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ASIS opens with a wake
As visitors crowded into the Las Vegas Convention center here for the opening of this year's ASIS International conference, they were greeted with the sounds of bagpipes as IP access control manufacturer Viscount held a "wake" for the control panel, which featured a procession through the red-carpeted aisles. There was even a coffin. And arm-bands with blinking Viscount lights. And booze. It was pretty funny, actually.

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Friday, December 17, 2010
Ralli Quilt Close-Up
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It's so fun to see someone else's quilt and go "I have that fabric and that one and that one!" Very nice.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 17, 2010 at 11:04 PM
Wow Sujata! I have spent this entire day cutting out 2 inch squares out of scraps!!! Where did you get his design. It looks so interesting....are there three different squares and you alternate them?ReplyDelete
Love it.
The colour play is great. Fassett's prints just come alive. Thanks for putting these photos up.ReplyDelete
Love the colours - so rich and beautiful.ReplyDelete
Thank you!!! That's what I wanted to see, which fabrics together gave the beautiful jewel effect to your quilt. There were some surprises in there for me, ones that I would never have thought were in there. It is such a beautiful quilt!ReplyDelete
Dear Sujata Shah,ReplyDelete
I like your ralli design. Ralli Quilts are the traditional textiles made by the folk women quilters of Pakistan and India. To know and learn about the ralli quilts get book written on the ralli quilts by Patricia Stoddard. Visit her sirte for more information www.ralliquilt.com
Another beautiful quilt!! I was just reading the above comment about Ralli quilts. So interesting!!ReplyDelete
You are a dear to post another just so we can see it up close and personal. It is an exquisite piece of art. Thank you for sharing.ReplyDelete
The fabrics blend wonderfully and give a sparkly effect to the whole quilt. If I didn't know I would've never thought they all came from a box.ReplyDelete
Love all these colorful variations on the "mosaic tiles". Kaffe's fabric is so rich in colors. I like how this quilt look both formal and very rich in colors at the same time. A great design, Sujata!ReplyDelete
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Your color selections are wonderful! You have sucha good I for color!ReplyDelete
Thank you! Each one of these blocks is a stunning composition. I'm sure I could look at this quilt for hours!ReplyDelete
I'm in a slump! Heaven knows I have fabric!!! Now I need a creative kick in the backside to get back into to what I love. I have left-over blocks from the last Kaffe class and endless other unfinished blocks - some unfinished quilt tops even! Before I start something new I'd like to finish the UFO's but after awhile I'm sick of them. Maybe after the busyiness of Christmas is over I'll get a fresh start. You do lovely work, Sujata, and I miss you!ReplyDelete
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Stan Douglas, Allan Sekula and Uriel Orlow; curated by Cate Rimmer.
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Stan Douglas, Allan Sekula and Uriel Orlow; curated by Cate Rimmer.
A cabinet of ephemeral works, drafts and concepts, that are often not included in gallery exhibitions but are part of the daily practice in most artists' studios shown at new space in Zurich.
For a long time the reactions of Earth to our human actions remained unnoticed, but in recent times with the protest movement Fridays for Future climate crisis has moved into public consciousness. The thought exhibition »CRITICAL ZONES« invites us to deal with the CRITICAL situation of the Earth in various ways and to explore new modes of coexistence between all forms of life. Curatorial Team: Bruno Latour, Peter Weibel, Martin Guinar, Bettina Korintenberg
Group exhbition curated by Cosmin Costinas with works by
A group exhibition directly concerned with taking up political positions and engaging in interventions, ground work and various forms of activism. With works by Paloma Ayala, Baltensperger + Siepert, Daniela Brugger, Luke Ching, Chto Delat, Enar de Dios Rodríguez, Harun Farocki, Jeff Hong, Marc Lee, Yoshinori Niwa, Dima Nechawi, Mohamad Omran, Uriel Orlow, Ursula Palla, " le peuple qui manque – a people is missing (Kantuta Quiros, Aliocha Imhoff), Robert Schlicht + Romana Schmalisch, Jonas Staal.
And with participation of the activist and cultural groups: Architecture for Refugees Schweiz, Autonome Schule Zürich, The Creative Memory of The Syrian Revolution, Love Lazers, Libreria delle Donne, foodwaste.ch/OGG Bern, Progetto Oreste, Stadtlücken, Video Activism, Warsaw Biennial, Who writes his_tory ?, The Media Office of Kafranbel.
Solo exhibition.
In Learning from Artemisia at La Loge, Orlow explores plant healing and global power relations through Artemisia afra, the African wormwood, an indigenous medicinal plant cultivated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, alongside other African countries, and used for the treatment of malaria. Despite its proven effectiveness and simplicity, the World Health Organization does not recommend the use of this plant material, in any form, including tea, for the treatment or the prevention of malaria.
A series of events organised around the theme of Queer Ecologies, with contributions from artists, curators, theoreticians and activists on the shifting boundaries in the contemporary art world(s).
A group exhibition with works by Marwa Arsanios, Rossella Biscotti, Paz Errázuriz, Bouchra Khalili, Teresa Margolles, Carlos Motta, Uriel Orlow and Daniel Otero Torres
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Leave No Stone Unturned [Remuer la terre] is a collective exhibition, curated by Clelia Coussonnet, that highlights the links between plants and politics in Morocco and other countries of the global South, while rejecting the idea that nature is ornamental and neutral. By scratching the visible surface to plunge into the interstices and gaps of history, the selected works show plants are intertwined in power networks and suffer from the paradox of being knowledge resources simultaneously accessible and subjected to processes of invisibility. While human impact on climate and environmental change is increasingly discussed in public and scientific debates, still few institutions and individuals explore in depth the largely underestimated relations between plants and politics. Flora is indeed an actor, a pawn and a witness of History, revealing narratives forgotten and eluded by official history's records.
A survey exhibition which brings together Theatrum Botanicum, Soil Affinities, Wishing Trees and Learning from Plants. Trees as actors in history, the migration of flowers, and medicinal plants testifying to neo-extractivism – these are some of the themes that Uriel Orlow pursues in his research-based art. Concrete circumstances and developments invariably form the basis of his multi-layered, multi-media works. In recent years his attention has mainly focused on entanglements between the African continent and Europe. Plants are both the narrators and protagonists here, anchoring all the events in the present day. For his solo show at Kunsthalle Mainz the artist has developed a route through the exhibition that takes visitors room by room from the origins of colonialism via the anti-apartheid movement through to contemporary concerns.


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I had been hoping that the RootsTech conference would stream some live sessions on the internet like they did last year, and now the announcement has come in the FamilySearch Researcher Help Community Newsletter:
"Can't attend RootsTech 2012 in person? Join us online for RootsTech Live every day during the conference, Thursday through Saturday, February 2–4. All events held in room 155 of the conference hall will be streamed live on the conference home page. Check out the conference schedule to see which sessions are being held in room 155 and will be available for live-streaming on rootstech.org."
I checked the schedule for all the presentations that will be held in room 155 and therefore will be streamed live on the internet. The following sessions will be available to all who want to participate virtually (all times listed are Mountain Time):
Thursday, February 2nd
8:30 - 10:00 am Keynote address Inventing the Future, as a Community Jay Verkler
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Do I Trust the Cloud? D. Joshua Taylor
1:45 - 2:45 pm Effective Database Search Tactics Kory Meyerink
3:00 - 4:00 pm Twitter – It's Not Just "What I Had For Breakfast" Anymore Thomas MacEntee
4:15 - 5:15 pm Eleven Layers of Online Searches Barbara Renick
Friday, February 3rd
8:30 - 9:30 am Keynote address Exabyte Social Clouds and other Monstrosities Josh Coates
9:45 - 10:45 am Publish Your Genealogy Online Laura Prescott
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Optimizing Your Site for Search Engines Robert Gardner
1:45 - 2:45 pm Genealogists "Go Mobile" Sandra Crowley
3:00 - 4:00 pm Google's Toolbar and Genealogy David Barney
Saturday, February 4th
8:30 - 9:30 am Keynote address Making the most of technology to further the family history industry Tim Sullivan
9:45 - 10:45 am Genealogy Podcasts and Blogs 101 Lisa Louise Cooke
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Future of FamilySearch Family Tree Ron Tanner
1:45 - 2:45 pm Privacy in a Collaborative Environment Noah Tutak
I hope you are able to catch some of these presentations if you are not able to attend the conference.


