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Instant judgment by GOP
Negotiators in Vienna had announced the Iran nuclear deal only an hour earlier, but Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a Republican presidential candidate, was already on the airwaves denouncing it.
"You have created a possible death sentence for Israel," he declared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
"This is a virtual declaration of war against Sunni Arabs," he said.
"This is the most dangerous, irresponsible step I have ever seen in the history of watching the Mideast. Barack Obama, John Kerry, have been dangerously naive," he added.
Tough stuff. But had Graham actually seen the deal?
"No," he admitted, when host Mika Brzezinski asked him.
"I don't understand," another host, Mike Barnicle, told Graham, "how you can be so certain without having read the deal yet."
"Because I have been to the Mideast enough to know," Graham replied.
Of course Graham hadn't read the deal — he couldn't have. More than 100 pages of text and annexes went online about 6:30 a.m., and the European Union site where it was posted soon crashed. The Obama administration won't get all the supplemental material to Congress for up to five days, and then there will be a battery of briefings.
But Graham and his congressional colleagues are not reserving judgment until they know the facts. This is, perhaps, to be expected after 47 GOP senators sent a letter to Iran's ayatollahs trying to block an agreement even before there was one.
Whatever one thinks of the agreement, the alternative was not necessarily a "better deal," as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. There may be war with Iran, or, more likely, the Europeans, who do favor the deal, and will drop their sanctions even if the United States doesn't — thereby leaving Iran relatively free to pursue its nuclear ambitions.
Such considerations got lost in the reflexive response, kicked off by Netanyahu, who proclaimed an hour before the deal was announced that, based on "early reports," it was "a historic mistake."
From there, it was all leaping, little looking. "Israel blasts Iran deal as 'dark day in history,'" Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, tweeted, just as Obama went on TV to announce the agreement. As Obama spoke, Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, tweeted: "What part of 'Death to America' did this administration not understand?"
These were among the first of a flurry of lawmakers' tweets in the early minutes of the Iran deal's life, saying that Obama "paves way for a nuclear Iran and gives Tehran millions to fund their global terror" and that he is "encouraging Iran's nuclear capabilities."
Some Republicans were more responsible, saying they would "Look forward to studying details" (Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake), even if they would view them with "deep skepticism" (Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee).
By about 9 a.m., House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., had both reached conclusions. Boehner said Obama "abandoned his own goals," that the deal would put Iran on "a break-out threshold to produce a nuclear bomb," and that it would "only embolden Iran — the world's largest sponsor of terror."
"It sounds," a reporter later said to Boehner, "like you've already rejected it."
"I want to review all the facts," the speaker replied.
Verdict first — then the facts.
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IEIC takes on Ford, Henrico Virginia and DE-CIX
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11 Sep 2019, 17:48 GMT+10
Ford Motor Company, Henrico Virginia and DE-CIX have joined the Ecosystem Innovation Committee (IEIC) as founding members. .
Ford has earned its place because of its plans to collaborate with other innovators to create the next generation of connected, electrified and autonomous vehicles.
Dr. Ken Washington, Chief Technology Officer of Ford Motor Company, will oversee the initiative.
Ford Motor Company, Henrico Virginia and DE-CIX have joined the Ecosystem Innovation Committee (IEIC) as founding members.
Ford has earned its place because of its plans to collaborate with other innovators to create the next generation of connected, electrified and autonomous vehicles. Ford is also working with cities to help design smarter, more efficient transportation systems. Ford vehicles are wirelessly connected to the Internet today, and these connections require a dependable wired Internet backbone to close the data loop and unlock new services and experiences for customers, the company saids in a statement Monday.
Dr. Ken Washington, Chief Technology Officer of Ford Motor Company, will oversee the initiative. Washington fronts Ford's worldwide research organization, looking after the development and implementation of the company's technology strategy and plans, and playing a key role in the company's expansion into emerging mobility opportunities.
"The future is about connecting people in new ways. Having robust, resilient and diversified Internet infrastructure is essential to the success of Ford's technological innovations, and we are proud to be partnering with IEIC as the Founding Automotive Member and taking a leadership role globally," Dr. Washington said Monday.
