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14:22:25 02/01/12
Ukrainian Visa-free Travel to EU Hits Roadblock
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Ukrainian Visa-free Travel to EU Hits Roadblock
For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me The debate about when Ukrainian citizens will be able to cross the border with Europe without visas continues in Ukraine. Earlier, the government promised that the agreement would come into effect this year - but now experts say to expect a wait of another 4 years at least. Until recently, President Yanukovych was saying the abolition of visas for Ukrainian citizens in Europe will become a reality even before the Euro 2012 championship. But now experts are predicting that it will take another 5 years for Europe to open its borders to Ukraine. [Valeriy Chaly, Vice-Director Razumkov Center]: "Now, especially after PACE has adopted quite a tough resolution, it seems to me that without additional requirements - including the rule of law, a reliable judicial system, and fight with corruption -- it will be very difficult to talk about the introduction of a visa-free regime." EU officials warn that granting a visa-free regime to Ukraine depends on the implementation of a national action plan. The plan was adopted in November 2010, but so far even its first step - creating the necessary legal framework - has not been fully implemented. [Oleksandr Sushko, Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation]: "It's a failure of the first block which requires the adoption of legislation in accordance with European standards for identification documents, as well as the appropriate set ... From: NTDTV Views: 6 1 ratings Time: 01:50 More in News & Politics
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12:48:51 01/08/12
PHPNW11: Stefan Koopmanschap: Git For Subversion Users
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With the move of many big PHP open source projects to Git (and Github), PHP users worldwide are now exposed to a new version control system that is very different from good old Subversion. In this talk, the concepts of Git are explained to those not yet converted to Git. The benefits of Git over Subversion will be discussed as well as how to use Git successfully for open source projects but also for your own projects. http://conference.phpnw.org.uk/phpnw11/schedule/stefan-koopmanschap-2/ http://www.slideshare.net/skoop/git-for-subversion-users-phpnw11
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12:00:00 12/25/11
Brian Beckman: Hidden Markov Models, Viterbi Algorithm, LINQ, Rx and Higgs Boson
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It's been WAY too long since we've had Brian Beckman sharing knowledge, insights and perspectives on Channel 9. This changes now!
Needless to say, I was incredibly happy to spend an hour with Brian learning all about what he's up to these days. Not surprisingly, he's writing code and employing Rx and monads to solve very interesting problems. In this conversation (a code lesson, algorithm survey, a splash of random topical diversion), Brian explains and demonstrates his latest endeavor: implementing the Viterbi algorithm in C#. What's the Viterbi algorithm, Brian? What are hidden Markov models? What are you using this stuff for? Where does Rx fit into this? What's going on? By the way, it's awesome to learn that a Niner has been sharing C# monadic implementations with Brian (state monad, maybe monad).
Of course, no conversation with Brian - a physicist by training and a software architect at Microsoft - is complete without talking about some current physics problem: Finding the elusive Higgs Boson is all the rage these days, so we talk about what it means.
Brian also shares insights on Haskell, functional and hybrid programming languages (C# is imperative, but it provides functional capabilities like LINQ, for example, upon which Rx is built (Rx is LINQ-to-Streams or observable sequences of events, really)...). We also finally discuss his previous work at MS that we never got a chance to talk to him about while he was doing it. Before joining the Bing Mobile team, Brian was working on a project to create a new functional programming language. What was it?
Thank you, Brian!
Happy holidays from Channel 9 wherever you are and whatever, if anything, you're celebrating!
Notes and More:
The code Brian demos (download it, unzip it, launch VS, open the solution, then watch this video and play along): https://github.com/rebcabin/DotNetExtensionsImproved
From Wikipedia - information on Markov and Viterbi:
A hidden Markov model ( HMM ) is a statistical Markov model in which the system being modeled is assumed to be a Markov process with unobserved (hidden) states
The Viterbi algorithm is a dynamic programming algorithm for finding the most likely sequence of hidden states – called the Viterbi path – that results in a sequence of observed events, especially in the context of Markov information sources , and more generally, hidden Markov models .
