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For five weeks Thomas Oschwald paddled through the wilderness of Finland, hiked through endless forests and slept under the open skies.
On October 14th Stephan Siegrist (SUI), Julian Zanker (SUI), and Thomas Huber (GER) stood atop the granite giant in Kashmir. They are the fourth team that was able to climb this mountain via a spectacular line. Their goal was the yet unclimbed central north-west face of Cerro Kishtwar. Exped supported the successful team with four tents, two Orion II Extreme for the BC and two Polaris single wall tent for the ABC.
"After two weeks in Finland, our conclusion is quite simple: We will be back! The landscape is simply incredibly beautiful and there are still so many lakes and islands to discover. Finland became a piece of home. A place full of hidden secrets and adventures. A land to fall in love with."
Thomas Oschwald will be paddling his SUP solo and unsupported from Tromsø to the North Cape. Freezing temperatures, long nights and unknown waters will challenge him for 2-3 weeks till he reaches his goal at the North Cape on Christmas. He will need a load of lightweight gear which Exped is pleased to put at his disposal.
Kayak and climbing expedition climbs a gigantic unknown wall in south greenland: A team of three swiss and two french commit to an extraordinary fair-mean adventure. With no useful information at hand they paddled 170 km in seakayaks to discover the gigantic, 2000m west face of apostels Tommelfinger.
As part of the team Silvan Schüpbach, Swiss climbing guide.
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The Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) is one of the classic hikes of the world and certainly lived up to its reputation for our wayward Exped USA staff.
With kayaks and two rafts down the Grand Canyon: A dream come true, the best challenging waters - said some. Murky waters, muddy camping with rattle snakes in a cell phone free zone without warm showers - said others. Norbert Blank - photographer, chief guide and organizer of the adventure paddles down the Colorado River with 28 guests and guides.


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Second chance: Neither wild nor green
False starts, awkward moments, near misses. These are all possibilities with a blind date, and one of this week's contenders experienced all of the above– before the date even began!
Mitchell, a 28-year-old graphic designer for the Hook, was all set to go out two weeks ago when the unthinkable happened. Just hours before the scheduled date, his date, Jamie, called with some unfortunate news: she'd realized the two already knew each other, and a blind date was not in the cards.
Since she's lived all this time in terror of the phrase "stood up," a sweating Matchmaker tracked Mitchell down and called it off, promising to find someone more suitable. This week, the promise is kept.
Twenty-five-year-old Vanessa, a grad student, was open to a new experience and didn't provide many specific requirements.
"I like books, music, and movies and I'm interested in meeting people who are also interested in those things," she wrote. "Otherwise, I'm just pretty much bored and am looking for someone who I can just hang out with."
Mitchell, a self-described pop-culture junkie, was up for a second chance, asking only that his date have at least heard of BET.
Was the second time the charm for Mitchell? With the BDC, all BETs are off...
The date
Vanessa and Mitchell went to Wild Greens in the North Wing of Barracks Road
Were you first or second to arrive?
Mitchell: Second, but I arrived exactly at 6.
Vanessa: I was first
Were you nervous?
Mitchell: I was rather nervous. I've never been one of those guys to just walk up to a girl and start talking without knowing her.
Vanessa: A little.
When did you calm down?
Mitchell: I didn't. I was the most fidgety guy you've ever met in your life. I was doing all sorts of things, playing with my hands...
Vanessa: As soon as we started talking, I was relaxed.
First impression:
Mitchell: I thought she was very attractive, and she seemed friendly. She was wearing a pink shirt, and I think white capris with sandals. I liked it.
Vanessa: He was very well-dressed and professional looking. He wore a button-down shirt and jeans.
Wild Greens
What did you order?
Mitchell: We both had Starr Hill beer.
Vanessa: We didn't order appetizers or dessert. He ordered crab cakes, and I ordered catfish.
How was it?
Mitchell: It was quite a decent meal. The waiter was extremely attentive, and he gave us plenty of time to sit and talk before taking our order.
Vanessa: It was really good, I hadn't been to Wild Greens before, and I was pleasantly surprised.
What did you talk about?
Mitchell: At first, it was a little awkward. We talked about our jobs and where we're from. Eventually it loosened up, and we were able to talk more about friends and what we do for entertainment.
Vanessa: The conversation was good. We talked about our jobs a lot, what we want to do with our lives, our friends, and what we like (and dislike) about living in Charlottesville.
Did you have a lot in common?
Mitchell: I don't really know yet.
Vanessa: I'm not sure. We both want to be teachers eventually, so I guess that's a big thing we have in common.
What did you find out that was interesting about this person?
Mitchell: The research she does in psychology is interesting, and she really likes her work.
Vanessa: His job seems interesting– he's a graphic designer.
Was there anything you really disliked?
Mitchell: No
Vanessa: We really weren't there long enough to find out.
Was there "chemistry" between you?
Mitchell: No chemistry, but libido–
Vanessa: Nothing in particular.
How were your date's table manners?
Mitchell: Fine, she was polite and the usual.
Vanessa: Very good. He was polite and very well mannered.
Did anything particularly interesting happen?
Mitchell: No
Vanessa: No
How did dinner end?
Mitchell: We split the tab for drinks.
Vanessa: The check.
Did you do anything after dinner?
Mitchell: Sadly, I'd worked earlier in the day, and I was extremely tired, so I walked her to her car and got her phone number.
Vanessa: No, Mitchell had worked that day and seemed tired.
A hug? A kiss?
Mitchell: No kissing, no hugging, no nothing.
Vanessa: We just walked out together to our cars and said goodbye. No hug or kiss or anything. He asked for my number and said he'd give me a call this week.
Would you see this person again?
Mitchell: Yes– I've already called her again.
Vanessa: Sure.
Overall date experience?
Mitchell: I'm glad I did it. I had a good time. I didn't do anything really stupid, so I didn't want to shoot myself.
Vanessa: I had a good time.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the date?
Mitchell: 8
Vanessa: 8. Overall it was a good date. It's hard to really get to know a person from just one dinner together, but he was nice, and the conversation was good.


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THIS WEEK'S GUESTBIANS: Kate French lives up to her last name; Malaya Rivera Drew feeds Jenny's addictions; Elizabeth Keener introduces herself and her lover, Alicia Leigh Willis.
Previously — Did you hear that? Was that just Helena's voice saying, "Previously, on The L Word"? Am I going to have to cling to little crumbs like this now? Her voice is nice, but it's not enough. We want her bod, too.
An actual casting couch — Tina and Jenny, perched on a couch, are trying to find the perfect starlet to play Jessie in Lez Girls. So, wait — the director and the V.P. of development are also handling the casting? Tina and Jenny seem to be responsible for everything. It's like they're Barbra Streisand, with total control over every phase (but not half as much brilliance in any phase). But I know next to nothing about the process of auditioning for a film, so this could be totally normal.
In the audition scene, Jenny/Jessie confronts Marina/Karina for breaking her heart, and then they make out. Ah, memories. Who wouldn't want to revisit the heady days of Season 1? But the first contender for the role of Jessie can't take us back to those times; Jorinda Garber just isn't up to the task. She's amateurish but not atrocious, and, as we all know from American Idol, atrocious is far more interesting. But she does sort of remind of Kristen Wiig's character Penelope on Saturday Night Live.
