.
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A worker hangs posters displaying newspaper headlines, in the capital Maseru
By Marafaela Mohloboli and John Mkhize
MASERU (Reuters) - Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane accused Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing of helping to plan a coup by the army that forced the prime minister to flee the country.
Metsing took charge of the government once Thabane had fled the country for neighbouring South Africa. Thabane left on Saturday, after the army surrounded his residence and police stations in Lesotho's capital, Maseru.
Gunshots were heard in Maseru on Saturday, where one policeman was shot dead and four others wounded, said senior police superintendent Mofokeng Kolo. But the army denied trying to force out Thabane, saying it had moved against police suspected of planning to arm a political faction in the small southern African kingdom.
Diplomats in Maseru told Reuters the army was largely seen as loyal to the deputy prime minister and the police force mostly supported the prime minister.
Regional power South Africa condemned the army's actions and invited the deputy prime minister to talks there on Sunday, Lesotho's Minister of Communications, Science and Technology, Selibe Mochoboroane, told Reuters. He did not specify who the talks would be with.
"Constitutionally, in the absence of the prime minister, the deputy prime minister takes the reins," said Mochoboroane, who is also spokesman for Metsing's party.
"For now there hasn't been any arrangement, but it goes without saying the deputy prime minister will still oversee other issues that need to be taken care of until the prime minister returns," he added. On Saturday, Mochoboroane echoed the army's assurance that no coup had taken place.
The prime minister, who expected to be back in Maseru in two days time, said he believed his deputy was behind the plans for a coup. The two would not be holding talks in South Africa, he said.
"I have no much reason to absolve him from blame," Thabane told Reuters. "Looking from a distance, he is very active in this show."
Relations have been stormy between Thabane's All Basotho Convention party and Metsing's Lesotho Congress for Democsracy (LCD) group, which formed a coalition with another party after elections in 2012.
Thabane dissolved parliament in June to avoid a no-confidence vote against him amid feuding among the ruling parties. Metsing later said he would form a new coalition that would oust Thabane.
The African Union said on Sunday it would not tolerate any illegal seizure of power.
Thabane told Reuters on Saturday he had fired an army commander, Lieutenant-General Kennedy Tlali Kamoli, and appointed Brigadier Maaparankoe Mahao to replace him. But on Sunday Kamoli said he was still in charge of the military.
"I haven't gotten any formal letter from anybody and that is to say that I am still the commander of the Lesotho Defence Force," Kamoli told Reuters.
Lesotho, a mountainous state of two million people encircled by South Africa, has undergone a number of military coups since independence from Britain in 1966. At least 58 locals and eight South African soldiers died during a political stand-off and subsequent fighting in 1998.
Besides textile exports and a slice of regional customs receipts, Lesotho's other big earner is hydropower. The power is exported to South Africa from the massive mountain ranges that have made it a favourite of trivia fans as "the world's highest country" - its lowest point is 1,380 metres (4,528 feet) above sea level.
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(Additional reporting by Aaron Maasho in Addis Ababa; Writing by Helen Nyambura; Editing by Andrew Heavens, Larry King)


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Interleukin-33 prolongs allograft survival during chronic cardiac rejection
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Introduction: IL-33 stimulates the generation of cells and cytokines characteristic of a T-helper-2 immune response, whereas T-helper-1/17 immune responses are capable of mediating cardiac allograft rejection. In this study, we demonstrate the effect of IL-33 on allograft function during chronic cardiac rejection in mice.
Materials and methods: B6.C-H2bm12/KhEg hearts were transplanted into MHC-II-mismatched C57BL/6J mice. Graft function was assessed by palpation. Starting at day 5 IL-33 was administered i.p. daily. Cardiac allografts were harvested, graft infiltrating cells were isolated and cytokine production was determined by ELISA. Cells isolated from allografts and spleens were analysed by flow cytometry. Further immunohistochemistry was performed.
Results: Control animals showed allograft rejection within 22 days after transplantation in contrast to IL-33 treated animals with an allograft survival of 48 days. This clinically obvious effect of reduced allograft rejection could also be verified by H&E staining. The prolonged allograft survival following IL-33 treatment was due to a significant decrease in the production of pro-inflammatory IL-17A and significantly increased levels of the Th2-cytokines IL-5, IL-10 and IL-13. In addition, IL-33 treatment resulted in changes in the lymphoid and myeloid compartment in both the cardiac allografts and the periphery. FACS analyses demonstrated a relative reduction of CD4+ T-cells in the allograft by 30%, whereas the relative level of CD8+ T-cells remained unchanged. Amongst CD4+ T-cells a significant increase of CD4+ Foxp3+ Treg could be detected. A significant decrease in CD11bhighGr1high granulocytes coinciding with a significant increase in CD11bhighGr1intermediate myeloid cells could be observed in cardiac allografts, as well as in the periphery.
Conclusion: IL-33 treatment prolongs cardiac allograft survival in mice. IL-33 induces changes in cytokine production of graft infiltrating cells and alters the homeostasis of the lymphoid and myeloid compartment. Thus, IL-33 and its downstream effects need further evaluation as a possible therapeutic option for chronic allograft rejection.


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Infants who are given general anesthesia more than once are twice as likely to have learning disabilities later on than children never exposed to the drugs, a new study suggests.
The results add to mounting evidence -- from experiments in animals and observational studies in humans -- that anesthesia might injure young developing brains.
"There's a persistent association between multiple anesthetic exposures during the first two years of life and subsequent problems with learning," lead author Dr. Randall Flick, a professor at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, told Reuters Health.
Whether the anesthesia is actually causing those disabilities is not clear, and experts caution that these results should not influence doctors' and parents' decisions to treat children who need painful procedures.
"This should not get in the way of having children receive adequate surgical care," said Dr. Bob Rappaport, head of the US Food and Drug Administration's Division of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Addiction Products.
General anesthesia is used to make people unconscious, and therefore unable to experience pain sensations, during invasive or painful procedures.
In young animals, exposure to anesthetic drugs causes the normal process of pruning extra brain cells to become more pronounced and widespread, and the animals end up with learning and behavior problems later in life.