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I've been delving into Bill Warren's book The Evil Dead Companion over the last couple days and i've learned a lot of interesting facts about the trilogy and i've decided to turn those facts into another little game. So below you will find five Evil Dead related stories ; four are fact and only one is fiction. Your job is to figure out which one has been made up by yours truly. There's no prize this go around but if you want a free prize, you still have through this Friday to enter my Kevin Smith contest! Being that there's no prize to be won here, I kindly ask you to not try and look up these facts on Google. It's only for fun, so lets see who can really pick out the fake without cheating! Good luck!
1. Among the many titles that were considered for the original film, before Evil Dead was chosen, was 'These Bitches Are Witches'.
2. Coinciding with its initial release, a line of 100 limited edition Army of Darkness posters were printed up with a small vial of Bruce Campbell's blood mixed in with the red ink.
3. Freddy Krueger's famous razor glove can be seen hanging on the wall in the work shed in Evil Dead 2.
4. Richard Domeier, who played Ed in Evil Dead 2, is now a host on QVC.
5. The cabin that Evil Dead was filmed in was believed to be haunted/cursed, with many deaths and strange phenomena linked to it. The cabin has since mysteriously burnt to the ground.
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- The document has not been analyzed, a Pentagon spokesman says
- Pakistani intelligence knows where Taliban commanders are, the report says
- A NATO spokesman says the report is based on the opinions of detainees only
- Pakistan firmly rejects the report, a Foreign Office official says
Pakistan continues to support the Taliban in Afghanistan, a secret NATO report says, according to a journalist who has read it, despite years of Pakistani denials and American pressure to stop backing the insurgency.
Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence agency knows the whereabouts of all senior Taliban commanders, Times of London reporter Jerome Starkey said Wednesday, citing the report.
Pakistan dismissed the accusation that it is helping the Taliban across the border.
"We are committed to non-interference in Afghanistan," Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said Wednesday. "This is frivolous, to put it mildly."
He added, "Pakistan has suffered enormously because of the long conflict in Afghanistan. A stable and peaceful Afghanistan is in our own interest and we are very much cognizant of this."
NATO downplayed the importance of the document.
The classified report is based on the "opinions or ideals" of Taliban detainees, and represented only their opinions, not the actual progress of NATO against the Taliban, International Security Assistance Force spokesman Lt. Col. Jimmie E. Cummings said.
The document says the Taliban depend on Pakistan for support, even though they do not necessarily welcome it, Starkey said.
"It is a marriage of convenience," he said. The Taliban see Pakistan as manipulative, but they see no alternative to accepting its support, he said.
The Taliban are absolutely confident of victory, he said the report found, based on 27,000 interviews with more than 4,000 detainees ranging from senior Taliban commanders to Afghan civilians.
They also include mid- and low-level Taliban, al Qaeda, and foreign fighters, he said.
CNN has not seen the document, but has been told by ISAF that reports of its contents are for the most part accurate.
ISAF spokesman Cummings said Wednesday not to read too much into it.
He said it was "extremely important not to draw conclusions based on Taliban comments or musings" and that the report "should not be used as any interpretation of campaign progress" against the insurgency.
A military official in Kabul said such reports have been done for "several years" and it was not written by military personnel.
And a NATO official noted that the "Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan has suffered dramatic losses of leadership and resources," insisting that "Taliban momentum has been significantly reversed."
Pentagon spokesman Capt. John Kirby said the report, called "State of the Taliban 2012," is the product of thousands of interviews with Taliban detainees in 2011. "It's not just a rough transcript, but there's been no analysis applied to it," he said.
The report was compiled over the course of a year, "and a lot of things changed during the year. 2011 was a tough year for the Taliban," Kirby said.
Top U.S. officials have repeatedly suggested the Afghan insurgency gets support from Pakistan.
Adm. Mike Mullen testified in September that the Taliban and the Haqqani network, another militant group, had safe havens in Pakistan that they used to launch cross-border attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
"Because of providing that safe haven, because of connections between Pakistan intelligence and the Haqqanis, Pakistan bears some responsibility for the attacks on us," said Mullen, who was then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
He told the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee that it was an important U.S. aim to have "a positive relationship with Pakistan," but said: "In order for there to be a normal relationship between our two countries it is imperative that Pakistan actively break its ties with the militant extremists using their soil against us."
A month later, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton threw down a gauntlet to Pakistan as she prepared to travel there from Afghanistan.
"Our message is very clear: We're going to be fighting, we're going to be talking, we're going to be building," she said. "And they can either be helping or hindering. But we are not going to stop our efforts to create a strong foundation for an Afghanistan free from interference, violent conflict and one that has a chance to chart its own future."
Relations between the United States and Pakistan -- complicated at the best of times -- have been especially tense in the past year.
Islamabad was angered when American special operations forces killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a cross-border raid into Pakistan, and furious at the killing of 24 Pakistani troops in a November NATO strike which the coalition called a case of mistaken identity.
Wednesday's leaked report is consistent with the latest American intelligence analysis of the Taliban.
The U.S. intelligence community said Tuesday that Afghanistan's insurgents remain "resilient" and senior Taliban leaders "enjoy safe haven in Pakistan."
The annual threat assessment compiled by all the various American intelligence agencies said Taliban-led insurgents have "lost ground in some areas," but mainly where NATO-led "surge forces are concentrated."
A U.S. official told CNN the ISAF report includes a summary of comments from "some of the most motivated and ruthless insurgents that are trying to boost insurgent morale."
"Some of the stuff there you couldn't even deem 'intel.' It's just comments," said the official, referring to intelligence.
Starkey, the Times journalist, said the report said it should be treated as informational and not necessarily analytical.
The official described the report as "relatively new" and "an internal document for our use that's not meant to be distributed."
The official, who is not authorized to discuss contents of the report on the record with the media and asked not to be named, emphasized that it did not represent the opinions of ISAF.
The official declined to say whether the report was seen by top NATO commanders, including the ISAF commander, Gen. John Allen.
The leak comes as Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government appears to be moving slowly toward talks with the Taliban.
Karzai's government recently dropped its opposition to the Taliban establishing an office in the Gulf state of Qatar to facilitate talks.
And it may be opening a separate channel to talk to the insurgency.
The Afghan government hopes to hold talks with Taliban representatives in Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks, a senior Afghan official said Tuesday, in a move that threatens to cloud already fragile steps to negotiate an end to the United States' longest war.
The senior official, speaking anonymously as he was discussing sensitive diplomatic issues, said there were plans for a meeting between insurgents and Afghan officials in Saudi Arabia. Yet, he added, the plans were at such an early stage that it was not clear who -- including American officials -- would attend or when any talks would be held.
The United States has acknowledged that it has held discussions about the opening of a Taliban office in Doha, Qatar, as well as the possibility of transferring some Taliban prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay as part of American support for Afghan reconciliation efforts.


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Sometimes, you've just got to use a joypad, nothing else will do. The keyboard and mouse combo is all very well for your first person shooters, but what about sports sims, retro arcade shooters, and racing games?
Sitting in front of your desktop PC it's all well and good hooking up your wireless 360 controller, but that's not the sort of thing you can realistically take out on the road with your laptop.
Enter, then, the MaxFire Pandora Pro. It's a fully functioning mini joypad that folds in half for easy storage. It's even got a wee analogue stick and vibration feedback shoehorned in too.
On the downside though, that miniscule analogue stick has more in common with the PSP's nubbin than any other controller, and the shoulder buttons are awkward, making it slightly tricky to use. On the plus side, it's cuter than a kitten contest.


