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It even has a sherry meter
Is it sad that I even like the music
It even has a sherry meter
Is it sad that I even like the music
lol, funny welcome to the forums, skywalker
58,086 on 10 Sherry's. That was fun.
And from the music, it should be Moonshine not sherry, lol
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"I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys." ~Charles Dickens
ok, i tried playing it of for while but, I don't have a mouse; only the trackpad on my mac, so that, along with my not-so-quick reflexes results in shamefully low scores


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(visited by Shawn Fleming)
09-Oct-2011 -- This would be the second of 11 confluence visits on a trip to Colorado coming from 33N 107W. From Las Cruces, I continued east on US-70. As I crested San Augustin Pass, I was treated to an incredible moon rise ahead. I descended down through the White Sands Missile Range and beyond the White Sands National Monument. My goal was to reach 33N 106W before sunset.
I stopped 130 meters west of the point along Riata Road and quickly scrambled over a set of railroad tracks and a steep sided ravine to the zeropoint. The general area was sandy with small bush root systems holding onto as much sand as they could in a losing battle with wind and water erosion. The sun had just set and I was captured 15 minutes of TerraSync data on my Trimble Juno. Another custom SPOT message sent and then it was back to the van. The full moon was an awesome sight!
Picture 1 shows the full moon rising to the east above the Sacramento Mountains. Picture 2 looks south. Picture 3 looks west at the circumstance of sunset over the San Andres Mountains. Picture 4 looks north. Picture 5 shows my GPS position. Picture 6 shows another view to the east taken from an iPad App called Theodolite that uses all the sensors in the iPad. Picture 7 is the iPad view to the south. Picture 8 is the iPad view west. Picture 9 is the iPad view north.
Pathfinder Office Post Processing 508 data points from my Trimble Juno reveals an average position of 33° 00' 00.03307"N, 105° 59' 59.98096"W with a horizontal precision of 2.1 meters and an altitude of 1354.198 meters with a vertical precision of 1.3 meters.
The hike from Riata road was 130 meters and only took a couple of minutes. My stop for the night was the Valley of Fires Recreation Area on the east side of the Malapis Lava Flow. About half of the spots were empty so I popped the top on my Eurovan and slept for the night. I awoke to an outstanding view overlooking the dark black basalt of the lava flow! The camp site was on a rise and I wish I could have spent more time there.
The restaurant at the crossroads in Carrizozo made an outstanding breakfast preparing me for the continuation of my adventure at 34N 106W.

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Take for instance, my recent blog post on Politics. It has 1 comment on the blog proper, two comments over at friendfeed, and two comments on Facebook. And none of them talk to each other. Might we have had a more interesting discussion if somehow everything went into one comment database? I'll never know, but I know for sure I'm irritated at having comments split between my blog and 2 social networking sites with no ability to consolidate them or having them indexed by Google, unlike the comments on this blog!
What's good about comments on the social networking sites is that I never have to moderate them (or at least, I haven't had to do so yet), since they only get written to by my friends. The blog itself does get semi-frequent bouts of link-spamming, which is why I have moderation turned on, but what I really want is a service that will consolidate all the comments together in one place and allow a true conversation to take place, regardless of whether you're coming through a social network or through a Google search. Let's think a bit about what features such a service would have:
- Multiple moderation modes: I'd be happy to leave Facebook comments unmoderated, and moderate Friendfeed entries after the fact, but the blog has to have comments vetted since it frequently gets spam.
- Comment mirroring: all the comments from one social network or the blog would get mirrored to all the other social networks. That way, a conversation can happen between folks who aren't signed onto the same social networks, with my blog as the common link. Conversely, if I delete a spam entry, I want all the networks to mirror that deletion as well.
- Identification: I would like to be able to see, "Hey, so and so replied to me from Facebook --- he must have a Facebook account, and I forgot to add him to my friend list, so I'll go do it now."
I'm sure there are other nice things to have such as threading, direct messages, etc., but since I don't run a high traffic blog, just those 4 features would make my blog more useful to my friends, and go a long way towards having real conversations on the web be interesting. Of course, with Facebook's policy of running a walled garden, I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for someone to implement this.


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Egypt gets its own 'central park'
When Moza Gouda used to look out the window of her tiny, narrow home in Old Cairo, all she'd see was a huge, barren mountain of dirt with heaps of garbage on the fringes. But now she sees orange flowers cascading down the ridge, a carpet of newly planted grass, and the silhouette of trees on the horizon.
"This view is so pretty," says the mother of four. "Before it was just dirt, dirt, and dust."
Mrs. Gouda lives beside the new 74-acre Al Azhar Park, located on what was a centuries-old rubbish heap in the middle of Cairo's historic old city.
Developers hope the park, scheduled to open in the next few weeks, will bring desperately needed green space to this arid, polluted megalopolis of 17 million people, one of the world's most congested cities. They also hope the park will help revitalize a troubled urban neighborhood and important historic district, home to some of the world's most valuable Islamic monuments.
"There is a need for ... a model for revitalizing a neglected historic city in a way that will improve the quality of life of the marginalized population living there," says Amyn Ahamed, an information officer working with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, a private agency based in Geneva that funded and oversaw the project. The Trust aims to revitalize Muslim communities.
Though more such projects are needed worldwide, several major cities have reaped the benefits of adding green space. Parks have helped rejuvenate blighted areas from Atlanta and Montreal to Athens and Manchester, England. They not only provide green recreation space, but they attract businesses and tourism, and stimulate the housing market, say experts.
"Creating parks substantially raises the desirability of an area and the amount people are willing to pay to live in surrounding properties," says Susan Wachter, co- director at the University of Pennsylvania's Penn Urban Research Institute. "These impacts are among the strongest investments that cities can make to improve the quality of life of their citizens."
Completed in 2000, La Villette Park, located in Paris beside a largely immigrant neighborhood, attracts people citywide to its museums and concert halls. And when New York's eight-acre Bryant Park opened in 1992, crime in this former urban war zone dropped 92 percent. Annual visitors to the park doubled.
But what typically determines whether such projects succeed depends on funding and getting the community on board. And, as with any development project, maintenance and sustainability is a big challenge.
Cairo's new Al Azhar Park, which began construction in 1997, is designed to reflect the Islamic heritage of the area. At a cost of $30 million, the park includes a citrus orchard, rows of palm trees, and waterfalls. A long, marble walkway in an Islamic geometric pattern directs the eye to a splendid view of Cairo's Citadel and its Mohamed Ali Mosque on the facing hill. The park also includes a playground, sports fields, an amphitheater, and an Islamic restaurant.
To create the park, which was a garbage dump for about 500 years and later a mountain of dirt, 80,000 truckloads of rubble and soil had to be removed. A nearly one-mile stretch of Cairo's 12th-century Ayyubid Wall was uncovered and is being restored.
Park creators also had to integrate three huge water tanks. Because of the arid climate, irrigation proved a big challenge, so developers installed a sophisticated irrigation system with a central control that monitors the weather to ensure just the right amount of water is used.
Observers say the outcome is impressive. "This sounds like a monumental park project, one of the largest city-park efforts anywhere in the world," says Peter Harnik, a director at the Trust for Public Land, a nonprofit land conservation organization in Washington, D.C. "Even though the physical size is only about one-tenth that of Central Park in New York, the amount of excavation is astounding."
What typically helps projects like the Al Azhar Park succeed, experts say, is good maintenance, adequate funding, and a competent administration. Getting the community to participate in the park's development and maintenance, they add, is also essential, otherwise the park remains underused, and eventually it deteriorates.
Besides the restoration of several historical monuments in the adjacent Darb Al Ahmar community, the Al Azhar park project also includes social programs for this poor, overpopulated neighborhood, with dilapidated houses and tiny dirt alleys - former havens for drug dealers. These social programs, with additional funding from outside sources, include employment training and healthcare services.
Project organizers see such community programs as essential to success. "We can't do physical development - the park, the wall, monument restoration - unless we involve the people," says Hany Attalla, the Darb Al Ahmar project manager. "Social development offers [this project] a better chance of sustainability."
But getting residents to cooperate isn't always easy. Too often, they have tried to take advantage of the funds flowing into their neighborhood. Recently, Mr. Attalla says, some residents attacked staff members with stones and knives, demanding more money for the sale of their house located at a key entrance to the park. "These are dilemmas that come up every day," Attalla says. "We're trying to negotiate with people, but they want to take advantage of an opportunity."
Meanwhile, some experts maintain that the Al Azhar project could have had more community participation. Darb Al Ahmar residents are working on nearby monument-restoration programs, but few have even visited the park.
"[This] indicates that the park managers will need to do additional work to include local residents" so they have a sense of ownership, says Guy Hager, a director at Baltimore's nonprofit Parks & People Foundation.
To be self-sustaining, the park will need revenue. The project's general manager, Mohamed el-Mikawi, says that with income from the park's two restaurants, about a 60-cent entrance fee, events, and a planned shopping mall or hotel complex, the park should generate enough revenue to support itself. Many, however, worry that the entrance fee will keep poorer Cairo residents out - the people most in need of recreational space.
Park designer Maher Stino says that a board of trustees needs to oversee maintenance of the park, rather than the government, scheduled to take control in 2007.
"They must have a board of trustees," Mr. Stino says, "and a permanent staff with a park manager who reports to the board. Otherwise we'll lose our effort of 10 years in six months."