Flick and his colleagues compared the learning skills of 350 children who had received one or more doses of anesthesia before the age of two to 700 children who had never been put under.
The researchers only included children who were healthy and did not have long-lasting illnesses, which meant the reasons for the anesthesia were due to short-term, minor procedures such as putting in ear tubes or repairing a hernia.
Eighty-one of the kids who had had anesthesia developed a learning disability before the age of 19, while 138 children in the other group had learning disabilities.
Those figures translated to rates of disability that were about the same among children who had undergone one procedure with anesthesia and those who had never been exposed -- roughly 23 and 21 out of every 100 kids in each group, respectively.
But for children who had had two or more procedures with general anesthesia, the rate was higher: 36 out of every 100 kids had a learning disability.
Rappaport told Reuters Health the FDA is working to accelerate research on anesthesia in children. Flick is a member of an FDA advisory panel on the subject.
The current study, which was funded in part by the FDA, does not conclusively show that the drugs are to blame for the children's learning problems.
And, researchers note, the study's observational nature makes it impossible to tease apart the influence of the surgery itself from that of the medication.
For now, the panel recommends no change in the way anesthesia is used in children.
"We don't want parents to become excessively concerned about this and delay unneeded surgery," Flick told Reuters Health, "because the risk of delaying surgery would be greater than the risk of anesthesia exposure."


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Hey all,
To keep the feedback focused, on track, and give us some time to process it all we're going to be shutting down the BETA forums between events.
You should still be able to view the existing posts but will no longer be able to make your own.
Thanks for your time and feedback - Storm Legion is looking better than ever and we can't wait for the next event!


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William Shishko
The preaching of the Word of God is nothing less than Christ's message given to a particular congregation at a particular time and in particular circumstances. Through preaching done by a man who has been commissioned by the Lord of the church, Jesus Christ draws his sheep to his fold and feeds them heavenly food (cf. John 6:31–33, 50, 51).
Because preaching is so important, it is critical that those who go to church "take heed what they hear." What should you listen for in a sermon?
First, listen for the Bible in a sermon. Sermons may be part of a series on a book or a large portion of the Bible (consecutive expository preaching), or they may deal with themes addressed in Scripture (topical preaching), or they may simply treat short portions of Scripture (textual preaching). But whatever type of sermon is used, preaching must proclaim what the Bible says. The Bible alone is the Word of God. Preaching that delivers the opinions of men is not what you should be hearing from the pulpit.
Second, listen for the purpose of a sermon. What concern is driving the minister as he preaches? (You will usually be able to find this out in the introduction of the sermon). What does he want you to learn? What does he want you to believe? What does he want you to do? How does he expect you to change as a result of his preaching? Are all of those things consistent with the purpose of the biblical text or passages that he is preaching? You cannot heed what you hear if you do not know what you are intended to hear!
Third, listen for the gospel in the sermon. All preaching must proclaim some aspect of the person and work of Jesus Christ. Even the duties that a preacher declares from the Bible must be grounded in the authority and power of Jesus Christ. Without him, we can do nothing (John 15:5). You are not supposed to hear about morality and virtues in the abstract. The Lord Jesus Christ, his kingdom, and his amazing grace are what Christian preaching is all about.
The author is pastor of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Franklin Square, New York. He quotes the NKJV. Reprinted from New Horizons, April 2008. First article in series. Index.
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Field Membership Sales Representative Job
Date: May 26, 2020
Location: Saratoga Springs, NY, US, 12866
Company: BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.
BJ's Wholesale Club was the first retailer to introduce the warehouse club concept in the northeastern United States. Today, we're a multibillion dollar operation with more than 200 clubs in 16 states from Maine to Florida.
While our Members know us for helping them save up to 25% off grocery prices every day, our Team Members love us for providing a supportive and engaging workplace that's committed to developing great talent.
If you're a motivated and enthusiastic person who enjoys working collaboratively and is committed to providing great service for our Members, we want to hear from you. BJ's offers a fast-paced, team environment with great training opportunities and competitive salary and benefits packages to help you succeed.
BJ's Wholesale Club is seeking Outside Field Membership Sales Representatives ready to grow their career within an innovative industry leader. To continue our tremendous success and unparalleled growth, we are searching for qualified and ambitious individuals ready to increase our membership base within our clubs. A full-time sales manager/coach is assigned to each Sales Rep to train, mentor and empower them to reach their uncapped earnings potential. Along with our generous benefits package, career advancement opportunities, and work/life balance, we offer 8 weeks of training pay ($400/week + $200 forgivable commission or regular commission – whichever is greater). If the training goal is reached at the end of 8 weeks, base salary increases to $500/week plus uncapped commissions. There's potential to make over $1k/week based upon enrolling new members!
- Actively make 40-50 cold calls/day to generate leads (prospects found through research, networking, computer programs, events etc.) and cultivate new business
- Sell memberships to local businesses, and people, promoting the BJ's brand and increasing the Club membership base within a specific area.
- Develop and execute sales strategy in the local territory to meet/exceed sales goals
- Submit all written reports required by management in a timely manner
- Assist clubs with membership issues
- Reconcile daily paperwork and travel logs
- Proven track record of success and a preferred minimum of 1-3 years of outside sales experience
- Must have a professional demeanor and capacity to learn and be trained on selling techniques
- Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely in written and verbal formats including sales presentations.
- Proven proficiency in the use of a personal computer accompanied by email
- Goal oriented and results focused with the desire to succeed
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Ability to develop leads as well as work with established leads
- Good driving record and reliable transportation
Work Schedule
- Full-Time, 40 hours/week, Monday – Friday
- Occasional nights/weekends for special events.
BJ's Wholesale Club is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all qualified team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, national origin, physical and/or mental disability, genetic information, atypical cellular or blood trait, marital and/or familial status, pregnancy, gender identity and expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
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I like it. Especially the way most of the weapons can be "hidden" like Grievous' fighter or even the other Jedi Starfighters. It will look close to the film versions and still have some play value.Now we'll just need pilots for it.
Well, if it was actually a Cloud Car, and not a Cloud Aggressor, I'd absolutely buy one. I don't remember missiles coming out of every section of the vehicle. This looks like a Transformer!
