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Poiuytrewq wrote:Enough for a hostile force to turn around and head for home?
Too variable to say, to be honest.
Poiuytrewq wrote:Enough for a hostile force to turn around and head for home?
Lord Jim wrote:NATO is not far form being broken and this adds further confusions to things. The military command structures have at nearly all level been made subservient to Politicians from the various member states greatly reducing the alliance's effectiveness. Decision at almost every level now require political approval from one committee or another. Like our Government many nations do not want to full accept how the world has actually regressed.
shark bait wrote:As much as we would like them to be, they are not a coastal navy any more. For the last decade they have been developing blue water skills, and since they're not breaking new ground they're learning very quickly.
We have yet to see a combat example of this, but we do have a botched evacuation in Libya followed by a more proficient evacuation from Yemen. They gained experience and moved on. I'm sure they have done the same in their war games in Russia and Iran, or on the tours of Africa.
Yes Russia failed, and their surface fleet is an embarrassment in decline. The Chinese have the opposite, and over the last decade the Chinese surface fleet has been more active then the Russians.
Its dangerous to underestimate the Chineese as a 'brown water' Navy.
Not quite, yet, I would sayshark bait wrote:China has the same ability to operate in the Indian ocean as we do.
A pier - like we have in Singapore (with lots of fuel!), or a dry dock, like what is being put in place in Duqm for anything up to the QEs?shark bait wrote:Djibouti
Well, with the base in the area now, the entertainment & relaxation ship (R&R in good old terms) can now be withdrawnRetroSicotte wrote:how well they can keep a cohesive force in unfamiliar waters.
This is the crux of the matter: PLAN is not going to sortie out to the Indian Ocean and attack anyoneLord Jim wrote: at the moment China is a very localised threat within an area they believe is historically theirs. They are being very methodical though and are expanding this sphere year on year.
~UNiOnJaCk~ wrote: the ongoing dependence on industrial espionage as a means to further their military industrial complex (combined with the apparent absence of almost any sort of real, domestic innovation capability)
dmereifield wrote:are they really in short supply for our allies in the far East?
Poiuytrewq wrote:History shows RN should never be underestimated even if heavily outnumbered.
shark bait wrote:Poiuytrewq wrote:History shows RN should never be underestimated even if heavily outnumbered.
This type of phrase pops up all the time, but does it actually mean anything in reality? I think it might be something us Brits say to comfort ourself, but it could be a dangerous attitude. History is good to have, but it does not define the present.
RetroSicotte wrote:experience relating to geographical logistics and capability
RetroSicotte wrote:about them escorts then?
abc123 wrote:Selling just 15 years old RFA Wave Ruler without replacement?
Pongoglo wrote:abc123 wrote:Selling just 15 years old RFA Wave Ruler without replacement?
What?? Is this news ?? You're source ?? Just done a search and there's nothing on the web , the MOD denied this in June last year
Well, they are going early enough, it is more likely that some would need to be extended, individually and with a "crash upgrade" to patch up numbers of their ASW brethren.Lord Jim wrote: would become more important if we let the GP T-23s go early
I don't think there is any "if" with that. Ideally the build of the Tides would have been dovetailed with the SSSs (i different countries!), the latest Fort upgrade cost could have been avoided - but I am sure the discount achieved by going for a 'batch build' was significant. The Koreans (and the Chinese) run a factory approach where the 'trades" go trough 3 or 4 of identical ships in waves and never sit idle - at least not while the batch is being run.Lord Jim wrote: if the "new Waves" come on stream
Poiuytrewq wrote:There is no rational justification due to the current lack of progress in the MH(P)C program
Poiuytrewq wrote:As far as Wave Ruler is concerned it would be another nonsensical loss in the same category as Largs Bay. Why would the UK sell this vessel?
Lord Jim wrote:With the Rivers, the B1s are what the RN needs for patrolling around the UK. The B2s are a quandary
Personally I think a Wave based in Singapore would be more valuable to our Allies in the region than a Leander style T31.shark bait wrote:I don't expect it would be worth it, especially if our Pacific deployments become more common place. Perhaps it would be valuable to forward base one of the Waves at our fuel depot in Singapore?
They are unbalancing the fleet and should be sold at the first opportunity.shark bait wrote: The B2 Rivers are a total shit show, but what's done is done, the cost is already sunk, how do the RN turn the mess around and deliver a valuable addition to the fleet?
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This is my "moderator post" for Week 4 in #etextbookevo . This is where I give advice and support for the participants, pretending that I am an expert in publishing ebooks and not just someone who published her first chapter last year. I will try to be useful, I know you have a lot of work to do. Week 4 is going to be "that" week, you will be expected to publish your ebook chapter and show it to the world. OK, so here's the first piece of advice:
I mean it - don't panic. You don't have to finish your chapter next week, you don't have to write 100 pages and, moreover, you don't have to make it all up. The internet is like a global supermarket, with CC-licenced images, lectures and worksheets. You can write content that is completely new and original, but you can also curate some of the existing content created by diligent and creative teachers like you. Or you can do a combination of both.
(And remember that, even if something is not CC-licenced, you can always link to it.)
Think of what you do every week as you prepare for classes. You think about your previous class, you look at what's planned for the next lesson, you think about your students and their needs, then you go and search for something on the internet. Or maybe you sit down and write some tailor-made worksheets.
My point is that we all do it all the time. We are all material developers. So you have never published an ebook, so what?
Maybe you are lost when you look at all these publishing options. This Google Doc contains a list of publishing tools with advantages and disadvantages. If you are willing to dig through the posts in Listly, you will find some tools that are not listed in the Doc. What you choose should depend on your students and their needs. It will also depend on the kind of ebook you are writing and the way you are planning to use it. Do you want something very interactive? Which devices and platforms will your students use to access the ebook? Do they need to be online all the time? Which formats are they used to? If they want epub, then you should probably forget about adding videos and quizzes.
If possible, maybe it is a good idea to publish the ebook on multiple platforms. Last year I published my chapter in Glossi, which is beautiful but sadly no longer available, but I also created a Storify story. Finally I backed everything up on a wiki. I am trying to create content that will resemble Lego bricks - I can move elements of my chapter from platform to platform, I can add or remove parts of my chapter or rearrange them in a different order. This year I am experimenting with Widbook, but I have no idea what the final result will be like. I am also planning to create a Word document because I can embed videos into Word 2013. And, of course, there will be a wiki.
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This is for buying or selling your personal equipment, but sponsored selling is allowed as well. We are requiring all ads to have the following information. Price, (even for trades) Brand, Model, and location (for instruments, not accessories) need to be included in the ad, or at least be very clear in link provided. It is acceptable to link to an external ad if you are promoting a sale of your personal equipment. No Ebay Auctions, but Buy it now listings are fine. Photos are HIGHLY suggested as well. If you see an ad that does not meet these criteria, please report it.
1905 York Monster Eb $1600 Incl Shipping -- SOLD
For Sale: 1905 York Eb Tuba
This York "Monster" is a three piston top-action Eb tuba in bright silver finish. The bell diameter is 19-1/2". The serial number 21xxx gives it an approximate date of 1905. This horn is in exceptional condition. It is bright silver plated. Some very slight wear in the plating is evident in the usual locations, particularly on back of horn near the valve section. No major dents and only a few very minor dings. The valves are in good condition -- still good "pop" in each valve when slide is removed while valve is closed. All three valves are marked with correct serial number of horn. All tuning slides are free. There is no case. Harvey Hartman (Harv's Happy Horns) serviced this instrument several years ago. He adjusted the tuning slide lengths to put the horn in tune with itself. He raised the lead pipe off the bell to improve clarity of tone. He cleaned and flushed all valves and tubing, aligned the valves, installed nylon valve guides, replaced the water key cork, and converted the horn to Hetman synthetic valve oil and slide grease. Otherwise, the horn appears to be completely original. The horn has not been been used for performance since the servicing. This tuba is easy-blowing, has a lovely silky sound, slightly "bright", with remarkable presence. Altogether an excellent instrument. However, at the moment I have three Eb tubas -- a 1912 King that I use regularly, a 1919 Holton that has sentimental value, and this York. I only need one Eb, so have decided to put the York up for sale to someone who will love it and use it.
Please see photos at
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lmb6kzvnj6b0 ... =100982744" target="_blank" target="_blank"
(Double-click to enlarge the photos.) The tuba stand in some of the photos is not for sale.
Price drop to $1600 as of 14 May 2018. This is the final price. There will be no lower price.
You are most welcome to visit and try-before-you-buy. Located in Hackettstown, NJ.
Cannot respond to PM's. Please call or email.
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303 Center Street
Hackettstown, NJ 07840-2101
Phone 908-850-1636
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Re: FS: 1905 York Monster Eb
I tested this instrument this weekend and have to say that it is one of the best playing instruments of this model that I have played. Very good intonation, sound, and response. The finish and condition are excellent as well.'
Someone is going to get a wonderful instrument if they take this off of Paul's hands!
Frank Ortega
Band Director
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The Bloomfield Civic Band
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Re: FS: 1905 York Monster Eb
Three or four tubists are daily viewing this ad and the ad for the 1935 King BBb. Please feel free to contact me by email at proscientific AT verizon DOT net. No PM's, please.
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Bump. Thank you for looking.
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Will it be at ITEC ???--------in order to take a look at it ----------what is bell diameter??
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Will not be going to ITEC. Horn is located in Hackettstown, NJ (one hour west of Manhattan and two hours north of Philadelphia). Visitors welcome. We serve great coffee.
Re: FS: 1905 York Monster Eb
Bump. Thank you for looking.
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Bump. Here's one of the photos. Please see the rest of the photos on
Please see photos at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lmb6kzvnj6b0 ... =100982744 (Double-click to enlarge the photos.)
Thank you for looking.
Re: FS: 1905 York Monster Eb
Bump for Labor Day weekend!
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Bump. This horn made it to page 5 and was still receiving 2-5 hits per day!
If you have questions, please email pro-at-goes-dot-com. No PMs, please. Thanks. Paul.
Re: FS: 1905 York Monster Eb
Bump. Lots of interest on this one, but no taker yet.
Please do not PM. Please email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Thank you.
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I have played this horn in the last few weeks and it was a wonderful experience. The horn has great intonation and holds its own. As a jazz player, I love to find the edge of the horn and it does not break apart. The flexibility and response is great allowing you to command the horn. This is certainly a great find for someone. It is a great get for a serious Eb performer and truly a nice sound for brass bands.
Dorian Parreott II
musician / teacher
Re: FS: 1905 York Monster Eb
Bump for the fun of it.
Re: FS: 1905 York Monster Eb
Bump. I will pay shipping via Greyhound Package Express.
Re: FS: 1905 York Monster Eb $1900 Incl Shipping
Price drop to $1800.
I check this listing every day. Over a period of several months, it worked its way down to Page 11 of this forum, where it was still getting an average of 4 hits per day. So at least one person is interested, and maybe several. Please feel free to contact me at proscientific AT verizon DOT net, or call 908-850-1636.
Re: FS: PRICE DROP 1905 York Monster Eb $1800 Incl Shipping
Bump for price drop to $1750 including shipping via Greyhound.
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Again about Sungha Jung
Thursday Jan 31,2008
This morning I found myself visiting again the page of Sungha Jung, because I just felt the need of listening him again…
The truth is that I was charmed by how he plays the guitar. It is the admiration of somebody knowing that what he sees is out of his reach, and so it is. He plays at 11 better than me, I am not embarrassed to say this in any way. I don't play fingerstyle guitar and for me what he does there is so fresh that I just can't stop watching over and over again.
The fact that he is very young and playing with such dexterity makes people consider him a guitar wonder. And if I think about it, why not? I think that Sungha Jung may be considered this way cause I don't know any other kid of his age to play the way he does fingerstyle guitar.
Keep in mind that he developed this dexterity in only 2 years of playing the guitar!! This is amazing, I don't want to remember where I was after 2 years playing the guitar cause I wasn't too far from the starting point…
I was going to embed here a video of Sungha Jung playing More than words of Extreme, first because I love that song and second because Sungha plays it lovely. However, after listening him covering Rylynn of Andy McKee, I had no other choice but to put this one here.
I promise myself to watch this kid in a a few years when probably he will join Andy McKee on stage playing at the same level. Sungha Jung, the professional fingerstyle guitar player, his dream…
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Summer is almost gone and I did not get a lot done. My time was spent selling my daughters house, packing, moving and helping her find another house.
I have been lax on doing much research, except for what is on line. I have been hoping for more records for Allegheny County PA but not much has been posted.
I have a couple who were sponsors for my great grandparents, Patrick O'Rourke and Ellen Mortel O'Rourke. For a few of their children the sponsors were James and Bridget O'Rourke. It has been my theory that this was Patrick's brother and his wife. Some where in my dads notes was an indication that Patrick had a brother Jim.
What I did find was three deaths for the parents of James and Bridget O'Rourke. The first death was on 28 June 1886, Patrick O'Rourke age 7 years; cause of death, Scarlet Fever. The second death was on 24 July 1886, James O'Rourke age 5 years and 3 months, cause of death, Scarlet Fever. The third death was on 3 August 1886, Anna O'Rourke age 1 year and 11 months, cause of death consumption of bowels.
Bridget and James lost three children the summer of 1886, I can not image the sadness that this couple felt. The death certificate gave and address and ward number for the city of Pittsburgh. I have deducted or guessed that the church they would have attended would have been St. Agnes, which was a Irish Catholic Church close to their home.
When the Archives of the Diocese of Pittsburgh reopens to search for their Baptism and deaths will be on my agenda. The dates when their children were born would coincide with the same years of my great grandparents would have been starting their family too.