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Global stuporstar Rob Ford is set to return to Toronto on Monday to take up his duties as the city's mayor with only four months left in his term and a heated campaign to jump back into before the Oct. 27 municipal election.
Slimmed down Rob Ford returns to Toronto with only four months left in his term
Global stuporstar Rob Ford is set to return to Toronto on Monday to take up his duties as the city's mayor with only four months left in his term and a heated campaign to jump back into before the Oct. 27 municipal election.
Posts on social media from this weekend show a noticeably slimmed-down Ford posing for photos with people in the Muskoka region of Ontario where he has been at a substance abuse treatment centre since May 1. But whether a change of behaviour accompanies his weight loss remains to be seen.
Ford's long-overdue stint in rehab came amid yet more reports of the mayor smoking crack cocaine and allegedly assaulting friends while under the influence. That was followed by an explosive report in the Toronto Star detailing even more bizarre behaviour, including alleged drunk driving, offering strangers sex with his wife, and punching a close friend in the face while holding a bag of McDonald's food.
Although Ford has not commented on those specific allegations, he has occasionally called friendly columnists to boast that "rehab is amazing" and that he was getting better, even as many skeptics wondered about the nature of his substance treatment program that gave the mayor leeway to visit a bar for a birthday dinner and make calls to constituents.
Those questions are likely to linger since Ford is expected to make a statement upon his return but has already said he won't answer any questions from media. He is scheduled to talk to CTV News for a piece to air on Wednesday night.
The mayor will also face an ethics complaint related to Rob and Doug Ford allegedly lobbying on behalf of companies with ties to their family's business, Deco Labels and Tags, as well as continue to deal with the fallout from his friend Sandro Lisi's drug and extortion charges.
A local production titled Rob Ford the Musical: The Rise of Ford Nation will also open around the time of the election.
Life is never dull with Ford around.
— with files from the Canadian Press


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"Do people who are genetically predisposed towards altruism tend to flock together? Or do people become more altruistic when they interact with others who display this trait? Or are external environmental conditions the major influence? Research shows that all three factors play a role. Whatever genetic predispositions people have, their prosociality changes according to where they are and who they are with. Much depends on their social environment."
This is an excerpt from an incredibly interesting article by Dr. David Sloan Wilson, an evolutionary biologist at Binghamton University in New York. In it, he describes the findings he made when he geographically mapped prosocial behavior (that is, "behavior geared towards the care and welfare of others or the promotion of society") across the city of Binghamton.
Wilson mapped his prosocial data points in the form of a topographical map. Interestingly, he found that prosocial behavior was not distributed evenly throughout the city, but rather appeared in peaks and valleys corresponding to areas of highly prosocial people and people who "appeared to care little for others or society," respectively.
But what's causing prosocial behavior to emerge in clusters? Wilson believes the answer to this question, and the solution to its occurrence, may lie in the fields of evolutionary and economic theory — a hypothesis he is testing with the Design Your Own Park project, which unifies people with the common goal of designing a neighborhood park.
You can read about Wilson's efforts to bridge academic research with social progress, including the ongoing status of his Design Your Own Park project, over at New Scientist
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The battles between the houses of York and Lancaster show no signs of slowing down, with heroic knights remaining locked in combat as the cold winter months begin. Paradox Interactive has announced that the newest free content update for War of the Roses, entitled "Winter Has Arrived," will be available Dec. 19 and includes new armor and weaponry, plus two brand new snow-covered maps based on the historic battles of Wakefield and Towton.
The truly pious will also be able to wield the Dagger and Sword of Mary for Christ's Mass, inspired by medieval depictions of the Virgin Mary, laden with holy symbols. Both weapons will be available Friday, Dec. 21, at a special holiday price. But that mercy will expire on Dec. 26, at which point the prices will rise to the cost of a King's bounty!
Join Paradox Interactive this Thursday, Dec. 20, at 7pm GMT / 11am PST for a special War of the Roses broadcast as they demonstrate both new maps and show off all the new content. To get a front row seat to all the medieval mayhem, tune into the official Paradox Interactive TwitchTV channel at www.twitchtv.com/paradoxinteractive.
Our thoughts: New content is always welcomed especially if it's free :D!
To find out more about War of the Roses and prepare for an even deadlier battle, visit http://www.waroftherosesthegame.com/


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This may be one of my favorite reviews I have ever done since my candy of choice is anything sour!! When The Candyland Store told me they were sending some Sour Patch Extremes my way, I was so excited. Always loving everything and anything sour, I knew going into the taste test that I would immediately be pleased and sure was I right!
The new Sour Patch Extreme candy is unlike any other Sour Patch Kid I have ever tried. I'm all about the new flavors. Each piece has double the flavor and double the sour! The flavors come in:
Orange Blue Raspberry
Watermelon Grape
Sour Apple Strawberry
These sour combinations go extremely well together. My favorite one would have to be the Orange Blue Raspberry, second is the Sour Apple Strawberry, and third is the Watermelon Grape. Being third on the list does not even mean that it tastes even close to being bad, it's still so good! I just love the Orange Blue Raspberry combination, have always liked Blue Raspberry flavors, but surprisingly I'll have to admit that my least favorite original SPK is the orange. Ask my brother and sister. They'll tell you how we would all fight over who would get any flavor other than orange. This Orange from the Orange Blue Raspberry tasted different to me since it was mixed and I loved this new creation. I also love that my favorite flavor is blue and orange, Mets colors, my favorite team!
Each bag contained about 20 pieces of Sour Patch Extreme faces that were split horizontally with colors. Being the sour expert, popping these Sour Patch Kids in my mouth was not extremely sour, as I was expecting. Others that I know who do not have desensitized tongue thought they were extremely sour, so based off of your sour consumption, these may or may not be that sour for you. For me, they were just right. Not as sour as a warhead, but more sour than the original SPKs.
I would HIGHLY recommend these to your friends, family, and sour lovers. Thanks to The Candyland Store for introducing me to another great product that I will continue to consume at the movies!


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Leilla pumps via Pink & Pepper | Reed Krakoff Boxer tote via Neiman Marcus | Chiffon sleeve jacket, Neon resin spike necklace &am...
Leilla pumps via Pink & Pepper | Reed Krakoff Boxer tote via Neiman Marcus | Chiffon sleeve jacket, Neon resin spike necklace & Neon spike necklace via Minusey | J Crew neon yellow shorts - similar here | Sandro silk top | Eye Me in blue bracelet via Tamara Noor
Spent the day shopping for Fashion week coming up in September. Granted, trying on tweed and brocade in 100-degee weather is absolutely bizarre, still, I am really excited to see all the wonderful trends coming in for this fall. It's just somewhat difficult to get into the right mindset, when all you can think about is taking a cool dip in the ocean, preferably in all your clothes, or chugging down anything iced.
Don't think I remember another Summer like this, I mean, normally a big fan of the heat, as of last week I unapologetically long for cooler temperatures. My breaking point, I left my make up bag in a car during a quick store run, came back to find that all my lipsticks melted! Never seen anything like that! I mean they turned into liquid, creating a mini peachy-pinkish pond at the bottom of my bag. There was no way to save the bag or any of it's contents, so I had to throw the whole thing out! I think it was that particular moment that made me think, oh boy, I am soooo ready for Fall!
P.S. Don't forget to join me at Neiman Marcus Fall Trends Event on Wednesday, August 15, would love to see all of you there! RSVP details HERE
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And the award for best early moment at the 2014 Emmys Awards goes to...Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Bryan Cranston!
While presenting on stage together during Monday's show, Cranston's several-episode stint on "Seinfeld" was the subject of a hilarious bit that left audience members and viewers in stitches.
"Bryan, seriously, I just have to say something—you are honestly so unbelievably fantastic in 'Breaking Bad,' you really are," the 53-year-old actress said to Cranston. "Your performance is just so authentic, it's so raw. It's riveting in every way."
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Louis-Dreyfus continued, "I have to tell you, you look so much like the actor in 'Seinfeld' who played the dentist that I dated as Elaine and who converted to Judaism for the jokes."
After an awkward pause, Cranston added, "Tim Whatley."
"Tim Whatley! Yes, good for you," the "Veep" star said. "That was me," Cranston reminded her.
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Pretending not to remember working with Cranston, Louis-Dreyfus hilariously began announcing the nominees for Best Actor in a Comedy Series as the crowd laughed.
Cranston even reminded her they had a kissing scene on Seinfeld, but she feigned ignorance.
Fast forward to the Best Actress in a Comedy Series category. Louis-Dreyfus won the Emmy and, as she walked to the stage to accept her award, Cranston grabbed her and began passionately making out with her.
The kissing session lasted a good 10 seconds as the audience laughed and cheered. Once she got on stage, Louis-Dreyfus, quipped, "Yeah, he was on 'Seinfeld.'"