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Yuletide season has just about reached its peak. It's already got us thinking about taking everything down in a few days, which is always a bummer. No matter which holidays you celebrate, you can leave up welcoming winter decorations at your door until they wither and die. Or until the daffodils and tulips start to bloom, whichever comes first (then it's time for pastels and brighter colors). Here are a few doors giving us the biggest winter curb appeal.via acountryfarmhouse.blogspot.com
The great thing about these window boxes is you can switch out the bows to change up the mood. The rest is just simple greens nestled in the box.
A red berry wreath can be displayed from September to March and look perfectly suited to the season. Image via decorismo.com
Whether you're covered in snow or live in a warmer climate, a citrus theme is a lovely winter decor alternative to the usual evergreens and berries. Wreath by Brandon Pruett, image via livinggreen.com.
Lemon wreath image via foodista.com
How do ya like them apples? We like them a lot. An apple and greens wreath is a great way to transition from holiday to the long months of winter ahead. Learn how to make this lovely wreath over at Brooklyn Limestone.
How's your winter curb appeal working out? Please let us know how you're making your home more inviting in the comments section; we'd love your tips and advice.
Are you on Pinterest? Be sure to check out all of our favorite holiday pins. And all of our favorite door pins.


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Riesling Report: Schlossgut Diel Riesling Kabinett 2009
We're celebrating the Summer of Riesling by trying a different bottle every weekday. Got a favorite riesling? Recommend it in the comments!
This bright, fresh wine has a sweetness that isn't decadent or syrupy, just veils of spun honey layered over veils of minerals and veils of minty herbs. There's a buzzy acidity (we were reminded of Sour Patch Kids) and each sip lays soft petals of lemon-lime on your tongue, then a whirlpool of mineral water swirling over pears and rosemary, apricots and fennel.
This wine worked wonders with the lightly pungent Germain Langres cheese (a creamy washed rind cow's milk cheese from the Champagne region of France.) The chalkiness in the cheese brought out the minerals in the wine quite nicely.
Around $19, sample provided for review.


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Abelia umbellata growing shrub of the genus Abelia also known as Abelia plant, Abelia umbellata perennial evergreen or cold deciduous plant also used as ornamental fragrant hedge plant, can grow in temperate, mediterranean or subtropical climate and grow in hardiness zone 6-10.
Leaves color can be: green or variegate green with white, in shape of elliptic to ovate with pointed top.
Abelia umbellata flower
Flower color white, flower in trumpet shape, flowers grow in umbel shape.
Abelia umbellata for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
How to grow Abelia umbellata growing and care:
Well drained soil, moist, mulch (only in the beginning)
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
Yes, in order to get specific cultivar
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Planting season:
Winter / Spring, in hot climate also in the autumn
Pests and diseases:
Aphids, spider mites
Pruning season:
How to prune:
Just for design
Size of the plant?
0.5-3 m, 20-120 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Small amount of water / Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Blooming information
Bloom season?
Spring / Summer / Autumn
General information about the flower:
Trumpet shape flower, the flowers grow in cluster in umbel shape, color white
Scientific name:
Abelia umbellata


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"What on Earth? is an 81-minute feature documentary chronicling my interactions, in England, with members of the lively community of visionary artists, scientists, philosophers, geometers, educators and farmers who have been profoundly touched by the crop circle phenomenon. It deals with how our scientific materialistic worldview hampers serious investigation of a great mystery of our time, and how knowing the circles come from another intelligence would help us think as a planet to solve the problems that challenge us now." — Suzanne Taylor
I made What on Earth? to draw attention to what could change the world. If crop circles were recognized as coming from another intelligence, we would be one humanity in relation to 'the other,' which, as we say in the film,could be what saves this civilization.
In addition to providing information about the movie and the circles, this website is a meeting place for socially conscious people.
My longstanding blog, Making Sense of These Times, in addition to tracking circle developments, tries to stimulate thought about setting the world on a better course. I invite your contributions, including any Outside the Box ideas you have for what we might do.Suzanne Taylor
What on Earth?
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This event was a University of West London (UWL) event focusing on information literacy and its relationship to graduate attributes. Graduate attributes are qualities that a university aims for graduates to obtain (many universities have explicit lists of these expected qualities) and tend to be linked explicitly to the employability of students. With employability high on the agenda at universities I think most university libraries are keen to make sure that the value of information literate graduates is reflected in such discussions, so we were all eager to find out more.
Transport issues meant that I missed the introductory talks from the University of West London, but arrived in time for Ruth Stubbings' talk. She got us all thinking about both the small and big picture of information literacy: what it meant to us personally, and then how it should be seen more globally. In the context of this event her broad perspective seemed very relevant, particularly her discussion of who 'owns' information literacy: practically I felt this was currently librarians, but the consensus was that this should be much wider, with discussion focusing on how information literacy could be 'quality assured' at governmental level.
Next up was Marc Forster, discussing information literacy as a graduate attribute in the context of nursing. Nursing is a profession with a heavy focus on evidence-based practice, with nurses needing to find up-to-date information on health. He had worked on a standalone module in UWL's virtual learning environment, which is supported by nursing tutors (as first point of help) with Marc advising those tutors. Marc will be evaluating the course as part of his PhD on the experience of information literacy by nurses, the results of which I'm sure will be interesting reading.
Jason Eyre then discussed a project he'd been doing with information literacy in social work (another discipline with a focus on evidence-based practice). Jason had worked with key stakeholders in De Montfort University's social work course to establish a mediated discussion board, intending to facilitate conversation between students (on placements and thus crossing student and practitioner boundaries), practitioners, the department, and the library. Although the discussion board received limited use, it's development and evaluation allowed him to gather a whole range of data students' experience of information behaviours. A particularly interesting finding was that while the academic environment encouraged written, formal and critical information seeking, the practitioner environment used verbal, informal information seeking, with a strong respect for authority. Jason concluded that 'authentic' tasks were needed, and that students needed to be supported in developing criticality as a verbal skill, to allow transition of evidence-based practice from the academic to practitioner environment.