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Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Seminary Girls help Jerusalem Firefighters
The group of 75 volunteers come from the USA, Canada and England and are studying at Shaalvim. Within the framework of their studies, the women also volunteer for all sorts of chessed/charity work.
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7 comments:
OMG! Th FFTR behind me in th pic was soooo cute!
- 11:35 PM, October 05, 2011
In the united states, women are also posing with fire trucks.
- 12:52 AM, October 07, 2011
OMG! The cutest girl in the picture is my daughter
Miss you Lali
- 2:48 AM, October 07, 2011
- Avinoam said...
Shouldn't the nature of their volunteering be mentioned?
Or is only cutesy posing in gear worthy of display?
Really, what is the point of this post?
- 12:37 AM, October 09, 2011
wrong, Avinoam.
Any work they do is fine and blessed.
What would be even better is if their teachers cared about them enough to teach them how to PREVENT house fires.
How many religious people sleep with a fire extinguisher beside their bed?
And believe me (a Merchant Marine Engineering Officer who has been through one fire on a petroleum tanker-ship and one on a ammunition ship), that is the difference between life or death.
God helps those who help themselves.
- 5:48 AM, October 09, 2011
- the sabra said...
Ya I'm also curious what kinda volunteering was done..by SEVENTY FIVE girls!
- 11:09 AM, November 04, 2011
- Jameel @ The Muqata said...
The Sabra: They were probably helping clean the station, roll up fire hoses, etc.
anonymous: I have a fire extinguisher in my bedroom and also in my car under the driver's seat.
Avinoam: Point of the post: Seminary girls are seeing Israel all over; even going to fire stations and helping them clean them up. Every little bit counts, and makes their Israel experience for more real.
- 10:15 PM, November 05, 2011