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The Express & Echo Local Art Show
This event has now finished!
The Express & Echo Local Art Show gives art groups and societies from Exeter and the surrounding areas the chance to display their members' work in an exhibition at RAMM.
The 2017 winner is Double Elephant Print Workshop. There were nine entries, and the other shortlisted groups were: Topsham Art Group, Dartmoor Photographers, Wayward Art Group and Exe Artists and Creatives Hub (EAACH)
The annual competition aims to recognise, reward and foster creativity in the city and surrounding area, and gives one group the opportunity to display their best work. The theme for the 2017 competition is Dartmoor, to complement RAMM's main winter exhibition, Dartmoor: A Wild and Wondrous Region.


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I like Wikipedia. Sure it isn't perfect, but I'm not using it as a source for term papers. I hated those as a kid, by the way. In high school, I did one on Macbeth. It was such a traumatic experience, that I blew the rest of them off. So, I would flunk the quarter, but save myself by acing the exam and getting a C.
But enough about me. The reason I am mentioning Wikipedia is that it has pages for stuff that I never imagined existed. Here is a two word combination that tickled me: street furniture. Sure, I knew about mailboxes, bus stops, and fire hydrants. But I had no idea that there was a collective term for such items until I stumbled across this page. Then again, it seems like a more popular term over in England.
I don't foresee Designated Sitter doing Word(s) of the Day as a regular feature, but you never know.


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Monday, November 26, 2012
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- Twisted Quilts said...
I got your book and have been playing with stitch and flip triangles. I love the "wonkiness" of them. I made a set of place mats with triangles. I love Fireball. I may start on something similar after Christmas, so creative. We are redoing our beach house. I would love to do this with some beachy colors.
- November 26, 2012 at 6:32 AM
- Anna said...
That is so beautiful. I love your work :) the spiral flames sound like a great choice. Looking forward to seeing it finished!
- November 26, 2012 at 7:42 AM
- Leanne said...
This is fun, I am looking forward to seeing how you quilt it.
- November 26, 2012 at 7:55 AM
- Mary P said...
Ooh I LOVE the borders too! I am not usually a big border fan either but this just makes increases the energy.
- November 26, 2012 at 8:24 AM
- Cheryl Arkison said...
Look at you go! I am so jealous of your fire at getting things done. And the time to do it!
- November 26, 2012 at 8:34 AM
A spiral was the first thought that came to me. It would continue the "movement" theme/feeling so well. That is one gorgeous 'flimsy'!!!!!
- November 26, 2012 at 9:46 AM
- folksmith said...
Love it!
- November 26, 2012 at 10:00 AM
- karen @ badlandsquilts said...
Looks great Jackie! What a perfect quilt to warm up a winter day!
- November 26, 2012 at 12:17 PM
- SusieDW said...
Glad you came back to this quilt! I loved how the spiral worked out. Looks like lots of creativity and planning. Quilting idea sounds perfect. Would be cool if a variegated thread was available in these colors!
- November 26, 2012 at 12:20 PM
- em's scrapbag said...
Awesome quilt. I think the spiral flames would look really cool.
- November 26, 2012 at 1:08 PM
- Laura said...
This quilt is awesome!
- November 26, 2012 at 1:36 PM
- SusieDW said...
Jacquie, what is the true color of the dark/black? Black black can be harsh at times. Though, can be just the perfect contrast to set off other colors.
- November 26, 2012 at 2:18 PM
- cinzia said...
I am not a border person either but, coincidentally, I just finished making a medallion type quilt. I've been seeing alot of those lately so I was inspired. Your quilt looks great. I am curious to see how you quilt it!
- November 27, 2012 at 12:15 PM