The last talk was from Jo Lozinska from the University of West London's Careers section spoke about trying to help students articulate and communicate the skills that they gained at university. She went through some application forms for graduate jobs, picking out areas where they had to demonstrate information skills, particularly problem solving and decision making skills. It was very interesting to see information literacy discussed in this context and to see someone from the 'other side' making these connections.
Finally, we split into groups to discuss whether we needed to reassess our information literacy teaching to make them relevant when students became graduates (short answer: yes!) and some of the issues around this. Key needs identified included making sure that the library, student development and careers gave out a consistent message.
This was a timely session with some highly thought-provoking presentations. I think my strongest resolution is to make more of an effort to think about the employment context that students will be (or, for professional courses, are) experiencing: how the information literacy support I provide will translate into that context, and how I can improve the likelihood of that translation.


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In a cramped office in downtown Madrid, five young architects who found themselves jobless in Spain's wrenching economic crisis sit almost elbow to elbow - glued to computer screens as they create 3-D videos of construction proposals for far-flung sites in Britain, Panama, Malaysia and Zambia.
The founders of the Factoria 5 digital design company last month took home (EURO)2,000 ($2,700) each for the projects they are delivering. That's good money for professionals in a field so blighted by Spain's building bust that many of Factoria 5's fellow architecture grads are either unemployed, have given up on architecture or moved abroad. One, who considers himself lucky, became a train conductor.
Juan Francisco Lopez, one of the founders of the firm, took another path in the crisis, one that goes deeply against the grain of Spain's traditional career path: With no work coming to them, Lopez and his partners decided to go after the work, taking control of their destiny with a risky startup.
"Architecture will never come back to Spain as a business again like it was," said Lopez. "But our business has been growing little by little as Spain's economy has been falling."
By spawning astonishing 50 percent youth unemployment, Spain's crushing crisis appears to be starting to force ingenuity, innovation and creativity among young professionals who are taking risks and bucking the pattern of seeking security under the umbrella of an established business. That means embracing a more American-style entrepreneurial spirit - breathing a new spirit into the workforce of a country where "making it" typically meant a good, stable job with a blue chip company or in the family business.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the latest installment in Class of 2012, an exploration of Europe's financial crisis through the eyes of young people emerging from the cocoon of student life into the worst downturn the continent has seen since the end of World War II. Follow the class on its Google plus page: https://apne.ws/ClassOf2012
Two members of Factoria 5 are friends of Class of 2012 participant Rafael Gonzalez del Castillo, who admires them for taking a big risk by sticking with Spain in tough times, instead of leaving to hawk their skills in booming economies elsewhere, amid a corrosive brain drain that threatens Spain's longterm future.
"We are young," said Gonzalez del Castillo, who expects to become a full-fledged architect soon with approval for his graduation project. "We are the best at creating new things because we are open-minded and that is what the world needs now: creation, change."
Spain has long been viewed as a laggard in startup entrepreneurship compared to other European countries. Startup proponents say there are encouraging signs that may be changing, though they acknowledge there are no hard numbers yet to provide strong evidence of a trend. In one positive sign, there was a big jump last year in Spanish startups seeking early stage capital funding, according to New York-based investment platform Gust LLC, which matches investors with entrepreneurs. And the number of self-employed Spaniards also rose, after successive years of declines.
"It's the mentality of the people," said Alex Barrera, a co-founder and former chief executive of the Tetuan Valley startup school in Madrid that gives 6-week crash courses to would-be young entrepreneurs. "I go to universities and this is an option students are now considering, whereas before they weren't even thinking about it. They were just thinking of working for a big company or for government. Now people realize you can build a company around a mobile app."
No one disputes that the Spanish economy is in the midst of a Darwinian phase of survival of the fittest - and those willing and able to carve out something new in the crisis may be the ones best placed to come out on top once good times return.
"There are a lot of young people and even those up to 40 or so years old who are doing new business experiments," said Jose Ramon Pin, a business management professor at the IESE Business School in Madrid. "And there's a natural selection of companies under way. Those that survive the crisis or start during it have the advantage: The market will be theirs when the economy bounces back."
When the architects of Factoria 5 started their company as Spain's economy lurched into a deep double-dip recession, some of their parents told them they were crazy. The would-be entrepreneurs, however, had all just finished their architecture degrees plus digital media masters degrees and sensed they could fill a niche by becoming high-tech content suppliers to Spanish architects who no longer had work at home but were increasingly designing projects for foreign clients. The only other option was seeking work abroad.
After 18 months of 70-hour work weeks, few weekends off and skimping on costs by walking or taking public transport to visit clients, the hard work has paid off: Factoria 5 has completed 65 projects and makes money - if not always a profit.
During down months, they take home almost nothing but have always managed to pay their monthly costs of about â, 7/82,000 for rent and other office expenses, plus national health care and social security. Right now they're working on videos to showcase an office building in El Salvador, corporate headquarters in Puerto Rico, furniture in Madrid and advertising space for fragrances in Barcelona; about 90 percent of their work is for projects abroad.
The architects consider the result a victory given the terrible state of Spain's economy. But the success is bittersweet: They don't think they'll ever build the real buildings they dreamed about during their studies: Museums, apartment buildings, and a government offices like those that country built with no end in sight until the construction boom crashed in 2008.
Gonzalez del Castillo, who plans to seek architecture work abroad once he gets his degree, respects his friends' resolve: "Sometimes it seems that the hardest part ... is to go abroad, but maybe it is harder to stay here and try to face it, changing the way you work."
Across the country, other young entrepreneurs working on separate ventures are increasingly banding together in groups of 10 or so to jointly rent office space, splitting the bill and sometimes the cost of a secretary to serve all of their different businesses.
"Many of these people don't hold out much hope of getting a traditional job with a Spanish company for the next 15 years or so but they are creative, so they decide to create their own businesses," said Ricardo Ibarra Roca, the 28-year-old president of The Spanish Youth Council, which represents 76 Spanish associations representing young adults.
Far from Madrid's center, in an industrial park that's home to countless auto repair shops, more than two dozen mostly 20-something application developers, sales representatives, community managers and content editors work in an open loft office space for social travel startup Minube (Mycloud in Spanish), which provides travel experiences from users around the world in multiple languages on its Internet site and smartphone applications. The company had revenue of â, 7/81 million last year, and is forecasting an increase of 40 percent this year.