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12:00:00 12/25/11
Brian Beckman: Hidden Markov Models, Viterbi Algorithm, LINQ, Rx and Higgs Boson
[LESS INFO] 35 VIEWS | ADDED 12:00:00 12/25/11
It's been WAY too long since we've had Brian Beckman sharing knowledge, insights and perspectives on Channel 9. This changes now!
Needless to say, I was incredibly happy to spend an hour with Brian learning all about what he's up to these days. Not surprisingly, he's writing code and employing Rx and monads to solve very interesting problems. In this conversation (a code lesson, algorithm survey, a splash of random topical diversion), Brian explains and demonstrates his latest endeavor: implementing the Viterbi algorithm in C#. What's the Viterbi algorithm, Brian? What are hidden Markov models? What are you using this stuff for? Where does Rx fit into this? What's going on? By the way, it's awesome to learn that a Niner has been sharing C# monadic implementations with Brian (state monad, maybe monad).
Of course, no conversation with Brian - a physicist by training and a software architect at Microsoft - is complete without talking about some current physics problem: Finding the elusive Higgs Boson is all the rage these days, so we talk about what it means.
Brian also shares insights on Haskell, functional and hybrid programming languages (C# is imperative, but it provides functional capabilities like LINQ, for example, upon which Rx is built (Rx is LINQ-to-Streams or observable sequences of events, really)...). We also finally discuss his previous work at MS that we never got a chance to talk to him about while he was doing it. Before joining the Bing Mobile team, Brian was working on a project to create a new functional programming language. What was it?
Thank you, Brian!
Happy holidays from Channel 9 wherever you are and whatever, if anything, you're celebrating!
Notes and More:
The code Brian demos (download it, unzip it, launch VS, open the solution, then watch this video and play along): https://github.com/rebcabin/DotNetExtensionsImproved
From Wikipedia - information on Markov and Viterbi:
A hidden Markov model ( HMM ) is a statistical Markov model in which the system being modeled is assumed to be a Markov process with unobserved (hidden) states
The Viterbi algorithm is a dynamic programming algorithm for finding the most likely sequence of hidden states – called the Viterbi path – that results in a sequence of observed events, especially in the context of Markov information sources , and more generally, hidden Markov models .
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17:37:56 11/10/11
SPLASH 2011: Dave Thomas - On Modern Application Development
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It's been a while since we've been lucky enough to catch up with Dave Thomas . Dave is well known for his work in object oriented programming language design, dynamic language development (SmallTalk), and virtual machines. Dave did the initial development of the Eclipse IDE and is currently the CEO of Bedarra Corporation. Dave is a recognized leader in the discipline of making software. A godfather in software engineering. Many technical conferences benefit from his support and influence.
Here, we learn about the history of SPLASH and find out what's on Dave's mind with respect to modern app development methodologies. Dave shares his wise opinions on the state of objects, JavaScript, Dart, browser DOM, model-driven development, IDEs, and more. Dave is on a mission to democratize software engineering for the masses by removing unnecessary complexity in programming abstractions (has Dave lost his faith in objects?). What does this mean?
Thank you for spending time with C9, Dave! Always a pleasure. We'll see you again at YOW! 2011
Tune in. Enjoy.