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2009 Children's Book Awards
The American Library Association announced their book award winners yesterday. The winners of the children's book awards are:
John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.
Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children
The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished book for beginning readers:
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"Reporting intangible assets is an issue the accounting profession has walked away from." Thus spoke Peter Fritz, referring to one of the biggest conundrums of the impending rollout of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Australia - the reporting of internally generated assets such as brands, mastheads, knowledge and relationship assets, and internationally generated goodwill. Add software and information assets to the mix, and the 'minor' issue of interpreting the new standards throws valuation and reporting of up to 70 per cent of organisational investment up in the air.
Last month, the Australian Financial Review reported that "potential conflicts between the international and local [regulatory] boards have left companies uncertain as to how and when to recognise tens of billions of dollars of intangibles and goodwill when they restructure or merge". One estimate suggests the actual impact on Australian organisations could be as high as A$40 billion, and the implications for internal IT investment, such as the cost of application development, customisation and delivery of non-revenue generating IT products and services, could be enormous.
To Fritz, chair of the Australian Government Consultative Committee on Knowledge Capital (AGCCKC), however, the issue goes a lot deeper than the immediate need to deal with a different way of reporting what the AGCCKC believes to be the majority of all organisational assets. He says it is an entirely wrong world-view for the 21st century.
Modern methods
"Two-entry accounting is only 450 years old," Fritz quips. "It was an innovation that gave Venice and trading cities around Europe advantage in measuring tangible economies of manufacturing. But it is a wrong way of dealing with the modern world. We cannot afford to rely on a methodology that is not created for the world we live in."
An AGCCKC paper on knowledge capital and the management of intangibles, written by Chris Liell-Cock and Dr Ken Standfield, estimates approximately 70 per cent of the employment in advanced economies and 70 per cent of GDP created in those economies is attributable to the services sector. Yet, the models used to manage and govern the knowledge and services-based economy are, in the words of US Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan, not tracking the investment in those assets.
This is what Fritz means when he accuses accountants of "walking away" - the accounting tools they have equipped information and knowledge-based economies with are simply not evolving with the times. Historically, examples and analogies illustrating Fritz's point are easy to find.
"Until the 1960s, there was almost no investment in mining in Australia because there was no way of assessing the risk of investing in a hole in the ground," he offers. "We now need to create one that will assess risk in information and knowledge economy.
Enter the Fritz-chaired AGCCKC, a consultative body comprising public and private interests whose agenda is to increase recognition of the concept of knowledge capital and establish a standard for evaluating intangibles through the knowledge capital process. Part of a global network of organisations battling for representation and valuation of intangibles, the AGCCKC has built its framework around former NASA chief technology officer and long-term knowledge capital advocate Paul Strassmann's simple definition of knowledge capital as the net difference between the market value of a corporation and its tangible asset.
Defining intangibles The crux of the problem of valuing this difference, according to Liell-Cock and Standfield, lies not only in the discrepancy of the outdated accounting tools used in operational management and investment, but in the general misunderstanding of the term 'intangible'.
"There are two types of intangibles: hard intangibles (information protected by law, such as trademarks or non-accounting value evidenced by financial transactions such as goodwill); and soft intangibles (knowledge assets - 'what people know', relationship assets - 'who people know', emotional assets - 'motivation levels', and time assets - 'effectiveness levels')," they explain.
"Currently, people are aware of hard intangibles and often fail to understand soft intangibles exist. That is even more problematic when 90 per cent of intangibles are soft intangibles."
Despite the lack of appropriate tools, Strassmann has been measuring knowledge capital for almost a decade. "I calculate economic value-added, showing what customers are willing to pay for a firm's goods and services," he told Knowledge Management Magazine back in 1999. "I calculate the price for additional capital, benchmarking prices paid for comparable mergers and acquisitions.
I calculate economic value-added dollars discounted over the life-cycle of the proposed knowledge investment, which yields a dollar estimate of a firm's knowledge capital. I examine head count, calculating knowledge capital per employee compared with salary. Where compensation is greater than the knowledge capital of employees, the company is paying for value-detractors."
His methodology, however, has fallen on deaf ears with the international regulators, whose obtuse standards of intangibles reporting - driven by the US Federal Accounting Standards Board (FASB) - are far from universally endorsed.
According to Professor Zoltan Matolcsy from University of Technology Sydney's Faculty of Business, the global standard, which has been brewing for over a decade now, simply doesn't recognise the need to align the reporting standards with the change in the nature of corporate investment.
Shifting market values
"In the 1980s, market value of companies was generally lower than the value of assets held by a company. Back then, companies made money through asset stripping," Matolcsy explains. "Today, the market value of most companies exceeds their asset value and a lot of that intangible value will have to be written off the corporate balance sheets under the new standards."
Although the new global standards took effect on 1 January, 2005, there is little evidence that the rollout is going to happen according to schedule as companies battle confusion over how exactly they should be interpreting the changes.
Patricia McBride, policy adviser at CPA Australia (The Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants), is quick to point out that not much has changed in reality. "We haven't changed the way we work, just the way we report things," she says.
But things have changed and the implications for investment in intangibles are very tangible. Certain internally generated intangibles, such as mastheads and brands, will be prohibited from internal recognition as assets, while others can be recognised but cannot be revalued if a company's assets are traded in an active market.
In practical terms, this means that some cost of investment in intangibles - including investment in information technology - will indeed have to be written off.
"Until you analyse the nature of intangibles - what has been acquired as opposed to what has been developed internally - you will not know what the impact of the new rules will be on your balance sheet," McBride explains. "In Australia, it will depend on an individual organisation, on how they accounted for it before the new standards were introduced, and how they develop software."
Capitalising on IT The question of internal development or customisation of software, while not common, is certainly one of the areas the IFRS may have an impact on.
"In Australia, IT was optional to capitalise, so I would think the reporting on IT development is all over the place. For those who have been capitalising it, the big write-offs would occur if they were re-valuing that investment, which I doubt they would," says McBride.
Under the new standards, however, a company will not be able to start capitalising investment in IT until that investment delivers incremental benefits to the company. So, if a company builds a web site, which is used simply for marketing and communication purposes, the company will not be able to capitalise the cost of development. However, if the site is developed to provide services or sell products or services, then its cost can be capitalised once the site is close to completion, ie. close to the point at which it will start to deliver incremental benefits to the company.
The IFRS general rule of thumb on IT investment is going to work in favour of IT vendors and investment through acquisition, rather than internal IT departments and investment through in-house development. Local IT vendors, such as Microsoft Australia's chief Steve Vamos, readily admit to this, acknowledging that the proper accounting and valuation of intangibles is going to be good for the IT industry as a whole. How and if the new rules will change the nature of corporate IT investment, on the other hand, remains to be seen.
Back to the boardroom
One answer to the current confusion of managing both intangibles and the related IT investment, says Phil Cronin, general manager of Intel Australia and New Zealand, could be in getting CIOs back on company boards "where they were at the end of the 1990s". Evidence from the US, however, suggests that it is the chief knowledge officers (CKOs) who are given preferential treatment when it comes to corporate boards seeking advice on ways of managing, measuring and valuing knowledge capital. In Australia, where CKOs are few and far between, the onus is back on the CIO to permeate the accounting framework and influence the way the intangibles are reported on a micro-level.
In the meantime, organisations like AGCCKC are racing against time to deliver what they hope will be a more suitable and valuable set of standards to deal with the economy of intangibles. Fritz says several projects have already been initiated by the Federal Treasury and Department of Finance, including evaluating reporting standards used by environmental industries, which could possibly be applied in a wider economic context. The issues, of course, are wide and varied, and some may be resolved over the next six months, when the new regime will start to apply to all companies. The related question of knowledge capital, however, will remain open for some time.
"We have been living without reporting the intangibles for 40 years and this process will speed up the introduction and valuation techniques to deal with the issue," offers Fritz.
"The accountants think they can stop the world, but they can't stop things from evolving and they can certainly not stop the world."
What agcckc wants: A set of world-leading, comprehensive, tested and accepted standards for financially valuing, reporting and strategically managing all forms of intangibles.The establishment of a world-leading professional society dedicated to the development and furtherance of intangible standards, including international certification, training, education, conferences, consulting services, member benefits and software products.International awareness and cooperation on the issues of intangibles and knowledge capital, ultimately resulting in global recognition and agreement on measurement of knowledge capital.