"If we weren't in crisis, it's possible this company wouldn't exist," said founder Raul Jimenez, 35. "The great opportunity is innovation, and the crisis is helping because it pushes people out of their comfort zone."
Spanish companies that are successful traditionally move to better digs and prime locations when successful, but Jimenez decided to move just a few blocks within the industrial park when Minube's space got too small.
The company also breaks traditional business norms by having shifts that end at 5:30 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. instead of later or when the boss leaves the office, no two-hour Spanish lunches and no separate offices for higher-ups. The formal attire common in Spanish companies is unknown here. In a country where directors of company often closet themselves in expansive offices, the Minube interns sit next to Jimenez.
Minube's growth has coincided precisely with Spain's economic decline. It got its start with a â, 7/8400,000 loan in 2007 before the crisis hit, but hasn't been able to obtain any credit for expansion since then, so all income has been plowed back into operations and the company ruthlessly keeps costs down. Surviving in an era of austerity is an accomplishment, Jimenez says, and he senses a mindset change among Spaniards toward work after years of bad economic times with no end in sight.
During Spain's boom times, Jimenez recalled, it wasn't uncommon or frowned upon in Spain for workers to quit jobs, and go on unemployment with monthly government payments until they were ready to take on another easy-to-find job. While that's also happened in other countries, Jimenez said the attitude change in Spain has been profound.
"Five years ago, people would go to the beach for six months and then find another job. Now everyone wants to work," he said. "When the comfort zone breaks apart, it changes people. I've never before seen the spirit of change that there is now. I have friends who are leaving big companies so they can experiment."
Factoria 5: https://www.factoria5.com
Minube: https://www.minube.net
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Heat the olive oil for the sauce in a medium saucepan and sauté the onions for 1 to 2 minutes. Drain and coarsely chop the maitake. The soaking water can be discarded or used for soup stock. Add the maitake, carrots and red pepper and sauté for another 5 minutes. Add the spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes and basil. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the flame to low and simmer for about 15 minutes. Add the shoyu and simmer another 5 minutes.
While the sauce is cooking, cook the pasta as package directs. When done, remove, drain and toss the pasta with a little olive oil to prevent sticking. Place on individual serving plates. Ladle the sauce over each serving.
Per serving - 362 calories, 8 g fat (19% calories from fat), 15 g protein, 58 g carbohydrate, 12 g fiber, 0 mg cholesterol, 360 mg sodium


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The following letter was written by the Korean figure skating fans and the Golden Yuna Face Book group members worldwide, in hopes that the "Sochi judging scandal" will be resolved as soon as possible and that the rest of the world will empathize with them. With the opening of a website for the figure skating fans worldwide (www.sochiscandal.com), united to seek resolution to the "Sochi judging scandal," they will participate more actively in this movement.
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As you may already know, on April 10, 2014, the Korean Skating Union (KSU) at last filed the official complaint with the International Skating Union (ISU) over the judging of the ladies' figure skating competitions at the Sochi Olympics. Alexander Gorshkov, the president of the Russian Figure Skating Federation, reportedly said in his interview with Sovsport that he didn't see any violation in the makeup of the judging panel for the women's figure skating event in Sochi. (http://www.sovsport.ru/sochi/texts/text-item/703846). Contrary to what Mr. Gorshkov said in the interview, a common sentiment among Korean figure skating fans is that the complaint filed by the KSU is quite belated and the KSU did what they should have done earlier. Fans are, in fact, expressing strong doubts over the facts that (i) the KSU didn't "protest" right away after the ladies' figure skating event ended at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and (ii) the KSU waited until the last minute to "complain" even after they had announced their plan, on March 21, 2014, to do so.
As we all know, something happened in Sochi that can be considered cheating and an offense against the spirit of sportsmanship and against common sense. For the past few years, figure skating fans have witnessed the bizarre and odd cases in which (i) the skaters from the host countries have often received unreasonably high scores, (ii) the judges have gifted many of the skaters with undeservedly high scores in the Olympic Games, and (iii) some specific skaters from major figure skating powers have received favoritism from the judges.
Nevertheless, we have overlooked such phenomena as the results and standings were not too off the charts to be considered erratic or abnormal. Sochi judging in the ladies' figure skating event, however, crossed the line in the sand we the figure skating fans had drawn. We can't agree with the Sochi technical panel officials on their calls on some specific skaters and also with the Sochi judging panel officials on their GOE marks for some specific skaters. We don't agree that some specific skaters were fairly judged in terms of the finesse/perfectness of execution, speed, precision (the precise control of edges), upper body movement, step sequences (turns and steps) and levels of difficulty, overall skating skills, choreography, program component, etc.
Most of the long-time figure skating fans could never agree with the Sochi results and that's why it's being called the"Sochi scandal". There's one reason that explains this: "Unfair judging." Some analysts insist Adelina Sotnikova earned the gold medal by doing 7 triple jumps, one triple jump more than Yuna Kim; her FS was more difficult than Kim's as its total base value was higher. Such explanations, however, have overlooked the fact that Kim's base value for the jump elements in her short program (SP) was in fact 1.90 points "higher" than Sotnikova's and her total base value for the jump elements was just 1.44 points lower than Sotnikova's. Why have they never applied the same logic to Kim's SP and questioned its outcome? How come Kim was ahead of Sotnikova by only a margin of 0.28 points when her base value for the jump elements was 1.90 points higher? The defenders of Sotnikova's gold medal must account for this contradiction between the SP outcome and the FS outcome. And as you all know, a base value doesn't necessarily mean the actual score. No matter how well the program is composed of more elements with higher base scores, it's meaningless if the elements are not executed as planned. In order to earn the actual score, a skater must perform the planned elements and get them ratified. If she fails, she will receive less points than her proposed base values.
According to the statistical analysis by Professor Tiziano Virgili, an Italian physicist, "The statistical analysis of the Sochi Ladies Figure Skating results has shown the presence of systematic bias in the scores, in both Technical Elements and Program Components. The largest bias was assigned in both cases to the first skater (Adelina Sotnikova), and this probably explains the "uproar" which has followed the end of the competition." (Please refer to his analysis for more details. It's a must-read.)