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So, you forgot about the big day on the 14th. Maybe you need to make up for the error of your ways.
Might I suggest this gorgeous sterling silver tentacle ring for that special geek lady or gent in your life? I've got a thing for cephalopods, and while I've seen a great many in my day none have so caught my attention as this gorgeous tentacle ring by Etsy user (the aptly named) OctopusME. What I love is that the materials are high quality and the craftsmanship is top notch–the casting can even be made of gold. This is just a marvelous, elegant representation of one of the most curious, intelligent, and beguiling members of the animal kingdom.
There's plenty more to see at OctopusME's shop, too, for the cephalopod fan out there. Apparently, all cast from real tentacles, too. I won't ask how that process works, but I'll take their word for it.


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Diabetes is one of the leading causes of kidney disease, which affects an estimated 26 million people in the United States. In honor of Kidney Disease Awareness Month, we'd like to tell you about some free resources available from the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP).
Digital issues of the bimonthly publication aakpRENALLIFE, which covers topics ranging from dietary guidelines to government issues relevant to people with kidney disease, are available for viewing on the AAKP Web site. (Subscriptions to the hard copy of the magazine are available for a $10 fee.) Three different monthly electronic newsletters — one targeted toward those at risk of kidney failure, one for those interested in learning about kidney transplantation, and one for those undergoing or approaching dialysis — are available for subscription here.
In addition to these publications, the AAKP Web site features kidney-related videos, patient stories, kidney-friendly recipes, a frequently asked questions section, links to helpful Web sites, and much more.
AAKP membership is free for people who have or are at risk of developing kidney disease (including those with diabetes or high blood pressure) and their family members, and includes a digital subscription to aakpRENALLIFE, access to local programs and events, subscriptions to the three aforementioned electronic newsletters, and digital downloads of educational brochures. You can sign up by clicking here.
To learn more about kidney disease, and to see all the resources available from the AAKP, visit the organization's Web site at www.aakp.org.
This blog entry was written by Web Editor Diane Fennell.


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Travelling from the south, The Norwegian Scenic Route Ryfylke starts at the mouth of Lysefjorden in Ryfylke. This is where you first get to encounter Fjord Norway.
This 40 kilometre long fjord, with its fascinating mountains, was formed during the ice age by massive glaciers which covered the earth. Lysefjorden is imposing and unquestionably the most distinctive fjord in Rogaland country. The mountains tower above the fjord for long sections and at their highest reach 3000 feet above sea level. A special feature of Lysefjorden is that it is very straight. As an ancient highway the fjord formed part of that importance. The physically fit can walk to such viewpoints as Preikestolen, Kjerag, Bratteli and Flørli, all affording splendid views of the fjord. It can also be admired from the top of the Lysevegen road above Lysebotn or from the new bridge at the mouth of the fjord. The bridge leads, among other things, to the prehistoric village of Landa near Forsand, the administrative centre of the municipality.
A boat trip on the fjord is a memorable experience where you will be able to see mighty mountains, waterfalls, colonies of seals, herds of goats and secluded farms. There are sightseeing boats from Stavanger, Forsand "Lysefjordsenteret" at Oanes. Ferries are departing from Stavanger, Lauvvik, Forsand, Songesand and Lysebotn. Taking the ferry to Lysebotn combined with a return drive via Lysebotn or Songestad offers a splendid round trip through some marvellous fjord and mountain scenery (roads closed in winter).
The sustainable Lysefjorden in Ryfylke
Lysefjorden in Ryfylke is surrounded by high mountains and magnificent nature. The majestic fjord and the surrounding area are certified as sustainable destinations.
Travelling from the south, The Norwegian Scenic Route Ryfylke starts at the mouth of Lysefjorden in Ryfylke. This is where you first get to encounter Fjord Norway.
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It's looking like another tough budget season for school districts across Berks County.
Of the 13 local districts that have prepared preliminary budgets, all but one spending plan included significant shortfalls, ranging from about $400,000 to $2.2 million.
Muhlenberg's budget doesn't have a gap, but it currently includes a property tax increase larger than the state permits.
Budget gaps among districts can be somewhat hard to compare, because some include tax increases or major cuts in their preliminary budgets while others don't.


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I'm hanging out at Y Combinator's Demo Day and I think there's a real problem here with the latest demo days. Each of 82 companies is getting two minutes and 15 seconds to talk about themselves to the audience. It's like sitting through an entire day of advertisements about new companies that we have no context upon which to decide which companies are good, which ones to show you, etc. Tomorrow I'll post my thoughts about the companies and will link to the best reports around the web from the day — unfortunately they aren't live streaming it. You can watch live tweets on Twitter search here.
It's very frustrating. It almost makes me want to go home with my list of companies, and just start making interview requests and playing with their products. In fact, that's probably what I'll do after lunch. The networking here is off the hook.
I far prefer an expo hall approach like what happens at Techcrunch Disrupt. Why?
1. Very quickly people tell me what the interesting companies are anyway. That already happened here at Y Combinator. The companies themselves are good "signalers" of who is hot. This happens at every company. I remember the day when Mint.com found me before its presentation at Techcrunch Disrupt.
2. I can spend a lot of time with those companies and I know where to find them in the expo hall. Here every company is wearing branded T-shirts, but it's random and chaotic.
3. The folks on stage get questioned by judges, and have enough time to spend with them, so you can really learn something about those companies. Here you just get advertisement after advertisement. Which I guess is really necessary because there are 82 companies. If they took any longer than two or three minutes we'd be here for months. Which shows the value that the press and judges have. Curation is really needed here. But we're sitting through all these because its Y Combinator.
Anyway, I've arranged to have a booth at Techcrunch Disrupt. We're arranging to interview several companies there. Please email me at email@example.com if you want to get on the calendar. You'll get more than two minutes to explain yourself, for sure. You can get in with a $100 discount if you use the code: Scobledsf12
UPDATE: during lunch it hit me. What this really needs is that it should be all demos all the time. The fact that they don't demo their product keeps the focus on the wrong thing.