Time codes (thanks to George!):
[00:30] history of SPLASH events since the 1986 beginnings
[02:17] - ref to Ivan Sutherland's amazing SPLASH talk
[02:50] concurrency & parallel programming & the role of hardware / software co-design
[04:40] one of the problems in computer science is that most of the students don't know what is involved in hardware & virtual machines
[05:08] the need to go back to old days feeling of growing hardware / software knowledge together
[05:30] what's the state of object oriented programming? Commercially imensely succesful but practical is a disaster since it is difficult for people to do abstractions 6:18 F# is a great language but it is hard to use
[06:45] challenge: complexity is exposed and people get lost in this sea of complexity
[07:00] refactoring in practice is difficult for big projects, the tools and practices are not there
[07:16] Object-oriented technology doesn't have the old 4 generation languages (4GL) like Excel & Access
[07:32] ref to the easy of use of some older MS product
[07:50] as we move into the cloud, the challenge is how do we democratise the programming process
[08:15] the need to setup up a Hadoop cluster to search large data, is questioned
[09:02] notion of Virtual machine in the sky and what's Dave's take on Javascript?
[10:30] one of the challenges of Javascript is having too many ways to do things
[11:00] Dart might help Javascript to be more modular
[12:14] there is still lots of room for innovation on the web & mobile. Current impedance mismatch between DOM (in C++) and Javascript, needs to be solved
[14:22] end-user programming comments
[16:20] reference to a SPLASH paper on direct Mathlab compilation into code. - mathlab issue translating to c++ (v.s. wiring into silicon) - going directly from the model to silicon
[16:50] ref to Simulink, compiling Mathlab to GPU & going from brain to code
[17:30] declarative specifications open opportunities for parallelism
[17:53] ref to a SPLASH talk on spreadsheet processed by multicores
[18:18] there is a huge benefit to go directly from model to code
[19:30] reference to model-driven development
[19:55] a lot can be done with the spreadsheets
[21:27] the challenge of slow software
[21:47] the need to be greener in writing software to reduce cycles
[22:20] the state of IDEs. - Current IDEs cannot refactor huge code
[23:50] - there is a real opportunity for IDEs to breakthrough - their philosophy needs to change
[25:45] comments on the current tendency to move into the cloud
[29:00] parallelism is a tough problem
Recently, Channel 9 was invited to attend the great SPLASH conference . What is SPLASH? Systems, Programming, Languages and Applications: Software for Humanity . A big thanks to the SPLASH event organizers for inviting me and my camera to engage some key computer scientists and engineers in geeky, fun conversation! SPLASH is a great event! I learned a ton and met many amazing computer scientists and students.
SPLASH is an annual conference that embraces all aspects of software construction and delivery, and that joins all factions of programming technologies. Since 2010 SPLASH is the umbrella for OOPSLA and Onward! [source=splashcon.org]
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17:37:56 11/10/11
SPLASH 2011: Dave Thomas - On Modern Application Development
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It's been a while since we've been lucky enough to catch up with Dave Thomas . Dave is well known for his work in object oriented programming language design, dynamic language development (SmallTalk), and virtual machines. Dave did the initial development of the Eclipse IDE and is currently the CEO of Bedarra Corporation. Dave is a recognized leader in the discipline of making software. A godfather in software engineering. Many technical conferences benefit from his support and influence.
Here, we learn about the history of SPLASH and find out what's on Dave's mind with respect to modern app development methodologies. Dave shares his wise opinions on the state of objects, JavaScript, Dart, browser DOM, model-driven development, IDEs, and more. Dave is on a mission to democratize software engineering for the masses by removing unnecessary complexity in programming abstractions (has Dave lost his faith in objects?). What does this mean?
Thank you for spending time with C9, Dave! Always a pleasure. We'll see you again at YOW! 2011
Tune in. Enjoy.
Time codes (thanks to George!):
[00:30] history of SPLASH events since the 1986 beginnings
[02:17] - ref to Ivan Sutherland's amazing SPLASH talk
[02:50] concurrency & parallel programming & the role of hardware / software co-design
[04:40] one of the problems in computer science is that most of the students don't know what is involved in hardware & virtual machines
[05:08] the need to go back to old days feeling of growing hardware / software knowledge together
[05:30] what's the state of object oriented programming? Commercially imensely succesful but practical is a disaster since it is difficult for people to do abstractions 6:18 F# is a great language but it is hard to use
[06:45] challenge: complexity is exposed and people get lost in this sea of complexity
[07:00] refactoring in practice is difficult for big projects, the tools and practices are not there
[07:16] Object-oriented technology doesn't have the old 4 generation languages (4GL) like Excel & Access
[07:32] ref to the easy of use of some older MS product
[07:50] as we move into the cloud, the challenge is how do we democratise the programming process
[08:15] the need to setup up a Hadoop cluster to search large data, is questioned
[09:02] notion of Virtual machine in the sky and what's Dave's take on Javascript?