Yet, the KSU chose to file a complaint over the makeup of the judging panel for the ladies' figure skating event in Sochi only. The complaint is based on ISU regulations that state that a person who may reasonably appear to be in a conflict of interest position regarding a competing skater, ineligible person or remunerated coach is not permitted to serve as an official of the competition in which such skater is entered (Rule 121 of the ISU Constitution and General Regulations). In Sochi, however, (i) such officials apparently in a conflict of interest position were approved to serve on the technical and judging panels and (ii) those officials showed obvious favoritism towards two specific skaters, which was suspicious enough to be considered "fixing."
We know that "protests concerning the composition of the panel of officials must be filed within one hour of its announcement" (Rule 123 (3b) of the ISU Constitution and General Regulations). Who, however, could have thought that they would do what they really did in Sochi? That said, we strongly believe we need to primarily call the ISU to account for approving such individuals apparently in a conflict of interest position for the technical and judging panels, before blaming Korea for delayed response to the Sochi judging.
In an exclusive phone interview with Chicago Tribune's Philip Hersh (2/21/2014), Ottavio Cinquanta said, "Would you rather have an idiot acting as a judge than a good one who is a relative of the manager of a federation? It is far more important to have a good judge than a possible conflict of interest." In other words, Cinquanta praised ISU officials like Alla Shekhovtseva, Alexander Lakernik, and Olga Baranova, who have conflicts of interest regarding competing skaters (Adelina Sotnikova and Julia Lipnitskaya), as well as Yuri Balkov who was suspended for foul play, for being good judges. At the same time, he disparaged another ISU official as "an idiot acting as a judge" and made statements which completely disregarded the ISU rules and regulations themselves. Such statements are practically the same as acknowledging that he approved and/or assigned such individuals in a conflict of interest position regarding two competing skaters for the Sochi technical and judging panel. In fact, a majority of Sochi officials were selected against the ISU General Regulation Rule 121 and Code of Ethics Article (h) and (i), violating the Conflict of Interest Statues.
Let's first look at the ISU Rule 121(j) of the ISU Constitution and General Regulations:
j) Personal, Commercial and Family Relationships
i) The ISU Code of Ethics, including but not limited to its conflict of interest" provisions, is applicable to appointed ISU Officials and other participants as stated in ISU Code of Ethics;
ii) Without detracting from the broad and personal applicability of the Code of Ethics, the following examples are presented for guidance:
1. At an ISU Event or the Olympic Winter Games or the Winter Youth Olympic Games Office Holders, elected or appointed, shall not act as members of any national team,
or act as team leaders, assistant team leaders, chaperons, team doctors or team coaches, or wear national team uniforms (except Coaches serving on an ISU Technical Committee, may coach individually their students who are entered in an ISU Event or an international competition).
2. For the Figure Skating Branch only, ISU Officials (Referees, Judges, Technical Controllers, Technical Specialists, etc.), when at an ISU Event or the Olympic Winter Games or the Winter Youth Olympic Games where they are not serving as an ISU Official, may act as a member of a national team, team leader, assistant team leader, chaperon, team doctor or team coach, and may wear national team uniforms.
3. At an ISU Event or the Olympic Winter Games or the Winter Youth Olympic Games, a person of the family of a competing Skater is not permitted to serve as an Official of the competition in which such Skater is entered, but such person may serve at other competitions of such ISU Event or the Olympic Winter Games or the Winter Youth Olympic Games unless such service may reasonably appear to be a conflict of interest.
4. At an ISU Event or the Olympic Winter Games or the Winter Youth Olympic Games, a person of the family of an ineligible person, or of the family of a remunerated Coach, is not permitted to serve as an Official of the competition in which a competing pupil of the ineligible person or remunerated Coach is entered, but such person may serve at other competitions of such ISU Event or the Olympic Winter Games or the Winter Youth Olympic Games unless such service may reasonably appear to be a conflict of interest.
5. The term "family" as used in this Rule shall be understood as including all persons who, due to their relationships, may reasonably appear to be in a conflict of interest position regarding a competing Skater, ineligible person or remunerated Coach.
6. For purposes of staffing at an event, the Referee(s) shall decide any issues raised at the event concerning conflicts of interest or other matters involving the applicability of the ISU Code of Ethics to assigned ISU Officials.
According to the rule 121(j) above, a person who may reasonably appear to be in a conflict of interest position regarding a competing skater is not permitted to serve as an official of any ISU competition.
(1) In Sochi, however, one of the nine members of the judging panel was Alla Shekhovtseva, who is the wife of Valentin Piseev, the president and general director of the Russian Skating Federation, and who hugged Adelina Sotnikova, a compatriot she had just judged, just minutes after the Sochi ladies' figure skating event ended. Surprisingly, she was "randomly" selected to serve on the judging panel for "five" consecutive ISU competitions held in 2013 in all of which Sotnikova competed. Professor Virgili's statistical answer to these obviously abnormal drawing results are as follows. (Refer to Virgili's email correspondence.)
According to the ISU rules, the Organizing Committee should select one (and not more than one) judge for each country, from the official lists. So what matter here is the number N of Russian Judges who are in the list.
For a random draw, for each competition the probability to select a special Judge is just the ratio 1/N, in our case 1/10 (considering the 10 ISU Judges). For more competitions, the probability to extract always the same Judge is the product of the probabilities (independent draws). For 5/5 competitions this probability is 1/100000. (1/10 x 1/10 x 1/10 x 1/10 x 1/10 =1/100000) Clearly the fact that the same Judge was always present in 5/5 competitions is not compatible with a random draw.
In other words, the fact that Alla Shekhovtseva was selected to serve on the judging panel for "five" consecutive ISU competitions held in 2013 in all of which Sotnikova competed is not compatible with a random draw.
In addition, Yuri Balkov of Ukraine was also one of the nine members of the judging panel. At the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, Balkov was taped by the Canadian judge Jean Senft explaining what order the competitors would finish in the ice-dancing competition before it took place. He was suspended for one year.