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A 22-year-old man was killed when a car plunged into a canal off the Hudson River in Jersey City early Wednesday, police say.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 15, 2013) – Many beach volleyball players view the late fall and winter months as the offseason; a time to take a break from the beach and the balls and recharge and refresh.
Matt Fuerbringer (Costa Mesa, Calif.) used his break to put 2012 in the rearview mirror, take on a new coaching challenge and prepare to compete internationally in 2013.
|Matt Fuerbringer is looking forward to the 2013 beach season.
Fuerbringer, 39, does interviews while sitting in traffic on one of Southern California's notorious stretches of freeway. He is traveling from Anaheim, Calif., in Orange County, where he trains at the American Sports Centers, to UCLA in Westwood, Calif., near Los Angeles, where he is serving as the volunteer assistant coach for the men's volleyball team.
Putting on the blue and gold of UCLA was difficult at first, said Fuerbringer, who was a four-time All-American indoor player at Stanford, but the chance to work with first-year UCLA coach John Speraw was worth it.
"My friend was the volunteer assistant for John Speraw at UC Irvine and he said this would be a great opportunity," Fuerbringer said. "It gives me a chance to learn from the best and get an idea if I want to coach at this level or not."
The long drives have given Fuerbringer time to get some perspective on the 2012 beach volleyball season, which saw Fuerbringer and partner Nick Lucena (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) fall short in their attempt to make the U.S. Olympic beach volleyball team.
Fuerbringer and Lucena started the 2012 beach season 100 points ahead of their rivals for the slot, Jake Gibb (Bountiful, Utah) and Sean Rosenthal (Redondo Beach, Calif.). But after winning the silver medal at the first FIVB World Tour event of the season in Brasilia, Brazil, Fuerbringer and Lucena finished their next three behind Gibb and Rosenthal, although still in the top 10.
At their next event in Czech Republic, Fuerbringer and Lucena essentially sealed their fate by finishing 25th while Gibb and Rosenthal placed ninth. Gibb and Rosenthal secured their Olympic slot the next weekend in Rome.
"We did everything we could," Fuerbringer said. "Jake and Rosie finished No. 1 on the tour. We made finishes are coach thought we needed based on Jake and Rosie's last four years of finishes. In the end it wasn't enough. We definitely played our best volleyball of all time."
Fuerbringer and Lucena finished seventh in the 2012 World Tour standings and Fuerbringer predicts that the 2012 challenges will help the team this season.
"We worked our butts off and we learned stuff from it and that's going to make us better this year," he said.
Fuerbringer and Lucena began their beach training for 2013 at the end of January. That gave Fuerbringer one more task to add to his portfolio, which also includes coaching two club volleyball teams and running a volleyball club along with being dad to kids Charlie and Mateo and husband to wife Joy McKienzie Fuerbringer, who is an assistant coach with the UCLA women's volleyball team.
"When I talk about it, it seems so busy," Fuerbringer said. "But I'm doing things I really like to do, other than the traffic."
Model Beach Volleyball
The National Volleyball League (NVL) was one of the hosts of the Model Beach Volleyball Tournament held Feb. 8-10 in Miami. The event brings together teams of models from Miami agencies to compete against each other while being coached by pro and college beach volleyball players.
Several U.S. pro beach volleyball players attended the event to serve as coaches including Sinjin Smith, Casey Patterson, Adrian Carabula, Kelly Shumacher and Gretchen Duffner-Hand. Former pro beach player Albert Hannemann also attended as founder of the NVL.
Actor Jamie Foxx and DJ Irie were among the celebrities who attended the event, which raised money for the IRIE Foundation.
To view videos from the event, click here.
USC Sand Volleyball Stadium
You can get a preview of the Merle Norman Stadium, where the University of Southern California sand volleyball team will practice and play its home matches, by clicking here. The video is hosted by Kirby Burnham, who has also competed for USA Volleyball.
Stoklos to Debut as Coach
Beach volleyball legend Randy Stoklos will make his debut as boys' volleyball head coach Palisades on Feb. 27 at a 7 p.m. home match against Granada Hills in a rematch of last year's City Section championship match. Palisades won the 2012 title. To read the story, click here.
Doherty Competes in Santa Barbara
Ryan Doherty partnered with 12-year-old Jake Engel to compete in a match at the 32nd annual day-before-the-Super-Bowl beach volleyball tournament at East Beach in Santa Barbara, Calif., where he is training with Todd Rogers. To read the story, click here.


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Watch These Cats Getting Stuck in Things — Daily Distraction
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Cats, as we know, can be a bit curious.
And sometimes that leads to them getting stuck in things. Boxes, trees, sleeves, jars ... there's pretty much nothing created by man or God that a feline hasn't managed to get stuck in. Fortunately, they always seem to find a way out.
The Daily Distraction is your Internet break from reality. Whether you're eating lunch at your desk or avoiding high school exes on Facebook, you might just laugh, say "aaahhh" or not believe what you just watched.