[10:30] one of the challenges of Javascript is having too many ways to do things
[11:00] Dart might help Javascript to be more modular
[12:14] there is still lots of room for innovation on the web & mobile. Current impedance mismatch between DOM (in C++) and Javascript, needs to be solved
[14:22] end-user programming comments
[16:20] reference to a SPLASH paper on direct Mathlab compilation into code. - mathlab issue translating to c++ (v.s. wiring into silicon) - going directly from the model to silicon
[16:50] ref to Simulink, compiling Mathlab to GPU & going from brain to code
[17:30] declarative specifications open opportunities for parallelism
[17:53] ref to a SPLASH talk on spreadsheet processed by multicores
[18:18] there is a huge benefit to go directly from model to code
[19:30] reference to model-driven development
[19:55] a lot can be done with the spreadsheets
[21:27] the challenge of slow software
[21:47] the need to be greener in writing software to reduce cycles
[22:20] the state of IDEs. - Current IDEs cannot refactor huge code
[23:50] - there is a real opportunity for IDEs to breakthrough - their philosophy needs to change
[25:45] comments on the current tendency to move into the cloud
[29:00] parallelism is a tough problem
Recently, Channel 9 was invited to attend the great SPLASH conference . What is SPLASH? Systems, Programming, Languages and Applications: Software for Humanity . A big thanks to the SPLASH event organizers for inviting me and my camera to engage some key computer scientists and engineers in geeky, fun conversation! SPLASH is a great event! I learned a ton and met many amazing computer scientists and students.
SPLASH is an annual conference that embraces all aspects of software construction and delivery, and that joins all factions of programming technologies. Since 2010 SPLASH is the umbrella for OOPSLA and Onward! [source=splashcon.org]
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07:00:00 11/02/11
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Believe in Something Bigger Than Yourself [Entire Talk] - Marten Mickos (Eucalyptus)
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In this lecture, Mårten Mickos shares the benefits and challenges involved in building businesses in the open source and cloud computing spaces. As the CEO of Eucalyptus Systems, Mickos identifies a vision for the future of his industry and shares entrepreneurial lessons gained from leading MySQL AB from its startup origins to becoming one of the largest open source companies in the world.
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16:39:30 10/31/11
GTAC 2011: Web Consistency Testing
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GTAC 2011: Web Consistency Testing
6th Annual Google Test Automation Conference 2011 (GTAC 2011) "Cloudy With A Chance Of Tests" Computer History Museum Mountain View, CA USA October 26-27, 2011 Presented by Kevin Menard. ABSTRACT Web Consistency Testing is a new form of automated Web testing that answers the simple question "does this page look the way it should?". Historically, the way a page looks has been relegated to the status of "design artifact" and as such, been treated as something that must be tested with human eyes. In my talk I present the results of research and development of an automated issue detection system that can be extended in numerous dimensions to detect cross-browser rendering issues, CSS regressions, and i18n differences. Using the simplest representation possible, the "golden copy" of a page, this system requires no site-specific programming, making Web Consistency Testing available to every person in an organization, from product manager to QA engineer. Kevin is the founder of Mogotest, a Web Consistency Testing service that aims to change the way we test Web sites and applications and simultaneously make testing available to all. He's been involved with many open source projects over the years, most notably the Apache Cayenne and Tapestry projects, Selenium, svn2git, and the rubber Capistrano plugin for cloud provisioning and deployment of Ruby applications. He is an Apache Software Foundation member and the current maintainer of the Selenium Grid project. From: GoogleTechTalks Views: 1791 8 ratings Time: 40:16 More in Science & Technology
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16:39:30 10/31/11
GTAC 2011: Web Consistency Testing
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GTAC 2011: Web Consistency Testing