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Heat soaring in off-court business moves as well
Eric Woolworth has worn button-down shirts to work for the last two weeks, instead of short-sleeve polos.
With good reason.
Those polos say ''Miami Heat.''
''I can't wear them because I can't go out without getting accosted,'' said Woolworth, the Heat president of business operations. ''You can't go out to eat or to a supermarket. You know, everybody wants to talk to you about what's going on. It's crazy.''
Don't misunderstand. This is a problem the Heat are thrilled to have.
When Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade made simultaneous announcements on July 7 that they would be teammates in Miami, followed by LeBron James' decision that lured 10 million television viewers and worldwide attention one night later, Heatmania became an instant phenomenon in the sports business world.
The waiting list for Miami season tickets is growing rapidly, fans willing to pay a nonrefundable $100 fee to join. The NBA says the Heat are tops in merchandise sales, with James, Wade and Bosh having three of the five best-selling jerseys. Businesses all over South Florida are trying to cash in on the act, with everything from a LeBron Burger to a ''Heat Suite'' replete with a Ferrari rental now available.
To think, the season is still more than three months away.
''We are playing in a different sandbox now,'' Woolworth said.
Indeed, the impact - social and financial, on-court and off-court - James, Wade and Bosh may end up having together in their newly formed supertrio is already becoming apparent. Some estimate their collective financial impact on South Florida could exceed $1 billion, not even taking into account the $329 million in playing contracts they have with Miami through 2016.
''What this is going to bring to the city of Miami, what winning brings period, what excitement brings, is togetherness,'' Wade said. ''Everyone wants to be together. Everyone wants to be a part of it. People are going to come. They're going to flock to Miami.''
And when they do, they'll need something to eat, things to do and places to work and sleep.
Ideas in those fronts are coming in bunches.
Hungry? The LeBron Burger has been added to the menu at OneBurger in Coral Gables. It starts with Kobe beef (a nod to Los Angeles Lakers' star Kobe Bryant, the leader of the two-time reigning NBA champions), with Swiss cheese, an onion ring (think championship ring) and jalapenos (for heat, er, the Heat).
Stressed? Get the ''LeBroyal Treatment'' for $149 at Seven Seas Aveda Spa & Salon at the Newport Beachside Hotel, a collection of six items, an homage to James' new jersey. It features a massage, manicure, personal training session, jet-ski rental, gift package and to top it off, a six-pack of beer.
Busy? Squeeze some work in before a Heat game at the Latitude One International Business Center, which will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week near AmericanAirlines Arena with hopes of ''luring corporate ticket buyers, out-of-town executives and media'' looking for places to get some business tasks completed before tip-off.
Sleepy? For $2,500 a night, high-end guests can enjoy the ''Heat Suite'' at The Gansevoort Hotel in Miami Beach, including a rental of a Ferrari F430, private cabana access, some of James' favorite snacks and an iPod with his favorite tunes. The Hotel Victor will offer its $10,000-a-night penthouse to a randomly selected Facebook fan for $163, the Heat trio jersey numbers. Downtown Miami's Epic hotel is offering season-ticket holders discounts, while the Mandarin Oriental will have ''Live Like LeBron'' weekends, including basketball-shaped cookies.
And those are just a few promotions. There's countless others.
''Our phones are ringing a little bit and our team is actually really excited to sell it,'' said Brett Orlando, the Gansevoort's general manager. ''We actually have a little competition going on for our staff here. The first person who books it, they get a prize, too. But the reaction has been pretty incredible. I think we were one of the first out of the gate with something this fun and exciting for the city.''
The epicenter of Heatmania, of course, is the team's downtown arena.
By the time James chose Miami, the entire available allotment of Heat season tickets was gone (some corporate plans remain, as do seats held back for single-game and other plans). Phone banks at the arena were overloaded by callers, the team website saw a giant surge in traffic, people stop by daily at the ticket windows asking for information on when single-game tickets will be available, and even the Summer Groove charity series of events hosted by Wade and Alonzo Mourning saw a huge spike in sales, undoubtedly because of all the Heat buzz.
''At the beginning of July, while Wimbledon is going on and the World Cup is going on and baseball season's in full swing, the NBA is dominating headlines around the world,'' Woolworth said. ''And in a city like Miami, it absolutely takes over everything. The news, the business news, the local news, the front page, the back page, the lifestyles section, everything is now about the Miami Heat.''
It's similar to what hit Miami in 2004, when the Heat acquired Shaquille O'Neal. Two years later, Miami won its lone NBA championship.
The building was sold out every night back then as well, just as it will be this year. But the Heat will do things a bit differently this time around, Woolworth said. Through partial-season plans, single-game offerings and other initiatives, the Heat hope to attract a different crowd for each of their 41 regular-season home contests, instead of the same 19,600 faces every night.
''We know the interest is clearly out there,'' Woolworth said.
While Miami is saying hello, Toronto and Cleveland are saying some liquid good-byes to Bosh and James as well.
In Cleveland, the Great Lakes Brewing Co. quickly went through 30 gallons of specially made ''Quitness,'' a dry hopped India pale ale that leaves a bitter aftertaste, perfectly describing the mood of Cavaliers fans after James' decision. And in Toronto, Bosh's farewell is being marked by a champagne cocktail drummed up by Senior Sommelier William Predhomme of Canoe Restaurant and Bar which features sparkling wine, Ice wine, syrup, lemon, black cherries and a mint sprig.
''We're keenly aware of the fact that not everybody is enjoying this as much as we are,'' Woolworth said. ''But here in Miami, there's nothing but love.''
That's what Wade wants to see and hear.
He's had celebrity status in Miami just about from the moment he got to town in 2003, but what he's experienced in the last two weeks, he said, doesn't even compare to the glitz and glamour that followed the NBA title in 2006.
And he's quick to say this isn't a one-summer deal.
James, Wade and Bosh plan to be together for years.
''It's good to be part of it, to know you've done something else for the city and that it's not just about winning championships,'' Wade said. ''You know what, we know that people are going to come down to Miami. There's people that are going to move to Miami. People are going to be part of this community. It's going to shine a light on Miami even more.''


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Tracking bandwidth usage and destinations is a major headache for organizations of all sizes – particularly as the planet grows accustomed to video as an everyday application across multiple devices.
During the 2010 World Cup, for example, network traffic peaked in many nations as employees turned to online streaming video services to watch soccer matches taking place during normal office hours. Clearly, massive pressure is being placed on enterprise networks by YouTube, iPlayer or the myriad of niche services and BitTorrent video sites.
When Spain and Holland contested the World Cup Final, average bandwidth consumption in Spain jumped to 95 percent: over five times predicted; and Holland saw bandwidth use hit 97 percent during key matches. Overall, Europe-wide bandwidth use almost doubled from 40 percent to 76 percent, and even the US was caught up in football fever with bandwidth use rising to 77 percent during key matches. Networks over the world were overloaded, and typical problems reported by network administrators were: network disruption, pressure on Internet connectivity, constrained WAN connectivity, heightened security risks from users visiting un-trusted and unknown sites and loss of productivity with matches taking place during business hours.
"Broadband and WAN connectivity is not free, and the cost of that bandwidth should be for business processes and productivity, rather than non-work, high-bandwidth casual surfing that can compromise the efficiency and safety of the enterprise network and the devices attached to it," said Marina Gil-Santamaria, director of product marketing management for Ipswitch's Network Management Division.
What is required is visibility into which users, applications and protocols are consuming bandwidth. This is valuable in three areas: detecting non-work related activities that place a strain on network resources; Network-Based Application Recognition (NBAR) to ensure quality of service received by all applications; and tracking traffic anomalies and real-time alerting on bandwidth usage violations to detect the introduction of viruses and worms into the corporate network, so you can quickly block the offender and protect the network.
"You will be amazed at the number of times a slow network issue is actually caused by John Smith down in Finance watching too many videos and consuming all the network bandwidth," said Gil-Santamaria.
While the World Cup is over, there are always plenty of major sporting events just on the horizon. Consider what happened during the 2008 Olympic Games. NBC opted to concentrate its live coverage online due to time zone constraints. As a result, NBCOlympics.com served up more than 1.2 billion pages and 72 million video streams during the 2008 Summer Games. And a whole lot of that traffic streamed into offices throughout America.
Whatever the sport, the popularization of video streaming sites has made it possible for employees to never miss a game, even during work hours.
"Companies can experience bandwidth chokes and even outages during highly publicized sports matches, in addition to exposing them to security threats," said Gil-Santamaria. "Organizations of all sizes should be monitoring and analyzing their network traffic and bandwidth usage."
Mission-critical applications including ERP, for instance, can be intelligently identified and classified using NBAR. They can be guaranteed a certain amount of bandwidth at all times. Similarly, Internet gaming applications or MP3 file sharing applications can also be classified using NBAR and blocked if desired. "You also need to monitor network traffic and go deeper into traffic flows to ascertain which users, applications, protocols and traffic sources are generating traffic and consuming bandwidth,' said Gil-Santamaria.
Traditional approaches based on using SNMP to query a network device to collect network statistics are a good starting point, but they are not enough, she said. A flow monitoring tool such as WhatsUp Gold Flow Monitor goes deeper into traffic flows (including NetFlow, sFlow, J-Flow, IPFIX or Cisco's newest NetFlow implementation available on the ASA product line called NetFlow Secure Event Logging (NSEL).
Another point is to look for a network traffic management tool that is protocol-agnostic. After all, there are plenty of older devices out there that are non-natively flow enabled.
Gil-Santamaria said that WhatsUp Gold Flow Publisher provides have visibility into every device and for every network segment without having to upgrade the hardware. It captures raw network traffic from any source, and converts it into standard NetFlow records.
"WhatsUp Gold Flow Monitor and Flow Publisher together make flow monitoring possible for every network segment and for every device in your network, so you can gain complete visibility into which users, applications, protocols and traffic sources are consuming bandwidth anywhere in the network," she said.