The second starlet, Niki Stevens, is not amateurish, but she's not exactly a virtuoso, either. A dyspeptic film critic might call her "histrionic." She seems to really like the word "absolutely," (but not abso-abso-absolutely) and she emotes most fervently. I can't tell whether Kate French, the actress playing the actress, is trying to be a scenery-chewer or thinks this is good acting. I mean, it can't be easy — she has to pretend to be a lesbian and a thespian. Acting! You fooled me!
(By the way, Kate French was also on a few episodes of South of Nowhere.)
I feel like these auditions should have been more extreme, inducing guffaws instead of chuckles. They should have been more along the lines of Jennifer Tilly's "Candy Man" audition in The Fabulous Baker Boys, or the many bad auditions captured in Moments: The Making of Claire of the Moon. OK, that last one is the wrong kind of extreme.
But the second starlet does veer toward the extreme in one way: She really goes for the kiss.
A startled little "oh" escapes Tina's lips, and then she says "cut" and clears her throat. Hee. And then there's Jenny's embarrassed grin:
These two are great together. As forced-together co-workers, I mean; not anything else!
The final candidate, Luchi Santis, wakes up the room (I think Tina actually is nodding off at this point). This Jessie is raw and angry, and instead of giving Marina/Karina a stage slap, she hauls off and smacks her like she's on Dynasty.
Jenny is transfixed.
I wonder: Is this how Jenny wishes she had treated Marina — with more rage? There was that time she threw the bottle at Marina and Francesca's house, but maybe she wishes she had smashed it over Marina's head instead.
But anyway, I agree with this interpretation of the character — the more unhinged the better, for both Jenny and Jessie. Bring on the bitch-slapping!


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Thank you for the interest in our project. It's different from most.
We do not need a complete website redesign. Instead, we're looking for a designer who can take a pre-existing website template and dream up the least amount of modification which can create the maximum visual impact.
Changes need to improve the plain, vanilla template design so that it better reflects the naturalistic, artisanal nature of the client company, incorporating stylized accents and applying a pre-determined color palette (see attached).
Texas Tropical, an independent exotic plant nursery, wants to engage with American gardeners interested in education on exotic plants and purchasing quality products. The small business has established a brand identity and including a logo (see attached). An off-the-shelf template was selected for use with Magento shopping cart and now needs customization to the look-and-feel to better communicate the values and tone of the company, prior to execution of national online marketing plan.
Avid home gardeners in the United States interested in exotic plant collections who appreciate quality products/methods and personal attention to service, commonly aged 30-60, incomes from lower middle to upper class, and somewhat skewing female/feminine.
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Four more titles lose online support from Sony
Sony has pulled online multiplayer support for four more games, with servers shutting down at various times. Here's the list: The Eye of Judgment Legend (PSP) – August 31; MotorStorm Pacific Rift (PS3), MotorStorm Arctic Edge (PSP), and SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 (PSP) – October 1. For the entire list of games which no longer […]
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3D Motorstorm Pacific Rift track pack hitting Wednesday
MotorStorm 3D Rift, a pack of ten 3D tracks for the last Motorstorm title, will be released via PSN next week.
Killzone 2, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift and Resistance 2 added to PS3 Platinum collection
SCEE's announced that Killzone 2, Resistance 2 and Motorstorm: Pacific Rift will be added to the Platinum collection in Europe for PlayStation 3.No prices yet, but they will be out on September 2. You can pretty much bet they'll cost £20-£25 in the UK, depending on where you look.More over at PS Focus.
US Home update launches Movie Theater, Fat Princess
The US Home update is live and it includes the Movie Theater, with a brand-new 10-screen layout, a new lobby, and the ability to unlock rewards in select screening rooms. Future updates include the possibility of full-length TV shows or movies, and not just videos.Burn Zombie Burn has a crypt for lounging in while you […]
Sony details upcoming Euro Home plans
MotorStorm Pacific Rift Game Launching functionality and loads of MotorStorm stuff is planned for the coming weeks on Home, according to Sony.However until that happens, Home plans to pacify you with sweets via the Fat Princess event "Quest for Cake".Based upon the PSN title, the redecorated events space contains eight pieces of cake, locked away […]
Speed Weekend festival part of new expansion pack for MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift is including a Speed Weekend festival as part of its upcoming pack, Expansion: SPEED.It promises loads of unlockables, rewards, trophies, and re-formulated Eliminator and Race events.Expansion: SPEED is expected soon.Not sure how soon because Evolution Studios has not announced a date, but you can get more details on what to expect through […]
MotorStorm Pacific Rift third game update: Speed and Adrenaline Rush
Evolution Studios will be on-hand at E3 and MotorStorm: Pacific Rift fans will be able to get the first look at the new Speed and Adrenaline expansions for the racer.Speed includes three new tracks called Dark Fire Swamp, Engorged and Quicksand, three new track variants, four vehicles with three paint jobs each, and a 48-event […]
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift DLC heading to PSN May 14
New DLC is making its way to PSN for MotorStorm: Pacific Rift.Best of all – it's free.For eight weeks, one pack per week will be released featuring new paint jobs for three vehicles.When all is said and done, every single vehicle class in the game will have a new look.There's a video of the new […]
First large Motorstorm 2 patch imminent
The PSBlog's confirmed that Motorstorm: Pacific Rift's about to get its first major patch. It looks as though there's a good amount of stuff tweaked and fixed in there, including the following: Restrictions to the copying of Saved Data have been removed. This will make it possible for Saved Data to be backed up and […]
MotorStorm 2 does 1 million sales
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift has passed 1 million sales, Sony Europe studios boss Michael Denny's told GI."We're pleased with the high Metacritic rating of 82 per cent and it's sold over a million units worldwide," he said.The games was released at the beginning of November, entering the charts at number 29 in the UK and then […]
Motorstorm dev boss: "Everybody makes such a big fucking deal" out of target renders
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift lead designer Nigel Kershaw's told the 1UP show that too much importance is placed on whether or not target renders can be compared to final games. Although he seemed to be a little more annoyed than that.The quote in full:"We always do a render. Before you do a game, you do a […]
Motorstorm 2 DLC promised weekly, "a lot of it is free"
Posting on the US PS Blog, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift director Nigel Kershaw has said the team at Evolution is to try to provide weekly DLC for the game – which launches in the US tomorrow – and that larger chunks of extra content are on the way next year."Once were all rested its back to […]
New Motorstorm ad shows people driving out of an aeroplane
After break. See oily men fling themselves and their butch motor vehicles out of an aeroplane and then skydive still holding on to the handle bars in this new Motorstorm: Pacific Rift ad from Sony.The off-road racer has had some middling reviews but there's a demo on PSN if you want to make your own […]
Eurogamer gives Motorstorm: Pacific Rift 7/10
Head over to Eurogamer to find out why. If you can't handle all those words though, he's an apt summation:…too much of your time is spent grinding second-choice metal in search of elusive pace, or cursing imperious AI and unpredictable catastrophe, and in the battle between the game's infrequent but electrifying highs and its frustrating […]
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift confirmed for November 7 launch
SCEE's just confirmed that Motorstorm: Pacific Rift will release on November 7 in Europe, not November 14 as suggested by this now sketchy-looking list of dates.The game's going head to head with Gears of War 2, in case you'd forgotten. Another notable for the same day will be Tom Clancy's EndWar. Looks as though it's […]
Motorstorm 2: 93 half-empty screens
It's Friday night! You could be getting drunk, or taking drugs, or whatever, but instead you're going to hit this link and look at 93 screenshots of Motorstorm: Pacific Rift.Better, there aren't even that many vehicles in them, as they're mainly environment shots. Crack won't take you higher. CVG could be bothered to upload them, […]
MotorStorm Pacific Rift will release on October 28 in the US
Sony's confirmed that MotorStorm Pacific Rift is to release on October 28 in America.The news comes by way of the US PS Blog.There's been no confirmation of a European date as yet.