Henrico, Virginia has developed White Oak Technology Park, a master-planned high-tech manufacturing center that is optimally designed to meet the scale and digital speed requirements of a range of tech industries. Home to mega-data center campus of Facebook and the QTS Richmond Network Access Point (NAP), Henrico is experiencing rapid growth in the data center and connectivity sectors with the new MAREA and BRUSA subsea cables which are accessible from the NAP in Henrico. Henrico County Manager, John A. Vithoulkas will be representing the county at IEIC. As the county's chief administrative officer, Vithoulkas is responsible for all general government operations and an approved annual fiscal plan of more than $1 billion in operating and capital budgets.
"Henrico County is honored to be the founding government representative on the Internet Ecosystem Innovation Committee," Vithoulkas said Monday. "For communities to thrive in the 21st century, government must be prepared to work alongside industries, academic institutions and other visionary partners to develop and support the critical technology infrastructure that allows instantaneous, global connectivity. This infrastructure is as essential to our development and prosperity today as ports, railroads and highways have been for hundreds of years. Henrico is thriving as the home of the QTS Richmond Network Access Point, which offers the world's fastest connectivity for data. I am excited to see where the next innovations in technology will take us."
DE-CIX provides premium interconnection services and operates a range of carrier and data center-neutral Internet Exchanges (IX, or Internet Exchange Point, IXP) in Europe, the Middle East, North America, and India. Founded in 1995, DE-CIX's IX in Frankfurt is the world's leading interconnection platform, managing close to 7 Terabits per second peak traffic. In addition to Frankfurt, DE-CIX offers interconnection services at four more Internet Exchanges in Germany: in Hamburg, Munich, Dusseldorf, and Berlin as BCIX powered by DE-CIX. In 2012, DE-CIX took abroad its specific know-how and experience in establishing and operating IXs across the planet and now operates interconnection platforms in the following metro markets: In New York and Dallas, Dubai, Madrid, Lisbon, Marseille, Istanbul, Palermo, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Chennai. In addition, DE-CIX partners with MSK-IX in Moscow.
"DE-CIX's DNA is about offering easy interconnection to our customers, anywhere they need it on the planet. Neutrality is at the heart of what we do every day. Becoming a founding member of the IEIC - among other global digital leaders - and supporting the effort in promoting Internet diversity and resilience, just goes in line with how we understand digitization - now and in the future," Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX International said Monday.
Internet Ecosystem Innovation Committee (IEIC) was established June 2019 as an independent committee with no affiliation or influence to any company nor the concept that the committee has been established to create commercial relationships between the companies. In regards to commercial arrangements between companies, these situations must strictly follow any guidelines a member company uses to evaluate and select service providers or partners independent of the IEIC committee. The IEIC is a working committee to benefit the Internet and regional communities with no commercial oriented relationships between members allowed.
The IEIC says it will partner with like-minded communities around the world to create new and disparate Internet nexus points through partnership with local municipalities, academia and business. IEIC is not tied to a particular region and the group will look to enable our charter in multiple locales globally. In each community the IEIC will incubate local chapters to sustain initiatives long-term with a member of the core IEIC acting as a sponsor to assist local chapters with support resources and expertise. Identifying the unique catalysts for the specific areas across different geographies, will be the key for the development and growth.
By utilizing innovation and influence within the IEIC's collective participants and industries, the IEIC says it will geographically harden Internet infrastructure ensuring the Internet will continue to stimulate economic development opportunities in communities around the globe propelling the digital economy on a local and global basis.
IEIC announced Monday that InterGlobix Magazine will be its official media partner. In the upcoming issue of InterGlobix Magazine there will be a special editorial coverage on IEIC highlighting the benefits of Internet diversity and resiliency from each of the industries represented by the founding members. InterGlobix Magazine is industry's one-of-its-kind premier publication focused on Data Centers, Connectivity and Internet Infrastructure.
"With the addition of Ford, Henrico County and DE-CIX as IEIC founding members, we are pleased to welcome the global leaders of their respective industries to IEIC. Each founding member brings their unique strengths and strategic value to IEIC, that will propel further IEIC's vision of driving global Internet diversity and resiliency, resulting in economic growth in various regions around the globe," Clint Heiden, Founder of IEIC said Monday.