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Let us learn some advantages of staying in vacation rentals by owner. Vacations rentals by owners are usually private homes owned by their family and are rented temporarily. Vacation rentals by owner are a lot cheaper than the commercial hotels if you just want to rent out a place for week to three months. In a vacation rental by owner what you have is the amenities of a home. There is more privacy experienced in a vacation rental by owner because you are like living in your own home.
Family Atmosphere is present in vacation rentals privately owned. Most vacation rentals owned by owners have a family atmosphere, meaning the traditional old fashioned family ambience is present. Most vacation rentals privately owned are attached to main houses. There are common in Europe, and is becoming common in Asia. You can get invited to family dinners, and sometimes family gigs, if you allow them. This will depend on you.
Vacation rentals by owner are generally safer to stay than most commercial places, especially when you are staying in places like Asia in the rural areas. Scenic spots are fantastic, and yet you are not sure of the environment. Families tend to protect their guests. You have to check the environment by asking and reading on reports.
Nevertheless, vacation rentals by owner have a lot to offer you. In a hotel you can get a room that would cost you a different amount per each person staying in said room and be really crowded and just have a rather cramped, annoying vacation as opposed as to what you were planning on having in the first place. However, if you choose to rent a vacation home, you have a nicer, less crowded place to stay in. You don't have to worry about who kicked you in your sleep or how you ended up on the floor with no covers like when you stay at a hotel. Nor do you have to fuss at the kids to stop hopping on the bed because they're so anxious to move around from being stuck in one place for the last few hours.
You see, when you get vacation rentals by owner, you don't have to worry about the kids and yourself being cooped up for hours on end in the same room-you have room to breath. Though most vacation rentals owned by owners are paid in deposit with one two months deposit, common globally, you can still get your deposited amount less other auxiliary expenses like laundry, housekeeping, food and parking fees. In some privately owned vacation rentals, the deposit is consumable; not refundable in cash. Likewise, if you need car rentals, do not hesitate to ask as most vacation rentals by owner have garage where you can park your car with a minimal fee.


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Pierce Stocking Overlook. All popped-out.
Warhol Girl: "Andy, Yoko's here to see you."
Andy Warhol: "Oh, Yoko. Tell her I'm filming this man eating a hamburger… it's… transcendent. Okay, now the pickle!"
– Francesca Tedeschi & Bill Hader – Men in Black 3
About this image: digital photograph taken and modified with smart phone (minimally edited in Photoshop)


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Every now and then I post a food related craft that I hope will add some joy to your family meals, parties, and picnics. Full disclosure: I know I've said this before, but just to reiterate, I am not a crafty person. When it comes to crazy fabricky, gluey, scissory things, I give up.
First off, I have tremendous patience in my kitchen. Said patience does not extend to cutting out finicky shapes or hand-stitching for five hours. Second off, nothing I make turns out better than something I can buy (food is obviously excluded from this statement, y'all. Don't be cheeky.)
But for my picnic last week, I wanted a pennant banner.
In addition to being impatient, I'm always dirt poor. Poking around on Etsy for a pennant banner to purchase, I noticed that these triangles attached to string literally cost $20 and up. Don't get me wrong; some of them were nice triangles attached to string. Fancy fabrics, lettering, etc. But not nice enough to make me spend $20. On triangles. Attached. To. String.
Enter felt, staples, liquid stitch, and string. This craft was literally one of the easiest I've ever attempted, as evidenced by the fact that I was successful at it.
I did the whole thing in an hour or so, and the only reason it took me that long is because America's Got Talent was so enthralling that night. Did you guys see the girl on the Russian barre? The woman with the long blonde braids and the operatic voice? The silver-clad pole danc– uh. Okay, well. Back to crafting.
This pennant banner would work with any color of felt squares (e.g. red, white, and blue for Independence Day). It'd also be easy to cut out felt letters to liquid-stitch onto each of your triangles for a "Happy Birthday" or "Welcome Home" banner.
Best of all, the whole project costs about $8 — and since I bought a big spool of string, packs of felt rectangles with extra colors, and a whole tube of liquid stitch, I can actually make 2 or 3 more banners with the materials I have left! Perfect.
Easy Party Pennant Banner
Yields: about 24 feet
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*Note on triangles: I bought 5 packs of multicolored 8″ x 5″ felt rectangles at the dollar store and then cut just the red rectangles into triangles — saving the black, blue, and green for another project! You could do this or buy sheets of felt and cut out the triangles. You want a base of at least 5 inches and a height of about 8 inches to achieve the look shown above.
1. Leave about 2 feet of string empty before you add your first triangle — this gives you some space to tie your banner onto a hook or column.
2. Place the base (the long end, not the point) of your first triangle under your string with just about 1/4 inch of felt sticking up beyond the string. Staple both corners to the string (see photos above).
3. Squeeze a line of Liquid Stitch under the string between the two staples and hold the string against it for a few seconds until it begins to set. It's best to go the full length of the string so the triangles won't bunch up (I realized this too late. Oh well. I just have to do a little triangle fluffing before I hang mine.)
4. Measure about 4 inches from the corner of your attached triangle and lay your next triangle under your string (I actually placed a sheet of paper on my workspace and marked off a 4 inch space so I didn't have to measure each time). Repeat steps 2 and 3.
5. Continue until all triangles have been added. Leave about 2 feet of empty string after your last triangle for tying.
6. Let dry overnight. Store your banner wrapped around something that can act as a spool (I used a mini plastic shelf, but have used empty cereal boxes, etc., in the past) like you would store Christmas lights, so it doesn't get tangled.
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Walpole was born in London, the youngest son of British Prime Minister Robert Walpole. Like his father, he was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge. After university, Walpole went on the Grand Tour with the poet Thomas Gray, but they did not get on well. During his time in France, he bonded with the society hostess Madame du Deffand, but there is no evidence of a sexual relationship between the two.
Walpole returned to England in 1741, entering Parliament, becoming Member of Parliament for Callington, Cornwall. He remained an MP after the death of his father in 1745 and this would last until 1768. He was never politically ambitious, although he was involved in the John Byng case of 1757.