Motorstorm 2 demo detailed
Sony's confirmed details of this week's MotorStorm: Pacific Rift demo, according to Eurogamer, and the track the lucky few are going to get to play is "Rain God Spires – an Air Zone track that takes you along a bumpy coastal mountain circuit with plenty of ups and downs to highlight the game's massive draw […]
Random PS3 owners to get Motorstorm 2 demo invite
Randomly selected European PlayStation 3 owners will be able to get their hands on an upcoming demo of MotorStorm: Pacific Rift previously thought to be exclusive to US gamers who bought an episode of PSN show Qore.There's more info on Eurogamer and ThreeSpeech. Basically, random PS3 owners in Europe are to be emailed a voucher […]
Motorstorm Pacific Rift demo due out on QORE in early September
Sony has announced that a demo of Evolution Studio's Motorstorm: Pacific Rift will be available to download on the US PSN via subscription service QORE in early September, thus enabling subscribers to play the game a month before anyone else.New episodes of QORE are released on the first Thursday on every month so expect this […]
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The story of The Silo, 115 N. Water St., began in the 1930s, back when this area was referred to as the "Hojack Country." The waterfront was bustling and alive with thousands of tourists traveling the Great Gorge Railway. The Lewiston silo was home to the coal that fueled steamers, and it played an important role in housing the fuel that kept the waterfront alive. The waterfront became a hub of great activity, and locals set up stands to sell souvenirs and novelty items to visitors.
Sadly, with the demise of the Great Gorge Railway in 1938, the construction of a superhighway to Toronto and excessive pollution strangling the river, the waterfront activity declined. An ice jam destroyed the terminal, and the silo sat alone, bearing witness to the piling of sand dredged from the river bottom and the quiet sounds of pigeons roosting in the top of the decaying superstructure.
The old silo had a moment of glory during the winter of 1955 when it held back the huge ice jam that threatened to destroy homes along the river bank; then it continued sitting quietly until 1978 when a rebirth began. The waterfront once again held promise. The village trustees purchased the land and opened it up to fishing, and a launch was put into place. Through the efforts of several municipalities the river was cleaned and cleared and began to attract fishermen from all over the northeastern United States.
Although the waterfront was once again breathing new life and new energy, the old coal silo still sat empty. A constant query among locals was what should be done with the silo that had once supplied the steamers with fuel and protected the homes and people of the riverbank. Suggestions ranged from tearing it down to putting in a bait shop or turning it into an observation platform.
The answer came in the spring of 1997 when Richard Hastings of Youngstown approached the Village of Lewiston Trustees with a vision to convert the silo into a refreshment stand. Encouraged by Mayor Richard Soluri and using his own funds, he devised a plan that included the building of a platform, which encircled the entire structure to create seating for his customers. The view of the river from this vantage point was and still is spectacular.
"The Silo Restaurant" opened its doors in April 1998, and 30 days later Richard Hastings handed the keys over to his son Alan, believing Alan had the energy and foresight to take the refreshment stand to new heights.
It turns out he was right. Alan set forth in the genuine spirit of an environmentalist and sought out ways to reuse and recycle items to outfit the restaurant. He created tables, seating and countertops from recycled church pews and has selected "Greenware" - plant-based cups, lids and utensils - and is even using the grease from his fryers to power a fleet of gas free vehicles known as "Veggie cars."
In 2010, Alan set his sights on an old, rundown, retired train caboose. Originally built in 1890 as an old wooden boxcar for the Canadian National Railroad, it was then converted into a caboose in the 1930s and said to have derailed in the 70s. Alan saw both a great opportunity to recycle and preserve a piece of historical significance with the old boxcar. He knew it had to join The Silo as a "piece of history, allowing visitors to remember the waterfront as it once was." The boxcar has been restored and is now known as The Silo's Ice Cream Caboose, featuring a weekly custom custard, and housing over 40 flavors of ice cream!
Although The Silo remains a landmark, having observed the changing landscape of the Lewiston waterfront for nearly 100 years, it is also a thriving restaurant serving thousands of patrons from all over the world each week.
Like the silo itself, the restaurant of the same name has evolved over time and is now serving up a fantastic variety of high quality menu items that are in tune with the ever-changing tastes of its patrons. The staff has recently launched a new catering menu, which includes carving stations and the option of having a real Silo chef at a location of the customer's choosing.
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By Teachers, For Teachers
Do you ever feel buried under the stack of assignments, tests, and quizzes just waiting for you to grade? Balancing lesson plans and grading can be a challenge for many teachers.
Here is your six-step guide to help you monitor your students' progress while managing the amount of paperwork involved with even the most mundane lesson plans.
Many new as well as veteran teachers often find themselves with more student papers to grade than they have time. Whether it is homework, class work, quizzes and tests, or other forms of assessment, teachers end up with a lot of student work to appraise and not enough time in the school day to complete the task.
Therefore, it is important to select assessments wisely and strategize when you will read and grade student work. The following questions will guide you in your efforts to monitor your students' progress while managing the amount of paperwork.
Is this assignment really necessary in order for students to demonstrate mastery of the learning objectives? There is nothing that turns students off more than busy work where they do not see the value of the assignment.
Discuss with students the purpose for each assignment and how it will be assessed. Be sure they are prepared and have any necessary resources so that they will be successful.
Students deserve systematic and timely feedback; however, by providing a rubric or checklist, students can often determine for themselves the extent to which they are making progress. You can post answers, solve problems or identify key points on the board then have students review their own work. You might follow up by spot-checking for accuracy. With this process, you do not need to collect homework or class work daily. Many teachers check quickly for completion, perhaps with a stamp of recognition, and collect the work weekly or less frequently for older students.
Not all work needs to be scored and recorded. You can provide feedback with constructive comment and corrections. You will praise, prompt, and indicate students' misconceptions to guide their learning. By the time students face a summative assessment, they will be ready to do well based on your feedback and receive a high grade.
From time to time, you may have students provide an outline of ideas or a concept web which will be easier and quicker for you to assess than formal, written assignment.
Or, you can be creative and have students design performances or projects to document their learning. Also, remember your personal communication with students about their work is a significant way to determine what students have learned. As you create a variety of assessment, you provide your students with the chance to demonstrate different skills, intelligences, learning styles, interests, and talents. Alternative assessments benefit those whose learning strengths are other than writing and English learners as well.
It is important to determine a time when not only you have the energy but also you will be energized by this task! If you are not able to evaluate the work during the school day, you will need to find another opportunity. Some teachers prefer to take a break after the school day and wait until the evening to look at assignments. Others like to wait until the weekend. Yet others like to get up early in the morning when they are fresh. See what works best for you. When are you most efficient? When are you able to work without interruption so that you can use the information to inform your future instruction?