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Tuesday, 12 April 2011 03:44 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Booming cannons, plaintive period music and hushed crowds ushered in the 150th anniversary of America's bloodiest war on Tuesday, a commemoration that continues to underscore a racial divide that had plagued the nation since before the Civil War.
The events marked the 150th anniversary of the Confederate bombardment of Union-held Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, an engagement that plunged the nation into four years of war at a cost of more than 600,000 lives.
Several hundred people gathered on Charleston's Battery in the pre-dawn darkness, much as Charleston residents gathered 150 years ago to view the bombardment of April 12, 1861.
About 4 a.m., a single beam of light reached skyward from the stone works of Fort Sumter. About a half hour later, about the time the first shots were fired, a second beam glowed, signifying a nation torn in two.
Nearby, a brass ensemble played a concert entitled "When Jesus Wept" as hundreds listened, some in folding chairs, others standing.
Fifty years ago during the centennial of the Civil War, there was a celebratory mood. But on Tuesday, the 150th anniversary events were muted. Even the applause seemed subdued.
Of about 1,200 people attending two main commemorative events, only a handful were black. One man whose Confederate ancestor is credited with firing the first shot of the war acknowledged his family legacy as a "mixed blessing."
"I think it signifies the mood of the nation. I think we're much more sensitive to other people and the diversity in this country," said Linda Marshall, a 58-year-old registered nurse from Charleston as she waited for the second beam of light as dawn creeped up.
A little over two hours later, as a red sun rose on James Island across the harbor, Confederate re-enactors fired an authentic 1847 seacoast mortar, signaling about 30 other cannons ringing the harbor.
Those cannons quickly thumped and smoke rose in a re-enactment of the Sumter bombardment.
In a dispatch to The Associated Press in 1861, an unnamed correspondent observed the fort's parapets crumbling under the pounding of artillery. He wrote of gun emplacements being "shot away" and shells falling "thick and fast."
"The ball has opened. War is inaugurated ... Fort Sumter has returned the fire and brisk cannonading has been kept up," the dispatch said.
Sumter fell after a 34-hour bombardment.
One of those on hand on James Island was John Hugh Farley of Roswell, Ga. Many historians credit Farley's ancestor, Lt. Henry Farley, as firing the first shot at Sumter.
"It's a real big honor. We are very proud of our family," said Farley, who had two other ancestors fight for the South. "It certainly is a mixed blessing because it's bringing back a memory from way back but it also helps us to look at history and learn from history."
Later in the morning, Danny Lucas, 53 and black, was walking out after visiting Charleston's Old Slave Mart Museum, where the history of Charleston's role as an urban slave trading center is recounted.
"I have no problem with the Civil War being honored as long as it is inclusive," said Lucas, a Ridgeland, S.C. resident. "I don't think whites should be so defensive and I don't think blacks should feel they are unwelcome to these kinds of things. I think it will fade over time."
Lucas does think last December's secession ball in Charleston, during which South Carolina's leaving the Union was commemorated, may have soured some blacks on the 150th events.
"The secession ball discouraged them because in their minds, they saw the ball as a celebration," he said. With other events they may decide "I'm not going to go because there will be a whole lot of rebel yelling and carrying on."
"In this moment of remembrance, let us all do the tough truth telling necessary for our nation to finally heal from the sins of slavery and fratricide," said Benjamin Todd Jealous, the president and chief executive officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in a statement released by the civil rights group.
"Commemorative events must neither ignore slavery as the principal cause of the Civil War, nor romanticize those who fought to keep African Americans in slavery," he said. "This is a time for the nation to reflect and repent, not ignore - let alone celebrate - the atrocities that tore our country apart."
State Sen. Glenn McConnell, president pro tempore of the South Carolina Senate and a Civil War re-enactor, told the audience of about 700 on James Island that the effects of the war are still being felt.
"The War Between the States triggered generations of disputes and controversies between regions, races and cultures," he said.
"Why was the war fought? Was it about slavery or states' rights? What does the Confederate battle flag stand for? Is it a symbol of bigotry or a memorial to the valor of fallen soldiers," he asked about 700 people gathered at a ceremony commemorating the first shots of the war. "Many of the emotional issues still rage."
He said the South has moved on and "the time has come to move beyond the petty disputes of the past."
Later a black Union re-enactor representing a soldier from the 54th Massachusetts, the company of black troops that fought at Battery Wagner on Charleston Harbor in 1863 in an attack memorialized in the movie "Glory," threw a wreath into the water and saluted.
Then seven re-enactors in Confederate gray fired a 21-gun salute in memory of all who died on South Carolina soil. Two buglers then echoed "Taps."
As the event broke up, a small group of Confederate re-enactors in the back of the crowd took up singing "Dixie," although only a handful joined them and not very enthusiastically.
Associated Press Writer Susanne M. Schafer in Columbia, S.C., contributed to this report.
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Miles Ward
"Ward, Miles Born March 11, 1672 Died August 30, 1764 age 92 years. The son of Joshua and Hannah (Flint) and husband of Sarah (Massey)." Lot E 148
Sarah Massey Ward
"Ward, Sarah (Massey) Born July 25, 1669 Died November 20, 1725 age 58 years. The daughter of John and Sarah (Wells) and wife of Miles." Lot E 171.
My 6th great-grandparents were buried in The Burying Point Cemetery, also known as the Charter Street Cemetery in historic Salem, MA.
This Ground
The First Place set apart in
For the Burial of the Dead,
and since 1637, known as
The Burying Point,
contains the graves of
Governor Bradstreet,
Chief Justice Lynde, and
others whose virtues,
honors, courage, sagacity
have nobly illustrated
The History of Salem.If you have ancestors buried in this cemetery, I'd like to recommend an excellent reference book, complete with all the names and a good amount of genealogical information about the individual. The quotes of my Miles and Sarah were taken from this book. In addition there is a map of the layout, including the Witchcraft Memorial. I've used the source below many times, because I have three other ancestors buried there (Stephen Daniels, Simon Bradstreet and John Proctor).
Charles Street Cemetery Burial Records
Salem, Massachusetts
Compiled by William C. Carlson
(Copy at NEHGS in Boston)
Graves of Greatest Historical Interest.
Names mentioned:
Nathaniel Silsbee
Mary Cory
Jonathan Ward
Mary Cromwell
Benjamin Lynde
John and Anstiss Crowninshield
Clifford Crowninshield
Bartholomew Gardner
William Browne
Hilliard Veren
Habakuk Boditch
Hathaniel Bowditch
Deliverance Parkman
Simon Bradstreet
William Hollingworth
Samuel McIntire
John Hathorne
John Higginson
Richard More
John Turner
Timothy Lindall
Robert Peele
George Heusler
John Swinerton
Nathaniel Mather
Richard Derby
Simon Forrester
William Orne
Dr. Grimshawe
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Episode 59 Reporting on Teen Book Awards
Episode 59 Reporting on Teen Book Awards
Each year the America Library Associations list of teen book awards provides readers with a huge variety of quality reading recommendations. Tune in to hear Jennifers fifth annual report on the years most distinguished books for teens. Youll hear about stories of espionage, climate change, and dragons; middle school theater, political revolutions, coping with cancer, and more.
After listening to this episode, be sure to print out this list of recommended titles to take to the library or book seller.
Books featured in this episode:
- Bomb by Steve Sheinkin (Roaring Brook, 2012) Hear more about this title in Episode 56 Science Books for Teens
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (Simon & Schuster, 2012) Hear more about this title in Episode 52 More New and Noteworthy Books for Teens
- Moonbird by Phillip Hoose (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2012) Hear more about this title in Episode 56 Science Books for Teens
- Titanic by Deborah Hopkinson (Scholastic, 2012)
- Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (Disney/Hyperion, 2012)
- Seraphina by Rachel Hartman (Random House, 2012)
- Endangered by Eliot Schrefer (Scholastic, 2012)
- In Darkness by Nick Lake (Bloomsbury, 2012)
- Drama by Raina Telgemeier (Graphix, 2012)
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"You've Got a Friend" was recorded on two albums in 1971, first by singer-songwriter Carole King on her Tapestry album, and again by James Taylor on Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. Both performers won Grammy Awards for the song, King for Song of the Year, and Taylor for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.
The Muppet ShowEdit
Vincent Price and a number of ghouls and ghosties perform "You've Got a Friend" as the closing number on episode 119 of The Muppet Show. The Muppets in the chorus include Uncle Deadly, Droop, Miss Kitty, Flower-Eating Monster, two Ghosts, various Frackles and Heaps and a purple dragon-like creature.
The sketch was released on the Playhouse Video compilation Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff. Although it was included with the whole episode on Best of the Muppet Show Volume 5, it was cut on the home video releases Monster Laughs with Vincent Price and The Muppet Show: Season One.
America's Got TalentEdit
Kermit the Frog sang a duet of the song with Terry Fator (ventriloquist/impressionist/singer) in the 2007 season finale of America's Got Talent. They were joined by a chorus of Muppet chickens towards the end of the number.
Sesame Workshop's 14th Annual Benefit GalaEdit
In 2016, the Muppets of Sesame Street (including Big Bird, Grover, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, Rosita and Telly Monster) performed the song with Charlie Puth at Sesame Workshop's annual benefit gala and were also joined onstage by John Oliver.
- In Ernie and Bert's bios in the Sesame Street Season 40 press kit, they list the song as one of their favorites.