6th Annual Google Test Automation Conference 2011 (GTAC 2011) "Cloudy With A Chance Of Tests" Computer History Museum Mountain View, CA USA October 26-27, 2011 Presented by Kevin Menard. ABSTRACT Web Consistency Testing is a new form of automated Web testing that answers the simple question "does this page look the way it should?". Historically, the way a page looks has been relegated to the status of "design artifact" and as such, been treated as something that must be tested with human eyes. In my talk I present the results of research and development of an automated issue detection system that can be extended in numerous dimensions to detect cross-browser rendering issues, CSS regressions, and i18n differences. Using the simplest representation possible, the "golden copy" of a page, this system requires no site-specific programming, making Web Consistency Testing available to every person in an organization, from product manager to QA engineer. Kevin is the founder of Mogotest, a Web Consistency Testing service that aims to change the way we test Web sites and applications and simultaneously make testing available to all. He's been involved with many open source projects over the years, most notably the Apache Cayenne and Tapestry projects, Selenium, svn2git, and the rubber Capistrano plugin for cloud provisioning and deployment of Ruby applications. He is an Apache Software Foundation member and the current maintainer of the Selenium Grid project. From: GoogleTechTalks Views: 1858 9 ratings Time: 40:16 More in Science & Technology
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16:39:30 10/31/11
GTAC 2011: Web Consistency Testing
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GTAC 2011: Web Consistency Testing
6th Annual Google Test Automation Conference 2011 (GTAC 2011) "Cloudy With A Chance Of Tests" Computer History Museum Mountain View, CA USA October 26-27, 2011 Presented by Kevin Menard. ABSTRACT Web Consistency Testing is a new form of automated Web testing that answers the simple question "does this page look the way it should?". Historically, the way a page looks has been relegated to the status of "design artifact" and as such, been treated as something that must be tested with human eyes. In my talk I present the results of research and development of an automated issue detection system that can be extended in numerous dimensions to detect cross-browser rendering issues, CSS regressions, and i18n differences. Using the simplest representation possible, the "golden copy" of a page, this system requires no site-specific programming, making Web Consistency Testing available to every person in an organization, from product manager to QA engineer. Kevin is the founder of Mogotest, a Web Consistency Testing service that aims to change the way we test Web sites and applications and simultaneously make testing available to all. He's been involved with many open source projects over the years, most notably the Apache Cayenne and Tapestry projects, Selenium, svn2git, and the rubber Capistrano plugin for cloud provisioning and deployment of Ruby applications. He is an Apache Software Foundation member and the current maintainer of the Selenium Grid project. From: GoogleTechTalks Views: 1791 8 ratings Time: 40:16 More in Science & Technology
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17:36:03 10/22/11
Lone Vet Oct.14 Stop the F-ing War Part 2 of 2 Discussing Occupy Movements"
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Lone Vet Oct.14 Stop the F-ing War Part 2 of 2 Discussing Occupy Movements" This is part 2 from the Lone Vet who is protesting the Wars on the Hawthorne bridge on Friday 10.14.11 in Portland Oregon. He gives his opinion on the Occupation and the General Assemblysand how important it is. He talks about the two party system and the failure of the governement and the 2 ruling parties. The Lone Vet shows his solidarity with the young people in the Occupy Portland movement. And he bring out in the open the concepts about saving war dollars and and using the money here for our communties. The Lone Vet talks about this big "occupy" movement as being the "last peaceful battle' Wallstreet should be worried. The Lone Vet shows his solidarity with the young people who are now out in the streets as being our new future leaders From: zebra334 Views: 1 0 ratings Time: 12:50 More in Nonprofits & Activism My TIP JAR
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19:06:02 08/08/11
Intoducting To Mongo Db And Integrating It With Drupal 7 For Examiner Com