It takes effort on your part to control the flow of student work. As you deliberate on each unit with its daily lesson plans, think about your goals and the purpose for each assignment. Reflect on which formative and summative assessments will be the most meaningful and how you will provide feedback. Use your calendar to indicate not only when each type of assignment and assessment will take place but also when you will look at and grade the students' work. By following these steps, you will be able to schedule your time and control the amount of paperwork.
How do you make assessment for efficient AND effective? Share in the comments section!
Adapted from Secrets for Secondary School Teachers by Ellen Kottler, Jeffrey A. Kottler, Cary J. Kotter (2004, Corwin Press).


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From the Beeb. Quite right too; one win in the 6 Nations and a first round exit in the WC now. Amazing to think that Mike Ruddock had lead them to a Grand Slam two years ago before being (****ing disgracefully IMHO) ousted in a penis-brained display of player-power.
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Several tech companies, including Apple, Facebook and Google are demanding that the U.S. Senate approve and expand National Security Agency reform.
Reform Government Surveillance, a group of tech companies, published an open letter demanding Senate beef up the NSA reform bill that passed the House, according to TechCrunch. The letter wants the Senate to "pass a version of the USA Freedom Act" that would make Internet users comfortable. From the letter:
Unfortunately, the version that just passed the House of Representatives could permit bulk collection of Internet "metadata" (e.g. who you email and who emails you), something that the Administration and Congress said they intended to end. Moreover, while the House bill permits some transparency, it is critical to our customers that the bill allow companies to provide even greater detail about the number and type of government requests they receive for customer information.
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Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services for Ethernet, as well as specifying attributes such as quality of service, service management, reliability and scalability. Thus Carrier Ethernet was born. This marked the first time Ethernet services were standardized and it fueled a transformation in the telecom industry, with Carrier Ethernet replacing SONET/TDM as the service of choice for carriers, triggering the adoption in 100 countries, and building a market of US$40 billion in revenues, according to the MEF.
However, while first-generation Carrier Ethernet enabled standardized Ethernet services delivered over a single provider's networks, Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE2.0), which was introduced in 2012, has the ability to deliver multiple classes of services (multi COS) over interconnected managed networks worldwide. During the Globalpress Electronics Summit 2013 and again at Computex Taipei 2013, Digitimes had the opportunity to talk with Uday Mudoi, product marketing director at Vitesse, about Carrier Ethernet and the boom in the Ethernet access market.
Q: Can you tell us what have been some of the main market drivers in the transition from SONET/TDM to Carrier Ethernet?
A: Some of the main reasons players in the market looked to Ethernet was because it was more cost effective and it made increasing bandwidth easier for the carriers. I remember one carrier telling me that back in the day, when a T1 subscriber (on SONET/TDM) complained about pricing the carrier would need to engage with that situation because there was not much else they could do. After the transition to Ethernet, if a customer complained they could easily just increase the bandwidth a little and the customer would stop complaining about pricing. The point of this example is that Ethernet is not only cheaper for the carriers; it is easier for them to scale.
In terms of market growth, in 2007 Ethernet service revenues were a US$7 billion business for carriers and demand is expected to grow to US$48 billion by 2015. It is the highest growth areas for the carriers in terms of revenues.
Moreover, what carriers have found out is that customers are willing to pay more for a differentiated service. For example, if a carrier has a service level agreement with a financial firm, the odds are likely that the customer would be willing to pay more for certain guarantees, such as if they knew their data will be secure. So many of the issues related to enabling revenue growth were addressed with MEF CE2.0.
Q: MEF CE2.0 addresses interoperability between carriers and support for multiple classes of services, but these areas are not something new for carriers. What is the significance of MEF CE2.0?
A: It is the standardization that is important. Companies are increasingly becoming more international and need global services to support people accessing the network worldwide. Unfortunately, no one carrier covers the globe completely, so interoperability and a common understanding between the various providers - who are partnered up to provide global services - are required.
Let's look again at the financial firm example - that company's revenues will probably be based on how fast it can access and exchange data. So if it pays for a service that guarantees a certain access and certain latency, there needs to be an underlying understanding between the service provider (and its partners) and the customer for what each is putting in and getting out of it. Standardized services can create tiers for services as well.
This means standardized services across carriers and customers are extremely important for allowing everyone involved to have the same understanding of what the subscribers are supposed to get from providers. This interoperability is required if you want to deliver global services.
In addition, there are Opex issues that are addressed by CE2.0, such as service activation and how performance measurements can be done remotely in the field.
Q: Another basic assumption is that carriers want complete management down to the customer premises. This is done through Ethernet access devices (EADs) or demarcation devices. According to Infonetics, the EAD market is expected to grow 81% between 2012 and 2016. Can you talk a little about the role of these devices in Carrier Ethernet and how Vitesse is helping enable this market?
A: When a carrier delivers a service to a firm, it will place a box next to the customer premise equipment, and this box, or Ethernet access device, is used by the carrier to guarantee a certain performance and to manage the service remotely. This is the demarcation point between the firm's network and the carrier network.
In terms of features, these boxes need to be cost sensitive and scalable. Maybe today you are servicing 10 users but in the future maybe it will be 100 or maybe you have 1Gb of bandwidth today and you want 10Gb tomorrow. Carriers don't want to have to change the hardware every time a service changes.
Most importantly, these boxes need to support MEF CE2.0 so the carrier can deliver Carrier Ethernet services according to the customer's expectations.
Vitesse comes into the picture because we saw that there was no silicon solution available that understands and supports MEF CE2.0. So we designed specific Ethernet switching solutions with a built-in layer in silicon that allows the box to be configured, managed and scaled compliant with CE2.0 standards. In terms of products, we have what is called Vitesse Service Aware Architecture (ViSAA) technology for our portfolio of Carrier Ethernet Switch Engines. ViSAA is integrated into the Ethernet switching layer silicon to provide a scalable, hardware-based solution for enabling MEF CE 2.0 Carrier Ethernet services in the EAD. And because CE2.0 is in the hardware, the solution is low cost and low power.
Q: So you are enabling MEF 2.0 in hardware. How was it done previously?
A: Previously, this was done in software because there was no silicon solution available. Most EADs were built around FPGAs.
The biggest difference is performance. Software performance doesn't scale. If you want to add more users in software, the device may lack the processing power to handle it. In addition, there was no standard on the hardware side and the development cycle was longer.
With our devices, we can guarantee our OEM customers that they can go to market in six months and get a MEF CE 2.0 certification as well.
Q: What is driving the EAD market?
A: One thing is cloud computing. It is very obvious that within the cloud, computing is increasing and that is driving bandwidth. But it is important to remember there are two parts to the cloud. One part is the computing itself while the other part is the access. What is interesting from our perspective is access to the cloud. How does the cloud connect to the WAN or connect to the cloud somewhere else?
With cloud computing, if the network goes down the entire company could go down. So security, reliability and network performance are mission critical and some enterprises are holding off using the cloud for some services until they know it is secure. With our ViSAA technology, EADs can provision, manage, and allocate resources to tailored services while guaranteeing reliability and remote management capabilities. And with our Intellisec technology, we can deliver network-level security at a low cost, while maintaining performance.
Another area driving growth in EADs is LTE. If network capacity increases 10x because LTE is enabled, that 10x of bandwidth needs to be managed in the access market as well.