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July 19, August 16, 2011 Recall Elections
On June 10, 2011, the Government Accountability Board ordered recall elections in the following State Senate Districts:
District 12 -- Senator Jim Holperin
There was a primary in District 12 on July 19, 2011, and a recall election was held on August 16, 2011. Senator Holperin retained his seat.
District 22 -- Senator Robert Wirch
There was a primary in District 22 on July 19, 2011, and a recall election was held on August 16, 2011. Senator Wirch retained his seat.
District 30 -- Senator Dave Hansen
The recall election was held on July 19, 2011. Senator Hansen retained his seat.
August 16 Recall Election Results
Official results of the August 16 Recall Elections in Senate Districts 12 and 22.
July 19 Recall Primary and Election Results
Official results for the July 19 Recall Election in Senate District 30 and Recall Primaries in Senate Districts 12 and 22.
Candidates for July 19, 2011 Recall Elections and Primaries
This PDF report contains the names of all candidates who have registered for campaign finance purposes, as well as those who filed nomination papers by the deadline of 5 p.m. June 21. It will be updated as staff verifies the the numbers of valid signatures on each nominating petition.
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Movements with
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Piaget has an unrivalled culture of complication movements. The passion of the master watchmaker who brought them to life can be felt in each of the Manufacture's movements whether it be the 600P tourbillon, 608P tourbillon relatif, 855P perpetual calendar, 880P flyback chronograph, 1270P ultra-thin tourbillon or 1290P minute repeater. They are patiently assembled by hand, in a spirit of inventive creativity but always respecting tradition. In its Manufacture at La Côte-aux-Fées, Piaget perpetuates a unique expertise, nurtured by the creative vivacity of the Haute Horlogerie workshop, where the most ingenious ideas are not only conceived but are also turned into reality.


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An alleged hitman was under investigation by Vancouver police for months before he was charged in a brazen gangland execution June 18 in Toronto's Little Italy, The Vancouver Sun has learned.
But Dean Michael Wiwchar, who remains in pre-trial custody in Ontario, was not charged in the B.C. probe until after he was arrested in the killing of Toronto's John Raposo.
Vancouver Provincial Court documents obtained by The Sun show Wiwchar, Philip Juan Ley and Juanita Suzanne Hyslop were charged June 27 with 37 firearms counts related to an investigation that covered March to May 2012.
All three are due to be arraigned on the charges Nov. 7.
Ley, a gang associate, was wounded in a Richmond shooting in October 2010 that police said was in retaliation for the Metrotown murder of gangster Gurmit Singh Dhak days earlier.
Ley's name surfaced again earlier this year during the trials of two men caught with firearms in Vancouver's Kensington Park, also in October 2010.
The men – associates of Dhak – gathered with others in the park after attending funeral services for their friend. The Gang Task Force watched as one of the men hid a gun behind a baseball diamond. Other guns were found in a secret compartment of an SUV.
One of those in the park – Billy Tran – was carrying three photographs of Ley and had $20,000 cash in his BMW. He was never charged, but associates Mike Shirazi and Chris Iser were convicted on firearms counts and sentenced to more than five years each.
The Crown alleged during the trials that a possible murder plot with Ley as the target had been interrupted by police.
More than a dozen shootings and murders over the last two years have been linked to boiling gang tensions between the Dhak-Duhre group and an alliance of some Hells Angels, Independent Soldiers and Red Scorpions. Just this week, Chief Supt. Dan Malo, head of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, described Dhak's 2010 murder as the "flashpoint of the current gang conflict."
Vancouver police wouldn't comment Thursday on the charges against Wiwchar, Ley and Hyslop or whether the Wiwchar investigation is connected to any of the unsolved shootings and murders in the Lower Mainland.
"The file is currently before the courts and it would therefore be inappropriate for me to comment further at this time," VPD media officer Sgt. Randy Fincham said.
After Wiwchar's arrest in the Little Italy shooting, his lawyer Christopher Avery refuted police claims that he was from B.C. and he was "shocked" to be charged with first-degree murder. "He has no idea why he's been charged. He finds the entire experience surreal," Avery said.
Avery did not return a Sun reporter's call Thursday about the 37 new B.C. counts.
The seven-page Vancouver indictment says both Wiwchar, 27, and Ley, 26, possessed 15 illegal or prohibited firearms between March 16 and April 23, 2012, "at or near Surrey."
Among the guns listed are two 12-gauge pump action shotguns, an Uzi submachine-gun, a Romanian automatic rifle, a Norinco semi-automatic rifle, Sig Sauer, Colt, Taurus, Ruger and Norinco semi-automatic pistols, a .38 Smith and Wesson revolver and a .44 Magnum.
The indictment alleges some of the guns' serial numbers had been defaced and that both Ley and Wiwchar also illegally possessed six "over capacity cartridge magazines" for the firearms.
Wiwchar and Hyslop face eight counts jointly on the indictment that relate to possessing both a Ceska Zbrojovka tactical rifle and a loaded .45 Ruger handgun without permits in Vancouver on May 24, 2012 – less than a month before Raposo was shot in the head in front of the Sicilian Sidewalk Cafe in Toronto's Little Italy.
Both Ley and Wiwchar also face charges of possessing firearms while under court prohibitions.
Wiwchar, who grew up in Stouffville, Ont., landed in a B.C. prison after being convicted and serving time for a series of robberies in his home province.
While in Kent institution, he was convicted of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm for an incident that happened in April 2010. He got a three-month conditional sentence and a five-year firearms ban. He was also convicted of assaulting a correctional officer and uttering threats while in an Abbotsford prison in 2009.
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SJTU Eventscoming uphttp://www.dnoast.icu/calendar.html 2019 International Conference on Mechanical Engineering Educationhttp://www.dnoast.icu/events/2039-2019-international-conference-on-mechanical-engineering-educationDate: Friday, October 25, 2019, 09:00
Location: Xuhui

Mon, 20 May 2019 03:16:47 +0000b3bcf87e-7aad-11e9-a0c4-000000000000 Admission and Opening Time For the 2019 International Labor Dayhttp://www.dnoast.icu/events/2038-admission-and-opening-time-for-the-2019-international-labor-dayDate: Wednesday, May 01, 2019, 09:00
Location: Xuhui

To better serve the public, the Museum will stay all open during the International Labor Day (May1-4). The Museum opens from 9:00-17:00 with the last entry at 16:30.
Mon, 29 Apr 2019 08:42:40 +0000bfc49338-6a5a-11e9-8fdd-000000000000 Admission and Opening Time For the 2019 Qingming Festivalhttp://www.dnoast.icu/events/2037-admission-and-opening-time-for-the-2019-qingming-festivalDate: Friday, April 05, 2019, 08:00
Location: Xuhui

To better serve the public, the Museum will stay open during the Tomb-Sweeping Festival (Qingming, April 5th -7th). The Museum opens from 9:00-17:00 with the last entry at 16:30.
Sat, 09 Mar 2019 16:24:00 +0000bea7a378-4287-11e9-847b-000000000000 The First Young Scholars International Forum on Design Innovationhttp://www.dnoast.icu/events/2036-the-first-young-scholars-international-forum-on-design-innovationDate: Wednesday, December 26, 2018, 00:00
Location:

1. Introduction

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, founded in 1896, is one of China's two oldest universities and the most renowned. In more than one hundred years and across three centuries, today's Shanghai Jiao Tong University is a comprehensive, research-intensive and global university. It belongs to the C-9 elite university group in China with an unrivaled international reputation. Indeed, the university is well underway to become a first-class world university.

Design education in the built environment at Shanghai Jiao Tong University can be traced back to the early twentieth century. In December 2017, the University grouped the design related disciplines scattered in different schools, and amalgamated three departments, Architecture, Designand Landscape Architecture,to establish the new School of Design. The new discipline cluster, incorporating the above 3 disciplines and named "innovative design", has been identified by the university as one of the key 17 "double first class" discipline clusters which will receive significant future support and investment from the university. In the QS subject ranking, "Architecture and the Built Environment" at Shanghai Jiao Tong in recent years has been ranked in the top group in both China and globally, whilst "Art and Design" in 2015 and 2016 made the top 50 in the world.