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We welcome back a quartet who has won the hearts of audiences throughout the world, just as they did in our series back in 1994! This group has become a champion in educating younger generations about the joy of chamber music, as well as performing at the top of their game for adult audiences. "A new generation of players recognizing spiritual and colouristic potentialities once practiced by bygone exponentspassionate and interestingan accomplished example of the craftsmanship and wonderfully communicative." ~ The Strad
An irresistible presence on stage, the Cavani Quartet performs regularly on major series and festivals throughout North America and Europe. The Cavani's 25th anniversary concert received this accolade from The Cleveland Plain Dealer, "this powerful and poetic performance was an example of the special joy musicians exude when minds and instruments connect on the highest level."
Appearances include Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall in New York, the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Ambassador Series in Los Angeles, Muziekcentrum De Ijsbreker in Amsterdam, Festival de L'Epau in France, and the Honolulu Chamber Music Society. The Cavani Quartet has the honor of being a winner of the prestigious Naumburg Chamber Music Award as well as numerous competitions including, Fischoff , Banff and Coleman. Active proponents of contemporary music, the Quartet has commissioned and performed a worldwide array of living composers and is a recipient of the CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. The Quartet has been featured on National Public Radio's Performance Today and St. Paul Sunday, NBC, CBS, ABC, and PBS television. In 2005, the Quartet became the first recipient of the Guarneri String Quartet Residency Award from Chamber Music America. Cavani Quartet recordings of Bartók, Dvořák, Schumann, Brahms, Erb, Chausson, Brouwer and Primosch are available on the Azica, Gasparo, New World, Albany, and Pantheon labels. Collaborations with distinguished artists include Denyce Graves, Stephanie Blythe, Nathan Gunn, Alisa Weilerstein, Itzhak Perlman, and members of the Juilliard, Emerson, Takacs, Ying, St. Lawrence and Cleveland Quartets.
The Cavani Quartet has established itself as a dynamic leader in the field of Arts in Education, and has received a number of Chamber Music America Residency Partnership Grants. Nationally acclaimed for their inspiring and innovative teaching and proactive approach to residencies, the Quartet has developed creative programs for audiences of all ages, including a series of children's concerts for the Chamber Music of Lincoln Center. Formed in 1984, the Cavani Quartet was appointed Quartet-in-Residence at the Cleveland Institute of Music in 1988. Summer music festival appearances and residencies include The Aspen Music Festival, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Kniesel Hall Chamber Music Festival and The Perlman Music Program.
The Cavani Quartet has also collaborated with artists across disciplines to create programs that unite poetry, painting, theatre and dance with the string quartet medium, including the award-winning M.A.P. (Music, Art and Poetry) program. As result of their extensive experience in chamber music education, the Cavani Quartet was invited to participate as a leadership ensemble in the first national Chamber Music Educator/Ensemble Seminar sponsored by Chamber Music America. At the Cleveland Institute of Music the Cavani Quartet has developed The Intensive Quartet Seminar, the Apprentice Quartet Program, and The Art of Engagement for student ensembles devoted to the serious study of chamber music.
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Fifty States Under God
Traverse your way through the United States of America in order of statehood with these spiral-bound state studies. Developed for two different age groups, both books help students discover how the United States was formed over the years by introducing the states in the order in which they became states. In the book for older students, lesson plans at the front of the book provide teachers with an outline and a small timeline of important events surrounding the statehood of that state. This section also holds five review lessons and quizzes to be assigned periodically. The body of the book contains the state-specific pages; each state is allotted four pages to provide students with a complete overview. The first of these pages shares interesting facts about the state, along with space for students to write their own fact and draw a picture. The second page is the data page; this covers the state's nickname, motto, some symbols (bird, tree, and flower), historical sites, and a small map work section. Students decode the nickname and motto, read the passage on historical sites, cut and paste state symbols from the back of the book to the spaces provided, and complete the map work. The third page covers the state flag and seal (with an explanation of both), a list to fill in about industries and products important to the state (answers can be found in the appendix), and a "test" on the state's abbreviation, capital, and nickname. The last page offers an interesting reading passage on a notable event from that state. Appendices at the back provide the answers to the state data activities as well as the review lessons and quizzes.
In the newer book for young learners, much of the same format is followed; there are still four fun worksheets for each state, which cover state symbols, mapwork, special people, date of statehood, capital city, motto, and nickname. Suggested teaching schedules are still provided and this book is even more focused on building character, patriotism, Christian values, and a love for geography. Many younger students won't be able to read the text in the book, but will still benefit from having the information read to them. Activities include coloring, cutting, pasting, and learning about interesting people from each state. Full-color symbol pictures included at both levels. ~ Steph


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Towering Sculptures Made of Flowers on Display at Bloemencorso
"Aside from being consistently ranked as one of the best countries to live in on Earth, file this as reason #4,123 to stop by the Netherlands: Bloemencorso, the annual parade of flowers in Zundert. That's right, every float here is made from natural flowers, specifically dahlias. From twisting architectural structures the size of houses to bizarre animatronic birds and puppets, and even animals made from swooping gestures reminiscent of graffiti, Bloemencorso seems to have a little bit of everything. Despite the relatively small nature of Zundert (a small town north east of Belgium with a population of about 20,000) the variety of and ingenuity of these sculptures seems to know no bounds. I've embedded an hour-long video of the entire parade from 2012 above, it's worth skipping around a bit to see everything, and you can see more videos on the event website and in this gallery. Want to see it in person? You'll need to wait until next year, the next event happens September 1 and 2 of 2013."
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Henry Lindeman was born in 1811 in Egham, Surrey, England. A graduate of London's famous St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, he discovered winemaking while traveling through Europe in the late 1830s.
In 1840, Dr Lindeman and his wife Eliza Bramhall set off on a voyage to start a new life in Australia.
In 1843, Dr Lindeman planted the first vines on his 816 acre property "Cawarra" deep in the Hunter Valley.
There in the rich soils of the Paterson River flats, he planted Riesling, Verdelho and Shiraz grapes and set about building a cottage, a winery and a cellar to age his wines until they were ready for release.
In 1850, with seven years of winemaking under his belt and barely a drop consumed, Dr Lindeman's cellar was set on fire by an arsonist and destroyed.
Not to be deterred from his passion of winemaking, he is believed to have set out to nearby gold mines to work as a doctor. He recovered his fortune and in 1853 was able to successfully rebuild his wine business.
In 1855, Henry and Eliza built their beautiful, two-storey stone homestead at Cawarra.
By 1863, they had settled in with 10 children: Harriet Jane (1841), Mary Eliza (1844), Arthur Henry (1846), Louisa Fanny (1849), Sidney Alfred (1851), Charles Frederick (1854), Matilda Emily (1856), Herbert William (1858), Henry John Jr (1861) and Lilian (1863).
In 1858, Lindeman's exported its first wine, introducing the Lindeman's Cawarra Claret to the UK.
By 1862, Lindeman's wines were being exhibited widely around the world.
It was also in 1862 that Lindeman's Cawarra gained international recognition at the International Exhibition, London. The accolades and awards that continued to follow founded Lindeman's now global renown.
By the 1860s, Dr Lindeman was an advocate of sourcing the best fruit from neighbouring vineyards, and in time, other wine growing regions.
The cross-regional sourcing helped to meet increasing demand and consistently deliver high quality wines regardless of vintage challenges, regional variation and the changing tastes of consumers.
On 23 May 1881, aged 70, Dr Lindeman sadly passed away at the Cawarra homestead.
His sons continued the family business: Charles as manager, Arthur as winemaker and Henry as wine taster.
From then, the business was fully in the care of the Lindeman sons and continued to flourish.
In 1912, the Lindeman family purchased the Ben Ean Winery in the Hunter Valley, which had been planted in 1870 by John McDonald. The Ben Ean property and vineyard is now home to the vibrant Lindeman's Ben Ean Cellar Door. Ben Ean is a Celtic name meaning 'mountain of pleasure', a sentiment which remains at the heart of Lindeman's today.
In 1956, Lindeman's was rewarded with the opportunity to be the official sponsor of the Melbourne Olympic Games.
This honour was repeated nearly fifty years later in 2000 when Lindeman's was the official wine sponsor of the Canadian & British Olympic teams at the Sydney Olympic Games.
In 1965, Lindeman's Winemaker Karl Stockhausen crafted two wines that went on to generate a cult – following in subsequent decades.
These were the 1965 Lindeman's Hunter River Burgundy Bin 3100 and 1965 Lindeman's Hunter River Burgundy 3110. Even today, these wines remain highly sought after by leading wine critics, such as James Halliday, who claims they will age to 100 years if carefully cellared and re-corked.
Between 1965 and 1968, Lindeman's purchased vineyards in South Australia broadening its regional footprint.
The regions that Lindeman's sourced from included the Hunter Valley, the Barossa Valley, Coonawarra, Padthaway, Clare Valley and Corowa. This enabled Lindeman's to enhance its practice of cross-regional sourcing in order to create high quality, consistent wines from year to year.
Lindeman's was growing in popularity and in 1973 a new state-of-the-art winery, Karadoc, was built at Red Cliffs in Victoria in order to cater for the strong consumer demand for Lindeman's wines around the world.
Dr Lindeman's philosophy was given a modern interpretation in the popular television campaign, "SMILE Dr LINDEMAN" in 1979. The famous jingle was written by Booker Prize-winning author, Peter Carey.
In 1981, Lindeman's premium range gained recognition when the 1980 Lindeman's St George Cabernet Sauvignon won the coveted Jimmy Watson Trophy at the Melbourne Wine Show.
This was awarded to the best one-year-old wine, the success was repeated just five years later when the 1985 Lindeman's Pyrus also won this prestigious award.
It was in the 1980s that Lindeman's most well-known wine was created: Lindeman's iconic Bin 65 Chardonnay.
Bin 65 Chardonnay was launched in Canada in 1985 in response to the popularity of Lindeman's approachable and fruit-driven style of wines in the northern hemisphere. Following its success in Canada and the United States, Lindeman's Bin 65 was then 'brought home' to Australia in 1991. Today, the Bin Series has grown to incorporate 18 popular varieties. Bin 65 Chardonnay captured the world's adoration of Australian styles of wine and has propelled the popularity of Lindeman's on an international scale.
Today, the Lindeman's portfolio includes the iconic Lindeman's Bin Series, the Gentleman's Collection, Cawarra as well as regionally distinct wines from the Hunter Valley and Coonawarra.
The innovative lighter in alcohol and calorie range Lindeman's Early Harvest* and zero-alcohol range Maiden Press** are also important ranges in the Lindeman's family.
Lindeman's wines are designed to be opened, enjoyed with generosity and inspire connection with friends and family.
Lindeman's is enjoyed 80 million times a year in over 100 countries around the world with the coveted position as the number-one-selling Australian wine in three countries. Lindeman's is renowned for making wines that people simply love to drink.
*Lindeman's Early Harvest wines are at least 25% lighter in alcohol and calories when compared to wine stated on the bottle.
**Maiden Press contains no more 0.5% alcohol by volume from natural fruit fermentation.
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Limbaugh: Oscars snubbed Obamas
Rush Limbaugh said Monday that the Oscars snubbed President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama by not giving "Zero Dark Thirty" or "Lincoln" the best picture during Sunday's Academy Awards.
"A lot of people are saying that Michelle Obama hijacked the Academy Awards last night… I think they had to throw her a crumb, I think they had to throw the Obamas a crumb because in truth folks, the Obamas got snubbed at the Academy Awards last night," Limbaugh said on his radio program Monday.
( WATCH: Michelle Obama announces best picture at the Oscars)
He continued: "Not only did his campaign ad, 'Zero Dark Thirty,' not win – but his semi-autobiography lost out, too, 'Lincoln.' So Obama was 0-for-two last night and the Academy would've known this in advance. The movie 'Lincoln,' that's about Obama, everybody knows that."
The Ben Affleck-directed flick "Argo," about a 1970s CIA mission in Iran where operatives rescue hostages by pretending to be making a Hollywood film, took the top spot. The first lady appeared live by satellite from the White House to announce the winner in a surprise appearance.
Limbaugh said the reason that "Argo" won was because Hollywood was made out to be the heroes.
"Who won the best movie? 'Argo.' The Ben Affleck movie. And I'll tell you why it won, it won because Hollywood was portrayed as heroes," Limbaugh said.
He later added: "Hollywood was portrayed as patriotic – how often does that happen? And so that was a no-brainer that Argo was going to win and see this was a snub for Obama because his campaign ad was 'Zero Dark Thirty' – how he got Bin Laden. It didn't win […so ] they threw him a crumb and they let Michelle out there."