Q: You are currently providing a reference design for EADs. What kind of opportunities are there for Taiwan ODMs? Many of them are involved in networking and perform well when provided with a reference design.
A: Vitesse provides the chip, design and software. But it is not as simple as putting it together and just manufacturing the box. The box sits in different environments. Carriers need reliable products, a long-lasting lifecycle and outdoor protection. In addition, the system is a lot more complex and requires a much longer lifetime compared to consumer and enterprise solutions. So there are design, certification and validation requirements before a carrier accepts a box.
Currently in Taiwan we work with an IPC firm called Rubytech, a publicly listed company. The company's solutions are based on a Vitesse design and then customized including design manufacturing and add on services. The company has been working with Vitesse for a number of years and provides ODM manufacturing for various telecom equipment suppliers.
However, although the telecom equipment market is dominated by just a few firms, there are opportunities for more manufacturers in the future. Carriers will look to the Alcatels and Lucents when it comes to core equipment but the access market is much more fragmented. In the access market, there are six companies that I know of from Israel alone involved in this market, and in emerging markets like Russia or India, the local carriers may want to support local players when it comes to providing access devices. This is where our reference design can help Taiwan ODMs in the long run. But they need to be committed to the market.
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Chopstick newbies in training need to toss thier trainer sticks and pick up a Panda Darake practice kit instead. Besides improving your finger dexterity, it's about the most adorable gadget I have ever seen.
The kit includes chopsticks, a balancing tire and 12 tiny pandas in a variety of cute poses that just scream "pick me up". The idea is simple. Pick up the pandas with the chopsticks and use your mad skillz to balance them on the tire. Knock them off, pick them up and continue this practice until you can do it with your eyes shut. [Amazon via Technabob]
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
Passing the torch
There are still some pretty good players - and people - on the roster of this ballclub that we can get behind. The Globe's Jeff Blair hammers the point home within this great read on Aaron Hill.
If it seems like I'm prepping myself for the post-Halladayan years, well, fuck off! Maybe I am! But the truth is, in anointing Halladay as the bedrock of this club - and rightly so, mind you - we've all been guilty of overlooking the contributions, both on and off the field, of the other players who contribute to all that we love about this team, and perhaps the game of baseball in general.
One could argue that Aaron Hill is the positional player equivalent of Doc. Now, nobody could sanely argue that Hill can match Doc's dominance, but otherwise, the similarities are striking. Both are homegrown talents, joining the organization as top draft picks. Both players made immediate impacts upon their arrivals to the big leagues, only to suffer setbacks that caused reflection.
In Halladay's case, it was a demotion to the low minors to start over after catastrophic failure; in Hill's, a career threatening injury that had him (and us?) questioning whether he would ever play again. Both players overcame these setbacks to establish their place as All-Stars at their respective positions.
I've saved the most obvious similarity for last:
Both are good people. Both are deserving (and gracious for, I'm sure) of our respect, admiration, and "fandom". If Roy Halladay is indeed traded, and your despair and outrage causes you to walk away from the team, just be aware of what you're leaving behind:
Some pretty good players - and people.
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Good post, Ack. Being an anonymous commentor I can't get too preachy, but I think our boy Rookie Romero will probably have to work on those two things: respect and attention to detail, before he settles down into the majors. But it is still fun watching him poin to where his tenured infielders should go, throw things, curse himself out, along with his 3rd baseline paranoia
- July 19, 2009 at 5:51 AM
- Johnny G said...
Re: Anon,
What makes you think he needs to learn respect, or even attention to detail? Just a general feel because I doubt you have access to the clubhouse and can see how he is with his teammates.
- July 19, 2009 at 10:21 AM
Good point, Johnny. It's not a major thing, like that he's a jerk or something or about being a team mate. Just something that happened a couple of games ago gave me that idea. Before a big pitch, he pointed at the 2B to tell him to re-position. Rance was like, "oh" when it happened. It was actually awesome because the ball ended up getting hit to the exact spot for the double play. But I could picture the seasoned players kind of being like, "whoah, settle down big guy." Not to put the guy in a bad light or anything. Dude was hyper-focused, it was crazy
About attention to detail, just a couple of times like his last start when he's not fully on his game, you can tell that he speeds himself up too much and loses concentration. When you're relaxed and paying attention to detail, your emotions don't get unhinged like that
Again, you're right. Just a general feeling
- July 19, 2009 at 10:50 AM
Since I was talking about Ricky, only fair to mention that he is defintely a classy guy and a good team mate:
"One of those first-year starters, Ricky Romero, invited Rzepczynski out to lunch after he joined the Blue Jays in St. Petersburg for his first career outing. Romero wanted to offer some advice, and the meeting meant a lot to Rzepczynski.
"Ricky pulled me aside the first day," Rzepczynski said. "He said, 'The game's the same. The hitters are better, but the game's the same. You've got to just look at it like that, and you can't think about too much. When you get involved in too much, your head starts spinning, and that's when you get in trouble.'" "
- July 19, 2009 at 11:16 AM
- The Ack said...
I think it's good that Ricky is acting like he's a rotation mainstay, as opposed to just trying to hang on. The dinner out with R-Zep was a class move. Whether or nto there's any merit to it, I'm going to chalk that up to The Halladay Effect.
re: today's lineup....please baseball gods, no more Millar. I see Dopirak has been promoted to AAA.....
- July 19, 2009 at 12:00 PM
- The Ack said...
Also, meant to mention within the post, but forgot (because I'm an idiot), that the same people who rip the Rios extension don't give Ricciardi any credit for locking Hill up to a club-friendly deal.
It's funny how that works, isn't it?...and will a big 2nd half for Rios all of a sudden make things OK?
- July 19, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Rios' is not overpaid. Check out fangraphs and you will see that he had the 6th highest WAR (wins above replacement) last year in all of MLB. There is also an article over there arguing that he is worth his contract. They point out that he is the same hitter this year as he was last year. The only difference is luck, as his BABIP is a good deal lower than his career average. People seem to forget the defensive value that Rios brings, and that he is essentially a CF playing a corner spot. The only problem is that Rios has not shown the offensive ability he had in '06-'07, and that is what people don't like about him. I'm confident he can get back to that, and if he does, and the Jays smarten up and put him in CF, we are talking about one of the best players in the game.
- July 19, 2009 at 12:16 PM
Romero has good enough reasons for wanting to stay in bigs
- July 19, 2009 at 2:04 PM
- Johnny G said...
Re: Anon @10:50.
Ah that is a decent tip off I will give ya that. I never saw that and didn't hear about it before now.
- July 19, 2009 at 5:44 PM
- MK Piatkowski said...
Funny you should write this, Ack, as Aaron has been my other favourite player ever since he came up. Adam Lind is now my third.
Sadly, my love for Aaron and Adam would not be enough to overcome my disgust and rage should Doc be dealt.
- July 19, 2009 at 10:14 PM
- Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf) said...
Hill is a fucking blessing. After not having him around last year, I appreciate him all the more now.
And re: Romero, I love his 3rd baseline paranoia. Ricky's huge.