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It seems 100 Pounds Sterling might be a little steep. Most on eBay go for no more than 150 and that usually includes a camera or WiFi card. Perhaps lowering the price to 83.64 GBP. This is only a suggestion and I wish you the best of luck!
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Up for grabs is a nice (and in fairly good condition) Sharp Zaurus MI-E1 with several extras. This model of Zaurus is not the same as the models sold in the United States/U.K. Below are a listing of the details of what is included, the unit's specs and what I'm looking for.
Pictures available on request.
Also available for trade (either with or without the MI-E1) a Nintendo Gamecube and a Sony Playstation 2 (e-mail me for further details
In this package the user will receive:
1 x Sharp Zaurus MI-E1
- The unit is physcially nice with only minimal usage and wear. The unit powers on and the battery still holds a full charge. The keyboard locks firmly in place and slides down without and problems. All hatch covers are intact.
1 x Sharp Zaurus Metal/Plastic Stylus
-Original Sharp model
1 x CompactFlash Slug
-Keeps dust out of the CF slot.
1 x Zaurus protecting case
-Saem as the one included with the Zaurus SL-5xxx series.
2 x NEW Sharp AD-T51BT Li-on batteries (800mAh)
-One is presently installed in the Zaurus.
1 x Power Adapter
-The power adapter is in excellent condition (what, you want a flowery description of the adapter too )
1 x Sharp Zaurus Box (original Japanese box)
-Includes all original packing materials
1 x Set of Zaurus Manuals
-Includes the main applications guide, the internet applications guide and the A/V guide. These are, obviously, in Japanese however most of the meaning is easily conveyed. I can also translate any parts that you may need as I speak/read some Japanese. It also includes the pack-in advertisements and a CD full of software.
1 x CE-PK1
-This is the cable for connecting your Zaurus to your computer. This was a seperate purchase and includes a BRAND NEW cable as well as a CD with further software.
1 x Soft slip case
-Protects the Zaurus while in your pocket.
1 x Bonus CD
-I will download and burn drivers, books and other documents that can used on the Zaurus for the new owner. If you have any specific requests, feel free to ask since I may very well be able to provide them. I can also provide model numbers for compatible modems, cameras and LAN cards.
Specifications for Zaurus MI-E1
Processor: SH-3 133MHz
Screen: 65k Colour screen (sidelit)
Memory: 16MB of memory*
ROM: 16MB of memory
OS: Proprietary Japanese Zaurus OS
Expansion: CompactFlash I/II, SecureDigital/MMC, Intrared, Serial/USB connector
Battery Capacity: 2 x 800mAh
Included Software (the approximate English names)
-Book Reader (capable of reading any TXT or RFT file. It needn't be in the Japanese character set)
-Manga Reader (includes a manga of Hamtaro the Hamster)
-Phone Numbers
-Web browser
-World clock
-eMail Inbox
-Paint (comparable to MS Paint)
-MP3 Player
-MPEG-4 Player
-Japanese Dictionary (this dictionary is highly regarded among Japanese students and English speakers who are learning Japanese!)
-TreeFile (An application that allows you to mount your directories more effectively)
-Picture Viewer
So what am I looking for for this unit? Monetarily, you are more than welcome to make an offer, however what I am truly interested in however is an SL-5000D. The reason I am looking for this unit is mainly because I want to tinker with a couple of new Linux applications that I want to try and get working on the wee Zaurus.
You can reply here or fire off an e-mail to email@example.com. I might also considering adding cash to equalize the trade. I would liekly not be able to afford however, a trade for a 5500 and so unless you aren't looking for much for a 5500, I wouldn't bother (but as I said, I'm willing to haggle and if you are too then we might work something out).
The unit doesn't have to be in pristine condition, provided the keyboard still works and the screen is *relatively* free of scratches. Apart from that it can be sratched to all bloody Hell
Much thanks
(PS Yes! The keybaord is in English and you can type in English with the unit.)
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Okay folks,
I've just foudn this wonderful little niche on the Internet and was hoping someone might wanna help me find an SL-5500.
I'm looking for the base unit and (preferably) a WiFi card. Condition matters little (provided the screen is still in good condition and the unit will turn on. Anything else is merely gravy.
Total looking to spend? About 170 + Shipping to Canada (which shouldn't be more than 20-30 bucks).
Let me know what you have and we can try and hammer something out.
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Before looking at the details of Mojito, let's take a look at how Mojito fits in the Web application world. In the diagram below, the triangular symbol formed with three circles represents the Mojito MVC core; the circles represent the model, view, and controller. This common MVC core executes across devices and on both client and server and is one of the key elements which gives Mojito its power. As the diagram illustrates, Mojito runs on various clients, uses HTTP for all client-server communication, and typically accesses data with the Yahoo! Query Language (YQL) due to its power, ease-of-use, and ability to run from either the client or server.
Mojito was designed with the goal of running in multiple runtime environments and supporting online and offline experiences. The following are the supported client/runtime environments:
A Mojito application is, quite simply, a set of module/widget components (called mojits) bound together with one or more JSON configuration files which describe the application model, view, and controller code used depending on context. A Mojito application is packaged to be distributed and deployed as a unit, and as such, it is deployment-independent. The mojits used by an application may be included directly within the package or may be included by reference from a cloud-based repository.
See also Mojito Applications for a more in-depth discussion.
To support seamless operation and migration of components between client and server, Mojito application data is typically obtained with YQL. In most cases, your data will be requested and processed in some way before it is presented to the user. JSON is expected to be by far the most prevalent format for data retrieved from YQL.
The Mojito Framework consists of both module-level and application-level framing, which taken together provide the infrastructure upon which applications are built. Mojito framing includes the base component framework, the event system, and management of navigation, views, and configuration. Mojito is built directly on top of YUI and can be considered an extension of it.
At the bottom of the stack, for the purposes of this discussion at least, is an implementation of the Node.js API. We use the Node.js API as the definition of an abstraction below, which we may elect to deploy Node.js or an alternative implementation built atop another server-side JavaScript container.
This diagram shows the relationships among the Mojito application, the Mojito Core, mojits, and the runtime environments. The subsequent sections describe the elements in the diagram in more detail.
The base server-only capabilities that support the Mojito Core include, but are not limited to, the following:
The base client-only capabilities that support the Mojito Core include, but are not limited to, the following:
The Mojito Core is the common functionality of Mojito that runs on both server and client. The core is initialized (or bootstrapped, if you will) by either the Mojito Server Runtime or the Mojito Client Runtime, as appropriate. Elements of the Mojito Core include, but are not limited to, the following:
The Mojit Container is where mojit instances live. This is analogous in a traditional Java Web framework to the servlet container. In Mojito the component container logic runs in both server and client contexts. Mojit container logic includes, but is not limited to, the following:
The "API" block of the diagram represents the common API object provided to each Mojit. This common API object is properly referred to as the Action Context. A unique ActionContext object is available to each mojit instance to enable it to do its work. In a traditional Web framework, this is analogous to the request context (except, of course, that there is no request object when the mojit is running within the client).
The Services block is a customizable layer within Mojito, typically created with a combination of custom middleware and ActionContext addons, which allow your applications to make use of common services. Mojito does not make any presumptions about required services, but instead provides the means for reusable services to be developed as extensions to the core framework.
The View Factory creates the view instance for a mojit instance based on a mojit's configuration and on its corresponding mojit definition. The following standard view types are provided, along with the capability for a mojit developer to define a custom view type:
The View Cache provides applications with the ability to cache. For example, because of the View Cache, an application can cache partially rendered views to improve performance in situations where the same partial rendering is frequently requested.
Box A in the flowchart below represents the Application Container at its most basic level. Here we focus on the servicing of page requests and user interactions, and ignore for the moment issues such as packaging and deployment. Again, we examine more closely the framework components in the following sections.
This component processes incoming URLs and determines how to map these to the appropriate application functionality. This is similar in many ways to the front controller used in most action frameworks. The target functionality is almost always provided by a mojit, and thus, the Dispatcher primarily maps URLs to mojit identifiers.
The mojits themselves are not part of the Application Container per se. The container provides the facilities to host, support, and manage mojits while the mojits collectively provide the functionality of the application. See also Mojits for more information about mojits.
A particular instance of the Application Container is initialized through an externally managed configuration. This configuration includes, among other things, the mappings that drive the Dispatcher, the identification of necessary mojit registries, and other environmental parameters. The Application Configuration, however, specifically excludes deployment parameters because it is part of the packaged, deployable application, and therefore, must not be tied to a particular deployment environment.