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Mono Discussion: Stallman Warns, Ubuntu Dismissive
The introduction of Mono into Linux and the open source environment begs risking patent claims from Microsoft. Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman sees it that way. The Technical board at Ubuntu, on the other hand, doesn't consider it any reason to be disturbed.
The catalyst for Stallman's position was the inclusion of Tomboy note-taking software into an unstable branch of Debian. Many developers feared that Microsoft may lay licensing claims against Mono. These developers have now got some prominent protection in the form of Richard Stallman in an article on the Free Software Foundation (FSF) website. Stallman considers Debian's decision to include Mono to be moving in a "risky direction," with Microsoft possibly using patent claims to "force all free C# implementations underground some day." Thus he warns not only against implementing Mono, but also C#-based software. Should the case arise of "losing the use of C#," all applications based on it (such as Tomboy) will also be lost. "That doesn't make them unethical, but it means that writing them and using them is taking a gratuitous risk."
Ubuntu users have long been discussing this issue, but with a different response from Ubuntu. Colin Watson summarizes the position of its technical board on the issue as, "there appears to be no significant cause for concern." "In the case of Mono," he goes on, "Canonical (who would bear most of the liability for any violation) does not currently believe this to be a major risk, as should be evident from the fact that it has been shipped in Ubuntu main since 5.10 and in the default desktop since 6.10." The selection of Mono applications were introduced, allegedly, based on their merits, but "were there to be an issue, Mono would be easy to extricate... In short, Mono is currently well-maintained in Ubuntu...."
Stallman has a much different view and his appeal is quite clear: "In other words, we should discourage people from writing programs in C#. Therefore, we should not include C# implementations in the default installation of GNU/Linux distributions, and we should distribute and recommend non-C# applications rather than comparable C# applications whenever possible."
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Mono - The FutureThe goal is to get MONO so deep into Linux that it would be hard to extricate. Second, Microsoft kill all distributions but the one that went to bed with. Finally they buy Novell and start selling SUSE Microsoft, that's why De Icaza is working so hard to achieve. He doesn't care about the community but his company which is a propietary one and their Redmond Masters.
monoI don't like seeing mono or applications built on it included. I moved to linux to get away from microsoft so it is frustrating to see mono creeping in. I know there are many people who think it is great and I respect their viewpoint but I would prefer to see not installed by default. An opt-in-by-installing-it-yourself approach seems better to me.
Mono dependanceApps based on mono don't really bother me too much, as long as they are not the defaults apps in a distro. Mono based apps should be easy to install and remove. The problem arises when many apps are built with C# and included in the distro as defaults. I feel mono based apps should be treated the same way as proprietary drivers. We should be free to use them, but they should not be the defaults in any distro.
Freedom to ControlFreedom to control others is not freedom. Its power. Noone should have power over another
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"The danger is that Microsoft is probably planning to force all free C# implementations underground some day using software patents." Really? Has he a crystal ball and knows this for certain?
No, he doesn't know that for certain, which can be easily discerned from the use of the word "probably" and not, say, "definitely", for example. Given Microsoft's track record of subterfuge and treachery, I'd say the use of "probably" is justified.
@alan"Really? Has he a crystal ball and knows this for certain?" Of course he doesn't, that's why he is suggesting we move away from it. If there is a risk, whether it's small or great, let's get rid of that risk from hurting us.
Microsoft thinks the same thing. Why do you think they all of a sudden stopped using the 'netbook' moniker and moved to the very marketing unfriendly 'low cost small notebook PCs'? Because Psion took to Intel court over the use of that name. Microsoft don't have a "crystal ball" either, but they aren't going to sit and wait around with that risk over their heads, so they got rid of the netbook from their marketing material. It totally makes sense and is a great way of protecting themselves.
But because free software advocates want to do the same we are called "absurd" and are branded with the very emotive tag of "anti-mono"??
Wake up.
Stallman's statement... mehAs someone who has tried to make sense out of the mono debate with a somewhat open mind, I was disappointed by Stallman's statement. RMS usually has something insightful to say on these issues, but in this case his statement was weak and borderline absurd to anyone who has seriously followed this issue. I mean: "The danger is that Microsoft is probably planning to force all free C# implementations underground some day using software patents." Really? Has he a crystal ball and knows this for certain?
I guess basically all this statement really does is establish that RMS is on the anti-mono side. It has, unfortunately, added no substance to the debate.
Freedom is never "free" it requires hard work to obtain and diligence to maintain.
How free is Freedom?@Mono:
> So Stallman is really saying what so many say that freedom should not be really free.
Yes, that's the whole point.
I cannot have total freedom: e.g., I must not be free to do to others whatever I want. I must be prohibited from having the freedom to hurt others. Even if what I do is not wrong from my point of view, it can be from others'... also, It is necessary to consider consequences of what we do. Allowing all freedom to someone who wants to hinder others' freedom is not really wise, is it?
> How quaint the man who wants freedom only wants his version of freedom.
Is it better to allow Mono to taint the well? Do you think one should have the freedom to drop poison in our Free/Libre well?
Well, sorry, but that begs the question: what do YOU really want in the future to happen?
Don't trust them.That's not true. He hasn't said you can't do it, but is saying be careful and think twice.
And I agree with him.
Microsoft may be making these 'license available' claims about Mono, but where is it? Microsoft should put up the license or we should kick them out. Everyone has a real bad gut feeling about this.
Look at how they took Tom Tom to court, for the use of FAT. That was just a process so that they could get use of Tom Tom's technologies which they were already infringing on. They are more lawyers than an software company now, and the lawyers are waiting for Mono to get so far into the Linux system so that when they do go for us, it'll be so far in it will temporarily stall us, or so they can steal some cool, differentiating technology that we will have come up with.
If you pass a house everyday and see the same dog barking and madly pulling at it's chain to get at you, would you walk into it's playground??
MonoOf course they don't see a problem with it. Not until its such a huge part of linux that we can't get rid of it. Then microsoft will strike. Lets start with this. And then start adding other microsoft code and features into Ubuntu. Then after they ream us for everything linux is worth, they can call ubuntu "windows 8" and start charging everybody for it. I say keep the garbage out. Don't let it start. If people want to develop for linux, use true linux languages and development tools, the way its meant to be done. Just like the ubuntu clan to ignore all the traditional basics our software was built on. Thats why I quit running ubuntu, just a fan boy os with no real respect for its linux roots. Might as well be called MS Ubuntu as far as I'm concerned.
MonoSo Stallman is really saying what so many say that freedom should not be really free. How quaint the man who wants freedom only wants his version of freedom
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by Paul Atkinson on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 6:55pm at his facebook page
I have just returned from a conference call held at the British Embassy in Tokyo. The call was concerning the nuclear issue in Japan. The chief spokesman was Sir. John Beddington, Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, and he was joined by a number of qualified nuclear experts based in the UK. Their assessment of the current situation in Japan is as follows:
* In case of a 'reasonable worst case scenario' (defined as total meltdown of one reactor with subsequent radioactive explosion) an exclusion zone of 30 miles (50km) would be the maximum required to avoid affecting peoples' health. Even in a worse situation (loss of two or more reactors) it is unlikely that the damage would be significantly more than that caused by the loss of a single reactor.
* The current 20km exclusion zone is appropriate for the levels of radiation/risk currently experienced, and if the pouring of sea water can be maintained to cool the reactors, the likelihood of a major incident should be avoided. A further large quake with tsunami could lead to the suspension of the current cooling operations, leading to the above scenario.
* The bottom line is that these experts do not see there being a possibility of a health problem for residents in Tokyo. The radiation levels would need to be hundreds of times higher than current to cause the possibility for health issues, and that, in their opinion, is not going to happen (they were talking minimum levels affecting pregnant women and children – for normal adults the levels would need to be much higher still).
* The experts do not consider the wind direction to be material. They say Tokyo is too far away to be materially affected.
* If the pouring of water can be maintained the situation should be much improved after ten days, as the reactors' cores cool down.
* Information being provided by Japanese authorities is being independently monitored by a number of organizations and is deemed to be accurate, as far as measures of radioactivity levels are concerned.
* This is a very different situation from Chernobyl, where the reactor went into meltdown and the encasement, which exploded, was left to burn for weeks without any control. Even with Chernobyl, an exclusion zone of 30 miles would have been adequate to protect human health. The problem was that most people became sick from eating contaminated food, crops, milk and water in the region for years afterward, as no attempt was made to measure radioactivity levels in the food supply at that time or warn people of the dangers. The secrecy over the Chernobyl explosion is in contrast to the very public coverage of the Fukushima crisis.
* The Head of the British School asked if the school should remain closed. The answer was there is no need to close the school due to fears of radiation. There may well be other reasons – structural damage or possible new quakes – but the radiation fear is not supported by scientific measures, even for children.
* Regarding Iodine supplementation, the experts said this was only necessary for those who had inhaled quantities of radiation (those in the exclusion zone or workers on the site) or through consumption of contaminated food/water supplies. Long term consumption of iodine is, in any case, not healthy.
The discussion was surprisingly frank and to the point. The conclusion of the experts is that the damage caused by the earthquake and tsunami, as well as the subsequent aftershocks, was much more of an issue than the fear of radiation sickness from the nuclear plants.