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MongoDB -- from "humongous" -- is an open source, non-relational, document-oriented database, supported in Drupal 7. The goal of MongoDB is to bridge the gap between key-value stores (which are fast and highly scalable) and traditional RDBMS systems (which provide rich queries and deep functionality). Nosh Petigara of 10gen, the company that develops and supports MongoDB, will introduce the basic functionality of MongoDB and common deployment strategies. Following this introduction, Doug Green of Examiner.com, a top 100 North American website, will talk about how Examiner.com pioneered the use of MongoDB and Drupal to serve millions of dynamic pages (no page caching) every day. This session will teach you how and why you should use several new MongoDB-based modules created by Examiner.com to speed up your site. We'll cover using MongoDB field storage to read and write complete documents in a single query, using MongoDB watchdog to store application logs with counts and automated rollover at virtually no system cost, using MongoDB block for sites with many blocks and complicated visibility rules, and using MongoDB sessions and queues because these are extremely fast. Learn how to query using Field API or directly in MongoDB and how to write great NoSQL queries and create indexes.
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23:27:42 06/09/11
Li Na Becomes Tennis Great Outside China's Sporting System
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Li Na Becomes Tennis Great Outside China's Sporting System
For more news visit ? english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ? http Add us on Facebook ? facebook.com China's tennis champion Li Na is at the top of her game. Since winning the French Open on June 4th, there's been much talk about how she's "Flying Alone." It refers to how she's moved away from China's state-run sporting system Many believe the move helped propel her to international success. Chinese tennis star Li Na reached the peak of the game, after taking the French Open title on Saturday. Now, China's sporting system%mdashand Li's breakaway from it in 2008%mdashis under the spotlight. The Chinese regime's national sporting institution, known as the "juguo system", is a state-sponsored machine adopted from the former Soviet Union. It's geared at churning out sporting talents, by selecting potential stars at a young age, and putting them through rigorous training. Although the system has seen success in producing medal-winning athletes, some%mdash like former Chinese national basketball player Chen Kai%mdashhas criticized it for being a rigid tool that serves only the communist regime. [Chen Kai, Former Member of China's National Basketball Team]: "The so called 'jugong system' actually disregards the passion of athletes. It's actually a binding force that turns athletes into a slave or tool under the ideals of communism, where athletes are only given meaning if they serve the country, the party or the politics." In 2008, Li Na and three other tennis players left the national system ... From: NTDTV Views: 111 4 ratings Time: 02:32 More in News & Politics
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04:14:24 05/23/11
Video: Illegal raves spill into Valencia Co.
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and bernalillo county. last night valencia county law enforcement was tied up for hours breaking up what they call an illegal rave set-up on belen's remote east mesa. eddie garcia talked to the fire chief who is concerned it's a sign of things to come...eddie? county officials were able to shut it down before it started because of tips we heard over the police scanner warning them that very morning... their greater concern however is that organizers are now starting to see valencia county as a haven for unchecked raves. it was getting more difficult minute thumbnail 10:15 pm for them to have venues in bernalillo county and albuquerque so they were looking for other locations. valencia county fire chief charles eaton says - less than 24 hours ago this 6 acre plot of land was set up with a tent, a stage, professional lights and a parking lot -- all able to accommodate as many as 400 hundred people. he says it was set up to be a big rave - until law enforcement heard about it and broke it up. he says the organizer told officials it was set here because of new tough rules in albuquerque. we're relatively close in travel so they think valencia county is the place to do it. eaton says that's where organizers are wrong. last year-- county officials anticipated a spillover of illegal raves because of tougher rules in bernalillo county. now-- all raves must get a permit no matter where in valencia county they're held. eaton says there are less remote venues more suited for the parties. not out in the open on the mesa in the middle of nowhere. minute thumbnail 10:16 pm he says the rules are to ensure safety because no one can predict when something could go wrong. it impacts the system and we want to make sure if anything like this is even considered that we're prepared for it in advance. eaton says the rave organizer reported losing 11-thousand dollars setting up the event -- money he says could have easily been saved if the proper procedure was followed. no tickets were handed out. back to you.