"InterGlobix is honored to extend its partnership with IEIC. As a founding member of IEIC, we look forward to collaborating with the other founding members and executing the mission of the committee. Additionally, we are proud to announce that our premier publication, InterGlobix Magazine is the official media partner of IEIC," said Vinay Nagpal, Secretary and Executive Director of IEIC and President of InterGlobix.
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Hey guys. The 3rd release of weekend tickets for #MRM9 have now gone. However, we know that people's plans can change and some find themselves not being able to attend MRM weekend after all.
We would always discourage reselling between members as the tickets are named and, for members security, we don't give them to anyone other than the purchaser (or the person they named on the order as having bought them for). The last thing we'd want is anyone turning up on the weekend expecting to be able to pick up a band they've bought from someone privately and we have to decline.
So for that reason, we've always offered full refunds to anyone who finds they cant make it. The ticket is then made available again to other members. We used to do this by keeping a waiting list but some felt that wasnt the fairest way. So this year, we're going to re-release any returned tickets weekly so that everyone has a fair and even opportunity.
So if you didnt get your ticket in releases 1-3, then check bit.ly/mrm9 at 7pm (GMT) on a Sunday evening and any returned tickets will go back on sale on a first-come-first-served basis then.
If you've bought a ticket and your plans have changed and you need a refund, then just message me and we'll sort it out for you without problem.
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I was going to name this work as (Before the Battle) because my first inspiration made me draw the face stressed out, but i wanted to use the source image in more than just texturing, so i decided to make that evil character which imposed upon me changing the name, there were few options those related to wars and can match my entry, so i picked this one because this evil character represents war makers.
I spent hours and hours painting this to get the original concept i was thinking about, some flaws must be made during the painting process, therefore feed back is appreciated.
Many thanks to silegl69 from sxc.hu for his permission on the statue photo.
Yes, I agree. Fantastic piece. Very well done!
Its very dark and beautiful. Wonderfully done!
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Excellent job. Certainly an original idea and great execution.


The following sections draw primarily on the book Adaptive Management: A Tool for Conservation Practitioners by Nick Salafsky, Richard Margoluis, and Kent H. Redford.
Conservation takes place in complex systems. Over the past few decades, different disciplines dealing with complex systems have developed similar approaches to using applied science to take action in the face of uncertainty. As shown in the following diagram, examples of these approaches include "social learning," "reflective practice," "learning organizations," and "adaptive management." FOS uses the term "adaptive management" to refer to the approach that we use.
Adaptive management has been gaining popularity in the mainstream conservation community in recent years. But what exactly is it? Some people may ask, "Isn't adaptive management simply good management? Doesn't it merely involve trying something and then if it doesn't work, using your common sense to adapt and try something else?" We believe that adaptive management is good management, but that not all good management is adaptive management. We also believe that adaptive management requires common sense, but it is not a license to just try whatever you want. Instead, adaptive management requires an explicitly experimental or "scientific" approach to managing conservation projects as outlined in the following definition: Adaptive management incorporates research into conservation action. Specifically, it is the integration of design, management, and monitoring to systematically test assumptions in order to adapt and learn.
Testing assumptions is about systematically trying different actions to achieve a desired outcome. It is not, however, a random trial-and-error process. Instead, it involves first thinking about the situation at your project site and then developing a specific set of assumptions about what is occurring and what actions you might use to affect these events. You then implement these actions and monitor the actual results to see how they compare to the ones predicted by your assumptions. The key here is to develop an understanding of not only which actions work and which do not, but also why.
Adaptation is about taking action to improve your project based on the results of your monitoring. If your project actions did not achieve the expected results, it is because either your assumptions were wrong, your actions were poorly executed, the conditions at the project site have changed, your monitoring was faulty ヨ or some combination of these problems. Adaptation involves changing your assumptions and your interventions to respond to the new information obtained through monitoring efforts.
Learning is about systematically documenting your team's process and the results you have achieved. This documentation will help your team avoid making the same mistakes in the future. Furthermore, it will enable those in the broader conservation community to benefit from your experiences. Other practitioners are eager to learn from your successes and failures so that they can design and manage better projects and avoid some of the perils you may have encountered.


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