(2) The three members of the technical panel have much greater effect on the scores than the nine members of the judging panel have as they are the ones who determine if such violations as under-rotation on takeoff, under-rotation on landing, or wrong-edge on takeoff have occurred and accordingly apply under-rated , downgraded, or wrong-edge takeoff jump deductions. In effect, this means they can always fix the competition if they want to, need to, or have to. In Sochi, Alexander Lakernik of Russia was the technical controller, head of the three-member technical panel. He has served as the vice president of the Russian figure skating federation. Olga Baranova, the assistant technical specialist, is a naturalized Finland citizen, born in Russia, and was under the tutelage of Viktor Kudriavtsev, a Russian figure skating coach and choreographer who works with many members of the Russian figure skating team as a consultant.
Now, let's take a look at the ISU Special Regulations and Technical Rules: Rule 430 (3-5) that stipulates the duties and powers of the technical panel.
3. Duties and powers of the Technical Controller
–authorizes or corrects the deletion of elements;
–supervises the Technical Specialists and Data Operator and proposes corrections, if necessary, respecting any performed element and Level of Difficulty identified by the serving Technical Specialist and Assistant Technical Specialist. However, if both Technical Specialists disagree with a correction asked for by the Technical Controller, the initial decision of the Technical Specialist and Assistant Technical Specialist stands. In the case a disagreement about an element and/or Level of Difficulty exists between the Technical Specialist and Assistant Technical Specialist, the decision of the Technical Controller prevails; The Technical Controller is responsible to verify that the performed elements and Levels of Difficulty identified in accordance with the above-mentioned procedure are correctly introduced into the system by the Data Operator and the performed elements and Levels of Difficulty may be validated only upon formal confirmation by the Technical Controller that such verification has been completed;
–authorizes or corrects the identification of Illegal Elements/Movements;
–authorizes or corrects the identification of a fall, which occurred in any part of the program, including introductory and concluding steps/movements in Pattern Dance (does not apply to Pattern Dance Elements). However if both Technical Specialists disagree with a correction on Illegal Elements/Movements or falls asked for by the Technical Controller, the initial decision of the Technical Specialist and Assistant Technical Specialist stands;
–moderates the Round Table Discussion together with the Referee according to ISU guidelines (see Rule 432);
–prepares the Report on the event according to ISU guidelines (see Rule 433);
–participates in the victory ceremony
4.Duties of the Technical Specialist/Assistant Technical Specialist
The Technical Specialist
–identifies and calls the performed elements;
–identifies and calls correct Levels of Difficulty of the performed elements;
–identifies Illegal Elements/Movements;
–identifies a fall, which occurred in any part of the program, including introductory and concluding steps/movements in Pattern Dance;
–identifies and deletes additional elements.
The Assistant Technical Specialist is also part of the decision making process as outlined under the duties of the Technical Controller.
5. Duties of the Data & Replay Operator
The Data Operator
–inputs the called elements;
–inputs the Levels of Difficulty of the elements as called;
–corrects elements or Levels of Difficulty as instructed by the Technical Controller;
–indicates additional elements identified by the computer to the Technical Specialists and to the Technical Controller.
The Replay Operator
–records each element separately to enable the Technical Panel, the Referee and the Judges to review the element when necessary
The Data & Replay Operators
–support the Technical Specialists and the Technical Controller;
–attend the meeting of the Technical Specialists before each portion/segment of the discipline
In short, in every ISU competition, the technical panel determines if such violations as under-rotation on takeoff, under-rotation on landing, or wrong-edge on takeoff have occurred and accordingly applies underrated, downgraded, or wrong-edge takeoff jump deductions. The technical controller has the duty and power to make a decision in case a disagreement about an element and/or level of difficulty exists between the technical specialist and the assistant technical specialist. In other words, it's not too much to say that it's the technical controller who determines if all the planned elements are accurately and properly executed and determines the levels of difficulty for the different elements executed. At the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Russia's Alexander Lakernik served this crucial/critical role of a technical controller. (This explains why Sotnikova's flutz was fully ratified and her juniorish steps and spins earned the maximum Level 4's. It's in fact really surprising that she was the only skater in this event who received Level 4's on step sequences and spins both in SP and free skate (FS).)
At the 2014 World Championships recently held in Japan, Cinquanta said, according to Reuters, "We are not perfect, as also the skaters are not perfect. Sometimes, they (judges) do a mistake. Mistakes are possible, because we are human beings." (Link) Yes, we all think Cinquanta is right on the money and that's why an instantaneous slow-motion video replay system is operated by a replay operator to ensure the accuracy of judging because we all know with more accurate calls come more legitimate outcomes in competitions. In Sochi, Russia's Alexander Kuznetsov served the role of a replay operator. Kuznetsov was one of the Russian officials who expressed frustration the 2002 Salt Lake pairs' results.
Again, the ISU officials can make mistakes because they are human beings. To prevent possible mistakes or errors from happening, therefore, they are systematically supported and assisted by a data/replay operator as well as a referee who's responsible for running the competition. That being the case, was it just a human mistake or a dereliction of duty that Switzerland's Diana Barbacci Levy, the Sochi referee, failed to run the competition flawlessly by failing to order the technical controller, the technical specialist, and the assistant technical specialist to be assisted and supported by the data/replay operator?
If Cinquanta's statement at the 2014 Worlds had aimed at the "Sochi scandal," such perspectives should be seriously questioned. How can he ever explain the fact that the ISU officials showed the greatest systematic favoritism towards only two skaters from the host country despite their obvious mistakes? It's common sense that there's always home ice advantage and we're not trying to deny it. Yet, the Sochi judging clearly crossed the line and went too far.
(3) According to Rule 401 and 402 of the ISU Special Regulations and Technical Rules, the members of the technical panel for the single & pair skating as well as ice dance events of the Olympic Winter Games, and any Qualifying Competition for the Olympic Winter Games shall be appointed by the ISU and the members of the judging panel shall be drawn from the ISU member countries which have skaters qualified for the Olympic Winter Games according to the results of the World Championships of the preceding year in the discipline concerned. All drawn 13 judges for each discipline will be on site at the Olympic Winter Games location where all consequent draws to complete panel of 9 Judges for each segment of the respective discipline will be conducted by the referee.