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22:30:00 05/10/11
Studio Guest
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Our studio guest is Michael Hüther, Director of the Cologne Institute for Economic Research.DW-TV: To talk about the options open to Greece, the director of the Cologne institute for economic research joins us, Michael Hüther. Tell us firstly, the ECB says restructuring Greece's debt would exacerbate the crisis. Why is that? Michael Hüther: For the time being they are saying that it will have a very strong impact on the banking system in Europe and the banks are still too weak to manage this. But I think in the medium term it's unavoidable because Greece will manage a primary surplus in their budget of about 5 to 6 percent. That is unrealistic so there will be a need for restructuring but maybe in 2013. It's a little bit time we have. DW-TV: Well, let's take a look at the debt levels across Europe. Greece has the highest level at the moment. That's no surprise of course. It's followed by Italy. You can also see there on the graph coming up Ireland and Portugal. Both of those countries are being bailed out too. But the coming weeks are going to be telling, as eurozone leaders decide on exactly what to do with Greece. What do you think Greece wants to do itself? I mean there have been rumors that it could abandon the euro. Michael Hüther: I don't think it's a good idea for Greece to leave the monetary union, because what of the advantage for Greece? It will have the chance to manage currency and exchange rate, but in fact it's the country with the very weak competitiveness of the industrial sector. It's true for decades. So, what they need is a restructuring of the public sector and it's better to do it as a partner inside the European monetary union and to have assistance from the European institution and the IMF as well. So I think even for Greece and the Greek government it's a better idea to stay in the monetary union. DW-TV: Do you think that these rumors, the rumor mongering could have been a maneuver for the Greek government to try to get a new cash injection? Michael Hüther: I don't think so. It was a little bit strange management of the last weekend. A secret meeting in Luxembourg and nobody knows what the content of that was, so I think sometimes you have such a movement in the markets and it's not a good idea to use this for tactical or strategic idea. DW-TV: Well, on that topic, what's this renewed strain doing to the credibility of the eurozone and its currency? Michael Hüther: The best is that the ECB looks on the price stability, that's the core responsibility for the central bank and there was very successful in the first decade. The second it that we will improve the institutions and we did in the decisions in March. So I'm a little bit more optimistic than most of my colleagues. The medium term future of the European monetary union, it's Greece with about three percent of GDP of the overall Europe, so it doesn't matter so much, in fact. DW-TV: Mr. Hüther, let’s talk about another hot topic. The debate on green energy puts Germans in a bit of a predicament. Is there a solution? Michael Hüther: There is a solution, but there is not a one-fits-all solution. We need a widespread mix of instruments from renewable energies, quite clear, but also the traditional power plants and the new technologies, we see CS, carbon capture storage, and we need a large scale investment in infrastructure, net infrastructure, we need not only German grid but European grid because to manage the different volatility of renewable energies it's best to have a very big region for that. DW-TV: As far as investment goes in infrastructure and research there is a huge difference in what used to be invested and what's being invested today. Michael Hüther: Today, for example, in the research for new energy, we invest about 500 million euros and thirty years ago it was 1.5 billion, so in the past we were more aware of the fact that there was a need in research and energy and new ways to produce energy and just now we have a public debate on that and no one is willing to pay the additional euro for that. DW-TV: Isn't that strange seeing as this topic is such a hot topic right now? Michael Hüther: It's a little bit strange. The German debate is a real national debate and it's only possible to have this solution in Germany if all the other European partners did different and do it the different way and for example France will stay on nuclear power plants and the Czech Republic as well. DW-TV: Now, it was the crisis in Japan, of course, that sparked this debate. Since the nuclear disaster there Germany's taken about half of its nuclear reactors offline, but the lights haven't gone out here. How is Germany managing to do it? Michael Hüther: We manage it, but since the middle of March, the start of the moratorium, we have a net import of energy and until that we were net exporter of energy, so we are, there is room for maneuver but there is no more, there is no way to skip another power plant from our infrastructure and we should be aware that there is a situation, we have a time to discuss on that, and we have a little bit period to debate, but what we need is a medium-term solution and we need starting an investment program in all different kinds of energy environment production. DW-TV: Well, especially because a lot of that energy that's being imported is nuclear energy from other countries. Michael Hüther: Some of that. From France, for example and the Czech Republic on the other side and we have now possibility to differentiate between the energy what is imported from outside. So I think, yes, we should have a European debate and we should be aware of the fact that the German debate is a little bit strange sometimes. DW-TV: Michel Hüther. Thank you very much for coming in and joining us today.