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Research Synopsis: Theoretical studies of nucleic acid conformation, properties, and interactions
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The goal of our research is to understand the influence of chemical architecture on the conformation, properties, and interactions of nucleic acids. The work attempts to clarify the role of local structure (e.g., primary base sequence, polyelectrolyte sugar-phosphate backbone) and ligand binding (e.g., proteins, drugs) on the overall folding of DNA and RNA. A second goal is to uncover structural details of nucleic acid structural transitions, such as those involving different DNA duplexes. The research combines a variety of computational approaches (Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations, potential energy calculations, developments and applications of polymer chain statistics, finite element analysis, systematic molecular modeling) with new developments in polymer theory. Problems of current interest include: (1) new computational methods to generate and analyze the folding of RNA, the junctions of DNA and RNA helices, and the sequence-dependent supercoiling of the DNA double helix; (2) computer simulation of the DNA conformational transitions; (3) improved procedures to analyze local structural morphology and to model the effects of base sequence and electrostatics on macromolecular flexibility; (4) new computational models of protein-nucleic acid interactions.
DNA conformational transitions
Visualization of the conformational transition of a 200 bp naturally closed circular DNA molecule from the circular form to the figure-8 form. The transition pathway is deduced by combining the lowest frequency bending normal mode of a torsionally stressed duplex about its minimum energy configuration and the corresponding mode of the same DNA with respect to the minimum energy figure-8 state. To see an animation please click on movie. (Image based on normal mode calculations performed by Dr. Atsushi Matsumoto)
DNA four-way junctions
Space-filling model of a square planar DNA four-way junction. The crossover single strands are colored blue and red. The other two single strands kinked at the central site are represented in green and yellow. To see an animation of open DNA four-way junctions moving back and forth from a square planar to a stacked form please click on movie. (Image based on molecular modeling studies performed by Dr. A. R. Srinivasan and Professor Wilma K. Olson).
Matsumoto, Atsushi, Tobias, Irwin, and Olson, Wilma K., "Normal Mode Analysis of Circular DNA at the Base pair Level. I. Comparison of Computed Motions with Predicted Behavior of an Ideal Elastic Rod," J. Chem. Theor. Comp. 1, 117-129 (2005). Matsumoto, Atsushi, Tobias, Irwin, and Olson, Wilma K., "Normal Mode Analysis of Circular DNA at the Base pair Level. II. Large-scale Configurational Transformation of a Naturally Curved Molecule," J. Chem. Theor. Comp. 1, 130-142 (2005).
Ge, Wei, Schneider, Bohdan, and Olson, Wilma K., "Knowledge-based Elastic Potentials for Docking Drugs or Proteins with Nucleic Acids," Biophys. J. 88, 1166-1190 (2005).
Czapla, Luke, Swigon, David, and Olson, Wilma K., "Sequence-dependent Monte Carlo Simulations of DNA Ring Closure," J. Chem. Theor. Comp. 2, 685-695 (2006).
Swigon, David, Coleman, Bernard D., and Olson, Wilma K., "Modeling the Lac Repressor-operator Assembly. I. The Influence of DNA Looping on Lac Repressor Conformation," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., USA 103, 9879-9884 (2006).
Olson, Wilma K., Colasanti, Andrew V., Li, Yun , Ge, Wei , Zheng, Guohui, and Zhurkin, Victor B., "DNA Simulation Benchmarks as Revealed by X-ray Structures" in Computational Studies of RNA and DNA, Jiri Sponer and Filip Lankas , Eds., Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp.235-257 (2006).
Matsumoto, Atsushi and Olson, Wilma K., "Predicted Effects of Local Conformational Coupling on the Torsional Properties of Single DNA Molecules," Multiscale Modeling & Simulation, 5, 1227-1247 (2006).
Tolstorukov, Michael Y., Colasanti, Andrew V., McCandlish, David M., Olson, Wilma K., and Zhurkin, Victor B., "A Novel Roll-and-Slide Mechanism of DNA Folding in Chromatin: Implications for Nucleosome Positioning," J. Mol. Biol. 371, 725-738 (2007).
Tolstorukov, Michael Y., Choudhary, Vidhu, Olson, Wilma K., Zhurkin, Victor B., and Park, Peter J., "nuScore: A Web Interface for Nucleosome-positioning Predictions," Bioinformatics 24, 1456-1458 (2008).
Olson, Wilma K., Colasanti, Andrew V., Lu, Xiang-Jun, and Zhurkin, Victor B. "Physico-chemical Properties of Nucleic Acids: Character and Recognition of Watson-Crick Base Pairs," in Wiley Encyclopedia of Chemical Biology, John Wiley & Sons, New York, doi:10.1002/9780470048672.wecb452 (2008).
Lu, Xiang Jun and Olson, Wilma K. "3DNA: A Versatile, Integrated Software System for the Analysis, Rebuilding, and Visualization of Three-dimensional Nucleic-acid Structures," Nature Protocols 3, 1213-1227 (2008).
Czapla, Luke, Swigon, David, and Olson, Wilma K., "Effects of the Nucleoid Protein HU on the Structure, Flexibility, and Ring-closure Properties of DNA Deduced from Monte-Carlo Simulations," J. Mol. Biol. 382, 353-370 (2008).
Swigon, David and Olson, Wilma K., "Mesoscale Modeling of Multi-protein-DNA Assemblies: The Role of the Catabolic Activator Protein in Lac-repressor-mediated Looping," Intl. J. Non-linear Mechanics, doi:10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2008.07.003 (2008).
Karymov, Mikhail A., Mathivanan, Chinnaraj, Bogdanov, Aleksey, Srinivasan, Annankoil R., Olson, Wilma K., and Lyubchenko, Yuri L., "Structure, Dynamics and Branch Migration of DNA Holliday Junction: A Single-molecule Fluorescence and Modeling Study" Biophys. J. 95, 4372-4383 (2008).
Olson, Wilma K., Colasanti, Andrew V., Czapla, Luke, and Zheng, Guohui, "Insights into the Sequence-dependent Macromolecular Properties of DNA from Base-pair Level Modeling," in Coarse-Graining of Condensed Phase and Biomolecular Systems, Gregory A. Voth, Ed., CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 205-223 (2008).
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Watering the Tulips
September 5, 2012
"For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?"– 1 Corinthians 4:7
If somebody asked you, "Why are you saved?" how would you answer? Certainly, the commands to repent and believe are constantly given in the Bible. That is a requirement issued forth from a Sovereign God to a people who are both unable and unwilling to receive it (1 Corinthians 2:14). Nonetheless, here we are – believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. Our attitude towards our own selves and our own sin is totally opposite than it was naturally. It has well been said that when a person is saved, they take sides with Christ against both the world and themselves! But why?
This question has been argued for centuries. There really are only two possible answers to the question posed in our text. Either you personally have some good in you that the next fellow does not OR God drew you to Christ in spite of your natural inclination to sin. There really are no other alternatives. Either the unbeliever is more hard hearted than you OR God gave you a new heart. These are the two options to "who makes you differ from another?" Which is it?
If the Holy Spirit only left us with the question here, perhaps we'd have a reason to lean one way or another. However, the Scripture has given us clear testimony concerning the state of the natural man. All of us…the entire human race…died in Adam (Romans 5:12). We are declared to be dead in our sins (Ephesians 2:1). The Fall did not leave us in a state in which we were drowning and all we have to do is grab the life preserver. No, in fact the fall left us in a state where we had drowned and rendered unable to grab the life preserver. We are not naturally sick in sin. Rather, we are naturally dead in our sins.