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Here are some exciting events to look out for this month of May.
SUNDAY MAY 6th
The Vancouver Marathon has to be one of the stunning courses around. Starting off at the gorgeous Queen Elizabeth Park which has 360 degree views of the city and its mountains, and then winding around the South and West of the City along the UBC Campus grounds through to downtown and around Stanley Park and back to the downtown core again, not only do the participants get to stretch their legs but they also will heighten their senses with the spectacular scenery that this city has to offer!
What is even better this year is that it looks likely the Weather is going to be on our side, with the thermometer quite possibly reaching the low 20s C (Mid to high 60s if you work with Farenheit).
So whether or not you are a participant or a spectator, get out there and enjoy the day and make sure to grab the Sunscreen!
MAY 3rd till MAY 12th
Presented by The Documentary Media Society which is a non for profit organization….DOXA returns to wow audiences with the most groundbreaking and innovative and independent Documentary films for you to enjoy.
The Participating theaters are as follows:
VIFF's Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street
Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street
The Cinematheque, 1131 Howe Street
Rio Theatre, 1660 E Broadway
We are slightly late on this one, as it started on MAY 2nd and ends MAY 4th.
Burlesque is everywhere, and if you haven't managed to catch a show then head to this!
Now in its 8th year and growing fast in popularity this is a must see festival!
RICHMOND NIGHT MARKET Featuring Chinese/Japanese/Korean/Asian cultural foods and more
MAY 17th to OCTOBER 14th
After successfully restarting in 2012 after a 4 year hiatus The Richmond Night Market is back!
Many will say that this night market is the one to see if you want to visit a Chinese market – as the summer season shows signs of its return, the night markets are a great place to visit for some excellent Asian food and cheap goods, it is well worth a visit and we are sure you will come back with your hand full and a satisfied belly!
Click here on how to get there…http://www.richmondnightmarket.com/transit.html
The Festival is a culmination of various events that welcome in the Spot Prawn Season. This is a very popular event especially among the Foodie community that just can't get enough of their Crustaceans.
Head down to Granville Island from around May 7th and look out for the fun festivities!


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Gonchar scores as part of Senators' 4-goal 3rd period, Ottawa rallies for win over Islanders
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Ottawa defenseman Sergei Gonchar has a nickname, according to Senators goalie Ben Bishop, who watched from the crease as the 38-year-old defenseman scored the winning goal that beat the New York Islanders.
"We call him Benjamin Button," Bishop said, referring to the 2008 movie character who gets younger as he ages. "Sergei keeps finding ways to help us win, that's for sure."
Gonchar's go-ahead goal with 1 minute left was part of a four-goal, third-period outburst by the Senators, who rallied from a two-goal deficit and earned a 5-3 victory over the Islanders on Tuesday night.
The veteran defenseman, who will turn 39 next month, also had two assists.
"I'm just glad we got the two points and kept pace in the conference," Gonchar said.
Gonchar's second goal of the season came on a blast from the point to make it 4-3, and Guillaume Latendresse added an empty-net goal to seal the win. Jakob Silfverberg and Zack Smith scored in a 68-second span early in the third period to tie the game after the Islanders led 3-1.
Ottawa (16-8-6) has won three straight.
"We told ourselves after the second period that we weren't out of it, that we needed a quick goal," said Bishop, who made 26 saves. "We got two quick ones, and then Sergei found a way to score the big one. We have great leadership in this room and he's a huge part of it."
New York's Josh Bailey had scored the go-ahead goal 14 seconds into the second period, and Lubomir Visnovsky extended the Islanders' lead to two goals..
It was the second straight game in which the Islanders squandered a third-period lead. They led Florida 3-0 on Saturday before the Panthers tied it. But Casey Cizikas scored the winner for New York with seven minutes left.
"It's disturbing," Islanders coach Jack Capuano said. "We put ourselves in this situation."
Keith Aucoin appeared to give the Islanders a 4-3 lead at 7:22, but the goal was disallowed because he kicked the puck past Bishop.
Bishop also stopped Aucoin, who scored New York's first goal, on a sharp-angle shot from the left corner late in the third.
Ottawa's Matt Kassian opened the scoring at 6:23 with his first goal of the season and first with the Senators when he redirected Gonchar's slap shot past Nabokov.
Aucoin tied it with a wrist shot past Bishop at 17:53 of the first, netting his fifth of the season.
Bailey's third goal, on a backhand that skittered past Bishop, put the Islanders up 2-1. It was the 50th career goal for Bailey, a first-round draft pick by the Islanders in 2008. Visnovsky put the Islanders ahead 3-1 with a power-play goal at 11:46 of the second.
The Islanders (13-13-3) began a four-game homestand after road wins over Tampa Bay and Florida. New York is only 5-9-2 at home. They are three points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
It was the third and final regular season meeting between the clubs. Ottawa won 3-1 at home on Feb. 19, and the Islanders earned a 3-2 shootout win at home on March 3.
"We made some adjustments and got momentum on our side," Senators coach Paul MacLean said. "The character in our room was evident in the third period. You have to play 60 minutes in this league."
The Senators also lost defenseman Marc Methot to an apparent right leg injury after a hard, clean check from the Islanders' Brad Boyes in the second period.
The Islanders have been tied or ahead in the third period in 23 of 29 games this season and are 13-7-3 in those contests.
NOTES: Ottawa forward Milan Michalek had knee surgery and is out indefinitely. The Senators were also without G Craig Anderson (ankle), defensemen Erik Karlsson (Achilles) and Mike Lundin (concussion), and forwards Jason Spezza (back) and Dave Dziurzynski (concussion). The Islanders were missing Matt Carkner (lower body) and forwards Michael Grabner (shoulder) and David Ullstrom (groin). ... Daniel Alfredsson played his 1,160th game for the Senators. He is the longest serving captain in the NHL (appointed in October 1999). His assist on the goal by Latendresse was the 1,100th point of his career.