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drive it! introduces VW's Eos convertible, compares two classic subcompacts, checks out the latest member of the Mini family, tries to communicate with the help of "hands-free" devices, and discovers that vintage cars can look old, but be very young at heart. present it!: VW Eos CabrioletThe latest generation of the Eos marries the design features of a sporty coupé and an elegant convertible.But it does come with the trademark Volkswagen contouring. The new version comes with a world first: a roof comprising five parts that opens in 25 seconds and features an integrated sunroof and a heated rear window. drive it! tested the 2.0-liter diesel version of the Eos with 103 kW of power. Prices in Germany start at 27.975 euros.compare it!: Citroën C3 versus the Ford FiestaWe pit a French and German-engineered subcompact against each other.The Citroën C3 versus the Ford Fiesta. The Fiesta has been around since 1976, and is now in its seventh generation. The Citroën C3 was launched in 2002 and is in its second generation. Both cars feature distinctive design. The Fiesta is a product of Ford's Kinetic Design philosophy, which gives it a dynamic appearance. A highlight with the Citroën is its front windshield, which stretches back over the driver. drive it! took a closer look at the duo.test it!: The Mini CountrymanWe said we would be looking at a Mini, but is it really?The answer is unequivocally yes, but during the course of its life the design has actually gotten bigger -- especially this time around. The Countryman is Mini's biggest model yet. As Mini's version of an SUV, it is the first to have four doors. Four-wheel drive is available too, but as an optional extra. Still, that's a first in a Mini. But is all that space between the Countryman and the road really necessary? drive it! tests the "big" Mini and discovers that it boasts as much cargo space as a VW Golf. examine it!: Hands-free Devices Square Off In A TestMany people have been told "Don't pick up the phone!" if their cell phone rings while driving.Using a mobile while behind the wheel is dangerous and in some places illegal. Drivers in Germany are fined and given points on their driving record if they get caught. That is why hands-free sets are popular in Germany. And they certainly are a comfortable way to talk and drive at the same time. drive it! tests four different systems -- one that mounts on the rear-view mirror, another that attaches to the steering wheel, a simple Bluetooth device, and finally, one that clips to the sun visor. drive it! finds out which of these works best and is safest.Vintage: the Opel KapitänThere is far more to some vintage cars than meets the eye.Markus Zippert is the proud owner of a 1951 Opel Kapitän. But beneath the staid black fenders and chrome is the heart of a much younger car. The engine, axles and drivetrain are from the Opel Senator, a car that made its debut nearly four decades later. And then there is a 1972 TVR 3000 M that's a real rocket sled. It weighs in at less than a ton and its turbo 360 horsepower engine rockets it from zero to 100 in a mere five seconds. The car originated from TVR Engineering in Blackpool, England, but was souped up in Germany. Join drive it! to see the latest in high-speed technology dressed up in time-honored designs.