But, here we are – believers! We responded to the Gospel. We grabbed the great Life Preserver! What in the world happened? That's the question Paul is asking in our text – "what happened to make you grab the Life Preserver when you had already drowned?" Simply put, we were "made alive" by the life giving Spirit of God (Ephesians 2:5). We, as believers, were drawn to Christ (John 6:44). Though we had drowned in our sins, had died in Adam and were abiding in a state of death without Christ, we were "born again" (a second time) by the Holy Spirit (John 3:3). Here is the answer! This is the reason that you differ from your unbelieving neighbor. You received the gift of faith from God Himself (Ephesians 2:8-9).
But one may say, "Oh no…I desired Christ more than anything else in the world. I fled to Him alone when I saw my sinful state". To this, we do not disagree. But, why did you feel such a way? That is the question we are pondering. In theological terms, you were converted because you were regenerated. Though these two actions occur simultaneously, one causes the other. When a light switch is flipped, the light immediately turns on. But, nobody would ever suggest that the light caused the switch to flip. Certainly, it was the switch which caused the light to turn on. And, God's regenerating Spirit causes us to turn to Christ in faith.
Child of God, take this moment to thank God for Him having made you to differ!
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Roman Polanski might be in jail, but it seems his fame is still far-reaching.
Yussi Akram, an inmate housed at the same Swiss jail as Polanski, spilled the beans in a radio interview on Zurich's Radio One, saying Polanski is given special privileges that other inmates don't have. Among them, the 76-year-old director is allowed more frequent visits with his legal counsel and more telephone calls to his wife. His cell was even equipped with an emergency button that immediately summoned guards. Polanski was also kept away from other inmates, the AP reported.
Polanski has been at the same Swiss jail for two months, awaiting extradition to the United States for an outstanding warrant related to a 30-year-old underage sex case in L.A.
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Janusz Morgenstern, a friend of Polanski's, said Polanski has become very depressed during his stay in jail, according to the L.A. Times.
"His fear of the U.S. verges on panic and he has lived with that fear for so long that it's become obsessive," Morgenstern said. He also said that Polanski's children had been taken out of school because "other kids were giving them a hard time."
These revelations follow the Swiss Justice Ministry's decision to accept Polanski's $4.5 million bail offer and allow him to return to his chalet in the Alps. The court issued two conditions, however. Polanski must surrender his identity papers and wear an electronic monitoring bracelet at all times.
Reuters reported that Polanski will not be released there before Monday.
The Justice Ministry is expected to make a decision regarding his extradition "within weeks" but if the director mounts a successful appeal, it could drag the process out for many more months.


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Gal Gadot cast as Wonder Woman in Superman film
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Gal Gadot has won the role of Wonder Woman in the upcoming 'Man of Steel' sequel, starring alongside Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill
Gal Gadot has been cast as Wonder Woman in the 'Man of Steel' sequel.
The Israeli-born actress - best known for her role as Gisele in the 'Fast & Furious' franchise - has won the coveted superheroine role in Warner Bros.' upcoming Superman film, joining Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck, who will play caped crusader Batman.
Director Zack Snyder said in a statement: "Wonder Woman is arguably one of the most powerful female characters of all time and a fan favourite in the DC Universe. Not only is Gal an amazing actress, but she also has that magical quality that makes her perfect for the role. We look forward to audiences discovering Gal in the first feature film incarnation of this beloved character."
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gadot beat competition from Olga Kurylenko and 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' actress Elodie Yung to win the role.
The 28-year-old beauty previously had a supporting role in the last three 'Fast & Furious' films, including the smash hit sixth film which was released this past summer.
Wonder Woman was most famously played by Lynda Carter in a 1970s TV series but has never been portrayed in a live-action film, despite numerous attempts to bring the lasso-wielding heroine to life on the big screen.
The as-yet-untitled 'Man of Steel' sequel - which is rumoured to be called 'Batman vs Superman' - is set for release in July 2015.


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2004 East-African Standard article states Obama born in Kenya
Here's an article dated Sunday, June 27, 2004 from the East-African Standard Online that clearly states Obama is Kenyan-born:
Kenyan-born US Senate hopeful, Barrack Obama, appeared set to take over the Illinois Senate seat after his main rival, Jack Ryan, dropped out of the race on Friday night amid a furor over lurid sex club allegations.
The allegations that horrified fellow Republicans and caused his once-promising candidacy to implode in four short days have given Obama a clear lead as Republicans struggled to fetch an alternative.
Ryan's campaign began to crumble on Monday following the release of embarrassing records from his divorce. In the records, his ex-wife, Boston Public actress Jeri Ryan, said her former husband took her to kinky sex clubs in Paris, New York and New Orleans.
"It's clear to me that a vigorous debate on the issues most likely could not take place if I remain in the race," Ryan, 44, said in a statement. "What would take place, rather, is a brutal, scorched-earth campaign – the kind of campaign that has turned off so many voters, the kind of politics I refuse to play."
Although Ryan disputed the allegations, saying he and his wife went to one 'avant-garde' club in Paris and left because they felt uncomfortable, lashed out at the media and said it was "truly outrageous" that the Chicago Tribune got a judge to unseal the records.
The Republican choice will become an instant underdog in the campaign for the seat of retiring Republican Senator Peter Fitzgerald, since Obama held a wide lead even before the scandal broke.
"I feel for him actually," Obama told a Chicago TV station. "What he's gone through over the last three days I think is something you wouldn't wish on anybody."
The Republican state committee must now choose a replacement for Ryan, who had won in the primaries against seven contenders. Its task is complicated by the fact that Obama holds a comfortable lead in the polls and is widely regarded as a rising Democratic star.
The chairwoman of the Illinois Republican Party, Judy Topinka, said at a news conference, after Ryan withdrew, that Republicans would probably take several weeks to settle on a new candidate.
"Obviously, this is a bad week for our party and our state," she said.
As recently as Thursday, spokesmen for the Ryan campaign still insisted that Ryan would remain in the race. Ryan had defended himself saying, "There's no breaking of any laws. There's no breaking of any marriage laws. There's no breaking of the Ten Commandments anywhere."
Nobody seems to have found a retraction yet, or an Obama rebuttal. It sure seems the solution to this would be simple. All this mess would evaporate…go away…disappear…if only our Dear Leader would produce his birth certificate, or his university records.
Kenyan birth proven?
World Net Daily has posted pictures of what it claims may prove President Obama was born in Kenya after all. Here's one of their pics, you can read the rest of the article and see the others here.
WND: Kenyan Gov't Silences Obama Family
Kenyan government imposes gag order on Obama family
No media contact: 'We are doing this because we want to ensure better flow of information'
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Cameron Hitchcock '84 is the latest Wabash alumnus to take part in the Alumni Career Lecture Series. This lecture series is an element of the Initiative to Promote Opportunity Through Educational Collaborations, a multi-year grant from the Lilly Endowment.
Hitckcock spoke of the importance of his Wabash education to his professional advancement, his experiences after leaving college, and how he ended up as the CFO of Adesa Corporation in Indianapolis. Adesa is an international auto/truck salvage, finance and auction company employing 10,000 people. A recent addition to the NYSE, Adesa is looking toward expanding into Mexico. Adesa has also become a member of the Wabash internship program.
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So, Judy Greer, just how does it go when a passerby recognizes you as the go-to, always-standout-but-not-quite-household-name character actress that you are?