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I would like more information on this Rayo table lamp (21"H) that we inherited.
Your lamp was made at the turn of the 20th century (some parts in Germany, others in the United States) and is now known as a Gone with the Wind table lamp because of its use in the 1939 movie of the same name. The Rayo brand of oil lamps was the most popular in its day. Kerosene was used to light the lamp. Today, most of these lamps are not in their original condition, because they have been wired for electricity.
Valued at: $350
*The estimates provided are preliminary only and subject to change based on firsthand inspection and further research. Appraisal prices refer to an item's fair market value, or what one might expect to pay for an object of similar age, size, color and condition at auction.


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On the last week of June, the cryptocurrency company, Purse.io, announced the platform's bitcoin cash (BCH) integration, alongside a 'cashback' promotion. The Bitcoin.com team has always been fans of Purse because it allows bitcoin users to save 20 percent or more shopping on Amazon. So we've collaborated with the Purse team and now Bitcoin.com Wallet users and Bitcoin.com Store customers can get $10 bucks worth of BCH for registering through our referral links.
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Purse.io and Bitcoin.com Partner to Save People Even More Peer-to-Peer Cash
The firm Purse.io is a cryptocurrency fueled platform that provides significant discounts for virtually any product sold on the giant marketplace Amazon. Essentially Purse users simply choose any product they want to purchase and then select a discount of say 5 percent or they can shoot for a deeper discount between 15-20 percent. Purse helps bridge the gap between two markets; those who have Amazon cards but would prefer money, and those who want bitcoin cash but are willing to pay with a discounted gift card, or reversible credit card payment for a small premium. In essence, because of the collaboration between these two markets Purse users facilitate Amazon discounts in a peer-to-peer fashion and leverage the benefits of cryptocurrencies at the same time.
Sign Up for Purse.io Today and Get $10 After Your First Purchase
Now that Purse has built bitcoin cash (BCH) support that enables users to save a lot more money on transaction fees, we've decided to celebrate the BCH addition with a collaborative partnership.
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Russian city; capital of the government of the same name; famed for its fairs, which are held annually. It is without the Pale of Settlement. The regulations of 1835 permitted, for the first time, the temporary residence in Nijni-Novgorod, during the fair, of Jewish merchants of the first and second gilds and of Jewish manufacturers; but they were forbidden to sell foreign goods. The Jews, however, notwithstanding the prohibitive laws, gradually established themselves in Nijni-Novgorod. On July 7, 1884, a mob attacked the Jews in the part of Nijni-Novgorod known as Kunavina, a number of them being tortured to death. The occasion of the riot was the rumor that the Jews had killed a Christian child. After 1888 the fair administration, at the instance of prominent Christian merchants, gradually deprived Jewish merchants of the right of residence even during the fair, the reason being that Jewish competition caused much injury to the Christian merchants, who testified that the Jews sold their goods at a discount of 35 per cent below normal prices. But in spite of these restrictions numbers of Jews attend the fair, and the city has a permanent Jewish population of approximately 550 families, most of them well-to-do; the total population is 95,124, according to the census of 1897. The Zionists have organized a model ḥeder.
- Levanda, Polny Khronologicheski Sbornik Zakonov, pp. 366-367, 383, St. Petersburg, 1874;
- Nyedelnaya Khronika Voskhod, 1884, Nos. 24-26; 1888, No. 33;
- Ha-Meliẓ, 1902, No. 164.


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In a modern-day version of David vs. Goliath, a Virginia homeowner armed with nothing but an aluminum baseball bat and moxie successfully defended himself against a chainsaw-carrying intruder late Monday night. A factor that worked in his favor: The would-be attacker, one Douglas Edward Turner, is a strong contender for "least-talented crime-committing person ever."
Around 11:45 PM, Turner showed up at the victim's house and started yelling and pounding on the door. For whatever reason, the victim opened the door to tell Turner to leave—a request that, surprisingly, Turner rejected. And then:
[Turner] then reached behind a bush, pulled out a chainsaw, revved it and threatened the victim, police said.
He sliced into a railing at the house, according to Maj. David Decatur, spokesman for the sheriff's office.
Catching on quickly that Turner did not acknowledge polite requests to stop acting like a total fucking psycho, the victim ran back inside the house immediately and locked the door. Somehow, Turner gained entry to the house, his chainsaw still running. After yelling to someone inside the house to call 5-0 "posthaste," the victim grabbed his aluminum baseball bat and started beating Turner up with it. This caused Turner to make a getaway in his pick-up truck, which the cops later found abandoned in the otherwise serene subdivision where this story unfolded.
The cops eventually found Turner as well, hanging out at a nearby hospital. He now faces a bunch of criminal charges for the chainsaw incident, plus an alleged domestic violence incident, plus charges related to his attempted escape from the hospital and assault of two cops. Supposedly his chainsaw fit was all about a dispute between him and the victim over some lady. (Hey lady: pick the baseball bat guy.)
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This is our very first night sketchwalk and we chose Geylang, our very own red light district. Much like King's Cross in London & Sydney. The sketching proved to be very challenging especially with the limited amount of light. Traffic was high and people everywhere. We had fun observing the men prowling the back alleys and the sex workers busy at work looking for their next potential customer.
This is another durian stall along the streets of Geylang. D-24 is a higher grade durian. We had 1 very sweet durian at the end of the night.
We went to check out a smaller lane in the red light district. Here I was almost sketching blind because the sodium street lamp gave a very dim orange glow all around. Besides knowing the colours in my watercolour box and the rest was really guess work. It did not turn out badly when I walked back into the bright lights. Many men were walking around us wondering what we were doing in the dark. I had a street cat for company while sketching this too.
Trying a different technique using white pen and pastel for my last sketch at Geylang. We were busy eating our soya bean drinks and sharing our sketch books around the table.


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I'm learning about Linux password security (more curiosity than anything useful), and I understand that the real password is hashed and stored in the shadow password file. What I'm not sure of, and haven't been able to find in my brief Googling, is what encoding is used to encode the hashed value (and the value of the salt). It's obviously not hex, and it's obviously text, excluding the
: character. Can anyone here tell me what that encoding is?
Edit: I'm understand the hashing (MD5, SHA-X), the salt, and the hashing specifier. What I'm looking for is the method of converting the hash results (a byte array (byte[])) to the sequence of characters I see in the file, ie: the encoding.