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As usual, the budget is late and the blaming has begun. The governor blames the legislature (and puts up a running tally of the costs of delay). Legislative leaders blame the governor. Politicians of one party blame politicians of the other.
It's time for California's leaders to stop playing the budget blame game.
Now, the problem with the game isn't the nastiness (politics has always been nasty), or that they're poisoning the political waters (those waters are already toxic), or that it's an affront to bipartisan compromises (such compromises are understandably rare in an era of highly polarized voters and parties).
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No, the problem with the budget blame game is that it's misleading. It feeds the public misperception that the actions of particular individuals are the reason for budget delays and other bad budget news. Change the people in office and you change the budget outcome, this argument goes.
The truth is harder. The politicians aren't to blame. The budget system is.
California is the only state to require a two-thirds vote for passing the budget and for raising taxes. Getting a two thirds vote on budget items in a place as complex as California is so difficult that it would be a surprise if the budget process weren't late and filled with acronomy. Inevitably, two-thirds vote requirements create a process in which the minority party withholds its votes and makes demands until the majority party bends and pays up. This form of negotiation, by definition, requires patience from the minority party and a willingness to wait things out.
Getting a two-thirds supermajority vote is doubly difficult when you realize that California's election system, with single-member districts represented by the one person who wins the most votes, is designed to make legislative majorities. In other words, we elect majorities to the legislature -- but require the assembly of supermajorities to govern.
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The Section 108 study group has finally released their report. See:
For those who are not copyright or library geeks, Section 108 is one of the most important parts of the Copyright Act for libraries.
For those who are having trouble reading the medium-grey on light blue summaries of recommendations in the Executive Summary (what were they thinking?), here's my summary of the summary:
- Museums should be covered by Section 108
- Recommending stricter criteria for eligibility for libraries, including "possessing a public service mission, employing a trained library or archives staff, providing professional services normally associated with libraries and archives, and possessing a collection comprising lawfully acquired and/or licensed materials." Hmm.
- Section 108 should be amended to permit some outsourcing of library & archive exceptions.
- Ease up on the restrictions for replacement copies in 108(c), to include fragile copies, but also some strengthening of requirements — for instance, libraries are required to look for copies available at a fair price, and the Committee recommends that can include "licensed" copies. Hmm.
- Recommendations about preservation of unpublished works, including limiting this to "unpublished works that have not been publicly disseminated." They include a definition of "not publicly disseminated", but I wonder how tenable these distinctions are going to remain. Also noting that borrowed copies may not be archived by the borrowing institution.
- An exception should be added to permit preservation of "publicly disseminated works" whether published or otherwise publicly disseminated. These are dark archives, so access is specifically restricted: "The library or archives restricts access to the preservation copies to that which is necessary to effectively maintain and preserve the work". A long list of requirements to qualify here; this is really quite bloated IMO.
- An Internet Archive exception "to permit … capture and reproduce publicly available online content for preservation purposes and to make those copies accessible to users for purposes of private study, scholarship, or research." There should be an opt out, libraries and archives should not interfere with material exploitation, and labeling is required.
- The television news exception should be amended to permit streaming of archives, but not "downloadable copies."
- 108(f)(1) should be amended to clarify that libraries do not have liability for unsupervised use of reproduction equipment, e.g., library users' personal cameras, scanners, etc. And reorganize the darn section logically.
Well, I could have hoped for a lot more, but there are some improvements here. Good luck getting them through Congress, though, especially in an election year. Maybe we'll see some substantive reforms in 2009, but I'm not going to bet the farm on it.
(cross-posted @ sivacracy)
followup 4/28: Here's a link to Mary Minow's post of Peter Hirtle's analysis: posted at Stanford Library fair use website.


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This article describes Dell™ Notebook and Desktop system image support for Advanced Format hard drives.
It was revised June 2013 and has the latest information available.
The Hard Disk Drive (HDD) industry is moving towards supporting Advanced Format (AF) 4k sector hard drives to address the current technological limitations with 512-byte sector HDD's and for greater storage capacity.
The transition to Advanced Format HDD's will allow storage devices to more easily adopt larger capacities in both laptops and desktops. While hard drives that transition to 4k sectors will maintain backwards compatibility current Advanced Format HDD's, also known as 512e HDD's, will emulate 512-byte SATA and will operate at 4k.
Even though a 512e drive is designed to be backward compatible, most of current Operating Systems (OSs) are not aware of the Advanced Format technology. Depending on the Operating System and its Service Pack, some extra steps may be required to optimize the performance of the Advanced Format (512e) HDD's and to maintain full Operating System and application functionality. These extra steps could require using alignment tools to fix any sector misalignment as a result of deploying a non-Advanced Format aware image on an Advanced Format HDD which may otherwise cause performance issues. An Operating System is Advanced Format aware if it meets the following criteria:
Not all current Microsoft Operating Systems are Advanced Format aware (Table 1). A system configured with an Advanced Format drive and an Operating System that is not Advanced Format aware can experience sector misalignment, resulting in performance or compatibility issues.
Some extra steps may be required for re-imaging even with Advanced Format aware Microsoft Operating Systems, such as (refer to Table 2 and 3 for details):
|Operating System
|Advanced Format Aware
|Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1
|Microsoft® Windows® 7
|Microsoft® Vista® SP2
|Microsoft® Vista® SP1
|Microsoft® Vista®
|Microsoft® XP - All Service Packs
|Microsoft® Windows® PE 3.0 or Later
|Microsoft® Windows® PE older versions
Table 1: Microsoft Operating Systems and their Advanced Format Awareness
Dell does not have a specific cut-over date for the transition to Advanced Format (512e) HDD's. The transition follows the below guidelines:
|HDD Size
|Ship Date
|HDD Format Available
|May 2011 to January 2014
|512b and Advanced Format 512e
|January 2012 to January 2014
|512b and Advanced Format 512e
|After January 2014
|Advanced Format 512e only
If the computer in use shipped after January 2014 and is not an Optiplex XE, it will have a 512e drive. If it shipped during the phase-in period as detailed in the timeline, then the computer may contain a 512e drive. You can check the drive by using the Dell Advanced Format HDD Detection Tool Utility. This tool is a console application and needs to be run from an "Elevated Command Prompt".
|Microsoft® OS Installation Method
|Windows 7 &
Windows 7 SP1
|Microsoft Vista SP1 &
Microsoft Vista SP2
|Microsoft Vista
|Microsoft XP
|Using Dell Operating System Media
Using non-Dell off-the-shelf Operating System Media
|Using Windows PE 3.0 or prior
Note: If using a Win PE version earlier than 3.0, apply Windows Automated KIT
|Install/upgrade Intel RST Storage driver to 9.6 or higher. (1)
|Using Windows PE 3.1
|Install/upgrade Intel RST Storage driver to 9.6 or higher. (1)
|Microsoft® OS Installation Method
(From 512b to 512e/4KB HDD's)
|Windows 7 &
Windows 7 SP1
|Microsoft Vista SP1 &
Microsoft Vista SP2
|Microsoft Vista
|Microsoft XP
|Using Dell OEM Factory Installed Image
No actions required. Dell Factory Images include required components.
|Not Available
|Not Available
|Using Sector-Based Utilities (i.e. Norton Ghost, Altiris, etc.)
|IRRT / RAID 0,1 & 5 Configuration
|Use Alignment Tools (1) to ensure Advanced Format drive partitions are properly aligned
|Data Protection / Encryption
|Use Alignment Tools (1) to ensure Advanced Format drive partitions are properly aligned before encrypting the drive.
Note: Misaligned encrypted Advanced Format drives need to be decrypted, then aligned and re-encrypted
Partition alignment is required for older Operating Systems and is recommended for new Operating Systems in order to insure proper HDD performance and imaging between HDD's of differing sector sizes. An aligned partition is when the starting offset of the partition is divisible by 4096 Bytes or by 8 for Logical Block Addressing (LBA) numbers.
Pre-installation partition alignment options of the OS include:
Using Ghost:< >Ghost 11.5 will maintain the alignment state of the Gold/Master image. If the disk image is built and aligned on a 512e/Advanced Format drive, the clones of that image will remain aligned. If the image is built on a 512B, Ghost command line switch {-align=1MB} can be used to ensure alignment when deployed to any drive.DISKPART may be used to enable storage configuration or create a partition at an explicit disk offset from a script, a remote session, or another command prompt. Dell recommends using WinPE's (3.0 or greater) Diskpart.exe from Windows Vista or Windows 7 to create the partitions for Windows XP installation. This will create a partition that is Advanced Format aligned. Without PE, starting with Windows Vista or Windows 7 DVD to create the partition for the Windows XP will create correct partitioning. On how to use DISKPART utility and how to divide the offset value of the selected partition, refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: "A Description of the Diskpart Command-Line Utility" Article ID: 300415. The Dell Advanced Format Detection Tool is a hardware diagnostic tool available for download from the Dell Support website in Dell Drivers and Downloads for your system under the SATA Drives section. This tool can be used after an Operating System is installed to align the partitions of an Advanced Format drive.
Dell systems are made ready to support Advanced Format drives when they leave the factory.
Yes, if the imaging steps referenced above are followed, the resulting Advanced Format image will be backwards compatible to legacy 512B sector drives.
Yes, if the imaging steps referenced above are followed, the resulting Advanced Format image will be backwards compatible to legacy 512B sector drives.
Only if the imaging steps referenced above are followed, the resulting software image will support both Advanced Format drives.
Yes, as long as the image includes the Intel RST driver 9.6 or higher, the appropriate KB article was applied and the drive partitions are aligned.
Yes, if all other requirements from Table 2 are met, the alignment will be handled by Dell's factory process.
All currently shipping Notebooks, Desktops and Workstations. Dell is currently shipping 2.5" advanced format hard drives. Dell will phase in 3.5" advanced format hard drives beginning as early as January, 2012, for more information refer to the, Timeline for Phase-in of Advanced Format (512e) Hard Drives section.
A 512e Advanced Format hard drive customer kit is available since December, 2011. Contact your sales representative for further information.
Dell factory process will validate the presence of the Mass Storage Driver and QFE/KB article based on the Windows images version (Table 2). Your Dell GCS PM will offer to update missing files as necessary.
Applications that are built on ESENT, such as Windows Update, receive an error message and terminate when the reported physical sector size changes across Operating System sessions. Therefore, if an image is created on a non-4k drive, and cloned to an Advanced Format drive (or vice versa), after recovery, the OS will detect the different physical sector size (4k vs. 512B). The Windows update will hang up. A reboot or re-installation may resolve this issue.
In some instances, this error message appears during the installation: Windows setup could not configure Windows to run on this computer's hardware.
An aligned partition will provide the best performance. As much as possible every partition should start with LBA offset that is aligned to a drive's physical 4k-sector to reduce the performance impact. Writes to the disk that are not "aligned" will require the HDD to first read the original 4096 bytes, then merge the new write data with the existing 4096 bytes that are not changed, and then write that whole block of 4096 back to the disk. This causes an approximate 20~30% performance degradation, especially for the write performance.
Partition alignment is recommended when performing operations that can change the alignment state, like reimaging, reinstalling or cloning.
No, 512B (legacy) hard drives do not need to be aligned. However, images originally built on 512B legacy drives may require additional alignment when installed on 512e drive. Dell's factory process will align existing images while customers build AF compatible images.
If a partition alignment tool is run on a drive that is already aligned, the tool will detect the alignment and complete without impacting the drive or image.
Systems with unaligned partitions will likely experience performance degradation and some sector-based imaging tools may experience compatibility issues. It is recommended to follow the imaging steps referenced in the Detecting Advanced Format (512e) Drives section.
Yes, Ghost 11.5 will maintain the alignment state of the Gold/Master image. If the disk image is built and aligned on a 512e/AF drive, the clones of that image will remain aligned. If the image is built on a 512 legacy drive, Ghost command line switch {-align=1MB} can be used to ensure alignment when deployed to any drive.
Ubuntu 10.04 and RHEL6.x or later have native support.
Additional information and discussions can be found on Dell TechCenter.
Microsoft's support policy for Advanced Format hard drives is described in detail in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article: "Information about Microsoft support policy for large sector drives in Windows" Article ID: 2510009. Due to Windows XP not supporting Advanced Format hard drives, Dell strongly recommends transitioning to Windows 7. If use of Windows XP is unavoidable, refer to the Re-Imaging Requirements to Support Advanced Format Hard Drives section of this article, which outlines Dell's recommendations for deploying Windows XP on systems with Advanced Format hard drives.
Administrators and users should make sure that their applications are compatible with Advanced Format drives. 3rd party applications may have reliability and performance issues when they are connected to these new drives. Contact your application and hardware vendors about their support policy for these drives.
Users can resolve errors encountered when attempting to extend a partition in the Windows XP mini-setup by modifying the ExtendOemPartition key in the Sysprep.inf. The value for the ExtendOemPartition key needs to be changed from 1 to 0. Refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: "Best Practices for Using Sysprep with NTFS Volumes" Article ID: 240126.
Hard Drive manufacturers will be putting the Advanced Format (AF) logo on AF drives (Figure 2). However, some hard drives may have shipped without logos. If the hard drive does not have a logo, users need to check the model number of the drive to see if it is AF or 512B, or use one of the processes below for identification.
A flyer is being inserted into the shipping boxes of new Enterprise Client systems that are capable of having an AF drive (Figure 3). It is important to note that the flyer is not an indicator that the system does contain an AF Drive and no action is required if they have a legacy 512 hard drive or it is not planned to re-install the Operating System on the computer.
Read the flyer carefully as it contains very important information.
Intel RST storage driver cannot be used in "ATA mode" SATA Configuration mode, Intel RST driver can be loaded only in RAID and AHCI SATA Configuration modes. Dell recommends using the configuration inclusive of the Intel RST storage driver version 9.6 or greater.
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India rupee inches higher; month-end dlr demand offsets inflows
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* Oil slump reverberates after Nigeria currency devaluation
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The Indian rupee closed marginally stronger on Wednesday after being held in a tight range as dollar inflows into the domestic share markets were offset by demand for the greenback from importers looking to meet month-end commitments.
Sentiment was also cautious ahead of the release of July-September economic growth data on Friday and the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy review on December 2.India economic growth probably slowed to 5.1 percent in the July-September quarter from a year ago, but economists polled by Reuters doubted whether that would be enough to persuade the central bank to cut interest rates just yet. "We are likely to see the rupee in a 61.70 to 62.10 range this week as rising dollar demand towards month-end may hurt the rupee," "Rupee resistance has now gradually shifted to 61.50 from 60.00 earlier as we see good dollar buying from exporters and the RBI at that level. We are likely to see the rupee remaining broadly stable between 61.50 to 62.50 until year-end," he added. The partially convertible rupee closed at 61.8450/8550 per dollar versus Tuesday's close of 61.86/87. Moves in the domestic share market will also be crucial for cues on foreign fund flows. Shares gained for a fourth session in five, led by blue chips on hopes the central bank would cut its key policy rate. In the offshore non-deliverable forwards market, the one-month contract was at 62.20 while the three-month was at 62.73.