"It's changed over the years," Greer tells PopcornBiz. "It goes now from like, 'Aren't you that girl from that thing?' I say, 'Probably.' Then they say, 'What thing?' Then I say, 'I don't know what you would've seen me in.' That's kind of how it begins."
All that may change once audiences see Greer – who has scores of film and TV roles to her credit, probably most visibly as Kitty Sanchez on "Arrested Development" – in director Alexander Payne's film "The Descendants," in which her character is drawn into George Clooney's search for the truth about his comatose wife's secret life: the actress is earning raves for her seriocomic performance. "It's sort of small on the page, but 'meaty' is a good word for it," she says of her part. "I often plays roles that are medium to small and they're not even this close to well-written, so this is dreamy!"
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Working with a filmmaker as accomplished as Payne and a co-star as renowned as Clooney altered her perspective while making the film, says Greer. "Sometimes you think that if you're not really good in a scene you can say, 'Well, it wasn't my fault , it was the director's fault…' or 'It was the other actor's fault…' I was not going to have that scapegoat this time – I knew that it was all on me. I was very nervous working with Alexander because I wanted him to like me so much. I wanted him to think that I was a great actress."
She also never plans on back-burnering her considerable comedic gifts. "If you just look at my resume, obviously that's my main sort of thing that I do," she affirms. "I'd never ever stop wanting to be funny. It's really fun to be funny. The night after work is much more fun when you've been making people laugh all day than if you've been sitting in the corner with your iPod on crying. What I like to do is make people laugh. And it's fun to find in a movie like this – which Alexander has described as a comedy – to find the real moment, find the real comedy and not the slapstick comedy."
On a more overtly silly track, Greer will continue to pop into "Two and a Half Men" in a recurring role as the ex-wife of Ashton Kutcher's billionaire Walden Schmidt. "I'm a part of something, kind of a part of for now anyway, that's television history," she says. "It's been a cool thing to be around and to see that side of television and to be a part of it. I've enjoyed Ashton quite a bit. I was thrilled to do it. When I get job opportunities like that I just think, 'Why would I NOT take it?' I couldn't think of any good reason. [Executive producer] Chuck Lorre has always just been so supportive and lovely to me. He's put me on the show twice as a two different people. They never do that! Ashton has been great. He cast me to star in the show he was producing on television a few years ago. It was just such a no-brainer and it's been really fun to be around it. And it's been fun to feel the energy and the sort of massive sigh of relief from the crew that they're back to work, that everyone has their job again."
And she'll be back on the upcoming season of "Californication" for another one-episode stint as Trixie, the hooker-confessor for Hank Moody (David Duchovny). "I love my little one cute episode a season," she says. "It's super fun. I love that character so much. It was funny, I'd just done a movie with David Duchovny when he got picked and they were going to start shooting. He said, 'I want you to do the show.' I said, 'That's cool, but I heard about your show. I'm going to tell you right now, I'm not taking my clothes off and I'm not having sex with you. So find a character that I can play that doesn't do those things.' So then they made me a hooker. I was like, 'How amazing is it that of all the guest starring characters on the show it's the hooker who doesn't nude up and have crazy sex?'"


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With the Supreme Court effectively ruling in favor of gay marriage, options have narrowed for its opponents. We libertarians praise the ruling, as does your nephew who TIVOs "Glee," can never quite throw a spiral, and refers to "Top Gun" as �Oh, that volleyball movie.�
Overturning the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) comes after last year�s decision ending the military�s "Don�t Ask, Don�t Tell" policy. The Supremes thought that if gays could endure brutal military combat, they might now be able to handle marriage.
Four Justices voted "no" and five Justices voted "fabulous." The ruling came when Justices Kennedy and Breyer worked out their differences after a weekend of antiquing in Vermont. I hear that the oral arguments from the case will be nominated for a Tony.
With his tie-breaking vote, Justice Kennedy single-handedly overturned the gay marriage ban. Don�t say anything, though; he doesn't plan to tell his parents until Christmas. Justice Antonin Scalia was clear: he does not like gay sex. Perhaps he is just doing it wrong.
This decision was ultimately about increasing individual freedom, though it overruled the popular vote of a state.
Conservative activists in California appealed the ruling Sunday to the �ber-liberal Ninth Circus Court of Appeals in San Francisco; they might as well put it to a vote at a Cher concert.
As far as conservatives are concerned, turning the matter back to the states might bode well for future rulings. I do not see how conservatives can rightfully vote to end the provisions of the Voting Rights Act that are so intrusive for Southern states, yet vote to increase federal authority over marriage under DOMA. Justices who voted to dismantle the silly enforcement mechanism of the Voting Rights Act said in their briefs that times had changed since the 1960s. They have also changed for gay marriage. 30% of Americans approved a decade ago; more than 50% do now.
Always the optimist, might I point out to social conservatives the potential positives of gay marriage? They will adopt the children pro�lifers create; they will buy houses and gentrify neighborhoods; they will be monogamous (less AIDS) and perhaps attend church; and they will be concerned about education, crime, taxes, and even the role of government spending in their lives.
For the religious right to cast the first stone at gays is hypocritical. The GOP seems impervious to how harsh and judgmental it appears on this and on other issues where it seeks to codify personal Biblical beliefs into law. Spending political capital worrying about what consenting gay couples do makes conservatives look petty and small. Let it go.
Our biggest problem in the U.S. is not a couple of retired music teachers with a joint checking account and hospital visitation rights. Our problems are the growth of government and lost freedoms.
Liberals cast a wide net in their never-ending quest to be liked. They are for everything. This is one of the things they support that does not cost money and increases, not decreases, freedom. It should be one of the issues on which the GOP should meet them in the middle.
The right of gays to marry clearly falls in the category of increased freedom and choice, and I have long been for it. If that were the litmus test for governmental decisions, we would be better off.
Fundamentally this issue, like most, comes down to freedom. We have the right do what we determine is best for ourselves as long as we do not hurt other people. Nothing in consensual gay marriage hurts anyone else. Systematically and frantically fighting it hurts a minority class of people.
Eleven states currently recognize gay marriage, with many others bi-curious about adopting it. Even Iowa adopted gay marriage, probably just to give folks there something to do. My guess is that ethanol subsidies were involved. Gay marriage is obviously a non-event in the Hawkeye State.
Government powers should be limited and specific. Marriage, which is essentially derived from and conducted as a religious act, should be kept in that arena. The farther government is from marriage or any other human interaction, the better. Divorcing marriage from government is a good idea.
So gays can now be in the military and married, which shows that no one is happy until he or she can be yelled at.
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Thankfully, the issue of clergy sex abuse has all but disappeared from the front pages of our diocesan newspapers. Stories about how dioceses are implementing background checks for parish staff and volunteers or teaching Catholic schoolchildren how to avoid sexual predators are much more frequent than reports of any new incidents of sexual abuse.
But the Florida Catholic in the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Fla., recently published an opinion piece by a survivor of clergy sexual abuse that had an interesting perspective. Chris McCafferty said his greatest concern now is for children in public schools.
"The Catholic Church is accepting responsibility for what occurs in its programs, but the public schools are not," McCafferty wrote. "If the church harbors a pedophile it is held accountable; if the school system protects a pedophile in public schools, the system can't be sued easily because of the government's sovereign immunity." Read McCafferty's full column here.