Prior to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, 13 judges for the ladies' event had been already drawn from the 20 ISU member countries which have skaters qualified for the Games according to the results of the 2013 World Championships (13/20). At the Olympics, the "random" selection of the 9 judges for the ladies' SP was conducted by the referee, Diana Barbacci Levy of Switzerland. Then 4 judges from the United States, Great Britain, Sweden and South Korea who judged the SP was "randomly" excluded and the 9 judges for the ladies' FS included judges from four former Soviet bloc nations (Russia, Ukraine, Estonia and Slovakia) as well as France. Consequently, the 7/9 of the judging panel was all from Europe. The rest two were respectively from Canada and Japan, which is not particularly Korean-friendly. Some may think it was coincidental while others may think otherwise.
For your information, please watch this video (with English subtitles) in which Korean Olympic speed skaters, silver medalists in Team Pursuit at the 2014 Winter Olympics, reveal what happened at the tournament draws done for quarter finals in Sochi. If what these Korean speed skaters said on the show is not an exaggeration but a truth, and if the same or similar thing had happened during the selection/exclusion of the judges for the ladies' SP and FS, how much was the referee, Diana Barbacci Levy of Switzerland, responsible for that? Was it just a human mistake, a dereliction of duty, or something else?
(4) According to Article 22 of the ISU Constitution and General Regulations, an Officials' Assessment Commission (OAC) shall evaluate
1) evident anomalies in the Judges scores identified based on a predetermined criteria, including mathematical criteria, confirmed by the Council, and
2) decisions taken by the Technical Panel.
Therefore, we strongly believe that the OAC must re-evaluate the judging procedure/process, content, and results of the ladies' SP and FS in Sochi. We also believe that if it's the long-established habits or traditions of the ISU collectively that they follow the rules beneficial only to a select few, disregarding other rules, then such bad habits or traditions must be repealed or replaced with good ones.
(5) Now, there is one last thing about those troubling and incomprehensible acts done by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). They fabricated the quotes from Yuna Kim as if she was admitting Sotnikova deservedly had won gold over her and humbly accepting her defeat. Then the quotes were confirmed to be a total blunder. The IOC stealthily removed them off its official site when, as a matter of fact, they owe more than just a formal correction or an official explanation. Then they put up a video of highlights from the Sochi ladies' SP on their official Youtube channel in which a commentator identifies Kim's second jump in her signature triple lutz-triple toe loop jump combination as a "double" toe loop. Ever since, there have been many correction requests from figure skating fans but the IOC wouldn't budge an inch.
Please don't forget the French newspaper L'Equipe report on the U.S.-Russia conspiracy to fix figure skating competitions at the 2014 Olympics (2/9/2014). The report was based on an anonymous source – a Russian coach – and mentioned that the U.S. would help Russia win gold in the pairs and team competition and Russia would help U.S. win gold in ice dancing. Of course, the U.S. Figure Skating Association immediately denied the report.
Korean figure skating fans are sincerely asking ISU to thoroughly examine (i) the selection procedures of the controversial technical/judging panels for the ladies' figure skating event (SP and FS) at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and (ii) its questionable outcome (SP and FS) which is fishy enough for many fans and insiders around the world to suspect "fixing" and to make a reasonable assessment and decision over the case that anyone can accept without a doubt. In fact, the anonymous judging installed by the ISU after the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics can never provide ways to evaluate the controversial cases in which an anonymous judge or anonymous judges gave a specific skater exceptionally high scores "out of the blue." Furthermore, Rule 123 (4Ai) of the ISU Constitution and General Regulations stipulates, "No protests against evaluations by referees, judges and the technical panel of the skaters' performances are allowed." As Yuna Kim was an unquestionable victim of such loopholes in the current ISU judging system, we urge the ISU to take steps/actions immediately to redress the colossal injustice done to her. We believe that it's the one and only true way for the current ISU judging system to get back on the right path and correct its deviation.
We understand that it's natural to think that Korean fans are furious with Sochi judges over Yuna Kim's silver medal because she's Korean. Of course, it's true; it's something we can't deny. We hope that Yuna Kim will also be awarded her very deserved gold medal in the end. At the same time, however, our love for Kim is one thing, but our pursuit of sports justice is another. We are protesting against the Sochi judging and its results and asking for the correction of the "mistakes" made in Sochi, driven by the same motivation and reasons as other figure skating fans around the world. We hope that figure skating won't eventually be monopolized by a select few after getting the cold shoulder from its fans and that the sport will maintain its beauty of perfect balance between technical excellence and artistic elegance and splendor. We hope that the Olympic Games, a global sports festival, will restore its tarnished honor and the spirit of true sportsmanship so visibly damaged by the "Sochi scandal." We hope that the Olympic and sport movement (i.e., the IOC and the ISU) won't turn their back on "justice," one of the long-cherished ideals of mankind and that they will turn over a new leaf to epitomize humanity.
We want both the ISU and the IOC to show the true meaning of Olympic spirit, especially fair judging in this case, while handling the complaint filed by the KSU. We hope to see fair judging in every individual competition so that athletes are rewarded for their years of hard work and, of course, for their excellence. We hope athletes are treated and judged equally and fairly regardless of their nationality, ethnicity, gender, race, or any other characteristic.
If the IOC and the ISU sweep this scandal under the rug, then no one will dare to say sport is "fair" but we are afraid that they will. Therefore, we strongly ask them to correct the scandalous Sochi judging and its results so that we can remain loyal to sports as well as figure skating.


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It's very hard to distinguish when this movie will end. It's almost misleading in a sense. It was incredible how this film explored new ramifications of damage that had been rocked by this distorted relationship.
Someone could perceive this film as a love triangle. This woman Stella, can't choose between her husband and a psychotic lover. But deeper and not too recessive is a different story or point of view so to speak regarding the real origin of insanity. So many angles to choose from and many can be deemed obvious but certainly are not. The "poor� husband, Max Raphael (Hugh Bonneville) who is humiliated by his wife, almost appears victim to the awful circumstances. But really is a bit touched as well.
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