Facing this momentous time, we are seeking suitably qualified candidates from around the world to take part in this exciting venture. Young scholars are invited to join us at the Forum to share their research, concerning either cutting edge theories or knowledge transfer in the field of design. In addition to scholarly exchange, an important agenda of this Forum is to encourage aspiring young scholars to join Shanghai Jiao Tong School of Design.

2. Forum Dates & Academic Themes

The forum will be held from 26th through to 28th December 2018. Academic themes are grouped under 3 disciplines in the School, namely Design, Architecture, and Landscape Architecture. The principal academic themes (though not exclusive) are:

Design

High-end equipment and intelligent design;

Information and interaction design

Architecture

Sustainable architecture- history, theory and technology;

City/Rural planning and built heritage conservation

Landscape Architecture

Sustainable landscape- history, theory, planning and ecological restoration;

Landscape planting resources and application

3. Selection Criteria

 Young scholar age definition: 40 or younger.

 Ph.D, or Ph.D candidate close to completion, from a university of international standing.

 Recognized academic accomplishments in the above fields or allied disciplines.

4. How to Apply

 Application:

Send full academic CV to firstname.lastname@example.comby 23rd November, 2018.

 Acceptance and Invitation:

Official Invitations for accepted participants will be issued by the Forum Committee by 28th November 2018 via email. Please check your inbox in due time.

 RSVP:

RSVP from accepted participants must reach email@example.com by 2nd December 2018.

5. Program

27th December Morning:

Opening Ceremony & Keynote Lectures

27th December Afternoon-28th December Morning:

Young Scholars Academic Sessions

28th December Morning:

Tour & Social Activities

6. Financial Assistance

At the complete discretion of the Forum Committee, two types of financial assistance will be provided to scholars by invitation and participating scholars:

International Participants

Travel Expenses

Board & Lodging Fees(During sessions)

Scholars by Invitation

FULL SUPPORT

(return economy airfare)

FULL SUPPORT

Participating Scholars

PARTIAL SUPPORT

(domestic travel)

FULL SUPPORT

Domestic Participants

Travel Expenses

Board & Lodging Fees(During sessions)

Scholars by Invitation

FULL SUPPORT

(return economy airfare)

FULL SUPPORT

Participating Scholars

FULL SUPPORT

(return economy airfare)

FULL SUPPORT

Funding Distribution

Architecture

 10-15 scholars

Design

 10-15 scholars

Landscape Architecture

 10-15 scholars

7. Contact Details :

Ms Zhou

Tel:86-021-54742134-811

Email:firstname.lastname@example.com

Address:School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China
Thu, 22 Nov 2018 02:17:58 +0000d42d222a-edfc-11e8-821e-000000000000 2018 "Top Antai" International Students Camp in Shanghai Jiao Tong Universityhttp://www.dnoast.icu/events/2034-2018-top-antai-international-students-camp-in-shanghai-jiao-tong-universityDate: Saturday, December 08, 2018, 08:00
Location: 1954 Hua Shan Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China

Antai College of Economics and Management (Antai College), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) boasts a rich history which dates back to 1903. Antai College is the first business school in mainland China triply accredited by AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA. Located at Xuhui campus of SJTU, a 120-year old campus in Xujiahui CBD of Shanghai, Antai College shows a good example of historical culture and modern business integration.

To recruit prospective master students for 2019 intake, Antai College will hold the second Top Antai International Students Camp (Top Antai Camp) this December. In this two-day Camp, participants will have a good chance to know more about Shanghai, to have deep interactions with Antai faculties and students. Furthermore, participants will have the opportunity to work with other young and brilliant students and to show their potential for further study at Antai. Outstanding performers will be admitted into our 2019 Master of International Business (MIB) program.

Accommodation will be covered.

Date:December 8 -9, 2018

Venue: 1954 Hua Shan Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China

Application deadline: November 30, 2018.

Qualification of Applicants

1. Valid non-Chinese passport holders.

2. With a bachelor degree or above.

Students in their final year of undergraduate study can offer on-campus certificate.

3. Valid TOEFL report (minimum 90), or academic IELTS report (minimum 6.0).

Native English speaker or applicants with undergraduate courses delivered in English can be waived from English requirement.

Application documents

1. 2018 Top Antai International Students Camp Application Form.doc

2. A bachelor's degree from a university or college

3. Official undergraduate transcripts

4. Valid TOEFL report or academic IELTS report

5. Two letters of recommendation from associate professors or above

6. A copy of passport

Applicants scan these documents into PDF files and email to:firstname.lastname@example.com with the email title "Top Antai Camp Application".

Notes:

Documents in Item 1 and Item 2 should be original documents or notarized copies in English.

Program Introduction

MIB is a two-year English program tailored made for international students. Since it's launched in 2013, MIB has developed into one of the biggest and best similar programs in China. For more information, please visit: www.acem.sjtu.edu.cn/mib/ .

Contacts

Fred Liu, Howard Wu

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

Tel: +86 21 52301031, 52305272

Fax: +86 21 52301033
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 12:35:22 +00009ad93694-d91b-11e8-98c8-000000000000 Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisishttp://www.dnoast.icu/events/2033-our-kids-the-american-dream-in-crisisDate: Monday, September 17, 2018, 13:30
Location: Room 319, Xinjian Building, 1954 Huashan Road, Xuhui Campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University

The United States was founded on the principle that "all men are created equal," and that success in life should depend on one's native talents and hard work, not on what one's parents did or did not do. The last 40 years, however, have witnessed a growing disparity between that egalitarian ideal and the actual life prospects of rich and poor children. Many measures show a growing gap between rich kids and poor kids, beginning very early in life and accelerating as the children move through school. Rich and poor kids live increasingly segregated lives in their neighborhoods and schools. Rich parents provide expanding social and financial support to their children, whereas poor kids are more and more raised in dysfunctional homes, where parents are unable to provide similar support to their children. Practical reforms could narrow this growing "opportunity gap," as Americans have done in earlier eras, but politically such reforms would require solidarity across class lines, solidarity that is badly lacking in US politics today.
Tue, 11 Sep 2018 03:18:57 +00006b32dc1a-b571-11e8-bf33-000000000000 Admission and Opening Time For Qian Xuesen Library 2018 Duanwu Festivalhttp://www.dnoast.icu/events/2032-admission-and-opening-time-for-qian-xuesen-library-2018-duanwu-festivalDate: Saturday, June 16, 2018, 09:00
Location:

To better serve the public, the Museum will stay all open during the Dragon-Boat Festival (Duanwu, June 16-18). The Museum opens from 9:00-17:00 with the last entry at 16:30.
Wed, 13 Jun 2018 08:43:30 +0000d8ee695e-6ee5-11e8-9dbd-000000000000 Admission and Opening Time For the 2018 International Museum Dayhttp://www.dnoast.icu/events/2031-admission-and-opening-time-for-the-2018-international-museum-dayDate: Friday, May 18, 2018, 14:25
Location: Xuhui

We are excited to announce that for this year's International Museum Day, QLM will extend the opening time from 9:00 to 21:00 with the last entry at 20:30.
Mon, 14 May 2018 06:26:38 +0000c252be56-573f-11e8-992a-000000000000 Free Tickets to International Standard Ballroom Dance Competitionhttp://www.dnoast.icu/events/2030-free-tickets-to-international-standard-ballroom-dance-competitionDate: Thursday, May 03, 2018, 15:36
Location: 288 Xinzhen Road, Shanghai

Free Tickets to International Standard Ballroom Dance Competition at 288 Xinzhen Road, Shanghai on May 6th, 2018 Tickets can be collected at

Scan the barcode, and you will join a group chatroom where you will get instructions on how to get your tickets. Be prepared to provide your name, nationality, department, and mobile phone number. The tickets are provided by SJTU Ballroom Dance Association. The tickets are limited, but accessibility is unlimited. All are welcome.