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For the last decade, optimization of beam orientations in intensitymodulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has been shown to be successful in improving the treatment plan. Unfortunately, the quality of a set of beam orientations depends heavily on its corresponding beam intensity proles. Usually, a stochastic selector is used for optimizing beam orientation, and then a single objective inverse treatment planning algorithm is used for the optimization of beam intensity proles. The overall time needed to solve the inverse planning for every random selection of beam orientations becomes excessive. Recently, considerable improvement has been made in optimizing beam intensity proles by using multiple objective inverse treatment planning. Such an approach results in a variety of beam intensity proles for every selection of beam orientations, making the dependence between beam orientations and its intensity proles less important. We take advantage of this property to present a dynamic algorithm for beam orientation in IMRT which is based on multicriteria inverse planning. The algorithm approximates beam intensity proles iteratively instead of doing it for every selection of beam orientation, saving a considerable amount of calculation time. Every iteration goes from an N-beam plan to a plan with N + 1 beams. Beam selection criteria are based on a score function that minimizes the deviation from the prescribed dose, in addition to a reject-accept criterion. To illustrate the eciency of the algorithm it has been applied to an articial example where optimality is trivial and to three real clinical cases: a prostate carcinoma, a tumor in the head and neck region and a paraspinal tumor. In comparison to the standard equally spaced beam plans, improvements are reported in all of the three clinical examples, even, in some cases with a fewer number of beams.
Balancing control and simplicity: a variable aggregation method in intensity modulated radiation therapy planning (2006)
It is commonly believed that not all degrees of freedom are needed to produce good solutions for the treatment planning problem in intensity modulated radiotherapy treatment (IMRT). However, typical methods to exploit this fact have either increased the complexity of the optimization problem or were heuristic in nature. In this work we introduce a technique based on adaptively refining variable clusters to successively attain better treatment plans. The approach creates approximate solutions based on smaller models that may get arbitrarily close to the optimal solution. Although the method is illustrated using a specific treatment planning model, the components constituting the variable clustering and the adaptive refinement are independent of the particular optimization problem.


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