Campus Welfare

for

International Students and Staff

1. Free membership of Ballroom Dance Association:

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Why Amazon Cloud Drive Won't Replace Dropbox or OneDrive
Like many of you, I was excited to hear about the launch of unlimited storage for Amazon Cloud Drive last week. I've been a fan of online storage and syncing services for years, starting with Dropbox in 2008 and moving on to accumulate accounts with Google, Microsoft, and Apple. I still primarily use Dropbox for most of my data syncing needs, but it has become relatively overpriced in recent years as competitors have continued to offer more storage for less money. I remain optimistic about Microsoft OneDrive and the virtually unlimited storage included with an Office 365 subscription, but OneDrive syncing still has some serious problems on both Windows and OS X, and uploading files to the service is ridiculously slow.
Other than experimenting with some photos via a Kindle Fire tablet, I had yet to really dive into Amazon Cloud Drive, which has operated since 2011. Upon learning of the "unlimited storage" offer from Amazon for just $60 per year, however, I was hopeful that a good solution had finally arrived. After all, Amazon Web Services powers much of the modern Web, including bandwidth monsters like Netflix, and if any company can ensure adequate bandwidth, it's Amazon. But I quickly found out, to paraphrase Obi-Wan Kenobi, that Amazon Cloud Drive is "not the online storage service I'm looking for," and it's probably not the one you're looking for, either.
To me, services like Dropbox offer two important functions: storage and syncing. It's not enough that my files are stored in the cloud; I also want real-time updates of local copies of those files on all of my devices, ensuring that I have access to the latest Excel spreadsheet or Photoshop image at all times. Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, and even Apple's iCloud Drive all feature local syncing capabilities, allowing me to both store files in the cloud and sync the latest versions of these files to my PC, Mac, smartphone, and tablet. Amazon Cloud Drive, unfortunately, doesn't offer this capability.
When you first sign up for Amazon Cloud Drive, you're offered the option to download a desktop application. But instead of providing local syncing capabilities like similar apps provided by other online storage services, you quickly find out that Amazon's desktop app is just a simple batch uploader, intended to help you get your files into your Amazon Cloud Drive account. Users just drag and drop files and folders onto the Amazon Cloud Drive app, and a shortcut in the app takes you to a Web interface where you can see your files online.
What this all means is that your files are indeed safe and secure in the cloud on Amazon's servers, and you can access them manually from any device with a modern Web browser, but you'll also need to manually grab a file if you want to access it, then manually re-upload it to Amazon Cloud Drive when you're done making any changes.
Compare this relatively laborious process to OneDrive, Google Drive, or Dropbox. With these services, the files you access are stored on your local device, so when you open an Excel spreadsheet, for example, you're opening the most recent copy of the file on your Mac or PC. When you save this spreadsheet after making changes, one of the aforementioned services detects the change and automatically uploads the new version of the file to the cloud, and then subsequently syncs the changes in the new file to any other synced devices.
Of course, this type of functionality is always optional, and you can configure any of the popular online storage services to operate like Amazon Cloud Drive, with files stored only in the cloud and no local copies synced, but all that does is make it harder to access your data, and it's not the kind of configuration that most users would prefer. The data syncing described above is the real magic of these services, and with Amazon you're forced to manually download files you need, or download the entire contents of your Cloud Drive at once, which will quickly become impractical as users take advantage of their "unlimited" storage.
There is, of course, an upside to Amazon Cloud Drive: backup. At $60 per year for virtually unlimited storage capacity, Amazon Cloud Drive offers an affordable solution for those who would like to secure a copy of their data in the cloud, but also maintain reasonable access to it from just about any device. When you limit the service to this framework, Amazon Cloud Drive is a pretty good deal, and I'll probably keep my subscription active and use it as an extra online repository for photos, music, and other hard-to-replace digital data. But, as it stands now, Amazon Cloud Drive isn't the online storage and syncing savior for which I had initially hoped, and it looks like I'll be sticking with Dropbox and OneDrive for the time being.
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Versioning has saved me many times and has made the cost of Dropbox well worth it!
For Windows users check C:Users{USERNAME}AppDataRoamingAmazon Cloud Driveamzn1.account.{yourid}-settings.json and change the "SyncPath"
I currently have my sync folder located on an 8TB hard drive without any issues.
I have more than 7.5TB (yes, terabytes) of data that I don't want to be sync anywhere, but only to stay in the cloud so I don't run the risk to loose them.
So, Amazon Cloud Drive seems perfect to me.
Than find the provider that fits the requirement .
Amazon great for large file . i mount my Drive do a VPS and run plex on it . for my use only when I travel .
I start using it for my backup of my Synology NAS.
The hyperbackup solution on my Synology NAS supports Amazon Drive as a backup destination (currently as beta), but it seems to work fine so far…
Tip – you can also make a shared drive on the Synology that syncs to Amazon drive. This allows users to access that share locally or remotely and its automatically backed up to Amazon. Very cool stuff. Not to mention, no licensing fees.
run rclone at command line, lot better .
It can do encryption,
and more
(Yeah you'd have to buy some licenses but it's a onetime cost.)
But the 10 TB 75% off is still like $130.
So I disagree with this article. Of course, nothing beats google drive, onedrive, dropbox, box, idrive, etc when syncing job is paramount. Which is precisely the reason why they are supposed to be the services you should be seeking out if you are working on files that are regularly updated or modified. Who works and makes changes to a file that has a size of 2 GB anyway? If you are just using word, excel, etc, then the 5 GB of storage offered by any of the above is already an overkill for this purpose alone.
Amazon cloud is for backing up files, like bluray movies, 196/24 audio files, etc. In other words, files that are so big that you would not have the resources to modify them on a regular basis. Imagine backing up your large files via Amazon glacier or Google nearline. They cost around $0.01 per GB but they are so stubbornly slow and you need some advanced level programming background in order to fully utilize their potentials.
This article boldly states that amazon drive won't replace onedrive or dropbox. But what I say is the opposite: none of the cloud providers in this world can replace amazon cloud drive. None.
And by the way, google drive easily beats onedrive or dropbox at 15 GB free with unlimited sharing.
Is Amazon cloud the only cloud provider in this god-forsaken world? I don't think so. Amazon has already seen the capabilities of the myriad of syncing drives out there and it has seen that they are doing a great job. Besides, it is already an overcrowded market that is quickly running out of one very important thing: storage capacity.
What amazon wants to do now is to offer something none of these providers can give even in the near future: gigantic storage. And besides, it would be more of a downside if the cloud regularly backs up your files. One single tiny change in the filename will cause the file to be uploaded again. So what if that file were 36 GB? Then you would lose substantial speed and bandwidth utilization during the re-backup process, just like what happened to me when idrive synced my entire C drive without my knowledge.
Is it so hard to drag and drop files to a drive that will save your local drives some precious real estate? Is it so hard to drag and drop your precious files like dragging and dropping them from drive C to drive D? Are we too lazy to let someone else do the transferring of our own files without us knowing which ones have been transferred, when and where?
Are we so obnoxious to trifle on services without realizing their real benefits? Have we lost our sense of what is truly important and easily dismiss things just because they are not tailored to our shallow and ephemeral needs?
Are we so obnoxious to trifle on services without realizing their real benefits? Have we lost our sense of what is truly important and easily dismiss things just because they are not tailored to our shallow and ephemeral needs?
More seriously, while I appreciate your comments and agree with your thoughts on the benefits of Amazon Cloud Drive, this article's intent when it was written in March 2015 was to clearly distinguish Amazon Cloud Drive from Dropbox and other similar services. When Amazon upgraded Cloud Drive to "unlimited" storage, there was a flood of articles at other sites proclaiming it to now be the ultimate "Dropbox killer." I, myself, was also misled by these early reports and the point of this article was not to say that Amazon Cloud Drive has no value, or is "worse" than Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, etc., but to accurately convey to those who are unfamiliar with the service that it likely won't be a replacement for these more familiar online storage and syncing services.
Amazon cloud is for backing up files, like bluray movies, 196/24 audio files, etc.
Your point regarding backing up large files is well taken, and while I don't know how strictly Amazon enforces this, but their terms of service clearly state that users are not allowed to store copyrighted content on Amazon Cloud Drive without authorization from the copyright holder. This means that backing up your purchased digital music files from iTunes, for example, would be OK because the user is licensed to hold that music in its digital form, but ripping and backing up a Blu-ray would not be OK, because users aren't legally authorized (in the United States, at least) to break DRM and copy the movie from the disc to a digital file. I'm not making any moral arguments here (I personally think that there is no moral issue with backing up your own purchased content in another format), but just don't be surprised if Amazon suspends your account for uploading Blu-ray rips and MP3 downloads.
And besides, it would be more of a downside if the cloud regularly backs up your files. One single tiny change in the filename will cause the file to be uploaded again. What if that file were 36 GB? Then you would lose substantial speed and bandwidth utilization during the re-backup process, just like what happened to me when idrive synced my entire C drive without my knowledge.
Dunno about others but Dropbox syncs incrementally only the byte that has been changed. So in your case, only few bytes would be synced, eliminating the problem you have described. Tho unfortunately not all cloud services do that.
Anyway, put these two products together and it's not a bad package for unlimited storage with sync.
There is no way.
What good is the cloud if it doesn't sync?
I prefer Amazon in this case too, however, the way to access files here is completely 100% off base.
They offered unlimited storage and handicapped the ability to utilize it.
Until that changes (read I'm not paying $50 more for Netdrive) Dropbox still owns the game.
Space means nothing if it takes me 10x longer to utilize it efficiently.
At this point I've lost faith in Amazon Cloud Drive, and feel if they're capable of this level of deception, they may just scrap they whole project and commit their available space and attention to a new opportunity that may arise. Very sad about this, and a bit shaken that I ever trusted them. I apologize to anyone I directed and will never suggest a single soul trust Amazon in the future. All should now heed any dependence on this company.
First problem with Amazon Cloud Drive: the web interface only allows single file uploads at a time: a folder of 10,000 images would take YEARS to upload. So, the only way to realistically use Amazon Cloud Drive is via the desktop App. After re-learning rsync for B2 I was excited to have an App. Until I started using it.
The desktop App (for OS/X at least) limits uploads to 4 files at a time or you can limit it to a certain bandwidth. This worked fine for folders of RAW image files at 12-18MB each. But a folder of <100kb files kept my 1GB upload pipe tied up all night and only about half the files uploaded. There seems to be a LOT of processing overhead associated with uploading files.
And apparently the desktop App does not retain the list of files and folders in your Amazon Cloud Drive account. I don't want it to keep the files, but a *list* of the files and folders would be nice.
So every time I start the desktop App it downloads an arbitrary quantity of information (often 20-30MB) each time at ~24kb/sec before the folder list will display. This 5-20 minute delay prevents getting on with my workday: which costs me money.
Another issue: while it appears to be a single App, the upload and download windows don't seem to communicate with one another. Even after uploading a file, I tried to download a file as a test and had to wait for the App to *AGAIN* refresh the list of files and folders before I could navigate the file list. And each folder I opened caused the spinning-wheel-of-death to appear for minutes on end.
Based on the time I would spend uploading files to Amazon Cloud Drive I'm better off continuing to pay a couple hundred dollars a year in storage costs to B2.
To compare: B2's Backblaze takes advantage of my full bandwidth with no limit on the number of simultaneous file uploads. And it allows you to sync so only NEW files are processed and uploaded/downloaded. A much better way to keep my longterm storage updated.
The only PC based app available allows for bulk uploads and download…of only the entire contents! The web based interface does not work. I've tried it with Chrome, Firefox, IE 11 and the newer Edge browsers. All with the same results. When you try to view all files it is hit or miss (mostly miss) if it will actually display he contents of a given folder.
Add everything you read above and the fact that the tools provided are at best a failed HS experiment, I don't care if they give away the service for free…it's simply not worth it!
I send a detailed list of concerns to Amazon support a week ago. I have yet to even receive a reply stating they received my input let alone a reply as to what they may or may not be doing to address my issues. I love Amazon for all they do with on-line shopping, Kindle, Fire TV, etc. This is FAILED attempt to provide a world-class service on par with everything else they do is very disconcerting.
Come on Amazon, act like the world-class leader you are in Web Services!
So the synchronizing problem of Amazon was totally solved. It works like a charm.
As for a decent conduit, I've tried ExpanDrive (not free and which mounts various cloud storage services as disks on your Mac) and "odrive" (has a free version).
"odrive" syncs ACD in a Dropbox/Google Drive sort of way. It has an additional feature of "unsyncing' files/folders once they're uploaded…removes the file/folder data from your computer to free up space. I'm not sure it works that well.
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There was a time when running a major federal agency in Washington was a way to raise one's profile, politically and otherwise, back home. Apparently, that time is no more -- at least in Ohio.
Politico's MJ Lee reports that Richard Cordray, who currently runs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is doing great damage to his political reputation in his home state by spending so much time in Washington serving as the top executive at a critical federal agency that is still getting off the ground.
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MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Kaylia Richardson said it becomes a bonding process from here on out.
Barry University women's basketball team hosts Eckerd at 2 p.m. Saturday in the first of a three-game homestand at Health & Sports Center. The Buccaneers (12-9, 4-7 Sunshine State Conference) also have home games Wednesday against Nova Southeastern at 7:30 p.m. on Student-Athlete Academic Recognition Day and next Saturday on Senior Day to culminate Homecoming Week at 4 p.m. against Rollins. Barry will host a special event for the Make-A-Wish Foundation between the women's and men's games on Feb. 22.
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Saturday's game, which will air on the Buccaneers Broadcasting Network with Danny Rabinowitz handling the call, is Breast Cancer Awareness Day. Fans are encouraged to wear pink in support of cancer awareness.
The Bucs, who beat Eckerd by 14 in St. Petersburg on Jan. 18, own a 34-19 overall record in the series with the Tritons.
Eckerd's 6-foot-3 senior forward Liga Vente, a product of Valmiera, Latvia, is the Tritons' primary option. She's averaging 12 points and 7.2 rebounds while shooting 50.5 percent from the field. Vente had 10 points on 5 of 11 shooting with four rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
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Eckerd shooting guards Amy Buccila (11.3 ppg, 41.7 3-point FG %) and Rana Thomas (10.9 ppg, 3.8 reb) are also adept scorers, as is point guard Kayla Bowlin, who is good for 10.6 points and a team-leading 4.3 assists per game.
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